SLIGHTLY CLOUDY DAY TODAY AND POSSIBILITY OF RAIN LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
HOPE NOT! I HAVE THE FAMILY MOVIES SMURFS/ZOOKEEPER STARTING TONIGHT
AT THE DRIVE-IN AND SHOULD HAVE A VERY GOOD WEEKEND IF THE WEATHER
STAYS DESCENT. IT WAS 61 YEARS AGO TONIGHT THAT THE 61 DRIVE-IN OPENED.
IT WAS THE 11TH OF AUGUST, BUT A FRIDAY NIGHT. SEE AD BELOW.

HAD A PIZZA PARTY HERE AT NOON TODAY FOR JACI MOORE, WHO HAS BEEN A STUDENT
ANNOUNCER FOR US HERE FOR 4 YEARS. AND A GOOD ONE! AND NOW SHE
GOES TO KIRKWOOD IN CEDAR RAPIDS WITH CLASSES STARTING IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
GOOD LUCK TO HER!!

A BIG TRIAL IN MAQUOKETA NEXT WEEK. ON TRIAL WILL BE A MILWAUKEE MAN
WHO ALLEGEDLY ROBBED THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK ANDREW OFFICE ALMOST A YEAR
AGO.

A STUDY WILL BE DONE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE
OF THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY'S POWER PLAN. AT THE BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, MMEU MANAGER MIKE NICKESON SAID THE POWER PLANT DOES NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH REVENUES FOR WHAT IT COSTS TO OPERATE. THERE ARE FIVE EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY WORKING AT THE PLANT AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IS ON
MILITARY LEAVE.

THE MAQUOKETA VFW IS SPONSORING A FIRST ANNUAL CORN BOIL SUNDAY FROM
4 UNTIL 7 AT THE VOLUNTEER HALL AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. PORK CHOP SANDWICH AND ALL THE CORN YOU WANT FOR ONLY $7. "LIVE" MUSIC ALSO ON THE
VOLUNTEER HALL STAGE. SEE YOU THERE.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

CLICK-ON THE 61 DRIVE-IN AD TO ENLARGE IT.

DENNIS VOY

GRILLING FOR CHARITY IS A MAQUOKETA STATE BANK EVENT THEY SPONSOR A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR, TO HELP A LOCAL CHARITY. IN JUNE, THEY HAD ONE FOR THE
HUMANE SOCIETY AND RAISED OVER $2,000. TODAY, THEY HAD ONE FOR THE
JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, TO RAISE MONEY TO PURCHASE HONDO,
A NEW K-9 OFFICER. IN THE BANK'S NORTH PARKING LOT, TENTS AND CHAIRS
WERE SET UP, THE BIG GRILL WAS BROUGHT IN FOR COOKING PORK AND BEEF BURGERS AND THERE WAS ALSO LEMONADE, CHIPS AND BAKED GOODS MADE BY M-S-B STAFF
MEMBERS. ALL THE FOOD WAS FREE, BUT DONATIONS WERE ACCEPTED FOR THE
HONDO K-9 FUND. THE M-S-B EMPLOYEES DO ALL THE WORK, INCLUDING GRILLING
AND THE FOOD IS PURCHASED BY THE BANK. AND, AN EXTRA FEATURE THIS TIME WAS THE "DUNK A SHERIFF EMPLOYEE" DUNK TANK AT 3 BALLS FOR A DOLLAR.
DEPUTIES AND OFFICE PERSONNEL TOOK TURNS IN THE TANK. I BOUGHT 3 BALLS AND ON THROW NUMBER 1, I DUNKED KAREL WELLS, IN PHOTO BELOW. SHE WORKS
IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY AND ANOTHER GOOD TURN-OUT.
THANKS TO M-S-B FOR DOING THESE GRILLING EVENTS. CLICK-ON THE 3 PHOTOS BELOW TO ENLARGE THEM. CLICK A SECOND TIME, AND AN EVEN LARGER PICTURE.