HERE'S JIM FOSTER OF RURAL MAQUOKETA ....A 1969 GRADUATE OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL AND FOUNDER OF FOSTER FAMILY MUSIC IN THE QUAD CITIES. HE HAS BEEN AT ALMOST ALL OF OUR FARM AND HOME SHOWS WITH ORGANS AND PIANOS. THE BUSINESS IS NOW
OWNED BY HIS DAUGHTER BUT HE AND HIS WIFE GO DOWN TO
HELP OUT 2 OR 3 DAYS A WEEK.
HIS MOTHER, NOW 88, STILL LIVES IN MAQUOKETA. HE
STARTED THE BUSINESS IN 1984,
DURING BAD ECONOMIC TIMES
AND HIGH INTEREST RATES.
SAYS HE HAD TO TALK TO OVER
30 BANKS BEFORE HE FOUND ONE THAT WOULD GIVE HIM A LOAN.