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