FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

A COOL DAY TODAY, HIGH OF 50.
TOMORROW, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND HIGH OF 51.
DOWN TO 31 SATURDAY NIGHT.
SUNDAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 61.
THEN MONDAY, COLD AGAIN, HIGH OF 46.
           A BIG HONOR FOR A MAQUOKETA TEACHER

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SHE IS THE 2014 IOWA TEACHER OF THE YEAR!    JANE SCHMIDT OF DELMAR WAS PRESENTED THE AWARD THIS AFTERNOON BY GOV. TERRY BRANSTAD.     JANE, A 33-YEAR TEACHER, IS AN 8TH GRADE
LITERACY AND LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE
SCHOOL.     IN A NEWS RELEASE, THE GOVERNOR SAID "GREAT TEACHERS MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE FOR THEIR STUDENTS,  FOR THEIR
COLLEAGUES AND FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES".     JANE'S LEADERSHIP EXTENDS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.   SHE SERVES ALSO AS A TEACHER MENTOR AND IN A NEW ROLE THIS FALL, SHE COACHES EDUCATORS, REFINES CURRICULUM AND GUAGES THE EFFECTS OF TEACHING PRACTICES ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.      JANE SCHMIDT WAS
CHOSEN BY A COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEVERAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS.     HER HUSBAND BRIAN IS A
CLINTON COUNTY FARMER AT RURAL DELMAR  AND IS A MEMBER OF THE CLINTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.     JANE SCHMIDT, IOWA'S NEW TEACHER OF THE YEAR, AND FINALISTS,  WILL BE HONORED AT A LUNCHEON FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHERS ON NOVEMBER 8TH AT THE PRAIRIE MEADOWS EVENTS CENTER IN ALTOONA.

TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE ASKED THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD PERMISSION TO ALLOW A  FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ORGANIZATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.    BUCHANAN WALLER AND MING WU WOULD LIKE TO START THE STUDENT-LED ORGANIZATION.    THE TOPIC WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD ON NOVEMBER 22ND. 

NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE STABBING OF A MAQUOKETA MAN TUESDAY NIGHT.    INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.    KEVIN EHLINGER, AGE 38,
IS A PATIENT AT UNVERSITY HOSPITAL AND HIS CONDITION IS LISTED AS
STABLE.    HIS GIRLFRIEND, CASSIE RONEK, 29, ADMITTED SHE STABBED
EHLINGER WITH A KNIFE DURING AN ARGUMENT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY