DRIVE-IN...24 HOURS A DAY, CALL 563-652-3535. THE RECORDING ALSO
INCLUDES SHOW TIMES.
US DID THE RIDE-UP OVER 25 YEARS AGO, SO IT WAS LIKE A NEW
EXPERIENCE. AND IT WAS FUN. ASHLEY WIGGINS, RICHARD E. STIMMEL
AND COLLEEN HERMAN EMAILED ME GIVING THE ANSWER TO MY
QUESTION WITH THE PHOTO BELOW. IT COST $10 TO TAKE THE RIDE, WHICH
TAKES ABOUT A HALF-HOUR FROM START TO FINISH. THERE ARE 16 CARS THAT MAKE THE TRIP TOGETHER AND EACH HOLDS 5 PEOPLE.
UNDER THE ARCH IS ALSO LOTS OF FREE THINGS TO DO, INCLUDING VISITING A VERY LARGE GATEWAY TO THE MIDWEST MUSEUM. A GREAT
PLACE TO SPEND AN HOUR OR TWO WHEN VISITING ST. LOUIS. WE
WERE THERE FOR THE CARDINAL RADIO NETWORK PARTY THAT INCLUDED
SEEING TWO GAMES. WE STAYED AT THE HYATT REGENCY AND HAD
A FUN TIME, WITH ALMOST PERFECT WEATHER. SAW THE CARDS WIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND LOOSE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
NICE DAY TODAY....HIGH OF 76. SHOULD BE NICE ALSO TOMORROW AND
SUNDAY.....THE BIG GRADUATION DAY. MAQUOKETA CEREMONIES WILL BE
AT 2 SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND BROADCAST ON KMAQ-FM "LIVE" FROM
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.
A LARGE GRASS FIRE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR HIGHWAY 61 ABOUT 5 MILES
NORTH OF MAQUOKETA ON 110TH STREET. FOUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO FIGHT THE FIRE. MAQUOKETA, ANDREW, LAMOTTE AND SPRINGBROOK FIREMEN WERE ON THE SCENE ALL AFTERNOON.
WATER WAS HAULED FROM MAQUOKETA. THE MAQUOKETA AMBULANCE
WAS CALLED TO BE ON HAND IN CASE FIREMEN HAD PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE HEAT FROM THE FIRE AND THE HOT WEATHER.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY SHELTER JUST NORTHEAST
OF MAQUOKETA RECEIVED 26 DOGS FROM DADE COUNTY FLORIDA
YESTERDAY. THEY ARE STRAY DOGS FROM HURRICANE SANDY.
THERE ARE MANY TO NOW BE ADOPTED...BOTH MALE AND FEMALE.
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT BREEDS AND ALL ARE UP-TO-DATE ON THEIR SHOTS.
TRY TO MAKE THE SUPER BELGIUM WAFFLE BREAKFAST SUNDAY
MORNING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.....SPONSORED BY THE HELION LODGE
#36 A.F. & A.M. IT IS A GREAT BREAKFAST AND JUST $7.
THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #8269 OF MAQUOKETA RECENTLY PRESENTED DAC, INC. A CHECK FOR $1,616. THEY COLLECTED THE MONEY AT THEIR
RECENT TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE.
THE CUSTOM CAR SHOW IS TOMORROW AFTERNOON FROM NOON UNTIL 4 ON THE OHNWARD PARKING LOT. FREE. THE TOP 20 CARS WILL BE
CHOSEN AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A BEST-OF-THE-SHOW. NANCY MOORE,
JAKE BICKFORD AND I WILL BE THE JUDGES. THEN, TOMORROW NIGHT
AT 7 AT OHNWARD, THE BUDDY HOLLY LEGENDS SHOW. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. DOORS OPEN AT 6. GO EARLY AND VIEW
THE CURRENT ART SHOW IN THE LOBBY.
A FEW MORE PHOTOS I TOOK DOWN IN ST. LOUIS. THE CARDINAL
MANAGER, MIKE MATHENY....THE VOICE OF THE CARDINALS, MIKE]
SHANNON....AND IN THE ARCH MUSEUM AN INDIAN DISPLAY AND THE ANIMAL
OF THE WESTERN EXPANSION, THE BUFFALO.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
