NICE TODAY, BUT HIGH OF ONLY 56.
DOWN TO 30 TONIGHT.
TOMORROW, HIGH OF 62.

SOME MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MAY BE DISCIPLINED FOR PUTTING INAPPROPIRATE COMMENTS ON A WEBSITE AND USING SCHOOL COMPUTERS TO DO SO. SUPT. DR. KIM HUCKSTADT SAID THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE.

PETER OPRISKO IS COMING TO THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA FOR A ONE TIME PERFORMANCE AT 2 P.M. ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH.
LEGENDARY GRAMMY-WINNING JAZZ PIANIST RAMSEY LEWIS CALLED OPRISKO
"THE ROLLS ROYCE" OF SINGERS TODAY.
GOOGLE PETER OPRISCO FOR MORE INFORMATION. TICKETS ARE $22 IN ADVANCE AND $25 AT THE DOOR.

THE FRIENDS OF THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK INVITE THE PUBLIC TO A "GRAND RE-OPENING OF THE CAVES" AT THE PARK....ON SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH.
THERE WILL BE A PANCAKE BREAKFAST IN THE LOWER SHELTER, FROM 9 A.M.
UNTIL 12 NOON, FEATURING PANCAKES, HOME-MADE MAPLE SYRUP, AND SAUSAGE. ADULTS $5 AND KIDS $3. AND THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES
FROM 9 AM UNTIL 2 PM. AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE CAVES
AGAIN.

HOW ABOUT THOSE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS? NICE OPENING DAY WIN LAST NIGHT.

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THE IOWA SENATE VOTED TUESDAY TO EXPAND HELP TO IOWA'S RETURNING COMBAT VETERANS AS THEY TRANSITION BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE. STATE SENATOR TOD BOWMAN (RIGHT IN PHOTO) OF MAQUOKETA THANKED LEADERS AT THE VETERANS HOME AND VETERANS' ADVOCATES STATEWIDE FOR HELPING MOVE THE LEGISLATION FORWARD. AT LEFT, TODD EIPPERLE OF MARSHALLTOWN, AN IOWA NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER WOUNDED IN AFGHANISTAN LAST JULY VISITED, TWO DAYS LATER, THE IOWA STATEHOUSE TO THANK LEGISLATORS. THE LEGISLATION NOW GOES TO GOV. TERRY BRANSTAD, WHO IS EXPECTED TO SIGN IT.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

IT IS A "CATALPA" TREE FROM THREE SIDES AND YOU CAN SEE IT ALONG 74TH STREET, NOT FAR OFF THE CAVES ROAD. BELONGS TO SPOOK DAGUE AND HE THINKS IT IS ABOUT 250 YEARS OLD. SOON, I'LL GO BACK AND TAKE MORE PICTURES WITH ITS LEAVES.
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