SUNNY AND HIGH OF 23 TODAY.
A 30% CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW TOMORROW AND A  LITTLE WARMER.

DID YOU COME TO THE KMAQ ANNUAL FARM AND HOME SHOW TODAY?
IF YOU DID...THANK YOU!

CHECK THE PHOTOS I TOOK AT HE SHOW BELOW.

WE HAVE TWO BIRTHS:

A BOY WAS BORN YESTERDAY TO LISA AND MATTHEW IRWIN OF MAQUOKETA....BORN AT THE NEW BETTENDORF HOSPITAL, TRINITY TERRACE PARK.    GRANDPARENTS ARE LOIS AND PAUL EADS OF MAQUOKETA  AND JOHN AND MARY IRWIN OF MAQUOKETA.
AND...
MEGAN BARRY AND BRAD RUPP OF DUBUQUE ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN
MONDAY AT FINLEY HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE.     GRANDPARENTS ARE DWAYNE AND
CATHY RUPP OF MAQUOKETA.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.

DENNIS VOY

 

                                             TO THE LEFT IS DEAN ENGEL, REPRESENTING

                                             THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER.   DEAN IS A 

                                              LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF THE MAQUOKETA

                                              STATE BANK.    HE IS PRESENTING THE 21ST

                                              ANNUAL FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE FARMER

                                             OF THE YEAR AWARD TO DAVE AND BETTY

                                             SCHROEDER OF RURAL LAMOTTE.    THEY 

                                             RAN A DAIRY FARM FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND

                                             QUIT MILKING 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW RENT

                                             THE LAND.    THEY WERE COMPLETELY 

                                             SURPRISED WHEN THEIR NAME WAS GIVEN.

                                             THEY HAVE A FAMILY WEDDING IN AUGUST AND

                                             A TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND COMING UP.  

                                            A BIG TURNOUT FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE

                                            KMAQ FARM AND  HOME SHOW.    GREAT 

                                            SUNNY WEATHER IN THE 20'S.     THE FOOD 

                                            BAR SOLD NEARLY 600 HAMBURGERS OVER THE

                                            NOON HOUR,  A FIRST DAY NOON HOUR RECORD.

                                            THE FREE SHOW AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN 

                                            MAQUOKETA CONTINUES UNTIL 7:30 TONIGHT AND

                                            FROM 10:30 A.M.  UNTIL 7:30 P.M. TOMORROW.

                                            COME JOIN US IF AND WHEN YOU CAN.    CLICK-

                                            ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

                                            PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY

 

TO THE LEFT IS BRIAN SCHWAGER OF IOWA

BANK IN MAQUOKETA PRESENTING THE

               AGRI-INDUSTRY-BUSINESS AWARD TO PHIL MARZEN,

                                          MANAGER OF THE THEISEN'S FARM AND HOME

                                          STORE IN MAQUOKETA.   HE HAS BEEN 

                                          WITH THE THEISEN'S FIRM  FOR 21 YEARS.

                                          THEISEN'S HAS SERVED MAQUOKETA AND THE AREA

                                          SINCE THE LATE 50'S.  CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE.

                                          PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY

                                            HERE IS SCOTT GENT OF MONMOUTH, PRESIDENT
                                            OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU
                                            (A CHAMBER  OF COMMERCE MEMBER)
                                            PRESENTING THE FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE
                                            AGRI-PUBLIC SERVICE PERSON OF THE
                                           YEAR TO JUDY RAINS (MRS. RICHARD) OF
                                           MAQUOKETA, A 30 YEAR EMPLOYEE OF THE
                                           FARM SERVICE AGENCY OFFICE IN MAQUOKETA.
                                           SHE IS RETIRING THIS  YEAR.    THE CHAMBER,
                                           ALONG WITH THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB,
                                           AGAIN SPONSORED THE 21ST ANNUAL FRIENDS
                                           OF AGRICULTURE AWARDS.  CLICK ON PHOTO
                                           TO ENLARGE IT.
                                           PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY

                                            RED HENTON ENTERTAINING FROM  11 AM
                                            UNTIL 3 PM TODAY AT THE KMAQ FARM
                                            AND HOME SHOW.     LOOKING GOOD AND
                                            SOUNDING GOOD AT 89.     HE DID A
                                            HARMONICA SOLO THAT WAS REALLY
                                            GREAT.    CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
                                            PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY

                                              HERE'S THE DAGUE EQUIPMENT DISPLAY
                                              THE FARM AND HOME SHOW.   THAT'S JOHN
                                              WITH THE LIGHT SHIRT.    THERE ARE
                                              44 EXHIBITORS.   CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE.
                                             PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY