SUNNY TODAY....HIGH 9 BELOW.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD HAS APPROVED THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND'S REQUEST TO TRAVEL TO HOUMA, LOUISIN NEXT MONTH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION. THE BAND MADE A SIMILAR TRIP A FEW YEARS AGO.
THEY WILL BE IN TWO PARADES. THE BAND WILL LEAVE FROM MAQUOKETA ON FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20TH AND RETURN TO MAQUOKETA ON FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25TH. FOUR STAFF MEMBERS WILL TRAVEL WITH THE BAND AND SERVE AS CHAPERONES. THE COST WILL BE COVERED BY FUNDRAISING AND BYTHE STUDENTS THEMSELVES. THE ONLY COST TO THE DISTRICT WILL BE
FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, ABOUT $600.

KEEP WARM. HEARD THIS AFTERNOON IT IS EVEN COOL IN THE VILLAGES
TODAY.

DENNIS VOY