Friday, July 08, 2011

SUNNY AND WARM AGAIN TODAY.
MORE FOR THE WEEKEND.

LAST NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA BOYS FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON WITH
A DOUBLE-HEADER AT VAN HORN. THE CARDINALS WON THE FIRST
GAME 9 TO 6 AND LOST THE SECOND GAME, 12 TO 11.
MAQUOKETA'S RECORD NOW IS 17 AND 18 OVERALL AND 11 AND 12 IN THE
CONFERENCE.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S SOFTBALL TEAM STARTS TOURNAMENT PLAY
AT 5:30 TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINST DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION.....THERE.
THE CARDS WON AN EARLIER GAME IN JUNE OVER ASSUMPTION. WE
WILL BROADCAST THE GAME ON FM AND ALSO OUR WEB SITE.

THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL BOARD HAS APPROVED A BUDGET FOR NEXT
YEAR THAT INCLUDES AN OVERALL 5 PERCENT INCREASE.....WITH A 6 PERCENT
INCRASE FOR SURGERIES, RADIOLOGY TESTS AND AMBULANCE SERVICES.

THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS CONSIDERING
ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA AFTER 400,000
GALLONS OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER WENT INTO THE MAQUOKETA RIVER
THIS WEEK. A FAILED POWER SUPPLY NEAR A SEWAGE PUMPING STATION NEAR NORTH JONES CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS FIXED.'

THE GREAT RIVER THRESHERS 36TH ANNUAL EVENT IS THIS WEEKEND
AT MILES.
AND THE WYOMING , IOWA FAIR IS ALSO THIS WEEKEND.
ALSO CALAMUS FUN DAYS.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY