Monday, April 22, 2013


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LOCATION, LOCATION....SO IMPORTANT!    NEW INTERIOR!     CALL
563-212-3286
THREE OF THE TOP MOVIES IN THE COUNTRY.... NOW SHOWING AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE IN  MAQUOKETA.    EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT IS  BARGAIN NIGHT.
EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS FREE POPCORN NIGHT.    DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 AND ALL 3 MOVIES START AT 7.

NOW THE MONDAY DAILY REPORT:

NICE SPRING DAY TODAY!   HIGHOF 65.    TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND
TOMORROW NIGHT, MORE RAIN.   AND COLDER.    HIGH TOMORROW
ONLY IN 40'S.    BUT, WEDNESDAY WILL BE NICE AGAIN.

BIG FIRE IN MAQUOKETA THIS MORNING!
A GARAGE FIRE FILLED TO THE BRIM WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AROUND 5 THIS MORNING.   IT WAS A GARAGE OWNED BY FRANK RANDALL AT 305 1/2 SOUTH OTTO STREET.     FLAMES SHOT UP INTO THE AIR AND
COULD BE SEEN FOR BLOCKS.    THERE WAS A JEEP IN THE BACK EAST END OF BUILDING.   THE HOME TO THE RIGHT IS ERIC GARIENS AND HE SAID
SOME WINDOWS ON HIS HOME WRE BROKEN, BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS NOT KNOWN.  

THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS OPENED BIDS ON WORK AT THE
PENROSE BUILDING NEXT TO THE LAW CENTER.     THE LOW BID WAS
FROM SHEETS CONSTRUCTION OF MAQUOKETA.  $319,500.    THERE WERE 8 SETS OF PLANS PICKED UP, BUT ONLY TWO BIDS SUBMITTED.  THE OTHER BID WAS FOR $361,000 FROM PORTZEN CONSTRUCTION OF DUBUQUE.
SUPERVISORS MAY AWARD A CONTRACT TOMORROW.    ALSO, THE SUPERVISORS WILL LOOK AT BIDS AT A WORK SESSION THIS THURSDAY MORNING,  FROM THE MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE COUNTY, MARTY HUDRLIK, WITH WORK TO BE DONE BY HIM AND A COUPLE COUNTY WORKERS.  THIS WORK WOULD CONSIST DOING THE ROOF, CONCRETE WALLS AND FLOORING, PLUS FRAMING, INSULATION, PAINTING AND STAIRS IN THE BASEMENT.  

A MAQUOKETA MAN, JOSHUA HARPOLE, AGE 24, WAS INJURED IN A ONE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT SATURDAY NIGHT 5 MILES SOUTH OF BELLEVUE.
HE WAS TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL AND THEN AIRLIFTED TO UNIVERSITY HOSITAL IN IOWA CITY. NO CONDITION AVAILABLE.
HE WAS GOING NORTH ON 52 AND LOST CONTROL.   HE WAS CHARGED AND DAMAGES TO HIS 2005 CHEVY WERE ESTIMATED AT $15,000.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY