WEATHER IN MAQUOKETA WAS NICE FOR MOTHER'S DAY.
TODAY, NICE AGAIN. RAIN TOMORROW NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
TROY THEDE, OWNER, SAID THE DECKER HOTEL HAD A BUSY MOTHER'S DAY
WITH WELL OVER 300 COMING FOR BREAKFAST BUFFET. HIS MOTHER,
WITH HER RV AND 2 OR 3 DOGS, IS BACK IN TOWN FOR AWHILE. SHE'S IN HER MID 80'S AND KEEPS ON-THE-GO. LIKES TO STOP AT A CASINO NOW AND THEN. TROY WAS THE YOUNGEST OF 12 KIDS. A BROTHER TOM ALSO LIVES IN MAQUOKETA AND WITH WIFE, OWNS AND OPERATES THE SWEET THINGS BAKERY.
MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO SMELL OF ANHYDROUS AT 12:30
SUNDAY MORNING TO EBERHART FARM SERVICE. THERE WAS A LEAK
THERE AND FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE FOR NEARLY AND HOUR WHILE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF.
$5 GAS DRIVE-OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT CASEY'S ON EAST PLATT.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE GOT A REPORT OF A MAILBOX BEING SHOT OVER THE WEEKEND NEAR BELLEVUE, AND A SPRAGUEVILLE MAIN REPORTED HIS TRUCK
WINDOW WAS SHOT AT.
SHORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:15 TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
THE AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETS TONIGHT. THEY HAVE A FEW PROJECTS
THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON, REGARDING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.
THE FLY-IN BREAKFAST THERE, AN ANNUAL EVENT SPONSORED BY THE OPTIMIST
CLUB, WILL BE ON FATHER'S DAY, JUNE 21. MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT.
HELEN BEEDLE, 88, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED YESTERDAY.
THE COMPLETE OBITUARY IS AT THE LAHEY FUNERAL HOME WEB SITE.
RAN INTO MIKE KUMPF AND A DAUGHTER SATURDAY, HERE IN TOWN TO VISIT
HIS MOTHER, ELEANOR. MIKE IS STILL A PROF AT VAPARAISO UNIVERSITY.
HIS MOTHER IS IN A NURSING HOME AND NOT IN GOOD HEALTH. DAD WAS THE LATE PASTOR KUMPF, LONGTIME PASTOR OF FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH.
SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER MIKE AS A GOOD MCHS WRESTLER.
A NEW BEAUTY SHOP DOWNTOWN. TWO CHAIRS. OPEN NOW. MORE LATER.
IT IS WHERE BRENDA'S FLOWERS WAS LOCATED.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA, MAY 28TH. THAT NIGHT, MAQUOKETA STATE BANK WILL HAVE THIER ANNUAL FAMILY NIGHT AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN
THEATRE.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP DINNER FOR TOP 20
SENIORS IS THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE METHODIST COMMUNITY ROOM.
THE NEW MAQUOKETA LIONS CLUB HELD A NICE CHARTER NIGHT BANQUET
SATURDAY NIGHT AT MICHEL'S HALL. 36 MEMBERS. OFFICERS ARE:
TOM DEVINE, PRESIDENT.....DENNIS GILSON, VICE PRESIDENT....TOM STEWART,
SECRETARY....STEVEN FOWLER, TREASURER. THE LIONS CLUBS IN DELMAR
AND LOW MOR GOT THE NEW CLUB STARTED. GUEST SPEAKER SATURDAY NIGHT WAS PAST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR FROM WASHINGTON, IOWA, DAVE STOUFER.
THE CHARTER WAS PRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR, CONNIE INMAN OF MECHANICSVILLE. THERE WERE GUESTS FROM ABOUT A DOZEN LIONS CLUBS IN THE AREA AND MANY BROUGHT A GIFT. THE CLUB HAS ALREADY HAD ONE
SUCCESSFUL FUND RAISER, SELLING FOOD AT THE BEIDLER'S FARM EQUIPMENT CLOSE-OUT SALE AND ITS FIRST COMMUNITY GOOD DEED WAS TO AGREE TO SPONSOR A LITLE LEAGUE TEAM IN MAQUOKETA. THE CLUB MEETS TWICE MONTHLY AT THE NEW YMCA. THERE WAS A LONGTIME LIONS CLUB IN THE
PAST, BUT IT CEASED MEETING AROUND 10 YEARS AGO.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
