TUESDAY DAILY REPORT

A SUNNY, COOL DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20'S.
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, EACH DAY WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, BACK IN THE 50'S.

MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPT. DR. KIM HUCKSTADT AT THE BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION,  EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.      SOME WERE SURPRISED, BUT OTHERS KNEW HE HAS BEEN THINKING OF DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.    NO PLANS FOR THE FUTURE WERE GIVEN HOWEVER.    HE SAID HE ENJOYS HIS WORK BUT FEELS A CHANGE WOULD BE GOOD.     HUCKSTADT, WHO IS 58 (WILL BE 59 NEXT MAY) HAS BEEN A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE FOR A LONG TIME.    TEACHER, COACH AND PRINCIPAL BEFORE THE TOP JOB.    HE COACHED BASKETBALL FOR 15 YEARS FROM 1977 TO 1986  AND AGAIN FROM 1990 TO 1995.   HE WAS ASSOCIATE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND ACTIVITY DIRECTOR FROM 1990 TO 1995 AND THEN MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINICPAL FROM 1995 TO 2001.    HIS CURRENT POSITION BEGAN IN 2001,
A DOZEN YEARS AGO.     A LOT OF CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED DURING THAT TIME AT ALL FOUR ATTENDANCE CENTERS.     DECLINING ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN A FRUSTRATING PROBLEM BUDGET-WISE AND HE CAME UP WITH THE ANSWERS EVERY YEAR.
OUTSIDE OF EDUCATION, HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY TOO.
HE'S A FELLOW ROTARIAN AND (ITS THE CHRISTMAS SEASON) HE TAKES TIME TO DECORATE HIS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS EACH YEAR.   SINCE HE ALSO IS A ST. LOUIS CARDINAL FAN, WE HAVE TALKED BASEBALL A LOT OVER THE YEARS.     HIS WIFE LUANNE TEACHES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE A SON TATE WHO IS A SOPHOMORE IN COLLEGE.   IT WILL TAKE A GOOD MAN TO FILL HIS SHOES.    THE BOARD WILL HAVE TO START LOOKING
SOON AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.

THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT EARLY THIS MORNING TO A HOUSE FIRE AT IRON HILL, NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA.
FIRE CHIEF MARK BECK SAID THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE HOME AT 10928 CAVES ROAD.   THE TENANT, LISA BRINNAN GOT OUT OF THE  HOUSE
WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE HOME IS OWNED BY SOMEONE IN THE
DES MOINES AREA.    BECK SAYS HE SUSPECTS AN ELECTRIC HEATER IN A BATHROOM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.    A CAT AND TWO PARROTS DID NOT SURVIVE.

WE HAVE HAD SOME LISTENERS MENTION THAT THEY CAN NOT GET
KMAQ-FM WITH THE "STREAMING" BUTTON ON OUR WEB SITE.  
WE "STREAM" KMAQ-FM FOR THE MAJOR NEWSCASTS, JUST TALK SHOW,
AND LOCAL BALL GAMES.   OTHER PROGRAMS AND MUSIC WE DO NOT
"STREAM".    FOR SOME REASON, "STREAMING" IS NOT POSSIBLE USING
AN APPLE I-PAD, NATION-WIDE.  

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN TODAY.

SEE YOU ON THE RADIO!

DENNIS VOY