Friday, October 16, 2009

SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON...AND BREEZY....STILL COOL, IN MID 40'S.
WEEKEND SHOULD BE NICE AND A LITTLE WARMER.

THE FRIENDS OF THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY INVITE YOU TO
PLACE A SILENT BID ON ONE OR MORE OF THEIR NEWLY PAINTED CHAIRS,
PAINTED BY LOCAL ARTISTS, INCLUDING ROSE FRANTZEN.     THEY ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE LIBRARY....ABOUT 15.    PROCEEDS FROM THE AUCTION WILL GO TO THE
LIBRARY.     STOP IN AND PLACE A BID OR TWO.....AND SEE THE CHAIRS IN ADVANCE
BY GOING TO www.maquoketa.lib.ia.us      THE BIDDING ENDS NEXT WEEK!

PEGGY FLENKER IS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS CLUB.

GWEN HAYES IS THE NEW COORDINATOR OF THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE.

THE  5TH  ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES WILL BE NOVEMBER 14-24 AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.   ADMISSION FREE.

JOSHUA J. REICKS IS THE NEW ATTORNEY AT THE SCHOENTHALER, ROBERG, BARTELT & KAHLER LAW OFFICE.     I UNDERSTAND HE IS JUST OUT OF LAW SCHOOL AND ALREADY HAS PURCHASED A HOME IN MAQUOKETA.    WELCOME JOSHUA.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALLY HAS AN ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR
OF 1,501, AN INCREASE OF 6 STUDENTS.   A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING.   WITH
THE NEW 4-YEAR OLD PRE-SCHOOL, THE EXPECTED INCREASE WAS 20.
THERE ARE 82 STUDENTS OPEN ENROLLED OUT OF THE DISTRICT AND
71 INTO THE DISTRICT.      TRADITIONALLY THIS IS A WASH.

BIG GAME TONIGHT.   HEAR IT ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AT 7:30.

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