SUNNY AND 55 TODAY.
55 TOMORROW.
65 SATURDAY.

PAULETTE HORNER, WHO DOES CARDINAL COUNTDOWN ON KMAQ
FROM THE  HIGH SCHOOL WAS COMPLAINING ON-THE-AIR ABOUT THE  HEAT
THIS AFTERNOON....SAID SHE HAD TWO FANS RUNNING IN HER
OFFICE.   

THE HAWKEYES PLAY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT 8 TONIGHT
AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK AND DILLON O'CONNEL
WILL BE THERE WITH THE TEAM.    DILLON, A 2009 GRAD OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL (AND GOOD CARDINAL BASKETBALL PLAYER) IS ONE
OF THE MANAGERS OF THE HAWKEYE TEAM.   HE IS IN HIS SECOND
SEASON DOING THIS ALONG WITH BEING A BUSY STUDENT.   HE ALREADY
HAS A SPORTS MANAGEMENT DEGREE AT IOWA AND IS WORKING  NOW
TOWARD A BUSINESS DEGREE.     HE WILL BE MANAGER AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS HIS FIRST VISIT TO THE BIG APPLE.    HIS PARENTS ARE LORAS AND SHELLY O'CONNELL.

TWO VANDALISM REPORTS IN TOWN.     FLOWERS WERE TAKEN FROM A GRAVE AT SACRED HEART CEMETERY AND CHARLIE DIETZ (STILL PAINTING)
REPORTEDD HIS MAILBOX HAS BEEN DAMAGED.

A BIRTH TO ANNOUNCE.   DAVE AND LISA CLARK OF MAQUOKETA ARE GRANDPARENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME.   THEIR SON BOB AND HIS WIFE LISA WELCOMED A BABY BOY TO THEIR FAMILY YESTERDAY.    WEIGHT:  8 POUNDS-13.5. AND 21 INCHES LONG.    THEY LIVE IN ACKLEY, IOWA, WEST OF WATERLOO.     A FUTURE BOWLER??

A LONGTIME MAQUOKETA BUSINESS HAS CHANGED HANDS!    I WILL
HAVE THE STORY WITH PHOTO TOMORROW.

BE GOOD AND ENJOY THE WARMER WEATHER.

DENNIS VOY

CHECK THE PHOTOS AND STORY BELOW BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR
COMPUTER.

 

 MEET SARA MILLER, OF MAQUOKETA, FORMER DELMAR RESIDENT.
HER PARENTS ARE PAUL AND RUTH MILLER OF DELMAR.    SHE IS THE
MANAGER OF THE NEW VERIZON STORE IN MAQUOKETA ON WESTGATE
DRIVE, THE STREET THAT LEADS UP TO GASSER TRUE VALUE AND
THE FAREWAY STORE.     YOU CAN'T MISS THE STORE, RIGHT NEXT TO THE
CHINESE RESTAURANT AND WITH LOTS OF FREE PARKING IN THE FRONT.
THE VERIZON STORE IS OWNED BY REID KAHLER. 
THE PHONE NUMBER IS 563-652-4483.    IT IS OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY FROM
10 TO 6...AND SATURDAYS, 8 TO 3.     IN ADDITION TO BEING THE PREMIUM
RETAILER FOR VERIZON WIRELESS (CELL) PHONES, THE STORE SELLS
WIRELESS INTERNET SOLUTIONS FOR THE HOME.    ALSO, CELL PHONE
ACCESSORIES, TABLETS, AND I PADS.     SARA WILL ALSO BE GLAD TO
TELL YOU ABOUT THE SHURE RESPONSE SYSTEM.    ON A WRIST BAND
IS A BUTTON.   IN AN EMERGENCY, PRESS IT AND IT WILL BE ANSWERED BY
VERIZON AND THEY THEN CAN CALL 9-1-1...YOUR DOCTOR...ETC. AND
OFFER A FAST RESPONSE TO YOUR EMERGENCY NEED.   EXCELLENT FOR
SOMEONE WITH A HEALTH PROBLEM OR FOR SENIORS. 
STOP IN SOON AND WELCOME SARA TO THE MAQUOKETA BUSINESS
COMMUNITY.   
AND DID YOU KNOW THAT THE FIRST CELL PHONE WAS ANNOUNCED
40 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK?    THAT'S RIGHT, 40 YEARS!

DENNIS VOY
                                  
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