SUNNY AND NOT SO HOT TODAY...HIGH OF 78.

A LITTLE RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, BUT SUNDAY
SHOULD BE NICE AND NO RAIN.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES TIME AGAIN:
US...7.6 IN MAY, UP FROM 7.5 IN APRIL.
IOWA...4.6 IN MAY, DOWN FROM 4.7 IN APRIL.
JACKSON COUNTY...4.6 PERCENT IN MAY, DOWN FROM 5.6 IN APRIL.
A VERY GOOD RATE FOR JACKSON COUNTY.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB SILENT AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK.....TWO
TICKETS TO "GUYS AND DOLLS" NEXT MONTH AT THE OHNWARD FINE
ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA....WORTH $30.    THE TOP BID IS ONLY $5.
BIDDING DEADLINE IS NOON MONDAY.    THIS PEACE PIPE PLAY LOCAL
PRODUCTION WILL BE A GREAT SHOW TO SEE.    GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM
AND CLICK-ON THE ROTARY BLUE WHEEL.

AT WWW.KMAQ.COM....CLICK-ON THE NEW KMAQ HISTORY BUTTON.
IT JUST GOT STARTED AND WILL GROW AND GROW AND GROW.

THE  "ADVENTURE RACE"  IS TOMORROW, STARTING OFF IN CANTON AND
FINISHING UP AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.    CANOE, RIDE BIKE AND WALK.

THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL HOST A BLOOD DRIVE FROM 6:30 TO 10:30 A.M. TOMORROW AT THE FIRE STATION.   BLOOD WILL BE FOR
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER, THE  SAME CENTER THAT
PROVIDES BLOOD TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.

MAQUOKETA NATIVE RUSS HARTVIGSEN DIED BACK ON NOVEMBER 11TH AND THERE WILL BE A PRIVATE MEMORIAL CEREMONY TOMORROW,
SATURDAY, AT MICHEL'S HALL IN MAQUOKETA.    HE SERVED IN WORLD
WAR II AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AFTER BEING WOUNDED NEAR FRANKFURT, GERMANY.     HE HAD LIVED DOWN SOUTH SINCE THE 80'S, IN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA.    HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE CHRIS, A SON DICK
IN NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA, A SON IN FLORIDA AND 2 DAUGHTERS, THREE STEP-DAUGHTERS AND ALSO 14 GRANDCHILDREN.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

RAIN THIS MORNING....ANOTHER INCH.
PARTLY SUNNY TODAY AND HOT...LOW 80'S.

THE MAQUOKETA AREA FAMILY YMCA ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT MATT
OSTERHAUS HAS SERVED 6 YEARS AS BOARD CHAIRMAN.   MATT
STARTED HIS SERVICE WITH THE BOARD WHEN IT WAS INITIALLY FORMED.
HIS TENURE WILL END AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.    UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP THE YMCA HAS GROWN TO THE POINT WHERE 1 OUT OF EVERY 3 PEOPLE IN MAQUOKETA BELONG TO THE Y AND 2 OUT OF 3 PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS.    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SCOTT WARREN, AT LEFT, PRESENTED MATT WITH A PLAQUE.    WARREN SAID STEVE KAHLER WILL REPLACE
MATT AS BOARD CHAIRMAN BEGINNING JULY 2013.

I WILL  NOT HAVE ANOTHER  DAILY REPORT UNTIL FRIDAY.

DENNIS VOY

CLICK-ON THIS AD TO MAKE IT LARGER SO YOU CAN READ IT.    MY SON
FOUND THIS AD ON THE INTERNET AND EMAILED IT TO ME LAST NIGHT.
NO DATE ON AD, BUT I THINK IT WAS 1951.     THE DRIVE-IN OPENED IN
AUGUST OF 1950.    WALT ALLEN AND DICK FRANKLIN  BUILDT IT ON A PIECE OF FRANKLIN'S FARM.    NOTE, THE 61 CUT-OUT SIGN AT THE TOP.    THE SCREEN WAS KIND OF A BUILDING AND THE BOTTOM PART WAS USED FOR STORAGE.     THE BOXOFFICE (TICKET) BUILDING LOOKS MUCH LIKE THE PRESENT ONE.    THEN, THEY HAD SPEAKERS, 250.     THAT WAS THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CARS ALLOWED.   NOW, WITHOUT SPEAKERS,
THE NUMBER CAN GO HIGHER.     I HAD 298 CARS LAST SATURDAY AND
THAT HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR.     THE WEATHER CAN MAKE OR
BREAK A DRIVE-IN SEASON AND WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF RAIN THIS
YEAR, SO CONSEQUENTLY, WE ARE DOWN FROM LAST YEAR, BUT COULD
STILL REBOUND BEFORE THE SUMMER IS OVER.    I HAVE OWNED THE THEATRE SINCE 1972.    ONE OF 4 IN IOWA LEFT.   AT ONE TIME, THERE WERE
OVER 50 IOWA DRIVE-IN THEATRES.     THE FARMER NEXT TO THE 61 WILL BE BUILDING A 2500 HOG CONFINEMENT LATER THIS SUMMER.     HOPEFULLY,
SINCE IT WILL BE ACROSS THE  HIGHWAY TO THE EAST, IT WILL NOT
CAUSE AN ODER PROBLEM.    IF SO, THERE WILL BE THOUSANDS OF
DRIVE-IN FANS CONCERNED.    
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME  YOU WENT TO A DRIVE-IN MOVIE?  
THE 61 IS A FAMILY THEATRE....FOR ALL AGES!    TREAT YOURSELF TO A
NIGHT AT THE 61!    YOU CAN EVEN RIDE THE TRAIN,  PLAY IN THE SANDBOX,
SWING IN THE SWINGS AND PLAY VOLLEYBALL.    AND BRING YOUR OWN FOOD IF YOU WANT AND TAILGATE BEFORE THE FIRST MOVIE. 
DENNIS VOY 

YESTERDAY WAS NICE.
AROUND 4 A.M. THIS MORNING, IT GOT WET AND STORMY.
AND WE HAVE HAD MORE RAIN ON AND OFF TODAY.
AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND TODAY BY 4 P.M.
LATE AFTERNOON TODAY.....THUNDERSTORMS  AND TORNADO WARNINGS
FOR JACKSON COUNTY.....AND MORE RAIN.    ADDITIONAL RAIN TOMORROW  SO, WE WILL BE HEADING TOWARD A  2ND INCH.
CLARENCE AND LOWDEN GOT 5 INCHES OF RAIN, CLOSING ROADS.
THE MAQUOKETA RIVER IS RISING AND BEING WATCHED.    SO IS THE WAPSI.
SPRUCE CREEK PARK NORTH OF BELLEVUE WAS CLOSED AGAIN TODAY,
FOR THE 4TH TIME THIS SUMMER.   NEVER BEFORE HAS THE PARK BEEN
CLOSED SO OFTEN.
AND YES...THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO GET BETTER LATER IN THE WEEK.

BEN REUTER, AGE 94, DIED AT A NURSING HOME IN FULTON, ILLINOIS TODAY.
HIS FUNERAL WILL BE FRIDAY IN CLINTON.    LEMKE FUNERAL HOME
IN CLINTON IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.    SURVIVORS INCLUDE
A SON, DONALD IN MAQUOKETA....AND TWO SISTERS IN MAQUOKETA,
ELIZABETH FRETT AND MARY KILBURG.

KMAQ TRAVEL IS TAKING A 4-DAY BUS TRIP AGAIN THIS AUGUST TO
DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN.    FOR COMPLETE INFO, CLICK-ON THE
BUS ON OUR HOME PAGE.    WE TOOK A TRIP THERE LAST YEAR AND
EVERYONE LIKED IT.    IT IS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

MORE PHOTOS I TOOK LAST NIGHT AT MAQUOKETA MOTOR MADNESS.
ATTENDANCE I WOULD SAY, WAS LOWER THAN HOPED.    YESTERDAY DURING THE DAY WAS SPARCE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF EXHIBITORS, MOST IN PEARSON BUILDING, SELLING
CAR STUFF.
MUSIC WAS GOOD AND LOUD.
TODAY, SATURDAY, SHOULD BE BIG DAY.   LOTS OF COMPETITION!    THE
RODEO NEAR BELLEVUE.    A HUGE CLASSIC CAR SHOW IN MINNESOTA  AND
TONIGHT THE BIG JOHN C. REILLY AND FRIENDS CONCERT AT CODFISH HOLLOW BARN JUST NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA.    HIS APPEARANCE  HAS RECEIVED ALL KINDS OF PUBLICITY, AND THE BIG AIR SHOW AT THE DAVENPORT AIRPORT, NORTH OF DAVENPORT.    THEY SHOULD HAVE HELD
MOTOR MADNESS NEXT WEEK.

MORE PHOTOS BELOW AND DUCK RACE WINNERS STORY.     ALSO STORY AND PHOTOS ON NEW RESTAURANT.
IT RAINED IN MAQUOKETA DURING BREAKFAST TIME THIS MORNING.
HAS STOPPED NOW.

HAVE A GOOD SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

DENNIS VOY

THE 2013 ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB "DUCK RACE" WAS HELD AT 6 P.M. ON THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER, JUNE 21, 2013 AT THE MAQUOKETA YMCA SWIMMING POOL IN MAQUOKETA.

THERE WERE NEARLY 800 DUCKS IN THE RACE!    SHOWN WITH SOME OF THEM IN THE YMCA POOL IS RYAN WARREN, 11-YEAR-OLD SON OF MAQUOEKETA ROTARY PRESIDENT SCOTT WARREN.    RYAN KEPT THE DUCKS SWIMMING FROM ONE END OF THE POOL TO THE FINISH LINE ON THE
OTHER END.   THE WINNING DUCK PAYS $500 TO THE OWNER.   THE OTHER
9 WINNERS PAY $100 TO THEIR OWNER.

FIRST PLACE:  MATT HANSEN, MAQUOKETA

2ND PLACE:   DEB PETTYJOHN, MAQUOKETA

3RD PLACE:   KEVIN FUSS, MAQUOKETA

4TH PLACE:   BOB LARKEY, MAQUOKETA

5TH PLACE:   JULIA  BOOP, BELLEVUE

6TH PLACE:   COLLEEN HERMAN, MAQUOKETA

7TH PLACE:   PAUL HARTEL, MAQUOKETA

8TH PLACE:   KATE WEBRESCH, DUBUQUE

9TH PLACE:   ASHSLEY WING, MAQUOKETA

10TH PLACE:  TERESA HOSCH, MAQUOKETA

EACH WINNER WILL  RECEIVE THEIR WINNING CHECK IN THE MAIL NEXT WEEK.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB SAYS "THANK YOU" TO ALL WHO PURCHASED A DUCK OR MORE THIS YEAR.
PROCEEDS WILL BE USED FOR ROTARY'S TWO SCHOLARSHIPS.

THANKS ALSO TO THE MAQUOKETA  HIGH SCHOOL club hOpe  FOR HELPING SELL DUCKS THIS YEAR.    THEY WILL RECEIVE A PORTION OF THE NET FOR THEIR TRIP COMING UP.

ROTARIAN DENNIS VOY,
          DUCK RACE CHAIRMAN
THERESA CELENTANO, CO-CHAIRMAN

THERE IS NO OTHER DAILY REPORT TODAY.
CHECK BELOW, THE PHOTOS AND  STORY ABOUT THE NEW RESTAURANT IN MAQUOKETA.

TODAY'S DAILY REPORT COMING UP BY 8 TONIGHT,  AND IT WILL INCLUDE THE 10 DUCK RACE WINNERS.
CHECK THE STORY AND PHOTOS BELOW ON THE NEW G-Ma's RESTAURANT.
AND CHECK PHOTOS BELOW IT, TAKEN LAST NIGHT AT CAR SHOW IN 
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.

                       G-Ma's CAFE

IS  NOW OPEN TO SERVE YOU SIX DAYS A WEEK ON EAST PLATT STREET IN
MAQUOKETA!   (FORMERLY DAWN'S AND YUMS)
THE NEW OWNER IS CINDY HOLDSWORTH OF MAQUOKETA. 

CINDY HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO OWN A RESTAURANT AND IS EXCITED ABOUT G-Ma's
WHAT ABOUT THE NAME?    SHE HAS 16 GRANDCHILDREN AND ONE ON THE WAY...... AND THEY ALL CALL HER GEE-MA.
THE  RESTAURANT ON THE CORNER HAS FREE PARKING IN THE FRONT AND
ADDITIONAL PARKING IN THE REAR AND WILL BE OPEN DAILY, EXCEPT
SUNDAY.     MONDAYS:   5 A.M. TO 3 P.M.
                    TUESDAYS THRU THURSDAYS:   6 A.M. UNTIL 8 P.M.
                     FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS:   6 A.M. UNTIL PAST MIDNIGHT
                     UNTIL 4 A.M.

GRANDDAUGHTER ABIGAIL TRACY WILL WORK AT G-Ma's AS A WAITRESS.
ABIGAIL SAYS THERE WILL BE DAILY SPECIALS AND SATURDAY NIGHTS FROM
5 UNTIL 8, WILL BE "OPEN FLAME STEAK NIGHT". 
ANYTIME, WHEN YOU ARRIVE, YOU'LL FIND THE MENU IS COMPLETE FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER.       SANDWICHES TO COMPLETE MEALS.    DESSERTS TOO.       WELCOME TO THE MAQUOKETA BUSINESS COMMUNITY  CINDY!

DENNIS VOY

DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA WAS BUSY LAST NIGHT FOR THE PRE-MOTOR MADNESS EVENT....VISITORS COULD SEE TWO BLOCKS OF CARS ON DISPLAY....AND ENJOY MUSIC AND FOOD OUTSIDE PERXACTLY'S.
THE BIG EVENT IS TODAY AND TOMORROW AT THE FAIRGROUNDS....UNTIL MIDNIGHT BOTH NIGHTS.

THE WEATHER WAS GREAT AND THERE WAS A GOOD TURNOUT LAST NIGHT!
CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM!

SUNNY AND 86 TODAY...
THE NEXT FEW  DAYS WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME.

SHORT REPORT TODAY.

THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS AND OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER WILL
PRESENT "GUYS AND DOLLS" JULY 19-21.     TICKETS WILL BE $15 IN
ADVANCE AND $18 AT THE DOOR.   LEADING ROLES:   JOEL HAGEN AS NATHAN DETROIT....ADRIENE D'AGOSTINO AS MISS ADELAIDE.....JAKE TEBBE AS SKY MASTERSON AND KIM LYON HAYWARD AS SARAH BROWN.
PAMELA CRAWFORD WILL DIRECT, ASSISTED BY MARY GILMORE AND
DAN PINION.   JAY KAHN WILL DIRECT THE ORCHESTRA.

MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY GOT IN A SHIPMENT OF 3,126 ELECTRIC METERS ON 30 PALLETS.   IT WILL TAKE OVER TWO MONTHS TO INSTAL THE NEW ELECTRIC AND WATER METERS.

KEEP COOL!

DENNIS VOY

SUNNY AND 79 TODAY.

THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED COUNCILMAN JOSH COLLISTER TO THE
MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC BOARD, TO REPLACE LEONARD DITCH WHO DIED RECENTLY.     HE WILL SERVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2015.
HE OWNS THE BAKERY IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.

SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY IS LOOKING FOR A NEW PRINCIPAL.   PRINCIPAL ANGELA RULEY IS LEAVING IN JULY TO RETURN TO BEING
THE MUSIC TEACHER FOR BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.   SHE HAS HELD
THE MAQUOKETA POSITION FOR 3 YEARS.

THE THEFT OF A DOG WAS REPORTED TO THE MAQUOKETA POLICE.
PAULA OTTEN ON SOUTH MATTESON SAID TUESDAY EVENING THAT A SIX-WEEK OLD  HUSKY PUPPY WAS TAKEN FROM HER YARD.

SOME STREETS WILL BE CLOSED STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON BECAUSE OF MAQUOKETA MOTOR MADNESS.   THE 100 BLOCKS OF SOUTH MAIN AND SOUTH OLIVE ... AND THE 100 BLOCK OF EAST PLEASANT WILL BE CLOSED AT 1 P.M, THURSDAY FOR THE EVENT.    ALSO PERXACTLY BAR AND GRILL'S PARKING LOT WILL BE CLOSED AT 6:30 A.M THURSDAY.
THURSDAY NIGHT THERE WILL BE A PRE-MADNESS CAR EVENT DOWNTOWN
NEAR PERXACTLY.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AGAIN TO DELIVER SENIOR MEALS IN TOWN.
IF INTERESTED, CALL DEE AT 652-6771.

THE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH AT 401 SOUTH NIAGARA STREET
IS FOR SALE.   IT IS LISTED IN THE PAPER FOR $79,000.
I CALLED THE PASTOR AND HE SAID IF THEY SELL THE BUILDING, THEY
WOULD LOOK FOR ANOTHER LOCATION.  THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CHANGE.   THE CHURCH IS OPEN NOW WITH WEEKLY SERVICES AND WILL REMAIN OPEN.    ANY QUESTIONS, CALL THE PASTOR AT 652-4291.     I REMEMBER, WHEN I FIRST STARTING GOING TO LIONS IN THE LATE 50'S OR EARLY 60'S, THE CLUB MET IN THAT CHURCH BASEMENT.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.   JUST ONE MORE DAY OF SPRING.
SPRING ENDS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY.  SUMMER OFFICIALLY
STARTS AT 12:04 A.M. FRIDAY.

DENNIS VOY

(CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT)   WORK HAS STARTED ON THE NEW
"KWIK STAR" CONVENIENCE STORE ON WEST PLATT.   A FENCE SURROUNDS THE PROPERTY.    THE HOUSE AND LARGE TREE WERE TAKEN DOWN
YESTERDAY BACK WHERE THE TWO BIG YELLOW TRASH CONTAINERS ARE
SEEN.     JOB APPLICATIONS CAN BE FILLED OUT NEXT TUESDAY,  JUNE 25TH,
AT THE MOTEL ACROSS FROM WAL MART.  
I HAVE HEARD NOTHING MORE ABOUT THE COMPANY BUYING THE TRUCK STOP ACROSS FROM WAL MART.   ONLY THING WE HAVE HEARD IS THAT
A CONTRACT WAS SIGNED FOR THE PURCHASE.
DENNIS VOY

FOR RENT!   DOWNTOWN GOOD LOCATION, NEXT TO THE THEATRE.
CALL 563-212-3286 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

ANOTHER NICE DAY TODAY...SUNNY AND HIGH OF 76!
LOW TONIGHT, 52.  SUNNY AND 78 TOMORROW.

THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE REQUIRING ALL EMPLOYEES
TO WEAR SEAT BELTS ON COUNTY BUSINESS.
AND THIS WEEK, THE SUPERVISORS APPROVED SEVEN SEPARATE TRIPS HOSTED BY THE ATV CLUB IN THE COUNTY.

THE MAQUOKETA  CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT AGREED TO RENEW THE CONTRACT WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR ANOTHER YEAR,
AT A COST TO THE CITY OF $8,000....SAME AS LAST YEAR.
AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED PAYING THE NEW JACKSON COUNTY
ECONOMIC ALLIANCE $4,010.

WORK HAS STARTED ON THE NEW KWIK STAR STORE ACROSS THE
STREET FROM McDONALDS, ON PROPERTY PURCHASED FROM TOM
TIMMERMAN, OWNER OF ROTMAN MOTORS.   TODAY, A HOUSE KWIK STAR
ALSO PURCHASED, WAS TAKEN DOWN IN A COUPLE HOURS AND HAULED
AWAY.

G' MA'S....NEW RESTAURANT (FORMERLY YUMS) OPENED TODAY ON
EAST PLATT STREET.   MORE LATER THIS WEEK.

FARMERS MARKET UNTIL 7 TONIGHT AT OHNWARD'S PARKING LOT ON
EAST PLATT.     FREE ICECREAM  TO CELELBRATE JUNE DAIRY MONTH.

THE BULLS ARE COMING TO JACKSON COUNTY!

OLD CARS TOO!

DENNIS VOY

SUMMER STARTS FRIDAY.

TODAY WAS A SUMMER DAY...SUNNY AND HIGH OF 86.

COOLER TOMORROW, HIGH OF 76.

THE GRAND MARSHALS OF THIS YEAR'S JACKSON COUNTY FAIR PARADE IN MAQUOKETA HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED.   ON TODAY'S KMAQ "JUST TALK"
SHOW, FAIR MANAGER LANNY SIMPSON ANNOUNED THAT BILL AND NORMA
CASEL OF THE OTTER CREEK AREA WILL LEAD THE PARADE.   THEY
HAVE BEEN IN CHARGE OF THE HORSE SHOW AT THE FAIR FOR MORE
THAN 20 YEARS.

A REMINDER, THE FAIR FUN CARD TO ATTEND ALL 5 DAYS OF THE FAIR
IS ON SALE NOW FOR $25.00, AT THE FAIRBOARD OFFICE AND AT
JACKSON COUNTY BANKS.    AT THE GATE, ADULT TICKETS WILL BE $10 A DAY.
ON THE ROTARY WEB PAGE,  THIS WEEK'S SILENT AUCTION ITEM IS
A FUN CARD.   GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE ROTARY WHEEL AND EMAIL YOUR FUN CARD BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.

LANNY SIMPSON ALSO SAID ON "JUST TALK" THIS MORNING, THAT ONCE
AGAIN THE WOODCARVER'S CONVENTION WAS A BIG SUCCESS LAST WEEK AND THAT AGAIN, THEY LIKED HAVING IT IN MAQUOKETA AND WILL BE BACK
NEXT YEAR.

THIS IS THE WEEK OF THE JACKSON COUNTY PRO RODEO!     PRE-RODEO PARTY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT OFFSHORE RESTAURANT IN BELLEVUE AND
RODEO PERFORMANCES THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS AT 7:30 AT THE HORSEMAN'S CLUB GROUNDS, WEST OF BELLEVUE.

THIS IS ALSO THE WEEK OF THE FIRST MAQUOKETA MOTOR MADNESS!    AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA STARTING AT 9 A.M.  BOTH FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.    HUNDREDS OF CLASSIC CARS ARE EXPECTED.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK!

DENNIS VOY

NICE LATE SPRING DAY....SUNNY, HIGH 77.
RAIN TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT AND
SUNNY ON FATHER'S DAY.

MORE WOODCARVER'S WORK THAT WILL BE ON DISPLAY (AND MANY FOR SALE) UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.    THESE CARVINGS WERE ON DISPLAY AT MAE IN  DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA AT A RECEPTION LAST NIGHT, HOSTED BY BOB OSTERHAUS AND OTHER MAE VOLUNTEERS.    SOME OF THE CARVINGS HAVE $10,000 (MORE OR LESS)
PRICE TAGS ON THEM.    BEAUTIFUL WORK!   QUALITY WORK!

THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PRESENTED A CHECK FOR $1,569 TO HOSPICE OF JACKSON COUNTY, THE MONEY COMING FROM HALF OF
THE CHURCH'S CHRISTMAS AND EASTER OFFERING. THIS PAST WINTER.

BOB MARTIN, WHO DIED THIS SPRING AND WAS A LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN
AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
HAS DONATED 300 ACRES OF LAND ON THE EASTERN OUTSKIRTS OF
MAQUOKETA TO THE JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT.
TWO POSSIBLE USES (JUST SUGGESTIONS) FOR THE NON-TILLABLE LAND
WOULD BE A LAKE (DAMMING PRAIRIE CREEK ON THE LAND) AND BUILDING A  DOG PARK THERE.      IN HIS WILL, MARTIN HIMSELF SUGGESTED THE IDEA OF A LAKE.   IT COULD BE A 70-80 ACRE LAKE.    WHATEVER....THE
CONSERVATION BOARD IS EXCITED ABOUT THE GIFT AND WE WILL BE
HEARING MORE ABOUT IT AFTER PROBATE.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SPENDING ALMOST $20,000 FOR SAFETY UPDATES, INCLUDING CAMERAS, PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS, AND TELEPHONES.     A SAFE ROOM IS ALSO BE CONSIDERED.    THE IDEA IS TO PROTECT STUDENTS IF SOMEONE COMES INTO THE SCHOOL TO DO HARM.

18 CANOE PADDLES WERE STOLEN FROM THE OWNER, THE JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT.   THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS
INVESTIGATION.   THEY WERE TAKEN FROM A STORAGE BIN IN A CANOE
TRAILER AND VALUED AT 3 TO 4-HUNDRED DOLLARS.

PAINTINGS ON WOOD, NOT CANVASS, ARE HANGING ON 3  WALLS
(OVER 20 OF THEM) AT MAE (FORMER OSTERHAUS BUILDING DOWNTOWN).
THAT IS ONE ABOVE.   (CLICK-ON IT TO ENLARGE IT)   THEY ARE ABOUT 3 FOOT BY 5 FOOT AND WILL BE ON DISPLAY UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY.
STOP IN AND TAKE A LOOK.   FREE ADMISSION ALWAYS AT MAE.  
LIMITED HOURS ARE POSTED ON THE FRONT DOOR.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO HELD GRADUATION FOR THEIR RESIDENTS THIS WEEK.   THE DINNER AND GRADUATION TOOK PLACE AT THE CLIFF DWELLER CLUB ON MICHIGAN AVENUE, DOWNTOWN CHICAGO.
FIFTEEN THIRD-YEAR RESIDENTS GRADUATED THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING
DR. JUSTIN HEPKER, A 2002 GRADUATE OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.
HEPKER, THE SON OF CINDY AND LEIGHTON OF MAQUOKETA WAS CHOSEN AS THE RESIDENT OF THE YEAR AND RECEIVED THE DR. ROBERT P. CAVALLINO LEGACY AWARD.    THE AWARD IS PRESENTED TO THE RESIDENT WHO EXEMPLIFIES SUPERIOR PATIENT CARE.    HEPKER DID HIS UNDERGRADUATE WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND THEN ATTENDED THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL IN COLUMBUS BEFORE COMPLETING HIS THREE YEAR PROGRAM IN CHICAGO.    DR. HEPKER WILL
BEGIN WORK AS AN EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN AT ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CARE CENTER IN MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA, ON JULY 1ST.
HE WILL CONTINUE TO RESIDE IN CHICAGO AND WORK SOME "MOONLIGHTING" SHIFTS AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS OWNED HOSPITALS IN CHICAGO.  
CONGRATULATIONS DR. JUSTIN!   I'M HIS PROUD GODFATHER!

DR. GARY O'MALLEY,  A FORMER CURRICULUM DIRECTOR FOR THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT, WILL BECOME THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT
OF MOUNT VERNON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, HIS FIRST JOB
AS A SUPERINTENDENT.     HE WILL RECEIVE A SALARY OF $141,000.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.  I'LL SEE SOME OF YOU AT THE  FLY-IN, DRIVE-IN BREAKFAST SUNDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

DENNIS VOY

NO REPORT TODAY

HOT AND HUMID TODAY!    82 THE HIGH FOR 2ND DAY IN A ROW.
STORMS TONIGHT.
NICE TOMORROW AND REST OF WEEK.

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA 175TH BIRTHDAY IS IN AUGUST.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY IS PLANNED.
SUPERVISOR JACK WILLEY SAID THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND NMAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ARE JOINING
FORCES TO HOST AN AFTERNOON LAWN PARTY OF SOIREE ON AUGUST 4TH AT SQUIER'S MANOR.
WILLEY SAID IT WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE SESQUICENTENDIAL (150TH PARTY)
25 YEARS AGO, ALSO AT SQUIREA'S MANOR.
THE TIMBER CITY BAND WILL PLAY AND THERE WILL BE OTHER ACTIVITIES.
THERE WILL BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF  TICKETS AVAILABLE.
MORE INFORMATION COMING.

THREE EMPTY BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA HAVE A SIGN
IN THE WINDOW SAYING A NEW BUSINESS WILL BE  OPENING HERE.
BUT NO DETAILS YET.

MAQUOKETA, THE TIMBER CITY, HAS BIG TREES.    THAT'S MY SIZE 11 SHOE
ON THE STUMP ABOVE.    BUT THEY DON'T LIVE FOREVER.   BOB SHANAHAN HAD THIS TREE TAKEN DOWN A FEW DAY AGO, AFTER A STORM BLEW
SOME BIG LIMBS DOWN ON THE SHANAHAN HOME ON SOUTH 2ND STREET.

KEEP TUNED FOR WEATHER INFO TONIGHT.

AND THE CARDINALS-METS GAME TONIGHT ON KMAQ-FM.

DENNIS VOY

2013 IS THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY-YEAR
OF DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATRES!
MOVIES UNDER THE STARS SINCE 1933!

CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM
YOU CAN WATCH THE MOVIE FROM YOUR CAR...OR A LAWN CHAIR...OR ON A BLANKET OR ON A COUCH, LIKE ABOVE.   TWO COUCHES.   THIS '85 GMC TRUCK, OWNED BY ALLEN GOODENOW,  PULLED INTO THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE LAST NIGHT, LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA.   THAT'S JOSH COWAN IN THE FRONT AND IN THE BACK, DOM BRADY AND NEXT TO HER, ALLEN GOODENOW....ALL 3 FROM MAQUOKETA.
NOTE, THE TWIN SPEAKERS MOUNTED BEHIND FOR "SURROND STEREO SOUND".  
ANYWAY YOU SIT....IT'S FUN WATCHING MOVIES UNDER THE STARS.
THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE FIRST OPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 1950.
I HAVE HAD FUN OWNING IT SINCE 1972.
DENNIS VOY

SUNNY AND WARM TODAY....PUSHING 80.
RAIN TOMORROW....
THEN NICE AGAIN THURSDAY!

SCHOOL BOARD PERSONNEL CHANGES MADE AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING:
JANE SCHMIDT, NEW PART-TIME DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND STUDENT LEARNING.    SHE WILL RETAIN HER HALF-TIME TEACHING POSITION AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.     THIS POSITION WILL REPLACE HELEN
SNELL, CURRICULOM DIRECTOR, WHO RETIRED.   HOWEVER,THE
CURRICULOM DIRECTOR POSITION HAS BEEN RENAMED AND REDUCED TO HALF-TIME UNDER THE BUDGET CUTS.
ARDEN KRUEGER, RESIGNED AS HIGH SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR.
MAGGIE FURLONG, NEW HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AND  HEAD VARSITY BASKETBALL COACH AND 7TH GRADE TRACK COACH.
KATHY KROGRAM,  WILL BE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER T BRIGGS ELEMENTARY AND TITLE 1 READING TEACHER AT SACRED HEART.
KATE STADTMUELLER, HIRED AS HALF-TIME MUSIC INSTRUCTOR AT BRIGGS.
SHE WILL ALSO TEACH HALF-TIME AT ANDREW.
SHAELA BRESNAN,  RENEWED CONTRACT AS A .66 ART TEACHER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND .34 TIME AS ART TEACHER AT ANDRW.
AND
SUPT. HUCKSTADT REPORTED THE DISTRICT RECEIVED THE K-3 AT RISK FUNDING OF $140,000 FOR ONE YEAR.    HUCKSTADT SAID THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO REPLACE SOME COUNSELING SERVICES AT CARDINAL
ELEMENTARY TO REPLACE COUNSELOR CHARLIE EASTERLY WHO HAS RETIRED.

GOV. BRANSTAD WILL BE IN JACKSON COUNTY FRIDAY.    AT 3 P.M. HE
WILL ATTEND THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION  OF THE  ROCKWELL COLLINS PLANT THERE.     AT 3:45 P.M. HE WILL ATTEND THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW BAYMONT HOTEL,  ADJACENT TO THE OFFSHORT RESTAURANT AND CONVENTION CENTER.    THE HOTEL OPENS SOON.

CHECK BELOW, AN EXAMPLE OF THE WORK THAT WILL BE ON DISPLAY
(MUCH ALSO FOR SALE) THIS WEEK AT THE WOODCARVER'S CONVENTION
AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.    THIS IS A VERY HIGHLY
RECOGNIZED CONVENTION...ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY.
WOODCARVERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE HERE AND THEY LIKE
MAQUOKETA AND ITS FACILITIES FOR A CONVENTION.    THIS IS THEIR
3RD YEAR IN TOWN.     THERE ARE ABOUT 20 RV'S AT THE FAIRGROUNDS,
BUT MOST STAY IN MOTELS AND SQUIRES MANOR BED AND BREAKFAST.

THIS SIGN IS POSTED ALL OVER TOWN.   THIS ONE IN KMAQ'S FRONT
WINDOW AND WE PUT IT ON AN ORANGE POSTER BOARD SO IT STANDS
OUT BETTER.    ALSO, AT 4 LOCATIONS LEADING INTO MAQUOKETA,
HIGHWAY BANNERS WELCOME PEOPLE TO MAQUOKETA.

THANKS FOR CHECKING-IN AGAIN!

DENNIS VOY

 

                                       CLICK-ON THE ABOVE TO READ ITBELOW, SOME OF THE WORK DONE BY WOODCARVERS THAT YOU WILL SEE ON DISPLAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS THIS WEEK.

CLICK-ON THESE WOOD CARVINGS TO ENLARGE THEM.


DENNIS VOY

FOGGY THIS MORNING....THEN SUNNY REST OF TODAY.   HIGH TODAY, 74.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND WARMER WITH A HIGH AROUND 80.
RAIN WEDNESDAY.

A BALDWIN WOMAN DIED YESTERDAY AT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL
IN IOWA CITY FROM HER INJURIES IN A FRIDAY MORNING ACCIDENT
NEAR WELTON.   SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON'S FOR AMANDA BRUNS GONNER, AGE 24.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT.     THEY ARE SCHEDULED
TO HIRE A NEW GIRL'S VARSITY BASKETBALL COACH.     AND MANY OTHER
AGENDA ITEMS!    

THE ROTARY DUCK RACE IS GETTING CLOSER.     THANKS TO OUR FRIEND IN MICHIGAN, FIVE MORE DUCKS WERE SOLD TO HIM.   HE IS ALSO A READER
OF THIS DAILY REPORT AND HAS PURCHASED DUCKS EVERY YEAR.   
WE ALSO SOLD FOUR DUCKS TO A DAILY REPORT READER IN BETTENDORF AND  TWO DUCKS ON A DAILY REPORT READER IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 
IF YOU WANT A DUCK, OR TWO, JUST SEND CHECK TO ME AT BOX 940,
MAQUOKETA.    CLICK ON THE YELLOW ABOVE AND GREEN BELOW TO
READ.

ON THIS WEEK'S ROTARY WEB SITE (CLICK FROM KMAQ'S HOME PAGE)
THERE IS ANOTHER PAT COSTELLO PRINT FOR THE SILENT AUCTION.

                                           CLICK-ON ABOVE TO READ
  
HAVE A GOOD WEEK!

DENNIS VOY

  

MAQUOKETA HAS THE BEAUTIFUL MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK BUT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT THERE IS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL PARK

JUST SOUTH OF BALDWIN.     IT  HAS MANY CAMPING SITES, A VERY EDUCATIONAL NATURE CENTER, A SWINGING BRIDGE AND A FOUR STORY TOWER HIGH UP OVERLOOKING THE PARK.   I HOPE THESE PHOTOS WILL

INTEREST YOU ENOUGH TO VISIT THE PARK  SOON AND ENJOY IT LIKE NANCY AND I DID.  A GREAT PARK FOR FAMILY FUN RIGHT JUST MINUTES AWAY!

A SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT "EDEN VALLEY" ON THE CLINTON-JACKSON
COUNTY LINE, A FEW MILES SOUTH OF BALDWIN ON A PAVED ROAD.
I SAW A LOT IN JUST OVER AN HOUR, BUT YOU CAN SPEND  A LOT MORE
TIME, HIKING AND ENJOYING THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.  THE PARK IS OWNED AND MANAGED BY CLINTON COUNTY CONSERVATION.

AS ALWAYS, CLICK-ON EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

OUR "HOST" IN THE FREE NATURE CENTER WAS JOAN JONES OF CHARLOTTE.    SHE IS A VOLUNTEER THAT IS THE "HOST" FROM 1 UNTIL 4
SATURDAYS, ONCE A MONTH.     OTHER VOLUNTEERS WORK THE OTHER SATURDAYS DURING THE SUMMER.     WITH HER TODAY (AT RIGHT) IS HER
GRANDDAUGHTER, JERRICA JONES OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.
SHE GREW UP IN MAQUOKETA.   HER FATHER IS WILLIE JONES AND HE
ALSO NOW LIVES IN CALIFORNIA.     THEY STAND BEHIND THE COUNTER
IN THE GIFT SHOP.

NEXT, WE WILL GO OUTSIDE OF THE NATURE CENTER AND CHECK OUT
THE TRAILS, BRIDGE AND TOWER.

YOU CAN RENT THIS CABIN.   SEE THE REST ROOM.  EVEN HAS AN AIR-CONDITIONER.

 THAT'S NANCY UP ON TOP.

I TOOK THIS PICTURE FROM THE TOP OF THE TOWER!

HAVE FUN...TAKE THE FAMILY TO EDEN VALLEY PARK!