WARMER TOMORROW AND 80 OR A LITTLE ABOVE DURING THE WEEKEND.
ROSWELL AND ELIZABETH GARST OF IOWA HOSTED SOVIET PREMIER NIKITA KRUSHCHEV ON THEIR FAMILY FARM IN 1959, DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COLD WAR. MANY OF YOU REMEMBER THAT FAMOUS VISIT. IT GOT
NATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE OF COURSE. THEIR GRANDAUGHTER, LIZ GARST, WILL BE AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, TO GIVE A PRESENTATION, "PEACE THROUGH CORN". JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FOR HER APPEARANCE
FROM HUMANITIES OF IOWA. THE PROGRAM WILL BE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
BASE FOR THE NEW LITTLE BEAR PARK STRUCTURE COMING IN SEPTEMBER.
YESTERDAY AT ROTARY, WE WERE TOLD BY JACKSON COUNTY ENGINEER
CLARK SCHLOZ THAT IOWA'S GASOLINE TAX IS 22-CENTS A GALLON.
THIS TAX IS USED FOR NEW ROADS AND BRIDGES OR REPAIR OF ROADS
AND BRIDGES. IOWA'S TAX IS RANKED 34 IN THE COUNTRY. ILLINOIS
(RANKED 5TH) HAS A TAX OF 39-CENTS PER GALLON. WISCONSIN IS
AT 33-CENTS. IOWA IS TRYING TO GET THE LEGISLATURE TO RAISE
THE TAX 10-CENTS A GALLON. IN JACKSON COUNTY, THAT WOULD MEAN
$500,000 MORE EACH YEAR FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECTS.
AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF EACH THAT ARE BAD. TALK TO YOUR LEGISLATURES AND THE GOVERNOR IF YOU EVER SEE HIM IN PERSON.
IT IS ANNIVERSARY TIME FOR THE DRIVE-IN THAT OPEN IN 1950
KMAQ-FM WENT OFF THE AIR AT 7 THIS MORNING AND HAS BEEN OFF
ALL DAY. NEW PARTS ARE EXPECTED SOMETIME TOMORROW MORNING.
FIRST MAJOR FM TRANSMITTER PROBLEM IN 5 YEARS. KMAQ-AM IS ON THE AIR!
BELOW....READ ALL ABOUT THE NEW BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. AND SEE THE PHOTOS. HERE AT KMAQ, WE WELCOME "MAKE A SPLASH" TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY!!
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
