SUNNY AND A LITTLE HOT TODAY, FOR A CHANGE. IN THE 80'S. 90-PLUS IN FORECAST FOR SATURDAY.
YESTERDAY'S RIBBON CUTTING AND OPEN HOUSE AT THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING, A $1.5 MILLION BUILDING, WAS COVERED "LIVE" BY KMAQ AM AND FM. THE 40-MINUTE BROADCAST WAS SPONSORED ON KMAQ BY: THE LEAD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT BUILDT THE BUILDING, MARCON MANUFACTURING IN ELDRIDGE.....,RIVER CITY PAVING OF DUBUQUE......OSTERHAUS HEALTH MART PHARMACY, MAQUOKETA AND MAYBERRY MAYTAG APPLIANCE CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. TOURS, WITH FREE REFRESHMENTS, CONTINUED FROM 4 UNTIL 6. A REALLY NICE BUILDING AND MORE ROOM THAN I EXPECTED. A COMMUNITY ROOM THAT IS CALLED THE FAGERLAND ROOM, HONORING JOHN
FAGERLAND WHO PUSHED FOR MAQUOKETA'S OWN COLLEGE BUILDING AND
GAVE $250,000 TO GET THE FUNDRAISING STARTED. THIS NEW BUILDING JUST EAST OF THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE A REAL EDUCATION ASSET FOR MAQUOKETA.
MAQUOKETA THIRD WARD COUNCIL MEMBER MARSHA MYERS HAS ANNOUNCED HER INTENTION TO RESIGN. LAST NIGHT, SHE TOLD OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT
SHE HAD SOLD HER HOME AND WILL BE TRAVELING THE COUNTRY IN A RV.
SHE HAS SERVED SINCE 2004.
MAQUOKETA IS AGAIN HAVING A "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT" FAMILY EVENT,
AT THE LITTLE BEAR PARK. LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON TONIGHT, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN OF MAQUOKETA AS WELL AS GETTING TO KNOW LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BETTER.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: VANDALISM TO SACRED HEART SCHOOL LITTLE BROWN BUILDING ON THE GROUNDS. JOHN MANNING ON PERSHING ROAD SAID A BOAT MOTOR AND LADDER WERE TAKEN FROM HIS PROPERTY AND AL DENLINGER SAID SOMEONE PULLED THE DOOR BELL OFF HIS HOME.
ALANDA AND LUCAS SCHWARTZ OF MAQUOKETA HAD A BOY...BORN JULY 28TH AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE RON AND SUE SCHWARTZ OF MAQUOKETA.
THE CARDINALS AND CUBS ARE TIED FOR FIRST PLACE.
CARDINAL BASEBALL AT 5:50 AGAIN TONIGHT ON KMAQ "LIVE" FROM N.Y.
GO CARDINALS!
DENNIS VOY
