Saturday, September 24, 2011


THE FIRST EVER "MUSCLE ON MAIN" CAR SHOW WAS HELD TONIGHT IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA. MAIN STREET FROM PLATT TO QUARRY WAS BLOCKED OFF AND
TWO BLOCKS OF CARS WERE ON DISPLAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TURN-OUT WAS
GOOD. IT WAS A FUN (LITTLE COOL) NIGHT FROM 6 UNTIL 10,AND EVERYONE
HAD A GOOD TIME, LOOKING AT THE CARS AND LISTENING TO MUSIC.
CLICK ON ALL OF THESE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
DENNIS VOY

THE FAST CLYDES BAND OF DUBUQUE PLAYED ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC ON JAMES
STREET NEXT TO THE DECKER HOTEL. THEY WERE BROUGHT TO MAQUOKETA TONIGHT
BY MATT MILLIN, OWNER OF THE DECKER. A BEER TENT WAS ALSO PUT UP
OUTSIDE THE DECKER SELLING BEER AND POP AND BURGERS AND BRATS WERE ALSO
AVAILABLE. THE FAST CLYDES HAVE BEEN PLAYING IN EASTERN IOWA
SINCE JANUARY. TWO FORMER MAQUOKETANS, CURT LICHTER AND DAN CARAWAY
ARE SHOWN HERE WITH THE ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYER, NAMED JAY. DIDN'T GET
HIS LAST NAME. DAN IS AT THE LEFT, CURT IN THE MIDDLE AND JAY AT RIGHT.
NOTE JAY'S 50'S HAIRDO.
THEY WILL BE PLAYING TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THE OFF SHORE RESTAURANT
IN BELLEVUE. THEY ARE REALLY A GREAT ROCK AND ROLL BAND, PLAYING HITS
OF THE 50' AND 60S.
DENNIS VOY

THE WINNING ENTRY TONIGHT WAS THIS 1934 PLYMOUTH COUPE/RS OWNED BY
LeROY SCHWENN OF LeCLAIRE. HE WAS PRESENTED A TROPHY AND $30 BY THE
CAR CLUB.
DENNIS VOY

MAQUOKETA CHIROPRACTOR DON SCHWENKER (ALSO CITY COUNCILMAN AND CANDIDATE
FOR MAYOR) THANKS EVERYONE FOR COMING. HE WORKED WITH THE CORONADO CAR CLUB IN ORGANIZING TONIGHT'S EVENT. HE ALSO PRESENTED THE TROPHY TO
THE MAN WITH THE WINNING CAR,LeROY SCHWENN OF LeCLAIRE.
DENNIS VOY
PARTY SUNNY TODAY...HIGH OF AROUND 60.

50% CHANCE OF RAIN TOMORROW!

MAQUOKETA WON THEIR HOMECOMING GAME LAST NIGHT, BEATING DEWITT 36 TO 0

WOULD HAVE PUT THIS SCORE UP EARLIER, BUT MEDICOM E-MAIL SERVICE WAS DOWN
MOST OF THE DAY UNTIL LESS THAN A HOUR AGO. SOME TV ALSO DOWN!

HAVE A GOOD SUNDAY!

DENNIS VOY