NO REPORT TODAY

IT RAINED MOST OF THE DAY AGAIN...AROUND 3/4 INCH.

NURSE PRACTIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS WILL MAN THE JACKSON
COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER EMERGENCY ROOM DURING THE DAY,
FROM 6 A.M. UNTIL 6 P.M., BEGINNING NEXT YEAR.    THAT DECISION WAS MADE THIS WEEK BY THE HOSPITAL BOARD.

BILL AND AUDREY UPMEYER OF MAQUOKETA WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 60TH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY NOVEMBER 5TH.

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER BIG GUN SHOW AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA
THIS FRI-SUN.

PRESTON WON THEIR FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GAME LAST NIGHT, 77 TO 0 AND
WILL PLAY AGAIN THIS COMING MONDAY NIGHT.       THE TROJANS WERE THE ONLY KMAQ-AREA TEAM TO WIN IN THE PLAYOFFS LAST NIGHT.     WELL...SHOULD MENTION THAT CLINTON ALSO WON AND ARE NOW 10 AND 0.   WE WILL BE BROADCASTING
THE PRESTON GAME MONDAY NIGHT.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

NO NEWS TONIGHT.

THE BIG GAME IS TONIGHT.

LISTEN AT WWW.KMAQ.COM

STARTING AT 6:45.

ALSO, I WILL HAVE A  HALF-TIME SCORE ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK
SHORTLY AFTER 8 TONIGHT.

AND SOMETIME AFTER 9 TONIGHT, I WILL HAVE THE FINAL SCORE
ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK.... WHICH IS AT WWW.KMAQ.COM

GO CARDINALS.

A BUSLOAD OF 56 LEFT FROM THE  HIGH SCHOOL AT 4 THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE 2 HOUR DRIVE TO DECORAH.

MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY.

RAIN TOMORROW, BUT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FOR THE HARVEST THIS
FRIDAY THRU NEXT MONDAY OR LONGER.

DENNIS VOY

AFTER RAIN YESTERDAY, SUNNY AND NICE TODAY....IN MID 50'S.
TOMORROW SHOULD ALSO BE NICE.
THE WEATHER SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD FOR THE 7 P.M. GAME
TOMORROW AT DECORAH.        GAME TICKETS ARE $6 AND THERE IS A
BUS GOING TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT $20 PER PERSON.
THOSE WHO CAN'T MAKE IT UP TO THE GAME  CAN LISTEN TO LEIGHTON
HEPKER ON KMAQ-FM-95 OR HERE IT ON THE INTERNET ON KMAQ'S HOME PAGE.

THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS SORTED THROUGH 45 APPLICATIONS
FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY POSITION OPEN AT THE JACKSON COUNTY
COURTHOUSE.      THE PERSON WILL REPLACE JAN WARD WHO RETIRED
IN AUGUST AND WOULD WORK FOR FOUR DEPARTMENTS:     ZONING....HEALTH....
LANDFILL....AND GENERAL RELIEF.
ALSO,THE SUPERVISORS SAID THEY RECEIVED TWO APPLICATIONS FROM COUNTY
EMPLOYEES FOR THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR POSITION.     CURRENT
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR IS DAVID MANNING.       NOW, THE SUPERVISORS
WILL ALSO SEEK APPLICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.          

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, BRAD DEERY MOTORS REPORTED A WINDOW BROKEN OUT IN ONE OF THEIR CARS IN THEIR LOT....DONE OVER THE WEEKEND.
AND JOE LICHT ON WEST QUARRY STREET REPORTED THAT SOMEONE TOOK AN
XBOX FROM HIS UNLOCKED HOME MONDAY.

DAVE KENDALL REPORTED THAT SOMEONE DROVE THROUGH HIS FAMOUS
"ANNIE'S ACRES" STRAWBERRY PATCH NEAR BELLEVUE OVER THE WEEKEND.
ABOUT $800 DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE WATERWORKS.

THE NEW CONCERT MOVIE "MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT!", RATED PG,
STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE VOY 1 THEATRE.       AND THERE WILL BE
A SPECIAL SHOWING  FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T WAIT, AT 11 TONIGHT AT THE VOY 1.
DOORS OPEN AT 10:30 TONIGHT.     MANAGER JACK JONES LOOKED AT IT THIS
AFTERNOON WITH THEATRE EMPLOYEE KATE HARE AND KMAQ NEWS
DIRECTOR SHERI MELVOLD AND ALL THREE GAVE IT A "THUMBS UP".    IT
IS JUST UNDER 2 HOURS LONG.      IT OPENS NATIONWIDE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, WITH A TWO WEEK ONLY RUN.

WE ATE AT THE NEW "BREITBACH'S COUNTRY DINING" SUNDAY NIGHT AT BALLTOWN, NORTH OF DUBUQUE.....
IOWA'S OLDEST BAR AND RESTAURANT.      BIG, NICE, BUSY AND OF COURSE,
GOOD FOOD.    EVEN HAD A PIECE OF THEIR FAMOUS WALNUT PIE.

BEEN DIETING SINCE!

DENNIS VOY

NO REPORT TODAY

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS LOST LAST NIGHT, 40 TO 0.
THEY PLAY DECORAH IN A PLAY-OFF GAME NEXT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AT 7 AT DECORAH.    BOTH TEAMS WILL GO INTO THE
GAME WITH A 7 AND 2 RECORD.    THE GAME WILL BE BROADCAST
HERE ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE.
DENNIS VOY

OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN MAQUOKETA SINCE YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME.
NEARLY 5 INCHES THIS MONTH.    
SOME SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED TOMORROW.

NO TIME FOR NEWS TODAY.

THE SOPHOMORE GAME TONIGHT CANCELLED BECAUSE OF THE FIELD
CONDITIONS...SO THE VARSITY GAME ONLY AT 7:30 TONIGHT AT LAPORTE
CITY.     REMEMBER, THE GAME CAN BE HEARD HERE ON YOUR COMPUTER
AT WWW.KMAQ.COM.    LEIGHTON HEPKER AT THE KMAQ PLAY BY PLAY MIKE.

I'LL HAVE THE SCORE UP HERE TOMORROW AND LATER TONIGHT ON THE
GUEST BOOK.

HAVE A GOOD  WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

IT RAINED  ALL DAY TODAY.      STARTED WITH LIGHT RAIN OVERNIGHT AND THEN
STEADY RAIN THE  REST OF TODAY....PROBABLY AN INCH.
MORE TOMORROW.     SATURDAY LOOKS OK AND SUNDAY, BETTER YET.

THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S BIG BEEF BANQUET WILL BE ON SATURDAY
NIGHT, NOVEMBER 14TH AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.      SERVING FROM 6 UNTIL 8.
ENTERTAINMENT BY HYPNOTIST JIM WAND OF DUBUQUE.    TICKETS $15 AT THE
DOOR.  THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL SET MONDAY, NOV. 16TH FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR COMMENTS ON THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN
FIRE DEBRIS CLEAN UP.     THE PUBLIC MEETING IS REQUIRED BY LAW BY THE EPA, AS PART OF THE $250,000 THEY ARE GIVING THE CITY FOR CLEAN UP.
AFTER THAT PUBLIC HEARING, BIDS CAN BE TAKEN FOR THE CLEAN UP.
TIME WILL BE NEEDED TO ADVERTISE FOR  THE BIDS, THEN THE CLEAN UP
CONTRACT CAN BE AWARDED TO THE LOW QUALIFIED BIDDER AND THEN
THAT COMPANY CAN START THE CLEAN UP SOMETIME AFTER.

CHRIS WEIRUP OF SOUTH SECOND STREET IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED TO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT THAT SOMEONE SLASHED TIRES AND
CUT A FUEL LINE ON HIS VEHICLE AND BROKE TWO WINDOWS AT THE REAR OF HIS
HOUSE.

DARYL PARKER  IS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE JACKSON COUNTY AREA
TOURISM ASSOCIATION.       HE IS THE DIRECTOR FOR JACKSON COUNTY
CONSERVATION AND HAS  HIS OFFICE AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE
CENTER NORTH OF MAQUOKETA.     HE LIVES IN BELLEVUE.
THE TOURISM ASSOCIATION NOW RUNS THE WELCOME CENTER IN
SABULA.     AND, STARTING THIS NOVEMBER, IT WILL NOT BE OPEN NOVEMBER
THROUGH MARCH.     DURING THOSE MONTHS, INQUIRIES ABOUT TOURISM
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN PROMOTING TOURISM IN JACKSON COUNTY AND THE IMMEDIATE AREA CAN JOIN THE ASSOCIATION FOR $40 A YEAR.     THE
ORGANIZATION HAS A MONTHLY MEETING.     KMAQ HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF
MANY YEARS.

IF YOU LIVE AROUND THIS AREA....TRY TO KEEP WARM AND DRY.
AND WASH YOUR HANDS MANY TIMES DAILY.   IT IS THE FLU SEASON.

DENNIS VOY

WOW, WHAT A NICE DAY TODAY....SUNNY AND 70.
NO COMMENT ABOUT TOMORROW.

"FROM MAIN STREET: MUSIC AND SOUND IN PORTRAIT OF MAQUOKETA" .....A
PERFORMANCE AND TALK LED BY MAQUOKETA ARTIST ROSE FRANTZEN AND
COMPOSER (HER BROTHER) JOHN FRANTZEN WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 7TH AT 3 P.M. IN THE NAN TUCKER McEVOY AUDITORIUM AT THE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE'S NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.       THE PERFORMANCE
WILL SHOWCASE THE MUSIC AND SOUNDS INSPIRED BY ROSE FRANTZEN'S ARTWORK IN THE EXHIBITION "PORTRATURE NOW: COMMUNITIES".
FRANTZEN'S "PORTRAIT OF MAQUOKETA" FEATURES 180 PAINTINGS  OF
RESIDENTS OF THE MAQUOKETA AREA.    THE NOVEMBER 7TH AFTERNOON
PERFORMANCE WILL FEATURE A 28 MINUTE SURROUND-SOUND COMPOSITION
USING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND AUDIO CLIPS TAKEN BY JOHN FRANTZEN FROM
INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF THE  180 RESIDENTS.  THE NOVEMBER 7TH CONCERT
WILL BE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY A GRANT  FROM THE MAQUOKETA AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.    QUITE A FEW MAQUOKETA PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO SEE THE CONCERT AND VIEW THE PAINTINGS AT THE SMITHSONIAN.   I BELIEVE A BUS IS GOING AND OTHERS ARE FLYING OUT.    THE180 PORTRAITS WILL BE ON DISPLAY UNTIL NEXT SUMMER AND THEN WILL BE RETURNED TO MAQUOKETA AND BE ON DISPLAY HERE FOR TOURISTS.       KMAQ MAY SPONSOR A BUS TRIP TO  WASHINGTON, D.C. IN APRIL.     THAT DECISION WILL
BE MADE SOON.       I HAVE RECEIVED SOME INTEREST IN SUCH A TRIP.

RANDALL DEVORE, AGE 48, OF OHIO DIED OCTOBER 16TH.    SURVIVORS INCLUDE A BROTHER, DENNIS, OF MAQUOKETA.'

NAOMI ANVICK, 83, DIED IN LANSING, ILLINOIS.    SURVIVORS INCLUDE
A SISTER, WILMA REICHLING IN MAQUOKETA AND A BROTHER, VERNON
WEIRUP OF MAQUOKETA.

THERE IS GOING TO BE "SPOOKFEST" THIS SATUDAY NIGHT AT THE OHNWARD
FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.     ADULTS FREE....KIDS $2.00 AND
FAMILIES, $5.00.    A LOT OF FUN THINGS PLANNED.     IT WILL START AT
6:30 P.M.

LOTS OF TALK ABOUT THE FLU AROUND MAQUOKETA.....BUT NO REAL PROBLEMS
AT THIS TIME.      

GOOD NIGHT OR GOOD THURSDAY  WHEREVER YOU ARE.

DENNIS VOY

NICE DAY TODAY....SUNNY AND AROUND 60.      ONE MORE 60 DAY LEFT, THEN
THE TEMP FOR REST OF THE WEEK GO DOWN.     AND,  LOTS OF RAIN POSSIBLE
THURSDAY.

GOOD NEWS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
MORE THAN 12 MILLION VOTES WERE CAST IN JUST 6 WEEKS TO DETERMINE
THREE CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS THAT WOULD WIN THE
ULTIMATE GAMEROOM  MAKEOVER FROM XBOX 360.    THE IOWA CITY HOSPITAL
CAME IN SECOND AND WINS ONE OF THE THREE $10,000 PRIZES.      DEE EBERHART AND OTHERS IN AREA WERE WORKING HARD TO GET OUT THE VOTE AND WOULD
LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT VOTED, SOME VOTING EVERY DAY.

A DOG WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS A PIT BULL, OWNED BY A MAQUOKETA COUPLE, BIT A WOMAN WHO WAS WALKING TO WORK AT WADY'S AT 5:40 YESTERDAY
MORNING.     MAQUOKETA POLICE CHARGED BARRETT SNODGRASS, AGE 25, OF MAQUOKETA, THE OWNER OF THE DOG, WITH KEEPING A DANGEROUS ANIMAL AND FAILURE TO HAVE AN ANNUAL LICENSE ON A DOG.       THE POLICE SAY
KAREN SOMMERS WAS WALKING TO WADY'S AT 309 N. CLARK STREET EARLY
YESTERDAY MORNING AND SNODGRASS LET OUT THE DOG WHICH LOOKS LIKE  A
PIT BULL TERRIER AND THE DOG RAN STRAIGHT FOR SOMMERS WHO WAS WALKING IN THE STREET.   IT BIT HER ON THE THIGH, THROUGH TWO JACKETS AND JEANS.
THE POLICE OFFICER SAID SNODGRASS RAN AFTER THE DOG TO GET IT OFF THE VICTIM.    THE DOG WAS NOT REGISTEREDD WITH THE CITY AND THE OWENRS
ARE NOT SURE IF IT HAD BEEN VACCINATED FOR RABIES.

A MAQUOKETA MAN DROVE THROUGH A FENCE ON 175TH STREET.    JACKSON
COUNTY LONGTIME DEPUTY ED CLARK SAID DALE EGGERS REPORTED SOMEONE
WENT THROUGH HIS FENCE ON 175TH STREET AND THAT CATTLE THEN GOT OUT.
THE LICENSE PLATE FROM JAMES WALKER'S CAR WAS FOUND NEAR THE FENCE.  WALKER LIVES IN RURAL MAQUOKETA AND WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO
MAINTAIN CONTROL.

THE MAQUOKETA FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM DEFEATED MARION LAST NIGHT
HERE IN MAQUOKETA.

THE MYSTERY PHOTO TAKEN BY ME AT MADISON SATURDAY WAS  OF MR.
AND MRS. JAN MOHR.     JAN AND TWIN BROTHER JUAN, GRADUATED FROM
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1959.   

HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

DENNIS VOY

A LIGHTED HALLOWEEN DISPLAY ON

SOUTH JONES AVENUE IN MAQUOKETA.

CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE.

BRIGHT, SUNNY AND BREEZY DAY AND IN THE LOW 60'S.   ANOTHER NICE DAY TOMORROW AROUND 60.    THEN, 50'S ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND
HIGH ONLY IN THE 40'S ON FRIDAY.

SIX MAILBOXES WERE DAMAGED OVER THE WEEKEND IN JACKSON COUNTY.

MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO THE BILL BARTELS RESIDENCE AT 2126 - 100TH AVENUE, RURAL MAQUOKETA,  AT AROUND 10:45 LAST NIGHT.    BARTELS CAME HOME AND FOUND SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DOOR.    THE HOUSE WAS
DAMAGED BY THE FIRE, NOT DESTROYED, AND FIREMEN BELIEVE IT WAS AN
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH STARTED  IT.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.   THEY WILL TALK ABOUT
PIT BULLS AGAIN.     WILL REVIEW THE PHOTOS OF CITY PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
THE INVENTORY WAS ORDERED BEFORE THE CITY DECIDES WHERE THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DONATED BY McDONALDS WOULD GO.    ALSO
TONIGHT, THE COUNCIL WILL ACCEPT A BID FOR PAVING WASHINGTON STREET.
AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT THE 2010 CENSUS.

BOTH LAHEY'S AND CARSON'S HAVE A PENDING.      PAULA HOWELL, AGE 56, DIED THIS MORNING AT FINLEY IN DUBUQUE.
SANDRA SCHMIDT, AGE 50, DIED YESTERDAY AT THE HOSPITAL HERE IN MAQUOKETA.

THE MAQUOKETA FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM HOSTS MARION TONIGHT AT 6.
AFTER THE LOSS FRIDAY, WOULD BE NICE IF WE HAD A CARDINAL WIN TONIGHT.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STOP AND GO LIGHTS AT THE STREET THAT GOES UP TO THE FAREWAY STORE AND GASSER'S TRUE VALU, IS PROGRESSING WELL.

THECASEY'S GENERAL STORE SIGN IS UP AT THE FORMER DICK'S EXPRESS, THE CONVENIENCE STORE ACROSS THE PARKING LOT FROM THE FAREWAY STORE.

McDONALD'S OUTDOOR PATIO IS DONE, EXCEPT FOR FLOWERS.    IN THE LOCATION
WHERE PLAY EQUIPMENT WAS.      THERE ARE FOUR OR FIVE CONCRETE PATIO
TABLES.    LOOKS NICE, BUT PROBABLY WON'T BE USED UNTIL LATE NEXT SPRING.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

THE  DARLENE KIRCHOFF  HALLOWEEN  HOME AT 300 EAST JUDSON STREET
IN MAQUOKETA..    DARLENE HAS DONE A  HALLOWEEN DISPLAY IN THE PAST AND EVERY CHRISTMAS HAS A NICE CHRISTMAS DISPLAY.     THE BELOW PHOTO
SHOWS THE  HOUSE AT NIGHT.

THE DARLENE KIRCHOFF HOME AT NIGHT.

FOOTBALL WEEKEND REPORT:     MAQUOKETA LOST FRIDAY NIGHT.  MORE
ON THAT GAME ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK.  CLICK ON IT.

IOWA WON.    NANCY AND I WERE AT THE GAME.     HAD A FUN DAY SEEING THE HAWKS COME FROM BEHIND AND BEAT THE WISCONSIN BADGERS.    IT WAS HOMECOMING FOR THE BADGERS.     THIS PHOTO OVERLOOKS THE
STADIUM IN MADISON, FROM THE  UPPER FLOOR OF AN ADJACENT PARKING RAMP WHERE A BUNCH OF BADGER FANS, AND SOME HAWKEYE FANS LIKE US,
WERE TAILGATING  BEFORE THE 11 A.M. KICK-OFF.      TO THE LEFT IS DAVID
MOORE, FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT.

DENNIS VOY

A FRONT LAWN HALLOWEEN DISPLAY ON EAST SUMMIT STREET, JUST BEHIND
BOWMAN GAS STATION.     SEE THE KIM AND BRIAN RIXEN DISPLAY BELOW.
DARLENE KIRCHOFF HAS A NICE DISPLAY AND I WILL HAVE PHOTOS TOMORROW.
ANYONE KNOW WHO LIVES AT THIS HOME.      EMAIL ME AT kmaq@kmaq.com

DAVE MOORE, NANCY MOORE  AND MARGE MOORE IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME AT
OREGON, WISCONSIN, ABOUT 20 MINUTES FROM MADISON.     DAVE AND MARGE, LIKE ME, CAN GO EITHER  WAY ON THE IOWA-WISCONSIN  GAME.    I CHEERED FOR
THE HAWKS, BUT SINCE I  WAS A WISCONSIN STUDENT A SHORT TIME IN 1958,
I CAN ALSO BE SATISFIED IF WISCONSIN WINS.    SAME FOR DAVE...HE LIVES
IN WISCONSIN, BUT BORN AND RAISED IN MAQUOKETA, IOWA.
DAVE AND MARGE'S DAUGHTER, CHRISTIE AND HUSBAND ROB AND 3 KIDS
LIVE AT VERONA, AT EDGE OF MADISON.   IF YOU ARE A HOCKEY FAN, WATCH AND
LISTEN FOR ROB DOING COLOR COMMENTARY ON ESPN.

THIS IS THE RIGHT HALF OF THE HALLOWEEN DISPLAY BY KIM AND BRIAN RIXEN
OF 212 SOUTH 5TH STREET.    BIGGER AND BETTER THAN LAST YEAR.
SEE IT IN THE DAYTIME.   THEN COME BACK AT NIGHT.     TAKE THE KIDS AND
PARK ON NEARBY STREET AND WALK TO IT SO YOU CAN SPEND MORE TIME
WATCHING AND LISTENING TO IT.      BELOW IS THIS SAME SCENE AT NIGHT.
THANKS TO BRIAN AND KIM FOR PUTTING IT UP AGAIN THIS YEAR.   IT IS
A "MUST SEE" AT HALLOWEEN.  

THIS IS THE LEFT HALF OF THE LAWN HALLOWEEN DISPLAY.   BELOW, YOU WILL
SEE THE SAME SCENE AT NIGHT.

THIS IS THE PHOTO OF THE HALLOWEEN SEEN AT NIGHT.    ABOVE THIS PHOTO,
THAT SAME SCENE IN THE DAYTIME.

ANYONE KNOW THIS COUPLE?   THEY NOW LIVE IN

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS.    SAW HIM FOR THE FIRST

TIME IN NEARLY 50 YEARS AT THE GAME IN MADISON

SATURDAY.

SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON...AND BREEZY....STILL COOL, IN MID 40'S.
WEEKEND SHOULD BE NICE AND A LITTLE WARMER.

THE FRIENDS OF THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY INVITE YOU TO
PLACE A SILENT BID ON ONE OR MORE OF THEIR NEWLY PAINTED CHAIRS,
PAINTED BY LOCAL ARTISTS, INCLUDING ROSE FRANTZEN.     THEY ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE LIBRARY....ABOUT 15.    PROCEEDS FROM THE AUCTION WILL GO TO THE
LIBRARY.     STOP IN AND PLACE A BID OR TWO.....AND SEE THE CHAIRS IN ADVANCE
BY GOING TO www.maquoketa.lib.ia.us      THE BIDDING ENDS NEXT WEEK!

PEGGY FLENKER IS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS CLUB.

GWEN HAYES IS THE NEW COORDINATOR OF THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE.

THE  5TH  ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES WILL BE NOVEMBER 14-24 AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.   ADMISSION FREE.

JOSHUA J. REICKS IS THE NEW ATTORNEY AT THE SCHOENTHALER, ROBERG, BARTELT & KAHLER LAW OFFICE.     I UNDERSTAND HE IS JUST OUT OF LAW SCHOOL AND ALREADY HAS PURCHASED A HOME IN MAQUOKETA.    WELCOME JOSHUA.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALLY HAS AN ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR
OF 1,501, AN INCREASE OF 6 STUDENTS.   A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING.   WITH
THE NEW 4-YEAR OLD PRE-SCHOOL, THE EXPECTED INCREASE WAS 20.
THERE ARE 82 STUDENTS OPEN ENROLLED OUT OF THE DISTRICT AND
71 INTO THE DISTRICT.      TRADITIONALLY THIS IS A WASH.

BIG GAME TONIGHT.   HEAR IT ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AT 7:30.

DENNIS VOY

COLD AND WET AGAIN TODAY.
WEEKEND SHOULD BE MUCH BETTER.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS TO WAIT AFTER THE FIRST
OF THE YEAR TO MAKE ADDITIONAL PLANS FOR A GEO-THERMAL HEATING
AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR BRIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.    SINCE THE PROJECT WILL NEED USE OF LITTLE BEAR PARK, OWNED BY THE CITY, THE  BOARD DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TAKE OFFICE JANUARY 1ST.
THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR FINANCING THE PROJECT, BUT THE BOARD DIRECTED SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT TO CONTINUE SEEKING FINANCING PLANS.

THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB HELD THEIR 2ND ANNUAL FIREMEN'S APPRECIATION BANQUET LAST NIGHT AT THE EAGLES CLUB.    MAYOR TOM
MESSERLI PRESENTED SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN
FIRE NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO.    HE SAID THE CITY HAD LOTS OF UNBUDGETED
COSTS AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE.     SOME INCLUDED:  $12,745 IN WAGES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND $5,175 IN WAGES FOR
MMEU UTILITY EMPLOYEES.     $449.12 AN HOUR FOR FUEL TO PUT OUT THE
FIRE, FOR A TOTAL OF $8,084.     $54,588 IN REPAIRS.    THE CITY DID GET $25,745 FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAL MART AND ALLIANCE PIPELINE
DONATED $25,000.      THE DAILY OUTPUT FROM THE CITY WATER PLANT AVERAGES 725,000 GALLONS A DAY.     ON THE SATURDAY OF THE FIRE, FIREMEN USED
1.3 MILLION GALLONS AND 1.4 MILLION ON SUNDAY.    THE NEW YMCA
INDOOR POOL HOLDS 129,000 GALLONS AND MESSERLI SAID THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PUMPING THE EQUIVALENT OF THE POOL WATER EVERY HOUR TO PUT THE FIRE OUT AND CONTAIN IT.
HE SAID HE CHECKED WITH THE DNR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY A FINE OF $40,000 TO THE DNR HAD THE CITY HAULED AWAY
THE DEBRIS BEFORE GETTING APPROVAL, AS MANY BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.    AND...A FINE OF $750,000 WOULD HAVE COME FROM THE EPA.
AND THAT FINE WOULD HAVE BEEN LEVIED AGAINST NOT ONLY THE CITY, BUT THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND CONTRACTORS.     SO, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE TOTAL
FINES COULD HAVE  EXCEEDED $3.5 MILLION DOLLARS HAD THE CITY HIRED SOMEONE TO HAUL AWAY THE DEBRIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
PLUS, THE LAWYERS WHO HANDLE CASES WHERE ASBESTOS WAS INVOLVED
WOULD HAVE SWARMED INTO TOWN AND IT IS SAID THE AVERAGE CLAIM FROM ONE OF THE LAWYERS IS A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE.
THE MAYOR ALSO TOLD THOSE AT THE BANQUET LAST NIGHT THAT A BIG SAFE WHICH FELL TO THE BASEMENT OF THE BREITBACH FLOOR COVERING STORE WAS RETRIEVED BY G.L. STOCKHAM AND SON CONTRACTORS.      THE HANDLES AND
DIALS WERE BURNED OFF SO THEY HAD TO BREAK THE SAFE OPEN.   INSIDE,
WERE BOOKS, RECORDS AND ELECTRONIC RECORDS.      THEY PUT THE DISCS
INTO THE COMPUTER AND THEY WORKED.     THERE WERE SOME SMOKE STAINS
ON THE PAPERS ON THE TOP OF THE FIREPROOF SAFE.    THE MAYOR SAID THE ENGINEERS (HIRED RECENTLY FOR $50,000) ARE DRAWING UP BID SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CLEAN-UP.   IT IS ESTIMATED THE BIDS WILL BE AWARDED IN EARLY
NOVEMBER AND ONCE A CONTRACTOR GETS THE JOB AND GETS STARTED, IT MAY TAKE THREE WEEKS TO FINISH AND WEATHER WILL NOT BE A FACTOR.

AMANDA MOORE AND KYLE WIDEL OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY
BORN MONDAY MORNING AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.    MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
ARE MIKE AND MARY SCHMIDT OF MAQUOKETA AND ERIC MOORE OF DEWITT.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE RICHARD AND BETH WIDEL OF MAQUOKETA.

WE ARE ABOUT 24 HOURS AWAY FROM THE BIG FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAY NIGHT
BETWEEN MAQUOKETA AND MARION.     GO CARDS.

TAKE IT EASY.

DENNIS VOY

COLD, CLOUDY  WEATHER AGAIN TODAY, FOLLOWING  LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING.
ONLY IN MID 40'S AGAIN TODAY.   SAME FOR TOMORROW AND FRIDAY, BUT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SHOULD BE NICE, WITH NO RAIN, SUNSHINE AND A HIGH AROUND 50 OR
MORE.

SEE THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK FOR THE LIST OF THE 10 BEST MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB GOLFERS OF ALL TIME.

FOURTEEN TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS SUBMITTED REQUESTS FOR EARLY
RETIREMENT THIS WEEK AND THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED THE ENTIRE LIST.
HERE THEY ARE WITH YEARS OF SERVICE AFTER:
HOLLY PARMER (33)....MARY FLAGEL(40).....  EILEEN ROBOVSKY(26)....DAVE KETELSEN(32).....RICHARD TILL(20).....CAROLYN MOREHEAD(34).....RICHARD BATEY(31).....CHEREI TAMPIR(21).....,JAMES SCHURBON(31)......CONI WHITE(19).....
WILLIAM MUELLER(31).....BONNIE MACKLIN(21)......MARILYN DEEGAN(24)....AND
JERRY NELSON, YEARS NOT LISTED.   

THE DAIRY QUEEN IS STILL OPEN AND TACO JOHNS HAVE BROUGHT BACK
CHILE FOR THE FALL AND WINTER SEASON.

THE NEW MAQUOKETA LIONS CLUB IS NOW HAVING JUST ONE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING A MONTH AND IT IS A DINNER MEETING AT MICHEL'S
EVENTS HALL.   NEXT MEETING IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30 P.M.    TOM
DEVINE IS THE PRESIDENT.  
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY AT NOON AT THE EAGLES CLUB.     THE KIWANIS CLUB MEETS AT NOON EVERY THURSDAY IN THE
BACK ROOM OF THE DECKER HOTEL RESTAURANT AND THE OPTIMIST CLUB
MEETS FOR BREAKFAST AT 7 EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE EAGLES
CLUB.     ALL FOUR CLUBS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS,
BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.         IF YOU EVER NEED INFORMATION ON ANY OF THE
FOUR CLUBS, EMAIL ME.   KMAQ HAS A STAFF MEMBER ON EACH CLUB.

THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE WILL BE OPEN TWO MORE WEEKENDS.    THE VOY 3 THEATRE GOES BACK TO 6-NIGHTS A WEEK AGAIN, EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY.
AS FOR MANY YEARS, IT IS NOT OPEN MONDAY NIGHTS.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

THIS HOUSE IS AT 204 WESTERN AVENUE, JUST SOUTH UP THE HILL ON WESTERN FROM McDONALD'S.     THE DAN MARTIN FAMILY HOME.   ONE OF THE BETTER
DECORATED HOMES IN MAQUOKETA FOR THE HALLOWEEN SEASON.   I WILL
HAVE SOME OTHER PHOTOS OF OTHER DISPLAYS SOON.     BOO!
DENNIS VOY

NO REPORT TODAY

I WAS NOT HERE TO SEE IT...
BUT...
MAQUOKETA GOT A LITTLE SNOW SATURDAY.   
COLD WEATHER EXPECTED ALL THIS WEEK.     FIRST 50 DAY AGAIN WILL
BE THIS SUNDAY.
DEAN TILTON TOLD ME LAST NIGHT THAT DOWN IN THE VILLAGES, (FLORIDA) IT WAS
97 YESTERDAY.    HAVE NOT HEARD LATELY FROM SHIRLEY IN ARIZONA OR FROM
JACQUE IN ALASKA.
STILL OVER TWO MONTHS UNTIL WINTER.
BOB AND BEV ENGEL HAVE HAD IT.   THEY'RE  HEADING TO FLORIDA WITH THEIR RV
TOMORROW.

YES....I KNOW WE ARE ALL SORRY ABOUT THE CARDINALS.     EXCUSE ME WHILE
I WIPE ANOTHER TEAR.
BUT...NEVER FORGET, THEY WERE WORLD CHAMPIONS IN 2006.     I WAS AT THE
GAME SATURDAY NIGHT AND WAIVED THE FREE TOWEL THEY GAVE EVERYONE.
BUT, THAT DIDN'T WORK.     TURNED OUT TO BE A CRYING TOWEL.
NEXT YEAR!

HERE, THE OTHER CARDINALS (MAQUOKETA) WON AGAIN, 42 TO 0.    NOW
6 AND 0 AND A HUGE GAME AT MARION COMING THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.  

AND IOWA FANS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GAME AT MADISON THIS SATURDAY.    I'LL BE THERE, GUESTS OF DAVE AND MARGE MOORE WHO
NOW LIVE IN MADISON.      SHOULD BE A GREAT GAME.

SORRY FOR IOWA STATE.  THEY HAVE LOST THEIR LAST TWO GAMES BY A TOTAL
OF 6 POINTS.

DEE EBERHART AND OTHERS AROUND HERE ARE WORKING HARD TO GET
AN X-BOX FOR UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY.         THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL THERE IS NOW IN 4TH PLACE AND THE CONTEST ENDS FRIDAY.      YOU CAN VOTE 10 TIMES AT ONCE       GO TO:    http://xbox.childrensmiraclenetwork.org  AND YOU WILL
SEE A BOX.    EASY.....JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.   BUT BE SURE YOU ARE
VOTING FOR UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS AT 6 TONIGHT AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE WILL DISCUSS 14 EMPLOYEES WHO ARE SEEKING EARLY RETIREMENT.
THEY ARE:     HOLLY PARMER....MARY FLAGEL....EILEEN ROBOVSKY....DAVID KETELSEN.....RICHARD TILL.....CAROLYN MOREHEAD.....RICHARD BATEY....
CHERI TAMPIR....JAMES SCHURBON....GERALD NELSON....CONI WHITE....WILLIAM
MUELLER....BONNIE MACKLIN.....AND MARILYN DEEGAN.
ALSO TONIGHT, THEY WILL DISCUSS THE 10% CUT COMING IN STATE FUNDING,
AMOUNTING TO OVER $700 THOUSAND. 

HEARD AT COFFEE THIS MORNING THAT THE BILLY DEAN COUNTRY SHOW
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER  WAS GOOD AND THAT
ATTENDANCE WAS OK.        ALSO THAT HE MAY COME BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR
WITH HIS BAND.     THE LONGTIME COUNTRY MUSIC STAR IS MARRIED TO THE
FORMER STEPHANY PAISLEY OF MAQUOKETA-ANDREW AREA.    ADAM BECK
OPENED THE SHOW AND WAS WELL RECEIVED TOO.   HE NOW LIVES IN
DUBUQUE.     PARENTS ARE DENNIS AND MARY OF RURAL MAQUOKETA.

NOTHING NEW ON THE REMOVAL OF THE DOWNTOWN FIRE DEBRIS.
I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAPPEN BEFORE ELECTION DAY, BUT TIME IS GETTING
SHORT FOR THAT.      THE 2ND ANNIVERSARY IS JANUARY 19, 2010.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY



 

MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY..HIGH OF 49.
COLD WEEKEND AHEAD.

MAQUOKETA WILL HOST MT. VERNON TONIGHT IN FOOTBALL.   
MAQUOKETA 6 AND 0 AND MT. VERNON 1 AND 5.
HEAR THE GAME TONIGHT ON KMAQ AND ON OUR WEB SITE HOME PAGE.
I WILL HAVE THE SCORE HERE TOMORROW MORNING.

IOWA FACES FINANCIAL SHORTFALLS BECAUSE SALES TAX REVENUES ARE 
DOWN MORE THAN EXPECTED.     A 10% ACROSS THE BOARD CUT BY THE
GOVERNOR.       FOR THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT, A CUT OF $733,166.

HAVE A NICE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

DENNIS VOY

NO REPORT TODAY

NICE DAY TODAY...MAY BE LAST 60'S DAY FOR AWHILE.    WE WILL BE IN THE
50'S (EVEN HIGH 40'S) THE REST OF THE WEEK....AND THEY PREDICT UPPER 20'S FOR
OVERNIGHT LOW SATURDAY NIGHT.   THAT WOULD BE OUR FIRST FROST.

JOE AND ALISHA YAROLEM, JR. OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN
LAST WEDNESDAY AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE.      GRANDPARENTS ARE
JACKIE FISH OF MAQUOKETA AND JOE AND PAM YAROLEM, SR. OF MAQUOKETA.

THE NEW $12.8 MILLION ANAMOSA HOSPITAL WILL BE DEDICATED SATURDAY.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL HAS PROPOSED NO PAY RAISE FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS.        THE SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS
WS HELD WITH THE UNION MONDAY AFTERNOON.

THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS WEEK, A LOW BID FROM RIVER CITY PAVING TO RE-DO WASHINGTON STREET IN FRONT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.   THE BID WAS
$67,203.     IT IS HOPED THE WORK CAN BE COMPLETED YET THIS YEAR.

THE CITY ALSO APPROVED THE THIRD AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE
WHICH PROHIBITS APARTMENTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF BUILDINGS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.  

IT IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AND TONIGHT AT 6 P.M. THE CITY-WIDE EXIT
DRILLS IN THE HOME..  EDITH  DRILLS....WILL BE DONE BY RESIDENTS.
FIREMEN WILL GO UP AND DOWN THE STREETS COUNTING THE RESIDENTS
THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE 6 P.M. DRILL EMPHASIZING  A PLAN IN ADVANCE BY FAMILES TO GET OUT OF THEIR  HOUSE QUICKLY IN CASE OF FIRE.

CHRISTINE MITCHELL REPORTED LAST NIGHT THAT A GREEN MONGOOSE BIKE WITH PEGS WAS STOLEN FROM LITTLE BEAR PARK.

IF YOU HAVE A FIRE IN YOUR HOME, DOES EVERYONE KNOW THE BEST WAY TO
GET OUT AND WHERE TO MEET OUTSIDE?     TALK ABOUT THAT SOON WITH YOUR
LOVED ONES.

HAVE A GOOD WENESDAY NIGHT.
GO CARDINALS ...BEAT THE DODGERS!

DENNIS VOY

WE GOT 4/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN THIS MORNING AND IT IS BREEZY TODAY.
THE SUN CAME OUT ABOUT 2 O'CLOCK.    ONLY IN THE 50'S AGAIN.

AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT,    SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPT. KIM
HUCKSTADT APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO EXPLAIN AN IDEA HIS BOARD HAS ABOUT INSTALLING A GEOTHERMAL UNIT FOR BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ADJACENT TO LITTLE BEAR PARK.    TO DO THIS, THE HEATING AND COOLING
SYSTEM WOULD REQUIRE HORIZONTAL WELLS UNDER THE PARK AND
AN EASEMENT WOULD BE NEEDED FROM THE CITY.      THE COUNCILSAID
THEY WOULD NOT OPPOSE SUCH AN EASEMENT.

IN A ROUTINE SEARCH, 3 DOGS WENT THROUGH THE MAQUOKETA  HIGH
SCHOOL MONDAY MORNING AND NOTHING WAS FOUND.   THE SCHOOL WAS LOCKED DOWN DURING THAT TIME  AND AGAIN, NO DRUGS WERE FOUND
IN THE BUILDING.       I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS A PARTICULAR REASON
THE SEARCH WAS MADE.

TREAT OR TREAT TIME IN MAQUOKETA WILL BE FROM 4 UNTIL 6 P.M. ON
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31ST.    AS FAR AS I KNOW, NOTHING ELSE IS PLANNED
FOR THE YOUTH THAT NIGHT.
SOME HALLOWEEN OUTDOOR DISPLAYS ARE UP AGAIN IN MAQUOKETA.    
I'LL GET SOME PHOTOS REAL SOON.       THERE'S A GOOD NEW ONE ON WESTERN
AVENUE JUST NORTH AND UP THE STREET FROM  McDONALD'S.

NANCY AND I WILL BE IN ST.LOUIS SATURDAY NIGHT TO WATCH THE CARDINAL'S
PLAYOFF GAME AGAINST THE DODGERS.    IF YOU WILL BE THERE, LOOK US UP
IN SECTION 129.      YES...A LONG WAY FROM HOME PLATE.       I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO CATCH AN ALBERT PUHOLS HOMERUN.     GO CARDINALS.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

THIS IS THE  JACKSON COUNTY "INSANE ASYLUM" USED IN THE1800'S AND
LOCATED NORTHWEST OF ANDREW ACROSS FROM THE FORMER COUNTY
HOME.    WITH SOME "GRANT"  MONEY, A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO RESTORE IT AND I BELIEVE MORE IS PLANNED.      CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE.
DENNIS VOY

NICE TODAY....SUNNY....IN THE MID 50'S.

NO NEWS REPORT TODAY.

ON THE WAY HOME FROM BELLEVUE YESTERDAY, TAKING SOME BACK ROADS,
I CAME UP THESE DIRECTION SIGNS BETWEEN LAMOTTE AND ANDREW.
A BUNCH OF FARMERS CHIPPED-IN TO LET TRAVELERS KNOW HOW TO GET TO
THEIR PLACE.     NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.    GOOD IDEA.
AND WHEN DRIVING AROUND RURAL JACKSON COUNTY, THERE ARE A LOT OF REALLY  NICE HOMES AND YARDS.     WISH THEY ALL  HAD THEIR NAME ON THE MAILBOX SO WE WOULD KNOW WHO LIVES THERE.    CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY

CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY.

MAQUOKETA CAME FROM BEHIND IN THE 2ND HALF TO DEFEAT DEWITT
LAST NIGHT IN FOOTBALL AT DEWITT.....THE CARDINALS  WINNING 14 TO 7 AND THEY
NOW HAVE A RECORD OF 6 AND 0.

THE SOPHOMORES LOST THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

IT IS RAINING AGAIN TODAY IN MAQUOKETA.
1 AND 3/10 YESTERDAY AND OVERNIGHT UNTIL 6 THIS MORNING.   IT WILL
PROBABLY COME CLOSE TO 2 INCHES BEFORE IT IS ALL OVER.

A MAQUOKETA NATIVE WAS KILLED AS A SERVICEMAN WHILE SERVING
AT JOLO ISLAND, PHILIPPINES.       STAFF SGT. JACK MAYFIELD MARTIN III,
AGE 26, DIED SEPTEMBER 29TH AFTER HIS VEHICLE STRUCK AN IMROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE.   HE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF 5 CHILDREN, BORN IN
MAQUOKETA TO JACK AND CHERYL MARTIN, NOW OF BETHANY, OKLAHOMA.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, ASHLEY, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON, AND
HIS PARENTS AND ONE BROTHER AND THREE SISTERS.

RICK GARIEN, OF MAQUOKETA , AND LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF GARIEN PLUMBING
IN MAQUOKETA, WAS STRICKEN WITH AN UNKNOWN ILLNESS IN AUGUST.
HE WAS HOSPITALIZED IN IOWA CITY FOR 3 WEEKS AND THE MAYO CLINIC FOR
1 WEEK AND CONTINUES TO MAKE TRIPS TO MAYO HOPING FOR A DIAGNOSIS OR
TREATMENT.     DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF RICK'S CONTINUED CARE AND
HIS WIFE JULIE'S LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM HER TEACHING JOB, THE GARIEN
FAMILY IS HOLDING A BENEFIT TO H ELP DEFER THE COSTS.   THE BENEFIT WILL BE SPONSORED BY ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 7TH.    IT WILL INCLUDE A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AT TIMBER LANES, A BOWLING TOURNAMENT ALSO, AND A DINNER AND DANCE THAT NIGHT AT THE EAGLES CLUB.
ANY QUESTIONS, CALL 563-370-5748.     GARIEN PLUMBING IS CLOSED AND FOR
SALE.    A COUPLE YEARS AGO, RICK'S BROTHER RON, HAD A STROKE, AND
IS  UNABLE TO WORK.   EARLIER THIS YEAR, RICK'S SON WHO WORKED FOR THE
COMPANY WAS KILLED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT.     THE BOY'S MOTHER, LOIS,
DECIDED TO CLOSE THE BUSINESS AND PUT THE BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT
FOR SALE.    THE GARIENS HAVE DONE A LOT OF MY WORK OVER THE YEARS,
ESPECIALLY AT THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE.      ANYONE WANTING TO SEND A CHECK
CAN SEND IT TO ME AND I  WILL GET IT TO THE FAMILY.     

WILL HAVE A REPORT TOMORROW ON OUTCOME OF TONIGHT'S BIG FOOTBALL
GAME BETWEEN THE CARDINALS AND THE SABERS, IN DEWITT.

HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

DENNIS VOY

IT IS RAINING PRETTY HARD IN MAQUOKETA.    BEEN RAINING ON AND OFF
TODAY AND MORE TONIGHT, TOMORROW, TOMORROW NIGHT AND TAPERING OFF
FOR THE WEEKEND.   COOL TOO.

THE MAQUOKETA  COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS APPROVED HIRING
ANOTHER PERSON TO ASSIST WITH TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT IN THE DISTRICT.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO PEOPLE HANDLING TECH SUPPORT AND
SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT SAID IT IS DIFFICULT FOR DAVE KETELSEN AND DUSTIN
COOGIN TO KEEP UP.   THERE ARE CURRENTLY NEARLY 1,000 COMPUTER WORK
STATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.     THE SALARY TO BE OFFERED FOR 220 DAYS, $25,000.

THE CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE RECOMMENDING TO THE FULL COUNCIL THAT THE CITY RESURFACE ALL OF WASHINGTON STREET THAT
GOES BY THE HIGH SCHOOL.    THE CITY HAD PLANNED TO DO ONLY THE  TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE HILL.ROAD.         IF THE CITY USES  SOME I-JOBS MONEY, THE MIDDLE PORTION COULD ALSO BE  RESURFACED AND THE ENTIRE
COST WOULD BE AROUND $58,000.      THE SCHOOL  BOARD HAD PREVIOUSLY VOTED TO PROVIDE $15,000 TO THE CITY FOR REPAIRS TO THE ROAD, SINCE THE STREET WAS DAMAGED WHILE CONSTRUCTING THE NEW GYM.        IT IS HOPED THAT STREET CAN BE COMPLETED YET THIS YEAR.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF FIVE TASERS EQUIPPED WITH CAMERAS AND TRAINING CARTRIDGES.     THE MONEY IS COMING FROM WHAT THE DEPARTMENT SEIZES DURING DRUG ARRESTS.     POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA SAID ONE OFFICER WILL BE TRAINED TO USE THE TASERS AND THEN HE WILL TRAIN THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT.

SIX YOUTH WERE FINED $107.25 EACH ON CHARGES OF VIOLATING CURFEW
REGULATIONS.        ALLOF THE 14, 15 AND 16 YEAR OLDS WERE IN A VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO HIDE FROM OFFICERS IN THE TANDEM TIRE PARKING LOT AT 12:40 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 7TH.

IT IS OCTOBER PORK MONTH.   ENJOY PORK OFTEN THIS MONTH!

DENNIS VOY