Thursday, December 12, 2013

THURSDAY DAILY REPORT

WE DID NOT HAVE -14 FOR AN OVERNIGHT LOW, BUT CAME CLOSE AROUND
MIDNIGHT.     IT WAS ZERO WHEN I CHECKED IN THIS MORNING AT 6:30 AND
ALL SCHOOLS STARTED CLASSES TWO HOURS LATE TODAY.
WITH SUNNY SKIES, WE GOT UP TO 15 TODAY AND MORE SNOW IS COMING THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

AN HONOR FOR MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL COACH KEVIN BOWMAN.   THE CARDINAL HEAD COACH HAS BEEN SELECTE
D TO SERVE ON THE COACHING STAFF OF THE NORTH SQUAD FOR NEXT YEAR'S "SHRINER'S" FOOTBALL GAME.   THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED SATURDAY JULY 26TH AT THE UNI DOME IN CEDAR FALLS.    KEVIN HAS BEEN THE HEAD COACH FOR 8 YEARS AND PRIOR TO THAT, SERVED AS CARDINAL SOPHOMORE COACH FOR 17 SEASONS.  
SHORT REPORT TODAY, BUT BETTER THAN NONE.

THANKS FOR BEING A "REGULAR" READER HERE.

DENNIS VOY

NEW KWIK STAR (TWO)

THE NEW (OPEN 24-7)  "KWIK STAR"  OPENED THE EAST AND WEST 
DOORS EARLY THIS MORNING, AT THE SAME LOCATION WHERE THE TIMBER PLAZA TRUCK STOP WAS LOCATED.    THE TRUCK STOP BUILDING WAS
USED, BUT ONLY AFTER MAJOR CHANGES INSIDE AND OUT.      I TOOK A QUICK WALK THROUGH IT AND IT IS (LIKE THE WEST PLATT STORE THAT
OPENED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO) BIG AND VERY NICE AND COLORFUL.
I WAS THERE AT 1:30 AND IT WAS NOT VERY BUSY AT THAT TIME.    THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE (IF ANY) ADVERTISING ABOUT IT'S OPENING.    AND UNLIKE
WHEN THE SISTER STORE OPENED,  FREEBIES WERE MISSING AS FAR AS I COULD TELL.    A LADY DID OFFER FREE SANDWHICH SAMPLES.
I THINK IT MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE PLATT STREET STORE.
TWO MAJOR DIFFERENCES.     THE NORTH MAIN STORE (RIGHT ACROSS
FROM WAL MART) DOES NOT HAVE A CAR WASH, BUT IT DOES HAVE
ON THE WEST SIDE, BAYS AND PUMPS FOR TRUCKS, WITH A PARKING SPACE FOR 12 SEMI'S.       INSIDE, A SHOWER ROOM FOR TRUCKERS AND A SMALL AREA WITH A COUPLE TABLES WHERE TRUCKERS CAN EAT.    CAR CUSTOMERS WILL  USE THE EAST DOOR AND FILL THEIR TANK ON THAT
SIDE OF BUILDING.    






THINK ABOUT THIS:  
MAQUOKETA NOW HAS 7 BAKERIES....EAST AND WEST CASEY'S...SOUTH AND WEST KWIK STAR'S....WAL MART....FAREWAY AND SWEET THINGS.
               AND GAS?    EIGHT PLACES TO FILL THE TANK OF YOUR CAR.

     ALL HERE IN MAQUOKETA....THE "ONE OF A KIND" CITY WE ALL LOVE

DENNIS VOY

MAQUOKETA, HOME OF TWO GREAT MUSEUMS