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
