Friday, April 19, 2013

SHOWING NOW AT THE VOY THEATRE


LINDA COOK IS THE FILM CRITIC FOR THE QUAD CITY TIMES.    IN THEIR "GO"
SECTION YESTERDAY, SHE REVIEWED '42'
THE HEADING WAS:
         '42' more a U.S. history lesson

                   CLICK-ON REVIEW TO READ IT
TEACHERS ARE TAKING CLASSES TO SEE THIS MOVIE!      WE ALREADY HAVE SCHEDULED, A MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASS COMING IN EARLY MAY TO SEE A SPECIAL DAYTIME SHOWING OF THE MOVIE.     ANY TEACHER THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS SHOULD CALL THEATRE MANAGER JACK JONES AT THE THEATRE, 563-652-2877 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DAYTIME SCHOOL DAY SHOWINGS.    

NOW TODAY'S DAILY REPORT: 
ANOTHER COLD AND WINDY DAY...NO SUNSHINE...NO RAIN...BUT OCCASIONAL SNOW FLURIES.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 50!
THAT'S BETTER!

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL IS LOOKING AT A NEW  SIDEWALK ORDINANCE.    THE COUNCIL  PROPOSES THE REPAIR OF BAD SIDEWALKS
WOULD AUTOMATICALLY KICK-IN WHEN THE PROPERTY IS SOLD OR THE
SIDEWALKS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE REPAIRED IF THERE IS A COMPLAINT TO CITY HALL.

A GAS LINE WAS HIT BY THE FIBER OPTIC CREW AT 5:40 P.M. YESTERDAY AT 306 S. ELIZA STREET.    THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BUT THERE
WAS NO FIRE.    CREWS WORKED SEVERAL HOURS TO FIX THE LEAK.
MOST OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE 300 BLOCK WERE EVACUATED FROM THEIR]
HOME AND RETURNED ABOUT 90 MINUTES LATER.

IN SPORTS, ONE OF THE BEST BOWLING LEAGUES IN MAQUOKETA, THE
SUBURBAN BUD LIGHT LEAGUE ENDED THE SEASON LAST NIGHT.
TAKING FIRST PLACE, THE TIMBER LANES TEAM, CONSISTING OF ADAM KLEIN, TYLER NIENKARK, CASEY McLAUGHLIN, ZACH LOOMIS AND B.J.
HECK.
THE CARDINALS ARE IN FIRST PLACE!   WE ARE GOING TO TWO GAMES IN
MAY.   I CAN'T WAIT!   BEEN A YEAR SINCE I THREW OUT THAT FIRST PITCH
AT BUSCH STADIUM.

CHECK THE PHOTOS BELOW THAT I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON OF THE NEW MAQUOKETA STATE BANK SIGN.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!

DENNIS VOY




MORE PROGRESS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA
CLICK-ON THE PHOTOS BELOW TO ENLARGE THEM
THE NEW SIGN AT MSB 




THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK  HAS A NEW DATE, TIME AND TEMP...... AND MESSAGE  SIGN ....ON NORTH MAIN STREET, AT SAME PLACE OF THE FORMER ONE.    AND IT IS NICE...AND BRIGHT!