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