SUNNY AND 53 TODAY.    WE WILL BE IN THE 60'S TOMORROW AND THE 70'S FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.   AND NO RAIN.    GREAT  HOLY WEEK AHEAD.

MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A BREAK-IN TO A STORAGE UNIT
ON EAST PLATT STREET, RENTED BY DAVE ROSHEIM.    AFTER HE REPORTED
THE BREAK-IN SATURDAY, POLICE DISCOVERED THREE MORE STORAGE UNITS WERE BROKEN IN TO.    THIS IS THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW OF STORAGE BREAK-INS IN
MAQUOKETA.

AND....IT WAS REPORTED FRIDAY THAT A WINDOW AT THE MAQUOKETA SWIMMING
POOL NEAR THE COMMUNITY CENTER WAS BROKEN OUT SOMETIME OVERNIGHT
THURSDAY.

JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY CURT GRUVER SAID A DEER RAN INTO
HIS SQUAD CAR AT 2:28 A.M. THIS MORNING.    THERE WAS MORE THAN $1,000
DAMAGE TO THE SQUAD CAR.

THE "BIG HOUSE BAND"  WAS THE WINNER OF THE "BATTLE OF THE BANDS"  AT THE
JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS FRIDAY NIGHT.   THERE WERE 9 BANDS
COMPETING.       THE BIG HOUSE BAND CHOSE TO PLAY IN THE BEER TENT
AND NOT OPEN FOR THE "38 SPECIAL" CONCERT ON SATURDAY NIGHT OF THE
JACKSON COUNTY FAIR, JULY 31ST.     INSTEAD, "LATELY GRAY", THE SECOND PLACE WINNER FRIDAY NIGHT,  WILL OPEN FOR THE SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERT.
THE "BATTLE OF THE BANDS" WAS CONSIDERED A BIG SUCCESS, WITH ABOUT 350 IN ATTENDANCE FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE GOLF SEASON IS UNDERWAY FOR MCHS GOLFERS.   THE GIRLS ARE HOSTING
WEST DELAWARE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE BOYS TRACK TEAM ALSO OPENS THE SEASON AT MANCHESTER TODAY.     THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S SOCCER TEAM
WILL SCRIMMAGE AT WESTERN DUBUQUE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

THE CAMPGROUNDS AT SABULA AND BELLEVUE WILL OPEN FOR THE SEASON
THIS FRIDAY.

THE EASTER EGG HUNT HAD A BIG CROWD SATURDAY MORNING OUT BY THE FAIRGROUNDS, AND SPONSORED BY THE KIWANIS CLUB.   SPEAKING OF KIWANIS,
THEIR ANNUAL CELEBRITY GOLD OUTING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MAY 25TH.
ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT BOB GAVIN AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.

AROUND 1,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE "PLUMMER FAMILY" SHOWS  AT THE
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER SATURDAY.    A  VERY GOOD TURN-OUT FOR THE BRANSON TYPE COUNTRY SHOW.

THE DAIRY BANQUET SATURDAY NIGHT IN MAQUOKETA HAD A RECORD CROWD.  I WAS THERE AND TOOK SOME PHOTOS, POSTED BELOW.

FAMOUS FARM RADIO AND TV BROADCASTER MAX AMSTRONG WILL GIVE THE
MAIN ADDRESS TONIGHT AT THE MIDLAND FFA BANQUET AT WYOMING.
MAX IS HEARD DAILY ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM.    I'LL BE THERE TONIGHT AND
WILL POST A PHOTO TOMORROW.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY