TODAY, THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT. AND THERE WAS A NICE TURNOUT FOR ANOTHER BIG EVENT IN MAQUOKETA. THIS WAS THE FORMER CLINTON ENGINES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. TODAY, IT IS THE NEW CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. AND THE GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WAS TODAY. THE EVENT STARTED OFF WITH A WAFFLE BREAKFAST AT 8 A.M....THE DEDICATION PROGRAM WAS AT 1 P.M. ..THE RIBBON CUTTING AT 2 P.M. AND A RE-UNION OF FORMER CLINTON ENGINES EMPLOYEES FOLLOWED, ALONG WITH HORSE AND WAGON TOURS OF MAQUOKETA....AND HUNDREDS OF GREAT COMMENTS FROM THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. EVERYONE LIKED THE NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR MAQUOKETA IT WAS A FUN DAY. OTHER PHOTOS BELOW. REMEMBER TO CLICK-ON EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT. THE RIBBON WAS CUT BY HAL SPRAGUE, USING A CLINTON ENGINES CHAINSAW. I TOOK A MOVIE OF IT FOR THIS DAILY REPORT. HAL IS A SMALL ENGINE REPAIRMAN IN MAQUOKETA, AS HIS LATE DAD BUZZ WAS. HIS DAD WAS A LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF CLINTON ENGIENS. HOPE THE SHORT VIDEO CAME UP ON YOUR COMPUTER. IF NOT, HOPE YOU ENJOY THE PHOTOS BELOW. NEXT TIME YOU VISIT MAQUOKETA, BE SURE TO VISIT THE NEW MUSEUM. AND TELL OTHERS ABOUT IT.
DENNIS VOY