MONDAY DAILY REPORT

OVER AN INCH OF RAIN YESTERDAY.
CLOUDY, WINDY AND COLD TODAY, HIGH UPPER 40'S.
RAIN EACH DAY FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK.

THREE MAQUOKETA FIRE CALLS OVER THE WEEKEND:
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, A WOOD PILE AND GRASS FIRE AT THE MERLE BRADY RESIDENCE RURAL MAQUOKETA, THE CODFISH HOLLOW ROAD.
THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT SPREADING TO NEARBY BUILDINGS.
FIREMEN PUT OUT THE FIRE AND RETURNED HOME IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES.
SUNDAY MORNING, 2 A.M., TO 109TH AVENUE NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA TO AN ABANDONED HOME THAT CAUGHT FIRE.   HOME DESTROYED AND WAS OWNED BY A CAMANCHE RESIDENT.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT 3, A CAR ON FIRE WEST OF EMELINE.
NO MAJOR DAMAGE.  THE DRIVER WAS NOT IDENTIFIED.

DEAN BICKFORD RETIRED FROM THE FAREWAY STORE IN MAQUOKETA ON MARCH 1, 2014,  AFTER  WORKING AT THE LOCAL STORE FOR 47 YEARS.
THE PRESIDENT OF FAREWAY (CENTER) FRED GREINER CAME TO MAQUOKETA TO PRESENT DEAN WITH A PLAQUE AND CLOCK FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE.     ALSO PRESENT, IN THE BLACK TIE,  MAQUOKETA FAREWAY MANAGER MIKE KOLL.      LEFT END OF PHOTO, SUPERVISOR
TOM ROSS AND AT RIGHT END IN PHOTO, MEAT COORDINATOR JEFF
COOK.     CONGRATULATIONS DEAN AND HAPPY RETIREMENT.

SEVERAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO THE LAW CENTER OVER THE WEEKEND.
SATURDAY MORNING, THOMAS GREEVE REPORTED A BURGLARY AT HIS
GARAGE ON HIGHWAY 64.   SEVERAL ITEMS TAKEN.
JIM VAN DORN REPORTED THE THEFT OF A PORT-A-POTTY FROM A FARM HE OWNS SOUTH OF BALDWIN.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, CRAIG MUHLHAUSEN REPORTED THE THEFT OF A MAN'S BIKE FROM NORTH JONES.   THE BIKE HAD A VALUE OF $300.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, KELLY SPRAGUE REPORTED A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT.
AND KEN AUREDEN OF 167TH AVENUE  TOLD AUTHORITIES HIS GARAGE NORTH OF MAQUOKETA HAD BEEN VANDALISED.

 

THE ABOVE SHOW THIS SATURDAY NIGHT

AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, MAQUOKETA.

THE HISTORIC POTTER'S  MILL IN BELLEVUE WILL BE RE-OPENING BY THE END OF AUGUST.  MARK AND RACHAEL HERMAN OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, SAY THEY HAVE WANTED TO OPEN A  MUSIC AND FOOD
VENUE FOR 20 YEARS AND HAVE LEASED THE PROPERTY WITH AN OPTION TO BUY, FROM DR. DARYLL AND CAROLYN EGGERS OF BELLEVUE.  THEY
PLAN TO CALL THE BUSINESS:  "FLATTED FIFTH BLUES AND BARBEQUE".
THEY SAY THEY WILL HAVE A MENU SPECIALIZING IN BARBEQUE AND SOUTHERN FOOD AND "LIVE" BLUES AND JAZZ MUSIC.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ENJOYED THE ABOVE MOVIE THIS PAST WEEKEND
AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE.       REMEMBER, TUESDAY NIGHT IS BARGAIN NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS FREE POPCORN NIGHT.

CARDINAL ADAM WAINWRIGHT WON HIS 5TH GAME IN APRIL YESTERDAY.   THE MAY CARDINAL SCHEDULE IS ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE....JUST CLICK-ON THE CARDINALS-CARDINALS BUTTON.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB SILENT AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK IS
A 1995 ROTARY COLLECTOR'S PLATE OF THE BUTTERWORTH MANSION
NEAR ANDREW.    GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE ROTARY BLUE WHEEL AND THEN EMAIL YOUR BID.

NO DAILY REPORT TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY