IN UPPER 70'S TODAY.
STATE SEN. TOD BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA HAS ASKED FOR HELP FROM CONGRESSMAN BRUCE BRAYLEY'S OFFICE TO HELP GET THE 28 STUDENTS
AND CHAPERONES FROM MAQUOKETA HOME FROM AFRICA FASTER.
NO NEW WORD TODAY (HERE AT KMAQ) ON WHEN THEY WILL GET ON THE PLANE FOR HOME.
THE CITY COUNCIL ENDORSED A PROJECT TO HAVE A JACKSON COUNTY
VETERAN'S MEMORIAL ON EAST JEFFERSON, AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY. A HOUSE WOULD BE LEVELED BY THE
ANDREW AMVETS AND THEY ARE SEEKING DONATIONS FOR THE PROJECT.
DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO A FUND AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.
THE STREET FROM McDONALDS. BACK LEFT IS THE CAR WASH.
AND THE TRUCK STOP ACROSS FROM WAL MART HAS BEEN PURCHASED
BY KWIK STAR AND THEY HAVE GUTTED THAT BUILDING. BETWEEN THE
TWO PLACES, A LOT OF MEN ARE WORKING LONG DAYS AND MOST ARE
STAYING AT MAQUOKETA'S TWO MOTELS. WORD IS THE NEW
FACILITY ON PLATT STREET WILL OPEN IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND RUMOR HAS IT THE TRUCK STOP LOCATION WILL BE COMPLETED AND OPENED SOME TIME LATER THIS YEAR.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL CELEBRATE THE 5TH
YEAR OF THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM NEXT THURSDAY WITH A
PANCAKE SUPPER, AND PANCAKES BY THE EXPERT FROM ALGONA.
PLAN TO TAKE IT IN...MARK YOUR CALENDAR. ON DISPLAY, WILL BE THE 11-MILLIONTH CLINTON ENGINE MADE IN MAQUOKETA (GOLD PLATED) AND
ON LOAN TO THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM.
THE EDEN VALLEY NATURE CENTER IS OPEN EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1 UNTIL 4. NO ADMISSION. TAKE THE KIDS OR GRANDKIDS.
AND IF YOU HAVE TIME, WALK THE TRAIL OVER TO THE SWINGING BRIDGE
AND TO THE 4-STORY TOWER WITH STAIRS. EDEN VALLEY PARK IS
NORTH OF BALDWIN.
TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULL THIS SUNDAY AT MILES, STARTING AT 11 A.M.
ANOTHER AUCTION SHOW TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 ON KMAQ AM AND FM.
FOR MORE ON IT, FROM KMAQ HOME PAGE, CLICK-ON THE AUCTION
BUTTON.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
