Friday, October 14, 2005

THE FRIDAY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 14TH IS BELOW.

BE SURE AND READ IT.

THIS SPECIAL ENTRY IS TO URGE YOU TO CHECK OUT SOMETHING NEW ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE. A RECORDING OF TODAY'S "JUST TALK" CALL-IN SHOW ON KMAQ, HOSTED BY LEIGHTON HEPKER. IT AIRED AT 9:05 UNTIL 10 THIS MORNING AND GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK-ON AND LISTEN AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

DENNIS VOY

NOW..GO BELOW TO READ THE FRIDAY REPORT FOR TODAY.
BEAUTIFUL TODAY...HIGH OF 78.

MAQUOKETA PLAYS AT MARION TONIGHT......MARION IS UNDEFEATED.

BRAD DEERY MOTORS REPORTED A WINDOW OF ONE OF THEIR CARS WAS BROKEN OUT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

ADA GARRITY, 87, OF MAQUOKETA DIED TODAY AT HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE. YOU CAN READ THE OBITURARY AT www.laheys.com

SANDRA O'MEARA CROMER, AGE 107, THE OLDEST RESIDENT OF CLINTON COUNTY, DIED YESTERDAY AT THE WESTWING PLACE IN DEWITT. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER, BETTY HENNINGSEN OF MAQUOKETA.

A HISTORICAL NOTE: ON OCTOBER 14, 1924, THE LAKEHURST DANCE PAVALION OPENED AND BECAME ONE OF IOWA'S MOST POPULAR DANCE SPOTS. BIG NAME BANDS PLAYED THERE, INCLUDING GUY LOMBARDO, WAYNE KING, SAMMY KAY AND RED NICHOLS. THE DANCE HALL BURNED DOWN IN 1936. THE FOOTINGS FOR THE BUILDING CAN STILL BE SEEN.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY