1.4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.
TODAY, MOSTLY CLOUDY AND HIGH OF 57.
WARMER TOMORROW AND THEN IN THE 70'S FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
SHOULD BE DESCENT WEATHER FOR TOREQUEST.

A HOME ON SOUTH 5TH STREET WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE THIS MORNING.
IT IS OWNED BY KEVIN OWEN AND THE FIRE STARTED IN A BOAT NEXT TO THE HOME AND SPREAD TO THE HOME.   OWEN WAS NOT HOME AT THE TIME.
THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE SIDING, EAVES AND THEN INTO THE ATTIC.
FIREMEN HAD TO CUT  HOLES INHTE ROOF TO VENT THE ATTIC.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CALLED THE FIRE MARSHALL TO INVESTIGATE.

CONCERNING THE OBIE'S RESTAURANT FIRE, FIRE CHIEF MARK BECK
SAID HE HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL
CONCERNING THE INVESTIGATION.

SUNSHINE PRESCHOOL AND DAY CARE HELD THEIR ANNUAL FUND-RAISER
LUNCH AND AUCTION YESTERDAY, WHICH INCLUDED A RAFFLE.
THE WINNER OF $1,000 WAS ALICE HENSHAW.
A $500 FAREWAY GIFT CARD WAS WON BY PATTI GARIEN.   IT WAS PARTLY SPONSORED BY FAREWAY.
STACIE MICHEL WON TWO BREWERS-CUBS TICKETS, COURTESY OF
THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.
RANDY MILLER ALSO WON TWO  CUBS-BREWERS TICKETS FROM
CITIZEN'S STATE BANK IN WYOMING.
AMY CROCKER WON THE 50-50 DRAWING.
SALLY DAVIES, SUNSHINE DIRECTOR, THANKED ALL WHO ATTENDED AND
SPONSORS AND THE BEEF PRODUCERS FOR COOKING BURGERS OVER THE NOON HOUR AND TO AUCTIONEER BEN SCHUELLER.

MAQUOKETA NATIVE IDA CALDWELL, 88, OF CEDAR RAPIDS, DIED THURSDAY.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE A SISTER, PHYLLIS NISSEN OF MAQUOKETA.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT CEDAR RAPIDS MEMORIAL
PARK FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL AT 4200   1ST AVE.

EVERETT WEIRUP, 73, OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA, AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED SATURDAY IN CHANDLER.      A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD LOCALLY AT A LATER DATE.    SURVIVORS INCLUDE 3 SISTERS....
INCLUDING WILMA REICHLING OF MAQUOKETA AND A BROTHER,
VERNON WEIRUP OF MAQUOKETA.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

PARTLY SUNNY TODAY....AND ON COOL SIDE.  NO RAIN YET BUT COMING
SOMETIME OVERNIGHT.     HIGH TODAY IN THE 50'S AND RAIN ENDING
TOMORROW MORNING WITH HIGHS TOMORROW, UPPER  40'S.    NOT THE
BEST WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.

AT THE DRAKE RELAYS YESTERDAY, IN THE HIGH JUMP EVENT, CARDINAL SENIOR LAURA OSTERHAUS TOOK 9TH PLACE IN THE STATE WITH A JUMP
OF 5-FEET, 3-INCHES.    THE WINNING JUMP WAS 5-10.

THE JACKSON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS, AN ACTIVE GROUP SERVING
THE COUNTY SINCE 1998, WILL HOLD THEIR PLANT SALE SATURDAY, MAY 12TH FROM 9 UNTIL 11 A.M. AT BOYER HALL ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.    AS IN
PAST YEARS, THE GARDENERS WILL USE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE TO FUND GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.    THERE ARE 56 MEMBERS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO OVER 30 PROJECTS AT SUCH LOCATIONS AS THE FAIRGROUNDS,
DOWNTOWN AREAS, AND PARKS IN MAQUOKETA.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DROPPED IN ALL AREA COUNTIES IN MARCH.
THE IOWA RATE WENT DOWN TO 5.2 PERCENT, FROM 5.3 IN FEBRUARY.
IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE RATE IN MARCH WAS 6.6 PERCENT.   IT HAD BEEN 7.2 IN FEBRUARY.

MAQUOKETA COUNCILMAN ERIC PAPE HAS CHANGED HIS MIND AND
HAS DECIDED TO STAY AS COUNCILMAN AT-LARGE AND HAS WITHDRAWN
HIS APPLICATION FOR 3RD WARD.     THE COUNCIL STILL HAS 3 RESIDENTS
WHO EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE 3RD WARD OPENING....JOSH
COLLISTER, OWNER OF THE DOWNTOWN BAKERY, RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER CECIL BENTLY AND ONE-TIME CITY MANAGER IN MAQUOKETA, NOW RETIRED,
GUS GLASER.  THE COUNCIL WILL PROBABLY DECIDE ON ONE OF THE THREE
AT THE REGULAR MAY 7TH MEETING.

MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO A UTILITY POLE ON FIRE AT CORNER OF HURSTVILLE ROAD AND ROCKDALE ROAD, AT 8 LAST NIGHT.
FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE ABOUT 40 MINUTES, PUTTING OUT THE
FIRE AT THE TOP OF THE POLE OWNED BY ALLIANT ENERGY.

THE MAQUOKETA FAMILY YMCA WILL BE CELEBRATING KIDS DAY ... A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT ... FROM 11 AM UNTIL 1 PM TOMORROW, AT THE Y.
GAMES, CRAFTS, DINO JUMP, AND HEALTHY SNACKS.    THE PROGRAM
IS DESIGNED TO KICK-START PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

ARNOLD BEHN, AGE 79, OF SABULA, DIED WEDNESDAY.   SURVIVORS
INCLUDE TWO SONS, THREE DAUGHTERS, NINE GRANDCHILDREN  AND TWO
SISTERS, INCLUDING DORIS EVANS OF PELLA .. LONGTIME FORMER
RESIDENT OF MAQUOKETA.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

AND DON'T FORGET, IF YOU BUY A ROTARY DUCK FROM ME, YOU MAY
GET $500 RICHER ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 20TH.
GOOD ODDS!

DENNIS VOY

TWO PHOTOS OF "WHERE THE
SWIMMING POOLS" WERE.
TOP PHOTO....THE BATH HOUSE
WAS TO THE LEFT OF TREE AND THE
NEWER OF THE TWO POOLS WAS
TO THE REAR.
BOTTOM PHOTO...LOOKING SOUTH...
BETWEEN THE TREES IS WHERE THE
BATH HOUSE STOOD EARLIER THIS
WEEK.
MY NEXT PHOTO WILL BE TAKEN AFTER THE JOB IS DONE.
DENNIS VOY

NICE TODAY...61

NO NEWS REPORT TODAY


SPORTS:   IN THE MAQUOKETA INVITATIONAL AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB YESTERDAY, MAQUOKETA WON THE MEET WITH A 314.   DEWITT CAME IN SECOND WITH 316.   MEDALIST WAS CHANCE MEIERS OF
DYERSVILLE WITH A 73.   
TY THEDE OF MAQUOKETA CARDED AT 75.

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HERE ARE TWO PHOTOS OF THE FEATURED CAR AT VINTAGE TORQUE FEST THIS YEAR IN MAQUOKETA, ON MAY 4TH AND 5TH.    IT'S A 1937 BONNEVILLE SALT RACER THAT WILL BE TRAILERED  TO MAQUOKETA FROM COLORADO.    THE CAR IS OWNED AND DRIVEN BY NANCY BULLOCK LOGWELL OF BOTH GOLDEN, COLORADO AND MAQUOKETA.    NANCY AND HER HUSBAND WARREN HAVE HOMES IN BOTH CITIES AND SPLIT THEIR TIME BETWEEN THEM.

TODAY, I GET AN EMAIL FROM JOHN WELLS WITH MORE "COOL STUFF" AS HE CALLS IT....ABOUT NEXT WEEKEND'S BIG EVENT IN MAQUOKETA, MAINLY AT
THE FAIRGROUNDS.    THIS IS THE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW IT WILL BE HELD IN MAQUOKETA, 1 WEEK LATER THAN LAST YEAR.    JOHN IS THE MAIN MAN
BEHIND IT!    HE SAID LAST YEAR, 335 CARS WERE PRE-REGISTERED AND THEY ENDED UP WITH 545 CARS, PLUS 100 MORE THAT WERE IN THE VP SECTION.  
HE SAID THIS YEAR, THERE COULD BE CLOSE TO 700 CARS PLUS THE
"CORONADO CAR CLUB'S" CLASSIC AND CHROME SECTION.

BIGGER AND BETTER THAN LAST YEAR!

THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO THE EVENT AND THE WEEKEND PASS IS $10.00
 WITH NO EXTRA CHARGE.  THERE ARE NO HIDDEN FEES.

SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR, THE "CORONADO'S" ARE HAVE A PRE-TORQUE-FEST PARTY AND CAR SHOW WITH FOOD, BEVERAGES AND "LIVE MUSIC"....ON THURSDAY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, OPEN TO ALL CARS.
THEY ALSO ARE HAVING A "CAVE CRUISE" OPEN TO ALL CARS FRIDAY.

THIS YEAR, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, THERE  WILL BE 16 BANDS, AN ART SHOW, SWAP MEET, LOTS OF VINTAGE HOT RODS, CUSTOMS AND CYCLES.

FOR MORE INFORMATION....GO TO:
www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=525390559 or www.vintagetorquefest.com

RAIN OR SHINE....IT'LL BE A BIG WEEKEND IN MAQUOKETA....STARTING
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 3TH UNTIL THE LAST CARS LEAVE MAQUOKETA
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 6TH.

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CAR PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

NICE DAY TODAY, SOME SUNSHINE AND HIGH OF 73.
TOMORROW,MOSTLY SUNNY AND 62.
IN 50'S FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND THOUGH.

NO ON HURT IN AN EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT JUST BEFORE 5 THIS
MORNING ON WEST SUMMIT STREET.    THE DRIVER WAS DANIEL YAROLEM,
AGE 33 OF MAQUOKETA.   AN ANIMAL RAN IN FRONT OF HIS CAR AND HE
SWERVED BUT STRUCK A MAIL BOX AND DECORATIVE ROCK AT THE DAVID
CLARK RESIDENCE.    $1,000 DAMAGE TO HIS CAR. NO CHARGES FILED.

THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA  WILL BE OFFERING KNEW SURGERY
BEGINNING IN JUNE.  DURING A HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT,
THE BOARD HEARD THAT DUBUQUE ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS WILL OFFER THE OUT-PATIENT SERVICE.    THE BOARD APPROVED $56,000 WORTH OF EQUIPMENT TO DO THE SURGERY HERE.

THE CARDINAL BOYS SOCCER TEAM LOST TO ANAMOSA 5 TO 2 YESTERDAY.
THE BOYS TENNIS  TEAM LOST TO CAMANCHE 9 TO 0 AND
THE GIRLS ALSO LOST BY THE SAME SCORE TO CAMANCHE.
THE CARDINAL GIRLS GOLF TEAM TOOK 6TH PLACE IN A DUBUQUE
TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY...
AND THE BOYS GOLF TEAM LOST TO ANAMOSA.   MATT HANSEN
CARDED A 38 FOR MAQUOKETA.
IN TRACK, LAURA OSTERHAUS OF MAQUOKETA HIGH WILL BE
AT THE DRAKE RELAYS THIS WEEK ... A FOUR TIME QUALIFIER
IN THE HIGH JUMP.
ALSO IN THE RELAYS, THE GIRL'S 4 BY 100 METER TEAM....AND
RACING ON THAT TEAM, HANNAH GRUENWALD, LAURA NUEMBERGER,
ASHLEY TRENT AND AUBREE TAYLOR.

GOOD LUCK TO THE 5 CARDINAL GIRLS AT THE DRAKE RELAYS.
THERE WILL BE NO MAQUOKETA BOYS THERE THIS YEAR.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY

67 THE HIGH TODAY.    THE DAY STARTED OFF CLOUDY AND THEN SUNSHINE
THIS AFTERNOON. 
TOMORROW, RAIN AND IN THE 70'S. 
COOLER WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, INCLUDING ONLY  AROUND 50 ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA HAS NOT DECIDED WHETHER THE JACKSON COUNTY ATV COMMISSION CAN HAVE ATV RIDES ON CERTAIN ROUTES  IN MAQUOKETA FOR SUMMER EVENTS.      THE  PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
TALKED ABOUT THE ISSUE, BUT DID NOT COME UP WITH A PROPOSAL.

THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS THIS MORNING APPOINTED A WOMAN TO THE COUNTY ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TO MAKE THE BOARD
GENDER-BALANCED.    THEY APPOINTED MARGO SHOUSE OF MAQUOKETA,
WHO DECEMBER 31ST, ENDED A FOUR YEAR TERM ON THE MAQUOKETA  CITY COUNCIL.   SHE REPLACES LONGTIME MEMBER JOHN MANSON OF RURAL
MAQUOKETA, WHO HAD INDICATED HE WOULD LIKE TO BE RE-APPOINTED.
HOWEVER, THE SUPERVISORS SAID THEY NEEDED TO APPOINT SHOUSE
TO MAKE THE BOARD GENDER-BALANCED.   THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER WOMAN ON THE FIVE-MEMBER BOARD.   THE LAW REQUIRES  GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO GENDER-BALANCE THEIR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
BY JULY 2012.

THE MAQUOKETA VFW POST AND MAQUOKETA AMERICAN LEGION POST ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A FUND DRIVE HAS BEEN ORGANIZED TO REPLACE THE U.S. FLAGS AND FLAG POLES THAT WERE DAMAGED JUST BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY LAST YEAR IN THE WIND STORM AT MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY AND SACRED HEART CEMETERY.      THE GOAL IS $5,000.
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO AVENUE OF FLAGS AND SEND CHECK TO
AVENUE OF FLAGS, P.O. BOX 757, MAQUOKETA, IOWA, 52060.   ANY AMOUNT
WILL BE WELCOME AND IS TAX DEDDUCTIBLE.     
DONATIONS CAN ALSO BE LEFT AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.
ANY QUESTIONS, CALL CLIFF MERRICK IN MAQUOKETA, A MEMBER OF BOTH
VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPRECIATION DINNER WAS HELD LAST NIGHT.    MANY WERE RECOGNIZED, INCLUDING THREE
FOR REAL LONGTIME SERVICE.  TOM BREUCH FOR 37 YEARS ON THE
LIBRARY BOARD, JAMES DEUTMEYER FOR 30 YEARS ON THE LIBRARY
BOARD AND JEFF BODENHOFER FOR 20 YEARS ON THE CABLE COMMISSION.

SPORTS:   THE CARDINAL BOYS TENNIS TEAM DEFEATED INDEPENDENCE
YESTERDAY, 7 TO 2.
THE BOY'S TRACK TEAM TOOK 3RD IN THE REBEL RELAYS AT GOOSELAKE.
THE GIRL'S TRACK TEAM TOOK 6TH IN THE PAM DUNCAN INVITATIONAL
AT DEWITT.
THE GIRLS SOCCER TEAM LOST TO DAVENPORT NORTH, 2 TO 1.
THE BOY'S GOLF  TEAM DEFEATED WESTERN DUBUQUE AT TIMBERLINE GOLF COURSE.     BLAISE WALLER AND MATT HANSEN EACH HAD A 39 TO LEAD THE CARDS TO THE WIN.

HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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LAST NIGHT, NEARLY 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE ANNUAL BELLEVUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DINNER AT HORIZON HALL.    AFTER DINNER, AWARDS WERE PRESENTED AND THE GUEST SPEAKER WAS BELLEVUE'S OWN DAVE NORTH.   DAVE IS CEO OF SEDGWICK, A WORLD-WIDE FIRM THAT ASSISTS INDUSTRIES WITH INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.

IT'S A $BILLION-DOLLAR-A-YEAR COMPANY, BASED IN MEMPHIS.   THEY HAVE

OFFICES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING TWO IN DUBUQUE AND

JUST RECENTLY OPENED ONE IN BELLEVUE, THAT EMPLOYS 55 PEOPLE.

DAVE'S WIFE, PENNY AND 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, MOVED TO

BELLEVUE 6 YEARS AGO SEEKING SMALL TOWN LIVING.   THEY 

RESTORED ONE OF BELLEVUE'S OLDER LARGE HOMES ON A BLUFF OVERLOOKING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.   THE BEAUTIFUL HOME IS WELL LIGHTED AT NIGHT....YOU CAN'T MISS IT.   IN THE PAST YEAR, PENNY CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO USE "BELLEVUE ROCKS" AS A PROMOTIONAL THEME FOR THE COMMUNITY.    THE CHAMBER LIKED IT AND EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT IT.    NEW BLUE BANNERS IN PHOTO  ABOVE GO UP SOON AND PENNY WROTE A SONG CALLED "BELLEVUE ROCKS" AND SANG IT LAST NIGHT ... THEN DID IT A SECOND TIME WITH EVERYONE JOINING IN THE CHORUS.      WHY "BELLEVUE ROCKS"?    CALL, EMAIL OR STOP IN AND VISIT WITH CHAMBER DIRECTOR COLLEEN MYER AND SHE'LL  BE HAPPY TO EXPLAIN THE UPBEAT MOOD OF BELLEVUE THESE DAYS, THANKS TO MANY THINGS.   DAVE NORTH'S NEW OFFICE IN BELLEVUE, A NEW HOTEL GOING UP AND MUCH MORE.    BELLEVUE LIKES THE DAVE NORTH FAMILY AND THE FEELING IS MUTUAL.    IN CONCLUDING HIS REMARKS LAST NIGHT, HE SAID HE HOPES

THEY LIKE HIM BECAUSE THEY ARE IN BELLEVUE TO STAY!

GOOD NEWS FOR BELLEVUE, MAQUOKETA AND ALL OF JACKSON COUNTY!

                                                                                                                               DENNIS VOY

CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM

BREEZY, SUNNY AND IN UPPER 50'S.
WARMER TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY.
VERY LITTLE RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEKEND.

A LONGTIME MAQUOKETA RESTAURANT WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED BY
FIRE AROUND 5 THIS MORNING.    FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO OBIE'S
RESTAURANT ON HIGHWAY 64, AT WEST EDGE OF MAQUOKETA.
FIRE CHIEF MARK BECK SAID THE FIRE MARSHALL HAS BEEN CALLED IN
BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND THE UNKNOWN CAUSE.
OBIE'S IS CLOSED SUNDAYS AND OWNER DONNA HEISTER SAID SHE
LEFT LAST NIGHT ABOUT 7 O'CLOCK AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS
WHEN SHE LEFT.    CHIEF BECK SAID WHEN FIREMEN ARRIVED, SMOKE
WAS BILLOWING FROM THE KITCHEN AREA.     THE KITCHEN WAS
EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED AND SMOKE, HEAT AND WATER DAMAGE WAS DONE TO OTHER AREAS.    HEISTER SAID THE HEAT WAS SO INTENSE THAT IT MELTED CLOCKS IN THE DINING ROOM.     SHE ESTIMATED MORE THAN $200,000 IN DAMAGE AND SHE SAID SHE IS INSURED.    SHE HAS OWNED THE
BUSINESS FOR 6 YEARS AND WORKED THERE ABOUT 20 YEARS BEFORE
BUYING IT.    SHE SAID SHE WILL RE-OPEN BUT EXPECTS IT WILL BE
CLOSED FOR AT LEAST A MONTH.
I WENT PAST THE BUSINESS SATURDAY NIGHT AROUND 7 AND THE
PARKING LOT WAS FULL.   IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POPULAR RESTAURANT
AND BAR. 

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA HAS AGREED TO PURCHASE TWO NEW WELCOME
BANNERS TO PUT UP AT TWO LOCATIONS.    EACH WILL BE 4 FOOT BY 20 FOOT AND WILL COST $700.   THEY WILL FIRST BE USED FOR TORQUEFEST  THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

IN SPORTS, THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL BOY'S GOLF TEAM PLAYED IN
THE WEST DELAWARE INVITATIONAL AT MANCHESTER SATURDAY AND PLACED 2ND WITH A TEAM SCORE OF 327.    THERE WERE 72 GOLFERS AND
TY THEDE OF MAQUOKETA WAS THIRD WITH A SCORE OF 76.    HE WAS JUST BEHIND TWO GOLFERS THAT TIED AT 75.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.

DENNIS VOY

MOSTLY CLOUDY AND  COLD TODAY...HIGH OF 49.
LIGHT RAIN AND A LITTLE WARMER OVER THE  WEEKEND.

THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS A NEW PRESIDENT.
THE CHAMBER ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT TOM DEVINE HAS
BEEN APPOINTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.      REPLACING  DEVINE AS
PRESIDENT IS VICE-PRESIDENT DAVE UPDEGRAFF, AN EMPLOYEE OF
OHNWARD BANKS.   LENAE OWEN WAS VOTED-IN AS THE NEW VICE PRESIDENT AND SHEILA NUGENT AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER.
UPDEGRAFF SAID, "THOSE WHO KNOW TOM KNOW HIS PASSION FOR MAQUOKETA AND JACKSON COUNTY.    HE HAS INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE
OF CHAMBER OPERATIONS".    THE ANNOUNCEMENT GOES ON TO SAY THAT HIS FORMAL EDUCATION IS IN BUSINESS, SALES AND MARKETING.   HE'S BEEN
RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERPRETING AND MAINTAINING BUDGETS, FUNDRAISING
AND TRAINING OTHER PEOPLE.       UPDEGRAFF ADDED, "OUR CHAMBER
SUPPORTS THE DIRECTION THE CITY AND COUNCIL ARE TAKING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT".

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA AND MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC
UTILITY BOARD PLAN TO SEE IF THERE WOULD BE SAVINGS IN HAVING
A JOINT BILLING OPERATION.    THE IDEA WAS HASHED OVER THIS WEEK
DURING AN MMEU BOARD MEETING.

LAST NIGHT AT A SPECIAL MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO
APPOINT ERIC PAPE TO THE AT-LARGE COUNCIL POSITION.
NOW, THEY NEED TO FIND SOMEONE TO SERVE IN THE 3RD WARD,WHERE PAPE IS THE COUNCILMAN.

JILLIAN ROCKWELL, SORRY I GOT YOUR FIRST NAME WRONG EARLIER
THIS WEEK.   

IN SPORTS: 
IN BOY'S TRACK LAST NIGHT AT EPWORTH, THE CARDINALS
TOOK 5TH PLACE IN THE BOBCAT RELAYS, WON BY WESTERN
DUBUQUE.

IN GOLF, THE CARDINAL BOYS AT PRAIRIE CREEK COURSE HERE IN
MAQUOKETA, DEFEATED WESTERN DUBUQUE, 164 TO 172.
MEDALIST WAS CONNER TAYLOR OF MAQUOKETA WITH A 38.
RUNNER-UP WAS BLAISE WALLER WITH A 40.

IN GIRL'S GOLF, WEDNESDAY, MAQUOKETA HOSTED A TOURNAMENT
AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB  COURSE.  DYERSVILLE TOOK FIRST.
THE CARDINALS PLACED 6TH. LEADING MAQUOKETA, ALLISON VANDEMORE WITH A 86.

IN BASEBALL, LEIGHTON HEPKER AND I ATTENDED THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
"RADIO NETWORK" GET-TOGETHER, HELD EVERY SPRING AT BUSCH STADIUM.
THERE ARE 117 STATIONS IN THE NETWORK.    A PRIZE DRAWING WAS HELD AND I WON ONE OF THE PRIZES....THE HONOR TO THROW OUT THE CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH AT  YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S GAME.
IT WAS HELD  ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE GAME STARTED, SO NOT
ON TV.   MY PITCH WAS DOWN THE MIDDLE.   I'LL HAVE A PHOTO OR TWO
LATER ON THIS DAILY REPORT.    THE CARDS WON THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT GAME BUT LOST THE AFTERNOON GAME AND ARE STILL IN FIRST PLACE IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL.   

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND EVERYBODY.

DENNIS VOY

THE NEW MAQUOKETA FARMERS MARKET LOGO IS BELOW.
I WILL TRY TO GET A LARGER ONE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT.
THE PROGRAM FOR THIS "DAILY REPORT" HAS BEEN
CHANGED, SO I NEED TO GET FAMILIAR WITH IT.
DENNIS VOY

SUNNY, CALM AND 61 TODAY.
NICE DAY....ESPECIALLY WITH NO WIND!
RAIN EXPECTED TOMORROW AND THURSDAY.

SPORTS FIRST:
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS TRACK TEAM TOOK 5TH PLACE YESTERDAY AT
DEWITT. AUBREE TAYLOR TOOK FIRST IN THE 100 HURDLES AND
400 HURDLES....LAURA OSTERHAUS TOOK 1ST IN THE HIGH JUMP AND
THE 440 SHUTTLE HURDLE WAS TAKEN BY MAQUOKETA AND IN THAT
TEAM, AUBREE TAYLER, ASHLEY TRENTZ, AMBER NIGH ADN LAURA NUEMBERGER.,

THE GIRL'S GOLF TEAM TOOK 3RD IN THE DEWITT QUADRANGULAR.
BEST SCORE FOR MAQUOKETA, A 41, TURNED IN BY SOPHOMORE ALLISON
VANDEMORE.

THE BOYS SOCCER TEAM LOST TO SOLON, 5 TO 3. COLTON FEY SCORED TWICE
FOR MAQUOKETA AND SET UP BRAD WALLER'S NETTER FOR THE CARDINALS.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S SOCCER TEAM LOST TO SOLON
IN DOUBLE OVERTIME, 3 TO 2.

IN BOWLING LAST NIGHT AT TIMBER LANES, IN THE MIGHTY B & P LEAGUE,
MICHAEL VARNER ROLLED A 300. I HAVE NOT HEARD IF IT WAS HIS FIRST.
HE ENDED UP WITH THE HIGH SERIES TOO OF 718. THE SEASON ENDED LAST
NIGHT AND ROCKWELL CLEANUP TEAM TOOK CHAMPIONSHIP.

A BIRTH: -- TWO! --- ERIK AND JULIAN ROCKWELL HAD TWIN GIRLS FRIDAY,
APRIL 6TH IN IOWA CITY. CLARA KAY WEIGHED 6 POUNDS, 8 OUNCES AND
ELLA JEAN WEIGHED 6 POUNDS, 9 OUNCES. GRANDPARENTS ARE KEVIN ROCKWELL AND THE LATE SANDRA ROCKWELL AND CATHY DURKOP AND THE LATE JIM DURKOP.
CONGRATULATIONS!

ROSE MARIE HEIMS, 71, OF MONTICELLO, DIED TODAY AT HER HOME.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE FRIDAY AT 10:30 AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH IN MONTICELLO.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE A SISTER, GRACE OTTING OF MAQUOKETA.
KRAMER FUNERAL HOME IN MONTICELLO IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MET LAST NIGHT AND DID NOT NAME A
NEW COUNCIL PERSON. SOME MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WANT TO KNOW
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE 4 INTERESTED IN THE AT-LARGE POSITION.
A SPECIAL SESSION TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH WILL BE SET LATER.

THE COUNCIL LAST NIGHT DID APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO COMBINE WITH
JACKSON COUNTY, OTHER CITIES IN THE COUNTY AND THE GREATER DUBUQUE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBER AMY MOORE SAID THE CITY NEEDS TO MAKE ITS INTENTIONS
CLEAR THAT THEY ARE CHANGING DIRECTION WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY.
MAYOR DON SCHWENKER SAID THEY DON'T KNOW IF GREATER DUBUQUE
WILL ACCEPT JACKSON COUNTY.
COUNCILMAN TRY THEDE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO ALIENATE THE CHAMBER
AND PULL ALL TIES.

NO "DAILY REPORT" TOMORROW OR THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY

MORE PROGRESS IN THE TIMBER CITY!
THE BASEMENT WAS DUG THIS WEEK FOR A NEW HOME IN MAQUOKETA, CORNER OF MYATT DRIVE AND COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE. I KNOW NOTHING ELSE AT THIS TIME. WHEN I LEARN MORE, I'LL LET YOU KNOW!
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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MOSTLY SUNNY AND 53 TODAY.
WE GOT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND IN MAQUOKETA.
TOMOROW, MOSTLY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 63.
WEDNESDAY, CHANCE OF RAIN AND HIGH OF 69.
THURSDAY....MORE RAIN, HIGH OF 60.
FRIDAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND A HIGH OF ONLY 53.

MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT, I'LL BE HAVING SOME
CITY COUNCIL NEWS THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

THE FRIENDS OF THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK SERVED A PANCAKE
BREAKFAST TO 200 PEOPLE ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE CAVES THIS PAST SATURDAY MORING. THE SYRUP WAS MADE BY PARK RANGER SCOTT DYKSTRA WHO MADE IT FROM TREES IN THE PARK.
REP. BRIAN MOORE WAS AT THE BREAKFAST WITH HIS FAMILY. MOORE AND SEN. TOD BOWMAN WORKED WITH THE DNR TO GET THE CAVES RE-OPENED
THIS SUMMER.

PAULA RIVER OF MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN HER PROFESSION. SHE IS A NURSE AND WILL BE HONORED WITH 99 OTHERS IN THE STATE AT A PROGRAM MAY 6TH AT VETERANS AUDITORIUM IN DOWNTOWN
DES MOINES. SHE HAS ASSUMED SEVERAL ROLES SINCE SHE STARTED WORKING AT THE DEWITT HOSPITAL IN 2004. SINCE 2011, SHE HAS HELD THE POSITION OF NURSING OUTCOMES SPECIALIST.

DESPITE THE WEEKEND RAIN, THERE WERE CARS BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE....ABOUT 25 EACH NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT, LIGHTNING STRUCK THE 3 COMPUTERS OUT THERE. ALL WILL
BE REPLACED BY THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
AND THE STOCK CAR RACES WERE ALSO HELD SATURDAY NIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

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ROBERT AND BONNIE CHRISTENSEN ARE MOVING TO MARSHALLTOWN
ON MAY 14TH....AFTER 40 YEARS IN THIS AREA. WILL BE CLOSE TO
ONE OF THE KIDS.
WE WILL MISS BOTH!
THEY ARE HAVING A SALE OF ITEMS THEY DON'T WANT TO MOVE.
STILL SOME GOOD BARGAINS LEFT.
CHECK THEM OUT AT listjacksoncountyia.com
DENNIS VOY

WE HAD RAIN THIS MORNING.
THE AFTERNOON SO FAR HAS BEEN DRY AND IN 50'S.
MORE RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND THE REST OF THE
WEEKEND.

A RURAL SPRAGUEVILLE MAN DIED AFTER HIS TRACTOR FLIPPED AND PINNED HIM UNDERNEATH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. RICHARD GANZER, AGE 77, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A FALLEN TREE WITH HIS TRACTOR AND IT FLIPPED AND HE WAS DISCOVERED BY HIS
WIFE, KAREN JUST BEFORE 4 P.M.

MAQUOKETA SCHOOL LUNCHES WILL GO UP A DIME NEXT YEAR, BUT OTHER FEES WILL NOT BE INCREASED.

A SMALL FIRE THIS MORNING AT THE STEVE MARTIN FAMILY RESIDENCE AT 502 SOUTH MAIN STREET. FIREMEN PUT OUT THE PORCH FIRE AND THE FAMILY GOT OUT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

JIM SCHUMANN, 75, DIED YESTERDAY AT HIS HOME IN KELLER, TEXAS.
HE ATTENDED MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE,
3 SONS, A DAUGHTER, AND A SISTER, MONA DAGUE OF MAQUOKETA.
THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE TOMORROW IN TEXAS.

A FORMER, WELL KNOWN MAQUOKETA RESIDENT, MAXINE TAYLOR, AGE 86, DIED ON FEBRUARY 7TH AT ORLANDO, FLORIDA. SHE AND HER HUSBAND FLOYD CELEBRATED THEIR 65THE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ON JANUARY 12TH.
FLOYD, AGE 89, LIVES WITH HIS SON RICH IN ORLANDO. MAXINE'S "REMAINS" WILL BE BURIED AT MT. HOPE CEMETERY IN MAQUOKETA.
IN EARLY YEARS, SHE WORKED FOR HER BROTHER BABE SHAFFER AT THE
FAMOUS TANGO ON HIGHWAY 64 WEST (NOW OBIE'S) AND LATER MAXINE AND
FLOYD MANAGED THE DECKER HOTEL, THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB,
LAKEHURST SUPPER CLUB, THE OLD VFW RESTAURANT IN THE BASEMENT
WHICH IS NOW THE LAW OFFICE NEXT TO KMAQ, THE HI-HO BOWLING LANES AND TAYLOR'S TOT AND TEEN CLOTHING STORE.
MAXINE ALSO HAD WORKED AT PENNY'S...SEAR'S MAIL ORDER STORE...THE FISHING TACKLE INDUSTRY....AND AS THE SECRETARY TO GENE STREETS AT
CLINTON ENGINES. IN ADDITION TO RICH, THEY HAD A YOUNGER DAUGHTER,
KIM, WHO DIED IN 2007 FROM MS AT THE AGE OF 52. SHE HAD A DAUGHTER NOW IN COLLEGE AND RICH HAS 2 DAUGHTERS AND 4 GRANDDAUGHTERS.
THE EMAIL FROM RICH SAID HE WAS A FAN OF MY 61 DRIVE-IN WHEN A KID AND ALSO SAID HE WAS A GRADUATE OF THE MHS CLASS OF 1968.
ANYONE WANTING TO READ HIS EMAIL TO ME, OR HAVE HIS EMAIL ADDRESS,
JUST EMAIL ME AND I'LL SEND IT TO YOU.

A HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH TO JOHN H. IN MORTON, ILLINOIS, FROM HIS FRIENDS IN MAQUOKETA. HIS BIRTHDAY, SAYS HIS MOM, IS TOMORROW.

BOY'S SOCCER YESTERDAY...MAQUOKETA 10, MONTICELLO 3....THERE.
COLTON FEY AND BRADLEY WALLER TURNED HAT TRICKS AND CORY WIRTH
SCORED TWICE.

THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS CLUB ANNUAL GOLF OUTING HAS BEEN SET
FOR MAY 22ND AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB. FOR MORE INFORMATION,
TALK TO DON CARSON, KEVIN BURNS, BOB GAVIN, DAVE SYBESMA OR
DOUG KNICKREHM.

THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS NEXT PRODUCTION WILL BE...."ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE"....AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER. MARK IT ON YOUR
CALENDAR. TRYOUT FOR THE PART OF PATSY AND A FRIEND (JUST TWO IN THE CAST) WILL BE ON MAY 20TH AND 21ST AT OHNWARD. IT WILL
BE PRESENTED ON JULY 13, 14 AND 15.

THE HIGH SCHOOL IS PUTTING ON "OKLAHOMA" THIS WEEKEND AT
OHNWARD.

THE ANNUAL FFA BANQUET IS THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE HIGH
SCHOOL.

RICH STIMMEL IS RETIRING FROM WAL MART AND A PARTY TO HELP CELEBRATE HIS RETIREMENT WILL BE FROM 3 UNTIL 6 P.M. TOMORROW
AT THE FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH. HE WILL CONTINUE LAWN MOWING
AROUND TOWN THOUGH.
HE HAS BEEN A HARD WORKER FOR FAR TOO MANY YEARS....AND DESERVES TO TAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER. HIS DAUGHTER DARLYCE GETS MARRIED THIS
AUGUST.

"AFTER THE PLEASURE OF A "LOW PRICE" DISAPPEARS,
THE "STING" OF POOR QUALITY WILL REMAIN.
~ Benjamin Franklin

CHECK THE PHOTOS BELOW THAT I PUT UP TODAY AND YESTERDAY.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

RAIN OR NOT, I'LL BE CHECKING OUT THE 61 DRIVE-IN TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW NIGHT, OPENING NIGHTS FOR THE 2012 SEASON.
ALWAYS A FUN TIME TO OPEN THE DRIVE-IN FOR ANOTHER SEASON.
THE FIRST TIME I DID IT....WAS IN 1972.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A BUSY AND FUN SEASON.

I RECEIVED MANY NICE COMMENTS FROM THOSE THAT SAW THE
FRAN RILEY TV 6 FEATURE ABOUT ME AND KMAQ YESTERDAY.
THANKS.

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THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON WAS HELD YESTERDAY AT THE
CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM.
AFTER LUNCH, "VOLUNTEERS" DURING THE LAST YEAR AT BOTH MUSEUMS WERE RECOGNIZED AND THANKED.
ALSO, AS IN PAST YEARS SINCE
1999, THERE WAS THE NAMING OF THE GRACE TUBBS MEMORIAL SUMMITT AWARD WINNER.
IT IS PRESENTED EACH YEAR TO
AN OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER BY THE TUBBS FAMILY, IN MEMORY OF GRACE TUBBS WHO WAS AN ACTIVE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER.
THE AWARD YESTERDAY WAS PRESENTED TO GARY EGGERS OF MAQUOKETA.
GARY IS THE VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR OF THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD. HE GETS NO PAY FOR THIS JOB WHICH HE HAS HAD FOR 7 YEARS AND USUALLY REQUIRES ABOUT 20 HOURS OF HIS TIME A WEEK. STEVE (RIGHT) AND AL TUBBS PRESENTED HIM WITH $500 TO GIVE TO HIS FAVORITE
CHARITY. AND TO NO SURPRISE, HE SAID HE WOULD GIVE THE MONEY TO THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD. HE WAS ALSO PRESENTED WITH AN ENGRAVED GLASS MANTEL CLOCK. THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD IS USED BY AN AVERAGE OF 100 FAMILIES EACH WEEK, WHO STOP BY ON FRIDAY MORNINGS FOR THE FREE GROCERIES.
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AT LEFT, DR. JUSTIN HEPKER OF MAQUOKETA (IN RESIDENCY IN CHICAGO THE PAST TWO YEARS) YESTERDAY,
WAS SELECTED AS CHIEF RESIDENT
AT MASONIC HOSPITAL IN CHICAGO.
HOW ABOUT THAT!
GOOD GOING JUSTIN! HIS DAD,
LEIGHTON, IS PROUD....HIS MOM, CINDY
IS PROUD AND HIS GODFATHER, ME,
PROUD TOO! JUSTIN, STILL SINGLE,
LIVES ON JACKSON STREET IN THE
WINDY CITY AND STARTS HIS THIRD AND FINAL YEAR OF RESIDENCY JUNE 1ST.
WHERE WILL HE GO NEXT YEAR?
WORD IS, PROBABLY STAYING IN CHICAGO OR AREA.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED.

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GOOD MORNING....
NO...NOT A PHOTO FROM OUR AREA....
RAIN IS IN OUR FORECAST TODAY....
TOP STORY THIS MORNING, A WELL KNOWN SPRAGUEVILLE FARMER WAS
KILLED YESTERDAY AS THE RESULT OF A TRACTOR ACCIDENT.
DETAILS ON MY FRIDAY REPORT.
THURSDAY'S "DAILY REPORT" IS BELOW.
HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
PHOTO FROM THE WORLD WIDE WEB

SUNNY, CALM WIND AND 61 TODAY.
RAIN STARTS OVERNIGHT.'

ANOTHER PERSON HAS FILED TO BE APPOINTED TO THE AT-LARGE COUNCIL
POSITION ON THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL. THERE ARE NOW 3 SEEKING
THE APPOINTMENT.
THE LATEST PERSON TO FILE IS JOSH COLLISTER, OWNER OF THE SWEET
THINGS BAKERY IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
ALSO WANTING THE POSITION, COUNCILMAN ERIC PAPE WHO WANTS
TO CHANGE FROM 3RD WARD TO AT-LARGE.....SO.....IF HE DECIDES TO BUY A HOME, HE CAN BUY ANYWHERE IN TOWN AND KEEP HIS SEAT.
AND ALSO A CANDIDATE IS FORMER MAQUOKETA CITY MANAGER,GUS
GLASER.
TOMORROW IS THE DEADLINE TO EXPRESS AN INTEREST AND THE
COUNCIL MAY APPOINT SOMEONE MONDAY NIGHT DURING REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.

ALSO, THE CITY COUNCIL PERSONNEL COMMITTEE WILL BE RECOMMENDING
THAT THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA JOIN WITH JACKSON COUNTY AND OTHER CITIES IN THE COUNTY IN A JOINT EFFORT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN MONDAY ON PAVING 17TH STREET AT THE EDGE OF MAQUOKETA BEHIND WAL MART AND LEADING UP TO THE PRAIRIE CREEK
GOLF COURSE AND HOUSING SUBDIVISION.
THERE WILL BE DETOURS WHILE WORK IS BEING DONE.
COMPLETION TIME WILL BE AFTER ABOUT 7 WEEKS.

THAT'S A SHORT REPORT FOR TODAY.

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SUNNY AND COOL AGAIN TODAY....53 THE HIGH.
DOWN TO 27 AGAIN TONIGHT.
WARMER TOMORROW... AROUND 60.
THEN RAIN TOMORROW NIGHT AND ON AND OFF FROM FRIDAY AND
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN TODAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN FRONT AND
UNDER THE GRANDSTAND. TWO PERFORMANCES....THE 4:30 P.M. SHOW
IN ON AS I WRITE THIS AND AN EVENING SHOW AT 7:30 TONIGHT.

A CHICAGO TRUCK DRIVER ESCAPED INJURY WHEN HIS SEMI TIPPED OVER
EARLY THIS MORNING ON HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH OF TOWN.
IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS TO GET HTE SEMI PULLED UPRIGHT AND
TOWED AWAY.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD IS URGING RESIDENTS TO CONTACT THEIR
LEGISLATORS TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO REQUIRE SCHOOL TO START
LATE IN AUGUST. THE HOUSE HAS PASSED THE BILL AND THE SENATE
HAS YET TO VOTE. A LATER SCHOOL START IS TO EXTEND THE SUMMER
TOURISM SEASON BUT SUPT. HUCKSTADT SAID WHEN THEY START THE SCHOOL
YEAR LATER IN AUGUST, IT IS DIFFICULT TO FINISH BY THE HOLIDAYS.
NOW, SCHOOL BOARDS CAN DECIDE WHEN TO START CLASSES AND MOST BOARDS WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

IN SPORTS...AT DEWITT YESTERDAY, THE MAQUOKETA BOYS GOLF TEAM
LOST TO DEWITT. TY THEDE HAD BEST SCORE FOR THE CARDINALS.

ALSO YESTERDAY, THE WATERLOO COLUMBUS BOY'S SOCCER TEAM BEAT
MAQUOKETA, 7 TO 2.
WATERLOO ALSO DEFEATED THE CARDINAL GIRLS 2 TO 0.

DID YOU KNOW THE AUTO INDUSTRY ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN $135 BILLION
OF THE NATION'S FEDERAL AND STATE TAX REVENUES. A STUDY,
RELEASED YESTERDAY BY THE ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS,
SEEKS TO HIGHLIGHT THE HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SALE AND USE
OF THE NATION'S MORE THAN 250 MILLION VEHICLES. LAST YEAR, CAR SALES WERE 17 PERCENT UP OVER 2010. HERE AT KMAQ, WE HAVE A NEW CAR
SPOT ON-THE-AIR JUST ABOUT EVERY HOUR, SO WE ALSO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE AUTO INDUSTRY.

THE KWQC CHANNEL 6 REPORT ON KMAQ THIS AFTERNOON WAS VERY NICE.
LONGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, YOU CAN GO TO KWQC'S WEB SITE AND TAKE A LOOK
AT IT. JUST GOOGLE KWQC, DAVENPORT FOR HOME PAGE.
AND OF COURSE, YOU ALL KNOW THAT TV TENDS TO ADD SOME POUNDS
TO ANYONE ON TV. KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN I'M ON THE SCREEN!
ANYWAY, THANKS TO FRAN RILEY FOR A GOOD FEATURE ... GOOD PUBLICITY
FOR KMAQ.

END OF TODAY'S REPORT.
CHECK THE CIRCUS PHOTOS BELOW.
I TOOK THEM AT 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON.

DENNIS VOY

SUNNY BUT ONLY 49 TODAY.
COLD AGAIN TONIGHT.
WARMER TOMORROW. HIGH OF 56.

THE STEERING COMMITEE FOR THE NEW MAQUOKETA FARMERS MARKET
IS LOOKING FOR A LOGO FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ARTWORK IS APRIL 13TH...THIS FRIDAY.
THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE.
LOGOS CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE.
THE NEW FARMERS MARKET WILL BE ON TUESDAY NIGHTS FROM 4 UNTIL 7 P.M. AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER PARKING LOT ON HIGHWAY 64 EAST,
MAQUOKETA.

I SOLD MY FIRST 4 ROTARY DUCK RACE DUCKS THIS WEEK....THANKS TO THIS DAILY REPORT. THANKS TO ALLEN BODKIN IN IBERIA, MISSOURI.
HE BUYS SOME EVERY YEAR AND SAYS HE READS THIS REPORT DAILY AND
SOMETIMES ALSO LISTENS TO THE NEWS ON THE HOME PAGE LISTEN
BUTTON THAT INCLUDES THE DOWNTOWN WEB CAM.

THE MAQUOKETA BOYS GOLF TEAM YESTERDAY WON AGAIN...OVER
WESTERN DUBUQUE AND SOLON.
AND MATT HANSEN WAS MEDALIST FOR THE DAY WITH A 39.
THE GIRLS GOLF TEAM ALSO DEFEATED SOLON HERE IN MAQUOKETA.
ALLISON VANDEMORE SHOT A 43 FOR THE CARDS.
THE BOY'S TENNIS TEAM OPENED THE SEASON WITH A MEET AGAINST
WESTERN DUBUQUE AND LOST 7 TO 2. NATE KILBURG WON HIS SINGLES MATCH AND AND HE AND HIS COUSIN MATT KILBURG WON THEIR DOUBLES MATCH.
THE GIRLS TENNIS TEAM AT DUBUQUE LOST TO WESTERN DUBUQUE 8 TO 1
JESSICA KLOFT PICKED UP MAQUOKETA'S ONLY WIN IN SINGLES PLAY.

TOMORROW THE SHRINE CIRCUS COMES TO THE FAIRGROUNDS WITH A 4:30 AND 7:30 PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF THE GRANDSTAND. ELEPHANTS, TIGERS AND MORE.

HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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FRAN RILEY, TV NEWS REPORTER FOR KWQC HD NEWS IN DAVENPORT, VISITED KMAQ THIS MORNING, ALONG WITH HIS VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHER, MIKE. HE CAME TO DO A FEATURE ON KMAQ AND MY 53-PLUS YEARS AT THE STATION, DATING BACK TO THE FIRST DAY OF BROADCASTING AUGUST 26TH, 1958. FRAN SAID TODAY'S VISIT BROUGHT BACK LOTS OF MEMORIES FOR HIM AS HE
STARTED IN RADIO OUT EAST
IN BOSTON AND KEENE IN THE 70'S, DURING AND AFTER HIS COLLEGE DAYS. HE HAS BEEN IN THE QUAD CITIES DOING TV NEWS FOR AROUND 35 YEARS. THE POPULAR REPORTER NOW DOES A DAILY FEATURE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, ON THE 4 TO 4:30 AFTERNOON NEWSCAST ON CHANNEL 6. THE FEATURE ON KMAQ WILL BE AIRED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) SOMETIME AFTER 4 AND IT (OR PARTS OF IT) MAY BE REPEATED DURING AN EARLY MORNING NEWSCAST THE NEXT MORNING. THANKS TO FRAN AND MIKE FOR COMING TO MAQUOKETA AND SPENDING 90 MINUTES HERE, MEETING THE KMAQ STAFF AND GETTING VIDEO FOR TOMORROW'S FEATURE. IT WAS FUN!
CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM
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THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER
IN MAQUOKETA PRESENTS...
PETER OPRISKO
THE CHAIRMAN'S BOARD
THIS SHOW WILL SHOWCASE TIMELESS
HITS OF THE 20TH CENTURY GREAT SINGERS LIKE TONY BENNETT, BING CROSBY, DEAN MARTIN, JUDY GARLAND, BOBBY DARIN, NAT KING COLE, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, AL JOLSON, MEL TORME, DORIS DAY, TO NAME A FEW. PETER OPRISCO FROM CHICAGO, TOURS EXTENSIVELY AND AVERAGES 300 PERFORMANCES ANNUALL AT THEATRES, COLLEGES, AND CLUBS NATIONWIDE.
HE WILL PUT ON ONE SHOW ONLY ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH AT 2 P.M.
TICKETS IN ADVANCE, $22 AND $25 AT THE DOOR. TICKETS ARE ON SALE
NOW....MORNINGS AT THE OHNWARD BOXOFFICE AND ALSO AT OSTERHAUS
PHARMACY AND THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK MAIN OFFICE.

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

DENNIS VOY

58 TODAY...WITH SUNNY SKIES.
WILL BE QUITE COLD THE NEXT COUPLE NIGHTS AND DAYS...
THEN WARMING UP AGAIN.

TWO PEOPLE HAVE FILED FOR THE OPEN AT-LARGE POSITION FOR MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL, TO REPLACE TODD MANG WHO IS MOVING FROM THE CITY.
THE TWO ARE: ERIC PAPE, NOW 3RD WARD COUNCILMAN AND
FORMER CITY MANAGER GUS GLASER.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

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SUNNY AND A LITTLE COOL TODAY...HIGH OF 59.
IN THE 60'S....THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

A 3-PASSENGER ATV ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT ABOUT 6:30 ON THE CAVES
ROAD. THE DRIVER, BRUCE BOLLINGER, AGE 19, OF MAQUOKETA.
A PASSENGER, JOHN BAKER, AGE 21 OF LEISURE LAKE AND RIDING IN THE CARGO AREA OF THE CUB CADET RANGER, ALEX ERICKSON, AGE 19, OF MAQUOKETA.
BOLLINGER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE AND RECEIVED A LEG INJURY.
JOHN BAKER WAS AIRLIFTED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN IOWA CITY.
NO CONDITION REPORT ON HIM. AND ERICKSON WAS TOSSED OUT OF VEHICLE INTO THE GRASSY AREA AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.
CHARGES ARE PENDING.

MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL HAS A PRETTY GOOD BOY'S GOLF TEAM.
YESTERDAY, AT THE PRAIRIE CREEK COURSE HERE IN MAQUOKETA,
THEY DEFEATED MT. VERNON, 143 TO 166. THAT BROKE THE MHS
RECORD OF 146 SET IN 1984.
SCORES FOR THE CARDINALS: MATT HANSEN AND QUENNEL FOWLER BOTH
HAD A 35.
TY THEDE HAD A 36. CONNER TAYLER A 37. DAVISON BOHACH, 38 AND BLAISE WALLER, 42.
WOW!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CARDINAL BOYS GOLF TEAM!

ALSO...YESTERDAY, THE CARDINAL GIRL'S SOCCER TEAM BEAT ANAMOSA 11 TO 1
AND THE BOY'S TEAM BEAT VINTON 12 TO 0.

HAPPY EASTER!

DENNIS VOY

THE THURSDAY "DAILY REPORT" IS
BELOW THE PHOTOS!

THE ABOVE PHOTO OF STAN HARDIN WAS TAKEN IN THE MID 80'S.... IN THE FM CONTROL ROOM HERE AT KMAQ.
STAN, AT THE AGE OF 58, DIED YESTERDAY AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN
IOWA CITY, AFTER AN EXTENDED ILLNESS.
STAN WORKED TWICE AT KMAQ.
WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL AT MAQUOKETA HIGH, HE WAS AN EVENING AND
WEEKEND STUDENT ANNOUNCER, IN 1969 AND 1970.
HE WAS SMART (VALIDICTORIAN) AND ALREADY THEN HAD A DEEP, GOOD
RADIO VOICE. AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, HE LEFT KMAQ.
IN THE 70'S HE TOOK A RADIO ANNOUNCING JOB IN PEORIA AND WAS THERE
IN RADIO FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
HE CAME BACK TO KMAQ IN 1980 AND WAS THE MORNING ANNOUNCER ON KMAQ-FM UNTIL 1988. HE GOT MARRIED WHILE WORKING
HERE (BY A MAGISTRATE AT THE COURT HOUSE) AND LEIGHTON
HEPKER AND I WERE ASKED TO BE A WITNESS TO THE CEREMONY.
WHILE WORKING AT KMAQ, MANY OF YOU MAY RECALL SEEING HIM
REGULARLY AT THE VOY THEATRE, AS HE WORKED PART TIME THERE
AS EVENING MANAGER ON JACK'S DAY OFF.
AFTER LEAVING KMAQ, FOR A SHORT TIME HE AND JACQUE RAN A
BAR AND GRILL AT HURSTVILLE AND THEN HE DECIDED TO GO TO COLLEGE
TO BE A PHARMACIST. HE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND WAS A PHARMACIST FOR A COUPLE YEARS
AFTER, MOSTLY FOR WAL MART AND HAD TO RETIRE BECAUSE OF
HIS HEALTH.
STAN WAS A BIG GUY, GOOD GUY, GOOD RADIO ANNOUNCER, GOOD EMPLOYEE AND REGULARLY READ THIS DAILY REPORT. FOUR YEARS AGO, ON OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY HERE AT KMAQ, HE STOPPED IN AND I INTERVIEWED HIM ON THE RADIO FOR A FEW MINUTES.
THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM WAS AT JACQUE'S FUNERAL A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
HIS FULL OBITUARY CAN BE READ ON THE CARSON FUNERAL HOME WEB
SITE.
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THE 11TH ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB DUCK RACE
WILL BE...AS ALWAYS...ON THE
FIRST DAY OF SUMMER, JUNE 20TH, AT 6 P.M. AT THE SWIMMING POOL OF THE
MAQUOKETA YMCA.
BUY A DUCK FOR $5 AND YOU MIGHT WIN $500. THE 2ND THRU 10TH PLACE DUCKS WILL
PAY THEIR OWNER $100.
BUY A DUCK FROM ANY MEMBER OF THE ROTARY.
I'M A MEMBER, SO DUCKS ARE
AVAILABLE HERE AT KMAQ.
STOP IN OR SEND $5 TO
KMAQ, BOX 940, MAQUOKETA, IA 52060.
QUACK-QUACK!

DENNIS VOY

A NICE NEW SIGN ON WEST PLATT STREET IN
MAQUOKETA.

CLICK-ON PHOTO TO
ENLARGE IT.

DENNIS VOY

NICE TODAY, BUT HIGH OF ONLY 56.
DOWN TO 30 TONIGHT.
TOMORROW, HIGH OF 62.

SOME MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MAY BE DISCIPLINED FOR PUTTING INAPPROPIRATE COMMENTS ON A WEBSITE AND USING SCHOOL COMPUTERS TO DO SO. SUPT. DR. KIM HUCKSTADT SAID THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE.

PETER OPRISKO IS COMING TO THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA FOR A ONE TIME PERFORMANCE AT 2 P.M. ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH.
LEGENDARY GRAMMY-WINNING JAZZ PIANIST RAMSEY LEWIS CALLED OPRISKO
"THE ROLLS ROYCE" OF SINGERS TODAY.
GOOGLE PETER OPRISCO FOR MORE INFORMATION. TICKETS ARE $22 IN ADVANCE AND $25 AT THE DOOR.

THE FRIENDS OF THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK INVITE THE PUBLIC TO A "GRAND RE-OPENING OF THE CAVES" AT THE PARK....ON SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH.
THERE WILL BE A PANCAKE BREAKFAST IN THE LOWER SHELTER, FROM 9 A.M.
UNTIL 12 NOON, FEATURING PANCAKES, HOME-MADE MAPLE SYRUP, AND SAUSAGE. ADULTS $5 AND KIDS $3. AND THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES
FROM 9 AM UNTIL 2 PM. AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE CAVES
AGAIN.

HOW ABOUT THOSE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS? NICE OPENING DAY WIN LAST NIGHT.

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THE IOWA SENATE VOTED TUESDAY TO EXPAND HELP TO IOWA'S RETURNING COMBAT VETERANS AS THEY TRANSITION BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE. STATE SENATOR TOD BOWMAN (RIGHT IN PHOTO) OF MAQUOKETA THANKED LEADERS AT THE VETERANS HOME AND VETERANS' ADVOCATES STATEWIDE FOR HELPING MOVE THE LEGISLATION FORWARD. AT LEFT, TODD EIPPERLE OF MARSHALLTOWN, AN IOWA NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER WOUNDED IN AFGHANISTAN LAST JULY VISITED, TWO DAYS LATER, THE IOWA STATEHOUSE TO THANK LEGISLATORS. THE LEGISLATION NOW GOES TO GOV. TERRY BRANSTAD, WHO IS EXPECTED TO SIGN IT.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

IT IS A "CATALPA" TREE FROM THREE SIDES AND YOU CAN SEE IT ALONG 74TH STREET, NOT FAR OFF THE CAVES ROAD. BELONGS TO SPOOK DAGUE AND HE THINKS IT IS ABOUT 250 YEARS OLD. SOON, I'LL GO BACK AND TAKE MORE PICTURES WITH ITS LEAVES.
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SUNNY TODAY...MID 60'S.
STILL LOOKING GOOD FOR EASTER.

THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER TEAM BEAT DAVENPORT
WEST HERE IN TOWN LAST NIGHT, 4 TO 3. BRADLEY WALLER SCORED TWICE.
PERRY HAWKS AND COLTON FEY ALSO SCORED.
THE COACH FOR BOY'S SOCCER IS TOM BECKER, ALSO A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER.

ALSO YESTERDAY, THE GIRLS GOLF TEAM HOSTED CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY, DUBUQUE SENIOR, AND DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD AND FINISHED 4TH. BEST SCORE FOR MAQUOKETA WAS TURNED IN BY JORDAN EHLERS WITH A 53.
THE GIRL'S COACH IS LAURA KREMER, ALSO 7TH GRADE MATHEMATICS TEACHER AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

TWO MAQUOKETA TEENAGERS, BRAYDEN SPRINGER AND ANTHONY KELLY,
WERE ARRESTED IN ANAMOSA THIS WEEK AND ARE FACING BURGLARY CHARGES. ANAMOSA POLICE SAID OVER THE PAST WEEKEND, ABOUT TWO
DOZEN BURGLARIES HAPPENED IN THEIR CITY...IN CARS, STORAGE SHEDS AND
GARAGES. THE TWO FROM MAQUOKETA AND A TEENAGER FROM ANAMOSA
WERE FOUND IN POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. THOSE CHARGED ARE BEING HELD IN THE JONES COUNTY JAIL.

MAQUOKETA HAS A VACANCY ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL
PLANS TO APPOINT SOMEONE. ANYONE INTERESTED IS ASKED TO
APPLY AT CITY HALL.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT....

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JEFF ALLEN, MAQUOKETA NATIVE AND NOW TEXAN,
SENT ME THIS TORNADO
PHOTO TAKEN DOWN
AT DALLAS/FORT WORTH.

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FIVE PHOTOS TAKEN YESTERDAY OF THE AREA WHERE ONCE....THERE WERE TWO SWIMMING POOLS.
GOING, GOING, GONE!
THEY BOTH NEEDED TO GO!
BUT...WE NOW HAVE SOMETHING BETTER...A YEAR-AROUND INDOOR POOL
AT THE YMCA!
BUT...I NEVER LEARNED TO SWIM!
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I'M SURE, MANY OF YOU HAVE GREAT MEMORIES AT THOSE TWO OUTDOOR POOLS!

YESTERDAY THE HIGH WAS 70.
TODAY, 68.
ANOTHER NICE DAY.
COOLER TOMORROW....63.
COOLER YET THURSDAY....56

VELMA WITT WON RADIO BINGO AGAIN TODAY....SECOND TIME IN A WEEK.
NICE GOING VELMA.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL WILL ASK FORMER CITY MANAGER PAT CALAHAN TO COME UP WITH SOME COSTS TO SEARCH FOR A NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY. ALSO, LAST NIGHT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL SENT THE ISSUE TO THE CITY'S PERSONNEL COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JACKSON COUNTY REMAINED THE SAME
IN FEBRUARY AS IT WAS IN JANUARY....AT 7.3 PERCENT.

AT THE SCOTT HINGTGEN FARM OF RURAL BELLEVUE/LAMOTTE, THE COWS COME IN FOR MILKING WHEN THEY WANT TO....AND ROBOTS MILK THEM.
NOBODY IS AROUND. FEED PELLETS ENCOURAGE THE COW TO GO INTO THE MILKING STALL. ROBOT MACHINES THEN MOVE IN AND ATTACH TO THE COW'S UDDERS AND ALL FOUR CUPS ARE ATTACHED TO THE COW.
THE 7 DAY MILKING BUSINESS HAS NEVER BEEN EASY....BUT THE ROBOTS (QUITE EXPENSIVE) ARE CHANGING THAT AND IN JUNE, DAIRY MONTH, THE JACKSON-CLINTON DAIRY ASSOCIATION "LUNCH ON THE FARM EVENT" WILL BE HELD AT THE HINGTGEN FARM SO WE CAN ALL WATCH THE COWS BEING MILKED WITHOUT HUMANS AROUND. I CAN'T WAIT.

THE "TOUCH OF BLING" STORE, CORNER OF MAIN AND PLATT (THE LEGION BUILDING) CLOSED ITS DOORS MARCH 31ST.

IN SPORTS:
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS GOLF TEAM BEAT CAMANCHE YESTERDAY AT CLINTON. MEDALIST FOR THE DAY WAS TY THEDE OF
MAQUOKETA WITH A 41. RUNNER-UP WAS MATT HANSEN WITH A 42.

THE CARDINAL GIRLS HOSTED WESTERN DUBUQUE AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB AND LOST.

AND ALSO YESTERDAY, THE CARDINAL GIRL'S TENNIS TEAM, ON THE LOCAL COURTS, LOST 9 TO 0 TO WESTERN DUBUQUE.

TIME TO BUY THOSE EASTER CARDS!
AND GET THEM IN THE MAIL.

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THE TRAVELING "SNAKE" DISPLAY CAN BE SEEN 7 DAYS A WEEK AT THE
HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER, JUST NORTH OF MAQUOKETA!
TAKE THE KIDS!
DURING YOUR VISIT, YOU'LL LEARN EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SNAKES.
WALK RIGHT THROUGH THE SNAKE SKELETON AND LOOK, READ AND LEARN.
NO ADMISSION.
NOW OPEN SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS FROM NOON UNTIL 5.
WEEKDAYS, 9 UNTIL 4.
WATCH THE BEES AND FIND THE "QUEEN BEE".
VISIT THE NICE GIFT SHOPPE.
THE KIDS WILL WANT TO START UP THE LIME KILNS MODEL TRAIN.
WALK THE "TRAILS" OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THE WILDLIFE.
TAKE YOUR FISHING POLE ALONG AND IF YOU HAVE TIME, GO ACROSS THE
ROAD TO THE FISHING POND. THERE'S A PICNIC SHELTER AND TABLE THERE
TOO.
WHAT A PLACE!!
THIS FREE SNAKE DISPLAY IS HERE UNTIL NEAR THE END OF MAY!
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BE

NICE DAY TODAY...HIGH OF 70.
THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK LOOKS GOOD TOO.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT. THEY WILL TALK
ABOUT FILLING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POSITION.
ALSO WILL TALK ABOUT A JOINT BILLING SERVICE FOR WATER AND
SEWER, WITH MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC.
ALSO WILL TALK ABOUT THE OPENING ON THE COUNCIL AND
SOME CHANGES FOR THE 17TH STREET PROJECT....THE PAVING OF THE STREET LEADING TO THE PRAIRIE CREEK GOLF COURSE AND HOUSES IN THAT SUB-DIVISION.
AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS ON A LONGER THAN NORMAL
AGENDA.

THE SUPERVISORS HELD A MEETING TODAY REGARDING THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ISSUE AND DECIDED TO TAKE THEIR TIME AND LOOK AT
VARIOUS OPTIONS BEFORE DECIDING WHAT TO DO.

IN BUSINESS NEWS....A NEW BUSINESS IN MAQUOKETA....ROB'S GARBAGE
ROUTE. ROB WILL CLEAN OUT HOUSES, BUILDINGS....WHATEVER YOU NEED
SAYS HIS BUSINESS CARD. I DON'T HAVE HIS LAST NAME. THE CELL
PHONE NUMBER IS 563-593-2237. THE LATE BOBBIE GRAVES DID A LOT
OF THIS, SO THIS SERVICE SHOULD BE GOOD FOR MAQUOKETA.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

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AT THE DAIRY BANQUET SATURDAY NIGHT, WE AGAIN ENJOYED LISTENING
TO ONE OF JACKSON COUNTY'S MOST POPULAR BANDS..."THE COUNTRY TRADITION".
TOP PHOTO: DAVE JARGO, LEAD GUITAR
SECOND FROM TOP: SANDY MANUEL AT THE DRUMS. THIS FALL, SANDY WILL
BE INDUCTED INTO THE IOWA ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.
THIRD PHOTO: SHAWNA HAYWARD, BASS GUITAR AND VOCALIST, AND
THE BOSS....I MEAN WIFE OF THE BOSS.
FOURTH PHOTO DOWN: RUSS HAYWARD, FIDDLE AND STEEL GUITAR AND
THE BOSS.
BOTTOM PHOTO: MIKE MAYFIELD, KEYBOARD AND THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE BAND WHO MOVED FROM TEXAS TO ANDREW LAST YEAR.
THE BAND WAS ORGANIZED IN 1981 AND HAS OVER THE YEARS, OPENED FOR
SUCH FAMOUS COUNTRY SIGNERS AS ROY ACUFF, ERNEST TUBB, BILL MONROE, PORTER WAGONER, KITTY WELLS, BILL ANDERSON, FARON YOUNG,
SONNY JAMES, GENE WATSON, MOE BANDY AND OTHERS. THEY PLAY
QUITE REGULARLY AT THE MOONEY HOLLOW BARN AT GREEN ISLAND.
CLICK-ON EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
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AT THE JACKSON-CLINTON COUNTY DAIRY BANQUET LAST NIGHT AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA, CAITLIN GEISE
WAS CROWNED THE NEW 2012-2013 DAIRY PRINCESS BY OUTGOING PRINCESS
NICOLE TRENKAMP.
CAITLIN IS 19, AND DAUGHTER OF BRAD AND LISA GEISE OF RURAL DEWITT. SHE GRADUATED LAST YEAR FROM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN DEWITT AND IS A SOPHOMORE AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY IN CLINTON, MAJORING IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
SHE IS ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM PHOTO.
THE TWO ALTERNATES ARE ALSO IN ABOVE PHOTO. AT LEFT IS MARISSA TILL, A SOPHOMORE AT MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL AND DAUGHTER OF ALLAN AND KAREN TILL. AND AT RIGHT, IS SAMANTHA COSTELLO, A SOPHOMORE AT CENTRAL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL IN DEWITT AND HER PARENTS ARE FRANCIS AND JACKIE COSTELLO.
ALSO INTRODUCED LAST NIGHT, THE NEW DAIRY AMBASSADOR, HUNTER WAGENER, A JUNIOR AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND THE SON OF DAN AND DEDE WAGENER.
HOLLY KREMER IS THE NEW LITTLE MISS DIARY MAID, A 3RD GRADER AT MARQUETTE CATHOLIC IN BELLEVUE AND DAUGHTER OF RODNEY AND CARRI KREMER OF LAMOTTE.
AND FINIALLY, THE NEW LITTLE SIR DAIRYMAN IS A 1ST GRADER AT
BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY AND THE SON OF SCOTT AND JESSICA HINTGEN.
A GREAT MEAL LAST NIGHT, THEN THE PROGRAM AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR LISTENING AND DANCING BY JACKSON COUNTY'S FAMOUS COUNTRY BAND...
"THE COUNTRY TRADITION".
CLICK-ON ABOVE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.

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