Monday, July 28, 2008

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MONDAY MORNING IN MAQUOKETA.
ALREADY 70...HEADING FOR MID 80'S.

BIG DAY YESTERDAY, THE FINAL DAY OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR.
ATTENDANCE WAS OVER 5,000....ONE OF THE BEST ATTENDANCE DAYS IN A LONG TIME. GOOD WEATHER AND BIG TURN-OUT LAST NIGHT FOR THE GRANDSTAND
SHOW, "NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION".
TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR THE 2008 JACKSON COUNTY FAIR, 20,218.
THAT'S NEARLY 2,000 OVER LAST YEAR.
KMAQ, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS THIS YEAR, HAD A SIGN-UP AT THE KMAQ BOOTH FOR $50 CASH. THE WINNER WAS DRAWN THIS MORNING BY LANNY SIMPSON, FAIR BOARD MANAGER AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DONNA DAVENPORT OF 416 S. PROSPECT STREET IN MAQUOKETA. WE WILL SEND HER THE $50 CHECK TODAY. LANNY WAS THE GUEST ON KMAQ'S "JUST TALK" SHOW THIS MORNING TO RECAP THE FAIR THAT ENDED LAST NIGHT.

WILL HAVE ANOTHER REPORT LATER TODAY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY