SUNNY TODAY.
LOOKS LIKE WE WILL HAVE 30-PLUS DEGREE WEATHER THIS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.

THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BEAT ANAMOSA BY ONE POINT LAST NIGHT BUT THE
GIRLS LOST TO ANAMOSA.

THE HOSPITAL AGREED LAST NIGHT TO EXTEND THEIR AFFILIATION WITH FINLEY HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE, FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR. CURT COLEMAN, CEO, SAID THE HOSPITAL WILL PAY $79,588 TO FINLEY FOR THE ONE YEAR CONTRACT.
THE HOSPITAL BEGAN ITS AFFILIATION WITH FINLEY IN MARCH OF 2003 WHEN A SIX YEAR CONTRACT WAS SIGNED. HE SAID THE HOSPITAL HAS BENEFITED FROM THE CONTRACT CITING INCREASED REIMBURSEMENTS AND AN INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROGRAM. BOARD MEMBER GLORIA JORGENSEN SAID SHE AGREED THE CONTRACT WAS BENEFICIAL. SHE SAID THEY NEED TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING BETTER. SHE SAID IF THEY DON'T LOOK, THEY WON'T KNOW.

THE JACKSON COUNTY COMPENSATION BOARD MEMBERS ARE RECOMMENDING A 3.5 PERCENT INCREASE IN SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS NEXT YEAR.
THIS RECOMMENDATION WILL NOW GO TO THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THEY CAN ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OR REDUCE THE AMOUNT ACROSS THE BOARD.

THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL BREAKFAST MEETING WAS HELD TUESDAY MORNING AT THE DECKER HOTE. RESTAURANT. DON SCHWENKER
HAS SERVED AS PRESIDENT THE LAST TWO YEARS AND PASSED THE GAVEL TO KATHY SEYFERT.
BEFORE PASSING THE GAVEL, SCHWENKER HONORED LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN JAKE BICKFORD WITH A LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP. BICKFORD SPENT 54 YEARS WORKING ON MAIN STREET. HE CLOSED HIS STORE LATE LAST YEAR AND HAS RETIRED. HE IS A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER AND WAS ON NUMEROUS COMMITTEES OVER THE YEARS.
ALSO, SCHWENKER PRESENTED THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD TO ALLIANCE PIPELINE OF MAQUOKETA, SIGHTING THE MANY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AGAIN IN 2008.
AFTER HANDING OUT THE TWO AWARDS, SCHWENKER HIMSELF WAS PRESENTED THE ANNUAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S AWARD.

LIZ LECTENBERG, DIRECTOR OF THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY. SHE SAID MANY FINE SHOWS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE
AUTITORIUM AGAIN THIS YEAR, STARTING WITH THIS WEEKEND'S PEACE PIPE PLAYER'S PRESENTATION OF "JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT". VALENTINES DAY, A SHOW ENTITLED "HONKY TONK LAUNDRY" AT 7 P.M. FOR THOSE INTERESTED, THERE WILL ALSO BE A BUFFET DINNER AHEAD OF THE SHOW AT COSTELLO'S OLD MILL STARTING AT 5 P.M. THE VALENTINE DAY DINNER/SHOW PACKAGE IS $33.
AND...THE FAMOUS GLEN MILLER ORCHESTRA IS COMING TO OHNWARD APRIL 25TH AND THIS FALL, THEY ARE PLANNING SOMETHING SPECIAL TOO FOR THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF OHNWARD.

THE WHITE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE STILL UP DOWNTOWN....AND HOPE THEY STAY UP AWHILE LONGER ....THEY TAKE YOUR EYES FROM THE FIRE RUINS.

THE LADIES AT THE EAGLES CLUB ... EXCELLENT COOKS! JOIN THE MAQUKETA ROTARY CLUB OR OPTIMIST CLUB AND ENJOY THEIR FOOD EVERY WEDENSDAY.

HOPE TO HAVE KMAQ-FM "STREAMING AGAIN" SOON.

DENNIS VOY