GOOD SATURDAY!
IT IS SNOWING IN MAQUOKETA. WE GOT AN INCH LAST NIGHT.
AND...WE ARE EXPECTING ANOTHER COUPLE INCHES TODAY.
IT WAS COLD....15 LAST NIGHT. HIGH TODAY IN 20'S.

IN SPORTS: THURSDAY NIGHT, THE YOUNG (NO SENIORS)
CARDINAL WRESTLING SQUAD LOST TO WEST DELAWARE, 52 TO 23. NOT BAD, CONSIDERING THE MANCHESTER PROGRAM IS
ONE OF THE BEST. TODAY, THE CARDINAL GRAPPLERS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE SABER INVITATIONAL AT DEWITT.

IN BASKETBALL, LAST NIGHT: THE IOWA HAWKEYES LOST TO DRAKE BY 6 POINTS. FIRST WIN AT IOWA CITY BY DRAKE IN 40 YEARS. DRAKE'S NEW COACH IS KENO DAVIS, SON OF DR. TOM DAVIS, FORMER GREAT HAWKEYE COACH. HIS DRAKE TEAM IS OFF TO THEIR BEST START EVER, 9 AND 1. THE HAWKS ARE HAVING BAD YEAR SO FAR UNDER THEIR NEW COACH.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL LAST NIGHT....THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS WON THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR, AT THE MCHS GYM, BEATING ANAMOSA, 59 TO 46. LEADING THE CARDS LAST NIGHT WITH 17 POINTS EACH, DILLON O'CONNELL AND
ZACH BELLENDIER. MATT BOPES HAD 13. THE CARDINALS ARE NOW 1 AND 4. THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS PLAYED AT ANAMOSA
LAST NIGHT AND LOST, 53 TO 45.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD IS BEING ASKED TO LOOK AT A SCHOOL CALENDAR NEXT YEAR WHICH WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE FIRST SEMESTER END BEFORE CHRISTMAS. AND TO DO THIS, THE SCHOOL YEAR MIGHT HAVE TO START AS EARLY AS AUGUST 11TH. NOTHING DEFINITE, JUST IN DISCUSSION STAGE.

ARLENE FULTNER, 73, DIED LAST NIGHT. SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON AND SON.'

THIS YEAR AGAIN THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS DINNER WILL BE HELD AT THE EAGLES CLUB AND SPONSORED
BY THE EAST IRON HILL CHURCH, THE FULTON CHURCH AND THE EAGLES. THERE WILL BE CARRYOUTS AND DELIVERIES TOO....AND FOR RESERVATIONS OR IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, THE PHONE NUMBER TO CALL IS 652-6626.

THE HOUSTON TEXANS, WITH QB SAGE ROSENFELS STARTING AND SCORING ONE TD AND PASSING FOR ANOTHER, WON AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT DOWN IN HOUSTON, BEATING COLORADO.
TWO WINS IN A ROW FOR SAGE AND HIS TEAM. THEY ARE NOW 7 AND 7 FOR THE SEASON.

THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL PUT ON "THE ODD COUPLE" BY NEIL SIMON, AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON FEBRUARY 29TH AND MAR 1ST AND 2ND.
NOW YOU KNOW....AND ALSO NOW KNOW THAT NEXT YEAR IS LEAP YEAR. OH YES...LORI HOUSTON AND BECKY HEAD KUTSCH WILL CO-DIRECT THE PRODUCTION BY THE LONGTIME LITTLE THEATRE GROUP.

CHECK THE NEW PHOTO BELOW THAT I TOOK LAST NIGHT.

DON'T FORGET TO START USING THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK
TO WISH PEOPLE MERRY CHRISTMAS. I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE AT LEAST 100 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS ON THE GUEST BOOK.
BE SURE TO MENTION WHERE YOU LIVE AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU CARE TO SHARE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

AGAIN THIS YEAR, ONE OF THE BEST CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS IS JUST EAST OF MAQUOKETA ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 64. IT IS HUGE. THE PHOTO HERE IS OF THE ENTRANCE TO
IT. IT IS PUT UP ANNUALLY BY PAUL AND DIANNE BRADY.
THANKS PAUL AND DIANNE FOR DOING THIS. I WILLL HAVE SOME OTHER CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
DENNIS VOY