A PERFECT DAY TODAY. SUNNY AND IN THE 80'S, WITH A BREEZE. MORE OF SAME EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM, CAFETERIA, AND COMMONS AREA WILL BE AT 2 P.M. THIS SUNDAY, WITH A SHORT PROGRAM TO FOLLOW.
NEW IS A $6.6 MILLION GYM AND CAFETERIA AREA. THE NEW GYM WILL
SEAT 1,640, COMPARED TO THE CURRENT GYM, 700. THE NEW CAFETERIA
WILL SEAT ONE-THIRD MORE STUDIOS. THE PROJECT WAS PAID FOR WITH LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX REVENUS. AND THE MAQUOKETA ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB
PROVIDED $80,000 TO EQUIP THE WEIGHT ROOM. THIS SUNDAY, PASTOR GJERDE OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH WILL GIVE THE INVOCATION AND BENEDICTION.
HIGH SCHOOL VOCAL STUDENTS AND THE ALUMNI WILL PARTICIPATE.
THERE WILL BE COMMENTS BY BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPT. HUCKSTADT.
TOURS OF THE GYM AND CAFETERIA WILL BE GIVEN. THE EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE 2:00 P.M. PROGRAM WILL BE BROADCAST "LIVE" ON KMAQ AM AND FM. I WILL HAVE SOME PHOTOS NEXT WEEK HERE ON THE DAILY REPORT.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL HAS POSTPONED A DECISION TO PAINT ALL FIRE HYDRANS IN THE CITY. ESTIMATED COST, $4,461, TO PAINT THE 300 HYDRANTS.
AT THE PRESENT TIME, THERE IS NO MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR DOING THE PAINTING.
TWO BIRTHS: JOAN AND CHRIS WATTERS OF DUBUQUE ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL, BORN JULY 29TH AT FINLEY HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE BILL AND CAROL IHRIG OF RURAL MONMOUTH. GREAT GRANDPARENTS ARE
WALTER AND MONICA IHRIG OF RURAL MONMOUTH. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE LARRY AND ANITA WATTERS OF MAQUOKETA. GREAT GRANDMOTHER IS
DAISY CLASEN OF LAMOTTE.
AND, MR. AND MRS. DREW WINEGAR ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL, BORN AUGUST 1ST AT FINLEY IN DUBUQUE. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE MIKE AND GAIL OLIVER
OF APPLETON, WISCONSIN AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE BOB AND AUDREY WINEGAR OF MAQUOKETA. GREAT GRANDPARENTS ARE DOUG AND SHIRLEY WINEGAR AND SANDRA CURNUTT ALL OF MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN. SEE THE NEW PHOTO BELOW.
DENNIS VOY
