Tuesday, May 28, 2019

TUESDAY DAILY

MEMORIAL DAY AFTERNOON,  AT 1 P.M.,  THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW 
JACKSON COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL
THAT WAS HELD BETWEEN THE TWO CEMETERIES IN MAQUOKETA.    A VERY GOOD ATTENDANCE AND A LITTLE RAIN DURING THE CEREMONY, WHICH LASTED
ABOUT 40 MINUTES.    THIS PHOTO AT THE BEGINNING DURING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
BELOW A FEW PHOTOS AS I WALKED AROUND VISITING
WITH PEOPLE, WHO ALL THOUGHT THE MEMORIAL
WAS EXCELLENT.

THE EVERGREENS ALONG THE WEST EDGE WILL
EVENTUALLY GROW WIDE AND TALL AND MAKE A
GOOD DIVIDER BETWEEN THE ADJACENT HOME AND
THE MEMORIAL.    THE 2 STAINLESS STEEL STRUCTURES
TO HOLD THE "PAVERS" ARE NEARLY FULL, BUT THERE IS IN PLACE, TWO CONCRETE SLABS TO  HOLD TWO
ADDITIONAL STAINLESS HOLDERS.     ANYONE WISHING
TO PURCHASE A "PAVER" BEARING A VETERANS NAME,
NOW OR MONTHS AND YEARS IN THE FUTURE, CAN DO
SO BY CONTACTING THE AMVETS IN ANDREW.    THEY START AT $50 EACH.    
THE VETERANS PARK WILL BE  OPEN EVERY DAY WITH
LIGHTS FOR EVENING VIEWING.    STOP BY AND ENJOY
A WALKING VISIT.   
THANKS TO ALL THAT AFTER NEARLY 5 YEARS OF
WORK, MADE YESTERDAY POSSIBLE.    SPECIAL MENTION WAS GIVEN TO MARTY BALLIU OF MAQUOKETA, THE VOLUNTEER LEADER IN BUILDING THE MEMORIAL.    

DENNIS VOY