Tuesday, September 29, 2009
SUNNY, BREEZY AND COOL TODAY...HIGH OF 54 IS ALL.
FROST ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND WARMER AND RAIN THURSDAY.
JACKSON COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DAVID MANNING ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE WILL RETIRE DECEMBER 31, AFTER 30 YEARS WORKING FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
HE STARTED OUT IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN 1979 AND IN THE MID 80'S, WAS APPOINTED ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.
AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE BOARD VOTED TO ALLOW
CLUB HOPE MEMBERS (AT MCHS) (19) AND THEIR CHAPERONES TO GO TO KENYA NEXT SUMMER. ALSO GOING WILL BE TWO TEACHERS, MINDY ORRIS AND ARLEEN PAULS. BOARD MEMBER BILL SCHWENKER COMMENDED MINDY ORRIS FOR HER WORK WITH THE CLUB. HE SAID IT IS AMAZING WHAT SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO DO.
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL FOOTBALL TEAM IS RANKED 10TH IN THE STATE
THIS WEEK, WITH THEIR 5 AND 0 RECORD. THE 5 AND 0 START BY THE WAY, IS THE BEST IN OVER 20 YEARS. THE CARDS HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM THIS WEEK WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO DEWITT FRIDAY NIGHT TO TAKE ON THE SABERS.
SEVEN HILLS PAVING HAS BEEN BUSY AROUND US THE LAST TWO DAYS, RE-DOING
THE ENTIRE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK PARKING LOT, WITH A NEW LAYER OF
ASPHALT. ANOTHER LOCAL FIRM THAT DOES VERY GOOD WORK.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
FROST ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND WARMER AND RAIN THURSDAY.
JACKSON COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DAVID MANNING ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE WILL RETIRE DECEMBER 31, AFTER 30 YEARS WORKING FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
HE STARTED OUT IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN 1979 AND IN THE MID 80'S, WAS APPOINTED ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.
AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE BOARD VOTED TO ALLOW
CLUB HOPE MEMBERS (AT MCHS) (19) AND THEIR CHAPERONES TO GO TO KENYA NEXT SUMMER. ALSO GOING WILL BE TWO TEACHERS, MINDY ORRIS AND ARLEEN PAULS. BOARD MEMBER BILL SCHWENKER COMMENDED MINDY ORRIS FOR HER WORK WITH THE CLUB. HE SAID IT IS AMAZING WHAT SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO DO.
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL FOOTBALL TEAM IS RANKED 10TH IN THE STATE
THIS WEEK, WITH THEIR 5 AND 0 RECORD. THE 5 AND 0 START BY THE WAY, IS THE BEST IN OVER 20 YEARS. THE CARDS HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM THIS WEEK WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO DEWITT FRIDAY NIGHT TO TAKE ON THE SABERS.
SEVEN HILLS PAVING HAS BEEN BUSY AROUND US THE LAST TWO DAYS, RE-DOING
THE ENTIRE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK PARKING LOT, WITH A NEW LAYER OF
ASPHALT. ANOTHER LOCAL FIRM THAT DOES VERY GOOD WORK.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, September 28, 2009
MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY....HIGH ONLY OF 58.
TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY AND AGAIN, A HIGH IN UPPER 50'S.
WE MIGHT GET DOWN TO AN OVERNIGHT LOW OF AROUND 32 BEFORE THE WEEK IS OVER.
THE JACKSON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR AUGUST WAS 7.4 PERCENT,
UP FROM 7.2 PERCENT IN JULY.
MAQUOKETA POLICE REPORTED THE THEFT OF A 12 SPEED BLUE MONTAIN
BIKE, TAKEN WHILE ON THE GRASS AT THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE AROUND 7 SATURDAY NIGHT.
A SABULA WOMAN, BRENDA WAGNER, AGE 46, WON A $250,000 LOTTERY PRIZE AND PICKED UP HER WINNINGS FRIDAY IN CEDAR RAPIDS. SHE BOUGHT THE $10 SCRATCH GAME AT THE HOP N SHOP IN SABULA. SHE IS A LINE ASSEMBLER AT THE ELKA MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN SAVANNA, ILLINOIS.
MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT 6 TONIGHT.
A BIRTH. A GIRL BORN TO JIM AND BRENDA VANKEUREN OF SEVERN, MD...BORN SUNDAY. GRANDPARENTS ARE DENNIS AND JANET STANGE OF MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY AND AGAIN, A HIGH IN UPPER 50'S.
WE MIGHT GET DOWN TO AN OVERNIGHT LOW OF AROUND 32 BEFORE THE WEEK IS OVER.
THE JACKSON COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR AUGUST WAS 7.4 PERCENT,
UP FROM 7.2 PERCENT IN JULY.
MAQUOKETA POLICE REPORTED THE THEFT OF A 12 SPEED BLUE MONTAIN
BIKE, TAKEN WHILE ON THE GRASS AT THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE AROUND 7 SATURDAY NIGHT.
A SABULA WOMAN, BRENDA WAGNER, AGE 46, WON A $250,000 LOTTERY PRIZE AND PICKED UP HER WINNINGS FRIDAY IN CEDAR RAPIDS. SHE BOUGHT THE $10 SCRATCH GAME AT THE HOP N SHOP IN SABULA. SHE IS A LINE ASSEMBLER AT THE ELKA MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN SAVANNA, ILLINOIS.
MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT 6 TONIGHT.
A BIRTH. A GIRL BORN TO JIM AND BRENDA VANKEUREN OF SEVERN, MD...BORN SUNDAY. GRANDPARENTS ARE DENNIS AND JANET STANGE OF MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
THIS SUMMER, THE OLD KMAQ FM-
TRANSMITTER GAVE UP THE GHOST. WE FOUND
ANOTHER OLD ONE IN DAVENPORT TO KEEP US ON THE AIR.
THE LIKE-NEW REPLACEMENT ONE FROM DUBUQUE
ARRIVED TODAY. IT IS BEING UNLOADED
ABOVE BY JOHN PORTER, TOM MESSERLI
AND MARK BECK. TOM (MAYOR) IS OUR
ENGINEER AT KMAQ AND JOHN HELPS HIM
WHEN NEEDED. TOM IS A FIREMEN
AND TALKED CHIEF BECK INTO HELPING MOVE
THE HEAVY TRANSMITTER FROM WHERE IT
RECENTLY WAS REPLACED BY A NEW ONE,
IN DUBUQUE. THAT STATION WANTED TO GO WITH
A DIGITAL TRANSMITTER AT THEIR NEW TOWER LOCATION.
OUR THANKS TO JOHN REGAN OF RCS
COMPUTERS AND APPLIANCES IN MAQUOKETA FOR
LETTING KMAQ USE HIS TOMMY-LIFT PICKUP.
SOON, IN A DAY OR TWO, THE ABOVE TRANSMITTER
WILL BE PUT ON-THE-AIR.
FROM NOW ON, WE WILL HAVE TWO FM
TRANSMITTERS, AS WE WILL KEEP
THE OLDER ONE WE HAVE BEEN USING FOR
EMERGENCY USE IN THE FUTURE.
CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.
DENNIS VOY
JOHN PORTER OF MAQUOKETA, GUIDING
IT INTO THE SMALL BUILDING OUT AT THE
BASE OF OUR TOWER AT BRIDGEPORT,
JUST NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA A COUPLE
MILES. BRIDGEPORT WAS ONCE A PLOTTED
CITY AND HAD A ONE-ROOM SCHOOL AND
STILL HAS A CEMETERY. JONN, NOW A
RETIRED ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN WHO
WORKED FOR THE STATE, WAS KMAQ'S
CHIEF ENGINEER IN THE 60'S WHEN KMAQ-
FM FIRST WENT ON-THE-AIR IN 1967.
JOHN'S MOTHER, BY THE WAY, WAS WELL
KNOWN IN MAQUOKETA AS SHE WROTE
FOR THE MAQUOKETA NEWSPAPER.
HER NAME WAS GLEE PORTER.
When you need to have something moved,
call PORTER, MESSERLI & BECK, LTD.
in Maquoketa.....pictured left to right.
Here they are, standing in front of KMAQ'S
low-milliage FM transmitter, ready to push
out the KMAQ programs in a day or two.
It's a 10 thousand watt transmitter, but
we can NOT run it at full power. Our
license is for 6kw. DENNIS VOY
Saturday, September 26, 2009
CLOUDY TODAY IN MAQUOKETA.
MAQUOKETA WON THE HOMECOMING GAME LAST NIGHT AT GOODENOW
FIELD.
MAQUOKETA 37
ANAMOSA 8
MAQUOKETA IS NOW 5 AND 0.
ANAMOSA IS NOW 0 AND 5.
THE CARDINAL SOPHOMORES ALSO WON 51 TO 13 TO REMAINED UNDEFEATED.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN RECEIVED INJURIES AFTER SHE WAS HIT BY A CAR
BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ON SOUTH NIAGARA THIS MORNING.
SUE BRIMEYER, AGE 47, WAS BACKING FROM HER DRIVEWAY AND IN THE FOG, DID NOT SEE DARLENE COX, AGE 59, WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK. THE BRIMEYER
CAR HIT COX AND KNOCKED HER DOWN AND SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE
TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR INJURIES.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN HIT THE FRONT OF SUBWAY RESTAURANT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. GLORIA KAUFMAN, AGE 81, WAS PULLING INTO THE LOT AND HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE AND RAN INTO THE BUILDING. SHE THEN PUT HER CAR IN REVERSE AND HIT AN ADJACENT PARKED VEHICLE.
THE MOST DAMAGE, ABOUT $10,000, WAS DONE TO THE BUILDING OWNED BY
JOHN HARMS OF MONTICELLO.
RICK HENSHAW IS THE NEW OPTIMIST CLUB PRESIDENT. HE'LL BE A GOOD ONE.
PRESIDENT-ELECT IS TOM PETAROS. 51 YEARS AGO, I WAS ENJOYING HOME
MADE CARMEL APPLES MADE BY HIS MOM AND DAD AT THE FAMOUS GREEN
MILL, DOWNTOWN. HE ALSO WILL BE A GOOD PRESIDENT. KMAQ'S LOIS FISCHER IS SECRETARY-TREASURER. I HOPE SHE ALSO DOES A GOOD JOB AND THAT
IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH HER SALES AT KMAQ. RUTH SHEETS IS
ASSISTANT TREASURER. WITH HER HISTORY OF BANKING, SHE WILL DO A GOOD JOB. THE RICH CLUB NEEDS TWO TREASURERS.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE KATE KRABBENHOFT AND JUDY BICKFORD. I DON'T KNOW KATE, BUY DO KNOW JUDY AND BOTH WILL DO GOOD ON THE BOARD.
THE OPTIMIST CLUB MEMBERS EAT A BIG BREAKFAST EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, PREPARED BY THE GREAT COOKS AT THE EAGLES CLUB.
AWARDS WERE PRESENTED THIS WEEK AT THE OPTMIST MEETING TO JUNIOR
OPTIMISTS ANDREW LONG AND JOHN DANIELS, BOTH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CARDS CLUB. ANDREW IS THE SON OF RUSS AND JANE LONG AND JOSH
IS THE SON OF STEVE AND CINDY DANIELS. AND..FINIALLY, THE OPTIMIST OF THE YEAR AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO TED STRAIT.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE JIM MAROUSIS MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE ACCEPTED
UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST. THEY CAN BE PICKED UP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE OFFICE OR CALL 563-652-2451, THE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER. THE COMMITTEE
TO SELECT THE WINNER(S) EACH YEAR INCLUDES: CORLIS BATY, CLYDE HARPER, CURT COLEMAN, DR. PETE ATIENZA, DEAN ENGEL AND JULIE KINRADE.
FIVE MEN AND ONE WOMAN.
JIM MAROUSIS WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN IN THE 40'S AND 50'S.
HE STARTED THE GREEN MILL, BUT DIFFERENT NAME. HE WAS ACTIVE
IN THE LEGION AND WAS A BIG FIGHTER AGAINST POLIO. WHENEVER HE CAME INTO MY OFFICE, HE DIDN'T ASK FOR PUBLIC SERVICE SPOTS, HE TOLD ME HOW MANY HE WANTED. GREAT GUY. WILL NEVER FORGET THE NIGHT HE TOOK NANCY AND I TO A DINNER AT THE GREEK RESTAURANT IN MOLINE OWNED BY HIS BROTHER.
HE TOOK US WITH HIS CAR, BUT I DROVE. GREAT GUY. I LIKED HIS SON JOHN TOO. NOW ALSO DECEASED. SURE WISH THE GREEN MILL WAS STILL
OPEN.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
MAQUOKETA WON THE HOMECOMING GAME LAST NIGHT AT GOODENOW
FIELD.
MAQUOKETA 37
ANAMOSA 8
MAQUOKETA IS NOW 5 AND 0.
ANAMOSA IS NOW 0 AND 5.
THE CARDINAL SOPHOMORES ALSO WON 51 TO 13 TO REMAINED UNDEFEATED.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN RECEIVED INJURIES AFTER SHE WAS HIT BY A CAR
BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ON SOUTH NIAGARA THIS MORNING.
SUE BRIMEYER, AGE 47, WAS BACKING FROM HER DRIVEWAY AND IN THE FOG, DID NOT SEE DARLENE COX, AGE 59, WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK. THE BRIMEYER
CAR HIT COX AND KNOCKED HER DOWN AND SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE
TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR INJURIES.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN HIT THE FRONT OF SUBWAY RESTAURANT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. GLORIA KAUFMAN, AGE 81, WAS PULLING INTO THE LOT AND HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE AND RAN INTO THE BUILDING. SHE THEN PUT HER CAR IN REVERSE AND HIT AN ADJACENT PARKED VEHICLE.
THE MOST DAMAGE, ABOUT $10,000, WAS DONE TO THE BUILDING OWNED BY
JOHN HARMS OF MONTICELLO.
RICK HENSHAW IS THE NEW OPTIMIST CLUB PRESIDENT. HE'LL BE A GOOD ONE.
PRESIDENT-ELECT IS TOM PETAROS. 51 YEARS AGO, I WAS ENJOYING HOME
MADE CARMEL APPLES MADE BY HIS MOM AND DAD AT THE FAMOUS GREEN
MILL, DOWNTOWN. HE ALSO WILL BE A GOOD PRESIDENT. KMAQ'S LOIS FISCHER IS SECRETARY-TREASURER. I HOPE SHE ALSO DOES A GOOD JOB AND THAT
IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH HER SALES AT KMAQ. RUTH SHEETS IS
ASSISTANT TREASURER. WITH HER HISTORY OF BANKING, SHE WILL DO A GOOD JOB. THE RICH CLUB NEEDS TWO TREASURERS.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE KATE KRABBENHOFT AND JUDY BICKFORD. I DON'T KNOW KATE, BUY DO KNOW JUDY AND BOTH WILL DO GOOD ON THE BOARD.
THE OPTIMIST CLUB MEMBERS EAT A BIG BREAKFAST EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, PREPARED BY THE GREAT COOKS AT THE EAGLES CLUB.
AWARDS WERE PRESENTED THIS WEEK AT THE OPTMIST MEETING TO JUNIOR
OPTIMISTS ANDREW LONG AND JOHN DANIELS, BOTH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CARDS CLUB. ANDREW IS THE SON OF RUSS AND JANE LONG AND JOSH
IS THE SON OF STEVE AND CINDY DANIELS. AND..FINIALLY, THE OPTIMIST OF THE YEAR AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO TED STRAIT.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE JIM MAROUSIS MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE ACCEPTED
UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST. THEY CAN BE PICKED UP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE OFFICE OR CALL 563-652-2451, THE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER. THE COMMITTEE
TO SELECT THE WINNER(S) EACH YEAR INCLUDES: CORLIS BATY, CLYDE HARPER, CURT COLEMAN, DR. PETE ATIENZA, DEAN ENGEL AND JULIE KINRADE.
FIVE MEN AND ONE WOMAN.
JIM MAROUSIS WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN IN THE 40'S AND 50'S.
HE STARTED THE GREEN MILL, BUT DIFFERENT NAME. HE WAS ACTIVE
IN THE LEGION AND WAS A BIG FIGHTER AGAINST POLIO. WHENEVER HE CAME INTO MY OFFICE, HE DIDN'T ASK FOR PUBLIC SERVICE SPOTS, HE TOLD ME HOW MANY HE WANTED. GREAT GUY. WILL NEVER FORGET THE NIGHT HE TOOK NANCY AND I TO A DINNER AT THE GREEK RESTAURANT IN MOLINE OWNED BY HIS BROTHER.
HE TOOK US WITH HIS CAR, BUT I DROVE. GREAT GUY. I LIKED HIS SON JOHN TOO. NOW ALSO DECEASED. SURE WISH THE GREEN MILL WAS STILL
OPEN.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, September 25, 2009
7/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN TODAY.....UNTIL IT STOPPED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THE 2 O'CLOCK HOMECOMING PARADE WAS RAIN-FREE AND THE SUN CAME
OUT LATER IN AFTERNOON AND NOW WE HAVE SUNNY SKIES AND IN THE
UPPER 60'S. SHOULD BE A NICE NIGHT FOR THE GAME TONIGHT.
JACKSON COUNTY IS GOING TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE ON WIND TOWERS, SPELLING OUT THE RULES FOR HAVING ONE. A PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED TO BUILD ONE.
THE LOCAL HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT FLU CLINICS THIS
FALL WILL NOT BE HELD UNTIL NOVEMBER OF EARLY DECEMBER.
BUT, THE H1N1 VACCINE IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT THE HOSPITAL
IN OCTOBER. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR THAT VACCINE.
A FORMER MAQUOKETA BANKER DIED WEDNESDAY. DAVID STEPHENS, AGE 69.
HE WAS EMPLOYED A SHORT TIME AT THE THEN HAWKEYE BANK IN MAQUOKETA.
HE DIED AT HIS HOME IN TIPTON FROM PANCREATRIC CANCER. HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS.
MAXINE CRAWFORD, AGE 85, DIED SEPTEMBER 20TH AT SIOUX FALLS, S.D.
SHE IS SURVIVED IN MAQUOKETA BY SIBLINGS GLEN CRAWFORD, DAVID CRAWFORD, AND NAN TRACY.
REMEMBER,YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE GAME ON YOUR COMPUTER TONIGHT.
GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK THE BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT
HAND CORNER.
GO CARDINALS! BEAT ANAMOSA!
BELOW, CHECK THE HOMECOMING PHOTOS I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON.
I WILL HAVE SCORE OF THE GAME TOMORROW MORNING, HERE.
DENNIS VOY
THE 2 O'CLOCK HOMECOMING PARADE WAS RAIN-FREE AND THE SUN CAME
OUT LATER IN AFTERNOON AND NOW WE HAVE SUNNY SKIES AND IN THE
UPPER 60'S. SHOULD BE A NICE NIGHT FOR THE GAME TONIGHT.
JACKSON COUNTY IS GOING TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE ON WIND TOWERS, SPELLING OUT THE RULES FOR HAVING ONE. A PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED TO BUILD ONE.
THE LOCAL HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT FLU CLINICS THIS
FALL WILL NOT BE HELD UNTIL NOVEMBER OF EARLY DECEMBER.
BUT, THE H1N1 VACCINE IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT THE HOSPITAL
IN OCTOBER. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR THAT VACCINE.
A FORMER MAQUOKETA BANKER DIED WEDNESDAY. DAVID STEPHENS, AGE 69.
HE WAS EMPLOYED A SHORT TIME AT THE THEN HAWKEYE BANK IN MAQUOKETA.
HE DIED AT HIS HOME IN TIPTON FROM PANCREATRIC CANCER. HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS.
MAXINE CRAWFORD, AGE 85, DIED SEPTEMBER 20TH AT SIOUX FALLS, S.D.
SHE IS SURVIVED IN MAQUOKETA BY SIBLINGS GLEN CRAWFORD, DAVID CRAWFORD, AND NAN TRACY.
REMEMBER,YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE GAME ON YOUR COMPUTER TONIGHT.
GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK THE BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT
HAND CORNER.
GO CARDINALS! BEAT ANAMOSA!
BELOW, CHECK THE HOMECOMING PHOTOS I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON.
I WILL HAVE SCORE OF THE GAME TOMORROW MORNING, HERE.
DENNIS VOY
THE PARDE AT 2 AS IT PASSED
IN FRONT OF US HERE AT
KMAQ, WHICH HAS A PAINTED
WINDOW FOR HOMECOMING.
IT RAINED MOST OF MORNING,
BUT STOPPED WITH SOME
SUNSHINE FOR THE PARADE.
ENJOY A FEW PHOTOS AND GET
IN THE SPIRIT FOR TONIGHT'S
GAME AGAINST ANAMOSA, THAT
YOU CAN HEAR ON KMAQ OR ON
OUR WEB SITE. CLICK-ON THESE
PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, September 24, 2009
MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY....HIGH OF 71.
THE MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS ARE ASKING FOR A 4.5%
WAGE INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR. THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THEIR
UNION WENT OVER THE REQUESTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THE CITY
IS EXPECTED TO GIVE ITS RESPONSE OCTOBER 5TH OR 6TH.
THE HOSPITAL HAS CLOSED ITS LONG-TERM CARE UNIT TO SAVE MONEY.
THE VERY NICE BUILDING WITH THE ATTRACTIVE ENTRANCE IS ONLY ABOUT
6 OR 7 YEARS OLD. THIS PAST TUESDAY, THE BOARD HEARD FROM
THEIR ARCHITECT WHO PROVIDED A LAY-OUT OF HOW THAT BUILDING WILL
NOW BE USED. MOVING INTO THE BUILDING: PHYSICAL THERAPY....CARDIAC
REHAB....AND THE FITNESS CENTER, ALL CURRENTLY IN AN OLD PART OF THE
HOSPITAL. THE ARCHITECT SAID THEY WILL EASILY BE ABLE TO RE-UTILIZE
THE SPACE AND NOT HAVE TO CHANGE A WHOLE LOT. ESTIMATED COST,
AROUND $250,000. PHASE FIVE OF THE CURRENT HOSPITAL PLAN CALLS FOR
RENOVATING OTHER SPACE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE SAME THREE
DEPARTMENTS, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3 MILLION. SO, THE BOARD
WILL BE ABLE TO DO THIS MAJOR IMPROVEMENT AT THE HOSPITAL AT A
HUGE SAVINGS. PATIENTS WILL ENTER AT THE CURRENT LOCATION WHERE THERE IS THE VESTIBULE AND THERE WILL BE A RECEPTION AREA FOR ALL THREE DEPARTMENTS. CEO CURT COLEMAN SAID SPACE CONSTRAINTS FOR
PHYSICAL THERAPY WILL BE ELIMINATED BY THE LARGER SPACE IN THE
LONG-TERM CARE BUILDING. THE COURTYARD NEXT TO THE BUILDING
WILL BE USED FOR OUTDOOR PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSIONS. PLANS CALL FOR THE PROJECT TO BE BID IN LATE OCTOBER AND COMPLED BY MARCH OF NEXT YEAR. COLEMAN SAID THIS NEW PLAN FOR THE LONG-TERM CARE BUILDING
ALLOWS THE HOSPITAL TO TAKE A DEPARTMENT WHICH WAS NOT RECEIVING
COST BASED REIMBURSEMENTS FROM MEDICARE INTO A FACILITY WHICH WILL SEE
MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENTS. WHEN THE THREE DEPARTMENTS MOVE INTO THE NEW AREA, WHAT WILL GO INTO THEIR SPACE? IT WILL BE USED FOR MEDICAL
RECORDS, HUMAN RESOURCES AND STORAGE.
THE DIALYSIS DEPARTMENT STAYS....THE LONG-TERM CARE UNIT WILL BE
USED TO IMPROVE THREE DEPARTMENTS.....AND THE MEALS ON
WHEELS PROGRAM WILL NOT STOP IN MAQUOKETA. BY GOSH, MAYBE THIS
SUMMER'S DISAPPOINTED CITIZENS OF MAQUOKETA WILL START TO LIKE
THEIR HOSPITAL BOARD AND CEO ONCE AGAIN.
AND...WHO KNOWS....MAYBE THE BURNED OUT AREA OF DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA WILL TURN OUT TO BE SOMETHING GOOD SOMEDAY TOO.
THIS WILL BE A BIG, HAPPY.....LOCAL AND NATIONAL.....CARDINAL WEEK. THE CARDINALS OF MAQUOKETA WILL WIN THEIR HOMECOMING GAME AND THE
CARDINALS OF ST. LOUIS WILL WIN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL CROWN.
GOOD NIGHT....GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY.
THE MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS ARE ASKING FOR A 4.5%
WAGE INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR. THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THEIR
UNION WENT OVER THE REQUESTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THE CITY
IS EXPECTED TO GIVE ITS RESPONSE OCTOBER 5TH OR 6TH.
THE HOSPITAL HAS CLOSED ITS LONG-TERM CARE UNIT TO SAVE MONEY.
THE VERY NICE BUILDING WITH THE ATTRACTIVE ENTRANCE IS ONLY ABOUT
6 OR 7 YEARS OLD. THIS PAST TUESDAY, THE BOARD HEARD FROM
THEIR ARCHITECT WHO PROVIDED A LAY-OUT OF HOW THAT BUILDING WILL
NOW BE USED. MOVING INTO THE BUILDING: PHYSICAL THERAPY....CARDIAC
REHAB....AND THE FITNESS CENTER, ALL CURRENTLY IN AN OLD PART OF THE
HOSPITAL. THE ARCHITECT SAID THEY WILL EASILY BE ABLE TO RE-UTILIZE
THE SPACE AND NOT HAVE TO CHANGE A WHOLE LOT. ESTIMATED COST,
AROUND $250,000. PHASE FIVE OF THE CURRENT HOSPITAL PLAN CALLS FOR
RENOVATING OTHER SPACE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE SAME THREE
DEPARTMENTS, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3 MILLION. SO, THE BOARD
WILL BE ABLE TO DO THIS MAJOR IMPROVEMENT AT THE HOSPITAL AT A
HUGE SAVINGS. PATIENTS WILL ENTER AT THE CURRENT LOCATION WHERE THERE IS THE VESTIBULE AND THERE WILL BE A RECEPTION AREA FOR ALL THREE DEPARTMENTS. CEO CURT COLEMAN SAID SPACE CONSTRAINTS FOR
PHYSICAL THERAPY WILL BE ELIMINATED BY THE LARGER SPACE IN THE
LONG-TERM CARE BUILDING. THE COURTYARD NEXT TO THE BUILDING
WILL BE USED FOR OUTDOOR PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSIONS. PLANS CALL FOR THE PROJECT TO BE BID IN LATE OCTOBER AND COMPLED BY MARCH OF NEXT YEAR. COLEMAN SAID THIS NEW PLAN FOR THE LONG-TERM CARE BUILDING
ALLOWS THE HOSPITAL TO TAKE A DEPARTMENT WHICH WAS NOT RECEIVING
COST BASED REIMBURSEMENTS FROM MEDICARE INTO A FACILITY WHICH WILL SEE
MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENTS. WHEN THE THREE DEPARTMENTS MOVE INTO THE NEW AREA, WHAT WILL GO INTO THEIR SPACE? IT WILL BE USED FOR MEDICAL
RECORDS, HUMAN RESOURCES AND STORAGE.
THE DIALYSIS DEPARTMENT STAYS....THE LONG-TERM CARE UNIT WILL BE
USED TO IMPROVE THREE DEPARTMENTS.....AND THE MEALS ON
WHEELS PROGRAM WILL NOT STOP IN MAQUOKETA. BY GOSH, MAYBE THIS
SUMMER'S DISAPPOINTED CITIZENS OF MAQUOKETA WILL START TO LIKE
THEIR HOSPITAL BOARD AND CEO ONCE AGAIN.
AND...WHO KNOWS....MAYBE THE BURNED OUT AREA OF DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA WILL TURN OUT TO BE SOMETHING GOOD SOMEDAY TOO.
THIS WILL BE A BIG, HAPPY.....LOCAL AND NATIONAL.....CARDINAL WEEK. THE CARDINALS OF MAQUOKETA WILL WIN THEIR HOMECOMING GAME AND THE
CARDINALS OF ST. LOUIS WILL WIN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL CROWN.
GOOD NIGHT....GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY...IN MID 70'S.
SOUNDS LIKE COULD BE A LITTLE WET FOR HOMECOMING DAY.
THE PARADE IS AT 2 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT
ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAP TOP IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OUR COVERAGE AREA.... AND LISTEN TO THE GAME ON KMAQ TOO ON YOUR COMPUTER.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER WILL TAKE OVER THE MEALS ON WHEELS
PROGRAM IN MAQUOKETA, BEGINNING NOVEMBER 2ND. FOOD WILL BE
COOKED THERE. CURRENTLY, AND FOR ALL THE YEARS IN THE PAST, THE MEALS
HAVE BEEN PREPARED AT THE HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED IN JULY IT
WANTED TO STOP DOING IT TO SAVE MONEY. FOR MOST OF THE PAST YEARS,
IT WAS A 7-DAY A WEEK OPERATION. EARLIER THIS YEAR, IT WAS CUT DOWN TO
MONDAY-FRIDAY. UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, IT WILL STILL BE MONDAY-FRIDAY, BUT FROZEN MEALS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS IF THEY DESIRE.
VOLUNTEERS WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER THE MEALS. HERE'S A CHANGE.
THE SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTION WILL BE BETWEEN $3 AND $6.80 PER MEAL, DEPENDING ON INCOME.
ANNABELL HAAS, AGE 76, DIED AT HER HOME IN MT. CARROLL SUNDAY.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO SISTERS IN MAQUOKETA, LULUBELL KOCH AND
EDNA MAE McDONALD.
A CORRECTION: RANDY SHADY'S NAME WILL NOT BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT
FOR MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE HE DID NOT PROPERLY FILL OUT THE
NOMINATING PETITION. I INCORRECTLY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE HE FILED A FEW MINUTES LATE.
SO FAR, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE EMPTY OLD FAREWAY BUILDING DOWNTOWN. NO WORD ON WHAT WILL IT BE USED FOR.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
SOUNDS LIKE COULD BE A LITTLE WET FOR HOMECOMING DAY.
THE PARADE IS AT 2 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT
ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAP TOP IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OUR COVERAGE AREA.... AND LISTEN TO THE GAME ON KMAQ TOO ON YOUR COMPUTER.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER WILL TAKE OVER THE MEALS ON WHEELS
PROGRAM IN MAQUOKETA, BEGINNING NOVEMBER 2ND. FOOD WILL BE
COOKED THERE. CURRENTLY, AND FOR ALL THE YEARS IN THE PAST, THE MEALS
HAVE BEEN PREPARED AT THE HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED IN JULY IT
WANTED TO STOP DOING IT TO SAVE MONEY. FOR MOST OF THE PAST YEARS,
IT WAS A 7-DAY A WEEK OPERATION. EARLIER THIS YEAR, IT WAS CUT DOWN TO
MONDAY-FRIDAY. UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, IT WILL STILL BE MONDAY-FRIDAY, BUT FROZEN MEALS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS IF THEY DESIRE.
VOLUNTEERS WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER THE MEALS. HERE'S A CHANGE.
THE SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTION WILL BE BETWEEN $3 AND $6.80 PER MEAL, DEPENDING ON INCOME.
ANNABELL HAAS, AGE 76, DIED AT HER HOME IN MT. CARROLL SUNDAY.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO SISTERS IN MAQUOKETA, LULUBELL KOCH AND
EDNA MAE McDONALD.
A CORRECTION: RANDY SHADY'S NAME WILL NOT BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT
FOR MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE HE DID NOT PROPERLY FILL OUT THE
NOMINATING PETITION. I INCORRECTLY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE HE FILED A FEW MINUTES LATE.
SO FAR, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE EMPTY OLD FAREWAY BUILDING DOWNTOWN. NO WORD ON WHAT WILL IT BE USED FOR.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT AGAIN.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
WE FINIALLY GOT SOME RAIN....OVER AN INCH TODAY,STARTING AROUND 3 THIS
MORNING. REST OF TODAY HAS BEEN MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MORE RAIN
IN EXPECTED ON AND OFF THE REST OF THE WEEK.
AL MOHR, MANAGER OF BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY IN MAQUOKETA, HAD A HOLE-IN-ONE AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB SUNDAY, ON THE PAR-3, 177 YEAR NINTH
HOLE. HE USED A 7-WOOD. IN THE FOURSOME WERE CHUCK WILSON, AL
DENLINGER AND DALE KLOFT. FOR AL, HIS FIRST EVER, ALTHOUGH A FEW YEARS AGO, HE HAD AN EVEN MORE RARE DOUBLE-EAGLE ON NUMBER 5 ON THE SAME
COURSE. CONGRATULATIONS TO AL.
THIS NOTE: IN AN EARLIER DAILY REPORT, I REPORTED THAT RANDY SHADY
WAS RUNNING FOR A MAQUOKETA COUNCIL SEAT. NOT SO. HE FILED, BUT
AROUND 4 MINUTES LATE. AND SO HE IS WAS NOT AN ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TODAY DENIED A REQUEST FROM DAC, INC. TO ABATE AROUND $8,000 IN TAXES FOR LAST YEAR. THE SUPERVISORS
SAID IT WOULD SET A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THEY SAID PAPERWORK IS NOW IN PLACE SO DAC WILL NOT BE PAYING
PROPERTY TAXEX ON THE BUILDING IN THE FUTURE.'
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE COUNCIL CHANGED THEIR MINDS ON THE CAMPING PADS AT HORSESHOE POND PARK. BY A 3 TO 2 VOTE, THE MEMBERS APPROVED ELIMINATING EVERY OTHER CAMPING SITE IN THE
EXPANSION AREA TO PROVIDE MORE ROOM FOR AN RV TO PARK. BUT, SINCE
COUNCIL MEMBER MARGO SHOUSE WAS NOT AT MEETING, THE ISSUE COULD
BE BROUGHT UP AGAIN AS SHE HAS A RIGHT TO HAVE IT ON THE OCTOBER 5TH AGENDA AGAIN.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
MORNING. REST OF TODAY HAS BEEN MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MORE RAIN
IN EXPECTED ON AND OFF THE REST OF THE WEEK.
AL MOHR, MANAGER OF BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY IN MAQUOKETA, HAD A HOLE-IN-ONE AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB SUNDAY, ON THE PAR-3, 177 YEAR NINTH
HOLE. HE USED A 7-WOOD. IN THE FOURSOME WERE CHUCK WILSON, AL
DENLINGER AND DALE KLOFT. FOR AL, HIS FIRST EVER, ALTHOUGH A FEW YEARS AGO, HE HAD AN EVEN MORE RARE DOUBLE-EAGLE ON NUMBER 5 ON THE SAME
COURSE. CONGRATULATIONS TO AL.
THIS NOTE: IN AN EARLIER DAILY REPORT, I REPORTED THAT RANDY SHADY
WAS RUNNING FOR A MAQUOKETA COUNCIL SEAT. NOT SO. HE FILED, BUT
AROUND 4 MINUTES LATE. AND SO HE IS WAS NOT AN ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TODAY DENIED A REQUEST FROM DAC, INC. TO ABATE AROUND $8,000 IN TAXES FOR LAST YEAR. THE SUPERVISORS
SAID IT WOULD SET A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THEY SAID PAPERWORK IS NOW IN PLACE SO DAC WILL NOT BE PAYING
PROPERTY TAXEX ON THE BUILDING IN THE FUTURE.'
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE COUNCIL CHANGED THEIR MINDS ON THE CAMPING PADS AT HORSESHOE POND PARK. BY A 3 TO 2 VOTE, THE MEMBERS APPROVED ELIMINATING EVERY OTHER CAMPING SITE IN THE
EXPANSION AREA TO PROVIDE MORE ROOM FOR AN RV TO PARK. BUT, SINCE
COUNCIL MEMBER MARGO SHOUSE WAS NOT AT MEETING, THE ISSUE COULD
BE BROUGHT UP AGAIN AS SHE HAS A RIGHT TO HAVE IT ON THE OCTOBER 5TH AGENDA AGAIN.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, September 21, 2009
71 THE HIGH TODAY....PARTLY CLOUDY. SOME RAIN IN FORECAST TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW.
THE MAQUOKETA HOMECOMING KING IS TYLER ZARUBA...AND THE QUEEN
IS CASSIE COOK.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, MARK HILLEBRAND REPORTED SUNDAY MORNING
THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ON SOUTH VERMONT, SOMEONE SHOT OUT THE
REAR WINDOW ON HIS VEHICLE.
MAQUOKETA STATE BANK'S WEEK-LONG ..A CAUSE FOR PAWS..TO BENEFIT
THE HUMANE SOCIETY WAS A BIG SUCCESS. CASH RAISED, $3,600, PLUS
PET SUPPLIES.
THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER WILL HOST A MAYOR CANDIDATES FORUM
AT 7 P.M. OCT 7TH AND THE NEXT NIGHT, A FORUM FOR COUNCIL CANDIDATES.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
JESSICA AND JASON GEERTS OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL
BORN SEPT. 15TH AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
AND TOMORROW.
THE MAQUOKETA HOMECOMING KING IS TYLER ZARUBA...AND THE QUEEN
IS CASSIE COOK.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, MARK HILLEBRAND REPORTED SUNDAY MORNING
THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ON SOUTH VERMONT, SOMEONE SHOT OUT THE
REAR WINDOW ON HIS VEHICLE.
MAQUOKETA STATE BANK'S WEEK-LONG ..A CAUSE FOR PAWS..TO BENEFIT
THE HUMANE SOCIETY WAS A BIG SUCCESS. CASH RAISED, $3,600, PLUS
PET SUPPLIES.
THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER WILL HOST A MAYOR CANDIDATES FORUM
AT 7 P.M. OCT 7TH AND THE NEXT NIGHT, A FORUM FOR COUNCIL CANDIDATES.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
JESSICA AND JASON GEERTS OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL
BORN SEPT. 15TH AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Saturday, September 19, 2009
SUNNY AND NICE TODAY.
CHANCE OF RADIO TOMORROW AFTERNOON THRU MONDAY.
MAQUOKETA BEAT BENTON COMMUNITY LAST NIGHT, 25 TO 14.
THE CARDS ARE NOW 4 AND 0 AND 2 AND 0 IN THE DISTRICT.
THE SOPHOMORES ALSO WON, 7 TO 0 TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED.
MAQUOKETA TAKES ON ANAMOSA NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR HOMECOMING.
SHOULD BE AN EASY GAME FOR THE CARDS. TOMORROW, THE HOMECOMING
FESTIVITIES START AT 2 IN THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM WITH THE JERSEY AUCTION.
AT 3, THE CORONATION AND THE OLYMPICS T 5. EVERYONE IS INVITED.
MONDAY IS DRESS-UP AND GEEK DAY. WINDOW PAINTING DOWNTOWN
BEGINS AFTER SCHOOL.
IN THE MAQUOKETA NOVEMBER CITY ELECTION, THERE WILL BE A FOUR-WAY RACE FOR MAYOR. THE DEADLINE TO FILE FOR CITY ELECTIONS IN IOWA WAS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FOR MAYOR, INCUMBENT TOM MESSERLI....
PAUL HAHLE....JASON HUTE....AND JIM SEWARD.
FOR 2ND WARD, TODD MANG IS UNOPPOSED, SO HE WILL BE A NEW MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL JANUARY 1ST, REPLACING TIM CLARK WHO IS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION.
IN THE 3RD WARD, BRUCE DROESSLER WILL RUN AGAINST ERIC PAPE.
CURRENT COUNCILWOMAN MARSHA MYERS HAS MOVED OUT OF TOWN.
IN THE 4TH WARD, AMY MOORE AND MELODIE SCHUELLER AT THE CANDIDATES.
INCOMBENT GALEN SAUNDERS IS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION. AND
AT-LARGE SEAT, RUNNING WILL BE DON SCHWENKER AND RANDY SHADY.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
CHANCE OF RADIO TOMORROW AFTERNOON THRU MONDAY.
MAQUOKETA BEAT BENTON COMMUNITY LAST NIGHT, 25 TO 14.
THE CARDS ARE NOW 4 AND 0 AND 2 AND 0 IN THE DISTRICT.
THE SOPHOMORES ALSO WON, 7 TO 0 TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED.
MAQUOKETA TAKES ON ANAMOSA NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR HOMECOMING.
SHOULD BE AN EASY GAME FOR THE CARDS. TOMORROW, THE HOMECOMING
FESTIVITIES START AT 2 IN THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM WITH THE JERSEY AUCTION.
AT 3, THE CORONATION AND THE OLYMPICS T 5. EVERYONE IS INVITED.
MONDAY IS DRESS-UP AND GEEK DAY. WINDOW PAINTING DOWNTOWN
BEGINS AFTER SCHOOL.
IN THE MAQUOKETA NOVEMBER CITY ELECTION, THERE WILL BE A FOUR-WAY RACE FOR MAYOR. THE DEADLINE TO FILE FOR CITY ELECTIONS IN IOWA WAS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FOR MAYOR, INCUMBENT TOM MESSERLI....
PAUL HAHLE....JASON HUTE....AND JIM SEWARD.
FOR 2ND WARD, TODD MANG IS UNOPPOSED, SO HE WILL BE A NEW MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL JANUARY 1ST, REPLACING TIM CLARK WHO IS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION.
IN THE 3RD WARD, BRUCE DROESSLER WILL RUN AGAINST ERIC PAPE.
CURRENT COUNCILWOMAN MARSHA MYERS HAS MOVED OUT OF TOWN.
IN THE 4TH WARD, AMY MOORE AND MELODIE SCHUELLER AT THE CANDIDATES.
INCOMBENT GALEN SAUNDERS IS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION. AND
AT-LARGE SEAT, RUNNING WILL BE DON SCHWENKER AND RANDY SHADY.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, September 17, 2009
COOL TODAY...HIGH OF ONLY 70.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS SINCE ANY RAIN.
THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BOARD VOTED TODAY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A QUAD CITY FIRM TO OPERATE THE DIALYSIS CENTER AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1ST. THE FIRM WILL BUY THE EQUIPMENT AND RENT
THE SPACE. GOOD NEWS FOR MAQUOKETA. FOUR OR FIVE USE THE UNIT
NOW. THERE WERE AROUND 15 EARLIER THIS SUMMER (AND OVER 20 AT ONE TIME) AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THE NUMBER IS LOW NOW. APPARENTLY WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD BE CLOSED, SOME PATIENTS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT
CENTER. IT IS HOPED MANY OF THOSE WILL COME BACK.
THERE ARE 63 STUDENTS NOW PARTICIPATING IN THE 4-YEAR-OLD NEW PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM THIS YEAR. THE NUMBER INCREASES TO 89 WHEN THE SPECIAL-NEEDS KIDS ARE INCLUDED. THERE ARE FOUR LOCATIONS: 7 ARE AT SACRED HEART...21 AT FIRST LUTHERAN.....16 AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY AND 17 AT SUNSHINE. THE DISTRICT RECEIVES FROM THE STATE, $3,328 PER 4-YEAR OLD FROM THE STATE AND THEN REIMBURSES THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS ON A PER PUPIL BASIS. HELEN SNELL IS MAQUOKETA'S PRE-SCHOOL COORDINATOR.
MAQUOKETA HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES START SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE ANNUAL JERSEY AUCTION SPONSORED BY THE ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUB.
HAVE A GOOD THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN TOMORROW, SO NO FRIDAY REPORT.
I WILL HAVE THE FOOTBALL SCORE SOMETIME SATURDAY MORNING.
GO CARDINALS TOMORROW NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD. AFTER WIN #4 AGAINST NO LOSSES...PLAYING BENTON.
DENNIS VOY
CHECK BELOW A COUPLE AUCTION ITEMS ON NEXT WEEK'S SPECIAL EVENING
AUCTION SHOW ON KMAQ. CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS SINCE ANY RAIN.
THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BOARD VOTED TODAY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A QUAD CITY FIRM TO OPERATE THE DIALYSIS CENTER AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1ST. THE FIRM WILL BUY THE EQUIPMENT AND RENT
THE SPACE. GOOD NEWS FOR MAQUOKETA. FOUR OR FIVE USE THE UNIT
NOW. THERE WERE AROUND 15 EARLIER THIS SUMMER (AND OVER 20 AT ONE TIME) AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THE NUMBER IS LOW NOW. APPARENTLY WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD BE CLOSED, SOME PATIENTS MOVED TO A DIFFERENT
CENTER. IT IS HOPED MANY OF THOSE WILL COME BACK.
THERE ARE 63 STUDENTS NOW PARTICIPATING IN THE 4-YEAR-OLD NEW PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM THIS YEAR. THE NUMBER INCREASES TO 89 WHEN THE SPECIAL-NEEDS KIDS ARE INCLUDED. THERE ARE FOUR LOCATIONS: 7 ARE AT SACRED HEART...21 AT FIRST LUTHERAN.....16 AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY AND 17 AT SUNSHINE. THE DISTRICT RECEIVES FROM THE STATE, $3,328 PER 4-YEAR OLD FROM THE STATE AND THEN REIMBURSES THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS ON A PER PUPIL BASIS. HELEN SNELL IS MAQUOKETA'S PRE-SCHOOL COORDINATOR.
MAQUOKETA HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES START SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE ANNUAL JERSEY AUCTION SPONSORED BY THE ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUB.
HAVE A GOOD THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN TOMORROW, SO NO FRIDAY REPORT.
I WILL HAVE THE FOOTBALL SCORE SOMETIME SATURDAY MORNING.
GO CARDINALS TOMORROW NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD. AFTER WIN #4 AGAINST NO LOSSES...PLAYING BENTON.
DENNIS VOY
CHECK BELOW A COUPLE AUCTION ITEMS ON NEXT WEEK'S SPECIAL EVENING
AUCTION SHOW ON KMAQ. CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.
THIS INDOOR/OUTDOOR WICKER DINING SET IS FROM DUBUQUE FIREPLACE AND
PATIO AT 925 CENTURY DRIVE. PHONE 563-582-5156. IT WILL BE SOLD
ON THE KMAQ SPECIAL FALL NIGHT TIME AUCTION SHOW THIS WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 23RD BETWEEN 5:45 AND 7 P.M. ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM AND
ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE. THIS SET FEATURES 4 ARMLESS DINING CHAIRS WITH MATCHING 48-INCH DINING TABLE WITH GLASS TOP. STURDY FRAME AND
PRICED $1,144. BUT WHO KNOW WHAT IT WILL BRING ON THE AUCTION SHOW, WHERE MANY ITEMS GO FOR HALF-PRICE OR MORE. YOU CAN CHARGE TO YOUR
CREDIT CARD IF YOU LIKE. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL US HERE AT KMAQ AND
ASK FOR LOIS. 1-800-747-0057.
DENNIS VOY
THIS SOFA FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES & EQUIPMENT IN MAQUOKETA WILL BE
SOLD ON THE SPECIAL EVENING FALL AUCTION SHOW ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
24, 2009 BETWEEN 5:45 AND 7 P.M. ON KMAQ AM & FM. THIS FABRIC UPHOLSTERED
SOFA HAS A RUST BACKGROUND WITH VINES AND FLOWER PATTERN. THE SOFA IS 84" LONG AND 37" DEEP WITH STANDARD 19" HIGH SEAT CUSHION. ALL COVERS ON THE CUSHIONS AND PILLOWS ARE REMOVABLE FOR EASY CLEANING OR WASHING. ALSO,THERE ARE 2 SMALLER MATCHING THROW PILLOWS INCLUDED. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL US HERE AT KMAQ AND ASK FOR DOTTIE. 1-800-747-0057.
IT IS VALUED AT $1,198.00
KEEP IN MIND,YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE AUCTION SHOWS ON YOUR LAP TOP OR COMPUTER. JUST GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE (www.kmaq.com) AND CLICK
ON THE BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
EVERY DAY IS THE SAME....NO RAIN... AND IN 70'S OR LOW 80'S. TODAY 81.
STILL NO RAIN IN SEPTEMBER.
THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK ALL WEEK LONG IS HAVING A DRIVE FOR
THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY. DOG AND CAT FOOD AND OTHER PET SUPPLIES ARE BEING COLLECTED AT THE BANK. THIS FRIDAY, THE EMPLOYEES
INVITE THE PUBLIC TO HAVE LUNCH WITH THEM IN THE MSB NORTH PARKING
LOT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 1 PM. BRATS, BURGERS, CHIPS AND POP. FREE WILL
OFFERING AND ALL PROCEEDS TO THE SOCIETY.
CLUB HOPE, A CLUB FORMED LAST YEAR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL (PUSHED BY OPRAH)
TO HELP CITIZENS OF KENYA, HAS BEEN DOING FUND RAISERS SO THAT 19
MEMBERS AND 5 CHAPERONES CAN TAKE A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY NEXT JULY
TO HELP BUILD A SCHOOL. BUT, THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD ISN'T SURE THEY WILL APPROVE THE TRIP. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE ISSUE ABOUT 90 MINUTES LAST NIGHT AND DIDN'T COME TO A DECISION. SAFETY IS THE
MAIN CONERN.
THE BOARD OFSUPERVISORS ARE NOT SURE THEY WANT TO ABATE THE TAXES
ON A BUILDING DAC, INC. OWNS IN MAQUOKETA. OVER $8,000, DUE SEPT. 30TH.
THIS MORNING, THEY POSTPONED THEIR DECISION AGAIN. THEY ARE AFRAID
OF ESTABLISHING A PRECEDENT. DAC PAYS NO TAXES ON SOME BUILDINGS
BUT DOES PAY ON THE ADAC BUILDING WHICH MANUFACTURES ITEMS FOR A PROFIT. DAC SAYS THE DANCE CLASSES IN THE BUILDING IN QUESTION DO NOT PROVIDE DAC A PROFIT. DAC SAYS IT REALLY SHOULD HAVE ASKED THAT THE BUILDING BE EXEMPT WHEN THEY COMPLETED THE BUILDING SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
PIONEER DAY IS THIS SUNDAY FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 4 P.M. AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
$4 ADMISSION AND MANY EVENTS WILL BE TAKING PLACE ALL DAY.
SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THEIR BIGGEST
FUND RAISER. PIONEER STEW WILL BE SERVED IN BOYER HALL AT A NOMINAL COST, PLUS THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CONCESSSION STAND. PONY RIDES
FOR THE KIDS FOR $3. OR $5 IF THEY GET THEIR PICTURE TAKEN WITH THE PONY.
THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM WILL BE OPEN AS USUAL SUNDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB AND BELLEVUE ROTARY CLUB GET TOGETHER ONCE A YEAR FOR DINNER. THIS YEAR, IT WILL BE HELD IN BELLEVUE, IN THE
LODGE AT BELLEVUE STATE PARK, STARTING AT 5 P.M. SPOUSES ARE VERY MUCH INVITED.
MAQUOKETA HOSTS BENTON FRIDAY NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD. MAQUOKETA IS 3 AND 0 AND BENTON ALSO HAS A GOOD TEAM. GO CARDINALS.
HOMECOMING IS THE WEEK AFTER. THE CLASS OF 54 WILL HAVE THEIR
HIGH SCHOOL 55TH REUNION HOMECOMING WEEKEND.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
STILL NO RAIN IN SEPTEMBER.
THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK ALL WEEK LONG IS HAVING A DRIVE FOR
THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY. DOG AND CAT FOOD AND OTHER PET SUPPLIES ARE BEING COLLECTED AT THE BANK. THIS FRIDAY, THE EMPLOYEES
INVITE THE PUBLIC TO HAVE LUNCH WITH THEM IN THE MSB NORTH PARKING
LOT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 1 PM. BRATS, BURGERS, CHIPS AND POP. FREE WILL
OFFERING AND ALL PROCEEDS TO THE SOCIETY.
CLUB HOPE, A CLUB FORMED LAST YEAR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL (PUSHED BY OPRAH)
TO HELP CITIZENS OF KENYA, HAS BEEN DOING FUND RAISERS SO THAT 19
MEMBERS AND 5 CHAPERONES CAN TAKE A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY NEXT JULY
TO HELP BUILD A SCHOOL. BUT, THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD ISN'T SURE THEY WILL APPROVE THE TRIP. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE ISSUE ABOUT 90 MINUTES LAST NIGHT AND DIDN'T COME TO A DECISION. SAFETY IS THE
MAIN CONERN.
THE BOARD OFSUPERVISORS ARE NOT SURE THEY WANT TO ABATE THE TAXES
ON A BUILDING DAC, INC. OWNS IN MAQUOKETA. OVER $8,000, DUE SEPT. 30TH.
THIS MORNING, THEY POSTPONED THEIR DECISION AGAIN. THEY ARE AFRAID
OF ESTABLISHING A PRECEDENT. DAC PAYS NO TAXES ON SOME BUILDINGS
BUT DOES PAY ON THE ADAC BUILDING WHICH MANUFACTURES ITEMS FOR A PROFIT. DAC SAYS THE DANCE CLASSES IN THE BUILDING IN QUESTION DO NOT PROVIDE DAC A PROFIT. DAC SAYS IT REALLY SHOULD HAVE ASKED THAT THE BUILDING BE EXEMPT WHEN THEY COMPLETED THE BUILDING SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
PIONEER DAY IS THIS SUNDAY FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 4 P.M. AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
$4 ADMISSION AND MANY EVENTS WILL BE TAKING PLACE ALL DAY.
SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THEIR BIGGEST
FUND RAISER. PIONEER STEW WILL BE SERVED IN BOYER HALL AT A NOMINAL COST, PLUS THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CONCESSSION STAND. PONY RIDES
FOR THE KIDS FOR $3. OR $5 IF THEY GET THEIR PICTURE TAKEN WITH THE PONY.
THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM WILL BE OPEN AS USUAL SUNDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB AND BELLEVUE ROTARY CLUB GET TOGETHER ONCE A YEAR FOR DINNER. THIS YEAR, IT WILL BE HELD IN BELLEVUE, IN THE
LODGE AT BELLEVUE STATE PARK, STARTING AT 5 P.M. SPOUSES ARE VERY MUCH INVITED.
MAQUOKETA HOSTS BENTON FRIDAY NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD. MAQUOKETA IS 3 AND 0 AND BENTON ALSO HAS A GOOD TEAM. GO CARDINALS.
HOMECOMING IS THE WEEK AFTER. THE CLASS OF 54 WILL HAVE THEIR
HIGH SCHOOL 55TH REUNION HOMECOMING WEEKEND.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
DENNIS VOY
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
ANOTHER NICE DAY. 78 THE HIGH.
MORE OF THE SAME OVER THE WEEKEND.
NO RAIN AT ALL SO FAR THIS MONTH.
HAPPY 87 BIRTHDAY TODAY TO CARL ROTMAN. HE STARTED ROTMAN
MOTORS IN MAQUOKETA IN EARLY 50'S. SOLD BUSINESS A FEW YEARS AGO,
BUT STILL GOES AND HELPS OUT EVERY DAY I'VE BEEN TOLD.
THE DIALYSIS UNIT MAY STAY OPEN AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL
AFTER ALL.
WHEN THE HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED THE CLOSING, IT UPSET A LOT OF PEOPLE,
AND THE CEO OR BOARD NEVER MENTIONED THAT IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO
STAY OPEN AND BE OPERATED BY OUTSIDE INTERESTS. TWO GROUPS MET
WITH THE HOSPITAL BOARD YESTERDAY AND IT IS EXPECTED BOTH WILL
MAKE A PROPOSAL TO BUY THE EQUIPMENT AND RENT THE SPACE AT THE
HOSPITAL.
CHECK IN TOMORROW FOR THE SCORE OF TONIGHT'S GAME BETWEEN
MAQUOKETA AND VINTON.
REMEMBER..THE GAME WILL BE ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE TONIGHT.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
MORE OF THE SAME OVER THE WEEKEND.
NO RAIN AT ALL SO FAR THIS MONTH.
HAPPY 87 BIRTHDAY TODAY TO CARL ROTMAN. HE STARTED ROTMAN
MOTORS IN MAQUOKETA IN EARLY 50'S. SOLD BUSINESS A FEW YEARS AGO,
BUT STILL GOES AND HELPS OUT EVERY DAY I'VE BEEN TOLD.
THE DIALYSIS UNIT MAY STAY OPEN AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL
AFTER ALL.
WHEN THE HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED THE CLOSING, IT UPSET A LOT OF PEOPLE,
AND THE CEO OR BOARD NEVER MENTIONED THAT IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO
STAY OPEN AND BE OPERATED BY OUTSIDE INTERESTS. TWO GROUPS MET
WITH THE HOSPITAL BOARD YESTERDAY AND IT IS EXPECTED BOTH WILL
MAKE A PROPOSAL TO BUY THE EQUIPMENT AND RENT THE SPACE AT THE
HOSPITAL.
CHECK IN TOMORROW FOR THE SCORE OF TONIGHT'S GAME BETWEEN
MAQUOKETA AND VINTON.
REMEMBER..THE GAME WILL BE ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE TONIGHT.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, September 10, 2009
YES...ANOTHER NICE DAY IN MAQUOKETA.
LOTS OF INTEREST IN THE CITY ELECTION!
SO FAR...
RUNNING FOR MAYOR: MAYOR TOM MESSERLI....FORMER COUNCILMAN
PAUL HAHLE.....CURRENT COUNCILMAN JASON HUTE AND THERAPIST JIM
SEWARD.
FOR COUNCIL: DON SCHWENKER, TODD MANG, BRUCE DRESSLER AND
MELODY SCHUELLER, ONE CANDIDATE FOR EACH OF THE FOUR PRECINCTS
THAT HAVE AN OPENING. NO INCUMBENTS ARE RUNNING.
THERE COULD BE MORE CANDIDATES. THE DEADLINE TO FILE NOMINATION
PAPERS IS 5 P.M. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH.
MAQUOKETA CABLE COMMISSION MEMBERS DO NOT BELIEVE THE CITY IS
GETTING QUALITY CABLE SERVICE AND PLAN TO WRITE A LETTER OF
CONCERN. THE COMPLAINT WILL BE ABOUT ERRATIC SERVICE. MAYOR MESSERLI ATTENDED THE COMMISSION MEETING AND ALSO SAID THE SIGNAL
LEVEL IS POOR, THE PICTURE IS SNOWY AND GRAINY AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OUTWAGES. MEDIACOM RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A $2 INCREASE
FOR ALL SERVICES, INCLUDING INTERNET AND PHONE.
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS AND FANS MAKE THE LONG TRIP TO VINTON
TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THE FOOTBALL GAMES WITH VINTON-SHELLBURG.
MAQUOKETA IS 2 AND 0 AND VINTON 1 AND 1. IT IS THE FIRST DISTRICT
GAME OF THE SEASON.
I'VE HEARD THERE WILL BE TWO CASEY'S CONVENIENCE STORES IN
MAQUOKETA. IF SO, I EXPECT TO GET SOME DETAILS SOON.
THIS YEAR'S JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PIONEER DAY WILL
BE ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH. MORE LATER.
JINGLE BELL TIME.....COMING. THE 5TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES WILL
BE HELD AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA NOVEMBER
11TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 24TH. SET UP DAY IS NOVEMBER 11TH.
OHNWARD SENT OUT A LETTER THIS WEEK SEEKING TREES AND WREATHS
FOR THE FESTIVAL, BY CLUBS AND BUSINESS PLACES. A "FIRST PRIZE" WILL
BE AWARDED IN THREE CATEGORIES: 1/ WREATH 2/ TREE 5 FEET AND TALLER
AND 3/ TREE UNDER 5 FEET TALL. AS IN PAST YEARS, THE TREES AND WREATHS
WILL BE SOLD IN SILENT AUCTION AND THE MONEY GOES TO OHNWARD. EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT A SIGN-UP SHEET WITH ALL THE DETAILS. AND, THIS
YEAR, A TREE CAN BE DECORATED FOR YOU, FOR A MINIMUM DONATION OF $100.
THE OHNWARD COMMITTEE WILL BUY THE TREE AND DECORATE IT, AND
PUT YOUR NAME OR ORGANIZATION ON IT. A LARGER DONATION WOULD RESULT IN A MORE ELABORATE TREE. WHO MIGHT DO THIS? HOW ABOUT
A CLASS OR TWO....LIKE THE MCHS CLASS OF 1959, OR 1949, ETC.
TIME TO START THINKING "CHRISTMAS"!
END OF DAILY REPORT.....HO, HO, HO!
DENNIS VOY
LOTS OF INTEREST IN THE CITY ELECTION!
SO FAR...
RUNNING FOR MAYOR: MAYOR TOM MESSERLI....FORMER COUNCILMAN
PAUL HAHLE.....CURRENT COUNCILMAN JASON HUTE AND THERAPIST JIM
SEWARD.
FOR COUNCIL: DON SCHWENKER, TODD MANG, BRUCE DRESSLER AND
MELODY SCHUELLER, ONE CANDIDATE FOR EACH OF THE FOUR PRECINCTS
THAT HAVE AN OPENING. NO INCUMBENTS ARE RUNNING.
THERE COULD BE MORE CANDIDATES. THE DEADLINE TO FILE NOMINATION
PAPERS IS 5 P.M. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH.
MAQUOKETA CABLE COMMISSION MEMBERS DO NOT BELIEVE THE CITY IS
GETTING QUALITY CABLE SERVICE AND PLAN TO WRITE A LETTER OF
CONCERN. THE COMPLAINT WILL BE ABOUT ERRATIC SERVICE. MAYOR MESSERLI ATTENDED THE COMMISSION MEETING AND ALSO SAID THE SIGNAL
LEVEL IS POOR, THE PICTURE IS SNOWY AND GRAINY AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OUTWAGES. MEDIACOM RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A $2 INCREASE
FOR ALL SERVICES, INCLUDING INTERNET AND PHONE.
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS AND FANS MAKE THE LONG TRIP TO VINTON
TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THE FOOTBALL GAMES WITH VINTON-SHELLBURG.
MAQUOKETA IS 2 AND 0 AND VINTON 1 AND 1. IT IS THE FIRST DISTRICT
GAME OF THE SEASON.
I'VE HEARD THERE WILL BE TWO CASEY'S CONVENIENCE STORES IN
MAQUOKETA. IF SO, I EXPECT TO GET SOME DETAILS SOON.
THIS YEAR'S JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PIONEER DAY WILL
BE ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH. MORE LATER.
JINGLE BELL TIME.....COMING. THE 5TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES WILL
BE HELD AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA NOVEMBER
11TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 24TH. SET UP DAY IS NOVEMBER 11TH.
OHNWARD SENT OUT A LETTER THIS WEEK SEEKING TREES AND WREATHS
FOR THE FESTIVAL, BY CLUBS AND BUSINESS PLACES. A "FIRST PRIZE" WILL
BE AWARDED IN THREE CATEGORIES: 1/ WREATH 2/ TREE 5 FEET AND TALLER
AND 3/ TREE UNDER 5 FEET TALL. AS IN PAST YEARS, THE TREES AND WREATHS
WILL BE SOLD IN SILENT AUCTION AND THE MONEY GOES TO OHNWARD. EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT A SIGN-UP SHEET WITH ALL THE DETAILS. AND, THIS
YEAR, A TREE CAN BE DECORATED FOR YOU, FOR A MINIMUM DONATION OF $100.
THE OHNWARD COMMITTEE WILL BUY THE TREE AND DECORATE IT, AND
PUT YOUR NAME OR ORGANIZATION ON IT. A LARGER DONATION WOULD RESULT IN A MORE ELABORATE TREE. WHO MIGHT DO THIS? HOW ABOUT
A CLASS OR TWO....LIKE THE MCHS CLASS OF 1959, OR 1949, ETC.
TIME TO START THINKING "CHRISTMAS"!
END OF DAILY REPORT.....HO, HO, HO!
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
THIS IS SCOTT DYKSRA, THE NEW PARK RANGER FOR THE MAQUOKETA CAVES
STATE PARK. HE SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY, AT THE EAGLES CLUB, WHERE THEY
PLAY BINGO THURSDAY NIGHTS AND THAT IS THE BINGO BOARD IN THE BACKGROUND. HE STARTED WORK A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND CAME
HERE FROM THE LEWIS AND CLARK STATE PARK AT ONAWA, IN WESTERN IOWA.
THE UNI GRAD STARTED WITH THE DNR IN 2000 AND HE ASKED FOR THE
CAVES JOB TO BE CLOSER TO HUDSON, IOWA, HOMETOWN OF HIS
WIFE. HE WAS BORN AT WEST BEND. THE FAMILY HAS MOVED INTO
THE PARK RANGER HOUSE. THEY HAVE 3 GIRLS, AGE 8, 5 AND NEARLY 1.
HIS WIFE JILL IS A SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER AND HOPES TO DO SOME SUBSTITUTING THIS YEAR AND GET A FULLTIME POSITION NEXT YEAR.
HE SAID THE MAQUOKETA CAVES PARK HAS HAD A BUSY SUMMER. LAST WEEKEND, ONCE AGAIN ALL 32 CAMPSITES WERE FILLED. HE SAID THEY COULD USE MORE SITES. AT LEWIS AND CLARK, THEY HAD 100. ALSO WOULD LIKE TO
SEE MORE PARKING AT THE MAQUOKETA PARK. HE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT HIS
NEW JOB! NICE GUY! I'M SURE HE WILL DO WELL!
DENNIS VOY
Saturday, September 05, 2009
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MAQUOKETA.
MAQUOKETA 28, WAUKON 7.....THE CARDS NOW 2 AND 0.
THIS WEEK, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL
INTERVIEWED 3 FIRMS TO SET UP BIDS FOR THE CLEAN-UP OF DOWNTOWN.
THE COMMITTEE WILL NOW RECOMMEND TO THE FULL COUNCIL TO
HIRE HOWARD GREEN COMPANY FOR $50,650 TO PREPARE THE BIDS AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK TO THE EPA AS A CONDITION TO RECEIVE THE $200,000 GRANT FOR THE PROJECT. HOWARD GREEN FOR THIS MONEY WILL PROVIDE
THE BID SHEETS, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, DO REPORTS AND OVERSEE THE CLEAN-UP.
HOWARD GREEN IN THEIR BID SAID THEIR HOPE IS FOR GETTING THINGS DONE
SO THE CLEAN-UP CAN GET STARTED BY THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER.
THE MAN KILLED IN THE AUTO ACCIDENT THURSDAY MORNING JUST
NORTH OF MAQUOKETA IS STEVEN SCHNEITER, AGE 58, OF MONTICELLO.
THE OTHER DRIVER TAKEN TO IOWA CITY BY HELICOPTER IS DARWIN LYON, AGE 75, OF MAQUOKETA. IS WAS LISTED YESTERDAY IN GOOD CONDITION.
SCHNEEITER WAS DRIVING EAST ON 63RD STREET AND DID NOT STOP FOR THE STOP SIGN AT HURSTVILLE ROAD. LYONS WAS SOUTHBOUND ON THE HURSTVILLE ROAD AND HIT THE SCHNEITER VEHICLE BROADSIDE.
KMAQ-FM IS BACK ON OUR INTERNET SITE AND HOPEFULLY WILL STAY WORKING, STREAMING KMAQ-FM).
THE 3 WEB CAMS ARE ALSO WORKING.... LOOKING ACROSS THE STREET FROM KMAQ AT DECKER HOTEL.....LOOKING AT THE KMAQ FRONT DOOR....AND LOOKING AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK TEMPERATURE AND TIME SIGN NORTH OF THE KMAQ BUILDING.
HAVE A GOOD LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
MAQUOKETA 28, WAUKON 7.....THE CARDS NOW 2 AND 0.
THIS WEEK, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL
INTERVIEWED 3 FIRMS TO SET UP BIDS FOR THE CLEAN-UP OF DOWNTOWN.
THE COMMITTEE WILL NOW RECOMMEND TO THE FULL COUNCIL TO
HIRE HOWARD GREEN COMPANY FOR $50,650 TO PREPARE THE BIDS AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK TO THE EPA AS A CONDITION TO RECEIVE THE $200,000 GRANT FOR THE PROJECT. HOWARD GREEN FOR THIS MONEY WILL PROVIDE
THE BID SHEETS, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, DO REPORTS AND OVERSEE THE CLEAN-UP.
HOWARD GREEN IN THEIR BID SAID THEIR HOPE IS FOR GETTING THINGS DONE
SO THE CLEAN-UP CAN GET STARTED BY THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER.
THE MAN KILLED IN THE AUTO ACCIDENT THURSDAY MORNING JUST
NORTH OF MAQUOKETA IS STEVEN SCHNEITER, AGE 58, OF MONTICELLO.
THE OTHER DRIVER TAKEN TO IOWA CITY BY HELICOPTER IS DARWIN LYON, AGE 75, OF MAQUOKETA. IS WAS LISTED YESTERDAY IN GOOD CONDITION.
SCHNEEITER WAS DRIVING EAST ON 63RD STREET AND DID NOT STOP FOR THE STOP SIGN AT HURSTVILLE ROAD. LYONS WAS SOUTHBOUND ON THE HURSTVILLE ROAD AND HIT THE SCHNEITER VEHICLE BROADSIDE.
KMAQ-FM IS BACK ON OUR INTERNET SITE AND HOPEFULLY WILL STAY WORKING, STREAMING KMAQ-FM).
THE 3 WEB CAMS ARE ALSO WORKING.... LOOKING ACROSS THE STREET FROM KMAQ AT DECKER HOTEL.....LOOKING AT THE KMAQ FRONT DOOR....AND LOOKING AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK TEMPERATURE AND TIME SIGN NORTH OF THE KMAQ BUILDING.
HAVE A GOOD LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, September 03, 2009
GREAT WEATHER AGAIN...HIGH OF 73.
MORE TOMORROW.
TOMORROW NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS (1-0) PLAY WAUKON
THERE, AT 7 P.M. NO SOPHOMORE GAME.
A TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 10 A.M. THIS MORNING JUST NORTH OF
MAQUOKETA ON OLD HIGHWAY 61, AT INTERSECTION WITH HURSTVILLE
ROAD, RESULTED IN ONE FATALITY. THE IOWA STATE PATROL INVESTIGATED
AND HAS NOT RELEASED THE INFORMATION ON THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER
OF A TRUCK IS DEAD. I DO NOT BELIEVE HE IS FROM THIS AREA. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS AIRLIFTED TO IOWA CITY. AGAIN, I HAVE HEARD
NO LOCAL NAME. APPARENTLY EACH DRIVER WAS ALONE. WE WILL GET DETAILS TOMORROW.
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT OF STEEL FROM PRECISION METAL WORKS. MAQUOKETA POLICE CHEIF SAID STEEL WAS TAKEN FROM PMW OVERNIGHT AND A STOLEN VEHICLE WAS FOUND LOADED WITH THE STEEL BEHIND CASEYS ON EAST PLATT STREET AT 4:14 A.M. TODAY. CHIEF KORANDA SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALL THE STEEL WAS RECOVERED.
THE DEPARTMENT'S CANINE TRACKED THE PATH FROM PMW TO WHERE THE 1999 IZUSU VEHICLE WAS FOUND NEAR CASEYS.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
MORE TOMORROW.
TOMORROW NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS (1-0) PLAY WAUKON
THERE, AT 7 P.M. NO SOPHOMORE GAME.
A TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 10 A.M. THIS MORNING JUST NORTH OF
MAQUOKETA ON OLD HIGHWAY 61, AT INTERSECTION WITH HURSTVILLE
ROAD, RESULTED IN ONE FATALITY. THE IOWA STATE PATROL INVESTIGATED
AND HAS NOT RELEASED THE INFORMATION ON THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER
OF A TRUCK IS DEAD. I DO NOT BELIEVE HE IS FROM THIS AREA. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS AIRLIFTED TO IOWA CITY. AGAIN, I HAVE HEARD
NO LOCAL NAME. APPARENTLY EACH DRIVER WAS ALONE. WE WILL GET DETAILS TOMORROW.
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT OF STEEL FROM PRECISION METAL WORKS. MAQUOKETA POLICE CHEIF SAID STEEL WAS TAKEN FROM PMW OVERNIGHT AND A STOLEN VEHICLE WAS FOUND LOADED WITH THE STEEL BEHIND CASEYS ON EAST PLATT STREET AT 4:14 A.M. TODAY. CHIEF KORANDA SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALL THE STEEL WAS RECOVERED.
THE DEPARTMENT'S CANINE TRACKED THE PATH FROM PMW TO WHERE THE 1999 IZUSU VEHICLE WAS FOUND NEAR CASEYS.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
RED IS 89 TODAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RED. HE WAS IN THIS MORNING. SHARP AS A TACK AS THEY SAY. HE AND DUB ROMER ARE GOING WITH OTHER WW II VETS NEXT MONTH TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO SEE THE WW II MEMORIAL. RED IS WORKING
ON A NEW CD WITH HIS GRANDSON MATT WALKER. MATT AND RED HAVE
A RECORDING STUDIO IN RED'S LIVING ROOM. SHOWED A PHOTO OF IT TO ME THIS MORNING. VERY PROFESSIONAL. GIVE RED A CALL TODAY AND WISH HIM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HIS CELL PHONE NUMBER IS: 563-593-5714
51 YEARS AGO, RED AND BROTHERS RAY AND JIM AND WIFE BERNICE AND
FRIEND WINDY HAD A DAILY RADIO SHOW ON KMAQ-AM. THAT'S WHEN I FIRST
MET RED. THE OTHERS ON THAT SHOW HAVE LEFT US. READ RED'S CAP.
HE LIKES TO TRAVEL AND PROMOTES OUR KMAQ TRIPS. HE HAS BEEN ON SEVERAL OF OUR TRIPS OVER THE YEARS. CLICK-ON THE PHOTO ABOVE TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
NO REPORT TODAY.
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MAQUOKETA.
NANCY'S MOTHER DIED AT 7:10 THIS MORNING.
....ELOISE STEWART, AGE 99.
HER COMPLETE OBITUARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com
SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON, GOOD FRIEND, AND GOOD KMAQ LISTENER.
HER HOPE WAS TO MAKE 100, BUT IT WASN'T TO BE.
WE WILL ALL MISS HER!!
DENNIS VOY
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MAQUOKETA.
NANCY'S MOTHER DIED AT 7:10 THIS MORNING.
....ELOISE STEWART, AGE 99.
HER COMPLETE OBITUARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com
SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON, GOOD FRIEND, AND GOOD KMAQ LISTENER.
HER HOPE WAS TO MAKE 100, BUT IT WASN'T TO BE.
WE WILL ALL MISS HER!!
DENNIS VOY
THESE DAYS, ANY POSITIVE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, I WILL BE PUT ON THIS REPORT. HERE IS A PHOTO I TOOK YESTERDAY OF THE FARM BUREAU
BUILDING, ON THE CORNER OF EAST PLATT AND OLIVE STREETS. THERE IS AN OPEN SPACE BETWEEN IT AND THE BUILDING TO THE WEST, WHICH IS OWNED BY
ALAN AND RHONDA PAPE. THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THEIR BUILDING, PAINTING, ETC. THE EAST WALL WAS NOT ATTRACTIVE UNTIL IN AUGUST WHEN THEY COMPLETELY SIDED THE ENTIRE WALL WITH LIGHT BROWN BEIGE SIDING.
LOOKS VERY NICE! A BIG IMPROVEMENT. THANKS TO ALAN AND RHONDA!
THEY HAVE THEIR INSURANCE BUSINESS IN ONE HALF OF THE BUILDING....."SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE SERVICES".
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
ANOTHER SUPER DAY IN IOWA.
A BIRTH...
ABBY AND KEVIN KUNDE OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY, BORN
LAST FRIDAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
ARE DARRELL AND LUANN STREETER OF MAQUOKETA.
GREAT GRANDMOTHERS ARE LAVONNE STREETER OF MAQUOKETA
AND MARLENE VOHLINGER OF MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN. SORRY ITS A SLOW NEWSDAY.
DENNIS VOY
A BIRTH...
ABBY AND KEVIN KUNDE OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY, BORN
LAST FRIDAY AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
ARE DARRELL AND LUANN STREETER OF MAQUOKETA.
GREAT GRANDMOTHERS ARE LAVONNE STREETER OF MAQUOKETA
AND MARLENE VOHLINGER OF MAQUOKETA.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN. SORRY ITS A SLOW NEWSDAY.
DENNIS VOY