IT IS SNOWING LIGHTLY IN MAQUOKETA. JUST A LITTLE FELL OVERNIGHT AND 2-3 INCHES FORECAST FOR TODAY AND ANOTHER COUPLE INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AGAIN. I DID MY FIRST SHOVELING OF THE NEW WINTER SEASON A FEW MINUTES AGO.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
NICE AND SUNNY DAY TODAY IN IOWA...AROUND 40. TOMORROW AND THANKSGIVING DAY WILL ALSO BE NICE, AS WILL THE BIG SHOPPING DAY FRIDAY. MAQUOKETA STORES ARE READY FOR THE SHOPPERS. SANTA CAME SATURDAY AND THE BIG TREE NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE IS
LOADED WITH WHITE LIGHTS AND THE WHITE LITES ARE ALSO UP ON THE TREES DOWNTOWN.
HOPE THE PROJECTED FORECAST FOR SPENDING WILL NOT BE AS BAD AS THE MEDIA IS REPORTING.
WEATHER WAS NICE IN BRANSON ALSO LAST WEEK....WARMER THAN UP HERE, BUT WINDY A COUPLE DAYS. TRIP WENT WELL AND BRANSON WAS PRETTY BUSY. ALL 7 SHOWS THAT WE SAW WERE VERY GOOD. BRANSON CONTINUES TO GET BIGGER, AS A TOURIST AND RETIREMENT CENTER.
RiverPointBallet PRESENTS "SNOW QUEEN" TONIGHT AT 7 AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS
CENTER. IT IS A WINTRY TALE OF YOUNG FRIENDS KAY AND GERDA BATTLING AGAINST
THE EVEN SNOW QUEEN AND HER MAGIC MIRROR. TICKETS AT THE DOOR, $18.
MAQUOKETA NOW HAS A PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB THAT MEETS THE 4TH WEDNESDAY EACH MONTH
AT THE NEWSPAPER OFFICE. BROOKE TAYLOR AND MIKE EARLES HAVE STARTED IT.
IT IS FOR BEGINNER TO PRO.
MAQUOKETA'S THANKSGIVING DINNER IS AT NOON THURSDAY AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
IT WILL BE OLE FASHION CHRISTMAS AT COSTELLO'S OLD MILL THIS FRIDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 4 PM. HOT APPLE CIDER, COOKIES AND DOOR PRIZES AND ALL ARE WELCOME.
THE FIRST MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE HOLIDAY ART WALK WILL BE THIS FRIDAY IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA FROM 5 P.M. UNTIL 9 P.M. THE DOWNTOWN GALLERIES AND STUDIOS WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WINE TASTING TOO BY BRUSH CREEK WINERY AND MUSIC BY SCOTT DALZIEL.
DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT ALL 5 LOCATIONS. MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO REVIVING DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA BY BRINGING SKILLED ARTISTS TO MAQUOKETA FOR SHORT ADN LONG TERM RESIDENCIES.
THE WEB SITE IS: www.maquoketa-arts.org
THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL 7 P.M. THANKSGIVING EVE SERVICE TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE CHURCH UP ON THE HILL ON WESLEY DRIVE. THE SERVICE WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ-FM AT 7.
ADAM HEPKER, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, IS PLAYING WITH THE COOCOON BASKETS WEIDEN PRO BASKETBALL TEAM ABOUT AN HOUR FROM MUNICH, GERMANY. THEY PLAY EVERY SATURDAY. HIS FIRST SATURDAY, HE SCORED 47 POINTS AND LAST SATURDAY, 32. BUT, THEY LOST BOTH GAMES. HIS WIFE IS JOINING HIM THIS WEEK. GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH.
SAGE ROSENFELS AND HIS HOUSTON TEXANS GOT A BIG ROAD WIN SATURDAY AND WILL PLAY
THE MONDAY NIGHT GAME NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.
HOW ABOUT THOSE HAWKEYES AND THEIR 35 TO 0 WIN SATURDAY. AND THE BASKETBALL TEAM IS OFF TO A 4 AND 0 START.
THE U.S.MARINE CORPS RESERVE "TOYS FOR TOTS" PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY IN JACKSON COUNTY, WITH NEW LEADERSHIP. THANKS TO RON SCHAEFFER AND MARISA WEIS FOR VOLUNTEERING.
TOYS CAN BE DROPPED OFF UNTIL DECEMBER 12TH AT FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN MAQUOKETA:
MAQUOKETA STATE BANK...THE COMFORT INN...HAPPY JOES....WAL-MART....THE HOSPITAL...
THEISEN'S...THE YMCA AND IOWA BANK. APPLICATIONS FOR TOYS CAN BE MADE BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND THE FORM IS AVAILABLE AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL. APPLICATIONS
MUST BE FILLED OUT AND MAILED TO P.O. BOX 1245, MAQUOKETA BY 5 P.M. DECEMBER 6TH.
THE JACK MARLOWE 12TH ANNUAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IS THIS SATURDAY AT THE NEW MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GYM. ALL DAY WITH CHAMP GAME AT 5. JACK RECENTLY HAD A STINT PUT IN HIS HEART AND I UNDERSTAND IS DOING WELL.
BOY SCOUT TROOP 68 OF MAQUOKETA PAINTED BIRD HOUSES AT CLOVER RIDGE RECENTLY...THEY ADORN THE GARDENS AND COURT YARD AT THE RETIREMENT CENTER. I HEAR CLOVER RIDGE IS PLANNING AN ADDITION NEXT YEAR.
CALLIE COATS, A FRESHMEN AT IOWA STATE, IS THE WINNER OF A $1,000 SWISS VALLEY FARMS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR AN AG MAJOR. PARENTS ARE DAIRY FARMERS ROBERT AND LISA COATES.
A FEW MAQUOKETANS HAD A BRIEF POWER BLIP THIS AFTERNOON. M.M.E.U. MANAGER DOUG OWEN SAID A SQUIRREL CAME IN CONTACT WITH A POWER LINE AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM.
THE JACKSON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT UP SLIGHTLY IN OCTOBER, TO 4.5 PERCENT.
JUDITH SCHMIDT, AGE 53, OF MAQUOKETA, SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES AFTER SHE ROLLED HER VEHICLE AT 6 A.M. EARLY THIS MORNING ON HIGHWAY 61 JUST NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. SHE SWERVED TO MISS AN ANIMAL AND LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO 2005 FORD FOCUS, ABOUT $8,000.
FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT KAREN WENDL, AGE 69, DIED OCTOBER 26TH IN A HASTINGS, NEBRASKA HOSPITAL. SHE WAS A COSMOTOLOGIST AND IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND
MARK AND FOUR CHILDREN.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
DENNIS VOY
LOADED WITH WHITE LIGHTS AND THE WHITE LITES ARE ALSO UP ON THE TREES DOWNTOWN.
HOPE THE PROJECTED FORECAST FOR SPENDING WILL NOT BE AS BAD AS THE MEDIA IS REPORTING.
WEATHER WAS NICE IN BRANSON ALSO LAST WEEK....WARMER THAN UP HERE, BUT WINDY A COUPLE DAYS. TRIP WENT WELL AND BRANSON WAS PRETTY BUSY. ALL 7 SHOWS THAT WE SAW WERE VERY GOOD. BRANSON CONTINUES TO GET BIGGER, AS A TOURIST AND RETIREMENT CENTER.
RiverPointBallet PRESENTS "SNOW QUEEN" TONIGHT AT 7 AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS
CENTER. IT IS A WINTRY TALE OF YOUNG FRIENDS KAY AND GERDA BATTLING AGAINST
THE EVEN SNOW QUEEN AND HER MAGIC MIRROR. TICKETS AT THE DOOR, $18.
MAQUOKETA NOW HAS A PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB THAT MEETS THE 4TH WEDNESDAY EACH MONTH
AT THE NEWSPAPER OFFICE. BROOKE TAYLOR AND MIKE EARLES HAVE STARTED IT.
IT IS FOR BEGINNER TO PRO.
MAQUOKETA'S THANKSGIVING DINNER IS AT NOON THURSDAY AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
IT WILL BE OLE FASHION CHRISTMAS AT COSTELLO'S OLD MILL THIS FRIDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 4 PM. HOT APPLE CIDER, COOKIES AND DOOR PRIZES AND ALL ARE WELCOME.
THE FIRST MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE HOLIDAY ART WALK WILL BE THIS FRIDAY IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA FROM 5 P.M. UNTIL 9 P.M. THE DOWNTOWN GALLERIES AND STUDIOS WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WINE TASTING TOO BY BRUSH CREEK WINERY AND MUSIC BY SCOTT DALZIEL.
DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT ALL 5 LOCATIONS. MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO REVIVING DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA BY BRINGING SKILLED ARTISTS TO MAQUOKETA FOR SHORT ADN LONG TERM RESIDENCIES.
THE WEB SITE IS: www.maquoketa-arts.org
THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL 7 P.M. THANKSGIVING EVE SERVICE TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE CHURCH UP ON THE HILL ON WESLEY DRIVE. THE SERVICE WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ-FM AT 7.
ADAM HEPKER, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, IS PLAYING WITH THE COOCOON BASKETS WEIDEN PRO BASKETBALL TEAM ABOUT AN HOUR FROM MUNICH, GERMANY. THEY PLAY EVERY SATURDAY. HIS FIRST SATURDAY, HE SCORED 47 POINTS AND LAST SATURDAY, 32. BUT, THEY LOST BOTH GAMES. HIS WIFE IS JOINING HIM THIS WEEK. GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH.
SAGE ROSENFELS AND HIS HOUSTON TEXANS GOT A BIG ROAD WIN SATURDAY AND WILL PLAY
THE MONDAY NIGHT GAME NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.
HOW ABOUT THOSE HAWKEYES AND THEIR 35 TO 0 WIN SATURDAY. AND THE BASKETBALL TEAM IS OFF TO A 4 AND 0 START.
THE U.S.MARINE CORPS RESERVE "TOYS FOR TOTS" PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY IN JACKSON COUNTY, WITH NEW LEADERSHIP. THANKS TO RON SCHAEFFER AND MARISA WEIS FOR VOLUNTEERING.
TOYS CAN BE DROPPED OFF UNTIL DECEMBER 12TH AT FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN MAQUOKETA:
MAQUOKETA STATE BANK...THE COMFORT INN...HAPPY JOES....WAL-MART....THE HOSPITAL...
THEISEN'S...THE YMCA AND IOWA BANK. APPLICATIONS FOR TOYS CAN BE MADE BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND THE FORM IS AVAILABLE AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY HALL. APPLICATIONS
MUST BE FILLED OUT AND MAILED TO P.O. BOX 1245, MAQUOKETA BY 5 P.M. DECEMBER 6TH.
THE JACK MARLOWE 12TH ANNUAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IS THIS SATURDAY AT THE NEW MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GYM. ALL DAY WITH CHAMP GAME AT 5. JACK RECENTLY HAD A STINT PUT IN HIS HEART AND I UNDERSTAND IS DOING WELL.
BOY SCOUT TROOP 68 OF MAQUOKETA PAINTED BIRD HOUSES AT CLOVER RIDGE RECENTLY...THEY ADORN THE GARDENS AND COURT YARD AT THE RETIREMENT CENTER. I HEAR CLOVER RIDGE IS PLANNING AN ADDITION NEXT YEAR.
CALLIE COATS, A FRESHMEN AT IOWA STATE, IS THE WINNER OF A $1,000 SWISS VALLEY FARMS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR AN AG MAJOR. PARENTS ARE DAIRY FARMERS ROBERT AND LISA COATES.
A FEW MAQUOKETANS HAD A BRIEF POWER BLIP THIS AFTERNOON. M.M.E.U. MANAGER DOUG OWEN SAID A SQUIRREL CAME IN CONTACT WITH A POWER LINE AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM.
THE JACKSON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT UP SLIGHTLY IN OCTOBER, TO 4.5 PERCENT.
JUDITH SCHMIDT, AGE 53, OF MAQUOKETA, SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES AFTER SHE ROLLED HER VEHICLE AT 6 A.M. EARLY THIS MORNING ON HIGHWAY 61 JUST NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. SHE SWERVED TO MISS AN ANIMAL AND LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO 2005 FORD FOCUS, ABOUT $8,000.
FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT KAREN WENDL, AGE 69, DIED OCTOBER 26TH IN A HASTINGS, NEBRASKA HOSPITAL. SHE WAS A COSMOTOLOGIST AND IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND
MARK AND FOUR CHILDREN.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Hi All,
I have just installed IceCast2 to stream our KMAQ FM 95.1 audio.
When you click on the link, or the NEW Button that I am going to add to the KMAQ Website,
it will open a window asking you what to use to listen to this audio. Many programs are able to
play this, mainly Windows Media Player, which majority of you already have on your computer, so just click any option that comes up and make it open with windows media player.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
email Dennis to let him know how its working and how you like it.
David Voy
KMAQ Web Admin - G33K
I have just installed IceCast2 to stream our KMAQ FM 95.1 audio.
When you click on the link, or the NEW Button that I am going to add to the KMAQ Website,
it will open a window asking you what to use to listen to this audio. Many programs are able to
play this, mainly Windows Media Player, which majority of you already have on your computer, so just click any option that comes up and make it open with windows media player.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
email Dennis to let him know how its working and how you like it.
David Voy
KMAQ Web Admin - G33K
Saturday, November 15, 2008
WINDY AND COLD TODAY.....HIGH OF 38. TOMORROW, HIGH OF 35 AND TOMORROW NIGHT, DOWN TO 15 ABOVE.
IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, EILEEN BUSCH OF MAQUOKETA WAS RE-ELECTED TO THE HOSPITAL BOARD HERE IN MAQUOKETA. HER NAME WAS ON THE BALLOT.
ALSO RE-ELECTED TO THE BOARD, WAS BOB SPECHT. HE DID NOT GET HIS PAPERS FILED IN TIME FOR HIS NAME TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT, SO WAS RE-ELECTED WITH WRITE-IN VOTES.
THERE IS A NEW PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE FOR A FEW MONTHS. POSTMASTER SARAH MORSE HAS BEEN SENT TO THE POST OFFICE PLANT IN CEDAR RAPIDS TO FILL IN UNTIL MARCH. THE OFFICER IN CHARGE IN MAQUOKETA IS NOW KIM MILE, WHO IS ALSO THE POSTMASTER IN FARLEY.
A GIRL WAS BORN NOVEMBER 10TH TO AMANDA KELLER AND DAMIAN HUNTER OF MAQUOKETA. GRANDFATHER IS RON KELLER OF MAQUOKETA.
THE OWNERS OF THE PICKLE BARREL BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA REPORTED TO MAQUOKETA POLICE THURSDAY THAT $20,000 WORTH OF
RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE BUILDING.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, EILEEN BUSCH OF MAQUOKETA WAS RE-ELECTED TO THE HOSPITAL BOARD HERE IN MAQUOKETA. HER NAME WAS ON THE BALLOT.
ALSO RE-ELECTED TO THE BOARD, WAS BOB SPECHT. HE DID NOT GET HIS PAPERS FILED IN TIME FOR HIS NAME TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT, SO WAS RE-ELECTED WITH WRITE-IN VOTES.
THERE IS A NEW PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE FOR A FEW MONTHS. POSTMASTER SARAH MORSE HAS BEEN SENT TO THE POST OFFICE PLANT IN CEDAR RAPIDS TO FILL IN UNTIL MARCH. THE OFFICER IN CHARGE IN MAQUOKETA IS NOW KIM MILE, WHO IS ALSO THE POSTMASTER IN FARLEY.
A GIRL WAS BORN NOVEMBER 10TH TO AMANDA KELLER AND DAMIAN HUNTER OF MAQUOKETA. GRANDFATHER IS RON KELLER OF MAQUOKETA.
THE OWNERS OF THE PICKLE BARREL BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA REPORTED TO MAQUOKETA POLICE THURSDAY THAT $20,000 WORTH OF
RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE BUILDING.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, November 13, 2008
SUNSHINE AND IN THE 50'S TODAY. BUT WINTER WEATHER COMES BACK TOMORROW.
CHECK THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR "STREAMING" OF KMAQ-FM AND OUR WEB CAM. YES...NOW ANYONE CAN LISTEN TO KMAQ-FM.... ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON A DESKTOP COMPUTER OR LAPTOP. BUT....
IT MAY DROP OFF NOW AND THEN, SO IT WON'T BE THERE ALL THE TIME, BUT
HOPEFULLY MOST OF THE TIME. AND...COSTS YOU NOTHING. YOUR
COMMENTS ARE WELCOME AND CAN BE ENTERED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WEB CAM SCREEN OR EMAIL ME.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE STARTED A CLUB THROUGH THE OPRAH WINFREY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. CLUB HOPE HAS BEEN ORGANIZED BY
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER MELINDA ORRIS. IT IS TO HELP STUDENTS BECOME GLOBAL CITIZENS WHO ARE AWARE OF PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES OTHER KIDS ARE FACING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. CLUB HOPE IN MAQUOKETA HAS
BEEN GIVEN THE ....CORE AREA OF FOCUS....OF EAST AFRICA. THEIR FIRST LOCAL PROJECT WILL BE A DOOR TO DOOR EVENT THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON COLLECTING NON-PERISHABLE GOODS AND PAPER PRODUCTS FOR THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD. AND MANY OTHER PROJECTS ARE PLANNED.
THE 26TH ANNUAL MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER WILL BE SERVED TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY , AT 12 NOON, AT THE SENIOR MEAL SITE.
LAST YEAR, OVER 160 MEALS WERE SERVED. MARILYN RANKIN AND SHEILA BENTLY ARE CO-CHAIR. NO COST, BUT FREE WILL DONATION WILL BE ACCEPTED.
HARVEST SEASON...AND MATING SEASON...AND DEER ARE EVERYWHERE AND ARE BEING HIT IN NEAR RECORD NUMBERS. JOHN DAGUE OF MAQUOKETA RAN INTO ONE MONDAY AFTERNOON. DON'T SWERVE TO MISS ONE AND HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT.....HOLD ON TIGHT TO YOUR STEERING WHEEL AND KEEP ON THE ROAD.
STRIKING AND KILLING THE DEER, WITH DAMAGE TO YOUR CAR....IS BETTER
THAN POSSIBLY LOOSING YOUR LIFE IF YOUR CAR GOES OUT OF CONTROL.
I'LL HAVE TO ASK SHIRLEY IF THEY HAVE DEER IN ARIZONA.
THE JACKSON COUNTY CREWS ARE READY WITH SALT AND PLOWS FOR THE FIRST
BIG SNOWFALL. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 610 MILES OF GRAVEL ROADS IN JACKSON COUNTY AND 175 MILES OF SECONDARY PAVED ROADS.
HOUSE FIRE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE JULIE SCHVIEGER RESIDENCE AT 509 WEST QUARRY STREET. THE STOVE RANGE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND
JULIE PUT IT OUT BEFORE FIREMEN ARRIVED, USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
THE HOOD WAD DESTROYED.
SO FAR, FOUR PEOPLE HAVE FILED PAPERS TO BE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR A FIRST WARD COUNCIL MEMBER IN MAQUOKETA. THEY ARE:
LORI CROUCH, ED TURNEY, DAVE WIERSMA AND DEB WILHELM. THE ELECTION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH AND ONLY FIRST WARD RESIDENTS WILL VOTE. STILL TIME FOR MORE TO FILE PAPERS. THE DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 20.
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT LAST JANUARY 19TH, THAT THE DOWNTOWN FIRE MESS WOULD STILL BE AROUND FOR CHRISTMAS. DOWNTOWN CITY
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE GOING UP ON THE BIG TREES, BEING PUT UP AGAIN
THIS YEAR BY MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY WORKERS.
THE LIGHTS WILL HELP ... SO WILL SOME SNOW ... BUT.....
THERE ARE PEOPLE TO BLAME...BUT WHY.....IT'S HOLIDAY TIME...TIME TO BE
JOLLY. AND TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY...TIME TO BE THANKFUL...THANKFUL FOR THE GREAT COMMUNITY OF MAQUOKETA. MY HOME FOR 50 YEARS. FOR OME OF YOU MORE YEARS...SOME LESS. AND MANY, YOUR HOME OF PLEASANT MEMORIES.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN!
HEAR THE ENTIRE 5:05 P.M. NEWS TONIGHT....OR AT 7:45 A.M. FRIDAY, BY
GOING TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK OVER "ON THE AIR".
ALSOK CHECK MY NEW PHOTO BELOW. CLICK-ON IT TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
CHECK THE KMAQ GUEST BOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR "STREAMING" OF KMAQ-FM AND OUR WEB CAM. YES...NOW ANYONE CAN LISTEN TO KMAQ-FM.... ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON A DESKTOP COMPUTER OR LAPTOP. BUT....
IT MAY DROP OFF NOW AND THEN, SO IT WON'T BE THERE ALL THE TIME, BUT
HOPEFULLY MOST OF THE TIME. AND...COSTS YOU NOTHING. YOUR
COMMENTS ARE WELCOME AND CAN BE ENTERED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WEB CAM SCREEN OR EMAIL ME.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE STARTED A CLUB THROUGH THE OPRAH WINFREY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. CLUB HOPE HAS BEEN ORGANIZED BY
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER MELINDA ORRIS. IT IS TO HELP STUDENTS BECOME GLOBAL CITIZENS WHO ARE AWARE OF PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES OTHER KIDS ARE FACING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. CLUB HOPE IN MAQUOKETA HAS
BEEN GIVEN THE ....CORE AREA OF FOCUS....OF EAST AFRICA. THEIR FIRST LOCAL PROJECT WILL BE A DOOR TO DOOR EVENT THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON COLLECTING NON-PERISHABLE GOODS AND PAPER PRODUCTS FOR THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD. AND MANY OTHER PROJECTS ARE PLANNED.
THE 26TH ANNUAL MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER WILL BE SERVED TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY , AT 12 NOON, AT THE SENIOR MEAL SITE.
LAST YEAR, OVER 160 MEALS WERE SERVED. MARILYN RANKIN AND SHEILA BENTLY ARE CO-CHAIR. NO COST, BUT FREE WILL DONATION WILL BE ACCEPTED.
HARVEST SEASON...AND MATING SEASON...AND DEER ARE EVERYWHERE AND ARE BEING HIT IN NEAR RECORD NUMBERS. JOHN DAGUE OF MAQUOKETA RAN INTO ONE MONDAY AFTERNOON. DON'T SWERVE TO MISS ONE AND HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT.....HOLD ON TIGHT TO YOUR STEERING WHEEL AND KEEP ON THE ROAD.
STRIKING AND KILLING THE DEER, WITH DAMAGE TO YOUR CAR....IS BETTER
THAN POSSIBLY LOOSING YOUR LIFE IF YOUR CAR GOES OUT OF CONTROL.
I'LL HAVE TO ASK SHIRLEY IF THEY HAVE DEER IN ARIZONA.
THE JACKSON COUNTY CREWS ARE READY WITH SALT AND PLOWS FOR THE FIRST
BIG SNOWFALL. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 610 MILES OF GRAVEL ROADS IN JACKSON COUNTY AND 175 MILES OF SECONDARY PAVED ROADS.
HOUSE FIRE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE JULIE SCHVIEGER RESIDENCE AT 509 WEST QUARRY STREET. THE STOVE RANGE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND
JULIE PUT IT OUT BEFORE FIREMEN ARRIVED, USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
THE HOOD WAD DESTROYED.
SO FAR, FOUR PEOPLE HAVE FILED PAPERS TO BE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR A FIRST WARD COUNCIL MEMBER IN MAQUOKETA. THEY ARE:
LORI CROUCH, ED TURNEY, DAVE WIERSMA AND DEB WILHELM. THE ELECTION WILL BE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH AND ONLY FIRST WARD RESIDENTS WILL VOTE. STILL TIME FOR MORE TO FILE PAPERS. THE DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 20.
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT LAST JANUARY 19TH, THAT THE DOWNTOWN FIRE MESS WOULD STILL BE AROUND FOR CHRISTMAS. DOWNTOWN CITY
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE GOING UP ON THE BIG TREES, BEING PUT UP AGAIN
THIS YEAR BY MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY WORKERS.
THE LIGHTS WILL HELP ... SO WILL SOME SNOW ... BUT.....
THERE ARE PEOPLE TO BLAME...BUT WHY.....IT'S HOLIDAY TIME...TIME TO BE
JOLLY. AND TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY...TIME TO BE THANKFUL...THANKFUL FOR THE GREAT COMMUNITY OF MAQUOKETA. MY HOME FOR 50 YEARS. FOR OME OF YOU MORE YEARS...SOME LESS. AND MANY, YOUR HOME OF PLEASANT MEMORIES.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN!
HEAR THE ENTIRE 5:05 P.M. NEWS TONIGHT....OR AT 7:45 A.M. FRIDAY, BY
GOING TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK OVER "ON THE AIR".
ALSOK CHECK MY NEW PHOTO BELOW. CLICK-ON IT TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
JUST SOME THE TREES FOR THE "FESTIVAL OF TREES" ......OPEN TO THE PUBLIC STARTING AT 1 P.M. THIS SATURDAY. NO ADMISSION. KMAQ HAS A 50TH
ANNIVERARY TREE THERE. THE TREES ARE FOR SALE USING THE SILENT BID
SYSTEM OF BIDDING.
A REMINDER, IF YOU HAVE A PHOTO THAT WE MIGHT LIKE TO USE HERE ON THIS DAILY REPORT....MAYBE A HOLIDAY PHOTO....EMAIL IT TO ME AND I'LL CONSIDER
PUTTING IT UP HERE.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
RAINY AND COLD TODAY...AND MORE OF THE SAME FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NO SUNSHINE THE REST OF THE WEEK AND NO
CHANCE OF GETTING UP INTO THE 50'S THIS WEEK.
WE GOT A NEW WEB CAM TODAY....CHECK LATER WHEN IT HOPEFULLY WILL BE WORKING. GO FIRST TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE.
HELEN SHADY, AGE 95, DIED TODAY. READ HER OBITUARY AT www.carsonandson.com
NEW SCHOOL BUS SECURITY CAMERAS WERE APPROVED LAST NIGHT BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AT A COST OF $12,000. THE ARE AN UPGRADE FROM THE OLD ONES.
THE BOARD HIRED FORMER COACH AND TEACHER DENNIS STREETS TO BE THE ASSISTANT VARSITY BASKETBALL COACH AT A SALARY OF $3,026.
THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S BANQUET IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA. OPEN TO ANYONE AND TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE AT THE DOOR FOR THE STEAK DINNER.
THE SUPERVISORS DID NOT HAVE A MEETING TODAY BECAUSE OF VETERAN'S DAY.
THEY WILL MEET TOMORROW.
NO FIRST SNOWFALL YET IN MAQUOKETA.
NOTHING LIKE THE FOUR SEASONS SHIRLEY.
DENNIS VOY
CHANCE OF GETTING UP INTO THE 50'S THIS WEEK.
WE GOT A NEW WEB CAM TODAY....CHECK LATER WHEN IT HOPEFULLY WILL BE WORKING. GO FIRST TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE.
HELEN SHADY, AGE 95, DIED TODAY. READ HER OBITUARY AT www.carsonandson.com
NEW SCHOOL BUS SECURITY CAMERAS WERE APPROVED LAST NIGHT BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AT A COST OF $12,000. THE ARE AN UPGRADE FROM THE OLD ONES.
THE BOARD HIRED FORMER COACH AND TEACHER DENNIS STREETS TO BE THE ASSISTANT VARSITY BASKETBALL COACH AT A SALARY OF $3,026.
THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN'S BANQUET IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA. OPEN TO ANYONE AND TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE AT THE DOOR FOR THE STEAK DINNER.
THE SUPERVISORS DID NOT HAVE A MEETING TODAY BECAUSE OF VETERAN'S DAY.
THEY WILL MEET TOMORROW.
NO FIRST SNOWFALL YET IN MAQUOKETA.
NOTHING LIKE THE FOUR SEASONS SHIRLEY.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 10, 2008
WINTERY WEEKEND, BUT TODAY WAS SUNNY AND NICE, BUT ON THE COOL SIDE.
GOT DOWN TO 22 LAST NIGHT. GOING TO BE WET AND COLD TOMORROW FOR
VETERAN'S DAY.
MAQUOKETA'S VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM WILL BE AT 8:45 TOMORROW MORNING
AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM. THE 8TH GRADE BAND WILL PLAY AND THE 8TH GRADE CHORUS WILL SING. THE VETERAN'S DAY ADDRESS WILL BE GIVEN BY IOWA STATE SENATOR ROGER STEWART. IN DELMAR, THE PROGRAM WILL BE AT 10:30 IN THE SCHOOL GYM AND BOB OSTERHAUS WILL BE THE GUEST SPEAKER.
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS. OFFICERS SAY CHARGES ARE PENDING IN AN INCIDENT LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 4:53 P.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL. THERE WERE NINE STUDENTS IN A FIGHT.
NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
AND MEGAN BALLIU OF N. MATTESON IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED TO POLICE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THAT A TOOL BOX WAS TAKEN FROM THEIR SHED.
MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. ONE OF THE AGENDA
ITEMS IS THE HIRING OF FORMER LONGTIME COACH DENNIS STREETS AS THE ASSISTANT VARSITY BASKETBALL COACH.
HOW ABOUT THE LAST SECOND IOWA WIN SATURDAY OVER #3 PENN STATE?
THE FESTIVAL OF TREE OPENS THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. THE TREES WILL BE ON DISPLAY THROUGH NOVEMBER 25TH FROM 1 UNTIL 7 P.M. DAILY INCLUDING WEEKENDS. NO ADMISSION. KMAQ WILL HAVE A TREE THERE THIS YEAR.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW.
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GOT DOWN TO 22 LAST NIGHT. GOING TO BE WET AND COLD TOMORROW FOR
VETERAN'S DAY.
MAQUOKETA'S VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM WILL BE AT 8:45 TOMORROW MORNING
AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM. THE 8TH GRADE BAND WILL PLAY AND THE 8TH GRADE CHORUS WILL SING. THE VETERAN'S DAY ADDRESS WILL BE GIVEN BY IOWA STATE SENATOR ROGER STEWART. IN DELMAR, THE PROGRAM WILL BE AT 10:30 IN THE SCHOOL GYM AND BOB OSTERHAUS WILL BE THE GUEST SPEAKER.
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS. OFFICERS SAY CHARGES ARE PENDING IN AN INCIDENT LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 4:53 P.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL. THERE WERE NINE STUDENTS IN A FIGHT.
NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
AND MEGAN BALLIU OF N. MATTESON IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED TO POLICE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THAT A TOOL BOX WAS TAKEN FROM THEIR SHED.
MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. ONE OF THE AGENDA
ITEMS IS THE HIRING OF FORMER LONGTIME COACH DENNIS STREETS AS THE ASSISTANT VARSITY BASKETBALL COACH.
HOW ABOUT THE LAST SECOND IOWA WIN SATURDAY OVER #3 PENN STATE?
THE FESTIVAL OF TREE OPENS THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. THE TREES WILL BE ON DISPLAY THROUGH NOVEMBER 25TH FROM 1 UNTIL 7 P.M. DAILY INCLUDING WEEKENDS. NO ADMISSION. KMAQ WILL HAVE A TREE THERE THIS YEAR.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW.
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CHRISTMAS 2008 FOR KMAQ SALES DEPARTMENT STARTED YESTERDAY. HERE, 3 OF OUR 4 SALESWOMEN HAD A TABLE AT THE HOLIDAY EXPO AT DEWITT FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 2 P.M. DOTTIE BAYLES AT LEFT, ROXANNE CLAUSING IN MIDDLE AND
DENISE KIRK AT RIGHT. LOIS FISCHER COULDN'T MAKE IT. THEY HAD A GOOD TURNOUT. KMAQ IS A DEWITT CHAMBER MEMBER AND HAS HAD A TABLE AT THIS ANNUAL EVENT FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAD A DRAWING FOR A $50 BILL IN HONOR OF OUR 50TH BIRTHDAY AND ALSO GAVE AWAY A HOLIDAY CENTERPIECE.
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
WARM AGAIN TODAY....72.....TYING THE RECORD AGAIN. BUT, THE WARM SPELL IS OVER. COOLER TOMORROW AND COLD THIS WEEKEND.
BUCK KOOS WAS RE-ELECTED JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR YESTERDAY.
HE DEFEATED REPUBLICAN DAVE KENDALL OF BELLEVUE BY FIFTEEN HUNDRED VOTES. ALL THE DEMOCRATS WON IN JACKSON COUNTY. THE TOTAL VOTE
WAS SLIGHTLY UNDER 10,000 (67%) AND SHORT OF A RECORD. ABSENTEE BALLOTS WERE A RECORD THOUGH, AND COUNTING OF THOSE TOOK UNTIL 11:30 LAST NIGHT.
TWO FIRES TODAY. MAQUOKETA FIREMEN HAD A BUSY MORNING. AT 7:30 A.M. THE CALL WAS FOR A BALER ON FIRE AT THE BRIAN WATTERS FARM AND AT 9 THIS MORNNG, A GRAIN DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE MIKE MCLAUGHLIN FARM.
MAQUOKETA VOTERS IN THE FIRST WARD WILL GO TO THE POLLS AGAIN....ON DECEMBER 16TH, TO ELECT A NEW COUNCIL PERSON FROM THAT WARD.
THE HOURS WILL BE FROM NOON UNTIL 8 P.M. A PETITION WAS FILED REQUESTING THE SPECIAL ELECTION. SO FAR, NO ONE HAS OFFICIALLY FILED.
THE DEADLINE TO FILE IS NOVEMBER 20TH.
THE PRESTON GIRLS LOST TO SPRINGVILLE LAST NIGHT AND WILL NOT BE GOING TO THE STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT.'
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
BUCK KOOS WAS RE-ELECTED JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR YESTERDAY.
HE DEFEATED REPUBLICAN DAVE KENDALL OF BELLEVUE BY FIFTEEN HUNDRED VOTES. ALL THE DEMOCRATS WON IN JACKSON COUNTY. THE TOTAL VOTE
WAS SLIGHTLY UNDER 10,000 (67%) AND SHORT OF A RECORD. ABSENTEE BALLOTS WERE A RECORD THOUGH, AND COUNTING OF THOSE TOOK UNTIL 11:30 LAST NIGHT.
TWO FIRES TODAY. MAQUOKETA FIREMEN HAD A BUSY MORNING. AT 7:30 A.M. THE CALL WAS FOR A BALER ON FIRE AT THE BRIAN WATTERS FARM AND AT 9 THIS MORNNG, A GRAIN DRYER CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE MIKE MCLAUGHLIN FARM.
MAQUOKETA VOTERS IN THE FIRST WARD WILL GO TO THE POLLS AGAIN....ON DECEMBER 16TH, TO ELECT A NEW COUNCIL PERSON FROM THAT WARD.
THE HOURS WILL BE FROM NOON UNTIL 8 P.M. A PETITION WAS FILED REQUESTING THE SPECIAL ELECTION. SO FAR, NO ONE HAS OFFICIALLY FILED.
THE DEADLINE TO FILE IS NOVEMBER 20TH.
THE PRESTON GIRLS LOST TO SPRINGVILLE LAST NIGHT AND WILL NOT BE GOING TO THE STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT.'
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
SUNNY, BREEZY AND MATCHED RECORD HIGH OF 72 TODAY. NICE DAY FOR AN ELECTION.
POLLING PLACES IN JACKSON COUNTY REPORTED EVERYTHING IS GOING SMOOTHLY IN TODAY'S GENERAL ELECTION. THERE HAS BEEN A STEADY FLOW OF VOTERS.
JACKSON COUNTY HAD A RECORD 4,074 PEOPLE VOTE EARLY. THERE ARE 14,955 REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE COUNTY, MEANING ABOUT 27 PERCENT HAD ALREADY VOTED BY THE TIME THE POLLS OPENED AT 7 A.M. THE POLLS WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 9 TONIGHT. WE WILL HAVE LOCAL ELECTION COVERAGE JUST AFTER 9 ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM...AND ON INTERNET, ON THE KMAQ PAGE.
WORD HAS BEEN RECEIVED OF THE DEATH OF FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT RICHARD "DICK" TEMPLETON. HE DIED IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON OVER THE WEEKEND. HE LIVED IN PUYALLUP, NEAR SEATTLE. HE GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL AND WORKED FOR THE GOVERNMENT. HE IS SURVIVED LOCALLY BY A SISTER, HELEN TRABERT OF MAQUOKETA, AND ALSO A TWIN BROTHER, BOB, IN INDIANA AND A STEP-DAUGHTER IN TEXAS. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN WASHINGTON.
REMEMBER, IF WE ARE "STREAMING" KMAQ-FM, YOU CAN HEAR THE LOCAL NEWS AT 7:45 A.M....12:L5 P.M.....AND 5:05 P.M. JUST GO TO www.kmaq.com HOME PAGE AND CLICK ON THE "LIVE KMAQ" BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER.
TROUBLE IS, SOMETIMES IT WILL DROP DOWN AND WE DON'T KNOW IT RIGHT AWAY AND SOMEONE HAS TO RELOAD THE PROGRAM FOR IT. THE WEB CAM SHOWING DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA IS ALSO DOWN NOW.....WE'LL TRY TO GET IT UP SOON.
VOTE!
DENNIS VOY
POLLING PLACES IN JACKSON COUNTY REPORTED EVERYTHING IS GOING SMOOTHLY IN TODAY'S GENERAL ELECTION. THERE HAS BEEN A STEADY FLOW OF VOTERS.
JACKSON COUNTY HAD A RECORD 4,074 PEOPLE VOTE EARLY. THERE ARE 14,955 REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE COUNTY, MEANING ABOUT 27 PERCENT HAD ALREADY VOTED BY THE TIME THE POLLS OPENED AT 7 A.M. THE POLLS WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 9 TONIGHT. WE WILL HAVE LOCAL ELECTION COVERAGE JUST AFTER 9 ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM...AND ON INTERNET, ON THE KMAQ PAGE.
WORD HAS BEEN RECEIVED OF THE DEATH OF FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT RICHARD "DICK" TEMPLETON. HE DIED IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON OVER THE WEEKEND. HE LIVED IN PUYALLUP, NEAR SEATTLE. HE GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL AND WORKED FOR THE GOVERNMENT. HE IS SURVIVED LOCALLY BY A SISTER, HELEN TRABERT OF MAQUOKETA, AND ALSO A TWIN BROTHER, BOB, IN INDIANA AND A STEP-DAUGHTER IN TEXAS. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN WASHINGTON.
REMEMBER, IF WE ARE "STREAMING" KMAQ-FM, YOU CAN HEAR THE LOCAL NEWS AT 7:45 A.M....12:L5 P.M.....AND 5:05 P.M. JUST GO TO www.kmaq.com HOME PAGE AND CLICK ON THE "LIVE KMAQ" BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER.
TROUBLE IS, SOMETIMES IT WILL DROP DOWN AND WE DON'T KNOW IT RIGHT AWAY AND SOMEONE HAS TO RELOAD THE PROGRAM FOR IT. THE WEB CAM SHOWING DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA IS ALSO DOWN NOW.....WE'LL TRY TO GET IT UP SOON.
VOTE!
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 03, 2008
THE WEATHER WAS NICE OVER THE WEEKEND IN MAQUOKETA. THE RECORD HIGH FOR TODAY, 73, WAS SET IN 1978. WE TIED IT TODAY.
AND, IT WILL BE WARM AGAIN TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY. A LITTLE COOLER ON
THURSDAY AND COLD, BELOW NORMAL, THIS COMING FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
TRISHA MILLER, OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL, A SENIOR, PLACED SECOND IN THE STATE IN THE CLASS 3-A CROSS COUNTRY STATE MEET SATURDAY IN FORT DODGE.
HER TIME WAS 14:48, ABOUT 30 SECONDS BEHIND THE WINNER. MILLER WENT TO STATE ALL FOUR YEARS. HER FINISH SATURDAY WAS HER BEST. SHE WAS 4TH LAST YEAR. ANNE BRUNO OF MAQUOKETA AND A JUNIOR AT ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL, HAD HER BEST TIME OF THE YEAR, 15:51 AND FINISHED 17TH AT THE STATE MEET.
THE PRESTON GIRLS NEED ONE MORE VICTORY AND THEY WILL BE IN THE STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT. THEY MEET SPRINGVILLE TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE GYM IN WYOMING.
SAGE ROSENFELS , FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, PLAYED THE 2ND HALF OF THE GAME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE NFL TEXANS PLAYED THE VIKINGS. HE REPLACED 1ST STRING QUARTERBACK MATT SCHAUB WHO WAS INJURED IN THE FIRST HALF. SAGE HAS DECENT NUMBERS GOING 21 FOR 29 AND 224 YARDS, INCLUDING ONE TOUCHDOWN AND ALSO ONE COSTLY INTERCEPTION. THE TEXANS LOST 28 TO 21 AND NOW HAVE A 3 AND 5 RECORD.
A GAS DRIVE-OFF AT CASEY'S SUNDAY....$14.55 AND A BIKE STOLEN OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, REPORTED BY MATTHEW PADAVICH.
AT THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HERITAGE DINNER YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA,
DON THOMAS, FOUNDER OF CLINTON ENGINES, WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME. HE DIED IN 1995. ALSO RECOGNIZED SUNDAY, THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE RESIDENT SCHOLAR ARTIST BOARD: KEN WRIGHT, MARK STREFF, LOUANN
GOACKE, JOANN WENTORTH AND BETTY MILLER.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
AND, IT WILL BE WARM AGAIN TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY. A LITTLE COOLER ON
THURSDAY AND COLD, BELOW NORMAL, THIS COMING FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
TRISHA MILLER, OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL, A SENIOR, PLACED SECOND IN THE STATE IN THE CLASS 3-A CROSS COUNTRY STATE MEET SATURDAY IN FORT DODGE.
HER TIME WAS 14:48, ABOUT 30 SECONDS BEHIND THE WINNER. MILLER WENT TO STATE ALL FOUR YEARS. HER FINISH SATURDAY WAS HER BEST. SHE WAS 4TH LAST YEAR. ANNE BRUNO OF MAQUOKETA AND A JUNIOR AT ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL, HAD HER BEST TIME OF THE YEAR, 15:51 AND FINISHED 17TH AT THE STATE MEET.
THE PRESTON GIRLS NEED ONE MORE VICTORY AND THEY WILL BE IN THE STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT. THEY MEET SPRINGVILLE TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE GYM IN WYOMING.
SAGE ROSENFELS , FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, PLAYED THE 2ND HALF OF THE GAME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE NFL TEXANS PLAYED THE VIKINGS. HE REPLACED 1ST STRING QUARTERBACK MATT SCHAUB WHO WAS INJURED IN THE FIRST HALF. SAGE HAS DECENT NUMBERS GOING 21 FOR 29 AND 224 YARDS, INCLUDING ONE TOUCHDOWN AND ALSO ONE COSTLY INTERCEPTION. THE TEXANS LOST 28 TO 21 AND NOW HAVE A 3 AND 5 RECORD.
A GAS DRIVE-OFF AT CASEY'S SUNDAY....$14.55 AND A BIKE STOLEN OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, REPORTED BY MATTHEW PADAVICH.
AT THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HERITAGE DINNER YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA,
DON THOMAS, FOUNDER OF CLINTON ENGINES, WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME. HE DIED IN 1995. ALSO RECOGNIZED SUNDAY, THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE RESIDENT SCHOLAR ARTIST BOARD: KEN WRIGHT, MARK STREFF, LOUANN
GOACKE, JOANN WENTORTH AND BETTY MILLER.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
MEET CLARA WEIMERSKIRCH, AGE 88, OF MAQUOKETA....WITH THE KMAQ FREE RADIO FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. WE HAD THE DRAWING JUST BEFORE THE EVENING NEWS AT 5:10 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ANNOUNCER JIMMY SAUNDERS DREW OUT CLARA'S NAME. CLARA LIVES IN ONE OF THE NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN, AT 202 SOUTH OLIVE STREET. SHE HAS LISTENED TO KMAQ FROM THE START. HAS GONE ON A COUPLE KMAQ TRAVEL BRANSON TRIPS TOO.
STILL DRIVES HER OWN CAR. HER SISTER-IN-LAW WON THE MARCH RADIO.
THIS RADIO ALSO HAS A CD PLAYER AND SINCE SHE HAD NO CD'S, I GAVE HER A
RED HENTON CD TO TRY OUT THE CD PLAYER. THANKS CLARA FOR BEING A GOOD KMAQ LISTENER OVER THE YEARS. THE RADIO FOR NOVEMBER IS PICTURED BELOW. REMEMBER, TO ENLARGE ANY PHOTO ON THIS DAILY REPORT, JUST CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO MAKE IT BIGGER.
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THIS SONY RADIO IS THE KMAQ 50TH ANNIVERSARY RADIO FOR THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER 2008. SOMEONE WILL WIN IT NOVEMBER 30TH, OUR 11TH FREE RADIO THIS YEAR IN CELEBRATION OF OUR 50TH BIRTHDAY. IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED, FINE...BUT IF NOT, WE'LL NEED YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND ABOUT WHEN YOU STARTED LISTENING TO KMAQ. TWO MORE RADIOS TO GIVE AWAY...THIS ONE AND THE ONE FOR DECEMBER, WHICH STILL NEEDS TO BE PURCHASED.
DENNIS VOY