Monday, April 22, 2013


HAPPY MONDAY ALL......GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY IN MAQUOKETA.
WENT TO THE ABOVE SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS
CENTER.     GREAT SHOW!    SORRY YOU MISSED IT!    AROUND 500 GAVE
THE FAMILY OF 9 A STANDING OVATION.     ALL  YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
SHOW, DOING A VARIETY OF MUSIC...AND SADLY,  THE AUDIENCE HAD
FEW YOUNG WATCHING....AS ALWAYS, THANK GOODNESS FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS.   95% OF THE AUDIENCE WAS SENIORS!

AND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WENT TO THE "GRILL-OFF" EVENT,
AT SUNSHINE PRESCHOOL AND DAYCARE'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER AT
THE PEARSON CENTER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.    IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN
HELD AT SUNSHINE,  BUT OUTGREW THAT FACILITY AND MOVED TO MORE
ROOM AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.    GOOD TURNOUT YESTERDAY.
THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN GRILLED STEAKS FOR SANDWICHES
AND THE JACKSON COUNTY PORK PRODUCERS PORK TENDERLOINS.
I TASTED BOTH,  BOTH WERE  DELICIOUS AND THE CONTEST ENDED IN  A TIE.    SHOWN  ABOVE, HOLDING THE FIRST PLACE SPATCH IS  BRANDON MOORE OF THE CATTLEMEN, AND AT RIGHT, HOLDING THE 2ND PLACE SPATCH REPRESENTING THE PORK PRODUCERS, SCOTT GENT.

THE WINNER OF THE 50-50 DRAWING ($508) WAS BARB HAGEN OF WAUKON (MOTHER OF JOEL).     RAFFLE WINNERS WERE: THE $500 WORTH MEAT WAS WON BY JIM JORGENSEN OF ELWOOD.    CONRAD MURPHY OF MAQUOKETA WON THE GAS GRILL AND THE FAMILY PACK WAS WON BY CINDY POLL OF MAQUOKETA.

THE PRESIDENT OF SUNSHINE'S BOARD, SARAH FISHWILD, WAS THE EMCEE
FOR THE PROGRAM AND INTRODUCED BEN SCHUELLER  WHO ONCE AGAIN
DONATED HIS SERVICES FOR THE AUCTION.
GOOD AUCTION!    DONATED ITEMS SOLD WELL!
THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE SUNSHINE'S  EVENT ANOTHER BIG SUCCESS!
DENNIS VOY