LIGHT SNOW COMING DOWN THIS AFTERNOON. WEEKEND STILL LOOKING BETTER AND MONDAY IN THE 40'S.

CHECK A COUPLE PHOTOS OF THE FIRE SCENE I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON. REMEMBER, YOU CAN ENLARGE THEM BY CLICKING-ON THE PICTURE.

IN WRESTLING LAST NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS DEFEATED MARION, THERE, BY ABOUT 10 TEAM POINTS. THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT IS TOMORROW AT VINTON.

A BIRTH. JENNIFER AND MICHAEL AMBRUSTER OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL, BORN TUESDAY MORNING AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.

TIMES ARE TUFF....TWO MORE GASOLENE DRIVE OFFS IN MAQUOKETA YESTERDAY....AT WAGNER'S ON EAST PLATT AND KJ'S ON WEST PLATT.

IRENE ROSE, AGE 94, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED YESTERDAY AT FINLEY IN DUBUQUE.
SHE AND HER LATE HUSBAND OWNED AND OPERATED ROSE FARMER'S SUPPLY IN MAQUOKETA FOR MANY YEARS. HER COMPLETE OBITUARY IS AT www.laheys.com

HOPEFULLY, THIS WEEKEND WILL BE QUIET AND WARMER IN MAQUOKETA.

TAKE CARE UNTIL MY NEXT REPORT MONDAY.

DENNIS VOY

BREITBACH FLOOR COVERING HAS RENTED THE FORMER SPALDING'S FOOTWEAR BUILDING.....ABOUT 1/6 THE SIZE OF THEIR BURNED-DOWN STORE.....AND HOPE TO OPEN AROUND MARCH 1ST OR SOONER. THEY WILL HAVE A BOOTH AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW ON FEBRUARY 7TH AND 8TH, WHERE THEY CAN TALK TO THEIR CUTOMERS AND HOPEFULLY, SELL SOME CARPET.

THIS IS A BACK VEIW OF THE BUILDINGS IN THE FIRE. THE BUILDING TO FAR LEFT WITH THE SLANTED ROOF, IS THE RESTAURANT BUILDING. THEY ARE STILL NOT SURE IT CAN BE SAVED. AND TO THE EXTREME RIGHT, THE DENTAL BUILDING.
THE SOUTH HALF OF IT MUST BE REBUILDT. WILL TAKE UP TO A YEAR. THE NORTH HALF IS THE DENTIST PART AND IT IS CLOSED AND WILL BE FOR QUITE AWHILE. HEARD YESTERDAY, THAT DR. BUDDY ATIENZA MAY USE A MOBIL DENTAL OFFICE WITH TWO CHAIRS. THAT WAS REPORTED ON TV LAST NIGHT.