Wednesday, October 23, 2013

WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT

TODAY, PT. SUNNY AND A HIGH OF 41.
TOMORROW, 44 AND MOSTLY SUNNY.
FOOTBALL FRIDAY, SUNNY AND HIGH OF 49.
AND SATURDAY (FINAL NIGHT OF SEASON FOR MOVIES AT THE
61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE) SUNNY WITH HIGH  OF 53.

SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH IN  ANDREW CELEBRATES IT'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEKEND.     MEMBERS WERE ON "JUST TALK"
THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT IT.     THE PASTOR IS RON HUBER.
THE ORGANIST IS JUDY GANZER.     THE SERVICE IS AT 8 EVERY
SUNDAY MORNING.     PASTOR HUBER ALSO CONDUCTS THE 10 A.M.
SERVICE SUNDAYS AT SPRAGUEVILLE.     THE 8 A.M. SERVICE IS
RECORDED AND BROADCAST AT 5 P.M. EVERY SUNDAY AT 5 P.M.

THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB EVERY YEAR HAS AN APPRECIATION
DINNER FOR THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT.    IT WAS MONDAY NIGHT
AT THE EAGLES CLUB.   OVER 60 ATTENDED.   THE LATE ROBERT MITCHELL
WAS HONORED AS HE WAS A  LONGTIME FIREMAN.   HIS WIFE JOYCE WAS PRESENTED A CERTIFICATE.     ALSO HONORED, HIS SON BOB WHO
HAS BEEN A FIREMAN SINCE 1998 AND IS ALSO ON THE MAQUOKETA RESCUE
SQUAD.   WHEN HE WAS A KID, HE HELPED HIS DAD WASH FIRE TRUCKS
ON SUNDAY MORNINGS AND HE ALSO EARNED HIS EAGLE SCOUT AWARD BY
WORKING AT THE FIRE STATION.     I FIRST MET ROBERT BACK IN THE 50'S WHEN HE WAS MANAGER OF MITCHELL-MASKREY FEED STORE DOWNTOWN,
STARTED BY HIS FATHER.   IT IS ONE OF OLDEST BUSINESS PLACES IN
TOWN.     BOB IS CURRENT MANAGER AND HIS BROTHER FRANK ALSO
WORKS THERE.
ROBERT ABOVE.   HE WAS A BIG MAQUOKETA CARDINAL AND IOWA HAWKEYE FAN.   ATTENDED A LOT OF GAMES IN IOWA CITY.
ROBERT'S GRANDSON LUKAS, SON BOB, WIFE JOYCE, SON FRANK AND DAUGHTER ANN.

JOYCE AND OPTIMIST PRESIDENT JAKE BICKFORD.
THE PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED BY CLUB hOpe FROM THE  HIGH SCHOOL
TALKING ABOUT THEIR SUMMER TRIP TO KENYA.
GAME 1 OF THE WORLD SERIES TONIGHT.   GO CARDINALS!

LONGTIME CARDINAL FAN, DENNIS VOY