Monday, May 20, 2013

A NICE SUNNY DAY TODAY....HIGH 79.

8/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN YESTERDAY, UP UNTIL  6 THIS MORNING.

111 SENIORS GOT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA.
THE SALUTATORIAN WAS COLTON FEY WITH A GP OF 3.983
THE VALIDICTORIAN WAS DEVON O'CONNELL WITH A PERFECT 4.0 GP

ALBERT DUHME FOUND ALONG THE HIGHWAY SATURDAY, THIS 4 POUND
OYSTER MUSSELL.    HE IS A RETIRED FARMER (55 YEARS OF FARMING) AND
NOW LIVES IN A MOBILE HOME PARK AT THE EAST EDGE OF MAQUOKETA.
HE STOPPED AT THE EXTENSION OFFICE THIS MORNING TO VERIFY
WHAT TYPE AND THEY EVEN HAD PRINT-OUTS TELLING MORE ABOUT IT
AND HOW TO PREPARE IT.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUND FOR THE NEW
LITTLE BEAR PARK IN MAQUOKETA....CONTACT ANYONE ON THE
COMMITTEE:   JOSH COLLISTER, SARAH JOHNSON, BRIAN WAGNER,
SCOTT WARREN, CAROL HAMMILL, KIM HUCKSTADT, KELLY GERLACH,
SHARON ELLENZ, BARB SCHROEDER, JEFF TAMPIR, SALLY DAVIES,
JEN BAHL, MIKE WING, JEAN ANDERSON, PAT BOLLMAN, FRANK ELLENZ,
DEB LANE AND CECIL BENTLEY.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY SILENT AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK...A LARGE
PAT COSTELLO 1979 PRINT.   SEE IT AT WWW.KMAQ.COM AND
CLICK-ON THE ROTARY BLUE WHEEL.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

                                      CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT
ABOVE THE "BEST OF THE SHOW" AT THE 2ND ANNUAL CAR SHOW AT THE
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER SATURDAY IN MAQUOLETA....A 1970 CHEVELLE SS OWNED BY PAT AND RHONDA COLEMAN OF DUBUQUE.     OHNWARD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RICH HALL SAYS THERE WILL BE ANOTHER NEXT
YEAR, PROBABLY IN EARLY JUNE.    THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED
THIS YEAR AND TO THOSE THAT ATTENDED.     RICH ALSO SAY OVER 700 WERE ON HAND SATURDAY NIGHT AT OHNWARD FOR THE "RAVE ON--
THE BUDDY HOLLY EXPERIENCE" AND THAT OHNWARD WAS "ROCKIN"!

DENNIS VOY
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED