TERRIFIC DAY TODAY...SUNNY AND IN 60'S.

ELECTRIC BILLS FOR THE AVERAGE MAQUOKETA RESIDENT WILL GO UP ABOUT
$20 PER MONTH STARTING NEXT YEAR. THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC BOARD APPROVED THE RATE INCREASE AND LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT EXPLAINING THE RATE INCREASE. THE RATES ARE GOING UP BECAUSE THE WISCONSIN BASED COMPANY THAT MAQUOKETA BUYS WHOLESALE ELECTRIC POWER FROM WILL BE RAISING THEIR RATES. FUEL COSTS ARE ONE REASON FOR THE INCREASE. FOR MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS, THIS WILL BE THEIR FIRST INCREASE
IN ABOUT 5 YEARS.

LOUISE McALLISTER, AGE 78, OF DUBUQUE DIED TUESDAY. SURVIVORS INCLUDE
3 BROTHERS, JOHN AND GEORGE RONEK OF MAQUOKETA AND DALE KENNICKER OF DELMAR.

PHIL KONRARDY, AGE 44, OF TYLER, TEXAS AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED WEDNESDAY FROM INJURIES IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 18TH.
SERVICES AND BURIAL WILL BE IN TYLER.

MAQUOKETA HAD JUST UNDER 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN OCTOBER.
LAST NOVEMBER, WE HAD NO RAIN, BUT AN INCH OF SNOW ON NOVEMBER 21ST.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

NICE SUNNY DAY AGAIN IN MAQUOKETA. LITTLE BREEZY. EVEN BETTER DAY ON TAP FOR TOMORROW.

ALL 3 OF THE AREA FOOTBALL TEAMS LOST THEIR OPENING PLAYOFF GAME
LAST NIGHT....DEWITT (AN UPSET FOR SURE), PRESTON AND NORTHEAST(GOOSE LAKE). ALL 3 SCORES WERE PRETTY CLOSE THOUGH.

THE CLINTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THE NAME OF THE WOMAN FOUND DEAD LAST WEEK NEAR CAMANCHE. SHE IS ALYSIA KAY MARBURGER, AGE 27, OF SABULA. SHE (AND 10 MONTH OLD CHILD) LIVED
WITH HER PARENTS AND HER PARENTS REPORTED HER MISSING BACK ON
OCTOBER 10TH. SHE ATTENED CLINTON COMMUNTY COLLEGE. AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING, HER DEATH WAS CLASSIFIED AS SUSPICIOUS.
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

SEE THE NEW PHOTO BELOW.

HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING THE WEB CAM AND STREAMING OF KMAQ-FM ON...SO ARE WORKING ON IT.

THANKS .. AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK THE GUEST BOOK WEEKLY AT LEAST AND MAKE AN ENTRY NOW AND THEN.

DENNIS VOY

THIS IS A NEW NEON SIGN IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. I LIKE IT! THIS IS THE LIQUOR STORE THAT WAS J-R WINE AND SPIRITS, OWNED BY THE ROSENBERGS.
IT IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE BUILDING THAT FOR MANY YEARS WAS ROSENBERG AUTO SUPPLY. CLICK-ON THIS PHOTO TO ENLARGE, OR TWICE TO MAKE IT EVEN LARGER. THE BUSINESS IS NOW OWNED AND OPERATED BY RON READ OF
MAQUOKETA. HIS MANAGER IS TAMMY KIRGAN. NICE STORE! OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK AND EVENINGS AND HAS A DRIVE-UP WINDOW TOO. THE SIGN REALLY SHOWS UP AT NIGHT. DRIVE BY SOMETIME AND TAKE A LOOK. GOOD TO HAVE
SOMETHING ADDED AND POSITIVE DOWNTOWN FOR A CHANGE. IT IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM PERXACTLY BAR AND GRILL, WHERE A LOT OF
REDECORATING HAS TAKEN PLACE RECENTLY , INSIDE AND OUT. I HAD A GREAT CHEESEBURGER THERE LAST NIGHT. X MARKS THE SPOT.
DENNIS VOY

SUNNY TODAY AND HIGH IN MID 50'S TODAY. TOMORROW, IN THE 60'S.

AN 8 YEAR OLD MAQUOKETA YOUTH HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY HIT THE PRINCIPAL AND A TEACHER AT BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. HE HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO JUVENILE AUTHORITIES AND HIS NAME WAS NOT RELEASED. HE STOMPED ON THE FOOT OF A TEACHER AND PUNCHED HER IN THE ARM AND ALSO PUNCHED THE PRINCIPAL IN THE ARM. THE BOY ALSO THREW A CHAIR INTO A CABINET.

THE HOSPITAL HERE IN MAQUOKETA HAS ANOTHER SURGEON CONSIDERING
COMING TO MAQUOKETA. HE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS.
BUT, HE IS CONSIDERING SEVERAL HOSPITALS. AND,THERE IS ONE OTHER
ALSO LOOKING AT MAQUOKETA. OUR HOSPITAL WILL BE NEEDING A SURGEON AS DR. PEDRO ATIENZA WILL BE RETIRING SOON.
CAROL GORNEY, A NURSE PRACTIONER AT MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, IS LEAVING HER PRACTICE IN MAQUOKETA AT THE END OF THIS WEEK TO TAKE A POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. MEDICAL ASSOCIATES IS NOW PLANNING TO RECRUIT A PRACTIONER WHO WILL DELIVER BABIES. OTHER HOSPITAL NEWS: RENEE BRUNO WILL ASSUME THE ROLE OF SURGICAL NURSE MANAGER AND TRICIA STEINES WILL BE THE EMERGENCY SERVICES NURSE MANAGER. AND VIKI WING HAS RETIRED FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER 35 YEARS AS A HOME HEALTH NURSE.

THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL BE PICKING UP LEAVES BEGINNING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10TH.

JAY YEAGER, AGE 45, DIED MONDAY AT HIS HOME IN RURAL MAQUOKETA.
HIS OBITUARY IS AT www.carsonandson.com

DEWITT, PRESTON AND NORTHEAST(GOOSELAKE) ALL HAVE DISTRICT FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GAMES TONIGHT. KMAQ WILL BROADCAST THE DEWITT-NEW HAMPTON GAME STARTING AT 6:50 P.M.

THE MAQUOKETA YMCA OPENED ONE YEAR AGO TODAY. MEMBERSHIP IS AROUND 1,000.

ENJOY THE FALL WEATHER!

DENNIS VOY

NICE SUNNY DAY, BUT COOL....IN 40'S. DOWN TO 27 LAST NIGHT.
TOMORROW, IN THE 50'S AND THURSDAY IN THE 60'S.

KMAQ WEB CAM AND FM PROGRAMS ARE BACK ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE....www.kmaq.com CLICK ON THE LIVE BUTTON IN UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER.

MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE A DAY ARE VOTING AT THE JACKSON COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. SO FAR, 3,300 HAVE VOTED.

NOTHING NEW ON THE WOMAN FOUND DEAD NEAR CAMANCHE, AND FROM SABULA.

MATTHEW AND BRIDGET WATTERS OF NORTH LIBERTY ARE THE PARENTS OF TWIN DAUGHTERS BORN LAST FRIDAY AT 10:09 AND 10:10 A.M. AT THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITIAL IN IOWA CITY. BOTH WEIGHED OVER 6 POUNDS. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE JOHN AND DIANE RUFF OF MAQUOKETA. MATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE DON AND JEANETT HEATH AND CLARENCE AND VELENE RUFF OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE BARRY AND KAREN WATTERS OF BALDWIN. PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE CARLYLE AND NELLIE STENDER OF MAQUOKETA.

SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON'S FOR RON HOVEY, AGE 69, OF MAQUOKETA
WHO DIED YESTERDAY AT THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA. RON AND SUE RAN
HOV'S PUB IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA UNTIL RETIRING A COUPLE YEARS
AGO.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

COLD AND WINDY YESTERDAY.....COLD TODAY AGAIN...BUT NICER WEATHER COMING
LATER IN THE WEEK.

MAQUOKETA LOST FRIDAY NIGHT....THE FOOTBALL SEASON IS OVER FOR THE
CARDINALS. THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM HAS TOURNAMENT PLAY TONIGHT.
DEWITT, PRESTON AND NORTHEAST(GOOSE LAKE) ARE IN THE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DEWITT (9 AND 0) PLAYS NEW HAMPTON (6 AND 3) AND WE WILL BROADCAST THEIR GAME AT 7 WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

INVESTIGATORS ARE AWAITING THE RESULTS OF AN AUTOPSY PERFORMED ON A WOMAN WHO WAS FOUND DEAD FRIDAY NIGHT IN A PRIVATELY-OWNED CABIN NEAR ROCK CREEK PARK NEAR CAMANCHE. THERE IS SPECULATION SHE COULD BE THE WOMAN MISSING FROM THE SABULA AREA. POSSIBLE FOUL PLAY.

THE SPECIAL MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO TRY AGAIN TO APPOINT A FIRST WARD COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOOKS LIKE THE COUNCIL WILL LET THE ISSUE GO TO A SPECIAL ELECTION.

A BIRTH: LAURI AND CLAYTON HELM OF LAKEWOOD, WASHINGTON, ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN AT 2 A.M. TUESDAY IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON. MATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE DON AND BETTY MILLER OF MAQUOKETA.

WE HAVE NO OBITUARIES TODAY, LOCAL OR OTHERWISE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

A RAINY DAY. COLD. IN UPPER 40'S.

WILL BE WET NIGHT FOR FANS AT GOODENOW FIELD, WHERE THE CARDINALS HOPE TO WIN AND GO TO THE PLAYOFFS.

SUNDAY, A HIGH IN THE 40'S. AND IT WILL BE TRICK OR TREAT DAY IN MAQUOKETA.
SOUNDS LIKE OCTOBER 31ST WILL BE A PRETTY GOOD DAY, BUT MAQUOKETA
KIDS WON'T BE TRICK OR TREATING. TOO BAD. BUT, FROM WHAT I HEAR, NEXT YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT.

THE NEW KMAQ WEB CAM IS ON A LOT NOW....SHOWING THE DECKER HOTEL ACROSS THE STREET. AND SHOWING CARS GO BY AND OCCASSIONALLY SOMEONE WALKING.
AND WHENEVER THE WEB CAM IS WORKING, YOU CAN ALSO HEAR KMAQ-FM
"LIVE". JUST GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE...www.kmaq.com...AND CLICK ON THE
"LIVE" BUTTON IN THE LEFT CORNER. HEAR THE GAME TONIGHT!

THE JACKSON COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION HAS UPHELD THE FIRING OF JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY KEVIN SCOTT. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS DECISION BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, BOB HEAD, CLAY ROMER AND HAROLD MILLER. SCOTT HAS 30 DAYS TO APPEAL TO THE JACKSON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT. HE WAS FIRED BY SHERIFF RUSS KETTMAN ON SEPTEMBER 10TH.

BREITBACH'S COUNTRY DINING BURNED TO THE GROUND EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE ORIGINAL HISTORIC (IOWA'S OLDEST RESTAURANT, BUILT IN 1853) BALLTOWN RESTAURANT (A KMAQ ADVERTISER) BURNED TO THE GROUND LAST CHRISTMAS EVE AND THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDING OPENED IN JUNE. THEY WERE DOING GREAT BUSINESS. I HEARD THEY SERVED OVER 3,000 DINNERS THIS PAST SUNDAY. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. WE WERE UP THERE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND IT WAS A GREAT (BIG) PLACE, AND GREAT FOOD TOO.
NOW, WILL CINDY AND MIKE BREITBACH RE-BUILD AGAIN? I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.

TWO MORE DEER ACCIDENTS YESTERDAY....VICKY FELDERMAN HIT ONE AND SO
DID TRACI LOTT.

THE JACKSON COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY FROM 8:30 UNTIL 1:30 SO EMPLOYEES CAN ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF TREASURER AL TEBBE'S FATHER. RETIRED FARMER AL TEBBE ,SR. WAS 92. IT WAS MENTIONED IN HIS OBITUARY THAT HE OFTEN ENJOYED A STIFF DRINK. DID THOSE HELP HIM TO LIVE TO BE 92? THERE ARE STUDIES TO BACK THAT NOTION.

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA HAS THEIR BIG ANNUAL
CHURCH DINNER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS THIS SUNDAY, LATE MORNING TO EARLY
AFTERNOON. EVERYONE IS INVITED. AND TOMORROW, AT SACRED HEART SCHOOL, FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL NOON, FREE WINTER CLOTHING WILL BE GIVEN
FREE TO THOSE IN NEED.

TRICIA MILLER, MCHS CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER, WILL BE GOING TO STATE IN NOVEMBER FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW. HER PARENTS ARE ADAM AND
KAREN MILLER OF RURAL MAQUOKETA. TRICIA IS HOME-SCHOOLED AND A SENIOR. CONGRATULATIONS TRICIA! ALSO GOING TO STATE, ANNE BRUNO OF
ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL, FOR THE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW. HER PROUD DAD, ROBERT, IS KMAQ-FM'S ANNOUNCER. ANNE IS A JUNIOR. CONGRATULATIONS ANNE!

I'LL HAVE THE FOOTBALL SCORE FOR YOU TOMORROW, RIGHT HERE.
SO, COME BACK TOMORROW. STAY DRY. STAY WARM.
YOU FOLKS DOWN SOUTH.....SORRY THAT YOU AGAIN ARE MISSING THE SEASONS.

CHECK OUT THE NEW KMAQ WEB CAM WITH "LIVE" KMAQ-FM RADIO! AT
www.kmaq.com BUT, DON'T GET MAD IF IT IS NOT THERE ALL THE TIME,
OR NOT THERE WHEN YOU WANT TO LISTEN FOR SOMETHING. WE
DON'T PLAN TO HAVE IT ON ALL THE TIME.

DENNIS VOY

A COLD AND RAINY DAY TODAY IN MAQUOKETA.....RAINING NOW.

NO NEWS REPORT TODAY.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE 5:05 P.M. NEWS TODAY, THE LOCAL NEWS FINAL,
BY GOING TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK ON THE "LIVE KMAQ" BUTTON,
ABOVE THE PHOTO OF THE KMAQ 50TH FLOAT.

COLD AND WINDY TODAY.
JUST A LITTLE SUNSHINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH TODAY, 54

MAQUOKETA STILL HAS A CHANCE TO GET INTO THE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS, BECAUSE THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF TEAMS THAT COULD GO IN EACH DISTRICT WAS INCREASED TO 4.

THREE MORE DEER ACCIDENTS IN JACKSON COUNTY YESTERDAY.....VEHICLES DRIVEN BY JIM EVILSIZER, ROGER EGGERS, AND KATIE DONLINGER.

THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMISTS ANNUAL APPRECIATION DINNER WAS LAST NIGHT AND GIVEN SPECIAL RECOGNITION WAS MAQUOKETA FIREMAN RICK SCHMIDT.
HE HAS BEEN A FIREMEN FOR 10 YEARS, IS THE FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER,
AND WAS ONE OF THREE CO-CHAIRMAN FOR THE FIREMEN'S CONVENTION
IN MAQUOKETA THIS PAST SEPTEMBER.

ERIN HOFFMAN AND SCOTT FOUST OF ZWINGLE ARE PARENTS OF A BOY, BORN LAST THURSDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. LOCAL GRANDPARENTS ARE DAN AND TERRI SELZER OF MAQUOKETA AND GREATGRANDPARENTS ARE LIONEL AND KAROL KEENEY OF MAQUOKETA.

DOROTHY MORRIS WAS 86 TODAY AND MORRIE MORRIS WILL BE 87 TOMORROW.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BOTH. DOROTHY WAS LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF KMAQ
AND MORRIE IS IN OUR MORNING COFFEE GROUP. STILL PLAYS GOLF.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO KMAQ-FM "LIVE" ON YOUR COMPUTER. JUST GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK-ON THE "LIVE RADIO" BUTTON RIGHT ABOVE THE STAFF PHOTO.

HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

IF THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS WERE IN THE WORLD SERIES TONIGHT, OF COURSE, THEY WOULD WIN.

DENNIS VOY

TODAY'S (TUESDAY'S) DAILY REPORT IS BELOW.

TUNE-IN KMAQ-FM "LIVE"

GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE...

AND "CLICK-ON" THE BUTTON RIGHT ABOVE THE KMAQ STAFF PHOTO AND
PHOTO OF THE KMAQ FLOAT.

IF THE BUTTON IS NOT THERE....HIT "REFRESH"

EMAIL ME WITH YOUR COMMENTS.
kmaq@kmaq.com

DENNIS VOY

NEW STREAMING LIVE FEATURE.
KMAQ Front Page has a Button to link to the new Streaming Page.

Enjoy!
David Voy
KMAQ G33K &
Web Admin

NICE FALL DAY IN MAQUOKETA.

SUNNY AND 54.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL COULD NOT AGREE ON WHO TO APPOINT AS THE FIRST WARD COUNCIL MEMBER AT THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT. THERE WERE 5 PEOPLE WHO PUT IN THEIR NAME.
FOUR GAVE A SHORT SPEECH. ED TURNEY DID NOT WISH TO SPEAK. FIRST, A VOTE WAS MADE TO APPOINT KIM GALLOWAY AND IT ENDED UP A 3 TO 3 TIE. THEN, A MOTION WAS MADE TO APPOINT LORI CROUCH AND IT ALSO RESULTED IN A 3 TO 3 TIE. THERE WERE NO OTHER MOTIONS MADE. THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING AT 5 NEXT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND IF THEY CAN'T AGREE ON A PERSON THEN, IT MAY END UP GOING TO A SPECIAL
ELECTION WHICH WILL COST SOME MONEY, AND MAY NOT HAPPEN FOR MONTHS. DELAYS.
THE COUNCIL'S MIDDLE NAME?

NEW UNEMLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED TODAY: IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE JOBLESS RATE
DROPPED TO 4.2 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER. IN AUGUST,IT WAS 4.6 PERCENT.

SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON'S FOR HELEN ALDEN, AGE 94, OF MAQUOKETA.

SERVICES ARE PENDING AT LAHEY'S FOR JONI KILBURG, AGE 46, OF MAQUOKETA.

BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE VOY 1 THEATRE. PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR IT. THE DRIVE-IN IS OPEN FOR TWO MORE WEEKENDS.

CNN RADIO NEWS SOUNDS GOOD ON KMAQ.

CHARLIE DIETZ IS HAVING ANOTHER BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK.

THE CORN AND SOYBEAN CROP IS GOOD IN IOWA. MOST CORN STILL NEEDS TO BE PICKED.

THIS YEAR'S JACKSON COUNTY BEEF BANQUET IS NOVEMBER 15TH.

CENTRAL STANDARD TIME STARTS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND. SPRING AHEAD, FALL BACK.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, FALL BACK YOUR WATCH.

DENNIS VOY

NO REPORT TODAY.

IT WAS VERY FOGGY THIS MORNING, UNTIL 10 A.M. OR SO...AND COLD, ABOUT 39.
THEN THE SUN CAME OUT AND NOW IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY, WITH THE HIGH EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID 50'S AND TOMORROW, EVEN NICER.

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS PLAYED A GOOD GAME LAST NIGHT AGAINST
RATED MARION, BUT ENDED UP LOOSING 36 TO 22.

SORRY TO REPORT THAT A LONGTIME MAQUOKETA BUSINESS IS CLOSING.
JAKE BICKFORD HAS DECIDED TO RETIRE AND WILL START A "QUITTING
BUSINESS" SALE NEXT THURSDAY. THE SIGN WENT UP IN THE WINDOW
AT NOON TODAY. AT ONE TIME, THERE WERE 3 MEN'S CLOTHING STORES.
JACK HAS WORKED AT THE STORE ABOUT 50 YEARS AND BOUGHT IT FROM
BILL MOLER ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO. BILL MOLER (WHO DIED LAST YEAR) BOUGHT THE B & B CLOTHING STORE AT THAT LOCATION IN 1958, SHORTLY BEFORE KMAQ WENT ON THE AIR. I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN A CLOTHING STORE
BEFORE MOLER BOUGHT IT. SO...I'M GUESSING THERE HAS BEEN A MEN'S STORE AT THAT LOCATION A GOOD 60 YEARS. JAKE IS A YEAR YOUNGER THAN ME ( HE'S 68) AND IS NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO RETIREMENT. HIS WIFE, JUDY, RETIRED FROM TEACHING 4 YEARS AGO. THEY HAVE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN IN INDIANA,WISCONSIN AND IOWA CITY AND WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE MORE TRIPS TO SEE THEM. AND JAKE LOVES SPORTS, AND PARTICIPATES IN BOWLING AND GOLF.
JAKE GOES BACK EVEN LONGER THAN 50 YEARS DOWNTOWN. WHILE IN HIGH
SCHOOL, HE WORKED FOR NIC JACOB'S POPULAR MEAT MARKET AND GROCERY STORE. AGAIN THE BIG SALE STARTS NEXT WEEK AND WILL PROBABLY
RUN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THERE IS A BIG INVENTORY TO SELL, AS JAKE ALWAYS KEPT A WELL-STOCKED STORE. SO, AFTER CHRISTMAS, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER EMPTY STOREFRONT DOWNTOWN. BUT, SOMEONE IN DOING SOME PAINTING
IN AN EMPTY STORE RIGHT NOW, SO MAYBE A NEW ONE WILL OPEN SOON.
THE BUILDING JAKE'S STORE IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN IS OWNED BY DARLENE
KIRCHOFF. IN THE MONTHS AHEAD, I AND A LOT OF OTHER MEN IN MAQUOKETA WILL BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PLACE TO BUY SUITS, SPORTCOATS, SHIRTS AND TIES, ETC. I'VE BOUGHT MOST OF MY CLOTHES OVER THE YEARS THERE. AND
BILL MOLER'S WAS A KMAQ ADVERTISER 50 YEARS AGO WHEN WE WENT ON-THE-AIR AND HAS BEEN A WEEKLY ADVERTISER EVER SINCE. GOOD LUCK TO JAKE!
HOPE HE AND JUDY HAVE A LONG, HAPPY RETIREMENT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND AND WEEK AHEAD.

DENNIS VOY

RAINY AND COLD TODAY...HIGH IN 40'S.
TOMORROW SHOULD BE MUCH NICER...AND SUNDAY TOO.

ANOTHER PERSON HAS INDICATED INTEREST IN THE OPENING ON THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL FROM THE FIRST WARD. KIM GALLOWAY. THAT BRINGS TO FIVE,THE NUMBER SO FAR ASKING TO BE CONSIDERED. THE APPOINTMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE AT NEXT MONDAY'S MEETING.

THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM IS DOING VERY WELL.
JERRY NELSON, DIRECTOR OF SUPPORT SERVICES, TOLD THE BOARD THIS WEEK
THEY SERVED 700 MEALS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN TWO SEPARATE DAYS LAST MONTH. HE SAID THAT IS QUITE A FEAT CONSIDERING THERE ARE 608 STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. NELSON SAID NO OTHER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY IS SUPPORTED BY OVER 90 PERCENT USE. HE ATTRIBUTES SOME OF IT TO A CLOSED CAMPUS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND A NEW LARGER CAFETERIA. HE SAID THE STUDENTS EAT IN FOUR SHIFTS AND IT HAS BECOME MORE OF A SOCIAL ATMOSPHER BECAUSE THERE'S MORE ROOM.

AS OF MID WEEK THIS WEEK, THE JACKSON COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE HAD SEEN 2,060 ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS. THEY ARE AVERAGING ABOUT 100 A DAY IN THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. THERE WERE 3,000 ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION. SO, THIS YEAR SHOULD BEAT THAT.'

SERVICES ARE PENDING AT THE CARSON AND SOON FUNERAL HOME FOR EULANE L. WALKER, AGE 92, OF MAQUOKETA, WHO DIED THIS MORNING AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.

WILL HAVE A REPORT TOMORROW MORNING ON THE MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL SCORE TONIGHT.

DENNIS VOY

4/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN YESTERDAY.

TODAY....SUNNY, NICE AND IN MID 50'S.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MET FOR A SHORT MEETING LAST NIGHT AND
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED SPENDING $7,700 FOR A STUDY THAT WILL NEED TO BE DONE BEFORE THE CITY CAN APPLY FOR A BROWNFIELD GRANT TO HELP CLEAN-UP
THE DEBRIS FROM THE DOWNTOWN FIRE. THE NEWS RELEASE DID NOT SAY WHAT THE STUDY WILL CONSIST OF AND WHO WILL DO IT, AND HOW MUCH WILL BE
ASKED FOR IN THE GRANT. AND, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A BROWNFIELD GRANT IT.
BUT, GUESS WE'LL LEARN MORE IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.
MEANWHILE, WE'LL CROSS OUR FINGERS.

THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY.

DENNIS VOY

A LITTLE RAIN THIS MORNING AND CLOUDY, BREEZY AND COOL TODAY WITH TEMPERATURERS ONLY IN THE 40'S.

FOUR PEOPLE HAVE FILED PAPERS AT MAQUOKETA CITY HALL TO BE APPOINTED
THIS MONDAY NIGHT AS FIRST WARD COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE COUNCIL HAS INDICATED THEY PLAN TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT MONDAY NIGHT TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF MATT WINEGAR WHO RESIGNED LAST MONTH BECAUSE HE AND HIS FAMILY MOVED OUT OF THE CITY.
THOSE INDICATING INTEREST ARE: ED TURNEY, LORI CROUCH, DAVE WIERSMA,
AND DEB WILHELM. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR NAME IS THIS FRIDAY AT 4 P.M.

NICK McCUTCHEON, JUST NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA REPORTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO HIS NEW HOME. HE SAID TWO PEOPLE KICKED IN THE DOOR AND TOOK OFF. NO ONE WAS APPREHENDED.

MIKE STEWART OF MINNEAPOLIS SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY. HE IS PART OWNER OF A LARGE LAW FIRM AND HIS WORK INVOLVES WORKING WITH FINANCIAL AND BANKING INTERESTS AND TALKED ABOUT THE CURRENT STOCK MARKET PROBLEMS.
HE IS THE SON OF ROGER AND JENNIE STEWART EAST OF MAQUOKETA AND HIS FATHER-IN-LAW IS RALPH KNICKREHM OF MAQUOKETA.

MIDAS OF MAQUKETA, A CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
(3 COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ON THE BOARD) HAS VOTED TO PURCHASE THE BUILDING ON SOUTH MAIN THAT BARELY ESCAPED BURNING TO THE GROUND DURING THE MAJOR FIRE. IT WAS GOING TO BE HOME TO THE SUB SANDWICH RESTAURANT. SOME DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE PREVENTED THAT FROM HAPPENING. COUNCILMAN NEIL MOREHEAD, ON CHANNEL 6 TV NEWS THE OTHER NIGHT, SAID IT WILL NOW BE TORN DOWN. DAVE WIERSMA WAS GOING TO OPEN A POOL HALL THERE. HE THOUGHT HE HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TWO DUBUQUE OWNERS TO USE THE BUILDING FOR THAT PURPOSE. HE'S VERY DISAPPOINTED AND THERE WILL BE NO POOL HALL FOR KIDS. THE BUILDING DOES LOOK STRANGE ALL ALONE ON THAT CORNER AND IT HAS AN UGLY SLANTED SECOND ROOF (METAL) THAT WAS PUT OVER THE EXISTING ROOF THAT LEAKED BADLY. SO....ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE BLEAK DOWNTOWN AREA. AND, MORE BAD NEWS IS COMING SOON. KEEP CHECKING HERE.
DON'T WORRY.....MAQUOKETA IS DOING WELL.....THE CRISIS IS ONLY IN PARTS OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. AND WE HAVE SOME STREETS THAT NEED A LOT OF
WORK.

AND JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR, ROTARIAN STEVE FLYNN, HAS A BAD TOOTH.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, TEETH INCLUDED.

DENNIS VOY

PRETTY NICE TODAY...HIGH OF 64.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT SAID THEY WILL NOT OFFER AN EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE THIS YEAR.

JACKSON COUNTY HAS A NEW ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY. HIRED TODAY WAS SARAH DAVENPORT, A RECENT GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA.
SHE WILL START NOVEMBER 3RD AT $38,500. COUNTY ATTORNEY CHRIS RAKER SAID THERE IS MORE WORK THAN ONE ATTORNEY CAN HANDLE.

SHORT REPORT TODAY...SORRY.

DENNIS VOY

BEAUTIFUL DAY YESTERDAY...81 THE HIGH.
BREEZY, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER TODAY.

MAQUOKETA LOST THEIR FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE LAST 5 SECONDS OF THE GAME.

JACKSON COUNTY HAS A NEW WINERY....BRUSH CREEK WINERY....LOCATED
NORTH OF ANDREW, A SHORT DISTANCE OFF OF HIGHWAY 62. IT IS OWNED BY KEITH AND SHERRY WEUSTE OF ANDREW. KEITH IS THE ASSISTANT LOCKMASTER AT THE DUBUQUE LOCK AND DAM AND SHERRY WORKS FOR A REAL ESTATE OFFICE IN DUBUQUE. THEY HAVE BEEN GROWING GRAPES FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS AND THIS SUMMER STARTED THE WINERY, INSTEAD OF SELLING TO OTHER WINERIES. THEY BROUGHT THEIR WINE SELECTION TO THE ANNUAL MAQUOKETA AND BELLEVUE ROTARY CLUB DINNER LAST NIGHT AT THE YMCA. LOTS OF TASTING AND LOTS OF GOOD COMMENTS BY ROTARIANS. I MUST HAVE TASTED
6 OR 7 KINDS AND BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF TWO FAVORITES. SOME I TASTED:
IRON BRIDGE RED, RAZZY RED, CHERRY-CHERRY, BY THE DAM GOOD WINE, SUMMER DAZE, BLUFF MILLS RED, HOOK-LINE & SINKER, AND BLUE HERON. IF YOU LIKE WINE (WINE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH) YOU WILL WANT TO VISIT THE NEW WINERY SOON. JACKSON COUNTY'S OTHER WINERY IS THE TABOR WINERY NORTH OF BALDWIN, NOW A GOOD 10 YEARS OLD AND GROWING.

MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

DARREN AND ASHLEY STEFFEN OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY, BORN WEDNESDAY AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE.

SEE THE NEW PHOTO BELOW.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

THE "HURSTVILLE FISHING POND" IS ON THE SAME COUNTY CONVERSATION LAND
THAT THE HURSTVILLE INTREPRETIVE CENTER IS ON. IT IS LOCATED ACROSS
4-LANE HIGHWAY 61 FROM THE INTREPRETIVE CENTER. YOU GET TO THE POND (FORMED DURING THE BUILDING OF HIGHWAY 61 AND CALLED A BORROW-PIT BY THE D.O.T.) BY TAKING THE FIRST COUNTY ROAD (PAVED) TO THE SOUTH OF POND, AND THEN GO A SHORT DISTANCE ON THAT ROAD AND TURN RIGHT ON THE GRAVEL ROAD AND THAT ROAD WILL TAKE YOU TO A PARKING LOT AT THE EDGE OF THE POND. A NEW DOCK WAS DEDICATED LAST WEEK. STANDING ON THAT
DOCK (ABOVE PHOTO) ARE THOSE REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DOCK FUND. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: ROB WAACK FROM THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB....GREG, TATE, CAROLYN AND JASMINE MARTIN, IN MEMORY OF CARTER MARTIN....JEANNE AND JOHN HOESLEY, FROM FRIENDS OF JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION....DR. DAVID SYBESMA FROM THE MAQUOKETA
KIWANIS CLUB....AND, ATTORNEY TOM BREUCH FROM THE MAQUOKETA AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. NOT PICTURED, SOMEONE FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE GREAT RIVER ROAD. IT IS A NICE LITTLE POND AND I UNDERSTAND THE FISHING IS GOOD. CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE...CLICK AGAIN AND IT WILL ENLARGE MORE. OR...IF THAT WON'T WORK, YOU CAN "ZOOM-IN" ON THE PHOTO, ONCE...OR TWICE. NOW...3 FISHING HOLES IN THE TIMBER CITY....YES, MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS CAN NOW FISH THE MAQUOKETA RIVER, HORSESHOE POND AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF
MAQUOKETA AND AT THE HURSTVILLE FISHING POND.
DENNIS VOY

AGAIN THIS YEAR, KIM AND BRIAN RIXEN HAVE A GREAT FRONT PORCH AND
YARD HALLOWEEN DISPLAY AT THEIR HOME ON 212 SOUTH 5TH STREET.....UP THE STREET (SOUTH) FROM CARSON FUNERAL HOME. YOU CAN'T MISS IT. THE THREE PHOTOS I HAVE HERE ARE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN FRONT OF HOME, STARTING WITH THIS PHOTO (ABOVE) AT THE SOUTHERN MOST PART OF THE DISPLAY.
THIS YEAR NEW, ARE TWO COFFINS. ONE ON THE PORCH THE OTHER ON THE LAWN.
ALSO NEW, THE CLOWNS ABOVE. LOTS OF MOVING ITEMS AND FLASHING LIGHTS AND CREEPY SOUNDS TOO. IT IS SCARY LIKE YOU WANT IT TO BE. TAKE THE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS. THE STREET IS NARROW SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO PARK
A BLOCK OR SO AWAY AND WALK TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THE DISPLAY AS LONG AS YOU WISH. IF YOU DRIVE TO LOOK WITH YOUR CAR,
AND STOP TO ADMIRE, YOU MIGHT END UP WITH A CAR BEHIND YOU AND THEN
YOU WOULD NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TAKING TOO MUCH TIME TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING. CLICK ON THE 3 PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM. CLICK A SECOND TIME TO ENLARGE EVEN MORE. THERE IS NO CHARGE TO SEE THE DISPLAY WHICH
WILL BE LIGHTED AND RUNNING THROUGH NOVEMBER 1ST.
DENNIS VOY

DAVID AND KIM HAVE A GARAGE FULL OF HALLOWEEN ITEMS FROM PAST YEARS.
THEY CHANGE THE LAWN AND PORCH DISPLAY EVERY YEAR, BUT THEY SAVE THE OLD AND MAY USE IT AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY

THANKS TO KIM AND BRIAN RIXEN FOR THIS GREAT HALLOWEEN DISPLAY AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY

77 TODAY FOR A HIGH.

MAQUOKETA PLAYS AT MT. VERNON TONIGHT AND A WIN WILL GET THEM IN THE PLAYOFFS.

MAQUOKETA CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER SAID ON KMAQ'S JUST TALK SHOW THIS MORNING THAT HE HAS AN ESTIMATE OF $335,000 FOR THE CLEAN-UP OF THE THREE BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA BACK IN JANUARY.
THIS CLEAN-UP WILL INCLUDE PROPER ASBESTOS REMOVAL. AND HE SAID
HE HAS LEARNED ABOUT TWO POTENTIAL GRANTS THAT COULD BE APPLIED FOR BY THE CITY. THERE MAY BE A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING NEXT WEEK ON THIS LATEST INFORMATION.

BOB OSTERHAUS OF MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE MEDICAL HOME SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE PANEL WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR A STATEWIDE MEDICAL HOME SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES PATIENT-CENTERED
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL IOWANS. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ANNOUNCED THE APPOINT OF MAQUOKETA LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN AND
FORMER IOWA STATE REPRESENTATIVE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

NICE DAY AGAIN....IN THE UPPER 60'S.
MORE GOOD WEATHER COMING.

A TRACTOR WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE IN RURAL MAQUOKETA THIS AFTERNOON.
FIREMEN WERE CALLED OUT AT 3 THIS AFTERNOON TO THE DONALD SCHEIBE
RESIDENCE AT 13738 HIGHWAY 64 WEST. BALDWIN FIREMEN WERE CALLED ALSO, BUT NOT NEEDED. A TRACTOR INSIDE THE SHED CAUGHT ON FIRE. MAQUOKETA FIREMEN SAY THE TRACTOR WAS DAMAGED BUT NOT THE SHED. FIREMEN QUICKLY PUT OUT THE FIRE AND WERE AT THE SCENE FOR LESS THAN AN HOUR.
FIREMEN SAID SHEIBE WAS WORKING ON THE TRACTOR WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER SOME CHANGES AT THE CORNER OF MAIN AND SUMMIT, TO SPEED UP TRAFFIC, BUT NOT NOW AS THERE IS NO FUNDING FOR A PROJECT. AT MONDAY NIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING, JULIE NEBEL FROM IIW
ENGINEERS PROVIDED SOME OPTIONS, WITH THE LOWEST OPTION COSTING $9,400 AND THE BIGGEST OPTION, $351,000. SHE SAID THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH ACCIDENTS AT THE INTERSECTION FOR THE CITY TO QUALIFY FOR A SAFETY GRANT. THE HIGH PROPOSAL WOULD BE A "ROUND ABOUT".....A TYPE OF INTERSECTION FOUND NO WHERE IN MAQUOKETA. BOWMAN GAS STATION IS ON THAT CORNER AND COULD BE EFFECTED IF SOMETHING IS DONE.
BUSY TIME IS IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON WHEN SCHOOL
STARTS OR LETS OUT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. MANY PEOPLE KNOW BETTER AND AVOID THE INTERSECTION. THE WAITING TIME IS SOMETIMES LONG FOR MAQUOKETA, BUT SHORT WHEN COMPARING THE TIME TO A BUSY INTERSECTION IN A LARGE CITY. MANY BELIEVE THEY HAVE MORE IMPORTANT PLACES TO
SPEND MONEY THESE DAYS, LIKE CLEANING UP THE DOWNTOWN FIRE MESS OR
MAKING MORE NEEDED STREET REPAIRS.

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA HAS APPLIED FOR A $474,186 GRANT TO REHABILITATE
14 HOMES IN MAQUOKETA. IF THE CITY RECEIVES THE GRANT, IT WOULD
HAVE TO PROVIDE A $10,000 MATCH. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP REHABILITATE HOMES FOR HOME OWNERS WHO MEET CERTAIN
INCOME GUIDELINES. THE TARGET AREA THIS TIME (WE HAVE HAD THESE GRANTS IN THE PAST) IS NORTH OF PLATT AND BETWEEN ARCADE AND WALNUT.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT AGAIN.

DENNIS VOY

WE HAD 1 AND 33/100 INCHES OF RAIN YESTERDAY AND IT WAS COOL....A HIGH OF 59.
TODAY, SUNNY AND WARMER AND THE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND LOOKS GREAT.

MAQUOKETA POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA WILL COLLECT EVIDENCE AND INTERVIEW THREE STUDENTS BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE VANDALISM LAST THURSDAY NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD IN MAQUOEKETA. THEN DECIDE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO PRESS CHARGES. DEWITT SCHOOL OFFICIALS IDENTIFIED THREE STUDENTS BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED AND HAVE TAKEN ACTION AGAINST THEM. NO NAMES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED.

THE EXPANDED MAQUOKETA FIRE STATION WILL BE HAVING AN OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 1 P.M. FIREFIGHTERS WILL GIVE GUIDED TOURS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. MANY TOOK A TOUR DURING THEIR
SUMMER BREAKFAST, BUT MANY STILL HAVE NOT HAD A TOUR.

PLANS ARE GOING AHEAD FOR A $10 MILLION CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION PROJECT AT THE LOCAL MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. THE BOARD HAS VOTED 5 TO 0 TO AUTHORIZE ARCHITECTS TO DEVELOP DETAILED PLANS AND DOCUMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR SEEKING CONSTRUCTION BIDS. ONE MAJOR IMPROVEMENT WILL BE A SEPARATE AREA FOR THE VISITING PHYSICIAN CLINICS. THESE DOCTORS NOW COME TO THE HOSPITAL AND SHARE THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
THE HOSPITAL OFFERS CLINICS IN 11 SPECIALTY AREAS. ALSO...THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE HOSPITAL WILL BE MOVED FROM THE NORHEAST SIDE OF THE HOSPITAL FROM GROVE STREET TO THE EAST SIDE SIDE WITH ACCESS FROM WEST QUARRY STREET. THE DRIVE AND PARKING AREAS WILL BE RECONFIGURED TO ADD PARKING NEAR THE NEW ENTRANCE. ALSO, THE BUSINESS OFFICE, AND THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT WILL BE REDESIGNED. CEO CURT COLEMAN SAID THE PROJECT IS NECESSARY FOR THE HOSPITAL TO KEEP ITS FACILITY MODERN AND TO CONTINUE TO ATTACT PATIENTS AND DOCTORS. THE HOSPITAL NOW HAS $4 MILLON OF CASH ON HAND AND WILL BE TAKING ON ABOUT $7 MILLION OF DEBT.
THE 18 MONTH PROJECT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT JULY OR AUGUST OF 2010.

A MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER, BILL COOEY, DIED YESTERDAY IN HONOLULU WHERE HE WAS VISITING HIS SON WHO IS SERVING IN THE MILITARY.
HE HAD REQUESTED TIME OFF TO BE WITH HIS SON BEFORE HE WAS DEPLOYED AND LEFT IOWA FOR HAWAII LAST FRIDAY. HE APPARENTLY HAD BEEN IN A FREAK ACCIDENT EARLIER THIS WEEK. HE WAS IN HIS 11TH YEAR WITH THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TAUGHT SPECIAL EDUCATION AND WAS THE YEARBOOK ADVISOR. HE LIVED IN DUBUQUE. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE PENDING.

MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED 5 TO 1 (NOW SHORT 1 MEMBER WHO RESIGNED) TO CLOSE THE OLD SWIMMING POOL PERMANENTLY.

THE PAY PHONE AT THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LOBBY, A VICTIM OF CELL PHONES. IT AVERAGED LESS THAN ONE CALL
A DAY. MY HOME PHONE AVERAGED ABOUT A CALL OR TWO A WEEK, SO I ALSO
DISCONNECTED IT. IF YOU NEED MY CELL PHONE NUMBER, JUST CALL KMAQ
OR EMAIL ME.

ANOTHER ($15.01) GAS DRIVE OFF AT TIMBER CITY PLAZA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

GAS IN MAQUOKETA IS AS LOW AS AROUND $3 A GALLON TODAY.

KMAQ GOES WITH THE CNN RADIO NETWORK OCTOBER 20TH. WE ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT SWITCHING TO THE NEW NETWORK FOR NEWS AND SPORTS.

MAQUOKETA PLAYS AT MT. VERNON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT. MT. VERNON IS 1 AND 5 FOR THE SEASON.

A UKRAINIAN ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS IS COMING TO THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA FOR A 7 PM CONCERT THURSDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 16TH.
OHNWARD IS SEEKING HOUSING FOR THE 160 MUSICIANS. TICKETS FOR THE
KYIV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS CONCERT ARE $20 IN ADVANCE.
ONLY 840 SEATS AVAILABLE AND TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY AND THE OHNWARD BOXOFFICE.

THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD IS IN DIRE NEED OF MONEY TO BUY GROCERIES FOR THOSE WHO USE THE FACILITY AT THE UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH. LEAVE YOUR CHECK HERE AT KMAQ AND WE WILL GET THE CHECKS UP TO THE CUPBOARD.

CHECK THE PHOTOS BELOW.

AND HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY

HERE IS MILDRED HOFF OF LaMOTTE, IOWA, OUR KMAQ 50TH ANNIVERSARY RADIO WINNER FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. SHE HAS LISTENED TO KMAQ FOR 25 YEARS OR MORE. HAS ALSO GONE ON SOME KMAQ TRAVEL BUS TRIPS.
THE OCTOBER RADIO IS PICTURED BELOW. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FREE RADIO FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. CLICK-IN THE RADIO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY

HERE IS THE KMAQ 50TH ANNIVERSARY FREE RADIO FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. IT IS AN EMERSON PORTABLE AM/FM STEREO RADIO AND CD PLAYER. THE DRAWING FOR IT WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 1ST. AROUND 500 PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED FOR OUR MONTHLY DRAWING AND DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER AGAIN. ANYONE THAT HAS NOT
REGISTERED YET, NEEDS TO MAIL THEIR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER TO KMAQ, BOX 940, MAQUOKETA, IOWA 52060 AND INDICATE ABOUT WHEN YOU STARTED LISTENING TO KMAQ.....
OR EMAIL THE INFORMATION TO kmaq@kmaq.com .....OR DROP OFF THE SHEET HERE AT KMAQ. OUR SEPTEMBER WINNER WAS MILDRED HOFF OF LAMOTTE AND SHE HAS BEEN LISTENING FOR 25 YEARS OR MORE. CLICK-ON THE RADIO TO ENLARGE
IT.
DENNIS VOY

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BRIGHT AND SHINY SATURDAY MORNING!

MAQUOKETA LOST THEIR HOMECOMING GAME TO DEWITT LAST NIGHT,
42 TO 20. IT WAS 42 TO 0 AT THE HALF. THE SABERS REALLY LOOKED
GOOD AS THEY IMPROVED THEIR RECORD TO 6 AND 0. THEY WERE RANKED
3RD IN THE STATE THIS WEEK AND WILL PROBABLY MOVE UP NEXT WEEK.
GOOD WEATHER AND A GOOD CROWD FOR THE GAME.

THURSDAY NIGHT, SOME DEWITT STUDENTS DID SOME VANDALISM AT GOODENOW FIELD....ESTIMATED ABOUT $700 IN DAMAGES. THEY TEEPEED THE FIELD AND
PAINTED "SABERS" A COUPLE TIMES ON THE CONCESSION BUILDING.
THE MESS WAS QUICKLY CLEANED UP FRIDAY MORNING AND THE BUILDING WALL WAS REPAINTED, BUT MAY REQUIRE NEW SIDING. THEY ALSO DID A COUPLE THINGS AT THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. DEWITT SCHOOL OFFICIALS
ALREADY KNOW WHO DID IT AND ARE COOPERATING WITH MAQUOKETA POLICE WHO MAKE SOME ARRESTS AFTER INTERVIEWS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

THE MAQUOKETA HOMECOMING DANCE IS TONIGHT.

BOTH THE MAQUOKETA CLASS OF 1958 AND THE CLASS OF 1988 ARE HAVING THEIR CLASS REUNION THIS WEEKEND. DAVE VOY HAS LOTS OF PHOTOS UP ON HIS BLOG OF THE PARADE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON (NANCY AND I RODE IN A JOHNSON (DELMAR) HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE) AND HE ALSO HAS SOME PHOTOS OF THE CLASS OF '88. IF YOU CAN'T FIND THEM, EMAIL DAVE AT dvoy@maquoketa.com AND HE
WILL GLADY EMAIL YOU BACK WITH INFORMATION YOU NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOS.

PIONEER DAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS TOMORROW...THE BIG ANNUAL EVENT SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

MCHS Homecoming Parade Photos taken by David Voy.
Link to his pics on his blog. www.DavidVoy.com

COOL BUT SUNNY AND NICE TODAY.

TOMORROW SHOULD BE NICE FOR HOMECOMING.

THE CLASS OF 1958 IS HAVING THEIR REUNION THIS WEEKEND. THAT CLASS
INCLUDED THE FALL OF 1957 UNDEFEATED WAMAC CHAMPION FOOTBALL TEAM, COACHED BY HARRIS. SEVEN OF THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE EATING WITH THE 2008 TEAM TONIGHT, TOMORROW NIGHT THEY WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE GAME, AND AFTER THE GAME WILL MEET AT THE DECKER HOTEL PUB AND SATURDAY NIGHT, THE CLASS REUNION DINNER, AND BREAKFAST SUNDAY MORNING. LEN MOREHEAD IS ALREADY UP FROM FLORIDA, DAVE SCHOENTHALER IS COMING UP, JAKE BICKFORD IS HERE OF COURSE......IT WILL BE A FUN WEEKEND FOR ONE OF THE BEST MHS FOOTBALL TEAMS EVER TO PLAY AT GOODENOW FIELD.

THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE CONSIDERING TAKING OUT THE PUBLIC PHONE IN THE LOBBY OF THE COURTHOUSE. IT IS COSTING THE COUNTY $550 A YEAR TO HAVE IT AND THEY TAKE IN AROUND $135 A YEAR FROM ITS USE.
IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE ANY PAY PHONES ARE IN USE TODAY, WITH NEARLY EVERYONE HAVING A CELL PHONE.

THE SAVANNA - SABULA BRIDGE RE-OPENED YESTERDAY NOON, FOLLOWING A FEW WEEKS OF BEING CLOSED TO REPLACE THE DECK.

IOWA AG SECRETARY BILL NORTHEY (R) OF SPIRIT LAKE WAS IN MAQUOKETA YESTERDAY. HE IS OUT TO VISIT ALL 99 COUNTIES AGAIN THIS YEAR.
JACKSON COUNTY WAS 85TH. HE HELD A ONE-HOUR SESSION AT THE FARM BUREAU BUILDING. NICE GUY. GOOD SPEAKER. INTERESTING TALK.
ANSWERED QUESTIONS AFTER. BUT....GET THIS. ONLY 5 FARMERS PRESENT.

A LOST NATION WOMAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER SHE ALLEGEDLY PROVIDED DRUGS TO A YOUTH IN A PARK IN LOST NATION.
SHE IS BEING HELD IN THE CLINTON COUNTY JAIL UNDER A $25,000 BOND.

BRAD AND CASEY WEIMERSKIRCH OF DAVENPORT ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN YESTERDAY IN DAVENPORT. MATERNAL GREAT GRANDPARENTS ARE RAY AND MAXINE BERNER, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER
IS CLARA WEIMERSKIRCH OF MAQUOKETA.

DONALD HAYWARD, 77, OF MAQUOKETA DIED WEDNESDAY AT HIS HOME AND SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON'S.

GO BREWERS!
GO MAQUOKETA CARDS!
GO TO A MOVIE SOON!
AND NEVER STOP LISTENING TO RADIO!

DENNIS VOY

NO REPORT TODAY