GOT DOWN TO 21 LAST NIGHT. SUNNY TODAY AND HIGH OFF 43.
LAST NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS OPENED THE SEASON IN A
DOUBLE DUAL AT MARION. THE CARDINALS LOST TO MARION, 44 TO 37
AND LOST TO CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON 60 TO 12. THEY WILL
WRESTLE AGAIN IN THE CASCADE DUALS THIS SATURDAY.
THE CARDINAL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM LOST TO VINTON SHELLSBURG
LAST NIGHT, THERE, 53 TO 49.
HERE IN MAQUOKETA, THE CARDINAL GIRLS BEAT VINTON SHELLSBURG,
48 TO 42.
THERE WAS A RUMOR THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD
WAS CLOSED FOR LACK OF MONEY AND FOOD. NOT SO. IT WAS JUST CLOSED
LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY. BECAUSE OF THANKSGIVING (IT GAVE OUT TURKEYS ALSO) , THE SHELVES WERE ON THE BARE SIDE LAST WEEK AND FUNDS WERE WAY DOWN ALSO. THE MAQUOKETA MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION ADMINISTERS IT AND SAID TODAY A LARGE DEPOSIT WAS MADE THIS WEEK AS A RESULT OF GENEROUS DONATIONS MADE BY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. HOWEVER, THE CUPBOARD IS IN NEED OF WEEK AFTER
WEEK DONATIONS TO SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 120 FAMILIES WEEKLY.
SO, IF YOU HAVE GIVEN, PLEASE GIVEN AGAIN WHEN YOU CAN AND
IF YOU HAVE NEVER GIVEN, MAKE OUT YOUR CHECK TO THE
COMMUNITY CUPBOARD AND MAIL IT OR LEAVE IT AT ANY CHURCH IN TOWN.
THE CUPBOARD IS OPEN EVERY FRIDAY FROM 9 UNTIL 11.
MORE DEER ACCIDENTS.
VEHICLES EFFECTED OWNED BY: EMILY DONATH, JOHN WARREN, TOM
DEVINE, SCOTT BRATTHAUER, DEVON IRWIN, AND ASHLEY TRAFFORD.
A BIKE THEFT REPORTED TO MAQUOKETA POLICE. RICHARD LAUGHLIN
REPORTED HIS DAUGHTE'S BICYCLE TAKEN FROM THE BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL. RED, WITH BLACK HANDLE BARS AND VALUED AT $10.
FIREMEN WERE CALLED TUESDAY NIGHT TO THE MATT AND LISA IRWIN
HOME ON SOUTH VERMONT.....NO FIRE.....WHAT WAS IN THE OVEN,
OVERHEATED. IT WAS MORE OF A PRECAUTIONARY CALL.
THE KMAQ-TRAVEL BUS HEADS FOR NASHVILLE TOMORROW MORNING
AND RETURNS SUNDAY NIGHT. SO, NO DAILY REPORT UNTIL MONDAY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE GRAND OLE OPRY..... THE
ROCKETTES, AND MORE.
DENNIS VOY
MORE PROGRESS IN MAQUOKETA.A HOME REMODELING PROJECT ON SOUTH PROSPECT STREET..... LOOKS LIKE IT
WILL HAVE AN INTERESTING PORCH.
AND....A NEW FRONT FOR THE COMPUTER REPAIR STORE ON EAST PLATT
IN MAQUOKETA, JUST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM MAIN AND PLATT STREETS INTERSECTION.
PHOTOS BY DENNIS VOY
CLICK-ON THEM TO ENLARGE THEM!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
PARTLY SUNNY TODAY AND HIGH OF 40.
ALL 3 FALL-WINTER CARDINAL ATHLETES ARE IN ACTION TONIGHT.....
THE WRESTLERS.....BOY'S BASKETBALL TEAMS.....AND GIRL'S TEAMS.
THE WEEKLY COACHES SHOWS ARE HERE TOO.....ALL AT 5:45 P.M.
AFTER THE NEWS FINAL ON KMAQ-FM AND OUR INTERNET SITE.
THE GIRL'S BASKETBALL COACH MONDAYS, THE WRESTLING COACH WEDNESDAYS, AND THE BOY'S BASKETBALL COACH THURSDAYS.
LEIGHTON HEPKER, THE HOST.
A BIRTH: LISA AND MATT IRWIN OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN LAST FRIDAY. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE LOIS AND PAUL
EADS OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE JOHN AND
MARY IRWIN OF MAQUOKETA.
A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN DELMAR FRIDAY NIGHT. JOSHUA IHRIG, 30,
OF MAQUOKETA, LOST CONTROL OF HIS MOTORCYLE ON BLOOMFIELD
AVENUE AND HE WAS THROWN FROM THE BIKE AND TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES.
THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD NEEDS CASH TO BUY GROCERIES.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND CHECK TO ME (BOX 940) AND I WILL GET IT TO THE PROPER PERSON. MAKE IT OUT TO MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD.
ANY CLASS RE-UNIONS THIS HOLIDAY IN MAQUOKETA? LET ME KNOW.
KEEP WARM....MAYBE SNOW THIS WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
ALL 3 FALL-WINTER CARDINAL ATHLETES ARE IN ACTION TONIGHT.....
THE WRESTLERS.....BOY'S BASKETBALL TEAMS.....AND GIRL'S TEAMS.
THE WEEKLY COACHES SHOWS ARE HERE TOO.....ALL AT 5:45 P.M.
AFTER THE NEWS FINAL ON KMAQ-FM AND OUR INTERNET SITE.
THE GIRL'S BASKETBALL COACH MONDAYS, THE WRESTLING COACH WEDNESDAYS, AND THE BOY'S BASKETBALL COACH THURSDAYS.
LEIGHTON HEPKER, THE HOST.
A BIRTH: LISA AND MATT IRWIN OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN LAST FRIDAY. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE LOIS AND PAUL
EADS OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE JOHN AND
MARY IRWIN OF MAQUOKETA.
A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN DELMAR FRIDAY NIGHT. JOSHUA IHRIG, 30,
OF MAQUOKETA, LOST CONTROL OF HIS MOTORCYLE ON BLOOMFIELD
AVENUE AND HE WAS THROWN FROM THE BIKE AND TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES.
THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD NEEDS CASH TO BUY GROCERIES.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND CHECK TO ME (BOX 940) AND I WILL GET IT TO THE PROPER PERSON. MAKE IT OUT TO MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD.
ANY CLASS RE-UNIONS THIS HOLIDAY IN MAQUOKETA? LET ME KNOW.
KEEP WARM....MAYBE SNOW THIS WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 28, 2011
NEARLY A HALF-INCH OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.
CLOUDY TODAY, SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON, BUT A HIGH OF ONLY 34.
A COOL WEEK AHEAD WITH NO RAIN OR SNOW.
A-1 ELECTRONICS HAS CLOSED THE STORE ON NORTH MAIN STREET
IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. THE OWNER, BRYSON BORMAN, WHO LIVES IN PRESTON, WILL SERVICE HIS MAQUOKETA CUSTOMERS FROM HIS PRESTON LOCATION. THE MAQUOKETA STORE HANDLED NEW TV'S AND SERVICED TV'S.
RCS APPLIANCES ON SOUTH JONES IS CLOSED. THE SIGN IN THE DOOR
GIVES A PHONE NUMBER FOR COMPUTER REPAIRS AND ANOTHER FOR
APPLIANCE REPAIRS. JOHN REGAN IS THE OWNER. HE FIRST STARTED
AS A COMPUTER SALES AND SERVICE BUSINESS AND THEN LATER ADDED
(PURCHASED) THE TV AND APPLIANCE BUSINESS FROM ARNOLD KORANDA.
THE STORE WAS MOVED IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO FROM THE WESTGATE
STRIP MALL OFF WEST PLATT STREET.
WINNERS OF THE FESTIVAL OF TREES AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER
HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. THE "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" RAFFLE TREE, WHICH WAS A WOODEN ROCKING HORSE VINTAGE RADIO, WAS WON BY BOB AND JUDY ANDERSEN OF MAQUOKETA. THE RECEIVED $100 IN CHAMBER
BUCKS DONATED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FIRST PLACE IN THE LARGE-TREE CATEGORY WAS "SMILES ON MAIN" AND FIRST PLACE FOR THE
SMALL TREE CATEGORY WAS "VINTAGE FRIENDS" AND FIRST PLACE
WREATH WAS WON BY THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS CLUB. VOLUNTEER
GREETER WINNERS WERE KAREN KRUEGER AND RUTH SHEETS.
IT WAS A NICE DISPLAY OF TREES AND WREATHS. ANYONE COULD BID TO OWN A TREE OR WREATH AND THE MONEY FROM THE TOP BID OF EACH, WENT TO OHNWARD.
THE NEXT BIG SHOW AT OHNWARD WILL BE A TRIBUTE TO NEIL DIAMOND
CONCERT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.....A ROADSHOW DONE BY 4 LEGEND PROFESSIONALS. MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR OR GET TICKETS FROM
OSTERHAUS PHARMACY OR THE OHNWARD BOXOFFICE. ADULT
ADVANCE TICKETS ARE $22.00.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE UP IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. LIKE LAST
YEAR, EACH LIGHT POLE HAS WRAP-AROUND GARLAND WITH WHITE
LIGHTS. LOOKS NICE!
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
CLOUDY TODAY, SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON, BUT A HIGH OF ONLY 34.
A COOL WEEK AHEAD WITH NO RAIN OR SNOW.
A-1 ELECTRONICS HAS CLOSED THE STORE ON NORTH MAIN STREET
IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. THE OWNER, BRYSON BORMAN, WHO LIVES IN PRESTON, WILL SERVICE HIS MAQUOKETA CUSTOMERS FROM HIS PRESTON LOCATION. THE MAQUOKETA STORE HANDLED NEW TV'S AND SERVICED TV'S.
RCS APPLIANCES ON SOUTH JONES IS CLOSED. THE SIGN IN THE DOOR
GIVES A PHONE NUMBER FOR COMPUTER REPAIRS AND ANOTHER FOR
APPLIANCE REPAIRS. JOHN REGAN IS THE OWNER. HE FIRST STARTED
AS A COMPUTER SALES AND SERVICE BUSINESS AND THEN LATER ADDED
(PURCHASED) THE TV AND APPLIANCE BUSINESS FROM ARNOLD KORANDA.
THE STORE WAS MOVED IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO FROM THE WESTGATE
STRIP MALL OFF WEST PLATT STREET.
WINNERS OF THE FESTIVAL OF TREES AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER
HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. THE "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" RAFFLE TREE, WHICH WAS A WOODEN ROCKING HORSE VINTAGE RADIO, WAS WON BY BOB AND JUDY ANDERSEN OF MAQUOKETA. THE RECEIVED $100 IN CHAMBER
BUCKS DONATED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FIRST PLACE IN THE LARGE-TREE CATEGORY WAS "SMILES ON MAIN" AND FIRST PLACE FOR THE
SMALL TREE CATEGORY WAS "VINTAGE FRIENDS" AND FIRST PLACE
WREATH WAS WON BY THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS CLUB. VOLUNTEER
GREETER WINNERS WERE KAREN KRUEGER AND RUTH SHEETS.
IT WAS A NICE DISPLAY OF TREES AND WREATHS. ANYONE COULD BID TO OWN A TREE OR WREATH AND THE MONEY FROM THE TOP BID OF EACH, WENT TO OHNWARD.
THE NEXT BIG SHOW AT OHNWARD WILL BE A TRIBUTE TO NEIL DIAMOND
CONCERT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.....A ROADSHOW DONE BY 4 LEGEND PROFESSIONALS. MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR OR GET TICKETS FROM
OSTERHAUS PHARMACY OR THE OHNWARD BOXOFFICE. ADULT
ADVANCE TICKETS ARE $22.00.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE UP IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. LIKE LAST
YEAR, EACH LIGHT POLE HAS WRAP-AROUND GARLAND WITH WHITE
LIGHTS. LOOKS NICE!
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 25, 2011
THE FRONT RECEPTION AREA HERE AT KMAQ WAS DECORATED FOR THEHOLIDAY THIS MORNING BY KMAQ FRONT OFFICE RECEPTIONIST AND
BOOKKEEPER THERESA CELENTANO. CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
TODAY'S (FRIDAY) DAILY REPORT IS BELOW.
AND CHECK THE PHOTOS TAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AT THE NEW HOLIDAY
GIFT STORE IN MAQUOKETA.
DENNIS VOY
52 FOR A HIGH TODAY.....NOT BAD.
BUT, RAIN AND COOLER WEATHER IS NEXT.
MAYBE A LITTLE SNOW BEFORE THE WEEKEND IS OVER.
I CHECKED WAL MART AT 10 LAST NIGHT. THE PARKING LOT WAS PACKED,
THE SMALLER PARKING AREAS AROUND THE STORE, FULL....AND THE CITY
STREETS ON TWO SIDES, FULL OF CARS. AND INSIDE THE STORE, I WAS TOLD
YOU COULD HARDLY WALK.
HOPE YOU HAD A NICE THANKSGIVING! ABOUT 200 ATTENDED THE
COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE SENIOR CENTER HERE
IN MAQUOKETA. THAT WAS 50 MORE THAN LAST YEAR. ALSO,
THEY HAD 60 DELIVERIES. THEY USED 9 TURKEYS.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WEND DOWN IN AREA LAST MONTH. THE STATE OF IOWA'S REMAINED THE SAME, AT 6 PERCENT, COMPARED TO 6.2 A YEAR AGO.
JACKSON COUNTY JOBLESS RATE DROPPED A BIT TO 5.8 PERCENT IN OCTOBER COMPARED TO 6 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER.
TWO MORE LONGTIME MAQUOKETA BUSINESS PLACES ARE CLOSING. MORE ON THAT LATER.
INCUMBENT LEGISLATURE BRIAN MOORE, REPUBLICAN FROM ZWINGLE,
HAS ANNOUNED HE WILL SEE RE-ELECTION TO THE IOWA HOUSE.
HE AND HIS WIFE KIM ARE PARENTS OF EIGHT CHILDREN AND
ONE GRANDSON.
THE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE FOR THE SEAT IS FORMER REPRESENTATIVE,
TOM SCHUELLER OF MAQUOKETA, WHO ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS MONTH.
MOORE DEFEATED SCHUELLER IN THE LAST ELECTION.
POLICE BLOTTER: JOE CAVEN ON NORTH JONES REPORTED THE WINDSHIELD
ON HIS VEHICLE WAS BROKEN BY SOMEONE.
JODI KOELLER REPORTED HITTING A DEER THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON
ON HIGHWAY 52.
THE HOUSE PHOTO OF THE FIRST ENTRY IN THE KMAQ CHRISTMAS
"HOME LIGHTING CONTEST" IS UP ON OUR WEB SITE. GO WWW.KMAQ.COM
AND CLICK ON THE HOME LIGHTING CONTEST BUTTON.
THE JACK MARLOWE ALUMNI THANKSGIVING BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
IS TOMORROW AT THE TWO HIGH SCHOOL GYMS. THE 3RD ANNUAL
ALUMNI VOLLEYBALL WILL BE THERE TOURNAMENT TOO. A CONCESSION
STAND WILL BE IN OPERATION.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
BUT, RAIN AND COOLER WEATHER IS NEXT.
MAYBE A LITTLE SNOW BEFORE THE WEEKEND IS OVER.
I CHECKED WAL MART AT 10 LAST NIGHT. THE PARKING LOT WAS PACKED,
THE SMALLER PARKING AREAS AROUND THE STORE, FULL....AND THE CITY
STREETS ON TWO SIDES, FULL OF CARS. AND INSIDE THE STORE, I WAS TOLD
YOU COULD HARDLY WALK.
HOPE YOU HAD A NICE THANKSGIVING! ABOUT 200 ATTENDED THE
COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE SENIOR CENTER HERE
IN MAQUOKETA. THAT WAS 50 MORE THAN LAST YEAR. ALSO,
THEY HAD 60 DELIVERIES. THEY USED 9 TURKEYS.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WEND DOWN IN AREA LAST MONTH. THE STATE OF IOWA'S REMAINED THE SAME, AT 6 PERCENT, COMPARED TO 6.2 A YEAR AGO.
JACKSON COUNTY JOBLESS RATE DROPPED A BIT TO 5.8 PERCENT IN OCTOBER COMPARED TO 6 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER.
TWO MORE LONGTIME MAQUOKETA BUSINESS PLACES ARE CLOSING. MORE ON THAT LATER.
INCUMBENT LEGISLATURE BRIAN MOORE, REPUBLICAN FROM ZWINGLE,
HAS ANNOUNED HE WILL SEE RE-ELECTION TO THE IOWA HOUSE.
HE AND HIS WIFE KIM ARE PARENTS OF EIGHT CHILDREN AND
ONE GRANDSON.
THE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE FOR THE SEAT IS FORMER REPRESENTATIVE,
TOM SCHUELLER OF MAQUOKETA, WHO ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS MONTH.
MOORE DEFEATED SCHUELLER IN THE LAST ELECTION.
POLICE BLOTTER: JOE CAVEN ON NORTH JONES REPORTED THE WINDSHIELD
ON HIS VEHICLE WAS BROKEN BY SOMEONE.
JODI KOELLER REPORTED HITTING A DEER THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON
ON HIGHWAY 52.
THE HOUSE PHOTO OF THE FIRST ENTRY IN THE KMAQ CHRISTMAS
"HOME LIGHTING CONTEST" IS UP ON OUR WEB SITE. GO WWW.KMAQ.COM
AND CLICK ON THE HOME LIGHTING CONTEST BUTTON.
THE JACK MARLOWE ALUMNI THANKSGIVING BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
IS TOMORROW AT THE TWO HIGH SCHOOL GYMS. THE 3RD ANNUAL
ALUMNI VOLLEYBALL WILL BE THERE TOURNAMENT TOO. A CONCESSION
STAND WILL BE IN OPERATION.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
LAST CHRISTMAS SEASON, "BELLA SOUL" WAS LOCATED IN THE DECKER HOTEL.THIS YEAR, THE CHRISTMAS-TIME-ONLY BUSINESS IS IN A LARGER LOCATION
JUST OF WEST PLATT STREET ON THE STREET LEADING UP TO GASSER'S TRUE VALUE AND FAREWAY. MUCH LARGER STORE THAN LAST YEAR. AND THIS YEAR, THERE ARE A FEW OTHER DEALERS IN WITH BELLA SOUL, FOR A BIGGER
SELECTION OF GIFTS. A BEAUTIFUL STORE. YOU WILL WANT TO STOP IN
AND BROWSE.
THREE PHOTOS BY DENNIS VOY
REMEMBER...CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
SUNNY THIS MORNING AND CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON...HIGH 47.
SUNNY AND 59 TOMORROW.
FRIDAY ALSO LOOKING GOOD FOR "BLACK FRIDAY" SHOPPERS.
NOTICED A SIGN IN THEIR WINDOW THAT MAQUOKETA'S "GOODWILL
STORE" IS ALSO HAVING BIG, BLACK FRIDAY SALE. SAVINGS UP TO 50%.
I DON'T HEAR MUCH ABOUT THAT STORE. IT IS BIG, VERY NICE, AND I HOPE DOING WELL. THEY DO NO ADVERTISING SO I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE
IN THIS AREA THAT STILL DO NOT KNOW IT IS HERE. SPREAD THE
WORD. IT IS LOCATED IN THE FORMER FAREWAY STORE BUILDING, ACROSS
FROM MY THEATRE. THIS STORE SHOULD, AND WILL, DRAW MANY PEOPLE
TO MAQUOKETA FROM NOT ONLY JACKSON COUNTY, BUT JONES AND
CLINTON COUNTIES AND CARROLL COUNTY ACROSS THE RIVER TOO.
A SHORT PRESENTATION ON THE MAQUOKETA AMBULANCE SERVICE WAS
GIVEN LAST NIGHT DURING THE HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING.
PAULETTE HORNER, PARAMEDIC SPECIALIST WITH THE SERVICE, SAID
THEY HAVE 22 STAFF MEMBERS WHO COVER THE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN
DAYS A WEEK. THERE ARE 3 AMBULANCES. THEY HAVE BETWEEN 1,200
AND 1,320 CALLS OR TRANSFERS EACH YEAR. SHE SAID ALL AMBULANCE
PERSONNEL WORK IN THE HOSPITAL DURING THEIR SHIFT IF THEY ARE NOT
ON CALL. THE AMBULANCES RECENTLY HAD GPS UNITS INSTALLED WHICH
HELPS THEM FIND THE LOCATION OF A CALLER.
NEW L-E-D STREET LIGHTS, BALLPARK LIGHTS, AND PARK LIGHTS WILL BE
INSTALLED AFTER THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA GETS THEIR STATE GRANT MONEY.
MONDAY NIGHT, THE COUNCIL APPROVED ACCEPTING A $229,655 GRANT FROM
THE STATE ENERGY PROGRAM THROUGH THE IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY. THE CITY WILL HAVE TO MATCH THE GRANT AND WILL
CHECK INTO A WPPI ZERO-INTEREST LOAN PROGRAM THEY OFFER. THERE
IS ALSO ANOTHER 1 PERCENT LOAN PROGRAM FROM THE STATE THAT
GOES UP TO 15 YEARS.
THREE VEHICLE BREAK-INS YESTERDAY IN MAQUOKETA.
LOCK YOUR CAR.
KMAQ'S OLD TIME TURKEY SHOOT CAME TO A CLOSE AGAIN TODAY.
THERE WERE 9 TURKEY WINNERS, 7 SHOT ON-THE-AIR OVER KMAQ AND
THE OTHER 2 WERE WON IN TODAY'S AM AND FM CONSOLATION DRAWING.
MAQUOKETA WINNERS WERE: PAM FELLER, ELAINE WATTERS, AND WARREN
ROBERTS. THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED AND TO THE SPONSORS OF
THIS POPULAR ANNUAL EVENT BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
BRAD DEERY MOTORS ASKED THE SUPERVISORS THIS WEEK IF THEY
COULD STORE SOME VEHICLES AT THE COUNTY OWNED LARGE EMPTY
BUILDING IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. THEY WOULD STORE ABOUT 20 AND
MAINLY CONVERTIBLES, TO PROTECT THEM FROM SNOW AND ICE.
THE SUPERVISORS WERE RECEPTIVE BUT WILL CHECK ON SOME THINGS
FIRST, BEFORE MAKING A DECISION.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM OPENED UP THE SEASON
LAST NIGHT AT TIFFIN AND LOST TO CLEAR CREEK AMANA, 63 TO 49.
THE CARDINALS LED AT HALFTIME, 24 TO 21.
NO REPORT TOMORROW....I'M OFF FOR THE DAY, BUT WILL WORK
CHRISTMAS MORNING. WILL HAVE A REPORT FRIDAY.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
DENNIS VOY
SUNNY AND 59 TOMORROW.
FRIDAY ALSO LOOKING GOOD FOR "BLACK FRIDAY" SHOPPERS.
NOTICED A SIGN IN THEIR WINDOW THAT MAQUOKETA'S "GOODWILL
STORE" IS ALSO HAVING BIG, BLACK FRIDAY SALE. SAVINGS UP TO 50%.
I DON'T HEAR MUCH ABOUT THAT STORE. IT IS BIG, VERY NICE, AND I HOPE DOING WELL. THEY DO NO ADVERTISING SO I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE
IN THIS AREA THAT STILL DO NOT KNOW IT IS HERE. SPREAD THE
WORD. IT IS LOCATED IN THE FORMER FAREWAY STORE BUILDING, ACROSS
FROM MY THEATRE. THIS STORE SHOULD, AND WILL, DRAW MANY PEOPLE
TO MAQUOKETA FROM NOT ONLY JACKSON COUNTY, BUT JONES AND
CLINTON COUNTIES AND CARROLL COUNTY ACROSS THE RIVER TOO.
A SHORT PRESENTATION ON THE MAQUOKETA AMBULANCE SERVICE WAS
GIVEN LAST NIGHT DURING THE HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING.
PAULETTE HORNER, PARAMEDIC SPECIALIST WITH THE SERVICE, SAID
THEY HAVE 22 STAFF MEMBERS WHO COVER THE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN
DAYS A WEEK. THERE ARE 3 AMBULANCES. THEY HAVE BETWEEN 1,200
AND 1,320 CALLS OR TRANSFERS EACH YEAR. SHE SAID ALL AMBULANCE
PERSONNEL WORK IN THE HOSPITAL DURING THEIR SHIFT IF THEY ARE NOT
ON CALL. THE AMBULANCES RECENTLY HAD GPS UNITS INSTALLED WHICH
HELPS THEM FIND THE LOCATION OF A CALLER.
NEW L-E-D STREET LIGHTS, BALLPARK LIGHTS, AND PARK LIGHTS WILL BE
INSTALLED AFTER THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA GETS THEIR STATE GRANT MONEY.
MONDAY NIGHT, THE COUNCIL APPROVED ACCEPTING A $229,655 GRANT FROM
THE STATE ENERGY PROGRAM THROUGH THE IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY. THE CITY WILL HAVE TO MATCH THE GRANT AND WILL
CHECK INTO A WPPI ZERO-INTEREST LOAN PROGRAM THEY OFFER. THERE
IS ALSO ANOTHER 1 PERCENT LOAN PROGRAM FROM THE STATE THAT
GOES UP TO 15 YEARS.
THREE VEHICLE BREAK-INS YESTERDAY IN MAQUOKETA.
LOCK YOUR CAR.
KMAQ'S OLD TIME TURKEY SHOOT CAME TO A CLOSE AGAIN TODAY.
THERE WERE 9 TURKEY WINNERS, 7 SHOT ON-THE-AIR OVER KMAQ AND
THE OTHER 2 WERE WON IN TODAY'S AM AND FM CONSOLATION DRAWING.
MAQUOKETA WINNERS WERE: PAM FELLER, ELAINE WATTERS, AND WARREN
ROBERTS. THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED AND TO THE SPONSORS OF
THIS POPULAR ANNUAL EVENT BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
BRAD DEERY MOTORS ASKED THE SUPERVISORS THIS WEEK IF THEY
COULD STORE SOME VEHICLES AT THE COUNTY OWNED LARGE EMPTY
BUILDING IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. THEY WOULD STORE ABOUT 20 AND
MAINLY CONVERTIBLES, TO PROTECT THEM FROM SNOW AND ICE.
THE SUPERVISORS WERE RECEPTIVE BUT WILL CHECK ON SOME THINGS
FIRST, BEFORE MAKING A DECISION.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM OPENED UP THE SEASON
LAST NIGHT AT TIFFIN AND LOST TO CLEAR CREEK AMANA, 63 TO 49.
THE CARDINALS LED AT HALFTIME, 24 TO 21.
NO REPORT TOMORROW....I'M OFF FOR THE DAY, BUT WILL WORK
CHRISTMAS MORNING. WILL HAVE A REPORT FRIDAY.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
DENNIS VOY
A PHOTO TAKEN AT THE YMCA IN MAQUOKETA BY JODI COAKLEY, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR. TAKEN LAST FRIDAYWHEN THE YMCA HOSTED A "FLICK N' FLOAT" IN THE POOL WITH 100 IN
ATTENDANCE. SAID SCOTT WARREN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, "WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR CREATIVE WAYS TO GET FAMILIES TO PLAY AND HAVE FUN TOGETHER. THIS EVENT DID THAT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONDUCTING
MORE FAMILY EVENTS THAT HELP US TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF
FAMILIES IN OUR AREA". WARREN GOES ON TO SAY, "AT THE YMCA
WE ARE FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY LIVING AND SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY". CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
NEARLY 1,000 OF YOU CHECKED THIS WEB SITE SINCE YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU.
NASTY DAY TODAY....CLOUDY, MISTY AND COLD, A HIGH OF 41.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON THE SUN COMES BACK AND IT WILL BE WARMER.
THANKSGIVING DAY....SUNNY AND A HIGH OF 60.
A PRESTON MARINE WHO WAS INJURED IN AFGHANISTAN LAST WEEK DIED
LAST NIGHT IN A HOSPITAL IN GERMANY. ZACH REIFF, IN HIS EARLY 20'S,
WAS INJURED BY AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE AND WAS ON HIS SECOND
TOUR OF DUTY THERE. HE GRADUATED FROM PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL AND
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DAVE MILLER SAID HE SPOKE WITH REIFF'S BROTHER WHO
SAID HIS PARENTS, MARCIA AND MATT REIFF WERE FLOWN TO GERMANY ON SATURDAY
TO BE WITH THEIR SON. SERVICES ARE PENDING.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL DECIDED LAST NIGHT TO TAKE BIDS FOR GETTING
RID OF THE OLD SWIMMING POOLS ACROSS FROM GOODENOW FIELD. ABOUT TIME!
THE HOPE IS THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF APRIL.
KMAQ WILL SPONSOR THE 1ST ANNUAL KMAQ CHRISTMAS HOME LIGHTING CONTEST.
DETAILS ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WWW.KMAQ.COM
THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S BASKETBALL SEASON GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT
AT TIFFIN.
THE WRESTLING SEASON FOR THE CARDINALS BEGINS NEXT TUESDAY AT MARION.
DAVE CLARK OF MAQUOKETA FOR YEARS HAS BEEN ONE OF MAQUOKETA'S BEST BOWLERS.
HE HAS HAD PERFECT GAMES BEFORE.
AND HE DID IT AGAIN LAST NIGHT IN THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MILLER
LITE LEAGUE AT TIMBER LANES. HE ROLLED HIS 300 IN THE FIRST GAME.
THEN HE ROLLED A 262 AND HE ENDS THE NIGHT WITH A 280. ADD THAT UP AND
YOU GET AN 842 SERIES....MAYBE THE HIGHEST EVER ROLLED IN MAQUOKETA.
HE THREW 34 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 36 STRIKES. WOW! CONGRATULATIONS DAVE!
HE WIFE IS LISA, A TELLER AT MAQUOKETA STATE BANK AND HIS SON IS
KMAQ PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER MATT CLARK, NOW OF CEDAR RAPIDS.
I WONDER IF DAVE HAS EVER THROWN A GUTTER BALL?
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
THANK YOU.
NASTY DAY TODAY....CLOUDY, MISTY AND COLD, A HIGH OF 41.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON THE SUN COMES BACK AND IT WILL BE WARMER.
THANKSGIVING DAY....SUNNY AND A HIGH OF 60.
A PRESTON MARINE WHO WAS INJURED IN AFGHANISTAN LAST WEEK DIED
LAST NIGHT IN A HOSPITAL IN GERMANY. ZACH REIFF, IN HIS EARLY 20'S,
WAS INJURED BY AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE AND WAS ON HIS SECOND
TOUR OF DUTY THERE. HE GRADUATED FROM PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL AND
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DAVE MILLER SAID HE SPOKE WITH REIFF'S BROTHER WHO
SAID HIS PARENTS, MARCIA AND MATT REIFF WERE FLOWN TO GERMANY ON SATURDAY
TO BE WITH THEIR SON. SERVICES ARE PENDING.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL DECIDED LAST NIGHT TO TAKE BIDS FOR GETTING
RID OF THE OLD SWIMMING POOLS ACROSS FROM GOODENOW FIELD. ABOUT TIME!
THE HOPE IS THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF APRIL.
KMAQ WILL SPONSOR THE 1ST ANNUAL KMAQ CHRISTMAS HOME LIGHTING CONTEST.
DETAILS ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WWW.KMAQ.COM
THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S BASKETBALL SEASON GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT
AT TIFFIN.
THE WRESTLING SEASON FOR THE CARDINALS BEGINS NEXT TUESDAY AT MARION.
DAVE CLARK OF MAQUOKETA FOR YEARS HAS BEEN ONE OF MAQUOKETA'S BEST BOWLERS.
HE HAS HAD PERFECT GAMES BEFORE.
AND HE DID IT AGAIN LAST NIGHT IN THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MILLER
LITE LEAGUE AT TIMBER LANES. HE ROLLED HIS 300 IN THE FIRST GAME.
THEN HE ROLLED A 262 AND HE ENDS THE NIGHT WITH A 280. ADD THAT UP AND
YOU GET AN 842 SERIES....MAYBE THE HIGHEST EVER ROLLED IN MAQUOKETA.
HE THREW 34 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 36 STRIKES. WOW! CONGRATULATIONS DAVE!
HE WIFE IS LISA, A TELLER AT MAQUOKETA STATE BANK AND HIS SON IS
KMAQ PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER MATT CLARK, NOW OF CEDAR RAPIDS.
I WONDER IF DAVE HAS EVER THROWN A GUTTER BALL?
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 21, 2011
PARTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 46.
LOOKING AHEAD, LOOKS LIKE THURSDAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, WILL BE THE
NICEST DAY OF THE WEEK.
A MAQUOKETA MAN WHO HAD A LARGE METH LAB AT HIS HOME HAS HAD A TRIAL DATE SET FOR EARLY NEXT YEAR. THE TRIAL OF RANDALL SHADY, AGE 32,
WILL BE JANUARY 9, 2012 IN JACKSON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT. HE HAS BEEN
CHARGED WITH MANUFACTURING METH IN EXCESS OF 5 GRAMS.
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 8 SATURDAY MORNING TWO MILES WEST OF ANDREW.
STEVEN KLOCKE, AGE 55, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS DRIVING A SEMI WITH AN EMPTY
LOW-BOY TRAILER AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY DAVID EHLERS, AGE 56,
OF ANDREW. HE WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR PULLING A WAGON. EHLERS
TURNED INTO A FIELD DRIVE IN FRONT OF THE SEMI AND THE TWO COLLIDED.
EHLERS WAS CHARGED. NO INJURIES. THE 99 PETERBUILDT RECEIVED
ABOUT $6,000 IN DAMAGES AND THE 79 WHITE TRACTOR, ABOUT $500 IN DAMAGES.
AT 7 AM SATURDAY, ESTELLE HARPER, AGE 56,WAS DRIVING WEST ON PLATT
STREET AND SWERVED TO MISS A PICKUP THAT CROSSED THE CENTER LINE.
SHE OVER-CORRECTED AND RAN INTO THE CURB AND HIT A SEWER GRATE.
NO INJURIES. $5,000 IN DAMAGES TO HER 2010 CHEVY.
HITTING A DEER OVER THE WEEKEND:
BOBBIE BARTELS, COLBY MEDINGER, JAMES HAXMEIER, DUANE BAHR AND BRUCE BEILEMA.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER:
JIM TAPLIN REPORTED 5 SHOTGUNS MISSING FROM HIS HOME ON 550TH AVENUE.
MICKAELA GJERSTAD ON EAST GROVE STREET REPORTED HER VEHICLE WAS EGGED.
THE CONCESSIN STAND AT BURLINGAME FIELD WAS VANDALIZED.
THE EAGLES CLUB REPORTED TWO CONTAINERS USED TO CONTAIN CIGARETTES
OUTSIDE THE BUILDING WERE TAKEN. ONE FOUND AND THE OTHER VALUED AT
$100 STILL MISSING.
ROBERT HARKEY ON 50TH AVENUE REPORTED THAT SOMEONE THREW NAILS IN
HIS DRIVEWAY AND TRIED TO BREAK INTOHIS TRUCK.
OFFICIALS AT THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE CLOSED ALL THIS WEEK. THE REASON....COORDINATOR GARY EGGERS SAYS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS AND THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD HAS A JOINT MEETING WITH DELWOOD'S BOARD, AT DELMAR, AT 5:15 TODAY AND THE REGULAR MEETING ALONE AT 6:30, AT THE
DISTRICT OFFICE. BOTH MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7 TONIGHT. ON THE AGENDA...
PURCHASING TWO FURNACES AT CITY HALL TO FIX A PROBLEM,
THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, A STATE ENERGY GRANT, THE OLD POOL,
AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT MAIN AND PLATT.
THE "KIDS AGAINST HUNGER" BAGGING OF FOOD WAS DONE YESTERDAY AT THE
COMMUNITY CENTER. MORE ABOUT THAT AND SOME PHOTOS AT
www.listjacksoncountyia.com.
THE 2011 CLASS 3-A DISTRICT 5 ALL DISTRICT FOOTBALL TEAM WAS ANNOUNCED
LAST FRIDAY. MAQUOKETA CARDINAL COACH KEVIN BOWMAN WAS SELECTED AS
COACH OF THE YEAR.
MAKING THE FIRST TEAM FROM MAQUOKETA: CRAIG JOHNSON, CHASE COAKLEY,
PERRY HAWKS, JON BOPES, SAM ADLER, COLE WENTWORTH, DEREK HOPSON,
TRE HAYES, AND NICK CLASEN....ALL SENIORS.
THE PPP PLAY OVER THE WEEKEND WAS GOOD AND HAD A GOOD TURNOUT OF
NEARLY 1,000.
THE NEW "BREAKING DAWN" MOVIE WAS A HUGE HIT NATIONWIDE AND DID
WELL ALSO AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE. THE THURSDAY NIGHT MIDNIGHT
SHOW STARTED THE RUN WITH 144 PEOPLE AND HUNDREDS CAME TO IT
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ON THE OTHER HAND, "HAPPY FEET TWO" ...
A GOOD FAMILY MOVIE...DID NOT DO AS WELL AS EXPECTED NATIONWIDE
AND ALSO HERE IN MAQUOKETA. STARTING THIS WEDNESDAY IN THE VOY 1
THEATRE (200 SEATS)..."ARTHUR CHRISTMAS", RATED PG. IT IS EXPECTED
TO BE A BIG HOLIDAY MOVIE.
SEEING A MOVIE ON A BIG THEATRE SCREEN IS THE BEST WAY TO GO!
HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY WEEK!
DENNIS VOY
LOOKING AHEAD, LOOKS LIKE THURSDAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, WILL BE THE
NICEST DAY OF THE WEEK.
A MAQUOKETA MAN WHO HAD A LARGE METH LAB AT HIS HOME HAS HAD A TRIAL DATE SET FOR EARLY NEXT YEAR. THE TRIAL OF RANDALL SHADY, AGE 32,
WILL BE JANUARY 9, 2012 IN JACKSON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT. HE HAS BEEN
CHARGED WITH MANUFACTURING METH IN EXCESS OF 5 GRAMS.
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 8 SATURDAY MORNING TWO MILES WEST OF ANDREW.
STEVEN KLOCKE, AGE 55, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS DRIVING A SEMI WITH AN EMPTY
LOW-BOY TRAILER AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY DAVID EHLERS, AGE 56,
OF ANDREW. HE WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR PULLING A WAGON. EHLERS
TURNED INTO A FIELD DRIVE IN FRONT OF THE SEMI AND THE TWO COLLIDED.
EHLERS WAS CHARGED. NO INJURIES. THE 99 PETERBUILDT RECEIVED
ABOUT $6,000 IN DAMAGES AND THE 79 WHITE TRACTOR, ABOUT $500 IN DAMAGES.
AT 7 AM SATURDAY, ESTELLE HARPER, AGE 56,WAS DRIVING WEST ON PLATT
STREET AND SWERVED TO MISS A PICKUP THAT CROSSED THE CENTER LINE.
SHE OVER-CORRECTED AND RAN INTO THE CURB AND HIT A SEWER GRATE.
NO INJURIES. $5,000 IN DAMAGES TO HER 2010 CHEVY.
HITTING A DEER OVER THE WEEKEND:
BOBBIE BARTELS, COLBY MEDINGER, JAMES HAXMEIER, DUANE BAHR AND BRUCE BEILEMA.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER:
JIM TAPLIN REPORTED 5 SHOTGUNS MISSING FROM HIS HOME ON 550TH AVENUE.
MICKAELA GJERSTAD ON EAST GROVE STREET REPORTED HER VEHICLE WAS EGGED.
THE CONCESSIN STAND AT BURLINGAME FIELD WAS VANDALIZED.
THE EAGLES CLUB REPORTED TWO CONTAINERS USED TO CONTAIN CIGARETTES
OUTSIDE THE BUILDING WERE TAKEN. ONE FOUND AND THE OTHER VALUED AT
$100 STILL MISSING.
ROBERT HARKEY ON 50TH AVENUE REPORTED THAT SOMEONE THREW NAILS IN
HIS DRIVEWAY AND TRIED TO BREAK INTOHIS TRUCK.
OFFICIALS AT THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE CLOSED ALL THIS WEEK. THE REASON....COORDINATOR GARY EGGERS SAYS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS AND THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD HAS A JOINT MEETING WITH DELWOOD'S BOARD, AT DELMAR, AT 5:15 TODAY AND THE REGULAR MEETING ALONE AT 6:30, AT THE
DISTRICT OFFICE. BOTH MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7 TONIGHT. ON THE AGENDA...
PURCHASING TWO FURNACES AT CITY HALL TO FIX A PROBLEM,
THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, A STATE ENERGY GRANT, THE OLD POOL,
AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT MAIN AND PLATT.
THE "KIDS AGAINST HUNGER" BAGGING OF FOOD WAS DONE YESTERDAY AT THE
COMMUNITY CENTER. MORE ABOUT THAT AND SOME PHOTOS AT
www.listjacksoncountyia.com.
THE 2011 CLASS 3-A DISTRICT 5 ALL DISTRICT FOOTBALL TEAM WAS ANNOUNCED
LAST FRIDAY. MAQUOKETA CARDINAL COACH KEVIN BOWMAN WAS SELECTED AS
COACH OF THE YEAR.
MAKING THE FIRST TEAM FROM MAQUOKETA: CRAIG JOHNSON, CHASE COAKLEY,
PERRY HAWKS, JON BOPES, SAM ADLER, COLE WENTWORTH, DEREK HOPSON,
TRE HAYES, AND NICK CLASEN....ALL SENIORS.
THE PPP PLAY OVER THE WEEKEND WAS GOOD AND HAD A GOOD TURNOUT OF
NEARLY 1,000.
THE NEW "BREAKING DAWN" MOVIE WAS A HUGE HIT NATIONWIDE AND DID
WELL ALSO AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE. THE THURSDAY NIGHT MIDNIGHT
SHOW STARTED THE RUN WITH 144 PEOPLE AND HUNDREDS CAME TO IT
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ON THE OTHER HAND, "HAPPY FEET TWO" ...
A GOOD FAMILY MOVIE...DID NOT DO AS WELL AS EXPECTED NATIONWIDE
AND ALSO HERE IN MAQUOKETA. STARTING THIS WEDNESDAY IN THE VOY 1
THEATRE (200 SEATS)..."ARTHUR CHRISTMAS", RATED PG. IT IS EXPECTED
TO BE A BIG HOLIDAY MOVIE.
SEEING A MOVIE ON A BIG THEATRE SCREEN IS THE BEST WAY TO GO!
HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY WEEK!
DENNIS VOY
THE KMAQ-TRAVEL TRIP TO BRANSON WENT WELL. GOT HOME AT 6 FRIDAY NIGHT,
A LITTLE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. HAD 50 ON THE BUS. EASY TO KEEP TRACK
OF AS WE ALWAYS CHECKED FOR THE 6 EMPTY SEATS AND THEN KNEW WE WERE READY
TO TAKE OFF AGAIN. WEATHER WAS GOOD AND BRANSON WAS BUSY. ALL 6 SHOWS WERE GOOD, INCLUDING THE ONE ON THE BRANSON BELLE RIVERBOAT. ATE TOO MUCH FOOD OF COURSE AND ENJOYED A LOT OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC. THANKS TO
ALL WHO WENT! THE DANIEL O'DONNEL SHOW LASTED NEARLY 3 HOURS AND
WAS HELD IN ONE OF BRANSON'S BIGGEST THEATRES. AND IT WAS NEARLY FULL
WITH CLOSE TO 2,500 SENIORS. I TOOK THE PHOTO OF DANIEL AT
INTERMISSION AND HE ASKED IF I'D PUT IT ON "FACEBOOK". WILL DO!
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO BRANSON, HOPE YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO AS ITS
A FUN AND INTERESTING CITY. EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE VISIT THE TOWN
OF JUST OVER 6,000 RESIDENTS.
DENNIS VOY
CLICK-ON PHOTO OF DANIEL TO ENLARGE IT.
MORE "PROGRESS" IN MAQUOKETA.
REMEMBER THE DAYS YOU HAD A SANDWICH, MEETING OR MORNING COFFEE AND DONUTS
AT MICHEL'S TRUCK STOP ON THE HIGHWAY 61 BYPASS, MAQUOKETA?
OR, MAYBE BACON AND EGGS AT MIDNIGHT OR AT 1 IN THE MORNING?
HERE YOU SEE THE FORMER TRUCK STOP RE-BUILDT BUILDING, LOOKING
EAST/NORTHEAST FROM MYATT DRIVE.
PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT!
Monday, November 14, 2011
NICE 50-DEGREE DAY AGAIN, AFTER CLOUDY MORNING. THE WEEK AHEAD LOOKS OKAY.
WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE COLDEST DAY WHEN THE HIGH WILL BE AROUND 40 AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DOWN TO 24.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
THE FOLLOWING HIT A DEER OVER THE WEEKEND: ALLISON KELLY, STEVE
VAN HECKE, ASHLEY HAFTERBECKER, LAULEEN KRUMVEDE, BRAD KORANDA,
AND TAMRA BRADLEY.
POLICE BLOTTER:
DOROTHY WISTED ON WEST PLATT REPORTED SOMEONE TOOK A UPS PACKAGE LEFT
OUTSIDE HER HOME.
PAULINE PAGE SAID HER PURSE WAS TAKEN FROM THE LAUNDRY MAX.
STEVE TEBBE SAID HIS MAILBOX WAS KNOCKED DOWN ON 110TH STREET.
CATHY BUCKLEY REPORTED HER PURSE WAS TAKEN FROM A TRUCK ON W. GILLET
STREET IN PRESTON AND
FRANCIS PORTZ REPORTED TO BELLEVUE POLICE THAT A 1992 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE
WAS TAKEN FROM 604 SOUTH 5TH STREET.
THE FIRST MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME WILL BE
ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND AT CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THE FIRST MCHS WRESTLING MEET WILL BE AGAINST CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON,
AND MARION AT MARIION, ON TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 29TH.
THE FIRST VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME WILL BE AWAY, ALSO ON NOVEMBER 29
AGAINST VINTON-SHELLSBURG.
AND NEW THIS YEAR...
THE FIRST BOYS/GIRLS BOWLING MEET WILL BE AT MARION ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER
2ND. THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 10 HOME AND AWAY MEETS, AGAINST MARION, WESTERN DUBUQUE, CAMANCHE, BELLEVUE, CENTRAL DEWITT, WEST DELAWARE.
JUST ONE MEET WITH WESTERN DUBUQUE, AT HOME. THEN, FEBRUARY 18TH, THE IHSAA SUB STATE TOURNAMENT AND THE STATE TOURNAMENT ON FEBRUARY 23RD.
TOURNAMENT SITES TO BE ANNOUNCED.
A NEARLY FULL KMAQ BUS WILL BE TAKING OFF AT 6 TOMORROW MORNING FOR BRANSON.
NANCY AND I WILL HOST THE TRIP, SO, NO DAILY REPORT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. BUT REMEMBER, YOU CAN HEAR THE NEWS ON OUR HOME PAGE AT 7:45, 12:15, 5:05 AND 9:45 EVERY DAY.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE COLDEST DAY WHEN THE HIGH WILL BE AROUND 40 AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DOWN TO 24.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
THE FOLLOWING HIT A DEER OVER THE WEEKEND: ALLISON KELLY, STEVE
VAN HECKE, ASHLEY HAFTERBECKER, LAULEEN KRUMVEDE, BRAD KORANDA,
AND TAMRA BRADLEY.
POLICE BLOTTER:
DOROTHY WISTED ON WEST PLATT REPORTED SOMEONE TOOK A UPS PACKAGE LEFT
OUTSIDE HER HOME.
PAULINE PAGE SAID HER PURSE WAS TAKEN FROM THE LAUNDRY MAX.
STEVE TEBBE SAID HIS MAILBOX WAS KNOCKED DOWN ON 110TH STREET.
CATHY BUCKLEY REPORTED HER PURSE WAS TAKEN FROM A TRUCK ON W. GILLET
STREET IN PRESTON AND
FRANCIS PORTZ REPORTED TO BELLEVUE POLICE THAT A 1992 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE
WAS TAKEN FROM 604 SOUTH 5TH STREET.
THE FIRST MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME WILL BE
ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND AT CLEAR CREEK AMANA.
THE FIRST MCHS WRESTLING MEET WILL BE AGAINST CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON,
AND MARION AT MARIION, ON TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 29TH.
THE FIRST VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME WILL BE AWAY, ALSO ON NOVEMBER 29
AGAINST VINTON-SHELLSBURG.
AND NEW THIS YEAR...
THE FIRST BOYS/GIRLS BOWLING MEET WILL BE AT MARION ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER
2ND. THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 10 HOME AND AWAY MEETS, AGAINST MARION, WESTERN DUBUQUE, CAMANCHE, BELLEVUE, CENTRAL DEWITT, WEST DELAWARE.
JUST ONE MEET WITH WESTERN DUBUQUE, AT HOME. THEN, FEBRUARY 18TH, THE IHSAA SUB STATE TOURNAMENT AND THE STATE TOURNAMENT ON FEBRUARY 23RD.
TOURNAMENT SITES TO BE ANNOUNCED.
A NEARLY FULL KMAQ BUS WILL BE TAKING OFF AT 6 TOMORROW MORNING FOR BRANSON.
NANCY AND I WILL HOST THE TRIP, SO, NO DAILY REPORT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. BUT REMEMBER, YOU CAN HEAR THE NEWS ON OUR HOME PAGE AT 7:45, 12:15, 5:05 AND 9:45 EVERY DAY.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Sunday, November 13, 2011
NANCY AND I ATTENDED THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS OMELET BREAKFAST THIS
MORNING AT SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA. IT WAS BUSY...
WE HAD TO WAIT IN LINE ABOUT 15 MINUTES. CATHOLICS DON'T MIND MAKING
ME, A LUTHERAN, WAIT IN LINE...LOL SHOWN HERE, RON BURNETT(BURNETT-THIEL FORD) AND FLORIAN STEFFEN(MAQUOKETA STATE BANK) DOING OUR OMELETS. BOTH ARE EXPERTS, HELPING WITH THIS EVENT A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR, FOR AROUND 20 YEARS. RON WAS HAPPY TO REPORT THAT HIS TEST-DRIVE-A-FORD EVENT HELD YESTERDAY REACHED ITS GOAL (WENT OVER
A LITTLE) AND RAISED $6,000+ FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS HE HAS ARRANGED FOR THIS FUND RAISER FOR THE SCHOOL. A THANK-YOU TO RON AND BOB. NANCY AND I ATE BREAKFAST WITH TOM AND NANCY MILLER. WITH KIDS IN FOOTBALL, THEY WATCHED AROUND 30 CARDINAL FOOTBALL GAMES THIS EXCITING FALL FOOTBALL SEASON IN MAQUOKETA.
NEXT, BASKETBALL..JUST AROUND THE CORNER. AS ALWAYS, FOR ANY PHOTOS IN THIS DAILY REPORT...IF YOU CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS A COUPLE OR THREE TIMES,YOU WILL GET THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.
DENNIS VOY
JULIE STREETS, WAITING AS MARK INTLEKOFER MAKES HER OMELET. JULIE, WIFE
OF DENNIS, FOR AROUND 20 YEARS RAN A NEAT GIFT STORE JUST UP THE STREET
FROM KMAQ....JULIE'S KOUNTRY KRAFTS. THIS WAS IN THE 80'S AND 90'S.
SHE EVEN SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WHY WERE
THE NAMES IN HER BUSINESS SPELLED WITH A K? BECAUSE SHE WAS A
KUHL GIRL FROM MILES AND GRADUATED FROM MILES HIGH SCHOOL. HER FOLKS
WERE MR. AND MRS. RAYMOND KUHL AND RAYMOND, NOW 94, IS A VETERAN, SERVING
IN WORLD WAR II. THOSE WERE REALLY FUN, BUSY RETAIL DAYS IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA WHEN JULIE HAD HER STORE. AND OF COURSE, SHE ADVERTISED ON
KMAQ. THAT'S ONE REASON SHE WAS IN A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS SO LONG.
SHE DIDN'T NEED TO CLOSE HER STORE, SHE DESERVED TO RETIRE.
DENNIS VOY
WAITING IN LINE GO GET THEIR OMELET MADE, RON DELAGARDELLE(RIGHT) AND DENNIS
STREETS, BOTH LONGTIME MAQUOKETA TEACHERS. DENNIS OF COURSE WAS IOWA'S
TOP SOPHOMORE BASKETBALL COACH FOR MANY YEARS AND FINISHED HIS CAREER
AS DEAN OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. RON, BESIDES TEACHING, FOR MANY YEARS
DID KMAQ'S CARDINAL COUNTDOWN SHOW FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL...WAS THE
STAR IN MANY PEACE PIPE PLAYERS PRODUCTIONS... AND WAS EVEN IN THE MOVIE
"FIST", CO-STARRING WITH SYLVESTER STALLONE.
DENNIS VOY
AS WE WERE BOTH LEAVING SACRED HEART SCHOOL, JOHN DAGUE WAS JUST COMING
IN TO THE DINING ROOM TO EAT. DOESN'T HE LOOK SHARP. TIE AND ALL.
DON'T SEE A LOT OF TIES THESE DAYS. I HAVE KNOWN JOHN FOR FORTY YEARS.
WE WERE BOTH IN THE OLD LION'S CLUB AND BOTH BOTH WORKED ON MANY PROJECTS.
REMEMBER WHEN HE WORKED FOR ORLA DAVIS CLOTHIERS DOWNTOWN, THAT BUILDINIG
WAS ONE OF THREE THAT BURNED DOWN. THEN HE BOUGHT FROM WILBUR, THE
CORNELIUS FARM STORE BUSINESS ON EAST PLATT, THAT IS NOW B & C LIQUOR.
HE MOVED THAT OUT TO A BUILDING SOUTH OF TOWN ON OLD HIWAY 61 AND IS STILL
THERE TODAY WITH HIS FINE DAGUE IMPLEMENT BUSINESS. KEEPS MY 50'S ALLIS
CHALMERS TRACTOR WITH BELLY-MOWER GOING THAT WE USE TO MOW THE 61 DRIVE-IN
6 ACRES. JOHN HAS A GOOD RADIO VOICE TOO AND EMCEES MANY EVENTS, IS
AN FFA SUPPORTER AND DOES A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL AGRICULTURE.
THAT OMELET BREAKFAST HE IS ABOUT TO ENJOY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BREAKFAST BARGAINS AROUND, TWICE A YEAR, FOR JUST $6...INCLUDES THE OMELET, TOAST,
SWEET ROLL, JUICE AND COFFEE. EDDIE SEEBERGER BUTTERED MY TOAST.
DENNIS VOY
AT $6.00.
LARRY AND LIZ McCLOY OF MAQUOKETA, HAVING LUNCH AT McDONALD'S YESTERDAY.
THEIR FAVORITE PLACE TO DINE. ONE OF MINE TOO. LIKE YESTERDAY....OUT
THERE WITH MY GRANDSON JACOB, HIS MOM LONNA AND NANCY. AND JAKE BICKFORD AND I HAVE AN AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK THERE TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. BEST COFFEE ANYWHERE. LARRY HAS DONE THE CLEANING AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE AT LEAST 20 YEARS, AND DOES A VERY GOOD JOB. LIZ HELPS HIM ON BUSY DAYS. LARRY CHECKS IN AT THE THEATRE 6 MORNINGS A WEEK AROUND 5 A.M. THEY HAVE A GRANDSON AND LIZ IS WAITING FOR THE START OF THE STOCK CAR RACING SEASON...SHE'S A BIG FAN.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 11, 2011
NICE SUNNY DAY TODAY, HIGH AROUND 48. 50-PLUS WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND INTO NEXT WEEK.
AMERICAN SMOKEOUT DAY IS NOVEMBER 17TH! MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS (SADD) PLAN TO WRITE ANTI-SMOKING MESSAGES IN CHALK ON SIDEWALKS DOWNTOWN NEXT WEEK. THE STUDENTS BELIEVE THE MESSAGES WILL CATCH PEOPLE'S ATTENTION. THE BRIEF MESSAGES WILL CITE STATISTICS
SHOWING THE HEALTH DANGERS OF SMOKING.
MORE CAR-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED BY STEWART WILSON, DARYL POLL AND
TRAVIS MANNING.
SENATOR TOD BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA WILL HOST A TOWN HALL MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY LATE AFTERNOON (5:30) AT THE MAQUOKETA LIBRARY TO DISCUSS
EDUCATION PROPOSALS PROPOSED BY GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD.
THE MAQUOKETA VFW IS SPONSORING A VETERAN'S DAY DANCE FROM 7 UNTIL 11
TONIGHT AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS, FEATURING MUSIC
BY POPULAR JACKSON COUNTY BAND, "THE COUNTRY TRADITION".
THE NEW COMEDY "JACK AND JILL" STARTS NATIONWIDE AND TONIGHT AT THE
VOY 3 THEATRE IN MAQUOKETA,RATED PG FOR ALL THE FAMILY.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
CHECK PHOTOS I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON AT THE "THANK VETERANS" PROGRAM
AT THE FAIRGROUNDS....BELOW.
DENNIS VOY
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND INTO NEXT WEEK.
AMERICAN SMOKEOUT DAY IS NOVEMBER 17TH! MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS (SADD) PLAN TO WRITE ANTI-SMOKING MESSAGES IN CHALK ON SIDEWALKS DOWNTOWN NEXT WEEK. THE STUDENTS BELIEVE THE MESSAGES WILL CATCH PEOPLE'S ATTENTION. THE BRIEF MESSAGES WILL CITE STATISTICS
SHOWING THE HEALTH DANGERS OF SMOKING.
MORE CAR-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED BY STEWART WILSON, DARYL POLL AND
TRAVIS MANNING.
SENATOR TOD BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA WILL HOST A TOWN HALL MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY LATE AFTERNOON (5:30) AT THE MAQUOKETA LIBRARY TO DISCUSS
EDUCATION PROPOSALS PROPOSED BY GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD.
THE MAQUOKETA VFW IS SPONSORING A VETERAN'S DAY DANCE FROM 7 UNTIL 11
TONIGHT AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS, FEATURING MUSIC
BY POPULAR JACKSON COUNTY BAND, "THE COUNTRY TRADITION".
THE NEW COMEDY "JACK AND JILL" STARTS NATIONWIDE AND TONIGHT AT THE
VOY 3 THEATRE IN MAQUOKETA,RATED PG FOR ALL THE FAMILY.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
CHECK PHOTOS I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON AT THE "THANK VETERANS" PROGRAM
AT THE FAIRGROUNDS....BELOW.
DENNIS VOY
THE "THANK YOU VETERANS" PROGRAM AT THE FAIRGROUNDS TODAY CAME TO A
CLOSE TODAY WITH THE PLAYING OF "TAPS" BY MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BAND MEMBER,
ROSA BORMAN. MITCHEL RICHARDS PLAYED "ECHO" TAPS. SACRED HEART
CATHOLIC CHURCH DEACON BOB HEAD GAVE A CLOSING MILITARY PRAYER. AFTER THE
PROGRAM WAS OVER, REFRESHMENTS WERE SERVED AND EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE
TO LOOK AT SERVICE PHOTOS BROUGHT IN FOR THE EVENT. MORE PHOTOS BELOW.
THANKS TO BUDDY AND MYRNA OLSON FOR AGAIN ORGANIZING THIS VETERANS EVENT!
PHOTOS BY DENNIS VOY
CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS A COUPLE TIMES AND THEY WE ENLARGE
BUDDY OLSON, RIGHT, OF MAQUOKETA AND FORMER POLICE CHIEF, IN 2010
ORGANIZED THE FIRST COMMUNITY "THANK THE VETERANS" PROGRAM. NEARLY 200 ATTENDED THEN.
TODAY, HIS 2ND EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 300.
SHOWN HERE WITH BUDDY IS WWII VETERAN EDDIE ORTELL WHO SERVED IN THE ARMY-AIRFORCE.
MANY VETERANS STOOD AND WERE RECOGNIZED DURING THE PROGRAM.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
BIG PILE OF CORN SOUTH OF TOWN! NEXT TO GOLD! THE LATEST FEDERAL CROP
FORECAST SAYS IOWA'S AVERAGE CORN YIELD IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO 171 BUSHELS PER ACRE THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO 165 IN 2010. NATIONALLY, THE U.S. CORN CROP IS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 146 BUSHELS AN ACRE, DOWN 5 FROM LAST YEAR.
IOWA'S HARVEST IS EXPECTED TO BE 2.33 BILLION BUSHELS, COMPARED WITH MORE THAN 2.15 BILLION BUSHELS LAST YEAR. NOT ALL CORN IS HARVESTED IN IOWA.
NATIONALLY, THE TOTAL PRODUCTION THIS YEAR IS EXPECTED TO BE 12.3 BILLION BUSHELS, DOWN 1 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. SO, CORN PRICES SHOULD REMAIN
GOOD FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
PARTLY SUNNY AND COLD TODAY...HIGH AGAIN OF 39. BUT,
BACK UP INTO THE 50'S FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS AT LEAST.
BIG STORY TODAY....TOM SCHUELLER....SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND FORMER STATE
REPRESENTATIVE....ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE WILL RUN FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
IN THE NEW HOUSE DISTRICT 58. THE NEW DISTRICT INCLUDES ALL OF JACKSON
COUNTYK THE EASTERN PART OF JONES COUNTY, AND A SMALL PORTION OF DUBUQUE
COUNTY. THE INCOMBANT IN THAT HOUSE DISTRICT WILL BE REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN MOORE OF ZWINGLE, WHO DEFEATED SCHUELLER IN A HOUSE
RACE LAST NOVEMBER. HE SERVED THREE TERMS AS STATE REPRESENTATIVE
IN DISTRICT 25. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNICL FOR 11 YEARS.
TOM SCHUELLER AND HIS SONS ARE PARTNERS IN SCHUELLER AND SONS RECONSTRUTION
IN MAQUOKETA. HE AND HIS WIFE MELODIE HAVE 3 GROWN CHILDREN AND 8
GRANDCHILDREN, AND ALL LIVE IN MAQUOKETA.
THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA HAS NOT HEARD WHETHER IT WILL RECEIVE A STATE
GRANT TO REPLACE SOME STREET LIGHTS. THE GRANT APPLICATION WAS TO
REPLACE THE CURRENT WITH L-E-D BULBS. THE CITY HAS BEEN TESTING
TWO KINDS....THE L-E-D AND AN INDUCTION LIGHT WHICH IS LIKE A FLUORESCENT LIGHT. THE CHANGE WOULD BE TO SAVE ENERGY OF COURSE, BUT NEW ONES MAY
NOT BE AS BRIGHT.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
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Wednesday, November 09, 2011
IT WAS A WINTER MORNING HERE IN MAQUOKETA. RAIN, THEN SNOW, AND WIND.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE SUN CAME OUT, BUT IT IS STILL COLD TODAY. LOOKS
LIKE OUR HIGH WILL BE 36. NO SNOW ON THE GROUND.
AT THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS MEETING THIS WEEK, THERE WAS DISCUSSION
ON REMODELING THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER ON EAST QUARRY STREET,
JUST BEFORE THE ENTRANCE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS. THE RESTROOMS NEED TO BE
HANDICAPPED ACCESSABLE. THE PLAN IS TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE DOORS
AND THE STALLS TO ACCOMODATE WHEEL CHAIRS AND WALKERS. THE ESTIMATED
COST IS $10,000 TO $15,000. THE CENTER IS OVER 25 YEARS OLD AND IS USED A LOT, INCLUDING FOR SENIORS LOW COST BREAKFAST AND LUNCH 5 DAYS A WEEK.
FOUR MORE DEER-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED ... BY ... JODY RITTMER,
GEORGE SCHLECHT, JESSICA LANHART, AND DARYL SWANSON.
WHO ARE SOME OF THE BEST WOMEN BOWLERS IN MAQUOKETA? THE FOLLOWING
WERE ON THE BOWLING SCORES THIS MORNING ON KMAQ.
PAT TODERICH....MARY IRWIN....KRYS FRANSEN....CARY WOOD (SHE ROLLED A 226)....RITA SCHNOOR....DIANE SAUNDERS....DANA HOWELL....MARGARET
BONNEY AND JULIE GLASER.
A SPECIAL SNAKES EXHIBIT OPENED SATURDAY AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE
CENTER. THE PUBLIC CAN SEE SNAKES UP CLOSE AND ACTUALLY WALK THROUGH
A GIANT 45-FOOT LONG SNAKE SKELETON REPLICA. THIS EXHIBIT, DEVELOPED
BY PURDUE UNIVERSITY, AND FEATURED AT THE INDIANA STATE FAIR, WILL BE
AT HURSTVILLE THROUGH MAY 2012. THERE IS NOW CHARGE TO SEE IT.
LOTS OF OTHER INTERESTING THINGS TO SEE AT THE CENTER. THERE IS ALSO
A NICE GIFT SHOP WITH GREAT GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS.
THE MAQUOKETA VOLLEYBALL TEAMS PLAYS WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK AT 6 TONIGHT AT
CEDAR RAPIDS IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT. MATT CLARK OF KMAQ SPORTS WILL BE THERE TO BROADCAST THE MATCHES, STARTING AT 5:45 TONIGHT ON KMAQ AM, FM AND ON OUR INTERNET SITE...WWW.KMAQ.COM....AND CLICK-ON THE "LISTEN" BUTTON TO THE LEFT. GO CARDINALS!
LATER THIS EVENING, I'LL POST THE SCORES RIGHT HERE.
DENNIS VOY
THIS AFTERNOON, THE SUN CAME OUT, BUT IT IS STILL COLD TODAY. LOOKS
LIKE OUR HIGH WILL BE 36. NO SNOW ON THE GROUND.
AT THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS MEETING THIS WEEK, THERE WAS DISCUSSION
ON REMODELING THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER ON EAST QUARRY STREET,
JUST BEFORE THE ENTRANCE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS. THE RESTROOMS NEED TO BE
HANDICAPPED ACCESSABLE. THE PLAN IS TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE DOORS
AND THE STALLS TO ACCOMODATE WHEEL CHAIRS AND WALKERS. THE ESTIMATED
COST IS $10,000 TO $15,000. THE CENTER IS OVER 25 YEARS OLD AND IS USED A LOT, INCLUDING FOR SENIORS LOW COST BREAKFAST AND LUNCH 5 DAYS A WEEK.
FOUR MORE DEER-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED ... BY ... JODY RITTMER,
GEORGE SCHLECHT, JESSICA LANHART, AND DARYL SWANSON.
WHO ARE SOME OF THE BEST WOMEN BOWLERS IN MAQUOKETA? THE FOLLOWING
WERE ON THE BOWLING SCORES THIS MORNING ON KMAQ.
PAT TODERICH....MARY IRWIN....KRYS FRANSEN....CARY WOOD (SHE ROLLED A 226)....RITA SCHNOOR....DIANE SAUNDERS....DANA HOWELL....MARGARET
BONNEY AND JULIE GLASER.
A SPECIAL SNAKES EXHIBIT OPENED SATURDAY AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE
CENTER. THE PUBLIC CAN SEE SNAKES UP CLOSE AND ACTUALLY WALK THROUGH
A GIANT 45-FOOT LONG SNAKE SKELETON REPLICA. THIS EXHIBIT, DEVELOPED
BY PURDUE UNIVERSITY, AND FEATURED AT THE INDIANA STATE FAIR, WILL BE
AT HURSTVILLE THROUGH MAY 2012. THERE IS NOW CHARGE TO SEE IT.
LOTS OF OTHER INTERESTING THINGS TO SEE AT THE CENTER. THERE IS ALSO
A NICE GIFT SHOP WITH GREAT GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS.
THE MAQUOKETA VOLLEYBALL TEAMS PLAYS WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK AT 6 TONIGHT AT
CEDAR RAPIDS IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT. MATT CLARK OF KMAQ SPORTS WILL BE THERE TO BROADCAST THE MATCHES, STARTING AT 5:45 TONIGHT ON KMAQ AM, FM AND ON OUR INTERNET SITE...WWW.KMAQ.COM....AND CLICK-ON THE "LISTEN" BUTTON TO THE LEFT. GO CARDINALS!
LATER THIS EVENING, I'LL POST THE SCORES RIGHT HERE.
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Tuesday, November 08, 2011
1,158 RESIDENTS WENT TO THE POLLS IN MAQUOKETA TODAY, ABOUT 25% OF THE ELIGIBLE
VOTERS. LOWER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN!
MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW MAYOR. DON SCHWENKER, CHIROPRACTOR, DEFEATED LORI CROUCH
864 TO 264. IN JANUARY, HE WILL SUCCEED ONE-TERM MAYOR JASON HUTE WHO DID NOT
SEEK RE-ELECTION. SCHWENKER IS CURRENTLY A COUNCILMAN AND SOMEONE WILL HAVE
TO BE APPOINTED TO HIS POSITION IN JANUARY. SCHWENKER HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE
IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING BEING A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. IN SEPTEMBER, HE ORGANIZED THE "MUSCLE ON MAIN STREET" VINTAGE CAR
EVENT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. HE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA AND GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA
HIGH SCHOOL.
AND, MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE FOUR NEW COUNCILMEN AS A RESULT OF TONIGHT'S ELECTION.
THREE WINNING THE ELECTION TONIGHT AND THE TOTAL GOES TO 4 IN JANUARY WHEN A REPLACEMENT FOR SCHENKER ON THE COUNCIL IS SELECTED. THAT MEANS 4 OF THE 7
WILL BE NEW NEXT JANUARY. LONGTIME COUNCILMAN NEAL MOREHEAD LOST TONIGHT,
DEFEATED BY TROY THEDE, FORMER OWNER OF THE DECKER HOTEL AND STILL PART-OWNER
OF THE COMFORT INN. THEDE 347 VOTES AND MOREHEAD 80. COUNCILMAN ED TURNEY
WAS ALSO DEFEATED FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE COUNCIL, LOOSING TO CHAD STEFFEN, 123 TO
71. AND ANOTHER NEW COUNCILMAN WILL BE JERRY BOWEN, WHO WAS ELECTED TONIGHT
WITH NO OPPOSITION. HE GOT 82 VOTES. CORY SIMONS0N HAS BEEN ON THE COUNCIL
A SHORT TIME AFTER BEING APPOINTED EARLIER THIS YEAR TO FILL A TERM UNTIL TONIGHT'S ELECTION. HE WAS UNOPPOSED AND GOT A FULL TERM WITH 137 VOTES. ERIC PAPE WAS RE-ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL UNOPPOSED AND RECEIVED 114 VOTES.
IN THE VOTE ON TURNING OVER OPERATION OF THE LIGHT PLANT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT VOTED YES, AND THE TOTAL WAS 184. BUT, 954 VOTED NO...IN FAVOR OF HAVING THE LIGHT PLANT CONTINUE TO BE RUN BY THE SPECIAL MMEU BOARD.
AMY MOORE, A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL THE PAST TWO YEARS, WAS NOT UP FOR RE-ELECTION AND
HAS TWO MORE YEARS LEFT ON HER TERM. SHE WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE COUNCIL WITH
NO WORRY ABOUT TONIGHT'S ELECTION. SHE COULD RELAX AND LISTEN TO THE ELECTION RESULTS ON KMAQ LIKE MANY OTHER CITIZENS. NICE JOB AGAIN TONIGHT BY KMAQ
STATION MANAGER LEIGHTON HEPKER AND KMAQ NEWS DIRECTOR SHERI MELVOLD, WHO GAVE THE
COUNTY CITY RETURNS "LIVE" FROM THE COURT HOUSE AS THEY WERE GIVEN THE TOTALS
BY THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
GOOD NIGHT OR GOOD WEDNESDAY!
DENNIS VOY
VOTERS. LOWER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN!
MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW MAYOR. DON SCHWENKER, CHIROPRACTOR, DEFEATED LORI CROUCH
864 TO 264. IN JANUARY, HE WILL SUCCEED ONE-TERM MAYOR JASON HUTE WHO DID NOT
SEEK RE-ELECTION. SCHWENKER IS CURRENTLY A COUNCILMAN AND SOMEONE WILL HAVE
TO BE APPOINTED TO HIS POSITION IN JANUARY. SCHWENKER HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE
IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING BEING A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. IN SEPTEMBER, HE ORGANIZED THE "MUSCLE ON MAIN STREET" VINTAGE CAR
EVENT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. HE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA AND GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA
HIGH SCHOOL.
AND, MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE FOUR NEW COUNCILMEN AS A RESULT OF TONIGHT'S ELECTION.
THREE WINNING THE ELECTION TONIGHT AND THE TOTAL GOES TO 4 IN JANUARY WHEN A REPLACEMENT FOR SCHENKER ON THE COUNCIL IS SELECTED. THAT MEANS 4 OF THE 7
WILL BE NEW NEXT JANUARY. LONGTIME COUNCILMAN NEAL MOREHEAD LOST TONIGHT,
DEFEATED BY TROY THEDE, FORMER OWNER OF THE DECKER HOTEL AND STILL PART-OWNER
OF THE COMFORT INN. THEDE 347 VOTES AND MOREHEAD 80. COUNCILMAN ED TURNEY
WAS ALSO DEFEATED FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE COUNCIL, LOOSING TO CHAD STEFFEN, 123 TO
71. AND ANOTHER NEW COUNCILMAN WILL BE JERRY BOWEN, WHO WAS ELECTED TONIGHT
WITH NO OPPOSITION. HE GOT 82 VOTES. CORY SIMONS0N HAS BEEN ON THE COUNCIL
A SHORT TIME AFTER BEING APPOINTED EARLIER THIS YEAR TO FILL A TERM UNTIL TONIGHT'S ELECTION. HE WAS UNOPPOSED AND GOT A FULL TERM WITH 137 VOTES. ERIC PAPE WAS RE-ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL UNOPPOSED AND RECEIVED 114 VOTES.
IN THE VOTE ON TURNING OVER OPERATION OF THE LIGHT PLANT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT VOTED YES, AND THE TOTAL WAS 184. BUT, 954 VOTED NO...IN FAVOR OF HAVING THE LIGHT PLANT CONTINUE TO BE RUN BY THE SPECIAL MMEU BOARD.
AMY MOORE, A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL THE PAST TWO YEARS, WAS NOT UP FOR RE-ELECTION AND
HAS TWO MORE YEARS LEFT ON HER TERM. SHE WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE COUNCIL WITH
NO WORRY ABOUT TONIGHT'S ELECTION. SHE COULD RELAX AND LISTEN TO THE ELECTION RESULTS ON KMAQ LIKE MANY OTHER CITIZENS. NICE JOB AGAIN TONIGHT BY KMAQ
STATION MANAGER LEIGHTON HEPKER AND KMAQ NEWS DIRECTOR SHERI MELVOLD, WHO GAVE THE
COUNTY CITY RETURNS "LIVE" FROM THE COURT HOUSE AS THEY WERE GIVEN THE TOTALS
BY THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
GOOD NIGHT OR GOOD WEDNESDAY!
DENNIS VOY
NOT VERY NICE TODAY....RAIN THIS MORNING, WINDY, CLOUDY, COLD..HIGH
IN 40'S AND MORE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT REJECTED THE BIDS FOR THE SOUTH MAIN STREET TRAIL. THE BIDS CAME IN AT ABOUT $450,000 TO PAVE A SIDEWALK
AND PUT IN A BRIDGE ACROSS THE CREEK AND GO FROM HORSESHOE POND PARK TO
WALMART. THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. A BID EARLY
THIS SPRING WAS ALSO THOUGHT TO BE TOO HIGH AND THE COUNCIL ASKED TO
RE-BID IT. THIS TIME IT WAS HIGHER. WITH A $250,000 GRAND FROM THE STATE, THE CITY'S SHARE WOULD STILL BE ABOUT $250,000 WITH ENGINEERING
COSTS. THE CITY HAS SPENT OVER $45,000 ALREADY ON ENGINEERING COSTS
TO DESIGN THE PROJECT.
NOW..THE COUNCIL WILL BE LOOKING AT A LOWER COST ALTERNATE. SO,DISCUSSIONS
WILL GO ON.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN'S VEHICLE RAN INTO A PARKED CAR AT 5 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
AT SOUTH JONES AND THOMAS. CHERYL CAVANAGH, 24, WAS DRIVING NORTH
AND REACHED INTO THE BACK SEAT AND HIT THE PARKED VEHICLE REGISTERED TO
EVELYN SMITH OF MAQUOKETA. NO INJURIES. $3,800 DAMAGE TO CAVANAGH'S 2008 CHEVY AND $4,000 DAMAGE TO SMITH'S 2000 JEEP.
AND YESTERDAY MORNING AROUND 9, FRANK ELLENZ, NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, WAS DRIVING A CITY TRUCK AT CLARK AND PLATT AND MOVED IN THE INTERSECTION,
THEN STOPPED AND BACKED UP TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HIT A CAR DRIVEN
BY CRAIG THINES, 40, OF PRESTON WHO WAS BEHIND HIM. NO DAMAGE TO THE CITY TRUCK AND $1,000 DAMAGE TO THE THINES CAR, A 99 PONTIAC. NO CHARGES FILED.
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL FOOTBALL TEAM HAD 3 TURNOVERS, MISSED AN EXTRA POINT
AND A FIELD GOAL IN ITS LOSS LAST NIGHT. MAQUOKETA WON THE STATISTICAL BATTLE...FOR INSTANCE, THEY HAD 21 FIRST DOWNS AND UNION HAD 13. MAQUOKETA RACKED UP 422 YARDS OF OFFENSE AND THE KNIGHTS HAD 295. THREE TIMES
THE CARDINALS DROVE THE BALL INSIDE UNION'S FIVE YARD LINE AND EACH
TIME A CRITICAL ERROR KEPT THE CARDINALS FROM SCORING. THE DISTRICT CHAMPION MAQUOKETA CARDINALS FINISHED THEIR OUTSTANDING SEASON AT 11 AND 2, BUT A GAME SHORT OF THEIR GOAL OF PLAYING IN THE UNI-DOME IN THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND.
POLLS OPEN UNTIL 8 TONIGHT. KMAQ'S ELECTION COVERAGE STARTS SHORTLY AFTER WITH REPORTING FROM THE COURT HOUSE. ALSO ON OUR WEB SITE.
WHO WILL BE THE NEW MAYOR? AND ANY NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS? LISTEN TONIGHT OR
COME BACK HER FOR THE RESULTS LATER TONIGHT.
42 THE HIGH TODAY. KEEP WARM.
DENNIS VOY
IN 40'S AND MORE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT REJECTED THE BIDS FOR THE SOUTH MAIN STREET TRAIL. THE BIDS CAME IN AT ABOUT $450,000 TO PAVE A SIDEWALK
AND PUT IN A BRIDGE ACROSS THE CREEK AND GO FROM HORSESHOE POND PARK TO
WALMART. THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. A BID EARLY
THIS SPRING WAS ALSO THOUGHT TO BE TOO HIGH AND THE COUNCIL ASKED TO
RE-BID IT. THIS TIME IT WAS HIGHER. WITH A $250,000 GRAND FROM THE STATE, THE CITY'S SHARE WOULD STILL BE ABOUT $250,000 WITH ENGINEERING
COSTS. THE CITY HAS SPENT OVER $45,000 ALREADY ON ENGINEERING COSTS
TO DESIGN THE PROJECT.
NOW..THE COUNCIL WILL BE LOOKING AT A LOWER COST ALTERNATE. SO,DISCUSSIONS
WILL GO ON.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN'S VEHICLE RAN INTO A PARKED CAR AT 5 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
AT SOUTH JONES AND THOMAS. CHERYL CAVANAGH, 24, WAS DRIVING NORTH
AND REACHED INTO THE BACK SEAT AND HIT THE PARKED VEHICLE REGISTERED TO
EVELYN SMITH OF MAQUOKETA. NO INJURIES. $3,800 DAMAGE TO CAVANAGH'S 2008 CHEVY AND $4,000 DAMAGE TO SMITH'S 2000 JEEP.
AND YESTERDAY MORNING AROUND 9, FRANK ELLENZ, NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, WAS DRIVING A CITY TRUCK AT CLARK AND PLATT AND MOVED IN THE INTERSECTION,
THEN STOPPED AND BACKED UP TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HIT A CAR DRIVEN
BY CRAIG THINES, 40, OF PRESTON WHO WAS BEHIND HIM. NO DAMAGE TO THE CITY TRUCK AND $1,000 DAMAGE TO THE THINES CAR, A 99 PONTIAC. NO CHARGES FILED.
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL FOOTBALL TEAM HAD 3 TURNOVERS, MISSED AN EXTRA POINT
AND A FIELD GOAL IN ITS LOSS LAST NIGHT. MAQUOKETA WON THE STATISTICAL BATTLE...FOR INSTANCE, THEY HAD 21 FIRST DOWNS AND UNION HAD 13. MAQUOKETA RACKED UP 422 YARDS OF OFFENSE AND THE KNIGHTS HAD 295. THREE TIMES
THE CARDINALS DROVE THE BALL INSIDE UNION'S FIVE YARD LINE AND EACH
TIME A CRITICAL ERROR KEPT THE CARDINALS FROM SCORING. THE DISTRICT CHAMPION MAQUOKETA CARDINALS FINISHED THEIR OUTSTANDING SEASON AT 11 AND 2, BUT A GAME SHORT OF THEIR GOAL OF PLAYING IN THE UNI-DOME IN THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND.
POLLS OPEN UNTIL 8 TONIGHT. KMAQ'S ELECTION COVERAGE STARTS SHORTLY AFTER WITH REPORTING FROM THE COURT HOUSE. ALSO ON OUR WEB SITE.
WHO WILL BE THE NEW MAYOR? AND ANY NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS? LISTEN TONIGHT OR
COME BACK HER FOR THE RESULTS LATER TONIGHT.
42 THE HIGH TODAY. KEEP WARM.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, November 07, 2011
NICE DAY TODAY...HIGH OF 58.
RAIN TONIGHT, TOMORROW, TOMORROW NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SNOW COMING IN WESTERN IOWA.
ELECTION DAY TOMORROW WITH POLLS OPEN IN JACKSON COUNTY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 P.M.
IN MAQUOKETA, CONTESTED RACES FOR MAYOR, 5TH WARD AND 1ST WARD.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, GLEE PORTER AND WILLIAM BOARDMAN WERE INDUCTED
INTO THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY "HALL OF FAME".
THE CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE MUSEUM ON THE FAIRGROUNDS AND IT WAS
FOLLOWED BY THE ANNUAL HERITAGE DINNER. A GOOD TURNOUT FOR BOTH
THE CEREMONY AND THE DINNER.
GLEE PORTER WAS A COLUMNIST AND SOCIETY EDITOR FOR MAQUOKETA NEWSPAPERS.
BOARDMAN WAS A WEALTHY MAN IN THE LATE 1800'S AND GAVE MONEY TO THE
MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
JACKSON COUNTY DEPUTY CHAD GRUVER INVESTIGATED A SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ACCIDENT ON FIRST STREET AND 174TH AVENUE. JUSTIN HOPSON, AGE 26,
OF MAQUOKETA, WAS CHARGED WITH 3 VIOLATIONS WHEN HE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE, WENT OFF THE ROAD, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. HE THEN LEFT THE SCENE, LEAVING TWO INJURED. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS FROM MOLINE WAS TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL WITH MAJOR INJURIES AND THE OTHER NAME OR CONDITION
WAS NOT LISTED.
HITTING DEER OVER THE WEEKEND:
MARK KARKOS, NATHAN BERGLUND, RON JURGENS, AND MATT HANSEN.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT AT 7.
MAQUOKETA'S BIG PLAYOFF FOOTBALL GAME IS TONIGHT.
HEAR IT ON KMAQ AM, FM AND OUR INTERNET SITE.
I WILL HAVE THE SCORE LATER TONIGHT RIGHT HERE.
DENNIS VOY
RAIN TONIGHT, TOMORROW, TOMORROW NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SNOW COMING IN WESTERN IOWA.
ELECTION DAY TOMORROW WITH POLLS OPEN IN JACKSON COUNTY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 P.M.
IN MAQUOKETA, CONTESTED RACES FOR MAYOR, 5TH WARD AND 1ST WARD.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, GLEE PORTER AND WILLIAM BOARDMAN WERE INDUCTED
INTO THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY "HALL OF FAME".
THE CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE MUSEUM ON THE FAIRGROUNDS AND IT WAS
FOLLOWED BY THE ANNUAL HERITAGE DINNER. A GOOD TURNOUT FOR BOTH
THE CEREMONY AND THE DINNER.
GLEE PORTER WAS A COLUMNIST AND SOCIETY EDITOR FOR MAQUOKETA NEWSPAPERS.
BOARDMAN WAS A WEALTHY MAN IN THE LATE 1800'S AND GAVE MONEY TO THE
MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
JACKSON COUNTY DEPUTY CHAD GRUVER INVESTIGATED A SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ACCIDENT ON FIRST STREET AND 174TH AVENUE. JUSTIN HOPSON, AGE 26,
OF MAQUOKETA, WAS CHARGED WITH 3 VIOLATIONS WHEN HE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE, WENT OFF THE ROAD, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. HE THEN LEFT THE SCENE, LEAVING TWO INJURED. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS FROM MOLINE WAS TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL WITH MAJOR INJURIES AND THE OTHER NAME OR CONDITION
WAS NOT LISTED.
HITTING DEER OVER THE WEEKEND:
MARK KARKOS, NATHAN BERGLUND, RON JURGENS, AND MATT HANSEN.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT AT 7.
MAQUOKETA'S BIG PLAYOFF FOOTBALL GAME IS TONIGHT.
HEAR IT ON KMAQ AM, FM AND OUR INTERNET SITE.
I WILL HAVE THE SCORE LATER TONIGHT RIGHT HERE.
DENNIS VOY
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Friday, November 04, 2011
SUNNY AND IN THE 50'S TODAY.
MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW AND SUNDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS HAVE A TOUGH DRAW IN THEIR FIRST-EVER MATCHES AT THE
STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT AT CEDAR RAPIDS NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK WILL BE THEIR OPPONENT AT 6 P.M. AND ARE RANKED 3RD
IN THE STATE AND WERE AT STATE LAST YEAR. THEIR RECORD THIS YEAR IS 45 AND
3. THE CARDINALS, WHO ENTER THE STATE TOURNAMENT WITH A 32 AND 5 RECORD ARE LED BY HALEIGH DAURELLE AND DEVON O'CONNELL WHO ARE THE TEAM LEADERS
IN "KILLS". NICOLE SNYDER LEADS THE CARDINALS IN "DIGS" AND MARLEE
LINDSTROM IS THE LEADER IN "ASSISTS". SOPHOMORE ALLISON VANDEMORE IS
THE TEAM LEADER IN "BLOCKS". THE COACH OF THE CARDS IS JILL SCHAWL.
HER ASSISTANT IS ASHLEY WIGGINS. MATT CLARK WILL BROADCAST THE
MATCHES FROM THE NEW ICE RINK IN CEDAR RAPIDS STARTING AT 5:45 WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM AND OUR INTERNET SITE. GO CARDINALS!
A MAQUOKETA MAN, MICHAEL MILLER, AGE 54, RAN INTO A UTILITY POLE NEAR
BRIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EARLY THIS MORNING. AS HE WAS MAKING A TURN,
HE SAW A DOG AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND IT HIT THE POLE,
CAUSING $3,000 DAMAGES TO HIS 2004 OLDSMOBILE AND NO DAMAGE TO THE POLE.
NO INJURIES AND NO CHARGES WERE FILED.
TWO MORE DEER ACCIDENTS, REPORTED BY WILLIAM CONLEY AND DAVID JACOBS.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL HARVEST DINNER IS THIS
SUNDAY FROM 4-7 P.M. AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS, MAQUOKETA.
BEEF AND CHICKEN. GO EARLY FOR A PROGRAM AT 2:30 AND THE NAMING OF TWO
MORE JACKSON COUNTY (NOT LIVING) CITIZENS TO THE SOCIETY'S "HALL OF
FAME". EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO THIS BIG ANNUAL PROGRAM AND DINNER.
DON'T FORGET THE MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL PLAY-OFF GAME AT 6:45 MONDAY NIGHT...
WITH MATT CLARK AT THE MIC....ON KMAQ AM,FM AND WEB SITE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
I'LL BE AT "HOLIDAY EXPO" IN THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER IN DEWITT
FROM 11 AM UNTIL 2 PM SUNDAY....STOP IN, REGISTER AND SAY "HELLO". THERE
WILL BE OVER 25 OTHER HOLIDAY TABLE DISPLAYS TO SEE. FREE ADMISSION.
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MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW AND SUNDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS HAVE A TOUGH DRAW IN THEIR FIRST-EVER MATCHES AT THE
STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT AT CEDAR RAPIDS NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK WILL BE THEIR OPPONENT AT 6 P.M. AND ARE RANKED 3RD
IN THE STATE AND WERE AT STATE LAST YEAR. THEIR RECORD THIS YEAR IS 45 AND
3. THE CARDINALS, WHO ENTER THE STATE TOURNAMENT WITH A 32 AND 5 RECORD ARE LED BY HALEIGH DAURELLE AND DEVON O'CONNELL WHO ARE THE TEAM LEADERS
IN "KILLS". NICOLE SNYDER LEADS THE CARDINALS IN "DIGS" AND MARLEE
LINDSTROM IS THE LEADER IN "ASSISTS". SOPHOMORE ALLISON VANDEMORE IS
THE TEAM LEADER IN "BLOCKS". THE COACH OF THE CARDS IS JILL SCHAWL.
HER ASSISTANT IS ASHLEY WIGGINS. MATT CLARK WILL BROADCAST THE
MATCHES FROM THE NEW ICE RINK IN CEDAR RAPIDS STARTING AT 5:45 WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM AND OUR INTERNET SITE. GO CARDINALS!
A MAQUOKETA MAN, MICHAEL MILLER, AGE 54, RAN INTO A UTILITY POLE NEAR
BRIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EARLY THIS MORNING. AS HE WAS MAKING A TURN,
HE SAW A DOG AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND IT HIT THE POLE,
CAUSING $3,000 DAMAGES TO HIS 2004 OLDSMOBILE AND NO DAMAGE TO THE POLE.
NO INJURIES AND NO CHARGES WERE FILED.
TWO MORE DEER ACCIDENTS, REPORTED BY WILLIAM CONLEY AND DAVID JACOBS.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL HARVEST DINNER IS THIS
SUNDAY FROM 4-7 P.M. AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS, MAQUOKETA.
BEEF AND CHICKEN. GO EARLY FOR A PROGRAM AT 2:30 AND THE NAMING OF TWO
MORE JACKSON COUNTY (NOT LIVING) CITIZENS TO THE SOCIETY'S "HALL OF
FAME". EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO THIS BIG ANNUAL PROGRAM AND DINNER.
DON'T FORGET THE MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL PLAY-OFF GAME AT 6:45 MONDAY NIGHT...
WITH MATT CLARK AT THE MIC....ON KMAQ AM,FM AND WEB SITE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
I'LL BE AT "HOLIDAY EXPO" IN THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER IN DEWITT
FROM 11 AM UNTIL 2 PM SUNDAY....STOP IN, REGISTER AND SAY "HELLO". THERE
WILL BE OVER 25 OTHER HOLIDAY TABLE DISPLAYS TO SEE. FREE ADMISSION.
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Thursday, November 03, 2011
THE DAY STARTED OUT RAINY AND COOL AND CLOUDY AND THEN THE SUN CAME OUT THIS AFTERNOON AND THOUGH WINDY, IT WAS NICE AND WE HIT 50.
NICE WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...IN THE 50'S.
OPAL STOLL DIED YESTERDAY AT 103. WELL KNOWN SENIOR. READ HER
OBITUARY AT CARSON FUNERAL HOME WEB SITE. HER BROTHERS WERE ALSO
WELL KNOWN AS OWNERS AND OPERATORS TWO RUSSELL BROTHER'S GROCERY STORES
IN MAQUOKETA.
THERE WILL AGAIN BE A COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER THANKSGIVING DAY AT THE
JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER. EVERYONE WILL NEED A TICKET FOR THE NOON
DINNER SO THEY WILL KNOW HOW MANY ARE COMING. DINNER IS FREE BUT
A FREE-WILL OFFERING WILL BE WELCOME. WORKERS ARE NEEDED AND ALSO NEEDED WILL BE FOOD AND PIES. IF YOU CAN DONATE, HELP, OR NEED A RIDE, OR WOULD LIKE THE MEALDDELIVERED, CALL ROSEMARY BICKFORD AT 652-5318.
A DAVENPORT SURGICAL GROUP WILL NOW PROVIDE SURGERY SERVICES AT THE
HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA. SURGEONS DR. ROBERT HARSON, DR. JOHN HARTMAN,
AND DR. DAVID AANESTAD WILL PERFORM OUTPATIENT SURGERY AND THE FIRM
WILL HAVE OFFICE HOURS AT THE HOSPITAL TWO DAYS EACH WEEK.
THAT GROUP WILL REPLACE DR. PETE ATIENZA WHO HAS SERVED THE HOSPITAL
SINCE 1982.
MORE DEER - VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED BY:
BRYAN CLARK OF MAQUOKETA, MEGHAN LANGE OF MAQUOKETA AND MATT GERLACH
OF RURAL MAQUOKETA.
GOOD NIGHT OR GOOD DAY.
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NICE WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...IN THE 50'S.
OPAL STOLL DIED YESTERDAY AT 103. WELL KNOWN SENIOR. READ HER
OBITUARY AT CARSON FUNERAL HOME WEB SITE. HER BROTHERS WERE ALSO
WELL KNOWN AS OWNERS AND OPERATORS TWO RUSSELL BROTHER'S GROCERY STORES
IN MAQUOKETA.
THERE WILL AGAIN BE A COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER THANKSGIVING DAY AT THE
JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER. EVERYONE WILL NEED A TICKET FOR THE NOON
DINNER SO THEY WILL KNOW HOW MANY ARE COMING. DINNER IS FREE BUT
A FREE-WILL OFFERING WILL BE WELCOME. WORKERS ARE NEEDED AND ALSO NEEDED WILL BE FOOD AND PIES. IF YOU CAN DONATE, HELP, OR NEED A RIDE, OR WOULD LIKE THE MEALDDELIVERED, CALL ROSEMARY BICKFORD AT 652-5318.
A DAVENPORT SURGICAL GROUP WILL NOW PROVIDE SURGERY SERVICES AT THE
HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA. SURGEONS DR. ROBERT HARSON, DR. JOHN HARTMAN,
AND DR. DAVID AANESTAD WILL PERFORM OUTPATIENT SURGERY AND THE FIRM
WILL HAVE OFFICE HOURS AT THE HOSPITAL TWO DAYS EACH WEEK.
THAT GROUP WILL REPLACE DR. PETE ATIENZA WHO HAS SERVED THE HOSPITAL
SINCE 1982.
MORE DEER - VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED BY:
BRYAN CLARK OF MAQUOKETA, MEGHAN LANGE OF MAQUOKETA AND MATT GERLACH
OF RURAL MAQUOKETA.
GOOD NIGHT OR GOOD DAY.
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Wednesday, November 02, 2011
THE MAQUOKETA VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS GOING TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT
NEXT WEDNESDAY AT CEDAR RAPIDS.
TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY) AT DEWITT...
MAQUOKETA TOOK 3 OF 4 MATCHES, WITH 2 MATCHES VERY CLOSE.
MAQUOKETA 25-25-27-25
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION 15-22-29-14
AND KMAQ WILL MAKE PLANS TO BROADCAST THE CARDINAL MATCHES AT STATE!
MAQUOKETA (32 - 5) WILL GO AGAINST WAVERLY SHELL ROCK (45 - 3) AT
6 P.M. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
WOW...WHAT ANOTHER BIG NIGHT FOR MAQUOKETA ATHLETICS!
NEXT WEDNESDAY AT CEDAR RAPIDS.
TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY) AT DEWITT...
MAQUOKETA TOOK 3 OF 4 MATCHES, WITH 2 MATCHES VERY CLOSE.
MAQUOKETA 25-25-27-25
DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION 15-22-29-14
AND KMAQ WILL MAKE PLANS TO BROADCAST THE CARDINAL MATCHES AT STATE!
MAQUOKETA (32 - 5) WILL GO AGAINST WAVERLY SHELL ROCK (45 - 3) AT
6 P.M. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
WOW...WHAT ANOTHER BIG NIGHT FOR MAQUOKETA ATHLETICS!
NOT A VERY NICE DAY HERE IN MAQUOKETA!
RAIN ON AND OFF ALL DAY AND A HIGH OF JUST 54.
MORE RAIN (MIXED WITH A LITTLE SNOW) TONIGHT
AND THEN RAIN ENDING SOMETIME TOMORROW.
THE FRIDAY-SUNDAY FORECAST STILL LOOKING PRETTY GOOD WITH
SUNSHINE AND 50 PLUS TEMPS.
BIG VOLLEYBALL MATCH TONIGHT FOR MAQUOKETA, AT THE NEW DEWITT GYM....
AGAINST DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION. THE CARDINALS HAVE PLAYED THEM
THREE TIMES ALREADY THIS SEASON AND WON ALL THREE. THE ACTION STARTS AT 7 AND THE WINNER GOES TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT AT THE NEW ICE ARENA IN
CEDAR RAPIDS A WEEK FROM TONIGHT. MAQUOKETA HAS NEVER GONE TO STATE
IN VOLLEYBALL! GO CARDINALS. I'LL HAVE THE RESULTS UP HERE LATER
TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING EARLY.
LAST NIGHT, TWO MAQUOKETA STUDENTS WERE EXPELLED FOR THE REST OF THE SEMETER BY THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD. THE STUDENTS WERE EXPELLED FOLLOWING CLOSED HEARINGS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THEIR PARENTS.
BECAUSE OF PRIVACY ISSUES, NO NAMES OR DETAILS WERE ANNOUNCED.
UNEMPLOYEMENT RATES IN THE AREA WENT DOWN IN SEPTEMBER, COMPARED TO
AUGUST FIGURES. IN IOWA, THE STATE RATE WENT DOWN FROM 6.1 TO 6 PERCENT.
IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE RATE DROPPED TO 6 PERCENT FROM 6.8 IN AUGUST.
TWO MORE DEER ACCIDENTS REPORTED, BY JUSTIN FELLER AND DANIEL TRENTON.
BOTH HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
BUDDY AND MYRNA OLSON CELEBRATE THEIR 54TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TODAY.
BUDDY SAID IT WAS ALSO RAINING IN MAQUOKETA 54 YEARS AGO TODAY WHEN
PASTOR KUMPF MARRIED THEM AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. BUDDY IS AGAIN THIS YEAR SPONSORING A VETERAN'S DAY THANK-YOU PROGRAM NOVEMBER 11TH IN THE
AFTERNOON AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. HE WAS ON "JUST TALK" THIS MORNING TO
TALK ABOUT THIS 2ND ANNUAL EVENT. I'LL HAVE MORE ON IT LATER.
BUDDY WAS MY POLICE CHIEF WHEN I WAS MAYOR IN 1970 AND 1971. IN THOSE
DAYS, THE CHIEF WAS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. BUDDY AND I GOT A LOT OF
HELP THOSE DAYS FROM OUR FRIEND, THE LATE EMIL MARCUCCI.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS THIS SATURDAY. SATURDAY, WHEN YOU GO TO
BED...SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR. AN EXTRA HOUR TO DO SOMETHING WITH.
USE IT WISELY.
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RAIN ON AND OFF ALL DAY AND A HIGH OF JUST 54.
MORE RAIN (MIXED WITH A LITTLE SNOW) TONIGHT
AND THEN RAIN ENDING SOMETIME TOMORROW.
THE FRIDAY-SUNDAY FORECAST STILL LOOKING PRETTY GOOD WITH
SUNSHINE AND 50 PLUS TEMPS.
BIG VOLLEYBALL MATCH TONIGHT FOR MAQUOKETA, AT THE NEW DEWITT GYM....
AGAINST DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION. THE CARDINALS HAVE PLAYED THEM
THREE TIMES ALREADY THIS SEASON AND WON ALL THREE. THE ACTION STARTS AT 7 AND THE WINNER GOES TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT AT THE NEW ICE ARENA IN
CEDAR RAPIDS A WEEK FROM TONIGHT. MAQUOKETA HAS NEVER GONE TO STATE
IN VOLLEYBALL! GO CARDINALS. I'LL HAVE THE RESULTS UP HERE LATER
TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING EARLY.
LAST NIGHT, TWO MAQUOKETA STUDENTS WERE EXPELLED FOR THE REST OF THE SEMETER BY THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD. THE STUDENTS WERE EXPELLED FOLLOWING CLOSED HEARINGS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THEIR PARENTS.
BECAUSE OF PRIVACY ISSUES, NO NAMES OR DETAILS WERE ANNOUNCED.
UNEMPLOYEMENT RATES IN THE AREA WENT DOWN IN SEPTEMBER, COMPARED TO
AUGUST FIGURES. IN IOWA, THE STATE RATE WENT DOWN FROM 6.1 TO 6 PERCENT.
IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE RATE DROPPED TO 6 PERCENT FROM 6.8 IN AUGUST.
TWO MORE DEER ACCIDENTS REPORTED, BY JUSTIN FELLER AND DANIEL TRENTON.
BOTH HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
BUDDY AND MYRNA OLSON CELEBRATE THEIR 54TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TODAY.
BUDDY SAID IT WAS ALSO RAINING IN MAQUOKETA 54 YEARS AGO TODAY WHEN
PASTOR KUMPF MARRIED THEM AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. BUDDY IS AGAIN THIS YEAR SPONSORING A VETERAN'S DAY THANK-YOU PROGRAM NOVEMBER 11TH IN THE
AFTERNOON AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. HE WAS ON "JUST TALK" THIS MORNING TO
TALK ABOUT THIS 2ND ANNUAL EVENT. I'LL HAVE MORE ON IT LATER.
BUDDY WAS MY POLICE CHIEF WHEN I WAS MAYOR IN 1970 AND 1971. IN THOSE
DAYS, THE CHIEF WAS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. BUDDY AND I GOT A LOT OF
HELP THOSE DAYS FROM OUR FRIEND, THE LATE EMIL MARCUCCI.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS THIS SATURDAY. SATURDAY, WHEN YOU GO TO
BED...SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR. AN EXTRA HOUR TO DO SOMETHING WITH.
USE IT WISELY.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
THE FORECAST WAS RIGHT FOR TODAY. IT WAS A GREAT DAY...SUNNY AND 68.
RAIN AND COOLER TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT GETTING BETTER AGAIN
THURSDAY AND NICER FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND.
THE CHAINLINK FENCE SAYS IT ALL AGAIN! GO CARDINALS!!! 10 - 1
AT 6:15 THIS MORNING, IT HAD ALREADY BEEN UPDATED AFTER MAQUOKETA'S 10TH WIN
LAST NIGHT IN PLAYOFF FOOTBALL. ALL SEASON LONG, THIS WEEKLY UPDATING
HAS BEEN DONE BY MIKE AND AMY FISHER. THEIR SON, DONNY OLSON, IS A JUNIOR
ON THE CARDINAL FOOTBALL TEAM AND SO THEY ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE
TO KEEP UPDATING THE FENCE. LAST NIGHT ALSO, UNION-LaPORTE CITY
IN A MILD UPSET, BEAT SOLON 39 TO 24. SOLON WAS 3-A CHAMPIONS LAST YEAR AND 2-A CHAMPS THE 3 YEARS BEFORE. SO, MAQUOKETA PLAYS UNION-LaPORTE CITY AT 7 P.M.
MONDAY NIGHT AT LaPORTE CITY WHICH IS LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF WATERLOO. THEY ARE IN OUR DISTRICT AND DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, THE CARDS BEAT THEM, THERE.
THIS THIRD PLAYOFF GAME WILL BE THE FIRST ONE FOR THE CARDINALS ON THE ROAD AND
NOT AT GOODENOW FIELD. MATT CLARK WILL BROADCAST THE GAME MONDAY NIGHT STARTING
AT 6:45 ON KMAQ AM, FM AND OUR WEB PAGE. AFTER THE CARDINALS WIN AGAIN,
THE NEXT PLAYOFF GAME WILL BE AT THE UNI-DOME AT CEDAR FALLS.
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A NEW BUSINESS IN MAQUOKETA!
LOCATED IN THE STRIP-MALL ON THE STREET UP TO GASSER'S TRUE VALUE AND FAREWAY STORE. RIGHT NEXT TO "CHINA CAFE".
THE NEW "VERIZON WIRELESS STORE"
THE STORE IS OWNED BY TWO MEN, FROM DUBUQUE AND NORWALK. THEY ALSO OWN
VERIZON STORES IN DUBUQUE, AMES, NORWALK, WINTERSET AND BOONE.
THE OFFER THE FULL LINE OF VERIZON CELL PHONES AND ALSO DISH NETWORK
SATELITE TV, PLUS HOME PHONE AND INTERNET SERVICE THROUGH VERIZON.
THEY ARE OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 7 PM AND SATURDAY, FROM
10 AM UNTIL 5 PM. CLOSED SUNDAYS.
SHOWN HERE IS EMPLOYEE KYLE CRAWFORD OF DUBUQUE. I ASKED WHERE HE
WENT TO SCHOOL AND I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW. FROM 5TH GRADE THROUGH 12TH,
HE WENT TO THE TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN GALENA, A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL, NOT AFFILIATED. THE SCHOOL HAS PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12 WITH
8 TO 15 STUDENTS PER GRADE. THEY HAVE SPORTS AND ALSO ARE KNOWN FOR
THEIR SCHOOL PLAYS. IT HAS BUS SERVICE FOR STUDENTS FROM DUBUQUE.
STOP IN AN MEET KYLE! AND CHECK HIS PRODUCTS AND SERVICE.
WE WELCOME THE NEW VERIZON STORE TO MAQUOKETA!
PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY