SUNNY AND BREEZY TODAY...HIGH OF 76. SECOND GREAT WEATHER DAY IN A ROW.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN HAS UNDERGONE SURGERY FOR INJURIES SHE RECEIVED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH LAST NIGHT NEAR SPRINGBROOK. KELLY SCHMIDT, AGE 46,
WAS TAKEN BY BELLEVUE AMBULANCE TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL AND THEN AIRLIFTED TO GENESIS IN DAVENPORT AFTER THE 5:12 P.M. ACCIDENT SUNDAY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGBROOK. HER SPLEEN WAS REMOVED IN SURGERY THIS MORNING AND SHE IS RECOVERING WELL. SHE WAS DRIVING HER MOTORCYCLE AND HIT A WASHOUT IN THE ROAD AND SHE LOST CONTROL. SHE WAS WEARING A HELMET. HER HUSBAND, DENNIS, WAS RIDING HIS OWN MOTORCYCLE.
MAQUOKETA POLICE CHARGED NUMEROUS TEENAGERS THAT WERE AT AN UNDER-AGE BEER PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT AT 710 VINE STREET. MOST WERE AGE UNDER 18. POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE HOME AT 10:43 SATURDAY NIGHT TO A REPORT OF LOUD MUSIC. POLICE CHIEF BRAD KORANDA SAID SOME OF THE YOUTH RAN FROM OFFICERS. THE CHIEF SAID ALL BUT ONE OF THE YOUTH WERE GIVEN PRELIMINARY BREATH TESTS. SOME TESTED ZERO FOR ALCOHOL AND SOME TESTED POSITIVE AND WERE CHARGED. THEY NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME.'
THE FREE LUNCH AT A DAIRY FARM WAS A BIG SUCCESS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
AROUND 14-HUNDRED ATTENDED THE EVENT BETWEEN 1 AND 4 AT THE MITZIE BLANCHARD DAIRY FARM JUST SOUTH OF CHARLOTTE. THEY MILK 800 AT THE FARM. THE EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY ASSOCIATION.
SPEICIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:15 TODAY. IT WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE CURRENT BUDGET. ALSO, A PUBLIC HEARING ON SPECS FOR THE WATER TOWER MODIFICATION AND REPAINTING PROJECT. ALSO, THE NORTH AND SOUTH MAIN STREET WORK WILL BE DISCUSSED.
WALTER HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA IS 100 TODAY. HE IS A RETIRED FARMER, AFTER FARMING 60 YEARS NORTH OF MAQUOKETA. CHILDREN LIVING IN THIS AREA ARE MARY KAY FLENKER OF MAQUOKETA, LARRY HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA, AND RICHARD HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA.
CHARLOTTE DICKINSON WILL BE 100 JULY 3RD. SHE NOW LIVES IN A NURSING HOME IN ANKENY. SHE ENJOYS GETTING CARDS. HER ADDRESS IS CHARLOTTE DICKINSON, % MARJORIE METHENY, 2868 NW NORTH CREEK CIRCLE. ANKENY, IA 50023. HE LATE HUSBAND HENRY WAS A LONGTIME MCHS SCIENCE TEACHER.
JERRY RASMUSSEN WILL BE 89 TOMORROW. HE AND DOROTHY NOW LIVE
AT WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON. I KNOW HE READS THIS DAILY .. SO...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERRY.
HE WAS ONE OF THE MORNING COFFEE GUYS AT THE DECKER UNTIL MOVING WEST THIS SPRING. HE KICKED A LOT OF TIRES IN HIS DAY. BUT, NEVER TURNED BACK A SPEEDOMETER. YES...HE WAS (AND STILL IS) AN HONEST GUY....EXCEPT MAYBE WHEN HE REPORTED HIS GOLF SCORE. NO...ONLY KIDDING...HE WAS A PRETTY GOOD GOLFER, BUT NOT AS GOOD AS HIS DAD BLONDIE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
