REST OF THE WEEK LOOKING GOOD.
TODAY WAS THE 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE JACKSON COUNTY
COURTHOUSE SHOOTING THAT ENDED IN THE DEATH OF FORMER CITY
MANAGER GUS GLASER. AT THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR'S
MEETING YESTERDAY, SUPERVISOR JACK WILLEY READ A LETTER REFLECTING ON THAT TRAGIC DAY.
5TH WARD COUNCILMAN TROY THEDE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT
HE WILL NOT RUN FOR RE-ELECTION THIS NOVEMBER. HE HAS BEEN ON THE COUNCIL 4 YEARS, AND BEFORE THAT SERVED A SHORT TIME ON THE
MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD. HE IS PART-OWNER OF THE CORNERSTONE INN AND THE TOUCHDOWN STORAGE BUILDING ACROSS FROM GOODENOW FIELD.
AND CHUCK CURRENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL RUN FOR THAT POSITION ON THE CITY COUNCIL. HE IS SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT AND CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER WITH OHNWARD BANCSHARES, INC. OF MAQUOKETA.
SECOND WARD COUNCILMAN CORY SIMONSON IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR.
MAYOR DON SCHWENKER IS SEEKING RE-ELECTION.
SPORTS: IN HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL LAST NIGHT, CENTRAL OF
DEWITT DEFEATED MAQUOKETA 25-16, 25-20 AND 29-27.
WE WELCOME A NEW BUSINESS IN TOWN! IT IS OPEN AND I STOPPED BY WITH MY CAMERA YESTERDAY.
IS LOCATED AT 101 WESTGATE DRIVE, THE STREET LEADING UP TO THE FAREWAY STORE. RUNNING THE OFFICE AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR
IS TERRI RAYMOND WHO BEGAN HER CAREER WITH EDWARD JONES
IN 2000. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS GAINED EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE AND
HAS FURTHERED HER SCHOOLING ACQUIRING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/ACCOUNTING.
SHE LIVES OUTSIDE OF MAQUOKETA WITH HER HUSBAND KEVIN AND HAS 2
CHILDREN.
STANDING NEXT TO TERRI, ON THE RIGHT, IS SUE VAN BUER, WHO JOINED EDWARD JONES LAST YEAR AS A BRANCH OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR, WORKING WITH TERRI IN DUBUQUE. WHEN TERRI DECIDED TO HEAD-UPTHE NEW MAQUOKETA OFFICE, SUE WAS HAPPY TO JOIN HER. MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN SUE'S HOMETOWN SINCE 1967. SHE FIRST WORKED IN HER MOM'S FABRIC STORE (BERNIE'S 'N' SAVE) AND AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, GOT HER DEGREE IN COSMETOLOGY AND RAN HER OWN BUSINESS (FRINGE BENEFITS SALON) FOR 29 YEARS. SHE IS MARRIED TO MICHAEL VAN BUER AND TOGETHER THEY HAVE 5 CHILDREN AND 2 GRANDCHILDREN.
VISIT THE NEW INVESTMENTS OFFICE AND WELCOME TERRI AND SUE! OPEN MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 8:30 TO 4:30 AND FRIDAY, 8 UNTIL 4.
LESS THAN 500 PEOPLE VOTED IN JACKSON COUNTY YESTERDAY IN THE
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION. NOT SURPRISING SINCE MAQUOKETA HAD
NO CONTEST (85 VOTED) AND THERE WERE ONLY A FEW OTHER CONTESTS IN THE COUNTY. LENKE CARSON (MRS. DON CARSON) IS THE NEW
MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND WILL BE SWORN-IN AND TAKE OFFICE AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD.
THE CARDINALS FINIALLY BEAT THE CUBS THIS AFTERNOON.
WHAT? ME WORRY?
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
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