WE ARE IN THE 50'S TODAY WITH SUNSHINE, BUT COLD WEATHER IS COMING BACK TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY.
STATE SENATOR ROGER STEWART STOPPED IN THIS MORNING.
SAYS ADJOURMENT OF THE IOWA LEGISLATURE IS ABOUT 4 WEEKS AWAY.
HE IS HAVING A FUND RAISING EVENT APRIL 2ND AT THE NEW MOTEL HERE IN MAQUOKETA AND THE GOVENOR'S WIFE...CHRISTIE VILSACK, WILL BE THE SPECIAL GUEST. LIKE AT ALMOST ALL DEMOCRATIC FUNCTIONS, RED HENTON WILL PROVIDE THE MUSIC.
ST. REP. BOB OSTERHAUS AND I JUST CAME BACK FROM LUNCH AT THE DECKER. THEY WERE BUSY. BOB HAD A FISH SPECIAL AND SOUP AND I HAD SOUP AND A CHEESEBURGER AND BOB SAID HE HAD AN HONOR THIS WEEK AT THE HOUSE CHAMBERS.....HE WAS ASKED TO PROCEED OVER THE HOUSE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, SITTING IN FOR THE CHAIRMAN. SAID, ALL WENT WELL AND IT WAS FUN. BOB IS IN HIS FINAL WEEKS OUT THERE, AS HE IS NOT RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION, BUT STILL HOLDS HIS SEAT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. THERE ARE MEETINGS TO ATTEND DURING THE SUMMER AND LATER IN THE YEAR. HE HAS HAD THE JOB FOR ABOUT 7 OR 8 YEARS AND HAS DONE A GOOD JOB. WIFE ANN HAS BEEN HIS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ALL THAT TIME AND ALSO HAS DONE WELL.
WE HAD A LITTLE DISAGREEMENT TODAY IN OUR DISCUSSION OF THE MINIMUM WAGE AND THE ISSUE OF RAISING THE MINIMUM. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE TWO MINIMUMS.....FOR AGE 17 AND UNDER AND ADULTS 18 AND OVER. AND...IF WE HAD TWO TIERS...I THINK IT WOULD BE OKAY TO RAISE THE TEEN MINIMUM A LITTLE AND THE ADULT A LOT MORE. I THOUGHT I HAD A NEW IDEA ABOUT TWO MINIMUMS....BUT I READ A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THAT WISCONSIN IS GIVING THAT SOME THOUGHT AND BOB SAID HE'S HEARD DISCUSSION ALONG THOSE LINES BEFORE. BUT, FOR THIS YEAR, THE ISSUE IS DEAD IN THE IOWA LEGISLATURE.
BELLEVUE MARQUETTE WON THEIR GAME OVER #1 RATED NEWELL FONDA THIS MORNING, BY 10 POINTS, TO TAKE 3RD PLACE IN THE BOYS 1-A TOURNAMENT IN DES MOIENS. LAST YEAR, THEY TOOK 4TH.
MY SON DAVID VISITED THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER YESTERDAY AND GOT A TOUR FROM GARY DREW, AND WAS IMPRESSED WITH IT. THE 800 SEAT AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED ON EAST PLATT, WHERE THE OLD GOLF COURSE WAS YEARS AGO. IT WILL OPEN IN DECEMBER FOR ITS FIRST EVENT. DAVE TOOK SOME GOOD PICTURES AND TO SEE THEM, GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE....CLICK ON TO DENNIS' DAILY PHOTOS AND TAKE A LOOK.
THE SUNSHINE PRE-SCHOOL RADIOTHON IS THIS SUNDAY FROM NOON 'TIL 6 P.M. IT WILL BE ON KMAQ-FM AND ACCESS CHANNELL 18...AND WE HAVE A BUNCH OF ENTERTAINERS LINED UP FOR THE AFTERNOON. THREE PHONES FOR PLEDGES WILL BE IN OPERATION. WE ARE STARTING ALREADY TO GET PLEDGES FROM THOSE WHO WON'T BE IN MAQUOKETA SUNDAY.
IF YOU REMEMBER SUNSHINE AND IT EFFECTED YOUR LIFE IN SOME WAY,
YOU ARE WELCOME TO MAKE A PLEDGE TOO. JUST EMAIL THE AMOUNT TO ME AND I'LL READ YOUR NAME AND PLEDGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EVERYONE THAT MAKES A PLEDGE WILL BE MAILED A THANK-YOU WITH INFORMATION ON WHERE TO SEND THIER CHECK. YOU WILL ALSO BE LISTED ON THE SUNSHINE WEB SITE AND ALSO WILL BE LISTED IN THE
SUNSHINE SCHOOL'S NEW BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER COMING OUT SOON.
MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS kmaq@kmaq.com SUNSHINE IS OWNED BY NO ONE....OWNED BY THE CITIZENS OF MAQUOKETA AND RUN BY A BOARD
OF CITIZENS. IT IS AN EXCELLENT FACILITY....ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE. RIGHT NOW THE PRE-SCHOOL AND DAYCARE....LOCATED IN A LARGE BEAUTIFUL BUILDING BEHIND THE JACK AND JILL STORE....HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 140 KIDS. BUT, LIKE MOST SCHOOLS TODAY, IT NEEDS MORE FUNDS TO CONTINUE DOING THE BEST JOB POSSIBLE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO RAISE 25-50 THOUSAND DOLLARS SUNDAYS.
NO BIRTHS OR DEATHS.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
