50 TODAY...NICE DAY.
RAIN OR SNOW TONIGHT...LOW 35
TOMORROW, CLOUDY AND HIGH OF 47
AND SATURDAY, ANOTHER NICE DAY WITH SUNSHINE AND AROUND 50 PLUS.
BIG RURAL HOME FIRE AT BELLEVUE TODAY.....BELLEVUE, LAMOTTE AND SPRINGBROOK FIREMEN WERE CALLED AND THE HOUSE WAS A TOTAL LOSS, AT AN ESTIMATED $300,000. IT BELONGED TO JOEL SCHROEDER.
POLICE BLOTTER: ROGER BOWLING ON ANDERSON STREET REPORTED HIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN KEYED OVERNIGHT TUESDAY.
AND MEGAN FRANZEN REPORTED THIS MORNING THAT TWO VEHICLES PARKED
AT OBIE'S HAD THEIR TIRES SLASHED.
DISNEY'S "GNOMEO & JULIET" STARTS TOMORROW. RATED G.
THE DRIVE-IN OPENS A WEEK FROM TOMORROW.
DID YOU KNOW? TO MAKE A HALF A KILO OF HONEY, BEES MUST COLLECT
RECTAR FROM OVER 2 MILLION INDIVIDUAL FLOWERS? I'LL HAVE TO ASK
LOCAL HONEY PROVIDER DAVE HAYES ABOUT THAT. I'LL ASK HIM ALSO
HOW BIG A KILO IS.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A STATUE OF DON THOMAS, WHO STARTED CLINTON
ENGINES IN THE 50'S, AT THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM. A GIFT FROM
HIS SON AND WILL BE PUT IN PLACE LATER THIS SPRING. MORE ABOUT THAT
LATER.
IN 1878, MAQUOKETA HAD 5 HOTELS.....SAYS THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORY
BOOK OF 1878.
WE HAVE 1 HOTEL NOW, 2 MOTELS AND 1 BED AND BREAKFAST.
NO CHARGE FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION YOU ARE GETTING.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
47 TODAY....SUNNY.
MCHS STUDENTS WERE EVACUATED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF A GAS LEAK OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING. FIREMEN WERE CALLED AFTER THE SMELL OF SMOKE, NEAR THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY BUILDING. BLACK HILLS
ENERGY CAME AND REPAIRED THE LEAK AND BY 9:30 A.M. THE STUDENTS WERE BACK IN SCHOOL.
AT THE RECOMENDATION OF PROGRAM DIRECTOR HELEN SNELL, THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED EXTENDING THE FOUR-YEAR-OLD PRESCHOOL TO FIVE HALF-DAYS, FROM FOUR DAYS. IT WAS NOTED THAT MOST SURROUNDING DISTRICTS OFFER FIVE DAYS.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FIGURES WERE ANNOUNCED AGAIN THIS WEEK AND IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE RATE WENT DOWN A BIT, TO 8.8 PERCENT. IT WAS 9 IN
JANUARY.
WORD HAS BEEN RECEIVED OF THE DEATH OF 85 YEAR OLD RAYMOND HOLM
OF DES MOINES AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. HE DIED BACK ON FEBRUARY 10TH IN DES MOINES AND AT ONE TIME, FARMED IN THIS AREA. GOOGLE
GRANDVIEW PARK FUNERAL HOME FOR MORE DETAILS.
VIC AND DIANNE RATHJE OUT AMANA WAY GOT THEIR APRIL/MAY ISSUE
OF "OUR IOWA" IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY AND THE ISSUE HAS A FEATURE,
"THE PRETTIEST FARM IN IOWA" AND OWNED BY KMAQ-AREA LOCALS MIKE AND JULIE DELANEY.
DIANNE SAYS IT IS AN EXCELLENT STORY AND TELLS ALSO ABOUT THEIR
HERD OF 80 ALPACAS.
SORRY TO REPORT THE CLOSING OF A DOWNTOWN BUSINESS. BUGS COFFEE
CAFE' HAS CLOSED. IT OPENED LAST FALL. IT WAS A NICE PLACE....GOOD SANDWICHES AND SPECIAL BEVERAGES....WE WILL MISS IT. I ASSUME IT JUST WAS NOT DOING ENOUGH BUSINESS.
FOR MORE BUSINESS NEWS.....SEE BELOW THIS REPORT. OH YES, MANAGEMENT FROM THE GOODWILL STORE WILL BE ON KMAQ'S JUST TALK TOMORROW. YOU
CAN HEAR THE SHOW BY GOING TO OUR HOME PAGE AND IN UPPER LEFT CORNER,
CLICK-ON THE ON THE AIR BUTTON.
ONE MORE COMMENT REGARDING DOWNTOWN......A NEW BRICK FRONT IS BEING
PUT ON RICK DECKER'S BUILDING ON EAST PLATT, ON THE CORNER WHERE THE
TERM CITY BUSINESS WAS. (HARRIS PENROSE COMPANY MANY YEARS BACK. I
WONDER WHAT ALWAYS SOFT-SPOKEN ROY MOREHEAD IS DOING THESE DAYS?) THAT NICE CORNER LOCATION IS FOR RENT WITH THE NEW FRONT WILL MAKE IT EVEN A NICER PLACE FOR A NEW BUSINESS.
I WISH ANOTHER FURNITURE STORE WOULD COME TO TOWN. SPREAD THE
WORD THAT MAQUOKETA WOULD BE A GOOD LOCATION FOR A FURNITURE
STORE. YOU CAN'T BUY A NEW CHAIR OR ANY FURNITURE IN ALL OF
JACKSON COUNTY. JACKSON COUNTY ONCE HAD 6 FURNITURE STORES.
BACK IN 1878 MAQUOKETA HAD 3 CABINET SHOPS. SUPPOSE THEY ALSO
SOLD FURNITURE?
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN! HAPPY TRAILS!
DENNIS VOY
MCHS STUDENTS WERE EVACUATED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF A GAS LEAK OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING. FIREMEN WERE CALLED AFTER THE SMELL OF SMOKE, NEAR THE NEW CLINTON COMMUNITY BUILDING. BLACK HILLS
ENERGY CAME AND REPAIRED THE LEAK AND BY 9:30 A.M. THE STUDENTS WERE BACK IN SCHOOL.
AT THE RECOMENDATION OF PROGRAM DIRECTOR HELEN SNELL, THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED EXTENDING THE FOUR-YEAR-OLD PRESCHOOL TO FIVE HALF-DAYS, FROM FOUR DAYS. IT WAS NOTED THAT MOST SURROUNDING DISTRICTS OFFER FIVE DAYS.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FIGURES WERE ANNOUNCED AGAIN THIS WEEK AND IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE RATE WENT DOWN A BIT, TO 8.8 PERCENT. IT WAS 9 IN
JANUARY.
WORD HAS BEEN RECEIVED OF THE DEATH OF 85 YEAR OLD RAYMOND HOLM
OF DES MOINES AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. HE DIED BACK ON FEBRUARY 10TH IN DES MOINES AND AT ONE TIME, FARMED IN THIS AREA. GOOGLE
GRANDVIEW PARK FUNERAL HOME FOR MORE DETAILS.
VIC AND DIANNE RATHJE OUT AMANA WAY GOT THEIR APRIL/MAY ISSUE
OF "OUR IOWA" IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY AND THE ISSUE HAS A FEATURE,
"THE PRETTIEST FARM IN IOWA" AND OWNED BY KMAQ-AREA LOCALS MIKE AND JULIE DELANEY.
DIANNE SAYS IT IS AN EXCELLENT STORY AND TELLS ALSO ABOUT THEIR
HERD OF 80 ALPACAS.
SORRY TO REPORT THE CLOSING OF A DOWNTOWN BUSINESS. BUGS COFFEE
CAFE' HAS CLOSED. IT OPENED LAST FALL. IT WAS A NICE PLACE....GOOD SANDWICHES AND SPECIAL BEVERAGES....WE WILL MISS IT. I ASSUME IT JUST WAS NOT DOING ENOUGH BUSINESS.
FOR MORE BUSINESS NEWS.....SEE BELOW THIS REPORT. OH YES, MANAGEMENT FROM THE GOODWILL STORE WILL BE ON KMAQ'S JUST TALK TOMORROW. YOU
CAN HEAR THE SHOW BY GOING TO OUR HOME PAGE AND IN UPPER LEFT CORNER,
CLICK-ON THE ON THE AIR BUTTON.
ONE MORE COMMENT REGARDING DOWNTOWN......A NEW BRICK FRONT IS BEING
PUT ON RICK DECKER'S BUILDING ON EAST PLATT, ON THE CORNER WHERE THE
TERM CITY BUSINESS WAS. (HARRIS PENROSE COMPANY MANY YEARS BACK. I
WONDER WHAT ALWAYS SOFT-SPOKEN ROY MOREHEAD IS DOING THESE DAYS?) THAT NICE CORNER LOCATION IS FOR RENT WITH THE NEW FRONT WILL MAKE IT EVEN A NICER PLACE FOR A NEW BUSINESS.
I WISH ANOTHER FURNITURE STORE WOULD COME TO TOWN. SPREAD THE
WORD THAT MAQUOKETA WOULD BE A GOOD LOCATION FOR A FURNITURE
STORE. YOU CAN'T BUY A NEW CHAIR OR ANY FURNITURE IN ALL OF
JACKSON COUNTY. JACKSON COUNTY ONCE HAD 6 FURNITURE STORES.
BACK IN 1878 MAQUOKETA HAD 3 CABINET SHOPS. SUPPOSE THEY ALSO
SOLD FURNITURE?
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN! HAPPY TRAILS!
DENNIS VOY
MEET THE OWNER.SHE IS JENNY CURRENT OF
PRESTON, A GRADUATE OF
EAST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN
MILES AND CAPRI COLLEGE IN
DUBUQUE. HER FATHER IS
MIKE CURRENT OF MAQUOKETA
AND HER MOTHER IS LISA CLAUSEN OF PRESTON. SHE HAS A BROTHER TIM IN BERNARD.
JENNY IS SINGLE.
HER 5-YEAR OLD SON JADEN GOES TO PRE-SCHOOL AT PRESTON AND WHEN JENNY IS WORKING, GRANDMA LISA AND HE HAVE GOOD FUN. JENNY WAS WORKING AT JILL'S IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA AND DECIDED TO OPEN HER OWN SALON. IT IS WHERE THE TATTOO BUSINESS WAS BUT WITH A BRAND NEW LOOK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.
THE INTERIOR IS REALLY NEAT AND JENNY DID MOST OF THE WORK AND DECORATING HERSELF. IN APRIL, SHE WILL HAVE SOMEONE TO OCCUPY THE
SECOND CHAIR. KIESHA CURTIS OF RURAL MAQUOKETA WILL GRADUATE SOON
FROM CAPRI AND JOIN JENNY AS AN EMPLOYEE. NOW, THE SALON IS OPEN
TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, BUT WHEN KIESHA ARRIVES, THE HOURS WILL
BE EXPANDED. HER PHONE NUMBER: 563-652-4353.
BEST OF LUCK TO JENNY IN HER NEW BUSINESS ON SOUTH MAIN STREET
IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. AND YES, SHE DOES MEN'S HAIR TOO. ANOTHER
YES, SHE SELLS BEAUTY CONTROL SUPPLIES....AND PURSES AND HANDBAGS.
PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
43 AND SUNNY TODAY...
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL VOTED LAST NIGHT TO PUT IN NEW
FURNACES AND AIR-CONDITIONERS AT THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY
CENTER. FOUR UNITS AT A COST OF AROUND $18,000.
THERE WILL BE NO NEW "DIVERSITY CLUB" AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AT LEAST ANYTIME SOON.
AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE TOPIC WAS DISCUSSED AND
THE SHILOH BAPTIST MINISTER IN MAQUOKETA, STEVE HANTELMANN, WHO
MOVED TO MAQUOKETA LAST FALL, SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE FORMATION
OF THE CLUB. THERE WAS A PERIOD OF SILENCE AFTER HIS REMARKS.
BOARD MEMBERS SAID NOTHING AND AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, PRESIDENT
SCHWENKER SAID WITH NO MOTION BEING MADE, HE FELT THE ISSUE
WOULD NOT BE DEALT WITH AT THIS TIME.
A BIRTH. TROY AND ANESSA PETERSEN OF MAQUOKETA HAD A GIRL
AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE YESTERDAY. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE
MARK AND JULIE MILLER OF RURAL MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
ARE DON AND KATHY KUNDE OF MAQUOKETA.
BIG DAY FRIDAY. THE NEW GOODWILL STORE OPENS. I WILL HAVE A PHOTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.
AND THURSDAY, THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS OPEN THE NEW SEASON IN THE
AFTERNOON, HOSTING SAN DIEGO. FOR THE 27TH YEAR, WE WILL BROADCAST
CARDINAL GAMES.
MOE BANDY IS COMING TO THE MOONEY HOLLOW BARN AT GREEN ISLAND
SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 16TH, WITH HIS AMERICANA BAND. HE HAS HAD
A THEATRE IN BRANSON FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS AND HAS HAD MANY BIG
HITS. KMAQ IS TAKING A BUS TO SEE HIM....LEAVING FROM THE FAIR
GROUNDS AT 5:30 P.M. AND BACK HOME AROUND 10:30. JUST $55 FOR
THE BUS AND CENTER STAGE TICKET. SIGN-UP HERE AT KMAQ.
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
DENNIS VOY
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL VOTED LAST NIGHT TO PUT IN NEW
FURNACES AND AIR-CONDITIONERS AT THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY
CENTER. FOUR UNITS AT A COST OF AROUND $18,000.
THERE WILL BE NO NEW "DIVERSITY CLUB" AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, AT LEAST ANYTIME SOON.
AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE TOPIC WAS DISCUSSED AND
THE SHILOH BAPTIST MINISTER IN MAQUOKETA, STEVE HANTELMANN, WHO
MOVED TO MAQUOKETA LAST FALL, SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE FORMATION
OF THE CLUB. THERE WAS A PERIOD OF SILENCE AFTER HIS REMARKS.
BOARD MEMBERS SAID NOTHING AND AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, PRESIDENT
SCHWENKER SAID WITH NO MOTION BEING MADE, HE FELT THE ISSUE
WOULD NOT BE DEALT WITH AT THIS TIME.
A BIRTH. TROY AND ANESSA PETERSEN OF MAQUOKETA HAD A GIRL
AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE YESTERDAY. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE
MARK AND JULIE MILLER OF RURAL MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
ARE DON AND KATHY KUNDE OF MAQUOKETA.
BIG DAY FRIDAY. THE NEW GOODWILL STORE OPENS. I WILL HAVE A PHOTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.
AND THURSDAY, THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS OPEN THE NEW SEASON IN THE
AFTERNOON, HOSTING SAN DIEGO. FOR THE 27TH YEAR, WE WILL BROADCAST
CARDINAL GAMES.
MOE BANDY IS COMING TO THE MOONEY HOLLOW BARN AT GREEN ISLAND
SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 16TH, WITH HIS AMERICANA BAND. HE HAS HAD
A THEATRE IN BRANSON FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS AND HAS HAD MANY BIG
HITS. KMAQ IS TAKING A BUS TO SEE HIM....LEAVING FROM THE FAIR
GROUNDS AT 5:30 P.M. AND BACK HOME AROUND 10:30. JUST $55 FOR
THE BUS AND CENTER STAGE TICKET. SIGN-UP HERE AT KMAQ.
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
DENNIS VOY
MY 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE WILL OPEN FOR THE SEASON FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH.IT OPENED AND SHOWED THE FIRST MOVIES IN AUGUST OF 1950.
THIS IS A 1951 OR 1952 AIRPLANE PHOTO OF THE DRIVE-IN. MARGE
CORNELIUS OF MAQUOKETA BROUGHT IT TO ME THIS MORNING. SHE AND
HER LATE HUSBAND FLOYD (LATER, BABY CRAIG ALSO ) LIVED THERE FOR NEARLY 3 YEARS, STARTING RIGHT AFTER THEY WERE MARRIED, JANUARY 1, 1951. THEY RENTED THE FARM HOME FROM DICK AND BETTY FRANKLIN, WHO OWNED THE FARMLAND. PART OF THAT FARM WAS USED FOR THE DRIVE-IN LOCATION. THE
HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN THIS MONTH. IN THIS PHOTO, YOU SEE THE BACK
OF THE HOUSE, THE WEST SIDE. ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SCREEN AND HOUSE
WAS THEN 2-LANE HIGHWAY 61. TO THE SOUTH JUST OUT OF THIS PHOTO, WAS
A RAILROAD BRIDGE. DICK AND BETTY FRANKLIN WERE THEATRE PARTNERS WITH WALT AND LEULAH ALLEN. THREE ARE DEAD AND DICK FRANKLIN MAY STILL BE
ALIVE. LAST I KNEW, HE WAS LIVING IN THE DES MOINES AREA.
I HAVE OWNED THE THEATRE SINCE 1972. PURCHASED IT FROM THE LATE
"BUD" McKINSEY. THERE ARE THREE OTHER DRIVE-IN THEATRES IN IOWA. AT ONE TIME, THERE WERE 5 DRIVE-IN THEATRES IN THE QUAD CITIES, 3 SCREENS IN DUBUQUE, 1 IN CLINTON AND 3 OR 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS. SO, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN EASTERN IOWA AND WESTERN ILLINOIS THAT REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES THEY HAD AT A DRIVE-IN THEATRE. PEOPLE WILL START HAVING THOSE GOOD TIMES AGAIN JUST 5 MILES SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA STARTING APRIL 8TH.....WHEN THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE OPENS FOR ANOTHER SEASON. SEE YOU THERE! I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO GET THIS PHOTO THAT I NEVER KNEW EXISTED.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, March 28, 2011
ONLY 39 TODAY, BUT SUNNY AND NO WIND.
TOMORROW, 42 FOR THE HIGH.
OUR NORMAL HIGH FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR SHOULD BE IN LOW 50'S.
AT A MEETING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE
CENTER, THE IOWA DNR TOLD ABOUT 60 IN ATTENDANCE THAT THEY
WILL AGAIN THIS YEAR, NOT ALLOW THE CAVES TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
AT THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK. THE REASON IS THAT THERE IS FEAR
OF A SPREADING FUNGUS THAT KILLS BATS, AND THAT COULD BE CARRIED TO THE
BATS IN THE LOCAL CAVES. THE FUNGUS HASN'T BEEN FOUND IN IOWA YET,
BUT IT IS AS CLOSE AS MISSOURI. THE PARK WILL BE OPEN AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR CAMPING, HIKING, PICNICS, ETC. TROUBLE IS....IT IS THE CAVES THAT BRING IN THE BIG NUMBERS. ATTENDANCE AT THE PARK LAST YEAR WAS WAY, WAY DOWN. MOST PEOPLE HATE BATS. BUT, THEY HAVE A JOB IN LIFE, SO MUST
BE SPARED. MY GUESS IS....THE FUNGUS WILL GET INTO IOWA SOME DAY REGARDLESS.....MAYBE SEVERAL YEARS FROM NOW. MEANWHILE, WE LOOSE
OUR #1 TOURIST ATTRACTION.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT AND THE CITY COUNCIL
ALSO HAS A SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT.
A VERY GOOD FISH FRY IS GETTING CLOSE. THE DELMAR UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH FISH FRY IS FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH AT GROSSMAN HALL IN DELMAR.
PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR. JERRY NELSON IS THEIR FISH FRY SPECIALIST.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF TEAM HAS 6 OF 7 OF THE TOP 7
GOLFERS RETURNING THIS SEASON. THEY ARE: ALEX BECK, KYLE CLARK,
CONNER TAYLOR, MATT HANSEN, TY THEDE AND BLAISE WALLER.
LOTS OF VARSITY EXPERIENCE. TERI TAYLOR AGAIN WILL COACH THE TEAM
THIS YEAR. SHOULD BE A GOOD YEAR FOR BOY'S GOLF.
THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE IS OPEN. HAVE NOT HEARD
IF PRAIRIE CREEK IS.
IN THE 1878 HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, IT SAYS MAQUOKETA HAD
5 NEWSPAPERS, 11 BLACKSMITH SHOPS, 3 BARBER SHOPS AND 12 SALOONS.
WE HAVE TAVERNS NOW....ABOUT 3 OR 4. ANOTHER HALF DOZEN OR
SO PLACES WHERE YOU CAN BUY A BEER, BUT THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED A TAVERN.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS
TOMORROW, 42 FOR THE HIGH.
OUR NORMAL HIGH FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR SHOULD BE IN LOW 50'S.
AT A MEETING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE
CENTER, THE IOWA DNR TOLD ABOUT 60 IN ATTENDANCE THAT THEY
WILL AGAIN THIS YEAR, NOT ALLOW THE CAVES TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
AT THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK. THE REASON IS THAT THERE IS FEAR
OF A SPREADING FUNGUS THAT KILLS BATS, AND THAT COULD BE CARRIED TO THE
BATS IN THE LOCAL CAVES. THE FUNGUS HASN'T BEEN FOUND IN IOWA YET,
BUT IT IS AS CLOSE AS MISSOURI. THE PARK WILL BE OPEN AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR CAMPING, HIKING, PICNICS, ETC. TROUBLE IS....IT IS THE CAVES THAT BRING IN THE BIG NUMBERS. ATTENDANCE AT THE PARK LAST YEAR WAS WAY, WAY DOWN. MOST PEOPLE HATE BATS. BUT, THEY HAVE A JOB IN LIFE, SO MUST
BE SPARED. MY GUESS IS....THE FUNGUS WILL GET INTO IOWA SOME DAY REGARDLESS.....MAYBE SEVERAL YEARS FROM NOW. MEANWHILE, WE LOOSE
OUR #1 TOURIST ATTRACTION.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT AND THE CITY COUNCIL
ALSO HAS A SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT.
A VERY GOOD FISH FRY IS GETTING CLOSE. THE DELMAR UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH FISH FRY IS FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH AT GROSSMAN HALL IN DELMAR.
PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR. JERRY NELSON IS THEIR FISH FRY SPECIALIST.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF TEAM HAS 6 OF 7 OF THE TOP 7
GOLFERS RETURNING THIS SEASON. THEY ARE: ALEX BECK, KYLE CLARK,
CONNER TAYLOR, MATT HANSEN, TY THEDE AND BLAISE WALLER.
LOTS OF VARSITY EXPERIENCE. TERI TAYLOR AGAIN WILL COACH THE TEAM
THIS YEAR. SHOULD BE A GOOD YEAR FOR BOY'S GOLF.
THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE IS OPEN. HAVE NOT HEARD
IF PRAIRIE CREEK IS.
IN THE 1878 HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, IT SAYS MAQUOKETA HAD
5 NEWSPAPERS, 11 BLACKSMITH SHOPS, 3 BARBER SHOPS AND 12 SALOONS.
WE HAVE TAVERNS NOW....ABOUT 3 OR 4. ANOTHER HALF DOZEN OR
SO PLACES WHERE YOU CAN BUY A BEER, BUT THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED A TAVERN.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS
HERE IS BOB LARKEY (LEFT) OF MAQUOKETA!EVERYONE IN AGRICULTURE KNOWS BOB,
IN JACKSON, CLINTON AND JONES COUNTIES...
AND BEYOND. IN THIS PHOTO, JASON KURT,
PRESIDENT OF THE JONES COUNTY CATTLMEN'S BOARD, PRESENTED BOB A PLAQUE AFTER BEING INDUCTED INTO THE JONES COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S HALL OF FAME.
HE WAS PRESENTED THE AWARD RECENTLY AT
THEIR BANQUET ATTENDED BY ABOUT 500 PEOPLE. BOB, AGE 66, WAS BORN ON A JONES
COUNTY FARM. BOB AND HIS WIFE MYRNA PURCHASED MAQUOKETA LIVESTOCK SALES
31 YEARS AGO AND HE STILL HAS SALES ON A FAIRLY REGULAR SCHEDULE AFTER ALREADY SELLING OVER 2 MILLION HEAD OF CATTLE AT HIS SALE BARN AT THE SOUTH PART OF MAQUOKETA. HE IS AN AUCTIONEER AND
FOR MANY YEARS, HIS HOBBY WAS HARNESS
HORSE RACING. HE IS ALWAYS HELPING TO
PROMOTE AGRICULTURE AND SUPPORTS 4-H,
FFA AND OTHER AG ORGANIZATIONS. I SAW
BOB AND MYRNA AT THE DAIRY BANQUET
SATURDAY NIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS BOB!
THIS PHOTO CAME FROM THE MIDLAND TIMES NEWSPAPER IN WYOMING, ONE OF
SEVERAL SMALL TOWN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS IN THE AREA. THE OTHERS ARE IN PRESTON, CLARENCE AND LOWDEN. THEY ALL DO A GOOD JOB AND THE TOWNS
ARE LUCKY TO HAVE THEM. MY THEATRE MOVIES ARE ADVERTISED IN THEM WEEKLY.
CLICK-ON THE PHOTO AND IT WILL ENLARGE A LITTLE. CLICK-ON IT A SECOND TIME AND IT WILL GET EVEN LARGER.
DENNIS VOY
NANCY AND I ATTENDED THECLINTON-JACKSON 23RD
ANNUAL DAIRY BANQUET SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE
FAIRGROUNDS. NICE DINNER,
FOLLOWED BY BUSINESS
MEETING. SHOWN AT LEFT,
NICOLE TRENKAMP OF
PRESTON, WHO WILL REIGN
FOR 2ND YEAR AS DAIRY PRINCESS. LITTLE SIR
DAIRY MAN AUSTIN HOLDGRAFER
OF BELLEVUE WILL SERVE A
SECOND YEAR ALSO AND
THE NEW 2011 DAIRY AMBASSADOR
IN BLUE SHIRT IS SHAWN BANOWETZ OF CHARLOTTE. THE LITTLE MISS DIARY MAID IS DELANEY BARBER OF DEWITT BUT WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE SATURDAY NIGHT. DWAIN KILBURG, DAIRY FARMER BETWEEN SPRINGBROOK AND BELLEVUE IS PRESIDENT OF THE ORGAINIZATION AND SERVED AS EMCEE AND HIS WIFE BARB WAS AGAIN CHAIRMAN OF THE EVENT. GOOD JOB BY THE KILBURGS AS USUAL. DWAIN AND SON DAVE ALSO GOT AN AWARD FROM THE DHIA FOR THEIR MILK PRODUCTION THE PAST YEAR. ATTENDANCE DOWN A BIT, BUT STILL A GOOD TURNOUT. TWO MORE
PHOTOS BELOW.
MANY AG BUSINESS PLACES INCLINTON AND JACKSON COUNTY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE ANNUAL
DAIRY BANQUET AND ALSO
ATTEND THE EVENT.
GOT THIS PHOTO OF BOB AND
JACKIE MITCHELL RIGHT AFTER JACKIE WON THE GIFT IN FRONT
OF HER. THEY ARE OWNERS
OF MAQUOKETA FEEDS-MITCHELL MASKREY FEED AND
SEED IN MAQUOKETA.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
Friday, March 25, 2011
CLOUDY AND COLD TODAY....IN MID 30'S,
WEEKEND WILL BE COLDER THAN SHOULD BE AGAIN.
NO FLOODING PROBLEMS SO FAR.
DOTTIE BAYLES, WHO WORKS FOR KMAQ , HIT A DEER ABOUT 10 LAST NIGHT
NORTH OF BALDWIN. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HER CHEVY BLAZER.
SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME, AND WAS NOT INJURED.
A MAQUOKETA MAN, RUSSELL COONS, REPORTED TO THE POLICE THAT SOMEONE
CUT OFF A DOOR AT HIS MINI STORAGE UNIT ON EAST PLATT AND A PIONEER
STEREO WITH CD PLAYER WAS TAKEN. THIS HAPPENED SOMETIME IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
NOT MUCH ELSE HAPPENING AROUND HERE.
THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE IS OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
NOT SURE ABOUT PRAIRIE CREEK.
STILL NO OFFICIAL WORD ON IF THE CAVES WILL BE OPEN THIS SPRING
AND SUMMER AT THE STATE PARK.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
WEEKEND WILL BE COLDER THAN SHOULD BE AGAIN.
NO FLOODING PROBLEMS SO FAR.
DOTTIE BAYLES, WHO WORKS FOR KMAQ , HIT A DEER ABOUT 10 LAST NIGHT
NORTH OF BALDWIN. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HER CHEVY BLAZER.
SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME, AND WAS NOT INJURED.
A MAQUOKETA MAN, RUSSELL COONS, REPORTED TO THE POLICE THAT SOMEONE
CUT OFF A DOOR AT HIS MINI STORAGE UNIT ON EAST PLATT AND A PIONEER
STEREO WITH CD PLAYER WAS TAKEN. THIS HAPPENED SOMETIME IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
NOT MUCH ELSE HAPPENING AROUND HERE.
THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE IS OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
NOT SURE ABOUT PRAIRIE CREEK.
STILL NO OFFICIAL WORD ON IF THE CAVES WILL BE OPEN THIS SPRING
AND SUMMER AT THE STATE PARK.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, March 24, 2011
NO REPORT TODAY.
JUST A REMINDER, YOU CAN GET ALL THE LOCAL NEWS AT 5:05 P.M.....
9:45 P.M.....7:45 A.M. AND AT 12:15 P.M. ON THE INTERNET AT KMAQ'S
HOME PAGE WEB SITE. WWW.KMAQ.COM. JUST CLICK-ON THE UPPER LEFT ON THE AIR BUTTON AND YOU WILL HEAR KMAQ-FM PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE NEWS AT THE TIMES ABOVE.
DENNIS VOY
JUST A REMINDER, YOU CAN GET ALL THE LOCAL NEWS AT 5:05 P.M.....
9:45 P.M.....7:45 A.M. AND AT 12:15 P.M. ON THE INTERNET AT KMAQ'S
HOME PAGE WEB SITE. WWW.KMAQ.COM. JUST CLICK-ON THE UPPER LEFT ON THE AIR BUTTON AND YOU WILL HEAR KMAQ-FM PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE NEWS AT THE TIMES ABOVE.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
CLOUDY, WET AND 39 FOR THE HIGH TODAY.
JUST AFTER 2 AM THIS MORNING, ON HIGHWAY 62 NEAR ANDREW, BRANDON
SPRINGER, AGE 18, WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS EAST BOUND, CROSSED THE
CENTERLINE AND TRAVELLED NEARLY 200 FEET ON THE OPPOSITE SHOULDER.
HIS CAR THEN STRUCK A DRIVEWAY AND SOME MAILBOXES, WENT AIRBORNE FOR OVER 100 FEET, ROLLED AND THEN CAME TO REST ON ITS WHEELS. HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND
RELEASED. HE WAS ALONE AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS, PLUS THERE WAS DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $100 DONE TO MAILBOXES. HE WAS CHARGED BY
JACKSON COUNTY DEPUTY GRUVER WITH FAILING TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND FAILING TO PROVE SECURITY.
THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER WILL BE HELPING PATIENTS
REST EASIER BY OFFERING SLEEP SERVICES BEGINNING THIS SUMMER.
MINOR RENOVATION WILL TRANSFORM TWO AVAILABLE ROOMS AT THE
HOSPITAL INTO SUITE-LIKE BEDROOMS FOR SLEEP STUDIES. THE STUDIES WILL BE AVAILABLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS. THE SLEEP DISORDER PROGRAM WILL BE AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONALLY ACCREDITED GENESIS SLEEP DISORDER CENTER, WHICH CURRENTLY OPERATES 18 BEDS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF SLEEP DISORDERS. SLEEP DISORDERS MAY BE ONE OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED AND UNDIAGNOSED CONDITIONS SUFFERED BY AMERICANS, SAYS GENESIS.
ANOTHER GAS DRIVE-OFF AT CASEY'S ON WESTGATE DRIVE YESTERDAY.
AND OFFICIALS AT MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY REPORTED
SOMEONE CUT A LOCK AND STOLE AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF COPPER WIRE.
TED AND PAT MAZE ARE BACK FROM A WINTER OUTING DOWN IN ARIZONA.
THEY HAD A GOOD TIME AND WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE TED BACK AT ROTARY.
HE WILL SOON START ORGANIZING ANOTHER SUMMER ICE CREAM SOCIAL
TO BE SPONSORED BY ROTARY.
SUMMERTIME IN MAQUOKETA,.....CAN'T WAIT.
DENNIS VOY
JUST AFTER 2 AM THIS MORNING, ON HIGHWAY 62 NEAR ANDREW, BRANDON
SPRINGER, AGE 18, WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS EAST BOUND, CROSSED THE
CENTERLINE AND TRAVELLED NEARLY 200 FEET ON THE OPPOSITE SHOULDER.
HIS CAR THEN STRUCK A DRIVEWAY AND SOME MAILBOXES, WENT AIRBORNE FOR OVER 100 FEET, ROLLED AND THEN CAME TO REST ON ITS WHEELS. HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND
RELEASED. HE WAS ALONE AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS, PLUS THERE WAS DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $100 DONE TO MAILBOXES. HE WAS CHARGED BY
JACKSON COUNTY DEPUTY GRUVER WITH FAILING TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND FAILING TO PROVE SECURITY.
THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER WILL BE HELPING PATIENTS
REST EASIER BY OFFERING SLEEP SERVICES BEGINNING THIS SUMMER.
MINOR RENOVATION WILL TRANSFORM TWO AVAILABLE ROOMS AT THE
HOSPITAL INTO SUITE-LIKE BEDROOMS FOR SLEEP STUDIES. THE STUDIES WILL BE AVAILABLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS. THE SLEEP DISORDER PROGRAM WILL BE AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONALLY ACCREDITED GENESIS SLEEP DISORDER CENTER, WHICH CURRENTLY OPERATES 18 BEDS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF SLEEP DISORDERS. SLEEP DISORDERS MAY BE ONE OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED AND UNDIAGNOSED CONDITIONS SUFFERED BY AMERICANS, SAYS GENESIS.
ANOTHER GAS DRIVE-OFF AT CASEY'S ON WESTGATE DRIVE YESTERDAY.
AND OFFICIALS AT MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY REPORTED
SOMEONE CUT A LOCK AND STOLE AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF COPPER WIRE.
TED AND PAT MAZE ARE BACK FROM A WINTER OUTING DOWN IN ARIZONA.
THEY HAD A GOOD TIME AND WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE TED BACK AT ROTARY.
HE WILL SOON START ORGANIZING ANOTHER SUMMER ICE CREAM SOCIAL
TO BE SPONSORED BY ROTARY.
SUMMERTIME IN MAQUOKETA,.....CAN'T WAIT.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
TERRIBLE SPRING WEATHER.
RAIN TODAY AND COLD...HIGH OF 43.
IT WON'T GET MUCH BETTER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
THERE WAS A BOMB THREAT YESTERDAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THE BUILDING WAS SEARCHED LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING, POLICE
WERE AT THE ENTRY DOORS. SCHOOL WAS HELD AND NO PROBLEM TODAY.
THE SUPERVISORS HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT FURTHER ARCHEOLOGICAL
STUDIES WON'T HAVE TO BE DONE ON THE CENTERVILLE ROAD PROJECT
IN NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY. THIS WILL SAVE $250,000.
LOTS OF COMPLAINING BY THE SUPERVISORS GOT THE FAVORABLE DECISION.
BELLEVUE COULD HAVE A RECORD FLOOD ON THE MISSISSIPPI TO DEAL WITH
IN A WEEK OR MORE. THE BIG WORRY WILL BE THE CITY'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
ANOTHER BIRTH: SHAWN AND SHERRY SUMMERS HOWELL OF AMES ARE THE
PARENTS OF A BOY BORN TODAY AT MARY GREELEY HOSPITAL IN AMES.
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE JIM AND CAROL SUMMERS OF MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
RAIN TODAY AND COLD...HIGH OF 43.
IT WON'T GET MUCH BETTER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
THERE WAS A BOMB THREAT YESTERDAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THE BUILDING WAS SEARCHED LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING, POLICE
WERE AT THE ENTRY DOORS. SCHOOL WAS HELD AND NO PROBLEM TODAY.
THE SUPERVISORS HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT FURTHER ARCHEOLOGICAL
STUDIES WON'T HAVE TO BE DONE ON THE CENTERVILLE ROAD PROJECT
IN NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY. THIS WILL SAVE $250,000.
LOTS OF COMPLAINING BY THE SUPERVISORS GOT THE FAVORABLE DECISION.
BELLEVUE COULD HAVE A RECORD FLOOD ON THE MISSISSIPPI TO DEAL WITH
IN A WEEK OR MORE. THE BIG WORRY WILL BE THE CITY'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
ANOTHER BIRTH: SHAWN AND SHERRY SUMMERS HOWELL OF AMES ARE THE
PARENTS OF A BOY BORN TODAY AT MARY GREELEY HOSPITAL IN AMES.
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE JIM AND CAROL SUMMERS OF MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, March 21, 2011
WE HAD A RAINY WEEKEND, AROUND 2 INCHES.
SUNNY AND IN THE 50'S TODAY.
MORE RAIN COMING TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
THEN COLD WEATHER THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
NOT THE BEST FORECAST FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF SPRING.
THERE WILL BE A MARCH OF DIMES MARCH FOR BABIES ON SATURDAY,
APRIL 16TH AT EAGLE POINT PARK IN DUBUQUE. REGISTRATION AT
8 A.M. AND THE EVENT WILL START AT 9. FOR MORE INFORMATION,
GO TO marchforbabies.org
BOB BRUNO, PART TIME ANNOUNCER HERE AT KMAQ, IS MOVING TO DUBUQUE
AND AFTER NEARLY 8 YEARS, WILL BE LEAVING KMAQ. SO, WE HAVE AN OPENING
FOR A PART TIME ANNOUNCER ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. ANY AGE.
WE WILL TRAIN. INTERESTED? STOP IN AT KMAQ AT 129 N. MAIN STREET AND FILL OUT AN APPLICATION FORM. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THIS
MINIMUM WAGE JOB IS 3-31-11. "KMAQ IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER".
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A THEFT AND A VANDALISM INCIDENT.
KRISTIE BRANHAM REPORTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT SOMEONE TOOK A SCOOTER FROM 217 S. PROSPECT.
AND OFFICERS SAY SOMONE SATURDAY AFTERNOON RIPPED OFF A TOUCH PAD
AND DOOR LOCK FROM THE BACK DOOR OF THE HURST HOTEL APARTMENTS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING AT 4:30 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT CITY HALL.
ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA...A PROPOSED SLEEP DISORDER PROGRAM
AT THE HOSPITAL.
THE SUPERVISORS MEET AT 9 TOMORROW MORNING. THEY WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT A PROPERTY NEAR BELLEVUE TO BE REZONED FROM A1 TO MI LIMITED INDUSTRIAL.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT. THEY WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT BUYING A NEW SQUAD CAR.
ALSO, PUTTING A STOP SIGN AT CORNER OF NIAGARA AND WASHINGTON STREETS.
A MAQUOKETA MAN IS IN THE JAIL HERE IN MAQUOKETA FOR BEING ACCUSED
OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A GIRL UNDER AGE 14. DALE KLOFT, AGE 68, IS BEING HELD ON $20,000 CASH BOND. COURT DOCUMENTS FILED BY MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER KEENAN MEINECKE SAID KLOFT COMMITTED A SEXUAL ACT ON A GIRL AGE 14, TWICE, AT HIS HOME ON WEST SUMMIT ST.
A BIRTH: KARA AND WOODY MITCHELL OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN LAST FRIDAY AT A DUBUQUE HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE BONNIE AND
CHARLES MITCHELL AND BONNIE AND TOM THIEDE, ALL OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
SUNNY AND IN THE 50'S TODAY.
MORE RAIN COMING TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
THEN COLD WEATHER THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
NOT THE BEST FORECAST FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF SPRING.
THERE WILL BE A MARCH OF DIMES MARCH FOR BABIES ON SATURDAY,
APRIL 16TH AT EAGLE POINT PARK IN DUBUQUE. REGISTRATION AT
8 A.M. AND THE EVENT WILL START AT 9. FOR MORE INFORMATION,
GO TO marchforbabies.org
BOB BRUNO, PART TIME ANNOUNCER HERE AT KMAQ, IS MOVING TO DUBUQUE
AND AFTER NEARLY 8 YEARS, WILL BE LEAVING KMAQ. SO, WE HAVE AN OPENING
FOR A PART TIME ANNOUNCER ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. ANY AGE.
WE WILL TRAIN. INTERESTED? STOP IN AT KMAQ AT 129 N. MAIN STREET AND FILL OUT AN APPLICATION FORM. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THIS
MINIMUM WAGE JOB IS 3-31-11. "KMAQ IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER".
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A THEFT AND A VANDALISM INCIDENT.
KRISTIE BRANHAM REPORTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT SOMEONE TOOK A SCOOTER FROM 217 S. PROSPECT.
AND OFFICERS SAY SOMONE SATURDAY AFTERNOON RIPPED OFF A TOUCH PAD
AND DOOR LOCK FROM THE BACK DOOR OF THE HURST HOTEL APARTMENTS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING AT 4:30 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT CITY HALL.
ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA...A PROPOSED SLEEP DISORDER PROGRAM
AT THE HOSPITAL.
THE SUPERVISORS MEET AT 9 TOMORROW MORNING. THEY WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT A PROPERTY NEAR BELLEVUE TO BE REZONED FROM A1 TO MI LIMITED INDUSTRIAL.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT. THEY WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT BUYING A NEW SQUAD CAR.
ALSO, PUTTING A STOP SIGN AT CORNER OF NIAGARA AND WASHINGTON STREETS.
A MAQUOKETA MAN IS IN THE JAIL HERE IN MAQUOKETA FOR BEING ACCUSED
OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A GIRL UNDER AGE 14. DALE KLOFT, AGE 68, IS BEING HELD ON $20,000 CASH BOND. COURT DOCUMENTS FILED BY MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER KEENAN MEINECKE SAID KLOFT COMMITTED A SEXUAL ACT ON A GIRL AGE 14, TWICE, AT HIS HOME ON WEST SUMMIT ST.
A BIRTH: KARA AND WOODY MITCHELL OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN LAST FRIDAY AT A DUBUQUE HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE BONNIE AND
CHARLES MITCHELL AND BONNIE AND TOM THIEDE, ALL OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, March 17, 2011
64 TODAY...BUT NOT MUCH SUN.
DOWN TO LOW 50'S AGAIN TOMORROW FOR A HIGH.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD IS CONSIDERING INCREASING NEXT YEAR'S TAX RATE MORE THAN $1.00.
THIS WEEK, THE BOARD AGREED TO PUBLISH A BUDGET WHICH WILL INCLUDE
ABOUT $1.28 PER $1,000 ASSESSED VALUATION INCREASE. ONCE THE BUDGET
IS PUBLISHED, BOARD MEMBERS CAN REDUCE, BUT NOT INCREASE THE BUDGET.
THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WOULD GO FROM THE CURRENT $14.03 PER $1,000 ASSESSED
TO $15.31 PER $1,000.....WHICH IS A 9 PERCENT INCREASE.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL MEET AT 7 A.M.
FRIDAY AT CITY HALL. AGENDA ITEMS: A DISCUSSION ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND FUEL SURCHARGES. THE PACIFIC COAST FEATHER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WILL BE REVIEWED. THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WISCONSIN WILL BEAT BELMONT! AND SO, I HAVE A $1.00 BET WITH A
RETIRED "BIG TEN" BUSINESSMAN IOWA GRADUATE THAT I WILL COLLECT THE NEXT DAY. GO BADGERS!
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ARE DOING PRETTY GOOD IN SPRING TRAINING
EXHIBITION GAMES. THEY OPEN THE SEASON AT HOME MARCH 31, HOSTING
SAN DIEGO. AND WE'LL BE BROADCASTING CARDINAL GAMES FOR THE
27TH SEASON. THE POCKET SCHEDULES ARE HERE FOR ANYONE WANTING ONE.
PAT HANSEN OF MAQUOKETA JUST WON RADIO BINGO TODAY ON KMAQ.
HAVE A NICE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
DOWN TO LOW 50'S AGAIN TOMORROW FOR A HIGH.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD IS CONSIDERING INCREASING NEXT YEAR'S TAX RATE MORE THAN $1.00.
THIS WEEK, THE BOARD AGREED TO PUBLISH A BUDGET WHICH WILL INCLUDE
ABOUT $1.28 PER $1,000 ASSESSED VALUATION INCREASE. ONCE THE BUDGET
IS PUBLISHED, BOARD MEMBERS CAN REDUCE, BUT NOT INCREASE THE BUDGET.
THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WOULD GO FROM THE CURRENT $14.03 PER $1,000 ASSESSED
TO $15.31 PER $1,000.....WHICH IS A 9 PERCENT INCREASE.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL MEET AT 7 A.M.
FRIDAY AT CITY HALL. AGENDA ITEMS: A DISCUSSION ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND FUEL SURCHARGES. THE PACIFIC COAST FEATHER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WILL BE REVIEWED. THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WISCONSIN WILL BEAT BELMONT! AND SO, I HAVE A $1.00 BET WITH A
RETIRED "BIG TEN" BUSINESSMAN IOWA GRADUATE THAT I WILL COLLECT THE NEXT DAY. GO BADGERS!
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ARE DOING PRETTY GOOD IN SPRING TRAINING
EXHIBITION GAMES. THEY OPEN THE SEASON AT HOME MARCH 31, HOSTING
SAN DIEGO. AND WE'LL BE BROADCASTING CARDINAL GAMES FOR THE
27TH SEASON. THE POCKET SCHEDULES ARE HERE FOR ANYONE WANTING ONE.
PAT HANSEN OF MAQUOKETA JUST WON RADIO BINGO TODAY ON KMAQ.
HAVE A NICE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
MARCH 16TH AND THE JOSE COLE CIRCUS CAME TO TOWN! THIS NICE LITTLE CIRCUS PUT ON A TWO-HOUR PERFORMANCE IN THE PEARSON CENTER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.LOTS AND LOTS OF KIDS....
AND THEIR PARENTS....HAD FUN
WITH THE CLOWN AND THE
ANIMALS AND THE PERFORMERS.
I DID TOO! THANKS TO THE
MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB FOR
SPONSORING THE CIRCUS LAST NIGHT. SHOWN HERE IS
PRESIDENT-ELECT FOR THE ROTARY, CONNIE TJARKS, SELLING TICKETS TO ANXIOUS KIDS. BET THEY HAD SOME POPCORN AND COTTON CANDY. NICE TURNOUT FOR THE CIRCUS, BUT THERE WAS ROOM FOR YOU. SORRY YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT. THE ROTARY INVITES YOU TO
COME TO THEIR BREAKFAST AT THE AIRPORT ON FATHER DAY! AND VISIT US
SOMETIME SOON AT ONE OF OUR WEDNESDAY NOON MEETINGS AT THE EAGLES CLUB. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GUESTS, AND NEW MEMBERS TOO.
DENNIS VOY
GUS GLASER HEADED UP THECIRCUS COMMITTEE FOR THE
ROTARY. HERE HE IS SHOWN
WITH THE OWNER OF THE
CIRCUS, JOSE COLE. THIS WAS BEFORE THE SHOW STARTED, HENCE THE EMPTY SEATS.
JOSE RAN THE SPOT LIGHT LAST NIGHT. YES..THERE WERE
ANIMALS (A DOG ACT) AND
A TALENTED PONY ACT.
"COME TO THE CIRCUS, THE
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH"!
THERE WILL BE A NEW MOVIE COMING THIS SUMMER AND IT IS EXPECTED TO A BIG HIT.
WATCH FOR IT. IT WILL BE
AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE OF COURSE. WE ARE SHOWING PREVIEWS FOR IT NOW.
THANKS TO GUS FOR THE MANY HOURS HE GAVE WORKING ON THE CIRCUS
APPEARANCE IN MAQUOKETA. HE REALLY HAD SAWDUST IN HIS VEINS DURING
MARCH.
DENNIS VOY
NEAR THE END OF THE CIRCUS SHOW LAST NIGHT, THE RING
ANNOUNCER AT LEFT (A GOOD ONE) INTRODUCED MAQUOKETA ROTARY PRESIDENT SHERRY KINDSFATHER AND SHE TOOK
THE MIC TO THANK ALL FOR
COMING.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT. SORRY IS IS NOT IN GOOD
FOCUS....ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN
I USE THE TELEPHOTO.
THANKS TO THE EIGHT ROTARIANS WHO HELPED WITH
THE CIRCUS APPEARANCE LAST NIGHT: SHERRY KINDSFATHER,
GUS GLASER, CONNIE TJARKS,
NANCY MOORE, PETE ATIENZA, BOB OSTERHAUS AND FLORIAN STEFFEN. OH,
I'M THE 8TH ROTARIAN BUT I DIDN'T DO MUCH EXCEPT ENJOY THE SHOW AND
TAKE A FEW PHOTOS. I'VE BEEN A CIRCUS FAN ALL MY LIFE. GOOD CLOWN
LAST NIGHT TOO.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
SUNNY AND 59 TODAY.
TOMORROW, CLOUDY AND MAYBE 65.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD HEARD A PRESENTATION MONDAY NIGHT REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR A SCHOOL SPONSORED GROUP CALLED
"THE DIVERSITY CLUB".
THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION, BUT SAID THEY WILL CONSIDER IT AT THEIR
NEXT MEETING MARCH 28TH.
THE GROUP WOULD FOCUS ON GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER
ISSUES. ADVISOR CINDY WIESE SAID FOUR STUDENTS PROPOSED THE CLUB LAST
FALL. THERE ARE 7 TO 9 STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ATTENDING MEETINGS AND
THE GROUP WENT TO A STATE CONFERENCE RECENTLY.
MAQUOKETA TEACHERS ARE ASKING FOR AN OVERALL 7 PERCENT CONTRACT PACKAGE INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR. THIS IS THE START OF TALKS.
SHORT (BUT INTERESTING) REPORT. COME BACK TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY
TOMORROW, CLOUDY AND MAYBE 65.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD HEARD A PRESENTATION MONDAY NIGHT REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR A SCHOOL SPONSORED GROUP CALLED
"THE DIVERSITY CLUB".
THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION, BUT SAID THEY WILL CONSIDER IT AT THEIR
NEXT MEETING MARCH 28TH.
THE GROUP WOULD FOCUS ON GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER
ISSUES. ADVISOR CINDY WIESE SAID FOUR STUDENTS PROPOSED THE CLUB LAST
FALL. THERE ARE 7 TO 9 STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ATTENDING MEETINGS AND
THE GROUP WENT TO A STATE CONFERENCE RECENTLY.
MAQUOKETA TEACHERS ARE ASKING FOR AN OVERALL 7 PERCENT CONTRACT PACKAGE INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR. THIS IS THE START OF TALKS.
SHORT (BUT INTERESTING) REPORT. COME BACK TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY
JUST THINK....AT ONE TIME,THIS WAS HOME TO LITTLE
KIDS AND THEY PLAYED IN THE YARD AND DID THEIR HOME WORK EVERY NIGHT! BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE
EVERY DECEMBER! THE HOUSE
IS COMING DOWN SOON!
STEVE TUBBS OWNS IT AND IT
NEEDS TO COME DOWN, BUT A LITTLE SAD TO SEE IT GO. IT STANDS, BARELY, NEXT TO MY
61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE 5 MILES SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA. I HAVE OWNED THE DRIVE-IN SINCE 1972 AND IT WAS NOT LONG AFTER, THAT THE FINAL
FOLKS LIVED THERE. SINCE THEN, IT HAD WITHERED AWAY. MARGE CORNELIUS ALSO WILL BE SAD TO SEE
IT GO. MARGE OF MAQUOKETA AND HER LATE HUSBAND, FLOYD, LIVED IN THIS
HOUSE RIGHT AFTER THEY GOT MARRIED. AND THEIR FIRST SON WAS BORN
WHILE THEY LIVED THERE. FOR MANY YEARS, THE FARM AND THIS HOUSE WAS
OWNED BY BETTY FRANKLIN. SHE DIED LAST YEAR. SHE WAS ONE OF THE
PARTNERS BUILDING THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE ON HER LAND IN 1950. STEVE
TUBBS OWNS THE FARM NEXT TO IT AND HE PURCHASED THE FARM FROM THE
FRANKLIN ESTATE AND INFORMED ME LAST WEEK THAT I BETTER TAKE A PHOTO OF IT BECAUSE HE WILL HAVE IT DEMOLISHED SOON. A LITTLE CLINTON COUNTY HISTORY THIS MORNING. OH, BY THE WAY, THE TENTATIVE OPENING DATE FOR
THE DRIVE-IN IS FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST.
REMEMBER...THE 61 IS A FAMILY DRIVE-IN! WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WATCHED A MOVIE AT A DRIVE-IN? THIS SEASON, EARLY, BRING YOUR RADIO,
LAWN CHAIR OR BLANKET, SOME HOME MADE FOOD IF YOU LIKE, AND HAVE A FUNTIME AT THE 61. YES...WE HAVE A NICE CONCESSION STAND IF YOU DON'T BRING ENOUGH FOOD. BRING THE KIDS EARLY FOR FREE TRAIN RIDES AND FUN ON THE SWINGS AND IN THE SANDBOX OR AT THE VOLLEYBALL NET.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
AHHH...A SUPER TUESDAY...SUNNY AND AROUND 50....
BRAD DEERY MOTORS HAS PURCHASED FROM JACKSON COUNTY, THE FORMER MICHEL'S TRUCK STOP IN MAQUOKETA. NO ONE SPOKE TODAY DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NO WRITTEN COMMENTS. IT WAS SOLD FOR $160, 005.98.
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL PROCESS THE PAPER WORK. BRAD DEERY MOTORS
HAS BEEN RENTING THE PROPERTY FROM THE COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS.
ALSO TODAY, THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS REJECTED ALL BIDS FOR THE LAND
AT THE CORNER OF CRESLANE AND GERMAN STREETS. THEY DID SO BECAUSE THE HIGHEST BID OF $21,000 WAS TOO LOW AS THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN APPRAISED AT $56,000. THE SUPERVIORS SAID THEY WILL TALK ABOUT THE PROPERTY IN THE
FUTURE.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE COUNTY IS NOW OVER $160,000 RICHER AND
THE PROPERTY THEY SOLD NOW GOES BACK ON THE TAX ROLLS.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
BRAD DEERY MOTORS HAS PURCHASED FROM JACKSON COUNTY, THE FORMER MICHEL'S TRUCK STOP IN MAQUOKETA. NO ONE SPOKE TODAY DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NO WRITTEN COMMENTS. IT WAS SOLD FOR $160, 005.98.
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL PROCESS THE PAPER WORK. BRAD DEERY MOTORS
HAS BEEN RENTING THE PROPERTY FROM THE COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS.
ALSO TODAY, THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS REJECTED ALL BIDS FOR THE LAND
AT THE CORNER OF CRESLANE AND GERMAN STREETS. THEY DID SO BECAUSE THE HIGHEST BID OF $21,000 WAS TOO LOW AS THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN APPRAISED AT $56,000. THE SUPERVIORS SAID THEY WILL TALK ABOUT THE PROPERTY IN THE
FUTURE.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE COUNTY IS NOW OVER $160,000 RICHER AND
THE PROPERTY THEY SOLD NOW GOES BACK ON THE TAX ROLLS.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, March 14, 2011
SUNNY TODAY AND IN LOW 40'S. THURSDAY, IN THE LOW 60'S.
SINCE 4 P.M. LAST FRIDAY, 2,118 HAVE VISITED THIS DAILY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO JAIL AFTER TWO CHILDREN TESTED POSITIVE FOR DRUGS IN THEIR HOME. JUDGE NANCY TABOR SENTENCED SUMMER HICKS MICHELS, AGE 21 OF MAQUOKETA TO 60 DAYS, 53 SUSPENDED ON CHARGES OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT. SHE WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY A $1,000 FINE. ALSO, SENTENCED, SETH SIMONEN, AGE 21 OF MAQUOKETA, TO 120 DAYS IN JAIL, 90 SUSPENDED, ON CHARGES OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT AND 120 DAYS, 90 SUSPENDED, ON CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; METHAMPHETAMINE. A CHARGE OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: MARIJUANA....WAS DISMISSED. THE DRUG MAKING INCIDENT OCCURED AT 1205 E. PLATT STREET LAST OCTOBER.
THE 3RD ANNUAL DANCING WITH THE CARDS EVENT WAS A BIG HIT AGAIN
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, WITH OVER 500 IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE EVENT SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB.
FIRST PLACE WAS WON BY PHARMACIST MATT OSTERHAUS AND HIS DAUGHTER LAURA OSTERHAUS, A STUDENT AT MCHS AND MEMBER OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
DANCE TEAM. SECOND PLACE WAS TAKEN BY RICH HALL, MANAGER OF THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA AND CASSIDAY MORRIS, ALSO
A HIGH SCHOOL DANCER. GOOD SHOW.
DERRY BROWNFIELD, AGE 79, DIED IN HIS SLEEP FRIDAY NIGHT AT HIS FARM
HOME IN CALIFORNIA, MISSOURI. HE STARTED THE BROWNFIELD FARM NETWORK (KMAQ IS A MEMBER) BACK IN 1972 AND SINCE 1994 ON KMAQ-AM, HAS HAD A DAILY
NETWORK AG TALK SHOW WEEKDAY MORNINGS. HE TWICE VISITED KMAQ AND THIS AREA TO SPEAK AT A FARM DINNER, AS HE WAS ALSO A POPULAR AFTER-DINNER SPEAKER ABOUT AGRICULTURE, INCLUDING HUMOR.
THE IRISH MUSIC, COMEDY AND DANCING SHOW YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WAS
VERY GOOD AND HAD A VERY GOOD ATTENDANCE....AT OHNWARD.
AND....CHORAL PROFESSOR DR. JACK BROMAN (OLDEST SON OF THE LATE DR. JOHN) BROUGHT HIS GEORGIA COLLEGE CHOIR TO MAQUOKETA THIS WEEKEND AND WE ENJOYED THEIR 90-MINUTE CONCERT SATURDAY NIGHT AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH. NICE TURN-OUT FOR IT AND THEY ALSO SANG AT THE 9 A.M.
SUNDAY SERVICE.
WE MADE IT TO THE DANCING SHOW AT 6:30....AND AFTER FIRST-ROUND DANCING
THERE, HEADED TO THE CHURCH AT 7:40 TO HEAR MOST OF THE CONCERT.
BUSY NIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
SINCE 4 P.M. LAST FRIDAY, 2,118 HAVE VISITED THIS DAILY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO JAIL AFTER TWO CHILDREN TESTED POSITIVE FOR DRUGS IN THEIR HOME. JUDGE NANCY TABOR SENTENCED SUMMER HICKS MICHELS, AGE 21 OF MAQUOKETA TO 60 DAYS, 53 SUSPENDED ON CHARGES OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT. SHE WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY A $1,000 FINE. ALSO, SENTENCED, SETH SIMONEN, AGE 21 OF MAQUOKETA, TO 120 DAYS IN JAIL, 90 SUSPENDED, ON CHARGES OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT AND 120 DAYS, 90 SUSPENDED, ON CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; METHAMPHETAMINE. A CHARGE OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: MARIJUANA....WAS DISMISSED. THE DRUG MAKING INCIDENT OCCURED AT 1205 E. PLATT STREET LAST OCTOBER.
THE 3RD ANNUAL DANCING WITH THE CARDS EVENT WAS A BIG HIT AGAIN
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, WITH OVER 500 IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE EVENT SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB.
FIRST PLACE WAS WON BY PHARMACIST MATT OSTERHAUS AND HIS DAUGHTER LAURA OSTERHAUS, A STUDENT AT MCHS AND MEMBER OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
DANCE TEAM. SECOND PLACE WAS TAKEN BY RICH HALL, MANAGER OF THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA AND CASSIDAY MORRIS, ALSO
A HIGH SCHOOL DANCER. GOOD SHOW.
DERRY BROWNFIELD, AGE 79, DIED IN HIS SLEEP FRIDAY NIGHT AT HIS FARM
HOME IN CALIFORNIA, MISSOURI. HE STARTED THE BROWNFIELD FARM NETWORK (KMAQ IS A MEMBER) BACK IN 1972 AND SINCE 1994 ON KMAQ-AM, HAS HAD A DAILY
NETWORK AG TALK SHOW WEEKDAY MORNINGS. HE TWICE VISITED KMAQ AND THIS AREA TO SPEAK AT A FARM DINNER, AS HE WAS ALSO A POPULAR AFTER-DINNER SPEAKER ABOUT AGRICULTURE, INCLUDING HUMOR.
THE IRISH MUSIC, COMEDY AND DANCING SHOW YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WAS
VERY GOOD AND HAD A VERY GOOD ATTENDANCE....AT OHNWARD.
AND....CHORAL PROFESSOR DR. JACK BROMAN (OLDEST SON OF THE LATE DR. JOHN) BROUGHT HIS GEORGIA COLLEGE CHOIR TO MAQUOKETA THIS WEEKEND AND WE ENJOYED THEIR 90-MINUTE CONCERT SATURDAY NIGHT AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH. NICE TURN-OUT FOR IT AND THEY ALSO SANG AT THE 9 A.M.
SUNDAY SERVICE.
WE MADE IT TO THE DANCING SHOW AT 6:30....AND AFTER FIRST-ROUND DANCING
THERE, HEADED TO THE CHURCH AT 7:40 TO HEAR MOST OF THE CONCERT.
BUSY NIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
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EARLY THIS MORNING, KMAQRECEIVED A STAFF TREAT!
IT IS "NATIONAL AG WEEK"
THIS LARGE BROWNIE WAS
BROUGHT IN BY DAIRY FARMER
SHELLY HEINRICH (MRS. JOE)
AND RETIRED FARMER MARY
BOCK (MRS. BLAINE)....WITH
WORDS OF THANKS FOR OUR
COVERAGE AND SUPPORT OF
AGRICULTURE ON KMAQ.
CONGRATULATIONS FARMERS
AND ALL OTHERS WORKING IN
AGRICULTURE, FOR MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE BEST FOOD
IN THE WORLD! NICE TO HAVE IT PRODUCED RIGHT HERE IN THE KMAQ AREA.
LETS HOPE SPRING, SUMMER, FALL 2011 WILL BE A GREAT YEAR FOR AGRICULTURE.
DRINK SOME MILK TODAY....AND ENJOY SOME BEEF, PORK, CHICKEN AND MORE TODAY. DON'T FORGET THE VEGETABLES. AND FRUIT!
DENNIS VOY
(BY THE WAY, THE COOKIE WAS MADE BY AMBER HEINRICH, A STUDENT IN
AG AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY.....AND HOME FOR SPRING BREAK.)
CLICK-IN THE BROWNIE TO ENLARGE IT.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
NRW BUSINESS IN MAQUOKETA!B & P MOTORSPORTS IN THE FORMER GARIEN PLUMBING
BUILDING AT 505 EAST PLEASANT STREET. MATT BAKER AND KYLE PUETZ
ARE THE OWNERS AND WILL OFFER SERVICE, REPAIR AND PARTS FOR ALL ATV'S, DIRT BIKES, STREET BIKES, AND SNOWMOBILES AND WILL ALSO SERVICE HARLEY DAVIDSON'S.
"WHERE YOU RECEIVE SERVICE OF A SMALL TOWN SHOP WITHOUT THE LONG WAIT OF A BIG SHOP". THE PHONE NUMBER IS 652-9092. WELCOME TO THE
MAQUOKETA BUSINESS COMMUNITY MATT AND KYLE!
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT!
DENNIS VOY
Friday, March 11, 2011
THE TRAGEDY IN JAPAN! TIME TO USE THE OLD SAYING AGAIN.... "IF IT AIN'T
ONE THING, IT'S ANOTHER!"
NICE DAY HERE...SUNNY AND IN 40'S. NEXT WEDNESDAY IS SUPPOSED TO BE
OUR FIRST 60-DEGREE DAY.
NORTH CEDAR LOST THEIR GAME THIS AFTERNOON IN DES MOINES...AND
THEREFORE GOT 4TH PLACE AT STATE.
THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS, BECAUSE OF FUNDING CUTS, WILL NOT ADD NEW PROJECTS TO THE COUNTY 5-YEAR ROAD PLAN FOR THE 5TH YEAR OUT IN 2016.
THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL WILL BE OFFERING DIGITAL MAMMOGRAMS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. SOME REMODELING TO ACCOMODATE THE LARGER
DIGITAL MACHINE WILL BE NECESSARY. HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN SAID MORE WOMEN WILL USE THE NEW DIGITAL SYSTEM LOCALLY RATHER THAN GOING TO OTHER HOSPITALS WHO HAVE THE NEW SYSTEM.
AND THE HOSPITAL BOARD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT A SPECIAL MEETING AGREED TO HIRE AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM AND ENGINEER TO DO AN ANAYLSIS
OF THE ENTIRE HOPITIAL FACILITIES.
HAROLD ZEIMET, AGE 89, OF SPRINGBROOK DIED THIS WEEK. WHAT A LIFE HE HAD!
WENT THROUGH 8TH GRADE ONLY. SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINES IN THE 40'S AND RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR AND PURPLE HEART. WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE POPULAR LOCAL AND AREA "OKLAHOMA COWBOYS" BAND, PLAYING THE ACCORDION AND SINGING. FOUNDED ZEIMET'S GARAGE IN 1954 AND IT IS STILL
BEING RUN BY THREE SONS. SERVED THE CITY FOR 50 YEARS, AS COUNCILMAN
AND 20 AS MAYOR. SERVED ON THE COUNTY COMPENSATION BOARD AND THE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. BELLEVUE LEGION MEMBER FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS AND WAS ACTIVE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SPRINGBROOK AS A PARISH COUNCIL MEMBER, A LECTORER AT MASS, AND SERVED AS A EUCHARISTIC MINISTER. SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 65 YEARS, HELEN, AND TEN CHILDREN. HE WILL BE MISSED!!
THE CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK AGREED TO A NEW THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH
ALLIANCE WATER RESOURCES TO MANAGE THE CITY'S WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
THE CONTRACT CALLS FOR A 2.74 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE FIRST YEAR AND ABOUT A 2.9 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE SECOND YEAR.
NEW 2011 ST. LOUIS CARDINAL POCKET SCHEDULES HAVE ARRIVED HERE AT
THE STATION. THEY ARE FREE OF COURSE. EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT ONE.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
ONE THING, IT'S ANOTHER!"
NICE DAY HERE...SUNNY AND IN 40'S. NEXT WEDNESDAY IS SUPPOSED TO BE
OUR FIRST 60-DEGREE DAY.
NORTH CEDAR LOST THEIR GAME THIS AFTERNOON IN DES MOINES...AND
THEREFORE GOT 4TH PLACE AT STATE.
THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS, BECAUSE OF FUNDING CUTS, WILL NOT ADD NEW PROJECTS TO THE COUNTY 5-YEAR ROAD PLAN FOR THE 5TH YEAR OUT IN 2016.
THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL WILL BE OFFERING DIGITAL MAMMOGRAMS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. SOME REMODELING TO ACCOMODATE THE LARGER
DIGITAL MACHINE WILL BE NECESSARY. HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN SAID MORE WOMEN WILL USE THE NEW DIGITAL SYSTEM LOCALLY RATHER THAN GOING TO OTHER HOSPITALS WHO HAVE THE NEW SYSTEM.
AND THE HOSPITAL BOARD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT A SPECIAL MEETING AGREED TO HIRE AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM AND ENGINEER TO DO AN ANAYLSIS
OF THE ENTIRE HOPITIAL FACILITIES.
HAROLD ZEIMET, AGE 89, OF SPRINGBROOK DIED THIS WEEK. WHAT A LIFE HE HAD!
WENT THROUGH 8TH GRADE ONLY. SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINES IN THE 40'S AND RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR AND PURPLE HEART. WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE POPULAR LOCAL AND AREA "OKLAHOMA COWBOYS" BAND, PLAYING THE ACCORDION AND SINGING. FOUNDED ZEIMET'S GARAGE IN 1954 AND IT IS STILL
BEING RUN BY THREE SONS. SERVED THE CITY FOR 50 YEARS, AS COUNCILMAN
AND 20 AS MAYOR. SERVED ON THE COUNTY COMPENSATION BOARD AND THE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. BELLEVUE LEGION MEMBER FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS AND WAS ACTIVE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SPRINGBROOK AS A PARISH COUNCIL MEMBER, A LECTORER AT MASS, AND SERVED AS A EUCHARISTIC MINISTER. SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 65 YEARS, HELEN, AND TEN CHILDREN. HE WILL BE MISSED!!
THE CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK AGREED TO A NEW THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH
ALLIANCE WATER RESOURCES TO MANAGE THE CITY'S WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
THE CONTRACT CALLS FOR A 2.74 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE FIRST YEAR AND ABOUT A 2.9 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE SECOND YEAR.
NEW 2011 ST. LOUIS CARDINAL POCKET SCHEDULES HAVE ARRIVED HERE AT
THE STATION. THEY ARE FREE OF COURSE. EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT ONE.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, March 10, 2011
PARTY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON AND A HIGH OF 38.
IN A GAME BROADCAST ON KMAQ-FM THIS AFTERNOON, AT THE STATE
TOURNAMENT, THE NORTH CEDAR KNIGHTS LOST, 64 TO 35.
THEY NOW ARE 1 AND 1 IN THE TOURNAMENT AND PLAY FOR 3RD PLACE
IN THE STATE AT 11:30 TOMORROW MORNING AND WE'LL BROADCAST THAT
GAME ALSO.
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEEK, THE MAQUOKETA ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, STACY DRISCOLL, REPORTED SOME BUSINESS
CHANGES IN MAQUOKETA.
IOWA CONCRETE PRODUCTS ON HIGHWAY 64 WEST, HAS BEEN SOLD BY
OLIN QUISSELL TO REECE LINDSTROM AND MIKE ECKHARDT. QUISSELL
PLANS TO KEEP THE MONUMENT PART OF THE BUSINESS.
GERALD MILLER HAS SOLD HIS TROPHY BUSINESS TO CHAD CHRISTIANSEN
WHO OWNS WOOD BARN DESIGNS OF RURAL DELMER.
SKEFFINGTON'S TUXEDO RENTAL, THAT WAS ALSO OPERATED LOCALLY
BY MILLER, HAS MOVED TO THE NEW ALL STATE TAX AND ACCOUNTING
OFFICE ON NORTH MAIN STREET.
THE ROSENBERG PROFESSIONAL BUILDING (YEARS AGO ROSENBERG AUTO SUPPLY) HAS BEEN LISTED FOR SALE AT $430,000. I SHOULD MENTION ALSO THAT
JACK AND PAM ROSENBERG HAVE SOLD THEIR HOME IN MAQUOKETA AND
HAVE MOVED TO BETTENDORF.
PAT AND JOAN COSTELLO HAVE LISTED THEIR HOME AND PLAN TO MOVE TO
ARIZONA TO LIVE NEAR DAUGHTER TRACY AND HUSBAND TIM. THE MOVE IS A HEALTH MOVE FOR JOAN. TRACY AND TIM HAVE DECIDED TO SELL COSTELLO'S
EVENTS CENTER (FORMERLY COSTELLO'S OLD MILL ART GALLERY) AND MOVE
PERMANANTLY TO ARIZONA. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO RUN THE BUSINESS
AND HONOR ALL BOOKINGS AND ANY NEW BOOKINGS UNTIL THE BUILDING IS SOLD. IT IS THEIR HOPE (AND MINE TOO) THAT THE FACILITY JUST EAST OF MAQUOKETA WILL BE PURCHASED BY SOMONE THAT WILL CONTINUE RUNNING IT AS AN EVENTS FACILITY. PAT AND JOAN BOUGHT AND REFURBISHED THE MILL
AROUND 35 YEARS AGO AND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IT WAS A VERY POPULAR
ART STUDIO AND FRAME SHOP AND ATTRACTED MANY TOURISTS.
BETTY CASEY, AGE 71, OF DUBUQUE DIED TUESDAY. HER FUNERAL WILL BE AT 10 A.M. TOMORROW AT SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN DUBUQUE.
SURIVIVORS INCLUDE 5 CHILDREN INCLUDING SUSAN BRIMEYER OF MAQUOKETA.
MEMORIALS MAY BE GIVEN TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. BEHR FUNERAL HOME IN DUBUQUE IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
MARY HOUSTON, AGE 71, OF HALE AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED MONDAY AT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, FOLLOWING A LENGTHY ILLNESS. FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM 1 UNTIL 5 P.M. SATURDAY AT THE HALE COMMUNITY BUILDING.
THE 29TH ANNUAL DOLL-TOY-BEAR SALE IS THIS SUNDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS
IN MAQUOKETA. IT IS THE LARGEST IN IOWA.
JOHN BROMAN'S COLLEGE CHOIR FROM GEORGIA WILL BE IN MAQUOKETA THIS WEEKEND AND WILL PRESENT A CONCERT AT THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH AT 7:30 THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW DOCTOR. JILL M. HUNT, M.D. HAS JOINED THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF MAQUOKETA CLINIC ON WEST PLATT STREET. HER INTERESTS
INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF FAMILY MEDICINE. THE CLINIC NOW HAS 5 DOCTORS
AND 1 A.R.N.P.
THE KMAQ BUS WITH 50 IN IT, HAD A NICE TIME AT THE FLOWER AND GARDEN SHOW AT NAVY PIER YESTERDAY. ONLY THING, THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC
RESULTED IN US GETTING HOME AN HOUR LATER THAN PLANNED. THANKS
TO ALL WHO WENT.
DENNIS VOY
IN A GAME BROADCAST ON KMAQ-FM THIS AFTERNOON, AT THE STATE
TOURNAMENT, THE NORTH CEDAR KNIGHTS LOST, 64 TO 35.
THEY NOW ARE 1 AND 1 IN THE TOURNAMENT AND PLAY FOR 3RD PLACE
IN THE STATE AT 11:30 TOMORROW MORNING AND WE'LL BROADCAST THAT
GAME ALSO.
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEEK, THE MAQUOKETA ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, STACY DRISCOLL, REPORTED SOME BUSINESS
CHANGES IN MAQUOKETA.
IOWA CONCRETE PRODUCTS ON HIGHWAY 64 WEST, HAS BEEN SOLD BY
OLIN QUISSELL TO REECE LINDSTROM AND MIKE ECKHARDT. QUISSELL
PLANS TO KEEP THE MONUMENT PART OF THE BUSINESS.
GERALD MILLER HAS SOLD HIS TROPHY BUSINESS TO CHAD CHRISTIANSEN
WHO OWNS WOOD BARN DESIGNS OF RURAL DELMER.
SKEFFINGTON'S TUXEDO RENTAL, THAT WAS ALSO OPERATED LOCALLY
BY MILLER, HAS MOVED TO THE NEW ALL STATE TAX AND ACCOUNTING
OFFICE ON NORTH MAIN STREET.
THE ROSENBERG PROFESSIONAL BUILDING (YEARS AGO ROSENBERG AUTO SUPPLY) HAS BEEN LISTED FOR SALE AT $430,000. I SHOULD MENTION ALSO THAT
JACK AND PAM ROSENBERG HAVE SOLD THEIR HOME IN MAQUOKETA AND
HAVE MOVED TO BETTENDORF.
PAT AND JOAN COSTELLO HAVE LISTED THEIR HOME AND PLAN TO MOVE TO
ARIZONA TO LIVE NEAR DAUGHTER TRACY AND HUSBAND TIM. THE MOVE IS A HEALTH MOVE FOR JOAN. TRACY AND TIM HAVE DECIDED TO SELL COSTELLO'S
EVENTS CENTER (FORMERLY COSTELLO'S OLD MILL ART GALLERY) AND MOVE
PERMANANTLY TO ARIZONA. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO RUN THE BUSINESS
AND HONOR ALL BOOKINGS AND ANY NEW BOOKINGS UNTIL THE BUILDING IS SOLD. IT IS THEIR HOPE (AND MINE TOO) THAT THE FACILITY JUST EAST OF MAQUOKETA WILL BE PURCHASED BY SOMONE THAT WILL CONTINUE RUNNING IT AS AN EVENTS FACILITY. PAT AND JOAN BOUGHT AND REFURBISHED THE MILL
AROUND 35 YEARS AGO AND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IT WAS A VERY POPULAR
ART STUDIO AND FRAME SHOP AND ATTRACTED MANY TOURISTS.
BETTY CASEY, AGE 71, OF DUBUQUE DIED TUESDAY. HER FUNERAL WILL BE AT 10 A.M. TOMORROW AT SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN DUBUQUE.
SURIVIVORS INCLUDE 5 CHILDREN INCLUDING SUSAN BRIMEYER OF MAQUOKETA.
MEMORIALS MAY BE GIVEN TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. BEHR FUNERAL HOME IN DUBUQUE IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
MARY HOUSTON, AGE 71, OF HALE AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED MONDAY AT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, FOLLOWING A LENGTHY ILLNESS. FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM 1 UNTIL 5 P.M. SATURDAY AT THE HALE COMMUNITY BUILDING.
THE 29TH ANNUAL DOLL-TOY-BEAR SALE IS THIS SUNDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS
IN MAQUOKETA. IT IS THE LARGEST IN IOWA.
JOHN BROMAN'S COLLEGE CHOIR FROM GEORGIA WILL BE IN MAQUOKETA THIS WEEKEND AND WILL PRESENT A CONCERT AT THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH AT 7:30 THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW DOCTOR. JILL M. HUNT, M.D. HAS JOINED THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF MAQUOKETA CLINIC ON WEST PLATT STREET. HER INTERESTS
INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF FAMILY MEDICINE. THE CLINIC NOW HAS 5 DOCTORS
AND 1 A.R.N.P.
THE KMAQ BUS WITH 50 IN IT, HAD A NICE TIME AT THE FLOWER AND GARDEN SHOW AT NAVY PIER YESTERDAY. ONLY THING, THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC
RESULTED IN US GETTING HOME AN HOUR LATER THAN PLANNED. THANKS
TO ALL WHO WENT.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
CLOUDY, WINDY DAY IN MAQUOKETA. HIGH OF 43.
KMAQ IS BROADCASTING THE NORTH CEDAR (STANWOOD-CLARENCE-LOWDEN)
BOY'S STATE TOURNAMENT GAMES IN DES MOINES THIS WEEK. NORTH CEDAR
WON THEIR OPENING GAME TODAY OVER CASCADE, 63 TO 53. MATT CLARK
IS A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER AND LEIGHTON HEPKER FILLED-IN FOR
HIM AT WELL FARGO ARENA THIS AFTERNOON. ;NORTH CEDAR WILL PLAY AGAIN ON THURSDAY.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS APPROVED A TAX INCREASE FOR THE COUNTY AT THEIR MEETING THIS MORNING. TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER $1,000 ASSESSED VALUATION FOR THE RURAL BASIC FUND AND FIVE-CENTS PER $1,000 FOR
THE SUPPLEMENTAL LEVY. AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, NO ONE SPOKE AGAINST
THE RAISE. MUCH OF THE INCREASE IS NECESSARY FOR ROADS.
THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED LAST NIGHT NOT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE TRAIL FROM HORSESHOE POND PARK TO WAL MART, BUT SAID THEY WILL RE-BID IT THIS FALL.
MARJORIE MULLER, 84, DIED YESTERDAY AT HER HOME IN BELLEVUE.
SHE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA, THE DAUGHTER OF MERVIN AND NELLIE MERRICK.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO DAUGHTERS AND ONE SON, MICHAEL MULLER OF MAQUOKETA. LAW-JONES FUNERAL HOME IN SAVANNA IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
NO REPORT TOMORROW.
CHECK BACK THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
KMAQ IS BROADCASTING THE NORTH CEDAR (STANWOOD-CLARENCE-LOWDEN)
BOY'S STATE TOURNAMENT GAMES IN DES MOINES THIS WEEK. NORTH CEDAR
WON THEIR OPENING GAME TODAY OVER CASCADE, 63 TO 53. MATT CLARK
IS A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER AND LEIGHTON HEPKER FILLED-IN FOR
HIM AT WELL FARGO ARENA THIS AFTERNOON. ;NORTH CEDAR WILL PLAY AGAIN ON THURSDAY.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS APPROVED A TAX INCREASE FOR THE COUNTY AT THEIR MEETING THIS MORNING. TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER $1,000 ASSESSED VALUATION FOR THE RURAL BASIC FUND AND FIVE-CENTS PER $1,000 FOR
THE SUPPLEMENTAL LEVY. AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, NO ONE SPOKE AGAINST
THE RAISE. MUCH OF THE INCREASE IS NECESSARY FOR ROADS.
THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED LAST NIGHT NOT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE TRAIL FROM HORSESHOE POND PARK TO WAL MART, BUT SAID THEY WILL RE-BID IT THIS FALL.
MARJORIE MULLER, 84, DIED YESTERDAY AT HER HOME IN BELLEVUE.
SHE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA, THE DAUGHTER OF MERVIN AND NELLIE MERRICK.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO DAUGHTERS AND ONE SON, MICHAEL MULLER OF MAQUOKETA. LAW-JONES FUNERAL HOME IN SAVANNA IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
NO REPORT TOMORROW.
CHECK BACK THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, March 04, 2011
IT IS RAINING IN MAQUOKETA.
WAS SOME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING EARLIER.
THE DEWITT GIRLS LOST THEIR TOURNAMENT GAME LAST NIGHT IN
DES MOINES.
THIS PAST TUESDAY, A WOMAN AND HER 2-YEAR OLD SON DIED BECAUSE OF
A HOUSE FIRE AT THE EDGE OF WHEATLAND, A SMALL TOWN NEAR DEWITT.
TODAY, LAST NIGHT, ANOTHER FIRE IN CLINTON COUNTY, THIS ONE NEAR GRAND MOUND (A SMALL TOWN ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF DEWITT) AND TWO ARE BELIEVED
DEAD.
BIG MAQUOKETA STORY TODAY.....THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD WILL
BE MOVING FROM THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TO THE FORMER ALDI'S
SUPER MARKET BUILDING ON WEST PLATT STREET. DAC, INC. BOUGHT THE
BUILDING AND OFFERED THE CUPBOARD USE OF ABOUT ONE-QUARTER OF THE
BUILDING. GARY EGGERS, WHO COORDINATES THE CUPBOARD FOR THE
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION, SAID IT WILL BE 5 TO 6 MONTHS BEFORE THEY
MAKE THE MOVE AND THAT IT WILL BE A GOOD MOVE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO USE
THE CUPBOARD. HE SAID MANY USE "WALKERS" AND IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GET UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS AT THE CHURCH. HE SAID THEY WILL HAVE
MORE ROOM AND DAC CLIENTS WHO WILL BE IN THE OTHER PART OF THE BUILDING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HELP UNLOAD TRUCKS OR HELP EGGERS WITH OTHER
NEEDS. HE SAID HE BELIEVES THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD STARTED IN 1979 AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN HOUSED AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
TAXES WILL GO UP IN JACKSON COUNTY! THE SUPERVISORS WILL BE PROPOSING A 25-CENT INCREASE IN THE RURAL FUND AND 5-CENTS INCREASE FOR THE URBAN
COUNTY TAX RATE. THE PROPOSED TAX ASKING WILL BE $5.3 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR. IN 2010 IT WAS LESS, AT NEARLY $5 MILLION.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER.....ABBY BOLLINGER AT 717 SOUTH MAIN STREET SAID
YESTERDAY MORNING THAT SOMEONE PUT SALT IN HER GAS TANK.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
WAS SOME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING EARLIER.
THE DEWITT GIRLS LOST THEIR TOURNAMENT GAME LAST NIGHT IN
DES MOINES.
THIS PAST TUESDAY, A WOMAN AND HER 2-YEAR OLD SON DIED BECAUSE OF
A HOUSE FIRE AT THE EDGE OF WHEATLAND, A SMALL TOWN NEAR DEWITT.
TODAY, LAST NIGHT, ANOTHER FIRE IN CLINTON COUNTY, THIS ONE NEAR GRAND MOUND (A SMALL TOWN ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF DEWITT) AND TWO ARE BELIEVED
DEAD.
BIG MAQUOKETA STORY TODAY.....THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD WILL
BE MOVING FROM THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TO THE FORMER ALDI'S
SUPER MARKET BUILDING ON WEST PLATT STREET. DAC, INC. BOUGHT THE
BUILDING AND OFFERED THE CUPBOARD USE OF ABOUT ONE-QUARTER OF THE
BUILDING. GARY EGGERS, WHO COORDINATES THE CUPBOARD FOR THE
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION, SAID IT WILL BE 5 TO 6 MONTHS BEFORE THEY
MAKE THE MOVE AND THAT IT WILL BE A GOOD MOVE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO USE
THE CUPBOARD. HE SAID MANY USE "WALKERS" AND IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GET UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS AT THE CHURCH. HE SAID THEY WILL HAVE
MORE ROOM AND DAC CLIENTS WHO WILL BE IN THE OTHER PART OF THE BUILDING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HELP UNLOAD TRUCKS OR HELP EGGERS WITH OTHER
NEEDS. HE SAID HE BELIEVES THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD STARTED IN 1979 AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN HOUSED AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
TAXES WILL GO UP IN JACKSON COUNTY! THE SUPERVISORS WILL BE PROPOSING A 25-CENT INCREASE IN THE RURAL FUND AND 5-CENTS INCREASE FOR THE URBAN
COUNTY TAX RATE. THE PROPOSED TAX ASKING WILL BE $5.3 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR. IN 2010 IT WAS LESS, AT NEARLY $5 MILLION.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER.....ABBY BOLLINGER AT 717 SOUTH MAIN STREET SAID
YESTERDAY MORNING THAT SOMEONE PUT SALT IN HER GAS TANK.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, March 03, 2011
MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 42.
THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE GIRLS LOST THEIR STATE TOURNAMENT GAME
LAST NIGHT. THEY HAD A 10 POINT LEAD STARTING THE 4TH QUARTER BUT WERE ABLE TO SCORE ONLY 6 POINTS THE REST OF THE GAME.
DEWITT PLAYS TONIGHT AT 7:45.
MONTICELLO LOST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCHERS CHECKED THE BATS AT THE MAQUOKETA CAVES START PARK THIS WEEK AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A FUNGUS WHICH KILLS BATS. THE CAVES WERE CLOSED DOWN LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF THE SPREAD OF THE FUNGUS. THE DNR HAS NOT DECIDED WHETHER THE CAVES CAN RE-OPEN THIS YEAR. THE REST OF THE PARK, FOR PICNICS, HIKES, CAMPING, ETC. WAS OPEN LAST YEAR AND IS OPEN NOW. BUT, IT IS THE CAVES THAT BRINGS THE VISITORS. THE CAVES RANGER, SCOTT DYKSTRA, SAID HE HOPES THE CAVES CAN OPEN THIS YEAR. NORMALLY, NEARLY A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE VISIT THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK EACH YEAR. LAST YEAR, THERE WERE LESS THAN A THIRD OF THAT NUMBER. AND THE REDUCED NUMBER HURT A LOT OF BUSINESS PLACES.
MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT KIM HUCKSTADT SAID
NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY LAYOFFS UNLESS SOME GRANTS
DO NOT COME THROUGH. DURING THIS WEEK'S BUDGET WORKSHOP, HE SAID THEY HAVE ALREADY CUT ABOUT $230,000 OUT OF NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. MANY OF THE CUTS COME FROM NOT REPLACING EMPLOYEES WHO ARE RETIRING.
THE MAQUOKETA FFA CONSIGNMENT ANNUAL SALE IS THIS SUNDAY BY THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEIR ANNUAL FISH FRY IS FRIDAY NIGHT, MARCH 11TH.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE GIRLS LOST THEIR STATE TOURNAMENT GAME
LAST NIGHT. THEY HAD A 10 POINT LEAD STARTING THE 4TH QUARTER BUT WERE ABLE TO SCORE ONLY 6 POINTS THE REST OF THE GAME.
DEWITT PLAYS TONIGHT AT 7:45.
MONTICELLO LOST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCHERS CHECKED THE BATS AT THE MAQUOKETA CAVES START PARK THIS WEEK AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A FUNGUS WHICH KILLS BATS. THE CAVES WERE CLOSED DOWN LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF THE SPREAD OF THE FUNGUS. THE DNR HAS NOT DECIDED WHETHER THE CAVES CAN RE-OPEN THIS YEAR. THE REST OF THE PARK, FOR PICNICS, HIKES, CAMPING, ETC. WAS OPEN LAST YEAR AND IS OPEN NOW. BUT, IT IS THE CAVES THAT BRINGS THE VISITORS. THE CAVES RANGER, SCOTT DYKSTRA, SAID HE HOPES THE CAVES CAN OPEN THIS YEAR. NORMALLY, NEARLY A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE VISIT THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK EACH YEAR. LAST YEAR, THERE WERE LESS THAN A THIRD OF THAT NUMBER. AND THE REDUCED NUMBER HURT A LOT OF BUSINESS PLACES.
MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT KIM HUCKSTADT SAID
NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY LAYOFFS UNLESS SOME GRANTS
DO NOT COME THROUGH. DURING THIS WEEK'S BUDGET WORKSHOP, HE SAID THEY HAVE ALREADY CUT ABOUT $230,000 OUT OF NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. MANY OF THE CUTS COME FROM NOT REPLACING EMPLOYEES WHO ARE RETIRING.
THE MAQUOKETA FFA CONSIGNMENT ANNUAL SALE IS THIS SUNDAY BY THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEIR ANNUAL FISH FRY IS FRIDAY NIGHT, MARCH 11TH.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
SHOWN HERE, WM DAVID RICHARDS OF MAQUOKETAPRESENTING A CHECK FOR $1,000 TO GARY EGGERS (IN RED) FOR THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD. GARY FROM MAQUOKETA IS THE MANAGER OF THE CUPBOARD. THE ANNUAL CHECK IS DONATED BY
THE BRETHREN OF HELLION LODGE #36 A.F. & A.M. IN MAQUOKETA. THEIR LODGE BUILDING IS UP ON THE HILL JUST NORTH OF BANOWETZ ANTIQUE MALL.
THE CHECK IS FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE LODGE'S
WAFFLE BREAKFAST THAT THEY HAVE THE 3RD SUNDAY OF MAY AND THE 2ND SUNDAY OF OCTOBER EACH YEAR. GOOD BREAKFAST, GOOD DONATION AND A GOOD ORGANIZATION. THANKS TO ALL!
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
THE SUN IS SHINING TODAY IN MAQUOKETA AND IT IS 41 OUTSIDE.
THE WELDING PROGRAM BY CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE HERE IN MAQUOKETA IS GOING TO BE EXPANDED. AN ADDITION TO THE CLASSROOM WILL BE
CONSTRUCTED.
CORRECTION ON BELLEVUE MARQUETTE'S NEXT GAME AT THE STATE CONVENTION.
IT WILL BE AT 8:30 TOMORROW NIGHT, NOT THURSDAY NIGHT LIKE I PUT HERE
YESTERDAY. TONIGHT AT 6:30 THE DEWITT GAME. BOTH WILL BE BROADCAST
ON KMAQ-FM AND ON OUR WEB SITE.
TORQUEFEST IS NOW JUST UNDER TWO MONTHS AWAY.
SLOW LOCAL NEWS DAY.
OUTDOOR WALKING TIME IS NEAR FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE..... ARE YOU
PLANNING TO WALK MORE IN 2011?
DENNIS VOY
THE WELDING PROGRAM BY CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE HERE IN MAQUOKETA IS GOING TO BE EXPANDED. AN ADDITION TO THE CLASSROOM WILL BE
CONSTRUCTED.
CORRECTION ON BELLEVUE MARQUETTE'S NEXT GAME AT THE STATE CONVENTION.
IT WILL BE AT 8:30 TOMORROW NIGHT, NOT THURSDAY NIGHT LIKE I PUT HERE
YESTERDAY. TONIGHT AT 6:30 THE DEWITT GAME. BOTH WILL BE BROADCAST
ON KMAQ-FM AND ON OUR WEB SITE.
TORQUEFEST IS NOW JUST UNDER TWO MONTHS AWAY.
SLOW LOCAL NEWS DAY.
OUTDOOR WALKING TIME IS NEAR FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE..... ARE YOU
PLANNING TO WALK MORE IN 2011?
DENNIS VOY
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