COOL, RAINY DAY TODAY IN MAQUOKETA.

MAQUOKETA POLICE AND JACKSON COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE PERSON WHO RODE A BICYCLE THROUGH THE NEW CONCRETE POURED FOR THE PARKING LOT AT THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, NEAR THE FAIRGROUNDS ENTRANCE IN MAQUOKETA. THE PERSON RODE THE BIKE THROUGH THE CEMENT AND LEFT FOOTPRINTS AND ALSO WROTE INITIALS IN THE CONCRETE AND DATED IT. THERE WAS ALSO A NASTY COMMENT ABOUT MAQUOKETA. THE INCIDENT APPARENTLY OCCURRED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON OR LAST NIGHT. ABOUT 6 PANELS WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN OUT AND RE-DONE AT A COST ESTIMATED AT AROUND $3,000. ANYONE WHO HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VANDALISM IS ASKED TO CALL THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE COUNTY ENTINEER.

MAQUOKETA SCHOOL SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT ANNOUNED THAT THERE WERE 31 APPLICANTS FOR THE JOB OF HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, TO REPLACE BILL WALTERS WHO RESIGNED TO TAKE A JOB IN SOUTHERN IOWA. THREE HAVE ALREADY BEEN INTERVIEWED AND OTHERS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK AND NEXT. HE SAID THEY WILL NARROW THE FIELD TO TWO OR THREE FINALISTS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD TO INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK. THEY WANT TO HIRE SOMONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND, THE BOARD WAS INFORMED THIS WEEK THAT $590,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. AT THE SENIOR AWARD'S CEREMONY HELD LAST WEEK AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER,
AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO 52 STUDENTS.

US BANK HAS ANNOUNCED THAT DWAIN TRENKAMP AS BEEN NAMED MARKET PRESIDENT FOR THEIR BANKS IN MAQUOKETA AND DEWITT. HE STARTS IN THE NEW POSITION JUNE 1ST. HE REPLACES JOEL DIECKMANN, WHO RECENTLY LEFT US BANK FOR ANOTHER POSITION. DWAIN HAS BEEN IN THE BANKING BUSINESS FOR 33 YEARS, STARTING WITH THE JACKSON STATE BANK, A FORERUNNER OF U S BANK. HE IS CURRENTLY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT. HE IS A PRESTON NATIVE AND IS A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB, AND ON SEVERAL BOARDS, INCLUDING THE HOSPITAL BOARD. DWAIN LIVES IN MAQUOKETA AND IS THE FATHER OF FOUR CHILDREN. HIS WIFE DIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DWAIN ON HIS PROMOTION.

NICOLE AND GREG HERROLD OF DES MOINES ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN AT 2 P.M. YESTERDAY AT A HOSPITAL IN DES MOINES, WHERE THE COUPLE LIVES.
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE ROXANNE AND MIKE CLAUSING OF MAQUOKETA.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM WON A DOUBLE-HEADER AGAINST DEWITT YESTERDAY AND NOW THIER RECORD IS 4 AND 1....OFF TO A GOOD START.'

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
CHECK THE NEW PHOTO AND STORY BELOW.

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THIS "WAY BACK WHEN" KMAQ STAFF PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN 1965, SHORTLY AFTER
I CAME BACK TO AGAIN MANAGE KMAQ AFTER SERVING TWO YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY, AS A RADIO ANNOUNCER. FOR 13 MONTHS OF THAT TIME, I WAS THE RADIO
SPECIALIST FOR THE 2ND ARMORED DIVISION AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS. OF THE 15- THOUSAND TROOPERS IN THE "HELL ON WHEELS" DIVISION, I HAD THE ONLY
BROADCASTER SLOT, SO I HAD PRETTY GOOD DUTY. THE ENTIRE DIVISION WAS
ALSO SENT TO GERMANY FOR A MONTH OF TRAINING, AND I COVERED THAT FOR RADIO AND TV STATIONS IN TEXAS. I WAS DISCHARGED AS AN E-5 BUCK SERGEANT IN MARCH OF 1965. PICTURED HERE, TO THE LEFT, IS EARL SAUNDERS AND TO THE RIGHT, DON ANDERSON. EARL STARTED AS AN ADVERTISING SALESMAN FOR KMAQ IN 1959, AROUND A YEAR AFTER THE STATION WENT ON THE AIR. HE HAD WORKED AT THE SAVANNA ARMY DEPOT. HE WAS A KMAQ SALESMAN, AND A GOOD ONE, FOR OVER 25 YEARS, RETIRING IN 1985. HIS LATE WIFE WAS EVA MAE AND SHE WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER IN MAQUOKETA AND THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN. I SEE EARL ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. DON ANDERSON WAS HIRED AT KMAQ WHILE I WAS IN THE ARMY, AS AN ANNOUNCER AND CHIEF-ENGINEER AND SO I DID NOT WORK WITH HIM LONG, AS HE LEFT THE STATION SHORTLY AFTER I RETURNED. NICE GUY, WELL LIKED AND WAS ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. HE HAD A DEEP, CLEAR VOICE AND WAS A GOOD ANNOUNCER. HIS WIFE WORKED AT J.C. PENNEY'S IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, THEN ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE KMAQ UPSTAIRS STUDIOS. THEY HAD NO CHILDREN AND LATER GOT DIVORCED. I HAVE NO IDEA IF HE IS STILL LIVING. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT OUR OLD STUDIO LOCATION IN THE MAIN CONTROL ROOM. THAT CONTROL BOARD IN THE STUDIO IS NOW ON DISPLAY IN OUR FRONT STUDIO AND WAS MADE BY COLLINS RADIO IN CEDAR RAPIDS. CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
IT'S OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR AND I'LL HAVE SOME MORE OLD PHOTOS WITH COMMENTS IN THE FUTURE.
DENNIS VOY

NICE DAY TODAY...HIGH OF 63. MORE RAIN FOR THIS WEEK IS IN THE FORECAST.

DICK'S PIGGLY WIGGLY SUPER MARKET IN MAQUOKETA WILL CLOSE JUNE 30TH.
THE STORE WAS BRAND NEW WHEN IT OPENED IN JANUARY 2004 ON MAQUOKETA'S WEST SIDE. IT EMPLOYS 50 AND WILL CLOSE FOR ECONOMIC REASONS. ALL OTHER STORES BY THE CHAIN ARE IN WISCONSIN. MAQUOKETA, FOR A TOWN OF ONLY 6,000 PLUS, NOW HAS 4 SUPER MARKETS....DICK'S, WAL MART, ALDI'S AND FAREWAY.
FAREWAY ALSO ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THEY HAVE PURCHASED THE DICK'S BUILDING AND WILL CONVERT IT INTO A FAREWAY STORE AND MOVE TO THE BUILDING THIS FALL AND THEN SELL THE DOWNTOWN STORE WHICH OPENED
IN 1963. FAREWAY DID NOT BUY THE DICK'S EXPRESS CONVENIENCE STORE, ADJACENT TO THE SUPER MARKET. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID ABOUT ITS FUTURE.

THERE WERE 30 TEAMS FOR THE SHAPE UP JACKSON COUNTY PROGRAM THIS WINTER AND THOSE TEAMS LOST A TOTAL OF 1,583 POUNDS DURING THE FOUR MONTH PROGRAM. THERE WERE 231 PARTICIPANTS WITH 45 MEN AND 186 WOMEN. THE TEAM THAT LOST THE MOST WEIGHT WAS THE "SHRINKY DINKS", LOOSING 177. MEMBERS OF THE TEAM ARE: COLLEEN SCHWENKER, DR. DON
SCHWENKER, BRUCE ENGLE, SILVIA ENGEL, ANGIE BLAIR, MIKE RICKORDS, MARCI
RICKORDS, JAN HINTGEN, DAVID SYBESMA, BUDDY ATIENZA AND MARK HOTVEDT.
THE PERSON WHO LOST THE MOST WEIGHT WAS MIKE RICKORDS WITH 49 POUNDS.
TOP FEMALE WEIGHT LOOSER WAS SHERRY BICKFORD WHO LOST 34.
THE "SHRINKY DINKS" ALSO TOPPED THE LIST FOR EXCERSING, WITH A TOTAL OF 1,394 HOURS OF EXCERSING.

LONGTIME KMAQ SALES REP, ROXANNE CLAUSING OF MAQUOKETA, IS A GRANDMOTHER. AND OF COURSE, HER HUSBAND MIKE IS NOW ALSO A FIRST-TIME GRANDFATHER. THE BOY WAS BORN TODAY. MORE TOMORROW.

CHECK IN AGAIN TOMORROW.

HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY

A PHOTO I TOOK THIS MORNING OF THE 2008 MEMORIAL WEEKEND AVENUE OF FLAGS AT SACRED HEART CEMETERY IN MAQUOKETA. THIS MORNING, IT WAS
CLOUDY AND WE HAD LIGHT RAIN A COUPLE OF TIMES. SUNSHINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CLICK-ON THIS PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT. AND, CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW THAT I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON OF THE KMAQ FLOAT AT THE ANDREW PARADE. HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD WEEKEND.
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PHOTO TAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AT ANDREW. ANDREW IS HAVING ITS ANNUAL
MEMORIAL WEEKEND FESTIVAL. IT STARTED LAST NIGHT WITH THE ALUMNI BANQUET AND THIS MORNING, WE ATTENDED THE FIREMEN'S BREAKFAST. THE PARADE WAS AT 1 THIS AFTERNOON AND THE MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM WILL BE TOMORROW WITH SUPERVISOR JACK WILLEY OF MAQUOKETA GIVING THE MEMORIAL ADDRESS. THIS WAS THE FIRST PARADE FOR KMAQ TO HAVE A 50TH ANNIVERSARY ENTRY. WE WILL TAKE IT FLOAT TO PRESTON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THEIR PARADE. 50'S MUSIC IS PLAYED ON THE FLOAT. REMEMBER, YOU CAN CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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JUST OVER AN INCH OF RAIN TODAY. THEN THE SUN CAME OUT IN THE AFTERNOON AND IT IS NOW A NICE NIGHT FOR THE START OF THE LONG HOLILDAY WEEKEND.
WEATHER SHOULD BE PERFECT TOMORROW AND NOT BAD ALSO SUNDAY, WITH A HIGH IN THE 80'S. MIGHT GET SOME RAIN MONDAY.

MAQUOKETA CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER SAID THIS WEEK THE DEVELOPER WHO IS PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN TO BRING A NATIONAL PHARMACY CHAIN TO DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA IS CLOSE TO FINALIZING THE PROJECT. THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. WAGNER SAID HE ANTICIPATED AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN EARLY JUNE AND PLANS CALL FOR THE DEVELOPER TO TEAR DOWN THE BURNED-OUT BUILIDINGS ON MAIN STREET, ALONG WITH THE OLD MITCHELL-MASKREY MILL. IN EXCHANGE FOR $375,000, THE CITY WOULD GIVE THE DEVELOPER THE PARKING LOT AND ALLEY ADJACENT TO THE BURNED-OUT BUILDINGS AND A PORTION OF THE FORMER D.O.T. SHOP ON EAST PLATT STREET. IN TURN, THE DEVELOPER WOULD GIVE PART OF THE OLD D.O.T. SHOP PROPERTY TO MITCHELL-MASKREY, WHOSE BUSINESS IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE D.O.T. PROPERTY. FOR SOME TIME NOW, MITCHELL-MASKREY HAS RUN THEIR BUSINESS FROM EAST PLATT STREET AND THE MILL DOWNTOWN WAS LITTLE USED BY THEM. THE CITY IS ALSO ASKING THAT PART OF THE
PHARMACY'S PARKING LOT BE AVAILABLE TO USE BY THE PUBLIC.

TWO DEATHS THIS MORNING IN MAQUOKETA. LONGTIME CITIZENS. GO TO
www.carsonandson.com

HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY WEEKEND. DRIVE AND BOAT SAFELY.

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FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW, JIM AND DEB GERARDY HAVE BEEN PUTTING ON "LIVE" KARIOKE MUSIC SHOWS AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, FEATURING LOCAL SINGERS ....AND THE SHOWS HAVE BEEN VERY POPULAR. JIM AND DEB GIVE "LOCALS" THE OPPORTUNITY TO SING ON THE BIG STAGE AT THE NEAT OHNWARD AUDITORIUM. THEY ALL HAVE TO AUDITION FOR THE SHOW. THE LAST SHOW WAS SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 17TH. I WAS THERE, ENJOYED IT AND TOOK THIS PHOTO. THAT IS JIM IN THE BLACK HAT, TO THE LEFT. HE IS EMCEE FOR THE NIGHT AND ALSO SINGS A COUPLE SONGS. SO DOES DEB. SINGING TO THE RIGHT, IS MAQUOKETA POLICEMAN BRENDAN ZEIMET. GOOD SINGER! IN THE BACKGROUND, 8 MEMERS OF THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL DANCE TEAM. TWO ARE MACKIE AND COURTNEY MOORE, NANCY'S GRANDDAUGHTERS. I'LL HAVE A BETTER PICTURE OF ALL 8 NEXT WEEK AND MENTION ALL THEIR NAMES THEN. THANKS TO JIM AND DEB FOR PUTTING ON THESE SHOWS. THE SHOWS HELP PROVIDE SOME EXTRA REVENUE FOR THE OHNWARD CENTER AND THEY GIVE LOCAL TALENT A CHANCE TO HAVE A NIGHT ON STAGE.
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67 WAS OUR HIGH IN MAQUOKETA TODAY. A FEW UNEXPECTED SPRINKLES THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NEW "INDIANA JONES" MOVIE STARTS TONIGHT AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA, STARRING HARRISON FORD.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL DECIDED THIS WEEK NOT TO SET REGULATIONS
ON FIREWOOD, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON AN ORDINACE CONCERNING
THE EMERALD ASH BORER. THIS PARASITE ATTACKS AND KILLS ASH TREES. IT HAS BEEN FOUND 80 MILES FROM HERE IN ILLINOIS. THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT
THE CITY BANNING FIREWOOD FROM COMING INTO TOWN FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA. RESIDENTS ARE BEING ASKED NOT TO BRING ASH WOOD INTO THE CITY.

SENATOR ROGER STEWART, DEMOCRAT FROM RURAL MAQUOKETA, WILL GIVE THE MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS MONDAY MORNING AT 10:30 A.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN. BELOW...A REPORT FROM EARLIER TODAY.

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IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY(THURSDAY) ....HIGH IN 70'S AND THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND LOOKS GOOD TOO....WITH SUNDAY'S HIGH IN THE 80'S.

THE MAQUOKETA AVENUE OF FLAGS WILL BE PUT IN PLACE STARTING AT
5:30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT MT. HOPE CEMETERY. VOLUNTEERS TO HELP ARE WELCOME.

ANDREW HAS THEIR BIG MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION THIS WEEKEND.
THE PARADE, AT 1 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS WON A SOFTBALL DOUBLE HEADER YESTERDAY, BEATING MARION TWICE. HAILEY BICKFORD OF MAQUOKETA HAD A HOME RUN IN EACH GAME.

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY, IN 1992, MAQUOKETA CHIEF OF POLICE RON EVANS PRESENTED THE BRUCE BARLOW FAMILY WITH A KEY TO THE CITY AND A BAG OF JACKSON COUNTY GOODIES FROM THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
INSTEAD OF GIVING THEM A TICKET, WHICH THEY HAD EXPECTED, THEY WERE REWARDED FOR VISITING JACKSON COUNTY. THEY HAD TRAVELED 15 HOURS TO VISIT RELATIVES IN MAQUKETA. RON EVANS WAS SUCH A GOOD-GUY CHEIF...
MOST OF THE TIME.

DON'T FORGET TO FLY YOUR FLAG THIS WEEKEND.

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HAVING INTERNET PROBLEMS .. NO REPORT TODAY!

NICE DAY TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY, HIGH OF 61.

THE PHOTO OF THE EMPTY LOT IS WHERE THE BURNED-OUT MAQUOKETA RAILROAD DEPOT (FORMER DEPOT RESTAURANT) WAS LOCATED. THE FIRE WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND THE BUILDING WAS AN EYESORE. KEN MOORE BOUGHT IT AND KLOCKE EXCAVATING TOOK DOWN THE FRAME OF THE BUILDING LAST WEEK.
THEY STARTED ON MONDAY AND FINISHED UP ON THURSDAY. KEN TOLD ME THERE
WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE SAVED FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES. THE ENTERIOR WAS GUTTED BY THE FIRE AND AFTER TWO YEARS, THE LEFT OVER MATERIAL WAS LIKE MUSH. KEN IS NOT SURE WHAT HE WILL DO WITH THE LOT. HE OWNS
THE LONG STORAGE AND OFFICE BUILDING JUST TO THE EAST. THE SMALL BUILDING TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE DEPOT STOOD, IS OWNED BY SOMEONE
ELSE AND IS ON THE CITY STREET RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH. SEEMS STRANGE TO SEE AN EMPTY SPACE WHERE A BUILDING STOOD IN MAQUOKETA FOR AROUND A HUNDRED YEARS. THE FOLLOWING EMAILED ME AND CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED
WHAT STOOD ON THE LAND IN THE PHOTO: ALISA SHIELDS...JUDY LYON...KARL SCHROEDER...VELMA WITT...MIKE PEARCY, JACK WEST, AND DEBORAH McCONCHIE.

MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THREE MAILBOX VANDALISM INCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND ON MYATT DRIVE.

MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. ON THE AGENDA...THE HURST HOTEL LOAN UPDATE....AND UPDATES ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN CITY PARKS.
ALSO, THE COUNCIL WILL TALK AGAIN ABOUT A LETTER OF INTENT FOR A DEVELOPER WHO MAY BRING A NATIONAL PHARMACY CHAIN TO THE DOWNTOWN
BURNED-OUT AREA. THE LETTER WAS FIRST DISCUSSED AT A COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK. THE "BIG BOX" RETAILER IS IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING ALL THE BURNED OUT PROPERTIES AND ALSO SOME ADDITIONAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING LAND OWNED BY THE CITY THAT IS USED FOR AN ALLEY AND CITY PARKING LOT. RUMOR HAS IT THAT THE OLD MITCHELL-MASKREY MILL WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT, FOR THE LARGE STORE WHAT WOULD ALSO HAVE ITS OWN PARKING AREA. AND THE RUMOR ALSO IS THAT THE CHAINSTORE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING UP THE ENTIRE BURNED-OUT AREA, STARTING IN JUNE.

EVERETT YADDOF, AGE 74, OF PRESTON, FORMER JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR,
DIED YESTERDAY AT HIS HOME. SERVICES THIS THURSDAY AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN PRESTON. MILLER-LAW-JONES FUNERAL HOME IN PRESTON IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

AT THE STATE TRACK MEET LAST WEEK, MAQUOKETA'S JUNIOR TRISHA MILLER
FINISHED 9TH IN THE 1500 METER RUN AND EARLIER IN THE MEET, FINISHED
SECOND IN THE CLASS 3-A 3,000 METER RUN. NICE SHOWING BY TRISHA.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS 4 BY 100 METER RELAY TEAM WAS 12TH AND DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE FINALS. MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WERE: TYLER RUTENBECK,
TREVOR MANGLER, DILLON O'CONELL AND ERIC MANSON. SENIOR MANSON ALSO TOOK 6TH PLACE IN THE LONG JUMP.

BOTH THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S SOFTBALL TEAM...AND THE BOY'S BASEBALL TEAM,
STARTED THE SEASON THIS AFTERNOON.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK. BE SURE TO CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW (CLICK ON IT TO ENLARGE IT) AND STORY BELOW.

DENNIS VOY

2008 IS KMAQ'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR! HERE'S ANOTHER PHOTO TAKEN BACK
IN THE EARLY DAYS. IT WAS TAKEN ON OCTOBER 24, 1959. KMAQ'S FIRST OFFICIAL DAY ON-THE-AIR WAS AUGUST 26,1958. THIS WAS A "GOING AWAY" PARTY FOR ANNOUNCER BILL LONGMAN. BILL WAS NOT WITH US AT THE START AND HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AS AN ANNOUNCER. HIS MOM (CHARLOTTE) AND DAD (SHORTY) WERE FROM MAQUOKETA. BOTH NO LONGER LIVING. BILL CAME BACK A SECOND TIME TO WORK FOR KMAQ AND ALSO WORKED AT STATION LATER ON IN DAVENPORT, BEFORING GETTING OUT OF RADIO. HAD A NICE RADIO VOICE.
STOPPED IN FOR A SHORT VISIT THIS PAST WINTER AND IS NOW RETIRED. HE IS ON THE EXTREME RIGHT IN THIS PHOTO. ON THE EXTREME LEFT IS RAY SHIELDS, BORN AND RAISED IN FULTON, IOWA. HIS BROTHERS WERE JIM SHIELDS AND GLEN "RED" HENTON. HE WAS AN ENGINEER (BUILDT KMAQ AND KEPT IT RUNNING) AND ALSO THE MORNING ANNOUNCER. THE THREE BROTHERS WERE ALL MUSICIANS AND HAD A DAILY MONDAY-FRIDAY FIFTEEN MINUTE SHOW DURING THE NOON HOUR, SPONSORED BY KIRCHOFF DISTRIBUTING, AND SCHMIDT BEER. BERNICE HENTON AND WINDY RIMMER WERE ALSO ON THE DAILY SHOW, WHICH WE TAPED ON TUESDAY NIGHTS FOR THE ENTIRE NEXT WEEK. I REMEMBER THOSE TAPING SESSIONS, IN THE SAME ROOM PICTURED HERE. I RAN THE TAPE RECORDER IN THE NEXT-DOOR ROOM, LOOKING THROUGH A STUDIO WINDOW.
RAY LEFT KMAQ IN 1964. HE, WIFE ROSE, AND SON MOVED TO HARRISON, ARKINSAS AND RAY WORKED AT A STATION THERE. THEY THEN MOVED TO MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKINSAS AND A RADIO STATION THERE. RAY DIED MANY YEARS AGO IN MT. HOME. HIS SON DIED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND ROSE STILL LIVES THERE.
JIM SHIELDS LIVED IN MAQUOKETA AND BOTH HE AND HIS WIFE ETHEL ARE DECEASED. RED HENTON IS STILL GOING STRONG AS A MAQUOKETA MUSICIAN AND RETIRED FROM THE POST OFFICE. BERNICE DIED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND WINDY HAS BEEN GONE A LONG TIME. SITTING ON THE DESK, IS STAN BARTON,
THE FIRST NEWS DIRECTOR FOR KMAQ. HE, LIKE BILL AND I, WERE SINGLE IN THE LATE 50'S. STAN ROOMED AT MINNIE HEGSTROM'S BOARDING HOUSE ON SOUTH MAIN AND DATED MARILYN HUTE, BUT THEY NEVER MARRIED. STAN WAS A UD COLLEGE GRAD AND HAD PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN RADIO BEFORE COMING TO KMAQ. HE AND I DID A LOT OF TEEN HOPS TOGETHER. HE LEFT KMAQ AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF OR SO, AND WENT TO KROS IN CLINTON. LATER ON, BECAME A STATION-OWNER IN INDIANA. HIS HOMETOWN WAS DUBUQUE AND I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HIM FOR PROBABLY 25 OR 30 YEARS. I ASSUME HE IS STILL LIVING, AND RETIRED. AND, ALSO IN PHOTO, ME TAKING A PIECE OF SOMETHING OFF THE PLATE BEING HELD BY STAN. THE STATION WAS THEN AT 136 1/2 SOUTH MAIN STREET, A LONG STAIRWAY TO THE TOP. THE MAQUOKETA MAIN STREET CAFE
IS BELOW IT NOW AND THERE ARE APARTMENTS WHERE KMAQ WAS LOCATED.
WE WERE THERE UNTIL THE FALL FIRE NEXT DOOR IN THE COAST TO COAST STORE, IN 1970. WATER AND SMOKE DAMAGE FROM THAT FIRE FORCED KMAQ TO MOVE TO OUR PRESENT LOCATION. MORE ON THAT LATER.
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YES, I'M STILL ALIVE! WE ATTENDED A MOVIE CONVENTION LAST MONDAY THRU THURSDAY AT LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN. GREAT LITTLE BIG TOWN AND GOOD CONVENTION. SAW THREE SOON-TO-BE RELEASED MOVIES! YOU ARE GOING TO LIKE "SEX AND THE CITY". WENT TO FORUMS ON MOVIES, TOOK IN THE MOVIE TRADE SHOW, SAW OODLES OF PREVIEWS OF UPCOMING MOVIES, AND ATE LOTS OF GOOD FOOD AT THE BANQUETS. THE CONVENTION WAS AT THE GENEVA CENTER, THAT YEARS AGO WAS A PLAYBOY CLUB. A LARGE BEAUTIFUL FACILITY FOR CONVENTIONS. ANYWAY, I'M ALL PUMPED UP ABOUT THE MOVIE BUSINESS AND LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE SOME VERY GOOD MOVIES TO SHOW THIS SUMMER AT THE VOY 3 AND THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE. LAKE GENEVA IS A POPULAR CITY IN THE SUMMER FOR CHICAGO RESIDENTS WHO EITHER HAVE SUMMER HOME THERE (HUGE HOMES) OR ARE VISITORS FROM THE WINDY CITY. YOU WOULD ENJOY A VISIT.....ONLY ABOUT 3 - 4 HOURS FROM NORTHEAST IOWA. AND..SATURDAY, I TOOK THE PHOTO ABOVE. AN EMPTY LOT NOW. WHAT STOOD THERE UNTIL HIS PAST MONDAY? IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW, EMAIL ME AT kmaq@kmaq.com I'LL GET BACK TO NEWS REPORTS AGAIN THIS WEEK, SO CHECK IN MONDAY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

AND HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

IT WAS NICE YESTERDAY, NOT BAD TODAY (SO FAR) BUT COOL AND WET WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, MOTHER'S DAY.

A NEW COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION HAS FORMED IN MAQUOKETA TO SUPPORT CURRENT ARTISTS IN THE MAQUOKETA AREA AND ATTRACT NEW ONES.
THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE WAS ANNOUNCED DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED MAQUOKETA ARTIST ROSE FRANTZEN AND HER HUSBAND, CHUCK
MORRIS, WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE FORMATION OF THE CONCEPT. MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN AND FORMER ST. REPRESENTATIVE, BOB OSTERHAUS,
HELPED FORM THE COMMITTEE AND $30,000 HAS BEEN DONATED FOR THE START-UP, BY INDIVIDUALS AND THE MAQUOKETA AREA FOUNDATION. THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE NEW ORGANIZATION ARE: BOB OSTERHAUS, AL TUBBS, JOHN GILROY, RICK DECKER, TOM BREUCH AND STACY DRISCOLL. THE IDEA IS FOR ARTISTS TO HAVE A PLACE TO OFFER WEEKLONG ART WORKSHOPS AND HAVE A RESIDENCY IN MAQUOKETA TO COMPLETE THEIR WORK. CURRENTLY, ARTIST DAN BERGENSKE FROM WISCONSIN WILL BE IN RESIDENCE THROUGH THIS MONTH.
ROSE FRANZEN HAS BEEN OFFERING WORKSHOPS THE PAST YEAR AT HER OLD CITY HALL ART GALLERY AND THE VACANT CHURCH SHE PURCHASED FOR ART WORK NOT FAR FROM HER MAIN GALLERY. AND TWO EMPTY BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA HAVE BEEN PURCHSED BY ARTISTS ARE ALREADY OPEN. LOCAL CITIZENS AND TOURISTS WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A WIDE VARIETY OF LOCAL ARTWORK. A WINE AND CHEESE FUND RAISER HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MAY 30TH FROM 5 UNTI 8 P.M. AT THE NEW DOWNTOWN STUDIO AT 103 SOUTH MAIN STREET. DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA NEEDS A LIFT! THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE MAY TURN OUT TO BE JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR....LET'S MAKE THAT, ARTIST....ORDERED! I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED RIGHT HERE IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MAY RESTRICT FIREWOOD COMING INTO THE CITY TO COMBAT THE EMERALD ASH BORER. THIS WEEK, COUNCILMEN DIRECTED THE CITY STAFF TO DRAW UP AN ORDINACE WHICH WOULD PREVENT ANYONE FROM BRINGING FIREWOOD INTO THE CITY. THE EMERALD ASH BORER HAS BEEN FOUND IN WESTERN ILLINOIS. IF THE BUG SPREADS TO IOWA, IT COULD DO WHAT DUTCH ELM DISEASE DID MANY YEARS AGO. AGAIN, I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED. THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE WILL LIKELY CREATE LOTS OF DISCUSSION.

DENISE NEMMERS, AGE 48, OF LAMOTTE, DIED THURSDAY AT HER HOME.
SHE HAD WORKED SINCE 1978 FOR MAQUOKETA DENTIST DR. CLYDE OVERTURF,
AS A REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANT AND OFFICE MANAGER.
HER FUNERAL IS MONDAY AT A DUBUQUE FUNERAL HOME. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, PARENTS AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS...HAVE A GREAT DAY TOMORROW!!

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THE NEW SANDBOX AT MY DRIVE-IN THEATRE. VERY POPULAR WITH KIDS AND PARENTS LAST NIGHT, FIRST NIGHT IT WAS USED. THAT'S ME WITH
GRANDSON JACOB CLAUSSEN FROM BETTENDORF. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE WERE HAVING FUN IN THE 10 BY 10 FOOT SANDBOX. BUILDT BY ALFRED WITT, WHO DOES THE MOWING AND YARDWORK AT THE THEATRE. THE SANDBOX IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE 9-SEAT SWINGSET. WE ALSO HAVE FOR THE KIDS, A RUBBER-TIRED TRAIN (NEW MOTOR ON ORDER) AND VOLLEYBALL COURT. PLUS, THE KIDS BRING ALONG FRIZBEES AND BATS, BALLS AND GLOVES. MANY FAMILES ARRIVE UP TO 3 HOURS BEFORE IT IS DARK AND SHOWTIME. MANY ALSO BRING THEIR OWN FOOD AND DO SOME TAILGATING BEFORE SHOWTIME. IT'S FAMILY FUN AT THE 61.
PHOTO BY NANCY MOORE.
DENNIS VOY

NICE DAY TODAY....ALMOST PERFECT.

MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BILL WALTERS HAS RESIGNED EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. HE HAS HELD THE POSITION THE PAST 4 YEARS
AND WILL START HIS NEW JOB WITH THE AREA EDUCATION AGENCY IN THE MOUNT
PLEASANT-FAIRFIELD AREA WHERE HE WILL BE THE AREA COORDINATOR FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOLS.

THE COUNTY ROADS BUDGET FOR JACKSON COUNTY WAS MORE THAN $460,000 HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS BECAUSE OF TEH SNOW AND ICE THIS WINTER.
THE COUNTY WILL HAVE TO AMEND ITS BUDGET TO ACCOMODATE THE INCREASE.

ROBERT KREUDER, AGE 86, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED YESTERDAY AT HIS HOME AND SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON'S. www.carsonandson.com

ANOTHER SHORT REPORT TODAY....WISH I HAD MORE TO SAY.

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6/10THS OF AN INCH OF RAIN OVERNIGHT IN MAQUOKETA.
TODAY, MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM.
RAIN FORECAST FOR TONIGHT.

MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE MAIL CARRIERS AND CLERKS WILL BE COLLECTING
CANNED FOOD SATURDAY. IT'S THE 16TH YEAR FOR THE EVENT.
POSTMASTER SARAH MORSE SAID THEY COLLECTED TWO FULL TRUCK LOADS
LAST YEAR. ALL THE FOOD GOES TO THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD.
THEY HOPE FOR MORE THIS YEAR. THE FOOD SHOULD BE PUT IN A SACK NEAR THEIR MAILBOX.

SLOW MAQUOKETA NEWS DAY.
SORRY.

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PHOTO I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON AT MAQUOKETA CITY HALL. NOTE THE 3 BEAUTIFUL TREES ALONG THE WEST SIDE. CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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NICE SUNNY WARM DAY TODAY. UPPER 70'S.

SOMEONE HAS BEEN STEALING GRAVEL OFF COUNTY ROADS BETWEEN LAMOTTE AND BELLEVUE. COUNTY ENGINEER CLARK SCHLOZ OF MAQUOKETA TOLD THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS MORNING THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN USING A SKID
LOADER TO STEAL THE GRAVEL THAT COUNTY CREWS HAVE BEEN PUTTING DOWN.
HE SAID THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST THE PERSON.
HE SAID COUNTY CREWS ARE WORKING HARD TO GET THE ROADS BACK INTO SHAPE AND DON'T NEED SOMEONE TAKING THE GRAVEL. RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IF THEY HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE THEFT OF GRAVEL.

THE COMMITTEE THAT RAISED MONEY TO OPEN THE OLD MAQUOKETA SWIMMING POOL AGAIN THIS SUMMER, GAVE A CHECK FOR $25,000 TO THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT. BUT BEFORE GIVING THE CHECK, ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, NICOLE HUTE (HER HUSBAND IS A COUNCILMAN) HAD HARSH WORDS FOR THE COUNCIL. SHE TOLD THE COUNCIL THEY HAD BETTER FIND THE MONEY FOR NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULDN 'T DONATE THE $25,000 AGAIN. SHE SAID THE $25,000 IS A LOT OF VOTES AND SAID IF THEY WANTED TO STAY WHERE THEY WERE SITTING THEY SHOULD FIND A WAY TO FUND THE OUTDOOR POOL AGAIN NEXT YEAR. I WATCHED THE COUNCIL MEETING "LIVE" ON THE PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL AND WAS SURPRISED THAT SHE ADMONISHED THE COUNCIL AS SHE DID. I WAS ALSO SURPRISED THAT THEY DID NOT GIVE THE COUNCIL ALL THE MONEY THEY RAISED, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY A COUPLE THOUSAND OR MORE DOLLARS OVER THEIR GOAL OF $25,000. TO OPEN THE POOL FOR A SHORTENED SUMMER SEASON WILL ACTUALLY COST AROUND DOUBLE THAT AMOUNT. THE $25,000 NEEDED WAS THE AMOUNT NOT IN A BUDGET. KMAQ NEWS DIRECTOR SHERI MELVOLD TOLD ME THAT SHE HEARD SOME PAINTING MAY BE DONE BEFORE THE POOL OPENS, AND THAT THE COMMITTEE MAY PAY FOR THAT. SHE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE WATER IN THE POOL WILL NOT BE HEATED THIS YEAR, TO KEEP COSTS DOWN. HOPEFULLY, THAT WON'T CAUSE A PROBLEM. A LOT DEPENDS ON THE SUMMER WEATHER. WITH GOOD HOT SUMMER WEATHER, I'M SURE THE POOL WILL GET LOTS OF USE. AND OF COURSE THIS SUMMER, SWIMMERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE NEW YMCA POOL TO USE, IF THEY ARE A MEMBER. NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY, HAS THERE BEEN TWO BIG SWIMMING POOLS OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE. I WILL CONCLUDE THIS STORY WITH THREE WORDS: "I CAN'T SWIM".

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. CHECK THE WAY-BACK-WHEN PHOTO
BELOW.

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DURING THIS 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR FOR KMAQ, I WILL BE PUTTING UP SOME PHOTOS OF THE PAST. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN ON AUGUST 11, 1966 AT THE 1966 JACKSON COUNTY FAIR. KMAQ WAS 8 YEARS OLD THEN AND I WAS 27. ONE OF THE EVENING SHOWS WAS THE LASSIE SHOW. SHOWN HERE WITH LASSIE IS
HIS OWNER AND TRAINER RUDD WEATHERWAX. RUDD WAS BORN IN 1907, SO HE WAS 59 HERE. HE DIED IN 1985, AT THE AGE OF 78. HE WAS A FAMOUS MAN (AND SO WAS LASSIE FAMOUS), SO I WAS QUITE THRILLED TO GET INTERVIEW WITH HIM.
I RECALL, LASSIE BARKED FOR THE MIKE. IN THOSE DAYS, WE RAN AROUND THE FAIRGROUNDS WITH A GARDEN TRACTOR AND ON THE BACK OF IT, WAS A PLATFORM AND A TRANSMITTER THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE. SO, I WOULD MAKE "LIVE" INTERVIEWS ALL OVER THE FAIRGROUNDS. KEPT ME TRIM THAT WEEK.
MY HAIRDO IS ABOUT THE SAME....WEAR GLASSES NOW....AND MY WAISTLINE HAS CHANGED A LITTLE. REMEMBER, TO ENLARGE TO PHOTO, CLICK ON IT.
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NICE SPRING DAY .. SUNNY AND HIGH OF 75.

WHEN KMAQ WENT ON THE AIR, GASOLENE WAS 29.9 CENTS A GALLON. TODAY,
IT IS ABOUT $3.65.9 A GALLON. I BOUGHT MY GAS THEN AT THE ZEPHYR STATION ON SOUTH MAIN, OWNED AND OPERATED BY DWIGHT DARNELL. HE WAS MY ADVERTISING ACCOUNT, AND RAN SPOTS EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. THE CAR I HAD THEN WAS A 1954 DESOTA. THE ZEPHYR STATION, BY THE WAY, IS STILL OPEN , OWNED BY SPAIN OIL.

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM WAS HELD SATURDAY NIGHT. THE GRAND MARCH WAS HELD AT 5 IN THE AFTERNOON AT THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GYM. PROM PARTICIPANTS WERE THEN BUSED WITH 5 COACHES TO THE SITE OF THE PROM, THE GRAND HARBOR AT DUBUQUE. THE JUNIOR CLASS KING AND QUEEN WERE DYLON O'CONNELL AND HANNA THORSON.
THE SENIOR CLASS KING AND QUEEN WERE TREVOR MANGLER AND COURTNEY DEVER. AFTER THE DANCE, THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS "AFTER PROM" PARTY WAS HELD AT TIMBER LANES IN MAQUOKETA.

IN BUSINESS NEWS: TOM MESSERLI (MAYOR TOM AND KMAQ PARTTIME ENGINEER AND SATURDAY MORNING FM ANNOUNCER) HAS SOLD A-1 ELECTRONICS ON NORTH MAIN STREET IN MAQUOKETA TO BRYSON BORMANN OF PRESTON. THE SALE TAKES EFFECT MAY 12TH. THE SHOP WILL CLOSE AT NOON T HIS FRIDAY AND REOPEN MONDAY MORNING. MESSERLI HAS OWNED THE ELECTRONICS REPAIR BUSINESS FOR 13 YEARS. BORMANN HAS OWNED PRESTON ANTENNA AND TV FOR 10 YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT BUSINESS.
MESSERLI ALSO RECENTLY LEASED RADIO STATION KROS IN CLINTON AND
WILL CONTINUE HIS RADIO AND TV ENGINEERING BUSINESS. BORMANN PLANS TO KEEP THE NAME A-1 ELECTRONICS AND WILL CONTINUE TO REPAIR TELEVISIONS AT 116 NORTH MAIN STREET.

MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK. CHECK THE NEW PHOTOS BELOW.

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THIS IS THE KMAQ 50TH ANNIVERSARY RADIO FOR MAY. IT IS A JENSEN DESKTOP DIGITAL AM/FM ALARM CLOCK RADIO. IF YOU HAVE NOT ENTERED....EMAIL YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND YEAR YOU STARTED LISTENING TO KMAQ.
kmaq@kmaq.com ANY COMMENTS WILL BE WELCOME, BUT NOT NECESARRY.
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YES, WINTER HAS FINIALLY LEFT IOWA. PROOF ABOVE, THE BUSH IN MY SIDE
YARD.

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RAIN THIS MORNING AND PARTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE UPPER 60'S.
RAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW POSSIBLE.

THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD APPROVED A SUMMER PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM, FOR 16 STUDENTS, FROM JUNE 10 TO JUNE 27, AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY, FROM 9 TO 11:30 MORNINGS, FUNDED BY A GRANT.

THERE WAS A BOMB SCARE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY. THEY DID A LOCK-UP WHILE A DOZEN OR SO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (AND POLICE DOG) SEARCHED THE BUILDING AND FOUND NOTHING. DISRUPTED SCHOOL FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.

STOCK CAR RACING IS SCHEDULED TO START FOR THE SEASON TOMORROW NIGHT, WEATHER PERMITTING, AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. BOB WAGENER IS AGAIN THE PROMOTOR. HE HAS BEEN THE LOCAL RACING HEAD FOR YEARS AND DOES A GOOD JOB. GATES OPEN AT 5, HOTLAPS AT 5:30 AND FIRST RACE AT 6 WITH SEVERAL CLASSES.

CHECK PHOTO BELOW OF KMAQ'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY-YEAR APRIL RADIO WINNER, WITH STORY. CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
THE NEW RADIO FOR MAY IS ON DISPLAY IN THE KMAQ FRONT WINDOW AND I WILL
HAVE A PHOTO OF IT HERE, NEXT WEEK.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

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OUR 50TH ANNIVERARY RADIO WINNER FOR THE APRIL RADIO IS JIM ROHL.
IT HAS A WEATHER FREQUENCY AND HE HAS WANTED A RADIO WITH THIS FEATURE.
JIM AND HIS BETTER HALF, JANICE, ARE NEWCOMERS TO JACKSON COUNTY.
THEY MOVED TO A RURAL HOME THEY PURCHASED LAST FALL JUST NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA. MOVED HERE FROM DOWNER'S GROVE, NEAR CHICAGO. THEY LIKE TO RIDE UP AND DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WITH THEIR MOTORCYCLE AND
DECIDED THEY WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN THIS AREA INSTEAD OF IN THE BIG CITY.
JIM IS A NICE GUY AND I'M SURE I WOULD LIKE JANICE TOO. MAYBE WILL ALSO MEET HER SOMETIME. AND HOPE THEY BOTH ENJOY KMAQ ON THEIR NEW RADIO.
YES...IT IS ALRIGHT IF THEY TUNE-IN A CHICAGO POWER STATION ONCE IN AWHLE
ALSO. JIM, IF YOU GET A CHANCE, TELL US MORE ABOUT YOURSELF (AND JANICE)ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK.
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SUNNY THIS MORNING. CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. AND WARM...IN THE 60'S.
RAIN STILL IN THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT THRU SATURDAY.

THE JACKSON COUNTY TOURISM ANNUAL BANQUET THAT WAS SCHEDULED
FOR TONIGHT, HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS THE GUEST SPEAKER, MISS IOWA U.S.A.
HAD TO CANCEL HER APPEARANCE. IT WILL NOT BE RESCHEDULED.

MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIORS ARE WORKING WITH CLINTON COMUNITY COLLEGE ON WELDING CLASSES. HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL BILL WALTERS SAID CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS FOUND A PERSON WHO COULD TEACH THE ENTIRE WELDING PROGRAM. HE DID NOT NAME THE MAN, BUT SAYS HE RUNS HIS OWN BUSINESS. WELDING HAS BEEN POPULAR AT MCHS FOR A LONG TIME AND THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT IT WHEN JOHN MANSON, WHO TAUGHT WELDING FOR 35 YEARS AT THE HIGHS SCHOOL, DECIDED TO RETIRE.
WALTERS SAID MANSON HAS MET THE MAN AND BELIEVES IT WOULD WORK
FOR THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE COLLEGE.

PAM CRAWFORD, WHO WILL DIRECT 'THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS"
HAS ANNOUNCED THAT AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD MAY 10 AND 11 AT THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BAND ROOM. ASSISTANT DIRECTORS WILL BE W. DAN PINION AND MARY GILMORE. JAY KAHN WILL ASSIST WITH INSTRUMENTALS.
THE LEAD IN THE PLAY, MISS MONA, HAS ALREADY BEEN CAST. PAM CRAWFORD'S SISTER, LAURI HELMERS, FROM MINNESOTA, WILL TAKE THE LEAD ROLE.
THE COMEDY WILL BE PRESENTED JULY 31 AND AUG 1 AND 2 AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.

"IRON MAN" .. RATED PG-13 .. STARTS NATIONWIDE AND AT THE VOY 1 THEATRE TOMORROW. EXPECTED TO BE A BIG WEEKEND HIT. ALL THEATRES CAN HAVE AN EARLY SHOWING AT 8 TONIGHT. IT WILL BE SHOWN TONIGHT AT THE VOY, AT 8 P.M.

JUST FARMLAND FLOODING ALONG THE MAQUOKETA RIVER AND THE LEVEL IS GOING DOWN.

CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW OF A NEW BUSINESS IN MAQUOKETA.

HAPPY MAY DAY!

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HERE IS A NEW MAQUOKETA BUSINESS! IT IS LOCATED ON EAST PLATT STREET,
ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH. IT WAS A GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE FOR MANY YEARS. THEN IT CLOSED, THE TANKS WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE GROUND AND IT WAS A LONGTIME EYESORE. THANKS TO RANDY AND VICKIE KUHLMAN, WHO PURCHASED THE BUILDING (AND DID EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS), IT IS NOW AN ATTRACTIVE FULL SERVICE DETAIL AND CAR WASH BUSINESS. OPEN EVERY DAY BUT SUNDAY. OH...THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS IS .. "GOT HER DONE"! RANDY AND VICKIE HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES
WHO GIVE FAST, FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL MAINTENANCE NEEDS, ALONG WITH GUARANTEED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IS 563-652-9928. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR NEW BUSINESS RANDY AND VICKIE.
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