MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY.
AFTER A TWO HOUR DELIBERATION, A JACKSON COUNTY JURY FOUND TERRY
PINAIRE OF MAQUOKETA GUILTY ON THEFT IN THE FIRST DEGREE AND BURGLARY
IN THE THIRD DEGREE CHARGES. THE JURY CAME BACK AFTER THEIR DELIBERATIONS JUST AFTER 1 THIS AFTERNOON. THE TRIAL BEGAN AT NOON YESTERDAY. SENTENCING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR JULY 31. HE FACES UP TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON. PINAIRE WAS DRESSED IN JAIL ISSUED ORANGE SHORTS, SANDALS AND A WHITE T-SHIRT WORN INSIDE OUT. HE MADE NO COMMENT DURING THE GUILTY ANNOUNCEMENT. HIS ATTORNEY, JOHN KIES, SAID AFTER THAT THEY MOST LIKELY WILL APPEAL THE VERDICT AND MAY REQUEST A NEW TRIAL. PINAIRE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF BREAKING INTO IRENE WYATT'S HOUSE IN EARLY MARCH AND TAKING $21,000 IN CASH AND OTHER ITEMS.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN TODAY.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, June 29, 2009
SUNNY AND BREEZY TODAY...HIGH OF 76. SECOND GREAT WEATHER DAY IN A ROW.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN HAS UNDERGONE SURGERY FOR INJURIES SHE RECEIVED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH LAST NIGHT NEAR SPRINGBROOK. KELLY SCHMIDT, AGE 46,
WAS TAKEN BY BELLEVUE AMBULANCE TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL AND THEN AIRLIFTED TO GENESIS IN DAVENPORT AFTER THE 5:12 P.M. ACCIDENT SUNDAY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGBROOK. HER SPLEEN WAS REMOVED IN SURGERY THIS MORNING AND SHE IS RECOVERING WELL. SHE WAS DRIVING HER MOTORCYCLE AND HIT A WASHOUT IN THE ROAD AND SHE LOST CONTROL. SHE WAS WEARING A HELMET. HER HUSBAND, DENNIS, WAS RIDING HIS OWN MOTORCYCLE.
MAQUOKETA POLICE CHARGED NUMEROUS TEENAGERS THAT WERE AT AN UNDER-AGE BEER PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT AT 710 VINE STREET. MOST WERE AGE UNDER 18. POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE HOME AT 10:43 SATURDAY NIGHT TO A REPORT OF LOUD MUSIC. POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA SAID SOME OF THE YOUTH RAN FROM OFFICERS. THE CHIEF SAID ALL BUT ONE OF THE YOUTH WERE GIVEN PRELIMINARY BREATH TESTS. SOME TESTED ZERO FOR ALCOHOL AND SOME TESTED POSITIVE AND WERE CHARGED. THEY NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME.'
THE FREE LUNCH AT A DAIRY FARM WAS A BIG SUCCESS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
AROUND 14-HUNDRED ATTENDED THE EVENT BETWEEN 1 AND 4 AT THE MITZIE BLANCHARD DAIRY FARM JUST SOUTH OF CHARLOTTE. THEY MILK 800 AT THE FARM. THE EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY ASSOCIATION.
SPEICIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:15 TODAY. IT WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE CURRENT BUDGET. ALSO, A PUBLIC HEARING ON SPECS FOR THE WATER TOWER MODIFICATION AND REPAINTING PROJECT. ALSO, THE NORTH AND SOUTH MAIN STREET WORK WILL BE DISCUSSED.
WALTER HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA IS 100 TODAY. HE IS A RETIRED FARMER, AFTER FARMING 60 YEARS NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. CHILDREN LIVING IN THIS AREA ARE MARY KAY FLENKER OF MAQUOKETA, LARRY HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA, AND RICHARD HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA.
CHARLOTTE DICKINSON WILL BE 100 JULY 3RD. SHE NOW LIVES IN A NURSING HOME IN ANKENY. SHE ENJOYS GETTING CARDS. HER ADDRESS IS CHARLOTTE DICKINSON, % MARJORIE METHENY, 2868 NW NORTH CREEK CIRCLE. ANKENY, IA 50023. HE LATE HUSBAND HENRY WAS A LONGTIME MCHS SCIENCE TEACHER.
JERRY RASMUSSEN WILL BE 89 TOMORROW. HE AND DOROTHY NOW LIVE
AT WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON. I KNOW HE READS THIS DAILY .. SO...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERRY.
HE WAS ONE OF THE MORNING COFFEE GUYS AT THE DECKER UNTIL MOVING WEST THIS SPRING. HE KICKED A LOT OF TIRES IN HIS DAY. BUT, NEVER TURNED BACK A SPEEDOMETER. YES...HE WAS (AND STILL IS) AN HONEST GUY....EXCEPT MAYBE WHEN HE REPORTED HIS GOLF SCORE. NO...ONLY KIDDING...HE WAS A PRETTY GOOD GOLFER, BUT NOT AS GOOD AS HIS DAD BLONDIE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN HAS UNDERGONE SURGERY FOR INJURIES SHE RECEIVED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH LAST NIGHT NEAR SPRINGBROOK. KELLY SCHMIDT, AGE 46,
WAS TAKEN BY BELLEVUE AMBULANCE TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL AND THEN AIRLIFTED TO GENESIS IN DAVENPORT AFTER THE 5:12 P.M. ACCIDENT SUNDAY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGBROOK. HER SPLEEN WAS REMOVED IN SURGERY THIS MORNING AND SHE IS RECOVERING WELL. SHE WAS DRIVING HER MOTORCYCLE AND HIT A WASHOUT IN THE ROAD AND SHE LOST CONTROL. SHE WAS WEARING A HELMET. HER HUSBAND, DENNIS, WAS RIDING HIS OWN MOTORCYCLE.
MAQUOKETA POLICE CHARGED NUMEROUS TEENAGERS THAT WERE AT AN UNDER-AGE BEER PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT AT 710 VINE STREET. MOST WERE AGE UNDER 18. POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE HOME AT 10:43 SATURDAY NIGHT TO A REPORT OF LOUD MUSIC. POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA SAID SOME OF THE YOUTH RAN FROM OFFICERS. THE CHIEF SAID ALL BUT ONE OF THE YOUTH WERE GIVEN PRELIMINARY BREATH TESTS. SOME TESTED ZERO FOR ALCOHOL AND SOME TESTED POSITIVE AND WERE CHARGED. THEY NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME.'
THE FREE LUNCH AT A DAIRY FARM WAS A BIG SUCCESS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
AROUND 14-HUNDRED ATTENDED THE EVENT BETWEEN 1 AND 4 AT THE MITZIE BLANCHARD DAIRY FARM JUST SOUTH OF CHARLOTTE. THEY MILK 800 AT THE FARM. THE EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY ASSOCIATION.
SPEICIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:15 TODAY. IT WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE CURRENT BUDGET. ALSO, A PUBLIC HEARING ON SPECS FOR THE WATER TOWER MODIFICATION AND REPAINTING PROJECT. ALSO, THE NORTH AND SOUTH MAIN STREET WORK WILL BE DISCUSSED.
WALTER HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA IS 100 TODAY. HE IS A RETIRED FARMER, AFTER FARMING 60 YEARS NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. CHILDREN LIVING IN THIS AREA ARE MARY KAY FLENKER OF MAQUOKETA, LARRY HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA, AND RICHARD HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA.
CHARLOTTE DICKINSON WILL BE 100 JULY 3RD. SHE NOW LIVES IN A NURSING HOME IN ANKENY. SHE ENJOYS GETTING CARDS. HER ADDRESS IS CHARLOTTE DICKINSON, % MARJORIE METHENY, 2868 NW NORTH CREEK CIRCLE. ANKENY, IA 50023. HE LATE HUSBAND HENRY WAS A LONGTIME MCHS SCIENCE TEACHER.
JERRY RASMUSSEN WILL BE 89 TOMORROW. HE AND DOROTHY NOW LIVE
AT WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON. I KNOW HE READS THIS DAILY .. SO...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERRY.
HE WAS ONE OF THE MORNING COFFEE GUYS AT THE DECKER UNTIL MOVING WEST THIS SPRING. HE KICKED A LOT OF TIRES IN HIS DAY. BUT, NEVER TURNED BACK A SPEEDOMETER. YES...HE WAS (AND STILL IS) AN HONEST GUY....EXCEPT MAYBE WHEN HE REPORTED HIS GOLF SCORE. NO...ONLY KIDDING...HE WAS A PRETTY GOOD GOLFER, BUT NOT AS GOOD AS HIS DAD BLONDIE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Saturday, June 27, 2009
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, A THUNDER AND LIGHTNING STORE PASSED OVER
THE KMAQ AREA, RESULTING IN 3/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN. AT 8 O'CLOCK,
WE WENT TO BLUFF LAKE CATFISH FARM, MAQUOKETA'S MOST POPULAR
RESTAURANT. CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE. SATURDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY,
ITS A BUSY, BUSY NIGHT AT BLUFF LAKE, EVEN ON A STORMY NIGHT.
TODAY WAS TIMBER CITY DAY WITH OVER 80 ENTRIES FOR THE ADVENTURE RACE THIS MORNING (GOOD TURNOUT) AND THIS AFTERNOON, 3 HOURS OF THE POPULAR GARDEN TRACTOR PULL, BY THE JACKSON COUNTY GARDEN TRACTOR CLUB AND
THEIR POPULAR EMCEE BEAR SIEVERDING. LOTS OF KIDS FUN TODAY ALSO
AND TONIGHT, THE DANCE IS GOING ON NOW IN THE DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT.
A SUCCESSFUL EVENT SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
COMES TO AN END AT MIDNIGHT. THE RACE BY THE THE WAY WAS WON BY
LARRY SULLIVAN OF CLINTON, WHO HAD THE WINNING BEST TIME OF THE DAY
OF TWO HOURS, AND TWENTY-FOUR MINUTES.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, June 26, 2009
NICE DAY AGAIN... AROUND 90. RAIN IN FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WHEN
TIMBER CITY DAY IS HELD IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. THE DAY STARTS WITH THE ANNUAL TIMBER CITY ADVENTURE RACE (CANOE, BIKE AND RUN) FROM CANTON TO MAQUOKETA, ENDING UP IN FRONT OF KMAQ. ALSO TOMORROW, TOURS,
KID'S GAMES, BEER GARDEN, "LIVE" MUSIC, GARDEN TRACTOR PULL, AND MORE.
TONIGHT, FROM 6 P.M. UNTIL 6 A.M. TOMORROW, THE JACKSON COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE WALK FOR THE CANCER SOCIETY, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
SUNDAY, BRINGING JUNE DAIRY MONTH TO A CLOSE, A FREE DAIRY LUNCH AT THE BIG 800 HEAD DAIRY FARM JUST NORTH OF CHARLOTTE, SPONSORED BY THE
JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY ASSOCIATION.
THE MAN WHO IS ACCUSED OF STEALING MORE THAN $20,000 FROM THE IRENE WYATT HOME, RURAL MAQUOKETA, ON MARCH 9TH, TERRY PINAIRE, AGE 45, WILL GO ON TRAIL STARTING MONDAY ON THE CHARGE OF THEFT IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
WORD HAS BEEN RECEIVED OF THE DEATH OF EDWARD CLARKE, 89, OF HOOD RIVER, OREGON, AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. SURVIVIORS INCLUDE A SISTER, FERN CLARKE OF MAQUOKETA.
KILEY MILLER AND COREY JAMES OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY, BORN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE MICHELE MILLER AND TIM COFFIN OF MAQUOKETA. AND...TIM AND KATINA RALSTON OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
TIMBER CITY DAY IS HELD IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. THE DAY STARTS WITH THE ANNUAL TIMBER CITY ADVENTURE RACE (CANOE, BIKE AND RUN) FROM CANTON TO MAQUOKETA, ENDING UP IN FRONT OF KMAQ. ALSO TOMORROW, TOURS,
KID'S GAMES, BEER GARDEN, "LIVE" MUSIC, GARDEN TRACTOR PULL, AND MORE.
TONIGHT, FROM 6 P.M. UNTIL 6 A.M. TOMORROW, THE JACKSON COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE WALK FOR THE CANCER SOCIETY, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
SUNDAY, BRINGING JUNE DAIRY MONTH TO A CLOSE, A FREE DAIRY LUNCH AT THE BIG 800 HEAD DAIRY FARM JUST NORTH OF CHARLOTTE, SPONSORED BY THE
JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY ASSOCIATION.
THE MAN WHO IS ACCUSED OF STEALING MORE THAN $20,000 FROM THE IRENE WYATT HOME, RURAL MAQUOKETA, ON MARCH 9TH, TERRY PINAIRE, AGE 45, WILL GO ON TRAIL STARTING MONDAY ON THE CHARGE OF THEFT IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
WORD HAS BEEN RECEIVED OF THE DEATH OF EDWARD CLARKE, 89, OF HOOD RIVER, OREGON, AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. SURVIVIORS INCLUDE A SISTER, FERN CLARKE OF MAQUOKETA.
KILEY MILLER AND COREY JAMES OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY, BORN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE MICHELE MILLER AND TIM COFFIN OF MAQUOKETA. AND...TIM AND KATINA RALSTON OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, June 25, 2009
MID 80'S THIS AFTERNOON. THEN AN ELECTRICAL STORM PASSED THROUGH WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN, DROPPING THE TEMP ABOUT 10 DEGREES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.
NOW, SUNNY AGAIN, BUT THUNERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 TONIGHT.
THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING JUST EAST OF THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE A GRAND OPENING AND OPEN HOUSE ON MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD. MARK THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR.
THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK WILL GET A NEW PARK RANGER THIS
SUMMER. LARRY ZIRKELBACH IS RETIRING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILL BE LEAVING HIS POSITION AT THE CAVES ON AUGUST 20TH.
HE IS TAKING EARLY RETIREMENT FROM THE DNR. HE'S HAD THE JOB HERE
FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AND HAS BEEN WITH THE DNR FOR 23 YEARS.
LARRY AND HIS WIFE, DENISE, PLAN TO MOVE TO THE PRESCOTT, ARIZONA,
AREA. HE SAID DENISE HAS FAMILY IN THE AREA. SHE PLANS TO WORK AS A MENTAL HEALTH NURSE AND HE SAID HE WILL LOOK FOR SOMETHING ONCE THEY GET SETTLED. HE SAID THE MAQUOKETA CAVES POSITION HAS BEEN OPENED FOR TRANSFERS FROM DNR EMPLOYEES.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS WON AGAIN LAST NIGHT AND ANOTHER SHUT OUT.
REPAIR WORK IS BEING DONE TO HIGHWAY 64 THROUGH MAQUOKETA.
SEVERAL DELAYS GOING THROUGH TOWN THAT WAY.
THE RELAY FOR LIFE CANCER WALK IS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, ENDING SATURDAY MORNING, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. JOIN THE WALKERS IF YOU CAN.
DENNIS VOY
NOW, SUNNY AGAIN, BUT THUNERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 TONIGHT.
THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING JUST EAST OF THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE A GRAND OPENING AND OPEN HOUSE ON MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD. MARK THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR.
THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK WILL GET A NEW PARK RANGER THIS
SUMMER. LARRY ZIRKELBACH IS RETIRING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILL BE LEAVING HIS POSITION AT THE CAVES ON AUGUST 20TH.
HE IS TAKING EARLY RETIREMENT FROM THE DNR. HE'S HAD THE JOB HERE
FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AND HAS BEEN WITH THE DNR FOR 23 YEARS.
LARRY AND HIS WIFE, DENISE, PLAN TO MOVE TO THE PRESCOTT, ARIZONA,
AREA. HE SAID DENISE HAS FAMILY IN THE AREA. SHE PLANS TO WORK AS A MENTAL HEALTH NURSE AND HE SAID HE WILL LOOK FOR SOMETHING ONCE THEY GET SETTLED. HE SAID THE MAQUOKETA CAVES POSITION HAS BEEN OPENED FOR TRANSFERS FROM DNR EMPLOYEES.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS WON AGAIN LAST NIGHT AND ANOTHER SHUT OUT.
REPAIR WORK IS BEING DONE TO HIGHWAY 64 THROUGH MAQUOKETA.
SEVERAL DELAYS GOING THROUGH TOWN THAT WAY.
THE RELAY FOR LIFE CANCER WALK IS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, ENDING SATURDAY MORNING, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. JOIN THE WALKERS IF YOU CAN.
DENNIS VOY
LAST WEEK, ON WAY BACK FROM ST. LOUIS, WE STOPPED AT THIS MUSEUM
IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, ABOUT 4 HOURS FROM MAQUOKETA. THEY
WERE EXTREMELY BUSY, EVEN THOUGH A WEEK DAY. IT IS ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS OLD AND WORTH THE TRIP. $8 ADMISSION. MY THIRD VISIT. NANCY'S FIRST TIME THERE. WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO VISIT ABE'S HOME NEARBY OR HIS
GRAVESITE, ALSO IN SPRINGFIELD. AND, DIDN'T GO IN THE LIBRARY, ALSO
NEW, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MUSEUM. TO SEE IT ALL, YOU'LL NEED
ABOUT 3-4 HOURS. IT IS RIGHT DOWNTOWN AND EVERYWHERE AROUND ARE
HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND MANY NEAT RESTAURANTS WITH OUTDOOR DINING
IF YOU LIKE. SPRINGFIELD IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY. SO....LOOKING FOR A GOOD ONE OR TWO DAY VACATION TRIP, GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL MUSEUM...IT IS HIGH TECH ALL THE WAY. IT HAS A LARGE GIFT SHOP AND
CAFE OF COURSE.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
HOT TODAY, BUT A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. 1/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT. JUST OVER 4 INCHES SO FAR THIS JUNE.
THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL BOARD WILL LOOK AT SOME ADDITIONAL CUTS NEXT MONTH AFTER THEY APPROVED A BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR WHICH HAS AN OPERATING DEFICIT. DURING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S BOARD MEETING, THEY APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET WHICH INCLUDES AN APPROXIMATE $400,000 OPERATING LOSS BEFORE TAXES. ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN SAID THE BUDGET DOES NOT INCLUDE THE NEARLY $500,000 ALREADY CUT FROM THE BUDGET. COLEMAN SAID HE WILL ASK THE BOARD TO TAKE A LOOK AT POSSIBLE CUTS IN AREAS WHERE THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT GET MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENTS. THOSE ARE THE SKILLED NURSING AREA, DIALYSIS, AMBULANCE SERVICES, HOME HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MEALS ON WHEELS. BOARD MEMBER GLORIA JORGENSEN SAID BUDGET CUTS SHOULD NOT BE A BIG SURPRISE TO THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. SHE SAID IF THEY (THE BOARD) DON'T DO SOMETHING TO ADJUST THE BUDGET, THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE A HOSPITAL.
NEW REGIONAL EXTENSION DIRECTORS FOR IOWA WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY.
IN THE STATE, THEY ARE CUTTING FROM 99 COUNTY DIRECTORS, TO 20 REGIONAL DIRECTORS. BRUCE BEARINGER WILL BE THE NEW EXTENSION DIRECTOR FOR JACKSON COUNTY. HE HAS HAD THAT POSITION IN BUCHANAN COUNTY.
HE WILL ALSO HAVE DUBUQUE AND DELAWARE COUNTIES. HE STARTS AUGUST 1ST.
MONDAY NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS HIGHSCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM WON A DOUBLE HEADER OVER SOLON, 2 TO 0 AND 4 TO 0. HAILEY BICKFORD AND BROOKLYN KORANDA THREW THE SHUTOUTS. THE CARDINAL GIRLS ARE HAVING A GOOD SEASON. THEY ARE 19 AND 6 OVERALL AND 14 AND 4 IN THE WAMAC CONFERENCE.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT. CHECK THE NEW PHOTOS BELOW. CLICK-ON THEM TO ENLARGE THEM.
DENNIS VOY
THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL BOARD WILL LOOK AT SOME ADDITIONAL CUTS NEXT MONTH AFTER THEY APPROVED A BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR WHICH HAS AN OPERATING DEFICIT. DURING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S BOARD MEETING, THEY APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET WHICH INCLUDES AN APPROXIMATE $400,000 OPERATING LOSS BEFORE TAXES. ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN SAID THE BUDGET DOES NOT INCLUDE THE NEARLY $500,000 ALREADY CUT FROM THE BUDGET. COLEMAN SAID HE WILL ASK THE BOARD TO TAKE A LOOK AT POSSIBLE CUTS IN AREAS WHERE THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT GET MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENTS. THOSE ARE THE SKILLED NURSING AREA, DIALYSIS, AMBULANCE SERVICES, HOME HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MEALS ON WHEELS. BOARD MEMBER GLORIA JORGENSEN SAID BUDGET CUTS SHOULD NOT BE A BIG SURPRISE TO THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. SHE SAID IF THEY (THE BOARD) DON'T DO SOMETHING TO ADJUST THE BUDGET, THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE A HOSPITAL.
NEW REGIONAL EXTENSION DIRECTORS FOR IOWA WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY.
IN THE STATE, THEY ARE CUTTING FROM 99 COUNTY DIRECTORS, TO 20 REGIONAL DIRECTORS. BRUCE BEARINGER WILL BE THE NEW EXTENSION DIRECTOR FOR JACKSON COUNTY. HE HAS HAD THAT POSITION IN BUCHANAN COUNTY.
HE WILL ALSO HAVE DUBUQUE AND DELAWARE COUNTIES. HE STARTS AUGUST 1ST.
MONDAY NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS HIGHSCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM WON A DOUBLE HEADER OVER SOLON, 2 TO 0 AND 4 TO 0. HAILEY BICKFORD AND BROOKLYN KORANDA THREW THE SHUTOUTS. THE CARDINAL GIRLS ARE HAVING A GOOD SEASON. THEY ARE 19 AND 6 OVERALL AND 14 AND 4 IN THE WAMAC CONFERENCE.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT. CHECK THE NEW PHOTOS BELOW. CLICK-ON THEM TO ENLARGE THEM.
DENNIS VOY
THERE HAS BEEN A BIT OF A POPULATION EXPULSION AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER MARSH. SIX BABY TRUMPETER SWANS (CYGNETS) HAVE HATCHED NORTH OF MAQUOKETA AND THEIR PARENTS ARE PART OF THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUMPETER SWAN REINTRODUCTION PROGRAM. THE BABIES HATCHED TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 16TH. VISITORS CAN VIEW THE ACTIVITES OF THE FAMILY, SHOWN ABOVE, FROM A SPOTTING SCOPE ON THE EAST DECK OF THE HURSTVILLE CENTER. VISITORS ARE ASKED NOT TO APPROACH THE FENCE OF THE SWAN ENCLOSURE TO VIEW THE SWANS. CLOSE APPROACHES AGITATE THE ADULTS AND DISRUPT THE CYGNETS RESTING AND FEEDING TIMES. THESE CYGNETS WILL BE RELEASED INTO THE WILD IN THE SPRING OF 2010 WHEN THEY ARE A YEAR OLD. ON WEEKENDS, VOLUNTEERS AT THE CENTER WILL ALSO HAVE SWAN FEATHERS, A TAPE RECORDING OF SWAN SOUNDS AND OTHER ITEMS TO SHARE WITH VISITORS. THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER IS OPEN FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL 4 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND NOON UNTIL 5 P.M. SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. THERE IS NO ADMISSION CHARGE.
DENNIS VOY
I TOOK THIS PHOTO AT THE EAGLES CLUB TODAY JUST AFTER THE WEEKLY MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEETING. AT LEFT, BOARD MEMBER GUS GLASER.
HE SOLD THE MOST DUCKS FOR THE DUCK RACE, OVER 100. SECOND FROM
LEFT, ROTARY TREASURER ASHER SCHROEDER, ABOUT TO PRESENT THE
$1,000 CHECK (LESS TAX) TO FRANNI DEXTER, WHOSE DUCK WON THE RACE
SUNDAY. SHE'S FROM RURAL LOST NATION. AND TO THE FAR RIGHT, ROTARY MEMBER ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER OF MAQUOKETA. HE SOLD THE WINNING DUCK TO FRANNI. SHE'S HOLDING HER WINNING DUCK (#699) AND OF COURSE, GETS TO KEEP IT. SHE MAY SPLIT HER WINNINGS WITH HER 6 CHILDREN. HER HUSBAND
WORKS AS AN ENGINEER FOR AN AVIATION COMPANY IN THE QUAD CITIES.
DENNIS VOY.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
HOT TODAY, 92. SAME FORECAST FOR TOMORROW. SUMMER IS HERE!
ALTHOUGH THE RAIN LIMITED THE NUMBER OF PILOTS WHO FLEW IN TO THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT FOR THE BREAKFAST YESTERDAY, THE EVENT WAS A SUCCESS.
IT WAS AGAIN SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB. ABOUT 650 HAD BREAKFAST, INCLUDING 13 PILOTS. THE 50-50 DRAWING WAS DONE BY THE
AIRPORT COMMISSION AND THE WINNER OF $280 WAS MARY BOCK OF MAQUOKETA.
FUEL CERTIFICATE WINNERS WERE MARTY SPIES OF DEWITT AND DICK KLEIS
OF ZWINGLE.
A MAQUOKETA MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE AFTER A PASSENGER DIED IN AN APRIL SINGLE CAR CRASH ON THE BELLEVUE-CASCADE ROAD. CHARGED WAS DONALD JAMES D.J. McLAUGHLIN. THE PASSENGER IN HIS VEHICLE, RYAN GARIEN, AGE 26, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
TIMBER CITY DAYS ARE THIS WEEKEND. MORE LATER ON THAT EVENT, SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY. TRY TO KEEP COOL.
DENNIS VOY
ALTHOUGH THE RAIN LIMITED THE NUMBER OF PILOTS WHO FLEW IN TO THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT FOR THE BREAKFAST YESTERDAY, THE EVENT WAS A SUCCESS.
IT WAS AGAIN SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB. ABOUT 650 HAD BREAKFAST, INCLUDING 13 PILOTS. THE 50-50 DRAWING WAS DONE BY THE
AIRPORT COMMISSION AND THE WINNER OF $280 WAS MARY BOCK OF MAQUOKETA.
FUEL CERTIFICATE WINNERS WERE MARTY SPIES OF DEWITT AND DICK KLEIS
OF ZWINGLE.
A MAQUOKETA MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE AFTER A PASSENGER DIED IN AN APRIL SINGLE CAR CRASH ON THE BELLEVUE-CASCADE ROAD. CHARGED WAS DONALD JAMES D.J. McLAUGHLIN. THE PASSENGER IN HIS VEHICLE, RYAN GARIEN, AGE 26, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
TIMBER CITY DAYS ARE THIS WEEKEND. MORE LATER ON THAT EVENT, SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY. TRY TO KEEP COOL.
DENNIS VOY
AS PART OF THEIR GRANT-MAKING EFFORTS, THE MAQUOKETA AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS ASSISTED TWO LOCAL EAGLE SCOUTS WITH RECENT PROJECTS THAT BENEFITED THE JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION'S HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER JUST NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. STANDING
OUTSIDE THE CENTER ABOVE, LEFT TO RIGHT, IS TYLER POLK; ANGELA McCOLLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION; AND ANDREW JOHNSON.
REMEMBER...TO ENLARGE PHOTOS, CLICK ON THE PHOTOS.
DENNIS VOY
THE EXISTING WOOD DUCK NESTING BOXES IN THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE
CENTER'S WETLAND WERE DESTROYED WITH THE 2008 FLOODS. THESE BOXES HAD PROVIDED WOOD DUCKS WITH A SAFE PLACE TO NEST AND HATCH THEIR
SPRING DUCKLINGS. ANDREW JOHNSON, FOR HIS EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT,
OVERSAW THE RECREATION OF THESE BOXES, ONCE AGAIN PROVIDING A SAFE
NESTING PLACE FOR THESE WOOD DUCKS, WHICH CAN BE VIEWED FROM THE
IMPROVED VIEWING DECK PICTURED BELOW.
DENNIS VOY
Sunday, June 21, 2009
YESTERDAY(SATURDAY) WAS A PRETTY GOOD DAY, WITH A HIGH IN MID 80'S.
STOCK CAR RACING WAS HELD ON SCHEDULE AND WE HAD A COUPLE HUNDRED CARS AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN. BUT BECAUSE OF RAIN AND THE FORECAST FOR MORE,
ONLY ABOUT 15 CARS FRIDAY NIGHT. STOCK CAR RACING AND DRIVE-IN MOVIE
WATCHING DEPENDS ON GOOD WEATHER. TODAY, SOME LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING AND THEN CLOUDY SKIES AND A LITTLE SUNSHINE LATE IN AFTERNOON.
SUMMER IS HERE. IN THE 90'S TOMORROW.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY DUCK RACE WAS HELD AT NOON TODAY AT THE YMCA POOL. NEARLY 1,000 DUCKS SHOWED UP FOR THE RACE, WHICH WENT
WELL. THE OWNER OF THE WINNING DUCK IS FRAN DEXTER WITH A LOST NATION-ELWOOD PHONE NUMBER. SHE WON $1,000. DUCKS COMING IN 2ND THRU 6TH, AND WINNING $100 FOR THEIR OWNER WERE: RON REIF OF FAIRFIELD AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. ANOTHER $100 WINNER, SUE RIVER OF MAQUOKETA. ALSO SUE ANDERSON AND CITY NOT KNOWN YET. JIM FOSTER OF RURAL MAQUOKETA WAS A WINNER. AND THE FINAL WINNER WAS CHRIS INGSTROM, CITY NOT KNOWN YET.
THANKS TO ALL YOU BOUGHT A DUCK AND HELPED MAKE THE EVENT A SUCCESS
AGAIN. THE ROTARY WILL USE THE PROCEEDS FOR COMMUNITY GOOD.
THIER NEXT PROJECT WILL BE THE ANNUAL SENIORS ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND
BAND CONCERT, COMING ON JULY 1ST AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. THEIR PROJECT IN MAY WAS THE SCHOLARS BANQUET.
THE FLY-IN BREAKFAST TODAY WAS ANOTHER SUCCESS. CHECK THE PHOTOS
BELOW.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
STOCK CAR RACING WAS HELD ON SCHEDULE AND WE HAD A COUPLE HUNDRED CARS AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN. BUT BECAUSE OF RAIN AND THE FORECAST FOR MORE,
ONLY ABOUT 15 CARS FRIDAY NIGHT. STOCK CAR RACING AND DRIVE-IN MOVIE
WATCHING DEPENDS ON GOOD WEATHER. TODAY, SOME LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING AND THEN CLOUDY SKIES AND A LITTLE SUNSHINE LATE IN AFTERNOON.
SUMMER IS HERE. IN THE 90'S TOMORROW.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY DUCK RACE WAS HELD AT NOON TODAY AT THE YMCA POOL. NEARLY 1,000 DUCKS SHOWED UP FOR THE RACE, WHICH WENT
WELL. THE OWNER OF THE WINNING DUCK IS FRAN DEXTER WITH A LOST NATION-ELWOOD PHONE NUMBER. SHE WON $1,000. DUCKS COMING IN 2ND THRU 6TH, AND WINNING $100 FOR THEIR OWNER WERE: RON REIF OF FAIRFIELD AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. ANOTHER $100 WINNER, SUE RIVER OF MAQUOKETA. ALSO SUE ANDERSON AND CITY NOT KNOWN YET. JIM FOSTER OF RURAL MAQUOKETA WAS A WINNER. AND THE FINAL WINNER WAS CHRIS INGSTROM, CITY NOT KNOWN YET.
THANKS TO ALL YOU BOUGHT A DUCK AND HELPED MAKE THE EVENT A SUCCESS
AGAIN. THE ROTARY WILL USE THE PROCEEDS FOR COMMUNITY GOOD.
THIER NEXT PROJECT WILL BE THE ANNUAL SENIORS ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND
BAND CONCERT, COMING ON JULY 1ST AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. THEIR PROJECT IN MAY WAS THE SCHOLARS BANQUET.
THE FLY-IN BREAKFAST TODAY WAS ANOTHER SUCCESS. CHECK THE PHOTOS
BELOW.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
THE MAQUOKETA FLY-IN ANNUAL BREAKFAST WAS A BIG SUCCESS IN MAQUOKETA TODAY DESPITE A LITTLE RAIN. THE EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB AND THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT COMMISSION. I'LL HAVE ATTENDANCE FIGURES LATER IN WEEK. DESPITE CLOUDY CONDITIONS, OVER
A DOZEN PLANES FLEW IN FOR THE BREAKFAST. AND HUNDREDS OF CARS DROVE
IN. AT 10:30, THERE WAS A LINE WAITING TO EAT, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.
BECAUSE OF THE CLOUDS, NO AIRPLANE RIDES OR HELICOPTER RIDES WERE
GIVEN. IT WAS HOT ON THIS FIRST DAY OF SUMMER.
DENNIS VOY
DR. JOE LECHTENBERG SR. (DDS) (RETIRED) WITH HIS WIFE KAY AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, ENJOYED BREAKFAST TODAY AT THE AIRPORT WEST OF MAQUOKETA OFF HIGHWAY 64. JOE DID SOME FLYING IN EARLIER DAYS AT THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT. I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ENJOYED SEEING JOE A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR AT HIS OFFICE ON NORTH MAIN STREET, FOR MANY YEARS SHARED WITH
ANOTHER RETIRED DENTIST, DR. LEO BIEHL. THE BIEHL FAMILY STILL OWNS AND OPERATES THE DAIRY QUEEN ON SOUTH MAIN. AND DOC IS THERE DAILY
MAKING SURE THE POPULAR BUSINESS LOOKS ATTRACTIVE TO THE CUSTOMERS.
THE DRIVE-IN WINDOW ADDED A FEW YEARS AGO IS VERY POPULAR.
DENNIS VOY
THIS WAS AROUND 10:30 AND MOST SEATS TAKEN AT THE FLY-IN BREAKFAST.
PANCAKES, EGGS, SAUSAGE, APPLE SAUCE, ORANGE JUICE, AND COFFEE WAS ON THE MENU....A GREAT $6 BREAKFAST. JACK ROSENBERG WAS SELLING 50-50 RAFFLE TICKETS FOR AN AIRPORT FUND RAISER AND I WILL HAVE THE WINNER OF THAT DRAWING THIS WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, June 19, 2009
I'M BACK.
TOOK A COUPLE DAYS OF VACATION.
WE WENT TO ST. LOUIS TO SEE 42ND ST. AT THE MUNY, SAW THE CARDINALS DEFEAT THE TIGERS, VISITED THE ARCH AND TOOK A BUD BREWERY TOUR. AND ON WAY HOME, STOPPED AT ABE LINCOLN MUSEUM IN SPRINGFIELD.
IT HAS BEEN A HOT WEATHER WEEK.
TODAY, A STORM THIS MORNING PASSED AROUND TO THE NORTH OF MAQUOKETA.
THEN SUNNY SKIES AND DESCENT WEATHER.
THEN...LATE THIS AFTERNOON, ANOTHER STORM ROLLED IN. HEAVY RAIN.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE KMAQ AREA IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY RAIN.
TOMORROW IS SUPPOSED TO BE A VERY GOOD DAY AND SUNDAY, FATHER'S DAY
NOT BAD EITHER. AND MID 80 WEATHER CONTINUES TOMORROW UNTIL AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. SUNDAY IS THE FIRST DAY SUMMER.
PAT BOLLMAN, MAQUOKETA HIGH BOYS BASEBALL COACH, GOT HIS 300TH WIN LAST NIGHT AS A COACH. CONGRATULATIONS.
OUR FM TRANSMITTER GOT HIT IN THIS AFTERNOON'S STORM. WE ARE BACK ON THE AIR, BUT NOT A FULL POWER. MAY BE A FEW DAYS BEFORE WE GET PARTS AND BACK TO FULL POWER. IT TOOK QUITE A IT. SO, NO STREAMING OF THE FM SIGNAL ON YOUR COMPUTER.
THE ROTARY DUCK RACE IS SUNDAY NOON AT THE YMCA. TODAY, ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK, I ENTERED THE NAMES OF 170 NEW DUCK OWNERS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NOW TO 635 . EVERYONE THAT HAS BOUGHT A DUCK SO FAR IS LISTED ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK. THERE HAVE BEEN 13 GUEST BOOK ENTRIES, SO TO FIND YOUR NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO LOOK A BIT, BUT IT IS THERE. AND MORE WILL BE ADDED BEFORE SUNDAY, AS TOMORROW, THE ROTARY WILL BE SELLING DUCKS AT THESIEN'S, FAREWAY AND WALMART FROM 9 AM UNTIL 3 PM.
THE OPTIMIST CLUB-AIRPORT COMMISSION ANNUAL DRIVE-IN, FLY-IN BREAKFAST IS THIS SUNDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT. ALL ARE WELCOME.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
TOOK A COUPLE DAYS OF VACATION.
WE WENT TO ST. LOUIS TO SEE 42ND ST. AT THE MUNY, SAW THE CARDINALS DEFEAT THE TIGERS, VISITED THE ARCH AND TOOK A BUD BREWERY TOUR. AND ON WAY HOME, STOPPED AT ABE LINCOLN MUSEUM IN SPRINGFIELD.
IT HAS BEEN A HOT WEATHER WEEK.
TODAY, A STORM THIS MORNING PASSED AROUND TO THE NORTH OF MAQUOKETA.
THEN SUNNY SKIES AND DESCENT WEATHER.
THEN...LATE THIS AFTERNOON, ANOTHER STORM ROLLED IN. HEAVY RAIN.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE KMAQ AREA IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY RAIN.
TOMORROW IS SUPPOSED TO BE A VERY GOOD DAY AND SUNDAY, FATHER'S DAY
NOT BAD EITHER. AND MID 80 WEATHER CONTINUES TOMORROW UNTIL AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. SUNDAY IS THE FIRST DAY SUMMER.
PAT BOLLMAN, MAQUOKETA HIGH BOYS BASEBALL COACH, GOT HIS 300TH WIN LAST NIGHT AS A COACH. CONGRATULATIONS.
OUR FM TRANSMITTER GOT HIT IN THIS AFTERNOON'S STORM. WE ARE BACK ON THE AIR, BUT NOT A FULL POWER. MAY BE A FEW DAYS BEFORE WE GET PARTS AND BACK TO FULL POWER. IT TOOK QUITE A IT. SO, NO STREAMING OF THE FM SIGNAL ON YOUR COMPUTER.
THE ROTARY DUCK RACE IS SUNDAY NOON AT THE YMCA. TODAY, ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK, I ENTERED THE NAMES OF 170 NEW DUCK OWNERS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NOW TO 635 . EVERYONE THAT HAS BOUGHT A DUCK SO FAR IS LISTED ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK. THERE HAVE BEEN 13 GUEST BOOK ENTRIES, SO TO FIND YOUR NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO LOOK A BIT, BUT IT IS THERE. AND MORE WILL BE ADDED BEFORE SUNDAY, AS TOMORROW, THE ROTARY WILL BE SELLING DUCKS AT THESIEN'S, FAREWAY AND WALMART FROM 9 AM UNTIL 3 PM.
THE OPTIMIST CLUB-AIRPORT COMMISSION ANNUAL DRIVE-IN, FLY-IN BREAKFAST IS THIS SUNDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT. ALL ARE WELCOME.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, June 15, 2009
THE WEEKEND STARTED WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT, AND THEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NO RAIN AND NICE, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY.
TODAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND IN UPPER 70'S.
BAD ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 61 AROUND 6 LAST NIGHT NORTH OF MAQUOKETA BY OTTER CREEK. THE SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVED A MADISON FAMILY OF FIVE, ON FAMILY VACATION GOING TO CALIFORNIA. THE DRIVER, THE 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WITH A RECENTLY ISSUED DRIVER'S PERMIT, LOST CONTROL.
THE MOTHER AND DAD ARE DEAD, AGE 50 AND 44. THE THREE KIDS, 14, 13 AND
10 IN THE HOSPITAL.
A BLACK BEAR WAS WATCHED IN A TREE ALONG THE BELLEVUE-CASCADE
ROAD SATURDAY NIGHT. THE MEDIUM-SIZED BEAR WAS WATCHED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS BY AROUND 100 PEOPLE. THE BEAR WOKE UP, CAME DOWN THE TREE AND TOOK OFF WALKING. THERE WERE OTHER SIGHTINGS EARLIER AT SUGAR CREEK NEAR PRESTON. THE 200 POUND BLACK BEAR IS NOT A THREAT FOR HUMANS OR LIVESTOCK AND LIVES OFF SEEDS AND BERRIES. I MAY HAVE A PHOTO OF IT THIS WEEK ON THIS REPORT.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND IN UPPER 70'S.
BAD ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 61 AROUND 6 LAST NIGHT NORTH OF MAQUOKETA BY OTTER CREEK. THE SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVED A MADISON FAMILY OF FIVE, ON FAMILY VACATION GOING TO CALIFORNIA. THE DRIVER, THE 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WITH A RECENTLY ISSUED DRIVER'S PERMIT, LOST CONTROL.
THE MOTHER AND DAD ARE DEAD, AGE 50 AND 44. THE THREE KIDS, 14, 13 AND
10 IN THE HOSPITAL.
A BLACK BEAR WAS WATCHED IN A TREE ALONG THE BELLEVUE-CASCADE
ROAD SATURDAY NIGHT. THE MEDIUM-SIZED BEAR WAS WATCHED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS BY AROUND 100 PEOPLE. THE BEAR WOKE UP, CAME DOWN THE TREE AND TOOK OFF WALKING. THERE WERE OTHER SIGHTINGS EARLIER AT SUGAR CREEK NEAR PRESTON. THE 200 POUND BLACK BEAR IS NOT A THREAT FOR HUMANS OR LIVESTOCK AND LIVES OFF SEEDS AND BERRIES. I MAY HAVE A PHOTO OF IT THIS WEEK ON THIS REPORT.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, June 12, 2009
PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM AGAIN TODAY. IN UPPER 70'S.
AT THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK, THE BOARD RECEIVED RESIGNATIONS FROM RICHARD BATEY AS MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING COACH.
ALSO FROM CINDY WIESE AS VARSITY GIRL'S TENNIS COACH.
AL EHL, AGE 88, DIED TODAY. HE WAS A FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN AND
COUNTY SUPERVISOR. SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S.
LARRY HAGER CELEBRATED HIS 88TH BIRTHDAY WEDNESDAY. HE NOW LIVES AT THE VETERAN'S HOME IN MARSHALLTOWN. LONGTIME MAQUOKETA SIGN PAINTER.
THE MAQUOKTA CARDINAL BOY'S BASEBALL TEAM HAS WON 6 GAMES SO FAR THIS
SEASON, ALREADY 2 MORE THAN LAST YEAR. YESTERDAY, THEY LOST A DOUBLE - HEADER TO WATERLOO COLUMBUS. PAT BOLLMAN AND RAY CAVANAUGH
ARE CO-COACHES. THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS ARE DOING BETTER. THEY BEAT WATERLOO COLUMBUS TWICE YESTERDAY.
DR. WALLER'S 13 YEAR OLD SON HAD A HOLE IN ONE THIS WEEK AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB COURSE. WHEN I PLAY GOLF, IT TAKES ME 5 STROKES TO GET
ON THE GREEN.
THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN THIS SUNDAY FOR TWO PERFORMANCES.
KMAQ NIGHT AT THE RACES...POSTPONED FROM LAST SATURDAY....IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. WE'LL BE DOING SOME BROADCASTING FROM THE SPEEDWAY
FROM 4:30 UNTIL THE FIRST RACE AT 6.
THE JACKSON COUNTY RODEO IS NEXT WEEK AT RURAL BELLEVUE.
KMAQ HAS A BUS GOING TO THE CARDINALS-BREWERS GAME AT MILWAUKEE JULY 9TH... A THURSDAY AFTERNOON GAME. WE STILL HAVE SEATS LEFT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
AT THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK, THE BOARD RECEIVED RESIGNATIONS FROM RICHARD BATEY AS MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING COACH.
ALSO FROM CINDY WIESE AS VARSITY GIRL'S TENNIS COACH.
AL EHL, AGE 88, DIED TODAY. HE WAS A FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN AND
COUNTY SUPERVISOR. SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S.
LARRY HAGER CELEBRATED HIS 88TH BIRTHDAY WEDNESDAY. HE NOW LIVES AT THE VETERAN'S HOME IN MARSHALLTOWN. LONGTIME MAQUOKETA SIGN PAINTER.
THE MAQUOKTA CARDINAL BOY'S BASEBALL TEAM HAS WON 6 GAMES SO FAR THIS
SEASON, ALREADY 2 MORE THAN LAST YEAR. YESTERDAY, THEY LOST A DOUBLE - HEADER TO WATERLOO COLUMBUS. PAT BOLLMAN AND RAY CAVANAUGH
ARE CO-COACHES. THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS ARE DOING BETTER. THEY BEAT WATERLOO COLUMBUS TWICE YESTERDAY.
DR. WALLER'S 13 YEAR OLD SON HAD A HOLE IN ONE THIS WEEK AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB COURSE. WHEN I PLAY GOLF, IT TAKES ME 5 STROKES TO GET
ON THE GREEN.
THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN THIS SUNDAY FOR TWO PERFORMANCES.
KMAQ NIGHT AT THE RACES...POSTPONED FROM LAST SATURDAY....IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. WE'LL BE DOING SOME BROADCASTING FROM THE SPEEDWAY
FROM 4:30 UNTIL THE FIRST RACE AT 6.
THE JACKSON COUNTY RODEO IS NEXT WEEK AT RURAL BELLEVUE.
KMAQ HAS A BUS GOING TO THE CARDINALS-BREWERS GAME AT MILWAUKEE JULY 9TH... A THURSDAY AFTERNOON GAME. WE STILL HAVE SEATS LEFT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, June 11, 2009
NICE DAY....IN THE MID 70'S.
TWO MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, MARTY HUDRLIK AND BRIAN TABOR, ARE UP FOR ELECTION THIS FALL.
HUDRLIK SAID THIS WEEK THAT HE WILL SEEK RE-ELECTION. TABOR, WHO
LIVES IN BALDWIN, SAID HE HAS NOT DECIDED. NOMINATION PAPERS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE OR THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AT THE COURTHOUSE.
THE FIRST DAY TO FILE IS JULY 6TH AND THE LAST DAY, JULY 30TH. THE ELECTION WILL BE IN SEPTEMBER.
MRS. DAWN HEPKER, AGE 85, OF MARION, DIED THIS MORNING AT A CARE CENTER IN MARION, AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. SHE IS SURVIVED BY A SON, LEIGHTON HEPKER,
IN MAQUOKETA, STATION MANAGER HERE AT KMAQ. ALSO TWO DAUGHTERS, ONE IN TEXAS AND ANOTHER IN MISSOURI, ALSO 3 GRANDCHILDREN AND 1 GREAT-GRANDCHILD. THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE AT THE MURDOCK FUNERAL HOME
IN MARION AT 10 MONDAY MORNING. FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM 2 UNTIL 5 P.M. SUNDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME. MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO THE 1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN MARION. DAWN HEPKER FARMED WITH HER HUSBAND FOR MANY YEARS AT RURAL SPRINGVILLE AND THEN RETIRED IN MARION.
NICE LADY! MOST OF THE TIME WHEN I SAW HER, SHE WAS IN TOWN TO WATCH
GRANDSONS JUSTIN OR ADAM IN A SPORTS EVENT AT MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.
GEORGE GRIFFIN WILL BE 95 MONDAY. HE RETIRED FROM NORTHERN PROPANE IN MAQUOKETA. HE IS A MASON AND ALSO AT ONE TIME, WAS A CITY COUNCILMAN. YOU CAN SEND HIM A CARD TO HIS HOME AT 222 S. MATTESON IN MAQUOKETA.
KAREN HORA OF MAQUOKETA, A 2002 GRAD OF MCHS, RECEIVED HER DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY IN MAY. SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JERRY AND LOUANN HORA OF MAQUOKETA.
LANNY SIMPSON, JACKSON COUNTY FAIR MANAGER, AND MANAGER OF THE
PEARSON MEMORIAL CENTER, IS FINIALLY GETTING AN EXPANDED, LARGER OFFICE. WHEN AT THE FAIR THIS YEAR, JUST OFF THE FRONT LOBBY OF THE LARGE BLUE BUILDING, PEEK THROUGH THE WINDOW AND TAKE A LOOK. THERE HAS BEEN A FULLTIME FAIR MANAGER, WITH AN OFFICE IN THAT BUILDING, FOR 30 YEARS, SINCE NOVEMBER 1979. I HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE PEARSON BOARD ALL THAT TIME AND HIRED THE FIRST MANAGER, TOM CALLAHAN, JUST OUT OF COLLEGE. THAT BUILDING GETS A LOT OF USE YEAR AROUND AND WAS A GIFT TO THE COUNTY BY THE MILES, IOWA LUMBER EXECUTIVE, ALLIE PEARSON.
GOT A FLAG TO FLY THIS SUNDAY? PLENTY OF TIME TO GET ONE!
HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
TWO MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, MARTY HUDRLIK AND BRIAN TABOR, ARE UP FOR ELECTION THIS FALL.
HUDRLIK SAID THIS WEEK THAT HE WILL SEEK RE-ELECTION. TABOR, WHO
LIVES IN BALDWIN, SAID HE HAS NOT DECIDED. NOMINATION PAPERS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE OR THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AT THE COURTHOUSE.
THE FIRST DAY TO FILE IS JULY 6TH AND THE LAST DAY, JULY 30TH. THE ELECTION WILL BE IN SEPTEMBER.
MRS. DAWN HEPKER, AGE 85, OF MARION, DIED THIS MORNING AT A CARE CENTER IN MARION, AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. SHE IS SURVIVED BY A SON, LEIGHTON HEPKER,
IN MAQUOKETA, STATION MANAGER HERE AT KMAQ. ALSO TWO DAUGHTERS, ONE IN TEXAS AND ANOTHER IN MISSOURI, ALSO 3 GRANDCHILDREN AND 1 GREAT-GRANDCHILD. THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE AT THE MURDOCK FUNERAL HOME
IN MARION AT 10 MONDAY MORNING. FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM 2 UNTIL 5 P.M. SUNDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME. MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO THE 1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN MARION. DAWN HEPKER FARMED WITH HER HUSBAND FOR MANY YEARS AT RURAL SPRINGVILLE AND THEN RETIRED IN MARION.
NICE LADY! MOST OF THE TIME WHEN I SAW HER, SHE WAS IN TOWN TO WATCH
GRANDSONS JUSTIN OR ADAM IN A SPORTS EVENT AT MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.
GEORGE GRIFFIN WILL BE 95 MONDAY. HE RETIRED FROM NORTHERN PROPANE IN MAQUOKETA. HE IS A MASON AND ALSO AT ONE TIME, WAS A CITY COUNCILMAN. YOU CAN SEND HIM A CARD TO HIS HOME AT 222 S. MATTESON IN MAQUOKETA.
KAREN HORA OF MAQUOKETA, A 2002 GRAD OF MCHS, RECEIVED HER DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY IN MAY. SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JERRY AND LOUANN HORA OF MAQUOKETA.
LANNY SIMPSON, JACKSON COUNTY FAIR MANAGER, AND MANAGER OF THE
PEARSON MEMORIAL CENTER, IS FINIALLY GETTING AN EXPANDED, LARGER OFFICE. WHEN AT THE FAIR THIS YEAR, JUST OFF THE FRONT LOBBY OF THE LARGE BLUE BUILDING, PEEK THROUGH THE WINDOW AND TAKE A LOOK. THERE HAS BEEN A FULLTIME FAIR MANAGER, WITH AN OFFICE IN THAT BUILDING, FOR 30 YEARS, SINCE NOVEMBER 1979. I HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE PEARSON BOARD ALL THAT TIME AND HIRED THE FIRST MANAGER, TOM CALLAHAN, JUST OUT OF COLLEGE. THAT BUILDING GETS A LOT OF USE YEAR AROUND AND WAS A GIFT TO THE COUNTY BY THE MILES, IOWA LUMBER EXECUTIVE, ALLIE PEARSON.
GOT A FLAG TO FLY THIS SUNDAY? PLENTY OF TIME TO GET ONE!
HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
NICE TODAY...PARTLY SUNNY AND 75.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS WILL HOST A PUBLIC HEARING NEXT WEEK TO GET INPUT ABOUT THE COUNTY PLAN TO LEASE THE WELCOME CENTER AT SABULA TO THE JACKSON COUNTY TOURISM ASSOCIATION. THE REPLICA OF AN OLD ONE-ROOM SCHOOL WOULD BE OPERATED MAINLY BY VOLUNTEERS.
THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD HAS WORKED OUT AN AGREEMENT FOR SHARED SERVICES FOR THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING
JUST EAST OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. MONDAY NIGHT, THE BOARD APPROVED AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE, FOR A FEE, SNOW REMOVAL, MOWING, JANITORIAL
SERVICES, AND EMERGENCY TECH SERVICES TO THE BUILDING.
THE NEW COLLEGE BUILDING IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN FOR CLASSES THIS FALL.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE COLLEGE CLASSES IN THE BUILDING, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
FOR MANY YEARS, SOME CLASSES HAVE BEEN TAUGHT AT THE OLD YOUTH CENTER BUILDING NEXT TO THE OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL. STARTING IN AUGUST, THERE WILL BE MORE CLASSES AND ALL IN THE BEAUTIFUL NEW BUILDING.
SHOULD BE A BIG PLUS FOR MAQUOKETA.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, LAURA STANTON REPORTED THAT SOMEONE HAD THROWN GASOLINE ON HER GARDEN.
DEBBIE BRECHT REPORTED SOMEONE STOLE HER SON'S GO-CART.
JAMES MCCUTCHEON SAID THAT SOME MEDICATIONS WERE TAKEN FROM HIS PLACE ON YALE AVENUE AND TIMBER CITY PLAZA TRUCK STOP SAID SOMEONE
TOOK TWO CELL PHONE BATTERY CHARGERS.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS WILL HOST A PUBLIC HEARING NEXT WEEK TO GET INPUT ABOUT THE COUNTY PLAN TO LEASE THE WELCOME CENTER AT SABULA TO THE JACKSON COUNTY TOURISM ASSOCIATION. THE REPLICA OF AN OLD ONE-ROOM SCHOOL WOULD BE OPERATED MAINLY BY VOLUNTEERS.
THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD HAS WORKED OUT AN AGREEMENT FOR SHARED SERVICES FOR THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING
JUST EAST OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. MONDAY NIGHT, THE BOARD APPROVED AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE, FOR A FEE, SNOW REMOVAL, MOWING, JANITORIAL
SERVICES, AND EMERGENCY TECH SERVICES TO THE BUILDING.
THE NEW COLLEGE BUILDING IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN FOR CLASSES THIS FALL.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE COLLEGE CLASSES IN THE BUILDING, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
FOR MANY YEARS, SOME CLASSES HAVE BEEN TAUGHT AT THE OLD YOUTH CENTER BUILDING NEXT TO THE OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL. STARTING IN AUGUST, THERE WILL BE MORE CLASSES AND ALL IN THE BEAUTIFUL NEW BUILDING.
SHOULD BE A BIG PLUS FOR MAQUOKETA.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, LAURA STANTON REPORTED THAT SOMEONE HAD THROWN GASOLINE ON HER GARDEN.
DEBBIE BRECHT REPORTED SOMEONE STOLE HER SON'S GO-CART.
JAMES MCCUTCHEON SAID THAT SOME MEDICATIONS WERE TAKEN FROM HIS PLACE ON YALE AVENUE AND TIMBER CITY PLAZA TRUCK STOP SAID SOMEONE
TOOK TWO CELL PHONE BATTERY CHARGERS.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, June 08, 2009
WE HAVE HAD SOME RAIN !
ROBERT CHRISTENSEN, OF MAQUOKETA, RETIRED, MEASURES OUR RAINFALL
AND KEEPS TRACK OF IT.
.14 ON SATURDAY
.18 ON SUNDAY
.20 THIS MORNING
AND TOTAL SO FAR THIS MONTH, 1.13 INCHES.
IT HAS BEEN A WET MONTH SO FAR.
TODAY, SUNNY, BREEZY AND IN UPPER 70'S.
LOCAL MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN JOHN DAGUE HAS BEEN NAMED THE GRAND MARSHALL FOR THE 2009 JACKSON COUNTY FAIR. DAGUE HAS BEEN A LONG
TIME ANNOUNCER FOR MANY FAIR EVENTS, INCLUDING THE QUEEN CONTEST AND TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULL. HE OWNS DAGUE FARM EQUIPMENT JUST SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA. THE PARADE WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH.
MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
IT WILL ACTUALLY START AT 5:15 WITH A JOINT MEETING WITH DELWOOD SCHOOL BOARD.
THEN REGULAR MAQUOKETA MEETING TO FOLLOW.
DELWOOD HAS ELEMENTARY CLASSES ONLY IN DELMAR AND FOR MANY YEARS,
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE PART OF MAQUOKETA.
ABOUT 875 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FIREMEN'S BREAKFAST IN MAQUOKETA
YESTERDAY. THAT IS COMPARABLE TO RECENT YEARS. GOOD BREAKFAST.
THE MISS IOWA PAGEANT IS THIS WEEK IN DAVENPORT. ONLY ENTRY
FROM THE KMAQ AREA IS FROM DEWITT......22 YEAR OLD SARAH HYTHECKER.
ON POLICE BLOTTER....KATIE HOWEL OF EAST MAPLE STREET REPORTED LAST NIGHT THAT SOMETIME DURING THE LAST FOUR DAYS, SOMEONE TOOK PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM HER VEHICLE.
FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT OTTO SEEBERGER, AGE 85, DIED SATURDAY,
IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE PATRICIA,
A DAUGHTER AND A SON AND A BROTHER, ED, IN MAQUOKETA.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE PENDING.
THE PHOTO BELOW WAS TAKEN IN 1989.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
ROBERT CHRISTENSEN, OF MAQUOKETA, RETIRED, MEASURES OUR RAINFALL
AND KEEPS TRACK OF IT.
.14 ON SATURDAY
.18 ON SUNDAY
.20 THIS MORNING
AND TOTAL SO FAR THIS MONTH, 1.13 INCHES.
IT HAS BEEN A WET MONTH SO FAR.
TODAY, SUNNY, BREEZY AND IN UPPER 70'S.
LOCAL MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN JOHN DAGUE HAS BEEN NAMED THE GRAND MARSHALL FOR THE 2009 JACKSON COUNTY FAIR. DAGUE HAS BEEN A LONG
TIME ANNOUNCER FOR MANY FAIR EVENTS, INCLUDING THE QUEEN CONTEST AND TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULL. HE OWNS DAGUE FARM EQUIPMENT JUST SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA. THE PARADE WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH.
MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
IT WILL ACTUALLY START AT 5:15 WITH A JOINT MEETING WITH DELWOOD SCHOOL BOARD.
THEN REGULAR MAQUOKETA MEETING TO FOLLOW.
DELWOOD HAS ELEMENTARY CLASSES ONLY IN DELMAR AND FOR MANY YEARS,
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE PART OF MAQUOKETA.
ABOUT 875 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FIREMEN'S BREAKFAST IN MAQUOKETA
YESTERDAY. THAT IS COMPARABLE TO RECENT YEARS. GOOD BREAKFAST.
THE MISS IOWA PAGEANT IS THIS WEEK IN DAVENPORT. ONLY ENTRY
FROM THE KMAQ AREA IS FROM DEWITT......22 YEAR OLD SARAH HYTHECKER.
ON POLICE BLOTTER....KATIE HOWEL OF EAST MAPLE STREET REPORTED LAST NIGHT THAT SOMETIME DURING THE LAST FOUR DAYS, SOMEONE TOOK PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM HER VEHICLE.
FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT OTTO SEEBERGER, AGE 85, DIED SATURDAY,
IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE PATRICIA,
A DAUGHTER AND A SON AND A BROTHER, ED, IN MAQUOKETA.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE PENDING.
THE PHOTO BELOW WAS TAKEN IN 1989.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, June 04, 2009
NICE TODAY. SUNNY AND WARM.
THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT THEIR MEETING THIS
WEEK DISCUSSED AGAIN THE BIODIESEL PLANT EXPANSION, BY GARY DREW.
A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE EXPANSION WAS
ON THE AGENDA, BUT SOME CHANGES WERE MADE. SO THE SUPERVISORS
DECIDED TO START THE PROCESS OVER AND WILL HAVE ANOTHER FIRST
READING NEXT TUESDAY. ADDED TO THE NEW ORDINANCE: A SECURITY SYSTEM INSTALLATION BY JULY 1ST. A SECURITY FENCE, TO BE FINISHED AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. CONTAINERS IN THE FUTURE USED TO STORE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS MUST BE MADE OF STEEL. AND ORDINANCE WILL STATE THAT WASTE FROM THE PLANT (GLYCERIN) CAN BE USED FOR ROAD DUST CONTROL BUT NOT SPREAD ON AGRICULTURAL LAND.
THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA WILLL PROCEED WITH REPLACING ALL THEIR STREET SIGNS WITH THE HELP OF A $4,000 GRANT FROM THE 3-M COMPANY. THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION HAS GIVEN CITIES A 2015 DEADLINE TO REPLACE OLD SIGNS WITH NEW REFLECTIVE ONES. IN ADDITION TO THE $4,000
GRANT, THE CITY WILL HAVE TO COME UP WITH AN ADDITIONAL $12,000.
THANKS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THERE ARE OVER 500 SIGNS TO BE REPLACED.
WENT PAST THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING YESTERDAY.
LOCATED NEXT TO THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS LOOKING GREAT AND
WORK IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. IT WILL OPEN IN AUGUST.
JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH. HAVE SOME ICECREAM TONIGHT.
DENNIS VOY
THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT THEIR MEETING THIS
WEEK DISCUSSED AGAIN THE BIODIESEL PLANT EXPANSION, BY GARY DREW.
A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE EXPANSION WAS
ON THE AGENDA, BUT SOME CHANGES WERE MADE. SO THE SUPERVISORS
DECIDED TO START THE PROCESS OVER AND WILL HAVE ANOTHER FIRST
READING NEXT TUESDAY. ADDED TO THE NEW ORDINANCE: A SECURITY SYSTEM INSTALLATION BY JULY 1ST. A SECURITY FENCE, TO BE FINISHED AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. CONTAINERS IN THE FUTURE USED TO STORE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS MUST BE MADE OF STEEL. AND ORDINANCE WILL STATE THAT WASTE FROM THE PLANT (GLYCERIN) CAN BE USED FOR ROAD DUST CONTROL BUT NOT SPREAD ON AGRICULTURAL LAND.
THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA WILLL PROCEED WITH REPLACING ALL THEIR STREET SIGNS WITH THE HELP OF A $4,000 GRANT FROM THE 3-M COMPANY. THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION HAS GIVEN CITIES A 2015 DEADLINE TO REPLACE OLD SIGNS WITH NEW REFLECTIVE ONES. IN ADDITION TO THE $4,000
GRANT, THE CITY WILL HAVE TO COME UP WITH AN ADDITIONAL $12,000.
THANKS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THERE ARE OVER 500 SIGNS TO BE REPLACED.
WENT PAST THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING YESTERDAY.
LOCATED NEXT TO THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS LOOKING GREAT AND
WORK IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. IT WILL OPEN IN AUGUST.
JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH. HAVE SOME ICECREAM TONIGHT.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
NO RAIN LAST NIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY, VERY LIGHT RAIN AND COOL TODAY.
THE MAQUOKETA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HELD THEIR "END OF THE YEAR"
BANQUET LAST NIGHT AT THE BLUFF LAKE CATFISH FARM, WITH ABOUT 60 IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE LOCAL TEACHERS GROUP FUNCTION. LONGTIME
BAND INSTRUCTOR KENT CRAWFORD WAS HONORED AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (THE HOSPITAL) RECEIVED THE FRIEND OF EDUCATION AWARD. CURT AND LAURA COLEMAN AND CHERRYL AND HERB KIRL WERE ON HAND TO REPRESENT THE CENTER. IT WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE MEETING THAT HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS KATHY QUINLAN AND TODD BOWMAN WILL SERVE AS CO-PRESIDENTS BEGINING WITH THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. THEY WILL REPLACE KATHY MCCAULLEY AND BOB ROE WHO HAVE SERVED AS CO-PRESIDENTS OF THE M.E.A. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: RUSS HOUSTON OF 304 N. 5TH STREET IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED THAT SOMEONE SCRATCHED HIS CAR WITH A SHARP OBJECT.
ALSO....THE HOME AT 509 S. VERMONT , OWNED BY JEANNETTE GANED, RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE WITH SEVERAL HOLES DISCOVERED IN THE SIDING.
AND VIVIAN MILLER ON COLGAGE AVENUE REPORTED HER CAR AND SIDING ON HER MOBILE HOME HAD BEEN EGGED.
THE ANDREW SCHOOL WILL HONOR JOHN BURROW OF MAQUOKETA AT A RECEPTION THURSDAY NIGHT, JUNE 4TH AT THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA IN
ANDREW. HE JUST RETIRED. HE STARTED "ANDREW COMMENT" ON KMAQ
BACK IN THE MID 80'S. THE SHOW EACH SATURDAY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR WAS DONE BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, DIRECTED BY JOHN, AND FEATURED NEWS AND INTERVIEWS REGARDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE ALSO DIRECTED THE FALL
PLAY AT ANDREW. MANY OF THE PLAYS WERE ALSO WRITTEN BY HIM. HE STARTED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE 70'S. OVER THE YEARS, HE ALSO DIRECTED QUITE A FEW PRODUCTIONS OF THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS LITTLE THEATRE GROUP IN MAQUOKETA.
BEST WISHES JOHN FOR A LONG AND HAPPY RETIREMENT.
THIS TALENTED MAN WILL BE MISSED IN ANDREW AND HERE ON KMAQ.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT AGAIN AND COME BACK TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY
THE MAQUOKETA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HELD THEIR "END OF THE YEAR"
BANQUET LAST NIGHT AT THE BLUFF LAKE CATFISH FARM, WITH ABOUT 60 IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE LOCAL TEACHERS GROUP FUNCTION. LONGTIME
BAND INSTRUCTOR KENT CRAWFORD WAS HONORED AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (THE HOSPITAL) RECEIVED THE FRIEND OF EDUCATION AWARD. CURT AND LAURA COLEMAN AND CHERRYL AND HERB KIRL WERE ON HAND TO REPRESENT THE CENTER. IT WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE MEETING THAT HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS KATHY QUINLAN AND TODD BOWMAN WILL SERVE AS CO-PRESIDENTS BEGINING WITH THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. THEY WILL REPLACE KATHY MCCAULLEY AND BOB ROE WHO HAVE SERVED AS CO-PRESIDENTS OF THE M.E.A. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: RUSS HOUSTON OF 304 N. 5TH STREET IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED THAT SOMEONE SCRATCHED HIS CAR WITH A SHARP OBJECT.
ALSO....THE HOME AT 509 S. VERMONT , OWNED BY JEANNETTE GANED, RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE WITH SEVERAL HOLES DISCOVERED IN THE SIDING.
AND VIVIAN MILLER ON COLGAGE AVENUE REPORTED HER CAR AND SIDING ON HER MOBILE HOME HAD BEEN EGGED.
THE ANDREW SCHOOL WILL HONOR JOHN BURROW OF MAQUOKETA AT A RECEPTION THURSDAY NIGHT, JUNE 4TH AT THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA IN
ANDREW. HE JUST RETIRED. HE STARTED "ANDREW COMMENT" ON KMAQ
BACK IN THE MID 80'S. THE SHOW EACH SATURDAY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR WAS DONE BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, DIRECTED BY JOHN, AND FEATURED NEWS AND INTERVIEWS REGARDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE ALSO DIRECTED THE FALL
PLAY AT ANDREW. MANY OF THE PLAYS WERE ALSO WRITTEN BY HIM. HE STARTED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE 70'S. OVER THE YEARS, HE ALSO DIRECTED QUITE A FEW PRODUCTIONS OF THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS LITTLE THEATRE GROUP IN MAQUOKETA.
BEST WISHES JOHN FOR A LONG AND HAPPY RETIREMENT.
THIS TALENTED MAN WILL BE MISSED IN ANDREW AND HERE ON KMAQ.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT AGAIN AND COME BACK TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, June 01, 2009
NICE WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND, AND EARLY THIS MORNING, A HALF-INCH OF RAIN IN A THUNDERSTORM. TODAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND SOME RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND RAIN ALSO IN THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT. NICE WEATHER AGAIN WEDNESDAY.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
THE 131ST. ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT FOR THE MCHS SENIORS WAS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM. 120 SENIORS RECEIVED THEIR
DIPLOMA. THE TOP TEN STUDENTS: #10, STEPHANIE DAVISON.....
#9, JESSA GOMBERT....#8, DILLON O'CONNELL....#7JORDAN STREET....#6 ADDIE
FELTEN....THE CLASS SALUTATORIAN WITH A GRADE POINT OF 3.999 WAS THAN
KILBURG. THERE WERE 4-VALDECTORIANS WITH PERFECT 4.0 GPA. THEY
ARE BETH AND MEGAN ENGEL, TWIN DAUGHTERS OF DEAN AND JENNY ENGEL.
CALEB MILLER, SON OF HERB AND KATHY MILLER AND SAMANTHA VEACH, DAUGHTER OF PAT AND CINDY VEACH.
AT A SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON, IT WAS THE
GENERAL CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD THAT THE DISTRICT SHOULD COMBINE
AND REALIGN CURRENT ADMINITRATORS TO FILL THE ASSISTANT HIGH SCHOOL PRINICPAL'S POSITION.
I'M RUNNING LATE. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE IT FOR TODAY. HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
THE 131ST. ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT FOR THE MCHS SENIORS WAS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM. 120 SENIORS RECEIVED THEIR
DIPLOMA. THE TOP TEN STUDENTS: #10, STEPHANIE DAVISON.....
#9, JESSA GOMBERT....#8, DILLON O'CONNELL....#7JORDAN STREET....#6 ADDIE
FELTEN....THE CLASS SALUTATORIAN WITH A GRADE POINT OF 3.999 WAS THAN
KILBURG. THERE WERE 4-VALDECTORIANS WITH PERFECT 4.0 GPA. THEY
ARE BETH AND MEGAN ENGEL, TWIN DAUGHTERS OF DEAN AND JENNY ENGEL.
CALEB MILLER, SON OF HERB AND KATHY MILLER AND SAMANTHA VEACH, DAUGHTER OF PAT AND CINDY VEACH.
AT A SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON, IT WAS THE
GENERAL CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD THAT THE DISTRICT SHOULD COMBINE
AND REALIGN CURRENT ADMINITRATORS TO FILL THE ASSISTANT HIGH SCHOOL PRINICPAL'S POSITION.
I'M RUNNING LATE. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE IT FOR TODAY. HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
DEAN AND KAREN TILTON ARE VISITING FRIENDS THIS WEEK IN MAQUOKETA.
WE HAD A LITTLE PARTY FOR THEM AT NANCY'S HOUSE LAST NIGHT. HERE,
SHOWN WITH MY SON DAVE. DEAN CAME TO MAQUOKETA IN THE 60'S TO
BE HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL BAND INSTRUCTOR AT MCHS AND LATER
LEFT TEACHING TO OPEN A MUSIC STORE IN MAQUOKETA, ON THE CORNER OF
MAIN AND PLATT. HE RETIRED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AS NATIONAL SALES MANAGER OF GREAT AMERICA COMPANY, A NATIONWIDE COMPANY PRODUCING COOKBOOKS FOR FUND RAISING. KAREN WAS SPEECH TEACHER AT MCHS FOR OVER 30 YEARS. THEY NOW LIVE IN THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA. THIS PAST YEAR,
THEY STARTED AN IOWA CLUB AT THE VILLAGES AND IT HAS BEEN BUILDING,
WITH OVER 250 MEMBERS. SON TED AND FAMILY (TWO KIDS) LIVE IN COLORADO AND SON TRENT AND FAMILY(4 KIDS) LIVE IN MICHIGAN. SO, THEY HAVE 6 GRANDCHILDREN. DEAN AND I WERE PARTNERS IN THE FORMER KFC RESTAURANT IN MAQUOKETA FOR TWENTY YEARS.
DENNIS VOY
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