RED HENTON, ENTERTAINING TODAY AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW.
MORE PHOTOS BELOW AND MY FRIDAY DAILY REPORT ALSO BELOW.
CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT. OH YES..RED SOUNDED GOOD LIKE ALWAYS.

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DR. DAVID SCHMITT, NEW STATE VETERINARIAN, WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER
THIS NOON AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW. HERE, KMAQ STATION MANAGERAND PRODUCER OF THE FARM AND HOME SHOW, INTERVIEWS DR. SCHMITT FOR THE "JUST TALK" SHOW NEXT WEEK.
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NO SNOW TODAY AND WARMER..HIGH IN THE 30'S. VERY COLD WEATHER STILL
IN FORECAST FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

A MAQUOKETA CITY PLOW BACKED INTO A VEHICLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
ETHAN KILBURG, 16, OF MAQUOKETA WAS STOPPED BECAUSE OF THE SNOW REMOVAL AT 1:40 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON NORTH SECOND STREET. JOHN IRWIN, AGE 61, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS DRIVING A CITY TRUCK IN FRONT OF HIM AND BACKED INTO THE KILBURG VEHICLE. ABOUT $1,000 DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. NO INJURIES. CHARGES ARE PENDING AGAINST IRWIN.

SMILES ON MAIN WILL BE BACK OPEN FOR BUSINESS MONDAY. MICHELLE ATIENZA SAID THAT THEY WILL BE BACK IN THE DENTIST OFFICE, JUST NORTH OF THE BURNED OUT BUILDINGS, AT FULL STRENGTH MONDAY. ONLY THE FRONT MAIN STREET DOOR CAN BE USED. THE TENANTS OF THE BUILDING WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN FOR ABOUT A YEAR AS THAT SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE.

VIOLA DALCHOW, AGE 98, DIED LAST NIGHT. THE COMPLETE OBITUARY CAN
BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com

GOOD DAY TODAY AT THE FARM AND HOME SHOW. EVERYONE SEEMED TO LIKE THE BUTTERFLY CHOPS PREPARED ON THE BIG OUTDOOR GRILL BY THE JACKSON COUNTY PORK PRODUCERS. THE SHOW CONTINUES UNTIL 7:30 TONIGHT.
CHECK THE SHOW PHOTOS BELOW.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND. NOT SURE I WILL HAVE A REPORT TOMORROW.
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MAYOR TOM MESSERLI AND KMAQ NEWS DIRECTOR SHERI MELVOLD (THEY HAVE BEEN DATING NOW ABOUT A DOZEN YEARS) DOING A ROMANTIC SONG AT THE FARM AND HOME SHOW LAST NIGHT. EVEN DID A LITTLE DANCE WITH IT. THEY ARE NOT READY FOR AMERICAN IDOL YET. THE FARM GUYS AND THE SUPERVIORS IN THE BACKGROUND. SHERI PUT THE KARAOKE SHOW TOGETHER AND WAS THE EMCEE. IT RAISED OVER $600. MORE PHOTOS BELOW. TOM, BY THE WAY,
IS THE KMAQ CHIEF ENGINEER (KEEPS THE TRANSMITTERS ON-THE-AIR) AND ALSO DOES THE SATURDAY MORNING DJ SHOW ON KMAQ-FM.
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"THE FARM GUYS" APPEAR ON "KMAQ'S JUST TALK" ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, AND
TALK AGRICULTURE AND CLOWN AROUND WITH SHERI MELVOLD, HOST OF THE SHOW. LAST NIGHT, THEY SANG AT THE FARM AND HOME SHOW. IN THE BACK, LEFT TO RIGHT, IN YELLOW SHIRT, MARK MILLER WHO ALSO HAS THE POPULAR ROCK BAND,"JAMMER".....IN MIDDLE, LESTER JOHNSON, CORNELIUS SEED CORN COMPANY ...AND AT RIGHT....JOE HEINRICH, FARMER AND FARM BUREAU DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER. MUCH BETTER FARMERS THAN SINGERS! SHARING THE STAGE WITH THE THREE NOT-SO-HANDSOME SINGERS, MISSY GERLACH ON LEFT AND AMY
HEINRICH ON RIGHT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY, AND KIDDIE TRACTORS, HAD
TO DO WITH THE SONG, BUT THE THREE GUYS NEEDED ALL THE HELP UP THERE THEY COULD GET. REMEMBER..ALWAYS CLICK-ON MY PHOTOS TO MAKE THEM BIGGER.
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SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT OF MAQUOKETA WAS A BIG HIT AT THE FARM AND HOME SHOW, SINGING THE SONG "MARGARITAVILLE" ...CHANGING THE LYRICS AT TIMES WITH LOCAL REFERENCES. LOTS OF LAUGHS. SORRY THE PHOTO IS SO DARK.
MORE PHOTOS BELOW.
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CURT COLEMAN OF MAQUOKETA, CEO OF THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH
CENTER (HOSPITAL) IN MAQUOKETA, SINGING LAST NIGHT AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW. OTHER SHOW PHOTOS AND STORY BELOW. CURT IS A VERY GOOD SINGER....FRANK SINATRA STYLE. HE WAS A HIT. BETTER NOT QUIT HIS DAY JOB THOUGH. CLICK-ON TO ENLARGE PHOTO.
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THIS PHOTO TAKEN BY ME LAST NIGHT AT THE FARM AND HOME SHOW DURING THE KARAOKE CONTEST FEATURING CELEBRITY SINGERS. HERE WE SEE THE THREE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS, LEFT TO RIGHT, STEVE FLYNN,
BUCK KOOS AND JACK WILLEY. IT WAS A FUN SHOW WITH KMAQ NEWS DIRECTOR SHERI MELVOLD THE EMCEE. JIM GERARDY OF MAINSTREAM TALENT IN MAQUOKETA SUPPLIED THE KARAOKE EQUIPMENT FOR THE EVENT AND
DONATIONS FOR THE VARIOUS ARTISTS WERE ASKED FOR IN FISH BOWLS IN FRONT OF THE STAGE. JUST OVER $600 WAS RAISED AND IT WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HOSPICE OF JACKSON COUNTY.
THANKS TO ALL PARTICIPANTS THAT HELPED MAKE IT A SUCCESS AND FUN TO WATCH. I WILL HAVE A COUPLE MORE PICTURES HERE LATER.
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THE FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED YESTERDAY (THURSDAY)AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW, AND PRESENTED BY THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB AND THE AG COMMITTEE OF THE MAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CO-SPONSORS AGAIN THIS YEAR OF THE THREE AWARDS.
PICTURED HERE: FAR LEFT, WARREN JOHNSON OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB....PAUL TABOR, OWNER OF TABOR HOME WINERY AND WINNER OF THE
AG AGRI BUSINESS-INDUSTRY AWARD.....IN BACK, BLAINE BOCK, FARMER OF THE YEAR.....NEXT, MARY BOCK WHO SHARED THE AWARD WITH BLAINE FOR FARMER OF THE YEAR.....JEANETTE KRUSE OF PRESTON AND LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF THE
THE EXTENSION OFFICE AT THE COURTHOUSE AND WINNER OF THE 2008 AG
PUBLIC SERVICE PERSON OF THE YEAR......BRIAN SCHWAGER, WITH IOWA BANK AND MEMBER OF AWARDS COMMITTEE AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER AG COMMITTEE.... AND....AMBER MATHIESSEN, EXTENSION EDUCTION DIRECTOR FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE THREE WINNERS.
TODAY(FRIDAY) IS DAY 2 OF THE FARM AND HOME SHOW....FROM 10:30 A.M. UNTIL 7:30 P.M. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. COME AND HAVE A BUTTERFLY CHOP SANDWICH PREPARED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY PORK PRODUCERS.
MORE PICTURES AND ANOTHER DAILY REPORT LATER TODAY.
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