Wednesday, October 03, 2007

NICE SUNNY DAY TODAY...HIGH OF 73.
GOT NEARLY AN INCH OF LAST NIGHT.

TODAY, THEY STARTED PUTTING THE ROOF ON THE NEW GYM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

MONDAY, THEY START PAVING WESTERN AVENUE. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 2 WEEKS TO FINISH
THE PAVING.

THE FIRE STATION BUILDING IS GOING UP...GOING TO BE NICE.

ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH NEW BUILDING, RIGHT NEXT TO THE CHURCH, IS TAKING
SHAPE. HAS THE LOOKS OF ANOTHER CHURCH AND I ASSUME WILL BE USED FOR
SUNDAY SCHOOL, AND EVENTS SUCH AS THEY POPULAR SHROVE TUESDAY SUPPER.

HILIARY CLINTON IS COMING TO MAQUOKETA SUNDAY NIGHT AT 6:30 AND WILL SPEAK AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL. HUNDREDS EXPECTED TO COME SEE HER.

HELEN BRADY DIED TODAY, AGE 86. SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S. HER HUSBAND MARV DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR. BOTH WELL KNOWN BECAUSE OF BEING IN BUSINESS OVER THE YEARS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. ONE OF THOSE, WAS THE "HOUSE OF BRADY" FURNITURE
STORE. SHE WAS A NICE LADY AND MY FRIEND FOR MANY YEARS. ALWAYS ENJOYED VISITING WITH MARV AND HELEN.

ALVA SHADY, AGE 70,OF MAQUOKETA, ALSO DIED TODAY AND SERVICES ALSO PENDING AT CARSON'S.

THREE BREAKINS OVERNIGHT IN MAQUOKETA. AT DAWN'S DINER...THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SERVICES STORE AND AT RICK HALEY'S GARAGE. NOTHING TAKEN AT ANY LOCATION.

RICK AND SHERI VOY CELEBRATING THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY TODAY. THEY, AND CASSIE AND KRIS, LIVE IN BETTENDORF AND RICK WORKS FOR THE DAVENPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.

MY SON-IN-LAW SHAWN CLAUSSEN CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. SHAWN, LONNA AND JACOB ALSO LIVE IN BETTENDORF AND SHAWN IS WITH THE BETTENDORF POLICE DEPARTMENT.

NEWLYWEDS SARA (CLASEN, MY GRANDDAUGHTER) AND AARON CLARK ARE BACK TO WORK AFTER
A HONEYMOON IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. AARON WORKS FOR PER MAR IN DAVENPORT AND
SARA FOR A DOCTOR'S CLINIC IN DAVENPORT AND THEY LIVE JUST OFF BUSY 53RD STREET
IN DAVENPORT.

HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY