LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT, LITTLE ON SATURDAY AND PRETTY NICE AGAIN YESTERDAY.   SNOW WENT FAST.
TODAY, NICE SPRING DAY AND REST OF THE WEEK LOOKS OKAY.

HOW ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA TEAM?     EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THE PANTHERS.       AND, WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY 7-FOOT PLAYER,
WE ARE NOT JUST CHEERING ON A STATE TEAM, BUT A LOCAL TEAM.   GO JORDAN.
GO PANTHERS AGAISTS MICHIGAN STATE THURSDAY.    THE SWEET 16....HOW SWEET
IT IS!

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.    A REVIEW OF STAFFING IS AN AGENDA  ITEM.
THREE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS HAVE FILED FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.
AND THE BOARD WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE THE HIRING OF MIKE WING AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AND MANAGER OF SUPPORT OPERATIONS TO
TAKE OVER JERRY NELSON'S JOB.   JERRY HAS RETIRED.

THE PLUMMER FAMILY COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW WILL PUT ON TWO SHOWS THIS
SATURDAY AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, AT 2 AND 7 P.M.
THEY HAVE ENTERTAINED IN BRANSON.    TICKETS ARE $17 IN ADVANCE
AND $20 AT THE DOOR.

THE JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY BANQUET AND DANCE IS ALSO THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.      COUNTRY SINGER MAGGIE MAE AND BAND WILL BE THE ENTERTAINMENT.

AND ALSO SATURDAY NIGHT, THE ANNUAL JACKSON COUNTY PHEASANTS FOREVER BANQUET AT HORIZON HALL IN BELLEVUE.

DOTTIE BAYLES OF KMAQ WAS 68 YESTERDAY.....AND BROUGHT IN BIRTHDAY
TREATS TODAY.      DOTTIE HAS BEEN A KMAQ SALES REP SINCE SEPTEMBER
6TH, 1976.    HOW ABOUT THAT?        LEIGHTON HEPKER STARTED HERE OVER A YEAR SOONER THAN DOTTIE. 
I SAW BOB WARNER AT CHURCH YESTERDAY.   LOOKED GOOD.   HE RETIRED
3 YEARS AGO.    THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 40TH YEAR AT KMAQ.
I HIRED ALL 3.....KNEW HOW TO PICK THE RIGHT ONES!

WE HAVE 4 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES IN THE JUNE PRIMARY FOR THE
SENATE SEAT BEING VACATED BY SENATOR ROGER STEWART WHO RETIRES AFTER TWO 4-YEAR TERMS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.    TWO FROM JACKSON COUNTY AND TWO FROM CLINTON COUNTY.   THEY ARE:   TOD BOWMAN,
HIGH SCHOOL COACH AND TEACHER IN MAQUOKETA....AND BRIAN MOORE,
LONGTIME LIVESTOCK FEED DEALER IN ZWINGLE....AND ED O'NEILL AND
PAUL FELLER BOTH OF CLINTON.     SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING RACE.
ANDREW NAEVE OF ANDOVER, A HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH, IS THE
LONE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. 
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE  (2 YEAR TERM)  INCUMBANT DEMOCRAT
TOM SCHUELLER OF MAQUOKETA HAS FILED FOR RE-ELECTION.   NO OTHER
DEMOCRAT FILED AND NO REPUBLICAN.     THE JACKSON COUNTY REPUBLICANS
COULD CHOOSE A CANDIDATE AT THEIR COUNTY CONVENTION THIS SUMMER.

THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE OPENED FOR THE SEASON
AT NOON TODAY.    THE CLUBHOUSE IS STILL CLOSED AND FUTURE OF IT IS
UNCERTAIN.
I ASSUME THE PRAIRIE CREEK (PUBLIC) GOLF COURSE IN MAQUOKETA IS ALSO OPEN, BUT HAVE HAD NO OFFICIAL WORD ON IT.
AND...
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH  SCHOOL GOLFERS HAVE STARTED PRACTICE!

FORE!!!!

DENNIS VOY