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