A HALF INCH OF RAIN OVERNIGHT...
AND PROBABLY ANOTHER INCH TODAY...WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...
AND HIGH TODAY AROUND 60.

BARB TABOR OF BALDWIN WON THE MAQUOKETA FFA JOHN DEERE GATOR
RAFFLE DRAWING THIS AFTERNOON. SHE'S THE WIFE OF DENNIS TABOR AND THE MOTHER OF COUNTY ATTORNEY PHIL TABOR. IT'S BELIEVED SHE SHE PURCHASED THE WINNING TICKET FROM HER GRANDSON MICHAEL TABOR, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL FFA CHAPER. AND...I HEAR THIS RAFFLE FOR THE FFA WAS A SUCCESS...MADE THEM SOME MONEY. THE FFA ANNUAL BANQUET IS COMING UP ON APRIL 22ND.

SCHOOL BOARD NEWS: THE BOARD HAS ACCEPTED THE LOW BID ON ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. ASBESTOS WAS FOUND IN THE CAFETERIA AND THE LOW BID TO GET RID OF IT WAS $17,300.
THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED A NEW CONTRACT WITH BUS DRIVER. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST YEAR THE BUS DRIVERS WILL BE COVERED BY THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION. THE CONTRAT CALLS FOR HOURLY RATES BETWEEN $13.50 AND $16.50 AN HOUR FOR DRIVERS HIRED BEFORE JUNE 30, 2006. AFTER THAT DATE, FIRST YEAR DRIVERS WILL MAKE $15.00 AN HOUR. AND IN YEARS, 6-7, THE RATE WILL BE $16.50 PER HOUR.

LONGTIME KMAQ SALES PERSON DOTTIE BAYLES IS CELEBRATING HER 65TH BIRTHDAY TODAY. SHE HAS BEEN WITH KMAQ FOR OVER 30 YEARS. AND, GLAD TO SAY, SHE WILL CONTINUE WITH US. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOTTIE. NANCY (MRS. DAVE) MOORE HAS RESIGNED HER SALES POSITION WITH KMAQ AFTER 8 YEARS AND KMAQ IS NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR HER POSITION. ANYONE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE JOB SHOULD SEND A BRIEF RESUME TO KMAQ, BOX 940, MAQUOKETA, IOWA 52060. KMAQ IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. THE TWO OTHER SALES REPRESENTATIVES HERE AT THE STATION ARE ROXANNE CLAUSING AND LOIS ANN FISCHER.

THREE MONTHS FROM TODAY, ON THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER (JUNE 21, 2007), THE 5TH ANNUAL KMAQ ROTARY CLUB DUCK RACE WILL BE HELD AT THE COMFORT INN SWIMMING POOL IN MAQUOKETA. AND SOMEONE, WITH THE WINNING DUCK, WILL WIN $1,000. AND FOUR OTHERS WILL EACH WIN $100. AND YOU CAN
BUY A DUCK FOR $5. YOUR NAME AND DUCK NUMBER WILL BE ON THE ROTARY WEB SITE SOON AFTER YOU BUY YOUR DUCK. THE DUCK TICKETS ARE DONE (THANKS TO KMAQ'S THERESA HANSEN CELENTANO) AND WILL GO ON SALE NEXT WEEK .....AND IF YOU WANT ONE, OR MORE, SEND ME A CHECK, MADE OUT TO MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB AND MAIL IT TO BOX 940, MAQUOKETA, IOWA 52060. EVERY PERSON THAT BUYS A DUCK WILL ALSO BE MENTIONED IN THIS DAILY REPORT. THE RACE HAS ALWAYS BEEN RUN ON THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER.
PROCEEDS ARE USED TO FUND MANY LOCAL PROJECTS BY THE ROTARY. THE LOCAL MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB, WITH ABOUT 40 MEMBERS, MEETS AT NOON EVERY WEDNEDAY AT THE EAGLES CLUB ON EAST PLATT STREET. GUESTS , AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS TOO, ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER
FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AND TAKE CARE.

DENNIS VOY