NICE TODAY...HIGH OF 40 AGAIN.
UPPER 40'S TOMORROW.

THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS THIS WEEK APPROVED A 5 PERCENT RAISE FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND A 9 PERSON RAISE FOR THEMSELVES.

THE DEADLINE FOR FILING FOR JACKSON COUNTY OFFICES IS MARCH 27TH.
THE OFFICES UP FOR ELECTION THIS YEAR ARE: AUDITOR...SHERIFF....
AND ONE SUPERVISOR. INCUMBENTS....AUDITOR M. JOELLE DEPPE....SHERIFF RUSS KETTMAN AND SUPERVISOR BUCK KOOS HAVE ALL FILED NOMINATION PAPERS.

GRACE MCGAFFEE, AGE 103, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED YESTERDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA CARE CENTER. HER COMPLETE OBITUARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com

DONNA MAE MILLER, AGE 66, DIED YESTERDAY. FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS, SHE HAS BEEN THE SITE MANAGER OF THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. HER COMPLETE OBITUARY CAN ALSO BE READ AT THE ABOVE
CARSON'S WEB SITE.

TED AND PAT MAZE OF MAQUOKETA WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 50TH THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 16TH. THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB FROM 2 UNTIL 5....AND A PROGRAM WILL BE AT 3 P.M. HE IS SEMI-RETIRED FROM
THE MAQUOKETA LUMBER COMPANY WHICH HE OWNED AND OPERATED FOR MANY YEARS AND IS NOW OWNED BY HIS SON, MARK. TED AMD PAT WERE MARRIED
AT EAGLE GROVE. LIKE ME, TED HAS BEEN A LONGTIME MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEMBER AND SO I SEE HIM AT WEDNESDAY MEETINGS AND HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HIM ON MANY ROTARY PROJECTS. AND HIS MAQUOKETA LUMBER COMPANY HAS BEEN A KMAQ ADVERTISER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. HE'S A NICE GUY...AND PAT IS EVEN NICER.

LEIGHTON AND CINDY HEPKER ARE IN BRANSON WATCHING SON ADAM, A SENIOR,
PLAYING FOR MID AMERICA NAZARINE IN TOURNAMENT ACTION. THEY WON
LAST NIGHT AND PLAY AGAIN TOMORROW. ROCKY LAMAR IS THE COACH.
LEIGHTON SAID IT WAS 79 DEGREES DOWN THERE YESTERDAYAFTERNOON WHEN
THEY ARRIVED.

GO PIONEERS!

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.

DENNIS VOY