SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH HIGH OF 78.
MORE RAIN COMING, BUT NONE AFTER NOON FRIDAY.
WEEKEND WILL BE NICE.
A MAQUOKETA TEENAGER WAS NOT INJURED AFTER SHE PULLED
OUT IN FRONT OF A SEMI AT 8 A.M. THIS MORNING. SHERIFF RUSS
KETTMANN SAID TANNA BRIMEYER, AGE 17, PULLED OUT OF HURSTVILLE
ROAD IN FRONT OF THE NORTHBOUND SEMI, DRIVEN BY 83 YEAR
OLD WALTER RATHMAN OF ELDRIDGE. SHE WAS CHARGED.
THERE WAS $3,500 DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE, OWNED BY TAMMY
MORTENSEN OF MAQUOKETA. NO DAMAGE TO THE SEMI.
WONDER HOW MANY 83-YEAR-OLD SEMI DRIVERS ARE OUT THERE
ON THE HIGHWAY??
THIS AFTERNOON ON THE END OF EAST JEFFERSON STREET, AND
ABOUT 100 YARDS WEST OF MT. HOPE AND SACRED HEART CEMETERIES.
BOBBY JOHNSON SAYS IT WAS THE DEATH OF HIS NEPHEW, STAFF
SERGENT DONALD GRIFFITH,JR., THAT INSPIRED HIM TO DONATE THE OLD HOUSE AND USE THE LAND FOR WHAT HE SAYS WILL BE THE JACKSON
COUNTY VETERAN'S MEMORIAL. JOHNSON SAYS GRIFFITH DIED IN IRAQ
IN MARCH OF 2006. THE ALL-COUNTY MEMORIAL WILL BE DEDICATED
IN HONOR OF GRIFFITH AND ALSO IN HONOR OF CORPORAL ZACHARY
REIFF OF PRESTON. REIFF DIED IN AFGANISTAN IN NOVEMBER, 2011.
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEMORIAL.
WHO IS SHE?
THE DEADLINE FOR FILING NOMINATION PAPERS FOR CITY OFFICES IS
AT 5 P.M. TOMORROW. SO, WON'T BE LONG AND I'LL HAVE THE
LIST OF CANDIDATES. EITHER TOMORROW OR FRIDAY.
SHEILA ZIEMBA DIED LAST MONTH IN WEST DES MOINES. SHE IS
SURVIVED BY HER MOTHER IN MAQUOKETA, KIT HOYER.
MORE OF HER OBITUARY TOMORROW.
HAPPY DUCK HUNTINGTHIS WEEKEND.
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF FALL THIS SUNDAY.
DENNIS VOY
