71 TODAY...VERY NICE.
MORE TOMORROW.
A LITTLE RAIN IN WEEKEND FORECAST.
MARY JO GOTHARD OF BELLEVUE IS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON COUNTY, REPLACING
ANGIE PETIT, WHO RESIGNED IN SEPTEMBER. GOTHARD WILL BE
IN CHARGE OF ENDOWMENT BUILDING, GRANT MAKING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. PREVIOUSLY SHE PLANNED AND OPENED THE CLARKE
UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE, THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER CENTER MUSEUM
STORE AND THE NATIONAL RIVER STORE.
THE 9TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES WILL BE HELD AT THE OHNWARD
FINE ARTS CENTER FROM NOVEMBER 16TH THROUGH THE 26TH.
KMAQ WILL HAVE A TREE THIS YEAR, AND AGAIN, TREES AND WREATHS
WILL FILL THE LOBBY. CALL 563-652-9815 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE, THE WEB CAM IS WORKING AGAIN.
ALSO, CLICK-ON THE ROTARY WHEEL WHERE YOU MIGHT LIKE TO BID
IN THE SILENT AUCTION ON THE 1981 PLATE OF THE OLD HIGH SCHOOL.
AND AT THE ROTARY SITE, THERE IS A PHOTO OF THE PARK RANGER OF THE
MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK, WHO SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY.
AND ON THE KMAQ HISTORY BUTTON, CHECK FOR A PHOTO OF
MAQUOKETA'S FAMOUS "LITTLE GERMAN BAND" OF THE 50'S AND
60S. YOU'LL SEE A PHOTO OF WINDY RIMMER, FRED CLARK, JIM
SHIELDS, AND TED BANOWETZ.
IT IS 4-H WEEK, A WEEK SET ASIDE TO HONOR AND COMPLIMENT THE
4-H MEMBERS OF JACKSON COUNTY.
LAST NIGHT, FROM FULTON, IOWA SOUTH TO NEARLY MAQUOKETA, HIGHWAY 61'S SOUTH LANES WERE COVERED WITH BROKEN GLASS. TOOK MOST OF THE NIGHT FOR THE DOT TO CLEAN UP THE GLASS WHICH APPARENTLY
FELL FROM AN UNKNOWN VEHICLE.
CHECK YOUR SMOKE ALARMS! IT IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
