Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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.

DENNIS VOY

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