GOING TO BE NICE TOMORROW.
GOING TO BE NICE SATURDAY.
NOW SO NICE SUNDAY.
AND NOW SO NICE EITHER MONDAY, MEMORIAL DAY.
TOMORROW IS ED SEEBERGER'S 94TH BIRTHDAY. GIVE HIM A CALL..563-652-3869. HE'S A LEGION AND V F W MEMBER. FOR MANY
YEARS A VERY GOOD CAR SALESMEN AND THEN FOR MANY YEARS, A
VERY GOOD REAL ESTATE SALESMAN. I SEE HIM OFTEN ALL AROUND
TOWN ATTENDING FUNCTIONS. STILL LIVES ALONE IN HIS HOME ON
WEST SUMMIT STREET. HAVE A GOOD BIRTHDAY ED.
SHE RECEIVED AN END OF YEAR AWARD AT ASHFORD UNIVERSIYT IN
CLINTON. THE ASHFORD NEWS RELEASE SAYS: MALLORY RECEIVED THE ALEX ESQUIVEL PROMISING TEACHER AWARD GIVEN TO A GRADUATING FUTURE TEACHER WHO EXEMPLIFIES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING, DEDICATION TO TEACHING, A SPIRIT OF JOYFUL SERVICE AND PERSEVERANCE THROUGH CHALLENGES.
SPORTS: TODAY, THE CO-ED STATE TRACK MEET WAS HELD AT DRAKE
STADIUM IN DES MOINES. FOR THE BOYS IN CLASS 3-A:
HIGH JUMP, MAQUOKETA SOPHOMORE XAVIER ADAMS FINISHED 5TH WITH
A JUMP OF 6-3.
100 METER DASH, MAQUOKETA JUNIOR JACOB KLOFT WAS 16TH IN THE
PRELIMINARIES AND DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE FINALS.
400 METERS, FRESHMAN JARED TYRRELL WAS 24TH AND DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE FINALS.
IN GIRLS COMPETITION:
MAQUOKETA'S SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY TEAM FINISHED 9TH AND JUST MISSED GETTING TO THE FINALS. THE MAQUOKETA TEAM OF JANEY SAUNDERS, BRITTANY TEBBE, SHELBY PETTYJOHN AND HAILEY SCHWENKER RAN THE RACE IN 1:08:83.
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS, THE COUNCIL LEARNED THAT
BECAUSE OF THE GAS TAX INCREASE, CONTRACTORS HAVE PLENTY OF
NEW PROJECTS TO BID ON AND THEREFORE, BIDS ARE STARTING TO
BE HIGHER THAN ESTIMATES. IN MAQUOKETA FOR INSTANCE, THE
QUARRY STREET BID CAME IN NEARLY 50% OVER ESTIMATES.
IN BUSINESS NEWS: MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW MOTORCYCLE SHOP THAT OPENED THE DOORS THE LAST WEEK. R-F CYCLES IS IN THE FORMER
DINER BUILDING ON EAST PLATT AND WILL BE OPEN FROM 1 UNTIL 5
AFTERNOONS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE OWNER IS SHANE
HALVERSON AND HE IS RUNNING THE BUSINESS HIMSELF. THE SHOP
IS RENTED FROM THE NEW OWNERS OF THE BUILDING, J AND S AUTO ACROSS THE STREET. HALVERSON HAS APPROXIMATELY 29 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE IN THE MOTORCYCLE REPAIR BUSINESS, REPAIRING
MOTORCYCLES, ATV'S, MOPEDS, GO-CARTS AND CUSTOM BIKES.
DIANNE RATHJE (MRS. VIC) OF AMANA RECENTLY FOUND AN OLD
MAQUOKETA NEWSPAPER IN HER GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE,
FEBRUARY 15TH PAPER, AND SENT IT TO ME. RONANN'S FLORAL
SHOP THIS MONTH CELEBRATED ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY ON WEST
PLATT IN MAQUOKETA AND WAS STARTED BY DIANNE'S MOTHER AND
FATHER, RON AND ANN MEADE. HER SISTER WENDY STILL RUNS THE BUSINESS AND 3 FLOWER POTS FROM THE STORE ARE AT MY 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE EVERY SUMMER, NEXT TO THE CONCESSION STAND. AS A
YOUNG KMAQ RADIO SALESMAN (ALONG WITH ANNOUNCING) I CALLED
ON RON AND ANN WEEKLY FOR RADIO ADS. I ALWAYS ENJOYED MY VISITS.
ANN WAS QUITE INTERESTED IN (AND HAD SEVERAL) FOREIGN EXCHANGE
STUDENTS FOR MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. VIC WAS A BANKER HERE
UNTIL THEY MOVED TO THE AMANAS. NOW RETIRED, THEY BOTH LISTEN
TO KMAQ NEWSCASTS ON THE "STREAMING" RADIO ON KMAQ'S HOME PAGE,
WWW.KMAQ.COM. BELOW, AN AD FROM THAT PAPER.
EARLY KMAQ ADVERTISER. HE WAS ALSO A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRBOARD. HIS SALE BARN WAS ON WEST SUMMIT
STREET AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. IT WAS REBUILDT AND IS STILL IN BUSINESS AND OWNED BY BOB LARKEY AND LOCATED FARTHER WEST ON SUMMIT UP ON THE HILL. THE DAY OF THIS SALE IN 1945, BOB LARKEY
WAS A LITTLE BABY, NOT A YEAR OLD, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO
SALE DAYS AHEAD. IN FACT, HE STARTED WORKING FOR RAY WHEN HE WAS 14 YEARS OLD. THANKS FOR THE PAPER DIANE. I WILL PUT OTHER
THINGS FROM THAT PAPER UP HERE ON THE DAILY REPORT IN THE FUTURE.
FLAGS WILL BE PUT UP AT 5 FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR MAQUOKETA'S AVENUE OF FLAGS, AT MT. HOPE AND SACRED HEART CEMETERIES. HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. THEY WILL BE TAKEN DOWN MONDAY AFTERNOON AT
5:30 AND AGAIN THEY WOULD LIKE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP.
THE MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM IS AT 10:30 MONDAY MORNING AT
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEN AFTER AT MT. HOPE AND THE FLAG-BURNING
CEREMONY STARTS AT AROUND NOON MONDAY AT MT. HOPE.
CONTACT CLIFF MERRICK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
