Monday, March 30, 2015

MONDAY DAILY REPORT

SUNNY TODAY AND 68...YES 68...YES 68.
TOMORROW SHOULD BE ABOUT THE SAME.
WEDNESDY, WE MAY HIT 70.

AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS SATURDAY  NIGHT, THE
JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY ASSOCIATION 27TH ANNUAL BANQUET WAS
HELD AND HANNAH BURKEN OF  CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL, A JUNIOR,
WAS CROWNED THE 2015 DAIRY PRINCESS.
HALIE GRUENWALD, MIDLAND  HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, WAS NAMED
DAIRY PRINCESS ALTERNATE.    DOMINIC HOLDGRAFER, BELLEVUE  HIGH
SCHOOL JUNIOR, WAS CHOSEN DAIRY AMBASSADOR AND TUCKER MOORE WAS NAMED LITTLE SIR DAIRYMAN.     NAMED LITTLE MISS DAIRY MAID , KALLI
BARBER.  

KENNETH DOTY, AGE 42, DIED MARCH 22ND AT A PEORIA HOSPITAL.
THE SERVICE WILL BE AT 11 SATURDAY MORNING AT THE FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA.   HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER MARTHA RINIKER
OF MAQUOKETA, BROTHER DANIEL RINIKER OF MAQUOKETA AND SISTER
DENISE BUNYON OF MAQUOKETA, ALSO 5 CHILDREN.

NEW HEAD MCHS BASKETBALL COACH DERRICK ROBERTS, WAS INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.   HE'S A CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND UNIVERSITY OF IOWA GRADUATE AND HAS BEEN A  SOPHOMORE COACH FOR TWO DISTRICTS.    THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST VARSITY COACHING  POSITION.    HE WILL USE A MAN-TO-MAN DEFENSE AND BRIAN AUNAN WILL BE BACK TO BE AN ASSISTANT COACH.  

THIS IS THE CORRECT ARTIST DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED SAVANNA-SABULA BRIDGE.   THE ONE I HAD UP HERE LAST WEEK WAS AN APPROACH BRIDGE
THAT WILL GO AHEAD OF THE MAIN BRIDGE ON THE IOWA SIDE.   SHOWN ABOVE, IT IS A TIED-ARCH STYLE.      ONE LIKE IT WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED AT HASTINGS, MINNESOTA.   $62 MILLION DOLLARS FOR ENTIRE PROJECT, WITH COMPLETION DAY IN THE FALL OF 2018.     WILL HAVE LOTS OF UPDATES ON IT HERE,  BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

DENNIS VOY




Friday, March 27, 2015

FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

SUNNY AND COLD TODAY....HIGH TODAY 38.
SUNNY AND COLD TOMORROW AND SUNDAY.
60-DEGREE WEATHER COMING NEXT WEEK.

The MAQUOKETA   YMCA  POOL IS OPEN AGAIN!

MAQUOKETA IS GETTING A NEW PRINCIPAL FOR CARDINAL ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.   SHE IS SHERRI WALKER AND SHE WILL REPLACE JOAN BOLLMAN
WHO IS TAKING EARLY RETIREMENT AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
WALKER IS CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT CEDAR VALLEY WEST AND WORKS FOR 4 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.    SHE RECEIVED HER B.A. DEGREE
FROM BUENTA VISTA AND HER M.A.E. FROM UNI.   THIS WILL BE
HER FIRST PRINCIPAL POSITION.

A MAQUOKETA WOMAN, JOHNA VANDEMORE, AGE 34, HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGES OF MAIL FRAUD AFTER FAKING A PREGNANCY TO CON MONEY FROM AN EASTERN IOWA MAN.   SHE WAS SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT
TODAY TO 18 MONTHS IN PRIZON AND PAY $95,850 IN RESTITUTION
TO THE VICTIM, OVER A PERIOD FROM 2007 TO 2013, COVERING $1,000 PAYMENTS FOR 90 MONTHS.    SHE TOLD THE MAN SHE WAS PREGNANT,
HE BELIEVED HER, AND THERE WAS NO CHILD.

BROOKE BYAM (RED HENTON'S GRANDDAUGHTER) AND FRIENDS WILL
SING TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE  JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY BANQUET
AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. 

DAVE EHLERS WILL TRY TO REACTIVATE THE TROOP 68 BOY SCOUT
TROOP IN MAQUOKETA....6TH GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE BOYS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL HIM AT 563-451-6312.

RUSS AND LORI HOUSTON OF MAQUOKETA HAVE ASKED ME TO REMIND MAQUOKETA HIGH SENIORS TO APPLY FOR THE "SAMMY HOUSTON  INSPIRE ME"  $250 SCHOLARSHIP, IN HONOR OF THEIR DAUGHTER WHO HAS BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE GENETIC  DISORDER WITH NO TREATMENT OR
CURE.   APPLICATIONS MUST BE BACK BY APRIL 1ST.    THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE OFFICE HAS APPLICATION FORMS OR CALL LORI AT 563-357-8934.

A LOOK AT A BEND IN THE MAQUOKETA RIVER AT THE PARK LOCATED WEST OF THE LIGHT PLANT.    GET TO THIS BENCH BY TAKING THE PAVED
SHORT STREET ACROSS FROM THE MAQUOKETA LUMBER COMPANY.

A BIRTH:   A BOY BORN MARCH 25TH AT A HOSPITAL IN AMES, TO ZACH
AND BRITTNEY SWANSON OF AMES.    PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE PASTOR ERIC AND KRISTI SWANSON OF THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
IN MAQUOKETA.   IT IS THEIR 2ND GRANDSON  IN AMES.   TWO OTHER
CHILDREN ARE NOT MARRIED.   

THE NEW FAMILY MOVIE "HOME" IS SHOWING NOW AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE.
RATED PG FOR ALL THE FAMILY.    ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE, CHECK
THE NEW VOY THEATRES-61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE BLOG.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com




Thursday, March 26, 2015

THURSDAY DAILY REPORT

TODAY...SUNSHINE...SUNSHINE...SUNSHINE...SUNSHINE...
BUT HIGH OF ONLY 45.
MORE SUNSHINE TOMORROW, BUT HIGH OF 37.
WE ARE A GOOD 10 DEGRESS BELOW NORMAL DAILY.

THE MAQUOKETA YMCA SWIMMING POOL REMAINS CLOSED.    THE PROBLEM...THE CEILING HANGING ACOUSTIC PANELS, BLUE AND GRAY, SHOWN ABOVE.    THEY LOOK NICE AND THEY KEEP SOUND LEVELS DOWN.
THREE HAVE DROPPED INTO THE POOL.    EACH TIME, NO ONE WAS THERE AND NO ONE HURT BUT THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH MANY IN THE POOL.
MORE COULD FALL.    SCOTT WARREN, MANAGER OF THE Y, SAYS  THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT  TO DO, BUT ARE INVESTIGATING SOLUTIONS.   THEY HANG BY WIRES AND THE EYELETS GIVE AWAY.   THERE ARE 3 WITH EACH PANEL AND ONCE ONE GIVES WAY, IT PUTS PRESSURE ON THE OTHER TWO AND
EVENTUALLY THE PANEL DROPS.    IT COULD BE AWHILE BEFORE THE POOL
OPENS AGAIN.

   THE OLD OBSERVATION DECK AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER
MARSH AREA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.    WORKERS FINISHED PUTTING
IN THE NEW ONE LAST WEEK AND IT IS NOW READY FOR  USE AGAIN.
IT IS THE SAME SIZE AS THE OLD, BUT MUCH STURDIER, STRONGER AND
WITH METAL RAILINGS AND A LONG LASTING PLASTIC FLOOR.    THIS ONE SHOULD LAST FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.     A PERFECT PLACE TO STOP  YOUR CAR (OR BUS) AND GET OUT TO VIEW THE MARSH AND WILD LIFE.    THE OLD WAS USED A LOT AND THIS ONE WILL ALSO BE VERY POPULAR.     LOCATED
ON OLD HIGHWAY 61, ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERPRETIVE CENTER
LAND AND WATER AREA.

THIS IS THE 40-FOOT-LONG NARROW-GUAGE LaMOTTE RAILROAD DEPOT
GIVEN TO THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY DIXIE CLAUSSEN
OF LaMOTTE.    IT WILL BE MOVED TO MAQUOKETA TO THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM SITE BEFORE JUNE 1ST.

THIS ARTIST'S SKETCH IS OF THE NEW SAVANNA-SABULA BRIDGE THAT WE WILL BE DRIVING IN ABOUT 4 YEARS.     WIDER AND HIGHER.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY
 

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT

CLOUDY, WINDY AND 45 TODAY.
FOR DAYS, THEY WERE SAYING WE WOULD GET UP TO 55.   NOT SO.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 41.
FRIDAY, SUNNY AND 35.
SATURDAY, SUNNY AND 41 AGAIN.
DISAPPOINTING.  
NORMAL HIGHS WOULD BE AT LEAST 10 DEGREES WARMER.

THERE WILL BE A MEET THE NEW COACH EVENT THIS SATURDAY AT 3 P.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS AREA.      STOP BY AND
MEET NEW HEAD BASKETBALL COACH DEREK ROBERTS.

FRIDAY NIGHT, THE IOWA HAWKEYE WOMEN SWEET SIXTEEN GAME
IS AT 6:30 .

THE EMERALD ASH BORER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY OF CLINTON AND SO CLINTON COUNTY BECOMES THE 20TH COUNTY IN IOWA WHERE THIS WOOD BORING PEST OF ASH TREES  HAS BEEN FOUND.  IT IS
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE TREE PESTS EVER SEEN IN  NORTH AMERICA.     THANKFULLY, NONE HAS BEEN FOUND IN JACKSON COUNTY.      IT SPREADS THROUGH FIREWOOD, LOGS, WOOD CHIPS AND ASH TREE NURSERY STOCK OUT OF IOWA.

AT THE HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING YESTERDAY, IT WAS ANNOUNED THAT
PARAMEDIC SHD PATTERSON IS NOW THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL
HEALTH CENTER AMBULANCE SUPERVISOR, A NEW LEADERSHIP POSITON.
PATTERSON HAS 16 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT THE HOSPITAL.

IT STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT NATIONWIDE AND HERE IN MAQUOKETA....

BIG FISH FRY AT DELMAR FRIDAY NIGHT....AT GROSSMAN HALL, SPONSORED BY METHODIST CHURCH.

BIG FISH FRY SATURDAY AT THE IKE'S CLUB IN MAQUOKETA.

BIG DAIRY BANQUET SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.

HALF-PRICE SALE SATURDAY AT GOODWILL STORE, DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA.

HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY


Tuesday, March 24, 2015

TUESDAY DAILY REPORT

ANOTHER COOL, CLOUDY DAY.
TOMORROW,  WARMER...MAYBE IN THE 50'S FOR ONE DAY ONLY.

I ATTENDED THE BROWN BAG LUNCH TODAY AT THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM (AN EVERY TUESDAY NOON-HOUR EVENT OPEN TO ALL) AND
LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE LAMOTTE NARROW GUAGE RAILROAD DEPOT THAT HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 AND MUST BE MOVED TO THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM SITE BY
NO LATER THAN JUNE 1ST.    IT WAS DONATED BY DIXIE CLAUSSEN, WHO IS
OWNER OF THE CIRCLE C BAR AND RESTAURANT IN LAMOTTE.   HER LATE HUSBAND RICK (MCHS BASKETBALL STANDOUT) RESTORED IT YEARS AGO.
IT IS 22 FEET BY 40 FEET AND WILL BE MOVED HERE BY A HOUSE-MOVING
FIRM.    I SUSPECT THAT MOVE WILL BE COVERED BY EVERY TV AND
RADIO STATION AND NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN IOWA.   I'LL KEEP YOU
POSTED ON ALL FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.    THEN, SOMETIME THIS
SUMMER YOU CAN ALL COME AND SEE IT.     THE SMALL NARROW GUAGE
RAILROAD RAN FROM BELLEVUE TO CASCADE (MILWAUKEE ROAD) FROM
1880 TO 1936.    IN LATE YEARS, IT HAD HARD TIMES FINANCIALLY AND
THE VERY HARSH WINTER OF 1936 DID IT IN.

A CLINTON NATIVE IS THE NEW HEAD COACH AT MCHS, HIRED LAST NIGHT
BY THE BOARD.   HE IS DEREK ROBERTS, IN HIS 20'S, AND HE REPLACES CHAD SPECHT WHO RESIGNED AT THE END OF THE SEASON.    FOR DEREK, HIS FIRST HEAD COACHING JOB.    HE HAS SERVED AS SOPHOMORE COACH
AT ANKENY CENTENNIAL AND AT CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY.     HE WILL
ALSO BE MATH TEACHER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.    MAQUOKETA AD
TOM GRUENWALD DESCRIBED HIM AS A BASKETBALL "JUNKIE" AND A REAL
STUDENT OF THE GAME.


BUSINESS NEWS, CHESTER CHICKEN AT LEN'S BP ON WEST PLATT IS NOW OPEN, AFTER REPLACING A COOKER.    OPEN 7 A.M. UNTIL 10 P.M. WITH
DINE-IN TABLES AND DRIVE-UP WINDOW.

MATT OSTERHAUS, OF OSTERHAUS PHARMACY, FINISHES UP HIS YEAR
AS PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN PHAMACUTICAL ASSOCIATON THIS
WEEKEND AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION IN SAN DIEGO.   HE WILL
REMAIN ON THE BOARD AS RETIRED PRESIDENT FOR A YEAR.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY



Monday, March 23, 2015

MONDAY DAILY REPORT

THIS IS THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF SPRING.....REALLY?
THE PAST WEEKEND WAS COOL...TODAY WAS COLD (36) AND THE
REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE COOL, WITH LITTLE SUNSHINE.

A 51 YEAR OLD PRESTON MAN, ROB WITT, DIED AT THE SITE OF HIS MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT SATURDAY NIGHT AROUND 6 NEAR GOOSE LAKE.

MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING AT 6 TONIGHT.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT 5:30 TONIGHT.

 ABOVE 4 GIRLS CELEBRATED THEIR 8TH BIRTHDAY SATURDAY MORNING AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE.    MORE AT THE NEW THEATRE BLOG ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE, IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER.

ADVANCE TICKETS FOR ABOVE EVENT ARE ON SALE AT ALL JACKSON AND CLINTON COUNTY BANKS.

WHEN YOU GET SICK IN MAQUOKETA, THE ABOVE WILL TAKE CARE OF
YOU!    TOOK THIS PHOTO IN THE WAITING ROOM AT THE HOSPITAL.

THE ABOVE MOVIE STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE VOY THEATRE.   IT IS
EXPECTED TO BE A BIG MOVIE.   UNFORTUNATELY, TO GET THIS MOVIE,
WE WILL  HAVE TO END "CINDERELLA" THIS THURSDAY NIGHT.
IT HAS DONE WELL (FULL HOUSE SUNDAY AFTERNOON) AND IS A GOOD
MOVIE.

WE HAVE "SWING INTO SPRING" SPECIAL EVENING AUCTION SHOWS
TONIGHT AND EACH NIGHT THIS WEEK, THRU FRIDAY NIGHT, STARTING
AT 5:45 AND LASTING  UNTIL ABOUT 7 P.M.   ALL BIDDING DONE OVER THE
TELEPHONE.
THE ABOVE KIDDIE'S TRACTOR WILL BE SOLD THIS WEEK ON THE KMAQ
EVENING AUCTION SHOW...VALUED AT AROUND $300....FROM ROEDER BROTHERS JUST SOUTH OF TOWN.

MAQUOKETA GETS A NEW  HEAD VARSITY BASKETBALL COACH TONIGHT.
DETAILS TOMORROW RIGHT HERE.

ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE...CHECK OUT THE NEW BLOGS....
ONE FOR MAQUOKETA MOVIE NEWS...AND ALONG THE BOTTOM
OF PAGE, THE LOCAL BLOGS FOR THE VFW, AMERICAN LEGION,
MAQUOKETA LIONS AND MAQUOKETA ROTARY.   I BELONG TO ALL
FOUR ORGANIZATIONS.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY







Thursday, March 19, 2015

THURSDAY DAILY REPORT

44 TODAY, NO SUN.
SUNNY AND MUCH NICER TOMORROW.

SCOTT WARREN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MAQUOKETA YMCA
INFORMED KMAQ NEWS THIS AFTERNOON THAT THE YMCA,WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA HAS IDENTIFIED A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE YMCA POOL.   AS  A PRECAUTION, THE MANAGEMENT HAS DECIDED TO CLOSE THE POOL UNTIL THEY ARE CONFIDENT THIS HAS BEEN RESOLVED TO HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS.     WARREN SAID THEY WILL WORK HARD TO PROVIDE UPDATES AND A TIMELINE FOR WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RE-OPEN THE POOL.   CHECK THE WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE FOR ON GOING DEVELOPMENTS.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERED TWO CALLS YESTERDAY.
TO A GRASS FIRE AT FULTON, IOWA AND IT WAS PUT OUT QUICKLY.
AND LATER IN AFTERNOON, A CALL TO A FIRE ALARM THAT
HAD MALFUNCTIONED.

AT THE SUPERVISOR'S MEETING TUESDAY, THE CONTRACT FOR THE BERNARD ROAD PAVING PROJECT WAS APPROVED AT OVER $900,000 TO MATHY CONSTRUCTION RIVER CITY PAVING AND OVER $112,000 ALSO TO MATHY FOR THE ESGATE ROAD PAVING.

AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, THE COUNCIL SPENT $5,400 TO HAVE 6 TREES AND 2 STUMPS REMOVED BY GIL'S TREE SERVICE.
AND,  GAVE GO-AHEAD FOR A DRESS CODY POLICY BY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CALLING FOR PURCHASE OF 5 SHORT SLEEVED SHIRTS AND 1 HOODED SWEATSHIRT.
AND THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ON REQUEST BY JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PURCHASE CITY-OWNED LAND NEXT TO THE
CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM.    MATTER TABLED PENDING MORE INFORMATION.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, THELMA YAROLEM REPORTED $600 WAS STOLEN
FROM HER UNLOCKED CAR AT 5076 48TH STREET.

THE STATE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF IOWA CEMETERIES WILL MEET AT 10:30 A.M. SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 11TH, AT THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM IN DOWNTOWN DEWITT TO DISCUSS CARE AND PRESERVATION OF PIONEER CEMETERIES....THOSE WHICH HAVE HAD 12 OR FEWER BURIALS IN THE PAST 50 YEARS.   THE EVENT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.    PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE STATE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE MEETING, WHICH IS HELD QUARTERLY
AROUND THE STATE.
CINDERELLA...PG...STARTS TOMORROW (FRI) AT THE VOY 1 THEATRE.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.

DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT

CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY.    HIGH WAS 49.
SAME FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY NIGHT, MOST DISCUSSION
WAS ON THE QUARRY STREET RECONSTRUCTION REPORT.
THE BID CAME IN HIGH AND NOW WHAT TO DO NEXT WAS DISCUSSED.
WHATEVER PLAN, MAY MOVE THE PROJECT TO NEXT YEAR.   WAYS
TO REDUCE THE COST INCLUDE:   REDUCE CONCRETE NEED, REDUCE
BRICKWORK, AND REDUCE STREET LIGHTS.    MORE DISCUSSION COMING
UP MARCH 23RD AT 6 P.M. AT CITY HALL, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

NANCY AND DALE KILBURG OF MAQUOKETA GAVE THE PROGRAM TODAY
AT ROTARY.    FOR A PHOTO AND MORE, GO TO kmaq.com AND CLICK-ON
THE ROTARY BLUE WHEEL.
WHILE THERE, SEE A PHOTO OF FORMER RESIDENTS KATE AND BILL CARINDER VISITING JAPAN.
AND FIND OUT  HOW  EARL KEMP DID WITH THE 5 LOTTERY TICKETS
HE BOUGHT ON THE ROTARY SILENT AUCTION.

RED HENTON WREN HOUSES ARE SELLING FAST!

BIG TURNOUT AT THE EAGLES ST. PATRICKS DAY SUPPER LAST NIGHT...
SOLD OUT OF CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE EARLY.

DEAN TILTON, FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT, HAD (HIS 2ND) A "HOLE-IN-ONE" IN FLORIDA LAST WEEK....ON A PAR 3 EIGHTY-SEVEN-YARD HOLE.

STOCK CAR RACING IS AGAIN JUST AROUND THE CORNER HERE
IN MAQUOKETA.

KMAQ'S "JUST TALK" SHOW, HOSTED BY LEIGHTON HEPKER, IS
AVAILABLE EVERY DAY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, HERE ON
OUR WEB SITE.      ON KMAQ HOME PAGE, TURN-ON THE LITTLE RADIO.
9:05 UNTIL 10:00 A.M.    ON THE FIRST HALF-HOUR TOMORROW (THURS),
LEIGHTON'S GUEST WILL BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE
BASKETBALL COACH AND FORMER MAQUOKETAN, ROCKY LAMAAR

HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY








Tuesday, March 17, 2015

TUESDAY DAILY REPORT

75 YESTERDAY.
29 DEGREES COOLER TODAY, BUT STILL SUNNY AND NICE.
WILL BE IN THE 50'S FOR AWHILE.

THE BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE IN DUBUQUE OPENED TODAY.
 NO WORD YET ON WHEN MAQUOKETA'S TWO COURSES WILL OPEN.

JACKSON COUNTY WILL HAVE AN OPENING ON THE VETERAN AFFAIRS
COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JULY 1.    IT IS A 3 YEAR TERM.   INTERESTED VETERANS SHOULD PICK UP AN APPLICATION AT THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE AT THE COURTHOUSE IN MAQUOKETA.

THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS LITTLE THEATRE GROUP IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR A $500 SCHOLARSHIP.    THE FORM IS AVAILABLE AT
GUIDANCE COUNSELORS IN AREA HIGH SCHOOLS.

KMAQ SALES REP LOIS FISCHER AND SON MATT OUTSIDE KMAQ THIS MORNING.
 
IF YOU LIVE IN  JACKSON COUNTY, WHERE DOES YOUR TAX DOLLARS GO?
   CHECK BELOW!

DENNIS VOY


JACKSON COUNTY TAX MONEY


Monday, March 16, 2015

MONDAY DAILY REPORT

THE RED HENTON WREN HOUSE COMPANY IS BACK IN PRODUCTION FOR THE SPRING SEASON.   WREN HOUSES, MADE RIGHT ON JONES AVENUE
BY RED, ARE ON SALE NOW AT KMAQ.   WREN'S LOVE THEM....ROOM AND
COMFORTABLE.   EACH WREN HOUSE IS AUTOGRAPHED BY RED, MAKING THEM COLLECTOR'S HOUSES.   BECAUSE OF INFLATION, THEY ARE $1 UP FROM LAST YEAR, BUT STILL LOW PRICED AT ONLY $7.    AND IF YOU WISH, RED WILL DELIVER ONE TO YOUR HOME.    IF YOU LIVE OUT OF IOWA, THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT DELIVERY CHARGE TO COVER AIRFARE AND HOTEL. 
FOR  YOURSELF OR FOR A GIFT FOR SOMEONE THAT LOVES BIRDS, NOTHING CAN BE MORE APPRECIATED THAN A RED  HENTON WREN HOUSE.
HURRY BEFORE THE SUPPLY IS GONE.   STOP IN AT  KMAQ OR CALL  AND
PLACE YOUR ORDER SOON.   CASH OR CHECK.


WEEKEND WAS NICE.
BUT TODAY WAS BETTER.  HIGH OF 74.
BUT, THE REST OF THE  WEEK, HIGHS ONLY AROUND 50 OR JUST ABOVE.

THE JACKSON COUNTY  CLERK'S OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED AT RANDOM TIMES THIS MONTH AS STAFF TRAINS ON A  NEW ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM.
THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW, TUESDAY, FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL 2 P.M.    THEN AGAIN ON MARCH 24TH, 26TH AND APRIL 2ND.
STARTING APRIL 7TH, FILING OF COURT DOCUMENTS SHIFTS TO AN
ELECTRONIC DIGITAL FORMAT.   IOWA'S JUDICIAL BRANCH IS ENDING
THE PAPER FILING OF COURT DOCUMENTS.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNICL MEETS TONIGHT.

SHAWN AND KIMBERLY (HANSEN) STICKLEY OF MARION ARE PARENTS OF
A GIRL BORN FEBRURY 26TH AT CEDAR RAPIDS.   PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
ARE DUANE AND MARY STICKLEY OF MAQUOKETA.   PATERNAL GREAT
GRANDPARENTS ARE ELSIE MOELLER OF BELLEVUE AND GALE STICKLEY OF
MAQUOKETA.

HOW ABOUT....3 IOWA TEAMS IN THE BIG TOURNAMENT!!
CHEER FOR ALL 3.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY


Friday, March 13, 2015

FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

NICE, VERY NICE, DAY TODAY.   HIGH OF 64.   TOMORROW, 57 AND
SUNDAY, 62.    MONDAY 65.

THE MCHS BASKETBALL TEAM HELD THEIR SEASON-ENDING BANQUET
MONDAY NIGHT AT THE SCHOOL.    ALL THE VARSITY PLAYERS AND
PARENTS ATTENDED.   JONATHON ERNST, BRIAN SPECHT, AND LOGAN
ROCKWELL WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS.
CALE GENT, MATT AMBROSY, BUCHANAN WALLER AND ERNST RECEIVED
ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS.  

ALL FOUR  COUNTIES IN THE KMAQ AREA HAVE MOVED UP IN THE RANKINGS OF THE HEALTHIEST COUNTIES IN IOWA.    OUT OF 99 COUNTIES, JACKSON
COUNTY RANKED 44TH,  UP FROM 48TH IN 2013.    CLINTON COUNTY RANKS
78TH ACCORDING TO THE RECENT STUDY RELEASED BY THE ROBERT WOOD
JOHNSON FOUNDATION.


CHESTER'S CHICKEN DID NOT OPEN TODAY BECAUSE OF AN EQUIPMENT
PROBLEM.   NO NEW OPENING DAY WAS MENTIONED.

CHERYL CURL, REGISTERED NURSE AND DIRECTOR OF NURSING AT THE
JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (HOSPITAL) HERE IN
MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS 100 GREAT
IOWA NURSES DESIGNATION FOR 2015.    SHE WILL RECEIVE THE HONOR
ON SUNDAY, MAY 3RD IN DES MOINES.  CONGRATULATIONS!

IT OPENS TONIGHT NATIONWIDE AND HERE AT THE VOY THEATRE....AND
IS EXPECTED TO DO BIG BUSINESS THIS WEEKEND.   HAVE HEARD IT
IS A VERY GOOD MOVIE.

JACK MARLOWE IN HIS "SPORTS SLANTS" IN THE MAQUOKETA SENTINEL-PRESS THIS WEEK TOLD ABOUT BRENT HUTTON SUBMITTING
HIS RESIGNATION AS BOYS BASKETBALL COACH AT ORION, ILLINOIS.
BRENT AND HIS BROTHERS CRAIG AND BRIAN WERE MCHS GRADS WHO WENT ON TO TEACH AND COACH.      IN 2010 BRENT WAS NAMED DISTRICT
COACH OF THE YEAR BY THE ILLINOIS BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION.
HIS MOTHER SUE STILL LIVES IN MAQUOKETA AND HAS WORKED FOR
WAL MART ALMOST SINCE IT CAME TO DOWN.   HIS DAD TOM IS RETIRED AND LIVES IN LAS VEGAS.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY







Thursday, March 12, 2015

NO THURSDAY DAILY REPORT

LEN'S BP CHESTER'S CHICKEN OPENS FRIDAY

RON AND JOYCE PAULSEN HAVE HAD THEIR EMPLOYEES IN TRAINING THIS
WEEK AND WILL OPEN AT 5 A.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY).    CHESTER'S IS CONNECTED TO LEN'S BP ON WEST PLATT STREET, ACROSS FROM THE
DOLLAR GENERAL STORE.    ABOVE PHOTO SHOWS THE LEFT ENTRY DOOR,
THE DRIVE-UP SIGN IN THE MIDDLE,  A DINING ROOM WINDOW AT CORNER AND THE DRIVE-UP WINDOW TO THE RIGHT REAR.     THERE ARE OVER 2,000 CHESTER'S LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
RON AND JOYCE STANDING INSIDE THE BEAUTIFUL INTERIOR.   THERE IS ROOM FOR ABOUT 15 TO EAT INSIDE, BUT MOST WILL USE THE DRIVE-UP WINDOW.    RON AND JOYCE HAVE OWNED THE BP CONVENIENCE STORE FOR AROUND 10 YEARS.    AND, THE DRIVE-UP WINDOW CAN BE USED
FOR SMALL PURCHASES FROM THE CONVENIENCE STORE...LIKE A LOAF
OF BREAD OR GALLON OF MILK.     CHESTER'S WILL BE OPEN AT 5 A.M.
WITH A BREAKFAST MENU AND REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 10:00 P.M.
OH, NOT SEEN IN ANY OF MY PHOTOS, TWO NEW NICE REST ROOMS.
SHOWN ABOVE IS MARRISA SHELDON, MANAGER.    SHE HAS BEEN THE
CONVENIENCE STORE MANAGER FOR A LONG TIME AND NOW WILL ALSO
MANAGE CHESTER'S.    SHE IS SHOWN IN THE WIDE DOORWAY BETWEEN
THE CONVENIENCE STORE AND CHESTER'S.
AND HERE IT IS.....
 I TASTED IT!    I'M A GOOD TASTER!   (I CO-OWNED KFC IN MAQUOKETA FROM
1980 TO 2000)   IT IS DELICIOUS! 
PROGRESS IN MAQUOKETA!   ANOTHER NICE RESTAURANT!
CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK TO RON AND JOYCE ON THEIR
NEWLY EXPANDED BUSINESS....CHESTER'S CHICKEN....OPENING FRIDAY.

DENNIS VOY


Wednesday, March 11, 2015

WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT

SUNNY AND 58 TODAY.
SUNNY AND 62 TOMORROW.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD ALSO BE GOOD.
3 CHEERS!

AT THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MONDAY NIGHT, THE BOARD
RECEIVED RESIGNATIONS FROM...
BOYS BASKETBALLCOACH CHAD SPECHT.
MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING COACH PAUL KOOB.  (HE WILL CONTINUE AS
                                                                                              VARSITY COACH)
FRESHMEN GIRLS SOFTBALL COACH KELSEY BOLLMAN AND
SOPHOMORE BASEBALL COACH BRAD MANGLER.

THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT COMMISSION MET THIS WEEK AND MUCH OF
DISCUSSION WAS ON AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NEAR THE T-HANGAR THAT WILL IMPROVE DRAINAGE.   THE ENGINEERS ESTIMATE, $66,000 OF WHICH THE STATE D.O.T. WILL PAY NEARLY $56,000 AND THE CITY THE
BALANCE OF OVER $10,000.    WORK MAY BE DONE THIS YEAR, OR NEXT
YEAR FOR SURE.

THE BEATLES "LEGENDS" SHOW IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, AT 7 P.M.    ADVANCE TICKETS, $25 AND AT THE DOOR,
$30.

RAYMOND DeVOE, AGE 85, OF MAQUOKETA DIED YESTERDAY AT CRESTRIDGE CARE CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.    PRIVATE SERVICES WERE
HELD.    THE CLINTON CHAPEL SNELL-ZORNIG FUNERAL HOME &  CREAMATORY IN CLINTON IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY.    HE WORKED IN
MAINTENANCE AT DUPONT FOR 30 YEARS.    HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE MAXINE OF MAQUOKETA AND TWO DAUGHTERS, NANETTE BEAU OF MAQUOKETA AND JILL GARNER OF MAQUOKETA AND A GRANDAUGHTER JORDAN STREET OF MAQUOKETA.

WE  HAVE A KMAQ AUCTION SHOW STARTING AT 9 THIS SATURDAY MORNING ON BOTH AM AND FM.    LOTS OF CERTIFICATES WILL BE SOLD OVER THE
TELELPHONE AT BARGAIN PRICES.

THE NEW FRIED CHICKEN RESTAURANT OPENS FRIDAY AT CORNER OF
SOUTH JONES AND WEST PLATT.   I WILLL HAVE PHOTOS AND MORE
TOMORROW.  

ENJOY THE SPRING-LIKE WEATHER.

DENNIS VOY



Tuesday, March 10, 2015

TUESDAY DAILY REPORT

DENSE FOG THIS MORNING.    TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS STARTED CLASSES
TWO HOURS LATE.
FOG CLEARED BY NOON AND THIS AFTERNOON, SUNNY SKIES AND A HIGH
OF 51.   WARMER EACH DAY THIS WEEK.

THE DENSE FOG THIS MORNING CONTRIBUTED TO A THREE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT JUST BEFORE 9 THIS MORNING JUST OVER 4 MILES EAST OF
MAQUOKETA ON HIGHWAY 64.     A CLINTON MAN WAS OPERATING A DUMP TRUCK, STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK INTO
A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON 64.    ANOTHER CLINTON MAN WAS WESTBOUND
ON THE HIGHWAY IN  PICKUP PULLING A TRAILER AND WAS UNABLE TO
SEE THE DUMP TRUCK AND STRUCK THE REAR OF IT.    BOTH VEHICLES WERE BADLY DAMAGED AND BLOCKED BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC.    
NICOLE IHRIG, AGE 22, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS ALSO WESTBOUND AND UNABLE TO SEE THE ACCIDENT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE AND DID AN
EVASIVE MANEUVER THAT CAUSED HER VAN TO GO INTO THE DITCH.
ONE OF THE CLINTON DRIVERS HAD TO BE EXTRICATED BY THE MAQUOKETA RESCUE SQUAD AND HE AND A PASSENGER AND THE OTHER CLINTON
DRIVER WERE ALL TAKEN TO THE  HOSPITAL FOR POSSIBLE INJURIES.
CHARGES ARE PENDING AND THERE WAS $2,000 DAMAGE TO THE DUMP TRUCK AND $7,000 DAMAGE TO THE PICKUP.     THE MAQUOKETA VEHICLE
DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

SHORT 5-MINUTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT WITH COUNCILMEN
APPROVING THE NEW FISCAL YEAR CITY BUDGET.   NO ONE SPOKE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE COUNCIL THEN APPROVED IT WITH A TAX ASKING OF $12.12 PER ONE-THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUATION.  
THAT IS 96-CENTS LOWER THAN THE CURRENT TAX ASKING.    THE BUDGET WILL BE JUST OVER $11 MILLION AND THE CITY WILL SEE INCREASED
REVENUE THROUGH HIGHER VALUATIONS AND INCREASED TAX INCREMENT
FUNDING DOLLARS COMING BACK TO THE CITY FROM THE FAMILY DOLLAR
DISTRIBUTION CENTER PROJECT.

LAST SATURDAY NIGHT, MIDWAY THROUGH THE COMEDY SHOW AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, AN UNINVITED GUEST SHOWED UP AND
WAS NOTICED BY A COUPLE LADIES WATCHING THE SHOW.    ONE CALLED OUT....THERE'S A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE.    THE MOUSE WAS SCARED-OFF
AND NOT CAUGHT.   BUT, OHNWARD DIRECTOR RICH HALL AFTER THE SHOW PUT OUT NUMEROUS MOUSE TRAPS.    THIS MORNING, HE INFORMED
KMAQ THEY CAUGHT IT.     SEE CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ABOVE.     HE ALSO SAID THAT AN EXTERMINATOR  HAS BEEN CALLED AND THERE WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE.

HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT LONGTIME FAMOUS COUNTRY SINGER JOHN CONLEE HAS BEEN SIGNED TO DO A SHOW AT OHNWARD JUNE 14TH.....A SUNDAY 2 P.M. SHOW.

REMEMBER LAST WEEK I ASKED IF ANYONE REMEMBERS WHO WAS THE
JACKSON COUNTY EXTENSION DIRECTOR AND HOME ECONOMIST IN THE LATE 50'S IN MAQUOKETA.     FIVE PEOPLE RESPONDED AND NOT ONE
IDENTIFIED BOTH.     MOST KNEW JOHN HENDERSON WAS THE EXTENSION
DIRECTOR BUT NO ONE REMEMBERED THAT CATHERINE RUTH WAS  THE
HOME ECONOMIST.

IN SPORTS, AN ESTIMATED 70 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE MAQUOKETA HIGH
SCHOOL WRESTLING BANQUET LAST SUNDAY  NIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
COACH DR. PAUL KOOB PRESENTED 16 VARSITY LETTERS.    SENIORS
BEAU BOWMAN AND LOGAN MAYBERRY WERE RECOGNIZED AS
CAPTAINS AND MAYBERRY WAS GIVEN SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR QUALIFYING FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT.     THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLING CLUB REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR ORGANIZATION IN PROMOTING AND HELPING FINANCE WRESTLING.
THE COACHES LAID OUT PLANS TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF A SUMMER WEIGHT LIFTING PROGRAM FOR WRESTLERS AND ALL MAQUOKETA ATHLETES.

 NEXT TUESDAY, ST. PAT'S DAY, THE MAQUOKETA SENIOR CENTER WILL
 HAVE A SPEICAL PROGRAM BEFORE THE NOON DINNER FEATURING RED
 HENTON AND IRISH SONGS, AND ALL ARE INVITED.  IT WILL BEGIN AT 10:30     AND DINNER WILL BE SERVED SHORTLY AFTER 11:30.   BUT, YOU HAVE TO
 MAKE RESERVATIONS NO LATER THAN 4 P.M. THIS FRIDAY.    THE DINNER
 IS AROUND $3.00 (IRISH MEAL OF COURSE) AND THE PHONE NUMBER TO
 CALL IS 563-652-6771.

 THANKS FOR THE VISIT TODAY AND ENJOY THE ABOVE NORMAL WEATHER.

 DENNIS VOY
 kmaq@kmaq.com


Monday, March 09, 2015

MONDAY DAILY REPORT

SUNNY AND 49 TODAY.
SUNNY AND IN THE 50'S THE REST OF THE WEEK...MIGHT HIT 60 OR MORE ONE OR TWO DAYS.
THEY ARE HAPPY HERE IN THE TIMBER CITY.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TOO.
ALSO AIRPORT MEETING.

BOSTON BEAT THE CARDINAL TODAY.
CUBS ARE 0 AND 5....


HAVE TO BE SOME PLACE SOON...

LONGER REPORT TOMORROW.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

Friday, March 06, 2015

FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

STARTING TONIGHT AT THE VOY THEATRE....
STARRING....KEVIN COSTNER
ALSO SHOWING NOW...THE NEW MOVIE...CHAPPIE, RATED R.
ENJOY A MOVIE THIS WEEKEND.   ADMISSION, $7.00 SENIORS AND KIDS $5.     ALL SEATS $5.00 ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 2 P.M.

TODAY...WAS SUNNY AND WARMER!    AND IT WILL GET EVEN BETTER TOMORROW AND SUNDAY.

YESTERDAY, ANDREW SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS BRIEFLY EVACUATED
THE SCHOOL FOLLOWING A GAS LEAK....AT AROUND 8:30 A.M.    THE KIDS WERE EVACUATED TO A SAFE LOCATION NEAR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
BEFORE HAVING STUDENTS BOARD BUSES TO KEEP WARM.    BLACK HILLS ENERGY DETERMINED THE GAS LEAK WAS CAUSED BY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON WEDNESDAY.

LEILA ORR, AGE 89, DIED TUESDAY AT MILL VALLEY CARE CENTER IN BELLEVUE.    THE FUNERAL WILL BE AT 2 TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO BROTHERS, LYLE AND REX FELTEN OF MAQUOKETA.    HACHMAN FUNERAL HOME IN BELLEVUE IS CARING FOR
THE FAMILY.

CHESTER'S CHICKEN, COMING SOON TO MAQUOKETA!


DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS SUNDAY.    SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN YOU GO
TO BED, SET YOUR WATCH AND CLOCK AHEAD ONE HOUR AND WHEN YOU
AWAKE SUNDAY MORNING, YOU WILL BE ON THE CORRECT CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.    YOU WILL LOOSE AN  HOUR OF SLEEP THIS WEEKEND.

CHECK THE KMAQ AUCTION BLOG FOR INFORMATION ON 7 KMAQ AUCTIONS IN MARCH, INCLUDING 5 SPECIAL EVENING ONES.    GO TO KMAQ.COM
AND CLICK-ON THE AUCTION BUTTON.

ST. LOUIS CARDINAL EXHIBITION BASEBALL GAMES ON KMAQ-FM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT 11:45 A.M.     SATURDAY, AGAINST WASHINGTON
AND SUNDAY, MIAMI.      ALSO, CHECK OUR CARDINAL BLOG.    KMAQ.COM
AND CLICK-ON THE CARDINAL.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!

DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com