Friday, October 10, 2014

SOLON BEATS MAQUOKETA, 42 TO 0 FRIDAY NIGHT

FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

YESTERDAY 65
TODAY, PT SUNNY AND 58
TONIGHT, DOWN TO 29...YES 29
SATURDAY, 58 AGAIN
SUNDAY, 57 AND MAYBE RAIN
MONDAY, COLUMBUS DAY, RAIN AND 58

MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL AT SOLON TONIGHT....HEAR IT ON THIS WEB SITE
AT ABOUT 7:20.     SOLON HAS A VERY GOOD TEAM.
I WILL PUT SCORE HERE TOMORROW MORNING.
HOW'S THE SOPHOMORE TEAM DOING?   NOT TOO GOOD.   LAST FRIDAY,
THEY LOST TO MARION 60 TO 0.


DEAN AND KAREN TILTON VISITED MAQUOKETA THIS WEEK (UP THIS WAY ALSO FOR A CHICAGO-AREA WEDDING) AND BOTH DOING WELL.   THEY HAVE LIVED AT "THE VILLAGES" FLORIDA OVER 9 YEARS AND IN THAT TIME,
THE POPULATION HAS GROWN FROM ABOUT 50,000 TO OVER 100,000.
OVER 30 GOLF COURSES.    DEAN PLAYS QUITE A BIT OF GOLF AND  KAREN
HAS LEARNED TO BE A GOOD CLOWN AND MAGICIAN.

THE JACKSON COUNTY MUSEUM IS OPEN  SUNDAY AFTERNOONS,
INCLUDING THE RE-WORKED MACHINE SHED.    IT NOW HAS A BLACKSMITH
SHOP IN ADDITION TO A LOG CABIN.   TAKE THE KIDS AND SHOW THEM HOW
THINGS WERE DONE IN MAQUOKETA OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

IN CROSS COUNTRY AT DEWITT YESTERDAY, THE MAQUOKETA BOYS TOOK
6TH PLACE, AHEAD OF DEWITT AND THE GIRLS FINISHED NEAR THE BOTTOM.
THE TOP RUNNER FOR MAQUOKETA WAS CALE GENT AND THE GIRLS
TOP FINISHER WAS JANEY SAUDERS.

MAYOR DON SCHWENKER HAS APPOINTED CHUCK CURRENT TO THE CITY
TREE BOARD.    CURRENT RECENTLY RETURNED TO MAQUOKETA TO
LIVE AND WORK.

A NEAT FALL SCENE

 RED HENTON, DAUGHTER JUDY, AND GRANDAUGHTER BROOKE AND COMPANY, WILL PUT ON A COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW TOMORROW NIGHT
AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.

BIG CHILI COOK-OFF AT ANDREW TOMORROW, TO RAISE FUNDS TO 
DO WORK AT THE OLD OLD COUNTY JAIL.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com 

READ ALL ABOUT A NEW MAQUOKETA BUSINESS BELOW!


BELLA TAN (NEW BUSINESS)

TODAY,  I STOPPED AT  "BELLA TAN"  LOCATED NEXT TO MY THEATRE, FORMERLY THE HOME OF H & R BLOCK, WHICH HAS MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION ON SOUTH OLIVE STREET.
THE BUILDING IS OWNED BY CLAY ROMER AND THE FRONT WAS REDONE FOR THE NEW BUSINESS.     THE SIGN WILL BE LIGHTED AT NIGHT.   NOTE
THE PHONE NUMBER, WHICH IS NOT  IN PHONE BOOK.   WRITE IT DOWN
AND ENTER IT IN YOUR PHONE BOOK.
I OPENED THE FRONT DOOR....AND GREETING ME, AMY DENGER....
AMY LEFT MAQUOKETA STATE BANK TO OPEN THE NEW TANNING BUSINESS WITH HER MOTHER FROM DAVENPORT, JUDY GOTT.    AMY GRADUATED FROM DAVENPORT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND MARRIED JAKE DENGER AND HE FARMS NEAR MAQUOKETA.    SHE HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO OWN
A TANNING PLACE.
THIS IS ONE OF 6 SMALL ROOMS  ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
HERE IS ONE (ONE OF 3) LEVEL 1 TANNING BEDS.    YOU TAN FOR 20 MINUTES AND CAN DO A TAN SESSION SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK.    THERE IS ALSO A LEVEL 2 BED AND ONE LEVEL 3 BED.   THESE LARGER TANNING BEDS  WORK FASTER.   IN THESE, YOUR LENGTH OF STAY IS 12 MINUTES AND YOU
CAN VISIT ONLY A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK.
THIS ROOM HAS THE "SPRAY-ON" BOOTH.      YOUR TAN IS SPRAYED-ON AND
WILL LAST ABOUT 1 WEEK.    MAYBE YOU HAVE TO BE IN A WEDDING AND WANT A QUICK TAN?   OR SEE HOW A TAN WOULD LOOK?     
THERE ARE PRODUCTS ON THIS SHELF THAT WILL
ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN  YOUR TAN. 

THE HOURS:  MON-THURS 9 AM - 7 PM
FRI 9 - 6        SAT 9 - 3      AND SUN 11-3

 STOP IN ANYTIME AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW SALON.    AND BE SURE TO
PAY A VISIT SAT AND SUN, OCT 18 AND 19
AT THEIR BIG GRAND OPENING.
GOOD LUCK TO AMY AND  JUDY AND WELCOME
TO THE MAQUOKETA BUSINESS COMMUNITY!
 PHOTOS BY DENNIS VOY