A TWO STORY HOUSE FIRE AT ELIZA AND JUDSON AT 3:45 THIS AFTERNOON! SMOKE WAS ROLLING FROM THE ATTIC AND ROOF OF THE HOUSE WHEN
FIREMEN ARRIVED. THERE WERE SOME FLAMES AT THE ROOF. ANDREW FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO BRING MANPOWER TO ASSIST IN PUTTING OUT THE FIRE.
THERE ARE TWO APARTMENTS IN THE HOME, WHICH IS OWNED BY DAN AND KAREN
BREITBACH. NO ONE WAS
HOME AT THE TIME OF THE
FIRE AND IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE.
WE DO NOT HAVE THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE HOUSE, LOCATED
ON THE CORNER UP BY THE MAQUOKETA YOUTH CENTER BUILDING.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO TAKEN BY SHERI MELVOLD, KMAQ NEWS
DIRECTOR, FIREMEN USED AN AX AND CHAIN SAW TO BREAK GET INTO
THE HOUSE AND GET AT THE FIRE. FIREMEN WERE STILL AT HE SCENE
AT 5 THIS AFTERNOON.
TODAY'S (TUESDAY) DAILY REPORT IS BELOW.
DENNIS VOY

52 TODAY....

ELSIE SPRINGER WAS OUR RADIO BINGO WINNER TODAY. SHE WON $15....
TWO VOY THEATRE TICKETS....A TICKET TO SEE THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS PRODUCTION OF "ON GOLDEN POND" FEB 10-11-12 ....AND A BOX OF GIRL
SCOUT COOKIES. IT COST HER NOTHING TO PLAY AND SHE GOT HER FREE
WINNING ORANGE BINGO CARD FROM WAL MART IN MAQUOKETA.

DOLLAR STORES ARE DOING WELL!
WE HAVE THE TWO LARGEST...RIGHT HERE IN MAQUOKETA, DOLLAR GENERAL AND FAMILY DOLLAR, BOTH ON WEST PLATT. PLUS, FAMILY DOLLAR HAS A HUGE DISTRIBUTION CENTER AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF TOWN.
AND A NEWSPAPER STORY THIS PAST WEEKEND SAID THESE TWO CHAINS ARE OPENING HUNDREDS OF NEW LOCATIONS.
DOLLAR GENERAL, THE LARGEST CHAIN, HAS 9,800 STORES AND WILL
OPEN 625 MORE THIS YEAR. FAMILY DOLLAR HAS 7,100 STORES AND PLANS TO OPEN AROUND 500 NEW STORES THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE A SUPER DOLLAR STORE DOWNTOWN (A SMALL CHAIN) AND
EVERYTHING IN THE STORE IS A DOLLAR OR LESS.
AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE WAL MART!
WAL MART IS A REGULAR ADVERTISER ON KMAQ BUT THE THREE DOLLAR
STORES NEVER ADVERTISE WITH US.
THE FOUR STORES....ALL OPEN EVERY DAY....BRING LOTS OF SHOPPERS TO
THE TIMBER CITY.
AND THESE DAYS....MORE AND MORE....THEIR BIG COMPETITION IS
THE INTERNET!
QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE DAYS IN THE 40'S AND 50'S AND 60'S WHEN
MOST SHOPPING IN MAQUOKETA WAS DONE DOWNTOWN AND FINDING
A STORE TO RENT OR OWN DOWNTOWN WAS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE.

PRO WRESTLING IS COMING TO MAQUOKETA....TO THE FAIRGROUNDS....SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH....A FUNDRAISER FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR'S NEW DIGITAL SIGN. MORE LATER.

JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY STEVE SCHROEDER SAID WHILE THEY HAVE INVESTIGATED SOME LEADS IN A BREAK-IN DECEMBER 5TH AT THE MIKE
FRANZEN HOME, RURAL MONMOUTH....THEY ARE HOPING MAYBE THEY CAN GET A TIP FROM SOMEONE THAT MAY HAVE SEEN.... OR HAVE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE CRIME. CRIME STOPPERS HAS A TOTAL OF $5,000 REWARD
MONEY FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THAT THE INCIDENT THAT INCLUDED A GUN SHOT THAT SLIGHTLY INJURED MIKE DURING THE ROBBERY ATTEMPT.
THE PHONE NUMBER TO CALL ...563-652-2212 AND THE CALLER WITH THE TIP
WILL GET A CODE NUMBER AND REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

THE COUNTY GOT IT'S CHECK TODAY FROM THE SALE OF THE S & H BUILDING
TO SPIEGAL REALTY OF PEOSTA...A CHECK FOR $450,000. THE SUPERVISORS HAVE EMPHASIZED THEY HAVE NOT DECIDED HOW TO SPEND THE MONEY.
THE COUNTY HAS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND IN WHICH THE CHECK
WILL BE DEPOSITED. CURRENTLY, THE COUNTY HS ABOUT $215,000
IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND....$50,000 IN THE FARM ACCOUNT....
$196,000 IN THE FORMER CARE FACILITY ACCOUNT....AND NOW WITH THE S & H MONEY, THE COUNTY'S TOTAL OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS IS MORE THAN $900,000.

THE FUNERAL FOR SPENCER NELSON, AGE 15, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA
WHO DIED SUNDAY AT METHODIST HOSPITAL IN DES MOINES WILL BE
AT 10 THIS FRIDAY MORNING AT THE JOHNSTON, IOWA, EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH AT 9901 NW 62ND AVENUE IN JOHNSTON. HIS PARENTS ARE
TAMRA AND CURT NELSON, OF JOHNSTON AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA.

IN BASKETBALL, THE MAQUOKETA BOYS PLAY AT ANAMOSA TONIGHT AND
THE GIRLS HOST ANAMOSA AT THE MCHS GYM. NO GAME BROADCAST
TONIGHT ON KMAQ.

GOOD NIGHT OR GOOD DAY.

DENNIS VOY

KIND OF A SPRING DAY....SUNNY AND HIGH OF 47. SEEMED WARMER.
TOMORROW, BETTER YET...WITH A HIGH OF 50.
THE WHOLE WEEK LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

IN SPORTS.....THE WAMAC CONFERENCE WRESTLING MEET WAS HELD SATURDAY IN DEWITT, WITH ALL 16 SCHOOLS FIELDING TEAMS. WEST DELAWARE, MANCHESTER, WON IT. MAQUOKETA FINISHED 14TH.
THE CARDINAL WRESTLERS NEXT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE CLASS 2-A SECTIONAL MEET AT NOON THIS SATURDAY, AGAIN AT DEWITT.

THE MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO TWO MINOR STOVE FIRES
OVER THE WEEKEND. TO THE BETTY STREETS MOBILE HOME AND TO AN APARTMENT IN THE HURST HOTEL. IN BOTH CASES, JUST SMOKE, NO FIRE AND
FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE JUST A FEW MINUTES.

THE 40TH RAGBRAI BIKE EVENT THIS YEAR WILL START AT SIOUX CENTER,
AND BEFORE OVERNIGHTING IN ANAMOSA WIILL END IN CLINTON.
THE DATES: JULY 22-28.

TWO OUT OF AREA DEATHS.
SPENCER NELSON, AGE 15, OF JOHNSTON AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA,
DIED SUNDAY. HE WAS A SOPHOMORE AT JOHNSTON HIGH SCHOOL AND IS SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS ARE CURT AND
TAMMY NELSON, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY AN
OLDER BROTHER, JONATHAN AND AN OLDER SISTER, SARA NELSON , A TEACHER AND COACH HERE IN MAQUOKETA. SERVICES ARE PENDING
AT THE WESTOVER FUNERAL HOME IN DES MOINES.

AND...SANDRA K. ROCKWELL, 57, FORMERLY OF CASCADE AND MAQUOKETA, DIED YESTERDAY MORNING AT HER HOME IN DECORAH. VISITATION WILL
BE WEDNESDAY AT THE FJELSTUL FUNERAL HOME IN DECORAH.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE AT 10:30 FRIDAY MORNING AT THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH IN CASCADE. BURIAL IN THE CALVARY CEMETERY AT CASCADE.
OTHER INFORMATION WAS NOT SUPPLIED BY THE FUNERAL HOME, INCLUDING
SURVIVORS. OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE HAD TWO SANDRA ROCKWELLS
LIVE IN MAQUOKETA AREA. SANDRA K. ROCKWELL WAS NOT THE DAUGHTER
OF BERNICE FRANK OF MAQUOKETA.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AND HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

SUNSHINE THIS MORNING AND THEN LIGHT SNOW STARTED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER A HIGH OF 34.
A LITTLE MORE SNOW TONIGHT AND THEN THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE OKAY.

ANN OTTEMAN, NURSE MANAGER FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER "HOME HEALTH" WILL BE RETIRING IN MAY AFTER 17 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT. HER POSITION HAS BEEN POSTED INTERNALLY AT THE HOSPITAL AND THEY ARE ALSO ADVERTISING SEEKING
A REPLACEMENT.

A MAQUOKETA WOMAN, AMBER CLARK, AGE 38, HAS BEEN CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING ELECTRICITY. POLICE SAY HER SERVICE WAS
DISCONNECTED IN MID-OCTOBER FOR LACK OF PAYMENT ON HER BILL.
THIS MONTH, MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY EMPLOYEES
DISCOVERED SHE HAD REMOVED A SEAL AND TAMPERED WITH THE SERVICE DEVICE TO PROVIDE HER HOME WITH ELECTRICITY. ON JANUARY 13TH,
HER ELECTRIC AGAIN WAS DISCONNECTED AND THEN 3 DAYS LATER, THEY FOUND THE BOX WAS TAMPERED WITH AGAIN, AND ELECTRICITY WAS
HOOKED BACK UP WITHOUT PERMISSION. IT WAS THEN DISCONNECTED
AGAIN AND CLARK WILL BE BILLED FOR THE UNATHORIZED ELECTRIC
SERVICE.

ON THE STORK REPORT....
JIMMEY AND EMILY BATES OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, ARE PARENTS OF A BOY
BORN JANUARY 25TH. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE GERALD AND ESTHER TAYLOR OF MAQUOKETA.

HOWARD BRINKER WAS A PROJECTIONIST FOR THE PASTIME THEATRE ALL HIS
LIFE, UNTIL HE DIED IN A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT AT THE EDGE OF MAQUOKETA.
HE HAD A SON TERRY AND HE GRADUATED AT MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL
IN THE MID 60S. HIS CLASS IS WONDERING IF HE IS ALIVE AND IF SO, WHERE
HE LIVES, AS NO ONE HAS HEARD FROM HIM. IT IS BELIEVED HE LIVED
IN GERMANY, AND MAY STILL. ANYONE KNOW? EMAIL ME IF YOU DO!
I MET HIM A COUPLE TIMES WHEN HE LIVED HER.

THE MAQUOKETA BOYS DEFEATED DEWITT IN BASKETBALL LAST NIGHT AT DEWITT, 50 TO 34....FOR THEIR 11TH WIN. SOPHOMORE CORY WIRTH LED IN SCORING WITH 14 POINTS.
IN THE EARLIER GAME, DEWITT GIRLS 44, MAQUOKETA 41. THE CARDINAL GIRLS HAVE LOST THEIR LAST TWO GAMES BY A TOTAL OF 4 POINTS.

IN WRESTLING LAST NIGHT AT CENTER POINT, MAQUOKETA LOST THE DUAL,
54 TO 26. THE CARDINALS NOW HAVE A DUAL MEET RECORD OF 6 AND 14.

IN BUSINESS NEWS, JOHN REGAN INFORMED ME THAT HE WILL RE-OPEN HIS
COMPUTER SALES AND SERVICE STORE MONDAY, AT THE CURRENT LOCATION AT 107 SOUTH JONES AVENUE, ACROSS FROM GILMORE DRY CLEANERS.

SEE SOME OLD MAQUOKETA POST CARDS AT THIS NEAT WEB SITE:
usgwarchives.org/ia/ppcs-ia.html

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

THE DAY STARTED OUT WITH 28 DEGREES...FOG...AND ICY ROADS TO THE SOUTH.
DEWITT SCHOOLS STARTED 2 HOURS LATE. HIGH TODAY, 34. SNOW
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT...ABOUT AN INCH. THEN
SATURDAY, MOSTLY SUNNY AND A HIGH OF 31.

MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS NOW CAN BE NOTIFIED OF EMERGENCIES WITH A NEW SYSTEM CALL "RED". THE SYSTEM WILL BE UP NEXT WEEK. THERE IS
NO CHARGE BUT CITIZENS NEED TO SIGN-UP ON THE WEB SITE...
WWW.MAQUOKETAIA.COM OR CALL CITY HALL AT 652-2484.

TUBBS APPLE ORCHARD TREES ARE BEING CUT DOWN. ROBERT CHRISTENSEN
TOOK SOME PHOTOS AND YOU CAN SEE THEM AT HIS FREE WEB SITE...LISTJACKSONCOUNTYIA.COM

DON'T FORGET THE MAQUOKETA VERSUS DEWITT GIRLS AND BOYS VARSITY
BASKETBALL GAMES TONIGHT STARTING AT 5:55 ON OUR WEB SITE....
MATT CLARK DOING THE PLAY-BY-PLAY FROM THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM
IN DEWITT.

ON POLICE BLOTTER:

BOB EARLES ON WEST MONROE REPORTED SOME YARD ORNAMENTS
HAD BEEN STOLEN OR BROKEN LAST WEEK.
AND BRANDT MOORE REPORTED HITTING A DEER TUESDAY NIGHT.

SPEAKING OF A DEER ACCIDENT....SUNDAY....MY GRANDAUGHTER CASSIE
IN BETTENDORF, WAS DRIVING WITH A DRIVER'S-ED INSTRUCTOR AND
A DEER HIT THE CAR. MINOR DAMAGE, AND NO ONE HURT.
A LITTLE EXCITING FOR A 13-YEAR-OLD LEARNING TO DRIVE.

IRMA MEYER OF MAQUOKETA WAS OUR KMAQ BINGO WINNER TODAY.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
SHOVEL EASY.

DENNIS VOY

WE HAD SOME SUNSHINE TODAY, BUT NOT MUCH. DID GET UP TO 32 DEGREES.

MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT HAD PLANNED TO
RETIRE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT HAS CHANGED HIS MIND
AND WILL STAY AT LEAST ONE MORE YEAR. HUCKSTADT SAID THIS MORNING
HE HAD TOLD BOARD PRESIDENT BRIAN TABOR HE INTENDED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DISTRICT'S EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAM AND LEAVE AT THE END THE THIS SCHOOL YEAR. HUCKSTADT SAID TABOR ASKED
HIM TO DELAY HIS PLANS AT LEAST ONE YEAR. TABOR CITED THREE
REASONS: THERE ARE THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE SERVED ONLY FOUR MONTHS. AND THERE ARE THREE BIG CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN
THE DISTRICT COMING UP (WINDOW REPLACEMENT, THE GEO-THERMAL PROJECT, AND A WELDING SHOP ADDITION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL) AND
THE DISTRICT'S FINANCES ARE COMPLICATED. SO, HUCKSTADT SAID HE
AGREED TO STAY THROUGH THE END OF THE 2013 SCHOOL YEAR AND SAID
THAT NO TIMELINE FOR FUTURE EXTENSIONS WAS DISCUSSED.
AT THIS WEEK'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD DID ACCEPT FOUR
EARLY RETIREMENT APPLICATIONS FROM TEACHERS. APPROVED TO RETIRE ARE: JEAN ANDERSON, WHO IS IN HER 40TH YEAR IN THE DISTRICT.....
DEB CARSON, IN HER 39TH..... COLLEEN PETAROS, IN HER 37TH YEAR.....
AND BEV BRAUER, IN HER 34TH YEAR.
THERE COULD BE MORE. THE DEADLINE FOR TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES TO APPLY FOR THE EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAM IS FEBRUARY 1ST.

NEXT, NEWS FROM THE HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING YESTERDAY.
THE BOARD HEARD THAT THEY WILL LIKELY HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING AT THE END OF MARCH ABOUT PLANS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE HOSPITAL.
REMODEL THE PRESENT OR BUILD A NEW ONE....THAT'S THE ISSUE.
A SCHEMATIC LAYOUT AND COST ESTIMATE ARE BEING WORKED ON.
BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE VISITING HOSPITALS IN ANAMOSA AND
WEBSTER CITY. BOTH HAVE ARE NEW REPLACEMENT HOSPITALS.

DAVE AND KATE MOORE OF DUBUQUE, ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN
JANUARY 19TH AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE. HE JOINED A 3-YEAR OLD SISTER.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE DAVE AND NANCY MOORE OF MAQUOKETA
AND KEVIN AND SUE ELLISON OF WYOMING. DAVE WORKED AS A STUDENT
ANNOUNCER AT KMAQ FOR 6 OR 7 YEARS STARTING IN THE LATE 90'S.

JACKSON COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT UP TO 6.6 PERCENT
IN DECEMBER. IT HAD BEEN 6.2 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER. THE
STATE RATE IN DECEMBER WAS 5.6 PERCENT. THE JONES COUNTY RATE
IS 6.2 AND CLINTON COUNTY IS 6.7.

A MAQUOKETA WOMAN WAS INJURED IN A ONE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 8:45 MONDAY MORNING ON HIGHWAY 62, THREE MILES EAST OF ANDREW.
DEBBIE WILHELM, AGE 47, WAS DRIVING EAST, SWERVED TO AVOID AN
ANIMAL AND WENT INTO THE DITCH AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT.
NO CHARGES FILED BECAUSE OF THE ICE ON THE ROAD. DAMAGES WE ESTIMATED AT $3,500 TO HER 98 CHRYSLER AND WILHELM WAS TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA WITH INJURIES.

ANN KEELEY, AGE 47, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED SATURDAY IN ARIZONA AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. HER FATHER, BOB, DIED LAST DECEMBER 19TH. SHE LEFT MAQUOKETA SOME TIME BACK TO HELP TAKE CAR OF HER DAD.
I KNEW HER BECAUSE SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA EAGLES CLUB AUXILIARY AND HELPED SERVE THE WEDNESDAY NOON MEAL FOR ROTARY THERE. HER MOTHER EULA (MOHR) KEELEY DIED A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
SHE WAS A BEAUTICIAN AND HAD HER SHOP ON WEST PLATT STREET.

LAST NIGHT IN MANCHESTER, THE MAQUOKETA BOYS WON THEIR 10TH BASKETBALL GAME, BEATING WEST DELAWARE, 61 TO 54.
AND THE GIRLS LOST THEIR 5TH IN A ROW....HERE....BY JUST A POINT.
WEST DELAWARE 49, MAQUOKETA 48.
TOMORROW NIGHT, BOTH TEAMS TRAVEL TO DEWITT AND WE WILL
HAVE BOTH GAMES HERE ON OUR INTERNET SITE, STARTING JUST BEFORE
6 P.M. WITH MATT CLARK DOING THE PLAY-BY-PLAY. MAQUOKETA SHOULD
WIN BOTH GAMES.

"GOOGLE" KCTV AND CLICK-ON THE VIDEO THERE, OF ROCKY LAMAR.
ROCKY WAS FEATURED ON THE KANSAS CITY TV STATION FOR COACHING HIS UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL TEAM ACROSS THE RIVER FROM KANSAS CITY, IN OVER 600 GAMES. IT IS A NICE FEATURE WITH COMMENTS BY ROCKY OF COURSE, AND IN THE VIDEO, YOU'LL ALSO GET A GLIMPSE OF ONE OF HIS ASSISTANT COACHES, ADAM HEPKER OF MAQUOKETA (SON OF CINDY AND LEIGHTON). BILL FLEMING WAS ALSO ONE OF HIS ASSISTANTS, BUT NO LONGER. BILL IS CURRENTLY WRITING A BOOK ABOUT MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL. BILL'S CARDINALS WON A LOT OF GAMES FOR
MCHS. I'M SURE HIS BOOK WILL BE A GOOD ONE, AND GOOD SELLER.
WILL HE MENTION ME IN HIS BOOK? HE BETTER! I GAVE BILL AND
HIS PLAYERS A LOT OF MOVIE PASSES OVER THE YEARS. IF I REMEMBER,
HE LIKED KFC CHICKEN TOO.

LONG REPORT....BETTER END THIS AND CALL IT A DAY.

DENNIS VOY

IT WAS CLOUDY TODAY....THEN WE HAD SUNSHINE AND IT WAS A NICE AFTERNOON, BUT HIGH TODAY OF ONLY 29. SUNNY AND WARMER TOMORROW.

MAQUOKETA PROPERTY OWNERS WILL SEE A 40-CENT TAX INCREASE
NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OF THE CITY'S MANDATED CONTRIBUTION TO THE
STATE OF IOWA POLICE PENSION FUND.

TWO VANDALIZM INCIDENTS IN MAQUOKETA...
KEVIN BARKER AT 309 E. PLEASANT REPORTED THAT A CAR WINDOW WAS
BROKEN OUT AND
STEVE SCOTT AT 312 E. APPLE STREET REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER'S WINDOW
APPEARED TO BE SHOT WITH A BB.

HOSPITAL BOARD AND SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

JAYSON AND ASHLEY WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN LAST THURSDAY AT THE BETTENDORF HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE
JOHN AND NANCY SUTHERS OF DELMAR AND MARK AND BRENDA WIGGINS
OF MAQUOKETA. GREAT GRANDFATHER IS TED WIGGINS OF MAQUOKETA.

IN SPORTS...THE CARDINAL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS AT MANCHESTER TONIGHT AND THE GIRLS HOST WEST DELAWARE.
THE HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING TEAM IS HOSTING CAMANCHE AT TIMBER LANES.

GO CARDINALS!

THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE IOWA FARM BUREAU, CRAIG HILL, WILL BE
THE THURSDAY NOON SPEAKER ON FEBRUARY 9TH AT KMAQ'S
FARM AND HOME SHOW.

AND YES...WE WILL HAVE T-N-T ICE CREAM CONES EACH DAY, ALL DAY!

DENNIS VOY

YESTERDAY'S HIGH WAS 34. THE LOW THIS MORNING WAS 33. THE TEMPERATURE, UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, DROPPED A LITTLE DURING
THE DAY AND NOW, LATE AFTERNOON, IS AT 27. DOWN TO 13 TONIGHT.
TOMORROW SUNNY, AND HIGH OF 26.
BECAUSE OF ICE ON COUNTY ROADS, THE START OF SCHOOL WAS DELAYED
2 HOURS THIS MORNING AND 3 OR 4 DISTRICTS CALLED OFF SCHOOL TODAY
BECAUSE OF THE ROADS.

MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIREMAN BRYAN HAFNER WAS GIVEN THE MAQUOKETA FIREFIGHTERS'S MEMORIAL AWARD THIS MONTH AT THE FIREMEN'S ANNUAL BANQUET. HE IS THE DEPARTMENT'S FIRE PREVENTION
OFFICER AND THE ANNUAL AWARD IS GIVEN FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AND SERVICE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY.
RECIPIENTS ARE CHOSEN BY A SECRET BALLOT BY MEMBERS OF THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ALSO AT THE BANQUET: CAPT. JAMES CONNOLLY AND CAPT. PETE SCHUELLER RECEIVED PLAQUES FOR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE.
BOB EARLES AND JIM CURRENT WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER WORK IN FRAMING A MAP OF THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEISTRICT AND HANGING IT IN THE FIRE STATION.
FIRE CHIEF MARK BECK GAVE THE 2011 ANNUAL REPORT SAYING THE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO 53 FIRE CALLS, DOWN FROM 60 CALLS IN 2010 AND 66 CALLS IN 2009. AND HE NOTED THAT THE DEPARTMENT TOOK DELIVERY OF A NEW TANKER TRUCK, WHICH REPLACED AN OLDER MODEL.
THEY ALSO PUT INTO SERVICE, A TRUCK FOR FIGHTING BRUSH FIRES. IT WAS A TRUCK PREVIOUSLY USED BY THE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PURCHASED NEW HELMETS AT A COST OF $7,000 AND
NEW GLOVES AT A COST OF $2,500.
MARK BECK WAS RECENTLY RE-ELECTED FIRE CHIEF, A POSITION HE HAS HELD SINCE 1998.
OTHER OFFICERS ARE: AL MUHLHAUSEN, ASST. CHIEF....BRENT PAULS, DEPUTY CHIEF....AND JIM CONNOLLY, PETE SCHUELLER AND CRAIG MUHLHAUSEN, CAPTAINS.
ALSO, MATT TRANEL, LIEUTENANT.....BOB LANE JR. SAFETY OFFICER AND
JEFF MORITZ, TRAINING OFFICE.

THE JOHN BYERS INVITATIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT WAS HELD
SATURDAY AT WYOMING, WITH ELEVEN TEAMS IN THE FIELD.
NORTH LINN FINISHED FIRST, MONTICELLO SECOND, MIDLAND THIRD, AND MAQUOKETA 4TH. GETTTING A SECOND FOR THE CARDINALS:
CHRISTIAN FLENKER....HAVEN MILLER....AND JUSTIN ZIEMET....
AND GETTING A 3RD: LOGAN MAYBERRY....DALLAS DURKOP....AND
ALEX EGGERS.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAY AT DEWITT
THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND BOTH GAMES WILL BE BROADCAST ON
KMAQ-FM AND OUR INTERNET SITE, BY MATT CLARK, STARTING AT 5:50 P.M.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

IT HAS BEEN SNOWING SINCE 9 THIS MORNING. AND BLOWING TOO.
OVER 7 INCHES SO FAR AND A LITTLE MORE TONIGHT.
LAST NIGHT, 3 ABOVE!
TODAY THE HIGH WAS 10!
TONIGHT, DOWN TO 2 BELOW!
TOMORROW 16 ABOVE!
AND SUNDAY, UPPER 30'S....AND SOME MELTING.

ALL SCHOOLS DISMISSED EARLY TODAY.
MANY BUSINESS PLACES CLOSED EARLY.
ALL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS EVENTS POSTPONED TODAY.

A RURAL MAQUOKETA WOMAN REPORTED A BREAK-IN AT HER HOME.
ROSIE ZINK, 7009 HURSTVILLE ROAD, TOLD AUTHORITIES THAT AROUND 1:30 THIS MORNING, SOMEONE HAD ENTERED HER HOME. IT WAS RANSACKED.
THE REPORT DID NOT INDICATE IF ANYTHING WAS TAKEN. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

KMAQ TRAVEL IS TAKING A BUS TO DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN, JUNE 21....A 4-DAY BUS TRIP. WE JUST FINISHED THE DETAILS AND THEY ARE POSTED ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE. GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE BUS.
THIS TRIP IS EXPECTED TO FILL UP FAST, SO ANYONE INTERESTED IS
URGED TO SIGN-UP SOON. IF SOMETHING COMES UP, AND YOU CAN'T GO,
THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH CANCELING AND MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED.
IT IS BETTER TO SIGN-UP EARLY.... TO AVOID MISSING OUT.... BECAUSE OF A FAST SELL-OUT.

KMAQ'S FIRST WEEK OF BINGO WENT WELL. HUNDREDS PLAYED THE ORANGE BINGO CARDS, AT NO COST. ALL WINNERS WON CASH, THEATRE TICKETS AND SOME DAYS, WE HAD A BONUS. TODAY, FOR INSTANCE, THE WINNER ALSO
GOT A $10 GIFT CARD TO USE AT MAQUOKETA'S VERY NICE DOWNTOWN BAKERY...THE SWEET THING BAKERY...NOW OWNED BY JOSH COLLISTER.
THE FIVE BINGO WINNERS THIS WEEK WERE:
LOLA WILSON IN MILES.....MILDRED HENEKE IN MAQUOKETA.....HELEN Z EIMET IN SPRINGBROOK.....ROSIE MILLER IN MAQUOKETA AND DEE FLAGEL OF
RURAL BALDWIN. NO BINGO SATURDAY OR SUNDAY....JUST MONDAY-FRIDAY
FROM 3:30 UNTIL 4:00 P.M. YOU CAN ALSO PLAY BY LISTENING TO THE SHOW
ON OUR INTERNET SITE....WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-IN THE "LISTEN"
BUTTON.

IN THE DOUBLE DUAL WRESTLING MEET IN MAQUOKETA LAST NIGHT....BROADCAST ON KMAQ....MAQUOKETA LOST TO INDEPENDENCE
75 TO 6.
ONE WIN...A FALL BY LOGAN MAYBERRY.
AND LATER IN EVENING, MAQUOKETA AGAIN LOST 75 TO 6 TO
NORTH SCOTT.
ONE WIN AGAIN, A FALL BY CHRISTIAN FLENKER.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND. YOU GUYS/GALS DOWN SOUTH...YOU ARE MISSING
A GOOD WINTER STORM HERE. TOO BAD!
SEE IT WITH OUR WEB CAM. GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON
THE "LISTEN" BUTTON.
YOU'LL SEE MAIN STREET "LIVE" AND HEAR KMAQ-FM "LIVE" AT THE SAME TIME.

DENNIS VOY

SUNNY AND 8 ABOVE TODAY.
ABOUT 2 BELOW TONIGHT.
SNOW TOMORROW...5 INCHES...
AND ANOTHER INCH TOMORROW NIGHT!

CARDINAL WRESTLING TONIGHT ON KMAQ-FM AND OUR WEB SITE AT
5:55 P.M. MR. T AND LEIGHTON DOING THE BROADCAST.

NO NEWS REPORT TODAY

DENNIS VOY

SUNNY TODAY....HIGH OF 22. COLDER TOMORROW. AND MAYBE 6 INCHES
OF SNOW FRIDAY.

THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL BREAKFAST MEETING
WAS HELD THIS MORNING AT THE COMFORT INN. PRESIDENT TOM DEVINE
PRESIDED. HE PRESENTED HIS "PRESIDENTS" AWARD TO FLORIAN STEFFEN
FROM THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK AND HIS WIFE KAREN. HE THANKED
THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUING PROMOTION OF MAQUOKETA.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S AWARD WAS PRESENTED BY TRACY DRISCOLL TO
LANNY SIMPSON AND THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRBOARD FOR THEIR
CONTRIBUTION TO THE OVERALL BUSINESS SUCCESS IN THE COMMUNITY.
RETIRING BOARD MEMBERS WERE RECOGNIZED AND THANKED. THEY
ARE MARISSA WEIS, RON SCHAFER AND DAVE SYBESMA. NEW BOARD MEMBERS ....PRINCIPAL MARK VERVECKE FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL,
LENAE OWEN FROM DAC, INC.....AND JONI WINEGAR FROM U.S. BANK.
THE PROGRAM THIS MORNING WAS GIVEN BY IOWA STATE EXTENSION
ABOUT A "VISION FOR MAQUOKETA" TWO YEAR PROGRAM THEY ARE
DOING IN MAQUOKETA WITH A GROUP OF AREA BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATONS WHO HAVE INVESTED OVER $40,000 TO CONDUCT THIS
"VISION 2020" FOR MAQUOKETA. MORE ABOUT THAT COMING SOON.
90 ATTENDED THIS MORNING'S BREAKFAST, CONSIDERED A GOOD TURNOUT.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET FOR A GOAL SETTING SESSION
FOR 2012 AT 5 THIS AFTERNOON AT CITY HALL.

THE SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS SUPERINTENDANT OF SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED TO HIS
BOARD LAST FRIDAY THAT HE WILL RETIRE AT THE END OF THE CURRENT
SCHOOL YEAR. WAYNE RIESEN HAS HELD THE POSITION FOR SIX YEARS, AND
SUCCEEDED FORMER MAQUOKETAN, BOB HAMMON, WHO SERVED THE
SYCAMORE DISTRICT FOR TWO DECADES. ALSO FRIDAY, THE SCHOOL BOARD
HIRED KATHY COUNTRYMAN TO ASSUME THE POSITION JULY 1ST. SHE HAS
BEEN THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDANT FOR 4 YEARS AND STARTED WITH THE
DISTRICT 12 YEARS AGO. SHE GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL
IN 1980 AND THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IN 1984 AND IS THE DAUGHTER OF
NANCY MOORE OF MAQUOKETA. SHE GOT HER MASTER'S DEGREE AT IOWA
AND HER EDS DEGREE FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT MACOMB.
HER HUSBAND, CURT COUNTRYMAN, IS ALSO A MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATE AND IS A PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND FOOTBALL
COACH FOR THE SYCAMORE DISTRICT. THE COUPLE HAS TWO CHILDREN
AND THEY TOO ARE TEACHERS IN THE SYCAMORE AREA. SYCAMORE IS
A CITY OF 15,000 LOCATED TWO HOURS EAST OF MAQUOKETA ON HIGHWAY 64.

DON'T FORGET, THE PRICE OF STAMPS WILL GO UP ONE PENNEY THIS SUNDAY, FROM 44 TO 45 CENTS.

THE "WAR HORSE" STARTS FRIDAY AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE....AN EXCELLENT
MOVIE ABOUT HORSES IN WORLD WAR II.

IN FOOTBALL, MAQUOKETA WILL BE IN A NEW DISTRICT THIS FALL, AND
WILL HAVE A SIX GAME DISTRICT SCHEDULE, ONE FEWER THAN IN PAST
YEARS. NEW TO MAQUOKETA'S DISTRICT WILL BE SOLON, CLEAR CREEK
AMANA, AND BENTON COMMUNITY. GONE FROM THE CARDINALS
DISTRICT OF THE PAST TWO YEAR....VINTON SHELLSBURG, CENTER POINT URBANA, UNION LAPORTE CITY AND WESTERN DUBUQUE. LAST FALL,
MAQUOKETA WENT 7 AND O IN DISTRICT PLAY AND WENT TO THE
PLAYOFFS AND FINISHED THE SEASON AT 10 AND 2. COACH KEVIN BOWMAN
SAID THE CARDINAL'S 2012 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE SHOULD BE FIRMED-UP BY
THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY.

JUST A REMINDER, THE REPORT BELOW THIS ONE, I ENTERED THIS MORNING, SO THERE HAVE BEEN TWO DAILY REPORTS TODAY. NO EXTRA CHARGE.
YES, I KNOW, I SKIPPED YESTERDAY'S. ITS A BUSY PLACE AROUND HERE!

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IT WAS 2 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. NOW, IT IS ZERO AND THE SUN
IS SHINING. COLD FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, BUT IN THE MID 30'S
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

FLUORIDE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADDED TO THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA
WATER. MONDAY NIGHT, AFTER PRESENTATIONS BY DOCTORS AND
DENTISTS, THE COUNCIL VOTED 4 TO 2 TO CONTINUE USING IT.
RETIRED DENTIST (AND BIG ST. LOUIS CARDINAL FAN) DR. LEO BIEHL
WAS ONE OF THE DENTISTS WHO PUSHED THE COUNCIL MANY YEARS AGO
TO START FLUORIDATION IN MAQUOKETA. MONDAY NIGHT, HE SAID HE PRACTICED 15 YEARS BEFORE FLUORIDATION AND 25 YEARS AFTER. HE SAID THE DIFFERENCE WAS AMAZING AFTER IT STARTED TO BE USED IN MAQUOKETA. HE SAID HIS CHILDREN DID NOT HAVE FLUORIDATED WATER AND THEY HAVE WHAT HE CALLED, CONSIDERABLE PROBLEMS, BUT HIS
GRANDCHILDREN HAVE GOOD TEETH. HE URGED THE COUNCIL NOT TO REPEAL THE ORDINANCE WHICH WAS APPROVED IN MAQUOKETA IN THE 1980'S.
THE VOTE WAS TAKEN, WITH COUNCILMAN ERIC PAPE NOT PRESENT AND
VOTING NO, COUNCIL MEMBERS MOORE AND BOWEN.

SPORTS:
MONDAY NIGHT, THE CARDINAL WRESTLERS HOSTED MOUNT VERNON
AND LOST 52 TO 16. GETTING WINS FOR MAQUOKETA: BEAU BOWMAN,
CHRISTIAN FLENKER, HAVEN MILLER AND DALLAS DURKOP. DURKOP
PINNED HIS MAN. THE CARDINALS ARE NOW 6 AND 11 IN DUAL MEETS.

LAST NIGHT, THE CARDINAL BASKETBALL TEAM HOSTED MOUNT VERNON,
RANKED 4TH, AND UPSET THEM....WINNING 50 TO 42. ANOTHER BIG
WIN BY THE DEFENSIVE CARDINALS, WHO PUSHED THEIR RECORD TO 9 AND 4 AND 7 AND 2 IN THE WAMAC. DEREK HOPSON HAD 14 POINTS FOR THE CARDS AND COREY WIRTH, 12.
BUT...AT MOUNT VERNON, THE CARDINAL GIRLS LOST BY 30 POINTS, 55 TO 25.
MATT CLARK HAD THE GAME ON KMAQ-FM.

CHECK BACK LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR ANOTHER REPORT FOR TODAY.

DENNIS VOY

NO REPORT TODAY

PARTLY SUNNY TODAY AND IN THE LOW 40'S. BUT, THINGS WILL GO DOWN
HILL TOMORROW AND THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE A LOT COLDER AND
WE COULD GET A LITTLE SNOW TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

WRESTLING TONIGHT AT THE MCHS GYM....THE CARDINALS HOSTING MT.
VERNON AT 6:30. FORMER HEAD COACH AT MAQUOKETA, MR. T (JEFF TAMPIR) AND LEIGHTON HEPKER WILL BROADCAST THE MEET ON KMAQ-FM TONIGHT AND ON OUR INTERNET SITE....WWW.KMAQ.COM

BUSINESS NEWS: RUSS SANFORD ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT HE WILL BE OPENING SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY A COMPUTER SALES AND SERVICE SHOP ON SOUTH MAIN STREET, WHERE SCOTT & OBERBROECKLING INSURANCE AGENCY IS LOCATED. HE FORMERLY WORKED AT WALSH'S ACE HARDWARE AND
RECENTLY AT RCS COMPUTERS IN MAQUOKETA. ANYONE HAVING A QUESTION SHOULD CALL RUSS AT 563-357-4715.

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS PLAYED DYERSVILLE BECKMAN FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE GIRLS LOST AT DYERSVILLE, 36 TO 32 (THEIR 4TH LOSS IN A ROW) BUT
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS WON ON THEIR HOME COURT, 42 TO 32. IT
WAS A CLOSE GAME UP UNTIL THE LAST FEW MINUTES. DID YOU KNOW THAT MAQUOKETA HAS A 6' 9" CENTER, SPENCER BRONSON? YES..AND HE'S JUST
A JUNIOR! ON THE TEAM....5 SENIORS....3 JUNIORS AND 4 SOPHOMORES.

SPEAKING OF BASKETBALL....FORMER MAQUOKETAN ROCKY LAMAR REACHED A COACHING MILESTONE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE LONGTIME (26 YEARS) COACH FOR MID AMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY AT OLATHE,KANSAS,
WON HIS 600TH CAREER GAME SATURDAY NIGHT. HE IS ONLY THE 10TH
COACH IN NAIA TO REACH THAT LEVEL. HIS OVERALL RECORD IS NOW
600 AND 307. THIS YEAR'S TEAM IS 12 AND 7 AND 6 AND 1 IN THE CONFERENCE, GOOD FOR A FIRST PLACE TIE. ADAM HEPKER, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, PLAYED POINT GUARD FOR ROCKY'S COLLEGE TEAM FOR 4 YEARS AND IS NOW ONE OF ROCKY'S ASSISTANTS.

IN BOWLING....MAQUOKETA HIGH NOW HAS A GIRLS AND BOYS BOWLING
TEAM AND LAST FRIDAY NIGHT, BOTH TEAMS WERE DEFEATED BY DEWITT,
AT TIMBER LANES HERE IN MAQUOKETA.

ALSO FRIDAY NIGHT, IN THE BUDWEISER INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE AT TIMBER LANES, KENT "CHEETO" SIMMONS ROLLED A PERFECT 300 GAME.
HE FINISHED STRONG, AFTER OPENING GAMES OF 158 AND 136.
ABOUT 40 YEARS AGO, HIS DAD, KEN (DECEASED) WAS THE MANAGER OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY LANES, LOCATED WHERE THE THEISEN'S STORE IS NOW, ON WEST PLATT STREET. AND THERE WAS A BOWLING ESTABLISHMENT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY KNOWN AS THE HI-HO LANES. THAT'S WHERE DUTRAC IS LOCATED NOW. WHEN BOTH PLACES OPENED IN 1958, I BOWLED ON A TEAM
AT EACH. IN THOSE DAYS, SCORES WERE MUCH LOWER THAN
NOW......300 GAMES AND 700 SERIES WERE RARE.
I ONCE ROLLED A 256 AT TOWN AND COUNTRY LANES ....IN 1962.... BOWLING ON THE BILL MOLER'S B & B TEAM. IT WAS MY BEST SCORE EVER. WENT BACK TO BOWLING AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE ARMY IN 1965 AND HAVE A PHOTO HERE IN MY OFFICE....OF BILL MOLER'S TEAM WHEN WE BOWLED AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN BURLINGTON IN 1979. DON'T REMEMBER HOW WE DID.
MY FINAL YEAR ON A TEAM WAS IN 1980. WAS JUST TOO DARNED BUSY
THOSE DAYS.
SORRY TO RAMBLE ABOUT MY BOWLING DAYS!
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO "CHEETO"!

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

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THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF IOWA HAVE NAMED STATE SENATOR TOD BOWMAN OF
MAQUOKETA THE 2011 "LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR"
FOR HIS WORK LAST SESSION ON HOUSE FILE 516, A BILL RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS. SENATOR BOWMAN
FLOOR-MANAGED THE BILL IN THE SENATE, WHERE IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 5O TO 0. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO BOWMAN BY KURT RASMUSSEN (LEFT) OF THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF IOWA.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
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WE WENT TO THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S BEEF BANQUET LAST NIGHT AT THE PEARSON MEMORIAL CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA. ON A COLD WINTER NIGHT, A GOOD TURNOUT FOR THE DELICIOUS RIBEYE STEAK DINNER WITH CAKE. WHILE DINING, HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS FROM NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL IN GOOSE LAKE ENTERTAINED AND DID A GREAT JOB.
AFTER DINNER, THE MEETING
AND AUCTION. MANY 4-H'ers
WERE RECOGNIZED AND MATHIAS PETERS, SON OF CHARLIE AND JENNI PETERS OF BELLEVUE WAS NAMED SENIOR AMBASSADOR FOR 2012. HE IS A JUNIOR
AT MARQUETTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN BELLEVUE. CROWNED THE NEW
JACKSON COUNTY BEEF QUEEN FOR 2012 WAS ALLISON KILBURG, OF BELLEVUE AND DAUGHTER OF RANDY AND CHRIS KILBURG AND A SOPHOMORE AT
BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL. THE NEW JUNIOR BEEF AMBASSADOR FOR THE
YEAR AHEAD WILL BE GARRETT MOELLER OF MILES, SON OF WARREN AND MICHELLE MOELLER AND A SOPHOMORE AT NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL.
GABRIELLA MARTINS WAS THEN CROWNED THE NEW BEEF PRINCESS FOR 2012.
SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF ERIC AND DEANNA MARTINS OF WYOMING AND A SOPHOMORE AT MIDLAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL IN WYOMING.
AGAIN THIS YEAR, THE CATTLEMEN GAVE OUT SOME AWARDS.
J.C. CORNELIUS RECEIVED THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG CATTLEMAN AWARD AND ERIN MOELLER RECEIVED THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG CATTLEWOMAN AWARD.
THE BEEF BACKER AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO CORY KUHLMAN, PART-OWNER
OF THE BLUFF CATFISH FARM RESTAURANT OF RURAL MAQUOKETA. THE
RESTAURANT FEATURES PRIME RIB ON FRIDAY NIGHTS. THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AWARD WENT TO JEFF AND KELLY GERLACH, OWNERS OF
SPRINGBROOK FEED AND SUPPLY. INDUCTED INTO THE JACKSON COUNTY
HALL OF FAME WAS LONGTIME CATTLEMAN GERALD SMITHSON OF PRESTON.
AND TWO $500 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO NICK KILBURG AND NICOLE
GRUHN.
THE FINANCIAL REPORT WAS GIVEN OUT TO THE MEMBERS LAST NIGHT AND
SHOWED THAT THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN ARE IN GOOD FINANCIAL SHAPE AND ONE OF THEIR MAIN FUND RAISERS IS THE ANNUAL AFTER
DINNER AUCTION, WHICH LAST YEAR NETTED NEARLY $4,000 FROM THE
SALE OF DONATED ITEMS FROM JACKSON COUNTY BUSINESS PLACES OR
ORGANIZATIONS. IT LOOKED LIKE THIS YEAR, THAT AMOUNT RAISED AT
THE AUCTION LAST NIGHT FAR EXCEEDED LAST YEAR.
AND THANKS TO GOOD AUCTIONEERING. AUCTIONEERS ARE MANY TIMES
ASKED TO DONATE THEIR SERVICE. SUCH WAS THE CASE LAST NIGHT.
THANKS TO THE TWO VOLUNTEERING LAST NIGHT....JAMES JOHNSON, WHO ALSO IS A RURAL MAQUOKETA FARMER (IN TOP PHOTO) AND BEN SCHUELLER OF MAQUOKETA,(IN LOWER PHOTO) WHOSE DAYTIME JOB IS WITH SCHUELLER AND SONS RECONSTRUCTION IN MAQUOKETA.
THE CATTLE BUSINESS IS GOOD IN JACKSON COUNTY AND IT WAS A GOOD
ANNUAL BANQUET LAST NIGHT. ONE OF THE MANY FREE DOOR PRIZES
LAST NIGHT WAS A TURKEY RECIPE BOOK FROM OSTERHAUS PHARMACY
IN MAQUOKETA. THERE WERE A FEW CHUCKLES WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED.
CATTLEMEN WILL AGREE, WE RAISE VERY GOOD TURKEYS, SHEEP AND
HOGS ALSO IN JACKSON COUNTY.
SORRY THE PHOTO WAS NOT A GOOD ONE. I WAS USING A DIFFERENT CAMERA LAST NIGHT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE USED THE TELEPHOTO LENS.
DENNIS VOY

14 DEGREES LAST NIGHT....17 TODAY.
IN THE 20'S OVER THE WEEKEND AND MONDAY, RAIN AND UPPER 30'S FOR ONE DAY ONLY.

THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL SEE A 3.1 PERCENT
DECREASE IN FUNDING FROM THE STATE NEXT YEAR.
THAT EQUALS $269,759. THAT'S BECAUSE THE DISTRICT SAW A REDUCTION
OF 45 STUDENTS A YEAR AGO AND DISTRICTS RECEIVE FUNDING BASED ON
THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S ENROLLMENT. THIS YEAR, THERE'S A MUCH
SMALLER REDUCTION AT 16 STUDENTS.
SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT CALLED THE SITUATION A CHALLENGING PICTURE
FOR THE DISTRICT AND HE SAID THEY WILL BE WORKING THROUGH IT IN THE COMING WEEKS.
COST CUTTING TIME!

THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN WILL HOST THEIR ANNUAL BANQUET
TOMORROW NIGHT. SERVING OF THE RIBEYE STEAK DINNER WILL BE
FROM 6 UNTIL 7:30 AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS
IN MAQUOKETA,. FOLLOWING THE MEAL, THERE WILL BE A SHORT
BUSINESS MEETING, THE CROWNING OF THE NEW BEEF AMBASSADORS,
QUEEN AND PRINCESS AND ENTERTAINMENT. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND
TICKETS AT THE DOOR WILL BE $15.00.

ON THE STORK REPORT...

JEFF AND LORI ARMSTRONG OF RURAL COIN, IOWA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY
BORN MONDAY IN OMAHA. GRANDPARENTS ARE RONNIE AND CHERYL
HEINRICH OF MAQUOKETA.

AND...PAUL AND SUSAN FIX OF CHASKA, MINNESOTA, ARE THE PARENTS
OF IDENTICAL TWIN BOYS BORN THIS MORNING AT A CHASKA HOSPITAL.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE RICH AND FAYE FIX OF MAQUOKETA.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TONIGHT.
THE CARDINAL BOYS HOST DYERSVILLE BECKMAN.
THE GIRLS PLAY THERE AND THE GAME WILL BE ON KMAQ AM AND FM
AND OUR WEB SITE AT 7:30, WITH MATT CLARK AT THE MIC.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS BOWLING TEAMS HOST
DEWITT CENTRAL TONIGHT AT TIMBER LANES.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
AND
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO
BOTH START TONIGHT AT THE THEATRE.
WE BOUGHT A ZOO
CONTINUES FOR A FINAL WEEK.

FREE RADIO BINGO STARTS NEXT MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 3:30 ON KMAQ AM AND FM AND OUR WEB SITE.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY

WINTER ARRIVED IN MAQUOKETA EARLY THIS MORNING, ABOUT 3 A.M.
AND IT HAS BEEN SNOWING AND BLOWING EVER SINCE. MORE TONIGHT.
TOMORROW WHEN IT STOPS, WE WILL BE AT ABOUT 7 INCHES.
NOW LOW TEENS AND NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. WARMER TOMORROW AND
DURING THE WEEKEND.
SEE THE SNOW AND WIND (FLAG WAVING) BY GOING TO THE LISTEN
BUTTON ON OUR HOME PAGE....WWW.KMAQ.COM
AND SEE SOME MAQUOKETA PHOTOS TAKEN TODAY BY ROBERT CHRISTENSEN ON HIS WEB SITE...
www.listjacksoncountyia.com

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING TEAM WAS SCHEDULED TO BOWL BELLEVUE AT HORIZON LANES IN BELLEVUE TODAY ....NOW POSTPONED UNTIL
NEXT THURSDAY.
THE WRESTLERS WERE GOING TO HOST CLEAR CREEK AMANA AND MOUNT
VERNON TONIGHT....NOW POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.
AND..THE MATCHES MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ AM AND
FM AND OUR WEB SITE (WWW.KMAQ.COM), WITH PAUL KOOB AND LEIGHTON HEPKER AT THE HOLD-BY-HOLD MIC.
THE CARDINAL BASKETBALL TEAMS TAKE ON DYERSVILLE BECKMAN TOMORROW NIGHT....THE BOYS HERE AND THE GIRLS THERE AND IF YOU
CAN, LISTEN TO THE GIRL'S GAME ON KMAQ AM OR FM...OR OUR WEB SITE
WITH MATT CLARK AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIC.
GO CARDINALS!

I GOT A LONG, 4-PAGE NEW YEAR'S LETTER FROM TRACY COSTELLO TAYLOR
IN CAREFREE, ARIZONA.
THEY LOVE THE LITTLE TOWN....ONLY 3,500 PEOPLE....AND BOUGHT A LARGE
HOME WHERE SHE AND TIM LIVE IN THE WALK-OUT BASEMENT LEVEL AND
PAT AND JOAN LIVE ON THE MAIN LEVEL(NO STEPS).....WITH TOTAL OF 5 DOGS.
TRACY AND TIM BOTH WORK IN PHOENIX AND COMMUTE AND PAT HAS
AN IN-HOUSE STUDIO TO DO PAINTING AND JOAN'S HEALTH IS DOING BETTER IN THE SUNNY AND WARM CONDITIONS OF ARIZONA. IF YOU LIKE, EMAIL
ME AND I WILL FORWARD THE LETTER TO YOU. THEY STILL HAVE A
CONNECTION WITH MAQUOKETA AS THEY HAVE NOT SOLD THE
OLD MILL EVENTS CENTER (PAT'S FORMER ART GALLERY) JUST EAST OF
TOWN. IT IS FOR SALE. PAT HAS HIS OLD ANTIQUE TRUCK DOWN THERE
AND RUNS IT AROUND TOWN A LOT.
THE LETTER SIGN-OFF....."LIVING WELL AND CAREFREE"

NO EARTH SHATTERING LOCAL NEWS TODAY.....JUST THE WEATHER.
KEEP WARM. SHOVEL EASY.

END OF TODAY'S DAILY.

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ST. REP. BRIAN MOORE HAS JUST FINISHED WEEK
ONE OF THE 2012 LEGISLATURE IN DES MOINES.
AND THIS FIRST WEEK, HE HAD TWO JACKSON
COUNTY VISITORS. SHOWN SEATED HERE IS
BRENT NUGENT OF NUGENT AUTO SALES IN
MAQUOKETA. HE WAS IN DES MOINES FOR A
MEETING OF THE IOWA AUTO RECYCLERS.
ALSO STOPPING IN TO VISIT THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES THIS WEEK, AND BRIAN,
WAS TOM STEWART OF RURAL MAQUOKETA, ATTENDING A MEETING IN
DES MOINES OF THE MAQUOKETA VALLEY ELECTRIC CO-OP.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
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"ON GOLDEN POND" WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE OHNWARD
FINE ARTS CENTER AND THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS, FEBRUARY 10, 11 AND 12 AT OHNWARD. JOEL DAVIDSON WILL BE THE DIRECTOR.
SHOWN AT RIGHT, DAN PINION WITH THE ROLE OF NORMAN AND JUNE WAHL AS ETHEL.
ANGIE PETIT HAS THE ROLE
OF CHELSEA, NORMAN'S DAUGHTER. PAUL HORST WILL PLAY THE BOYFRIEND BILLY RAY AND HIS SON WILL BE PORTRAYED BY JACK ROLLING. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE DIRECTOR OF OHNWARD, RICHARD HALL, WILL
HAVE THE ROLE OF CHARLIE. SHOULD BE A HIT! AT MY THEATRE, THE MOVIE PLAYED IN MAQUOKETA FOR AT LEAST 6 WEEKS, THE SECOND LONGEST
RUN IN THE HISTORY OF THE VOY 3. "TITANTIC" RAN 17 WEEKS!
AND "TITANTIC" WILL BE RE-ISSUED LATER THIS YEAR.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY

THE RECORD HIGH ON THIS DAY....50 IN 1980.
52 TODAY'S HIGH.
BUT...4-5 INCHES OF SNOW COMING TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER WITH IT.

SPORTS: HERE IN MAQUOKETA LAST NIGHT, THE CARDINAL BASKETBALL
TEAM DEFEATED SOLON, 59 TO 49. DEREK HOPSON WAS HIGH FOR MAQUOKETA WITH 18 POINTS.
THE GIRLS LOST AT SOLON, 49 TO 25.
WRESTLING AT GOOSE LAKE, NORTHEAST DEFEATED MAQUOKETA 53 TO 27.
MAQUOKETA BEAT DURANT, 46 TO 30
AND MAQUOKETA DEFEATED MONTICELLO, 42 TO 30.
FOR MAQUOKETA, LOGAN MAYBERRY PINNED ALL THREE OF HIS OPPONENTS
AT 132 POUNDS. AND HAVEN MILLER WAS 3 AND 0 FOR THE CARDINALS
WITH TWO FALLS AND A DECISION, WRESTLING AT 126 POUNDS.

THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JANUARY
16TH IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR HOLIDAY.

HUNDREDS OF FARM TRACTORS WILL ROLL INTO MAQUOKETA ON TUESDAY,
JUNE 12TH.
THE WMT TRACTORCADE WILL STAY OVERNIGHT THAT NIGHT AT THE
FAIRGROUNDS. THE FIRST OVERNIGHT WILL BE IN DEWITT ON JUNE 10TH
AND THE OVERNIGHT AT MAQUOKETA WILL THE FINAL NIGHT.
THE FAIRGROUNDS WILL REALLY BE BUSY AS THE WOODCARVER'S CONGRESS
WILL BE MAKING THEIR 3RD VISIT TO MAQUOKETA AT THE SAME TIME.
THE TRACTOR GROUP WILL BE HEADQUARTERED IN VOLUNTEER HALL AND
CAMPING WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN CAMPGROUNDS. THE WOODCARVERS
WILL BE USING PEARSON MEMORIAL CENTER AND CAMPING AROUND
THAT BUILDING.
IT WILL BE A LITTLE HARD HERE AT 129 NORTH MAIN STREET, HELPING PROMOTE A COMPETING RADIO STATION EVENT! BUT WE ARE GOOD SPORTS AND WE'LL DO IT WITH BELLS ON.
MAYBE I'LL DRIVE MY (61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE) 1952 ALLIS CHALMERS
TRACTOR (WITH BELLY MOWER) IN THE TRACTORCADE. I COULD STAY
CLOSE TO THE TRACTOR DRIVEN BY FRIENDS WALLY AND JOAN KRUSE
OF GOOSE LAKE. THEY ARE VETERANS OF TRACTORCADES AND WOULD
SHOW ME HOW TO DO IT RIGHT. THAT TRACTOR (KEPT ALIVE BY
JOHN DAGUE) HAS BEEN MOWING THE GRASS AT THE DRIVE-IN FOR
MANY, MANY YEARS.

JOE LICHT, AGE 39, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED SUNDAY AT HIS HOME.
THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE AT 11 FRIDAY MORNING AT THE CHAPMAN
FUNERAL HOME IN WHEATLAND. VISITATION WILL BE FROM 4 TO 7 PM
TOMORROW. JOE WORKED FOR THE TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR SOME TIME
AND HIS HOBBIE WAS GUNSMITHING AND HE OWNED CUSTOM CONCEPTS GUNSMITH SHOP IN MAQUOKETA. HE IS SURVIVED BY TWO SONS, JOEY OF
GRAND MOUND AND AND SEAN AT HOME AND A DAUGHTER TIFFINI IN
WALCOTT. ALSO ONE GRANDDAUGHTER.

THE GIRL SCOUTS WILL START SELLING COOKIES FEBRUARY 17TH AND CONTINUE THROUGH MARCH 18TH. NO MORE ORDER TAKING.....YOU BUY A BOX AND TAKE IT WITH YOU RIGHT THEN. THE GOAL IS 2 MILLION BOXES TO BE SOLD IN THE COUNCIL'S 38 -COUNTY REGION OF EASTERN IOWA AND
WESTERN ILLINOIS. COST, SAME AS LAST YEAR, $3.50 A BOX. $2.59 PER BOX (APPROXIMATELY 75 PERCENT) STAYS IN THE COUNCIL.
THERE WILL BE A COOKIE RALLY ON FRIDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 27TH, FROM 6 TO
8:30 P.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA YMCA.

IS EVERYBODY HAPPY?
YES?
GOOD!

DENNIS VOY

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB HELD THEIR WEEKLY MEETING AT NOON TODAY AT THE EAGLES CLUB.... CONDUCTED BY PRESIDENT CONNIE TJARKS.
THE PROGRAM WAS GIVEN
BY ASSISTANT JACKSON COUNTY ATTORNEY, SARA DAVENPORT, AT LEFT.
COUNTY ATTORNEY CHRIS RAKER AND SARA ARE KEPT BUSY DOING A MULTITUDE OF DUTIES. CHECK OUT SOON
JACKSON COUNTY'S VERY NICE
WEB SITE AND CLICK-ON THE COUNTY ATTORNEY PAGE. AND WHILE AT IT, CHECK OUT THE ROTARY WEB SITE TOO. A QUICK "GOOGLE"
WILL TAKE YOU TO EITHER.
THE ROTARY IS OFF TO A BUSY YEAR.
TODAY, CONNIE AND A FEW OTHER MEMBERS DISTRIBUTED A VERY NICE
BOOK...."ANDY AND ELMER'S APPLE DUMPLING ADVENTURE"....TO 4TH GRADERS AT SACRED HEART SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA...BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY IN
MAQUOKETA...ANDREW ELEMENTARY IN ANDREW AND DELWOOD ELEMENTARY IN DELMAR. THIS VERY NICE COLORFUL BOOK RELATES TO THE ROTARY'S
4-WAY TEST......1/ IS IT THE TRUTH---2/ IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED---3/ WILL
IT BUILD GOODWILL & BETTER FRIENDSHIPS AND ---4/ WILL IT BE BENEFICIAL
TO ALL CONCERNED. A HARD COPY EDITION WAS ALSO GIVEN TO EACH
SCHOOL LIBRARY, WHERE YOU COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT SOMETIME.
WE ALSO HAVE THE BOOK HERE AT KMAQ IN OUR RECEPTION AREA UP FRONT.
TAKE IT HOME OVERNIGHT AND READ IT TO YOUR CHILD OR GRANDCHILD.
IT ALSO HAS A GOOD APPLE DUMPLING RECIPE IN IT.
THE ROTARY ALSO IS A CO-SPONSOR AGAIN THIS YEAR WITH THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, OF THE "FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE" AWARDS AT THE KMAQ 15TH
ANNUAL FARM AND HOME SHOW ON FEBRUARY 8TH AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
AND FINIALLY, THE ROTARY WILL SPONSOR THE 2ND ANNUAL JOSE COLE
INDOOR CIRCUS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS ON FRIDAY NIGHT, MARCH 16TH.
PHOTO/STORY BY ROTARIAN DENNIS VOY

SUNNY AND 52 TODAY....2 UNDER THE RECORD FOR THIS DAY.
BACK DOWN TO THE 40'S TOMORROW.
MAYBE AN INCH OF SNOW TOMORROW NIGHT.
ONLY IN THE LOW 20'S DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
THEN BACK IN THE MID 30'S FOR THE WEEKEND.

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TOOK THE INITIAL
STEPS THIS MORNING TO SELL THE COUNTY-OWNED (GIVEN TO THE
COUNTY YEARS AGO) S & H INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN THE INDUSTRIAL
PARK TO A. J. SPIEGEL FAMILY REALTY OF IOWA. THE PEOSTA DEVELOPER
OFFERED THE COUNTY $450,000 FOR THE 53,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.
SPIEGEL HAS NOT SAID WHAT HE PLANS TO DO WITH THE BUILDING.
MARTY LYONS, OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR SPIEGEL'S PEOSTA BUSINESS
SAID AT THIS MORNING'S MEETING THAT SPIEGEL HOPES TO BRING
MANUFACTURING JOBS. LYONS SAID SPIEGEL WILL HAVE TO SPEND
AN ESTIMATED $150,000 ON THE BUILDING TO BRING IT UP TO THEIR
SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE AN OUTSIDE DRAINAGE ISSUE
AND NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM. THE PROPERTY AS IT STANDS NOW,
OWNED BY THE COUNTY, BRINGS IN NO TAXES TO JACKSON COUNTY.
SELLING IT TO SPIEGEL WILL PUT IT BACK ON THE TAX ROLLS.
THE SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO PROCEED WITH THE
SALE AND COUNTY ATTORNEY CHRIS RAKER SAID HIS OFFICE WILL
WORK ON TRANSFERRING THE TITLE AND PUTTING TOGETHER A DEED
OF SALE BY THE END OF JANUARY.

THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A CHANGE IN
HOW THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED IN THE FUTURE.
FROM NOW ON, ALL BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE ELECTED AT-LARGE. NO ONE
WILL HAVE TO BE IN A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE DISTRICT TO RUN FOR
THE BOARD.

FRED HERMAN, 69, OF DUBUQUE AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED
TODAY AT HIS HOME. HE WAS A RETIRED STATE HIGHWAY PATROLMAN.
FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM 2 UNTIL 8 P.M. THURSDAY AT THE KRAMER
FUNERAL HOME IN MONTICELLO. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE AT 10:30 FRIDAY
MORNING AT THE FUNERAL HOME. BURIAL IN THE OAKLAND CEMETERY
IN MANCHESTER. HE MADE REGULAR COFFEE TRIPS TO MAQUOKETA TO
VISIT FRIENDS HERE AND THE LAST TIME I TALKED TO HIM WAS AT McDONALDS IN EARLY DECEMBER. HE REMARRIED PROBABLY A YEAR OR TWO AGO AND
NANCY AND I MET HIS WIFE THIS PAST SUMMER AT "OFF SHORE" RESTAURANT
IN BELLEVUE. MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS, WHEN VISITING MAQUOKETA, HE WOULD STOP HERE AT KMAQ FOR A SHORT VISIT. HE WAS A GOOD STATE TROOPER AND HAD A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO THE
ISSUES OF TODAY. I HEARD NOT LONG AGO THAT HE HAD A
FAST MOVING CANCER. HE IS SURVIVED BY A SON IN MONTICELLO AND
DAUGHTER HERE IN MAQUOKETA. HE WILL BE MISSED BY FAMILY AND
FRIENDS.

THE MAQUOKETA BASKKETBALL TEAMS PLAY SOLON TONIGHT....THE BOYS
HERE AND THE GIRLS THERE.
AND THE WRESTLERS ARE IN A QUAD-RANGULAR MEET GOOSE LAKE
STARTING AT 5:30 THIS AFTERNOON.'

EARL SAUNDERS, LONGTIME SALESMAN FOR KMAQ, WILL CELEBRATE
HIS 89TH BIRTHDAY THURSDAY. HE RETIRED FROM KMAQ AROUND 26 YEARS AGO. HE LIVES IN AN APARTMENT ON WEST QUARRY STREET, AND
HAS REGULAR VISITS FROM HIS SON RALPH AND DAUGHTER JOAN. RALPH WORKS IN ILLINOIS NOT FAR FROM HERE AND JOAN LIVES IN DES MOINES AREA. MANY OF YOU THAT GREW UP IN MAQUOKETA PROBABLY HAD
HIS LATE WIFE EVA MAE FOR A TEACHER. SHE DIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EARL!

AND ALSO THIS THURSDAY, DAUGHTER LONNA CLAUSSEN AND SHAWN CELEBRATE THEIR 10TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. DOESN'T SEEM THAT LONG AGO THAT SHAWN STOPPED HERE AT THE OFFICE ONE DAY AND ASKED IF HE
COULD MARRY MY DAUGHTER. HOW MANY GUYS DO THAT?
THEY LIVE IN BETTENDORF AND LONNA DRIVES BACK AND FORTH
TO MAQUOKETA DAILY TO HER OFFICER POSITION AT MAQUOKETA STATE
BANK. SHE HAS BEEN AT THE BANK AROUND 20 YEARS. SHAWN IS
A POLICEMAN AT BETTENDORF AND ALSO HAS A SIDE BUSINESS TEACHING
GUN USE AND SAFETY. THEY HAVE A 9-YEAR SON, JACOB, WHO IS PROBABLY
THE BEST 9-YEAR-OLD HOCKEY PLAYER IN THE QUAD CITIES.
SON RICK AND SHERI WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 25TH THIS SUMMER. MORE
ON THAT LATER.

HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

WE WENT TO BELLEVUE YESTERDAY MORNING AROUND 10.... AND WITH THE
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER....THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WAS ALREADY BUSY
WITH FISHERMEN. NOTICE SEVERAL BOATS NEAR THE DAM.
OTHERS NOT SHOWN ARE DOWN THE RIVER A BIT. CLICK-ON THE
PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT A LITTLE.
WE WERE AT BELLEVUE TO TRY THE BRUNCH AT "OFF SHORE RESTAURANT"
ON THE RIVER AT THE NORTH EDGE OF TOWN. THE BUFFET WAS VERY
GOOD AND ONLY $7.99 INCLUDING BEVERAGE.
TODAY'S (MONDAY'S) DAILY REPORT IS BELOW.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY

SUNNY, BREEZY AND A HIGH OF 47 TODAY.
TOMORROW, INTO THE 50'S FOR ONE DAY ONLY.
WEDNESDAY, BACK TO THE 40'S .....AND THEN
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY......A HIGH ONLY IN THE LOW 20'S.
COLD WEATHER IS JUST A COUPLE DAYS AWAY.

THE KMAQ WEB CAM....A NEW ONE....IS WORKING NOW. JUST GO
TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE LISTEN BUTTON.
YOU WILL SEE MAQUOKETA'S SOUTH MAIN STREET "LIVE" AND
HEAR KMAQ-FM AS YOU WATCH THE CARS DRIVE BY THE MAQUOKETA
STATE BANK "TIME AND TEMPERATURE SIGN", RIGHT ACROSS THE
STREET FROM THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE. THE NEW WEB CAM
SHOULD WORK A LITTLE BETTER AT NIGHT THAN THE OLD ONE.
BUT AT NIGHT, WHEN I AM WORKING IN MY OFFICE....YOU WILL ALSO SEE
A WINDOW REFLECTION OF MY OFFICE ON YOUR SCREEN.
AND AT NIGHT, THE M-S-B SIGN IS TOO BRIGHT AND YOU WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO READ IT ON YOUR SCREEN.

THE FORMER MANAGER (IN THE 80'S) OF THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL
ELECTRIC UTILITY, TERRY CAMPIE, AGE 55, HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS
IN PRISON AS A RESULT OF AN INTERNET SEX STING. HE WAS ARRESTED
IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

FRIDAY NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA BOYS IN AN UPSET, BEAT WESTERN
DUBUQUE, THERE, 52 TO 50.
THEN SATURDAY NIGHT, THEY LOST TO MONTICELLO 56 TO 48, THERE.
THEY ARE NOW 5 AND 3 IN THE WAMAC AND 5 AND 7 OVERALL.
THE CARDINAL GIRLS LOST BOTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
NIGHT (SAME OPPONENTS) AND ARE NOW 5 AND 4 IN THE WAMAC AND 5 AND 7 OVERALL. SATURDAY, THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS IN THE 17 TEAM TOURNAMENT AT VAN HORNE, FINISHED 17TH WITH 11 POINTS. THEY HAD A LIMITED NUMBER OF VARSITY ENTRIES.

LoREE MARTIN-BEUTHIEN, 77, OF DAVENPORT DIED THURSDAY.
SHE MOVED TO MAQUOKETA IN THE 50'S AND LIVED HER 30 YEARS
AND WORKED FOR 12 YEARS AT JC PENNEY IN MAQUOKETA. SHE IS
SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND,HAROLD, A SON AND A DAUGHTER AND
ONE GRANDAUGHTER.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

NOT AS MUCH SUNSHINE TODAY....BUT STILL A HIGH OF 49. RECORD FOR
THIS DAY, 52. THE WEEKEND WILL BE COOLER, BUT STILL IN 40'S.

THIS WEEK, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A PERMANENT EASEMENT WITH
THE SCHOOL BOARD TO USE LITTLE BEAR PARK GROUND TO BUILD A GEO-THERMAL SYSTEM FOR BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NEXT TO THE PARK.
SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT SAID THE BOARD WILL LIKELY HIRE AN ENGINEER
FOR THE ESTIMATED $1.5 MILLION PROJECT AT MONDAY NIGHT'S SCHOOL
BOARD MEETING.

LARRY KOOS WAS RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE JACKSON COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPRVISORS THIS WEEK.
THEY ALSO APPOINTED 4 PEOPLE TO THE EMMINENT DOMAIN COMMISSION....
MATT TRANEL, HEATHER HAFNER, ABBY SCHUELLER, AND JOHN KETTMAN.
JIM BREEDEN, JEANETTE KRUSE, AND DON WENTWORTH TO THE PIONEER CEMETERY COMMISSION. DR. SCHIPPER AND DOUGH LATHAM APPOINTED TO
THE COUNTY HEALTH BOARD AND ROSS RIVER TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION.'

IN THE DOUBLE DUAL WRESTLING MEET LAST NIGHT, ON THE ROAD, THE
MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS LOST TO BOTH WEST DELAWARE AND HOST SOLON.

TONIGHT THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS UP AT EPWORTH,
AND THE GIRLS HOST WESTERN DUBUQUE AT THE MCHS GYM.
ANDY CLARK SHOT A 42 YESTERDAY AND JAKE BICKFORD A 47...AT THE
MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE. NOT A BAD SCORE IN
JANUARY. JAKE SAID THE GREENS WERE A LITTLE SHAGGY.

THE ANNUAL KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW IS FEBRUARY 8TH AND 9TH...
AND YOU ARE ALL INVITED.

RADIO BINGO STARTS ON KMAQ AGAIN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 16TH.

THE MUPPETS ARE IN TOWN AT THE VOY THEATRE.
ALSO HUGO. SEEN A GOOD MOVIE LATELY?
WE BOUGHT A ZOO IS ALSO STILL HERE AND HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR
WITH ALL AGES.

FORTY YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, I BOUGHT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE OVER A CUP OF COFFEE AT THE GREEN MILL.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

SUNNY AND 54 TODAY.
BROKE THE 51 RECORD OF 96 YEARS AGO.
NICE TOMORROW, BUT NOT QUITE AS WARM.

QUITE A FEW PLAYED GOLF THIS AFTERNOON IN MAQUOKETA, INCLUDING
JAKE BICKFORD. JAKE AND JUDY HAVE RENTED A PLACE IN ARIZONA
(A BROTHER LIVES THERE) FOR A ONE MONTH STAY NEXT MONTH AND AT
COFFEE WE KID HIM ABOUT LEAVING THIS WARM CLIMATE.
ARIZONA, THAT TERRIBLY DRY STATE WHERE RON AND SHIRLEY MILLER
LIVE AND ALSO MAX MOELLER.
WONDER HOW PAT AND JOAN COSTELLO ARE DOING DOWN THERE SINCE
MOVING FROM MAQUOKETA.
AAAAHHH...THE FOUR SEASONS WITH A MILD WINTER...THE BEST.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD DECIDED THIS WEEK NOT TO REPLACE
A CUSTODIAN WHO RETIRED IN NOVEMBER. SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT ASKED
THE BOARD NOT TO RE-HIRE THE POSITION. JIM MANDERSHEID RETIRED
AS THE CUSTODIAN AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY. BOARD PRESIDENT BRIAN
TABOR SAID THE DISTRICT HAS CUT $1 MILLION OUT OF ITS BUDGET IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, BUT HAD NOT REDUCED CUSTODIANS AND SAID IT
IS THE ONLY DEPARTMENT WHICH HAD NOT BEEN AFFECTED UNTIL NOW.
AND NOW THAT SOMEONE HAS RETIRED, IT IS A GOOD TIME TO MAKE A
CUT FROM THAT DEPARTMENT. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS MIKE WING
WILL WORK WITH EACH SCHOOL BUILDING TEAM TO REALIGN DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.

THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS GET BACK INTO ACTION FOLLOWING THE
HOLIDAY BREAK, IN A DOUBLE-DUAL AT SOLON TONIGHT.

THE IOWA HAWKEYE MEN HAVE WON TWO IN A ROW....ON THE ROAD....
HOW ABOUT THAT? FIRST WISCONSIN AND LAST NIGHT MINNESOTA.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN WISCONSIN AND ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOR AWHILE.
AFTER THE WISCONSIN LOSS TO OREGON IN THE ROSE BOWL GAME.....
I GOT AN EMAIL FROM AN OLD ARMY BUDDY IN OREGON A FEW MINUTES
AFTER THE GAME, SIMPLY SAYING...

"OFF WISCONSIN"

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.

DENNIS VOY

NICE TODAY....39....THE REST OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND, MORE OF THE
SAME.

THE SUPERVISORS MET YESTERDAY AT THE COURTHOUSE.
COUNTY ENGINEER CLARK SCHLOZ OF MAQUOKETA ISSUED A REMINDER
TO FARMERS NOT TO OVERLOAD THE MANURE WAGON. HE SAID THERE
HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW MANURE SPILLS ON COUNTY ROADS, BECAUSE
FARMERS ARE OVERLOADING THEIR MANURE SPREADER. COUNTY
CREWS HAVE TO GO OUT AND CLEAN UP THE MESS OF A SPILL.
THE COUNTY CAN BILL THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THIS WORK.

THE COUNTY YESTERDAY HIRED MIKE BABCOCK AS A COUNTY MECHANIC
AT $19.92 TO START AND AN INCREASE TO $20.16 AFTER PROBATION.

REBECCA KUTCH WAS HIRED AS A NEW EMPLOYEE IN THE TREASURER'S
OFFICE. SHE WILL START OUT IN THE DRIVER'S LICENSE OFFICE.

BOB MOTTET OF MAQUOKETA WAS NAMED AT THE TREASURER'S REP ON THE
COUNTY COMPENSATION BOARD.

AND THERE WERE SIX APPLICANTS FOR THE COUNTY WEED COMMISSIONER
PART-TIME JOB. ALSO SEVEN APPLIED FOR THE VOLUNTEER OPENING
ON THE COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD. THE SUPERVISORS WILL
FILL THOSE TWO POSITIONS AT NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.

FORMER COUNCILMAN TODD MANG WAS APPOINTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL
LAST NIGHT. HE IS THE OWNER OF T-N-T CONE SHOP IN MAQUOKETA.
AND DAWN PAUL, OF MAQUOKETA, (POSTMASTER IN LOWDEN) WAS
APPOINTED TO THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD.
SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE TO APPLY FOR THAT VOLUNTEER POSITION.

JACKSON COUNTY REPUBLICANS GAVE THE MOST VOTES (30 PERCENT) TO
RON PAUL LAST NIGHT. MITT ROMNEY CAME IN SECOND WITH 23 PERCENT.
RICK SANTORUM 3RD WITH 21 PERCENT.

JUST A REMINDER AT THE START OF THE YEAR THAT I DO NOT PUT OBITUARIES
ON THIS DAILY REPORT. THOSE INTERESTED CAN BRING UP THE
WEB SITE FOR BOTH FUNERAL HOMES IN MAQUOKETA.....CARSON AND SON
AND LAHEY.

HERE IN MAQUOKETA LAST NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BEAT
ANAMOSA 48 TO 46. PEYTON RIVER HAD 20 POINTS.
THE CARDINALS NOW ARE 4 AND 3 IN THE WAMAC AND 5 AND 3 OVERALL.

THE CARDINAL GIRLS AT ANAMOSA WON IN 3 OVERTIMES, 70 TO 65.
THEY ARE NOW 5 AND 3 IN THE CONFERENCE AND 5 AND 5 OVERALL.

ROBERT CHRISTENSEN OF MAQUOKETA HAS ADDED A NEW PAGE TO
HIS WEB SITE ON THE HISTORY OF THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY
CUPBOARD AND MANY PHOTOS HE TOOK THERE.
www.listjacksoncounty.com
WHEN THE CUPBOARD MOVES TO THE BIGGER LOCATION ON WEST PLATT
STREET, ROBERT WILL PUT MORE PHOTOS ON HIS POPULAR WEB SITE
THAT HE STARTED LAST YEAR AS A HOBBIE.
TAKE A LOOK AT IT TONIGHT. HE HAS HAD NEARLY 15,000 HITS ALREADY.

AND I'M HITTING THE ROAD FOR HOME.....CHECK BACK TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY

HIGH OF 23 TODAY.

MAQUOKETA GIRL'S BASKETBALL GAME AT 7:30 TONIGHT, PLAYING
AT ANAMOSA. HEAR THE GAME ON KMAQ-FM OR ON OUR
INTERNET SITE....WWW.KMAQ.COM......CLICK-ON THE LISTEN BUTTON
FOR PLAY-BY-PLAY BY MATT CLARK OF KMAQ.
THE BOYS HOST ANAMOSA TONIGHT AT THE MCHS GYM.

NO NEWS REPORT TODAY.

DENNIS VOY

IT IS COLD TODAY.
YESTERDAY, A HIGH OF 34.
THE LOW LAST NIGHT WAS 20
CLOUDY THIS MORNING AND LATE THIS MORNING, A SHORT SNOW
BLIZZARD.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE SUN CAME OUT, BUT STILL COLD. THE SUN IS SHINING NOW AND IT IS 23 OUTSIDE. TONIGHT, DOWN TO 7 AND TOMORROW, SUNNY
AND A HIGH OF 27. UP INTO THE 40'S AGAIN BY THE WEEKEND.

A MINOR ACCIDENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN MAQUOKETA. IN THE
FAREWAY PARKING LOT, MAVIS FLAGEL-BECHEL, 76, OF MAQUOKETA WAS BACKING FROM A PARKING SPACE AND STRUCK A CAR OPERATED BY
BRENDA DAGUE, 22, OF MAQUOKETA. NO INJURIES. NO CHARAGES.
COMBINED DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS, AROUND $350.

THE JACKSON COUNTY LANDFILL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SETTLED AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH ITS 4 EMPLOYEES. THE AGREEMENT
CALLS FOR A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH SALARY INCREASES OF 2 1/2
PERCENT THE FIRST 2 YEARS AND 3 PERCENT IN THE 3RD YEAR.
THEY WORK IN THE TRANSFER STATION NORTH OF ANDREW AND CURRENTLY
MAKE $16.83 AN HOUR AND WILL GO TO $17.25 STARTING JULY 1ST.'

THE THEFT OF A 4-WHEELER WAS REPORTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
BRIAN TABOR SAID SOMETIME IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE 2002
YAMAHA WAS TAKEN FROM A SHED ON THE TABOR FARM. THE VEHICLE
BELONGS TO TOM STERK OF BETTENDORF.

A GAS DRIVE-OFF SUNDAY EVENING AT LEN'S BP ON WEST PLATT.
AND 50 GALLONS OF GAS STOLEN FROM THE DAVE NIENSTEADT PROPERTY
ON 230TH AVENUE.

IOWA NATIVE AND INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN SINGER SIMON ESTES WILL
PRESENT A CONCERT AT THE NEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN
DEWITT ON SUNDAY, MARCH 4TH, 1:30 P.M. $25 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE
NOW AT THE DEWITT CITY HALL.

GOOD TURN OUT FOR THE 7 P.M. NEAL DIAMOND LEGENDS SHOW NEW YEAR'S
EVE AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.....WELL OVER 500.....MOSTLY SENIORS. IT WAS OKAY.....I NEVER HAVE BEEN A BIG DIAMOND
FAN. I'M REALLY NOT A FAN OF "LEGENDS" SHOWS, PERIOD.
SO, SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE. OHNWARD HAS A LOT OF "LEGENDS" SHOWS
BOOKED FOR THIS YEAR.

BACK TO WORK TOMORROW.

MAQUOKETA KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY