CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY. LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. SUNSHINE NOW. AROUND 70. THEY ARE SAYING NOW THAT
2009 COULD BE THE COLDEST IOWA SUMMER SINCE THE RECORD IN 1891.

THE FAIR IS UNDERWAY. 1 AND 3/4 HOUR PARADE LAST NIGHT. THEN
MONSTER TRUCK EVENT AT THE FAIR ... WAS POPULAR AND ATTENDANCE WAS NOT A RECORD, BUT GOOD... OVER 4,000.

THE OVERALL WINNER OF THE PARADE WAS THE "BOSOM BUDDIES", A PINK
FLOAT FEATURING BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS.
$50 CASH WINNERS LAST NIGHT, FROM MAQUOKETA: TAMMY MARKLE....
BARB MCCRAY....AND BOB WILSON.

IF NO MORE RAIN, THERE WILL BE STOCK CAR RACING AT THE FAIR TONIGHT,
STARTING AT 7.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.

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PERFECT DAY TODAY....SUNNY....LIGHT WIND...IN 70'S.
WILL BE GREAT NIGHT FOR THE FAIR PARADE AND AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AFTER.
CHANCE OF RAIN TOMORROW.

MAQUOKETA HAS RECEIVED A $99,000 GRANT TO ASSIST WITH BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT. THE MAQUOKETA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SERVICE, OR MIDAS, WHICH IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARM OF THE CITY, HAS RECEIVED THE GRANT. CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER SAID THE MONEY
MOST LIKELY WILL BE USED AS A REVOLVING LOAN FUND, SIMILIAR TO ONE USED BY JACKSON COUNTY. THAT LOAN FUND ALLOWS BUSINESS OWNERS TO APPLY FOR
LOW INTEREST LOANS TO START UP COMPANIES OR EXPAND.

THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL BOARD MET YESTERDAY AND VOTED TO ELIMINATE
TWO DEPARTMENTS AND ONE COMMUNITY SERVICE. IT MOVE IS ESTIMATED TO SAVE THE HOSPITAL $445,000 A YEAR AND WILL PUT ABOUT 35 PEOPLE OUT OF
WORK. THERE ARE 196 ON THE PAYROLL AT THIS TIME. BY NOVEMBER 1ST, THE HOSPITAL WILL ELIMINATE THE DIALYSIS UNIT, THE SKILLED NURSING LONG TIME CARE UNIT, AND WILL NO LONGER COOK MEALS FOR THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM IN MAQUOKETA. AN EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO FIND ANOTHER
PLACE TO PROVIDE THE MEALS. ABOUT 45 RESIDENTS NOW GET MEALS MONDAY-FRIDAY. THIS PAST SPRING, THE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MEALS WERE STOPPED BY THE HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN SAID HIS
OFFICE IS WORKING WITH THE FAMILIES OF THE 14 RESIDENTS AFFECTED
BY CLOSING THE LONGTERM UNIT. IT IS HOPED THEY CAN BE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT PLACE BY NOVEMBER. THERE ARE TWO NURSING HOMES IN MAQUOKETA PLUS OTHERS IN THE AREA THAT MAY BE ABLE TO ACCOMODATE
THE 14. THE DIALYSIS UNIT AT THE HOSPITAL OPENED IN 2002 AND CAN
ACCOMODATE 22 PATIENTS. BUT RECENTLY, THE NUMBERS HAVE DECLINED SO THERE ARE 14 PATIENTS NOW. COLEMAN SAID DOCTORS ARE NOW DOING A BETTER JOB OF MANAGING HYPERTENSION AND PATIENTS ARE NOT HAVING TO
GO ON DIALYSIS. HE SAID NUMBERS HAVE ALSO DROPPED IN OTHER HOSPITALS IN THIS AREA.

ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH POSSIBLE INJURIES FOLLOWING A ONE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AROUND 1:30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON JUST OVER A MILE NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. THE DRIVER, JOY BAILEY-CARTER, 55, OF MAQUOKETA,
LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 61. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND DAMAGES CAME TO AROUND $5,500 TO HERE 2003 MODEL CAR.

A MAQUOKETA WOMAN BACKED INTO AN RTA BUS YESTERDAY MORNING.
CAROL MILLER, AGE 40, WAS BACKING OUT OF A PRIVATE DRIVE ON EAST QUARRY
AND HIT THE RTA BUS DRIVEN BY JEFFREY CLARK, 44, OF MAQUOKETA.

THE MONSTER TRUCK WAR IS AT 8:30 TONIGHT AFTER THE PARADE.

IT'S FAIRTIME IN MAQUOKETA. WISH YOUR WERE HERE.

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NICE YESTERDAY, AND STORMS AROUND 8 LAST NIGHT. MAQUOKETA GOT
4/10 OF AN INCH AND PUSHED THE MONTHY TOTAL TO OVER 7 INCHES.
BELLEVUE LAST NIGHT GOT 3 TO 4 INCHES IN TOWN AND 5 TO 6 INCHES OF
RAIN WEST OF TOWN, ONE OF THE WORST RAINFALLS IN THE CITY'S HISTORY.

WELL OVER 500 PEOPLE ATTENDED "RADIO GALS" OVER THE WEEKEND AT THE
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER. I SAW THE SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT.
GOOD SHOW!

SUNDAY, A BELLEVUE GIRL WAS NAMED JACKSON COUNTY FAIR QUEEN.

THE FAIR PARADE IS AT 6 TOMORROW NIGHT. JOHN DAGUE WILL BE THE
GRAND MARSHALL. IT WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ AM-FM.
A MONSTER TRUCK WAR AFTER THE PARADE AT 8:30 AND AFTER THAT, A DRAWING FOR $50-DOLLAR BILLS. ADMISSION IS $7 FOR 13 AND OVER. KIDS 12 AND UNDER ALWAYS FREE. ADMISSION TICKET INCLUDES THE GRANDSTAND SHOW, EXCEPT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT'S DOUBLE FEATURE GRANDSTAND SHOW. TICKETS FOR IT WILL BE $20, $15 AND $10. THE FIRST SHOW AT 7:30 WILL FEATURE THE LOST TRAILERS AND THEN AT 9, THE KEITH ANDERSON SHOW.
THURSDAY IS KID'S DAY AND FRIDAY IS SENIOR CITIZEN'S DAY.
STOCK CAR RACES THURSDAY NIGHT AND THE TRACTOR AND TRUCK PULL
ON FRIDAY NIGHT. SUNDAY AT 6 P.M. THE NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION SHOW.
KMAQ WILL BE BROADCAST FROM THE FAIR THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY....
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

JIM AND LOLA MARSHALL, GOOD KMAQ LISTENERS (LOLA BIG GEORGE STRAIT FAN)
WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 45TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY THIS SATURDAY
AT THE EAGLES. THEIR ACTUAL WEDDING DATE IS AUGUST 14TH.

PLAYED GOLF WITH MY BROTHER CHUCK (FROM MILWAUKEE) YESTERDAY, AND JAKE BICKFORD.....AT COUNTRY CLUB. MY FIRST GOLF IN TWO YEARS.
BROTHER (HE'S 61) SHOT A 38, JAKE IN THE LOW 40'S. THEY DID WELL.
I SHOT MY AGE (IN 9 HOLES). I AM SOOOO BAD AT GOLF....GUESS THAT'S WHY I DON'T LIKE PLAYING THE GAME AT ALL. BUT HAD FUN FOR A COUPLE HOURS ANYWAY.....AND AS THEY SAY...IT BEATS WORK. CHUCK WENT BACK THIS MORNING. HE WORKS FOR THE MILWAUKEE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND FOR PIZZA HUT.
GREEN FEES AND CART RENTAL FOR THE TWO OF US WAS $45. JAKE IS A MEMBER OF THE CLUB. PLAYING GOLF NOT CHEAP. A MOVIE FOR TWO AT THE VOY THEATRE IS $13.....ALSO FOR TWO HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT. LOTS OF GOLF COURSES ARE NOT DOING WELL. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT MAQUOKETA'S "PRAIRIE CREEK" PUBLIC COURSE, BUT I DO KNOW THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB PRIVATE COURSE COULD USE SOME EXTRA MEMBERS.

SEE SOME OF YOU AT THE FAIR.

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RATHER WARM TODAY...AROUND 80.
STORMS AROUND US, BUT SO FAR, NOTHING HERE.

WORK STARTED TODAY ON RE-DOING NORTH MAIN FROM QUARRY STREET
NORTH FOR A BLOCK (INCLUDING CURB AND GUTTER) AND SOON ON SOUTH
MAIN NEXT TO HORSESHOE POND PARK. THE NORTH BLOCK IS CLOSED WITH A DETOUR.
THE SOUTH BLOCK MAY NEED A PILOT CAR AND DELAYS ARE EXPECTED. LOTS OF TRAFFIC ON IT, HEADING BACK AND FORTH FROM WAL MART.
THE TWO PROJECTS ARE REALLY NEEDED...WILL IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE TOO....
AND ARE BEING DONE WITH FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY.

TEN CANDIDATES FOR JACKSON COUNTY FAIR QUEEN:
COMPETITION AT 2 THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
HANNA DAVISON, DAUGHTER OF JOEL AND RENEE
JENNIFER IHRIG, DAUGHTER OF BILL AND CAROL, MONMOUTH
KAITLIN KILBURG, DAUGHTER OF RANDY AND CHRIS, BELLEVUE
ASHLEY LANE, DAUGHTER OF TOM AND ROBYN
SARAH MILLER, DAUGHTER OF MICHELLE MILLER AND TIM COFFIN
STEPHANIE SHADY, DAUGHTER OF BECKY AND DAVID
ALI SIMPSON, DAUGHTER OF TOM AND LANNY
FAITH HILL, DAUGHTER OF STEVE AND LORI, BELLEVUE
HEATHER TRENKAMP, DAUGHTER OF MIKE TRENKAMP AND THERESA TALIAFERRO
NICOLE YADDOF, DAUGHTER OF BILL AND JANET, PRESTON

RECORD CROWD AT MONTICELLO LAST NIGHT FOR THE BROOKS AND DUNN SHOW.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

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NICE SUNNY DAY TODAY...HIGH OF 80.

THE CALAMUS-WHEATLAND BOYS ARE GOING TO THE STATE BASEBALL
TOURNAMENT IN DES MOINES THIS SATURDAY, BECAUSE OF THEIR WIN
LAST NIGHT. THEY WILL PLAY LENOX AT 6 P.M. SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE GAME WILL BROADCAST ON KMAQ-AM 1320.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JUNE FOR JACKSON COUNTY WAS 7.9 PERCENT,
UP FROM 7.2 PERCENT IN MAY. THE JUNE RATE WAS THE SAME AS IN CLINTON COUNTY. JONES COUNTY WAS 6.8 PERCENT, CEDAR COUNTY WAS 5.5 PERCENT AND
DUBUQUE COUNTY 6.5 PERCENT. THE STATE OF IOWA RATE WAS 6.2 PERCENT.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD AT THEIR MEETING MONDAY NIGHT, AGREED TO TALK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT BUYING THE OLD SWIMMING POOL AND
LAND AND POSSIBLY CONVERTING THE LAND TO A PARKING LOT FOR GOODENOW FOOTBALL AND SOCCER FIELD ACROSS THE STREET.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

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NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT. MAQUOKETA'S TOTAL SO FAR IS OVER 6 INCHES FOR THE MONTH. MORE COOL WEATHER IN THE FORECAST.
WARMER TOMORROW BUT HIGH ONLY AROUND 70 FOR FRIDAY.

A BIRTH....
NICOLE AND COREY RUSHFORD OF WYOMING ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN JULY 8TH AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. MATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS IN MAQUOKETA ARE HELEN KEENEY, JAY AND DONNA KEENEY... AND CAROL RIPPLE.

CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL UNDER AGE WERE DISMISSED AGAINST
31 YOUTH WHO WERE CITED AT AN UNDER AGE PARTY JUNE 27TH AT 710 VINE STREET IN MAQUOKETA. JACKSON COUNTY ATTORNEY CHRIS RAKER SAID THE CHARGES WERE DISMISSED BECAUSE OF IMPROPER CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. NO COURT COSTS OR COMMUNITY SERVICE WHERE ASSESSED TO THE YOUTH.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER..
WENDY EYE, 1010 GERMAN STREET, APARTMENT #6, REPORTED MONDAY THAT SOMEONE BROKE INTO HER APARTMENT.
AND CINDY ARTERBERRY OF 403 SOUTH CLARK STREET, REPORTED MONDAY MORNING THAT SOMEONE KICKED IN THE FRONT DOOR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING IN MAQUOKETA WILL BE AUGUST 3RD FROM 4 UNTIL 6 P.M.
AND .. THE COLLEGE WILL H AVE ADVISORS AT THE NEW CENTER FROM 9 A.M UNTIL 3 P.M. ON FRIDAYS, JULY 30TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 4TH. CALL 563-652-5000 FOR A PERSONAL APPOINTMENT.
AND, THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL ENROLLMENT SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH FROM 4 UNTIL 7 P.M. THAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING, CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT COLLEGE AND HELP THOSE INTERESTED GET STARTED ON THE ROAD TO THEIR FUTURE.

FAMOUS COUNTRY LEGEND BILL ANDERSON IS COMING TO THE MOONEY HOLLOW BARN AT GREEN ISLAND FOR A CONCERT AT 7 P.M. ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH.
FOR TICKETS, CALL 563-580-9497.

THE RESTAURANT "STORMIN' NORMAN'S" IN BALDWIN HAS A NEW NAME AND
OWNERS, LIZ AND SANTOS LUNA. WILL BE CALLED THE SL BAR AND RESTAURANT,
STARTING AUGUST 1ST.

RADIO GALS, THE MUSICAL COMEDY WILL BE THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AT 7 P.M. AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 2.....AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON EAST PLATT STREET IN MAQUOKETA. FAMOUS LOCAL STARS LIKE:
PAM CRAWFORD, JUNE WAHL, RENEE BOWMAN, JOEL HAGAN AND OTHERS.

THE CLINTON ENGINES SHOW WILL BE FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JULY 31, AUGUST 1 AND AUGUST 2.....AT THE NEW MUSEUM, CORNER OF CLARK AND MAPLE STREETS. ON DISPLAY, MANY GARDEN TRACTORS, COLLECTABLE ENGINES,
AND THE VINTAGE CLINTON ENGINES POWERED EQUIPMENT. A FOOD STAND
WILL BE IN OPERATION. NO CHARGE FOR THE OUTDOOR EXHIBITS, BUT THERE IS A CHARGE ALWAYS TO GO INSIDE AND THAT IS $5 WITH KIDS 10 AND UNDER FREE.
THE SPECIAL WEEKEND, SPONSORED BY THE VINTAGE GARDEN TRACTOR CLUB OF AMERICA, AND HOSTED BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE CLINTON ENGINES ASSOCIATION.

GOOD DAY TO YOU ALL!
ANYONE NOTICE HOW HOT IT IS IN ARIZONA?

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BEEN RAINING ALL DAY HERE IN MAQUOKETA.

AT LAST NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MAYOR TOM MESSERLI SAID HE BELIEVES THE DOWNTOWN FIRE DEBRIS WILL BE CLEANED UP THIS FALL. AS IT STANDS NOW, BIDS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE SOUGHT SEPTEMBER 1ST WITH THE START OF CLEAN-UP NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 1ST.

AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING THIS MORNING, THE SUPERVISORS
APPROVED A REZONING FOR GARY DREW OF MAQUOKETA TO CONTINUE HIS
BIODIESEL FUEL PLANT IN RURAL MAQUOKETA. THE NEW ORDINANCE WILL CHANGE HIS 4.2 ACRES OF LAND OFF 233RD AVENUE FROM AGRICULTURE TO M-1 LIMITED INDUSTRIAL. THERE WILL BE AN EXPANSION OF HIS BUSINESS.
HE COLLECTS GREASE FROM RESTAURANTS AND CONVERTS IT TO BIODIESEL.

A NEW PRESIDENT HAS BEEN NAMED FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY TO REPLACE ASHER SCHROEDER OF MAQUOKETA WHO SERVED IN THAT POSITION FOR THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS, A TOTAL OF 12. THE NEW PRESIDENT IS MARY VORLAND OF PRESTON. SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY VICE-PRESIDENT. SHE IS AN ENGLISH AND SPEECH TEACHER AT PRESTON HIGH
SCHOOL.

McDONALDS IN MAQUOKETA HAS DONATED THEIR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
TO THE CITY. THE CITY VOTED TO ACCEPT IT LAST NIGHT.

THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS HAVE PURCHASED THEIR OWN BUILDING. ACTUALLY, TWO. THE MAIN BUILDING AND ONE JUST BEHIND IT.... IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF MAQUOKETA. IT WAS A MUFFLER SHOP FOR MANY YEARS. THEY WILL USE IF FOR OFFICE AND STORAGE AND ALSO AS A PLACE TO REHEARSE PLAYS.
THEY HAVE BEEN RENTING A PLACE UP UNTIL NOW FOR THAT PURPOSE. THEIR NEXT BIG PRODUCTION, IN AUGUST, WILL BE THE MUSICAL "FOOTLOOSE".

I RAN INTO FORREST MILLER WHEN AT COFFEE THIS AFTERNOON AT McDONALDS.
BECAUSE OF SOME HEALTH CONCERNS, HE HAS SOLD ALL HIS HORSES AND WAGONS, AND HAS MOVED OFF THE FARM AND TO AN APARTMENT IN MAQUOKETA.
HIS HORSE AND WAGON RIDES HAVE BEEN POPULAR IN THE AREA FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

THE GREAT JONES COUNTY FAIR STARTS TOMORROW AT MONTICELLO.
AND KMAQ WILL BE THERE TO DO REMOTE BROADCASTS.

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THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT SATURDAY HELD A TRAINING SESSION
ON THE CORNER OF OLIVE AND EAST APPLE STREET. THEY BURNED DOWN AN OLD TWO STORY, TWO APARTMENT HOME, THAT DATED BACK TO AROUND
THE LATE 1880'S. HERE THE FIRE HAD JUST STARTED, SHORTLY BEFORE NOON.
FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE MUCH OF THE MORNING, DOING OTHER TRAINING EXERCISES WITH THE BUILDING. IT HAD TO BE STRIPPED OF SIDING, WHICH
CONTAINED ASBESTOS. AND, BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THE TRAINING SESSION WAS COMPLETED. COOL WEATHER HELPED MAKE IT A GOOD DAY
FOR THE FIREMEN'S PROJECT. LOTS OF PEOPLE HEARD ABOUT THE CONTROLLED BURN ON KMAQ AND OBSERVED THE FIREMEN FROM A DISTANCE. ESPECIALLY ENTERTAINING FOR THE KIDS.
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BURNING GOOD NOW! THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR WAS SOAKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE
THE FIRE WOULD NOT DAMAGE THE SIDING OF IT.
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THE HOUSE, ALMOST DOWN.
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NO REGULAR DAILY REPORT NEWS TODAY. I'LL BE BROADCASTING FROM THE CLINTON COUNTY FAIR THIS AFTERNOON AT 4:05 AND EARLY EVENING AT 5:45.
COOL TODAY, CLOUDY AND HIGH OF MID 60'S IS ALL. RECORD LOW LAST NIGHT IN MAQUOKETA OF 51. IT WAS COOL AT THE FAIR ALSO LAST NIGHT AND THAT CUT DOWN ATTENDANCE A BIT. PHOTO ABOVE IS GRANDDAUGHTER SARA AND
I ABOUT TO TAKE A RIDE ON THE FERRIS WHEEL. IT WAS FUN! PRIOR TO THE
RIDE, IN FRONT OF THE GRANDSTAND, I WAS HONORED BY THE FAIRBOARD AND
INDUCTED INTO THE CLINTON COUNTY FAIR HALL OF FAME. HAVE A NICE PLAQUE TO HANG IN MY OFFICE. I RECEIVED THE HONOR FOR COVERING THE FAIR OVER 40 YEARS. TWO OTHERS ALSO RECEIVED THE HONOR, BILL MOMMSEN, GOOSE LAKE FARMER AND MEMBER OF THE FAIR BOARD FOR 12 YEARS AND DAN SMICKER OF DEWITT, VO-AG INSTRUCTOR AND FFA ADVISOR AT DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL FOR 37 YEARS. HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
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PARTY SUNNY, NICE BREEZE AND NO RAIN...NICE DAY IN THE MID 70'S...BUT TOMORROW, HIGH OF ONLY 70.

MARION HILDEBRAND OF MAQUOKETA CELEBRATES HER 90TH BIRTHDAY
NEXT MONDAY, JULY 20TH. SHE WORKED IN DOWNTOWN STORES.
DAUGHTER LYNNE LIVES IN BETTENDORF AND DAUGHTER KAREN IS DECEASED.
YOU CAN SEND HER A CARD TO 503 S. 5TH STREET.

BERNICE HILL, 87, DIED TODAY AT MAQUOKETA CARE CENTER. SHE WAS CO-OWNER OF MIKE'S FEED SERVICE YEARS AGO. DAUGHTER AUDREY WILMS LIVES HERE IN TOWN.

MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE OFFERING FREE PRE SCHOOL FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS THIS FALL. PARENTS MAY CHOOSE FROM THE FOUR PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS PARTICIPATING: CARDINAL ELEMENTARY, KIDS OF THE KINGDOM AT SACRED HEART, LITTLE SHEPHERD AT FIRST LUTHERAN, AND SUNSHINE PRE SCHOOL. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL HELEN SNELL AT 652-4984.

IOWA OLDEST RESTAURANT....BREITBACH'S AT BALLTOWN NORTH OF DUBUQUE.....
WHICH BURNED TO THE GROUND TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO, WILL OPEN AGAIN AUGUST 1ST.

A BUNCH OF TREES HAVE BEEN PLANTED ON THE WALKWAY ALONG THE MAQUOKETA RIVER AT THE NORTH EDGE OF TOWN. MAQUOKETA NOW HAS A NICE PLACE TO WALK AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE RIVER. YOU CAN PUT YOUR BOAT IN THERE ALSO.

THURSDAY NIGHTS, VINTAGE CAR OWNERS BRING THEIR PRIDE AND JOY AND PARK
IT JUST EAST OF KJ'S CONVENIENCE ON WEST PLATT STREET. THE EMPTY LOT QUICKLY FILLS UP WITH A VARIETY OF CARS AND THEY ARE ON DISPLAY FROM ABOUT 7 UNTIL 9.

SATURDAY MORNINGS, MAQUOKETA A HAS FARMER'S MARKET ON WEST PLATT, JUST A BLOCK FROM MAIN, AND THE VENDORS OPEN AROUND 7:30 A.M.

THERE IS A HARRY POTTER CAMP THIS WEEK AT EDEN VALLEY PARK, NEAR BALDWIN. A COUPLE DAYS LONG AND PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.
IT ORIGINATES OUT OF QUAD CITIES AND LAST NIGHT, 80 FROM THE CAMP ATTENDED THE HARRY POTTER MOVIE AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ENJOYED A MOVIE ON A BIG MOVIE SCREEN?
WITH SOME THEATRE POPCORN, THE BEST. GIVE IT A TRY THIS SUMMER AND
FEEL YOUNGER AGAIN. NANCY AND I SAW THE HANGOVER LAST NIGHT.
MOST OF IT WAS VERY FUNNY.

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WHEN YOU PAINT A CITY WATER TOWER, YOU NEED MORE THAN A BRUSH AND SCRAPER. A PHOTO OF EQUIPMENT EXPLAINS WHY THE PROJECT WILL COST THE CITY AROUND $320,000. MORE BELOW.
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THEY STARTED PAINTING THE MAQUOKETA WATER TOWER UP BY THE HIGH SCHOOL THIS WEEK. ACTUALLY, NO PAINTING YET, JUST SANDBLASTING OFF THE OLD PAINT. A SIX-WEEK PROJECT. CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE. YOU CAN
SEE SOME MEN WORKING ON THE UPPER RIGHT JUST UNDER TANK. AT COFFEE THIS MORNING, DR. MELVIN BERNARD (retired optomitrist) SAID HE LIVED NEAR THERE WHEN TOWER WAS PUT UP AND THAT A MAN FELL FROM IT AND DIED.
I DID NOT REMEMER THAT. ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO.
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NO REPORT TODAY

SUNNY THIS MORNING, CLOUDY AND COOL THIS AFTERNOON, BUT NO RAIN SO FAR.
STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THEN NICE TOMORROW.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS LOST TO DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION LAST NIGHT AT DEWITT IN TOURNAMENT SOFTBALL. THE FIVE ERRORS DIDN'T HELP. BUT, NO SENIORS ON THE TEAM, SO THE CARDINALS SHOULD BE VERY GOOD AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

A RURAL MAQUOKETA MAN WANTS TO GET ANSWERS CONCERNING A SMELLY OVERFLOW INTO A COUNTY DITCH ON DARK HOLLOW ROAD. THIS MORNING, AT THE SUPERVISORS MEETING AT THE COURTHOUSE, WAYNE DAGUE BROUGHT IN A JAR FILLED WITH DARK WATER HE SAID CAME FROM THE COUNTY DITCH. HE OFFERED TO OPEN THE JAR BUT THE SUPERVISORS SAID NO. DAGUE SAID THE WATER IS FOUL SMELLING. IT IS SUSPECTED THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE NEARBY JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY. MARTHA GANTZER-KUETER, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERVISORS, SAID SHE WAS TOLD THE COUNTY HAS NO CONTROL OVER ANIMAL WASTE. DAGUE SAID HE'S FRUSTRATED THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED AFTER A YEAR OF QUESTIONS. HE ALSO SAID THE HUMANE SOCIETY NEEDS TO MOW ITS NOXIOUS WEEDS.

THERE WILL BE A MIDNIGHT SHOWING TONIGHT AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE OF THE NEW HARRY POTTER MOVIE. ALREADY OVER 50 TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD.
A FIRST FOR THE THEATRE. IN LARGER CITIES, MIDNIGHT SHOWS OF A
MEGA MOVIE ARE QUITE COMMON. THIS MOVIE IS EXPECTED, LIKE THE OTHER POTTER MOVIES, TO BE A BIG HIT.

LAST WEEK, THEY SPRAY PAINTED ALL THREE FORMER BEIDLER IMPLEMENT BUILDINGS SOUTH OF TOWN. MUST MEAN SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THEM! KEEP TUNED.

THE ALL STAR GAME IS ON KMAQ TONIGHT AT 7.

GO NATIONAL LEAGUE!

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NICE PHOTO OF BOB AND JOAN HEAD IN THEIR BACKYARD SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ENJOYED THE VISIT WITH THEM. WE WERE NEIGHBORS BACK IN THE EARLY 1970's ON NORTH JONES AND HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE. BEEN LIVING JUST EAST OF TOWN FOR 19 YEARS. MAYBE YOU BOUGHT A CAR FROM BOB YEARS AGO.
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CASSIE VOY (GRANDDAUGHTER) ON THE RIGHT, IN DARK SHIRT (GOING ON 12) AND THREE FRIENDS (ALL LIVE IN BETTENDORF) WERE IN MAQUOKETA OVER THE WEEKEND AND STAYED AT NANCY'S. ONE OF THEIR LAST THINGS TO DO, WAS TO HAVE SUNDAY LUNCH AND ICE CREAM AT T N T CONE SHOP ON EAST PLATT, A POPULAR SUMMER PLACE. THEIR FUN WEEKEND INCLUDED A HIKE WITH NANCY THROUGH THE CAVES, DINNER AT OBIE'S, MOVIE AT DRIVE-IN, HOTTUB AT MIDNIGHT, A VISIT TO THE KUTSCH ANIMAL FARM, ETC. HER DAD IS RICK, A DAVENPORT PD DETECTIVE. SHE HAS YOUNGER BROTHER KRIS, WHO HAD TO STAY HOME WITH MOM AND DAD. THERE....GRANDAUGHTERS CAN BE ON THIS DAILY REPORT IF THEY WANT TO.
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LIKE MY NEW BRIGHT SHIRT?

FRIDAY IT RAINED, BUT REST OF WEEKEND WAS NICE. NICE DAY TODAY, BUT MORE RAIN EXPECTED TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT. THEN THE REST OF THE WEEK SHOULD BE OKAY.

THE CLINTON COUNTY FAIR IS THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN DEWITT.

SATURDAY NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM, IN TOURNAMENT PLAY, DEFEATED ANAMOSA 1 TO 0 IN 11 INNINGS.
JUNIOR HAILEY BICKFORD HAD A WALK-OFF SINGLE DRIVING IN SHANNON DURELLE WITH THE ONLY RUN OF THE GAME. BICKFORD WAS ALSO DOMINANT ON THE MOUND, THROWING A ONE-HIT SHUT OUT. SHE RETIRED THE FIRST 28 BATTERS SHE FACED. MAQUOKETA IS NOW 27 AND 10 AND RANKED 14TH IN CLASS 3-A. TONIGHT, THEY PLAY A REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL GAME WHEN THEY FACE 6TH RANKED DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION AT DEWITT. ASSUMPTION IS 23 AND 7.
THE GAME WILL BE ON KMAQ AM AND FM AT 6:50 TONIGHT WITH LEIGHTON HEPKER AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIKE. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THE GAME AT
www.kmaq.com
CLICK-ON THE LISTEN BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER.

THE MAQUOKETA BOYS WRAP UP THE REGULAR SEASON IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION AT CLINTON TOMORROW NIGHT.. THEN, THE CARDINAL BOYS
OPEN TOURNAMENT PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT AT FARLEY, AGAINST WESTERN DUBUQUE.

CHRIS AND KRISTIN MOHR OF ANKENY ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN JULY 7 TH IN DES MOINES. GRANDPARENTS ARE TOM AND PEG MANDERSCHEID OF MAQUOKETA AND ALAN MOHR AND LAURI MOHR OF MAQUOKETA. GREAT GRANDPARENTS
ARE FLORENCE MANDERSCHEID AND LUCILLE BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA.

MAQUOKETA WAS FEATURED IN THE RFDTV CABLE-DISH NETWORK AG SHOW,
"THIS WEEK IN AGRI-BUSINESS", HOSTED BY ORION SAMUELSON AND MAX ARMSTRONG OF WGN-TV, THAT AIRED THIS PAST WEEKEND.
IN THE FEATURE ABOUT MAQUOKETA.....MARK BECK, FIRE CHIEF....MAYOR TOM
MESSERLI....BOB OSTERHAUS, GARY DREW, AND MYSELF. IF YOU WANT TO
SEE IT, TODAY OR TOMORROW, YOU CAN BRING IT UP AT www.agbizweek.com
CLICK ON THE "SPOTLIGHT STORY".

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

LOTS OF RAIN TODAY...OVER 2 INCHES. NICE NOW. REST OF THE WEEKEND
SHOULD BE GOOD.

IOWA LT. GOV. PATTY JUDGE BROUGHT HER "TRAVEL IOWA" TOUR TO MAQUOKETA THIS AFTERNOON, WITH A ONE-HOUR STOP AT THE OLD CITY HALL GALLERY, WHERE ARTIST ROSE FRANTZEN AND HER HUSBAND CHUCK MORRIS SERVED AS HER TOUR
GUIDES. NANCY LANDES, DIRECTOR OF THE IOWA TOURISM OFFICE ACCOMPANIED
JUDGE. ONLY A FEW CITIZENS SHOWED UP TO MEET PATTY JUDGE.
FROM MAQUOKETA, SHE WENT TO CLINTON.

THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRBOARD WANTS TO PURCHASE SOME NEW BENCHES TO REPLACE THE WELL-USED WOODEN BENCHES. THE NEW ONES WOULD BE THERMOPLASTIC-COATED STEEL BENCHES MOUNTED ON CEMENT SLABS.
DONATIONS OF $600 PER BENCH WILL BE WELCOME. ONE OF THE BENCHES WILL
BE ON DISPLAY DURING THE FAIR, JULY 29TH THRU AUGUST 2ND.

THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BASEBALL TEAM DEFEATED MARION TWICE IN
YESTERDAY'S DOUBLEHEADER.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS ARE IN TOURNAMENT ACTION TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7 AND THEIR GAME WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ AM AND FM (AND ON
YOUR COMPUPTER OR LAP T OP) STARTING AROUND 6:50 P.M.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

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RAINING ON AND OFF TODAY AND COOL.

SOME ADDITIONAL CAMPING SPOTS MAY BE ADDED AT THE HORSESHOE POND PARK AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA. THEY WOULD BE PLACED IN THE INTERIOR CIRCLE OF THE DRIVE THROUGH THE PARK. THE PARK IS POPULAR WITH CAMPERS.
I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CENTER REMAIN OPEN AND INSTEAD,
MAKE EXTRA SPOTS ON EACH SIDE OF REST ROOM BUILDING AND ADD A FEW EXTRA
AT THE END OF THE PRESENT ONES, WHERE SPACE IS AVAILABLE. I THINK
THE CENTER COULD BE ENHANCED WITH MORE THINGS FOR THE CAMPERS
TO WATCH AND USE (GAZEBO, PICNIC SHELTER, WATERFALL, VOLLEYBALL COURT) INSTEAD OF LOOKING ACROSS THE ROAD TO ANOTHER RV.

FAMOUS FARM BROADCASTERS ORION SAMUELSON AND MAX ARMSTRONG HAVE A POPULAR NATION-WIDE WEEKEND 60-MINUTE FARM SHOW CALLED "WEEK IN AGRI-BUSINESS", THAT IS AIRED ON THE RFDTV NETWORK (NASHVILLE AND
BRANSON). AND, IN ADDITION TO FARM NEWS AND MARKETS, THEY DO RURAL
AMERICA SPECIAL SEGMENTS. LAST WEEK, THEY AIRED A FEATURE ON MY 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE. NICE LITTLE SEGMENT, STARRING ME OF COURSE.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT, GO TO www.agbizweek.com AND CLICK ON SPOTLIGHT STORY.
THIS WEEK, THEY WILL DO A STORY ON MAQUOKETA. A CREW OF 4 WAS IN TOWN A COUPLE WEEKS AGO FOR A DAY AND DID THE FILMING AND INTERVIEWING.
IT WILL BE AIRED ON THE RFDTV CABLE/DISH NETWORK AT: 7:00 A.M. SATURDAY....
SUNDAY AT 5:00 A.M. AND 8:00 P.M. AND MONDAY AT 8:00 A.M.

ON THE STORK REPORT: WHITNEY AND ANDREW BURMEISTER OF LOST NATION ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN ON JULY 4TH AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL.
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE TERRY AND MADELINE WIDEL OF MAQUOKETA.

ANOTHER NEW PHOTO BELOW.

WILL BE GOING WITH A KMAQ BUSLOAD TO THE CARDINAL-BREWER GAME
TOMORROW AT MILWAUKEE, SO NO REPORT UNTIL FRIDAY.

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REV. DUANE MANNING (RETIRED) AND HIS DAUGHTER KAREN MANNING (MAQUOKETA CITY LIBRARIAN) ENJOYING THE ROTARY BAND CONCERT A WEEK AGO TONIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.
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78 TODAY.
RAIN DIDN'T COME, BUT RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND RAIN AND WARMER
TOMORROW.

LONGTIME MAQUOKETA PHARMACIST BOB OSTERHAUS HAS BEEN NAMED THE 2009 RECIPIENT OF THE IOWA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION APPRECIATION AWARD.
IT WAS PRESENTED TO HIM DURING THE IOWA PHARMACY ANNUAL BANQUET IN CEDAR RAPIDS. NICE GOING BOB.

WHAT TO DO WITH THE OLD CLOSED SWIMMING POOL WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH LAST NIGHT AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. NO DECISION MADE.

BILL NORTHEY, IOWA AG SECRETARY, WAS IN MAQUOKETA TODAY FOR AN 11:30 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION AT THE FARM BUREAU BUILDING. HE VISITS ALL 99 COUNTIES EACH YEAR. ON HAND TODAY...3 FARMERS...ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER...I AND ANOTHER PRESS PERSON. AND ONE OR TWO OTHERS.
NOT A GOOD TURNOUT FOR A STATE OFFICIAL. BUT, ITS A BUSY TIME FOR FARMERS. NORTHEY REPORTED CROPS ARE DOING WELL IN IOWA.

DENNIS HASENBANK HIT A DER AND $2,500 DAMAGE TO HIS 2001 CADDIE.

THE CEDAR COUNTY FAIR STARTS TOMORROW AT TIPTON.

A COUPLE SEATS LEFT ON THE KMAQ BUS GOING TO CARDINAL GAME THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT MILWAUKEE.

HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY.

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TED AND PAT MAZE ENJOYING THE BAND CONCERT LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ROTARIAN TED WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE EVENT AGAIN THIS YEAR. TED LOOKS COMFORTABLE IN SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT. MUST HAVE BEEN A LITTLE COOL FOR PAT. TED IS A RETIRED LUMBERMAN AND PAT IS KNOW FOR HER MUSIC
TALENT. NICE COUPLE.
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THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND AROUND HERE WAS PRETTY GOOD. SATURDAY, UNTIL
ABOUT 4 IN AFTERNOON, WE HAD A LITTLE RAIN ON AND OFF.....ABOUT 1/4 INCH.
ALL PARADES WERE HELD. AND THEY HAD STOCK CAR RACES IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE RACES GOT OVER AT 10 AND THE FIREWORKS STARTED SHORTLY AFTER IN FRONT OF THE GRANDSTAND. AND, IT WAS A NICE 20-MINUTE FIREWORKS DISPLAY. NANCY AND I ENJOYED IT FROM THE GRANDSTAND, BUT OTHERS
VIEWED THE DISPLAY IN VARIOUS PLACES AROUND THE FAIRGROUNDS. THE FIREWORKS WERE PUT ON BY BOB WAGENER, STOCK CAR RACES PROMOTER.
THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ALSO RAISED SOME MONEY (KMAQ CHIPPED IN $100) FROM CHAMBER MEMBERS TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THE SHOW.

TODAY...NICE DAY... HOT AND IN LOW 80'S. REST OF THE WEEK SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD TOO. THE CEDAR COUNTY FAIR STARTS WEDNESDAY AND THE WYOMING FAIR IS THIS WEEKEND. ALSO THE MILES THRESHERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL
THRESHING DAYS.

THE BELLEVUE CHAMBER HAD A NEW-CAR RAFFLE AND NEW CHEVY FROM TILL'S GARAGE IN BELLEVUE WAS WON BY A YOUNG TEACHER AT BELLEVUE MARQUETTE,
JESSICA MEDIGNER.

CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S NEW MAQUOKETA CENTER OPENED TODAY WITH LIMITED ACTIVITIES. IT WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL 4:30 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A GRAND OPENING IS SCHEDULED FOR 3 P.M. ON MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD. AND, ALSO MOVING INTO THE BUILDING, THE IOWA AT WORK AND WORKFORCE DEVLOPMENT OFFICES, FORMERLY ON PLATT STREET. IT IS A VERY NICE BUILDING. WILL BE A GREAT ASSET TO MAQUOKETA.

FOURTEEN FIRE DEPARTMENTS BATTLED FOURTH OF JULY BLAZE IN AN OLD SCHOOL BUILDING IN LOWDEN THAT HAD BEEN MADE INTO APARTMENTS.
MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO BRING THEIR AERIAL TRUCK.
THERE WERE FIVE APARTMENTS OCCUPIED AND EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFELY.

DON'T LET YOUR VEHICLE UNLOCKED. ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, ROBERT FELTES ON SOUTH VERMONT REPORTED THAT SOMEONE TOOK AN IPOD FROM HIS VEHICLE.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

WE HAVE NO OBITUARIES TODAY, FROM MAQUOKETA OR AREA FUNERAL HOMES.

GOOD LONGTIME KMAQ LISTENERS HAROLD AND SANDRA COLLISTER OF MAQUOKETA CELEBRATED THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY YESTERDAY, WITH AN OPEN HOUSE AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. CONGRATULATIONS.
YES...SANDRA'S MUCH OLDER BROTHER IS STILL LIVING SOMEWHERE IN CENTRAL IOWA.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

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FRANCIS MELVOLD AND SON DOUG MELVOLD AT THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DOUG HAS BEEN A LONGTIME ROTARIAN, AS WAS HIS DAD, BOB MELVOLD. HIS DAD WAS
PUBLISHED OF THE MAQUOKETA NEWSPAPERS FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND AFTER HIS DEATH, DOUG BECAME PUBLISHER. AND FRANCIS WAS ACTIVE WITH HER HUSBAND IN THE NEWSPAPER AND PRINTING BUSINESS RIGHT FROM THE START, IN THE EARLY 50'S, AND IS NOW RETIRED. THE MELVOLD FAMILY RUNS THE MAQUOKETA
AND BELLEVUE NEWSPAPERS AND THE WEB PRINTING COMPANY OUT IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. FRANCIS SPENDS THE WINTER IN FLORIDA. DOUG IS ALSO
AN OPTIMIST CLUB MEMBER. CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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NICE TODAY.

NO NEWS REPORT TODAY.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE BELLEVUE PARADE TOMORROW AT 10 A.M. ON YOUR
LAPTOP OR COMPUTER. JUST GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK ON THE LISTEN BUTTON IN UPPER LEFT CORNER. LEIGHTON HEPKER WILL DO THE PLAY BY PLAY OF THE PARADE.

NOTE THE NEW PHOTO BELOW.

HAVE A GOOD AND SAFE HOLIDAY.

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AFTER THE ROTARY BAND CONCERT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JAY KAHN (AND EVERYONE IN HIS COMMUNITY BAND) WAS TREATED TO ICE CREAM AND CAKE. HERE, JAY IS BEING SERVED BY TED MAZE, WHO AGAIN THIS YEAR WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL/CONCERT. MY SON DAVE TOOK LOTS OF PHOTOS AND MOVIES OF THE EVENT AND SOON, I'LL HAVE HIM PUT UP THE "LINK" HERE ON THIS REPORT SO THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLICK-IN AND THEN ENJOY THE PHOTOS AND MUSIC.
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DEPITE A COOL EVENING, THERE WAS A NICE TURNOUT LAST NIGHT FOR THE 34TH ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ROTARY ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT, FEATURING JAY KAHN AND HIS COMMUNITY BAND, SHOWN TO THE BACK OF THIS PHOTO.
GREAT MUSIC BY MUSICIANS FROM AROUND THE AREA. TWO VOCAL SELECTIONS TOO BY PAM CRAWFORD OF MAQUOKETA, SHOW IN PHOTO. AROUND 150 ATTENDED AND ENJOYED CAKE AND ICE CREAM BEFORE THE CONCERT.
THANKS TO ROTARIAN TED MAZE WHO WAS CHAIRMAN AGAIN FOR THIS POPULAR SUMMER EVENT.
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THE LONG LINE MOVED FAST FOR THE HOMEMADE CAKE (2 PIECES EACH) AND ICE CREAM AND PUNCH. ROTARIAN MARK PROSCHEL IS SHOWN TO LEFT HELPING WITH THE SERVING.
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LEIGHTON HEPKER AND I WERE GUESTS OF THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BACK
IN APRIL, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER CARDINAL NETWORK RADIO AND TV STATION OFFICIALS. WE SAW TWO GAMES. AT EXTREME LEFT IS LONGTIME ANNOUNCER, JAY RANDOLPH. FOURTH FROM THE LEFT (ON MY LEFT) IS MIKE SHANNON, FORMER CARDINAL PLAYER AND NOW VOICE OF THE CARDINALS ON RADIO. ON LEIGHTON'S LEFT IS JOHN ROONEY, MIKE SHANNON'S PARTNER ON
RADIO BROADCASTS. THE TWO ALTERNATE DOING THE PLAY-BY-PLAY.
OFFICIALS.
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COOL AGAIN TODAY.
BUT..IN 70'S AGAIN TOMORROW AND NO MORE COOL WEATHER REST OF WEEK...
LITTLE OR NO RAIN EITHER RIGHT THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA HAS CONTRACTED TO HAVE THE WATER TOWER PAINTED NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL. THE LOW BID WAS $175,140. THE HIGH BID WAS
$314,100. THERE WERE 6 BIDS. IT WILL AGAIN HAVE THE PAINTING OF THE RED CARDINAL LOGO AND THE NAME MAQUOKETA ON TOWER. IT SHOULD LAST 20 YEARS.
THE CITY HAS BEEN SETTING ASIDE MONEY FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO DO THIS.

CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT DEWITT APPROVED A NEARLY $14 MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE YESTERDAY BY NEARLY 74 PERCENT APPROVAL. SEVEN ELECTIONS
FAILED SINCE 1996. THIS BOND ISSUE IS PART OF A $27 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.
OTHER FUNDING WILL COME FROM THE 1% SALES TAX, GRANTS AND DONATIONS.
THE PROJECT WILL EASE CROWED CONDITIONS AT THE DISTRICT'S ONLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN DEWITT, AND WILL ALSO BUILD ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL.....AND WILL ALSO INCLUDE
A NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM, SEPARATE AUDITORIUM AND ATHLETIC FIELDS. A HUGE PROJECT.

KMAQ-FM IS BACK ON THE AIR.

HAVE TO RUN. HAVE A GOOD THURSDAY.

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