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