SUNNY, BREEZY AND 58 HIGH TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70'S THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE
WEEKEND.

THE NEW LEAD PASTOR AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA
IS ERICK SWANSON, WHO WILL LEAVE TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH IN BURLINGTON TO COME TO MAQUOKETA. HE WILL START AROUND JUNE 1ST AND IS THE REPLACEMENT FOR PASTOR GERALD GJERDE WHO RETIRED IN
JANUARY OF 2011. PASTOR JUDY HEINRICH WILL REMAIN AT FIRST LUTHERAN
AS ASSOCIATE PASTOR.

OVER 500 ATTENDED THE "DANCING WITH THE CARDS" EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA ATHLETIC
BOOSTER CLUB. ABOUT $3,000 WAS RAISED. FIRST PLACE WAS WON
BY ASHLEY WING AND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR JAKE HOPSON. WING IS
THE SECRETARY AT CARDINAL SCHOOL.
SECOND PLACE WENT TO CHANCE JENKINS AND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE
ASHLEY BECKER.
BRIELLE REICKS AND HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR PERRY HAWKS TOOK HOME
THE THIRD PLACE TROPHY.
THE PEOPLE CHOICE AWARD WENT TO THE FATHER-DAUGHTER TEAM OF
CHRIS AND TESS NISSEN.
MISS IOWA, JESSICA PRAY WAS A SPECIAL GUEST AND SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND A SONG AT INTERMISSION. RON BURNETT OF BURNETT-THIEL FORD IN MAQUOKETA PRESENTED THE BOOSTERS WITH A CHECK FOR $6,000....THE MONEY RAISED LAST FALL IN THE FORD "DRIVE-ONE FOR YOUR SCHOOL EVENT".

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK ENJOYING THE LATE-WINTER SPRING-WEATHER.

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PICTURED ABOVE, MAQUOKETA YMCA MARLIN SWIMMERS THAT DID WELL
AT THE IOWA STATE SWIM MEET HELD EARLIER THIS MONTH AT MARSHALLTOWN. NO ONE TOOK A FIRST, BUT ALL SHINED AT THE MEET.
BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: CASEY NELSON...MATT KEITEL AND GARRETT PETTYJOHN...
AND...
FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: ROBBIE WARREN...
SHELBY PETTYJOHN AND BEN DAVISON.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MAQUOKETA'S STATE QUALIFIER SWIMMERS!
PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED
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