92 HERE AT K-M-A-Q
MORE COMING REST OF THE WEEK!
THERE WILL BE A BREEZE TO HELP TONIGHT AT THE ROTARY ICE CREAM
SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT...
AND TOMORROW NIGHT, AT THE CAVES STATE PARK FOR THE FFA PICNIC.
I'LL BE AT BOTH AND WILL TAKE SOME PHOTOS.
THE MAQUOKETA CLASS OF 1972 WILL HOLD THEIR 40TH REUNION THIS SATURDAY FROM 6 UNTIL 11 AT THE COMFORT INN.
AND SUNDAY THEY WILL MEET AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL T 9:30 A.M. TO TOUR THE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TOO. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER WILL RECEIVE $6,000 FOR SERVICES FOR THE CITY. THE CHAMBER HAD ASKED FOR $8,000. THE CHAMBER ALSO
ASKED FOR HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THEIR DIRECTOR, BUT THE CITY
SAID IT COULD NOT PAY FOR IT, AFTER CHECKING WITH THEIR
CARRIER.
THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (I LIKED IT BETTER WHEN THE WORD HOSPITAL WAS IN THE NAME) BOARD HAS AGREED TO
POSTPONE ANY BUILDING PROJECTS AT THE HOSPITAL, UNTIL THE
HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL PICTURE LOOKS BETTER. THE BOARD APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET OF $19.9 MILLION WHICH INCLUDES A RATE INCREASE OF 6%. BUT, IT ALSO SHOWS A DEFICIT OF NEARLY $300,000.
ADMINISTRATOR CURT COLEMAN SAID THEY WILL BE WORKING TO MAKE SOME CHANGES AND EFFICIENCIES TO ELIMINATE THE DEFICIT.
OUR NEIGHBOR CITY TO THE SOUTH, DEWITT, NO LONGER HAS A
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.
AFTER MONTHS OF STUDY, THEY COMBINED THE TWO TO FORM
D-B & C...... DEWITT BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
IT HAD ITS "KICK-OFF" CELEBRATION EVENT YESTERDAY LATE AFTERNOON
AT THE COUNTRY CLUB AND I ATTENDED, AS KMAQ HAS BEEN A LONGTIME CHAMBER MEMBER. THEY HAD A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER GIVE A
"CHARGING" SPEECH. DEWITT IS HAVING GOOD TIMES! THEIR
VERY ATTRACTIVE MAIN STREET HAS NO EMPTY BUILDINGS.
DEWITT IS HELPED BY BEING CLOSER TO THE QUAD CITIES AND MANY CITIZENS LIVE THERE BUT WORK IN BETTENDORF AND DAVENPORT.
RUMOR HAS IT..."THE LOFT" ON WEST PLATT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA....
A POPULAR UPSTAIRS BAR AND RESTAURANT FOR OVER 25 YEARS....
MAY BE RE-OPENING SOON. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
KEEP COOL!!
DENNIS VOY
