IT WAS IN THE 50'S SUNDAY. NICE.
THEN RAIN STARTED LAST NIGHT AND TURNED TO SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING.
NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN AND A GOOD INCH OF SNOW.
TODAY, PARTY SUNNY, BUT COOL AND WINDY. LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS THE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE MOSTLY
AROUND 30 ALL WEEK LONG. WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK FOR SOME
WARMER WEATHER.

MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO A CHIMNEY FIRE SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE DON AND BECKY KUTCH RESIDENCE JUST EAST OF MAQUOKETA. IT WAS QUICKLY
PUT OUT AND FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE ABOUT 40 MINUTES.

ABOUT 350 PEOPLE ENJOYED "THE ODD COUPLE" THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, PUT ON BY THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS. GOOD SHOW!
SOME REALLY FINE PERFORMANCES!

ABOUT 500 STEAK DINNERS WERE SERVED FOR THE LOVE THE FIREMEN BANQUET
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA. THE EVENT SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 28 FIRE DEPARTMENTS
HAD REPRESENTATIVES THERE. AFTER THE DINNER AND PROGRAM, MANY MAQUOKETA AREA CIITZENS JOINED THE FIREMEN FOR A BENEFIT DANCE, WITH MUSIC BY "JAMMER". THE EVENT WAS TERMED A BIG SUCCESS AND WAS A THANK-YOU EVENT FOR THE FIREMEN WHO FOUGHT THE TRAGIC DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA FIRE BACK ON JANUARY 19TH. ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR BUILDING AND BUSINESS THAT NIGHT WERE ALSO PRESENT FOR THE DINNER. KMAQ PRESENTED
A DVD OF FIREFIGHTER PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE FIRE.

ANOTHER 10 GALLON GASOLINE DRIVE-OFF SUNDAY AT CASEY'S CONVENIENCE
STORE IN MAQUOKETA.

MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

LONGTIME MAQUOKETA CARPET LAYER, VERN LANGE, DIED SATURDAY AND COMPLETE OBITUARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com

JACQUELINE "JACQUE" HARDIN, AGE 61, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED THIS MORNING AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE. SHE WORKED FOR ME AT THE THEATRE YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN A FRIEND OVER THE YEARS, ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND, STAN, WHO ALSO WORKED FOR KMAQ AS AN ANNOUNCER. HER DAUGHTER MAGGIE
AND FAMILY LIVES IN DUBUQUE. ARRANGEMENTS ARE PENDING AT CARSON AND SON.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

CHECK THE PHOTO OF CARL MUHLHAUSEN BELOW.

DENNIS VOY

THE KMAQ 50TH ANNIVERSARY RADIO WINNER FOR FEBRUARY IS WELL KNOWN
MAQUOKETA RETIRED BUSINESSMAN, CARL MUHLHAUSEN, SHOWN ABOVE.
LAST FRIDAY, JUST MINUTES BEFORE THE DRAWING WAS HELD ON KMAQ'S "JUST
TALK" SHOW, CARL SAID TO HIS WIFE...."I'm going to win that radio!" AND THEN
THEY BOTH WERE SURPRISED AND CHUCKLED WHEN HIS NAME WAS READ.
CARL OWNED AND OPERATED CARL'S DX ON EAST PLATT FOR MANY YEARS.
HE STARTED LISTENING TO KMAQ ON THE FIRST FULL DAY OF BROADCASTING,
AUGUST 26, 1958. WAS A GOOD KMAQ ADVERTISER OVER THE YEARS TOO.
THANKS CARL, FOR BEING A GOOD KMAQ LISTENER OVER THE YEARS. NOTE, THE RADIO ALSO CAN PLAY CD'S, AND SO, WITH THE RADIO, WENT RED HENTON'S NEW
CD. CARL PICKED UP THE RADIO TODAY AND WE TOOK HIS PICTURE IN OUR
INTERVIEW STUDIO. CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT. BUT...CARL BROUGHT IT BACK TO KMAQ A COUPLE HOURS LATER , AS WHEN HE TOOK IT OUT OF THE BOX, THERE WAS NO CORD. SO, WE HAVE TO GET A REPLACEMENT TOMORROW.
ANOTHER NEW RADIO WENT INTO THE KMAQ WINDOW TODAY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. WE'LL HAVE A PHOTO OF IT HERE TOMORROW. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE DRAWING OF 10 MORE RADIOS THIS YEAR, JUST EMAIL YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED LISTENING TO KMAQ. OTHER COMMENTS WELCOME TOO IF YOU LIKE. IN AUGUST, WE'LL BE READING ON THE AIR, SOME OF THE COMMENTS RECEIVED. IF YOU REGISTERED EARLIER...NO NEED TO DO IT AGAIN. AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING KMAQ CELEBRATE THE BIG 50.
DENNIS VOY