NO SUNSHINE TODAY...NO RAIN EITHER...AND A HIGH OF 73. BUT, RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS.
TOMORROW IS CITY-WIDE GARAGE SALE DAY IN MAQUOKETA....AROUND 79 GARAGE SALES AROUND TOWN.
WE HAVE TAKEN DOWN THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK AND WILL TRY AND REPLACE IT WITH A DIFFERENT KIND AND HOPE THE SPAMERS WILL NOT FIND IT. ALSO, I WAS TOLD TODAY VIA EMAIL THAT A LINK FROM THE KMAQ WEB SITE HAS SOME BAD STUFF ON IT. GLAD THAT PERSON LET ME KNOW. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, WE WILL DELETE IT. THERE IS A LOT THAT MAKES UP THE KMAQ WEB SITE AND WE DON'T CHECK IT OVER ON ANY REGULAR BASIS, SO WHEN SOMETHING BAD APPEARS, PLEASE EMAIL US AND WE WILL DELETE IT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE INTERNET HAS MILLIONS OF TERRIBLE ENTRIES ....AND THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE.
I JUST IGNORE IT...AND OTHERS NEED TO DO THE SAME. LAST I READ, THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 3 MILLION PORN SITES ON THE INTERNET WORLD WIDE WEB.
SWIMMING LESSONS SIGN-UP AT THE MAQUOKETA POOL WILL BE ON MAY 5TH AND 6TH AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, NEXT TO THE POOL.
GRADING FOR THE NEW WAL MART SUPER CENTER STARTED THIS WEEK.
LOTS OF DIRT TO MOVE BY THE BIG EQUIPMENT. IT WILL BE LOCATED AT THE END OF SOUTH MAIN STREET, ON THE EAST SIDE, ACROSS FROM THE NEW TRUCK STOP AND EAST OF THE COMFORT INN MOTEL.
A NEW HOME STARTED GOING UP THIS WEEK AT THE NEW PRAIRIE CREEK GOLF COURSE SUB-DIVISION AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA.
THAT SUB-DIVISION IS FILLING UP QUICKLY.
THE JACK AND JILL STORE SIGN IS DOWN, THE STORE IS EMPTY AND IT SURE SEEMS STRANGE TO SEE NO ACTIVITY IN THE BUILDING AND PARKING LOT AFTER ALL THE YEARS. STILL A FOR-SALE SIGN ON THE BUILDING. THE OUTSIDE BRAT STAND WAS PURCHASED BY KJ'S CONVENIENCE STORE NEXT DOOR AND WILL BE IN OPERATION SOON KJ'S.
FAMOUS COUNTRY SINGER BILLY DEAN (MARRIED A MAQUOKETA GIRL LAST SUMMER) WAS IN JACKSON COUNTY EARLIER THIS MONTH AND WENT WILD TURKEY HUNTING..AND SHOT A TURKEY. HE WILL BE BACK IN JACKSON COUNTY TO DO AN OUTDOOR CONCERT IN BELLEVUE IN JUNE, NEXT TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. MORE ON THAT LATER. HE ALSO HAS A NEW SONG OUT THESE DAYS CALLED "SWINGING FOR THE FENCE", A SONG ABOUT BASEBALL AND A GOOD ONE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY