SATURDAY IN TIMBER TOWN

THEY DID IT AGAIN!
GAVE US ALL A GREAT ANNUAL FISH FRY!
THE IKE'S FISH FRY WAS YESTERDAY AT THEIR CLUBHOUSE AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA, BEHIND HORSESHOE POND.    THE WEATHER WAS NICE...THE FISH AND ALL THE EXTRAS (SWEET DESSERTS TOO) DELICIOUS, AND A GOOD CROWD.     IT WAS A VERY BUSY DAY FOR THE MEMBERS AND
WE THANK THANK THEM AND SALUTE THEM FOR ALL THE GOOD THINGS THEY DO.

THE MAN IN BLACK ABOVE IS JIM GERARDY OF MAQUOKETA AND LAST NIGHT,
JIM AND HIS WIFE DEBRA (KMAQ SALES REP) DID A GREAT THING FOR
HOSPICE OF JACKSON COUNTY.    THEY ORGANIZED A MUSIC EVENT WITH
LOCAL SINGERS TO BENEFIT HOSPICE AND IT WAS FROM 6  UNTIL 7:30  LAST NIGHT AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.   WE HAVE "ABOVE AND BEYOND"  TALENT IN JACKSON COUNTY AND SO EVERYONE ENJOYED
THE SHOW.    GOOD ATTENDANCE.   GOOD SHOW.    GOOD NEEDED FUNDS
FOR THE  HOSPICE TREASURY.     THANKS JIM AND DEB....THANKS ENTERTAINERS....THANKS TO AROUND 30 SPONSORS AND THANKS TO
ALL THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FUN NIGHT IN JACKSON COUNTY.

THE PRETTY GIRL ABOVE IS CLARE COOK OF BELLEVUE, DAUGHTER OF TROY AND LEEANN COOK AND ANN DENLINGER.   SHE IS THE NEW 2014-2015
JACKSON/CLINTON DAIRY PRINCESS CROWNED LAST NIGHT AT THE
ANNUAL DAIRY BANQUET AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.
NAMED ALTERNATE PRINCESS, REBECCA LYONS  OF CLINTON, DAUGHTER OF PATRICK AND MARLYS LYONS.
THE NEW DAIRY AMBASSADOR IS CHARLIE COOK OF BELLEVUE, SON OF TROY AND LEEANN COOK AND ANN DENLINGER.
THE NEW LITTLE MISS DAIRY MAIDS ARE GABBY HINGTGEN, DAUGHTER OF
SCOTT AND JESSICA HINGTGEN AND MEGAN KREMER, DAUGHTER OF RODNEY AND CARRIE KREMER.  
AND THE NEW LITTLE SIR DAIRY MAN IS CODY COOK, SON OF TROY AND
LEEANN COOK.
THE DAIRY ORGANIZATION PRESENTED A $500 SCHOLARSHIP TO SAMANTHA COSTELLO OF DEWITT, THE OUTGOING DAIRY PRINCESS, AND DAUGHTER OF FRANCIS AND JACQUE COSTELLO.   SHE PLANS TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND ALSO RECEIVING A $500 SCHOLARSHIP, THE OUTGOING
ALTERNATE DAIRY PRINCESS, MARISSA TILL, OF MAQUOKETA, DAUGHTER OF  ALLAN AND KAREN TILL.   SHE PLANS TO ATTEND IOWA STATE.
THE DAIRY D-H-I-A AWARDS WERE WERE ALSO A PART OF LAST NIGHT'S
AGENDA.     THE TOP JACKSON COUNTY DAIRY HERD AWARD WENT TO
DWAIN AND DAVID KILBURG AND THE TOP CLINTON COUNTY HERD
AWARD TO BLANCHARD FAMILY.
THE JACKSON/CLINTON COUNTY DAIRY ASSOCIATION "THANK YOU"
CERTIFICATES FOR HELPING PROMOTE THE DAIRY INDUSTRY WENT
TO THE FAREWAY STORE IN MAQUOKETA AND BLUE-HILL FARM,OWNED
BY THE BURKEY FAMILY.
IN CLOSING LAST NIGHT, EMCEE RANDY FRANCK, THE ASSOCIATION TREASURER, INVITED EVERYONE TO THIS JUNE DAIRY MONTH'S  "LUNCH ON THE FARM"  ON JUNE 29TH AT THE SCOTT AND TRICIA HOLDGRAFER FARM HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY.
ENTERTAINMENT BY THE "COUNTRY TRADITION BAND" OF JACKSON COUNTY
FOLLOWED LAST NIGHT'S PROGRAM.

THE JACKSON/CLINTON COUNTY DAIRY BANQUET IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE
BEST EACH YEAR.    ALWAYS GREAT FOOD (LAST NIGHT THE BEEF AND PORK
DINNER CATERED BY SPRINGBROOK COUNTRY DINING) AND MANY, YES MANY NICE DOOR PRIZES.   AND THEN, EVERYONE RECIEVED A FREE
DAIRY PRODUCT WHEN LEAVING FOR  HOME.    I CHOOSE A PACKAGE OF CHEESE AND NANCY TOOK A POUND OF BUTTER.
THANKS DAIRYMEN AND DAIRYWOMEN!!

AND...WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ONE OF THE BEST COUNTRY BANDS
IN IOWA RIGHT HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY....."THE COUNTRY TRADITION
BAND".

 GOOD GOOD FIDDLE PLAYER AND LEADER, RUSS HAYWARD.

GOOD GOOD ON THE ELECTRIC GUITAR AND GOOD GOOD SINGER TOO....
AND GOOD GOOD BOSS,  AMANDA (MRS. RUSS) HAYWARD.   HER VERSION
OF  "PONTOON" IS MY FAVORITE AND SHE DOES GOOD GOOD ALSO WITH
PATSY CLINE HITS.

GOOD GOOD DRUMMER (IN THE IOWA ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME) SANDY MANUEL.   OLDTIMERS LIKE ME....REMEMBER THE "KINGS FIVE AT THE ROSE GARDEN"?

GOOD GOOD GUITAR AND VOCALIST DAVE.    CAN'T REMEMBER HIS LAST NAME, BUT IT COULD BE WILLIAMS, OR HAGGARD, OR ROBBINS.

THEIR COUNTRY MUSIC IS THE WAY COUNTRY MUSIC WAS BEST!

DENNIS VOY