LIGHT RAIN..NO SUNSHINE..HIGH TODAY 40.
THIS WAS AFTER A PRETTY GOOD WEEKEND WEATHERWISE.
TONIGHT, RAIN AND 32.
TOMORROW, CHANCE OF SNOW AND 36 FOR A HIGH.
WEDNESDAY, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 38.
THURSDAY, SUNNY AND 39.
FRIDAY, SUNNY AND 42.
SATURDAY, SUNNY AND 44.
THE FIRST WRESTLING DUAL MEET OF THE SEASON WAS SCHEDULED FOR
TONIGHT AT THE MCHS GYM BUT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, WAS
POSTPONED UNTIL LATER IN DECEMBER.
MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER BRENDAN ZIMET INVESTIGATED A 2-CAR
ACCIDENT FRIDAY THAT SENT A MONMOUTH WOMAN TO THE HOSPITAL.
DAVID FULLER, AGE 30, OF MONMOUTH WAS GOING SOUTH ON SOUTH MAIN STREET AND DAVID BRADY, AGE 66, OF MAQUOKETA, FAILED TO OBEYU
THE STOP SIGN AT WEST SUMMIT AND STRUCK FULLER'S VEHICLE.
FULLER WAS NOT INJURED, BUT HIS PASSENGER CHELSEA FULLER,
AGE 29, OF MONMOUTH WAS TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL
AMBULANCE FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. $3,000 DAMAGE TO
THE FULLER 2008 DODGE AND $2,000 DAMAGE TO THE BRADY 2016
CHEVY. BRADY WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO OBEY A STOP SIGN.
CLUB hOpe OF THE HIGH SCHOOL COLLECTED CAN GOODS YESTERDAY
FOR THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD. THE MEMBERS WERE DIVIDED INTO
5 TEAMS AND WERE DRESSED HEAD TO TOE IN DIFFERENT COLORS.
THE TEAM THAT COLLECTED THE MOST CANS WILL BE TREATED TO
A PIZZA PARTY. A TOTAL OF 2,662 CANS WERE COLLECTED.
AT THE COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER THURSDAY AT THE SENIOR CENTER, 125 ATE AT THE CENTER AND THERE WAS A RECORD NUMBER
OF CARRYOUTS, 114.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 30, 2015
Sunday, November 29, 2015
SUNDAY DAILY REPORT
CLOUDY THIS MORNING...LOOKING FOR HIGH OF 39.
BAD WEATHER COMING ON TUESDAY.
SANTA MADE IT TO MAQUOKETA ON A FIRE TRUCK AT 5 LAST NIGHT
AND TURNED ON THE LIGHTS FOR THE TREE IN THE GREEN SPACE.
THEN HE VISITED WITH LOTS OF KIDS IN HIS SANTA HOUSE.
MAGGIE MAE'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT SHOW WAS A BIG SUCCESS
LAST NIGHT AT OHNWARD, WITH NEARLY A FULL HOUSE.
PHOTO (CONTRIBUTED) SHOWS THE STAGE FOR THE SHOW AND
THE OHNWARD RAFFLE $1,000 CASH WAS WON BY LINDA DUHME
OF MAQUOKETA.
HOW ABOUT THOSE HAWKS? 12 AND 0
THEY CAN BEAT MICHIGAN STATE NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
BAD WEATHER COMING ON TUESDAY.
SANTA MADE IT TO MAQUOKETA ON A FIRE TRUCK AT 5 LAST NIGHT
AND TURNED ON THE LIGHTS FOR THE TREE IN THE GREEN SPACE.
THEN HE VISITED WITH LOTS OF KIDS IN HIS SANTA HOUSE.
MAGGIE MAE'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT SHOW WAS A BIG SUCCESS
LAST NIGHT AT OHNWARD, WITH NEARLY A FULL HOUSE.
PHOTO (CONTRIBUTED) SHOWS THE STAGE FOR THE SHOW AND
THE OHNWARD RAFFLE $1,000 CASH WAS WON BY LINDA DUHME
OF MAQUOKETA.
HOW ABOUT THOSE HAWKS? 12 AND 0
THEY CAN BEAT MICHIGAN STATE NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 27, 2015
FRIDAY DAILY REPORT
THERE WAS NO THURSDAY DAILY REPORT.
WE HAD LOTS OF RAIN.....1.7 INCHES....YESTERDAY.
DESPITE RAIN, WAL MART'S "BLACK FRIDAY" STARTED OUT AT 6 P.M.
WITH A FULL PARKING LOT.
CLOUDY TODAY AND IN MID TO UPPER 30'S.
SHOULD BE NICE FOR TOMORROW'S BIG CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENT, "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" STARTING AT 10 A.M. .....WHICH WILL INCLUDE APPEARANCES BY BOTH MRS. SANTA AT THE LIBRARY AND SANTA AT THE GREEN SPACE DOWNTOWN.
MAQUOKETA CARDINAL FOOTBALL COACH KEVIN BOWMAN IS THE 2015 T.H.
(DUBUQUE TELEGRAPH HERALD) MEDIA COACH OF THE YEAR.
HE GUIDED THE CARDINALS TO A 7 AND 4 RECORD INCLUDING A PLAYOFF
VICTORY. LAST YEAR THE CARDS WERE 1 AND 8. THIS WAS HIS 10TH SEASON AND HIS RECORD OVER THOSE YEARS IS 56 AND 44.
CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH KEVIN.
THE LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR JACKSON COUNTY, SHOWS THE
RATE HAS FALLEN TO 3.4 PERCENT IN OCTOBER, DOWN FROM 3.5 IN
SEPTEMBER AND BELOW THE 4% OF LAST OCTOBER.
THE BIG TREE AT THE POST OFFICE HAS BEEN DECORATED AND THIS
YEAR THIS IS ANOTHER BIG TREE IN THE GREEN SPACE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE POST OFFICE ONE AT NIGHT WHEN YOU BRING UP THE
WEB CAM ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE. IN THE GREEN SPACE,THERE ARE
SEVERAL SMALLER TREES TOO AND A SANTA HOUSE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
WE HAD LOTS OF RAIN.....1.7 INCHES....YESTERDAY.
DESPITE RAIN, WAL MART'S "BLACK FRIDAY" STARTED OUT AT 6 P.M.
WITH A FULL PARKING LOT.
CLOUDY TODAY AND IN MID TO UPPER 30'S.
SHOULD BE NICE FOR TOMORROW'S BIG CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENT, "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" STARTING AT 10 A.M. .....WHICH WILL INCLUDE APPEARANCES BY BOTH MRS. SANTA AT THE LIBRARY AND SANTA AT THE GREEN SPACE DOWNTOWN.
MAQUOKETA CARDINAL FOOTBALL COACH KEVIN BOWMAN IS THE 2015 T.H.
(DUBUQUE TELEGRAPH HERALD) MEDIA COACH OF THE YEAR.
HE GUIDED THE CARDINALS TO A 7 AND 4 RECORD INCLUDING A PLAYOFF
VICTORY. LAST YEAR THE CARDS WERE 1 AND 8. THIS WAS HIS 10TH SEASON AND HIS RECORD OVER THOSE YEARS IS 56 AND 44.
CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH KEVIN.
THE LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR JACKSON COUNTY, SHOWS THE
RATE HAS FALLEN TO 3.4 PERCENT IN OCTOBER, DOWN FROM 3.5 IN
SEPTEMBER AND BELOW THE 4% OF LAST OCTOBER.
THE BIG TREE AT THE POST OFFICE HAS BEEN DECORATED AND THIS
YEAR THIS IS ANOTHER BIG TREE IN THE GREEN SPACE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE POST OFFICE ONE AT NIGHT WHEN YOU BRING UP THE
WEB CAM ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE. IN THE GREEN SPACE,THERE ARE
SEVERAL SMALLER TREES TOO AND A SANTA HOUSE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT
RAIN TONIGHT.
RAIN TOMORROW AND HIGH AROUND 50.
CLOUDY AND UPPER 30'S FRIDAY.
LEE CARABIN, WHO HAS BEEN DEPUTY ASSESSOR FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS, WILL BE TAKING THE POSITION OF ASSESSOR FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
THIS PAST YEAR, CARABIN HAS BEEN A FIELD APPRAISER INSPECTING AND ASSESSING PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SHE SAID SHE
HAS DONE MUCH OUTDOOR WORK AND HOME INSPECTIONS AND THAT SHE
INTENDS TO STILL DO FIELD WORK AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY SHORT-STAFFED. THE JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE CURRENTLY HAS ONE EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN OUT ON SICK LEAVE FOR 3 MONTHS AND WILL RETURN PART-TIME, A NEW FIELD PERSON, AND KARABIN'S FORMER POSITION, NOW VACATED. SHE WAS APPOINTED TO HER NEW POSITION
MONDAY AT THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING. SHE
WAS THE LONE APPLICANT FOR THIS POSITION AND WILL NOW BE FILLING
TWO VACANCIES. THE FIRST WILL BE UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST AND THE SECOND VACANCY WILL BE FOR THE FULL 6-YEAR TERM. ALSO AT
THE CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING THE BOARD ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION LETTERS OF THE 3 EXAMINING BOARD MEMBERS AND AGREED TO SEND A LETTER OF GRATITUDE TO EACH FOR THEIR WORK.
AND A REMINDER THAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS FREE POPCORN NIGHT.
THE THEATRE WILL BE OPEN ALSO AT 7 THANKSGIVING NIGHT, BUT
NOT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SHOWING NOW, "THE GOOD DINOSAUR" RATED PG....AND "THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY-PART 2" RATED PG13.
2 P.M. SHOWS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT BARGAIN ADMISSION.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM OPENED THE SEASON LAST NIGHT AT HOME AND LOST TO BENTON COMMUNITY 34 TO 32.
CATIA ATIENZA SCORED 10 POINTS.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS OPEN THE SEASON AGAINST MARION TUESDAY
NIGHT.
THE HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING TEAM STARTED OFF THE SEASON YESTERDAY AT TIMBER LANES, HOSTING WESTERN DUBUQUE.
THE BOYS WON 3188 TO 2757
DEVON EHLERS HAS BEST TWO-GAME SCORE FOR THE CARDINALS, 457
THE GIRLS LOST 2483 TO 2000.
SABRIE GREGORY HAD A 186.
NO THURSDAY DAILY REPORT.
YES....FROM EVERYONE AT KMAQ....AND THE VOY THEATRES....HAVE A
HAPPY....
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
TUESDAY DAILY REPORT
SUNNY DAY..
SNOW IS MELTING AWAY..
TOMORROW WILL BE NICE..
AND RAIN IS STILL FORECAST FOR THANKSGIVING DAY.
THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE UP IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
AND THE KMAQ FRONT LOBBY IS ALL DECORATED FOR THE SEASON.
A POWER OUTAGE THIS MORNING AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL, CAUSED
BY AN UNDERGROUND WIRE. A FEW HOMES ALSO EFFECTED. THE OUTAGE PUT TELEPHONES OUT OF SERVICE ALSO. ALL BACK TO NORMAL BY NOON. CLASSES HELD LIKE ALWAYS.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS IN A WORK SESSION MONDAY AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL GIVE CONSIDERATION FOR MAKING PLANS FOR AN APRIL 2016 BOND REFERENDUM IN THE RANGE OF 12 TO 15 MILLION
DOLLARS FOR IMPROVING AND ADDING-ON TO THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE
SCHOOL.
DAVE SCHEPERS REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT YESTERDAY THAT
A BOAT, MOTOR AND TRAILER ARE MISSING FROM HIS RESIDENCE
ON 13TH STREET, JUST SOUTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA. SCHEPERS IS
NOT SURE WHEN IT WAS TAKEN AS IT WAS PARKED ACROSS THE ROAD
FROM HIS RESIDENCE. THE MOTOR WAS A 15HP MODEL AND TOTAL
VALUE OF WHAT IS MISSING HAS A VALUE OF $1,100.
A CAR-DEER ACCIDENT MONDAY NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 62, NEAR THE
BRIDGEPORT CANOE ACCESS NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA. JOHN MANNING STRUCK THE DEER AND THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT END
OF HIS VEHICLE, BUT IT AS DRIVEABLE.
CLUB hOpe FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL WILL COLLECT CANNED FOOD
FOR THE FOOD PANTRY FROM 4 UNTIL 5:30 THIS SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE TEAMS AND THE TEAM THAT COLLECTS THE MOST CANNED GOODS WILL WIN A PIZZA PARTY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
TOM HANKS IN "THE BRIDGE OF SPIES" ENDS TONIGHT AT THE VOY
THEATRE. STARTING WEDNESDAY (TOMORROW) AT 2 P.M. THE NEW
DISNEY/PIXAR MOVE "THE GOOD DINOSAUR" RATED PG. "MOCKINGJAY PART 2" WILL ALSO BE AT 2 WEDNESDAY AND BOTH MOVIES WILL BE SHOWN
AT 7 P.M. AS ALWAYS AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS FREE POPCORN NIGHT.
NO SCHOOL WEDNESAY AFTERNOON IS REASON FOR THE MATINEE
SHOWINGS WEDNESDAY. "MOCKINGJAY PART 2" IS THE BIGGEST MOVIE
NOW SHOW AFTER DOING OVER 100-DOLLARS LAST WEEKEND AROUND
THE COUNTRY AND "THE GOOD DINOSAUR" IS EXPECTED TO BE A BIG
MOVIE FOR KIDS AND THE FAMILY.
WINTER SPORTS IS WELL UNDERWAY FOR THE CARDINALS. TODAY...
THE BOWLING SEASON STARTED AT 3:30 P.M. WITH A MEET
AT TIMBER LANES AGAINST WESTERN DUBUQUE.
THE GIRL'S BASKETBALL SEASON TIPS OFF TONIGHT AT VAN HORNE.
AND THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS WILL HOLD AN INTERSQUAD MEET
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM AT 6 TONIGHT.
THIS AFTERNOON, BOB OSTERHAUS WAS IN TO RECORD HIS FAMOUS CHRISTMAS "HO HO HO" COMMERCIALS FOR OSTERHAUS PHARMACY,
THE 51ST YEAR IN A ROW TO DO THOSE. SURE IT'S A RECORD!
WE WELCOME NEW ADVERTISING THAT STARTS THIS WEEK ON KMAQ...
FOR THE NEW BEDDING BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW AT KMAQ.
THIS WILL BE OUR 58TH CHRISTMAS.
DENNIS VOY
SNOW IS MELTING AWAY..
TOMORROW WILL BE NICE..
AND RAIN IS STILL FORECAST FOR THANKSGIVING DAY.
THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE UP IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
AND THE KMAQ FRONT LOBBY IS ALL DECORATED FOR THE SEASON.
A POWER OUTAGE THIS MORNING AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL, CAUSED
BY AN UNDERGROUND WIRE. A FEW HOMES ALSO EFFECTED. THE OUTAGE PUT TELEPHONES OUT OF SERVICE ALSO. ALL BACK TO NORMAL BY NOON. CLASSES HELD LIKE ALWAYS.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS IN A WORK SESSION MONDAY AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL GIVE CONSIDERATION FOR MAKING PLANS FOR AN APRIL 2016 BOND REFERENDUM IN THE RANGE OF 12 TO 15 MILLION
DOLLARS FOR IMPROVING AND ADDING-ON TO THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE
SCHOOL.
DAVE SCHEPERS REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT YESTERDAY THAT
A BOAT, MOTOR AND TRAILER ARE MISSING FROM HIS RESIDENCE
ON 13TH STREET, JUST SOUTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA. SCHEPERS IS
NOT SURE WHEN IT WAS TAKEN AS IT WAS PARKED ACROSS THE ROAD
FROM HIS RESIDENCE. THE MOTOR WAS A 15HP MODEL AND TOTAL
VALUE OF WHAT IS MISSING HAS A VALUE OF $1,100.
A CAR-DEER ACCIDENT MONDAY NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 62, NEAR THE
BRIDGEPORT CANOE ACCESS NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA. JOHN MANNING STRUCK THE DEER AND THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT END
OF HIS VEHICLE, BUT IT AS DRIVEABLE.
CLUB hOpe FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL WILL COLLECT CANNED FOOD
FOR THE FOOD PANTRY FROM 4 UNTIL 5:30 THIS SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE TEAMS AND THE TEAM THAT COLLECTS THE MOST CANNED GOODS WILL WIN A PIZZA PARTY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
TOM HANKS IN "THE BRIDGE OF SPIES" ENDS TONIGHT AT THE VOY
THEATRE. STARTING WEDNESDAY (TOMORROW) AT 2 P.M. THE NEW
DISNEY/PIXAR MOVE "THE GOOD DINOSAUR" RATED PG. "MOCKINGJAY PART 2" WILL ALSO BE AT 2 WEDNESDAY AND BOTH MOVIES WILL BE SHOWN
AT 7 P.M. AS ALWAYS AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS FREE POPCORN NIGHT.
NO SCHOOL WEDNESAY AFTERNOON IS REASON FOR THE MATINEE
SHOWINGS WEDNESDAY. "MOCKINGJAY PART 2" IS THE BIGGEST MOVIE
NOW SHOW AFTER DOING OVER 100-DOLLARS LAST WEEKEND AROUND
THE COUNTRY AND "THE GOOD DINOSAUR" IS EXPECTED TO BE A BIG
MOVIE FOR KIDS AND THE FAMILY.
WINTER SPORTS IS WELL UNDERWAY FOR THE CARDINALS. TODAY...
THE BOWLING SEASON STARTED AT 3:30 P.M. WITH A MEET
AT TIMBER LANES AGAINST WESTERN DUBUQUE.
THE GIRL'S BASKETBALL SEASON TIPS OFF TONIGHT AT VAN HORNE.
AND THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS WILL HOLD AN INTERSQUAD MEET
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM AT 6 TONIGHT.
THIS AFTERNOON, BOB OSTERHAUS WAS IN TO RECORD HIS FAMOUS CHRISTMAS "HO HO HO" COMMERCIALS FOR OSTERHAUS PHARMACY,
THE 51ST YEAR IN A ROW TO DO THOSE. SURE IT'S A RECORD!
WE WELCOME NEW ADVERTISING THAT STARTS THIS WEEK ON KMAQ...
FOR THE NEW BEDDING BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW AT KMAQ.
THIS WILL BE OUR 58TH CHRISTMAS.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 23, 2015
MONDAY DAILY REPORT
THE SNOWSTORM FRIDAY NIGHT WAS BIG.
WE GOT 5 1/2 INCHES, MORE OR LESS.
DUBUQUE GOT 12
DAVENPORT 9+
SNOW PLOWS WERE OUT SATURDAY MORNING AND THERE WERE NO
PROBLEMS.
SNOW STARTED MELTING YESTERDAY AND A LOT MORE TODAY, WITH SUNNY
SKIES AND A HIGH OF 38.
SO, IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO GET THAT FIRST ONE OUT OF THE WAY.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 38.
WEDNESDAY, SUNNY AND 45.
THURSDAY, RAIN AND 53.
BLACK FRIDAY, CLOUDY AND 38.
SUNNY SATURDAY AND HIGH OF 36.
HILLARY CLINTON MADE AN UNANNOUNCED STOP IN MAQUOKETA ON HER
WAY TO CLINTON YESTERDAY. SHE STOPPED HERE TO MAKE A TV
COMMERCIAL AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY. THEN HAD LUNCH AT THE MAIN
STREET CAFE, BEFORE HEADING TO CLINTON FOR A TOWN HALL MEETING.
SHE GAVE A SHORT TALK TO THE FULL HOUSE AT THE CAFE IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. WITH HER, STAFF MEMBERS, SECRET SERVICE
MEN AND THE TV PRODUCTION CREW. SOME SUNDAY AFTERNOON
EXCITEMENT FOR THOSE WHO WERE TOLD BY A FEW COUNTY DEMOCRATS IN THE KNOW. THIS WAS HER SECOND APPEARANCE IN JACKSON.
EARLIER THIS FALL, SHE SPOKE AT TABOR WINERY NORTH OF BALDWIN.
MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER MIKE OWEN INVESTIGATED A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INVOLVING A CAR DRIVEN BY CHARLES HOVEY, AGE 17, OF MAQUOKETA. HE WAS TRAVELING NORTH
ON JAMES STREET AND TURNED RIGHT AND SLID INTO THE APARTMENT
BUILDING AT 303 JAMES. THIS WAS JUST AFTER THE SNOWSTORM.
$1,500 DAMAGE TO HOVEY'S 99 DODGE AND $4,000 DAMAGE TO THE
APARTMENT BUILDING OWNED BY RANDY KUHLMAN. NO INJURIES AND
NO CHARGES FILED.
RICH HALL MADE A MAJOR CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT WHEN ON THE KMAQ "JUST TALK" SHOW TODAY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS COMING UP AT THE
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, WHICH HE MANAGES. HE ANNOUNED THAT
"WHISPERING" BILL ANDERSON WILL DO A SHOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT,
AUGUST 20TH. THE 78 YEAR OLD NASHVILLE GRAND OLE OPRY STAR HAS MANY HITS.
FORMER SENATOR SHELDON RITTMER OF DEWITT DIED SATURDAY AT THE TRINITY HOSPITAL IN BETTENDORF. HE WAS 87. SERVICES PENDING AT
SCHULTZ FUNERAL HOME IN DEWITT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
WE GOT 5 1/2 INCHES, MORE OR LESS.
DUBUQUE GOT 12
DAVENPORT 9+
SNOW PLOWS WERE OUT SATURDAY MORNING AND THERE WERE NO
PROBLEMS.
SNOW STARTED MELTING YESTERDAY AND A LOT MORE TODAY, WITH SUNNY
SKIES AND A HIGH OF 38.
SO, IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO GET THAT FIRST ONE OUT OF THE WAY.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 38.
WEDNESDAY, SUNNY AND 45.
THURSDAY, RAIN AND 53.
BLACK FRIDAY, CLOUDY AND 38.
SUNNY SATURDAY AND HIGH OF 36.
HILLARY CLINTON MADE AN UNANNOUNCED STOP IN MAQUOKETA ON HER
WAY TO CLINTON YESTERDAY. SHE STOPPED HERE TO MAKE A TV
COMMERCIAL AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY. THEN HAD LUNCH AT THE MAIN
STREET CAFE, BEFORE HEADING TO CLINTON FOR A TOWN HALL MEETING.
SHE GAVE A SHORT TALK TO THE FULL HOUSE AT THE CAFE IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. WITH HER, STAFF MEMBERS, SECRET SERVICE
MEN AND THE TV PRODUCTION CREW. SOME SUNDAY AFTERNOON
EXCITEMENT FOR THOSE WHO WERE TOLD BY A FEW COUNTY DEMOCRATS IN THE KNOW. THIS WAS HER SECOND APPEARANCE IN JACKSON.
EARLIER THIS FALL, SHE SPOKE AT TABOR WINERY NORTH OF BALDWIN.
MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER MIKE OWEN INVESTIGATED A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INVOLVING A CAR DRIVEN BY CHARLES HOVEY, AGE 17, OF MAQUOKETA. HE WAS TRAVELING NORTH
ON JAMES STREET AND TURNED RIGHT AND SLID INTO THE APARTMENT
BUILDING AT 303 JAMES. THIS WAS JUST AFTER THE SNOWSTORM.
$1,500 DAMAGE TO HOVEY'S 99 DODGE AND $4,000 DAMAGE TO THE
APARTMENT BUILDING OWNED BY RANDY KUHLMAN. NO INJURIES AND
NO CHARGES FILED.
RICH HALL MADE A MAJOR CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT WHEN ON THE KMAQ "JUST TALK" SHOW TODAY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS COMING UP AT THE
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, WHICH HE MANAGES. HE ANNOUNED THAT
"WHISPERING" BILL ANDERSON WILL DO A SHOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT,
AUGUST 20TH. THE 78 YEAR OLD NASHVILLE GRAND OLE OPRY STAR HAS MANY HITS.
FORMER SENATOR SHELDON RITTMER OF DEWITT DIED SATURDAY AT THE TRINITY HOSPITAL IN BETTENDORF. HE WAS 87. SERVICES PENDING AT
SCHULTZ FUNERAL HOME IN DEWITT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 20, 2015
FRIDAY DAILY REPORT
CLOUDY, AND COLD TODAY...WAITING FOR SNOW.
AIRING CANCELLATIONS ON KMAQ ALL DAY TODAY.
AS OF 4 P.M...NO SNOW YET.
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD (BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE) THAT WE WILL GET 8-10 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. THEN
VERY COLD. FOR INSTANCE, A HIGH SUNDAY, 29.
FAREWAY STORE BUSY TODAY WITH SHOPPERS COMING IN FOR
GROCERIES TO STOCK-UP AND BE READY FOR THE STORM.
BUT...WARMER WEATHER COMING NEXT WEEK, SO SNOW WILL NOT LAST
LONG.
TV WEATHERMEN ARE GOING CRAZY....THE MORE THEY SAY....THE MORE
CONFUSED ONE GETS.
THE WEB CAM OF KMAQ CAN BE CHECKED ANYTIME OVERNIGHT TO
SEE IF IT IS SNOWING. JUST GO TO KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON
THE CAM. IT UPDATES EVERY 30 SECONDS WHILE SHOWING THE POST
OFFICE.
THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BANQUET WAS HELD THIS WEEK AT THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM. AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO
ISAAC SUTTON FOR THE BEGINNING FARMER AWARD. ERWIN FELDERMAN
RECEIVED A TETE DES MORTS WATER QUALITY AWARD. DENNIS HANKEMEYER WAS NOT PRESENT BUT WON THE VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION AWARD. THE MAQUOKETA FARMERS MARKET ALSO WON THE COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AWARD.
ALL YOU MAQUOKETANS DOWN SOUTH...SORRY YOU WILL BE MISSING
THE SNOW STORM.
I MAY PUT SOMETHING UP ABOUT THE WEATHER SATURDAY MORNING
(TOMORROW MORNING) HERE.
GO HAWKEYES......
BEAT PURDUE TOMORROW FOR WIN NO. 11.
DENNIS VOY
AIRING CANCELLATIONS ON KMAQ ALL DAY TODAY.
AS OF 4 P.M...NO SNOW YET.
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD (BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE) THAT WE WILL GET 8-10 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. THEN
VERY COLD. FOR INSTANCE, A HIGH SUNDAY, 29.
FAREWAY STORE BUSY TODAY WITH SHOPPERS COMING IN FOR
GROCERIES TO STOCK-UP AND BE READY FOR THE STORM.
BUT...WARMER WEATHER COMING NEXT WEEK, SO SNOW WILL NOT LAST
LONG.
TV WEATHERMEN ARE GOING CRAZY....THE MORE THEY SAY....THE MORE
CONFUSED ONE GETS.
THE WEB CAM OF KMAQ CAN BE CHECKED ANYTIME OVERNIGHT TO
SEE IF IT IS SNOWING. JUST GO TO KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON
THE CAM. IT UPDATES EVERY 30 SECONDS WHILE SHOWING THE POST
OFFICE.
THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BANQUET WAS HELD THIS WEEK AT THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM. AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO
ISAAC SUTTON FOR THE BEGINNING FARMER AWARD. ERWIN FELDERMAN
RECEIVED A TETE DES MORTS WATER QUALITY AWARD. DENNIS HANKEMEYER WAS NOT PRESENT BUT WON THE VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION AWARD. THE MAQUOKETA FARMERS MARKET ALSO WON THE COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AWARD.
ALL YOU MAQUOKETANS DOWN SOUTH...SORRY YOU WILL BE MISSING
THE SNOW STORM.
I MAY PUT SOMETHING UP ABOUT THE WEATHER SATURDAY MORNING
(TOMORROW MORNING) HERE.
GO HAWKEYES......
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, November 19, 2015
THURSDAY DAILY REPORT
WINDY, SUNNY AND COLD TODAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT, 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
SUNDAY, THE HIGH FOR THE DAY, 30.
WINTER HAS ARRIVED.
A BIG CHRISTMAS TREE IS BEING PUT UP TODAY IN THE "GREEN SPACE" DOWNTOWN. THE SUNSHINE KIDS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE "LIGHTING" OF IT ON NOVEMBER 28TH.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS WILL HOLD A
"MEET THE CARDINALS" NIGHT THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
INTERSQUAD SCRIMMAGES FOR BOTH THE GIRLS AND BOYS PROGRAMS....
ALONG WITH A $5 MEAL DEAL. ENTRY FEE IS A CANNED GOOD OR
DONATION TO BE GIVEN TO THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD FOOD
PANTRY. THE $5 MEAL DEAL WILL BE ALL THE TIME. THERE WILL BE
PRIZES AND $1.00 HALF-COURT SHOTS AND THE BOYS WILL HAVE A "DUNK"
CONTEST. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 3:30, WITH SCRIMMAGES STARTING
AT 4:00 P.M. IN BOTH GYMS.
GOOD SUMMER AT JACKSON COUNTY PARKS. SOUTH SABULA LAKE SET A RECORD FOR REVENUE FROM OVER 15,000 CAMPERS....OVER 1,200 ON THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND. SPRUCE CREEK TOOK IN MORE REVENUE THIS
YEAR THAN THE LAST TWO YEARS.....THE BEST WEEK, JULY 13-20, 2,122 CAMPERS. OVER $140,000 IN REVENUE FROM THE TWO PARKS.
THE "BEDDING BUSINESS" IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, ACROSS FROM THE FARM BUREAU OFFICE BUILDING, IS OPEN.
THE ABOVE MOVIE STARTS FRIDAY AROUND THE
WORLD AND HERE IN MAQUOKETA. FIRST SHOWING WILL BE AT 4 P.M. FRIDAY
DON'T MISS THE ABOVE MOVIE DIRECTED BY
STEVEN SPIELBERG AND STARRING TOM HANKS,
ABOUT THE U-2 PILOT IN THE LATE 50'S. AT THE
VOY THEATRE STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT AT
7 AND FOR 5 DAYS ONLY, INCLUDING MONDAY
NIGHT.
FOR VFW NEWS, POST 3633, (MEETING WAS LAST NIGHT) GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE VFW BUTTON.
GET OUT YOUR SNOW SHOVEL OR BLOWER!
DENNIS VOY
FRIDAY NIGHT, 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
SUNDAY, THE HIGH FOR THE DAY, 30.
WINTER HAS ARRIVED.
A BIG CHRISTMAS TREE IS BEING PUT UP TODAY IN THE "GREEN SPACE" DOWNTOWN. THE SUNSHINE KIDS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE "LIGHTING" OF IT ON NOVEMBER 28TH.
"MEET THE CARDINALS" NIGHT THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
INTERSQUAD SCRIMMAGES FOR BOTH THE GIRLS AND BOYS PROGRAMS....
ALONG WITH A $5 MEAL DEAL. ENTRY FEE IS A CANNED GOOD OR
DONATION TO BE GIVEN TO THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD FOOD
PANTRY. THE $5 MEAL DEAL WILL BE ALL THE TIME. THERE WILL BE
PRIZES AND $1.00 HALF-COURT SHOTS AND THE BOYS WILL HAVE A "DUNK"
CONTEST. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 3:30, WITH SCRIMMAGES STARTING
AT 4:00 P.M. IN BOTH GYMS.
GOOD SUMMER AT JACKSON COUNTY PARKS. SOUTH SABULA LAKE SET A RECORD FOR REVENUE FROM OVER 15,000 CAMPERS....OVER 1,200 ON THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND. SPRUCE CREEK TOOK IN MORE REVENUE THIS
YEAR THAN THE LAST TWO YEARS.....THE BEST WEEK, JULY 13-20, 2,122 CAMPERS. OVER $140,000 IN REVENUE FROM THE TWO PARKS.
WORLD AND HERE IN MAQUOKETA. FIRST SHOWING WILL BE AT 4 P.M. FRIDAY
STEVEN SPIELBERG AND STARRING TOM HANKS,
ABOUT THE U-2 PILOT IN THE LATE 50'S. AT THE
VOY THEATRE STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT AT
7 AND FOR 5 DAYS ONLY, INCLUDING MONDAY
NIGHT.
FOR VFW NEWS, POST 3633, (MEETING WAS LAST NIGHT) GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE VFW BUTTON.
GET OUT YOUR SNOW SHOVEL OR BLOWER!
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
TUESDAY DAILY REPORT
IT RAINED MOST OF TODAY. HIGH OF 54.
MORE RAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
THURSDAY, SUNNY AND 44.
FRIDAY, MOSTLY SUNNY AND 40.
MAQUOKETA BETTERMENT CORPORATION YESTERDAY HOSTED A FACT-FINDING MEETING IN DES MOINES WITH THE GOVERNOR AND
MANY DEPARTMENT HEADS. THE FOCUS OF THE TRIP WAS TO MAKE
CONNECTIONS, DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND LEARN ABOUT FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION.
ATTENDING THE MONDAY MEETING, NIC HOCKENBERRY AND DAVE HEIAR
FROM JACKSON COUNTY ECONOMIC ALLIANCE....JOSH SMITH, PLANT
MANAGER OF HUSCO INTERNATIONAL IN MAQUOKETA ....JERRY HUGUELET AND JOHN GRONEN FROM GRONEN PROPERTIES OF DUBUQUE....MAQUOKETA CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER....AND CHUCK CURRENT FROM OHNWARD BANCSHARES AND MAQUOKETA BETTERMENT
CORPORATION.
AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, GIRLS AND BOYS CROSS COUNTRY COACH SARA NELSON SUBMITTED HER LETTER OF RESIGNATION.
SHE WILL CONTINUE COACHING VARSITY SOFTBALL AND THE JOB OF
PE TEACHER AT BRIGGS ELEMENTARY.
TERRY AND KAREN SLATTERY WILL AGAIN BE THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS OF THE SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE DRIVE THIS
CHRISTMAS SEASON IN MAQUOKETA. IT WILL START THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AT FAREWAY AND WAL MART. LAST YEAR, $16,000 WAS
RAISED IN MAQUOKETA AND 70% STAYS HERE. VOLUNTEERS ARE
SIGNING UP NOW WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO RING THE BELL
DAILY.
WE STARTED PLAYING A FEW CHRISTMAS CAROLS TODAY....
'TIS THE HOLIDAY SEASON....ALL WE NEED IS SOME SNOW TO GET
EVERYONE IN A SHOPPING MOOD.
DENNIS VOY
MORE RAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
THURSDAY, SUNNY AND 44.
FRIDAY, MOSTLY SUNNY AND 40.
MAQUOKETA BETTERMENT CORPORATION YESTERDAY HOSTED A FACT-FINDING MEETING IN DES MOINES WITH THE GOVERNOR AND
MANY DEPARTMENT HEADS. THE FOCUS OF THE TRIP WAS TO MAKE
CONNECTIONS, DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND LEARN ABOUT FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION.
FROM JACKSON COUNTY ECONOMIC ALLIANCE....JOSH SMITH, PLANT
MANAGER OF HUSCO INTERNATIONAL IN MAQUOKETA ....JERRY HUGUELET AND JOHN GRONEN FROM GRONEN PROPERTIES OF DUBUQUE....MAQUOKETA CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER....AND CHUCK CURRENT FROM OHNWARD BANCSHARES AND MAQUOKETA BETTERMENT
CORPORATION.
AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, GIRLS AND BOYS CROSS COUNTRY COACH SARA NELSON SUBMITTED HER LETTER OF RESIGNATION.
SHE WILL CONTINUE COACHING VARSITY SOFTBALL AND THE JOB OF
PE TEACHER AT BRIGGS ELEMENTARY.
TERRY AND KAREN SLATTERY WILL AGAIN BE THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS OF THE SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE DRIVE THIS
CHRISTMAS SEASON IN MAQUOKETA. IT WILL START THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AT FAREWAY AND WAL MART. LAST YEAR, $16,000 WAS
RAISED IN MAQUOKETA AND 70% STAYS HERE. VOLUNTEERS ARE
SIGNING UP NOW WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO RING THE BELL
DAILY.
WE STARTED PLAYING A FEW CHRISTMAS CAROLS TODAY....
'TIS THE HOLIDAY SEASON....ALL WE NEED IS SOME SNOW TO GET
EVERYONE IN A SHOPPING MOOD.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 16, 2015
MONDAY DAILY REPORT
THE WEEKEND WEATHER WAS NICE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
TODAY, IT STARTED GOING DOWN HILL, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON.
BY THE WEEKEND, HIGHS WILL ONLY BE IN THE 30'S.
NO SNOW IN FORECAST HOWEVER.
MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER JAYSON HEIAR INVESTIGATED A 2-CAR
ACCIDENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON INVOLVING TYLER GARIEN, AGE 20, OF MAQUOKETA AND MICHAEL GOGEL, 26, OF DYERSVILLE.
GOGEL WAS TOWING A TRAILER EAST ON MAPLE AND FAILED TO YIELD
UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN ON TO SOUTH CLARK. GARIEN STRUCK GOGEL
ON THE TRAILER THAT GOGEL WAS TOWING. DAMAGES WERE
LISTED AT $3,500 TO TYLER GARIEN'S 2008 FORD FUSION ADN $1,000 TO GOGEL'S 2005 CHEVY. GOGEL WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN.
ABOVE PHOTO TAKEN SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE HORIZON HALL AT BELLEVUE
WHERE THE ANNUAL JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY DINNER AND
AUCTION WAS HELD. NICE WEATHER AND A GOOD TURNOUT. THANKS
TO ALL THAT ATTENDED. IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR IT WAS HELD IN
BELLEVUE AND HORIZON WAS A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE IT.
A NEW BUSINESS WILL BE OPENING AT 124 EAST PLATT STREET IN
MAQUOKETA THIS WEEKEND. "OVERSTOCK MATRESS AND BEDS"
WILL OCCUPY THE 5,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AT THE CORNER OF
PLATT AND OLIVE STREETS, OWNED BY RICK AND PAT DECKER. THE
BUILDING HAS BEEN VACANT FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. IT WAS
FORMERLY THE HOME OF "TERM CITY FURNITURE". AND FOR YEARS
BEFORE THAT, IT WAS THE HARRIS PENROSE COMPANY HARDWARD
STORE. RON, BRENT AND BRIAN CULLEN, THREE BROTHERS FROM
PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN ARE OPENING AN UPPER MIDWEST DISTRIBUTORSHIP IN MAQUOKETA FOR OVERSTOCK MATRESSES AND
BOX SPRINGS, WHICH IS BASED IN ATLANTA. THE STORE WILL PRIMARILY SELL SERTA MATTRESSES AND BOX SPRINGS. SIGNS FOR THE NEW BUSINESS WILL GOING UP THIS WEEK AND THE STORE WILL BE OPEN BY THIS WEEKEND.
GOOD NEWS FOR MAQUOKETA.
THE 11TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES IS OPEN AT THE OHNWARD
FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA, EVERY DAY. STOP OUT AND
YOU'LL REALLY GET INTO THE CHRISTMAS MOOD. NO ADMISSION.
YOU CAN BID ON THE TREES IF YOU WANT TO.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY, IT STARTED GOING DOWN HILL, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON.
BY THE WEEKEND, HIGHS WILL ONLY BE IN THE 30'S.
NO SNOW IN FORECAST HOWEVER.
MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER JAYSON HEIAR INVESTIGATED A 2-CAR
ACCIDENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON INVOLVING TYLER GARIEN, AGE 20, OF MAQUOKETA AND MICHAEL GOGEL, 26, OF DYERSVILLE.
GOGEL WAS TOWING A TRAILER EAST ON MAPLE AND FAILED TO YIELD
UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN ON TO SOUTH CLARK. GARIEN STRUCK GOGEL
ON THE TRAILER THAT GOGEL WAS TOWING. DAMAGES WERE
LISTED AT $3,500 TO TYLER GARIEN'S 2008 FORD FUSION ADN $1,000 TO GOGEL'S 2005 CHEVY. GOGEL WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN.
WHERE THE ANNUAL JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY DINNER AND
AUCTION WAS HELD. NICE WEATHER AND A GOOD TURNOUT. THANKS
TO ALL THAT ATTENDED. IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR IT WAS HELD IN
BELLEVUE AND HORIZON WAS A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE IT.
A NEW BUSINESS WILL BE OPENING AT 124 EAST PLATT STREET IN
MAQUOKETA THIS WEEKEND. "OVERSTOCK MATRESS AND BEDS"
WILL OCCUPY THE 5,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AT THE CORNER OF
PLATT AND OLIVE STREETS, OWNED BY RICK AND PAT DECKER. THE
BUILDING HAS BEEN VACANT FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. IT WAS
FORMERLY THE HOME OF "TERM CITY FURNITURE". AND FOR YEARS
BEFORE THAT, IT WAS THE HARRIS PENROSE COMPANY HARDWARD
STORE. RON, BRENT AND BRIAN CULLEN, THREE BROTHERS FROM
PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN ARE OPENING AN UPPER MIDWEST DISTRIBUTORSHIP IN MAQUOKETA FOR OVERSTOCK MATRESSES AND
BOX SPRINGS, WHICH IS BASED IN ATLANTA. THE STORE WILL PRIMARILY SELL SERTA MATTRESSES AND BOX SPRINGS. SIGNS FOR THE NEW BUSINESS WILL GOING UP THIS WEEK AND THE STORE WILL BE OPEN BY THIS WEEKEND.
GOOD NEWS FOR MAQUOKETA.
THE 11TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES IS OPEN AT THE OHNWARD
FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA, EVERY DAY. STOP OUT AND
YOU'LL REALLY GET INTO THE CHRISTMAS MOOD. NO ADMISSION.
YOU CAN BID ON THE TREES IF YOU WANT TO.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 13, 2015
FRIDAY DAILY REPORT
SUNNY AND WINDY AGAIN TODAY.
THE WEEKEND (SAT & SUN)...LESS WIND, MID 50'S EACH DAY.
THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS HOSTED THE STATE FIREMEN'S CONVENTION TWICE, IN 1987 AND IN 2008. THEY ARE NOW CONSIDERING
APPLYING FOR IT AGAIN IN 2018. FIRE CHIEF MARK BECK (IN FAVOR OF THE IDEA) AND FIREMEN WILL GUAGE INTEREST FROM GROUPS AND CITIZENS
AND IF THERE IS STRONG INTEREST, THEY WOULD NEED TO PUT IN
THE APPLICATION IN JANUARY AND THEN WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF 2016 TO SEE WHICH CITY WILL BE AWARDED THE 2018 CONVENTION.
JACKSON COUNTY HAS A NEW GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
(G.I.S.) COORDINATOR AND SHE BEGAN WORK THIS PAST MONDAY.
HEATHER SKIDMORE WILL WORK UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND FOR NOW, HAS A DESK IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.
SHE HAS 8 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE G.I.S. FIELD. HER HUSBAND
WORKS AT THE ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL AND WITH 2 YOUNG CHILDREN, THEY
LIVE IN WHEATLAND BUT HOPE TO PURCHASE HOME IN MAQUOKETA.
THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA AND THE LITTLE THEATRE GROUP, PEACE PIPE PLAYERS, WILL HOLD AUDITIONS DECEMBER 6TH AND 8TH FOR THE UPCOMING PRODUCTION OF "CABERET". IT WILL
BE DIRECTED BY JOHN AND JANET BURROW OF MAQUOKETA AND
PRESENTED NEXT FEBRUARY. CALL 652-9815 WITH QUESTIONS.
HELEN SNELL IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA LIBRARY BOARD, REPLACING JEANNIE JORGENSEN. IT IS A SIX YEAR TERM AND THERE ARE 9 MEMBERS ON THE BOARD.
MAQUOKETA NATIVE DIXIE CLASEN OF LAMOTTE HAS SOLD HER CIRCLE C SALOON IN LAMOTTE TO MARK AND MELISSA ALTHAUS, OF LAMOTTE. THE NEW OWNERS HAVE RENAMED THE BUSINESS, MEL'S CIRCLE C.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
THE WEEKEND (SAT & SUN)...LESS WIND, MID 50'S EACH DAY.
THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS HOSTED THE STATE FIREMEN'S CONVENTION TWICE, IN 1987 AND IN 2008. THEY ARE NOW CONSIDERING
APPLYING FOR IT AGAIN IN 2018. FIRE CHIEF MARK BECK (IN FAVOR OF THE IDEA) AND FIREMEN WILL GUAGE INTEREST FROM GROUPS AND CITIZENS
AND IF THERE IS STRONG INTEREST, THEY WOULD NEED TO PUT IN
THE APPLICATION IN JANUARY AND THEN WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF 2016 TO SEE WHICH CITY WILL BE AWARDED THE 2018 CONVENTION.
JACKSON COUNTY HAS A NEW GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
(G.I.S.) COORDINATOR AND SHE BEGAN WORK THIS PAST MONDAY.
HEATHER SKIDMORE WILL WORK UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND FOR NOW, HAS A DESK IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.
SHE HAS 8 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE G.I.S. FIELD. HER HUSBAND
WORKS AT THE ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL AND WITH 2 YOUNG CHILDREN, THEY
LIVE IN WHEATLAND BUT HOPE TO PURCHASE HOME IN MAQUOKETA.
THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA AND THE LITTLE THEATRE GROUP, PEACE PIPE PLAYERS, WILL HOLD AUDITIONS DECEMBER 6TH AND 8TH FOR THE UPCOMING PRODUCTION OF "CABERET". IT WILL
BE DIRECTED BY JOHN AND JANET BURROW OF MAQUOKETA AND
PRESENTED NEXT FEBRUARY. CALL 652-9815 WITH QUESTIONS.
HELEN SNELL IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA LIBRARY BOARD, REPLACING JEANNIE JORGENSEN. IT IS A SIX YEAR TERM AND THERE ARE 9 MEMBERS ON THE BOARD.
MAQUOKETA NATIVE DIXIE CLASEN OF LAMOTTE HAS SOLD HER CIRCLE C SALOON IN LAMOTTE TO MARK AND MELISSA ALTHAUS, OF LAMOTTE. THE NEW OWNERS HAVE RENAMED THE BUSINESS, MEL'S CIRCLE C.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, November 12, 2015
THURSDAY DAILY REPORT
BAD WEATHER IN IOWA LAST NIGHT....
SOME TORNADOS...
STRONG WINDS AND A SHORT PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IS ALL WE GOT...
TODAY, SUNNY AND STILL WINDY...48
TOMORROW, MORE OF SAME...
BUT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY LOOKING GOOD...
SUNNY...MID 50'S...NO WIND.
AT SUPERVISOR'S MEETING TUESDAY, THEY ACCEPTED RESIGNATION
OF LYLE ROWAN OF RURAL MAQUOKETA....RETIRING AFTER 38 YEARS
OF SERVICE WITH THE COUNTY'S ROAD DEPARTMENT.
AND ZONING AMINISTRATOR BEN KOBER REPORTED TO THE SUPERVISORS
THAT HE HAS ISSUED 24 PERMITS FOR NEW HOMES THIS YEAR IN
JACKSON COUNTY. I THINK THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA HAS HAD 2, MAYBE
3. THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW HOMES GOING UP IN THE RURAL AREA.
A NEW BUSINESS IS COMING (OUT OF WISCONSIN) TO DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA. CAN'T GIVE DETAILS YET. THEY HAVE STARTED MOVING
IN THOUGH.
MAQUOKETA'S DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE GOING
UP SOON.
MAQUOKETA STILL HAS HAD NO SNOW. WE CAN WAIT.
DENNIS VOY
SOME TORNADOS...
STRONG WINDS AND A SHORT PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IS ALL WE GOT...
TODAY, SUNNY AND STILL WINDY...48
TOMORROW, MORE OF SAME...
BUT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY LOOKING GOOD...
SUNNY...MID 50'S...NO WIND.
AT SUPERVISOR'S MEETING TUESDAY, THEY ACCEPTED RESIGNATION
OF LYLE ROWAN OF RURAL MAQUOKETA....RETIRING AFTER 38 YEARS
OF SERVICE WITH THE COUNTY'S ROAD DEPARTMENT.
AND ZONING AMINISTRATOR BEN KOBER REPORTED TO THE SUPERVISORS
THAT HE HAS ISSUED 24 PERMITS FOR NEW HOMES THIS YEAR IN
JACKSON COUNTY. I THINK THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA HAS HAD 2, MAYBE
3. THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW HOMES GOING UP IN THE RURAL AREA.
A NEW BUSINESS IS COMING (OUT OF WISCONSIN) TO DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA. CAN'T GIVE DETAILS YET. THEY HAVE STARTED MOVING
IN THOUGH.
MAQUOKETA'S DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE GOING
UP SOON.
MAQUOKETA STILL HAS HAD NO SNOW. WE CAN WAIT.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT
WE STARTED THE DAY WITH SOME SUNSHINE.
CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON BUT GOT UP TO 60...WITH WIND. NOW WE HAVE A WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WE ARE UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 TONIGHT.
TOMORROW SUNSHINE COMES BACK AND HIGH OF ONLY 49.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY LOOKING GOOD.
CLOVER RIDGE ASSISTED LIVING HAD A VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FULLHOUSE IN THEIR GREAT ROOM.
SALLY DAVIES, ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR, STAGED THE HALF-HOUR EVENT, WITH HELP FROM THE VFW AND AUXILIARY. IT WAS TO THANK EIGHT
VETERAN RESIDENTS. I TOOK SOME PICTURES.....
THE CHAMBER SINGERS FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL SANG TWO SONGS.
VIVIAN MILLER, A RESIDENT OF CLOVER RIDGE,
WAS RECOGNIZED FOR BEING A VFW AUXILIARY
MEMBER FOR 70 YEARS.
VIVIAN AND HER HUSBAND CURLY FOR MANY YEARS RAN THE POPULAR "CURLY'S SOUTH INN" ON SOUTH MAIN IN MAQUOKETA. SHE'S SHARP AND 94 AND REMEMBERED THAT I CAME IN OFTEN
IN THE LATE 50'S AND EARLY 60'S FOR EVENING DINNER WITH THE FIRST OWNER OF KMAQ, NATE GOETZ, FROM MONROE, WISCONSIN. AT RIGHT, FOR SOME REASON OUT-OF-FOCUS, IS PAT SCHNOOR, VFW AUXILIARY PRESIDENT. HER
HUSBAND ROGER IS THE VFW COMMANDER AND
BOTH HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE VFW FOR MANY
YEARS.
COFFEE AND COOKIES WERE SERVED AFTER THE PROGRAM.
AT THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEETING THIS NOON, RED HENTON GAVE THE PROGRAM ON THIS
YEARS IN WW2. HE'S 95 NOW.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON BUT GOT UP TO 60...WITH WIND. NOW WE HAVE A WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WE ARE UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 TONIGHT.
TOMORROW SUNSHINE COMES BACK AND HIGH OF ONLY 49.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY LOOKING GOOD.
CLOVER RIDGE ASSISTED LIVING HAD A VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FULLHOUSE IN THEIR GREAT ROOM.
SALLY DAVIES, ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR, STAGED THE HALF-HOUR EVENT, WITH HELP FROM THE VFW AND AUXILIARY. IT WAS TO THANK EIGHT
VETERAN RESIDENTS. I TOOK SOME PICTURES.....
WAS RECOGNIZED FOR BEING A VFW AUXILIARY
MEMBER FOR 70 YEARS.
IN THE LATE 50'S AND EARLY 60'S FOR EVENING DINNER WITH THE FIRST OWNER OF KMAQ, NATE GOETZ, FROM MONROE, WISCONSIN. AT RIGHT, FOR SOME REASON OUT-OF-FOCUS, IS PAT SCHNOOR, VFW AUXILIARY PRESIDENT. HER
HUSBAND ROGER IS THE VFW COMMANDER AND
BOTH HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE VFW FOR MANY
YEARS.
COFFEE AND COOKIES WERE SERVED AFTER THE PROGRAM.
AT THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEETING THIS NOON, RED HENTON GAVE THE PROGRAM ON THIS
YEARS IN WW2. HE'S 95 NOW.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
TUESDAY DAILY REPORT
SUNNY AND COOL TODAY, 56.
CLOUDY TONIGHT, 44.
TOMORROW, RAIN AND 58.
TOMORROW NIGHT, MORE RAIN AND 42.
THEN NICE AGAIN THURSDAY, SUNNY AND 49.
LOOKING AHEAD A COUPLE DAYS, SATURDAY, SUNNY AND 52.
VETERAN'S DAY, WEDNESDAY.
IF YOU HAVE EVER OWNED A DOG TAG, TOMORROW IS YOUR DAY.
I STILL HAVE MY DOG TAG HERE AT THE OFFICE.
THE VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM IN MAQUOKETA IS AT 8:45 A.M. AT
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IN MAQUOKETA, CLOSED TOMORROW:
THE POST OFFICE
FEDERAL OFFICES
COUNTY OFFICES
THE TRANSFER STATION
CITY HALL
THE CHAMBER OFFICE
BANKS
THE LIBRARY
IF YOU HAVE LIVED IN MAQUOKETA A LONG LONG TIME, YOU MAY REMEMBER THE DOOR-TO-DOOR BROOM SALES.....
NIC HAD A VERY POPULAR MEAT MARKET ON WEST PLATT AND HIS
SAUSAGE WAS THE BEST. JUNIOR SANG AT WEDDINGS AND
FUNERALS....LOTS OF THEM.
THAT'S ME....IN 1943....WITH MY UNCLE CARL VOY IN HORICON, WISCONSIN.
CLOUDY TONIGHT, 44.
TOMORROW, RAIN AND 58.
TOMORROW NIGHT, MORE RAIN AND 42.
THEN NICE AGAIN THURSDAY, SUNNY AND 49.
LOOKING AHEAD A COUPLE DAYS, SATURDAY, SUNNY AND 52.
IF YOU HAVE EVER OWNED A DOG TAG, TOMORROW IS YOUR DAY.
I STILL HAVE MY DOG TAG HERE AT THE OFFICE.
THE VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM IN MAQUOKETA IS AT 8:45 A.M. AT
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IN MAQUOKETA, CLOSED TOMORROW:
THE POST OFFICE
FEDERAL OFFICES
COUNTY OFFICES
THE TRANSFER STATION
CITY HALL
THE CHAMBER OFFICE
BANKS
THE LIBRARY
IF YOU HAVE LIVED IN MAQUOKETA A LONG LONG TIME, YOU MAY REMEMBER THE DOOR-TO-DOOR BROOM SALES.....
SAUSAGE WAS THE BEST. JUNIOR SANG AT WEDDINGS AND
FUNERALS....LOTS OF THEM.
VETERANS....THANKS!
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 09, 2015
MONDAY DAILY REPORT
BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY TODAY BUT A HIGH OF ONLY 53.
TONIGHT, LOW OF 26.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 55.
WEDNEDAY, VETERANS DAY, RAIN POSSIBLE AND HIGH OF 57.
THE WELLMARK FOUNDATION TODAY ANNOUNCED THEIR 2015 COMMUNITY "KICK START" GRANT RECIPIENTS. THE MAQUOKETA FARMERS
MARKET WAS ONE OF 121 APPLICATIONS CONSIDERED. OF THOSE, 54 WERE FUNDED BUT THE REQUEST FROM MAQUOKETA WAS NOT ONE
OF THEM. MONTICELLO GOT A $10,000 GRANT TO DEVEOP A "POCKET
PARK" IN DOWNTOWN MONTICELLO.
SUNSHINE LEARNING CENTER LAST WEEK HELD A SMALL CEREMONY TO DEDICATE THE FIRST "BUDDY BENCH" IN MAQUOKETA. SUNSHINE CHILDREN OF ALL AGES WERE ON HAND TO LEARN ABOUT THE SIMPLE IDEA TO ELIMINATE LONELINESS AND FOSTER FRIENDSHIP ON THE PLAYGROUND.
ADULTS WHO ATTENDED THE EVENT LEARNED THAT THE "BUDDY BENCH" IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE COMMITMENT THAT SUNSHINE LEARNING CENER HAS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND ACADEMIC LEARNING AND TO HELP CHILDREN THRIVE SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. WHEN A STUDENT ON THE PLAYGROUND IS FEELING SAD OR LONELY, THEY SIT ON THE "BUDDY BENCH". WHEN OTHER STUDENTS SEE A CHILD ON THE BENCH, THEY SIT DOWN TOO, TO TALK, LISTEN OR TO JUST BE A FRIEND. THE SUNSHINE LEARNING BUDDY BENCH WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY PRIVATE DONORS.
BELOW, A PHOTO OF SUNSHINE KIDS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE CEREMONY LAST WEEK AND A PHOTO OF THE BENCH.
A BIRTH TO ANNOUNCE. JEREMY DEMOSS AND AMY EADS OF BALDWIN ARE PARENTS OF A DAUGHTER BORN AT TRINITY HOSPITAL IN BETTENDORF.
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE PAUL AND LOIS EADS OF MAQUOKETA.
AND PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE DON AND SYLVIA DEMOSS OF BALDWIN.
ABOVE (CENTER) IS BILL TUBBS OF ELDRIDGE. HE IS BROTHER OF
STEVE TUBBS OF MAQUOKETA AND ALAN TUBBS OF DEWITT. WITH HIS
WIFE (LINDA LONG TUBBS) ABOVE, HE ACCEPTED A BIG NATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARD RECENTLY. FOR THE STORY, GO TO KMAQ'S HOME PAGE (WWW.KMAQ.COM), AND "CLICK-ON' THE ROTARY BUTTON.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
TONIGHT, LOW OF 26.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 55.
WEDNEDAY, VETERANS DAY, RAIN POSSIBLE AND HIGH OF 57.
THE WELLMARK FOUNDATION TODAY ANNOUNCED THEIR 2015 COMMUNITY "KICK START" GRANT RECIPIENTS. THE MAQUOKETA FARMERS
MARKET WAS ONE OF 121 APPLICATIONS CONSIDERED. OF THOSE, 54 WERE FUNDED BUT THE REQUEST FROM MAQUOKETA WAS NOT ONE
OF THEM. MONTICELLO GOT A $10,000 GRANT TO DEVEOP A "POCKET
PARK" IN DOWNTOWN MONTICELLO.
SUNSHINE LEARNING CENTER LAST WEEK HELD A SMALL CEREMONY TO DEDICATE THE FIRST "BUDDY BENCH" IN MAQUOKETA. SUNSHINE CHILDREN OF ALL AGES WERE ON HAND TO LEARN ABOUT THE SIMPLE IDEA TO ELIMINATE LONELINESS AND FOSTER FRIENDSHIP ON THE PLAYGROUND.
ADULTS WHO ATTENDED THE EVENT LEARNED THAT THE "BUDDY BENCH" IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE COMMITMENT THAT SUNSHINE LEARNING CENER HAS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND ACADEMIC LEARNING AND TO HELP CHILDREN THRIVE SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. WHEN A STUDENT ON THE PLAYGROUND IS FEELING SAD OR LONELY, THEY SIT ON THE "BUDDY BENCH". WHEN OTHER STUDENTS SEE A CHILD ON THE BENCH, THEY SIT DOWN TOO, TO TALK, LISTEN OR TO JUST BE A FRIEND. THE SUNSHINE LEARNING BUDDY BENCH WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY PRIVATE DONORS.
BELOW, A PHOTO OF SUNSHINE KIDS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE CEREMONY LAST WEEK AND A PHOTO OF THE BENCH.
A BIRTH TO ANNOUNCE. JEREMY DEMOSS AND AMY EADS OF BALDWIN ARE PARENTS OF A DAUGHTER BORN AT TRINITY HOSPITAL IN BETTENDORF.
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE PAUL AND LOIS EADS OF MAQUOKETA.
AND PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE DON AND SYLVIA DEMOSS OF BALDWIN.
STEVE TUBBS OF MAQUOKETA AND ALAN TUBBS OF DEWITT. WITH HIS
WIFE (LINDA LONG TUBBS) ABOVE, HE ACCEPTED A BIG NATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARD RECENTLY. FOR THE STORY, GO TO KMAQ'S HOME PAGE (WWW.KMAQ.COM), AND "CLICK-ON' THE ROTARY BUTTON.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 06, 2015
Thursday, November 05, 2015
THURSDAY DAILY REPORT
MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY BUT NO RAIN. HIGH TODAY MID 60'S.
RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND LOW OF 44.
NO RAIN AND IN IN LOW 50'S TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND.
THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER AGAIN THIS
YEAR IN MAQUOKETA, ON THANKSGIVING DAY, AND AGAIN AT THE
JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER ON EAST QUARRY STREET IN
MAQUOKETA. TURKEY DINNER AT NOON. FREE, BUT TICKETS MUST
BE PICKED UP NO LATTER THAN NOV. 23RD. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL CHURCHES AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES STORE. AGAIN THIS YEAR,
MARY ELLEN KIRK IS IN CHARGE AND THE DINNER IS BEING SPONSORED
BY THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SERVICES STORE AND THE MAQUOKETA
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION. HELP NEEDED AND PUMPKIN PIES AND SALADS NEEDED...CALL MARY ELLEN AT 652-4713. HELP WILL ALSO BE NEEDED
FOR DELIVERIES AND CLEAN-UP. IT WILL BE A FUN DAY, SO HOPE YOU
CAN HELP.
IT IS GOING TO BE A BIG MOVIE, RATED G, AND IT STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT
AT THE VOY THEATRE.
ANOTHER NEW MOVIE STARTING THIS WEEKEND (FRIDAY) NATIONWIDE AND IN MAQUOKETA....THE NEW OO7 MOVIE, RATED PG-13.
IN BUSINESS NEWS, MAQUOKETA'S NEW BUSINESS....MAQUOKETA
REGIONAL STOCKYARDS WILL HAVE THE FIRST SALE SATURDAY, A HORSE AND TACK SALE...AND THE FIRST CATTLE SALE MONDAY. TOM LINCOLN
IS THE OWNER. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL TOM AT 1-563-748-0177.
CORRECTED NUMBER.
THANKS AGAIN FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND LOW OF 44.
NO RAIN AND IN IN LOW 50'S TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND.
THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER AGAIN THIS
YEAR IN MAQUOKETA, ON THANKSGIVING DAY, AND AGAIN AT THE
JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER ON EAST QUARRY STREET IN
MAQUOKETA. TURKEY DINNER AT NOON. FREE, BUT TICKETS MUST
BE PICKED UP NO LATTER THAN NOV. 23RD. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL CHURCHES AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES STORE. AGAIN THIS YEAR,
MARY ELLEN KIRK IS IN CHARGE AND THE DINNER IS BEING SPONSORED
BY THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SERVICES STORE AND THE MAQUOKETA
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION. HELP NEEDED AND PUMPKIN PIES AND SALADS NEEDED...CALL MARY ELLEN AT 652-4713. HELP WILL ALSO BE NEEDED
FOR DELIVERIES AND CLEAN-UP. IT WILL BE A FUN DAY, SO HOPE YOU
CAN HELP.
AT THE VOY THEATRE.
IN BUSINESS NEWS, MAQUOKETA'S NEW BUSINESS....MAQUOKETA
REGIONAL STOCKYARDS WILL HAVE THE FIRST SALE SATURDAY, A HORSE AND TACK SALE...AND THE FIRST CATTLE SALE MONDAY. TOM LINCOLN
IS THE OWNER. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL TOM AT 1-563-748-0177.
CORRECTED NUMBER.
THANKS AGAIN FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, November 04, 2015
WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT
SUNNY AND 67 TODAY.
ABOUT THE SAME FOR TOMORROW.
A LITTLE RAIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
REST OF THE WEEK, NO RAIN BUT ONLY IN 50'S.
ONLY 1 OUT OF 5 ELIGIBLE VOTERS VOTED YESTERDAY IN MAQUOKETA.
VERY LOW CONSIDERING THERE WERE 3 CONTESTS.
FOR MAYOR: MAYOR DON SCHWENKER WAS RE-ELECTED GETTING
508 VOTES. HIS OPPONENT, COUNCILMAN CORY SIMONSON GOT 350.
HE WILL CONTINUE AS THE 2ND WARD COUNCILMAN.
FOR COUNCIL AT LARGE, INCUMBANT JERRY BOWEN WAS DEFEATED
BY KEVIN KUHLMAN, 425 TO 416.
FOR 1ST WARD COUNCIL, CRAIG ORRIS WON OVER INCUMBANT EDGAR
TURNEY, 92 TO 62.
FOR COUNCIL 3RD WARD, INCUMBANT ERIC PAPE HAD NO OPPOSITION
GETTING 102 VOTES.
AND FOR COUNCIL 5TH WARD, CHUCK CURRENT WILL BE THE NEW
COUNCILMAN, GETTING 236 VOTES, WITH NO OPPOSITION.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TODAY TO JENNIE AND ROGER STEWART....THEIR
64TH. WHEN THEY GOT MARRIED, IOWA AND THE MIDWEST WAS HAVING
A BIG EARLY WINTER STORM.
HAVE A NICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
ABOUT THE SAME FOR TOMORROW.
A LITTLE RAIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
REST OF THE WEEK, NO RAIN BUT ONLY IN 50'S.
ONLY 1 OUT OF 5 ELIGIBLE VOTERS VOTED YESTERDAY IN MAQUOKETA.
VERY LOW CONSIDERING THERE WERE 3 CONTESTS.
FOR MAYOR: MAYOR DON SCHWENKER WAS RE-ELECTED GETTING
508 VOTES. HIS OPPONENT, COUNCILMAN CORY SIMONSON GOT 350.
HE WILL CONTINUE AS THE 2ND WARD COUNCILMAN.
FOR COUNCIL AT LARGE, INCUMBANT JERRY BOWEN WAS DEFEATED
BY KEVIN KUHLMAN, 425 TO 416.
FOR 1ST WARD COUNCIL, CRAIG ORRIS WON OVER INCUMBANT EDGAR
TURNEY, 92 TO 62.
FOR COUNCIL 3RD WARD, INCUMBANT ERIC PAPE HAD NO OPPOSITION
GETTING 102 VOTES.
AND FOR COUNCIL 5TH WARD, CHUCK CURRENT WILL BE THE NEW
COUNCILMAN, GETTING 236 VOTES, WITH NO OPPOSITION.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TODAY TO JENNIE AND ROGER STEWART....THEIR
64TH. WHEN THEY GOT MARRIED, IOWA AND THE MIDWEST WAS HAVING
A BIG EARLY WINTER STORM.
HAVE A NICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 03, 2015
TUESDAY DAILY REPORT
ANOTHER SUPER DAY....SUNNY, A LIGHT WIND AND MID 60'S....A LITTLE COOLER THAN EXPECTED BUT WELL OVER NORMAL. WARMER TONIGHT,
AROUND 50 AND WE MIGHT HIT 70 TOMORROW. RAIN COMING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT, THEN SUNNY AND IN 50'S FRIDAY AND THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
THE RECORD LOW ON THIS DAY, 8 ABOVE IN 1951.
GOOD WEATHER FOR ELECTION DAY.
GOOD WEATHER FOR FARMERS TO FINISH OFF THEIR CORN PICKING....
LIKE RICHARD ROCKROHR, WHO FARMS OFF PERSHING ROAD JUST
NORTH OF THE CITY LIMITS. HE'S A FRIEND OF RED HENTON AND RED
TOOK ME OUT TO CHECK ON RICHARD'S PROGRESS WITH HIS 1992 GLEANER. HE TOOK ME UP AND DOWN THE FIELD IN IT AND I TOOK A FEW PICTURES. RICHARD'S FAMILY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, BUT RICHARD SPENT SOME GOOD YEARS IN EDUCATION, ETC. AT MT.
VERNON. A FEW YEARS AGO HE CAME BACK TO THE HOME PLACE WHICH FEATURES GOOD SOIL AND EVEN A SPRING. RICHARD DOES IT ALL....HE PLANTS THE BEANS AND CORN AND AT HARVEST TIME, BRINGS IN THE CROP WITH JUST THE HELP OF FRIEND OR TWO. A NICE GUY (DIDN'T GET HIS NAME) WAS HAULING THE SHELLED CORN TODAY FOR RICHARD.) RICHARD ALSO HAS TIME TO DO SOME CONTRACT CUSTOM WORK AND THIS AUGUST, HE HIRED A FLYER TO PLANT SOME RADISHES (THEY ARE GROWING) TO HELP FURTHER CONTROL EROSION ON HIS NO-TILL ACRES. THE GLEANER COMBINE WORKS GOOD YET, BUT NEEDS TWEAKING EVERY YEAR AND RICHARD DOES THAT TOO. HE ONCE WAS HEAD MAINTENANCE MAN FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT (A MASTER ELECTRICIAN TOO) AND NOW WHEN HE HAS TIME, HELPS WITH PROJECTS AT MAQUOKETA'S TWO MUSEUMS. HIS WIFE, HELEN (A MITCHELL OF MITCHELL-MASKREY FAME) ALSO ENJOYS DOING HISTORICAL THINGS.
LET'S PICK SOME CORN.....
WHEN I GOT OFF THE GLEANER, RED AND HIS RED SUV WERE GONE.
I WALKED INTO THE NEARBY WOODS AND THERE DOWN BY THE RIVER
WAS RED TRYING TO GET BACK ON THE TRAIL, TO NO AVAIL. RICHARD WAS CALLED TO THE RESCUE AND HELPED RED GET BACK UP THE HILL.
ANXIOUS MOMENTS, BUT NO HARM DONE.
RED AND RICHARD, IT WAS FUN....BUT IT WAS GOOD TO GET BACK TO MY
AIR-CONDITIONED, NO-DUST OFFICE AT KMAQ. OH YES, RICHARD SAID
THE YIELD HAS BEEN GOOD THIS FALL AND FOR HIM, ESPECIALLY THE
BEANS. AND OH YES AGAIN...PRICES ARE DOWN BUT RICHARD SAID YOU
CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING.
IN AN EFFORT TO HELP PUT SHOES ON THE FEET OF PEOPLE IN NEED AND RAISE SOME FUNDS, THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF USED, BUT WEARABLE, SHOES THROUGH NOVEMBER 20TH. SHELTER REPRESENTATIVE SHIRLEY SCHOLTES SAID THE SHELTER IS PARTNERING WITH A SHOE COMPANY FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH WILL GIVE THE SHOES TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S. AND
THIRD-WORLD COUNTRIES. THE ANIMAL SHELTER NORTHEAST OF MAQUOEKTA WILL RECEIVE A PER-POUND FEE FOR HANDLING AND BAGGING THE SHOES. THE PUBLIC AND DELIVER THE SHOES TO THE HUMANE
SOCIETY ON DARK HOLLOW ROAD BETWEEN NOON AND 5 P.M.
THE PHOTO ABOVE BY PAM SCHOENTHALER, IS A FRIENDLY PHOTO FROM THE ACTIVITIES ROOM AT THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
SHOWING THE COFFEE GROUP. SAYS PAM: "IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THE AMOUNT OF YEARS AND DEDICATION THIS GROUP OF WOMEN PROVIDES TO OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THROUGH NURSING, SOCIAL SERVICES AND SERVING ON THE HOSPITAL BOARD.
LEFT TO RIGHT: ARLA LUBBEN, VIRJEAN STOLTE, MARY ANN McLAUGHLIN, CAROLYN MEYERS, MARY FARRELL, MARGARET MARY MILLER, GWEN THIEDE, MARCELLA BURMAHL AND EILENE BUSCH.
VOTE TODAY...POLLS OPEN UNTIL 8. THEN JUST AFTER 8, KMAQ WILL
HAVE ELECTION RETURNS FROM THE COURT HOUSE AND OUR COMPUTERS.
THE RETURNS WILL BE ON KMAQ AM, FM AND OUR HOME PAGE ON THE
KMAQ WEB SITE.
SO, I'M OFF THE VOTE! GOT IN TO SIGN-ON BOTH STATIONS AT 5:30 THIS MORNING (SITTING IN EARLY FOR RUSTY) AND WILL BE HERE AT 8 TONIGHT
TO RUN THE BOARD FOR THE ELECTION COVERAGE. LONG DAY....JUST
LIKE PICKING CORN.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY.
AROUND 50 AND WE MIGHT HIT 70 TOMORROW. RAIN COMING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT, THEN SUNNY AND IN 50'S FRIDAY AND THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
THE RECORD LOW ON THIS DAY, 8 ABOVE IN 1951.
GOOD WEATHER FOR ELECTION DAY.
GOOD WEATHER FOR FARMERS TO FINISH OFF THEIR CORN PICKING....
LIKE RICHARD ROCKROHR, WHO FARMS OFF PERSHING ROAD JUST
NORTH OF THE CITY LIMITS. HE'S A FRIEND OF RED HENTON AND RED
TOOK ME OUT TO CHECK ON RICHARD'S PROGRESS WITH HIS 1992 GLEANER. HE TOOK ME UP AND DOWN THE FIELD IN IT AND I TOOK A FEW PICTURES. RICHARD'S FAMILY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, BUT RICHARD SPENT SOME GOOD YEARS IN EDUCATION, ETC. AT MT.
VERNON. A FEW YEARS AGO HE CAME BACK TO THE HOME PLACE WHICH FEATURES GOOD SOIL AND EVEN A SPRING. RICHARD DOES IT ALL....HE PLANTS THE BEANS AND CORN AND AT HARVEST TIME, BRINGS IN THE CROP WITH JUST THE HELP OF FRIEND OR TWO. A NICE GUY (DIDN'T GET HIS NAME) WAS HAULING THE SHELLED CORN TODAY FOR RICHARD.) RICHARD ALSO HAS TIME TO DO SOME CONTRACT CUSTOM WORK AND THIS AUGUST, HE HIRED A FLYER TO PLANT SOME RADISHES (THEY ARE GROWING) TO HELP FURTHER CONTROL EROSION ON HIS NO-TILL ACRES. THE GLEANER COMBINE WORKS GOOD YET, BUT NEEDS TWEAKING EVERY YEAR AND RICHARD DOES THAT TOO. HE ONCE WAS HEAD MAINTENANCE MAN FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT (A MASTER ELECTRICIAN TOO) AND NOW WHEN HE HAS TIME, HELPS WITH PROJECTS AT MAQUOKETA'S TWO MUSEUMS. HIS WIFE, HELEN (A MITCHELL OF MITCHELL-MASKREY FAME) ALSO ENJOYS DOING HISTORICAL THINGS.
LET'S PICK SOME CORN.....
I WALKED INTO THE NEARBY WOODS AND THERE DOWN BY THE RIVER
WAS RED TRYING TO GET BACK ON THE TRAIL, TO NO AVAIL. RICHARD WAS CALLED TO THE RESCUE AND HELPED RED GET BACK UP THE HILL.
ANXIOUS MOMENTS, BUT NO HARM DONE.
AIR-CONDITIONED, NO-DUST OFFICE AT KMAQ. OH YES, RICHARD SAID
THE YIELD HAS BEEN GOOD THIS FALL AND FOR HIM, ESPECIALLY THE
BEANS. AND OH YES AGAIN...PRICES ARE DOWN BUT RICHARD SAID YOU
CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING.
IN AN EFFORT TO HELP PUT SHOES ON THE FEET OF PEOPLE IN NEED AND RAISE SOME FUNDS, THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF USED, BUT WEARABLE, SHOES THROUGH NOVEMBER 20TH. SHELTER REPRESENTATIVE SHIRLEY SCHOLTES SAID THE SHELTER IS PARTNERING WITH A SHOE COMPANY FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH WILL GIVE THE SHOES TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S. AND
THIRD-WORLD COUNTRIES. THE ANIMAL SHELTER NORTHEAST OF MAQUOEKTA WILL RECEIVE A PER-POUND FEE FOR HANDLING AND BAGGING THE SHOES. THE PUBLIC AND DELIVER THE SHOES TO THE HUMANE
SOCIETY ON DARK HOLLOW ROAD BETWEEN NOON AND 5 P.M.
SHOWING THE COFFEE GROUP. SAYS PAM: "IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THE AMOUNT OF YEARS AND DEDICATION THIS GROUP OF WOMEN PROVIDES TO OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THROUGH NURSING, SOCIAL SERVICES AND SERVING ON THE HOSPITAL BOARD.
LEFT TO RIGHT: ARLA LUBBEN, VIRJEAN STOLTE, MARY ANN McLAUGHLIN, CAROLYN MEYERS, MARY FARRELL, MARGARET MARY MILLER, GWEN THIEDE, MARCELLA BURMAHL AND EILENE BUSCH.
VOTE TODAY...POLLS OPEN UNTIL 8. THEN JUST AFTER 8, KMAQ WILL
HAVE ELECTION RETURNS FROM THE COURT HOUSE AND OUR COMPUTERS.
THE RETURNS WILL BE ON KMAQ AM, FM AND OUR HOME PAGE ON THE
KMAQ WEB SITE.
SO, I'M OFF THE VOTE! GOT IN TO SIGN-ON BOTH STATIONS AT 5:30 THIS MORNING (SITTING IN EARLY FOR RUSTY) AND WILL BE HERE AT 8 TONIGHT
TO RUN THE BOARD FOR THE ELECTION COVERAGE. LONG DAY....JUST
LIKE PICKING CORN.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY.
Monday, November 02, 2015
MONDAY DAILY REPORT
HALF INCH OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.
IT STOPPED SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
DIDN'T HURT TRICK OR TREATING IN MAQUOKETA.
WE HAD OVER 200 AT OUR DOOR BETWEEN 5 AND 7.
GUY IN DUBUQUE KEPT TRACK AND HAD OVER 1,200 ON POPULAR
GRANDVIEW DRIVE.
GOOD TURNOUT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR THE HAUNTED OLD JAIL IN ANDREW AND OLD ASYLUM AT THE COUNTY FARM....DONATIONS CLOSE TO $2,000 TO BE USED FOR FUTURE RESTORATION WORK ON BOTH PLACES.
BARN THEATRE ON CODFISH HOLLOW ROAD HAD SELL OUT OF 600 FOR
THEIR 3 BAND CONCERT. NAME BANDS.
HAUNTED HOUSE AT CHARLOTTE HAD OVER A THOUSAND THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE 3RD WEEKEND THEY WERE OPEN.
WAS A POTTER'S MILL SATURDAY NIGHT FOR DINNER, GOOD FOOD, GOOD BAND, FUNNY COSTUMES. BIG TURN OUT FOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY
DINNER AT FAIRGROUNDS YESTERDAY....OVER 600 GOOD... CHICKEN AND
BEEF AND I HAD PUMPKIN PIE.
NICE TODAY...MID 70'S...AND SUNNY. 70'S ALSO TOMORROW AND
WEDNESDAY AND UPPER 60'S THURSDAY AND THE WEEKEND ...
ONLY IN MID 50'S.
BIG GAME TONIGHT AT 7 AT BRADY STREET STADIUM IN DAVENPORT....
THE CARDINALS AGAINST ASSUMPTION. IT WILL BE HERE ON KMAQ
HOME PAGE AT 6:40 WITH MATT CLARK. AND AFTER THE GAME IS
OVER, I WILL POST THE STORE HERE TONIGHT.
JUST GOT THEM "BOOKED"....STARTING FRIDAY AT MY THEATRE...TWO
NEW MOVIES..."THE PEANUTS MOVIE" AND OO7 "SPECTRE".
LAST NIGHT, WE SAW "THE INTERN" WITH ROBERT DENIRO....VERY GOOD SHOW.. VERY FUNNY. ENDS THURSDAY NIGHT.
OSTERHAUS PHARMACY HELD THEIR 50TH LAST WEEK AND PRIZES WERE
ANNOUNCED TODAY: KINDLE FIRE WINNER, DELORES HUFFMAN....
FIT BIT WINNER, JASON CAVEN....$50 GIFT CARDS WON BY ANGELA CLAEYS,
CINDY FIER, CASEY BROOKS AND SUSAN SIEMS. FOR DECORATED PUMPKIN CONTEST, THE TOP PRIZE WENT TO THE GUMBALL MACHINE.
OSCAR THE GROUCH CAME IN SECOND AND T HE IOWA HAWKEYE PUMPKIN
CAME IN THIRD. THE 11 DECORATED BRAS IN THE PHARMACY PINK
WARDROBE RAISED ALMOST $200 FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.
ELECTION DAY TOMORROW WITH VOTING STARTING AT 7. ENDING AT 8 P.M.
WE WILL HAVE ELECTION COVERAGE "LIVE" FROM THE COURTHOUSE
SHORTLY AFTER 8 TOMORROW NIGHT...RIGHT HERE ON THE KMAQ
HOME PAGE.
"STREAM" KMAQ AT THE 7:45 A.M. NEWS TOMORROW FOR THE RACES.
MAQUOKETA HAS THREE, INCLUDING FOR MAYOR.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
IT STOPPED SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
DIDN'T HURT TRICK OR TREATING IN MAQUOKETA.
WE HAD OVER 200 AT OUR DOOR BETWEEN 5 AND 7.
GUY IN DUBUQUE KEPT TRACK AND HAD OVER 1,200 ON POPULAR
GRANDVIEW DRIVE.
GOOD TURNOUT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR THE HAUNTED OLD JAIL IN ANDREW AND OLD ASYLUM AT THE COUNTY FARM....DONATIONS CLOSE TO $2,000 TO BE USED FOR FUTURE RESTORATION WORK ON BOTH PLACES.
BARN THEATRE ON CODFISH HOLLOW ROAD HAD SELL OUT OF 600 FOR
THEIR 3 BAND CONCERT. NAME BANDS.
HAUNTED HOUSE AT CHARLOTTE HAD OVER A THOUSAND THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE 3RD WEEKEND THEY WERE OPEN.
WAS A POTTER'S MILL SATURDAY NIGHT FOR DINNER, GOOD FOOD, GOOD BAND, FUNNY COSTUMES. BIG TURN OUT FOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY
DINNER AT FAIRGROUNDS YESTERDAY....OVER 600 GOOD... CHICKEN AND
BEEF AND I HAD PUMPKIN PIE.
NICE TODAY...MID 70'S...AND SUNNY. 70'S ALSO TOMORROW AND
WEDNESDAY AND UPPER 60'S THURSDAY AND THE WEEKEND ...
ONLY IN MID 50'S.
BIG GAME TONIGHT AT 7 AT BRADY STREET STADIUM IN DAVENPORT....
THE CARDINALS AGAINST ASSUMPTION. IT WILL BE HERE ON KMAQ
HOME PAGE AT 6:40 WITH MATT CLARK. AND AFTER THE GAME IS
OVER, I WILL POST THE STORE HERE TONIGHT.
JUST GOT THEM "BOOKED"....STARTING FRIDAY AT MY THEATRE...TWO
NEW MOVIES..."THE PEANUTS MOVIE" AND OO7 "SPECTRE".
LAST NIGHT, WE SAW "THE INTERN" WITH ROBERT DENIRO....VERY GOOD SHOW.. VERY FUNNY. ENDS THURSDAY NIGHT.
OSTERHAUS PHARMACY HELD THEIR 50TH LAST WEEK AND PRIZES WERE
ANNOUNCED TODAY: KINDLE FIRE WINNER, DELORES HUFFMAN....
FIT BIT WINNER, JASON CAVEN....$50 GIFT CARDS WON BY ANGELA CLAEYS,
CINDY FIER, CASEY BROOKS AND SUSAN SIEMS. FOR DECORATED PUMPKIN CONTEST, THE TOP PRIZE WENT TO THE GUMBALL MACHINE.
OSCAR THE GROUCH CAME IN SECOND AND T HE IOWA HAWKEYE PUMPKIN
CAME IN THIRD. THE 11 DECORATED BRAS IN THE PHARMACY PINK
WARDROBE RAISED ALMOST $200 FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.
ELECTION DAY TOMORROW WITH VOTING STARTING AT 7. ENDING AT 8 P.M.
WE WILL HAVE ELECTION COVERAGE "LIVE" FROM THE COURTHOUSE
SHORTLY AFTER 8 TOMORROW NIGHT...RIGHT HERE ON THE KMAQ
HOME PAGE.
"STREAM" KMAQ AT THE 7:45 A.M. NEWS TOMORROW FOR THE RACES.
MAQUOKETA HAS THREE, INCLUDING FOR MAYOR.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
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