WE HAVE HAD AN INCH OF RAIN SINCE YESTERDAY AND OUR TOTAL FOR THE MONTH, ALMOST 5 INCHES. PRETTY GOOD. WE NEEDED IT.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD DECIDED THIS WEEK THE SHUT OFF POP AND SNACK MACHINES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. IT RESPONDS TO A FEDERAL MANDATE ISSUED, SAYING ALL SCHOOLS NEED TO INSTITUTE
A WELLNESS POLICY, THAT INCLUDES A DISCUSSION ON FOOD SERVED AT THE SCHOOL AS WELL AS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF STUDENTS. IF SCHOOLS DON'T PASS SOME SORT OF POLICY, THEY WILL LOOSE FEDERAL SUBSIDIES IN THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. MACHINES WILL STILL SELL WATER, SOME JUICES AND MILK DURING THE DAY. THE BOARD WILL ALSO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES FOR STUDENTS TO GET MORE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
A BIRTH.....DR. JIM AND DAWN ABRAHAM OF MORINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA ARE THE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN TUESDAY. MATERNAL GRANDMOTEHR IS MARY BANOWETZ OF MAQUOKETA AND PATERNAL GRANDFATHER DELBERT BANOWETZ OF DUBUQUE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, March 30, 2006
IT RAINED ON AND OFF TODAY....A LITTLE SUNSHINE THIS AFTENOON AND A HIGH TODAY OF 60.
JACKSON COUTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 7 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 7.1 IN JANUARY. IT WAS AGAIN THE HIGHEST IN THE KMAQ AREA.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, I RAN INTO RICH KENDALL OF CEDAR RAPIDS WHO WAS IN TOWN TO VISIT HIS MOTHER. RICH AND WIFE CAROL, BOTH FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS, NOW OWN 3 CULVER RESTAURANTS.
ONE IN CEDAR RAPIDS, ONE NEAR CEDAR RAPIDS AT HIAWATHA, AND THE NEWEST JUST OPENED IN MARION AND WILL BE MANAGED BY THEIR
SON.
SORRY, BUT NOT MUCH HAPPENING THESE DAYS.
TAKE IT EASY.
DENNIS VOY
JACKSON COUTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 7 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 7.1 IN JANUARY. IT WAS AGAIN THE HIGHEST IN THE KMAQ AREA.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, I RAN INTO RICH KENDALL OF CEDAR RAPIDS WHO WAS IN TOWN TO VISIT HIS MOTHER. RICH AND WIFE CAROL, BOTH FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS, NOW OWN 3 CULVER RESTAURANTS.
ONE IN CEDAR RAPIDS, ONE NEAR CEDAR RAPIDS AT HIAWATHA, AND THE NEWEST JUST OPENED IN MARION AND WILL BE MANAGED BY THEIR
SON.
SORRY, BUT NOT MUCH HAPPENING THESE DAYS.
TAKE IT EASY.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
FOR THE 2ND DAY IN A ROW...A HIGH OF 47. YESTERDAY, WE GOT 43/100 OF AN INCH OF RAIN.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS VERBALLY AGREED THIS MORNING
TO CONTRACT WITH HILLCREST FAMILY SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTS. THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR THE COUNTY TO PAY $70,000 OVER THE NEXT 15 MONTHS FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO QUALIFY. HILLCREST WILL ALSO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC FOR A FEE. SERVICES BEGIN MONDAY.
HILLCREST WILL NOT OPERATE FROM THE DOWNTOWN OFFICE WHERE THE GANNON DID, BUT INSTEAD, AT OFFICES THEY ALREADY HAVE IN MAQUOKETA AT 714 WEST PLATT STREET.
LAST NIGHT AT A SPECIAL MEETING, THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR THE ARC WITHOUT USING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. THAT MEANS THERE WILL NOT BE A VOTE THIS SPRING BY NEARLY 500 RESIDENTS WHO SIGNED PETITIONS FOR A VOTE. THE REASON THERE WILL NOW NOT BE AN ELECTION IS BECAUSE THE PETITIONS OBJECTED TO THE CITY USING G.O. BONDS TO PAY FOR
THE ARC. WHAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED LAST NIGHT WOULD BE A $1 MILLION DOLLAR LOAN FROM THE CITY RESERVES AND USING $750,000 IN TIF FINANCING REVENUE BONDS WHICH WOULD BE PAID BACK FROM THE TIMBER CITY INDUSTRIAL PARK TIF ACCOUNT. CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER SAID THE PLAN WILL NOT USE TIF REVENUES FROM THE PROPOSED NEW SUPER WALMART AREA. NEXT STEP, TO OPEN BIDS FOR THE ESTIMATED $4.6 MILLIONS DOLLAR ARC NEXT TUESDAY. A SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE HELD THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE BIDS. IF THE BIDS ARE NOT OVER THE ESTIMATE, THE ARC PROJECT WILL BE ON THE WAY TO CONSTRUCTION, WITH THE CITY'S INVOLEMENT AT $3.2 MILLION OF THE PROJECT COST. IF THE BIDS ARE OVER, THERE WILL BE MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
NO BIRTHS OR DEATHS TO REPORT....
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS VERBALLY AGREED THIS MORNING
TO CONTRACT WITH HILLCREST FAMILY SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTS. THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR THE COUNTY TO PAY $70,000 OVER THE NEXT 15 MONTHS FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO QUALIFY. HILLCREST WILL ALSO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC FOR A FEE. SERVICES BEGIN MONDAY.
HILLCREST WILL NOT OPERATE FROM THE DOWNTOWN OFFICE WHERE THE GANNON DID, BUT INSTEAD, AT OFFICES THEY ALREADY HAVE IN MAQUOKETA AT 714 WEST PLATT STREET.
LAST NIGHT AT A SPECIAL MEETING, THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR THE ARC WITHOUT USING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. THAT MEANS THERE WILL NOT BE A VOTE THIS SPRING BY NEARLY 500 RESIDENTS WHO SIGNED PETITIONS FOR A VOTE. THE REASON THERE WILL NOW NOT BE AN ELECTION IS BECAUSE THE PETITIONS OBJECTED TO THE CITY USING G.O. BONDS TO PAY FOR
THE ARC. WHAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED LAST NIGHT WOULD BE A $1 MILLION DOLLAR LOAN FROM THE CITY RESERVES AND USING $750,000 IN TIF FINANCING REVENUE BONDS WHICH WOULD BE PAID BACK FROM THE TIMBER CITY INDUSTRIAL PARK TIF ACCOUNT. CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER SAID THE PLAN WILL NOT USE TIF REVENUES FROM THE PROPOSED NEW SUPER WALMART AREA. NEXT STEP, TO OPEN BIDS FOR THE ESTIMATED $4.6 MILLIONS DOLLAR ARC NEXT TUESDAY. A SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE HELD THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE BIDS. IF THE BIDS ARE NOT OVER THE ESTIMATE, THE ARC PROJECT WILL BE ON THE WAY TO CONSTRUCTION, WITH THE CITY'S INVOLEMENT AT $3.2 MILLION OF THE PROJECT COST. IF THE BIDS ARE OVER, THERE WILL BE MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
NO BIRTHS OR DEATHS TO REPORT....
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, March 27, 2006
HIGH TODAY, 47 AND THEN AFTER DINNER, IT STARTED TO RAIN AND WE HAD LIGHT RAIN ALL AFTERNOON. LOOKS LIKE WE COULD BE UP AROUND 60 ON WEDNESDAY.
THE 3RD ANNUAL RADIO-TELETHON FOR SUNSHINE SCHOOL SATURDAY NIGHT ON KMAQ-FM AND ACCESS CHANNEL 18, RAISED JUST OVER $10,000 AND WAS CONSIDERED A SUCCESS. NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS THE FIRST TWO, BUT THOSE WERE BEFORE THE CITY CAME UP WITH A PLAN WHEREBY SUNSHINE GETS OVER $30,000 A YEAR TO PAY OFF THE LOAN ON THE BUILDING. THANKS TO ALL WHO PLEDGED (INCLUDING THE 3 THAT ARE READERS OF THIS DAILY) AND TO ALL THAT ENTERTAINED, MANNED PHONES OR HELPED IN ANY WAY. A COUPLE PICTURES OF IT AND SHORT VIDEO CAN BE SEEN ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE, WWW.KMAQ.COM
SHORT COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT ON THE ARC AND A SHORT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT ALSO.
THERE HAS BEEN A RUMOR THAT THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE WILL MOVE TO THE JACK AND JILL BUILDING. NOT SO, SAYS A DG EMPLOYEE.
THERE IS A SIGN ON J & J BUILDING SAYING IT IS FOR SALE OR FOR LEASE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
THE 3RD ANNUAL RADIO-TELETHON FOR SUNSHINE SCHOOL SATURDAY NIGHT ON KMAQ-FM AND ACCESS CHANNEL 18, RAISED JUST OVER $10,000 AND WAS CONSIDERED A SUCCESS. NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS THE FIRST TWO, BUT THOSE WERE BEFORE THE CITY CAME UP WITH A PLAN WHEREBY SUNSHINE GETS OVER $30,000 A YEAR TO PAY OFF THE LOAN ON THE BUILDING. THANKS TO ALL WHO PLEDGED (INCLUDING THE 3 THAT ARE READERS OF THIS DAILY) AND TO ALL THAT ENTERTAINED, MANNED PHONES OR HELPED IN ANY WAY. A COUPLE PICTURES OF IT AND SHORT VIDEO CAN BE SEEN ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE, WWW.KMAQ.COM
SHORT COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT ON THE ARC AND A SHORT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT ALSO.
THERE HAS BEEN A RUMOR THAT THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE WILL MOVE TO THE JACK AND JILL BUILDING. NOT SO, SAYS A DG EMPLOYEE.
THERE IS A SIGN ON J & J BUILDING SAYING IT IS FOR SALE OR FOR LEASE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, March 24, 2006
CLOUDY AGAIN, HIGH OF 40. 1/4 INCH OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER (THE NEW 840 SEAT AUDITORIUM ON EAST PLATT STREET) WAS PRESENTED A CHECK THIS WEEK FOR $25,992.
THE MONEY REPRESENTS THE PROFITS FROM THE PRODUCTION OF
"ANNIE" THIS WINTER. RIGHT FROM THE START, IT WAS THE UNDERSTANDING THAT PROCEEDS FROM "ANNIE" WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO THE CENTER. OHNWARD EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT, JOE LECHTENBERG, JUNIOR, SAID HE AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO THOSE INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION AND FOR THE MONEY AND THAT THE BOARD WILL BE MEETING SOON TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO USE THE MONEY.
JIM HOLST OF BETTENDORF, OWNER OF THE PRAIRIE CREEK GOLF COURSE AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA, HAS PURCHASED ANOTHER PUBLIC GOLF COURSE IN JACKSON COUNTY. HE HAS PURCHASED CONTROLLING INTEREST IN THE PLUM RIVER GOLF COURSE AT PRESTON. HE ALSO OWNS COURSES IN EDGEWOOD AND BETTENDORF. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING HOLES IN MAQUOKETA AND PRAIRIE CREEK EVENTUALLY WILL BE AN 18-HOLE COURSE.
MARISSA CURRENT OF MAQUOKETA IS THE NEW GENERAL MANAGER OF
THE COMFORT INN MOTEL AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA. SHE FORMERLY WORKED AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.
TWO MORE EMAILS TO ME WITH A PLEDGE FOR THE SUNSHINE RADIOTHON ON KMAQ SATURDAY NIGHT. THANKS TO THOSE MAKING THE PLEDGE. THE RADIOTHON, ALSO ON THE L OCAL ACCESS CHANNEL,
WILL BE BROADCAST FROM 5 UNTIL 9 P.M. TOMORROW, SATURDAY.
KMAQ -FM WILL AGAIN BE BROADCASTING ALL OF THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS GAMES THIS SPRING AND SUMMER. THE 2006 CARDINAL POCKET SCHEDULES ARRIVED YESTERDAY. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ONE.
THEY ARE ALSO ON THE FRONT COUNTER HERE AT KMAQ.
AND KMAQ TRAVEL IS SPONSORING A BUS TRIP TO 5 MAJOR LEAGUE GAMES THIS SUMMER....TO CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. LOUIS. FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON THE ONE-DAY TRIPS, GO TO THE KMAQ
HOME PAGE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. WWW.KMAQ.COM
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER (THE NEW 840 SEAT AUDITORIUM ON EAST PLATT STREET) WAS PRESENTED A CHECK THIS WEEK FOR $25,992.
THE MONEY REPRESENTS THE PROFITS FROM THE PRODUCTION OF
"ANNIE" THIS WINTER. RIGHT FROM THE START, IT WAS THE UNDERSTANDING THAT PROCEEDS FROM "ANNIE" WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO THE CENTER. OHNWARD EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT, JOE LECHTENBERG, JUNIOR, SAID HE AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO THOSE INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION AND FOR THE MONEY AND THAT THE BOARD WILL BE MEETING SOON TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO USE THE MONEY.
JIM HOLST OF BETTENDORF, OWNER OF THE PRAIRIE CREEK GOLF COURSE AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA, HAS PURCHASED ANOTHER PUBLIC GOLF COURSE IN JACKSON COUNTY. HE HAS PURCHASED CONTROLLING INTEREST IN THE PLUM RIVER GOLF COURSE AT PRESTON. HE ALSO OWNS COURSES IN EDGEWOOD AND BETTENDORF. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING HOLES IN MAQUOKETA AND PRAIRIE CREEK EVENTUALLY WILL BE AN 18-HOLE COURSE.
MARISSA CURRENT OF MAQUOKETA IS THE NEW GENERAL MANAGER OF
THE COMFORT INN MOTEL AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA. SHE FORMERLY WORKED AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.
TWO MORE EMAILS TO ME WITH A PLEDGE FOR THE SUNSHINE RADIOTHON ON KMAQ SATURDAY NIGHT. THANKS TO THOSE MAKING THE PLEDGE. THE RADIOTHON, ALSO ON THE L OCAL ACCESS CHANNEL,
WILL BE BROADCAST FROM 5 UNTIL 9 P.M. TOMORROW, SATURDAY.
KMAQ -FM WILL AGAIN BE BROADCASTING ALL OF THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS GAMES THIS SPRING AND SUMMER. THE 2006 CARDINAL POCKET SCHEDULES ARRIVED YESTERDAY. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ONE.
THEY ARE ALSO ON THE FRONT COUNTER HERE AT KMAQ.
AND KMAQ TRAVEL IS SPONSORING A BUS TRIP TO 5 MAJOR LEAGUE GAMES THIS SUMMER....TO CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. LOUIS. FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON THE ONE-DAY TRIPS, GO TO THE KMAQ
HOME PAGE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. WWW.KMAQ.COM
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, March 23, 2006
CLOUDY AND H IGH OF 45.
THE DEPOT BAR AND GRILL WAS INTENTIONALLY SET. THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL WAS IN MAQUOKETA MOST OF YESTERDAY AND DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE ARSON. FIRE MARSHALL JEFF SHATZER WAS IN MAQUOKETA UNTIL ABOUT 8 LAST NIGHT. HE REMOVED SEVERAL SAMPLES FROM THE BURNED BUILDING AND TOOK THEM AS EVIDECE TO THE STATE LAB IN DES MOINES. AUTHORITIES SAY THERE ARE SOME SUSPECTED AREAS WHRE THE FIRE WAS STARTED BUT NO FURTHER OFFICIAL DETAILS ARE BEING RELEASED. A FEW RUMORS ARE GOING AROUND TOWN TOO.
THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD HAS HIRED A NEW CHAMBER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. SHE WILL REPLACE LINDA STURTZ WHO IS RETIRING.
THE NEW DIRECTOR IS STACY DRISCOLL, DAUGHTER OF RICHARD AND LINDA MERRICK OF MAQUOKETA, A MAQUOKETA HIGH GRADUATE, AND A MOUNT MERCY COLLEGE IN CEDAR RAPIDS GRAD. HE HAS A DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING. SHE AND HER HUSBAND RON HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND LIVE ON AN ACREAGE JUST OUTSIDE OF MAQUOKETA. RON WORKS FOR 3-M IN CORDOVA. SHE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN FUNDRAISING WORK FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, MOST RECENTLY SERVING AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CLINTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
SHE IS A RECENT GRAD OF THE CLINTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. SHE STARTS WORK MONDAY, APRIL 3RD.
RANDY E. DAVIS, AGE 50, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS SENTENCED ON MARCH 3RD TO A PRISON TERM NOT TO EXCEED 5 YEARS FOR POSSESSION OF METH PRECURSORS, SECOND OFFENSE, AND WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY A FINE OF $750 PLUS SURCHARGES.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK GAVE THEIR OK TO FORM A COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH CRAIG SKOTT OF SKOTT AND ANDERSON ARCHITECTS REGARDING A DOWNTOWN PROJECT. SKOTT HAS OFFERED A FREE STUDY FOR A POSSIBLE STREETSCAPE PROJECT. THE MAKEUP OF THE COMMITEE WILL BE DECIDED LATER.
ALSO THIS WEEK, THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE FINAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUPER WAL-MART PROJECT AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE CITY.
THE NEW SUPER WAL-MART IN ANAMOSA OPENED YESTERDAY, ABOUT TWICE THE SIZE OF THE OLD ONE. THE ADDED SPACE FOR THE MOST PART
BEING USED FOR THE GROCERY DEPARTMENT.
RUMOR HAS IT THE OLD WAL-MART STORE BUILDING IN MAQUOKETA HAS ALREADY BEEN SOLD. AND RUMOR FOR A LONG TIME HAS BEEN THAT THEISEN'S IN MAQUOKETA WOULD RELOCATE THERE. BUT, NO ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE. SO, JUST RUMOR AT THIS TIME.
HAVE SEEN SOME ACTIVITY AROUND THE T 'N T CONE SHOP ON EAST PLATT STREET....SO IT WILL PROBABLY BE OPENING SOON.
HAVE RECEIVED JUST ONE E-MAIL PLEGE SO FAR FOR THE SUNSHINE RADIOTHON THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. A NICE $50 PLEDGE, AND I THANK THE PERSON.
DON'T FORGET, THERE ARE 6 PHOTOS OF THE DEPOT FIRE ON KMAQ'S
HOME PAGE...CLICK ON THE CAMERA. www.kmaq.com
TAKE IT EASY.
DENNIS VOY
THE DEPOT BAR AND GRILL WAS INTENTIONALLY SET. THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL WAS IN MAQUOKETA MOST OF YESTERDAY AND DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE ARSON. FIRE MARSHALL JEFF SHATZER WAS IN MAQUOKETA UNTIL ABOUT 8 LAST NIGHT. HE REMOVED SEVERAL SAMPLES FROM THE BURNED BUILDING AND TOOK THEM AS EVIDECE TO THE STATE LAB IN DES MOINES. AUTHORITIES SAY THERE ARE SOME SUSPECTED AREAS WHRE THE FIRE WAS STARTED BUT NO FURTHER OFFICIAL DETAILS ARE BEING RELEASED. A FEW RUMORS ARE GOING AROUND TOWN TOO.
THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD HAS HIRED A NEW CHAMBER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. SHE WILL REPLACE LINDA STURTZ WHO IS RETIRING.
THE NEW DIRECTOR IS STACY DRISCOLL, DAUGHTER OF RICHARD AND LINDA MERRICK OF MAQUOKETA, A MAQUOKETA HIGH GRADUATE, AND A MOUNT MERCY COLLEGE IN CEDAR RAPIDS GRAD. HE HAS A DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING. SHE AND HER HUSBAND RON HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND LIVE ON AN ACREAGE JUST OUTSIDE OF MAQUOKETA. RON WORKS FOR 3-M IN CORDOVA. SHE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN FUNDRAISING WORK FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, MOST RECENTLY SERVING AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CLINTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
SHE IS A RECENT GRAD OF THE CLINTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. SHE STARTS WORK MONDAY, APRIL 3RD.
RANDY E. DAVIS, AGE 50, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS SENTENCED ON MARCH 3RD TO A PRISON TERM NOT TO EXCEED 5 YEARS FOR POSSESSION OF METH PRECURSORS, SECOND OFFENSE, AND WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY A FINE OF $750 PLUS SURCHARGES.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK GAVE THEIR OK TO FORM A COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH CRAIG SKOTT OF SKOTT AND ANDERSON ARCHITECTS REGARDING A DOWNTOWN PROJECT. SKOTT HAS OFFERED A FREE STUDY FOR A POSSIBLE STREETSCAPE PROJECT. THE MAKEUP OF THE COMMITEE WILL BE DECIDED LATER.
ALSO THIS WEEK, THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE FINAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUPER WAL-MART PROJECT AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE CITY.
THE NEW SUPER WAL-MART IN ANAMOSA OPENED YESTERDAY, ABOUT TWICE THE SIZE OF THE OLD ONE. THE ADDED SPACE FOR THE MOST PART
BEING USED FOR THE GROCERY DEPARTMENT.
RUMOR HAS IT THE OLD WAL-MART STORE BUILDING IN MAQUOKETA HAS ALREADY BEEN SOLD. AND RUMOR FOR A LONG TIME HAS BEEN THAT THEISEN'S IN MAQUOKETA WOULD RELOCATE THERE. BUT, NO ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE. SO, JUST RUMOR AT THIS TIME.
HAVE SEEN SOME ACTIVITY AROUND THE T 'N T CONE SHOP ON EAST PLATT STREET....SO IT WILL PROBABLY BE OPENING SOON.
HAVE RECEIVED JUST ONE E-MAIL PLEGE SO FAR FOR THE SUNSHINE RADIOTHON THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. A NICE $50 PLEDGE, AND I THANK THE PERSON.
DON'T FORGET, THERE ARE 6 PHOTOS OF THE DEPOT FIRE ON KMAQ'S
HOME PAGE...CLICK ON THE CAMERA. www.kmaq.com
TAKE IT EASY.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
SUNNY AND HIGH TODAY OF 47.
BIG FIRE IN MAQUOKETA AT JUST AFTER 4 THIS MORNING. IT DESTROYED A MORE THAN HUNDRED YEAR OLD BUILDING. THE CALL WAS TO THE DEPOT BAR AND GRILL ON EAST PLATT. IT GUTTED THE BUILDING FROM FRONT TO BACK. THE BAR IS OWNED BY ERIC MOORE AND HE HAD PURCHASED THE BUILDING THIS PAST DECEMBER, FROM WIHDEN AND CAROLYN AISE. THE OPENED THE BUILDING FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGES IN 1997 AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE REMODELING OF THE 3,600 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AND RAN IT UNTIL THEY CLOSED IT IN 2002. THE BUILDING, BELIEVED BUILT IN 1872, WAS THE ORIGINAL DEPOT TRAIN STATION FOR THE MILWUKEE RAILROAD. THE DEPOT BAR AND GRILL HAD A NORMAL TUESDAY NIGHT OF BUSINESS AND A FEW PATRONS WERE STILL ON HAND AT CLOSING TIME. MOORE, A BARTENDER AND SOME OF THE PATRONS WERE INTERVIEWED TODAY. MAQUOKETA FIREMEN SPENT 4 HOURS AT THE SCENE AND EAST PLATT STREET WAS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC SO A FIRE HOSE COULD BE RUN ACROSS THE STREET. THE FIRE MARSHALL HAS BEEN CALLED TO INVESTIGATE. HOW THE FIRE STARTED HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL OF THE PICTURES I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON BY GOING TO THE KMAQ WEB SITE AT WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK ON THE CAMERA. THE PHOTOS WILL BE ULP SOON. WILL BE UP SOON.
AS YOU WILL SEE, THE OUTER SHELL STILL STANDS, BUT WHETER OR NOT THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING CAN BE SAVED AND THE INTERIOER REDONE, REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
AT 11:30, FIREMEN GOT A CALL TO GO TO BALDWIN TO THE QUARTER DECK BAR, BUT IT WAS JUST A MALFUNCTIONING ALARM. ON THE WAY, A FIRE TRUCK HIT A CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. MINOR DAMAGE. MAQUOKETA FIREMEN ARE UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF BALDWIN TO ANSWER BALDWIN CITY FIRE CALLS.
AND..AS IS THE CASE SO MANY TIMES....AFTER A 2ND FIRE IN SAME DAY, THERE WILL OFTEN BE A 3RD CALL. IT CAME AT 3:05 THIS AFTERNOON TO A GRASS FIRE ON WEST SUMMIT STREET.
A BUSY DAY TODAY FOR MAQUOKETA FIREMEN.
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.
GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT!
DENNIS VOY
BIG FIRE IN MAQUOKETA AT JUST AFTER 4 THIS MORNING. IT DESTROYED A MORE THAN HUNDRED YEAR OLD BUILDING. THE CALL WAS TO THE DEPOT BAR AND GRILL ON EAST PLATT. IT GUTTED THE BUILDING FROM FRONT TO BACK. THE BAR IS OWNED BY ERIC MOORE AND HE HAD PURCHASED THE BUILDING THIS PAST DECEMBER, FROM WIHDEN AND CAROLYN AISE. THE OPENED THE BUILDING FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGES IN 1997 AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE REMODELING OF THE 3,600 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AND RAN IT UNTIL THEY CLOSED IT IN 2002. THE BUILDING, BELIEVED BUILT IN 1872, WAS THE ORIGINAL DEPOT TRAIN STATION FOR THE MILWUKEE RAILROAD. THE DEPOT BAR AND GRILL HAD A NORMAL TUESDAY NIGHT OF BUSINESS AND A FEW PATRONS WERE STILL ON HAND AT CLOSING TIME. MOORE, A BARTENDER AND SOME OF THE PATRONS WERE INTERVIEWED TODAY. MAQUOKETA FIREMEN SPENT 4 HOURS AT THE SCENE AND EAST PLATT STREET WAS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC SO A FIRE HOSE COULD BE RUN ACROSS THE STREET. THE FIRE MARSHALL HAS BEEN CALLED TO INVESTIGATE. HOW THE FIRE STARTED HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL OF THE PICTURES I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON BY GOING TO THE KMAQ WEB SITE AT WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK ON THE CAMERA. THE PHOTOS WILL BE ULP SOON. WILL BE UP SOON.
AS YOU WILL SEE, THE OUTER SHELL STILL STANDS, BUT WHETER OR NOT THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING CAN BE SAVED AND THE INTERIOER REDONE, REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
AT 11:30, FIREMEN GOT A CALL TO GO TO BALDWIN TO THE QUARTER DECK BAR, BUT IT WAS JUST A MALFUNCTIONING ALARM. ON THE WAY, A FIRE TRUCK HIT A CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. MINOR DAMAGE. MAQUOKETA FIREMEN ARE UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF BALDWIN TO ANSWER BALDWIN CITY FIRE CALLS.
AND..AS IS THE CASE SO MANY TIMES....AFTER A 2ND FIRE IN SAME DAY, THERE WILL OFTEN BE A 3RD CALL. IT CAME AT 3:05 THIS AFTERNOON TO A GRASS FIRE ON WEST SUMMIT STREET.
A BUSY DAY TODAY FOR MAQUOKETA FIREMEN.
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.
GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT!
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
CLOUDY AND HIGH IN MID 30'S....WELL BELOW THE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT, MORE LIVELY DEBATE ON
THE ARC PROJECT. IT STARTED DURING THE AUDIENCE PORTION OF THE AGENDA. PAM ROSENBERG OF MAQUOKETA READ A PREPARED STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF HER HUSBAND JACK, CRITICIZING MAYOR TOM MESSERLI FOR HIS POSITION ON THE ARC PROJECT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL. ROSENBERG URGED THE COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD AND AVOID A CRISIS IN MAQUOKETA. I MISSED HER PRESENTATION ON ACCESS CHANNEL 18 LAST NIGHT, BUT HEARD THE REMARKS BY JACK HIMSELF AT THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEETING EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE ARC DREAM (BY SOME) HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND MORE RECENTLY, HAS STARTED TO DIVIDE THE TOWN.
DURING MUCH OF THE ARC DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT, BOND FINANCING METHODS WERE DISCUSSED UNTIL THE COUNCIL VOTED TO TABLE ACTION ON BOND FINANCING UNTIL AFTER THE BIDS ON THE ARC PROJECT ARE OPENED ON APRIL 4TH.
FIRE CALL LAST NIGHT TO 814 SOUTH MAIN STREET AT A DUPLEX OWNED BY TIM CLARK. A RENTER EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHEN AN OUTLET OVERHEATED. A WALL IN THE AREA OF THE OUTLET WAS SCORCHED AND THERE WAS SOME MINOR SMOKE. MINOR DAMAGE.
SHARON BELLER, 71, OF MAQUOKETA DID TODAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.
SERVICES PENDING AT LAHEY FUNERAL HOME. SHE HAD A PET GROOMING BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS AND HER LATE HUSBAND WAS A LONGTIME BARBER.
DORIS ANN HAYLOCK-FREBERG, 80, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED TODAY AT HER HOME. FULL OBITUARY AT www.laheys.com
DR. BROMAN BROUGHT HIS SON, TODD (YOUNGEST SON) TO COFFEE THIS
MORNING. HE AND HIS WIFE BOTH TEACH SCHOOL NEAR DES MOINES, IN TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SHE'S AN ELEMENTARY TEACHER AND HE'S A HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY TEACHER. THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO DECORAH WHERE OLDEST OF THEIR TWO SONS (NO GIRLS) IS A STUDENT AT LUTHER, WHERE TODD GRADUATED FROM. THEIR YOUNGER SON IS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO PLANS TO GO TO LUTHER.
DOUG, IS HIS NAME, AND HE RECENTLY WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL AND ALSO JUST EARNED HIS EAGLE SCOUT. DR. BROMAN, BECAUSE OF A STROKE A COUPLE YEARS AGO, TALKS AND WALKS SLOWLY. DRIVES HIS CAR A LITTLE. LIVES IN HIS BIG HOUSE ON WEST SUMMIT STREET AND
MAKE TO THE WEEKLY ROTARY MEETING MOST WEDNESDAY. HIS WIFE DIED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAD HIM AS YOUR DOCTOR.
TEACHER CONFERENCES TOMORROW AND THURSDAY. SCHOOL WILL GET OUT AT 12:30 BOTH AFTERNOONS AND THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL FRIDAY.
THE DAIRY BANQUET IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND THE SUNSHINE RADIO-TELETHON IS FROM 5 UNTIL 9 P.M. THIS SATURDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL. LEIGHTON AND I WILL BE THE HOST FOR THE4-HOUR BROADCAST. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLEDGE A GIFT TO SUNSHINE, JUST EMAIL ME THE AMOUNT AND YOUR SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS.
I WILL READ YOUR PLEDGE DURING THE FIRST HOUR OF THE RADIOTHON
AND YOU, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE THAT MAKES A PLEDGE, WILL GET A THANK YOU LETTER IN MAIL AND INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT SENDING THE MONEY IN TO COVER YOUR PLEDGE. IF YOU HAVE AN EXTRA $5, $10 OR $25 TO GIVE TO A REAL FINE PRE-SCHOOL (ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE AND IN OPERATION SINCE 1973)...I'LL APPRECIATE GETTING AN EMAIL FROM YOU THIS WEEK. MY EMAIL...kmaq@kmaq.com
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT, MORE LIVELY DEBATE ON
THE ARC PROJECT. IT STARTED DURING THE AUDIENCE PORTION OF THE AGENDA. PAM ROSENBERG OF MAQUOKETA READ A PREPARED STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF HER HUSBAND JACK, CRITICIZING MAYOR TOM MESSERLI FOR HIS POSITION ON THE ARC PROJECT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL. ROSENBERG URGED THE COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD AND AVOID A CRISIS IN MAQUOKETA. I MISSED HER PRESENTATION ON ACCESS CHANNEL 18 LAST NIGHT, BUT HEARD THE REMARKS BY JACK HIMSELF AT THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEETING EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE ARC DREAM (BY SOME) HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND MORE RECENTLY, HAS STARTED TO DIVIDE THE TOWN.
DURING MUCH OF THE ARC DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT, BOND FINANCING METHODS WERE DISCUSSED UNTIL THE COUNCIL VOTED TO TABLE ACTION ON BOND FINANCING UNTIL AFTER THE BIDS ON THE ARC PROJECT ARE OPENED ON APRIL 4TH.
FIRE CALL LAST NIGHT TO 814 SOUTH MAIN STREET AT A DUPLEX OWNED BY TIM CLARK. A RENTER EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHEN AN OUTLET OVERHEATED. A WALL IN THE AREA OF THE OUTLET WAS SCORCHED AND THERE WAS SOME MINOR SMOKE. MINOR DAMAGE.
SHARON BELLER, 71, OF MAQUOKETA DID TODAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.
SERVICES PENDING AT LAHEY FUNERAL HOME. SHE HAD A PET GROOMING BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS AND HER LATE HUSBAND WAS A LONGTIME BARBER.
DORIS ANN HAYLOCK-FREBERG, 80, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED TODAY AT HER HOME. FULL OBITUARY AT www.laheys.com
DR. BROMAN BROUGHT HIS SON, TODD (YOUNGEST SON) TO COFFEE THIS
MORNING. HE AND HIS WIFE BOTH TEACH SCHOOL NEAR DES MOINES, IN TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SHE'S AN ELEMENTARY TEACHER AND HE'S A HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY TEACHER. THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO DECORAH WHERE OLDEST OF THEIR TWO SONS (NO GIRLS) IS A STUDENT AT LUTHER, WHERE TODD GRADUATED FROM. THEIR YOUNGER SON IS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO PLANS TO GO TO LUTHER.
DOUG, IS HIS NAME, AND HE RECENTLY WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL AND ALSO JUST EARNED HIS EAGLE SCOUT. DR. BROMAN, BECAUSE OF A STROKE A COUPLE YEARS AGO, TALKS AND WALKS SLOWLY. DRIVES HIS CAR A LITTLE. LIVES IN HIS BIG HOUSE ON WEST SUMMIT STREET AND
MAKE TO THE WEEKLY ROTARY MEETING MOST WEDNESDAY. HIS WIFE DIED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAD HIM AS YOUR DOCTOR.
TEACHER CONFERENCES TOMORROW AND THURSDAY. SCHOOL WILL GET OUT AT 12:30 BOTH AFTERNOONS AND THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL FRIDAY.
THE DAIRY BANQUET IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND THE SUNSHINE RADIO-TELETHON IS FROM 5 UNTIL 9 P.M. THIS SATURDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL. LEIGHTON AND I WILL BE THE HOST FOR THE4-HOUR BROADCAST. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLEDGE A GIFT TO SUNSHINE, JUST EMAIL ME THE AMOUNT AND YOUR SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS.
I WILL READ YOUR PLEDGE DURING THE FIRST HOUR OF THE RADIOTHON
AND YOU, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE THAT MAKES A PLEDGE, WILL GET A THANK YOU LETTER IN MAIL AND INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT SENDING THE MONEY IN TO COVER YOUR PLEDGE. IF YOU HAVE AN EXTRA $5, $10 OR $25 TO GIVE TO A REAL FINE PRE-SCHOOL (ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE AND IN OPERATION SINCE 1973)...I'LL APPRECIATE GETTING AN EMAIL FROM YOU THIS WEEK. MY EMAIL...kmaq@kmaq.com
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, March 20, 2006
BEAUTIFUL DAY YESTERDAY..HIGH OF 45 WITH NO WIND. LOTS OF GOLFERS PLAYED THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB COURSE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
TODAY, CLOUDY AND A HIGH IN LOW 40'S.
THE NORTHEAST BOYS TOOK 4TH PLACE AT STATE AND THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE BOYS SATURDAY NIGHT LOST BY 2 POINTS AND TOOK 2ND IN THE STATE. THEIR 7-FOOT 1 CENTER WAS CAPTAIN OF THE ALL-TOURAMENT TEAM, SCORING OVER 100 POINTS IN THE TOURNY.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
EMOGENE BOEHMER, 81, DIED SATURDAY AND
DALE BEACH, AGE 66, DIED SATURDAY....
COMPLETED OBITURARIES FOR BOTH CAN BE READ AT
www.carsonandson.com
WHOLLY SCRAP, DOWNTOWN MAQUOKTA STORE, HAS SIGN IN WINDOW
SAYING IT WILL CLOSE AT END OF MONTH. WE WILL HAVE STILL ANOTHER EMPTY STORE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY, CLOUDY AND A HIGH IN LOW 40'S.
THE NORTHEAST BOYS TOOK 4TH PLACE AT STATE AND THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE BOYS SATURDAY NIGHT LOST BY 2 POINTS AND TOOK 2ND IN THE STATE. THEIR 7-FOOT 1 CENTER WAS CAPTAIN OF THE ALL-TOURAMENT TEAM, SCORING OVER 100 POINTS IN THE TOURNY.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
EMOGENE BOEHMER, 81, DIED SATURDAY AND
DALE BEACH, AGE 66, DIED SATURDAY....
COMPLETED OBITURARIES FOR BOTH CAN BE READ AT
www.carsonandson.com
WHOLLY SCRAP, DOWNTOWN MAQUOKTA STORE, HAS SIGN IN WINDOW
SAYING IT WILL CLOSE AT END OF MONTH. WE WILL HAVE STILL ANOTHER EMPTY STORE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, March 16, 2006
THERE WAS NO SNOW ON GROUND THIS MORNING.
THE WEATHER WARNING WAS LIFTED AT MID MONING....AND LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING NOW....MAYBE AN INCH TONIGHT.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND HIGH AROUND 40.
BELLEVUE MARQUETTE WON BIG TODAY AND WILL PLAY FOR THE 1-A CHAMPTIONSHIP AT 6:30 TOMORROW NIGHT. JORDAN, THEIR 7-1 CENTER HAD 41 POINTS TODAY.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE NORTHEAST REBELS LAST THIS AFTERNOON.....
THERE GAME WASN'T CLOSE EITHER...AND THEY PLAY FOR 3RD PLACE TOMORROW MORNING AT 11:30. BOTH GAMES WILL BE ON KMAQ-FM TOMORROW.
THE IOWA HAWKEYES NCAA GAME WILL BE ON KMAQ-AM TOMORRO MORNING AT 10:15.
THE GENERAC INDUSTRY IN MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE TO PAY BACK TO THE STATE DOT NEARLY $150,000 BECAUSE THEIR GRANT REQUIRED THAT THEY PROVIDE 380 JOBS WHEN THEY OPEN. THIS NEVER HAPPENED AND THEY CAN PAY BACK THE STATE AT ABOUT $30 A YEAR, WITH NO INTEREST. THEY NOW EMPLY 88.
JACKSON COUNTY RECORDER PHYLISS GERLACH WILL RETIRE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, THE END OF HER 8TH YEAR. HER DEPUTY ARLENE SCHAUF HAS FILED PAPERS TO RUN FOR THE JOB. SHE'S A DEMOCRAT.
THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS HAVE A NEW WEB SITE: www.peacepipeplayers.org
SPRING STARTS AT 12:36 MONDAY AFTERNOON IN IOWA.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
THE WEATHER WARNING WAS LIFTED AT MID MONING....AND LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING NOW....MAYBE AN INCH TONIGHT.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND HIGH AROUND 40.
BELLEVUE MARQUETTE WON BIG TODAY AND WILL PLAY FOR THE 1-A CHAMPTIONSHIP AT 6:30 TOMORROW NIGHT. JORDAN, THEIR 7-1 CENTER HAD 41 POINTS TODAY.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE NORTHEAST REBELS LAST THIS AFTERNOON.....
THERE GAME WASN'T CLOSE EITHER...AND THEY PLAY FOR 3RD PLACE TOMORROW MORNING AT 11:30. BOTH GAMES WILL BE ON KMAQ-FM TOMORROW.
THE IOWA HAWKEYES NCAA GAME WILL BE ON KMAQ-AM TOMORRO MORNING AT 10:15.
THE GENERAC INDUSTRY IN MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE TO PAY BACK TO THE STATE DOT NEARLY $150,000 BECAUSE THEIR GRANT REQUIRED THAT THEY PROVIDE 380 JOBS WHEN THEY OPEN. THIS NEVER HAPPENED AND THEY CAN PAY BACK THE STATE AT ABOUT $30 A YEAR, WITH NO INTEREST. THEY NOW EMPLY 88.
JACKSON COUNTY RECORDER PHYLISS GERLACH WILL RETIRE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, THE END OF HER 8TH YEAR. HER DEPUTY ARLENE SCHAUF HAS FILED PAPERS TO RUN FOR THE JOB. SHE'S A DEMOCRAT.
THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS HAVE A NEW WEB SITE: www.peacepipeplayers.org
SPRING STARTS AT 12:36 MONDAY AFTERNOON IN IOWA.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
HI TODAY 44...NICE DAY WITH SUNSHINE.
4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN FORECAST FOR TONIGHT THRU TOMORROW.
PHIL TABOR, DEMOCRAT, OF MAQUOKETA AND FORMER COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL RUN FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY AGAIN, IN THE JUNE PRIMARY, AGAINST CURRENT COUNTY ATTORNEY, JOHN KIES, OF LAMOTTE, AND ALSO A DEMOCRAT. TABOR RESIGNED THE JOB IN 2000 AND KIES WAS APPOINTED TO THE POSITION.
SO, A CONTEST IN THE JUNE PRIMARY. ALSO UP FOR ELECTION THIS YEAR,
THE RECORDER, TREASURER, AND TWO SUPERVIORS. JC ENGEL HAS ANNOUNED HE WILL NOT RUN AGAIN AND JACK WILLEY SAID HE WILL. STEVE FLYNN, DEMOCRAT FROM RURAL MAQUOKETA, HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED HE WILL RUN.
THERE MAY BE OTHER CANDIDATES. THE DEADLINE TO TO FILE IS MARCH 29TH.
PETITIONS WITH 458 NAMES WERE TURNED IN TO THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL YESTERDAY, REQUESTING A SPECIAL ELECTION THAT WOULD ASK THE CITY COUNCIL NOT TO ISSUE $2 MILLION IN BONDS TO BUILD THE ARC.
MORE ON THIS AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WILL RECOMEND TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL THAT A NEW ORDIANCE BE PASSED REQUIRING ALL ANIMALS IN THE CITY TO BE LICENSED, AT $5 A YEAR OR $1 FOR SENIORS.
DOROTHY PETERSEN, 87, OF CLINTON, DIED SUNDAY AT THE WESTWING PLACE IN DEWITT. SURVIVORS INCLUDE 4 DAUGHTERS, INCLUDING JOYCE BENNIS OF DELMAR, CAROL CAIN OF DELMAR AND MYRNA TUBBS OF DEWITT.
KRISTOPHER WILHELM, 18, OF MAQUOKETA DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT YESTERDAY AT THE EDGE OF MAQUOKETA. HE WAS A 2005 GRAD OF MAQUOKETA HIGH.
HIS FULL OBITUARY IS AT www.carsonandson.com
TAKE CARE.
DENNIS VOY
4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN FORECAST FOR TONIGHT THRU TOMORROW.
PHIL TABOR, DEMOCRAT, OF MAQUOKETA AND FORMER COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL RUN FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY AGAIN, IN THE JUNE PRIMARY, AGAINST CURRENT COUNTY ATTORNEY, JOHN KIES, OF LAMOTTE, AND ALSO A DEMOCRAT. TABOR RESIGNED THE JOB IN 2000 AND KIES WAS APPOINTED TO THE POSITION.
SO, A CONTEST IN THE JUNE PRIMARY. ALSO UP FOR ELECTION THIS YEAR,
THE RECORDER, TREASURER, AND TWO SUPERVIORS. JC ENGEL HAS ANNOUNED HE WILL NOT RUN AGAIN AND JACK WILLEY SAID HE WILL. STEVE FLYNN, DEMOCRAT FROM RURAL MAQUOKETA, HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED HE WILL RUN.
THERE MAY BE OTHER CANDIDATES. THE DEADLINE TO TO FILE IS MARCH 29TH.
PETITIONS WITH 458 NAMES WERE TURNED IN TO THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL YESTERDAY, REQUESTING A SPECIAL ELECTION THAT WOULD ASK THE CITY COUNCIL NOT TO ISSUE $2 MILLION IN BONDS TO BUILD THE ARC.
MORE ON THIS AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WILL RECOMEND TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL THAT A NEW ORDIANCE BE PASSED REQUIRING ALL ANIMALS IN THE CITY TO BE LICENSED, AT $5 A YEAR OR $1 FOR SENIORS.
DOROTHY PETERSEN, 87, OF CLINTON, DIED SUNDAY AT THE WESTWING PLACE IN DEWITT. SURVIVORS INCLUDE 4 DAUGHTERS, INCLUDING JOYCE BENNIS OF DELMAR, CAROL CAIN OF DELMAR AND MYRNA TUBBS OF DEWITT.
KRISTOPHER WILHELM, 18, OF MAQUOKETA DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT YESTERDAY AT THE EDGE OF MAQUOKETA. HE WAS A 2005 GRAD OF MAQUOKETA HIGH.
HIS FULL OBITUARY IS AT www.carsonandson.com
TAKE CARE.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
MOSTLY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 42 TODAY.
TROY AND RAEANN THEIDE ARE CELEBRATING THEIR 15TH YEAR OF OWNING AND OPERATING THE HISTORIC DECKER HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. AN OPEN HOUSE TODAY IS BEING HELD FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.
THE NORTHEAST OF GOOSE LAKE BOY'S BASKETBALL TEAM WON LAST NIGHT AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND SO NOW THEY AND BELLEVUE MARQUETTE WILL CONTINUE PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CLASSES AT STATE.
TOM PECKOSH, LONGTIME MAQUOKETA ATTORNEY AND FORMER COUNTY ATTORNEY, A BELLEVUE RESIDENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HAS SOLD HIS
LAW PRACTICE. THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE, BUT THE SIGN IN THE FRONT DOOR SAYS THE LOCATION IS NOW FOR BLAIR & FITZSIMMONS LAW FIRM (A DUBUQUE FIRM) AND THAT THE OFFICE IS OPEN FRIDAYS FROM 9 A.M UNTIL 4 P.M. AND OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT.
THE SIGN LISTS 5 ATTORNEYS. TOM AND PAM ALSO OWN A MOTEL OR TWO IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
THE TOP PLAYER FOR UCON....THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM, IS ANN STROTHER, A 6-2 GUARD FROM HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO AND A SENIOR ON THE TEAM. SHE IS RELATED TO REGINA SAGERS OF MAQUOKETA. SHE IS ONE OF 10 WOMEN IN THE COUNTRY UP FOR A NATIONAL AWARD AND VOTING IS BEING DONE ON THE INTERNET. REGINA IS ASKING FRIENDS TO VOTE FOR HER. YOU CAN VOTE ONCE A DAY. GO TO www.seniorclassaward.com AND CLICK ON THE WOMEN'S AWARD AND THEN CLICK TO THE BALLOT. AND THANK YOU FROM REGINA AND ME. DON'T FORGET,YOU CAN VOTE EVERY DAY UNTIL THE DEADLINE AND IT SHOWS HOW THE VOTE IT GOING. THE READERS OF THIS REPORT COULD EASILY PUT HER IN THE #1 POSITION. ANN IS A BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED GIRL. SHE MAY TRY TO SIGN WITH A WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL
TEAM. AS FOR REGINA, SHE'S OVER 90, LOOKS OVER 60, AND LIVES ALONE IN HER NICE HOME OVERLOOKINGTHE MAQUOKETA GOLF COURSE.
SHE'S ON-THE-GO A LOT. WENT TO CHICAGO TO SEE ANN PLAY IN JANUARY.
KEVIN BOWMAN IS THE NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FOR MAQUOKETA, EFFECTIVE THIS FALL. HE HAS BEEN THE SOPHOMORE COACH FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND ALSO TEACHES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. HE WILL KEEP THOSE JOBS TOO. HE SUCCEEDS MARK HILLEBRAND WHO RETIRED THIS PAST FALL AFTER OVER 20 YEARS AS COACH, BUT WILL CONTINUE TEACHING.
THE BLEACHERS AT GOODENOW FIELD WILL BE REPLACED. THE STEEL STRUCTURE WILL BE KEPT, BUT ALL ELSE WILL BE NEW. ....AND WILL COST ABOUT $50,000 PLUS VOLUNTEER LABOR FOR PAINTING. THE WOOD PLANKS WILL BE REPLACED WITH ALUMINUM. AND ITEMS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE DROPPED FROM THE SEATS TO THE GROUND AS NOW. A SAFETY FEATURE.
AN 18 YEAR OLD ANDREW MAN, KRISTOPHER C. WILHELM, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE OF A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ABOUT 11 THIS MORNING ON THE 61 BYPASS NEAR THE SUMMIT STREET OVERPASS.
HIS CAR, AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HIT AN OVERPASS PILLAR. HE WAS ALONE INTHE CAR.
THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TODAY APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AT $4.5 MILLION. NO TAX INCREASE.
THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT HIRED APRIL EVERDING BEIER AS HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTOR. SHE'S A 1992 GRADUATE OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING ELSEWHERE IN IOWA AND WILL ALSO BE THE CHEERLEADING SPONSOR.
JAMES WEILAND, FORMERLY OF OTTER CREEK NORTH OF MAQUOKETA, AGE 92, DIED YESTERDAY. HE AND HIS BROTHER FARMED THE FAMILY FARM FOR 78 YEARS. HOW ABOUT THAT. HIS WIFE SURVIVES.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
TROY AND RAEANN THEIDE ARE CELEBRATING THEIR 15TH YEAR OF OWNING AND OPERATING THE HISTORIC DECKER HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. AN OPEN HOUSE TODAY IS BEING HELD FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.
THE NORTHEAST OF GOOSE LAKE BOY'S BASKETBALL TEAM WON LAST NIGHT AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND SO NOW THEY AND BELLEVUE MARQUETTE WILL CONTINUE PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CLASSES AT STATE.
TOM PECKOSH, LONGTIME MAQUOKETA ATTORNEY AND FORMER COUNTY ATTORNEY, A BELLEVUE RESIDENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HAS SOLD HIS
LAW PRACTICE. THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE, BUT THE SIGN IN THE FRONT DOOR SAYS THE LOCATION IS NOW FOR BLAIR & FITZSIMMONS LAW FIRM (A DUBUQUE FIRM) AND THAT THE OFFICE IS OPEN FRIDAYS FROM 9 A.M UNTIL 4 P.M. AND OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT.
THE SIGN LISTS 5 ATTORNEYS. TOM AND PAM ALSO OWN A MOTEL OR TWO IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
THE TOP PLAYER FOR UCON....THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM, IS ANN STROTHER, A 6-2 GUARD FROM HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO AND A SENIOR ON THE TEAM. SHE IS RELATED TO REGINA SAGERS OF MAQUOKETA. SHE IS ONE OF 10 WOMEN IN THE COUNTRY UP FOR A NATIONAL AWARD AND VOTING IS BEING DONE ON THE INTERNET. REGINA IS ASKING FRIENDS TO VOTE FOR HER. YOU CAN VOTE ONCE A DAY. GO TO www.seniorclassaward.com AND CLICK ON THE WOMEN'S AWARD AND THEN CLICK TO THE BALLOT. AND THANK YOU FROM REGINA AND ME. DON'T FORGET,YOU CAN VOTE EVERY DAY UNTIL THE DEADLINE AND IT SHOWS HOW THE VOTE IT GOING. THE READERS OF THIS REPORT COULD EASILY PUT HER IN THE #1 POSITION. ANN IS A BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED GIRL. SHE MAY TRY TO SIGN WITH A WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL
TEAM. AS FOR REGINA, SHE'S OVER 90, LOOKS OVER 60, AND LIVES ALONE IN HER NICE HOME OVERLOOKINGTHE MAQUOKETA GOLF COURSE.
SHE'S ON-THE-GO A LOT. WENT TO CHICAGO TO SEE ANN PLAY IN JANUARY.
KEVIN BOWMAN IS THE NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FOR MAQUOKETA, EFFECTIVE THIS FALL. HE HAS BEEN THE SOPHOMORE COACH FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND ALSO TEACHES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. HE WILL KEEP THOSE JOBS TOO. HE SUCCEEDS MARK HILLEBRAND WHO RETIRED THIS PAST FALL AFTER OVER 20 YEARS AS COACH, BUT WILL CONTINUE TEACHING.
THE BLEACHERS AT GOODENOW FIELD WILL BE REPLACED. THE STEEL STRUCTURE WILL BE KEPT, BUT ALL ELSE WILL BE NEW. ....AND WILL COST ABOUT $50,000 PLUS VOLUNTEER LABOR FOR PAINTING. THE WOOD PLANKS WILL BE REPLACED WITH ALUMINUM. AND ITEMS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE DROPPED FROM THE SEATS TO THE GROUND AS NOW. A SAFETY FEATURE.
AN 18 YEAR OLD ANDREW MAN, KRISTOPHER C. WILHELM, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE OF A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ABOUT 11 THIS MORNING ON THE 61 BYPASS NEAR THE SUMMIT STREET OVERPASS.
HIS CAR, AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HIT AN OVERPASS PILLAR. HE WAS ALONE INTHE CAR.
THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TODAY APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AT $4.5 MILLION. NO TAX INCREASE.
THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT HIRED APRIL EVERDING BEIER AS HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTOR. SHE'S A 1992 GRADUATE OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING ELSEWHERE IN IOWA AND WILL ALSO BE THE CHEERLEADING SPONSOR.
JAMES WEILAND, FORMERLY OF OTTER CREEK NORTH OF MAQUOKETA, AGE 92, DIED YESTERDAY. HE AND HIS BROTHER FARMED THE FAMILY FARM FOR 78 YEARS. HOW ABOUT THAT. HIS WIFE SURVIVES.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, March 13, 2006
1 AND 3/10 INCHES OF RAIN YESTEDAY.
TODAY AND REST OF WEEK WILL BE COOL.
JACKSON COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR JANUARY WAS
7.1 PERCENT, UP FROM 6 PERCENT IN DECEMBER.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. A NEW VARSITY FOOTBALL COACH WILL PROBABLY BE ANNOUNCED.
BELLEVUE MARQUETTE WON THEIR BOY'S STATE TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL GAME THIS AFTERNOON 62 TO 48. THEIR 7-FOOT 1 CENTER SCORED 31 POINTS AND THEY PLAY AGAIN THURSDAY.
SAGE ROSENFELS, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA AND MCHS GRAD, IS LEAVING THE MIAMI DOLPHINS NFL TEAM AND HAS SIGNED WITH HOUSTON OF THE NFL. I HEAR HIS SIGNING BONUS WAS 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS,BUT I HAVN'T HEARD WHAT HIS 2006 SALARY WILL BE.
HE'S A QUARTERBACK.
MID-AMERICA NAZERINE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, IS IN THE DIVISION 2 NATIONAL FINAL 4 TOURNAMENT IN MISSOURI. THEY WON 3 GAMES IN A ROW LAST WEEK TO GET INTO THE FINAL 4. THE LEADING SCORER FOR THE TEAM IS ADAM HEPKER OF MAQUOKETA, A SOPHOMORE POINT GUARD. FORMER MAQUKETA RESIDENT ROCKY LAMAR IS THE COACH.
THEY PLAY TONIGHT AT 6 AND IF THEY WIN, WILL PLAY THE NATINAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TOMORROW NIGHT, AT THE COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS ADJACENT TO BRANSON.
JAMES AND KARI PAWSKI OF DUBUQUE HAD A BOYU A WEEK AGO AT THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER....THE NEW NAME FOR THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE KAY AND RON TRACY OF MAQUOKETA.
WILLIAM AND THERESA MANNING OF MAQUKETA HAD TWIN GIRLS MARCH 7TH AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE LNDA AND GARY MANNING OF MAQUOKETA.
WE HAVE THE NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL STATE BOY'S GAME FROM DES MOINES AT 8 TONIGHT ON KMAQ-FM. NORTHEAST IS IN GOOSE LAKE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY AND REST OF WEEK WILL BE COOL.
JACKSON COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR JANUARY WAS
7.1 PERCENT, UP FROM 6 PERCENT IN DECEMBER.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. A NEW VARSITY FOOTBALL COACH WILL PROBABLY BE ANNOUNCED.
BELLEVUE MARQUETTE WON THEIR BOY'S STATE TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL GAME THIS AFTERNOON 62 TO 48. THEIR 7-FOOT 1 CENTER SCORED 31 POINTS AND THEY PLAY AGAIN THURSDAY.
SAGE ROSENFELS, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA AND MCHS GRAD, IS LEAVING THE MIAMI DOLPHINS NFL TEAM AND HAS SIGNED WITH HOUSTON OF THE NFL. I HEAR HIS SIGNING BONUS WAS 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS,BUT I HAVN'T HEARD WHAT HIS 2006 SALARY WILL BE.
HE'S A QUARTERBACK.
MID-AMERICA NAZERINE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, IS IN THE DIVISION 2 NATIONAL FINAL 4 TOURNAMENT IN MISSOURI. THEY WON 3 GAMES IN A ROW LAST WEEK TO GET INTO THE FINAL 4. THE LEADING SCORER FOR THE TEAM IS ADAM HEPKER OF MAQUOKETA, A SOPHOMORE POINT GUARD. FORMER MAQUKETA RESIDENT ROCKY LAMAR IS THE COACH.
THEY PLAY TONIGHT AT 6 AND IF THEY WIN, WILL PLAY THE NATINAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TOMORROW NIGHT, AT THE COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS ADJACENT TO BRANSON.
JAMES AND KARI PAWSKI OF DUBUQUE HAD A BOYU A WEEK AGO AT THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER....THE NEW NAME FOR THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE KAY AND RON TRACY OF MAQUOKETA.
WILLIAM AND THERESA MANNING OF MAQUKETA HAD TWIN GIRLS MARCH 7TH AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE LNDA AND GARY MANNING OF MAQUOKETA.
WE HAVE THE NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL STATE BOY'S GAME FROM DES MOINES AT 8 TONIGHT ON KMAQ-FM. NORTHEAST IS IN GOOSE LAKE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, March 10, 2006
55 TODAY....65 TOMORROW.
BOB WAGENER, THE PROMOTER OF STOCK CAR RACING IN MAQUOKETA, WAS AT THE COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEEK TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING SEASON. ON SATURDAY NIGHTS, HE ASKED FOR LATER RACE STARTS THAN NORMAL, 11 P.M. INSTEAD OF 10:30. THE COUNCIL GRANTED THIS REQUEST. I BELIEVE HE STARTS THE SEASON APRIL 15TH.
REYNOLDS KEENEY, AGE 79, OF MAQUOKETA DIED LAST NIGHT AT UNVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY. HIS FULL OBITURARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com
I'M OFF TO THE FFA FISH FRY AT THE THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN
TO A PLAY AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER. GRANDDAUGHER
SARA WILL GO WITH ME TO BOTH EVENTS.
THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE OPENS 3 WEEKS FROM TONIGHT.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
BOB WAGENER, THE PROMOTER OF STOCK CAR RACING IN MAQUOKETA, WAS AT THE COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEEK TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING SEASON. ON SATURDAY NIGHTS, HE ASKED FOR LATER RACE STARTS THAN NORMAL, 11 P.M. INSTEAD OF 10:30. THE COUNCIL GRANTED THIS REQUEST. I BELIEVE HE STARTS THE SEASON APRIL 15TH.
REYNOLDS KEENEY, AGE 79, OF MAQUOKETA DIED LAST NIGHT AT UNVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY. HIS FULL OBITURARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com
I'M OFF TO THE FFA FISH FRY AT THE THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN
TO A PLAY AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER. GRANDDAUGHER
SARA WILL GO WITH ME TO BOTH EVENTS.
THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE OPENS 3 WEEKS FROM TONIGHT.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, March 09, 2006
41 THE HIGH TODAY....CLOUDY SKIES ALL DAY LONG.
YESTERDAY AND EARLY THIS MORNING, WE GOT NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN AND SO FAR THIS MONTH, NEARLY 2-INCHES.....VERY WELCOME AND NEEDED AND MORE IS IN THE FORECAST AND NEEDED.
BAD HOUSE FIRE NEAR BELLEVUE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT THIS MORNING... THE WARREN AMLING HOUSE. ALL GOT OUT SAFETLY AND NOTHING SAVED.
DON MCPHERSON, 84, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED TUESDAY. HIS FULL OBITUARY IS AT www.carsonandson.com
SORRY, SLOW NEWS DAY LOCALLY.
TAKE IT EASY.
DENNIS VOY
YESTERDAY AND EARLY THIS MORNING, WE GOT NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN AND SO FAR THIS MONTH, NEARLY 2-INCHES.....VERY WELCOME AND NEEDED AND MORE IS IN THE FORECAST AND NEEDED.
BAD HOUSE FIRE NEAR BELLEVUE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT THIS MORNING... THE WARREN AMLING HOUSE. ALL GOT OUT SAFETLY AND NOTHING SAVED.
DON MCPHERSON, 84, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED TUESDAY. HIS FULL OBITUARY IS AT www.carsonandson.com
SORRY, SLOW NEWS DAY LOCALLY.
TAKE IT EASY.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
CLOUDY AND LOW 40'S TODAY.
TESTING FOR THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA'S NEW MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR
WATER PROJECT WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK.
ROGER KIRBY OF ALLIANCE WATER RESOURCES SAID THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE AT THE END OF APRIL. THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT WAS REQUIRED BY THE DNR TO ELIMINATE RADIUM IN THE CITY'S WATER. OVER DECADES, THE LEVELS OF RADIUM IN THE WATER HAS NOT CHANGED, BUT NEW STIFFER STATE REQUIREMENTS MADE THE NEW PLANT NECESSARY. THE NEW PLANT IS LIKE A GIANT WATER SOFTENER. BUT PEOPLE WILL STILL NEED THEIR HOME
SOFETNERS. ONCE THE SYSTEM IF IN OPERATION AND WORKING FINE, THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE AT THE FACILITY AT THE NORTH EDGE OF TOWN.
A SEMI HIT SOME TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA MONDAY AFTERNOON....CORNER MAIN AND PLATT. HOW MANY TIMES THAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW. SEMI OWNED BY BULLOCKS, INC. AND DRIVEN BY BRIAN JORDAN. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LIGHTS AND SEMI.
WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER EMPTY STOREFRONT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA SOON. TRI-STATE UPHOLSTERY, A LONGTIME BUSINESS OWNED BY KEN AND DONNA RUPP, HAS BEEN SOLD AND WILL BE JOINED WITH A DUBUQUE UPHOLSTERY BUSINESS. THE WILL SERVICE THE MAQUOKETA AREA FROM THE DUBUQUE LOCATION. KEN AND DONNA WILL SEMI-RETIRE, KEEPING THEIR PART TIME MAINTENANCE JOB AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA. THERE ARE ABOUT 10 EMPTY STORES DOWNTOWN.
AN OUT-OF-TOWN BIRTH: DRS. TRENT AND NICOLE TILTON OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ARE THE PARENTS OF A SON, TRYSTAN MICHAEL, BORN MARCH 2ND AT GRAND RAPIDS. THE PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS, DEAN AND KAREN TILTON OF THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA.
ROGER (BUDDY) SHIELDS, AGE 65, OF MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS DIED MARCH 9TH. HE WAS A FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT AND WORKED 24 YEARS AS THE SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE MAN FOR A BANK IN MOUNTAIN HOME. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, A SON GLEN AND HIS MOTHER ROSEY SHIELDS, ALL OF MOUNTAIN HOME, AND BY HIS UNCLE, GLEN "RED" HENTON OF MAQUOKETA. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER, RAY SHIELDS, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA WHO WAS THE FIRST CHEIF ENGINEER AND MORNING ANNOUNCER AT KMAQ, BACK IN 1958.
THE FAMILY MOVED TO ARKANSAS IN 1964.
NOW 4:45 AND IT HAS STARTED RAINING IN MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.
DENNIS VOY
TESTING FOR THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA'S NEW MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR
WATER PROJECT WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK.
ROGER KIRBY OF ALLIANCE WATER RESOURCES SAID THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE AT THE END OF APRIL. THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT WAS REQUIRED BY THE DNR TO ELIMINATE RADIUM IN THE CITY'S WATER. OVER DECADES, THE LEVELS OF RADIUM IN THE WATER HAS NOT CHANGED, BUT NEW STIFFER STATE REQUIREMENTS MADE THE NEW PLANT NECESSARY. THE NEW PLANT IS LIKE A GIANT WATER SOFTENER. BUT PEOPLE WILL STILL NEED THEIR HOME
SOFETNERS. ONCE THE SYSTEM IF IN OPERATION AND WORKING FINE, THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE AT THE FACILITY AT THE NORTH EDGE OF TOWN.
A SEMI HIT SOME TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA MONDAY AFTERNOON....CORNER MAIN AND PLATT. HOW MANY TIMES THAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW. SEMI OWNED BY BULLOCKS, INC. AND DRIVEN BY BRIAN JORDAN. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LIGHTS AND SEMI.
WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER EMPTY STOREFRONT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA SOON. TRI-STATE UPHOLSTERY, A LONGTIME BUSINESS OWNED BY KEN AND DONNA RUPP, HAS BEEN SOLD AND WILL BE JOINED WITH A DUBUQUE UPHOLSTERY BUSINESS. THE WILL SERVICE THE MAQUOKETA AREA FROM THE DUBUQUE LOCATION. KEN AND DONNA WILL SEMI-RETIRE, KEEPING THEIR PART TIME MAINTENANCE JOB AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA. THERE ARE ABOUT 10 EMPTY STORES DOWNTOWN.
AN OUT-OF-TOWN BIRTH: DRS. TRENT AND NICOLE TILTON OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN ARE THE PARENTS OF A SON, TRYSTAN MICHAEL, BORN MARCH 2ND AT GRAND RAPIDS. THE PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS, DEAN AND KAREN TILTON OF THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA.
ROGER (BUDDY) SHIELDS, AGE 65, OF MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS DIED MARCH 9TH. HE WAS A FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT AND WORKED 24 YEARS AS THE SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE MAN FOR A BANK IN MOUNTAIN HOME. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, A SON GLEN AND HIS MOTHER ROSEY SHIELDS, ALL OF MOUNTAIN HOME, AND BY HIS UNCLE, GLEN "RED" HENTON OF MAQUOKETA. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER, RAY SHIELDS, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA WHO WAS THE FIRST CHEIF ENGINEER AND MORNING ANNOUNCER AT KMAQ, BACK IN 1958.
THE FAMILY MOVED TO ARKANSAS IN 1964.
NOW 4:45 AND IT HAS STARTED RAINING IN MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, March 06, 2006
3 AND 1/2 INCHES OF SNOW YESTERDAY.
TODAY, MOST OF IT MELTED.
TEMPS NEAR 60 BY THIS WEEKEND.
LAST FRIDAY'S JUST TALK IS UP ON KMAQ WEB SITE AGAIN THIS WEEK.
THE CALL-IN SHOW HOSTED BY LEIGHTON HEPKER.
BOTH BELLEVUE MARQUETTE AND NORTHEAST OF GOOSE LAKE BOYS EASILY WON THEIR BASKETBALL GAMES LAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND BOTH TEAMS GOING TO THE BOY'S STATE TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK IN DES MOINES. BOTH PLAY NEXT MONDAY AND KMAQ-FM WILL BROADCAST BOTH GAMES.
LOTS OF MINOR ACCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND IN BOTH JACKSON AND CLINTON COUNTY.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
RICHARD GISEL, 75, OF MAQUOKETA DIED FRIDAY. HIS FULL OBITUARY IS
AT www.carsonandson.com
JANE MAEHR, 77, OF DAVENPORT DIED SATURDAY. SHE IS THE MOTHER
OF LESLIE LAWSON OF MAQUOKETA.
THE DES MOINES PLAYHOUSE WILL PUT ON THE PRODUCTION "PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES" THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, AT 7 P.M. AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. TICKETS $10.00
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
TODAY, MOST OF IT MELTED.
TEMPS NEAR 60 BY THIS WEEKEND.
LAST FRIDAY'S JUST TALK IS UP ON KMAQ WEB SITE AGAIN THIS WEEK.
THE CALL-IN SHOW HOSTED BY LEIGHTON HEPKER.
BOTH BELLEVUE MARQUETTE AND NORTHEAST OF GOOSE LAKE BOYS EASILY WON THEIR BASKETBALL GAMES LAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND BOTH TEAMS GOING TO THE BOY'S STATE TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK IN DES MOINES. BOTH PLAY NEXT MONDAY AND KMAQ-FM WILL BROADCAST BOTH GAMES.
LOTS OF MINOR ACCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND IN BOTH JACKSON AND CLINTON COUNTY.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
RICHARD GISEL, 75, OF MAQUOKETA DIED FRIDAY. HIS FULL OBITUARY IS
AT www.carsonandson.com
JANE MAEHR, 77, OF DAVENPORT DIED SATURDAY. SHE IS THE MOTHER
OF LESLIE LAWSON OF MAQUOKETA.
THE DES MOINES PLAYHOUSE WILL PUT ON THE PRODUCTION "PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES" THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, AT 7 P.M. AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. TICKETS $10.00
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, March 03, 2006
SUNNY AND A HIGH OF 41 TODAY...
A HOME IN NASHVILLE, WEST OF MAQUOKETA, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING. NEIGHBORS REPORTED THE FIRE AT 12:31 AND MAQUOKETA FIREMEN CALLED IN HELP FOR MANPOWER AND TANKERS FROM BALDWIN AND LOST NATION. THE HOME WAS OWNED BY MIKE AND CONNIE YAROLEM OF MAQUOKETA AND APPARENTLY NO ONE WAS LIVING IN THE HOME. IT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO CONTAIN THE BLAZE.
NO DEATHS, BIRTHS OR MAQUOKETA SPORTS TODAY.
SOME TIME BACK I MENTIONED THAT MAQUOKETA WOULD HAVE A SHOE STORE AGAIN DOWNTOWN.
WELL, FIRST, I FORGOT THAT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY SELLS HEALTH RELATED SHOES.
BUT, AS FOR THE NEW PLACE....IT IS BILL MOLER'S STORE FOR MEN.
THEY NOW HAVE 'NOTHINZ'...CLOG SANDALS...FOR MEN AND WOMEN, IN A VARIETY COLORS, FOR $29.95 A PAIR. VERY POPULAR AND THESE FEATHERWEIGHT SHOES ARE SELLING WELL AT THE STORE, WITH A COUPLE RE-ORDERS ALREADY NECESSARY, SAYS OWNER, JAKE BICKFORD.
THIS YEAR, KMAQ HAS TO BROADCAST SOME EXHIBITION ST. LOUIS CARDINAL GAMES, AND OUR FIRST IS TOMORROW NOON, FROM FLORIDA, AGAINST THE MARLINS.
SORRY, ABOUT THE SHORT REPORT TODAY.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
A HOME IN NASHVILLE, WEST OF MAQUOKETA, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING. NEIGHBORS REPORTED THE FIRE AT 12:31 AND MAQUOKETA FIREMEN CALLED IN HELP FOR MANPOWER AND TANKERS FROM BALDWIN AND LOST NATION. THE HOME WAS OWNED BY MIKE AND CONNIE YAROLEM OF MAQUOKETA AND APPARENTLY NO ONE WAS LIVING IN THE HOME. IT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO CONTAIN THE BLAZE.
NO DEATHS, BIRTHS OR MAQUOKETA SPORTS TODAY.
SOME TIME BACK I MENTIONED THAT MAQUOKETA WOULD HAVE A SHOE STORE AGAIN DOWNTOWN.
WELL, FIRST, I FORGOT THAT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY SELLS HEALTH RELATED SHOES.
BUT, AS FOR THE NEW PLACE....IT IS BILL MOLER'S STORE FOR MEN.
THEY NOW HAVE 'NOTHINZ'...CLOG SANDALS...FOR MEN AND WOMEN, IN A VARIETY COLORS, FOR $29.95 A PAIR. VERY POPULAR AND THESE FEATHERWEIGHT SHOES ARE SELLING WELL AT THE STORE, WITH A COUPLE RE-ORDERS ALREADY NECESSARY, SAYS OWNER, JAKE BICKFORD.
THIS YEAR, KMAQ HAS TO BROADCAST SOME EXHIBITION ST. LOUIS CARDINAL GAMES, AND OUR FIRST IS TOMORROW NOON, FROM FLORIDA, AGAINST THE MARLINS.
SORRY, ABOUT THE SHORT REPORT TODAY.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
49 TODAY, EVEN WITH LITTLE SUNSHINE. COLDER TOMORROW.
NORTHEAST (GOOSE LAKE) BOYS WON LAST NIGHT AND ARE JUST ONE GAME AWAY FROM GOING TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT. BELLEVUE MARQUETTE PLAYS TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEY, UNDEFEATED WITH THIR 7-FOOT PLAYER, COULD ALSO GO TO STATE. DEWITT CENTRAL IS STILL IN, AND PLAYS DUBUQUE WAHLERT TOMORROW NIGHT.
THERE WILL BE NO AREA GIRL'S TEAMS IN NEXT WEEK'S STATE TOURNAMENT.
DANIEL RATCLIFF WILL BE THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIS SUMMER. HE WAS HIRED LAST NIGHT
FROM A FIELD OF 41 AND WILL RECEIVE $60,000. HE WILL REPLACE RETIRING LONGTIME PRINCIPAL SUSANNE BATEY. HE HAS BEEN AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL AT TWO SCHOOLS IN THE WAPSI VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT THE LAST 16 YEARS. HE STARTED HIS CAREER IN 1977 AS AN INTRUMENTAL MUSIC TEACHER.
JOEL HAGEN IS THE NEW MUSIC TEACHER, THE FIRST MALE TO HAVE THE JOB. HE REPLACES PAM CRAWFORD WHO IS RETIRING. HAGEN HAS BEEN A TEACHER FOR 4 YEARS, MOST RECENTLY AT PRAIRIE VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN GOWRIE. THERE WERE 8 APPLICANTS.
CHRISTINE LIRA IS THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH TEACHER. SHE IS FROM WISCONSIN. SHE HAS BEEN A SPANISH TEACHER IN SLINGER, WISCONSIN AND ENGLISH TEACHER IN MEXICO. THERE WERE TWO APPLICANTS FOR THE JOB.
NO NEW VARSITY FOOTBALL COACH WAS HIRED. THAT WILL BE DONE AT NEXT MEETING.
LAST NIGHT, FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO THE TOM SCHUELLER HOME ON WEST PLATT TO EXTINGUISH A FENCE.
MAQUOKETA HIGH GRADUATE FRED HAHN IS IN MAQUOKETA. HE'S A RETIRED DOCTOR FROM KANSAS CITY AND HAS WRITTEN A BOOK.
WAS ON KMAQ'S JUST TALK TODAY, SPOKE AT ROTARY AT NOON AND WILL AUTOGRAPH HIS BOOK TOMORROW AT THE LIBRARY. HE HAS A BROTHER, NEAL IN MAQUOKETA AND HIS MOTHER LIVES AT THE MAQUOKETA CARE CENTER.
OFF TO ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH.
TAKE CARE.
DENNIS VOY
NORTHEAST (GOOSE LAKE) BOYS WON LAST NIGHT AND ARE JUST ONE GAME AWAY FROM GOING TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT. BELLEVUE MARQUETTE PLAYS TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEY, UNDEFEATED WITH THIR 7-FOOT PLAYER, COULD ALSO GO TO STATE. DEWITT CENTRAL IS STILL IN, AND PLAYS DUBUQUE WAHLERT TOMORROW NIGHT.
THERE WILL BE NO AREA GIRL'S TEAMS IN NEXT WEEK'S STATE TOURNAMENT.
DANIEL RATCLIFF WILL BE THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIS SUMMER. HE WAS HIRED LAST NIGHT
FROM A FIELD OF 41 AND WILL RECEIVE $60,000. HE WILL REPLACE RETIRING LONGTIME PRINCIPAL SUSANNE BATEY. HE HAS BEEN AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL AT TWO SCHOOLS IN THE WAPSI VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT THE LAST 16 YEARS. HE STARTED HIS CAREER IN 1977 AS AN INTRUMENTAL MUSIC TEACHER.
JOEL HAGEN IS THE NEW MUSIC TEACHER, THE FIRST MALE TO HAVE THE JOB. HE REPLACES PAM CRAWFORD WHO IS RETIRING. HAGEN HAS BEEN A TEACHER FOR 4 YEARS, MOST RECENTLY AT PRAIRIE VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN GOWRIE. THERE WERE 8 APPLICANTS.
CHRISTINE LIRA IS THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH TEACHER. SHE IS FROM WISCONSIN. SHE HAS BEEN A SPANISH TEACHER IN SLINGER, WISCONSIN AND ENGLISH TEACHER IN MEXICO. THERE WERE TWO APPLICANTS FOR THE JOB.
NO NEW VARSITY FOOTBALL COACH WAS HIRED. THAT WILL BE DONE AT NEXT MEETING.
LAST NIGHT, FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO THE TOM SCHUELLER HOME ON WEST PLATT TO EXTINGUISH A FENCE.
MAQUOKETA HIGH GRADUATE FRED HAHN IS IN MAQUOKETA. HE'S A RETIRED DOCTOR FROM KANSAS CITY AND HAS WRITTEN A BOOK.
WAS ON KMAQ'S JUST TALK TODAY, SPOKE AT ROTARY AT NOON AND WILL AUTOGRAPH HIS BOOK TOMORROW AT THE LIBRARY. HE HAS A BROTHER, NEAL IN MAQUOKETA AND HIS MOTHER LIVES AT THE MAQUOKETA CARE CENTER.
OFF TO ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH.
TAKE CARE.
DENNIS VOY
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