Wednesday, September 11, 2013

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TODAY THE  HIGH, 82 HERE AT KMAQ.
STILL CALLING FOR 69 ON FRIDAY.
SPRINKLES THIS MORNING, NO MORE.

THE SUPERVISORS GOT AN ESTIMATE THIS MORNING OF ABOUT $300,000
TO REMODEL THE PENROSE HOME THEY PURCHASED NEXT TO THE
LAW CENTER.     THEY HAVE ABOUT $300,000 INVESTED SO FAR...
THE PURCHASE PRICE,  GARAGE IMPROVEMENTS, ENGINEERING, ETC.
NO TAX MONEY BEING USED AS THEY ARE USING MONEY FROM THE
SALE OF THE S & H INDUSTRIAL BUILDING THAT WAS GIVEN TO THEM.
WHEN IT IS FINISHED AND IF THEY HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE, I WILL ATTEND AND I'LL BE COUNTING THE DESKS IN IT AND REPORTING BACK TO YOU.

MAQUOKETA'S NEW K-9 DOG APPEARED AT ROTARY THIS NOON, BUT DIDN'T SPEAK.     SHE IS SHOWN HERE WITH OFFICER KEENAN MEINEKE, HER HANDLER.     MORE ON THE ROTARY WEB SITE...WWW.KMAQ.COM, CLICK-ON
ROTARY BLUE WHEEL.

IN THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION YESTERDAY, BRIAN TABOR WAS RE-ELECTED AND THE NEW BOARD MEMBER WILL BE TANYA ROEDER.
ROEDER GOT 276 VOTES.   TABOR 256.    THE 3RD CANDIDATE, RON HORAN, JR. GOT 119.    THE PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LEVY PASSED.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

THE NEW LITTLE BEAR PARK WILL  HAVE SOME COLOR AND SOME METAL AS PHOTO ABOVE SHOWS.    TODAY, DAY TWO OF THE ONE-WEEK  BUILDING PROJECT.  LOTS OF PEOPLE WORKING, BUT MORE NEEDED.
GOOD PARK PHOTO ABOVE
NO-SO-GOOD PHOTO ABOVE OF A HOUSE ONE-BLOCK EAST OF THE NEW PARK.

A FORMER CLINTON ENGINES PLANT MANAGER DIED TODAY.    GENE STREETS, AGE 89, OF MAQUOKETA.    SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S.
A DAUGHTER LIVES HERE.

NEXT TIME YOU SEE SUPERVISOR STEVE FLYNN, ASK ABOUT THE BIG
FISH HE CAUGHT.

HAPPY TRAILS TO  YOU.

DENNIS VOY