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The Golden View
October 2021 Edition

Fire Prevention Month
​ by Derek Paulson, Assistant Fire Marshal,  Dubuque Fire Department

Derek Paulson, Assistant Fire Marshal

October is Fire Prevention month. This year we celebrate Fire Prevention Week from October 3rd – 9th. This year’s theme is “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.” (NFPA, 2021). This year’s theme wants you to focus on and recognize the different sounds that both smoke and carbon monoxide alarms make, as well as understanding what to do when they do alarm. Here are some things that you can do this month to help prevent fires in your home but also be prepared in the event a fire would happen.

First, make sure you have working smoke alarms in your home. You should have a smoke alarm in each sleeping area, the hallway outside the sleeping area and one on each floor. Make sure the smoke alarm is less than 10 years old, if not, replace it. Check the batteries regularly and replace them twice a year. Having working smoke alarms in the home reduces the risk of dying in a fire by half.

Second, make sure you have at least one carbon monoxide detector in the home. It should be centrally located in the home and it too should be less than 10 years old. Check the batteries in it regularly. Change the batteries twice a year. The best way to remember to change batteries in smoke and CO detectors is at the time changes. In the fall when we fall back in time and again in the spring when we spring ahead.

Plan with your family two ways out of every room in the home. Have a meeting place outside where everyone goes to too assure accountability. This allows everyone in the home the comfort of knowing everyone is out and accounted for. Have a fire drill throughout the year. Block a window or a door. Have one at night and time it. This will give you a good idea how long it would take to exit. Play a game and have people close their eyes and test the alarms and have them identify by sound what alarm is going off and what steps they should do next. 

​If you have any questions or comments I can be reached at Dpaulson@cityofdubuque.org or 563-589-4195.

Recreation Center Shuttered Again

Well, that certainly didn’t last long. My town’s recreation center opened last week for indoor walking only — no classes, no basketball, no anything else — then shut down again just as quickly. 

It seemed like it would be safe: only a certain number allowed into the building at one time, no walking with a buddy, walking by yourself in one lane on the track, enter the building at your designated time and leave when your time is up. What could go wrong?

What went wrong was the Mask Police.

We’re supposed to be able to exercise without a mask. Except, cried the Mask Police, we would be exercising indoors. Indoors equals need for masks.

I hear it was a very heated board meeting, with those on opposing sides quite vocal in presenting their cases. The anti-mask contingent was adamant that it was dangerous to ask us to mask up while exercising. The Mask Police insisted that COVID-positive people would be exhaling germs all over the rec center. They even brought charts and graphs. In the end, the rec center supervisor threw his hands in the air and declared the center closed for the foreseeable future. 

Meanwhile, there’s a bright spot on the horizon for this winter. The local senior center is once again hosting the Senior Health Fair. The purpose of the annual event is to link seniors with resources in the area. Companies and providers sign up to showcase their wares and offerings, including housing, products aimed at seniors, fitness, legal help, the fire department, senior-living retirement communities, the YMCA, medical services, at-home nurse visits and much more.

This year, however, like last year, it will all be online. Each exhibitor will have videos and “live” online events that seniors can “visit” via computer. There will be entertainment, but unfortunately, no snack tables.

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Fall Events Abound at UD Heritage Center
by Thomas J. Robbins,
Executive Director, Heritage Center

Stephen Hamilton, guest organist, will perform at the inaugural
John and Alice Butler Pipe Organ Recital Series
​at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021.

The University of Dubuque Heritage Center continues its fall season of events with a variety of exciting offerings in October and early November.

Stephen Hamilton, guest organist, will perform at the inaugural John and Alice Butler Pipe Organ Recital Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. Hamilton, touring concert organist for over 40 years, is distinguished as a thoroughly engaging and popular personality and a much sought-after virtuoso. Some of his hundreds of international solo recitals include Paris’ Notre Dame as well as London’s Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral. Hamilton is minister of music emeritus at New York City’s Church of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal) and served the faculties of Manhattan School of Music and Queens College. An Iowa native now residing in Minneapolis, Hamilton enjoyed rigorous private studies with legendary organists Russell Saunders, Arthur Poister, and Marie-Claire Alain. Featured repertoire will showcase masterpieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Cèsar Franck, Marcel Dupré, and more. Tickets for the public are $15.00 in advance and $20.00 day of show with discounts available to UD affiliates.

Wings of Courage, a play screening
with Guest Speaker Robert F. Jefferson Jr., will tell the story of Eugene Bullard and the African American military experience
​ at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, 2021.

Wings of Courage, a play screening with Guest Speaker Robert F. Jefferson Jr., will tell the story of Eugene Bullard and the African American military experience at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. Wings of Courage is an original play with music by Mad River Theater Works that tells the remarkable story of the first African American to fly a plane in combat. Set in the early 20th century in the years leading up to World War I, this one-act drama explores the unbelievable life of Bullard, a professional boxer, World War I flying ace, jazz musician, and spy. The color of Bullard’s skin prevented him from taking his place alongside other American heroes of his day, but that did not stop him. Wings of Courage shows how Bullard’s determination and perseverance helped him overcome discrimination throughout his life. Robert F. Jefferson Jr. is an authority on African American military history and will share his insights live, virtually following the play screening. Tickets for the public are $10.00 in advance and $15.00 day of show with discounts available to UD affiliates. Military/veterans eligible for one free ticket to this event. Wings of Courage is also available for viewing via paid stream from Tuesday, Oct. 19, through Friday, Nov. 19, 2021.

Douglas Taurel’s American Solider Solo Show plays Heritage Center at 7:30 p.m. Veterans’ Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

Douglas Taurel’s American Solider Solo Show plays Heritage Center at 7:30 p.m. Veterans’ Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. This performance is based on and inspired by real stories and letters written by veterans and their families from the American Revolution through conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It reveals the struggles American soldiers face at war and their internal struggles to come back home. The show strives to help us understand how and why it is so difficult for men and women in the armed services to re-enter our civilian life when they come back home. Its goal is to honor our veterans and say thank you to their families for their immense sacrifice to our country. Tickets for public start at $16 in advance and $21.00 day of show with discounts available to UD affiliates. Military/veterans eligible for one free ticket to this event.

Other upcoming events include:

Black Boy, 
performed by Literature to Life
3 p.m. – Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021
7:30 p.m. – Monday, Oct. 4, 2021


Colin Mochrie’s Hyprov with Master Hypnotist Asad Mecci
8 p.m. – Friday, Oct. 15, 2021
​

All events this season occur in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center, on the University of Dubuque campus. Tickets can be purchased from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 90 minutes prior to events at the Farber Box Office, Heritage Center, University of Dubuque, 2255 Bennett Street; by phone at 563.585.SHOW; or online at www.dbq.edu/heritagecenter.

Patrons may choose four to seven additional fall semester events to customize a series ticket package at a discount between five to 20 percent. Other subscriber benefits include discounted companion tickets, priority seating, reduced fees, and payment plan options. Order forms are available online at www.dbq.edu/heritagecenter and the Farber Box Office. 

​To request a season brochure, please call the Farber Box Office at 563.585.SHOW.

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