THURSDAY DAILY REPORT

A LITTLE RAIN THIS MORNING THAN CLOUDY AND BREEZY WITH A HIGH
OF 56.
TOMORROW, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 47.    SUNNY BOTH SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY WITH SUNDAY'S HIGH, 58.

A MOTOR VEHICLE-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT AROUND 4:30  YESTERDAY.
AMANDA LASLEY, AGE 28, OF NORTH MATTESON STREET IN MAQUOKETA
WAS BACKING HER CAR FROM A PARKING SPACE AND FAILED TO SEE
THREE WALKING BEHIND HER CAR, STRIKING 2 OF THEM.    REBECCA BELLINGS, 31, OF GROVE STREET AND PARKER BELLINGS, AGE 2 1/2 WERE
TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEIR CONDITION
WAS NOT AVAILABLE.     THE 3RD WALKER WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY
AND WAS NOT INJURED.    NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AT THIS TIME.

THIS IS WHAT THE NEW CLINTON COUNTY JAIL WILL LOOK LIKE IF THE
BOND ELECTION IS APPROVED IN MAY.

THE ABOVE MOVIE STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE VOY THEATRE.    WE EXPECT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO COME TO IT.

BYE BYE MARCH!

DENNIS VOY

NEW MAQUOKETA BUSINESS

A NEW BUSINESS IS OPENING THIS SATURDAY IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.

FORTE IS THE NAME AND FORTE IS LOCATED ON SOUTH MAIN STREET

ACROSS FROM THE THEATRE.   IT IS OWNED BY GRETCHEN MATTOON OF

DUBUQUE.    GRETCHEN IS A MAQUOKETA NATIVE AND GRADUATED FROM

MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1995.   SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF MIKE AND

THE LATE MARY BANOWETZ OF MAQUOKETA.    GRETCHEN'S HUSBAND

WORKS FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE.

THEY HAVE A SON, AGE 15, THAT GOES TO DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD HIGH

SCHOOL.   THEY ALSO HAVE A STEP-SON AGE 15 AND A STEP-DAUGHTER

IN COLLEGE.    GRETCHEN MATTOON  AND HER LATE MOTHER RAN

FLOWER GIRLS FLORAL, LOST NATION, AND IT CLOSED WHEN HER MOTHER

DIED.   SINCE THEN, SHE HAS BEEN TO COLLEGE AND ALSO WORKED AT

AT A RESTAURANT IN MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN.   SHE DECIDED SHE

WANTED TO OWN A BUSINESS OF HER OWN AGAIN AND CHOSE THE

DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA LOCATION.    FORTE WILL OFFER REGULAR

AND SPECIALTY COFFEES, HOT AND COLD, AND A VARIETY OF SWEETS

FROM THE EAST MILL BAKERY IN DUBUQUE.    THE BUSINESS WILL BE

OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 3:30 P.M. AND

SATURDAYS FROM 8:00 A.M. UNTIL 3:30 P.M.   IT WILL BE CLOSED ON

SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS.      WELCOME TO THE MAQUOKETA

BUSINESS COMMUNITY GRETCHEN MATTOON!

MORE SEATING IS COMING SOON.