HAVE NOT HAD A REPORT SINCE MONDAY BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY AND ALSO BECAUSE THE "BLOG" THAT DOES THIS WAS NOT WORKING.

WE HAD 3 1/2 INCHES OF SNOW EARLIER IN WEEK AND YESTERDAY, SUNNY AND HIGH OF 12 AND TODAY, SHOULD BE SUNNY AND HIGH OF 15 TODAY....AND INTO THE 20'S EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR A SHORT WHILE.

BUSY OF COURSE, BECAUSE OF OUR 10TH ANNUAL FARM AND HOME SHOW.
YESTERDAY AND TODAY. OVER 15-HUNDRED PEOPLE YESTERDAY, PORK DAY, AND TODAY, BEEF DAY, SHOULD BE GOOD ALSO. DURING THE NOON HOUR YESTERDAY, THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HANDED OUT THEIR 3 AG AWARDS. THE AGRI-INDUSTRY BUSINESS AWARD WENT TO KMAQ'S LEIGHTON HEPKER, WHO HAS BEEN WITH KMAQ, FIRST AS NEWS DIRECTOR AND THEN STATION MANAGER, FOR 32 YEARS. THE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD WENT TO JACKSON COUNTY'S KEITH KLEIS, WHO HAS BEEN THE AG INSTRUCTOR AT MIDLAND HIGH SCHOOL IN WYOMING FOR 11 YEARS. FARMERS OF THE YEAR, 54 YEARS OF FARMING AND MARRIED 54 YEARS, RICHARD AND DELORES EGGERS OF RURAL
ANDREW.
RED HENTON WAS ENJOYED FOR SEVERAL HOURS YESTERDAY AND HE NOW HAS A BRAND NEW CD OUT, WITH ABOUT 15 DIFFERENT SONGS AND IT AGAIN FOR SALE FOR ONLY $5 ....HERE AT KMAQ. SEND $6 IF YOU WANT IT TO BE SENT TO YOU.

THE EAGLES CLUB, VERY ACTIVE IN TOWN WITH THEIR OWN BAR AND RESTAURANT, TONIGHT IS HAVING A SWEETHEART DINNER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, TO BENEFIT
OPERATION NEW VIEW'S HEAD START PROGRAM AND THE JUNIOR EAGLE'S CLUB.

A WINE-TASTING EVENT TO BENIFIT JACKSON COUNTY HOSPICE WILL BE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 2 UNTIL 5 AT SQUIRES MANOR BED AND BREAKFAST.
ANYONE IS WELCOME. SPONSORED BY THE CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAS.

ROB HOHMANN, LONGTIME MANAGER OF THE FORMER OWL'S FURNITURE STORE IN MAQUOKETA, WAS RECENTLY PROMOTED TO FLOOR MANAGER OF THE FLOOR SHOW FURNITURE AND FLOORING IN DUBUQUE.

AD IN PAPER... SWISS STEAK WEDNESDAY IS BACK AT FLAPLACK FAMILY RESTAURANT IN MAQUOKETA.

THE JACKSON AND CLINTON COUNTY AREA REUNION WILL BE SUNDAY, MARCH 4TH AT THE LAHACIENDA RV RESORT IN APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA.

RICKY CLARK, 55, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, MARRIED DENISE MALLAS, 47, WHO ALSO ONCE LIVED IN MAQUOKETA, ON FEBRUARY 5TH. IN INDIANOLA, IOWA AND ARE NOW HAPPILY RESIDING IN PROLE, IOWA. CONGRATULATIONS.

THE MAQUOKETA BOYS AND GIRLS GAME TUESDAY NIGHT AGAINST WARTERLOO,
WERE POSTPONED UNTIL LAST NIGHT AND BOTH TEAMS LOST TO WATERLOO.
BETWEEN BOYS GAMES LAST NIGHT, DENNIS STREETS, WHO GOT VICTORY 501 LAST NIGHT, WAS HONORED OFFICIALLY FOR REACHING THE 500 MARK.

THE BOYS AND GIRLS PLAY INDEPENDENCE TONIGHT. AND THE WRESTLERS WILL BE IN SECTIONAL COMPETITION TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY