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The Golden View
June 2021 Edition

Stonehill Communities Capital Campaign  Surpasses $3 million Goal
by Amy Schauer, Executive Director of Development, Stonehill Communities

Stonehill Communities, a local 501(c)3 non-profit, is excited to announce the completion of the Embracing Community: The Story Continues capital campaign. The campaign which helped to expand and update Stonehill Communities’ Assisi Village and add a new service line of assisted living with memory care services, surpassed the goal to raise $3 million, closing out the campaign with $3,094,127 raised in approximately 20 months. In addition, the Stonehill Benevolent Foundation graciously donated $5 million from the foundation’s investments. 

The Embracing Community: The Story Continues campaign was led by Campaign Steering Committee Chair, Paula Friedman. Paula is also the current Board Chair of the Stonehill Benevolent Foundation. Chip Murray was the Honorary Chair for the campaign and shared his personal story of his mother’s own experience with the compassionate services at Stonehill. Chip wrote, “The quality of care provided by staff at Stonehill is immeasurably important and something that will continue. The professionals at Stonehill do not just have a job. They display a deep passion and avocation for what they do. For my family, that passionate care was direly needed and will be forever appreciated.” 

885 individuals made donations to this campaign and gifts of all levels were greatly appreciated. The donors helped to make the following things possible:

• Addition of 14 assisted living memory care apartments, a new service for Stonehill Communities’ Assisi Village

• Addition of 10 traditional assisted living apartments

• New Chapel at Assisi Village

• Expanded amenities including kitchen, dining room, sun porch, and other gathering spaces

• Sky bridge to connect Stonehill Communities Health Center and Assisi Village

The new assisted living and assisted living memory care apartments welcomed the first new residents in January 2021 and the entire construction projects is expected to be complete by July 2021. Those requesting information on these services can visit www.stonehilldbq.com or call Assisi Village Director, Lisa Crawford, for a tour at 563-583-8234. 

Those who made significant philanthropic contributions will be recognized as Cornerstone Partners or through naming opportunities and the unveiling of the donor boards will happen when an open house and thank you event is able to take place (currently being put on hold due to COVID-19 and safety protocol). Each and every donation made a positive impact for those needing memory care services and Stonehill is grateful. Amy Schauer, Executive Director of Development, states, “It is our great privilege to serve the community and work with those who have a desire to give of their time, talents, and resources. We are humbled by the generosity of the Stonehill supporters. We are honored to have worked with such an outstanding team and are grateful for each of them, but especially our campaign steering committee chair, Paula Friedman.” 

Stonehill would like to thank each member of the capital campaign committee:

Paula Friedman, Chip Murray, Bob Hoefer, Rob Apel, Kim Budde, Paul Kronlage, Sr. Camilla Hemann, Dave Spahn, Jim Weber, Kurt Wedewer, Jayme Kluesner, Justine Bemis, Sr. Helen Huewe, Becky Conlon and Poppy Conlon.

​Thank you as well to each member of the Stonehill Communities Board and the Stonehill Benevolent Foundation Board, as well as Gretchen Brown, Amy Schauer, Christel Tatro, and all the Stonehill Communities Directors and staff who helped with the campaign.

What Will We Do With Our Time?

What did we really accomplish this past year? We’ve had time, certainly, with all these lockdown days, weeks and months, to do any number of things.

After reviewing my year of COVID, I realize that I could have done so much more, had I only known just how long “flattening the curve” was actually going to take.

By my calculations, I could have accomplished the following:

• Painted every room of the house three times. Yet here I sit with color swatches still taped to the wall where I put them last spring when I thought that interior painting would be a good summer project.

• Written 1.25 novels, judging by how long it took to produce the others I never started. Too many other things to do, too many fun events coming up, I thought. Had I known just how much free, quiet and solitary time there was going to be, I would have started on Day One.

• Become fluent in French with Duolingo free online lessons.

I misjudged the coronavirus, seriously misjudged just how long it would be with us. I was certain that it would be gone by June. Then by September. And here we are, 15 months later, still wearing masks and staying home.

I’m determined not to let another year go by with so little to show for it. I’ve picked an interior paint color. Now I’ll order the paint and go collect it curbside at the hardware store. The first file of a new novel is ready, with “Chapter 1” and a first paragraph. It’s a start. My Duolingo account is still there, holding my place where I left off long ago. 

It’s possible that in a year, we’ll be right where we are now. What will you do with the time?

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35th Fireworks & Air Show
by Perry Mason,
​General Manager, Radio Dubuque, Inc.

The July 3rd fireworks and air show is coordinated annually by the four radio stations of Radio Dubuque (AM 1370 KDTH, 92.9 KATFM, 97.3 the Rock, and 101.1 the River) and the Dubuque Jaycees. 2021 will be the 35th show and promises to be bigger and better than ever!

Dubuque’s Independence Day Spectacular is dedicated annually to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who help protect the freedoms we enjoy today. Many military aircraft have been featured in the shows over the years. In their flyovers, U.S. Air Force pilots have reported that they estimate the Tri-State crowd size to be in excess of 250,000 people. It has evolved into the biggest community event in the tri-states.

Although the celebration can be seen from all over the Tri-State area, “Show Central” is located in the AY McDonald Park next to the Hawthorn Boat Ramp just below Lock and Dam 11. If you are planning to celebrate in this area, or anywhere near, please remember to arrive early (probably before 4pm) and pack and plan to be there through the end of the fireworks. It is often very hot that time of year and you are strongly encouraged to keep your pets at home. Social distancing will be encouraged.

The Air Show will begin at approximately 6pm and the line-up includes: The United States Army Parachute Team the Golden Knights; The Aerostar Flight Team; Mike Wiskus and the Lucas Oil Pitts Plane; a USAF A-10 Thunderbolt air demonstration followed by a Heritage Flight with a P-51 Mustang. And then at dusk...the fireworks extravaganza! For a listing of all events associated with this year’s celebration, log on to http://fireworks.radiodubuque.com.

The only way the radio stations and the Jaycees have the ability to put on this show each year is through the financial support of good corporate citizens. Thank you to EVERYONE for your past and present support, we couldn’t do it without you!

Dubuque Symphony Orchestra 
performs Summer Melodies
​at Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens by Kathleen Hoeper, Director of Marketing, DSO

The Dubuque Symphony Orchestra (DSO) returns for its annual Summer Melodies Concert at the Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens on Sunday, June 27 at 6:30pm. This concert is in partnership with the Dubuque Arts Council and part of the annual Music in the Gardens concert series. The concert is free - no tickets required. Round up friends and family, pack a picnic, and enjoy a program of light classics, movie music and patriotic pieces. The concert will feature many musical favorites, such as Star Wars, the William Tell Overture, the 1812 Overture, Copland’s Hoe-down, and the Colonel Bogey March. 

“It will be great for the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra to be back at the Arboretum performing again!” states Music Director and Conductor William Intriligator. “This year, I’ve invited a guest conductor to take over the concert. My friend Jason Weinberger, Music Director and Conductor of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, will wield the baton this year. Audiences will really enjoy him, I’m sure! We will also feature a new piece by young Dubuque composer Evan Erickson. In fact, as the 2020 winner of our annual youth Concerto Competition, Mr. Erickson will also be performing as clarinet soloist in a movement of a Weber concerto for Clarinet. And Jack Schmid, the 2020 winner of our Pursuit of the Podium, will get his chance to conduct the DSO in the rousing Stars and Stripes Forever March. We are grateful to the Dubuque Arts Council and our sponsors for bringing live symphonic music to the Arboretum, truly a magical part of the summer experience in Dubuque!” 

​The Dubuque Symphony Orchestra’s performance is sponsored by The Wahlert Foundation, GreenState Credit Union, and Trappist Caskets.

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