FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

SUNNY AND WARM TODAY....IN THE MID 80'S.    RAIN WAS FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON, BUT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MISS US.     AN 80% CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.     NO RAIN SATURDAY OR SUNDAY...SATURDAY 79 AND SUNDAY 85.    LABOR DAY 60% CHANCE OF
RAIN AND 81 FOR A HIGH.

THE DECKER HOTEL DINING ROOM IS CLOSED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW BECAUSE OF A BIG WEDDING RECEPTION THERE.    IT WILL BE OPEN
SUNDAY MORNING FOR THEIR POPULAR BREAKFAST BUFFET.

WHENEVER YOU HAVE TIME IN MAQUOKETA, TAKE  AN HOUR OR SO AND VISIT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER NORTH OF TOWN.    A COUPLE MORE PHOTOS I TOOK LAST SATURDAY  DURING THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY OPEN  HOUSE AND CELEBRATION.   TOP PHOTO IS THEIR BEEHIVE.  NO ADMISSION CHARGE.   

THE NEW MANAGER OF MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER, TOM GAFFIGAN,  WILL CONDUCT A BOARD GOAL SETTING WORK SESSION NEXT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT CITY HALL WHICH WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.   STARTS AT 4:30.     ON KMAQ'S "JUST TALK" SHOW HE SAID HE HAS RECOMMENDED THE PLANT CONTINUE OPERATING FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS AS  OPERATING COSTS ARE LOW ENOUGH TO PROVIDE   WHAT HE
CALLED INSURANCE FOR BACKUP POWER.      THE DISTRIBUTION PART OF MMEU WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE IF THE PLANT CLOSES, AS THERE IS
ALWAYS WORK TO BE DONE AROUND TOWN.

MATT CLARK STARTS YEAR NUMBER 5 AS KMAQ'S PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER FOR CARDINAL FOOTBALL TONIGHT.     THE CARDS OPEN THE
SEASON AT CASCADE, A 2-A SCHOOL THAT HAS LOTS OF TALENT BACK
FROM LAST YEAR'S TEAM THAT HAD A GOOD YEAR.     SHOULD BE A GOOD GAME.    MATT WILL GO ON-THE-AIR AT ABOUT 7:20.    IT WILL BE ON
KMAQ AM, FM AND ON OUR INTERNET SITE....WWW.KMAQ.COM.   THERE ON KMAQ'S HOME PAGE, TURN ON THE RADIO IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER.  
SO, AGAIN THIS  YEAR, ANYONE IN THE COUNTRY CAN LISTEN TO THE GAME.     I WILL PUT THE SCORE HERE TOMORROW MORNING, IN CASE YOU MISS THE BROADCAST.   GO CARDINALS!

HAVE A NICE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY.    DRIVE WITH CARE AND BUCKLE-UP!

DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com