FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND ON AND OFF LIGHT
RAIN. TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND WILL BE SUNNY AND WARM.
AT THE WEEKLY UPDATE MEETING TODAY REGARDING THE DOWNTOWN
CONSTRUCTION, WE WERE TOLD THAT IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, PAVING
WILL BEGIN ON QUARRY STREET. THAT WILL BE THE FIRST NEW STREET
PAVING. AND STARTING MAY 2ND, THEY WILL BE CLOSING A PORTION
OF PLATT STREET AND ALSO ON MAY 2ND THE FIRST 150-200 FEET OF
SOUTH MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED.
THE LEAD PASTOR AT THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA HAS SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION. PASTOR ERIK SWANSON INFORMED HIS CHURCH COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT THAT HE HAS ACCEPTED A CALL
TO A LUTHERAN CHURCH IN HUXLEY, IOWA WHERE HE AND HIS WIFE
KRISTI HAVE A SON, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND TWO GRANDSONS THAT LIVE THERE AND ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH. SWANSON HAS BEEN IN MAQUOKETA NEARLY FOUR YEARS AND HIS WIFE HAS BEEN A TELLER AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK WEST SIDE OFFICE. HIS FINAL SUNDAY AT FIRST LUTHERAN WILL BE ON MAY 22ND. PASTOR JUDY HEINRICK
(A MAQUOKET NATIVE) IS THE ASSOCIATE PASTOR AT FIRST LUTHERAN.
SOME OF THE ITEMS TO BE SOLD ON THE KMAQ AUCTION SHOW THIS SATURDAY MORNING STARTING AT 9 A.M.....
A NICE FACEBOOK ENTRY THIS WEEK ON MY DRIVE-IN THEATRE.
THANKS ELAINE MERCARDO!
THE JUNGLE BOOK IS BEING HELD OVER FOR A 2ND WEEKEND AT THE DRIVE-IN AND DOWNTOWN AT THE VOY THEATRE. GREAT MOVE FOR THE
ENTIRE FAMILY. AND STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT
AT THE VOY...
ROSE FRANDSEN OF MAQUOKETA PAINTING A PORTRAIT IN WASHINGTON D.C. THIS MONTH.
MORE ABOUT THIS AND 4TH PLACE IN A NATIONAL
PORTRAIT CONTEST, GO TO KMAQ'S HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE ROTARY BLOG. SHE SPOKE AT ROTARY WEDNESDAY.
ENJOY FRIDAY'S WEATHER!
DENNIS VOY
