Monday, September 30, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
PLAY BALL!
NO
PLAY
LITTLE
BEAR!
HUNDREDS...ALL AGES...ATTENDED THE DEDICATION AND GRAND OPENING
OF MAQUOKETA'S NEW "LITTLE BEAR PARK" SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AFTER THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BY MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS, PASTOR JEFF DADISMAN OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH GAVE THE INVOCATION.
DR. KIM HUCKSTADT, SUPT. OF SCHOOLS, WAS THE EMCEE. THE PARK
(LOCATED NEXT TO BRIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) WAS A JOINT PROJECT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CITY. EACH GAVE $125,000 TO IT.
MAYOR DON SCHWENKER THANKED EVERYONE AND EXPRESSED THE POINT THAT MAQUOKETA CITIZENS AGAIN HAVE COME THROUGH WITH A BIG,
IMPORTANT PROJECT.
REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL BOARD, BOARD MEMBER DEB LANE ALSO THANKED THE MANY, MANY VOLUNTEERS.
DR. HUCKSTADT THEN GAVE SOME FACTS. THE PARK (WHICH REPLACED THE ORIGINAL PARK THAT WAS OVER 20 YEARS OLD AND IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE NEW ONE) IS ABOUT 10,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS HELPED BUILD IT IN SEPTEMBER, PUTTING IN AROUND 60,000 HOURS. THE PARK COST $355,000. ABOUT $25,000 STILL NEEDS
TO BE RAISED. THE PERSON OR COMPANY THAT CONTRIBUTED $5,000
WAS RECOGNIZED.
THE PAPA BEARS AND THE MAMA BEARS GATHERED FOR A PHOTO.
THEY WERE EITHER ON THE COMMITTEE OR TEAM CAPTAINS (FOREMEN) DURING CONSTRUCTION.
THREE KIDS (FROM BRIGGS ELEMENTARY, CARDINAL ELEMENTARY
AND SACRED HEART SCHOOL) WERE PICKED EARLIER TO CUT THE RED RIBBON. CODY HAAN, SACRED HEART....ADELYN MARKIN, CARDINAL, AND ALEX THOMAS, BRIGGS.
AFTER THE RIBBON WAS CUT, KIDS AND ADULTS FILED IN UNDER THE WELCOME SIGN.
ONE PHOTO OF THE PARK INSIDE.
ANOTHER LOOK. I'LL HAVE MORE PHOTOS SOON.
MAQUOKETA...
"THE ONE-OF-A-KIND" NAME AND CITY...
NOW AGAIN HAS...
A ONE-OF-A-KIND PARK!
DENNIS VOY
NO
PLAY
LITTLE
BEAR!
OF MAQUOKETA'S NEW "LITTLE BEAR PARK" SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
(LOCATED NEXT TO BRIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) WAS A JOINT PROJECT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CITY. EACH GAVE $125,000 TO IT.
IMPORTANT PROJECT.
DR. HUCKSTADT THEN GAVE SOME FACTS. THE PARK (WHICH REPLACED THE ORIGINAL PARK THAT WAS OVER 20 YEARS OLD AND IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE NEW ONE) IS ABOUT 10,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS HELPED BUILD IT IN SEPTEMBER, PUTTING IN AROUND 60,000 HOURS. THE PARK COST $355,000. ABOUT $25,000 STILL NEEDS
TO BE RAISED. THE PERSON OR COMPANY THAT CONTRIBUTED $5,000
WAS RECOGNIZED.
THEY WERE EITHER ON THE COMMITTEE OR TEAM CAPTAINS (FOREMEN) DURING CONSTRUCTION.
AND SACRED HEART SCHOOL) WERE PICKED EARLIER TO CUT THE RED RIBBON. CODY HAAN, SACRED HEART....ADELYN MARKIN, CARDINAL, AND ALEX THOMAS, BRIGGS.
MAQUOKETA...
"THE ONE-OF-A-KIND" NAME AND CITY...
NOW AGAIN HAS...
A ONE-OF-A-KIND PARK!
DENNIS VOY
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
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79 TODAY
WARMER TOMORROW
SOME RAIN COMING SATURDAY
THE MAQUOKETA RESCUE SQUAD HAD TO ASSIST A TEEN-AGER OUT OF A SWING AT THE FIRST WARD PARK LAST NIGHT. NO NAME GIVEN.
THEY HAD TO CUT HER OUT AND SHE WAS NOT INJURED.
AUGUST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY.
IOWA EDGED UP TO 4.9 FROM 4.8 IN JULY.
THE U.S. RATE DECREASED TO 7.3, DOWN FROM 7.4 IN JULY.
JACKSON COUNTY DROPPED TO 4.7 PERCENT FROM 4.8 IN JULY.
THE ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST IS THIS SUNDAY AT CAMP COURAGEOUS
ON THIS SIDE OF MONTICELLO. THOUSANDS ATTEND! HAVE YOU EVER VISITED THE CAMP? IT IS SOMETHING TO SEE!
WANT TO READ ABOUT THE FIRE THAT FORCED KMAQ TO MOVE TO
WHERE WE ARE NOW....IN 1970? GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND
CLICK-ON THE HISTORY BUTTON.
10 9 8 7 6 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON....TO THE HOMECOMING KICK-OFF
TOMORROW NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD.
AND THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 1 FOR THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS.
ANOTHER WIN AND THEY ARE CENTRAL CHAMPS. OR A PITTSBURG
LOSS WILL DO IT. REST TIME TODAY. THE CUBS THIS WEEKEND TO
CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON.
CARDINALS...BEAT MARION
CARDINALS...BEAT THE CUBS
DENNIS VOY
WARMER TOMORROW
SOME RAIN COMING SATURDAY
THE MAQUOKETA RESCUE SQUAD HAD TO ASSIST A TEEN-AGER OUT OF A SWING AT THE FIRST WARD PARK LAST NIGHT. NO NAME GIVEN.
THEY HAD TO CUT HER OUT AND SHE WAS NOT INJURED.
AUGUST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY.
IOWA EDGED UP TO 4.9 FROM 4.8 IN JULY.
THE U.S. RATE DECREASED TO 7.3, DOWN FROM 7.4 IN JULY.
JACKSON COUNTY DROPPED TO 4.7 PERCENT FROM 4.8 IN JULY.
THE ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST IS THIS SUNDAY AT CAMP COURAGEOUS
ON THIS SIDE OF MONTICELLO. THOUSANDS ATTEND! HAVE YOU EVER VISITED THE CAMP? IT IS SOMETHING TO SEE!
WANT TO READ ABOUT THE FIRE THAT FORCED KMAQ TO MOVE TO
WHERE WE ARE NOW....IN 1970? GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND
CLICK-ON THE HISTORY BUTTON.
10 9 8 7 6 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON....TO THE HOMECOMING KICK-OFF
TOMORROW NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD.
AND THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 1 FOR THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS.
ANOTHER WIN AND THEY ARE CENTRAL CHAMPS. OR A PITTSBURG
LOSS WILL DO IT. REST TIME TODAY. THE CUBS THIS WEEKEND TO
CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON.
CARDINALS...BEAT MARION
CARDINALS...BEAT THE CUBS
DENNIS VOY
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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ANOTHER NICE DAY....AROUND 80!
MORE COMING!
SHOULD BE NICE WEATHER FOR HOMECOMING!
A CORRECTION:
IN YESTERDAY'S REPORT, I HAD IT THAT PAULETTE CARLSON DIED.
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAULETTE CRAFTON. SEE MORE
IN YESTERDAY'S STORY.
THE NEW KWIK STAR STORE IN MAQUOKETA HAD A BIG AD IN
THE NEWSPAPER TODAY ANNOUNCING THAT IT WOULD OPEN
FOR BUSINESS AT 5 A.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD.
THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WILL BE LATER, ON
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH AT 10 A.M. THE AD INCLUDED 4 COUPONS.
TODAY A FENCE IS GOING UP AROUND THE REAR AND SIDES OF PROPERTY AND TREES, SHRUBS AND FLOWERS ARE BEING PLANTED.
FAST BUILD AND FIRST CLASS WOULD BE THE WORDS TO BEST DESCRIBE THE BUILDING OF THE NEW MAQUOKETA BUSINESS. I HAVE NOT HEARD WHO THE MANAGER IS AND HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL WORK AT THE
24 HOUR FACILITY. AND WORK CONTINUES FAST-FORWARD AT THEIR
OTHER (2ND STORE) ACROSS FROM WAL MART, WHICH WILL OPEN
LATER THIS FALL.
THE WATER MAIN BREAK WAS FINISHED LATE LAST NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA. AN 18-INCH LONG 9 INCH PIPE SECTION WAS RUSTED AWAY AND NEW PIPE WELDED IN PLACE. MAIN STREET IS DIRTY TODAY.
HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE CLEANED-UP BEFORE FRIDAY AFTERNOON'S
HOMECOMING PARADE.
FINISHING WORK CONTINUES TODAY AT THE NEW LITTLE BEAR PARK.
JAKE BICKFORD WAS INSTALLED THIS MORNING AS NEW PRESIDENT
OF THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB. HE SERVED AS PRESIDENT
50 YEARS AGO, SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS CHARTERED. HE HAS BEEN
A GOOD MEMBER ALL THESE YEARS. THE CLUB MEETS EVERY
WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 7 FOR A BREAKFAST MEETING AT THE
EAGLES CLUB. ONE OF ITS MAIN PROJECTS IS TO PUT UP NEARLY 500 FLAGS ACROSS TOWN FOR 5 HOLIDAYS EACH YEAR. TED STRAIT
IS THE RETIRING PRESIDENT. JAKE BICKFORD RETIRED 4 YEARS AGO AS OWNER OF BILL MOLER'S CLOTHING STORE. MANY OF YOU HAD
HIS WIFE JUDY AS A TEACHER. SHE ALSO IS RETIRED FROM TEACHING.
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GIMME AN I
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GIMME AN A
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GIMME AN S
HEAR THE GAME RIGHT HERE ON KMAQ'S HOME PAGE, FRIDAY
NIGHT AT 7:15
DENNIS VOY
MORE COMING!
SHOULD BE NICE WEATHER FOR HOMECOMING!
A CORRECTION:
IN YESTERDAY'S REPORT, I HAD IT THAT PAULETTE CARLSON DIED.
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAULETTE CRAFTON. SEE MORE
IN YESTERDAY'S STORY.
THE NEW KWIK STAR STORE IN MAQUOKETA HAD A BIG AD IN
THE NEWSPAPER TODAY ANNOUNCING THAT IT WOULD OPEN
FOR BUSINESS AT 5 A.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD.
THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WILL BE LATER, ON
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH AT 10 A.M. THE AD INCLUDED 4 COUPONS.
TODAY A FENCE IS GOING UP AROUND THE REAR AND SIDES OF PROPERTY AND TREES, SHRUBS AND FLOWERS ARE BEING PLANTED.
FAST BUILD AND FIRST CLASS WOULD BE THE WORDS TO BEST DESCRIBE THE BUILDING OF THE NEW MAQUOKETA BUSINESS. I HAVE NOT HEARD WHO THE MANAGER IS AND HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL WORK AT THE
24 HOUR FACILITY. AND WORK CONTINUES FAST-FORWARD AT THEIR
OTHER (2ND STORE) ACROSS FROM WAL MART, WHICH WILL OPEN
LATER THIS FALL.
THE WATER MAIN BREAK WAS FINISHED LATE LAST NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA. AN 18-INCH LONG 9 INCH PIPE SECTION WAS RUSTED AWAY AND NEW PIPE WELDED IN PLACE. MAIN STREET IS DIRTY TODAY.
HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE CLEANED-UP BEFORE FRIDAY AFTERNOON'S
HOMECOMING PARADE.
FINISHING WORK CONTINUES TODAY AT THE NEW LITTLE BEAR PARK.
JAKE BICKFORD WAS INSTALLED THIS MORNING AS NEW PRESIDENT
OF THE MAQUOKETA OPTIMIST CLUB. HE SERVED AS PRESIDENT
50 YEARS AGO, SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS CHARTERED. HE HAS BEEN
A GOOD MEMBER ALL THESE YEARS. THE CLUB MEETS EVERY
WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 7 FOR A BREAKFAST MEETING AT THE
EAGLES CLUB. ONE OF ITS MAIN PROJECTS IS TO PUT UP NEARLY 500 FLAGS ACROSS TOWN FOR 5 HOLIDAYS EACH YEAR. TED STRAIT
IS THE RETIRING PRESIDENT. JAKE BICKFORD RETIRED 4 YEARS AGO AS OWNER OF BILL MOLER'S CLOTHING STORE. MANY OF YOU HAD
HIS WIFE JUDY AS A TEACHER. SHE ALSO IS RETIRED FROM TEACHING.
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GIMME AN R
GIMME A D
GIMME AN I
GIMME AN N
GIMME AN A
GIMME AN L
GIMME AN S
HEAR THE GAME RIGHT HERE ON KMAQ'S HOME PAGE, FRIDAY
NIGHT AT 7:15
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
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IT IS...
HOMECOMING WEEK
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS
AGAINST THE MARION INDIANS
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY AND THE WEATHER WILL STAY THIS WAY ALL WEEK LONG. WARMEST DAY WILL BE FRIDAY, 80.
A WATER MAIN BREAK IN MAQUOKETA THIS MORNING ON NORTH MAIN STREET, JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET SOUTH OF KMAQ.
ALLIANCE WATER RESOURCES, MAQUOKETA DIVISION, WENT RIGHT TO
WORK WITH FIVE MEN AND ONE WOMAN. THEY DIG THE HOLE ABOUT 5 OR 6 FEET DOWN AND LOOK FOR THE LEAK. THEN THEY BRING IN THE
4 BY 8 PANELS AND PLACE THEM AROUND THE EDGE OF THE HOLE.
A HYDRAULIC JACK KEEPS THOSE PANELS IN PLACE AND PREVENTS A CAVE-IN. THE WATER IS TURNED OFF, THE REPAIR MADE, AND THEY THEN FILL UP THE HOLE AND FINISH THE PROJECT. WITH GOOD LUCK, THEY CAN DO THE JOB IN A FEW HOURS BUT IT CAN TAKE AS LONG AT 15 OR MORE HOURS. OF COURSE WINTER WEATHER CAN MAKE THE JOB
SLOW AND HARD. THE PANELS ARE TAKEN OUT AND RE-USED.
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ARE STILL IN FIRST PLACE, TWO GAMES
AHEAD OF THE PIRATES AND THE REDS. GO CARDINALS
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS PLAY MARION FRIDAY NIGHT AT GOODENOW
FIELD. GO CARDINALS
EACH WEEKDAY, CHECK THE KMAQ SPECIAL CARDINAL BLOG ON THE
HOME PAGE .. WWW.KMAQ.COM .. CLICK ON THE PHOTO OF THE CARDINAL
MICHAEL HAYWARD WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL
BOARD LAST NIGHT DURING THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
DAVID SYBESMA WAS ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT. THE BOARD ALSO
WELCOMED NEW BOARD MEMBER TANYA ROEDER. SHE REPLACED MARTY HUDRLIK WHO DID NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: SOMEONE TOOK SEVERAL RIDING TOYS AFTER BREAKING INTO A SHED AT THE HEAD START SCHOOL AT 904 EAST QUARRY STREET.
CLICK-0N ABOVE TO READ IT. IT TELLS ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT
THE KMAQ TRAVEL 4-DAY BUS TRIP TO BRASON ON NOVEMBER 19TH.
THIS WILL BE OUR 40TH (AND QUITE POSSIBLY OUR LAST) KMAQ TRIP TO BRANSON. QUITE A FEW HAVE SIGNED-UP FOR THE TRIP, BUT THERE IS
STILL ROOM FOR YOU ON THE COMFORTABLE TRE-STATE TOURS BUS.
PAULETTE CARLSON, AGE 49, DIED SUNDAY AT THE HOSPITAL IN CLINTON.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6 AT THE MILLER-LAW-JONES
FUNERAL HOME IN PRESTON. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER AND VOLUNTEERED AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA WHERE SHE WORKED WITH HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER
HUSBAND MARK, A DAUGHTER ERIN DAVIS OF MAQUOKETA, AND A BROTHER
KENNY ARNOLD OF MAQUOKETA.
DALE MANDERS, AGE 66, FORMERLY OF BELLEVUE, DIED MONDAY AT HIS HOME IN DUBUQUE. THE FUNERAL WILL BE THURSDAY AT 10:30 A.M. AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN BELLEVUE. HE IS SURVIVED BY THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS, INCLUDING DARLENE REUTER OF MAQUOEKTA.
THE NEW MOVIE "CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2" STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE. RATED PG.
AN OLD HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN ON WEST PLATT STREET IN MAQUOKETA
YESTERDAY. IT WAS OWNED BY STAN HARDIN, WHO DIED EARLIER THIS
YEAR. CHRIS AND VICKIE MEINECKE NEXT DOOR, PURCHASED IT.
GOOD FOR THE THEM, GOOD FOR WEST PLATT.
YOU RAH RAH...WHO YOU GONNA YELL FOR...CARDINALS, THAT'S WHO!
DENNIS VOY
NO, I WAS NEVER A CHEERLEADER
HOMECOMING WEEK
AGAINST THE MARION INDIANS
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY AND THE WEATHER WILL STAY THIS WAY ALL WEEK LONG. WARMEST DAY WILL BE FRIDAY, 80.
A WATER MAIN BREAK IN MAQUOKETA THIS MORNING ON NORTH MAIN STREET, JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET SOUTH OF KMAQ.
WORK WITH FIVE MEN AND ONE WOMAN. THEY DIG THE HOLE ABOUT 5 OR 6 FEET DOWN AND LOOK FOR THE LEAK. THEN THEY BRING IN THE
4 BY 8 PANELS AND PLACE THEM AROUND THE EDGE OF THE HOLE.
A HYDRAULIC JACK KEEPS THOSE PANELS IN PLACE AND PREVENTS A CAVE-IN. THE WATER IS TURNED OFF, THE REPAIR MADE, AND THEY THEN FILL UP THE HOLE AND FINISH THE PROJECT. WITH GOOD LUCK, THEY CAN DO THE JOB IN A FEW HOURS BUT IT CAN TAKE AS LONG AT 15 OR MORE HOURS. OF COURSE WINTER WEATHER CAN MAKE THE JOB
SLOW AND HARD. THE PANELS ARE TAKEN OUT AND RE-USED.
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ARE STILL IN FIRST PLACE, TWO GAMES
AHEAD OF THE PIRATES AND THE REDS. GO CARDINALS
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINALS PLAY MARION FRIDAY NIGHT AT GOODENOW
FIELD. GO CARDINALS
EACH WEEKDAY, CHECK THE KMAQ SPECIAL CARDINAL BLOG ON THE
HOME PAGE .. WWW.KMAQ.COM .. CLICK ON THE PHOTO OF THE CARDINAL
MICHAEL HAYWARD WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL
BOARD LAST NIGHT DURING THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
DAVID SYBESMA WAS ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT. THE BOARD ALSO
WELCOMED NEW BOARD MEMBER TANYA ROEDER. SHE REPLACED MARTY HUDRLIK WHO DID NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: SOMEONE TOOK SEVERAL RIDING TOYS AFTER BREAKING INTO A SHED AT THE HEAD START SCHOOL AT 904 EAST QUARRY STREET.
THE KMAQ TRAVEL 4-DAY BUS TRIP TO BRASON ON NOVEMBER 19TH.
THIS WILL BE OUR 40TH (AND QUITE POSSIBLY OUR LAST) KMAQ TRIP TO BRANSON. QUITE A FEW HAVE SIGNED-UP FOR THE TRIP, BUT THERE IS
STILL ROOM FOR YOU ON THE COMFORTABLE TRE-STATE TOURS BUS.
PAULETTE CARLSON, AGE 49, DIED SUNDAY AT THE HOSPITAL IN CLINTON.
THE FUNERAL WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6 AT THE MILLER-LAW-JONES
FUNERAL HOME IN PRESTON. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER AND VOLUNTEERED AT CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA WHERE SHE WORKED WITH HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER
HUSBAND MARK, A DAUGHTER ERIN DAVIS OF MAQUOKETA, AND A BROTHER
KENNY ARNOLD OF MAQUOKETA.
DALE MANDERS, AGE 66, FORMERLY OF BELLEVUE, DIED MONDAY AT HIS HOME IN DUBUQUE. THE FUNERAL WILL BE THURSDAY AT 10:30 A.M. AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN BELLEVUE. HE IS SURVIVED BY THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS, INCLUDING DARLENE REUTER OF MAQUOEKTA.
THE NEW MOVIE "CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2" STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE. RATED PG.
AN OLD HOUSE WAS TORN DOWN ON WEST PLATT STREET IN MAQUOKETA
YESTERDAY. IT WAS OWNED BY STAN HARDIN, WHO DIED EARLIER THIS
YEAR. CHRIS AND VICKIE MEINECKE NEXT DOOR, PURCHASED IT.
GOOD FOR THE THEM, GOOD FOR WEST PLATT.
YOU RAH RAH...WHO YOU GONNA YELL FOR...CARDINALS, THAT'S WHO!
DENNIS VOY
NO, I WAS NEVER A CHEERLEADER
Monday, September 23, 2013
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WE HAD NICE WEATHER WEEKEND AND THE WEEK AHEAD WILL BE NICE TOO.
71 TODAY. IN THE 70'S ALL THIS WEEK...MAYBE AN 80-DEGREE DAY LATER
THIS WEEK.
AN ILLINOIS BOY SCOUT FELL 40 FEET AT THE CAVES THIS PAST SATURDAY AND SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG.
IT WILL BE A NICE WEEK FOR HOMECOMING.
THE HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN WERE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY
AS HOMECOMING WEEK GOT UNDERWAY WITH THE ANNUAL JERSEY
AUCTION. SHE IS TESS NISSEN, DAUGHTER OF CHRIS AND MARA
NISSEN. TESS AND ASHLEY BECKER (DAUGHTER OF KARRY AND
DARCY BECKER) WERE AT KMAQ THIS MORNING, DECORATING THE
WINDOW AND I GOT THIS PICTURE OF TESS BEFORE THEY LEFT.
THE HOMECOMING KING IS NEIL LECHTER, SON OF MR. AND MRS. CURT
LICHTER. THE CARDINALS, WHO HAD AN EASY WIN OVER ANAMASO
FRIDAY NIGHT, WILL PLAY MARION FRIDAY NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD.
THE HOMECOMING PARADE WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 2.
SATURDAY, THE CHAMBER WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL HILLBILLY HOT FOOD
EVENT DOWNTOWN.
(CLICK-ON THE ABOVE SO YOU CAN READ IT)
THERE WILL BE A DUNK TANK AND A FEW WHO HAVE VOLUNTERRED TO
BE IN IT ARE: SEN. TOD BOWMAN....MAYOR DON SCHWENKER....AND
FIREFIGHTER MATT TRANEL.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
71 TODAY. IN THE 70'S ALL THIS WEEK...MAYBE AN 80-DEGREE DAY LATER
THIS WEEK.
AN ILLINOIS BOY SCOUT FELL 40 FEET AT THE CAVES THIS PAST SATURDAY AND SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG.
IT WILL BE A NICE WEEK FOR HOMECOMING.
AS HOMECOMING WEEK GOT UNDERWAY WITH THE ANNUAL JERSEY
AUCTION. SHE IS TESS NISSEN, DAUGHTER OF CHRIS AND MARA
NISSEN. TESS AND ASHLEY BECKER (DAUGHTER OF KARRY AND
DARCY BECKER) WERE AT KMAQ THIS MORNING, DECORATING THE
WINDOW AND I GOT THIS PICTURE OF TESS BEFORE THEY LEFT.
THE HOMECOMING KING IS NEIL LECHTER, SON OF MR. AND MRS. CURT
LICHTER. THE CARDINALS, WHO HAD AN EASY WIN OVER ANAMASO
FRIDAY NIGHT, WILL PLAY MARION FRIDAY NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD.
THE HOMECOMING PARADE WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 2.
SATURDAY, THE CHAMBER WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL HILLBILLY HOT FOOD
EVENT DOWNTOWN.
THERE WILL BE A DUNK TANK AND A FEW WHO HAVE VOLUNTERRED TO
BE IN IT ARE: SEN. TOD BOWMAN....MAYOR DON SCHWENKER....AND
FIREFIGHTER MATT TRANEL.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, September 20, 2013
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COOL TODAY....ONLY IN THE 60'S.
HIGH 60'S REST OF THE WEEKEND.
MAQUOKETA HOSTS ANAMOSA TONIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD.
THE CARDINALS ARE NOW 1 AND 0 IN DISTRICT PLAY AS DEWITT HAD TO FORFEIT LAST WEEK'S WIN OVER THE CARDINALS BECAUSE THEY USED
ONE PLAYER TOO MUCH IN BOTH THE SOPHOMORE AND VARSITY
GAMES LAST FRIDAY. A PLAYER CAN NOT PLAY MORE THAN 4-QUARTERS
IN TWO GAMES A NIGHT.
MEMBERS OF THE UNDEFEATED FALL OF 1957 MHS TEAM WILL RAISE THE FLAG TONIGHT IN THE PRE-GAME CEREMONY.
LISTEN TO THE GAME TONIGHT HERE ON THE WEB....MATT CLARK
AT THE MIKE.
CLICK-ON POSTER TO READ IT.
THE SHERIFF DEPUTIES LAST NIGHT INVESTIGATED A CAR VERSUS
ELK ACCIDENT AT 325TH AVENUE AND SIEVERDING RIDGE ROAD.
JESSIE HINGTGEN HIT THE ELK 3 MILES WEST ON MILL CREEK ROAD.
THE ELK DIED IN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE HAD $2,500 IN DAMAGES.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
HIGH 60'S REST OF THE WEEKEND.
MAQUOKETA HOSTS ANAMOSA TONIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD.
THE CARDINALS ARE NOW 1 AND 0 IN DISTRICT PLAY AS DEWITT HAD TO FORFEIT LAST WEEK'S WIN OVER THE CARDINALS BECAUSE THEY USED
ONE PLAYER TOO MUCH IN BOTH THE SOPHOMORE AND VARSITY
GAMES LAST FRIDAY. A PLAYER CAN NOT PLAY MORE THAN 4-QUARTERS
IN TWO GAMES A NIGHT.
MEMBERS OF THE UNDEFEATED FALL OF 1957 MHS TEAM WILL RAISE THE FLAG TONIGHT IN THE PRE-GAME CEREMONY.
LISTEN TO THE GAME TONIGHT HERE ON THE WEB....MATT CLARK
AT THE MIKE.
THE SHERIFF DEPUTIES LAST NIGHT INVESTIGATED A CAR VERSUS
ELK ACCIDENT AT 325TH AVENUE AND SIEVERDING RIDGE ROAD.
JESSIE HINGTGEN HIT THE ELK 3 MILES WEST ON MILL CREEK ROAD.
THE ELK DIED IN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE HAD $2,500 IN DAMAGES.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, September 19, 2013
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88 TODAY!
I SOLD POPPIES AT FAREWAY THIS AFTERNOON AND I WAS IN THE SHADE AND WITH A NICE BREEZE, IT DIDN'T SEEM THAT HOT.
NO RAIN TODAY, BUT RAIN IS FORECAST FOR TONIGHT WITH A LOW
OF 64. RAIN TOMORROW MORNING AGAIN AND THEN SUNNY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. GOOD WEATHER
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 5 DAYS.'
MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD MEMBERS SAID
UNOFFICIALLY LAST NIGHT AT THEIR MEETING THAT THEY WANT TO
SEE THE POWER PLANT MOTHBALLED AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO GO "STANDBY", BUT THE COST WOULD
BE VERY HIGH COMPARED TO THE "MOTHBALL OPTION". MANAGER MIKE NICKESON LEAVES IN OCTOBER TO A NEW JOB IN DUBUQUE AS
REPORTED HERE YESTERDAY. THE MMEU PLANT LOOSES BIG REVENUE
IN DECEMBER WHEN THE WPPI (IN WISCONSIN) CAPACITY PAYMENTS
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POPPY DAYS ARE TODAY, TOMORROW AND SATURDAY IN MAQUOKETA.
THEY ARE BEING OFFERED FOR A DONATION BY VFW AND VFW AUXILIARY
MEMBERS AT WAL MART, FAREWAY AND THEISEN'S. THE VFW BUDDY
POPPIES ARE STILL ASSEMBLED BY DISABLED AND NEEDY VETERANS
IN VA HOSPITALS.
FIVE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING MAQUOKETA, BATTLED A HOUSE FIRE
NEAR BELLEVUE MOST OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. NO ONE WAS HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED AND THE HOME WAS A TOTAL LOSS.'
MAGGIE MAE FROM WISCONSIN IS COMING TO THE OHNWARD FINE
ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA ON SATURDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 12TH.
SHE IS A REGULAR PERFORMER ON THE RFD TV "MIDWEST COUNTRY
TV SHOW" ON CABLE TV AND SAT TV. SHE DID A SHOW FOR THE
DIARY ASSOCIATION AT THE FAIRGROUNDS A FEW YEARS AGO THAT
WAS WELL ACCEPTED.
THE CLASS OF 58 IS HAVING THEIR 55TH CLASS REUNION THIS WEEKEND.
JAKE BICKFORD IS IN CHARGE. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF TALK ABOUT
THE CARDINAL FOOTBALL TEAM THAT WENT UNDEFEATED....THE ONLY TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED.
IT IS THE APPLE SEASON BUT IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING, THERE IS NO LONGER A "TUBBS" ORCHARD.
IN CLOSING....ENJOY AN APPLE OR TWO SOON.
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I SOLD POPPIES AT FAREWAY THIS AFTERNOON AND I WAS IN THE SHADE AND WITH A NICE BREEZE, IT DIDN'T SEEM THAT HOT.
NO RAIN TODAY, BUT RAIN IS FORECAST FOR TONIGHT WITH A LOW
OF 64. RAIN TOMORROW MORNING AGAIN AND THEN SUNNY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. GOOD WEATHER
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 5 DAYS.'
MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD MEMBERS SAID
UNOFFICIALLY LAST NIGHT AT THEIR MEETING THAT THEY WANT TO
SEE THE POWER PLANT MOTHBALLED AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO GO "STANDBY", BUT THE COST WOULD
BE VERY HIGH COMPARED TO THE "MOTHBALL OPTION". MANAGER MIKE NICKESON LEAVES IN OCTOBER TO A NEW JOB IN DUBUQUE AS
REPORTED HERE YESTERDAY. THE MMEU PLANT LOOSES BIG REVENUE
IN DECEMBER WHEN THE WPPI (IN WISCONSIN) CAPACITY PAYMENTS
END.
THEY ARE BEING OFFERED FOR A DONATION BY VFW AND VFW AUXILIARY
MEMBERS AT WAL MART, FAREWAY AND THEISEN'S. THE VFW BUDDY
POPPIES ARE STILL ASSEMBLED BY DISABLED AND NEEDY VETERANS
IN VA HOSPITALS.
FIVE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING MAQUOKETA, BATTLED A HOUSE FIRE
NEAR BELLEVUE MOST OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. NO ONE WAS HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED AND THE HOME WAS A TOTAL LOSS.'
ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA ON SATURDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 12TH.
SHE IS A REGULAR PERFORMER ON THE RFD TV "MIDWEST COUNTRY
TV SHOW" ON CABLE TV AND SAT TV. SHE DID A SHOW FOR THE
DIARY ASSOCIATION AT THE FAIRGROUNDS A FEW YEARS AGO THAT
WAS WELL ACCEPTED.
THE CLASS OF 58 IS HAVING THEIR 55TH CLASS REUNION THIS WEEKEND.
JAKE BICKFORD IS IN CHARGE. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF TALK ABOUT
THE CARDINAL FOOTBALL TEAM THAT WENT UNDEFEATED....THE ONLY TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED.
IT IS THE APPLE SEASON BUT IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING, THERE IS NO LONGER A "TUBBS" ORCHARD.
IN CLOSING....ENJOY AN APPLE OR TWO SOON.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
.
NICE RAIN THIS MORNING.
SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH HIGH OF 78.
MORE RAIN COMING, BUT NONE AFTER NOON FRIDAY.
WEEKEND WILL BE NICE.
A MAQUOKETA TEENAGER WAS NOT INJURED AFTER SHE PULLED
OUT IN FRONT OF A SEMI AT 8 A.M. THIS MORNING. SHERIFF RUSS
KETTMANN SAID TANNA BRIMEYER, AGE 17, PULLED OUT OF HURSTVILLE
ROAD IN FRONT OF THE NORTHBOUND SEMI, DRIVEN BY 83 YEAR
OLD WALTER RATHMAN OF ELDRIDGE. SHE WAS CHARGED.
THERE WAS $3,500 DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE, OWNED BY TAMMY
MORTENSEN OF MAQUOKETA. NO DAMAGE TO THE SEMI.
WONDER HOW MANY 83-YEAR-OLD SEMI DRIVERS ARE OUT THERE
ON THE HIGHWAY??
A HOUSE (IN BAD SHAPE) WAS HERE THIS MORNING AND DOWN BY
THIS AFTERNOON ON THE END OF EAST JEFFERSON STREET, AND
ABOUT 100 YARDS WEST OF MT. HOPE AND SACRED HEART CEMETERIES.
BOBBY JOHNSON SAYS IT WAS THE DEATH OF HIS NEPHEW, STAFF
SERGENT DONALD GRIFFITH,JR., THAT INSPIRED HIM TO DONATE THE OLD HOUSE AND USE THE LAND FOR WHAT HE SAYS WILL BE THE JACKSON
COUNTY VETERAN'S MEMORIAL. JOHNSON SAYS GRIFFITH DIED IN IRAQ
IN MARCH OF 2006. THE ALL-COUNTY MEMORIAL WILL BE DEDICATED
IN HONOR OF GRIFFITH AND ALSO IN HONOR OF CORPORAL ZACHARY
REIFF OF PRESTON. REIFF DIED IN AFGANISTAN IN NOVEMBER, 2011.
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEMORIAL.
SHE IS COMING TO THE OHNWARD CENTER IN OCTOBER.
WHO IS SHE?
THE DEADLINE FOR FILING NOMINATION PAPERS FOR CITY OFFICES IS
AT 5 P.M. TOMORROW. SO, WON'T BE LONG AND I'LL HAVE THE
LIST OF CANDIDATES. EITHER TOMORROW OR FRIDAY.
SHEILA ZIEMBA DIED LAST MONTH IN WEST DES MOINES. SHE IS
SURVIVED BY HER MOTHER IN MAQUOKETA, KIT HOYER.
MORE OF HER OBITUARY TOMORROW.
HAPPY DUCK HUNTINGTHIS WEEKEND.
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF FALL THIS SUNDAY.
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SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH HIGH OF 78.
MORE RAIN COMING, BUT NONE AFTER NOON FRIDAY.
WEEKEND WILL BE NICE.
A MAQUOKETA TEENAGER WAS NOT INJURED AFTER SHE PULLED
OUT IN FRONT OF A SEMI AT 8 A.M. THIS MORNING. SHERIFF RUSS
KETTMANN SAID TANNA BRIMEYER, AGE 17, PULLED OUT OF HURSTVILLE
ROAD IN FRONT OF THE NORTHBOUND SEMI, DRIVEN BY 83 YEAR
OLD WALTER RATHMAN OF ELDRIDGE. SHE WAS CHARGED.
THERE WAS $3,500 DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE, OWNED BY TAMMY
MORTENSEN OF MAQUOKETA. NO DAMAGE TO THE SEMI.
WONDER HOW MANY 83-YEAR-OLD SEMI DRIVERS ARE OUT THERE
ON THE HIGHWAY??
THIS AFTERNOON ON THE END OF EAST JEFFERSON STREET, AND
ABOUT 100 YARDS WEST OF MT. HOPE AND SACRED HEART CEMETERIES.
BOBBY JOHNSON SAYS IT WAS THE DEATH OF HIS NEPHEW, STAFF
SERGENT DONALD GRIFFITH,JR., THAT INSPIRED HIM TO DONATE THE OLD HOUSE AND USE THE LAND FOR WHAT HE SAYS WILL BE THE JACKSON
COUNTY VETERAN'S MEMORIAL. JOHNSON SAYS GRIFFITH DIED IN IRAQ
IN MARCH OF 2006. THE ALL-COUNTY MEMORIAL WILL BE DEDICATED
IN HONOR OF GRIFFITH AND ALSO IN HONOR OF CORPORAL ZACHARY
REIFF OF PRESTON. REIFF DIED IN AFGANISTAN IN NOVEMBER, 2011.
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEMORIAL.
WHO IS SHE?
THE DEADLINE FOR FILING NOMINATION PAPERS FOR CITY OFFICES IS
AT 5 P.M. TOMORROW. SO, WON'T BE LONG AND I'LL HAVE THE
LIST OF CANDIDATES. EITHER TOMORROW OR FRIDAY.
SHEILA ZIEMBA DIED LAST MONTH IN WEST DES MOINES. SHE IS
SURVIVED BY HER MOTHER IN MAQUOKETA, KIT HOYER.
MORE OF HER OBITUARY TOMORROW.
HAPPY DUCK HUNTINGTHIS WEEKEND.
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF FALL THIS SUNDAY.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
.
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 66 THE HIGH TODAY.
RAIN LIKELY THE NEXT 2 DAYS AND LOOKING GOOD FOR THE WEEKEND.
THIS PHOTO I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON AT THE NEW LITTLE BEAR PARK,
LOOKING NORTH FROM QUARRY STREET. A FEW MEN WERE WORKING
THIS AFTERNOON. GO TO KWQC-TV FOR A FEATURE ON THE PARK DONE
BY FRAN RILEY. IT WAS AIRED YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING.
PLANS ARE STILL FIRM FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF THE PARK ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 29TH.
GO TO THE KMAQ WEB SITE AND CLICK-ON THE HISTORY PHOTO BUTTON FOR NEARLY 50 PHOTOS. TODAY, ADDED, A PHOTO OF GEORGE PETAROS
AND ALSO ONE OF SOPHIE PETAROS, THE LONGTIME OWNERS OF
MAQUOKETA'S FAMOUS CAFE OF THE PAST, THE GREEN MILL.
MAQUOKETA ONCE HAD 4 FULLTIME VIDEO STORES. THE LAST ONE
IS CLOSING AND THE BUILDING IS FOR SALE, ON WEST QUARRY STREET.
NETFLEX, RED BOX AND THE INTERNET....THE POPULAR WAY NOW TO
SELECT MOVIES FOR HOME VIEWING. THOUSANDS OF VIDEO STORES
LIKE ABOVE HAVE CLOSED DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS. I HAD 9 VIDEO
STORES MYSELF IN THE MID 80'S AND EARLY 90'S. NONE NOW.
MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY MANAGER MIKE NICKESON HAS RESIGNED. HIS LAST DAY OF WORK WILL BE OCTOBER 11TH. HE HAS BEEN MANAGER SINCE JUNE, 2011 AND WILL BECOME MANAGER OF FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE AT EAGLE WINDOWS AND DOORS IN DUBUQUE.
A RURAL MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN, MICK CLARK, WAS AIRLIFTED TO UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER A TREE FELL ON HIM ON HIS PROPERTY. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT 4:30.
HIS SON CHECKED ON HIM A COUPLE HOURS LATER AND DISCOVERED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. SHERIFF RUSS KETTMANN SAID HIS INJURIES ARE SEVERE, BUT NO CONDITION REPORT WAS AVAILABLE TODAY.
THE SIGN IS UP, MOST CONCRETE HAS BEEN POURED, A RETAINING WALL IS GOING UP AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF PROPERTY....IT WON'T BE LONG AND
THE KWIK STAR WILL BE OPEN, SOMETIME IN EARLY OCTOBER.
TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT SUNDAY MORNING. RONALD HORAN, 51, OF MAQUOKETA WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AT PLATT AND WESTERN AVENUE WHEN JOSHUA HARPOLE, AGE 24 OF MAQUOKETA, DRIVING BEHIND, COULD
NOT GET STOPPED. $3,000 DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES AND NO
INJURIES.
DEWITT'S FIRST TWO WINS IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL MAY HAVE TO BE
FORFIETED, AS THEY USED A PLAYER MORE THAN 4 QUARTERS IN
SOPHOMORE AND VARSITY GAMES THE SAME NIGHT. IF SO, MAQUOKETA WOULD PICK UP A WIN. THE DECISION IS EXPECTED SOON.
DEWITT FOUND OUT IT HAPPENED AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE BOY'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
LOTS OF WORKERS ARE AT THE FORMER TRUCK STOP ACROSS FROM WAL MART, REMODELING IT INTO THE OTHER KWIK STAR FOR MAQUOKETA.
NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN IT WOULD OPEN. YESTERDAY, THEY POURED
CONCRETE ON THE NORTH SIDE, ENLARGING THE PARKING LOT THERE.
MAQUOKETA IS A BUSY CITY THESE DAYS!
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY!
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RAIN LIKELY THE NEXT 2 DAYS AND LOOKING GOOD FOR THE WEEKEND.
LOOKING NORTH FROM QUARRY STREET. A FEW MEN WERE WORKING
THIS AFTERNOON. GO TO KWQC-TV FOR A FEATURE ON THE PARK DONE
BY FRAN RILEY. IT WAS AIRED YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING.
PLANS ARE STILL FIRM FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF THE PARK ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 29TH.
GO TO THE KMAQ WEB SITE AND CLICK-ON THE HISTORY PHOTO BUTTON FOR NEARLY 50 PHOTOS. TODAY, ADDED, A PHOTO OF GEORGE PETAROS
AND ALSO ONE OF SOPHIE PETAROS, THE LONGTIME OWNERS OF
MAQUOKETA'S FAMOUS CAFE OF THE PAST, THE GREEN MILL.
IS CLOSING AND THE BUILDING IS FOR SALE, ON WEST QUARRY STREET.
NETFLEX, RED BOX AND THE INTERNET....THE POPULAR WAY NOW TO
SELECT MOVIES FOR HOME VIEWING. THOUSANDS OF VIDEO STORES
LIKE ABOVE HAVE CLOSED DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS. I HAD 9 VIDEO
STORES MYSELF IN THE MID 80'S AND EARLY 90'S. NONE NOW.
MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY MANAGER MIKE NICKESON HAS RESIGNED. HIS LAST DAY OF WORK WILL BE OCTOBER 11TH. HE HAS BEEN MANAGER SINCE JUNE, 2011 AND WILL BECOME MANAGER OF FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE AT EAGLE WINDOWS AND DOORS IN DUBUQUE.
A RURAL MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN, MICK CLARK, WAS AIRLIFTED TO UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER A TREE FELL ON HIM ON HIS PROPERTY. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT 4:30.
HIS SON CHECKED ON HIM A COUPLE HOURS LATER AND DISCOVERED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. SHERIFF RUSS KETTMANN SAID HIS INJURIES ARE SEVERE, BUT NO CONDITION REPORT WAS AVAILABLE TODAY.
THE KWIK STAR WILL BE OPEN, SOMETIME IN EARLY OCTOBER.
TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT SUNDAY MORNING. RONALD HORAN, 51, OF MAQUOKETA WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AT PLATT AND WESTERN AVENUE WHEN JOSHUA HARPOLE, AGE 24 OF MAQUOKETA, DRIVING BEHIND, COULD
NOT GET STOPPED. $3,000 DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES AND NO
INJURIES.
DEWITT'S FIRST TWO WINS IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL MAY HAVE TO BE
FORFIETED, AS THEY USED A PLAYER MORE THAN 4 QUARTERS IN
SOPHOMORE AND VARSITY GAMES THE SAME NIGHT. IF SO, MAQUOKETA WOULD PICK UP A WIN. THE DECISION IS EXPECTED SOON.
DEWITT FOUND OUT IT HAPPENED AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE BOY'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN IT WOULD OPEN. YESTERDAY, THEY POURED
CONCRETE ON THE NORTH SIDE, ENLARGING THE PARKING LOT THERE.
MAQUOKETA IS A BUSY CITY THESE DAYS!
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY!
DENNIS VOY