WARMER THAN NORMAL WEATHER CONTINUES....TALKING ABOUT 50'S ON THURSDAY.

THE MAQUOKETA BOYS LOST FRIDAY NIGHT AND ARE NOW 1 AND 6.
THE GIRLS ALSO LOST FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT DEFEATED NORTH SCOTT IN OVERTIME
SATURDAY NIGHT. BOTH PLAY DYERSVILLE BECKMAN TONIGHT....THE GIRLS HERE.

SATURDAY, OF 16 TEAMS IN THE TOURNAMENT, THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL WRESTLERS PLACED 7TH WITH STUART AND PAPE TAKING A FIRST.

CHRIS AND JOAN WATTERS OF DUBUQUE ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN FRIDAY AT DUBUQUE. GRANDPARENTS ARE BILL AND CAROL IHRIG OF EMILINE AND LARRY AND ANITA WATTERS OF MAQUOKETA.

SHIRLEY PHILLIPS DIED SUNDAY AT A HOSPICE IN LITTLETON, COLORADO.
SHE WAS THE WIFE OF ROBERT AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF DR. BEN AND EDITH PHILLIPS, ALL DECEASED AND ALL FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS. SHE IS SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER, PATRICIA MARSH IN LITTLETON AND A SON STEPHEN IN TUSCON AND AN UNCLE, JOHN IN LITTLETON. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN COLORADO. IF YOU WOULD LIKE JOHN'S EMAIL ADDRESS, LET ME KNOW.

ED ANDREWS, LONGTIME JACKSON COUNTY DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT (FORMERLY JACKSON SOIL CONSERVATON SERVICE) RETIRED DECEMBER 31ST, AFTER NEARLY 11 YEARS. THE GOVERNMENT WILL ADVERTISE FOR A REPLACEMENT, EXPECTED IN ABOUT 3 MONTHS.
SHAWN HOLCOMB IS ACTING DIRECTOR.

THE J.C. SUPERVISORS MET TODAYAND DECIDED TO SEEK BIDS TO RENT OUT MOST OF THE COUNTY DEMONSTRATION FARM NORTH OF ANDREW. THEY HAD BEEN RENTING IT FOR $1 A YEAR TO A LOCAL FARM BOARD. MOST OF THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY DID NOT THAT CONTRACT TO CONTINUE.

RICK DICKENSON OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HE WOULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS THIS MORNING AT A GATHERING OF ABOUT 50 SUPPORTERS AT THE FLAP JACK RESTAURANT IN MAQUOKETA. HE'S A DEMOCRAT. HE HAS WON 7 OF 7 ELECTIONS HE HAS BEEN IN. HE'S A FORMER SABULA COUNCILMAN (LIVES THERE),
SABULA MAYOR, JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, AND THE PAST 10 YEARS, HAS BEEN THE SUCCESSFUL DIRECTOR OF THE GREATER DUBUQUE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. HE LEFT THAT JOB TO CAMPAIGN FULL TIME.
THE PRIMARY IS JUNE 6TH AND HE WILL HAVE 2 OR 3 DEMOCRAT OPPONENTS.
HE IS ATTEMPTING TO BECOME THE FIRST DEMOCRAT TO REPRESENT THIS PART OF THE STATE SINCE 28 YEARS AGO. AND I'M NOT SURE WHEN, IF EVER, JACKSON COUNTY HAS HAD A U.S. CONGRESSMAN. RICK IS A VERY GOOD CANDIDATE AND WOULD MAKE A VERY GOOD CONGRESSMAN.

THE MAQUOKETA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING THE TEACHERS, HELD THEIR FIRST MEETING YESTERDAY TO TALK ABOUT SALARY INCREASES FOR THE UPCOMING CONTRACT. THEY DECIDED TO ASK FOR $1,500 PER YEAR INCREASE ON A BEGINNING TEACHER'S SALARY....WHICH IS NOW $23,360. THE SCHOOL BOARD
WILL OFFER THEIR INITIAL PROPOSAL AT A MEETING JANUARY 23RD.

CHRIS RIORDAN AND DENISE WITT OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN FRIDAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.

HELEN CASAD, 85, OF MAQUOKEA DIED SATURDAY. FULL OBITUARY AT WWW.LAHEYS.COM

RON BRANDENBURG, 66, OF DELMAR DIED YESTERDAY.
VICKY MILLER, AGE 44, OF LOST NATION DIED SUNDAY EVENING.
BOTH OBITUARYS AT WWW.CARSONANDSON.COM

BERNICE ANDERSON-TAPLIN, 97, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED YESTERDAY.
FULL OBIT AT LAHEYS.

ROBERT "BOB" JOHNSON, AGE 27, OF MAQUOKETA DIED LAST NIGHT.
FULL OBIT AT CARSONS WEB SITE.

ITS 6:40.P.M....GOING HOME....BEEN HERE SINCE 6:20 THIS MORNING...
BUSY TIME OF YEAR...

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