PARTLY SUNNY TODAY....AND ON COOL SIDE.  NO RAIN YET BUT COMING
SOMETIME OVERNIGHT.     HIGH TODAY IN THE 50'S AND RAIN ENDING
TOMORROW MORNING WITH HIGHS TOMORROW, UPPER  40'S.    NOT THE
BEST WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.

AT THE DRAKE RELAYS YESTERDAY, IN THE HIGH JUMP EVENT, CARDINAL SENIOR LAURA OSTERHAUS TOOK 9TH PLACE IN THE STATE WITH A JUMP
OF 5-FEET, 3-INCHES.    THE WINNING JUMP WAS 5-10.

THE JACKSON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS, AN ACTIVE GROUP SERVING
THE COUNTY SINCE 1998, WILL HOLD THEIR PLANT SALE SATURDAY, MAY 12TH FROM 9 UNTIL 11 A.M. AT BOYER HALL ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.    AS IN
PAST YEARS, THE GARDENERS WILL USE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE TO FUND GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.    THERE ARE 56 MEMBERS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO OVER 30 PROJECTS AT SUCH LOCATIONS AS THE FAIRGROUNDS,
DOWNTOWN AREAS, AND PARKS IN MAQUOKETA.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DROPPED IN ALL AREA COUNTIES IN MARCH.
THE IOWA RATE WENT DOWN TO 5.2 PERCENT, FROM 5.3 IN FEBRUARY.
IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE RATE IN MARCH WAS 6.6 PERCENT.   IT HAD BEEN 7.2 IN FEBRUARY.

MAQUOKETA COUNCILMAN ERIC PAPE HAS CHANGED HIS MIND AND
HAS DECIDED TO STAY AS COUNCILMAN AT-LARGE AND HAS WITHDRAWN
HIS APPLICATION FOR 3RD WARD.     THE COUNCIL STILL HAS 3 RESIDENTS
WHO EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE 3RD WARD OPENING....JOSH
COLLISTER, OWNER OF THE DOWNTOWN BAKERY, RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER CECIL BENTLY AND ONE-TIME CITY MANAGER IN MAQUOKETA, NOW RETIRED,
GUS GLASER.  THE COUNCIL WILL PROBABLY DECIDE ON ONE OF THE THREE
AT THE REGULAR MAY 7TH MEETING.

MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO A UTILITY POLE ON FIRE AT CORNER OF HURSTVILLE ROAD AND ROCKDALE ROAD, AT 8 LAST NIGHT.
FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE ABOUT 40 MINUTES, PUTTING OUT THE
FIRE AT THE TOP OF THE POLE OWNED BY ALLIANT ENERGY.

THE MAQUOKETA FAMILY YMCA WILL BE CELEBRATING KIDS DAY ... A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT ... FROM 11 AM UNTIL 1 PM TOMORROW, AT THE Y.
GAMES, CRAFTS, DINO JUMP, AND HEALTHY SNACKS.    THE PROGRAM
IS DESIGNED TO KICK-START PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

ARNOLD BEHN, AGE 79, OF SABULA, DIED WEDNESDAY.   SURVIVORS
INCLUDE TWO SONS, THREE DAUGHTERS, NINE GRANDCHILDREN  AND TWO
SISTERS, INCLUDING DORIS EVANS OF PELLA .. LONGTIME FORMER
RESIDENT OF MAQUOKETA.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

AND DON'T FORGET, IF YOU BUY A ROTARY DUCK FROM ME, YOU MAY
GET $500 RICHER ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 20TH.
GOOD ODDS!

DENNIS VOY