NICE WEEKEND.
65 YESTERDAY.
65 AGAIN TODAY WITH SUNNY SKIES.
THE ENTIRE WEEK SHOULD BE NICE.
DURING LAST WEEK'S HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING, SOME STATS WERE PRESENTED.
FOR ONE MONTH....
459 WENT TO THE ER ROOM.
3,348 HAD LAB TESTS.
1,021 HAD THERAPY.
572 IN THE CARDIAC PULMONARY DEPARTMENT.
1,897 SAME DAY SURGERY.
295 HOME HEALTH VISITS.
80 PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL REVENUE COMES FROM OUT PATIENT SERVICES.
MEDICARE PAYS 56 PERCENT OF THE COST OF SERVICES.
15 PERCENT PAY WITH PRIVATE INSURANCE.
65 PERCENT WITH MEDICARE AND
8 PERCENT HAVE NO INSURANCE.
THERE WAS $1 MILLION IN BAD DEBT LAST YEAR.
THE HOSPITAL PAYS $780,000 FOR OUTSIDE DOCTORS TO STAFF THE ER
ROOM. THE HOSPITAL IS LOOKING TO USE NURSE PRACTIONERS AND PHYSICIANS
ASSISTANTS FROM 6 A.M UNTIL 6 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND THAT WOULD RESULT IN A $115,000 SAVINGS A YEAR.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.
DENNIS VOY
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
THE RAIN ENDED TODAY, AFTER 1.88 INCHES YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT...AND IN THE LAST 36 HOURS, WE GOT 3.56 INCHES. SO FAR THIS MONTH, 7.7 INCHES.
THE RIVER STAGE OF THE MAQUOKETA RIVER IS UP, BUT HELD STEADY TODAY AND HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM. IT WILL GO DOWN BY TOMORROW.
THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL WILL BEGIN OFFERING FLU SHOTS AS SOON AS THE
SHIPMENT ARRIVES IN LATE SEPTEMBER. CHERYL CURL, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER AT THE HOSPITAL, SAID THIS YEAR THEY ARE BEING URGED TO START GIVING THE SEASONAL SHOTS EARLIER, AS SOON AS THE SHIPMENT ARRIVES. THE HOSPITAL NORMALLY GIVES 1,000 DOSES EACH FALL SEASON.
THE H1N1 FLU VACCINE IS EXPECTED SOMETIME AFTER THANKSGIVING AND IT WILL BE GIVEN FREE.
THE MAQUOKETA DOWNTOWN FIRE MESS CLEAN-UP DATE HAS BEEN MOVED UP FROM NOVEMBER TO OCTOBER. THE CITY RECEIVED WORD TODAY THAT THE EPA $200,000 GRANT IS COMING TO MAQUOKETA IN SEPTEMBER, A LITTLE SOONER THAN EXPECTED. NEXT, A COUNCIL COMMITTEE WILL SELECT A CONSULTING COMPANY TO SET UP THE BIDDING PROCESS. THE INVERVIEWS, REQUIRED BY THE EPA GRANT, WILL BE CONDUCTED NEXT TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THIS WEEK, MAQUOKTA MAYOR TOM MESSERLI, FILED PAPERS FOR RE-ELECTION.
ALSO, COUNCILMAN AT LARGE JASON HUTE FILED FOR MAYOR.
MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE FOUR COUNCIL SEATS TO FILL. THE SEAT HELD
BY HUTE. TIM CLARK IS NOT GOING TO RUN AGAIN. NEITHER IS GALEN
SAUNDERS. AND MARSHA MYERS RESIGNED EARLIER THIS MONTH.
FOUR OF THE 7 COUNCIL MEMBERS JANUARY 1ST WILL BE NEW.
MAQUOKETA VERSUS WEST LIBERTY TONIGHT AT 7:30 AT GOODENOW FIELD.
HEAR THE GAME ON KMAQ AM OR FM.
I'LL PUT THE SCORE UP HERE TOMORROW MORNING.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
THE RIVER STAGE OF THE MAQUOKETA RIVER IS UP, BUT HELD STEADY TODAY AND HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM. IT WILL GO DOWN BY TOMORROW.
THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL WILL BEGIN OFFERING FLU SHOTS AS SOON AS THE
SHIPMENT ARRIVES IN LATE SEPTEMBER. CHERYL CURL, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER AT THE HOSPITAL, SAID THIS YEAR THEY ARE BEING URGED TO START GIVING THE SEASONAL SHOTS EARLIER, AS SOON AS THE SHIPMENT ARRIVES. THE HOSPITAL NORMALLY GIVES 1,000 DOSES EACH FALL SEASON.
THE H1N1 FLU VACCINE IS EXPECTED SOMETIME AFTER THANKSGIVING AND IT WILL BE GIVEN FREE.
THE MAQUOKETA DOWNTOWN FIRE MESS CLEAN-UP DATE HAS BEEN MOVED UP FROM NOVEMBER TO OCTOBER. THE CITY RECEIVED WORD TODAY THAT THE EPA $200,000 GRANT IS COMING TO MAQUOKETA IN SEPTEMBER, A LITTLE SOONER THAN EXPECTED. NEXT, A COUNCIL COMMITTEE WILL SELECT A CONSULTING COMPANY TO SET UP THE BIDDING PROCESS. THE INVERVIEWS, REQUIRED BY THE EPA GRANT, WILL BE CONDUCTED NEXT TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THIS WEEK, MAQUOKTA MAYOR TOM MESSERLI, FILED PAPERS FOR RE-ELECTION.
ALSO, COUNCILMAN AT LARGE JASON HUTE FILED FOR MAYOR.
MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE FOUR COUNCIL SEATS TO FILL. THE SEAT HELD
BY HUTE. TIM CLARK IS NOT GOING TO RUN AGAIN. NEITHER IS GALEN
SAUNDERS. AND MARSHA MYERS RESIGNED EARLIER THIS MONTH.
FOUR OF THE 7 COUNCIL MEMBERS JANUARY 1ST WILL BE NEW.
MAQUOKETA VERSUS WEST LIBERTY TONIGHT AT 7:30 AT GOODENOW FIELD.
HEAR THE GAME ON KMAQ AM OR FM.
I'LL PUT THE SCORE UP HERE TOMORROW MORNING.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, August 27, 2009
IT RAINED YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT.....1.7 INCHES. AND IT RAINED A LOT TODAY ALSO AND MORE IN FORECAST FOR TONIGHT... ALONG WITH A FLOOD WATCH.
SOUNDS LIKE THE RAIN WILL END TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE NICE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED TO 7.5 PERCENT
IN JULY, DOWN FROM 7.8 PERCENT IN JUNE.
MAQUOKETA OPENS THE FOOTBALL SEASON AT HOME TOMORROW NIGHT
AGAINST WEST LIBERTY AT GOODENOW FIELD. KMAQ WILL BROADCAST THE GAME.
MAQUOKETA'S SECOND NON-DISTRICT FOOTBALL OPPONENT, WAUKON, HAS DROPPED THEIR SOPHOMORE SCHEDULE DO TO LOW NUMBERS. THAT MEANS
WHEN MAQUOKETA TRAVELS TO WAUKON FOR THEIR SEPTEMBER 4TH GAME, IT WILL BE VARSITY ACTION ONLY, STARTING AT 7 P.M. INSTEAD OF 7:30.
CHECK THE NEW PHOTO BELOW.
HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
SOUNDS LIKE THE RAIN WILL END TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE NICE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED TO 7.5 PERCENT
IN JULY, DOWN FROM 7.8 PERCENT IN JUNE.
MAQUOKETA OPENS THE FOOTBALL SEASON AT HOME TOMORROW NIGHT
AGAINST WEST LIBERTY AT GOODENOW FIELD. KMAQ WILL BROADCAST THE GAME.
MAQUOKETA'S SECOND NON-DISTRICT FOOTBALL OPPONENT, WAUKON, HAS DROPPED THEIR SOPHOMORE SCHEDULE DO TO LOW NUMBERS. THAT MEANS
WHEN MAQUOKETA TRAVELS TO WAUKON FOR THEIR SEPTEMBER 4TH GAME, IT WILL BE VARSITY ACTION ONLY, STARTING AT 7 P.M. INSTEAD OF 7:30.
CHECK THE NEW PHOTO BELOW.
HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1949 CELEBRATED THEIR 60TH REUNION
THIS PAST WEEKEND. NANCY AND I ATTENDED THEIR BREAKFAST SUNDAY
MORNING AT FLAPJACK FAMILY RESTAURANT. SINCE HER BROTHER ROGER STEWART WAS IN THAT CLASS, NANCY KNEW MANY OF THE GRADS AND WANTED TO TO TALK TO A FEW. NOT EVERYONE ATTENDED THE BREAKFAST.....MAYBE HANGOVERS FROM THE PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE EAGLES?
SATURDAY NIGHT, THEY TOOK UP A COLLECTION TO "BUY-A-SEAT" ($250) AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, ONE OF THE PLACES THEY VISITED SATURDAY.
THEIR CLASS WILL BE ON A SMALL PLAQUE ON ONE OF THE ARM RESTS.
IN THE PHOTO ABOVE: (CLICK-ON IT TO ENLARGE IT) FRONT ROW,LEFT TO
RIGHT: ROBERT SCHOLL...MARJORIE DUTTON KEHN....ELLEN GOETTLER HANSON...
SHIRLEY DIMMER WESTPHAL ....AND REX FELTON. MIDDLE ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:
DARLENE REDMOND ORR....ANNA LOU NEWSOM ENTSMINGER....MARION DUTTON SHORT....JANE WILLIAMS NIMS....PHYLLIS HUTE MYATT....JACKIE FROST HANSON....AND PAUL STRAUB. BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: KEN BURNS....
WAYNE ENTSMINGER....BILL RICHARDSON....RON REIF....BILL LUCKY....LOIS WENTWORTH HAYES....ROGER STEWART....REX SANGER ....AND BILL MILLER.
SORRY I DIDN'T GET A PICTURE SATURDAY NIGHT OF ALL THAT ATTENDED.
THEY HAD A GOOD TURNOUT. ABOUT 15 MEMBERS OF THE CLASS ARE
DECEASED.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, August 24, 2009
NICE WEEKEND JUST PAST AND NICE DAY TODAY...HIGH 75.
RAIN IN FORECAST THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TODAY.
THE MAQUOKETA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION WILL HOST A CANDIDATES
FORUM WEDNESDAY AT 5 P.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL,
WITH SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES MARTY HUDRLIK, INCUMBANT, WHO
IS BEING CHALLENGED BY MIKE NICKESON FOR THE AT LARGE POSITION
ON THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD AND FOR BRIAN TABOR, WHO
IS RUNNING UNOPPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION.
JIM FRANK, AGE 84, DIED LAST NIGHT AT HIS HOME. SERVICES PENDING
AT CARSON AND SON. JIM WAS A LONGTIME FRIEND, WHO ENJOYED KEEPING UP WITH MAQUOKETA HAPPENINGS AND WAS FOR MANY YEARS, A MEMBER AND THEN CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AFTER RETIRING FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR , HE SPENT HOURS WEEKLY AT A GARDEN RAILROAD HE BUILDT AT THE RURAL HOME OF HIS DAUGHTER SANDY, AND, HE CONTRIBUTED A LOT OF TIME WORKING AT THE CEMETARY AS A MEMBER OF THE MT. HOPE CEMETERY BOARD. OVER THE YEARS, WHENEVER I HEARD A RUMOR ABOUT SOMETHING IN MAQUOKETA, I KNEW IF I CHECKED WITH HIM, HE MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HE MIGHT HAVE PICKED IT UP AT COFFEE SOMEWHERE IN TOWN. HIS FULL OBITUARY SHOULD BE ON THE CARSON'S WEB SITE SOMETIME TOMORROW. ANOTHER "ONE OF A KIND" MAQUOKETAN
HAS PASSED ON! ALWAYS SAD WHEN THEY LEAVE US. TOO BAD HE
DIDN'T SEE THE FIRE CLEAN-UP DOWNTOWN BEFORE HE DIED.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK. I'M PLANNING TO TAKE A COUPLE DAYS OFF, SO THERE
WILL NOT BE A REPORT UNTIL LATER IN WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
RAIN IN FORECAST THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TODAY.
THE MAQUOKETA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION WILL HOST A CANDIDATES
FORUM WEDNESDAY AT 5 P.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL,
WITH SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES MARTY HUDRLIK, INCUMBANT, WHO
IS BEING CHALLENGED BY MIKE NICKESON FOR THE AT LARGE POSITION
ON THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD AND FOR BRIAN TABOR, WHO
IS RUNNING UNOPPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION.
JIM FRANK, AGE 84, DIED LAST NIGHT AT HIS HOME. SERVICES PENDING
AT CARSON AND SON. JIM WAS A LONGTIME FRIEND, WHO ENJOYED KEEPING UP WITH MAQUOKETA HAPPENINGS AND WAS FOR MANY YEARS, A MEMBER AND THEN CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AFTER RETIRING FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR , HE SPENT HOURS WEEKLY AT A GARDEN RAILROAD HE BUILDT AT THE RURAL HOME OF HIS DAUGHTER SANDY, AND, HE CONTRIBUTED A LOT OF TIME WORKING AT THE CEMETARY AS A MEMBER OF THE MT. HOPE CEMETERY BOARD. OVER THE YEARS, WHENEVER I HEARD A RUMOR ABOUT SOMETHING IN MAQUOKETA, I KNEW IF I CHECKED WITH HIM, HE MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HE MIGHT HAVE PICKED IT UP AT COFFEE SOMEWHERE IN TOWN. HIS FULL OBITUARY SHOULD BE ON THE CARSON'S WEB SITE SOMETIME TOMORROW. ANOTHER "ONE OF A KIND" MAQUOKETAN
HAS PASSED ON! ALWAYS SAD WHEN THEY LEAVE US. TOO BAD HE
DIDN'T SEE THE FIRE CLEAN-UP DOWNTOWN BEFORE HE DIED.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK. I'M PLANNING TO TAKE A COUPLE DAYS OFF, SO THERE
WILL NOT BE A REPORT UNTIL LATER IN WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
THIS WEEK (WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH) WE AT KMAQ WILL OBSERVE OUR 51ST ANNIVERSARY. LAST SATURDAY, AFTER ATTENDING A FUNERAL IN MY HOMETOWN OF HORICON, WISCONSIN, NANCY AND I, ON THE WAY HOME, STOPPED AT FORT ATKINSON, WISCONSIN AND MADE A SURPRISE VISIT TO THE BOB AND ELAINE BROWN HOME. BOB WAS THE FIRST MANAGER OF KMAQ AND HIRED ME IN
AUGUST 1958. BOB WAS KMAQ MANAGER FOR 1 YEAR AND THEN MOVED TO FORT
ATKINSON, TO MANAGE AND START-UP WFAW IN THAT CITY. WHEN IN MAQUOKETA, THE BROWNS FAMILY LIVED ON SOUTH NIAGARA STREET.
THEIR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS WERE THE WOODY FLENKERS AND THE JUDGE ART JANSENS. BOB IS 88....ELAINE A LITTLE YOUNGER....AND BOTH ENJOYING
RETIREMENT IN THEIR BEAUTIFUL HOME THAT THEY BUILDT IN 1965. WE
HAD FUN TALKING ABOUT THE OLD DAYS OF KMAQ. BOB'S MEMORY IS BETTER THAN MINE. THEY SAID THEY HAD SENT AN ANNIVERSARY CARD THAT
MORNING AND IT CAME TODAY. THANKS TO BOB AND ELAINE AND THE MANY FINE LISTENERS AND ADVERTISERS WE HAVE HAD FOR 51 YEARS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A BIGGER AND BETTER 52ND YEAR STARTING THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, August 20, 2009
WE WERE EXPECTING RAIN TODAY....BUT GOT SUNSHINE INSTEAD.
AND A HIGH OF 70.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR LAST MEETING SUGGESTED THAT POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA LOOK INTO A CITY WIDE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.
THE CHEIF SAID THE SYSTEM COULD BE USED FOR WATER MAIN SHUT-OFFS AND AS A WAY OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH CITY RESIDENTS. HE SAID MESSAGES COULD BE SENT BY CELL PHONE, EMAIL, TEXTING OR PAGERS. THE COUNTY IS LOOKING AT THIS TOO. THE COST WOULD BE $10,000 A YEAR. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAS A SYSTEM NOW. FOR 50 YEARS, THE CITY, POLICE AND SCHOOLS HAVE
DEPENDED ON KMAQ TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT. AND THIS WORKED FINE!!
AND WE DID IT FOR NOTHING BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR...OUR PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATION. NOW (AND IN THE FUTURE) WE ARE STILL HERE FROM 5 AM UNTIL 10 PM TO PUT THIS INFORMATION OUT TO CITIZENS. NOT EVERYONE MAY BE LISTENING ALL THE TIME, BUT WORD SPREADS QUICKLY ONCE ON-THE-AIR.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN, CYNTHIA ARTERBERRY, HAS BEEN FIEND $831.20 ON CHARGES OF NOT HAVING A DOG LICENSE AND ALLOWING HER DOG TO RUN WHICH RESULTED IN A NEIGHBOR CHILD BEING BITTEN. MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW LAW (ORDINANCE) THAT DOGS NEED TO BE LICENSED AT $5.00 PER YEAR.
THEY MUST HAVE RABIES SHOTS TO GET THE LICENSE TOO.
SARA AND BRETT TALLMAN OF MAQUKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE
JULIE AND JOHN KEENEY OF MAQUOKETA.
A.J. AND KRIS LOSS OF BETTENDORF ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN WEDNESDAY AT DAVENPORT. GRANDPARENTS ARE JOE AND LINDA BULLOCK OF MAQUOKETA.
A REMINDER...THIS DAILY REPORT IS ONLY ABOUT MAQUOKETA AND MAQUOKETA CITIZENS AND THEREFORE ON BIRTHS, I MENTION ONLY THE GRANDPARENTS THAT LIVE IN MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
AND A HIGH OF 70.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR LAST MEETING SUGGESTED THAT POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA LOOK INTO A CITY WIDE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.
THE CHEIF SAID THE SYSTEM COULD BE USED FOR WATER MAIN SHUT-OFFS AND AS A WAY OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH CITY RESIDENTS. HE SAID MESSAGES COULD BE SENT BY CELL PHONE, EMAIL, TEXTING OR PAGERS. THE COUNTY IS LOOKING AT THIS TOO. THE COST WOULD BE $10,000 A YEAR. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
HAS A SYSTEM NOW. FOR 50 YEARS, THE CITY, POLICE AND SCHOOLS HAVE
DEPENDED ON KMAQ TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT. AND THIS WORKED FINE!!
AND WE DID IT FOR NOTHING BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR...OUR PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATION. NOW (AND IN THE FUTURE) WE ARE STILL HERE FROM 5 AM UNTIL 10 PM TO PUT THIS INFORMATION OUT TO CITIZENS. NOT EVERYONE MAY BE LISTENING ALL THE TIME, BUT WORD SPREADS QUICKLY ONCE ON-THE-AIR.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN, CYNTHIA ARTERBERRY, HAS BEEN FIEND $831.20 ON CHARGES OF NOT HAVING A DOG LICENSE AND ALLOWING HER DOG TO RUN WHICH RESULTED IN A NEIGHBOR CHILD BEING BITTEN. MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW LAW (ORDINANCE) THAT DOGS NEED TO BE LICENSED AT $5.00 PER YEAR.
THEY MUST HAVE RABIES SHOTS TO GET THE LICENSE TOO.
SARA AND BRETT TALLMAN OF MAQUKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE
JULIE AND JOHN KEENEY OF MAQUOKETA.
A.J. AND KRIS LOSS OF BETTENDORF ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN WEDNESDAY AT DAVENPORT. GRANDPARENTS ARE JOE AND LINDA BULLOCK OF MAQUOKETA.
A REMINDER...THIS DAILY REPORT IS ONLY ABOUT MAQUOKETA AND MAQUOKETA CITIZENS AND THEREFORE ON BIRTHS, I MENTION ONLY THE GRANDPARENTS THAT LIVE IN MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
IT IS RAINING IN MAQUOKETA.
BILL WUNDRUM JUST LEFT MY OFFICE.....WE HAD A NICE VISIT. I'LL PROBABLY BE MENTIONED IN ONE OF HIS UPCOMING COLUMNS. GREAT GUY. BEEN AT THE QC TIMES OVER 60 YEARS. MIGHT EVEN BE 65 YEARS. CAME UP IN A LITTLE RED PT CONVERTIBLE. HE'S IN HIS 80'S BUT HAS NO PLANS TO RETIRE.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: DANA MESS REPORTED HER VEHICLE WAS VANDALIZED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE PARKED IN THE LOT OF PACIFIC COAST FEATHER.
BONNIE WALLER REPORTED SOMEONE BROKE INTO THEIR CAMPER PARKED AT HORSESHOE POND PARK AND TAKEN WAS AN MP3 PLAYER.
JAMES ELKINS REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT SOMEONE TOOK A RADIO FROM HIS UNLOCKED VEHICLE.
RANDY AND JEREMY HOWELL OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN TUESDAY AT GENESIS IN DAVENPORT. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE DWAYNE AND KATHY RUPP OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE JAN HOWELL OF MAQUOKETA AND KATE HOWELL OF MAQUOKETA.
THE WATER TOWER PAINT JOB IS DONE....AND THE CARDINAL PAINTED ON IT IS
BIGGER THAN THE LAST ONE....LOOKS GOOD. THE WORD MAQUOKETA IS ALSO A LITTLE LARGER. THE WATER TASTES GOOD TOO.
HAVE A GOOD THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
BILL WUNDRUM JUST LEFT MY OFFICE.....WE HAD A NICE VISIT. I'LL PROBABLY BE MENTIONED IN ONE OF HIS UPCOMING COLUMNS. GREAT GUY. BEEN AT THE QC TIMES OVER 60 YEARS. MIGHT EVEN BE 65 YEARS. CAME UP IN A LITTLE RED PT CONVERTIBLE. HE'S IN HIS 80'S BUT HAS NO PLANS TO RETIRE.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: DANA MESS REPORTED HER VEHICLE WAS VANDALIZED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE PARKED IN THE LOT OF PACIFIC COAST FEATHER.
BONNIE WALLER REPORTED SOMEONE BROKE INTO THEIR CAMPER PARKED AT HORSESHOE POND PARK AND TAKEN WAS AN MP3 PLAYER.
JAMES ELKINS REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT SOMEONE TOOK A RADIO FROM HIS UNLOCKED VEHICLE.
RANDY AND JEREMY HOWELL OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN TUESDAY AT GENESIS IN DAVENPORT. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE DWAYNE AND KATHY RUPP OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE JAN HOWELL OF MAQUOKETA AND KATE HOWELL OF MAQUOKETA.
THE WATER TOWER PAINT JOB IS DONE....AND THE CARDINAL PAINTED ON IT IS
BIGGER THAN THE LAST ONE....LOOKS GOOD. THE WORD MAQUOKETA IS ALSO A LITTLE LARGER. THE WATER TASTES GOOD TOO.
HAVE A GOOD THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
74 TODAY....NICE DAY.
RAIN TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND THURSDAY, BUT WEEKEND SHOULD BE GOOD.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT: JACK ROSENBERG, FORMER MAYOR,
APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND COMPLAINED THE WAY NEW
RV SPACES ARE BEING ARRANGED IN THE HORSESHOE POND RV PARK.
I AGREE. THEY ARE GOING TO CROWD RV'S INTO IT AND SPOIL IT.
BUT, I'M AFRAID THE DAMAGE IS DONE.
AND, MAYOR TOM ASKED IF THE STOP/GO SIGNALS ARE REALLY NECESSARY
FOR THE STREET LEADING OUT OF THE FAREWARE STORE, TRUE VALUE
HARDWARE AND THE CONVENIENCE STORE ONTO HIGHWAY 64 WEST.
I ALSO WONDER IF PEOPLE NEED THEM AND WILL LIKE THEM. BUT, THE
COUNCIL VOTED TO GO AHEAD WITH THEM. THERE WILL BE THREE SHORT-SPACED SIGNALS BETWEEN McDONALDS AND HIGHWAY 61.
AFTER THE MEETING, COUNCILMAN GALEN SAUNDERS TOLD KMAQ THAT
HE WILL NOT RUN FOR RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. HE WILL BE FINISHING FIVE YEARS ON THE COUNCIL. SAUNDERS SAID HE'S HAD A GOOD RUN, BUT FELT IT WAS TIME TO LET SOMEONE ELSE STEP UP TO THE POSITION.
I THINK HE'S DONE A GOOD JOB. GOOD, COMMON SENSE THINKER.
THAT MEANS THERE WILL BE FOUR SEATS ON THE COUNCIL OPEN THIS FALL.
THE SEATS OF TIM CLARK, JASON HUTE, GALEN SAUNDERS AND MARSHA
MEYERS. I HEARD CLARK WILL NOT RUN AGAIN AND ALSO HEARD HUTE IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR, SO WE INDEED MAY HAVE 4 NEW COUNCILMEN
ON JANUARY 1ST.
THE ST. LOUIS CARDNIALS ARE HOT...VERY HOT! WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT THAT HERE AT KMAQ. THEY PLAY THE DODGERS AGAIN TONIGHT.
DISAPPOINTING SPORTS NEWS TODAY FROM MINNESOTA. BRETT WILL BE BACK...WITH THE VIKINGS. FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD!
I PREDICT SAGE WILL STILL PLAY A LOT!
DENNIS VOY
RAIN TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND THURSDAY, BUT WEEKEND SHOULD BE GOOD.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT: JACK ROSENBERG, FORMER MAYOR,
APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND COMPLAINED THE WAY NEW
RV SPACES ARE BEING ARRANGED IN THE HORSESHOE POND RV PARK.
I AGREE. THEY ARE GOING TO CROWD RV'S INTO IT AND SPOIL IT.
BUT, I'M AFRAID THE DAMAGE IS DONE.
AND, MAYOR TOM ASKED IF THE STOP/GO SIGNALS ARE REALLY NECESSARY
FOR THE STREET LEADING OUT OF THE FAREWARE STORE, TRUE VALUE
HARDWARE AND THE CONVENIENCE STORE ONTO HIGHWAY 64 WEST.
I ALSO WONDER IF PEOPLE NEED THEM AND WILL LIKE THEM. BUT, THE
COUNCIL VOTED TO GO AHEAD WITH THEM. THERE WILL BE THREE SHORT-SPACED SIGNALS BETWEEN McDONALDS AND HIGHWAY 61.
AFTER THE MEETING, COUNCILMAN GALEN SAUNDERS TOLD KMAQ THAT
HE WILL NOT RUN FOR RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. HE WILL BE FINISHING FIVE YEARS ON THE COUNCIL. SAUNDERS SAID HE'S HAD A GOOD RUN, BUT FELT IT WAS TIME TO LET SOMEONE ELSE STEP UP TO THE POSITION.
I THINK HE'S DONE A GOOD JOB. GOOD, COMMON SENSE THINKER.
THAT MEANS THERE WILL BE FOUR SEATS ON THE COUNCIL OPEN THIS FALL.
THE SEATS OF TIM CLARK, JASON HUTE, GALEN SAUNDERS AND MARSHA
MEYERS. I HEARD CLARK WILL NOT RUN AGAIN AND ALSO HEARD HUTE IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR, SO WE INDEED MAY HAVE 4 NEW COUNCILMEN
ON JANUARY 1ST.
THE ST. LOUIS CARDNIALS ARE HOT...VERY HOT! WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT THAT HERE AT KMAQ. THEY PLAY THE DODGERS AGAIN TONIGHT.
DISAPPOINTING SPORTS NEWS TODAY FROM MINNESOTA. BRETT WILL BE BACK...WITH THE VIKINGS. FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD!
I PREDICT SAGE WILL STILL PLAY A LOT!
DENNIS VOY
QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO, HARLAN AND JUDY TONDERUM BOUGHT AN OLD
STONE FARM HOME JUST SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA ON WHAT IS NOW OLD HIGHWAY 61. THEY RESTORED IT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. (I'VE NEVER BEEN IN IT, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS LOVELY) THEN JUDY PLANTED FLOWERS AND MORE FLOWERS.
THIS RURAL SETTING IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN JACKSON COUNTY.
LOTS OF WORK FOR JUDY. NO WEEDS. JUDY IS A JACKSON COUNTY MASTER
GARDNER AND MONTHY IS ON KMAQ TO TALK GARDENING. NEXT TIME YOU
VISIT MAQUOKETA, DRIVE BY. YOU WON'T THE STONE HOME AND FLOWERS!
THIS IS MORE OR LESS THE FRONT,NORTH, MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE HOME. CLICK-ON THE THREE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM....AND ENJOY!
DENNIS VOY
THIS IS ALONG THE SOUTH FENCE OF THE TONDERUM LAWN.
IF I WERE TO PAN MY CAMERA AROUND TO THE NORTH SIDE OF HOUSE, I WOULD GET A PHOTO OF A NICE BARN AND GOOD LOOKING HORSES. JUDY LIKES HER FLOWERS....HARLAN LIKES HIS HORSES.
AND..NOTE THE BEAUTIFUL STAND OF CORN BEHIND THE FENCE. PROOF THAT IOWA HAS THE BEST IN THE WORLD.....AND THIS YEAR, HEADING FOR A RECORD CROP.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, August 17, 2009
WE HAD RAIN YESTERDAY...QUARTER OF AN INCH....AND A HALF-INCH THIS MORNING.
TEMPS ALL THIS WEEK WILL BE IN THE 7O'S.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT AT 7. SEVERAL THINGS ON THE AGENDA, INCLUDING THE FIRE MESS DOWNTOWN.
THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FOR A TRAIL FROM THE EDGE OF MAIN STREET TO WAL MART.....$250,000. IT WILL BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT WITH MORE DETAILS.
DAVID JOHNSON TURNS 70 TOMORROW. HE WILL BE WORKING AT THE BANK TOMORROW, SO STOP OVER AND WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HE STILL
PUTS IN TWO DAYS A WEEK AT M-S-B.
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY....A GROWING, PRIVATELY OWNED UNIVERSITY IN
CLINTON (FORMERLY MOUNT ST. CLAIR) IS HAVING AN INFORMATION
MEETING THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH FROM 4:30 UNTIL 6:30 P.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY. CLASSES START AUGUST 25TH. BOTH AT
THEIR CAMPUS IN CLINTON AND ON THE INTERNET. IN CLINTON, THEY
HAVE A SPORTS PROGRAM TOO. "GOOGLE" ASHFORD UNIVERSITY FOR
MORE INFORMATION ON THIS GROWING COLLEGE.
THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE OPENED AUGUST 11, 1950. IT'S 59TH ANNIVERSARY TIME AT THE 61! ONE OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL OWNERS, BETTY FRANKLIN, IS STILL LIVING, BUT I AM NOT SURE WHERE. NOT IN THIS AREA. WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL CELEBRATION FOR THE 60TH NEXT SUMMER. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 1972. THE OPENING MOVIE BY THE WAY WAS "RACHAEL AND THE STRANGER" STARRING ROBERT MITCHUM AND LORRETA YOUNG. ADMISSION WAS 50 CENTS.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
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TEMPS ALL THIS WEEK WILL BE IN THE 7O'S.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT AT 7. SEVERAL THINGS ON THE AGENDA, INCLUDING THE FIRE MESS DOWNTOWN.
THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FOR A TRAIL FROM THE EDGE OF MAIN STREET TO WAL MART.....$250,000. IT WILL BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT WITH MORE DETAILS.
DAVID JOHNSON TURNS 70 TOMORROW. HE WILL BE WORKING AT THE BANK TOMORROW, SO STOP OVER AND WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HE STILL
PUTS IN TWO DAYS A WEEK AT M-S-B.
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY....A GROWING, PRIVATELY OWNED UNIVERSITY IN
CLINTON (FORMERLY MOUNT ST. CLAIR) IS HAVING AN INFORMATION
MEETING THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH FROM 4:30 UNTIL 6:30 P.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY. CLASSES START AUGUST 25TH. BOTH AT
THEIR CAMPUS IN CLINTON AND ON THE INTERNET. IN CLINTON, THEY
HAVE A SPORTS PROGRAM TOO. "GOOGLE" ASHFORD UNIVERSITY FOR
MORE INFORMATION ON THIS GROWING COLLEGE.
THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE OPENED AUGUST 11, 1950. IT'S 59TH ANNIVERSARY TIME AT THE 61! ONE OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL OWNERS, BETTY FRANKLIN, IS STILL LIVING, BUT I AM NOT SURE WHERE. NOT IN THIS AREA. WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL CELEBRATION FOR THE 60TH NEXT SUMMER. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 1972. THE OPENING MOVIE BY THE WAY WAS "RACHAEL AND THE STRANGER" STARRING ROBERT MITCHUM AND LORRETA YOUNG. ADMISSION WAS 50 CENTS.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
NICE TODAY.....A LITTLE HUMID....84 THE HIGH.
THE ANDOVER BANK IN CLINTON COUNTY WAS ROBBED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT 3:30. HE WAS CAUGHT IN A CORN FIELD AROUND 9:30 LAST NIGHT AND IS IN JAIL.
A 25-YEAR-OLD FROM BETTENDORF.
THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM CELEBRATES ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW
(SATURDAY) MORNING WITH A WAFFLE BREAKFAST. FREE ADMISSION TO THE
MUSEUM AND $7 FOR THE BREAKFAST. EVERYONE IS INVITED.
IT'S A GREAT MUSEUM! EVEN IF YOU NEVER WORKED AT THE PLANT...OR NEVER HEARD OF THE ENGINES.....THE MUSEUM IS INTERESTING.
SCHOOL STARTS IN MAQUOKETA NEXT WEDNESDAY. I MAY HAVE MENTIONED EARLIER THAT IT STARTED THIS MONDAY.
CHECK THE NEW PHOTOS BELOW....
AND HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
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THE ANDOVER BANK IN CLINTON COUNTY WAS ROBBED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT 3:30. HE WAS CAUGHT IN A CORN FIELD AROUND 9:30 LAST NIGHT AND IS IN JAIL.
A 25-YEAR-OLD FROM BETTENDORF.
THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM CELEBRATES ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW
(SATURDAY) MORNING WITH A WAFFLE BREAKFAST. FREE ADMISSION TO THE
MUSEUM AND $7 FOR THE BREAKFAST. EVERYONE IS INVITED.
IT'S A GREAT MUSEUM! EVEN IF YOU NEVER WORKED AT THE PLANT...OR NEVER HEARD OF THE ENGINES.....THE MUSEUM IS INTERESTING.
SCHOOL STARTS IN MAQUOKETA NEXT WEDNESDAY. I MAY HAVE MENTIONED EARLIER THAT IT STARTED THIS MONDAY.
CHECK THE NEW PHOTOS BELOW....
AND HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
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A VIEW OF THE NEW MAQUOKETA FIRE STATION AND THE COPPER FIREMAN.
HE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF BETTY MARCUCCI AND GIVEN BY THE
GIB MARCUCCI FAMILY. BETTY DIED EARLY THIS YEAR AFTER A BATTLE WITH CANCER. SHE AND HER HUSBAND OWNED AND OPERATED MARCUCCI STABLES
AT THE EDGE OF MONMOUTH. GIB TRAINS PONYS FOR SHOWS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. GIB'S FATHER EMIL WAS A MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN AND
CITY COUNCILMAN. REMEMBER TO CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
A CLOSER LOOK OF THE STATUE IN THE PHOTO BELOW.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD HAS AGREED TO RAISE RATES FOR THE USE OF THEIR FACILITIES, STARTING THIS FALL, LIKE THE GYMS AND CLASSROOMS....FOR NON-SCHOOL GROUPS. AN EXAMPLE: RENT THE NEW GYM (CIVIC OR RELIGIOUS GROUPS) AT $200 FOR THE DAY. BUT, FOR PRIVATE, COMMERCIAL OR FUND RAISING EVENTS,THE COST WOULD BE $250 A DAY. A COMPLETE LIST OF FEES, INCLUDING FOR COMPUTER LAB, KITCHEN, HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS AREA, AND WEIGHT ROOM, IS AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
AND HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY, A RURAL BELLEVUE MAN GOT TRIPLE WHAT HE HAD PLANNED WHEN HIS RED-ANGUS MIX COW GAVE BIRTH TO TRIPLETS SUNDAY NIGHT.
ALL THREE ARE HEALTHY. AN IOWA STATE VET SAID HE HAS SEEN ONLY ONE TRIPLETS BIRTH IN 25 YEARS IN NORTHEAST IOWA. VERY UNUSUAL.... AND MORE UNUSUAL WHEN THEY ARE ALL HEALTHY. BORN AT RON SIEVERDING'S FARM
NORTH OF BELLEVUE.
AND HERE'S AN UNUSUAL FIRE STORY. YESTERDAY, THE MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO A VEHICLE FIRE AT THE CAVES STATE PARK NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS LOCKED AND THE OCCUPANTS LEFT TO GO INTO THE CAVES.
FIREMEN SOMEHOW GOT THE HOOD OPEN AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. IT WAS A VEHICLE FROM SCOTT COUNTY. THE OCCUPANTS MUST HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT GOING THROUGH THE CAVES, THEY LEFT THE CAR IN A HURRY AND
DIDN'T SEE THE SMOKE. APPARENTLY, A PASSERBY PHONED THE FIREMEN.
LEON MORRIS (WITH HIS SON) IS VISTING HIS PARENTS, MORRIE AND DOROTHY, THIS WEEK. THE RETIRED ARMY WARRANT OFFICER, AND THEN COMMERCIAL AIRLINE PILOT, LIVES IN DALLAS AREA.
HAD A NICE VISIT LAST NIGHT AT THE HOME OF DR. CRAIG ROSE AND WIFE
CHERYL ,IN DUBUQUE. THEY MOVED FROM MAQUOKETA OVER 30 YEARS AGO
CRAIG IS STILL SEEING PATIENTS 4 DAYS A WEEK. AND BOTH ARE ENJOYING THEIR TWO DAUGHTER'S (DUBUQUE AND OHIO) FAMILIES INCLUDING GRANDKIDS.
ENJOY THE WEEKEND AHEAD.
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AND HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY, A RURAL BELLEVUE MAN GOT TRIPLE WHAT HE HAD PLANNED WHEN HIS RED-ANGUS MIX COW GAVE BIRTH TO TRIPLETS SUNDAY NIGHT.
ALL THREE ARE HEALTHY. AN IOWA STATE VET SAID HE HAS SEEN ONLY ONE TRIPLETS BIRTH IN 25 YEARS IN NORTHEAST IOWA. VERY UNUSUAL.... AND MORE UNUSUAL WHEN THEY ARE ALL HEALTHY. BORN AT RON SIEVERDING'S FARM
NORTH OF BELLEVUE.
AND HERE'S AN UNUSUAL FIRE STORY. YESTERDAY, THE MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO A VEHICLE FIRE AT THE CAVES STATE PARK NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS LOCKED AND THE OCCUPANTS LEFT TO GO INTO THE CAVES.
FIREMEN SOMEHOW GOT THE HOOD OPEN AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. IT WAS A VEHICLE FROM SCOTT COUNTY. THE OCCUPANTS MUST HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT GOING THROUGH THE CAVES, THEY LEFT THE CAR IN A HURRY AND
DIDN'T SEE THE SMOKE. APPARENTLY, A PASSERBY PHONED THE FIREMEN.
LEON MORRIS (WITH HIS SON) IS VISTING HIS PARENTS, MORRIE AND DOROTHY, THIS WEEK. THE RETIRED ARMY WARRANT OFFICER, AND THEN COMMERCIAL AIRLINE PILOT, LIVES IN DALLAS AREA.
HAD A NICE VISIT LAST NIGHT AT THE HOME OF DR. CRAIG ROSE AND WIFE
CHERYL ,IN DUBUQUE. THEY MOVED FROM MAQUOKETA OVER 30 YEARS AGO
CRAIG IS STILL SEEING PATIENTS 4 DAYS A WEEK. AND BOTH ARE ENJOYING THEIR TWO DAUGHTER'S (DUBUQUE AND OHIO) FAMILIES INCLUDING GRANDKIDS.
ENJOY THE WEEKEND AHEAD.
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A FEW SPRINKLES THIS MORNING AND THEN PARTLY SUNNY ALL DAY....AND IN THE LOW 80'S. EVERYONE LIKES THE WEATHER THESE DAYS.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT "BACK TO SCHOOL ROAD SHOW" IS
TOMORROW (FRIDAY) MORNING FROM 9:05 A.M. UNTIL 10:30 A.M. ON
KMAQ. OR, LISTEN ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAPTOP BY GOING TO WWW.KMAQ.COM
AND CLICK-ON THE "LISTEN" BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER.
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THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT "BACK TO SCHOOL ROAD SHOW" IS
TOMORROW (FRIDAY) MORNING FROM 9:05 A.M. UNTIL 10:30 A.M. ON
KMAQ. OR, LISTEN ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAPTOP BY GOING TO WWW.KMAQ.COM
AND CLICK-ON THE "LISTEN" BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
IT'S WEDNESDAY AND WE'VE HAD BEAUTIFUL WEATHER ALL WEEK ...
AND SAME EXPECTED FOR REST OF WEEK. SUNNY, NO RAIN AND
HIGH IN 80'S WITH A BREEZE.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISES COMMITTEE
MET YESTERDAY AND WILL BE ASKING THE FULL COUNCIL TO ENACT A NEW
ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT APARTMENTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR
OF BUSINESS BUILDINGS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE
AN OWNER IS PLANNING TO DO THIS. BELLEVUE HAS AN ORDINANCE LIKE THIS.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD IS LIKELY TO OFFER EARLY RETIREMENT
FOR EMPLOYEES WHO QUALIFY THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR THE BOARD DID
NOT OFFER IT. SUPT. KIN HUCKSTADT SAID 60 EMPLOYEES WOULD
BE ELIGIBLE. IT IS A WAY TO LOWER THE BUDGET.
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS THE EMERALD ASH
BORER, PLUS A COUPLE OTHER THINGS.
NOTHING ELSE! BUSY, BUSY! CHECK BACK TOMORROW.
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AND SAME EXPECTED FOR REST OF WEEK. SUNNY, NO RAIN AND
HIGH IN 80'S WITH A BREEZE.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISES COMMITTEE
MET YESTERDAY AND WILL BE ASKING THE FULL COUNCIL TO ENACT A NEW
ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT APARTMENTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR
OF BUSINESS BUILDINGS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE
AN OWNER IS PLANNING TO DO THIS. BELLEVUE HAS AN ORDINANCE LIKE THIS.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD IS LIKELY TO OFFER EARLY RETIREMENT
FOR EMPLOYEES WHO QUALIFY THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR THE BOARD DID
NOT OFFER IT. SUPT. KIN HUCKSTADT SAID 60 EMPLOYEES WOULD
BE ELIGIBLE. IT IS A WAY TO LOWER THE BUDGET.
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS THE EMERALD ASH
BORER, PLUS A COUPLE OTHER THINGS.
NOTHING ELSE! BUSY, BUSY! CHECK BACK TOMORROW.
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Monday, August 10, 2009
MAQUOKETA HAD SOME RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY. LAST NIGHT, WE GOT 6/10 OF AN INCH. WE DID NOT GET THE 90-PLUS
HEAT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THAT HAD BEEN FORECAST. TODAY, NICE
AND HIGH OF 80. NO RAIN IN FORECAST FOR THE WEEK.
"FOOTLOOSE" WAS A HIT THIS WEEKEND AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.
THE 3 PERFORMANCES BROUGHT IN NEARLY 2,000.....A GOOD TURNOUT.
FUN SHOW. PUT ON BY THE PIPE PIPE PLAYERS LITTLE THEATRE GROUP,
ENTERTAINING US FOR 43 YEARS. THEY RECENTLY BOUGHT THEIR OWN BUILDING FOR STORAGE, REHEARSALS, AND OFFICE SPACE.
KEVEN ANDERSEN, A KMAQ STUDENT ANNOUNCER STOPPED IN TO SAY HELLO
THIS AFTERNOON. HE WAS HERE FROM 1996-99. HIS DAD THOSE YEARS WAS
WITH ANDREW SCHOOL. NOW WITH PRINCE OF PEACE HIGH SCHOOL IN CLINTON. KEVIN GRADUATED FROM IOWA, AND IS NOW A 1ST. LT. IN THE U.S. ARMY AND WILL GO TO IRAQ IN 2 WEEKS FOR HIS FIRST OVER-SEAS DUTY. NICE TO SEE HIM
HE'S STILL SINGLE.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM WILL CELEBRATE A FIRST ANNIVERSARY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH WITH A BELGIAN WAFFLE BREAKFAST AND AN ORAL
HISTORY PROGRAM. BREAKFAST FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL NOON AND THE HISTORY PROGRAM AT 12:30. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME. DURING THE BREAKFAST AND
HISTORY PROGRAM, ADMISSION WILL BE FREE TO THE MUSEUM.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
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HEAT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THAT HAD BEEN FORECAST. TODAY, NICE
AND HIGH OF 80. NO RAIN IN FORECAST FOR THE WEEK.
"FOOTLOOSE" WAS A HIT THIS WEEKEND AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.
THE 3 PERFORMANCES BROUGHT IN NEARLY 2,000.....A GOOD TURNOUT.
FUN SHOW. PUT ON BY THE PIPE PIPE PLAYERS LITTLE THEATRE GROUP,
ENTERTAINING US FOR 43 YEARS. THEY RECENTLY BOUGHT THEIR OWN BUILDING FOR STORAGE, REHEARSALS, AND OFFICE SPACE.
KEVEN ANDERSEN, A KMAQ STUDENT ANNOUNCER STOPPED IN TO SAY HELLO
THIS AFTERNOON. HE WAS HERE FROM 1996-99. HIS DAD THOSE YEARS WAS
WITH ANDREW SCHOOL. NOW WITH PRINCE OF PEACE HIGH SCHOOL IN CLINTON. KEVIN GRADUATED FROM IOWA, AND IS NOW A 1ST. LT. IN THE U.S. ARMY AND WILL GO TO IRAQ IN 2 WEEKS FOR HIS FIRST OVER-SEAS DUTY. NICE TO SEE HIM
HE'S STILL SINGLE.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM WILL CELEBRATE A FIRST ANNIVERSARY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH WITH A BELGIAN WAFFLE BREAKFAST AND AN ORAL
HISTORY PROGRAM. BREAKFAST FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL NOON AND THE HISTORY PROGRAM AT 12:30. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME. DURING THE BREAKFAST AND
HISTORY PROGRAM, ADMISSION WILL BE FREE TO THE MUSEUM.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
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GENO'S PIZZA......STARTED OUT IN A SMALL BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN PRESTON IN 1974 WHERE PART OF THE GROCERY STORE IS NOW. ABOUT 2 AND 1/2 YEARS LATER, GENE CAMP PURCHASED THE LAND EAST OF TOWN AND BUILDT THE HOUSE
AND PUT THE PIZZA RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THE LIVING QUARTERS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. OVER THE YEARS, SEVERAL ADDITIONS WERE
MADE TO THE PIZZA RESTAURANT. AND... THE FAMILY HOME (QUITE A FEW YEARS BACK) CAME ABOUT AFTER AN OLD HOUSE WAS MOVED UP THE HILL AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF PRESTON AND ADDED ON TO. GENO'S IS OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY (CLOSED MONDAYS) AND HAS BEEN A FAMILY FAVORITE FOR 35 YEARS!
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GENE CAMP.....GENO......JUST FINISHING UP ANOTHER DELICIOUS PIZZA IN HIS
VERY LARGE PIZZA KITCHEN. HAS TO BE LARGE AS HIS PLACE HAS SEATING FOR 225 PEOPLE (WHEN HE OPENED 35 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS SEATING FOR 25) AND ALSO THERE IS A DRIVE-UP WINDOW. THE CAMPS HAVE 6 CHILDREN AND
ALL HAVE WORKED FOR DAD OVER THE YEARS AND TWO OR THREE STILL DO.
PLUS, HE HAS HIRED HUNDREDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS.
THERE ARE FIVE ROOMS TO ENJOY PIZZA, STARTING WITH THE GAME/POOL ROOM
WHEN YOU COME IN THE MAIN DOOR. THEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE BAR ROOM,
AND THEN TO THE LEFT, STRAIGHT AHEAD, OR TO THE RIGHT IS MORE SEATING.
THERE ARE THREE BALL DIAMONDS TOO, AND A KITCHEN AND SEATING FOR THOSE, PLUS OUTDOOR GAMES FOR THE KIDS. GENOS IS A BIG PLACE. SUNDAY NIGHT IS THE BUSIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK. GENE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND HAS SERVED IN THE SCHOOL BOARD AND AS MAYOR. HE'S 62 AND PLANS
TO BE SERVING PIZZA ANOTHER 8 YEARS.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, August 07, 2009
RAIN TODAY....1 AND 6/10 INCHES. HAS STOPPED, BUT MORE IN FORECAST
TONIGHT AND THEN HOT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AROUND 90 OR ABOVE BOTH
DAYS.
VANDALISM WAS REPORTED IN THE NEW CEMENT POURED ON NORTH MAIN STREET.
SOMEONE WROTE NAMES IN THE CONCRETE.
AND ALSO ON POLICE BLOTTER, OWEN HAYES REPORTED FRONT AND REAR
WINDSHIELDS ON HIS VEHICLE WERE BROKEN WHILE PARKED AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
AND SIDE WINDOWS ON A BUS OWNED BY BOB WAGNER WERE ALSO BROKEN.
THE SECOND ANNUAL MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK APPRECIATION DAY
IS TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE DEMONSTRATIONS, GUIDED TOURS, MUSIC, COOKING DEMOS, PRIZES AND FREE POPCORN AND
LEMONADE.
AND...THE JACKON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD IS HOSTING THE ANNUAL YOUTH OUTDOOR SKILLS DAY TOMORROW AT THE HURSTVILLE FISHING
POND. $7 FOR KIDS AND ADULTS FREE.'
GILLIAN MORRISON, DAUGHTER OF ADDIE WALLACE MORRISON, HAS MEDALED IN THE AAU JR. OLYMPICS HELD THIS WEEK AT DRAKE UNIVERSITY. SHE IS 11 YEARS OLD. SHE PLACED 6TH OUT OF 30 IN THE MIDGET GIRLS PENTATHALON. SHE IS A MEMBER OF A TRACK CLUB OUT OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
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TONIGHT AND THEN HOT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AROUND 90 OR ABOVE BOTH
DAYS.
VANDALISM WAS REPORTED IN THE NEW CEMENT POURED ON NORTH MAIN STREET.
SOMEONE WROTE NAMES IN THE CONCRETE.
AND ALSO ON POLICE BLOTTER, OWEN HAYES REPORTED FRONT AND REAR
WINDSHIELDS ON HIS VEHICLE WERE BROKEN WHILE PARKED AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
AND SIDE WINDOWS ON A BUS OWNED BY BOB WAGNER WERE ALSO BROKEN.
THE SECOND ANNUAL MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK APPRECIATION DAY
IS TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE DEMONSTRATIONS, GUIDED TOURS, MUSIC, COOKING DEMOS, PRIZES AND FREE POPCORN AND
LEMONADE.
AND...THE JACKON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD IS HOSTING THE ANNUAL YOUTH OUTDOOR SKILLS DAY TOMORROW AT THE HURSTVILLE FISHING
POND. $7 FOR KIDS AND ADULTS FREE.'
GILLIAN MORRISON, DAUGHTER OF ADDIE WALLACE MORRISON, HAS MEDALED IN THE AAU JR. OLYMPICS HELD THIS WEEK AT DRAKE UNIVERSITY. SHE IS 11 YEARS OLD. SHE PLACED 6TH OUT OF 30 IN THE MIDGET GIRLS PENTATHALON. SHE IS A MEMBER OF A TRACK CLUB OUT OF CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
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THE WORLD WAR II SOLDIER IS MAX MOELLER OF ARIZONA. MAX, BEFORE LEAVING HIS HOMETOWN OF MAQUOKETA, DELIVERED MILK FOR MOELLER'S DAIRY FOR 15 YEARS, AND ALSO HERE IN MAQUOKETA, WAS THE FULLER BRUSH REP, A TOOL GRINDER AND DID CAR UPHOLSTERY WORK. MAX WILL BE 90 IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND WAS BORN ON DARK HOLLOW ROAD, IN A SEARS PRE-CUT HOUSE, BUILT BY HIS DAD AND BROTHERS FOR HIS MOTHER DURING THE BIG WAR. WHEN MOVING TO DOWN, MAX LIVED FIRST AT 505 WEST GROVE. IT WAS TAKEN AWAY FOR AN ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL AND HE THEN LIVED AT 509 WEST GROVE.
MAX WAS PLANNING TO VISIT MAQUOKETA THIS SUMMER BUT HAD TO CANCEL THE TRIP DUE TO A VISION PROBLEM OF HIS DAUGHTER, WHO PLANNED TO DO THE DRIVING. THAT SAILOR PICTURE BELOW WAS TAKEN BY BUD SKRIVSETH.
MAX HAS LOTS OF ENTRIES ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON MAQUOKETA HISTORY, EMAIL MAX AT lajmaka1@cableone.net
THIS PHOTO OF MAX WAS TAKEN A FEW YEARS AGO AT HIS LOCAL GOLDEN
CORRAL. IT IS NOT A RECENT PICTURE. THANKS FOR BEING A GOOD
KMAQ WEB SITE PARTICIPANT MAX. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT TO MAQUOKETA
SOMETIME SOON. WE CAN HAVE LUNCH AT THE HISTORIC DECKER HOTEL.
I'LL BUY!
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
BEAUTIFUL DAY AGAIN IN MAQUOKETA!
NOMINATION PAPERS FOR CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL. MAYOR TOM MESSERLI AND 3 COUNCIL MEMBER'S TERMS ARE UP. JASON HUTE, GALEN SAUNDERS AND TIM CLARK, PLUS SEAT HELD BY MARSHA MYERS, WHO IS RESIGNING. HUTE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVE FOUR-YEAR TERMS AND THE MAYOR, A TWO-YEAR TERM.
A NEW PARK RANGER HAS BEEN NAMED FOR THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK, TO REPLACE LARRY ZIRKELBACH WHO IS RETIRING. HE IS SCOTT DYKSTRA, WHO WILL COME ACROSS THE STATE FROM LEWIS AND CLARK STATE PARK AT ONAWA.
DYKSTRA, HIS WIFE AND THREE GIRLS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE PARK RANGERS HOUSE THIS MONTH.
AT THEIR WEEKLY MEETING YESTERDAY, THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS SAY THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER BOARD MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT THE CUTS TO BE MADE LATER THIS YEAR AT THE HOSPITAL.
BIG TURN OUT LAST NIGHT AT LITTLE BEAR PARK FOR "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT" SPONSORED BY THE THE MAQUOKETA PD. MAQUOKETA SAYS "THANKS"!
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PURCHASED JAKE'S OLD PICK-UP FOR $3,500.
AND HE LIKES THE NEW ONE HE BOUGHT. GOT A RIDE IN IT TO McDONALD'S FOR COFFEE THIS AFTERNOON. JAKE SAYS "THANKS" TO ALL YOU TAXPAYERS OUT THERE. JUDY WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT OLD "CLUNKER" GO.
OH...NEW LOOK COMING TO McDONALD'S...OUTSIDE NORTH. WORKERS THERE TODAY TAKING OUT THE PLAYGROUND, FENCE AND BRICK COLUMNS.
WE ARE GETTING READY FOR A HEAT WAVE THIS WEEKEND. BUT NOTHING LIKE WHERE SHIRLEY AND RON LIVE.
HAVE A NICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
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NOMINATION PAPERS FOR CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL. MAYOR TOM MESSERLI AND 3 COUNCIL MEMBER'S TERMS ARE UP. JASON HUTE, GALEN SAUNDERS AND TIM CLARK, PLUS SEAT HELD BY MARSHA MYERS, WHO IS RESIGNING. HUTE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVE FOUR-YEAR TERMS AND THE MAYOR, A TWO-YEAR TERM.
A NEW PARK RANGER HAS BEEN NAMED FOR THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK, TO REPLACE LARRY ZIRKELBACH WHO IS RETIRING. HE IS SCOTT DYKSTRA, WHO WILL COME ACROSS THE STATE FROM LEWIS AND CLARK STATE PARK AT ONAWA.
DYKSTRA, HIS WIFE AND THREE GIRLS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE PARK RANGERS HOUSE THIS MONTH.
AT THEIR WEEKLY MEETING YESTERDAY, THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS SAY THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER BOARD MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT THE CUTS TO BE MADE LATER THIS YEAR AT THE HOSPITAL.
BIG TURN OUT LAST NIGHT AT LITTLE BEAR PARK FOR "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT" SPONSORED BY THE THE MAQUOKETA PD. MAQUOKETA SAYS "THANKS"!
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PURCHASED JAKE'S OLD PICK-UP FOR $3,500.
AND HE LIKES THE NEW ONE HE BOUGHT. GOT A RIDE IN IT TO McDONALD'S FOR COFFEE THIS AFTERNOON. JAKE SAYS "THANKS" TO ALL YOU TAXPAYERS OUT THERE. JUDY WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT OLD "CLUNKER" GO.
OH...NEW LOOK COMING TO McDONALD'S...OUTSIDE NORTH. WORKERS THERE TODAY TAKING OUT THE PLAYGROUND, FENCE AND BRICK COLUMNS.
WE ARE GETTING READY FOR A HEAT WAVE THIS WEEKEND. BUT NOTHING LIKE WHERE SHIRLEY AND RON LIVE.
HAVE A NICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
WHO IS THIS FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT? THIS IS A 1942 PHOTO WHEN HE WAS HOME ON LEAVE IN MAQUOKETA, AFTER THE U.S. INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA AT FADALA, NEAR CASABLANCA. HE WAS A RADIO OPERATOR-TECHNICIAN DURING WWII. FOLLOWING THE NORTH AFRICA INVASION, HE MADE OTHERS AT SICILY, ITALY, AND FRANCE. HIS LAST INVASION WAS OF OKINAWA ON EASTER SUNDAY, 1945 WHERE A JAPANESE SUICIDE BOMBER BARELY MISSED HIS OUTFIT.
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THE FRONT DOOR AT THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING JUST EAST OF THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS THE NORTH DOOR. ACROSS ON THE OTHER SIDE, ANOTHER PARKING LOT AND SOUTH DOOR. USE EITHER TO GET TO THE RECEPTION DESK. THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WAS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TOURS WERE GIVEN AFTER UNTIL 6 P.M. EVERYONE WAS PLEASED WITH THE NEW $1.5 MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY. STOP IN AND TAKE A TOUR SOMETIME SOON. BETTER YET, SIGN-UP FOR A CLASS OR TWO.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
KENDRA BECK, DAUGHTER OF EVELYN FAGERLAND AND THE LATE JOHN FAGERLAND, (HUSBAND IS FIRE CHIEF MARK BECK) SPEAKING YESTERDAY AT THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING IN MAQUOKETA. SHE REPLACED HER DAD ON THE COLLEGE BOARD WHEN HE DIED, AND IS EMPLOYED AT OHNWARD BANKS, HEADQUARTERED HERE
IN MAQUOKETA.
DENNIS VOY
SUNNY AND A LITTLE HOT TODAY, FOR A CHANGE. IN THE 80'S. 90-PLUS IN FORECAST FOR SATURDAY.
YESTERDAY'S RIBBON CUTTING AND OPEN HOUSE AT THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING, A $1.5 MILLION BUILDING, WAS COVERED "LIVE" BY KMAQ AM AND FM. THE 40-MINUTE BROADCAST WAS SPONSORED ON KMAQ BY: THE LEAD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT BUILDT THE BUILDING, MARCON MANUFACTURING IN ELDRIDGE.....,RIVER CITY PAVING OF DUBUQUE......OSTERHAUS HEALTH MART PHARMACY, MAQUOKETA AND MAYBERRY MAYTAG APPLIANCE CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. TOURS, WITH FREE REFRESHMENTS, CONTINUED FROM 4 UNTIL 6. A REALLY NICE BUILDING AND MORE ROOM THAN I EXPECTED. A COMMUNITY ROOM THAT IS CALLED THE FAGERLAND ROOM, HONORING JOHN
FAGERLAND WHO PUSHED FOR MAQUOKETA'S OWN COLLEGE BUILDING AND
GAVE $250,000 TO GET THE FUNDRAISING STARTED. THIS NEW BUILDING JUST EAST OF THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE A REAL EDUCATION ASSET FOR MAQUOKETA.
MAQUOKETA THIRD WARD COUNCIL MEMBER MARSHA MYERS HAS ANNOUNCED HER INTENTION TO RESIGN. LAST NIGHT, SHE TOLD OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT
SHE HAD SOLD HER HOME AND WILL BE TRAVELING THE COUNTRY IN A RV.
SHE HAS SERVED SINCE 2004.
MAQUOKETA IS AGAIN HAVING A "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT" FAMILY EVENT,
AT THE LITTLE BEAR PARK. LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON TONIGHT, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN OF MAQUOKETA AS WELL AS GETTING TO KNOW LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BETTER.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: VANDALISM TO SACRED HEART SCHOOL LITTLE BROWN BUILDING ON THE GROUNDS. JOHN MANNING ON PERSHING ROAD SAID A BOAT MOTOR AND LADDER WERE TAKEN FROM HIS PROPERTY AND AL DENLINGER SAID SOMEONE PULLED THE DOOR BELL OFF HIS HOME.
ALANDA AND LUCAS SCHWARTZ OF MAQUOKETA HAD A BOY...BORN JULY 28TH AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE RON AND SUE SCHWARTZ OF MAQUOKETA.
THE CARDINALS AND CUBS ARE TIED FOR FIRST PLACE.
CARDINAL BASEBALL AT 5:50 AGAIN TONIGHT ON KMAQ "LIVE" FROM N.Y.
GO CARDINALS!
DENNIS VOY
YESTERDAY'S RIBBON CUTTING AND OPEN HOUSE AT THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING, A $1.5 MILLION BUILDING, WAS COVERED "LIVE" BY KMAQ AM AND FM. THE 40-MINUTE BROADCAST WAS SPONSORED ON KMAQ BY: THE LEAD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT BUILDT THE BUILDING, MARCON MANUFACTURING IN ELDRIDGE.....,RIVER CITY PAVING OF DUBUQUE......OSTERHAUS HEALTH MART PHARMACY, MAQUOKETA AND MAYBERRY MAYTAG APPLIANCE CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. TOURS, WITH FREE REFRESHMENTS, CONTINUED FROM 4 UNTIL 6. A REALLY NICE BUILDING AND MORE ROOM THAN I EXPECTED. A COMMUNITY ROOM THAT IS CALLED THE FAGERLAND ROOM, HONORING JOHN
FAGERLAND WHO PUSHED FOR MAQUOKETA'S OWN COLLEGE BUILDING AND
GAVE $250,000 TO GET THE FUNDRAISING STARTED. THIS NEW BUILDING JUST EAST OF THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE A REAL EDUCATION ASSET FOR MAQUOKETA.
MAQUOKETA THIRD WARD COUNCIL MEMBER MARSHA MYERS HAS ANNOUNCED HER INTENTION TO RESIGN. LAST NIGHT, SHE TOLD OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT
SHE HAD SOLD HER HOME AND WILL BE TRAVELING THE COUNTRY IN A RV.
SHE HAS SERVED SINCE 2004.
MAQUOKETA IS AGAIN HAVING A "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT" FAMILY EVENT,
AT THE LITTLE BEAR PARK. LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON TONIGHT, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN OF MAQUOKETA AS WELL AS GETTING TO KNOW LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BETTER.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: VANDALISM TO SACRED HEART SCHOOL LITTLE BROWN BUILDING ON THE GROUNDS. JOHN MANNING ON PERSHING ROAD SAID A BOAT MOTOR AND LADDER WERE TAKEN FROM HIS PROPERTY AND AL DENLINGER SAID SOMEONE PULLED THE DOOR BELL OFF HIS HOME.
ALANDA AND LUCAS SCHWARTZ OF MAQUOKETA HAD A BOY...BORN JULY 28TH AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE RON AND SUE SCHWARTZ OF MAQUOKETA.
THE CARDINALS AND CUBS ARE TIED FOR FIRST PLACE.
CARDINAL BASEBALL AT 5:50 AGAIN TONIGHT ON KMAQ "LIVE" FROM N.Y.
GO CARDINALS!
DENNIS VOY
Monday, August 03, 2009
SUNDAY WAS A NICE DAY...TODAY TOO. ENTIRE WEEK SHOULD BE DRY AND WARMER.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN WAS THREATENED WITH A KNIFE BY A YOUTH IN THE KITCHEN OF HER HOME THURSDAY NIGHT. SHE WAS NOT INJURED.
POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA SAID SANDRA CURNETT ON SOUTH SECOND STREET REPORTED AT AROUND 10 P.M. THAT A YOUTH WITH A MASK OR SCARF OVER HIS FACE CAME INTO HER HOME THROUGH THE GARAGE. HE HAD A KNIFE AND ATTEMPTED TO STAB HER WITH IT. SHE FOUGHT HIM OFF AND HE LEFT. KORANDA SAID THEIR K-9 DOG LOOKED FOR THE YOUTH THAT NIGHT, BUT DID NOT FIND HIM. KORANDA
SAID THEY HAVE A YOUTH SUSPECT AND WILL GIVE HIM A LIE DETECTOR TEST.
CURNUTT WAS NOT INJURED AND NOTHING WAS TAKEN FROM THE HOME.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
LAST WEEK WAS THE DEADLINE FOR FILING FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION IN SEPTEMBER. FOR THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT, TWO PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FOR THE AT LARGE POSITION. INCUMBENT MART HUDRLIK AND CHALLENGER MIKE NICKESON. THE OTHER POSITION FOR DISTRICT 1 HAS THE INCUMBENT BRIAN TABOR SEEKING RE-ELECTION, UN-OPPOSED.
A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 5-DAY JACKSON COUNTY FAIR, WHICH ENDED LAST NIGHT. THE TOTAL, 22,769. THAT BEAT LAST YEAR'S RECORD OF 20,218. YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCE WAS ALSO A RECORD, GOING OVER SIX-THOUSAND FOR THE FIRST TIME....6,083.
MARK LEE OF DEWITT WAS THE WINNER OF THE $500 CASH DRAWING LAST NIGHT.'
IN THE HEALTHY EXCHANGES NO BAKE PIE CONTEST, THE WINNER WAS
KELLY HOEFELMEYER OF ANDREW. HER'S WAS LIGHT BANANA SUPREME.
MARILYN WILLEY WAS SECOND WITH A PEACH PIE.
IN THE ARM WRESTLING, THE FLY WEIGHT WINNER WAS KIRK MILLER OF MAQUOKETA. THE OTHER HEAVIER WEIGHT DIVISION WINNERS WERE NOT FROM MAQUOKETA.
THE MASTER GARDENERS HAD A PRIZE WINNER EACH DAY OF THE FAIR.
WINNERS WEDNESDAY THRU SUNDAY WERE: MARLENE YAROLEM OF BALDWIN,
CINDY TURNEY OF MAQUOKETA, MARLENE DALZIEL OF MAQUOKETA, KAREN TILL
OF MAQUOKETA AND DAWN CRIST OF MAQUOKETA.
GREAT FAIR!
NOW, ATTENTION STARTS TO BUILD FOR BACK TO SCHOOL, ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS AWAY.
BREITBACH'S COUNTRY DINING, IOWA'S OLDEST BAR AND GRILL, RE-OPENED SATURDAY AT BALLTOWN. IT BURNED DOWN TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THIS TIME THERE IS A LARGE WATER TANK IN BASEMENT AND A SPRINKLER SYSTEM. THEY SERVE HUNDREDS ALMOST EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES THOUSANDS
OVER THE WEKEND.
THE WEEKEND (FRIDAY,SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) WAS BUSY AT THE NEW CLINTON ENGINES MUSUEM HERE IN MAQUOKETA THE MUSEUM HOSTED A VINTAGE GARDEN TRACTOR CLUB EVENT ON THE PARKING LOT BEHIND THE MUSEUM. IT WAS FREE. MOST ON DISPLAY WERE AROUND 50 YEARS OLD AND MANY HAD A CLINTON ENGINE. THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT. I ASKED ONE GUY IF HIS CLINTON ENGINE THAT I POINTED AT WOULD START. HE WOUND THE STARTER ROPE AROUND THE STARTER PULLEY, GAVE THE ROPE A YANK, AND THE ENGINE
TOOK RIGHT OFF AND SOUNDED LIKE A NEW ONE. IT WAS A GOOD 50 YEARS OLD.
THANKS TO CHARLES AND BONNIE MITCHELL FOR GETTING THIS EVENT TO MAQUOKETA. UNFORTUNATELY,IT COMPETED AGAINST HE FAIR AND I'M SURE THAT CUT DOWN ATTENDANCE A BIT. CHECK A FEW PHOTOS THAT I TOOK BELOW.
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN WAS THREATENED WITH A KNIFE BY A YOUTH IN THE KITCHEN OF HER HOME THURSDAY NIGHT. SHE WAS NOT INJURED.
POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA SAID SANDRA CURNETT ON SOUTH SECOND STREET REPORTED AT AROUND 10 P.M. THAT A YOUTH WITH A MASK OR SCARF OVER HIS FACE CAME INTO HER HOME THROUGH THE GARAGE. HE HAD A KNIFE AND ATTEMPTED TO STAB HER WITH IT. SHE FOUGHT HIM OFF AND HE LEFT. KORANDA SAID THEIR K-9 DOG LOOKED FOR THE YOUTH THAT NIGHT, BUT DID NOT FIND HIM. KORANDA
SAID THEY HAVE A YOUTH SUSPECT AND WILL GIVE HIM A LIE DETECTOR TEST.
CURNUTT WAS NOT INJURED AND NOTHING WAS TAKEN FROM THE HOME.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
LAST WEEK WAS THE DEADLINE FOR FILING FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION IN SEPTEMBER. FOR THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT, TWO PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FOR THE AT LARGE POSITION. INCUMBENT MART HUDRLIK AND CHALLENGER MIKE NICKESON. THE OTHER POSITION FOR DISTRICT 1 HAS THE INCUMBENT BRIAN TABOR SEEKING RE-ELECTION, UN-OPPOSED.
A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 5-DAY JACKSON COUNTY FAIR, WHICH ENDED LAST NIGHT. THE TOTAL, 22,769. THAT BEAT LAST YEAR'S RECORD OF 20,218. YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCE WAS ALSO A RECORD, GOING OVER SIX-THOUSAND FOR THE FIRST TIME....6,083.
MARK LEE OF DEWITT WAS THE WINNER OF THE $500 CASH DRAWING LAST NIGHT.'
IN THE HEALTHY EXCHANGES NO BAKE PIE CONTEST, THE WINNER WAS
KELLY HOEFELMEYER OF ANDREW. HER'S WAS LIGHT BANANA SUPREME.
MARILYN WILLEY WAS SECOND WITH A PEACH PIE.
IN THE ARM WRESTLING, THE FLY WEIGHT WINNER WAS KIRK MILLER OF MAQUOKETA. THE OTHER HEAVIER WEIGHT DIVISION WINNERS WERE NOT FROM MAQUOKETA.
THE MASTER GARDENERS HAD A PRIZE WINNER EACH DAY OF THE FAIR.
WINNERS WEDNESDAY THRU SUNDAY WERE: MARLENE YAROLEM OF BALDWIN,
CINDY TURNEY OF MAQUOKETA, MARLENE DALZIEL OF MAQUOKETA, KAREN TILL
OF MAQUOKETA AND DAWN CRIST OF MAQUOKETA.
GREAT FAIR!
NOW, ATTENTION STARTS TO BUILD FOR BACK TO SCHOOL, ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS AWAY.
BREITBACH'S COUNTRY DINING, IOWA'S OLDEST BAR AND GRILL, RE-OPENED SATURDAY AT BALLTOWN. IT BURNED DOWN TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THIS TIME THERE IS A LARGE WATER TANK IN BASEMENT AND A SPRINKLER SYSTEM. THEY SERVE HUNDREDS ALMOST EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES THOUSANDS
OVER THE WEKEND.
THE WEEKEND (FRIDAY,SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) WAS BUSY AT THE NEW CLINTON ENGINES MUSUEM HERE IN MAQUOKETA THE MUSEUM HOSTED A VINTAGE GARDEN TRACTOR CLUB EVENT ON THE PARKING LOT BEHIND THE MUSEUM. IT WAS FREE. MOST ON DISPLAY WERE AROUND 50 YEARS OLD AND MANY HAD A CLINTON ENGINE. THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT. I ASKED ONE GUY IF HIS CLINTON ENGINE THAT I POINTED AT WOULD START. HE WOUND THE STARTER ROPE AROUND THE STARTER PULLEY, GAVE THE ROPE A YANK, AND THE ENGINE
TOOK RIGHT OFF AND SOUNDED LIKE A NEW ONE. IT WAS A GOOD 50 YEARS OLD.
THANKS TO CHARLES AND BONNIE MITCHELL FOR GETTING THIS EVENT TO MAQUOKETA. UNFORTUNATELY,IT COMPETED AGAINST HE FAIR AND I'M SURE THAT CUT DOWN ATTENDANCE A BIT. CHECK A FEW PHOTOS THAT I TOOK BELOW.
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
LOOK LIKE ANY OF THE GARDEN TRACTORS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? IF NOT,
IT IS BECAUSE THIS ONE IS AROUND 50 YEARS OLD AND IT FEATURED A CLINTON ENGINE AROUND 50 YEARS AGO, MADE RIGHT HERE IN MAQUOKETA. BACK THEN, CLINTON ENGINES WAS THE WORLD'S LARGEST MANUFACTURE OF SMALL ENGINES.
THIS WAS ON DISPLAY SUNDAY AND I BELIEVE THIS ONE WAS DONATED TO THE
CLINTON ENGIENS MUSEUM.
DENNIS VOY
Sunday, August 02, 2009
BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY IN MAQUOKETA!
AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR YESTERDAY, FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR,
ATTENDANCE WAS DOWN. THE SATURDAY ATTENDANCE WAS 3,167, NEARLY
15-HUNDRED LESS THAN LAST YEAR. THE ALL TIME RECORD, IN THE 80'S,
WAS OVER 5,000, ON A SATURDAY THAT INCLUDED STOCK CAR RACES.
THIS YEAR, THE SATURDAY DOUBLE-HEADER COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW WAS
NOT INCLUDED IN THE GATE ADMISSION. ANYONE WANTING TO SEE THE
SHOWS FROM THE GRANDSTAND HAD TO PAY EXTRA AT THE GRANDSTAND
RAMPS. IT WAS $10 FOR THE GRANDSTAND WINGS, $15 FOR THE COVERED GRANDSTAND AND $20 TO STAND DOWN BY THE STAGE. I WASN'T ABLE TO
WATCH THE SHOWS BECAUSE I WAS ON-THE-AIR, BUT I DID CHECK AND THE
GRANDSTAND WAS HALF EMPTY. WEATHER WAS VERY GOOD AND NOT A
FACTOR. TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY OF THE FAIR AND AGAIN, LOTS OF
THINGS ON THE SCHEDULE, TOPPED OFF BY THE "NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION" EVENT IN FRONT OF THE GRANDSTAND AT 6 P.M. FFA CLUBS HAVE DID A NEAT JOB
OF PAINTING OLD COMBINES FOR COMPETITION TONIGHT. BECAUSE OF NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION LAST YEAR, THE SUNDAY ATTENDANCE WAS THE HIGHEST
OF THE FIVE DAYS. WE'LL SEE IF THE SAME THING HAPPENS THIS YEAR.
COME TO THE FAIR!
THE BEEF SHOW WAS HELD YESTERDAY AND THE CHAMPION BEEF OF THE SHOW....
WAS NOT A STEER....BUT A HEIFER. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN. THE
WINNER WAS A 1128 POUND CROSSBRED COMMERCIAL HEIFER, NAMED STUB.
SHE WAS SHOWN BY LINDSAY MUSEHEART OF MILES. IT WAS A WINNER TOO OF 4 EARLIER SHOWS THIS YEAR.
THE RESERVE CHAMPION YESTERDAY WAS A STEER, SHOWN BY NICOLE TRENKAMP OF PRESTON.
THE BILL RILEY TALENT SHOW WAS LAST NIGHT, WITH THE WINNER GOING TO THE STATE FAIR. GOING TO THE STATE FAIR FROM MAQUOKETA, JORDYN SCHULZ, AGE 13 AND MIKAELA PAULSEN-BROWN, AGE 17, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA. THEY
DID A LYRICAL DANCE...AND WON $75. SHERI MELVOLD, KMAQ NEWS DIRECTOR, WAS THE EMCEE AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THE TWO WINNERS OF THE ATTENDANCE DRAWING LAST NIGHT, EACH GETTING $250, WERE: ANGIE LEPPERT OF MAQUOKETA AND MARK LIPPENS OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD SUNDAY.
DENNIS VOY
AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR YESTERDAY, FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR,
ATTENDANCE WAS DOWN. THE SATURDAY ATTENDANCE WAS 3,167, NEARLY
15-HUNDRED LESS THAN LAST YEAR. THE ALL TIME RECORD, IN THE 80'S,
WAS OVER 5,000, ON A SATURDAY THAT INCLUDED STOCK CAR RACES.
THIS YEAR, THE SATURDAY DOUBLE-HEADER COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW WAS
NOT INCLUDED IN THE GATE ADMISSION. ANYONE WANTING TO SEE THE
SHOWS FROM THE GRANDSTAND HAD TO PAY EXTRA AT THE GRANDSTAND
RAMPS. IT WAS $10 FOR THE GRANDSTAND WINGS, $15 FOR THE COVERED GRANDSTAND AND $20 TO STAND DOWN BY THE STAGE. I WASN'T ABLE TO
WATCH THE SHOWS BECAUSE I WAS ON-THE-AIR, BUT I DID CHECK AND THE
GRANDSTAND WAS HALF EMPTY. WEATHER WAS VERY GOOD AND NOT A
FACTOR. TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY OF THE FAIR AND AGAIN, LOTS OF
THINGS ON THE SCHEDULE, TOPPED OFF BY THE "NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION" EVENT IN FRONT OF THE GRANDSTAND AT 6 P.M. FFA CLUBS HAVE DID A NEAT JOB
OF PAINTING OLD COMBINES FOR COMPETITION TONIGHT. BECAUSE OF NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION LAST YEAR, THE SUNDAY ATTENDANCE WAS THE HIGHEST
OF THE FIVE DAYS. WE'LL SEE IF THE SAME THING HAPPENS THIS YEAR.
COME TO THE FAIR!
THE BEEF SHOW WAS HELD YESTERDAY AND THE CHAMPION BEEF OF THE SHOW....
WAS NOT A STEER....BUT A HEIFER. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN. THE
WINNER WAS A 1128 POUND CROSSBRED COMMERCIAL HEIFER, NAMED STUB.
SHE WAS SHOWN BY LINDSAY MUSEHEART OF MILES. IT WAS A WINNER TOO OF 4 EARLIER SHOWS THIS YEAR.
THE RESERVE CHAMPION YESTERDAY WAS A STEER, SHOWN BY NICOLE TRENKAMP OF PRESTON.
THE BILL RILEY TALENT SHOW WAS LAST NIGHT, WITH THE WINNER GOING TO THE STATE FAIR. GOING TO THE STATE FAIR FROM MAQUOKETA, JORDYN SCHULZ, AGE 13 AND MIKAELA PAULSEN-BROWN, AGE 17, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA. THEY
DID A LYRICAL DANCE...AND WON $75. SHERI MELVOLD, KMAQ NEWS DIRECTOR, WAS THE EMCEE AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THE TWO WINNERS OF THE ATTENDANCE DRAWING LAST NIGHT, EACH GETTING $250, WERE: ANGIE LEPPERT OF MAQUOKETA AND MARK LIPPENS OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD SUNDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Saturday, August 01, 2009
THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR IS STILL UNDERWAY AND HAS BEEN A BIG SUCCESS SO FAR. EACH DAY, ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN OVER 4,000 AND ABOVE LAST YEAR AND AT OR NEAR A RECORD FOR THE DAY. WEATHER HAS BEEN GOOD. LITTLE RAIN IN FORECAST FOR TODAY, BUT SHOULD BE NICE TONIGHT AND VERY NICE TOMORROW FOR THE FINAL DAY. THE STOCK CAR RACES FILLED THE GRANDSTANDS.
THE TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULL LAST NIGHT DID TOO. TONIGHT, A BIG DOUBLE-FEATURE COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW AND THE COMBINE DEMOLITION NIGHT IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6. THE BEAR SHOW HAS BEEN POPULAR THREE TIMES
DAILY..EARLY AFTERNOON, MID-AFTERNOON AND LATE AFTERNOON. THEY ARE IN THE PHOTO ABOVE. ALSO IN PHOTO, FAIR MANAGER
LANNY SIMPSON....A BUSY, BUSY PERSON AND A HAPPY ONE ABOUT THE WAY THE FAIR HAS GONE. KMAQ WILL BE BROADCASTING AT THE FAIR UNTIL 8:30 TONIGHT ON KMAQ AM AND FM. YOU CAN LISTEN ON YOUR LAPTOP TOO.
JUST TALK SHOW YESTERDAY HAD LOTS OF CALLS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CUTBACKS COMING FOR THE MAQUOKETA HOSPTIAL. ALMOST ALL UNHAPPY WITH THE CEO AND BOARD DECISION. RUMOR IS ANOTHER CHANGE IS ALSO COMING REGARDING AN OPERATION AT THE HOSPITAL.
STILL TIME TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL EVENT AT THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM.
TODAY AND TOMORROW, SUNDAY. STOP IN. FREE OUTSIDE DISPLAY.
OLD GARDEN TRACTORS WITH CLINTON ENGINES ON THEM.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
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