HIGH OF 85 TODAY.
IN THE 90'S AGAIN TOMORROW, AND SUNDAY, THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE FAIR.
THE TRACY BYRD SHOW WAS A GOOD ONE LAST NIGHT. GOOD CROWD...BUT NOT QUITE AS GOOD AS HOPED FOR. HOWEVER, THE ATTENDANCE WAS AGAIN GOOD FOR THE DAY, 3,723....NEAR RECORD.
BIG TRACTOR PULL TONIGHT...VERY POPULAR.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.....I'M IN A HURRY...HAVE TO HEAD FOR THE FAIR TO DO HOURLY BROADCASTS TONIGHT FROM THE KMAQ BOOTH IN THE PEARSON BUILDING.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, July 28, 2005
HIGH OF 84 TODAY. WAS A GOOD DAY FOR THE FIRST FULL DAY OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR.
THE FAIR PARADE LASTED OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF LAST NIGHT.
MAQUOKETA LIVESTOCK'S ENTRY "THE OLD BARN" TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE ANTIQUE DIVISION
AND WAS NAMED THE OVER-ALL PARADE ENTRY TOO. I AGREE WITH THE JUDGE'S PICK...IT WAS A NICE FLOAT.
I DIDN'T SEE IT, BUT EVERYONE SAYS THE SCHOOL BUS RACE WAS FUNNY AND VERY WELL ACCEPTED.
ATTENDANCD, ABOUT 4,000, WAS VERY GOOD....PROBABLY THE BEST OPENING NIGHT ATTENDANCE EVER.
SORRY, THE WEB CAM DIDN'T WORK FOR THE PARADE. IT WAS WORKING, BUT COULDN'T HANDLE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO WATCH. NO ONE TOLD ME THIS WOULD HAPPEN. THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO MAKE IT WORK IN THE FUTURE EITHER. THE WEB CAME WORKS FINE WHEN AN AVERAGE OF ONLY A FEW PEOPLE ARE BRINGING IT UP AT ANY ONE TIME.
THE JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR JACKSON COUNTY WENT UP SLIGHTLY FROM 5.4 PERCENT IN MAY TO 5.5 PERCENT IN JUNE.
IN MAGISTRATE COURT, MICHAEL SCHULZ, 43, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT IN THE 5TH DEGREE. MAQUOKETA POLICE SAY SCHULZ WENT TO "CAN CITY" ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA
(JOHN WAGENER, OWNER) AND RETURNED 75 CANS. HE ALTERED THE SLIP TO READ 475 CANS AND RECEIVED AN EXTRA $20. CAN CITY IS ALSO SEEKING RESTITUTION.
TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED JUST BEFORE THE PARADE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. ONE DRIVEN BY NORMA CROUCH, 76, OF MAQUOKETA AND OTHER BY JACK PARMER, AGE 50, OF MAQUOKETA.
NO INJURIES. OVER $1,000 DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS.
TAKE CARE.
DENNIS VOY
THE FAIR PARADE LASTED OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF LAST NIGHT.
MAQUOKETA LIVESTOCK'S ENTRY "THE OLD BARN" TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE ANTIQUE DIVISION
AND WAS NAMED THE OVER-ALL PARADE ENTRY TOO. I AGREE WITH THE JUDGE'S PICK...IT WAS A NICE FLOAT.
I DIDN'T SEE IT, BUT EVERYONE SAYS THE SCHOOL BUS RACE WAS FUNNY AND VERY WELL ACCEPTED.
ATTENDANCD, ABOUT 4,000, WAS VERY GOOD....PROBABLY THE BEST OPENING NIGHT ATTENDANCE EVER.
SORRY, THE WEB CAM DIDN'T WORK FOR THE PARADE. IT WAS WORKING, BUT COULDN'T HANDLE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO WATCH. NO ONE TOLD ME THIS WOULD HAPPEN. THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO MAKE IT WORK IN THE FUTURE EITHER. THE WEB CAME WORKS FINE WHEN AN AVERAGE OF ONLY A FEW PEOPLE ARE BRINGING IT UP AT ANY ONE TIME.
THE JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR JACKSON COUNTY WENT UP SLIGHTLY FROM 5.4 PERCENT IN MAY TO 5.5 PERCENT IN JUNE.
IN MAGISTRATE COURT, MICHAEL SCHULZ, 43, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT IN THE 5TH DEGREE. MAQUOKETA POLICE SAY SCHULZ WENT TO "CAN CITY" ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA
(JOHN WAGENER, OWNER) AND RETURNED 75 CANS. HE ALTERED THE SLIP TO READ 475 CANS AND RECEIVED AN EXTRA $20. CAN CITY IS ALSO SEEKING RESTITUTION.
TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED JUST BEFORE THE PARADE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. ONE DRIVEN BY NORMA CROUCH, 76, OF MAQUOKETA AND OTHER BY JACK PARMER, AGE 50, OF MAQUOKETA.
NO INJURIES. OVER $1,000 DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS.
TAKE CARE.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
WE GOT A LITTLE RAIN OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT.
THEN, EARLY THIS MORNING IT STARTED RAINING AGAIN...AND IT HAS BEEN RAINING A LITTLE ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND IT WAS COOL TODAY. EVERYONE'S HAPPY OF COURSE.
THE DEWITT GIRL'S SOFTBALL TEAM IS GOING TO THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME. THEY PLAY NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT AT FORT DODGE AND WE ARE MAKING PLANS TO BROADCAST THE GAME.
PRESTON HAS A NEW POLICE CHIEF. MAYOR STEVE RITENOUR APPOINTED CHAD GRUVER AS CHIEF, TO REPLACE HIS DAD, CURT. CURT ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK T HAT HE WOULD RETIRE SEPTEMBER 10TH.
CHAD IS CURRENTLY THE CHIEF AT SABULA.
RICHARD CURRENT, AGE 63, OF MAQUOKETA WAS DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 61 SUNDAY NIGHT AND A DEER JUMPED OUT OF THE DITCH AND LANDED ON THE HOOD OF HIS CAR. DAMAGE ESTIMATE, AROUND
$3,000 TO HIS 97 DODGE. HE WAS NOT INJURED.
THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR PARADE IS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) NIGHT AT 6. DON'T FORGET THAT THE KMAQ WEB CAM WILL BROADCAST THE PARADE ON YOUR COMPUTER. JUST GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK ON THE PICTURE OF DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. IF THE PICTURE DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY
REFRESH ... YOU WILL HAVE TO HIT THE REFRESH KEY EVERY 30 SECONDS OR SO.....OR IF YOU DON'T HAVE A REFRESH KEY, HIT TOP ROW KEY F5 . SORRY, BUT THERE WILL BE NO AUDIO.
NO RAIN FORECAST FOR TOMORROW AND HIGH AROUND 80 FOR THE PARADE.
NO DEATHS TO REPORT TODAY.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
THEN, EARLY THIS MORNING IT STARTED RAINING AGAIN...AND IT HAS BEEN RAINING A LITTLE ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND IT WAS COOL TODAY. EVERYONE'S HAPPY OF COURSE.
THE DEWITT GIRL'S SOFTBALL TEAM IS GOING TO THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME. THEY PLAY NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT AT FORT DODGE AND WE ARE MAKING PLANS TO BROADCAST THE GAME.
PRESTON HAS A NEW POLICE CHIEF. MAYOR STEVE RITENOUR APPOINTED CHAD GRUVER AS CHIEF, TO REPLACE HIS DAD, CURT. CURT ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK T HAT HE WOULD RETIRE SEPTEMBER 10TH.
CHAD IS CURRENTLY THE CHIEF AT SABULA.
RICHARD CURRENT, AGE 63, OF MAQUOKETA WAS DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 61 SUNDAY NIGHT AND A DEER JUMPED OUT OF THE DITCH AND LANDED ON THE HOOD OF HIS CAR. DAMAGE ESTIMATE, AROUND
$3,000 TO HIS 97 DODGE. HE WAS NOT INJURED.
THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR PARADE IS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) NIGHT AT 6. DON'T FORGET THAT THE KMAQ WEB CAM WILL BROADCAST THE PARADE ON YOUR COMPUTER. JUST GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK ON THE PICTURE OF DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. IF THE PICTURE DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY
REFRESH ... YOU WILL HAVE TO HIT THE REFRESH KEY EVERY 30 SECONDS OR SO.....OR IF YOU DON'T HAVE A REFRESH KEY, HIT TOP ROW KEY F5 . SORRY, BUT THERE WILL BE NO AUDIO.
NO RAIN FORECAST FOR TOMORROW AND HIGH AROUND 80 FOR THE PARADE.
NO DEATHS TO REPORT TODAY.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, July 22, 2005
95 TODAY. NO RAIN. TOMORROW, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GET UP TO 100.
DEAN AND KAREN TILTON, RESIDENTS OF MAQUOKETA SINCE THE MID-60'S HAVE SOLD THEIR HOME AND ARE MOVING TO THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA. THERE WILL BE A FAREWELL PARTY FOR THEM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY LEAVE TUESDAY MORNING. KAREN IS A RETIRED TEACHER AND DEAN RETIRED LAST YEAR (STILL CONSULTANT WITH FIRM) FROM A NATIONWIDE COMPANY THAT PRINTS CORPORATE COOKBOOKS. HE CAME TO MAQUOKETA TO BE THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND
TEACHER, THEN LATER OPENED AND RAN A MUSIC STORE FOR MANY YEARS. HE WAS ALSO MY PARTNER IN THE OPERATION OF THE KENTUCKY FRIEND CHICKEN RESTAURANT IN MAQUOKETA FOR 20 YEAR. BOTH SONS ARE MARRIED AND HE HAS 3 GRANDCHILDREN. TED LIVES IN COLORADO AND
TRENT IN MICHIGAN. DEAN AND KAREN HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WILL
BE MISSED. I AND MAQUOKETA WISHES THEM A HAPPY RETIREMENT IN FLORIDA.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, I MENTIONED I HADN'T HEARD FROM MANY OF YOU. I DIDN'T MEAN YOU NEEDED TO EMAIL ME....BUT SURE HAVE GOTTEN NICE COMMENTS ALL WEEK LONG.
SOME CAN BE READ ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK. TODAY, I GOT EMAILS FROM KAREN GLASGOW, FORMERLY FROM MAQUOKETA AND NOW LIVING IN BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS......BRUCE ARNESON OF MESA,ARIZONA.....DON AND PHYLLIS OF MAQUOKETA (WHO ALSO REPORT THEIR SON JON IN HAWAII CHECKS THIS REPORT REGULARLY).......ALLEN BODKIN IN MISSOURI.....AND.....KAREN SANGER IN WAUKEE.....
GLAD YOU ALL LIKE THE DAILY (WELL WE KNOW NOT ALWAYS DAILY) REPORT.
HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE KMAQ WEB CAM. JUST GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK ON THE SCENE OF DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, I WILL POSITION THE CAMERA SO YOU CAN
WATCH THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR PARADE ON THE WEB CAM FROM 6 UNTIL ABOUT 7:30 P.M.
HOW ABOUT THAT? SORRY, THERE WILL BE NO AUDIO, UNLESS YOU ARE IN THIS AREA AND CAN HAVE KMAQ AM OR FM TUNED IN AT THE SAME TIME ON YOUR RADIO.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
DEAN AND KAREN TILTON, RESIDENTS OF MAQUOKETA SINCE THE MID-60'S HAVE SOLD THEIR HOME AND ARE MOVING TO THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA. THERE WILL BE A FAREWELL PARTY FOR THEM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY LEAVE TUESDAY MORNING. KAREN IS A RETIRED TEACHER AND DEAN RETIRED LAST YEAR (STILL CONSULTANT WITH FIRM) FROM A NATIONWIDE COMPANY THAT PRINTS CORPORATE COOKBOOKS. HE CAME TO MAQUOKETA TO BE THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND
TEACHER, THEN LATER OPENED AND RAN A MUSIC STORE FOR MANY YEARS. HE WAS ALSO MY PARTNER IN THE OPERATION OF THE KENTUCKY FRIEND CHICKEN RESTAURANT IN MAQUOKETA FOR 20 YEAR. BOTH SONS ARE MARRIED AND HE HAS 3 GRANDCHILDREN. TED LIVES IN COLORADO AND
TRENT IN MICHIGAN. DEAN AND KAREN HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WILL
BE MISSED. I AND MAQUOKETA WISHES THEM A HAPPY RETIREMENT IN FLORIDA.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, I MENTIONED I HADN'T HEARD FROM MANY OF YOU. I DIDN'T MEAN YOU NEEDED TO EMAIL ME....BUT SURE HAVE GOTTEN NICE COMMENTS ALL WEEK LONG.
SOME CAN BE READ ON THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK. TODAY, I GOT EMAILS FROM KAREN GLASGOW, FORMERLY FROM MAQUOKETA AND NOW LIVING IN BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS......BRUCE ARNESON OF MESA,ARIZONA.....DON AND PHYLLIS OF MAQUOKETA (WHO ALSO REPORT THEIR SON JON IN HAWAII CHECKS THIS REPORT REGULARLY).......ALLEN BODKIN IN MISSOURI.....AND.....KAREN SANGER IN WAUKEE.....
GLAD YOU ALL LIKE THE DAILY (WELL WE KNOW NOT ALWAYS DAILY) REPORT.
HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE KMAQ WEB CAM. JUST GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK ON THE SCENE OF DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, I WILL POSITION THE CAMERA SO YOU CAN
WATCH THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR PARADE ON THE WEB CAM FROM 6 UNTIL ABOUT 7:30 P.M.
HOW ABOUT THAT? SORRY, THERE WILL BE NO AUDIO, UNLESS YOU ARE IN THIS AREA AND CAN HAVE KMAQ AM OR FM TUNED IN AT THE SAME TIME ON YOUR RADIO.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, July 21, 2005
FOR THE 2ND MORNING IN A ROW..WE GOT A LITTLE RAIN THIS MORNING. NOT MUCH.
MONTICELLO GOT SO MUCH YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT, THAT THEY HAD TO CANCEL THIS AFTERNOON'S HARNESS HORSE RACES BECAUSE OF TOO MUDDY CONDITIONS ON THE TRACK.
MORE EMAILS FROM THOSE CHECKING THIS DAILY REPORT. NICE HEARING FROM:
KAREN SANGER IN WAUKEE.
JOHN EGLI, NOW LIVING IN WASHINGTON, IOWA.
KEITH MATTHEWS OF GLADWIN, MICHIGAN. HAS VISITED MAQUOKETA MANY TIMES AND HAD NICE COMMENTS ABOUT MAQUOKETA.
COREY KETTMAN OF BELLEVUE.
LISA BLISS OF ANDREW...AND
CLEO ENGLISH. NOT SURE WHERE SHE LIVES.
HIGHER GAS PRICES MIGHT PROMPT THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CHARGE STUDENTS AN ACTIVITY TRANSPORTATION FEE. IT WAS TALKED ABOUT AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING. SUPT.
HUCKSTADT WILL CHECK TO SEE IF ANY OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE SUCH A FEE.
MIRIAM BROWN OF MAQUOKETA, AGE 55, WAS SENTENCED YESERDAY IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT IN CEDAR RAPIDS TO SEVEN MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRIZON AND ANOTHER SEVEN MONTHS UNDER HOME DETENTION FOR STEALING AROUND $70,000 FROM THE MAQUOKETA HOUSING AUTHORITY WHICH SHE MANAGED FOR OVER 22 YEARS. THE MONEY HAS BEEN PAID BACK. SHE REMAINS HOME UNTIL TOLD WHERE TO REPORT FOR HER PRIZON SENTENCE. SHE WAS FIRED IN DECEMBER 2003 AND NOW THE PROGRAM IS BEING OPERATED BY THE EAST CENTRAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ASSOCIATION.
PRESTON POLICE CHIEF CURT GRUVER WILL RETIRE IN SEPTEMBER. HE HAS BEEN CHIEF FOR 4 YEARS AND BEFORE THAT WAS A MAQUOKETA POLIC E OFFICER FOR 22 YEARS.
64 PEOPLE GAVE BLOOD YESTERDAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE GOAL WAS 75. THEIR IS A REAL NEED THIS SUMMER FOR BLOOD.
A MAQUOKETA TEEN, J.T. THOMPSON, AGE 17, HIT TWO PARKED CARS YESTERDAY MORNING CAUSED BY A STEERING PROBLEM ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CARS HIT BELONGED TO LARRY CAMPBELL AND LAWRENCE RILEY. NO INJURIES.
FUNERAL SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S FOR ROBERT E. MUSSER, AGE 69, OF MAQUOKETA WHO DIED LAST NIGHT AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. FULL OBITUARY SHOULD BE ON THE CARSON WEB SITE TOMORROW....www.carsonandson.com
AN APARTMENT BUILDING WAS TORN DOWN THIS PAST WEEK IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, JUST SOUTH OF THE H & R BLOCK BUILDING. THE RESULT WILL BE A BIGGER PARKING LOT FOR THE HURST HOTEL WHICH IS BEING CONVERTED INTO A SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
MONTICELLO GOT SO MUCH YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT, THAT THEY HAD TO CANCEL THIS AFTERNOON'S HARNESS HORSE RACES BECAUSE OF TOO MUDDY CONDITIONS ON THE TRACK.
MORE EMAILS FROM THOSE CHECKING THIS DAILY REPORT. NICE HEARING FROM:
KAREN SANGER IN WAUKEE.
JOHN EGLI, NOW LIVING IN WASHINGTON, IOWA.
KEITH MATTHEWS OF GLADWIN, MICHIGAN. HAS VISITED MAQUOKETA MANY TIMES AND HAD NICE COMMENTS ABOUT MAQUOKETA.
COREY KETTMAN OF BELLEVUE.
LISA BLISS OF ANDREW...AND
CLEO ENGLISH. NOT SURE WHERE SHE LIVES.
HIGHER GAS PRICES MIGHT PROMPT THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CHARGE STUDENTS AN ACTIVITY TRANSPORTATION FEE. IT WAS TALKED ABOUT AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING. SUPT.
HUCKSTADT WILL CHECK TO SEE IF ANY OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE SUCH A FEE.
MIRIAM BROWN OF MAQUOKETA, AGE 55, WAS SENTENCED YESERDAY IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT IN CEDAR RAPIDS TO SEVEN MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRIZON AND ANOTHER SEVEN MONTHS UNDER HOME DETENTION FOR STEALING AROUND $70,000 FROM THE MAQUOKETA HOUSING AUTHORITY WHICH SHE MANAGED FOR OVER 22 YEARS. THE MONEY HAS BEEN PAID BACK. SHE REMAINS HOME UNTIL TOLD WHERE TO REPORT FOR HER PRIZON SENTENCE. SHE WAS FIRED IN DECEMBER 2003 AND NOW THE PROGRAM IS BEING OPERATED BY THE EAST CENTRAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ASSOCIATION.
PRESTON POLICE CHIEF CURT GRUVER WILL RETIRE IN SEPTEMBER. HE HAS BEEN CHIEF FOR 4 YEARS AND BEFORE THAT WAS A MAQUOKETA POLIC E OFFICER FOR 22 YEARS.
64 PEOPLE GAVE BLOOD YESTERDAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE GOAL WAS 75. THEIR IS A REAL NEED THIS SUMMER FOR BLOOD.
A MAQUOKETA TEEN, J.T. THOMPSON, AGE 17, HIT TWO PARKED CARS YESTERDAY MORNING CAUSED BY A STEERING PROBLEM ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CARS HIT BELONGED TO LARRY CAMPBELL AND LAWRENCE RILEY. NO INJURIES.
FUNERAL SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S FOR ROBERT E. MUSSER, AGE 69, OF MAQUOKETA WHO DIED LAST NIGHT AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. FULL OBITUARY SHOULD BE ON THE CARSON WEB SITE TOMORROW....www.carsonandson.com
AN APARTMENT BUILDING WAS TORN DOWN THIS PAST WEEK IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, JUST SOUTH OF THE H & R BLOCK BUILDING. THE RESULT WILL BE A BIGGER PARKING LOT FOR THE HURST HOTEL WHICH IS BEING CONVERTED INTO A SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
WE GOT A LITTLE RAIN AT ABOUT 9:45 THIS MORNING....RAINED ABOUT A HALF-HOUR. IT HELPED.
IT WAS 93 FOR THE HIGH TODAY.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO PUT THE PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LEVY ON THE SEPTEMBER BALLOT, TO RENEW IT FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS. THE LEVY IS NOT NEW AND LAST YEAR BROUGHT IN ABOUT $273,000 FOR THE DISTRICT. AMONG OTHERS THINGS, IT HAS ALLOWED THE DISTRICT TO GET BACK ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE OF BUYING SCHOOL BUSES.
THE BOARD ALSO VOTED TO ALLOW ANDREW STUDENTS TO ATTEND VOCATIONAL CLASSES HERE IN MAQUOKETA, AT A FEE OF $340 PER CLASS, PER SEMESTER. ABOUT 10 TO 15 STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO COME TO MAQUOKETA TO TAKE AG CLASSES. ANDREW WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION.
BETTY MILLER, 77 AND NANCY MOORE, 50, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA WERE IN A MINOR TWO CAR ACCIDENT AT 8:30 THIS MORNING ON EAST PLATT AND OLIVE STREETS. MILLER WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. NO INJURIES. THE MILLER CAR HAD $2,500 IN DAMAGES AND THE MOORE CAR, ABOUOT $4,000 IN DAMAGES.
IN COURT NEWS, SHAUN TANNER, AGE 47, OF MAQUOKETA WAS CHARGED WITH OWI. ARRESTED LAST NIGHT ON WESTERN AVENUE.
LACY AND MITCH BOCK OF WARSAW, ILLINOIS, HAD A GIRL LAST THURSDAY AT A HOSPITAL IN CARTHAGE, ILLINOIS. GRANDPARENTS ARE LANA ALLEN AND STEVE ALLEN OF MAQUOKETA.
NANCY SHAW, 63, OF CAMANCHE, DIED YESTERDAY AT HER HOME. SHE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA, DAUGHTER OF RICHARD AND BEULA JENSEN. SHE WAS A BEAUTICIAN.
MARVIN WAGNER, 66, OF PRESTON, DIED TODAY AT A HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE. SURVIVORS INCLUDE
HIS WIFE, A STEPSON, 3 SISTERS, INCLUDING ARMELLA ILG OF MAQUOKETA AND EILEEN PRINDLE OF MAQUOKETA, AND THREE BROTHERS, INCLUDING NORBERT OF MAQUOKETA.
HEARD FROM A FEW THIS MORNING THAT READ THIS REPORT DAILY OR WEEKLY FOR SURE:
BERNIE PAUL, RIGHT HERE IN MAQUOKETA....GARY GRUENWALD IN VENICE, ITALY.....
HELEN FAHLSING IN GATESVILLE, TEXAS (MCHS CLASS OF 62)......SHIRLEY DAVIS IN CALIFORNIA.....
GARY BRUNS, HERE IN TOWN.....AND AASE JOHANSEN OF DENMARK (RELATED TO JERRY RASMUSSEN OF MAQUOKETA).....AND THANKS FOR CHECKING IN....NICE HEARING FROM YOU ALL.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND GREAT THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
IT WAS 93 FOR THE HIGH TODAY.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO PUT THE PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LEVY ON THE SEPTEMBER BALLOT, TO RENEW IT FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS. THE LEVY IS NOT NEW AND LAST YEAR BROUGHT IN ABOUT $273,000 FOR THE DISTRICT. AMONG OTHERS THINGS, IT HAS ALLOWED THE DISTRICT TO GET BACK ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE OF BUYING SCHOOL BUSES.
THE BOARD ALSO VOTED TO ALLOW ANDREW STUDENTS TO ATTEND VOCATIONAL CLASSES HERE IN MAQUOKETA, AT A FEE OF $340 PER CLASS, PER SEMESTER. ABOUT 10 TO 15 STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO COME TO MAQUOKETA TO TAKE AG CLASSES. ANDREW WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION.
BETTY MILLER, 77 AND NANCY MOORE, 50, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA WERE IN A MINOR TWO CAR ACCIDENT AT 8:30 THIS MORNING ON EAST PLATT AND OLIVE STREETS. MILLER WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. NO INJURIES. THE MILLER CAR HAD $2,500 IN DAMAGES AND THE MOORE CAR, ABOUOT $4,000 IN DAMAGES.
IN COURT NEWS, SHAUN TANNER, AGE 47, OF MAQUOKETA WAS CHARGED WITH OWI. ARRESTED LAST NIGHT ON WESTERN AVENUE.
LACY AND MITCH BOCK OF WARSAW, ILLINOIS, HAD A GIRL LAST THURSDAY AT A HOSPITAL IN CARTHAGE, ILLINOIS. GRANDPARENTS ARE LANA ALLEN AND STEVE ALLEN OF MAQUOKETA.
NANCY SHAW, 63, OF CAMANCHE, DIED YESTERDAY AT HER HOME. SHE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA, DAUGHTER OF RICHARD AND BEULA JENSEN. SHE WAS A BEAUTICIAN.
MARVIN WAGNER, 66, OF PRESTON, DIED TODAY AT A HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE. SURVIVORS INCLUDE
HIS WIFE, A STEPSON, 3 SISTERS, INCLUDING ARMELLA ILG OF MAQUOKETA AND EILEEN PRINDLE OF MAQUOKETA, AND THREE BROTHERS, INCLUDING NORBERT OF MAQUOKETA.
HEARD FROM A FEW THIS MORNING THAT READ THIS REPORT DAILY OR WEEKLY FOR SURE:
BERNIE PAUL, RIGHT HERE IN MAQUOKETA....GARY GRUENWALD IN VENICE, ITALY.....
HELEN FAHLSING IN GATESVILLE, TEXAS (MCHS CLASS OF 62)......SHIRLEY DAVIS IN CALIFORNIA.....
GARY BRUNS, HERE IN TOWN.....AND AASE JOHANSEN OF DENMARK (RELATED TO JERRY RASMUSSEN OF MAQUOKETA).....AND THANKS FOR CHECKING IN....NICE HEARING FROM YOU ALL.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND GREAT THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
NO COMMENT ON THE WEATHER....
MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE A NEW GIRL'S VOLLEY BALL COACH THIS FALL. RICH PETERS RESIGNED THE POSITION THIS WEEK. HE HAS BEEN A TEACHER FOR DELWOOD ALSO...AND IS TAKING A NEW TEACHING JOB IN CLEAR LAKE.
MORE TALK LAST NIGHT ABOUT THE PROPOSAL TO BUILD A NEW SIDEWALK NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL ON SOUTH 5TH STREET.....
IT HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION FOR YEARS. NOW, BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
THE NEW $80,000 REST ROOM BUILDING AND CONCESSION STAND BY THE GIRLS DIAMONDS ON FAIRGROUNDS PROPERTY IS ABOUT A MONTH AWAY FROM COMPLETION.
SHANNON AND JOEL FRANDSEN OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN LAST WEDNESDAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. GRANDFATHER IS JERRY CLARK OF MAQUOKETA.
JOE AND JENNIFER BULLOCK OF BETTENDORF ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN WEDNESDAY AT DAVENPORT HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE JOE AND LINDA BULLOCK OF MAQUOKETA.
ITS RIDICULOUS DAY IN MAQUOKETA TOMORROW...BUT THEY HAVE RENAMED IT SIDEWALK SALE DAY.
MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLES AND THERE WILL BE SPECIAL EVENTS GOING ON....AND LOTS OF BARGAINS OF COURSE.
CHRIS MEINEKE GOT HIS PICKUP TRUCK BACK, THAT WAS STOLEN LAST WEEK. SORRY, BUT I FORGOT THE DETAILS.
BLOOD DRIVE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THE HOSPITAL. AS ALWAYS AT SUMMERTIME, THERE'S AN URGENT NEED FOR BLOOD DONORS.
GO TO KMAQ WEB SITE....www.kmaq.com....AND CLICK ON DENNIS' DAILY PHOTOS FOR A PICTURE OF ONE OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE.
FOR OTHER RECENT PICTURES TAKEN IN MAQUOKETA BY DAVID VOY...CHECK OUT www.maquoketa.com
ANYBODY STILL READING THIS DAILY REPORT?......HAVE HEARD FROM NO ONE IN WEEKS.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
DENNIS VOY
MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE A NEW GIRL'S VOLLEY BALL COACH THIS FALL. RICH PETERS RESIGNED THE POSITION THIS WEEK. HE HAS BEEN A TEACHER FOR DELWOOD ALSO...AND IS TAKING A NEW TEACHING JOB IN CLEAR LAKE.
MORE TALK LAST NIGHT ABOUT THE PROPOSAL TO BUILD A NEW SIDEWALK NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL ON SOUTH 5TH STREET.....
IT HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION FOR YEARS. NOW, BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
THE NEW $80,000 REST ROOM BUILDING AND CONCESSION STAND BY THE GIRLS DIAMONDS ON FAIRGROUNDS PROPERTY IS ABOUT A MONTH AWAY FROM COMPLETION.
SHANNON AND JOEL FRANDSEN OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN LAST WEDNESDAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. GRANDFATHER IS JERRY CLARK OF MAQUOKETA.
JOE AND JENNIFER BULLOCK OF BETTENDORF ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN WEDNESDAY AT DAVENPORT HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE JOE AND LINDA BULLOCK OF MAQUOKETA.
ITS RIDICULOUS DAY IN MAQUOKETA TOMORROW...BUT THEY HAVE RENAMED IT SIDEWALK SALE DAY.
MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLES AND THERE WILL BE SPECIAL EVENTS GOING ON....AND LOTS OF BARGAINS OF COURSE.
CHRIS MEINEKE GOT HIS PICKUP TRUCK BACK, THAT WAS STOLEN LAST WEEK. SORRY, BUT I FORGOT THE DETAILS.
BLOOD DRIVE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THE HOSPITAL. AS ALWAYS AT SUMMERTIME, THERE'S AN URGENT NEED FOR BLOOD DONORS.
GO TO KMAQ WEB SITE....www.kmaq.com....AND CLICK ON DENNIS' DAILY PHOTOS FOR A PICTURE OF ONE OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE DRIVE-IN THEATRE.
FOR OTHER RECENT PICTURES TAKEN IN MAQUOKETA BY DAVID VOY...CHECK OUT www.maquoketa.com
ANYBODY STILL READING THIS DAILY REPORT?......HAVE HEARD FROM NO ONE IN WEEKS.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, July 18, 2005
THE WEATHER? THE SAME OLD STORY!
MAQUOKETA POLICE CHEIF BRAD KORANDA WILL ANNOUNCE A NEW SERGEANT FROM HIS STAFF LATER THIS WEEK. THEIR ARE 4 OFFICERS TRYING FOR THE PROMOTION.
A PERRY, IOWA WOMAN SLIPPED ABOUT 3:30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHILE CROSSING A CREEK AT THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK AND BROKE HER LEG. SHE WAS A LARGE PERSON AND IT TOOK NEARLY AND HOUR TO GET HER FROM WHERE SHE SLIPPED TO AN AMBULANCE AND THE HOSPITAL.
IN MAGISTRATE COURT:
KEVIN O'ROURKE OF MAQUOKETA, AGE 23, WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT IN THE 5TH DEGREE AND PUBLIC INTOXICATION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AT CORNER OF DECKER AND PLATT STREETS.
MATHEW LASLEY, AGE 19, OF MAQUOKETA, WS FINED $91 ON CHARGES OF PUBLIC INTOXICATION
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
MICKEY LEE MANNING,AGE 37, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS FINED $157 ON CHARGES OF PUBLIC INTOXICATION LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
AND IN DISTRICT COURT,
PETER ADA, 27, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS SENTENCED TO 30 DAYS, 28 SUSPENDED, ON CHARGES OF
OWI. THE ARREST WAS MADE BACK ON MAY 1ST.
CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT AND SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TOO.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS HIGHS SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM LOST THEIR TOURNAMENT GAME TO MT. VERNON AND HAVE FINISHED UP THE SEASON.
JANE HAYWARD, 81, OF MAQUOKETA DIED SATURDAY. HER COMPLETE OBITURARY CAN BE READ AT
www.carsonandson.com
DARRELL "PINKY" DAGUE,AGE 63, DIED FRIDAY AND HIS OBITURARY ALSO AT CARSON'S.
RAYMOND DUHME, AGE 89, OF MAQUOKETA DIED SUNDAY AND HIS OBITURARY ALSO ON THE
CARSON'S WEB SITE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND KEEP COOL. THIS IS THE WEEK FOR THE GREAT JONES COUNTY FAIR AT MONTICELLO, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COUNTY FAIRS IN IOWA.
DENNIS VOY
MAQUOKETA POLICE CHEIF BRAD KORANDA WILL ANNOUNCE A NEW SERGEANT FROM HIS STAFF LATER THIS WEEK. THEIR ARE 4 OFFICERS TRYING FOR THE PROMOTION.
A PERRY, IOWA WOMAN SLIPPED ABOUT 3:30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHILE CROSSING A CREEK AT THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK AND BROKE HER LEG. SHE WAS A LARGE PERSON AND IT TOOK NEARLY AND HOUR TO GET HER FROM WHERE SHE SLIPPED TO AN AMBULANCE AND THE HOSPITAL.
IN MAGISTRATE COURT:
KEVIN O'ROURKE OF MAQUOKETA, AGE 23, WAS CHARGED WITH THEFT IN THE 5TH DEGREE AND PUBLIC INTOXICATION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AT CORNER OF DECKER AND PLATT STREETS.
MATHEW LASLEY, AGE 19, OF MAQUOKETA, WS FINED $91 ON CHARGES OF PUBLIC INTOXICATION
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
MICKEY LEE MANNING,AGE 37, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS FINED $157 ON CHARGES OF PUBLIC INTOXICATION LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
AND IN DISTRICT COURT,
PETER ADA, 27, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS SENTENCED TO 30 DAYS, 28 SUSPENDED, ON CHARGES OF
OWI. THE ARREST WAS MADE BACK ON MAY 1ST.
CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT AND SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TOO.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS HIGHS SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM LOST THEIR TOURNAMENT GAME TO MT. VERNON AND HAVE FINISHED UP THE SEASON.
JANE HAYWARD, 81, OF MAQUOKETA DIED SATURDAY. HER COMPLETE OBITURARY CAN BE READ AT
www.carsonandson.com
DARRELL "PINKY" DAGUE,AGE 63, DIED FRIDAY AND HIS OBITURARY ALSO AT CARSON'S.
RAYMOND DUHME, AGE 89, OF MAQUOKETA DIED SUNDAY AND HIS OBITURARY ALSO ON THE
CARSON'S WEB SITE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND KEEP COOL. THIS IS THE WEEK FOR THE GREAT JONES COUNTY FAIR AT MONTICELLO, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COUNTY FAIRS IN IOWA.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, July 14, 2005
IN THE 90'S AGAIN TODAY AND NO RELIEF IN SIGHT.
REALLY, NOT MUCH NEWS THESE DAYS.
SUMMIT STREET RE-PAVING IS NEARLY COMPLETE AND LOOKS AND DRIVES WELL.
THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING A FIRST-TIME EVENT NEXT MONTH.
IT'S CALLED 2005 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT....AMERICAN'S NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME. THE EVENT
IS SPONSORED NATIONALLY BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. IT WILL BE AUGUST 2ND. IN MAQUOKETA, POLICE WILL HOST THE EVENT FROM 5 TO 8 P.M. AT THE LITTLE BEAR PARK. THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS, PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AND THERE WILL BE HAMBURGERS COOKED UP BY THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE WATER GAMES. CHIEF BRAD KORANDA SAID IT'S A FAMILY NIGHT OUT IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE DEWITT POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT FOR A FEW YEARS.
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A STOLEN VEHICLE. SOMETIME OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT, OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, CHRIS MEINECKE SAID HIS GREEN DODGE PICKUP WAS STOELEN FROM HIS INSURANCE BUSINESS OFFICE AT 801 WEST PLATT STREET. IT HAS A VALUE OF
$12,000. I WONDER IF IT IS INSURED?
COURT NEWS: ROBERT HERRING, AGE 33, OF MAQUOKETA WAS CHARGED WITH OWI LATE LAST NIGHT ON WEST QUARRY STREET IN MAQUOKETA. HE REFUSED CHEMICAL TESTING.
GARY JON HOPPES, 58, OF ELY AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED MONDAY AT A HOSPITAL IN SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS. HE WAS A 1965 GRAD OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED IN THE US NAVY AND WAS IN EDUCATION OVER 30 YEARS. SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, DONNA AND 2 SISTERS, INCLUDING LINDA ATKINSON OF LOST NATION.
I WILL NOT HAVE A REPORT TOMORROW. BIG DAY FOR THE VOY FAMILY. SON DAVE GETS
MARRIED TOMORROW NIGHT AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH HERE IN MAQUOKETA, TO MARSHSA MARSHALL.
DAVE HAS HIS OWN COMPUTER BUSINESS AND WORKS FOR ME AT KMAQ AND THE THEATRE AND MARSHA IS AN RN. SECOND MARRIAGE FOR BOTH. MARSHA HAS FOUR CHILDREN, DAVE NONE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL BE A SMALL, PRETTY WEDDING. THANKS GOODNESS, FIRST LUTHERAN HAS AIR-CONDITIONING.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
REALLY, NOT MUCH NEWS THESE DAYS.
SUMMIT STREET RE-PAVING IS NEARLY COMPLETE AND LOOKS AND DRIVES WELL.
THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING A FIRST-TIME EVENT NEXT MONTH.
IT'S CALLED 2005 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT....AMERICAN'S NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME. THE EVENT
IS SPONSORED NATIONALLY BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. IT WILL BE AUGUST 2ND. IN MAQUOKETA, POLICE WILL HOST THE EVENT FROM 5 TO 8 P.M. AT THE LITTLE BEAR PARK. THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS, PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AND THERE WILL BE HAMBURGERS COOKED UP BY THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE WATER GAMES. CHIEF BRAD KORANDA SAID IT'S A FAMILY NIGHT OUT IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE DEWITT POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT FOR A FEW YEARS.
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A STOLEN VEHICLE. SOMETIME OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT, OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, CHRIS MEINECKE SAID HIS GREEN DODGE PICKUP WAS STOELEN FROM HIS INSURANCE BUSINESS OFFICE AT 801 WEST PLATT STREET. IT HAS A VALUE OF
$12,000. I WONDER IF IT IS INSURED?
COURT NEWS: ROBERT HERRING, AGE 33, OF MAQUOKETA WAS CHARGED WITH OWI LATE LAST NIGHT ON WEST QUARRY STREET IN MAQUOKETA. HE REFUSED CHEMICAL TESTING.
GARY JON HOPPES, 58, OF ELY AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED MONDAY AT A HOSPITAL IN SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS. HE WAS A 1965 GRAD OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED IN THE US NAVY AND WAS IN EDUCATION OVER 30 YEARS. SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, DONNA AND 2 SISTERS, INCLUDING LINDA ATKINSON OF LOST NATION.
I WILL NOT HAVE A REPORT TOMORROW. BIG DAY FOR THE VOY FAMILY. SON DAVE GETS
MARRIED TOMORROW NIGHT AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH HERE IN MAQUOKETA, TO MARSHSA MARSHALL.
DAVE HAS HIS OWN COMPUTER BUSINESS AND WORKS FOR ME AT KMAQ AND THE THEATRE AND MARSHA IS AN RN. SECOND MARRIAGE FOR BOTH. MARSHA HAS FOUR CHILDREN, DAVE NONE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL BE A SMALL, PRETTY WEDDING. THANKS GOODNESS, FIRST LUTHERAN HAS AIR-CONDITIONING.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
THE WEATHER CONTINUES TO BE THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION. THE FORECAST WILL CALL FOR A CHANCE OF RAIN, BUT NONE COMES. AND WE STAY AROUND 90 EVERY DAY. 91 TODAY.
MAQUOKETA BOYS LOST TO DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION, NON-CONVERENCE, LAST NIGHT, 9 TO 2 AND TONIGHT ARE PLAYING SOUTH TAMA FOR THE FINAL REGULAR GAME OF SEASON. THEY ARE 14 AND 21, JUST A LITTLE BETTER RECORD THAN LAST YEAR. THE 3-A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED IN MAQUOEKTA, STARTING THIS FRIDAY.
SAGE ROSENFELS IS HOME FOR VACATION. HE IS IN HIS 5TH SEASON AS A QUARTERBACK IN THE NFL, THE LAST 3 WITH THE MIAMI DOLPHONS. HE REPORTS FOR TRAINING CAMP ON JULY 24TH.
BETTY TELLEFSON BARWICK, 80, DIED JULY 7TH. IN ATHENS, GEORGIA. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBANDS, DON TELLEFSON AND WILLIAM BARWICK. SHE AND THE TELLEFSON FAMILY LIVED IN MAQUOKETA MANY YEARS AGO. SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO SONS, TERRY OF ATHENS, GEORGIA AND DEAN OF AURORA, COLORADO AND 8 GRANDCHILDREN.
JIM RANKIN OF THE MAQUOKETA VFW APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPEVISORS THIS WEEK AND ASKED THAT THE COUNTY DESIGNATE OLD HIGH T61 AS "VETERANS HIGHWAY".
CLINTON COUNTY HAS DONE THE SAME FOR HIGHWAY 61. THE SUPERVISORS ARE IN FAVOR OF DOING SO AND SUGGESTED RANKIN TRY TO GET BUSINESS PLACES TO PAY FOR THE NEW SIGNS AND THE COUNTY WOULD PUT THEM UP.
IT IS TIME TO FILE NOMINATION PAPERS FOR SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS ON ELECTION DAY,
SEPTEMBER 13TH. MAQUOKETA HAS TWO POSITIONS UP FOR ELECTION. THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THOSE ARE ANNE HAWKS AND BILL SCHWENKER. PAPERS MUST BE FILED NO LATER THAN AUGUST 4TH.
BOB AND MYRNA LARKEY CELEBRATED THEIR 36TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY YESTERDAY.
BOB STILL RUNS MAQUOKETA LIVESTOCK SALES AND HAS 3 HARNESS HORSES THAT WILL BE RACING THIS SUMMER.
THE CEDAR COUNTY FAIR IN TIPTON STARTS TOMORROW. LEIGHTON HEPKER AND I WILL BE BROADCASTING FROM THE FAIR TOMORROW AND THURSDAY.
KEEP COOL AND PRAY FOR RAIN.
DENNIS VOY
MAQUOKETA BOYS LOST TO DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION, NON-CONVERENCE, LAST NIGHT, 9 TO 2 AND TONIGHT ARE PLAYING SOUTH TAMA FOR THE FINAL REGULAR GAME OF SEASON. THEY ARE 14 AND 21, JUST A LITTLE BETTER RECORD THAN LAST YEAR. THE 3-A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED IN MAQUOEKTA, STARTING THIS FRIDAY.
SAGE ROSENFELS IS HOME FOR VACATION. HE IS IN HIS 5TH SEASON AS A QUARTERBACK IN THE NFL, THE LAST 3 WITH THE MIAMI DOLPHONS. HE REPORTS FOR TRAINING CAMP ON JULY 24TH.
BETTY TELLEFSON BARWICK, 80, DIED JULY 7TH. IN ATHENS, GEORGIA. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBANDS, DON TELLEFSON AND WILLIAM BARWICK. SHE AND THE TELLEFSON FAMILY LIVED IN MAQUOKETA MANY YEARS AGO. SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO SONS, TERRY OF ATHENS, GEORGIA AND DEAN OF AURORA, COLORADO AND 8 GRANDCHILDREN.
JIM RANKIN OF THE MAQUOKETA VFW APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPEVISORS THIS WEEK AND ASKED THAT THE COUNTY DESIGNATE OLD HIGH T61 AS "VETERANS HIGHWAY".
CLINTON COUNTY HAS DONE THE SAME FOR HIGHWAY 61. THE SUPERVISORS ARE IN FAVOR OF DOING SO AND SUGGESTED RANKIN TRY TO GET BUSINESS PLACES TO PAY FOR THE NEW SIGNS AND THE COUNTY WOULD PUT THEM UP.
IT IS TIME TO FILE NOMINATION PAPERS FOR SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS ON ELECTION DAY,
SEPTEMBER 13TH. MAQUOKETA HAS TWO POSITIONS UP FOR ELECTION. THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THOSE ARE ANNE HAWKS AND BILL SCHWENKER. PAPERS MUST BE FILED NO LATER THAN AUGUST 4TH.
BOB AND MYRNA LARKEY CELEBRATED THEIR 36TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY YESTERDAY.
BOB STILL RUNS MAQUOKETA LIVESTOCK SALES AND HAS 3 HARNESS HORSES THAT WILL BE RACING THIS SUMMER.
THE CEDAR COUNTY FAIR IN TIPTON STARTS TOMORROW. LEIGHTON HEPKER AND I WILL BE BROADCASTING FROM THE FAIR TOMORROW AND THURSDAY.
KEEP COOL AND PRAY FOR RAIN.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, July 08, 2005
88 today...the heat goes on.
CASEY'S...THE NEW CONVENIENCE STORE, IS HAVING GRAND OPENING TODAY AND TOMOROW TO HEAVY TRAFFIC....WE DID REMOTE BROADCASTS ON KMAQ BETWEEN 4 AND 6 THIS AFTERNOON.
ALL KINDS OF FOOD SPECIALS....INCLUDING A LARGE PIZZA FOR UNDER $7.
A JACKSON COUNTY SQUAD CAR WEDNESDAY HT A RACOON. DEPUTY KEVIN SCOTT WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO SHOOT THE ANIMAL AND THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR.
CLYDE ALLEN, 92, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED YESTERDAY. HIS OBITUARY CAN BE READ AT
www.laheys.com
THE NEW OHNWARD BANK OFFICE BUILDING IS FINISHED AND EMPLOYEES MOVED IN THIS WEEK.
OHNWARD OWNS MAQUOKETA STATE BANK AND SEVERAL OTHERS IN AREA. LONGTIME OWNERS ED TUBBS AND JOHN FAGERLAND BOTH HAVE AN OFFICE IN THE NEW BUILDING. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE INSIDE YET, BUT OUTSIDE LOOKS VERY NICE. IT IS JUST EAST OF KELLAMS AND BERTCH HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ON EAST QUARRY, ON A CORNER LOT WHERE A HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR THE BUILDING. ON THE CORNER ACROSS THE STREET, THE TELEPHONE OFFICE BUILDING.
THE WYOMING, IOWA FAIR STARTS TONIGHT WITH THE 6:30 PARADE, WHICH KMAQ WILL AGAIN BROADCAST.
IT CONTINUES TOMORROW AND SUNDAY. THE FIRST COUNTY FAIR STARTS NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE CEDAR COUNTY FAIR IN TIPTON.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
CASEY'S...THE NEW CONVENIENCE STORE, IS HAVING GRAND OPENING TODAY AND TOMOROW TO HEAVY TRAFFIC....WE DID REMOTE BROADCASTS ON KMAQ BETWEEN 4 AND 6 THIS AFTERNOON.
ALL KINDS OF FOOD SPECIALS....INCLUDING A LARGE PIZZA FOR UNDER $7.
A JACKSON COUNTY SQUAD CAR WEDNESDAY HT A RACOON. DEPUTY KEVIN SCOTT WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO SHOOT THE ANIMAL AND THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR.
CLYDE ALLEN, 92, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED YESTERDAY. HIS OBITUARY CAN BE READ AT
www.laheys.com
THE NEW OHNWARD BANK OFFICE BUILDING IS FINISHED AND EMPLOYEES MOVED IN THIS WEEK.
OHNWARD OWNS MAQUOKETA STATE BANK AND SEVERAL OTHERS IN AREA. LONGTIME OWNERS ED TUBBS AND JOHN FAGERLAND BOTH HAVE AN OFFICE IN THE NEW BUILDING. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE INSIDE YET, BUT OUTSIDE LOOKS VERY NICE. IT IS JUST EAST OF KELLAMS AND BERTCH HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ON EAST QUARRY, ON A CORNER LOT WHERE A HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR THE BUILDING. ON THE CORNER ACROSS THE STREET, THE TELEPHONE OFFICE BUILDING.
THE WYOMING, IOWA FAIR STARTS TONIGHT WITH THE 6:30 PARADE, WHICH KMAQ WILL AGAIN BROADCAST.
IT CONTINUES TOMORROW AND SUNDAY. THE FIRST COUNTY FAIR STARTS NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE CEDAR COUNTY FAIR IN TIPTON.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, July 07, 2005
86 TODAY...
A DEWITT MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE HE WAS ON HIS CELL PHONE AND .. GOT DISTRACTED AND HIT A BRIDGE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MAJOR INJURIES AND HIS CAR RECEIVED $10,000 IN DAMAGES. PROOOF....IT IS NOT GOOD TO GAB ON THE CELL AND DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME.
MAQUOKETA IS GETTING A NEW ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES PET OWNERS TO CLEAN UP THEIR PET'S DO-DO
ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY. THE FIRST READING PASSED TUESDAY NIGHT. IT REQUIRES TWO MORE READING BEFORE IT BECOMES THE LAW. POLICE WILL THEN BE ABLE TO GIVE A TICKET WHICH CAN RESULT IN FINES UP TO $155 OR A YEAR IN JAIL. THIS WILL BE A FIRST FOR MAQUOKETA, A CITY THAT IS NOW 167 YEARS OLD. HOW DID MAQUOKETA SURVIVE FOR 167 YEARS WITHOUT IT??? THE LAW WILL BE FOR CATS,DOGS AND HORSES.
A GIRL BORN JUNE 20TH TO PAULA AND KERRY JOHNSON OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA. GRANDPARENTS ARE FRANK AND JANE GOODENOW OF MAQUOKETA.
JANET EVERS ON EAST PLATT STREET REPORTED TO POLICE THAT HER VEHICLE WAS "KEYED" WHILE PARKED AT HER APARTMENT.
SOME MINOR ACCIDENTS.
AMANDA BRUNS, 16, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN CLINTON COUNTY AND NOT INJURED.
HER CAR RAN INTO ONE DRIVEN BY A DEWITT MAN. $5,000 DAMAGE TO HER CAR.
COLE MCCAULLY, AGE 16, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SOUTH OF DEWITT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HIS CAR WENT INTO A DITCH AND ROLLED. HE WAS NOT INJURED.
HEATHER GOODENOW, AGE 21, OF MAQUOKETA WAS IN A TWO-CAR ACCIDENT TUESDAY NIGHT AT QUARRY AND DEARBORN STREETS. OTHER CAR DRIVEN BY NICHOLAS SCHROEDER, AGE 16, OF MAQUOKETA.
GOODENOW WAS CHARGED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. NO INJURIES.
THE NEW TIMBER CITY TRAVEL PLAZA, AT SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA, NEAR THE NEW MOTEL,
WILL OPEN IN EARLY AUGUST, ACCORDING TO ONE OF ITS OWNERS, BRIAN KONRARDY.
HE TOLD KMAQ NEWS IT WILL HAVE A RESTAURANT, AND WILL PROVIDE FUEL FOR CARS AND TRUCKS 24 HOURS A DAY. THERE WILL BE A TRUKERS LOUNGE WITH SHOWERS AND LAUNDRY FACILITIES.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
A DEWITT MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE HE WAS ON HIS CELL PHONE AND .. GOT DISTRACTED AND HIT A BRIDGE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MAJOR INJURIES AND HIS CAR RECEIVED $10,000 IN DAMAGES. PROOOF....IT IS NOT GOOD TO GAB ON THE CELL AND DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME.
MAQUOKETA IS GETTING A NEW ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES PET OWNERS TO CLEAN UP THEIR PET'S DO-DO
ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY. THE FIRST READING PASSED TUESDAY NIGHT. IT REQUIRES TWO MORE READING BEFORE IT BECOMES THE LAW. POLICE WILL THEN BE ABLE TO GIVE A TICKET WHICH CAN RESULT IN FINES UP TO $155 OR A YEAR IN JAIL. THIS WILL BE A FIRST FOR MAQUOKETA, A CITY THAT IS NOW 167 YEARS OLD. HOW DID MAQUOKETA SURVIVE FOR 167 YEARS WITHOUT IT??? THE LAW WILL BE FOR CATS,DOGS AND HORSES.
A GIRL BORN JUNE 20TH TO PAULA AND KERRY JOHNSON OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA. GRANDPARENTS ARE FRANK AND JANE GOODENOW OF MAQUOKETA.
JANET EVERS ON EAST PLATT STREET REPORTED TO POLICE THAT HER VEHICLE WAS "KEYED" WHILE PARKED AT HER APARTMENT.
SOME MINOR ACCIDENTS.
AMANDA BRUNS, 16, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN CLINTON COUNTY AND NOT INJURED.
HER CAR RAN INTO ONE DRIVEN BY A DEWITT MAN. $5,000 DAMAGE TO HER CAR.
COLE MCCAULLY, AGE 16, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SOUTH OF DEWITT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HIS CAR WENT INTO A DITCH AND ROLLED. HE WAS NOT INJURED.
HEATHER GOODENOW, AGE 21, OF MAQUOKETA WAS IN A TWO-CAR ACCIDENT TUESDAY NIGHT AT QUARRY AND DEARBORN STREETS. OTHER CAR DRIVEN BY NICHOLAS SCHROEDER, AGE 16, OF MAQUOKETA.
GOODENOW WAS CHARGED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. NO INJURIES.
THE NEW TIMBER CITY TRAVEL PLAZA, AT SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA, NEAR THE NEW MOTEL,
WILL OPEN IN EARLY AUGUST, ACCORDING TO ONE OF ITS OWNERS, BRIAN KONRARDY.
HE TOLD KMAQ NEWS IT WILL HAVE A RESTAURANT, AND WILL PROVIDE FUEL FOR CARS AND TRUCKS 24 HOURS A DAY. THERE WILL BE A TRUKERS LOUNGE WITH SHOWERS AND LAUNDRY FACILITIES.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
HIGH TODAY 85. ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND (IT HELPED) AND NO
MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
JODI COAKLEY HAS BEEN HIRED AS MAQUOKETA'S PART-TIME PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
SHE REPLACES DAVE HAYES WHO RETIRED AT THE END OF JUNE.
DAVE WAS ALSO CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION COORDINATOR AND THAT POSITION IS BEING TAKEN OVER BY TAMMY NELSON.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.
SCOTT AND VICKI HANSEN OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN SUNDAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL GRANDPARENTS ARE LINDA HANSEN OF MAQUOKETA AND DOUG HANSEN OF LOST NATION. ALSO MIKE AND CONNIE YAROLEM OF BALDWIN.
DELORES KLEIN AS PRESENTED WITH A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR HERE WORK WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES IN MAQUOKETA. SHE HAS BEEN ORGANIZING BLOOD DRIVES IN MAQUOKETA FOR 25 YEARS. SHE RECEIVED THE AWARD DURING A LUNCHEON HELD AT THE DIAMOND JO CASINO IN DUBUQUE.
RON AND SHIRLEY MILLER ARE IN MAQUOKETA FOR A VISIT AND DO NOT MISS THE ARIZONA HEAT. THEY WILL GO BACK HOWEVER. HAD LUNCH WITH THEM TODAY AND BOTH ARE LOOKING GOOD AND FEELING GOOD. SAW PICTURES OF THEIR NEW CONDO AND IT'S NEAT .....THEY MOVED (FOR THE21ST TIME IN 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE) INTO IT LAST DECEMBER. RON IS AN EXPERT POOL PLAYER AND WILL BE GIVING LESSONS DOWN THERE THIS FALL.
CAROLYN KECK, DAUGHTER OF PHOEBE KECK OF MAQUOKETA, WAS ORDAINED A PRIEST IN CEREMONIES AT ST. MARGARET'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN DAYTON, OHIO, IN LATE JUNE.
EARLIER IN THE MONTH, SHE GRADUATED FROM SEABURY-WESTERN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, RECEIVING A MASTERS OF DIVINITY DEGREE. JULY 1ST, SHE BEGAN SERVING ST. EDWARD'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN WHITEHALL, OHIO, A SUPBERB OF COLUMBUS. SHE WAS A 1970 MCHS GRADUATE.
KAREN (NIMS) JOHNSON RETIRED JULY 1ST FROM HER POSITION IN THE STUDENT HOUSING OFFICE OF CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY IN WARRENSBURG, OHIO.
BILL MOLER MEN'S WEAR BIG WALL TO WALL SALE STARTS TOMORROW IN MAQUOKETA.
THE WYOMING, IOWA FAIR WILL BE THIS WEEKEND.
THE NEW CASEY'S CONVENIENCE STORE AND STATION OPENED LAST WEEK ON EAST PLATT STREET AND GAS IS $1.99 A GALLON. A VERY NICE STORE.
WASHINGTON BING CHERRIES ARE $1.99 A POUND AT THE FAREWAY STORE IN MAQUOKETA.
AS OF JULY 1ST..THE INTERSTATE SPEED LIMIT IN IOWA IS 70 MPH, UP FROM 65.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
JODI COAKLEY HAS BEEN HIRED AS MAQUOKETA'S PART-TIME PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
SHE REPLACES DAVE HAYES WHO RETIRED AT THE END OF JUNE.
DAVE WAS ALSO CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION COORDINATOR AND THAT POSITION IS BEING TAKEN OVER BY TAMMY NELSON.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.
SCOTT AND VICKI HANSEN OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN SUNDAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL GRANDPARENTS ARE LINDA HANSEN OF MAQUOKETA AND DOUG HANSEN OF LOST NATION. ALSO MIKE AND CONNIE YAROLEM OF BALDWIN.
DELORES KLEIN AS PRESENTED WITH A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR HERE WORK WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES IN MAQUOKETA. SHE HAS BEEN ORGANIZING BLOOD DRIVES IN MAQUOKETA FOR 25 YEARS. SHE RECEIVED THE AWARD DURING A LUNCHEON HELD AT THE DIAMOND JO CASINO IN DUBUQUE.
RON AND SHIRLEY MILLER ARE IN MAQUOKETA FOR A VISIT AND DO NOT MISS THE ARIZONA HEAT. THEY WILL GO BACK HOWEVER. HAD LUNCH WITH THEM TODAY AND BOTH ARE LOOKING GOOD AND FEELING GOOD. SAW PICTURES OF THEIR NEW CONDO AND IT'S NEAT .....THEY MOVED (FOR THE21ST TIME IN 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE) INTO IT LAST DECEMBER. RON IS AN EXPERT POOL PLAYER AND WILL BE GIVING LESSONS DOWN THERE THIS FALL.
CAROLYN KECK, DAUGHTER OF PHOEBE KECK OF MAQUOKETA, WAS ORDAINED A PRIEST IN CEREMONIES AT ST. MARGARET'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN DAYTON, OHIO, IN LATE JUNE.
EARLIER IN THE MONTH, SHE GRADUATED FROM SEABURY-WESTERN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, RECEIVING A MASTERS OF DIVINITY DEGREE. JULY 1ST, SHE BEGAN SERVING ST. EDWARD'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN WHITEHALL, OHIO, A SUPBERB OF COLUMBUS. SHE WAS A 1970 MCHS GRADUATE.
KAREN (NIMS) JOHNSON RETIRED JULY 1ST FROM HER POSITION IN THE STUDENT HOUSING OFFICE OF CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY IN WARRENSBURG, OHIO.
BILL MOLER MEN'S WEAR BIG WALL TO WALL SALE STARTS TOMORROW IN MAQUOKETA.
THE WYOMING, IOWA FAIR WILL BE THIS WEEKEND.
THE NEW CASEY'S CONVENIENCE STORE AND STATION OPENED LAST WEEK ON EAST PLATT STREET AND GAS IS $1.99 A GALLON. A VERY NICE STORE.
WASHINGTON BING CHERRIES ARE $1.99 A POUND AT THE FAREWAY STORE IN MAQUOKETA.
AS OF JULY 1ST..THE INTERSTATE SPEED LIMIT IN IOWA IS 70 MPH, UP FROM 65.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
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