THERE WAS NO DAILY REPORT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
ANOTHER COLD AND CLOUDY DAY TODAY, HIGH OF 47.
TOMORROW, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 60.
SATURDAY, MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 65.
SUNDAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 57.
THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS WEEK TRADED-IN A 1977 JOHN DEERE END LOADER FOR A BETTER, MUCH NEWER ONE, AT A NET COST OF $66,000, GETTING $9,000 FOR THE OLD ONE.
AND THE BOARD PURCHASED 3,584 BAGS OF CHLORIDE @ $9.95 EACH.
THESE ARE 50-POUND BAGS. THIS WILL BE USED NEXT WINTER ON COUNTY ROADS.
THROUGH THEIR UNION, COUNTY EMPLOYEES HAVE REQUESTED THAT THEY WORK 10-HOUR DAY SHIFTS FOR FOUR DAYS A WEEK, DURING THE SUMMER
ONLY. THE ROAD CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS WAY FOR SEVERAL
SUMMERS.
A MINOR TWO CAR ACCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES AND NO CHARGES FILED.
ONE DRIVER, JANICE HAMILTON, 52, OF MAQUOKETA AND THE OTHER AMELIA HINCH, 17, OF MAQUOKETA. HINCH PULLED OUT INTO THE PATH OF THE
HAMILTON VEHICLE AT 8 A.M. APRIL 25TH.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT APRIL 19TH AND THESE ACCIDENTS JUST RELEASED TODAY FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. KEN RUPP, AGE 74, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS BACKING FROM A DRIVEWAY AT SECOND AND JAMES AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE OWNED BY JOANNE WENTWORTH OF PRESTON.
NO CHARGES AND NO INJURIES. AROUND $1,000 IN DAMAGES TO EACH
VEHICLE.
MAYOR DON SCHWENKER ANNOUNCED TODAY AT THE KIWANIS CLUB MEETING THAT A "HOT ROD MAGAZINE" CAR TOUR WILL BE PASSING THROUGH MAQUOKETA IN JUNE. THERE WILL BE AT LEAST 1,200 HOT RODS MAKING A TRIP FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO THE WISCONSIN DELLS.
THEY WILL PASS THROUGH MAQUOKETA ON FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH.
HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL STOP AND SPEND SOME TIME HERE.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL TRAP TEAM BROKE THEIR OWN STATE RECORD WHILE TAKING PART IN A MEET IN DEWITT IN APRIL. MAQUOKETA SHOT 245 OUT OF 250, BETTERING THEIR OWN RECORD OF 243.
MAQUOKETA'S SHOOTERS AND THEIR SCORE:
SAM FOWLER, 50
COLTON MANNING, 49
LAINE DUNDEE, 49,
DILLON SHEPERS, 49
JAKE SCHWENKER, 48
FOUR NEW HOMES ARE GOING UP THESE DAYS IN MAQUOKETA. AND
THERE MAY BE MORE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT.
164 PEOPLE WATCHED THE MOVIE "HEAVEN IS FOR REAL" LAST NIGHT
AT THE VOY 1 THEATRE, THE LARGEST WEEKDAY AUDIENCE IN A LONG
TIME. AND MOST EVERYONE LIKED IT.
THE NEW SPIDERMAN MOVIE STARTS TONIGHT (EARLY SNEAK PREVIEW) DOWNTOWN AND AT THE DRIVE-IN. LOOK FOR IT TO BE THE #1 MOVIE THIS COMING WEEKEND, WITH HUGE ATTENDANCE FIGURES.
ADIOS!
DENNIS VOY
