Wednesday, August 16, 2006

NICE AGAIN TODAY...HIGH OF 84

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START THIS WEEK ON THE ARC INDOOR SWIMMING POOL AND GYM, JUST EAST OF GOODENOW FIELD. THAT'S THE WORD FROM THE CONTRACTOR, EPIC CONSTRUCTION.

KILEY MILLER OF MAQUOKETA IS THE MOTHER OF A BOY BORN LAST SATURDAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE MICHELE MILER AND TIF COFFIN OF MAQUOKETA.

THIS SUMMER, WHEN ON BUS TRIPS TO BALL GAMES AT MILWAUKEE,
WE WENT PAST A COUPLE NEW SUPER WAL MARTS. THE ONE AT PLATTVILLE IS OPEN AND THE ONE IN DODGEVILLE IS PROBABLY A COUPLE MONTHS AWAY FROM OPENING. INTERESTING NOTE! BOTH HAVE
WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS A NEW LOOK, COMPARED TO THE OLD STORES. BOTH ATTRACTIVE AND THE FRONT IS SEGMENTED, TO LOOK LIKE MORE THAN ONE BUILDING. ANYWAY, SO FAR, THE LOOK OF THE NEW SUPER WAL MART STORE GOING UP AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA, HAS A PLAIN, BIG-BOX LOOK. BUT, MAYBE IT WILL START LOOKING BETTER LATER ON IN THE CONSTRUCTION. I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

NO REPORT TOMORROW.....I'LL BE ON THE KMAQ TRAVEL BUS TO THE ST. LOUIS CARDINAL GAME AGAINST THE REDS.

WILL TRY TO GET A REPORT UP HERE FRIDAY.

DENNIS VOY