Friday, September 06, 2013

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85 TODAY.....LOWER THAN PREDICTED!
TOMORROW, 91 IS FORECAST.
SUNDAY, MOSTLY SUNNY AND 82.
MONDAY, 94.

MAQUOKETA MAYOR DON SCHWENKER IS URGING RESIDENTS TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP BUILD THE NEW LITTLE BEAR PARK NEXT WEEK.
AROUND 160 TO 200 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEED EACH DAY.

MAQUOKETA POLICE CHEIF BRAD KORANDA SAID THERE IS NOTHING NEW TO ADD TO A POSSIBLE ROBBERY EARLIER THIS WEEK ON EAST PLATT
STREET.    THE VICTIM HAS REFUSED TO COME IN TO PROVIDE A
STATEMENT ACCORDING TO THE CHIEF.

17 YEAR OLD RALEIGH PERKENS OF MAQUOKETA WAS DRIVING HIS 2005 JEEP IN THE 2300 BLOCK OF 110TH STREET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
AND FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE, OVERCORRECTED AND THE JEEP
WENT INTO THE DITCH AND OVERTURNED.   $16,000 DAMAGE TO THE
JEEP.   PERKENS WAS TAKEN TO THE  HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES AND HE WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.

MAQUOKETA HOSTS WESTERN DUBUQUE IN FOOTBALL TONIGHT.
I'LL HAVE THE SCORE HERE TOMORROW MORNING.

A NEW MAQUOKETA DINER OPENED THIS MORNING, ON EAST PLATT
STREET,  FORMERLY THE LOCATION OF G-MA'S.
IT IS  "MAQ-TOWN DINER"  I HAVE NO OTHER DETAILS AT THIS TIME.


CHECK THE PHOTOS AND COMMENTS BELOW ON  A NEW MAQUOKETA MAIN STREET BUSINESS.   I TOOK THE PHOTOS THIS AFTERNOON.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!

DENNIS VOY

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WELCOME...TO A NEW MAQUOKETA BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA NEXT TO THE BAKERY
 
                      TIMBER CITY TRADING POST
MEET THE  OWNER CONNIE BEHRENS OF LOST NATION.   SHE IS ALSO A
CPA AND HAS AN OFFICE IN DAVENPORT AND SMALL OFFICE IN THE STORE
HERE WHERE SHE DOES BOOKKEEPING AND CPA WORK.


CONNIE'S DAUGHTER AMY BURMEISTER WORKS IN THE STORE AND
SAYS MORE THINGS ARE COMING.     ALSO, THE "BISTRO" WILL OPEN
IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER.    AMY AND HER HUSBAND LIVE AT
RURAL LOST NATION.


CLICK-ON ALL OF ABOVE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM!
          TIMBER CITY TRADING POST
OPEN WED-SAT FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 6 P.M.
SUN 12 -4   CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
                        PHONE 563-748-0149
NEW MERCHANDISE...ANTIQUES...FRESH BEEF
FROM IVES GROSSMAN AT PRESTON, PRODUCE
FRESH FROM THE GARDEN OF JIM KEITEL IN
LOST NATION AND ORGANIC FOOD TOO.   ALSO FAMOUS WATKINS PRODUCTS. 
YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT THE AMOUNT OF MERCHANDSE IN THIS NEW STORE.   
  STOP IN STOP IN SOON & BROWSE!