THERE, 78 TO 53.
TUESDAY NIGHT, THE 14TH, THEY PLAY THEIR FINAL REGULAR GAME OF
THE SEASON AT EPWORTH AGAINST WESTERN DUBUQUE. MATT CLARK
WILL BROADCAST THE GAME AT 7:20 P.M.
CORRECTION: WE WILL NOT BROADCAST THIS
GAME AFTER ALL TONIGHT, FEB 14TH. SORRY!
THEN, THE CARDINAL BOYS OPEN 3-A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT PLAY
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT AT MOUNT VERNON, IN THE 8 P.M. GAME AND
MATT WILL BROADCAST IT ON KMAQ.
IN BOWLING, LAST SATURDAY, AT THE CEDAR RAPID'S BOWLING CENTER,
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS WON THE WAMAC CHAMPIONSHIP, WITH 3,363 PINS.
CARDINAL CONNER SCHNOOR ROLLED A 290, WITH 11 STRIKES IN A ROW.
IN THAT TOURNAMENT FOR THE GIRLS, MAQUOKETA FINISHED IN NEXT TO
LAST PLACE, AHEAD OF INDEPENDENCE. BEST SCORE BY CARDINAL
DELSEY DODDS, A 182.
TODAY (TUESDAY) THE CARDINALS WILL BE IN A CLASS-1-A SUBSTATE
MEET AT CASCADE LANES, STARTING AT 1 P.M. THE TEAM CHAMPION
AND THE TOP INDIVIDUAL WITH ADVANCE FROM THE DISTRICT. THE TOP 12 BOWLERS IN THE CLASS WILL ALSO ADVANCE TO STATE.
MAQUOKETA HAD 4 WRESTLERS IN THE DISTRICT LAST SATURDAY HERE
IN MAQUOKETA AND THEY ALL FINISHED WITH A 3RD OR 4TH. SO, THERE WILL BE NO GRAPPLERS AT STATE THIS YEAR FROM MAQUOKETA.
THE SEASON IS OVER.
THERE WILL THREE FROM THE KMAQ AREA GOING TO DES MOINES THIS
THURSDAY, FROM DEWITT, BELLEVUE AND MIDLAND.
THEY ARE STILL SKYING, DESPITE THE WARM WEATHER, AT SUNDOWN MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT WEST OF DUBUQUE. THEY HAVE A SNOW MAKING
MACHINE AND ALL RUNS ARE OPEN. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IF YOU EVER WANT TO CHECK ON CONDITIONS IS: 563-556-6676.
MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING STARTS TODAY DOWN SOUTH.
THE SEASON WILL END WITH THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS IN THE WORLD SERIES IN OCTOBER.
BONNIE "GOOGLE" MITCHELL, OF MAQUOKETA, CURATOR OF THE JACKSON
COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY TWO MUSEUMS. ONE ON THE FAIRGROUNDS AND THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM ON EAST MAPLE STREET. GOT A QUESTION ABOUT JACKSON COUNTY? "GOOGLE" BONNIE AND GET
THE ANSWER. THIS PHOTO TAKEN TODAY AT THE WEEKLY TUESDAY
"BROWN BAG LUNCH" AT THE CE MUSEUM COMMUNITY ROOM. YOU BRING
YOUR OWN SANDWICH AND A DESSERT IS ON THEM AND TODAY, OF COURSE, A VALENTINE TREAT. TODAY, A LARGE GROUP OF HIGHS SCHOOL
STUDENTS WHERE THERE, FOR A TOUR OF THE MUSEUM AND THE LUNCH FOLLOWED BY A HISTORY PRESENTATION BY BONNIE. TODAY, ABOUT
MAQUOKETA SCHOOLS, MAQUOKETA FAMOUS PEOPLE AND CLINTON ENGINES.
SHE TOLD FIRST ABOUT THE FOUNDER OF MAQUOKETA, J. E. GOODENOW.
THEN ABOUT THE FIRST SCHOOL, STARTING WITH THE SCHOOL IN THE GOODENOW LOG CABIN DOWNTOWN WHERE THE GREEN SPACE IS NOW. THEN ABOUT THE THE ACADEMY SCHOOL ON THE HILL WHERE THE
MIDDLE SCHOOL IS NOW. OFF THE SCREEN, I TOOK PHOTO OF THE
CHRISTMAS EVE 1921 ACADEMY FIRE.
UNTIL WORLD WAR 2 WHICH CALLED MANY POSSIBLE STUDENTS TO WAR.
USED TODAY, MINUS ONE OF THE TWO ENTRANCES, AND THAT A REV.
MILLIKAN WAS THE PASTOR. AND HIS SON, WHO CAME TO MAQUOKETA
AS A CHILD, GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL AND BECAME
A VERY FAMOUS PHYSICIST.
AND A FRIEND OF MINE. THE LATE DR. HEPKER WAS A MEMBER OF THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WHERE WE WORKED ON PROJECTS
TOGETHER AND STARTED THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HALL OF FAME. HE SON OWNS THE BODY SHOP ON SOUTH MAIN STREET.
BONNIE ALSO TOLD THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT CLINTON ENGINES.
THE COMPANY MOVED TO MAQUOKETA (A NON-UNION TOWN THEN) IN 1950 FROM CLINTON, MICHIGAN. IT BECAME ONE OF THE TOP TEN EMPLOYEE
COMPANIES IN IOWA. WHEN NECESSARY, WORKED 3 SHIFTS A DAY,
SOMETIMES EVEN ON SUNDAY. OWNER DON THOMAS SOLD PLANT AND
AFTER NEW OWNERSHIP BY AN EASTERN COMPANY, CLOSED IN THE MID 60'S. OVER THE YEARS, OVER 18 MILLION ENGINES WERE MADE IN
MAQUOKETA.
TODAY...A BIT OF LOCAL HISTORY FOR SOME OF YOU READERS OF THIS
DAILY REPORT.
IF YOU GET A CHANCE, ATTEND A TUESDAY "BROWN BAG LUNCH".
JOIN OVER 25 PEOPLE WEEKLY THAT ENJOY JACKSON COUNTY HISTORY.
DENNIS VOY
