THE DAY STARTED AT 5 ABOVE.
WE HAD LOTS OF SUNSHINE AND GOT UP TO 21 TODAY.
THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER.

THE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE DECKER HOTEL.
THE CITY HAS VOTED TO BUY IT TO KEEP IT FROM BEING AN APARTMENT
BUILDING AND WILL RE-SELL IT TO A PERSON THAT WOULD KEEP IT
AS A HOTEL AND RESTAURANT.    I HEARD TODAY THAT THERE IS AN
INTERESTED BUY IN DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA.   IT IS "BARGAIN" PRICED.  IT HAS REMAINED OPEN.    IT IS OF COURSE OUR NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE
STREET AND SO WE HOPE IT WILL CONTINUE AS A HOTEL-RESTAURANT.

JACKSON COUNTY ATTORNEY SARA DAVENPORT IS AGAIN LOOKING FOR A NEW ASSISTANT.    MATTHEW SPEERS HAS RESIGNED AFTER TWO MONTHS
ON THE JOB.    HE HAS TAKEN THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY POSITION
IN BUENA VISTA WHICH IS HIS "HOME" COUNTY.      SARA DAVENPORT IS
SEEKING APPLICANTS AND HOPES TO HAVE SOMEONE HIRED BEFORE SPEERS LEAVES JANUARY 25TH.

DALE PETERS, AGE 76, OF MAQUOKETA AND FORMERLY OF GRAND MOUND DIED TUESDAY.    SURVIVORS INCLUDE  HIS WIFE AND A DAUGHTER,
JILL FRANZEN OF MAQUOKETA.
MARY MOREHEAD, 61, OF CALAMUS DIED MONDAY.   SURVIVORS INCLUDE
HER HUSBAND AND A SISTER,  BONNIE GRAU OF MAQUOKETA.
SCHULTZ FUNERAL HOME IN DEWITT IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR
BOTH PETERS AND MOREHEAD.

MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW BAND, THAT PLAYS ROCK MUSIC OF THE 50' AND 60'S AND BLUE GRASS MUSIC TOO.    "THE IGNIGHTERS"....DAVE KLOFT,
SHAWN HENTLEMAN AND RANDY McCUTCHEON.    THEY WILL PLAY THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT  TIMBER LANES.

GARY EGGERS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD, HAS PRESENTED A CHALLENGE TO THE CHURCHES OF THE MAQUOKETA AREA.    GARY HAS CHALLENGED CHURCH MEMBERS TO COLLECT 12,400 CANS OF FOOD BEFORE FEBRUARY 3RD...SUPER BOWL SUNDAY.
EACH MONTH THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD DISTRIBUTES MORE THAN THIS
NUMBER OF FOOD ITEMS.     IF TOGETHER,  THE CHURCHES COLLECT 12,400 CANS OF FOOD, GARY WILL HAVE HIS HEAD SHAVED!    THE KICKOFF
IS JANUARY 6TH.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.  

DENNIS VOY