Sunday, October 31, 2010

THIS HALLOWEEN LAWN DISPLAY IS UP-THE-HILL
SOUTH OF CARSON FUNERAL
HOME IN MAQUOKETA.
ESPECIALLY CREEPY AT NIGHT
WITH SOUNDS OF HALLOWEEN.
AND..CHECK OUT ALSO THE
NICE DISPLAY PICTURED
BELOW THIS ONE.
ALSO, THERE IS A GOOD
HALLOWEEN DISPLAY ON THE
LAWN JUST NORTH OF GOODENOW FIELD FOOTBALL
FIELD.
DENNIS VOY
ANOTHER NEAT HALLOWEEN'
LAWN DISPLAY IN MAQUOKETA AT 502 SOUTH 4TH STREET.
CLICK-ON THE PHOTO
TO ENLARGE IT.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM
EVERYONE AT KMAQ.
DENNIS VOY

Friday, October 29, 2010

COLD LAST NIGHT....26......SUNNY AND COOL TODAY, WITH TEMPS NOW IN THE UPPER 40'S. WE MIGHT MAKE 50 OR SO LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE SUNNY AND IN THE 50'S BOTH DAYS....AND
THE STRONG WINDS,THANK GOODNESS, ARE GONE.

THE JACKSON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT JUDGE REFUSED TO RELEASE DANIELLE
HOLDGRAFER OR LOWER HER BOND ON CHARGES SHE ALLEGEDLY ABUSED HER 4-YEAR OLD SON WHO DIED IN JUNE. JUDGE MARLETA GREVE SAID THIS MORNING THAT
HOLDGRAFER'S BOND WILL REMAIN AT $200,000 CASH. GREVE SAID SHE WASN'T GOING TO LOWER THE BOND. IN FACT, SHE SAID HAD SHE BEEN THE ORIGINAL
JUDGE, SHE WOULD HAVE SET THE BOND MUCH HIGHER.

TRICK OR TREAT HOURS IN MAQUOKETA SUNDAY WILL BE FROM 4 UNTIL 6 P.M.
AND, THE YMCA "SPOOKTACULAR" WILL BE FROM 6 UNTIL 7:30 P.M. AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

IN TOURNAMENT VOLLEYBALL LAST NIGHT AT THE MCHS GYM, MAQUOKETA
LOST 3 TO 0 TO RATED DUBUQUE WAHLERT.

AN AD IN THIS WEEK'S "SHOPPER" READS: COMING SOON.....MAIN STREET
PAWNSHOP.....114 S. MAIN ST.....MAQUOKETA, IA.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND. GO HAWKS!

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THE "TASTE OF FALL FAIRE" WAS HELD
OVER THE NOON HOUR TODAY AT THE
COMMUNITY OF CHRIST CHURCH ON WESTERN AVENUE IN MAQUOKETA.
A DELICIOUS LUNCH OF HOME MADE
SOUP, SANDWICHES AND APPLE CRISP
DESSERT WAS SERVED IN THE SOCIAL ROOM.
ALSO A BAKE SALE. THE "GREETER" AT THE DOOR, AT RIGHT, WAS CAROLE KASOWSKI,
PASTOR OF THE CHURCH. A NICE TURN-OUT, FOR A NICE EVENT, ON A NICE
FALL DAY. AS ALWAYS, I ATE TOO MUCH!
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE HERE
ENJOYED THE NOON LUNCH
TODAY AT THE COMMUNITY OF CHRIST CHURCH.
FRONT: LEFT NANCY MOORE,
CENTER DAUGHTER LONNA CLAUSSEN, AND ME.
BACK, LEFT TO RIGHT: KMAQ SALES REP LOIS FISCHER, JUDY TONDERUM OF THE CHURCH FAIRE COMMITTEE AND CO-HOST OF MASTER GARDNER SHOWS ON KMAQ'S JUST TALK, LORI GANZER AND ROXANNE CLAUSING, BOTH KMAQ SALES REPS. LORI IS THE NEW
MEMBER OF OUR SALES TEAM,
JOINING US ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO.
SALES REP DOTTIE BAYLES WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE LUNCH WITH US AS SHE ATTENDED A FUNERAL THIS MORNING IN DAVENPORT. CLICK-ON THE PHOTO
TO ENLARGE IT. CLICK-ON PHOTO A SECOND TIME TO ENLARGE IT EVEN MORE.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010

WINDY AND COLD TODAY AGAIN.

DOWN INTO THE LOW 20'S TONIGHT.

THE WIND WILL LEAVE US TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND FORECAST SOUNDS
PRETTY GOOD.

DR. BROMAN DIED LAST NIGHT! A FINE DOCTOR AND MAQUOKETA
SUPPORTER AND BACKER FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE STARTED SEEING PATIENTS IN MAQUOKETA BACK IN 1948. HE WENT ON TO SERVE IN THE KOREAN WAR IN 1953 AND 1954 AND THEN CAME BACK TO MAQUOKETA IN 1955. HE WAS JOINED BY DR. BROWN TO FORM THE BROMAN AND BROWN MEDICAL CLINIC. HE WAS A SURGEON TOO. HE ALSO MADE HOUSE CALLS WHEN NECESSARY IN THOSE EARLY YEARS. HE SERVED MANY YEARS ON THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD.
HE WAS ON THE SIDELINES YEAR AFTER YEAR AT MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL GAMES, AS BOTH A DOCTOR IF NEEDED AND FAN. IN FACT, HE ATTENDED A GAME EARLIER THIS MONTH. HE TURNED 90 LAST WEEK. A STROKE SEVERAL YEARS AGO SLOWED HIM DOWN AND THOUGH HIS MIND WAS GOOD, THE STROKE EFFECTED HIS ABILITY TO WALK EASILY AND SPEAK CLEARLY. HE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AND HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH LOCAL HAWKEYE FANS OVER THE YEARS WHENEVER IOWA AND MICHIGAN PLAYED EACH OTHER IN FOOTBALL, AND WHEN MICHIGAN WON. HE WAS MY DOCTOR FOR A LONG TIME AND I SAW HIM ALMOST WEEKLY AT MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB MEETINGS AND IN CHURCH. SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON AND SON FUNERAL HOME. HIS FULL OBITUARY SHOULD BE ON THE CARSON WEB SITE SOON AND WILL TELL YOU MUCH MORE ABOUT THIS GREAT CITIZEN AND FAMILY MAN. THE DOCTOR IS IN......IN HEAVEN.

IN TOURNAMENT HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL, MAQUKETA (WINNERS OVER DEWITT MONDAY NIGHT) WILL HOST 6TH RANKED DUBUQUE WAHLERT TONIGHT AT 7.

MANY OF YOU ARE USING YOUR COMPUTER OR LAPTOP TO LISTEN TO KMAQ. LAST NIGHT, OVER 50 HOMES HAD THE FOOTBALL GAME ON, VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB. WOULD BE FUN TO KNOW WHERE THEY ALL LIVED.

KEEP WARM.

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LAST NIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)....

PLAYOFF FOOTBALL....

AT WILLIAMSBURG...

WILLIAMSBURG 53
MAQUOKETA 27

MAQUOKETA FINISHES THE YEAR AT 6 AND 4.


ALSO LAST NIGHT, SOLON DEFEATED DEWITT 38 TO 6...
NORTH CEDAR (STANWOOD) BEAT TURKEY VALLEY, 7 TO 0...
PRESTON DEFEATED JANESVILLE, 58 TO 13

THE WINNERS PLAY AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

WINDY....VERY WINDY....AND COLD OUT....NOW IN THE 40'S. WIND AND COLD
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW. MAY NOT BE A GOOD NIGHT
TOMORROW NIGHT TO WATCH FOOTBALL IN THE STANDS. MIGHT BE HARD PASSING AND KICKING TOO.

SPORTS FIRST TODAY. IN TOURNAMENT VOLLEYBALL, THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WON 3 OF 5 GAMES AGAINST DEWITT LAST NIGHT AT THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GYM. NEXT, ALSO HERE IN MAQUOKETA, THE CARDINAL GIRLS HOST DUBUQUE WAHLERT THURSDAY NIGHT, AT 7 P.M. WAHLERT IS 6TH RATED.

TOM QUINLAN ROLLED AN 802 SERIES LAST NIGHT IN LEAGUE BOWLING AT TIMBER LANES HERE IN MAQUOKETA. GOOD GOING TOM!

NINETEEN HOMES IN MAQUOKETA WILL BE WEATHERIZED THIS WEEKEND.
THESE ARE HOMES OF THE ELDERLY, DISABLED AND LOW INCOME. VOLUNTEERS
FROM SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL DO CAULKING, WEATHER-STRIPPING,
WINDOW PLASTIC, DOOR SWEEPS AND OTHER INSULATING TECHNIQUES.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR FOR THIS PROJECT.

WORK BEGAN TODAY ON THE 2010 TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN IN JACKSON COUNTY.
AGAIN THIS YEAR, THE COORDINATOR IS RON SCHAEFER OF MAQUOKETA.
ANYONE WANTING TO HELP CAN CALL RON AT 652-6065.

THE OLD CITY HALL ART GALLERY IN MAQUOKETA HAS WON THE 2010 TOURISM AND ARTS AWARD SPONSORED BY THE IOWA TOURISM OFFICE AND TRAVEL FEDERATION OF IOWA. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO ROSE FRANTZEN AT
THE ANNUAL IOWA TOURISM CONFERENCE HELD IN BURLINGTON THIS PAST WEEK.
ACCEPTING THE AWARD FOR ROSE .....HER PARENTS WAYNE AND ELLEN FRANTZEN.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

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Monday, October 25, 2010

WE GOT SOME WELCOME RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND....1 AND 1/2 INCHES.
THAT WAS THE FIRST RAIN OF THE MONTH.

TODAY, BREEZY, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND IN 60'S. ONE COLD DAY COMING
THIS WEEK....IN MID 40'S THURSDAY.

A MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC MACHINE SANK IN SOME SOFT GROUND
THIS MORNING AND TIPPED INTO A HOME AT 414 SOUTH JONES, CAUSING
SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. NO ONE WAS HURT. THE PATH USED BY THE MACHINE HAS BEEN USED BEFORE, BUT THIS TIME, THE RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND
CAUSED THE SOIL TO BE SOFT AND CAUSED THE EQUIPMENT TO TIP INTO THE HOUSE.
THE MISHAP WILL BE COVERED BY MMEU INSURANCE.

A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT JUST BEFORE NOON SATURDAY ON WEST PLEASANT STREET. LARRY DERGANZ, 61, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS EAST BOUND WHEN ASHLEY
WALLANDER, 18, OF MAQUOKETA PULLED FROM A DRIVEWAY AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE DERGANZ TRUCK. WALLANDER WAS CHARGED.

TWO AREA RESIDENTS WERE CHARGED AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF SHOPLIFTING AT THE WAL MART STORE IN MAQUOKETA. ONE TOOK ITEMS VALUED AT $34 AND WAS ALSO CHARGED AT THE SAME TIME WITH PUBLIC INTOXICATION.
AND ALSO SATURDAY, THE OTHER FROM DELMAR, TOOK ITEMS WORTH $115.
IN BOTH CASES, THE ITEMS WERE PUT INTO THEIR PURSE.

CHARGES WERE FILED AFTER TWO WOMAN GOT INTO A FIGHT AROUND 10:30 FRIDAY NIGHT AT BILL'S TAVERN IN MAQUOKETA.

TOURNAMENT VOLLEYBALL IN MAQUOKETA TONIGHT. MAQUOKETA HOSTS
DEWITT.

DID I MENTION LAST WEEK THAT MARK HANSEN OF MAQUOKETA ROLLED A
300 GAME LAST WEEK AT TIMBER LANES?

THE FAMOUS HARRY JAMES ORCHESTRA IS COMING TO THE OHNWARD CENTER
NEXT YEAR. ALSO, FROM BRANSON, THE DOUG GABRIEL SHOW.
THE NEW 2011 BROUCHURE CAME OUT LAST WEEK.

MAQUOKETA, DEWITT, AND PRESTON WILL ALL BE IN THE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THE GIANTS AGAINST THE COWBOYS TONIGHT ON NETWORK TV. I MENTION THIS TO REMIND YOU THAT MAQUOKETA'S SAGE ROSENFELS IS ON THE GIANTS
TEAM.

HAPPY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

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Friday, October 22, 2010

62 AND SUNNY DAY, AND RAIN COMING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN ALSO TOMORROW AND SUNDAY AND THEN
MONDAY, BACK TO NICE WEATHER AGAIN.

BIG GAME TONIGHT.....THE CARDINALS HOSTING THE INDIANS. A WIN AND THE CARDINALS GO TO THE PLAYOFFS.....A LOSS AND THE SEASON IS OVER.
MARION IS RANKED 8TH IN THE STATE IN 3-A.

THE GAME IS ON KMAQ-FM TONIGHT AND ALSO ON OUR WEB SITE, AT 7:30.

I WILL HAVE THE SCORE HERE IN THE MORNING.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

SUNNY AND COOL TODAY...HIGH 57.

THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS BUYING A NEW TANKER TO REPLACE A 30 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE COST OF IT, $176,000. CURRENTLY THERE IS $132,500
SAVED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET. THEY WILL
BE BORROWING $43,500 FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S MONEY SET ASIDE FOR OTHER TRUCKS. NO DELIVERY DATE WAS ANNOUNCED.

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WANT TO SELL THE OLD
TRUCK STOP PROPERTY ALONG MYATT DRIVE. AFTER MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF CLEANUP, THE DNR EARLIER THIS YEAR GAVE THE PROPERTY A CLEAN BILL.
NOW THE SUPERVISORS WANT TO SELL THE PROPERTY AND GET IT BACK ON THE TAX ROLLS. BRAD DEERY MOTORS RENTS THE LAND AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO RENT IT IF IT IS NOT SOLD. A PUBLIC HEARING WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE LAND COULD BE SOLD.

THE IOWA 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS PROJECT IN SEPTEMBER HELD THE STATE MATCH AND QUALIFIER COMPETITION AT BIG SPRINGS RANGE WEST OF MONTEZUMA.
OF THE 115 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS, THE ONLY ONE FROM JACKSON COUNTY
WAS DALLAS DURKOP. THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR EARNED FIRST PLACE HONORS IN RECURVE ARCHERY. CONGRATULATIONS TO DALLAS.

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.

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AGAIN THIS YEAR, HELION LODGE #36 A.F. & A.M. OF MAQUOKETA HAS CONTRIBUTED BOOTS FOR THOSE
IN NEED IN THIS AREA. NEARLY 700 CHILDREN HAVE
RECEIVED NEW SHOES AND BOOTS SINCE BRETHREN
FROM MASONIC CENTER OF HELION LODGE 36 BEGAIN PURCHASING SHOES IN 2000. THE BRETHREN ARE PLEASED THAT BRIGGS AND CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN MAQUOKETA WILL DELIVER TO THOSE IN NEED. LEFT TO RIGHT, BRIGG'S PRINCIPAL PAT BOLLMAN; SCHOOL NURSE JACKIE CROWLEY AND PAST MASTER ROBERT E. CHRISTENSEN OF MAQUOKETA ARE SHOWN WITH THE 21 PAIRS OF BOOTS THAT WILL BE PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF HELION LODGE #36 IN MAQUOKETA. SORRY THE PHOTO IS SMALL.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

ANOTHER SUNNY BUT CHILLY DAY IN THE 50'S.

THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD EXPELLED FOUR STUDENTS UNTIL NEXT MONTH, FOLLOWING CLOSED MEETINGS LAST NIGHT. SUPT. KIM
HUCKSTADT SAID THE STUDENTS WERE EXPELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
TRI-MESTER WHICH IS NOVEMBER 15TH. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RUNS UNDER A TRI-MESTER SCHEDULE. HUCKSTADT DECLINED TO RELEASE NAMES OR THE
REASON FOR EXPULSION. THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID THE DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO MAKING THE SCHOOLS A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO THAT END.
THE MAQUOKETA POLICE SAY THEY CHARGED ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WITH POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHENALIA. OFFICERS SAY FIVE STUDENTS WERE
FOUND TO HAVE SMOKED MARIJUANA ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. ONLY ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED.

AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS
EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER YOUTH ALLEGEDLY HARASSING PEOPLE AT LITTLE BEAR PARK. ASSISTANT CHIEF CRAIG JACKSON, WHO WAS AT THE MEETING,
AID OFFICERS PATROL THE PARK FREQUENTLY BUT CAN'T BE THERE ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. HE SAID THE ISSUE IS MOSTLY NOT BY TEEN-AGERS, BUT KIDS AGE 6 TO 10 OR SO. JACKSON SAID HE CLOSED THE PARK TWICE LAST WEEK AFTER
DISTURBANCES. MOST OF THE TIME, THE PROBLEM IS DURING THE AFTERNOON AFTER SCHOOL. JACKSON SAID HE HAS TALKED TO PARENTS OF THE CHILDREN
INVOLVED, BUT IS GETTING NO COOPERATION FROM THEM.

GILBERT WULF, AGE 78, OF BETTENDORF AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED SUNDAY AT A HOSPICE HOUSE N BETTENDORF. AT ONE TIME, HE WORKED
AS A TOOL AND DIE MAKER AT CLINTON ENGINES. ALSO FARMED IN JACKSON COUNTY. HE IS SURVIVED BY THREE CHILDREN WHO DO NOT LIVE IN THIS
AREA.

BILL AND JUNE URBANEK WERE IN MAQUOKETA FOR A VISIT LAST WEEK AND
I RAN INTO THEM WHEN AT COFFEE AT McDONALDS. BILL, WHO WAS IN
ROTARY WITH ME, RETIRED OVER 20 YEARS AGO AS SUPERINTENDENT OF
THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO,
HE MOVED TO GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, WHERE MOST OF HIS FAMILY IS
LOCATED. BOTH LOOKED GOOD AND ARE ENJOYING RETIREMENT.

A DATE TO PUT ON YOUR JANUARY CALENDAR. THE CLINTON COUNTY SNOWBIRD BREAKFAST FOR ALL CLINTON COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO SPEND THEIR WINTER
IN MESA, ARIZONA, OR THE SURRONDING AREA, WILL BE HELD JANUARY 29 AT 9 A.M. AT THE SUNLAND VILLAGE. ANY QUESTIONS OR TO RSVP, CALL 480-373-3121.

RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST SATURDAY.....THE BIG DAY FOR THE IOWA - WISCONSIN GAME. FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE OKAY FOR THE MAQUOKETA - MARION
GAME, WHICH WILL BE ON KMAQ-FM AND ON OUR WEB SITE.

ZUMBA IS POPULAR HERE IN MAQUOKETA TOO. CLASSES WEEKLY IN THE
UPSTAIRS FORMER LEGION HEADQUARTERS ON THE CORNER OF MAIN AND PLATT, DOWNTOWN.

WILL BE GONE TOMORROW.....CHECK BACK HERE THURSDAY.

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Monday, October 18, 2010

SUNNY BUT COOL TODAY....IN THE 50'S.
BACK TO THE 60'S TOMORROW.

A BREAK-IN AND THEFT OVER THE WEEKEND. LARRY DERGANZ REPORTED SOMEONE RIPPED OFF TWO DOORS AT THE BARN AT HURSTVILLE AND TOOK COPPER AND SCRAP METAL.

THE FRIENDS OF THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY ARE LAUNCHING A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE BOOKS FOR ALL KIDS UP TO AGE 5 IN JACKSON COUNTY. THE COST WILL BE $140 PER CHILD FOR THE 5-YEARS. LIN REDLING OF THE FRIENDS GROUP
ASKED THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC BOARD FOR A DONATION LAST WEEK AND THEY AGREED TO PROVED $2,100 WHICH WILL PROVIDE 15 KIDS WITH BOOKS OVER FIVE YEARS. REDLING SAID OVER 800 BABIES ARE BORN IN JACKSON
COUNTY EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM IS KNOWN AS THE DOLLY PARTON
IMAGINATION PROJECT.

A SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION OF THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD TODAY AT 5 P.M. REGARDING FOUR HEARINGS PERTAINING TO POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION OF A STUDENT.

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7 TONIGHT.

MAQUOKETA STILL HAS A CHANCE TO MAKE THE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS, BUT
WOULD HAVE TO BEAT MARION THIS FRIDAY NIGHT HERE.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

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SHOWN HER IS LORI EVILSIZER.
HER HUSBAND IS JIM AND THE BARN IN BACKGROUND IS KNOWN AS THE STROMEYER BARN, AT 37647 IRON BRIDGE ROAD, JUST WEST OF SPRAGUEVILLE. LORI GREW UP AT THIS FARM AND THEY STILL LIVE THERE. I TOOK THE PHOTO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE WEEKEND IOWA TOUR OF BARNS, WHICH INCLUDED THIS ONE AND
6 OTHERS IN JACKSON COUNTY.
PERFECT WEATHER FOR THIS ANNUAL EVENT. LORI SAID AROUND 100 VISITORS CAME BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
SATURDAY, THERE WAS EVEN A BUSLOAD FROM GRINNELL. THE BARN WAS BUILT IN 1902 AND INCLUDES 12 WOODEN MILKING STANCHIONS. LORI WAS OUR TOUR GUIDE AND NANCY AND I HAD NEARLY AN HOUR HISTORY PROGRAM AND TOUR. THE FARM WAS SETTLED IN 1842 BY MR. REED AND HIS 7 CHILDREN, WHO
CAME FROM THE EAST TO ESTABLISH THE FARM ON LAND THEY HAD BEEN GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OR BOUGHT FROM GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A TRAGIC STORY. AT THE WAPSI RIVER, THE MOTHER DIED OF A SUDDEN BAD ILLNESS. MR. REED WANTED TO BURY HIS WIFE AT THE NEW FARM, SO HE WRAPPED HER IN BLANKETS AND HE AND HIS 7 KIDS WITH HER IN THE WAGON HEADED FOR SPRAGUEVILLE, TAKING TWO WEEKS TO GET THERE. HE THEN BURIED HER ON THE HIGHEST HILL OF HIS NEW FARM. THAT CEMETERY WAS RESTORED SOME YEARS BACK BY THE JACKSON COUNTY CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. IT CONTAINS 130 GRAVES, THE LAST BURIED THERE IN 1902 WAS A BABY. IT IS MAINTAINED EVERY YEAR (LIKE ALL COUNTY CEMETERIES) WITH COUNTY FUNDS. LORI'S MOTHER IS LAUREL
WILLIAMS OF PRESTON. SHE WAS THERE YESTERDAY AND TOLD HOW AS A LITTLE
GIRL, SHE ROLLER SKATED WITH HER GIRL FRIENDS IN THE UPSTAIRS OF THE
BARN. WE ALSO HAD A TOUR OF THE SUMMER KITCHEN, RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOUSE. THERE, THE FAMILY SPENT MUCH OF THEIR TIME DURING HOT SUMMERS.
IT'S A LITTLE MUSEUM NOW, THANKS TO LORI AND LAUREL. LORI'S GRANDFATHER, LAUREL'S FATHER, WAS GIL STROMEYER, WHO FORMED THE
FAMOUS OKLAHOMA COWBOYS BAND. HE DIED AT AGE 96 IN 1996. WHAT AN
INTERESTING VISIT WE HAD SATURDAY AFTERNOON. I COULD TELL YOU MORE
IF I HAD TIME. THE BARN WILL BE OPEN FOR VIEWING AGAIN ON NEXT YEAR'S FARM TOUR WEEKEND. YOU WILL WANT TO VISIT JIM AND LORI'S FARM THEN.......
OR, I'M SURE YOU COULD STOP OUT ANYTIME AND TAKE A LOOK. LORI WORKS
AS THE RECEPTIONIST AT THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA AND JIM COOKS THE BEST PULLED-PORK IN THE COUNTY AND SOON WILL BE SERVING IT UP
IN KEYWEST, MOVING THERE FROM BELLEVUE WITH HIS BAR-B-Q RECIPIES.
LORI'S ONLY SISTER LIVES IN DEWITT AND SHE HAD NO BROTHERS. THE FOLKS
FROM GRINNELL COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW BEAUTIFUL RURAL JACKSON COUNTY
IS. HAVE YOU DRIVEN THE COUNTY LATELY? CLICK-ON THIS PHOTO TO
ENLARGE IT. THANKS LORI FOR BEING A GREAT HOST!
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KMAQ'S AM ANNOUNCER, RUSTY
LIETZ AND WIFE RENEE HAVE A PONTOON BOAT (HAVE HAD IT ABOUT 10 YEARS) AND TOOK
NANCY AND I AND GRANDSON
JACOB CLAUSSEN DOWN THE MAQUOKETA RIVER FROM JOINERVILLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO SEE THE FALL COLORS ON THE RIVER.
THEIR THREE GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE ALSO ALONG AND WE STOPPED BY AT THEIR SUMMER HOME AT6-B'S TOO. GREAT TRIP!
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY ON A
GORGEOUS DAY. THANKS
RUSTY AND RENEE! HAD A GOOD TIME ON THE 90-MINUTE CRUISE.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT!
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A CABIN ON THE MAQUOKETA RIVER.....
THE MAQUOKETA RIVER IS BEAUTIFUL AND IT IS SURPRISING THAT THERE
ARE FEW CABINS. THIS ONE IS NOT TYPICAL OF COURSE, BUT THERE ARE OTHERS
THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE USED ANYMORE. THERE ARE A COUPLE YEAR-AROUND
HOMES AND THE LARGEST DEVELOPMENT IS THE 6 B'S CAMPGROUND. 6 B'S IS OWNED BY ONE FAMILY AND EVERYONE LEASES A SPACE THERE FOR A CAMPER.
IF YOU HAVE NEVER TAKEN A BOAT TRIP ON THE MAQUOKETA, I HOPE
YOU GET A CHANCE SOMETIME AND YOU DO IT. PUT-IN AT THE COUNTY'S JOINERVILLE PARK WEST OF MAQUOKETA AND FROM THERE, YOU CAN BOAT
DOWN TO NEAR THE LAKEHURST DAM AND BACK. SAW SEVERAL FISHERMEN
TOO.
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Sunday, October 17, 2010

MAQUOKETA LOST THEIR GAME TO WESTERN DUBUQUE FRIDAY NIGHT
BY ONE TOUCHDOWN.

Friday, October 15, 2010

NICE BUT COOLER TODAY...HIGH OF 61.

MAQUOKETA PLAYS WESTERN DUBUQUE UP THERE TONIGHT AND NEEDS A WIN TO
GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS. THE CARDINAL'S DISTRICT RECORD IS 3 AND 2 AND
WESTERN DUBUQUE'S IS 2 AND 3. THE GAME WILL BE ON OUR WEB SITE AGAIN
TONIGHT AT 7:30.

IT IS OFFICIAL. THE MAQUOKETA ALDI'S (GROCERY) STORE WILL CLOSE DECEMBER 31ST. THE NEWS RELEASE SAYS THE LOCAL EMPLOYEES WILL BE OFFERED JOBS AT OTHER ALDI'S LOCATIONS.
IT HAS BEEN HERE FOR 24 YEARS. LAST MONTH, TWO NEW STORES WERE OPENED IN THE QUAD CITIES AND THERE ARE MORE THAN 11-HUNDRED STORES IN THE
CHAIN. THE BUILDING IS OWNED BY A CORPORATION BASED IN MORRISON, ILLINOIS. RUMOR HAS IT THAT IT HAS BEEN SOLD, BUT NOTHING OFFICIAL.
STACY DRISCOLL, MAQUOKETA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR SAID SHE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE CORPORATE OFFICE IN ILLINOIS TO SEE IF
ANYTHING COULD BE DONE TO KEEP A STORE IN MAQUOKETA AND THAT ALDI'S
HAS NOT RESPONDED TO HER INQUIRIES. MANY LOCAL CITIZENS WHO SHOP
THE STORE REGULARLY REPORT THAT THE STORE IS ALWAYS BUSY.
BUT, PROBABLY NOT AS BUSY AS ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO WHEN WAL MART
MOVED TO THE BIGGER STORE WITH A FULL GROCERY DEPARTMENT.
MY FINAL COMMENT: IN THE 24 YEARS ALDI'S HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE,
I DON'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE SPENT MUCH MORE THAN $24 ADVERTISING ON KMAQ. AND WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER CHAIN STORES THAT ALSO WILL NOT ADVERTISE ON KMAQ, AND DO LITTLE IN OTHER MEDIA AS WELL.

I WILL POST TONIGHT'S FOOTBALL SCORE HERE TOMORROW MORNING.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

Thursday, October 14, 2010

GOT DOWN TO 37 LAST NIGHT. TODAY, SUNNY, WINDY AND COOL...HIGH OF
66. REST OF WEEK LOOKING GOOD.

RUMORS TODAY THAT ALDI'S GROCERY STORE IS CLOSING DECEMBER 31ST.
WE TRIED TO CALL THE HEADQUARTERS AND NO LUCK SO FAR ON GETTING
A STORY. RUMOR ALSO THAT THE WEST PLATT BUILDING WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED NOW, HAS BEEN SOLD AND WILL BE USED FOR SOMETHING ELSE. I THINK ALDI'S SHOULD BUILD A NEW STORE WITH PARKING WHERE THE BURNED-DOWN BUILDINGS STOOD. HOPE THE CITY (OWNER OF LAND) AND CHAMBER MAKE A PITCH TO THEM AND WORK OUT A PACKAGE THAT WILL INTEREST THEM.

A RURAL ANDREW BARN WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING.
ANDREW FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO THE KEVIN CORNELIUS FARM ON 317TH AVENUE AT 3 THIS MORNING. THEIR BARN WITH HAY AND STRAW INSIDE WAS DESTROYED. A BULL ALSO DIED IN THE FIRE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET HIM OUT. CORNELIUS SPECULATES THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE MAY HAVE
BEEN ELECTRICAL. SPRINGBROOK AND BELLEVUE FIRE DEPARTMENTS ASSISTED AT THE SCENE. THEY WERE THERE ABOUT 2 HOURS.

HERE'S A SAD NOTE: AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT WAS DESTROYED NEAR ST.
DONATUS. PAT DRAUS REPORTED TO JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES
YESTERDAY MORNING THAT HER SON DID AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. IT WAS DESTROYED OVERNIGH TUESDAY AND THE WOODEN BENCH WAS TOSSED INTO THE CREEK.

BE SURE TO CHECK THE PHOTOS I TOOK OVER THE NOON HOUR TODAY, DOWN
TO THE HALLOWEEN HOUSE PICTURE. THAT HOME SPOOK-DISPLAY BY THE WAY
IS LOCATED JUST UP THE HILL SOUTH OF CARSON FUNERAL HOME.

ROSES ARE RED,
VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
IOWA IN THE FALL,
IS THE BEST TIME OF ALL.

BY FAMED POET, DENNIS VOY. HAVE A GOOD DAY!
THE CAMPAIGNS ARE HEATING UP! ALMOST ALL CANDIDATES USE YARD
SIGNS. FOR YEARS, THESE SMALL SIGNS HAVE BEEN SCATTERED AROUND
MAQUOKETA. TWO TYPICAL ONES ABOVE. BUT, THIS YEAR, THEY ARE
IN DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES TO "ENJOY" BEFORE ELECTION DAY, NOVEMBER 2ND. CLICK-ON THESE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
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AND...YOU'LL SEE HOME MADE
SIGNS. CONTRACTORS ALWAYS
HAVE SOME USED LUMBER
AROUND THE SHOP.

DENNIS VOY

PS: SCHUELLER (TOM) WHEN
NOT IN AT THE STATEHOUSE
IN DES MOINES, IS A CONTRACTOR.
THEN THERE IS THE LARGE
LAWN SIGN, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN MAQUOKETA.

DENNIS VOY

TO GET TO VOTERS:
SIGNS ARE GOOD
NEWSPAPER ADS ARE GOOD
TV ADS ARE GOOD
MAIL FLYERS ARE GOOD
BUT KMAQ RADIO ADS...
ARE THE BEST!
AND COST THE LEAST!
NANCY AND I AND DAUGHTER LONNA HAD LUNCH TODAY AT
VASHELLE'S RESTAURANT
(DELICIOUS) AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB, NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AND, LOOKING OUT OVER THE GOLF COURSE, COULDN'T HELP BUT
NOTICE THIS TWO-TONE TREE.
CLICK-ON IT TO ENLARGE IT.
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AND JUST AFTER I TOOK THE TREE PHOTO, MORRIE MORRIS
CAME DOWN THE HILL IN HIS
CART. HIS HOUSE OVERLOOKS
THE 9 HOLES. HE'S 89 AND
I THINK HE CAN STILL SHOOT
HIS AGE. REALLY, ONE OF
MAQUOKETA'S BEST GOLFERS
DURING THE PAST 60 YEARS.
HAS BEEN COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPION ONCE OR TWICE AND
HAS HAD 2 OR 3 HOLES IN ONE.
RETIRED FROM THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT. HIS WIFE DOROTHY,
ALSO A GOOD GOLFER IN HER
DAY, WORKED FOR KMAQ AS OUR
BOOKKEEPER FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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AND PLAYING WITH MORRIE,
JAKE BICKFORD.... 70 ....
NO, HE CAN'T SHOOT HIS AGE BUT DOESN'T DO TOO BAD.
NOT AS GOOD AS MORRIE.
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KIM AND BRIAN RIXEN HAVE DONE IT AGAIN FOR HALLOWEEN AT THEIR HOME AT 212 SOUTH 5TH STREET. SEE IT
IN DAYLIGHT AND GO BACK
AND SEE IT AGAIN AT NIGHT.
PARK ON A NEARBY STREET AND WALK TO IT AND THEN YOU WON'T HAVE TO HURRY IF
A CAR COMES BEHIND YOU.
THANKS........
TO THE RIXEN'S FOR DOING THIS...A MUST SEE AND HEAR
BEFORE NOVEMBER 1ST.
DENNIS VOY.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

COLD TODAY...ONLY 64, BUT SUNNY.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL OFFERED NO RAISES TO REPRESENTATIVES
OF TWO UNIONS REPRESENTING CITY EMPLOYEES.....THE UNION FOR
THE POLICE AND THE UNION FOR THE STREET DEPARTMENT. FURTHER
DELIBERATIONS WILL BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSSION LATE THIS MONTH OR
IN NOVEMBER.

THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD APPROVED A NEW CONTRACT WITH ITS EMPLOYEE UNION. THE NEW 3 YEAR CONTRACT OFFERS 2 1/4 PERCENT PAY INCREASE THE FIRST YEAR AND 2.5 PERCENT THE SECOND AND THIRD YEARS. THE UNION REPRESENTS 19 EMPLOYEES.

A MAQUOKETA RTA BUS, DRIVEN BY GERALD MILLER, AGE 57 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AROUND 8 THIS MORNING AT JACOBSEN AND MAPLE STREETS.
THE RTA BUS WAS STOPPED AND THEN PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF A VEHICLE
DRIVEN BY RONALD CORNELIUS, AGE 66, OF MAQUOKETA. NO ONE INJURED.
THE BUS HAD $8,000 ESTIMATED DAMAGE AND THE CORNELIUS SEED VEHICLE,
$7,000. MILLER WAS CHARGED.

IN BUSINESS NEWS, THE NEW CHINA CAFE IS PLANNING TO OPEN WITHIN 2 WEEKS.
A YOUNG CHINESE COUPLE WILL RUN IT AND WILL LIVE IN MAQUOKETA.
LOCATED ACROSS FROM CASEY'S WEST.

VASHELLE'S .. THE RESTAURANT LOCATED AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB,
AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THIS WEEK STARTED SERVING A BUFFET LUNCH
FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 2 P.M. EACH DAY WILL BE A DIFFERENT BUFFET, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE ITALIAN CUISINE RESTAURANT ALSO IS OPEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 5 UNTIL 9 P.M. THE WEB SITE
IS AT www.vashelles.com

SENATOR ROGER STEWART CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. WE DID A PRETTY BAD JOB OF SINGING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM AT ROTARY TODAY.
HE IS A LONGTIME MEMBER AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB.
HE IS IN HIS FINAL MONTHS AS SENATOR, AFTER SERVING FOR 8 YEARS AND
CHOOSING TO RETIRE DECEMBER 31ST. STILL WORKS PART TIME TOO AT
THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK WHERE HE BEGAN AS A LOAN OFFICER IN THE EARLY 70'S. PUTS ON WORK CLOTHES ALSO......HELPING SON TOM WITH WORK AT THE
FAMILY FARM EAST OF MAQUOKETA.

SO LONG UNTIL TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

SUNNY AND 79 TODAY.

NO REPORT TODAY.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

THE KMAQ BUILDING WITH
THE NEW PAINT JOB.

IT FORMERLY HAD A DARK
TOP-HALF AND LIGHT BOTTOM.

NOW, JUST THE OPPOSITE.

DEL SMITH OF DAVENPORT, AND
SOON RURAL SPRINGBROOK, DID THE PAINTING.

THE 11 UP/DOWN SPOT LIGHTS ARE ON UNTIL AROUND 10 AT NIGHT. SAME FOR THE BLUE
K M A & Q.

WE MOVED INTO THIS BUILDING
IN 1970 (AFTER THE COAST TO COAST FIRE FORCED US FROM 136 1/2 SOUTH MAIN STREET) AND AFTER THE REMODELING WAS COMPLETED, WE HAD AN OPEN HOUSE IN THE FALL OF 1971.

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Monday, October 11, 2010

THE WEEKEND WEATHER WAS FANTASTIC!
TODAY, ANOTHER SUPER DAY....80....SAME AS YESTERDAY.
TOMORROW, A LITTLE COOLER...
THEN IN 60'S WEDNESDAY AND UPPER 60'S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
NOT BAD FOR THIS WEEK ALSO.

BEFORE I FORGET, FRIDAY NIGHT IN MAQUOKETA, THE MAQUOKETA
FOOTBALL TEAM DEFEATED ANAMOSA 48 TO 0. IT WAS 41 TO 0 AT THE
HALF. IN THE SECOND HALF, COACH BOWMAN USED A LOT OF RESERVES...
AND THE CLOCK RAN WITHOUT STOPPING, ACCORDING TO RULES
WHEN A GAME BECOMES LOPSIDED.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. TO BE DISCUSSED, NEXT YEAR'S CALENDAR AND AN EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAM.

R. B. PAUL OF SPRING LAKE PARK, MINNESOTA DIED SATURDAY.
HIS BROTHER IN MAQUOKETA IS CY PAUL. THE FUNERAL WILL BE
TOMORROW AT EASTON, MINNESOTA.

NANCY AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AT THE 29TH ANNUAL BLUEGRASS MUSIC EVENT AT EDEN VALLEY PARK SOUTH OF BALDWIN.
THANKS TO MARY McANDREW FOR AGAIN STAGING THE OUTDOOR EVENT,
FEATURING HER OWN HOMEBREW CHILI. REST OF MEAL WAS POTLUCK.
THE EVENT WAS FREE AND GETS BIGGER EVERY YEAR. AROUND 250 THERE,
AND THE CAMPGROUNDS WERE PACKED.

DR. BROMAN IS 90 TOMORROW. SOME OF THE FAMILY WAS HERE THIS PAST
WEEKEND TO CELEBRATE, INCLUDING BARRY OF HOUSTON AND STEVE
OF COLORADO. I TALKED TO BOTH AT GOODENOW FIELD. STEVE IS AN MD AND BARRY AND HIS WIFE ARE PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALISTS AND HAVE LIVED IN HOUSTON SINCE 1981. FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING GRANDKIDS, TOOK DOC TO THE BALL GAME FRIDAY NIGHT AND BOB GAVEN MENTIONED HIS BIRTHDAY OVER THE PA.

KMAQ'S LEIGHTON HEPKER HAD THE HONOR OR RAISING THE U.S. FLAG FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE GAME, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS 35 YEARS AS THE VOICE OF
MAQUOKETA CARDINAL FOOTBALL GAMES ON KMAQ. BOB GAVEN HAD NICE,
WELL DESERVED COMMENTS ABOUT LEIGHTON WHO PASSED ON THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIC TO MATT CLARK THIS FALL, BUT STILL REMAINS AS KMAQ'S STATION
MANAGER AND SALES MANAGER. HE IS IN HIS 36TH YEAR HERE AT KMAQ.
WIFE CINDY HAS BEEN A KINDERGARDEN TEACHER HERE FOR NEARLY THAT MANY YEARS AND STILL TEACHES.

HAVE A GOOD MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

DENNIS VOY

Friday, October 08, 2010

79 TODAY...
RECORD HIGH IN MID 80'S POSSIBLE TOMORROW.
WARM WEATHER STILL IN FORECAST THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY.

THE MAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL HOST A FORUM
FOR IOWA LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH.
KMAQ'S LEIGHTON HEPKER WILL BE THE MODERATOR.

MONDAY IS COLUMBUS DAY AND THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA.
THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED. ALL FEDERAL OFFICES
WILL BE CLOSED. MAQUOKETA STATE BANK WILL BE CLOSED. DUTRAC
AND US BANK WILL BE OPEN.

ROXANNE CONLIN, CANDIDATE FOR U.S. SENATE, WILL BE IN MAQUOKETA AT
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS IN THE WESTGATE SHOPPING CENTER,
FROM 2 UNTILL 4 TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

THE FOUR PREPS CONCERT AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER LAST NIGHT
WAS GREAT. AND FREE, COURTESY OF THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.
ONE OF THE ORGINALS....THE ORIGINAL LEAD SINGER AND THE ONE WHO WROTE "26 MILES" WAS THE LEAD SINGER AND SPOKESMAN LAST NIGHT. THEY
STARTED IN THE MID 50'S. TWO OF THE FOUR ARE DECEASED.
THANKS M-S-B! GOOD CROWD ... AROUND 700.

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS HOST ANAMOSA TONIGHT AT GOODENOW
FIELD. ANAMOSA IS 0 AND 6. THE GAME WILL BE ON OUR WEB SITE TONIGHT.

THE ROTARY IS SELLING TICKETS TONIGHT AND NANCY AND I AND JACK
ROSENBERG ARE AT THE NORTHEAST GATE.

GO CARDINALS.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

77 TODAY....BEAUTIFUL..... AND MORE GOOD WEATHER COMING.

THE UNION REPRESENTING THE POLICE OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS
IS ASKING FOR A 4 PERCENT SALARY INCREASE.....AND MORE THINGS
BESIDES SALARY. THE CITY COUNCIL PERSONNEL COMMITTEE WILL MEET AT NOON TOMORROW AT CITY HALL TO TALK ABOUT THE REQUESTS.

THE MCHS MARCHING BAND, DIRECTED BY KENT CRAWFORD, WILL BE IN THE STATE MARCHING BAND COMPETITION SATURDAY AT KINGSTON STADIUM IN
CEDAR RAPIDS. THE CARDINAL BAND WILL PERFORM FOR THE JUDGES AT 1 P.M.
THERE WILL BE 75 MEMBERS AND THE COLOR GUARD PERFORMING.
THE FINAL REHERSAL IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7 AT THE PRACTICE FIELD
SOUTH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO COME
AND WATCH. IT WILL BE PARENT APPRECIATION NIGHT.

IT IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AND THE EDITH DRILL IS AT 6 TONIGHT CITYWIDE.
EDITH STANDS FOR "EXIT DRILLS IN THE HOME". FAMILY MEMBERS PRACTICE THEIR PRE-ARRANGED PLAN TO LEAVE THE HOME IN CASE OF FIRE.

A NEW INCOME TAX OFFICE HAS OPENED ON NORTH MAIN IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.

A NEW PAWN SHOP WILL OPEN IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA SOON.

THE NEW CHINESE RESTAURANT OPENS SOON.

THE KMAQ BUILDING HAS A NEW LOOK! THE FRONT WAS RE-PAINTED THIS WEEK.
A PHOTO COMING.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM LOST 3 STRAIGHT TO DEWITT
CENTRAL LAST NIGHT, HERE....AT THE MCHS GYM.

BOO!

TIME TO GET YOUR HALLOWEEN OUTSIDE DISPLAY UP!

CHECK BACK TOMORROW AGAIN....AND GOOD NIGHT, OR GOOD MORNING
IF YOU ARE A LATE READER OF THIS AFTERNOON REPORT.

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THIS IS NATIONAL 4-H WEEK.
WE SALUTE THE 4-H MEMBERS
IN THE KMAQ-AREA.
"SETTING THE STAGE"
(TO LIFE) IS THIS YEAR'S THEME.
ONE OF THE CLUBS PUT
THIS SIGN IN OUR KMAQ
WINDOW. A STAGE WITH
THE DRAW-DRAPES ON EACH
SIDE.
THE 4-H PROGRAM IS A GREAT PROGRAM FOR RURAL AND
CITY STUDENTS. GET MORE INFORMATION AT THE EXTENSION OFFICE IN THE COURT HOUSE BASEMENT.
CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

MID 60'S...ANOTHER TERRIFIC FALL DAY.
AND THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE THE SAME.

MURDER CHARGES HAVE BEEN DISMISSED AGAINST DANIELLE HOLDGRAFER, AGE 30, WHO WAS ACCUSED OF KILLING HER 4 YEAR OLD ADOPTED SON, COLLIN ON JUNE 12TH IN THEIR ANDREW APARTMENT. COUNTY ATTORNEY CHRIS RAKER FILED THE REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL. THE REQUEST SAID THE STATE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PROCEEDS WITH THE MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE COUNT. SHE STILL FACES CHARGES OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT RESULTING IN THE DEATH, AND TWO COUNTS OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY. SHE REMAINS AT THE JONES COUNTY JAIL IN ANAMOSA ON $200,000 CASH BOND.

MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TOLD A MAQUOKETA WOMAN, CINDY HOLDSWORTH, SHE WOULD HAVE TO GET RID OF HER TWO PIT BULLS FOLLOWING THE HEARING LAST NIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY UPHELD THE CITY'S ORDINANCE WHICH BANS PIT BULLS FROM BEING INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.

OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA HAS ANNOUNED THAT THE 6TH
ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES WILL BE HELD THIS YEAR FROM NOVEMBER 13TH
THROUGH NOVEMBER 23RD. CALL THE CENTER AT 652-9815 TO RESERVE A SPOT FOR YOUR TREE OR WREATH.

MAQUOKETA HOSTS ANAMOSA IN FOOTBALL THIS FRIDAY NIGHT. ANAMOSA
HAS NOT WON A GAME YET THIS YEAR.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN. CHECK THE PHOTOS BELOW WHICH I TOOK
THIS AFTERNOON.

DENNIS VOY
THE NEW LOOK OF THE COURT
HOUSE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. THE RIGHT HALF
IS NEW FACING AND THE SIGN
IS NEW TOO. CLICK-ON
THIS PHOTO (AND THOSE BELOW) TO ENLARGE THE PICTURE.
FOR SALE IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA, THIS MAIN BLOCK CORNER LOT. CONTACT CITY
HALL.
YES, THIS ALSO IS DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA ON WEST PLATT.
BUT, THERE ARE LOTS OF
OTHER PLANTERS DOWNTOWN
THAT HAVE LOOKED GREAT WITH PRETTY FLOWERS
THIS SUMMER, THANKS TO
MASTER GARDENERS.
THIS ONE NEEDS TO BE RETIRED!

Monday, October 04, 2010

TODAY...SUNNY AND IN THE 60'S.
THE ENTIRE WEEK LOOKS GREAT! 70'S LATER IN THE WEEK.
THE LEAVES ARE TURNING NICELY!
OH, IF ONLY THE ARIZONA AND FLORIDA PEOPLE COULD ENJOY
IOWA FALL WEATHER!
AND OF COURSE...WE ARE GETTING EXCITED UP HERE ALSO ABOUT THAT
FIRST SNOWFALL.

NOT MUCH NEWS TO REPORT.....

THE 11TH ANNUAL IOWA ONE-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE CONFERENCE WILL BE
THIS WEEKEND IN MAQUOKETA. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL CAROLINE BREDEKAMP IN PRESTON.

A MAQUOKETA AREA MAN WAS TAKEN TO MERCY HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE WITH INJURIES TO HIS LEG SUNDAY AFTERNOON. JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF
DEPUTIES SAY CODY COAKLEY, AGE 27, WAS RIDING A DIRT BIKE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY NEAR 150TH STREET AND 50TH AVENUE WHEN HE HAD THE
ACCIDENT. HIS CONDITION IS NOT AVAILABLE.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. PIT BULLS WILL BE DISCUSSED AGAIN.
CINDY HOLDSWORTH HAS ASKED TO BE ON THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS THE
PIT BULL BAN IN MAQUOKETA.

DAVE ECKELBERG STOPPED IN LATE LAST WEEK TO CHAT ABOUT THIS
DAILY REPORT, WHICH HE READS DAILY AT HIS HOME IN MEDICAL LAKE,
WASHINGTON. HE IS A 1957 GRAD OF MCHS AND IS RETIRED (MSGT) FROM
THE AIRFORCE. LEFT ME HIS CARD, WHICH READS: DAVE ECKELBERG, ON
PERPETUAL VACATION. EMAIL ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE HIS EMAIL ADDRESS.
WE HAD A GOOD BUT SHORT VISIT. HE PLANS TO BE BACK FOR HIS 55TH
CLASS RE-UNION IN A COUPLE YEARS.

BIG TURNOUT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE HANK WILLIAMS-PATSY CLINE
LEGENDS SHOW AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER. I DIDN'T SEE IT,
BUT RED HENTON SAID IT WAS A VERY GOOD SHOW.
THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AT OHNWARD, "THE FOUR PREPS", A FREE SHOW
SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK. REMEMBER TWO OF THEIR
BIG HITS: "26 MILES" AND "DOWN BY THE STATION"?

HAVE A NICE WEEK!

DENNIS VOY

Saturday, October 02, 2010

THE SUN IN SHINING IN MAQUOKETA TODAY.
BUT...IT WILL BE COOL WITH A HIGH IN THE MID 50'S AND A LITTLE WINDY.
TOMORROW, IN THE 60'S.

UNION LaPORTE CITY (ranked 8th) DEFEATED MAQUOKETA LAST NIGHT
AT GOODENOW FIELD, 28 TO 22....WINNING ON A PUNT RETURN TD LATE IN THE GAME.

TOMORROW IS PIONEER DAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, SPONSORED BY
THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY