CLOUDY AND COLD TODAY.    48 THE HIGH.
GREAT WEATHER COMING FOR THE WEEKEND.      FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS WILL HAVE
GRADUATIONS THIS SUNDAY.    MAQUOKETA'S WILL BE AT 2 P.M. MAY 30TH.

THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE RAISES BEGINNING
JULY 1ST AS PART OF A 1.86 PERCENT INCREASE SALARY PACKAGE.
THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE MAQUOKETA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION APPROVED
A $200 INCREASE ON THE BASE PAY FOR A FIRST YEAR TEACHER....FROM $25,740 TO $25,940.  ALSO, BOARD MEMBERS SET UP TWO OTHER SALARY SCALES, ONE FOR LONGEVITY AND ANOTHER FOR TEACHER SALARY SUPPLEMENT.    BOTH ARE NEW TO THE DISTRICT.    THE HEALTH INSURANCE REMAINS THE SAME.   FULL HEALTH AND MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.

OH YES...THANKS TO DARLENE REDMOND ORR IN BRANSON, MISSOURI, FOR BUYING
TWO MAQUOKETA ROTARY DUCKS FOR THE JUNE 21ST RACE.   THE FORMER
MAQUOKETAN MAY WIN $1,000 OR $100 WITH HER DUCK IN THE RACE.    SHE'S A REGULAR READER OF THIS DAILY REPORT AND SENT HER CHECK FOR $10 TO ME AT BOX 940, MAQUOKETA.

DENNIS VOY  (MEMBER OF MAQUOKETA ROTARY SINCE 1963)