83 THE HIGH TODAY.
COOLER TOMORROW AND SUNDAY.
HAL SPRAGUE OF SPRAGUE SMALL ENGINE SERVICE ON EAST PLATT HAS TWO OR THREE NEW SNOWBLOWERS ON DISPLAY OUT IN THE FRONT OF HIS BUSINESS.
DOES HE KNOW SOMETHING WE DON'T?

THERE WILL BE ONE CONTESTED RACE FOR MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD.
YESTERDAY WAS THE DEADLINE TO FILE FOR THE SEPTEMBER 13TH ELECTION.
THREE OPENINGS ON THE MAQUOKETA BOARD. INCUMBENTS BILL SCHWENKER,
ANNE HAWKS AND MARK PAPE DECIDED NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION. TODD
GREEN OF 417 THOMAS AVENUE FILED FOR SCHWENKER'S SEAT. MIKE HAYWARD,
113 ANDERSON STREET, FILED FOR PAPE'S POSITION. I UNDERSTAND THERE
ARE TWO MIKE HAYWARDS IN MAQUOKETA. THIS MAN WORKS FOR THE MAQUOKETA
STATE BANK. AND THERE ARE TWO CANDIDATES FOR THE HAWK'S POSITION.
SUSAN RISINGER OF 716 SWIFT COURT AND DAVID SYBESMA OF 816 COUNTRY CLUB
LANE.

THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA RECENTLY STARTED OFFERING DIGITAL MAMOGRAPHY SERVICES. IT IS THE LATEST TOOL FOR EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER.
DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY EMITS A LOWER LEVEL OF RADIATION THAN TRADITIONAL
FILM TESTS. IT MEANS QUICKER EXAMS AND LESS NEED FOR SECOND EXAMS OR
RETAKES.

GOT AN EMAIL TODAY FROM JOHN WELLS, HEAD MAN FOR VINTAGE TORQUEFEST.
THE 3RD ANNUAL EVENT WILL BE IN MAQUOKETA THE 1ST WEEKEND IN MAY.
JOHN SAID YOU CAN READ ABOUT TORQUEFEST 2012 IN BOTH HOT ROD AND HOT ROD
DELUXE MAGAZINES. NEW THIS YEAR WILL BE TWO STAGES...ONE IN BIKER AREA
FOR ROCK AND ROLL AND THE OTHER FOR ROCKABILLY AND OLD TIME COUNTRY.
ALSO NEW WILL BE A "PIN-UP" CONTEST, SUITABLE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
AND HE SAID THE CORONADO CAR CLUB OF MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE A MUCH BIGGER
ROLE THIS YEAR AT TORQUEFEST. MORE GOOD NEWS IS THAT A HUGE CAR SHOW NEAR CHICAGO IS MOVING THEIR SHOW ABOUT 2.5 HOURS OUTSIDE CHICAGO AND AS A RESULT, OUR MAQUOKETA SHOW WILL BE GETTING MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO WILL SKIP
THE ONE THAT IS MOVING THEIR LOCATION. JOHN'S FIRST ESTIMATE FOR 2012 IN MAQUOKETA, 500 TO 600 VINTAGE CARS. GOOD NEWS FROM JOHN INDEED!!

ROBERT CHRISTIANSEN HAS MORE JACKSON COUNTY PHOTOS ON HIS NEW WEB SITE,
listjacksoncountyia.com

JAY SWENSON, NEW PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT THE YMCA IN MAQUOKETA, SAID TODAY
THAT SOCCER SIGN-UP IS UNDERWAY AND HE HAS MOVED THE EARLY-BIRD DEADLINE
TO THIS COMING TUESDAY, AUGUST 9TH. AND HE IS LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEER SOCCER COACHES. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SOCCER
SIGN-UP OR COACHING, CALL HIM AT 563-652-6566.

MAQUOKETA NO LONGER HAS A SUPER 8 MOTEL. THE NAME WAS CHANGED AS YOU
WILL SEE IN THE PHOTO BELOW. THE NEW SIGNS WENT UP THIS WEEK.
ONLY THE NAME WAS CHANGED. GLEN KARPINSKI IS THE OWNER OF MOTEL AND ANDY CLARK THE MANAGER. KARPINSKI ALSO OWNS McDONALDS RIGHT NEXT TO THE MOTEL.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY