🌱 Dubuque Winter Farmers Market and 10 more events

Hi Bernard! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Dubuque Winter Farmers Market

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A severe afternoon t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 35 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy and much colder, temps: high: 47, low: 30.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 50 and low of 28 degrees.

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📸 Around Bernard

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bernard

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Dubuque Winter Farmers Market
  JFK Rd and Key Way Dr, Bernard
  9:00 am

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Other local events

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📣 Bernard Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday April 20

• DCLD Kids: Blooming Flower Experiment
  Dubuque County Library- Peosta Branch , 8342 NICC Dr , Peosta
  4:00 pm
• Monticello Boys Varsity Soccer @ Cascade
  Cascade High School , 505 Johnson St NW , Cascade
  5:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Peosta Storytime
  Dubuque County, IA Calendar Dubuque, IA 52001
  9:00 am
• Farley Storeytime
  Dubuque County, IA Calendar
  10:00 am

Wednesday April 22

• Preschool Storytime
  Dubuque County, IA Calendar Dubuque, IA 52001
  9:30 am
• Epworth Storytime
  Dubuque County, IA Calendar Dubuque, IA 52001
  11:00 am
• Veteran Services Commission Meeting
  Dubuque County, IA Calendar Dubuque, IA 52001
  1:30 pm
• Holy Cross Preschool Storytime
  Dubuque County, IA Calendar Dubuque, IA 52001
  1:45 pm
• MasterFILE Premier and EBSCOhost Information Session
  Dubuque County Library- Peosta Branch , 8342 NICC Dr , Peosta
  5:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Free Casseroles- Convivium Urban Farmstead
  Dubuque County, IA Calendar Dubuque, IA 52001
  11:00 am
• Teens @ the Library: Character Keychains
  Dubuque County Library- Peosta Branch , 8342 NICC Dr , Peosta
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• AMCOR, plc posted a job opening for Maintenance Mechanic (12 Hour Night Shift) in Peosta. Apply here.
• Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Shift Lead (Hourly Manager) in Dubuque. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bernard here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Cascade

• BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood WarningNational Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL700 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 (dubuqueinpursuitnews.com)

Dubuque

• AA250: Historic Dubuque elevator offers one-of-a-kind ride and sweeping three-state views (cbs2iowa.com)
• Dubuque's Art on the River 2026–2027: 'Stillness in the Driftless' Brings Eleven Fresh Sculptures to the Mississippi Riverwalk (dubuqueinpursuitnews.com)
• From hobby to community hub: Dubuque Pottery Studio welcomes new artists (kwqc.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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