Friday, January 06, 2012

NOT AS MUCH SUNSHINE TODAY....BUT STILL A HIGH OF 49. RECORD FOR
THIS DAY, 52. THE WEEKEND WILL BE COOLER, BUT STILL IN 40'S.

THIS WEEK, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A PERMANENT EASEMENT WITH
THE SCHOOL BOARD TO USE LITTLE BEAR PARK GROUND TO BUILD A GEO-THERMAL SYSTEM FOR BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NEXT TO THE PARK.
SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT SAID THE BOARD WILL LIKELY HIRE AN ENGINEER
FOR THE ESTIMATED $1.5 MILLION PROJECT AT MONDAY NIGHT'S SCHOOL
BOARD MEETING.

LARRY KOOS WAS RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE JACKSON COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPRVISORS THIS WEEK.
THEY ALSO APPOINTED 4 PEOPLE TO THE EMMINENT DOMAIN COMMISSION....
MATT TRANEL, HEATHER HAFNER, ABBY SCHUELLER, AND JOHN KETTMAN.
JIM BREEDEN, JEANETTE KRUSE, AND DON WENTWORTH TO THE PIONEER CEMETERY COMMISSION. DR. SCHIPPER AND DOUGH LATHAM APPOINTED TO
THE COUNTY HEALTH BOARD AND ROSS RIVER TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION.'

IN THE DOUBLE DUAL WRESTLING MEET LAST NIGHT, ON THE ROAD, THE
MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS LOST TO BOTH WEST DELAWARE AND HOST SOLON.

TONIGHT THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS UP AT EPWORTH,
AND THE GIRLS HOST WESTERN DUBUQUE AT THE MCHS GYM.
ANDY CLARK SHOT A 42 YESTERDAY AND JAKE BICKFORD A 47...AT THE
MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE. NOT A BAD SCORE IN
JANUARY. JAKE SAID THE GREENS WERE A LITTLE SHAGGY.

THE ANNUAL KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW IS FEBRUARY 8TH AND 9TH...
AND YOU ARE ALL INVITED.

RADIO BINGO STARTS ON KMAQ AGAIN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 16TH.

THE MUPPETS ARE IN TOWN AT THE VOY THEATRE.
ALSO HUGO. SEEN A GOOD MOVIE LATELY?
WE BOUGHT A ZOO IS ALSO STILL HERE AND HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR
WITH ALL AGES.

FORTY YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, I BOUGHT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE OVER A CUP OF COFFEE AT THE GREEN MILL.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY