NOT A VERY GOOD DAY TODAY, BUT GUESS THERE HAS TO BE ONE OF THESE
ONCE IN AWHILE. BESIDES, WE NEEDED MORE RAIN. 21/100 OF AN INCH
LAST NIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY, HIGH LOW 60'S. THE
REST OF THE WEEK SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD.

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BAND PARTICIPATED IN STATE COMPETITION
LAST SATURDAY IN CEDAR RAPIDS AND GOT A #1 RATING.

THE CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SHARAR FOUNDATION ELECTED NEW OFFICERS.
NEW PRESIDENT IS RUTH ANN PAPKE OF CLINTON. RETIRING FROM THE
BOARD, JOHN FRAMPTON, OF CLINTON AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA AND
ATTORNEY STEVE KAHLER OF MAQUOKETA. TAMI PETSCHE FROM DEWITT IS
NOW A BOARD MEMBER.

THIS IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AND THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS
URGING FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN OPERATION EDITH AGAIN AT 6 TONIGHT.
SIRENS WILL SOUND AT 6 AND FAMILIES SHOULD THEN PRACTICE EXIT DRILLS
FROM THE HOME. FIREMEN WILL DRIVE AROUND TOWN WITH FIRE TRUCKS
COUNTING HOW MANY HOMES PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION EDITH.

IN TOURNAMENT VOLLEYBALL LAST NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA TEAM DID WELL AGAIN, BEATING ANAMOSA 2 - 0....DEFEATING VINTON 2 - 0 AND THEN MARION, 2 - 0.
THAT WAS AT CLEAR CREEK AMANA. THE CARDINAL GIRLS NOW ADVANCE TO
THE CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET OF THE WAMAC TOURNAMENT TOMORROW NIGHT AT MARION.

IF THE CARDINALS PLAY IN THE WORLD SERIES...GAME TICKETS WILL BE AT LEAST
$200 EACH. I'LL BE LISTENING TO THE RADIO.

DUCK HUNTING STARTS THIS WEEKEND. DR. MELVIN BERNARD(RETIRED OPTOMETRIST) WILL JOIN THE HUNT, AT AGE 88. BEEN HUNTING ALL OF HIS LIFE AND ONE OF MAQUOKETA'S MOST AVID DUCK HUNTERS. THE LIMIT IS 3 DUCKS. HE CALLED OUR COFFEE GROUP TO ORDER THIS MORNING AT THE DECKER WITH HIS DUCK CALL. WE KID HIM....THE DUCKS NEVER HAVE A CHANCE WITH HIM. GREEN ISLAND, ALONG
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, IS STILL THE MOST POPULAR PLACE TO HUNT. GO DUCKS!

DENNIS VOY