IT IS A SUNNY AND COLD NEW YEAR'S DAY IN MAQUOKETA.
THE OVERNIGHT LOW WAS 5.
TODAY, HIGH OF 12 AND
TONIGHT, DOWN TO 0.
TOMORROW, BACK UP TO AROUND 20.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

NANCY AND I WENT TO TRUE  FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNER (ENJOYED DINING WITH BOB AND MYRNA LARKEY) AND THEN WE WENT TO THE
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER FOR A GREAT MUSIC SHOW.
TRUE IS AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB AND THEY HAD A FULL HOUSE
OF 200.   VERY GOOD BUFFET OF CHICKEN AND BEEF AND  CHEESECAKE
FOR DESSERT.    AT OHNWARD....A TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDS BY
DENNY &  THE DC DRIFTERS.    THE 5 PIECE BAND (4 OF WHICH
SANG) PRESENTED A GREAT, UPBEAT,  NEARLY 3-HOUR SHOW OF 50'S AND
60'S HITS.   AND I'D SAY THERE WERE OVER 700 THERE AND ALL HAD  GOOD
TIME.    

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD RECENTLY HIRED TWO PART-TIME
TEACHERS.    GENE SCHAUL AS A PART-TIME MATH TEACHER AT THE
HIGH SCHOOL AND KEVIN FUSS AS A 4/10TH TIME LANGUAGE ARTS
INSTRUCTOR AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE SUPERVISORS ARE SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR A JACKSON COUNTY
CONSERVATION BOARD MEMBER.   GERALD MILLWRIGHT ANNOUNCED HE
WILL NOT SEEK RE-APPOINTMENT TO THE FIVE-YEAR POSITION.
HE HAS SERVED 5 YEARS.    ANYONE INTERESTED SHOULD APPLY SOON
AT THE SUPERVISORS OFFICE.    THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POPULAR BOARD AND I'M SURE THERE WILL BE APPLICANTS.

THE  MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB  HAD A BUSY DECEMBER.
THEY HOSTED A BREAKFAST FOR THE JOOI/CARDS CLUB AT THE MIDDLE
SCHOOL.    SELECTED PRESENTS FOR EIGHT CHILDREN IN THE
MAQUOKETA CHRISTMAS STAR PROGRAM,  DONATED $250 AND PROVIDED COOKIES, PLUS BAGGED TOYS AND HELPED WITH DISTRIBUTION FOR
CHRISTMAS TOYS FOR TOTS, RANG THE SALVATION ARMY BELL, WRAPPED GIFTS AT THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT'S SHOP WITH A COP EVENT AND SUPPLIED $250 FOR TREATS FOR THE BREAKFAST WITH SANTA EVENT AT THE MAQUOKETA YMCA.     NICE GOING OPTIMISTS.
THEY MEET AT 7 A.M. WEDNESDAYS AT THE EAGLES CLUB.    NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.    VISIT A MEETING SOME WEDNESDAY MORNING.
TED STRAIT IS THE PRESIDENT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY