PARTLY SUNNY TODAY AND HIGH OF 29.
WARMER TOMORROW AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
NO SNOW EXPECTED.

LEONARD DITCH, A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPALL ELECTRIC
UTILITY BOARD WAS VOCAL AT THIS MONTH'S MEETING ABOUT THE
CONTRIBUTION MMEU VOTED TO GIVE THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. HE WAS NOT AT THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING WHEN
THE DONATION WAS APPROVED. HE SAID THE CHAMBER HAS DONE
NOTHING FOR MMEU AND THE COMMUNITY AND MADE A MOTION
TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE DONATION, WHICH WAS $5,671.
HIS MOTION DIED FOR A LACK OF A SECOND.

AT THIS WEEK'S HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING, LOIS MYATT AND WANDA
CORNELIUS GAVE A REPORT ON THE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY. THEY
SAID THE ORGANIZATION DONATED FOUR $500 SCHOLARSHIPS THIS
YEAR TO BENEFIT COLLEGE STUDENTS IN HEALTH RELATED AREAS.
AND THE AUXILIARY DONATED $12,000 LAST YEAR TOWARD THE
REMODELING OF THE REHAB DEPARTMENT AT THE HOSPITAL.
THIS YEAR, NO DONATION TO THE HOSPITAL WAS MADE. THEY
MENTIONED THAT THE GIFT SHOP AT THE HOSPITAL IS OPEN MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 9 AM UNTIL 12 NOON AND FROM 1 UNTIL 4 IN THE
AFTERNOON AND THAT IT EARNED OVER $5,000 THIS YEAR.
STEVE FLYNN, HOSPITAL FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN, REPORTED THAT
THIS YEAR'S GOLF OUTING NETTED $31,146 AND THAT MOST OF THAT
WHEN TO THE AMBULANCE PROGRAM AT THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL BOARD DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE SAME OFFICERS
FOR 2012. THEY ARE: PRESIDENT, KEVIN BURNS... VP GLORIA JORGENSEN...
TREASURER, DUANE TRENKAMP AND JODY HELME, SECRETARY.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM NANCY AND I AND EVERYONE AT KMAQ AND THE VOY THEATRES!
DENNIS VOY