Tuesday, July 12, 2011

PARTLY SUNNY AND WARM TODAY....NO RAIN....HIGH OF 82.
TOMORROW'S HIGH WILL BE ONLY 78.
BUT LOOKING AHEAD..BACK T0 90 ON SATURDAY.

FATHER JAMES CHAPELL OF SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN
MAQUOKETA WILL RETIRE THIS SUMMER. HE ALSO CELEBRATED ONE MASS
A MONTH AT ANDREW. AND, FATHER PAUL LIPPSTOCK, WHO SERVES THE
CHURCHES IN PRESTON, SABULA AND SPRINGBROOK IS LEAVING TO CONTINUE
HIS MINISTRY WORK IN THE MILITARY. THESE VACANCIES COUPLED WITH
DECLINING ATTENDANCE AND DECLINING FINANCIAL RESOURCES LED TO
THE DECISION TO CLOSE THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN SABULA AND
ANDREW. ANDREW HAD THE LAST SERVICE LAST WEEKEND.
AND IN BELLEVUE, AT THE LARGE ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, THERE WILL BE TWO INSTEAD OF THREE WEEKEND MASSES. THEY HAVE ABOUT
880 AT THREE SERVICES AND SINCE THE CHURCH COMFORTABLY SEATS 645,
IT CAN ACCOMODATE ITS PARISHIONERS IN TWO SERVICES ACCORDING
TO THE ARCHDIOCESE. THE SABULA CHRUCH CLOSED JULY 3RD AND
WILL MERGE WITH THE CHURCH IN PRESTON. ANDREW PEOPLE WILL BE
GOING NOW TO SACRED HEART IN MAQUOKETA.

TIMBER LANES IS HAVING THEIR ANNUAL BEACH PARTY JULY 30TH.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THE LATE JERRY MANNING ARE HOSTING A BENEFIT
IN HIS MEMORY ON JULY 16TH AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. HE WAS A LONGTIME
JAILER FOR JACKSON COUNTY AND DIED AT THE AGE OF 69 ON MAY 1ST.
THERE WILL BE MEAL FROM 4 UNTIL 7, A RAFFLE AND A DANCE IN THE
EVENING BY THE POPULAR BAND, "COUNTRY TRADITION".

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

DENNIS VOY
THIS BUILDING OFF EAST PLATT STREET (BEHIND THE EAGLES) IS THE
NEW HOME OF NEW BUSINESS HAIR BY DESIGN (DOOR AT LEFT) AND NEW BUSINESS DESIGN INK (DOOR FAR RIGHT)!
THE BUILDING, PAINTED A NEW BRIGHT YELLOW, WAS FORMERLY THE
LOCATION OF THE AEA (EDUCATION AGENCY ) OFFICES. NOW, THE BUSINESS
HOME OF JACK AND LORA SMITH. THEY LIVE SOUTH OF LOST NATION WITH A WHEATLAND ADDRESS. JACK BOUGHT THE PRINTING BUSINESS FROM
GERALD MILLER, AFTER HE CLOSED HIS STORE DOWNTOWN. GERALD HAS
BEEN TEACHING HIM THE ROPES AND HELPING HIM GET STARTED.
LORA HAS BEEN A BEAUTICIAN SINCE GRADUATING FROM CAPRI COLLEGE
IN CEDAR RAPIDS IN 1998. SHE FIRST WORKED AS A BEAUTICIAN FOR JC PENNY
IN DAVENPORT AND FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS, DID HER WORK AT LISA BARNES'
"HAIR GALLERY" AT RURAL MAQUOKETA. JACK AND LORA HAVE 3 CHILDREN, AUSTIN AGE 11....ALEX AGE 9 AND ALIVIA AGE 6.
TWO MORE PHOTOS BELOW.
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LORA STANDS NEXT TO HER RACK OF BEAUTY PRODUCTS. LORA OFFERS
HAIR STYLES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, INCLUDING HAIR CUTS, PERMS
AND MORE. HER PHONE NUMBER IS 652-4867 FOR APPOINTMENTS.
SHE IS OPEN MONDAY-THURSDAY FROM 9 UNTIL 4....FRIDAYS FROM 9 UNTIL
1 AND SATURDAYS BY APPOINTMENT.
ALSO IN THE BUILDING WITH LORA, IS LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST
KAYLA THORDSEN. USE THE SAME PHONE NUMBER, 652-48567 FOR AN
APPOINTMENT.
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JACK SMITH STANDS IN FRONT OF THE SCREENING MACHINE. IN ADDITION
TO SCREEN PRINTING, HE DOES EMROIDERY AND CAN DO CUSTOM DECORATING WITH YOUR IDEAS AND DESIGNS. DESIGN INK IS OPEN
MONDAY- FRIDAY FROM 9 UNTIL 5 AND SATURDAY BY APPOINTMENT.
STOP IN FOR A TOUR OR IF ANY QUESTIONS HIS PHONE (DIFFERENT
THAN LORA'S) NUMBER IS 652-4865.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
BEST WISHES TO JACK AND LORA WITH THEIR NEW BUSINESSES!
WE WELCOME THEM TO THE MAQUOKETA BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
DENNIS VOY