Friday, May 14, 2010

DRY, BREEZY, PARTLY SUNNY AND NICE TODAY....IN THE 60'S!
EVEN BETTER WEATHER TOMORROW.

MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING TWO VANDALISM INCIDENTS.
TIRES,  PLASTIC TRAYS AND MULCH ....ALL DUMPED IN FRONT OF THE
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.     THE VANDALISM WAS DISCOVERED BY POLICE
AT 2 THIS MORNING.     SCHOOL PERSONNEL WERE CALLED TO CLEAN IT UP.
ALSO...THE HURST HOTEL APARTMENTS ON SOUTH MAIN STREET REPORTED AT AROUND 2 THIS MORNING THAT SOMEONE HAD DAMAGED AN EMERGENCY EXIT
DOOR, AND SPRAYED WATER IN THE KITCHEN ON THE FOURTH FLOOR.   DAMAGE
LISTED AT $200.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.    IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN HERE LATELY, CHECK BELOW
THE MANY PHOTOS TAKEN THIS WEEK.

THE CIRCUS IS COMING TO MAQUOKETA THIS MONDAY.   4:30 AND 7:00 P.M.
SHOWS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.

DENNIS VOY
THE 2ND ANNUAL ART & CULTURAL TOUR ON THE GRANT WOOD SCENIC BYWAY
IS TOMORROW AND SUNDAY.    TOMORROW, 9 A.M. UNTIL 5 P.M. AND SUNDAY, 10 A.M.
UNTIL 5 P.M.   VISITS WILL BE MADE TO ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS, GALLERIES, ART STUDIOS, WINERIES, CAFES....ALL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN JONES AND JACKSON COUNTIES.     COMMUNITIES ON THE GRANT WOOD SCENIC BYWAY ARE:  MAQUOKETA, BELLEVUE, BALDWIN, MONMOUTH, WYOMING, ANAMOSA AND STONE
CITY.      GALLEREIS AND STUDIOS OPEN IN MAQUOKETA THIS WEEKEND FOR
TOUR VISITORS:    OLD CITY HALL GALLERY....HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE
CENTER JUST NORTH OF CITY....ARTIST TOM METCALF STUDIO AT 106 SOUTH MAIN ....
AND MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE AT 124 SOUTH MAIN STREET.     THIS PHOTO AND OTHERS BELOW WERE TAKEN AT MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE.    ADMISSION IS FREE AT ALL PARTICPATING PLACES ON THE TOUR.    MAPS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL SITES.   BEAUTIFUL WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR A NICE DRIVE THIS WEEKEND ON THE
GRANT WOOD SCENIC BYWAY.
DENNIS VOY
THESE LICENSE PLATE  NUMBER  WORKS  ARE BY A QUAD CITY
ARTIST.
KIDS CRAWL INSIDE AND PAINT SOMETHING. 
WHEN SPACE IS GONE FOR PAINTINGS, IT WILL
BE OPENED UP AND ON DISPLAY.