STAR WARS: INTO DARKNESS IS SHOWING NOW AT THE VOY THEATRE.    RATED PG-13.    FOR WHAT'S SHOWING AT THE VOY 3 AND THE
DRIVE-IN...24 HOURS A DAY, CALL 563-652-3535.    THE RECORDING ALSO
INCLUDES SHOW TIMES.

YES, THE BUSCH STADIUM PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY ME WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE FAMOUS ST. LOUIS ARCH....OVER 600 FEET UP IN THE AIR.   BOTH OF
US DID THE RIDE-UP OVER 25 YEARS AGO, SO IT WAS LIKE A NEW
EXPERIENCE.    AND IT WAS FUN.    ASHLEY WIGGINS, RICHARD E. STIMMEL
AND COLLEEN HERMAN EMAILED ME GIVING THE ANSWER TO MY
QUESTION WITH THE PHOTO BELOW.   IT COST $10 TO TAKE THE RIDE, WHICH
TAKES ABOUT A HALF-HOUR FROM START TO FINISH.    THERE ARE 16 CARS THAT MAKE THE TRIP TOGETHER AND EACH HOLDS 5 PEOPLE.
UNDER THE ARCH IS ALSO LOTS OF FREE THINGS TO DO, INCLUDING VISITING A VERY LARGE GATEWAY TO THE MIDWEST MUSEUM.   A GREAT
PLACE TO SPEND AN HOUR OR TWO WHEN VISITING ST. LOUIS.   WE
WERE THERE  FOR THE CARDINAL RADIO NETWORK PARTY THAT INCLUDED
SEEING TWO GAMES.    WE STAYED AT THE HYATT REGENCY AND HAD
A FUN TIME, WITH ALMOST PERFECT WEATHER.   SAW THE CARDS WIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND LOOSE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

NICE DAY TODAY....HIGH OF 76.    SHOULD BE NICE ALSO TOMORROW AND
SUNDAY.....THE BIG GRADUATION DAY.     MAQUOKETA CEREMONIES WILL BE
AT 2 SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND BROADCAST ON KMAQ-FM "LIVE" FROM
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.

A LARGE  GRASS FIRE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR HIGHWAY 61 ABOUT 5 MILES
NORTH OF MAQUOKETA ON 110TH STREET.    FOUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO FIGHT THE FIRE.    MAQUOKETA, ANDREW, LAMOTTE AND SPRINGBROOK FIREMEN WERE ON THE SCENE ALL AFTERNOON.
WATER WAS HAULED FROM MAQUOKETA.    THE MAQUOKETA AMBULANCE
WAS CALLED TO BE ON HAND IN CASE FIREMEN HAD PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE HEAT FROM THE FIRE AND THE HOT WEATHER.

THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY SHELTER  JUST NORTHEAST
OF MAQUOKETA RECEIVED 26 DOGS FROM DADE COUNTY FLORIDA
YESTERDAY.    THEY  ARE STRAY DOGS FROM HURRICANE SANDY.
THERE ARE MANY TO NOW BE ADOPTED...BOTH MALE AND FEMALE.
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT BREEDS AND ALL ARE UP-TO-DATE ON THEIR SHOTS.

TRY TO MAKE THE SUPER BELGIUM WAFFLE BREAKFAST SUNDAY
MORNING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.....SPONSORED BY THE HELION LODGE
#36 A.F. & A.M.    IT IS A GREAT BREAKFAST AND JUST $7.

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #8269 OF MAQUOKETA RECENTLY PRESENTED DAC, INC. A CHECK FOR $1,616.  THEY COLLECTED THE MONEY AT THEIR
RECENT TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE.

THE CUSTOM CAR SHOW IS TOMORROW AFTERNOON FROM NOON UNTIL 4 ON THE OHNWARD PARKING LOT.    FREE.     THE TOP 20 CARS WILL BE
CHOSEN AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A BEST-OF-THE-SHOW.    NANCY MOORE,
JAKE BICKFORD AND I WILL BE THE JUDGES.    THEN, TOMORROW NIGHT
AT 7 AT OHNWARD, THE BUDDY HOLLY LEGENDS SHOW.   TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.    DOORS OPEN AT 6.     GO EARLY AND VIEW
THE CURRENT ART SHOW IN THE LOBBY.

A FEW MORE PHOTOS I TOOK DOWN IN ST. LOUIS.    THE CARDINAL
MANAGER, MIKE MATHENY....THE VOICE OF THE CARDINALS, MIKE]
SHANNON....AND IN THE ARCH MUSEUM AN INDIAN DISPLAY AND THE ANIMAL
OF THE WESTERN EXPANSION, THE BUFFALO.

CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

                                          (CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT)
A NICE PHOTO OF BUSCH STADIUM THAT I TOOK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
BET YOU CAN'T GUESS WHERE I TOOK IT FROM??
DENNIS VOY

ABOVE IS KIMBERLY MEILL, WHO SPOKE TO THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
THIS PAST WEDNESDAY NOON AT THE EAGLES CLUB ON EAST PLATT IN
MAQUOKETA.     CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.    FOR MORE ABOUT
HER POSITION AS MAQUOKETA'S NEW POSTMASTER, GO TO THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY WEB SITE.   FIRST GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM
AND THEN CLICK-ON THE BLUE ROTARY WHEEL.

DENNIS VOY

SUNNY AND HOT TODAY....89!

 TOMORROW, SUNNY AND IN THE UPPER 70'S!

SALARIED EMPOYEES IN THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL SYSTEM WILL RECEIVE
APPROXIMATELY A 2.5 PERCENT PAY  RAISE.
AND, HOURLY EMPLOYEES WILL GET A 10-CENT AN HOUR RAISE.
THE APPROVAL FOR THE RAISES CAME LAST NIGHT AT THE BOARD MEETING.
IT IS A 2-YEAR CONTRACT FOR MOST ALL EMPLOYEES.
THE SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY WAS NOT ADDRESSED.

BIG DAY MONDAY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS....

                                         CLICK ON ABOVE TO ENLARGE IT
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL HAS A TWO SPORT SPRING ATHLETE GOING
TO STATE IN TRACK.  MORE ABOUT HER AND A PHOTO OF HER ON THE LEIGHTON HEPKER BLOG......WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE CARDINAL.

BUDDY HOLLY FANS WILL HAVE  FUN THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER....

                                      CLICK ON ABOVE TO READ IT
KMAQ WILL HAVE A SPECIAL PRE-GRADUATION AUCTION SHOW AT 5:45 P.M.
THURSDAY.    BIG SAVINGS.    BIDS TAKEN OVER THE PHONE.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7, THE MCHS BACCALAUREATE SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.   ALL ARE INVITED AND SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION.  IT WILL
BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ-AM-1320.

A BOAT  EDUCATION COURSE COMING UP....

                                          CLICK ON ABOVE TO ENLARGE IT
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY SCHOLAR DINNER WAS HELD WEDNESDAY
NIGHT,  MAY 8TH, AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.  THE TOP 20 MCHS GRADUATING SENIORS WERE HONORED.
THE ROTARY HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 50 YEARS.   ROTARIAN
DAVE UPDEGRAPH TOOK A GROUP PHOTO AND YOU CAN SEE IT BY
GOING TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE BLUE ROTARY WHEEL.

"STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS"
THIS TWO-HOUR-PLUS PG-13 MOVIE STARTS THURSDAY NIGHT AT  THE
VOY 3 THEATRE IN MAQUOKETA.    IT IS FOR ALL AGES, FROM THE ROUSING
OPENING SEQUENCE TO THE GOB-SMACKING CLIMAX, THE MOVIE PUTS
THE ADVENTURE INTO SPACE AND HOW!    THE MOVIE STARTS WITH THE CREW OF THE USS ENTERPRISE INVOLVED IN SAVING A PLANET.   THEY GO
ABOUT IT RATHER DRAMATICALLY WITH SCIENCE OFFICER SPOCK IN A "LIVE"
VOLCANO TRYING TO DETONATE A COLD FUSION DEVICE WHILE CAPTAIN
KIRK AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER BONES ARE RUNNING AWAY FROM
INTERESTING-LOOKING NATIVES.
IT WILL BE A HUGE HIT.

                                         CLICK-ON THE ABOVE AND THEN BUY YOUR DUCK AT KMAQ OR SEND $5.00 TO MAQUOKETA ROTARY, BOX 940, MAQUOKETA, IOWA
52060.    YOUR DUCK MAY WIN YOU $500.


JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING SEVERAL LOUD BOOMS WHICH WERE HEARD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
RESIDENTS HAVE CALLED THE MAQUOKETA LAW CENTER  (SUNDAY AND
MONDAY) REPORTING THE LOUD NOISE.    IT APPEARS TO BE COMING
FROM NORTH OF MAQUOKETA.    ANYONE KNOWING  WHAT THE NOISE IS
SHOULD CALL THE LAW CENTER.

                                     (CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT)
MAQUOKETA NATIVE JOEL MILLER FROM DELAVAN, WISCONSIN CAME ALL THE WAY TO MAQUOKETA TODAY TO SPEAK AT THE "BROWN BAG LUNCH"
AT THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM, SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.   THERE WAS A FULL  HOUSE TO HEAR HIM TALK
ABOUT GROWING UP ON THE FAMILY FARM LOCATED IN THE FAMOUS
"SAND PRAIRIE" AREA OF JACKSON COUNTY, JUST NORTH OF MAQUOKETA.
EVEN THOUGH NOTHING BUT SAND SOIL, IT STILL GROWS GARDEN
PRODUCE AND CORN.   HE IS SHOWN  WITH A CLOCK FROM MAQUOKETA
ONE-ROOM SCHOOL #6 THAT WAS IN THE SAND AREA.  HE IS WRITING
A BOOK ABOUT HIS EARLY DAYS IN JACKSON COUNTY.

MAQUOKETA RECEIVED WORD TODAY THAT A FORMER  WELL KNOWN
MAQUOKETA MINISTER DIED MAY 5TH IN ST. PAUL.      REV. RUSSELL FATE WAS 88 AND  SUFFERED FROM ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.      HE SERVED HERE AS THE  PASTOR OF THE U.C.C. CHURCH  (20 YEARS) AND RETIRED IN 1990.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 65 YEARS AND 4 SONS.    A MEMORIAL
SERVICE WILL BE ON JUNE 22ND AT IOWA CITY.

THREE MAQUOKETA STUDENTS WILL TRAVEL TO NASHVILLE, TENN. THIS SUMMER FOR THE HOSA NATIONALS.     THE STUDENTS ARE JENNA BREITBACH, HANNAH FULTNER, AND BRIDGET GOETZINGER.    PAULETTE
HORNER, HOSA ADVISOR, SAID ALL THREE QUALIFIED AT THE STATE
CONFERENCE IN MARCH.
FULTNER WILL COMPETE IN NURSE ASSISTING;  GOETZINGER IN MEDICAL
PHOTOGRAPHY AND BREITBACH IN LIFE SUPPORT SKILLS.      LAST YEAR,
BREITBACH SCORED 11TH IN THE NATION IN THE SAME EVENT.
BREITBACH WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE BARBARA JAMES PRESIDENTIAL
AWARD FOR HER COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS.   FULTNER WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE CLUB SCRAPBOOK.
HORNER (ALSO HOST OF CARDINAL COUNTDOWN ON KMAQ) SAID THE CLUB
ITSELF WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS AN OUTSTANDING CHAPTER AND FOR PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS EVENTS DURING HOSA WEEK.

THE CARDINALS ARE HOT AND IN FIRST PLACE.    I WILL SEE THEM PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON.....

SO...NO DAILY REPORT UNTIL FRIDAY.

ENJOY THE WEATHER!

DENNIS VOY

HIGHS.....
57 YESTERDAY
65 TODAY
87 TOMORROW

A CHECK FOR $3,720 WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE LITTLE BEAR
PARK COMMITTEE TOMORROW....THE CHECK IS THE AMOUNT OF NET PROCEEDS FROM THE "MEN WHO COOK" DINNER IN MAQUOKETA
IN LATE APRIL.

LENGTHY SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA  FOR TONIGHT.

CHECK OUT THE NEW "CARDINAL" KMAQ SPORTS BLOG AT
WWW.KMAQ.COM....AND CLICK-ON THE CARDINAL.    FORMER
MCHS COACH BILL FLEMMING STOPPED IN THIS MORNING AND
ON THE NEW BLOG, A PHOTO OF BILL AND LEIGHTON.

TWO OR THREE OR FOUR NEW BUSINESS PLACES ARE PREPARING TO OPEN IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA SOON.   MORE LATER.

THE MAQUOKETA STOCK CAR RACING SEASON STARTED SATURDAY NIGHT.   A COLD, WINDY NIGHT, BUT WHEN DRIVING BY,  I NOTICED A LOT OF DRIVERS AND SOME REAL RACING FANS IN THE GRANDSTAND.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK TURNING ON YOUR AIR-CONDITIONER.

DENNIS VOY

SHOWING NOW AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE....

                        "THE GREAT GATSBY" RATED PG-13

NOW...TODAY' DAILY REPORT...



WEATHER MAKES THE HEADLINES AGAIN!

6/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN YESTERDAY.
CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY...A  HIGH OF 57.
TOMORROW, SUNNY IN AFTERNOON AND UP TO 58 AND BREEZY.
MOTHER'S DAY LOOKS GOOD...SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 56.
AND NEXT TUESDAY, THEY ARE STILL PREDICTING 87 FOR A HIGH.

MAQUOKETA, THE TIMBER CITY!
AND HAROLD LUBBEN IS GOING TO HELP GET MORE  BEAUTIFUL TIMBER!
THERE IS AN ACRE OF LAND NEXT TO HIS HOUSE THAT PROBALY CAN NOT BE USED TO BUILD ON BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF EASEMENTS ACROSS THE LAND.     HE HAS BEEN MOWING IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IS WILLING TO BUY IT AND PLANT SOME TREES.   THE COUNCIL DIRECTED THE CITY
MANAGER  TO BEGIN PROCEDURES TO SELL THE LAND.    I'LL LET
YOU KNOW MORE WHEN IT HAPPENDS.

MOTHER'S DAY ALSO IS GRADUATION DAY FOR PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL.
THE FINAL GRADUATION, AS THERE WILL BE NO PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL
NEXT YEAR.    AND KMAQ-AM WILL BROADCAST THE CEREMONIES "LIVE" STARTING JUST BEFORE 1 P.M. SUNDAY.   
MAQUOKETA'S GRADUATION WILL BE AT 2 P.M. SUNDAY, MAY 19TH, AT
THE NEW LARGE  HIGH SCHOOL GYM.   PLENTY OF SEATING.
MAQUOKETA  HIGH SCHOOL BACCALAUREATE WILL BE THIS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AT 7 P.M. AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, AND WILL BE
SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION.  IT ALSO
WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ.

BLACK HILLS ENERGY OFFICIALS PLAN TO INVESTIGATE  THE GAS LEAK
WHICH SHUT DOWN SUMMIT AND SOUTH SECOND STREET OVERNIGHT
WEDNESDAY.    CREWS WERE BUILDING THE FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM THERE WHEN THEY HIT THE GAS LINE.    THE FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM  IS FOR INTERNET SERVICE AND THE IOWA HEALTH SYSTEMS RECEIVED A GRANT
FOR THE INSTALLATION.    THE SYSTEM WILL BE OPERATIONAL BY JUNE 30TH AND THE  HIGH SPEED INTERNET WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS
AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.   IT IS NOT GOING TO BE FREE.
CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER SAYS HE WILL CHECK INTO WHETHER THE CITY WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE EMERGENCY SERVICES AS A RESULT
OF THE COMPANY HITTING SEVERAL UTILITY LINES DURING THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.

                   GOSH WOULD I LIKE TO OWN THIS DUBUQUE CAR!
IT WAS PARKED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE.
GO CARDINALS!

       HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND MOTHERS
                  AND GRANDMOTHERS!
                                     HAPPY "MOTHERS DAY" 

DENNIS VOY

IT RAINED  LAST NIGHT AND ON AND OFF TODAY  AND MORE RAIN
TONIGHT.    TODAY'S HIGH 65.
WEEKEND LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
NEXT TUESDAY, WE WILL BE EXPECTING A  HIGH OF 84.

NANCY AND I WENT TO A MOVIE CONVENTION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AT MINNEAPOLIS.     LOTS OF GOOD MOVIES COMING THIS SPRING AND
SUMMER.   WE SAW THE NEW STAR TREK MOVIE AND IT SHOULD BE
A BIG  HIT.   IT WILL OPEN A WEEK FROM FRIDAY.

A GAS LEAK REPORTED JUST OFF SUMMIT STREET LAST NIGHT AT 6:30.
THE STREETS AROUND IT WERE CLOSED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
SPENT ALL NIGHT MONITORING THE SITUATION.   ELIMINATING THE
LEAK WAS COMPLETED THIS MORNING.    THEY ARE BUILDING A NEW
FIBER OPTIC LINE IN MAQUOKETA AND THE CREW STRUCK A NATURAL
GAS  PIPE.

A DRIVE IS UNDERWAY TO REPLACE THE SOUND SYSTEM AT THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER ON EAST QUARRY STREET.   THE SUPERVISORS
THIS WEEK GAVE $500.     THEY ARE TRYING TO RAISE $1,700 FROM
DONATIONS.

THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS COMMUNITY THEATRE GROUP WINNER OF THEIR
5TH ANNUAL $500 PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP IS JACOB KILBURG OF NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL IN GOOSE LAKE.    HE WILL BE ATTENDING
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE THIS FALL.      THEY RAISE THE SCHOLARSHIP
MONEY BY SELLING CONCESSIONS AT THEIR PERFORMANCES AT THE
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.

HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY.

DENNIS VOY

                                     THE GREAT GATSBY
                                                      STARTS FRIDAY
                               AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE

TODAY'S DAILY REPORTBEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY...SUNNY, LIGHT WIND AND IN THE 70'S.
SAME TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY.

THE MAQUOKETA MAN, GERALD EDWARDS, AGE 63,  WHO SAID AN INTRUDER SHOT HIM APRIL 25TH WHILE IN HIS HOME IS STILL IN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN IOWA CITY AND REMAINS IN STABLE CONDITION.    POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA SAID HE SUFFERED SOME COMPLICATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN HIM STAYING LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED. 

JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION HAS GAIN CLOSED SPRUCE CREEK PARK CAMPGROUND NORTH OF BELLEVUE DUE TO FLOODING.

MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.   THE COUNCIL WILL
BE TALKING ABOUT THE AIRPORT, LITTLE BEAR PARK, CLEANING UP THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AT THE FAMILY DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION CENTER, AND THE
COMMUNITY CENTER. 

WET GROUNDS AND NO STOCK CAR RACING LAST SATURDAY NIGHT IN
MAQUOKETA.

THIS IS THE FINAL WEEK OF FREE RADIO BINGO ON KMAQ AM & FM.
BINGO, AT 3:30 EACH WEEKDAY AFTERNOON,  WILL RETURN AGAIN NEXT JANUARY.  

THE CARDINALS ARE DOING WELL.  THEY SWEPT THE BREWERS IN 4 GAMES
THIS PAST WEEKEND AND REMAIN IN FIRST PLACE.

FOR MAQUOKETA CARDINAL SPORTS AND ST. LOUIS CARDINAL SPORTS,
GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE CARDINAL!

I WILL NOT HAVE A DAILY REPORT TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY.

THE NEXT REPORT WILL BE THURSDAY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

                                 CLICK-ON THE ABOVE TO READ IT

IT RAINED ALL DAY.
41 THE  HIGH.
MORE RAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

THE NEW JACKSON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR,
DAVID HEIAR (HIRED LATE IN APRIL) WILL HAVE HIS OFFICE IN THE
DENTAL BUILDING, "SMILES ON MAIN".   THE SUPERVISORS SIGNED A
5-YEAR LEASE.    A SATELLITE OFFICE WILL BE SET UP IN BELLEVUE.'
THE COURTHOUSE HAD BEEN OFFERED FOR HIS OFFICE, BUT OFFICIALS
SAID THAT COMPANIES PREFER MEETING IN A NON-GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

A THEFT.
VICKI ALDEN REPORTED HER PURSE  WAS TAKEN FORM HER CAR
WEDNESDAY WHILE PARKED AT RIVER VILLAGE APARTMENTS.

AND BROOKE SUMMER SAID SOMEONE SHOT AT HER VEHICLE LAST NIGHT WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT JUDSON AND MAIN STREETS.

DARKSIDE PROMOTIONS WILL AGAIN BE THIS  YEAR'S PROMOTERS OF STOCK CAR RACING SATURDAY NIGHTS IN MAQUOKETA.   RYAN DUHME AND TIM CURRENT ARE BACK FOR A SECOND YEAR.      PITS OPEN AT 4 TOMORROW AFTERNOON, THEN HOT LAPS AT 5:30 AND THE  RACES START
AT 6.    ADULTS, $12.    SENIORS, $10 AND $7 FOR STUDENTS.

SENATORS LIZ MATHIS OF ROBINS (FORMER TV ANCHOR WITH BELLEVUE TIES) AND SENATOR TOD BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA JOINED GOV.
TERRY BRANSTAD AS HE SIGNED LEGISLATION THIS WEEK REQUIRING TEENAGE DRIVERS GAIN MORE EXPERIENCE BEFORE THEY GET AN UNRESTRICTED LICENSE.      SEN. BOWMAN SAID THE NEW LEGISLATION
WILL MAKE IOWA'S ROADS SAFER FOR EVERYONE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.    SUNDAY SHOULD BE THE START OF BETTER WEATHER.

DENNIS VOY

78 YESTERDAY
43 FOR  HIGH TODAY
VERY LITTLE RAIN TODAY, BUT IT IS COMING.
TOMORROW, RAIN AND 49.
LOOKS LIKE WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY FOR MORE SPRING
WEATHER.'

RUMORS THAT THE NEW JACKSON COUNTY TRANSFER STATION OPENED
YESTERDAY ARE JUST THAT, RUMORS.     MARK BECK SAID THERE IS STILL WORK TO BE DONE.

AT THE MAQUOKETA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION YEAR-END DINNER LAST
NIGHT, THE FRIEND OF EDUCATION AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO SHEILA LINDSTROM OF MAQUOKETA.
HONORED AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR, TERI JOHANNSEN, SPECIAL
EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY WHO HAS TAUGHT
FOR 37 YEARS.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

78 TODAY....BUT THE GOOD WEATHER IS OVER FOR A FEW DAYS.
COLD AND WET THROUGH SUNDAY.

POPULAR SPRUCE CREEK PARK NORTH OF BELLEVUE WILL
RE-OPEN TOMORROW FOR PUBLIC CAMPING.

THIS IS THE MAIN BUILDING AND DINING ROOM FOR CAMP SHALOM
NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA.    THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
HELD A SPECIAL GUEST MEETING THERE AT NOON.  THIS BUILDING
WAS EXPANDED RECENTLY AND THERE IS ANOTHER NEW BUILDING.
GO TO THE ROTARY WEB SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A BUNCH
OF PHOTOS I TOOK OVER THE NOON HOUR THERE, TODAY.    GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE  ROTARY BLUE WHEEL.

KMAQ HAS A NEW "CARDINALS" BLOG.   GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM
AND CLICK-ON THE CARDINAL BUTTON.    IT WILL COVER BOTH
ST. LOUIS AND MAQUOKETA CARDINAL SPORTS.

HAVE A GREAT MAY!

DENNIS VOY

86 DEGREES TODAY

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS MORNING
REJECTED ALL BIDS FOR THE RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF THE
PENROSE HOUSE ANNEX JUST WEST OF THE LAW CENTER.
THIS IS THE HOUSE PURCASED FOR $200,000 TO BE CONVERTED TO
COUNTY OFFICES.     AFTER BIDS LAST WEEK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT
THE OVERALL COST COULD REACH $750,000 AT COMPLETION.
IN ADDITION TO COST, THE COUNTY RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT ONE
OF THE OFFICES PLANNED IN THE HOUSE WILL NOT LOCATE THERE
AFTERALL AND WILL MOVE TO THE DAC OFFICES IN MAQUOKETA.   THAT
OFFICE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LARGEST IN THE PENROSE ANNEX.
THE SUPERVISORS SAID THIS MORNING THAT IIW ENGINEERS HAD ORIGINALLY DRAWN UP A FLOOR PLAN FOR JUST THE HOUSE AND
NOT THE EXPANSION IN FRONT OF IT AND NOW THEY WILL TAKE ANOTHER
LOOK AT THAT PLAN AND GET COST ESTIMATES FOR THOSE RENOVATIONS.
EARLIER IN THE MEETING, THE POLICE CHIEF, SHERIFF AND CITY MANAGER
TALKED ABOUT A  DRIVEWAY INTO THE PENROSE ANNEX.     THE FIRST PROPOSAL FOR IT COULD GET THE DRIVEWAY CONGESTED AND TOO CLOSE TO THE PRISONERS EXERCISE AREA AND SO A NEW DRIVEWAY WILL BE
DESIGNED AND BROUGHT BACK TO THE SUPERVISORS.

TWO THEFTS WERE REPORTED TO POLICE.
PT WIRTH SAID SEVERAL ITEMS WERE TAKEN FROM HER GARAGE ON SOUTH VERMONT, INCLUDING A CELL PHONE, THREE SETS OF GOLF CLUB, AIR COMPRESSOR, HEDGE TRIMMER, METAL DETECTOR AND A COUPLE BASEBALL BATS.
AND THE SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER REPORTED A STUDENT SAID SOMEONE TOOK $30 FROM THEIR LOCKER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.  

A MEETING WAS HELD THIS AFTERNOON BY THE CITY COUNCIL FINANCE
COMMITTEE AND STREET COMMITTEE, MEETING JOINTLY TO TALK ABOUT
THE COMMUNITY CENTER, NOW THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS
DECIDED NOT TO PURCHASE IT.   SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING ON THIS
TOMORROW.

FOR  CARDINAL SPORTS, GO TO KMAQ'S  NEW SPORTS BLOG.         CLICK-ON THE BLOG ....ON OUR HOME PAGE, FOR CARDINAL SCORES AND STORIES AS COMPILED BY LEIGHTON HEPKER.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.

DENNIS VOY

SUNNY AND WARM TODAY, 76.
TOMORROW, UP TO 82.
WEDNESDAY, 76 AGAIN FOR A HIGH.
THEN RAIN AND COOLER FOR REST OF THE WEEK.

THE WEATHER WAS GREAT OVER THE WEEKEND.  
CAMPING AND CYCLING HAS STARTED AS YOU WILL SEE IN
A COUPLE PICTURES I TOOK SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE
SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA.

GERALD EDWARDS OF MAQUOKETA WHO WAS SHOT LAST
THURSDAY NIGHT IS STILL IN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN IOWA CITY.
HE HAS HAD SURGERY.     OFFICIALS PLAN TO TALK WITH HIM TOMORROW IN THE  HOSPITAL.     CHIEF BRAD KORANDA SAID HE WAS SHOT WITH HIS OWN GUN.   KORANDA SAID THEY HAVE TALKED WITH QUITE A FEW PEOPLE
AND ARE STILL SEEKING INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC THAT MAY KNOW SOMETHING OF VALUE TO THE INVESTIGATION.   NO ARREST HAS BEEN MADE.

SOUTH SABULA LAKE HAS OPENED BUT SPRUCE CREEK PARK
AT BELLEVUE STILL REMAINS CLOSED BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER.

MARDONNA RICHEAL, AGE 80, DIED TODAY AT HER HOME IN DEWITT FOLLOWING A SHORT TIME WITH CANCER.    SHE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA IN 1950 TO DR. AND MRS. MARVIN DALCHOW.    HER COMPLETE OBITUARY
CAN BE READ AT SCHULTZ FUNERAL HOME.COM.

IN BOYS GOLF AT DYERSVILLE FRIDAY NIGHT, WITH 5 TEAMS IN IT,
MAQUOKETA CAME IN 3RD.    THE MEDALIST FOR THE DAY WAS
TY THEDE WITH A 36.

LOTS OF MONEY TO BE SPENT IN MAQUOKETA THIS WEEK.....PROFIT
FROM OVER 50 GARAGE SALES LAST WEEKEND.    GOOD WEATHER
CONTRIBUTED TO A VERY SUCCESSFUL SALE WEEKEND.


I TALKED TO A FARMER TODAY WHO SAID THE GROUND IS STILL SOMEWHAT
WET AND THAT FARMERS DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN  A HURRY TO
GET THE CROP IN.      WITH THE BIG MODERN MACHINERY, THERE IS
PLENTY OF TIME TO GET THE BEANS AND CORN PLANTED AND WITHOUT
PACKING THE SOIL.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

SUNDAY MORNING...
NANCY AND DENNIS...
ON THE ROAD AGAIN...
TO MONTICELLO "CAMP COURAGEOUS"  OMELET BREAKFAST
AND BACK

                                                 GREAT SAUSAGE

                            MY "HAM AND CHEESE" IS ON OTHER SIDE OF PAN

                    VOLUNTEERS FEED THOUSANDS IN SPRING AND FALL
                    I DIDN'T SEE CHARLIE BUT I'M SURE HE WAS THERE

AFTER BREAKFAST, PEOPLE STROLLED THE GROUNDS.   SOME TOOK TRAIN
RIDE.   SOME LISTENED TO MUSIC IN ONE OF THE MANY BUILDINGS.   SOME
LOOKED OVER THE NEWEST PROJECT....BUILDING THEIR OWN LAKE.

ON THE WAY HOME, WE STOPPED OFF AT CANTON AND NEXT DOOR WILDWOOD ACRES.

WILDWOOD ACRES IS GETTING A NEW HOME, WITH THE LAKE IN BACK.
WILDWOOD IS A PRIVATE HOLDING RUN BY AN ASSOCIATION OF PROPERTY
OWNERS.    HAS A CLUBHOUSE, SWIMMING POOL AND TENNIS COURTS.

JACKSON COUNTY, LIKE NEW YORK CITY, HAS A "5TH AVENUE"....RIGHT ON THE EAST EDGE OF CANTON

A NEW BUSINESS IN CANTON, JACKSON COUNTY, A PLACE TO RENT A PARTY BUS.  I SAW 4 OR 5 ON THE LOT.

THIS STONE CHURCH IS AT SOUTH EDGE OF CANTON AND FUNDS ARE BEING
RAISED TO DO SOME NEEDED WORK ON IT.

CANTON IS A MAQUOKETA RIVER TOWN, WITH LOTS OF FISH.    SO, NO SURPRISE WHEN I SAW THIS CANTON  MAILBOX.

AND HERE IS THE BEAUTIFUL MAQUOKETA RIVER LOOKING SOUTH OUT
OF CANTON. 

NOT ALL OF JACKSON COUNTY IS PRETTY.   WE HAVE SEVERAL OLD CAR
GRAVEYARDS.

JUST NORTH OF MONMOUTH, IS THE HUGE BUSINESS, "FRANZEN USED
TRACTORS AND COMBINES AND PARTS", OWNED BY MIKE FRANZEN AND FAMILY.    HERE IS A SHOT OF JUST SOME OF THE OLD COMBINES ON HAND.   A COUPLE OF THOSE WILL ENTERTAIN US AT THE COUNTY FAIR AGAIN THIS
JULY, RACING.      JUST OPPOSITE OF THIS PICTURE, THE OFFICE AND SHOP FOR THE BUSINESS.    AND..ON HIGHWAY 64 JUST WEST OF MONMOUTH, IS THE FRANZEN NEW TRACTOR STORE.    AND JUST EAST OF MONMOUTH ON 64 IS THE  SITE FOR SEVERAL MACHINERY AUCTIONS EACH YEAR.  

GOLFERS ON THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB COURSE.

NOT A LOT OF FARMERS OUT IN THE FIELD, BUT DID SEE SOME.    THE FIELDS WILL BE A BUSY PLACE THIS WEEK

AS ALWAYS...CLICK-ON ALL OF THE ABOVE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.

TODAY WAS MAQUOKETA'S NICEST SPRING DAY SO FAR.

AND GLAD TO REPORT, THE OPENING WEEKEND AT THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE
WENT WELL....91 CARS LAST NIGHT....VERY GOOD FOR APRIL.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!

DENNIS VOY