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We got some much needed rain last week - now the winds lately have dried
things out considerably, so we need more! Baseball and softball games are
needed to be played as there are already several make-ups on tap and there
is also for track and field. Several teams have played three or more games,
however some have only played one or two. The weather is supposed to stay
pretty warm this week, so there should be a lot of games being played!
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Thanks to a lot of hard work by the Ice Wolves Hockey Association all the
ice is gone from the floor in Ley Pavilion at Harris Park. That means the
Wisconsin Grilled Cheese contest will take place there Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Point Five, a local band, will perform and there will be a lot of vendors
available with food and beverage for all attending. Some people have
been lucky enough to purchase VIP tickets so they could try the contestants'
productions! It is a fun filled day for all!
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That evening, the Dodgeville Lions Club is holding the 2nd Annual Lions
Club Fun Night at Dodger Bowl where people are treated to a meal at 6:00
and can win a lot of prizes - top prize is $3000 with $1000, $750, $500 and
$250 prizes following. One person in 10 gets their $50 entry back!
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Also that evening, the Community Connections Free Clinic will be holding
it annual spring fundraising auction at Deer Valley in Barneveld starting at
6:00. There will be light refreshments with silent and live auctions going on.
This is a MAJOR fundraiser for the clinic!
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It was announced Friday that the American Pickers TV show will be coming
to Dodgeville in May. For anybody not familiar with the show - American
Pickers is an American reality television series that premiered on January
18, 2010, on History channel, and produced by A&E Television Networks,
in collaboration with Cinefix Productions. The show follows antique and collectible
pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz as they travel around the United
States. Originally in a Mercedes Sprinter van, and later a Ford Transit, buying
("picking") various items either for resale, for clients, or occasionally their
own personal collections. Danielle Colby runs the office of Wolfe's business,
Antique Archeology, from their home base in Le Claire, Iowa, and later at a
second, newer location in Nashville, Tennessee, while Fritz sells his acquisitions
at his shop (and on his own website), Frank Fritz Finds, upriver in
Savanna, Illinois. The men go on the road, not only following up leads that
Colby has generated, but also "free-styling" - stopping at places that look
like they might hold items worth buying. They also pick some places more
than once.
That's pretty exciting for the area! See above photo of their Nashville store.