Thursday, September 03, 2009

GREAT WEATHER AGAIN...HIGH OF 73.
MORE TOMORROW.

TOMORROW NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS (1-0) PLAY WAUKON
THERE, AT 7 P.M. NO SOPHOMORE GAME.

A TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 10 A.M. THIS MORNING JUST NORTH OF
MAQUOKETA ON OLD HIGHWAY 61, AT INTERSECTION WITH HURSTVILLE
ROAD, RESULTED IN ONE FATALITY. THE IOWA STATE PATROL INVESTIGATED
AND HAS NOT RELEASED THE INFORMATION ON THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER
OF A TRUCK IS DEAD. I DO NOT BELIEVE HE IS FROM THIS AREA. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS AIRLIFTED TO IOWA CITY. AGAIN, I HAVE HEARD
NO LOCAL NAME. APPARENTLY EACH DRIVER WAS ALONE. WE WILL GET DETAILS TOMORROW.

MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT OF STEEL FROM PRECISION METAL WORKS. MAQUOKETA POLICE CHEIF SAID STEEL WAS TAKEN FROM PMW OVERNIGHT AND A STOLEN VEHICLE WAS FOUND LOADED WITH THE STEEL BEHIND CASEYS ON EAST PLATT STREET AT 4:14 A.M. TODAY. CHIEF KORANDA SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALL THE STEEL WAS RECOVERED.
THE DEPARTMENT'S CANINE TRACKED THE PATH FROM PMW TO WHERE THE 1999 IZUSU VEHICLE WAS FOUND NEAR CASEYS.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

DENNIS VOY

RED IS 89 TODAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RED. HE WAS IN THIS MORNING. SHARP AS A TACK AS THEY SAY. HE AND DUB ROMER ARE GOING WITH OTHER WW II VETS NEXT MONTH TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO SEE THE WW II MEMORIAL. RED IS WORKING
ON A NEW CD WITH HIS GRANDSON MATT WALKER. MATT AND RED HAVE
A RECORDING STUDIO IN RED'S LIVING ROOM. SHOWED A PHOTO OF IT TO ME THIS MORNING. VERY PROFESSIONAL. GIVE RED A CALL TODAY AND WISH HIM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HIS CELL PHONE NUMBER IS: 563-593-5714
51 YEARS AGO, RED AND BROTHERS RAY AND JIM AND WIFE BERNICE AND
FRIEND WINDY HAD A DAILY RADIO SHOW ON KMAQ-AM. THAT'S WHEN I FIRST
MET RED. THE OTHERS ON THAT SHOW HAVE LEFT US. READ RED'S CAP.
HE LIKES TO TRAVEL AND PROMOTES OUR KMAQ TRIPS. HE HAS BEEN ON SEVERAL OF OUR TRIPS OVER THE YEARS. CLICK-ON THE PHOTO ABOVE TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY