Monday, June 30, 2014
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Sunday Afternoon on a Jackson County DAIRY FARM
THE 6TH ANNUAL JACKSON/CLINTON COUNTY DAIRY PROMOTION
FREE LUNCH ON THE DAIRY FARM
THE JUNE DAIRY MONTH PROMOTON WAS HELD TODAY AT THE SCOTT & TRICIA HOLDGRAFER FARM ON 328TH AVENUE, RURAL BELLEVUE.
AROUND 20 YEARS AGO SCOTT STARTED WITH ONE DAIRY COW. ADDED
4 MORE A SHORT TIME LATER AND TODAY, HE MILKS AROUND 400, DAY AND NIGHT. EVERY COW IS MILKED 3 TIMES A DAY. HE DOES NOT USE THE
ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT AND SAYS DAIRY PRICES GO UP AND DOWN BUT
HAVE BEEN GOOD THE PAST YEAR.
TRICIA AND SCOTT ARE BOTH JACKSON COUNTY NATIVES. TRICIA CONCENTRATES IN THE CALF BARN WHERE THEY CAN HAVE AS MANY AS CALVES AT ONE TIME AND EACH IN AN INDIVIDUAL PEN. THE COUPLE HAS
4 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND ALL HELP AS MUCH AS THEY CAN IN THIS
LARGE DAIRY OPERATION.
BARB KILBURG IS A KEY PERSON FOR THE TWO COUNTY DAIRY ASSOCATION. SHE WORKS HARD EACH YEAR ON THE ANNUAL DAIRY
BANQUET AND THE SUNDAY LUNCH, WORKING WITH A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BARB AND HUSBAND DWAIN HAVE A LARGE DAIRY FARM
SOUTH OF BELLEVUE.
SOME PHOTOS ON THE GROUNDS SUNDAY.....
THE BIG LUNCH, FEATURING BURGERS, HOTDOGS, BEANS, CHEESE, MILK,
WATERMELON AND ICE CREAM WAS SERVED IN THE LARGE BUILDING TWO
PHOTOS UP....A NEW SHOP BUILDING NEVER BEFORE USED. THE ABOVE
BUILDING EARLIER IN THE WEEK WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND CARPENTERS IMMEDIATELY PUT IT BACK UP IN TIME FOR TODAY'S LUNCH.
THERE WAS A PETTING AREA FOR KIDS, WITH HORSES, MULES, CHICKENS,
GOATS, KITTENS, AND MORE.
THANKS TO THE DAIRY PRODUCERS!
WE LOVE THIER PRODUCTS!
ENJOY THEM ALL YEAR!
AND THANKS FOR FREE THE LUNCH AND FUN!
DENNIS VOY
FREE LUNCH ON THE DAIRY FARM
THE JUNE DAIRY MONTH PROMOTON WAS HELD TODAY AT THE SCOTT & TRICIA HOLDGRAFER FARM ON 328TH AVENUE, RURAL BELLEVUE.
4 MORE A SHORT TIME LATER AND TODAY, HE MILKS AROUND 400, DAY AND NIGHT. EVERY COW IS MILKED 3 TIMES A DAY. HE DOES NOT USE THE
ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT AND SAYS DAIRY PRICES GO UP AND DOWN BUT
HAVE BEEN GOOD THE PAST YEAR.
4 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND ALL HELP AS MUCH AS THEY CAN IN THIS
LARGE DAIRY OPERATION.
BANQUET AND THE SUNDAY LUNCH, WORKING WITH A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BARB AND HUSBAND DWAIN HAVE A LARGE DAIRY FARM
SOUTH OF BELLEVUE.
SOME PHOTOS ON THE GROUNDS SUNDAY.....
WATERMELON AND ICE CREAM WAS SERVED IN THE LARGE BUILDING TWO
PHOTOS UP....A NEW SHOP BUILDING NEVER BEFORE USED. THE ABOVE
BUILDING EARLIER IN THE WEEK WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND CARPENTERS IMMEDIATELY PUT IT BACK UP IN TIME FOR TODAY'S LUNCH.
GOATS, KITTENS, AND MORE.
WE LOVE THIER PRODUCTS!
ENJOY THEM ALL YEAR!
AND THANKS FOR FREE THE LUNCH AND FUN!
DENNIS VOY
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Saturday Afternoon at MAQUOKETA MOTOR MADNESS
NICE WEATHER......GOOD SHOW.......GOOD TURN OUT.......BIG NIGHT TONIGHT
THE FAST CLYDES ABOVE
TONIGHT....
STOCK CAR RACES UNTIL 8
GRANDSTAND SHOW AFTER
THEN MUSIC BY "JAMMER"
"JAMMER" ABOVE. MARK MILLER, VOCAL AND GUITAR
THIS WAS 2ND YEAR OF MAQUOKETA MOTOR MADNESS.
CONCLUSION....THIS YEAR'S MAQUOKETA MOTOR MADNESS WAS
BIGGER, BETTER WITH MORE PARTICIPANTS AND FANS.
THANKS FOR ATTENDING!
DENNIS VOY
TONIGHT....
STOCK CAR RACES UNTIL 8
GRANDSTAND SHOW AFTER
THEN MUSIC BY "JAMMER"
"JAMMER" ABOVE. MARK MILLER, VOCAL AND GUITAR
THIS WAS 2ND YEAR OF MAQUOKETA MOTOR MADNESS.
CONCLUSION....THIS YEAR'S MAQUOKETA MOTOR MADNESS WAS
BIGGER, BETTER WITH MORE PARTICIPANTS AND FANS.
THANKS FOR ATTENDING!
DENNIS VOY
Friday, June 27, 2014
FRIDAY DAILY REPORT
HOT AND HUMID TODAY. HIGH 83. TOMORROW, WILL BE ABOUT THE
SAME AND SUNDAY WARMER, HIGH OF 87.
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON COUNTY GRANTED MORE THAN $18,000 TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THIS WEEK.
$2,500 TO ANDREW AMVETS TOWARD NEW VETERAN'S MEMORIAL
$1,500 TO ANDREW FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR KITCHEN
$3,000 TO AREA SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL
$5,000 TO FAMILY RESOURCES FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
$6,000 TO JACKSON COUNTY ECONOMIC ALLIANCE TO LAUNCH A WEB SITE
$600 TO MAQUOKETA FARMERS MARKET TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S AREA
SAME AND SUNDAY WARMER, HIGH OF 87.
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON COUNTY GRANTED MORE THAN $18,000 TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THIS WEEK.
$2,500 TO ANDREW AMVETS TOWARD NEW VETERAN'S MEMORIAL
$1,500 TO ANDREW FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR KITCHEN
$3,000 TO AREA SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL
$5,000 TO FAMILY RESOURCES FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
$6,000 TO JACKSON COUNTY ECONOMIC ALLIANCE TO LAUNCH A WEB SITE
$600 TO MAQUOKETA FARMERS MARKET TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S AREA
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION"
RATED PG-13, STARTS TONIGHT AT VOY
THEATRE AND 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE.
MAQUOKETA MOTOR MADNESS IS UNDERWAY, ALL ON THE FAIRGROUNDS. THE CARS AND MOTORCYCLES STARTED ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON. THE EVENT IS TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT CYNTHIA ZICKEL DIED JUNE 24TH WITH LUNG CANCER. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HER THREE DAUGHTERS, A GRANDSON, AND A SISTER BRENDA WAGNER OF MAQUOKETA.
SPORTS: LAST NIGHT, MAQUOKETA BOY'S BASEBALL, CENTER POINT 7 AND MAQUOKETA 5 AND IN SECOND GAME, MAQUOKETA 11, CENTER POINT 7.
THE CARDINALS ARE 14 AND 9 AND PLAY DEWITT MONDAY, HERE.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HAS DESIGNATED
THE MAQUOKETA BASEBALL DIAMOND AT THE JACK MARLOWE ATHLETIC
COMPLEX AS THE SIGHT FOR CLASS 3-A DISTRICT AND SUBSTATE GAMES STARTING JULY 18TH.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
CHECK THE PHOTOS BELOW THAT I PUT UP TODAY!!
WHERE WERE YOU IN 1976?
HONOR IN THE MAIN BANK LOBBY. LOTS OF FRIENDS STOPPED BY AND
WISHED HER WELL. SHE STARTED AT THE BOTTOM AND ENDED AT THE
TOP! THANKS FOR A JOB WELL-DONE BARB AND HAVE A HAPPY AND LONG RETIREMENT! WHAT WILL SHE BE DOING? FOR SURE, SPENDING MORE
TIME WITH HER DENTIST DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN BELOW.
THE LITTLE GRANDSON IS
THINKING...
MORE ICE CREAM
THAN EVER BEFORE!
DENNIS VOY
MAYBERRY MAYTAG HOME APPLIANCE CENTER
WINDOWS FACING S. SECOND STREET, ACROSS FROM THE LIBRARY. JIM AND SUE HAVE BEEN
SERVING MAQUOKETA AT THIS LOCATION FOR OVER 30 YEARS. THEY HAVE A GREAT STORE AND DO A GREAT JOB RUNNING IT AND GIVING THEIR CUSTOMERS EXCELLENT SERVICE ON
APPLIANCES. SERVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT!
DENNIS VOY
THE TALENTED DEPUTY
A NEW CORNER!
COMPLETE WITH A ST. LOUIS CARDINALS FLAG!
DEPUTY RUSS LONG HAS SO MUCH TALENT!
NOTICE THE PLUSH GREEN GRASS...
AND NOT A WEED ANYWHERE!
COME TO "LONGVIEW ADDITION" & TAKE A LOOK!
ALSO, A MINUTE AWAY FROM THIS CORNER IS A BEAUTIFUL NEW HOME FOR SALE!
THINKING OF A MOVE? CHECK IT OUT!
SORRY, RUSS IS NOT FOR HIRE!
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT
TODAY, NICE. WARM (YES A LITTLE HUMID TOO) AND HIGH OF 82.
IN BOY'S BASEBALL LAST NIGHT, THE CARDINALS DEFEATED NORTHEAST 7 TO 4. THEIR RECORD NOW, 13 AND 8.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS LOST LTO NORTHEASTR 3 TO 2 AND THEIR]
RECORD IS 8 AND 16.
THE HOSPITAL BUDGET FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, WHICH STARTS JULY 1ST, WAS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK. IT CALLS FOR $20,045,975 IN
REVENUE. MINUS CONTRACTURAL ADJUSTMENTS AND BAD DEBT WRITE-OFFS, NET REVENUE IS PROJECTED AT $13,574,163.
TOTAL EXPENSES WILL BE $13,616,543, LEAVING AN OPERATING LOSS
OF $42,830 FOR THE NEW BUDGET.
AN INMATE AT THE JAIL IN MAQUOKETA FLUSHED A BED SHEET DOWN THE TOILET AND IT COST $225 FOR A PLUMBER TO CLEAN OUT THE SHEET.
DAVID OSTRANDER, AGE 19, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS SEEN ON THE VIDEO
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. HE WAS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IN THE FOURTH DEGREE. TWO OTHER INMATES IN THE CELL WERE PART OF THE ACT AND THE CAMERA CAUGHT OSTRANDER FLUSHING THE SHEET AND RECORDED ALL THREE PRISONERS LAUGHING.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, LISA JELLIFF REPORTED SOMEONE GLUED SHUT THE LOCK ON HER STORAGE LOCKER IN THE 1200 BLOCK OF EAST PLATT
STREET.
HAVE A NICE THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
IN BOY'S BASEBALL LAST NIGHT, THE CARDINALS DEFEATED NORTHEAST 7 TO 4. THEIR RECORD NOW, 13 AND 8.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS LOST LTO NORTHEASTR 3 TO 2 AND THEIR]
RECORD IS 8 AND 16.
THE HOSPITAL BUDGET FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, WHICH STARTS JULY 1ST, WAS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK. IT CALLS FOR $20,045,975 IN
REVENUE. MINUS CONTRACTURAL ADJUSTMENTS AND BAD DEBT WRITE-OFFS, NET REVENUE IS PROJECTED AT $13,574,163.
TOTAL EXPENSES WILL BE $13,616,543, LEAVING AN OPERATING LOSS
OF $42,830 FOR THE NEW BUDGET.
AN INMATE AT THE JAIL IN MAQUOKETA FLUSHED A BED SHEET DOWN THE TOILET AND IT COST $225 FOR A PLUMBER TO CLEAN OUT THE SHEET.
DAVID OSTRANDER, AGE 19, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS SEEN ON THE VIDEO
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. HE WAS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IN THE FOURTH DEGREE. TWO OTHER INMATES IN THE CELL WERE PART OF THE ACT AND THE CAMERA CAUGHT OSTRANDER FLUSHING THE SHEET AND RECORDED ALL THREE PRISONERS LAUGHING.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, LISA JELLIFF REPORTED SOMEONE GLUED SHUT THE LOCK ON HER STORAGE LOCKER IN THE 1200 BLOCK OF EAST PLATT
STREET.
HAVE A NICE THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
TUESDAY DAILY REPORT
HOT AND HUMID TODAY, HIGH OF 82.
THE GOAL FOR THE "RELAY FOR LIFE" LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING WAS $60,000. KMAQ LEARNED TODAY, THE GOAL IS NEAR,
AT OVER $59-THOUSAND. IT WAS HELD AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.
MOTOR MADNESS IS ALMOST HERE! RICH CURRENT OF THE CORONADO CAR CLUB HAS THE INFORMATION ABOVE. MORE LATER.
SPORTS: LAST NIGHT THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL BASEBALL TEAM
LOST TO MT. VERNON IN GAME ONE....4 TO 1 AND THEN THE CARDINALS
WON THE SECOND GAME, 2 TO 0.
SATURDAY, JULY 12TH, WILL BE A SPECIAL NIGHT AT THE STOCK CAR RACES IN MAQUOKETA. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REGULAR NIGHT OF RACING, IT WILL ALSO BE THE DONNA HEISTER MEMORIAL RACE NIGHT.
IT WILL BE A TRIBUTE TO DONNA WHO OWNED OBIE'S RESTAURANT AND
WAS A RACING FAN AND DIED OF CANCER LAST YEAR.
THEY ARE DOING SOME GRADING NEAR WAL MART AND THE WORD IS, THE OWNER OF THE LAND IS DOING THIS TO MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE TO A POTENTIAL BUYER FOR PLACING A BUSINESS ON THE PROPERTY.
AND, BY THE WAY, WAL MART IS DOING EXTENSIVE WORK IN THE STORE,
INSIDE. UPGRADING THE FRONT ENTRANCE AND MOST OF THE INTERIOR.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN!
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOS BELOW THAT I PUT UP THIS AFTERNOON.
DENNIS VOY
THE GOAL FOR THE "RELAY FOR LIFE" LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING WAS $60,000. KMAQ LEARNED TODAY, THE GOAL IS NEAR,
AT OVER $59-THOUSAND. IT WAS HELD AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.
SPORTS: LAST NIGHT THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL BASEBALL TEAM
LOST TO MT. VERNON IN GAME ONE....4 TO 1 AND THEN THE CARDINALS
WON THE SECOND GAME, 2 TO 0.
SATURDAY, JULY 12TH, WILL BE A SPECIAL NIGHT AT THE STOCK CAR RACES IN MAQUOKETA. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REGULAR NIGHT OF RACING, IT WILL ALSO BE THE DONNA HEISTER MEMORIAL RACE NIGHT.
IT WILL BE A TRIBUTE TO DONNA WHO OWNED OBIE'S RESTAURANT AND
WAS A RACING FAN AND DIED OF CANCER LAST YEAR.
THEY ARE DOING SOME GRADING NEAR WAL MART AND THE WORD IS, THE OWNER OF THE LAND IS DOING THIS TO MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE TO A POTENTIAL BUYER FOR PLACING A BUSINESS ON THE PROPERTY.
AND, BY THE WAY, WAL MART IS DOING EXTENSIVE WORK IN THE STORE,
INSIDE. UPGRADING THE FRONT ENTRANCE AND MOST OF THE INTERIOR.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN!
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOS BELOW THAT I PUT UP THIS AFTERNOON.
DENNIS VOY
BROWN BAG LUNCH
"BROWN BAG LUNCH" IS SPONSORED EVERY WEEK BY THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND IS HELD IN THE DOWNSTAIRS COMMUNITY ROOM AT THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM. IT IS FREE AND EVERYONE BRINGS A SANDWICH AND THE BEVERAGE AND DESSERT IS
SUPPLIED BY THE SOCIETY. ANYONE MAY COME AND EACH WEEK THERE
IS A PROGRAM ON LOCAL HISTORY.
TODAY, THE PROGRAM WAS ABOUT THE MOVIE " F.I.S.T ". IT WAS FILMED IN DUBUQUE AND CLEVELAND AND RON DELAGARDELLE OF MAQUOKETA
WAS IN THE MOVIE AND PRESENTED TODAY'S PROGRAM.
"LIVE & DIRECT" FROM THE SCHOOL. THE MOVIE WAS FILMED IN 1977 AND DIRECTED BY FAMOUS DIRECTOR NORMAN JEWISON. RON FOR MANY YEARS IN THE 60'S, 70', (AND EVEN LATER) WAS A MEMBER OF THE LITTLE THEATRE GROUP, "PEACE PIPE PLAYERS" AND WAS IT'S LEADING ACTOR.
IN THE SPRING OF 1977, HE WAS IN THE PLAY, "NO SEX PLEASE, WE'RE BRITISH" THE DIRECTOR, ALSO HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, KAREN TILTON SUGGESTED TO RON THAT HE TRY OUT FOR A PART IN THE MOVIE. HE DID, GOT THE SPEAKING PART OF "SAMUELS" AND BECAME A LOCAL STAR.
(AFTER READING THIS, GOOGLE F.I.S.T. MOVIE AND YOU WILL GET ALL KINDS
OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE FILM, INCLUDING THE LIST OF THE CAST WHICH INCLUDES RON. RON HAD A SMALL PART THAT TOOK OVER A WEEK TO FILM AND HIS SALARY WAS AROUND $700. HE STILL GETS ANNUAL RESIDUALS FROM THE MOVIE, MOSTLY FROM OVERSEAS SHOWINGS. WHILE WORKING ON THE MOVIE, SUPT. LEONARD ROBERTS HIRED A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AND RON WAS NOT PAID FOR THE DAYS SHE WAS HIRED.
THE MOVIE WAS RELEASED IN 1978 AND HAD A PREMIER IN DUBUQUE.
IT COST $11 MILLION TO MAKE AND GROSSED $20 MILLION.
IN MAQUOKETA, IN TWO WEEKS, 1,917 PEOPLE WATCHED THE MOVIE AND
AT $2.50 FOR ADULTS (NOW WE CHARGE $7) AND $1.25 FOR KIDS (NOT MANY KIDS WENT TO IT) I GROSSED $3,160.00 WITH THE MOVIE AND PAID $1,264.00 FILM RENTAL. IN OTHER WORDS, THE MOVIE DID VERY WELL AT MY THEATRE AND I MADE SOME GOOD MONEY WITH IT. THANKS RON!
HOMER ULRICH AND DURWARD GOHLMAN OF MAQUOKETA (BOTH DECEASED) ALSO HAD SMALL (NON-SPEAKING) PARTS IN THE MOVIE (NO SALARY) AND JIM FRANCOIS RENTED JEWISON HIS 1933 PICK-UP THAT WAS
A "PADDY WAGON" IN THE 1937-ERA MOVIE. JIM WAS ALSO AT TODAY'S LUNCHEON AND SAYS HE NO LONGER HAS THE TRUCK.
191 PEOPLE, NEARLY A FULL HOUSE, ATTENDED THE SPECIAL THURSDAY NIGHT PREMIER HERE IN MAQUOKETA.
CELEBRATE.
YES, MAQUOKETA ALSO HAD A PREMIER SHOWING AT THE VOY THEATRE (SEE ABOVE) WITH THE ACTORS (RON, DURWARD AND HOMER) COMING TO THE THEATRE IN JIM'S PADDY WAGON. IT WAS A FUN NIGHT! IF YOU GET A CHANCE, RENT THE MOVIE, AND WATCH FOR RON AND HIS
GREAT ACTING. HE OF COURSE MET THE DIRECTOR AND SYLVESTER STALLONE AND MANY OF THE OTHER STARS (HE HAS AN AUTOGRAPH BY
SYLVESTER) AND HAS PLEASANT MEMORIES OF WHEN HE WAS MAQUOKETA'S "HONEST-TO-GOODNESS" INTERNATIONAL MOVIE STAR.
NO...HE DID NOT GET NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR!
DENNIS VOY
Monday, June 23, 2014
MONDAY DAILY REPORT
WE HAD NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT. TODAY,
PARTY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 77. TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 83. WEDNESDAY, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND PARTLY SUNNY AND
HIGH OF 80.
THE FORMER MANAGER OF THE BP CONVENIENCE STORE ON WEST PLATT STREET HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH STEALING AT LEAST $30,000 FROM THE BUSINESS. THERESA EHLERS, AGE 46, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS PICKED UP
ON AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT ON JUNE 20TH. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT IN THE FIRST DEGREE. SHE IS BEING HELD IN JAIL ON $10,000 BOND. POLICE OFFICER J.T. THOMPSON SAID EHLINGER WOULD TAKE MONEY OUT OF THE DAILY DEPOSIT AND USE THE MONEY FOR
PERSONAL USE. SHE THEN TRIED TO REPAY THE MONEY WITH FUTURE
DEPOSITS.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: ANGIE KIEM OF 402 EAST PLEASANT STREET REPORTED SATURDAY THAT SOMEONE BROKE INTO THE SCALE HOUSE. NOTHING WAS REPORTED MISSING.
WENDY EYE OF 108 N. ANDERSON STREET SAID SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT SOMEONE STOLE A TREE WHICH WAS PLANTED IN HER FRONT YARD.
A FENCE POST WS BENT IN THE PROCESS.
THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO A FIRE ALARM AT BANOWETZ ANTIQUES SUNDAY MORNING....TURNED OUT TO BE
A FALSE ALARM.
DOZENS OF IOWA RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WERE HONORED LAST WEEK WITH 2014 GOVERNOR VOLUNTEER AWARDS. THREE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO MAQUOKETA.
ANN BURNS OF MAQUOKETA, WITH JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION GOT ONE AWARD AND WAS NOMINATED BY THJE IOWA DNR.
PHYLLIS NISSEN OF RURAL MAQUOKETA, GOT AN AWARD FOR BEING ACTIVE IN COUNTY CEMETERY RESTORATION AND AS A MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK. SHE ALSO WAS NOMINATED
BY THE IOWA DNR.
AND THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB WAS RECEIVED THE THIRD AWARD FOR DOING A HIGHWAY CLEANA-UP PROJECT FOR MANY YEARS. THE CLUB
WAS NOMINATED BY THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
A RURAL MAQUOKETA MAN WAS NAMED TO A STATE OFFICE AT THE ANNUAL
MEETING OF THE IOWA VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE CONVENTION HELD RECENTLY IN BURLINGTON. TOM WATTERS OF RURAL MAQUOKETA (FULTON) WAS ELECTED AS THE STATE OF IOWA JUNIOR VICE-COMMANDER.
WATTERS NEXT YEAR WILL BE ELECTED SENIOR VICE-COMMANDER AND
THE FOLLOWING YEAR WILL BE ELECTED THE STATE OF IOWA VFW COMMANDER. MAQUOKETA HAS NEVER BEFORE HAD A STATE COMMANDER. TOM HAS BEEN A LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF THE FAMILY
DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN MAQUOKETA AND ALSO DOES "AUCTIONEERING" ON THE SIDE. THE MAQUOKETA VFW POST 3633 MEETS THE 3RD WEDNESDAY
NUMBERS WERE DOWN FOR THE 15TH ANNUAL TIMBER CITY ADVENTURE
RACE HELD SATURDAY MORNING. THE CANOE PART WAS NOT HELD BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER ON THE MAQUOKETA RIVER.
THERE WERE ONLY 34 TEAMS.
THERE WERE JUST 4 MAQUOKETA PARTICIPANTS: DEAN KLOFT,
DARYL DAVISON, BLAISE WALLER, BRADLEY WALLER.
I WOULD THINK THE CHAMBER NEEDS TO GIVE SERIOUS THOUGHT TO
ENDING THIS EVENT FOR LACK OF INTEREST.
CONGRATULATIONS TO KMAQ'S LEIGHTON HEPKER AND WIFE CINDY,
CELEBRATING THEIR 35TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TODAY.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
PARTY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 77. TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 83. WEDNESDAY, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND PARTLY SUNNY AND
HIGH OF 80.
THE FORMER MANAGER OF THE BP CONVENIENCE STORE ON WEST PLATT STREET HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH STEALING AT LEAST $30,000 FROM THE BUSINESS. THERESA EHLERS, AGE 46, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS PICKED UP
ON AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT ON JUNE 20TH. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT IN THE FIRST DEGREE. SHE IS BEING HELD IN JAIL ON $10,000 BOND. POLICE OFFICER J.T. THOMPSON SAID EHLINGER WOULD TAKE MONEY OUT OF THE DAILY DEPOSIT AND USE THE MONEY FOR
PERSONAL USE. SHE THEN TRIED TO REPAY THE MONEY WITH FUTURE
DEPOSITS.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: ANGIE KIEM OF 402 EAST PLEASANT STREET REPORTED SATURDAY THAT SOMEONE BROKE INTO THE SCALE HOUSE. NOTHING WAS REPORTED MISSING.
WENDY EYE OF 108 N. ANDERSON STREET SAID SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT SOMEONE STOLE A TREE WHICH WAS PLANTED IN HER FRONT YARD.
A FENCE POST WS BENT IN THE PROCESS.
THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO A FIRE ALARM AT BANOWETZ ANTIQUES SUNDAY MORNING....TURNED OUT TO BE
A FALSE ALARM.
DOZENS OF IOWA RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WERE HONORED LAST WEEK WITH 2014 GOVERNOR VOLUNTEER AWARDS. THREE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO MAQUOKETA.
ANN BURNS OF MAQUOKETA, WITH JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION GOT ONE AWARD AND WAS NOMINATED BY THJE IOWA DNR.
PHYLLIS NISSEN OF RURAL MAQUOKETA, GOT AN AWARD FOR BEING ACTIVE IN COUNTY CEMETERY RESTORATION AND AS A MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK. SHE ALSO WAS NOMINATED
BY THE IOWA DNR.
AND THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB WAS RECEIVED THE THIRD AWARD FOR DOING A HIGHWAY CLEANA-UP PROJECT FOR MANY YEARS. THE CLUB
WAS NOMINATED BY THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
A RURAL MAQUOKETA MAN WAS NAMED TO A STATE OFFICE AT THE ANNUAL
MEETING OF THE IOWA VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS STATE CONVENTION HELD RECENTLY IN BURLINGTON. TOM WATTERS OF RURAL MAQUOKETA (FULTON) WAS ELECTED AS THE STATE OF IOWA JUNIOR VICE-COMMANDER.
WATTERS NEXT YEAR WILL BE ELECTED SENIOR VICE-COMMANDER AND
THE FOLLOWING YEAR WILL BE ELECTED THE STATE OF IOWA VFW COMMANDER. MAQUOKETA HAS NEVER BEFORE HAD A STATE COMMANDER. TOM HAS BEEN A LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF THE FAMILY
DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN MAQUOKETA AND ALSO DOES "AUCTIONEERING" ON THE SIDE. THE MAQUOKETA VFW POST 3633 MEETS THE 3RD WEDNESDAY
RACE HELD SATURDAY MORNING. THE CANOE PART WAS NOT HELD BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER ON THE MAQUOKETA RIVER.
THERE WERE ONLY 34 TEAMS.
THERE WERE JUST 4 MAQUOKETA PARTICIPANTS: DEAN KLOFT,
DARYL DAVISON, BLAISE WALLER, BRADLEY WALLER.
I WOULD THINK THE CHAMBER NEEDS TO GIVE SERIOUS THOUGHT TO
ENDING THIS EVENT FOR LACK OF INTEREST.
CONGRATULATIONS TO KMAQ'S LEIGHTON HEPKER AND WIFE CINDY,
CELEBRATING THEIR 35TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TODAY.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Saturday, June 21, 2014
JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BOTH MAQUOKETA MUSEUMS ARE OPEN SUNDAY AFTERNOONS! THE MAIN
MUSEUM AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM.
BOTH HAVE A GIFT SHOP
THE PHOTO ABOVE IS OF THE SHOP AT THE FAIRGROUNDS
MUSEUM AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM.
BOTH HAVE A GIFT SHOP
Friday, June 20, 2014
FRIDAY DAILY REPORT
85 TODAY AND NO RAIN.
NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN THE PAST 24 HOURS AND NEARLY 5 INCHES OF
RAIN THE PAST WEEK TO 10 DAYS. AND MORE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND.
FLOOD WATCH IS OUT ON THE MISSISSIPPI, MAQUOKETA AND WAPSI
RIVERS, THANKS MAINLY TO THE HEAVY RAIN YESTERDAY IN MINNESOTA.
I KNOW...I DRIVE THROUGH IT FOR 4 SOLID HOURS.
SUMMER STARTED AT ABOUT 6 A.M. TODAY.
A SQUIRREL GOT INTO A TRANSFORMER CAUSING A FUSE TO BLOW OUT NEAR CRESLANE AND PLATT RESULTING IN A POWER OUTAGE AT MEDICAL
ASSOCIATES AND OSTERHAUS PHARMACY. THE POWER WENT OFF AT
7 THIS MORNING AND WAS RESTORED ABOUT 9.
THE ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ADVENTURE RACE IS TOMORROW. THE CANOEING PART OF IT HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER ON THE MAQUOKETA RIVER. THE BICYCLE PART WILL BE LONGER NOW
AND THEN END WITH THE WALK TO DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE. IT STARTS AT 7:30 A.M. WITH CHECK-IN AT CANTON.
THE RELAY FOR LIFE CANCER EVENT IS FROM 6 TONIGHT UNTIL 2 A.M.
TOMORROW, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. THE GOAL IS TO RAISE MORE
THAN $60,000 AND IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. LOTS OF THINGS WILL BE GOING ON INCLUDING THE LUMINARY CEREMONY.
TOMORROW, THE FIRST-EVER "TASTE OF MAQUOKETA" WILL BE HELD
STARTING AT 11 A.M. AT THE GREENSPACE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
THERE WILL BE SEVERAL VENDOORS WITH FOOD UNTIL 3 P.M.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A DUNK TANK, CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL AND MUSIC.
AND TRY TO MAKE THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON MUSIC SHOW AT
MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE.....
HAVE A NICE SUMMER WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN THE PAST 24 HOURS AND NEARLY 5 INCHES OF
RAIN THE PAST WEEK TO 10 DAYS. AND MORE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND.
FLOOD WATCH IS OUT ON THE MISSISSIPPI, MAQUOKETA AND WAPSI
RIVERS, THANKS MAINLY TO THE HEAVY RAIN YESTERDAY IN MINNESOTA.
I KNOW...I DRIVE THROUGH IT FOR 4 SOLID HOURS.
SUMMER STARTED AT ABOUT 6 A.M. TODAY.
A SQUIRREL GOT INTO A TRANSFORMER CAUSING A FUSE TO BLOW OUT NEAR CRESLANE AND PLATT RESULTING IN A POWER OUTAGE AT MEDICAL
ASSOCIATES AND OSTERHAUS PHARMACY. THE POWER WENT OFF AT
7 THIS MORNING AND WAS RESTORED ABOUT 9.
THE ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ADVENTURE RACE IS TOMORROW. THE CANOEING PART OF IT HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER ON THE MAQUOKETA RIVER. THE BICYCLE PART WILL BE LONGER NOW
AND THEN END WITH THE WALK TO DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE. IT STARTS AT 7:30 A.M. WITH CHECK-IN AT CANTON.
THE RELAY FOR LIFE CANCER EVENT IS FROM 6 TONIGHT UNTIL 2 A.M.
TOMORROW, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. THE GOAL IS TO RAISE MORE
THAN $60,000 AND IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. LOTS OF THINGS WILL BE GOING ON INCLUDING THE LUMINARY CEREMONY.
TOMORROW, THE FIRST-EVER "TASTE OF MAQUOKETA" WILL BE HELD
STARTING AT 11 A.M. AT THE GREENSPACE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
THERE WILL BE SEVERAL VENDOORS WITH FOOD UNTIL 3 P.M.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A DUNK TANK, CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL AND MUSIC.
AND TRY TO MAKE THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON MUSIC SHOW AT
MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE.....
HAVE A NICE SUMMER WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
THREE PHOTOS
(PHOTO CONTRIBUTED)
(PHOTO CONTRIBUTED)
POND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. JULY 1ST, AT 10 A.M. THE INTERPRETIVE
NATURALIST WILL HAVE A PROGRAM ON PRAWNS AND TADPOLES. KIDS 3-6
WITH PARENT ARE INVITED. FREE PROGRAM.
ON AUGUST 5TH, SAME TIME, A FREE PROGRAM FOR KIDS ABOUT BUTTERFLIES AND BEES.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
DENNIS VOY
Monday, June 16, 2014
MONDAY DAILY REPORT
THE PAST WEEKEND WEATHER WAS PRETTY GOOD.
TODAY, NICE DAY, HIGH OF 85, AND NOW A THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE VERY HOT (90 TOMORROW) AND
CONSEQUENTLY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN EACH DAY.
BRANDON BODENHOFER, AGE 32, WAS AT A COURT HEARING TODAY AND
AS WHEN HE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE CELL AT THE DETENTION CENTER,
HE WAS NOT SHACKLED AND ESCAPED. HE RAN FROM DEPUTY
STEVE SCHROEDER. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SEARCHED THE
AREA AND DID NOT FIND HIM. AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON, HE
WAS STILL AT LARGE. HE IS FROM THE MAQUOKETA - BALDWIN AREA.
A CLINTON WOMAN DROWNED IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SATURDAY NEAR SABULA AND HER HUSBAND IS STILL MISSING. THEIR SON AND HIS 2 CHILDREN MADE IT TO SHORE SAFELY. IT WAS A WINDY DAY.
THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR THE MAN.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
PHYLLIS ALLISON LYON, AGE 82, OF DAVENPORT, DIED SATURDAY AT
CRESTRIDGE HERE IN MAQUOKETA. THE FUNERAL WILL BE NEXT MONDAY AT THE CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN DAVENPORT. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER. SURVIVORS INCLUDE A SISTER, MARILYN FRANDSEN OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY, NICE DAY, HIGH OF 85, AND NOW A THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE VERY HOT (90 TOMORROW) AND
CONSEQUENTLY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN EACH DAY.
BRANDON BODENHOFER, AGE 32, WAS AT A COURT HEARING TODAY AND
AS WHEN HE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE CELL AT THE DETENTION CENTER,
HE WAS NOT SHACKLED AND ESCAPED. HE RAN FROM DEPUTY
STEVE SCHROEDER. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SEARCHED THE
AREA AND DID NOT FIND HIM. AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON, HE
WAS STILL AT LARGE. HE IS FROM THE MAQUOKETA - BALDWIN AREA.
A CLINTON WOMAN DROWNED IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SATURDAY NEAR SABULA AND HER HUSBAND IS STILL MISSING. THEIR SON AND HIS 2 CHILDREN MADE IT TO SHORE SAFELY. IT WAS A WINDY DAY.
THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR THE MAN.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
PHYLLIS ALLISON LYON, AGE 82, OF DAVENPORT, DIED SATURDAY AT
CRESTRIDGE HERE IN MAQUOKETA. THE FUNERAL WILL BE NEXT MONDAY AT THE CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN DAVENPORT. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER. SURVIVORS INCLUDE A SISTER, MARILYN FRANDSEN OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, June 13, 2014
FRIDAY DAILY REPORT
NICE....LITTLE WINDY....DAY IN MID 70'S. TOMORROW, A LITTLE WARMER AND STILL A CHANCE FOR RAIN FATHER'S DAY.
HAD A BRAT LUNCH TODAY AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK PARKING LOT.
THEY WERE "GRILLING FOR CHARITY", RAISING MONEY FOR THE "BACK PACK" LUNCH PROGRAM IN MAQUOKETA. GOOD TURN OUT.
THE HOTROD TOUR THROUGH MAQUOKETA TODAY WENT SMOOTHLY AND
WITH LESS NUMBERS THAN EXPECTED. THERE WERE "THOUSANDS" OF CARS BUT MOST DID NOT TAKE THE MAQUOKETA EXIT AND WENT NORTH ON FOUR-LANE 61 UP TO DUBUQUE. FOR AWHILE...AROUND 8:30 A.M. TO 9:30 A.M....THERE WAS BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC BY THOSE OPTING TO VISIT US AND GO UP TO BELLEVUE TOO. THOSE WHO COULD NOT FIND LODGING LAST NIGHT IN BETTENDORF CAME UP TO MAQUOKETA AND FILLED ALL THREE HOTELS AND THE BED AND BREAKFAST. SO, THE TOUR WAS GOOD FOR LOCAL LODGING FACILITIES AND SOME GAS STATIONS. ONE STATION ON THE ROUTE THOUGH, SAID HE HAD ONLY 4 HOTROD CUSTOMERS.
THE OWNERS OF THIS CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF KMAQ LAST NIGHT AND GOT A ROOM AT THE DECKER HOTEL. HE TOLD ME HE HAD TWO YEARS OF HARD WORK ON THIS (52 OR 53 CHEVY) AND HAS IT INSURED FOR $50,000.
BEAUTIFUL CAR INSIDE AND OUT. AND HE TOLD ME AFTER THE HOTROD
TOUR, WHICH COMES TO AN END AT THE WISCONSIN DELLS, HE AND HIS
WIFE WILL HEAD FOR CHICAGO AND GET ON ROUTE 66 AND TAKE IT TO
CALIFORNIA. THEN, COME BACK ON THE LINCOLN (HIGHWAY 30) TO NEW YORK AND THEN HOME TO TENNESSEE. THEY THOUGHT THEY SHOULD BE BACK HOME BY CHRISTMAS TIME OR EARLIER.
TO SUM IT UP...TODAY WAS A BETTER THAN AVERAGE DAY FOR MAQUOKETA BUSINESS AND A GOOD JOB OF ADVERTISING MAQUOKETA. THANKS TO THE MAQUOKETA CORONADO CAR CLUB FOR SPEARHEADING THE CAR EVENT!
FOUR PEOPLE THIS WEEK ASKED THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS
TO PUT A GUARD RAIL ON COUNTY ROAD E17 OR 150TH STREET EAST OF ANDREW, WHERE THE FATALITY ACCIDENT OCCURRED LAST FRIDAY.
NO DECISION WAS MADE ON THE ROAD THAT HAS A 9% GRADE DOWN THE HILL TOWARD A BRIDGE.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET AT 6 P.M. MONDAY. ON THE
AGENDA IS MORE DISCUSSION ON THE STREET SCAPE PROGRAM FOR
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND....
DENNIS VOY
HAD A BRAT LUNCH TODAY AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK PARKING LOT.
THEY WERE "GRILLING FOR CHARITY", RAISING MONEY FOR THE "BACK PACK" LUNCH PROGRAM IN MAQUOKETA. GOOD TURN OUT.
THE HOTROD TOUR THROUGH MAQUOKETA TODAY WENT SMOOTHLY AND
WITH LESS NUMBERS THAN EXPECTED. THERE WERE "THOUSANDS" OF CARS BUT MOST DID NOT TAKE THE MAQUOKETA EXIT AND WENT NORTH ON FOUR-LANE 61 UP TO DUBUQUE. FOR AWHILE...AROUND 8:30 A.M. TO 9:30 A.M....THERE WAS BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC BY THOSE OPTING TO VISIT US AND GO UP TO BELLEVUE TOO. THOSE WHO COULD NOT FIND LODGING LAST NIGHT IN BETTENDORF CAME UP TO MAQUOKETA AND FILLED ALL THREE HOTELS AND THE BED AND BREAKFAST. SO, THE TOUR WAS GOOD FOR LOCAL LODGING FACILITIES AND SOME GAS STATIONS. ONE STATION ON THE ROUTE THOUGH, SAID HE HAD ONLY 4 HOTROD CUSTOMERS.
BEAUTIFUL CAR INSIDE AND OUT. AND HE TOLD ME AFTER THE HOTROD
TOUR, WHICH COMES TO AN END AT THE WISCONSIN DELLS, HE AND HIS
WIFE WILL HEAD FOR CHICAGO AND GET ON ROUTE 66 AND TAKE IT TO
CALIFORNIA. THEN, COME BACK ON THE LINCOLN (HIGHWAY 30) TO NEW YORK AND THEN HOME TO TENNESSEE. THEY THOUGHT THEY SHOULD BE BACK HOME BY CHRISTMAS TIME OR EARLIER.
TO SUM IT UP...TODAY WAS A BETTER THAN AVERAGE DAY FOR MAQUOKETA BUSINESS AND A GOOD JOB OF ADVERTISING MAQUOKETA. THANKS TO THE MAQUOKETA CORONADO CAR CLUB FOR SPEARHEADING THE CAR EVENT!
FOUR PEOPLE THIS WEEK ASKED THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS
TO PUT A GUARD RAIL ON COUNTY ROAD E17 OR 150TH STREET EAST OF ANDREW, WHERE THE FATALITY ACCIDENT OCCURRED LAST FRIDAY.
NO DECISION WAS MADE ON THE ROAD THAT HAS A 9% GRADE DOWN THE HILL TOWARD A BRIDGE.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET AT 6 P.M. MONDAY. ON THE
AGENDA IS MORE DISCUSSION ON THE STREET SCAPE PROGRAM FOR
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND....
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