ATTENDANCE. AND THE SHOW WAS A HIT WITH EVERYONE.
TWO BUSLOADS ALSO THERE. INTERESTING AGAIN THAT I SAW NO ONE
UNDER AGE 60 IN THE AUDIENCE.
DENNIS VOY
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Sunday, November 30, 2014
OZARK JUBILEE BIG HIT, RECORD ATTENDANCE
ATTENDANCE. AND THE SHOW WAS A HIT WITH EVERYONE.
TWO BUSLOADS ALSO THERE. INTERESTING AGAIN THAT I SAW NO ONE
UNDER AGE 60 IN THE AUDIENCE.
DENNIS VOY
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Saturday, November 29, 2014
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
FIFTY-DEGREE WEATHER HELPED BRING MANY PARENTS AND KIDS TO
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA SATURDAY FOR THE CHAMBER'S "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" CHRISTMAS PROMOTION. MERCHANTS GREETED
SHOPPERS IN THEIR STORES WITH SPECIAL PRICES AND HOLIDAY TREATS.
CHRISTMAS FAVORITE CAROLS COULD BE HEARD DOWNTOWN ON THE
PUBLIC ADDRESS SPEAKERS MOUNTED ON VARIOUS LIGHT POLES.
SHORTLY AFTER 5, THE FIRE TRUCK BROUGHT SANTA TO THE FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE WHERE HE SANG TO THE KIDS AND TOLD STORIES. THEN
HE MOVED TO THE BIG CHRISTMAS TREE SOUTH OF THE POST OFFICE AND AT THE COUNT OF 3 BY THE KIDS, THE TREE LIGHTED UP TO OOOS AND AAAHS. SOME SUNSHINE PRE-SCHOOL KIDS WERE ON HAND AT ON THE STEPS OF THE POST OFFICE, TO SING SUNSHINE FAVORITES "KATY THE
CATERPILLER" AND "WANDA THE WORM" AND SOME CHRISTMAS SONGS.
HO HO HO...IT WAS A FUN CHRISTMAS SHOPPING KICK-OFF TODAY IN
MAQUOKETA.
SUNSHINE KIDS
JUST 25 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!
DENNIS VOY
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA SATURDAY FOR THE CHAMBER'S "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" CHRISTMAS PROMOTION. MERCHANTS GREETED
SHOPPERS IN THEIR STORES WITH SPECIAL PRICES AND HOLIDAY TREATS.
CHRISTMAS FAVORITE CAROLS COULD BE HEARD DOWNTOWN ON THE
PUBLIC ADDRESS SPEAKERS MOUNTED ON VARIOUS LIGHT POLES.
SHORTLY AFTER 5, THE FIRE TRUCK BROUGHT SANTA TO THE FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE WHERE HE SANG TO THE KIDS AND TOLD STORIES. THEN
HE MOVED TO THE BIG CHRISTMAS TREE SOUTH OF THE POST OFFICE AND AT THE COUNT OF 3 BY THE KIDS, THE TREE LIGHTED UP TO OOOS AND AAAHS. SOME SUNSHINE PRE-SCHOOL KIDS WERE ON HAND AT ON THE STEPS OF THE POST OFFICE, TO SING SUNSHINE FAVORITES "KATY THE
CATERPILLER" AND "WANDA THE WORM" AND SOME CHRISTMAS SONGS.
HO HO HO...IT WAS A FUN CHRISTMAS SHOPPING KICK-OFF TODAY IN
MAQUOKETA.
JUST 25 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!
DENNIS VOY
Friday, November 28, 2014
FRIDAY DAILY REPORT
CLOUDY AND HIGH OF 31 TODAY.
TOMORROW, FOR ONE DAY ONLY, IN THE MID 40'S.
WAS TOLD TODAY, ABOUT 200 ENJOYED THE COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING
DINNER YESTERDAY IN MAQUOKETA.
AND HEARD ALSO THAT THOUSANDS SHOPPED WALMART IN MAQUOKETA STARTING AT 6 LAST NIGHT FOR EARLY BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPER BARGAINS.
PATTY STILLMUNKES, AGE 51, DIED AT HER HOME IN PRESTON WEDNESDAY.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE HER HUSBAND LORAS, A DAUGHTER, AND 5 BROTHERS, INCLUDING GERALD URWIN OF MAQUOKETA, DAIL URWIN OF MAQUOKETA AND KENNETH URWIN OF MAQUOKETA. THE FUNERAL WILL
BE TUESDAY AT 10 A.M. AT THE MILLER-LAW JONES FUNERAL HOME
IN PRESTON.
THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO EXPLAIN PUTTING OBITUARIES HERE ON MY DAILY REPORT. FOR MOST MAQUOKETA DEATHS, I DO NOT LIST THEM
HERE AS ANYONE WANTING THIS INFORMATION CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE
WEB SITE FOR BOTH CARSON'S AND LAHEY'S HERE IN MAQUOKETA. BUT, IF I KNOW OF ANYONE FROM MAQUOKETA OR FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA THAT WILL NOT HAVE A MAQUOKETA FUNERAL, I PUT THE INFORMATION ON HERE, INCLUDING FUNERAL SERVICE DAY AND TIME, AND SURVIVORS.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR OCTOBER. IOWA, 4.5 PERCENT SAME AS SEPTEMBER. U.S. RATE, 5.8, DOWN FROM 5.9 IN SEPTEMBER.
JACKSON COUNTY, 4.1 PERCENT IN OCTOBER, DOWN FROM 4.6 IN SEPTEMBER.
POLICE BLOTTER: LINDSAY TIGH SAID SOMEONE BROKE INTO HER STORAGE UNIT AND SEVERAL ITEMS STOLEN.
DANNY SHADY ON N. 2ND STREET, REPORTED ITEMS TAKEN FROM HIS
STORAGE SHED.
PATTY HICKS ON YALE AVENUE SID HER CELL PHONE WAS STOLEN FROM HER HOME.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS WEEK APPROVED AN EARLY RETIREMENT FOR MARCIA CAMP WHO HAS WORKED FOR THE COUNTY FOR OVER 13 YEARS, MOST RECENTLY IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE. THE
EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAM WILL PAY CAMP $5,000 IN EACH OF THE NEXT 3 YEARS WHICH MUST BE USED TOWARD PAYING INSURANCE COSTS.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS A HALL OF PRIDE
EXHIBITION GAME TONIGHT IN MAQUOKETA AGAINST BETTENDORF.
VARSITY GAME AT 7:30 AT THE MAQUOKETA GYM.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
SANTA CLAUS COMES TO MAQUOKETA TOMORROW, WITH THE DAY-LONG
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENT SPONSORED BY THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. GOOGLE THE CHAMBER WEB SITE FOR FULL INFORMATION.
DENNIS VOY
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DENNI
TOMORROW, FOR ONE DAY ONLY, IN THE MID 40'S.
WAS TOLD TODAY, ABOUT 200 ENJOYED THE COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING
DINNER YESTERDAY IN MAQUOKETA.
AND HEARD ALSO THAT THOUSANDS SHOPPED WALMART IN MAQUOKETA STARTING AT 6 LAST NIGHT FOR EARLY BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPER BARGAINS.
PATTY STILLMUNKES, AGE 51, DIED AT HER HOME IN PRESTON WEDNESDAY.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE HER HUSBAND LORAS, A DAUGHTER, AND 5 BROTHERS, INCLUDING GERALD URWIN OF MAQUOKETA, DAIL URWIN OF MAQUOKETA AND KENNETH URWIN OF MAQUOKETA. THE FUNERAL WILL
BE TUESDAY AT 10 A.M. AT THE MILLER-LAW JONES FUNERAL HOME
IN PRESTON.
THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO EXPLAIN PUTTING OBITUARIES HERE ON MY DAILY REPORT. FOR MOST MAQUOKETA DEATHS, I DO NOT LIST THEM
HERE AS ANYONE WANTING THIS INFORMATION CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE
WEB SITE FOR BOTH CARSON'S AND LAHEY'S HERE IN MAQUOKETA. BUT, IF I KNOW OF ANYONE FROM MAQUOKETA OR FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA THAT WILL NOT HAVE A MAQUOKETA FUNERAL, I PUT THE INFORMATION ON HERE, INCLUDING FUNERAL SERVICE DAY AND TIME, AND SURVIVORS.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FOR OCTOBER. IOWA, 4.5 PERCENT SAME AS SEPTEMBER. U.S. RATE, 5.8, DOWN FROM 5.9 IN SEPTEMBER.
JACKSON COUNTY, 4.1 PERCENT IN OCTOBER, DOWN FROM 4.6 IN SEPTEMBER.
POLICE BLOTTER: LINDSAY TIGH SAID SOMEONE BROKE INTO HER STORAGE UNIT AND SEVERAL ITEMS STOLEN.
DANNY SHADY ON N. 2ND STREET, REPORTED ITEMS TAKEN FROM HIS
STORAGE SHED.
PATTY HICKS ON YALE AVENUE SID HER CELL PHONE WAS STOLEN FROM HER HOME.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS WEEK APPROVED AN EARLY RETIREMENT FOR MARCIA CAMP WHO HAS WORKED FOR THE COUNTY FOR OVER 13 YEARS, MOST RECENTLY IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE. THE
EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAM WILL PAY CAMP $5,000 IN EACH OF THE NEXT 3 YEARS WHICH MUST BE USED TOWARD PAYING INSURANCE COSTS.
THE MAQUOKETA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYS A HALL OF PRIDE
EXHIBITION GAME TONIGHT IN MAQUOKETA AGAINST BETTENDORF.
VARSITY GAME AT 7:30 AT THE MAQUOKETA GYM.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
SANTA CLAUS COMES TO MAQUOKETA TOMORROW, WITH THE DAY-LONG
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENT SPONSORED BY THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. GOOGLE THE CHAMBER WEB SITE FOR FULL INFORMATION.
DENNIS VOY
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DENNI
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT
CLOUDY AND 30 TODAY.
SUNNY AND ONLY 18 TOMORROW.
FRIDAY, CLOUDY AND 34.
SATURDAY, SUNNY AND 50...THAT'S RIGHT, 50.
THREE VEHICLES WERE IN AN ACCIDENT LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT SUMMIT AND MAIN STREETS AND WE JUST GOT THE REPORT TODAY.
SHAYLENE LAI, 25, OF MAQUOKETA WAS GOING SOUTH ON MAIN.
MARILYN KRAMER OF MAQUOKETA STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND
DID NOT SEE THE LAI VEHICLE MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON TO MAIN.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING THOSE TWO VEHICLES CAUSED LAI'S VEHICLE TO HIT A SEMI-TRUCK DRIVEN BY AN ILLINOIS MAN THAT WAS GOING NORTH AND TURNING ON TO SUMMIT. NO INJURIES.
KRAMER WAS CHARGED. $4,000 DAMAGE TO LAI'S 1997 MAZDA,
REGISTERED TO A DUBUQUE PERSON. $500 DAMAGE TO KRAMER'S 2000 CHEVY AND $8,000 DAMAGE TO THE SEMI. THIS IS THE INTERSECTION
THAT MANY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, BUT THERE IS
NOT ENOUGH LAND TO DO THIS WITHOUT GREAT EXPENSE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD WILL MEET AT 5:30 P.M. MONDAY AT THE COURTHOUSE COMMUNITY ROOM AND AT THE
MEETING, THE BOARD MAY HIRE LEE KARABIN TO BE THE NEW JACKSON
COUNTY ASSESSOR. THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
IN SPORTS, THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM OPENED THE
SEASON ON THE ROAD AT CENTER POINT AND LOST THE GAME LAST NIGHT TO CENTER POINT-URBANA, A WAMAC CONFERENCE GAME.
ON THE STORK REPORT, ANDREW AND BRANDI DUHME OF MAQUOKETA
ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN YESTERDAY IN DAVENPORT. PATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS ARE DENNIS AND LOLY DUHME OF MAQUOKETA.
MOCKING JAY, RATED PG-13.....ALSO PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR, RATED PG AND BIG HERO 6 RATED PG. THANKSGIVING NIGHT AT 7...AND ANOTHER SPEICIAL BARGAIN MATINEE FRIDAY AT 2 OF ALL 3 MOVIES.
NO REPORT TOMORROW.
BUT I WILL HAVE ONE FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
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SUNNY AND ONLY 18 TOMORROW.
FRIDAY, CLOUDY AND 34.
SATURDAY, SUNNY AND 50...THAT'S RIGHT, 50.
THREE VEHICLES WERE IN AN ACCIDENT LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT SUMMIT AND MAIN STREETS AND WE JUST GOT THE REPORT TODAY.
SHAYLENE LAI, 25, OF MAQUOKETA WAS GOING SOUTH ON MAIN.
MARILYN KRAMER OF MAQUOKETA STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND
DID NOT SEE THE LAI VEHICLE MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON TO MAIN.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING THOSE TWO VEHICLES CAUSED LAI'S VEHICLE TO HIT A SEMI-TRUCK DRIVEN BY AN ILLINOIS MAN THAT WAS GOING NORTH AND TURNING ON TO SUMMIT. NO INJURIES.
KRAMER WAS CHARGED. $4,000 DAMAGE TO LAI'S 1997 MAZDA,
REGISTERED TO A DUBUQUE PERSON. $500 DAMAGE TO KRAMER'S 2000 CHEVY AND $8,000 DAMAGE TO THE SEMI. THIS IS THE INTERSECTION
THAT MANY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, BUT THERE IS
NOT ENOUGH LAND TO DO THIS WITHOUT GREAT EXPENSE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD WILL MEET AT 5:30 P.M. MONDAY AT THE COURTHOUSE COMMUNITY ROOM AND AT THE
MEETING, THE BOARD MAY HIRE LEE KARABIN TO BE THE NEW JACKSON
COUNTY ASSESSOR. THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
IN SPORTS, THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM OPENED THE
SEASON ON THE ROAD AT CENTER POINT AND LOST THE GAME LAST NIGHT TO CENTER POINT-URBANA, A WAMAC CONFERENCE GAME.
ON THE STORK REPORT, ANDREW AND BRANDI DUHME OF MAQUOKETA
ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN YESTERDAY IN DAVENPORT. PATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS ARE DENNIS AND LOLY DUHME OF MAQUOKETA.
WE HAVE THREE BIG MOVIES SHOWING AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
BUT I WILL HAVE ONE FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
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BIG WEEK TO START CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
AFTER 5:30 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE.
SATURDAY, AT PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS FOR "IT'S A WONDERFUL
LIFE"...WITH EVERY $10 PURCHASE, YOU GET A TICKET FOR THE PRIZES....
WHICH MUST BE FILLED OUT AND PUT IN POST OFFICE CONTAINER.
AND YOU MUST BE PRESENT AT 5:30 SATURDAY TO BE A WINNER.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
LEROY STAMP 102 TODAY
BIRTHDAY. I WENT UP TO SEE THEM YESTERDAY TO TAPE A SHORT INTERVIEW FOR TODAY ON KMAQ. BOTH ARE DOING VERY WELL WITH GREAT MEMORY AND GOOD HEALTH. LEROY GRADUATED FROM PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL IN 1920 AND EARLY IN HIS LIFE WAS IN THE GROCERY STORE BUSINESS, OWNING A STORE FIRST IN PRESTON AND THEN IN DEWITT.
AFTER SELLING THOSE STORES, HE BOUGHT LAND IN CLINTON COUNTY,
FIRST NEAR BRYANT THEN LATER AT CALAMUS. AFTER SELLING THOSE,
HE PURCHASED A LARGE FARM NEAR WELTON AND RAN IT UNTIL THE 1950'S WHEN HIS SON TOOK OVER AND HE WENT ON THE ROAD SELLING SEEDCORN. HE RETIRED IN 1970. HELEN WORKED FOR OVER 25 YEARS FOR SKEFFINGTON'S JACK AND JILL OLD AND NEW STORES IN MAQUOKETA.
SHE WILL BE 95 ON MAY 1ST. THEIR 75TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WILL BE CELEBRATED NEXT MONTH. THEY HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND MANY GRAND CHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, BUT NO ONE LIVES ANYMORE IN
THIS AREA. SEND THEM A CHRISTMAS CARD TO: CLOVER RIDGE, 205 EHLERS LANE, MAQUOKETA, IOWA 52060. OR STOP IN FOR A VISIT!
THEY WILL TALK YOUR HEAD OFF. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEROY!
DENNIS VOY
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Monday, November 24, 2014
MONDAY DAILY REPORT
YESTERDAY WAS NICE.
TODAY WAS NAUGHTY. HIGH OF 32 EARLY TODAY AND THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN DROPPING ALL DAY. COLD AND BLOWING SNOW ALL DAY.
TONIGHT, BLOWING SNOW, AGAIN WINDY AND 18 DEGREES.
TOMORROW, PARTLY SUNNY, NOT AS WINDY AND HIGH OF 24.
WEDNESDAY, CHANCE OF SNOW AGAIN AND HIGH OF 32.
THANKSGIVING DAY, MOSTLY SUNNY, AND 24 FOR A HIGH.
KMAQ'S CHRISTMAS TREE WENT UP TODAY.
THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE TREE CAN BE SEEN (WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OFF IN MY OFFICE SO NO GLARE) WITH OUR WEB CAM THAT YOU GET TO FROM KMAQ'S HOME PAGE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR EXAMINING BOARD IS RECOMMENDING
DIXIE "LEE" KARABIN AS THE NEW COUNTY ASSESSOR TO REPLACE
DEB LANE, WHO RESIGNED LAST MONTH. KARIBIN IS DEPUTY ASSESSOR IN THE MAQUOKETA OFFICE. SHE HAS BEEN IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. NOW THE DECISION IS UP TO THE FULL JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD. MEMBERS HAVE 7 DAYS AFTER THE RECOMMENDATION TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT. THE EXAMINING BOARD INTERVIEWED 3 FOR THE JOB.
LEROY STAMP WILL CELEBRATE HIS 102ND BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. HE AND HIS WIFE OF NEARLY 75 YEARS HAVE LIVED AT CLOVER RIDGE PLACE
FOR OVER 3 YEARS.
TWO PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA AFTER A 2 CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 61 AND HURSTVILLE ROAD AT 3:45 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TANNER MOREHEAD, AGE 20, OF MAQUOKETA AND FRANCO ESCALANTE, AGE 21, OF PEKIN, ILLINOIS, WERE EACH TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES. MOREHEAD WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO YIELD UPON ENTERING A THROUGH HIGHWAY. $8,000 DAMAGE TO
MOREHEAD'S 2003 CHEVY AND $5,000 DAMAGE TO ESCALANTE'S 2004 DODGE.
STEVEN FISHWILD, AGE 54, OF MAQUOKETA WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE CAVE'S ROAD AT 10:30 SATURDAY MORNING. HE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND HIT A PATCH OF ICE. $8,000 DAMAGE TO HIS 2007 CHEVY.
NO CHARGES FILED AND NO INJURIES.
SPENCER BAKER, AGE 17, LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AT 4:30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO MAINTAIN
CONTROL. $5,000 DAMAGE TO THE 2007 PONTIAC REGISTERED TO BRIAN BAKER OF BALDWIN.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES COMPETED IN THE 2014 SPECIAL OLYMPCIS IOWA STATE BOWLING TOURNAMENT IN CEDAR RAPIDS SATURDAY. EARNING 2ND PLACE SILVER MEDALS WERE LUKE
JOHNSON, RANDY JOHNSON, LOGAN JONES AND JADE KILBURG. THEIR
COACH IS JOYCE LANSING.
DRIVE CAREFULLY....IT IS SLIPPERY OUT.
HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
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TODAY WAS NAUGHTY. HIGH OF 32 EARLY TODAY AND THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN DROPPING ALL DAY. COLD AND BLOWING SNOW ALL DAY.
TONIGHT, BLOWING SNOW, AGAIN WINDY AND 18 DEGREES.
TOMORROW, PARTLY SUNNY, NOT AS WINDY AND HIGH OF 24.
WEDNESDAY, CHANCE OF SNOW AGAIN AND HIGH OF 32.
THANKSGIVING DAY, MOSTLY SUNNY, AND 24 FOR A HIGH.
KMAQ'S CHRISTMAS TREE WENT UP TODAY.
THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE TREE CAN BE SEEN (WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OFF IN MY OFFICE SO NO GLARE) WITH OUR WEB CAM THAT YOU GET TO FROM KMAQ'S HOME PAGE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR EXAMINING BOARD IS RECOMMENDING
DIXIE "LEE" KARABIN AS THE NEW COUNTY ASSESSOR TO REPLACE
DEB LANE, WHO RESIGNED LAST MONTH. KARIBIN IS DEPUTY ASSESSOR IN THE MAQUOKETA OFFICE. SHE HAS BEEN IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. NOW THE DECISION IS UP TO THE FULL JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD. MEMBERS HAVE 7 DAYS AFTER THE RECOMMENDATION TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT. THE EXAMINING BOARD INTERVIEWED 3 FOR THE JOB.
LEROY STAMP WILL CELEBRATE HIS 102ND BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. HE AND HIS WIFE OF NEARLY 75 YEARS HAVE LIVED AT CLOVER RIDGE PLACE
FOR OVER 3 YEARS.
TWO PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA AFTER A 2 CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 61 AND HURSTVILLE ROAD AT 3:45 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TANNER MOREHEAD, AGE 20, OF MAQUOKETA AND FRANCO ESCALANTE, AGE 21, OF PEKIN, ILLINOIS, WERE EACH TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES. MOREHEAD WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO YIELD UPON ENTERING A THROUGH HIGHWAY. $8,000 DAMAGE TO
MOREHEAD'S 2003 CHEVY AND $5,000 DAMAGE TO ESCALANTE'S 2004 DODGE.
STEVEN FISHWILD, AGE 54, OF MAQUOKETA WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE CAVE'S ROAD AT 10:30 SATURDAY MORNING. HE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND HIT A PATCH OF ICE. $8,000 DAMAGE TO HIS 2007 CHEVY.
NO CHARGES FILED AND NO INJURIES.
SPENCER BAKER, AGE 17, LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AT 4:30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO MAINTAIN
CONTROL. $5,000 DAMAGE TO THE 2007 PONTIAC REGISTERED TO BRIAN BAKER OF BALDWIN.
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES COMPETED IN THE 2014 SPECIAL OLYMPCIS IOWA STATE BOWLING TOURNAMENT IN CEDAR RAPIDS SATURDAY. EARNING 2ND PLACE SILVER MEDALS WERE LUKE
JOHNSON, RANDY JOHNSON, LOGAN JONES AND JADE KILBURG. THEIR
COACH IS JOYCE LANSING.
DRIVE CAREFULLY....IT IS SLIPPERY OUT.
HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
FRIDAY DAILY REPORT
5 ABOVE THIS MORNING AND WE WENT UP AROUND 25 DEGREES DURING THE DAY WITH SUNSHINE. RAIN AND FOG TOMORROW AND SUNDAY AND HIGHS IN THE MID 40'S.
THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD , EXAMINING BOARD, THIS MORNING INTERVIEWED 3 CANDIDATES FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR POSITION. THAT PERSON SELECTED WOULD REPLACE DEB LANE. THE 3 INTERVIEWED TODAY WERE: TROY PATZNER OF BELLEVUE WHO IS THE CURRENT INTERIM ASSESOR.....DIXIE "LEE" KARABIN OF MAQUOKETA WHO ALSO WORKS IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND JESSICA TRACY OF MAQUOKETA WHO IS A LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENT.
THE EXAMINING BOARD CAN NOT MAKE THE FINAL DECISION BUT WILL
MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD. SO, NO NEW ASSESSOR YET.
THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD WEDNESDAY APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING CALENDAR YEAR.
NO ONE ATTENDED THE MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET.
THE BUDGET NOW GOES TO THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL
APPROVAL. ALSO, THE MMEU BOARD APPROVED WAGES TO NON-UNION
EMPLOYEES AS THE SAME AS THE UNION EMPLOYEES AND WAGES WILL INCREASE 2.25 PERCENT IN EACH OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND 2.5 PERCENT IN T HE THIRD YEAR. MMEU MANAGER TOM GAFFIGAN HAS A SEPARATE CONTRACT AS MANAGER.
AN ACCIDENT JUST AFTER NOON TODAY BETWEEN A CAR AND SEMI
AT SUMMIT AND MAIN SEND ONE PERSON TO THE HOSPITAL. CLEAN-UP TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR. NO DETAILS AT THIS TIME.
THE BIG TREE NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE HAS BEEN DECORATED.
AND THE EMPTY WINDOW DOWNTOWN THAT WAS THE WINDOW FOR
TIMBER CITY SHIRTWORKS, HAS BEEN DECORATED BY OSTERHAUS PHARMACY. THERE IS NOT A NEW BUSINESS LOCATING THERE.
CERTAINLY, A DECORATED WINDOW OVER THE HOLIDAYS LOOKS BETTER
THAN AN EMPTY ONE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
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THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD , EXAMINING BOARD, THIS MORNING INTERVIEWED 3 CANDIDATES FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR POSITION. THAT PERSON SELECTED WOULD REPLACE DEB LANE. THE 3 INTERVIEWED TODAY WERE: TROY PATZNER OF BELLEVUE WHO IS THE CURRENT INTERIM ASSESOR.....DIXIE "LEE" KARABIN OF MAQUOKETA WHO ALSO WORKS IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND JESSICA TRACY OF MAQUOKETA WHO IS A LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENT.
THE EXAMINING BOARD CAN NOT MAKE THE FINAL DECISION BUT WILL
MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD. SO, NO NEW ASSESSOR YET.
THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD WEDNESDAY APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING CALENDAR YEAR.
NO ONE ATTENDED THE MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET.
THE BUDGET NOW GOES TO THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL
APPROVAL. ALSO, THE MMEU BOARD APPROVED WAGES TO NON-UNION
EMPLOYEES AS THE SAME AS THE UNION EMPLOYEES AND WAGES WILL INCREASE 2.25 PERCENT IN EACH OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND 2.5 PERCENT IN T HE THIRD YEAR. MMEU MANAGER TOM GAFFIGAN HAS A SEPARATE CONTRACT AS MANAGER.
AN ACCIDENT JUST AFTER NOON TODAY BETWEEN A CAR AND SEMI
AT SUMMIT AND MAIN SEND ONE PERSON TO THE HOSPITAL. CLEAN-UP TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR. NO DETAILS AT THIS TIME.
THE BIG TREE NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE HAS BEEN DECORATED.
AND THE EMPTY WINDOW DOWNTOWN THAT WAS THE WINDOW FOR
TIMBER CITY SHIRTWORKS, HAS BEEN DECORATED BY OSTERHAUS PHARMACY. THERE IS NOT A NEW BUSINESS LOCATING THERE.
CERTAINLY, A DECORATED WINDOW OVER THE HOLIDAYS LOOKS BETTER
THAN AN EMPTY ONE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
THURSDAY DAILY REPORT
TODAY, SUNNY AND HIGH OF 24..
DOWN TO 2 ABOVE TONIGHT.
ONE MORE COLD DAY TOMORROW..
THEN RAIN AND IN THE 40'S SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
A FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT WAS KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT NEAR TULSA, OKLAHOMA AROUND 5 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
JOSHUA MICHAEL LUNDGREN WAS DRIVING A CRANE AND A TIRE BLEW OUT AND HE CRASHED INTO A TREE. HE WAS PINNED IN THE WRECKAGE AND
PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. HE GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL IN 2009 AND RECENTLY GOT MARRIED IN OKLAHOMA.
A TWO CAR ACCIDENT NOVEMBER 15TH ON SUMMIT STREET.
ONE DRIVER, JASMINE TERRELL, 22, OF MAQUOKETA AND THE
OTHER DRIVER KRISTIN LANE, 19, OF MAQUOKETA. TERRELL WAS CHARGED. NO INJURIES. AROUND $1,000 - $1,500 DAMAGE TO EACH VEHICLE.
MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY IS THINKING OF JOINING
SEVEN OTHER CITIES IN TAKING A LOOK AT PROVIDING TELEPHONE,
BROADBAND, INTERNET AND CABLE SERVICE TO MAQUOKETA.
THE STUDY WILL COST $120,000 OR $15,000 PER CITY.
THE CITY'S ORDINACE DOES NOT PREVENT COMPETITION TO MEDIACOM.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES OF ALLOWING THEIR SON TO BE TRUAN HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST BOTH DENNIS MANNING, 47, AND DAWN MANNING, 42, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA. THE MAGISTRATE SAID THE MANNINGS DID NOT SHOW UP FOR A NOVEMBER 2ND HEARING. THE NEXT HEARING WILL BE IN DECEMBER. THE MANNING'S SON, JACOB, WAS ALLOWED TO MISS SCHOOL ON NOV.18 AND19.
THE IOWA FARM BUREAU 29TH ANNUAL STUDY HAS DETERMINED THE
COST OF A THANKSGIVING MEAL THIS YEAR, FOR A FAMILY OF 10,
WILL BE $49.41...LESS THAN $5 PER SERVING. THE COST AS BEEN
AVERAGING AROUND $49 SINCE 2011.
MMEU EMPLOYEES PUT THE DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
UP TODAY AND THE TREE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AND PLACED IN THE GREEN SPACE AREA DOWNTOWN.
BE THANKFUL....YOU DON'T LIVE IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK!
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
DOWN TO 2 ABOVE TONIGHT.
ONE MORE COLD DAY TOMORROW..
THEN RAIN AND IN THE 40'S SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
A FORMER MAQUOKETA RESIDENT WAS KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT NEAR TULSA, OKLAHOMA AROUND 5 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
JOSHUA MICHAEL LUNDGREN WAS DRIVING A CRANE AND A TIRE BLEW OUT AND HE CRASHED INTO A TREE. HE WAS PINNED IN THE WRECKAGE AND
PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. HE GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL IN 2009 AND RECENTLY GOT MARRIED IN OKLAHOMA.
A TWO CAR ACCIDENT NOVEMBER 15TH ON SUMMIT STREET.
ONE DRIVER, JASMINE TERRELL, 22, OF MAQUOKETA AND THE
OTHER DRIVER KRISTIN LANE, 19, OF MAQUOKETA. TERRELL WAS CHARGED. NO INJURIES. AROUND $1,000 - $1,500 DAMAGE TO EACH VEHICLE.
MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY IS THINKING OF JOINING
SEVEN OTHER CITIES IN TAKING A LOOK AT PROVIDING TELEPHONE,
BROADBAND, INTERNET AND CABLE SERVICE TO MAQUOKETA.
THE STUDY WILL COST $120,000 OR $15,000 PER CITY.
THE CITY'S ORDINACE DOES NOT PREVENT COMPETITION TO MEDIACOM.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES OF ALLOWING THEIR SON TO BE TRUAN HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST BOTH DENNIS MANNING, 47, AND DAWN MANNING, 42, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA. THE MAGISTRATE SAID THE MANNINGS DID NOT SHOW UP FOR A NOVEMBER 2ND HEARING. THE NEXT HEARING WILL BE IN DECEMBER. THE MANNING'S SON, JACOB, WAS ALLOWED TO MISS SCHOOL ON NOV.18 AND19.
THE IOWA FARM BUREAU 29TH ANNUAL STUDY HAS DETERMINED THE
COST OF A THANKSGIVING MEAL THIS YEAR, FOR A FAMILY OF 10,
WILL BE $49.41...LESS THAN $5 PER SERVING. THE COST AS BEEN
AVERAGING AROUND $49 SINCE 2011.
MMEU EMPLOYEES PUT THE DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
UP TODAY AND THE TREE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AND PLACED IN THE GREEN SPACE AREA DOWNTOWN.
BE THANKFUL....YOU DON'T LIVE IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK!
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
TUESDAY DAILY REPORT
7 ABOVE THIS MORNING.
20 TODAY'S HIGH.
NO SNOW.
PIECE OF CAKE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOSUE "PENROSE BUILDING" ANNEX
WILL NOT BE DONE IN DECEMBER BUT WILL BE COMPLETELY DONE IN JANUARY. IT IS LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE JAIL ON WEST PLATT. THE HOME HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO OFFICES FOR THE COUNTY. THE CASE MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH OFFICIALS WILL BE LOCATED THERE.
TWO PEOPLE WERE APPOINTED TO CITY COMMITTES LAST NIGHT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. FORMER MAY TOM MESSERLI WAS RE-APPOINTED TO THE JACKSON COUNTY WASTE AUTHORITY. HE HAS ALREADY SERVED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND THE SUPERVISORS TODAY RE-APPOINTED JEAN CASEL TO THE WASTE AUTHORITY.
ALSO LAST NIGHT, JERRY BEAU WAS APPOINTED TO THE CITY ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
A VEHICLE WENT INTO THE DITCH FROM A SNOWY ROAD SUNDAY NIGHT ON 435TH AVENUE. SHERIFF DEPUTY MICHAEL PETERS SAID BRIAN JORDAN, AGE 33, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS DRIVING NORTH AND LOST CONTROL. THE
VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO ITS TOP AND $5,000 IN DAMAGES TO HIS 1999 GMC.
NO CHARGES FILED AND NO INJURIES.
IN BUSINESS NEWS, THE CENTERSTONE INN MOTEL ON MAQUOKETA'S NORTH END RECENTLY INSTALLED 66 NEW FLAT-SCREEN HD TV'S.
OWNER TROY THEDE SAID, WITH THE HELP OF TWO BROTHERS, THE
WORK WAS DONE IN A DAY AND A HALF. PRETTY NICE ORDER TO GET FROM ONE CUSTOMER. ALL ARE WORKING FINE!
PLAYED A COUPLE HOLIDAY SONGS THIS MORNING....ALWAYS FUN
IN RADIO TO HAVE THIS CHANGE IN MUSIC FOR CLOSE TO A MONTH.
TAKE IT EASY AND KEEP WARM.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
20 TODAY'S HIGH.
NO SNOW.
PIECE OF CAKE.
THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOSUE "PENROSE BUILDING" ANNEX
WILL NOT BE DONE IN DECEMBER BUT WILL BE COMPLETELY DONE IN JANUARY. IT IS LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE JAIL ON WEST PLATT. THE HOME HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO OFFICES FOR THE COUNTY. THE CASE MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH OFFICIALS WILL BE LOCATED THERE.
TWO PEOPLE WERE APPOINTED TO CITY COMMITTES LAST NIGHT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. FORMER MAY TOM MESSERLI WAS RE-APPOINTED TO THE JACKSON COUNTY WASTE AUTHORITY. HE HAS ALREADY SERVED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND THE SUPERVISORS TODAY RE-APPOINTED JEAN CASEL TO THE WASTE AUTHORITY.
ALSO LAST NIGHT, JERRY BEAU WAS APPOINTED TO THE CITY ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
A VEHICLE WENT INTO THE DITCH FROM A SNOWY ROAD SUNDAY NIGHT ON 435TH AVENUE. SHERIFF DEPUTY MICHAEL PETERS SAID BRIAN JORDAN, AGE 33, OF MAQUOKETA, WAS DRIVING NORTH AND LOST CONTROL. THE
VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO ITS TOP AND $5,000 IN DAMAGES TO HIS 1999 GMC.
NO CHARGES FILED AND NO INJURIES.
IN BUSINESS NEWS, THE CENTERSTONE INN MOTEL ON MAQUOKETA'S NORTH END RECENTLY INSTALLED 66 NEW FLAT-SCREEN HD TV'S.
OWNER TROY THEDE SAID, WITH THE HELP OF TWO BROTHERS, THE
WORK WAS DONE IN A DAY AND A HALF. PRETTY NICE ORDER TO GET FROM ONE CUSTOMER. ALL ARE WORKING FINE!
PLAYED A COUPLE HOLIDAY SONGS THIS MORNING....ALWAYS FUN
IN RADIO TO HAVE THIS CHANGE IN MUSIC FOR CLOSE TO A MONTH.
TAKE IT EASY AND KEEP WARM.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Monday, November 17, 2014
MONDAY DAILY REPORT
YES..IT IS COLD IN MAQUOKTA.
TODAY ALSO WINDY.
BUT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES HELPED.
DOWN TO 3 ABOVE TONIGHT.
NO RELIEF UNTIL THIS WEEKEND.
NO NEW SNOW ON THE GROUND.'
THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO
T & J MANUFACTURING ON EAST PLATT STREET AT 10:45 THIS MORNING.
THE FIRE WAS IN THE DUST COLLECTOR AND FIREMEN PUT IT OUT
AND WERE THERE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A ROBBERY AT B & C
LIQUOR ON EAST PLATT STREET. AN UNDERTERMINED AMOUNT OF
MONEY WAS TAKEN FROM THE SAFE.
THE CANTON BRIDGE IS ONCE AGAIN OPEN ON HIGHWAY 136. IT HAS
BEEN OPEN ABOUT 10 DAYS, BUT KMAQ WAS NEVER INFORMED.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7 TONIGHT.
LONGTIME BELLEVUE BUSINESSMAN CHUCK SCHROEDER, AGE 80, DIED SATURDAY MORNING AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE. HE AND HIS WIFE ANN
WERE IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS UNTIL RETIRING. MANY OF YOU
PROBABLY ATE AT THEIR POPULAR ANCHOR INN RESTAURANT.
KEEP WARM.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
CHECK THE PHOTOS I PUT UP HERE OVER THE WEEKEND, BELOW.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
TODAY ALSO WINDY.
BUT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES HELPED.
DOWN TO 3 ABOVE TONIGHT.
NO RELIEF UNTIL THIS WEEKEND.
NO NEW SNOW ON THE GROUND.'
THE MAQUOKETA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO
T & J MANUFACTURING ON EAST PLATT STREET AT 10:45 THIS MORNING.
THE FIRE WAS IN THE DUST COLLECTOR AND FIREMEN PUT IT OUT
AND WERE THERE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A ROBBERY AT B & C
LIQUOR ON EAST PLATT STREET. AN UNDERTERMINED AMOUNT OF
MONEY WAS TAKEN FROM THE SAFE.
THE CANTON BRIDGE IS ONCE AGAIN OPEN ON HIGHWAY 136. IT HAS
BEEN OPEN ABOUT 10 DAYS, BUT KMAQ WAS NEVER INFORMED.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7 TONIGHT.
LONGTIME BELLEVUE BUSINESSMAN CHUCK SCHROEDER, AGE 80, DIED SATURDAY MORNING AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE. HE AND HIS WIFE ANN
WERE IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS UNTIL RETIRING. MANY OF YOU
PROBABLY ATE AT THEIR POPULAR ANCHOR INN RESTAURANT.
KEEP WARM.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
CHECK THE PHOTOS I PUT UP HERE OVER THE WEEKEND, BELOW.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Sunday, November 16, 2014
I'M NOW A GREAT GRANDFATHER
SATURDAY WAS A BIG DAY AT THE SCOTT COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN DAVENPORT. MY GRANDAUGHTER SARA CLASEN OF BETTENDORF
OFFICIALLY ADOPTED HER 3 FOSTER CHILDREN, TWO BROTHERS (AGE 3 AND 5) AND THEIR LITTLE SISTER, NEARLY 1 1/2. SORRY, BUT I JUST HAVE TO
BRAG AND SHOW-OFF A LITTLE. AND, SIGNING THE ADOPTION PAPERS,
JUDGE NANCY (MRS. PHIL) TABOR. THE FIRST PHOTO WAS TAKEN JUST INSIDE THE COURTHOUSE.
MEET LANDON DENNIS CLASEN AT LEFT, AGE 3. ON THE RIGHT, TRENTON
CHARLES CLASEN, AGE 5 AND THAT LEAVES CORA CHRISTINE CLASEN, LOWER RIGHT.
LEFT TO RIGHT, JASON, SARA'S SPECIAL FRIEND....NANCY AND I....SARA AND CORA (NAMED AFTER MY MOTHER) AND IN FRONT, TRENTON AND LANDON.
SARA IS THE DAUGHTER OF CHARLES CLASEN OF DUBUQUE AND THE LATE
CHRISTY VOY CLASEN.
CHARLIE CLASEN HOLDING HIS NEW GRANDDAUGHTER CORA.
CEREMONY OVER...AND OFF TO A BRUNCH AND MORE CELEBRATING.
IT WAS A FANTASTIC EARLY THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY!
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
OFFICIALLY ADOPTED HER 3 FOSTER CHILDREN, TWO BROTHERS (AGE 3 AND 5) AND THEIR LITTLE SISTER, NEARLY 1 1/2. SORRY, BUT I JUST HAVE TO
BRAG AND SHOW-OFF A LITTLE. AND, SIGNING THE ADOPTION PAPERS,
JUDGE NANCY (MRS. PHIL) TABOR. THE FIRST PHOTO WAS TAKEN JUST INSIDE THE COURTHOUSE.
CHARLES CLASEN, AGE 5 AND THAT LEAVES CORA CHRISTINE CLASEN, LOWER RIGHT.
SARA IS THE DAUGHTER OF CHARLES CLASEN OF DUBUQUE AND THE LATE
CHRISTY VOY CLASEN.
CEREMONY OVER...AND OFF TO A BRUNCH AND MORE CELEBRATING.
IT WAS A FANTASTIC EARLY THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY!
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Friday, November 14, 2014
FRIDAY DAILY REPORT
SUNNY AND COLD TODAY, HIGH OF 28.
TONIGHT, DOWN TO 11.
SNOW LIKELY TOMORROW...A HALF INCH.
TOMORROW NIGHT, MAYBE ANOTHER FULL INCH.
SUNDAY, FLURRIES EARLY, THEN PARTLY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 28.
MONDAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND ONLY 21 FOR A HIGH.
YES...THE COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO HANG AROUND.
LAST FRIDAY, THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY NEAR CARDINAL SCHOOL WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN OLDER FEMALE TRIED TO ENTICE TWO STUDENTS INTO A VEHICLE AND GIVE THEM A RIDE TO SCHOOL. THE KIDS RAN AND THE LADY TOOK OFF IN HER CAR. THE PD CONCLUDED ITS INVESTIGATION TODAY AFTER THE "SUSPECT VEHICLE" WAS LOCATED AND STOPPED BY OFFICERS. SHE AS INTERVIEWED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE INDIVIDUAL HAD NO CRIMINAL INTENT.
THE SUPERVISORS CANVAS OF VOTES WAS DONE AND IT SHOWED NEARLY THE SAME AS ON ELECTION DAY, WITH 4,304 VOTING AT THE POLLS AND 3,477 ABSENTEES FOR A 52-PERCENT TOTAL OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS.
A GOOD TURNOUT.
THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS BATTLED A HOUSE FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING
AT RURAL ELWOOD, THE DALE HINZ HOME. IT WAS DESTROYED.
LOST NATION FIRE WAS CALLED INITIALLY AND MAQUOKETA AND DELMAR WERE CALLED TO ASSIST. THE FAMILY GOT OUT WITHOUT INJURY. THE CAUSE WAS A WOOD STOVE CHIMNEY FIRE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.conm
TONIGHT, DOWN TO 11.
SNOW LIKELY TOMORROW...A HALF INCH.
TOMORROW NIGHT, MAYBE ANOTHER FULL INCH.
SUNDAY, FLURRIES EARLY, THEN PARTLY SUNNY AND HIGH OF 28.
MONDAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND ONLY 21 FOR A HIGH.
YES...THE COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO HANG AROUND.
LAST FRIDAY, THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY NEAR CARDINAL SCHOOL WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN OLDER FEMALE TRIED TO ENTICE TWO STUDENTS INTO A VEHICLE AND GIVE THEM A RIDE TO SCHOOL. THE KIDS RAN AND THE LADY TOOK OFF IN HER CAR. THE PD CONCLUDED ITS INVESTIGATION TODAY AFTER THE "SUSPECT VEHICLE" WAS LOCATED AND STOPPED BY OFFICERS. SHE AS INTERVIEWED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE INDIVIDUAL HAD NO CRIMINAL INTENT.
THE SUPERVISORS CANVAS OF VOTES WAS DONE AND IT SHOWED NEARLY THE SAME AS ON ELECTION DAY, WITH 4,304 VOTING AT THE POLLS AND 3,477 ABSENTEES FOR A 52-PERCENT TOTAL OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS.
A GOOD TURNOUT.
THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS BATTLED A HOUSE FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING
AT RURAL ELWOOD, THE DALE HINZ HOME. IT WAS DESTROYED.
LOST NATION FIRE WAS CALLED INITIALLY AND MAQUOKETA AND DELMAR WERE CALLED TO ASSIST. THE FAMILY GOT OUT WITHOUT INJURY. THE CAUSE WAS A WOOD STOVE CHIMNEY FIRE.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.conm
Thursday, November 13, 2014
THURSDAY DAILY REPORT
FLURRIES TODAY...SUNNY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND COLD.
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WILL BE FOR A WEEK OR SO.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD HAS HIRED AN ARCHITECT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR OPTIONS FOR HEATING AND
AIR CONDITIONING. COST OF THE STUDY, $25,900. A GEO THERMAL
SYSTEM WILL BE LOOKED AT TOO. BRGG'S ELEMENTARY HAS IT.
BOARD PRESIDENT MIKE HAYWARD SAID THE BUILDING IS IN GOOD SHAPE BUT AN EVALUATION IS NECESSARY BEFORE FUTURE DECISIONS ARE MADE.
"BUCK" KOOS AT FAR RIGHT.
FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY AT 10 YESTERDAY MORNING, TO CHECK ON A REPORT OF A GAS SMELL.
BLICK HILLS ENERGY WAS CALLED AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE FURNACE.
FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE A FEW MINUTES.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT CEDAR RAPIDS, THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE CATHOLIC VOLLEYBALL TEAM LOST THEIR STATE TOURNAMENT
MATCH 3 GAMES TO 1. THEY LOST THE FIRST 2 BY BIG MARGINS, THEN WON THE 3RD, 30 TO 28 AND LOST THE 4TH, 25 TO 23. VERY EXCITING
FOR THE FANS AND KMAQ LISTENERS.
THE MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A THEFT. VINCEN
MILKULSKI, AGE 53, OF ALLEN STREET IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED
WEDNESDAY AFTENOON THAT A 45-CALIBER HANDGUN WAS STOLEN.
TYLER JAMES FOSTER, AGE 16, OF MARION, DIED NOVEMBER 3RD.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS, GILBERT AND AGNES MILOTA OF MAQUOKETA.
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WILL BE FOR A WEEK OR SO.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD HAS HIRED AN ARCHITECT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR OPTIONS FOR HEATING AND
AIR CONDITIONING. COST OF THE STUDY, $25,900. A GEO THERMAL
SYSTEM WILL BE LOOKED AT TOO. BRGG'S ELEMENTARY HAS IT.
BOARD PRESIDENT MIKE HAYWARD SAID THE BUILDING IS IN GOOD SHAPE BUT AN EVALUATION IS NECESSARY BEFORE FUTURE DECISIONS ARE MADE.
FIREMEN WERE CALLED TO THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY AT 10 YESTERDAY MORNING, TO CHECK ON A REPORT OF A GAS SMELL.
BLICK HILLS ENERGY WAS CALLED AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE FURNACE.
FIREMEN WERE AT THE SCENE A FEW MINUTES.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT CEDAR RAPIDS, THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE CATHOLIC VOLLEYBALL TEAM LOST THEIR STATE TOURNAMENT
MATCH 3 GAMES TO 1. THEY LOST THE FIRST 2 BY BIG MARGINS, THEN WON THE 3RD, 30 TO 28 AND LOST THE 4TH, 25 TO 23. VERY EXCITING
FOR THE FANS AND KMAQ LISTENERS.
THE MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A THEFT. VINCEN
MILKULSKI, AGE 53, OF ALLEN STREET IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED
WEDNESDAY AFTENOON THAT A 45-CALIBER HANDGUN WAS STOLEN.
TYLER JAMES FOSTER, AGE 16, OF MARION, DIED NOVEMBER 3RD.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS, GILBERT AND AGNES MILOTA OF MAQUOKETA.
ABOVE,THE KMAQ BUILDING IN 1970, BEFORE A FIRE FORCED KMAQ TO MOVE INTO IT IN OCTOBER OF 1970. KMAQ MOVED INTO THE LEFT SIDE AND SEARS MOVED DOWN THE STREET A FEW MONTHS LATER SO KMAQ COULD HAVE THE ENTIRE BUILDING. G.L. STOCKHAM AND SON REMODELED THE
OUTSIDE AND INSIDE AND THE OPEN HOUSE WAS HELD IN LATE 1971. BELOW, HOW IT LOOKED ON OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY.....
THE FIRE WAS AT THE COAST TO COAST STORE JUST SOUTH OF WHERE KMAQ WAS LOCATED UPSTAIRS AND DID EXTENSIVE SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING.
THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL (AND AREA) FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL SEASON IS OVER AND NOW KMAQ IS MAKING PLANS TO COVER BASKETBALL AND WRESTLING, BOTH STARTING UP IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
NEVER A DULL MOMENT!
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT
SOME SUNSHINE TODAY...HIGH OF 26.
TOMORROW, WARMER, 29.
FRIDAY, 30.
SATURDAY, 32.
NO SNOW IN FORECAST.
A PLAQUE HAS BEEN HUNG IN THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
WITH A FLAG WHICH HAD BEEN FLOWN OVER CAMP IRINA IN AFGHANISTAN, ALONG WITH AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE. IT CAME FROM SUPERVISOR CHAIRMAN JACK WILLEY'S SON, JASON WILLEY, WHO IS SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN.
JACK WILLEY SAID HE WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE COUNTY RECEIVED THE FLAG RECENTLY. HIS SON DID NOT TELL HIM ABOUT IT. JACKSON COUNTY VETERANS AFFAIRS COORDINATOR TERRY CREEGEN WAS DRESSED IN CAMOFLAGUES MONDAY AFTERNOON TO PRESENT THE FLAG AND CERTIFICATE ENCASED IN A WOODEN CASE. CREEGAN SAID THE FATIGUES
HE WAS WEARING IS WHAT CURRENT TROOPS ARE WEARING. WILLEY
SAID THEY HAVE NOT TALKED TO THEIR SON FOR THREE WEEKS AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM HIM SOON. JASON, WHO LIVES IN THE QUAD CITIES AND
IS A DAVENPORT POLICEMAN, HAS BEEN IN THE RESERVES FOR 27 YEARS. WILLEY SAID HE IS PROUD OF HIS SON WHO WAS CALLED UP ON SEPTEMBER 11TH THIS YEAR.
TOMORROW, WARMER, 29.
FRIDAY, 30.
SATURDAY, 32.
NO SNOW IN FORECAST.
A PLAQUE HAS BEEN HUNG IN THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
WITH A FLAG WHICH HAD BEEN FLOWN OVER CAMP IRINA IN AFGHANISTAN, ALONG WITH AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE. IT CAME FROM SUPERVISOR CHAIRMAN JACK WILLEY'S SON, JASON WILLEY, WHO IS SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN.
JACK WILLEY SAID HE WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE COUNTY RECEIVED THE FLAG RECENTLY. HIS SON DID NOT TELL HIM ABOUT IT. JACKSON COUNTY VETERANS AFFAIRS COORDINATOR TERRY CREEGEN WAS DRESSED IN CAMOFLAGUES MONDAY AFTERNOON TO PRESENT THE FLAG AND CERTIFICATE ENCASED IN A WOODEN CASE. CREEGAN SAID THE FATIGUES
HE WAS WEARING IS WHAT CURRENT TROOPS ARE WEARING. WILLEY
SAID THEY HAVE NOT TALKED TO THEIR SON FOR THREE WEEKS AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM HIM SOON. JASON, WHO LIVES IN THE QUAD CITIES AND
IS A DAVENPORT POLICEMAN, HAS BEEN IN THE RESERVES FOR 27 YEARS. WILLEY SAID HE IS PROUD OF HIS SON WHO WAS CALLED UP ON SEPTEMBER 11TH THIS YEAR.
THIS IS GINGER SCHOOP, ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE ANNA B. LAWTHER ACADEMY IN MAQUOKETA.
THAT'S RIGHT, MAQUOKETA AGAIN HAS AN
ACADEMY. GET MORE INFORMATION BY GOING
TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE
ROTARY BLUE WHEEL. SHE SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY!
HAVE A NICE NIGHT
AND THURSDAY!
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.como
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
TUESDAY DAILY REPORT
AND THIS IS THE WAY IT WILL BE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND INTO
NEXT WEEK.
TOURNAMENT AT CEDAR RAPIDS AT 4 TOMORROW AFTERNOON. KMAQ'S MATT CLARK WILL BE THERE TO BROADCAST THE MATCHES ON KMAQ AM, FM AND OUR INTERNET HOME PAGE. THEY WILL PLAY CENTRAL LYON.
JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR LARRY "BUCK" KOOS WILL BE HONORED IN DES MOINES FOR HEROISM DURING THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE SHOOTING IN MAQUOKETA SEPTEMBER 9TH. A PLAQUE WILL BE PRESENTED TO KOOS DURING THE IOWA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES FALL CONFERENCE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.'
ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA. THE "GIRLS" WILL ALSO BE MAKING A SPECIAL APPEARANCE AT THE VARIETY SHOW ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND AT 7 P.M. AT OHNWARD. THE DANCE RECITAL WILL ALSO INCLUDE
ALL OF THE YMCA YOUTH DANCE STUDENTS. PICTURED ABOVE, FROM
LEFT TO RIGHT: BARB PESTKA, VICKIE BLAIR, HELEN SNELL, CAROLINE BOYLE, KATHY BECKER, KATHY JOHNSTON, KAREN HANSEN, MARGARET
McCARTHY, AND ROBERTA ROSHEIM. ABSENT, DALENA ACTON.
THERE ARE 55 MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STAFF
MEMBERS WHO ARE ELEGIBLE FOR EARLY RETIREMENT NEXT YEAR.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS MONDAY NIGHT APPROVED AN EARLY RETIREMENT WHICH WOULD AFFECT ALL MAQUOKETA DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. BOARD MEMBERS DID NOT DECIDE HOW MANY EMPLOYEES THEY WILL ALLOW FOR EARLY RETIREMENT. FIRST, THEY MUST APPLY IF INTERESTED AND THEN THE SUPERINTENDENT THE RETIREES THROUGH A LOTTERY SYSTEM, ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVED SYSTEM.
AN EARLY SHOWING FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T WAIT, THE NIGHT BEFORE AT 8 P.M. AND TICKETS FOR IT ARE ON SALE NOW AT THE BOXOFFICE. IT WILL
BE IN THE DIGITAL VOY 1 AUDITORIUM.
A CAR-DEER ACCIDENT....AT 2 A.M. LAST FRIDAY ON HIGHWAY 61. VICKY WINKELMAN OF MAQUOKETA, HIT THE DEER AND THE RESULT, DAMAGE TO HER CAR ESTIMATED AT $7,500.
MAQUOKETA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A VANDALISM INCIDENT AT HORSESHOE POND PARK. MONDAY MORNING, A REPORT INDICATED THE REGISTRATION BOX AND OTHER ITEMS WERE VANDALIZED.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
STAY WARM.
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Monday, November 10, 2014
MONDAY DAILY REPORT
THEN IN THE LOW 30'S FOR A HIGH EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEK.
LITTLE OR NO SNOW THIS WEEK, BUT LOTS COMING NORTH OF
US AND NORTH OF IOWA.
NO NEWS FOR DAILY REPORT TODAY.
VFW-AMERICAN LEGION VETERANS DAY PROGRAM WILL BE AT 8:45 TOMORROW MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
ALL INVITED.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK!
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com
Friday, November 07, 2014
FRIDAY DAILY REPORT
COOL AND 42
EVEN COOLER WEATHER COMING
THE OPTMIST CLUB PUTS OUT OVER 500 FLAGS AGAIN THIS WEEKEND FOR
VETERANS DAY. THE LOCAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM WILL BE AT 8:45
TUESDAY MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A COUPLE WINNERS WHO GUESSED MOST OF THE STAFF
ON THE SUNSHINE SCHOOL PHOTO. MORE ON THIS MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
JACK & ASSOCIATES (JACK AND MARILYN WILLEY) ARE CELEBRATING THEIR 46TH ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH....SAME LOCATION ON WEST PLATT.
AND THE POPULAR SUBWAY RESTAURANT IN MAQUOKETA CELEBRATES
THEIR 22ND ANNIVERSARY. JOHN HARMS, MONTICELLO, OWNER.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
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CHECK THE PHOTO AND STORY BELOW ON A GAS STATION IN MAQUOKETA WHEN THERE WERE LOTS OF SMALL GAS STATIONS. AND.... THAT DIDN'T SELL MUCH OF ANYTHING BUT GAS... AND WHEN GAS WAS CHEAP.
EVEN COOLER WEATHER COMING
VETERANS DAY. THE LOCAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM WILL BE AT 8:45
TUESDAY MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A COUPLE WINNERS WHO GUESSED MOST OF THE STAFF
ON THE SUNSHINE SCHOOL PHOTO. MORE ON THIS MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
JACK & ASSOCIATES (JACK AND MARILYN WILLEY) ARE CELEBRATING THEIR 46TH ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH....SAME LOCATION ON WEST PLATT.
AND THE POPULAR SUBWAY RESTAURANT IN MAQUOKETA CELEBRATES
THEIR 22ND ANNIVERSARY. JOHN HARMS, MONTICELLO, OWNER.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
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CHECK THE PHOTO AND STORY BELOW ON A GAS STATION IN MAQUOKETA WHEN THERE WERE LOTS OF SMALL GAS STATIONS. AND.... THAT DIDN'T SELL MUCH OF ANYTHING BUT GAS... AND WHEN GAS WAS CHEAP.
MAQUOKETA, 1963
IN SEPTEMBER) HAD LUNCH TODAY (ABOUT 10 MEMBERS) AT THE DECKER HOTEL. THE CLASS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE LUNCH NOW AND THEN
UNTIL THE NEXT REUNION. ANN WILCOX EDELMAN BROUGHT HER HUSBAND JACK ALONG AND HE BROUGHT ALONG AN OLD PHOTO OF HIS
CONOCO GAS STATION AND TANK WAGON.
TRUCK, DELIVERING GASOLINE AND FUEL OIL. THE GAS STATION THEN WAS KOCH'S CONOCO AND AROUND 3 YEARS LATER, JACK BOUGHT THE STATION AND IT BECAME EDELMAN'S CONOCO. IN 1968, HE LEFT CONOCO AND SOON ENDED UP HAVING A LONG CAREER AS AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AT O'HARA IN CHICAGO. HIS MILITARY SERVICE GAVE HIM THE KNOW-HOW
TO BE A CONTROLLER. AFTER RETIRING, JACK AND ANN MOVED TO
DUBUQUE. THE STATION ABOVE WAS AT THE CORNER OF NORTH MAIN AND WEST QUARRY STREET, ACROSS THE STREET NORTH OF OF THE POST OFFICE. IT IS NOW A PARKING LOT FOR THE NEWSPAPER AND THE
NEXT DOOR BUILDING (STILL STANDING) TO THE NORTH BACK THEN WAS O'CONNOR AND JAYNES USED CARS. THIS IS THE CORNER WHERE THE "STREETSCAPE" PROGRAM FOR DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA WILL START NEXT SPRING. IN 1963, GAS WAS PROBABLY 35-CENTS A GALLON AND A STAMP WAS A NICKEL. I WAS IN MY FIRST OF TWO YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS.
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Thursday, November 06, 2014
THURSDAY DAILY REPORT
WINDY TODAY. CLOUDY THIS MORNING. SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON AND
A HIGH OF 46.
TONIGHT...DOWN TO 26 AND TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 46 AGAIN.
SAME KIND OF WEATHER FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
COOL....BUT, THE GOOD NEWS....STILL NO SNOW.
JACKSON COUNTY'S SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCE HAS BEEN USED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE IT WAS PUT INTO PLACE A YEAR AGO. THE ORDINANCE IS A CIVIL MATTER, BUT THERE IS A FINE IF CONVICTED. MAQUOKETA POLICE SGT. DARREN RISINGER CHARGED ERIK ARENSDORF, AGE 22, OF MAQUOKETA WITH VIOLATING THE ORDINANCE. HE HOSTED A PARTY ON OCTOBER 25-26 AT 504 S. ELIZA. THERE WERE PEOPLE UNDER AGE 21 PRESENT AND CONSUMING ALCOHOL ACCORDING TO THE REPORT.
SGT. RISINGER SAID ARENSDORF WAS CHARGING $10 PER PERSON FOR ALL THE ALCOHOL THEY CARED TO DRINK INCLUDING SHOTS OF HARD LIQUOR.
ARENSDORF REFUSED TO SIGN THE TICKET RISENGER PRESENTED TO HIM.
ARENSDORF WAS NOT ARRESTED.
WONDER WHY IT HAD TO END THAT WAY?
THERE WERE SIX PEOPLE SEEKING THE FIVE POSITIONS ON THE JACKSON COUNTY EXTENSION AG COUNCIL ON THE BALLOT TUESDAY.
ELECTED: DAVID JACOBS, DEBRA STILLMUNKES, MARY LOU JOHNSON, LAURA FARRELL, AND KAREN TILL. MELISSA WILSON WAS ANOT ELECTED AS SHE RECEIVED THE LOWEDT NUMBER OF VOTES.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL AGREED TO DONATE A FIRE HYDRANT TO THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. MONDAY NIGHT, THE COUNCIL
CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT A HYDRANT WOULD BE GOOD AS THERE NOW IS NO HYDRANT INSIDE THE FAIRGROUNDS.
DISNEY'S NEW MOVIE, "BIG HERO 6" STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE. EARLY REVUES BY CRITICS HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD AND
PREDICTIONS ARE HIGH. SURE HOPE SO! GOOGLE THE TITLE TO SEE A TRAILER AND TAKE A LOOK.
HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE NEW LEGION WEB SITE I PUT UP A FEW WEEKS
AGO? I'M A LEGIONAIRE AND I WENT TO LAST NIGHT'S MEETING AND
ADDED SOME MORE INFORMATION TO THE SITE THIS MORNING.
GO TO americanlegionpost75.blogspot.com
THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE CATHOLIC GIRLS ARE GOING BACK TO THE STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK IN CEDAR RAPIDS.
LAST NIGHT, THEY (RANKED 7TH) DEFEATED DON BOSCO 3 GAMES TO NONE....ALL CLOSE. THE MARQUETTE GIRLS NOW HAVE A RECORD OF 36 AND 3 AND PLAY AT 4 P.M. NEXT WEDNESDAY AND KMAQ'S MATT CLARK
WILL BE THERE TO BROADCAST THE GAMES. THEY WERE AT STATE
TWO YEARS AGO. THEY WIN, THEY GO TO GAME 2 AND IF THEN WIN AGAIN, PLAY FOR THE STATE TITLE.
ANOTHER REASON WHY I HAVE LIKED BEING IN RADIO OVER 56 YEARS....
THERE ARE NEW AND EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY WEEK...
IN SPORTS, NEWS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, ELECTIONS, AND HOLIDAYS....TO NAME A FEW. AND WE GET TO LISTEN TO MUSIC WHILE WORKING.
HAVE SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY THAT MIGHT LIKE TO GET INTO RADIO?
HAVE HIM/HER STOP IN AND TALK TO ME.
KEEP WARM...BUT KEEP "COOL" TOO.
SEE YOU ON THE RADIO!
REMEMBER, 24-7 YOU CAN SEE DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA ON OUR WEB- CAM ON KMAQ'S HOME PAGE.
AND SEVERAL TIMES A DAY ON OUR HOME PAGE, YOU CAN LISTEN TO
KMAQ-FM......WHEREVER YOU LIVE!
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A HIGH OF 46.
TONIGHT...DOWN TO 26 AND TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 46 AGAIN.
SAME KIND OF WEATHER FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
COOL....BUT, THE GOOD NEWS....STILL NO SNOW.
JACKSON COUNTY'S SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCE HAS BEEN USED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE IT WAS PUT INTO PLACE A YEAR AGO. THE ORDINANCE IS A CIVIL MATTER, BUT THERE IS A FINE IF CONVICTED. MAQUOKETA POLICE SGT. DARREN RISINGER CHARGED ERIK ARENSDORF, AGE 22, OF MAQUOKETA WITH VIOLATING THE ORDINANCE. HE HOSTED A PARTY ON OCTOBER 25-26 AT 504 S. ELIZA. THERE WERE PEOPLE UNDER AGE 21 PRESENT AND CONSUMING ALCOHOL ACCORDING TO THE REPORT.
SGT. RISINGER SAID ARENSDORF WAS CHARGING $10 PER PERSON FOR ALL THE ALCOHOL THEY CARED TO DRINK INCLUDING SHOTS OF HARD LIQUOR.
ARENSDORF REFUSED TO SIGN THE TICKET RISENGER PRESENTED TO HIM.
ARENSDORF WAS NOT ARRESTED.
WONDER WHY IT HAD TO END THAT WAY?
ELECTED: DAVID JACOBS, DEBRA STILLMUNKES, MARY LOU JOHNSON, LAURA FARRELL, AND KAREN TILL. MELISSA WILSON WAS ANOT ELECTED AS SHE RECEIVED THE LOWEDT NUMBER OF VOTES.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL AGREED TO DONATE A FIRE HYDRANT TO THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. MONDAY NIGHT, THE COUNCIL
CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT A HYDRANT WOULD BE GOOD AS THERE NOW IS NO HYDRANT INSIDE THE FAIRGROUNDS.
PREDICTIONS ARE HIGH. SURE HOPE SO! GOOGLE THE TITLE TO SEE A TRAILER AND TAKE A LOOK.
HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE NEW LEGION WEB SITE I PUT UP A FEW WEEKS
AGO? I'M A LEGIONAIRE AND I WENT TO LAST NIGHT'S MEETING AND
ADDED SOME MORE INFORMATION TO THE SITE THIS MORNING.
GO TO americanlegionpost75.blogspot.com
FRED HARE OF MAQUOEKTA, WHO WORKS AT BRICK TAP, IS UNDERTAKING
THE CHALLEGE OF RAISING FUNDS FOR MAQUOKETA'S CHRSITMAS LIGHTS
THIS COMING HOLIDAY SEDASON. HARE, SPEAKING THIS NOON AT THE KIWANIS MEETING, HAS A GOAL OF $1,000. THE MONEY WOULD BE USED
FOR LIGHTS FOR THE TREE AT THE POST OFFICE AND FOR A TREE IN THE GREEN SPACE ON NORTH MAIN STREET. HE WOULD LIKE A 25 FOOT TREE AT THAT LOCATION. ANYTHING OVER $1,000 WOULD BE USED TO LIGHT THE STREET LIGHT POLES DOWNTOWN. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION, CALL HIM AT 563-271-9738....OR STOP AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE.
THE BELLEVUE MARQUETTE CATHOLIC GIRLS ARE GOING BACK TO THE STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK IN CEDAR RAPIDS.
LAST NIGHT, THEY (RANKED 7TH) DEFEATED DON BOSCO 3 GAMES TO NONE....ALL CLOSE. THE MARQUETTE GIRLS NOW HAVE A RECORD OF 36 AND 3 AND PLAY AT 4 P.M. NEXT WEDNESDAY AND KMAQ'S MATT CLARK
WILL BE THERE TO BROADCAST THE GAMES. THEY WERE AT STATE
TWO YEARS AGO. THEY WIN, THEY GO TO GAME 2 AND IF THEN WIN AGAIN, PLAY FOR THE STATE TITLE.
ANOTHER REASON WHY I HAVE LIKED BEING IN RADIO OVER 56 YEARS....
THERE ARE NEW AND EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY WEEK...
IN SPORTS, NEWS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, ELECTIONS, AND HOLIDAYS....TO NAME A FEW. AND WE GET TO LISTEN TO MUSIC WHILE WORKING.
HAVE SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY THAT MIGHT LIKE TO GET INTO RADIO?
HAVE HIM/HER STOP IN AND TALK TO ME.
KEEP WARM...BUT KEEP "COOL" TOO.
SEE YOU ON THE RADIO!
REMEMBER, 24-7 YOU CAN SEE DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA ON OUR WEB- CAM ON KMAQ'S HOME PAGE.
AND SEVERAL TIMES A DAY ON OUR HOME PAGE, YOU CAN LISTEN TO
KMAQ-FM......WHEREVER YOU LIVE!
DENNIS VOY
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SUNSHINE PRE-SCHOOL 1980-81
I FOUND THIS STAFF PHOTO TODAY WHEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
A $10 VOY THEATRE GIFT CARD TO THE PERSON THAT CAN NAME THE
MOST HERE....AND EMAIL ME WITH NAMES. OR $15 GIFT CARD TO THE
FIRST PERSON THAT CAN NAME ALL 28 BY NOON SATURDAY.
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A $10 VOY THEATRE GIFT CARD TO THE PERSON THAT CAN NAME THE
MOST HERE....AND EMAIL ME WITH NAMES. OR $15 GIFT CARD TO THE
FIRST PERSON THAT CAN NAME ALL 28 BY NOON SATURDAY.
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