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

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