Wednesday, April 10, 2013

NASTY, RAINY, COLD DAY TODAY.    THIS WEEK, WE HAVE HAD AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN AND MORE IS COMING.
THERE IS A FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
RAIN TOMORROW AND FRIDAY AND SUNNY SATURDAY.

REGISTRATION FEES FOR SOME STUDENTS AND BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PRICES FOR ALL STUDENTS WILL GO UP SLIGHTLY IN MAQUOKETA NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.    THIS WAS DECIDED AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
THIS WEEK.

IN SPORTS:
MONDAY, GIRL'S GOLF, THE CARDINAL GIRLS DEFEATED SOLON AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB COURSE, 228 TO 234.   BEST SCORE WAS
52 BY ALLISON VANDEMORE.
BOY'S GOLF, LAST NIGHT AT DEWITT, DEWITT 155 AND MAQUOKETA 169.
BEST SCORE FOR THE CARDINALS, A 41 BY BLAISE WALLER.

A BIRTH:
A GIRL BORN APRIL 6TH IN MINNESOTA TO TYLER AND TOBY BREUCH
OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA.    PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE TOM AND
CAROL BREUCH OF MAQUOKETA.

THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK FRONT SIGN WAS TAKEN DOWN TODAY AND
A NEW SIGN IS GOING UP.   I'LL HAVE A PHOTO WHEN THE JOB IS DONE.

SEE YOU ON THE RADIO TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY

CLICK-ON THIS LITTLE TRACTOR TO ENLARGE IT!
I WAS AT THE SOUP SUPPER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE HURSTVILLE
INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND THIS  LITTLE JOHN DEERE WAS UP FOR
SILENT BIDS.   I BID ON IT....AND GOT IT!    IT WILL BE ON THIS LITTLE END
TABLE IN MY OFFICE FROM NOW ON.    I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE JOHN DEERE
LAWN AND GARDEN TRACTORS ARE MADE IN MY HOMETOWN, HORICON,
WISCONSIN.    MY DAD AND BROTHER RETIRED FROM THAT PLANT IN THE
SMALL TOWN OF HORICON.     HAD I STAYED IN HORICON, I WOULD HAVE
LONG AGO ALSO RETIRED FROM THERE.
ANYWAY, THE TRACTOR WAS MADE BY DARYL SWANSON, WHO LIVES
OUT IN THE COUNTRY ON HIGHWAY 64, NOT FAR FROM MAQUOKETA.
HE WAS IN THE U.S. NAVY FOR 22 YEARS.   HE MOSTLY BUILDS BIRD HOUSES
AND HAS  DONE SOME WOODDUCK HOUSES FOR THE HURSTVILLE CENTER.
HE SAID IT TOOK HIM AROUND 12 HOURS TO BUILD THIS TRACTOR, AND EVERY PIECE WAS PAINTED SEPARATELY.      DARYL  AND ME  ARE BOTH
FANS OF THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND URGE  YOU TO
VISIT IT OFTEN.    FREE ADMISSION TOO.     TAKE YOUR KIDS OR GRANDKIDS.
FUN THINGS TO DO BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.   CHECK OUT THE NICE GIFT SHOP WITH PERFECT GIFTS FOR ANYONE ON YOUR LIST!
WHAT A PLACE!
WHEN  YOU SEE DARYL, THANK HIM FOR HIS SUPPORT OF IT.
AND COMPLIMENT HIM ON THE TRACTOR...NOW MINE...A JOHN DEERE FAN
ALL MY LIFE.
DENNIS