FRIDAY NEW YEAR'S EVE REPORT

 

THE MIDDLE SPACE IN PHOTO, WITH NO NAME,  IS "BOB'S BARBER SHOP".   BOB

FITZGERALD,  AGE 78,  GAVE HAIRCUTS THIS MORNING.    AT NOON, CLOSED.    HE HAD

SOMEONE  TAKE DOWN THE BARBER SIGN, THE WINDOWS WERE  PAPERED  AND SIGN'

ON DOOR, SAYS "RETIRED".    WE WILL MISS BOB DOWNTOWN,  AFTER AROUND 40

YEARS.     FOR MANY  YEARS, ON NORTH MAIN AND THE LAST MANY  YEARS ON

SOUTH MAIN.      HAPPY RETIREMENT WISHES TO BOB.

THE STORE TO LEFT,  "DOWNTOWN", IS NEW.   I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT AT THIS

TIME.   IT OPENED LAST WEEK.    TO THE LEFT, THE STATE FARM INSURANCE OFFICEF.

ON THE CORNER, TO THE RIGHT, THE FUTURE HOME OF A PIZZA PLACE.

NOTICE THE SNOW.     FOUR TO 6 INCHES COMING AGAIN TOMORROW, NEW YEAR'S 

DAY.    ALONG WITH WIND AND COLD TEMPS.   

ABOVE, SOUTH JONES AND WEST PLATT.   THE BUILDING IS DOWN AND THE

"FOOTINGS" FOR NEW BUILDING ARE DONE.    SNOW HAS STOPPED WORK FOR

AWHILE.    IT WILL BE....WHERE IS SAYS COMING SOON...THE HOME OF  "SCOOTERS"...

A STORE FOR COFFEE AND OTHER BEVERAGES.     IT WILL BE A COMPANY STORE.

IT IS BEING BUILDT AT AN ANGLE AND WILL HAVE A DRIVE-UP WINDOW AND SOME

IN DOOR SEATING, WITH A GOOD SIZED PARKING LOT.

FROM KMAQ,   THE VOY 3 THEATRE   AND THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE

DENNIS (VOY) AND NANCY(MOORE)

WEDNESDAY REPORT

5  INCHES OF SNOW TUESDAY.

COLD WEEKEND AHEAD..

ROTARY MEETING TODAY.    ONE MORE MEMBER CAME IN AFTER THIS PHOTO  WAS

TAKEN....AND WITH ME, ATTENDANCE WAS 9.    TOM MESSERLI  IN PHOTO WAS

GUEST SPEAKER.    WE NEED SOME MORE MEMBERS.    WE MEET EVERY

WEDNESDAY NOON AT EAGLES CLUB.      LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT 

JOINING?   CONTACT SALLY DAVIES ABOVE,  WHERE SHE WORKS  AT CLOVER RIDGE

PLACE.

GUEST SPEAKER TODAY WAS NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR FOR MAQUOKETA, TOM

MESSERLI.     HE SERVED ONCE BEFORE FOR 8 YEARS, STARTING IN 2000.

LOTS  OF THINGS GOING ON IN THE TIMBER CITY AND  LOTS OF NEEDS TOO,

AND HE DISCUSSED MOST.     

DENNIS VOY

 

MONDAY REPORT

SOME  ICE AND 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN KMAQ AREA.

THIS PHOTO  TAKEN SUNDAY AT THE FULTON CHURCH NORTH OF MAQUOKETA.

ON LEFT OF COURSE IS 101 YEAR OLD RED HENTON OF MAQUOKETA.

WITH HIM, MATT WALKER, HIS GRANDSON.   HIS  MOTHER IS NANCY WHO NOW

LIVES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

HE HAS BEEN THE ORGANIST FOR THE FULTON CHURCH FOR OVER 25 YEARS 

AND YESTERDAY WAS HIS FINAL SUNDAY AT THE ORGAN, DECIDING IT WAS

TIME TO RETIRE FROM THE TWICE A MONTH HIGH PAYING  JOB.     HE  HAS LIVED IN

IOWA CITY MOST OF THOSE YEARS AND ESTIMATED HE HAS TRAVELED AROUND 

100 THOUSAND MILES TO PLAY THE ORGAN IN FULTON.     THERE HAVE BEEN

ONLY A FEW TIMES WHEN WEATHER PREVENTED  HIM TO ATTEND.

MATT IS SINGLE, NEVER MARRIED,  AND STILL WORKS IN IOWA CITY.

HE STARTED WITH  PIANO LESSONS WHEN HE WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL AND

LATER LEARNED HOW TO PLAY THE ORGAN.     AND I CAN TELL YOU, HE IS

A VERY GOOD ORGANIST.    OVER THE YEARS HE  HAS ALSO  HELPED HIS GRANDPA

RECORD SONGS ON CD'S FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE AREA.

HE WAS GIVEN A MUSIC BOX CLOCK YESTERDAY AFTER THE SERVICE AND

THEN AS ALWAYS WENT INTO THE NICE BASEMENT FOR A NOON LUNCH PROVED TO

THOSE ATTENDING THE SERVICE  BY CHURCH MEMBERS.    HE WILL BE MISSED BUT 

PLANS TO COME BACK NOW AND THEN TO TAKE IN A SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE 

FROM A PEW AND NOT  THE ORGAN  BENCH.  

DENNIS VOY

 

SUNDAY REPORT

 CHRISTMAS IS OVER.

HOPE YOU HAD A BLESSED HOLIDAY.

NANCY AND I  ENJOYED CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE  HISTORIC EAST IRON  HILL CHURCH, AN OLD  CHURCH MADE TO LOOK LIKE NEW.    BEAUTIFUL.   THERE WERE  CLOSE TO 50 ATTENDING..GOOD TURN OUT

AT CHRISTMAS,  ALWAYS NICE TO MEET OLD FRIENDS.

NEW YEAR'S EVE AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA...AT 7 P.M.

ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE MORNING AT OHNWARD BOXOFFICE...ALSO AT

OSTERHAUS PHARMACY.    AT THE DOOR SATURDAY NIGHT, $30.    BUY IN

ADVANCE AND SAVE.

ALL WEEK LONG...THE VOY THEATRE WILL HAVE ALL 3 MOVIES AT 2 P..M.

AND 6:30 P.M.    MATINEE SHOWS ..ALL SEATS $5     EVENING SHOWS, ALL SEATS

$7.OO      THE MOVIES ARE....SING 2....THE NEW SPIDERMAN MOVIE, RATED PG-13 

AND THE NEW MATRIX MOVIE RATED R.

THIS WEEK....AND WEEKEND...

FOOTBALL BOWL TIME.

GO CYCLONES....

GO HAWKS.

DENNIS VOY

SATURDAY REPORT

 

SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS WERE IN MAQUOKETA AT THE VOY THEATRE

THIS MORNING FOR A MAQUOKETA STATE BANK

FREE MOVIE AND TREATS EVENT.   WHEN NOT AT THE NORTH POLE,

THEY LIVE IN ANDREW.    THEY HAVE A BUSY SCHEDULE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

BUT STILL HAVE OPENINGS.   TODD HAGEN, SANTA'S CEO, CAN BE REACHED

AT 623-582-5852 OR EMAIL:   HoHoHeadquarters@aol.com

Dennis Voy

FRIDAY REPORT

RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.

NO SNOW YET, BUT NORTHERN IOWA GETTING A LOT.

MAQUOKETA BOYS BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT...AND KMAQ WILL BROADCAST IT FROM MAQUOKETA GYM STARTING JUST BEFORE 7.  HOPE YOU CAN LISTEN.

JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION AND HOSPICE  EACH  RECEIVED OVER $3,000

FROM THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB....PROCEEDS FROM THEIR REVERSE

RAFFLE HELD EARLIER THIS FALL.

F

DENNIS VOY

THURSDAY REPORT

BAD FIRE AT THE DANNY DEMOSS HOME IN MONMOUTH.

NEW PARTICIPANT ON KMAQ AUCTION SHOW THIS  SATURDAY....SMILY'S ICE CREAM IN DEWITT. 

 

   

 

DENNIS VOY