Galena Memorial Day Parade – Sunday, May 26
At 1:00 p.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Park, Commerce St. and Main St., Galena, IL, the parade begins on Commerce St. by the Old Market House and travels north to Franklin and south on Main St. to Veterans Memorial Park for a Memorial Day program. The park is located on S. Main St. outside flood gates.

Linwood Cemetery Activities – Monday, May 27
At 10:00 a.m. on Memorial Day Monday, 2735 Windsor Ave., Dubuque, people gather at Linwood Cemetery for a Memorial Day Service. The Memorial Day service is held as a special salute to those who have gone before us. Each year the service includes a guest speaker. A moving part of the Memorial Day Service includes the reading of the names in the Avenue of Flags. The ceremony also includes local area bands and soloist performances. For more information, call (563) 582-1289.

Dubuque Memorial Day Parade – Monday, May 27
At 1:30 p.m., the Dubuque Memorial Day Parade will be held. The parade route will begin at Jackson Park, travel down Main St. to 9th, up 9th to Locust, and disband in the Washington Park area. Charlie Brimeyer, Executive Director of Veterans’ Affairs for Dubuque County, will be a guest speaks. Tayolor Manders, Wahlert High School student, is a featured soloist. The Colts Drum and Bugle Corps will play their summer debut concert. For more information, contact Mary Reuter, Parade Coordinator, at (563) 556-6746.

There are very few things in this world that are as wonderful as Ree aka The Pioneer Woman. If you don't know yet, I have a crazy fascination with this woman and all of her wonderful food yum-yums. If you're short on time or are looking for something easy to make, try PW's Bruschetta. It's quick, easy and relatively painless (note: knives are sharp).

What if we could do a jelly of the month club but do it every week instead ... and with BEER? The Fast Clydes bandmates and business partners, Jay Jubeck and Dan Caraway, are bringing that very dream to fruition in Dubuque via the Jubeck New World Brewing Company in the fall of 2013.  And they're funding the startup in a unique way that call a CSB (Community Supported Brewing). Visit kickstarter.jubeckbrewing.com by May 20 to make your contribution RIGHT NOW! And find out more about the the company at jubeckbrewing.com.

Battle of the Bands
Mystique Casino
May 4, 18; June 1, 22; July 13, 20
32 bands throughout the Midwest will compete for over $50,000 in cash and prizes and the right to ultimately be crowned the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Midwest Battle of the Bands Champion at Island Fest being held behind Mystique Casino in Dubuque September 13 and 14, 2013. Four regional satellite qualifying competitions are being held in Midwest markets throughout the spring and summer; Madison, WI, Rockford, IL, Davenport, IA/Quad Cities and Dubuque, IA. The Dubuque competion is co-sponsored by Eagle 102 and Y105 and area bands will compete at Mystique Casino throughout the spring and summer for the right to advance to the Midwest Battle of the Bands Championship.

Every now and then we receive résumés from eager college grads who are looking for a design job in Dubuque. All I can do is thank them for considering 365, but we are not hiring at this time. I then file away their information for future reference.

We have received wonderful résumés and portfolios along with some terrible ones. So, here is some advice for the young pups who are looking for design jobs and internships.