ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY IN THE 20'S. THEY ARE STILL SAYING IN THE
MID 30'S FRIDAY. WILL BE WARMEST DAY OF THE YEAR.

IN SPORTS:
THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS LAST NIGHT HOSTED INDEPENDENCE.
IT WAS SENIOR NIGHT. THE CARDS LOST 57 TO 18. WINNING POINTS
WERE BY SHILOH SYNDER, RYAN HORCHER, HAVEN MILLER, AND JOHN
HOLTZ. DAKOTA SYNDER WAS OUT WITH A PULLED MUSCLE.
THE FOUR SENIORS RECOGNIZED WERE: KALEB MARSHALL, SHILOH
SNYDER, TWIN-BROTHER DAKOTA SYNDER AND JOHN HOLTZ.
THE MAQUOKETA BASKETBALL BALLS WERE VICTORIOUS OVER
WEST DELAWARE (MANCHESTER). THE GIRLS UP THERE WON 43 TO
40 AND HERE AT HOME, THE BOYS ALSO WON, 44 TO 31.

"CINDERELLA GOES DISCO" WILL BE PRESENTED ON THE STAGE OF
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON MARCH 18TH AND 19TH. FRIDAY,
THE 18TH AT 10 A.M. AND 1:30 P.M. AND ON SATURDAY AT 2:00 P.M. ONLY.
AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15TH AT 7:00 P.M. AT OHNWARD ON WEST PLATT STREET. THERE IS NO NEED TO PREPARE FOR ANYTHING FOR AUDITIONS. THERE ARE PARTS FOR AGE'S 16 THROUGH ADULTS. THERE ARE PARTS FOR 5 WOMEN AND 3 MEN.
RICHARD HALL WILL BE THE DIRECTOR AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL HIM AT 563-652-9815.

A MAQUOKETA MAN WHO TRIED TO RUN DOWN A CLINTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR NEAR DEWITT WILL SERVE UP TO 5 YEARS AT A DAVENPORT FACILITY. BARRETT
J. SNODGRASS, AGE 29, WAS SENTENCED AFTER PLEADING GUILTY IN DECEMBER TO THE CHARGES.

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS YESERDAY PASSED A RESOLUTION ON A 3 TO 0 VOTE PROHIBITING THE PUBLIC FROM CARRYING WEAPONS INTO THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

MAQUOKETA PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER SAGE ROSENFELS (QB WITH THE
NEW YOUR GIANTS) HAS JOINED A FORMER NFL PLAYER TIM DWIGHT IN A VENTURE IN SOLAR POWER. ROSENFELS AND DWIGHT YESTERDAY ASKED THE IOWA LEGISLATURE TO JOIN THEM IN DEVELOPING A SOLAR ENERGY
MARKET IN IOWA. THE TWO PLAYERS JOINED REPRESENTATIVES OF CEDAR VALLEY TECH WORKS IN WATERLOO IN ASKING FOR $7 MILLION FROM THE STATE. OF THAT, $4.5 MILLION IS NEEDED TO RE-TOOL A FORMER JOHN DEERE BUILDING TO LAND A $35 MILLION PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.
DWIGHT SAID HIS COMPANY IS CONSIDERING A PRODUCTION FACILITY
THAT WOULD EMPLOY 20 PEOPLE. DWIGHT ALSO CALLED ON THE
LEGISLATORS TO DEVELOP SMART SOLAR ENERGY POLICIES.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER:
BRANDI PIERCE REPORTED $200 TAKEN FROM HER PURSE AT THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SERVICES STORE.
HEATHER WAACK OF MAQUOKETA REPORTED THAT A PURSE WAS TAKEN
FROM HER CAR WHILE PARKED AT WAL MART.
ANGIE KOONTZ REPORTED HER CAR HAD BEEN VANDALIZED WHILE PARKED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT.
AND AT THE YMCA, A WALLET WAS STOLEN FROM THE MEN'S LOCKER ROOM.

SAW "THE FIGHTER" LAST NIGHT. GREAT MOVIE! SHOWS AT 7 TONIGHT AND THE FINAL TIME TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7.... IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
TONIGHT AND EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT IF FREE POPCORN NIGHT.

ATTENTION MICHIGAN....SUNDAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF BOB OSTERHAUS.

GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALL!

DENNIS VOY