FRIDAY IT RAINED, BUT REST OF WEEKEND WAS NICE. NICE DAY TODAY, BUT MORE RAIN EXPECTED TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT. THEN THE REST OF THE WEEK SHOULD BE OKAY.

THE CLINTON COUNTY FAIR IS THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN DEWITT.

SATURDAY NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM, IN TOURNAMENT PLAY, DEFEATED ANAMOSA 1 TO 0 IN 11 INNINGS.
JUNIOR HAILEY BICKFORD HAD A WALK-OFF SINGLE DRIVING IN SHANNON DURELLE WITH THE ONLY RUN OF THE GAME. BICKFORD WAS ALSO DOMINANT ON THE MOUND, THROWING A ONE-HIT SHUT OUT. SHE RETIRED THE FIRST 28 BATTERS SHE FACED. MAQUOKETA IS NOW 27 AND 10 AND RANKED 14TH IN CLASS 3-A. TONIGHT, THEY PLAY A REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL GAME WHEN THEY FACE 6TH RANKED DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION AT DEWITT. ASSUMPTION IS 23 AND 7.
THE GAME WILL BE ON KMAQ AM AND FM AT 6:50 TONIGHT WITH LEIGHTON HEPKER AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIKE. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THE GAME AT
www.kmaq.com
CLICK-ON THE LISTEN BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER.

THE MAQUOKETA BOYS WRAP UP THE REGULAR SEASON IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION AT CLINTON TOMORROW NIGHT.. THEN, THE CARDINAL BOYS
OPEN TOURNAMENT PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT AT FARLEY, AGAINST WESTERN DUBUQUE.

CHRIS AND KRISTIN MOHR OF ANKENY ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN JULY 7 TH IN DES MOINES. GRANDPARENTS ARE TOM AND PEG MANDERSCHEID OF MAQUOKETA AND ALAN MOHR AND LAURI MOHR OF MAQUOKETA. GREAT GRANDPARENTS
ARE FLORENCE MANDERSCHEID AND LUCILLE BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA.

MAQUOKETA WAS FEATURED IN THE RFDTV CABLE-DISH NETWORK AG SHOW,
"THIS WEEK IN AGRI-BUSINESS", HOSTED BY ORION SAMUELSON AND MAX ARMSTRONG OF WGN-TV, THAT AIRED THIS PAST WEEKEND.
IN THE FEATURE ABOUT MAQUOKETA.....MARK BECK, FIRE CHIEF....MAYOR TOM
MESSERLI....BOB OSTERHAUS, GARY DREW, AND MYSELF. IF YOU WANT TO
SEE IT, TODAY OR TOMORROW, YOU CAN BRING IT UP AT www.agbizweek.com
CLICK ON THE "SPOTLIGHT STORY".

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY