WE HAD SUNSHINE THIS MORNING AND NOW CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
TOMORROW SHOULD BE SUNNY AND HIGH IN 40'S.

BOYS BASKETBALL LAST NIGHT...MAQUOKETA, HERE, BEAT MARION 61 TO
49. DEREK HOPSON SCORED 23 POINTS....HE HAD SIX 3-POINT BASKETS.
THE CARDINALS FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON, WITH A 16 AND 5 RECORD.
THE CARDINALS PLAY DUBUQUE WAHLERT MONDAY NIGHT IN TOURNAMENT
PLAY. EARLIER THIS SEASON, THEY BEAT THEM IN OVERTIME.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS PLAY THEIR TOURNAMENT OPENER AT DAVENPORT
ASSUMPTION TONIGHT AT 7. MAQUOKETA IS 5 AND 11 FOR SEASON AND
ASSUMPTION IS RANKED 4TH IN THE STATE WITH A 19 AND 2 RECORD. LEIGHTON HEPKER WILL HAVE THE GAME TONIGHT ON KMAQ-FM AND OUR INTERNET SITE....START AT 6:50 TONIGHT.

DAVID CLARK ROLLED AT 299 GAME MONDAY NIGHT IN THE BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL MILLER LITE LEAGUE AT TIMBER LANES IN MAQUOKETA.
TOO BAD. BUT, HE HAS HAD PERFECT GAMES BEFORE.

THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS SAID THIS WEEK THEY DO NOT PLAN
TO INCREASE TAXES THIS YEAR.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT A TRACTOR FIRE THIS MORNING AT THE DENGER FARM AT 15160 - 150TH STREET.

TWO ELVIS SHOWS COMING TO MAQUOKETA THIS MONTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 24TH, STARRING JUNIOR TANNER, AT TIMBER LANES.
SATURDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 25TH, STARRING JOSEPH HALL AT OHNWARD
FINE ARTS CENTER. "DON'T BE CRUEL"!

AN OPERA SHOW, "THE MAGIC FLUTE" WILL BE PUT ON SATURDAY, MARCH
10TH AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER....AT 7 P.M.
COMING SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH TO OHNWARD, "THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA"...AT 7 P.M.

LENT IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. ASH WEDNESDAY IS FEBRUARY 22ND.
SHROVE TUESDAY IS FEBRUARY 21ST AND THE ANNUAL ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH "SHROVE TUESDAY SUPPER" WILL BE THAT NIGHT FROM 4:30 UNTIL 7 P.M. AT THEIR NEW FELLOWSHIP HALL. HOMEMADE CHICKEN AND NOODLES.
FREE WILL OFFERING AND THE QUILT RAFFLE DRAWING.

THE 2012 SPRING TREE SALE IS ONE UNTIL MARCH 30TH AT THE JACKSON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT OFFICE ON EAST PLATT STREET
IN MAQUOKETAA. ALL KINDS OF TREES AT $20 FOR A BUNDLE OF 5.
OR EVERGREENS FOR $25 FOR A BUNDLE OF 5. GOT A PLACE TO PLANT
5 TREES? CALL 563-652-2337 FOR AN ORDER BLANK.

REMEMBER IN THE 70'S WHEN "THE KINGS FIVE" CAME TO TOWN?
AND SANG AT THE FAMOUS "ROSE GARDEN" NIGHT CLUB?
ONE OF THE FIVE WAS A YOUNG MAN NAMED SANDY MANUEL.
WELL...HE'S STILL HERE! AND HE IS A 2012 INDUCTEE TO THE IOWA ROCK
AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. HE'S BEEN THE DRUMMER WITH "COUNTRY TRADITION"....ONE OF JACKSON COUNTY'S FAVORITE COUNTRY BANDS.
THEY PLAY A LOT AT MOONEY HOLLOW BARN AT GREEN ISLAND.
CONGRATULATIONS SANDY!
DUTRACT COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION IS LOCATED WHERE THE ROSE GARDEN ONCE STOOD....AND BEFORE THAT, THE HI-HO GRILL AND THEN THE HI-HO
LANES. THE ROSE GARDEN ROOF CAVED-IN AFTER A SNOWFALL AND
THAT WAS IT FOR THE POPULAR BUILDING.

WRESTLING TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW NIGHT, WITH
DR. PAUL KOOB AT THE MIKE FROM THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN DES MOINES...
ON KMAQ AND ON OUR HOME WEB PAGE....CLICK-ON THE LISTEN BUTTON.

MAE KISH OF MAQUOKETA WAS OUR BINGO WINNER YESTERDAY ON
KMAQ. MELITA HANSEN OF MAQUOKETA WON MONDAY.
BOTH WON $15 CASH AND PRIZES ....AND THIS IS THE WEEK OUR BINGO PLAYERS
ARE GOING TO BINGO SPONSORS FOR THE NEW BLACK CARDS WE START USING
NEXT MONDAY, REPLACING THE ORANGE.
GENI CARR OF FULTON AND SHIRLEY WINIGAR OF MAQUOKETA BOTH
WON A FREE BOX OF GIRL SCOUT COOKIES TODAY ON KMAQ.
MICHELLE COX OF MAQUOKETA WAS OUR LAST LUCKY PHONE NUMBER WINNER ON KMAQ...WINNIGN $72.
AND OF COURSE, THE LOCAL THEATRE OWNER GIVES AWAY A LOT OF MOVIE PASSES EACH WEEK. HE'S A NICE GUY!
IT PAYS TO LISTEN TO KMAQ.

SORRY, NO PRIZES FOR THE DAILY REPORT!

DENNIS VOY

BUSINESS NEWS PHOTOS FROM MAQUOKETA:
TOP PHOTO---THE ADDITION TO "CLOVER RIDGE" IS PROGRESSING.
2ND FROM TOP---"K MOTOR SPORTS" HAS MOVED FROM THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA TO THE FORMER THEISEN'S BUILDING ON EAST PLATT STREET, WITH MUCH, MORE ROOM AND BETTER VISABILITY. NICE TO SEE THE BUILDING WITH A BUSINESS IN IT AGAIN.
3RD FROM TOP---A BIG EMPTY BUILDING IN MAQUOKETA, SOLD BY VERL AND
KATHY BANOWETZ. BUT, THERE IS STILL A FOR SALE SIGN ON THE PROPERTY
SO NEW OWNER MIGHT SELL IT AGAIN. NO INDICATION AT ALL AS TO WHAT
WILL NOW GO INTO THE FORMER MAIN BUILDING FOR BANOWETZ ANTIQUES.
IT WAS THE PAMIDA STORE BEFORE BANOWETZ ANTIQUE MALL.
4TH FROM TOP---THE NEW "BANOWETZ ANTIQUES" NOT AS BIG AS BEFORE, BUT STILL BIG. IT WAS THE SHOWROOM BUILDING BEFORE, AND IS
RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OLD LOCATION. PLUS...VIRL
AND KATHY ALSO HAVE A LOT OF THEIR INVENTORY AT THE ORIGINAL
LOCATION OVER 40 YEARS AGO, NEXT TO THEIR HOME JUST NORTH OF
MAQUOKETA ABOUT A MILE OR SO.
BOTTOM PHOTO: "CLOVER RIDGE" HAS A NEW VAN TO TRANSPORT THEIR
RESIDENTS AROUND TOWN TO SHOP OR WHATEVER.
PHOTOS BY DENNIS VOY
CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM