ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY. HIGH OF 77

GAS PRICES ARE GOING DOWN AROUND HERE.

SHOOK HANDS WITH IOWA DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR TOM VILSACK LAST NIGHT AT THE HOME OF BOB OSTERHAUS. HE SPOKE TO ABOUT 50 FOR OVER A HALF HOUR. SHARP MAN. PROBABLY WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT. PROBABLY WOULD MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT. FINISHES HIS 8TH YEAR IN OFFICE DECEMBER 31ST. BEFORE THAT WAS STATE
SENATOR AND BEFORE THAT, MAYOR OF MT. PLEASANT, A LITTLE LARGER CITY THAN MAQUOKETA. HAVE MET HIS WIFE TOO, AND SHE ALSO HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD FIRST LADY.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM LOST 3 STRAIGHT MATCHES LAST NIGHT TO DUBUQUE SENIOR, UP THERE....25-19, 25-17 AND 25-10.
THEY PLAY AT INDEPENDENCE NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE MAQUOKETA CROSS COUNTRY TEAM GET THEIR SEASON STARTED TOMORROW MORNING AT DUBUQUE TO TAKE PART IN A MEET HOSTED BY DUBUQUE WAHLERT.

IN NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL LAST N IGHT, SAGE ROSENFELS, PLAYING FOR HOUSTON, COMPLETED 6 OF 9 PASSES FOR 56 YARDS AND ONE TD IN HOUSTON'S WIN OVER TAMPA BAY, 16 TO 13. SAGE STARTED LAST NIGHT. HE HAS DONE WELLL IN PRE-SEASON PLAY.

IOWA STATE DEFEATED TOLEDO IN 3 OVERTIMES LAST NIGHT.
IOWA OPENS THE SEASON TOMORROW AGAINST MONTANA.

FORMER JACKSON COUNTY AUDITOR MIKE COTTON HAS BEEN NAMED CITY MANAGER FOR SABULA, HIS HOME TOWN. HE HAS BEEN ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR 13 YEARS.

ANOTHER PERSON HAS ADDED HER NAME TO BE CONSIDERED TO APPOINTMENT TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD. ELAIN KAHLER.
SHE WORKS AT HER HUSBAND'S LAW PRACTICE AND IS A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SEVEN WILL NOW BE INTERVIEWED NEXT WEEK.

HAVE A NICE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

I MAY PUT THE MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL SCORE HERE TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY