THE MSB TEMP IN THE AFTERNOON ALWAYS READS A FEW DEGREES HIGHER WHEN THE SUN SHINES ON IT, AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE PHOTOS BELOW TODAY'S DAILY REPORT.
TOMORROW, 85. THEN COOLING OFF FOR REST WEEK.
70 ON FRIDAY.
THE MAQUOKETA VFW IS HAVING A GUN RAFFLE.
POST 3633 WILL RAFFLE 2 DIFFERENT GUNS.
THE FIRST IS A WEATHERBY 12 GUAGE PUMP SHOTGUN.
ONLY 100 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD. TICKETS ARE $10 EACH.
WINNERS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK OR
ACCEPT A CASH PAYMENT OF $300. THE DRAWING WILL BE
ON VETERANS DAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013.
THE SECOND WILL BE A ROCK RIVER ARMS AR15 RIFLE RIFLE.
AGAIN, ONLY 100 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD. TICKETS, $20 EACH.
AGAIN, WINNER MUST PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK OR ACCEPT
A PAYMENT OF $900. THE DRAWING WILL BE ON DECEMBER 21, 2013.
YOU CAN PURCHASE TICKETS FROM ANY LOCAL VFW MEMBER,
INCLUDING COMMANDER TOM WATTERS AT FULTON, IOWA
(WORKS AT FAMILY DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION CENTER) OR FROM
QUARTERMASTER ROBERT LAUGHLIN (WORKS AT MOVIES AMERICA
STORE ON WEST PLATT) IN MAQUOEKTA. THE DRAWING FOR
BOTH GUNS WILL BE HELD OVER KMAQ.
BUT, IN KEEPING WITH THE ANNIVERSARY THEME, RECENTLY AT A
HISTORICAL SOCIETY BROWN BAG LUNCH THEY TALKED ABOUT A MAN WHO
IS PERHAPS MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR "REPORTING" THE HAPPENINGS OF
THE TIMES. HIS NAME WAS ANSON WILSON, WHO CAME TO MAQUOKETA IN 1839, AT THE AGE OF 22. WHEN HE CAME, THE ONLY CABIN IN THE AREA WAS THAT OF J.E. GOODENOW. HE WORKED FOR GOODENOW UNTIL HE COULD SAVE ENOUGH TO BUY A PIECE OF LAND AND BUILD HIS OWN
CABIN. HE DUG THE FIRST WELL IN MAQUOKETAA AND EVENTUALLY BUILT
THE LIMESTONE HOME WHICH IS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER AND STILL
STANDS SOUTH OF TOWN, WHERE MARY ANN MICHELS NOW LIVES.
HE LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE HERE, INTO HIS 90'S AND HAD A KEEN MEMORY.
MUCH OF THE RECORDED HISTORY OF MAQUOKETA CAME FROM HIS AS HE WATCHED THE AREA GROW AND CHANGE FOR 7 DECADES.
ABBY EHLERS, 5-YEAR-OLD GRANDAUGHTER OF DENNIS AND PATTY
(REITER) JOHNSON, WENT TO THE STATE PEDAL PULL CONTEST IN MARSHALLTOWN ON SEPTEMBER 7TH AND WON HER AGE GROUP THERE AND NOW SHE WILL GO ON TO THE NATIONALS IN SOUTH DAKOTA ON SEPTEMBER 20 AND 21. CONGRATULATIONS TO ABBY AND GOOD LOOK
TO HER IN SOUTH DAKOTA. DONATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN TO PAY EXPENSES FOR HER TRIP THERE AND ANYONE THAT CARES TO GIVE A SMALL DONATION SHOULD CALL PATTY AT 563-652-4110.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION DAY IS TODAY. WE HAVE 3 CANDIDATES FOR 2 OPENINGS. TOMORROW, I WILL HAVE THE TWO WINNERS ON THIS
DAILY REPORT.
HAVE A NICE COOLER WEDNESDAY.
DENNIS VOY
CHECK THE PHOTOS I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON AT THE PARK.
