YESTERDAY, SUNNY AND 82...AND TODAY, ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE 80'S.
BREEZY THOUGH, BOTH DAYS.
MAQUOKETA POLICE LOOKING FOR A HIT AND RUN DRIVER. POLICE CHIEF
BRAD KORANDA SAID BRADEN KNIGHT, AGE 12, WAS AT MAIN AND PLATT
AROUND 3:30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND HIS LEFT FOOT WAS RUN OVER BY A WHITE CAR AND THE CAR CONTINUED EAST AFTER HITTING THE BOY.
BRADEN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED WITH
MINOR INJURIES. KNIGHT IS THE SON OF SARA KNIGHT AND JOSH KNIGHT, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA.
MAQUOKETA COUNCILMAN NEAL MOREHEAD AT A COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY NIGHT, SAID HE WANTED THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT HIS IDEA
OF TAKING THE MILLINGS FROM THE WORK ON NORTH AND SOUTH MAIN STREETS AND USE IT TO MAKE A HARD SURFACE FOR ROAD WORK ON 17TH STREET,
THE ROAD LEADING TO THE PRAIRIE CREEK GOLF COURSE SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA
BEHIND WAL MART. MORE ON THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
THE DUBUQUE RACING ASSOCIATION ISSUED $1.2 MILLION IN GRANTS THIS WEEK.
SACRED HEART SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA RECEIVED $10,000 FOR ITS CHILD CARE
PROGRAM. ALSO $5,000 FOR THE GRADE SCHOOL ITSELF.
THE MAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GOT $2,000 AND THE MAQUOKETA RESCUE SQUAD GOT $3,000. THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY GOT
$3,000 ALSO. OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA, $2,500.
CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA, $4,563. DAC,INC. IN
MAQUOKETA, $4,000.
IN BUSINESS NEWS: BARTEN AUTO SALES ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA
WAS SOLD AND THERE WILL BE A CARS AND SHOP EQUIPMENT AUCTION THIS SATURDAY. THE NEW OWNERS WILL ALSO SELL USED VEHICLES AND HAVE
A NEW NAME. IT IS ALREADY OPEN AND I'LL GET MORE INFO LATER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALVIN BARTEN'S PLANS ARE. IF I FIND OUT, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
AND....
THE CHINESE RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN....THE GREAT WALL...NOW IS AGAIN
OPEN MONDAYS AND NOW 7 DAYS A WEEK, WITH A LUNCH BUFFET EVERY DAY
AND A DINNER BUFFET ALSO EVERY DAY. GOOD CHINESE FOOD PREPARED AND
SERVED BY A CHINESE FAMILY.
A BUNCH OF NEW DUCK OWNERS FOR TOMORROW'S GUEST BOOK.
AND...A NATIONAL TV SHOW IS GOING TO BE IN TOWN IN JUNE TO DO A FEATURE
ON MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
DENNIS VOY