NOT A BAD DAY TODAY......SUNSHINE FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND A HIGH
OF 43.....BUT.....RAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

TWO MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ON-GOING BURGLARIES
OF BEER FROM THE TOM SCHUELLER HOME ON WEST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA.
THEY ARE SCOTT FILLOON, AGE 24, OF MAQUOKETA AND DAMON McFARLANE,
AGE 21, OF MAQUOKETA. THE ADMITTED TAKING FOUR 30-PACKS OF
BEER FROM SCHUELLER'S GARAGE.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD AT THEIR MEETING YESTERDAY LEARNED
THAT A GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM FOR BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COULD
COST ABOUT $1.8 MILLION. THE BOARD POSTPONED A DECISION TO HIRE
AN ENGINEERING FIRM TO DESIGN A SYSTEM. WHETHER THE IDEA WILL
GO FORWARD WILL DEPEND ON SOIL BORINGS TO SEE IF AN UNDERGROUND
SYSTEM IS WORKABLE IN THE AREA OF BRIGG'S SCHOOL. THREE TEST BORINGS AT A COST OF $2,950 WILL BE DONE NEXT WEEK. THEN A MEETING
WILL BE HELD SOON AFTER TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON THE ENERGY SAVING PROJECT. AND IF THEY DECIDE TO GO AHEAD, THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE WORK COMPLETED BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS NEXT YEAR.

K MOTORSPORTS, MAQUOKETA, OWNER COLE KROMMINGA OF MONTICELLO, HAS PURCHASED THE OLD THEISEN'S STORE ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA AND PLANS TO MOVE HIS BUSINESS FROM JUST OFF SOUTH MAIN STREET TO THE LARGER BUILDING THAT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
THEISEN'S LEFT THAT BUILDING AND MOVED TO THE FORMER WAL MART
BUILDING ON WEST PLATT STREET. THEIR CURRENT BUILDING, BEHIND
FS, IS NOW FOR SALE. THEY WILL HAVE FOUR TIMES THE SPACE.
KROMMINGA SAID THEY WILLL CONTINUE TO SELL AND REPAIR ATV'S...
FOUR WHEELERS...DIRT BIKES, ETC. THEY ARE THE DEALER FOR ARTIC
CAT, KAWASAKI, SUZUKI AND POLARIS. HE SAID EMPLOYEES ARE RE-DOING
THE FLOOR OF THE FORMER THEISEN'S BUILDING AND OTHER REMODELLING
IS ALSO PLANNED. WILL BE NICE TO SEE THAT EMPTY BUILDING
USED FOR A BUSINESS AGAIN.

MAQUOKETA HOSTS DEWITT IN A GIRL - BOY DOUBLHEADER TONIGHT AT THE NEW MCHS GYM. GIRL'S GAME AT 6 AND BOY'S AT 7:30. BOTH GAMES
WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ AM AND FM AND OUR INTERNET SITE,
STARTING AROUND 5:50 TONIGHT. MATT CLARK AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY
MIC.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

THIS PHOTO OF SANTA (THE REAL SANTA) WAS TAKEN SUNDAY NIGHT AT
"BEAR CREEK" (FORMER KFC BUILDING NEXT TO PIZZA HUT) AT THE
MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB CHRISTMAS DINNER AND PARTY. AFTER
A DELICIOUS MEAL SERVED BY AMBER EDWARDS AND STAFF, SANTA CAME TO
FIND OUT WHICH ROTARIANS HAVE BEEN NAUGHTY OR NICE. HERE WE
SEE CONNIE TJARKS, PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB ALONG WITH
RETIRED HUSBAND, DAVE. HE'S ALSO HER "Go For" AT HER INTERNET
BUSINESS, "KNOT ENOUGH THYME" knotenoughtyme.com AND SHE REMINDED
ME THAT SHE IS HAVING AN OPEN HOUSE AT HER BARN SHOP THIS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17TH FROM 9 AM UNTIL 4 PM FOR CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING. FOR YOUR GPS, THAT ADDRESS IS 12201 - 288TH AVENUE,
MAQUOKETA.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY IS MAQUOKETA'S OLDEST SERVICE CLUB (NEARLY 75) AND MEETS WEDNESDAY NOON AT THE EAGLES CLUB ON EAST PLATT
STREET. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER FOR OVER 40 YEARS. ANY MAN OR WOMAN
IS WELCOME TO COME ANY WEDNESDAY AND SIT-IN (HAVE DINNER WITH
US) AND SEE WHAT ROTARY MEETINGS ARE LIKE. THE MAQUOKETA
ROTARY ALSO HAS A WEB SIT. JUST GOOGLE MAQUOKETA ROTARY.
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM PRESIDENT CONNIE TJARKS AND THE 30 MEMBERS
OF MAQUOKETA ROTARY.
DENNIS VOY