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.

DENNIS VOY