WE HAVE HAD SOME GOOD SUNSHINE TODAY, WITH A HIGH AROUND 30.
FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW FORECAST FOR TONIGHT. BUT...SEE WHERE
THEY ALSO SAY WE WILL BE AROUND 40 DEGREES NEXT TUEDAY, SO THE SNOW WON'T STAY LONG.
THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS ARE ALL DONE AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
TODAY, IN SECOND ROUND CONSOLATION, TIM O'CONNELL LOST HIS MATCH, 4 TO 2 AND FINISHES THE SEASON AT 30 AND 8 AND WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR.
RYAN FLAGEL LOST HIS TWO MATCHES YESTERDAY AND FINISHED THE YEAR, ALSO AS A JUNIOR, AT 28 AND 9.
THOMAS MAYBERRY THIS MORNING, LOST 9 TO 0 AND THEN LOST AGAIN LATER IN MORNING, 5 TO 3 AND FINISHED THE SEASON AT 32 AND 6. AND HE ALSO IS A JUNIOR AND WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR.
AND LARRY EGGERS, LOST BY A FALL EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN
LATER IN MORNING, LOST AGAIN, 8 TO 6 AND FINISHED THE YEAR AT 6 AND 3.
HE IS A SENIOR.
NICE SHOW BY CARDINALS AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT. ALL MATCHES LOST
COULD JUST AS WELL HAVE BEEN WINS...THEY WERE ALL CLOSE. BE SURE AND
THANK DR. KOOB FOR DOING THE BROADCASTS FOR KMAQ AGAIN THIS YEAR. YES, WE PAY HIM A LITTLE.. BUT HE DOESN'T DO IT FOR THE MONEY.....HE LIKES HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING AND BACKING EASTERN IOWA GRAPPLERS.
TWO WRESTLERS, BRIAN HOFFMAN OF NORTHEAST AND CASEY KREITER OF DEWITT,
WILL WRESTLE AGAIN TONIGHT AND HAVE A CHANCE FOR A MEDAL. PAUL KOOB
WILL DO DESCRIBE THEIR MATCHES ON KMAQ-FM AND OUR WEB PAGE TONIGHT.
THE PINK PANTHER 2 AND NEW IN TOWN BOTH START TONIGHT AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE. AND MALL COP STAYS ON FOR STILL ANOTHER WEEK.
NO NEWS TODAY FOR THIS, THE FRIDAY REPORT. MOST MIDDAY NEWS TODAY WAS COUNTY OR AREA NEWS. AS YOU KNOW, I NO LONGER PUT LAHEY FUNERAL HOME OR CARSON FUNERAL HOME OBITUARIES HERE, AS THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE INTERESTED CAN CHECK THE CARSON AND LAHEY WEB SITES ANYTIME, AND OFTEN AS YOU LIKE, TO FIND OUT WHO HAS DIED IN MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
CHECK THE FOUR NEW PHOTOS BELOW THIS REPORT.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, February 20, 2009
THE T-N-T CONE SHOP HAS BEEN A POPULAR SUMMERTIME PLACE FOR YEARS.
NOW, IT IS OPEN YEAR AROUND ON EAST PLATT STREET. AND IT IS NOW ALSO
A POPULAR PLACE TO EAT LUNCH OR DINNER, WITH DAILY NOON SPECIALS.
THE GRILL AND FRYERS JUST INSTALLED.
HOMEMADE PIES BY A LONGTIME EASTERN IOWA PIE LADY TOO. AND...
WE HAVE HAD PIZZA DELIVERY IN MAQUOKETA FOR A LONG TIME. NOW...
NEW TO THE TIMBER CITY...DELIVERY OF A VARIETY OF FOOD ON THEIR MENU.
YES, T-N-T WILL DELIVER YOUR LUNCH OR DINNER TO YOUR DOOR.
T-N-T IS ALSO A KMAQ BINGO SPONSOR AND THESE DAYS, ARE GIVING FREE, THE NEW RED BINGO CARD TO USE STARTING THIS COMING MONDAY. AFTER TODAY,
THE BLACK CARDS CAN BE THROWN AWAY. KEN LITTERER OF THE CODFISH HOLLOW ROAD JUST EAST OF MAQUOKETA WAS YESTERDAY'S KMAQ BINGO
WINNER. PLAY BINGO ON KMAQ AT 3:30 EVERY AFTERNOON, MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY.
REMEMBER..TO ENLARGE ALL PHOTOS HERE, JUST CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO MAKE IT BIGGER.
DENNIS VOY
SENATOR ROGER STEWART (DEM), WHO OWNS AND LIVES ON FARM JUST OFF HIGHWAY 64 HALFWAY BETWEEN MAQUOKETA AND PRESTON, HAD GUESTS IN DES MOINES THIS WEEK FROM MAQUOKETA. BONNIE AND CHARLES MITCHELL OF MAQUOKETA WERE IN THE CAPITAL CITY TO TALK ABOUT THE ROLE JACKSON COUNTY IS PLAYING IN CREATING A GREAT PLACE IN JACKSON COUNTY. SHOWN AT LEFT, THEY STOPPED OFF TO VISIT WITH SEN. STEWART. ALSO, STANDING NEXT TO THE GREAT PLACES SIGN ON ROGER'S RIGHT IS FRANCIS BOGGUS, THE GREAT PLACES OF IOWA COORDINATOR. BONNIE IS CURATOR OF THE TWO JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUMS, THE LONGTIME MUSEUM ON THE FAIRGROUNDS AND THE NEW CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM. CHARLES WAS A KEY
MAN IN KEEPING THE OLD CLINTON ENGINES OFFICE BUILDING AND CONVERTING IT INTO A FANTASTIC MUSEUM. BECAUSE JACKSON COUNTY IS A GREAT PLACES COUNTY (ONE OF JUST A FEW), IT RECEIVED GRANTS AND A SIZABLE ONE WAS FOR THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM. THE GREAT PLACES OFFICE IS ESPECIALLY PLEASED ABOUT HOW JACKSON COUNTY GREAT PLACES MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT AND INVITED BONNIE AND CHARLES TO COME TO DES MOINES AND TELL
THIER STORY OF SUCCESS. BOTH MUSEUMS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC,
INCLUDING WEEKENDS.
DENNIS VOY
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