NO RAIN AND A HIGH OF 70 RESULTED IN A VERY BIG CROWD TODAY AT
THE VINTAGE TORQUE FEST IN MAQUOKETA. THE AWARD PRESENTATIONS
WERE DONE THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU CLICK-ON THIS PHOTO ONCE, THEN
AGAIN...YOU CAN READ ON THE JACKETS, THE NAMES OF THE CAR CLUBS
THAT WERE HERE AND PRESENTED AWARDS.
TONIGHT, THE CRUISE OUT AT THE 61 DRIVFE-IN THEATRE BY FEST
PARTICIPANTS AND A DOUBLE-FEATURE MOVE UNDER THE STARS.
MORE PHOTES BELOW.
DENNIS VOY

THIS IS "THE MAN" OF
THE VINTAGE TORQUE FEST, JOHN WELLS.....
....HELPING PRESENT THE
AWARDS FOR THE TOP OR
FAVORITE CARS AT THE SHOW.
THERE WERE ABOUT A DOZEN
CAR CLUBS FROM AROUND THE
MIDWEST.....KANSAS CITY,
APPLETON AND MORE....AND
EACH HAD A UNIQUE CAR-THEME
TROPHY TO PRESENT.
JOHN ANNOUNCED THAT
PLANS ARE NOW IN THE WORKS
TO HAVE THE SHOW IN MAQUOKETA AGAIN NEXT YEAR, THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY.
DENNIS VOY

RICHARD CURRENT OF THE
MAQUOKETA CAR CLUB
ON STAGE THANKING
EVERYONE FOR COMING.

THE VOLUNTEER HALL OUTDOOR THEATRE AT THE
FAIRGROUNDS WAS A POPULAR
PLACE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.
A BIG CROWD THIS AFTERNOON
AND THE SHOW WRAPS-UP
TONIGHT.

ENJOY SOME MORE PHOTOS TAKEN AT VINTAGE TORQUE FEST THAT IS
STILL ON AND ENDS AROUND 9 OR SO TONIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS
IN MAQUOKETA. IF YOU GO, JUST $5 A PERSON, BE SURE TO GO INTO
PEARSON CENTER AND SEE THIS $275,000 JEWEL. DON'T FORGET
TO CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS AT LEAST ONCE TO ENLARGE THEM .
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN TODAY.
IT IS NOON AND IT HAS BEEN CLOUDY MOST OF THE MORNING, BUT STILL
NO RAIN.
DRY WEATHER (FARMERS NEED IT) STARTS TOMORROW FOR A FEW DAYS OR MORE.
DENNIS VOY

TEN BANDS WERE LINED UP FOR TORQUE FEST....THIS ONE
PLAYED FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE
STAGE OF VOLUNTEER HALL.

SOME CARS ACTUALLY GO OUT ON THE TRACK AND TAKE
A SPIN.

YES...YOU CAN GET A VINTAGE
HAIRCUT AND SHAVE AT
TORQUE FEST!

COULDN'T HELP BUT
TAKE A PHOTO
OF THIS SHARP BLACK
PICK-UP.

VINTAGE TORQUE FEST
HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN...
AND GOOD FOR MAQUOKETA.
THANKS TO JOHN WELLS OF
BETTENDORF FOR BRINGING
IT TO OUR CITY.
HOPE IT COMES BACK NEXT YEAR...BIGGER AND BETTER!

DENNIS VOY

NICE SUNNY DAY TODAY....64 FOR THE HIGH.

IN SPORTS.....CONGRATULATIONS TO MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR
LAURA OSTERHAUS. SHE FINISHED IN A TIE FOR 7TH PLACE IN THE
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S HIGH JUMP EVENT AT THE DRAKE RELAYS IN
DES MOINES THIS MORNING. LAURA HAD A JUMP OF 5-FEET, 3 INCHES.
A LEAP OF 5 FEET 10 INCHES WON THE EVENT.

VINTAGE TORQUE FEST IS THE BIG NEWS TODAY IN MAQUOKETA AND
SO FAR IT IS GOING WELL! IT CONCLUDES TOMORROW NIGHT.

I WILL HAVE SOME MORE PHOTOS AND MORE ON THE EVENT TOMORROW WITH
A SATURDAY DAILY REPORT.

DENNIS VOY

THE BIG 2011 TORQUE FEST
IS UNDERWAY IN MAQUOKETA.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARRIVED
IN THEIR CAR THIS MORNING
AND CARS ARE COMING IN FROM ALL DIRECTIONS.
MAQUOKETA IS BUSY!
THE WEATHER IS PERFECT!
THE FAIRGROUNDS WILL BE
BUSY UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE DRIVE-IN
THEATRE RENTED FOR TORQUE
FEST, WILL BE BUSY FROM
6 UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
THE MOVIES "AMERICAN
GRAFFITI" AND "TWO-LANE
BLACKTOP" WILL BE SHOWN
TO THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE BIG EVENT.
AT RIGHT..,A LOOK DOWN THE MAIN DRAG.
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
YET...BUT THIS WAS OVER THE NOON HOUR AND MOST
PEOPLE ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE MUSIC STARTS AT 4.
SEE MORE PHOTOS BELOW AND LIKE ALWAYS, CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS TO
ENLARGE THEM...A SECOND CLICK WILL ENLARGE THEM EVEN MORE.

DENNIS VOY

LOOKS LIKE A BULLIT!

THESE CARS ARE INSIDE
THE LARGE PEARSON BUILDING.
MANY CARS TO SEE!

NO FENDERS!

THIS PHOTO OF AN OUTSIDE VENDOR.
THERE ARE MANY VENDORS
AT THE FEST....INSIDE THE
TWO BUILDINGS AND
ALL AROUND OUTSIDE.
THIS ONE QUITE UNIQUE!
THESE ARE MEDAT SIGNS.

BOYER HALL, THE SMALLEST OF THE TWO EXHIBIT BUILDINGS
IS FILLED WITH MOTORCYCLES
ONLY.
AND THERE ARE MOTORCYCLES
ON DISPLAY TOO ON THE
SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE
PEARSON CENTER.
THERE IS JUST ONE GATE INTO
THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR
VINTAGE TORQUEFEST.
THE EAST GATE IS CLOSED.

A VENDOR BOOTH INSIDE
BOYER HALL, THE SMALLER
EXHIBIT BUILDING AT THE
FAIRGROUNDS.

THIS CAR (OR WHATEVER) CAME DOWN FROM DUBUQUE.

THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO
VISIT VINTAGE TORQUEFEST
AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
$5 ADMISSION.
THERE IS A BEER STAND AND
THREE FOOD STANDS.
BUS RACES TONIGHT.
5 BANDS TODAY AND
5 DIFFERENT BANDS
TOMORROW.
SEE YOU THERE!!

DENNIS VOY

IT'S HERE! THE START OF VINTAGE TORQUEFEST WEEK IN MAQUOKETA!
THE FIRST CAR TO BE SEEN BY ME DOWNTOWN. CLICK-ON IT ONCE TO ENLARGE IT AND TWICE, TO MAKE IT EVEN LARGER.
THERE WILL BE HUNDREDS OF CARS JOINING THIS ONE TODAY AND TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY'S DAILY REPORT IS BELOW.

IT'S CLOUDY AND COLD AGAIN TODAY!
FROST EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
BUT....TOMORROW IS STILL SUPPOSED TO BE NICE...SUNNY AND MID 60'S.

THE MAQUOKETA GOLF TEAM HOSTED 6 OTHER TEAMS AT THE COUNTRY CLUB
COURSE YESTERDAY AND TOOK FIRST PLACE. TY THEDE HAD A 74 TO LEAD
THE CARDINALS.

THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WILL NO LONGER TRY RECRUITING A SURGEON AND
INSTEAD WILL NEGOTIATE WITH A QUAD CITIES GROUP TO PROVIDE SURGICAL
SERVICES HERE IN MAQUOKETA. LOCAL SURGEON DR. PETE ATIENZA WOULD LIKE TO RETIRE, BUT IS STILL WORKING AND WILL UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH OTHER
SURGICAL ALTERNATIVES. HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN SAID
THERE IS A QUAD CITY GROUP INTERESTED IN SERVING MAQUOKETA A COUPLE DAYS A WEEK, WITH THREE SURGEONS ROTATING COVERAGE. A DECISION BY THE BOARD IS EXPECTED NEXT MONTH.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD THIS WEEK PURCHASED A NEW SCHOOL BUS
FOR $79,389 FROM A FIRM IN MARSHALLTOWN. AND THEY SOLD TWO OF THEIR
BUSES TO BRIDGEPORT AUTO IN MAQUOKETA FOR $1,500 EACH. THE MARSHALLTOWN DEALER WAS ONLY GOING TO GIVE $300 FOR A TRADE-IN.
THE SCHOOL BOARD THIS WEEK ALSO SPENT $37,000 FOR NEW CARPET AT
BRIGGS AND CARDINAL AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

SHELBY WIRTH, A SENIOR AT MCHS, WILL GRADUATE THIS MAY FROM HIGH
SCHOOL AND WILL BE ENTERING COLLEGE THIS FALL WITH ENOUGH CREDITS
TO QUALIFY AS A JUNIOR. THIS IS THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP WITH CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH MAKES IT
POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDITS WHILE STILL IN HIGH
SCHOOL. AND SHE GOT THE COLLEGE CREDITS AT NO EXPENSE TO HER.
SHE WILL BE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA THIS FALL.
JULIE KINRADE, HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, WORKS WITH THE
STUDENTS WANTING EARLY COLLEGE CREDITS. AROUND 75% OF THE SENIOR CLASS THIS YEAR EARNED SOME COLLEGE CREDITS IN THE NEW CCC BUILDING
NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY AVERAGED ABOUT 25 CREDIT EACH,
EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT ONE YEAR OF COLLEGE. BUT AGAIN, FOR SHELBY,
DAUGHTER OF SCOTT AND MARY KAY WIRTH OF MAQUOKETA, HER CREDITS
WERE GOOD FOR TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE.

WHO IS GOING TO BE FIRST DAILY REPORT READER TO BUY A DUCK FROM ME FOR THE ROTARY DUCK RACE JUNE 21ST? THIS YEAR, ONE YELLOW DUCK IS $3....2 FOR $5 OR 5 FOR $10.
THE FIRST PLACE DUCK IN THE RACE AT THE YMCA POOL WINS $500 FOR IT'S
OWNER AND DUCK OWNERS WHOSE DUCK FINISHES 2ND THOUGH 10TH, EACH
GET $100. QUACK ...MEANS SEND CHECK....QUACK QUACK....TO BOX 940 AND
QUACK QUACK QUACK.....IT TO MAQUOKETA, 52060.

THIS WEEKEND HERE IN MAQUOKETA...... IS VINTAGE CAR WEEKEND.
LOTS OF GREAT CARS WILL BE IN TOWN, INCLUDING THOSE 57 CHEVROLETS.
I GRADUATED IN 57....SO OF COURSE, IT IS MY FAVORITE. THANKS TO THE
STATLER BROTHERS, WE CAN SING ABOUT IT TOO.

CHECK OUR WEB CAM AND YOU'LL SEE MANY CARS GOING UP AND DOWN
MAIN STREET IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE. HOME PAGE...CLICK-ON THE
UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER BUTTON.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!

DENNIS VOY

47 THE HIGH TODAY.

AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, TWO MAQUOKETA HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS (BETH HART AND OLLIE LIE) ASKED THAT THE PROPOSED "DIVERSITY CLUB" BE PUT ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

LOOKS LIKE BABIES WILL NEVER BE BORN AT THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA
AGAIN. PLANS ARE FOR THE TWO OB ROOMS TO BE CONVERTED
TO A SLEEP DISORDER LAB.
THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RECRUIT A BABY DOCTOR.

YUMS OPENS SOON IN MAQUOKETA.

GOOD NIGHT! OR.... GOOD MORNING!

DENNIS VOY.

56 TODAY.
65 AND SUNNY ON FRIDAY....THE OPENING DAY OF TORQUEFEST. OVER 350 VINTAGE CARS HAVE PRE-REGISTERED AND THE NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO GROW TO
500. THERE WILL BE 11 BANDS HERE FOR THE TWO-DAY EVENT.
ALL HAPPENING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. BIG CAR SHOW IN BOTH BUILDINGS
ON THE GROUNDS. CARS TRYING OUT THEIR ENGINES ON THE FAIRGROUNDS
DIRT TRACK. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME....JUST $5 ADMISSION TO TAKE IN
THE BIG EVENT.

MAQUOKETA SCHOOL SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT HAS A NEW TITLE....DR. KIM
HUCKSTADT. ON APRIL 15TH, HE GOT HIS DOCTOR'S DEGREE AT WESTERN
ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY. HE SAID THE PROCESS TOOK 3 AND 1/2 YEARS AND WAS DONE MORE FOR PERSONAL REASONS THAN ANY CAREER ADVANCEMENT. HE DID
MENTION THAT HE MIGHT SOMEDAY LIKE TO TEACH ON THE COLLEGE LEVEL.
DR. HUCKSTADT HAS BEEN OUR SUPT. HUCKSTADT FOR 10 YEARS....AND
WILL BE BACK FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. HE'S ALSO HAPPY ABOUT THE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BEING IN FIRST PLACE TODAY.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER.....VIRL BANOWETZ REPORTED A DOUBLE EXTENSION LADDER WAS TAKEN FROM OUTSIDE BANOWETZ ANTIQUES. IT IS VALUED
AT ABOUT $240.
JACKIE LANG ON NORTH MAIN REPORTED SOMEONE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK
INTO HER HOME....
AND LARRY MCDEVITT REPORTED THAT SOMEONE BROKE OUT ONE OF THE
WINDOWS ON ONE OF HIS OLD CARS ON EAST QUARRY.

KMAQ TRAVEL IS TAKING A BUS AT CHRISTMAS TO BRANSON IN NOVEMBER AND NASHVILLE IN DECEMBER. READ ABOUT BOTH TRIPS ON KMAQ'S WEB SITE....
WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE BUS.

THE HARRY JAMES ORCHESTRA PLAYS AT OHNWARD THIS SATURDAY NIGHT.
BUSY WEEKEND IN THE TIMBER CITY.

THE NEW SEATS HAVE ARRIVED FOR THE SMALL VOY 3 AUDITORIUM AND WILL
BE INSTALLED IN MAY.....IN TIME FOR THE START OF THE BIG SUMMER MOVIE
SEASON.

HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

DENNIS VOY

EASTER SUNDAY WAS A PRETTY NICE WEATHER DAY!
TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND IN UPPER 50'S
THE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FORECAST LOOKS DESCENT FOR VINTAGE
TORQUEFEST AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE. THOUSANDS
OF VINTAGE CAR FANS FROM AROUND THE MIDWEST ARE EXPECTED.

TODAY, IOWA AG SECRETARY BILL NORTHEY SAID IT HAS BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE GETTING THE CROP IN THE GROUND THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE WET AND COLD
APRIL WEATHER. HE SAID 3% OF IOWA'S CORN ACREAGE HAS BEEN PLANTED
COMPARED WITH 61 PERCENT AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR AND THE FIVE-YEAR
AVERAGE OF 28 PERCENT.

A ONE-CAR ACCIDENT AT 2 A.M. YESTERDAY ON HIGHWAY 62 THREE MILES NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. DEPUTY CHAD ROEDER CHARGED THE DRIVER, ZACHARY BROWN, AGE 18, OF MAQUOKETA WITH OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED, POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL UNDER AGE AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE DEPUTY SAID BROWN LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE, IT WENT INTO THE DITCH, SKIDDED 114 FEET AND ROLLED ONCE. THE VEHICLE THEN LANDED ON ITS WHEELS AGAINST A TREE. BROWN REFUSED TREATMENT. HIS 2005 PONTIAC REGISTERED TO BARBARA MARTIN OF MAQUOKETA, WAS TOTALED.

FOR MORE ABOUT TORQUEFEST....GO TO www.vintagetorquefest.com

HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND SEE YOU AT TORQUEFEST!

DENNIS VOY

A COLD AND WET DAY TODAY...
BUT BETTER WEATHER TOMORROW AND EASTER SUNDAY!

THE EASTER EGG HUNT SHOULD GO ON TOMORROW MORNING AND THE
FIRST STOCK CAR RACES OF THE SEASON SHOULD GO TOMORROW NIGHT.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A 2.25 PERCENT PAY RAISE, STARTING
IN JULY, FOR THE MAQUOKETA STREET DEPARTMENT.

THE SCHOOL BOARD THIS WEEK EXPELLED A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FOR
THE REST OF THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. THE NAME AND REASON NOT
GIVEN OUT. BY LAW, THE SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TUTORING FOR
THE REST OF THE YEAR.

THE MAQUOKETA FFA 1 SQUAD BEAT 14 TEAMS FROM AROUND IOWA TO WIN THE
16TH ANNUAL IOWA ENVIROTHON TITLE AT SPRINGBROOK STATE PARK
IN GUTHRIE CENTER. THE ENVIROTHON IS A PROGRAM FOR IOWA HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PLANET'S NATURAL
RESOURCES AND CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. TEAMS ARE
TESTED IN FIVE CATEGORIES. THE MAQUOKETA FFA TEAM WILL RECEIVE
AN EXPENSE-PAID TRIP TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN JULY IN CANADA.
THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE JENNY NABB, MATT LYON, JASON SCHUSTER, JOSH SHUSTER, ASHLEY QUINLAN AND KRISTIN REUTER.

WELL KNOWN HOMETOWN ARTIST ROSE FRANTZEN OF MAQUOKETA IS FEATURED IN THE MAY/JUNE ISSUE OF IOWA'S BEST MAGAZINE, THE IOWAN.
MORE AT www.Iowan.com

IN LOCAL GOLF, MCHS FRESHMAN DAVISON BOHACH GOT A HOLE-IN-ONE
ON HOLE 9 AT PRAIRIE CREEK GOLF COURSE HERE IN MAQUOKETA YESTERDAY.
IT WAS WITNESSED BY TEAM MATES LANDON AUNAN, JACOB LANGENBERG,
JORDON ROCKWELL AND DAVISON'S FATHER, KEVIN BOHACH. IT WAS ONLY
THE 2ND DAY HE HAD USED HIS NEW HYBRID CLUB. MOST GOLFERS PLAY A LIFETIME AND NEVER GOT THE ACE.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND AND HAPPY EASTER!

DENNIS VOY

NO REPORT TODAY...
OR TOMORROW...
OR THURSDAY!

MORE PROGRESS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA!! THIS BUILDING IS ON THE CORNER ON EAST PLATT AND OLIVE STREETS , AND WITH THE ONE ON THE LEFT, HOUSED TERM CITY FURNITURE. THEY MOVED OUT. BOTH BUILDINGS ARE NOW EMPTY.
YEARS AGO, THE CORNER BUILDING WAS HARRIS PENROSE COMPANY. THEN IT BECAME TANDEM TIRE. A NEW BRICK FRONT WAS PUT ON BOTH BUILDINGS A FEW WEEKS AGO. WHAT A NICE IMPROVEMENT.
IF YOU CLICK-ON THE PHOTO, IT WILL BE LARGER AND YOU CAN THEN
READ THE FOR RENT SIGN. HELP GET THIS BUILDING RENTED! GO BELOW
TO SEE THE OTHER BUILDING TO THE LEFT. THEY HAVE AN OPEN WALL BETWEEN THE TWO TO MAKE IT ONE BIG STORE FRONT LOCATION.

TWO BUILDINGS WERE GIVEN NEW BRICK FRONTS. THIS IS THE BUILDING TO THE LEFT. PARKING LOT AND ALLEY AT LEFT OF BUILDING.
THE FURNITURE STORE TOOK UP BOTH BUILDINGS, BUT I THINK THERE COULD
BE A BUSINESS IN EITHER OF THE TWO, IF BOTH WOULD BE TOO BIG FOR
A BUSINESS.
WE NEED A FURNITURE STORE (NON LEFT IN JACKSON COUNTY)....SO I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE A NEW FURNITURE STORE GO BACK INTO THE SIDE-BY-SIDE
BUILDINGS, NOW WITH NEW BRICK FRONT.
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA NEEDS MORE ACTIVITY AND THIS PROJECT JUST
COMPLETED WILL HOPEFULLY GET RENTED AND HELP MATTERS.
CLICK-ON BUILDING TO ENLARGE IT,
DENNIS VOY.

NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND IN MAQUOKETA.

CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY, AROUND 47.
COOL AND WET WEATHER THE ENTIRE WORK WEEK AHEAD.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, RAIN AND MID 50'S AND
EASTER SUNDAY MAY SEE SOME SUNSHINE AND MAYBE 60 DEGREES.

THE IOWA DOT CLOSED THE SAVANNA-SABULA BRIDGE AT 2 THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER. SABULA OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS NO FLOODING IN THE COMMUNITY HOWEVER. BELLEVUE CITY ADMINISTRATOR LORAS HERRIG SAID THEY ARE OKAY TOO. THE BRIDGE AT SABULA WILL BE CLOSED FOR AS LONG AS A WEEK. ABOUT 2,400 VEHICLES A DAY USE IT. MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO
USE THE NEAREST BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 136 AT CLINTON, WHICH CONNECTS TO
FULTON, ILLINOIS.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER:
DIANE DERGANZ ON SOUTH 5TH STREET REPORTED SATURDAY THAT SOMEONE
TOOK SOLAR LANTERNS FROM HER BACK YARD AND BROKE THEM IN THE STREET.
KENDRA SCOTT ON EAST GROVE STREET SAID SATURDAY NIGHT SOMEONE
TOOK A WALLET FROM HER CAR.
JARED FARRIS ON WEST PLEASANT REPORTED A CD PLAYER WAS TAKEN FROM
HIS VEHICLE.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECOVERED A STOLEN VEHICLE LAST WEEK IN A CORNFIELD
NEAR SPRAGUEVILLE.
AND ALGELA BETTS OF PRESTON REPORTED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

LOUIS MARTIN, 75, OF DUBUQUE, DIED YESTERDAY AT A CARE CENTER.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE A BROTHER, RAYMOND MARTIN OF MAQUOKETA.

THE EASTER EGG HUNT IN MAQUOKETA WAS NOT HELD SATURDAY MORNING AND
WAS POSTPONED UNTIL 10 A.M. THIS SATURDAY ON EAST QUARRY STREET,
BEHIND THE SENIOR CENTER.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

SATURDAY NIGH WAS COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHT ONCE AGAIN
AT MOONEY HOLLOW BARN
AT GREEN ISLAND, HERE IN
JACKSON COUNTY AND NANCY AND I HAD A FUN NIGHT WITH
A NEAR FULL HOUSE OF COUNTRY MUSIC FANS. THE STAR WAS MOE BANDY SHOWN HERE IN THE BLACK HAT, WITH
HIS 6-PIECE AMERICANA BAND.
FIRST, AT 7 P.M. WE WERE
ENTERTAINED BY RUSS HAYWARD AND JACKSON COUNTY'S POPULAR BAND,
"COUNTY TRADITION" WITH
MAQUOKETA'S OWN SANDY MANUEL ON THE DRUMS. THEY HAVE A GREAT SOUND AND WILL BE THE OPENING BAND FOR THE COUNTRY SHOW
AT THE FAIR THIS JULY, HAVING WON THE BATTLE OF BANDS EVENT AT THE
FAIRGROUNDS A WEEK AGO. MOE AND HIS BAND TOOK TO THE STAGE AT 8 AND
WENT FOR 90 MINUTES. HE HAS MANY HITS, HIS BIGGEST BEING "AMERICANA" AND HIS SECOND BIGGEST BEING "BANDY THE RODEO CLOWN". HE HAS HAD
A SHOW IN BRANSON FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, BUT IS ON TOUR NOW UNTIL HE
STARTS UP AGAIN IN BRANSON IN MAY. I TALKED TO HIM AFTER THE SHOW AND GOT HIS NEWEST CD TO PLAY ON KMAQ.
QUITE A FEW OTHER PHOTOS I TOOK THIS WEEKEND BELOW. AS ALWAYS, CLICK-ON
EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY

THE MOONEY HOLLOW BARN
IS JACKSON COUNTY'S ANSWER TO THE "RYMAN THEATRE" IN NASHVILLE, HOME OF THE
GRAND OLE OPRY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. IT IS LOCATED
ON HIGHWAY 52 ABOUT HALF-WAY BETWEEN SABULA AND BELLEVUE. YOU CAN'T MISS IT. THE SILO HAS A GIANT
FIDDLE PAINTED ON IT.
THERE IS A BAR DOWNSTAIRS
AND YOU GO UPSTAIRS TO
THE 400 OR MORE SEAT THEATRE. JACKSON COUNTY IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE A GUY LIKE KEVIN PETESCH BRINGING BIG COUNTRY ENTERTAINERS TO ENJOY AT HIS PLACE. BILL ANDERSON WAS THERE A COUPLE YEARS AGO,
AND GENE WATSON LAST YEAR. HE HAS MORE COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
DENNIS VOY

WE HEADED WITH THE CAMERA
TO MONTICELLO THIS MORNING
FOR THE ANNUAL SPRING
OMELET BREAKFAST AT CAMP COURAGEOUS. THOUSANDS
ATTEND IT! HERE WE SEE
CHARLIE BECKER IN THE MIDDLE, THE LONGTIME POPULAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CAMP. HE MAY HAVE BEEN THERE AT THE START.
TO THE LEFT IS LEO GRECO,
LONGTIME ANNOUNCER AT WMT INTERVIEWING CHARLIE. LEO,
NEAR 90, HAD A POPULAR WESTERN BAND FOR MANY YEARS AND DOES HIS SUNDAY MORNING BROADCAST FROM THE CAMP EVERY TIME THEY HAVE A BREAKFAST, WHICH IS TWICE A YEAR.
GREAT BREAKFAST. CHARLIE TRYS TO SHAKE THE HAND OF EVERYONE THAT
COMES.
DENNIS VOY

NEW LAST YEAR AT THE CAMP IS THIS TRAIN.
NANCY AND I TOOK
A RIDE.
IT IS A POPULAR NEW
FEATURE WITH THE CAMPERS.
AFTER THE TRAIN RIDE WE
WENT INTO THE LIVESTOCK BARN AND THEN INTO THE
PET BUILDING.
DENNIS VOY

HERE THE TRAIN PULLS INTO
THE STATION. EVERYTIME
I VISIT CAMP COURAGEOUS,
IT IS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN
LAST TIME. THEY WILL HAVE
ANOTHER BIG BREAKFAST THIS
FALL. I'LL TRY AND GET THERE AGAIN AND HOPE YOU CAN MAKE
IT TOO. IT IS LOCATED JUST
SOUTH OF MONTICELLO ON
HIGHWAY 38. YOU CAN'T MISS IT. CHECK OUT THERE NICE
WEB SITE.
DENNIS VOY

SUNSHINE PRE-SCHOOL AND DAYCARE CENTER HELD THEIR
BIG ANNUAL FUND RAISING
EVENT TODAY. ....A TAILGATE PARTY OUTSIDE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES INSIDE. I WAS THERE TO DO A REMOTE BROADCAST AND ENJOYED A BURGER PREPARED OUTSIDE BY THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
INSIDE SUNSHINE, ALL ROOMS
WERE SPECIALLY ARRANGED FOR VISITORS. THERE WAS A BAKE SALE. AND HERE WE SEE
THE STAFF AND SOME OF THE KIDS ENTERTAINING PARENTS
AND GRANDPARENTS. JUST
AFTER THIS, I BROADCAST THE
DRAWING FOR THEIR BIG
RAFFLE. KERRY SCHEEPERS
WON THE $1,000. ALAN TUBBS
$500 AND MARK BECK, $250.
A GOOD PORTION OF THE WINNINGS WAS GIVEN BACK
TO SUNSHINE BY ALL 3 WINNERS.
THEN, THE BIG AUCTION WAS HELD TO CLOSE-OUT THE DAY.
MAQUOKETA IS FORTUNATE TO
HAVE A GREAT FACILITY LIKE THIS FOR WORKING PARENTS. SALLY DAVIES IS
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. CALL HER IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
VISIT THEIR NICE WEB SITE.
DENNIS VOY

TOOK THIS PHOTO OFF THE
SCREEN OF THE OPERA HOUSE
THEATRE IN DEWITT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WE WERE THERE
FOR A SPECIAL SHOWING OF
A NEW AWARD WINNING MOVIE
ABOUT ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSES, WITH SCHOOLS AND
FACES FROM JACKSON COUNTY.
A VERY GOOD CROWD.
GOOGLE ONE ROOM COUNTRY SCHOOLS TO READ MORE ABOUT
IT.
DENNIS VOY

ENDED THE DAY SUNDAY
TAKING IN THE SPAGHETTI
SUPPER AT THE FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH.
WE WERE SERVED BY THESE
3 FROM THERE NEW KITCHEN.
LEFT TO RIGHT: REV. JEFF
DADISMAN, HELEN SCHNOOR,
AND WAYNE MAYBERRY.
VERY GOOD SUPPER TOPPED
OFF WITH HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE. BUSY
HOLY WEEK AHEAD FOR PASTOR
JEFF. TOLD HIM WE WOULD SEE
HIM AGAIN FOR THE SPECIAL
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE AT
7 A.M. THIS SUNDAY.
DENNIS VOY

TERRIBLE DAY TODAY.... STARTED RAINING AT NOON AND THEN ALL AFTERNOON.
AND ITS COLD AND WINDY TOO.
WE MAY GET SOME SUNSHINE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

DANIELLE HOLDGRAFER BLAMED HER LATE HUSBAND, ANDY, FOR CAUSING THE
DEATH OF THEIR 4-YEAR OLD SON, COLLIN, LAST YEAR IN THEIR ANDREW
HOME. BUT, IN COURT TODAY, SHE ADMITTED SHE WAS AWARE OF THE ABUSE.
SHE PLEADED GUILTY THIS MORNING IN JACKSON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT RESULTING IN DEATH. THE JUDGE SENTENCED
HER TO 50 YEARS IN PRISON. AFTER THE SENTENCE, SHE WAS ALLOWED
TO VISIT HER SON'S GRAVE AND VISIT WITH 5 FAMILY MEMBERS BEFORE SHE
WAS TAKEN TO PRISON.

A WELL KNOWN MAQUOKETA BANKER DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES LAST NIGHT AT HIS FARM NEAR DELMAR. JACK McGARRY, AGE 50, HAS BEEN A LOAN OFFICER THE PAST 11 YEARS FOR THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS
WIFE, WENDY, HIS PARENTS, AND 2 CHILDREN. ALSO 6 BROTHERS AND
SISTERS. THE FUNERAL WILL BE AT 10:30 MONDAY MORNING AT THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH IN DEWITT. SCHULTZ FUNERAL HOME IN DEWITT IS IN CHARGE OF
ARRANGEMENTS.

THE EASTER EGG HUNT IN MAQUKETA IS AT 10 TOMORROW MORNING, BEHIND
THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER ON EAST QUARRY STREET, SPONSORED AGAIN BY THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS CLUB, WITH SOME PRIZES DONATED BY
WAL MART.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

CLOUDY TODAY, BREEZY AND IN THE 50'S.

MAQUOKETA SCHOOL REGISTRATION FEES WILL REMAIN THE SAME FOR STUDENTS NEXT YEAR. SCHOOL LUNCH PRICES WILL GO UP A DIME AND ACTIVITY
TICKETS WILL INCREASE BY $5.00. LUNCH RATES WILL BE $1.95 FOR ELEMENTARY KIDS, $2.05 FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AND $3.10 FOR ADULTS.
BREAKFAST RATES ARE $1.30 FOR ELEMENTARY....$1.40 FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
AND HIGH SCHOOL AND $2.00 FOR ADULTS. NOT BAD. THE MAQUOKETA FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM OPERATES IN THE BLACK.

A BIRTH: MIKE AND KATE KRABBENHOFT OF ANDREW ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN APRIL 5TH AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE JIM AND CAROLYN REGENWETHER OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER
IS ARLIS KRABBENHOFT OF MAQUOKETA.

THE FAMOUS HARRY JAMES ORCHESTRA WILL PUT ON A CONCERT SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 30TH AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA, AT 7 P.M. ADVANCE TICKETS ARE $22.00 AND AT THE DOOR WILL BE $25.00.

KMAQ IS GETTING NEW CARPETING AND WILL DO AWAY WITH THE RECORDS ROOM. WE HAVE ABOUT 2500 - 45'S AND AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF LP'S. WHAT TO DO WITH
THEM? ANY IDEAS? EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE.

TWO MORE THEFTS ADN VANDALISM REPORTS WERE MADE TO THE MAQUKETA PD.
JIM MERRICK ON WAS LOCUST STREET REPORTED WEDNESDAY THAT SOMEONE TOOK TWO DECORATIVE FLOWER POTS AND SMASHED THEM ON THE STREET AND DRIVEWAY.
AND SHIRLEY WHITCHELO OF WEST QUARRY STREET, SAID WEDNESDAY THAT SOMEONE TOOK SOME SOLAR LITES FROM HER PROPERTY.

THE MOVING WALL....THE HALF-SIZE REPLICA OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WILL BE IN MAQUOKETA JUNE 23-27. IT HAS BEEN TOURING THE COUNTRY FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

THE JACKSON COUNTY MASTER GARDNERS HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR COMMUNITY GRANT RECEIPIENTS. A TOTAL OF $1,505 WAS AWARDED INCLUDING
$415 TO THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM GROUNDS, $300 FOR MAIN STREET BEAUTIFICATION IN MAQUOKETA AND $375 TO OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER
IN MAQUOKETA. THE MONEY CAME FROM PROCEEDS FROM THE MASTER GARDNER'S ANNUAL PLANT SALE. THIS YEAR THE SALE WILL BE SATURDAY, MAY 7TH AT BOYER HALL ON THE FAIRGROUNDS, STARTING AT 9 A.M. AN EXTENSIVE VARIETY OF PLANTS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT THE SALE. PRICES ARE
ALWAYS REASONABLE. AND THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO COME AND SELECT THE AREA-GROWN PLANTS.

THE VOICE OF THE IOWA HAWKEYES, GARY DOLPHIN, WILL BE THE GUEST SPEAKER
AT THE NEXT ROTARY MEETING, NEXT WEDNESDAY AT NOON AT THE EAGLES
CLUB ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY.

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THE ANNUAL JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUNTEER DINNER WAS
HELD THIS NOON AT THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM IN MAQUOKETA.
ROSE NOONAN WAS THE EMCEE, FILLING IN FOR PRESIDENT DAVE STOCKHAM.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DINNER WAS THE NAMING OF THE GRACE TUBBS VOLUNTEER SUMMIT AWARD WINNER, PRESENTED BY THE TUBBS FAMILY IN MEMORY OF THEIR MOTHER WHO WAS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER IN MAQUOKETA
AND JACKSON COUNTY. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO CAROLINE BREDEKAMP
OF SPRAGUEVILLE, THE 13TH PERSON TO GET IT. SHE RECEIVED $500 TO
GIVE TO HER FAVORITE CHARITIES AND A MANTEL CLOCK. SHE IS CITY LIBRARIAN
AT PRESTON, A MEMBER OF THE SPRAGUEVILLE TOWN COUNCIL, A BOARD MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN MANY
ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE GROUP THAT WORKED YEARS TO RESTORE THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE NEAR SPRAGUEVILLE.
SHOWN IN THE PHOTO, LEFT TO RIGHT, CAROLINE HOLDING THE CLOCK, BILL TUBBS OF ELDREDGE IN THE BACK, HER MOTHER MARGARET, AL TUBBS OF DEWITT IN THE BACK AND STEVE TUBBS OF RURAL DELMAR. CONGRATULATIONS TO CAROLINE ON THE WELL DESERVED HONOR AND THANKS TO THE TUBBS FAMILY FOR SPONSORING THIS ANNUAL VOLUNTEER AWARD. THEY ALSO GIVE THREE OR FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS A YEAR.
CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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NICE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS
WERE PRESENT TODAY.
NOT ALL GOT INTO THIS
PICTURE, INCLUDING ASHER
SCHROEDER, FORREST MILLER,
AND RED HENTON SITTING
AT MY TABLE.
GOOD DINNER...MEATBALLS
AND ALL THE EXTRAS, PLUS
ICE CREAM AND CUPCAKE FOR
DESSERT. MARGARET REED
PLANNED IT AND THANKS TO
HER AND THE REST OF HER
COMMITTEE FOR DOING A
SUPER JOB. YOU CAN CLICK-ON THIS PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT....
CLICK A SECOND TIME AND
IT GETS EVEN LARGER AND
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
DENNIS VOY

A BIG SUNDAY COMING UP THIS SUNDAY AT SUNSHINE PRESCHOOL AND DAYCARE IN MAQUOKETA, LOCATED RIGHT
BEHIND OSTERHAUS PHARMACY OFF WEST PLATT STREET.
I TOOK THIS PHOTO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON OF A SMALL PORTION OF SUNSHINE'S UNIQUE PLAYGROUND. THE PLAY AREA CONSISTS OF
PLANTINGS, GRASS, TERRACES,
HILLS, STONES AND ROCKS...
BE SURE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT
SUNDAY. EVERYONE IS INVITED.......
TO THE ANNUAL TAIL GATE PARTY AND AUCTION FUNDRAISER. THE JACKSON COUNTY BEEF PRODUCERS WILL START SERVING T 11:30 (FREE WILL DONATION)
AND THE SILENT AUCTION STARTS AT 11:30. THE CHILDREN PERFORM AT 12:30 AND THE LIVE AUCTION BEGINS AT 1 P.M. HALF OF ALL PROCEEDS SUNDAY WILL
GO FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUNSHINE, 25% FOR SUMMER EDUCTION AND 25% FOR
KITCHEN RENOVATION. BUY A RAFFLE TICKET AND YOU MAY WIN SOME CASH.
TOUR THE CLASSROOMS. EVERYONE IS WELCOME KMAQ WILL BE ON THE
AIR "LIVE FROM SUNSHINE" AT 12:05 AND THEN AGAIN AT 1:05. THE MAQUOKETA AREA IS LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT PLACE AS SUNSHINE AND YOUR SUPPORT,
SMALL OR LARGE, IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. SUNDAY, MEET SUNSHINE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALLY DAVIES. SEE YOU SUNDAY AT SUNSHINE SCHOOL.
PASS THE WORD TO NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES. CLICK-ON THIS
PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT!!
DENNIS VOY

SUNNY AND 71 TODAY.
COOLER TOMORROW.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED A SMALLER TAX INCREASE FOR
NEXT YEAR THAN HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN SUGGESTED. IT APPROVED
A TAX INCREASE OF 94 CENTS PER $1,000 OF ASSESSED VALUATION. NOT
$1.28 AS SUGGESTED EARLIER. TO DO THIS, THE CASH RESERVE WILL BE
REDUCED TO $250,000 BUT THE MANAGEMENT LEVY WILL STAY AT $300,000.

HUGH BOWMAN WILL CELEBRATE HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY TOMORROW.
HE HAS BEEN IN THE GAS, OIL AND SERVICE STATION BUSINESS FOR THE PAST 53 YEARS AND IS STILL PUMPING GAS ALONG WITH HIS PARTNER , SON BILL, ON SOUTH MAIN STREET. HE HAS 5 SONS AND 12 GRANDCHILDREN. AT BOWMAN OIL, THEY STILL WASH THE WINDSHIELD WINDOW.

THE BIG CITYWIDE GARAGE SALE DAY IS THIS SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE
59 DIFFERENT SALE PLACES OPEN FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL 1 P.M.

THE ANNUAL DEERY BROTHERS SUMMER SERIES IMCA LATE MODEL STOCK
CAR RACES ARE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.
FIRST RACE AT 6:30 P.M.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.

DENNIS VOY

SUNNY AND 63 TODAY. SUNNY AND WARMER TOMORROW.

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, DAVE POPP, IS
LEAVING THE POSITION TO TAKE A SIMILAR ONE AT GRINNELL, A CITY
ON I-80 NEAR DES MOINES WITH A POPULAR COLLEGE AND A POPULATION
OF AROUND 9,000. HE HAS BEEN HERE 5 YEARS AND WILL START THERE
JUNE 6TH. HIS WIFE, LYNN, IS MANAGER OF THE WELL KNOWN CLOVER RIDGE PLACE RETIREMENT CENTER IN MAQUOKETA AND I ASSUME SHE WILL ALSO RESIGN FROM THAT POSITION SOONER OR LATER. I SEE HER WEEKLY AT THE
MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEETING WHERE SHE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER. WILL HATE
THEM LEAVE THE COMMUNITY. BUT, THEY ARE GOING TO A VERY
NICE CITY. CHECK OUT THEIR WEB SITE....IT'S A DANDY.

SPEAKING OF ROTARY....YES....THERE WILL BE THE 10TH ANNUAL ROTARY
DUCK RACE AGAIN THIS SUMMER. AGAIN..WE'LL BE SELLING DUCKS FROM
MICHIGAN TO ARIZONA. MORE LATER.

JAMMIE GOODENOW AND CODY BROWN ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN SUNDAY AT FINLEY IN DUBUQUE. GRANDPARENTS ARE HAL AND ANGIE SPRAGUE OF
MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE ROY AND HEATHER GOODENOW
OF MAQUOKETA.

KEN KRAMER, AGE 73, OF HOLMEN, WISCONSIN AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA,
DIED FRIDAY. HE WAS A LONG TIME TROOPER WITH THE IOWA STATE
PATROL. WAS A TROOPER HERE IN MAQUOKETA FROM 1965 TO 1986.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, MARIA, A SON IN GUATEMALA CITY AND A DAUGHTER
MARY IN HOLMEN, PLUS 3 GRANDCHILDREN. SERVICES WILL BE HELD
AT THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA THURSDAY AT 3 P.M.
THE TORKELSON FUNERAL HOME IN SPARTA, WISCONSIN IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY.

KYLE BILLUPS, FIRST YEAR HEAD WRESTLING COACH AT MCHS, HAS RESIGNED
THAT POSITION. HE SAID HE DID NOT FEEL HE HAD THE TIME TO DEDICATE
TO TURN THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLING PROGRAM BACK INTO AN ELITE
PROGRAM IN THE STATE. HE WILL CONTINUE TO TEACH AT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HE TOOK OVER LAST YEAR AS HEAD COACH AFTER TOD BOWMAN WAS ELECTED STATE SENATOR AND RESIGNED THE COACHING POSITION.

ENJOY THE NICE WEATHER WHILE IT LASTS....WHICH WON'T BE LONG.
IT IS GOING TO BE WET AND COLD LATER THIS WEEK.

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NO NEWS REPORT TODAY!

65 TODAY AFTER HIGH OF
80 YESTERDAY.
COLD WEATHER FORECAST
FOR THE COMING WEEKEND.

THE KMAQ-TRAVEL BUS TO MILLER PARK WAS YESTERDAY.
WE HAD A FUN TIME, WITH
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.

BUT..THE BREWERS CAME FROM BEHIND TO BEAT THE CUBS.
AND SO THERE WAS DISAPPOINTMENT BY
MAQUOKETA FATHER AND SON
AT LEFT AND THE OTHER 39 ON BUS. BEING A ST. LOUIS CARDINAL FAN, THE LOSS DIDN'T BOTHER ME OF COURSE.
AND I WAS HAPPY THE CARDINALS WON YESTERDAY....ONLY THEIR 3RD WIN.

CLICK-ON THE PHOTO ABOVE TO ENLARGE IT. SAME FOR THE PHOTO BELOW,
BOTH TAKEN BY ME AT THE BALL PARK. WHERE.....TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME..... IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE EVERY YEAR. BEST TICKETS YESTERDAY WERE $40 A SEAT AND A BEER AND BRAT COST $11.50.
DENNIS VOY

THESE MAQUOKETA CUB
FANS ENJOYED THE DAY
BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN
HAPPIER IF THE CUBS
HAD WON!

OUR NEXT BUS TRIP TO
MILWAUKEE WILL BE
A CARDINAL-BREWER
GAME ON SUNDAY,
JUNE 12TH. GO TO KMAQ
HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON
THE BUS FOR MORE
INFORMATION. THE DEADLINE
TO SIGN-UP IS MAY 12TH.

THANKS TO ALL WHO WENT ON THE BUS YESTERDAY!
DENNIS VOY

MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH HIGH OF 56.
TOMORROW, IN THE 70'S.

NICE WEEKEND SO FAR FOR THE OPENING OF THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE.
SHOWING TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT.....LIMITLESS AND THE LINCOLN
LAWYER.
THE NEW MOVIE "ARTHUR" STARTS TONIGHT AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE.

THE JACKSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER PASSED IT'S STATE INSPECTION
THIS WEEK. ONLY PROBLEM IS THE PRISONER VISITATION AREA, WHERE THERE
IS A SECURITY CONCERN. BUT, THERE IS JUST NO OTHER PLACE FOR
VISITORS TO TALK WITH PRISONERS.

THE HIGH SCHOOL PLAY "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" IS THIS WEEKEND.

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GOLF TEAM OPENED THE SEASON HOSTING
MT. VERNON AT PRAIRIE CREEK YESTERDAY AND WON 158 TO 168.
TY THEDE WAS RUNNER-UP MEDALIST WITH A 37. CONNER TAYLOR AND
BLAISE WALLER EACH SHOT A 40 AND ALEX BECK AND MATT HANSEN
EACH HAD 41. KYLE CLARK, 42.

THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS CLUB WILL HOST A FREE AQUAFINA MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL PITCH, HIT AND RUN EVENT FOR AREA YOUTH ON THURSDAY,
APRIL 28TH AT THE BASEBALL PARK AT THE NORTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA.
ALWAYS BUSY DOING SOMETHING, BOB GAVIN IS IN CHARGE AND FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SIGN-UP, CALL HIM AT 563-219-0412.
FOUR AGE GROUPS, AGE 7 THROUGH 14.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

A NEW BUSINESS OPENED IN MAQUOKETA TUESDAY!
TEA + MORE
IT IS OWNED BY JUDY AND RICH RAINS AND IS IN THEIR HISTORIC HOME AT
413 WEST PLATT STREET. THEIR HOME IS ONE OF MAQUOKETA'S OWN NATIONAL
HISTORIC REGISTER HOMES. IT WAS BUILT IN 1884 BY GEORGE COOPER, THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRBOARD.
TEA + MORE
WILL HAVE ANTIQUE BUFFETS FEATURING HOME-BAKED TREATS AND FRUIT CUPS WITH COFFEE, JUICE OR ONE OF THEIR DELICIOUS LOOSE LEAF TEAS.
PLUS, IT WILL OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOP FOR CHRISTIAN RESOURCE NEEDS
LOCALLY. THEY HAVE A SELECT VARIETY OF BIBLES, BOOKS, CDs, AND DVDs FOR EVERYONE. ALSO A LINE OF HEARTFELT GREETING CARDS FOR MANY OCCASIONS AND PRICED AT 79-CENTS. THE LINE OF BOOKS IS BIG....ON GRIEVING, WORRY,
FEAR, PARENTING, PRAYER, MEN'S INTERESTS, WOMEN'S INTERESTS, PLUS TEEN
AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
THERE IS PARKING BEHIND THE HOME AND YOU ENTER AT THE EAST DOOR
BY THE GARDEN. THE BUFFET HOURS ARE 10 AM UNTIL 2 PM TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND 10 AM UNTIL 1 PM ON SATURDAYS.
STOP IN AND BROWSE AND PASS THE WORD TO OTHERS. CONGRATULATIONS
AND BEST WISHES TO JUDY AND RICH WITH THEIR NEW BUSINESS....
TEA + MORE
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SUNNY THIS MORNING, AND CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON....58 THE HIGH.
WILL BE IN THE MID 70'S SATURDAY.

THE BAND "COUNTRY TRADITION" AND THE "FULL CODE" BAND WILL PLAY BEFORE AND AFTER THE CRAIG MORGAN SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT DURING THE
JACKSON COUNTY FAIR. FAIRBOARD MANAGER LANNY SIMPSON SAID THAT
"COUNTRY TRADITION" BAND MEMBERS ARE FROM JACKSON COUNTY AND WILL
PLAY AHEAD OF THE MORGAN CONCERT AND "FULL CODE" , WITH MEMBERS FROM
ANDREW AND DUBUQUE, WILL PLAY AFTER THE CONCERT IN VOLUNTEER HALL.
ANOTHER BAND HAS BEEN INVITED TO PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIR, BUT THE
GROUP HAS NOT FORMALLY ACCEPTED. THE SELECTIONS WERE MADE
DURING THE FRIDAY NIGHT BATTLE OF THE BANDS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
LANNY SAID THERE WERE 9 ENTRIES AND JUDGES, ALONG WITH AUDIENCE BALLOTS, SELECTED THE BANDS FOR THE FAIR EVENTS.

A CAR THEFT IN MAQUOKETA. OFFICER BRENDAN ZEIMET SAID KELLY PESTKA
OF ROSEMERE LANE REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT HER 94 BUICK WAS TAKEN
SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT. KEYS HAD BEEN LEFT IN IT.
THEN JUST AFTER NOON YESTERDAY, ZEIMET SPOTTED THE CAR PARKED
AT COLONIAL SQUARE APARTMENTS. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO DAMAGE
TO THE CAR AND THE KEYS WERE MISSING.

JOHN DROSTE, AGE 71, OF CAMANCHE, DIED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT LAST WEEK.
HIS FUNERAL IS TOMORROW AT THE PAPE FUNERAL HOME IN CLINTON.
HE IS SURVIVED BY 3 BROTHERS, INCLUDING FRED DROSTE OF MAQUOKETA.

LENTA JACKSON, AGE 78, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED APRIL 1ST IN BOISE,IDAHO. SHE HAD WORKED FOR IOWA SOCIAL SERVICES IN MAQUOKETA AND FOR CLINTON ENGINES. SHE IS SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER, KENNA MANNING, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, SHE AND HER DAUGHTER
SANG AND WE AIRED SOME OF THEIR SONGS ON KMAQ ON A PROGRAM THEY
PURCHASED.

CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM NEWS: A TIMELINE IS BEING DESIGNED FOR THE EAST
WALL OF THE SOUTH ENTRY THAT WILL SUMMARIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE COMPANY. IT WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR VISITORS WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR
WITH THE HISTORY OF CLINTON ENGINES.

MAQUOKETA IN 1878 HAD 4 ART GALLERIES.
4 WATCHMAKERS TOO.

DENNIS VOY

NICE TODAY....60.

IN BUSINESS NEWS.....TODD KUNAU HAS PURCHASED THE KUNAU IMPLEMENT
BUSINESS FROM HIS FATHER DAN AND UNCLE DICK KUNAU. THE FIRM
WAS STARTED BY HIS GRANDPARENTS IN 1936 AND WILL CELEBRATE
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. THE TWO STORES ARE LOCATED IN
PRESTON AND DEWITT AND 43 PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED BETWEEN BOTH.

AT THE SUPERVISORS MEETING YESTERDAY, TWO SERVICE AWARDS WERE
PRESENTED FROM THE IOWA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES. ONE
TO COUNTY RECORDER ARLENE SCHAUF FOR 15 YEARS OF SERVICE AND
THE OTHER TO COUNTY SUPERVISOR JACK WILLEY FOR 20 YEARS OF
SERVICE.

SORRY FOR SHORT REPORT.

DENNIS VOY

NO REPORT TODAY

IT GOT UP INTO THE 80'S YESTERDAY. THEN RAIN LAST NIGHT AND
TODAY, WINDY AND COOL, IN THE UPPER 40'S. WARMER WEATHER COMING AGAIN
SOON.

BAD ACCIDENT JUST BEFORE 5 SATURDAY MORNING, JUST WEST OF MAQUOKETA ON HIGHWAY 64. THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TOWARD MAQUOKETA, PASSED
ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A CURVE, LOST CONTROL, ROLLED A FEW TIMES, AND
LANDED IN A FIELD. THE MALE DRIVE AND FEMALE PASSENGER WERE BOTH EJECTED (NOT WEARING SEAT BELTS) AND WERE KILLED INSTANTLY. BOTH FROM MAQUOKETA. THE GIRL WAS A SENIOR AT MCHS AND THE DRIVER WAS 19. THE SISTER OF THE DRIVER, WAS THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR THAT WAS PASSED, AND REPORTEDLY, SHE CALLED 911. CHECK BOTH FUNERAL HOMES FOR SERVICES.

ZACHARY SCHUELLER OF MAQUOKETA WAS IN A ONE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 5 PM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON 150TH STREET AND THE CAVES ROAD. HE WAS DRIVING WEST ON 150TH STREET AND FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE. HIS TRUCK WENT INTO THE DITCH WHERE IT ROLLED TWICE BEFORE COMING TO REST ON
ITS WHEELS. SCHUELLER'S 95 FORD PICKUP WAS TOTALED AND NO
INJURIES.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.

WE HAVE 14 OBITUARIES IN THE LOCAL NEWS TONIGHT.....ALL FROM THIS AREA.
LAST WEEK WE HAD BEEN DOWN TO 1 OR 2.

MIKE WOLFE OF "AMERICAN PICKERS" WILL BE THE GUEST SPEAKER TONIGHT
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BELLEVUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
KMAQ IS A CHAMBER MEMBER AND NANCY AND I , AND LEIGHTON AND CINDY, WILL BE THERE TO ENJOY THE DINNER AND PROGRAM. IT WILL BE AT THE NEW
"OFF SHORE" RESTAURANT OVERLOOKING THE MISSISSIPPI.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

SINDI MUELLER IS ON CLOUD 9.
IN JUST THE SPAN OF A YEAR,
SHE HAS BECOME A PROFESSIONAL FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER!
AND LAST NIGHT, THERE WAS A
MEET THE ARTIST EVENT, JUST FOR HER, AT MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA. SHE, HER HUSBAND STEVE AND 5 KIDS,
HAVE A RURAL HOME JUST NORTHEAST OF TOWN.
SHE ATTENDED A CHICAGO
PHOTOGRAPHY COLLEGE FOR
6 MONTHS LAST YEAR AND HAS
TAKEN OVER 20,000 PHOTOS
QUITE A FEW WERE ON DISPLAY
LAST NIGHT AND WILL BE UNTIL MAY 9TH. AND SOME BEYOND THAT. CHECK OUT HER WEB SITE: muellerphotoiowa.com SINDI MUELLER FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIALIZES IN ABSTRACT, LANDSCAPE, TRAVEL AND URBAN ARTWORK. NOW...SINDI IS THE LATEST OF SEVERAL ARTISTS THAT ARE FEATURED AT MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. WHO WILL BE NEXT?
DENNIS VOY

YES..THERE WAS MUSIC LAST NIGHT TOO. THIS TRIO
ENTERTAINED. THEY ARE
TRI-STATE FRIENDS OF
MAQUOKETA'S OWN FAMOUS ARTIST, ROSE FRANZEN. LIKE TO HAVE ROSE DO A PORTRAIT OF YOU, FREE. THERE IS A FUND
RAISER GOING ON AT
MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE
AND SOMEONE WILL WIN A
PRIZE OF A FREE PORTRAIT
BY ROSE. STOP IN SOON FOR
MORE INFORMATION.

MEET PAULA NEUHAUS, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE.
SHE INVITES EVERYONE TO COME IN ANY DAY AND SAY HELLO AND TOUR THE GALLERY.
NO CHARGE. MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE IS LOCATED IN THE FORMER OSTERHAUS
PHARMACY BUILDING IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
YOU CAN SEE BOB IS SMILING
BECAUSE HE WAS HAPPY OF THE
NICE TURNOUT FRIDAY NIGHT
FOR THE MEET THE ARTIST EVENT. BOB HELPED ORGANIZE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE AND IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. STOP IN AND RELAX, VIEW THE PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND LEAVE A LARGE OR SMALL DONATION IF YOU WANT TO
HELP SUPPORT MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE. ANY AMOUNT APPRECIATED. THE
MAQUOKETA-AREA HAS A LOT OF TALENTED ARTISTS AND THE WORD IS GETTING AROUND THE TRI-STATE AREA, THANKS TO MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE.
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A LITTLE RAIN THIS MORNING......WE EXPECTED SUNSHINE TODAY, BUT NONE...AND
WE GOT UP TO 48.
TOMORROW, WILL BE SUNNY AND NICER AND HIGH IN 50'S.

THE VIET NAM VETERANS MEMORIAL MOVING WALL WILL BE COMING TO
MAQUOKETA IN JUNE. IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE JACKSON COUNTY
FAIRGROUNDS FROM JUNE 23 - 27. THE COMMITTEE TO BRING IT HERE WAS FORMED BY THE BALDWIN AMVETS POST 64.....THE JACKSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.....THE BELLEVUE AMERICAN LEGION......AND THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE COMMITTEE IS LOOKING FOR MORE GROUPS, ETC. TO JOIN UP AND HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF THE WALL COMING TO MAQUOKETA. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL RON HORAN JR AT 652-4998.

BIG BAND EVENT TONIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS....9 BANDS....TO PICK THE BAND
THAT WILL ENTERTAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIR IN JULY.
$5 A TICKET TONIGHT AND ALL WELCOME. I'LL HAVE THE WINNER
MONDAY.

A MEET THE ARTIST NIGHT TONIGHT BY MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE,
IN THE FORMER OSTERHAUS PHARMACY BUILDING. I'LL HAVE A PHOTO
TOMORROW OR MONDAY.

ROUTE 66 MUSICAL IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE OHNWARD CENTER, AT 7 P.M.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

BELOW ARE A FEW PHOTOS I TOOK THIS MORNING!
AT THE NEW GOODWILL STORE!
AFTER YOU VIEW THE FIRST PHOTOS.....
REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE 3 MORE THAT YOU GET TO BY CLICKING
ON THE "OLDER" BUTTON.....
THEN...
YOU WILL SEE A PHOTO OF MAYOR HUTE AND THE STORE MANAGER AND
SOME OUTSIDE PHOTOS OF THE GOODWILL STORE.

AND YESTERDAY'S (THURSDAY) "DAILY REPORT" IS ALSO THERE.
DENNIS VOY

A BIG DAY FOR MAQUOKETA BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY.
THE NEW GOODWILL STORE OPENED AT 9 THIS MORNING IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA. I MENT TO PUT THE PHOTOS IN BETTER ORDER FROM
FRONT DOOR TO BACK DOOR AND DIDN'T GET THAT DONE. SO....TAKE
A TOUR WITH ME NOW AND REMEMBER TO CLICK-ON ALL PHOTOS TO
ENLARGE THEM.
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THIS PHOTO TAKEN IN THE BACK ROOM, SMALLER, AND WHERE THE FORKLIFT MOVES THE BIG BOXES OF ITEMS READY TO PUT ON SHELVES FOR SALE.
I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE STORE. BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT! WAY MORE MERCHANDISE THAN I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE! A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CLOTHING. A MAN'S SPORT COAT FOR $4.50 AS AN EXAMPLE. LOTS OF TOYS. SOME FURNITURE AND SMALL APPLIANCES. KNICK KNACKS AND GIFT
IDEAS FOR ALL AGES. SHOES. AND SOME SHELVES WITH BRAND NEW MERCHANDISE
TOO. GOODWILL IS OVER 50 YEARS OLD AND THIS STORE WILL BE A REAL
BENEFIT FOR MAQUOKETA AND WILL BRING MORE PEOPLE TO THE CITY TO
SHOP. THEY WILL SHOP AT GOODWILL AND WILL STOP AT OTHER BUSINESS PLACES TOO, AT GAS STATIONS, RESTAURANTS, GROCERY STORES, ETC. MAQUOKETA'S MAIN STREET NEEDED A BOOST AND THIS STORE IS GIVING IT.
A GOOD DAY FOR MAQUOKETA!
HOPE YOU LIKED SEEING THE PHOTOS. NOW, VISIT THE STORE IN PERSON.
AND OF COURSE DON'T FORGET ALSO TO VISIT OUR TWO OTHER USED CLOTHING
STORES DOWNTOWN, ONE IN THE MIDDLE BLOCK AND OTHER OTHER ON
NORTH MAIN STREET.
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THERE ARE 3 ROOMS IN THE BUILDING. THE MAIN ROOM WHERE THE SHOPPING IS DONE IS OF COURSE UP FRONT AND VERY LARGE. THE NEXT ROOM BACK IS
ALSO LARGE AND WHERE THIS PHOTO OF CONVEYOR BELT WAS BEING USED.
MERCHANDISE DONATED COMES IN THE DOOR TO THE REAR, GOES DOWN
THE CONVEYOR AND IS SORTED.

MAYOR JASON HUTE WAS PART OF THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AT 9 THIS MORNING.
JASON, LEFT, SHAKES HANDS
WITH THE GOODWILL STORE
MANAGER, BENNY ALLEN.
ALLEN HAS WORKED FOR DOLLAR GENERAL IN MAQUOKETA FOR 3 YEARS. HE IS MARRIED AND THE FATHER OF 3 CHILDREN. HE SAID THE HOURS
WILL BE MONDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY FROM 9 AM UNTIL
8 PM AND SUNDAYS FROM 12 NOON UNTIL 6 PM. HE ALSO SAID THERE ARE 12 EMPLOYEES.
SUPERVISOR KOOS IN THE SHIRT AND TIE TO THE LEFT BACK.

A CLOSER LOOK OF STORE. NO SUN THIS MORNING AND LIGHT RAIN, SO THE OUTDOOR PHOTOS ARE NOT BRIGHT.

THE NEW GOODWILL STORE OPENED AT 9 THIS MORNING IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA AND THERE WAS A BIG TURNOUT AS YOU CAN SEE. THE PARKING
LOT WAS FULL. I TOOK MY CAMERA AND WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE TOUR BELOW.
CLICK-ON ALL PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
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