Monday, October 17, 2005

BEAUTIFUL DAY. STARTED WITH RAIN AROUND 7:30 .. NICE RAIN.. THEN THE SUN CAME OUT AT ABOUT 10 AND INTO THE 70'S IN THE AFTERNOON.

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL FOOTBALL TEAM LOST TO MARION, 13 TO 0 FRIDAY NIGHT.....ALL SCORING IN THE FIRST HALF. MARION IS UNDEFEATED AND RANKED 3RD IN STATE, SO MAQUOKETA DID WELL AND IF IT WERE NOT FOR 3 OR 4 TURNOVERS, MIGHT HAVE WON THE GAME.

I HAVE NOT SAID MUCH ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM....THEY ARE HAVING A PRETTY BAD SEASON. AND TOURNAMENT TIME IS HERE.

MAQUOKETA TRICK OR TREAT HOURS THIS YEAR WILL BE 4 TO 6 P.M. ON SUNDAY, OCT 30TH.

THE DUBUQUE CHORALE, DIRECTED BY ITS FOUNDER, DENNIS WILLIAMS, PRESENTED HANDEL'S MESSIAH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE NEW OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER AUDITORIUM. THERE WERE ABOUT 60 SINGERS AND 20 IN THE ORCHESTRA. THE EVENT WAS HOSTED BY THE OHNWARD CENTER.
ABOUT 150 ATTENDED. SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE! IT WAS A GREAT PERFORMANCE. I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND SO DID EVERYONE ELSE. THE PUBLICITY ON IT WAS VERY POOR AND THE WEATHER WAS TERRIFIC, SO THOSE WERE TWO FACTORS ON LOW TURNOUT. DR. CRAIG ROSE, FORMER MAQUOKETA DOCTOR, WHO MOVED TO DUBUQUE IN THE 70'S, WAS ONE OF THE SINGERS. IN FACT, HE HAD A SOLO AND DID VERY WELL, ESPECIALLY SINCE HE WAS A FILL-IN FOR A SINGER THAT HAD A SORE THROAT. THE SHOW LASTED 2 AND 1/2 HOURS AND AFTER, THE GROUP WENT TO THE DECKER HOTEL FOR DINNER. YESTERDAY, WAS THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE NEW STAGE CURTAIN USED FOR A PERFORMANCE.

SHORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

DONALD LINDEMIER, 77, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED SATURDAY. HIS FULL OBITUARY CAN BE READ
AT www.carsonandson.com

THE FULL JOHN MAROUSIS OBIT IS NOW ALSO UP AT THE CARSON SITE.

STEVEN MILLER, AGE 51, OF MAQUOKETA DIED SUNDAY MORNING. HIS OBITUARY ALSO IS ON THE CARSON WEB SITE.

RALPH ZIRKELBACH, 65, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED SUNDAY IN TEXAS AND
SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON AND SON.

50 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE HAND CORN PICKING CONTEST YESTERDAY WITH BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, AT THE ANDREW JACKSON DEMONSTRATION FARM. SORRY, DON'T HAVE THE NAMES OF THE WINNERS YET.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY