Monday, January 28, 2008

SUNNY AND IN THE 40'S TODAY. NICE! BUT, IT WON'T BE LASTING LONG.
ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

THE MAQUOKETA BOYS LOST TO MARION FRIDAY NIGHT, 69 TO 57. AND SATURDAY NIGHT, THEY DEFEATED DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD AT THE MCHS GYM, 50 TO 44, WITH
MATT BOPES GETTING 16 POINTS. MAQUOKETA IS NOW 5 AND 9 OVERLL AND 3 AND 7 IN LEAGUE PLAY. THEY PLAY AT ANAMOSA TOMORROW NIGHT.
THE GIRLS HOSTED MARION FRIDAY NIGHT AND LOST 49 TO 41. THE GIRLS
ARE 5 AND 12 OVERALL AND 4 AND 7 IN LEAGUE PLAY. THEY WILL HOST ANAMOSA TOMORROW NIGHT.
THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS TOOK 5TH PLACE IN THE WAMAC TOURNAMENT SATURDAY AT VINTON. FOUR CARDINALS FINISHED 2ND.

THE 63RD ANNUAL MEN'S CITY BOWLING TOURNAMENT GOT UNDERWAY THIS PAST WEEK. THE SINGLES LEADER AT THIS TIME IS CHAD WEIRUP OF MAQUOKETA, WITH A HANDICAP 777 SCORE. THE DOUBLES LEADERS WITH 1,392 TOTAL, JAKE SCHMIDT AND DEREK SCHMIDT OF MONMOUTH.

DR. BUDDY ATIENZA IS WORKING NOW IN A MOBILE DENTAL OFFICE BEHIND
HIS BUILDING. THE UNIT HAS TWO CHAIRS, COMPARED TO EIGHT THEY ARE USED TOO. THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF PATIENTS WHO NEED IMMEDIATE CARE.
IT WILL BE CLOSE TO A MONTH BEFORE THEY ARE BACK TO NORMAL IN THE NORTH PORTION OF THEIR BUILDING. TODAY, CREWS ARE WORKING TO GET THE ICE OFF THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING, AND THEN A WALL WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR TO REBUILD THE SOUTH PORTION OF HIS BUILDING.
DR. ATIENZA'S RENTERS OF THAT PORTION OF THE BUILDING ARE IN TEMPORARY LOCATIONS. CPA BRIAN AUNAN IS IN THE US BANK BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET.
BELTONE HEARING IS STORING EQUIPMENT IN THE FORMER GNOMAD CAFE LOCATION ON NORTH MAIN STREET AND THE AREA SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS HAVING GROUP MEETINGS IN THE BASEMENT OF THE FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH BUT HAS NO OFFICIAL OFFICE.
MAIN STREET IN FRONT OF THE BURNED OUT BUILDINGS WAS CLOSED THIS AFTERNOON WHILE END LOADERS WERE CLEARING THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE BUILDINGS AND LOOKING FOR WATER SHUT OFFS.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

BIRTH: GIRL BORN LAST WEDNESDAY TO MINDY STEFFEN AND KYLE MILLER OF MAQUOKETA, BORN AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE TAMMY AND CRAIG BOLLINGER OF MAQUOKETA, AND BEVERLY KOONTZ OF MAQUOKETA.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY