Thursday, July 21, 2005

FOR THE 2ND MORNING IN A ROW..WE GOT A LITTLE RAIN THIS MORNING. NOT MUCH.
MONTICELLO GOT SO MUCH YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT, THAT THEY HAD TO CANCEL THIS AFTERNOON'S HARNESS HORSE RACES BECAUSE OF TOO MUDDY CONDITIONS ON THE TRACK.

MORE EMAILS FROM THOSE CHECKING THIS DAILY REPORT. NICE HEARING FROM:
KAREN SANGER IN WAUKEE.
JOHN EGLI, NOW LIVING IN WASHINGTON, IOWA.
KEITH MATTHEWS OF GLADWIN, MICHIGAN. HAS VISITED MAQUOKETA MANY TIMES AND HAD NICE COMMENTS ABOUT MAQUOKETA.
COREY KETTMAN OF BELLEVUE.
LISA BLISS OF ANDREW...AND
CLEO ENGLISH. NOT SURE WHERE SHE LIVES.

HIGHER GAS PRICES MIGHT PROMPT THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CHARGE STUDENTS AN ACTIVITY TRANSPORTATION FEE. IT WAS TALKED ABOUT AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING. SUPT.
HUCKSTADT WILL CHECK TO SEE IF ANY OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE SUCH A FEE.

MIRIAM BROWN OF MAQUOKETA, AGE 55, WAS SENTENCED YESERDAY IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT IN CEDAR RAPIDS TO SEVEN MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRIZON AND ANOTHER SEVEN MONTHS UNDER HOME DETENTION FOR STEALING AROUND $70,000 FROM THE MAQUOKETA HOUSING AUTHORITY WHICH SHE MANAGED FOR OVER 22 YEARS. THE MONEY HAS BEEN PAID BACK. SHE REMAINS HOME UNTIL TOLD WHERE TO REPORT FOR HER PRIZON SENTENCE. SHE WAS FIRED IN DECEMBER 2003 AND NOW THE PROGRAM IS BEING OPERATED BY THE EAST CENTRAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ASSOCIATION.

PRESTON POLICE CHIEF CURT GRUVER WILL RETIRE IN SEPTEMBER. HE HAS BEEN CHIEF FOR 4 YEARS AND BEFORE THAT WAS A MAQUOKETA POLIC E OFFICER FOR 22 YEARS.

64 PEOPLE GAVE BLOOD YESTERDAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE GOAL WAS 75. THEIR IS A REAL NEED THIS SUMMER FOR BLOOD.

A MAQUOKETA TEEN, J.T. THOMPSON, AGE 17, HIT TWO PARKED CARS YESTERDAY MORNING CAUSED BY A STEERING PROBLEM ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CARS HIT BELONGED TO LARRY CAMPBELL AND LAWRENCE RILEY. NO INJURIES.

FUNERAL SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S FOR ROBERT E. MUSSER, AGE 69, OF MAQUOKETA WHO DIED LAST NIGHT AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. FULL OBITUARY SHOULD BE ON THE CARSON WEB SITE TOMORROW....www.carsonandson.com

AN APARTMENT BUILDING WAS TORN DOWN THIS PAST WEEK IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, JUST SOUTH OF THE H & R BLOCK BUILDING. THE RESULT WILL BE A BIGGER PARKING LOT FOR THE HURST HOTEL WHICH IS BEING CONVERTED INTO A SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD FRIDAY.

DENNIS VOY