Wednesday, January 20, 2016

WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT

IN THE 20'S TODAY.   
WE GOT A  HALF-INCH OF SNOW OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND
MOST OF IT IS GONE.
TOMORROW, A LITTLE WARMER, HIGH OF 26.
FRIDAY, 27.
SATURAY, 28.
SUNDAY, 33.

IN BOY'S BASKETBALL LAST NIGHT AT ANAMOSA, MAQUOKETA LOST
88 TO 57....THEIR 5TH STRAIGHT LOSS.    THEY ARE NOW 7 AND 4 IN
THE WAMAC CONFERENCE AND 7 AND 6 OVERALL.
BUT, THE GIRLS HERE, WON THEIR 2ND GAME IN A ROW, BEATING
ANAMOSA 48 TO 36.       THEY ARE 3 AND 9 IN THE CONFERENCE AND
4 AND 10 OVERALL.

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA OPENED BIDS TO RE-DO A TWO BLOCK LENGTH OF NORTH VERMONT, WITH A $300,000 ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE.   THERE WERE 9 BIDS AND THE LOW WAS ROUGHLY $225,000.    THE DUBUQUE FIRM WILL
GET THE CONTRACT AND WILL DO THE WORK WITHIN 40 WORKING DAYS AND STARTING NO LATER THAN JULY 31.

JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF RUSS KETTMAN ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY
THAT  HE WILL RUN FOR RE-ELECTION TO SEEK A  6TH TERM.

THE JACKSON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT ANNUAL TREE AND SHRUB SALE IS UNDERWAY.    BARE ROOT STOCK THAT INCLUDES HARDWOODS, EVERGREENS AND SHRUBS.      AND NEW THIS YEAR, APPLE AND PEAR TREES.    ALL AT AFFORDABLE PRICES.   FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO PLACE AN ORDER, STOP AT THE OFFICE AT 603 1/2 EAST PLATT
STREET OR CALL 563-652-2337, EXTENSION 3.

THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS BEEN CHECKING ON GETTING A NARROW GUAGE RAILROAD CAR TO SET ON TRACKS OUTSIDE THE DEPOT THAT CAME HERE  FROM LAMOTTE LAST YEAR.   THE CONCLUSION....THERE ARE NONE AROUND, ANYWHERE. 
SO...THE BOARD HAS DECIDED TO BUILD ONE.   THEY FOUND A "PRINTED PLAN" FOR ONE AND NOW NEED SOME CRAFTSMEN TO VOLUTEER TO
DO THE BUILDING.    ANY QUESTIONS, SEE OR CALL CURATOR BONNIE
MITCHELL.    THE DEPOT IS AT THE EDGE OF THE CLINTON ENGINES
MUSEUM PARKING LOT, WITH A BRAND NEW SHINGLE ROOF.
BONNIE'S OFFICE IS IN THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM.  

IT IS GOING TO BE AN EXCITING "CHOO-CHOO" YEAR FOR THE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

DENNIS VOY