Tuesday, February 10, 2009

WOW....NEAR 60-DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
BUT, COLD WEATHER COMES BACK TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
WE GOT 1/10 INCH RAIN YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT, OUR FIRST PRECIPITATION
THIS MONTH. LAST YEAR ON THIS DATE, WE HAD 19 INCHES OF SNOW AND
ENDED UP FEBRUARY WITH OVER 30 INCHES.

THE MEN'S CITY BOWLING TOURNAMENT IS OVER FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
SECRETARY JOHN RINGEN SAYS THE TOP TEAM AWARD WILL GO TO
JAKE'S MISTAKES, WITH 3,634 PINS. TAKING THE "SINGLES" HONORS,
DEREK SCHMIDT WITH 800 PINS. THE HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME WAS A PERFECT 300 ROLLED BY JASON GIBSON. THE "DOUBLES" AWARD (AND PRIZE MONEY) GOES
TO BOB MOREHEAD ADN DAVID CLARK WHO ROLLED A 1557. THE HIGH TEAM GAME ....1146....ROLLED BY CLARK'S SAW CENTER. HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES, A 781 TOTAL,
BY DAVE SCHNOOR. AND THE CHAMPION ALL-EVENTS, MAKE VARNER, 2,276.
ALL EVENTS, SCRATCH, AWARD TO JASON GIBSON, 2,064 PINS.

SUNSHINE PRE-SCHOOL AND DAY CARE HAS KICKED OFF A FUND RAISER.
SALLY DAVIES, SUNSHINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAID TICKETS ARE BEING SOLD FOR TWO RAFFLE DRAWINGS. ONE RAFFLE IS FOR CASH...$2,500..$1,500...
AND $1,000. THE OTHER IS FOR A TRIP TO VEGAS. JUST A HUNDRED TICKETS ARE BEING SOLD FOR THE CASH DRAWING RAFFLE AND THE OTHER RAFFLE TICKETS ARE $10, OR SIX FOR $50. THE MONEY WILL BE USED FOR THE SUNSHINE
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE DRAWINGS FOR THE WINNERS WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUNSHINE'S CHILDREN'S ART SHOW AND "LIVE" AUCTION
FORM NOON UNTIL 3 P.M. ON SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH.

THE KMAQ BUS TO CHICAGO TO SEE "JERSEY BOYS" IS SOLD OUT.'

THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER DINNER/THEATRE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT IS SOLD OUT. THE DINNER AT COSTELLO'S...NO MORE SEATS. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE SHOW AT 7 THAT NIGHT...."HONKEY TONK LAUNDRY".
THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE BOXOFFICE.

JACKSON COUNTY WILL LOOSE THE USE OF JUDGES TWO DAYS A WEEK IN MAQUOKETA AFTER AN ORDER TO REDUCE PAYING TRAVEL COSTS TO JUDGES WAS ISSUED BY THE STATE SUPREME COURT. JACKSON COUNTY ATTORNEY CHRIS RAKER TOLD THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS THIS MORNING THAT IT MEANS THE JUDGES WHO NORMALLY WORK ON CIVIL CASES ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAY THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF EACH MONTH WILL NO LONGER TRAVEL TO JACKSON COUNTY. COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE CIVIL CASES WILL LIKELY HAVE TO GO TO CLINTON OR SCOTT COUNTY FOR T HIER CASES TO BE HEARD. THERE WILL STILL BE A JUDGE WHO COMES TO JACKSON COUNTY ON FRIDAYS FOR CRIMINAL ISSUES.

A MACHINE SHED AND ITS CONTENTS RECEIVED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN A FIRE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN RURAL MAQUOKETA. MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED BY STEVE WHITMORE, TO FIGHT THE FIRE AT HIS FARM, ON 35TH STREET.
FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ROOF WHEN FIREMEN ARRIVED. WHITMORE WAS WORKING ON A MOTORCYCLE INSIDE THE SHED. HE DRAINED THE GAS IN THE HARLEY AND THE FUMES CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO INJURIES. LOST IN THE BLAZE...A TRUCK, BOAT, 3 HARLEY CYCLES AND MORE. ANDREW FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO HELP HAUL WATER.

ON THE STORK REPORT. ANESSA AND TROY PETERSON OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN MONDAY AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE JULIE AND MARK MILLER OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE KATHY AND DON KUNDE OF MAQUOKETA.

PRAY FOR SNOW. WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A SHORT WINTER.

COME BACK TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY