THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR IS UNDERWAY. A 90-MINUTE PARADE LAST NIGHT,
WITH THREATENING, HOT, HUMID WEATHER. MANY OF YOU WATCHED IT
ON YOUR COMPUTER ON KMAQ'S WEB SITE, USING OUR WEB CAM.
THE FOLLOWING EMAILED ME SAYING THEY ENJOYED WATCHING IT:
BOB AND FLORA FOWLER.....GARY GROTE IN MARSHALL, MISSOURI.....JANET SCOTT IN HOLLAND, IOWA AND DAVID AND NANCY MIDDLEMAN IN ANDREW.
AFTER THE PARADE, ALL WENT ON AS SCHEDULED AT THE FAIRGROUNDS
WITH NO RAIN. THE HOT, MUGGY WEATHER AND THREAT OF STORM HELD
THE ATTENDANCE DOWN LAST NIGHT. ATTENDANCE WAS 1,756,THE LOWEST
SINCE 1992. LAST YEAR IT WAS 2,244 ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE FOLLOWING FROM MAQUOKETA WON $50 AFTER THE GRANDSTAND
SHOW: PENNY PEARCY, BOB SHEETS, AND MARISSA TILL. THERE WERE SEVEN
OTHER OUT-OF-TOWN WINNERS.
RONANN'S FLORAL SHOPPE WON FIRST PLACE IN THE COMMERCIAL FLOAT DIVISION IN THE PARADE. FIRST PLACE IN PATRIOTIC TO BELLEVUE AMERICAN LEGION. CIVIC FLOAT FIRST PLACE WENT TO HOSPICE OF JACKSON COUNTY.
WE HAD RAIN THIS MORNING, BUT NONE SINCE LATE MORNING. WITH
NO ADDITIONAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON, THEY WILL HAVE THE STOCK CAR
RACES TONIGHT AT THE FAIR, STARTING AT 7.
RAIN IS FORECAST OVERNIGHT AND THEN IT WILL SUNNY AND WARM ON
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HIGHS EACH DAY IN THE MID TO UPPER 80'S.
DUBUQUE GOT 9 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN LAST NIGHT AND NORTHERN JACKSON
COUNTY ALSO GOT A LOT..... IN THE LAMOTTE, BELLEVUE AND ST. DONATUS
AREA. SOME ROADS AND BRIDGE APPROACHES WASHED OUT.
SEVERAL HOMES WERE FLOODED IN BELLEVUE AND SHERIFF RUSS KETTMANN SAID THEY CALLED THE BELLEVUE FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT TO
EVACUATE THE CAMPERS AT SPRUCE CREEK BECAUSE OF HIGH WATER.
THE 15 CAMPERS GOT A ROOM AT THE RIVERVIEW HOTEL IN BELLEVUE.
SPRUCE CREEK PARK IS NOW CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER BOARD HAVE HIRED
AN IOWA CITY ENGINEERING FIRM TO CONDUCT A MASTER SITE AND
FACILITY PLANNING REPORT ON THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. TUESDAY NIGHT
THE HOSPITAL BOARD APPROVED PAYING SHIVE HATTERY ENGINEERS $60,475 TO DO A COMPREHHENSIVE STUDY. ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED IS WHETHER TO REPAIR THE EXISTING HOSPITAL OR REPLACE
IT.
JACQUELINE MILLER, AGE 63, OF FLORENCE, COLORADO, DIED NOVEMBER 18TH OF LAST YEAR. SHE IS SURVIVED BY 6 CHILDREN AND 21 GRANDCHILDREN.
ALSO THREE SIBLINGS, INCLUDING HER TWIN SISTER, JILL (MRS. JIM) STREET OF MAQUOKETA. CREMATION HAS TAKEN PLACE. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL
BE HELD ON AUGUST 20TH IN GRAND MESA, COLORADO. MEMORIAL DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO JONI FAIR HOSPICE, 1207 PUEBLO WAY,
PUEBLO, COLORADO, 81004.
BELOW IS A VIDEO TAKEN LAST NIGHT OF THE CARNIVAL, PLUS A VIDEO OF A GOOD PART OF THE FAIR PARADE......AND OVER 400 PARADE STILL
PHOTOS.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
COME TO THE FAIR! I WILL BE ON-THE-AIR FROM THE FAIR FROM 6:05 UNTIL
8:30 TONIGHT. YOU CAN LISTEN ON OUR WEB SITE....WWW.KMAQ.COM
AND THEN CLICK-ON THE LISTEN BUTTON IN LEFT COLUMN.
WHILE LISTENING, SEE CARS GOING BY ON MAIN STREET.
DENNIS VOY
