FOR MOTHER'S DAY!
NANCY AND I ENJOYED OUR TWO DAYS IN ST. LOUIS. I TOLD YOU THE
CARDS WOULD WIN 3 OF 4 AND I WOULD SEE TWO OF THE WINS.
THAT'S THE WAY IT WENT.
MAIN AND PLATT IS LOOKING LIKE THIS TODAY....
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS PLACES ARE WORKING HARD TO KEEP CUSTOMERS
WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION GOES ON. THE DECKER HOTEL RESTAURANT
ANNOUNED THIS WEEK THAT THEY ARE HAVING A "DROP OFF MENU"
FOR LUNCH DELIVERY....
SPORTS:
GIRL'S SOCCER TUESDAY, WESTERN DUBUQUE 6, MAQUOEKTA 0.
YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) CLINTON 3, MAQUOKETA.
BOY'S SOCCER, TUESDAY, MAQUOKET 4 WESTERN DUBUQUE 1
BOY'S GOLF, YESTERDAY AT DEWITT, DEWITT 172, MAQUOKETA 192.
HE HAS TWO OTHER SHOPS, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT NAME, AT DAVENPORT AND LEON. AN EMPLOYEE (GOES BY GLENN) OPENS THE OFFICE HERE, BUT DOES NOT DO TATTOO WORK. MOST OF THE TATTOOS ARE DONE BY OWNER DAVE (HE'S BEEN DOING THEM FOR OVER 25 YEARS), OR MAQUOKETA TATTOO ARTIST MATT LOY WHO HAS OVER 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE. OWNER DAN SCHEDULES TATTOO JOBS AT ALL 3 OF HIS LOCATIONS. IN MAQUOKETA, THEY ARE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 7 P.M. CURRENTLY, THEY ARE BOOKED UP FOR 2 MONTHS, BUT SOMETIMES CAN SCHEDULE A JOB EARLIER. A TATTOO IS $50 MINIMUM AND $100 AN HOUR. THE AVERAGE
TATTOO CAN BE DONE IN ABOUT 2 HOURS IN THE CHAIR BELOW...
WILL NOT SEE. YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM HUNDREDS OF DESIGNS IN THE SHOP AND ON THEIR FACEBOOK, OR YOU CAN, WITH DAN'S HELP, DESIGN YOUR OWN. AND IF YOU HAVE ONE YOU DON'T LIKE, OR IT MAY BE FADING A LITTLE, THEY OFFER COFFERUP'S...A TATTOO OVER ONE YOU ALREADY HAVE. THERE IS NO PAIN WHEN GETTING A TATTOO, MORE LIKE THE FEEL OF A MILD SUNBURN AND IT WILL ONLY LASTS FOR A COUPLE DAYS. YES, YOU CAN HAVE DAN REMOVE A TATTOO! THERE ARE TWO PHONE NUMBERS FOR THE MAQUOKETA SHOP....563-529-2702 AND 563-748-0071.
GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE. THEY ALSO DO "LETTERING" OF SIGNS
AND VEHICLES. JUST RECENTLY, THEY DID ALL THE LETTERING ON A
STOCK CAR.
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.
DOORS OPEN AT 6 AND THE SHOW STARTS AT 7, FEATURING ALL OF YOUR
FAVORITE COUNTRY HITS OF THE PAST. TICKETS AR $22 IN ADVANCE,
AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY OR YOUR PHARMACY STORE IN BELLEVUE
AND PRESTON.
GREAT GIVE DAY THIS WEEK TURNED OUT TO BE A HUGE SUCCESS FOR NON-PROFIT GROUPS. THE TOTAL RECEIVED BY THE 17 GROUPS IN
JACKSON COUNTY WAS $31,855. THAT BY FAR BROKE THE RECORD OF LAST YEAR OF $20,784. FINAL TOTAL NEXT WEEK IS EXPECTED TO BE EVEN
HIGHER. THE GRANT WOODS MISSISSIPPI REGION RECEIVED THE MOST GIFTS...A TOTAL OF 39... AND $8,5613. FRIENDS OF JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION RECEIVED $2,221. MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
DISTRICT EDUCATION FUND $2,641. SACRED HEART SCHOOL, $2,771.
A MAQUOKETA MAN WAS IN A CAR-DEER ACCIDENT THIS WEEK ON HIGHWAY 61. GARY MOHL, 77, WAS NOT HURT WHEN HIS 2011 CHRYSLER VAN STRUCK
A DEER TUESDAY NIGHT, CAUSING DAMAGE AROUND $8,000.
A MAQUOKETA MAN, MATTHEW BOWLING, 18, WAS IN AN ACCIDENT
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON THE CAVES ROAD AND INTERSECTION OF
93RD STREET. HE WAS SOUTHBOUND AND APPROACHED A SLOW-MOVING
VEHICLE THAT WAS ATTEMTING TO TURN ONTO 93RD STREET. BOWLING
TRIED TO MISS THE TURNING VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO THE WEST DITCH
AND STRUCK A PRIVATE DRIVE, WENT AIRBORNE, AND THEN BACK ON TO
THE RAOD WHERE HE STOPPED FACING EAST. CHARGES ARE PENDING.
NO INJURIES, EXCEPT THE PASSENGER WITH BOWLING COMPLAINED OF
WRIST INJURIES. THE 2006 PICKUP OWNED BY MARY RAUCH OF BALDWIN
RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED $2,500 DAMAGE.
ENTERTAINMENT BY.....
BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIR. THE CONCERT FROM 6 UNTIL 8 P.M.
BELOW, SEE PHOTO AND NAMES OF THE SCHOLAR SENIORS HONORED THIS PAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT BY THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
DENNIS VOY
