WEDNESDAY DAILY

WORK CONTINUES ON THE NEW "FRONT" FOR THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE BUILDING, SHARED BY
BOTH.   LARRY McDEVITT  IS UP THERE IN THE FORMER GREEN MILL
BUILDING.  IT HAS 3 WINDOWS THAT DO NOT MATCH THE ONES IN THE
BUILDINGS TO THE LEFT, SO THOSE 3 WILL MATCH THE OTHERS AFTER
LARRY IS DONE.  AND HE WILL WORK ON THE OTHERS TOO, DOING FIX-UP
WHERE NEEDED.

BUSY WEEK AT BOYER HALL ON THE FAIRGROUNDS WHERE THE

ANNUAL JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY GARAGE SALE IS ON

NOW THROUGH SATUDAY.

BAG DAY IS FINAL DAY ON SATURDAY.  THEY SUPPLY THE BAG.

ELLEN FRANTZEN, MANAGER OF OLD CITY HALL GALLERY, WITH

JESSICA O'RILEY, IOWA TOURISM COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER STOPPING OFF IN MAQUOKETA DURING TOURISM WEEK IN MAY.    ROSE FRANTZEN'S GALLERY CELEBRATED 25 YEARS IN MAY.

PAYBACK BRINGS TOGETHER A GROUP OF TALENTED MUSICIANS

WHO LOVE TO PLAY THE BLUES.    BLENDING THE BEST TONES OF TASTY GUITAR AND HARP-DRIVEN BLUES/ROCK WITH THE BELOVED SOUND OF THE PIANO AND HAMMOND ORGAN.   AND AT FLATTED FIFTH BLUES AND BBQ...

YOU'LL THINK YOU ARE IN NEW ORLEANS.

TAYLOR THEDE OF MCHS IS IN THE STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT

IN MARSHALLTOWN, GOLFING INDIVIDUALLY AND YESTERDAY,

FINISHED IN 4TH WITH AN 88.   SHE CONTINUES TODAY.

BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL OFF TO A BAD START.

YESTERDAY, THE CARDINAL BASEBALL TEAM LOST 14 TO 0

AND 5 TO 1 TO WESTERN DUBUQUE.

THE GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM ALSO LOST TO W. DUBUQUE,

10 TO 0 AND 11 TO 1 

THE GIRLS ARE 0 AND 6 AND HAVE BEEN OUTSCORED 66 TO 2.

THE COLTS

NEWEST MEMBER IS 

RANDY P. JOHNSON OF MAQUOKETA

COFFEE TIME THIS MORNING AT 

McDONALDS

YES..THAT'S RETIRED JUDGE DAVE VISITING FROM FLORIDA  

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TUESDAY DAILY (WAS NO MONDAY DAILY)

MAQUOKETA HELD A NICE MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM SUNDAY.

IT STARTED AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 10:30 WITH MUSIC BY THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BAND (INCLUDING SOME ALUMNI) DIRECTED
FOR FINAL TIME BY KENT CRAWFORD, WHO HAS AFTER 43 YEARS,
RETIRED.

GERALD WEIS, MAQUOKETA AMERICAN LEGION COMMANDER, HONORED
TWO 60-YEAR MEMBERS OF THE POST 75 LEGION.

SEATED IS GERALD FELTES, WHO SERVED IN THE ARMY DURING WORLD WAR II AND STANDING TO RIGHT OF COMMANDER WEIS IS GERALD FRANZEN, ALSO OF MAQUOKETA, WHO WAS IN THE ARMY FOR THE KOREAN CONFLICT.

IOWA SENATOR TOD BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA GAVE THE MEMORIAL ADDRESS.

AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, KENT CRAWFORD WAS CALLED UP FRONT
TO ACCEPT A PLAQUE AND GIFT FROM THE VFW AND LEGION FOR HIS
YEARS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE.    AT LEFT IS
CLIF MERRICK, AMERICAN LEGION ADJUTANT AND EMCEE YESTERDAY.

 KENT GOT A LONG,  STANDING OVATION FOR HIS BAND DIRECTOR CAREER

THIS JUST ONE PHOTO OF THE CROWD AT THE CEREMONY YESTERDAY,
WHICH LASTED ABOUT 45 MINUTES WITH SEVERAL SELECTIONS BY THE
BAND.  
THEN MANY WALKED OVER TO MT. HOPE CEMETERY FOR THE CONCLUSION
OF THE PROGRAM.

THE FLAGS SHOW YOU IT WAS A WINDY MORNING.  AFTER A PRAYER BY LEGION CHAPLAIN JOHN SCHMIDT,AND COMMENTS BY MERRICK, IT WAS TIME FOR THE FIRING SQUAD'S SALUTE TO THE NATIONS DEAD.
ATTENTION!   READY, AIM, FIRE!    I HAVE COVERED MOST OF THE CEMETERY PROGRAMS OVER THE YEARS AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE FIRING
SQUAD RIFLES DID NOT GO OFF.    SOMEONE FORGOT TO PUT THE BULLETS IN THE RIFFLES.     AFTER THE EXPLANTION, NATURALLY A FEW CHUCKLES.
BECAUSE OF THE WIND, THE DISPOSAL OF UNSERVICEABLE AMERICAN FLAGS WAS CALLED OFF, AND THE DISPOSAL WILL BE DONE ON ANOTHER DAY.

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MAQUOKETA FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM!
THANKS TO ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING IT ON.    BUT MOST IMPORTANT,
THANKS TO MAQUOKETA'S VETERANS, PAST AND PRESENT.

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SATURDAY DAILY

MAQUOKETA'S NEW DOWNTOWN FLAGS ARE FLYING THIS WEEKEND, FROM THE NEW  DOUBLE LIGHT POLES.    IMPRESSIVE.

ANDREW'S MEMORIAL DAY EVENT IS TODAY AND TOMORROW.   TODAY, THE
CAR AND TRACTOR SHOW AND LUNCH IN  THE PARK.   THE ANDREW LIONS
FEATURED A BEEF OR  HOT DOG LUNCH AND THE GARDEN CLUB HAD
HOME MADE PIES, SERVING OVER 125 SLICES.     THERE WILL BE A CHURCH SERVICE AND CEMETERY PROGRAM TOMORROW, AFTER AN AMVET
BREAKFAST OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

STANDING, SITTING  AND HOME TOWN CHATTER UNDER THE PARK SHELTER

THE PIE WAS EXCELLENT

SALLY ROWAN, ANDREW CITY CLERK, A JOB SHE HAS HELD FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS IN THE HOME OF ANSIL BRIGGS, IOWA'S FIRST GOVERNOR.

THE CAR AND TRACTOR SHOW TOOK UP BOTH SIDES OF A CITY BLOCK...
MORE ENTRIES THAN EVER FOR THE EVENT....NICE PATRIOTIC  ENTRY ABOVE

MY FAVORITE...A TWO PASSENGER COUPE

A PANEL OF 3 JUDGES PICKED WINNERS IN FIVE DIVISIONS, PLUS A
TRACTOR WINNER.   I DIDN'T GET A PHOTO OF ALL WINNERS, SORRY

ABOVE, COLLEEN HERMAN IN THE "E"  DIVISION, YEARS '80 AND UP,
FROM MAQUOKETA, GOT THE WINNING PLAQUE...FOR HER 86 MONTE CARLO

STEVE HUDRLIK OF ANDREW GOT THE PLAQUE FOR HIS CLASS "D" ENTRY,
THE LINCOLN TOWN CAR

WINNING PICKUP, THIS CHEVY IN THE  '50-'69 DIVISION.   ALL I SCRIBBLED DOWN WAS HIS INITIALS, V.S.    SORRY AGAIN

WINNER IN THE "C" CLASS, RICH CURRENT OF MAQUOKETA WITH HIS '67 DOGE RT

THIS SUPER 1954 MTA IS OWNED BY DERRY KUNDE OF ANDREW.    HE BOUGHT IT IN 1968 OR 69 AND IT WAS HIS FIRST FARM TRACTOR.
TRADED IT AND MUCH LATER WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK AND RESTORE IT

ALL AGES WERE HAVING FUN IN THE DOWNTOWN PARK.    THE FIRST JACKSON COUNTY JAIL IS IN THE STONE BUILDING IN BACKGROUND...A
POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION.

LOWEL CARLSON, RURAL ANDREW, RETIRED BELLEVUE HERALD-LEADER
EDITOR AND MEMBER OF ANDREW LIONS, SURPRISED ME WITH A BASKET
OF GOODIES FOR PROMOTING ANDREW ACTIVITIES ON KMAQ. 
SOME HOME-BAKED COOKIES BY MARY KUNDE, AND SEVERAL GIFT
CERTIFICATES FROM L.R.'S...MAQUOKETA STATE BANK...AND THE CITY OF
ANDREW.    I HAVE RECEIVED MANY GIFTS OVER THE YEARS, BUT IN ALL
MY 59 YEARS AT KMAQ, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A GIFT  FROM A CITY.
MUCH APPRECIATED!!
NOT NECESSARY, BUT NANCY AND I SAY THANK YOU.

NEXT BIG THING COMING IN ANDREW FOR US TO PROMOTE...THE ANDREW
LIONS ANNUAL SWEET CORN SALE.   LARRY McMURRAY, CHAIRMAN, SAYS
THE CORN IS PLANTED AND STARTING TO COME UP.    KMAQ WILL LET
EVERYONE KNOW WHEN THE CORN IS READY TO ENJOY.
YES, FINGER LICKING GOOD AND TEETH BITING GREAT!

THANKS ANDREW FOR PUTTING ON A LOCAL MEMORIAL WEEKEND EVENT FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.

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FRIDAY DAILY

LAST NIGHT WAS "APPRECIATION NIGHT" FOR THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK, WITH OFFICES IN MAQUOKETA, PRESTON AND ANDREW AND THE
DRIVE-UP  BANK ON MAQUOKETA'S WEST SIDE.    HUNDREDS OF ADULTS

AND KIDS STARTED COMING AT 6  AND SOME DID NOT GO HOME UNTIL AFTER 11, AFTER THE MOVIE.     THE WEATHER WAS VERY NICE.

 NOTE THE BUMPER STICKED!

THE FACE PAINTING TENT WAS BUSY.    SO WAS

THE 61 DRIVE-IN TRAIN WITH ENGINER CASEY

CASEL AND SEVERAL BANK EMPLOYEES AS 

CONDUCTORS.

THE SWINGS WERE BUSY AND THE SANDBOX TO RIGHT, ALSO.

THESE M-S-B CUSTOMERS RELAXED AFTER ENJOYING A FREE SANDWICH

OR TWO, COURTESY OF THE BANK.    THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN

DID HAMBURGERS ON THEIR BIG GRILL AND THE JACKSON COUNTY PORKP

PRODUCERS PREPARED THE PORK RIBLET SANDWICHES.    THE SANDWICHES WERE SERVED UNDER A BIG WHITE TENT AND THERE

WAS A DRINK TO GO WITH THEM.

AND THERE WAS A LINE-UP ALWAYS AT THE CONCESSION STAND, WAITING

TO GET IN FOR FREE POPCORN, COURTESY OF MAQUOKETA STATE

BANKS.

IT WAS A FUN NIGHT.   ONE PROBLEM, WAS THE PROJECTOR.   IT DID

NOT WANT TO SHOW THE MOVIE.    IT WAS MISSING THE RIGHT KEY.

THE PROJECTOR KEY, LIKE A PASSWORD ON A COMPUTER, ALLOWS THE

MOVIE TO BE SHOW,   MANAGER JACK JONES  HAD TO CALL AN EMERGENY NUMBER TO GET IT AND CONSEQUENTLY THE MOVIE STARTED NEARLY AN HOUR LATE.

THOSE WHO COULD NOT WAIT, WERE GIVEN A PASS FOR A DIFFERENT

MOVIE SOMETIME THIS SUMMER. 

A BIG THANK YOU TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KEVIN BURNS AND MANY OF HIS EMPLOYEES FOR SPONSORING THE EVENT.

THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE, IN YEAR NUMBER 67, IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR

IN IOWA AND EFFECTIVE TONIGHT, WILL BE OPEN EVERYNIGHT UNTIL 

MID AUGUST AND THEN WILL GO BACK TO WEEKENDS ONLY  UNTIL MID OCTOBER.    

THE DRIVE-IN WAITING FOR FIRST CARS.   WEEK DAYS, THE GATE OPENS AT 7 AND WEEKENDS AT 6:30.   TWO NEW MOVIES FOR ONLY $8.

KIDS $5.   UNDER 5 FREE.   BRING FOOD ALONG AND TAILGATE

IF YOU LIKE.   BRING A LAWN CHAIR OR BLANKET OR COUCH AND A PORTABLE RADIO SO YOU CAN WATCH THE MOVIE UNDER THE STARS.

 

DISNEY'S NEW PIRATES MOVIE STARTS TONIGHT, NATIONWIDE AND WILL
BE THE FIRST MOVIE TONIGHT AT THE  61 DRIVE-IN.... AND WILL EASILY BE THE NUMBER ONE MOVIE OF THE MEMORIAL WEEKEND.                   
IT IS ALSO SHOWING DOWNTOWN AT THE VOY THEATRE.
THE SECOND MOVIE TONIGHT AT THE 61, THE HIT MOVIE, "GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY,   VOLUME 2" AND ALSO RATED PG-13.

MEMORIAL WEEKEND OFFICIALLY STARTS THE BIG MOVIE SUMMERTIME, WHEN EVERYONE SEES A MOVIE OR TWO OR THREE...OR MORE.
NOTHING BEATS SEEING A MOVIE ON A BIG SCREEN WITH GREAT SOUND.

THURSDAY DAILY

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING ON JONES AND ACROSS PLATT AND REASON FOR 3 WEEK DETOUR.     THE DAC BUILDING IN THE DISTANCE WAS ONCE
THE SUPER VALUE  STORE, THEN ALDI'S, AND I  HEAR HAS BEEN SOLD AND WILL BE SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN.

STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE VOY THEATRE AND NATIONWIDE.

DALE CARAWAY SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY.      HE WROTE A BOOK.   
MORE AT WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON ROTARY BLOG.

 MONDAY WAS A BIG DAY FOR ASHER SCHROEDER.    FOR DETAILS, GO TO
WWW.KMAQ.COM HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE ROTARY BLOG BUTTON.

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