IT HAS BEEN RAINING ON AND OFF MOST OF THE DAY AND NOW, AT 5:40 P.M. IT IS RAINING QUITE HARD. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW TOWARD MORNING AND ABOUT AN INCH IS EXPECTED BY TOMORROW MORNING AND THEN A COUPLE OR 3 MORE INCHES IN THE MORNING.
IT WAS 43 TODAY, NOW IT IS 40 AND RAINING.

BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS GAMES AT MANCHESTER AND BOYS GAMES HERE, AGAINST WEST DELAWARE OF MANCHESTER, HAVE BEEN CALLED OFF AND WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED LATER.

AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, FIVE VETERAN TEACHERS SUBMITTED THEIR RESIGNATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAM. THEY ARE: COUNSELOR OWEN THORSON, TEACHER ALICE BURMAHL, TEACHER MARY MANSON, TEACHER KAREN TILTON AND TEACHER JUDY BICKFORD. THE EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAM ALLOWS TEACHERS AND STAFF TO RETIRE AND RECEIVE A PORTION OF THEIR SALARIES FOR TWO YEARS. ALL 5 HAVE BEEN TEACHERS FOR OVER 30 YEFARS. JUDY BICKFORD HAS BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT 37 YEARS.

WAL-MART IS GIVING $1,000 FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING BY NEEDY KIDS THRU A PROGRAM THEY CALL..."SHOP WITH A COP". THE 20 KIDS WILL GO SHOPPING WITH MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICERS AND BE ABLE TO SPEND $50 EACH.
SPOUSES WILL GIFT-WRAP THE PURCHASES.

NO BIRTHS OR DEATHS.

I'LL T ELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE SNOW TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY