NICE SUNNY DAY TODAY....
TOMORROW SHOULD BE GOOD BUT TURNING COLDER ON WEDNESDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS OPEN THE SEASON TONIGHT AGAINST DUBUQUE WAHLERT
AT THE MCHS NEW GYM.
TOMORROW NIGHT, CENTER POINT URBANA IS THE COMMON OPPONENT FOR THE
BOYS AND GIRL'S TEAMS AT THE MCHS GYM.
AND THE MCHS WRESTLERS OPEN THE SEASON TOMORROW NIGHT
AT MARION IN A DOUBLE-DUAL WITH MARION AND CEDAR RAPIDS.
THE NEW ABA PRO TEAM, THE KANSAS CITY STARS OPENED THE SEASON
AT KANSAS CITY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A CONVINCING 152 TO 106 WIN
OVER THE ST. LOUSE STUNNERS. ADAM HEPKER, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA,
PLAYED ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN THE 48-MINUTE GAME. THEY WILL BE AT HOME AGAIN THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE ALUMIN BASKETBALL TURNAMENT SATURDAY WAS A SUCCESS, AS WAS
THE FIRST VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT. THE 1987 THRU 1989 MEN'S TEAM WON
THE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AND THE CLASS OF 2008 WON THE LADIES
VOLLEYBAL TOURNAMENT.
9-YEAR-OLD PARKER SCHUELLER, SON OF PETE SCHUELLER AND WENDY SCHUELLER OF MAQUOKETA, WAS HIT BY A CAR SHORTLY AFTER 8 THIS
MORNING ON WEST SUMMIT STREET AND WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND THEN AIRLIFTED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY. HIS CONDITION
IS NOT AVAILABLE. HE RAN INTO THE STREET AND WAS HIT BY A CAR DRIVEN
BY STACIE WALKER, 18, OF MAQUOKETA, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP
IN TIME AND HIT THE BOY WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE BUMPER.
NO CHARGES WERE FILED.
THE KMAQ TRAVEL BUS IS OFF TO BRANSON EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...
SO MY NEXT REPORT WILL PROBABLY BE THIS SATURDAY.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 27, 2009
AT THE DARLENE KIRCHOFF RESIDENCE AT 300 EAST JUDSON STREET.
MORE WAS ADDED TO THE DISPLAY AGAIN THIS YEAR. HER HOME IS ON THE CORNER..... A SHORT DISTANCE NORTH OF GOODENOW FOOTBALL FIELD.
MORE PHOTOS BELOW. REMEMBER TO CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE
THEM.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
HI OF 46 TODAY...THIS MORNING...AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MAYBE AN INCH OF SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT..
COLD TOMORROW..
AND MUCH NICER FRIDAY FOR THE SHOPPERS.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM UPSET WILLIAMSBURG
LAST NIGHT, PICKING UP THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON.
44 TO 37 THE SCORE.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN OCTOBER FOR JACKSON COUNTY WAS 7.3...DOWN FROM 7.6 IN SEPTEMBER.
IOWA'S WAS AT 6.7 PERCENT, UP FROM 6.6 IN SEPTEMBER.
JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF RUSS KETTMAN HAS ANNOUNCED THE HIRING
OF A NEW CIVIL SECRETARY. KIM CLARK OF MAQUOKETA WAS HIRED AND
SHE WILL START DECEMBER 1ST. SHE REPLACES JUDY SCHNEIDER WHO IS RETIRING AFTER WORKING IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR 19 1/2 YEARS.
THERE WERE 98 APPLICANTS FOR THE JOB.'
KMAQ HAD 9 WINNERS OF A TURKEY IN THE LONGTIME POPULAR "OLD TIME
TURKEY SHOOT" ON KMAQ THE PAST WEEK. WINNERS WERE:
JOANN JONES, CHARLOTTE....JUDY PATASKA, GREEN ISLAND....ROY WILHELM,
MAQUOKETA....,MADONNA KIRK, BELLEVUE....,SHARON KLOFT, MAQUOKETA....
VELMA WITT, MAQUOKETA......MADONNA GANNON, DELMAR.....SHIRLEY
WINEGAR, MAQUOKETA....AND CONNIE HEIAR, SPRAGUEVILLE.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
DENNIS VOY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MAYBE AN INCH OF SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT..
COLD TOMORROW..
AND MUCH NICER FRIDAY FOR THE SHOPPERS.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM UPSET WILLIAMSBURG
LAST NIGHT, PICKING UP THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON.
44 TO 37 THE SCORE.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN OCTOBER FOR JACKSON COUNTY WAS 7.3...DOWN FROM 7.6 IN SEPTEMBER.
IOWA'S WAS AT 6.7 PERCENT, UP FROM 6.6 IN SEPTEMBER.
JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF RUSS KETTMAN HAS ANNOUNCED THE HIRING
OF A NEW CIVIL SECRETARY. KIM CLARK OF MAQUOKETA WAS HIRED AND
SHE WILL START DECEMBER 1ST. SHE REPLACES JUDY SCHNEIDER WHO IS RETIRING AFTER WORKING IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR 19 1/2 YEARS.
THERE WERE 98 APPLICANTS FOR THE JOB.'
KMAQ HAD 9 WINNERS OF A TURKEY IN THE LONGTIME POPULAR "OLD TIME
TURKEY SHOOT" ON KMAQ THE PAST WEEK. WINNERS WERE:
JOANN JONES, CHARLOTTE....JUDY PATASKA, GREEN ISLAND....ROY WILHELM,
MAQUOKETA....,MADONNA KIRK, BELLEVUE....,SHARON KLOFT, MAQUOKETA....
VELMA WITT, MAQUOKETA......MADONNA GANNON, DELMAR.....SHIRLEY
WINEGAR, MAQUOKETA....AND CONNIE HEIAR, SPRAGUEVILLE.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
A NASTY DAY TODAY. 8/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
LAST NOVEMBER, WE GOT 1 AND 1/2 INCHES ON NOVEMBER 30TH.
THANKSGIVING DAY, LITTLE OR NO SNOW, BUT COLD...HIGH 39 WITH
WINDS TO MAKE IT SEEM COOLER.
FRIDAY, THE BIG SHOPPING DAY, SHOULD BE PRETTY NICE.
THERE WERE 45 APPLICATIONS FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY POSITION AT THE COURT HOUSE, THE SUPERVISORS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THEY HAVE
HIRED KARISA BROWN OF RURAL BALDWIN AND SHE STARTS DECEMBER 14TH.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM OPENS THE SEASON TONIGHT,
HOSTING WILLIAMSBURG AT THE NEW GYM, AT 7:30.
THE 13TH ANNUAL JACK MARLOWE HOLIDAY ALUMNI TOURNAMENT IS THIS SATURDAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. IT STARTS AT 12 NOON AND WILL BE ON TWO COURTS. THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE AT 5 P.M. NEW THIS YEAR, DURING THE SAME TIME, IN THE WEST GYM, A VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT.
MCHS SOPHOMORE BRAD WALLER, IN THE NFL CHAMPTIONSHIP PUNT, PASS AND KICK EVENT SUNDAY BEFORE THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS GAME, TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE 14-15 YEAR OLD BOY'S DIVISION. HIS PARENTS ARE DR. ROGER AND TRACY WALLER. LIZ GAVIN, DAUGHTER OF BOB AND JENNIFER GAVIN, TOOK THIRD PLACE IN THE 12 AND 13 YEAR OLD DIVISION.
THE ILLINOIS MAN WHO IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A SABULA MAN EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING, TODAY BONDED OUT OF JAIL. HIS FAMILY PAID THE
$25,000 CASH BOND AT THE COURTHOUSE IN MAQUOKETA. HE SHOT
WITH A SHOTGUN, SHELDON WOODHURT, AGE 46, OF SABULA, OUTSIDE THE
LUCKY 7 BAR IN SABULA. MAKING BOND TODAY WAS DAVID ZABRANSKY, AGE 46,
OF THE CHICAGO AREA. HE WAS HUNTING IN JACKSON COUNTY OVER THE
WEEKEND. WOODHURST IS A PATIENT AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BEING
TREATED FOR GUNSHOT WOUNDS. HIS CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.
THE NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT WESTGATE DRIVE AND WEST PLATT WERE
SCHEDULED TO BE INSTALLED THIS WEEK. BUT THE INSTALATION HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE THREE STOP AND GO SIGNALS
IN THE SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE McDONALD'S CORNER WESTERLY TO
THE OFF RAMP OF 61 ONTO 64. THEY WILL BE SYNCHRONIZED.
ADAM HEPKER, OF KANSAS CITY AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, IS A
MEMBER OF THE NEW ABA PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM THAT
BEGINS PLAY THIS FRIDAY IN KC. FOR MORE ABOUT THE TEAM, GO TO
kcstars.com. THEY WILL HAVE A 30-GAME SEASON. ADAM, SON OF
CINDY AND LEIGHTON HEPKER OF MAQUOKETA, IS A TEACHER IN KC AND
WILL CONTINUE TEACHING ALONG WITH BEING A POINT-GUARD FOR THE
NEW TEAM. HIS WIFE AMY IS ALSO A TEACHER IN KC. KANSAS CITY IS EXCITED ABOUT HAVING A NEW PRO TEAM FOR THE CITY. AND, I'M SURE ADAM IS EXCITED ABOUT PLAYING PRO BASKETBALL AGAIN THIS SEASON. LAST SEASON, HE PLAYED FOR A PRO TEAM IN GERMANY.
ELAINE EDWARDS THIS MONTH CELEBRATED HER 40TH YEAR AS AN EMPLOYEE
OF THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY.
LAST NOVEMBER, WE GOT 1 AND 1/2 INCHES ON NOVEMBER 30TH.
THANKSGIVING DAY, LITTLE OR NO SNOW, BUT COLD...HIGH 39 WITH
WINDS TO MAKE IT SEEM COOLER.
FRIDAY, THE BIG SHOPPING DAY, SHOULD BE PRETTY NICE.
THERE WERE 45 APPLICATIONS FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY POSITION AT THE COURT HOUSE, THE SUPERVISORS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THEY HAVE
HIRED KARISA BROWN OF RURAL BALDWIN AND SHE STARTS DECEMBER 14TH.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM OPENS THE SEASON TONIGHT,
HOSTING WILLIAMSBURG AT THE NEW GYM, AT 7:30.
THE 13TH ANNUAL JACK MARLOWE HOLIDAY ALUMNI TOURNAMENT IS THIS SATURDAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. IT STARTS AT 12 NOON AND WILL BE ON TWO COURTS. THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WILL BE AT 5 P.M. NEW THIS YEAR, DURING THE SAME TIME, IN THE WEST GYM, A VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT.
MCHS SOPHOMORE BRAD WALLER, IN THE NFL CHAMPTIONSHIP PUNT, PASS AND KICK EVENT SUNDAY BEFORE THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS GAME, TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE 14-15 YEAR OLD BOY'S DIVISION. HIS PARENTS ARE DR. ROGER AND TRACY WALLER. LIZ GAVIN, DAUGHTER OF BOB AND JENNIFER GAVIN, TOOK THIRD PLACE IN THE 12 AND 13 YEAR OLD DIVISION.
THE ILLINOIS MAN WHO IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A SABULA MAN EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING, TODAY BONDED OUT OF JAIL. HIS FAMILY PAID THE
$25,000 CASH BOND AT THE COURTHOUSE IN MAQUOKETA. HE SHOT
WITH A SHOTGUN, SHELDON WOODHURT, AGE 46, OF SABULA, OUTSIDE THE
LUCKY 7 BAR IN SABULA. MAKING BOND TODAY WAS DAVID ZABRANSKY, AGE 46,
OF THE CHICAGO AREA. HE WAS HUNTING IN JACKSON COUNTY OVER THE
WEEKEND. WOODHURST IS A PATIENT AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BEING
TREATED FOR GUNSHOT WOUNDS. HIS CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.
THE NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT WESTGATE DRIVE AND WEST PLATT WERE
SCHEDULED TO BE INSTALLED THIS WEEK. BUT THE INSTALATION HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE THREE STOP AND GO SIGNALS
IN THE SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE McDONALD'S CORNER WESTERLY TO
THE OFF RAMP OF 61 ONTO 64. THEY WILL BE SYNCHRONIZED.
ADAM HEPKER, OF KANSAS CITY AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, IS A
MEMBER OF THE NEW ABA PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM THAT
BEGINS PLAY THIS FRIDAY IN KC. FOR MORE ABOUT THE TEAM, GO TO
kcstars.com. THEY WILL HAVE A 30-GAME SEASON. ADAM, SON OF
CINDY AND LEIGHTON HEPKER OF MAQUOKETA, IS A TEACHER IN KC AND
WILL CONTINUE TEACHING ALONG WITH BEING A POINT-GUARD FOR THE
NEW TEAM. HIS WIFE AMY IS ALSO A TEACHER IN KC. KANSAS CITY IS EXCITED ABOUT HAVING A NEW PRO TEAM FOR THE CITY. AND, I'M SURE ADAM IS EXCITED ABOUT PLAYING PRO BASKETBALL AGAIN THIS SEASON. LAST SEASON, HE PLAYED FOR A PRO TEAM IN GERMANY.
ELAINE EDWARDS THIS MONTH CELEBRATED HER 40TH YEAR AS AN EMPLOYEE
OF THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
Sunday, November 22, 2009
ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA, PUT ON BY THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS AND OHNWARD. WHEN WE ARRIVED, THE CAROLER'S CHOIR WAS SINGING CHRISTMAS CAROLS OUTSIDE AT THE ENTRANCE. THEY ALSO SANG TWICE ON STAGE.
THEN IN THE LOBBY, THE FESTIVAL OF TREES. IT WAS A GREAT PRODUCTION, DIRECTED BY SHARON GOETTLER. VERY NICE NIGHT TO BEGIN THE CHRISTMAS
SEASON. AS EXPECTED, JOHN BURROW DID A FANTASTIC JOB AS SCROOGE. THE CAST NUMBERED OVER 50. GOOD ATTENDANCE BOTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND LAST NIGHT. THE FINAL PERFORMANCE AT 2 THIS AFTERNOON. CLICK-ON
THE PHOTOS BELOW TO ENLARGE THEM. WHAT TALENT WE HAVE IN THE
MAQUOKETA AREA!
DENNIS VOY
OF TREES AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON HIGHWAY 64 EAST, MAQUOKETA.
THE DISPLAY IS FREE TO SEE ANY DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY,THE DAY BEFORE
THANKSGIVING. ALL TREES ARE BEING SOLD AT SILENT AUCTION WITH PROCEEDS GOING TO OHNWARD. A NICE DISPLAY. YOU'LL ENJOY IT.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 20, 2009
SUNNY AND WARMER TODAY....CLOSE TO 50. SAME TOMORROW AND
SUNDAY.
MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE HOST SITE FOR THE NATIONAL
WOOD CARVER'S ASSOCIATION CONVENTION, JUNE 10-21, 2010. NO
MORE DETAILS AT THIS TIME.
MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY IS GIVING AWAY ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT
BULBS IN EXCHANGE FOR CANNED GOODS FOR THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD.
JUST BRING YOUR CAN(S) OF FOOD TO THE MMEU OFFICE INSIDE CITY HALL.
THERE WILL BE SOME MAJOR CLEAN-UP WORK DONE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ON THE MAQUOKETA RIVER IN MAQUOKETA. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DAVE POPP
SAID THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) HAS PROVIDED
FUNDING FOR SOME CLEAN-UP. ALSO, IIW ENGINEERING IS PREPARING PLANS FOR A PROJECT DOWNSTREAM WHICH WILL REBUILD THE BANK. POPP SAID THAT PROJECT WILL ALSO BE 100 PERCENT PAID BY FEMA.
MANY, MANY YEARS AGO SEVERAL OLD CAR BODIES WERE PUT IN THE RIVER TO
STABALIZE THE RIVER BANK. AT THE TIME, WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THE
IDEA SAID EVENTUALLY THEY WOULD NOT BE SEEN BECAUSE OF FILL-IN SILK, ETC.
THEY CAN STILL BE SEEN. POPP TOLD MAYOR MESSERLI THAT DURING THE UPCOMING CLEAN-UP, THE CAR BODIES WILL STAY.
MAQUOKETA POLICE RECEIVED A VANDALISM REPORT FROM REBECCA WANZEK AT 802 S. 2ND STREET. SEEMS THAT LAST NIGHT HER HUSBAND'S CAR
WAS SPRAY PAINTED.
I'M REPEATING A BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT BY REQUEST, TO ADD SOME NAMES.
YOU READ PART OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT EARLIER THIS WEEK. A GIRL WAS BORN
TO ASHLEY AND JAYSON WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
ARE MARK AND BRENDA WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDFATHER IS TED WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
ARE JOHN AND NANCY SUTHERS OF DELMAR. THE BABY GIRL WAS
BORN AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. CONGRATULATIONS TO ASHLEY AND
JAYSON!
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
SUNDAY.
MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE HOST SITE FOR THE NATIONAL
WOOD CARVER'S ASSOCIATION CONVENTION, JUNE 10-21, 2010. NO
MORE DETAILS AT THIS TIME.
MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY IS GIVING AWAY ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT
BULBS IN EXCHANGE FOR CANNED GOODS FOR THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD.
JUST BRING YOUR CAN(S) OF FOOD TO THE MMEU OFFICE INSIDE CITY HALL.
THERE WILL BE SOME MAJOR CLEAN-UP WORK DONE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ON THE MAQUOKETA RIVER IN MAQUOKETA. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DAVE POPP
SAID THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) HAS PROVIDED
FUNDING FOR SOME CLEAN-UP. ALSO, IIW ENGINEERING IS PREPARING PLANS FOR A PROJECT DOWNSTREAM WHICH WILL REBUILD THE BANK. POPP SAID THAT PROJECT WILL ALSO BE 100 PERCENT PAID BY FEMA.
MANY, MANY YEARS AGO SEVERAL OLD CAR BODIES WERE PUT IN THE RIVER TO
STABALIZE THE RIVER BANK. AT THE TIME, WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THE
IDEA SAID EVENTUALLY THEY WOULD NOT BE SEEN BECAUSE OF FILL-IN SILK, ETC.
THEY CAN STILL BE SEEN. POPP TOLD MAYOR MESSERLI THAT DURING THE UPCOMING CLEAN-UP, THE CAR BODIES WILL STAY.
MAQUOKETA POLICE RECEIVED A VANDALISM REPORT FROM REBECCA WANZEK AT 802 S. 2ND STREET. SEEMS THAT LAST NIGHT HER HUSBAND'S CAR
WAS SPRAY PAINTED.
I'M REPEATING A BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT BY REQUEST, TO ADD SOME NAMES.
YOU READ PART OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT EARLIER THIS WEEK. A GIRL WAS BORN
TO ASHLEY AND JAYSON WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
ARE MARK AND BRENDA WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDFATHER IS TED WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
ARE JOHN AND NANCY SUTHERS OF DELMAR. THE BABY GIRL WAS
BORN AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. CONGRATULATIONS TO ASHLEY AND
JAYSON!
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, November 19, 2009
CLOUDY, MID 40'S.
DUB ROMER IS 90 TODAY. LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN, OWNER OF THE ROOFING AND SIDING BUSINESS, CONNELL SUPPLY COMPANY, ON PERSHING ROAD IN MAQUOKETA.
LIVES ALONE AND STILL GETS TO COFFEE WITH HIS PICKUP A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK OR MORE. BUSINESS IS RUN BY HIS SON, CLAY. OVER THE YEARS, BEEN
A SUPPORTER OF THE COMMUNITY. OPTIMIST CLUB MEMBER. MEMBER OF
MT. HOPE CEMETERY BOARD. VFW AND LEGION MEMBER. BACKER OF
MAQUOKETA CARDINAL SPORTS AND A BIG HAWKEYE FAN. NOT A BAD GOLFER IN HIS DAY ALSO. AND...ONE OF THE FIRST ADVERTISERS ON KMAQ SOON AFTER WE WENT ON THE AIR .....AND SPOTS HAVE RUN EVERY WEEK SINCE, FOR 51 YEARS. A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH TO FRIEND DUB ROMER.
JOYCE AND TOM BERGGREN OF MAQUOKETA WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 60TH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY. TOM, A TOOL AND DIE MAKER, WORKED
15 YEARS AT CLINTON ENGINES, CATERPILLAR FOR 21, AND SEARS MFG.FOR
8. JOYCE HAD VARIOUS JOBS AND THEY RAISED 4 CHILDREN AND NOW HAVE 11 GRANDCHILDREN.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS SAID THIS WEEK THEY HAVE RECEIVED
45 APPLICATIONS FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY POSITION FOR THE COUNTY.
THEY WILL MAKE AN OFFER TO SOMEONE THIS WEEK BUT HAVE NOT RELEASED
THE NAME OF THE PERSON, WHO WILL WORK 35 HOURS A WEEK AT $10.58 AN HOUR.
MAQUOKETA POLICE SAY A MAN BROKE INTO A WOMAN'S HOME AND TOOK
SOME PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. ANGELA JONES REPORTED AT 4:20 THIS MORNING THAT SHE SAW SOMEONE LEAVING HER
HOME AT 403S. CLARK STREET. POLICE HAVE A SUSPECT. THE PRESCRIPTIONS
BELONG TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO LIVES IN THE HOUSE.
HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
DUB ROMER IS 90 TODAY. LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN, OWNER OF THE ROOFING AND SIDING BUSINESS, CONNELL SUPPLY COMPANY, ON PERSHING ROAD IN MAQUOKETA.
LIVES ALONE AND STILL GETS TO COFFEE WITH HIS PICKUP A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK OR MORE. BUSINESS IS RUN BY HIS SON, CLAY. OVER THE YEARS, BEEN
A SUPPORTER OF THE COMMUNITY. OPTIMIST CLUB MEMBER. MEMBER OF
MT. HOPE CEMETERY BOARD. VFW AND LEGION MEMBER. BACKER OF
MAQUOKETA CARDINAL SPORTS AND A BIG HAWKEYE FAN. NOT A BAD GOLFER IN HIS DAY ALSO. AND...ONE OF THE FIRST ADVERTISERS ON KMAQ SOON AFTER WE WENT ON THE AIR .....AND SPOTS HAVE RUN EVERY WEEK SINCE, FOR 51 YEARS. A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH TO FRIEND DUB ROMER.
JOYCE AND TOM BERGGREN OF MAQUOKETA WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 60TH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY. TOM, A TOOL AND DIE MAKER, WORKED
15 YEARS AT CLINTON ENGINES, CATERPILLAR FOR 21, AND SEARS MFG.FOR
8. JOYCE HAD VARIOUS JOBS AND THEY RAISED 4 CHILDREN AND NOW HAVE 11 GRANDCHILDREN.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS SAID THIS WEEK THEY HAVE RECEIVED
45 APPLICATIONS FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY POSITION FOR THE COUNTY.
THEY WILL MAKE AN OFFER TO SOMEONE THIS WEEK BUT HAVE NOT RELEASED
THE NAME OF THE PERSON, WHO WILL WORK 35 HOURS A WEEK AT $10.58 AN HOUR.
MAQUOKETA POLICE SAY A MAN BROKE INTO A WOMAN'S HOME AND TOOK
SOME PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. ANGELA JONES REPORTED AT 4:20 THIS MORNING THAT SHE SAW SOMEONE LEAVING HER
HOME AT 403S. CLARK STREET. POLICE HAVE A SUSPECT. THE PRESCRIPTIONS
BELONG TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO LIVES IN THE HOUSE.
HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
20/100 OF AN INCH OF RAIN SINCE ABOUT THIS TIME YESTERDAY. NO SUNSHINE TODAY AND HIGH OF ONLY 45. NO RAIN AND SUNSHINE SHOULD BE THE RULE
THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER AND PEACE PIPE PLAYERS WILL PRESENT
CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. 7:00 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND 2:00 P.M. SUNDAY.
JOHN BURROW HAS THE LEAD ROLE OF "SCROOGE". TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY, MSB AND OHNWARD AT $12. AT THE DOOR, $15.
STUDENTS 18 AND UNDER, $8 AND AT THE DOOR, $10. SHARON GOETTLER IS THE DIRECTOR.
THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER WILL BE AT NOON
THANKSGIVING DAY AT THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.
FREE, BUT A FREE WILL OFFERING WILL BE TAKEN. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL
SHEILA BENTLEY AT 652-4420. YOU MUST GET A TICKET TO ATTEND AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL CHURCHES AND AT THE SENIOR CENTER ON EAST QUARRY STREET OUT NEAR THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS.
A GIRL WAS BORN SUNDAY TO ASHLEY AND JAYSON WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE MARK AND BRENDA WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA.
BORN AT THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
CHECK PHOTO BELOW AND CLICK ON IT TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER AND PEACE PIPE PLAYERS WILL PRESENT
CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. 7:00 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND 2:00 P.M. SUNDAY.
JOHN BURROW HAS THE LEAD ROLE OF "SCROOGE". TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY, MSB AND OHNWARD AT $12. AT THE DOOR, $15.
STUDENTS 18 AND UNDER, $8 AND AT THE DOOR, $10. SHARON GOETTLER IS THE DIRECTOR.
THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER WILL BE AT NOON
THANKSGIVING DAY AT THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.
FREE, BUT A FREE WILL OFFERING WILL BE TAKEN. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL
SHEILA BENTLEY AT 652-4420. YOU MUST GET A TICKET TO ATTEND AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL CHURCHES AND AT THE SENIOR CENTER ON EAST QUARRY STREET OUT NEAR THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS.
A GIRL WAS BORN SUNDAY TO ASHLEY AND JAYSON WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE MARK AND BRENDA WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA.
BORN AT THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
CHECK PHOTO BELOW AND CLICK ON IT TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
NASTY DAY TODAY.
WON'T GET NICE UNTIL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
RAINING NOW.
BESSIE EHLINGER IS 90 TOMORROW. SHE WORKED AT CLINTON ENGINES
IN MAQUOKETA AND AT THE OTTER CREEK STATION. SHE HAS 11 CHILDREN
AND 22 GRANDCHILDREN.
THE CITY COUNCIL HOPES TO OPEN BIDS FOR THE FIRE DEBRIS REMOVAL
AT THE DECEMBER 21ST MEETING. NOTE...THE WORD "HOPES".
AND HAPPY TO REPORT THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE GOING UP IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA....ON THE TREES....AND EVEN MORE HAPPY TO REPORT
THAT THE LIGHTS ARE MULTI-COLOR, MOSTLY GREEN AND RED. GREAT!! I KNOW MANY, MANY LIKE ALL-WHITE.... BUT WE'VE HAD ALL-WHITE FOR YEARS AND YEARS. IT IS NICE TO SEE A CHANGE. THANKS TO THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR MAKING THE CHANGE AND THANKS TO MMEU (MAQUOKETA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER) FOR AGAIN PUTTING THE LIGHTS UP AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE LIGHTS ARE PAID-FOR BY DONATIONS AND THE KMAQ
CHECK WILL BE IN THE MAIL. THE LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS WILL BE POSTED IN
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FRONT WINDOW. ANYONE CAN DONATE.
LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW......AFTER THE CORN IS ALL IN.
OVER 450 HITS FOR YESTERDAY'S DAILY REPORT. THE NUMBER IS GROWING.
THANK YOU!!
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WON'T GET NICE UNTIL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
RAINING NOW.
BESSIE EHLINGER IS 90 TOMORROW. SHE WORKED AT CLINTON ENGINES
IN MAQUOKETA AND AT THE OTTER CREEK STATION. SHE HAS 11 CHILDREN
AND 22 GRANDCHILDREN.
THE CITY COUNCIL HOPES TO OPEN BIDS FOR THE FIRE DEBRIS REMOVAL
AT THE DECEMBER 21ST MEETING. NOTE...THE WORD "HOPES".
AND HAPPY TO REPORT THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE GOING UP IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA....ON THE TREES....AND EVEN MORE HAPPY TO REPORT
THAT THE LIGHTS ARE MULTI-COLOR, MOSTLY GREEN AND RED. GREAT!! I KNOW MANY, MANY LIKE ALL-WHITE.... BUT WE'VE HAD ALL-WHITE FOR YEARS AND YEARS. IT IS NICE TO SEE A CHANGE. THANKS TO THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR MAKING THE CHANGE AND THANKS TO MMEU (MAQUOKETA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER) FOR AGAIN PUTTING THE LIGHTS UP AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE LIGHTS ARE PAID-FOR BY DONATIONS AND THE KMAQ
CHECK WILL BE IN THE MAIL. THE LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS WILL BE POSTED IN
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FRONT WINDOW. ANYONE CAN DONATE.
LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW......AFTER THE CORN IS ALL IN.
OVER 450 HITS FOR YESTERDAY'S DAILY REPORT. THE NUMBER IS GROWING.
THANK YOU!!
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Monday, November 16, 2009
CLOUDY, WINDY AND COOL TODAY...HIGH MID 40'S. A LITTLE RAIN IS IN
FORECAST JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.
SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 5:30, NO INJURIES IN A 2-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
ON HIGHWAY 61, ... 1.5 MILES NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. JOAN HUNT, AGE 74 OF
MAQUOKETA WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF A TWO-WAY
HIGHWAY. SHE WAS GOING NORTH IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE AND HIT
AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DRIVEN BY A DUBUQUE MAN. ABOUT $2,000 DAMAGE TO EACH CAR.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT 7. SEVERAL THINGS ON THE AGENDA, INCLUDING THE FIRE MESS DOWNTOWN.
JUDY PUTMAN, AGE 60, OF BELLEVUE DIED SATURDAY. THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE WEDNESDAY AT 1 P.M. AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN BELLEVUE.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO BROTHERS IN MAQUOKETA, DAVID AND KERRY SCOTT.
THE TEST DRIVE A FORD PROMOTION SATURDAY SPONSORED BY FORD AND
BURNETT THEIL FORD, WAS A BIG SUCCESS. THEY HAD THE MAXIMUM
TAKE THE TEST DRIVE AND THE RESULT WILL BE $6,000 FOR THE MAQUOKETA ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB.
HAPPY 60TH ANNIVERSARY TODAY TO MICHAEL AND EDNA REUTER OF
MAQUOKETA. THEY ARE PARENTS OF 12. THEY FARMED UNTIL MOVING TO
MAQUOKETA IN 2000.
FAY MOELLER OF MAQUOKETA CELEBRATED HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY SUNDAY.
RED HENTON SAID HE VISITED FAY YESTERDAY AND HE WAS ENJOYING
HIS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. HE NOW LIVES AT CRESTRIDGE....LIVED IN HIS HOME UNTIL A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. LONGTIME MUSICIAN AND KMAQ LISTENER.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
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FORECAST JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.
SATURDAY MORNING AROUND 5:30, NO INJURIES IN A 2-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
ON HIGHWAY 61, ... 1.5 MILES NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. JOAN HUNT, AGE 74 OF
MAQUOKETA WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF A TWO-WAY
HIGHWAY. SHE WAS GOING NORTH IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE AND HIT
AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DRIVEN BY A DUBUQUE MAN. ABOUT $2,000 DAMAGE TO EACH CAR.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT 7. SEVERAL THINGS ON THE AGENDA, INCLUDING THE FIRE MESS DOWNTOWN.
JUDY PUTMAN, AGE 60, OF BELLEVUE DIED SATURDAY. THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE WEDNESDAY AT 1 P.M. AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN BELLEVUE.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO BROTHERS IN MAQUOKETA, DAVID AND KERRY SCOTT.
THE TEST DRIVE A FORD PROMOTION SATURDAY SPONSORED BY FORD AND
BURNETT THEIL FORD, WAS A BIG SUCCESS. THEY HAD THE MAXIMUM
TAKE THE TEST DRIVE AND THE RESULT WILL BE $6,000 FOR THE MAQUOKETA ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB.
HAPPY 60TH ANNIVERSARY TODAY TO MICHAEL AND EDNA REUTER OF
MAQUOKETA. THEY ARE PARENTS OF 12. THEY FARMED UNTIL MOVING TO
MAQUOKETA IN 2000.
FAY MOELLER OF MAQUOKETA CELEBRATED HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY SUNDAY.
RED HENTON SAID HE VISITED FAY YESTERDAY AND HE WAS ENJOYING
HIS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. HE NOW LIVES AT CRESTRIDGE....LIVED IN HIS HOME UNTIL A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. LONGTIME MUSICIAN AND KMAQ LISTENER.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN. A STEAK DINNER, AWARDS, AND
ENTERTAINMENT BY HYPNOTIST JIM WAND OF DUBUQUE, MADE FOR A GOOD NIGHT.
I TOOK MY DIGITAL CAMERA AND HAVE A FEW PHOTOS FOR YOU. SHOWN
HERE, HOLDING HIS PLAQUE, LONGTIME MAQUOKETA VETERINARIAN DON YANDA. DR. YANDA IS NO LONGER PRACTICING, BUT INSTEAD, A FEW YEARS
AGO STARTED AN AG BUSINESS IN A BUILDING HE BUILDT IN THE
MAQUOKETA INDUSTRIAL PARK. THE AWARD HE RECEIVED WAS THE
2009 CATTLEMEN'S HALL OF FAME AWARD, AND IT WAS PRESENTED BY
MARK ANDERSON, A MEMBER OF THE CATTLEMEN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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MAQUOKETA WITH THE 2009 BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AWARD. IT WAS
PRESENTED BY THE ASSOCIATION VICE-PRESIDENT, CATTLEMAN BEN SHEARER.
ACCEPTING THE AWARD WAS THE MANAGER OF THEISEN'S MAQUOKETA STORE, ROBIN CLARK OF MAQUOKETA. THEISEN'S HAVE NEARLY 20 STORES IN IOWA, WITH HEADQUARTERS IN DUBUQUE.
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NIGHT AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.
THE EMCEE WAS THE CATTLEMEN'S PRESIDENT, JOHN STENDER. THESE FOUR
YOUNG STUDENTS WILL HELP PROMOTE BEEF DURING THE YEAR AHEAD:
LEFT TO RIGHT: 2010 JUNIOR BEEF AMBASSADOR, JOHN JACOBS....
BEEF PRINCESS, NICOLE GRUHN......BEEF QUEEN, ERIN MOELLER......AND SENIOR
BEEF AMBASSADOR, NICK KILBURG. EVERYONE ENJOYED A RIB-EYE STEAK
DINNER BEFORE THE PROGRAM.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
NOT A BAD DAY TODAY...HIGH OF 55.
ON THE STORK REPORT, CHAD AND BILLIE JOHNSON OF ANDREW ARE PARENTS
OF A GIRL BORN LAST FRIDAY AT A DAVENPORT HOSPITAL. MATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS ARE BILL AND DEB BOWLING OF MAQUOKETA.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE LEE AND MARLENE JOHNSON OF MAQUOKETA.
DARLENE DAURELLE, AGE 73, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED TUESDAY. THE FUNERAL
SERVICE IS TONIGHT IN CLINTON. SHE IS SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS, AND
TWO SONS, INCLUDING TOM DAURELLE OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
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ON THE STORK REPORT, CHAD AND BILLIE JOHNSON OF ANDREW ARE PARENTS
OF A GIRL BORN LAST FRIDAY AT A DAVENPORT HOSPITAL. MATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS ARE BILL AND DEB BOWLING OF MAQUOKETA.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE LEE AND MARLENE JOHNSON OF MAQUOKETA.
DARLENE DAURELLE, AGE 73, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED TUESDAY. THE FUNERAL
SERVICE IS TONIGHT IN CLINTON. SHE IS SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS, AND
TWO SONS, INCLUDING TOM DAURELLE OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
WARMER THAN NORMAL WEATHER HAS BEEN THE RULE ALL WEEK AND
WILL CONTINUE FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS.
SENATOR ROGER STEWART, DEMOCRAT, FROM RURAL PRESTON (HIS FARM
ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF MAQUOKETA) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE WILL
NOT BE SEEKING RE-ELECTION IN 2010. HE HAS SERVED FROM JANUARY 2003
AND AFTER HIS SECOND FOUR YEAR TERM IS DONE DECEMBER 31, 2010,
HE WILL HAVE SERVED 8 YEARS.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN ACCUSED OF TAKING MONEY FROM CASEYS HAS HAD THE CHARGES DISMISSED BECAUSE THE STORE MADE AN ERROR. ACCORDING
TO COURT DOCUMENTS, NATALIE WESTCOTT, AGE 20, WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT
IN THE 5TH DEGREE. THE STORE SAID ON NOVEMBER 5TH, SHE TOOK $110
FROM THE SAFE AND REGISTER AND PUT IT IN HER PURSE. COURT DOCUMENTS
SHOW THE STORE MADE AN ERROR AND WESTCOTT DID NOT TAKE THE
MONEY. HER CHARGES HAVE BEEN DISMISSED.
TWO MAQUOKETA STUDENTS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE PUNT, PASS AND KICK COMPETITION. LIZ GAVEN WILL BE IN THE 12 AND 13 YEAR OLD GIRL'S COMPETITION AND BRADLEY WALLER WILL BE IN THE 14 AND 15 YEAR OLD BOY'S DIVISION. THEY WILL COMPETE NOVEMBER 22ND
WHEN THE VIKINGS PLAY THE SEAHAWKS AT THE MINNEAPOLIS METRODOME.
GAVIN IS A 7TH GRADER AND IS THE DAUGHTER OF BOB AND JENNIFER GAVIN
AND WALLER IS A SOPHOMORE AND THE SON OF DR. ROGER AND TRACY WALLER.
AT THE UNI DOME THIS AFTERNOON, LENNOX DEFEATED PRESTON, 30 TO 8.
PRESTON ENDED THEIR GREAT SEASON WITH A 12 AND 1 RECORD.
LENNOX WILL PLAY AGAIN A WEEK FROM TOMORROW AND ARE THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS IN 8-PLAYER FOOTBALL.
THANKSGIVING IS TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY. BETTER GET THAT TURKEY.
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WILL CONTINUE FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS.
SENATOR ROGER STEWART, DEMOCRAT, FROM RURAL PRESTON (HIS FARM
ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF MAQUOKETA) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE WILL
NOT BE SEEKING RE-ELECTION IN 2010. HE HAS SERVED FROM JANUARY 2003
AND AFTER HIS SECOND FOUR YEAR TERM IS DONE DECEMBER 31, 2010,
HE WILL HAVE SERVED 8 YEARS.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN ACCUSED OF TAKING MONEY FROM CASEYS HAS HAD THE CHARGES DISMISSED BECAUSE THE STORE MADE AN ERROR. ACCORDING
TO COURT DOCUMENTS, NATALIE WESTCOTT, AGE 20, WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT
IN THE 5TH DEGREE. THE STORE SAID ON NOVEMBER 5TH, SHE TOOK $110
FROM THE SAFE AND REGISTER AND PUT IT IN HER PURSE. COURT DOCUMENTS
SHOW THE STORE MADE AN ERROR AND WESTCOTT DID NOT TAKE THE
MONEY. HER CHARGES HAVE BEEN DISMISSED.
TWO MAQUOKETA STUDENTS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE PUNT, PASS AND KICK COMPETITION. LIZ GAVEN WILL BE IN THE 12 AND 13 YEAR OLD GIRL'S COMPETITION AND BRADLEY WALLER WILL BE IN THE 14 AND 15 YEAR OLD BOY'S DIVISION. THEY WILL COMPETE NOVEMBER 22ND
WHEN THE VIKINGS PLAY THE SEAHAWKS AT THE MINNEAPOLIS METRODOME.
GAVIN IS A 7TH GRADER AND IS THE DAUGHTER OF BOB AND JENNIFER GAVIN
AND WALLER IS A SOPHOMORE AND THE SON OF DR. ROGER AND TRACY WALLER.
AT THE UNI DOME THIS AFTERNOON, LENNOX DEFEATED PRESTON, 30 TO 8.
PRESTON ENDED THEIR GREAT SEASON WITH A 12 AND 1 RECORD.
LENNOX WILL PLAY AGAIN A WEEK FROM TOMORROW AND ARE THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS IN 8-PLAYER FOOTBALL.
THANKSGIVING IS TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY. BETTER GET THAT TURKEY.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
THE WEATHER IS VERY GOOD FOR HARVESTING THE BEANS AND CORN.
TODAY, THRU THE REST OF THE WEEK, THE WEATHER SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HELD THEIR ANNUAL HERITAGE
DAY EVENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.
THE AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES INCLUDED A PROGRAM AND THE HALL OF
FAME INDUCTION. THE LATE ED KIRCHOFF OF MAQUOKETA WAS PUT IN THE HALL OF FAME. HE WAS A LONG TIME BUSINESSMAN WHO DONATED MONEY FOR
MAQUOKETA'S FIRST PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL, WHICH HE DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF HIS SON WHO WAS KILLED IN WWII. HE WAS IN THE DAIRY AND ICECREAM
BUSINESS AND ALSO HAD A LOCKER PLANT.
ALSO INDUCTED WAS HELEN STODDARD, A LONG TIME TEACHER IN
MAQUOKETA. SHE LEFT LARGE SUMS OF MONEY FOR TO THE HOSPITAL,
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND HER CHURCH.
AND...THE MEAL WAS GREAT. SURE LIKED MY BLUEBERRY PIE.
A NEW DIRECTOR HAS BEEN NAMED FOR THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER,
ALREADY CELEBRATING ITS 5TH ANNIVERSARY.....ON EAST PLATT
MAQUOKETA. THE 800 SEAT THEATRE WILL BE MANAGED BY RICHARD HALL OF MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS. HE REPLACES LIZ LECHTENBERG AND STARTED
LAST WEEK. HALL HAS BEEN DIRECTOR AT TIMBER LAKE PLAYHOUSE IN MT.
CARROLL FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. PREVIOUSLY, HE WAS IN RADIO SALES
IN DUBUQUE. ALSO AN ANNOUNCER FOR THE KAT-FM STATION. HALL SAID MOST OF THE PRODUCTIONS AT OHNWARD HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED THROUGH MAY.
HALL AND HIS WIFE PLAN TO MOVE TO MAQUOKETA AFTER THEY SELL
THEIR HOME IN MT. CARROLL.
WE HAVE THE PRESTON FOOTBALL GAME AT 1 THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AT 12:45 P.M. FROM THE UNI DOME IN CEDAR FALLS....ON KMAQ AM, FM AND
OUR WEB SITE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY ANNUAL BEEF BANQUET IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. RIBEYE STEAK DINNER. $15. TICKETS ON SALE
AT THE DOOR AND ANYONE MAY ATTEND.
THANKS AGAIN FOR CHECKING IN.
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TODAY, THRU THE REST OF THE WEEK, THE WEATHER SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HELD THEIR ANNUAL HERITAGE
DAY EVENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.
THE AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES INCLUDED A PROGRAM AND THE HALL OF
FAME INDUCTION. THE LATE ED KIRCHOFF OF MAQUOKETA WAS PUT IN THE HALL OF FAME. HE WAS A LONG TIME BUSINESSMAN WHO DONATED MONEY FOR
MAQUOKETA'S FIRST PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL, WHICH HE DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF HIS SON WHO WAS KILLED IN WWII. HE WAS IN THE DAIRY AND ICECREAM
BUSINESS AND ALSO HAD A LOCKER PLANT.
ALSO INDUCTED WAS HELEN STODDARD, A LONG TIME TEACHER IN
MAQUOKETA. SHE LEFT LARGE SUMS OF MONEY FOR TO THE HOSPITAL,
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND HER CHURCH.
AND...THE MEAL WAS GREAT. SURE LIKED MY BLUEBERRY PIE.
A NEW DIRECTOR HAS BEEN NAMED FOR THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER,
ALREADY CELEBRATING ITS 5TH ANNIVERSARY.....ON EAST PLATT
MAQUOKETA. THE 800 SEAT THEATRE WILL BE MANAGED BY RICHARD HALL OF MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS. HE REPLACES LIZ LECHTENBERG AND STARTED
LAST WEEK. HALL HAS BEEN DIRECTOR AT TIMBER LAKE PLAYHOUSE IN MT.
CARROLL FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. PREVIOUSLY, HE WAS IN RADIO SALES
IN DUBUQUE. ALSO AN ANNOUNCER FOR THE KAT-FM STATION. HALL SAID MOST OF THE PRODUCTIONS AT OHNWARD HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED THROUGH MAY.
HALL AND HIS WIFE PLAN TO MOVE TO MAQUOKETA AFTER THEY SELL
THEIR HOME IN MT. CARROLL.
WE HAVE THE PRESTON FOOTBALL GAME AT 1 THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AT 12:45 P.M. FROM THE UNI DOME IN CEDAR FALLS....ON KMAQ AM, FM AND
OUR WEB SITE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY ANNUAL BEEF BANQUET IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. RIBEYE STEAK DINNER. $15. TICKETS ON SALE
AT THE DOOR AND ANYONE MAY ATTEND.
THANKS AGAIN FOR CHECKING IN.
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Monday, November 09, 2009
"BY-HAND" CORN PICKING CONTEST YESTERDAY AT THE COUNTY FARM LOCATED
A COUPLE MILES NORTH OF ANDREW. YEARS AGO THEY WOULD BE BIG EVENTS
IN THE MIDWEST AND THERE ARE STILL SOME BIG CONTESTS AROUND. THE
JACKSON COUNTY ONE IS A SMALL-SCALE ONE ON A FEW ACRES. PIONEER
DEALER MIKE DULANEY GAVE THE SEED CORN THIS SPRING FOR THE PLOT.
THERE WERE FOUR DIVISIONS: DELBERT JACKSON WON THE SENIOR DIVISION, PICKING 277 POUNDS IN 20 MINUTES. BOB HANKEMEIER TOOK SECOND AND DAVID SIEVERDING THIRD. IN THE MEN'S DIVISION, SKOTT GENT, FIRST WITH 360 POUNDS
THE BEST OF THE DAY. SHAWN GRUHN TOOK SECOND, BRAD SCHECKEL THIRD,
AND JEFF GRUHN FOURTH. THE WOMEN'S DIVISION WON BY LAURINE GRUHN, PICKING 302 POUNDS. ANGIE STORIJOHNANN TOOK SECOND. THE JUNIOR
DIVISION WINNERS LISTED UNDER PHOTO BELOW THIS ONE. THE EVENT WAS POSTPONED FROM A COUPLE WEEKS AGO BECAUSE OF BAD WEATHER.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER WAS WARM AND PERFECT. A COUPLE MORE PHOTOS
BELOW. CLICK-ON EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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SCHOOL, SON OF MR. AND MRS. SCOTT GENT. HE WAS THE FIRST TO COMPETE
YESTERDAY. SHAWN GRUHN, OF SABULA, A STUDENT AT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, (PARENTS ARE THE EUGENE GRUHN'S) GUIDES THE TEAM OF
HORSES DOWN THE ROWS OF CORN AS FAST AS NEEDED BY THE CORN PICKER.
THE WAGON IS OWNED BY DON SCHECKEL OF RURAL BELLEVUE. HE HAS 3 OF THE WAGONS AND THEY WERE ALL USED YESTERDAY. CALE TOOK FIRST PLACE
IN THE JUNIOR DIVISION, PICKING 177 POUNDS OF CORN IN 20 MINUTES. ALSO IN THAT DIVISION, DYLAN GRUHN TOOK SECOND AND JUSTIN GRUHN, THIRD.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MAQUOKETA.
PRESTON WON LAST NIGHT AND WILL PLAY IN THE UNI DOME NEXT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AT 1 P.M. AND THE GAME WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ.
IN YESTERDAY'S REPORT, I HAD THE OBITUARY FOR FRANKLIN REITER.
I MENTIONED NO LOCAL SURVIVORS. I RECEIVED A CALL AND THERE
ARE TWO IN MAQUOKETA. ROSIE REITER IS A SISTER-IN-LAW AND
PATTY JOHNSON A NIECE OF FRANKLIN.
ENJOY THE WEEKEND WEATHER.
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PRESTON WON LAST NIGHT AND WILL PLAY IN THE UNI DOME NEXT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AT 1 P.M. AND THE GAME WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ.
IN YESTERDAY'S REPORT, I HAD THE OBITUARY FOR FRANKLIN REITER.
I MENTIONED NO LOCAL SURVIVORS. I RECEIVED A CALL AND THERE
ARE TWO IN MAQUOKETA. ROSIE REITER IS A SISTER-IN-LAW AND
PATTY JOHNSON A NIECE OF FRANKLIN.
ENJOY THE WEEKEND WEATHER.
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Friday, November 06, 2009
IN THE 60'S TODAY...GREAT DAY...MORE COMING TOMORROW AND SUNDAY.
BRAD DEERY OF BURLINGTON AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, WILL BE
HONORED AS UNIVERSITY OF IOWA "DAD OF THE YEAR" TOMORROW DURING
IOWA'S GAME AGAINST NORTHWESTERN. DEERY IS OWNER OF BRAD DEERY
MOTORS IN MAQUOKETA. HE TOLD THE HAWK EYE NEWSPAPER THAT HE WAS
SHOCKED AND SURPRISED UPON HEARING THE NEWS OF HIS AWARD. HE SAID
THE UNIVERSITY CALLED HIM AND TOLD HIM THAT HIS DAUGHTER HAD WRITTEN
AN ESSAY FOR "PARENT OF THE YEAR, ON PARENT'S WEEKEND". HE SAID HE
WAS SELECTED AS DAD OF THE YEAR BASED ON THE WRITTEN STORY BY HIS
DAUGHTER, DOMINIQUE. DOMINIQUE'S ESSAY LISTED TWO PAGES OF AWARDS
AND ACHIEVEMENTS THAT BRAD HAS RECEIVED. IT MENTIONED THAT HER
MOTHER, MUGSEY, DIED OF CANCER WHEN SHE AND HER SISTER WERE YOUNG AND HOW HER DAD RAISED THEM. SHE SAID HE DID A LOT AS A SINGLE PARENT TO
RAISE THE FAMILY. BRAD DEERY SAID HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD WALK OUT ON THE 50-YARD-LINE AT HALF-TIME SATURDAY AND THEN THEY WILL ANNOUNCE HE IS DAD OF THE YEAR. THEY WILL PRESENT HIM WITH A PLAQUE AND THEN HE WILL
WATCH THE REST OF THE GAME WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, SALLY MASON, IN THE PRESS BOX. BRAD DEERY, AGE 50, HAS CAR DEALERSHIPS
IN BURLINGTON AND PLEASANT HILL, IN ADDITION TO MAQUOKETA.
DOMINIQUE, A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND HER YOUNGER SISTER BRIDGETTE BOTH WORK FOR THEIR DAD SELLING CARS DURING THE SUMMER.
DOMINIQUE DEERY SAID HER DAD IS A GREAT BOSS AND IF HE WANTED TO
GO INTO BUSINESS WITH ME SOMEDAY, I'D BE HONORED. MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN BRAD DEERY PURCHASED THE FORMER RASMUSSEN MOTOR
SALES IN MAQUOKETA OVER 25 YEARS AGO. AGAIN, HE WILL RECEIVE THE HONOR
OF IOWA DAD OF THE YEAR DURING THE HALF-TIME OF TOMORROW'S IOWA-
NORTHWESTERN GAME IN IOWA CITY.
THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA CREWS BEGAN THE ANNUAL LEAF PICKUP TODAY.
A BIG JOB.
AND, CITY CREWS THIS WEEK ARE FINISHING UP THE PAINTING OF PARKING CONTROL STRIPES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. MAIN AND PLATT ALWAYS LOOK SO
MUCH NICER WHEN THE STRIPES ARE REPAINTED. I THINK THEY SHOULD DO
THIS ABOUT 3 TIMES A YEAR.
FRANKLIN "BOO" REITER, AGE 81, OF HENNING, MINNESOTA, DIED TUESDAY AT A HOSPITAL IN WADENA. HE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA, THE SON OF CARLYLE
AND HARRIET (MITCHELL) REITER AND HE GRDUATED FROM MAQUOKETA
HIGH SCHOOL. HE SERVED DURING WORLD WAR 2 IN THE U.S. NAVY.
THEY OWNED A COFFEE SHOP AND DAIRY BAR IN HENNING AND RETIRED IN
199O. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, RUBY, AND EIGHT CHILDREN. NO SURVIVORS IN THE MAQUOKETA AREA.
MAQUOKETA ARTIST ROSE FRANTZEN'S PROJECT, "PORTRAIT OF MAQUOKETA"
WAS UNVEILED LAST NIGHT AT THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. MANY MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS WERE IN ATTENDANCE AND THEY WERE JOINED BY CONGRESSMAN BRUCE BRALEY FOR THE SPECIAL
EVENT. BRALEY CALLED ON KMAQ'S "JUST TALK" SHOW THIS MORNING
AND REPORTED THAT IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT FOR MAQUOKETA AND
IOWA. GO TO THE SMITHSONIAN WEB SITE AND LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE FRANTZEN ARTWORK THAT WILL BE ON DISPLAY THERE UNTIL
NEXT SUMMER. OVER A MILLION WASHINGTON D.C. VISITORS VISIT THE
SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS EACH YEAR.
BIG FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT FOR PRESTON. HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL WIN AGAIN
AND PLAY IN THE UNI DOME NEXT WEEK. HEAR THE GAME TONIGHT ON KMAQ AND THIS WEB SITE ALSO. GO TROJANS!!
AND TOMORROW, GO HAWKEYES AND GO CYCLONES!!!
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
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BRAD DEERY OF BURLINGTON AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, WILL BE
HONORED AS UNIVERSITY OF IOWA "DAD OF THE YEAR" TOMORROW DURING
IOWA'S GAME AGAINST NORTHWESTERN. DEERY IS OWNER OF BRAD DEERY
MOTORS IN MAQUOKETA. HE TOLD THE HAWK EYE NEWSPAPER THAT HE WAS
SHOCKED AND SURPRISED UPON HEARING THE NEWS OF HIS AWARD. HE SAID
THE UNIVERSITY CALLED HIM AND TOLD HIM THAT HIS DAUGHTER HAD WRITTEN
AN ESSAY FOR "PARENT OF THE YEAR, ON PARENT'S WEEKEND". HE SAID HE
WAS SELECTED AS DAD OF THE YEAR BASED ON THE WRITTEN STORY BY HIS
DAUGHTER, DOMINIQUE. DOMINIQUE'S ESSAY LISTED TWO PAGES OF AWARDS
AND ACHIEVEMENTS THAT BRAD HAS RECEIVED. IT MENTIONED THAT HER
MOTHER, MUGSEY, DIED OF CANCER WHEN SHE AND HER SISTER WERE YOUNG AND HOW HER DAD RAISED THEM. SHE SAID HE DID A LOT AS A SINGLE PARENT TO
RAISE THE FAMILY. BRAD DEERY SAID HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD WALK OUT ON THE 50-YARD-LINE AT HALF-TIME SATURDAY AND THEN THEY WILL ANNOUNCE HE IS DAD OF THE YEAR. THEY WILL PRESENT HIM WITH A PLAQUE AND THEN HE WILL
WATCH THE REST OF THE GAME WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, SALLY MASON, IN THE PRESS BOX. BRAD DEERY, AGE 50, HAS CAR DEALERSHIPS
IN BURLINGTON AND PLEASANT HILL, IN ADDITION TO MAQUOKETA.
DOMINIQUE, A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND HER YOUNGER SISTER BRIDGETTE BOTH WORK FOR THEIR DAD SELLING CARS DURING THE SUMMER.
DOMINIQUE DEERY SAID HER DAD IS A GREAT BOSS AND IF HE WANTED TO
GO INTO BUSINESS WITH ME SOMEDAY, I'D BE HONORED. MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN BRAD DEERY PURCHASED THE FORMER RASMUSSEN MOTOR
SALES IN MAQUOKETA OVER 25 YEARS AGO. AGAIN, HE WILL RECEIVE THE HONOR
OF IOWA DAD OF THE YEAR DURING THE HALF-TIME OF TOMORROW'S IOWA-
NORTHWESTERN GAME IN IOWA CITY.
THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA CREWS BEGAN THE ANNUAL LEAF PICKUP TODAY.
A BIG JOB.
AND, CITY CREWS THIS WEEK ARE FINISHING UP THE PAINTING OF PARKING CONTROL STRIPES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. MAIN AND PLATT ALWAYS LOOK SO
MUCH NICER WHEN THE STRIPES ARE REPAINTED. I THINK THEY SHOULD DO
THIS ABOUT 3 TIMES A YEAR.
FRANKLIN "BOO" REITER, AGE 81, OF HENNING, MINNESOTA, DIED TUESDAY AT A HOSPITAL IN WADENA. HE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA, THE SON OF CARLYLE
AND HARRIET (MITCHELL) REITER AND HE GRDUATED FROM MAQUOKETA
HIGH SCHOOL. HE SERVED DURING WORLD WAR 2 IN THE U.S. NAVY.
THEY OWNED A COFFEE SHOP AND DAIRY BAR IN HENNING AND RETIRED IN
199O. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, RUBY, AND EIGHT CHILDREN. NO SURVIVORS IN THE MAQUOKETA AREA.
MAQUOKETA ARTIST ROSE FRANTZEN'S PROJECT, "PORTRAIT OF MAQUOKETA"
WAS UNVEILED LAST NIGHT AT THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. MANY MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS WERE IN ATTENDANCE AND THEY WERE JOINED BY CONGRESSMAN BRUCE BRALEY FOR THE SPECIAL
EVENT. BRALEY CALLED ON KMAQ'S "JUST TALK" SHOW THIS MORNING
AND REPORTED THAT IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT FOR MAQUOKETA AND
IOWA. GO TO THE SMITHSONIAN WEB SITE AND LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE FRANTZEN ARTWORK THAT WILL BE ON DISPLAY THERE UNTIL
NEXT SUMMER. OVER A MILLION WASHINGTON D.C. VISITORS VISIT THE
SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS EACH YEAR.
BIG FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT FOR PRESTON. HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL WIN AGAIN
AND PLAY IN THE UNI DOME NEXT WEEK. HEAR THE GAME TONIGHT ON KMAQ AND THIS WEB SITE ALSO. GO TROJANS!!
AND TOMORROW, GO HAWKEYES AND GO CYCLONES!!!
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, November 05, 2009
SUNNY AND NICE TODAY....MID 50'S. WEEKEND WILL BE IN THE 60'S.
FARMERS ARE ESPECIALLY HAPPY ABOUT THE WEATHER.
THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE DECIDED TO LEASE
THE COUNTY'S 328 ACRE FARM...FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD INSTEAD OF
3 YEARS AS IN THE PAST. NOVEMBER 30TH IS THE DEADLINE FOR INTERESTED FARMERS TO SUBMIT BIDS TO THE BOARD.
AT A RECENT "GREAT PLACES AWARDS CEREMONY", GEN. CHARLES MITCHELL
OF MAQUOKETA RECEIVED A VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR HIS WORK IN THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC JACKSON COUNTY INSANE ASYLUM NORTH
OF ANDREW.
PENNY EVANS OF MAQUOKETA STRUCK A DEER AROUND 11 LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH OF OTTER CREEK. HER CAR SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. NO INJURIES.
BRYAN DONATSCH TOLD MAQUOKETA POLICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THAT SOMEONE HAD SHOT A B.B. GUM AT ONE OF HIS WINDOWS SOMETIME BETWEEN TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PHIL ROEDER, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, AND GOVERNOR CHET CULVER'S DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR COMMUNICATIONS, IS TAKING A NEW ASSIGNMENT. HE WILL BECOME A MEMBER OF THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S LEADERSHIP TEAM, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 10TH. ROEDER, A FORMER MEMBER AND PRESIDENT OF THE DES MOINES SCHOOL BOARD, WILL FOCUS ON A VARIETY OF POLICY AND COMMUNICATION ISSUES. PHIL'S FATHER, THE LATE DON ROEDER, WAS A LONGTIME MAQUOKETA DENTIST AND HIS MOTHER STILL
LIVES HERE IN MAQUOKETA.
THREE BIRTHS:
ANDREA RICH AND TERRY DORAN OF MAQUOKETA ARE THE PARENTS OF A BOY, BORN OCTOBER 26TH, BORN AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL.
CASANDRA HOLDGRAFER AND JOSEPH DIRKS OF MAQUOKETA ARE THE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN OCTOBER 30TH, ALSO BORN HERE AT THE JACKSON COUNTY
REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER.
FARAH AND SHAD ROBERTS ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN MONDAY IN
STUTTGARD, GERMANY. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE ROSE AND
CHUCK WENDEL OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE GEORGANN
ROBERTS OF ZWINGLE AND TOM YAROLEM OF MAQUOKETA.
THE FIRST HOLIDAY MOVIE STARTS NATIONWIDE TOMORROW AND ALSO
AT THE VOY THEATRES. DISNEY'S "A CHRISTMAS CAROL", STARRING JIM CAREY AND RATED PG.
THEY ARE MAKING WINE OUT OF PUMPKINS HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY.
ANYONE EVER HAVE SOME?
MORE BUSINESS NEWS, THEY HAVE STARTED AN ADDITION TO THE NEW CASEY'S
GENERAL STORE CONVENIENCE STORE (FORMERLY DICK'S EXPRESS) NEXT TO
THE FAREWAY STORE. HAVE NOT HEARD WHAT THE EXTRA SPACE WILL BE USED FOR.
LEE GREENWOOD HAS A NEW CD FOR CHRISTMAS. GOT IT LAST WEEK.
TITLE: "HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS". I PLAYED
CUT 10 THIS MORNING, "WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS".....MY FIRST CHRISTMAS
CAROL ON KMAQ THIS SEASON...AND IT WAS A GOOD VERSION OF THE SONG AND QUITE APPROPRIATE FOR THE FIRST SELECTION. WITH THE PROBLEMS IN
AMERICA, WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS. TIPTON STARTED OFF THE
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON WITH A SPECIAL EVENT LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND DEWITT WILL START THE SEASON THIS SUNDAY WITH THEIR ANNUAL
"CHRISTMAS EXPO" AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE DOWNTOWN PARK.
KMAQ WILL AGAIN HAVE A TABLE. IT WILL BE FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 2 P.M.
YES INDEED...SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN.
HO HO HO.
DENNIS VOY
FARMERS ARE ESPECIALLY HAPPY ABOUT THE WEATHER.
THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE DECIDED TO LEASE
THE COUNTY'S 328 ACRE FARM...FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD INSTEAD OF
3 YEARS AS IN THE PAST. NOVEMBER 30TH IS THE DEADLINE FOR INTERESTED FARMERS TO SUBMIT BIDS TO THE BOARD.
AT A RECENT "GREAT PLACES AWARDS CEREMONY", GEN. CHARLES MITCHELL
OF MAQUOKETA RECEIVED A VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR HIS WORK IN THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC JACKSON COUNTY INSANE ASYLUM NORTH
OF ANDREW.
PENNY EVANS OF MAQUOKETA STRUCK A DEER AROUND 11 LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH OF OTTER CREEK. HER CAR SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. NO INJURIES.
BRYAN DONATSCH TOLD MAQUOKETA POLICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THAT SOMEONE HAD SHOT A B.B. GUM AT ONE OF HIS WINDOWS SOMETIME BETWEEN TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PHIL ROEDER, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, AND GOVERNOR CHET CULVER'S DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR COMMUNICATIONS, IS TAKING A NEW ASSIGNMENT. HE WILL BECOME A MEMBER OF THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S LEADERSHIP TEAM, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 10TH. ROEDER, A FORMER MEMBER AND PRESIDENT OF THE DES MOINES SCHOOL BOARD, WILL FOCUS ON A VARIETY OF POLICY AND COMMUNICATION ISSUES. PHIL'S FATHER, THE LATE DON ROEDER, WAS A LONGTIME MAQUOKETA DENTIST AND HIS MOTHER STILL
LIVES HERE IN MAQUOKETA.
THREE BIRTHS:
ANDREA RICH AND TERRY DORAN OF MAQUOKETA ARE THE PARENTS OF A BOY, BORN OCTOBER 26TH, BORN AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL.
CASANDRA HOLDGRAFER AND JOSEPH DIRKS OF MAQUOKETA ARE THE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN OCTOBER 30TH, ALSO BORN HERE AT THE JACKSON COUNTY
REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER.
FARAH AND SHAD ROBERTS ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN MONDAY IN
STUTTGARD, GERMANY. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE ROSE AND
CHUCK WENDEL OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE GEORGANN
ROBERTS OF ZWINGLE AND TOM YAROLEM OF MAQUOKETA.
THE FIRST HOLIDAY MOVIE STARTS NATIONWIDE TOMORROW AND ALSO
AT THE VOY THEATRES. DISNEY'S "A CHRISTMAS CAROL", STARRING JIM CAREY AND RATED PG.
THEY ARE MAKING WINE OUT OF PUMPKINS HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY.
ANYONE EVER HAVE SOME?
MORE BUSINESS NEWS, THEY HAVE STARTED AN ADDITION TO THE NEW CASEY'S
GENERAL STORE CONVENIENCE STORE (FORMERLY DICK'S EXPRESS) NEXT TO
THE FAREWAY STORE. HAVE NOT HEARD WHAT THE EXTRA SPACE WILL BE USED FOR.
LEE GREENWOOD HAS A NEW CD FOR CHRISTMAS. GOT IT LAST WEEK.
TITLE: "HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS". I PLAYED
CUT 10 THIS MORNING, "WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS".....MY FIRST CHRISTMAS
CAROL ON KMAQ THIS SEASON...AND IT WAS A GOOD VERSION OF THE SONG AND QUITE APPROPRIATE FOR THE FIRST SELECTION. WITH THE PROBLEMS IN
AMERICA, WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS. TIPTON STARTED OFF THE
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON WITH A SPECIAL EVENT LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND DEWITT WILL START THE SEASON THIS SUNDAY WITH THEIR ANNUAL
"CHRISTMAS EXPO" AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE DOWNTOWN PARK.
KMAQ WILL AGAIN HAVE A TABLE. IT WILL BE FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 2 P.M.
YES INDEED...SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN.
HO HO HO.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW MAYOR WHO WILL TAKE OFFICE JANUARY 1ST.
JASON HUTE, A CITY COUNCILMAN, 442 VOTES
MAYOR TOM MESSERLI, 398 VOTES
PAUL HAHLE, 309 VOTES
JIM SEWARD, 61 VOTES
NEW MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL:
AMY MOORE WHO DEFEATED MELODIE SCHUELLER, 226 TO 65
ERIC PAPE, WHO DEFEATED BRUCE DROESSLER 181 TO 68
DON SCHWENKER WHO RAN UNOPPOSED
AND TODD MANG WHO RAN UNOPPOSED
1215 TOTAL VOTES CAST, JUST 26% OF THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS WENT TO THE
POLLS AND VOTED TODAY.
DENNIS VOY
JASON HUTE, A CITY COUNCILMAN, 442 VOTES
MAYOR TOM MESSERLI, 398 VOTES
PAUL HAHLE, 309 VOTES
JIM SEWARD, 61 VOTES
NEW MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL:
AMY MOORE WHO DEFEATED MELODIE SCHUELLER, 226 TO 65
ERIC PAPE, WHO DEFEATED BRUCE DROESSLER 181 TO 68
DON SCHWENKER WHO RAN UNOPPOSED
AND TODD MANG WHO RAN UNOPPOSED
1215 TOTAL VOTES CAST, JUST 26% OF THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS WENT TO THE
POLLS AND VOTED TODAY.
DENNIS VOY
SUNNY AND COOL TODAY.
THE BIG JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HERITAGE DINNER AND
HALL OF FAME CEREMONY WILL BE THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH AT THE
PEARSON CENTER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA,, FROM 2:30 UNTIL
7 P.M. AT 2:30, A NATIVE AMERICAN ROCK ART SHOW FROM NORTHEAST
IOWA. AT 3:30, THE HALL OF FAME CEREMONY.
AT 4 P.M., THE DINNER BEGINS, BY THE CORNER STOP IN SPRAGUEVILLE
AND AT 7 P.M. THE RESULTS OF THE SILENT AUCTION. TICKETS ARE THE
DOOR FOR THE DINNER, $10
EVERYONE IS INVITED. THERE IS ALWAYS A BIG TURN-OUT. HOPE TO SEE
YOU THERE.
RICK GARIEN, LIFELONG MAQUOKETA RESIDENT, WAS STRICKEN WITH AN UNKNOWN ILLNESS THIS AUGUST AND WAS IN THE HOSPITAL IN IOWA CITY
AND ROCHESTER. HE WAS LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF GARIEN PLUMBING.
TO HELP WITH EXPENSES, THERE WILL BE A BENEFIT THIS SATURDAY.
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AND BOWLING TOURNAMENT AT TIMBER LANES,
AND DINNER AT THE EAGLES CLUB FROM 4 UNTIL 7.
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED
PAVING WASHINGTON STREET BY THE HIGH SCHOOL. THE COUNCIL WAS
INFORMED THAT THE PROJECT WAS NOT A MAINTENANCE PROJECT AS THEY HAD BELIEVED, BUT INSTEAD, A NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THEREFORE REQUIRED AN ENGINEERING SERVICE, AT A COST OF NEARLY $9,000. THE $67,000 PROJECT WILL NOW NOT BE DONE UNTIL NEXT SPRING.
CLIFFORD COOK, AGE 43, OF MAQUOKETA WAS IN A ONE-CAR ACCIDENT AT 9 THIS MORNING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF EAST QUARRY AND ANDERSON STREETS.
HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS PICKUP AND STRUCK AN ELECTRIC POLE. DAMAGE TO HIS CHEVY S-10 WAS $1,500 AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL
FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. HE WAS ALONG IN HIS VEHICLE.
THE JACKSON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT AWARDS BANQUET
IS NOVEMBER 17TH AT 6 P.M. AT CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM. TICKETS ARE
$11 AND ANYONE THAT BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION
IS URGED TO ATTEND AND CONGRATULATE THE AWARD WINNERS.
RESERVE A TICKET OR TWO BY CALLING 652-2337. FOR THE PROGRAM, A TOUR OF THE BUILDING WILL BE GIVEN AFTER A TALK BY JACKSON COUNTY AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN, DONALD WENTWORTH.
PRESTON WON LAST NIGHT AND PLAYS AT MAYNARD FRIDAY NIGHT.
PRESTON BEAT THEM BY 1 POINT EARLIER THIS SEASON, IN PRESTON.
WE WILL HAVE THE GAME ON KMAQ FRIDAY NIGHT, LIVE FROM MAYNARD,
NEAR OELWEIN.
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
HEAR ELECTION COVERAGE STARTING AT 8 TONIGHT ON KMAQ'S HOME PAGE.
I WILL ALSO HAVE THE WINNERS HERE TONIGHT AROUND 9 OR SHORTLY AFTER.'
DENNIS VOY
THE BIG JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HERITAGE DINNER AND
HALL OF FAME CEREMONY WILL BE THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH AT THE
PEARSON CENTER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA,, FROM 2:30 UNTIL
7 P.M. AT 2:30, A NATIVE AMERICAN ROCK ART SHOW FROM NORTHEAST
IOWA. AT 3:30, THE HALL OF FAME CEREMONY.
AT 4 P.M., THE DINNER BEGINS, BY THE CORNER STOP IN SPRAGUEVILLE
AND AT 7 P.M. THE RESULTS OF THE SILENT AUCTION. TICKETS ARE THE
DOOR FOR THE DINNER, $10
EVERYONE IS INVITED. THERE IS ALWAYS A BIG TURN-OUT. HOPE TO SEE
YOU THERE.
RICK GARIEN, LIFELONG MAQUOKETA RESIDENT, WAS STRICKEN WITH AN UNKNOWN ILLNESS THIS AUGUST AND WAS IN THE HOSPITAL IN IOWA CITY
AND ROCHESTER. HE WAS LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF GARIEN PLUMBING.
TO HELP WITH EXPENSES, THERE WILL BE A BENEFIT THIS SATURDAY.
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AND BOWLING TOURNAMENT AT TIMBER LANES,
AND DINNER AT THE EAGLES CLUB FROM 4 UNTIL 7.
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED
PAVING WASHINGTON STREET BY THE HIGH SCHOOL. THE COUNCIL WAS
INFORMED THAT THE PROJECT WAS NOT A MAINTENANCE PROJECT AS THEY HAD BELIEVED, BUT INSTEAD, A NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THEREFORE REQUIRED AN ENGINEERING SERVICE, AT A COST OF NEARLY $9,000. THE $67,000 PROJECT WILL NOW NOT BE DONE UNTIL NEXT SPRING.
CLIFFORD COOK, AGE 43, OF MAQUOKETA WAS IN A ONE-CAR ACCIDENT AT 9 THIS MORNING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF EAST QUARRY AND ANDERSON STREETS.
HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS PICKUP AND STRUCK AN ELECTRIC POLE. DAMAGE TO HIS CHEVY S-10 WAS $1,500 AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL
FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. HE WAS ALONG IN HIS VEHICLE.
THE JACKSON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT AWARDS BANQUET
IS NOVEMBER 17TH AT 6 P.M. AT CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM. TICKETS ARE
$11 AND ANYONE THAT BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION
IS URGED TO ATTEND AND CONGRATULATE THE AWARD WINNERS.
RESERVE A TICKET OR TWO BY CALLING 652-2337. FOR THE PROGRAM, A TOUR OF THE BUILDING WILL BE GIVEN AFTER A TALK BY JACKSON COUNTY AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN, DONALD WENTWORTH.
PRESTON WON LAST NIGHT AND PLAYS AT MAYNARD FRIDAY NIGHT.
PRESTON BEAT THEM BY 1 POINT EARLIER THIS SEASON, IN PRESTON.
WE WILL HAVE THE GAME ON KMAQ FRIDAY NIGHT, LIVE FROM MAYNARD,
NEAR OELWEIN.
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
HEAR ELECTION COVERAGE STARTING AT 8 TONIGHT ON KMAQ'S HOME PAGE.
I WILL ALSO HAVE THE WINNERS HERE TONIGHT AROUND 9 OR SHORTLY AFTER.'
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 02, 2009
WE HAD A QUICK SHOWER AT 3 A.M. THIS MORNING....5/100 OF AN INCH.
TODAY, SUNNY ALL DAY WITH A HIGH OF 54. THE WEATHER SHOULD
STAY THE SAME FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FARMERS WERE OUT IN
FULL FORCE THIS AFTERNOON HARVESTING BEANS AND CORN.
PRESTON FOOTBALL TONIGHT ON KMAQ AT 6:45. ALSO HERE ON THE
KMAQ WEB SITE. LEIGHTON HEPKER AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIKE AND
MARK HILLIBRAND AT THE COLOR MIKE.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
ELECTION DAY TOMORROW. POLLS OPEN AT 7 A.M. AND CLOSE AT 8 P.M.
WE HAVE SOME RACES HERE IN MAQUOKETA.
FOR MAYOR: MAYOR TOM MESSERLI IS BEING OPPOSED BY CITY COUNCILMAN
JASON HUTE....BUSINESSMAN PAUL HAHLE.....AND COUNSELOR JIM SEWARD.
FIOR COUNCIL: DON SCHWENKER IS UNOPPOSED FOR AT-LARGE SEAT.
TODD MANG IS UNOPPOSED FOR SECOND WARD.
BRUCE DROESSLER AND ERIC PAPE ARE RUNNING FOR THE THIRD WARD SEAT.
AMY MOORE AND MELODIE SCHUELLER ARE VYING FOR THE FOURTH WARD
SEAT. HOLDOVER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE: NEIL MOREHEAD, ED TURNEY,
AND MARGO SHOUSE. THE WINNER OF THE PAPE-DROESSLER RACE WILL
TAKE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY AND THE OTHER WINNERS WILL TAKE OFFICE
JANUARY 1ST.
VOTE TOMORROW.
TUNE IN KMAQ AM OR FM TOMORROW EVENING AT 8 FOR ELECTION RETURNS.
LEIGHTON HEPKER WILL BE AT THE COURTHOUSE FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY
RETURNS. SHERI MELVOLD IS ON VACATION.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN ALSO LISTEN TO THE RETURNS ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAP TOP...WWW.KMAQ.COM
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY, SUNNY ALL DAY WITH A HIGH OF 54. THE WEATHER SHOULD
STAY THE SAME FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FARMERS WERE OUT IN
FULL FORCE THIS AFTERNOON HARVESTING BEANS AND CORN.
PRESTON FOOTBALL TONIGHT ON KMAQ AT 6:45. ALSO HERE ON THE
KMAQ WEB SITE. LEIGHTON HEPKER AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIKE AND
MARK HILLIBRAND AT THE COLOR MIKE.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
ELECTION DAY TOMORROW. POLLS OPEN AT 7 A.M. AND CLOSE AT 8 P.M.
WE HAVE SOME RACES HERE IN MAQUOKETA.
FOR MAYOR: MAYOR TOM MESSERLI IS BEING OPPOSED BY CITY COUNCILMAN
JASON HUTE....BUSINESSMAN PAUL HAHLE.....AND COUNSELOR JIM SEWARD.
FIOR COUNCIL: DON SCHWENKER IS UNOPPOSED FOR AT-LARGE SEAT.
TODD MANG IS UNOPPOSED FOR SECOND WARD.
BRUCE DROESSLER AND ERIC PAPE ARE RUNNING FOR THE THIRD WARD SEAT.
AMY MOORE AND MELODIE SCHUELLER ARE VYING FOR THE FOURTH WARD
SEAT. HOLDOVER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE: NEIL MOREHEAD, ED TURNEY,
AND MARGO SHOUSE. THE WINNER OF THE PAPE-DROESSLER RACE WILL
TAKE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY AND THE OTHER WINNERS WILL TAKE OFFICE
JANUARY 1ST.
VOTE TOMORROW.
TUNE IN KMAQ AM OR FM TOMORROW EVENING AT 8 FOR ELECTION RETURNS.
LEIGHTON HEPKER WILL BE AT THE COURTHOUSE FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY
RETURNS. SHERI MELVOLD IS ON VACATION.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN ALSO LISTEN TO THE RETURNS ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAP TOP...WWW.KMAQ.COM
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
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