THE ANNUAL TIMBER CITY ADVENTURE RACE AND TIMBER CITY DAY WAS HELD TODAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA. I TOOK MY CAMERA....
ENJOY A FEW PHOTOS BELOW. YOU'LL SEE JESSICA HRUSKA OF DUBUQUE (ALONG WITH TWO DAUGHTERS) WHO ALONG WITH 3 OTHERS WON THE 4-MEMBER RACE EVENT (SHE WAS THE RUNNER FOR THE FINAL STRETCH)....
THE LIONS CLUB HAD GOOD FOOD.....THE JACKSON COUNTY TRACTOR PULL ASSOCIATION PUT ON A PULL (THEIR LEADER MR. SIEVERDING AT THE P.A. MIKE) AND YOU'LL SEE GRACIE FRANZEN OF MONMOUTH WITH HER TRACTOR....AND THERE WAS A VINTAGE CAR SHOW THAT INCLUDED
MARK MARSHALL OF MAQUOKETA AND HIS 78 CHRYSLER WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT...AND YOU'LL SEE THE JACKSON COUNTY HORSE GROUP, PLUS OF COURSE....SOME KIDS HAVING A GREAT TIME.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
WE GOT SOME RAIN THIS MORNING....ABOUT A HALF-INCH HERE IN
MAQUOKETA. MORE IN SOME AREAS AROUND US, ESPECIALLY TO
THE SOUTH IN PARTS OF CLINTON COUNTY. MORE IS FORECAST FOR
TONIGHT. STILL GOING TO BE A HOT WEEKEND! BECAUSE OF THE
CLOUDS AND RAIN, TODAY'S HIGH WAS LOWER THAN PREDICTED.
WE GOT UP TO 82.
AT THE HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK IN MAQUOKETA, SOME
NEW SERVICES ARE IN THE WORKS. ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN
SAID THEY ARE AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE FINAL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO DO KNEE SURGERY.
ALSO, SOME GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERIES AT THE HOSPITAL ARE PLANNED ON AN OUT-PATIENT BASIS. AND, COLEMAN ALSO SAID THAT EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINICS ARE BEING HELD ON A LIMITED BASIS AND HE SAID THEY HOPE TO INCREASE THE USE OF THOSE AREAS. HE SAID SURGICAL
PROCEDURES COULD BE PERFORMED FOR PODIATRY PATIENTS IN THE FUTURE.
ALSO AT THE BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD LEARNED THAT GERALYN EVANS, AN RN AT THE HOSPITAL FOR MORE THAN 37 YEARS RETIRED AT THE
END OF MAY. SHE STARTED AS A CANDY-STRIPER MORE THAN 37 YEARS AGO IN THE EARLY 70'S AND PURSUED HER NURSING CAREER AS AN LPN
IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THEN, SHE BECAME AN RN AND CONTINUED
WORKING IN THE ICU AND ACCU. SHE ALWAYS WORKED AT NIGHT. A BREAKFAST CELEBRATION WAS HELD IN HER HONOR.
IN BUSINESS NEWS:
CHUCK SCHWAGER OF CARAWAY REALTY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAS PURCHASED McDONALD REALTY FROM OHNWARD BANCSHARES AND
MAQUOKETA STATE BANK. THE McDONALD OFFICE CLOSED THIS PAST WEDNESDAY. FROM 1985 UNTIL THEIR RETIREMENT, DON AND CONNIE
McDONALD MANAGED THE BUSINESS FOR MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.
MOST RECENTLY, IT HAS BEEN MANAGED BY TRACY DRISCOLL.
SCHWAGER IS NOW THE FULL OWNER OF BOTH REAL ESTATE COMPANIES.
THE FUTURE NAME WILL BE "EAST IOWA REALTY" AND THE FIRM WILL
CONTINUE TO OPERATE AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION, 125 SOUTH 2ND STREET, ACROSS FROM THE LIBRARY. THE CARAWAY REALTY FIRM WAS STARTED BY DALE CARAWAY IN THE 1980'S AND PARTNERED WITH SCHWAGER
IN 2008. DALE CARAWAY STILL WORKS PART TIME FOR THE FIRM, WHICH SPECIALIZES IN FARM LAND SALES AND AUCTIONS.
ALSO IN BUSINESS NEWS:
COSTELLO'S OLD MILL HAS A NEW OWNER. LACEY McDEVITT, DAUGHTER OF
LARRY McDEVITT OF MAQUOKETA, WILL KEEP THE NAME....A NAME THE OLD MILL HAS HAD SINCE 1979 WHEN PATRICK J. COSTELLO FIRST OPENED IT AS HIS ART GALLERY. IN 2005, THE MILL WAS PURCHASED BY PAT'S DAUGHTER, TRACY AND HER HUSBAND TIM TAYLOR WHO REPURPOSED
THE OLD 1867 GRIST MILL INTO A WEDDING SITE AND RECEPTION HALL.
COSTELLO'S OLD MILL WILL REMAIN A WEDDING SITE/RECEPTION HALL, BUT WILL ALSO HOST BANDS WITH AN OPEN BAR NIGHT OCCASSIONALLY.
THE COSTELLOS AND THE TAYLORS NOW LIVE IN ARIZONA.
THE "RELAY FOR LIFE" EVENT TONIGHT, UNTIL 6 TOMORROW MORNING, HAS BEEN MOVED INSIDE THE PEARSON BUILDING ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.
TOMORROW, IS THE ANNUAL TIMBER CITY ADVENTURE RACE....STARTING AT CANTON AND ENDING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES DURING THE DAY, A FOOD STAND, CAR SHOW AND CRUISE, GARDEN TRACTOR PULL AT 11 AND THE
TIMBER CITY COWGIRLS AND ED ELLIOT WILL PERFORM. THERE
WILL BE A CHALK WALK ART CONTEST TOO, FROM 1 UNTIL 2 P.M. AND
STOCK CAR RACING AT 6 TOMORROW NIGHT. A BIG, BUSY DAY
IN MAQUOKETA TOMORROW.
TOMORROW AND SUNDAY, BIG DOINGS ALSO AT BELLEVUE FOR THEIR
ANNUAL "HERITAGE DAY CELEBRATION".....EVENTS SATURDAY ...AND A PARADE AT 10:30 SUNDAY MORNING (BROADCAST BY ME ON KMAQ-AM 1320)....CARNIVAL IN COLE PARK...WATER SHOW AT 6 P.M. SUNDAY ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND FIREWORKS AT DARK SUNDAY NIGHT.
PRIOR TO THE FIREWORKS,THERE WILL BE THE RAFFLE DRAWING FOR A NEW CHEVROLET. TONIGHT IS THE QUEEN CONTEST.
IF ANYONE READING THIS HAS A RALPH LAW ORIGINAL PAINTING (STEAMBOAT) AND/OR AN ORIGINAL BY MAQUOKETA PAINTER WITH LAST NAME "CARSON" (FROM THE EARLY 1900'S)...THAT YOU MIGHT CONSIDER SELLING.... EMAIL ME AT kmaq@kmaq.com
IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY BOTH OF THESE
LONG AGO MAQUOKETA ARTISTS....AT THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE
GALLERY IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
MAQUOKETA. MORE IN SOME AREAS AROUND US, ESPECIALLY TO
THE SOUTH IN PARTS OF CLINTON COUNTY. MORE IS FORECAST FOR
TONIGHT. STILL GOING TO BE A HOT WEEKEND! BECAUSE OF THE
CLOUDS AND RAIN, TODAY'S HIGH WAS LOWER THAN PREDICTED.
WE GOT UP TO 82.
AT THE HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK IN MAQUOKETA, SOME
NEW SERVICES ARE IN THE WORKS. ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN
SAID THEY ARE AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE FINAL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO DO KNEE SURGERY.
ALSO, SOME GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERIES AT THE HOSPITAL ARE PLANNED ON AN OUT-PATIENT BASIS. AND, COLEMAN ALSO SAID THAT EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINICS ARE BEING HELD ON A LIMITED BASIS AND HE SAID THEY HOPE TO INCREASE THE USE OF THOSE AREAS. HE SAID SURGICAL
PROCEDURES COULD BE PERFORMED FOR PODIATRY PATIENTS IN THE FUTURE.
ALSO AT THE BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD LEARNED THAT GERALYN EVANS, AN RN AT THE HOSPITAL FOR MORE THAN 37 YEARS RETIRED AT THE
END OF MAY. SHE STARTED AS A CANDY-STRIPER MORE THAN 37 YEARS AGO IN THE EARLY 70'S AND PURSUED HER NURSING CAREER AS AN LPN
IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THEN, SHE BECAME AN RN AND CONTINUED
WORKING IN THE ICU AND ACCU. SHE ALWAYS WORKED AT NIGHT. A BREAKFAST CELEBRATION WAS HELD IN HER HONOR.
IN BUSINESS NEWS:
CHUCK SCHWAGER OF CARAWAY REALTY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAS PURCHASED McDONALD REALTY FROM OHNWARD BANCSHARES AND
MAQUOKETA STATE BANK. THE McDONALD OFFICE CLOSED THIS PAST WEDNESDAY. FROM 1985 UNTIL THEIR RETIREMENT, DON AND CONNIE
McDONALD MANAGED THE BUSINESS FOR MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.
MOST RECENTLY, IT HAS BEEN MANAGED BY TRACY DRISCOLL.
SCHWAGER IS NOW THE FULL OWNER OF BOTH REAL ESTATE COMPANIES.
THE FUTURE NAME WILL BE "EAST IOWA REALTY" AND THE FIRM WILL
CONTINUE TO OPERATE AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION, 125 SOUTH 2ND STREET, ACROSS FROM THE LIBRARY. THE CARAWAY REALTY FIRM WAS STARTED BY DALE CARAWAY IN THE 1980'S AND PARTNERED WITH SCHWAGER
IN 2008. DALE CARAWAY STILL WORKS PART TIME FOR THE FIRM, WHICH SPECIALIZES IN FARM LAND SALES AND AUCTIONS.
ALSO IN BUSINESS NEWS:
COSTELLO'S OLD MILL HAS A NEW OWNER. LACEY McDEVITT, DAUGHTER OF
LARRY McDEVITT OF MAQUOKETA, WILL KEEP THE NAME....A NAME THE OLD MILL HAS HAD SINCE 1979 WHEN PATRICK J. COSTELLO FIRST OPENED IT AS HIS ART GALLERY. IN 2005, THE MILL WAS PURCHASED BY PAT'S DAUGHTER, TRACY AND HER HUSBAND TIM TAYLOR WHO REPURPOSED
THE OLD 1867 GRIST MILL INTO A WEDDING SITE AND RECEPTION HALL.
COSTELLO'S OLD MILL WILL REMAIN A WEDDING SITE/RECEPTION HALL, BUT WILL ALSO HOST BANDS WITH AN OPEN BAR NIGHT OCCASSIONALLY.
THE COSTELLOS AND THE TAYLORS NOW LIVE IN ARIZONA.
THE "RELAY FOR LIFE" EVENT TONIGHT, UNTIL 6 TOMORROW MORNING, HAS BEEN MOVED INSIDE THE PEARSON BUILDING ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.
TOMORROW, IS THE ANNUAL TIMBER CITY ADVENTURE RACE....STARTING AT CANTON AND ENDING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES DURING THE DAY, A FOOD STAND, CAR SHOW AND CRUISE, GARDEN TRACTOR PULL AT 11 AND THE
TIMBER CITY COWGIRLS AND ED ELLIOT WILL PERFORM. THERE
WILL BE A CHALK WALK ART CONTEST TOO, FROM 1 UNTIL 2 P.M. AND
STOCK CAR RACING AT 6 TOMORROW NIGHT. A BIG, BUSY DAY
IN MAQUOKETA TOMORROW.
TOMORROW AND SUNDAY, BIG DOINGS ALSO AT BELLEVUE FOR THEIR
ANNUAL "HERITAGE DAY CELEBRATION".....EVENTS SATURDAY ...AND A PARADE AT 10:30 SUNDAY MORNING (BROADCAST BY ME ON KMAQ-AM 1320)....CARNIVAL IN COLE PARK...WATER SHOW AT 6 P.M. SUNDAY ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND FIREWORKS AT DARK SUNDAY NIGHT.
PRIOR TO THE FIREWORKS,THERE WILL BE THE RAFFLE DRAWING FOR A NEW CHEVROLET. TONIGHT IS THE QUEEN CONTEST.
IF ANYONE READING THIS HAS A RALPH LAW ORIGINAL PAINTING (STEAMBOAT) AND/OR AN ORIGINAL BY MAQUOKETA PAINTER WITH LAST NAME "CARSON" (FROM THE EARLY 1900'S)...THAT YOU MIGHT CONSIDER SELLING.... EMAIL ME AT kmaq@kmaq.com
IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY BOTH OF THESE
LONG AGO MAQUOKETA ARTISTS....AT THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE
GALLERY IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, June 28, 2012
95 TODAY....NO RELIEF IN SITE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW NIGHT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA. THE THEME IS "RED, WHITE AND YOU
FOR THE CAUSE". THE RELAY OFFICIALLY BEGINS AT 6 P.M. TOMORROW WITH THE SURVIVOR LAP. THEN A MEAL WILL BE SERVED IN BOYER HALL BY BUDDE'S HOMETOWN CAFE AND CORNER STOP CATERING. THERE WILL BE A "LIVE" AUCTION AT 7. AT DUSK, SURVIVORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BEGIN LIGHTING THEIR LUMINARIA WITH A CEREMONY AT 9:30 P.M.
AND THERE WILL BE OTHER ACTIVITIES OVER NIGHT, ALONG WITH WALKING.
THE RELAY OFFICIALLY ENDS AT 6 A.M. SUNDAY.
ABOUT 1,500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 4TH ANNUAL LUNCH ON THE DIARY FARM LAST SUNDAY ON THE SCOTT ANDJESSICA HINGTEN FARM ON THE BELLEVUE-CASCADE ROAD. THE JACKSON-CLINTON COUNTY DAIRY ASSOCIATION, THAT SPONSORED THE JUNE DAIRY MONTH EVENT, THANKS ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL LAST NIGHT...
GAME ONE....WILLIAMSBURG DEFEATED MAQUOKETA, 3 TO 1
AND IN THE SECOND GAME, THE CARDS WON, 6 TO 0. THE CARDINAL GIRLS ARE NOW 13 AND 16.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS ALSO PLAYED LAST NIGHT AND WON BOTH GAMES OVER CENTER POINT URBAND....3 TO 1 AND 8 TO 1.
THE BOYS ARE NOW 19 AND 10 AND HAVE WON 7 IN A ROW.
THEY PLAY AT MARION TOMORROW NIGHT.
ENJOY...
THESE LAZY, HAZY DAYS OF SUMMER!
DENNIS VOY
THE JACKSON COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW NIGHT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA. THE THEME IS "RED, WHITE AND YOU
FOR THE CAUSE". THE RELAY OFFICIALLY BEGINS AT 6 P.M. TOMORROW WITH THE SURVIVOR LAP. THEN A MEAL WILL BE SERVED IN BOYER HALL BY BUDDE'S HOMETOWN CAFE AND CORNER STOP CATERING. THERE WILL BE A "LIVE" AUCTION AT 7. AT DUSK, SURVIVORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BEGIN LIGHTING THEIR LUMINARIA WITH A CEREMONY AT 9:30 P.M.
AND THERE WILL BE OTHER ACTIVITIES OVER NIGHT, ALONG WITH WALKING.
THE RELAY OFFICIALLY ENDS AT 6 A.M. SUNDAY.
ABOUT 1,500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 4TH ANNUAL LUNCH ON THE DIARY FARM LAST SUNDAY ON THE SCOTT ANDJESSICA HINGTEN FARM ON THE BELLEVUE-CASCADE ROAD. THE JACKSON-CLINTON COUNTY DAIRY ASSOCIATION, THAT SPONSORED THE JUNE DAIRY MONTH EVENT, THANKS ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL LAST NIGHT...
GAME ONE....WILLIAMSBURG DEFEATED MAQUOKETA, 3 TO 1
AND IN THE SECOND GAME, THE CARDS WON, 6 TO 0. THE CARDINAL GIRLS ARE NOW 13 AND 16.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS ALSO PLAYED LAST NIGHT AND WON BOTH GAMES OVER CENTER POINT URBAND....3 TO 1 AND 8 TO 1.
THE BOYS ARE NOW 19 AND 10 AND HAVE WON 7 IN A ROW.
THEY PLAY AT MARION TOMORROW NIGHT.
ENJOY...
THESE LAZY, HAZY DAYS OF SUMMER!
DENNIS VOY
WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, JAY HEARD ABOUT J. F. GALUSKA, WHO LIVED IN
DELMAR AND MAQUOKETA FROM 1909 UNTIL 1921 AND WHO COMPOSED
MARCHES INCLUDING FOUR PRESENTED LAST NIGHT. HIGH PRAISE FOR
GALUSKA BY KAHN. GALUSKA ALSO GAVE LESSONS... VIOLIN, VIOLA, CLARIONET AND ALL BRASS INSTRUMENTS AND HE ALSO AT ONE TIME WAS PART OWNER OF MAQUOKETA'S PASTIME THEATRE.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
92 HERE AT K-M-A-Q
MORE COMING REST OF THE WEEK!
THERE WILL BE A BREEZE TO HELP TONIGHT AT THE ROTARY ICE CREAM
SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT...
AND TOMORROW NIGHT, AT THE CAVES STATE PARK FOR THE FFA PICNIC.
I'LL BE AT BOTH AND WILL TAKE SOME PHOTOS.
THE MAQUOKETA CLASS OF 1972 WILL HOLD THEIR 40TH REUNION THIS SATURDAY FROM 6 UNTIL 11 AT THE COMFORT INN.
AND SUNDAY THEY WILL MEET AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL T 9:30 A.M. TO TOUR THE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TOO. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER WILL RECEIVE $6,000 FOR SERVICES FOR THE CITY. THE CHAMBER HAD ASKED FOR $8,000. THE CHAMBER ALSO
ASKED FOR HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THEIR DIRECTOR, BUT THE CITY
SAID IT COULD NOT PAY FOR IT, AFTER CHECKING WITH THEIR
CARRIER.
THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (I LIKED IT BETTER WHEN THE WORD HOSPITAL WAS IN THE NAME) BOARD HAS AGREED TO
POSTPONE ANY BUILDING PROJECTS AT THE HOSPITAL, UNTIL THE
HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL PICTURE LOOKS BETTER. THE BOARD APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET OF $19.9 MILLION WHICH INCLUDES A RATE INCREASE OF 6%. BUT, IT ALSO SHOWS A DEFICIT OF NEARLY $300,000.
ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN SAID THEY WILL BE WORKING TO MAKE SOME CHANGES AND EFFICIENCIES TO ELIMINATE THE DEFICIT.
OUR NEIGHBOR CITY TO THE SOUTH, DEWITT, NO LONGER HAS A
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.
AFTER MONTHS OF STUDY, THEY COMBINED THE TWO TO FORM
D-B & C...... DEWITT BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
IT HAD ITS "KICK-OFF" CELEBRATION EVENT YESTERDAY LATE AFTERNOON
AT THE COUNTRY CLUB AND I ATTENDED, AS KMAQ HAS BEEN A LONGTIME CHAMBER MEMBER. THEY HAD A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER GIVE A
"CHARGING" SPEECH. DEWITT IS HAVING GOOD TIMES! THEIR
VERY ATTRACTIVE MAIN STREET HAS NO EMPTY BUILDINGS.
DEWITT IS HELPED BY BEING CLOSER TO THE QUAD CITIES AND MANY CITIZENS LIVE THERE BUT WORK IN BETTENDORF AND DAVENPORT.
RUMOR HAS IT..."THE LOFT" ON WEST PLATT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA....
A POPULAR UPSTAIRS BAR AND RESTAURANT FOR OVER 25 YEARS....
MAY BE RE-OPENING SOON. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
KEEP COOL!!
DENNIS VOY
MORE COMING REST OF THE WEEK!
THERE WILL BE A BREEZE TO HELP TONIGHT AT THE ROTARY ICE CREAM
SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT...
AND TOMORROW NIGHT, AT THE CAVES STATE PARK FOR THE FFA PICNIC.
I'LL BE AT BOTH AND WILL TAKE SOME PHOTOS.
THE MAQUOKETA CLASS OF 1972 WILL HOLD THEIR 40TH REUNION THIS SATURDAY FROM 6 UNTIL 11 AT THE COMFORT INN.
AND SUNDAY THEY WILL MEET AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL T 9:30 A.M. TO TOUR THE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TOO. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER WILL RECEIVE $6,000 FOR SERVICES FOR THE CITY. THE CHAMBER HAD ASKED FOR $8,000. THE CHAMBER ALSO
ASKED FOR HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THEIR DIRECTOR, BUT THE CITY
SAID IT COULD NOT PAY FOR IT, AFTER CHECKING WITH THEIR
CARRIER.
THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (I LIKED IT BETTER WHEN THE WORD HOSPITAL WAS IN THE NAME) BOARD HAS AGREED TO
POSTPONE ANY BUILDING PROJECTS AT THE HOSPITAL, UNTIL THE
HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL PICTURE LOOKS BETTER. THE BOARD APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET OF $19.9 MILLION WHICH INCLUDES A RATE INCREASE OF 6%. BUT, IT ALSO SHOWS A DEFICIT OF NEARLY $300,000.
ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN SAID THEY WILL BE WORKING TO MAKE SOME CHANGES AND EFFICIENCIES TO ELIMINATE THE DEFICIT.
OUR NEIGHBOR CITY TO THE SOUTH, DEWITT, NO LONGER HAS A
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.
AFTER MONTHS OF STUDY, THEY COMBINED THE TWO TO FORM
D-B & C...... DEWITT BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
IT HAD ITS "KICK-OFF" CELEBRATION EVENT YESTERDAY LATE AFTERNOON
AT THE COUNTRY CLUB AND I ATTENDED, AS KMAQ HAS BEEN A LONGTIME CHAMBER MEMBER. THEY HAD A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER GIVE A
"CHARGING" SPEECH. DEWITT IS HAVING GOOD TIMES! THEIR
VERY ATTRACTIVE MAIN STREET HAS NO EMPTY BUILDINGS.
DEWITT IS HELPED BY BEING CLOSER TO THE QUAD CITIES AND MANY CITIZENS LIVE THERE BUT WORK IN BETTENDORF AND DAVENPORT.
RUMOR HAS IT..."THE LOFT" ON WEST PLATT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA....
A POPULAR UPSTAIRS BAR AND RESTAURANT FOR OVER 25 YEARS....
MAY BE RE-OPENING SOON. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
KEEP COOL!!
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
NICE TODAY...81. TOMORROW AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND....90 PLUS
EACH DAY. LITTLE OR NO RAIN IN FORECAST.
ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO BREAK-IN TO TWO MAQUOKETA BUSINESS PLACES.
"TWO GUYS AUTO REPAIR" ON EAST PLATT REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT
LOCKS WERE PRIED ON THEIR DOORS, BUT ENTRY WAS NOT GAINED.
"FULL THROTTLE POWER SPORTS" ON EAST PLATT ALSO REPORTED
MONDAY EVENING THAT SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO THEIR BUSINESS BUT WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL.
A BIRTH: JAMIE AND ERIK KOTEWA OF CHAMPAIGN ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN THERE JUNE 19TH. GRANDPARENTS ARE GENI AND DARRALD CARR
OF MAQUOKETA.
AND ANOTHER BIRTH: ALLISON AND TONY BOCK OF BALDWIN ARE PARENTS
OF A GIRL BORN JUNE 25TH. GRANDPARENTS ARE GENI AND DARRALD CARR. HOW ABOUT THAT, GRANDPARENTS TWICE IN ONE MONTH.
GRANDPARENTS ARE ALSO LORI AND RANDY CROUCH AND DOUG BOCK, ALL OF MAQUOKETA.
YESTERDAY, THE CARDINAL BOYS DEFEATED MT. VERNON 11 TO 5 AND 11 TO 3. THEY NOW HAVE A RECORD OF 17 AND 10.
THE CARDINAL GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM SPLIT WITH MT. VERNON...
4 TO 3 AND MAQUOKETA THEN WON THE SECOND GAME 7 TO 6 IN NINE
INNINGS. THE GIRLS ARE NOW 12 AND 15 OVERALL.
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
DENNIS VOY
EACH DAY. LITTLE OR NO RAIN IN FORECAST.
ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO BREAK-IN TO TWO MAQUOKETA BUSINESS PLACES.
"TWO GUYS AUTO REPAIR" ON EAST PLATT REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT
LOCKS WERE PRIED ON THEIR DOORS, BUT ENTRY WAS NOT GAINED.
"FULL THROTTLE POWER SPORTS" ON EAST PLATT ALSO REPORTED
MONDAY EVENING THAT SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO THEIR BUSINESS BUT WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL.
A BIRTH: JAMIE AND ERIK KOTEWA OF CHAMPAIGN ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN THERE JUNE 19TH. GRANDPARENTS ARE GENI AND DARRALD CARR
OF MAQUOKETA.
AND ANOTHER BIRTH: ALLISON AND TONY BOCK OF BALDWIN ARE PARENTS
OF A GIRL BORN JUNE 25TH. GRANDPARENTS ARE GENI AND DARRALD CARR. HOW ABOUT THAT, GRANDPARENTS TWICE IN ONE MONTH.
GRANDPARENTS ARE ALSO LORI AND RANDY CROUCH AND DOUG BOCK, ALL OF MAQUOKETA.
YESTERDAY, THE CARDINAL BOYS DEFEATED MT. VERNON 11 TO 5 AND 11 TO 3. THEY NOW HAVE A RECORD OF 17 AND 10.
THE CARDINAL GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM SPLIT WITH MT. VERNON...
4 TO 3 AND MAQUOKETA THEN WON THE SECOND GAME 7 TO 6 IN NINE
INNINGS. THE GIRLS ARE NOW 12 AND 15 OVERALL.
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, June 25, 2012
MONDAY... AND WE STILL NEED RAIN!
NICE TODAY, HIGH OF 78.
TOMORROW SHOULD BE THE SAME AND THEN WARMER THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. LITTLE RAIN IN FORECAST.
THE KMAQ TRAVEL 4-DAY DOOR COUNTY WISCONSIN TRIP ENDED AT 9 LAST NIGHT. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY UP AND DOWN BOTH SHORES. I THINK EVERYONE HAD A GOOD TIME! OUR HOTEL WAS FIRST CLASS AND WE HAD GREAT FOOD ALL 4 DAYS. I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW LARGE DOOR COUNTY WAS. WE WILL TAKE A KMAQ TRIP THERE AGAIN SOMETIME.
THANKS TO ALL WHO WENT!
A PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY FROM 1 UNTIL 7 P.M. AT THE WEST CARROLL PRIMARY SCHOOL IN SAVANNA....TO TALK ABOUT A NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI AT SABULA.
THE ESTIMATED $62 MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE COMPLETION IS AT LEAST 5 YEARS AWAY. IT WILL TAKE TWO YEARS TO BUILD AND THE OLD WILL
BE USED UNTIL THE NEW ONE IS OPENED.
IT'S "FISH FLY" TIME ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI. TWO MOTORCYCLES CRASHED AFTER SKIDDING ON THEM ON THE SAVANNA-SABULA
BRIDGE SUNDAY MORNING. THE CYCLES WERE NOT FROM THIS AREA AND NO INJURIES. OVER $1,000 DAMAGE TO EACH BIKE.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER:
BRENDA HEUER OF EAST PLATT STREET REPORTED THAT SOMEONE LIT
A FIRE PIT CLOSE TO HER HOUSE AND BURNED SOME SIDING.
DONNA COFFEE ON WEST PLATT REPORTED THE DOOR OF HER
PLACE BROKEN AND NO INDICATION AS TO IF ANYTHING WAS TAKEN.
DAVID SERAPIN STAYING AT THE COMFORT INN REPORTED HIS GPS
UNIT STOLEN FROM HIS CAR.
BARB McCRAY ON NORTH OTTO REPORTED THIS MORNING THAT HER SPRINKLER AND ZUCCHINNI WERE DAMAGED.
TWO FINALISTS WERE SELECTED FRIDAY FOR THE JUDGE OPENING
IN THE 7TH DISTRICT. ONE OF THE TWO IS MARK LAWSON OF
BELLEVUE WHO HAS A LAW OFFICE IN MAQUOKETA. THE OTHER
IS FROM BETTENDORF. IOWA GOV. TERRY BRANSTAD WILL SELECT ONE OF THE TWO.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
NICE TODAY, HIGH OF 78.
TOMORROW SHOULD BE THE SAME AND THEN WARMER THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. LITTLE RAIN IN FORECAST.
THE KMAQ TRAVEL 4-DAY DOOR COUNTY WISCONSIN TRIP ENDED AT 9 LAST NIGHT. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY UP AND DOWN BOTH SHORES. I THINK EVERYONE HAD A GOOD TIME! OUR HOTEL WAS FIRST CLASS AND WE HAD GREAT FOOD ALL 4 DAYS. I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW LARGE DOOR COUNTY WAS. WE WILL TAKE A KMAQ TRIP THERE AGAIN SOMETIME.
THANKS TO ALL WHO WENT!
A PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY FROM 1 UNTIL 7 P.M. AT THE WEST CARROLL PRIMARY SCHOOL IN SAVANNA....TO TALK ABOUT A NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI AT SABULA.
THE ESTIMATED $62 MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE COMPLETION IS AT LEAST 5 YEARS AWAY. IT WILL TAKE TWO YEARS TO BUILD AND THE OLD WILL
BE USED UNTIL THE NEW ONE IS OPENED.
IT'S "FISH FLY" TIME ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI. TWO MOTORCYCLES CRASHED AFTER SKIDDING ON THEM ON THE SAVANNA-SABULA
BRIDGE SUNDAY MORNING. THE CYCLES WERE NOT FROM THIS AREA AND NO INJURIES. OVER $1,000 DAMAGE TO EACH BIKE.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER:
BRENDA HEUER OF EAST PLATT STREET REPORTED THAT SOMEONE LIT
A FIRE PIT CLOSE TO HER HOUSE AND BURNED SOME SIDING.
DONNA COFFEE ON WEST PLATT REPORTED THE DOOR OF HER
PLACE BROKEN AND NO INDICATION AS TO IF ANYTHING WAS TAKEN.
DAVID SERAPIN STAYING AT THE COMFORT INN REPORTED HIS GPS
UNIT STOLEN FROM HIS CAR.
BARB McCRAY ON NORTH OTTO REPORTED THIS MORNING THAT HER SPRINKLER AND ZUCCHINNI WERE DAMAGED.
TWO FINALISTS WERE SELECTED FRIDAY FOR THE JUDGE OPENING
IN THE 7TH DISTRICT. ONE OF THE TWO IS MARK LAWSON OF
BELLEVUE WHO HAS A LAW OFFICE IN MAQUOKETA. THE OTHER
IS FROM BETTENDORF. IOWA GOV. TERRY BRANSTAD WILL SELECT ONE OF THE TWO.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
IN TOP PHOTO AT THE START, JUST AFTER BEING PUT IN THE POOL.
THE NEXT PHOTO DOWN SHOWS THEM ON THEIR WAY TO THE FINISH
LINE, BEING ENCOURAGED BY SOME Y SWIMMERS. THIRD PHOTO
DOWN, THE WINNERS HIT THE FINISH LINE AND THE 10 TOP TO PLACE
ARE TAKEN FROM THE POOL. BOTTOM PHOTO, THE WINNER IS ANNOUNCED OVER KMAQ-AM BY ROTARIAN JOHN GILROY. AND THE
WINNER WAS:
ANN OSTERHAUS OF MAQUOKETA, $500.00. HER HUSBAND BOB IS A LONGTIME ROTARIAN AND HE BOUGHT THE DUCK FOR HER.
THE NEXT 9 FINISHERS EACH WON $100.00.
2ND PLACE: TOM CALLAHAN, MAQUOKETA
3RD PLACE: JAN MUNDT, MAQUOKETA
4TH PLACE: DARLENE BLOCK, MAQUOKETA
5TH PLACE: MARY ANN HARPER, BELLEVUE
6TH PLACE: JAN KAHLER, MAQUOKETA
7TH PLACE: JOHN RONY, TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS
8TH PLACE: ERIC ALTHAUS, SHAWNEE,KANSAS
9TH PLACE: KATHY IHRIG, MAQUOKETA
10TH PLACE: MARK HIGGINS, MAQUOKETA
THE ROTARY WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT BOUGHT A DUCK
THIS YEAR AND MADE THEIR DUCK RACE ANOTHER SUCCESS.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY'S DAILY REPORT AND SOME PHOTOS ENTERED TODAY ARE
BELOW.
91 FOR 3RD DAY IN A ROW! 70% CHANCE OF RAIN TONIGHT.
DRY AND COOLER TOMORROW AND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, INCLUDING THE WEEKEND. SPRING ENDS AT 6:09 TONIGHT.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS THIS WEEKEND AGAIN....
RON REIF WAS IN TODAY (LIVES SOUTH OF FAIRFIELD) FOR THE CLASS OF
1949 GET TOGETHER, ABOUT 30...SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF CLASS, PAUL
STRAUB, BOB SCHOLL, JANE NIMS. THIS IS THEIR 63RD. BREAKFAST
TOMORROW MORNING AT FLAPJACKS...AND FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER AT
BLUFFLAKE CATFISH FARM.
CLASS OF 1962 HAVING THEIR 50TH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
AND NEXT WEEKEND....CLASS OF 1972 HAVING THEIR 40TH ON JUNE 30TH AT THE COMFORT INN HERE IN TOWN.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BASEBALL TEAM BEAT NORTHEAST (GOOSELAKE)
LAST NIGHT, 7 TO 6. JOSH KIRK THE WP. TWO HITS EACH BY CHASE COAKLEY AND TRENT BOLLMAN. THE CARDS OVERALL RECORD IS NOW
13 AND 10.
ATV'S WILL BE ALLOWED TO RIDE DOWN MAIN STREET IN MAQUOKETA ON JULY 7TH FOR A SPECIAL RIDE SPONSORED BY THE COUNTY ATV GROUP.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE FINAL READING OF AN
ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE ATV'S TO RIDE ON MAIN STREET, BUT ONLY AS PART OF THE SPECIAL RIDES HOSTED BY THE ATV GROUP OF JACKSON COUNTY. THE FUTURE RIDES REQUIRE REGISTRATION, THE ATV'S HAVE TO BE INSPECTED AND PARTICIPANTS MUST WEAR HELMETS.
A VANDALISM REPORT MADE TO THE LAW CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.
CHRISTINE WIERSMA, 133 IOWA UNIVERSITY AVE, MAQUOKETA, SAID
EARLY THIS MORNING THAT SOMEONE VANDALIZED HER JEEP BY FLATTENING THE TIRES AND THREW A BRICK THROUGH TEH WINDSHIELD.
THE MAQUOKETA AREA FAMILY YMAC IS SEEKING A NEW PROGRAM
DIRECTOR TO REPLACE JAY SWENSON WHO HAS TAKEN A JOB AS THE ASSISTANT INTRAMURAL DIRECTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS,
SPRINGFIELD. SCOTT WARREN, YMCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRAISED
SWENSON'S WORK T THE Y. SWENSON'S LAST DAY WILL BE JUNE 28TH.
HE IS A NATIVE OF DUBUQUE AND HIS FATHER IS A WRITER FOR THE
DUBUQUE TELEGRAPH HERALD. WARREN SAID THEY ARE INTERVIEWING
NOW FOR THE POSITION OF PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND HOPE TO HAVE SOMEONE HIRED BY THE END OF JULY.
THE JACKSON COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE AND DRIVER'S LICENSE
STATION WILL BE CLOSING AT NOON FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH TO BALANCE
THE BOOKS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. ALL TRANSACTIONS MUST BE DONE
BY NOON JUNE 29TH.
IN BUSINESS NEWS, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT KARPINSKI ENTERPRISES HAS SOLD THE MAQUOKETA INN AND SUITES TO
SPIEGEL FAMILY REALTY OF PEOSTA. KARPINSKI ENTERPRISES ALSO
OWNS THE MAQUOKETA McDONALDS AND IS NOT SELLING THE
RESTAURANT, JUST THE INN BEHIND McDONALDS. THE INN WAS
BUILDT AS A SUPER 8 TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO AND LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, CHANGED TO THE NEW NAME AND CONVERTED SOME ROOMS TO
SUITES. SPIEGEL FAMILY REALTY OWNS THE OFFSHORE RESTAURANT, BAR AND EVENTS CENTER ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHORE AT THE NORTH EDGE OF BELLEVUE. WORK RECENTLY STARTED ON A NEW 48 ROOM HOTEL ADJACENT TO THE RESTAURANT AND EVENTS CENTER. A.J. SPIEGEL SAID ACQUISITION OF THE MAQUOKETA INN WILL BE A NATURAL TIE IN WITH HIS NEW BELLEVUE MOTEL AT TIMES WHEN THERE ARE LARGE
EVENTS IN BELLEVUE AND MORE THAN 48 ROOMS ARE NEEDED FOR AN EVENT. SPIEGEL ALSO OWNS THREE BUILDINGS IN MAQUOKETA'S OLDEST INDUSTRIAL PARK IN THE THIRD WARD. STEVE MOORE OF MAQUOKETA
WAS THE BROKER FOR THE SALE OF THE INN AND SUITES.
I'LL BE ESCORTING THE KMAQ TRAVEL BUS TO DOOR COUNTY WISCONSIN
TOMORROW THROUGH SUNDAY, SO NO DAILY REPORT UNTIL NEXT
MONDAY. KEEP IN MIND,YOU CAN GET THE LOCAL NEWS BY GOING TO
KMAQ'S HOME PAGE, AND HIT THE LISTEN BUTTON IN UPPER LEFT CORNER TO HEAR KMAQ-FM "LIVE". WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU ALSO BRING UP THE "LIVE" WEB CAM SHOWING DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. NEWS IS AT 7:45 AM...12:15 PM AND 5:05 P.M.
IF I REMEMBER...I'LL COME HERE LATER TODAY TO LIST THE 10 WINNERS IN THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY DUCK RACE WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 6 TONIGHT
AT THE YMCA POOL.
HAVE A GOOD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
DRY AND COOLER TOMORROW AND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, INCLUDING THE WEEKEND. SPRING ENDS AT 6:09 TONIGHT.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONS THIS WEEKEND AGAIN....
RON REIF WAS IN TODAY (LIVES SOUTH OF FAIRFIELD) FOR THE CLASS OF
1949 GET TOGETHER, ABOUT 30...SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF CLASS, PAUL
STRAUB, BOB SCHOLL, JANE NIMS. THIS IS THEIR 63RD. BREAKFAST
TOMORROW MORNING AT FLAPJACKS...AND FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER AT
BLUFFLAKE CATFISH FARM.
CLASS OF 1962 HAVING THEIR 50TH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
AND NEXT WEEKEND....CLASS OF 1972 HAVING THEIR 40TH ON JUNE 30TH AT THE COMFORT INN HERE IN TOWN.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BASEBALL TEAM BEAT NORTHEAST (GOOSELAKE)
LAST NIGHT, 7 TO 6. JOSH KIRK THE WP. TWO HITS EACH BY CHASE COAKLEY AND TRENT BOLLMAN. THE CARDS OVERALL RECORD IS NOW
13 AND 10.
ATV'S WILL BE ALLOWED TO RIDE DOWN MAIN STREET IN MAQUOKETA ON JULY 7TH FOR A SPECIAL RIDE SPONSORED BY THE COUNTY ATV GROUP.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE FINAL READING OF AN
ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE ATV'S TO RIDE ON MAIN STREET, BUT ONLY AS PART OF THE SPECIAL RIDES HOSTED BY THE ATV GROUP OF JACKSON COUNTY. THE FUTURE RIDES REQUIRE REGISTRATION, THE ATV'S HAVE TO BE INSPECTED AND PARTICIPANTS MUST WEAR HELMETS.
A VANDALISM REPORT MADE TO THE LAW CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.
CHRISTINE WIERSMA, 133 IOWA UNIVERSITY AVE, MAQUOKETA, SAID
EARLY THIS MORNING THAT SOMEONE VANDALIZED HER JEEP BY FLATTENING THE TIRES AND THREW A BRICK THROUGH TEH WINDSHIELD.
THE MAQUOKETA AREA FAMILY YMAC IS SEEKING A NEW PROGRAM
DIRECTOR TO REPLACE JAY SWENSON WHO HAS TAKEN A JOB AS THE ASSISTANT INTRAMURAL DIRECTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS,
SPRINGFIELD. SCOTT WARREN, YMCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRAISED
SWENSON'S WORK T THE Y. SWENSON'S LAST DAY WILL BE JUNE 28TH.
HE IS A NATIVE OF DUBUQUE AND HIS FATHER IS A WRITER FOR THE
DUBUQUE TELEGRAPH HERALD. WARREN SAID THEY ARE INTERVIEWING
NOW FOR THE POSITION OF PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND HOPE TO HAVE SOMEONE HIRED BY THE END OF JULY.
THE JACKSON COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE AND DRIVER'S LICENSE
STATION WILL BE CLOSING AT NOON FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH TO BALANCE
THE BOOKS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. ALL TRANSACTIONS MUST BE DONE
BY NOON JUNE 29TH.
IN BUSINESS NEWS, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT KARPINSKI ENTERPRISES HAS SOLD THE MAQUOKETA INN AND SUITES TO
SPIEGEL FAMILY REALTY OF PEOSTA. KARPINSKI ENTERPRISES ALSO
OWNS THE MAQUOKETA McDONALDS AND IS NOT SELLING THE
RESTAURANT, JUST THE INN BEHIND McDONALDS. THE INN WAS
BUILDT AS A SUPER 8 TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO AND LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, CHANGED TO THE NEW NAME AND CONVERTED SOME ROOMS TO
SUITES. SPIEGEL FAMILY REALTY OWNS THE OFFSHORE RESTAURANT, BAR AND EVENTS CENTER ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHORE AT THE NORTH EDGE OF BELLEVUE. WORK RECENTLY STARTED ON A NEW 48 ROOM HOTEL ADJACENT TO THE RESTAURANT AND EVENTS CENTER. A.J. SPIEGEL SAID ACQUISITION OF THE MAQUOKETA INN WILL BE A NATURAL TIE IN WITH HIS NEW BELLEVUE MOTEL AT TIMES WHEN THERE ARE LARGE
EVENTS IN BELLEVUE AND MORE THAN 48 ROOMS ARE NEEDED FOR AN EVENT. SPIEGEL ALSO OWNS THREE BUILDINGS IN MAQUOKETA'S OLDEST INDUSTRIAL PARK IN THE THIRD WARD. STEVE MOORE OF MAQUOKETA
WAS THE BROKER FOR THE SALE OF THE INN AND SUITES.
I'LL BE ESCORTING THE KMAQ TRAVEL BUS TO DOOR COUNTY WISCONSIN
TOMORROW THROUGH SUNDAY, SO NO DAILY REPORT UNTIL NEXT
MONDAY. KEEP IN MIND,YOU CAN GET THE LOCAL NEWS BY GOING TO
KMAQ'S HOME PAGE, AND HIT THE LISTEN BUTTON IN UPPER LEFT CORNER TO HEAR KMAQ-FM "LIVE". WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU ALSO BRING UP THE "LIVE" WEB CAM SHOWING DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. NEWS IS AT 7:45 AM...12:15 PM AND 5:05 P.M.
IF I REMEMBER...I'LL COME HERE LATER TODAY TO LIST THE 10 WINNERS IN THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY DUCK RACE WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 6 TONIGHT
AT THE YMCA POOL.
HAVE A GOOD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
JUST PUT UP YESTERDAY, THIS NEW DIGITAL SIGN ON THE CORNER OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS (WHERE THE OLD SIGN WAS)....JUNCTION
OF HIGHWAYS 62 AND 64. TWO OF THE MESSAGES I GOT WITH MY CAMERA....THE MESSAGE CHANGES (AND ALTERNATE SEVERAL) EVERY COUPLE SECONDS. LANNY SIMPSON, FAIR MANGER, IS REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THESE AND SHE'S GLAD SHE WILL BE ABLE HAVE IT FOR THE UPCOMING FAIR.
NO MORE CLIMBING THE LADDER IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER....SHE WILL JUST PROGRAM THE MESSAGES ON COMPUTER IN HER OFFICE.
THIS COST.... ABOUT $40,000 AND IS ALL PAID-FOR, INCLUDING $25,000 FROM
THE SUPERVISORS, USING MONEY FROM THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING THEY
SOLD
LIKE ALWAYS...TO ENLARGE ANY PHOTO ON THIS DAILY REPORT, JUST
CLICK ON THE PHOTO.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
91 THE HIGH FOR THE 2ND DAY IN A ROW.
WE'LL GO FOR 90+ AGAIN TOMORROW...
THEN COOLER REST OF WEEK.
BASEBALL LAST NIGHT, THE CARDINAL GIRLS SPLIT A DOUBLE HEADER
WITH DYERSVILLE AND THE BOYS LOST BOTH TO DYERSVILLE.
MINOR ACCIDENT MONDAY NIGHT AROUND 7 IN THE 400 BLOCK
OF CYNTHIA DRIVE. ANGELICA WALSH, AGE 23, OF MAQUOKETA,
WAS GOING SOUTH ON THE STREET AND SHE SAID ANOTHER CAR FACING NORTH DID NOT GIVE HER ENOUGH ROOM TO GET BY AND SHE HIT
THE PARKED CAR. $1,500 DAMAGE TO THE 2005 DODGE SHE HIT AND
$2,000 DAMAGE TO THE CAR SHE WAS DRIVING, A 2008 NISSAN.
NO CHARGES FILED AND NO INJURIES.
JAKE AND JUDY BICKFORD WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 50TH SUNDAY.
BOTH RETIRED.....JAKE FROM THE RETAIL MEN'S WEAR BUSINESS AND
JUDY FROM TEACHING.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF SPRING.
HAPPY SUMMER!
DENNIS VOY
WE'LL GO FOR 90+ AGAIN TOMORROW...
THEN COOLER REST OF WEEK.
BASEBALL LAST NIGHT, THE CARDINAL GIRLS SPLIT A DOUBLE HEADER
WITH DYERSVILLE AND THE BOYS LOST BOTH TO DYERSVILLE.
MINOR ACCIDENT MONDAY NIGHT AROUND 7 IN THE 400 BLOCK
OF CYNTHIA DRIVE. ANGELICA WALSH, AGE 23, OF MAQUOKETA,
WAS GOING SOUTH ON THE STREET AND SHE SAID ANOTHER CAR FACING NORTH DID NOT GIVE HER ENOUGH ROOM TO GET BY AND SHE HIT
THE PARKED CAR. $1,500 DAMAGE TO THE 2005 DODGE SHE HIT AND
$2,000 DAMAGE TO THE CAR SHE WAS DRIVING, A 2008 NISSAN.
NO CHARGES FILED AND NO INJURIES.
JAKE AND JUDY BICKFORD WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 50TH SUNDAY.
BOTH RETIRED.....JAKE FROM THE RETAIL MEN'S WEAR BUSINESS AND
JUDY FROM TEACHING.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF SPRING.
HAPPY SUMMER!
DENNIS VOY
JUST BEYOND THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK. GO THROUGH
THE PARK AND TURN LEFT ON THE GRAVEL ROAD. THEY COME FROM
ALL OVER THE AREA ON FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. NOW,
A GIFT SHOP AT THE ENTRYWAY. MOST ENJOY FISH, AND CHICKEN....BUT SOME NOW ENJOY PRIME RIB ON FRIDAY NIGHTS.
I BET THEY'LL BE ADDING A SIGN ON BUILDING ONE OF THESE DAYS......AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK THE WATERFALL ON THE LAKE, FROM YOUR DINING TABLE.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, June 18, 2012
91 TODAY
TOMORROW, IN THE 90'S AGAIN.
JACOB SCHMIDT OF MAQUOKETA HIT A DEER LAST NIGHT AROUND 8 O'CLOCK JUST WEST OF ANDREW. TOTAL LOSS OF THE 1970 NOVA.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7 TONIGHT. THEY WILL TALK ABOUT
DONATING SOME MONEY TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
ALSO TALK ABOUT THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CENTER AND
ALSO ABOUT A JOINT AGREEMENT WITH BELLEVUE AND THE
COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ON POLICE BLOTTER....BOBBIE JO HOGUE OF MAQUOKETA REPORTED
ITEMS WERE TAKEN FROM HER VEHICLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
AND JOSEPH KUNDE SAID HIS PHONE WAS TAKEN FROM HIS LOCKED VEHICLE WHILE PARKED AT BILL'S TAP IN MAQUOKETA.
GOTTA RUN...
CHECK BACK TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY
TOMORROW, IN THE 90'S AGAIN.
JACOB SCHMIDT OF MAQUOKETA HIT A DEER LAST NIGHT AROUND 8 O'CLOCK JUST WEST OF ANDREW. TOTAL LOSS OF THE 1970 NOVA.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7 TONIGHT. THEY WILL TALK ABOUT
DONATING SOME MONEY TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
ALSO TALK ABOUT THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CENTER AND
ALSO ABOUT A JOINT AGREEMENT WITH BELLEVUE AND THE
COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ON POLICE BLOTTER....BOBBIE JO HOGUE OF MAQUOKETA REPORTED
ITEMS WERE TAKEN FROM HER VEHICLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
AND JOSEPH KUNDE SAID HIS PHONE WAS TAKEN FROM HIS LOCKED VEHICLE WHILE PARKED AT BILL'S TAP IN MAQUOKETA.
GOTTA RUN...
CHECK BACK TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY
Sunday, June 17, 2012
TODAY WAS A FUN "FATHER'S DAY" FOR THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.
THE CLUB, FOR THE 2ND YEAR, SPONSORED A PANCAKE BREAKFAST AT THE
MAQUOKETA AIRPORT. IT STARTED OUT WITH SOME FOG, WHICH QUICKLY
CLEARED, AND THEN TURNED OUT TO BE A BEAUTIFUL MORNING.
AGAIN THIS YEAR, THE PANCAKES WERE MADE AND FLIPPED BY CHRIS
PANCAKES OF NORTHWEST IOWA....A PRO. MANY TIMES, HE WOULD FLIP ALL 4 OR 5 CAKES TO THE NEXT PERSON IN LINE. MOST OF THE TIME, THEY CAUGHT THEM. IT WAS ALWAYS GOOD FOR A LAUGH WHEN HE FLIPPED
THE DELICIOUS CAKES. WITH SAUSAGE, FRUIT, JUICE AND COFFEE....IT WAS A GREAT BREAKFAST, ALL YOU COULD EAT. THANKS TO ROTARIAN
WILL RENNER FOR "CHAIRING" THE EVENT AGAIN...HE HAD EVERYTHING
WELL ORGANIZED AND MANY ROTARIANS WERE ON HAND TO HELP FOR AN HOUR OR TWO OR ALL MORNING. LOTS OF WORK DONE BY CONNIE TJARKS, OUR ROTARY PRESIDENT UNTIL JUNE 30TH WHEN HER YEAR COMES TO AN END...AND SHE HAS DONE WELL DURING HER YEAR. PILOTS THAT FLEW IN, GOT BREAKFAST FREE AND THERE WERE 41 PLANES....POSSIBLY A RECORD. THEY CAME FROM CHICAGO, MARION, CARTHAGE, CEDAR RAPIDS, VINTON, DUBUQUE, BURLINGTON, DEWITT, LONG GROVE, INDEPENDENCE, MANCHESTER, WEST UNION, DECORAH, ZWINGLE, CUBA CITY, LISBON, IOWA CITY, TIPTION, AND OTHERS...ONE FROM MAQUOKETA. A TOTAL OF 521 PEOPLE WERE SERVED BREAKFAST, INCLUDING THE PILOTS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING!
(ROTARIAN) DENNIS VOY
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