FOR THE 3RD DAY IN A ROW, NICE....SUNNY AND WARM...83 AGAIN FOR A HIGH.
COOLER WEATHER FOR THE HOLIDAY, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EACH
DAY.

ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE
TEAM WILL BE LEAVING THE DISTRICT. BRIAN MORETZ, AN ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION OF PRINCIPAL IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 12 AT MONTEZUMA SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE HAS BEEN IN MAQUOKETA FOR 4 YEARS. HE IS THE 2ND PRINCIPAL TO LEAVE. MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AUTUMN PINO IS GOING TO PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THERE WILL BE TWO POSITIONS OPEN THIS FALL FOR THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL
BOARD. TERMS OF MARTY HUDLIK AND BRIAN TABOR WILL BE UP.
JULY 6TH IS FINAL DAY TO FILE. NOMINATION PAPERS CAN BE PICKED UP
AT THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB HELD THEIR RESPECT FOR THE LAW BANQUET LAST NIGHT. MARY ANN KUNDE, LONGTIME POLICE DISPATCHER (21 YEARS)
HAS RETIRED AND THE CLUB GAVE HER A PLAQUE. LONGTIME OPTIMIST, PAUL HARTELL, RECEIVED A PLAQUE FOR HIS HELP IN ORGANIZING THE MAQUOKETA POLICE RESERVES. ABOUT 70 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE BANQUET AT THE EAGLES CLUB IN MAQUOKETA AND ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER.
HE TALKED ABOUT NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS.
AND, MIKENZIE TAYLOR, DAUGHTER OF TIM AND TRACYH TAYLOR OF MAQUOKETA, IS THE RECIPIENT OF THIS YEAR'S $1,000 MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB SCHOLARSHIP. AND TWOLOCAL STUDENTS WON THE CLUB'S ORATORICAL CONTEST....ASHLEY BECKER, A 7TH GRADER , WON $75 FOR FIRST PLACE AND
MORGAN VERVECK, 7TH GRADER, GOT SECOND PLACE AND $50.

JESSICA AND LONNIE HOWEL OF BERNARDD ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN SUNDAY MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE
SHIRLEY RISDEN AND CHARLES RISDEN, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS ARE RONALD HOWELL, SR. AND SHARON HOWEL OF MAQUOKETA.

MICHAEL BERTHEL, AGE 45, OF DUBUQUE, DIED AFTER AN ACCIDENT ON THE JULIAN DUBUQUE BRIDGE. HE AT ONE TIME WORKED AT HAPPY JOE'S PIZZA IN MAQUOKETA. HIS IS SURVIVED BY 5 CHILDREN.

"NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN" STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE. SUPPOSED TO BE A BIG HIT.
RATED PG.

NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LOST NATION
WILL SPONSOR A FREE SHOWING OF LAST YEAR'S BIGGEST INDEPENDENT MOVIE...
"FIREPROOF"....AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA. A FREE WILL
DONATION WILL BE ACCEPTED. GATE OPENS AT 6:00 P.M. AND THE MOVIE WILL
START SHORTLY AFTER 8:30. VERY GOOD MOVIE. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT.

NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT, MAY 28TH, THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK'S ANNUAL
FAMILY NIGHT WILL BE AT THE DRIVE-IN. TICKETS FOR IT ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE BANK'S FOUR LOCATIONS: DOWNTOWN, WEST SIDE ON McKINSEY
AVENUE, ANDREW AND PRESTON. FREE MOVIE, FREE FOOD, FREE KID'S ENTERTAINMENT AND FREE DOOR PRIZES. MAY 28TH IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA.

THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS HAVE WON THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THEIR 3 GAME SERIES WITH THE CUBS. GAME 3 TONIGHT. GOOD GOING CARDS! GOOD WAY TO END THIS REPORT...

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MAQUOKETA'S DOWNTOWN NEEDS NEW LIFE! I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO REPORT
WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS DOWNTOWN, LIKE THIS NEW BUSINESS. WELCOME
TO THE MAQUOKETA BUSINESS WORLD, "JILL'S FAMILY HAIR CARE"! THE OWNER
IS JILL WAGENER, A GRADUATE OF CAPRI COLLEGE IN DAVENPORT. SHE HAS
LIVED IN MAQUOKETA HER WHOLE LIFE AND IS MARRIED TO MIKE WAGENER.
HER FOLKS WERE BUTCH AND MARILYN EDWARDS OF MAQUOKETA.
THEY HAVE 3 CHILDREN, KAYLA, SAMANTHA AND ANDREW. JILL WORKED IN SCHOOLS AS A TEACHER'S AIDE WHILE THE KIDS WERE GROWING UP. JILL
ALWAYS LIKED DOING HAIR ON HER GIRLS AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT
2ND CAREER. AND THE JOB WILL BE FLEXABLE FOR A FUTURE GRANDMOTHER...WAY FUTURE.
AND......WORKING FOR JILL IN THE NEW BEAUTY SHOP IS JENNY CURRENT, DAUGHTER OF MIKE CURRENT OF MAQUOKETA AND KEITH AND LISA CLASEN OF SABULA. SHE IS ALSO A GRAD OF CAPRI COLLEGE. SHE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AT EAST CENTRAL IN MILES. SHE HAS A DAUGHTER JADEN.
WHEN I TOOK THIS PHOTO, THEY WERE CLOSED. I LOOKED THROUGH THE WINDOW
AND THE INTERIOR LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. GOOD LUCK JILL AND JENNY. HAVE FUN. OH BY THE WAY, THE BUSINESS PHONE IS 563-652-4555. THE BUSINESS LOCATION ON NORTH MAIN STREET WAS FORMERLY THE LOCATION OF BRENDA'S FLOWERS. BRENDA HAS BEEN LOCATED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS INSIDE THE FAREWAY STORE.
TO ENLARGE THIS PHOTO, SIMPLY CLICK-ON IT.
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