CLOUDY THIS MORNING, AND SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON....IN THE UPPER 60'S.

THE MAQUOKETA POLICE HAVE FILED CHARGES AGAINST THE THREE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WHO WERE CAUGHT SMOKING MARIJUANA IN THE REST ROOM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL EARLIER THIS MONTH. JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER BRIAN BOPES SAID CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, MARIJUANA AND VIOLATING A DRUG FREE ZONE WERE FILED AGAINST CHRISTIE LEROY,16...HALEY McLAUGHLIN,16 AND BRANDI BOLLINGER, 15...ALL OF MAQUOKETA. ALL 3 WERE EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL AND HAVE STARTED COUNSELING WITH THE AREA SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL. THEY WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO SO COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK.

THANKS TO DARLENE REDMOND ORR OF BRANSON FOR SENDING $10 FOR TWO ROTARY DUCKS. SHE ALSO SAID HER MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
OF 1949 WILL HAVE ITS 60TH CLASS REUNION AUG 21, 22 AND 23. DETAILS LATER.

THE MAQUOKETA AMERICAN LEGION POST 75 IS AGAIN SELLING A $12 RAFFLE TICKET. IT IS GOOD FOR 12 MONTHLY DRAWINGS. THEY GIVE AWAY 4 $25 CASH PRIZES EACH MONTH. SHIRLEY WINEGAR SOLD ME A TICKET TUESDAY. FIRST YEAR I DIDN'T BUY ONE FROM BILL MERRICK, WHO I'M SURE HAS SOME FOR SALE AGAIN. THEN IN THE MAIL TODAY, I GOT A COUPLE TO SELL AS I AM A MEMBER OF THE LEGION. SO...ANYONE WANTING TO SUPPORT THE MAQUOKETA LEGION AND BUY A TICKET, SEND ME A CHECK AND YOU MIGHT BE A WINNER SOMETIME IN THE NEXT YEAR. MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO THE MAQUOKETA AMERICAN LEGION. THE FIRST DRAWING WILL BE IN MAY. THE LEGION NATIONWIDE IS CELEBRATING ITS 90TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. CLIF MERRICK IS OUR POST COMMANDER. BILL MERRICK IS FINANCE OFFICER. THIS 21ST YEAR RAFFLE HELPS WITH MEMORIAL DAY, VETERANS DAY, LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL AND THE BURIAL FUND STILL PAYS $200 PER MEMBER. AND IN A MONTH, MEMBERS WILL
PUT UP THE 350 FLAGS ON DISPLAY AT THE CEMETERY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THE BURIAL TEAM IS IN NEED OF HELP AND A COMMANDER. IF INTERESTED, CALL CLIF MERRICK AT 563-652-3014.

MAQUOKETA POLICE RECEIVED A THEFT REPORT FROM WAL MART THIS MORNING.
THE THEFT OF A TV AND DVD MOVES HAPPENED THE NIGHT OF APRIL 23RD.

THE MAQUOKETA FFA ANNUAL BANQUET IS THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE A VERY GOOD FFA CHAPTER.

IT'S LAWN MOWING TIME!

DENNIS VOY

NO NEWS REPORT TODAY.

STREAMING OF KMAQ-FM IS BACK. HEAR LOCAL NEWS AT 5:05 P.M.
EACH DAY, MON-SAT. ALSO AT 9:45 P.M. EACH NIGHT MON-SAT UNLESS THE CARDINAL GAME PREVENTS IT FROM RUNNING. MORNINGS EVERY DAY AT 7:45 A.M. AND 7 DAYS A WEEK AT 12:15, UNLESS THERE IS AN EARLY CARDINAL GAME. TO GET KMAQ-FM ON YOUR LAPTOP OR COMPUTER, GO TO THE
KMAQ HOME PAGE, www.kmaq.com AND IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER,
CLICK-ON THE ON THE AIR BUTTON.

THE DAVID LETTERMAN CLIP (video) OF THE IOWA LT. GOV. COUGHING AT HER NEWS CONFERENCE WHILE TALKING ABOUT THE SWINE FLU, CAN BE SEEN AT www.radioiowa.com. GOV. CULVER IS IN THE LEFT BACKGROUND, MOTIONING SOMEONE TO GET HER SOME WATER. FUNNY!

TAKE A LOOK AT THE 1957 VIDEO BELOW. LOTS OF TALK ABOUT IT TODAY.
CHUCK WENDEL IS THE GREAT GRANDFATHER OF NFL QUARTERBACK SAGE
ROSENFELS, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. MOST OF MAQUOKETA WATCHED THAT SHOW "LIVE" THAT SUNDAY NIGHT IN 1957. DOUG MELVOLD SAID THEY
HAD IT IN THE PAPER THE WEEK BEFORE, URGING PEOPLE TO WATCH IT.
KMAQ WAS NOT ON THE AIR YET. WE WENT ON THE AIR IN 1958.

MORE DUCK OWNERS ARE LISTED ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK. ARE YOU GOING TO BUY A DUCK? SEND YOUR $5 CHECK TO ME! HELP THE ROTARY!
WIN YOURSELF SOME MONEY!

TAKE CARE AND COME BACK TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY

NICE TODAY...HIGH OF 64.

AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE BOARD AGREED TO SPEND NEARLY $200,000 IN THE NEXT YEAR FOR UPGRADES TO THE DISTRICT'S TECHNOLOGY.
MONEY WILL COME FROM THE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX AND PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LEVY.

ONE SAME-SEX COUPLE RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE YESTERDAY AT THE JACKSON COUNTY COURT HOUSE. JACKSON COUNTY RECORDER ARLENE SCHAUF SAID THE COUPLES NAMES ARE NOT MADE PUBLIC UNTIL THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES ARE RETURNED SAYING THEY HAVE GOTTEN MARRIED.
THAT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED.

TWO MAQUOKETA BOYS WERE CAUGHT MARKING WINDOWS IN TOWN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WITH LIQUID WINDOW CHALK. CHIEF OF POLICE BRAD KORANDA
MADE THEM CLEAN-UP ALL THE WINDOWS. THEIR NAMES WERE NOT RELEASED.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.

DENNIS VOY

A BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY IN MAQUOKETA!!

THE KENTUCKY DERBY RACE IS THIS SATURDAY.
THE FIRST STOCK CAR OF THE SEASON IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT IN MAQUOKETA.
BUT THE BIGGEST RACE OF ALL WILL BE THE ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ROTARY
CLUB DUCK RACE ON JUNE 21ST, THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER, AT THE MAQUOKETA
YMCA SWIMMING POOL. IT WILL BE AT 12 NOON AND WILL BE BROADCAST
"LIVE" ON KMAQ AM AND FM. FIRST PRIZE, $1,000 TO THE WINNING DUCK OWNER.
2ND THRU 6TH PLACE DUCKS WILL GIVE $100 TO THEIR OWNER. DUCKS ARE $5
EACH AND ARE AVAILABLE FROM ANY MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB MEMBER....
OR EMAIL ME, A ROTARIAN....kmaq@kmaq.com. DUCK OWNERS WILL BE LISTED ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. THE FIRST RACERS TO BUY A DUCK WERE LISTED THERE TODAY. CHECK THE LIST WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE AND
SEE WHO THEY ARE. GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK-ON THE GUEST BOOK.
THE TUESDAY DAILY REPORT WILL BE COMING UP LATER TODAY.
DENNIS VOY

MILLIONS OF $'S WERE SPENT IN THIS MAQUOKETA BUILDING!
THE GREEN SIGN POSTS SHOULD TELL YOU WHAT BUILDING IT IS!

NEARLY 2-INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND IN MAQUOKETA. NO STOCK CAR RACES AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT. TODAY, CLOUDY AND COOL...AROUND 60. SUNNY AND WARMER TOMORROW.

I HEAR THE PROM WAS A SUCCESS FRIDAY NIGHT. DANCE AT THE NEW MAQUOKETA GYM, DINNER (KIDS BUSSED DOWN) IN BETTENDORF AND
THE AFTER-PROM PARTY AT THE YMCA. SORRY, DON'T HAVE THE KING AND QUEEN
INFORMATION.

AND, I HEARD AROUND 600 ENJOYED THE GLENN MILLER BIG BAND SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.

NO APPLICATIONS FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE BY A GAY COUPLE AS OF 11 THIS MORNING AT THE COURTHOUSE IN MAQUOKETA. TODAY WAS DAY ONE IN
IOWA FOR LEGAL GAY COUPLE MARRIAGES.

MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL HAS 8 SPRING SPORTS, 4 BOYS AND 4 GIRLS,
AND TODAY, 7 OF THE 8 WERE HAVING A MEET OR GAME.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY

A FEW WEEKS AGO, I TOOK A PHOTO, AND PUT IT HERE , OF THE STICKLEY HOUSE THAT WAS TORN DOWN AND STOOD TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS PHOTO.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, AN ADDITION WAS COMPLETED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STICKLEY ELECTRIC OFFICE AND SHOP. HERE'S THE NEW LOOK OF STICKLEY
ELECTRIC ON WESTERN AVENUE. LOOKS GOOD DUANE. I'M SURE HIS
PARENTS, DONNA AND GALE ALSO APPROVE. "STICK" IS GETTING UP THERE IN AGE, BUT I STILL SEE HIM AROUND. I THINK HE WIRED THE FIRST HOUSE FOR THE
FOUNDER OF MAQUOKETA, J. E. GOODENOW.
CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
COOL AND RAINY IN MAQUOKETA TODAY, SATURDAY.
DENNIS VOY

NICE WARM SUNNY DAY IN THE 80'S, BUT BREEZY. RAIN AND COOLER WEATHER
FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

A MAQUOKETA WOMAN WAS FOUND IN A FIELD EARLY THIS MORNING IN RURAL MAQUOKETA WHERE SHE HAD APPARENTLY BEEN ALL NIGHT. SHE WAS FOUND NEAR MAYBERRY CORNERS....175TH STREET AND HIGHWAY 61. THE AMBULANCE CREW HAD TO GO THROUGH THREE FENCES TO WHERE CASSIE RONEK, AGE 26, WAS FOUND, INCOHERENT. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL AND HER CONDITION IS NOT LIFE THREATENING. NO INFORMATION ON WHAT HAPPENED AND THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

TRISHA MILLER, MAQUOKETA, TOOK 14TH IN THE GIRL'S 3000 METER RUN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE DRAKE RELAYS. THE REST OF THE TRACK TEAM WAS IN A MEET AT MANCHESTER LAST NIGHT AND PLACEED 8TH IN THE 14 TEAM FIELD. LAURA OSTERHAUS WON THE HIGH JUMP. AND, SOPHIE SEYFERT THE LONG JUMP.
MORE SPORTS.....
IN GIRL'S DOUBLES TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT DUBUQUE LAST NIGHT, DUBUQUE
HEMPSTEAD 6, MAQUOKETA 0.
BOY'S TENNIS, CAMANCHE 9, MAQUOKETA 0.
BOY'S GOLF, THE CARDS FINISHED 3RD IN A QUADRANGULAR IN DEWITT. ALEX BECK OF MAQUOKETA TIED FOR MEDALIST HONORS WITH A 38.
23 BOYS AND GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS PITCH,
HIT AND RUN EVENT YESTERDAY. OVERALL CHAMPIONS: 7/8 YEAR OLDS, ISAAC HINTGEN, MAQUOKETA....9/10 YEAR OLDS , NATHAN STEINES, MAQUOKETA AND
11/12 YEAR OLDS, JACOB KLOFT, MAQUOKETA.

IS DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA GETTING A NEW BEAUTY SALON?

IS MAQUOKETA GETTING ANOTHER JOHN DEERE STORE?

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

THE JACKSON COUNTY COURT HOUSE IS LOOKING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT AND NOTICE THE BLUE EDGING ALL AROUND THE ROOF LINE, NEVER THERE BEFORE. IT SERVES SOME PURPOSE I GUESS, BUT ALSO
SETS OFF THE BUILDING. IN THE FRONT, THE BIG BLUE PANELS TO MATCH THE EDGING, REPLACED THE OLD ONES WHICH WERE A DIFFERENT COLOR. WHEN THE COURT HOUSE WAS BUILT 50 YEARS AGO, THE ENTIRE FRONT OF ENTRANCE WAS GLASS. TO SAVE ENERGY, THE PANELS REPLACED SOME GLASS WINDOWS. ALSO, A NEW ENTRANCE TO COURT HOUSE WAS BUILT ON THE WEST SIDE AND IT WILL BE
USED TO TAKE PRISONERS FROM THE JAIL ACROSS THE STREET, DIRECTLY INTO THE COURT ROOM. THE WORK BEING DOWN BY DAVE STOCKHAM AND CREW FROM STOCKHAM CONSTRUCTION IN MAQUOKETA.
DENNIS VOY

NO REPORT TODAY

SUNNY AND NICE TODAY...IN THE 60'S.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY TO ELOISE STEWART....SHE'S 99 AND LIVES AT
CLOVER RIDGE. HER HUSBAND DIED MANY YEARS AGO AND THEY HAD
TWO CHILDREN (SEN. ROGER STEWART AND NANCY MOORE) AND HAS
MANY GRANDCHILDREN. HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY TODAY TO HELEN
STEWART (NO RELATION TO ELOISE). HER HUSBAND, BILL, DIED QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO. SHE LIVES IN HER HOME. TWO GRAND LADIES OF MAQUOKETA.
DANIEL MOELLER WILL BE 90 TOMORROW. A FARMER FOR 60 YEARS.
HIS BROTHER FAY IN MAQUOKETA WILL BE 100 THIS NOVEMBER. AND
THEIR SISTER MARIAN WILL BE 95 THIS YEAR.

DIRECT FROM BRANSON, OZARK JUBILEE WILL BE AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7 P.M. $22 TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW.
SATURDAY NIGHT, THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA AT 7 P.M.

"FOREVER PLAID" IS COMING TO OHNWARD MAY 3RD FOR A 2:30 MATINEE SHOW
THAT WILL BE SPONSORED BY THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF MAQUOKETA AND PROCEEDS WILL BE USED FOR THEIR NEW KITCHEN. ENJOY THE 4-PART HARMONIES OF THE POP MUSIC OF THE LATE 50'S. I'M TOLD THIS WILL
BE A REALLY GREAT SHOW. TICKETS ARE ON SALE AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY,
MAQUOKETA STATE BANK, US BANK AND THE CHAMBER OFFICE.

ANOTHER GAS DRIVE-OFF AT CASEY'S IN MAQUOKETA...14 GALLONS WORTH...
EARLY THIS MORNING.

RYANNE MARSH AND MICHAEL HEISTER OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN SUNDAY NIGHT APRIL 19TH. AT OUR HOSPTIAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE RAY AND MICHELLE COX OF MAQUOKETA AND STEVE HEISTER OF MAQUOKETA.

THE ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB "DUCK RACE" WILL AGAIN BE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER, JUNE 21ST, AT THE YMCA POOL. THE DUCK OWNER WHO
WINS GETS $1,000. 2ND THRU 6TH PLACE, $100. BUY A DUCK FROM ANY ROTARIAN. AND SINCE I'M A ROTARIAN, YOU CAN SEND YOUR $5 A DUCK TO ME
HERE AT KMAQ. WE WILL POST ALL DUCK BUYERS ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK.
THE FIRST RACE WAS IN 2003.

QUACK! QUACK!

DENNIS VOY

PARTLY SUNNY, WINDY AND HIGH MID 50'S TODAY...
WARMER WEATHER COMING....BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY LOOKING GOOD WITH EXPECTED HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70'S.

APPARENTLY THE SCHOOL I TOOK THE PHOTO OF ON THE CAVES ROAD, IS THE
LONG GROVE SCHOOL. THE LAST PERSON TO TELL ME THAT ... MILDRED WILCOX.
SHE SAID SHE WENT THERE A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.

MORE ABOUT THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS UPCOMING SUMMER PRODUCTION OF
"FOOTLOOSE".....AUG 7 AND 8 AT 7 P.M. AND AUG 9 AT 2 P.M. DIRECTOR ERICA
BARKER INFORMS ME THAT AUDITIONS WILL BE MAY 23 AND 24 FOR ANYONE
ENTERING 9TH GRADE THIS FALL AND THROUGH ADULT. FOR MORE
INFORMATION, VISIT THE WEB SITE AT www.peacepipeplayers.net OR CALL
ERICA AT 563-593-6590. HER ASSISTANT DIRECTORS WILL B E JOEL DAVIDSON AND
SHAWN VAZQUEZ.

CITY COUNCIL NEWS: LAST NIGHT,THE COUNCIL VOTED 6 TO 1 TO SETTLE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE BURNED DOWN BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN.
THE OWNERS WILL TURN THE PROPERTIES TO THE CITY AND THE CITY WILL
THEN GET CLEAN-UP MONEY FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANIES. THE CITY WILL
NOT PAY FOR THE PROPERTIES.
THE CITY HIRED SNYDER AND ASSOC. TO PREPARE THE BID SPECS FOR THE CLEAN-UP WORK. THESE SPECS WILL BE USED FOR BIDDING ON THE PROJECT.
THE SYNDER BILL WILL BE NEARLY $51,000 AND WILL INCLUDE THE PICKEL BARREL BUILDING. IMAGINE...OVER $50,000 JUST SO BIDDING CAN BEGIN. AND SYNDER'S
WON'T HAVE THE WORK DONE FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS.
AND, THEIR REP AT THE MEETING LAST NIGHT, SAID HE HAS LEARNED THAT
THE TIPPING FEES ALONE WILL BE AROUND $300,000 FOR THE FIRE DEBRIS.
LABOR AND TRANSPORTATION WILL BE EXTRA. WHO KNOWS...THE CLEAN-UP PROJECT COULD REACH A HALF-MILLION. UNBELIEVABLE! LET'S JUST HOPE
IT CAN BE DONE BEFORE SUMMER IS OVER. EVERYONE IS SOOOOO TIRED OF THAT DOWNTOWN MESS.
THE COUNCIL ALSO HAS LEARNED THAT THE YMCA IS NOT DOING AS GOOD AS
EXPECTED AND MORE MONEY WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF RESERVES
TO HELP WITH THE BUDGET SHORTAGE.

THERE ARE 14 COUNTIES IN IOWA THAT IN MARCH (LAST FIGURES AVAILABLE)
HAD AN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 8% OR MORE. JACKSON COUNTY WAS ONE, AT AN EVEN 8%, AND THAT WAS UP FROM 7.9 IN FEBRUARY. THE FIGURES WERE
RELEASED BY THE S TATE TODAY. IOWA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 5.2 PERCENT, UP FROM 4.9.

KATIE NICHOLS OF MAQUOKETA WAS GIVEN THE TUBBS FAMILY VOLUNTEER AWARD AT LAST THURSDAY'S VOLUNTEER DINNER IN MAQUOKETA.
SHE HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE WITH THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM HERE.
SHE AND THE LATE GRACE TUBBS, WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING MEALS ON WHEELS STARTED IN MAQUOKETA. SHE RECEIVED A CRYSTAL CLOCK AND A $500 STIPEND TO BE GIVEN TO CHARITY OF HER CHOICE. KATIE AND HER LATE HUSBAND RAY RAN THE COAST TO COAST STORE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA
FOR MANY YEARS, WHERE THE DOLLAR STORE IS NOW...ON THE CORNER.

EACH MORNING AT 7:40 A.M. ON KMAQ-FM...I DO A LOOK BACK IN THE HISTORY
OF MAQUOKETA, WITH INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
SOME INTERESTING THINGS READ THIS MORNING: IN 1870 ON APRIL
21ST, A BAD FIRE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA AT THE BLACKSMITH AND WAGON SHOP OF WILCOX AND DEAN.
IN 1929, THE PASTIME THEATRE SHOWED ITS FIRST SOUND MOVIE.
IN 1945, THE LEROY HOSPITAL CLOSED ITS DOORS.
IN 1873, MAQUOKETA HAD GAINED THE REPUTATION OF BEING A "LIVE" BUSINESS POINT. TRAVELING MEN SAY THAT NO TOWN OF ITS SIZE EQUALS IT.
1927....MAQUOKETA IS PLANNING TO START A JUNIOR COLLEGE IN THE FALL.
1932, A.A. HURST ANNOUNCED THE FORMAL OPENING OF LAKEHURST
PAVILION AND SECURED THE SERVICES OF THE JAN GARBER ORCHESTRA.
AHHH...THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.

DENNIS VOY

UNUSUAL DAY TODAY....CLOUDS, WIND, RAIN, THEN THE SUN CAME OUT IN THE AFTERNOON AND WE GOT UP TO MID 50'S.
TOMORROW, WARMER...AND THE WEATHER IS GOING TO GET BETTER EACH DAY WITH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FORECAST CALLING FOR SUNNY, NO RAIN AND HIGHS IN THE 70'S.
THIS PAST WEEKEND, FRIDAY PRETTY GOOD, SATURDAY CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN FORECAST BUT WE GOT LITTLE (THEY DID CANCEL THE SEASON OPENING STOCK CAR RACES HERE IN TOWN) AND SUNDAY WAS CLOUDY, COOL AND WET.

LOTS OF PICKUPS IN TOWN SATURDAY. HUGE TURNOUT FOR THE BIEDLER'S
JOHN DEERE CLOSING SALE JUST SOUTH OF TOWN. IT STARTED AT 9 AM AND LASTED UNTIL ABOUT 4 P.M. AND, ALSO AT 9 AM SATURDAY, THE BIG FARM MACHINERY SALE JUST EAST OF BALDWIN ON 64. GOOD TURNOUT FOR IT ALSO. PLUS, BOB LARKEY HAD A LIVESTOCK SALE THAT STARTED AT 11 SATURDAY MORNING. LOTS OF MONEY SPENT SATURDAY.

THE ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ROTARY DUCK RACE WILL BE SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST,
AND AGAIN ON THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER. IT WILL BE HELD AT NOON AT THE YMCA SWIMMING POOL. MORE LATER ON IT.
THAT SAME DAY, FATHER'S DAY, THERE WILL BE THE ANNUAL DRIVE-IN, FLY-IN BREAKFAST AT THE AIRPORT, SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUD.

THE ANNUAL BIG FLEA MARKET IS THIS SUNDAY AT FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.
THIS IS EASTERN IOWA'S LARGEST SHOW OF ITS KIND. 150 EXHIBITORS IN THE PEARSON BUILDING AND OUTSIDE TOO.'

IT IS JUST AFTER 5 P.M. AND NOW LIGHT RAIN IS FALLING AGAIN.

THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL PRESENT
"FOOTLOOSE" ON AUGUST 7,8-9.

THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA PLAYS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, AT 7 P.M. FOR THOSE BUYING DINNER SHOW
TICKETS FOR $40 PER PERSON, DINNER WILL BE AT COSTELLO'S OLD MILL.

THREE STUDENTS FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL WERE EXPELLED LAST WEEK
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THERE WERE 3 FEMALES WHO WERE CAUGHT SMOKING MARIJUANA IN ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL REST ROOMS.
THE NAMES WERE NOT RELEASED.

I GOT AN EMAIL FROM SHEENA MANG, A RESIDENT OF MAQUOKETA, CURRENTLHY IN THE PERSIAN GULF. SHE IS ON A SEVEN MONTH DEPLOYMENT WITH THE U.S.
NAVY AND IS A PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS ON BOARD THE USS MILIUS DDG 69, STATIONED OUT OF SAN DIEGO. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SHE HAS BEEN DEPLOYED TO THE PERSIAN GULF. SHE CHECKS THIS REPORT OFTEN AND
TRYS TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH FRIENDS BACK HERE IN MAQUOKETA. SHE
IS A 2004 GRADUATE OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS ASKED ME TO
MENTION TO HER FAMILY THAT SHE MISSES THEM AND LOVES THEM AND THAT SHE CAN'T WAIT TO COME HOME. SHE SAYS HER FATHER AND STEPMOTHER, TODD AND TAMMY MANG AND GRANDPARENTS GEORGIA DRUM AND JACK ARNSDORF
LISTEN TO KMAQ.. IF YOU GET A CHANCE, EMAIL HER AT davissl@ddg69.navy.mil

KMAQ TRAVEL IS TAKING TRIP IN LATE AUGUST TO MACKINAW ISLAND AND
TO BRANSON FOR CHRISTMAS SHOW IN EARLY DECEMBER. FOR INFO ON BOTH OF THESE 4-DAY TRIPS, GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK-ON THE BUS. KMAQ TRAVEL IS SPONSORING JUST ONE BASEBALL BUS TRIP THIS YEAR, TO MILWAUKEE TO SEE THE CARDINALS PLAY THE BREWERS ON THURSDAY, JULY 9TH. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE INFO ON THAT ONE DAY TRIP.

LOTS OF COMMENTS ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK.... ON THE SCHOOL PHOTO BELOW.
STILL NO OFFICIAL NAME FOR THE SCHOOL.

SOME TALK TODAY THAT THE OLD FAREWAY STORE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN SOLD. I KNOW NOTHING MORE AT THIS TIME.

MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE STREAMING TO SOUND BETTER FOR KMAQ-FM.
BE PATIENT PLEASE. ALSO ONE WEB CAM IS OUT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

ANYONE OUT THERE THAT WENT TO THIS RURAL MAQUOKETA SCHOOL? I TOOK THIS PHOTO LAST WEEK. CLICK-ON IT TO ENLARGE IT.
COLD AND RAINY TODAY, AFTER A FAIRLY NICE EASTER WEEKEND. BETTER WEATHER COMING TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY.

KMAQ-FM IS OFF THE AIR AGAIN AND AGAIN, A TUBE, THAT WE BOUGHT NEW
ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. MUST HAVE BEEN A DUD. NEW REPLACEMENT WILL BE
HERE IN THE MORNING.

LEIGHTON HEPKER AND I WENT TO ST. LOUIS LAST WEEK FOR THE CARDINAL NETWORK ANNUAL GET TOGETHER. TWO NICE WEATHER DAYS. THE CARDS
LOST THE WEDNESDAY GAME AND WON THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON GAME, WITH
CHRIS CARPENTER DOING A GREAT JOB AS A REGULAR STARTER AGAIN.
ST. LOUIS IS EXCITED ABOUT HOSTING THE ALL STAR GAME THIS JULY....SIGNS ALL OVER THE STADIUM AND DOWNTOWN. THE CARDS ARE OFF TO A GREAT
START WITH FIVE WINS AND ONLY TWO LOSSES. AND SLUGGER ALBERT PUHOLS IS ALSO OFF TO A GREAT START. TOO BAD WE CAN'T ORDER WORLD SERIES TICKETS YET.
BY THE WAY, THE CARDINALS HOSTED US WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE NEW
CHAMPIONS PARTY ROOM.....THAT IS OPEN TO ANYONE THAT WANTS TO PAY
THE $150 WEEKDAYS OR $250 WEEKENDS TICKET PRICE. ALL THE FOOD
AND BEVERAGE YOU WANT DURING THE GAME.....DINE-IN AND WATCH THE GAME
INSIDE, OR GO THROUGH SLIDING DOORS TO A REGULAR OUTSIDE SEAT. PRETTY
NEAT AND QUITE FANCY. THE NEXT AFTERNOON, A SMALLER, BUT STILL NICE
PARTY ROOM AGAIN FOR THE 150 STATIONS THAT MAKE UP THE RADIO AND TV NETWORKS. THE NEW STADIUM IS SATURATED WITH PARTY ROOMS.
WE WILL TAKE A BUS TO SEE THE CARDINALS PLAY THE BREWERS IN MILWAUKEE IN JULY. MORE INFORMATION LATER ON. THAT WILL BE OUR ONLY BASEBALL BUS TRIP THIS YEAR.

NICE, LONG WEEKEND STORY ON SAGE ROSENFELS AT www.twincities.com/sports/ci
MAQUOKETA MENTIONED A LOT. I'M GIVING SOME THOUGHT TO SPONSORING A BUS TRIP TO MINEAPOLIS THIS FALL TO SEE SAGE PLAY. HE HOPEFULLY WILL BE THE STARTING VIKINGS QB THIS SEASON.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHICH HAPPENED AT JUST AFTER 9 A.M. SATURDAY ON THE ESGATE ROAD NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA.
DEPUTY ED CLARK SAID LARRY DAVID, AGE 55, OF MAQUOKETA WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR PULLING ANHYDROUS AMMONIA TANK NORTH ON THE ESGATE ROAD.
THE TRACTOR WENT INTO THE LEFT LANE T MAKE A TURN. BRENDA HICKS, AGE 42, WAS BEHIND THE TRACTOR AND THOUGHT IT WAS GOING INTO THE FIELD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WOULD THEN GO STRAIGHT.
HOWEVER, THE TRACTOR DIDN'T GO STRAIGHT AND TURNED AND HIT THE HICKS VEHICLE. $10,000 DAMAGE TO HICK'S PICKUP AND $1,000 DAMAGE TO THE DAVID JOHN DEERE TRACTOR.
ALSO, IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT, DARWIN KLOFT, AGE 52, WAS DRIVING ON 172ND STREET AT 4:45 A.M. SATURDAY AND AS HE APPROACHED THE CAVES ROAD, THE BRAKES FAILED AND HE WENT THOUGH THE INTERSECTION AND INTO THE DITCH.
$500 DAMAGE TO HIS PICKUP. NO INJURIES.

THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE OPENS THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE DOUBLE FEATURE WILL BE "FAST AND FURIOUS" AND "TAKEN", BOTH RATED PG.
STARTED IN 1950, THE 61 HAS BEEN POPULAR EVERY SUMMER SINCE. ONE OF THE FEW DRIVE-IN AROUND. NANCY AND I WILL BE ATTENDING A MOVIE CONVENTION IN MINNEAPOLIS TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY AND WILL GET A PREVIEW OF THE 2009 DRIVE-IN SEASON. SO FAR, THE MOVIE BUSINESS HAS BEEN VERY GOOD IN 2009, BREAKING SOME RECORDS.

NO REPORT TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY....MAYBE THURSDAY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

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TODAY, PARTLY SUNNY IN MAQUOKETA AND IN THE 40'S....BUT NICER TOMORROW, AND IN THE 50'S.

COUPLE BIRTHS IN THE NEWS TODAY. A GIRL, BORN MARCH 30TH AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE TO DAVID AND KATE MOORE OF DUBUQUE. DAVID WAS A KMAQ
STUDENT ANNOUNCER (A GOOD ONE TOO) FOR SEVERAL YEARS. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE DAVE AND NANCY MOORE OF MAQUOKETA.
ALSO, CHAD AND SARA OWEN OF MINNEAPOLIS ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE DOUG AND JEANNE OWEN OF MAQUOKETA.

THE MAQUOKETA IKES ANNUAL (THINK IT WAS 79TH ANNUAL) FISH FRY WAS HELD LAST MONTH AT THE CLUB HOUSE AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA.
GOOD TURNOUT AGAIN. GOOD FISH. THE KITCHEN ABOVE WAS BUSY ALL
DAY FROM EARLY IN THE MORNING UNTIL EARLY EVENING.
A COUPLE OTHER PHOTOS BELOW. CLICK - ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.

THE PHOTOS ARE THE DAILY REPORT FOR TODAY. NO DAILY WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY....WILL BE CHEERING ON THE CARDINALS IN ST. LOUIS.

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ROGER HANSEN AND MARK INTLEKOFER SERVING FISH, (VENISON TOO) AND
THE FIXINS AT THE IKE'S FISH FRY.
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THE DAN AND KAREN BREITBACH FAMILY (THEY OWN BREITBACH FLOOR COVERING IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA) AT THE IKE'S FISH FRY. ON THE RIGHT, ALSO
ENJOYING THE ALASKAN FISH, GERALD MILLER, OWNER OF TIMBER CITY
TROPHIES AND SHIRTWORKS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
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WEATHER OVER WEEKEND WAS NOT GOOD, BUT NOT AS BAD AS PREDICTED.
LITTLE OR NO SNOW....SOME RAIN......AND COOL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
TODAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND AROUND 40 AND WARMING UP TOMORROW AND
WEDNESDAY.

RYAN GARIEN, AGE 26, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AT 5:26 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON THE BELLEVUE-CASCADE ROAD.
HE WAS A PASSENGER IN A VEHICLE WHICH ROLLED AND GARIEN WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS DONALD McLAUGHLIN, AGE 27, OF MAQUOKETA.
HE WAS TRAPPED AND EXTRICATED BY THE LAMOTTE RESCUE SQUAD. HE WAS TAKEN TO MERCY IN DUBUQUE AND I HEARD HAS A BROKEN NECK. RYAN
WORKED WITH HIS DAD, RICK, AT GARIEN PLUMBING AND HEATING, IN MAQUOKETA.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE PENDING AT CARSON'S.

TWO FULL HOUSES AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT
TO SEE THE HIGH SCHOOL'S PRODUCTION OF "GREASE".

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

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A NICE DAY IN MAQUOKETA.....SUNNY AND AROUND 50. BUT, SNOW IS COMING
BEFORE THE WEEKEND IS OVER.

MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AUTUMN PINO HAS RESIGNED TO TAKE A POSITION AT PLEASANT VALLEY, AS ASSOCIATE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
SHE WILL LEAVE MAQUOKETA AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND WILL
END HER STAY HERE AT 4 YEARS.

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA HAS APPLIED FOR A HALF MILLION DOLLAR GRANT
TO INSTALL SOLAR PANELS AND A WIND TURBINE AT THE MAQUOKETA AREA
FAMILY YMCA. WOULD SAVE BIG DOLLARS, INCLUDING COST OF HEATING THE BIG POOL.

THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM WAS RECENTLY NAMED ONE OF FOUR OUTSTANDING PROJECTS IN THE IOWA GREAT PLACES PROGRAM.
ANOTHER WAS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM IN DUBUQUE.
THE $1.2 MILLION DOLLAR BUILDING NOT ONLY SERVES AS A CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM, BUT ALSO IS THE HOME OF THE JACKSON COUNTY RESEARCH LIBRARY AND GENEALOGICAL CHAPTER PLUS THE IOWA ORPHAN TRAIN INFORMATION IS ALSO HOUSED IN THE MUSEUM. LIKE THE INTERPRETIVE CENTER, IT IS OPEN DAILY AND WEEKENDS AND SHOULD BE ON YOUR LIST OF PLACES TO VISIT. THERE IS
A SLIGHT ADMISSION. MUSEUM CURATOR BONNIE MITCHELL AND HER HUSBAND, GENERAL CHARLES MITCHELL REPRESENTED JACKSON COUNTY IN THE
GREAT PLACES CULTURAL ADVOCACY DAY IN DES MOINES RECENTLY.
CHARLES, ALONG WITH HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT ASHER SCHROEDER,
SPEARHEADED THE SAVING OF THE OLD CLINTON ENGINES BUILDING AND
THE EFFORT AND FUND RAISING TO MAKE IT THE GREAT MUSEUM IT IS TODAY.
NOW, IT IS NICE TO HAVE THE DESIGNATION AS ONE OF THE TOP 4 OUTSTANDING PROJECTS IN THE IOWA GREAT LAKES PROGRAM.

THE LEGENDARY GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA, LED BY MUSICAL DIRECTOR LARRY O'BRIEN, WILL BE PERFORMING AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH AT 7 P.M. ADVANCE TICKETS ARE $25 FOR ADULTS AND $10 FOR STUDENTS AND ARE AVAILABLE AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY.

IN MY REPORT TODAY(OR WITH PHOTO BELOW) , I MENTIONED: THE NEW YMCA, THE NEW OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, THE NEW HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND THE NEW CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM. ADD THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM AND YOU HAVE WAY OVER $10 MILLIONS DOLLARS WORTH OF NEW OR NEARLY NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR CITY TO MAKE MAQUOKETANS PROUD. NOT MANY COUNTY SEAT TOWNS CAN SHOW OFF ADDITIONS LIKE THESE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

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THERE IS A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER....."ANIMALS AMONG US"......A TRAVELING EXHIBIT FROM THE OLD CAPITOL MUSEUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. IT ARRIVED APRIL 1ST AND WILL BE THERE UNTIL MAY 25TH. THERE ARE ANSWERS TO THESE AND OTHER QUESTIONS: WHERE DO YOU FIND ANIMALS IN THE CITY? HOW DO ANIMALS SERVE THE ECONOMY? WHAT PLACE DO THEY PLAY IN PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS? WHAT ROLLS ANIMALS
WILL PLAY IN THE IOWA OF TOMORROW. A FREE EXHIBIT TO BE ENJOYED BY ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY THE KIDS. CLICK ON TO THE PICTURE ABOVE TO ENLARGE IT.
THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER IS THE BEAUTIFUL BUILDING JUST NORTH OF MAQUOKETA, SURRONDED BY THE WETLANDS AND THE FISHING POND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. IT IS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK. A NICE GIFT SHOP TOO.
PUT IT ON YOUR LIST OF PLACES TO VISIT SOON. THE BUILDING IS ALSO THE
TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER FOR THIS AREA AND IS THE HOME FOR OFFICES OF JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION.
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ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER (D-Maquoketa) MET WITH REBECCA WIESE, JAYNE BROWN,
AMY HUNTER, ZACH McCLINTOCK, JANICE DELKS AND DAN DAGUE OF MAQUKETA DURING THEIR VISIT TO THE STATE CAPITOL APRIL 1ST. THE GROUP VISITED
THE CAPITOL FOR IOWA DISABILITIES IN ACTION DAY. THEY ARE PICTURED HERE IN THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' CHAMBERS.

TODAY WAS A COOL AND WET DAY. TOMORROW SHOULD BE SUNNY AND NICE AND
A HIGH IN THE 50S.

TODAY WAS ALSO ANOTHER SLOW NEWS DAYS.

HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY AND WEEKEND.

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