IT WAS A RAINY DAY SATURDAY. STOCK CAR RACES CANCELLED. YESTERDAY, BEAUTIFUL DAY.
TODAY, JUST ABOUT AS NICE.

OPEN HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON AT THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL, TO SHOW OFF TO THE PUBLIC, THE NEW ART AND SCIENCE CLASSROOM FACILITY. ALSO, WOMEN'S RESTROOMS HAVE BEEN RENOVATED NEAR THE GYM .....AND WHAT IS CALLED THE ROUND ROOM HAS BEEN REMODELED. THERE WILL BE A SHORT RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY. AND THE NEW TENNIS COURTS AND TRACK WILL ALSO BE FEATURED. HOT DOGS AND POP WILL BE SERVED. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALSO ADDED A NEW ENTRANCE AND OFFICES, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE OPEN HOUSE. WONDER WHY? I HAVE SEEN THE HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS, BUT NOT MIDDLE SCHOOL. GUESS I'LL GO AND HAVE A HOT DOG AND POP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN GO AND LOOK IN THE WINDOWS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. AT THE MEETING, NICK PITCHER, BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHER IS RESIGNING AND TROY OSTERHAUS WILL BE NAMED ASSISTANT BOY'S
BASKETBALL COACH, BUT WILL BE RESIGNING HIS FRESHMAN BASKETBALL COACHING POSITION.
BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT A PROPOSED SHARING PROJECT WITH THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA FOR A SIDEWALK ALONG SOUTH 5TH STREET. PRIOR TO THE REGULAR MEETING, THERE WILL BE A JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE MAQUOKETA AND DELWOOD BOARDS, STARTING AT 6:30 P.M.T
THE TWO BOARDS WILL TALK ABOUT ANTICIPATED CHANGES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

DENISE RINIKER OF MAQUOKETA IS THE MOTHER OF A BOY, BORN FRIDAY MORNING AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. GRANDMOTHER IS MARTHA RINIKER.

CLAIRE SMALL, 69, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED TODAY AT HIS HOME. SERVICES PENDING AT LAHEY FUNERAL HOME. HIS COMPLETE OBIT SHOULD BE UP ON THE LAHEY WEB SITE LATER TODAY.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS ARE PLAYING GOLF TODAY AND IF THEY WIN, THEY GO ON TO THE STATE
TOURNAMENT LATE THIS MONTH. THEY ARE THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS AND HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF GOING BACK.

SOME OF MY "DAILY REPORT" READERS ARE BUYING ROTARY $5 DUCKS FOR THE JUNE 21ST RACE...WITH CHANCE TO WIN $1,000 OR $100 (SEVEN HUNDRED-DOLLAR WINNERS)
THANKS TO: DELORES FRANZEN OF PRESTON. RON AND SHIRLEY MILLER OF MESA, ARIZONA.
TOM AND LYNETTE VEIT OF HENDERSON, COLORADO AND DARLYCE STIMMEL, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA STUDENT AND MAQUOKETA RESIDENT. MY BOX NUMBER IS 940.

I, ALONG WITH TWO GRANDAUGHTERS, SARA AND CASSIE, WILL LEAVE MAQUKETA AT 5 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING FOR BRANSON, WITH TWO KMAQ-TRAVEL BUSES. WILL BE BACK FRIDAY NIGHT.

NEXT REPORT, NEXT MONDAY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY