BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY IN MAQUOKETA. LITTLE WARM, AROUND 80.

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL HOMECOMING WILL KICK-OFF SUNDAY WITH THE ANNUAL JERSEY AUCTION AND CORONATION OF THE HOMECOMING
ROYALTY.
THE THEME FOR HOMECOMING THIS YEAR..."MARDI GRAS MADNESS".
THE HOMECOMING COURT: DILLON O'CONNELL, AUSTIN DIETZEL, DANIEL
HOLMES, DYLAN BARTELS, MATT BOPES, BRANDON ROOT, JOEY EVANS,
ERIC BENTON, BRIANNA BAKER, JESSICA OLSON, KATIE DIRKS, STEPHANIE
DAVISON, JENI SCHURBON, HANNA THORSON, JESSA GOMBERT AND HANNAH
DAVISON.
THE HOMECOMING PARADE WILL BE THROUGH DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA AT 2 P.M. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3. I'M HONORED TO HAVE BEEN ASKED TO BE PARADE MARSHAL.
EACH DAY NEXT WEEK HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A SPECIAL DAY WITH MONDAY AS DRESS-UP MARDI GRAS DAY. WINDOWN PAINTING IS PLANNED DOWNTOWN
STARTING MONDAY.
TUESDAY WILL BE CROSS DRESS DAY AND CARDINAL VOLLEYBALL GAMES AT HOME STARTING AT 4:30.
WEDNESDAY IS DRESS-UP FOR THE DECADES WITH EACH CLASS AND THE FACULTY DRESSING UP.
DRESS-UP IN DIFFERENT COLORS IS SCHEDULED THURSDAY WITH EACH CLASS WEARING A SPECIFIC COLOR.
FRIDAY IS SPIRIT DAY WITH DRESSING IN RED AND WHITE. THE HOMECOMING
VARSITY ATHLETE BREAKFAST WILL BE AT 7 A.M. FRIDAY AND THE PEP
RALLY IS AT 1 P.M. AND THE PARADE AFTER.
THE MAQUOKETA-DEWITT SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL GAME WILL START
AT 5:15 FRIDAY AND THE VARSITY GAME AT 7:30. THE DEWITT SABERS ARE RANKED AGAIN THIS WEEK WITH THEIR 4 AND 0 RECORD. KMAQ AM & FM WILL
BROADCAST THE GAME FOR THOSE UNABLE TO GET UP TO GOODENOW FIELD
TO WATCH IT. LEIGHTON HEPKER WILL DO THE PLAY-BY-PLAY WITH FORMER HEAD COACH MARK HILLEBRAND DOING COLOR COMENTARY.
THE HOMECOMING DANCE WILL BE SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 9 UNTIL MIDNIGHT
IN THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS AREA.
GO CARDINALS!

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT AGAIN.

DENNIS VOY