Tuesday, September 13, 2011

THE WINNERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION TODAY IN MAQUOKETA...

DAVID SYBESMA

MICHAEL HAYWARD

AND DEB LANE (A WRITE-IN WINNER)

BELOW, SOME PHOTOS I TOOK SUNDAY WHEN VISITING BELLEVUE.

AND BELOW THOSE PHOTOS, MY TUESDAY DAILY REPORT.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

ONE OF KMAQ'S NEWEST ADVERTISERS....THE OFF SHORE RESTAURANT
AND EVENTS CENTER LOCATED ON THE SHORE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
AT THE NORTH EDGE OF BELLEVUE.
AS ALWAYS, FOR ALL THE PHOTOS BELOW, CLICK-ON THEM TO ENLARGE THEM.
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HERE'S A WIDE VIEW OF OFF SHORE RESTAURANT AND EVENTS CENTER TO
THE RIGHT. TO THE LEFT, SOMEDAY, A NEW HOTEL WILL STAND.
IN THE BACKGROUND, THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE TRI-LEVEL
DECK IN THE REAR ALLOWS DINERS TO DINE WHILE WATCHING BOATS ON THE
RIVER.
OFF SHORE, A NEW JACKSON COUNTY ATTRACTION TO BRING PEOPLE TO
JACKSON COUNTY.
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DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE LOOKING GOOD THESE DAYS AFTER MUCH WORK HAS BEEN
DONE. HERE....A ROW OF TREES ON ONE OF THE STREETS WITH A NEW LOOK.
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ONE OF THE TREES IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. THIS ONE, LIKE MOST,
NEED TO BE REPLACED.
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SUNNY TODAY, BUT COOL. HIGH OF 70.
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY, IN THE UPPER 50'S FOR A HIGH.
FRIDAY,SATURDAY AND SUNDAY....BACK TO THE 70'S.
NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

VFW POPPY DAYS ARE THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN MAQUOKETA.
VFW MEMBERS AND VFW AUXILIARY MEMBERS WILL BE DISTRIBUTING
VETERAN MADE POPPIES AT THE FAREWAY STORE, THEISEN'S AND
AT WALMART. ANY CONTRIBUTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
WILL BE APPRECIATED. PROCEEDS GO BACK TO VETERANS.
THEN..WHEN YOU GET YOUR POPPY....WEAR IT PROUDLY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO NATHAN GJERSTAD! HE'S THE NEW MANAGER
OF CLOVER RIDGE ASSISTANT LIVING PLACE IN MAQUOKETA. HE
REPLACES LYNN POPP WHO RESIGNED TO MOVE TO GRINNELL.
NATHAN HAS BEEN A LIFELONG RESIDENT. HIS DAD WAS A
MAQUOKETA M.D. WHO CAME TO PRACTICE IN MAQUOKETA AFTER
BEING AN M.D. IN VIETNAM. HE DIED AT A YOUNG AGE FROM A
SEVERE MEDICAL PROBLEM. HIS OFFICE AT HIS DEATH WAS
ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY THEATRE. STOP UP AT CLOVER RIDGE
PLACE AND MEET NATHAN AND HE'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A TOUR
OF CLOVER RIDGE PLACE, UP ON THE HILL BEHIND TACO JOHN'S.

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION DAY TODAY. POLLING PLACES WILL BE
OPEN UNTIL 8. VOTE! I WILL HAVE THE MAQUOKETA RESULTS
HERE LATER TONIGHT, SOMETIME AFTER 8.

THE JACKSON COUNTY DRIVER'S LICENSE STATION WILL BE CLOSED ALL
DAY WEDNESDAY SO EMPLOYEES CAN TAKE MANDATORY D.O.T. CLASSES.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTRIC BILLS TWO YEARS AGO IN 2008-2009 TOTALED $196,947. THIS YEAR, $249,802, A 12.6 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE YEAR 2009-2010. NO WONDER THE SCHOOL BOARD IS LOOKING AT ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
PLANNED....NEW HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONED UNITS FOR BRIGGS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SUPT. HUCKSKTADT SAID AT LAST NIGHT'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THAT THE DISTRICT CAN ISSUE ABOUT $6.5 MILLION IN REVENUE BONDS BASED ON SALES TAX REVENUES.

POLICE BLOTTER: CHANGE BOXES AT AWESOME CAR WASH ON PLATT STREET WERE
BROKEN INTO OVERNIGHT.
AND CURTIS BROOKS ON N. MATTESON REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT A GO-KART WAS STOLEN.

HEATHER SCHROEDER, AGE 33, OF URBANDALE DIED YESTERDAY AT THE KAVANAUGH
HOSPICE HOUSE IN DES MOINES FROM AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. SHE IS SURVIVED
BY HER HUSBAND, JAY SCHROEDER,FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA. ALSO SURVIVED
BY AN INFANT SON, WILLIAM, BORN JUNE 28TH AND BY FATHER AND MOTHER-IN-LAW
LOWELL AND BARB SCHROEDER OF MAQUOKETA. SERVICES ARE PENDING AT THE
RANDALL FUNERAL HOME IN CORYDON.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

DENNIS VOY