IT IS COLD OUT IN MAQUOKETA!
18 DEGREES.
DOWN TO 2 TONIGHT.
ONLY 12 FOR A HIGH TOMORROW!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
BIG DINNER AND THEATRE SHOW IN MAQUOKETA TODAY.
NOT ALL, BUT MANY ARE DOING BOTH THE DINNER AT TRUE....
(MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB) AND THE SHOW AT 7. THE
DINNER HAS BEEN SOLD OUT. THE SHOW TONIGHT AT THE OHNWARD
FINE ARTS CENTER IS "DENNY & THE DC DRIFTERS"...A TRIBUTE TO LEGENDS. THE BAND WILL BE COMING TO THE TRUE AT 5.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT WENT.
THE CHARLES HOLDGRAFER HOME IN SPRAGUEVILLE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE YESTERDAY MORNING. MAY HAVE STARTED AS A CHIMNEY FIRE.
THE ROOF CAVED IN TO MAKE THE HOME A TOTAL LOSS EVEN THOUGH THE WALLS ARE STILL STANDING. SOME BELONGING MAYBE BE SAVED.
THE RED CROSS IS ASSISTING.
THE MAQUOKETA OFFICE OF THE CLINTON COUNTY YWCA DOMESTIC
ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE IN JUNE IF SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS NOT SECURED. CURRENTY THE OFFICE
GETS $3,500 FROM JACKSON COUNTY AND THEY ARE ASKING THAT THIS
BE RAISED TO $10,000. THE MAQUOKETA OFFICE OFFERS A 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP COUNSELING, CARE MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. VICTIMS ARE ACCOMPANIED TO COURTAND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. TRANSPORTATON
IS A BIG ISSUE FOR ABUSE VICTIMS. THE SUPERVISORS SAID THEY WILL
CONSIDER THE REQUEST AT BUDGET TIME.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JACKSON COUNTY DROPPED SLIGHTLY
TO 4.4 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER, FROM 4.6 IN OCTOBER. THE STATE RATE WENT DOWN TO 4.9 PERCENT.
TWO CARS COLLIDED ON AN ICY CORNER AT 6:40 YESTERDAY MORNING ON 182ND AVENUE FIVE MILES NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. ONE WAS DRIVEN BY BRYAN AGNITSCH, AGE 18, OF MAQUOKETA AND THE OTHER BY EUGENE
BONNELL, AGE 32, OF MAQUOKETA. NO INJURIES. NO CHARGES FILED.
SATURDAY NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO A REPORT OF A STRONG GAS ODOR. BLACK HILLS ENERGY WAS CALLED AND LOCATED A LEAK AT THE LAUNDRY MAX ON HIGHWAY 64 AND REPAIRED
IT. NO FIRE.
LOREN STIMMEL, AGE 75, DIED FRIDAY AT KEOKUK. HE IS SURIVEVED BY
A BROTHER IN MAQUOKETA, RICHARD STIMMEL.
FOR MY NEXT REPORT, CHECK BACK NEXT YEAR!
MY WISH IS THAT 2013 WILL BE A GOOD ONE FOR ALL OF YOU!
DENNIS VOY
Friday, December 28, 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER MEN WERE WRONG. NO SNOW LAST NIGHT. JUST LIGHT SNOW TODAY. NO 2 INCHES AS PREDICTED. HIGH AGAIN TODAY IN THE MID 20'S. NO MORE SNOW NOW THROUGH THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLING CLUB IS HOSTING A TOURNAMENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA TOMORROW FOR AROUND 300 WRESTLERS
IN GRADES 1-8. ACTION STARTS AT 9 A.M. SPECTATORS ARE WELCOME AND A CONCESSION STAND WILL BE OPEN.
THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS WEEK GOT AN
UPDATE FROM DAC, INC. ON THE ANDREW JACKSON CARE FACILITY THAT DAC IS RENTING FROM THE COUNTY. THERE ARE NOW 10 RESIDENTS
AT THE FACILITY AND UP TO 10 MORE ARE SCHEDULED TO MOVE IN SOON.
THE MAQUOKETA CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER WAS SERVED TO 250,
INCLUDING CARRY-OUTS. THE EAGLES AND THE EAST IRON HILL
CHURCH JOINTLY SPONSORED THE FREE COMMUNITY DINNER.
BENJAMIN DIMMICK, 85, OF CAMANCHE DIED TUESDAY. HIS FUNERAL IS TOMORROW MORNING. SURVIVORS INCLUDE A SON, PAUL DIMMICK
OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLING CLUB IS HOSTING A TOURNAMENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA TOMORROW FOR AROUND 300 WRESTLERS
IN GRADES 1-8. ACTION STARTS AT 9 A.M. SPECTATORS ARE WELCOME AND A CONCESSION STAND WILL BE OPEN.
THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS WEEK GOT AN
UPDATE FROM DAC, INC. ON THE ANDREW JACKSON CARE FACILITY THAT DAC IS RENTING FROM THE COUNTY. THERE ARE NOW 10 RESIDENTS
AT THE FACILITY AND UP TO 10 MORE ARE SCHEDULED TO MOVE IN SOON.
THE MAQUOKETA CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER WAS SERVED TO 250,
INCLUDING CARRY-OUTS. THE EAGLES AND THE EAST IRON HILL
CHURCH JOINTLY SPONSORED THE FREE COMMUNITY DINNER.
BENJAMIN DIMMICK, 85, OF CAMANCHE DIED TUESDAY. HIS FUNERAL IS TOMORROW MORNING. SURVIVORS INCLUDE A SON, PAUL DIMMICK
OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
ARE BOY SCOUT EAGLE SCOUTS! PRETTY UNUSUAL, DON'T YOU THINK?
LEFT TO RIGHT....CODY, KYLE AND CHRIS. ALL 3 WERE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND A GOOD TIME FOR ME TO GET A PHOTOGRAPH OF THEM. ALL 3 GRADUATED FROM ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL.
CODY IS A SOPHOMORE AT IOWA STATE, AND WHEN HOME, WORKS PART
TIME AT THE FAREWAY STORE. THIS PAST SUMMER, HE EARNED HIS
EAGLE AWARD FOR DOING A NATURE PLAY SCAPE AT THE HURSTVILLE
INTERPRETIVE CENTER.
KYLE GRADUATED FROM CORNELL COLLEGE IN MT. VERNON AND GOT
HIS MA DEGREE FROM NORWICH COLLEGE IN VERMONT. HE IS WORKING
NOW AT WIS INTERNATIONAL IN CEDAR RAPIDS. HE EARNED HIS EAGLE
AWARD IN FOR A LANDSCAPE AT THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY SHELTER NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA.
CHRIS GRADUATED FROM LUTHER COLLEGE AND NOW IS A DROP-OUT
PREVENTION SPECIALIST FOR THE PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO
IS THE K-6 P-E INSTRUCTOR FOR THE DISTRICT. HE ALSO EARNED HIS EAGLE AWARD AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY SHELTER FOR BUILDING A 12 BY 16 FOOT BUILDING TO KEEP ANIMAL FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES. HE SAID HIS DAD FRANK HELPED HIM A LOT WITH THAT PROJECT.
THEY ARE NO LONGER BOY SCOUTS, BUT DO OCCASSIONALLY HELP SCOUTS IN CLASSES AND PROJECTS.
THEY HAVE NO OTHER BROTHERS OR A SISTER AND ALL THREE ARE
STILL ELIGIBLE BACHELORS.
AMERICAN NEEDS MORE BOY SCOUTS (AND GIRL SCOUTS) AND EAGLE
SCOUTS! GOOD GOING.... CODY, KYLE AND CHRIS.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, December 27, 2012
HIS PARENTS, LYLE (DIED AT AGE 50) AND TILLIE WILLIAMS. TILLIE
LIVES IN BALDWIN. HIS WIFE OF 38 YEARS IS SUSAN GIBBS OF SPRINGBROOK. THEY HAVE NO CHILDREN AND 1 DOG AND LIVE IN
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, RIGHT NEAR DISNEYLAND. HE IS THE SALES AND MARKETING SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER FOR THE KUBOTA TRACTOR CORPORATION, WITH U.S. HEADQUARTERS IN TORRANCE. WORLD HEADQUARTERS ARE IN OSAKA, JAPAN.THE COMPANY STARTED IN JAPAN 40 YEARS AGO BUT NOW 50% OF THE TRACTORS ARE MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S.A. THE COMPANY CELEBRATED THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. IT STARTED AS A SMALL TRACTOR COMPANY BUT NOW MAKES THE BIG TRACTORS AS WELL, AND A NEW HUGE MODEL M135GX AT 135 NET ENGINE HORSEPOWER. BEING HE IS WITH MARKETING, HE DOES MOST OF THE SHOWS AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THE COMPANY AND HAS TIES WITH THE RFD-TV NETWORK. HE WATCHED A PARADE IN NEBRASKA THIS YEAR THAT SET A GUINESS RECORD OF 964 VINTAGE TRACTORS IN IT. I DIDN'T MENTION, THAT PAUL GRADUATED FROM DELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL IN 1969 AND IN 1975 OWNED PAUL'S LAWN AND GARDEN RIGHT NEXT TO RONANN'S FLORAL SHOPPE IN MAQUOKETA. AND
AFTER 2 YEARS IN MAQUOKETA, HE WENT INTO BUSINESS WITH A PARTNER
IN DUBUQUE AND THEN AFTER THAT, WENT WITH KUBOTA. THE LOCAL
DEALER FOR KUBOTA TRACTORS IS KUNAU IMPLEMENT IN PRESTON AND DEWITT.
RFD-TV WILL HAVE A FLOAT DEDICATED TO VINTAGE TRACTORS IN THE ROSE PARADE, LEADING A BUNCH OF VINTAGE, ALL MAKES AND MODELS FARM TRACTORS. PAUL WILL BE DRIVING A 30-YEAR-OLD KUBOTA (M7500) VINTAGE TRACTOR. GOOGLE KUBOTA FOR A PHOTO OF IT.
PAUL ALSO SAID FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THERE WILL BE A ROSE PARADE
FLOAT DEDICATED TO THE NURSING PROFESSION. I THINK HIS WIFE IS A
NURSE. GOOGLE NURSES ROSE PARADE FLOAT TO SEE A PHOTO OF IT.
WELL ANYWAY, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT....IT WAS NICE VISITING
WITH PAUL (WORKING ON HIS COLLEGE DEGREE) AND TO HEAR ABOUT
A LOCAL MAN MAKING GOOD IN THE WORLD AND LOVING EVERY MINUTE
OF IT.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
CLOUDY AND COLD TODAY...HIGH OF 21.
A LITTLE WARMER TOMORROW.
TOMORROW NIGHT AND FRIDAY, MAYBE AN INCH OF SNOW.
OTHERWISE, NOW THRU NEW YEAR'S DAY.....TEMPERATURES IN THE
20'S AND NO BAD WEATHER.
DAC, INC. NOW RENTS THE FORMER ANDREW CARE FACILITY AND
ONE OF IT'S CLIENTS, 40-YEAR OLD JOSEPH WALLACE OF BELLEVUE, LAST FRIDAY NIGH, WAS ANGRY ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO SMOKE AND TRASHED HIS ROOM, CAUSING AROUND $1,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. HE WAS JAILED AFTER THE INCIDENT.
A FIRE CHRISTMAS EVE NEAR NASHVILLE, (WEST OF MAQUOKETA) HAS LEFT A MOTHER, LESLIE SCHMELTZER AND HER 2 DAUGHTERS HOMELESS.
JUST THE SHELL OF THE HOUSE IS STANDING. LOST NATION AND
MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS.
THERE WAS NO ONE HOME WHEN ONE DAUGHTER CAME HOME AROUND
MIDNIGHT AND FOUND SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE HOME.
A MONEY DRIVE HAS BEEN STARTED AND DONATIONS CAN BE LEFT AT THE OHNWARD BANK IN BALDWIN. SCHMELTZER TWO DAUGHTERS ARE
LIVING WITH FRIENDS.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY.
A LITTLE WARMER TOMORROW.
TOMORROW NIGHT AND FRIDAY, MAYBE AN INCH OF SNOW.
OTHERWISE, NOW THRU NEW YEAR'S DAY.....TEMPERATURES IN THE
20'S AND NO BAD WEATHER.
DAC, INC. NOW RENTS THE FORMER ANDREW CARE FACILITY AND
ONE OF IT'S CLIENTS, 40-YEAR OLD JOSEPH WALLACE OF BELLEVUE, LAST FRIDAY NIGH, WAS ANGRY ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO SMOKE AND TRASHED HIS ROOM, CAUSING AROUND $1,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. HE WAS JAILED AFTER THE INCIDENT.
A FIRE CHRISTMAS EVE NEAR NASHVILLE, (WEST OF MAQUOKETA) HAS LEFT A MOTHER, LESLIE SCHMELTZER AND HER 2 DAUGHTERS HOMELESS.
JUST THE SHELL OF THE HOUSE IS STANDING. LOST NATION AND
MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS.
THERE WAS NO ONE HOME WHEN ONE DAUGHTER CAME HOME AROUND
MIDNIGHT AND FOUND SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE HOME.
A MONEY DRIVE HAS BEEN STARTED AND DONATIONS CAN BE LEFT AT THE OHNWARD BANK IN BALDWIN. SCHMELTZER TWO DAUGHTERS ARE
LIVING WITH FRIENDS.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY.
Monday, December 24, 2012
A PHOTO OF THE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT THE TOP.
THE SERVICE WAS CONDUCTED BY PASTOR REV. SUSEN LeBLANC,
ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND RAY WHO READ THE LESSONS. MATT WALKER OF IOWA CITY (RED HENTON'S GRANDSON) PLAYED THE ORGAN.
THE KIDS SANG A CHRISTMAS SONG. MATT AND RED (ON HIS HARMONICA)
DID SILENT NIGHT DURING COMMUNION AND THEN EVERYONE
WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO ENJOY A CHRISTMAS POTLUCK LUNCH.
THE CHURCH MEETS TWO SUNDAYS A MONTH AT 11 A.M. AND THEY ARE
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE MEMBERS. REV. LeBLANC IS ALSO THE
PASTOR FOR THE EAST IRON HILL CHURCH.
CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
PHOTOS BY DENNIS VOY
Friday, December 21, 2012
THE STORM IS OVER! WINTER STARTED THIS MORNING! IT WAS SLIPPERY THIS MORNING AND NO SCHOOL AGAIN TODAY. THE SUN HAS BEEN OUT ALL DAY, SOME OF THE 7-INCHES OF SNOW IS MELTING, AND NOW, WE WILL HAVE CONTINUED COLD WEATHER RIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS.
JACKSON COUNTY ENGINEER CLARK SCHLOZ TOLD KMAQ NEWS THAT
SECONDARY ROAD EMPLOYEES WILL BE WORKING TOMORROW IN AN EFFORT TO CLEAR SNOW FROM THE RURAL ROADS. UNFORTUNATELY
THE COUNTY WILL BE WITHOUT THE SERVICES OF ONE OF THEIR SNOW PLOWS. JUST AFTER 10:30 THIS MORNING A FREIGHTLINER SNOW PLOW
TRUCK, OPERATED BY TERRY RUBEL OF MAQUOKETAA, TIPPED ONTO IT'S
SIDE WHILE PUSHING SNOW FROM THE SHOULDER OF 33RD STREET, OR WEST SUMMITT STREET IN THE AREA OF MAQUOKETA LIVESTOCK SALES.
RUBEL GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE SOFT SHOULDER, TIPPING THE TRUCK
ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE WAS NOT HURT.
THE MAQUOKETA YMCA HEATER FOR THE POOL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
ESTIMATED COST, BETWEEN 16 AND 33-THOUSAND DOLLARS, DEPENDING
ON IF THEY GET A HIGH EFFICIENCY UNIT OR NOT. THE WATER IS 78 DEGREES WHICH IS OK FOR LAP SWIMMING BUT CHILLY FOR SWIM
LESSONS. THE PRESENT ONE IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND THE PROBLEM MAY BE BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW.
MAURICE "BUBBLE" CONNOLLY, AGE 90, OF BERNARD, DIED WEDNESDAY
AT SHADY REST CARE IN DUBUQUE. HE WAS A LIFELONG FARMER.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE, AND 3 CHILDREN, INCLUDING JUDI
CONNOLLY-TRENKAMP OF MAQUOKETA.
KMAQ STATION MANAGER LEIGHTON HEPKER HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY ON THE HOSPITAL BOARD. HE WAS THE ONLY APPLICANT
FOR THE POSITION THAT CAME ABOUT WHEN BOARD MEMBER GLORIA JORGENSEN RESIGNED HER SEAT TO FILL A FULL 6 YEAR TERM VACANCY ON THE BOARD. JORGENSEN'S SEAT WOULD HAVE EXPIRED IN 4 YEARS.
HEPKER WILL START JANUARY 1 AND HE WILL SERVE UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2016. HEPKER SERVED AS MAYOR FOR 5 YEARS IN THE 80'S AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT
COMMISSION.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
JACKSON COUNTY ENGINEER CLARK SCHLOZ TOLD KMAQ NEWS THAT
SECONDARY ROAD EMPLOYEES WILL BE WORKING TOMORROW IN AN EFFORT TO CLEAR SNOW FROM THE RURAL ROADS. UNFORTUNATELY
THE COUNTY WILL BE WITHOUT THE SERVICES OF ONE OF THEIR SNOW PLOWS. JUST AFTER 10:30 THIS MORNING A FREIGHTLINER SNOW PLOW
TRUCK, OPERATED BY TERRY RUBEL OF MAQUOKETAA, TIPPED ONTO IT'S
SIDE WHILE PUSHING SNOW FROM THE SHOULDER OF 33RD STREET, OR WEST SUMMITT STREET IN THE AREA OF MAQUOKETA LIVESTOCK SALES.
RUBEL GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE SOFT SHOULDER, TIPPING THE TRUCK
ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE WAS NOT HURT.
THE MAQUOKETA YMCA HEATER FOR THE POOL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
ESTIMATED COST, BETWEEN 16 AND 33-THOUSAND DOLLARS, DEPENDING
ON IF THEY GET A HIGH EFFICIENCY UNIT OR NOT. THE WATER IS 78 DEGREES WHICH IS OK FOR LAP SWIMMING BUT CHILLY FOR SWIM
LESSONS. THE PRESENT ONE IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND THE PROBLEM MAY BE BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW.
MAURICE "BUBBLE" CONNOLLY, AGE 90, OF BERNARD, DIED WEDNESDAY
AT SHADY REST CARE IN DUBUQUE. HE WAS A LIFELONG FARMER.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE, AND 3 CHILDREN, INCLUDING JUDI
CONNOLLY-TRENKAMP OF MAQUOKETA.
KMAQ STATION MANAGER LEIGHTON HEPKER HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY ON THE HOSPITAL BOARD. HE WAS THE ONLY APPLICANT
FOR THE POSITION THAT CAME ABOUT WHEN BOARD MEMBER GLORIA JORGENSEN RESIGNED HER SEAT TO FILL A FULL 6 YEAR TERM VACANCY ON THE BOARD. JORGENSEN'S SEAT WOULD HAVE EXPIRED IN 4 YEARS.
HEPKER WILL START JANUARY 1 AND HE WILL SERVE UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2016. HEPKER SERVED AS MAYOR FOR 5 YEARS IN THE 80'S AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT
COMMISSION.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, December 20, 2012
SO COLD.! SO WINDY!
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A WHITE CHRISTMAS!
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND HIGH OF 19. TOMORROW NIGHT A LOW OF 4.
AND SO MUCH FOR THE WEATHER!
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MET IN A SPEICIAL CLOSED-DOOR MEETING
(FOR MOST PART) AND THEN ANNOUNCED AFTER THAT THE CITY VOTED
4 TO 2 (THEDE ABSENT) TO PURCHASE THE DECKER HOTEL AND RESTAURANT SO IT WILL NOT BE SOLD BY A DUBUQUE CREDIT UNION AND
TURNED INTO LOW INCOME APARTMENTS.
THE CITY WILL TRY NOW TO SELL IT TO SOMEONE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
OPERATE IT AS A HOTEL AND RESTAURANT.
THANKS TO OUR MAYOR, THE 1876 HISTORIC BUILDING WILL CONTINUE TO
BE A MAJOR FEATURE OF DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
IT WOULD COST MILLIONS TO BUILD ONE LIKE IT. I BELIEVE WITH GOOD MANAGEMENT AND NEW IDEAS, IT WILL SOME DAY AGAIN BE A PROFITABLE
BUSINESS.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL CLUB HOPE HOSTED A MINI-DANCE MARATHON LAST SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND RAISED
$9,711. THE MONEY GOES TO THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK. GREAT JOB CLUB HOPE!
SPORTS .. THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM WON THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON AT DEWITT TUESDAY NIGHT, IN OT,
39 TO 31. THE BOYS LOST LATER THAT NIGHT ON THE SAME SABER GYM, 47 TO 44.
BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, THE JUDGING OF THE KMAQ CHRISTMAS
LIGHTING CONTEST HAS BEEN DELAYED. WE HOPE TO HAVE THE JUDGING COMPLETED AND WINNERS ANNOUNCED BY THE END OF THE WEEK,.
HAPPY SNOW TRAILS TO YOU!
DENNIS VOY
IT WAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS(ACTUALY LAST NIGHT) AND AT KMAQ, THE AUTOMATION SYSTEM WAS PLAYING CHRISTMAS MUSIC WHILE THE STAFF WAS AT BUDDE'S HOMETOWN RESTAURANT IN PRESTON. THERE IS NO RESTAURANT IN IOWA THAT HAS MORE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS THAN BUDDE'S, ESPECIALLY INSIDE.THE VOY 3 THEATRE SCREENS WERE DARK. THE THEATRE CLOSED FOR THE SPEICIAL EVENT.
THERE WERE 5 TABLES AND WE WERE THE LAST TO BE SEATED!
TRIMMINGS. AND OH THE FOOD WAS GOOD.
32 DEGREES AND SNOWING....BUT WE ALL MADE IT FINE.
NANCY'S HOUSE, FOR.....GRASSHOPPERS.....CAKE AND ICE CREAM.
WAS OVER!
AND EVERYONE THEN WENT HOME AND SETTLED DOWN FOR A LONG WINTER'S NIGHT.
WELL...IT REALLY WASN'T WINTER (BEGINS AT 5:12 TOMOROW MORNING)....
BUT THE NIGHT WAS A WINTER ONE ALRIGHT!
WE AT KMAQ AND THE THEATRE ALL LIKE CHRISTMAS...AND CHRISTMAS PARTIES!
CLICK-ON THE ABOVE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
CLOUDY, COLD DAY TODAY. STILL PREDICTING SNOW TOMORROW
NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING....5,6,7 OR MORE INCHES.
JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THE "FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLIE SHOW" ON
KMAQ.....WE AGAIN THIS YEAR ARE AIRING AN OLD TIME RADIO CHRISTMAS
SHOW AT 3:05 EVERY AFTERNOON.
BIG DOUBLE-HEADER BASKETBALL GAMES TONIGHT ON KMAQ .... THE CARDINALS AT DEWITT. GIRLS GAME AT 6 AND BOYS GAME AT 7:30.....BOTH ON KMAQ-FM TONIGHT AND ON OUR INTERNET SITE. MATT CLARK AT
THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIKE.
LAST NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT THE DECKER HOTEL AT THEIR MEETING. THE COUNCIL THIS WEEK WILL CONSIDER BUYING THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT FROM A DUBUQUE CREDIT UNION.
MAYOR DON SCHWENKER HAS CALLED FOR A CLOSED SESSION AT
6:30 TOMORROW NIGHT AT CITY HALL TO DISCUSS THE MATTER.
A CLOSED SESSION IN DEALING WITH REAL ESTATE IS ALLOWED BY
LAW. THE MAYOR PROPOSED THE CITY PURCHASE THE HOTEL WHICH IS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FROM DUPACO CREDIT UNION. HE SAID DUPACO HAS SOMEONE INTERESTED IN BUYING THE HOTEL AND TURNING IT INTO LOW-INCOME APARTMENTS. THE MAYOR SAID WITH THE PUSH TO RENOVATE DOWNTOWN, HE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THE PROPERTY TURNED INTO APARTMENTS. HE SUGGESTED THE CITY BUY IT AND LOOK FOR A BUYER. THE CREDIT UNION TOLD CITY OFFICIALS
THEY WOULD GIVE THE CITY 4 OR 5 DAYS TO PURCHASE IT
OR FIND A BUYER. THE MAYOR CALLED IT A LANDMARK, A CROWN JEWEL AND A TOURIST ATTRACTION. I AGREE! AND I'VE HEARD IT CAN BE
PURCHASED AT A BARGAIN PRICE. IT HAS 18 ROOMS WHICH NOT THAT LONG AGO WERE ALL GUTTED AND MADE LIKE NEW. THERE IS AN APARTMENT ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THE RESTAURANT IS MODERN, THE LOBBY IS NICE AND THERE IS A BAR IN THE BASEMENT. THE ELEVATOR
NEEDS WORK. SO.....ANYONE OUT THERE WANTING TO COME BACK TO
MAQUOKETA AND GET INTO BUSINESS....HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. EMAIL
ME AND I'LL GET YOU IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WITH MORE INFORMATION. THE CURRENT OWNER IS MIKE MILEN OF PLATTEVILLE,
WISCONSIN AND HE HAS INDICATED TO THE MAYOR THAT HE WILL HAVE TO GIVE THE PROPERTY BACK TO THE CREDIT UNION. MEANWHILE, THE DECKER REMAINS OPEN AS USUAL AND IT WILL BE OPEN THROUGH THE HOLIDAY TO HAVE SCHEDULED PARTIES, ETC.
IN A RELATED BUSINESS MATTER, LAST NIGHT COUNCILMAN TROY THEDE
(WHO SOLD THE DECKER TO MILEN) SAID THE HOTEL "THE COMFORT INN"
AT MAQUOKETA (HE IS OWNER OR PART OWNER) WILL JOIN ANOTHER
FRANCHISE AT THE END OF DECEMBER. IT WILL BECOME A "CORNERSTONE INN"....A NEW FRANCHISE THAT WILL BE LESS COSTLY TO BE AFFILIATED WITH.
ONE OF THE CHILDREN KILLED IN THE NEWTOWN SHOOTING HAD TIES
TO JACKSON COUNTY. AVIELLE RICHMAN, AGE 6, IS THE DAUGHTER OF
JENNIFER HENSEL WHO GREW UP IN SABULA AND GRADUATED FROM EAST
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN MILES. MRS. HENSEL'S PARENTS STILL LIVE
IN SABULA AND THEY FLEW TO CONNECTICUT OVER THE WEEKEND TO BE
WITH THE FAMILY.
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
DENNIS VOY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING....5,6,7 OR MORE INCHES.
JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THE "FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLIE SHOW" ON
KMAQ.....WE AGAIN THIS YEAR ARE AIRING AN OLD TIME RADIO CHRISTMAS
SHOW AT 3:05 EVERY AFTERNOON.
BIG DOUBLE-HEADER BASKETBALL GAMES TONIGHT ON KMAQ .... THE CARDINALS AT DEWITT. GIRLS GAME AT 6 AND BOYS GAME AT 7:30.....BOTH ON KMAQ-FM TONIGHT AND ON OUR INTERNET SITE. MATT CLARK AT
THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIKE.
LAST NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT THE DECKER HOTEL AT THEIR MEETING. THE COUNCIL THIS WEEK WILL CONSIDER BUYING THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT FROM A DUBUQUE CREDIT UNION.
MAYOR DON SCHWENKER HAS CALLED FOR A CLOSED SESSION AT
6:30 TOMORROW NIGHT AT CITY HALL TO DISCUSS THE MATTER.
A CLOSED SESSION IN DEALING WITH REAL ESTATE IS ALLOWED BY
LAW. THE MAYOR PROPOSED THE CITY PURCHASE THE HOTEL WHICH IS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FROM DUPACO CREDIT UNION. HE SAID DUPACO HAS SOMEONE INTERESTED IN BUYING THE HOTEL AND TURNING IT INTO LOW-INCOME APARTMENTS. THE MAYOR SAID WITH THE PUSH TO RENOVATE DOWNTOWN, HE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THE PROPERTY TURNED INTO APARTMENTS. HE SUGGESTED THE CITY BUY IT AND LOOK FOR A BUYER. THE CREDIT UNION TOLD CITY OFFICIALS
THEY WOULD GIVE THE CITY 4 OR 5 DAYS TO PURCHASE IT
OR FIND A BUYER. THE MAYOR CALLED IT A LANDMARK, A CROWN JEWEL AND A TOURIST ATTRACTION. I AGREE! AND I'VE HEARD IT CAN BE
PURCHASED AT A BARGAIN PRICE. IT HAS 18 ROOMS WHICH NOT THAT LONG AGO WERE ALL GUTTED AND MADE LIKE NEW. THERE IS AN APARTMENT ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THE RESTAURANT IS MODERN, THE LOBBY IS NICE AND THERE IS A BAR IN THE BASEMENT. THE ELEVATOR
NEEDS WORK. SO.....ANYONE OUT THERE WANTING TO COME BACK TO
MAQUOKETA AND GET INTO BUSINESS....HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. EMAIL
ME AND I'LL GET YOU IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WITH MORE INFORMATION. THE CURRENT OWNER IS MIKE MILEN OF PLATTEVILLE,
WISCONSIN AND HE HAS INDICATED TO THE MAYOR THAT HE WILL HAVE TO GIVE THE PROPERTY BACK TO THE CREDIT UNION. MEANWHILE, THE DECKER REMAINS OPEN AS USUAL AND IT WILL BE OPEN THROUGH THE HOLIDAY TO HAVE SCHEDULED PARTIES, ETC.
IN A RELATED BUSINESS MATTER, LAST NIGHT COUNCILMAN TROY THEDE
(WHO SOLD THE DECKER TO MILEN) SAID THE HOTEL "THE COMFORT INN"
AT MAQUOKETA (HE IS OWNER OR PART OWNER) WILL JOIN ANOTHER
FRANCHISE AT THE END OF DECEMBER. IT WILL BECOME A "CORNERSTONE INN"....A NEW FRANCHISE THAT WILL BE LESS COSTLY TO BE AFFILIATED WITH.
ONE OF THE CHILDREN KILLED IN THE NEWTOWN SHOOTING HAD TIES
TO JACKSON COUNTY. AVIELLE RICHMAN, AGE 6, IS THE DAUGHTER OF
JENNIFER HENSEL WHO GREW UP IN SABULA AND GRADUATED FROM EAST
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN MILES. MRS. HENSEL'S PARENTS STILL LIVE
IN SABULA AND THEY FLEW TO CONNECTICUT OVER THE WEEKEND TO BE
WITH THE FAMILY.
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
DENNIS VOY
DENTAL OFFICE BUILDING IS LOCATED. IT SHOWED A FINAL MOVIE ON THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 31, 1973. I OWNED IT FOR 3 MONTHS, PRIOR TO
OPENING THE VOY THEATRE IN MARCH OF 1973. THE VOY 3 WILL BE 40 YEARS OLD IN MARCH.
THE OTHER THEATRE WAS THE "CHIEF" AND WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE VOY 3 THEATRE. THE FRONT OF THAT BUILDING IS NOW FOR RENT BY
ME AND THE REAR OF IT IS WHERE THE VOY 3 AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED.
BACK IN THE EARLY 50'S, THE "CHIEF" WAS IN OPERATION ONLY A FEW YEARS.
AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, WE SELL A LOT OF GIFT CARDS FOR THE VOY 3.
KENNY WIDEL OF MAQUOKETA YESTERDAY BROUGHT IN A COUPON BOOK
HE FOUND, CALLED "BOOK OF HAPPINESS" THAT WAS SOLD AT CHRISTMAS TIME IN THE EARLY 50'S. IT SOLD FOR $2.50 AND INCLUDED BOTH 10-CENT
AND 5-CENT COUPONS. A NICE BOOK! NO GIFT "CARDS" IN THOSE DAYS FOR THE "PASTIME" OR THE "CHIEF".
ONE BOOK PROBABLY WAS ENOUGH TO GO TO A MOVIE THOSE DAYS AND
HAVE COUPONS LEFT OVER FOR POP, POPCORN AND CANDY.
THIS CHRISTMAS, WE (VOY 3) ARE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO PLAY THE NEW HIT MOVIE "LINCOLN" RATED PG-13. IN FACT, IT STARTS THIS FRIDAY. AN EXCELLENT MOVIE THAT WILL BE GETTING A LOT OF AWARDS IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.
CLICK ON THE COUPON BOOK AND COUPONS ABOVE TO MAKE READING EASIER.
SEE YOU AT THE MOVIES!
THE BIG THEATRE SCREEN IS THE BEST PLACE TO ENJOY MOVIE!
DENNIS VOY
Monday, December 17, 2012
COLD TODAY...HIGH OF 29.
LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING.
MORE SNOW, POSSIBLY INCHES, LATE WEDNEDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING.
AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY IT WILL STICK AROUND AND PROVIDE
A WHITE CHRISTMAS IN MAQUOKETA.
ON THE KMAQ JUST TALK SHOW TODAY, WE LEARNED THAT THE
CHARLIE DANIELS BAND WILL BE THE HEADLINER ENTERTAINMENT ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR NEXT SUMMER.
THEY SHOULD DRAW A CROWD!! THAT'S ON JULY 28TH.
ALSO IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT NEW REST ROOMS/SHOWERS
WILL BE IN A NEW BUILDING NEAR VOLUNTEER HALL AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING TOMORROW.
IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL , LAST FRIDAY NIGHT, THE CARDINALS BOYS BEAT DYERSVILLE 50 TO 48. THE GIRLS THERE, LOST 51 TO 40.
THE BOYS ARE NOW 3 AND 3 AND THE GIRLS ARE 0 AND 8.
IN WRESTLING, IN THE SABER INVITATIONAL SATURDAY AT DEWITT, WITH A DOZEN TEAMS COMPETING....THE CARDINAL GRAPPLERS FINISHED IN 3RD
PLACE. MAQUOKETA HAD ONE CHAMPION, JACOB KLOFT AT 138-POUNDS.
THE HIGH SCHOOL BOWLERS WERE IN A TRIANGULAR AT MARION FRIDAY.
IN THE BOYS ACTION, THE CARDS FINISHED SECOND AND IN THE GIRLS
COMPETITION, THE CARDINALS FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE.
ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE....THE ROTARY SITE HAS BEEN UPDATED
WITH A NEW SILENT AUCTION ITEM....AND PHOTOS OF THE TWO
CITIZENS OF THE WEEK....A PHOTO OF THE OWNER OF THE BAKERY....
AND A PHOTO OF THE ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK.
WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE BLUE ROTARY WHEEL.
AND.. ALSO ON THE HOME PAGE, CLICK-ON THE HOME DECORATION
BUTTON FOR THE PHOTOS OF THE 13 HOMES ENTERED IN THE KMAQ
HOME DECORATING CONTEST. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED
LATER THIS WEEK.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING.
MORE SNOW, POSSIBLY INCHES, LATE WEDNEDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING.
AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY IT WILL STICK AROUND AND PROVIDE
A WHITE CHRISTMAS IN MAQUOKETA.
ON THE KMAQ JUST TALK SHOW TODAY, WE LEARNED THAT THE
CHARLIE DANIELS BAND WILL BE THE HEADLINER ENTERTAINMENT ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR NEXT SUMMER.
THEY SHOULD DRAW A CROWD!! THAT'S ON JULY 28TH.
ALSO IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT NEW REST ROOMS/SHOWERS
WILL BE IN A NEW BUILDING NEAR VOLUNTEER HALL AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING TOMORROW.
IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL , LAST FRIDAY NIGHT, THE CARDINALS BOYS BEAT DYERSVILLE 50 TO 48. THE GIRLS THERE, LOST 51 TO 40.
THE BOYS ARE NOW 3 AND 3 AND THE GIRLS ARE 0 AND 8.
IN WRESTLING, IN THE SABER INVITATIONAL SATURDAY AT DEWITT, WITH A DOZEN TEAMS COMPETING....THE CARDINAL GRAPPLERS FINISHED IN 3RD
PLACE. MAQUOKETA HAD ONE CHAMPION, JACOB KLOFT AT 138-POUNDS.
THE HIGH SCHOOL BOWLERS WERE IN A TRIANGULAR AT MARION FRIDAY.
IN THE BOYS ACTION, THE CARDS FINISHED SECOND AND IN THE GIRLS
COMPETITION, THE CARDINALS FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE.
ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE....THE ROTARY SITE HAS BEEN UPDATED
WITH A NEW SILENT AUCTION ITEM....AND PHOTOS OF THE TWO
CITIZENS OF THE WEEK....A PHOTO OF THE OWNER OF THE BAKERY....
AND A PHOTO OF THE ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK.
WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE BLUE ROTARY WHEEL.
AND.. ALSO ON THE HOME PAGE, CLICK-ON THE HOME DECORATION
BUTTON FOR THE PHOTOS OF THE 13 HOMES ENTERED IN THE KMAQ
HOME DECORATING CONTEST. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED
LATER THIS WEEK.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Sunday, December 16, 2012
BEFORE OR JUST AFTER CHRISTMAS....I'M NOT SURE WHICH. HAD A NICE
TIME. ABOUT 10 FROM MAQUOKETA WERE THERE. WE FLEW INTO
ORLANDO AND RENTED A CAR AND BEFORE COMING HOME, SPENT SOME
TIME AT DISNEYWORLD AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS...A FIRST FOR ME.
I TOOK THE PHOTO ABOVE. THEY LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD AND ENJOY
FLORIDA AND WILL CELERATE MORE ON A CRUISE WITH THE TWO BOYS AND
SIX GRANDKIDS. WE TALKED A LITTLE ABOUT THE GOOD OLE' KFC DAYS
IN MAQUOKETA WHEN DEAN AND I OWNED THE KFC RESTAURANT HERE FOR 20 YEARS, STARTING IN 1980. WE STILL LIKE "FINGER LICKIN' GOOD CHICKEN! ORLANDO IS SOMETHING ELSE...WAS THANKFUL FOR MY GPS.
WEATHER WAS GREAT DOWN THERE...WARMER THAN USUAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR.
WAS GOOD TRIP. . BUT GOOD TO GET BACK HOME!
FRIDAY NIGHT HERE IN MAQUOKETA, THE CARDINAL BOYS WERE DOWN BY 10 POINTS LATE IN THE GAME, AND WON IN THE FINAL COUPLE MINUTES BY 2 POINTS, OVER DYERSVILLE BECKMAN. SORRY I MISSED THE GAME.
FRIDAY, I RANG THE SALVATION ARMY BELL FOR AN HOUR AT FAREWAY.
HAD NOT DONE THAT IN A LONG TIME. MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT THE
FIRST SALVATION ARMY CITADEL WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WAS HERE
IN MAQUOKETA, COMPLETE WITH A STAFF AND BAND. THE BUILDING WAS MOVED TO HORSESHOE POND PARK AND IS BEING USED TODAY.
MORE ABOUT THE SALVATION ARMY KETTLE. AN ANONYMOUS DONOR ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, DROPPED A GOLD COIN WORTH MORE THAN $1,500 IN THE LITTTLE RED KETTLE AT WAL-MART HERE IN MAQUOKETA. IT WAS WRAPPED IN A DOLLAR BILL WITH THE USE OF SCOTCH TAPE.
THERE WAS LOTS OF FUN WITH THE 12-12-12 DAY. HERE, BOB HEAD
CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY THAT DAY...I THINK 74, MAYBE 75.
THE KMAQ 2ND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS HOME DECORATING CONTEST HAS ENDED AND WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER THIS WEEK. THIS YEAR, ONLY 13 ENTRIES. ALL 13 HOMES WILL BE UP ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE
TOMORROW....TAKE A LOOK THEN. JUST CLICK-ON THE DECORATION BUTTON. EVERYONE WILL GET A PRIZE. THE $65 ENTRY FEE MONEY KMAQ WILL BE PUT IN THE SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS KETTLE.
THE FREE CHRISTMAS DINNER THIS CHRISTMAS DAY WILL FROM 11:30 A.M. UNTIL 1 P.M. AT THE EAGLES CLUB AOND SPONSORED BY THE EAGLES AND THE EAST IRON HILL CHURCH.
THE MAQUOKETA LIONS CLUB HELD A HOLD-UM CARDS TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT AT THE EAGLES AND DAVE TOOK SOME PHOTOS OF WINNERS AND OTHERS, SHOWN BELOW.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK!
DENNIS VOY
2012 Lions Club Texas Hold'em Tournament
David Voy attended the 2012 Maquoketa Lions Texas Hold'em Tournament.
Held at the Eagles Club Benefitting Maquoketa Community Cupboard & TOYS for TOTS on Saturday Dec. 15th.
He took some photos and made some Desgins for the Top 3 Winners.
Photos Listed Below.
Photos LINK
and
Facebook PUBLIC Link to Photos.
2012 - Maquoketa Lions Club - Texas Hold'em Tournament Photos
Thursday, December 06, 2012
47 TODAY'S HIGH
TOMORROW, 43
SATURDAY, 41
SUNDAY, 38 AND RAIN, MAYBE SOME SNOW
THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA WAS GIVEN THE CLINTON ENGINES LAND
IN 1999. SOME CLEAN-UP WAS DONE BUT MORE IS NECESSARY TO
GET A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH FROM THE IOWA DNR.
THE COUNCIL AGREED TO PAY $46,594 TO A COMPANY TO DO SITE
ASSESSMENT. THEY WILL ASSESS THE CITY'S 7 ACRES AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S 4 ACRES.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS WILL BE IN A WAMAC DOUBLE-DUAL
TONIGHT AT ANAMOSA. MAQUOKETA CO-WRESTLING COACH DARYL SCHEPERS SAYS HE LIKES THE ATTITUDE OF THIS YEAR'S SQUAD. HE
SAYS TEAM MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THEIR TEAMMATES.
ONLY 6 HOMES HAVE BEEN SIGNED-UP FOR THE KMAQ HOME LIGHTING
CONTEST SO FAR. THERE ARE PRIZES FOR THE TOP 15.
PASS THE WORD ABOUT THE CONTEST TO
FRIENDS OR NEIGHBORS YOU KNOW THAT HAVE A NICE FRONT YARD
DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS.
THERE WILL NOT BE A "DAILY REPORT" FOR A FEW DAYS WHILE I'M ON A SHORT VACATION.
DENNIS VOY
TOMORROW, 43
SATURDAY, 41
SUNDAY, 38 AND RAIN, MAYBE SOME SNOW
THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA WAS GIVEN THE CLINTON ENGINES LAND
IN 1999. SOME CLEAN-UP WAS DONE BUT MORE IS NECESSARY TO
GET A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH FROM THE IOWA DNR.
THE COUNCIL AGREED TO PAY $46,594 TO A COMPANY TO DO SITE
ASSESSMENT. THEY WILL ASSESS THE CITY'S 7 ACRES AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S 4 ACRES.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS WILL BE IN A WAMAC DOUBLE-DUAL
TONIGHT AT ANAMOSA. MAQUOKETA CO-WRESTLING COACH DARYL SCHEPERS SAYS HE LIKES THE ATTITUDE OF THIS YEAR'S SQUAD. HE
SAYS TEAM MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THEIR TEAMMATES.
ONLY 6 HOMES HAVE BEEN SIGNED-UP FOR THE KMAQ HOME LIGHTING
CONTEST SO FAR. THERE ARE PRIZES FOR THE TOP 15.
PASS THE WORD ABOUT THE CONTEST TO
FRIENDS OR NEIGHBORS YOU KNOW THAT HAVE A NICE FRONT YARD
DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS.
THERE WILL NOT BE A "DAILY REPORT" FOR A FEW DAYS WHILE I'M ON A SHORT VACATION.
DENNIS VOY
Second photo is from hallway looking into an apartment. The living room is straight
ahead...kitchen to right...and bedroom and bath around the corner.
Above, is Nate Gjerstad, Manager of Clover Ridge, and another look at the large
family room.
It is a beautiful new addition! If you didn't get a chance to see it this afternoon, stop up and someone will be glad to give you a tour.
Click-on photos to enlarge them!
More progress in Maquoketa
-shelter room and big-screen T V room with both stairway and elevator to get to it.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
CLOUDY AND COLD TODAY! ENOUGH SAID.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL SPLIT A VOTE MONDAY NIGHT ON A CITY REQUEST TO INCREASE THE COST OF POSTING NOTICES ON DOORS OF THOSE WHO HAVEN'T PAID THEIR WATER BILL AND SEWER BILL.
THE INCREASE WAS TO BE FROM $20 TO $40. THE VOTE WAS 3 TO 3
WITH COUNCILMAN CHAD STEFFEN ABSENT FROM MEETING. THE ORDINACE CAN BE BROUGHT BACK FOR DISCUSSION IF STEFFEN REQUESTS IT.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER:
CHRIS BAKER AT 809 SOUTH FOURTH STREET SAID SOMEONE TRIED TO
BREAK INTO THE GARAGE SATURDAY.
JESSICA ONKEN AT 109 WEST MAPLE REPORTED A LAPTOP COMPUTER WAS
STOLEN FROM HER RESIDENCE ON SATURDAY.
AND COURTNEY MORTENSON AT 1205 EAST PLATT, #130, REPORTED TO THE LAW CENTER THAT HER PURSE WAS TAKEN FROM HER VEHICLE ON
SATURDAY.
IN BASKETBALL LAST NIGHT, SOLON DEFEATED THE CARDINAL BOYS,
68 TO 41. TRENT BOLLMAN WAS HIGH WITH 29 POINTS.
SOLON ALSO WON THE GIRLS GAME, 66 TO 28.
HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AT TIMBER LANES, IN BOYS COMPETITION, WESTERN DUBUQUE DEFEATED
THE CARDINALS 2885 TO 2631 PINS.
THE BOBCAT GIRLS ALSO WON OVER MAQUOKETA, 2118 TO 1982.
THE FIRST ENTRIES (AND PHOTOS) IN THE KMAQ HOME LIGHTING CONTEST ARE NOW ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE. GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND
CLICK-ON THE CHRISTMAS DECORATION BUTTON.
THE ROTARY WEB SITE UPDATE (KMAQ HOME PAGE, CLICK-ON BLUE ROTARY WHEEL) INCLUDES A SILENT AUCTION ITEM WORTH AROUND $100 WITH THE TOP BID RIGHT NOW OF $25. ALSO A COUPLE PHOTOS OF LONGTIME MAQUOKETA BUSINESS PEOPLE. A PICTURE TOO OF ANGELA
PETIT WHO SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON COUNTY.
HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
HEY...IT'S TIME TO BAKE SOME CHRISTMAS COOKIES.
DENNIS VOY
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL SPLIT A VOTE MONDAY NIGHT ON A CITY REQUEST TO INCREASE THE COST OF POSTING NOTICES ON DOORS OF THOSE WHO HAVEN'T PAID THEIR WATER BILL AND SEWER BILL.
THE INCREASE WAS TO BE FROM $20 TO $40. THE VOTE WAS 3 TO 3
WITH COUNCILMAN CHAD STEFFEN ABSENT FROM MEETING. THE ORDINACE CAN BE BROUGHT BACK FOR DISCUSSION IF STEFFEN REQUESTS IT.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER:
CHRIS BAKER AT 809 SOUTH FOURTH STREET SAID SOMEONE TRIED TO
BREAK INTO THE GARAGE SATURDAY.
JESSICA ONKEN AT 109 WEST MAPLE REPORTED A LAPTOP COMPUTER WAS
STOLEN FROM HER RESIDENCE ON SATURDAY.
AND COURTNEY MORTENSON AT 1205 EAST PLATT, #130, REPORTED TO THE LAW CENTER THAT HER PURSE WAS TAKEN FROM HER VEHICLE ON
SATURDAY.
IN BASKETBALL LAST NIGHT, SOLON DEFEATED THE CARDINAL BOYS,
68 TO 41. TRENT BOLLMAN WAS HIGH WITH 29 POINTS.
SOLON ALSO WON THE GIRLS GAME, 66 TO 28.
HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AT TIMBER LANES, IN BOYS COMPETITION, WESTERN DUBUQUE DEFEATED
THE CARDINALS 2885 TO 2631 PINS.
THE BOBCAT GIRLS ALSO WON OVER MAQUOKETA, 2118 TO 1982.
THE FIRST ENTRIES (AND PHOTOS) IN THE KMAQ HOME LIGHTING CONTEST ARE NOW ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE. GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND
CLICK-ON THE CHRISTMAS DECORATION BUTTON.
THE ROTARY WEB SITE UPDATE (KMAQ HOME PAGE, CLICK-ON BLUE ROTARY WHEEL) INCLUDES A SILENT AUCTION ITEM WORTH AROUND $100 WITH THE TOP BID RIGHT NOW OF $25. ALSO A COUPLE PHOTOS OF LONGTIME MAQUOKETA BUSINESS PEOPLE. A PICTURE TOO OF ANGELA
PETIT WHO SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON COUNTY.
HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
HEY...IT'S TIME TO BAKE SOME CHRISTMAS COOKIES.
DENNIS VOY
OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. AND A GRAND RE-OPENING EVENT IS BEING HELD
THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT AND
AND NOW...TWO DRIVE-UP LANES FOR FASTER SERVICE!
MAQUOKETA NOW HAS ONE OF THE BEST McDONALDS IN THE COUNTRY!
YES....MORE PROGRESS FOR OUR CITY!
CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
NICE DAY TODAY...SUNNY AND HIGH OF 54.
NOW..COOLER WEATHER FOR REST OF THE WEEK.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND HIGH OF 41.
WE MAY GET FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON EARLY NEXT WEEK.
NEW CAMERAS AND DIGITAL EQUIPMENT WILL BE INSTALLED FOR THE LOCAL ACCESS CHANNEL IN MAQUOKETA.
THE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT APPROVED A BID FOR $105,114 TO DO THE UPGRADE. GLENN BARTELT, CABLE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN, SAID THE MONEY WILL COME FROM THE 5 PERCENT SUBSCRIBER FEE MEDIACOM
CUSTOMER S PAY FOR THE LOCAL ACCESS CHANNEL. CITY MANAGER
BRIAN WAGNER SAID THERE IS $170,000 IN THAT FUND.
THE MCHS DANCE AND DRILL TEAM TOOK SOME TOP HONORS AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DES MOINES LAST WEEK. THEY TOOK FIRST PLACE
IN CLASS 4 HIP-HOP AND FOURTH PLACE IN CLASS XI POM DIVISION.
THE NEWS RELEASE BY THE SCHOOL DID NOT LIST THE NAMES.
SORRY.
CHRISTMAS IS 3 WEEKS AWAY!
DENNIS VOY
NOW..COOLER WEATHER FOR REST OF THE WEEK.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND HIGH OF 41.
WE MAY GET FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON EARLY NEXT WEEK.
NEW CAMERAS AND DIGITAL EQUIPMENT WILL BE INSTALLED FOR THE LOCAL ACCESS CHANNEL IN MAQUOKETA.
THE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT APPROVED A BID FOR $105,114 TO DO THE UPGRADE. GLENN BARTELT, CABLE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN, SAID THE MONEY WILL COME FROM THE 5 PERCENT SUBSCRIBER FEE MEDIACOM
CUSTOMER S PAY FOR THE LOCAL ACCESS CHANNEL. CITY MANAGER
BRIAN WAGNER SAID THERE IS $170,000 IN THAT FUND.
THE MCHS DANCE AND DRILL TEAM TOOK SOME TOP HONORS AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DES MOINES LAST WEEK. THEY TOOK FIRST PLACE
IN CLASS 4 HIP-HOP AND FOURTH PLACE IN CLASS XI POM DIVISION.
THE NEWS RELEASE BY THE SCHOOL DID NOT LIST THE NAMES.
SORRY.
CHRISTMAS IS 3 WEEKS AWAY!
DENNIS VOY
Monday, December 03, 2012
THE RECORD FOR TODAY WAS 65 IN 1982. WE STARTED THE DAY
WITH HEAVY FOG, HAD A MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY AND TIED THE RECORD.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 55 AND THE REST OF THE WEEK IN THE 40'S.
A CLINTON MAN FACES SIX CHARGES, INCLUDING BITING JACKSON
COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF BRANSON BECK IN THE LOWER RIGHT
LEG. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT AROUND 8 P.M. LAST NIGHT
AT 1519 HIGHWAY 67 NEAR SABULA, WHEN BECK AND SABULA POLICE CHIEF JOSH KILBURG TRIED TO ARREST THE 26-YEAR OLD CLINTON MAN ON A COUPLE COUNTS OF BURGLARY IN THE SECOND DEGREE. BECK
USED A TASER ON THE MAN AND MADE THE ARREST.
IN LOCAL SPORTS NEWS THE PAST WEEK, THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS OFF TO A BAD START, LOOSING THEIR FIRST 4 GAMES.
THE BOYS BEAT MARION IN THEIR INITIAL GAME OF THE SEASON, BY ONE
POINT AND THE WRESTLERS WERE IN THE CASCADE TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY AND WON 5 AND LOST NONE.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
THE KMAQ TRAVEL XMAS BRANSON TRIP LAST WEEK WENT WELL....GOOD SHOWS, GOOD FOOD AND GOOD WEATHER. AND NO "DAILY REPORTS".
BRANSON WAS BUSY AND STILL CLEANING UP AFTER THE SUMMER
TORNADO. BUT, I NOTICED 3 THEATRES FOR SALE AND A BIG OUTLET
MALL HAS CLOSED. THERE TOO, BUSINESS COULD BE BETTER.
WE ATTENDED THE BROOKE BYAM COUNTRY CONCERT SATURDAY NIGHT
AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER. A VERY GOOD SHOW BY
BROOK AND FRIEND DUSTIN WEISE, BOTH NOW NASHVILLE ENTERTAINERS. NICE SINGING ALSO BY BROOKE'S GRANDPA, RED HENTON OF MAQUOKETA (AGE 93) AND HER MOTHER JUDY FROM CLINTON. GOOD TURNOUT....AROUND 500.
THEY GAVE THE SHOW A "STANDING OVATION" AT THE END. THE EVENT
WAS SPONSORED BY THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN
MAQUOKETA AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER BARB MAYBERRY SAID
THEY WILL PUT THE PROFITS TO GOOD USE IN THE CHURCH.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
WITH HEAVY FOG, HAD A MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY AND TIED THE RECORD.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 55 AND THE REST OF THE WEEK IN THE 40'S.
A CLINTON MAN FACES SIX CHARGES, INCLUDING BITING JACKSON
COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF BRANSON BECK IN THE LOWER RIGHT
LEG. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT AROUND 8 P.M. LAST NIGHT
AT 1519 HIGHWAY 67 NEAR SABULA, WHEN BECK AND SABULA POLICE CHIEF JOSH KILBURG TRIED TO ARREST THE 26-YEAR OLD CLINTON MAN ON A COUPLE COUNTS OF BURGLARY IN THE SECOND DEGREE. BECK
USED A TASER ON THE MAN AND MADE THE ARREST.
IN LOCAL SPORTS NEWS THE PAST WEEK, THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS OFF TO A BAD START, LOOSING THEIR FIRST 4 GAMES.
THE BOYS BEAT MARION IN THEIR INITIAL GAME OF THE SEASON, BY ONE
POINT AND THE WRESTLERS WERE IN THE CASCADE TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY AND WON 5 AND LOST NONE.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
THE KMAQ TRAVEL XMAS BRANSON TRIP LAST WEEK WENT WELL....GOOD SHOWS, GOOD FOOD AND GOOD WEATHER. AND NO "DAILY REPORTS".
BRANSON WAS BUSY AND STILL CLEANING UP AFTER THE SUMMER
TORNADO. BUT, I NOTICED 3 THEATRES FOR SALE AND A BIG OUTLET
MALL HAS CLOSED. THERE TOO, BUSINESS COULD BE BETTER.
WE ATTENDED THE BROOKE BYAM COUNTRY CONCERT SATURDAY NIGHT
AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER. A VERY GOOD SHOW BY
BROOK AND FRIEND DUSTIN WEISE, BOTH NOW NASHVILLE ENTERTAINERS. NICE SINGING ALSO BY BROOKE'S GRANDPA, RED HENTON OF MAQUOKETA (AGE 93) AND HER MOTHER JUDY FROM CLINTON. GOOD TURNOUT....AROUND 500.
THEY GAVE THE SHOW A "STANDING OVATION" AT THE END. THE EVENT
WAS SPONSORED BY THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN
MAQUOKETA AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER BARB MAYBERRY SAID
THEY WILL PUT THE PROFITS TO GOOD USE IN THE CHURCH.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
KMAQ TRAVEL
BRANSON CHRISTMAS TRIP
NOV 27-30, 2012
A FEW PHOTOS TAKEN BY ME
TOP PHOTO, DELORES AMBROSY OF ZWINGLE WITH BARBRA FAIRCHILD
WHO HAD THE HIT COUNTRY SONG
"THE TEDDYBEAR". JAKE AND JUDY BICKFORD ALONG ONE OF THE MANY HUGE CHRISTMAS TREES IN BRANSON. NEXT, ME SITTING BY THE FIREPLACE IN SHOJI TABUCHI'S MEN'S REST ROOM. THE POOL TABLE IN SHOJI'S MEN'S ROOM.
NANCY MOORE OF MAQUOKETA WITH
DANIEL O'DONNELL. AND ME WITH
DEBBIE BOONE, WHO WON A GRAMMY FOR "YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE" SONG.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME IN BRANSON
WITH EXCELLENT WEATHER.
DENNIS VOY
BRANSON CHRISTMAS TRIP
NOV 27-30, 2012
A FEW PHOTOS TAKEN BY ME
WHO HAD THE HIT COUNTRY SONG
"THE TEDDYBEAR". JAKE AND JUDY BICKFORD ALONG ONE OF THE MANY HUGE CHRISTMAS TREES IN BRANSON. NEXT, ME SITTING BY THE FIREPLACE IN SHOJI TABUCHI'S MEN'S REST ROOM. THE POOL TABLE IN SHOJI'S MEN'S ROOM.
NANCY MOORE OF MAQUOKETA WITH
DANIEL O'DONNELL. AND ME WITH
DEBBIE BOONE, WHO WON A GRAMMY FOR "YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE" SONG.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME IN BRANSON
WITH EXCELLENT WEATHER.
DENNIS VOY
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