Thursday, July 15, 2010

MUCH NICER DAY TODAY....COOLER AND LESS HUMID. HIGH OF 82.
THE WEEKEND FORECAST LOOKS GOOD.

THERE WILL BE A CONTESTED RACE AFTERALL THIS FALL FOR THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE SEAT IN THIS AREA. BRIAN MOORE SAID TODAY HE HAS
SWITCHED PARTIES FROM DEMOCRAT TO REPUBLICAN AND WILL CHALLENGE
DEMOCRAT TOM SCHUELLER FOR THE DISTRICT 25 SEAT. MOORE RAN AS A DEMOCRAT DURING THE PRIMARY FOR STATE SENATE AND TOD BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA WON THAT 4-WAY RACE. MOORE IS FROM RURAL ZWINGLE.

THE JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD HAS CLOSED DOWN CAMPING
IN JOINERVILLE PARK WEST OF MAQUOKETA BECAUSE OF VANDALISM.
IT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR CAMPING THE REST OF THE SEASON BUT THE BOAT
RAMP WILL REMAIN OPEN. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO VANDALISM INCIDENTS
THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE PORT-A-POTTY AT THE SITE WAS BURNED AND THEN A SECOND ONE TURNED UP MISSING.

HAPPY THURSDAY.

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FINAL PHOTO TAKEN AT THE
MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BAND
CONCERT HELD IN JUNE (DAIRY
MONTH) AT THE FAIRGROUNDS
IN MAQUOKETA. ROTARIAN
TOM SCHUELLER, MAQUOKETA CONTRACTOR AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THIS AREA, IS SHOWN HERE DISHING
OUT THE ICE CREAM.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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FIRST ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:
AUBREE TAYLOR, TAYLOR BICKFORD, TAYLER KOPP, NICOLE SNYDER, ERICA SUTTON,
ALISSA ROOT,
SECOND ROW: DEMI CRIST,
BRITTANY CARR, MEGAN ECKELBERG, JOANIE MUHLHAUSEN, McKINSEY RICKEL, BRITTANY BICKFORD,
COREY SCHEEPERS, ABBY
SKLADZIEN, LEXIE BIEHL,
HAILEY TRACY.
THIRD ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:
KRISTIN LANE, JENNA KEIL,
ALEIHA AVERY, TAYLOR CLEMENS, SHANNAN DAURELLE,
KATILYN PAUL, BECCA PATTERSON, BRITTANY WILMS,
KELSEY BOLLMAN, BROOKLYN
KORANDA, HAILEY BICKFORD.
ABSENT, ALYESSA PETTYJOHN.
SORRY, NO COACHES PICTURES.
HEAD COACH IS SARA NELSON AND
ASSISTANT COACHS, MICHELLE LANHAM,
SCOTT JESS. CLICK-ON PHOTO TO
ENLARGE IT.
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THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS WON LAST NIGHT 3 TO 1
AND ARE ON TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK AT
FORT DODGE. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THEIR FIRST GAME
WILL BE AGAINST THE NUMBER ONE TEAM IN THE STATE.

PRESTON ALSO WON LAST NIGHT AND GOES TO STATE.
DEWITT LOST AND WILL NOT BE GOING.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS!

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