75 TODAY....NICE DAY.    
MORE OF THE SAME FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND.

THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE COURTROOM HAS GOTTEN A FACELIFT  FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS.   STOP IN SOMETIME A TAKE
A LOOK.

TWO LOCAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND.
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA IS HOSTING A BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHARE FAIR.....FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 1 P.M. SATURDAY AT THE CHURCH AT 804 WEST PLATT.   THERE WILL BE A PETTING ZOO, CARNVAL GAMES, A CLOWN,
DRAWINGS AND FOOD.   AND FREE SCHOOL SUPPLY KITS WILL BE GIVEN
TO ALL GRADE SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN.  THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME.
AND THE MAQUOKETA MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION IS SPONSORING A
"PRAISE IN THE PARK" EVENT AT 3 P.M. SUNDAY, AT THE FIRST WARD PARK.
MUSICIANS FROM VARIOUS CHURCHES IN THE AREA WILL PERFORM.
ICE CREAM WILL BE SERVED.   BRING A LAWN CHAIR.   THE EVENT IS FREE AND  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

ONE OF THOSE RARE TIMES WHEN WE HAVE NO OBITUARIES TO READ ON
THE LOCAL NEWS TONIGHT.

NEW IN MAQUOKETA!
FOR 54 YEARS (AS LONG AS I HAVE LIVED HERE)  I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BUY AN  ORANGE JULIUS DRINK IN MAQUOKETA.
NOW I CAN!   AND DID LAST NIGHT!    NOW AVAILABLE AT BIEHL'S DIARY QUEEN.    ONE OF THE FIRST DQ'S TO ADD THE FROZEN BEVERAGE.
THIS DELICIOUS BEVERAGE DATES BACK TO 1926.   IMPROVED IN 1929 AND
IT REALLY BECAME A HIT AT THE LITTLE STAND OWNED BY JULIUS.
FANS WOULD WALK UP AND SAY...."GIVE ME AN ORANGE JULIUS!"
AND THAT'S HOW IT GOT ITS NAME.    IN THE 50'S, IT STARTED TO BE
FEATURED IN MOST COVERED MALLS IN AMERICA.     AND IN 1964 IT WAS
THE OFFICIAL BEVERAGE OF THE CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR.
THANKS TO DAIRY QUEEN, WE NOW CAN ENJOY AN "ORANGE JULIUS"
WHENEVER WE WANT.    AND THIS WEEKEND IT WILL BE ON SPECIAL....
PRICE REDUCED TO ENCOURAGE  EVERYONE TRY ORANGE JULIUS'

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THIS NEW DANCE STUDIO WILL OPEN SOON IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
THE SIGN IS ABOVE THE ENTRY DOOR WHICH GOES UPSTAIRS TO WHERE
THERE WILL BE A DANCE STUDIO OWNED AND OPERATED BY MANDI LEMKI AND ASHLEY WING OF MAQUOKETA.      THE EMPTY STORE BELOW IS WHERE
THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SERVICES STORE WAS LOCATED UNTIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND THE STORE ON THE RIGHT IS THE US CELLULAR
STORE.     MANDI AND ASHLEY ARE HAVING AN OPEN HOUSE FROM 5 UNTIL 7 TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT AND 10 UNTIL NOON SATURDAY.   BOTH
MANDI AND ASHLEY HAVE EXTENSIVE DANCE BACKGROUNDS AND THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN TEACHING FOR MANY YEARS.  THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS
563-219-5349.    THEY LOOK FORWARD TO TEACHING YOU OR TEACHING YOUR KIDS.    CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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I VISITED GALENA SUNDAY FOR AWHILE....STILL ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE CITIES IN THE MIDWEST.    PRESIDENT GRANT LIVED THERE ONCE AND THE HOME IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.     THIS CANDY STORE IS OWNED BY SOMEONE FROM MAQUOKETA.    IT WAS CLOSED FOR THE DAY, SO I

COULDN'T CHECK IT OUT.    GALENA.....WALK, WINDOW SHOP AND EAT.

KNOWN FOR YEARS FOR ITS MANY CHICAGOLAND VISITORS.   

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