88 DEGREES YESTERDY.
A LOT OF RAIN LAST NIGHT SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA AT DEWITT AND EVEN MORE AT THE QUAD CITIES.
RAIN WAS IN THE FORECAST FOR TODAY, BUT NOTHING. 88 AGAIN TODAY'S HIGH. COOLER WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND, IN THE MID TO UPPER 70'S.

THE BOB L. HEAD BOBBLE HEAD WAS PICTURED TODAY IN THE QUAD CITY TIMES.
GOOD LIKENESS OF BOB L. HEAD OF MAQUOKETA. THE PORTLAND BEAVERS, WHO SPONSORED THE NATIONWIDE BOBBLE HEAD CONTEST, ARE GOING TO PRE-SELL 500 AUTOGRAPHED BOB L. HEAD BOBBLEHEADS AND T-SHIRTS AND A PORTION OF THE SALE OF THESE WILL GO TO THE FUND TO HELP BUILD A HOSPICE HOUSE IN MAQUOEKTA. A FUND HAS BEEN SET UP AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.
YOU CAN SEE THE BOB L. HEAD OF MAQUOKETA BOBBLEHEAD AT THE PORTLAND BEAVERS WEB SITE...www.portlandbeavers.com INFORMATION ON ORDERING A T-SHIRT OR BOBBLEHEAD IS ALSO ON THE WEB SITE. THE BIG DAY WHEN BOB L. HEAD OF MAQUOKETA WILL BE HONORED IN PORTLAND WILL BE ON AUGUST 18TH.

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPRVIORS MET TODAY AND DECIDED TO SEEK AN APPRAISAL FOR BICENTENNIAL PARK. HOSPICE OF JACKSON COUNTY HAS SHOWN INTEREST IN PURCHASING THE SELDOM-USED 7-ACRE PARK ACROSS FROM THE HOSPITAL.

JOHN EDWARDS, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT, WILL BE IN MAQUOKETA THIS SATURDAY MORNING AT 10:30 AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON EAST PLATT STREET.

RIDICULOUS DAY IS NEXT WEDNESDAY IN MAQUOKETA.

NFL QUARTERBACK SAGE ROSENFELS WILL RETURN TO HIS HOMETOWN, MAQUOKETA, TO HOST A ONE-DAY CAMP FOR BACKS, QUARTERBACKS, AND RECEIVERS.....ON JULY 21ST, FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 3:30 P.M. IT WILL BE FOR GRADES 7 THROUGH 12. THE COST IF $50 AND THAT INCLUDES A T-SHIRT AND LUNCH AT HAPPY JOE'S. ALL MONEY RAISED WILL GO TO THE MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL PROGRAM. ROSENFELS CAN BE CONTACTED ABOUT THE CAMP AT sagerosenfelsfootballcamp@yahoo.com

THE CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY AT THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK. THE NEARLY 6 INCHES OF RAIN THAT DRENCHED THE MAQUOKETA AREA JULY 3RD
RESULTED IN AN ESTIMATED 300 TONS OF DEBRIS AND ROCK LODGING ITSELF INSIDE DANCE HALL CAVE, THE SIGNATURE ATTRACTION AT THE PARK. THE CAVE IS CLOSED AND WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR TWO TO FOUR WEEKS WHILE CREWS FROM THE IOWA DNR ASCERTAIN THE EXTEND OF THE DAMAGES, ACCUMULATED DEBRIS AND CLEANUP COSTS. CREWS INITIATED CLEANUP EFFORTS YESTERDAY TO RESTORE THE CAVE AND TRAIL'S SAFETY FOR PUBLIC USE.
BUT...THE PARK IS OPEN. ALL SIX MILES OF TRAILS, ALL CAVES EXCEPT DANCE HALL CAVE, THE PICNIC AREAS, SHELTERS, AND CAMPGROUND ARE OPEN NOW FOR PUBLIC USE.

THE CEDAR COUNTY FAIR AT TIPTON STARTS TOMORROW. THE WYOMING FAIR STARTS FRIDAY AT WYOMING, IOWA AND THE GREAT RIVER THRSHER'S ANNUAL THRESHING DAYS AT MILES, ARE ALSO THIS WEEKEND.

SPENT 4 DAYS IN NAPLES, FLORIDA, ATTENDING A 7-07-07-7 P.M. WEDDING ON THE BEACH OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. QUITE A CITY....NAPLES, RICHEST TOWN IN THE U.S. WEATHER NOT BAD.

CHECK THE PHOTO OF WESTERN AVENUE BELOW. LATER THIS YEAR...I'LL TAKE THE SHOT OVER AGAIN, AFTER THE STREET IS REDONE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY