2008 Jackson County Fair Parade Photos
444 Photos Taken By David Voy.
Browse all Photos on David's Maquoketa Flickr.com Site.

CLOUDY TODAY AND WE MAY GET SOME RAIN BEFORE THE DAY IS OVER.

THE NAMES OF TWO FINALISTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO GOV. CHET CULVER FOR THE POSITION OF 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, JOEL BARROWS AND PAUL MACEK. THERE WERE 17 APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION, INCLUDING MAQUOKETA ATTORNEY STEVE KAHLER.

ANNA MAE STEFFEN, 86, OF DELHI, DIED TUESDAY AT THE MONTICELLO NURSING HOME. THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE TOMORROW. SURVIVORS INCLUDE
A SON, FLORIAN STEFFEN OF MAQUOKETA.

ELOISE LUETT, AGE 90, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED THIS MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S (www.carsonandson.com).

BRIAN AND JESSIE IHRIG OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL, BORN TUESDAY AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE CRAIG AND WENDY WINEGAR OF MAQUOKETA. GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE KEN AND DARLENE LITTERER AND DOUG AND SHIRLEY WINEGAR ALL OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE GARY AND KATHY IHRIG OF MAQUOKETA AND GREAT-GRAND PARENTS ARE ELSIE BOBCOCK AND NONA IHRIG, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA.

THAD STOCKHAM, SON OF DAVE STOCKHAM (GRANDSON OF BOB AND MIM) IS SINGLE AND LIVES AND WORKS IN CALIFORNIA. HE IS ON THE RAGBRAI BIKE ACROSS IOWA WEEK LONG EVENT THIS WEEK. BUT ...LISTEN TO THIS. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO,
HE STARTED BIKING FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE WESTERN IOWA LINE TO START
RAGBRAI. SO, AFTER 2,300 MILES OF BIKING, IN JUST 16 DAYS, HE STARTED ANOTHER 400 PLUS MILES ACROSS IOWA. WOW. HE MUST BE IN GREAT SHAPE AND HAVE A STRONG BUTT. CURT AND KATHY (MOORE) COUNTRYMAN, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, NOW OF SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS, HAVE NOT MISSED A RAGBRAI FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

CHECK TODAY'S PHOTOS BELOW.

SEE (SOME OF YOU) AT THE FAIR.

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THE KMAQ FLOAT IN LAST NIGHT'S JACKSON COUNTY FAIR PARADE, WHICH STARTED PROMPTLY AT 6 AND ENDED 1 HOUR AND 40 MINUTES LATER. NICE PARADE, BUT NO HIGH SCHOOL BAND. LOTS OF PEOPLE WATCHED IT AND IT WAS BROADCAST "LIVE" ON KMAQ AM AND FM WITH LEIGHTON HEPKER DESCRIBING
THE PARADE AS IT MOVED PAST THE KMAQ BUILDING AT 129 NORTH MAIN STREET.
AFTER THE PARADE, THE BULL RIDING SHOW. GOOD CROWD FOR IT, BUT ATTENDANCE (2,395)FOR WEDNESDAY WAS BELOW LAST YEAR'S 3,994. IN 2006, 4,719. THE REGULAR $7.00 ADMISSION IS CHARGED ON WEDNESDAY. MANY HAVE PURCHASED THE FUN BOOK WHICH SAVES ADMISSION COST. TODAY IS KID'S DAY AT THE FAIR. STOCK CAR RACING TONIGHT.
THERE WERE 20 ENTRIES IN THE BUCKET OF BLOOMS CONTEST SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY MASTER GARDNERS. FIRST PLACE WENT TO DORIS CURRIER OF MAQUOKETA. ALL THE BUCKET OF BLOOMS ARE BEING FEATURED NEAR THE STAGE AT THE PEARSON MEMORIAL CENTER.
LEIGHTON HEPKER IS BROADCASTING FROM THE KMAQ BOOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND I WILL BE THERE TONIGHT. STOP BY AND RIGISTER FOR A 50-DOLLAR BILL.
IT IS KMAQ'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR.
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THIS IS THE BACK OF THE KMAQ FLOAT. THE 50 IS MADE UP OF OLD 45 RPM
RECORDS. MY GRANDAUGHTER SARA CLASEN CLARK MADE THE 50 SIGN.
WINNERS IN THE PARADE LAST NIGHT: IN ANTIQUES, A 1972 OLIVER OWNED BY REYNOLDS WEIGERT.
CIVICI DIVISION: THE JACKSON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS.
COMMERCIAL DIVISION: THE FFA FLOAT
SPORTS DIVISION: THE MEINECKE RICHARDS TEAM
PATRIOTIC: RIVER BEND TROOP SUPPORT
AFTER THE BULL RIDING ENTERTAINMENT IN FRONT OF THE FULL GRANDSTAND, THE $50 PRIZES WERE DRAWN FOR. YOU HAD TO BE PRESENT TO WIN.
MAQUOKETA WINNERS WERE: JAMIE SUTTON, MATT LANE, CHANCE DEPPE,
MATTHEW TILL AND RON HANKEMEIER.
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