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