SUNSHINE THIS MORNING AND THEN LIGHT SNOW STARTED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER A HIGH OF 34.
A LITTLE MORE SNOW TONIGHT AND THEN THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE OKAY.
ANN OTTEMAN, NURSE MANAGER FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER "HOME HEALTH" WILL BE RETIRING IN MAY AFTER 17 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT. HER POSITION HAS BEEN POSTED INTERNALLY AT THE HOSPITAL AND THEY ARE ALSO ADVERTISING SEEKING
A REPLACEMENT.
A MAQUOKETA WOMAN, AMBER CLARK, AGE 38, HAS BEEN CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING ELECTRICITY. POLICE SAY HER SERVICE WAS
DISCONNECTED IN MID-OCTOBER FOR LACK OF PAYMENT ON HER BILL.
THIS MONTH, MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY EMPLOYEES
DISCOVERED SHE HAD REMOVED A SEAL AND TAMPERED WITH THE SERVICE DEVICE TO PROVIDE HER HOME WITH ELECTRICITY. ON JANUARY 13TH,
HER ELECTRIC AGAIN WAS DISCONNECTED AND THEN 3 DAYS LATER, THEY FOUND THE BOX WAS TAMPERED WITH AGAIN, AND ELECTRICITY WAS
HOOKED BACK UP WITHOUT PERMISSION. IT WAS THEN DISCONNECTED
AGAIN AND CLARK WILL BE BILLED FOR THE UNATHORIZED ELECTRIC
SERVICE.
ON THE STORK REPORT....
JIMMEY AND EMILY BATES OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, ARE PARENTS OF A BOY
BORN JANUARY 25TH. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE GERALD AND ESTHER TAYLOR OF MAQUOKETA.
HOWARD BRINKER WAS A PROJECTIONIST FOR THE PASTIME THEATRE ALL HIS
LIFE, UNTIL HE DIED IN A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT AT THE EDGE OF MAQUOKETA.
HE HAD A SON TERRY AND HE GRADUATED AT MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL
IN THE MID 60S. HIS CLASS IS WONDERING IF HE IS ALIVE AND IF SO, WHERE
HE LIVES, AS NO ONE HAS HEARD FROM HIM. IT IS BELIEVED HE LIVED
IN GERMANY, AND MAY STILL. ANYONE KNOW? EMAIL ME IF YOU DO!
I MET HIM A COUPLE TIMES WHEN HE LIVED HER.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS DEFEATED DEWITT IN BASKETBALL LAST NIGHT AT DEWITT, 50 TO 34....FOR THEIR 11TH WIN. SOPHOMORE CORY WIRTH LED IN SCORING WITH 14 POINTS.
IN THE EARLIER GAME, DEWITT GIRLS 44, MAQUOKETA 41. THE CARDINAL GIRLS HAVE LOST THEIR LAST TWO GAMES BY A TOTAL OF 4 POINTS.
IN WRESTLING LAST NIGHT AT CENTER POINT, MAQUOKETA LOST THE DUAL,
54 TO 26. THE CARDINALS NOW HAVE A DUAL MEET RECORD OF 6 AND 14.
IN BUSINESS NEWS, JOHN REGAN INFORMED ME THAT HE WILL RE-OPEN HIS
COMPUTER SALES AND SERVICE STORE MONDAY, AT THE CURRENT LOCATION AT 107 SOUTH JONES AVENUE, ACROSS FROM GILMORE DRY CLEANERS.
SEE SOME OLD MAQUOKETA POST CARDS AT THIS NEAT WEB SITE:
usgwarchives.org/ia/ppcs-ia.html
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY