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THREE OF THE TOP MOVIES IN THE COUNTRY.... NOW SHOWING AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE IN  MAQUOKETA.    EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT IS  BARGAIN NIGHT.
EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS FREE POPCORN NIGHT.    DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 AND ALL 3 MOVIES START AT 7.

NOW THE MONDAY DAILY REPORT:

NICE SPRING DAY TODAY!   HIGHOF 65.    TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND
TOMORROW NIGHT, MORE RAIN.   AND COLDER.    HIGH TOMORROW
ONLY IN 40'S.    BUT, WEDNESDAY WILL BE NICE AGAIN.

BIG FIRE IN MAQUOKETA THIS MORNING!

A GARAGE FIRE FILLED TO THE BRIM WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AROUND 5 THIS MORNING.   IT WAS A GARAGE OWNED BY FRANK RANDALL AT 305 1/2 SOUTH OTTO STREET.     FLAMES SHOT UP INTO THE AIR AND
COULD BE SEEN FOR BLOCKS.    THERE WAS A JEEP IN THE BACK EAST END OF BUILDING.   THE HOME TO THE RIGHT IS ERIC GARIENS AND HE SAID
SOME WINDOWS ON HIS HOME WRE BROKEN, BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS NOT KNOWN.  

THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS OPENED BIDS ON WORK AT THE
PENROSE BUILDING NEXT TO THE LAW CENTER.     THE LOW BID WAS
FROM SHEETS CONSTRUCTION OF MAQUOKETA.  $319,500.    THERE WERE 8 SETS OF PLANS PICKED UP, BUT ONLY TWO BIDS SUBMITTED.  THE OTHER BID WAS FOR $361,000 FROM PORTZEN CONSTRUCTION OF DUBUQUE.
SUPERVISORS MAY AWARD A CONTRACT TOMORROW.    ALSO, THE SUPERVISORS WILL LOOK AT BIDS AT A WORK SESSION THIS THURSDAY MORNING,  FROM THE MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE COUNTY, MARTY HUDRLIK, WITH WORK TO BE DONE BY HIM AND A COUPLE COUNTY WORKERS.  THIS WORK WOULD CONSIST DOING THE ROOF, CONCRETE WALLS AND FLOORING, PLUS FRAMING, INSULATION, PAINTING AND STAIRS IN THE BASEMENT.  

A MAQUOKETA MAN, JOSHUA HARPOLE, AGE 24, WAS INJURED IN A ONE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT SATURDAY NIGHT 5 MILES SOUTH OF BELLEVUE.
HE WAS TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL AND THEN AIRLIFTED TO UNIVERSITY HOSITAL IN IOWA CITY. NO CONDITION AVAILABLE.
HE WAS GOING NORTH ON 52 AND LOST CONTROL.   HE WAS CHARGED AND DAMAGES TO HIS 2005 CHEVY WERE ESTIMATED AT $15,000.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY
 

HAPPY MONDAY ALL......GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY IN MAQUOKETA.
WENT TO THE ABOVE SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS
CENTER.     GREAT SHOW!    SORRY YOU MISSED IT!    AROUND 500 GAVE
THE FAMILY OF 9 A STANDING OVATION.     ALL  YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
SHOW, DOING A VARIETY OF MUSIC...AND SADLY,  THE AUDIENCE HAD
FEW YOUNG WATCHING....AS ALWAYS, THANK GOODNESS FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS.   95% OF THE AUDIENCE WAS SENIORS!

AND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WENT TO THE "GRILL-OFF" EVENT,
AT SUNSHINE PRESCHOOL AND DAYCARE'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER AT
THE PEARSON CENTER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.    IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN
HELD AT SUNSHINE,  BUT OUTGREW THAT FACILITY AND MOVED TO MORE
ROOM AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.    GOOD TURNOUT YESTERDAY.

THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN GRILLED STEAKS FOR SANDWICHES
AND THE JACKSON COUNTY PORK PRODUCERS PORK TENDERLOINS.
I TASTED BOTH,  BOTH WERE  DELICIOUS AND THE CONTEST ENDED IN  A TIE.    SHOWN  ABOVE, HOLDING THE FIRST PLACE SPATCH IS  BRANDON MOORE OF THE CATTLEMEN, AND AT RIGHT, HOLDING THE 2ND PLACE SPATCH REPRESENTING THE PORK PRODUCERS, SCOTT GENT.

THE WINNER OF THE 50-50 DRAWING ($508) WAS BARB HAGEN OF WAUKON (MOTHER OF JOEL).     RAFFLE WINNERS WERE: THE $500 WORTH MEAT WAS WON BY JIM JORGENSEN OF ELWOOD.    CONRAD MURPHY OF MAQUOKETA WON THE GAS GRILL AND THE FAMILY PACK WAS WON BY CINDY POLL OF MAQUOKETA.

THE PRESIDENT OF SUNSHINE'S BOARD, SARAH FISHWILD, WAS THE EMCEE
FOR THE PROGRAM AND INTRODUCED BEN SCHUELLER  WHO ONCE AGAIN
DONATED HIS SERVICES FOR THE AUCTION.
GOOD AUCTION!    DONATED ITEMS SOLD WELL!
THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE SUNSHINE'S  EVENT ANOTHER BIG SUCCESS!
DENNIS VOY