MOSTLY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 42 TODAY.

TROY AND RAEANN THEIDE ARE CELEBRATING THEIR 15TH YEAR OF OWNING AND OPERATING THE HISTORIC DECKER HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. AN OPEN HOUSE TODAY IS BEING HELD FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.

THE NORTHEAST OF GOOSE LAKE BOY'S BASKETBALL TEAM WON LAST NIGHT AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND SO NOW THEY AND BELLEVUE MARQUETTE WILL CONTINUE PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CLASSES AT STATE.

TOM PECKOSH, LONGTIME MAQUOKETA ATTORNEY AND FORMER COUNTY ATTORNEY, A BELLEVUE RESIDENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HAS SOLD HIS
LAW PRACTICE. THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE, BUT THE SIGN IN THE FRONT DOOR SAYS THE LOCATION IS NOW FOR BLAIR & FITZSIMMONS LAW FIRM (A DUBUQUE FIRM) AND THAT THE OFFICE IS OPEN FRIDAYS FROM 9 A.M UNTIL 4 P.M. AND OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT.
THE SIGN LISTS 5 ATTORNEYS. TOM AND PAM ALSO OWN A MOTEL OR TWO IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

THE TOP PLAYER FOR UCON....THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM, IS ANN STROTHER, A 6-2 GUARD FROM HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO AND A SENIOR ON THE TEAM. SHE IS RELATED TO REGINA SAGERS OF MAQUOKETA. SHE IS ONE OF 10 WOMEN IN THE COUNTRY UP FOR A NATIONAL AWARD AND VOTING IS BEING DONE ON THE INTERNET. REGINA IS ASKING FRIENDS TO VOTE FOR HER. YOU CAN VOTE ONCE A DAY. GO TO www.seniorclassaward.com AND CLICK ON THE WOMEN'S AWARD AND THEN CLICK TO THE BALLOT. AND THANK YOU FROM REGINA AND ME. DON'T FORGET,YOU CAN VOTE EVERY DAY UNTIL THE DEADLINE AND IT SHOWS HOW THE VOTE IT GOING. THE READERS OF THIS REPORT COULD EASILY PUT HER IN THE #1 POSITION. ANN IS A BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED GIRL. SHE MAY TRY TO SIGN WITH A WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL
TEAM. AS FOR REGINA, SHE'S OVER 90, LOOKS OVER 60, AND LIVES ALONE IN HER NICE HOME OVERLOOKINGTHE MAQUOKETA GOLF COURSE.
SHE'S ON-THE-GO A LOT. WENT TO CHICAGO TO SEE ANN PLAY IN JANUARY.

KEVIN BOWMAN IS THE NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FOR MAQUOKETA, EFFECTIVE THIS FALL. HE HAS BEEN THE SOPHOMORE COACH FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND ALSO TEACHES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. HE WILL KEEP THOSE JOBS TOO. HE SUCCEEDS MARK HILLEBRAND WHO RETIRED THIS PAST FALL AFTER OVER 20 YEARS AS COACH, BUT WILL CONTINUE TEACHING.

THE BLEACHERS AT GOODENOW FIELD WILL BE REPLACED. THE STEEL STRUCTURE WILL BE KEPT, BUT ALL ELSE WILL BE NEW. ....AND WILL COST ABOUT $50,000 PLUS VOLUNTEER LABOR FOR PAINTING. THE WOOD PLANKS WILL BE REPLACED WITH ALUMINUM. AND ITEMS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE DROPPED FROM THE SEATS TO THE GROUND AS NOW. A SAFETY FEATURE.

AN 18 YEAR OLD ANDREW MAN, KRISTOPHER C. WILHELM, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE OF A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ABOUT 11 THIS MORNING ON THE 61 BYPASS NEAR THE SUMMIT STREET OVERPASS.
HIS CAR, AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HIT AN OVERPASS PILLAR. HE WAS ALONE INTHE CAR.

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TODAY APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AT $4.5 MILLION. NO TAX INCREASE.

THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT HIRED APRIL EVERDING BEIER AS HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTOR. SHE'S A 1992 GRADUATE OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING ELSEWHERE IN IOWA AND WILL ALSO BE THE CHEERLEADING SPONSOR.

JAMES WEILAND, FORMERLY OF OTTER CREEK NORTH OF MAQUOKETA, AGE 92, DIED YESTERDAY. HE AND HIS BROTHER FARMED THE FAMILY FARM FOR 78 YEARS. HOW ABOUT THAT. HIS WIFE SURVIVES.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY