LAST NIGHT, WE MISSED THE BAD WEATHER.   WE HAD MOSTLY LIGHTNING.
THE STORMY WEATHER WAS TO THE SOUTH OF  HIGHWAY 30.
THE REST OF THE WEEKEND IS CALLING FOR SOME RAIN AND MOSTLY
CLOUDY AND WARM.

LAST NIGHT'S "TORQUE FEST" KICK-OFF EVENT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA
HAD GOOD WEATHER AND WENT WELL.     GOOD ATTENDANCE AND
MANY CARS CAME IN FOR THE DISPLAY.    THE CORONADO CAR CLUB
WAS HAPPY WITH THEIR SPECIAL NIGHT.     
VINTAGE CARS CAN ALREADY BE SEEN ALL OVER MAQUOKETA.    THE
FAIRGROUNDS GATE OPENS AT 4 THIS AFTERNOON AND THE ADMISSION TICKET FOR THE PUBLIC IS $10.....AND GOOD FOR BOTH DAYS.      MUSIC ON TWO STAGES STARTS AT 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON AND  "TORQUE FEST"  CONTINUES UNTIL LATE TOMORROW NIGHT.       MOST PARTICIPANTS WILL LEAVE TOWN SUNDAY MORNING.  GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK ON
THE LISTEN BUTTON AND WITH OUR WEB CAM, YOU WILL SEE OLD
CARS CRUISING MAIN STREET NOW AND THEN.

NO NEWS REPORT TODAY.

IN SPORTS:  THE WAMAC TRACK MEET WAS HELD YESTERDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS TOOK 12TH PLACE AND THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS ALSO CAME IN 12TH.    AUBREE TAYLOR BROKE HER PREVIOUS SCHOOL RECORD
MARK IN THE 400 HURDLES WITH A RUN OF 1:06.70 AND
THE 4X400 RELAY TEAM OF LAURA NUEMBERGER, HANNAH GRUENWALD,
ASHLEY QUINLAN AND AUBREE TAYLOR BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD
WITH A TIME OF 1:09.84.
AUBREE TAYOR NOW OWNS OR IS ASSOCIATED WITH 6  MAQUOKETA HIGH
SCHOOL RECORDS....THE DISTANCE MEDLEY, SPRINT MEDLEY,
4 X 400 RELAY, AND 100, 200 AND 400 HURDLES.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY