COLD, BUT SUNNY....

THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS OPENED THE SEASON SATURDAY IN THE INDEPENDECE TOURNAMENT AND FINISHED 7TH OUT OF 10 TEAMS.
MQUOKTA'S BEST FINISH CAME FROM FRESHMAN MARCUS BREEDEN WHO WAS SECOND AT 103 POUNDS.
THEY WRESTLE IN A WAMAC DOUBLE-DUAL WITH WEST DELAWARE AND INDEPENDENCE THURSDAY NIGHT AT MANCHESTER.

SATURDAY NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM FELL TO 0 AND 2 ON THE YOUNG SEASON AS THEY WERE DEFEATED BY DUBUQUE SENIOR 61 TO 51 IN OVERTIME. THEY OPEN WAMAC PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT AT MARION.

FRIDAY NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS LOST THIER WAMAC OPENER ON THE ROAD AT DYERSVILLE AND BECKMAN TOPPED MAQUOKETA 53 TO 39.
THEY WILL HOST MARION TOMORROW NIGHT.

THERE ARE NO PLANNED INCREASES FOR THE ELECTRIC RATES FOR MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY MANAGER DOUG OWEN SAID THE BUGET FOR 2007 HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND NO RATE INCREASES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
THE BUDGET DOES CALL FOR $150,000 TO BUY NEW GENERATOR FUEL TANKS TO GIVE HIGHER CAPACITY FOR THE GENERATORS.

A GIRL, BORN SUNDAY NIGHT AT A DUBUQUE HOSPITAL TO MARK AND
AND MELISSA MILLER OF PRESTON. GRANDPARENTS ARE JIM AND MARARET MARY MILLER OF MAQUOKETA.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY