IT STARTED RAINING EARLY THIS MORNING AND RAINED (NOT HEAVY) MOST OF THE
DAY. NOW, THE SUN IS SHINING AND THE REST OF THE WEEK LOOKS VERY
GOOD. HIGH TODAY, 61.

SOME VANDALISM INCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND.
BOWMAN'S OIL BULK TANK WAS SPRAY PAINTED, SOMETIME THURSDAY NIGHT.
MERLYN YEAGER OF RURAL MAQUOKETA REPORTED FRIDAY THAT 100 FEET OF
WIRING FOR A GRAIN BIN WAS STOLEN.
BRANDI DEAN LEFT HER PURSE ON A LOCAL BAR TABLE, LEFT TO GO OUTSIDE FOR
A SMOKE AND WHEN SHE CAME BACK, IT WAS GONE.
ALSO...
KENNETH SMITH REPORTED HITTING A DEER LAST NIGHT AROUND 9 ON HIGHWAY 64.
DAVE GASSMAN REPORTED HITTING A DEAR SATURDAY MORNING.

THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO THE DAVE LUETT FARM WHERE A SMALL CORN PICKER WAS FULLY ENGULFED
IN FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED.

THE 3 NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE SWORN-IN TONIGHT AT THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING....MIKE HAYWARD, DAVID SYBESMA, AND DEB LANE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA WILL PRESENT "SNOW WHITE AND THE
SEVEN DWARTS" THIS SATURDAY AT 2 P.M....ONE SHOW ONLY. TICKETS IN ADVANCE ARE $10 FOR ADULTS AND AT THE DOOR, $15.00. STUDENTS IN ADVANCE, $8.00 AND AT THE DOOR $10.00. TICKETS ARE ON SALE AT OHNWARD ON HIGHWAY 64 EAST AND ALSO AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY AND THE MAIN OFFICE OF THE MAQUOKETA
STATE BANK. IN THE REHEARSAL PHOTO BELOW, LEFT TO RIGHT: CRYSTAL
KNIGHT AS THE QUEEN....CAILY SHAINE OWEN AS SNOW WHITE....AND LEVI BURZLAFF AS THE NARRATOR....AND RICHARD HALL, THE DIRECTOR.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

JODI COAKLEY, MEMBERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR FOR THE
MAQUOKETA AREA FAMILY YMCA WON THE FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE
ASSOCIATION OF Y PROFESSIONALS. SHE WAS UP AGAINST Y PROS FROM OVER 70 YMCA'S IN IOWA AND NEBRASKA. HER GOAL WAS TO RAISE MONEY SO THAT EVERY CHILD AND FAMILY IN NEED CAN BE PART OF THE MAQUOKETA Y. TO THAT END, JODI
LED A CAMPAIGN THAT RAISED OVER $70,000 TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SO THEY COULD BE PART OF THE YMCA REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.
JODI IN THE PHOTO IS IN THE FRONT CENTER WITH THE BLUE DENIM LONG SLEEVE TOP AND SCOTT WARREN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MAQUOKETA Y IS OVER JODI'S LEFT SHOULDER. OTHERS IN THE PHOTO ARE 9 OTHER WINNERS FROM IOWA AND
NEBRASKA.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO