Tuesday, July 21, 2015

TUESDAY (BEAUTIFUL DAY) DAILY REPORT

ON A 10....THIS WAS A SUMMER 9 1/2 DAY....SUNNY, LIGHT WIND AND 78.
THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL ALSO BE NICE.

THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM PLAYED TODAY
IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT AT FORT DODGE AND HELD A 3 TO 0  LEAD
AFTER THE END OF THE 6TH INNING.     THEN LOST THE GAME IN THE FINAL
7TH INNING....LOOSING 6 TO 5.     THEIR BEST PITCHER JOINED THE NAVY,
IS SERVING ALREADY, AND WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE TOURNAMENT.

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA BOBBY JINDAL VISITED THE CAMPBELL FARM IN GRAND MOUND
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND KMAQ NEWS DIRECTOR CODY BARNES WAS THERE AND GOT A COMMENT (LONG) FROM HIM FOR THE NEWS TODAY.

"ANT MAN" IS SHOWING NOW AT THE VOY 1 THEATRE.    EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT IS BARGAIN NIGHT AND EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, FREE POPCORN.

ONE OF MAQUOKETA'S OLDEST BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENS HAS MOVED TO
414 PERSHING ROAD AT THE NORTH CITY LIMITS.     KELLAMS & AND BERTSCH HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING.    WHEN I CAME TO TOWN IN 1958, THEY HAD JUST INSTALLED THE WATER-COOLED AIR CONDITIONING
AT KMAQ'S NEW STUDIOS AT 136 1/2 SOUTH MAIN.    ALLAN COOK WAS
AN EMPLOYEE OF MR. KELLAMS AND MR. BERTSCH AND LATER PURCHASED THE BUSINESS AND AFTER RETIRING, SOLD IT TO HIS SON LEE WHO
STILL IS THE OWNER.   

MAQUOKETA HAS CHAINSAW WOOD CARVING IN THE DOWNTOWN
LITTLE BEAR PARK AND (ABOVE) DEWITT ALSO HAS ONE IN THEIR DOWNTOWN LINCOLN PARK.


YESTERDAY, YOU READ HERE ABOUT THE BABY FOUND IN THE SWIMMING
POOL NEAR ANDREW.     SHE DIED OVER NIGHT AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS.
I DO NOT HAVE THE NAME.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY