NICE DAY TODAY...75 FOR HIGH. REST OF THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD TOO.
THE CLASS OF 2009 AT MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL WILL GRADUATE
IN THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 2 P.M. SHOULD BE LOTS OF ROOM AS THE GYM SEATS AROUND 1,600. LAST YEAR, IN THE OHNWARD CENTER, THE
SEATING CAPACITY WAS LESS THAN 900. THE GYM HAS AIR-CONDITIONING.'
THE CLASS OF 2009 HAS 121 STUDENTS. DEB CARSON, ONE OF THE CEREMONY COORDINATORS, AID THE GRADUATES WILL GATHER AND LINE-UP IN THE
NEARBY OLD GYM. THEY WILL DIVED INTO TWO LINES AS THEY ENTER THE NEW
GYM FROM THE MEZZAINE LEVEL. FROM THERE, THEY WILL WALK DOWN THE TWO STAIRCASES ON THE WEST END OF THE NEW GYM AND SIT ON SEATS ON THE GYM FLOOR. THE COMMENCEMENT ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE ON A STAGE LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE GYM. SENIORS JENI SCHURBON AND ALEXANDRA SIMPSON WILL SPEAK DURING THE CEREMONY. CARSON SAID
THE CLASS MEMBERS WILL WEAR SPECIAL RIBBONS IN MEMORY OF DEREK
ARENSDORF AND TEACHER WILLIAM COOEY, BOTH OF WHOM DIED DURING THE
2008-09 SCHOOL YEARS.
THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE BROADCAST "LIVE" FROM THE GYM ON KMAQ - FM, WITH LEIGHTON HEPKER HOSTING
THE BROADCAST. IT WILL ALSO BE ON KMAQ'S WEB SITE...www.kmaq.com
CLICK ON THE UPPER LEFT CORNER BUTTON TO HEAR THE COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONIES FROM START TO FINISH.
LOTS OF PARTIES IN MAQUOKETA AND AREA SUNDAY. ANDREW AND MIDLAND
ALSO HAVE COMMENCEMENT SUNDAY AFTENOON. ANDREW AT NOON
AND MIDLAND LIKE MAQUOKETA, AT 2 P.M.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY, NO RAIN, AND HIGH IN THE 60'S.
WARMER TOMORROW.
GOV. CHET CULVER TODAY ANNOUNCED THE NAMES OF 53 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN IOWA RECEIVING STATE FUNDS UNDER THE STATEWIDE VOLUNTARY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 4-YEAR OLD CHILDREN. AN ESTIMATED 3,247 ADDITIONAL CHILDREN IN THE STATE WILL NOW HAVE CHANCE FOR A QUALITY PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE DURING THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. MAQUOKETA IS ONE OF THE DISTRICTS TO RECEIVE A GRANT. HELEN SNELL, CURRICULUM DIRECTOR FOR THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOLS SAID THE DISTRICT IS VERY PLEASED TO RECEIVE THE GRANT. SNELL SAID
FAMILIES WILL NOW BE ABLE TO CHOOSE WHERE THEY SEND THEIR CHILDREN.
MAQUOKETA OPTIONS ARE: THE KIDS OF THE KINGDOM AT SACRED HEART....
LITTLE SHEPHARD AT FIRST LUTHERAN.....SUNSHINE PRESCHOOL AND NOW THE
4-YEAR OLDS PROGRAM IN THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
64 YEARS AGO AT HORICON, WISCONSIN, MY EDUCATION STARTED WITH FIRST
GRADE. NOTHING BEFORE. NO WONDER I'M 70 AND WORKING 60 HOURS A WEEK.
A 3% RATE INCREASE IN SERVICES IS COMING AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL SOON.
IT WILL BRING IN AN ADDITIONAL $162,000. THE HOSPITAL IS ALOS
SAVING A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR BECAUSE OF COST-SAVING MEASURES, INCLUDING STAFF REDUCTIONS. AND IT STILL FACES A QUARTER-MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. SO, EVEN FURTHER CUT BACKS ARE BEING STUDIED.
OFFICIALS AT THE MAQUOKETA FAMILY CLINIC ON NORTH ARCADE IN MAQUOKETA HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT ANN HEINRICH, A FAMILY NURSE PRACTIONER, WILL BE JOINING THE STAFF JUNE 1ST. SHE IS A MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND WENT TO FURTHER HER EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, IN CHICAGO, WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER FAMILY NURSE PRACTIONER DEGREE.
ASHLEY AND JONATHAN WILHELM OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN MAY 19TH AT MERCY IN CLINTON.
YOU COULD HAVE A SUPER JUNE IF YOU HAD A DUCK AND IT WON THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB DUCK RACE.
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WARMER TOMORROW.
GOV. CHET CULVER TODAY ANNOUNCED THE NAMES OF 53 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN IOWA RECEIVING STATE FUNDS UNDER THE STATEWIDE VOLUNTARY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 4-YEAR OLD CHILDREN. AN ESTIMATED 3,247 ADDITIONAL CHILDREN IN THE STATE WILL NOW HAVE CHANCE FOR A QUALITY PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE DURING THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. MAQUOKETA IS ONE OF THE DISTRICTS TO RECEIVE A GRANT. HELEN SNELL, CURRICULUM DIRECTOR FOR THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOLS SAID THE DISTRICT IS VERY PLEASED TO RECEIVE THE GRANT. SNELL SAID
FAMILIES WILL NOW BE ABLE TO CHOOSE WHERE THEY SEND THEIR CHILDREN.
MAQUOKETA OPTIONS ARE: THE KIDS OF THE KINGDOM AT SACRED HEART....
LITTLE SHEPHARD AT FIRST LUTHERAN.....SUNSHINE PRESCHOOL AND NOW THE
4-YEAR OLDS PROGRAM IN THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
64 YEARS AGO AT HORICON, WISCONSIN, MY EDUCATION STARTED WITH FIRST
GRADE. NOTHING BEFORE. NO WONDER I'M 70 AND WORKING 60 HOURS A WEEK.
A 3% RATE INCREASE IN SERVICES IS COMING AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL SOON.
IT WILL BRING IN AN ADDITIONAL $162,000. THE HOSPITAL IS ALOS
SAVING A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR BECAUSE OF COST-SAVING MEASURES, INCLUDING STAFF REDUCTIONS. AND IT STILL FACES A QUARTER-MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. SO, EVEN FURTHER CUT BACKS ARE BEING STUDIED.
OFFICIALS AT THE MAQUOKETA FAMILY CLINIC ON NORTH ARCADE IN MAQUOKETA HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT ANN HEINRICH, A FAMILY NURSE PRACTIONER, WILL BE JOINING THE STAFF JUNE 1ST. SHE IS A MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND WENT TO FURTHER HER EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, IN CHICAGO, WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER FAMILY NURSE PRACTIONER DEGREE.
ASHLEY AND JONATHAN WILHELM OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN MAY 19TH AT MERCY IN CLINTON.
YOU COULD HAVE A SUPER JUNE IF YOU HAD A DUCK AND IT WON THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB DUCK RACE.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY. NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING IN MAQUOKETA. NICE WEATHER EXPECTED TOMORROW, WITH HIGHS IN THE 70'S AGAIN.
YESTERDAY, THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS PASSED THE FIRST READING OF AN
ORDINANCE TO ALLOW A BIODIESEL PLANT TO EXPAND IN RURAL MAQUOKETA.
POLICE BLOTTER: JESSICA TRACY REPORTED HER MOTOROLA RAZER CELL PHONE WAS STOLEN FROM THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM.
CASEY'S REPORTED A GAS DRIVE-OFF....$12 NOT PAID.
MARSHA MYERS, CITY COUNCILWOMAN, REPORTED SOMEONE HIT HER MOTOR HOME WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT 603 E. MAPLE STREET.
CITY COUNCIL HAVING A SHORT SPECIAL MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.
JOHNIE KAY KOPPES OF MAQUOKETA IS MOTHER OF A BOY BORN MAY 21ST AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE LAURA AND GREG HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA.
A JACKSON COUNTY WOMAN, SUSAN GREER OSTERHAUS, WON $10,000 IN THE MAY 20TH POWERBALL DRAWING. SHE HAD FOUR OF THE FIVE NUMBERS DRAWN
AND THE POWERBALL. NOT SURE WHERE SHE LIVES IN JACKSON COUNTY.
SHE PURCHASED HER TICKET AT CASEY'S IN MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
CHECK THE PHOTOS BELOW.
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YESTERDAY, THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS PASSED THE FIRST READING OF AN
ORDINANCE TO ALLOW A BIODIESEL PLANT TO EXPAND IN RURAL MAQUOKETA.
POLICE BLOTTER: JESSICA TRACY REPORTED HER MOTOROLA RAZER CELL PHONE WAS STOLEN FROM THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM.
CASEY'S REPORTED A GAS DRIVE-OFF....$12 NOT PAID.
MARSHA MYERS, CITY COUNCILWOMAN, REPORTED SOMEONE HIT HER MOTOR HOME WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT 603 E. MAPLE STREET.
CITY COUNCIL HAVING A SHORT SPECIAL MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.
JOHNIE KAY KOPPES OF MAQUOKETA IS MOTHER OF A BOY BORN MAY 21ST AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE LAURA AND GREG HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA.
A JACKSON COUNTY WOMAN, SUSAN GREER OSTERHAUS, WON $10,000 IN THE MAY 20TH POWERBALL DRAWING. SHE HAD FOUR OF THE FIVE NUMBERS DRAWN
AND THE POWERBALL. NOT SURE WHERE SHE LIVES IN JACKSON COUNTY.
SHE PURCHASED HER TICKET AT CASEY'S IN MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
CHECK THE PHOTOS BELOW.
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HUSCO INTERNATIONAL IN MAQUOKETA HELD AN OPEN HOUSE LAST WEEK
FOR JACKSON COUNTY OFFICIALS. THEY ARE IN ONE-HALF OF THE GENERAC
BUILDING IN THE NEW SOUTH INDUSTRIAL PARK. THEY HAVE A 10-YEAR LEASE
FOR THEIR HALF AND THE OTHER HALF IS A WAREHOUSE STILL USED BY
GENERAC. SHOWN HERE IS MAYOR TOM MESSERLI AND BOB MORTENSEN,
HUSCO EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT/GENERAL MANAGER OF THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DIVISION OF HUSCO.
MORE PHOTOS BELOW. CLICK-IN PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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HUSCO IN MAQUOKETA NOW HAS 27 EMPLOYEES. THE HAVE 11 MORE JOBS TO BE FILLED SOON. THE COMPANY EXPECTS 50 EMPLOYEES BY THIS FALL AND 80 BY NEXT SPRING, AND 125 BY JANUARY OF 2011. INITIALLY, WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED THEIR COMING TO MAQUOKETA, THEY PROJECTED 250 JOBS BUT THE OFF-HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION MARKET HAS SEEN A STEEP DECLINE AND BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC SLOW DOWN, THEY WILL NOT GET UP TO 250 AS SOON AS EXPECTED.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
IT IS RAINING IN MAQUOKETA, AFTER A PARTLY SUNNY DAY TODAY AND HIGH IN MID 70'S. WILL PROBABLY RAIN ALL NIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING TOO...
AND POSSIBLY WILL END TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
THEN, THE REST OF THE WEEK LOOKS GOOD, INCLUDING FOR MAQUOKETA'S GRADUATION SERVICES AND PARTIES SUNDAY.
IN BUSINESS NEWS, JASON MITTS IS THE NEW MEAT DEPARTMENT MANAGER
AT THE FAREWAY STORE. HE TRANSFERRED HERE FROM STORM LAKE AND HAS BEEN WITH FAREWAY FOR 15 YEARS. HE REPLACES JEFF COOK WHO TOOK A POSITION
IN THE BUYING DEPARTMENT AT THE FAREWAY CORPORATE OFFICE. MIKE KOLL
CONTINUES ON AS GROCERY MANAGER.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: BOB HAMILTON REPORTED HIS CAR BROKEN INTO
WHILE AT THE TRUCK STOP AND PRESCRIPTION PILLS WERE TAKEN.
AND CASEYS ON EAST PLATT REPORTED THAT 91 TELEGRAPH HERALDS AND 14 DES MOINES REGISTERS WERE MISSING SUNDAY. AN UNUSUAL THEFT.
120 STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE FROM MCHS SUNDAY. MORE LATER.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
MR. AND MRS. JEFFREY STOUT OF IOWA CITY ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL
BORN SUNDAY IN THAT CITY. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE PAUL AND
GERI HAYES OF MAQUOKETA.'
97 PERCENT OF THE CORN IS PLANTED IN IOWA.
AND WITH THAT GOOD NEWS, I'LL END THIS REPORT FOR TODAY.
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AND POSSIBLY WILL END TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
THEN, THE REST OF THE WEEK LOOKS GOOD, INCLUDING FOR MAQUOKETA'S GRADUATION SERVICES AND PARTIES SUNDAY.
IN BUSINESS NEWS, JASON MITTS IS THE NEW MEAT DEPARTMENT MANAGER
AT THE FAREWAY STORE. HE TRANSFERRED HERE FROM STORM LAKE AND HAS BEEN WITH FAREWAY FOR 15 YEARS. HE REPLACES JEFF COOK WHO TOOK A POSITION
IN THE BUYING DEPARTMENT AT THE FAREWAY CORPORATE OFFICE. MIKE KOLL
CONTINUES ON AS GROCERY MANAGER.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: BOB HAMILTON REPORTED HIS CAR BROKEN INTO
WHILE AT THE TRUCK STOP AND PRESCRIPTION PILLS WERE TAKEN.
AND CASEYS ON EAST PLATT REPORTED THAT 91 TELEGRAPH HERALDS AND 14 DES MOINES REGISTERS WERE MISSING SUNDAY. AN UNUSUAL THEFT.
120 STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE FROM MCHS SUNDAY. MORE LATER.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
MR. AND MRS. JEFFREY STOUT OF IOWA CITY ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL
BORN SUNDAY IN THAT CITY. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE PAUL AND
GERI HAYES OF MAQUOKETA.'
97 PERCENT OF THE CORN IS PLANTED IN IOWA.
AND WITH THAT GOOD NEWS, I'LL END THIS REPORT FOR TODAY.
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
PARTLY SUNNY, LESS WIND, AND COOLER TODAY....75.
BRIGGS MEMORIAL DAYS AT ANDREW ARE TOMORROW, SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
BIG BREAKFAST AT FIRE STATION SUNDAY AND PARADE AT 1 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ACTIVITIES AND FOOD IN THE PARK AFTER. MONDAY, AMVETS BREAKFAST OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM AT 1:30 IN THE GYM, WITH GUEST SPEAKER SEN. ROGER STEWART OF RURAL MAQUOKETA.
JIM AND DEB GERARDY'S "SPRING CONCERT" IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 6:30 UNTIL 9 AT THE OHNWARD CENTER. A HOST OF LOCAL AND AREA SINGERS.
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT. TICKETS ON SALE AT THE DOOR.
GERALDINE LINDSEY, 76, DIED MAY 13TH AT VINTON. SHE WAS RAISED IN MAQUOKETA AND GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1951.
PARENTS WERE FRED AND OLETHA BRUST FLETCHER.
SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, MARVIN, TWO SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER.
THE ANNUAL JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY GARAGE SALE WILL BE TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH THRU SATURDAY JUNE 13TH AT BOYER HALL. HOPE YOU
CAN DONATE ITEMS AND ALSO STOP AND BUY SOME. ANY QUESTIONS,
CALL 563-652-5020. YOU WON'T BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS THEY GET EVERY YEAR FOR THIS SALE, BUT THEY CAN ALWAYS USE YOUR DONATION TOO.
OSTERHAUS PHARMACY IS CELEBRATING THEIR 1ST YEAR AT THEIR NEW LOCATION ON WEST PLATT STREET THIS WEEKEND.
THE MAQUOKETA LEGION AND VFW WILL HOST THE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE
THIS MONDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM. IT WILL START AT 10:30 A.M. ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER OF MAQUOKETA WILL GIVE THE ADDRESS.
LEGION COMMANDER CLIF MERRIC KWI LL BE THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES.
BURTON ROMER, VFW COMMANDER WILL GIVE THE INVOCATION. LOGAN'S GENERAL ORDERS WILL BE GIVEN BY MONA EASTMAN, LEGION AUXILIARY PRESIDENT AND RICHARD FIX WILL GIVE LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BAND WILL PERFORM. TOM CROUCH WILL GIVE THE BENEDICTION. FOLLOWING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE G.A.R. MEMORIAL AT MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY. THE EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE FOR A BIODIESEL PLANT AT RURAL MAQUOKETA WILL BE HILD AT 1:45 NEXT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GARY DREW OWNS THE PLANT AND WANTS TO
BUILD A NEW BUILDING ON THE LAND WHICH NEEDS TO BE CHANGED FROM AGRICULTURE TO M1 INDUSTRIAL. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE COURTHOUSE IN MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
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BRIGGS MEMORIAL DAYS AT ANDREW ARE TOMORROW, SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
BIG BREAKFAST AT FIRE STATION SUNDAY AND PARADE AT 1 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ACTIVITIES AND FOOD IN THE PARK AFTER. MONDAY, AMVETS BREAKFAST OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM AT 1:30 IN THE GYM, WITH GUEST SPEAKER SEN. ROGER STEWART OF RURAL MAQUOKETA.
JIM AND DEB GERARDY'S "SPRING CONCERT" IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 6:30 UNTIL 9 AT THE OHNWARD CENTER. A HOST OF LOCAL AND AREA SINGERS.
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT. TICKETS ON SALE AT THE DOOR.
GERALDINE LINDSEY, 76, DIED MAY 13TH AT VINTON. SHE WAS RAISED IN MAQUOKETA AND GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1951.
PARENTS WERE FRED AND OLETHA BRUST FLETCHER.
SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, MARVIN, TWO SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER.
THE ANNUAL JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY GARAGE SALE WILL BE TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH THRU SATURDAY JUNE 13TH AT BOYER HALL. HOPE YOU
CAN DONATE ITEMS AND ALSO STOP AND BUY SOME. ANY QUESTIONS,
CALL 563-652-5020. YOU WON'T BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS THEY GET EVERY YEAR FOR THIS SALE, BUT THEY CAN ALWAYS USE YOUR DONATION TOO.
OSTERHAUS PHARMACY IS CELEBRATING THEIR 1ST YEAR AT THEIR NEW LOCATION ON WEST PLATT STREET THIS WEEKEND.
THE MAQUOKETA LEGION AND VFW WILL HOST THE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE
THIS MONDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM. IT WILL START AT 10:30 A.M. ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER OF MAQUOKETA WILL GIVE THE ADDRESS.
LEGION COMMANDER CLIF MERRIC KWI LL BE THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES.
BURTON ROMER, VFW COMMANDER WILL GIVE THE INVOCATION. LOGAN'S GENERAL ORDERS WILL BE GIVEN BY MONA EASTMAN, LEGION AUXILIARY PRESIDENT AND RICHARD FIX WILL GIVE LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BAND WILL PERFORM. TOM CROUCH WILL GIVE THE BENEDICTION. FOLLOWING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE G.A.R. MEMORIAL AT MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY. THE EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE FOR A BIODIESEL PLANT AT RURAL MAQUOKETA WILL BE HILD AT 1:45 NEXT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GARY DREW OWNS THE PLANT AND WANTS TO
BUILD A NEW BUILDING ON THE LAND WHICH NEEDS TO BE CHANGED FROM AGRICULTURE TO M1 INDUSTRIAL. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE COURTHOUSE IN MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
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THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN LAST SUNDAY AT BOYER HALL ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.
THESE TWO HARDWORKING GRILLERS ARE ROBERT CHRISTENSEN, LEFT AND
MIKE FISHER. THESE TWO MASONS AND A HOST OF OTHERS, INCLUDING WIVES,
TWICE A YEAR, PUT ON A GREAT BELGIUM WAFFLE BREAKFAST, THE 3RD SUNDAY OF MAY AND THE 2ND SUNDAY IN OCTOBER. ITS A GREAT BREAKFAST! I HAVE MISSED ONLY A COUPLE OVER THE YEARS. YES...SAUSAGE OFF THE GRILL IS INCLUDED.
THE MASONS HAVE THEIR HOME UP AT THE END OF MCKINSEY DRIVE, BEHIND
BANOWETZ ANTIQUE MALL. PROCEEDS FROM THEIR BREAKFASTS ARE USE FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS. FOR INSTANCE, THEY HAVE BOUGHT 600 PAIRS OF SHOES FOR NEEDY CHILDREN SINCE 2000 AND WILL TAKE 36 CHILDREN OUT TO WAL MART
ON SATURDAY JUNE 6TH TO BUY SHOES. THEY WILL MEET AT THE MASONIC
CENTER AT 1 P.M. FOR A TREAT AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW MIKE, BUT I'VE KNOWN
ROBERT AND BONNIE FOR MANY YEARS. THEY LIVE IN ONE OF THE MANY BRAD DEERY APARTMENTS ON MUGGSIE LANE. ROBERT IS A RETIRED MINISTER,
TEACHER AND BARBER. BONNIE WORKED FOR MANY YEARS FOR JC PENNEY AND
NOW FILLS IN WHEN NEEDED AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE. AND FOR YEARS, ROBERT HAS KEPT WEATHER PRECIPITATION RECORDS, FIRST FOR KCRG-TV AND NOW
FOR KMAQ. WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS, ROBERT CALLS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND WE CHAT OVER THE AIR ABOUT THE SNOW OR RAIN. THANKS TO THE MASONS...AND THANKS TO BASEBALL FANS TOO, ROBERT AND BONNIE.
LAST SUNDAY, I HAD BLUEBERRIES ON ONE WAFFLE AND CHERRIES ON THE OTHER.
CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
FOR THE 3RD DAY IN A ROW, NICE....SUNNY AND WARM...83 AGAIN FOR A HIGH.
COOLER WEATHER FOR THE HOLIDAY, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EACH
DAY.
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE
TEAM WILL BE LEAVING THE DISTRICT. BRIAN MORETZ, AN ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION OF PRINCIPAL IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 12 AT MONTEZUMA SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE HAS BEEN IN MAQUOKETA FOR 4 YEARS. HE IS THE 2ND PRINCIPAL TO LEAVE. MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AUTUMN PINO IS GOING TO PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THERE WILL BE TWO POSITIONS OPEN THIS FALL FOR THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL
BOARD. TERMS OF MARTY HUDLIK AND BRIAN TABOR WILL BE UP.
JULY 6TH IS FINAL DAY TO FILE. NOMINATION PAPERS CAN BE PICKED UP
AT THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB HELD THEIR RESPECT FOR THE LAW BANQUET LAST NIGHT. MARY ANN KUNDE, LONGTIME POLICE DISPATCHER (21 YEARS)
HAS RETIRED AND THE CLUB GAVE HER A PLAQUE. LONGTIME OPTIMIST, PAUL HARTELL, RECEIVED A PLAQUE FOR HIS HELP IN ORGANIZING THE MAQUOKETA POLICE RESERVES. ABOUT 70 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE BANQUET AT THE EAGLES CLUB IN MAQUOKETA AND ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER.
HE TALKED ABOUT NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS.
AND, MIKENZIE TAYLOR, DAUGHTER OF TIM AND TRACYH TAYLOR OF MAQUOKETA, IS THE RECIPIENT OF THIS YEAR'S $1,000 MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB SCHOLARSHIP. AND TWOLOCAL STUDENTS WON THE CLUB'S ORATORICAL CONTEST....ASHLEY BECKER, A 7TH GRADER , WON $75 FOR FIRST PLACE AND
MORGAN VERVECK, 7TH GRADER, GOT SECOND PLACE AND $50.
JESSICA AND LONNIE HOWEL OF BERNARDD ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN SUNDAY MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE
SHIRLEY RISDEN AND CHARLES RISDEN, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS ARE RONALD HOWELL, SR. AND SHARON HOWEL OF MAQUOKETA.
MICHAEL BERTHEL, AGE 45, OF DUBUQUE, DIED AFTER AN ACCIDENT ON THE JULIAN DUBUQUE BRIDGE. HE AT ONE TIME WORKED AT HAPPY JOE'S PIZZA IN MAQUOKETA. HIS IS SURVIVED BY 5 CHILDREN.
"NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN" STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE. SUPPOSED TO BE A BIG HIT.
RATED PG.
NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LOST NATION
WILL SPONSOR A FREE SHOWING OF LAST YEAR'S BIGGEST INDEPENDENT MOVIE...
"FIREPROOF"....AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA. A FREE WILL
DONATION WILL BE ACCEPTED. GATE OPENS AT 6:00 P.M. AND THE MOVIE WILL
START SHORTLY AFTER 8:30. VERY GOOD MOVIE. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT.
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT, MAY 28TH, THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK'S ANNUAL
FAMILY NIGHT WILL BE AT THE DRIVE-IN. TICKETS FOR IT ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE BANK'S FOUR LOCATIONS: DOWNTOWN, WEST SIDE ON McKINSEY
AVENUE, ANDREW AND PRESTON. FREE MOVIE, FREE FOOD, FREE KID'S ENTERTAINMENT AND FREE DOOR PRIZES. MAY 28TH IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA.
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS HAVE WON THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THEIR 3 GAME SERIES WITH THE CUBS. GAME 3 TONIGHT. GOOD GOING CARDS! GOOD WAY TO END THIS REPORT...
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COOLER WEATHER FOR THE HOLIDAY, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EACH
DAY.
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE
TEAM WILL BE LEAVING THE DISTRICT. BRIAN MORETZ, AN ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION OF PRINCIPAL IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 12 AT MONTEZUMA SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE HAS BEEN IN MAQUOKETA FOR 4 YEARS. HE IS THE 2ND PRINCIPAL TO LEAVE. MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AUTUMN PINO IS GOING TO PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THERE WILL BE TWO POSITIONS OPEN THIS FALL FOR THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL
BOARD. TERMS OF MARTY HUDLIK AND BRIAN TABOR WILL BE UP.
JULY 6TH IS FINAL DAY TO FILE. NOMINATION PAPERS CAN BE PICKED UP
AT THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB HELD THEIR RESPECT FOR THE LAW BANQUET LAST NIGHT. MARY ANN KUNDE, LONGTIME POLICE DISPATCHER (21 YEARS)
HAS RETIRED AND THE CLUB GAVE HER A PLAQUE. LONGTIME OPTIMIST, PAUL HARTELL, RECEIVED A PLAQUE FOR HIS HELP IN ORGANIZING THE MAQUOKETA POLICE RESERVES. ABOUT 70 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE BANQUET AT THE EAGLES CLUB IN MAQUOKETA AND ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER.
HE TALKED ABOUT NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS.
AND, MIKENZIE TAYLOR, DAUGHTER OF TIM AND TRACYH TAYLOR OF MAQUOKETA, IS THE RECIPIENT OF THIS YEAR'S $1,000 MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB SCHOLARSHIP. AND TWOLOCAL STUDENTS WON THE CLUB'S ORATORICAL CONTEST....ASHLEY BECKER, A 7TH GRADER , WON $75 FOR FIRST PLACE AND
MORGAN VERVECK, 7TH GRADER, GOT SECOND PLACE AND $50.
JESSICA AND LONNIE HOWEL OF BERNARDD ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN SUNDAY MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE
SHIRLEY RISDEN AND CHARLES RISDEN, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS ARE RONALD HOWELL, SR. AND SHARON HOWEL OF MAQUOKETA.
MICHAEL BERTHEL, AGE 45, OF DUBUQUE, DIED AFTER AN ACCIDENT ON THE JULIAN DUBUQUE BRIDGE. HE AT ONE TIME WORKED AT HAPPY JOE'S PIZZA IN MAQUOKETA. HIS IS SURVIVED BY 5 CHILDREN.
"NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN" STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE. SUPPOSED TO BE A BIG HIT.
RATED PG.
NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LOST NATION
WILL SPONSOR A FREE SHOWING OF LAST YEAR'S BIGGEST INDEPENDENT MOVIE...
"FIREPROOF"....AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA. A FREE WILL
DONATION WILL BE ACCEPTED. GATE OPENS AT 6:00 P.M. AND THE MOVIE WILL
START SHORTLY AFTER 8:30. VERY GOOD MOVIE. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT.
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT, MAY 28TH, THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK'S ANNUAL
FAMILY NIGHT WILL BE AT THE DRIVE-IN. TICKETS FOR IT ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE BANK'S FOUR LOCATIONS: DOWNTOWN, WEST SIDE ON McKINSEY
AVENUE, ANDREW AND PRESTON. FREE MOVIE, FREE FOOD, FREE KID'S ENTERTAINMENT AND FREE DOOR PRIZES. MAY 28TH IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA.
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS HAVE WON THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THEIR 3 GAME SERIES WITH THE CUBS. GAME 3 TONIGHT. GOOD GOING CARDS! GOOD WAY TO END THIS REPORT...
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MAQUOKETA'S DOWNTOWN NEEDS NEW LIFE! I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO REPORT
WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS DOWNTOWN, LIKE THIS NEW BUSINESS. WELCOME
TO THE MAQUOKETA BUSINESS WORLD, "JILL'S FAMILY HAIR CARE"! THE OWNER
IS JILL WAGENER, A GRADUATE OF CAPRI COLLEGE IN DAVENPORT. SHE HAS
LIVED IN MAQUOKETA HER WHOLE LIFE AND IS MARRIED TO MIKE WAGENER.
HER FOLKS WERE BUTCH AND MARILYN EDWARDS OF MAQUOKETA.
THEY HAVE 3 CHILDREN, KAYLA, SAMANTHA AND ANDREW. JILL WORKED IN SCHOOLS AS A TEACHER'S AIDE WHILE THE KIDS WERE GROWING UP. JILL
ALWAYS LIKED DOING HAIR ON HER GIRLS AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT
2ND CAREER. AND THE JOB WILL BE FLEXABLE FOR A FUTURE GRANDMOTHER...WAY FUTURE.
AND......WORKING FOR JILL IN THE NEW BEAUTY SHOP IS JENNY CURRENT, DAUGHTER OF MIKE CURRENT OF MAQUOKETA AND KEITH AND LISA CLASEN OF SABULA. SHE IS ALSO A GRAD OF CAPRI COLLEGE. SHE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AT EAST CENTRAL IN MILES. SHE HAS A DAUGHTER JADEN.
WHEN I TOOK THIS PHOTO, THEY WERE CLOSED. I LOOKED THROUGH THE WINDOW
AND THE INTERIOR LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. GOOD LUCK JILL AND JENNY. HAVE FUN. OH BY THE WAY, THE BUSINESS PHONE IS 563-652-4555. THE BUSINESS LOCATION ON NORTH MAIN STREET WAS FORMERLY THE LOCATION OF BRENDA'S FLOWERS. BRENDA HAS BEEN LOCATED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS INSIDE THE FAREWAY STORE.
TO ENLARGE THIS PHOTO, SIMPLY CLICK-ON IT.
DENNIS VOY.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
YESTERDAY, SUNNY AND 82...AND TODAY, ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE 80'S.
BREEZY THOUGH, BOTH DAYS.
MAQUOKETA POLICE LOOKING FOR A HIT AND RUN DRIVER. POLICE CHIEF
BRAD KORANDA SAID BRADEN KNIGHT, AGE 12, WAS AT MAIN AND PLATT
AROUND 3:30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND HIS LEFT FOOT WAS RUN OVER BY A WHITE CAR AND THE CAR CONTINUED EAST AFTER HITTING THE BOY.
BRADEN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED WITH
MINOR INJURIES. KNIGHT IS THE SON OF SARA KNIGHT AND JOSH KNIGHT, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA.
MAQUOKETA COUNCILMAN NEAL MOREHEAD AT A COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY NIGHT, SAID HE WANTED THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT HIS IDEA
OF TAKING THE MILLINGS FROM THE WORK ON NORTH AND SOUTH MAIN STREETS AND USE IT TO MAKE A HARD SURFACE FOR ROAD WORK ON 17TH STREET,
THE ROAD LEADING TO THE PRAIRIE CREEK GOLF COURSE SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA
BEHIND WAL MART. MORE ON THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
THE DUBUQUE RACING ASSOCIATION ISSUED $1.2 MILLION IN GRANTS THIS WEEK.
SACRED HEART SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA RECEIVED $10,000 FOR ITS CHILD CARE
PROGRAM. ALSO $5,000 FOR THE GRADE SCHOOL ITSELF.
THE MAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GOT $2,000 AND THE MAQUOKETA RESCUE SQUAD GOT $3,000. THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY GOT
$3,000 ALSO. OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA, $2,500.
CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA, $4,563. DAC,INC. IN
MAQUOKETA, $4,000.
IN BUSINESS NEWS: BARTEN AUTO SALES ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA
WAS SOLD AND THERE WILL BE A CARS AND SHOP EQUIPMENT AUCTION THIS SATURDAY. THE NEW OWNERS WILL ALSO SELL USED VEHICLES AND HAVE
A NEW NAME. IT IS ALREADY OPEN AND I'LL GET MORE INFO LATER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALVIN BARTEN'S PLANS ARE. IF I FIND OUT, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
AND....
THE CHINESE RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN....THE GREAT WALL...NOW IS AGAIN
OPEN MONDAYS AND NOW 7 DAYS A WEEK, WITH A LUNCH BUFFET EVERY DAY
AND A DINNER BUFFET ALSO EVERY DAY. GOOD CHINESE FOOD PREPARED AND
SERVED BY A CHINESE FAMILY.
A BUNCH OF NEW DUCK OWNERS FOR TOMORROW'S GUEST BOOK.
AND...A NATIONAL TV SHOW IS GOING TO BE IN TOWN IN JUNE TO DO A FEATURE
ON MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
BREEZY THOUGH, BOTH DAYS.
MAQUOKETA POLICE LOOKING FOR A HIT AND RUN DRIVER. POLICE CHIEF
BRAD KORANDA SAID BRADEN KNIGHT, AGE 12, WAS AT MAIN AND PLATT
AROUND 3:30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND HIS LEFT FOOT WAS RUN OVER BY A WHITE CAR AND THE CAR CONTINUED EAST AFTER HITTING THE BOY.
BRADEN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED WITH
MINOR INJURIES. KNIGHT IS THE SON OF SARA KNIGHT AND JOSH KNIGHT, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA.
MAQUOKETA COUNCILMAN NEAL MOREHEAD AT A COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY NIGHT, SAID HE WANTED THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT HIS IDEA
OF TAKING THE MILLINGS FROM THE WORK ON NORTH AND SOUTH MAIN STREETS AND USE IT TO MAKE A HARD SURFACE FOR ROAD WORK ON 17TH STREET,
THE ROAD LEADING TO THE PRAIRIE CREEK GOLF COURSE SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA
BEHIND WAL MART. MORE ON THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
THE DUBUQUE RACING ASSOCIATION ISSUED $1.2 MILLION IN GRANTS THIS WEEK.
SACRED HEART SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA RECEIVED $10,000 FOR ITS CHILD CARE
PROGRAM. ALSO $5,000 FOR THE GRADE SCHOOL ITSELF.
THE MAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GOT $2,000 AND THE MAQUOKETA RESCUE SQUAD GOT $3,000. THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY GOT
$3,000 ALSO. OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA, $2,500.
CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA, $4,563. DAC,INC. IN
MAQUOKETA, $4,000.
IN BUSINESS NEWS: BARTEN AUTO SALES ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA
WAS SOLD AND THERE WILL BE A CARS AND SHOP EQUIPMENT AUCTION THIS SATURDAY. THE NEW OWNERS WILL ALSO SELL USED VEHICLES AND HAVE
A NEW NAME. IT IS ALREADY OPEN AND I'LL GET MORE INFO LATER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALVIN BARTEN'S PLANS ARE. IF I FIND OUT, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
AND....
THE CHINESE RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN....THE GREAT WALL...NOW IS AGAIN
OPEN MONDAYS AND NOW 7 DAYS A WEEK, WITH A LUNCH BUFFET EVERY DAY
AND A DINNER BUFFET ALSO EVERY DAY. GOOD CHINESE FOOD PREPARED AND
SERVED BY A CHINESE FAMILY.
A BUNCH OF NEW DUCK OWNERS FOR TOMORROW'S GUEST BOOK.
AND...A NATIONAL TV SHOW IS GOING TO BE IN TOWN IN JUNE TO DO A FEATURE
ON MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, May 18, 2009
SATURDAY, SUNNY, WINDY AND COOL. STOCK CAR RACES CALLED OFF AGAIN.
SUNDAY, SUNNY AND WARMER...PRETTY NICE DAY.
TODAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND IN 60'S. MOST OF WEEK WILL BE WARMER AND
DRY....WITH WEDNESDAY'S HIGH IN THE 80'S.
WE BROADCAST 3 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS YESTERDAY. INTERESTING....
THAT THE GUEST SPEAKER AT DEWITT WAS A GRADUATE OF DEWITT AROUND 10 YEARS AGO AND IS NOW AN ASSISTANT PRODUCER FOR THE OPRA SHOW.
DEWITT HAS BEEN USING SUCCESSFUL GRADS FOR COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS
FOR SOME TIME NOW. I THINK A GOOD IDEA. AT PRESTON YESTERDAY,
ONE OF THE GRADS GOT A FULL RIDE 4-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE NAVY
ROTC PROGRAM. NOT BAD. WORTH OVER $150,000.
BIRTHS: BOY TO ED AND ANNE HERMANN OF CEDAR RAPIDS LAST FRIDAY AT A DUBUQUE HOSPITAL MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE KEN AND BARB WRIGHT
OF MAQUOKETA.
GIRL TO MELISSA AND DANIEL DAVIS OF MONMOUTH, BORN MAY 11TH AT HOSPITAL HERE IN MAQUOKETA. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE DANNY AND MOLLY
MILLER OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE PAM AND LARRY
DAVIS OF MAQUOKETA.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
THREE CHEERS FOR RON REIF!! A CHECK CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY FOR $50, MADE OUT TO THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB, FOR 10 ROTARY DUCKS TO PADDLE
IN THE JUNE 21ST DUCK RACE. RON SAYS THIS SUPPORT (DONATION) TO THE ROTARY, IS IN MEMORY OF HIS 1949 CLASSMATES WHO HAVE DEPARTED THIS
WORLD. HE ADDED...."HERE'S A LITTLE NUDGE TO THE OTHER CLASS OF 49 MEMBERS TO BUY A DUCK". THANKS RON!!
AND THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR COMING BY AGAIN!!
DENNIS VOY
SUNDAY, SUNNY AND WARMER...PRETTY NICE DAY.
TODAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND IN 60'S. MOST OF WEEK WILL BE WARMER AND
DRY....WITH WEDNESDAY'S HIGH IN THE 80'S.
WE BROADCAST 3 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS YESTERDAY. INTERESTING....
THAT THE GUEST SPEAKER AT DEWITT WAS A GRADUATE OF DEWITT AROUND 10 YEARS AGO AND IS NOW AN ASSISTANT PRODUCER FOR THE OPRA SHOW.
DEWITT HAS BEEN USING SUCCESSFUL GRADS FOR COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS
FOR SOME TIME NOW. I THINK A GOOD IDEA. AT PRESTON YESTERDAY,
ONE OF THE GRADS GOT A FULL RIDE 4-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE NAVY
ROTC PROGRAM. NOT BAD. WORTH OVER $150,000.
BIRTHS: BOY TO ED AND ANNE HERMANN OF CEDAR RAPIDS LAST FRIDAY AT A DUBUQUE HOSPITAL MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE KEN AND BARB WRIGHT
OF MAQUOKETA.
GIRL TO MELISSA AND DANIEL DAVIS OF MONMOUTH, BORN MAY 11TH AT HOSPITAL HERE IN MAQUOKETA. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE DANNY AND MOLLY
MILLER OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE PAM AND LARRY
DAVIS OF MAQUOKETA.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
THREE CHEERS FOR RON REIF!! A CHECK CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY FOR $50, MADE OUT TO THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB, FOR 10 ROTARY DUCKS TO PADDLE
IN THE JUNE 21ST DUCK RACE. RON SAYS THIS SUPPORT (DONATION) TO THE ROTARY, IS IN MEMORY OF HIS 1949 CLASSMATES WHO HAVE DEPARTED THIS
WORLD. HE ADDED...."HERE'S A LITTLE NUDGE TO THE OTHER CLASS OF 49 MEMBERS TO BUY A DUCK". THANKS RON!!
AND THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR COMING BY AGAIN!!
DENNIS VOY
Friday, May 15, 2009
IT RAINED LAST NIGHT, SOME TODAY, AND CLOUDY NOW...HIGH ONLY UPPER 50'S TODAY.
JACKSON COUNTY MAGISTRATES RON BESCH OF BELLEVUE AND CORLIS BATY
OF MAQUOKETA WERE REAPPOINTED TO ANOTHER FOUR YEAR TERM AS
MAGISTRATES. THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATES NOMINATING COMMISSION
INTERVIEWED BOTH CANDIDATES FOR 30 MINUTES YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ARE PHOEBE KECK, LIN REDLING, JON THOMS,
AND ATTORNEYS STEVE KAHLER AND TOM BREUCH. ALL ARE FROM MAQUOKETA
EXCEPT THOMS IS FROM BELLEVUE. BATEY HAS BEEN A MAGISTRATE FOR FOUR YEARS AND BESCH FOR AROUND 33 YEARS.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, KENDRA DAVIS SAID HER CELL PHONE WAS TAKEN
FROM HER VEHICLE PARKED AT LITTLE BEAR PARK THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THANKS TO ALLEN AND PAULINE BODKIN OF IBERIA, MISSOURI AND FORMERLY
OF MAQUOKETA (READERS OF THIS REPORT) FOR THE $20 CHECK FOR FOUR
MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB DUCKS. THEY ARE NOW OFFICIALLY IN THE
JUNE 21ST DUCK RACE. ALLEN SAID DOWN IN THEIR AREA, THEY HAVE HAD
A VERY WET SPRING....LITTLE OVER 3-INCHES OF RAIN LAST WEEK.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
JACKSON COUNTY MAGISTRATES RON BESCH OF BELLEVUE AND CORLIS BATY
OF MAQUOKETA WERE REAPPOINTED TO ANOTHER FOUR YEAR TERM AS
MAGISTRATES. THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATES NOMINATING COMMISSION
INTERVIEWED BOTH CANDIDATES FOR 30 MINUTES YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ARE PHOEBE KECK, LIN REDLING, JON THOMS,
AND ATTORNEYS STEVE KAHLER AND TOM BREUCH. ALL ARE FROM MAQUOKETA
EXCEPT THOMS IS FROM BELLEVUE. BATEY HAS BEEN A MAGISTRATE FOR FOUR YEARS AND BESCH FOR AROUND 33 YEARS.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, KENDRA DAVIS SAID HER CELL PHONE WAS TAKEN
FROM HER VEHICLE PARKED AT LITTLE BEAR PARK THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THANKS TO ALLEN AND PAULINE BODKIN OF IBERIA, MISSOURI AND FORMERLY
OF MAQUOKETA (READERS OF THIS REPORT) FOR THE $20 CHECK FOR FOUR
MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB DUCKS. THEY ARE NOW OFFICIALLY IN THE
JUNE 21ST DUCK RACE. ALLEN SAID DOWN IN THEIR AREA, THEY HAVE HAD
A VERY WET SPRING....LITTLE OVER 3-INCHES OF RAIN LAST WEEK.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB 54TH ANNUAL SCHOLAR BANQUET WAS HELD
MAY 13TH AT THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. DINNER AT 6 AND
PROGRAM AT 6:30, HONORING THE 20 TOP STUDENTS OF THE MCHS 2009 CLASS.
MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN, SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT, WAS THE CHAIRPERSON AND EMCEE OF THE EVENT. NINETEEN WERE PRESENTED A CERTIFICATE AND
ONE WAS ABSENT, COREY MEIER, SON OF JOE AND KARLA MEIER.
IN THE PHOTO ABOVE: 1ST ROW: LEFT TO RIGHT: BETH ENGEL AND TWIN-
SISTER MEGAN ENGEL, DAUGHTERS OF DEAN & JENNIFER ENGEL....BRIANNA BAKER, DAUGHTER OF JEFF & SHERRY BAKER....JENI SCHURBON, DAUGHTER
OF SCOTT & JOAN SCHURBON....ERIC BENTON, SON MICHAEL & PAM BENTON....
2ND ROW: AMANDA BAKER, DAUGHTER OF LARRY & MARY BAKER....TRISHA SPENCE, DAUGHTER OF MARILYN & THE LATE MARK SPENCE....JENNI IHRIG, DAUGHTER OF
BILL & CAROL IHRIG....JORDAN STREET, DAUGHTER OF JILL STREET....JESSA
GOMBERT, DAUGHTER OF MARK & KAREN GOMBERT....3RD ROW: HANNA DAVISON,
DAUGHTER OF JOEL & RENEE DAVISON....JOEY EVANS, SON OF TOM & JOANNE
EVANS....ALI SIMPSON, DAUGHTER OF TOM & LANNIE SIMPSON....SAMANTHA
VEACH, DAUGHTER OF PAT & CINDY VEACH....DILLON O'CONNELL, SON OF
LORAS & SHELLY O'CONNELL....4TH ROW: CALEB MILLER, SON OF HERB &
KATHY MILLER....ETHAN KILBURG, SON OF DALE & NANCY KILBURG....STEPHANIE DAVISON, DAUGHTER OF BILL & THERSA DAVISON....AND ADDIE FELTEN, DAUGHTER OF RON & SHIRLEY FELTEN. GRADUATION CEREMONIES WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 31ST AT 2 P.M. AT THE NEW MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GYM.
THE BACCALAUREATE SERVICE WILL BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MAY 27TH AT THE
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. BOTH EVENTS WILL BE BROADCAST "LIVE" ON KMAQ-FM AND ALSO ON THE WEB SITE OF KMAQ, WWW.KMAQ.COM.
REMEMBER...TO ENLARGE THE PHOTO ABOVE, CLICK-ON THE PHOTO.
THE CLASS MOTTO: "LEARN FROM YESTERDAY, LIVE FOR TODAY, AND DREAM FOR TOMORROW".
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, May 14, 2009
NICE DAY TODAY...WINDY AND HIGH OF 63.
LAST NIGHT, WE GOT 1/3 INCH OF RAIN WHICH WAS NEEDED.
MORE RAIN TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD.
THE SCHOLAR BANQUET WAS LAST NIGHT, SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA
ROTARY. SOMETIME TOMORROW, I WILL HAVE A PHOTO OF THE HONORED
SENIORS.
5 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AROUND 4 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER A 2 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. IN ONE CAR, FOUR FROM DUBUQUE AND THE OTHER CAR WAS DRIVEN BY JANNA KAUFMAN, 59, OF MAQUOKETA. SHE
WAS ALONE. ALL FIVE WERE SAID TO HAVE POSSIBLE OR MINOR INJURIES.
KAUFMAN WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO YIELD ON A THROUGH HIGHWAY.
THE SHAPE -UP JACKSON COUNTY PARTICIPANTS LOST 1,363 POUNDS DURING THE WINTER PROGRAM. THE BEEFY BOYS WON THE COMPETITION WITH AN AVERAGE LOSS OF 17.44 POUNDS LOST PER PERSON. ON THAT TEAM, DON SCHWENKER, CAPTAIN....CHRIS NISSEN....MIKE RICKORDS....BUDDY ATIENZA....DAVE SYBESEMA....
BRUCE ENGEL....NATHAN COMBS.....BRIAN HINGTGEN....AND RICK PRULL.
TAKING SECOND PLACE, THE LUCKY LADIES, WITH AN AVERAGE LOSS OF 13.21 POUNDS PER TEAM MEMBER. ON THAT TEAM: NANCY BUCK, CAPTAIN....
DIANE SAUNDERS....PAM SCHOENTHALER....JULIE BABCOCK.... CARMEN GERLACH,.... KATIE DANIELS....CAROLYN CLARK ....AND NIN FLAGEL.
WHO LOST THE MOST POUNDS? DON ROLLING, 38. THE MOST LOST BY A WOMAN WAS 32 BY ANDREA DOSTAL. THERE WERE 205 PARTICIPANTS, OF THOSE, 163 WERE WOMEN AND 42 MEN.
THE 1ST ANNUAL ART AND CULTURE TOUR WILL BE THIS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY IN MAQUOKETA. SATURDAY FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 3 P.M. AND
SUNDAY FROM 1 UNTIL 5 P.M. THE EVENT, SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA
ART EXPERIENCE, WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW ARTISTS LOCATION, 124 SOUTH MAIN STREET IN MAQUOKETA, THE FORMER LOCATION OF OSTERHAUS
PHARMACY AND YEARS AGO, WHERE THE GREEN MILL CAFE WAS LOCATED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE TOUR, STOP IN. MEET THE LOCAL ARTISTS AND ALSO TRY YOUR HAND AT DOING A PAINTING. YOU MIGHT HAVE TALENT YOU NEVER THOUGH POSSIBLE. VISIT THE OLD CITY HALL GALLERY TOO.
ARTISTS ARE HAVING FUN IN MAQUOKETA. AND NON-ARTISTS ARE HAVING
FUN WATCHING....AND LEARNING.
IT IS TIME TO END ANOTHER REPORT.....AND TIME TO REMIND YOU TO BUY A ROTARY DUCK SOON! FROM ME...OR ANY ROTARIAN.
DENNIS VOY
LAST NIGHT, WE GOT 1/3 INCH OF RAIN WHICH WAS NEEDED.
MORE RAIN TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD.
THE SCHOLAR BANQUET WAS LAST NIGHT, SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA
ROTARY. SOMETIME TOMORROW, I WILL HAVE A PHOTO OF THE HONORED
SENIORS.
5 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AROUND 4 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER A 2 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. IN ONE CAR, FOUR FROM DUBUQUE AND THE OTHER CAR WAS DRIVEN BY JANNA KAUFMAN, 59, OF MAQUOKETA. SHE
WAS ALONE. ALL FIVE WERE SAID TO HAVE POSSIBLE OR MINOR INJURIES.
KAUFMAN WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO YIELD ON A THROUGH HIGHWAY.
THE SHAPE -UP JACKSON COUNTY PARTICIPANTS LOST 1,363 POUNDS DURING THE WINTER PROGRAM. THE BEEFY BOYS WON THE COMPETITION WITH AN AVERAGE LOSS OF 17.44 POUNDS LOST PER PERSON. ON THAT TEAM, DON SCHWENKER, CAPTAIN....CHRIS NISSEN....MIKE RICKORDS....BUDDY ATIENZA....DAVE SYBESEMA....
BRUCE ENGEL....NATHAN COMBS.....BRIAN HINGTGEN....AND RICK PRULL.
TAKING SECOND PLACE, THE LUCKY LADIES, WITH AN AVERAGE LOSS OF 13.21 POUNDS PER TEAM MEMBER. ON THAT TEAM: NANCY BUCK, CAPTAIN....
DIANE SAUNDERS....PAM SCHOENTHALER....JULIE BABCOCK.... CARMEN GERLACH,.... KATIE DANIELS....CAROLYN CLARK ....AND NIN FLAGEL.
WHO LOST THE MOST POUNDS? DON ROLLING, 38. THE MOST LOST BY A WOMAN WAS 32 BY ANDREA DOSTAL. THERE WERE 205 PARTICIPANTS, OF THOSE, 163 WERE WOMEN AND 42 MEN.
THE 1ST ANNUAL ART AND CULTURE TOUR WILL BE THIS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY IN MAQUOKETA. SATURDAY FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 3 P.M. AND
SUNDAY FROM 1 UNTIL 5 P.M. THE EVENT, SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA
ART EXPERIENCE, WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW ARTISTS LOCATION, 124 SOUTH MAIN STREET IN MAQUOKETA, THE FORMER LOCATION OF OSTERHAUS
PHARMACY AND YEARS AGO, WHERE THE GREEN MILL CAFE WAS LOCATED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE TOUR, STOP IN. MEET THE LOCAL ARTISTS AND ALSO TRY YOUR HAND AT DOING A PAINTING. YOU MIGHT HAVE TALENT YOU NEVER THOUGH POSSIBLE. VISIT THE OLD CITY HALL GALLERY TOO.
ARTISTS ARE HAVING FUN IN MAQUOKETA. AND NON-ARTISTS ARE HAVING
FUN WATCHING....AND LEARNING.
IT IS TIME TO END ANOTHER REPORT.....AND TIME TO REMIND YOU TO BUY A ROTARY DUCK SOON! FROM ME...OR ANY ROTARIAN.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
RAINY DAY TODAY IN THE TIMBER CITY.
MORE RAIN TONIGHT.
NICE DAY COMING TOMORROW.
RAIN AGAIN FRIDAY AND THEN PRETTY NICE FOR THE WEEKEND.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD THIS WEEK HIRED BRAD MANGLER AS THE HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION LEVEL ONE TEACHER. HE LIVES IN MAQUOKETA AND HAS BEEN TEACHING AT ANAMOSA SINCE 2000.
THE BOARD ALSO HIRED JASON FLEMING AS A SUBSTITUTE BUS DRIVER,
FOR $15.40 AN HOUR.
THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT 5 AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO INTERVIEW TWO COMPANIES BEING CONSIDERED TO DO AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY STUDY FOR THE DISTRICT.
REMEMBER WHEN COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES WHERE HELD AT VARIOUS DATES IN MAY? BOTH WEEKNIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. NOW, MOST ARE HELD THE
SAME SUNDAY. THIS SUNDAY, 7 OF THE12 KMAQ AREA COMMENCEMENTS WILL
BE HELD: EAST CENTRAL, MILES....NORTHEAST, GOOSE LAKE....NORTH CEDAR....OLIN....CALAMUS-WHEATLAND....PRESTON.....AND CENTRAL OF DEWITT .
KMAQ -FM WILL BROADCAST THE EAST CENTRAL AT 12:30 AND PRESTON SERVICE AT 3:00 P.M. KMAQ-AM WILL BROADCAST THE CENTRAL OF DEWITT SERVICE
AT 3:00 P.M. MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE GRADUATION AT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM AT 2 P.M. ON SUNDAY, MAY 31ST. KMAQ WILL BROADCAST THE SERVICE.
THE MCHS BACCALAUREATE SERVICE WILL BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MAY 27TH AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.
TAKE CARE UNTIL MY NEXT REPORT.
DENNIS VOY
MORE RAIN TONIGHT.
NICE DAY COMING TOMORROW.
RAIN AGAIN FRIDAY AND THEN PRETTY NICE FOR THE WEEKEND.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD THIS WEEK HIRED BRAD MANGLER AS THE HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION LEVEL ONE TEACHER. HE LIVES IN MAQUOKETA AND HAS BEEN TEACHING AT ANAMOSA SINCE 2000.
THE BOARD ALSO HIRED JASON FLEMING AS A SUBSTITUTE BUS DRIVER,
FOR $15.40 AN HOUR.
THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT 5 AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO INTERVIEW TWO COMPANIES BEING CONSIDERED TO DO AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY STUDY FOR THE DISTRICT.
REMEMBER WHEN COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES WHERE HELD AT VARIOUS DATES IN MAY? BOTH WEEKNIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. NOW, MOST ARE HELD THE
SAME SUNDAY. THIS SUNDAY, 7 OF THE12 KMAQ AREA COMMENCEMENTS WILL
BE HELD: EAST CENTRAL, MILES....NORTHEAST, GOOSE LAKE....NORTH CEDAR....OLIN....CALAMUS-WHEATLAND....PRESTON.....AND CENTRAL OF DEWITT .
KMAQ -FM WILL BROADCAST THE EAST CENTRAL AT 12:30 AND PRESTON SERVICE AT 3:00 P.M. KMAQ-AM WILL BROADCAST THE CENTRAL OF DEWITT SERVICE
AT 3:00 P.M. MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE GRADUATION AT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM AT 2 P.M. ON SUNDAY, MAY 31ST. KMAQ WILL BROADCAST THE SERVICE.
THE MCHS BACCALAUREATE SERVICE WILL BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MAY 27TH AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.
TAKE CARE UNTIL MY NEXT REPORT.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
WINDY AND NICE DAY TODAY....IN THE 70'S.
RAIN COMING TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, IT WAS LEARNED THAT NOW THAT THE EPA
HAS GRANTED MAQUOKETA $200,000 TOWARD THE CLEAN-UP DOWNTOWN,
THERE ARE STRICT STIPULATIONS ON SPENDING THE MONEY.
SO MANY, THAT IT LOOKS NOW LIKE IT STILL WILL BE MONTHS BEFORE
THE CLEAN-UP WORK CAN BE DONE.
MORE DUCK BUYERS FOR THE ROTARY DUCK RACE HAVE BEEN ADDED TO
THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK.
RUNNING BEHIND....MAYBE MORE NEWS TOMORROW.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN. CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW.
DENNIS VOY
RAIN COMING TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, IT WAS LEARNED THAT NOW THAT THE EPA
HAS GRANTED MAQUOKETA $200,000 TOWARD THE CLEAN-UP DOWNTOWN,
THERE ARE STRICT STIPULATIONS ON SPENDING THE MONEY.
SO MANY, THAT IT LOOKS NOW LIKE IT STILL WILL BE MONTHS BEFORE
THE CLEAN-UP WORK CAN BE DONE.
MORE DUCK BUYERS FOR THE ROTARY DUCK RACE HAVE BEEN ADDED TO
THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK.
RUNNING BEHIND....MAYBE MORE NEWS TOMORROW.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN. CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW.
DENNIS VOY
CLICK-ON THIS PHOTO TO ENLARGE. THIS IS A NEW BENCH THAT WAS PUT JUST
RECENTLY AT THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE. I THINK YOU CAN READ IT ALL,
EXCEPT THE LOWER LEFT NAME, WHICH IS EDITH A. HIETZ. I KNEW WILLIAM N. ALDEN. HE WAS A GOOD KMAQ LISTENER AND I ENJOYED MY VISITS WITH HIM.
HE DIED A COUPLE YEARS AGO, MAYBE MORE.
NICE IDEA, TO LEAVE A BENCH IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PLACES WHERE ONE COULD BE PLACED IN MAQUOKETA. GOOD CLASS PROJECT.
THERE IS ONE IN MEMORY OF MY DAUGHTER CHRISTY, AT ENTRANCE AREA OF
BRIGG'S SCHOOL.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, May 11, 2009
WEATHER IN MAQUOKETA WAS NICE FOR MOTHER'S DAY.
TODAY, NICE AGAIN. RAIN TOMORROW NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
TROY THEDE, OWNER, SAID THE DECKER HOTEL HAD A BUSY MOTHER'S DAY
WITH WELL OVER 300 COMING FOR BREAKFAST BUFFET. HIS MOTHER,
WITH HER RV AND 2 OR 3 DOGS, IS BACK IN TOWN FOR AWHILE. SHE'S IN HER MID 80'S AND KEEPS ON-THE-GO. LIKES TO STOP AT A CASINO NOW AND THEN. TROY WAS THE YOUNGEST OF 12 KIDS. A BROTHER TOM ALSO LIVES IN MAQUOKETA AND WITH WIFE, OWNS AND OPERATES THE SWEET THINGS BAKERY.
MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO SMELL OF ANHYDROUS AT 12:30
SUNDAY MORNING TO EBERHART FARM SERVICE. THERE WAS A LEAK
THERE AND FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE FOR NEARLY AND HOUR WHILE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF.
$5 GAS DRIVE-OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT CASEY'S ON EAST PLATT.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE GOT A REPORT OF A MAILBOX BEING SHOT OVER THE WEEKEND NEAR BELLEVUE, AND A SPRAGUEVILLE MAIN REPORTED HIS TRUCK
WINDOW WAS SHOT AT.
SHORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:15 TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
THE AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETS TONIGHT. THEY HAVE A FEW PROJECTS
THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON, REGARDING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.
THE FLY-IN BREAKFAST THERE, AN ANNUAL EVENT SPONSORED BY THE OPTIMIST
CLUB, WILL BE ON FATHER'S DAY, JUNE 21. MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT.
HELEN BEEDLE, 88, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED YESTERDAY.
THE COMPLETE OBITUARY IS AT THE LAHEY FUNERAL HOME WEB SITE.
RAN INTO MIKE KUMPF AND A DAUGHTER SATURDAY, HERE IN TOWN TO VISIT
HIS MOTHER, ELEANOR. MIKE IS STILL A PROF AT VAPARAISO UNIVERSITY.
HIS MOTHER IS IN A NURSING HOME AND NOT IN GOOD HEALTH. DAD WAS THE LATE PASTOR KUMPF, LONGTIME PASTOR OF FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH.
SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER MIKE AS A GOOD MCHS WRESTLER.
A NEW BEAUTY SHOP DOWNTOWN. TWO CHAIRS. OPEN NOW. MORE LATER.
IT IS WHERE BRENDA'S FLOWERS WAS LOCATED.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA, MAY 28TH. THAT NIGHT, MAQUOKETA STATE BANK WILL HAVE THIER ANNUAL FAMILY NIGHT AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN
THEATRE.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP DINNER FOR TOP 20
SENIORS IS THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE METHODIST COMMUNITY ROOM.
THE NEW MAQUOKETA LIONS CLUB HELD A NICE CHARTER NIGHT BANQUET
SATURDAY NIGHT AT MICHEL'S HALL. 36 MEMBERS. OFFICERS ARE:
TOM DEVINE, PRESIDENT.....DENNIS GILSON, VICE PRESIDENT....TOM STEWART,
SECRETARY....STEVEN FOWLER, TREASURER. THE LIONS CLUBS IN DELMAR
AND LOW MOR GOT THE NEW CLUB STARTED. GUEST SPEAKER SATURDAY NIGHT WAS PAST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR FROM WASHINGTON, IOWA, DAVE STOUFER.
THE CHARTER WAS PRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR, CONNIE INMAN OF MECHANICSVILLE. THERE WERE GUESTS FROM ABOUT A DOZEN LIONS CLUBS IN THE AREA AND MANY BROUGHT A GIFT. THE CLUB HAS ALREADY HAD ONE
SUCCESSFUL FUND RAISER, SELLING FOOD AT THE BEIDLER'S FARM EQUIPMENT CLOSE-OUT SALE AND ITS FIRST COMMUNITY GOOD DEED WAS TO AGREE TO SPONSOR A LITLE LEAGUE TEAM IN MAQUOKETA. THE CLUB MEETS TWICE MONTHLY AT THE NEW YMCA. THERE WAS A LONGTIME LIONS CLUB IN THE
PAST, BUT IT CEASED MEETING AROUND 10 YEARS AGO.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY, NICE AGAIN. RAIN TOMORROW NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
TROY THEDE, OWNER, SAID THE DECKER HOTEL HAD A BUSY MOTHER'S DAY
WITH WELL OVER 300 COMING FOR BREAKFAST BUFFET. HIS MOTHER,
WITH HER RV AND 2 OR 3 DOGS, IS BACK IN TOWN FOR AWHILE. SHE'S IN HER MID 80'S AND KEEPS ON-THE-GO. LIKES TO STOP AT A CASINO NOW AND THEN. TROY WAS THE YOUNGEST OF 12 KIDS. A BROTHER TOM ALSO LIVES IN MAQUOKETA AND WITH WIFE, OWNS AND OPERATES THE SWEET THINGS BAKERY.
MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO SMELL OF ANHYDROUS AT 12:30
SUNDAY MORNING TO EBERHART FARM SERVICE. THERE WAS A LEAK
THERE AND FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE FOR NEARLY AND HOUR WHILE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF.
$5 GAS DRIVE-OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT CASEY'S ON EAST PLATT.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE GOT A REPORT OF A MAILBOX BEING SHOT OVER THE WEEKEND NEAR BELLEVUE, AND A SPRAGUEVILLE MAIN REPORTED HIS TRUCK
WINDOW WAS SHOT AT.
SHORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:15 TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
THE AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETS TONIGHT. THEY HAVE A FEW PROJECTS
THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON, REGARDING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.
THE FLY-IN BREAKFAST THERE, AN ANNUAL EVENT SPONSORED BY THE OPTIMIST
CLUB, WILL BE ON FATHER'S DAY, JUNE 21. MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT.
HELEN BEEDLE, 88, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED YESTERDAY.
THE COMPLETE OBITUARY IS AT THE LAHEY FUNERAL HOME WEB SITE.
RAN INTO MIKE KUMPF AND A DAUGHTER SATURDAY, HERE IN TOWN TO VISIT
HIS MOTHER, ELEANOR. MIKE IS STILL A PROF AT VAPARAISO UNIVERSITY.
HIS MOTHER IS IN A NURSING HOME AND NOT IN GOOD HEALTH. DAD WAS THE LATE PASTOR KUMPF, LONGTIME PASTOR OF FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH.
SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER MIKE AS A GOOD MCHS WRESTLER.
A NEW BEAUTY SHOP DOWNTOWN. TWO CHAIRS. OPEN NOW. MORE LATER.
IT IS WHERE BRENDA'S FLOWERS WAS LOCATED.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA, MAY 28TH. THAT NIGHT, MAQUOKETA STATE BANK WILL HAVE THIER ANNUAL FAMILY NIGHT AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN
THEATRE.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP DINNER FOR TOP 20
SENIORS IS THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE METHODIST COMMUNITY ROOM.
THE NEW MAQUOKETA LIONS CLUB HELD A NICE CHARTER NIGHT BANQUET
SATURDAY NIGHT AT MICHEL'S HALL. 36 MEMBERS. OFFICERS ARE:
TOM DEVINE, PRESIDENT.....DENNIS GILSON, VICE PRESIDENT....TOM STEWART,
SECRETARY....STEVEN FOWLER, TREASURER. THE LIONS CLUBS IN DELMAR
AND LOW MOR GOT THE NEW CLUB STARTED. GUEST SPEAKER SATURDAY NIGHT WAS PAST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR FROM WASHINGTON, IOWA, DAVE STOUFER.
THE CHARTER WAS PRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR, CONNIE INMAN OF MECHANICSVILLE. THERE WERE GUESTS FROM ABOUT A DOZEN LIONS CLUBS IN THE AREA AND MANY BROUGHT A GIFT. THE CLUB HAS ALREADY HAD ONE
SUCCESSFUL FUND RAISER, SELLING FOOD AT THE BEIDLER'S FARM EQUIPMENT CLOSE-OUT SALE AND ITS FIRST COMMUNITY GOOD DEED WAS TO AGREE TO SPONSOR A LITLE LEAGUE TEAM IN MAQUOKETA. THE CLUB MEETS TWICE MONTHLY AT THE NEW YMCA. THERE WAS A LONGTIME LIONS CLUB IN THE
PAST, BUT IT CEASED MEETING AROUND 10 YEARS AGO.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, May 08, 2009
SUNNY AND NICE TODAY...IN THE 70'S.
GLORY BE!
THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED IT HAS RECEIVED THE $200,000
FEDERAL GRANT TO HELP CLEAN UP THE DOWNTOWN FIRE DEBRIS.
WITH THE EPA GRANT, THE CITY NOW HAS OVER $400,000 TO DO THE JOB.
MAYOR TOM MESSERLI SAID NOW THAT THE EPA FEDERAL GRANT HAS BEEN
SECURED, THE CITY CAN MOVE FORWARD TO GET THE AREA CLEANED UP.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
GLORY BE!
THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED IT HAS RECEIVED THE $200,000
FEDERAL GRANT TO HELP CLEAN UP THE DOWNTOWN FIRE DEBRIS.
WITH THE EPA GRANT, THE CITY NOW HAS OVER $400,000 TO DO THE JOB.
MAYOR TOM MESSERLI SAID NOW THAT THE EPA FEDERAL GRANT HAS BEEN
SECURED, THE CITY CAN MOVE FORWARD TO GET THE AREA CLEANED UP.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, May 07, 2009
PARTY CLOUDY TODAY....SOME RAIN AROUND 3 THIS AFTERNOON.....NOW THE SUN IS SHINING AGAIN.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: SOMEONE HAS TAKEN A TURTLE FROM A MAQUOKETA BACK YARD. ANGIE KOONTZ, 115 N. OLIVE STREET, REPORTED TO THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 4:28 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT A BOXED TURTLE
HAD BEEN IN HER BACKYARD IN A CAGE. SHE SAID THE TURTLE WAS TAKEN
FROM THE CAGE. THE TURTLE IS ORANGE, GREEN AND YELLOW. IF YOU
FIND THE TURTLE, CALL THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT OR ANGIE
KOONTZ.
THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO A SMALL
MOBILE HOME FIRE AT 503 S. VERMONT AT AROUND 7 LAST NIGHT. TURNED OUT
THAT A SMALL TRAILER NEXT TO THE GARAGE WAS ON FIRE. FIREMEN SPENT
ABOUT 30 MINUTES AT THE SCENE.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: SOMEONE HAS TAKEN A TURTLE FROM A MAQUOKETA BACK YARD. ANGIE KOONTZ, 115 N. OLIVE STREET, REPORTED TO THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 4:28 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT A BOXED TURTLE
HAD BEEN IN HER BACKYARD IN A CAGE. SHE SAID THE TURTLE WAS TAKEN
FROM THE CAGE. THE TURTLE IS ORANGE, GREEN AND YELLOW. IF YOU
FIND THE TURTLE, CALL THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT OR ANGIE
KOONTZ.
THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO A SMALL
MOBILE HOME FIRE AT 503 S. VERMONT AT AROUND 7 LAST NIGHT. TURNED OUT
THAT A SMALL TRAILER NEXT TO THE GARAGE WAS ON FIRE. FIREMEN SPENT
ABOUT 30 MINUTES AT THE SCENE.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY...NO RAIN...AND HIGH OF 75. RAIN IS IN OUR FORECAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD HAS HIRED A NEW PRINCIPAL FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. CHRISTINE SNELL WILL START AUGUST 1ST. SHE COMES FROM
WESTERN IOWA, BUT IS A CLINTON NATIVE. AT THE WEST HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL, SHE HAS BEEN THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE GRADES 7-12 BUILDING FOR THE PAST
FOUR YEARS.
THE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT SPENT $63,965 FOR A PAVEMENT PATCHER TO FIX POTHOLES IN THE CITY. THE MACHINE WILL ALLOW THE CITY STREET DEPARTMENT TO BE MORE SELF SUFFICIENT AND NOT HAVE TO RELY
ON CONTRACTORS. LAST YEAR, THE CITY SPENT $21,000 TO HAVE CONTRACTORS PATCH POT HOLES. SO...THE MACHINE IS SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR ITSELF IN SEVERAL YEARS AND LAST ABOUT 20 YEARS.
POWER WAS OUT AROUND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT FOR 90 MINUTES...IN SOME PARTS OF THE CITY. A RACCOON GOT INTO A TRANSFORMER AND CAUSED THE OUTAGE.
MAY IS IOWA EGG MONTH. IOWA EGG PRODUCERS LEAD THE NATION IN
EGG PRODUCTION, PRODUCING AROUND 14-BILLION EGGS PER YEARS.
THAT IS, THEIR CHICKENS DO IT.
EAT EGGS AND HELP IOWA. FOR MORE INFO, GO TO www.iowaegg.org.
I LOVE EGGS!
I'VE BEEN TOLD.....OPRAH IS GIVING AWAY A FREE KFC CHICKEN DINNER TODAY (TUESDAY) ONLY....ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.
GO TO HER WEB SITE FOR COUPON. THE COUPON WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TODAY, BUT CAN BE USED LATER. SHUCKS....NO KFC IN MAQUOKETA.
DENNIS VOY
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD HAS HIRED A NEW PRINCIPAL FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. CHRISTINE SNELL WILL START AUGUST 1ST. SHE COMES FROM
WESTERN IOWA, BUT IS A CLINTON NATIVE. AT THE WEST HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL, SHE HAS BEEN THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE GRADES 7-12 BUILDING FOR THE PAST
FOUR YEARS.
THE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT SPENT $63,965 FOR A PAVEMENT PATCHER TO FIX POTHOLES IN THE CITY. THE MACHINE WILL ALLOW THE CITY STREET DEPARTMENT TO BE MORE SELF SUFFICIENT AND NOT HAVE TO RELY
ON CONTRACTORS. LAST YEAR, THE CITY SPENT $21,000 TO HAVE CONTRACTORS PATCH POT HOLES. SO...THE MACHINE IS SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR ITSELF IN SEVERAL YEARS AND LAST ABOUT 20 YEARS.
POWER WAS OUT AROUND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT FOR 90 MINUTES...IN SOME PARTS OF THE CITY. A RACCOON GOT INTO A TRANSFORMER AND CAUSED THE OUTAGE.
MAY IS IOWA EGG MONTH. IOWA EGG PRODUCERS LEAD THE NATION IN
EGG PRODUCTION, PRODUCING AROUND 14-BILLION EGGS PER YEARS.
THAT IS, THEIR CHICKENS DO IT.
EAT EGGS AND HELP IOWA. FOR MORE INFO, GO TO www.iowaegg.org.
I LOVE EGGS!
I'VE BEEN TOLD.....OPRAH IS GIVING AWAY A FREE KFC CHICKEN DINNER TODAY (TUESDAY) ONLY....ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.
GO TO HER WEB SITE FOR COUPON. THE COUPON WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TODAY, BUT CAN BE USED LATER. SHUCKS....NO KFC IN MAQUOKETA.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, May 04, 2009
IT HAS BEEN A NICE DAY....HIGH IN 70'S. RAIN COMING TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.'
WHILE DOING THE AUCTION SHOW SATURDAY, AT THE 10 A.M. NEWS BREAK,
A MAQUOKETAN FROM WAY BACK STOPPED IN.
BERNIE AULWES, MAQUKETA CITY MANAGER FROM 1964 - 69 AND BEFORE THAT,
CITY FINANCE OFFICER. LOOKED GOOD.....LITTLE GRAY HAIR OF COURSE.
RETIRED AND LIVING IN SOUTHERN IOWA. I ONLY HAD A COUPLE MINUTES TO TALK TO HIM AND TOLD HIM TO EMAIL ME WITH MORE INFO ON WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING SINCE LEAVING TOWN. SO, WHEN I HEAR FROM HIM, I'LL PASS ON MORE
INFORMATION. WAS A GOOD CITY MANAGER.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOLS EDUCATION FUND BREAKFAST WAS HELD THIS MORNING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. ESTABLISHED 6 YEARS AGO, IN ITS FIRST 5 YEARS, IT HAS DISTRIBUTED $72,000 TO ENHANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. TRACY WALLER, CHAIRPERSON OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND MEMBER JANE SCHMIDT CONDUCTED THE PROGRAM. WALLER GAVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE JERRY ANDRESEN. ANDRESEN'S WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE AT THE BREAKFAST. $4,500 HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THE FAMILY TO THE EDUCATION FUND, LAST MONTH, AND THE LARGEST MEMORIAL TO DATE.
THEN RECIPIENTS OF THIS YEAR'S GRANTS WERE ANNOUNCED. THE LARGEST OF $4,448 WENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROGRAM AND WILL BE USED
FOR A INTERACTIVE GEOMETRY SYSTEM. $4,268 AWAS GIVE FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER. SEVERAL GRANTS WERE AWARDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF 8 ELMOS, THE LATEST IN PROJECTION SYSTEMS. THEN A GRANT FOR $1,814 FOR A WIND TUNNEL FOR CO2 CARS.....$300 FOR BOOKS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL....$600 FOR CIRCLE BOOKS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL. $299 FOR BETTER PARENTS MATERIALS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.....$663 FOR HOSA BOWL MATERIALS TO HELP TEACH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY.....AND $807 FOR NEW SEWING MACHINES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. ANYONE CAN GIVE TO THE EDUCATION FUND AND THIS MONEY MAKES AN IMPACT ON THE EDUCATION OF MAQUOKETA STUDENTS BY FUNDING PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE NORMAL SCHOOL BUDGET.
GOT AN EMAIL FROM JERRY AND DOROTHY RASMUSSEN, WHO HAVE BEEN AT
THEIR NEW HOME IN EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, FOR NEARLY A MONTH
ALREADY. THEY ARE 15 MINUTES FROM SON PHIL'S HOME. JERRY SAID
THEY ARE NOW PRETTY WELL SETTLED AFTER A HECTIC MONTH. HE DIDN'T SAY HOW HE LIKED IT OUT THERE. BUT, I BET THEY DO. HE IS KEEPING UP WITH MAQUOKETA NEWS WITH THIS DAILY REPORT. I HAVE HIS EMAIL ADDRESS AND REGULAR MAIL ADDRESS IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE IT. I BELIEVE THEIR CONDO IN MAQUOKETA HAS NOT YET BEEN SOLD.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
WEDNESDAY.'
WHILE DOING THE AUCTION SHOW SATURDAY, AT THE 10 A.M. NEWS BREAK,
A MAQUOKETAN FROM WAY BACK STOPPED IN.
BERNIE AULWES, MAQUKETA CITY MANAGER FROM 1964 - 69 AND BEFORE THAT,
CITY FINANCE OFFICER. LOOKED GOOD.....LITTLE GRAY HAIR OF COURSE.
RETIRED AND LIVING IN SOUTHERN IOWA. I ONLY HAD A COUPLE MINUTES TO TALK TO HIM AND TOLD HIM TO EMAIL ME WITH MORE INFO ON WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING SINCE LEAVING TOWN. SO, WHEN I HEAR FROM HIM, I'LL PASS ON MORE
INFORMATION. WAS A GOOD CITY MANAGER.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOLS EDUCATION FUND BREAKFAST WAS HELD THIS MORNING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. ESTABLISHED 6 YEARS AGO, IN ITS FIRST 5 YEARS, IT HAS DISTRIBUTED $72,000 TO ENHANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. TRACY WALLER, CHAIRPERSON OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND MEMBER JANE SCHMIDT CONDUCTED THE PROGRAM. WALLER GAVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE JERRY ANDRESEN. ANDRESEN'S WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE AT THE BREAKFAST. $4,500 HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THE FAMILY TO THE EDUCATION FUND, LAST MONTH, AND THE LARGEST MEMORIAL TO DATE.
THEN RECIPIENTS OF THIS YEAR'S GRANTS WERE ANNOUNCED. THE LARGEST OF $4,448 WENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROGRAM AND WILL BE USED
FOR A INTERACTIVE GEOMETRY SYSTEM. $4,268 AWAS GIVE FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER. SEVERAL GRANTS WERE AWARDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF 8 ELMOS, THE LATEST IN PROJECTION SYSTEMS. THEN A GRANT FOR $1,814 FOR A WIND TUNNEL FOR CO2 CARS.....$300 FOR BOOKS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL....$600 FOR CIRCLE BOOKS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL. $299 FOR BETTER PARENTS MATERIALS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.....$663 FOR HOSA BOWL MATERIALS TO HELP TEACH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY.....AND $807 FOR NEW SEWING MACHINES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. ANYONE CAN GIVE TO THE EDUCATION FUND AND THIS MONEY MAKES AN IMPACT ON THE EDUCATION OF MAQUOKETA STUDENTS BY FUNDING PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE NORMAL SCHOOL BUDGET.
GOT AN EMAIL FROM JERRY AND DOROTHY RASMUSSEN, WHO HAVE BEEN AT
THEIR NEW HOME IN EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, FOR NEARLY A MONTH
ALREADY. THEY ARE 15 MINUTES FROM SON PHIL'S HOME. JERRY SAID
THEY ARE NOW PRETTY WELL SETTLED AFTER A HECTIC MONTH. HE DIDN'T SAY HOW HE LIKED IT OUT THERE. BUT, I BET THEY DO. HE IS KEEPING UP WITH MAQUOKETA NEWS WITH THIS DAILY REPORT. I HAVE HIS EMAIL ADDRESS AND REGULAR MAIL ADDRESS IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE IT. I BELIEVE THEIR CONDO IN MAQUOKETA HAS NOT YET BEEN SOLD.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
WHEN I LEFT MY HOME AT 6 THIS MORNING, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE
DISPLAY ON FRONT LAWN.
LOOKS LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING RICH AND SHIRLEY CURRENT MIGHT DO.
RETIRED FOLKS CAN DO THESE THINGS.
MUST HAVE BEEN A LITTLE HARD FOR THEM TO STAY UP LATE....
I DID NOT SEE OR HEAR THEM DO IT.
ANYWAY...MY THANKS.
DENNIS VOY
THIS IS CRAIG SCHROEDER AND HIS FIANCE' MARIA. THEY MET AT MY 61 DRIVE-IN
THEATRE 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN TO THE DRIVE-IN OFTEN SINCE THEN.
CRAIG EMAILED ME A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO PROPOSE
TO MARIA AT THE DRIVE-IN. AND THIS HAPPENED THIS PAST FRIDAY NIGHT AROUND 8:30. HE HAD ARRANGED FOR THE FLOWERS TO BE DELIVERED TO KMAQ DURING THE DAY AND I TOOK THEM OUT FRIDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL PATRONS SAW HIM GET ON HIS KNEE IN FRONT OF CAR AND PROPOSE TO MARIA .....SHE SAID YES. LATER AT CONCESSION STAND WHEN I TOOK THIS PHOTO, MARIA STILL HAD TEARS IN HER EYES. NOTE THE SPECIAL SHIRT THEY ARE WEARING THAT THEY HAVE HAD FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND WEAR EVERYTIME THEY VISIT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE. THEY WERE BOTH HAPPY. SHE IS FROM DYERSVILLE AND GOES TO ST. AMBROSE UNIVERSITY AND HE IS FROM KIELER, WISCONSIN AND WORKS FOR A CREAMERY IN DUBUQUE AND TO COLLEGE AT WHITEWATER. NO WEDDING PLANS YET. NICE COUPLE. LAST MARRIAGE PROPOSALS (2) AT THE DRIVE-IN (NONE LAST YEAR) WERE IN 2007. NO MARRIAGE OUT THERE YET.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, May 01, 2009
THE WEATHER SHOULD BE GOOD TOMORROW SO THE FIRST NIGHT OF STOCK CAR RACING CAN TAKE PLACE AT THE RACEWAY ON THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS. BAD WEATHER THE PAST TWO SATURDAYS FORCED PROMOTER
BOB WAGENER TO POSTPONE OPENING NIGHT. HERE IS THE CAR TO BEAT!! THE BIG 2 B....THE KMAQ CAR. ACTUALLY, OWNED AND DRIVEN BY KEVIN BRAME, SON OF MR. AND MRS. RANDY BRAME OF RURAL MAQUKETA. THE BRAMES OWN C & R TIRES ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA. THIS PHOTO JUST TAKEN DAYS AGO SHOWS THE BEAUTIFUL RACE CAR READY FOR THE 2009 SEASON. GOOD LUCK KEVIN!!~
CLICK ON THIS PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
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