I'M BACK....FROM BRANSON....HAD A GOOD TIME IN THE BOOMING CITY. 111 OF US SAW SOME GREAT SHOWS, WITH PRETTY GOOD WEATHER. TWO OF THE PASSENGERS THE FIRST MORNING, FELL
IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD A FEW ACHES AND PAINS THE REST OF THE TRIP, AND 3 OTHERS HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL....BUT ALL 5 CAME HOME FEELING
OKAY AFTER THEIR ORDEAL.

A LITTLE RAIN YESTERDAY AND MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, BUT NO RAIN TODAY...AND A LITTLE ON THE COOL SIDE, WITH TEMPS IN THE 60'S.

BOB OSTERHAUS GAVE THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF
PHARMACY. ONE OF THE GRADS WAS FORMER MAQUOKETA HIGH GRAD (1999), HEATHER BICKFORD, NOW OF MARTELL, AND DAUGHTER OF JIM AND LISA BICKFORD.

CLAIRE SMALL DIED MONDAY, AGE 69, FROM CANCER AND HIS OBITURARY CAN BE FOUND
AT www.laheys.com

MAQUOKETA GRADUATION IS A WEEK FROM TOMORROW. LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS TUESDAY.

JACKSON COUNTY GETS TO KEEP TWO JUDICIAL MAGISTRATES. REP. TOM SCHUELLER OF MAQUOKETA HELPED SECURE FUNDING JACKSON COUNTY WOULDN'T BE CUT BACK TO JUST ONE.

THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS WILL PUT ON THE COMEDY "THE SILVER WHISTLE" JUNE 24, 25 AND 26 AT THE NEW OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER. THE CAST INCLUDES DR. BILL OTTEMAN, PAM CRAWFORD, BETH TEBBE, JUNE WAHL, CINDY CARAWAY, DR. PAUL HORST, JOVON EBERHART, JACOB PINION, ANDY HAMILTON, RICH HAINSTOCK, MARCIA VANBUER, TOM STEWART, AND WAYNE BEKKUM. W. DAN PINON WILL BE THE DIRECTOR.

ANDREW IS HAVING THEIR ANNUAL MEMORIAL WEEKEND EVENT, STARTING WITH A CLASS REUNION BANQUET TONIGHT AND A PARADE TOMORROW.

MAY 27TH, TOM CALLAHAN TURNED 50. FORMER LONGTIME FAIRBOARD MANAGER. JAKE BICKFORD, OWNER OF BILL MOLER'S STORE FOR MEN WAS 65 YESTERDAY.

NICK PETAROS OF MAQUOKETA, WITH WARTBURG COLLEGE, TOURED TURKEY IN MAY. HIS PARENTS ARE TOM AND COLLEEN AND HIS GRANDFATHER RAN THE FAMOUS "GREEN MILL RESTAURANT" IN THE 50'S AND 60'S.

JOY OBRIECHT OF MAQUOKETA RECENTLY RECEIVED AN IOWA BANKERS BEST OF IOWA MARKETING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AWARD. SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANKK SINCE 1984.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS ARE ON TO THE STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDY.
GO CARDINALS.

IN CASE YOU HAVE NOT LOOKED AT STANDINGS LATELY, THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ARE IN FIRST PLACE
BY 7 GAMES OVER MILWAUKEE.

JOE BRUNO, SON OF MR. AND MRS. BOB BRUNO OF MAQUOKETA AND A KMAQ PART TIME ANNOUNCER THE PAST TWO YEARS, GRADUATES NEXT SUNDAY AT ANDRW HIGH SCHOOL, AND HAD HIS PARTY TODAY. HE IS COING TO CORNELL COLLEGE IN MT. VERNON THIS FALL. HIS DAD IS ALSO A KMAQ WEEKEND ANNOUNCER.

KARIS DIETZ HAS A BIG BIRTHDAY TOMORROW.

THANKS TO THIS DAILY REPORT, MORE ROTARY DUCKS HAVE BEEN SOLD: THANK YOU JON NISSEN AND CLAUDIA NISSEN OF KANEOHE, HAWAII FOR BUYING TWO DUCKS. THE DUCKS ARE TO BE NAMED AFTER MAQUOKETA PARENTS, DONALD AND PHYLIS NISSEN.
THANK YOU TO ALLEN AND PAULINE BODKIN OF IBERIA, MISSOURIA, FOR BUYING FOUR DUCKS.
THANK YOU TO CLEO PENCE ENGLISH OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS FOR BUYING TWO DUCKS.
VERY SOON, THE NAMES OF THESE DUCK OWNERS WILL BE UP ON THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY WEB SITE..www.maquoketa-rotary.org ---- WANT TO BUY A DUCK AND MAYBE WIN $1,000 OR $100....AND HELP THE ROTARY ...SEND YOUR CHECK TO ME, BOX 940, MAQUOKETA. THE RACE IS THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER.

THE 3 MOVIES PLAYING TONIGHT AT MY DOWNTOWN THEATRE AND THE TWO PLAYING TONIGHT AT THE DRIVE-IN.....THOSE 5 MOVIES....ARE CURRENTLY THE TOP 5 MOVIES IN THE COUNTRY. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN IN THE LITTLE OLD TOWN OF MAQUOETA.

THE AVENUE OF FLAGS IS UP AT MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY AND AT SACRED HEART CEMETRY. WHAT A SIGHT.

STOCK CAR RACING IN MAQUOKETA TONIGHT. PROBABLY OVER 100 CARS RACING AGAIN TONIGHT.

SARA NELSON, A MCHS 2000 GRAD, IS THE NEW MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL COACH AND THEIR FIRST GAME IS MONDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BASEBALL TEAM LOST TO CLINTON LAST NIGHT, 12 TO 0.
TODAY, THEY HOSTED DECORAH IN A DOUBLE-HEADER. NO SCORES YET.

THE MAQUOKETA SWIMMING POOL OPENED TODAY.

PROGRESS AGAIN THIS WEEK ON TWO NEW MAQUOKETA CONVENIENT STORES...THE CASEY'S STORE ON EAST PLATT HAS BEEN BRICKED, AND THE TRAVEL MART STORE OUT SOUTH OF TOWN BY THE
COMFORT INN MOTEL, GOT THE ROOF SHINGLED THIS WEEK. BOTH WILL OPEN THIS SUMMER, CASEY'S
FIRST.

STATE SENATOR ROGER STEWART, OF PRESTON AND LONGTIME RETIRED BANKER, WILL GIVE THE MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS MONDAY MORNING IN MAQUOKETA.

HAVE SAFE AND HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY