Monday, November 05, 2012

PARTLY SUNNY TODAY AND HIGH OF 46.    RAIN LIKELY TOMORROW MORNING AND A HIGH AGAIN OF 46.
WEDNESDAY, MOSTLY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 48 AND THURSDAY, SUNNY AND
A HIGH OF 54.

MAQUOKETA HAS A 3RD-4TH GRADE TACKLE FOOTBALL TEAM, COACHED
BY DR. BUDDY ATIENZA.   THE 20-MEMBER TEAM IS PART OF A 15 TEAM
LEAGUE IN DUBUQUE, THAT ALSO INCLUDES SOME WISCONSIN TEAMS.
THIS PAST WEEKEND, THEY WON ANOTHER TOURNAMENT GAME AND
ARE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME THIS COMING SUNDAY, AT 12:30 PM,  AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE FOOTBALL FIELD.    BUDDY HAS SIX
FATHERS AS ASSISTANT COACHES AND THEY PLAY IT JUST LIKE THE
NFL DOES.     IF THEY WIN SUNDAY, I'LL LIST THEIR NAMES HERE NEXT
MONDAY.

THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYS IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT AT THE CEDAR RAPIDS ICE ARENA THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7:30, AGAINST #2 RATED HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC OF FORT MADISON.
MATT CLARK WILL CALL THE MATCH ON KMAQ-FM AND OUR INTERNET
SITE AT 7:15 THIS THURSDAY NIGHT.   GO MOHAWKS! 

THE NEW HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME JUST COMPLETED IN MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE A DEDICATION CEREMONY THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 2 AT 306 S. ELIZA STREET.          THE HOME IS FINISHED AND THRIVENT-BUILDS
AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WILL BE TURNING THE HOME OVER TO THE
GENAW FAMILY.    TOURS WILL BE GIVEN.    HABITAT DOES NOT DONATE HOMES TO FAMILIES.   THE FAMILY WILL HAVE A TRADITIONAL MORTGAGE.   AND THE FAMILY HAS ASSISTED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN BUILDING
THE HOME.

THE CROSS WHICH WAS ON THE TOP OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA WAS REPAIRED AND  PUT BACK ON THE CHURCH
THIS MORNING.     A CRANE WAS USED.   SHEILA BENTLEY, CHURCH
SECRETARY, SID THE CROSS HAS BEEN DOWN FOR 5 YEARS.    IT WAS IN BAD SHAPE AND RUSTING.    THROUGH A BEQUEST FROM THE LATE HARLAN
TONDERUM, THE CROSS WAS SANDBLASTED AND REPAIRED AND RETURNED TODAY TO ITS ORIGINAL PLACE AT THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH, ON
THE HILL IN MAQUOKETA.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS A LONG AGENDA FOR THEIR MEETING TONIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY
HALLOWEEN 2012 PHOTO.    HERE'S STEVEN ELKINS, AGE 9 1/2, OF KEYSER, WEST VIRGINIA.   HIS GRANDMA IS THERESA CELENTANO, KMAQ TRAFFIC
DIRECTOR AND BOOKKEEPER.     FOR TRICK-OR-TREATING THIS  YEAR,
HE WANTED TO GO AS A TOILET.    HIS SISTER KATIE VOLUNTEERED TO
HELP HIM AND THE RESULT IS ABOVE.      CLEVER!!     HIS MOM AND DAD ARE CHRISTY AND KEVIN ELKINS AND HIS GREAT GRANDPARENTS ARE
PETE AND VERONICA HANSEN OF MAQUOKETA.    CLICK-ON PHOTO TO
ENLARGE IT!     AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN PUSH DOWN ON HANDLE TO FLUSH IT!     BET HE WAS A REAL "STINKER" GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR.
DENNIS VOY
THE FIRST-EVER "SOCK HOP" SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB WAS HELD LAST SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE YMCA.     ROTARY
PRESIDENT SCOTT WARREN WAS "HOST" FOR THE EVENT AND THOUGH NOT A BIG TURN-OUT, EVERYONE ENJOYED GOOD FOOD AND HAD FUN,  MOST
DANCING TO MUSIC OF THE 50'S, SUPPLIED BY CURT COOPER ABOVE.
CURT GOES BY "C SHARP" KARAOKE (563-590-8473) AND HAS OVER 65,000 SONGS TO PLAY FOR EVERY KIND OF DANCE.     SOME CAME IN 50'S
APPAREL AND NANCY (MOORE) AND KENT (SHOUSE) SHOWN ABOVE, STILL
HAVE  A HIGH SCHOOL FAVORITE ....NANCY WORE HER CHEERLEADING
SWEATER AND KENT HIS LETTER JACKET.
KATHY AND LARRY BECKER WERE JUDGED THE BEST DANCERS. 
LARRY WORE HIS COWBOY HAT.
PETE AND JOVIE ATIENZA CAME IN SECOND.     TIED FOR THIRD PLACE,
FLORIAN AND KAREN STEFFEN AND CURT AND SHAR GRUVER.
THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED.
CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
DENNIS VOY