WEDNESDAY DAILY

FOR THE NAMES OF THE PLAYERS AND WHERE THEY ARE IN THE PHOTO ABOVE, GO TO THE JULY 26TH DAILY.

YESTERDAY, THEY STARTED LAYING THE BRICKS DOWNTOWN.   HERE YOU SEE ONE OF THE TWO PLANTERS ON NORTH MAIN STREET AND

QUARRY AND THE BRICKS AROUND IT.              THESE ARE THE OLD BRICKS THAT WERE

DUG UP UNDER THE OLD STREET AND CLEANED.

TODAY, THEY ALSO STARTED LAYING NEW BRICKS.    THE NEW ONES GO ON CROSSWALKS, WHERE PEOPLE WALK ACROSS THE STREET.

THE STONEWORK ON THE PLANTERS IS

BEING DON BY LARRY McDEVITT OF

MAQUOKETA.

THIS IS THE WALKWAY FROM DECKER HOTEL ACROSS THE STREET NORTH TO THE POST OFFICE, WITH THE NEW RED BRICK.   IT WAS COMPLETED TODAY AND SO THAT MEANS VERY SOON THAT SHORT STREET WILL OPEN ON TO NORTH MAIN AND TRAFFIC WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE NORTH THROUGH THE  QUARRY AND MAIN INTERSECTION WHEN IT OPENS SOON.  HOPE THE POST OFFICE PUTS A NEW DROP BOX ON THAT STREET WHEN IT RE-OPENS AS THE OLD  ONE BEING USED NOW IS A LITTLE BEAT UP.

MAIN AND PLATT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR THE STORY ABOUT THIS PHOTO AND

THE 3 IN IT...GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE ROTARY BLOG.

THIS SUNDAY NIGHT

A BUSINESS PHOTO.....

THE TIMBER CITY TRADING POST ON NORTH MAIN,  NEXT TO THE BAKERY, OPENS THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH, WITH A NEW OWNER.    THE GIFT AND ANTIQUE  PART OPENS FRIDAY BUT THE BISTRO (RESTAURANT) WILL OPEN AT A LATER DATE, AWAITING LICENSING.   THE NEW OWNER IS SARAHY (PRONOUNCED SARAH-E) ARRIAGA de CASTRO AND SHE IS FROM MOLINE. THE BUSINESS WILL BE OPEN TUESDAYS THROUGH SATURDAYS.

COUNTRY MUSIC GREAT "WHISPERING" BILL ANDERSON WILL BE APPEARING AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER SATURDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 20TH.
TICKETS AT THE DOOR WILL BE $35, WHICH I THINK MAY BE A NEW HIGH FOR OHNWARD.    IN ADVANCE THEY ARE $30 AT OHNWARD BOXOFFICE OR
AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY.    LEIGHTON HEPKER DID A GOOD INTERVIEW WITH BILL ON THE "JUST TALK" SHOW THIS MORNING.    HE IS GOING TO BE 79 AND HAS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS SINCE 1958, THE SAME YEAR KMAQ WENT ON-THE-AIR AND I STARTED WITH KMAQ.    HE WILL TRAVEL UP HERE
WITH AN RV AND A SMALL BAND.     HAS STILL HAS OTHER DATES TOO ON THIS TOUR.     HE HAS BEEN ONE THE MAIN ENTERTAINERS FOR MOST OF
HIS CAREER ON THE WLS BARN DANCE SHOW IN NASHVILLE, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS.    I HAVE BEEN TO THAT SHOW SEVERAL TIMES.    THIS
WILL BE A GREAT SHOW AND ALREADY OVER 600 TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD.

A LOT OF PHOTOS AGAIN TODAY.   HOPE YOU LIKE THIS  PHOTO DAILY  WITH MANY TIMES..... WORDING BENEATH THE PHOTO.

DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com