RAINY DAY. STARTED OUT AT 60 DEGREES BUT TEMP IS DROPPING NOW IN THE AFTERNOON. BY TRICK OR TREAT TIME AT 5, IT WILL BE COOLER,
AROUND 50. NOT A NICE DAY TO GO OUT FOR CANDY.
MAQUOKETA WON THEIR GAME LAST NIGHT, IN OVERTIME. WILL PLAY
DECORAH NEXT MONDAY NIGHT, THERE. LONG TRIP AND A STUDENT BUS HAS BEEN CHARTERED. OVER TWO HOURS UP. DECORAH IS 10 AND 0.
MAQUOKETA NOW 7 AND 3.
THE CROP WALK IN MAQUOKETA THIS MONTH RAISED OVER $1,500.
PARTICIPANTS WERE FROM VARIOUS CHURCHES IN MAQUOKETA.
THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY "THANKSGIVING DAY" DINNER AGAIN, NOVEMBER 28TH, AT NOON, AT THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. TICKETS AVAILABLE FREE (OR FOR DONATION) AT ANY
CHURCH OFFICE AFTER NOVEMBER 12TH.
BRAD DEERY, OWNER OF BRAD DEERY MOTORS IN MAQUOKETA, HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE 2014 TIME DEALER OF THE YEAR AWARD. HE ALSO
HAS A DEALERSHIP IN WEST BURLINGTON, WHERE HE LIVES. DEERY, AGE 54, GOT HIS BA DEGREE AT LORAS COLLEGE. HE IS ONE OF 57 DEALER NOMINEES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO WILL BE HONORED AT THE 97TH ANNUAL NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
IN JANUARY IN NEW ORLEANS. HE WILL BE AWARDED $1,000 FOR THE CHARITY OF HIS CHOICE. THE TIME DEALER OF THE YEAR AWARD IS ONE OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND HIGHLY COVETED HONORS. CONGRATULATIONS TO BRAD!
THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S BIG HERITAGE DAY (WITH
DINNER) IS THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
THE HALL OF FAME PRESENTATION WILL BE AT 3 AND TO BE INDUCTED:
ED BLACK, WHO STARTED THE PRESTON TIMES 100 YEARS AGO....
MURIEL ALLAN, US ARMY NURSE IN WWII AND KOREA AND LATE IN LIFE,
AN AVID VOLUNTEER AT CAMP COURAGEOUS AND THE HARRISON FAMILY, THAT OPERATED A FURNITURE AND FUNERAL HOME BUSINESS FOR OVER
100 YEARS. DINNER FROM 4 TO 7 AT $12 AT THE DOOR, $11 IN ADVANCE.
A SILENT AUCTION IS ALSO PLANNED. THERE IS ALWAYS A BIG TURNOUT
FOR THIS CATERED DINNER. ALL WELCOME.
THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL START PICKING UP
LEAVES NEXT WEEK AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOVEMBER 20TH.
TO GET STARTED, THE FIRST WEEK, NOVEMBER 4TH THROUGH THE 8TH,
PICK-UP WILL BE IN THE EAST HALF OF THE CITY. THE WEST HALF THE FOLLOWING WEEK. PLATT AND MAIN STREETS WILL BE COMPLETED
NOVEMBER 20TH. FRANK ELLENZ, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, SAYS LEAVES SHOULD NOT BE PUT OUT BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF PICK-UP
IN YOUR AREA AND HE SAYS RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT PARK NEAR A LEAF
WINDROW.
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS HAD A GREAT YEAR AND I'M HAPPY THEY MADE IT TO THE WORLD SERIES. BOSTON WAS JUST A LITTLE BETTER.
BAD GRANDPA HAS BEEN A POPULAR MOVIE AT THE VOY THEATRE THIS WEEK. IT IS #1 IN THE COUNTRY. STARTING TOMORROW HERE IN TOWN, TWO MORE NEW MOVIES DESTINED TO BE HITS: FREE BIRDS AND LAST VEGAS.
THE 61 DRIVE-IN IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON AFTER A RECORD YEAR!
ALWAYS REMEMBER, THE BEST PLACE TO SEE A MOVIE IS AT A THEATRE
ON THE BIG SCREEN WITH THE BEST SOUND AROUND
TRICK OR TREAT..CANDY..OR I WILL SPAM YOUR DANDY..COMPUTER!
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, October 31, 2013
CHARLIE DANIELS MAQUOKETA VISIT
LAST JULY. BOTTOM PHOTO, CHARLIE FACING YOU. ON HIS TWITTER
PAGE HE SAID....."MAQUOKETA IOWA YOU WERE FUN THANK YOU"