IT HAS BEEN A NICE DAY....HIGH IN 70'S. RAIN COMING TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.'
WHILE DOING THE AUCTION SHOW SATURDAY, AT THE 10 A.M. NEWS BREAK,
A MAQUOKETAN FROM WAY BACK STOPPED IN.
BERNIE AULWES, MAQUKETA CITY MANAGER FROM 1964 - 69 AND BEFORE THAT,
CITY FINANCE OFFICER. LOOKED GOOD.....LITTLE GRAY HAIR OF COURSE.
RETIRED AND LIVING IN SOUTHERN IOWA. I ONLY HAD A COUPLE MINUTES TO TALK TO HIM AND TOLD HIM TO EMAIL ME WITH MORE INFO ON WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING SINCE LEAVING TOWN. SO, WHEN I HEAR FROM HIM, I'LL PASS ON MORE
INFORMATION. WAS A GOOD CITY MANAGER.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOLS EDUCATION FUND BREAKFAST WAS HELD THIS MORNING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. ESTABLISHED 6 YEARS AGO, IN ITS FIRST 5 YEARS, IT HAS DISTRIBUTED $72,000 TO ENHANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. TRACY WALLER, CHAIRPERSON OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND MEMBER JANE SCHMIDT CONDUCTED THE PROGRAM. WALLER GAVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE JERRY ANDRESEN. ANDRESEN'S WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE AT THE BREAKFAST. $4,500 HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THE FAMILY TO THE EDUCATION FUND, LAST MONTH, AND THE LARGEST MEMORIAL TO DATE.
THEN RECIPIENTS OF THIS YEAR'S GRANTS WERE ANNOUNCED. THE LARGEST OF $4,448 WENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROGRAM AND WILL BE USED
FOR A INTERACTIVE GEOMETRY SYSTEM. $4,268 AWAS GIVE FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER. SEVERAL GRANTS WERE AWARDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF 8 ELMOS, THE LATEST IN PROJECTION SYSTEMS. THEN A GRANT FOR $1,814 FOR A WIND TUNNEL FOR CO2 CARS.....$300 FOR BOOKS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL....$600 FOR CIRCLE BOOKS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL. $299 FOR BETTER PARENTS MATERIALS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.....$663 FOR HOSA BOWL MATERIALS TO HELP TEACH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY.....AND $807 FOR NEW SEWING MACHINES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. ANYONE CAN GIVE TO THE EDUCATION FUND AND THIS MONEY MAKES AN IMPACT ON THE EDUCATION OF MAQUOKETA STUDENTS BY FUNDING PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE NORMAL SCHOOL BUDGET.
GOT AN EMAIL FROM JERRY AND DOROTHY RASMUSSEN, WHO HAVE BEEN AT
THEIR NEW HOME IN EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, FOR NEARLY A MONTH
ALREADY. THEY ARE 15 MINUTES FROM SON PHIL'S HOME. JERRY SAID
THEY ARE NOW PRETTY WELL SETTLED AFTER A HECTIC MONTH. HE DIDN'T SAY HOW HE LIKED IT OUT THERE. BUT, I BET THEY DO. HE IS KEEPING UP WITH MAQUOKETA NEWS WITH THIS DAILY REPORT. I HAVE HIS EMAIL ADDRESS AND REGULAR MAIL ADDRESS IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE IT. I BELIEVE THEIR CONDO IN MAQUOKETA HAS NOT YET BEEN SOLD.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, May 04, 2009
WHEN I LEFT MY HOME AT 6 THIS MORNING, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE
DISPLAY ON FRONT LAWN.
LOOKS LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING RICH AND SHIRLEY CURRENT MIGHT DO.
RETIRED FOLKS CAN DO THESE THINGS.
MUST HAVE BEEN A LITTLE HARD FOR THEM TO STAY UP LATE....
I DID NOT SEE OR HEAR THEM DO IT.
ANYWAY...MY THANKS.
DENNIS VOY
THIS IS CRAIG SCHROEDER AND HIS FIANCE' MARIA. THEY MET AT MY 61 DRIVE-IN
THEATRE 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN TO THE DRIVE-IN OFTEN SINCE THEN.
CRAIG EMAILED ME A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO PROPOSE
TO MARIA AT THE DRIVE-IN. AND THIS HAPPENED THIS PAST FRIDAY NIGHT AROUND 8:30. HE HAD ARRANGED FOR THE FLOWERS TO BE DELIVERED TO KMAQ DURING THE DAY AND I TOOK THEM OUT FRIDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL PATRONS SAW HIM GET ON HIS KNEE IN FRONT OF CAR AND PROPOSE TO MARIA .....SHE SAID YES. LATER AT CONCESSION STAND WHEN I TOOK THIS PHOTO, MARIA STILL HAD TEARS IN HER EYES. NOTE THE SPECIAL SHIRT THEY ARE WEARING THAT THEY HAVE HAD FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND WEAR EVERYTIME THEY VISIT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE. THEY WERE BOTH HAPPY. SHE IS FROM DYERSVILLE AND GOES TO ST. AMBROSE UNIVERSITY AND HE IS FROM KIELER, WISCONSIN AND WORKS FOR A CREAMERY IN DUBUQUE AND TO COLLEGE AT WHITEWATER. NO WEDDING PLANS YET. NICE COUPLE. LAST MARRIAGE PROPOSALS (2) AT THE DRIVE-IN (NONE LAST YEAR) WERE IN 2007. NO MARRIAGE OUT THERE YET.
DENNIS VOY
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