Thursday, November 08, 2012

SUNNY AND 51 DEGREES TODAY.
WARMER TOMORROW AND 66 ON SATURDAY.

MAQUOKETA WILL ONCE AGAIN  HAVE A COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING
DINNER.     AT NOON THANKSGIVING DAY AND SPONSORED BY
THE MAQUOKETA LIONS CLUB, THE MAQUOKETA MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.   IT WILL AGAIN BE HELD AT THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER.   TO DONATE OR HELP, CALL ROSEMARY
BICKFORD AT 652-5318.     FREE TICKETS CAN BE PICKED UP UNTIL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH AT ALL AREA CHURCHES, THE SENIOR CENTER,
THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES STORE.

THE FUNERAL THIS WEEK FOR KANDY FRANZEN (MRS. MIKE) OF MONMOUTH, WAS PROBABLY THE LARGEST EVER IN MAQUOKETA.     NANCY AND I WENT TO THE WAKE LAST NIGHT AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE FAIRGROUNDS AND PEOPLE STOOD IN LINE OVER AN HOUR.    APPROXIMATELY 1,800
VISITED THE FAMILY YESTERDAY BETWEEN 1 P.M. AND 8:30 P.M.  AND THERE MUST HAVE BEEN OVER 100 FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS.   SHE DIED AT THE AGE OF 58 AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER.

ANOTHER REMINDER TO GO TO THE NEW ROTARY WEB SITE.   FIRST
GO TO KMAQ'S HOME PAGE (WWW.KMAQ.COM) AND THEN CLICK ON THE
ROTARY WHEEL.      THE SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK IS AN $80
CERTIFICATE GOOD FOR A NIGHT'S STAY AT SQUIERS MANOR BED &
BREAKFAST, TO BE USED  SOMETIME WITHIN THE NEXT  YEAR.    
IT....SQUIRES MANOR....IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE.   PLACE
YOUR BID THIS WEEK AND CHECK BACK DAILY TO SEE WHERE THE BIG
IS AT.

ON OUR WEB SITE TONIGHT AT 7:15 (CLICK ON THE LISTEN BUTTON) FOR
THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE STATE VOLLEYBALL MATCH AT THE
STATE CONVENTION IN CEDAR RAPIDS.   MATT CLARK WILL BE FLOOR-SIDE
WITH THE PLAY-BY-PLAY.     THE FIRST SERVE AT 7:30.

GO WARRIORS!

DENNIS VOY