Tuesday, October 26, 2010

WINDY....VERY WINDY....AND COLD OUT....NOW IN THE 40'S. WIND AND COLD
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW. MAY NOT BE A GOOD NIGHT
TOMORROW NIGHT TO WATCH FOOTBALL IN THE STANDS. MIGHT BE HARD PASSING AND KICKING TOO.

SPORTS FIRST TODAY. IN TOURNAMENT VOLLEYBALL, THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WON 3 OF 5 GAMES AGAINST DEWITT LAST NIGHT AT THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GYM. NEXT, ALSO HERE IN MAQUOKETA, THE CARDINAL GIRLS HOST DUBUQUE WAHLERT THURSDAY NIGHT, AT 7 P.M. WAHLERT IS 6TH RATED.

TOM QUINLAN ROLLED AN 802 SERIES LAST NIGHT IN LEAGUE BOWLING AT TIMBER LANES HERE IN MAQUOKETA. GOOD GOING TOM!

NINETEEN HOMES IN MAQUOKETA WILL BE WEATHERIZED THIS WEEKEND.
THESE ARE HOMES OF THE ELDERLY, DISABLED AND LOW INCOME. VOLUNTEERS
FROM SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL DO CAULKING, WEATHER-STRIPPING,
WINDOW PLASTIC, DOOR SWEEPS AND OTHER INSULATING TECHNIQUES.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR FOR THIS PROJECT.

WORK BEGAN TODAY ON THE 2010 TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN IN JACKSON COUNTY.
AGAIN THIS YEAR, THE COORDINATOR IS RON SCHAEFER OF MAQUOKETA.
ANYONE WANTING TO HELP CAN CALL RON AT 652-6065.

THE OLD CITY HALL ART GALLERY IN MAQUOKETA HAS WON THE 2010 TOURISM AND ARTS AWARD SPONSORED BY THE IOWA TOURISM OFFICE AND TRAVEL FEDERATION OF IOWA. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO ROSE FRANTZEN AT
THE ANNUAL IOWA TOURISM CONFERENCE HELD IN BURLINGTON THIS PAST WEEK.
ACCEPTING THE AWARD FOR ROSE .....HER PARENTS WAYNE AND ELLEN FRANTZEN.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY