Wednesday, February 27, 2013

WE GOT SOME OVERNIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING ALL DAY, BUT ITS LIKE RAIN..... NOT STAYING ON THE GROUND.  HIGH TODAY, 33.     FLURRIES WILL END BY MIDNIGHT AND TOTAL WILL BE AROUND 4 INCHES.    TOMORROW, SCATTERED FLURRIES AND AGAIN A HIGH OF 33.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MOSTLY SUNNY AND WITH MID 20'S HIGHS.
THE RECORD  HIGH FOR TODAY, 64 IN 1971.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS A WEEK FROM SUNDAY.

COOTIE SHOTS....AN OFAC CHILDREN'S THEATRE PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY CLARK UNIVERSITY....WILL BE ON THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS STAGE THURSDAY, MARCH 14TH AT 10 A.M. AND 1:30 P.M.    ADMISSION $1 FOR
KIDS AND ADULTS.

BANK ROBBERY THIS MORNING AT THE CITIZEN'S STATE BANK IN OXFORD JUNCTION.    HE OR SHE HAS NOT BEEN CAUGHT,YET.   NO OTHER DETAILS.
THERE WAS ALSO A BANK ROBBERY MONDAY AT THE CLINTON NATIONAL
BANK IN LYONS.    ALSO NOT CAUGHT, YET.

RONNEY SPEERS, AGE 37, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AT 4:20 MONDAY MORNING, ON HIGHWAY 136 IN CLINTON COUNTY.  HE SWERVED TO  MISS A DEER AND WENT INTO THE DITCH.    $4,000 IN DAMAGES TO HIS 98 FORD AND NO INJURIES OR CHARGES.

THE ODD FELLOWS EMPORIUM  (SANDWICH SHOP AND GIFTS)  HAS RE-OPENED ON NORTH MAIN STREET, NEXT TO THE BAKERY.     NEW OWNER AND MANAGEMENT.   NO OTHER DETAILS AT THIS TIME.   SHE HAD A SMALL ADD IN THE SHOPPER  TODAY.

TRUE RESTAURANT AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB WAS NOT OPEN
SUNDAY, BUT WILL BE OPEN AGAIN TONIGHT AND THIS WEEK AT REGULAR HOURS.     TRUE WILL ALSO BE OPEN FOLLOWING THE ARTIE SHAW ORCHESTRA CONCERT AT OHNWARD ON MARCH 10TH.    THERE IS A COMBO TICKET AVAILABLE FOR BOTH THE CONCERT AND DINNER AFTER.

KURT ULLRICH OF RURAL MAQUOKETA TOOK THE ABOVE PHOTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON OF ROLLIE SCHOENHERR AS HE GUIDED HIS TEAM OF HORSES PULLING HIS FARM SLEIGH, D ALONG THE CAVES ROAD.     CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.    THANKS KURT FOR THE NEAT WINTERTIME
PHOTO.

LOWELL CARLSON SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY.   SEE A PHOTO AND
STORY ON THE ROTARY WEB SITE, THAT YOU GET TO FROM THE KMAQ
HOME PAGE. 

BELLEVUE MARQUETTE GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT GAME IS ON KMAQ-FM
AT 8:20 TONIGHT.    GO MOHAWKS!

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.

DENNIS VOY