THURSDAY DAILY

HAD LUNCH TODAY AT BILL'S PLACE, 105 SOUTH MATTESON STREET, JUST OFF EAST PLATT STREET....
ONE OF MAQUOKETA'S OLDEST TAVERNS.     NANCY WORKS RIGHT NEXT DOOR AT KEN MOORE'S NEW LOCATION FOR HIS RENTALS AND ANTIQUES BUSINESS.     KEN IS NANCY'S SON.   AS YOU CAN SEE, BILL'S IS GETTING A NEW FRONT PAINT JOB, AND
IT IS GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE.    THE OUTSIDE DECK
IS VISABLE IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER.    OPEN EVERY
DAY FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND EVENING FOOD TOO....CLOSING AT 2 A.M.

THERE IS A VERY LARGE PARKING LOT RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.   MARK HIGGINS IS THE MANAGER.    STEVE GENDRAU OF SABULA IS THE OWNER.   HE ALSO OWNS ILLOWA GAMES, THE GAMING AND JUKE BOX BUSINESS FOR THIS AREA.

CASSIE TURMAN OF DELMAR WAS OUR BARTENDER AND WAITRESS.     BEEN THERE FOR OVER 5 YEARS.

INSIDE THE MAIN WHITE DOOR,  ONE OF THREE
POOL TABLES AND A BIG U-SHAPED BAR.    ANOTHER
SIDE BAR TO LEFT OF ENTRY.    NO TABLES IN FRONT
AREA, BUT PLENTY OF SEATING AT THE BARS. 

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AN ADDITION WAS ADDED TO THE SOUTH AND IT CONTAINS TWO MORE POOL TABLES AND EXTRA SEATING FOR EATING.
NOT A FANCY PLACE, BUT CLEAN AND COMFFY WITH
LOTS OF WALL THINGS, INCLUDING MY FAVORITE....
A LARGE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS SCHEDULE. 
MY CHEESEBURGER(WITH ONIONS)WAS LARGE AND
DELICIOUS.   ENOUGH BEER-BATTER FRIES FOR TWO
PEOPLE AND THE BUSCH-LITE TAP WAS GOOD AND COLD (SELDOM HAVE A BEER FOR LUNCH)... AND BEST PART...LUNCH WAS FREE THANKS TO KEN.   NANCY LIKED HER BURGER LUNCH TOO.
WE'LL GO BACK AGAIN SOON.    SO, IF YOU'VE ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT BILL'S PLACE OR BILL'S TAVERN...NOW YOU KNOW.    

MAQUOKETA HAS  35+ PLACES WHERE YOU CAN GET SOMETHING TO EAT!  

BELOW LEFT:   BETH CARSTENSEN AND RIGHT, BRENDA McPHERSON

VOLLEYBALL TUESDAY NIGHT,  WEST DELAWARE  3, MAQUOKETA 0

DENNIS VOY