BIG STORY....3/4 INCH OF RAIN SINCE 4 THIS MORNING....AND COOLER TOO.

GAS DRIVE-OFFS BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS. TWO THIS WEEK...AT OTTER CREEK STATION AND
NEW CASEY'S IN MAQUOKETA.

VIOLA DIETZ, AGE 100, DIED LAST NIGHT AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. SOON, THE FULL OBITUARY
SHOULD BE UP ON THE WEB SITE AT www.carsonandson.com

SCHOOL STARTS TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY IN MAQUOKETA.

NEW TRAVEL MART CONVENIENCE STORE IS EXPECTED TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 1ST OUT BY THE NEW SOUTH SIDE COMFORT INN MOTEL. I HEAR IT IS BIG AND VERY NICE. TWO MAIN ENTRANCES....TRUCK PUMPS ON THE WEST SIDE AND CAR PUMPS ON THE EAST SIDE. APPLICATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN NOW.

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY'S SHORT REPORT.

TAKE IT EASY.

DENNIS VOY