A WINTERY DAY TODAY. SO MUCH FOR THE WEATHER. NO SNOW THOUGH.
SUNDAY, MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER JT THOMPSON WAS SPRAYED BY A SKUNK THAT HE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE KENT AND MARGO SHOUSE GARAGE
IN MAQUOKETA. THE OFFICER THEN USED A SHOVEL TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND IT WENT UNDER A DECK NEXT DOOR. THOMPSON CHASED IT OUT
FROM UNDER THE DECK AND SHOT IT. HE SAID IT APPEARED TO BE SICK.
IT WILL PROBABLY BE A COSTLY INCIDENT. IF THEY CAN'T GET THE SMELL
OUT OF THE UNIFORM, IT WILL COST AROUND $1,200 FOR AN ENTIRE NEW UNIFORM AND ASSOCIATED LEATHER. THE SQUAD CAR HAS THE ODOR AS THOMPSON DROVE IT BACK TO THE POLICE STATION. THEY ARE USING FEBREZE AND LETTING IT AIR OUT WITH WINDOWS OPEN. IT IS AIR OUT TIME ALSO FOR HIS SHOES. NOW WITH COLDER WEATHER, KEEP YOUR GARAGE DOOR CLOSED AS
KORANDA SAID THERE ARE A LOT OF SKUNKS IN THE CITY. THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN SKUNK REPORTS IN TOWN. KORANDA SAID THE POLICE ARE NOT EXTERMINATORS. HE SAID THE BEST ADVICE IS IF YOU FIND A SKUNK IN YOUR GARAGE, OPEN THE DOOR AND PUT SOME FOOD OUT AS BAIT. THE SKUNK
WILL COME OUT TO EAT.
THE IOWA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION HAS INDUCTED MAQUOKETA NATIVE AND NOBEL LAUREATE PHYSICIST ROBERT MILLIKAN INTO THE IOWA INVENTOR'S HALL OF FAME. MAQUOKETA SCHOOL SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT WAS AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY AND ACCEPPTED THE AWARD.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IS NAMED IN HONOR OF MILLIKAN. MILLIKAN'S FAMILY MOVED TO MAQUOKETA WHEN HE WAS 7 AND HE GRADUATED FROM MHS IN 1886. HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS OIL-DROP EXPERIMENT CONDUCTED IN 1909 WHICH MEASURED THE ELEMENTARY CHARGE OR THE CHARGE OF AN ELECTRON. IN 1923, HE RECEIVED THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS. THE PLAQUE PRESENTED TO HUCKSTADT WILL BE PLACED AT THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.
FROM A MAQUOKETA SKUNK TO A MAQUOKETA NOBEL PRIZE WINNER....I COVER IT ALL HERE ON THE DAILY REPORT.
KEEP WARM!
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
TOM WATTERS OF FULTON, COMMANDEROF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS,
O'CONNOR-REGENWETHER POST 3633 IN MAQUOKETA, ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THE WINNERS OF THE VFW'S "PATRIOT'S PEN"
MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY WRITING CONTEST.
THERE WERE 28 ENTRIES. THE THEME OF THE NATIONAL CONTEST THIS YEAR:
"DOES PATRIOTISM STILL MATTER?"
THE WINNING 300-WORD ESSAY WAS
WRITTEN BY REESE RUPPERT, AGE 13 AND IN 7TH GRADE AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL. HIS PARENTS ARE KENT AND VICKI RUPERT OF MAQUOKETA. HE WILL
RECEIVE A $150 SAVINGS BOND FROM THE
LOCAL VFW CLUB AND HIS ENTRY WILL NOW BE JUDGED IN DISTRICT COMPETITION.
EVENTUALLY, THE STATE WINNER WILL
RECEIVE AN ALL-EXPENSE TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. EARLY NEXT YEAR AND THE CHANCE FOR A NATIONAL PRIZE.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 29, 2010
IT STARTED RAINING THIS AFTERNOON. YESTERDAY WAS A NICE DAY....48.....
DOWN TO 35 LAST NIGHT AND TODAY'S HIGH, 45. SNOW SHOWERS AND
COLD TOMORROW, WITH A HIGH IN LOW 30'S. EVEN COLDER WEATHER
ON WEDNESDAY.
SPORTS FIRST: THE MAQUOKETA BOYS OPEN THE SEASON TOMORROW
NIGHT, HOSTING VINTON SHELLSBURG. EARLY GAMES. THE SOPHOMORE
AT 5 AND THE VARSITY AT 6:30.
THE WRESTLING SEASON ALSO STARTS WITH A DOUBLE DUAL
AT CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON. MAQUOKETA WILL WRESTLE WASHINGTON AND MARION WITH ACTION STARTING AT 6 TOMORROW NIGHT.
THE COMBINED CLASSES OF 1988 THROUGH 1991 WON THE 14TH ANNUAL
JACK MARLOWE ALUMNI TOURNAMENT SATURDAY. 13 TEAMS WERE
ENTERED. THE WINNING TEAM INCLUDED CHAD SPECHT, CHRIS STREETS,
DAVE McLAUGHLIN, BILL McALEER, DAVE LINDGREN, JON COSTELLO, CARL SMALL,
AND BRAD MANGLER. THEY WON THE TOURNAMENT BY DEFEATING THE CLASSES OF 2004-2005.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER OVER THE WEEKEND. SHANNA KELSEY OF SOUTH
NIAGARA TOLD POLICE THE TIRES ON HER CAR HAD BEEN SLASHED AND THE
VEHICLE PAINT HAD BEEN SCRATCHED. SHE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AT 9:45 YESTERDAY MORNING.
AND PATTY HICKS OF YALE AVENUE REPORTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT A CAMERA AND TOOL BOX HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM HER PROPERTY.
NO ONE WAS INJURED IN A 2-CAR ACCIDENT IN ANDREW FRIDAY NIGHT AROUND
6:30. AMY PECKOSH, AGE 33 OF RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA AND FORMERLY
OF MAQUOKETA, WAS STOPPED AT THE 150TH STREET AND HIGHWAY 62 INTERSECTION. PHILLIP CORNELIUS, AGE 36, OF ANDREW WAS ALSO WEST
BOUND ON 150TH STREET. ACCORDING TO DEPUTY MIKE PETERS' REPORT,
CORNELIUS REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP AN ITEM AND DID NOT SEE THE
PECKOSH DRIVEN CAR. CORNELIUS RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE STOPPED CAR.
CORNELIUS WAS CHARGED WITH FAILING TO STOP IN THE ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO HIS CAR. AMY PECKOSH WAS DRIVING
A CAR REGISTERED TO JERRY HEINZEL OF RURAL MAQUOKETA. DAMAGE TO IT
WAS LISTED AT $2,500.
TROY HOVEY, AGE 28, OF MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH
SEVERAL RECENT TIRE SLASHING INCIDENTS IN MAQUOKETA. HE WAS
CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IN THE 2ND DEGREE AFTER ALLEGEDLY
SLASHING 16 TIRES, WITH DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $1,250. HE IS FREE
PENDING A COURT APPEARANCE ON DECEMBER 6TH.
IN A FEW MINUTES, I WILL DO THE 5:05 NEWS FINAL, AS I DO EVERY DAY....
ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM...AND OUR WEB SITE. AND I WILL BE
READING 16 OBITUARIES! NOT A RECORD, BUT A LOT!
MARILYN MONROE HAD SIX TOES. THAT BIT OF INFORMATION FROM DALE CARAWAY'S LAST NEWSLETTER. ALSO, WHAT DO 100% OF ALL LOTTERY WINNERS DO?...
GAIN WEIGHT!!
WHICH REMINDS ME....AFTER TWO THANKSGIVING DINNERS....THIS WEEK
I NEED TO ...
LOOSE WEIGHT!!
DENNIS VOY
DOWN TO 35 LAST NIGHT AND TODAY'S HIGH, 45. SNOW SHOWERS AND
COLD TOMORROW, WITH A HIGH IN LOW 30'S. EVEN COLDER WEATHER
ON WEDNESDAY.
SPORTS FIRST: THE MAQUOKETA BOYS OPEN THE SEASON TOMORROW
NIGHT, HOSTING VINTON SHELLSBURG. EARLY GAMES. THE SOPHOMORE
AT 5 AND THE VARSITY AT 6:30.
THE WRESTLING SEASON ALSO STARTS WITH A DOUBLE DUAL
AT CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON. MAQUOKETA WILL WRESTLE WASHINGTON AND MARION WITH ACTION STARTING AT 6 TOMORROW NIGHT.
THE COMBINED CLASSES OF 1988 THROUGH 1991 WON THE 14TH ANNUAL
JACK MARLOWE ALUMNI TOURNAMENT SATURDAY. 13 TEAMS WERE
ENTERED. THE WINNING TEAM INCLUDED CHAD SPECHT, CHRIS STREETS,
DAVE McLAUGHLIN, BILL McALEER, DAVE LINDGREN, JON COSTELLO, CARL SMALL,
AND BRAD MANGLER. THEY WON THE TOURNAMENT BY DEFEATING THE CLASSES OF 2004-2005.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER OVER THE WEEKEND. SHANNA KELSEY OF SOUTH
NIAGARA TOLD POLICE THE TIRES ON HER CAR HAD BEEN SLASHED AND THE
VEHICLE PAINT HAD BEEN SCRATCHED. SHE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AT 9:45 YESTERDAY MORNING.
AND PATTY HICKS OF YALE AVENUE REPORTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT A CAMERA AND TOOL BOX HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM HER PROPERTY.
NO ONE WAS INJURED IN A 2-CAR ACCIDENT IN ANDREW FRIDAY NIGHT AROUND
6:30. AMY PECKOSH, AGE 33 OF RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA AND FORMERLY
OF MAQUOKETA, WAS STOPPED AT THE 150TH STREET AND HIGHWAY 62 INTERSECTION. PHILLIP CORNELIUS, AGE 36, OF ANDREW WAS ALSO WEST
BOUND ON 150TH STREET. ACCORDING TO DEPUTY MIKE PETERS' REPORT,
CORNELIUS REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP AN ITEM AND DID NOT SEE THE
PECKOSH DRIVEN CAR. CORNELIUS RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE STOPPED CAR.
CORNELIUS WAS CHARGED WITH FAILING TO STOP IN THE ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO HIS CAR. AMY PECKOSH WAS DRIVING
A CAR REGISTERED TO JERRY HEINZEL OF RURAL MAQUOKETA. DAMAGE TO IT
WAS LISTED AT $2,500.
TROY HOVEY, AGE 28, OF MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH
SEVERAL RECENT TIRE SLASHING INCIDENTS IN MAQUOKETA. HE WAS
CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IN THE 2ND DEGREE AFTER ALLEGEDLY
SLASHING 16 TIRES, WITH DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $1,250. HE IS FREE
PENDING A COURT APPEARANCE ON DECEMBER 6TH.
IN A FEW MINUTES, I WILL DO THE 5:05 NEWS FINAL, AS I DO EVERY DAY....
ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM...AND OUR WEB SITE. AND I WILL BE
READING 16 OBITUARIES! NOT A RECORD, BUT A LOT!
MARILYN MONROE HAD SIX TOES. THAT BIT OF INFORMATION FROM DALE CARAWAY'S LAST NEWSLETTER. ALSO, WHAT DO 100% OF ALL LOTTERY WINNERS DO?...
GAIN WEIGHT!!
WHICH REMINDS ME....AFTER TWO THANKSGIVING DINNERS....THIS WEEK
I NEED TO ...
LOOSE WEIGHT!!
DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 26, 2010
YESTERDAY WAS A NICE BUT COOL DAY FOR THANKSGIVING.
TODAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND COLD. AFTER AN OVERNIGHT LOW OF 17,
WE ARE ONLY IN THE UPPER 20'S TODAY.
THE COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE SENIOR CENTER WENT
WELL. THEY REPORTED THIS MORNING THAT THEY HAD AROUND 130 AT THE
CENTER FOR DINNER AND DELIVERED ABOUT 65 MEALS. THE EVENT WAS
BIGGER THAN LAST YEAR. IT WAS A RECORD NUMBER. THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSISTED THE MAQUOKETA MINISTEREAL ASSOCIATION
IN HOSTING THE EVENT. ENOUGH DONATIONS WERE RECEIVED TO PAY FOR
THE MEAL.
IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE JOBLESS RATE WENT UP TO 7 PERCENT IN OCTOBER,
FROM 6.8 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER.
A THEFT IN MAQUOKETA. WANDA CASS OF 111 N. 5TH STREET REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT A STEREO WAS STOLEN FROM HER VEHICLE OVERNIGHT.
TWO MORE DEER ACCIDENTS, BY RONALD ELMEGREEN AND DAWN HARLAND.
BOTH YESERDAY.
NEW MAQUOKETA BOYS BASKETBALL COACH MATT UTHOFF SAYS THIS YEAR'S SQUAD WILL BE ONE LACKING A SUPERSTAR BUT INSTEAD WILL BE A VERY
BALANCED TEAM. HE TOLD US THAT RIGHT NOW, CRAIG JOHNSON, JON BOPES, ERIC CALLAHAN AND PEYTON RIVER ARE BATTLING FOR STARTING SPOTS AND
THAT ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL TRANSFER CHASE COAKLEY WILL HELP THE TEAM WHEN HE BECOMES ELIGIBLE IN THE SECOND SEMESTER. THE CARDINALS
OPEN THE SEASON AT HOME NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY HOST
VINTON SHELLSBURG. THE CARDINAL GIRLS WON THEIR OPENER THIS PAST TUESDAY. UTHOFF WAS HEAD COACH AT CENTRAL CITY LAST YEAR.
OLD TIME TURKEY SHOOT WINNERS (OF A TURKEY) ON KMAQ THIS YEAR
INCLUDED THESE LISTENERS IN MAQUOKETA: DIANE GRAVES, EDGAR TURNEY,
DONNA DAVENPORT, VELMA WITT, MONITA EBERSOLE AND LUCILLE BOWMAN.
WE ALSO HAD 6 WINNERS FROM OTHER CITIES.
THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF THE KMAQ WEB SITE. TOO MANY
ENTRIES BY A FEW (MOSTLY NAMELESS) PEOPLE ON MATTERS THE GUEST BOOK WAS NOT INTENDED FOR. I GAVE SEVERAL WARNINGS THIS PAST YEAR!
NOW....IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO PASS ALONG TO MY READERS, EMAIL ME AND I'LL INCLUDE IT IN A DAILY REPORT.
kmaq@kmaq.com
LOOKS LIKE WE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH NOVEMBER WITHOUT A SNOWFALL.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
TODAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND COLD. AFTER AN OVERNIGHT LOW OF 17,
WE ARE ONLY IN THE UPPER 20'S TODAY.
THE COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE SENIOR CENTER WENT
WELL. THEY REPORTED THIS MORNING THAT THEY HAD AROUND 130 AT THE
CENTER FOR DINNER AND DELIVERED ABOUT 65 MEALS. THE EVENT WAS
BIGGER THAN LAST YEAR. IT WAS A RECORD NUMBER. THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSISTED THE MAQUOKETA MINISTEREAL ASSOCIATION
IN HOSTING THE EVENT. ENOUGH DONATIONS WERE RECEIVED TO PAY FOR
THE MEAL.
IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE JOBLESS RATE WENT UP TO 7 PERCENT IN OCTOBER,
FROM 6.8 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER.
A THEFT IN MAQUOKETA. WANDA CASS OF 111 N. 5TH STREET REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT A STEREO WAS STOLEN FROM HER VEHICLE OVERNIGHT.
TWO MORE DEER ACCIDENTS, BY RONALD ELMEGREEN AND DAWN HARLAND.
BOTH YESERDAY.
NEW MAQUOKETA BOYS BASKETBALL COACH MATT UTHOFF SAYS THIS YEAR'S SQUAD WILL BE ONE LACKING A SUPERSTAR BUT INSTEAD WILL BE A VERY
BALANCED TEAM. HE TOLD US THAT RIGHT NOW, CRAIG JOHNSON, JON BOPES, ERIC CALLAHAN AND PEYTON RIVER ARE BATTLING FOR STARTING SPOTS AND
THAT ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL TRANSFER CHASE COAKLEY WILL HELP THE TEAM WHEN HE BECOMES ELIGIBLE IN THE SECOND SEMESTER. THE CARDINALS
OPEN THE SEASON AT HOME NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY HOST
VINTON SHELLSBURG. THE CARDINAL GIRLS WON THEIR OPENER THIS PAST TUESDAY. UTHOFF WAS HEAD COACH AT CENTRAL CITY LAST YEAR.
OLD TIME TURKEY SHOOT WINNERS (OF A TURKEY) ON KMAQ THIS YEAR
INCLUDED THESE LISTENERS IN MAQUOKETA: DIANE GRAVES, EDGAR TURNEY,
DONNA DAVENPORT, VELMA WITT, MONITA EBERSOLE AND LUCILLE BOWMAN.
WE ALSO HAD 6 WINNERS FROM OTHER CITIES.
THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF THE KMAQ WEB SITE. TOO MANY
ENTRIES BY A FEW (MOSTLY NAMELESS) PEOPLE ON MATTERS THE GUEST BOOK WAS NOT INTENDED FOR. I GAVE SEVERAL WARNINGS THIS PAST YEAR!
NOW....IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO PASS ALONG TO MY READERS, EMAIL ME AND I'LL INCLUDE IT IN A DAILY REPORT.
kmaq@kmaq.com
LOOKS LIKE WE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH NOVEMBER WITHOUT A SNOWFALL.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
NASTY DAY TODAY. COLD AND LIGHT RAIN. MORE TONIGHT. TOMORROW
SHOULD BE BETTER, BUT STILL COLD. SOME SUNSHINE EXPECTED IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THE JACKSON COUNTY (REPLICA OF OLD SCHOOL) WELCOME CENTER AT SABULA IS GETTING A NEW ROOF. THE BUILDING IS 20 YEARS OLD.
THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL IS GETTING A NEW ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM FOR THE DOCTOR'S OFFICES. THE NEW SYSTEM WILL MAKE THE
HOSPITAL FULLY CONNECTED TO THE TWO CLINICS AND WILL HELP INCREASE
PATIENT SAFETY. BOARD PRESIDENT KEVIN BURNS SAID WHILE IT'S A LARGE
CHUNK OF MONEY ($140,000), THE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY IS HUGE.
SOME EXCITEMENT AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
STUDENTS WERE EVACUATED FOR A HALF HOUR BECAUSE OF CARBON MONOXIDE ISSUE. BLACK HILL ENERGY WAS CALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEN STUDENTS DID NOT GO BACK TO THEIR CLASSROOM BECAUSE IT WAS THE END OF SCHOOL FOR THE DAY.
ON POLICE BLOTTER....AMBER BURRIS SAID SOMEONE TOOK HER DYNO GT CHROME BIKE FROM THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY TUESDAY. THE BIKE IS NOT
REGISTERED. POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA URGES PARENTS TO HAVE THEIR
BIKES REGISTERED AT THE POLICE STATION FOR A NOMINAL FEE.
LONGTIME PRESTON BUSINESS WOMAN HAZEL DRISCOLL, AGE 96, DIED
YESTERDAY AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN CLINTON. SHE AND HER LATE HUSBAND
RAN THE HARDWARE STORE DOWNTOWN FOR MANY YEARS.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS WON THEIR FIRST BASKETBALL GAME OF THE SEASON LAST NIGHT, HERE, DEFEATING CLEAR CREEK AMANA BY ABOUT 20 POINTS.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
DENNIS VOY
SHOULD BE BETTER, BUT STILL COLD. SOME SUNSHINE EXPECTED IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THE JACKSON COUNTY (REPLICA OF OLD SCHOOL) WELCOME CENTER AT SABULA IS GETTING A NEW ROOF. THE BUILDING IS 20 YEARS OLD.
THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL IS GETTING A NEW ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM FOR THE DOCTOR'S OFFICES. THE NEW SYSTEM WILL MAKE THE
HOSPITAL FULLY CONNECTED TO THE TWO CLINICS AND WILL HELP INCREASE
PATIENT SAFETY. BOARD PRESIDENT KEVIN BURNS SAID WHILE IT'S A LARGE
CHUNK OF MONEY ($140,000), THE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY IS HUGE.
SOME EXCITEMENT AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
STUDENTS WERE EVACUATED FOR A HALF HOUR BECAUSE OF CARBON MONOXIDE ISSUE. BLACK HILL ENERGY WAS CALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEN STUDENTS DID NOT GO BACK TO THEIR CLASSROOM BECAUSE IT WAS THE END OF SCHOOL FOR THE DAY.
ON POLICE BLOTTER....AMBER BURRIS SAID SOMEONE TOOK HER DYNO GT CHROME BIKE FROM THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY TUESDAY. THE BIKE IS NOT
REGISTERED. POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA URGES PARENTS TO HAVE THEIR
BIKES REGISTERED AT THE POLICE STATION FOR A NOMINAL FEE.
LONGTIME PRESTON BUSINESS WOMAN HAZEL DRISCOLL, AGE 96, DIED
YESTERDAY AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN CLINTON. SHE AND HER LATE HUSBAND
RAN THE HARDWARE STORE DOWNTOWN FOR MANY YEARS.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS WON THEIR FIRST BASKETBALL GAME OF THE SEASON LAST NIGHT, HERE, DEFEATING CLEAR CREEK AMANA BY ABOUT 20 POINTS.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
DENNIS VOY
BILL TUBBS WAS THE SPEAKER AT ROTARYTODAY. ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL GRAD.
WIFE (40 YEARS THIS WEEK) OF LINDA (LONG) FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. BROTHER OF STEVE OF RURAL MAQUOKETA AND ALAN OF DEWITT. OWNER-EDITOR
OF NORTH SCOTT PRESS IN ELDRIDGE WHERE
HE LIVES. I'D SAY "MR. ELDRIDGE-ROTARIAN". LONGTIME MEMBER THERE AND PAST DISTRICT ROTARY GOVERNOR. FOR OVER 15 MONTHS, HE CAME UP TO ROTARY IN MAQUOKETA EVERY WEDNESDAY, TAKING HIS FATHER, ED, TO THE MEETING.
TODAY, HE AND HIS BROTHERS PRESENTED
THE NEW BANNER YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO
(WHICH SHOWS THE ROTARY FOUR-WAY
TEST) IN MEMORY OF THEIR DAD. ED
IS REMEMBERED IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND
CORNER WORDING THAT IS TOO SMALL TO READ HERE.
CLICK-ON THIS PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT AND
THANKS TO THE TUBBS BROTHERS.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
THE MAQUOKETA VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW) O'CONNOR-REGENWETHER POST 3633 SPONSORED THE LOCAL"VOICE OF DEMOCRACY RADIO SPEAKING CONTEST" THIS
FALL. THE THEME OF THIS
NATIONAL VFW CONTEST IS
"DOES MY GENERATION HAVE A ROLE IN AMERICA'S FUTURE?"
THE ESSAY WAS RECORDED BY THE STUDENTS AT KMAQ AND
THEN THE JUDGES LISTENED TO THE CDS AND CHOSE THE TOP
3 WINNERS. THE WINNING ESSAY WAS BY ERICA DRAKE (LEFT), AGE 16, A SOPHOMORE
AT ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL AND THE DAUGHTER OF MARK AND LINDA DRAKE OF RURAL MAQUOKETA. ERICA
RECEIVED $150.00 FROM THE LOCAL VFW AND HER ESSAY WILL NOW BE JUDGED
AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL. THE STATE WINNER GOES ON TO A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. NEXT YEAR AND THE CHANCE TO WIN MORE MONEY FOR COLLEGE. TAKING SECOND PLACE LOCALLY WAS ALYSSA BAUGHMAN, AGE 16, A JUNIOR AT PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL. SHE RECEIVED $100. AND THIRD PLACE WAS
WON BY CAILEY OWEN, AGE 17, AND A JUNIOR AT MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY
HIGH SCHOOL. HER PARENTS ARE MIKE AND TARA OWEN OF MAQUOKETA.
SHE WON $50. SHOWN IN THE PHOTO IS MAQUOKETA VFW COMMANDER TOM
WATTERS PRESENTING THE $150 CHECK TO ERICA. I'M A VFW MEMBER AND IT
WAS MY PLEASURE TO BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS YEAR'S LOCAL CONTEST.
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Monday, November 22, 2010
WE HAD A WARM SUNNY MORNING AND THE TEMPERATURE GOT UP TO 62 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THEN CAME A TORNADO WATCH, STILL IN EFFECT. AND THE
TEMPERATURE IS DROPPING....NOW IN THE 40'S. HAD A COUPLE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NIGHT. SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL BE A BIT COLD THANKSGIVING DAY,
WITH AFTERNOON SUNSHINE AND HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOW 30'S.
ON THE WEEKEND POLICE BLOTTER: BRITTINI BRONSON REPORTED SATURDAY MORNING THAT A GPS AND FUZZ BUSTER WERE TAKEN FROM HER CAR OVERNIGHT
ON EAST PLATT STREET.
JORDAN PIERCE SAID A CD PLAYER WAS TAKEN FROM HIS CAR SUNDAY WHILE PARKED AT 106 NORTH JONES.
AND, SHERINA PETERSEN SAID YESTERDAY MORNING THAT THE TIRES ON HER
VEHICLE WERE SLASHED OVERNIGHT.
THE JACKSON COUNTY RECOUNT BOARD FINISHED SUNDAY MORNING AND FOUND NO DIFFERENCES IN THE VOTE TOTALS FOR THE STATE SENATE DISTIRCT 13
ELECTION, THAT WAS WON BY TOD BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA, BY SOME 70 VOTES.
CLINTON COUNTY. IT TOOK 8 HOURS TO DO THE RECOUNT IN JACKSON COUNTY.
CLINTON COUNTY IS FINISHING UP THE RECOUNT TODAY AND DUBUQUE COUNTY WILL FINISH WEDNESDAY. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THOSE TWO
COUNTIES ALSO. THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE RECOUNT FROM ALL 3 COUNTIES
WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS FRIDAY, OR SOONER OR LATER.
THE TATTOO BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA (EVILUTION TATTOOS & BODY PIERCING) THAT HAS BEEN OPEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS, CLOSED OVER THE WEEKEND AND EVERYTHING WAS MOVED OUT. TOM SIMPSON OWNS THE BUILDING AND
APPARENTLY DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE CLOSING WAS COMING. TOM HAS STARTED
INSIDE REPAINTING ALREADY AND THE BUILDING IS NOW FOR RENT.
MAQUOKETA HAS NO OTHER TATTOO PLACE. CLINTON AS 3 STORES.
A BIG ONE IN SAVANNA IS LOCATED AT "POOPIES". AND I'M SURE THERE ARE
SEVERAL IN DUBUQUE AND THE QUAD CITIES.
HAD A NICE WEEKEND AT THE THEATRE WITH THE NEW HARRY POTTER MOVIE.
BUT....THE PROFITS WILL QUICKLY GO. THE ICE MACHINE GAVE OUT (AFTER
18 YEARS OF USE) AND A NEW ONE COMES TOMORROW. AND THEY ARE NOT
CHEAP.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK. DON'T EAT TOO MUCH BEFORE THE BIG FEAST THURSDAY.
THEN YOU CAN LET YOURSELF GO.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WE WILL BROADCAST THE 7 P.M. THANKSGIVING-EVE SERVICE "LIVE AND DIRECT" FROM THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH ON EAST PLATT STREET
IN MAQUOKETA. IT WILL BE ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO IT ALSO ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAPTOP. JUST GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK ON THE ON-THE-AIR BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER.
MAKE A NOTE NOW TO BE SURE TO LISTEN.
DENNIS VOY
TEMPERATURE IS DROPPING....NOW IN THE 40'S. HAD A COUPLE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NIGHT. SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL BE A BIT COLD THANKSGIVING DAY,
WITH AFTERNOON SUNSHINE AND HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOW 30'S.
ON THE WEEKEND POLICE BLOTTER: BRITTINI BRONSON REPORTED SATURDAY MORNING THAT A GPS AND FUZZ BUSTER WERE TAKEN FROM HER CAR OVERNIGHT
ON EAST PLATT STREET.
JORDAN PIERCE SAID A CD PLAYER WAS TAKEN FROM HIS CAR SUNDAY WHILE PARKED AT 106 NORTH JONES.
AND, SHERINA PETERSEN SAID YESTERDAY MORNING THAT THE TIRES ON HER
VEHICLE WERE SLASHED OVERNIGHT.
THE JACKSON COUNTY RECOUNT BOARD FINISHED SUNDAY MORNING AND FOUND NO DIFFERENCES IN THE VOTE TOTALS FOR THE STATE SENATE DISTIRCT 13
ELECTION, THAT WAS WON BY TOD BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA, BY SOME 70 VOTES.
CLINTON COUNTY. IT TOOK 8 HOURS TO DO THE RECOUNT IN JACKSON COUNTY.
CLINTON COUNTY IS FINISHING UP THE RECOUNT TODAY AND DUBUQUE COUNTY WILL FINISH WEDNESDAY. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THOSE TWO
COUNTIES ALSO. THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE RECOUNT FROM ALL 3 COUNTIES
WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS FRIDAY, OR SOONER OR LATER.
THE TATTOO BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA (EVILUTION TATTOOS & BODY PIERCING) THAT HAS BEEN OPEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS, CLOSED OVER THE WEEKEND AND EVERYTHING WAS MOVED OUT. TOM SIMPSON OWNS THE BUILDING AND
APPARENTLY DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE CLOSING WAS COMING. TOM HAS STARTED
INSIDE REPAINTING ALREADY AND THE BUILDING IS NOW FOR RENT.
MAQUOKETA HAS NO OTHER TATTOO PLACE. CLINTON AS 3 STORES.
A BIG ONE IN SAVANNA IS LOCATED AT "POOPIES". AND I'M SURE THERE ARE
SEVERAL IN DUBUQUE AND THE QUAD CITIES.
HAD A NICE WEEKEND AT THE THEATRE WITH THE NEW HARRY POTTER MOVIE.
BUT....THE PROFITS WILL QUICKLY GO. THE ICE MACHINE GAVE OUT (AFTER
18 YEARS OF USE) AND A NEW ONE COMES TOMORROW. AND THEY ARE NOT
CHEAP.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK. DON'T EAT TOO MUCH BEFORE THE BIG FEAST THURSDAY.
THEN YOU CAN LET YOURSELF GO.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WE WILL BROADCAST THE 7 P.M. THANKSGIVING-EVE SERVICE "LIVE AND DIRECT" FROM THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH ON EAST PLATT STREET
IN MAQUOKETA. IT WILL BE ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO IT ALSO ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAPTOP. JUST GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK ON THE ON-THE-AIR BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER.
MAKE A NOTE NOW TO BE SURE TO LISTEN.
DENNIS VOY
170 POUNDS OF TURKEY WILLBE CONSUMED THURSDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING MEAL AT THE
JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR
CENTER, STARTING AT NOON.
THE TURKEY IS BEING PREPARED NOW AT THE METHODIST CHURCH IN THEIR BRAND NEW
KITCHEN. ALL 8 TURKEYS
WILL BE DONE AND MOVED TO THE CENTER THURSDAY MORNING WHERE FINAL MEAL
PREPARATIONS WILL BE MADE
BY VOLUNTEERS. SHOWN HERE,
SHEILA BENTLEY, ON THE
DINNER COMMITTEE AND TO THE RIGHT, CINDY DANIELS, CHIEF COOK. HER REGULAR JOB IS WORKING IN THE DELI AT THE FAREWAY
STORE, BUT SHE'S DONATING HER TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY DINNER. PIES AND SALADS ARE BEING DONATED AND MORE ARE NEEDED. CALL 652-5318 TO FIND
OUT WHAT YOU CAN MAKE. OR CALL TO MAKE A CASH DONATION. THE DINNER
IS FREE, BUT DONATIONS ARE SUGGESTED.
DENNIS VOY
Saturday, November 20, 2010
THE 6TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL 7 P.M. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA. OVER 30 TREES, AROUND 20 WREATHS AND A WOOD CARVER'S EXHIBIT TOO. ALL BIGGER THAN LAST YEAR. SILENT AUCTION ON ALL THETREES AND WREATHS AND THE PROCEEDS GO TO OHNWARD. NO ADMISSION
TO SEE THE FESTIVAL OF TREES. IT IS REALLY NICE.....FILLS UP THE OHNWARD
LOBBY. LOTS OF CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS ALSO IN THE GIFT SHOP AT
OHNWARD. SEE THE WINNERS BELOW. CLICK-ON ALL THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE
THEM.
PHOTOS BY DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 19, 2010
LITTLE SUNSHINE TODAY AND THE RESULT....HIGH OF ONLY 44.
THE RECOUNT FOR IOWA SENATE DISTRICT 13 IN JACKSON COUNTY BEGINS AT 8:30 TOMORROW MORNING IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM OF THE COURTHOUSE IN
MAQUOKETA. REPUBLICAN ANDREW NAEVE ASKED FOR A RECOUNT AFTER THE FINAL TALLY WITH DEMOCRAT TOD BOWMAN SHOWED AT 71 VOTE DIFFERENCE
WITH BOWMAN THE WINNER.
THE RECOUNT ALSO WILL HAVE TO BE DONE FOR PARTS OF CLINTON COUNTY AND WE HAVE LEARNED THAT CLINTON COUNTY WILL START MONDAY MORNING. IN DUBUQUE COUNTY, THE RECOUNT STARTED YESTERDAY MORNING AND STOPPED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE RECOUNT BOARD CAME UP 11 BALLOTS SHORT. THEY DECIDED TO RECESS COUNTING UNTIL WEDNESDAY. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE NEW TALLY FROM THE RECOUNT IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH.
THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A THEFT. SAMANTHA PAULSEN SAID HER BACKPACK AND WALLET WERE STOLEN FROM HER CAR
WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE 300 BLOCK OF NORTH DECKER YESTERDAY MORNING. HER BACKPACK WAS RECOVERED.
CARAWAY REALTY'S RED CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY,
WITH GREETINGS FROM DALE AND HIS STAFF OF 7. LOTS OF INTERESTING
AND FUNNY THINGS IN IT. I'M SURE HE WON'T MIND IF I INCLUDE SOME OF THOSE
AT THE END OF DAILY REPORTS.
HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST!
FINGERNAILS GROW NEARLY 4 TIMES FASTER THAN TOENAILS.
MOST PEOPLE IN TOWN KNOW THAT CARAWAY'S PHONE NUMBER IS 652-0000.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
THE RECOUNT FOR IOWA SENATE DISTRICT 13 IN JACKSON COUNTY BEGINS AT 8:30 TOMORROW MORNING IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM OF THE COURTHOUSE IN
MAQUOKETA. REPUBLICAN ANDREW NAEVE ASKED FOR A RECOUNT AFTER THE FINAL TALLY WITH DEMOCRAT TOD BOWMAN SHOWED AT 71 VOTE DIFFERENCE
WITH BOWMAN THE WINNER.
THE RECOUNT ALSO WILL HAVE TO BE DONE FOR PARTS OF CLINTON COUNTY AND WE HAVE LEARNED THAT CLINTON COUNTY WILL START MONDAY MORNING. IN DUBUQUE COUNTY, THE RECOUNT STARTED YESTERDAY MORNING AND STOPPED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE RECOUNT BOARD CAME UP 11 BALLOTS SHORT. THEY DECIDED TO RECESS COUNTING UNTIL WEDNESDAY. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE NEW TALLY FROM THE RECOUNT IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH.
THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A THEFT. SAMANTHA PAULSEN SAID HER BACKPACK AND WALLET WERE STOLEN FROM HER CAR
WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE 300 BLOCK OF NORTH DECKER YESTERDAY MORNING. HER BACKPACK WAS RECOVERED.
CARAWAY REALTY'S RED CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY,
WITH GREETINGS FROM DALE AND HIS STAFF OF 7. LOTS OF INTERESTING
AND FUNNY THINGS IN IT. I'M SURE HE WON'T MIND IF I INCLUDE SOME OF THOSE
AT THE END OF DAILY REPORTS.
HERE WE GO WITH THE FIRST!
FINGERNAILS GROW NEARLY 4 TIMES FASTER THAN TOENAILS.
MOST PEOPLE IN TOWN KNOW THAT CARAWAY'S PHONE NUMBER IS 652-0000.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, November 18, 2010
SUNNY AFTERNOON, BUT HIGH OF ONLY 38.
THREE WINNERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM THE FESTIVAL OF TREES AT
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER. THERE ARE 36 TREES AND 20 WREATHS.
THEY ARE ALL BEING SOLD BY SILENT AUCTION. JUDGES SELECTED MEDICAL ASSOCIATES AS THE WINNER IN THE LARGE TREE CATEGORY.
JACKSON COUNTY FARM BUREA WON THE SMALL TREE CATEGORY.
OLD LUMBER YARD GIFTS AND HOME DECOR WON THE WREATH CATEGORY.
THE JUDGES CHOICE FOR HONORABLE MENTION WENT TO DAC, INC.
THE TREES MAY BE VIEWED FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 7 P.M MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AND 1 UNTIL 7 P.M. ON WEEKENDS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD
IS THE LAST DAY. THE FESTIVAL IS A FUND RAISER FOR THE OHNWARD
FINE ARTS CENTER.
THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER WILL BE AT NOON THANKSGIVING
DAY AT THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER. A BIG TURKEY DINNER
WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS. CARRYOUT AND DELIVERY ALSO OFFERED.
FOR HOME DELIVERY OR TO VOLUNTEER...CALL 652-5318. THE MEAL IS FREE TO ANYONE BUT A DONATION IS SUGGESTED.
THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER WILL HOST AN OPEN HOUSE FROM 1 UNTIL 3 THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF THE
NEW REMODELED AND ENLARGED REHABILITAION SERVICES AREA, FORMALLY
THE EXTENDED CARE FOR SENIORS SECTION OF THE HOSPITAL.
JUDGE J. HOBART DARBYSHIRE WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END OF THE
YEAR. HE IS A JUDGE IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES
MAQUOKETA. HE WAS FIRST APPOINTED IN 1979 AND SERVED UNTIL 1985 AND
WAS AGAIN APPOINTED IN 1995.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S BASKETBALL SEASON GETS UNDERWAY NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE GIRLS HOST CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THE BOYS OPEN THE SEASON ALSO AT HOME, HOSTING VINTON SHELLSBURG
ON TUESDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 30TH.
KMAQ LISTENERS ARE AGAIN HAVING FUN TRYING TO SHOOT A THANKSGIVING
TURKEY IN THE ANNUAL KMAQ OLD-TIME TURKEY SHOOT, THAT STARTED ON THE
STATION OVER 50 YEARS AGO. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SHOT A TURKEY IN
ONE OF THE 6 CAGES IN THE PAST. OR, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER YOU WERE A POOR SHOT AND HIT A DIFFERENT ANIMAL. THE GOOD-AIM TURKEY WINNERS SO FAR HAVE BEEN: DIANE GRAVES, DONNA DAVENPORT AND EDGAR TURNEY ALL OF MAQUOKETA AND DAVID EHLERS OF ANDREW.
GOBBLE GOBBLE! HE GOT ME!
DENNIS VOY
THREE WINNERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM THE FESTIVAL OF TREES AT
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER. THERE ARE 36 TREES AND 20 WREATHS.
THEY ARE ALL BEING SOLD BY SILENT AUCTION. JUDGES SELECTED MEDICAL ASSOCIATES AS THE WINNER IN THE LARGE TREE CATEGORY.
JACKSON COUNTY FARM BUREA WON THE SMALL TREE CATEGORY.
OLD LUMBER YARD GIFTS AND HOME DECOR WON THE WREATH CATEGORY.
THE JUDGES CHOICE FOR HONORABLE MENTION WENT TO DAC, INC.
THE TREES MAY BE VIEWED FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 7 P.M MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AND 1 UNTIL 7 P.M. ON WEEKENDS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD
IS THE LAST DAY. THE FESTIVAL IS A FUND RAISER FOR THE OHNWARD
FINE ARTS CENTER.
THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER WILL BE AT NOON THANKSGIVING
DAY AT THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER. A BIG TURKEY DINNER
WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS. CARRYOUT AND DELIVERY ALSO OFFERED.
FOR HOME DELIVERY OR TO VOLUNTEER...CALL 652-5318. THE MEAL IS FREE TO ANYONE BUT A DONATION IS SUGGESTED.
THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER WILL HOST AN OPEN HOUSE FROM 1 UNTIL 3 THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF THE
NEW REMODELED AND ENLARGED REHABILITAION SERVICES AREA, FORMALLY
THE EXTENDED CARE FOR SENIORS SECTION OF THE HOSPITAL.
JUDGE J. HOBART DARBYSHIRE WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END OF THE
YEAR. HE IS A JUDGE IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES
MAQUOKETA. HE WAS FIRST APPOINTED IN 1979 AND SERVED UNTIL 1985 AND
WAS AGAIN APPOINTED IN 1995.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S BASKETBALL SEASON GETS UNDERWAY NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE GIRLS HOST CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THE BOYS OPEN THE SEASON ALSO AT HOME, HOSTING VINTON SHELLSBURG
ON TUESDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 30TH.
KMAQ LISTENERS ARE AGAIN HAVING FUN TRYING TO SHOOT A THANKSGIVING
TURKEY IN THE ANNUAL KMAQ OLD-TIME TURKEY SHOOT, THAT STARTED ON THE
STATION OVER 50 YEARS AGO. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SHOT A TURKEY IN
ONE OF THE 6 CAGES IN THE PAST. OR, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER YOU WERE A POOR SHOT AND HIT A DIFFERENT ANIMAL. THE GOOD-AIM TURKEY WINNERS SO FAR HAVE BEEN: DIANE GRAVES, DONNA DAVENPORT AND EDGAR TURNEY ALL OF MAQUOKETA AND DAVID EHLERS OF ANDREW.
GOBBLE GOBBLE! HE GOT ME!
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY...HIGH ONLY 40.
TWO PEOPLE CHOSEN BY CANDIDATES IN THE SENATE DISTRIC 13 RACE TO TAKE PART IN A RECOUNT OF THE NOVEMBER 2ND VOTE IN JACKSON COUNTY WERE UNABLE TO AGREE ON A THIRD PERSON TO SERVE ON THE RECOUNT BOARD. JACKSON COUNTY AUDITOR M. JOELLE DEPPE, WHO IS THE COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS, SAID THAT SENATOR ROGER STEWART AND JEAN DAVIDSAVER COULD NOT AGREE ON A THIRD PERSON. STEWART IS DEMOCRAT TOD BOWMAN'S REPRESENTATIVE AND DAVIDSAVER IS SERVING FOR REPUBLICAN ANDREW NAEVE, WHO CALLED FOR THE RECOUNT AS HE LOST BE LESS THAN 100 VOTES. DEPPE SAID THE MATTER HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE CHIEF JUDGE FOR THE 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, BOBBI ALPERS AND SHE HAS UNTIL 5 P.M. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19TH TO NAME THE THIRD PERSON. THE SAME SITUATION HAS HAPPENED IN CLINTON
COUNTY AND THE JUDGE WILL NAME A 3RD PERSON. IN DUBUQUE COUNTY,
WITH ONLY A FEW PRECINCTS IN THE DISTRICT, THE THREE MEMBERS FOR THE RECOUNT HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND ARE READY TO BEGIN THE RECOUNT. THE WHO PROCESS MUST BE DONE BY THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING.
A CAR- DEER ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED MONDAY NIGHT AROUND 9. ALLEN CLARK, 41, OF MAQUOKETA SAID HE HIT A DEER SUNDAY MORNING ON MAPLE STREET.
DAMAGE OF $1,500 TO HIS CAR. THE DEER RAN OFF.
THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED SHORTER WINDOW HOURS
STARTING NEXT MONDAY. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY, 9 A.M. UNTIL 4:45 P.M.
SATURDAY, 9 A.M. UNTIL 12 NOON. THE LOBBY WILL REMAIN OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY. STAMPS CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED AT THE FAREWAY STORE IN MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
TWO PEOPLE CHOSEN BY CANDIDATES IN THE SENATE DISTRIC 13 RACE TO TAKE PART IN A RECOUNT OF THE NOVEMBER 2ND VOTE IN JACKSON COUNTY WERE UNABLE TO AGREE ON A THIRD PERSON TO SERVE ON THE RECOUNT BOARD. JACKSON COUNTY AUDITOR M. JOELLE DEPPE, WHO IS THE COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS, SAID THAT SENATOR ROGER STEWART AND JEAN DAVIDSAVER COULD NOT AGREE ON A THIRD PERSON. STEWART IS DEMOCRAT TOD BOWMAN'S REPRESENTATIVE AND DAVIDSAVER IS SERVING FOR REPUBLICAN ANDREW NAEVE, WHO CALLED FOR THE RECOUNT AS HE LOST BE LESS THAN 100 VOTES. DEPPE SAID THE MATTER HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE CHIEF JUDGE FOR THE 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, BOBBI ALPERS AND SHE HAS UNTIL 5 P.M. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19TH TO NAME THE THIRD PERSON. THE SAME SITUATION HAS HAPPENED IN CLINTON
COUNTY AND THE JUDGE WILL NAME A 3RD PERSON. IN DUBUQUE COUNTY,
WITH ONLY A FEW PRECINCTS IN THE DISTRICT, THE THREE MEMBERS FOR THE RECOUNT HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND ARE READY TO BEGIN THE RECOUNT. THE WHO PROCESS MUST BE DONE BY THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING.
A CAR- DEER ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED MONDAY NIGHT AROUND 9. ALLEN CLARK, 41, OF MAQUOKETA SAID HE HIT A DEER SUNDAY MORNING ON MAPLE STREET.
DAMAGE OF $1,500 TO HIS CAR. THE DEER RAN OFF.
THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED SHORTER WINDOW HOURS
STARTING NEXT MONDAY. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY, 9 A.M. UNTIL 4:45 P.M.
SATURDAY, 9 A.M. UNTIL 12 NOON. THE LOBBY WILL REMAIN OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY. STAMPS CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED AT THE FAREWAY STORE IN MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
IT WAS VERY FOGGY THIS MORNING AND THEN THE SUN CAME OUT MUCH OF THE DAY AND WE GOT UP TO AROUND 50 AGAIN. NICE FALL DAY!!
BECAUSE OF THE FOG THIS MORNING, TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MIDLAND(WYOMING)
AND WESTERN DUBUQUE, DELAYED THE START OF SCHOOL TWO HOURS.
AND TWO SEMIS COLLIDED IN THE FOG AT 7 THIS MORNING ON HIGHWAY 136
NEAR LOST NATION. ONE DRIVEN BY MITCHELL SCHMITZ (27) OF BALDWIN AND
THE OTHER BY KENT PETERSEN, (61) OF DELMAR. NO INJURIES.
THE DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WENT UP YESTERDAY AND
TODAY. GARLAND AND LIGHTS ON ALL THE LIGHT POLES AND LIGHTS ON
THE TREE AT THE POST OFFICE. NICE! MMEU LIGHT PLANT WORKERS
DID THE JOB AGAIN. MAQUOKETA'S "KICK-OFF" OF THE CHRISTMAS
SEASON IS THIS SATURDAY WITH VARIOUS THINGS PLANNED.
THE VOY THEATRE IS HAVING A MIDNIGHT SHOWING THURSDAY NIGHT OF THE NEW HARRY POTTER MOVIE. MANY THEATRES WILL BE DOING THAT. THE MOVIE
STARTS WITH REGULAR RUNS NATIONWIDE FRIDAY. DOORS OPEN AT
11:30 THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE SNEAK PREVIEW OF WHAT WILL BE ANOTHER
BIG, BIG HIT.
AUCTION SHOW EACH NIGHT THIS WEEK, THROUGH FRIDAY, ON KMAQ.
STARTING AT 5:45 AND UNTIL 7 P.M. LOTS OF BARGAINS. REMEMBER, YOU
CAN LISTEN TO THE SHOW HER ON THE INTERNET. JUST GO TO OUR HOME
PAGE...WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT
HAND CORNER. WHO KNOWS....WE MAY GET SOME BIDS FROM DOWN
SOUTH OR OUT WEST.
HAVE A GOOD EVENING AND WEDNESDAY.
DENNIS VOY
BECAUSE OF THE FOG THIS MORNING, TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MIDLAND(WYOMING)
AND WESTERN DUBUQUE, DELAYED THE START OF SCHOOL TWO HOURS.
AND TWO SEMIS COLLIDED IN THE FOG AT 7 THIS MORNING ON HIGHWAY 136
NEAR LOST NATION. ONE DRIVEN BY MITCHELL SCHMITZ (27) OF BALDWIN AND
THE OTHER BY KENT PETERSEN, (61) OF DELMAR. NO INJURIES.
THE DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WENT UP YESTERDAY AND
TODAY. GARLAND AND LIGHTS ON ALL THE LIGHT POLES AND LIGHTS ON
THE TREE AT THE POST OFFICE. NICE! MMEU LIGHT PLANT WORKERS
DID THE JOB AGAIN. MAQUOKETA'S "KICK-OFF" OF THE CHRISTMAS
SEASON IS THIS SATURDAY WITH VARIOUS THINGS PLANNED.
THE VOY THEATRE IS HAVING A MIDNIGHT SHOWING THURSDAY NIGHT OF THE NEW HARRY POTTER MOVIE. MANY THEATRES WILL BE DOING THAT. THE MOVIE
STARTS WITH REGULAR RUNS NATIONWIDE FRIDAY. DOORS OPEN AT
11:30 THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE SNEAK PREVIEW OF WHAT WILL BE ANOTHER
BIG, BIG HIT.
AUCTION SHOW EACH NIGHT THIS WEEK, THROUGH FRIDAY, ON KMAQ.
STARTING AT 5:45 AND UNTIL 7 P.M. LOTS OF BARGAINS. REMEMBER, YOU
CAN LISTEN TO THE SHOW HER ON THE INTERNET. JUST GO TO OUR HOME
PAGE...WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT
HAND CORNER. WHO KNOWS....WE MAY GET SOME BIDS FROM DOWN
SOUTH OR OUT WEST.
HAVE A GOOD EVENING AND WEDNESDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 15, 2010
SUNNY TODAY AND A HIGH OF 49.
MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW.
BOTH CLINTON COUNTY AND JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS TODAY APPROVED A REQUEST FOR A RECOUNT OF VOTES IN THE STATE SENATE DISTRICT 13 RACE.
DEMOCRAT TOD BOWMAN DEFEATED REPUBLICAN ANDREW NAEVE ON NOVEMBER 2ND BY LESS THAN 100 VOTES. NAEVE ASKED FOR THE RECOUNT. FOR THAT SENATE SEAT, HELD BY RETIRING ROGER STEWART, DEMOCRAT, A RECOUNT HAS TO HAPPEN IN ALL 3 COUNTIES, DUBUQUE INCLUDED. DUBUQUE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROVE THE RECOUNT LATER THIS WEEK. A THREE-MEMBER BOARD WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THE DETAILS.
THE POPULAR "MANNY'S PIZZA" IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNA WAS GUTTED BY
FIRE AROUND 6 YESTERDAY MORNING. THE BUILDING WAS AROUND 100 YEARS OLD AND THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN IN SAVANNA FOR 36 YEARS. THE OWNER PLANS TO REBUILD IN THE SAME LOCATION. IT EMPLOYS ABOUT 20 PEOPLE. FOUR UPSTAIRS APARTMENTS WERE ALSO IN THE BUILDING.
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING MORE VANDALIZM INCIDENTS
IN MAQUOKETA. NICOLE MEIER ON THOMAS AVENUE REPORTED SOMEONE
SATURDAY NIGHT SHOT A BB THROUGH A CAR WINDOW
AND BOB STOCKHAM ON BLAIR COURT REPORTED SOMEONE THREW AN EGG ON HIS DOOR.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNICL MEETS TONIGHT A 7.
THE KMAQ TRAVEL TRIP TO BRANSON WENT WELL LAST WEEK AND BRANSON WAS BUSY. WE HAD A GOOD TIME.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW.
BOTH CLINTON COUNTY AND JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS TODAY APPROVED A REQUEST FOR A RECOUNT OF VOTES IN THE STATE SENATE DISTRICT 13 RACE.
DEMOCRAT TOD BOWMAN DEFEATED REPUBLICAN ANDREW NAEVE ON NOVEMBER 2ND BY LESS THAN 100 VOTES. NAEVE ASKED FOR THE RECOUNT. FOR THAT SENATE SEAT, HELD BY RETIRING ROGER STEWART, DEMOCRAT, A RECOUNT HAS TO HAPPEN IN ALL 3 COUNTIES, DUBUQUE INCLUDED. DUBUQUE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROVE THE RECOUNT LATER THIS WEEK. A THREE-MEMBER BOARD WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THE DETAILS.
THE POPULAR "MANNY'S PIZZA" IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNA WAS GUTTED BY
FIRE AROUND 6 YESTERDAY MORNING. THE BUILDING WAS AROUND 100 YEARS OLD AND THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN IN SAVANNA FOR 36 YEARS. THE OWNER PLANS TO REBUILD IN THE SAME LOCATION. IT EMPLOYS ABOUT 20 PEOPLE. FOUR UPSTAIRS APARTMENTS WERE ALSO IN THE BUILDING.
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING MORE VANDALIZM INCIDENTS
IN MAQUOKETA. NICOLE MEIER ON THOMAS AVENUE REPORTED SOMEONE
SATURDAY NIGHT SHOT A BB THROUGH A CAR WINDOW
AND BOB STOCKHAM ON BLAIR COURT REPORTED SOMEONE THREW AN EGG ON HIS DOOR.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNICL MEETS TONIGHT A 7.
THE KMAQ TRAVEL TRIP TO BRANSON WENT WELL LAST WEEK AND BRANSON WAS BUSY. WE HAD A GOOD TIME.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL'S "CLUB HOPE" HAD A COAT DRIVE IN MAQUOKETA THIS PAST WEEKEND. THEY ALSO COLLECTED CANNED GOODS FOR THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD. THE COATS ARE BEING SORTED AT THE SACRED HEART GYM.ABOVE, OVER 20 TABLES OF DONATED COATS. THANKS TO "CLUB HOPE" FOR
ANOTHER GOOD JOB, WELL DONE.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 08, 2010
THE NORMAL HIGH FOR THIS DATE WOULD BE 48.
TODAY WE HAD 64 FOR A HIGH, WITH SUNSHINE.
MORE GOOD WEATHER COMING THIS WEEK!
THE NEW PAWN SHOP OPENS TOMORROW. MAIN STREET PAWN SHOP.
LOOKS NICE LOOKING IN. WILL GET A PHOTO OF IT SOON.
A JOINT MEETING BETWEEN ANDREW AND MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARDS
WILL BE AT 6 TONIGHT, AT THE MCHS LIBRARY. THE TWO BOARDS WILL
TALK ABOUT A WHOLE GRADE SHARING AGREEMENT. ANDREW PLANS TO
SEND ITS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BOTH MAQUOKETA AND BELLEVUE
NEXT YEAR. THE AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT BETWEEN
MAQUOKETA AND DELWOOD, WHICH HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR MORE THAN
20 YEARS.
TWO VEHICLE THEFTS WERE REPORTED OVER THE WEEKEND. CARL NEMMBERS OF MILL CREEK ROAD SAID SOMEONE TOOK AN OLD WORK CAR. THEN LATER, IT WAS FOUND NEAR HIS HOME, OUT OF GAS.
AND JOSEPH HUNTER OF 5TH STREET IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED SOMEONE
TOK HIS 1998 MERCURY TRACER. THE KEYS HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE VEHICLE.
IT IS STILL MISSING.
MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO A GRASS FIRE AT THE LARRY HAYWARD
FIELD ON 182ND AVENUE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FIREMEN WERE THERE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
SIX VEHICLE-DEER ACCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND. VEHICLES BELONGING
TO JASON WALMANN....CHRIS SCHUTE....LINDA GROBSTICK.....MITCH EVEN.....
ABBY CORNING.....JENNIFER QUANDT.
IN SPORTS: ADAM HEPKER, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, HAS BEEN NAMED ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH AT MID AMERICA NAZARINE UNIVERSITY
IN OLATHE, KANSAS. HE IS A GRAD OF THE UNIVERSITY AND WAS AN ALL AMERICAN POINT GUARD IN THEIR BASKETBALL PROGRAM, STARTING ALL 4 YEARS. AFTER GRADUATION, HE PLAYED PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL IN GERMANY. HE WILL WORK PRIMARILY WITH THE OFFENSE AND GUARDS AND WILL ASSIST WITH RECRUITING. HE AND HIS WIFE AMY, ALSO A TEACHER, LIVE IN OLATHE.
I WILL BE WITH THE KMAQ TRAVEL BUS TO BRANSON THE REST OF THIS
WEEK. MY NEXT REPORT WILL BE THIS SATURDAY.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN GET LOCAL NEWS BY GOING TO THE KMAQ
HOME PAGE AND IN THE LEFT HAND CORNER, CLICK-ON THE ON-AIR BUTTON.
THE LOCAL NEWS IS AT 7:45, 12:15, 5:10 AND 9:45.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY WE HAD 64 FOR A HIGH, WITH SUNSHINE.
MORE GOOD WEATHER COMING THIS WEEK!
THE NEW PAWN SHOP OPENS TOMORROW. MAIN STREET PAWN SHOP.
LOOKS NICE LOOKING IN. WILL GET A PHOTO OF IT SOON.
A JOINT MEETING BETWEEN ANDREW AND MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARDS
WILL BE AT 6 TONIGHT, AT THE MCHS LIBRARY. THE TWO BOARDS WILL
TALK ABOUT A WHOLE GRADE SHARING AGREEMENT. ANDREW PLANS TO
SEND ITS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BOTH MAQUOKETA AND BELLEVUE
NEXT YEAR. THE AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT BETWEEN
MAQUOKETA AND DELWOOD, WHICH HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR MORE THAN
20 YEARS.
TWO VEHICLE THEFTS WERE REPORTED OVER THE WEEKEND. CARL NEMMBERS OF MILL CREEK ROAD SAID SOMEONE TOOK AN OLD WORK CAR. THEN LATER, IT WAS FOUND NEAR HIS HOME, OUT OF GAS.
AND JOSEPH HUNTER OF 5TH STREET IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED SOMEONE
TOK HIS 1998 MERCURY TRACER. THE KEYS HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE VEHICLE.
IT IS STILL MISSING.
MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO A GRASS FIRE AT THE LARRY HAYWARD
FIELD ON 182ND AVENUE LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FIREMEN WERE THERE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
SIX VEHICLE-DEER ACCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND. VEHICLES BELONGING
TO JASON WALMANN....CHRIS SCHUTE....LINDA GROBSTICK.....MITCH EVEN.....
ABBY CORNING.....JENNIFER QUANDT.
IN SPORTS: ADAM HEPKER, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, HAS BEEN NAMED ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH AT MID AMERICA NAZARINE UNIVERSITY
IN OLATHE, KANSAS. HE IS A GRAD OF THE UNIVERSITY AND WAS AN ALL AMERICAN POINT GUARD IN THEIR BASKETBALL PROGRAM, STARTING ALL 4 YEARS. AFTER GRADUATION, HE PLAYED PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL IN GERMANY. HE WILL WORK PRIMARILY WITH THE OFFENSE AND GUARDS AND WILL ASSIST WITH RECRUITING. HE AND HIS WIFE AMY, ALSO A TEACHER, LIVE IN OLATHE.
I WILL BE WITH THE KMAQ TRAVEL BUS TO BRANSON THE REST OF THIS
WEEK. MY NEXT REPORT WILL BE THIS SATURDAY.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN GET LOCAL NEWS BY GOING TO THE KMAQ
HOME PAGE AND IN THE LEFT HAND CORNER, CLICK-ON THE ON-AIR BUTTON.
THE LOCAL NEWS IS AT 7:45, 12:15, 5:10 AND 9:45.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 05, 2010
A LOT HAS BEEN DONE IN DOWNTOWN DEWITT THE PAST 3 YEARS, TO MAKE ITONE OF THE NICEST DOWNTOWNS IN THE MIDWEST. THE "FINAL TOUCH"
HAPPENED THIS PAST MONDAY WHEN THE JOHN BLOOM SCULPTURES WERE PLACED
DOWNTOWN ON 6TH AVENUE. 6TH AVENUE IS MAIN STREET. ONE SCULPTURE
WAS PLACED ON NORTH 6TH AVENUE ACROSS FROM THE GERMAN HAUS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICE AND THE OTHER SCULPTURE WAS PLACED ON
THE SPECIAL LIGHTED PLATFORM ON SOUTH 6TH AVENUE (THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF
STREET FROM THE NORTH ONE) BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM. THE
ABOVE PLAQUE TELLING ABOUT JOHN BLOOM IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE SOUTH
FARMER "SHUCKING" CORN WITH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM HIS DOG. THE TWO
WORKS, TOTALING SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, ARE BEAUTIFUL TOO AT NIGHT WITH SPECIAL LIGHTS IN THE BASE. FUNDING FOR THE TWO ART
DISPLAYS WAS FUNDED BY GRANTS AND DONATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TO
DEWITT ON THIS GREAT ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN DEWITT.
CLICK-ON THE THREE PHOTOS I TOOK WEDNESDAY TO ENLARGE THEM. CLICK TWICE TO ENLARGE THEM EVEN MORE.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, November 04, 2010
SUNNY THIS MORNING, MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON AND A HIGH
TODAY OF 49.
WEEKEND WEATHER WILL BE GOOD.
THE CORNER MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA THAT
WAS A BRIGHT YELLOW HAS BEEN REPAINTED THIS WEEK TO A BRIGHT
ORANGE. LOOKS GOOD SO FAR. I WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF IT WHEN
IT IS DONE.
THE CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK AGREED TO SELL THE ALLEY BETWEEN SECOND AND NORTH NIAGARA STREETS TO BRAD DEERY MOTORS. THERE ARE FOUR LOTS MAKING UP THE ALLEY THAT HAS NO PURPOSE AS BRAD DEERY OWNS THE LAND ALL
AROUND THE ALLEY AND THAT LAND IS FOR CAR DISPLAYS. AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, NO ONE SPOKE AND THERE WERE NO PHONE CALLS. THE LAND WAS SOLD FOR $400 AND BRAD DEERY WILL PAY THE LEGAL FEES.
READ ALL ABOUT THE TORQUE FEST COMING TO MAQUOKETA NEXT APRIL
BY GOING TO: www.vintagetorquefest.com
WE HAVE ONE AREA FOOTBALL TEAM STILL IN THE PLAYOFFS. NORTH CEDAR OF
STANWOOD WILL PLAY THEIR NEXT GAME MONDAY NIGHT.
WENT PAST THE TRUCK STOP LAST NIGHT AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY TRUCKS IN MAQUOKETA AT ONE PLACE. MAQUOKETA'S TRUCK STOP
AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF TOWN ACROSS FROM WAL MART IS A VERY POPULAR
PLACE WITH TRUCKERS.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TRUCK OUT OF HERE FOR NOW.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY OF 49.
WEEKEND WEATHER WILL BE GOOD.
THE CORNER MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA THAT
WAS A BRIGHT YELLOW HAS BEEN REPAINTED THIS WEEK TO A BRIGHT
ORANGE. LOOKS GOOD SO FAR. I WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF IT WHEN
IT IS DONE.
THE CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK AGREED TO SELL THE ALLEY BETWEEN SECOND AND NORTH NIAGARA STREETS TO BRAD DEERY MOTORS. THERE ARE FOUR LOTS MAKING UP THE ALLEY THAT HAS NO PURPOSE AS BRAD DEERY OWNS THE LAND ALL
AROUND THE ALLEY AND THAT LAND IS FOR CAR DISPLAYS. AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, NO ONE SPOKE AND THERE WERE NO PHONE CALLS. THE LAND WAS SOLD FOR $400 AND BRAD DEERY WILL PAY THE LEGAL FEES.
READ ALL ABOUT THE TORQUE FEST COMING TO MAQUOKETA NEXT APRIL
BY GOING TO: www.vintagetorquefest.com
WE HAVE ONE AREA FOOTBALL TEAM STILL IN THE PLAYOFFS. NORTH CEDAR OF
STANWOOD WILL PLAY THEIR NEXT GAME MONDAY NIGHT.
WENT PAST THE TRUCK STOP LAST NIGHT AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY TRUCKS IN MAQUOKETA AT ONE PLACE. MAQUOKETA'S TRUCK STOP
AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF TOWN ACROSS FROM WAL MART IS A VERY POPULAR
PLACE WITH TRUCKERS.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TRUCK OUT OF HERE FOR NOW.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
NICE, SUNNY AND 60 FOR A HIGH.
THE IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE IS DECLARING BRIAN MOORE, (R) FROM
ZWINGLE, AS THE WINNER IN THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE RACE, DEFEATING
INCUMBANT TOM SCHUELLER.(D) OF MAQUOKETA. THE STATE'S OFFICIAL COUNT GIVES 5,473 VOTE S FOR MOORE AND 5,324 FOR SCHUELLER, MAKING IT A 149 VOTE DIFFERENCE.
AND, THE STATE SAYS TOD BOWMAN (D) HAS EDGED HIS OPPONENT ANDREW NAEVE (R) BY 38 VOTES. THE STATE SHOWS 9,960 FOR BOWMAN AND 9,922 FOR NAEVE.
JACKSON COUNTY AUDITOR M. JOELLE DEPPE SAID THERE ARE STILL POSSIBLE ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND PROVISIONAL BALLOTS TO COUNT WHICH COULD EFFECT THE CLOSE MARGINS. PROVISIONAL BALLOTS ARE THOSE WHICH MAY BE CHALLENGED DUE TO VOTER REGISTRATION OR OTHER ISSUES. DEPPE SAID THERE HAD BEEN NO CALLS TO HER OFFICE FOR A RECOUNT THIS MORNING.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE SCHEDULED TO CANVAS THE VOTE
NEXT TUESDAY TO MAKE THE TOTALS OFFICIAL. BOTH DUBUQUE AND CLINTON
COUNTY SUPERVISORS HAVE TO CANVAS THE VOTE TOO, AS WELL AS THE STATE BECAUSE IT IS A STATE OFFICE.
BOTH RACES WERE CLOSE AND FOR THAT REASON, THE OUTCOME COULD CHANGE.
BUT RIGHT NOW, MOORE AND BOWMAN ARE THE WINNERS.
ALL THE CANDIDATE'S RADIO AND TV SPOTS ARE DONE, THE NEWSPAPER ADS
HAVE ENDED AND THE YARD SIGNS ARE DISAPPEARING. ANOTHER ELECTION
IS OVER! LET'S HOPE THAT YESTERDAY'S ELECTION MAKES FOR A BETTER COUNTY,
STATE AND NATION IN 2011!
DENNIS VOY
THE IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE IS DECLARING BRIAN MOORE, (R) FROM
ZWINGLE, AS THE WINNER IN THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE RACE, DEFEATING
INCUMBANT TOM SCHUELLER.(D) OF MAQUOKETA. THE STATE'S OFFICIAL COUNT GIVES 5,473 VOTE S FOR MOORE AND 5,324 FOR SCHUELLER, MAKING IT A 149 VOTE DIFFERENCE.
AND, THE STATE SAYS TOD BOWMAN (D) HAS EDGED HIS OPPONENT ANDREW NAEVE (R) BY 38 VOTES. THE STATE SHOWS 9,960 FOR BOWMAN AND 9,922 FOR NAEVE.
JACKSON COUNTY AUDITOR M. JOELLE DEPPE SAID THERE ARE STILL POSSIBLE ABSENTEE BALLOTS AND PROVISIONAL BALLOTS TO COUNT WHICH COULD EFFECT THE CLOSE MARGINS. PROVISIONAL BALLOTS ARE THOSE WHICH MAY BE CHALLENGED DUE TO VOTER REGISTRATION OR OTHER ISSUES. DEPPE SAID THERE HAD BEEN NO CALLS TO HER OFFICE FOR A RECOUNT THIS MORNING.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE SCHEDULED TO CANVAS THE VOTE
NEXT TUESDAY TO MAKE THE TOTALS OFFICIAL. BOTH DUBUQUE AND CLINTON
COUNTY SUPERVISORS HAVE TO CANVAS THE VOTE TOO, AS WELL AS THE STATE BECAUSE IT IS A STATE OFFICE.
BOTH RACES WERE CLOSE AND FOR THAT REASON, THE OUTCOME COULD CHANGE.
BUT RIGHT NOW, MOORE AND BOWMAN ARE THE WINNERS.
ALL THE CANDIDATE'S RADIO AND TV SPOTS ARE DONE, THE NEWSPAPER ADS
HAVE ENDED AND THE YARD SIGNS ARE DISAPPEARING. ANOTHER ELECTION
IS OVER! LET'S HOPE THAT YESTERDAY'S ELECTION MAKES FOR A BETTER COUNTY,
STATE AND NATION IN 2011!
DENNIS VOY
THE NEW CHINA CAFE OPENED TODAY IN THE STRIP MALLON THE STREET TO THE
FAREWAY STORE AND ACROSS
FROM CASEY'S. BEHIND TO
THE LEFT IS McDONALDS AND
BEHIND TO THE RIGHT, IS THE SUPER 8 MOTEL. IT IS A FAST- FOOD PLACE, WHERE JUST LIKE
AT McDONALDS, YOU LOOK UP TO A MENU BOARD WITH
DIFFERENT DISHES AND CHOOSE
WHAT YOU WANT. THEN, EAT-IN OR CARRY-OUT. THERE ARE 8 BOOTHS.
GO IN THE FRONT DOOR AND TURN RIGHT. TURN LEFT FOR
ANOTHER POTENTIAL BUSINESS.
DENNIS VOY
HOLD EVERYTHING!
THE TWO CLOSE RACES HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY (WITH DUBUQUE AND CLINTON COUNTY BALLOTS INCLUDED) ARE STILL QUESTIONABLE!
THE STATE AUDITOR'S TOTAL DOES NOT MATCH THE LOCAL TOTAL!
PLUS, BALLOTS POSTMARKED BY MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT MAY STILL COME IN AND CHANGE THINGS MORE.
WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE THREE SUPERVISOR BOARDS (OF EACH COUNTY) DO THEIR MANDATED CANVASS OF THE
VOTES.
M. JOELLE DEPPE, JACKSON COUNTY AUDITOR, TOLD KMAQ
NEWS THAT A WINNER IN THE TWO RACES CAN NOT AT THIS
TIME CAN NOT BE DECLARED.
ON KMAQ NEWS AT 12:15 (ALSO AT THAT TIME HERE ON OUR WEB SITE) WE MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
DENNIS VOY
THE TWO CLOSE RACES HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY (WITH DUBUQUE AND CLINTON COUNTY BALLOTS INCLUDED) ARE STILL QUESTIONABLE!
THE STATE AUDITOR'S TOTAL DOES NOT MATCH THE LOCAL TOTAL!
PLUS, BALLOTS POSTMARKED BY MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT MAY STILL COME IN AND CHANGE THINGS MORE.
WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE THREE SUPERVISOR BOARDS (OF EACH COUNTY) DO THEIR MANDATED CANVASS OF THE
VOTES.
M. JOELLE DEPPE, JACKSON COUNTY AUDITOR, TOLD KMAQ
NEWS THAT A WINNER IN THE TWO RACES CAN NOT AT THIS
TIME CAN NOT BE DECLARED.
ON KMAQ NEWS AT 12:15 (ALSO AT THAT TIME HERE ON OUR WEB SITE) WE MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
DENNIS VOY
A QUICK REPORT ON THE ELECTION YESTERDAY!
FORMER GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD (R) WON OVER GOVERNOR CULVER.
SEN. GRASSLEY (R) EASILY WON AGAIN OVER ROXANN CONLIN.
CONG. BRALEY (D) WON, BUT BY ONLY A SMALL MARGIN.
TOD BOWMAN, MAQUOKETA, (D) WON BY 25 VOTES FOR IOWA SENATE TO REPLACE RETIRING DEMOCRAT ROGER STEWART. BOWMAN CARRIED JACKSON COUNTY BUT
ANDREW NAEVE CARRIED CLINTON AND DUBUQUE COUNTY PRECINCTS.
ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER, MAQUOKETA, (D) LOST (BY 224 VOTES). WINNER BRIAN MOORE, ZWINGLE FARMER AND NEWCOMER TO POLITICS. AGAIN. SCHUELLER
CARRIED JACKSON COUNTY BUT MOORE DID BETTER IN CLINTON AND
DUBUQUE COUNTIES.
THE BIGGEST SURPRISE IS THAT SCHUELLER LOST.
AND THE TWO RACES (SENATE AND ST. REP) WERE AS CLOSE AS I CAN EVER RECALL HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY.
WILL A RE-COUNT BE CALLED-FOR IN THE SENATE RACE? SINCE THE OUTCOME
IS SO CLOSE, THAT COULD HAPPEN.,
DENNIS VOY
FORMER GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD (R) WON OVER GOVERNOR CULVER.
SEN. GRASSLEY (R) EASILY WON AGAIN OVER ROXANN CONLIN.
CONG. BRALEY (D) WON, BUT BY ONLY A SMALL MARGIN.
TOD BOWMAN, MAQUOKETA, (D) WON BY 25 VOTES FOR IOWA SENATE TO REPLACE RETIRING DEMOCRAT ROGER STEWART. BOWMAN CARRIED JACKSON COUNTY BUT
ANDREW NAEVE CARRIED CLINTON AND DUBUQUE COUNTY PRECINCTS.
ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER, MAQUOKETA, (D) LOST (BY 224 VOTES). WINNER BRIAN MOORE, ZWINGLE FARMER AND NEWCOMER TO POLITICS. AGAIN. SCHUELLER
CARRIED JACKSON COUNTY BUT MOORE DID BETTER IN CLINTON AND
DUBUQUE COUNTIES.
THE BIGGEST SURPRISE IS THAT SCHUELLER LOST.
AND THE TWO RACES (SENATE AND ST. REP) WERE AS CLOSE AS I CAN EVER RECALL HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY.
WILL A RE-COUNT BE CALLED-FOR IN THE SENATE RACE? SINCE THE OUTCOME
IS SO CLOSE, THAT COULD HAPPEN.,
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
SUNNY AND 51 FOR A HIGH TODAY.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT APPROVED A PARADE
NEXT YEAR FOR THE BIG "VINTAGE TORQUE FEST" THAT WILL BE IN
MAQUOKETA THE LAST WEEKEND IN APRIL.
JOHN WELLS, BETTENDORF, ORGANIZER OF THE EVENT SAID THE TORQUE FEST WILL
BE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND HE WANTS TO HAVE A SHORT PARADE FROM THE FAIRGROUNDS TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ON SOUTH MAIN STREET, ON
SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH, FROM 5:30 UNTIL 6:30 P.M. HE ASKED FOR TRAFFIC
CONTROL FROM THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE COUNCIL APPROVED HIS REQUEST. THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE WILL BE PART OF THE EVENT AND
WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC THAT WEEKEND. IT WILL BE A BIG EVENT FOR
MAQUOKETA AND YOU WILL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT IT IN THE MONTHS TO COME.
THE JACKSON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED TO 6.7 PERCENT
IN SEPTEMBER, FROM 7 PERCENT IN AUGUST.
MAQUOKETA POLICE RECEIVED A THEFT REPORT. MICHAEL HAWKS OF MAQUOKETA REPORTED AT 10:48 A.M. YESTERDAY THAT SOMONE TOOK THREE
ANDREW NAEVE POLITICAL SIGNS FROM THE TACO JOHNS PROPERTY JUST OFF WEST PLATT STREET IN MAQUOKETA.
THE POLLS ARE OPEN UNTIL 9 TONIGHT IN MAQUOKETA. ELECTION RETURNS
FROM THE COURT HOUSE IN MAQUOKETA BEGIN AT 9. THEY WILL BE ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM...AND ON KMAQ'S WEB SITE....WWW.KMAQ.COM.'
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT.
DENNIS VOY
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT APPROVED A PARADE
NEXT YEAR FOR THE BIG "VINTAGE TORQUE FEST" THAT WILL BE IN
MAQUOKETA THE LAST WEEKEND IN APRIL.
JOHN WELLS, BETTENDORF, ORGANIZER OF THE EVENT SAID THE TORQUE FEST WILL
BE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND HE WANTS TO HAVE A SHORT PARADE FROM THE FAIRGROUNDS TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ON SOUTH MAIN STREET, ON
SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH, FROM 5:30 UNTIL 6:30 P.M. HE ASKED FOR TRAFFIC
CONTROL FROM THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE COUNCIL APPROVED HIS REQUEST. THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE WILL BE PART OF THE EVENT AND
WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC THAT WEEKEND. IT WILL BE A BIG EVENT FOR
MAQUOKETA AND YOU WILL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT IT IN THE MONTHS TO COME.
THE JACKSON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED TO 6.7 PERCENT
IN SEPTEMBER, FROM 7 PERCENT IN AUGUST.
MAQUOKETA POLICE RECEIVED A THEFT REPORT. MICHAEL HAWKS OF MAQUOKETA REPORTED AT 10:48 A.M. YESTERDAY THAT SOMONE TOOK THREE
ANDREW NAEVE POLITICAL SIGNS FROM THE TACO JOHNS PROPERTY JUST OFF WEST PLATT STREET IN MAQUOKETA.
THE POLLS ARE OPEN UNTIL 9 TONIGHT IN MAQUOKETA. ELECTION RETURNS
FROM THE COURT HOUSE IN MAQUOKETA BEGIN AT 9. THEY WILL BE ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM...AND ON KMAQ'S WEB SITE....WWW.KMAQ.COM.'
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 01, 2010
BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY....HIGH OF 51.
POLLS WILL BE OPEN IN MAQUOKETA FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL 9 P.M. TOMORROW.
TWO MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAMPAIGNING HARD.
WILL TOD BOWMAN, DEMOCRAT, BE THE STATE SENATOR TO REPLACE
ROGER STEWART?
AND, WILL TOM SCHUELLER, DEMOCRAT, BE RE-ELECTED STATE REPRESENTATIVE?
I WILL HAVE THE RESULTS FOR YOU AT 9:30 TOMORROW NIGHT AT THIS
SITE. AND,YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE ELECTION RESULTS "LIVE" FROM THE
JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN MAQUOKETA AT 9 TOMORROW NIGHT.
VOTE TOMORROW.
FIVE CAR - DEER ACCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND IN JACKSON COUNTY.
IT IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR FOR MORE OF THESE.
THE JACKSON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT WILL HAVE ITS
ANNUAL CONSERVATION AWARDS BANQUET ON MONDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 15TH, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. THIS YEAR'S CONSERVATION AWARDS GO TO KENT AND SHARON MARSHALL OF SABULA AND ROGER AND TOM STEWART WHO FARM ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF MAQUOKETA. LANNY SIMPSON OF MAQUOKETA WILL BE AWARDED THE FRIEND OF CONSERVATION AWARD.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7 TONIGHT.
HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING AT 12:35 TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN THE HOSPITAL BOARD ROOM. BOTH MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
PRESTON PLAY-OFF FOOTBALL ON KMAQ-FM AT 7 TONIGHT WITH MATT CLARK OF
MAQUOKETA AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIKE. ALSO ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE TONIGHT. THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT PRESTON. THE TROJANS ARE UNDEFEATED.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
POLLS WILL BE OPEN IN MAQUOKETA FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL 9 P.M. TOMORROW.
TWO MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAMPAIGNING HARD.
WILL TOD BOWMAN, DEMOCRAT, BE THE STATE SENATOR TO REPLACE
ROGER STEWART?
AND, WILL TOM SCHUELLER, DEMOCRAT, BE RE-ELECTED STATE REPRESENTATIVE?
I WILL HAVE THE RESULTS FOR YOU AT 9:30 TOMORROW NIGHT AT THIS
SITE. AND,YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE ELECTION RESULTS "LIVE" FROM THE
JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN MAQUOKETA AT 9 TOMORROW NIGHT.
VOTE TOMORROW.
FIVE CAR - DEER ACCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND IN JACKSON COUNTY.
IT IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR FOR MORE OF THESE.
THE JACKSON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT WILL HAVE ITS
ANNUAL CONSERVATION AWARDS BANQUET ON MONDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 15TH, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. THIS YEAR'S CONSERVATION AWARDS GO TO KENT AND SHARON MARSHALL OF SABULA AND ROGER AND TOM STEWART WHO FARM ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF MAQUOKETA. LANNY SIMPSON OF MAQUOKETA WILL BE AWARDED THE FRIEND OF CONSERVATION AWARD.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7 TONIGHT.
HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING AT 12:35 TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN THE HOSPITAL BOARD ROOM. BOTH MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
PRESTON PLAY-OFF FOOTBALL ON KMAQ-FM AT 7 TONIGHT WITH MATT CLARK OF
MAQUOKETA AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIKE. ALSO ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE TONIGHT. THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT PRESTON. THE TROJANS ARE UNDEFEATED.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
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