62 THE HIGH TODAY, WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES...AND A LITTLE BREEZE.

PASTOR JAMES LUCY SR. ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE WILL WITHDRAW HIS NAME
FOR MAYOR. HE IS DOING THIS BECAUSE OF HIS BUSY SCHEDULE WITH HIS
MINISTRY AND WITH HIS WIFE'S HEALTH. HE NAME WILL STILL BE ON THE
PRINTED BALLOT. THERE ARE STILL 2 CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR,

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER, TOM SCHUELLER REPORTED EARLY THIS MORNING THAT
BEER HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM HIS BUILDING AT 503 W. PLATT STREET.

TONIGHT'S MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL GAME IS HERE ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE AT 7:30 OR
SHORTLY AFTER. I WILL HAVE THE SCORE HERE TOMORROW MORNING.

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A VERY WINDY DAY TODAY....WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60'S.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED WHEN A SEMI HIT A COW EARLY THIS MORNING.
JACKSON COUNTY DEPUTY BRANDON BECK SAID 52 YEAR OLD DARRELL HUEBBE OF
MAQUOKETA WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON THE ESGATE ROAD AT 3:08 THIS MORNING.
THE DEPUTY SAID A COW CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HIT THE COW.
DAMAGES LISTED AT $5,000 TO THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK REGISTERED
TO FLEET TRANSPORTATION OF WISCONSIN. THE OWNER OF THE COW IS UNKNOWN.
THE DEPUTY SAID INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

PIONEER DAY 2011 IS THIS SUNDAY AT THE MUSEUM AND PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA, SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. LOTS OF THINGS PLANNED FROM MID-MORNING UNTIL MID-AFTERNOON.

TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL COFFEE DAY! HOW MANY CUPS DID YOU HAVE TODAY?

MORE AND MORE RESEARCH SAYS IT IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH!

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THE SUN CAME OUT AT 9 THIS MORNING AFTER THE FOG AND WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES, WE GOT UP TO 65 TODAY. IT WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER TOMORROW, BUT
ALSO A LITTLE WINDY.'

COMING TO DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA TO THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE....
"DRIBS + DAUBS: PAINTERS MARY ZERAN AND DENA TOLLEFSON EXPLORE NATURE".
THESE TWO CEDAR RAPIDS ARTISTS EXPLORE VARIOUS ACTS OF EXPLORATION
INCLUDING SCIENTIFIC, OBSERVATION, DECONSTRUCTION, AND CREATION. EACH
ARTIST EMPLOYS DIFFERING METHODS AND MATERIALS IN THEIR PAINTINGS, BUT
THE COMMON LINK IS THE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LEAVING A MARK ON A SURFACE.
MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE WILL HOST AN OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE TWO ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH FROM 6 UNTIL 9 P.M. AT 124 S. MAIN STREET IN
MAQUOKETA. THE EXHIBIT WILL RUN THROUGH NOVEMBER 4TH.

IN VOLLEYBALL LAST NIGHT AT THE MCHS GYM, #8 RATED WEST DELAWARE
DEFEATED #7 RATED MAQUOKETA, 3 TO 2. ALL CLOSE MATCHES.

A BIRTH: A BOY WAS BORN LAST NIGHT AT GUNDERSON LUTHERAN HOSPITAL
IN LaCROSSE TO DERRICK AND SHENA FUGLSANG OF LaCROSSE. GRANDPARENTS
ARE KENT AND SALLY FUGLSANG OF BALDWIN AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. THEIR FIRST GRANDCHILD GREAT-GRANDMOTHER IS NANCY MOORE OF MAQUOKETA. HER THIRD GREAT-GRANDCHILD.

THE UNION REPRESENTING THE JACKSON COUNTY SECONDARY ROADS EMPLOYEES IS ASKING FOR A 3 YEAR CONTRACT WITH A 4 PERCENT WAGE INCREASE THE FIRST YEAR.
AND ARE ASKING FOR A 3.5 PERCENT PAY INCREASE IN THE 2ND AND 3RD YEARS OF THEIR CONTRACT. THE SUPERVISORS TOOK NO ACTION AND ARE EXPECTED TO PRESENT THEIR RESPONSE OCTOBER 10TH.

THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER IS PLANNING TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES
IN THE NEXT YEAR. ON GOAL IS TO ATTRACT MORE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALTY CLINICS, INCLUDING PROVIDING CHEMOTHERAPY AND KNEE SURGERY.

TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED AT 7:30 SUNDAY MORNING ON THOMAS AVENUE.
JAMES KIRK,AGE 80, WAS DRIVING NORTH AND PATRICIA BURRIS, AGE 82, WAS
BACKING FROM A DRIVEWAY AND HIT THE KIRK VEHICLE. $3,000 DAMAGE TO
KIRK'S 2005 DODGE AND $200 DAMAGE TO THE BURRIS 2004 CHEVY.
NO INJURIES.

THE MOVIE MAQUOKETA AREA MOVIE FANS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ... IS STARTING
FRIDAY AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE. "THE HELP" RATED PG-13. GOOGLE:
THE HELP TRAILER...AHD WATCH A PREVUE OF IT. WE EXPECT TO HAVE IT FOR
AT LEAST 3 WEEKS.

TAKE CARE.

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A COUPLE FUN PHOTOS. ONE BY SOMEONE NOT HAPPY WITH THE USA SITUATION
AND THE OTHER I TOOK IN THE MUNICH AIRPORT. A SPECIAL GLASS ENCLOSURE
FOR SMOKERS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIRPORT WALKING TRAFFIC.

WE HAD 7/10 INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.
PARTY SUNNY TODAY AND IN THE 60'S.

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION HAS BEEN CHANGED FOR NEXT YEAR,
FROM MAY 27TH TO MAY 20TH, TO BE AHEAD OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD MEMBERS THIS WEEK HAVE AGREED TO
INCREASE THE DIRECTOR'S (DARRELL PARKER) SALARY TO COMPENSATE FOR HIM
LOOSING THE HOUSE HE HAS BEEN LIVING IN SINCE TAKING THE JOB AROUND
20 YEARS AGO. AN INCREASE OF NEARLY $10,000. THE HOUSE WHERE HE
LIVED IS OWNED BY THE STATE AND THE DNR DECIDED THAT ONE OF THE
BELLEVUE STATE PARK RANGERS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE HOME, WHICH
IS NEAR BELLEVUE.

A THEFT REPORTED TO THE POLICE. RICHARD RAINS AT 413 W. PLATT SAID
SOMEONE BROKE INTO HIS VEHICLE OVER NIGHT. ITEMS TAKEN WERE NOT LISTED
ON THE POLICE REPORT.

STEVEN PURPLE REPORTED HE HIT A DEER AT 9:30 LAST NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 62.

A SPECIAL MEETING BETWEEN THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY
BOARD AND THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN MOVED THIS EVENING TO
TOMORROW EVENING...AT 6:30...AT CITY HALL.
THE ONLY ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION DEALING WITH ALTERNATIVES
FOR MMEU GENERATING EQUIPMENT. IT WILL BE GIVEN BY ENGINEERING
FIRM, LATHAM AND ASSOCIATES. THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WORK CONTINUES ON A FEW NEW HOMES BEING BUILDT IN MAQUOKETA THIS
SUMMER.

MAQUOKETA'S FOOTBALL TEAM IS ON THE ROAD THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, PLAYING
AT UNION LAPORTE CITY. THE CARDINALS ARE 4 AND 1...OFF TO A GOOD
START.

THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS ALSO HAVING A GOOD SEASON AND TONIGHT WILL
PLAY A VERY GOOD WEST DELAWARE TEAM AT THE NEW MCHS GYM. IT IS "PACK-THE-GYM" TONIGHT WITH SPECIAL EVENTS PLANNED.'

THANKS FOR THE VISIT. IF YOU HAVE TIME, YOU MIGHT LIKE TO
VIEW SOME OF MY VACATION PHOTOS BELOW.
ALSO, SOME PHOTOS OF THE KMAQ EMPLOYEES, TAKEN BY ROBERT CHRISTIANSEN
YESTERDAY AND NOW POSTED ON HIS POPULAR PHOTO WEB SITE...listjacksoncountyia.com

GOOD NIGHT...OR GOOD MORNING.

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BELOW, A FEW OF ABOUT 175 PHOTOS I TOOK LAST WEEK ON TRIP TO AUSTRIA AND
GERMANY....CLICK-ON THEM TO ENLARGE THEM.
A COUPLE WERE POSTED HERE TWICE....GOING TO FAST DOING THIS.
I HAD SEVERAL REQUESTS TO PUT UP A FEW OF MY PHOTOS, SO ENJOY.
A FEW BELOW WERE TAKEN IN SALZBURG, HOME OF MOZART. ALSO THE
CITY WHERE "SOUND OF MUSIC" WAS FILMED.
LOTS OF MOUNTAINS EVERYWHERE WE WENT...AND SKI SLOPES. SEPTEMBER
IS OFF-SEASON MONTH....THE CITIES REALLY GET BUSY WHEN THE SNOW
ARRIVES AND WITH IT,THE SKIERS.
WE HAD SNOW ONE DAY, UNEXPECTED, AND A PHOTO TAKEN OUTSIDE OUR HOTEL WINDOW
SHOWS IT SNOWING. SO, WE GOT TO SEE SOME SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINS
AS A BONUS.
ONE AFTERNOON WAS SPENT AT OCTOBERFEST IN MUNICH. NEARLY A MILLION VISITORS A DAY. A FUN PLACE. THE COLORFUL PHOTOS OF PEOPLE IN PAVILIONS ARE BELOW. THERE ARE ABOUT 6 OR 7 FOOTBALL-FIELD-SIZE COLORFUL BUILDINGS, USED BY COMPETING BEER COMPANIES, ALL TRYING TO OUT-DO EACH OTHER AT OCTOBEFEST.
AND BEER WAS BROUGHT TO EACH BY A COLORFUL BEER WAGON PULLED BY A 3-TEAM HITCH.
ALSO IN SALZBURG WE VISITED THE MIRABELI FLOWER GARDENS...PHOTO BELOW.
A WIENERSNITZEL DINNER WAS ENJOYED ONE NIGHT BY OUR GROUP OF 43...MY PLATE PHOTOGRAPHED BEFORE I ATE EVERY BIT. THIS ONE WAS VEAL...THIN AND CRISPY...AND VERY GOOD.
WE SAW SEVERAL McDONALD'S...AND BURGER KINGS...A COUPLE PIZZA HUTS AND
ONE OR TWO SUBWAYS. NO STORAGE RENTALS, LIKE THE MILLIONS WE HAVE.
WE SPENT A DAY IN INSSBRUCK AND THE BAVARIAN ALPS, AND CLIMBED HUNDREDS OF STEPS TO VIEW THE FAMOUS NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE, THE INSPIRATION CASTLE FOR DISNEY'S SLEEPING BEAUTY CASTLE.
WEARING SPECIAL COVERALLS, WE WENT WITH A SMALL TRAIN DEEP INTO A MOUNTAIN
TO SEE A SALT MINE. NOW I KNOW ALL ABOUT THE TERRIBLE SALT WE USE ON
ALL OUR FOOD.
WE WENT UP THE ALPS ON A SPECIAL STEAM COG TRAIN AND STOPPED OFF AT A
BIG MOUNTAIN LAKE FOR A BOAT RIDE AND GREAT SCENERY.
GALENA IS A POPULAR SHOPPING AREA HERE, AS YOU KNOW. ON OUR TRIP, WE WENT
TO OVER 25 GALENA-LIKE GIFT-SHOP CITIES, ALL LARGER THAN GALENA....AND EACH HAD NUMEROUS BUSY SIDEWALK CAFES. VISITED A SMALL DAIRY FARM TOO.
SOME FARMERS LIVE UPSTAIRS IN THE BARN. MOST TAKE THEIR CATTLE UP
IN THE MOUNTAINS IN THE SUMMER FOR GRAZING. HAD BEEF TWICE...AND
IT WAS NO WAY CLOSE IN TASTE TO IOWA CORN FEED BEEF.
THEIR BEER AND CHEESE VERY GOOD THOUGH.
OH WELL....I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT WILL END THIS. GREAT PLACE TO VISIT! A DIFFERENT WORLD! FUN TRIP! BUT AT THE END...GOOD TO
GET BACK HOME. ESPECIALLY AFTER A 9-HOUR TIGHT-SQUEEZE FLIGHT HOME,
FROM MUNICH TO O'HARE.
BY THE WAY, THE FIRST, TOP PHOTO IS WHERE MOZART LIVED FOR AWHILE.
AND THIS NOTE ALSO...ON SOME COMPUTERS,YOU MAY NOT SEE ALL THE PHOTOS
WITHOUT 'CLICKING' ON THE BUTTON FOR "MORE OLDER PHOTOS". ON MY COMPUTER,
THERE ARE THEN 5 REMAINING PHOTOS TAKEN ON THE TRIP. THE LAST PHOTO
YOU'LL SEE OF THE TRIP IS OF NANCY STANDING IN FRONT OF A McDONALDS
IN GERMANY.
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IT STARTED RAINING EARLY THIS MORNING AND RAINED (NOT HEAVY) MOST OF THE
DAY. NOW, THE SUN IS SHINING AND THE REST OF THE WEEK LOOKS VERY
GOOD. HIGH TODAY, 61.

SOME VANDALISM INCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND.
BOWMAN'S OIL BULK TANK WAS SPRAY PAINTED, SOMETIME THURSDAY NIGHT.
MERLYN YEAGER OF RURAL MAQUOKETA REPORTED FRIDAY THAT 100 FEET OF
WIRING FOR A GRAIN BIN WAS STOLEN.
BRANDI DEAN LEFT HER PURSE ON A LOCAL BAR TABLE, LEFT TO GO OUTSIDE FOR
A SMOKE AND WHEN SHE CAME BACK, IT WAS GONE.
ALSO...
KENNETH SMITH REPORTED HITTING A DEER LAST NIGHT AROUND 9 ON HIGHWAY 64.
DAVE GASSMAN REPORTED HITTING A DEAR SATURDAY MORNING.

THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO THE DAVE LUETT FARM WHERE A SMALL CORN PICKER WAS FULLY ENGULFED
IN FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED.

THE 3 NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE SWORN-IN TONIGHT AT THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING....MIKE HAYWARD, DAVID SYBESMA, AND DEB LANE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

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THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA WILL PRESENT "SNOW WHITE AND THE
SEVEN DWARTS" THIS SATURDAY AT 2 P.M....ONE SHOW ONLY. TICKETS IN ADVANCE ARE $10 FOR ADULTS AND AT THE DOOR, $15.00. STUDENTS IN ADVANCE, $8.00 AND AT THE DOOR $10.00. TICKETS ARE ON SALE AT OHNWARD ON HIGHWAY 64 EAST AND ALSO AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY AND THE MAIN OFFICE OF THE MAQUOKETA
STATE BANK. IN THE REHEARSAL PHOTO BELOW, LEFT TO RIGHT: CRYSTAL
KNIGHT AS THE QUEEN....CAILY SHAINE OWEN AS SNOW WHITE....AND LEVI BURZLAFF AS THE NARRATOR....AND RICHARD HALL, THE DIRECTOR.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

JODI COAKLEY, MEMBERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR FOR THE
MAQUOKETA AREA FAMILY YMCA WON THE FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE
ASSOCIATION OF Y PROFESSIONALS. SHE WAS UP AGAINST Y PROS FROM OVER 70 YMCA'S IN IOWA AND NEBRASKA. HER GOAL WAS TO RAISE MONEY SO THAT EVERY CHILD AND FAMILY IN NEED CAN BE PART OF THE MAQUOKETA Y. TO THAT END, JODI
LED A CAMPAIGN THAT RAISED OVER $70,000 TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SO THEY COULD BE PART OF THE YMCA REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.
JODI IN THE PHOTO IS IN THE FRONT CENTER WITH THE BLUE DENIM LONG SLEEVE TOP AND SCOTT WARREN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MAQUOKETA Y IS OVER JODI'S LEFT SHOULDER. OTHERS IN THE PHOTO ARE 9 OTHER WINNERS FROM IOWA AND
NEBRASKA.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

THE FIRST EVER "MUSCLE ON MAIN" CAR SHOW WAS HELD TONIGHT IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA. MAIN STREET FROM PLATT TO QUARRY WAS BLOCKED OFF AND
TWO BLOCKS OF CARS WERE ON DISPLAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE TURN-OUT WAS
GOOD. IT WAS A FUN (LITTLE COOL) NIGHT FROM 6 UNTIL 10,AND EVERYONE
HAD A GOOD TIME, LOOKING AT THE CARS AND LISTENING TO MUSIC.
CLICK ON ALL OF THESE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
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THE FAST CLYDES BAND OF DUBUQUE PLAYED ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC ON JAMES
STREET NEXT TO THE DECKER HOTEL. THEY WERE BROUGHT TO MAQUOKETA TONIGHT
BY MATT MILLIN, OWNER OF THE DECKER. A BEER TENT WAS ALSO PUT UP
OUTSIDE THE DECKER SELLING BEER AND POP AND BURGERS AND BRATS WERE ALSO
AVAILABLE. THE FAST CLYDES HAVE BEEN PLAYING IN EASTERN IOWA
SINCE JANUARY. TWO FORMER MAQUOKETANS, CURT LICHTER AND DAN CARAWAY
ARE SHOWN HERE WITH THE ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYER, NAMED JAY. DIDN'T GET
HIS LAST NAME. DAN IS AT THE LEFT, CURT IN THE MIDDLE AND JAY AT RIGHT.
NOTE JAY'S 50'S HAIRDO.
THEY WILL BE PLAYING TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THE OFF SHORE RESTAURANT
IN BELLEVUE. THEY ARE REALLY A GREAT ROCK AND ROLL BAND, PLAYING HITS
OF THE 50' AND 60S.
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THE WINNING ENTRY TONIGHT WAS THIS 1934 PLYMOUTH COUPE/RS OWNED BY
LeROY SCHWENN OF LeCLAIRE. HE WAS PRESENTED A TROPHY AND $30 BY THE
CAR CLUB.
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MAQUOKETA CHIROPRACTOR DON SCHWENKER (ALSO CITY COUNCILMAN AND CANDIDATE
FOR MAYOR) THANKS EVERYONE FOR COMING. HE WORKED WITH THE CORONADO CAR CLUB IN ORGANIZING TONIGHT'S EVENT. HE ALSO PRESENTED THE TROPHY TO
THE MAN WITH THE WINNING CAR,LeROY SCHWENN OF LeCLAIRE.
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PARTY SUNNY TODAY...HIGH OF AROUND 60.

50% CHANCE OF RAIN TOMORROW!

MAQUOKETA WON THEIR HOMECOMING GAME LAST NIGHT, BEATING DEWITT 36 TO 0

WOULD HAVE PUT THIS SCORE UP EARLIER, BUT MEDICOM E-MAIL SERVICE WAS DOWN
MOST OF THE DAY UNTIL LESS THAN A HOUR AGO. SOME TV ALSO DOWN!

HAVE A GOOD SUNDAY!

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WIE GEHTS!!

GREETINGS FROM GARMISH---IN SOUTHERN GERMANY!

I HAD PLANNED MORE DAILY REPORTS BUT WORKING IT IN IS NOT EASY USING A HOTEL COMPUTER.
AND---TRIED PUTTING UP PHOTO AND IT DIDN'T WORK!

HAD SOME SNOW YESTERDAY---A BIG SURPRISE TO US AND THE NATIVES----BUT WAS PRETTY TO SEE THE SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINS. IT NORMALLY DOES NOT SNOW UNTIL NOVEMBER:

THE SCENERY AND MOUNTAINS----BEAUTIFUL!!! YESTERDAY WE WENT UP THE ALPS ON A SPECIAL
STEAM TRAIN AND HAD A DINNER CRUISE ON A MOUNTAIN LAKE. EARLIER IN THE MORNING---WE WERE TAKEN DEEP INTO THE MOUNTAIN TO TOUR A SALT FACTORY.

TODAY WE WENT UP TO MUNICH FOR THE ANNUAL OCTOBERFEST.....WOW. THE IOWA STATE FAIR HAS A TOTAL
ATTENDANCE OF NEARLY ONE MILLION.
HERE----THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBERFEST THE ATTENDANCE WAS ONE POINT TWO MILLION FOR THE OPENING DAY ALONE.
IT IS SPONSORED BY SIX OR SEVEN BEER COMPANIES AND EACH HAVE THEIR OWN PAVILION----AND EACH OF THE BUILDINGS IS WAY LARGER THAN A FOOTBALL FIELD AND I ESTIMATE THAT THEY CAN FEED TWO OR THREE
THOUSAND AT A TIME. EACH BEER COMPANY HAULS THEIR BEER TO THE PAVILION WITH A HORSE HITCH
PULLING A FANCY BEER WAGON. EACH WAGON IS DIFFERENT. AND THEY EACH SERVE A DIFFERENT FOOD! ONE HAS BEEF AND ANOTHER PORK AND ANOTHER FISH AND SO ON. AND ON A HIGH STAGE EACH BEER COMPANY HAS A LARGE BAND PLAYING POLKA MUSIC (MAINLY) FOR ALL TO ENJOY WHILE DINING.
AND OF COURSE THERE IS HUNDREDS OF FOOD STANDS ON THE GROUNDS AND A HUGE CARNIVAL WITH DIFFERENT
RIDES THAN WE HAVE IN AMERICA. NANCY AND I TOOK A RIDE ON A FAST REVOLVING SWING THAT WENT A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET IN THE AIR-----AND YES----I ENJOYED SOME GERMAN BEER (GOOD) AND NANCY HAD THEIR FAMOUS APPLE STRUEDEL.

WELL---SO MUCH FOR THE TRIP FOR NOW----JUST TWO DAYS LEFT AND MORE TO SEE.
WILL FLY HOME FRIDAY AND I WILL BE BACK AT THE KMAQ-AM MIC AT 5 THIRTY SATURDAY MORNING!

AND----ONE MORE THING! NANCY AND I LISTENED TO SHERI MELVOLD DOING THE NOON NEWS TODAY---
LISTENING (STREAMING) KMAQ-FM ON THE INTERNET----LIVE AND DIRECT! WE ARE 7 HOURS AHEAD OF
MAQUOKETA!

I SAID IT LAST TIME AND WILL END AGAIN BY SAYING----HAVING A GOOD TIME--WISH YOU WERE HERE!

THANKS FOR THE VISIT----WILL BE BACK HERE SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL
SCORE!

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GREETINGS FROM AUSTRIA...

WE HAD A GREAT FLIGHT OVER....FULL 350 PASSENGER PLANE FROM O'HARE TO MUNICH.
7 HOUR TRIP.

IT WAS 10 THIS MORNING WHEN WE ARRIVED AND WITH JUST THE LITTLE SLEEP WE GOT ON
PLANE, THE TOUR STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND WAS HELD ALL DAY. WE CAME FROM GERMANY HERE TO AUSTRIA AND WILL RETURN TO GERMANY TO CLOSE OUT THE TOUR NEXT WEEK. OUR GROUP IS 43 IN NUMBER, MOST FROM EASTERN IOWA. STAYING FOR 4 NIGHTS AT A NICE MOTEL IN A POPULAR TOWN KNOW THROUGHOUT EUROPE FOR EXCELLENT SKYING. MOUNTAINS EVERYWHERE.

I TOOK SOME PICTURES AT A THOUSAND YEAR OLD CASTLE WE VISITED THIS AFTERNOON,
BUT TOO TIRED NOW TO PUT ANY PHOTOS UP. MAYBE TOMORROW.

AS THE OLD SAYING GOES.....SO FAR.....HAVE A GOOD TIME AND WISH YOU WERE HERE.

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PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY AND COOL....HIGH OF 59.
TOMORROW THE SAME.
WEEKEND WARMER AND NO RAIN.

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATED MOUNT VERNON LAST NIGHT,
3 GAMES TO 2. HALEIGH DAURELLE HAD 17 KILLS AND DEVON O'CONNELL 16.
NICOLE SYNDER HAD 24 DIGS AND DEVON 14. MARLEE LINDSTROM HAD 47 BLOCKS.
TWO ACES EACH BY O'CONNELL, LINDSTROM AND SNYDER. THE MCHS GIRLS
ARE RANKED 10TH IN THE STATE. MOUNT VERNON WAS THE STATE CHAMP TEAM
LAST YEAR.

NEW WELDER AND METAL ARTIST IN BUSINESS NOW IN HIS GARAGE BEHIND KMAQ IS JERRY ROSENER AND
HIS PHONE NUMBER IS 563-321-2522. JERRY SAYS "NAIL JUNK" FOR THE PERFECT GIFT.

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS...ONE SHOW ONLY... ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1ST...AT 2 P.M. AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.
ADULT ADVANCE TICKETS, $12 AND STUDENTS 18 AND UNDER, $8 IN ADVANCE.

THEY ALWAYS SAY, WINNING AN ELECTION ON WRITE-IN IS NOT EASY.
IT HAPPENED IN 3 RACES YESTERDAY.
IN MAQUOKETA, DEB LANE (WHO IS THE JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR) GOT 258 WRITE- IN VOTES AND DEFEATED TODD GREEN WHO WAS ON THE BALLOT. HE RECEIVED
170.
DAVID SYSBESMA WAS ON THE BALLOT AND GOT 400 VOTES, DEFEATING SUSAN
RISINGER WHO RECEIVED 214.
MICHAEL HAYWARD WAS ON THE BALLOT, UNOPPOSED AND RECEIVED 538 VOTES.

IN THE ANDREW ELECTION, ERIC STRATHMAN WAS A WRITE-IN WINNER, GETTING
48 VOTES. HE GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL,SON OF FRANK AND
BARB STRATHMAN, WHO NOW ARE RETIRED AND LIVE IN BELLEVUE.

IN THE PRESTON DISTRICT, A WRITE-IN WINNER WAS JOE KILBURG WITH 71 VOTES.

LONGTIME MAQUOKETA COUNCILMAN NEAL MOREHEAD WILL SEEK RE-ELECTION BUT IN THE 5TH WARD AND NOT FOR THE AT-LARGE POSITION HE NOW HAS. CURRENT
5TH WARD COUNCIL REP IS MARGO SHOUSE WHO DID NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION.
JERRY BOWEN IS GOING AFTER MOREHEAD'S CURRENT SEAT. SO, NOW MOREHEAD WILL
RUN WITH NO OPPOSITION....UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE FILES FOR 5TH WARD BEFORE THE
DEADLING OF SEPTEMBER 22ND.

POLICE BLOTTER: MARTY BALLIU REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT SOMEONE VANDALIZED
HIS TOYOTA TRUCK AT 110 WEST MONROE.
RYAN GERISCHER, 410 S. FIFTH STREET REPROTED TWO BIKES STOLEN FROM THEIR PORCH. THE BIKES RECOVERED ON SOUTH PROSPECT STREET.

THE BALSTER BUILDINGS...AROUND A DOZEN...AT SCOTCH GROVE...MOSTLY ALL THE BUILDINGS IN THE SMALL TOWN....GO ON THE AUCTION BLOCK BEGINNING TOMORROW.
BALSTER IMPLEMENT AND PARTS COMPANY CLOSED IN JULY AFTER 137 YEARS.
MAKE A TRIP TO MONTICELLO AND YOU GO RIGHT THROUGH SCOTCH GROVE.

NANCY AND I ARE GOING TO GERMANY TOMORROW ON A VACATION THAT ALSO
INCLUDES AUSTRIA. WILL BE GOING WITH A QUAD CITIES TOUR.
WILL TAKE MY LAPTOP ALONG AND MAY DO SOME REPORTS FROM THERE??
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE TRIP! ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE ATTENDING
THE MUNICH OCTOBERFEST, WHICH STARTS IN SEPTEMBER.

SO, KEEP CHECKING IN!

REMEMBER,FOR LOCAL MAQUOKETA NEWS, GO TO THE KMAQ WEB SITE DAILY
AND LISTEN TO KMAQ-FM ON YOUR LAPTOP OR COMPUTER. CLICK-ON THE
LISTEN BUTTON TO THE LEFT. LOCAL NEWS IS AT 7:45 A.M....12:15 P.M.
....5:05 P.M. AND MOST OF THE TIME AT 9:45 P.M. DEPENDING ON LENGTH
OF BALL GAMES.
YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL GAME ALSO, FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:30 ON OUR WEB SITE.

PROST (CHEERS) UND AUF WIEDERSEHEN!

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MAQUOKETA...FOR A CENTURY OR MORE...CALLED THE TIMBER CITY! BELOW,
3 MORE PHOTOS TAKEN IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. HOPEFULLY, THESE TREES AND
ALL THE OTHERS CAN BE REPLACED SOMETIME SOON. THE ONES THAT LOOK OKAY, ARE TOO BIG FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA. AND SINCE SEVERAL SPACES NO LONGER HAVE A TREE AT ALL, THE PRESENT TREES ARE NO LONGER EVENLY SPACED. THE PLANTERS DOWNTOWN ARE REALLY NICE, AND COURTESY OF THE MASTER GARDENERS. ALSO
NOTICE THAT AT THE BASE OF THE TREES...A FEW WEEDS TOO. BUT, IT HAS BEEN
ONE OF THOSE SUMMERS FOR MORE WEEDS THAN NORMAL, RIGHT? I BELIEVE
THAT NEW TREES AND NEW LOW ENERGY STREET LIGHTS (ON SHORTER POLES)WILL BE
A START FOR A BETTER DOWNTOWN. MAYBE THE CITY AND CHAMBER (WITH SOME
PUBLIC AND BUSINESS DONATIONS) CAN GET SOMETHING STARTED IN 2012.
MAQUOKETA'S 175 BIRTHDAY IS GETTING CLOSER AND A BETTER DOWNTOWN WOULD
BE GREAT FOR THE BIRTHDAY PARTY. AS ALWAYS, CLICK-ON EACH PHOTO TO MAKE IT LARGER.
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THE WINNERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION TODAY IN MAQUOKETA...

DAVID SYBESMA

MICHAEL HAYWARD

AND DEB LANE (A WRITE-IN WINNER)

BELOW, SOME PHOTOS I TOOK SUNDAY WHEN VISITING BELLEVUE.

AND BELOW THOSE PHOTOS, MY TUESDAY DAILY REPORT.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

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ONE OF KMAQ'S NEWEST ADVERTISERS....THE OFF SHORE RESTAURANT
AND EVENTS CENTER LOCATED ON THE SHORE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
AT THE NORTH EDGE OF BELLEVUE.
AS ALWAYS, FOR ALL THE PHOTOS BELOW, CLICK-ON THEM TO ENLARGE THEM.
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HERE'S A WIDE VIEW OF OFF SHORE RESTAURANT AND EVENTS CENTER TO
THE RIGHT. TO THE LEFT, SOMEDAY, A NEW HOTEL WILL STAND.
IN THE BACKGROUND, THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE TRI-LEVEL
DECK IN THE REAR ALLOWS DINERS TO DINE WHILE WATCHING BOATS ON THE
RIVER.
OFF SHORE, A NEW JACKSON COUNTY ATTRACTION TO BRING PEOPLE TO
JACKSON COUNTY.
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DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE LOOKING GOOD THESE DAYS AFTER MUCH WORK HAS BEEN
DONE. HERE....A ROW OF TREES ON ONE OF THE STREETS WITH A NEW LOOK.
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ONE OF THE TREES IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. THIS ONE, LIKE MOST,
NEED TO BE REPLACED.
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SUNNY TODAY, BUT COOL. HIGH OF 70.
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY, IN THE UPPER 50'S FOR A HIGH.
FRIDAY,SATURDAY AND SUNDAY....BACK TO THE 70'S.
NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

VFW POPPY DAYS ARE THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN MAQUOKETA.
VFW MEMBERS AND VFW AUXILIARY MEMBERS WILL BE DISTRIBUTING
VETERAN MADE POPPIES AT THE FAREWAY STORE, THEISEN'S AND
AT WALMART. ANY CONTRIBUTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
WILL BE APPRECIATED. PROCEEDS GO BACK TO VETERANS.
THEN..WHEN YOU GET YOUR POPPY....WEAR IT PROUDLY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO NATHAN GJERSTAD! HE'S THE NEW MANAGER
OF CLOVER RIDGE ASSISTANT LIVING PLACE IN MAQUOKETA. HE
REPLACES LYNN POPP WHO RESIGNED TO MOVE TO GRINNELL.
NATHAN HAS BEEN A LIFELONG RESIDENT. HIS DAD WAS A
MAQUOKETA M.D. WHO CAME TO PRACTICE IN MAQUOKETA AFTER
BEING AN M.D. IN VIETNAM. HE DIED AT A YOUNG AGE FROM A
SEVERE MEDICAL PROBLEM. HIS OFFICE AT HIS DEATH WAS
ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY THEATRE. STOP UP AT CLOVER RIDGE
PLACE AND MEET NATHAN AND HE'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A TOUR
OF CLOVER RIDGE PLACE, UP ON THE HILL BEHIND TACO JOHN'S.

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION DAY TODAY. POLLING PLACES WILL BE
OPEN UNTIL 8. VOTE! I WILL HAVE THE MAQUOKETA RESULTS
HERE LATER TONIGHT, SOMETIME AFTER 8.

THE JACKSON COUNTY DRIVER'S LICENSE STATION WILL BE CLOSED ALL
DAY WEDNESDAY SO EMPLOYEES CAN TAKE MANDATORY D.O.T. CLASSES.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTRIC BILLS TWO YEARS AGO IN 2008-2009 TOTALED $196,947. THIS YEAR, $249,802, A 12.6 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE YEAR 2009-2010. NO WONDER THE SCHOOL BOARD IS LOOKING AT ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
PLANNED....NEW HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONED UNITS FOR BRIGGS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SUPT. HUCKSKTADT SAID AT LAST NIGHT'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THAT THE DISTRICT CAN ISSUE ABOUT $6.5 MILLION IN REVENUE BONDS BASED ON SALES TAX REVENUES.

POLICE BLOTTER: CHANGE BOXES AT AWESOME CAR WASH ON PLATT STREET WERE
BROKEN INTO OVERNIGHT.
AND CURTIS BROOKS ON N. MATTESON REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT A GO-KART WAS STOLEN.

HEATHER SCHROEDER, AGE 33, OF URBANDALE DIED YESTERDAY AT THE KAVANAUGH
HOSPICE HOUSE IN DES MOINES FROM AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. SHE IS SURVIVED
BY HER HUSBAND, JAY SCHROEDER,FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. ALSO SURVIVED
BY AN INFANT SON, WILLIAM, BORN JUNE 28TH AND BY FATHER AND MOTHER-IN-LAW
LOWELL AND BARB SCHROEDER OF MAQUOKETA. SERVICES ARE PENDING AT THE
RANDALL FUNERAL HOME IN CORYDON.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GET UP TO 87 TODAY.
BUT... 83 WAS THE HIGH.
MUCH COOLER WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, AND NO RAIN.

FIRST, A CORRECTION! IN FRIDAY'S REPORT, I SAID THE TREASURER'S
OFFICE WOULD BE CLOSED THIS WEDNESDAY.
IT WAS CLOSED TODAY, BECAUSE OF THE FUNERAL OF TREASURER AL TEBBE,JR.
THE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN AGAIN TOMORROW AND THE REST OF THE WEEK AT
REGULAR HOURS.

THERE WILL BE A MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

SCHOOL ELECTION TOMORROW IN IOWA.
MAQUOKETA POLLING PLACES WILL BE OPEN FROM NOON UNTIL 8 P.M.
WE HAVE ONE CONTESTED RACE! IN DISTRICT 4, SUSAN RISINGER AND
DAVID SYBESMA ARE RUNNING FOR THE SEAT ON THE BOARD.
TODD GREEN IS RUNNING FOR DISTRICT 2 AND MICHAEL L. HAYWARD IS
RUNNING FOR DISTRICT 3. BOTH ARE UNOPPOSED. ALL
FOUR CANDIDATES HAVE NEVER SERVED ON A SCHOOL BOARD BEFORE.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER:
ROICE EARLES REPORTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT HER HUNDAY WAS TAKEN
FROM 9932 - 50TH AVENUE.
AND..
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A VEHICLE HAD BEEN COVERED IN SHRINK WRAPA WHILE
PARKED AT McDONALD'S YESTERDAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY TO JENNIE STEWART!

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

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BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY IN MAQUOKETA.

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS DEFEATED VINTON-SHELLSBURG 58 TO 6 AT GOODENOW
FIELD IN MAQUOKETA LAST NIGHT.
THE SOPHOMORES ALSO WON, 38 TO 0.
A BIG NIGHT FOR MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL.

YES, ANOTHER NICE DAY.

THE JACKSON COUNTY TREASURERS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY WEDNESDAY
BECAUSE OF THE FUNERAL OF TREASURER AL TEBBE JR.

WE NEED CANDIDATES IN MAQUOKETA FOR MAYOR AND FIVE COUNCIL SEATS.
SO FAR, WE HAVE CANDIDATES IN 3 OF 5 WARDS.
JERRY BOWEN, FORMER COUNCILMAN...CURRENT COUNCILMAN ED TURNEY...
AND CORY SIMONSON, RECENTLY PUT ON THE COUNCIL UNTIL ELECTION TIME.
THE DEADLINE FOR FILING PETITIONS IS SEPTEMBER 22ND.

POLICE BLOTTER: PATSY HANSON SAID WHILE HER VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE
EAGLES CLUB LAST NIGHT, SOMEONE BROKE OUT THE BACK WINDOW.

TWO VEHICLE DEER ACCIDENTS: TERU KAUNE HIT A DEER LAST NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 62 AND ANGELA KILBURG HIT ONE ON HIGHWAY 52 THIS MORNING.

RON AND JOAN DELAGARDELLE OF MAQUOKETA ARE CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERARY TODAY. CONGRATULATIONS.

DON'T FORGET THE CARDINAL FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT AROUND 7:30 ON KMAQ
AND OUR WEB SITE. I'LL POST THE SCORE HERE TOMORROW.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

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ANOTHER NICE DAY...
77

LONGTIME JACKSON COUNTY TREASURER AL TEBBE JR.OF SPRINGBROOK DIED THIS MORNING AT SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IN DAVENPORT FOLLOWING A LENGTHY
ILLNESS. HE WAS 68. SERVICES ARE PENDING AT HACHMANN FUNERAL HOME
IN BELLEVUE.

SHORT REPORT, SORRY.

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SUNNY AND 72 TODAY.
MORE GOOD WEATHER IN THE FORECAST.'

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH CLASS OF 1973 HAS DONATED MONEY TO PURCHASE THE NEW FLAG
POLE AT GOODENOW FIELD. A DEDICATION AND FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY BY
CLASS MEMBERS WILL BE HELD DURING THE HOMECOMING GAME ON FRIDAY NIGHT,
SEPTEMBER 23, AT 7 P.M. ALL MEMBERS OF THE CLASS ARE URGED TO ATTEND
AND SPREAD THE WORD TO OTHER CLASS MEMBERS.

THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERED A CALL AT 10 LAST NIGHT
TO THE TRUCK STOP AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA, WHERE SOMEONE PUMPED GASOLENE AND SPILLED ABOUT 25 GALLONS. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

A BIG ISSUE THESE DAYS IS "ELECTRICITY" FOR MAQUOKETA. THE COST OF
IT IS HIGH COMPARED TO MOST OTHER IOWA CITIES. THE NEW MANAGER OF MMEU, MIKE NICKESON, AFTER LOTS OF DELIBERATION, THINKS MAQUOKETA SHOULD CLOSE THE
GENERATION PART OF MMEU AND HAS ALREADY FIRED THREE OF THE PLANT EMPLOYEES.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS CONCERNS WHO OWNS IT AND WHO HAS AUTHORITY TO
CLOSE IT DOWN AND OR SELL IT. THE COUNCIL IS SPLIT ON WHAT TO DO.
A LONG DISCUSSION WAS HELD AT THE COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT. AS A RESULT,
ANOTHER STUDY WILL BE DONE. AND THERE WAS TALK ABOUT A PETITION
CALLING FOR A VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION ASKING THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PLANT BE CHANGED FROM A SEPARATE BOARD, AS WE NOW HAVE, TO TURNING MANAGEMENT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL RAN THE PLANT UNTIL THE MID-80'S WHEN A PUBLIC VOTE CREATED THE MMEU BOARD. THE
COUNCIL SINCE THEN HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE ONLY FOR APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THAT
BOARD. NICKESON IS WORKING ON WAYS TO CUT EXPENSES AND THEREBY EITHER
LOWER RATES, OR AT LEASE NOT SEE THEM GO HIGHER. THE WISCONSIN COMPANY
WHERE THEY BUY WHOLESALE POWER WILL BE RAISING THEIR WHOLESALE RATE 2% A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS, STARTING IN 2012. ONE OF THE BIG MISTAKES
MADE (MY OPINION) IS THAT MMEU SIGNED A 30-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE
WISCONSIN WHOLESALER. YES, 30 YEARS! AND THERE IS NO WAY TO GET "OUT"
OF THE CONTRACT. ANOTHER ISSUE, IF THE PLANT IS CLOSED DOWN, THE CITY WILL NEED TO BUY SMALLER GENERATORS FOR EMERGENCY USE AT THE
WATER PLANT, AND THE SEWAGE PLANT AND AT ONE OR BOTH CITY WELLS.
IT IS ESTIMATED THEY WOULD COST OVER A MILLION DOLLARS. THE CITY WOULD
PROBABLY HAVE TO RAISE WATER AND SEWER RATES TO PAY FOR THOSE.
THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM! A LOT MORE FRIENDLY AND UNFRIENDLY DISCUSSION
IS STILL AHEAD! THERE ARE MANY CITIZENS WHO WANT IT KEEP THE PLANT
AS IT IS AND CONTINUE TO RUN IT. AND THEY ALSO WANT LOWER ELECTRIC
RATES. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I WOULD DO. BUT I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT LIKE
TO SEE THE CITY COUNCIL TAKE OVER MMEU AGAIN. THEY HAVE PLENTY OF
UNFINISHED ISSUES NOW!

WONDER WHAT BEN JACOBSEN WOULD DO IF HE WERE STILL LIVING? HE WAS THE "DEAN" OF MAQUOKETA POWER PLANTS!

AND OF COURSE...BEN FRANKLIN WAS THE ONE WHO STARTED ALL THIS!

SOME STILL SAY...WHEN FRUSTATED...GO FLY A KITE.

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OVER 1 AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN SATURDAY....
NICE SUNDAY AND MONDAY...
AND NICE TODAY ALSO.
REST OF THE WEEK LOOKING GOOD!

A MAQUOKETA TEENAGER ESCAPED INJURY AFTER HER VEHICLE HIT A DEER
AT 7:45 THIS MORNING...ON 175TH STREET, SOUTH OF OTTER CREEK.
LAUREN ROWAN, AGE 17, WAS GOING EAST AND THE DEER RAN INTO HER PATH.
SHE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND THROUGH A FENCE. $4,500 DAMAGE TO HER 2001
PONTIAC AZTEK.

A MAQUOKETA MAN WAS JAILED AFTER HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE MORE THAN 100 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA IN HIS VEHICLE. 21 YEAR OLD KYLE MILES WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO AFFIX A DRUG TAX STAMP. HE WAS STOPPED LAST THURSDAY AT 5:18 P.M.
ON HIGHWAY 61.

POLICE BLOTTER:
ELMER KRUMVIEDE ON SOUTH NIAGARA REPORTED SUNDAY THAT HIS TRUCK WAS
BROKEN INTO SATURDAY.
JAKE BURNS ON WEST MAPLE SAID THREE OF HIS VEHICLES WERE GONE THROUGH
SATURDAY.
JOHN PATCHIN ON SOUTH OTTO STREET REPORTED SUNDAY THAT SOMEONE WAS IN HIS HOME WHILE HE WAS GONE.
ALLIANCE PIPLINE ON EAST SUMMIT REPORTED LAST WEEK THAT COPPER WIRE
AS STOLEN FROM THEIR PROPERTY.
AND DALE YODER REPORTED ITEMS TAKEN FROM HIS VEHICLE WHILE PARKED
THURSDAY NIGHT AT PERXACTLY'S.

CITY COUNCILL MEETING TONIGHT.

MAQUOKETA LONGTIME ATTORNEY AND FELLOW ROTARIAN KEN WRIGHT IS 70 TOMORROW.

HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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MAQUOKETA 37
MOUNT VERNON 6
THE CARDINALS HAD A 30 TO 0 LEAD AT HALFTIME
SEE THE SCOREBOARD...IT WORKED GREAT!
THE SOPHOMORE SCORE IS ON THE SCOREBOARD. THE CARDINALS LOST THAT GAME.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT
TWICE TO ENLARGE IT MORE
RAINING ALL MORNING IN MAQUOKETA. STOCK CAR RACES CANCELLED.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN
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ANOTHER HOT DAY TODAY, IN THE 90'S. COOLER LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS AHEAD.
COOLING TO A HIGH IN THE UPPER 60'S MONDAY.

A MAQUOKETA MAN DIED IN A BOATING ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT IN THE SCHMIDT
HAROBOR AT DUBUQUE. JAMES SUTTON, AGE 45, WAS KILLED WHEN A BOAT
OPERATED BY KENT HOFFMAN, AGE 38, OF GALENA, ALLEGEDLY WENT OVER THE
TOP OF THE BOAT OPERATED BY SUTTON. THE DNR SAID THEY BELIEVE
SUTTON'S BOAT WAS SITTING IN THE WATER AT 9 P.M. LORI FEY, AGE 47,
OF MAQUOKETA WAS A PASSENGER IN THE SUTTON BOAT AND WAS NOT SERIOUSLY
INJURED.

THREE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY POWER PLANT EMPLOYEES HAVE
BEEN NOTIFIED THEIR POSITIONS HAVE BEEN TERMINATED. MMEU MANAGER MIKE
NICKESON SAID HE TALKED WITH THE THREE THIS MORNING. THEIR FINAL DAY
WILL BE OCTOBER 7TH. HE SAID THERE ARE SIX EMPLOYEES WHO WORK AT THE
PLANT AND HE DECLINED TO NAME WHO WERE TERMINATED, BUT SAID A MANAGER
AND TWO OTHERS REMAIN. ONE OF THOSE IS ON MILITARY LEAVE. THIS
WAS A COST-CUTTING MOVE AND THE PLANT, WHICH MAY BE CLOSED, CAN OPERATE
WITH THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LEFT. THE PLANT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FURTHER RESEACH CAN BE DONE. THE 3 EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE A SEVERANCE PACKAGE.

A MAQUOKETA MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING METH IN HIS HOME. HE ALSO
FACES DOMESTIC ABUSE CHARGES AGAINST HIS GIRLFRIEND. MAQUOKETA POLICE
CHARGED 32 YEAR OLD RANDALL SHADY WITH MANUFACTURING METH IN EXCESS OF
FIVE GRAMS. POLICE FOUND THE LAB IN HIS HOME AT 106 NORTH ANDERSON'
STREET, AFTER THEY ASSISTED A WOMAN WHO HAD BEEN ASSAULTED YESTERDAY
MORNING. ASHLEY HUBBARD, 23, OF MAQUOKETA WAS IDENTIFIED AS A VICTIM
OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT. SHADY IS IN THE JACKSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
ON $25,000 CASH BOND.

DON'T FORGET TO LISTEN TO THE MAQUOKETA - MOUNT VERNON GAME TONIGHT
ON KMAQ OR OUR WEB SITE. CHECK HERE TOMORROW MORNING FOR THE SCORE OF THE
GAME.

AND YES...THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ARE STILL IN THE RACE.

HAVE A GOOD LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

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NANCY AND I VISITED FRIENDS AT THE GALENA TERRITORY
THIS WEEK. THIS SUMMER, GALENA AND THE AREA GOT
HIT WITH THE A RECORD DOWNPOUR IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME THAT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, LIKE THE WASHOUT
PICTURED HERE. THAT'S NANCY AND DEB LOOKING IT OVER.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT. CLICK A SECOND TIME
TO MAKE PHOTO EVEN BIGGER.
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