MONDAY DAILY

JACKSON COUNTY UP 10 OVER THE WEEKEND

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A LONG TIME DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA BUSINESS HAS BEEN

SOLD.    THE COUPLE TAKES  OVER TOMORROW.    I WILL

HAVE THE FULL STORY AND A PHOTO OF NEW OWNERS  TOMORROW.

HAVE A HAPPY SEPTEMBER

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THURSDAY DAILY

THE MAQUOKETA AT DEWITT FOOTBALL GAME TOMORROW NIGHT AT DEWITT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.    ONE OF THE CARDINALS  HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS, AND WILL BE QUARANTINED FOR 14 DAYS.    NO JV GAME ALSO.
"COMMON SENSE" WOULD ALLOW THE GAMES TO BE PLAYED.    BUT, THAT WOULD
BE AGAINST THE RULES.

WHAT IS LEFT OF THE  BRUSH PILE HERE IN MAQUOKETA.

IN YESTERDAY'S DAILY, I MENTIONED THE MULCH WAS

TRUCKED AWAY.   NOT SO.    MAYBE LATER?

THIS IS WHAT MAIN STREET AND OTHER STREETS LOOK LIKE

ON THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS.     CLICK-ON TO ENLARGE.

NEW GARBAGE AND RECYCLABLE CONTAINERS WAITING

TO BE EMPTIED.

NANCY AND I DECIDED TO GO FOR A RIDE  TO BELLEVUE  LAST NIGHT.

WE DO IT OFTEN!    LOVE THAT MISSISSIPPI RIVER CITY.    AND A FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT,  "FLATTED FIFTH BLUES AND BBQ"...A TOUCH OF NEW ORLEANS

IN THE HISTORIC POTTERS MILL.    THESE DAYS, A VERY SAFE PLACE TO

EAT WITH AMPLE DISTANCING.    I HAD A GREAT BBQ CHICKEN SALAD

SANDWICH AND NANCY, A TASTY BOWL OF VEGETABLE SOUP.    VISITED WITH

OWNERS MARK AND RACHEL HERMAN.

AND BEFORE COMING HOME, A STOP AT "GRANDPA'S PARLOUR" FOR AN ICE CREAM CONE.     A SINGLE DIP (HUGE) OF CHOCOLATE-MINT FOR ME AND A STRAWBERRY
FOR NANCY, BOTH IN WAFFLE CONE.   GREAT ANYTIME, ESPECIALLY ON A HOT
SUMMER NIGHT.    YES....I ENJOY TALKING  ST. LOUIS BASEBALL WITH  OWNER ERIC (FLATJORD)  TOO.   HE'S A LONGTIME CARDINAL FAN.    PRETTY SURE HIS WIFE
KRISTY IS ALSO.

BELLEVUE'S RIVER FRONT IS ONE OF FINEST ALONG THE RIVER WITH CHANCE
OFTEN TO WATCH A BARGE GO THROUGH THE LOCK AND  DAM.      OVER THE
YEARS, WHENEVER WE HAD VISITORS FROM WISCONSIN,  I TOOK THEM TO SEE
THE LOCK OPERATE.    A GREAT TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR BELLEVUE.
HOPE YOU TOO GET TO VISIT BELLEVUE AGAIN, SOON.

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

THE 42ND IOWA SENIOR GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS HELD THIS WEEK AT THE CROW VALLEY GOLF COURSE IN DAVENPORT AND ENDED TODAY.
ROBERT AND BONNIE CHRISTENSEN, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA AND NOW
LIVING IN MARSHALLTOWN, HAD GOOD NEWS TODAY.   THEIR SON ROB
WON THE SUPER SENIOR DIVISION, SHOOTING 4 OVER PAR.

NOW..A LOOK AT THE PAST....

RON DELAGARDELLE HAD A SMALL SPEAKING PART
IN THE MOVIE.    DURWOOD GOHLMAN ALSO OF 
MAQUOKETA APPEARED IN THE MOVIE TOO.     AND SO,
WE HAD A LOCAL PREMIER OF IT AT THE VOY THEATRE.
A GALA NIGHT IT WAS.

38 YEARS AGO, THE ABOVE BRIDGE OPENED.   IT WAS
MY SECOND YEAR AS A D.O.T. COMMISSIONER AND
I WAS THERE ON THE BRIDGE FOR THE DEDICATION.   THEN SENATOR RICH NORPEL OF BELLEVUE CUT THE RIBBON.   RICH WAS INSTRAMENTAL IN GETTING IT BUILDT.    MANY THOUGHT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 
NAMED AFTER HIM.

SEVERAL YEARS LATER, "FIELD OF DREAMS"
WAS FILMED IN DYERSVILLE AND AREA.   THE FIELD
IS THERE AND MOST OF  YOU HAVE VISITED IT.

REMEMBER, TO ENLARGE THE 3 STORIES ABOVE,
JUST CLICK-ON THEM.

THIS HUGE MACHINE WAS IN MAQUOKETA MONDAY AND TUESDAY TO "MULCH UP" THE BIG PILE OF
BRUSH AT THE CITY SITE.    AND THE CHIPS WERE
HAULED AWAY.

TODAY IS NATIONAL DOG DAY.    KIPP IS GETTING OLD
BUT STILL MANAGES TO STAY ON-THE-GO WITH DAVE.

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TUESDAY DAILY

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MONDAY DAILY

THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE IS NOW OPEN WEEKENDS ONLY.....FRIDAY, SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY.    THE ABOVE MOVIES THIS WEEKEND.

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THURSDAY DAILY

NICE PHOTO OF LAKEHURST DAM

RATED PG-13

AND

RATED R

THESE TWO MOVIES ARE PLAYING TONGHT THRU SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE
61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA.
THE DRIVE-IN NOW  UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON IS OPEN WEEKENDS ONLY.

MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL UNTILITY HELPING OUT AT AMES.

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA BRUSH PILE IS REALLY BIG.    SO BIG, THAT IT WILL
BE CLOSED NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND A FIRM WILL COME IN,
GRIND EVERYTHING UP AND HALL IT AWAY.    THEN WILL RE-OPEN AGAIN
ON WEDNESDAY.    THE PILE THIS HIGH ALSO GOES BACK ABOUT 50 YARDS
ABOUT THE SAME HIGHT.    AGAIN, OPEN THE REST OF THIS WEEK...CLOSED
MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND THEN OPEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY.

THESE TWO CLASSIC MOVIES START FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN.

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TUESDAY DAILY

THE FACADE PROGRAM DOWNTOWN IS NEARING COMPLETION.    A FEW MORE
WEEKS.     THIS BUILDING IS ACROSS FROM THEATRE AND BOB THE BARBER
IS IN RIGHT SIDE.    NOTICE, THEY GO ALL THE WAY UP TO THE ROOF, AS
THEY DID TODAY, PAINTING THE TOP PART WHICH INCLUDES THE NAME OF THE
BUILDING AND SOMETIMES YEAR IT WAS BUILDT.   THIS WAS KNOWN AS THE
ELLIS BUILDING AND THEY WILL BE ADDING A MISSING "L" LATER.   THE
OLD PART AT RIGHT OF NAME, PRETTY DARK AND  WORN.     THE GRAY AREA WILL PAINTED NEXT.    NOTICE..ALL 5 WINDOWS ARE NEW.

THEY STARTED TODAY ON THE ABOVE BUILDING NORTH OF THE
NO LONGER USED BIG BANK  BUILDING.    THE PAWN SHOP WAS LAST TO
OCCUPY IT.   IT IS A 3 STORY BUILDING.    THE TOP WINDOWS WERE CLOSED
WITH CEMENT  BLOCKS YEARS AGO.   THERE IS ONE APARTMENT ON THE
SECOND FLOOR.   THE MAIN FLOOR IS NOW THE HOME OF "NEMMER'S  REALTY".
"NEMMERS" IS A BELLEVUE BUSINESS THAT EXPANDED TO MAQUOKETA LAST
YEAR WHEN THEY PURCHASED THE "KENNEDY-GILMORE REALTY".     IT WAS
ON EAST QUARRY AND MOVED TO THIS LOCATION MONTHS AGO.
THE ABOVE BUILDING WAS QUITE DULL.   ANXIOUS TO SEE THE NEW LOOK.

FRIDAY DAILY

FIRE STARTED LATE THIS MORNING  AT THE HOME OF KAY LUBBEN LOCATED SOUTH OF WAL MART.   THE HOUSE IS BETWEEN THE MAILBOX AND POLICE CAR
ABOVE, BEHIND THE TREES.

 

THE CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE.    A GRANDDAUGHTER OF KAY'S

SAID..."THE HOUSE IS A TOTAL LOSS".   HER MOTHER  IS

STAYING WITH  HER.    HER GRANDFATHER, LORIN LUBBEN,  DIED

THIS PAST FEBRUARY.    FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE UNTIL 4 P.M.

IT IIS BELIEVED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE KITCHEN.   

INVESTIGATION WILL CONTINUE ON THE CAUSE.

THE FIRST MOVIE EVERY NIGHT THIS COMING

WEEK AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN.   RATED PG

TJE 2ND MOVIE

"THE GREAT OUTDOORS"

ALSO PG

SEE IT TONIGHT.  

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