Thursday, January 28, 2010

4 ABOVE THIS MORNING.....
SUNNY ALL DAY....NOW 9 ABOVE.
6 BELOW TONIGHT.
NEXT TIME WE GET INTO THE 20'S AGAIN WILL BE NEXT MONDAY.

THE NEW STOP AND GO AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC LIGHTS WENT INTO SERVICE
TODAY AT WESTGATE (LEADING UP TO FAREWAY STORE) AND WEST PLATT STREET.

THE SUPERVISORS WERE TOLD THIS WEEK THAT SOME WIRING AT THE 51-YEAR-OLD COURTHOUSE IS BAD.     THE COST COULD BE UP TO $100,000.

ST. REP. TOM SCHUELLER HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS RECEIVED A GRANT FOR $2,600 FROM THE ENRICH IOWA PROGRAM.
THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE LARGE-PRINT TITLES.

JOHN AND HEIDI SNELL ANDERSON OF EVANSTON HAD A GIRL YESTERDAY AT 2:55 P.M. AT THE NORTHSHORE HOSPITAL AT EVANSTON.    MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
ARE RON AND HELEN SNELL OF MAQUOKETA.

THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS HAVE A MEET AT INDEPENDENCE TONIGHT.

SOLON IS THE COMMON OPPONENT FOR THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS AND BOYS
BASKETBALL TEAMS TOMORROW NIGHT.  THE BOYS PLAY THERE.   THREE GAMES
AT EACH GYM.

THE IOWA TOURING THEATRE COMPANY BRINGS THE MUSICAL COMEDY
"IT'S VEGAS BABY!" TO THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA ON
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH AT 7 P.M.       TICKETS ARE $17 IN ADVANCE AND $20 AT THE DOOR.    THEY ARE ON SALE AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY, THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK MAIN OFFICE AND AT THE OHNWARD BOXOFFICE.

KEEP UP WITH THE BENTROTT FAMILY, NOW HOME IN MAQUOKETA  FROM HAITI ....AT THEIR  BLOG...www.SaveSolomon.com 

CHECK BACK TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY