Thursday, December 16, 2010

HERE'S THE PHOTO TAKEN
THIS MORNING LOOKING
WEST ON WEST PLATT STREET,
JUST AFTER THE OVERNIGHT
SNOWFALL. THE PHOTO
DID NOT COME UP...ONLY
THE WORDING BELOW.
CLICK-ON PHOTO FOR A
BETTER VIEW WITH THE ONLY TRAFFIC TO THE BACK OF PHOTO AROUND McDONALDS.
TODAY'S DAILY NEWS REPORT IS BELOW AND ALSO TWO PHOTOS
OF TWO NEW MAQUOKETA
STORES.

DENNIS VOY
3 - 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT, LAST NIGHT. TODAY, CLOUDY AND LIGHT SNOW, PROBABLY ANOTHER INCH. MORE COLD WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK
WITH LITTLE OR NO SNOW.

MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DIRECTED THE SUPT.
KIM HUCKSTADT TO START NEGOTIATIONS WITH FIRMS TO PROVIDE SOME
WORK AT ALL FOUR ATTENDANCE CENTERS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE NEEDS:
THE HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTIM FOR BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY IS A PRIORITY. LIGHTING IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE FOR CARDINAL ELEMENTARY.
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, BOTH WINDOWS AND HEATING
ARE TOP PRIORITIES. MONEY FROM THE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX IS AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. SUPT. HUCKSTADT SAID THEY HAVE ABOUT $5.8 MILLION AVAILABLE TO DO THE PROJECTS. BOARD MEMBERS SAID MAKING THE BUILDINGS ENERGY EFFICIENT IS A TOP PRIORITY.

A COUPLE BIRTHS:
MARISA AND MATTHEW HEEFNER ARE PARENTS OF A BOY WHO WAS BORN
DECEMBER 14TH AT CEDAR RAPIDS. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE MARY AND BLAINE BOCK OF MAQUOKETA AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER IS RUTH ANDERSON OF MAQUOKETA.

DAVID AND CHELSEA FULLER ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN RECENTLY IN
KINGSLAND, GEORGIA. PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER IS DIANNE FULLER OF MAQUOKETA.

THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS ARE ON THE ROAD TONIGHT.

SNOW CONTINUES TO COME DOWN RIGHT NOW, 3:40 P.M.

JOHN JONES, SR......FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA AND NOW LIVING IN
A CARE CENTER AT PELLA NEAR WHERE DAUGHTER BARB LIVES.....IS 96
TOMORROW. HE WORKED FOR CLINTON ENGINES IN MAQUOKETA FOR MANY YEARS AND THEN WAS A LIFE INSURANCE AGENT UNTIL RETIRING.
HIS SON, JACK, HAS BEEN MANAGER OF THE VOY THEATRES SINCE 1974.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN! WASN'T TOO LONG AGO THAT HE HAD FUN SKY-DIVING.
AND, HE STILL ENJOYS SOME TIME UP HERE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AND
KEEPING TRACK OF HIS 3 GRANDCHILDREN, ALL GIRLS.

OH, THE WEATHER OUT SIDE IS..... SING ALONG

GOOD DAY.

DENNIS VOY
THIS MORNING I GOT THIS
EMAIL:
HI THERE,
I JUST WANTED TO DROP YOU A LINE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEW BUSINESS OPENING IN TOWN. OUR PET STORE WILL OFFICIALLY BE OPEN ON FRIDAY, DEC 17TH. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE SIGN EXOTIC CRITTER CORNER AND WONDERED WHAT IT WAS, BUT WONDER NO MORE. 109 S. JONES IS THE LOCATION OF THE NEW PET STORE. BRIAN AND KIM RIXEN ARE THE OWNERS AND ARE EXCITED TO OPEN THE STORE AND MEET THE RESIDENTS OF MAQUOKETA. THE STORE HOURS ARE MON-FRI 10-7, SAT 10-6 AND SUN 12-4. OUR PHONE NUMBER IS 652-0738 AND OUR EMAIL IS exoticcrittercorner@hotmail.com.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO A LONG AND PROSPEROUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE OF MAQUOKETA. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. SIGNED: KIM RIXEN.
WE HERE AT KMAQ WELCOME THE NEW BUSINESS TO MAQUOKETA. THE STORE
IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM GILMORE DRY CLEANING. KIM AND BRIAN ARE NOT NEW TO MAQUOKETA. FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THEY HAVE PUT UP A GREAT
HALLOWEEN DISPLAY IN THEIR FRONT YARD AND ON THEIR FRONT PORCH.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NOT A PET STORE ANYWHERE AROUND HERE, SO THEY SHOULD GET CUSTOMERS FROM NOT ONLY MAQUOKETA BUT ALSO FROM
ALL THE SMALL TOWNS IN THE AREA.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
WEST PLATT STREET (HIGHWAY 64 WEST) LOOKING WEST THIS MORNING
AROUND 8 O'CLOCK, AFTER THE FRESH SNOW OF LAST NIGHT. MOST OF THE
TRAFFIC IS IN THE DISTANCE. CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
A TOUCH OF BLING
IS THE NEW STORE IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
PURSES, BILLFOLDS, JEWELRY
AND OTHER GIFTS.
NICE LOOKING WINDOW.
FOR MANY MANY YEARS,THIS
STORE WAS HOME OF JEWELRY
STORES. IT IS THE SECOND
STORE BUILDING SOUTH OF
PLATT STREET ON THE WEST
SIDE OF MAIN.
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE
OWNER AT THIS TIME.
I'M HAVING SOME PROBLEM
WITH MY CAMERA. ALL 3
PHOTOS I TOOK TODAY ARE
NOT NOT 100% IN FOCUS.
SORRY.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY