Friday, November 02, 2012

PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLDER TODAY...HIGH OF 46.
MOSTLY CLOUDY TOMORROW THROUGH MONDAY ...WITH HIGHS
SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY IN THE UPPER 40'S.

THE DEWITT PLAYOFF FOOTBALL GAME IS ON KMAQ TONIGHT AND
ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE.    THEY PLAY UP AT DECORAH AGAINST #1
DECORAH.     IT WILL TAKE A MAJOR UPSET TO WIN, BUT DEWITT HAS
DONE WELL IN THEIR FIRST 2 PLAYOFF GAMES.

AS OF TODAY, 4,431 ABSENTEE BALLOTS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT JACKSON COUNTY FOR TUESDAY'S ELECTION AND 3,780 HAVE BEEN RETURNED.
JACKSON COUNTY AUDITOR M. JOELLE DEPPE IS PREDICTING UP TO 6,000 ABSENTEE VOTERS WILL CAST THEIR BALLOTS THIS YEAR.

LEAF PICK-UP BEGINS MONDAY IN MAQUOKETA.    I SEE LOTS LEAVES AROUND TOWN.

PATRICK GOODALL, AGE 62, OF CEDAR RAPIDS, DIED THURSDAY.
HE WAS BORN IN MAQUOKETA.    SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE, JANE....
TWO CHILDREN...A SISTER, MARY JANE MOREHEAD OF FORT MYERS...
AND 3 BROTHERS.... TOM IN ELDRIDGE, JIM IN FLORIDA, AND BOB IN KANSAS.  HE RETIRED FROM CUMMINS FILTRATION IN LAKE MILLS AFTER 37 YEARS WITH THE FIRM.    MURDOCK-LINWOOD FUNERAL HOME IN CEDAR RAPIDS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS TOMORROW NIGHT.    SET YOUR CLOCK BACK AN HOUR BEFORE YOU GO TO BED.    YOU GAIN AN HOUR  SATURDAY.
USE IT WISELY.    I'M GOING TO THE ROTARY SOCK HOP AT THE YMCA
FROM 6 UNTIL 8.   EVERYONE IS INVITED.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY