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
