89 TODAY....
HAD A BRIEF SHOWER EARLY THIS MORNING IN MAQUOKETA.
90 DEGREE WEATHER THRU SATURDAY AND IN THE 80'S SUNDAY.
I VISITED THE FARMER'S MARKET AT 4 THIS AFTERNOON...JUST AS IT
OPENED WITH 26 EXHIBITORS AND MANY SHOPPERS. THE PARKING LOT
WAS FULL AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER. THE "LIVE" MUSIC WAS
JUST STARTING AND "CLUB HOPE" OPENED ITS FOOD STAND.'
MANY HAVE WORKED TO MAKE THE MAQUOKETA FARMER'S MARKET
ONE OF THE BEST AROUND....OPEN EVERY TUESDAY FROM 4-7.
THIS YEAR'S "NATIONAL NIGHT OUT" IN DEWITT WILL BE A WEEK
FROM TONIGHT AT THE DOWNTOWN PARK.....6 TO 8 P.M.
I'M PRETTY SURE MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE ONE TOO.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER....
C & R TIRES ON EAST PLATT STREET REPORTED THAT SOMEONE TOOK CHANGE FROM THEIR BUSINESS OVER THE WEEKEND.
RYAN KLOFF TOLD POLICE HE WAS MISSING MULTIPLE ITEMS FROM HIS
VEHICLE.
AND
TIMBER LANES REPORTED YESTERDAY THE THEFT OF QUARTERS FROM THE BUSINESS ON EAST PLATT STREET.
KMAQ HAS AN OPENING FOR A SALES REP...FULL TIME! GO TO THE KMAQ
MAIN PAGE AND CLICK FOR THE APPLICATION FORM OR CALL KMAQ OR STOP IN FOR ONE. KMAQ IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
WE HAVE AN OPENING BECAUSE DOTTIE BAYLES IS RETIRING AFTER
35 YEARS ON THE SALES STAFF. DOTTIE WAS WORKING AT THE HOSPITAL
WHEN I HIRED HER IN 1977. HER LAST DAY OF WORK WILL BE SEPTEMBER 7TH AND KMAQ WILL NEVER QUITE BE THE SAME AFTER. WE WILL MISS HER, AS WILL HER MANY CLIENTS IN MAQUOKETA AND SURRONDING CITIES.
DOTTIE....JOB WELL DONE! A GOOD LONG RETIREMENT EARNED!
HAVE A GOOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
A HIGH HONOR FOR MATT!
THE AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT MATT OSTERHAUS WAS ELECTED IT'S 2013-2014 PRESIDENT-ELECT. HE HAS BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HE WILL SUCCEED STEVEN SIMENSON AS PRESIDENT. NEXT MARCH HE WILL BEGIN HIS PRESIDENT-ELECT YEAR AND IN MARCH OF 2014 HE WILL BEGIN HISYEAR AS PRESIDENT, AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ORLANDO.
MATT OSTERHAUS CO-OWNS AND OPERATES OSTERHAUS PHARMACY IN
MAQUOKETA. HE IS CURRENTLY A TRUSTEE WITH THE ASSOCIATION,
SERVING ON THE FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT-AFFAIRS COMMITTEES.
HE IS A PAST-PRESIDENT OF THE IOWA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION. MATT
IS ALSO NOW SERVING ON THE PHARMACIST MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS A MEMBER OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL HEALTH CARE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
MATT'S FATHER, ROBERT OF MAQUOKETA, IS A PAST-PRESENT OF THE
NATIONAL PHARMACIST ASSOCIATION. IT HAS BEEN 75 YEARS SINCE THERE HAS BEEN A FATHER-SON PAIR HOLD THE OFFICE....AND THE 4TH PAIR IN THE HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE LAST TIME IT
HAPPENED WAS IN 1937. THE APhA HAS AROUND 60,000 MEMBERS AND WAS FOUNDED IN 1852.
CONGRATULATIONS MATT !!
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE ITPHOTO AND STORY BY DENNIS VOY
TODAY'S DAILY REPORT IS BELOW AND ALSO BELOW, SOME FINAL PHOTOS AND COMMENTS ON THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR.
90 DEGREE WEATHER IS BACK IN MAQUOKETA TODAY....AND WE'LL BE AROUND 90 MUCH OF THE WEEK, WITH LITTLE RAIN.
YESTERDAY WAS PLEASANT, AROUND 80. AND WE GOT A LITTLE RAIN
OVERNIGHT.
FOUR VEHICLE-DEER ACCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND. HAVING THE
BAD EXPERIENCE WERE: ROYCE SCHNOOR...BECKY DAVIDSON...
AND RUICHARD NORPEL.
LAST NIGHT'S CASH DRAWING WINNER AT THE FAIR AS NIKKI THOMPSON AND THEY DID NOT LIST WHERE SHE LIVES. IT WAS FOR $500.
MARY ANN HARWICK OF MAQUOKETA WON THE QUILT RAFFLE AT THE FAIR.
GRANT GANZER OF JOHNSTON WON THE BILL RILEY TALENT SHOW
(SENIOR DIVISION) AT THE FAIR SATURDAY NIGHT, SINGING WITH
GUITAR. HE NOW GOES ON TO THE STATE FAIR COMPETITION.
HE HAS RELATIVES IN JACKSON COUNTY.
THE SPROUT DIVISION WAS WON BY ISAIAH WALSH OF MAQUOKETA, PLAYING THE PIANO. HE ALSO GOES TO THE STATE FAIR TO COMPETE.
MY BEST SANDWICH AT THE FAIR....THE GRILLED TURKEY FILET....PREPARED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY POULTRY ASSOCIATION, CELEBRATING THEIR
5TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.
NEXT UP FOR KMAQ....THE "BACK TO SCHOOL" ROAD SHOWS STARTING
NEXT MONDAY AND THEN, FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. MATT CLARK WILL BE
BACK TO DO THE PLAY-BY-PLAY OF MAQUOKETA CARDINAL GAMES.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
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YESTERDAY WAS PLEASANT, AROUND 80. AND WE GOT A LITTLE RAIN
OVERNIGHT.
FOUR VEHICLE-DEER ACCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND. HAVING THE
BAD EXPERIENCE WERE: ROYCE SCHNOOR...BECKY DAVIDSON...
AND RUICHARD NORPEL.
LAST NIGHT'S CASH DRAWING WINNER AT THE FAIR AS NIKKI THOMPSON AND THEY DID NOT LIST WHERE SHE LIVES. IT WAS FOR $500.
MARY ANN HARWICK OF MAQUOKETA WON THE QUILT RAFFLE AT THE FAIR.
GRANT GANZER OF JOHNSTON WON THE BILL RILEY TALENT SHOW
(SENIOR DIVISION) AT THE FAIR SATURDAY NIGHT, SINGING WITH
GUITAR. HE NOW GOES ON TO THE STATE FAIR COMPETITION.
HE HAS RELATIVES IN JACKSON COUNTY.
THE SPROUT DIVISION WAS WON BY ISAIAH WALSH OF MAQUOKETA, PLAYING THE PIANO. HE ALSO GOES TO THE STATE FAIR TO COMPETE.
MY BEST SANDWICH AT THE FAIR....THE GRILLED TURKEY FILET....PREPARED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY POULTRY ASSOCIATION, CELEBRATING THEIR
5TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.
NEXT UP FOR KMAQ....THE "BACK TO SCHOOL" ROAD SHOWS STARTING
NEXT MONDAY AND THEN, FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. MATT CLARK WILL BE
BACK TO DO THE PLAY-BY-PLAY OF MAQUOKETA CARDINAL GAMES.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
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LAST NIGHT WITH THE "NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION". TOP PHOTO SHOWS
THAT THE GRANDSTAND WAS PACKED LAST NIGHT. YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCE WAS 6,866. THAT BEAT THE PREVIOUS SUNDAY RECORD OF 6,083. THE FIVE DAY ATTENDANCE WAS 21,574, CLOSE TO THE RECORD OF 22,759 IN 2009.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF YESTERDAY WAS THE "HUG A HOG" CONTEST.
THE FIRST WOMAN ABOVE THAT CAUGHT THE HOG AND PUT IT IN THE
BARRELL, WAS THE WINNER. A MUDDY SPORT!
THE FIRST ANNUAL KARAOKE CONTEST WAS HELD LAST NIGHT. KMAQ'S ASHLEY STARR (ABOVE PHOTO) ENTERED AND DID VERY WELL. THE
WINNER WAS DANIELLE CLARK OF MAQUOKETA. CHARLES JENKENS TOOK
SECOND PLACE AND ELIZABETH McCLIMON TOOK THIRD. BOTH ALSO
FROM MAQUOKETA.
THE 61 DRIVE-IN FLOAT WAS, I THOUGHT, A WINNER. BUT THE JUDGES DID NOT. THANKS TO GRANDDAUGHTER SARA FROM BETTENDORF FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER. THAT'S GRANDSON JACOB FROM BETTENDORF ON FLOAT. WE HAD ANOTHER GOOD WEEKEND AT THE 61, BUT EARLY THIS
MORNING, OUR SECOND BREAK-IN OF THE SEASON.
THE PARADE WAS 70 MINUTES LONG, ON A 100-DEGREE DAY, AND IN THE LEAD WAS THE VFW (VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS) COLOR GUARD, ABOVE.
THE SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERT, FEATURING "38 SPECIAL" WAS WELL
ATTENDED...OVER 300 STANDING AROUND THE STAGE. I DID NOT SEE IT
BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS A GOOD SHOW. IN FACT, SON DAVID SAID IT WAS THE
BEST JACKSON COUNTY FAIR GRANDSTAND SHOW HE HAS EVER SEEN.
A VERY GOOD FAIR, 2012! GOOD JOB LANNY AND YOUR BOARD!
AS I SEE IT, THE ONLY MAJOR IMPROVEMENT NEEDED, IS A STRONGER PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY
SLOW....HARDLY NO INTEREST IN THE HORSE PULL AND VERY FEW SENIOR
CITIZENS.....AND IT IS SENIOR CITIZEN DAY.
LEIGHTON AND I COVERED 5 FAIRS IN JULY....KEPT US BUSY. WE ARE ALWAYS GLAD WHEN THEY ARE OVER.
YES..KMAQ IS SPONSORING A BUS TRIP TO THE STATE FAIR AUGUST 15TH.
I'LL BE THE ESCORT. SIGN-UP BY CALLING, EMAILING OR STOPPING IN HERE ON NORTH MAIN STREET.
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
THE HAPPY OWNER, BROOKLYN MOORE, DAUGHTER OF BRIAN AND KIM MOORE OF RURAL ZWINGLE. SHE WAS PRESENTED THE AWARD BY THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR QUEEN, SAMANTHA LIPPENS.
IN LOWER PHOTO, THE RESERVE CHAMPION STEER AND ITS OWNER,
LUCAS MILLER, SON OF GERALD AND JULIE MILLER OF RURAL PRESTON.
CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
A NICE DAY AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR....SUNNY, BREEZY AND A HIGH
OF 80.
GOOD FORECAST ALSO FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.
NOW...IF WE COULD JUST GET SOME MORE RAIN.
ATTENDANCE AT THE FAIR HAS BEEN UP THE FIRST TWO DAYS.
UP OVER A HUNDRED WEDNESDAY AND OVER 500 YESTERDAY.
WINNING $100 CASH LAST NIGHT....AND ALL FROM MAQUOKETA....GARY MOHL, LeANN WIDEL, JOHN WEBER, BRIANNA WILLIAMS, AND MARY IRWIN.
A 7-YEAR-OLD MAQUOKETA GIRL IS AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA
CITY WITH CRITICAL INJURIES AFTER SHE RODE HER BIKE IN FRONT OF
A CAR LAST NIGHT ON EAST PLATT STREET. THE BIKE DRIVEN BY
VICTORIA BREWSTER VEERED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND WAS STRUCK
BY A CAR DRIVEN BY PATRICIA O'DONNELL OF MAQUOKETA.
A BIRTH:
BETH AND NOEL SAUER OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN AT 12:43 THIS MORNING AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY.
GRANDPARENTS ARE JACK AND ANNA TEBBE OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
SEE YOU AT THE FAIR.
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OF 80.
GOOD FORECAST ALSO FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.
NOW...IF WE COULD JUST GET SOME MORE RAIN.
ATTENDANCE AT THE FAIR HAS BEEN UP THE FIRST TWO DAYS.
UP OVER A HUNDRED WEDNESDAY AND OVER 500 YESTERDAY.
WINNING $100 CASH LAST NIGHT....AND ALL FROM MAQUOKETA....GARY MOHL, LeANN WIDEL, JOHN WEBER, BRIANNA WILLIAMS, AND MARY IRWIN.
A 7-YEAR-OLD MAQUOKETA GIRL IS AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA
CITY WITH CRITICAL INJURIES AFTER SHE RODE HER BIKE IN FRONT OF
A CAR LAST NIGHT ON EAST PLATT STREET. THE BIKE DRIVEN BY
VICTORIA BREWSTER VEERED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND WAS STRUCK
BY A CAR DRIVEN BY PATRICIA O'DONNELL OF MAQUOKETA.
A BIRTH:
BETH AND NOEL SAUER OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN AT 12:43 THIS MORNING AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY.
GRANDPARENTS ARE JACK AND ANNA TEBBE OF MAQUOKETA.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
SEE YOU AT THE FAIR.
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FAIR IN MAQUOKETA. AND THE SHOW THIS WEEK HAD A SPECIAL DIVISION
TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY. ABOVE, THE WINNING ENTRY, BY
JOYCE OSTERT. CLICK-ON IT SO IT WILL BE BIG ENOUGH TO READ.
IT IS ON DISPLAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE PEARSON CENTER.
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CENTER DURING THE FAIR. STOP BY AND SAY HELLO. HERE AT THE BOOTH, KMAQ STATION MANGER LEIGHTON HEPKER IS INTERVIEWING
IOWA AG SECRETARY BILL NORTHEY WHO WAS AT THE FAIR YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. YOU CAN BET THE MAIN TOPIC OF THIS INTERVIEW WAS
THE WEATHER IN IOWA AND WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING BECAUSE OF
IT. NORTHEY WAS ALSO AT A PAST KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW. HE
MAKES IT A POINT TO VISIT ALL 99 COUNTIES ONCE A YEAR.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
88 TODAY...
105 TOMORROW AND WINDY...
THEN BACK TO 80'S THE REST OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN WE HAD A 105 DAY LAST TIME.
IOWA AG SECRETARY BILL NORTHEY WILL BE IN JACKSON COUNTY
THURSDAY. HE VISITS EVEY COUNTY ONCE A YEAR.
HE WILL VISIT THE COUNTY FAIR AT 1 P.M. THURSDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS
IN MAQUOKETA.
THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALL OUT
AT 5:47 THIS MORNING TO A GRASS FIRE AT 6766 CAVES ROAD.
KATHY BOLLINGER REPORTED THE FIRE HAD BEEN SMOLDERING
SINCE SUNDAY, BUT WAS GETTING NEAR AN ABANDONED TRAILER.
FIREFIGHTERS SPENT ABOUT 30 MINUTES AT THE SCENE.
JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF CHIEF DEPUTY ED CLARK SAID CHARGES
ARE PENDING AND AN INVESTIGATION HAS STARTED ON THE BURNING.
THERE IS STILL A BAN ON BURNING IN JACKSON COUNTY.
LINDSAY ALTMAN, AGE 32, OF BETTENDORF, DIED JULY 20TH AT HER HOME.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE TOMORROW AT BETTENDORF.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER FATHER AND MOTHER AND 2 SISTERS, INCLUDING
MINDY ORRIS OF MAQUOKETA.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS A BUILDING FOR
OLD FARM MACHINERY, LOCATED NEXT TO BOYER HALL ON THE
FAIRGROUNDS. IT IS FULL! AND, AT THE ANNUAL MEETING RECENTLY,
THE SOCIETY DECIDED TO BUILD A NEW ONE. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING $300,000 TO DO THIS.
THE PLAN IS TO ERECT A NEW MACHINE SHED AT THE MAPLE STREET
LOCATION, WHERE THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM IS LOCATED.
AND THEY ALSO PLAN TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING SHED ON THE FAIR
GROUNDS.
IF YOU DONATE, YOUR NAME WILL BE LISTED IN THEIR SPECIAL DONOR
BOOK FOR THIS PROJECT. SEND CHECK TO JACKSON COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 1245, MAQUOKETA.
ANY QUESTIONS, CALL 563-652-5020.
IN CLOSING....I HEARD YESTERDAY THAT CAROL AND TOM BREUCH WON
HIGH AGAIN AT DUPLICATE BRIDGE SUNDAY EVENING.
CATCH THE FAIR PARADE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6 ON KMAQ AM, FM
AND OUR INTERNET SITE.
CHECK BACK TOMORROW TO SEE IF WE MADE IT TO 105.
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105 TOMORROW AND WINDY...
THEN BACK TO 80'S THE REST OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN WE HAD A 105 DAY LAST TIME.
IOWA AG SECRETARY BILL NORTHEY WILL BE IN JACKSON COUNTY
THURSDAY. HE VISITS EVEY COUNTY ONCE A YEAR.
HE WILL VISIT THE COUNTY FAIR AT 1 P.M. THURSDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS
IN MAQUOKETA.
THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALL OUT
AT 5:47 THIS MORNING TO A GRASS FIRE AT 6766 CAVES ROAD.
KATHY BOLLINGER REPORTED THE FIRE HAD BEEN SMOLDERING
SINCE SUNDAY, BUT WAS GETTING NEAR AN ABANDONED TRAILER.
FIREFIGHTERS SPENT ABOUT 30 MINUTES AT THE SCENE.
JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF CHIEF DEPUTY ED CLARK SAID CHARGES
ARE PENDING AND AN INVESTIGATION HAS STARTED ON THE BURNING.
THERE IS STILL A BAN ON BURNING IN JACKSON COUNTY.
LINDSAY ALTMAN, AGE 32, OF BETTENDORF, DIED JULY 20TH AT HER HOME.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE TOMORROW AT BETTENDORF.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER FATHER AND MOTHER AND 2 SISTERS, INCLUDING
MINDY ORRIS OF MAQUOKETA.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS A BUILDING FOR
OLD FARM MACHINERY, LOCATED NEXT TO BOYER HALL ON THE
FAIRGROUNDS. IT IS FULL! AND, AT THE ANNUAL MEETING RECENTLY,
THE SOCIETY DECIDED TO BUILD A NEW ONE. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING $300,000 TO DO THIS.
THE PLAN IS TO ERECT A NEW MACHINE SHED AT THE MAPLE STREET
LOCATION, WHERE THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM IS LOCATED.
AND THEY ALSO PLAN TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING SHED ON THE FAIR
GROUNDS.
IF YOU DONATE, YOUR NAME WILL BE LISTED IN THEIR SPECIAL DONOR
BOOK FOR THIS PROJECT. SEND CHECK TO JACKSON COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 1245, MAQUOKETA.
ANY QUESTIONS, CALL 563-652-5020.
IN CLOSING....I HEARD YESTERDAY THAT CAROL AND TOM BREUCH WON
HIGH AGAIN AT DUPLICATE BRIDGE SUNDAY EVENING.
CATCH THE FAIR PARADE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6 ON KMAQ AM, FM
AND OUR INTERNET SITE.
CHECK BACK TOMORROW TO SEE IF WE MADE IT TO 105.
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Monday, July 23, 2012
AT LEFT IS SECOND RUNNER-UP ALLISON MARVIN, DAUGHTER OF MARILYN
AND BRAD MARVIN OF BELLEVUE. NICOLE TRENKAMP, RIGHT, IS THE
FIRST RUNNER-UP AND DAUGHTER OF LOLA AND LONNIE TRENKAMP OF PRESTON. THE QUEEN CONTEST KICKED-OFF THE 2012 JACKSON COUNTY FAIR YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE FAIR GETS GOING IN A BIG WAY THIS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 6 WHEN THE PARADE IS HELD.
CLICK-ON THE PHOTO ABOVE TO ENLARGE IT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SAMANTHA LIPPENS!
PHOTO BY SHERI MELVOLD
Friday, July 20, 2012
IN THE 80'S AGAIN TODAY.
BACK TO 90 OVER THE WEEKEND...
AND STILL WARMER ON MONDAY.
LITTLE OR NO RAIN IN THE NEXT WEEK.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S BASKETBALL COACH MINDY
ORRIS HAS RESIGNED BECAUSE SHE NEEDS MORE TIME FOR HER
FAMILY.
THE CLINTON COUNTY FAIR QUEEN IS ERIN WEIRUP, AGE 18, OF RURAL
DELMAR....DAUGHTER OF RICK AND JULIE WEIRUP.
MAQUOKETA IS GETTING A NEW 6-LOT SUBDIVISION, KNOWN AS LONGVIEW ESTATES. IT IS A PROJECT OF TIFFANY MANGLER CUSTOM HOMES.
HAVE A "FAIR" TIME AT DEWITT OR MONTICELLO THIS WEEKEND!
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BACK TO 90 OVER THE WEEKEND...
AND STILL WARMER ON MONDAY.
LITTLE OR NO RAIN IN THE NEXT WEEK.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S BASKETBALL COACH MINDY
ORRIS HAS RESIGNED BECAUSE SHE NEEDS MORE TIME FOR HER
FAMILY.
THE CLINTON COUNTY FAIR QUEEN IS ERIN WEIRUP, AGE 18, OF RURAL
DELMAR....DAUGHTER OF RICK AND JULIE WEIRUP.
MAQUOKETA IS GETTING A NEW 6-LOT SUBDIVISION, KNOWN AS LONGVIEW ESTATES. IT IS A PROJECT OF TIFFANY MANGLER CUSTOM HOMES.
HAVE A "FAIR" TIME AT DEWITT OR MONTICELLO THIS WEEKEND!
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
2/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT AND SO TODAY IT IS LESS HUMID AND
COOLER....BUT WE ARE STILL IN THE MID TO UPPER 80'S TODAY.
SOME PLACES GOT LESS RAIN THEN WE AND OTHERS, LIKE EAST OF TOWN, GOT OVER AN INCH.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS GAME STOPPED IN THE 5TH INNING LAST NIGHT
WHEN THE RAIN CAME AND MAQUOKETA TRAILED 4 TO 3. THERE THEN
WAS MORE THAN A 2-HOUR DELAY, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF LIGHTNING.
THE GAME STARTED UP AROUND 10:30 AND MAQUOKETA TIED THE
GAME. IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EXTRA 8TH INNING, (HIGH SCHOOL GAMES ARE 7 INNINGS) WESTERN DUBUQUE LOADED THE BASES AND THEN A HIT
DROVE IN THE WINNING ROOM. WESTERN DUBUQUE NOW GOES TO
THE STATE TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK. A HEARTBREAKER LOSS FOR THE CARDINALS. BUT....A GREAT YEAR!!
NO LOCAL NEWS TODAY.
I'M TAKING OFF TO DO BROADCASTING LATER TODAY FROM THE CLINTON
COUNTY FAIR IN DEWITT.
LEIGHTON IS DOING "LIVE" BROADCASTS FROM THE JONES COUNTY FAIR
AT MONTICELLO.
JEFF REVIER STOPPED IN....VISITING FAMILY AND FRIENDS....SAYS HE
CONTINUES TO ENJOY THIS DAILY REPORT.
HE'S RETIRED AND PLAYING LOTS OF GOLF.
TWO CORRECTIONS ON THIS REPORT...THE NEW ECO TOURISM CENTER IS
A LITTLE SOUTH, NOT NORTH, OF CAMANCHE. I WENT BACK TODAY AND CHANGED IT ON THE STORY. VISIT THE PARK WHERE THE CENTER IS LOCATED SOON.....NICE PLACE.
AND..
AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK....THE SENIORS SPECIAL RATE
OF $7 WILL ONLY BE ON SENIOR CITIZENS DAY, NEXT FRIDAY.
SEE YOU ON THE RADIO.
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COOLER....BUT WE ARE STILL IN THE MID TO UPPER 80'S TODAY.
SOME PLACES GOT LESS RAIN THEN WE AND OTHERS, LIKE EAST OF TOWN, GOT OVER AN INCH.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS GAME STOPPED IN THE 5TH INNING LAST NIGHT
WHEN THE RAIN CAME AND MAQUOKETA TRAILED 4 TO 3. THERE THEN
WAS MORE THAN A 2-HOUR DELAY, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF LIGHTNING.
THE GAME STARTED UP AROUND 10:30 AND MAQUOKETA TIED THE
GAME. IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EXTRA 8TH INNING, (HIGH SCHOOL GAMES ARE 7 INNINGS) WESTERN DUBUQUE LOADED THE BASES AND THEN A HIT
DROVE IN THE WINNING ROOM. WESTERN DUBUQUE NOW GOES TO
THE STATE TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK. A HEARTBREAKER LOSS FOR THE CARDINALS. BUT....A GREAT YEAR!!
NO LOCAL NEWS TODAY.
I'M TAKING OFF TO DO BROADCASTING LATER TODAY FROM THE CLINTON
COUNTY FAIR IN DEWITT.
LEIGHTON IS DOING "LIVE" BROADCASTS FROM THE JONES COUNTY FAIR
AT MONTICELLO.
JEFF REVIER STOPPED IN....VISITING FAMILY AND FRIENDS....SAYS HE
CONTINUES TO ENJOY THIS DAILY REPORT.
HE'S RETIRED AND PLAYING LOTS OF GOLF.
TWO CORRECTIONS ON THIS REPORT...THE NEW ECO TOURISM CENTER IS
A LITTLE SOUTH, NOT NORTH, OF CAMANCHE. I WENT BACK TODAY AND CHANGED IT ON THE STORY. VISIT THE PARK WHERE THE CENTER IS LOCATED SOON.....NICE PLACE.
AND..
AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK....THE SENIORS SPECIAL RATE
OF $7 WILL ONLY BE ON SENIOR CITIZENS DAY, NEXT FRIDAY.
SEE YOU ON THE RADIO.
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
99 TODAY
A LITTLE COOLER TOMORROW
THREE YOUNG WOMEN ARE SEEKING THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR QUEEN
CROWN. THE FAIR IS NEXT WEEK.
THE THREE ARE:
SAMANTHA LIPPENS, AGE 19, OF MILES, A STUDENT AT WARTBURG COLLEGE.
HER PARENTS ARE DOUG AND HEIDI LIPPENS.
ALLISON MARVIN, AGE 19, OF RURAL BELLEVUE. SHE ATTENDS IOWA
STATE UNIVERSITY IN AMES AND IS THE DAUGHTER OF BRAD AND MARILYN
MARVIN
AND
NICOLE TRENKAMP, AGE 19, THE DAUGHTER OF LONNIE AND LOLA
TRENKAMP OF RURAL PRESTON. SHE ATTENDS NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE QUEEN WILL BE AT 2 P.M. THIS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND THE CORONATION WILL BE AT PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.
THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR FAMILY, THE RUTH ANN SCOTT FAMILY, WILL BE HONORED DURING THE CORONATION.
THE FAIR OFFICIALLY STARTS WITH THE PARADE NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
BUT, THE PRE-FAIR EVENTS, INCLUDING THE QUEEN CORONATION, START
THIS SUNDAY.
A 4-H PANCAKE BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD SUNDAY FROM 8 AM UNTIL
NOON AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
ALSO SUNDAY, THE 4-H SHARE THE FUN TALENT SHOW BEGINS AT NOON AND EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS AT 2 P.M. AT BOYER HALL. THE DOG SHOW
STARTS AT 2 P.M. SUNDAY IN THE WEST SHOW BARN.
SO...THIS SUNDAY, LOTS TO SEE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND NO
ADMISSION.
WHAT WILL IT COST TO GO TO THE FAIR IN MAQUOKETA NEXT WEEK?
AGE 13 AND ABOVE, $10 AND 12 AND UNDER, FREE. SENIORS 65 AND
OLDER, $7 ON FRIDAY, SENIOR CITIZENS DAY ONLY. OTHERWISE $10.
FAIR FUN CARDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE FOR $25 THRU NEXT TUESDAY AND NEXT WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH, $30. NO FUN CARDS AFTER
WEDNESDAY.
IF THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS WIN THEIR TOURNAMENT BASEBALL GAME
TONIGHT AGAINST WESTERN DUBUQUE.......THEY GO TO THE STATE
TOURNAMENT. THE LAST TIME A CARDINAL BASEBALL TEAM WENT
TO STATE WAS IN 1983.
THE GAME IS AT 7 TONIGHT, HERE, AND WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ-AM-FM AND WWW.KMAQ.COM.
THE PRESTON BOYS LOST THEIR GAME LAST NIGHT 2 TO 0 AND
WILL NOT BE GOING TO STATE FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE GIRLS WON A CONSOLATION GAME
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, 4 TO 0.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER!
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A LITTLE COOLER TOMORROW
THREE YOUNG WOMEN ARE SEEKING THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR QUEEN
CROWN. THE FAIR IS NEXT WEEK.
THE THREE ARE:
SAMANTHA LIPPENS, AGE 19, OF MILES, A STUDENT AT WARTBURG COLLEGE.
HER PARENTS ARE DOUG AND HEIDI LIPPENS.
ALLISON MARVIN, AGE 19, OF RURAL BELLEVUE. SHE ATTENDS IOWA
STATE UNIVERSITY IN AMES AND IS THE DAUGHTER OF BRAD AND MARILYN
MARVIN
AND
NICOLE TRENKAMP, AGE 19, THE DAUGHTER OF LONNIE AND LOLA
TRENKAMP OF RURAL PRESTON. SHE ATTENDS NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE QUEEN WILL BE AT 2 P.M. THIS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND THE CORONATION WILL BE AT PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.
THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR FAMILY, THE RUTH ANN SCOTT FAMILY, WILL BE HONORED DURING THE CORONATION.
THE FAIR OFFICIALLY STARTS WITH THE PARADE NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
BUT, THE PRE-FAIR EVENTS, INCLUDING THE QUEEN CORONATION, START
THIS SUNDAY.
A 4-H PANCAKE BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD SUNDAY FROM 8 AM UNTIL
NOON AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
ALSO SUNDAY, THE 4-H SHARE THE FUN TALENT SHOW BEGINS AT NOON AND EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS AT 2 P.M. AT BOYER HALL. THE DOG SHOW
STARTS AT 2 P.M. SUNDAY IN THE WEST SHOW BARN.
SO...THIS SUNDAY, LOTS TO SEE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND NO
ADMISSION.
WHAT WILL IT COST TO GO TO THE FAIR IN MAQUOKETA NEXT WEEK?
AGE 13 AND ABOVE, $10 AND 12 AND UNDER, FREE. SENIORS 65 AND
OLDER, $7 ON FRIDAY, SENIOR CITIZENS DAY ONLY. OTHERWISE $10.
FAIR FUN CARDS ARE AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE FOR $25 THRU NEXT TUESDAY AND NEXT WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH, $30. NO FUN CARDS AFTER
WEDNESDAY.
IF THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS WIN THEIR TOURNAMENT BASEBALL GAME
TONIGHT AGAINST WESTERN DUBUQUE.......THEY GO TO THE STATE
TOURNAMENT. THE LAST TIME A CARDINAL BASEBALL TEAM WENT
TO STATE WAS IN 1983.
THE GAME IS AT 7 TONIGHT, HERE, AND WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ-AM-FM AND WWW.KMAQ.COM.
THE PRESTON BOYS LOST THEIR GAME LAST NIGHT 2 TO 0 AND
WILL NOT BE GOING TO STATE FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE GIRLS WON A CONSOLATION GAME
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, 4 TO 0.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER!
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SHOW "ALWAYS PATSY CLINE" THAT HE DIRECTED WAS A BIG SUCCESS
LAST WEEKEND AT THE CENTER. WELL OVER 1,000 ENJOYED THE
PRODUCTION.
AND HAPPY THAT OHNWARD RECEIVED A $500 GRANT (HOLDING CHECK)
FROM THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF MAQUOKETA. THIS MONEY WILL BE PUT TO USE IN THE OHNWARD "CHILDREN'S THEATRE PROGRAMMING".
RICHARD SAYS "THANKS" TO THE OPTIMIST CLUB.
AND I SHOULD MENTION THAT THE CHILDREN WILL PUT ON "RUMPELSTILTSKIN" ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH AT 2 P.M. AND AT 6 P.M.
ADVANCE TICKETS WILL BE $7 FOR ADULTS AND $5 FOR STUDENTS.
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE OHNWARD BOXOFFICE, OSTERHAUS
PHARMACY OR MAQUOKETA STATE BANK. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT CHILDREN NEED TO DO TO PARTICIPATE OR ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, CALL RICH AT 563-652-9815.
SINCE SCHOOL STARTS SHORTLY AFTER THE PLAY....I WILL NOT
SAY "BREAK A LEG".
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
97 TODAY...
93 TOMORROW
90 ON THURSDAY
87 ON FRIDAY
IOWA GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD YESTERDAY COMMUTED THE SENTENCES FOR 38 IN IOWA SERVING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE.
INSTEAD...THE CONVICTS NOW WILL HAVE A CHANCE AT PAROLE
AFTER SERVING 60 YEARS. ALL 38 WERE THOSE WHO WERE YOUNGER THAN 18 WHEN CONVICTED. BRANSTAD'S MOVE YESTERDAY COMES AFTER
A SUPREME COURT RULING IN THE CASE OF MILLER VERSUS THE STATE OR ALABAMA THAT SAID IMPOSING MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE FOR JUVENILES VIOLATED THE 8TH AMENDMENT, WHICH PROTECTS AGAINST EXCESSIVE SANCTIONS BY THE GOVERNMENT.
TWO THAT NOW HAVE A CHANCE AT PAROLE WERE CONVICTED IN
JACKSON COUNTY. THEY ARE....JAMES CORDER OF MAQUOKETA,
WHO IN 1987 WAS CONVICTED AT THE AGE OF 16, AND HAS SERVED OVER 24 YEARS SO FAR AND MITCHELL RONEK, NOW 45, WHO WAS CONVICTED
AT AGE 17 IN 1984 AND HAS BEEN IN PRISON OVER 27 YEARS.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAD A LESS THAN 10 MINUTE MEETING LAST NIGHT.
THEY APPROVED A CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,730 TO ADD WEST PLEASANT STREET NEW LIGHTING TO THE LIGHTING PROJECT IN MAQUOKETA.
AND THEY APPROVED CLOSING A ONE-NIGHT DOWNTOWN BLOCK ON SEPTEMBER 29TH FOR A CHAMBER EVENT, THAT WILL INCLUDE A 5-K RUN AND ANOTHER' "MUSCLE ON MAIN STREET" CAR SHOW. THAT WEEKEND WILL ALSO BE MAQUOKETA HOMECOMING WEEKEND.
A MAQUOKETA RESIDENT, CRAIG JOHNSON, AGE 18, WAS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INCIDENT JUNE 22ND IN RURAL MAQUOKETA.
HE WAS ACCUSED OF DAMAGING A STOP SIGN AFTER ATTACHING
DYNAMITE TO THE SIGN POST AND LIGHTING IT....CAUSING AN
ESTIMATED $190 DAMAGE. AFTER HEARING JOHNSON'S GUILTY PLEA,
MAGISTRATE R. J. BESCH ORDER JONSON TO PAY $510 IN FINES,SURCHARGES, COSTS AND RESTITUTION.
IN BUSINESS NEWS....TIMBER LANES WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL
BEACH PARTY ON SATURDAY, JULY 28TH WITH THE GREAT PLAINS
BAND. THE FAIR IS ALSO ON THAT DAY.'
AND...DAN'S BARBER SHOW ON NORTH MAIN STREET HAS RE-OPENED FOR BUSINESS.
IN SPORTS....THREE HIGH SCHOOL GAMES ON KMAQ TOMORROW.
THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE GIRLS GAME AT NOON FROM FORT DODGE,
AND A SECOND CONSOLATION GAME LATER IN AFTERNOON.
AND AT 7 TOMORROW NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL BASEBALL TOURNAMENT GAME AGAINST WESTERN DUBUQUE.
THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL PAT BOLLMAN COACHES SHOW AT 5:45 TOMORROW AFTERNOON ON KMAQ, RIGHT AFTER THE NEWS BLOCK, TO TALK ABOUT THE WIN LAST NIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT'S GAME AT 7.
FAMOUS DAILY WORDS....KEEP COOL.
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93 TOMORROW
90 ON THURSDAY
87 ON FRIDAY
IOWA GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD YESTERDAY COMMUTED THE SENTENCES FOR 38 IN IOWA SERVING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE.
INSTEAD...THE CONVICTS NOW WILL HAVE A CHANCE AT PAROLE
AFTER SERVING 60 YEARS. ALL 38 WERE THOSE WHO WERE YOUNGER THAN 18 WHEN CONVICTED. BRANSTAD'S MOVE YESTERDAY COMES AFTER
A SUPREME COURT RULING IN THE CASE OF MILLER VERSUS THE STATE OR ALABAMA THAT SAID IMPOSING MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE FOR JUVENILES VIOLATED THE 8TH AMENDMENT, WHICH PROTECTS AGAINST EXCESSIVE SANCTIONS BY THE GOVERNMENT.
TWO THAT NOW HAVE A CHANCE AT PAROLE WERE CONVICTED IN
JACKSON COUNTY. THEY ARE....JAMES CORDER OF MAQUOKETA,
WHO IN 1987 WAS CONVICTED AT THE AGE OF 16, AND HAS SERVED OVER 24 YEARS SO FAR AND MITCHELL RONEK, NOW 45, WHO WAS CONVICTED
AT AGE 17 IN 1984 AND HAS BEEN IN PRISON OVER 27 YEARS.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAD A LESS THAN 10 MINUTE MEETING LAST NIGHT.
THEY APPROVED A CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,730 TO ADD WEST PLEASANT STREET NEW LIGHTING TO THE LIGHTING PROJECT IN MAQUOKETA.
AND THEY APPROVED CLOSING A ONE-NIGHT DOWNTOWN BLOCK ON SEPTEMBER 29TH FOR A CHAMBER EVENT, THAT WILL INCLUDE A 5-K RUN AND ANOTHER' "MUSCLE ON MAIN STREET" CAR SHOW. THAT WEEKEND WILL ALSO BE MAQUOKETA HOMECOMING WEEKEND.
A MAQUOKETA RESIDENT, CRAIG JOHNSON, AGE 18, WAS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INCIDENT JUNE 22ND IN RURAL MAQUOKETA.
HE WAS ACCUSED OF DAMAGING A STOP SIGN AFTER ATTACHING
DYNAMITE TO THE SIGN POST AND LIGHTING IT....CAUSING AN
ESTIMATED $190 DAMAGE. AFTER HEARING JOHNSON'S GUILTY PLEA,
MAGISTRATE R. J. BESCH ORDER JONSON TO PAY $510 IN FINES,SURCHARGES, COSTS AND RESTITUTION.
IN BUSINESS NEWS....TIMBER LANES WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL
BEACH PARTY ON SATURDAY, JULY 28TH WITH THE GREAT PLAINS
BAND. THE FAIR IS ALSO ON THAT DAY.'
AND...DAN'S BARBER SHOW ON NORTH MAIN STREET HAS RE-OPENED FOR BUSINESS.
IN SPORTS....THREE HIGH SCHOOL GAMES ON KMAQ TOMORROW.
THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE GIRLS GAME AT NOON FROM FORT DODGE,
AND A SECOND CONSOLATION GAME LATER IN AFTERNOON.
AND AT 7 TOMORROW NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL BASEBALL TOURNAMENT GAME AGAINST WESTERN DUBUQUE.
THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL PAT BOLLMAN COACHES SHOW AT 5:45 TOMORROW AFTERNOON ON KMAQ, RIGHT AFTER THE NEWS BLOCK, TO TALK ABOUT THE WIN LAST NIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT'S GAME AT 7.
FAMOUS DAILY WORDS....KEEP COOL.
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WATCH THE CARDINALS WIN.....8 TO 2.
ABOVE, THE CARDINALS CELEBRATING AFTER THE WIN AND CARDINAL
PITCHER MATT KOPPES (A SENIOR) BEING INTERVIEWED BY A TV STATION
AFTER THE WIN. HE PITCHED INTO THE 7TH INNING WHEN HE WAS RELIEVED BY TYLER REGAN. ASSUMPTION HAD ONLY 4 HITS AND 7 ERRORS.
THE CARDINALS NEXT PLAY 8TH RANKED WESTERN DUBUQUE AT 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AGAIN ON THE HOME DIAMOND. WESTERN DUBUQUE
DEFEATED DUBUQUE WAHLERT LAST NIGHT, 8 TO 7.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, MAQUOKETA SWEPT WESTERN DUBUQUE IN A
DOUBLE-HEADER.
WHEN MAQUOKETA WINS AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT, THEY WILL BE ON TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT LATER THIS WEEK.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS AND THEIR COACH
PAT BOLLMAN. THEY ARE NOW 27 AND 13.DENNIS VOY
Monday, July 16, 2012
95 TODAY...
LOOKING FORWARD TO 100 TOMORROW.
7 TONIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BOY'S TOURNAMENT
GAME AGAINST DAVENPORT.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
ROCCO RUDD, 57, OF MAQUOKETA HIT A DEER WITH HIS MOTORCYLE
OVER THE WEEKEND. HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET. HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN IOWA CITY, WITH NON LIFE THREATENING
INJURIES. HIS CYCLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE CAVES ROAD.
VANDALISM AT THE LITTLE BEAR PARK OVER WEEKEND....PICNIC TABLES
TIPPED OVER AND A BIKE WAS THROWN INTO A TREE.
DENNIS MILLER REPORTED SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO HIS
STORAGE UNIT ON EAST PLATT STREET.
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, A CAR PULLING OUT OF ITS PARKING SPACE RAN OVER 2 CHILDREN AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE, WHO WERE WATCHING THE MOVIE ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THEIR CAR. THE CAR THAT HIT THEM WAS DRIVEN BY A WOMAN FROM DAVENPORT AND THE TWO KIDS, AGE 6 AND 9 WERE FROM DUBUQUE. THE 9 YEAR OLD GIRL RECEIVED SCRAPES AND BRUISES AND THE BOY RECEIVED A BROKEN LEG.
AT THE STATE GIRL'S SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AT FORT DODGE THIS
AFTERNOON, 2ND RATED EARLHAM DEFEATED BELLEVUE MARQUETTE, 8 TO 0, WITH BELLEVUE GETTING JUST 2 HITS. THEIR NEXT GAME WILL BE AT NOON WEDNESDAY IN CONSOLATION PLAY. THAT GAME, LIKE TODAYS,
WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ.
KEEP COOL!
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LOOKING FORWARD TO 100 TOMORROW.
7 TONIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BOY'S TOURNAMENT
GAME AGAINST DAVENPORT.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
ROCCO RUDD, 57, OF MAQUOKETA HIT A DEER WITH HIS MOTORCYLE
OVER THE WEEKEND. HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET. HE WAS
TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN IOWA CITY, WITH NON LIFE THREATENING
INJURIES. HIS CYCLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE CAVES ROAD.
VANDALISM AT THE LITTLE BEAR PARK OVER WEEKEND....PICNIC TABLES
TIPPED OVER AND A BIKE WAS THROWN INTO A TREE.
DENNIS MILLER REPORTED SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO HIS
STORAGE UNIT ON EAST PLATT STREET.
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, A CAR PULLING OUT OF ITS PARKING SPACE RAN OVER 2 CHILDREN AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE, WHO WERE WATCHING THE MOVIE ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THEIR CAR. THE CAR THAT HIT THEM WAS DRIVEN BY A WOMAN FROM DAVENPORT AND THE TWO KIDS, AGE 6 AND 9 WERE FROM DUBUQUE. THE 9 YEAR OLD GIRL RECEIVED SCRAPES AND BRUISES AND THE BOY RECEIVED A BROKEN LEG.
AT THE STATE GIRL'S SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AT FORT DODGE THIS
AFTERNOON, 2ND RATED EARLHAM DEFEATED BELLEVUE MARQUETTE, 8 TO 0, WITH BELLEVUE GETTING JUST 2 HITS. THEIR NEXT GAME WILL BE AT NOON WEDNESDAY IN CONSOLATION PLAY. THAT GAME, LIKE TODAYS,
WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ.
KEEP COOL!
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IT IS OPERATED BY CLINTON COUNTY CONSERVATION. IN PHOTOS ABOVE, YOU WILL SEE THE LARGE AQUARIUM, THE RECORD DEER SHOT AT
SPRAGUEVILLE, THE BEAUTIFUL MISSISSIPPI RIVER DOCKING AREA,
AND ABOVE, AT END OF PIER, THE BLUE HERON PONTOON BOAT THAT
GIVES 90-MINUTE TOURS OF THE RIVER EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT AT
7 AND SATURDAY MORNING AT 9 AND SOME OTHER SPECIAL CRUISES.
THEY ARE NARRATED BY A CONSERVATION STAFF MEMBER. THE BUILDING
IS VERY LARGE AND INCLUDES A BIG ROOM FOR PUBLIC EVENTS, INCLUDING WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES. TAKE SOME TIME TO VISIT THIS PARK SOON....THE ROCK CREEK PARK AND NEW ECO CENTER.
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL BOY'S BASEBALL TEAM WON THEIR 3-A DISTRICT GAME LAST NIGHT HERE IN MAQUOKETA....DEFEATING DEWITT CENTRAL 12 TO 6. THE CARDINALS SCORED 5 RUNS IN THE FIRST INNING AND 7 RUNS IN THE 6TH INNING. THEIR RECORD NOW IS 26 AND 13. EARLIER LAST NIGHT
HERE IN MAQUOKETA, DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION TOPPED ANAMOSA, 12 TO 0.
SO, NOW THE CARDINALS WILL PLAY ASSUMPTION (26 AND 12) THIS
MONDAY NIGHT AT 7 P.M....AGAIN HERE IN MAQUOKETA.
LEIGHTON HEPKER WILL BROADCAST THE GAME STARTING AT 6:50 P.M.
ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM AND ON OUR INTERNET SITE.
CONGRATULATONS TO COACH BOLLMAN AND THE CARDS!
HERE IN MAQUOKETA, DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION TOPPED ANAMOSA, 12 TO 0.
SO, NOW THE CARDINALS WILL PLAY ASSUMPTION (26 AND 12) THIS
MONDAY NIGHT AT 7 P.M....AGAIN HERE IN MAQUOKETA.
LEIGHTON HEPKER WILL BROADCAST THE GAME STARTING AT 6:50 P.M.
ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM AND ON OUR INTERNET SITE.
CONGRATULATONS TO COACH BOLLMAN AND THE CARDS!
LAST NIGHT, BEFORE THE BASEBALL GAME ON KMAQ,I BROADCAST THE WYOMING FAIR PARADE AND AFTER ...I WENT TO THE FAIRGROUNDS AND TOOK A FEW PHOTOS..BELOW. CLICK-ON THEM TO ENLARGE THEM.
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AND..DON'T FORGET...MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 1 P.M....WE WILL
BROADCAST THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE GIRL'S STATE TOURNAMENT GAME
ON KMAQ AM-FM-AND INTERNET...
"LIVE" FROM FORT DODGE. GARY
DETERMAN AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY
MIKE 
Friday, July 13, 2012
GOOD RAIN THIS MORNING....9/10TH OF AN INCH.
HIGH TODAY 82.
MIGHT GET MORE RAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AND UP TO
90 DEGREES BEFORE WEEKEND IS OVER.
THE RAIN WAS A BIG BOOST FOR CROPS.
BUT...THE BURN BAN CONTINUES.
MAQUOKETA-DEWITT TOURNAMENT BASEBALL GAME AT 7 TONIGHT...
ON KMAQ AM AND FM AND OUR INTERNET SITE.
THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SERVICES STORE ON NORTH MAIN IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA CLOSED TODAY AND THEY ARE MOVING THE
STORE TO THE FORMER ALDI'S GROCERY STORE BUILDING ON WEST PLATT, NOW OWNED BY DAC, INC. AND KNOWN AS THE DAC DAY SERVICE BUILDING.
IT IS THE LOCATION ALSO OF THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD.
LOIS MELTON, A VOLUNTEER FOR THE STORE THAT IS MOVING, TOLD KMAQ NEWS THAT THE NEW LOCATION WILL PROVIDE A LARGER AND NICER SPACE FOR DISPLAYING ITEMS AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A STORAGE AREA TO THE REAR AND LOTS OF PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS. MERCHANDISE IS
DONATED TO THE STORE AND PROFITS ARE USED TO HELP PEOPLE IN
NEED AND ALSO TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN MAQUOKETA AFTER THE SALVATION ARMY LEFT TOWN ABOUT AT LEAST A DOZEN YEARS AGO.
THE WORD THIS WEEK IS THAT OBIE'S RESTAURANT IS MAQUOKETA WILL REOPEN IN SEPTEMBER. WORK CONTINUES ON REBUILDING THE
RESTAURANT FOLLOWING THE BIG FIRE ON APRIL 23RD.
PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
I WILL COME HERE TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
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HIGH TODAY 82.
MIGHT GET MORE RAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AND UP TO
90 DEGREES BEFORE WEEKEND IS OVER.
THE RAIN WAS A BIG BOOST FOR CROPS.
BUT...THE BURN BAN CONTINUES.
MAQUOKETA-DEWITT TOURNAMENT BASEBALL GAME AT 7 TONIGHT...
ON KMAQ AM AND FM AND OUR INTERNET SITE.
THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SERVICES STORE ON NORTH MAIN IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA CLOSED TODAY AND THEY ARE MOVING THE
STORE TO THE FORMER ALDI'S GROCERY STORE BUILDING ON WEST PLATT, NOW OWNED BY DAC, INC. AND KNOWN AS THE DAC DAY SERVICE BUILDING.
IT IS THE LOCATION ALSO OF THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD.
LOIS MELTON, A VOLUNTEER FOR THE STORE THAT IS MOVING, TOLD KMAQ NEWS THAT THE NEW LOCATION WILL PROVIDE A LARGER AND NICER SPACE FOR DISPLAYING ITEMS AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A STORAGE AREA TO THE REAR AND LOTS OF PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS. MERCHANDISE IS
DONATED TO THE STORE AND PROFITS ARE USED TO HELP PEOPLE IN
NEED AND ALSO TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN MAQUOKETA AFTER THE SALVATION ARMY LEFT TOWN ABOUT AT LEAST A DOZEN YEARS AGO.
THE WORD THIS WEEK IS THAT OBIE'S RESTAURANT IS MAQUOKETA WILL REOPEN IN SEPTEMBER. WORK CONTINUES ON REBUILDING THE
RESTAURANT FOLLOWING THE BIG FIRE ON APRIL 23RD.
PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
I WILL COME HERE TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
87 TODAY....
NO CHANGE IN FORECAST...MORE, EVEN WARMER WEATHER COMING,
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN BEFORE THE WEEK IS OVER.
MAQUOKETA FIREMEN SPENT 6 HOURS BATTLING A GRASS FIRE
FROM 3 UNTIL 9 P.M. YESTERDAY.
AN OPEN BURNING BAN GOES INTO EFFECT IN JACKSON COUNTY TOMORROW MORNING, BECAUSE OF THE DRY CONDITIONS.'
CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER WAS NOT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT. HE IS IN THE FINLEY HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE WHERE HE
UNDERWENT EMERGENCY GALL BLADDER SURGERY. HE IS BEING
TREATED FOR INFECTION AND HOPES TO BE HOME BY THE END OF THE
WEEK AND BACK ON THE JOB BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
SHORT REPORT....SORRY.
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NO CHANGE IN FORECAST...MORE, EVEN WARMER WEATHER COMING,
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN BEFORE THE WEEK IS OVER.
MAQUOKETA FIREMEN SPENT 6 HOURS BATTLING A GRASS FIRE
FROM 3 UNTIL 9 P.M. YESTERDAY.
AN OPEN BURNING BAN GOES INTO EFFECT IN JACKSON COUNTY TOMORROW MORNING, BECAUSE OF THE DRY CONDITIONS.'
CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER WAS NOT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT. HE IS IN THE FINLEY HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE WHERE HE
UNDERWENT EMERGENCY GALL BLADDER SURGERY. HE IS BEING
TREATED FOR INFECTION AND HOPES TO BE HOME BY THE END OF THE
WEEK AND BACK ON THE JOB BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
SHORT REPORT....SORRY.
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ABOVE....BUSY DAYS AHEAD FOR THE FOUR IN PHOTOS. TOP PHOTO....
LEFT, GUY PETERSON AND RIGHT, SON ANDY. THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE
WYOMING (IOWA) FAIR BOARD. ANDY'S GRANDFATHER FRED AND
GREAT-GRANDFATHER WERE ALSO ON THE FAIR BOARD.....PETERSON'S HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD SINCE THE FAIR BEGAN OVER 75 YEARS AGO.
THE WYOMING FAIR AND HORSE SHOW IS THIS WEEKEND. IT STARTS
WITH THE PARADE FRIDAY NIGHT AT 6:30 (I'LL BE BROADCASTING IT ON KMAQ) AND ENDS SUNDAY. GUY, BY THE WAY, IS A FARMER AND SEEDCORN
SALESMAN AND SON ANDY IS MORNING ANNOUNCER ON WMT.
TAKE IN THE WYOMING FAIR THIS WEEKEND.
BOTTOM PHOTO:....THE TWO STARS OF "ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE" ON STAGE THIS WEEKEND AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON EAST PLATT IN
MAQUOKETA, A PRODUCTION OF THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS LITTLE THEATER
GROUP. JUST TWO IN THE CAST: AT LEFT, MAQUOKETA NATIVE GRETCHEN BANOWETZ-MATTOON (PATSY) AND AT RIGHT, SHANNON SOENKSEN OF DEWITT (PATSY'S FRIEND LOUISE) AND NOT SHOWN, THE BOBACIOUS BOBCAT BAND. IT WILL BE A GOOD SHOW, FEATURING OVER 20 OF PATSY'S HIT SONGS. AT THE DOOR, TICKETS WILL BE $18 AND IN ADVANCE, $15....
AVAILABLE AT THE OHNWARD BOXOFFICE MORNINGS OR AT THE MAIN BANK OF MAQUOKETA STATE BANK AND ALSO AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY.
CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
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