Friday, March 14, 2014

FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

SUNNY, BUT WINDY TODAY, AND  HIGH OF 45.    SUNNY TOMORROW AND COOLER WITH A HIGH OF 41.   SUNDAY, A CHANCE OF SNOW (LESS THAN AN INCH) AND COLD WITH A HIGH OF 29.   YES, 29.   MONDAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND A HIGH OF 35.     STILL NO 50 DEGREE WEATHER IN THE FORECAST.

IN SPORTS:
AT THE IOWA BOY'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT, DEWITT
DEFEATED WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK BY 2 POINTS AND PLAY DUBUQUE
WAHLERT IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:05.
THE GAME WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ-FM AND HERE ON OUR
WEB SITE, STARTING AT 5:45 WITH THE PRE-GAME SHOW.

THIS AFTERNOON, BETTENDORF LOST TO IOWA CITY WEST BY 3 POINTS.
BETTENDORF'S COACH IS MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE CURTIS CLARK.

THE FIVE ABOVE WILL PUT ON A LEGENDS  SHOW AT 7 SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE  OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER...."JUNE'S GOT THE CASH"....MUSIC OF
JUNE CARTER AND HUSBAND JOHNNY CASH.    DOORS AND BAR OPEN
AT 6 AND TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR $25 EACH.
A BUSLOAD FROM BURLINGTON IS COMING.

IOWA DUCKS UNLIMITED RECOGNIZED STATE SENATOR TOD BOWMAN (D) FROM MAQUOKETA WITH A PRESTIGIOUS PUBLIC POLICY AWARD AT
ITS RECENT STATE CONVENTION.    THE AWARD IS BESTOWED ANNUALLY TO A MEMBER OF THE IOWA LEGISLATURE WHO DEMONSTRATES OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION PRACTICES WHICH ARE AT THE CORE
OF THE DUCKS UNLIMITED MISSION.    SENATOR BOWMAN HAS DEMONSTRATED A CONSISTENT BIPARTISAN APPROACH TO DIRECTING
IMPORTANT STATE GAMBLING REVENUES TO ENHANCE THE LAKE RESTORATION PROGRAM WHICH CLEANS UP IMPAIRED WATERS CRITICAL TO WILDLIFE AND DRINKING WATER.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

YMCA STATE SWIM MEET

IN THE PHOTO ABOVE, ROBERT WARREN (AT LEFT) AGE 16 AND BEN DAVISON, AGE 15, ARE SHOWN NEXT TO THE MAQUOKETA YMCA SWIMMING POOL.    IN LOCAL COMPETITION, BUT WON THE RIGHT TO REPRESENT
MAQUOKETA IN THE MARCH STATE 2014 SWIM MEET IN MARSHALLTOWN.
THEIR COACH IS JENNY BURNS.   CONGRATULATIONS TO ROBERT AND
BEN.    FOR ROBERT, IT WAS HIS 2ND STATE MEET IN ROW.   HE WAS ALSO
IN IT YEAR.   FOR SOPHOMORE BEN, IT WAS HIS FIRST TIME AT STATE.

DENNIS VOY
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SCOTT WARREN