IT WAS COLD THIS MORNING, 24 , AND JUST INTO THE 30'S TODAY.
TONIGHT, DOWN TO THE TEENS. STARTING TOMORROW, IT WILL GET A
LITTLE WARMER EACH DAY, RIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE AROUND 50 OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE. NO RAIN OR SNOW
IN THE FORECAST FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK. NORMALLY IN NOVEMBER,
WE GET UP TO A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW, BUT NOT THIS MONTH. WE WILL BE NEEDING SNOW OVER THE WINTER MONTHS.
TWO DOZEN DOGS DISPLACED FROM THEIR OWNERS DURING HURRICANE SANDY ARRIVED AT THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY THIS WEEKEND. SOCIETY PRESIDENT SHIRLEY SHOLTES OF BELLEVUE SAID THEY HAD THE ROOM TO HANDLE THE VARIETY OF DOGS. SOME OF THE DOGS CAME FROM OVERCROWDED EAST COAST SHELTERS WHERE THEY WERE ABOUT TO BE EUTHENIZED. THE DOGS WERE DRIVEN TO MAQUOKETA BY VOLUNTEERS AT THE MIAMI DADE ANIMAL SERVICES IN
FLORIDA. THERE ARE SEVERAL CHIHUAHUAS, A DOBERMAN-PINCHER PUP,
BLACK YELLOW AND BRINDLE LABS, SEVERAL TERRIERS, AN AUSTRALIAN KELPIE AND A KOREAN JINDO. THEY ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE
SOCIETY SHELTER JUST NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA FOR $70. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL 563-652-5360.
CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INVITES AREA VETERANS TO A 9 A.M.
ASSEMBLY THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH. AUTHOR AND KWQC NEWS ANCHOR GARY METIVIER WILL PRESENT A PROGRAM. HE RECENTLY WROTE A BOOK THAT FOCUSES ON THE HONOR FLIGHTS TO WASHINGTON, D.C. CARDINAL STAFF AND STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN STUDENTS
FOR BREAKFAST AT 8 THAT MORNING...FREE TO VETERANS AND $2.10 FOR OTHERS. RSVP TO 652-4996. THE PROGRAM WILL BE REPEATED AT
10:30 A.M. AT BRIGG'S SCHOOL.
FOR NEWCOMERS TO MAQUOKETA, THE KIWANIS CLUB RUNS A "WELCOME BASKET" PROGRAM. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 652-4602.
AND....THE KIWANIS CLUB RECENTLY DONATED $500 TO THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CLUB MEETS AT NOON EVERY THURSDAY AT THE DECKER HOTEL. VISITORS WELCOME.
THE DRIVE-THRU HOLIDAY DISPLAY IS OPEN AT LOUIS MURPHY PARK AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF DUBUQUE. 5 UNTIL 10 P.M. DAILY. TAKE THE GRANDVIEW EXIT AND TURN RIGHT AT GRANDVIEW. $8 A VEHICLE.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY WEB SITE WAS UPDATED THIS MORNING WITH A
NEW SILENT AUCTION ITEM. GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE (WWW.KMAQ.COM) AND CLICK-ON THE BLUE ROTARY WHEEL.
ALSO ON THE HOME PAGE OF KMAQ, PUSH THE BUTTON TO LISTEN AND WATCH THE 1906 VICTROLA (OWNED BY JACKSON COUNTY) PLAY A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
DARLENE KIRCHOFF HAS HER TREMENDOUS CHRISTMAS DISPLAY UP AT HER HOME ON THE CORNER, JUST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM GOODENOW
FOOTBALL FIELD. THANKS TO DARLENE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY.
A PHOTO IS ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE, THEN TO DECORATIONS WEB PAGE. BECAUSE SHE WON LAST YEAR, SHE IS NOT ELIGIBLE THIS YEAR, BUT WILL BE AGAIN IN 2013.
CHECK BELOW FOR A PHOTO OF MARSHA HENDERSON'S HUSBAND AND ALSO BELOW, PHOTO I TOOK TODAY AT McDONALDS IN MAQUOKETA.
GO DOWN A WAYS AND READ ALL ABOUT THE SECOND ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
NIGHT AT THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT.
YOU WILL NEED TO CLICK-ON THE BLACK AND WHITE POSTER AND MAKE IT LARGER SO THAT YOU CAN THEN READ THE SCRIPT. IT WILL BE A BIG NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR A.R.E.
THIS IS THE LAST DAILY REPORT FOR THIS WEEK. NANCY AND I WILL
ESCORT THE KMAQ TRAVEL BUS TO BRANSON TOMORROW THROUGH
FRIDAY. REMEMBER, YOU CAN GO TO KMAQ'S HOME PAGE....CLICK-ON
THE "LISTEN" BUTTON AND HEAR THE COMPLETE LOCAL NEWSCASTS AT 7:45 A.M....12:15 P.M....5:05 P.M. AND 9:45 P.M. ALL THE LOCAL SPORTS TOO.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
