Thursday, February 03, 2011

SUNNY DAY TODAY.
LAST NIGHT, A LOW OF 10 BELOW.
TODAY, WE ARE IN THE TEENS.
WE MAY HIT 30 THIS WEEKEND.

EVERYONE IS TRYING TO GET BACK TO NORMAL AFTER THE BIG STORM.
THE QC TIMES REPORTS THAT THE SNOWFALL IN DAVENPORT, NEAR 16 INCHES,
WAS THE 2ND LARGEST EVER. IT WAS THE 3RD LARGEST IN HISTORY AT
CHICAGO. IN MAQUOKETA, WE DON'T HAVE THE RECORDS LIKE THE LARGE CITIES,
BUT WE PROBABLY MADE THE TOP 5 LIST.

TWO MINOR ACCIDENTS. POLICE OFFICER PAT FIER SAID MITCHELL HAACK, 24, OF
DEWITT WAS STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION OF FAMILY DOLLAR PARKWAY AND
200TH AVNEU TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND LUANN STREETER, 54, OF MAQUOKETA,
WAS BEHIND THE HAACK VEHICLE AND COULD NOT GET IT STOPPED AND IT HIT
THE REAR OF THE HAACK VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE TO TO STREETER'S 2000
GMC AND $2,000 DAMAGE TO THE HAACK 2003 BUICK. NO INJURIES IN THIS
ACCIDENT.
IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT, DON McDONALD, 82, OF MAQUOKETA AND TOM MESSERLI, 50, OF MAQUOKETA, ENTERED THE INTERSECTION AT PLATT AND VERMONT
AT THE SAME TIME AND COLLIDED. THIS WAS AT 3 TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND BOTH DRIVERS SAID THEY HAD THE GREEN LIGHT. $2,000 DAMAGE TO MCDONALD'S 2000 FORD EXPLORER AND ALSO $2,000 DAMAGE TO MESSERLI'S 2002 CHEVY S10. NO INJURIES AND NO C HARGES FILED.

SPAIN OIL COMPANY ON SOUTH STREET REPORTED A GASOLENE DRIVE-OFF.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SOMEONE PUMPED $30.80 IN GAS AND LEFT WITHOUT
PAYING FOR IT.

CHECK THE PHOTOS I TOOK TODAY.

SEE YA TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY
IT IS
SNOW TRUCKING TIME
IN MAQUOKETA!


CLICK ON THE TWO
PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM!
ANOTHER FULL LOAD!
LOOKING EAST TO
INTERSECTION OF
MAIN AND PLEASANT.

10 BELOW THIS
MORNING.

THE SUN IS
SHINING IN
MAQUOKETA.

NO SCHOOL TODAY.

CLICK-ON THIS PHOTO
AND BOTH BELOW TO
ENLARGE THEM.

PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY
LOOKING DOWN A TYPICAL
STREET IN MAQUOKETA.
LOOKING NORTH TO
CORNER OF MAIN
AND PLATT.

GLARE IS FROM
CAR WINDOW.

THE DOWNTOWN
HAULING WITH
5 TRUCKS IS
UNDERWAY.

PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY