AGAIN TODAY, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO OVER 90 DEGREES AND
ENDED UP AT 88 FOR A HIGH.
AGAIN TODAY, MOST SCHOOLS LEFT OUT 2 HOURS EARLY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND COOLER TOMORROW.
THEN IN 80'S AGAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
THE ALL-WOOD LITTLE BEAR PARK HAS SERVED THE COMMUNITY FOR 21 YEARS AND NOW MUCH OF IT IS IN NEED OF REPLACING.
THE CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD ARE THINKING ABOUT REPLACING
IT WITH SOME KIND OF NEW PLAYGROUND. A COMMITTEE HAS MET AND ANOTHER MEETING WILL BE AT 5:30 P.M. SEPTEMBER 13TH AND THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. THIS COULD BE AS MUCH AS A $200,000
PROJECT. THE CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE INDICATED A WILLINGNESS TO EACH CONTRIBUTE $75,000 AND THE REST MIGHT
BE RAISED THROUGH PUBLIC DONATIONS. THE CITY IS WILLING TO PAY BECAUSE IT IS IN A CITY PARK AND THE SCHOOL IS WILLING TO PAY BECAUSE IT IS ADJACENT TO BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SCHOOL KIDS USE IT DURING RECESS I GUESS.
ONE THING TO CONSIDER....A WOOD STRUCTURE HAS ALWAYS BEEN
MORE POPULAR THAN A PLASTIC ONE. FOR A LONG TIME, THERE WAS
ALSO A NICE PLASTIC ONE IN LITTLE BEAR PARK, AND YOU HARDLY EVER
SAW KIDS PLAY ON IT. THEY PREFERRED THE WOOD CLIMBING PLAY
AREA THAT IS NOW WEARING OUT. ANOTHER PARK, THE 1ST WARD PARK HAS ALWAYS HAD THE PLASTIC TYPE, AND HAS ALWAYS HAD WAY LESS ACTIVITY THAN AT LITTLE BEAR.
I GO PAST LITTLE BEAR A COUPLE TIMES A DAY, INCLUDING EVENINGS,
AND LITTLE KIDS ARE NOT THERE LIKE YEARS AGO. WHY? BECAUSE
THEIR PARENT(S) ARE NOT TAKING THEM! KIDS LOVE TO PLAY AT
LITTLE BEAR....BUT PARENTS HAVE TO TAKE THEM.....AND MOST DON'T.
MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, PARK PLAYGROUNDS IN OUR SOCIETY ARE A THING OF THE PAST AND WE DON'T NEED THEM. IN THE WEEKS AHEAD, WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING PAST A PARK, START COUNTING THE KIDS THERE!
MAQUOKETA WILL HOST A FREE NIGHT OUT NEXT MONTH INSTEAD OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT THAT HAS BEEN HELD IN THE PAST, IN AUGUST.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT AND MAQUOKETA POLICE
DEPARTMENT WILL HOST THE EVENT FROM 5 UNTIL 8 P.M. ON TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 11TH, AT LITTLE BEAR PARK. KID'S ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED WITH WATER GAMES HOSTED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FAMILIES ARE
ENCOURAGED TO BRING LAWN CHAIRS AND ENJOY A NIGHT OUT AGAINST
CRIME. FREE FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED AND EVERYONE IS INVITED.
MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL TONIGHT...AT EPWORTH...A NON-DISTRICT GAME
AGAINST WESTERN DUBUQUE, STARTING AT 7:30. BOTH TEAMS WON THEIR OPENER LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. MATT CLARK WILL HAVE THE PLAY BY PLAY OF THE GAME AT 7:20 TONIGHT ON KMAQ-FM.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, August 31, 2012
HAD DINNER LAST NIGHT (CELEBRATING NANCY'S BIRTHDAY) AT "OFFSHORE
RESTAURANT" ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BELLEVUE. BEAUTIFUL NIGHT TO DINE OUTSIDE ON THEIR LARGE DECK, ABOVE. WAS TOLD THAT THIS UPPER DECK WILL BE GLASS ENCLOSED FOR
WINTER-TIME DINING AS WELL. GOOD NEWS!
IN THE CENTER OF THE UPPER DECK PHOTO, NOTE THE WHITE STAGE WITH CANOPY (ON IT "LIVE" MUSIC ON WEEKENDS) AND IN THE BACKGROUND, A RIVER ISLAND. OFF TO THE RIGHT, THE OUTSIDE BAR USED ON WEEKENDS. THE COLORFUL PHOTO IS OF THE INSIDE BAR, JUST ACROSS FROM THE MAIN DINING ROOM. THEY WERE GETTING READY FOR A WEDDING RECEPTION THIS SATURDAY IN THEIR EVENTS CENTER BUILDING RIGHT NEXT TO THE RESTAURANT. IT SEATS AROUND 250. AND DURING THE SUMMER, WEDDING GUESTS CAN ALSO SIT OUTSIDE AND VIEW THE MISSISSIPPI. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT JACKSON COUNTY BORDERS ONE OF THE GREAT RIVERS OF THE WORLD AND NOW FORTUNATE ALSO TO HAVE ANOTHER NICE RESTAURANT OVERLOOKING IT. THE NEW HOTEL JUST NORTH OF THE RESTAURANT IS GOING UP AND WILL BE OPEN IN 2013. STEVE AND DIANA JOINED US FOR DINNER AND WE ALL ENJOYED THE DELICIOUS FOOD AND EXCELLENT SERVICE. TRIED THEIR PEACH COBBLER DESSERT TOO....SUPER....DON'T PASS IT UP!
BELLEVUE IS AN EXCITING LITTLE TOURIST TOWN WITH A NEW THEME...
"BELLEVUE ROCKS". I ALWAYS ENJOY A VISIT THERE AND LAST NIGHT, A VISIT TO ONE OF OUR GOOD KMAQ ADVERTISERS MADE FOR ANOTHER FUN NIGHT. BEAUTIFUL BELLEVUE ALONG THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER!
DENNIS VOY
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