SUNNY AND 36 TODAY.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 41.
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT, RAIN.

THE NEW OWNER OF THE DECKER HOTEL AND RESTAURANT TOLD KMAQ NEWS THIS MORNING HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO OPERATING THE FACILITY
AND PLANS TO KEEP IT AS IT IS.    CHRIS QUILTY OF THE QUAD CITIES
PURCHASED THE HISTORIC HOTEL FROM DUPACO CREDIT UNION YESTERDAY.    HE SAID HIS LONGTIME FRIEND MARK EDWARDS OF MAQUOKETA TOLD HIM ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE HOTEL.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCILMAN JOSH COLLISTER GAVE HIM
A TOUR OF THE THREE STORY BUILDING AND HE MET WITH DUPACO OFFICIALS MONDAY AND BOUGHT IT.     HE TAKES POSSESSION FEBRUARY 4TH.    GETTING THE ELEVATOR FIXED  AND OPENING THE RESTAURANT ARE TWO OF HIS IMMEDIATE GOALS.     THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT  BUSINESS WILL BE NEW TO HIM, BUT HE'S DONE RONOVATIONS AND HAD AN
INDUSTRIALA PAINTING BUSINESS IN THE QUAD CITIES FOR MANY YEARS.
HIS COMPANY IS CALLED CLASSIC DEVELOPMENT.   QUILTY ALSO SAID HE PLANS TO HOST AN OPEN HOUSE WHEN HE HAS COMPLETED SOME WORK
ON THE BUILDING.   HE SAID HE THINKS THE FACILITY WILL BE NICE ONCE HE IS DONE AND  HOPES THE COMMUNITY WILL BE HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME.
LAST NIGHT, AT THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL APPROVED UP TO $50,000 IN A FORGIVABLE LOAN TO HELP PAY FOR
ELEVATOR REPAIRS.   THE MONEY WILL COME FROM THE CITY'S ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FUND.

MAQUOKETA HAS SOME GOOD BOWLERS.    JUST LAST NIGHT IN THE
B & P LEAGUE, DAVID SCHNOOR HAD A 791.   MIKE VARNER, A 683.
JAY SMITH A 692.

THE MCHS GIRLS HOST WEST DELAWARE IN BASKETBALL TONIGHT....
THE BOYS PLAY AT  WD MANCHESTER AND THE WRESTLERS ARE IN
A QUAD AT DURANT HIGH SCHOOL.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY