GREAT FALL DAYS.
SUNNY AND IN THE 70'S AGAIN TODAY. IT WILL COOL DOWN A LITTLE ON
SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND THE HOLIDAY, MONDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS ARE AT VAN HORNE TONIGHT TO TAKE
ON BENTON COMMUNITY. THE FOOTBALL PLAY-BY-PLAY BY MATT CLARK
WILL START AROUND 7:20 TONIGHT ON KMAQ-FM AND ON OUR
HOME WEB PAGE.
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS PLAY THE DODGERS TONIGHT AT 7:30.
WE WILL NOT DO THIS FIRST PLAYOFF (BEST OF 7 SERIES) GAME BECAUSE OF THE MAQUOKETA GAME, BUT WILL BROADCAST TOMORROW AFTERNOON'S GAME AT ST.LOUIS, SHORTLY AFTER 2:30. AFTER THE
CARDINALS WIN 4 OF THE 7 GAMES, THEY PLAY IN THE WORLD SERIES
AGAINST BOSTON OR DETROIT.
GO MAQUOKETA CARDINALS!
GO ST. LOUIS CARDINALS!
INTO THE MID-AMERICA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME THIS MORNING.
HE WAS A 4-YEAR STARTING POINT-GUARD FOR THE TEAM COACHED BY
MAQUOKETA NATIVE ROCKY LAMAR. HE EARNED ALL-AMERICAN HONORS HIS LAST THREE SEASONS. DURING HIS CAREER, THE TEAM QUALIFIED
FOR THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT ALL FOUR YEARS AND WERE NATIONAL CHAMPS IN 2007 WHEN ADAM WAS SELECTED AS THE OUTSTANDING PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT. HE GRADUATED IN 2008 AND CURRENTLY IS AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR MID-AMERICA. HE TEACHES MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES AT OLATHE, KANSAS. HEPKER WAS ELECTED TO THE
HALL OF FAME IN HIS FIRST YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY, WHICH IS FIVE YEARS
AFTER GRADUATION. ADAM IS MARRIED AND HE AND HIS WIFE AMY HAVE ONE DAUGHTER. HE IS THE SON OF LEIGHTON AND CINDY HEPKER OF
MAQUOKETA.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DOUGLAS EVANS, AGE 55, OF SALMON, IDAHO
AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA AND LAS VEGAS WILL BE AT 10:00 A.M.
TOMORROW MORNING AT THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN SALMON. MILITARY
HONORS WILL BE PROVIDED. HE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA AND WAS A 1976 GRADUATE OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE AND SERVED TWO TOURS IN KOREA. HE LIVED MANY YEARS
IN LAS VEGAS WHERE HE FOUNDED "EVANS RECREATION INSTALLATION"
WHICH EXPANDED INTO OTHER STATES INCLUDING IDAHO WHERE HE HAS LIVED SINCE 2006. HE DIED OF AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK SATURDAY AT HIS HOME. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE LORI, A SON, A DAUGHTER,
A STEPSON AND 7 GRANDCHILDREN, HIS PARENTS RON AND DORIS
EVANS OF PELLA AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, AND A SISTER CHERYL BROWNE IN PELLA.
THIS WEEK, THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED THEY THERE WILL BE THREE NEW
LIGHTS AT THE NEW LITTLE BEAR PARK AND THEY WILL BE ON ALL NIGHT.
THE LIGHTS NOT ONLY WILL LET KIDS PLAYER LONGER BUT WILL DETER SOMEONE FROM BEING IN THE PARK AND VANDALIZING IT.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL VOTED NOT TO ALLOW GOLF CARTS TO RUN ON CITY STREETS. CARTS ARE ALLOWED TO RUN ON STREETS IN MONTICELLO, CASCADE AND THE VILLAGES.
ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, LONGTIME (41 YEARS) BUSINESSMAN MICK CLARK OF MAQUOKETA WAS INJURED WHEN A LARGE TREE HE WAS CUTTING DOWN BEHIND HIS BUSINESS NORTH OF MAQUOKETA FELL SUDDENLY AND HIT HIM, CRUSHING HIS SPINE. HE WAS FIRST AT IOWA CITY AND NOW IS AT
DAVENPORT UNDERGOING REHABILITATION TO LIVE CONFINED TO A WHEEL
CHAIR. A BENEFIT IS PLANNED FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL ANNE HAWKS AT
563-249-0972.
MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE...M-A-E...ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT
NANCY KILBURG HAS BEEN HIRED TO FILL THE NEWLY CREATED PART-TIME
POSITION OF EDUCATIN LIAISON FOR M-A-E. BOB OSTERHAUS, PRESIDENT OF MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE, STATED THAT KILBURG'S BACKGROUND IN EDUCATION AS A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER THE PAST 25 YEARS AND HER COMMITMENT TO M-A-E MAKES HER EMINENTLY QUALIFIED TO FILL THE NEW POSITION. HER MAIN RESPONSILITY WILL BE TO EXPAND M-A-E EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THIS NEW POSITION IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY A RECENTLY RECEIVED JOB CREATION GRANT FROM THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,998.
DON'T FORGET THE SUPER BELGIUM WAFFLE BREAKFAST SUNDAY FROM 8 UNTIL 1 AT BOYER HALL ON THE FAIRGROUNDS, SPONSORED BY HELION
LODGE #36 A.F. AND A.M. GREAT BREAKFAST FOR $7.00 and $3.00
FOR CHILDREN. CHOICE OF 3 OR 4 TOPPINGS.
MAGGIE MAE SATURDAY NIGHT AT OHNWARD.
DENNIS VOY
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