EVERYONE CONTINUES TO TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER.
THE DAY STARTED OFF WITH A THUNDERSTORM OVERNIGHT AND
WE HAD RAIN ON AND OFF ALL DAY. AT ONE TIME, AROUND 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON, IT POURED FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 40 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAD A COUPLE MORE INCHES YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT AND ANOTHER INCH OR MORE TODAY. THIS WEEK,
OUR RAINFALL IS SOMEWHERE OVER 4 INCHES. OTHER AREAS AROUND US HAVE RECEIVED MORE OR LESS. LOST NATION GOT SEVERAL INCHES
YESTERDAY. MORE RAIN AND SNOW IN THE FORECAST TONIGHT,
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT. COLD...ONLY 42 TOMORROW.
SATURDAY, NO RAIN AND SUNSHINE AND A HIGH OF 50.
THREE ROADS IN THE COUNTY WERE CLOSED THIS MORNING BECAUSE
OF WATER OVER THE ROAD. SPRUCE CREEK CAMPGROUNDS NEXT TO THE MISSISSIPPI, NOW CLOSED. THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE, IF ANY, FARM PLANTING DONE BUT EXPERTS SAY THAT IS STILL NOT A PROBLEM.
438 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN IOWA WILL BE HONORED SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH AT THE 11TH ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S SCHOLAR RECOGNITION CEREMONY.
THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT HYVEE HALL IN DES MOINES. THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, THE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AND THE IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION ARE SPONSORING THE PROGRAM.
THE SENIORS TO BE HONORED WERE SELECTED BY THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS AS THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS. FROM MAQUOKETA, TO BE HONORED, DEVON O'CONNELL OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.
HOPE SOME OF YOU ARE HAVING NICER DAYS THAN WE ARE HERE
IN MAQUOKETA.
DENNIS VOY
TUESDAY, FROM 4 UNTIL 9 P.M. OVER 200 MAQUOKETA CITIZENS STOPPED
AT THE TOWN HALL EVENT FOR THE MAQUOKETA 20-20 PROGRAM, TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND TO OFFER IDEAS. IT WAS HELD AT THE
FORMER OSTERHAUS PHARMACY BUILDING, NOW HOME OF MAE, MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE. TOP PHOTO: TEACHER AMANDA RODENBORN WITH STUDENTS MAKING COMMENTS AT ONE OF 9 STATIONS.
MIDDLE PHOTO: CARL ROGERS FROM IOWA STATE DESIGN LAB AND
LEIGHTON HEPKER OF KMAQ, DISCUSSING INFORMATION AT THAT STATION.
AND BOTTOM PHOTO, KAREN STEFFENS HEARING IDEAS FOR MAQUOKETA'S FUTURE. HOME MADE GOODIES WERE BROUGHT TO THE EVENT BY
MICHELLE ATIENZA, SHEILA NUGENT, AMBER MATTHEISEN AND KERRY
SCHEPERS AND THE NEW OWNERS OF THE DECKER HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND PUB DONATED HOTDOGS AND POP.
IOWA STATE TOOK ALL THE INFORMATION GATHERED TUESDAY AND WILL NOW COMPILE IT AND THE MAQUOKETA STEERING COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING WITH THEM WITHIN A MONTH.
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