WINDY AND WARM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE TIMBER CITY DAYS IN MAQUOKETA.

THE 9TH ANNUAL TIMBER CITY ADVENTURE RACE RESULTS: A TOTAL OF 74 REGISTERED TEAMS ENTERED (DOWN FROM LAST YEAR) WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM IOWA, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW YORK AND
CALIFORNIA. MAQUOKETA WINNERS, EITHER FIRST OR SECOND IN THEIR
DIVISION: DARYL DAVISON...JASON GILMORE...BRANDON STARR...MARTY DAVISON...BUDDY ATIENZA...NATE MOORE...JOSH WING...MICHELLE WING...
CAROLYN MARTIN...GREG MARTIN....MATT MICHEL....STACIE MICHEL....JEFF SWANSON....DAN RATCLIFF....DAVE VAN ZUMMEREN....KEVIN BURNS....ANN
BURNS.
THE BIKE RAFFLE WINNER WAS MARY ANN WILLEY OF GREENVILLE, ILLINOIS.
A GRILL WAS WON BY JAKE SCHWENKER OF MAQUOKETA.....VOY THEATRE TICKETS WON BY MARY SCHMIDT OF MAQUOKETA....DAIRY QUEEN CERTIFICATES WON BY GREG MARTIN, JOHN WOLTER AND MARA NISSEN OF MAQUOKETA.

A COUPLE PHOTOS BELOW TAKING AT THIS AFTERNOON'S ACTIVITIES IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. THE GARDEN TRACTOR PULL WAS THE BIGGEST AND MOST POPULAR ATTRACTION.

HAVE A NICE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

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THE DUNK TANK WAS POPULAR. HERE MY GRANDSON, JACOB CLAUSSEN OF BETTENDORF, AGE 5, GETS READY TO DELIVER. TWICE HE DUNKED THE
GIRL. HE WAS PRETTY PROUD.
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FIREHOSE COMPETITION FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES IN THE CITY PARKING LOT
OFF OF WEST PLATT STREET. GOOD WEATHER BROUGHT GOOD CROWDS, DESPITE THE HIGH WINDS. LOTS OF FOOD TOO....PIZZA....PORK BURGERS GRILLED BY
THE JACKSON COUNTY PORK PRODUCERS AND ICE CREAM. THIS EVENT SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MOST EVENTS FOR THE KIDS WERE FREE.
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THE GARDEN TRACTOR PULL WAS VERY POPULAR THIS AFTERNOON AT TIMBER CITY DAYS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. BUT FIRST, THEY NEEDED TO HAUL IN OVER 15 LOADS OF DIRT TO FORM THE PULLING TRACK.
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IT IS NEARLY 11 A.M. THIS SATURDAY MORNING, AND THE PHOTO ABOVE I TOOK MINUTES AGO FROM IN FRONT OF KMAQ, LOOKING NORTH ON MAIN STREET.
THE 9TH ANNUAL TIMBER CITY RACE IS GOING ON NOW. THE FIRST CANOE WAS
PUT-IN AT CANTON SHORTLY AFTER 7:30 THIS MORNING. THE PARTIPANTS CANOE THE FIRST 8 MILES....THEN BIKE ANOTHER 15 MILES....AND THEN RUN THE FINAL PART OF THE COURSE FROM HURSTVILLE TO THE FINISH LINE IN FRONT OF KMAQ. A BEAUTIFUL MORNING FOR THIS RACE....TEMPERATURE AROUND 70 AND A 15 MILE-PER-HOUR BREEZE. TROPHIES TO THE WINNERS WILL BE PRESENTED
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MORE ABOUT THE RACE LATER TODAY ON THIS SITE.
TIMBER CITY DAYS STARTED LAST NIGHT WITH KIDS GAMES AND A TEEN DANCE.
IT WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE FIREMEN'S BREAKFAST AT THE NEW FIRE STATION
TOMORROW MORNING. MAYOR MESSERLI AND FIRE CHIEF BECK WILL GIVEK TOURS FO THE NEW FIRE STATION WHILE THE BREAKFAST IS BEING SERVED.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN. MAY HAVE ANOTHER REPORT LATER TODAY.
CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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