NICE BUT ONLY 70 TODAY...

WARMER WEATHER THE REST OF THE WEEK...IN THE 80'S DURING THE
WEEKEND.

THERE ARE 3 WOMEN'S CLUBS VERY ACTIVE IN MAQUOKETA.
THE TUESDAY CLUB....THE PRESIDENT JULIE KLECKER.  SOME OF THE  MEMBERS ARE:  MARTA ROMER, DELORIS ERICKSON AND CAROLYN BROOKS.
THE MAQUOKETA WOMAN'S CLUB....THE PRESIDENT SHEILA BENTLEY.   SOME
ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE:   KATHY JOHNSON, MARY KAY FLENKER, MARGARET McCARTHY AND PAT MAZE.
THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY...I'M NOT SURE WHO IS PRESIDENT.
SOME ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE:  MARY KILBURG, LULA TATE, MARY COOK,
MONA EASTMAN, ANN KNIGHT, ALVARA SCHMIDT, PHYLLIS ROCKWELL,
AND GLATHA WINCHIP.

LA CASA DE PONCHO.... THE NEW MEXICAN RESTAURANT WILL OPENTOMORROW AT 11 A.M....ON THE CORNER OF MAIN AND PLATT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    THAT'S THE  SAME LOCATION WHERE A MEXICAN RESTAURANT CLOSED EARLIER THIS  YEAR.    THE NEW OWNERS
COMPLETED "GUTTED" THE BUILDING AND NOW FEATURE NEW KITCHEN
EQUIPMENT AND DINING ROOM FIXTURES.   THE BAR WAS RE-LOCATED AND THE BUILDING WAS PAINTED INSIDE AND OUT, PLUS NEW FLOOR COVERING.  I HAD A SNEAK-PEAK THE OTHER DAY AND IT IS VERY NICE.    THE NEW PHONE NUMBER IS 563-748-0018.

THE MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT
IN THE PARKING LOT OF CASEY'S WEST.     SOMEONE DRIVING A TRUCK
PULLING A BLACK TRAILER HIT A PARKED CAR, REGISTERED TO CASSANDRA SHEEHAN OF MAQUOKETA.    $700 DAMAGE TO HER CAR...A 97 ESCORT.
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT 2:15 MONDAY AFTERNOON.

IT IS MAY BEEF MONTH....ENJOY SOME BEEF THIS WEEK....OFF YOUR GRILL
OR AT  YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT.

I SALUTE THE BEEF PRODUCERS OF THE MAQUOKETA AREA!  YOU DO A GREAT JOB PRODUCING A DELICIOUS PRODUCT!

DENNIS VOY

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MAQUOKETA BOWLING ASSOCIATION WAS HELD AT THE EAGLES' CLUB ON TUESDAY, MAY 15TH.     ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT ROB HECK PRESENTED THREE AWARDS.
IN THE TOP PHOTO, ROB (IN BLUE SHIRT) IS SHOWN WITH DENNIS STANGE, WHO WAS MADE AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION.
IN THE MIDDLE PHOTO ABOVE, DAVID PHILLIPS EXCEPTED THE PLAQUE
WHICH SAYS HE WAS ELECTED TO THE MAQUOKETA BOWLING ASSOCIATION
"HALL OF FAME".
AND IN THE BOTTOM PHOTO, BRUCE WAUGH, RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR
WAUGH AUTO AND TIRE REPAIR FOR BEING "SPONSOR OF THE YEAR".
NEW OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD....DAVE (D.C.) CLARK WAS ELECTED  THE NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE 2012-2013 YEAR.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED WERE DUNES SCHROEDER AND DEAN SCHAUF.
OUT OF TOWN BOWLING ASSOCIATIONS PRESENT FOR THE EVENT WERE
FROM BELLEVUE, CEDAR RAPIDS, CAMANCHE, CLINTON, DEWITT, DAVENPORT AND DUBUQUE.    SOME MEMBERS AND GUESTS PLAYED GOLF
IN THE AFTERNOON AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB.
PHOTOS BY:  JAKE BICKFORD
CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM...AND THEN YOU CAN READ
THE WORDING ON EACH PLAQUE.

DENNIS VOY

BACK IN APRIL, I POSTED THE TOP PHOTO OF SPOOK DAGUE'S "CATALPA"
TREE ON 74TH STREET, JUST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE CAVES ROAD.
THE OTHER DAY I WAS GOING PAST AND GOT THIS PHOTO OF THE SAME
TREE, WITH LEAVES.      A VERY UNUSUAL TREE AND OVER 100 YEARS OLD.
DENNIS VOY