Wednesday, January 06, 2016

WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT

SUNNY SKIES AND HIGH OF 32 TODAY.
TONIGHT, FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LIKELY.
TOMORROW, RAIN AND 37  FOR THE  HIGH.
LOOKING AHEAD TO SUNDAY WHEN THE  HIGH WILL BE 11.
MONDAY 14.
THEN WARMER REST OF WEEK.

THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY    BOARD HAS A NEW BOARD
MEMBER.   HE IS AARON ELTRICH WHO WORKS FOR HUSCO INDUSTRY
IN MAQUOKETA.    HIS 6-YEAR APPOINTMENT WAS APPROVED AT THE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY NIGHT.
MONDAY, THERE WERE OTHER RE-APPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS:
KIRBY DAGUE AND JEFF BODENHOFER TO THE CABLE TV COMMISSION.
ELLEN FRANTZEN TO THE  HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
SCOTT WARREN AND CECIL BENTLEYU TO THE PARKS BOARD.
MARY AND LINDGREN TO PLANNING AND ZONING.
HEATHER HAFNER TO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE.

LAST NIGHT IN BASKETBALL, AT VINTON, THE CARDINALS WON ANOTHER
GAME, 50 TO 44.    THE CARDINAL BOYS ARE NOW 7 AND 0 IN THE
WAMAC AND 7 AND 1 OVERALL.   JONATHAN ERNST WAS TOP SCORER
LAST NIGHT WITH 22 POINTS.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS, HERE, WON THEIR 2ND GAME OF THE SEASON,
DEFEATING VINTON-SHELLSBURG, 48 TO 32.    GABBY WISCO WAS TOP
SCORER FOR THE CARDS WITH 12 POINTS.

A BIRTH:   MATT AND DAWN SCHLAPIA OF MOLINE ARE PARENTS OF A
GIRL BORN DECEMBER 22ND AT THE BETTENDORF HOSPITAL.     PATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS ARE GARY SCHLAPIA OF MAQUOKETA AND MARTY AND
TERRY RASSO OF MOLINE.

THE IOWA HAWKEYE MEN NOW 3 AND 0.

SEE YOU ON THE RADIO.

KEEP IN MIND, I ALWAYS ENJOY EMAILS.
kmaq@kmaq.com

DENNIS VOY 



FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH YOUTH

THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH  YOUTH ARE TAKING A MISSION TRIP TO OHIO THIS SUMMER, TO WORK IN A DESOLATE AREA.    IN DECEMBER,
THEY STARTED A "FLUSHING" FUND DRIVE TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE TRIP.
THEY  HAVE 3 TOILETS CIRCULATING IN MAQUOKETA, SHOWING UP ON
FRONT SIDEWALKS OR LAWNS.     KMAQ STARTED IT OFF WITH TWO
IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING.    OURS MOVED ON TO "SMILES ON MAIN" AND
"OSTERHAUS PHARMACY".    IT COSTS $20 TO FLUSH THEM AWAY, $20 TO
SEND THEM TO SOMEONE AND $20 TO HAVE INSURANCE SHOULD YOU
WANT TO INSURE THEY WILL NOT RE-APPEAR ON YOUR LAWN.
YESTERDAY, ONE ARRIVED AT THE HOME OF DONALD ROLING.     HIS COUSIN
IN COLORADO (A REGULAR READER OF MY DAILY REPORT) PAID $20 TO
HAVE ONE PUT AT DONALD'S HOUSE.    AND SO DONALD PAID $20 TO
FLUSH IT AWAY AND $20 TO BUY THE INSURANCE.      THE RESULT, ANOTHER $60 FOR FOR THE MISSION TRIP FUND....AND ALL THANKS TO THIS DAILY REPORT WHICH IS READ ALL THE WAY WEST TO COLORADO.
I TALKED TO LISA BARNES YESTERDAY (IT WAS HER IDEA FOR THE PROJECT)
AND SHE SAID THE PROMOTION HAS BEEN FUN, A LOT OF WORK
DELIVERING THE TOILETS TO NEW LOCATIONS, HAS RAISED OVER A
THOUSAND DOLLARS SO FAR, AND WILL END SOON.   
THE METHODIST YOUTH HAVE ANOTHER FUND DRIVE SPAGHETTI DINNER THIS IS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EVERYONE IS INVITED.
FOR MANY YEARS, THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UP ON THE HILL ON WESLEY DRIVE) HAS BROADCAST THEIR SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE,
"LIVE AND DIRECT" FROM THE CHURCH.     IT STARTS AT 10:30 A.M.
EVERY SUNDAY ON KMAQ-FM AND EACH WEEK IS SPONSORED BY
A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH, AT A NOMINAL COST OF $29.
ALSO...THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA FOR MANY YEARS HAS BROADCAST THEIR MORNING SERVICE.   IT STARTS AT 9:00 A.M. EVERY
SUNDAY ON KMAQ-AM, AT SAME COST TO A CHURCH MEMBER.
AND THE SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ANDREW RECORDS THEIR SUNDAY
MORNING SERVICE EACH SUNDAY AND THE RE-BROADCAST IS AT 5:00 P.M.
EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON KMAQ-FM.

A CHURCH IS LIKE A BUSINESS IN A WAY....IT NEEDS NEW PEOPLE TO COME
THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR EVERY WEEK.     MANY, MANY CONGREGATIONS
ARE DOWN IN ATTENDANCE AND SHOULD THINK OF WAYS TO BUILD MEMBERSHIP.    AND KMAQ IS A GOOD PLACE TO START.    WE GIVE
SPECIAL LOWER RATES TO A CHURCH FOR SPOT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND
OF COURSE, THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS ON OUR
COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR.    THE EVENTS CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT
IS AIRED TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY FOR 3 DAYS.    MANY TIMES PEOPLE
WILL BUY EXTRA SPOTS TO ADVERTISE THE EVENT LONGER AND MORE OFTEN.    IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO START A WEEK OR MORE IN ADVANCE.

TODAY, THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN AMERICA AND LARGER AND STRONGER CHURCHES CAN HELP EASE THE PROBLEMS.     PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS, IT ALL STARTS WITH SUNDAY SCHOOL, OR A FRIENDLY INVITATION CALL TO A NEIGHBOR, FRIEND OR RELATIVE TO VISIT YOUR
CHURCH.   

OK.....ENOUGH OF MY "PREACHING"....THIS....MY ONE AND ONLY SERMON FOR
2016.    AMEN

DENNIS VOY

A GOOD LUTHERAN FOR 75 YEARS, INCLUDING
8 YEARS IN A PAROCHIAL SCHOOL.  NO...
I DON'T GO TO CHURCH EVERY WEEK ....AND I
LIKE SHORT SERMONS AND A 50-MINUTE LONG
SERVICE.