1 and 1/4 inch of rain yesterday. Cloudy this morning and hot this afternoon...high of 88. Storms possible tonight.

The water bills will be higher in Maquoketa later this year. The City Council is going to add a storm water sewer rate to eveyone's utility bill, to raise money, about $100,000 a year, to make improvements to the storm sewer system in the city,which i getting old and in need of work citywide. The average homeowner will pay about $3.50 a month. Higher for business and industry.

Mike and Kerri Widel of Lost Nation are parents of a girl, born Tuesday at a Davenport Hospital. Paternal grandparents are Paul and Millie Widel of Maquoketa. and Oscar and Marie Bystol of Maquoketa.

No deaths to report.

Sunday, the Firemen's breakfast in the morning and the Hospital Open House in the afternoon.

Several Maquoketa High School French Language Students are in France right now.

And..the Penrose Family Scholarships were announced today by Kate Carinder, Executive Director of the Maquoketa Area Foundation, which
distributes the funds. $1,000 Scholarships will go five area graduates, including 3 from Maquoketa....Chris Davis, Anessa Miller and Jeremy Crawford.

GARFIELD THE CAT starts tonight at the Voy 3 Theatre and nationwide.

M & W Hardware in Andrew is closing and the liquidation sale is tomorrow.
It has been a popular little hardware store for over 40 years. Milt and Pat Cornelius are the owners.

Dan Brickner, a graduate of MCHS and Police Chief at Perry, Iowa .....this past Tuesday won a Democratic Primary election contest to be the party's candidate for Sheriff in that county. His Republican
opponent is a current deputy sheriff in the county. His mother, Audrey,
and sister Beth, are still Maquoketa residents.

The Optimist fly-in drive-in breakfast is Father's Day at the Maquoketa airport....a week from Sunday.

Have a good weekend.

Dennis Voy