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Read about all the events happening around the Tri-States: Click Here
Get a Laugh from our Comics and Games on our Activities Page: Click Here
71st Annual Dubuque County Fair
July 23–July 28, 2024
by Kevin Kotz, General Manager, Dubuque County Fairgrounds
and Event Center
Fun on the ferris wheel!
Family, Friends, Fun,4-H, FFA and Great Memories are all great words to describe the upcoming 71st Annual Dubuque County Fair. But just like the info commercials “Wait there’s More”, there is great food, there are two free main stage concerts, stock car racing, rock concerts, tractor pulls, demolition derby, animals, carnival rides and games. Don’t change the station, there is still more, we have a Sea Lion Splash Show, the world record Balloon Stunt show, a stilt walker, axe throwing, and don’t forget to meet Rocky the T-Rex.
The Best Six Days of Summer starts on Tuesday, July 23rd and runs through Sunday the 28th. Tuesday is free admission day at the fair plus a free concert with a tribute to Johnny and June Carter Cash plus a tribute to Patsy Cline. Wednesday is Kids Day plus stock car racing in the evening. Thursday is the Free Country Concert with Alexandra Kay and special guest Haley Mae Cambell sponsored by DB&T. The stage will rock on Friday with the return of co-headliners Skillet & Theory of a Deadman. On Saturday evening is the Tractor Pull. Sunday afternoon is the Demolition Derby with Stock car racing in the evening.
Bring your kids and grandkids and friends and join the fun at the 71st Annual Dubuque County Fair. For more information go to www.dbqfair.com or follow us on Facebook or give the office at 1-563-588-1406.
From all of us at the Dubuque County Fair Association have a great summer and we see you at the Dubuque County Fair.
The Best Six Days of Summer starts on Tuesday, July 23rd and runs through Sunday the 28th. Tuesday is free admission day at the fair plus a free concert with a tribute to Johnny and June Carter Cash plus a tribute to Patsy Cline. Wednesday is Kids Day plus stock car racing in the evening. Thursday is the Free Country Concert with Alexandra Kay and special guest Haley Mae Cambell sponsored by DB&T. The stage will rock on Friday with the return of co-headliners Skillet & Theory of a Deadman. On Saturday evening is the Tractor Pull. Sunday afternoon is the Demolition Derby with Stock car racing in the evening.
Bring your kids and grandkids and friends and join the fun at the 71st Annual Dubuque County Fair. For more information go to www.dbqfair.com or follow us on Facebook or give the office at 1-563-588-1406.
From all of us at the Dubuque County Fair Association have a great summer and we see you at the Dubuque County Fair.
Excitement at the race track!
Handling the rising cost of living
“There are only so many big box stores around here,” said an acquaintance as we sat around chatting with our group. The topic was finances and how seniors are scrambling to stay afloat (and stay fed). Hence the interest in taking on a part-time job, possibly as a door greeter somewhere. “It’s not like we’re suitable for stocking shelves,” she said. And we all nodded.
A recent AARP survey said that 70% of us are concerned about prices going up faster than our income. If there’s one thing we’re all getting good at, it’s math. Calculation of dollars in and dollars out are second nature now, and figuring out how many sandwiches can be made from various loaves of bread is easy math.
One of the group shared the result of the most recent survey of consumer finances by the Federal Reserve Board: The average 70-year-old senior has $60,000 tucked away in checking and savings accounts. We laughed, but in a sad way as we contemplated having that much cash to rely on.
But we weren’t laughing when one of the group shared that her landlord is trying to increase her monthly rent
by $300.
I did a poll of our little group, with the question being: How do we survive this constant rise in prices of everything?
The answers were varied. If you have a job and are thinking of retiring, keep working. Pay off all debts while you still have income, especially credit cards and cars.
If you’ve already retired, sign up for every assistance program you can, including help with utilities and rent. Use the food bank or Meals on Wheels; call about community meals at churches or SNAP benefits. Look into drug discounts, perhaps at GoodRx.
But the biggest suggestion was this: Try not to take Social Security until your full retirement age, which depends on your year of birth.
© 2024 King Features Synd., Inc.
A recent AARP survey said that 70% of us are concerned about prices going up faster than our income. If there’s one thing we’re all getting good at, it’s math. Calculation of dollars in and dollars out are second nature now, and figuring out how many sandwiches can be made from various loaves of bread is easy math.
One of the group shared the result of the most recent survey of consumer finances by the Federal Reserve Board: The average 70-year-old senior has $60,000 tucked away in checking and savings accounts. We laughed, but in a sad way as we contemplated having that much cash to rely on.
But we weren’t laughing when one of the group shared that her landlord is trying to increase her monthly rent
by $300.
I did a poll of our little group, with the question being: How do we survive this constant rise in prices of everything?
The answers were varied. If you have a job and are thinking of retiring, keep working. Pay off all debts while you still have income, especially credit cards and cars.
If you’ve already retired, sign up for every assistance program you can, including help with utilities and rent. Use the food bank or Meals on Wheels; call about community meals at churches or SNAP benefits. Look into drug discounts, perhaps at GoodRx.
But the biggest suggestion was this: Try not to take Social Security until your full retirement age, which depends on your year of birth.
© 2024 King Features Synd., Inc.
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