THURSDAY DAILY

DENNIS VOY

WEDNESDAY DAILY

THEY STARTED INSTALLATION OF THE NEW WINDOWS ON THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE/CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA (YEARS AGO,OSTERHAUS PHARMACY) TODAY.    THESE 3 WINDOWS ARE IN WHAT WAS THE GREEN MILL BUILDING.
LARRY McDEVITT HAS SPENT WEEKS DOING THE BRICK WORK, PREPARING FOR THE WINDOWS.    STOCKHAM AND SON IS DOING THE REST OF THE WORK ON THE NEW FRONT OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING.     I'M SURE IT WILL
LOOK GREAT WHEN FINISHED IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER.


THERE WILL BE AN ALZHEIMER'S WALK IN MAQUOKETA SEPTEMBER 30TH.
AND TWO RAFFLES A PART OF IT.

KMAQ BUILDING...
OCTOBER 27, 1970 - AUGUST 30, 2017
WE MOVED IN THE DAY AFTER THE OCTOBER 26TH LATE EVENING FIRE AT
OUR FIRST 1958 OFFICE-STUDEO LOCATION AT 136 1/2 SOUTH MAIN.
STILL LOOKING PRETTY GOOD ALONG THE NEW MAIN STREET AFTER
NEARLY 47 YEARS.    MOSTLY HIDDEN IS THE BANNER FLYING ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE LIGHT POLE.    I FIGURE I HAVE WORKED OVER
150,000 HOURS IN THE ABOVE BUILDING.   ANOTHER 10-12 HOURS TOMORROW.    AND I TAKE OFF EARLY SOME DAYS.
FUN, MOST OF THE TIME.

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DENNIS VOY

TUESDAY DAILY

THE MOVIE BUSINESS IS WAY DOWN THIS YEAR, NATIONWIDE AND HERE
IN MAQUOKETA.     YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OR READ THAT THIS PAST
WEEKEND WAS THE WORST SUMMER WEEKEND FOR THEATRE ATTENDANCE IN THE  UNITED STATES IN 17  YEARS.
DON'T GET YOUR HANKIE OUT FOR ME JUST YET.
I'VE SEEN THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST, AND MOST TIMES,
THE RECOVERY WILL BE QUICK AND GOOD TIMES WILL BEGIN.
LAST YEAR, THE 61 DRIVE-IN HAD A RECORD YEAR AND THIS YEAR
ATTENDANCE IS WAY DOWN.   SOME GOOD MOVIES AND WEATHER AND
NEXT YEAR COULD BE ANOTHER RECORD YEAR.
STARTING THIS FRIDAY ON MY THEATRE SCREENS....

FOR MOVIES AND SHOW TIMES..24 HOURS A DAY...GO TO
WWW.VOYTHEATRES.COM OR CALL 563-652-3535.

SEE YOU AT THE MOVIES!

DENNIS VOY

MONDAY DAILY

A WRINGER WASHER  IN ANDREW LIVES ON.

NEW FIRE STATION PLANNED FOR ANDREW.
 

WILD JELLY NIGHT....THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH.
HURSTVILLE INTERRETIVE CENTER.
6:30 P.M.
$5 PER PERSON.
CALL JEN MEYER TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE.    563-652-3783
OR Jen@JacksonCCB.com

SORRY..HAD NO TIME FOR NEW PHOTOS TODAY.

DENNIS VOY

SUNDAY DAILY

THE ANDREW FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL STEAK FRY AND SHRIMP WASSATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FIRE STATION.     BIG TURN OUT, GREAT FOOD,
AUCTION AND MUSIC.  SOME OF THE PHOTOS I TOOK BELOW.

PHOTOS BY DENNIS VOY

SATURDAY DAILY

NEW BAND DIRECTOR HOVEY IN HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE LEADING
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BAND, PLAYING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
A FEW MINUTES BEFORE, RETIRED DIRECTOR CRAWFORD WAS SALUTED
BEFORE RAISING THE FLAG IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER.

CASCADE 48   MAQUOKETA 0

FRESHMAN-SOPHOMORE GAME, MAQUOKETA WON 21 TO 14.

THE EAST IRON HILL CHURCH IS LOCATED ABOUT 8 MILES FROM MAQUOKETA JUST OFF THE CAVES ROAD.    THIS IS AN OLD PHOTO.
A NEW PHOTO WOULD SHOW A NEW FRONT ENTRANCE AND ADDITION.
ALSO NEW SIDEWALKS.
SORRY I DIDN'T GET PHOTO OF THE NEW LOOK, BUT DID TAKE OTHER
INSIDE PHOTOS WHEN WE VISITED CHURCH THIS AFTERNOON.    THEY HAD
A SHORT DEDICATION OF THE NEW ADDITION AND BEAUTIFUL WINDOW
ABOVE THE  FRONT DOOR.

STAINED GLASS WINDOW ABOVE THE FRONT DOOR

THE NEW FRONT ENTRANCE AND RECEPTION AREA

THE BASEMENT OF THE NEW ADDITION IS THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ROOM.
THE KIDS PAINTED THE WALLS.   NOTE THE CARPET.

THE CHURCH ALTER

A BACK CORNER OF THE CHURCH

PASTOR SUSAN LeBLANC AND HUSBAND RAY.    RAY TODAY WAS PRESENTED
A QUILT OF VALOR FOR 20 YEARS SERVICE IN THE AIRFORCE.    SAM
CAVEN OF MAQUOKETA, WHO SERVED IN GERMANY IN WWII,  ALSO WAS
PRESENTED A QUILT TODAY.   RAY SERVED ALL OVER THE WORLD AND HAS
BEEN IN 56 COUNTRIES.    SUSAN HAS BEEN PASTOR AT 9 CHURCHES,
RETIRING FROM GRAND MOUND METHODIST CHURCH 10 YEARS AGO.  THEY THEN MOVED TO MAQUOKETA (NEXT TO CARSON FUNERAL HOME ON
MAQUOKETA'S HISTORIC STREET) AND PASTOR SUSAN WAS ASKED TO
BE PART TIME MINISTER AT EAST IRON HILL CHURCH, A POSITION THAT
CALLS FOR HER TO DO THE SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE AND NO PAPERWORK.    THE SERVICE IS AT 9 A.M. EACH SUNDAY, WITH AN AVERAGE
OF 40 OR SO PER SUNDAY.    AND VISITORS (NEW MEMBERS TOO) ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

AFTER THE DEDICATION, ALL WENT DOWNSTAIRS FOR ICE CREAM AND
COOKIES.  
SOON..HOPE  YOU GET A CHANCE TO VISIT THIS BEAUTIFUL RURAL IOWA CHURCH.    PLENTY OF ROOM FOR  YOUR CAR TOO AS IT HAS A BIG PARKING LOT ... AND THERE IS A LARGE NICE CEMETERY BEHIND THE CHURCH.     AGAIN, ROOM FOR YOU♰

DENNIS VOY

FRIDAY DAILY

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS OPEN THE FOOTBALL SEASON TONIGHT HOSTING THE CASCADE COUGARS AT GOODENOW FIELD.
KICK-OFF TIME 7:30.     THE FRESHMEN-SOPHOMORE GAME IS AT 5.
CASCADE HAD A 6  AND 3  RECORD LAST YEAR AND ONE OF THEIR
WINS WAS A 47 TO 12 SEASON OPENING VICTORY OVER MAQUOKETA.
LEIGHTON HEPKER, FILLING IN FOR MATT CLARK, WILL BROADCAST THE
VARSITY GAME TONIGHT AT 7:20.    IT WILL BE ON BOTH AM AND FM
AND ON OUR INTERNET HOME PAGE.
TOMORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING, COME BACK HERE FOR THE SCORE
FROM FRIDAY NIGHT.

A HAT IN THE  RING .....
RICHARD E. STIMMEL OF 115 WEST PLEASANT STREET, APARTMENT 1,
IN MAQUOKETA ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE WILL RUN FOR THE
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL, IN THE 4TH WARD.    LONGTIME COUNCIL
MEMBER AMY MOORE HAS THAT SEAT NOW AND IS NOT SEEKING
RE-ELECTION.    RICHARD E. STIMMEL IS 37 YEARS OLD, SINGLE,
AND WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA AND GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA
HIGH SCHOOL.    HIS PARENTS ARE RICHARD AND IRLENE STIMMEL
OF 407 WEST MAPLE STREET.    IN MAKING HIS HAT IN THE RING
ANNOUNCEMENT, HE SAID HE IS TIRED OF THE WAY SOME THINGS ARE RUN
IN THE TOWN AND ASKS VOTERS TO JOIN HIM IN MAKING MAQUOKETA
A "ONE-OF-A-KIND" CITY AGAIN.    STIMMEL PLANS A "MEET AND GREET
EVENT IN A MAQUOKETA PARK IN SEPTEMBER.

ON THE KMAQ STORK REPORT, A SON WAS BORN WEDNESDAY TO JACK AND ASHLEY OSTERHAUS OF DUBUQUE.    GRANDPARENTS ARE MATT AND
MARILYN OSTERHAUS OF MAQUOKETA AND DEAN AND HEATHER SIEVERDING OF BELLEVUE.    THE BABY BOY HAS BEEN NAMED DONNY ROBERT, AFTER  HIS LATE GREAT-GRANDFATHER DON SIEVERDING OF BELLEVUE AND HIS
GREAT-GRANDFATHER ROBERT OSTERHAUS OF MAQUOKETA.

DENNIS VOY

THURSDAY DAILY

THE FINAL CONNECTING PIECE OF STEEL WAS INSTALLED TODAY.    IOWA AND ILLINOIS FINALLY LINKED,  WITH THE NEW SAVANNA-SABULA BRIDGE.
THERE IS A CHRISTMAS TREE AND U.S. FLAG AT THE TOP.   THIS
PHOTO FROM THE ILLINOIS SIDE.   BEHIND THE NEW BRIDGE, THE OLD ONE STILL BEING USED.   THE NEW ONE SET TO OPEN LATER THIS YEAR.
PHOTO BY DENNIS BOWMAN

A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF MAQUOKETA DIED YESTERDAY.    REGINA SAGERS, AGE 104.    LATER TODAY OR TOMORROW, THERE SHOULD BE A
PHOTO AND PENDING OBITUARY AT CARSON CELEBRATION OF LIFE
CENTER FUNERAL HOME IN MAQUOKETA.   I FIRST MET HER IN 1958 WHEN I
MOVED TO MAQUOKETA IN AUGUST AND  RENTED A ROOM FROM HER
MOTHER-IN-LAW, CECELIA SAGERS.   REGINA WAS A GRAND LADY.
SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN.

DENNIS VOY

WEDNESDAY DAILY

MY DENTIST FOR OVER 45 YEARS.
MAYBE YOUR DENTIST FOR MANY YEARS TOO.
HE AND 26 OTHERS WERE PRESENTED ONE OF THESE VETERAN'S QUILTS AT A SPECIAL EVENING AT SACRED HEART.
NOW RETIRED, HE REMAINS AN AVID ST. LOUIS CARDINALS FAN.

DENNIS VOY...
MAQUOKETA NATIVE JOHN HINZ HAD A BETTER PLACE TO
OBSERVE THE ECLIPSE THAN WE DID.







































 

TUESDAY DAILY

EVERYBODY KNOWS MARV FRANZEN
HE DRIVES THE JOHN DEERE TRACTOR PULLING
THE WAGON THAT TAKES CONCERT GOERS FROM THE FARM FIELD PARKING LOT TO THE BARNSTORMER BARN EAST OF MAQUOKETA OFF CODFISH HOLLOW ROAD WHERE ON THE 2ND WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER THE 2ND ANNUAL TWO-DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD, CALLED GARP2017.    THE TWO DAY EVENT WITH JUST 700
TICKETS SOLD OUT IN MINUTES.
AND ALSO THESE DAYS, MARV CAN BE SEEN
ON WEST PLATT STREET SELLING SWEET CORN, AS HE HAS DONE FOR YEARS.   YES...AND HE LIKES BIB OVERALLS.  
PHOTO BY BROOKE TAYLOR

 

DENNIS VOY

MONDAY DAILY

THIS ZENITH CONSOLE RADIO WAS A BIG SELLER IN THE 40'S AND 50'S.
I TOOK THIS PHOTO OF IT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN DOWNTOWN
DEWITT.

ANN SOENKSEN STARTED THE SOCIETY AND  HAS BEEN THE CURATOR ALL 40 YEARS.    SHE GREETED VISITORS FROM 1 UNTIL 4 IN THE MAIN BUILDING. 

THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS.   IT IS A VERY LARGE, VERY NICE 

MUSEUM ON THE CORNER IN DOWNTOWN DEWITT.    OPEN EVERY

SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NO ADMISSION. 

RED HENTON WAS THERE TO ENTERTAIN.   JUST AFTER THIS PHOTO HE

ASKED EVERYONE TO JOIN-IN SINGING "YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE".

THERE WERE COOKIES BY THE DOZENS TO PICK FROM AND ICE CREAM TOO.

ANN DEPENDS ON A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS AND BOB LEE, ABOVE, IS

ONE OF THEM.  SO IS HIS WIFE RAMONA.    BOB, BACK A DOZEN YEARS OR MORE,  LIVED IN MAQUOKETA AND WAS THE MANAGER OF "SKEFFINGTON'S JACK AND JILL STORE" IN MAQUOKETA.   NOW RETIRED.

 ANOTHER VOLUNTEER, JUDY KETELSEN, DID THE SPINNING WHEEL

DEMONSTRATION THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

WHAT'S A MUSEUM FARM EQUIPMENT DISPLAY WITHOUT A THRESHING

MACHINE.    THEY HAVE ONE.    OUT OF FOCUS ME,  WHEN IN HIGH SCHOOL

AND LIVING ON THE FARM FOR 2 YEARS,  USED TO TEND BLOWER ON ONE LIKE THIS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ANN, THE VOLUNTEERS,  AND MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIEY OF DEWITT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

TWO OF IOWA'S BIGGEST FARM LEADERS WERE

ON "JUST TALK" THIS MORNING.   AT LEFT, JOE

HEINRICH OF RURAL MAQUOKETA,VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE IOWA FARM BUREAU AND MATT DEPPE OF

LaMOTTE, C.E.O OF THE IOWA CATTLEMEN'S

ASSOCIATION.    THEY TOLD ABOUT A  RECENT

TRIP THEY WERE ON TO CHINA.

AN ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT

AT THE U.S. CELLULAR STORE ON WESTGATE

DRIVE IN MAQUOKETA.     NO DETAILS YET.

CAN YOU SEE IT?

I WENT OUT AT 1 P.M. TO THE 

HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER

FOR THE EXCITMENT OF SEEING THE

ECIPLSE.   MANY KIDS AND ADULTS THERE LOOKING UP AT THE SKY.

WITH GLASSES, CEREAL BOXES, AND

OTHERS.

IT WAS EXCITING!

BUT..

IT WAS DISAPPOINTING!

1:13 P.M. CAME...

DARKNESS DID NOT COME.

FOR MOST...HARD TO SEE IT! 

OR VERY LITTLE!  

TWO REASONS....WE WERE NOT IN

LINE TO SEE IT AT ITS BEST....AND

IT WAS CLOUDY.

BUT A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL.

AS FOR ME...I'D RATHER LOOK UP

INTO THE SKY....

AT A DRIVE-IN MOVIE

DENNIS VOY