SUNNY AND COLD TODAY, HIGH OF 42. WINDY TOO.
TONIGHT, DOWN TO 22.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 44.
SUNDAY, SUNNY AND 49.
BACK INTO THE 50'S NEXT WEEK.
AN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT. A LAMOTTE MAN HIT ONE OF THREE HORSES ON THE ROAD EARLY THIS MORNING....ON THE BELLEVUE-CASCADE ROAD.
THE HORSE RECEIVED INJURIES TO A SHOULDER.
THE FRIENDS OF THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK HELD THEIR LAST MEETING THIS WEEK UNTIL FEBRUARY. THEY MEET EVERY 4TH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY THROUGH OCTOBER. THEIR BIG PANCAKE BREAKFAST WILL BE APRIL 25....PUT IT ON YOUR 2015 CALENDAR. AND THEIR APPRECIATION SUPPER WILL BE ON OCTOBER 1ST.
WANT TO JOIN? EMAIL SANDY GERLACH AT gerlach83@bernardtel.com
A COMMITTEE OF MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS MET THIS WEEK AND NOW WANT TO HAVE A RENTAL ORDINACE DEVELOPED FOR THE CITY. THE CITY MANAGER WAS ASKED TO CHECK INTO OTHER CITY ORDINANCES AND GET SOME IDEAS FOR THE LOCAL ONE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY ECONOMIC ALLIANCE NEW WEB SITE ADDRESS
IS www.thejcea.org DAVE HEIAR IS DIRECTOR OF THE JCEA WITH AN OFFICE
IN THE SMILES ON MAIN BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
LONGTIME MAQUOKETA HAIR DRESSER SUE (KONRARDY) VANBUER
CLOSED HER OFFICE TODAY. SHE TOLD KMAQ NEWS SHE TRIED TO SELL
HER SHOP ON SOUTH VERMONT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SHE
SAID AFTER 33 YEARS, IT WAS TIME TO FIND A JOB WHICH ALLOWED MORE
FAMILY TIME AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. SHE WILL START AS BRANCH
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR AT EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS IN DUBUQUE,
IN NOVEMBER.
THERE WILL BE A "LIVE BIRDS OF PREY" PROGRAM AT 1 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER. A SCOTT COUNTY CONSERVATION NATURALIST WILL BE VISITING WITH A SCREECH OWL.
ITS A FREE PROGRAM.
TOMORROW IS NOVEMBER 1ST.
TIME TO START SHOPPING, LOCALLY, FOR CHRISTMAS.
TIPTON IS THE FIRST AREA CITY TO HAVE A PRE-CHRISTMAS EVENT THIS WEEKEND.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO WRAP-UP THEIR SHOPPING BEFORE THANKSGIVING SO THEY CAN REALLY ENJOY THANKSGIVING, AND THE DAYS BEFORE-CHRISTMAS, DOING OTHER HOLIDAY THINGS AND ATTENDING HOLIDAY EVENTS!
HO HO HO!
HAVE A NICE .. LITTLE COOL .. WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Friday, October 31, 2014
MAQUOKETA STATE BANK COSTUME CONTEST
DENNIS VOY
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PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED
Thursday, October 30, 2014
WINDY AND COLD....58 TODAY.
DOWN TO 29 TONIGHT.
IN THE 40'S TOMORROW.
AND 22 TOMORROW NIGHT.
NO SNOW IN FORECAST YET.
IT WILL BE COLD FOR TRICK AND TREATING TOMORROW NIGHT IN
MAQUOKETA FROM 5:30 UNTIL 7:30. MANY WILL AGAIN JUST GO TRICK OR TREATING LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THE YMCA PARKING LOT, WHERE THE Y, SERVICE CLUBS AND OTHERS WILL HAVE THEIR TRUNKS
FILLED WITH GOODIES FOR THE GOBLINS.
BELLEVUE LOST THEIR PLAYOFF GAME AT DIKE LAST NIGHT, 42 TO 7.
NORTH CEDAR WON THEIR GAME BY ABOUT THE SAME SCORE AT
STANWOOD AND WILL HAVE THEIR NEXT GAME MONDAY NIGHT.
KMAQ'S MATT CLARK BROADCAST LAST NIGHT'S BELLEVUE GAME AND WILL BROADCAST THE NORTH CEDAR GAME MONDAY NIGHT ON KMAQ AND OUR WEB SITE HOME PAGE.....AT WWW.KMAQ.COM....STARTING AT 6:40 P.M.
THE TILL'S FLOOR COVERING BUILDING (DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY BY FIRE THIS FALL) IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIGGER AND HIGHER AS YOU CAN SEE.
IT WAS FOR MANY YEARS THE T N' T ICE CREAM STORE.
HOUSE BELOW ON WEST PLATT STREET
THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED OUT YESTERDAY TO FIELD FIRES.
MAQUOKETA WAS CALLED AT 3 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BY MARTY
HUDRLIK TO A FIRE IN A DITCH AT 81ST STREET AND HIGHWAY 62, RURAL
MAQUOKETA. FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE FOR 30 MINUTES.
RAYMOND LENDT, 89, FORMERLY OF LOWDEN AND TIPTON, DIED
MONDAY AT A HOME IN WEST LIBERTY. HE WAS A FARMER MOST OF HIS
LIFE. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE HELEN, 1 SON AND 1 DAUGHTER, WENDY McDEVITT IN MAQUOKETA. THE FUNERAL WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING
AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN BENNETT. FRY FUNERAL HOME IN TIPTON
IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
DOWN TO 29 TONIGHT.
IN THE 40'S TOMORROW.
AND 22 TOMORROW NIGHT.
NO SNOW IN FORECAST YET.
IT WILL BE COLD FOR TRICK AND TREATING TOMORROW NIGHT IN
MAQUOKETA FROM 5:30 UNTIL 7:30. MANY WILL AGAIN JUST GO TRICK OR TREATING LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THE YMCA PARKING LOT, WHERE THE Y, SERVICE CLUBS AND OTHERS WILL HAVE THEIR TRUNKS
FILLED WITH GOODIES FOR THE GOBLINS.
BELLEVUE LOST THEIR PLAYOFF GAME AT DIKE LAST NIGHT, 42 TO 7.
NORTH CEDAR WON THEIR GAME BY ABOUT THE SAME SCORE AT
STANWOOD AND WILL HAVE THEIR NEXT GAME MONDAY NIGHT.
KMAQ'S MATT CLARK BROADCAST LAST NIGHT'S BELLEVUE GAME AND WILL BROADCAST THE NORTH CEDAR GAME MONDAY NIGHT ON KMAQ AND OUR WEB SITE HOME PAGE.....AT WWW.KMAQ.COM....STARTING AT 6:40 P.M.
IT WAS FOR MANY YEARS THE T N' T ICE CREAM STORE.
HOUSE BELOW ON WEST PLATT STREET
THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED OUT YESTERDAY TO FIELD FIRES.
MAQUOKETA WAS CALLED AT 3 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BY MARTY
HUDRLIK TO A FIRE IN A DITCH AT 81ST STREET AND HIGHWAY 62, RURAL
MAQUOKETA. FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE FOR 30 MINUTES.
RAYMOND LENDT, 89, FORMERLY OF LOWDEN AND TIPTON, DIED
MONDAY AT A HOME IN WEST LIBERTY. HE WAS A FARMER MOST OF HIS
LIFE. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE HELEN, 1 SON AND 1 DAUGHTER, WENDY McDEVITT IN MAQUOKETA. THE FUNERAL WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING
AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN BENNETT. FRY FUNERAL HOME IN TIPTON
IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT
ONE MORE 50'S DAY TOMORROW...
THEN IN THE UPPER 40'S FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
WILL BE A LITTLE COLD FOR THE TRICK AND TREATERS FRIDAY NIGHT.
A YEAR AGO, WE ALREADY HAD OUR FIRST SNOWFALL IN
MAQUOKETA...A COUPLE INCHES. ONLY HALF THE CORN IS PICKED
IN THE AREA, BUT PICKING SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT 10 DAYS.
THE LOCAL HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES HAVE A TRAINING-IN-PROGRESS FOR THE EBOLA VIRUS. THE TRAINING INCLUDES NURSES, EMS EMPLOYEES, THOSE IN THE LAB, IN RADIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. THEY ARE USING LOCAL MATERIALS AND GETTING INFO OFF SEVERAL WEB SITES.
BELLEVUE PLAYOFF GAME TONIGHT AT 6:45 HERE ON KMAQ'S HOME PAGE...."LIVE AND DIRECT" FROM DIKE, IOWA.
DAN CARAWAY OF DUBUQUE (SON OF DALE AND LOVELL) IS SECOND FROM
LEFT.
THAT'S IT FOR ANOTHER DAY. I'M OFF AND RUNNING TO A FUNERAL HOME WAKE AT PRESTON.
SEE YOU ON THE RADIO.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
TUESDAY DAILY REPORT
18 DEGREES COOLER TODAY THAN MONDAY. NOT AS MUCH SUNSHINE,
WINDY AND 58 FOR A HIGH.
TOMORROW, 50
FRIDAY, 45
A 22 YEAR OLD PASSENGER CAR DRIVER FROM CALIFORNIA AND
AN ILLINOIS SEMI HAD AN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND THE CALIFORNIA MAN DIED AT THE SCENE.
SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL
OVER THE WEEKEND, USING A BRICK, BUT DID NOT GAIN ENTRY.
THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE DOOR.
THE BELLEVUE COMETS FOOTBALL TEAM IS IN THE PLAYOFFS TOMORROW NIGHT AND THE GAME WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ AND OUR INTERNET SITE AT 6:45 P.M. WITH MATT CLARK AT THE MIKE.
IN BUSINESS NEWS, JOLLENE STAR OF BELLEVUE, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, A NEW YORK LIFE AGENT, HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE "COURT OF THE TABLE" OF THE MILLION DOLLAR ROUND TABLE, THE PREMIER ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS. SHE HAS BEEN A NY LIFE
AGENT SINCE 1983. PRIOR TO THAT, SHE WORKED IN THE OFFICE AT
JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA.
HALLOWEEN AT THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS AREA:
DONE BY DIFFERNET STUDY HALL STUDENTS.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
WINDY AND 58 FOR A HIGH.
TOMORROW, 50
FRIDAY, 45
A 22 YEAR OLD PASSENGER CAR DRIVER FROM CALIFORNIA AND
AN ILLINOIS SEMI HAD AN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND THE CALIFORNIA MAN DIED AT THE SCENE.
SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL
OVER THE WEEKEND, USING A BRICK, BUT DID NOT GAIN ENTRY.
THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE DOOR.
THE BELLEVUE COMETS FOOTBALL TEAM IS IN THE PLAYOFFS TOMORROW NIGHT AND THE GAME WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ AND OUR INTERNET SITE AT 6:45 P.M. WITH MATT CLARK AT THE MIKE.
IN BUSINESS NEWS, JOLLENE STAR OF BELLEVUE, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, A NEW YORK LIFE AGENT, HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE "COURT OF THE TABLE" OF THE MILLION DOLLAR ROUND TABLE, THE PREMIER ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS. SHE HAS BEEN A NY LIFE
AGENT SINCE 1983. PRIOR TO THAT, SHE WORKED IN THE OFFICE AT
JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA.
HALLOWEEN AT THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS AREA:
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Monday, October 27, 2014
MONDAY DAILY REPORT
THE WEATHER...
WAS SUPER OVER THE WEEKEND.
WAS EVEN BETTER TODAY.
MAYBE LAST DAY IN 70'S FOR A LONG TIME?
COOLER WEATHER STARTING TOMORROW.
MAQUOKETA CLOSED OUT THE 2014 FOOTBALL SEASON WITH A 28 TO 0
LOSS TO INDEPENDENCE FRIDAY NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD.
THE GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS IN TOURNAMENT PLAY TONIGHT AT ELDRIDGE AGAINST NORTH SCOTT.
ONE OF KMAQ'S BEST LISTENERS FOR MANY YEARS DIED LAST NIGHT AT
HER HOME AT SPRAGUEVILLE, AT AGE 92. GERALDINE LAMBERT STOPPED IN HERE AT KMAQ ALMOST EVERY WEEK. SHE WAS OUR #1 AUCTION SHOW
BUYER AND SHE MADE MORE THAN A FEW TRIPS WITH KMAQ TRAVEL.
YOU COULD FIND HER EVERY WEEK ATTENDING AN EVENT IN JACKSON COUNTY. FOR HER COMPLETE OBITUARY, GOOGLE LAW-JONES FUNERAL
HOME IN PRESTON. WE AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WILL MISS
GERALDINE!
YOU CAN BID ON THESE TWO TICKETS AT THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY WEB
SITE, THAT YOU GET TO BY GOING TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE.
WE VISITED MY HOMETOWN OF HORICON, WISCONSIN OVER THE WEEKEND, HOME OF THE HUGE (30,000 ACRES) HORICON MARSH. THE $6-MILLION VISITOR'S CENTER IS ABOVE. THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, THOUSANDS COME TO SEE THE MIGRATING GEESE....AND DUCKS....AND SWAN.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HORSE AND HARNESS SOCIETY HAD THEIR ANNUAL HAND CORN-HUSKING CONTEST RECENTLY. THERE WERE 18 PARTICIPANTS THAT PICKED CORN BY HAND AND PITCHED THE EARS INTO A HORSE DRAWN WAGON. THERE WERE 9 MEN, 6 WOMEN AND 3 KIDS.
CHRIS WATERS TOOK FIRST IN THE MEN'S DIVISION PICKING 160 POUNDS
IN THE DESIGNATED TIME. LUANN REUTER TOOK FIRST IN THE WOMEN'S DIVISION, PICKING 122 POUNDS. AND THE YOUTH DIVISION, CALEB FISHER TOOK FIRST. ADULT WINNERS RECEIVED LEATHER GLOVES AND THE YOUTH GIFT CARDS. THE EVENT WAS HELD NEXT TO THE CLINTON ENGINES
MUSEUM AND CO-SPONSORED BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
KRISTY MICHELS, 50, OF MAQUOKETA DIED SATURDAY EVENING AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY. SHE LIVED AT PRAIRIE HOUSE IN MAQUOKETA AND WAS EMPLOYED WITH DAC FOR MANY YEARS.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE A SISTER ROXY RAY OF MAQUOKETA. PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE HACHMANN FUNERAL HOME IN BELLEVUE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
THE VOY BOYS LAST SATURDAY NIGHT. LEFT, CHUCK, THE YOUNGEST, 67, FROM MILWAUKEE (BACHELOR) AND GERALD AT RIGHT, 4 YEARS OLDER, IN HORICON WITH WIFE BETTY. THE MIDDLE GUY, ANOTHER 4 YEARS OLDER, THE OLDEST.
READ ABOUT PAT AND TED ON THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY WEB SITE.
THIS WAS AT CHRISTMAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
WAS SUPER OVER THE WEEKEND.
WAS EVEN BETTER TODAY.
MAYBE LAST DAY IN 70'S FOR A LONG TIME?
COOLER WEATHER STARTING TOMORROW.
MAQUOKETA CLOSED OUT THE 2014 FOOTBALL SEASON WITH A 28 TO 0
LOSS TO INDEPENDENCE FRIDAY NIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD.
THE GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS IN TOURNAMENT PLAY TONIGHT AT ELDRIDGE AGAINST NORTH SCOTT.
HER HOME AT SPRAGUEVILLE, AT AGE 92. GERALDINE LAMBERT STOPPED IN HERE AT KMAQ ALMOST EVERY WEEK. SHE WAS OUR #1 AUCTION SHOW
BUYER AND SHE MADE MORE THAN A FEW TRIPS WITH KMAQ TRAVEL.
YOU COULD FIND HER EVERY WEEK ATTENDING AN EVENT IN JACKSON COUNTY. FOR HER COMPLETE OBITUARY, GOOGLE LAW-JONES FUNERAL
HOME IN PRESTON. WE AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WILL MISS
GERALDINE!
SITE, THAT YOU GET TO BY GOING TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HORSE AND HARNESS SOCIETY HAD THEIR ANNUAL HAND CORN-HUSKING CONTEST RECENTLY. THERE WERE 18 PARTICIPANTS THAT PICKED CORN BY HAND AND PITCHED THE EARS INTO A HORSE DRAWN WAGON. THERE WERE 9 MEN, 6 WOMEN AND 3 KIDS.
CHRIS WATERS TOOK FIRST IN THE MEN'S DIVISION PICKING 160 POUNDS
IN THE DESIGNATED TIME. LUANN REUTER TOOK FIRST IN THE WOMEN'S DIVISION, PICKING 122 POUNDS. AND THE YOUTH DIVISION, CALEB FISHER TOOK FIRST. ADULT WINNERS RECEIVED LEATHER GLOVES AND THE YOUTH GIFT CARDS. THE EVENT WAS HELD NEXT TO THE CLINTON ENGINES
MUSEUM AND CO-SPONSORED BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
KRISTY MICHELS, 50, OF MAQUOKETA DIED SATURDAY EVENING AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY. SHE LIVED AT PRAIRIE HOUSE IN MAQUOKETA AND WAS EMPLOYED WITH DAC FOR MANY YEARS.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE A SISTER ROXY RAY OF MAQUOKETA. PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE HACHMANN FUNERAL HOME IN BELLEVUE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
THIS WAS AT CHRISTMAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
Friday, October 24, 2014
FRIDAY DAILY REPORT
DENSE FOG THIS MORNING CAUSED SEVERAL (NOT MAQUOKETA) SCHOOL DISTRICT TO START CLASSES TWO HOURS LATE.
DIDN'T GET NICE UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SUNSHINE AND TEMPS IN THE 60'S. TONIGHT, LOW OF 50. SATURDAY, HIGH OF 67...SUNDAY 65...
AND MONDAY, 74. YES, 74.
A MAQUOKETA SQUAD CAR WAS DAMAGED WHEN POLICE OFFICER JT
THOMPSON HIT A DEER JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT THIS MORNING.
IT WAS VERY FOGGY AS HE WAS DRIVING SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA ON
HIGHWAY 61. NO DAMAGE ESTIMATE WAS LISTED ON THE REPORT.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT THE CANADIAN PACIFIC HOLIDAY TRAIN WILL AGAIN VISIT BELLEVUE, IN DECEMBER. THE TRAIN
DECORATED WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STOPS AT COMMUNITIES AND COLLECTS FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE AREA. THE DATE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, NEAR HORIZON LANES, AT 6:45 P.M. PUT THE DATE AND TIME ON YOUR CALENDAR. I HAVE SEEN IT IN THE PAST. IT IS WORTH SEEING. IT DOES NOT VISIT BELLEVUE EVERY YEAR.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IS RUN OVER WITH FURRY LITTLE KITTENS. SHIRLEY SCHOLTES, HUMANE SOCIETY BOARD PRESIDENT, SAID A WOMAN IN MAQUOKETA HAD 30 KITTENS AND SHE HAS GIVEN THEM TO THE SOCIETY. LIKE TO HAVE ONE? THE COST IS ANYWHERE FROM $20 TO $40, AND THAT INCLUDES SPAYING AND NEUTERING. THE SOCIETY SHELTER IS JUST NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA UP ON THE HILL (LOOK FOR SIGN) AND IS OPEN FROM NOON UNTIL 5 TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
LEIGHTON HEPKER, HOST OF THE CALL-IN FRIDAY "JUST TALK" ON KMAQ
HAS TWICE DONE A TEN-MINUTE POLL ON LOCAL CANDIDATES.
ON OCTOBER 3...
FOR U.S. SENATE......
JONI ERNST (R) - 19 VOTES
BRUCE BRALEY (D) - 9
FOR GOVERNOR.....
TERRY BRANSTAD (I)(R) - 19
JACK HATCH (D) - 9
TODAY, OCTOBER 24...
FOR JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR.....
LARRY McDEVITT (D) - 19 VOTES
TOM DEVINE (R) - 7
JEFF HOLTZ (I) - 4
FOR IOWA STATE SENATE.....
TOD BOWMAN (I) (D) - 16
JAMES BUDDE (R) - 12
FOR IOWA STATE HOUSE.....
BRIAN MOORE (I) (R) - 21
KIM HUCKSTADT (D) - 8
LOTS OF CARS FOR DAY ONE OF THE BANOWETZ ANTIQUE AUCTION.
TODAY, NORTH OF MAQUOKETA "HOME" SITE AND TOMORROW AND SUNDAY,
AT THE "STORE" SITE NEAR HIGHWAYS 61 AND 64 INTERSECTION. THREE
AUCTIONEERS SELLING AT ONE TIME.
FOOTBALL TONIGHT, MAQUOKETA HOSTS INDEPENDENCE.
ON KMAQ AND HERE ON KMAQ HOME PAGE....7:20 P.M.
GO CARDINALS.
I WILL HAVE THE SCORE HERE TOMORROW MORNING.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
DIDN'T GET NICE UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SUNSHINE AND TEMPS IN THE 60'S. TONIGHT, LOW OF 50. SATURDAY, HIGH OF 67...SUNDAY 65...
AND MONDAY, 74. YES, 74.
A MAQUOKETA SQUAD CAR WAS DAMAGED WHEN POLICE OFFICER JT
THOMPSON HIT A DEER JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT THIS MORNING.
IT WAS VERY FOGGY AS HE WAS DRIVING SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA ON
HIGHWAY 61. NO DAMAGE ESTIMATE WAS LISTED ON THE REPORT.
DECORATED WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STOPS AT COMMUNITIES AND COLLECTS FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE AREA. THE DATE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, NEAR HORIZON LANES, AT 6:45 P.M. PUT THE DATE AND TIME ON YOUR CALENDAR. I HAVE SEEN IT IN THE PAST. IT IS WORTH SEEING. IT DOES NOT VISIT BELLEVUE EVERY YEAR.
THE JACKSON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IS RUN OVER WITH FURRY LITTLE KITTENS. SHIRLEY SCHOLTES, HUMANE SOCIETY BOARD PRESIDENT, SAID A WOMAN IN MAQUOKETA HAD 30 KITTENS AND SHE HAS GIVEN THEM TO THE SOCIETY. LIKE TO HAVE ONE? THE COST IS ANYWHERE FROM $20 TO $40, AND THAT INCLUDES SPAYING AND NEUTERING. THE SOCIETY SHELTER IS JUST NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA UP ON THE HILL (LOOK FOR SIGN) AND IS OPEN FROM NOON UNTIL 5 TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
LEIGHTON HEPKER, HOST OF THE CALL-IN FRIDAY "JUST TALK" ON KMAQ
HAS TWICE DONE A TEN-MINUTE POLL ON LOCAL CANDIDATES.
ON OCTOBER 3...
FOR U.S. SENATE......
JONI ERNST (R) - 19 VOTES
BRUCE BRALEY (D) - 9
FOR GOVERNOR.....
TERRY BRANSTAD (I)(R) - 19
JACK HATCH (D) - 9
TODAY, OCTOBER 24...
FOR JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR.....
LARRY McDEVITT (D) - 19 VOTES
TOM DEVINE (R) - 7
JEFF HOLTZ (I) - 4
FOR IOWA STATE SENATE.....
TOD BOWMAN (I) (D) - 16
JAMES BUDDE (R) - 12
FOR IOWA STATE HOUSE.....
BRIAN MOORE (I) (R) - 21
KIM HUCKSTADT (D) - 8
TODAY, NORTH OF MAQUOKETA "HOME" SITE AND TOMORROW AND SUNDAY,
AT THE "STORE" SITE NEAR HIGHWAYS 61 AND 64 INTERSECTION. THREE
AUCTIONEERS SELLING AT ONE TIME.
FOOTBALL TONIGHT, MAQUOKETA HOSTS INDEPENDENCE.
ON KMAQ AND HERE ON KMAQ HOME PAGE....7:20 P.M.
GO CARDINALS.
I WILL HAVE THE SCORE HERE TOMORROW MORNING.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
H & R BLOCK NEW OFFICE BUILDING
THE FORMER LIQUOR STORE BUILDING AT 111 SOUTH OLIVE STREET, WAS PURCHASED BY DAVID AND JOLYN RICHARDS AND REMODELED INTO THEIR NEW OFFICES FOR THE H & R BLOCK FRANCHISE THAT THEY PURCHASED IN 2013. THEY NEEDED MORE ROOM THAN THEY
HAD AT THEIR OLD LOCATION NEXT TO THE THEATRE AND THEY HAVE THE
ROOM THEY NEEDED NOW.
DAVID RETIRED FROM THE U.S. AIRFORCE AFTER 20 YEARS AND HAS BEEN
WORKING FOR H & R BLOCK SINCE. IN 2013 THEY PURCHASED THE BUSINESS FROM LONGTIME OWNER, RITA SCHNOOR. JOLYN WORKS WITH HER HUSBAND IN THE BUSINESS AND THEY HAVE ABOUT 6 OTHER
EMPLOYEES THAT WORK EITHER FULL OR PART TIME. THEY ALSO DO
ACCOUNTING WORK AND OF COURSE, JANUARY-APRIL IS THE VERY BUSY
TIME OF THE YEAR PREPARING INCOME TAXES. DAVID ALSO HAS AN
INSURANCE AGENCY IN THE BUILDING, SO HE IS KEPT VERY BUSY ALL THE
TIME, AND IS ENJOYING THE WORK AND NEW HEADQUARTERS. DAVID AND JOLYN HAVE 4 CHILDREN, TWO STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.
THE H & R COMPANY COLOR IS LIGHT GREEN. THIS WIDE HALLWAY
LEADS TO ALL THE OFFICES OF EMPLOYEES: DIANE DERGANZ, JUDITH WHEELER, ROBERT LAUGHLIN, DENISE CLARK, VERNA McNAMEE, RITA
SCHNOOR AND DAVID'S OFFICE. JOLYN HAS THE RECEPTION DESK.
THERE IS A NICE "BREAK-KITCHEN ROOM" FOR EMPLOYEES TO THE BACK,
COMPLETE WITH A DOOR THAT WAS THE REFRIGERATION DOOR FOR THE
LIQUOR STORE.....AND THERE IS STILL THE DRIVE-UP WINDOW WHICH THEY
WILL BE USING A LITTLE.
THE LOBBY (MORE GREEN OF COURSE) AND ON THE WALLS.....STOP IN AND
LOOK AT A FEW OLD, BLOWN-UP PHOTOS OF MAQUOKETA IN THE OLDEN
DAYS.
EVERY OFFICE IS ATTRACTIVE LIKE THIS ONE. THIRTY YEARS AGO, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SMART NEW TYPEWRITER ON THIS DESK.
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THIS IS DAVID'S OFFICE, THE ONLY ONE WITH TWO DOORS. IN A HURRY,
HE CAN USE THE NEAREST ONE TO SAVE TIME.
RITA SCHNOOR CONTINUES-ON AT THE OFFICE, WITH LESS WORRIES NOW.
THE LONGTIME TOP-MAQUOKETA-BOWLER, STILL ENJOYS THE JOB SHE HAS HAD FOR OVER 25 YEARS. SHE TOLD ME THAT H & R BLOCK HAS HAD A
MAQUOKETA LOCATION FOR OVER 50 YEARS. FIRST RUN BY AVERLE HAGER WIDDES, NOW LIVING IN DUBUQUE....ANN McNAMEE WHO DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR....RITA SCHNOOR AND NOW DAVID.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE "RICHARDS" AND STAFF AT H & R BLOCK IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
PHOTOS/STORY BY DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
HAD AT THEIR OLD LOCATION NEXT TO THE THEATRE AND THEY HAVE THE
ROOM THEY NEEDED NOW.
WORKING FOR H & R BLOCK SINCE. IN 2013 THEY PURCHASED THE BUSINESS FROM LONGTIME OWNER, RITA SCHNOOR. JOLYN WORKS WITH HER HUSBAND IN THE BUSINESS AND THEY HAVE ABOUT 6 OTHER
EMPLOYEES THAT WORK EITHER FULL OR PART TIME. THEY ALSO DO
ACCOUNTING WORK AND OF COURSE, JANUARY-APRIL IS THE VERY BUSY
TIME OF THE YEAR PREPARING INCOME TAXES. DAVID ALSO HAS AN
INSURANCE AGENCY IN THE BUILDING, SO HE IS KEPT VERY BUSY ALL THE
TIME, AND IS ENJOYING THE WORK AND NEW HEADQUARTERS. DAVID AND JOLYN HAVE 4 CHILDREN, TWO STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.
LEADS TO ALL THE OFFICES OF EMPLOYEES: DIANE DERGANZ, JUDITH WHEELER, ROBERT LAUGHLIN, DENISE CLARK, VERNA McNAMEE, RITA
SCHNOOR AND DAVID'S OFFICE. JOLYN HAS THE RECEPTION DESK.
THERE IS A NICE "BREAK-KITCHEN ROOM" FOR EMPLOYEES TO THE BACK,
COMPLETE WITH A DOOR THAT WAS THE REFRIGERATION DOOR FOR THE
LIQUOR STORE.....AND THERE IS STILL THE DRIVE-UP WINDOW WHICH THEY
WILL BE USING A LITTLE.
LOOK AT A FEW OLD, BLOWN-UP PHOTOS OF MAQUOKETA IN THE OLDEN
DAYS.
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HE CAN USE THE NEAREST ONE TO SAVE TIME.
THE LONGTIME TOP-MAQUOKETA-BOWLER, STILL ENJOYS THE JOB SHE HAS HAD FOR OVER 25 YEARS. SHE TOLD ME THAT H & R BLOCK HAS HAD A
MAQUOKETA LOCATION FOR OVER 50 YEARS. FIRST RUN BY AVERLE HAGER WIDDES, NOW LIVING IN DUBUQUE....ANN McNAMEE WHO DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR....RITA SCHNOOR AND NOW DAVID.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE "RICHARDS" AND STAFF AT H & R BLOCK IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
PHOTOS/STORY BY DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Thursday, October 23, 2014
THURSDAY DAILY REPORT
RAIN RAIN RAIN TODAY.
TOMORROW WILL BE NICE.
AND SO WILL THE WEEKEND.
JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR JACK WILLEY SAID THIS WEEK THEY HAVE NOT HEARD FROM COUNTY ASSESSOR DEB LANE WHETHER SHE WILL ACCEPT THE COUNTY'S RECENT OFFER FOR HER SETTLEMENT PACKAGE.
LAST WEEK, THE CONFERENCE BOARD OFFERED HER $11,358 FOR 42 UNUSED VACATION DAYS AND TWO FLOATING HOLIDAYS. AND THE SETTLEMENT WOULD MOVE UP HER RESIGNATION FROM JAN 2ND TO OCT 31.
SHE HAD REQUESTED $44,000.
STOP IN AT MAE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA (FORMER OSTERHAUS
PHARMACY BUILDING) AND SEE THE HEMPLE WATERCOLOR ARTWORK AND THE ARTISTS WHO DO THE ZENDOODLE TECHNIQUE. PENNY PEARCY OF MAQUOKETA IS ONE OF THE LOCAL EXHIBITORS OF ZENDOODLE.
PLANS FOR IMPROVING HIGHWAY 30 TO FOUR LANES IN EASTERN IOWA IN THE DEWITT AREA WEST HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE SHELF BY THE IOWA
DOT BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDING.
THERE WERE 21 CARVED PUMPKINS ENTERED IN 3 DIVISIONS DURING THE JACKSON COUNTY MASTER GARDNER'S PUMKIN CONTEST TUESDAY.
THERE WERE 3 JUDGES.
IN THE 12 AND UNDER CATEGORY: 1ST PLACE, SPENCER LAMAAR OF MAQUOKETA.
AGE 13-18 FIRST PLACE, KARISSA RICHARDS OF MAQUOKETA.
ADULT CATEGORY, FIRST PLACE TO VIOLA KILBURG OF MAQUOKETA.
FIRST PLACE WON $15 IN EACH CATEGORY. $10 FOR SECOND PLACE AND
$5 FOR THIRD PLACE.
HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
TOMORROW WILL BE NICE.
AND SO WILL THE WEEKEND.
JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR JACK WILLEY SAID THIS WEEK THEY HAVE NOT HEARD FROM COUNTY ASSESSOR DEB LANE WHETHER SHE WILL ACCEPT THE COUNTY'S RECENT OFFER FOR HER SETTLEMENT PACKAGE.
LAST WEEK, THE CONFERENCE BOARD OFFERED HER $11,358 FOR 42 UNUSED VACATION DAYS AND TWO FLOATING HOLIDAYS. AND THE SETTLEMENT WOULD MOVE UP HER RESIGNATION FROM JAN 2ND TO OCT 31.
SHE HAD REQUESTED $44,000.
STOP IN AT MAE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA (FORMER OSTERHAUS
PHARMACY BUILDING) AND SEE THE HEMPLE WATERCOLOR ARTWORK AND THE ARTISTS WHO DO THE ZENDOODLE TECHNIQUE. PENNY PEARCY OF MAQUOKETA IS ONE OF THE LOCAL EXHIBITORS OF ZENDOODLE.
PLANS FOR IMPROVING HIGHWAY 30 TO FOUR LANES IN EASTERN IOWA IN THE DEWITT AREA WEST HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE SHELF BY THE IOWA
DOT BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDING.
THERE WERE 21 CARVED PUMPKINS ENTERED IN 3 DIVISIONS DURING THE JACKSON COUNTY MASTER GARDNER'S PUMKIN CONTEST TUESDAY.
THERE WERE 3 JUDGES.
IN THE 12 AND UNDER CATEGORY: 1ST PLACE, SPENCER LAMAAR OF MAQUOKETA.
AGE 13-18 FIRST PLACE, KARISSA RICHARDS OF MAQUOKETA.
ADULT CATEGORY, FIRST PLACE TO VIOLA KILBURG OF MAQUOKETA.
FIRST PLACE WON $15 IN EACH CATEGORY. $10 FOR SECOND PLACE AND
$5 FOR THIRD PLACE.
HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
BANOWETZ AUCTION, OCT 24-25-26
THE FIRST DAY, TOMORROW, WILL BE AT THE THE "HOME" LOCATION
A MILE NORTH OF TOWN, JUST OFF THE CAVES ROAD. THE PHOTOS BELOW ARE AT THAT LOCATION. THERE WILL BE THREE AUCTIONEERS,
SO BRING ALONG A SECOND (OR THIRD) PERSON TO BID FOR YOU
SO YOU WON'T MISS OUT ON ANYTHING. ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,
THE AUCTIONEERS WILL BE SELLING AT THE BIG BUILDING NEAR THE
HIGHWAY 64 AND 61 INTERSECTION AT MAQUOKETA, UP ON THE HILL.
THE SALE WILL BE INSIDE THE SEVERAL BUILDINGS THERE AND OUTSIDE
ON THE LAWN NEXT TO THE BUILDINGS. YOU CAN GO OUT ANYTIME BEFORE THE SALE BEGINS AND CHECK WHAT WILL BE ON THE AUCTION BLOCK.
THIS 3-DAY AUCTION WILL BRING MANY, MANY PEOPLE TO TOWN ALL 3 DAYS.
THERE WILL BE A FOOD STAND AT THE SITE. KATHY AND VERL ARE
RETIRING FROM THIS BUSINESS THAT THEY HAVE HAD FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO OWN AND OPERATE "SQUIRES MANOR BED AND BREAKFAST" IN MAQUOKETA.
PHOTOS BY DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
A MILE NORTH OF TOWN, JUST OFF THE CAVES ROAD. THE PHOTOS BELOW ARE AT THAT LOCATION. THERE WILL BE THREE AUCTIONEERS,
SO BRING ALONG A SECOND (OR THIRD) PERSON TO BID FOR YOU
SO YOU WON'T MISS OUT ON ANYTHING. ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,
THE AUCTIONEERS WILL BE SELLING AT THE BIG BUILDING NEAR THE
HIGHWAY 64 AND 61 INTERSECTION AT MAQUOKETA, UP ON THE HILL.
THE SALE WILL BE INSIDE THE SEVERAL BUILDINGS THERE AND OUTSIDE
ON THE LAWN NEXT TO THE BUILDINGS. YOU CAN GO OUT ANYTIME BEFORE THE SALE BEGINS AND CHECK WHAT WILL BE ON THE AUCTION BLOCK.
THIS 3-DAY AUCTION WILL BRING MANY, MANY PEOPLE TO TOWN ALL 3 DAYS.
THERE WILL BE A FOOD STAND AT THE SITE. KATHY AND VERL ARE
RETIRING FROM THIS BUSINESS THAT THEY HAVE HAD FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO OWN AND OPERATE "SQUIRES MANOR BED AND BREAKFAST" IN MAQUOKETA.
kmaq@kmaq.com
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