WINDY AND HOT TODAY...IN 80'S.
WE NEED RAIN.

A DUBUQUE MAN IS PROPOSING TO BUILD A RACE TRACK NEAR OTTER CREEK, NORTH OF MAQUOKETA.
HE IS INTENDING TO BUY A 220 ACRE FARM FROM CLARENCE AND ELDA HAZER, AND WILL NEED A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR RACE TRACKS. A PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, JUNE 4TH AT 7 P.M. AT THE COURTHOUSE IN MAQUOKETA. IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A SPECTATOR SPORT RACEWAY, BUT ONE USED BY PRIVATE SPORTS CAR CLUBS FOR THEIR HIGH END RACE CARS, SUCH AS FORMULA ONE AND INDY
CARS. IT WILL BE A 2.5 MILE HARD SURFACE TRACK.

THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AT 1:30 THIS MORNING TO AN ABANDONED FARM HOUSE ON 150TH STREET, OWNED BY RICHARD SCHNOOR. THE HOUSE WAS DEMOLISHED. THE FIRE IS SUSPICIOUS ACCORDING TO ASST. FIRE CHIEF AL MUHLHAUSEN. FIREMEN RETURNED TO FIRE STATION ABOUT 4 A.M.

ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER OF MAQUOKETA WILL GIVE THE MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS IN MAQUOKETA, MONDAY MORNNG AT 10:30 AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A SPECIAL MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE G.A.R. MEMORIAL AT MT. HOPE CEMETERY AFTER THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE MAQUOKETA VFW AND LEGION WILL HOST THE EVENTS.

JOLENE AND DANIEL MARTIN OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN
SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE JIM AND DARCY EDWARDS OF DELMAR AND DEBBIE MARTIN OF MAQUOKETA.

WISE GUYS EXTREME SPORTS OPENED YESTERDAY AT 115 SOUTH MAIN STREET, NEXT TO BILL MOLER'S CLOTHING STORE. HOURS, 10 A.M. UNTIL 5:30 P.M.
OWNED ALSO HAS A STORE IN CLINTON. STUNT BIKES, PAINTBALL EQUIPMENT,
SKATEBOARDING, AND MORE.

DID YOU KNOW? CHARLES GALLAGHER OF MAQUOKETA PLAYED THE TRUMPET WITH A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. MANY YEARS AGO. HIS DAD WAS A MAQUOKETA JEWELER. IF YOU REMEMBER HIM AND HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION, ENTER IT ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK.

BOB L. HEAD OF MAQUOKETA CONTINUES WITH A NICE LEAD FOR THE BOBELHEAD CONTEST. VOTE AGAIN TONIGHT. www.portlandbeavers.com YOU CAN VOTE EVERY DAY IF YOU WANT.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT AND TAKE CARE.

DENNIS VOY