91 TODAY...DEWPOINT, 76.
WARMER TOMORROW.

JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS HAVE GIVEN A MAQUOKETA MAN AN EXTENSION IN CLEANING UP HIS PROPERTY AFTER THEY SAW SOME PROGRESS IN THE
CLEANUP. WILLIE MORTENSEN WILL NOW HAVE UNTIL JULY 12TH TO CLEANUP
HIS PROPERTY OFF THE CAVES ROAD NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA.

THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION RAISED MORE THAN $28,000 IN ITS 26TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING. ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN SAID THE MONEY WILL GO TO THE HOSPITAL'S AMBULANCE
SERVICE AS IT DID LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR THEY RAISED $35,000.
TWO AMBULANCES WERE PURCHASED LAST YEAR FOR ABOUT $100,000.
THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED A $45,000 FEDERAL GRANT TO GO TOWARD THE
PURCHASE. EQUIPMENT FOR THE AMBULANCE IS COSTLY.

KATIE AND KENT WEDEKING OF MARION ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN
AT 11 YESTERDAY MORNING AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN CEDAR RAPIDS.
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE JIM AND SHARI HOHNECKER OF
MAQUOKETA. KATIE WORKED FOR ME AT THE THEATRE WHILE IN HIGH
SCHOOL. FOR MANY YEARS, THE HOHNECKER'S HAD A TERRIFIC CHRISTMAS
DISPLAY AT THEIR HOME. AND, JIM IS A FORMER MAQUOKETA MAYOR.

ASSOCIATED COUNSELORS INSURANCE OF PRESTON AND GRINNELL MUTUAL
REINSURANCE COMPANY HAVE NAMED KALEB MARSHALL OF MAQUOKETA
AS A RECIPIENT OF A 2011 ROAD TO SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP IN THE AMOUNT
OF $1,000. HE IS THE SON OF MIKE MARSHALL OF MAQUOKETA AND MARSHA CORNELIUS OF MAQUOKETA. AN INTERESTING SCHOLARSHIP! KALEB
WAS SELECTED FROM THOUSANDS OF GRINNELL MUTUAL POLICYHOLDERS
BASED ON HIS EXCELLENCE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM AND A SAFE
DRIVINGG RECORD ON THE ROADWAYS. HE GRADUATED THIS SPRING AT
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.

KEEP COOL. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

BE SURE AND CHECK OUT ALL THE PHOTOS BELOW AND LISTEN TO THE
MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY BAND SELECTIONS THAT YOU CAN GET TO
FROM A POSTING HERE LAST NIGHT.

DENNIS VOY

DENNIS VOY

IT WAS A FUN NIGHT LAST NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.
GREAT MUSIC! AND DELICIOUS CAKE AND ICE CREAM! A SPECIAL NIGHT
FOR MANY MAQUOKETA-AREA SENIORS. AND OF COURSE, I TOOK MY DIGITAL STILL AND VIDEO CAMERA ALONG. CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
CLICK A SECOND TIME AND IT GETS A LITTLE LARGER AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY

THE ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BAND
CONCERT (STARTED IN 1976) WAS HELD UNDER BEAUTIFUL SKIES LAST NIGHT
AT THE OPEN AIR SHELTER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. BEST TURN-OUT IN
SEVERAL YEARS, OVER 200. RED HENTON AND I STARTED THE NIGHT
WITH A TRIVIA CONTEST. RED DID A HARMONICA NUMBER AND THEN
HOME MADE CAKE AND ICE CREAM WAS ENJOYED BY ALL. NEXT, JAY KAHN
AND HIS 40 PIECE COMMUNITY BAND ENTERTAINED FOR NEARLY AN HOUR.
BELOW ON THIS REPORT, YOU CAN CLICK-ON TO UTUBE AND SEE A VIDEO
WITH 3 SONGS. ABOVE, THE ROTARIANS THAT DID THE SERVING AND TWO
SPECIAL GUESTS. LEFT TO RIGHT: NICOLE TRENKAMP OF PRESTON, THE
CURRENT JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY PRINCESS (STILL JUNE DAIRY MONTH)....
JACK WILLEY....NEW ROTARY PRESIDENT CONNIE TJARKS....GUS GLASER,
CLUB SECRETARY.....ETHAN SMALL. ETHAN WAS PRESENTED A $500 CHECK
FROM ROTARY BECAUSE HIS DUCK CAME IN FIRST AT THE DUCK RACE
JUNE 21ST.....DENNIS VOY, PRESENTING HIM WITH THE CHECK.....BUD BERNARD....STEVE FLYNN.....NANCY MOORE....DR. PETE ATIENZA.....TED
MAZE, LONGTIME CHAIRMAN OF THE SUMMER EVENT.....KEN WRITE, HIDDEN
BEHIND TED....JOHN GILROY, AND BOB OSTERHAUS. CLICK-ON PHOTO
TO ENLARGE IT. CLICK AGAIN AND ITS GETS EVEN LARGER.
PHOTO BY TAMMY SMALL

THE NEW LOOK AT MY THEATRE! THE LEFT BUILDING (THE CHIEF
THEATRE IN 1950) WAS THE CINEMA ICE CREAM SHOP (OPENED IN 1981) AND LATER CHANGED TO CINEMA MOVIE RENTALS. IT CLOSED A FEW YEARS AGO
AND HAS BEEN USED FOR CONCESSION SUPPLIES. TO THE BACK OF THIS BUILDING IS THE SMALL VOY 3 THEATRE THAT NOW HAS THE 77 NEW SEATS. AND THE FRONT WINDOWS ARE USED TO ADVERTISE OUR UPCOMING MOVIES WITH LARGE MOVIE POSTERS SUPPLIED BY THE FILM COMPANIES.
THE OLD BLUE COLOR WAS GETTING FADED AND WAS IN NEED OF PAINTING. NOW, THE COLOR TIES IN WITH THE THEATRE NEXT DOOR. NOT A BIG PROJECT, BUT AN IMPROVEMENT FOR DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.

CHRIS PANCAKES MADE BREAKFAST FOR OVER 400 ON FATHER'S DAY AT THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT. FLIPPED A LOT OF THEM TO NEARBY WAITING PLATES TOO. THE BREAKFAST WAS SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.

REMEMBER A COUPLE DAYS AGO ON THIS DAILY WHEN I PUT UP A PHOTO OF
A CHAIR THAT WAS USED FOR TWO DAYS AT THE VIETNAM MOVING WALL
BY THE WIFE OF A SERVICEMAN LISTED ON THE WALL? ABOVE, SHE IS PAT SCHROEDER BARNES OF MT. VERNON, IOWA AND POINTS TO THE NAME OF HER HUSBAND, JERRY. SHE SAID HE WAS A GREEN BERET IN THE SPECIAL FORCES AND DIED IN VIETNAM IN JANUARY OF 1968. SHE DID NOT SIT IN THAT CHAIR
FOR THE ENTIRE 48 HOURS BECAUSE SHE IS DISABLED AND SO SPENT THE
NIGHTS AT A MAQUOKETA MOTEL. SHE ALSO WAS IN THE SERVICE AND SPENT 18 YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY. SHE AND JERRY WERE MARRIED IN OCTOBER
OF 1967 AND SPENT JUST 3 DAYS TOGETHER BEFORE HE WAS SENT TO
VIETNAM AND HE WAS WOUNDED DECEMBER, SENT TO TEXAS IN THE BURN UNIT AND DIED THAT JANUARY.
QUITE A STORY!
DENNIS VOY

Maquoketa Rotary Ice Cream Social 2011.

Music conducted by Jay Kahn.

CLICK FOR VIDEO

ANOTHER NICE DAY, 82 THE HIGH.

THERE WILL BE A FAREWELL RETIREMENT RECEPTION TOMORROW
FROM 2 UNTIL 4 P.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL, FOR DOUG OWEN
OF MAQUOKETA, WHO HAS RETIRED AS THE MANAGER OF THE
MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY. CAKE AND PUNCH WILL BE
SERVED.

THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (HOSPITAL) WILL OFFER
OUTPATIENT GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTECTRIC SERVICES STARTING IN
EARLY AUGUST. "THE GROUP" FROM DAVENPORT HAS BEEN CONTRACTED
WITH THE HOSPITAL TO COME ONCE A WEEK ON TUESDAYS TO SEE WOMEN
AT THE HOSPITAL. THERE ARE 7 PHYSICIANS. NO BABIES WILL BE
BORN HERE HOWEVER. ALL BABIES WILL BE DELIVERED AT THE GENESIS MEDICAL CENTER IN DAVENPORT. THE GOOD PART OF THIS IS THAT
WOMEN WILL NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN FOR OB/GYN SERVICES.
THE HOSPITAL IS STILL WORKING WITH ATTORNEYS TO COME UP WITH
A FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR SURGERY SERVICES FOR THE HOSPITAL.
A DAVENPORT SURGERY GROUP IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE SURGERY NEEDS
HERE.

THE JACKSON COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE RAISED $58,534 FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS LAST WEEKEND, ABOUT THE SAME AS THE YEAR BEFORE. THERE WERE 2,905 LUMINARIAS LIT ON THE
TRACK, DOWN A BIT FROM 2010. THE AUCTION WENT VERY WELL WITH
19 TEAMS PARTICIPATING. WEATHER WAS PERFECT FOR THE OUTDOOR
ANNUAL EVENT AND SOME DONATIONS ARE STILL COMING IN.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY...HIGH OF 78.
GOOD WEATHER FORECAST RIGHT THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

NO NEWS REPORT TODAY.

Dennis Voy Video about history of Theatres in Maquoketa.
Video taken from Historical Society Brown Bag Luncheon. June 28th, 2011
CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO

SUNNY, A LITTLE BREEZY TODAY AND A HIGH OF 82. DRY AND WARM
WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

SOME THEFTS AND A VANDALISM INCIDENT WERE REPORTED TO THE
MAQUOKETA POLICE.
CHRIS NELSON SAID HIS SON HAD A CHAIN SAW IN THE BACK OF HIS
TRUCK PARKED AT WALMART FRIDAY AND THE SAW WAS TAKEN.
DONNA KOONTZ AT 1301 EAST PLATT STREET REPORTED TWO PURSES
WERE STOLEN SUNDAY NIGHT.
AND BOWMAN OIL ON SOUTH MAIN STREET SAID THIS MORNING THAT SOMEONE HIT THE PUMPS AT THE GAS STATION SOMETIME SUNDAY NIGHT.

CARS 2 WAS A BIG HIT AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE OVER THE WEEKEND,
AS IT WAS AT OTHER DRIVE-IN'S AROUND THE COUNTRY. HAD A FULL
HOUSE FRIDAY NIGHT AND NEARLY THAT MANY SATURDAY NIGHT,
AFTER A RAINY SATURDAY. BUT THE RAIN STOPPED LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND THE CARS STARTED ARRIVING AT 5:30.
THERE WAS ENOUGH RAIN TO PREVENT STOCK CAR RACES SATURDAY NIGHT,
BUT THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY WAS HELD AS SCHEDULED AT 10 P.M. IN FRONT
OF THE GRANDSTAND.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

RON HORAN, JR, OF RURAL MAQUOKETA, WAS THE KEY MAN BEHIND THE
MOVING WALL APPEARANCE HERE IN MAQUOKETA THE LAST 5 DAYS.
IT WAS HIS IDEA AND HE QUICKLY GOT SUPPORT FROM LOTS OF OTHER
PEOPLE. HE FORMED A COMMITTEE AND WEEK AFTER WEEK, MORE PEOPLE
CAME TO THE ANNOUNCED MEETING PLACES. THEY RAISED THE $10,000
NECESSARY FOR THE WALL TO COME TO JACKSON COUNTY AND THEY
WORKED OUT ALL THE DETAILS FOR THE VISIT, LEADING UP TO THE
OPENING DAY JUNE 23RD. I TALKED TO HIM THIS AFTERNOON AND HE
IS A VERY HAPPY PERSON THAT IT HAS BEEN A MUCH-APPRECIATED EVENT.
THOUSANDS CAME TO VIEW THE WALL, DAY AND NIGHT. VOLUNTEERS WORKED 24 HOURS A DAY KEEPING IT OPEN, LIGHTED AND GUARDING
IT. IT MOVES WEST TO ANOTHER STATE NOW. THE CLOSING CEREMONY
AT 3 THIS AFTERNOON LASTED FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES. THERE WAS NO GUEST SPEAKER. MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN AND MEMBER OF THE JACKSON
COUNTY SUPERVISORS, JACK WILLEY, SANG THREE SONGS. THE LOCAL AND
AREA SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS POSTED THE UNIT COLORS, THE BELLEVUE
AMERICAN LEGION POST 273 DID THE 21 GUN SALUTE, PASTOR NATHAN COMBS GAVE THE INVOCATION AND THE BENEDICTION AS HE DID THURSDAY AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, TOM WATTERS, MAQUOKETA VFW COMMANDER
READ THE NAMES OF MAQUOKETA AREA SOLDIERS LISTED ON THE WALL,
GIRL SCOUTS KATIE AND JENNA (SISTERS) BREITBACH OF MAQUOKETA,
SAID THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TAPS WAS PLAYED BY KENT CRAWFORD
AND ECHO TAPS BY COLTON FELLER. FINIALLY, THE COLORS WERE RETIRED....
THE U.S....IOWA AND MIA-POW FLAGS. IT WAS A NICE CEREMONY UNDER SUNNY AND BREEZY SKIES. THE TURN-OUT WAS LESS THAN LAST THURSDAY, BUT STILL GOOD. IT WAS MY PLEASURE AGAIN TO SERVE AS MC.
WE BROADCAST THE CEREMONY ON KMAQ AND ALSO RECORDED IT.
LATER TODAY OR TOMORROW, YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT AT www.maquoketavfw.webs.com
WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE MOVING WALL VISIT TO MAQUOKETA!
WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET IT!

A LADY HAS BEEN SITTING IN THIS CHAIR THE LAST COUPLE DAYS...... RIGHT
NEXT TO THE VIETNAM MOVING WALL. HER HUSBAND DIED IN VIETNAM. SHE WAS BEING INTERVIEWED WHEN I TOOK THIS PHOTO. BRING UP THIS PHOTO TOMORROW AND I WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HER.

JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH AND YESTERDAY, WE ATTENDED THE 3RD ANNUAL
JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY ASSOCIATION "LUNCH ON A DAIRY FARM" AT
THE BLANCHARD FAMILY DAIRY, JUST NORTH OF CHARLOTTE.
BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE EVENT, HOSTED BY MITZIE BLANCHARD AND
HER FAMILY, INCLUDING 4 GROWN SONS WHO ALL WORK THE OPERATION
7 DAYS A WEEK. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE DAIRY BUSINESS AND
THAT WAS THE PURPOSE. THANKS TO THE BLANCHARDS!

THIS WAS THE LINE TO GET INTO THE MILKING PARLOR. EVERYONE HAD
TO SLIP ON PLASTIC BOOTTIES OVER THEIR SHOES. TO THE RIGHT WAS
A PETTING ZOO. TO THE LEFT OF THE BUILDING ABOVE WAS THE
FEEDING BARN. HUGE....AND IT HAD ABOUT 50 VERY LARGE FANS TO KEEP A
NICE BREEZE GOING FOR THE COWS DURING HOT DAYS.

EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE DAIRY EVENT WAS TREATED TO A FREE
LUNCH OF CHEESEBURGERS, HOTDOGS, BAKED BEANS, WATERMELON
AND MILK. THE LINE WAS LONG BUT WENT FAST FOR THE NEARLY 2,000
THAT ATTENDED THE FREE EVENT. I HAD A CHEESEBURGER. NANCY
A HOTDOG. WE ALSO HAD SOME ICE CREAM EARLIER.
DENNIS VOY

THESE TWO LOVELY LADIES WERE BUSY PASSING OUT DAIRY BROCHURES.
AT LEFT, THE IOWA DAIRY PRINCESS KENDRA MOSER OF COLESBURG, WHO
WILL BE A SOPHOMORE AT LUTHER COLLEGE IN DECORAH. AT RIGHT,
THE JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY PRINCESS, NICOLE TRENKAMP OF PRESTON,
WHO WILL BE A FRESHMAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, PLATTEVILLE
THIS FALL. NICOLE WILL BE HELPING THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
AT THEIR ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT THIS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. CLICK-ON PHOTO TO
ENLARGE IT.

AT THE BLANCHARD FARM, THEY CAN MILK 12 COWS AT A TIME. AND
THEY DO THIS 3 TIMES DAILY, THE LAST TIME AT MIDNIGHT. THEY ARE
MILKING COWS (600 OF THEM) 18 OF THE 24 HOURS OF A DAY. AND
THEY FILL A SEMI DAIRY TANK DAILY. ABOUT 15 EMPLOYEES, AND THEY
PLAN TO GET BIGGER. THANK GOODNESS FOR DAIRY FARMERS.....
WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT MILK, ICE CREAM, CHEESE AND OTHER DAIRY
PRODUCT. JUNE...DAIRY MONTH....A TIME TO REMIND EVERYONE TO
ENJOY DAIRY PRODUCTS OFTEN AND YEAR AROUND
PHOTOS BY DENNIS VOY

NICE DAY TODAY...HIGH OF 73.

NO NEWS REPORT TODAY!

THE JACKSON COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE FOR CANCER WILL BE HELD
TONIGHT, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA, AND WILL END
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THERE WILL BE WALKERS ALL NIGHT
LONG, WALKING AROUND THE TRACK LINED WITH THE LUMINARIES SHOWN
BELOW. THOSE WHO HAVE DIED OF CANCER AND THOSE WHO ARE CANCER SURVIVORS WILL BE REMEMBERED AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WILL BE RAISED AGAIN.
CLICK-ON BOTH PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
DENNIS VOY

THIS PHOTO TAKEN YESTERDAY AT THE VIETNAM MOVING WALL CEREMONY SHOWS THE UNIT COLORS BROUGHT IN BY 18 LEGION, VFW AND AMVETS
POSTS. JOHN PITLO OF BELLEVUE AMERICAN LEGION POST 273 WAS
CHAIRMAN OF THIS PART OF THE PROGRAM.
THIS MORNING AROUND 8, WHEN I DROVE OUT BY THE FAIRGROUNDS, THERE WERE SEVERAL CARS OUT THERE AND PEOPLE ALSO VIEWING THE WALL.
AND I NOTICED A LIGHTING SYSTEM WHICH IS USED AT NIGHT TO LIGHT
THE WALL. YES, PEOPLE CAN COME ANYTIME, 24 HOURS A DAY, TO VIEW
THE WALL. SOMEONE IS THERE AT ALL TIMES ON GUARD DUTY AND TO
GREET VISITORS.
LOCAL VIETNAM WAR CASUALTIES:
RONALD MARVIN BEECK, MILES
LARRY JOHN BUDDE, PRESTON
JERRY LEE COLLISTER, MAQUOKETA
GERALD CHARLES GRIFFIN, BALDWIN
EDWIN JOSEF LUCKSTEAD, CHARLOTTE
ROBERT CHARLES O'HARA, LOST NATION
DUANE RINEHARDT PASSIG, DELMAR
GERALD STEPHEN POWLISTHA, MAQUOKETA
JAMES BURNELL RICKELS, WYOMING
RONALD RAY SAGERS, MAQUOKETA
RONALD MARVIN STEIN, MAQUOKTA
JOHN STRAUDOVSKIS, LOST NATION
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT. CLICK A SECOND TIME AND IT GETS
EVEN LARGER.
THANKS FOR LOOKING IN!
PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY

THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE VIETNAM MOVING WALL WAS HELD AT
4 THIS AFTERNOON, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA. IT LASTED AROUND 45 MINUTES. SEVEN MAQUOKETA GIRL SCOUTS GAVE THE PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE AND PASTOR NATHAN COMBS OF THE FAITH COMMUNITY
CHURCH GAVE THE INVOCATION AND BENEDICTION. JACKSON COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIRMAN, LARRY "BUCK" KOOS, FOREGROUND ABOVE, GAVE THE WELCOME. LEONARD ERNST, FROM THE AMERICAN
LEGION POST 273 IN BELLEVUE (AND THE 2ND DISTRICT VICE-COMMANDER)
SEATED IN BACKGROUND, INTRODUCED THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, JERRY SEBBEN,
WHO IS THE COMMANDER OF THE IOWA AMERICAN LEGION. TOM WATERS OF MAQUOKETA, VFW COMMANDER OF THE O'CONNOR REGENWETHER POST,
READ THE AREA NAMES OF DECEASED. THERE WERE SERVICE CLUB
REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OVER EASTERN IOWA THAT POSTED THE COLORS.
THE ENTIRE PROGRAM WAS RECORDED AND YOU CAN WATCH IT ON
THE NEW MAQUOKETA VFW WEB SITE.....www.maquoketavfw.webs.com
CLICK-ON ALL THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM. IT WAS A CLOUDY, BREEZY
AFTERNOON AND COOL, BUT NO RAIN DURING THE PROGRAM. IT WAS MY
PLEASURE TO BE THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND THE PROGRAM WAS
ALSO BROADCAST "LIVE" ON KMAQ AM AND FM. A VERY IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONY THAT WAS WATCHED IN PERSON BY QUITE A FEW PEOPLE....A GOOD
TURNOUT CONSIDERING IT WAS A COOL AFTERNOON. THOUSANDS ARE
EXPECTED TO COME TO MAQUOKETA BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT MONDAY
AFTERNOON TO VIEW THE WALL. I WILL HAVE A COUPLE MORE PHOTOS
TOMORROW AND ALSO A LIST OF KMAQ AREA SERVICEMEN WHOSE NAME
APPEARS ON THE MOVING WALL, A REPLICA OF THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
PHOTOS BY DENNIS VOY

THE BELLEVUE BELLES (MARY REED, VIVIAN PITLO, LAURA HORST) SANG
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, A MEDLEY OF SERVICE SONGS, AND LATER
IN PROGRAM, GOD BLESS THE USS.

LOOKING TO THE EAST, AFTER CEREMONY, PEOPLE START GOING FROM
ONE ALUMINUM PANEL TO ANOTHER WITH NAMES. THE WALL WILL BE
OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON, WHEN A CLOSING
CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE WALL. THERE IS NO ADMISSION,
BUT THERE ARE CONTAINERS ON THE WALL WHERE DONATIONS CAN
BE LEFT.

AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY, MANY WENT RIGHT TO THE WALL
VIEW THE NAMES. THE WALL RUNS EAST - WEST IN GRASS AREA
TO THE NORTH OF THE RED BARN AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.

WHEN PEOPLE ARRIVE AT THE WALL, AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A CERTAIN NAME, THEY GO TO THE TENT FIRST, LOOK UP THE NAME AND WHEN THEY
FIND THE NAME, IT WILL TELL THEM WHAT PANEL IT IS IN.

LIGHT OCCASIONAL RAIN TODAY, COOL, BREEZY AND A HIGH IN THE LOW
60'S.
TOMORROW AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND, SUNNY , DRY AND WARMER...
IN THE 70'S.

BEGINNING MONDAY, LOW FLYING PLANES WILL BE SPRAYING FOR GYPSY
MOTHS IN JACKSON COUNTY. MOST OF THE SPRAYING WILL BE DONE
IN THE WOODLANDS AREA. TWO OTHER COUNTIES WILL BE DONE ALSO.
JACKSON COUNTY IS A HEAVY WOODLANDS COUNTY.

DENNIS VOY

CLOUDY, WET AND COLD TODAY....HIGH OF 67
MORE OF THE SAME, COMING.

THE INTERNATIONAL WOODCARVERS CONGRESS SAID THEY AGAIN
ENJOYED THEIR STAY IN MAQUOKETA LAST WEEK AND WILL RETURN
TO MAQUOKETA FOR A THIRD YEAR, JUNE 8-18, 2012!
GOOD ECONOMIC NEWS FOR MAQUOKETA.

AT THE MMEU BOARD MEETING YESTERDAY, THE NEW MANAGER OF MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY, MIKE NICKESON,
PRESENTED A THREE-PAGE OUTLINE OF AREAS HE WILL ADDRESS.....TO
DEAL WITH HIGH UTILITY RATES IN MAQUOKETA AS DISCOVERED IN A RECENT STUDY. THE STUDY WAS TAKEN AFTER MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS.
HE HAS STARTED SOME COST SAVING MEASURES ALREADY AND OTHERS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE JULY MEETING OF THE BOARD.
SELLING THE BIG ENGINES OVERSEAS IS ONE POSSIBILITY.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN IOWA DROPPED AGAIN IN MAY, COMPARED TO
APRIL. THE STATE'S RATE REMAINED THE SAME AT 6 PERCENT.
BUT MANY COUNTIES WERE LOWER, INCLUDING IN JACKSON COUNTY.
JACKSON COUNTY WENT DOWN TO 6.5 PERCENT, FROM 7.1 IN APRIL.

THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE VIETNAM WALL APPEARANCE
IN MAQUOKETA, WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT 4. BRING IT UP ALSO ON OUR WEB SITE...www.kmaq.com. CLICK-ON
THE LISTEN BUTTON AT LEFT.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

THE 10TH ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ROTARY DUCK RACE WAS HELD TONIGHT

AT THE YMCA SWIMMING POOL. THE RACE WAS BROADCAST ON KMAQ AM AND FM JUST AFTER 6 P.M. HERE YOU SEE THE NEARLY 1800 DUCKS

READY FOR THE RACE. ON HAND FOR THE EVENT, AND DOING THEIR

PART TO PULL OFF THE BIGGEST DUCK RACE IN THE COUNTRY, ARE MAQUOKETA ROTARIANS.....

LEFT TO RIGHT: DENNIS VOY, CHAIRMAN OF THE RACE....DR.MELVIN

BERNARD....BOB OSTERHAUS....NANCY MOORE....FLORIAN STEFFEN....

WILL RENNER....GUS GLASER....AND SCOTT WARREN.

THE DUCKS WERE FASTER THAN IN PAST YEARS. BELOW, THE

WINNERS ARE LISTED.

CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

ROTARIAN WILL RENNER HOLDS THE WINNING DUCK, NUMBER 1722.

THE OWNER OF THE DUCK, ETHAN SMALL, WHO LIVES NORTHWEST

OF MAQUOKETA NEAR BERNARD. HE JUST FINISHED HIS FIRST YEAR

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT PLATTEVILLE. HE IS THE SON OF

RICK AND TAMMY SMALL. THE DUCK WON HIM $500 CASH. THIS

SUMMER, LIKE A COUPLE SUMMERS IN THE PAST, HE IS WORKING FOR

3 HILLS HUNTING PRESERVE, NOT FAR FROM HIS HOME.

WE WILL GET A PHOTO OF ETHAN WHEN HE PICKS UP HIS WINNING

CHECK FROM THE ROTARY, AND PUT THE PHOTO UP HERE ON THE DAILY REPORT. I'M SURE THE WINNINGS WILL GO TOWARD HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR OF COLLEGE.

THE 2ND THROUGH 10TH PLACE DUCKS EACH PAID $100 TO THIER OWNER.

THE 9 WINNERS OF $100 CASH ARE: ALLEN KLOFT OF BELLEVUE....

PEG BOWEN OF MAQUOKETA....SALLY FUGLSANG OF RURAL BALDWIN....

LEIGHTON HEPKER OF MAQUOKETA....WENDY WINEGAR OF MAQUOKETA....

RED HENTON OF MAQUOKETA....CINDY PAPE OF MAQUOKETA ....MORRIE MORRIS OF MAQUOKETA ....AND BOB LARKEY OF MAQUOKETA.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY THANKS

EVERYONE THAT BOUGHT A DUCK.

DENNIS VOY

84 TODAY.

DOWN INTO THE 60'S TOMORROW.

MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW 2ND WARD COUNCILMAN, TO REPLACE TODD

MANG WHO RESIGNED. HE IS COREY SIMONSON OF 504 SHORT

STREET IN MAQUOKETA, AN EMPLOYEE OF DYNAMIC TUBE IN

MAQUOKETA. I HAVE NO OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HIM.

THE YOUNG MAN, IN HIS APPLICATION, SAID HE WANTED TO LEARN

HOW A CITY WORKS, EXPAND THE TOWN AND TRY TO MAKE A GOAL

CHANGE. HE SERVES UNTIL THE NOVEMBER ELECTION AND HIS

FIRST MEETING WILL BE JULY 5TH.

THE ROTARY DUCK RACE IS AT 6 TONIGHT. I'LL TRY TO MAKE ANOTHER

REPORT LATER THIS EVENING, WITH THE NAMES OF THE 10 WINNERS.

DENNIS VOY

WE HAD THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN OVERNIGHT AND TODAY, A PARTLY

SUNNY DAY AND HIGH OF 80. A CHANCE OF RAIN DAILY IS IN THE FORECAST

ALL WEEK LONG AND COOLER WEATHER TOO.

MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE TWO FIREWORKS SHOWS WITHIN A WEEK, AND

BEFORE JULY 4TH. NONE ON JULY 4TH.

THERE WILL BE FREE FIREWORKS AFTER THE STOCK CAR RACES

THIS SATURDAY, WHICH IS ALSO THE END OF THE DAY-LONG TIMBER

CITY DAY EVENT, SPONSORED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AND THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER WILL AGAIN

SPONSOR A FIREWORKS SHOW.....ON FRIDAY, JULY 1ST.

THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL LAST JULY PUT ON A FREE FIREWORKS

SHOW ON THE GROUNDS, IN CELEBRATION OF THE AFFILIATION

AGREEMENT BETWEEN GENESIS HOSPITALS, DAVENPORT AND JACKSON HOSPITAL COUNTY HEALTH CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. I SAW IT LAST YEAR AND IT WAS THE BEST FIREWORKS DISPLAY I HAVE EVER SEEN IN THIS CITY. WE ALL THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A ONE-TIME HAPPENING.

NOW, GENESIS SAYS THEY HAVE MORE TO CELEBRATE, INCLUDING THE

NEW MAQUOKETA SLEEP DISORDER CENTER AT THE HOSPITAL AND

DECIDED TO PUT ON ANOTHER FREE FIREWORKS DISPLAY THIS YEAR.

FRIDAY, JULY 1ST....MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR. IT WILL BE FREE

AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.

THEY MAY APPOINT A NEW COUNCILMAN.

THE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE BRIDGE SOUTH OF TOWN

AND POSSIBLE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ADDED TO IT.

AND THEY WILL TALK ABOUT A POSSIBLE WIND TURBINE FOR THE Y.

THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTOR LAUREN SIEBERT OF

MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE

INTOXICATED, INTERFERENCE WITH OFFICIAL ACTS AND NO CAR

REGISTRATION. SHE WAS STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC STOP AT 1:42 A.M.

SATURDAY AND REFUSED ALL TESTING AND REFUSED TO GET OUT OF HER

CAR. WHEN SHE STARTED TO ROLL UP HER WINDOW, THE POLICE

OFFICER HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD IT DOWN UNTIL ANOTHER POLICE

OFFICER ARRIVED TO ASSIST HER OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND INTO

THE SQUAD CAR. THEY ALSO HAD TO ASSIST HER INTO THE JAIL. SHE

WAS KEPT IN THE DETENTION CENTER HERE UNDER WATCH BY A

JAIL MATRON UNTIL A MAGISTRATE SAW HER ON SATURDAY MORNING.

HER CASE HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO 9 A.M. THIS THURSDAY.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB FATHER'S DAY BREAKFAST AT THE

AIRPORT YESTERDAY WENT WELL, WITH OVER 400 ATTENDING.

PLUS, SEVERAL PLANES FLEW IN FOR THE FREE BREAKFAST FOR PILOTS.

CHRIS PANCAKES CREATED LOTS OF LAUGHS BY FLIPPING PANCAKES

TO BE CAUGHT IN PAPER PLATES. MANY GOOD CATCHES MADE, BUT MANY MISSES TOO. WEATHER WAS NOT THE BEST AND KEPT ATTENDANCE A LITTLE BELOW PREVIOUS YEARS.

THE RODEO HAD 3 GOOD WEATHER NIGHTS AND GOOD TURNOUTS.

THE WOODCARVERS CONVENTION WAS ANOTHER SUCCESS AND

WORD IS, THEY WILL ALL BE BACK NEXT JUNE.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY DUCK RACE IS AT 6 TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE

YMCA SWIMMING POOL. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO COME AND WATCH....

OR LISTEN TO THE RACE ON KMAQ AM AND FM AT 6..."LIVE AND DIRECT"

FROM THE POOL. ALSO ON KMAQ'S WEB SITE....GO TO HOME PAGE

AND CLICK ON THE LISTEN BUTTON ON THE LEFT SIDE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

85 TODAY!

CHANCE OF RAIN BOTH TOMORROW AND SUNDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE

80'S.

SOME SUMMER PROJECTS FOR SCHOOLS IN MAQUOKETA WERE

ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

THE LIGHTING AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY WILL BE UPDATED AT

A COST OF $110,000.

THE BRIGGS PLAY PAD WILL GET NEW ASPHALT AT A COST OF $36,000.

A SIDEWALK AND HANDICAP ACCESS RAMP WILL BE BUILT AT THE

HIGH SCHOOL AND CARDINAL SCHOOL.

DOOR AND HARDWARE REPLACEMENTS WILL BE DONE AT THE HIGH

SCHOOL AND BRIGGS AT $9,000. AND NEW AIR EXCHANGERS

TO IMPROVE VENTILATION AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS AND

GIRLS LOCKER WILL BE DONE ALSO THIS SUMMER AT A COST

OF $13,272. ALL BIDS FOR THESE PROJECTS CAME UNDER ESTIMATE.

LEROY GARIEN, 79, OF PRESTON DIED YESTERDAY.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, A SON AND A BROTHER IN MAQUOKETA,

BILLY GARIEN.

THE MOTHER OF KIM HUCKSTADT OF MAQUOKETA, DIED

WEDNESDAY. JOLENE HUCKSTADT, AGE 78, LIVED IN BENNETT.

SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND ANOTHER SON, BOTH

IN BENNETT. SERVICES WILL BE AT 10:30 MONDAY AT THE FRY

FUNERAL HOME IN TIPTON.

THE COLTS DRUM AND BUGLE OF DUBUQUE IS IN MAQUOKETA THIS

WEEKEND, WITH PRACTICES UNDER THE SHADE TREES AT THE

HIGH SCHOOL. THEY WILL PUT ON A FREE SHOW FOR THE PUBLIC

AT 7:30 SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE SOCCER FIELD AT THE WEST SIDE

OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. MAQUOKETA HAS 2 COLT MEMBERS....

PAIGE SCHNEWEIS AND DEREK LAUGHLIN. THE AVERAGE AGE

OF COLT MEMBERS IS 18 AND 19.

WENT TO THE RODEO LAST NIGHT......GOOD FUN! FINAL PERFORMANCES

AT 7:30 TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

YOU ARE THE FIRST TO GET A LOOK AT THE NEW SCOREBOARD

AT GOODENOW FIELD. I WAS GETTING GAS A BOWMAN OIL AND

NOTICED TWO SIGN COMPANY TRUCKS LEAVING THE AREA OF

THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND GUESSED THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED

THE PROJECT WHICH THEY STARTED LAST WEEK. SO, DROVE OVER

TO THE FIELD AND TOOK THIS PHOTO THROUGH THE FENCE. CLICK-ON

PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT. IT IS BIG....IT IS NICE. COST ABOUT $75,000

AND A PROJECT OF THE MAQUOKETA BOOSTER CLUB. I'LL GET A BETTER PHOTO LATER.

DENNIS VOY

A HALF INCH OF RAIN AGAIN OVERNIGHT, BUT TODAY WAS A BEAUTIFUL

DAY WITH A HIGH OF 82.

THE VISITOR CENTER (YEARS AGO THE SAGER'S MUSEUM BUILDING) AT THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK HAS BEEN CLOSED THIS SEASON DUE TO LACK OF VISITORS. THIS IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE CAVES AT THE PARK BEING CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF "WHITE NOSE BAT SYNDROME". THIS IS A TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE CENTER. IT WILL RE-OPEN AGAIN ON A REGULAR WEEKEND BASIS WHEN ACCESS TO THE CAVES IS AGAIN ALLOWED. IT WILL OPEN FOR SPECIAL NEEDS THOUGH. FOR INSTANCE, IT WILL BE OPEN SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY DURING THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY AND AGAIN DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND, WHEN TRAFFIC AT THE PARK IS HEAVIER THAN A NORMAL WEEKEND. AND THE CENTER

WILL ALSO OPEN FOR GROUP TOURS BY APPOINTMENT. CONTACT

THE PARK RANGER, SCOTT DYKSTRA, AT 652-5833.

AND SPREAD THE WORD THAT THE PARK IS OPEN FOR PICNICS, CAMPING,

HIKING, ETC. ONLY CLOSED, THE WALK-THROUGH CAVES. THERE

IS A NICE RV PARK TOO.

GOOD NIGHT FOR THE OPENING OF THE RODEO TONIGHT.

THREE MORE DAYS....FRI-SUN....TO VISIT THE WOODCARVER'S CONVENTION OPEN HOUSE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.

SLEEP WELL!

DENNIS VOY

IT IS RAINING HARD RIGHT NOW IN MAQUOKETA, AT 4 P.M. CLOUDY AFTERNOON.
HAD 9/10 INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT. A LITTLE SUNSHINE THIS MORNING.
RAIN SHOULD BE ENDING TONIGHT AND LITTLE OR NO RAIN FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK. 69 THE HIGH TODAY.

OVER 160 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU LAST NIGHT AT THE THRESHER'S GROUNDS AT MILES.
SCOTT HINTGEN OF RURAL BELLEVUE WAS ELECTED THE NEW PRESIDENT, MOVING
UP FROM VICE-PRESIDENT. HE REPLACES SCOTT GENT OF MONMOUTH.
PAUL GERLACH WILL CONTINUE SERVING AS TREASURER AND KEVIN
CORNELIUS AS SECRETARY. THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP APPROVED A DUES INCREASE FROM $40 TO $45 A YEAR. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 1,743 MEMBERS.

MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE GETTING LAPTOPS TO TAKE HOME
THIS FALL. THE ONE-TO-ONE INITIATIVE IS BEING PAID THROUGH PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND SALES TAX FUNDS. THE COST OF THE PROGRAM
IS $181,791 FOR 450 NETBOOKS, SOFTWARE AND CARRYING CASE. THE SCHOOL ALREADY HAS 150 AND 571 ARE NEEDED. THEY WILL BE GIVEN OUT AROUND
EARLY NOVEMBER AND PARENTS WILL BE ASKED TO PURCHASE INSURANCE AT UP TO $45 A YEAR FOR THE LAPTOPS. THEY WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH SOFTWARE TO PREVENT STUDENTS FROM GOING TO IMPROPER WEBSITE.

AN 8 YEAR OLD GIRL ESCAPED INJURY WHEN A CAR BACKED INTO HER WHILE
SHW WAS ON A BICYCLE YESTERDAY MORNING. THE GIRL WAS KISHA BARR OF
MAQUOKETA. THE DRIVER WAS MELISSA STERBENZ, AGE 41, OF MAQUOKETA.
THE AMBULANCE WAS CALLED, BUT THE MOTJER OF THE GIRL DECLINED
TAKING THE GIRL TO THE HOSPITAL. STERBENZ WAS CHARGED WITH UNSAFE BACKING. THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE CORNER OF APPLE AND DECKER STREETS AT 11:30 YESTERDAY MORNING.

THE RODEO STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AT RURAL BELLEVUE....FOR 3 NIGHTS.

THE BERNARD PICNIC IS THIS SATURDAY AND A PARADE AT 11 WILL AGAIN
BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB WILL BE SELLING DUCKS THIS SATURDAY AT THE
FAREWAY STORE AND AT WAL MART. THE DUCK RACE IS NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
AT 6 AT THE YMCA AND WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ. THE FIRST PLACE
DUCK PAYS $500 AND THE NEXT 9 FINISHERS, $100 EACH. DUCKS ARE ALSO ON SALE HERE AT KMAQ.

THE FATHER'S DAY BREAKFAST IS THIS SUNDAY MORNING AT THE AIRPORT,
SPONSORED BY THE ROTARY. ROTARIAN WILL RENNER IN CHARGE. AND
ALL THE PANCAKES AND EXTRAS WILL BE PREPARED BY THE PRO....CHRIS
PANCAKES WHO GOES ALL OVER IOWA DOING PANCAKE EVENTS. AIRPLANE AND HELICOPTER RIDES WILL BE AVAILABLE AND THERE WILL BE A CHARGE FOR
THOSE.

ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29TH, THE ROTARY SENIOR CITIZEN FREE BAND CONCERT (JAY KAHN AND HIS VOLUNTEER BAND MEMBERS FROM THE AREA) AND FREE ICE CREAM AND CAKE SOCIAL WILL START AT 6. BAND MUSIC SHORTLY AFTER. COME EARLY AT 5:30 FOR FREE TRIVIA GAMES AND PRIZES. PASS THE WORD TO YOUR GRANDPARENTS. THE ROTARY HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 1976 AND ROTARIAN TED MAZE HAS HEADED THE PROJECT UP ALMOST THAT LONG. IT IS HELD AT THE FAIRGROUNDS OPEN AIR SHELTER AND BRING LAWNCHAIRS. THE ROTARY WEB SITE BY THE WAY IS http://www.maquoketarotary.org/

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY

NEW Websites

www.61DriveInTheater.com

www.VoyTheaters.com

NEW KMAQ WEBSITE ALMOST DONE.

Both web addresses goto the NEW Site, Designed by David Voy.

www.KMAQRadio.com

www.KMAQ.com

Guestbook and Discussions will be up for a while , with new features for everyday readers

to FLAG inappropriate or spam posts.

plus we have people who we will make moderators as well.

Many new features to the NEW KMAQ Radio Website.

Must REGISTER as a new user to access Guestbook and Discussion Forums.

Dave

A LITTLE RAIN THIS MORNING AND THE REST OF THE DAY WASN'T TOO

BAD WITH A HIGH OF 75. RAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AND

PRETTY GOOD WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

MAQUOKETA TEACHERS WILL SEE AT 3.1 PERCENT PAY RAISE BEGINNING JULY 1ST. THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED A TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT

THIS WEEK.

FIVE MORE VEHICLE-DEER ACCIDENTS THE LAST COUPLE DAYS.

A KMAQ CORRECTION ON A STORY YESTERDAY, SAYING DALE KLOFT, AGE 68,

WOULD HAVE TO SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON.

THE JUDGE DID SENTENCE HIM TO 10 YEARS BUT AFTER THAT, THE

JUDGE ISSUED A SPECIAL SENTENCE THAT KOFT BE ON PAROLE FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE AND DURING THAT TIME, WOULD BE REGISTERED AS

A SEX OFFENDER.

A BIRTH. ADAM AND ANGELA RULEY OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF

A BOY BORN FRIDAY AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

PARTLY SUNNY TODAY AND A HIGH OF 73. A 50% CHANCE OF RAIN

TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

FUNERAL SERVICES ARE PENDING FOR JERRY RASMUSSEN, AGE 90, A FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT AND FORMER LONGTIME MAQUOKETA

BUSINESSMAN. JERRY DIED LAST LAST NIGHT AT HIS HOME IN

WANATCHEE, WASHINGTON, FOLLOWING A LINGERING ILLNESS.

JERRY AND HIS LATE BROTHER RAY, FOR MANY YEARS, OWNED AND

OPERATED RASMUSSEN MOTOR SALES IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA,

UNTIL SELLING THE DEALERHSHIP TO BRAD DEERY IN THE MID 80'S.

A COUPLE YEARS AGO, HE AND DOROTHY MOVED THERE TO BE

CLOSE TO THEIR SON PHIL AND FAMILY. PLANS ARE TO HAVE A FUNERAL

SERVICE IN WANATCHEE, WITH CREMATION FOLLOWING AND THEN

LATER,HAVE A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN MAQUOKETA. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE DOROTHY, SON PHIL, HIS WIFE LOVELYN, TWO GRANDCHILDREN

AND 1 GREAT-GRANDCHILD. HE AND RAY JOINED THEIR FATHER IN

THE BUSINESS IN 1938. HE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, SERVING ON THE HOSPITAL BOARD OVER 10 YEARS, AND WAS A LONGTIME

MEMBER AND FORMER GRAND CHANCELLOR OF THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

FOR MANY YEARS, HE HELPED WITH THEIR FAMOUS ANNUAL PANCAKE

SUPPER. HE WAS A FORMER ROTARIAN AND PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB AND ACTIVE IN THE LOCAL IKES CLUB. LIKED TO GOLF AND PLAYED WELL.

IN HIS LATER YEARS, HE WAS A DAILY PARTICIPANT IN OUR LOCAL

COFFEE TIME EACH MORNING AT THE DECKER HOTEL. WE HEARD LOTS

OF GOOD LOCAL STORIES OF MAQUOKETA'S PAST FROM JERRY. HE

EVEN WROTE TWO BOOKS ABOUT MAQUOKETA. WE HAVE MISSED HIM

SINCE MOVING WEST. ANOTHER MAQUOKETA "ONE OF A KIND" HAS LEFT

US.

A MAQUOKETA MAN, DALE KLOFT, AGE 68, WAS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE AFTER HE PLEADED GUILTY TO SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A YOUTH AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. JUDGE CHARLES PELTON SENTENCED HIM TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON ON CHARGES OF SEXUAL

ABUSE IN THE THIRD DEGREE. AND THE JUDGE SAID HE WAS SETTING

A SPECIAL SENTENCE SO THAT KLOFT WOULD REMAIN IN PRISON THE

REST OF HIS LIFE. MAQUOKETA POLICE SAY KLOFT ASSAULTED A PERSON

12-13 YEARS OLD IN JULY 2009 AND A SECOND TIME IN FEBRUARY OF 2011.

MAQUOKETA POLICE HAVE CHARGED A MAQUOKETA WOMAN, TRISHA

DELONG, AGE 36, IN CONNECTION WITH SEVERAL THEFTS ON SOUTH

JONES IN MAQUOKETA. SHE HAS BEN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS

OF BURGLARY IN THE THIRD DEGREE AND POSSESSION OF STOLEN

PROPERTY. SHE ENTERED A HOME AT 303 SOUTH JONES ON MAY 31ST

AND TOOK A LAPTOP, CAMERA, BLANKET, DVD'S, AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. ALSO THAT DAY, SHE ENTERED A HOME AT 314 S. PROSPECT STREET AND TOOK A LAPTOP AND SOFTBALL EQUIPMENT. AND IN HER POSSESSION, OFFICERS FOUND A PURSE BELONGING TO A RESIDENT

AT 206 S. PROSPECT AND ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM 304 S.

JONES, INCLUDING A GPS SYSTEM AND A DIGITAL CAMERAL.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IS FILLED WITH WOODCARVERS.

THEY WILL BE HERE FOR THEIR CONVENTION THE REST OF THE WEEK.

THIS IS THEIR 2ND YEAR IN A ROW HERE. THE PUBLIC CAN STOP

IN AND VISIT THEIR DISPLAYS LATER THIS WEEK. THERE IS A SMALL

FEE TO DO THIS.

THE JACKSON COUNTY PRO RODEO IS THIS THURSDAY-SATURDAY

AT RURAL BELLEVUE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

YESTERDAY, WHEN I PULLED OFF HIGHWAY 61 TO GO TO

FULTON, THIS IS WHAT

I SAW DRIVING INTO TOWN.

IN THE BACKGROUND IS

THE HOME OF MILO AND

LAUREL BAKER AND AS YOU

SEE HERE, THEIR DRIVEWAY

IS LINED WITH VINTAGE

IH AND JOHN DEERE TRACTORS, ALL RESTORED

BY MILO. AND HE HAS OTHERS TOO. MILO WASN'T HOME BUT LAUREL CAME OUT TO VISIT AND EXPLAIN

THAT THESE TRACTORS ARE LINED-UP EVERY SUNDAY MORNING AND

REMAIN THERE UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY, AND ARE VISABLE FROM

THE HIGHWAY. MANY CARS STOP IN TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AND YOU

CAN TOO. THE BAKERS HAVE FARMED IN THE AREA FOR OVER 40 YEARS

AND MILO HAS BEEN RESTORING TRACTORS ABOUT AS LONG, OR LONGER.

CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

DENNIS VOY

THIS JOHN DEERE WAS

BUILT IN 1958, THE YEAR

KMAQ WENT ON-THE-AIR.

THANKS TO MILO, IT LOOKS

BRAND NEW. SEE IT

ANY SUNDAY AFTERNOON

AT HIS HOME AT FULTON,

IOWA, ABOUT 9 MILES

NORTH OF MAQUOKETA.

DON'T TELL ANYONE, BUT

IT TOOK ME A COUPLE MINUTES JUST TO CLIMB UP AND GET INTO THE SEAT.

CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

DENNIS VOY

FULTON, IOWA, ABOUT 9 MILES NORTH OF MAQUOKETA ON THE

WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 61, IS THE BOYHOOD HOME OF RED HINTON.

WHEN HIGHWAY 61 WAS 4-LANED, THE CHURCH WAS IN THE WAY AND

WAS GOING TO BE LOST. HOWEVER, RED AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN

SAVING IT, RAISED FUNDS AND HAD IT MOVED FROM ALONG THE HIGHWAY

TO DOWNTOWN FULTON. A NEW BASEMENT WAS BUILT AND THE OLD

CHURCH WAS PLACED AND REFURBISHED. LOOKS NICE, RIGHT?

THEY NOW HAVE A SERVICE THE 2ND AND 4TH SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH,

AT NEW TIME OF 11 A.M. WITH LUNCH AFTER. NANCY AND I ATTENDED

THE SERVICE THIS MORNING AND ENJOY GOOD FOOD AFTER. THERE

WERE ABOUT 20 PRESENT. THEIR NEXT BIG PROJECT IS TO RAISE MONEY,

ABOUT $5,000, TO PUT ON A NEW ROOF. I CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND

AND YOU ARE WELOME TO DO SO ALSO. DROVE AROUND FULTON AND

IT HAS SOME NICE HOMES, SOME FAIRLY NEW. AND LOTS OF NICE PEOPLE

LIVING THERE.

DENNIS VOY

THE PASTOR FOR THE FULTON CHURCH IS PASTOR

SUSEN LaBANC. SHE ALSO

IS THE PASTOR FOR THE

EAST IRON HILL CHURCH.

NOTE THE OLD CHAIRS AND

THE OLD UPRIGHT PIANO

IN THE CORNER.

THERE IS A MEETING ROOM

DOWNSTAIRS.

CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

DENNIS VOY

MATT WALKER, MCHS GRAD AND LIVING IN CEDAR RAPIDS A LONG TIME,

IS RED HENTON'S GRANDSON. HIS MOTHER IS NANCY AND HE COMES TO

THE FULTON CHURCH FOR EVERY SERVICE TO PLAY THE ORGAN.

THANKS TO MATT, THE SINGERS REALLY SOUND GOOD.

CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

DENNIS VOY

NEW PAINT JOB....BRIGHT NEW LOOK OF THE DAIRY QUEEN ON SOUTH

MAIN STREET IN MAQUOKETA. JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH!

CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT!

Photo by Dennis Voy

8/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT DURING NIGHT-LONG STORMS.

TODAY, HIGH OF 66 WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS.

WEEKEND, STILL LOOKING NICE.

VINTAGE TORQUEFEST, BIGGER AND BETTER, WILL RETURN TO MAQUOKETA
NEXT MAY 4TH AND 5TH, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. JOHN WELLS, THE ORGANIZER,
INFORMED EVERYONE ON KMAQ'S "JUST TALK" SHOW TOMORROW.
HE SIGNED A CONTRACT YESTERDAY WITH THE FAIRBOARD.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

64 TODAY AFTER STORMS LAST NIGHT AND NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN.
TOMORROW WILL ALSO BE COOL AND WET BUT NICE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THIS IS MY SECOND WRITING OF TODAY'S DAILY...THE FIRST DIDN'T GO UP ON THE BLOG AND I LOST IT. THIS HAPPENS OCCASSIONALLY AND IS FRUSTRATING AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOSE AN EMAIL.

BIG STORY TODAY IS THAT LITTLE BEAR PARK AND THE ADJACENT PICNIC
PAVILLION ARE IN BAD SHAPE. THE PARK MAY BE CLOSED. IT IS 20 YEARS AGO AND WAS BUILT BY COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND LABOR. TODAY, TO REPLACE IT
WOULD COST $150,000. IT IS NEXT TO BRIGG'S SCHOOL.

SORRY, BUT NOW NO TIME FOR MORE TODAY.

DENNIS VOY

TEST

91 TODAY AND SHORT OF THE RECORD.
COOLER WEATHER THE REST OF THE WEEK.

GOV. BRANSTAD CAME TO MAQUOKETA THIS MORNING AND THERE WAS A FULL
HOUSE TO GREET HIM AT CITY HALL. HE SPOKE ABOUT 20 MINUTES ABOUT HIS
PROPOSED BUDGET WHICH THE LEGISLATURE IS DEBATING TODAY.
FORMER SEN. ROGER STEWART PRESENTED HIM WITH A PORTRAIT OF
MAQUOKETA BOOK AND THE GOVERNOR ASKED ROSE FRANTZEN TO AUTOGRAPH
HER BOOK FOR HIM.

A HOME AT 306 SOUTH ELIZA WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING.
THREE FAMILY MEMBERS ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. KATHY MEYERS WAS
THE RENTER AND SHE LIVED IN IT WITH A SON AND TWO DAUGHTERS. THE 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS UP AND ON HIS COMPUTER AT 1 A.M. AND HEARD 3 POPS IN THE
KITCHEN AND THEN DISCOVERED THE BACK PORCH WAS ON FIRE. HE AWOKE THE
TWO YOUNGER SISTERS AND ALL THREE GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE QUICKLY.
KAYTHY MEYERS WAS NOT HOME WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT.
THE FAMILY HAD NO INSURANCE. FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAVE STARTED A CLOTHING DRIVE. AND OTHER ITEMS ARE ALSO NEEDED. DONATIONS CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT 307 NORTH NIAGARA ST...
ANY QUESTIONS, CALL BARB MEYERS AT 563-249-8064.

ANOTHER THEFT REPORT. WENDY SCHUELLER ON THOMAS AVENUE REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT SOMEONE TOOK A CANNON SURE SHOT CAMERA FROM HER
HOME.

WE HAVE JUST BEEN PUT UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

IOWA WEATHER....SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO TALK ABOUT EVERY DAY.

DAIRY MONTH....ENJOY SOME ICECREAM SOON.

DENNIS VOY

95 TODAY. BROKE THE 1963 RECORD OF 94
TOMORROW, NOT QUITE AS HOT...
AND COOLING OFF QUITE A BIT ON THURSDAY.

LAST NIGHT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MAYOR JASON HUTE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK ANOTHER TERM THIS FALL. HE WAS A COUNCILMAN
FOR 4 YEARS BEFORE BECOMING MAYOR 1 AND 1/2 YEARS AGO. HE CITED PERSONAL REASONS AND AFTER THE MEETING, SAID HE WANTED TO FOCUS ON
HIS FAMILY AND THINGS HE WAS DOING. HE SAID HE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT
EARLY TO ALLOW POTENTIAL CANDIDATES TIME TO MAKE THEIR DECISION.

THERE ARE 3 FORMER MAYORS HERE AT KMAQ!

NO ONE VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE THE OPEN 2ND WARD COUNTIL SEAT, SO
THE COUNCIL HAS JUST TWO MORE WEEKS TO FIND A REPLACEMENT. CITY ATTORNY KEN WRIGHT SAID IF NO ONCE COMES FORTH, THE SEAT WILL REMAIN
VACANT UNTIL THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: KEITH BURNS AT 911 CARDINAL DRIVE REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT THE SIDE WINDOW OF HIS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED.

GOV. TERRY BRANSTAD WILL BE MAKING A SHORT APPEARANCE IN MAQUOKETA
AT 10:30 TOMORROW MORNING....AT CITY HALL.

MARY HAYES, 82, OF DUBUQUE, DIED MONDAY AT MANOR CARE IN DUBUQUE.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE AT 10:30 FRIDAY MORNING. SURVIVORS INCLUDE
A DAUGHTER, SHEILA NUGENT IN MAQUOKETA.

DR. EDDIE ORTELL, LONGTIME MAQUOKETA AND CALIFORNIA PROFESSOR,
WILL GIVE A PROGRAM ON ASTRONOMY AT 7 P.M. TOMORROW NIGHT AT
THE COMFORT INN AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA. HE MAY WANT YOU TO TAKE HIS COURSE FOR $10. HE RECENTLY CELEBRATED HIS 92ND BIRTHDAY.

KEEP COOL....ONE MORE DAY OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

DENNIS VOY

I GOOFED!

I JUST DISCOVERED I PUT TODAY'S DAILY REPORT ON KMAQ'S TRAVEL PAGE.

SO...FOR TODAY'S REPORT, GO BACK TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AND "CLICK-ON"
THE BUS.

AND...IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A "COMMENT"....YOU WILL HAVE TO COME BACK
HERE AFTER READING THE DAILY.

I'LL GET BACK TO THE RIGHT PLACE TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY

NICE SUNNY DAY AGAIN!

ATTENDED THE FIREMEN'S BREAKFAST THIS MORNING.....
THEN TO FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH 9 A.M. SERVICE.
THE FIREMEN AND WIVES HAVE QUITE A SYSTEM FOR IT....NEVER A LINE....
AND GOOD FOOD OF COURSE. FIRST LUTHERAN IS STILL IN THE PROCESS
OF CALLING A NEW PASTOR TO SUCCEED PASTOR JERRY GJERDE WHO RETIRED IN JANUARY. THEY HOPE TO HAVE SOMEONE BY LATE THIS YEAR.

YESTERDAY, I DID A REMOTE BROADCAST FROM THE DELMAR DEPOT, NOW REOPENED BY THE ROCK ISLAND LINE SOCIETY. THEY RENT THE DEPOT FROM THE CITY AND HAVE MADE IT INTO A FIRST CLASS RAILROAD MUSUEM, OPEN WEEKEND.
NO ADMISSION. BUT THEY MIGHT LIKE YOU TO BUY SOMETHING IN THEIR
GIFT SHOP. WILL BE A GOOD TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR DELMAR.

TODAY, I WILL DO A REMOTE BROADCAST FROM CLOVER RIDGE ASSISTED LIVING PLACE UP ON THE HILL NEAR THE 61-64 INTERSECTION. ONE OF THE RESIDENTS
IS GOING TO BE TREATED TO A HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE. IF YOU LIVE IN
MAQUOKETA, KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SKY AROUND 6 TONIGHT OR COME ON UP AND WATCH. THEY WILL HAVE FREE ICECREAM TOO.

THE MAQUOKETA NEWSPAPER BUILDING ON WEST QUARRY STREET, ACROSS THE
STREET NORTH OF POST OFFICE, IS UP FOR SALE. SINCE THEY NO LONGER PRINT THE PAPER THERE, THEY HAVE MORE ROOM THAN NEEDED. THE PAPER IS PRINTED
AT WEB PRINTING IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA OF MAQUOKETA, WHICH THEY OWN.
THE NEWSPAPER STAFF, AFTER SOME REMODELING, WILL MOVE INTO THE
WEB BUILDING. THE BUILDING ON QUARRY WAS BUILT IN 1965 AND WHEN IT OPENED, THERE WERE LARGE WINDOWS ON THE EAST SIDE AND THROUGH THOSE
YOU COULD SEE THE BIG PRESS PRINTING THE PAPER. BOB MELVOLD WAS OWNER THEN (NOW DECEASED)AND TYPED LOTS OF STORIES THERE OVER THE YEARS.
I'M NOT SURE IF HE EVER WENT COMPUTER BEFORE HE DIED. HIS WIFE FRANCIS
LIVE HERE IN THE SUMMER AND IN FLORIDA IN WINTER. THE MELVOLD FAMILY
RUNS THE PAPER (ALSO BELLEVUE HERALD) AND THE WEB PRINTING COMPANY.
WONDER WHO WILL BUY THAT NICE BUILDING DOWNTOWN, WITH A COUPLE PARKING LOTS. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.

THE HIGH WINDS BLEW DOWN MANY FLAGS LAST SUNDAY IN MAQUOKETA, THAT
WERE IN THE AVENUE OF FLAGS AT MT. HOPE CEMETERY. FIRST, RAIN GOT
THEM WET AND THEN THE STORM BEGAN AND THE WEIGHT OF THE WET FLAGS
BENT THE POLES. ALL 350 FLAGS WERE TAKEN DOWN AND PUT UP TO DRY
AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS. MONDAY NIGHT, THEY WERE
FOLDED AND PUT AWAY, EXCEPT FOR NEARLY 100 THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED.
THE NAME OF EACH DONAR IS ON EACH FLAG AND THE FAMILY WILL BE NOTIFIED.
THEN, IT IS HOPED THESE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY DONATIONS WILL RAISE ENOUGH TO REPLACE THEM. THE POLE AND FLAG COST OVER $100.
COMMANDERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION (CLIFF MERRICK) AND VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (TOM WATTERS) WILL HEAD-UP THE FUND DRIVE. MORE ON THAT
LATER. THE FLAGS WERE NOT UP FOR MAQUOKETA'S MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE
MONDAY MORNING BECAUSE OF THE STORM.

I GAVE THE MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS AT THE OXFORD JUNCTION CEMETERY....
HIGH UP ON A HILL....AND IT WAS WINDY THERE MONDAY MORNING. THEY
ALSO HAVE AN AVENUE OF FLAGS. TOOK A LITTLE DOING ....HOLDING THE MIKE IN ONE HAND AND THE NOTE PAPERS IN THE OTHER, BUT I MANAGED. NANCY SAID I
DID GOOD.

THE HALF-SCALE VIETNAM MEMORIAL ARRIVES IN MAQUOKETA JUNE 23RD, FOR 5 DAYS. IT IS NEARLY A FOOTBALL FIELD LONG, MADE OF ALUMINUM PANELS AND
HAS THE NAMES ON THEM OF OVER 50,000 KILLED IN VIETNAM. THERE WILL BE AN OPENING CEREMONY AT 4 P.M. THE 23RD AND THE STATE COMMANDER OF THE
AMERICAN LEGION WILL SPEAK. THE DISPLAY WILL BE ON THE FAIRGROUNDS AND UNDER 24 HOUR GUARD. THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT MAQUOKETA TO SEE IT. NO OTHER IOWA APPEARANCE OF IT THIS YEAR. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL HAVE A VIETNAM WAR PROGRAM AT THEIR MUSEUM ON THE FAIRGROUNDS THAT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT IS COSTING THOUSANDS TO BRING THE WALL TO MAQUOKETA AND THERE HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING FUND DRIVE.
I THINK THEY ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THEIR GOAL.

THIS WEEK...THE 9TH....NELLIE AND CARLYLE STENDER OF MAQUOKETA ARE
CELEBRATING THEIR 70TH ANNIVERSARY! HOW ABOUT THAT. YOU MIGHT SEND THEM A CARD % MAQUOKETA CARE CENTER, GERMAN STREET, MAQUOKETA.

LARRY HAGER, LONGTIME SIGN PAINTER IN MAQUOKETA, WILL BE 90 THE 10TH
OF JUNE. HE NOW LIVES IN A VETERANS PLACE IN MARSHALLTOWN.

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GOLF PROGRAM IS 50 YEARS OLD, ACCORDING
TO A NICE STORY IN PAPER BY JACK MARLOWE. WRESTLING COACH KAY YOUNG
STARTED THE PROGRAM AND IT HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING LOTS
OF GOOD GOLFERS STARTED. TYLER STURTZ HAS THE BEST SCORE EVER BY AN MCHS TEAM PLAYER, A 33. BEST SCORE EVER CARDED IN MAQUOKETA, ON THE
OLD COURSE, WAS A 29 BY JOHN JACOBS, SR. HIS SON, JOHN JACOBS, JR., PLAYED ON MCHS GOLF TEAMS AND LIKE HIS DAD, PLAYED WELL. DICK SPECHT WAS A GOOD GOLFER AND NOW OWNS HIS OWN GOLF COURSE NEAR DUBUQUE. TWICE, THE MAQUOKETA GOLF TEAM TOOK SECOND AT STATE. JEFF REVIER WAS A LONGTIME
GOLF COACH HERE. GREAT GOLFER....NOT SURE WHERE HE LIVES NOW. WAS CLUB CHAMPION ONCE, MAYBE TWICE. GARY SEBBERT ALSO COACHED WELL FOR AROUND 10 YEARS. SORRY, DON'T KNOW WHERE ANY OF THESE FORMER COACHES
NOW LIVE. MAYBE YOU CAN HELP BY FILLING IN UNDER COMMENTS AFTER READING THIS REPORT. I NO LONGER PLAY GOLF, BUT MAY GET OUT THE CLUBS ONE OF THESE DAYS.

THERE IS A NEW 6,000 SQUARE FOOT HOME NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. NICE!
DROVE PAST IT THE OTHER DAY. VERY NICE.

NOTHING NEW ON THE WINDMILL FOR THE YMCA. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
IT? UNDER COMMENTS BELOW, VOTE YES FOR BUILDING ONE...NO IF YOU
ARE AGAINST IT. NO NEED TO PUT IN YOUR NAME, BUT DO PUT IN MAQUOKETA, OR WHAT STATE YOU LIVE IN.

MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE A FREE FIREWORKS DISPLAY THE LAST SATURDAY NIGHT
OF THIS MONTH, AFTER THE STOCK CAR RACES, IN CELEBRATION TIMBER CITY DAYS AND THE VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL VISIT.

TORQUE FEST IN 2012 IN MAQUOKETA, STILL A QUESTION. BUT PROMOTER
JOHN WELLS TOLD ME THIS WEEK HE IS GETTING CLOSER TO A DECISION AND
MAQUOKETA IS STILL VERY MUCH IN THE RUNNING.

THE BIG ANNUAL GARAGE SALE IS THIS WEEK AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, BY THE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY. STARTS TUESDAY AND ENDS SATURDAY. YOUR DONATIONS
WILL BE WELCOME. AND OF COURSE, THEY NEED BUYERS.....LOTS OF THEM.

THE GOVERNOR IS COMING TO MAQUOKETA THIS WEEK. MORE LATER.

THE FLY-IN BREAKFAST IS THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY AT THE AIRPORT.
THE ROTARY IS IN CHARGE THIS YEAR AND CHRIS PANKCAKES WILL BE
THE COOK. ROTARIEN WILL RENNER IS HEAD OF THE COMMITTEE.
IF YOU COME, YOU'LL GET TO SEE THE NEW PARKING LOT THERE WITH
A PAVED SIDE WALK TO THE TERMINAL DOOR.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!

DENNIS VOY

91 DEGREES IN MAQUOKETA TODAY....TWO LESS THAN THE 1865 RECORD OF 93.

I'VE BEEN VERY, VERY BUSY...

WILL TRY TO FIND SOME TIME NEXT WEEK TO DO SOME MORE DAILY REPORTS.

DENNIS VOY