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.
DENNIS VOY

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.
DENNIS VOY

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.
DENNIS VOY

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.
DENNIS VOY

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.