Friday, September 16, 2005

NICE DAY AGAIN...HIGH OF 79.

THE MAQUOKETA ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUB
IS HAVING A RAFFLE FOR A 2004 PT CRUISER.
THE DRAWING WILL BE FRIDAY, SEPTEMER 30TH DURING THE HOME FOOTBALL GAME.
TICKETS ARE $20 AND IF YOU WANT A CHANCE,
SEND YOUR CHECK TO THE MAQUOKETA ATHLETIC BOOSTER, % KMAQ, BOX 940, MAQUOKETA, IA. 52060. THE ORGANIZATION DOES A LOT FOR THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS AT MCHS.

THE NEW WINDOWS..OVER 1,000..ARE IN AT THE FORMER CLINTON ENGINES OFFICE BUILDING AND SOON, THE GROUNDS WILL BE SEEDED AND TREES WILL BE PLANTED.

MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT OF A 2000 WHITE CAVALIER WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM J & S AUTO ON EAST PLATT STREET.

ELSIE C. BOCK, 92, OF BALDWIN DIED YESTERDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA CARE CENTER. SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO CHILDREN, INCLUDING NANCY ROCKWELL OF MAQUOKETA. THE COMPLETE OBITUARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com

AFTER SOME PRODDING, JERRY RASMUSSEN OF MAQUOKETA, HAS AGREED TO WRITE ABOUT
"ONE-OF-A-KIND" RESIDENTS IN MAQUOKETA OVER THE YEARS. NOW, HE NEEDS YOUR HELP. IF YOU RECALL CERTAIN MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS, WRITE A SHORT STORY ABOUT THEM AND SEND IT TO JERRY AT 1605 BLAIR COURT,
MAQUOKETA, 52060. OR EMAIL JERRY AT
jerraz@wilinet.net
STIPULATIONS: THE PERSON MUST NO LONGER BE LIVING (JERRY DOESN'T WANT TO BE SUED) AND...KEEP YOUR SCRIPT LESS THAN 100 WORDS PER PERSON. MAQUOKETA HAS HAD MANY, MANY ONE-OF-A-KIND CITIZENS OVER THE YEARS AND IT WILL BE FUN TO READ ABOUT THEM IN JERRY'S NEW BOOK.

I TOOK A BUNCH OF DIGITAL PICTURES THIS WEEK OF THINGS GOING ON IN MAQUOKETA.
SOON, THEY WILL BE PUT UP ON "DENNIS' DAILY PHOTOS" ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE. JUST
CLICK ON THE PHOTO OF THE CAMERA.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND. IF MAQUOKETA WINS THEIR FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT AT MT. VERNON, I'LL HAVE THE SCORE UP HERE SATURDAY. BOTH TEAMS GO INTO ACTION TONIGHT WITH A RECORD OF 0 AND 2.

DENNIS VOY