A LITTLE RAIN THIS MORNING AND CLOUDY, BREEZY AND COOL TODAY WITH TEMPERATURERS ONLY IN THE 40'S.
FOUR PEOPLE HAVE FILED PAPERS AT MAQUOKETA CITY HALL TO BE APPOINTED
THIS MONDAY NIGHT AS FIRST WARD COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE COUNCIL HAS INDICATED THEY PLAN TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT MONDAY NIGHT TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF MATT WINEGAR WHO RESIGNED LAST MONTH BECAUSE HE AND HIS FAMILY MOVED OUT OF THE CITY.
THOSE INDICATING INTEREST ARE: ED TURNEY, LORI CROUCH, DAVE WIERSMA,
AND DEB WILHELM. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR NAME IS THIS FRIDAY AT 4 P.M.
NICK McCUTCHEON, JUST NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA REPORTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO HIS NEW HOME. HE SAID TWO PEOPLE KICKED IN THE DOOR AND TOOK OFF. NO ONE WAS APPREHENDED.
MIKE STEWART OF MINNEAPOLIS SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY. HE IS PART OWNER OF A LARGE LAW FIRM AND HIS WORK INVOLVES WORKING WITH FINANCIAL AND BANKING INTERESTS AND TALKED ABOUT THE CURRENT STOCK MARKET PROBLEMS.
HE IS THE SON OF ROGER AND JENNIE STEWART EAST OF MAQUOKETA AND HIS FATHER-IN-LAW IS RALPH KNICKREHM OF MAQUOKETA.
MIDAS OF MAQUKETA, A CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
(3 COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ON THE BOARD) HAS VOTED TO PURCHASE THE BUILDING ON SOUTH MAIN THAT BARELY ESCAPED BURNING TO THE GROUND DURING THE MAJOR FIRE. IT WAS GOING TO BE HOME TO THE SUB SANDWICH RESTAURANT. SOME DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE PREVENTED THAT FROM HAPPENING. COUNCILMAN NEIL MOREHEAD, ON CHANNEL 6 TV NEWS THE OTHER NIGHT, SAID IT WILL NOW BE TORN DOWN. DAVE WIERSMA WAS GOING TO OPEN A POOL HALL THERE. HE THOUGHT HE HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TWO DUBUQUE OWNERS TO USE THE BUILDING FOR THAT PURPOSE. HE'S VERY DISAPPOINTED AND THERE WILL BE NO POOL HALL FOR KIDS. THE BUILDING DOES LOOK STRANGE ALL ALONE ON THAT CORNER AND IT HAS AN UGLY SLANTED SECOND ROOF (METAL) THAT WAS PUT OVER THE EXISTING ROOF THAT LEAKED BADLY. SO....ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE BLEAK DOWNTOWN AREA. AND, MORE BAD NEWS IS COMING SOON. KEEP CHECKING HERE.
DON'T WORRY.....MAQUOKETA IS DOING WELL.....THE CRISIS IS ONLY IN PARTS OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. AND WE HAVE SOME STREETS THAT NEED A LOT OF
WORK.
AND JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR, ROTARIAN STEVE FLYNN, HAS A BAD TOOTH.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, TEETH INCLUDED.
DENNIS VOY
