WE HAVE HAD AN INCH OF RAIN SINCE YESTERDAY AND OUR TOTAL FOR THE MONTH, ALMOST 5 INCHES. PRETTY GOOD. WE NEEDED IT.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD DECIDED THIS WEEK THE SHUT OFF POP AND SNACK MACHINES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. IT RESPONDS TO A FEDERAL MANDATE ISSUED, SAYING ALL SCHOOLS NEED TO INSTITUTE
A WELLNESS POLICY, THAT INCLUDES A DISCUSSION ON FOOD SERVED AT THE SCHOOL AS WELL AS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF STUDENTS. IF SCHOOLS DON'T PASS SOME SORT OF POLICY, THEY WILL LOOSE FEDERAL SUBSIDIES IN THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. MACHINES WILL STILL SELL WATER, SOME JUICES AND MILK DURING THE DAY. THE BOARD WILL ALSO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES FOR STUDENTS TO GET MORE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

A BIRTH.....DR. JIM AND DAWN ABRAHAM OF MORINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA ARE THE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN TUESDAY. MATERNAL GRANDMOTEHR IS MARY BANOWETZ OF MAQUOKETA AND PATERNAL GRANDFATHER DELBERT BANOWETZ OF DUBUQUE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY