THE TROPHY FOR "BEST OF THE SHOW" IN THE 2012 "MUSCLE ON MAIN"
STREET EVENT WENT TO PEDRO OF DAVENPORT, SEEN AT TOP ACCEPTING HIS BIG, HEAVY TROPHY FROM MAYOR DON.    HIS WINNING LIGHT BLUE 55 CHEVY IS A BEAUTY.    PEDRO IS A MARYILYN MONROE FAN.   NOTE, HE
PAINTED HER  FAMOUS SCENE ON THE TRUNK OF HIS CLASSIC CAR.
IT WAS A FUN NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA LAST NIGHT.   NEARLY 200 CARS ON DISPLAY AND OVER 1,000 PEOPLE TO ADMIRE THEM.   THANKS FOR COMING!
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TODAY, PART OF THE HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES WAS A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENT (NEW THIS YEAR) ....THE HILLBILLY HOT FOOT RUN/WALK IN MAQUOKETA.      INCLUDED, A HILLBILLY HOG ROAST.

THE RUN/WALK FEATURED NEALRY 150 PARTICIPANTS WITH ABOUT HALF RUNNING AND THE OTHER WALKING.    IN THE RUN COMPETITION,

A DAVENPORT MAN WON IT AND MONMOUTH'S CALE GENT TOOK  SECOND PLACE.    AND MAQUOKETA'S MICHELLE WING TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE

WALK EVENT.    TOP PHOTO CHERLY CLARK OF THE CHAMBER, ASSISTED BY VOLUNTEER DAN DAGUE,  KEEP TRACK OF THE RUNNERS AND WALKERS.

MIDDLE PHOTO, TO LEFT, THE FOOD STAND AND BOTTOM PHOTO,

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE FESTIVTIES THAT TOOK PLACE WHERE THE BURNED- OUT DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS STOOD.    IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE EVENT AND EVERYONE SEEMED TO BE HAVING A GOOD TIME.    AND THE PORK SANDWICH WAS VERY TASTEY AS ALWAYS.   SCOTT GENT OF THE JACKSON COUNTY PORK PRODUCERS DID UP THE PORK ON THE  BIG 

PORK PRODUCERS MOBILE GRILL.  THOSE IN THE ORANGE T-SHIRTS

WERE RUN OR WALK ENTRIES.   SPONSOR NAMES WERE ON EACH SHIRT.

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WEST DELAWARE  21
MAQUOKETA  18

THE CARDINALS IN LAST MINUTE WERE DRIVING TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH FOR A FIELD GOAL TO TIE THE GAME, BUT COULDN'T DO IT!

GOOD GAME.

NICE SUNNY DAY AND 68  TODAY.    SHOULD BE A GOOD WEATHER NIGHT
TONIGHT FOR HOMECOMING.   AND TOMORROW AND SUNDAY IN THE
70'S.
THE PARADE THIS AFTERNOON WAS FUN AND ONE OF THE LONGEST EVER WITH BANDS AND FLOATS.    TOP PHOTO, THE PLAYERS GIVING FIVE TO
THE KIDS ALONG THE CURB.    BOTTOM FLOAT, THE CLASS OF 75.   I LIKED
IT BECAUSE IT HAD A GOOD, MOVIE THEME.
MAQUOKETA AGAINST WEST DELAWARE AT 7:30 TONIGHT.
LISTEN ON OUR INTERNET SITE.
I'LL HAVE THE SCORE HERE SOMETIME TOMORROW MORNING.

NO DAILY NEWS TODAY, SORRY.

GO CARDINALS!

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!      TRY TO MAKE THE "MUSCLE ON MAIN"CAR SHOW AND DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT OUTSIDE THE DECKER HOTEL...
AND THE CARSON ART EXHIBIT  AT MAE GALLERY
DOWNTOWN.

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ANOTHER SUNNY DAY IN MAQUOKETA...BUT COOLER...MID 60'S.
WARMER TOMORROW THRU THE WEEKEND.

WAS AT "CITY LIMITS RESTAURANT" FOR LUNCH AND MET DON AND
DARLENE REUTER (THEY PRONOUNCE IT RIDER) OF RURAL MAQUOKETA.
THEY TOLD ME MAQUOKETA NOW HAS A NEW STREET.
IT IS OAK STREET, OUT IN THE NEW SUBDIVISION I WROTE ABOUT EARLIER THIS WEEK HERE ON THIS DAILY REPORT.     THE FIRST  HOUSE THERE  (THERE ARE 8 LOTS TO START) IS BEING BUILDT BY THEM.    WORK HAS STARTED ON THE 3-BEDROOM, 3 CAR GARAGE, HOME.    THEY HOPE TO MOVE SOMETIME BEFORE SPRING ARRIVES.   BRIAN MANGLER IS THE CONTRACTOR.   THE REUTER'S SOLD THEIR FARM ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF MAQUOKETA AND OF COURSE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THEIR NEW HOME.    DON WILL USE ONE OF  THE GARAGE SPACES FOR HIS WORKSHOP.    SO.......COMING....A NEW STREET, NEW HOME AND TWO NEW CITIZENS.     EXCITING!

MY FRIEND DAVE EGGERS (HAVE KNOWN HIM A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF
HIS SCOUTING LEADERSHIP IN AREA) CALLED THIS AFTERNOON TO TELL
ME THAT THE "MEMORY WALK" FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE WAS HELD LAST SATURDAY AT COLE PARK AND SURRONDING AREA IN BELLEVUE AND THAT IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS.   THE WALKED RAISED AROUND $6,000 WITH 95%
STAYING IN JACKSON COUNTY.    DAVE THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE HAD
THE MOST PLEDGES, TOTALING AROUND $700.    GOOD JOB  DAVE...
AND THE OTHER 30-40 WALKERS.

CARSON CELEBRATION OF LIFE CENTER IN MAQUOKETA, TODAY FAXED
4 PENDING OBITS  AT ONCE.   CHECK THEM OUT ON CARSON'S WEB SITE.
ONE WAS FOR CARL ROTMAN, AGE 90, WHO DIED THIS MORNING AT
CLOVER RIDGE.    HE STARTED HIS BUSINESS, ROTMAN MOTOR COMPANY,
IN 1950 IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.  IT WAS MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION
AND BUILDING ON WEST PLATT YEARS LATER AND THOUGH HE SOLD
THE BUSINESS TO TOM TIMMERMAN, CARL CONTINUED FOR YEARS....
UNTIL RECENTLY.... TO GO DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DO WHAT HE COULD TO HELP.   THE DEALERSHIP NAME WAS NEVER CHANGED.  FOR MANY YEARS,  CARL WAS PROBABLY THE TOP "WALKER" IN MAQUOKETA FOR EXERCISE. THE COMMUNITY WILL MISS THIS WELL-RESPECTED BUSINESSMAN.

TOMORROW, THE 2ND GRADE CLASSES WILL LEAVE CARDINAL ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL AT 1 P.M. BEFORE THE HOMECOMING PARADE TO DRAW CARS, ETC. AROUND THE GREEN SPACE ON MAIN STREET.      PRINCIPAL JOAN BOLLMAN
SAYS THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE WILL PROVIDE THE CHALK FOR THE
KIDS TO USE.   SHOULD BE FUN.....AND JUST ANOTHER WAY TO CELEBRATE
HOMECOMING, THE CAR SHOW DOWNTOWN SATURDAY AND THE
MUSCLES ON MAIN STREET EVENT SATURDAY.    WHEN DOWNTOWN
SATURDAY, THE 4 SECOND GRADE CLASSES (ABOUT 85 STUDENTS)
HOPE YOU ENJOY THE ARTWORK.

THE WEATHER FORECAST IS LOOKING GREAT FOR HOMECOMING!
THE GAME WILL BE ON KMAQ AND OUR WEB SITE WITH MATT CLARK
CALLING THE ACTION.

GO CARDINALS!
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FOR RENT:   THE STORE-FRONT NEXT TO THE THEATRE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    JUST RE-DECORATED WITH NEW CARPET, NEW CEILING, ALL RE-PAINTED.    INCLUDES A REST ROOM AND TWO SMALL STORE ROOMS.
TOP PHOTO LOOKING OUTSIDE.   BOTTOM PHOTO LOOKING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.    GOOD, HIGH TRAFFIC LOCATION, NEXT TO THEATRE AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM STATE FARM AND GOODWILL.    BIG DISPLAY WINDOWS.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 563-212-3286.   CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.

ABOVE, KMAQ'S HOMECOMING WINDOW.     LISTEN TO THE COACH KEVIN BOWMAN SHOW HERE ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE..... AT 5:50 P.M.

THURSDAY, RIGHT AFTER THE NEWS BLOCK.   GO TO KMAQ'S HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE "LISTEN" BUTTON.

TODAY'S (WEDNESDAY) DAILY  REPORT IS BELOW.

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ABOVE, THE KMAQ FRONT WINDOW.

THE MAQUOKETA-WEST DELAWARE HOMECOMING GAME AT GOODENOW FIELD WILL BE HERE ON THE  KMAQ WEB SITE AT 7:20 FRIDAY NIGHT, WITH 

MATT CLARK AT THE MIKE.    GO TO KMAQ  HOME PAGE AND

CLICK-ON THE "LISTEN" BUTTON.

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ANOTHER NICE DAY TODAY WITH A  HIGH OF 69
TOMORROW, AGAIN 69
AND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 73

THE JOBLESS RATE IN JACKSON COUNTY FOR AUGUST WAS 5.2 PERCENT,
JUST HIGHER THAN THE JULY RATE OF 5.2.

THE HOSPITAL BOARD MET THIS WEEK AND THE ADMINISTRATOR
SAID THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THE HOSPITAL WILL BE WORKING TOWARD NEXT YEAR.   ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES WILL BE DISCUSSION
ON AFFILIATIAON.    A CONSULTANT WILL BE HIRED TO WORK WITH
THE LOCAL BOARD AND GENESIS HEALTH SYSTEM ON A CONTINUATION
OF THE EXISTING AFFILIATION OR ANOTHER PLAN.

MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING SOME VANDALISM OF A COUPLE HEADSTONES AT MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY OVERNIGHT MONDAY.

A MAQUOKETA WOMAN, KATHERINE BOLLINGER, AGE 27, FACES SEVERAL CHARGES AFTER HER VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR AROUND 6:20 LAST NIGHT ON NORTH WALNUT STREET.    DAMAGES TO  HER CAR ARE ESTIMATED AT $3,000 AND TO THE CAR SHE HIT, OWNED BY DOUG BIEHL, ALSO $3,000.

THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR
BECOMING A MEMBER.    FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT LT. MATT TRANEL AT 652-9909....BEFORE OCTOBER 4TH.

THE RATED MAQUOKETA CARDINAL VOLLEYBALL TEAM LAST NIGHT WON AGAIN....BEATING DYERSVILLE BECKMAN, 3 MATCHES TO 1.

LOOK OVER THE KMAQ HOMECOMING WINDOW ABOVE....PUT  UP THIS MORNING BY STUDENTS.

GO CARDINALS...BEAT WEST DELAWARE!!

A TERRIFIC DAY  TODAY.....80
COOLER TOMORRW.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT DECIDED TO OFFER THE
CITY $50,000 FOR THE OLD POOL SITE, ACROSS FROM GOODENOW FOOTBALL FIELD AND NOT FAR FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.   THE CITY
COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO ACCEPT THE OFFER.   THE DISTRICT WILL USE IT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES AND PARKING DURING FOOTBALL GAMES....AND DOWN THE ROAD, IT MIGHT BE USED (THE UNDERGROUND PART) FOR A GEO-THERMAL  SYSTEM FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIKE THEY JUST INSTALLED AT BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY.

A DUBUQUE MAN HAS BEEN HIRED AS THE NEW GIRL'S VARSITY BASKETBALL
COACH AT MCHS.   HE IS THOMAS BARNES WHO HAS  HAD EXTENSIVE
COACHING EXPERIENCE ON THE COLLEGE LEVEL, STARTING IN 1985.

THE MAQUOKETA VOLLEBALL TEAM WON THE MONTICELLO INVITATIONAL
TOURNAMENT LAST SATURDAY, BEATING BELLEVUE MARQUETTE,
DEWITT, MARION, WEST DELAWARE AND IN THE FINALS, DAVENPORT
ASSUMPTION.    THEY ARE NOW 15 AND 3 ON THE  YEAR AND
RATED 9TH IN THE STATE.   THEY WILL PROBABLY MOVE UP AFTER THE BIG SATURDAY WIN.  TONIGHT, THE GIRLS  PLAY AT DYERSVILLE.
THERE WAS A NICE STORY ABOUT THEM TODAY ON THE  FRONT PAGE OF THE QUAD CITY TIMES SPORTS SECTION.

"2012: OBAMA'S AMERICA" STARTS FRIDAY AT THE VOY THEATRE.
WE  HAVE  HAD MANY ASKED IF IT WAS COMING HERE.

BIG VINTAGE CAR SHOW IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA THIS SATURDAY NIGHT...2ND ANNUAL...WITH MUSIC.   MORE LATER.

IT IS HOMECOMING WEEK...AN EXCITING WEEK IN MAQUOKETA.
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE ONES WHILE  YOU WERE IN
HIGH SCHOOL?     IF LIKE ME, VERY LITTLE, BUT I DO HAVE  A SHORT HOME MOVIE TAKEN OF THE PARADE MY SENIOR YEAR.  IT IS UP ON THE CLASS WEB SITE.   THAT WAS IN HORICON, WISCONSIN....WHERE JOHN DEERE GARDEN TRACTORS ARE MANUFACTURED.
NO...I WAS NOT ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM!

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SEE CORRECTED LONGVIEW ESTATES SUB-DIVISION STORY BELOW:

NO DAILY REPORT TODAY

IT IS HOMECOMING WEEK IN MAQUOKETA.

 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2012 HOMECOMING    KING AND QUEEN......

COLTON FEY AND BERNIE DEXTER!

ALSO YESTERDAY, THE GIRL'S TENNIS TEAM TOOK 1ST PLACE IN THE "WAGON PARADE" AT THE COMMUNITY PEP-RALLY/BONFIRE.

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MORE PROGRESS IN MAQUOKETA.   A NEW SUB-DIVISION TO EDGE OF LONGVIEW ESTATES.   TOP PHOTO OF STREET BEING EXTENDED  FOR EIGHT NEW HOMES IN MAQUOKETA.   IN FACT, JUST TO THE RIGHT (BOTTOM PHOTO) IS THE BASEMENT FOR THE FIRST HOME.
IF YOU KNOW WERE THE LEO BIEHL'S HOME IS....THAT FIRST NEW HOME
WILL BE JUST TO THE SOUTH  OF THE BIEHL HOME.
ANY QUESTIONS?   CALL DeeAnn Flenker AT RUHL & RUHL.
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MARION  23
MAQUOKETA  14

THE PUMPKINS ARE NICE....WE BOUGHT TWO.   NICE NEW SIGN AT NIMS.
NANCY WITH 2 OF HER 3 GREAT-GRANDKIDS....TRISTAN AGE 6 AND
CALLIE AGE 4....OF SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS.    GRANDPARENTS ARE CURT AND KATHY MOORE COUNTRYMAN OF SYCAMORE.  CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
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53 TODAY...CLOUDY AND COOL AFTER 1/10 INCH OF RAIN THIS MORNING.
A LITTLE WARMER TOMORROW AND DOWN TO 31 TOMORROW NIGHT.
SUNDAY SHOULD BE NICE.

TWO MORE STOCK CAR RACING NIGHTS IN MAQUOKETA.
TOMORROW NIGHT AND A SATURDAY NIGHT IN OCTOBER.
TOMORROW NIGHT, ONE HOUR EARLIER THAN NORMAL. 
HOT LAPS T 4:30 AND THE FIRST RACE AT 5.

SHERRI REID REMINDS EVERYONE THAT THE IRS DOES NOT SEND EMAILS
TO CITIZENS REGARDING TAXES.    IF YOU GET AN EMAIL, FORWARD IT
TO:   www.phisina@IRS.gov
SHERRI (EMILINE AUTHOR) IS OWNER OF SHERRI'S TAX SERVICE ON EAST PLATT STREET.

THE 1961 ELWOOD BASEBALL TEAM 51ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ..... IS GETTING CLOSER.
IT WILL BE NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM 4-6  P.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB.   IT WILL BE FUN TALKING ABOUT THAT  GREAT TEAM.
YOU WILL BE WELCOME.

LAST NIGHT, THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PURCHASED THE PENROSE HOME ON WEST PLATT, NEXT TO  THE LAW CENTER, FOR
$200,000F.    IT WILL BE TURNED INTO OFFICES FOR THE COUNTY.
THE PENROSE FAMILY WILL DONATE $5,000 BACK TO THE COUNTY.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED WHEN A VEHICLE SLAMMEDD INTO A COW
AAT 8:56 P.M. LAST NIGHT ON 250TH AVENUE, 3 MILES SOUTH OF ANDREW.
BRANDON COIN, AGE 16, WAS DRIVING SOUTH AND A COW WAS STANDING
IN THE ROAD AND COIN HIT IT.    THE COW WAS KILLED AND OWNED BY
SHANE STEFFEN OF BELLEVUE.    COIN'S 99 PONTIAC WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

MAQUOKETA AT MARION TONIGHT....KICK-OFF 7:30.

DEWITT PLAYS AT SOLON.   WILL BE A GOOD CLOSE GAME,  PLUS....THE
TWO  HEAD COACHES ARE BROTHERS!   BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER
ON THE SIDELINES.

I'LL HAVE SCORES HERE TOMORROW MORNING.

MAQUOKETA IS GETTING A  CONSIGNMENT STORE (WE NO LONGER HAVE ONE) AND IT WILL BE OPENING SOON, IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA AND
THE STORE WILL ALSO HAVE SANDWICHES AND CANDY AND MORE.
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.   IT WILL BE ON NORTH MAIN STREET AND
THERE IS A SIGN IN THE WINDOW.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
FALL ARRIVES AROUND 9:30 TOMORROW MORNING.
SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER!

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WE HAD A 50 DAY PIZZA PARTY TODAY AT KMAQ.

LOIS FISCHER CELEBRATED HER 50TH BIRTHDAY WEDNESDAY

AND JIMMY SAUNDERS CELEBRATES HIS 50TH TOMORROW.

LOIS HAS BEEN A SALES REP AT KMAQ SINCE 2000 AND 

JIMMY HAS BEEN AN ANNOUNCER SINCE 1989.
CAKE BY "SWEET THINGS BAKERY" IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.

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NICE TODAY, BUT A LITTLE COOL..
GET THIS...
DOWN TO  30 SATURDAY NIGHT.

THE JOHNNY CASH REVUE IS COMING TO OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER
SATURDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 13TH, 7 P.M.

HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES START THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AT THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL COMPLEX.
AUCTIONS START AT 3:30....CORONATION OF KING AND QUEEN
AT 4:30....SOCIAL HOUR AND MEAL AT 6 AND A PEP RALLY AND
BON FIRE AT 7.     ALL PUT ON BY THE ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB.

TOMORROW NIGHT, MAQUOKETA AT MARION.

LONG TIME AWAY, BUT HAPPY TO REPORT THAT MCHS WILL BE REPRESENTED ON THE 2013 ALL-IOWA HONOR DANCE TEAM, THAT WILL PERFORM AT THE STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN DES MOINES IN MARCH.   SENIOR CASSIDY  MORRIS WILL BE ONE OF THE 224 DANCERS CHOSEN OUT OF 500.     CASSIDY IS A SENIOR CAPTAIN OF THE MCHS
DANCE TEAM AND THE DAUGHTER OF ERICA BARKER OF MAQUOKETA AND
MIKE MORRIS OF BETTENDORF.

THE JUNIOR PROM COMMITTEE IN MAQUOKETA IS DOING SOME FUNDRAISING.    THEY WILL HAVE A SILENT AUCTION AT THE OCTOBER 5TH FOOTBALL GAME AT GOODENOW FIELD.   AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR DONATIONS TO MAKE BASKETS FOR THE AUCTION AND WILL NEED THE DONATIONS BY OCTOBER 1ST.   DROP OFF YOUR DONATION(S) TO THE HIGH SCHOOL OR CALL THE HIGH SCHOOL AND A STUDENT WILL PICK YOUR DONATION(S) UP.    ANY QUESTIONS, CALL 563-652-2451, EXTENSION 247...AND TALK TO ASHLEY WIGGINS OR JULIE KINRADE.

THERE IS A NEW BAND IN MAQUOKETA...
THE PRAIRIE CREEK OUTLAWS
IN THE BAND, GRETCHEN BANOWITZ...DEAN MATTOON...MIKE BRIMEYER...
AND RANDY McCUTCHEON.
GRETCHEN JUST RECENTLY PLAYED PATSY CLINE IN THE PRODUCTION
AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.   AND I HEARD RAVE REVIEWS.
THE NEW BAND WILL PLAY THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, AT THE EAGLES CLUB,
FROM 8:30  UNTIL 12:30.    ANY QUESTIONS, CALL RANDY AT 63-652-3183.

DID YOU KNOW "SUNSHINE SCHOOL" IS 39  YEARS OLD THIS MONTH?
YUP!

CHECK BACK TOMORROW.

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77 TODAY AND VERY WINDY.
MAYBE RAIN TONIGHT.
COOLER BUT LESS WIND TOMORROW WITH HIGH OF 70.
FRIDAY, HIGH OF 65  AND SATURDAY, HIGH OF ONLY 56.

MINOR ELECTRICAL FIRE TODAY BEFORE NOON AT THE HOME OF
PAULETTE CRAFT ON KATHEY DRIVE.

THE SUPERVISORS ANNOUNCED TODAY, AFTER A SPEICAL MEETING
LAST NIGHT, THAT THE COUNTY WILL BUY THE PENROSE HOME ON WEST PLATT STREET, JUST WEST OF THE LAW CENTER AND USE IT FOR
OFFICES.   THEY MEET TOMORROW NIGHT TO FINALIZE THE PURCHASE
AND SO I'LL HAVE MORE ON THIS FRIDAY.    NO ONE IS LIVING IN THE
BRICK HOME NOW.  IT WAS BUILT IN 1951.

LAST NIGHT, THE  10TH RATED MAQUOKETA VOLLEYBALL TEAM BEAT
MOUNT VERNON, 3 GAMES TO 0....ALL VERY CLOSE MATCHES, AT THE LOCAL GYM.

TIME TO TEST THAT FURNACE.

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IT IS "POPPY WEEKEND" THIS WEEK IN MAQUOKETA.   
O'CONNOR-REGENWETHER POST 3633, MAQUOKETA AND AUXILIARY
WILL HAND OUT POPPIES AND ACCEPT DONATIONS TO ASSIST VETERANS
IN NEED.
THE 90TH YEAR OF THE VFW BUDDY POPPY ...AND... THIS IS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAQUOKETA VFW (VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS)
POST.
SHOWN HERE, REBECCA LAUGHLIN HANDS MAQUOKETA MAYOR DON SCHWENKER THE FIRST BUDDY POPPY OF THE SEASON.    SHE IS THE
DAUGHTER OF MR. AND MRS. ROBERT LAUGHLIN OF MAQUOKETA.
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OBIE'S IS OPEN 

AND

IT LOOKS NICE!
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CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM

NOW DAILY REPORT TODAY, SORRY!

THE PHOTOS HAVE ARRIVED FROM ST. LOUIS ...TAKEN BACK IN APRIL WHEN LEIGHTON AND I WERE GUESTS

OF THE CARDINALS FOR TWO GAMES.  IT WAS THE ANNUAL "AFFILIATES" EVENT.    BELOW ARE THE FIVE PHOTOS.  CLICK-ON THEM
TO ENLARGE THEM. 

TOP PHOTO:  A PHOTO OF THE BIG SCOREBOARD AT BUSCH

2ND PHOTO:  ME BEING INTRODUCED BY THE PA ANNOUNCER

3RD PHOTO:  THE BIG PITCH FROM THE PITCHERS MOUND, A STRIKE!

4TH PHOTO:   WITH THE CARDINAL THAT CAUGHT THE STRIKE AND

                         FREDBIRD, THE CARDINAL MASCOT

5TH PHOTO:   LEIGHTON AND I WITH THE CARDINAL BROADCASTERS

                         L TO R:   MIKE CLAIBORNE, ME, JOHN ROONEY, LEIGHTON

                         AND MIKE SHANNON.

WE SAW TWO GAMES ON OUR TRIP, AND THE WORLD CHAMPION CARDINALS WON THE NIGHT GAME AND LOST THE AFTERNOON GAME THE NEXT DAY, BOTH AGAINST CINCINNATI.

IT WAS A FUN TRIP.    CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.

TODAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE CARDS ARE IN THE RUNNING FOR A WILD CARD PLAYOFF SPOT.

GO CARDINALS!

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WE HAD NICE WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND.
RAIN WAS FORCAST FOR LAST NIGHT AND TODAY....NOTHING YET.
IT WAS COOL AND MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY, WITH A HIGH OF 68.
TONIGHT...RAIN AND COLD WITH A LOW OF 39.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 62 AND TOMORROW NIGHT, DOWN TO 34.

WE WILL HAVE TWO LOCAL CONTESTED RACES IN THE NOVEMBER
GENERAL ELECTION.
INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN BRIAN MOORE FACES CHALLENGER DEMOCRAT
TOM SCHUELLER FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE.    SCHUELLER OF
MAQUOKETA WAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND TWO YEARS AGO, LOST
TO MOORE OF RURAL ZWINGLE.
AND...JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR LARRY KOOS, DEMOCRAT,
WILL BE CHALLENGED ONCE AGAIN BY REPUBLICAN DAVID KENDELL.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER:
BOWMAN OIL ON SOUTH MAIN REPORTED THIS MORNING THAT SOMEONE
PRIED OPEN THE BACK DOOR AND AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF CASH
WAS TAKEN.
THE CITY LIMITS RESTAURAND REPORTED THIS MORNING THAT SOMEONE
PAINTED GRAFFITTI ON THEIR BUILDING OVER NIGHT.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT AT 7.

RED HENTON WAS ON TV THIS AFTERNOON WITH FRAN RILEY ON
CHANNEL 6 AND DID A GOOD JOB.
I'M SURE YOU CAN LOOK AT IT IF YOU GOOGLE KWQC-TV, DAVENPORT.

THE EAGLES MUSIC  SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER WAS WELL-ATTENDED AND A VERY GOOD SHOW.    DONE BY
5 EXCELLENT CHICAGO MUSICIANS. 

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

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MAQUOKETA  40

ANAMOSA  0

BEAUTIFUL DAY....IN 70'S AND  MORE OF SAME TOMORROW AND SUNDAY.
RAIN ON MONDAY.

"HEARTACHE TONIGHT, A TRIBUTE TO THE EAGLES"  SHOW IS TOMORROW
NIGHT AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.  

MAQUOKETA AT ANAMOSA TONIGHT .. KICK-OFF AROUND 7:30.
MATT CLARK WILL  HAVE THE GAME ON KMAQ AND HERE ON OUR WEB SITE.
7:20 P.M.

DAC TOLD THE SUPERVISORS THIS WEEK THAT THEIR NEW RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, WILL OPEN IN
NOVEMBER AT THE FORMER COUNTY HOME NORTH OF ANDREW.'

THE COMPANY THAT DESIGNED "LITTLE BEAR PARK" IN MAQUOKETA WILL ASKED TO VISIT MAQUOKETA TO MAKE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PARK.

A NEW FIVE-COUNTY (INCLUDING JACKSON COUNTY) GROUP IS BEING ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS.   OTHER COUNTIES
ARE:   CEDAR, CLINTON, MUSCATINE AND SCOTT.    NEXT MEETING MONDAY NIGHT AT 6 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN DEWITT.

HOMECOMING WEEK IN MAQUOKETA STARTS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD.

THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER WILL AGAIN HAVE A "CORN MAZE", AND IT WILL OPEN OCTOBER 6TH.   MORE LATER.

BLUFF LAKE CATFISH  FARM IS 41 YEARS OLD THIS MONTH.     IT CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR RESTAURANTS IN
EASTERN IOWA.

THE ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 1961 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL TEAM
WILL HAVE A GET-TOGETHER WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH FROM 4 UNTIL 6  P.M. AT THE COUNTRY CLUB.    CALL AL TUBBS AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!   
I BROADCAST THAT GAME ON KMAQ-AM ON OCTOBER 8TH OF THAT YEAR.

I WILL HAVE THE MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL SCORE HERE TOMORROW MORNING.

BIG CHURCH DINNER AT IRON HILL (CHICKEN AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS)
TOMORROW.    A BIG POT LUCK DINNER SUNDAY STARTING AT 5 AT THE
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA.

DEB GERARDY OF MAQUOKETA TODAY IS FINISHING UP HER FIRST
WEEK OF ADVERTISING SALES HERE AT KMAQ.   SHE REPLACED
DOTTIE BAYLES WHO RETIRED.    DEB HAD A GOOD FIRST WEEK AND
SAYS SHE IS ENJOYING THE NEW JOB.

HOW ABOUT THOSE PACKERS?

THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ARE IN THE WILD CARD RACE!

AND THE HAWKEYES HAVE ANOTHER TOUGH GAME TOMORROW AFTERNOON AGAINST NORTHERN IOWA.   

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

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RAIN THIS MORNING...NO SUNSHINE..AND HIGH OF 57 TODAY.
BUT SUNNY AND MID-70 WEATHER TOMORROW THRU SUNDAY.

THE  MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO  WEB PRINTING
OUT IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK AT 9 THIS MORNING WHERE A BALER NEAR THE BACK OF THE BUILDING CAUGHT ON FIRE......A BALER WHICH COMPRESSES PAPER CLIPPINGS FOR RECYCLING.
THERE WAS SMOKE DAMAGE AND FIREMEN WERE AT AT THE SCENE
FOR NEARLY 3 HOURS.   

THE KIWANIS PUNT, PASS AND KICK COMPETITION WAS HELD LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD BEFORE THE FOOTBALL GAMES.
WINNERS IN THE 5 GIRLS DIVISIONS.....PAYTON HANSEN, BRITTANY CLARK,
ELLEN OETKEN, ADDI DOSTAL AND KATIE BREITBACH.
WINNERS IN THE 5 BOYS DIVISIONS.....GUS PICKUP, WYATT SCHWENKER,
KEGAN WAACK, NATHAN STEINES AND ISAIAH MILLER.
THE 10 WINNERS NOW GO TO SECTIONAL COMPETITION OCTOBER 20TH AT DENVER, IOWA.

OBIE'S RESTAURANT DID NOT OPEN THIS WEEK BUT THE NEW DATE
IS THIS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH.

MAQUOKETA STATE BANK CELEBRATES ITS 54TH ANNIVERSARY
THIS MONTH.

DON'T FORGET TO LISTEN TO "JUST TALK" AT 9:05 TOMORROW MORNING...
ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAP TOP.....HOSTED BY LEIGHTON HEPKER.
HE GETS A LOT OF PHONE CALLS ON VARIOUS LOCAL TOPICS.
JUST GO TO OUR HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE  LISTEN BUTTON.

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NICE TODAY, HIGH OF 85.
RAIN AT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
HIGH TOMORROW, ONLY 57.
THEN, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SHOULD BE SUPER...SUNNY ALL 3 DAYS AND IN THE 70'S.

RESIDENTD IN BOTH PRESTON AND EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
PASSED A MEASURE TO MERGE THE TWO DISTRICTS INTO ONE, IN A SPECIAL JACKSON COUNTY ELECTION YESTERDAY.   THE NEW DISTRICT WILL BE CALLED EASTON VALLEY AND WILL BEGIN NEXT YEAR.

THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN MAQUOKETA LAST NIGHT DREW A LARGER CROWD THAN IN THE PAST.    ABOUT 400 HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS
WERE SERVED TO ABOUT 500 PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED THE EVENT.
THERE WAS ENTERTAINMENT AND FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

JOHN WILLIAMS, AGE 93, DIED SATURDAY AT A SUPPORTIVE LIVING
CENTER IN GENESEO.    IN THE 50'S AND 60'S, HE WORKED FOR MANN'S JEWELRY IN MAQUOKETA.     AFTER, FERN AND JOHN OWNED AND
OPERATED A VARIETY STORE IN DEWITT UNTIL RETIRING.   FERN
WORKED FOR KMAQ MANY YEARS AGO, AS A BOOKKEEPER.  
JOHN IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE FERN, DAUGHTER NANCY AND SON
ROGER.

MICHAEL RANDOLPH, AGE 54, DIED YESTERDAY IN GILVERT.
HE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA, AT ONE TIME WORKED IN THE MEAT
DEPARTMENT AT FAREWAY IN MAQUOKETA AND IN GILBERT, OWNED
A CABINET SHOP.   HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE BARBARA, 3 CHILDREN
AND 2 SISTERS, INCLUDING LAULEEN KRUMVIEDE AND MARGO
CHRISTENSEN BOTH OF MAQUOKETA AND BROTHER LYNN RANDOLPH
OF MAQUOKETA.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.  ENJOY THE RAIN.

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CHECK THE PHOTOS BELOW AND REMEBER TO CLICK-ON THE
PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.

YESTERDAY, ROSS RIVER, WICK BUILDINGS DEALER IN MAQUOKETA AND
KMAQ'S LONGEST RUNNING ADVERTISER, STOPPED-IN AND INVITED ME
TO HIS SPECIAL GRAND OPENING OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART BEEF PRODUCTION FACILITY.    HE SOLD THE BUILDING TO JOHNSON VALLEY BEEF
JUST SOUTH OF ANDOVER.   I TOLD HIM I WOULD TRY TO MAKE IT ...  AND I
DID.   GOT THERE ABOUT 1:30 AND JUST IN TIME TO ENJOY A DELICIOUS BEEF DINNER,  FEATURING  BEEF PREPARED BY THE CLINTON COUNTY
CATTLEMEN AND ALL THE EXTRAS WITH IT, INCLUDING DESERT.
MET SEVERAL WICK REPRESENTATIVES WHO CAME TO IOWA FOR THE
EVENT.   THEN, OFF  TO THE BUILDING, SECOND PHOTO ABOVE, FOR THE
RIBBON-CUTTING AND LITTLE PROGRAM TO FOLLOW.     THIS BUILDING
WILL HOLD OVER 700 HEAD IN  SIX SECTIONS AND HAS A PIT CONTAINMENT FOR THE SLURRY WHICH GOES THROUGH RUBBER COVERED SLATS.
THE PIT UNDER SLATS IS 10 FEET DEEP AND A HUGE TANKER TRAILER PUMPS  THE SLURRY OUT WHEN IT IS FULL AND IT IS SPREAD (INJECTED) INTO THE SOIL ON THE  FARM, AND SERVES AS A VERY GOOD FERTILIZER.     THE RUBBER IS A NEW INOVATION.    IN THE PAST, THE CATTLE DID NOT LAY DOWN ON THE HARD WOOD SLATS  MUCH BUT WITH THE RUBBER OVER THEM, THEY LAY DOWN OVER HALF THE DAY AND THAT MEANS MORE, FASTER GAINS.
I'M TYPING THIS FROM MEMORY.....SO HOPE I'M GETTING IT RIGHT.
IN BOTTOM PHOTO, THE OWNERS OF THE BIG CATTLE OPERATION, WHERE
THEY FEED AROUND 2,000 HEAD AT ANY GIVEN TIME.   THEY HAVE OTHER BUILDINGS BESIDES THIS NEW ONE.   SHOWN IS SHERRIL JOHNSON AND SON JASON AND HIS WIFE.    WICK HAS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS SINCE 1954 AND HAS MORE THAN 69,000 BUILDINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY.     ROSS RIVER IS MAQUOKETA'S OLDEST MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN, AT AGE 83.    HE STILL PUTS IN A GOOD 40-HOUR WEEK AND  HAS GOOD HELP FROM HIS
WIFE VIVIAN, WHO HAD TO SKIP THE RIBBON CUTTING AND THAT'S WHY  DIDN'T  GET HER IN THE PHOTO.     IF  YOU EVER WANT
TO SEE HOW CATTLEMEN TODAY RAISE THAT GOOD BEEF YOU PUT ON YOUR GRILL, GIVE ROSS A CALL AND HE'LL TAKE YOU TO SEE THE JOHNSON
PLACE OR ONE OF MANY OTHERS IN THE KMAQ AREA. 
THANKS FOR THE INVITE ROSS.  I  WAS THERE TWO  HOURS AND LEARNED A
LOT.    AND THANKS FOR BUYING COMMERCIALS ON KMAQ THE FIRST WEEK
WE WENT ON THE AIR IN 1958 AND EVERY WEEK SINCE.
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BEAUTIFUL DAY AND NOT QUITE A HOT AS HAD BEEN FORECAST.
THE  HIGH HERE IN TOWN WAS 84.
TOMORROW, 86.
THURSDAY, AN 80% CHANCE OF RAIN AND A HIGH OF JUST 62.
THE WEEKEND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FORECAST IS FOR SUNNY
SKIES AND  70 SATURDAY AND 75 SUNDAY.

JACKSON COUNTY HAS A NEW COUNTY ATTORNEY.   TODAY, THE SUPERVISORS  APPOINTED SARA DAVENPORT TO REPLACE CHRIS
RAKER WHO RESIGNED TO GO INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE.
SARA HAS BEEN THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY HERE.
SHE SAID SHE WILL BEGIN SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR HER ASSISTANT
RIGHT AWAY.     DAVENPORT WILL FILL OUT RAKER'S UNEXPIRED TERM UNTIL 2014 AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE AT THAT TIME.

MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER KENNIE SPARKS IS BACK TO WORK  AT THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT AFTER BEING ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE
LEAVE SINCE AUGUST 10TH.    HE WAS SUSPENDED FROM DUTY THEN BY CHIEF BRAD KORANDA.    THERE WAS AN INCIDENT AND AN INVESTIGATION.
KORANDA SAID IT WAS NOT A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUT WAS ON
POLICY.   KORANDA SAID TODAY THAT SPARKS HAS BEEN DEMOTED FROM SERGEANT TO PATROL OFFICER.    HE HAS THE OPTION TO APPEAL
THE DEMOTION TO THE MAQUOKETA CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, SUPT. HUCKSTADT WAS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD TO BRING BACK A PROPOSAL AT THE END
OF THE MONTH TO BUY THE FORMER CITY POOL LAND.

AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST  NIGHT, THE BOARD APPROVED
THE MOVE WHICH WILL MAKE  DARYL SCHEPERS AND KYLE BILLUPS AS
CO-COACHES FOR VARSITY WRESTLING AT MAQUOKETA HIGH THIS
SEASON.    LAST YEAR, SCHEPERS HAD THE TITLE AND BILLUPS WAS HIS ASSISTANT.   THE MOVE WAS MADE BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT.

THE HIGH SCHOOL STILL DOES NOT HAVE A GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

I WAS ON A CLINTON COUNTY CATTLE FARM THIS AFTERNOON LOOKING OVER A HUGE NEW SLURRY CATTLE FEEDING STRUCTURE.   MORE
ABOUT THAT TOMORROW.    

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TODAY....BEAUTIFUL DAY...SUNNY AND HIGH OF 75.
TOMORROW, UP TO 87.

BIG ELECTION IN JACKSON COUNTY TOMORROW.    VOTERS IN PRESTON AND
EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL GO TO THE POLLS TO DETERMINE IF THE TWO WILL MERGE INTO ONE.       PRESTON'S BUILDINGS ARE ALL
IN PRESTON AND EAST CENTRAL HAS SCHOOLS  IN MILES AND SABULA.
IT HAS BEEN A HOT ISSUE FOR MONTHS WITH STRONG FEELINGS ON
BOTH SIDES.    IT IS JUST A YES OR NO ISSUE AND IT TAKES 51% YES VOTE
IN EACH DISTRICT FOR THE MEASURE TO PASS.    A NEW DISTRICT
WOULD BE CALLED "EASTON VALLEY".  

A MAQUOKETA MAN HIT A LIGHT POLE WITH HIS VEHICLE AROUND 7
SATURDAY MORNING AND LEFT THE SCENE ON EAST GROVE.
POLICE CHARGED JEFFREY HAYWARD, AGE 49, WITH FAILURE TO
MAINTAIN CONTROL AND STRIKING A FIXED OBJECT.      HE WAS USING HIS CELL PHONE AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT AND DAMAGES WERE LISTED
AT $5,000 TO HIS 2009 FORD AND $2,000 TO THE LIGHT POLE.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT 6 TONIGHT.

JACKSON COUNTY DEMOCRATS ANNUAL STEAK FRY WILL BE THIS SUNDAY AT THE KALMES RESTAURANT IN ST. DONATUS AND IT WILL ALSO BE
THE FIRST-ANNUAL "HALL OF FAME" DINNER.    THE DINNER WILL START
AT 4:30 AND THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL BEGIN AT 6.    THE FIRST TWO PEOPLE TO BE INDUCTED ARE LONG TIME SHERIFF BOB LYONS AND PARTY FAITHFUL NADINE WOSOBA.      LYONS, WHO DIED THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT, WAS JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF FOR 28 YEARS AND WAS AWARE
THAT WOULD BE RECEIVING THE AWARD.     HE HAS BEEN LIVING AT
CLOVER RIDGE PLACE.     WOSOBA FROM RURAL MAQUOKETA WAS SELECTED FOR HER MANY HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK FOR THE PARTY.
THE PARTY PLANS TO HONOR TWO PEOPLE EACH YEAR, ONE A PREVIOUS OR PRESENT ELECTED OFFICIAL AND THE  OTHER, A VOLUNTEER SUPPORTER.

IN FOOTBALL, MAQUOKETA PLAYS AT ANAMOSA THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

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McDONALDS IN MAQUOKETA IS GETTING A WHOLE NEW LOOK....OUTSIDE FIRST ...  THEN INSIDE!    AND IT IS OPEN!

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THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER PRESENTS "HEARTACHE TONIGHT" THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7 P.M.      THIS TRIBUTE TO THE EAGLES WILL DELIVER A TRUE  EAGLES CONCERT EXPERIENCE WITH METICULOUS ATTENTION TO EVERY DETAIL, BRINGING TOGETHER MUSIC FROM ALL ERAS.      ADVANCE TICKETS ARE $22....AT THE DOOR, $25.    THE
SHOW WILL RUN ABOUT 2 HOURS AND BEER AND WINE WILL BE AVAILABLE.

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FOOTBALL LAST NIGHT....

DEWITT  14

MAQUOKETA  10

ANOTHER HALF-INCH OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING.
COOL TODAY....PARTLY SUNNY AND A HIGH OF 70.
HIGHS IN THE 70'S TOMORROW, SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND
BACK INTO THE 80'S TUESDAY.

VALENTINE RICHARDSON, INFANT SON OF SCOTT AND NAOMI RICHARDSON
OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DIED DURING BIRTH AUGUST 5, 2012.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 1 TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT SACRED HEART CEMETERY IN MAQUOKETA.   A LUNCHEON WILL
FOLLOW AT LITTLE BEAR PARK.    SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS PARENTS
AND A SISTER, GRACE, AGE 4.   ALSO A SECOND COUNSIN, HEATHER
RICKERTSEN.

BIG GAME TONIGHT BETWEEN MAQUOKETA AND DEWITT AT GOODENOW
FIELD.
I'LL PUT UP THE SCORE HERE TOMORROW MORNING.

TODAY, FRAN RILEY OF CHANNEL 6 IN DAVENPORT WAS HERE IN TOWN
TO DO A TV FEATURE WITH RED HENTON.     IT WILL INCLUDE RED
THROWING A COUPLE HORSE SHOES AND SINGING.   I'LL LET YOU
KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE AIRED.   SHOULD BE WITHIN 10 DAYS.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

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81 TODAY...
IN 70'S FOR REST OF WEEK.

A MAQUOKETA WOMAN WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO MAINTAIN
CONTROL AFTER HER VEHICLE HIT A MAILBOX AND RETAINING WALL
ON WESTERN AVENUE.    MAQUOKETA POLICE CHARGED VIOLA WEIMERSKIRCH, AGE 80, WITH FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.  
DAMAGES WERE ESTIMATED AT $8,000.    SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY PRIVATE VEHICLE FOR EVALUATION.

MAQUOKETA'S NEXT CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE WILL BE SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 22ND.

THE DANCE STUDIO THAT OPENED IN THE UPSTAIRS OF A BUILDING
DOWNTOWN HAS MOVED TO THE FORMER RADIO SHACK STORE
ON WEST PLATT STREET, NEXT TO THE LAUNDROMAT.

OBIE'S RESTAURANT ON WEST PLATT WILL RE-OPEN FOR BUSINESS
NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH.   IT HAD A MAJOR FIRE LAST SPRING.

RAN INTO ANDY STEWART (SON OF HELEN) AT HAPPY JOE'S THIS
NOON.  HE JUST RETIRED AFTER MORE THAN 25 YEARS AS THE LIBRARIAN
AT THE ROLLO CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI.

THE JACKSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU IS CELBRATING THEIR 94TH ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH.

THEY ARE REALLY GOING AT IT AT MCDONALD'S IN MAQUOKETA WITH
THE REMODELING PROJECT.     MOSTLY OUTSIDE WORK FOR NOW AND ALL AROUND THE BUILDING.   IT IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS LIKE ALWAYS.

KMAQ'S RUSTY LIETZ GOT A NEW KNEE YESTERDAY.   SO, FOR THE NEXT
10 DAYS OR MORE, I UNLOCK THE DOORS HERE AT 5:30 A.M. AND SIGN-ON
THE STATION.      NICE TIME OF THE DAY.
EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE!
AND SO....I DON'T HAVE TO WATCH THE PRESIDENT SPEAK TONIGHT.

HAVE A NICE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

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CHECK OUT THE PIE STORY BELOW!

THIS IS A PIECE OF "APRICOT" PIE!
BAKED IN MARY McLAUGHLIN'S OVEN, BY MARY.
GROWN IN HER BACKYARD (MAYBE HER SON'S BACKYARD) RIGHT HERE
IN JACKSON COUNTY.
THE PIE PURCHASED JUST AFTER 4 P.M. TUESDAY AT THE "FARMER'S MARKET"  IN MAQUOKETA, BY ASHER SCHROEDER.
AT ROTARY, ASHER TELLS ME HOW GOOD IT IS.
I REPLIED THAT I'M 73 AND NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I HAD A PIECE OF
"APRICOT PIE".
AND HE SAYS HE WILL DROP OFF A PIECE TO ME AT KMAQ.
WHICH HE DID YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
I TOOK IT HOME AND IT WAS MY DINNER DESSERT (NANCY SNITCHED
A LITTLE).....AND IT WAS GOOD...VERY GOOD. 
THANKS MARY...THANKS ASHER...AND THANKS TO THE "FARMER'S MARKET" WHERE PIE IS ON SALE
EVERY TUESDAY.    
BUT FOR THE REALLY GOOD OR UNUSUAL PIE,
GET THERE AHEAD OF ASHER.
TO AVOID MOUTH-WATERING....DON'T CLICK-ON THIS PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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AN EARLY MORNING (AROUND 4 A.M.) THUNDERSTORM BROUGHT ABOUT
A HALF OF INCH OF RAIN TO MAQUOKETA.     THE SUN CAME OUT AT MID MORNING AND WE GOT UP TO THE LOW 80'S TODAY.
COOLER WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.'

THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS INDICATED THIS WEEK THAT
THEY WILL PROBABLY APPOINT A NEW COUNTY ATTORNEY AT THEIR
REGULAR MEETING NEXT TUESDAY.    THE PERSON WILL REPLACE
CHRIS RAKER WHO HAS NOW GONE INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE.
ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY SARA DAVENPORT IS INTERESTED IN THE
JOB AND ALL INDICATIONS ARE....SHE WILL BE APPOINTED.    IF SHE
GETS THE JOB, SHE WILL THEN LOOK FOR AN ASSISTANT.

MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER BRAD KRAUSE IS LEAVING TO TAKE
A POSITION AS A DUBUQUE COUNTY DEPUTY.   HE HAS BEEN ON THE MAQUOKETA FORCE FOR TWO YEARS.  CHIEF KORANDA WILL SET UP A CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITON.    KRAUSE IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT IN NOVEMBER.    THE MAQUOKETA CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION WILL NOW ALSO SEEK CANDIDATES.

IN VOLLEYBALL LAST NIGHT, MAQUOEKTA AT SOLON LOST 3 GAMES TO 2.
SOLON IS  RANKED 4TH AND MAQUOKETA 12TH.    THE 5TH AND DECIDING
MATCH WAS WON BY SOLON, 16 TO 14.  

THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER'S NEXT SHOW WILL BE SATURDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 15TH, AT 7 P.M.   THE SHOW IS CALLED "HEARTACHE TONIGHT A
TRIBUTE TO THE EAGLES!"    TICKETS ARE $22 IN ADVANCE AND $25 AT THE
DOOR.

IOWA HOSTS IOWA STATE IN FOOTBALL THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 2:30.
LAST YEAR, THE CYCLONES WON IN 3 OVERTIMES.    

RUMOR HAS IT....BILL FLEMMING HAS MOVED BACK TO IOWA.
LAST TIME I TALKED TO  HIM, HE INDICATED HIS BOOK ON MAQUOKETA BASKETBALL WILL BE DONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

GET SET FOR COOLER WEATHER....AND WORD HAS IT....RON AND SHIRLEY
ARE COMING BACK FOR A WEEK TO ENJOY SOME SWEATER WEATHER.

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89 THE HIGH TODAY.
TOMORROW, A 60% CHANCE OF RAIN AND HIGH OF 84.
STILL COOLER LATER IN WEEK.

DAMON COCHRAN, AGE 18, OF MAQUOKETA FACES SEVEN BURGLARY
RELATED CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH SEVERAL ATTEMPTED
BREAK-INS AT LOCAL BUSINESSES, STARTING BACK IN JUNE.
AT 11:36  A.M. YESTERDAY,  SOMEONE  SAW HIM TRY TO
BREAK INTO VEHICLES AND POLICE WERE CALLED AND AND OFFICER  SAW HIM TRY TO BREAK  INTO MAQUOKETA FEEDS ON EAST PLATT.

AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITALA, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DONNA ROEDER
HAS RESIGNED.     AFTER 15 YEARS AT THE HOSPITAL, SHE HAS TAKEN
ANOTHER JOB IN HEALTH CARE.
ALSO, WENDY WINEGAR RETIRED RETIRED AT THE HOSPITAL AFTER 37 YEARS.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.
ON THE AGENDA, A REVIEW OF   CITY GOALS FOR 2012.

MAQUOKETA DEFEATED WESTERN DUBUQUE IN FOOTBALL FRIDAY
NIGHT, 30 TO 7.
THEY HOST DEWITT THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFATED DEWITT
LAST WEEK, 3 GAMES TO NOON.    THE CARDS RECORD NOW IS 3 AND 1.

THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT.

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