Monday, July 27, 2020

TUESDAY DAILY

SINCE NOTHING IS HAPPENING WITH DOG PARK ON HILL BY
HORSESHOE POND PARK (BAD PLACE FOR IT ANYWAY?)...HERE'S
A SUGGESTION FROM A DAILY VIEWER.    IT IS CITY OWNED
LAND SOUTH OF BURLINGTON RC TRACK OFF OF NORTH WALNUT STREET.
  THE RC TRACK (NEW LAST YEAR AND ADDED ON TO THIS YEAR) 
THIS YEAR DOES NOT SEEM TO BE USED AS EXPECTED.   THERE IS AN
EXISTING FENCE IN YELLOW.    RED IS WHRE TWO ENTRY GATES COULD GO.
TAKE A LOOK.






A Little MASK Humor in these serious times we are in regarding COVID-19.

MONDAY DAILY

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DEAN TILTON 80 WEDNESDAY
AH  1 AND AH  2  AND AH  3....
dandktilton@comcast.net  







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Saturday, July 25, 2020

SATURDAY DAILY

JACKSON COUNTY UP 6 SINCE FRIDAY.







FOUR MORE MAQUOKETA HOMES WERE SELECTED THIS MONTH TO BE DESIGNATED AS OUTSTANDING HOMES OF THE MONTH.    THIS MONTHLY PROGRAM IS A JOINT
VENTURE OF THE MAQUOKETA HOMETOWN PRIDE COMMITTEE AND THE MAQUOKETA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE BOARD.
THE ABOVE HOME IS AT 908 EAST PLATT STREET, THE HOME OF BARB IHRIG.
PLACING THE SIGN IN THE  YARD,  BARB SCHROEDER AND STEVE GISEL OF THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE BOARD.

THE ABOVE HOUSE IS AT 205 NORTH JONES AVENUE, THE HOME OF PAMELA MYATT-QUICK CRAWFORD.

THIS HOME IS AT 514 EAST MAPLE STREET, THE HOME OF CLAYTON AND CHRISTINE SNELL.     CHRISTINE IN THE MIDDLE ABOVE.

THIS HOME IS AT 815 NILES STREET, THE HOME OF TOM AND CAROL BREUCH.
THEY ARE IN THE LEFT ABOVE.
THE PHOTOS OF ALL 4 HOMES CAN BE ENLARGED BY CLICKING ON EACH
PHOTO.














ABOVE...NOT A LOCAL PROBLEM.



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Friday, July 24, 2020

FRIDAY DAILY

NOTE:   WE HAVE HAD A LOT MORE  TESTING IN THE COUNTY AND THAT WOULD BE ONE EXPLANATION OF  OUR HIGHER AMOUNT OF CASES.











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Thursday, July 23, 2020

THURSDAY DAILYB





BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MAQUOKETA.


ANOTHER WEST SIDE OF MAIN STREET GETTING A NEW LOOK.    THE CITY
LIMITS RESTAURANT.

THEY ARE BUILDING A NEW VISITOR'S
PRESS BOX AT GOODENOW FIELD.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

TUESDAY DAILY

THE CARDINAL BOYS LOST THEIR TOURNAMENT GAME LAST NIGHT TO MARION, 5 TO 1 AND ENDED A FINE SHORT SEASON.











THIS WEEK WE START OUR 35TH SEASON OF BROADCASTING ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAMES ON KMAQ.
TOMORROW, AT 2:55 PM...WE WILL AIR AN EXHIBITION GAME WITH THE KC ROYALS.
THEN....THE FIRST OF 60 GAMES.... IS THIS FRIDAY AT 12:20 WHEN THE CARDINALS HOST PITTSBURG.

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Monday, July 20, 2020

MONDAY DAILY

119 SENIORS GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY.    ALMOST
ALL WERE ON HAND TO GET THEIR DIPLOMA AT 2 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT
THE GYM.   SPACED APART, THEY FILLED THE GYM FLOOR.   PARENTS AND GUESTS
SAT IN THE BLEACHERS.   ALL WENT WELL.
THE MCHS CONCERT CHOIR SENIORS SANG "HOMEWARD BOUND"
PRINCIPAL MARK VERWAECHE READ OFF THE NAMES, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
KEVIN BOWMAN, HANDED OUT THE DIPLOMAS  AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
CHRIS HOOVER MOVED THE TASSEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.
A PARADE THROUGH PARTS OF MAQUOKETA FOLLOWED THE CEREMONY.
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, NICE TWO-MONTH LATE COMMENCEMENT, BECAUSE
OF COVID-19.



Sunday, July 19, 2020

SUNDAY DAILY

THE MAQUOKETA BOYS DEFEATED MT. VERNON FRIDAY NIGHT 15 TO 5.
NEXT, MARION.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.


620 SOUTH 2ND STREET
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HE MADE IT...
BRETT MASSEY GRADUATES TODAY FROM MCHS....THE
KMAQ STUDENT ANNOUNCER FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS.

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Friday, July 17, 2020

FRIDAY DAILY

MAQUOKETA BOYS VERSUS MT. VERNON TONIGHT AT 7 HERE ON KMAQ
MAQUOKTA GIRLS LOST TO DEWITT LAST NIGHT, 10 TO  0







GOOD  STORY SUNDAY IN THE MAGAZINE INSERT IN THE CEDAR RAPIDS
GAZETTE.      CLICK ON ALL FOUR TO ENLARGE.






GRADUATION DAY IS SUNDAY AT 2 AT MCHS GYM.    ONLY 4 PER GRAD MAY
ATTEND.    CEREMONY WILL BE ON KMAQ AND THIS WEB SITE RADIO STARTING
JUST BEFORE 2 SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THE PARADE AFTER.

MOLLY B POLKA SHOW AT OHNWARD HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WILL BE
RE-SCHEDULED NEXT YEAR.


THE DECKER HOTEL IS FOR SALE FOR $295,000.    BARGAIN PRICE.

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Thursday, July 16, 2020

THURSDAY DAILY

      THESE TWO BEGIN TOMORROW (FRIDAY) NIGHT.   

LAST SUNDAY, IN THE CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE, THEIR
INSERTED SMALL MAGAZINE HAD A GREAT STORY ABOUT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE.    MARION AND
CEDAR RAPIDS ARE OVER AN HOUR AWAY, BUT WE
STILL GOT LOTS OF CARS FROM THERE.     WE SHOULD
GET MANY MORE BECAUSE OF THE ARTICLE.    

THE JACKSON COUNTY PRO RODEO, POSTPONED FROM
JUNE UNTIL THIS SEPTEMBER....NOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THE MCHS GRADUATION IS SUNDAY AT 2 AT THE HIGH
SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA.   LISTEN TO IT "LIVE" ON
THE RADIO AND ON THE HOME KMAQ WEB PAGE AT
WWW.KMAQ.COM

MAQUOKETA AT DEWITT GIRLS  TOURNAMENT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT TONIGHT AT 6:45 ON
THE KMAQ HOME PAGE RADIO, AS WELL AS ON
KMAQ AM AND FM RADIO.




CANCELLED...
THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS SHOW
THIS SATURDAY. 






THE KIWANIS CLUB HAD MANY GIFTS TO GIVE AWAY AT 
THE AFTER RROM PARTY.    BUT, NO PROM THIS YEAR.
SO THEY WILL BE GIVING THE GIFTS TO THE SENIORS
AFTER THE GRADUATION CEREMONY SUNDAY.
ABOVE AND BELOW JUST SOME OF THEM.   THERE ARE
MORE.





JUST IN ..... AFTER 4 P.M. TODAY.....






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