Friday, September 17, 2010

SUPER DAY FOR HOMECOMING. 78 DEGREES.

I TOOK 13 PHOTOS OF THE PARADE AND ALL 13 ARE BELOW, INCLUDING
ONE OF THE COACH AND ONE OF THE KING AND QUEEN.

THE MAQUOKETA LIBRARY WILL BE GETTING A NEW DIRECTOR. THE LIBRARY BOARD HIRED LAUREN SEIBERG OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. SHE WILL START
OCTOBER 12TH. SHE REPLACES KAREN MANNING WHO HAS BEEN THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. A FAREWELL PARTY FOR MANNING IS
PLANNED FROM 4:30 UNTIL 6:30 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH. SIEBERG HAS BEEN
WORKING IN THE LIBRARY AT ROCKFORD FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS AND HAS A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LIBRARY SCIENCE. A RECEPTION FOR HER WILL BE HELD
AT 2 P.M. ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17TH AT THE MAQUOKETA LIBRARY.
CONNIE TJARKS, LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER, SAID THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTOR WITH ENERGY, IDEAS AND ENTHUSIASM. SHE SAID SEIBERG HAS ALL THREE QUALITIES, ALONG WITH EXPERIENCE. TJARKS PRAISED MANNING WHO OVERSAW THE EXPANSION OF THE LIBRARY SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND SAID MANNING HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC DIRECTOR.

I WILL PUT THE HOMECOMING SCORE HERE TOMORROW MORNING.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE GAME TONIGHT HERE ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE.
GO TO THE HOME PAGE AND IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER, CLICK-ON
"ON THE AIR".

AND BE SURE TO CHECK ALL 13 PHOTOS BELOW THAT I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON FOR THE HOMECOMING PARADE TODAY.
SHOWN HERE, KIDS AND
ADULTS TOO, WAITING FOR THE
PARADE TO START.
ON BOTH SIDES OF NORTH MAIN STREET, FROM THE DECKER
NORTH, HUNDREDS OF
ELEMENTARY KIDS WATCHED
THE PARADE, BOUGHT TO DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA BY THEIR TEACHERS. THIS HAS BEEN A LONGTIME TRADITION.
CLICK-ON THESE PHOTOS TO
ENLARGE THEM AND IF YOU WANT A CLOSER LOOK, QUICK ON THE PHOTO TWICE.
IT WAS AN EXCITING CROWD. KICK-OFF TONIGHT SHORTLY AFTER 7:30.
REMEMBER, THE GAME WILL BE HERE ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE, WITH MATT CLARK
DOING THE PLAY-BY-PLAY. HOPE YOU ENJOY MY PHOTOS BELOW.
DENNIS VOY
THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND
LEADING OFF THE
HOMECOMING PARADE IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA
THIS AFTERNOON.

THE HOMECOMING KING AND
QUEEN...CLICK-ON PHOTO
TO READ NAMES, CLICK-TWICE
TO BETTER READ.
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND
HEAD COACH KEVIN BOWMAN