THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE NEW MAQUOKETA RIVER WALK AT THE NORTH SIDE

OF MAQUOKETA, ALONG THE MAQUOKETA RIVER. THE WALK IS OVER A HALF-MILE LONG

AND REALLY NICE. A NEW BOAT RAMP HAS ALSO BEEN PUT THERE. NEXT TIME YOU

VISIT MAQUOKETA, WALK THE MAQUOKETA RIVER WALK. FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF

MAQUOKETA, THAT YOU CAN WALK ALONG THE RIVER SAFELY AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL

MAQUOKETA RIVER.

IT IS A VERY BUSY TIME OF THE YEAR FOR ME. AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOR A COUPLE

MORE WEEKS. I WILL BE AT A MOVIE CONVENTION THIS WEEK AND WILL BE WITH THE

KMAQ TRAVEL BUS TO BRANSON FOR 4 DAYS NEXT WEEK.

SO, THERE WILLBE NO DAILY REPORT UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 14, 2007.

THE WEATHER THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS VERY NICE AND TODAY, SUNNY AND

IN THE 80'S.

THE BIDS FOR THE FIRE STATION ADDITION CAME IN LAST WEEK AND THE LOW BID

WAS VERY GOOD. THE ENTIRE PROJECT WILL BE LESS THAN 1 AND 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS.

THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT AND CHECK BACK AGAIN ON MAY 14TH.

RAINY DAY AND RAIN FOR TONIGHT.

JACKSON COUNTY WILL BE GETTING A LARGE BUILDING IN THE MAQUOKETA INDUSTRIAL SITE, FOR NOTHING. THE OWNER (N. L. BASSFORD OF VALDOSTA, GA.) HAS BEEN TRYING TO SELL THE BUILDING FOR YEARS AND HAS DECIDED TO GIVE IT TO THE COUNTY AND TAKE THE TAX WRITE-OFF. THE 53,100 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING HAS RECENTLY BEEN APPRAISED FOR $1.2 MILLION. SO, AS SOON AS THE PAPERWORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED, THE SUPERVISORS WILL GET THE DEED AND WILL HAVE A WORK SESSION AND START GIVING SOME THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE BUILDING. THE TAXES HAVE BEEN PAID. IT HAD BEEN RENTED ON AND OFF FOR WAREHOUSE PURPOSES. IT WAS BUILT IN 1990 AND S & H FABRICATING OPERATED ITS PLANT (AUTO PARTS) IN IT UNTIL THEY CLOSED IN 1999.

THE MAQUOKETA GOLF TEAM PARTICIPATED IN THE WEST DUBUQUE INVITATIONAL TODAY AT THE TIMBERLINE GOLF COURSE AT DUBUQUE.
THERE WERE 8 SCHOOLS COMPETING AND DAVENPORT CENTRAL TOOK FIRST AND MAQUOKETA SECOND. MAQUOKETA'S JORDAN DAVIS WAS THE MEDALIST OF THE DAY, SHOOTING AN 81. AND MAQUOKETA SENIOR, NICKI GERLACH GOT A HOLE IN ONE ON THE 142 YARD 14TH HOLE. HER SCORE FOR THE DAY WAS 92.
WHAT A THRILL FOR NICKI. SHE WORKS FOR ME AT THE DOWNTOWN THEATRE AND NOW MAINLY AT THE DRIVE-IN. GOOD EMPLOYEE...GOOD STUDENT...AND
NOW A GREAT GOLFER. CONGRATULATIONS TO NICKI. ALSO FOR MAQUOKETA,
KARA CLARK SHOT A 106, HANNAH DAVISON A 113, AUBREY ROCKWELL A 117 AND NATASHA LANE A 124. THE TEAM TOTAL WAS 392. DAVENPORT CENTRAL SCORE WAS 369.

MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION, WITHOUT COMMENT, OF HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH JEFF HERKELMAN.
NO REASON WAS GIVEN FOR THE RESIGNATION. HE HAS BEEN THE HEAD BOYS COACH FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HE WILL STAY ON AS A TEACHER BUT I HEAR HE MAY ALSO LOOK FOR ANOTHER COACHING JOB SOMEWHERE ELSE.

THERE WILL BE NO REPORT TOMORROW, OR THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY

85 FOR A HIGH YESTERDAY...
3/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN OVERNIGHT...
AND A HIGH TODAY ONLY IN 60'S.

THE STATE DOT ANNOUNED THAT IT WIKLL RESURFACE HIGHWAY 64 FROM MAQUOKETA TO PRESTON THIS SUMMER. SOME OF THE WORK WILL BE DONE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS ON PLATT STREET.

THE MAQUOKETA FFA BANQUET WAS LAST NIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL....WITH ABOUT 200 ON HAND TO FIRST ENJOY A STEAK DINNER AND THEN A PROGRAM
AFTER. MANY AWARDS WERE PRESENTED:
HONORARY FFA DEGREE TO TROY THEIDE OF THE DECKER HOTEL AND COMFORT INN MOTEL.
BLUE AND GOLD AWARD TO DR. DALE REESEESEE OF MAQUOKETA VET CLINIC.
I'M NOT SURE ON THE SPELLING OF HIS NAME.
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD TO BEIDLER'S IMPLEMENT.
THE BILL STEWART FFA ALUMNI AWARD TO CATHY EASTERLY.
THE STAR CHAPTER FARMER AWARD TO VICE-PRESIDENT MATT GERLACH.
THE DEKALB AWARD TO SECRETARY KELSEY SCOTT. THE NEW BOARD WAS ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THE NEW PRESIDENT WILL BE CALLIE MUHLHUSEN AND HER BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE: AMBER HEINRICK, JENNIFER IHRIG, GAGE SMITH (ONLY BOY ON THE 7-MEMBER BOARD), CALLIE COATS, JORDAN SMITH, AND LAURA WENTWORTH. THE FFA ADVISORS ARE JENNIE NABB AND GARY BRUNS AND THEY BOTH RECEIVED A GIFT FROM THE MEMBERS AND BOTH
THANKED THE CHAPTER FOR HAVING A GREAT YEAR. MAQUOKETA HAS ONE OF THE TOP FFA CLUBS IN THE STATE AND HAS HAD FOR YEARS. THE FFA ALUMNI
IS ALSO ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND BEST IN THE STATE. ITS PRESIDENT IS LEE JOHNSON. THE HIGH SCHOOL FFA PRESIDENT THIS PAST YEAR WAS KELLY SHUSTER.

GERALD MILLER, AGE 54, A MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN, WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH POSSIBLE INJURIES. THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE ACCIDENT WAS DRIVEN BY A ZWINGLE MAN. MILLER WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO YIELD AND DAMAGE TO HIS FORD TRUCK WAS AROUND $5,000.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

MY 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE OPENED FOR THE SEASON LAST NIGHT (FRIDAY), LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA ON HIGHWAY 61. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT AND WE HAD AROUND 135 CARS.....PRETTY GOOD FOR OPENING NIGHT.
HERE ARE THE FIRST CUSTOMERS FOR THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE YEAR. THEY ARRIVED AT THE TICKET BOOTH ALREALY BEFORE 6 P.M. AND WAITED UNTIL THEY COULD BUY THEIR TICKETS AT 6:30. THEN, THE FIRST SHOW DID NOT START UNTIL ABOUT 8:30. IN THIS PICTURE: EMMA COX, MAIBYL COX, SOPHIA PIKE,
KELSEY COX, RUTH TRAMMEL, MERCEDES TRAMMELL AND BILL TRAMMELL.
THEY ARE FROM DAVENPORT AND BETTENDORF. THE DRIVE-IN OPENED IN 1950 AND I BOUGHT IT IN 1972. WE ARE OPEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS ONLY
UNTIL IN LATE MAY, AND THEN WILL BE OPEN 7 NIGHTS A WEEK THRU MOST OF JULY. THEN WEEKENDS ONLY AGAIN UNTI MID-OCTOBER. IT'S A FAMILY DRIVE-IN AND MOST SIT ON THE GRASS AND LISTEN ON THEIR VEHICLE RADIO. ALMOST EVERYONE BRINGS SOME FOOD ALONG, BUT WE HAVE A FULL CONCESSION STAND.
COME OUT SOMETIME.
DENNIS VOY

HERE IS THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE KIDDIE TRAIN...ENGINE AND 4 CARS.
SEATS A MAXIMUM OF 24 KIDS. IT GIVES FREE TRAIN RIDES AROUND THE DRIVE-IN FOR TWO HOURS BEFORE SHOW TIME. THE TRAIN IS AROUND 40 YEARS OLD. WAS FIRST USED AT A MALL N CEDAR RAPIDS AND I PURCHASED IT IN 1972.
ALFRED WITT, IS THE RAILROAD ENGINEER. ALFRED IS A SEMI-RETIRED FARMER WHO HAS HIS FARM ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE DRIVE-IN AND HE ALSO MOWS THE BIG LAWN AT THE DRIVE-IN. KIDS LOVE THE TRAIN....AND SOMETIMES PARENTS JUMP ABOARD ALSO.

NO FRIDAY REPORT

MOSTLY CLOUDY AND IN THE 50'S TODAY.
60'S TOMORROW..
AND 70'S SATURDAY.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL APPROVED PLANS AND SPECS
FOR THE FIRE STATION PROJECT MONDAY NIGHT. DUCUMENTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO CONTRACTORS AND BIDS ARE DUE APRIL 27TH. CONSTRUCTION ON THE $1.5-2 MILLION PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO GET UNDERWAY IN JUNE. NO ONE SPOKE DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING MONDAY NIGHT.

THE FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH HAS BEEN SOLD. THE LITTLE CHURCH EAST OF CITY HALL HAS BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME. STILL HAVE NOT FOUND OUT WHO BOUGHT IT.

DID YOU KNOW? MAQUOKETA HAS 7 GYMS AND 2 NEW ONES WILL BE OPEN WITHIN A YEAR.

IT'S NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK! MAQUOKETA HAS 5 PUBLIC....AND NONE ARE OPEN SUNDAYS.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

DENNIS VOY

ANOTHER NICE DAY TODAY, BUT BREEZY AND ONLY IN THE MID 50'S.
THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE NICE.

BELOW THIS REPORT, A PHOTO OF THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL WHERE TODAY, CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON THE MAJOR ADDITIONS.

MAQUOKETA SENIOR JORDAN DAVIS BECAME A TWO SPORT ATHLETE THIS SPRING AT MCHS, PLAYING BOTH GOLF AND SOCCER. SHE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE TOP CARDINAL GOLFERS HER ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.
YESTERDAY, WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD BOTH SPORTS ON THE SAME
DAY. SHE WAS THE MEDALIST IN A DUAL MEET AT THE PEBBLE CREEK COURSE IN LECLAIRE AS MAQUOKETA WAS DEFEATED BY PLEASANT
VALLEY, 201 TO 211. SHE CARDED A 39 PLAYING THE COURSE FOR THE FIRST TIME. SHE THEN HUSTLED HOME FROM THE AFTERNOON GOLF IN TIME FOR THE EVENING SOCCER MATCH AT GOODENOW FIELD HERE IN MAQUOEKTA AGAINST MARION. DAVIS SCORED MAQUOKETA'S LONE GOAL IN A 4 TO 1 LOSS TO MARION. IN MAQUOKETA FIRST TWO SOCCER MATCHES, DAVIS HAS SCORED ALL FIVE OF THE TEAM'S GOALS. SHE HAS BOTH GOLF AND SOCCER AGAIN NEXT TUESDAY. HER PARENTS ARE DAVE AND DENISE IN DELMAR.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB DUCK RACE SALE OF DUCKS(RAFFLE TICKETS) OFFICIALLY GOT UNDERWAY TODAY AT THE NOON CLUB MEETING. THE RACE AGAIN THIS YEAR WILL BE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER AT THE COMFORT INN SWIMMING POOL IN MAQUOKETA.
DUCKS ARE $5 EACH. ROTARY MEMBERS ARE SELLING THE TICKETS FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL EVENT AND THEY CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED HERE AT KMAQ. YOU CAN SEND CHECK TO KMAQ, BOX 940, MAQUOKETA, IOWA, 52060. THE FIRST PLACE DUCK GETS $1,000. FOR THE OWNER WHOSE DUCK FINISHES 2,3,4, AND 5TH...THEY EACH GET $100. THE FIRST FOUR DUCKS WERE PURCHASED BECAUSE OF THIS DAILY REPORT. I RECEIVED A $20 CHECK FOR 4 DUCKS FROM ALLEN AND PAULINE BODKIN OF IBERIA, MISSOURI. THANK YOU! EVERY NOW AND THEN, STARTING SOON, THE NAMES OF ALL WHO BOUGHT A DUCK TICKET WILL BE LISTED ON THE KMAQ ROTARY WEB SITE....www.maquoketa-rotary.org

MINOR ACCIDENT MONDAY AFTERNOON ON NORTH 5TH STREET.
OFFICERS SAY 85 YEAR OLD VERNA FOSTER OF MAQUOKETA WAS BACKING FROM A PARKING LOT AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK WAS FROM MARION, AND RECEIVED ABOUT $800 IN DAMAGES AND THE FOSTER CAR NO DAMAGE. NO CHARGES FILED AND NO INJURIES.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.

DENNIS VOY

WORK STARTED TODAY ON THE ADDITION TO THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL WHICH OPENED IN 1964. SOME CLASSROOMS WERE ADDED IN THE PAST ....A FEW YEARS AGO, AND THIS ADDITION OF THE NEW GYM AND ENLARGED CAFETERIA
IS BEING DONE AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. COMPLETION WILL BE IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 AND THE COST WILL BE OVER $6-MILLION. THE NEW SUNKEN GYM WILL SEAT AROUND 1,600...ABOUT DOUBLE THE PRESENT GYM.

BEAUTIFUL TODAY...HIGH OF 73.

LOUIE CLASEN, OWNER WITH HIS WIFE OF TIMER LANES BOWLING ALLEY IN MAQUOKETA, LAST NIGHT IN THE B & P MILLER LITE LEAGUE, ROLLED
A 300. AND HIS SERIES WAS 794. NOT BAD! NOT THAT BIG A DEAL FOR LOUIE.
IT WAS HIS 16TH PERFECT GAME. AND, HE'S HAD AN 800 OR BETTER SERIES
5 TIMES.

AT THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS MEETING THIS MORNING, THE SUPERVISORS
COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CITY COUNCIL. THEY ARE UNHAPPY THAT THE COUNCIL
ELEMINATED $4,000 FUNDING BY THE CITY TOWARD THE RTA BUS SERVICE IN MAQUOKETA. COUNCILMAN NEIL MOREHEAD WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. HE SUGGESTED THAT THE COUNCIL USE THAT MONEY TO GIVE THE CITY MANAGER A RAISE. I'M SURE THIS ISSUE WILL COME UP AGAIN SOON AT A COUNCIL MEETING, BY UNHAPPY SENIOR CITIZENS WHO USE THE POPULAR SERVICE.

THE HOUSE FIRE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN MAQUOKETA WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THAT DETERMINATION BY THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL.

SUE KONRARDY, MAQUOKETA BEAUTICIAN, REPORTED TO POLICE THAT A REMINGTON 20 GUAGE SHOTGUN WAS STOLEN FROM HER RESIDENCE AT 702 VINE STREET.

KMAQ STATION MANAGER LEIGHTON HEPKER ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT DENISE KIRK OF MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN HIRED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE KMAQ SALES STAFF. THE FORMER DENISE TAYLOR IS A MAQUOKETA NATIVE AND IS MARRIED TO SCOTT KIRK AND THEY HAVE TWO BOYS, AGE 12 AND 14. SHE STARTED WORK HERE AT KMAQ YESTERDAY AND JOINS DOTTIE BAYLES, ROXANNE CLAUSING AND LOIS FISCHER IN THE SALES DEPARTMENT. WELCOME ABOARD DENISE.

HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WHEREVER YOU ARE.

DENNIS VOY

BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY...HIGH OF 69. LOOKS LIKE ENTIRE WEEK WILL BE FINE.

THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL HAS BEEN CALLED IN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE SATURDAY MORNING IN MAQUOKETA. ASSISTANT
FIRE CHIEF AL MUHLHAUSEN SAID HE DIDN'T THINK THE FIRE WAS SUSPICIOUS, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE AT THE SHAWN
FLAGEL HOME. THE HOUSE WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED BY FIRE, SMOKE AND WATER. FOR TWO PICTURES AND MORE ABOUT THE FIRE, CHECK
BELOW THIS REPORT.

IN SPORTS, THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S SOCCER TEAM OPENED THEIR FIRST EVER SEASON WITH A 4 TO 1 WIN AT MONTICELLO FRIDAY.

ALSO FRIDAY, THE MCHS BOY'S GOLF TEAM WENT TO DYERSVILLE AND LOST TO THE BLAZER BY 4 STROKES, 159 TO 163. SETH KNICKREHM HAD A 39, BRAD COOK A 40, JOHNNY BIEHL, 41 AND COLIN GISEL AT 43.
SATURDAY, THE BOYS WENT TO TIPTON FOR AN INVITATIONAL AND OF 9 TEAMS, MAQUOKETA FINISHED 5TH. DEWITT TOOK FIRST.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, DONNIE WEETS, 53, WAS CHARGED BY MAQUOKETA POLICE WITH ILLEGAL OPEN DUMPING AT THE CITY'S BRUSH PILE. ANOTHER PERSON IS BEING SOUGHT.

THE MAQUOKETA DAIRY QUEEN WAS BURGLARIZED OVER THE WEEKEND.
THEY BROKE INTO THE BACK DOOR AND TOOK AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF CASH.

A RURAL MAQUOKETA MAN, BURTON ROMER, AGE 79, WAS HIT BY A TREE BRANCH ON HIS PROPERTY NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT 10:30 THIS MORNING AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. HIS CONDIITION IS NOT AVAILABLE.

A TEEN AGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AFTER HE JOGGED INTO THE STREET WITHOUT LOOKING AND WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE. DAVID MORAN, AGE 15, WAS STRUCK BY JOHN HOESLEY OF MAQUOKETA.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

AT 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON, FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO A GRASS FIRE AT WAL MART AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA.

STOCK CAR RACES WERE CANCELLED SATURDAY NIGHT IN MAQUOKETA AND THE SEASON WILL NOW OPEN THISA SATURDAY NIGHT.

THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE FOR THE 3RD WEEKEND IN A ROW POSTPONED THE SEASON OPEN DOUBLE FEATURE, BUT WILL DEFINITELY OPEN THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

LAWN MOWERS ARE HARD AT IT ALL OVER MAQUOKETA.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE HOME AT 512 SOUTH NIAGARA STREET IN MAQUOKETA, OWNED BY SHAWN FLAGEL, THAT WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED BY FIRE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AT ABOUT 3:30 A.M. SHAWN SAID SMOKE DETECTORS WENT OFF, WHICH AWAKENED HIM. HE CALLED THE LAW CENTER AND THEN GOT OUT. NO ONE ELSE WAS HOME AT THE TINME. THE HOME IS ON A CORNER LOT AND THE PICTURE BELOW IS THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, FACING SUMMIT STREET. A NEW GARAGE TO THE WEST WAS NOT DAMAGED. BILL AND HELEN STEWART ALSO LIVED IN THAT HOME FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS.

ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF AL MUHLHAUSEN SAID AT THE FIRE SCENE SUNDAY MORNING THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS NOT KNOWN, BUT IT IS NOT SUSPICIOUS. IT APPEARED THE FIRE STARTED IN A BACK BEDROOM. FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE ATTIC WHEN FIREMEN ARRIVED AND THEY SPENT ABOUT 90 MINUTES AT THE SCENE.

NO REPORT TODAY

THREE INCHES OF SNOW IN MAQUOKETA YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT.
MUCH MELTED TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 41 AND MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, WITH SOME SUNSHINE TODAY.

DR. MARVIN DALCHOW, 96, (DENTIST) OF MAQUOKETA, DIED THIS MORNING AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. HIS FULL OBITUARY WILL BE UP LATER TODAY OR TOMORROW AT www.carsonandson.com

SHORT REPORT. SORRY.

DENNIS VOY

IT RAINED OVER NIGHT....AND SNOW SHOWERS TODAY....BUT NOT THE INCHES OF SNOW PREDICTED IN MAQUOKETA. NORTH OF US, GOT SNOW. WESTERN DUBUQUE SCHOOL DISTRICT CANCELLED SCHOOL TODAY AND MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING MAQUOKETA, HAD EARLY OUT TODAY. IN ANY CASE...NOT A GOOD DAY.

MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW POSTMASTER. SARAH MORSE. SHE'S BEEN IN THE DUBUQUE OFFICE FOR TWO YEARS AND LIVES IN BELLEVUE.

"CHICAGO" .. THE LONG, POPULAR ROCK BAND, WILL ENTERTAIN AT THIS YEAR'S JONES COUNTY FAIR AT MONTICELLO.

ANOTHER ACT OF VANDALISM. THREE DOZEN EGGS SMASHED ON THE DRIVEWAY AND HOUSE WINDOW T THE HOME OF BETTY MYATT ON NILES STREET.

ANOTHER DEER ACCIDENT. DAVID HONEYWELL HIT ONE LAST NIGHT, AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 67 AND 64. WHILE DRIVING PAST CANTON SUNDAY NIGHT, WE SAW ABOUT 20 DEER UP IN THE WILDWOOD ACRES HOUSING AREA.
IN THAT AREA...THEY DON'T RUN. JUST LOOK UP AND WATCH YOU DRIVE BY.

DID YOU KNOW? THE MAQUOKETA FFA CHAPTER (ESTABLISHED IN 1928)
IS IOWA'S SECOND OLDEST FFA CHAPTER. BY THE WAY, THE ANNUAL FFA BANQUET IS SUNDAY NIGHT, APRIL 22ND, AT THE MCHS GYM. GARY BRUNS, THE MCHS VO-AG TEACHER, IS THE FFA ADVISOR. MAQUOKETA CONTINUES TO HAVE A GOOD CHAPTER, GOOD SIZED, AND AN ACTIVE CHAPTER. ALWAYS BUSY!

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY

CLOUDY TODAY, HIGH NEAR 50. SNOW IN FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.'

JANIE HAYWARD AND JASON FITZPATRICK OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY, BORN SUNDAY APRIL 1ST AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE BRENDA AND BILL HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA....AND BRENDA AND DAVE FITZPATRICK OF MAQUOKETA.

MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A VANDALALISM REPORT. A GUEST AT THE SUPER 8 MOTEL SAID HIS WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN BROKEN OUT OVERNIGHT.

GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES WERE HELD TODAY FOR THE NEW MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GYM AND CAFETERIA RENOVATIONS. AND, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS THEIR REGULAR MEETING TONIGHT.

THE FAMOUS ANNUAL PYTHIAN PANCAKE SUPPER IS TONIGHT AT THE KP HALL BASEMENT ON SOUTH JONES IN MAQUOKETA.

I AM GOING TO START A LITTLE FEATURE ON THIS REPORT, CALLED:
DID YOU KNOW?

STARTING TODAY!

DID YOU KNOW? OHNWARD HOLDING COMPANY BANKS ARE LOCATED IN 16 COMMUNITIES! MAQUOKETA (MSB, THE FIRST) , PRESTON, ANDREW,
DEWITT, ELDRIDGE, LECLAIRE, LONG GROVE, CASCADE, BALDWIN, MONTICELLO, ONSLOW, CLINTON, CHARLOTTE, GOOSE LAKE, CEDAR RAPIDS AND MARION.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.

DENNIS VOY

THE EAGLES CLUB OF MAQUOKETA HELD THEIR ANNUAL BUNNY BASH AT THEIR
PLACE TODAY (SATURDAY) STARTING AT 11 A.M. AND UNTIL 1 P.M. IT WAS FREE TO ALL KIDS IN THE AREA, AGE 1 TO 12 AND THEY HAD A BIG TURNOUT AGAIN.
SHOWN HERE, MY GRANDSON, JACOB CLAUSSEN, AGE 4. THE EASTER BUNNY RODE INTO TOWN AND TO THE EAGLES CLUB ON A HONDA MOTORCYCLE. AN INSTANT PHOTO WAS PRESENTED TO EACH KID AFTER THE BUNNY VISIT. THANKS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EAGLES FOR THIS FINE COMMUNITY FUNCTION.
A COLD DAY IN MAQUOKETA THOUGH....WITH THE HIGH TODAY ONLY TO BE IN THE 30'S AND EASTER SUNDAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND A HIGH ONLY IN THE 40'S.
HAPPY EASTER.
DENNIS VOY

EVERY KID GOT A FREE BAG OF CANDY.

THE EAGLES CLUB WAS PACKED WITH PARENTS AND KIDS TODAY FOR THE
EAGLES BUNNY BASH. HERE A MOTHER AND KIDS WAITING IN LINE TO TALK TO THE EASTER BUNNY. THE EAGLES CLUB DOES A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY
AND THE EVENT TODAY WAS WELL APPRECIATED. IN ADDITION TO GAMES,
THE EASTER BUNNY AND PRIZES, THEY ALSO HAVE FOOD FOR THE KIDS,INCLUDING
CHICKEN NUGGETS, POP AND A HOMEMADE EASTER COOKIE.

MOSTLY SUNNY, WINDY AND COLD TODAY, HIGH OF 34.

ONE OF MAQUOKETA'S OLDEST AND MOST FAMOUS CITIZENS DIED THIS MORNING AT THE LOCAL HOSPTIAL. WILLIAM O. SAGERS, WHO WAS AN ORPHAN TRAIN
CHILD. GO ON GOOGLE AND PUT IN ORPHAN TRAIN FOR MORE ON THOSE.
AND HIS COMPLETED OBITUARY IS AT www.laheys.com WILLIAM O. SAGERS
JUST RECENTLY CELEBRATED HIS 96TH BIRTHDAY.

PLANS ARE MOVING FAST ON THE ADDITION TO THE FIRE STATION. THE COUNCIL HAS SET APRIL 16TH FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PLANS AND SPECS AND THE EXPECT TO RECEIVE BIDS BY APRIL 27TH AND AWARD A CONTRACT AT A SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 30TH. FOR ONE THING, FIREMEN WANT IT TO BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE STATE FIRMEN'S CONVENTION HERE IN MAQUOKETA NEXT SUMMER.

THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS ANNUAL GOLF OUTING WILL BE ON MAY 15TH.
SPECIAL GUEST WILL BE FAMOUS IOWA DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR NORM PARKER.
CALL DON CARSON IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MORE INFORMATION. HIS PHONE NUMBER IS 563-652-2444.

A MAQUOKETA WOMAN REPORTED TO POLICE THAT NUMEROUS ITEMS HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM HER HOME WHILE SHE WAS IN FLORIDA FOR THE LAST THRE MONTHS.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL EMPHASIZED THEY WOULD NOT EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR CEEPCO TO MOVE OUT OF ITS BUILDING ON THE CLINTON ENGINES
SITE BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THEY HAVE A CLINTON ENGINES PARTS BUSINESS IN THE FORMER CAFETERIA. THIS WEEK, THE COUNCIL SAID APRIL 30TH IS THE DEADLINE AND IF BILL MAYBERRY AND JOHN MELROY HAVE NOT REMOVED THEIR PARTS BUSINESS, THE CITY WILL BEGIN EVICTION NOTICES.
THE BUILDING AND LAND WAS GIVEN TO THE CITY 5 YEARS AGO AND THE TWO
HAVE CONTINUED OPERATIONS THOSE YEARS FOR $1 A YEAR RENT. THE BUILDING IS IN BAD SHAPE AND PROBABLY SHOULD BE TORN DOWN. A CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM IS BEING STARTED IN THE CLINTON ENGINES OFFICE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET, A BRICK BUILDING THAT IS NOW OWNED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL BUILDING. IT IS A GOOD BUILDING AND WILL BE AN EXCELLENT LOCATION FOR CLINTON ENGINES HISTORICAL ITEMS.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

HAPPY EASTER.

DENNIS VOY

SUNSHINE TODAY BUT STILL COLD, IN THE 30'S.

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BOY'S SOCCER TEAM PLAYED THEIR FIRST EVER MATCH TUESDAY NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD. THEY PLAYED HOST TO DYERSVILLE BECKMAN AND LOST, 5 TO 1. IT WAS A 1-1 TIE AT THE HALF.
NEXT, THEY WILL HOST MONTICELLO NEXT THURSDAY.

YES, I THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ARE 0 AND 3. NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA AND THE SCOTT COUNTY FAMILY YMCA HAS NOT YET REACHED AN AGREEMENT. THE DEADLINE TO DO SO HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO APRIL 30TH.

OUR NEW CONGRESSMAN BRUCE BRALEY WAS IN MAQUOKETA THIS WEEK WHILE CONGRESS IS ON SPRING BREAK. BRALEY SAID HEALTH CARE IS A TOP DISCUSSION TOPIC IN CONGRESS.

CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN HUNTER, OF CALIFORNIA, WAS IN MAQUOKETA TODAY.
HE'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AS A REPUBLICAN. HE'S BEEN A CONGRESSMAN FOR AROUND 25 YEARS. HE AND HIS COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, ROY TYLER,
STAYED OVER NIGHT AT THE DECKER AND HELD A BREAKFAST MEETING THERE THIS MORNING AND THEN WENT UP AND DOWN MAIN STREET ON A VISIT TO BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS. A BAPTIST, HE'S MARRIED, HASA TWO SONS AND FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND IS A VIETNAM VET AND WAS A FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. I HAD A SHORT TALK WITH HIM AND
IT SEEMS TO ME HE WILL BE A GOOD CANDIDATE. HE BOUGHT A NEW PICKUP OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE IN DETROIT AND IS DRIVNG THAT BACK TO SAN DIEGO.

THERE IS A NEW PHOTO BELOW THIS FRIDAY REPORT TAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND. HAPPY EASTER!

DENNIS VOY

THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK THIS WEEK CLOSED THE MAIN ENTRANCE, ON THE NORTH SIDE, SO JOHN CRESSEY CONSTRUCTION COULD START REMODELING WORK.
YOU CAN SEE THE BOARDED AREA TO RIGHT OF DOOR. IT IS BEHIND IN THAT AREA THAT A NEW ELEVATOR WILL BE INSTALLED, SO THOSE ENTERING THE MAIN ENTRANCE CAN USE IT TO GO UP TO THE MAJORITY OF OFFICES OR GO DOWNSTAIRS, WHERE THERE ARE MORE OFFICES AND ALSO A COMMUNITY ROOM.
I'M TOLD IT WILL BE A COUPLE MONTHS PROJECT OR MORE.

NOT MUCH TO REPORT TODAY.

IT WAS CLOUDY AND COLD..HIGH OF 34.

THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS WILL PUT ON THEIR FIRST YOUTH THEATRE DANCE PRODUCTION OF THE CLASSIC TALE "PETER AND THE WOLF".
IT WILL BE PRESENTED AT 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 18TH, AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER AUDITORIUM.
ERICA BARKER WILL BE THE DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER AND THE "LIVE" NARRATOR WILL BE KRISTA GRANT OF PRESTON. PRINCIPAL ROLES WILL BE PLAYED BY CASSIDY MORRIS AS PETER; JAMMIE GOODENOW AS BIRD; ASHLEY BECKER AS DUCK; TAYLOR GOODENOW AS CAT; BILL DAVISON AS GRANDFATHER AND BRITTANY HAMMOND AS THE WOLF.

ANOTHER VEHICLE STOLEN OVERNIGHT IN MAQUOKETA. LINDA ARNOLD SAIDHER 1998 OLDS ACHIEVA WAS TAKEN FROM 113 SOUTH OLIVE STREET.

FRED DROSTE OF MAQUOKETA WON $30,000 IN THE IOWA LOTTERY "DIAMOND MINE" INSTANT SCRATCH GAME. HE PURCHASED THE WINNING TICKET AT THE DEWITT TRAVEL MART.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.

DENNIS VOY

60 TODAY...THEN FALLING TEMERATURES THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FORECAST FOR THE NEXT DAYS AND NIGHTS. MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL EASTER SUNDAY FOR A DECENT DAY. SUNDAY, COULD BE PARTLY SUNNY AND A HIGH AROUND 50.
A STORM WENT THROUGH JACKSON COUNTY ABOUT 11:30 LAST NIGHT AND
DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND BUILDINGS IN MONMOUTH, BALDWIN,
FULTON AND ANDREW. IT RAINED ALL NIGHT, WITH MAQUOKETA GETTING ABOUT 3/4 INCH OF RAIN, BUT SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE THE NEAR-TORNADO
WENT THROUGH GOT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS IS APRIL.
DISAPPOINTING WEATHER SEEMS TO BE THE RULE. GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MAY.

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GOLF TEAM WON THEIR OPENING GOLF MEET
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. SOCKER AND TRACK ALSO STARTS THIS WEEK, SO THE LOCAL SPRING SPORT SEASON IS HERE.

THERE ARE SOME NEW PHOTOS BELOW THIS REPORT TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

DENNIS VOY

KAREN RUBEL, MANAGER OF THE LOCAL ACCESS TV CHANNEL IN MAQUOKETA,
RUNNING THE TV CONTROLS FOR THE RADIO-TELETHON SATURDAY NIGHT.
HELPING BEHIND HER IS MAYOR TOM MESSERLI.

THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CHORUS, DIRECTED BY ANN PITCHER HAWKS,
SINGING AT THE SUNSHINE FUNDRAISER.

KMAQ NEWS DIRECTOR SHERI MELVOLD AT CITY HALL SATURDAY NIGHT DOING THE RADIOTHON-TELETHON FOR SUNSHINE SCHOOL.

NICE DAY TODAY....BETTER THAN EXPECTED, WITH A HIGH OF 60.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

THE JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY BANQUET WAS HELD SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA, WITH AROUND 450 ATTENDING.... GOOD CROWD. AMBER HEINRICH WAS NAMED THE 2007 JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY PRINCESS. SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOE AND SHELLY HEINRICH OF RURAL MAQUOKETA, AND IS A JUNIOR AT MCHS. JENNI IHRIG WAS NAMED ALTERNATE PRINCESS. THE SOPHOMORE AT MCHS IS THE DAUGHTER OF BILL AND CAROL IHRIG OF MONMOUTH.
MIKE TILL WAS NAMED THE DAIRY AMBASADOR AND IS THE SON OF ALLAND KAREN TILL OF RURAL MAQUOKETA. MARY H OLTZ, DAUGHTER OF JEFF AND LISA HOLTZ OF RURAL MAQUOKETA WAS NAMED LITTLE MISS DAIRYMAID AND MARK TILL WAS NAMED LITTLE SIR DAIRYMAN AND HIS IS THE SON OF ALLAN AND KAREN TILL OF MAQUOKETA.

AROUND 350 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE ELVIS AND PATSY LEGENDS SHOW AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA, ALSO HELD SATURDAY NIGHT. GOOD CROWD AND I UNDERSTAND IT WAS A GOOD SHOW.

THE SUNSHINE RADIO-TELETHON FOR SUNSHINE SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA ALSO WAS SATURDAY NIGTH, AND BELOW THIS REPORT IS A PHOTO AND STORY ABOUT IT UNDER THE PHOTO.
CHECK FOR A FEW OTHER PHOTOS THAT I TOOK AND PUT UP HERE OVER THE WEEKEND.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

The Sunshine Preschool and Day Care Radiothon-Telethon held from 5 until 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31, was a success. It raised more than $21,000. Area residents called in pledges of about $11,252. Alliance Pipeline, with a Maquoketa office, had agreed to match up to $10,000. And the Maquoketa State Bank matched its employees pledges of about $1,800. So, the total of this morning was $21,252.61. And, some additional pledges and donations were mde today at the school, so the total will grow a little. The money will be used for scholarships and general operations for the center that has 180 kids attending. Pictured above, from left to right...KMAQ STATION MANAGER, LEIGHTON HEPKER; KMAQ OWNER, DENNIS VOY; JENNIFER CONNALLY, MANAGER OF SUNSHINE; AND KMAQ NEWS DIRECTOR, SHERI MELVOLD. KMAQ SAYS "THANKS" TO EVERYONE THAT PLEDGED AND HELPED WITH THE 4TH ANNUAL EVENT WHICH WAS HELD AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL.

SEN. CHRIS DODD, OF CONNECTICUT, MADE A KITCHEN-TABLE STOP IN MAQUOKETA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE BOB OSTERHAUS KITCHEN. THE DEMOCRAT IS AN ANNOUNCED CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT AND I BELIEVE IS THE FIRST ANNOUNCED CANDIDATE TO VISIT MAQUOKETA. ABOVE, STARTING WITH BOB OSTERHAUS AND GOING CLOCKWISE: NANCY MOORE, ASHER SCHROEDER, SENATOR DODD, MARLYN OSTERHAUS, BOB MOTTET, NORMA MOTTET, LAURA OSTERHAUS, AND WITH BACKS TOWARD US, SEN. ROGER STEWART AND MATT OSTERHAUS. HE VISITED ABOUT MANY ISSUES IN THE KITCHEN, AND THEN LEFT AROUND 3:30 P.M. AND WENT TO FLAP JACK RESTAUANT IN MAQUOKETA AND MET WITH ABOUT A DOZEN MORE PEOPLE. HE HAD SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS WITH HIM, PLUS A PHOTOGRAPHER FROM "TIME" MAGAZINE, A NEWSMAN FROM "ABC NEWS",
AND A CONGRESSMAN FRIEND FROM MINNESOTA. HE HAS BEEN A SENATOR FOR MANY YEARS. IS MARRIED AND HAS TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. NICE GUY! MADE SOME GOOD POINTS! CANDIDATES ARE STARTING TO CRISS CROSS IOWA ALMOST DAILY AND WE'LL BE HAVING MANY MORE VISIT MAQUOKETA IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD.