Friday, October 24, 2014

FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

DENSE FOG  THIS MORNING CAUSED SEVERAL (NOT MAQUOKETA) SCHOOL DISTRICT TO START CLASSES TWO HOURS LATE.
DIDN'T GET NICE UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SUNSHINE AND TEMPS IN THE 60'S.   TONIGHT, LOW OF 50.     SATURDAY, HIGH OF 67...SUNDAY 65...
AND MONDAY, 74.   YES, 74.

A MAQUOKETA SQUAD CAR WAS DAMAGED WHEN POLICE OFFICER JT
THOMPSON HIT A DEER JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT THIS MORNING.
IT WAS VERY FOGGY AS HE WAS DRIVING SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA ON
HIGHWAY 61.   NO DAMAGE ESTIMATE WAS LISTED ON THE REPORT.

 IT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT THE CANADIAN PACIFIC HOLIDAY TRAIN WILL AGAIN VISIT  BELLEVUE, IN DECEMBER.     THE TRAIN
DECORATED WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STOPS AT COMMUNITIES AND COLLECTS FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE AREA.   THE DATE, FRIDAY,  DECEMBER 5TH, NEAR HORIZON LANES, AT 6:45 P.M.    PUT THE DATE AND TIME ON YOUR CALENDAR.   I HAVE SEEN IT IN THE PAST.   IT IS WORTH SEEING.    IT DOES NOT VISIT BELLEVUE EVERY YEAR.


THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IS RUN OVER WITH FURRY LITTLE KITTENS.    SHIRLEY SCHOLTES, HUMANE SOCIETY BOARD PRESIDENT, SAID A WOMAN IN MAQUOKETA  HAD 30 KITTENS AND SHE HAS GIVEN THEM TO THE  SOCIETY.      LIKE TO HAVE ONE?    THE COST IS ANYWHERE FROM $20 TO $40, AND THAT INCLUDES SPAYING AND NEUTERING.    THE SOCIETY SHELTER IS JUST NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA UP ON THE HILL (LOOK FOR SIGN) AND IS OPEN FROM NOON UNTIL 5 TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

LEIGHTON HEPKER,  HOST OF THE CALL-IN FRIDAY "JUST TALK" ON KMAQ
HAS TWICE DONE A TEN-MINUTE POLL ON LOCAL CANDIDATES.
 
ON OCTOBER 3...
FOR U.S. SENATE......
JONI ERNST (R) - 19 VOTES
BRUCE BRALEY (D) - 9
FOR GOVERNOR.....
TERRY BRANSTAD (I)(R) - 19
JACK HATCH (D) - 9

TODAY, OCTOBER 24...
FOR JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR.....
LARRY McDEVITT (D) - 19 VOTES
TOM DEVINE (R) - 7
JEFF HOLTZ (I) - 4
FOR IOWA STATE SENATE.....
TOD BOWMAN (I) (D) - 16
JAMES BUDDE (R) - 12
FOR IOWA STATE HOUSE.....
BRIAN MOORE (I) (R) - 21
KIM HUCKSTADT (D) - 8

LOTS OF CARS FOR DAY ONE OF THE BANOWETZ ANTIQUE AUCTION.
TODAY, NORTH OF MAQUOKETA "HOME" SITE AND TOMORROW AND SUNDAY,
AT THE "STORE" SITE NEAR HIGHWAYS 61 AND 64 INTERSECTION.   THREE
AUCTIONEERS SELLING AT ONE TIME.

 FOOTBALL TONIGHT, MAQUOKETA HOSTS INDEPENDENCE.
ON KMAQ AND HERE ON KMAQ HOME PAGE....7:20 P.M.
GO CARDINALS.
I WILL HAVE THE SCORE HERE  TOMORROW MORNING.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!

DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com






H & R BLOCK NEW OFFICE BUILDING

THE FORMER LIQUOR STORE BUILDING  AT 111 SOUTH OLIVE STREET, WAS PURCHASED BY DAVID AND JOLYN RICHARDS AND REMODELED INTO THEIR NEW OFFICES FOR THE H & R BLOCK FRANCHISE THAT THEY PURCHASED IN 2013.       THEY NEEDED MORE ROOM THAN THEY
HAD AT THEIR OLD LOCATION NEXT TO THE THEATRE AND THEY HAVE THE
ROOM THEY NEEDED NOW.  
DAVID RETIRED FROM THE U.S. AIRFORCE AFTER 20 YEARS AND HAS BEEN
WORKING FOR H & R BLOCK SINCE.     IN 2013 THEY PURCHASED THE BUSINESS FROM LONGTIME OWNER, RITA SCHNOOR.   JOLYN WORKS WITH HER HUSBAND IN THE BUSINESS AND THEY HAVE ABOUT 6 OTHER
EMPLOYEES THAT WORK  EITHER FULL OR PART TIME.   THEY ALSO DO
ACCOUNTING WORK AND OF COURSE, JANUARY-APRIL IS THE VERY BUSY
TIME OF THE YEAR PREPARING INCOME TAXES.    DAVID ALSO HAS AN
INSURANCE AGENCY IN THE BUILDING, SO HE IS KEPT VERY BUSY ALL THE
TIME, AND IS ENJOYING THE WORK AND NEW HEADQUARTERS.     DAVID AND JOLYN HAVE 4 CHILDREN, TWO STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.
THE H & R COMPANY COLOR IS LIGHT GREEN.   THIS WIDE HALLWAY
LEADS TO ALL THE OFFICES OF EMPLOYEES:   DIANE DERGANZ, JUDITH WHEELER, ROBERT LAUGHLIN, DENISE CLARK, VERNA McNAMEE, RITA
SCHNOOR AND DAVID'S OFFICE.    JOLYN HAS THE RECEPTION DESK.
THERE IS A NICE "BREAK-KITCHEN ROOM" FOR EMPLOYEES TO THE BACK,
COMPLETE WITH A DOOR THAT WAS THE REFRIGERATION DOOR FOR THE
LIQUOR STORE.....AND THERE IS STILL THE DRIVE-UP WINDOW WHICH THEY
WILL BE USING A LITTLE.
THE LOBBY (MORE GREEN OF COURSE)  AND ON THE WALLS.....STOP IN AND
LOOK AT A FEW OLD,  BLOWN-UP PHOTOS OF MAQUOKETA IN THE OLDEN
DAYS.
EVERY OFFICE IS ATTRACTIVE LIKE THIS ONE.     THIRTY YEARS AGO, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SMART NEW TYPEWRITER ON THIS DESK.
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THIS IS DAVID'S OFFICE, THE ONLY ONE WITH TWO DOORS.   IN A HURRY,
HE CAN USE THE NEAREST ONE TO SAVE TIME.
RITA SCHNOOR CONTINUES-ON AT THE OFFICE, WITH LESS WORRIES NOW.
THE LONGTIME TOP-MAQUOKETA-BOWLER, STILL ENJOYS THE JOB SHE HAS HAD FOR OVER 25 YEARS.    SHE TOLD ME THAT H & R BLOCK HAS HAD A
MAQUOKETA LOCATION FOR OVER 50 YEARS.    FIRST RUN BY AVERLE HAGER WIDDES, NOW LIVING IN DUBUQUE....ANN McNAMEE WHO DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR....RITA SCHNOOR AND NOW DAVID.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE "RICHARDS" AND STAFF AT H & R BLOCK IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.

PHOTOS/STORY BY DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com