MOSTLY SUNNY, LESS WINDY AND 64 THE HIGH TODAY.      RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.    MOTHER'S DAY, NO RAIN, PARTLY SUNNY AND NEAR 60.

LAST SATURDAY, THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL PROM KING WAS MICHAEL TABOR AND THE PROM QUEEN, BROOKLYN KORANDA.

THE HOSPITAL BOARD HELD A SPECIAL MEETING THIS AFTERNOON AND VOTED TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS FOR A LETTER OF INTENT TO AFFILIATE THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL WITH GENESIS HEALTH SYSTEM OF DAVENPORT.   THEY BOARD VOTED TO TERMINATE THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH FINLEY  HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE EFFETIVE JUNE 30TH AND TO START NEGOTIATIONS FOR A LETTER OF INTENT WITH GENESIS FOR A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT TO BEGIN JULY 1.       THE HOSPITAL
HAS HAD AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH FINELEY FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS.
KEVIN BURNS, BOARD PRESIDENT, CALLED THE ACTION A POSITIVE STEP FOR
MAQUOKETA'S HOSPITAL.     CEO CURT COLEMAN SAID THERE WILL BE NO DAY-TO-DAY OPERATONS CHANGES.    THE NAME WILL REMAIN THE SAME AND COLEMAN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS ADMINISTRATOR.    THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL OPENED MAY 16,1950 AND TODAY IS A 25-BED HOSPITAL OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, EMERGENCY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES.     GENESIS IS A 140-YEAR-OLD SYSTEM.   THE HOSPITAL IN DEWITT IS ALSO ONE OF MANY OTHER HOSPITALS AFFILIATED WITH GENESIS.

TOM BERGREN WAS OUR RADIO BINGO WINNER TODAY.

KMAQ RADIO IS TAKING A BUS TO SEE  "MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET"  IN CHICAGO
JUNE 2ND.    LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GO ALONG TO SEE THIS MUSICAL
NOMINATED FOR THREE 2010 TONY AWARDS.    GOOGLE THE APPOLO THEATRE IN CHICAGO FOR MORE ABOUT THE SHOW, FEATURING MANY GREAT SONGS OF THE 50'S.     THE BUS IS ALREADY HALF-FULL AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING BUT HAVE NOT SIGNED-UP YET.   

THE NEW MOVIE "IRON MAN 2" OPENS AT ONE MINUTE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE AND ALSO THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE SOUTH OF
MAQUOKETA.     YOU'LL BE HEARING A LOT ABOUT THIS MOVIE BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE WEEKEND.   

GET MOM THAT GIFT YET?

DENNIS VOY