Dubuque Five Flags Commission
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DUBUQUE FIVE FLAGS CENTER
CIVIC CENTER COMMISSION'S
YEAR-END REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2000
(July 1, 1999 - June 30,2000)
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DUBUQUE CITY COUNC1L
CIVIC CENTER COMMISSION
Mayor. Terrance M. Duggan
1 st Ward - John Markham
2nd Ward - Roy Buol
3rd Ward - Joseph Robbins
4th Ward - Pat Cline
Councilman-at-Iarge-Daniel Nicholson
Councilman-at-Iarge - Ann Michalski
Chairperson - Steve Sesterhenn
Vice Chairman. Rod Bakke
Secretary - Mike Brannon
Member - Gary Dolphin
Member - Cindy Fuller
DUBUQUE CITY MANAGER
Michael C. Van Milligen
LEISURE SERVICES MANAGER
Gil Spence
FIVE FLAGS CENTER STAFF
Events Coordinator
Carole M. Barry
Jamie M. Blum
Manager
Operations Manager
Robert A. Nelsen
Technical Director
Daniel Holtkamp
Building Supervisor
John Richardson
Concessions Manager
John Snider
Utility Worker
Robert Richardson
Pat DeHeck
Jodi Lukens
Secretary
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ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCES EVER!
FIVE FLAGS DOES IT AGAIN...
With the close of the 1999/2000 fiscal year, our statistics show that Five Flags and the staff
have done another outstanding job. Not only did the Center break a number of attendance
and usage records, but the quality of the events far exceeded expectations.
More than 362,000 people of all ages participated in a variety of events to include sold out
performances of the Wizard of Oz, Bill Cosby, Spirit of the Dance, Sesame Street Live,
Dubuque's Millennium Ball, and rock and country concerts, to name a few.
This all adds up to 926 events at the Center and 341 event days of use. This is truly an
outstanding accomplishment when you consider that the Five Flags Theatre had been closed
for 101 days for renovation and upkeep. Part of the success is the maturing relationship
with Ticket Master. Over 20,000 tickets for Five Flags Center were sold through Ticket
Master locations across the Midwest. This brought more people from a wider geographic
area to Dubuque for entertainment.
The other part of the Center's success is the dedication and expertise of the staff. With the
kind of schedule mentioned above, the staff came through with a high level of quality and
customer satisfaction. The volumes of thank-you letters to the management and staff bear
out this dedication to service.
1999/2000 truly has been one of the Center's best performances!
Steven P. Sesterhenn
Chairperson
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STATE OF THE ART
Memorable experiences go beyond great service by offering the proper mix and
levels of esthetic,. escapist, educational and entertainment experiences. As we
look back over the past year, we have achieved this by offering a variety of events
that position Five Flags Center as "the place to be."
FYOO has been one of the best years in the history of the Center, both in the number
of events held, and revenue. We had 923 event days, spanning everything from
sporting events, to country concerts, comedy, plus rock and roll, to song and dance,
commencements, coventions, trade shows, consumer shows and Disney on Ice!
This number of event days was achieved, even with the theater being closed from
May to October for restroom renovation. Overall, event revenue exceeded budget
projections by $64,940.00! Budgeted amount was $207,000.00 with the actual at
$271,940.00.
It takes months, sometimes years of planning as well as attention to 1001 details in
order to successfully complete the many events held at the Center. The ingenuity
and professionalism shown by the experienced staff are key factors in both attracting
and making these events happen. This is evidenced both in the satisfaction exhibited
by first time users, as well as those that return time and time again, plus the many
appreciative comments received. (See "You've Got Mail" included in this report).
TicketMaster took off with a flourish, and made Five Flags more accessible for ticket
buying patrons from areas spanning a radius covering Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Minnesota, Indiana, and other locations beyond our market limitations. The additional
marketing opportunities were another great benefit.
The incorporation of TicketMaster also enabled us to facilitate the big name
entertainment featured at Five Flags Center, which included the Goo Goo Dolls,
Sesame Street Live, Gallagher, Jim Brickman, Bill Cosby, Disney on Ice ("Wizard of
Oz"), Spirit of the Dance, and the Oak Ridge Boys. Quite an impressive tally that
prompted close to 35,000 people to buy tickets for these events and come to the
Center. These successes position Five Flags as a venue to be noticed in the touring
industry, as well as a community hub. Out of town visitors are among those that
patronize these events and spend time and money in Dubuque.
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Seven quality performances of "Wizard of Oz on Ice" entertained over 12.000 people.
This was a prestige event that challenged the ingenuity of the staff and the confines
of the Center. Every available space was utilized to accommodate the show. Another
advantage of having this show in the building, was the economic contribution to the
community. The cast and crew, numbering near 80, stayed for six nights in hotel
rooms, as well as^dining out at restaurants and shopping at merchants throughout
the city. Also, people attending the show from locations ranging from western Iowa,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Chicago suburbs, had meals here and stayed overnight.
The benefits from this type of entertainment at Five Flags Center are widespread.
New user groups to the Center were McKesson HBOC, Mad Cap Productions,
Collective Colleges Career Fair, Exceptional Artists, Feld Entertainment, For OUf
Daughters, The Roberts Group, Central High School, Knights of Columbus, Time
Line Productions, St. Patrick's and St. Mary's Day Care, Great Lakes Associates,
National Institute of Farm Safety, and St. Anthony's Church. We remain successful
in attracting new users to the Center in our continuing quest to expand our tenant
base, both locally and with touring groups.
Five Flags had the best 'on sale' date ever for Sesame Street Live with nearly 2000
tickets sold. This was the first major reserved seat show experienced with the
TicketMaster system. Attendance for the three performances topped all previous
records at almost 6000, with two shows sold out.
Once again, October proved to be an outstanding month. Events included a rock
and roll concert by the "Goo Goo Dolls", the College Fair, Images and Information,
Iowa Library Association Conference, Martha Graham Dance, Chamber of Commerce
Expo, Craft Show, Dubuque Symphony, Mercantile Bank meeting and McKesson
HBOC meeting. Also occurring during this time period was the advent of our public
skating sessions, the season debut of the Dubuque Fighting Saints with three games, a
Learn to Skate program with youth hockey, regular ice usage, several meetings, and on
sale days for Gallagher, Sesame Street Live, and the Dubuque Symphony Holiday
Concert.
This was also a year for conventions at Five Flags! We hosted the Midwest Bowling
Association, Iowa Library Association, Alliant Energy, Rural Ministry Conference,
Iowa State Square Dancers, Iowa Credit Union League, Knights of Columbus, and
National Institute of Farm Safety. This emphasizes the many facets of Five Flags
Center as an entertainment center, convention center, trade show center, sports
center, ice center and meeting place.
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Trade and consumer shows making their mark included the Business Trade Show,
College Fair, Chamber of Commerce Career Fair, craft shows, College Career Expo,
City Expo, Home Show, Dubuque Kennel Club Dog Show, and Job Opportunity Fair.
Sporting events were evidenced with the Harlem Globetrotters, National Catholic
Basketball Tournament, High School Basketball Classic, Boys Substate Tournament,
Iowa Special Olympics, Illinois Special Olympics and the Iowa Games.
On ice were the Dubuque Fighting Saints along with youth, high school, college,
Over 30 hockey and miscellaneous groups. Fifty public skating sessions appealed
to 3800 adults, children, and families. Skating highlights were the holiday skates,
beginning skater sessions and learn to skate programs.
Theater presentations in the spotlight included the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra,
Heartland Ballet, Wahlert High School and professional touring groups. Meeting
groups were Heartland Financial, McKesson HBOC, Mercantile/Firstar Bank,
Cigna, Rural Ministry, University of Dubuque Dunlap Lecture and more.
Filling in the blanks, Five Flags Center was also the site for Fly By Night Productions,
Marsville, NICC, Loras College, Hempstead and Senior High School Graduations,
Iowa State Troopers Concert, Living Arts for Students, The Millennium Ball Arts Treks,
Homemaker's School, John Deere Banquet, DSO Pops Concert, Loras Baccalaureate,
Priest Ordination, Shriner's Circus, Lorie Line, Pianist, David Haas, Pianist and various
Meetings.
One performance highlight that bears mentioning is the Spirit of the Dance on
April 20, 2000. This sold out show brought so many compliments and is ranked as
one of the best events ever held at Five Flags Center. The promoter was so pleased
with the quality of service received at the Center, that he has tentatively booked
another date.
Among our many successes, the Knights of Columbus Convention stands out. This
was their 100th Anniversary and many hours of planning with the various committees
and the Five Flags staff took place. The end result was very positive feedback for
three intensive days of meetings, banquets and other activities taking place at the
Center, and they were extremely pleased with the overall results that gave them an
outstanding and memorable convention in Dubuque.
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Renovation of the theater restrooms was completed with the addition of a new
women's restroom featuring additional accommodations, a revised men's rest room
and a new unisex restroom for the disabled. Patrons seemed appreciative of the
expanded facilities and the amenities provided.
The partnership we have enjoyed with Loras College continued with the annual
facility tour scheduled with Carl Tibon's class and conducted by the Center Manager.
Also, the concerts and shows that utilized student involvement with volunteer ushers,
stagehands, and security personnel, were beneficial both to Loras and the Center.
Other events held at the Center included their theater arts show, featuring the
Martha Graham Dance Company, Baccalaureate and the rainsite for Commencement.
A new activity was initiated by the Communications class with students conducting
individual interviews with Five Flags staff. An interview was also given to the school
newspaper, The Lorian.
Through all of this extremely busy time period, we had to contend with reduced parking
availability, construction, and restricted traffic patterns. Through cooperative efforts
with other city departments, these problems were overcome and handled with efficiency
and positive attitudes. Adaptability, flexibility and understanding were exercised on a
daily basis.
This report allows you to reflect on the past year's accomplishments and also provides
the direction for the coming year's challenges. So take your seat, the next show is
about to begin!
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YOU'VE GOT MAIL!
Dear Carole: THANKS
GOO GOO DOLLS CONCERT - Rick Gorbette - Event Resources
Thanks to you and your staff for all the support on Goo Goo Dolls show. You guys
always make our visit to Dubuque successful. It's a pleasure, as always, to come
here. You make it so easy. Look forward to more of the same with Cosby.
IMAGES AND INFORMATION - Karen Lyness, Co-Chairperson
Thanks so much for everything you did for our event. It went so smoothly and everyone
was very impressed. We appreciate your help for this very worthwhile event. We are
very pleased.
IMAGES AND INFORMATION - Suzanne Jacque, Chairperson
On behalf of our committee, I thank you for all of your work and that of your staff on
"For Our Daughters". We have received many compliments on the play - and the
theater was the perfect place to hold it. We appreciate your support as we continue
to educate our community on breast cancer! Thank you sincerely.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXPO - Dan McDonald, Dir. of Government & Business
Everything is super. Couldn't be better. You and your staff, as always, have been
just excellent! Thank you. The expo is a huge success.
VENDOR WITH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXPO
Thank you for your fine - wonderful - splendid cooperation. We got everything we
needed and the location was just perfect. You people are a pleasure to work with.
IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA TION- Dawn Hauplett, Ames Public Library
I wanted to say thank you for all the help you provided during the recent Iowa Library
Association Conference. Five Flags Center worked very well both for the workshops
and the exhibitors. Please thank everyone for all their work. It was an event I won't
soon forget! Thanks again.
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VEE CORPORATION - Sesame Street - Vince Egan, President
"Sometimes it takes a special event to cause us to reflect on our past. VEE
Corporation and Sesame Street Live are celebrating their 20th Anniversary
this season. For me personally, and for our company, it's been a fabulous
20 years.
I decided it was time to take a few minutes to say a "special thank you" to some
good friends and great people it's been our pleasure to work with and who have
played an important role in contributing to our success.
Carole, we are grateful for your many years of continued friendship and support."
FALL CRAFT FAIR, Tom Callahan, Promoter
Our show was a fantastic success! This date works really well for us. The crafters
were pleased and we had a great crowd. It's always nice to be at Five Flags. Please
book our date for our spring show, and for next fall. Thanks!
GALLAGHER, Ruth Ann Hoffman, Sold Out Shows
It was a pleasure working with you this year. Thank you for all of your support in
making Gallagher's show on November 6th a great success.
We would very much like to include your venue in our press kit. Please send us a
letter about your experience with Sold Out Shows.
Thank you for your help. We look forward to seeing you next time!
NCST, Jane Specht, NeST Director, Loras CoUege
Once again on behalf of the entire NCST staff, I wish to extend our sincere
congratulations to you and your staff for the superb job you did to help make the
November 1999 NCST a great success.
I would appreciate it if you would prepare a contract for me to take to the committee
for approval as soon as possible.
My heartfelt thanks to Dan, his staff, Jamie, and everyone at Five Flags. My special
thanks to you for all you do for the tournament and me. I truly cherish our friendship.
Again...many thanks for your continued support.
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JIM BRICKMAN, Pianist, David Bucksner, Exceptional Artists
It was wonderful playing in your beautiful theater. It's taken a while for us to come
here, but it's been worth the wait. Thanks to you for your assistance in making this a
memorable experience. We look forward to returning.
ILL/NOIS SPECIAL OLYMPICS - Ron Knisley, Director of Sports
On behalf of the athletes, coaches and staff of Special Olympics Illinois, thank you
for making the 2'000 Winter Games a huge success.
It was a great year and thank you for everything at the facility and all the support and
effort Five Flags has given to Special Olympics Illinois. Thank you again.
ALL/ANT ENERGY MEETING - Sharon Haverland
Everything was perfect for our meeting.! We really enjoyed being here and everyone
loved the theater. Thank you so much!
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CLASSIC - Dick Weitz, District Athletic Director
"On behalf of the twelve schools participating in the "Wendy's Basketball Classic"
on February 12, I wish to express our appreciation for your hospitality. The
efficiency and friendliness of you and your staff made the day an enjoyable
experience for all.
Please consider hosting a review/preview meeting of athletic directors on
Wednesday, March 1, 2000 at 9;30 a.m. Let me know of the availability of you
and the facility. Thanks again, for a great day of basketball.
COLLECTIVE COLLEGE CAREER EXTRAVAGANZA - Kathy Blau, Coordinator
"Thank you very much. Everything went very smoothly. I appreciate your flexibility,
since this was the first time we did this event. Many good comments from the
exhibitors. Again, thank you for all your help."
BILL COSBY - Rick Gorbett, Event Resources. Promoter
"Thank you so much. I really enjoy coming to this building. You guys are pros!
I'm ready to come back anytime. You went all out to make it happen and look
good! I have talked to Cosby and he was very happy. And the Loras Administration
is extremely pleased with the outcome. I appreciate your efforts. "
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BILL COSBY, The Loras College Activities Board)
"We wanted to thank you for ALL of the work that you did in helping us bring Bill
Cosby to Dubuque. The event was a huge success and everyone was a pleasure
to work with. We hope to be able to plan another event with you soon."
RURAL MINISTRY CONFERENCE, Liz Goodfellow, Coordinator
"Thank you for such a fine job. Everything just went so smooth! It all went really well.
Thanks to everyone for their assistance. We are already looking forward to next year."
HOME SHOW, Bill Jackson, Promoter
Just a note to say thanks to you and your entire staff for helping make the Home Show
the success that it was this year. It's always a pleasure to work in the Center because
of all the attention that I get from you and your staff. You all make my job much
easier. And you also make it easy for the exhibitors. Again, thank you all very much
and I am looking forward to the show in 2001."
IOWA SQUARE DANCE CONVENTION, Bill and Barb Zubler, General Chairmen,
Lloyd and Dorothy Ehlinger, Style Show and Exhibitors
"We can't thank you enough I You and your staff have been wonderful. Anything we
needed, someone was right there. We are so glad we decided to have the style show
in the theater. We reaHy enjoyed working with you. We arrived at 1 PM on Friday and
there was nothing to do. Everything was perfect and there were no complaints. Thank
you so very much for everything. The convention was a total success and better than
anywhere else we've been.."
ALL SCHOOL CHORALE, John Woodin, Administrator
"Thank you! The day and performance went extremely well. Thanks for making the
extra effort to melt the ice. We'll be back next year."
UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE DUNLAP LECTURE, Walter Peterson, Coordinator
"Thanks to you and your fine staff for making the Dunlap Lecture the most
successful ever. I'll be in touch with you to firm up 2001. With appreciation."
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OAK RIDGE BOYS CONCERT, Chris Weathers, SFX Productions
"It's a pleasure to be back in your building. I always enjoy coming here - you make
it so easy. Thank you so very much. I appreciate all you've done and will be
looking for other shows to bring here."
OAK RIDGE BOYS CONCERT, Doug Fisher, Diamond Jo Casino, Presenter
"Thank you very much. You make everything so easy. We're looking into shows
for next year and will be in touch. Thanks again."
GREG AND STEVE, Kim Knutsen, St. Mary's and St. Pat's Daycare
"We have received nothing but good comments about the show. It was very
successful. Next year, we would like to move into the arena. Our corporate sponsors
were very pleased and have committed to do this again. Thank you so much for
your assistance. We really appreciate your help".
IOWA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE, Judy Akre, Coordinator
"This was a terrific conference. It all went so smoothly. Your staff was fabulous-
The facility was perfect - temperature control was great. There were absolutely no
problems. Anytime we asked for something - it was done right away. We would
like to be here every year. You run a tight ship. You are unbelievable. Thank you
all so much."
IOWA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE, Paula Lange, Holiday Inn Manager
"Just a note to thank you and your staff for the great cooperation with the Iowa
Credit Union Convention. It couldn't have gone better!"
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IOWA STATE SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE CONVENTION, Lyle and Jean Beck,
Treasurers
"Recently the 38th Iowa State Square and Round Dance Convention was held at
Five Flags Civic Center. We felt you and your staff were very helpful and cooperative
in working with us. We had several meetings with you and your staff before the
convention which eliminated problems later. All your personnel were very courteous
and did whatever-was necessary to help things run smoothly.
Dan was especially helpful in preparing for the style show in the theater, and Jamie
went out of her way to help.
Enclosed is a check to pay the balance owed on our account. We hope to be able to
work with you again in the future."
CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL TRIBUTE TO VICTORY -
Lisa Becker, Student, WW11 Class
"Central Alternative High School would like to give many thanks to you and your crew
for letting us students accompJish our goals and putting on our seminar. We made our
teachers, John and Tim, proud and we showed the Dubuque area what can be done.
Holding the seminar at Five Flags gave our project a very professional look. Our
guests spoke very highly of the hospitality they received while in Dubuque.
The World War" class would like to thank you once again to your staff and you for
helping make our event a big success."
DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Sue Kaesbauer, Chair Pops Concert
"On behalf of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, I want to thank you and your staff
for working with us in making our Arena Pops Concert a great success. We appreciate
your cooperation and hard work. We have received many wonderful comments on our
candlelight evening."
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, Dick McKinster
"It's Fantastic! You run a first class building. Everything is perfect. You did a great
job. The Supreme Director said that this was a convention against which others will
be measured in the next couple of years. Thank you."
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, David Ochs, Convention Chairman
"On behalf of the Knights of Columbus Council 510 Convention Committee Dubuque,
we want to thank you and your staff, for the excellent service provided by the
Dubuque Five Flags Center during our Year 2000 Iowa State Kofe Convention
the weekend of 19-21 May 2000.
You and your staff are to be congratulated for a job well done in having everything
in order, on time, .and working with us to make this KofC state Convention the best
ever,
We have received many positive comments from the convention attendees on how
well the convention was put together, how well the activities were planned, how
well the timing of the events were executed (on time), and how nice a facility we
have available for events such as our state convention.
This convention would not have been possible without the staff at Five Flags being
there to help plan and assist us when needed. Your patience, cooperation, and
understanding were very much appreciated.
Again thank you, and thanks to your great staff. It was a pleasure working with you
from the beginning through the end. When the time comes again for a state KofC
Convention to be held in Dubuque, we will depend on you and your staff for the
same excellent service. THANKS!
DAVID HAAS, PIANIST, John Becker, Promoter
"It was a wonderful experience. You get straight A's! Everybody did 100%. I'll
definitely sing your praises to anyone!"
HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, Martha Connolly, Assistant Principal
"Thank you for making the Hempstead 2000 graduation a success. Working with
you and your staff is always a joy. You make sure all our needs are taken care of
to help make our graduation run smoothly."
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Ac COUNT ability
The Center was used a total of 341 calendar days
out of 365.
Event days totaled 926, and event revenue exceeded
budget by $64,940.00 for an all time high.
Over 362,000 people visited the Center during the year.
Frozen assets included 50 public skating sessions,
683 ice use hours, and 24 Fighting Saints games.
Close to 20,000 tickets were sold through TicketMaster
for events held at Five Flags Center.
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ATTACHMENT "A"
FYOO FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Expenses
Budgeted
Actual
Operating Expenses
*TOT ALS~
$ 1,178,097
$ 1,178,097
$ 1,081, 129
$ 1,081,129
Revenues
Operating Revenue
% Operating Self Support
$ 493,642
42%
$ 527,542
49%
Operating Tax Support
Expenses
Revenue
$ 1,178,097
493,642
$ 684,455
$ 1,081,129
527,542
$ 553,587
*OPERATIONAL TAX SUPPORT*
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FIVE YEAR SUMMARY (ACTUALS)*
FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99 FYOO
Operating Expenses 1,119,880 1,059,122 1,045,060 1,174,287 1,081,129
Operating Revenue 542,770 484,934 450,397 493,642 527,542
OPERATING DEFICIT* 577,110 574,188 594,663 680,645 553,587
*FYOO includes all operating expenses and revenue including self-promotions
and concessions.
**FYOO revenue reflects non-payment of Fighting Saints outstanding balance
of $ 26,434.72.
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ATTACHMENT "B"
USAGE REPORT
COMPARISON OF EVENTS BY TYPE
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# EVENTS/DAYS # EVENTS/DAYS # EVENTS/DAYS
FYOO FY99 FY98
ARENA PERFORMANCES
(Includes move-in days) 35 25 21
ARENA MEETINGS/
BANQUETS/PARTIES 48 30 20
ARENA EXHIBITION DAYS
(Includes move-in days) 34 33 32
WEST ARENA
PERFORMANCES 24 18 12
WEST ARENA MEETINGS
BANQUETS/PARTIES 16 11 11
MEETING ROOM USAGE
City 53 79 83
Regular 270 258 244
*TOTALS* 323 337 327
BALLROOM EXHIBITION DAYS 11 9 12
BALLROOM MEETINGS/PARTIES
PERFORMANCES 15 11 16
THEATER USAGE*
Performances 56 112 107
Rehearsals 121 97 92
*TOT ALS* 177 209 199
BASKETBALL GAMES 11 13 19
ICE RENTAL DAYS 158 167 143
T otallce Rental Hours 683 668 628.75
PUBLIC SKATING SESSIONS 50 55 58
HOCKEY GAMES 24 25 23
TOTAL: 926 943 893
*Indicates Theater closed 101 days for renovation.
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Robby Tal(ac (from left), John Rzeznik and Mike Malinin are the
Goo Goo Dolls, who will perform in Dubuque Wednesday,
In Dubuque: Goo Goo
Dolls keep growing
By the Telegraph Herald
If the Goo Goo Dolls provide
. Dubuque-area music fans
. with the same approach they
used on their newest CD, "Dizzy
Up The Girl," they'll likely mix
aggression with finesse and
toughness with tenderness.
"I think the record breathes a
lot, that it draws people into the
spaces rather than just
pounding them with a sound,"
bassist/vocalist Robby Takac
said in a press release. "We've
donethingsthat were really in-
your7faceand we wanted to do
something different this time."
It's different for Dubuque to
land a 1990s rock band as hot as
the Goo Goo Dolls, who will
perform Wednesday at the Five
Flags Center.
Tickets have been pretty hot,
too, as about 3,200 out of 5,200
were gone as of late last week.
You can still purchase them at
the Five Flags Center.
Times have been good for the
group lately. Just before the
release of "Dizzy Up The Girl,"
the Goo Goo Dolls were feeling
. the success of the single, "Iris,"
from the "City of Angels" movie
soundtrack.
Still, frorn the start in 1987,
when they released the self-
titled "Goo Goo Dolls" CD, the
NEWS
Ymt can use
Who: Goo Goo Dolls, Tonic
What: Rock music concert
When: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Five Flags Center
Tickets: $20 in advance, $22.50
day of the show.
group has tried to maintain
some honesty about its work.
"The thing is, we've never
changed our idea about what it
is we do," lead singer and
guitarist John Rzeznik said in
the release, "It's very dangerous
to put your opinion of yourself
into the hands of someone' else
and we've never done that,
. whether times were good or
bad."
"We've all grown as people
over the years and the music
reflects where we are," Rzeznik
said. "If it didn't, it would be
bogus. I'm not 18 years old
anymore, and to write songs
that look at life from the
perspective of an 18-year-old
would be ridiculous - although
that hasn't stopped a lot of
people from doing that in the
past."
The event, sponsored by Loras
College; is part of the MP3 .com
Music & Technology Fair. It will
include a "village" at Lotas'
Keane Field during the day and
evening of the show.
Tickets for the concert include
admittance to the fair.
Goo Goo DolI~~ Toni~-~et---
to play tonight in Dubuq
The Goo Goo D ll. ue
form at 7:30 tonig~t s ~~Id Tonic will per-
Flags Center. a le Dubuque Five
The rock concert .
MP3.eom Music & T 1V~1l be part of nn
tunng a l'iIlage thaec noJogy Fair fea-
musIC venue. It wiJI ~ doubles as a live
stnge and n technol(~v~ a full concert
lIfestyle fair. all t. k.g} and extreme
tents. ding place under
. The event \Viii takc . .
and evening on K plncc thIS afternoon
lege. eane Field. Loras Col-
Toelay's elay- f th
the MP3.com-Ivl~lsic r-show tickets to
Technology Fair
1~-6 -99
LOCAUAREA BRIEFS
cost $22.50 Fair 1 . -..--
The conc~rt sta-on.y ~Ickets are $10.
Village will featt~:emslde the MP3.com
Hardknox, as wel! aas performance by
artIsts from each o. lo~al MP3:com
concert is taking If the CItIes where the
Th pace.
e MP3.com Villa e .
an evening "rave" sh g also WIll feature
electronic DJ. - owcasmg a top local
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Goo Goo Dolls lead singer, Johnny Rzeznik, leans ~oward the crowd Wednesday night at the Dubuq~e Five Flags Center.
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V>le "\Vanna wake up \vhere you
are." thousands of Goo Goo Dolls
fans told the band Wednesday night.
Johnny Rzeznik, the lead singer
of the band, had turned the micro-
phone stand for the crowd to sing
the line from the chorus of the hit
"Slide." The crowd, which con-
tained few gray hairs or wrinkles,
was quick to please its rock star,
singing the bar as loud as it could.
The radio-friendly Goo Goo Dolls
headlined. a concert Wednesday
night at Dubuque's Five Flags
Center. Sponsored by Loras College,
bands Tonic and Fern also played.
Keriann Kane, 17, of Dubuque,
came to hear "Slide," which she said
was her and her boyfriend's song.
Standing with 17-year-old Abby
Kouba, the teens said they were sure
to make the concert because. for a
change, there was something to do
in Dubuque.
Sara Farrey, 16, and Erica Becker,
15, both of Benton, Wis., picked out
T-shirts during the intermission.
Becker was leaning toward a little,
pink shirt.
The teens said they wanted to
hear hits like "Iris" and the current
single "Black Balloon.". . .
The crowd was excited before the
band even took the stage and
wasted intermission time with body
surfing. (Paramedics said that early
in the Goo Goo Dolls portion of the
show six fans had been treated for
ankle and wrist injuries, as well as
heat exhaustion.)
Rzeznik, the epitome of heart-
throb rock idol with his black
clothing and spiky-hair colored
with. blonde highli.ghts. was a
crov,rd':"pleaser. Dressed in tennis
shoes, he continuously ran the
length of the stage and he en hcod
the crowd by telling it how he was
"diggin' this."
Playing several of its hits - in~
eluding "Long Way Down" - right
off the bat, the Goo Goo Dolls made
sure the crowd was digging it, too.
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Concert: Excited
crowd pleases band
By SHANNON HENSON
TH staff writer
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MP3.com shares music
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Senior High School junior Andrew Smith, 16. of
Dubuque. checks out a computer while visiting the
MP3 Village at Loras College on Wednesday.
Internet: Bands spread
songs through technology
By ERIK HOGSTROM
TH staff writer
Based on the MP3.com blueprint, the fu-
ture of rock 'n' roll will fe~ture brash, inde-
pendent. do-it-yourself bands spreading their
message via compressed audio files, modems
and Tl lines.
Oh, and throw in a couple of comfy couches,
too.
On \Vednesday afternoon, music fans caught
a glimpse of the future at the MP3.com Music
and Technology Fair at Loras College's Keane
Field.
The fair was held in conjunction with an
evening performance of the Goo Goo Do Us
at Five Flags Center.
"It's really interesting," s~id earn Bergnlan.
21. a Loras student from Elk Grovo::' Village.
IlL "I definitely think it's keeping up with
technology."
A half-dozen tents oIiercd vi~itors eOnl-
puter terminals grouped around couche"s and
chairs. With a few mouse clicks. ttSf'rs
searched Web sites dedicated to ~ntertain-
mellt, college scholarships. c;heap textbooks
and music.
Nearby. emerging bands took to a stage to
run through sets of their songs featured on
the MP3.com Web site.
MP3 is an audio compressloll format that
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C ntlnued from Page 1A cOllches and a SlCildv flow o( inln- of people th~ln othl'r Loras f'vcnts ..lll,~lllll.n 5ki~s., '."
o . ". . . esl(,'d visitors. "There's tot(lll~' different people . We \'c gOt.ll\'~ IlHIS\<; llght ouL-
shnnks <JIIC110 fd.es \\tll,le mi1.ln- "It's kind uf cool:' silid .Jc!'>sica hert:'," she said. _ SIOI' {l,lIf, dorm rnom, Lefev<-:ur
l:ll,nilll-! lugh f1\1allly. MP.l:com o~- LaF'l<;ur. a 21-vc~r-old Luras sllt- ^way frolll lh(' tents, an nuch- si1id.' It S;1 .7ft'al <lfternoon With
kl!' <:l forum for exch::mglt\g stich I t r n ,- [ "lIe" Ilre'!"lni,nnllv decked out in good hands.
rl,' (en rOll11.J\lr, own '- ',. '.
1 :'~'11l5iCii.lnS can upload UH'ir LaFleur thought the Illarri(l~c u{ '{:"shlrls and backpac"~ cl:l~t~red
. d I.' CD" mUSIc ;.'Illd lnt('rnel technolo~y around the stage as Sill (,Ia\':(, a
IllU:::.1C an promote llelrO\\.n s, '" <. . ~. Ion '_shorls_tlnd_bllCkwards-
~aid AbIgail Dia7.. of MP3.com madE perfect sense. , ,g . .' ...
In turn listeners can download "It's a really gOOl.~ fit becau~c ballt:ap. quartet ft~m OkoboJI,
mm~ic. hl.1~' CDs nnd read lhe latest people m:v age afe unlmc a lut." she Iowa, displayed 1hell" rap/mctal
lTlu~ic ne~\'s, ~'1ore than 6 million said, "but the peo~lc who. are sty~e. . . ') I"
people visit r."lP3.com each month. younger than us.- like In!, little l\.clly LcCevolll. a ...O-)cal-old
DiClz nssisted visitors in an brother - are on It all the lll1l~_" Loras .student [y:om ~l11lhurst.
MP3.cOlll lentlhal featured eight LaFleur said the fair \Va5111li~lue lit.. enjoyed the. dIVersIOn o[.cUl-
computer terminals, two big because it attracted a wider \',u1ct)' ling-edge mUSIC under bnght,
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Special to the TH
The world-class Martha Graham Dance
. Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 16
in the Five Flags Center as part of the
Loras College Arts and Lecture Series.
Formed in 1982, the Ensemble consists of
12-16 highly trained professional dancers
selected from hundreds of students from across
the world who study at
the Martha Graham
School of Contemporary
Dance.
The choreographic
work of Martha Graham
is extraordinary for its
size, with 181 ballets,
including many classics
of American modern
dance. Graham took
inspiration from classic
mythology and Native
American rituals.
She created roles for classical ballet stars
such as Margot Fontyn, Rudolf Nureyev and
Mikhail Baryshnikov. She taught actors such
as Bette Davis, Madonna, Liza Minnelli and
Tony Randall how to use the body as an
expressive instrument.
Graham, who died in 1991, received many
honors during her 96 years, including the
Medal of Freedom of 1979. In 1998, Time
magazine named her the Dancer of the
Century.
v' The Ensemble also will present a Master
Class at 10 a.m. Oct. 16 at the Loras College
Fieldhouse. Members of the Ensemble will
provide demonstrations and instruction to
young dancers in the area. All are welcome to
attend.
For more information on the event, call
Brian Hughes, chairman of the Arts &
Lecture Series, at 319/557-4078.
NEWS
You can use
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Graham Dance
Ensemble
When: 8 p.m., Oct.
16
Where: Five Flags
Center
.. Tickets: $25. '$20
and $15 at the Loras
College Bookstore.
Contributed photo
. Patrizia Herminjard and Whitney Hunter perform a piece
from the Martha Graham Dance Ensemble ballets.
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IElizabeth Freiburger and Renee Soppe. both 1.6 and students at
Hempstead, look over the display at the Precision Tool & Engi-
neering booth Wednesday at the Dubuque Area Chamber of Com-
merce's Career Fest at Five Flags Center.
IFest draws applicants to businesses
60 businesses: Students
trom 15 area high schools
research job opportunities
,y RENEE BERG
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A new twist on the Dubuque Area
Chamber of Commerce's annual Career Fest
Imet wi th wild success Wednesdav.
Stacianne Hotchkiss, of Ke~dall/Hunt
Publishing Company, said she had more ac-
tivitv in the first 1;) minutes Wednesday than
IShe [lad throughout the entire day of Career
Fest 'gg.
This year. the chamber invited high
schools to attend the career fair at Five
Flags Center, rather than have business
Ilea deI's visit Dubuque's three high schools
individually to promote local companies.
The chamber also invited the general
public. as it has in the past, to attend Career
IFest and research job opportunities.
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Blending the high school contingency with
the area's regular job seekers made 'for quite
a crowd Wednesday.
More than 15 area high schools sent stu-
dents to the event, where about 60 busi-
nesses had booths set up.
"We've had a great turnout," Hotchkiss
said. "It's nice to have the high schools come
here and see what's reallv out there."
Some students were mo're interested in the
free items that businesses gave out than re-
searching career opportuni ties, Hotchkiss
said.
She gave out at least a boxload of
Kendall/Hun t key chains with a pen a t-
tached. Hotchkiss didn't mind the qisplay
of consumer hunger, saying that at least she
was able to tell them about the company
and find out about their plans for the fu-
ture.
Boscobel, Wis., 17 -year-aIds Angela Roe
and Sarah Dillev checked out the Armv
booth a t Career Fest, as they both are con'~
sidering joining after graduation.
Area high school studen t Zachariah Olson,
17, plans to attend the University of Illinois
after graduating this year.
Olson already knows that he will become
an attorney, but said Career Fest was a good
event for other students.
"It's great for people who need a job or
who don't know where they're going to go to
school," Olson said. "It's interesting."
Teenagers in letter jackets and baggy
pants weren't the only attendees of Career
Fest.
Roger Richard, of Dubuque, is looking
into a second career in advertising or mar-
keting. Once a construction worker, he at-
tends Northeast Iowa Community College
and will graduate this wint.er.
"I want to see what the market. hilS to
offer," Richard said as he strolled between
booth.
Tina Tigges, :32, was looking for a job in
the medical fiele!. She is interested in finding
a new job in Dubuque rather than moving
elsew here.
"It's nice that they have it here," Tigges
saiel. "It's nice to t.alk to someone in person."
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Marilyn DeenYi of Dubuque, is reflected in a mirror as she tries on a scarf Saturday during the Callahan Craft Show at Five Flags Center.
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Gallagher's take on life, plus
produce, will be at Five Flags
By the Telegraph Herald
The fast-paced, slam-bang action of a Gallagher comedy
concert is coming to Dubuque.
The comedian will petform at the Dubuque Five Flags
Center at 8 p.m. on Nov. 6.,
According to FIVe Flags officials, tickets are selling well.
Gallagher will probably wield his most well-known prop - the
Sledge-O-Matic. Nothing is safe from its pulverizing blows,
including fruits, vegetables, cakes and sandwiches. That includes its
most famous use - the finale of smashing a watermelon.
Besides the Sledge-O-Matic, Gallagher is
sure to be toting a variety of other
interesting items.
Gallagher is one of the first big stars to
come out of cable television. He has done
14 specials, most of which are seen on
Comedy Central. Nine of the specials
are on home video.
He is known for observations of
human nature and the American
"scene."
"My humor makes people
think," Gallagher said in a press release. "1 want people
to look more closely at this country and their lives to
see the humor and absurdity in it all. I don't have to
make it up, the truth is funny enough."
According to press materials, Gallagher has an
autograph signing party before the shows. Flash
photography is allowed at the concerts.
Gallagher does more than 100 concerts each
year, writing his own material
He graduated from the University of
South Florida as a chemistry
major and an
English minor.
He started his
life on tour in
1976 as Jim
Stafford's road
manager. On a trip in
California in 1979, Gallagher
took the stage himself. He honed his act
at the Comedy Store and Ice House.
NEWS
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You can use
What: Gallagher
When: 8 p.m. Nov. 6
Where: DUbuque Five
Flags Center
Cost: $26 and $23.
Tickets are available at
the Five Flags box office.
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Performance energizes youngsters
Sesame Street Live:
Children sing and
dance with their
favorite characters
spun. skipped, danced, bounced
and clapped before, during and
after the show - Big Bird's Sunny
Day Camp Out - while parents
tried valiantly to keep lip. Several
times, ushers tried to shoo twirling
tykes back to their seats from in
f~ont of the stage, but it was an ex-
ercise in futilit); - much like trying
to herd cats.
AI! the kids' faves were there, re-
splenden t in their primary-colored
fur, fins or feathers - from Snuf-
fleupagus to Grover. Stage settings
ranged from an urban rooftop
where the water tower smiled and
sang, to the dark depths of Count
van Count's castle where fluores-
cent bats, ghosts and skeletons ca-
vorted. .
The plot was thin to say the least
- Big Bird planning a camping trip
- but the young audience didn't
mind because . every 10th word or
so was the cue to start another
high-energy dance routine. Where
else would you see skeletons doing
the Charleston and glowing sheep
tap-dancing?
Sarah Shealer, 2, of Dubuque,
was having fun, judging from her
level of activity. She jumped in
place or ran shouting "Big Bird,"
while always keeping an eye on
Mom. The two had just shared a
hot dog \vhile waiting for the show
to start.
''I'm glad I waited until tonight
to tell her we were coming. Even
then. she was so excited she
couldn't finish her supper." said her
mother, Cathy. "She's having a
baIL"
Ronald and Robert Schroeder
were, too. The Bellevue. Iowa, boys
already had programs and were
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TH staff writer
Whooee' The energy level was
cranked and the children were
revved up to greet their favorite
Sesame Street characters Tuesdav
night at Five Flags Cenler. ..
Young children hopped, ran,
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looking over the color[ul souvl'nir
sland whcre purses, posters.
dolls, CLIpS and C\ltouts were
being hawked. TheIr parents, Bud
and Jeanette, let them pIck out
one more item each - an Elmo
flashlight [or Robert, :l, and a
group p~nllanl for Ronnie!. !1
Within mInutes, the two were du-
Ses~me: Characters, special effects impressive
lo sing :'llol1g or 1ll11l1C' th(' song
l11otions WIth them ("Wn~h .\'our
hands, [ace. ears, tummy. )'.
,Iordan Feldman, 3, did It a!1
[rom the sa!et\, of his mother s
lap "He's prelty shy. bt~,t ':"'5
been clapping all IlIght, Sdld
LInda Feldman, while her son
Sl<lIT'd wide-e\'erl ::ll the enormous
characters before hil11.
elin!-( with them.
The show incorporCllec1 a host
of special effects: day~glow lish
dancing in a gIant [Ish howl,
showers o[ bubbles noalll1g down
[rom the lighting tracks, realistic
thunder ancllightning ancl char-
nelers mingling with the au(l1-
encc Big Bird and ot.her
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Irving Elementary Schoolsixth-grader ty1ark Philippi, ii, holds up a "wall" for mentary school classes created "Marsville" as part of a project to determine
a Martian habitat on Thursday at the Five Flags Center. Several area ele- how people could live on the planet.
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includes determining
how to produce food
By CRAIG REBER
TH staff writer
If Lauren Lombardi and T.J. Kirsch
ever trek to Mars, chances are they won't
go hungry.
Trimsporting beef cattle and hogs to
Mars is impractical, the sixth-graders
at Dubuque's St. Anthony School ex-
. plained. So they thought fish would be a
better way to provide nutrition on the
red planet.
"It's hard to get cows up to Mars,"
said Lombardi, adding it would be dif-
ficult to raise crops of hay and corn on
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Mars to feed those cows.
More than 200 Dubuque-area ele-
mentary students filled the Five F1ags
Center with talk like that on Thursday.
The students from Bernard, Cascade
Aquin, St. Anthony, Hoover and Irving
schools had researched Mars and
thought about how they could live there.
Their trip was a chance to work together
to build a space village of room-size
plastic bubbles.
Welcome to Marsville, where the
weather is cold and dry, the average
temperature is below freezing, no liquid
surface water is known to exist and the
soil contains no organic particles.
There's no nowhere on Mars resem-
bling the Midwest - a major food pro-
ducing area. And to thrive and survive,
humans need food.
Lombardi and Kirsch offered a hy-
droponic system for sustenance. Hydro-
ponics, which refers to growing plants
without soil, allows a plant's roots to
remain immersed in a solution that pro-
vides necessary mineral nutrients.
The system also combined the ele-
ments of aquaponics - a combination of
aquaculture (raising fish in a controlled
environment) and hydroponics.
In an aquaponic system, fish are fed,
the fish waste feeds bacteria, the bac-
teria waste feeds the plants and the
'plants clean the water for the fish.
Pineapple, lettuce, cauliflower, broc-
coli, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and
grapes were selected because the nutri-
ents they contain are essential in human
diets. Fish were selected because they
are small, reproduce rapidly and are a
good source of protein.
Cal Johannes, the education director
for Iowa State University Extension in
Dubuque County, said the Marsville'pro-
ject is about a lot more than teaching
students some extra science lessons.
"They're working on creativity, coop-
eration and coordination," he said.
"These kids work together to solve prob-
lems."
Students apply their knowledge to
create basic biological and social sys-
tems needed by the settlement.
Larry Tranel, an extension dairy and
beef specialist who judged food produc-
tion projects, was impressed. He rated
St. Anthony's the best.
"Their goal was to provide certain nu-
trients in the diet," he said, "and they
did in a way that was practical, had a
simple design and required low input.
These kids someday could do well as
Peace Corps volunteers."
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1999
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Brickman tunes in
to romance at- his
holiday concert
By JEFFREY PlmRS
TH staff writer
In what's being billed as the perfect tonic to
get in the holiday spirit, pianist-composer Jim
Brickman will play at Five Flags Theater.
The performance, part of a 3D-date concert
tour, will mark Brickman's first stop in Dubuque.
He will perform Dec. 1.
With four gold records and two No.1 singles on
his resume, Brickman is called Uthe cornerstone
of adult radio."
Audiences are in for a treat at the holiday show,
Brickman said. The show will include a number
of performances of songs from his holiday album,
"The Gift."
"It's a very festive show, but at the same time,
it's very romantic," he said in a recent telephone
interview.
Brickman's romantic, relaxing music has been
described as the perfect companion to a bubble
bath or a night by the fireplace.
His intimate concerts
are intended to have a
similarly relaxing effect
on audiences.
He delivers "music
without the chaos" of a
grand stage show,
Brickman said.
Though the backbone
of his material remains
his piano instrumentals,
Brickman will be touring
with a small supporting cast, as well.
Vocalist Anne Cochran, cabaret singer John
Trones and violinist Tracy Silverman will
accompany Brickman in the Dubuque show.
Cochran is a longtime friend of Brickman's.
Silverman, who formerly was part of the musical
ensemble for "A Prairie Home Companion," plays
a homemade electric violin in his shows,
Brickman said.
Brickman's albums include an illustrious list of
collaborators.
On his current album, "Destiny," Brickman
teams up with stars such as Carly Simon, Herb
Alpert, Michael W. Smith and Pam Tillis.
Earlier albums have featured Kenny Loggins
and Martina McBride.
On stage, however, Brickman often performs
alone - and not exclusively instrumental pieces.
He has begun adding singing to his playing in
concert. That helps him connect with his
audiences, he said.
"I think the simplicity of the show is part of
the reason why it's become so succ;essful," he said.
''It's a very
festive show. "
JIM BRICKMAN,
Piimist-c:omposer
CHblbatod _
Pianist-composer Jim Brickman will perform on Dec. 1 in Dubuque. His music has been called the per-
fect companion to a bubble bath. Brickman'will play songs to get the audience in the holiday spirit.
Brickman's career path, and his
current set of activities, are anything
but simple.
He was a business student before
taking up music as an avocation. He
had played piano since age 4.
He wrote commercial jingles for 12
years before redirecting his creative
force to albums and radio-length
songs.
He first toppled the radio industry's
reluctance to play instrumental
pieces, and since has enlarged his
appeal from adult contemporary and
smooth jazz to country and pop radio
play lists.
His first album, "No Words," was
released in 1994. His next four
albums were gold certified, each
having sold more than 500,000 copies.
Brickman hosts an upcoming
holiday television special, "Winter
Solstice on Ice," which airs on the
A&E network Dec. 4.
And he also hosts a syndicated
weekly radio program, "Your
Weekend," which airs on 75 stations
nationwide.
Also, Brickman is planning his first
live album.
--.lt~_
You can use
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Christmas. starring Jim
Brie k man
When: 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday. Dec. 1
Where: Five Flags Theater
Cost: $30; order from the
Five Flags Box: Office.
319/32&1111. via
Ticketmaster outlets or
online at
www.ticketmaster.com
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Double disappointment
Loras women
come out flat
By JEFF BERSCH
TH staff writer
To say the Loras College wom-
en's basketball team started
slowly would be an understate-
ment.
The Duhawks turned the ball
over on nine of their first 13 pos-
sessions Sunday and didn't score
their first field goal until eight
minutes had elapsed in a 79-48
~ C~ loss to St.
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-', game of the
~v' National
OD'. Ca tholic Bas-
.. ketball Tour-
nament at
Five Flags Center.
"I don't know. Maybe jitters,"
senior Bridget Colgan said,
struggling to find a reason for
the slow start. "I think we were
ready. I thought we were ready,
but you don't know until you go
out on the floor. Obviouslv, we
didn't come with enough inten-
sity;"
in Loras' first appearance in
the final since 1997, the result
was eerilv similar to its last.
Xavier (La.) rolled past the
Duhawks, 9Bc58, two years ago,
forcing 33 turnovers and setting
an NCBT record with 23 steals
along the way. Sunday, St. Vin-
cent also forced 33 turnovers and
had 21 steals in the rout.
"Of course 1 remember that
game," senior Stacie Lambe said.
"But this is a.whole new game. a
\vhole ne\v season. a whole new
team, a whole new coach. We're
. not looking back."
. While first-vear Loras coach
"Tamlvn Tills w'as unsuccessful in
'" her NCBT final debut, St. Vin-
cent coach Kristen Zawacki
earned her first title in her 14th
NCBT.
"It's wonderful. We've never
had a bad experience at the
NCBT - win or lose - but this
has been a special weekend."
Zawacki said. "We've been
through so many losers' brackets
and been to the semifinals and
lost. To be able to come in here
and \vin is just awesome."
Awesome also would be the
wav to describe the Bearcats on
Sundav.
They: dominated the Duhawks
from the opening tip and raced
to a 21--llead. mostlv behind the
play of tournament MVP Tara
Cochrane and freshman forward
Cassandra Cutts. Each scored 12
first-half poihts as the Bearcats
opened up a 45-18 advantage at
the break. Cochrane finished
with IG points and Cutts with
18.
"1 thin k we were execu ting our
oflense verv. verv well and we
were .getting alt" the shots we
wanted," Zawacki said. "1 think
Women/Please turn to Page 28
Loras College's Kelly LeFevour (left) battles Siena Heights' Jeff
Gullikson for a rebound Sunday during the men's Championship
TH: C1lnt_.
of the National Catholic Basketball Tournament at Five Flags
Center. Siena Heights won its third straight championship.
Championship out of reach for Duhawk men
By JEFF BERSCH
TH staff writer
With hath teams looking for a piece of Na-
tional Catholic Basketball Tournament his-
tory Sunday at Five Flags Center, Siena
Heights (Mich.) walked off the floor with the
historical hardware.
Behind the sharp shooting of their
perimeter players, the Saints opened an early
lead and never looked back in a 70-54 vic-
tory over Loras in the championship game of
the NCBT.
The victory gave Siena Heights its third
consecutive NCBT title. the first men's team
to accomplish that feat.
''I've been here three years in a row and
gone home with three trophies." senior center
Justin Bascom said while holding the trophy.
"It.s a great feeling, and it's been a great
run."
Loras was making its first appearance in
the championship game since 199B, a 53-52
loss to SI:. Xavier (Il1.). The Duhawks were
looking for their first-ever championship.
"I guess the biggest disappointment for
me is that, in all my years I've been here _
this is my fourth final - I thought we really
had a chance to win it," Loras coach John
Lembezeder said. "I thought we had a shot.
and 1 was really confident coming in that
we'd be in this ballgame."
Loras (2-1) was never really in the game.
After Mike Wilson opened the scoring with a
10-foot baseline jumper, Siena Heights went
on a 17-4 run.
Saints' senior Mike Brown scored the first
10 points of the run, six on a pair of 3-
pointers, and tournament MVP Matt Baaki
added five points. Siena Heights (9-0) con-
tinued to hit from outside on its way to a
40-30 halftime lead.
"We still thought we had a chance. The
intensity was still there," said Wilson, who
scored 21 points and was named to the aJl-
tournament team. "They really hit a lot of
good shots and stuck together and kept the
lead. They're a really tough team."
Although the Saints shot just 37 perccnt
the first half, they were 8 of 20 from 3-point
range. Brown had three 3-pointers in the
half, and Baaki added two.
"The first half, we had 13 field goals and
they had 13," Lembezeder said. "But they
had eight 3s and we had none. Right there,
that's it,"
Siena Heights came out the second half
firing as welf. Bascom opened the half with a .
lay-up. and, following a Loras turnover, I
Baaki. who had 14 points, knocked down a
3-pointer for a 45-30 lead.
"The first five minutes of the second half,
we wanted to be the first team to 10," 15th-
year Siena Heights coach Fred Smith said.
"If we were able to do that, we knew we'd
c"tendthe lead and maybe there'd be a little
more of n sense of urgency on their part."
Lara, never got on track in the second
half, either. The Saints' full-court press took
Loras out of its transition game and forced it
into a number of half-court sets.
"We did have a lot of nice, open shots - a
lot of good shots," Wilson said. "They just
weren't falling for us. 1 have to give a lot of
credit to their defense."
After shooting better than 50 percent in
wins in the first two rounds of the NCBT.
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Loras' Bridget Colgan battles for a rebound with a group of St. Vincent players on Sunday during
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they ha,'p a grr~at team, we jUfit
touk them out of It early be-
cause we were executing so
well,"
On the nther hlll1Cl. the
DUtH1\vks \\'~n~Il't executing on
either end. TIll''' shot :~2 percent
in the first half and had 113
turnovers. and their defense had
no anfiwer for the reel-hot
Be:lrcC1ts' oHeJlsJ:.
"1 \I,.'asll'l surprised in terms
of what the\' ran," Tills said. "[
\-vas definitel~1 ~t1rprised in how
we defcnded it - pathetically.
We didn't. e\'eu defend it. We
just stood there."
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better in the second half, but lor
the most part traded baskets
with Sl. Vincent (3-0), The
l3earcats pushed their lead to 37
points midway through the half
before Loras picked up some
late baskets.
"H's a real momentum
breaker," Colgan said about
being down big early. "You have
to take it as something you light
hack from step by step by step.
We never got over that hump to
get to the first step,"
Colgan, who had double-dou-
bles in the first two games of
the tournament finished with
just six points and five re-
bounds, but was named to the
nil-tournament team.
Lambe had nine points to
lead the Duhawks, who shot just
32 percent. Freshman center
Abby Banks added eight points
nnd ('ighl rebounds fur Lonni.
"We came out and looked a
little timid," Lambe snid. "We
have to learn that card happen,
that we have to bounce back
right away.
"It's a loss, but we're not
going to lel it ruin Ollr season.
We have a lot of confidence and
we're going to have a great
season."
Men: Duhawks fail to continue hot shooting
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the Dllhawks shot just :12 per-
cent Sunda\' and 25 percent in
the second hal f.
Carlo Agnello. who had 18
and 19 pOInts in the two pre-
vious ,-ietories. \\'3S 4-[or-14 and
fini~hed with eight points. He
did ha\'e 13 rebounds and was
selected to the all-tournament
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"Flat out, we didn't shoot the
ball well," Lembezeder said
"We had looks that Fridav and
Saturday we were making. I
don't know what the reason was
that we didn't shoot it well.
The\' shot it well and we didn't.
That. was the difference."
Siena Heights wasn't exactly
on top of its game. Lor-as' pres-
sure defense forced the Saints
into a number of bad shots and
into 20 turnovers. The Saintfi
also shot just 40 percent from
the floor.
"Our molto's to do whatel'er
it lakes to win," Bascom said.
"That's wl1<1t we did. We found a
way to win."
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Amanda Delaney, 12, of Dubuque, (from bottom) Tiffany Konzen, 11, of Dubuque, and
Lori Kramer, of Epworth, Iowa, form a train Sunday while skating at Five Flags Center.
ICE TRAIN
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A couple arrives Friday night at the DUbuque Millennium Ball, which drew more than 1,500 people to Five Flags Center.
Dubuquers have a ball
Millennium: Event
at Five Flags draws
more than 1,500
By BECKY SISCO
TH staff writer
With the lights turned low_
chandeliers hanging from the
ceiling and tables dressed with
red linens and artful center-
pieces, Five Flags Center became
the setting for perhaps
Dubuque's largest ball ever.
Hosted by the Dubuque Jaycecs
and sponsored by Fi rstar Bank,
the Dubuque Millennium Ball
attracted more than ] .500
people.
A nattily dressed but eclectic
crowd of people began to gather
about 7:30 Friday night. TIH're
\vere tho::;e who had neve!' been
to a ball before. such as Lois
Bries, of Guttenberg. Iowa.
Others, such as .John Wilson and
Rosean Schromen. of Dubuque.
were attending their second balJ
of the year.
"I wanted to gO to Ncw York
to see thc ball d;:op." Bries said,
"My husband said. 'How about
taking you to Dubuque'?' .,
Bries secmed just as happy
celebrating Nev.' Year's En:' in
Dubuque as in Ncw York,
For the occasion. ~he bor-
rowed her daughter's prom drcss
- a long. chocolntc brown.
sleeveless A-line Clnd
wrapped it with a ,'ch'et slwwl.
"My husband snrpl'ispd nlf~
with tickets," said TIH'Jma Oher-
broCCkling, of NI>\V Vi"nna.
Iowa. "But that '."as after J
dropped hints for several
weeks."
\Vilson and Sehn.lnH~n did not
decide to go to the ball until
Thursdav, Schromen has a 23-
year-old son whose birthday
falls on New Year's E,'e, and she
had alwavs staved home to cele~
brate, But hei: son said it was
about time for her to go out. He
offered to watch Schromen's two
younger children,
"Luckily, there were lots of
tickets left and lots of dresses
at Younkers." she saiel.
Bob and Harriet Runde, who
have lived in 01' near Dubuque
their entire lives, said they ex-
pected to see many people they
know,
Ac'carding to Bob, "This was
the most happening thing
going on around Dubuque.
tonight."
Amy Davis, of Dubuque,
fonnd it a bi t difficult to relax
and enjoy the evening, She and
her husband. Ron, left their 2-
year-old child with a baby-
sitter, "I would hate to have
anything separate us from her"
because of the Y2K bug, she
said,
Brad Parks, who chaired the
event for the .Javcees, said the
Y2K bug probably kept many
people away.
"More than a thousand people
are working lonight who ordi-
narily wouldn't be working," he
said. '
In addition. there were 14 or
15 weddings in town, and people
had tmuble finding baby-sit.ters,
All things considered, Parks
saId. the tnrnout [01' the ball was
"otlt5tanding."
The "'ent cost about $80,000
to host and was paid for
through ticket sales and corpo-
rale contributions. The event
included a band [rom Min-
neapolis eallecl the R-Factor,
smoked salmon, other treats
Peg Ball, of Dubuque, and Kelly Hauer, of Cedar Rapids. Iowa,
enjoy the festivities at the Millennium Ball. About 1,000 people
paid the full price of $35. "Eleventh-hour" tickets sold for $15
apiece. Planning for the event began in March.
and champagne for everyone at
midnight.
PJanning began in March,
and the first ticket was sold
June 15, About 1,000 people
paid the full price of $35.
"Eleventh-hour" tickets sold
for $15 apiece.
The Jaycees will donate pro-
ceeds to the America's River
Project. The group also hopes t.o
purchase a large aquarium from
donations from ball-goers, who
tossed cash into a fish tank
placed in the lobby.
Gary Olsen created a photo
montage of 217 photos and ob-
jects depicting Dubuque's his-
tory, which also brought money
in for the river project.
"This is reallv a celebration
of our historv and of our future,"
Parks said. ;'This happens only
once every 100 \"ears. so we
might as w'ell celebrate. The key
\vord jg celebration,"
Although Parks hasn't had
much sleep latel~', he was reach'
to party Friday night.
After worrying for weeh:s that
the .Javcees would lose mone\' on I
the project Parks reali7.ejl
FrlcIn\" that hIS organIzatIon
probably would break e"en
'All of a suelden It \\'as
mornrng and T sa\\' aJI of the
st.uff go,,,,, on 111 PekJng and I
startedlaughll1g,' he s3Jd
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MILLENNIUM BALL{OON)
during the Millennium Ball at Dubuque's Five Flags Center the
moment 2000 arrives.
Helen Abare (right), owner of Balloon Magic of Monroe, Wis.,
rounds up some of the 4,000 balloons that will be dropped
PARTYING LIKE IT'S 1999
nt: Dan Kdlemc
Ben Graham and Jolene Link. both of Dubuque, dance to the music of R
Factor during the Dubuque Jaycee's M illenniurn Ball Friday night at the
Dubuque Five Flags Center. Jaycees reported that more than 1,500 at-
tended. Story, photos: Page 38
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Cyndi and Tom Mueller, of Dubuque, share a New Year's Day kiss at the Jaycees Millennium Ball at the Five Flags Center.
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St. Mathew's Church Millennium Men's Group member
Rodger Wiegel, of Shullsburg, Wis.. lights luminaries in
front of the church as part of a New Year's Eve cele-
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Tyler "Billy" Billmeyer (left), 13, and friend Josh Demuth, 12, ring in the
new year as they parade up and down Nowata Street in Dubuque at mid-
night on New Year's Eve.
Tim Pancratz,
of Dubuque,
parties with
friends at the
Millennium
Bailon Friday
night.
nt: Dave Kettering
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A new installment of the
Sons of Julien Dubuque
evolves through Fly-By-Night
__-,!EWS _
11m can ltSe
What: Fly-By-Night Productions
Who: ~Lucky Saliva & Jock.Too.Tight.
The Illegitimate Sons of Julien Dubuque
Come Home to Their Future-
When: 8 p.m. Feb. 4. 5. 11. 12: 2 p.m. Feb.
13
Where: Bijou Room at the Five Flags Center
Cost: $10 for evening performances:
$8 for matinee. Tickets available at Ihe Five
Flags ticket oHiee (319/589-4258). OT at
the door, one hour before each perform13nce.
Seating is cafe style. first.come, first-served.
Cash bar available
By SANDYE VOIGHT
TH staff writer
The latest a.dventures of "Luchy
Saliva & Jock- Too-Tight, the
megiUmate Sons of Julien
Dubuque," will spoof a familiar local
promotion when they" Come Home To
Their Future" in the next Fly-By-Night
production.
Opening night is Feb, -l al the Five
Flags Center Bijou Room, The play runs
for two consecutive weekends.
The fifth incarnation of the Sons of
Julien Dubuque is the first one directed
by Lenore Howard, not her husband,
Doug Donald,
"He was artistic director for 17 veal'S
and just stepped do\\rn this year," said
Howard, who has acted in many Fly-By-
Night productions,
The cast includes Liz Robertson, Jill
Heitzman-Carlock, Jonathan Brown,
Michael J, Freymann. Michele McKinlay
and John Molseed,
Howard said she's depended a lot on
Robertson and Brown. bolh Fly-By-
Night veterans.
Brown will repent his role as Jock- Too-
Tight and Molseed with pia;' Lucky for
the first time. Robertson returns as
Dubuque's wife, PistofIa.
There's new material in the adult
comedy, which is a series o( skits and
parodies done cabaret style.
Much of the material is based on
Dubuque and tri-state issues, Howard
said. But the rest is generic and current
and should be accessible to anyone. l!ven
those unfamiliar with Dubuque-isms.
such as "youze guys:'
l\lusic, some original and some of it
parody. will feature Molseed and Brown
on guitar.
"Everybody sings," HO\~"ard said.
Brown and Heit.zman-Carlock. a voice
Liz Robertson,
Jonathan Brown
and John
Molseed (from
left) have lead
roles in the
latest ,Fly-By-
Night
Production. The
group will
present its fifth
installment of '
"Lucky Saliva &
Jock-Too-Tight,
The Illegitimate
sons of Ju lien
Dubuque' over
consecutive
weekends,
starting Feb. 4.
nt: 0... KetterinI
teacher. wrote some of
the music.
Howard said her
husband has toyed
with the.idea of
someday recording a
collection of Sons of
Dubuque tunes.
Fly-By-Night does a
Sons of Julien
Dubuque show
roughly every other
year. It's a show that
doesn't necessarily:
start with a script.
1'fIt evolvest. Howard
said. This production is workshopped ~
or worked on - during rehearsals in the
director's garage. The actors helped write
the script-in.process.
"Last summer, I said let's. start thinking
about tltis show," she said. "'A lot of ideas
came out of fun gatherings in back yards~"
Other shows came together closer to the
actual production.
Galena (Ill.) miist Charles Fach came
up with the "Come Home to Dubuque"
idea and helped write much of the script,
she said.
"This is an ensemble company," she
said, "and one in which the show is the
star."
iVlake no mistake. "Come Home" is not
serious fare. But this kind of show - with
the actors writing lines for themselves and
[eIlo\v cast members - allows them to
take risks and requires plenty of
discipline.
"I've laid a lot of ownership on them,"
Howard said. "\\"e like to stretch ourselves
as artists." While the fifth such show
follow$ the traditions of its predecessors"
it's not a reha~h of old material.
"Often WE:' come up with more material
than we can use:' Howard said. "Some
stuff is just too good to pass up."
Lenore Howard .
Director of latest
Fly.By"Night
production
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The last time comedian Bill Cosby visited DUbuque was in May, 1981, and he took advantage of the trip by
spending a Quiet moment with 8-month-old DUbuQuer Jamal Jacllson.
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Comedian to make
2nd Dubuque visit
By the Telegraph Herald
Bill Cosby, the comic voice of Everyman, will
tickle Dubuque's funny bone with two live
performances Feb. 25 at Five Flags Center,
The 62-year-old entertainer's live appearances have.
been selling out at clubs and halls across the country
for 40 years.
His local visit is sponsored by the Loras College
Activities Board, As of early this week, 7,000 out of
7,900 tickets had been sold.
The last time Cosby played Dubuque was May
1981, when his visit was sponsored by Mercy Medical
Center-Dubuque, He appeared a.t the Five Flags
Center when it was almost new,
A spokesperson for the Loras-sponsored event said
the comedian no longer
grants phone interviews after
being besieged by questions
about the death of his son,
Ennis, and an extortion
lawsuit against a woman
who claimed she was Cosby's
daughter.
Cosby broke a major
television race barrier in
1965 when he became a lead
character in the hit series, "r
Spy" He's been blazing TV
trailS ever since, \vith a string of hits, from "The Bill
Cosby Show" in 1971 to "Cos," "The Cosby
Mysteries" and the current "Cosby" and "Kids Say
the Darndest Things."
His television work has included CBS specials and
daytime children's programs, such as "The Electric
Company," "Sesame Street" and the Saturday-
morning cartoon series, "Fat Albert and the Cosby
Kids."
"Fat Albert" was a cartoon incarnation of Cosbv's
standup comic routines, which in turn immortaliz"ed
the antics of his Philadelphia childhood friends, Old
Weird Harold, Dumb Donald Weasel and Albert,
Cosby grew up in a poor Philadelphia
neighborhood and left school in the lOth grade to
join the Navy. He finished high school by
correspondence course during the service and later
earned a bachelor's degree at Temple University in
Philadelphia. Later, he earned master's and doctor's
degrees from the University of Massachusetts,
Cosby has had roles in such films as "Uptown
Saturday Night," Let's Do It Again" and "Jack."
He broke the attendance record for his concert at
Radio City Music Hall in 1986, the same year his
book, "Fatherhood" became the fastest-selling
hardcover book of all time, It was on the New York
Times best-seller list for 54 weeks and sold 2,6
million in hardcover and 1.5 million in paperback,
Cosby's 21 record albums have earned him eight
Gold Records and five Grammy Awards,
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What: Loras College
Activities Board concert
Who: Comedian 8ill
Cosby
When: 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Feb. 25
Where: Five Flags
Center
Cost: $30, $26 and $20
Comedian superstar Bill Cosby performs to a full house Friday night at the Dubuque Five Flags Center.
Cosby offers pearls on family, friends
Everyone was asking legendary
eomecllan Bill Cosby t.he same CJues-
tion: What. are you doing in
Dubuque?
With reading glasses perched on
his nose, Cosby read Friday night
from Loras College promotional
materials about the town and its
majestic bluffs, historie downtown
and breathtaking view of the
mighty Mississippi.
Shaking his head and hands like
an evange-lical minister. and making
a face only he could make, Cosby
asked: Why would a fool ask me
t.hat after knowing this informa-
tion'?
In the .[irst 0 [ two performances
on Friday night. sponsored by Loras,
Cosby regaled the capacity crowd
at the Dubuque Five Flags Center
with tales of the true meaning be-
hind the Lone Ranger. fatherhood,
marriage. friendship and dentistry.
The television superstar talked
about being a father to a daughter
who refused to apply herself acade-
mically.
His wife told him to get their
child into college - one that when
they said the name at parties people
would respond by saying, "That's a
good school."
So he called a universi tv in Con-
necticut and got the pre~ident on
the line. Without mentioning his
daughter, Cosby asked lhe presi-
dent, "Will the college be needing a
hospital?"
Cosby said the president re-
sponded, "Well, how low is the SAT
score?"
Cosby lold him. "Oh. in the high
840s."
The president then said, "We'll
also be needing housing for our
doctors and a four-way highway
from Connecticut to Manhattan."
At the beginning of the show.
Cosby/Please turn to Page 2A
At Five Flags: Famed
comedian regales
capacity crowd with
folksy brand of humor
By SHANNON HENSON
TH slaff writer
: Continued from Page 1)\
:Cosbv walked around the alldito-
. riul11'asking people how long they
. had been morried. His follow-up
:question was alwCl.}'s. "Is yonI'
wif(' your friend?"
The unanimous ans\.ver was yes.
Thc comedian told them that
his ",de of 39 v~ars IS not his
friend. Not ani.,: that, he added.
bllt she got rid of his friends.
',.Vhen the\' moved inlo 0 fi[lh-
floor aparlrnent. his Friends car-
ried the couple's furniture and
put it wherever her finger
pointed.
"She gave them all a heel' and
laid them to nevcr come back
again," Cosby said.
And then there was t.he time his
car broke do\.\'n on the interstate
during the early morning hOllrs.
Cosby said he called his friend Ed
and told him of his plight.
Ed asked Coslw iF he was OK
and then told him he would come
get him
Cosby then placed a call to his
wife. The first thing she askeel,
was' What. UIlH' is it?
"Deor, it's quarter lo thrr!e," he
said.
"Then she ;Isl{(~rt Ine annthpr
ql1e~tion. 'Do YOll know what time
it ls'1!"
Her FollOW-liP question, Iw told
t.he crowd. which was screaming
wllh lall~htcr: "\Vhat do you
Wrl Ill'?"
Not onlv '.,vould she nol col11r.
to ,gpl him', Cosby said, but when
he elidmake it home, she said he
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tion of the Iowa Winter Games at Five Flags Center. The
event attracted about 50 competitors.
Aaron Jahn, 15. of Dubuque, grimaces as he makes a re-
turn Saturday afternoon during the table tennis competi-
Spin on table tennis
Addicting: Reflexes, poise
key momentum shifts
By BILL SPELTZ
TH staff writer
Not hing breaks Jason Schottmiller into
a clrippin~ sweat LJuicker than a heated
game of table tennis
He'o done just aboot everything else.
Welghtlifting, baskethall, football
But when he .""<"?l
puts that paddle rTf#f:tf~~ijii.!f.;I;j>":m
in his hand. peels /1 if~.+t'l!"~:l!ijl ~~
his e.\'e~ and puLs ~~ !j'G A. ."'J E ,~
hls focus in 8UtO- Q'7;',-!T[r: .r;rCRTS FESliV"l
matit' o\"crdriv(:.
the 24-vr'ar-old Dubuoller reaches his
c0I11petiU\'p pinnClclc. '
"YOll'!'c const<lnlly 111oving. and there's
nIl th(' pre%urc un .\'01.1. and it'!' just clInt
of work." .':;nie! Schott.millf'r. who was (lllP
of 11101"(' than :10 CfJfT1pC'titors in the Iowa
\Villtr'J' '-;at1lps lahh:' tt:'nnis event Sat-
llrd8Y ;1t Fin. Fla~s.
"~'follH'ntlllll is tilt' bi~ thing-. I \Vas
prett!- oo'\/n [lfter r lost. m.v first tinv.'
loda\". but luckilv I came back and eanle
out ()1110!l aflcr thnt."
Lik(:, most ()j thp palticipants Saturday,
Sd101.I",i!!~r pich.r{ 1.11' table tennis
pl;Jyjn~in ~[trrq:~es and baserncnts and
whprr'\'~r 1 ht;> f}ppurtunity presented it-
self. \Vhr,'fl he was a [n'shlnan <.It Duhuque
Senio!', he started 8ttending informal
practices for Dubuque's table tcnnis club,
a fun-oriented grollI' which includes
about a dozen members.
But praetice is one thing, and tourna-
ments are another. And like most of the
competitors at Five Flngs. Schottmiller
revels in the tournament E'::-:perience be-
eausc such events are rare in the state of
Iuwa.
"It's a good opporluni ty as far ns
pla~'ing different people, which you don'l.
get to do," Schottmiller said. "It's clif-
ferent here because guys nr" from all over,
ann ever\'onc's stde is different. You
might pla~' someone \\'ho is \V~I'y different
than \vhat you're used to, mul vou jll~l
hilve to adjllst.h .
According to fellow competitor Duane
Hill. :18. of Dubuque, tab!r: tennis is much
more pOJlular outside of the United
Stales. .!ust exaclh' \\'h;.. is n mat.t.er of
opinion
"It's re:l! fa~1. and '.'flr:.' (~ntp.rtalning,.'
Hill ~ald, "1\ friend o[ minp. g()lme 11l-
trndw:ed tn it. and J'V(' bf'pn pla.ving ever
sin':e. !I. tak",,, a lot of practice. I'd say
years. 1 t.ry to practice when 1 can, but it's
hard."
One of !hp beauties of table tennis is
t.hat it. closes generation gaps. Quiek re-
flexes arc" big advantage, but so are
composure and poise, which often come
with age.
"I niink some Df Lhe older players are
really tough beeause they come to tour-
naments a lot and feel real comfortable,"
said Brian Smith, 39, a Cedar Rapids
pro duet and a Loras graduate. "You hear
it a Jot lhat 99 pereent is mental. and I
know a lot of it is. You can go in streaks
in table tennis and run off 10 straight,
and that psyches your opponent out."
Fi lteen-year-old Dubuque eompetitor
Aamn Jahn is an example of the young
breed carrying the toreh of table tennis.
He picked up the sport from his dad. Bob,
who also competed in Saturday's event.'
Although he has only been playing for a
year, Aaron has already learned some of
the valuable tricks of the trade.
"YDU just have to playa lot," Aaron
Jahn snid. "Plus spin is really important.
and VOll have to ha\'e real tackv rubber on
Y<.llu:' paddle to spin it with:' .
According to Paul Lewis. of Dubuque.
who courdinated Saturday's event and
runs the local table tennis' club. the key
ingredient that keeps a lot of the same
eompel itors coming baek every year is
Inn.
"This year's turnout is pretty typieal,
right around 50 players," Lewis said.
"We've averaged about that for five or
six years".
"Eighty percent of the people are the
same. Most of them are reereation
players. Win or lose they get a lot of
matehes. It's a good participatory event. I
People are having a good time."
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Dubuque's Chris Steuck (left) carries the puck up the ice Sat-, during their Iowa Games Bantam tournament contest at Five
urday afternoon while being pursued by Ames' Paul Knosby Flags Center. Steuck scored the only goal in Dubuque's 1-0 win.
Work, dedication keys to hockey
Pee-Wees (11-12 years old) and the Bantams more difficult to set up games with visiting
(13-14 years old). Each division is comprised teams in youth hockey, unless they are in a
of four teams, and the teams playa round- tournament atmosphere such as the Iowa
robin tournament wi thin the division. Winter Games. That means a lot of traveling
The majority of the teams are from Ames. on the weekends for the teams. '
Dubuque, Des Moines and Waterloo. "Some of the kids on our travel team will
"This is the first time that my team has be on the ice three nights a week, plus a
been to the Iowa Winter Games," said Pelt couple of weekends on the road," said Mold-,
Munro, coach of the Des Moines Buccaneers enhauer, whose team will travel to Wisconsin'
in the Mites division. "The parents, the kids Dells, Black River Falls (Wis,) and Sparta':.
are having a lot of fun. We're really enjoying (Wis,) for tournaments in the next mont~
it." "It's a big commitment by both the kids an1%:;
Both Munro and Molclenhauer agreed that the parents to take part in youth hockey." ~.:
beyond the hard work put in by the parents. Despite all of the hard work that it takes..
kids and volunteers. seeing the quality to take part in youth hockey, it is events like:
hockey displayed by such youngsters is very the Iowa Win tel' Games that make it all.
satisfying. worthwhile
"The kids get in the game and play real Moldenhauer knows that. He also knows
hard," said Munro, whose team won, 6-0, that a large chunk of the appreciation for
over the Ames Mite Flyers on Saturday the effort goes to the parents of the players,
night. "When there is good sportsmanship to "The parents really do g"t involved with
go with the kiels' play, there is nothing better youth hockey, sometilllf;S maybe too in-
than this level." valved," Moldenhauer jokrcl. "But seriously,
Said Moldenhauer. whose Stars lost, -!-2, something like the Iowa Winter Games
to eventual champion Waterloo on Saturday couldn't go on without the parents and their
afternoon: "There is no doubt that the hard work,"
hockey has been pretty good, The kids are ,/ The Iowa Games will conclude this
playing hard, and having some fun." e\'ening with the four-team girls tourna-
Unlike other' youth sports, it is often mUf-h...-m_~~.(;,tion begins at 6:30 p.m.
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Fun: Youths understand
high level of commitment
By BRIAN BEINBORN
TH staff writer
It takes a lot of work, from a lot of people,
to put on the youth hockey portion of the
Iowa \Vinter Games, which began Friday
night after the opening ceremonies,
Three days and 24 games worth of work to
be exact.
And it only takes a bout five minutes in-
side the Five Flags Center to see that all of
that effort pays off.
"Evervbodv that I've talked to so far this
weekend has thought this was a great event,"
said Bob Moldenhauer, who coaches the
Dubuque Stars Pee-Wee league team. "It's a
long weekend for the kids, and the parents,
but it's a great event to have here in
Dubuque."
Sixteen te~lms are competing this weekend
in the vouth hockev division of the Iowa
Winter -Games, wh1(::h continues toelay at 6
l a.m.
'There are four divisions: the Mites (6-9
years old), the Squirts (9- La years old), the
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Big Classic,
big matchups
Quality: Some of the area's top
teams square off at Five Flags
By BILL SPELTZ
TH staff writer
. It's the high-quality teams that make today's
Wendy's Basketball Classic such a meaty event.
With a trio of ranked programs and several other
conference frontrunners on display, the six-game
boys prep showcase at Five Flags Center is truly
worth the $5 price of admission ($4 for students).
"The atmosphere is obviously different, so it's good
for the kids to experience that," said Wahlert coach
Craig Wurdinger, whose team battles Hempstead in
the Wendy's prime-time matchup at 8. "Every year,
it's a special event, and the kids all look forward to
it."
The action starts at 11:15 a.m. when Bellevue (15-
3) takes on Upstate Illini West Conference fron-
trunner Galena. The Pirates (18-3) are led by senior
Andy Hyland, who is one of the better. point guards in
the Tri-State area.
Hyland says the Five Flags venue requires a few
adjustments on the part of the players.
"It's fun playing in a big gym like that, but it's
kind of different from playing in our small gym,"
Hyland said. "It's a big adjustment because the hoop
at Five Flags hangs from the ceiling, so it's just
hanging from the middle of nowhere. It's kind of
'!I'eird with no sun'olmding and the big background.
-:lou have to really stay focused OIl the hoop."
, The second game is another clash of Iowa and Illi-
!lois teams with Cascade (10-7) taking on East
Dubuque (11-10). Warriors coach Paul Largent,
whose team was in the race for the Upstate Illini
West title up until last weekend, is in the same
predicament that several others are in today.
"Hopefully we can play well," Largent said, "rn the
past we haven't played well there because it's our
third game ina week. .
"But I think it's terrific that the kids get a chance
~o play at a difference spot, especially Five Flags. I
think the kids are looking forward to it. I know I
~un."
The third game of the day features a pair of teams
from Wisconsin's SWAL I in Cuba City (13-4) and
Platteville (4-12). The Cubans are among the top
teams in their conference and the only team to knock
off league frontrunner Prairie du Chien, which is
ranked No.6 is Wisconsin's second-largest class.
The final three games of the day are particularly
intriguing because they all involve ranked teams.
At 4:30 p.m., Class 1A sixth-ranked Bellevue Mar-
quette (15-2) will tangle with Western Dubuque (13-
3) in a duel of Iowa teams.
Marquette, whose only two losses have come
against Class 2A top-ranked North Cedar, has high
tournament aspirations this season under the guid-
ance of veteran coach Jim Squiers. Western Dubuque
boasts one of the top post players in the area in 6-
foot-7 junior Andy Kelchen.
In the 6:15 p.m. game, Dubuque Senior (0-14) will
be looking for its first win since March 3. 1998, when
it battles Wisconsin small-school power South-
western (14-3). The Wildcats are ranked No.9 in the
latest polling of Wisconsin's Division 4.
~ The grand finale of the Wendy's Classic pits in-
tracity rivals Wahlert (13-2) against Hempstead (6-8).
The Golden Eagles, ranked No.3 in Class 4A, are
riding a 12-game winning streak and are looking for
their second win of the season over the Mustangs.
Hempstead is riding a two-game winning streak
after losing its first six games of 2000. Burns has
made several changes in his starting lineup that seem
to be working.
"The kids are playing hard for us and they're
doing what we ask them to do," Hempstead coach
Mark Burns said. "But Wahlert's just awesome. Their
players allllnderstand their roles. and they can beat
you inside, outside and at the fOlllline.
"Playing in the 8 o'clock game, you get a little
bigger crowd, and that's fun for the kids. There won't
be any problem getting them fired up for the game."
. Wahlert boasts one of the top players in the area in
junior forward Pete Eggers. With good shooting range
!lnd an uncanny ability to get to the foul line, Eggers
IS averaging 18 points per game.
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CONTESTED LAY-UP
Dubuque Wahlert High School's Brian Wessels (left) goes airborne for a basl~et over Hempsteau.
Paul Conter during the first half of their game Saturday nigllt at tile Wendy s Basketball Classl'
at the Five Flags Center. Wahlert won, 66-44. Story, photo: Page 1B.
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Eagles soar to city title
lucky 13: Wahlert Wendy's
dumps Mustangs,
extends win streak Basketball
Classic
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By BILL SPELTZ
TH staff writer
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Set :tgainst the backdrop of
~n electrified Fi....e Flags Center
crowd, Dubuque '.Vahlert
sho\\'ed exadlv whv it's ('ounted
amon~ the hest Class -lA t~ams
in Iowa
The Golden E~H::]es lIsed Lough
frontline defenst? and G free-
throw frelll.y to whip intr:lcity
riv.d Dubuque Hl"lIlpst('ad on
SalUrnO\', rifi_H, in the final
g~lIne of ihe Wenct\'.s Bask~tb311
Classic -
Wahlert Sf:'nillf tenter Russ
Francois. \l:hu ~c(ln~d 1 j l10ints
to share ~nmc-high honors with
teammate Bryan Pilcher. made
no bone~ ;'IbO'Ul the importance
of the ....kton..
"A crnwd fike this and playing
at Five Fl..I~S. it gets you really
pumped up:' Francois :'iUid. "Es-
pecially against Hempstead,
when you win, you"re sonappy.
We know we have one game left
against Senior for (a sweep to
the) city championship,"
The \...in clinched the city title
and '.""5 W<:thlert's 13th su:aight.
impro\'ing it to 14~2 O\'erall" 1:!-
1 in the ~1ississippi Valle~' Con~
ference. Hempstead had a
two-game wtnnlng streak
snapped ill falling to 6-9.4-3.
Wahlert tm'oed back the emo-
tionally-charged Mustan.'i'!s by
doing two things: holding
Hempstead's top scorers, front~
liners Joe Robinson and John
Loeffelholz. to 13 points com-
bined, and racking up a 27-13
ad\'antage in points irom the
foul line.
-"I was really pleased with the
way we played delense inside:'
Wahlert coach Craig Wurdinger
said. "One thing 1 thought we
needed to \.York on is our defen-
sive rebounding. They hurt us
6n _ the offensive boards, but
again we played a reaUy good
team ~ame. and a lot of people
stepped up for us."
The Eagles had three -players
in double ligures, including
Francois, Pilcher and Pete. Eg.:.
gel's with 11 points" In l.:ontrast,
the -Mustangs were led by Loef':'
felholz and Dave Kraemer \'\-'ith
seven points apiece.
"First. ,-,'e wanted to take it
right at them on offense - try
to get them in foul trouble, nod
we did a good job of that," Fran-
. Droessler keys Cubans/2B
. Cascade clips ED/2B
. Bobcats win in overtime/2B
. Pirates steal a victary/2B
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coi.;; ~aid. "We knew whoP\'er
\Vas guarding Rohinson. we've
got 3. coup!!> of inch('s nn hlm.
!;o we knew we.' could blod, some
of his shots. (Robinson and 1..0-
t'{f{'lho17.) got in fOlllll'Dtlble. so
they cnuldnt ~"t-'nlh' :{O as a.g-
grc~SI\.t'
Hempslc3d t.:nnch ~Iark Burns
agreed.
"We catch a couple breaks
hr1'e J.r~d lhf~l'e and have some
kids nol get in foullrouble, :md
it's a totallvdiffercllt game," he
said. .'Bul Wrthlert is a good
team. The\" knock down their
free th1"O\~s. We miss a [air
amount oUl'sC'lves. But 1 think it
was ..\ lol clo~er than the score
shows."
Burns. who was upset with the
officiah :md drew a technical in
the fourth quO-rter. had little to
say about lhe disparity in free-
throw point:o; nther than to com-:-
ment. ."th31"::; Lough:'
Wurdinger sa~'s there's a good
reason ..vir.,' his team so consis-
tently outscores the opposition
at the foul line.
"Some oi it is because late in
the game Lhf'Y had to loul,us,"
Wurding/:r !w.itl. "\'Iie l1a\'e the
lead at the right time. and theY
have to come <lfter us and foul
liS, and that's how we get to the
line.
"Offensively. if we get the.
Ieild, \~'e like to keep .going ill
them but take rcalh' ~ol)d shots,
I thought our shot seip.ction was
really good tonight.-
The Must:lngs played their
best basketball in the first
frnme; trailing 11-10 at its con-
clusion.Wahlert started. pulling
away early in the 5econdafter a
3-point goal by Pilcher.
Hempstead trailed, 2.;-18, at
the break .and failed to get any
closer than six in the third
quarter. A big reason for that
was Francois, '.'.~ho scored. six
straight points in one seque.nce
and a total of eight in the perio~.
The Mustangs could. get no
closer than 11 in the final frame.
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Hempstead's Matt Kraus (15) tries to defend Wahlert's Bryan Pilcher during their game Saturday
night in the Wendy's Basketball Classic at Five Flags Center. Wahlert won. 66-44.
Senior comes up just short in- bid for first victory
Rebound: Means leads
Southwestern charge
By BRIAN BEINBORN
TH staff writer
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Wildcats, who tirE' ranked ~o. ~! in
\\'i~{"nnslll'5 Di\.islnn-!
"I strl1.e:,~led in thr' fil"~t hnlL but
'xh('n I hit. lh:lt llr"-1 fllH'. I got in :1
linlt' rhythm anri /lot l'nllle confi-
dence:" l\-Ienns ~<ljd
The Rams to'.l!: a 1 :!_!l lead after
one '1uarlt-r. dt't:pi\(. cfl!l1mitting: six
turno\"ers. Sellinr SetH'cd the la!';t six
points DC the !,{'.-ind, mcludin.!! jllninr
guard Nick Fr.-Ilr"j" S :l-poin.t<:.-r.
Dp~pit(' hi!> Leall1's lt~<l.d, Stl,t'il'
didn't thinl, lilt' R.ams (;;"IllW nul ~vith
.the emotion th..v IIcpdl'd
'.^ctu<lll~., J"1l1;) little di.<;appoinl<:>d
wilh what h1:1pp'~ncd ill thl' first
(juarlf'l".'. 11': ~aid '.\\'r> fell tlwt lTIoyb.!
we w('!"rn't,:\:-; inl('IlSI" <l" \,:c !1("coNll0
he' to pi".,. 1 Iw g,lt1l'.~
Suulhwrstem tonl; tb(: lr-,.ti. ~2<!O.
at Iwlftimf' hl'hind rhf' strtlm: pl;lY nf
Skcmp, Thf' Juninl hod nine roinl~
:m<l fin' r{'bounds hr:-f'.lrf: thr- bl"l';lk
Skemp.~ pl;1,\. .C\>; IT\It'iill fOI
Soutll\\.C'.<:h't"ll '.~ 1r::1(111l~ "corer, T~'l1l-
pCI'ly, '.vhl) \\",,~ :.: \If J f\ f l"lllll Ill.' flo'lr in
the fir.o;t half bt'f'm:' fumhing fJ of l'j.
.. (Br~ ndon I l:llm\.~ t h;ll h(~ i:<: 1!'.lln~
I~ get hl.lJnlwrl ''':Pl"Y tin1l.' hl' "hoot.<:
th(' b:\11. und, '[ thlll\.;, hI' ltcl lIw\ ph\.>;-
ic:d pi;"l7-" hut her hin, In the firsl half:.
Southwestern COHch Tim ;,!{'\'prs s"i{\
.H~' did n rlHJI.:h hl'tl.<:'l ]nb in llll_'
second h<11f ,.
D(,SpllC i\!l:,m.~' l1I't ."hnolJl'~ !11 Ul\
Ibml qll:Jrtr.r. liH~ Ramos only trailed.
;;~L;r2. hradillt! into lhe' foutth, thanks
in p;"lrt h :1 o<lianeed offense led hy
innlOl" forward BOll L'ddhoff~ll
Ud('lhofcll 11:\(1 ~eilm hil!h!' of 1!J
pain!.!'> and II rebo\.ludc:. .
"'(-{('.~ Ill'nrnpl.,tilor. no dtlubt almul
it. S~c('k ~~:1id '.II~ h:ls pl:l.\"('d h?rd
fur \15 illl 'W;Jc;Oll !(lng. and he did that
a~~lil1 toniL!.hl .
.Tun!N c:u:1!.d D.wid Zclin.<:kas had
tlllll' (lOIf1t:::. \;'hi]t: F!'lIer and Nate
H'md" f';lch :-tdd('d QH,:hl points [rll.
Ih(' H:lm~. Stl'\'Ir~ f<:'ll. th:lt the Wild~nts
lInl .;bonl in!! ill th" third was iust too
m1lch fl)" SI'nilJ!" (0 r\\.~lTom~
"Th:lt lmw'd Ilut tn ht, lh.~ dif(('r-
...ner ill tht" ballL!:lIll('''. he s:dd, ,,-"Her
~hal. \\'f..' \H'1"C' flllTl"d I" pla\. l"ateh-
111_', anrl \':1' iuq dord l1;t\"l" <l tf-'am tlwl
.:~.<)rp,-; h'ln,.ll~~~ nf pOlnt~
'.Ph.l:;. \':'.' n' at th~ poinl '"\"h(,1.'~
....iP'~.'. Jp5\ "0 In;"lW. ,r,ame<: lhnt it (":Ill
h' h;lrd In .:"tl';:IW(' \'()'1r~df that \"ou
'.;'11 :le!lpr\h. '.,.in ');11'. W" tlHllll.!hl
t:;'lir!!! 1!1!'1 illl' !.!;l1lH'. 'h;lt Ihis \\.::\<; nn
,.,pprlltllnit\. for 11<; to) gl't one"
!.h',':f'r<: ....;IS pI."! l'.,.IH";(-'d Iv 1,:,J.\.p
.':llI1lf(~t IJ/'It:~ th" R:llllS. fir~t i.'l'::tim
"The\.'l1 cd \:1 win) 5Ilm"tim(' hr;-
!':lU~\' 11,(1<';'--' kid,; pl:l\. h;ll'rl. :1nd .\")U
hil.J' In 1l1;,t':b lheil. lnt~nsi!\. (or :~2
inln1:!('s:' \It'n'!'~' ~;\irl, .Tm jtL~t rl"-
!i.:'\".'d ~h:H tn., kid.. dirl :1 l!nnd irlh 'Jf
!I;;d t('l1illnl .
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Southwes.tern guard non 1\l(>l.'lns
(ound hi~ ~hooting tonch in the lhird
quarter. And with il. he shot down
Senior.s chanl'cs of pulling of its firs.t
victor\' of the Se<lSOIl.
Means crlllnccted on hack-t(l-back
3-polllters tn hc!!in the sf!collCl half.
::and the Rams (il-l!if could ne\'er rr;.o-
co\'er as lh(>\" fpI!. ;:'(j-4 7. to South-
western qn Salmd;1\" night in the
\Vpnd:....s ClaSSIC at Five FI<lgs Cp.nl('r.
S('nior Br.lIldon Tpmperly <lnrl
soph"n1ol"l' Dd<ln KIlf1p addt'd ::1-
f1l)inlers for the \'';ildcats. who ilJ1-
provt'c1 to l;j -:1 nn th... SC<lson" in t1w
third QU<l1"tp!
'.Wc did n ~n(lcl ,I'll> on (l\.h~;lnS) in
thf: first hillf. hnt hI' came aul ill till'
third (]lJnrt.!!" 10 g.,1. thf:'1n c:oinu;' S<:>.
ninr coach Tim Slt:.'e].' s8icL "Anrl tlH"'n
:0 couple of kids that \vr clicln"t f{-'r>j
w('n~ :}-pnint ~hl)f)ICr" ~lC'ppr:d up .:ond
hit ';:nme hi" sh'1[" roo I hem.
?1can.<: r;';;i<:lwd ....'i.l.h :t g.1mr.--hll:~h
1;1 points. inchlding i of 9 froln Ih~~
fref-'-thro\'.' linl' down 'hI' ~trt'lch.
Tt'llIperl~' ;Hlt! {nrwHrd :\lichad
Skl'mpcf'tltrihlltl"d ],;::\nu l:! fortlw
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Droeszler scrap for a loose ball during their game in the
Lend'(s Basketball Classic at Five Flags Center.
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~'inding
the faith
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in ballet
~Ieeping Beauty: Ancient fairy tale
goes beyond the obvious roles
By SANDYE VOIGHT
TH staff writer
It's no accident that the Dubuque City Youth
Ballet is presenting "Sleeping Beauty" just
: before the first spring of the new century,
. before the dark days turn to light and Lent
, gives way to Easter.
I. It's not just a story about a girl awakened by a
prince's kiss. It's about faith. Faith in the return
pf dawn and spring, in the cycle of life itself, is at
the very core of the ancient fairy tale.
: Just as the prince must go deep into the forest
1.0 awaken the sleeping Princess Aurora, 50 must
a believer go deep into the self to find faith.
Marina O'Rourke, director of the Dubuque City
Youth Ballet, is directing the "Sleeping Beauty"
. ballet for the third time.
-'-- NEWS_ It was performed in
You can use Dubuque in 1996 and
1992.
What: 'Sleeping Beauty' Fifteen minutes after
baliet th t' th
Who: .Dubuque City Youth e. cur am goes up, e
Baliet audience will know
when: 8 p.m. Feb. 26; 2 exactly what's going to
~.m. Feb. 27. 8 p.m. happen in the rest of the
March 4 and 2 p.m. performance.
March 5 "This is a peculiar
"'here: Five Flags Theater ballet in that it has a
fost: $8.$15 certain lack of drama,"
O'Rourke said. There is
suspense, she said, in .
"Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake" - other famous.
ballets by Tchaikovsky. The audience wonders
what will happen to the heroine in each story.
But in "Sleeping Beauty," the fate of the
Princess Aurora is foretold right away during the
christening scene.
Four good fairies bestow the infant princess
with the gifts of soaring sights, tranquillity, a
beailtiful voice and the unexpected.
Then the wicked fairy, Carabosse, arrives in a
bad mood, not having been invited, and casts a
spell. This further informs the audience that
Aurora will prick her finger on the spindle of a
spinning wheel and die.
The fifth good fairy, the lilac fairy, amends the
spell 50 that Aurora will sleep for a hundred
xears instead of dying.
"[t's all mapped out for us in 15 minutes,"
O'Rourke said. "So what's the point? The gift of
this story is that it's about faith. The forces of
good and evil are using the humans as pawns."
The audience has to have faith that the promises,
both good and evil, are fulfilled, she said.
"Sure enough - she grows up to be beautiful.
She pricks her finger and she falls asleep,"
O'Rourke said. The audience sticks around to see
if, indeed, Aurora wakes up again.
. "You must go deeper into the forest to find
out." she said, "just as you must go deeper into
your self to find faith."
Kate Hirstein (left) 16, and Megan MacLeod. 17, star in the upcoming "Sleeping Beauty."
Although it's the third time the troupe will
perform "Sleeping Beautv," O'Rourke promises
ewry production is a little different.
"This is a big production. with a big
investment in scenery and costumes," O'Rourke
said. Having the sets and costumes in hand
allows the company to build on it every year,
sequin by sequin.
New this veal' is a double cast. at least for some
of the principal dancers. There are two Auroras
and two princes. Kate Hirstein and Mark
Schmidt will dance the first weekend. Megan
MacLeod and Hichard Gellman will dance the
second weekend.
"There is no shortage of talent in this
company." O'Romke said.
Susan Swift returns for the third time as the
wicked Carabosse. attended by three malevolent.
lizards.
Most of the other dancers have been in
"Sleeping Beauty" at least once.
"It gives us a chance to showcase a lot. of Ull-
and-coming dancers who are 12 and D,"
O'Rourke said.
Alvssa Yaklin will dance as the ol11nip<ltent
lilac"fairy - dressed in the color o[ the returning
dawn.
"The moral of the story is that if :,ou ha\'e
faith, the good times will come and go and the
bad times will come and go," O'Romke said. "It's
the cycle of life. Like the dawn of a new day.
Aurora awakes."
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Dubuque Fighting Saints goaltender Michael Ayers peers
through traffic Sunday night to get a better view of a Team USA
shooter. Ayers made 39 saves to increase his USHL-Ieading
total, but the Saints lost, 2-1, at Five Flags Center.
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League leader: Goalie gives
Saints chance all weekend
By JIM LEITNER
TH sports editor
Michael Ayers tries to turn aside his re-
markable numbers the same way he stops
shots.
The Dubuque Fighting
Saints goaltender, who
easily leads the United
States Hockey League in
saves, gave his team an-
other chance to win
Sunday night. But USA
Hockey's National Under-
18 team stormed back in
the third period to take a
2-1 victory at Five Flags
Center. Michael Ayers
"I try to focus on the 108-save weekend
shots one at a time put the
number of shots on the scoreboard out of my
mind," the all-star goalie said after making
39 saves. "I go into it with the mindset that
I'm going to do whatever I can to stop as
many shots as I can.
"We came into this weekend with nothing
to lose. We wanted to prove we could play
with the best, and I think that was a big
reason for our strong weekend"
Avers made 108 saves in three narrow
losses to upper-division teams this weekend
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to increase his total to 1,584 - 240 more than
Twin Cities' Adam Berkhoel. Omaha's Dan
Ellis, who has played more minutes than
Ayers and has a league-record 10 shutouts, is
third with 1,282 saves.
The 5-foot-ll, 175-pounder from Hingham,
Mass., has also drawn the attention of pro-
fessional scouts despite his 15-29-3 record.
He has stopped 90 percent of the shots he has
faced, and he lowered his 3.61 goals against
average with Sunday's performance.
"A lot of people in the league probably
thought Ellis, with all his shutouts, was the
NO.1 goalie in the league and Ayers was No.
2," Saints coach Brian Gallagher said. "But
after this weekend, especially when they went
head-to-head (Saturday), Michael passed
him.
"The (Chicago) Blackha\vks had two scouts
here for that game, and they really liked him.
They were really impressed with his stamina,
even though he's not a big kid. His numbers
have been very good all year."
Ayers has signed with the University of
New Hampshire, where he expects to battle
for playing time as a freshman in the fall. He
has played 2,779 minutes - all but 183 of
the Saints' total this season.
"There aren't going to be too many games
where I'll see as many shots as I've seen this
weekend," Ayers said. "So it might be a chal-
lenge to stay focused all the time. But this
season is something that will definitely help
me a lot, especially with playing so many
minutes. Shots-wise, that number probably
speaks for itself."
Ayers blanked Team USA for the first two
periods and 2:54 into the third before Rob
Globke tied the score by skating the puck
from the sideboards and slipping it under
the goalie. Joey Hope added the game-winner
less than two minutes later.
"Dubuque outplayed us for two periods,
and Ayers played a tremendous game," Team
USA coach Jeff Jackson said. "Brian always
gets his team up to play, and I respect that
from them.
"And that No.7 (Chad Kolar), he was really
a pest all night. That was the best I've seen
him play. I thought he was a major factor the
whole game."
Kolar gave the Saints a 1-0 lead with one
second remaining in the first period. Coming
off the bench for a line change, Jackson
Harren sprung him for a breakaway. Team
USA goalie Rob Bonk, who made 20 stops,
stopped the initial shot, but it trickled over
the goal line .
In Friday's 4-2 loss to Team USA and Sat-
urday's 3-2 setback to Omaha, Kolar was also
one of the Saints' most-effective offensive
threats. The Omaha loss officially eliminated
the Saints, who have nine games remaining,
from playoff contention.
"All three games, we just wanted to give
100 percent, and that's all we can ask of our-
selves right now," Kolar said. "We showed
we can play with the best teams in the league.
Right now, we're playing for pride and for
the love of hockey."
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'Rural Ministry ConfeH~nce
'will focus on 'decline, despair'
: Sunday through Tuesday:
Prolific theologian will
headline a series
of keynote speakers
: By MARY NEVANS.PEDERSON
: TH staff writer
The Rural Ministry Conference
, 2000 will be held Sunday through
. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Five
. Flags Center with the theme
. "Faith and Life in Rural
America."
Shannon Jung, director of the
: Center for Theology and Land,
: said the conference offers people a
".chance to hear "one of the best-
: known and most-prolific theolo-
: gians known today - Douglas
, John Hall. He will bring a well-
; developed theology to bear on
, rural life."
Jung added, "There is a lot of
,decline and almost despair in
. rural America. 'This conference
. will help pastors and others think
about what Christian words need
to be said in the face of a
changing rural community."
Keynote speakers for the event
include:
./ Douglas John Hall, author
and professor at McGill Univer-
sity in Montreal, on "The Effective
Disestablishment of Churches"
and "Being the Church after
Christendom."
./ Joretta Marshall, ordained
elder of the United Methodist
Church and associate dean for
academic affairs at Iliff School of
Theology, on "Forgiveness and
Community."
./ Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl,
bishop of the South Dakota Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America, on "Bible Study."
Workshops will include topics
such as "Connecting Rural Com-
munities Electronically," "Caring
for the Body, Mind and Spirit
During the Rural Economic
Crisis" and "Spiritual Landscape
of the Rural Crisis."
The conference is sponsored by
the Center for Theology and Limd,
the Rural Ministry Program of the.
University of Dubuque and Wart~
burg Theological Seminary, and
it is co-sponsored by Ecumenical
Ministries of Iowa,
For more information and to
register, call 319/589-0273 as soori
as possibl~. The public can attend
individual sessions as well as the
entireweekendof activities.
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Honest music passion
Award-winning
Oak Ridge Boys
to visit Dubuque
By SAN DYE VOIGHT
TH staff writer
W.. ith three dec.ades of hits behind
them and endless touring miles,
The Oak Ridge Boys figure
, thev've collected more music
: aw~rds than they've had hot
dinners,
, One of country music's all-time top acts, the
group will bring its honest passion for music to
the Five Flags Center April 8 in two concerts,
sponsored by the Diamond Jo Casino,
"We are e.."Ctremely excited to be hosting The
Qak Ridge Boys," said Doug Fisher, director of
player development at the casino. "We feel sure
everyone will be treated to a fantastic,
entertaining show,"
For its newest
album, Voices, the
group teamed with
producer Ron Chancey,
the Nashville talent
responsible for most of
its biggest hits.
"We turned down
some stuff that
sounded like hit
songs," Joe Bonsall
said in a press release, "Let's face it - for us to
be singing about brand-new love is kind of silly.
We stayed away from songs that 20-year-olds
should be singing. I mean, my heart's not really
broken much anymore, you know?"
; Bonsall, originally from Philadelphia, is the
group's spokesman on stage.
"My life is really pretty simple," he said, "I go
Qut there and try to sing the best I can and give
them physically and mentally every single thing
I've got."
When he's done, he said, he calls home, eats
his pizza and checks the sports scores -
especially if the Phillies are playing,
, "Mountain Man" William Lee Golden has
returned to the group in recent years, a move
that his fellow Oak, Richard Sterban, called
part of a full circle for The Oak Ridge Boys,
"The harmony, forgiveness, love and pure
singing that came back together with (his return)
refocused the Oaks for the next set of challenges
_.._J~f;WS _
You can use
Who: The Oak Ridge Boys
When: 3:30 and ;:30 p.m,
April 6
Where: Five Flags Center
Cost: $22.50 or $lB for
Player's Club members
What: Diamond Jo Casino.
sponsored concert
Contributed photo
Tile Oall Ridge Boys (from left) Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, Joe Bonsall and Richard Sterban.
to come our way," Sterban said in the release,
Golden is a farmer's son from Brewton, Ala"
who started singing professionally at age 7 on
his grandfather's weekly radio show.
"No matter what you're experiencing, there is
a melody that will help you through the
moment." Golden said, He's been honored by
the 15-tribe Indian Exposition of Anadarko,
Okla" and bv the Cherokee tribe,
Sterban ai'so started his singing career at a
young age. At 6, he was a soprano in his
church's Sunday School in Camden, N,J,
Between the se,..enth- and eighth-grades, his
voice slipped from tenor to bass,
"I wanted to be in the best vocal group in the
world," he said,
Before becoming one of the boys, he sang
backup with Elvis Presley, He shares Bonsall's
passion for baseball and he is an O\\>'ller of the
Nashville Sounds, a Pittsburgh Pirates AAA club,
Duane Allen, originally from Taylortown.
Texas, was trained in opera and quali.et singing
before joining the group in 1966. Aside from
singing, his interests range from basketball to
antique cars and a menagerie he cares for on his
Hendersonville (Tenn,) farm.
"We're not the young kids on the block
anymore; we're the older fellows," Bonsall said.
"But the four of us love the {lure act of singing
so much it never hits us we're the olrler guys,"
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Elementary students follow the conductor's directions as they perform
"I Love a Piano" during the AII'City Choral Festivai at the Five Flags
111: DaYe Keltetine
Center. Thursday's concert featured 1,100 students from elementary
through high school in the Dubuque Community School District.
I I Students band together for sweet vibrations
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By DIANE HELDT
TH staff writer
Getting nearly GOO elementary students to sing
in harmony is tough.
Getting them to fing and dance together could
be n('arly impossible.
University of Northern Iowa music Professor
Debra Gord~m had about three hours Thursdav to
make it happen. ..
"With this man:-; of you. quite frankly, the walls
should be vibrating," she told the students. "And
keep looking at me - and look happy'"
Gordon was nne of several guest clirectors [or
the annual Dubuque Community School All-City
Choral Festi\'al at the Five Flags Center, which
brings together music students from grades four
through 12 of the Dubuque schools. The directors
.had a few hours during the day to put the pro-
gram together before the evening performance
for the public. .
Gordon was working on two songs with the el-
ementarv students. The festival also featured a
250-meJliber junior high choir and a 300-member
high school choir. At the end of the evening, a II of
the students - more than 1,100 of them .- com-
bined for one song.
"That last number is pretty cool," said .John
Woodin, visual anci performing arts coordinator
[or the Dubuque schools. "It's pretty loud and
overwhelming. It's a great experience [or the
younger kids to work with the high school kids
and see what they can aspire to."
The students from each school work on the
pieces for several weeks before coming together for
the practice session the day of the performance.
Amanda Elliott, a 12-year-old Lincoln student,
said she liked meeting new people during the
choral festival.
"I think it's really cool how all the schools get
together for this," she said.
Ten-year-old Abbey Ridgewav. an Eisenhower
student. and 10-year-old Douglas Zepeski, a
Hoover student; agreed that their favorite part
was learning a Hebrew song.
"j think this whole festival is vel'\' wonderful,"
Zepeski said. "I think everyone is g'oing to sound
awesome:'
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Valerie Smidt. of Adel, Iowa, visits Crosby, a standard poodle. during Sunday's dog show at Five Flags Center in Dubuque.
Dubuquer excels as 'biscuit' weaver
Canine confectionaries:
Woman comes up with the
idea of dipping dog biscuits
into vanilla to create treats
By CRAIG REBER
TH staff writer
Joan Frommelt, of Dubuque. believes the
way to reward a dog i~ through its taste buds.
While the lUore than 950 canines pranced.
trotted and strutted Sunday at the Dubuque
Kennel Club's annual dog show at the Five
Flags Center, Frommelt had a ready supply of
treats - vanilla candy-coated dog biscuits.
"Not chocolate," she emphasized. Vanilla.
"A friend told me I should do it:' Frommelt
said. "1 said. 'You're C1'3ZV.'
'''No, he said, peopie ,,:;11 buy them.'''
Indeed. a perfect gift for the dog who has
everything. Adults traditionally exchange sweet
Valentine treats~ youngsters receive Easter
cand~'. so why not your four-legged companion?
Authentic candy boxes are available for the
biscuits, which come in both large and small
sizes. And every gift box should have a card.
"For the dog, of course:' she said. "The
package goes to the dog."
Frommelt has offered the biscuits for about
four years under the Just For Fun Candies label.
Sunday. was her first dog show. It's an idea that's
innovative yet simple. It's one of those; 'Gee,
. why didn't I think of that?' All it requires is
biscuits and vanilla melting wafers. Atter the
wafers are melted, the biscuits are dipped. She
does this at her home.
Biscuits/Please turn to Page 2A
Biscuits: The tough part was
going through state certification
Continued from Page J.A
That'.'i the easy part. Tllf! hard
part W<l~ going thn)1.q?;h. l.he \~ar-
intiS steps for stall' f;ertlflcatlO~1.
The hiscuits tlrc sent l.o a lab In
ccnlr.d Iowa for a stale-required
analy!'i!'.
"l;hey gave me a lot of restric-
tions I had to follow," Frommelt
said. "I didn't rca1i7.e you had to
be \Jcensf-~d and gel a permil."
She learned nlJout the licensing
after receiving nn unsolicited c<lll
[rom the lo~~'<.1 Department of
Agriculture
'''I thought it W;JS prank (',,\11,"
recalkd l~rnmmcll, who also of-
fers human cand:,>' spedullies. a
wasn't. Part o( lhe process in-
\'ol\'ecl a '~;'-l1lintll.c conversation
with a stalp orficial
Frommelt \""<15 "trying to COt1-
...incc (the official) t wasn't
dealing with something for
human consumption. H's for an
animal. She told me the animill
labelin.~ laws arc much stricter."
Frollllllelt wasn't cumplaining,
she was just surprised. "They
were very, very cooperati\'p.: I
don't think t.hey knew how 1.0 gl\'C
Jl1P a Ikense, Bllt lIlf-'Y \.old me
everything Ine,_'ded to get legal. 1
thin'k I hl~Jke the mold."
lrunicnlly, Fromlllclt d(lcsn't
have a dog anymore. Nnw she has
a cal.
"I'd love to come up with .1
treat for <1 cat." she ~ai(1. "That
might. be difficult. You kno\v how
cats are."
If she did. she'd call the treat.
"Kilty Klusters."
Dogs [rom nn)lllld the country
competed In SI~vel1 c1a~ses
Sundil\', Show proec~~ds help pro-
vide scholarships [or veterinary
5lu<.lPnt~ in Iow~.
The event was .1 who's who of
the Cl:Il1inc kingdom
"Dogs have always been mel11-
bers of a persnn's famil:.'," said
Judv Thill, show r..:hninvoman. "At
a (fog show, YOll can see 12~
breed~<j all ill one place all at one
time. These arc prnhabl.v the best
specimens f)f a breed :;ou'll ever
see."
Joan Frommelt
Just For Fun Candles
Dance troupe to kick in
a new routine in Dubuque
Footwork: Spirit of the
Dance carries the
Riverdance tradition
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GIVING IT A WHIRL
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Gary Dana twirls Joan Smith. both of Charles City, Iowa, during
the Square and Round Dance Convention Friday night at the
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By the Telegraph Herald
R iverdance introduced Iri~h dance
to the world. Spirit of the Dance
kicks it up another notch.
The frish International Dance Co. will
bring one of its louring groups to Five
Flags Center April 20.
The show. designed for the new
millennium. is ba-sed on a love stOry in
\vhich the spirit searches for her trite
love, dancing: her wa:\." through the
millennium. .
The lroupf> combine~ tradition~l foot-
stomping Irish dance and music with
tap. jazz: classical ballet and flamenco.
The show carries on the tradition of
Rin'rdance. which was created four
.vears ago ,,'hen the Dublin-bosed
producers of a Eurovision Song Contest
needed a fill-in act while judges were
making up their minds.
A IoeaJ producer came up with a
se\'pn-minute Irish dance routine. TV
audiences in Europe went wild and
Riverctance was launched.
David King - creator. producer and
composer of "Spirit of the Dance" _
had a tough time raising money for his
vi?nture, despite the early success of
Ri\.erdam.:e.
"I knocked on so many doors. that my
knuckles were sore," he said in a press
relense. "The" all said that the Irish
Dance craze ~vould see the "ear out. It
was just 0 flash in the pan ~nd wouldn't
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Five Flags Center in Dubuque. More than 1.000 people are ex-
pected at the convention, which continues today.
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What: Spirit of the Dance
Who: The Iri~h International Dance Co.
When: 7:30 p.m. April 20
Where: Five Flags Center
Cost: $29.50 and $36.50. afl reserved seats.
Child's $7 discount on $29.50 seats. $5 off
per ticket for.groups of 20 or more
last, but I knew deep in my heart that
they \vere wrong."
So King broke the two cardinal rules
of show business: Don't quit your day
job and don't mortgage your house to
put money into show Qusiness.
"It was a scary time." he said. "My
wife supported me 100 percent, but we
both knew that if it went wrong. we
could be living in a cardboard box
somewhere."
While King. composed the music and
songs. he relieC! heavily on the artistic
input of musical director David
Williams.
The show opened in 1997 at the
Hippodrome Theat.er in Bristol.
England. On opening night, the
audience stood and cheered for five
minutesl he said.
Today there are six dance troupes
performing "Spirit of the Dance" all
over the world. Performances often sell
out.
The company has a pool of about 150
dancers and full-time training schools
in Dublin and London. Dancers must be
skilled in all forms of dance. Many
began training in Irish dance as sinall
children.
Oak Ridge Boys (from left) Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, Willipm Lee Golden and Richard Sterban sing Thursday at the Five Flags Center.
Oak Ridge Boys please fans at Five Flags
By SANDYE VOIGHT
TH staff writer
With the spotlight gleaming on his snowy
beard. William Golden Lee held Ollt his anns
to the crowd at Five Flags Center.
"It's great to be in Iowa." he told the
Thursday afternoon audience of mostly se-
nior citizens. "and I feel like singing all
day!"
.Many in the crowd had traveled by bus to
see the Oak Ridge Boys in the first of two
concerts Thursday, sponsored by the Dia-
mond Jo Casino.
Doug Fischer, director of player develop-
ment at the casino, said a total of 3,000
tickets were sold for the two performances.
The seating capacity for the show was 2,800
per performance.
"We're extremely pleased with the
turnout. Everyone's having a good time. It's
good to see Dubuque getting these good
acts," he said. Last year, the casino spon-
sored concerts by Three Dog Night and
Crystal Gayle.
Dorothy Coenen, of McFarland, Wis., who
traveled by bus with a business group, said
she'd seen the Oak Ridge Boys in concert
once before.
"It was a long time ago," she said, "be-
fore they had white hair."
Ellie Mason. of Fort Atkinson, Wis., also
came with a bus group. Participants made a
day of it, she said, with time to gamble at the
casino.
"I'm enjoying the concert very much," she
said. "I have all their tapes."
. White-haired or not, the Oak Ridge Boys
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Dancers perform the first portion of "Spirit of the Dance" Thursday Night at the Five Flags Center.
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By BECKY SISCO
TH staff writer
An eclectic. sell-out c!"owd of 1.900
showed up for Thursday's dance perfor-
mance at Five Flags Center. Even people
who do not normally enjoy dancing -
namel~'. men - seemed enthralled with the
Irish International Dance Co.
'Mark Wall. of Dubuque. doesn't like to
dance and usuallv doesn't like to watch
other people danc~. But. when the produc-
tion of "Riverdance" toured the United
States a few years ago, Wall became in-
trigued.
"It probably has to do with the energy in
it:' he said. "This is fantastic."
Nancy Strohmeyer, of Dubuque. said she
hadn't bothered to ask her husband. Gary,
to attend the performance. She figured he
would pa~s on it. But Gary, who has gone
to only one country-line dance during his
life and left after one beer. asked her to
go to the Irish International performance.
If the crowd was eclectic. the music and
dancing were even more so.
Strains of techno-rock, jazz, jungle
rhvthm, hoe-down music and New Age
mood music Intermingled with traditional
Irish folk sounds. By listening carefully,
one could even pick up traces of traditional
Japanese music during a flamenco number.
The dancing ranged from Irish folk
dancing - with arms at sides. feet
stomping and legs kicking - to flamenco
and modern ballet.
Some numbers had minimal clancing.
One featured a female soloist performing a
melancholv ballad.
But the audience xesponded most enthu-
siastically to the more traditional, toe-tape
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"I like the fast. dancing," said PnlncHl
Locher, or Asbury, towa. "I don't. know
how they call do that."
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lJlIsly. "1 always wnnlrd to be a dancer.
Slr~l\llleVer said "In my next Ide, 1
\-,fould liI~c to dance like that."
Lvdi<l Wvlic, of Dubuqup.. nCl-'d not
\Vaj" for hl~r next life. At age gt she al-
re~Hl\' has begun lal<ing Irish c1all(,('
}p:;;so'ns. She ('ven recognized some o[ the
slr.p~ she has learned.
Somelilnes the henvy rhythm of lhp
I1HI5\C anti the day-glow-like lighting
uverpowered the energy and strength of
the movement. During one number, the
lighting danced from purple to lime
gl:ecn, to aqua. to (uchsia: At other Limes
dallcers \vere drenched In red. orange,
I"o\'al blue or while
~rhe performance wasn 'l pxacll,v wh<ll.
Don Kahle. of Dubu<]ue, e"peeted. HI'
thought there \\lnult! be Illon~ traditional
Trish dancing l.h:Jn there WflS.
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Central sophomore T.J. Pickering worlls on one
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NEWS
You can use
Who: Central
Alternative High
Sc hool
What: "A Tribute to
Victory: Dubuque in
World War II"
When: 7 p.m.,
Wednesday
Where: Five Flags
Center
Cost: $6 for adults,
$3 for students
Kristy Roth (left)
and Justin Birch
work on a life-size
model of the
atomic bomb
"Little Boy'
recently at Central
Alternative High
School.
Central pays
historic tribute
By DREW BRASHAW, Central Alternative High School
A ttendon history students: How
. would you like the opportuni ty
to celebrate America's history
while being a part ofit at the same
time?
Well, the history and English
students at Central Alternative High
School are making this opportunity a
reality. On Wednesday, at the Dubuque
Five Flags Center, Central will proudly
present "A Tribute to Victory: Dubuque
in World War II."
. Joining us for this historic event will
be Elizabeth Strohfus, a Women's Army
Service Pilot; Robert Martin, native
Dubuquer and Thskegee Airman; and
Brig. Gen. Paul W Tibbets, the pilot of
the B-29 Enola Gay.
Strohfus.will present a female
aviator's perspective of the war. She
will tell how she helped break down
gender barriers by competently flying
sophisticated militalY aircraft.
Martin wiJI give his account of
having to fight in two wars
simultaneously: the conventional war
against the AXis powers and the other
war, fighting to be recognized and
appreciated as a black pilot on a
segregated military.
Tibbets will describe his role in the
development and deployment of the
first atomic bomb, "Little Boy." In the
opinion of many, the dropping of this
weapon was the single most significant
event of the 20th century.
If you would like the opportunity to
meet Tibbets and learn more about his
story, you can join him on Thesday at
the Kennedv Mall fountain from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m., where he will be signing
his new autobiography "Return of the
Enola Gay."
In addition to the honored guests,
there will be student work on display,
including a scale model of Pearl
Harbor, model aircraft and an actual
size replica of "Little Boy."
A student-written research book,
which was made possible by the
generosity of Kendall/Hunt Publishing,
complete with personal, firsthand
accounts of World War II from veterans
of Dubuque, will be on sale as well.
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year Farmland employee. search for a job over the Internet during
TIt: Da...e Ketleormg
Tuesday's Job Fair at Five Flags Center, All 1.100 Farmland worl<ers
will be laid off when the plant is sold to John Morrell next month.
Opportunities on display
Job fair: Farmland
workers meet with
employers as layoffs
loom at packing plant
By RENEE BERG
TH staff writer
Alan Olson, of Galena, Ill..
doesn't know what to put on his re-
sume other than he has killed hogs
for 30 vears.
An employee of Farmland Foods
Inc. in Dubuque. Olson is one of the
plant.s I. I 00 workers set to lose
their jobs within the next month
when the facHitv is sold to John
Morrell & Co. "
A subsidiary of Smithfield Foods
Inc.. John Morrell intends to close
the plant for six tn(mths or morec
The company will undergo a $10'
million l"enovatinn bdore rehiring a
similar-sized workforce.
Olson was one of manv Farmland
employees who attende~l a job fair
Tuesday at Five Flags Center. where
90 employers set up booths fea-
turing 1,175 jobs.
Put on by the city of Dubuque
and several partnering agencies. the
fair was geared toward helping
Farmland workers with their job
searches.
Lori Costello, with [\l"dical As-
sociates Clinic. said many of her
buulh":-; visitors TucsdClV 'arc like
Olson - they ha\.e spent their en-
tire adult H\'es working for the
meatpacking plant. Faced with a
Ifl~'nff. thl'!~' don't kno,," \VhAt t~rpe of
work to pursue.
Medical Associat.es has hired
Farmland workers in the past.
Costello said. and 1110re hires ma\'
be made from 'I\lesda~"s applicants.
If not.hing else. the jnb fair
showed plant workers thal jobs
await. them. Costello said. if not at
Medical Associates. then ~lsP,,'hcre.
Tile job [air "came at about the
right time:' saiel Mick "drian. of
Bernard. Iuwa. who has wn1"l~ed at
Farmland since last spring. He said
Jobfair/Please turn to Page 2A
Loras offers scholarships
Dubuque'S Laras Colleg~ is offering
scllolarships, equal to one.llalf tuition. to
Farmland Foods Inc. ernployees due to lose
their jobs when the plant closes in June.
The t1a!f-off tuition scholarships are
available for the college's upcoming fall
and spring semesters.
The meatpacl<ing plant \"orl~ers also will
be eligible for need.based financial aid.
Interestecl Farmland employ'ees should
contact Linda Crossett. director of
continUing education. at 319/588.7139,
Job fair: Some are prompted to return to school for a degree
Continued from Page 1A
Illany plant workers alread~' are quitting for
other jobs.
Olson said his 30 ~'ears of killing hogs are
over, The plant sale has prornpted him to re-
turn tu school, where he will secure a one-
~.'ear machining degree.
He was on the lookout Tuesda\" for a part-
lll11e job to cover his bills while he at.tends
Northeast Iowa Community College,
Ste':e Krieg. of Dubuque. also will lose his
job when Farmland is sold to John Morrell
next month. He spent. time Tuesday at the job
r~\ ir's computer eenter. posting his resume
onto Internet .Job sites.
Krieg said his family's recent pmchases of a
hOLlse and vehicle have him looking (or a job
\vith comparable wages to Farmland's.
"I just want a place to retire," the 47-year-
old said. "I'm not. looking to be a million-
an'e."
The jobs featured at. the fair included those
in manufacturin,g, health care, retail. hun1an
resources and publishing.
Kevin Stevens. of CIGNA Retirement and
Investment Services, said his company is
looking to hire 100 t.o 200 pcople within the
next veal', l\Ilost positions require a college
degree.
Truck Country has about five openings for
diesel mechanics. said Erik Thoms. t.he COll1-
pany's director or hurnan resources
Some Farmland \Vorlu'!rs who attended the
,lob fair have the experience l'eql.1in~d to fill
the Jobs. Thoms said
The area's unemployment rate of below:'}
percent mal{cs the soon-to-bE'-L:.dd-orr Farn,l-
land empl()~rees a pl'eciou~ c{)1l1m(Jctit~'. S8J(!
Rick Dickinson. director of the Greater
Dubuque Development Corp.
Area emplo\'ers ,,-ercll't at the .job fair
Tuesday us an act of ,genf'rosit~.. but to recruit
workel~s '
"Farmland E'nlplu~'e{.:'s ha','E' n tremendous
value to the emplo~'f:'rs of this [ll'ca:' Dick-
inson said, "The cmp]n~'('rs are here to tap
into that value."
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Liturgical
composer
to perform
in Dubuque
By the Telegraph Herald
One of the best known liturgical
composers in the English-speaking
world will perform May 21 at Five
Flags Thea tel'.
David Haas has traveled the world as a
speaker, author, concert performer,
recording artist, composer of worship music
and workshop and retreat leader. He
addresses liturgical
music, spirituality,
liturgy, prayer, catechesis
and youth ministry.
Haas' music appears
in many hymnals and
anthologies.
Songs. such as "You
Axe Mine" "Come and
Journey~ith Me,"
,"Song of the Body of
Christ" and "Blest Axe
They" are commonly
used in Catholic
worship.
He has produced 25 collections of
liturgical music. He has made numerous
recordings as well as a full-length feature
video, "We Give You Thanks, Glory Day:
David Haas and Friends in Concert." In
1991, he was nominated for a Grammy
Award for the recording "I Shall See God,"
He has written several articles for
magazines such as Pastoral Music, Modern
Liturgy, Cantor and Catechumenate.
He is the author of several books on
prayer and spirituality, including "Dear
God: Prayers for Children," "With Every
Note I Sing" and "Prayers Before an
Awesome God: The Psalms for Teenagers."
Haas is the director of The Emmaus
Center for Music, Prayer and Ministry in
Eagan, Minn.
St. Anthony Catholic Parish is
sponsoring his appearance. All proceeds
from the event will go to St. Anthony's
sister parish in H;aiti.
David Haas
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KNIGHT TIME
Gus Baker, .of Oskaloosa, Iowa. stands at arms Saturday
during the conclusion of the Knights of Columbus parade on
\ lOCUS.t Street. The Knights were Ilolding their state convention
at Five Flags Center and tile Holiday Inn Dubuque Five Flags.
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Dubuque l\IlIgnLs
marching into
second century
State convention:
Local Knights of
Columbus welcome
Iowa brethren
By MARY RAE BRAGG
TH staff writer
For 100 years, longer than al-
most any other city west of the
Mississippi River, Dubuque has
been home to the Knights of
Columbus.
This weekend, Council 510
trumpets its longevity as it hosts
the 2000 Iowa Knights of
Columbus Convention that will
bring about 1,000 members of
the Catholic fraternal organiza-
tion and their
ladies to the
city.
It is an event
that has been
years in the
making, begin-
ning in 1994
when Dubuque
Knights began
crusading at
the state con-
ventions to be David Dehs
selected the Convention chair
first conven-
tion site of the
new century.
'''Dubuque-
land in Two
Grand' was
our theme,"
said David
Ochs, the 2000
con v en t i on
chairman.
Armed with
tourisrn infor-
mation from
the Dubuque
Convention
and Visitors Bureau, local
Knights went by the bus load to
successfully lobby for the event.
Knowing how to get support
for their causes is second nature
to Knights, as anyone who'S ever
bought one of their Tootsie Rolls
can attest. Over the years. their
annual drive to raise money for
the mentally handicapped has
become a familiar, as well as
successful, community event.
Thanks to Knights and th~ir
wives standing a t church doors
offering the little chocolate
goodies in exchange for dona-
tions, Council 510 has raised
more than $50,000 in the past 10
vears. Beneficiaries include Al-
brecht Acres, near Sherrill,
Iowa, and Hills and Dales Child
Development Center, in
Dubuque.
But that amount pales in com-
parison to the donations the or-
ganization makes regularly
throughout the year to other
community charities, thanks in
great part to income from their
weekly bingo games.
Art Freihoefer, the council'sfi-.
nancial secretary, said the group
donated $10,000 during the first
Greg Birkett
Deputy grand
knight
Knights convention
About LOCO people are expected in
Dubuque this weekend for the Iowa
Knights of ColumbUS 2000 Conven-
tion. taking place at Five Flags Center
and the Holiday Inn Dubuque five
Flags.
The publiC is invited to view the
convention parade. which begins at
4:30 p.m. Saturday, at 8th and Locust
str"eets. going south on Locust to Five
Flags Center.
As it hosts the convention.
Dubuque's Council 510 of the Knights
of Columbus celebrates its lOOth an-
niversary. Dubuque's council is the
third oldest west of the Mississippi
River. The only ones in existence
longer are located in Minneapolis and
SL Louis.
quarter of this year to organiza-
tions such as the Dubuque Food
Pantfy and Birthright. That is
typical for three months of ac-
tivity, Freihoefer said.
"Charity is a big part of what
we do,"_said Greg Birkett,
council deputy grand knight.
Precepts of the Knights of
Columbus are charity, unity, fra-
ternity and patriotism, qualities
that Birkett said transcend the
centuries.
"We think they're still very rel-
evant," Birkett said, looking at
the convention logo upon which
the four words are inscribed.
Membership.inthe Knights of
Columbus is restricted to
Catholic men oJderthan 18. Al-
though current membership has
. fallen to about half of what it
. was in its 1950s heyday, Council
510 still boasts about 600 mem-
bers from the tii-states, .
: The majority are older than 50,
but there continues to.be an ac-
tive core of young members, ac~
cording to Ochs;
One of those younger members
is his son Thomas, who is the
coilncil's current grand knight.
Leading the council is a family
tradition, since the elder Ochs
was grand knight in 1983.
Records from 1917 show the
Knights of Columbus in their
current building at 781 Locust
Sf. The hall where members held
their wedding receptions is now
withess to their 50th anniversary
parties, but it has withstood the
test of time.
While this weekend's conven-
tion officially takes place at the
Five Flags Center and the Hol-
iday Inn Dubuque Five Flags, the
hall plays a part as the site for a
dinner tonight. It also will be the
starting point for the convention
parade at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Pageantry takes center stage
as bands. horse-drawn carriages
and classic cars carry church
and Knight dignitaries along Lo-
cust to the Five Flags Center.
It is likely that the parade's
most stirring aspect will be the
sight orl00 4th degree Knights,
dressed in colorful capes and
plumed hats, swords at their
sides. marching into the 21st
century.
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Elephants perform Sunday for trainer Brett Carden at the George Carden International Circus at the Dubuque Five Flags Center.
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Mammoth debate focuses on.elephants
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Congressional hearing: C ire u s
promoter smirks at the
suggestion of banning them
By ERIK HOGSTROM
TH staff writer
Eliminate eleph<!nt!'; from the c.irclls? Bob
Sands says you might as well eliminate the
flying trapeze, the pedorrning ponies and the
booming vnice I)f the ringmaster.
"It's an institution," ~aid-Sands, promoter of
. the GeoT.lJe C~rden Intern~tjonal Circus. "To
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eliminate them altogether is ridiculous."
Sponsored by the-Kaaba Shrine Temple and
the Dubuque Diamond Jo Cnsino, the Spring-
field, MO.-based circus came to Dubuque's Five
Fla,gs Center for 1\vo perfor-
mances Sunday_ The performance . 2 injured
came just days afLer a hearing of in high-wire
the U.S. House .Judiciary Com- mishap/2A
mittee's crime panel that focused ___"_
on the use of elephants in performances.
uThese animals are, No.1, taken care of."
Sands said. "They've got proper people han-
cUing them. There is no problem."
Sands said circus elephants_are regulated for
safety and health.
"You can't ha,,'e elephants without the gov-
ernment saying 'yes;'" he said. 1'\Vhichis a good
thing. Theychecit your trainer, they check-that
the elephants have bad their shots;".
Opponents.of using circus elephants dispute
the safety claims.
"We spent 15 years researchjng the problem
and realized people '''''ere being misled by _ the
circus people:' said Pat Derby, president and
founder of the Performing Animal \VelIare- So...
eiety in a telephone intel.view from her organi-
zation's Galt, Calif. headquarters,
Elephants/Please turn to Page 2A
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Elephants: Group says animals have killed people
Circusperfonner survives 25-foot fall
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D(>rby's group is lobbying for
-passage of H.R. 2929. the Cap-
,- tive Elephant Accident Preven-
.tionAct,
According to Derby, captive
elephants performing in circuses
and elephant-ride exhibits have
. killed at least 28 people during
the past 15 years and have serj~
ously injured more than 70
other~, including at least 50
spectators,
"The list goes on and on and
'all and these (circus) people say
no onf' has been seriously injured
or killed:' Derbv said. "\Ve're not
saying circuses can It own ele-
- ph~U1t<;, \Vhat we're saying is that
the\' can't travel them and ex-
po~e them to the public."
Sands said elephants are only
part of the circus experience.
"We've got it all." he said.
"Tigers, ponies, the flying
trapeze and the high \vil'e. It's a
well-rounded circus."
Opponents of circus elephants
sa~' the animals are out-of-place
under the big lop.
"I think circuses have led
people to believe that an ele-
phant is nothing more than a big
1.:0'.\':' Derb\' said. "They never
stop being ~vhat they're meant
to be: elephants are the- great
mo\'ing machines of the wild.
. Elephants rampaglO' because of
( the lives thev're forced to live."
Sands said the use of ele-
phants depends on the people
im.olved, "Properly handled, it's
wonderful:' he said, "Not prop-
erly handled, it's terrible,"
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A circus performer and a crew
member of the George Carden In-
ternational Circus crew \'vere in~
jured ina high-wire mishap late
Sunday afternoon at Five Flags
Center,
According to witnesses, per-
former Javier Castro fell approxi-
mately 25 let.~t during a biCYCle
routine, There \"'ere no safety nets
or restraints, He was cons~ciolls
and aJcrt and wearing a neck
brace while he W<lS taken out of
the arena by Dubuquc Fire De-
partment par:unedics and trans-
ported to Mercy Medic31
Center-Dubuque,
According to Dubuque Police
Capt. Tom Raschkl'., Castro ini-
tiallv landed on his feet but suf-
fered "multiplE.> thoracic
cOlTIpr~ssiom; to his vertebrae." He .
was treated and releilsed Sunda\'
night. .
As Castro fel1. his l.Jalancing
pole struck crew member Heman
Florez-Toscano in the head.
Florez-Tosco.no, who was a ground
spotter for the performeJ:s, was
treated <It I'vIerc\' fmd released after
rec€'iving fOLu'"or fin~ :-;taples (or
his head injury, Ra~chkc ~aid.
Both l'nen are I islcd <lS being res-
idents of Springfield, 7\'10.
Another crew men1 bpI' of the
circus, l\-Iarinil Toscano, reportedly
was struck bv the bike that Castro
was riding but refused medical
treatment, Raschke ~mjcl,
Castro \v'as performing during
the second of two circus sllfJWS at
Fi..'e Flags. Hl' \vas described by
ci rcus officials as a veteran per-
fornier.
Witnesses in the crowd said the
accident occurred towal'd the end
of the high-wire: act,
Circus officials said a pair of
performers remained on the wire
following the accident and were
unharmed,
A Hul.. Hoop routine in the
center ring followed the accident
as paramedics worked on the two
men in front of the left rinR,
Circus officials declared an ex-
tended intcrmisSiioll while para-
medics took the two injured men
out of the arena to wailing ambu-
lances,