NICE WEATHER AGAIN TODAY.
MORE BILLS (ABOUT $8,500 WORTH) HAVE COME TO THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE ANIMAL SEIZURE INCIDENT AT THE RANDY AND PAM GARIEN RURAL MAQUOKETA RESIDENCE EARLIER THIS MONTH. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NOW WELL OVER $20,000.
TJE CLINTON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY WAIVE THEIR BILL OF $423.
EARLIER, THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY SAID THEY WOULD NOT SEND A BILL.
MORE DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE MAIN AND QUARRY STREET INTERSECTION. IT WAS DECIDED AT THE MEETING BEFORE TO GO WITH A 4-WAY STOP AND NOT USE AUTOMATED STOP AND GO LIGHTS. BUT, NOT ALL WERE HAPPY ABOUT THAT DECISION. SO, ANOTHER IDEA CAME FORTH LAST NIGHT.
COUNCILMAN NEAL MOREHEAD SAID THERE IS A TIMER THE CITY COULD BUY WHICH WOULD FIX THE EXISTING STOP LIGHTS. THE COST OF IT WOULD BE ABOUT $700. SO, MORE STILL TO COME ON THIS ISSUE.
THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE LOW BID OF $93,469 FROM ARDO SCHMIDT CONSTRUCTION, FOR THE CITY'S RECREATION TRAIL. THE ENGINEER ESTMATE WAS AROUND 100-THOUSAND. CONSRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED THIS FALL.
MAQUOKETA'S YMCA WILL BECOME AN AFFILIATE OF THE SCOTT COUNTY YMC. FOR COST REASONS.
MAQUOKETA SENIOR BRAD COOK WILL MISS THE START OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON AND IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY NEXT WEEK. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN BONE IN HIS FOOT DURING ON-CONTACT DRILLS. HEAD COACH KEVIN BOWMAN SAID DOCTORS HAVE DECIDED TO PUT IN A PIN NEXT WEEK TO HOPEFULLY SPEED RECOVERY. HE IS EXPECTED TO MISS FIVE WEEKS. COACH BOWMAN WAS EXPECTING TO HAVE COOK PLAY SPLIT END, DEFENSIVE BACK AND ALSO DO SOME PUNTING. THE CARDINALS OPEN THE SEASON A WEEK FROM FRIDAY AT OELWEIN. COOK ALSO IS A GOOD BASKETBALL PLAYER. HIS FOLKS ARE MR. AND MRS. LEE COOK.
THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS CLUB WILL SPONSOR THE PUNT, PASS AND KICK COMPETITION ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 8TH AT GOODENOW FIELD.
ANY QUESTIONS, CALL BOB GAVIN AT 652-2491.
THEY ARE PAINTING THE FRONT OF THE NEW WAL MART SUPER STORE TODAY. SO FAR, LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A PLAIN FRONT.
THE HOTTEST SELLING ITEM AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR WAS THE
BEEF SUNDAE. IN A CUP, MASHED POTATOES, SHREDDED BEEF, GRAVY AND TO LOOK LIKE A CHERRY, A MINI TOMATO. THEY PROJECTED THEY WOULD SELL 8,000 AT $3.50 EACH AND ENDED UP SELLING OVER 21-THOUSAND. THEY HAVE HAD LOTS OF FOOD NOVELTIES. YEARS AGO, THE PORK CHOP ON A STICK WAS VERY POPULAR. FAIR ATTENDANCE AGAIN WENT OVER A MILLION.
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY. THANKS.
DENNIS VOY
