SUNSHINE AND 51 TODAY.

THE STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT IS UNDERWAY AT DES MOINES.
DR. PAUL KOOB HAS BEEN ON-THE-AIR ALL AFTERNOON ON KMAQ-FM,
BROADCASTING THE 3 MAQUOKETA AND 7 DEWITT MATCHES.
BILLY KIRK WON HIS OPENING MATCH AND WRESTLES AGAIN TOMORROW.
MARV BREEDEN LOST HIS FIRST MATCH, BUT WON HIS WRESTLE-BACK
MATCH AND WRESTLES AGAIN TOMORROW. BILLY IS A SENIOR AND MARV IS A FRESHMAN. FRESHMAN TIM O'CONNELL LOST BOTH OF HIS MATCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND HAS NOW FINISHED HIS WRESTLING IN THE TOURNAMENT.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL TOOK ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SPEED LIMIT ON SOUTH MAIN STREET THIS WEEK,.....AND THEY CHANGED THE SPEED LIMIT AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE 35 MPH STAYS FROM HORSESHOE POND PARK TO THE SOUTH ON-OFF RAMPS FOR HIGHWAY 61. FROM THE RAMPS TO THE CITY LIMITS, COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NOW SUGGESTING 50 MPH. PREVIOUSLY, THEY HAD SUGGESTED 55 IN THAT AREA. CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER SAID CHIEF BRAD KORANDA AND SHERIFF RUSS KETTMAN ARE PROPOSING THE 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY NEAR GENERAC AND FAMILY DOLLAR. THE COUNCIL SAID THEY WOULD GO ALONG WITH THE OFFICERS RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO, STILL MORE TO COME.
AND..MORE DISCUSSION TOO ON THE STOP SIGNS (4-WAY STOP) AT SOUTH MAIN AND QUARRY STREET. SOME PEOPLE (INCLUDING A MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN) STILL THINK IT IS BAD THE WAY IT IS FOR KIDS CROSSING THE INTERSECTION.

SPEAKING OF GENERAC. THE COMPANY, INCLUDING THE MAQUOKETA PLANT, HAS BEEN SOLD AS REPORTED RECENTLY HERE....SOLD FOR A BILLION DOLLARS. THIS WEEK, AN INSERT IN THE PAPER IS CALLING FOR APPLICANTS FOR JOB OPENINGS AT THE PLANT. GOOD NEWS FOR MAQUOKETA.

HELEN DICK, 86, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED MONDAY. HER FULL OBITUARY IS NOW AT www.carsonandson.com

SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON AND SON FOR ERNESTNE OWEN, AGE 93, OF MAQUOKETA AND FOR JOSH MENDEL, AGE 21, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA.

THE BUREAUCATS, A BAND FEATURING MAQUOKETA AND OTHER LOCAL MUSICIANS, WILL BE PLAYING FOR A DANCE IN MAQUOKETA ON SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH AT THE COMFORT INN, ON MAQUOKETA'S SOUTH SIDE.
IT WILL BE FROM 6 UNTIL 11 P.M. AND IT WILL BE A FUND-RAISING DANCE (PLUS AUCTION) FOR THE CARDIAC REHAB UNIT AT THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (HOSPITAL) HERE IN MAQUOKETA.
YOUNG DANCERS 10 AND UNDER FREE. STUDENT DANCERS 11-18, $5.00 AND SLIGHTLY OLDER DANCERS, 19-99, $10.00. THERE WILL BE FOOD
AVAILABLE AT A LOW COST, INCLUDING PIZZA FOR THE KIDS. ONLY 300 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD FOR THIS EVENT AND THEY ARE ON SALE NOW
AT MAQUOKETA STATE BANK, OSTERHAUS PHARMACY, THE HOSPITAL, AND KMAQ. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL ROCHELLE RAY OR KENDRA BECK.
SEE YOU THERE. IF YOU ARE LIKE ME....NOT MUCH OF A DANCER.... COME ANYWAY AND ENJOY LISTENING TO THE MUSIC AND SUPPORT THE HOSPITAL.

THE ANDREW GIRLS ARE ONE WIN AWAY FROM GOING TO THE GIRL'S STATE TOURNAMENT. THEY BEAT CALAMUS-WHEATLAND IN DOUBLE-OVERTIME LAST NIGHT.

IT IS ASH WEDNESDAY TODAY.....AND MANY LIKE ME WILL VISIT THEIR CHURCH FOR AN ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE.

HAVE A NICE NIGHT AND GOOD THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY