Tuesday, May 08, 2012

THE PHOTO ABOVE IS OF JOSH COLLISTER, AGE 32,  A NATIVE OF
MAQUOKETA AND THE NEXT CITY COUNCILMAN.    HE WAS APPOINTED
TO THE COUNCIL LAST NIGHT AND WILL BE SWORN IN WITHIN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.   HE IS SHOWN STANDING NEXT TO THE BIG OVEN IN HIS BAKERY.
JOSH IS THE OWNER-OPERATOR OF THE "SWEET THINGS BAKERY" IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    HE IS A 1998 GRADUATE OF MAQUOKETA  HIGH
SCHOOL AND IS A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB.
HE GOES TO THE BAKERY AROUND 8 EACH NIGHT AND BAKES THROUGH THE
NIGHT.   THE BAKERY IS OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND CLOSED
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.     HIS MAIN INTEREST IS DEVELOPING AND
IMPROVING THE DOWNTOWN AREA.  
JOSH IS A FRIEND AND KMAQ ADVERTISER AND A GOOD GUY!    I'M SURE
HE WILL ALSO BE A GOOD CONCILMAN.

TODAY, HAS BEEN A SUNNY DAY UNTIL THE SKIES GOT PARTLY CLOUDY THIS
AFTERNOON.   OUR HIGH TODAY, 66.   CHANCE OF RAIN TONIGHT AND
THEN THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE SUNNY AND WARM...IN THE 70'S, WITH LITTLE OR NO RAIN.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT TWICE YESTERDAY TO MINOR
FIRES.    AT JUST AFTER 1 P.M. TO A DUMPSTER ON FIRE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS
AND THEN AT 6:45 LAST NIGHT TO THE GEORGE CHISMARK SHOP WHERE AN OUTLET CAUGHT FIRE.

IN SPORTS:   MAQUOKETA NATIVE, 31 YEAR OLD MCHS GRADUATE CURTIS
CLARK HAS BEEN NAMED HEAD BOY'S BASKETBALL COACH AT BETTENDORF
HIGH SCHOOL.     CLARK PLAYED FOR BILL FLEMMING AND WAS AN ALL-STATE FORWARD AT MAQUOKETA.
BOYS TENNIS YESTERDAY, MAQUOKETA 5, WEST DUBUQUE 4.    NATE AND
MATT KILBURG WON THEIR NO. 1 DOUBLES MATCH TO CLINCH THE VICTORY
FOR MAQUOKETA.
BOY'S SOCCER,  DEWITT 4, MAQUOKETA 3.   COLTON FEY SCORED TWICE
FOR THE CARDINALS.
GIRL'S SOCCER, DEWITT 3, MAQUOKETA 2
WAMAC SUPER MEET GOLF:
THE CARDINAL BOYS TOOK 8TH WITH TY THEDE LEADING WITH A 74.
THE GIRLS TOOK 10TH.   ALLISON VANDEMORE AGAIN HAD THE BEST
CARDINAL SCORE...AN 84.... AND THAT FOR  4TH PLACE IN A FIELD OF
80 GOLFERS.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.

DENNIS VOY