TODAY, MOSTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND HIGH OF 50, WITH THE TEMP
GOING DOWN THE DURING THE AFTERNOON, TO 42 AT 4 P.M.
THEN DOWN TO 35 TONIGHT.
TOMORROW...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 46.
THEN COLDER EVERY DAY THIS WEEK. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, THE
HIGH EACH DAY WILL ONLY BE 28.
IT STARTS THURSDAY AT THE VOY THEATRE....
THE MAQUOKETA AG DEPARTMENT ANNOUNED TODAY THAT IS HAS BEEN
NAMED THE STATE WINNER FOR IOWA IN THE SAMSUNG SOLVE FOR TOMORROW CONTEST, A NATIONWIDE COMPETITION TO INCREASE INTEREST IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH. THE AG DEPARTMENT WILL RECEIVE $20,000 IN SAMSUNG TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS.
THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR THE AG DEPARTMENT SAID AG INTRUCTOR
GARY BRUNS. THERE MAY BE MORE COMING. IF THE MAQUOKETA AS
STATE WINNER IS SELECTED AS A NATIONAL FINIALIST, THEY WILL SEE
THEIR STATE WINNINGS DOUBLE AND WILL BE AWARDED $40,000 IN
SAMSUNG TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS. THIS IS THE MAQUOKETA
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENTS FIRST TIME AS A STATE WINNER IN THE
SAMSUNG SOLVE FOR TOMORROW CONTEST. NATONAL FINALISTS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN LATE FEBRUARY.
MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
EAST.
IN SPORTS:
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WON ANOTHER GAME
FRIDAY NIGHT OVER DYERSVILLE.
AND THE GIRLS ALSO BEAT DYERSVILLE BECKMAN FOR THEIR FIRST
WIN OF THE SEASON.
THE CARDINAL WRESTLERS CROWNED FOUR CHAMPIONS TO WIN THE
MAQUOKETA SEVEN-TEAM INVITATIONAL SATURDAY AT THE MCHS
GYMS. JACOB KLOFT WAS 4 AND 0 WITH FOUR PINS. OTHER TITLES
WERE WON BY TREVOR SHADY, LUCAS DAVISION AND BRYAN SOLOMON.
MAQUOKETA HAS 185 POINTS AND SECOND PLACE DAVENPORT CENTRAL
HAD 154 POINTS.
THE NATIONAL PRO RODEO FINALS WRAPPED UP SATURDAY AT LAS VEGAS AND MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GRAD TIM O'CONNELL, OF ZWINGLE, DID WELL AND ENDED UP EARNING OVER $200,000 DURING THE NATIONAL FINALS.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
