Thursday, January 16, 2014

THURSDAY DAILY REPORT

MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY,  HIGH OF 34.
COLD TONIGHT, 2 ABOVE.
COLD TOMORROW, 12 ABOVE.

TIDAY, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON COUNTY AWARDED A TOTAL OF $26,650 IN GRANTS TO EIGHT RECIPIENTS.
MAQUOKETA, CHRISTMAS STAR PROGRAM, $2,500, TO EXPAND THE KIDS ELIGIBLE FOR GIFTS TO AGE 15.
BELLEVUE LIBRARY, $3,300 FOR DOLLY PARTON BOOK PROGRAM.
PROJECT CONCERN, SERVING JACKSON COUNTY, $4,000 FOR THE 2-1-1 INFORMATION REFERR4AL HOTLINE.
YMCA, MAQUOKETA, FOR THEIR LIVESTRONG PROGRAM.
PRESTON MANNA CENTER, $1,000.
MAQUOKETA CARDINAL SCHOOL BACK PACK CLUB, $4,850, NOW FIVE YEARS OLD THAT HELPS NEEDY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER MAQUOKETA FOR STAGE PLATFORMS.
JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION, $8,000 FOR NEW "MY COMMUNITY-MY
FUTURE" PROGRAM, WHICH WILL SELECT 6 AT-RISK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO WORK IN A SUMMER PROGRAM.

THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS NEXT WEEK WILL MEET AT 9 A.M. MONDAY INSTEAD OF USUAL TUESDAY 9 A.M. TIME.
IT IS TO ALLOW SUPERVISOR JACK WILLEY TIME TUESDAY TO
BE AT THE MOLINE AIRPORT TO SEE HIS SON, JASON, OFF TO DUTY
IN AFGHANISTAN, WHERE HE WILL BE FOR AROUND 400 DAYS.
HIS REGULAR JOB, THAT HE WILL RETURN TO, IS WITH THE DAVENPORT
POLICE DEPARTMENT.    HE WILL BE DOING MP WORK WITH THE RESERVE UNIT.

BIRTH:   DR. NICK KANE AND DR ADRIENNE D'AGOSTINO-KANE OF MAQUOKETA ARE THE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN  YESTERDAY.

THERE IS A TICKET TO THE JIM WAND SHOW ON THE ROTARY WEB SITE
SILENT AUCTION, WITH NO BID YET.    GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND
CLICK ON THE ROTARY BLUE WHEEL.

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING TEAMS AND THE WRESTLERS
ARE IN ACTION TONIGHT.

HELEN BARTELS WAS OUR BINGO WINNER ON KMAQ TODAY.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY