STRANGE DAY TODAY....SOME SUNSHINE....ON AND OFF RAIN...MOSTLY CLOUDY....
VERY LITTLE RAIN...AND HIGH OF 72.

THREE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON COUNTY.
THE BOARD AWARDED $9,000 TO THREE GROUPS.
FRIENDS OF JACKSON COUNTY LIBRARIES GOT $5,000.
HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER, $3,500
AND
PREVENT CHILD ABUSE, $500.
THERE WERE 21 APPLICATIONS SEEKING MORE THAN $200,000.
TOM BREUCH, BOARD PRESIDENT, SAID THE ECONOMY IS HAVING A FINANCIAL IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONS. SOME ORGANIZATIONS ARE SEEKING FUNDS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES, WHICH THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND.
HE SAID BOARD MEMBERS MAKE THEIR DECISION BASED ON THE NUMBERS
IMPACTED IN JACKSON COUNTY BY A PROJECT OR INITIATIVE, SELF SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROJECT AND LENGTH OF TIME A PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE. THE NEXT GRANT DEADLINE IS JUNE 1ST.

THE GLEN MILLER ORCHESTRA PLAYS AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER
THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7. ADVANCE TICKETS ARE $25 AND AT THE DOOR
THEY WILL BE $30.00.

YOU MAY RECALL THAT ONE OF THEIR HITS WAS A TELEPHONE NUMBER.

DON'T FORGET....EVERY FRIDAY THE KMAQ "JUST TALK" SHOW, FROM 9:05 UNTIL 10 A.M.....TAKES PHONE CALLS FROM LISTENERS ON A VARIETY OF
SUBJECTS. AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE SHOW ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAPTOP. JUST GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK-ON THE LISTEN BUTTON.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD FRIDAY.

DENNIS VOY

I STOPPED IN AT BANOWETZ ANTIQUE MALL TODAY AND CHECKED OUT THE NEW STORE.....SMALLER, BUT STILL LARGE AND VERY NICE.
SHOWN HERE, OWNERS VERL AND KATHY BANOWETZ IN JUST ONE AREA OF THE STORE.
THEY ARE HAPPY THE WAY IT TURNED OUT AND WILL HAVE A RE-GRAND OPENING EVENT SOON.
BUT DON'T WAIT....PAY A VISIT SOON....RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THEIR
FORMER LOCATION WHICH THEY SOLD AND WHICH IS FOR SALE AGAIN BY
THE NEW OWNER. KATHY AND VERL ALSO HAVE A LOT OF ANTIQUES
AT THE ORIGINAL LOCATION BEHIND THEIR HOUSE, NOT VERY FAR NORTH OF MAQUOKETA, OFF HIGHWAY 61 AND OFF THE CAVES ROAD. BANOWETZ
ANTIQUES HAS BEEN ONE OF IOWA'S MOST POPULAR STORES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
AND KATHY AND VERL ALSO STILL OWN AND MANAGE ONE OF IOWA'S NICEST
"BED AND BREAKFAST" HOMES.....SQUIRES MANOR.....IN MAQUOKETA.
CLICK-ON THE ABOVE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY

MAQUOKETA IS GETTING COLORFUL.....EARLY!
I TOOK THESE PHOTOS YESTERDAY.
CLICK-ON EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE AND ENJOY IT.
DENNIS VOY