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88 TODAY!
I SOLD POPPIES AT FAREWAY THIS AFTERNOON AND I WAS IN THE SHADE AND WITH A NICE BREEZE, IT DIDN'T SEEM THAT HOT.
NO RAIN TODAY, BUT RAIN IS FORECAST FOR TONIGHT WITH A LOW
OF 64.    RAIN TOMORROW MORNING AGAIN AND THEN SUNNY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.   GOOD WEATHER
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 5 DAYS.'

MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC  UTILITY BOARD MEMBERS SAID
UNOFFICIALLY LAST NIGHT AT THEIR MEETING THAT THEY WANT TO
SEE THE POWER PLANT MOTHBALLED AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO GO "STANDBY", BUT THE COST WOULD
BE VERY HIGH COMPARED TO THE "MOTHBALL OPTION".   MANAGER MIKE NICKESON LEAVES IN OCTOBER TO A NEW JOB IN DUBUQUE AS
REPORTED HERE YESTERDAY.     THE MMEU PLANT LOOSES BIG REVENUE
IN DECEMBER WHEN THE WPPI (IN WISCONSIN) CAPACITY PAYMENTS
END.

POPPY DAYS ARE TODAY, TOMORROW AND SATURDAY IN MAQUOKETA.
THEY ARE BEING OFFERED FOR A DONATION BY VFW AND VFW AUXILIARY
MEMBERS AT WAL MART, FAREWAY AND THEISEN'S.    THE VFW BUDDY
POPPIES ARE STILL ASSEMBLED BY DISABLED AND NEEDY VETERANS
IN VA HOSPITALS.

FIVE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING MAQUOKETA, BATTLED A HOUSE FIRE
NEAR BELLEVUE MOST OF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.   NO ONE WAS HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED AND THE HOME WAS A TOTAL LOSS.'

MAGGIE MAE FROM WISCONSIN IS COMING TO THE OHNWARD FINE
ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA ON SATURDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 12TH.
SHE IS A REGULAR PERFORMER ON THE RFD TV "MIDWEST COUNTRY
TV SHOW" ON CABLE TV AND SAT TV.    SHE DID A SHOW FOR THE
DIARY ASSOCIATION AT THE FAIRGROUNDS A FEW  YEARS AGO THAT
WAS WELL ACCEPTED.

THE CLASS OF 58 IS HAVING THEIR 55TH CLASS REUNION THIS WEEKEND.
JAKE BICKFORD IS IN CHARGE.    THERE WILL BE LOTS OF TALK ABOUT
THE  CARDINAL FOOTBALL TEAM THAT WENT UNDEFEATED....THE ONLY TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED.  

IT IS THE APPLE SEASON BUT IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING, THERE IS NO LONGER A "TUBBS" ORCHARD.

IN CLOSING....ENJOY AN APPLE OR TWO SOON.

DENNIS VOY