NO NEWS REPORT TODAY.
BELOW, ARTIST PAT COSTELLO, BEING INTERVIEWED ON "JUST TALK" THIS MORNING
BY LEIGHTON HEPKER. THEY TALKED ABOUT PAT'S 35 YEARS IN
MAQUOKETA THAT STARTED WITH THE REFURBISHING OF THE OLD MILL EAST
OF TOWN AND THEN OPERATING HIS STUDIO IN IT UNTIL RETIRING.
HE IS MOVING TO ARIZONA A WEEK FROM TODAY. HIS DAUGHTER AND FAMILY
LIVE THERE AND WEATHER THERE WILL BE BETTER FOR JOAN'S HEALTH. DURING THE WINTER, HE WON'T BE TOO FAR EITHER FROM HIS LONGTIME PAL, HAPPY JOE, FOUNDER
OF HAPPY JOE'S PIZZA CHAIN. PAT LIVED AND WORKED IN JOE'S HOMETOWN OF DAVENPORT BEFORE COMING TO MAQUOKETA. PAT'S TAKING HIS VINTAGE PICKUP WITH HIM. WE'LL MISS BOTH PAT AND JOAN OF COURSE. PAT BROUGHT A LOT OF VISITORS/TOURISTS TO OUR CITY OVER THE YEARS THAT CAME TO SEE HIS STUDIO AND BUY HIS PRINTS. THE MILL IS FOR SALE.
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