Friday, October 15, 2004

NOT SO NICE TODAY....LITTLE SUNSHINE...LITTLE RAIN AND HIGH OF 53.

FOOTBALL TONIGHT, MAQUOKETA HOSTS MARION FOR LAST HOME GAME OF SEASON....WON'T BE EASY FOR THE CARDINALS. THE SOPHOMORE GAME WILL BE A GOOD ONE TOO, A BATTLE OF TWO UN-BEATINS.

GO TO DENNIS' DAILY PHOTOS .. www.kmaq.com..CLICK ON CAMERA. SEE IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY THE PEOPLE IN THE OLD PICTURE FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

THE BIG HAND CORN PICKIN' CONTEST IS SUNDAY AT THE ANDREW-JACKSON DEMONSTRATION FARM.
WINNER LAST YEAR, ROSS RIVER.

NO OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE, BUT OWL FURNITURE IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS IN MAQUOKETA AND I UNDERSTAND THEIR OTHER STORES TOO. MORE LATER ON THIS. WAS SORRY TO HEAR THIS. IT WAS A FINE LOCALLY-OWNED FAMIY BUSINESS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AFTER IT CLOSES, JACKSON COUNTY WILL BE DOWN TO ONE FURNITURE STORE....JACKSON COUNTY HOME FURNISHINGS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.

NO DEATHS OR BIRTHS.

I'LL COME UP HERE TOMORROW WITH THE FOOTBALL SCORES.

HOW ABOUT THOSE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS?

IOWA - OHIO STATE TOMORROW. IN IOWA CITY. SHOULD BE A GOOD GAME.

MR. AND MRS. JOHN JONES OF MAQUOKETA ARE BACK IN ARIZONA FOR THE WINTER MONTHS.
IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR, WHEN MANY GO DOWN WHERE THE SUN SHINES MORE AND HOTTER.
AND JOHN WILL BE KEEPING UP WITH THE NEWS UP HERE BY CHECKING THIS REPORT DAILY.
BOTH HAVE A 90TH BIRTHDAY COMING SOON....I'LL GIVE THE DATES LATER IF I REMEMBER.
JOHN WAS A LONGTIME CLINTON ENGINES EMPLOYEE AND IN LATER YEARS UNTIL RETIRMENT,
SOLD LIFE INSURANCE. GET READY FOR HEAVIER TRAFFIC DOWN YOUR WAY RON AND SHIRLEY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY