CLOUDY TODAY AND WE MAY GET SOME RAIN BEFORE THE DAY IS OVER.

THE NAMES OF TWO FINALISTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO GOV. CHET CULVER FOR THE POSITION OF 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, JOEL BARROWS AND PAUL MACEK. THERE WERE 17 APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION, INCLUDING MAQUOKETA ATTORNEY STEVE KAHLER.

ANNA MAE STEFFEN, 86, OF DELHI, DIED TUESDAY AT THE MONTICELLO NURSING HOME. THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE TOMORROW. SURVIVORS INCLUDE
A SON, FLORIAN STEFFEN OF MAQUOKETA.

ELOISE LUETT, AGE 90, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED THIS MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S (www.carsonandson.com).

BRIAN AND JESSIE IHRIG OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL, BORN TUESDAY AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE CRAIG AND WENDY WINEGAR OF MAQUOKETA. GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE KEN AND DARLENE LITTERER AND DOUG AND SHIRLEY WINEGAR ALL OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE GARY AND KATHY IHRIG OF MAQUOKETA AND GREAT-GRAND PARENTS ARE ELSIE BOBCOCK AND NONA IHRIG, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA.

THAD STOCKHAM, SON OF DAVE STOCKHAM (GRANDSON OF BOB AND MIM) IS SINGLE AND LIVES AND WORKS IN CALIFORNIA. HE IS ON THE RAGBRAI BIKE ACROSS IOWA WEEK LONG EVENT THIS WEEK. BUT ...LISTEN TO THIS. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO,
HE STARTED BIKING FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE WESTERN IOWA LINE TO START
RAGBRAI. SO, AFTER 2,300 MILES OF BIKING, IN JUST 16 DAYS, HE STARTED ANOTHER 400 PLUS MILES ACROSS IOWA. WOW. HE MUST BE IN GREAT SHAPE AND HAVE A STRONG BUTT. CURT AND KATHY (MOORE) COUNTRYMAN, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, NOW OF SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS, HAVE NOT MISSED A RAGBRAI FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

CHECK TODAY'S PHOTOS BELOW.

SEE (SOME OF YOU) AT THE FAIR.

DENNIS VOY