Wednesday, April 02, 2014

WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT

PT. SUNNY AND 52 TODAY.
RAIN TONIGHT THRU FRIDAY NOON.
NO RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT.
SATURDAY, SUNNY AND 50.

TRACY WILKINS, A 12-YEAR EMPLOYEE OF THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT, WILL BE LEAVING AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO BECOME
THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AT KNOXVILLE, IOWA.    THE HIGH SCHOOL IS THE SAME SIZE AS MAQUOKETA HIGH.     FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS, HE HAS
BEEN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR AT MHS.

NOTHING NEW TODAY ON THE SHOOTING INCIDENT IN MAQUOKETA.

JACKSON COUNTY ENGINEER CLARK SCHLOZ TOLD THE SUPERVISORS
YESTERDAY THAT COUNTY GRAVEL ROADS ARE HOLDING UP PRETTY WELL
THIS SPRING.

TWO THEFTS REPORTED TO THE LAW CENTER.    JOE BULLOCK OF BULLOCK'S TRUCKING ON E. MONROE STREET SAID OVER THE WEEKEND,
LIGHTS WERE TAKEN OUT OF THREE TRAILERS.

AND MARK BECK, OWNER OF A BUILDING AT  604 E. MAPLE STREET REPORTED MONDAY THAT SOMEONE BROKE INTO A BOAT AND SCATTERED ITEMS AROUND.

FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE AT 10:30 FRIDAY FOR GEORGE SHEARER, AGE 94, OF MAQUOKETA, WHO DIED SUNDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA CARE CENTER.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO SONS, INCLUDING ROBERT SHEARER OF MAQUOKETA.

STOCK CAR RACING STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT, APRIL 11TH AT THE DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY, PROMOTED BY DRT TRACK RACING, INC. OF MAQUOKETA,
OWNED BY BOB WAGNER OF MAQUOKETA.   HE HAS BEEN THE PROMOTER THERE FOR MANY YEARS.     
I HAVE  NOT HEARD WHEN RACES WILL START IN MAQUOKETA ON SATURDAY NIGHTS.    BUT,  I DO KNOW THAT KYLE DYER OF MAQUOKETA IS READY FOR
THE SEASON WITH A NEW CAR.   KMAQ FOR SEVERAL YEARS HAS BEEN
ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF HIS HOT CARS.   

THE DEWITT OBSERVER BUSINESS EXPO IS TOMORROW FROM 3 UNTIL 7 P.M. IN THE LARGE 4-H BUILDING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, DEWITT.    KMAQ IS ONE OF THE CO-SPONSORS AND WILL HAVE A TABLE TO VISIT THERE, WITH FREE EASTER CANDY  AND A REGISTRATION BOX FOR A $59.95 AM-FM RADIO TO
BE GIVEN AWAY AT 7 P.M. TOMORROW NIGHT.
NANCY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU STOPPING  BY.

THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AGAINST THE RED TONIGHT ON KMAQ-FM.
THE CARDS ARE TIED FOR FIRST PLACE.

THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE OPENS FOR THE SEASON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH
THE NEW MOVIE "CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER", RATED PG-13.
THE SECOND MOVIE "NEED FOR SPEED", ALSO RATED PG-13. 
IT'S MY 43RD SEASON THERE AND THE 64TH YEAR OF OPERATION.
ALWAYS EXCITING TO RE-OPEN THE DRIVE-IN FOR ANOTHER SEASON.
OPEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY UNTIL MEMORIAL DAY.

"CAPTAIN AMERICA" ALSO STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT DOWNTOWN AT
THE VOY THEATRE.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY




MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE



NOTE:    UNTIL THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GETS MOVED AND           SETTLED IN AT THE  MAE BUILDING, THE HOURS AT MAE (POSTED ABOVE) 
MAY VARY EACH DAY.             IF PLANNING TO VISIT MAE,   PLEASE CALL
AHEAD AND CHECK ON THE HOURS THAT DAY.    CALL 563-652-9925.