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
