ANOTHER NICE DAY IN GREEN, GREEN MAQUOKETA.
CHRISTIAN ELESSER, A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA BOYS GOLF TEAM, WILL TAKE PART IN THE CLASS 3-A DISTRICT GOLF TOURNAMENT IN MARION TODAY. HE IS A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM GERMANY.
AT THE STATE TRACK MEET YESTERDAY, LUKE PATTERSON OF MAQUOKETA TOOK 7TH IN THE 3-A DISCUS EVENT.
IN THE 4 BY 800 METER RELAY, MAQUOKETA'S TEAM TOOK 9TH.
IN THE 400 METER DASH, REID KEENEY TOOK 9TH.
THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE GETTING A DEVICE WHICH WILL HELLP TRACK SOMEONE. A GRANT OF $13,000 WILL PAY FOR THE THERMOVISON SCOUT. IT IS A HAND-HELD THERMAL IMAGER AND WILL PICK-UP FOOTSTEPS. POLICE WILL BE ABLE TO USE IT TO SEARCH BUILDINGS ADN GROUNDS. AND IT WILL ALSO BE AN ASSET IN FINDING LOST KIDS. MAQUOKETA WAS ONE OF 23 AGENCIES IN IOWA TO RECEIVE A GRANT FROM THE COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT DIRECT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY SAID LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS AND POLICEMEN ARE THE FIRST ON THE SCENE AND NEED EQUIPMENT TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND.
HAZEL REEL, AGE 95, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED THURSDAY AT HER HOME.
SERVICES PENDING AT LAHEY FUNERAL HOME IN MAQUOKETA.
HER LATE HUSBAND WAS OTTO REEL AND HE WAS A MAQUOKETA BANKER,
(OPERATED A POOL HALL AND TAVERN BEFORE BANKING) AND WAS ALSO A WELL KNOWN MUSICIAN. HAZEL WAS A HOUSEWIFE. SURVIVORS INCLUDE A DAUGHTER IN DAVENPORT.
JOSH STREETS, SON OF JOAN, AND CHRISTINE DAVIS, DAUGHTER OF JULIE AND DON "BUTCH", WERE MARRIED ON MAY 6TH IN MAQUOKETA AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. A RECEPTION FOLLOWED AT THE COMFORT INN MOTEL COMMUNITY ROOM AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA. JOSH AND CHRISTINE CURRENTLY RESIDE IN CEDAR RAPIDS. JOSH WAS A FORMER EMPLOYEE AT THE VOY THEATRES WHILE ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL IN THE 90'S. CONGRATULATIONS TO JOSH AND JULIE.
THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS GETTING CLOSE. THERE ARE YARD SIGNS
POPPING UP ON LAWNS ALL OVER MAQUOKETA.
A NEW ALL STEEL 3-STORY FIRE ESCAPE IS GOING UP TODAY TO THE NORTH OF THE HURST HOTEL, CLOSE TO MAIN STREET. THE WELDERS ARE BUSY.
THE RIBBON CUTTING AND OPEN HOUSE OF THE RESTORED HOTEL
WILL BE VERY SOON. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AND TAKE SOME PICTURES,
INCLUDING A PICTURE OF MAQUOKETA'S BIGGEST-EVER FIRE ESCAPE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
HAVE A GOOD
