8 ABOVE THIS MORNING.   TODAY'S HIGH 21.
AND TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING!
HIGH TOMORROW 27.
NO MORE WEATHER TALK!!

SOME DONATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
PAUL TONDERUM DONATED $500 TO THE JACK MARLOW ATHLETIC COMPLEX FUND.    JIM AND SUE MAYBERRY ALSO MADE A DONATION.  THE MONEY WILL BE USED FOR SIGNAGE AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX BEING NAMED AFTER
THE LONGTIME SPORTSWRITER FOR THE MAQUOKETA SENTINEL-PRESS.
IT IS HOPED THE NEW SIGNS WILL BE IN PLACE BY THE MAY 24TH DEDICATION.   
IN A SEPARATE DONATION, THE CLASS OF 1972 DONATED $1,000 TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO UPGRADE THE SHRUBS AND PLANTS IN THE COURTYARD.

YES, MAQUOKETA WILL  HAVE A EASTER EGG HUNT!

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IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT PASTOR ERIC ELKIN HAS RESIGNED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAMP SHALOM NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA, JUST OFF THE CAVES ROAD.    ELKIN HAS HELD THE POSITION FOR 12 YEARS AND HAS ACCEPTED A CALL TO SERVE AS THE SENIOR PASTOR FOR ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN CHURCH IN COTTAGE GROVE, MINNESOTA.

KATIE BREITBACH, MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT AND DAUGHTER OF DAN AND KAREN BREITBACH OF MAQUOKETA SOLD 752 BOXES OF GIRL SCOUT COOKIES.   THE SALE ENDED SUNDAY.    TERRIFIC JOB KATIE!
CONGRATULATIONS!    READ MORE ABOUT IT AND ABOUT HER FAMILY BY
GOING TO THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY WEB SITE.    GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM
AND CLICK-ON THE BLUE ROTARY WHEEL.    YOU WILL ALSO SEE A PHOTO (AND STORY) ABOUT STEVE FLYNN AND TOM DEVINE. 

CLICK-ON TO ENLARGE ABOVE.   NO ADMISSION TO SEE "LIVING LAST
SUPPER" BUT A FREE WILL OFFERING WILL BE TAKEN. 

THE DECKER  HOTEL BASEMENT BAR IS NOW OPEN EVENINGS AND THE
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT WILL BE OPEN FOR EASTER.   THAT WAS THE
WORD TODAY.

THE NEW FAMILY MOVIE "THE CROODS" STARTS NATIONWIDE AND
HERE IN MAQUOKETA THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.   RATED PG.

WORD IS....IT COULD WARM UP BY JULY 4TH.

CHECK BACK TOMORROW!

DENNIS VOY