MAQUOKETA HAD SOME RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY. LAST NIGHT, WE GOT 6/10 OF AN INCH. WE DID NOT GET THE 90-PLUS
HEAT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THAT HAD BEEN FORECAST. TODAY, NICE
AND HIGH OF 80. NO RAIN IN FORECAST FOR THE WEEK.

"FOOTLOOSE" WAS A HIT THIS WEEKEND AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.
THE 3 PERFORMANCES BROUGHT IN NEARLY 2,000.....A GOOD TURNOUT.
FUN SHOW. PUT ON BY THE PIPE PIPE PLAYERS LITTLE THEATRE GROUP,
ENTERTAINING US FOR 43 YEARS. THEY RECENTLY BOUGHT THEIR OWN BUILDING FOR STORAGE, REHEARSALS, AND OFFICE SPACE.

KEVEN ANDERSEN, A KMAQ STUDENT ANNOUNCER STOPPED IN TO SAY HELLO
THIS AFTERNOON. HE WAS HERE FROM 1996-99. HIS DAD THOSE YEARS WAS
WITH ANDREW SCHOOL. NOW WITH PRINCE OF PEACE HIGH SCHOOL IN CLINTON. KEVIN GRADUATED FROM IOWA, AND IS NOW A 1ST. LT. IN THE U.S. ARMY AND WILL GO TO IRAQ IN 2 WEEKS FOR HIS FIRST OVER-SEAS DUTY. NICE TO SEE HIM
HE'S STILL SINGLE.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM WILL CELEBRATE A FIRST ANNIVERSARY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH WITH A BELGIAN WAFFLE BREAKFAST AND AN ORAL
HISTORY PROGRAM. BREAKFAST FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL NOON AND THE HISTORY PROGRAM AT 12:30. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME. DURING THE BREAKFAST AND
HISTORY PROGRAM, ADMISSION WILL BE FREE TO THE MUSEUM.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

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GENO'S PIZZA......STARTED OUT IN A SMALL BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN PRESTON IN 1974 WHERE PART OF THE GROCERY STORE IS NOW. ABOUT 2 AND 1/2 YEARS LATER, GENE CAMP PURCHASED THE LAND EAST OF TOWN AND BUILDT THE HOUSE
AND PUT THE PIZZA RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THE LIVING QUARTERS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. OVER THE YEARS, SEVERAL ADDITIONS WERE
MADE TO THE PIZZA RESTAURANT. AND... THE FAMILY HOME (QUITE A FEW YEARS BACK) CAME ABOUT AFTER AN OLD HOUSE WAS MOVED UP THE HILL AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF PRESTON AND ADDED ON TO. GENO'S IS OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY (CLOSED MONDAYS) AND HAS BEEN A FAMILY FAVORITE FOR 35 YEARS!
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GENO'S PIZZA....JUST EAST OF PRESTON ON HIGHWAY 64.....IS THIS YEAR CELEBRATING 35 YEARS IN BUSINESS! CONGRATULATIONS TO OWNER GENE CAMP.
IT IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PIZZA RESTAURANTS IN THE KMAQ AREA!
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GENE CAMP.....GENO......JUST FINISHING UP ANOTHER DELICIOUS PIZZA IN HIS
VERY LARGE PIZZA KITCHEN. HAS TO BE LARGE AS HIS PLACE HAS SEATING FOR 225 PEOPLE (WHEN HE OPENED 35 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS SEATING FOR 25) AND ALSO THERE IS A DRIVE-UP WINDOW. THE CAMPS HAVE 6 CHILDREN AND
ALL HAVE WORKED FOR DAD OVER THE YEARS AND TWO OR THREE STILL DO.
PLUS, HE HAS HIRED HUNDREDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OVER THE YEARS.
THERE ARE FIVE ROOMS TO ENJOY PIZZA, STARTING WITH THE GAME/POOL ROOM
WHEN YOU COME IN THE MAIN DOOR. THEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE BAR ROOM,
AND THEN TO THE LEFT, STRAIGHT AHEAD, OR TO THE RIGHT IS MORE SEATING.
THERE ARE THREE BALL DIAMONDS TOO, AND A KITCHEN AND SEATING FOR THOSE, PLUS OUTDOOR GAMES FOR THE KIDS. GENOS IS A BIG PLACE. SUNDAY NIGHT IS THE BUSIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK. GENE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND HAS SERVED IN THE SCHOOL BOARD AND AS MAYOR. HE'S 62 AND PLANS
TO BE SERVING PIZZA ANOTHER 8 YEARS.
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GENO, PICTURED WITH HIS LONGTIME EMPLOYEE. KELLY STOECKEN HAS WORKED FOR GENO FOR 25 YEARS. IN FACT, IN SEPTEMBER, IT WILL BE 26 YEARS.
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