MONDAY DAILY REPORT

SUNNY AND HOT TODAY....IN THE MID 80'S.
THIS KIND OF WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK.

FRIDAY NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL FOOTBALL TEAM DEFEATED
CASCADE, 53 TO 0.    IT RAINED DURING MOST OF THE GAME.
THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, THE CARDS TRAVEL TO MACHESTER.    THE HAWKS
ALSO WON BIG LAST FRIDAY NIGHT.  

THIS PAST SATURDAY MORNING, SHORTLY AFTER 1 A.M....A BOLT OF LIGHTNING EXPLODED A TREE ON THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB COURSE.     IT SHATTERED THE BIG TREE AND MANY SAY IT WAS
THE LOUDEST "BANG" THEY HAVE EVER HEARD IN MAQUOKETA.
I SLEPT THROUGH IT.

THE FISH FRY SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY YESTERDAY LATE AFTERNOON WAS A BIG SUCCESS.
IT WAS HELD TO RAISE MONEY FOR A NEW SHINGLE ROOF FOR THE LAMOTTE NARROW GUAGE RAILROAD DEPOT MOVED TO MAQUOKETA
NEAR THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM THIS PAST JUNE.
YESTERDAY, FROM 4 UNTIL 5, DAVE KENDALL GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE
BELLEVUE TO CASCADE RAILROAD, WHICH WENT RIGHT PAST WHERE HE LIVES TODAY AND HOME OF HIS ANNIE'S ACRES STRAWBERRY PATCH.
I SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER HIM TO GIVE A PROGRAM AGAIN, AT YOUR CLUB.
THE FISH FRY WAS HELD INSIDE THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM AND
OUTSIDE IN A LARGE TENT.    THE MAQUOKETA FOOTBALL TEAM SUNDAY MORNING HELPED OUTSIDE WITH SETTING UP FOR THE FISH FRY.
I'M GUESSING THEY SERVED AROUND 250.

MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER KEENAN MEINEKE INVESTIGATED A 2-CAR ACCIDENT FRIDAY NIGHT, INVOLVING SANDRA MILLER-HAMMERAND, AGE 48,
AND DAKOTA MANNING, AGE 22, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA.  SANDRA WAS
GOING NORTH ON 200TH AVENUE WHEN DAKOTA ENTERED ON TO 200TH FROM 17TH STREET,  TURNING LEFT, WHEN SHE HIT SANDRA.
NO INJURIES AND DAKOTA MANNING WAS ISSUED A CITATION.

 ONE OF THESE TICKETS IS THE SILENT AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK
 ON THE ROTARY HOME PAGE, WHICH YOU CAN GET TO FROM
 THE KMAQ HOME PAGE.

OVER 50 PEOPLE ENJOYED THE "OPERA" SATURDAY NIGHT AT MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE.   AND I WAS TOLD,  THE MEMBERS OF IT ENJOYED
PRESENTING IT IN MAQUOKETA AND APPRECIATED THE MAQUOKETA
AUDIENCE RECEPTION.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

NOT A NICE DAY TODAY....NO SUN....MISTY AT TIMES....COOL....NOT A GOOD NIGHT COMING UP FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
TOMORROW WILL BE A LITTLE NICEER, AFTER MORE RAIN TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY SHOULD BE PRETTY DESCENT.   NEXT WEEK, SUMMER
WEATHER RETURNS.

MAQUOKETA OPENS THE SEASON TONIGHT AT GOODENOW FIELD, AGAINST
CASCADE, A NON-DISTRICT GAME.    SOPHOMORE GAME AT 5 AND THE VARSITY AFTER, AT AROUND 7:30, DEPENDING ON THE SCORING IN THE FIRST GAME.    MATT CLARK WILL HAVE THE GAME ON KMAQ-FM AND ON OUR WEB SITE STARTING AT 7:20.    WE HAVE TEN STARTERS  BACK FROM LAST YEAR, INCLUDING AT QUARTERBACK, BUT LAST YEAR'S TEAM WON JUST ONE GAME.

COACH KEVIN BOWMAN IS ENTERING HIS 10TH SEASON.

MONARCH BUTTTERFLY TAGGING WILL BE EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AT 1 P.M. STARTING TOMORROW AND THROUGH SEPTEMBER, SPONSORED BY JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION AND HELD AT THE HURSTVILLE
INTERPRETIVE CENTER JUST NORTH OF MAQUOKETA.    TWO  HUNDRED
TAGS WERE ORDERED THIS YEAR FOR TAGGING THE BUTTERFLYS THAT LIVE ONLY 8 MONTHS, MIGRATE OVER 2,000 MILES AND SPEND THE WINTER
IN MEXICO.     ALL ARE WELCOME TO HELP SATURDAYS.

TOOK THIS PHOTO YESTERDAY OF A PAINTING BY G GOODENOW, SEE
RIGHT HAND CORNER.   I REMEMBER G GOODENOW.   YOU MIGHT ALSO.
SHE WORKED IN OFFICE FOR MANY YEARS AT G.L. STOCKHAM AND SON CONTRACTORS IN MAQUOKETA AND HER HUSBAND GEORGE WORKED FOR
CLINTON ENGINES IN MANAGEMENT.    GEORGE I KNEW BECAUSE I WAS
IN ROTARY WITH HIM AND GEORGE HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE AT ROTARY FOR I THINK OVER 30 YEARS....MAYBE MORE.    I KNOW HE IS NO LONGER
LIVING BUT I AM NOT SURE ABOUT GERTIE.     THEY HAD NO CHILDREN.
AND I DID NOT KNOW SHE ENJOYED PAINTING.  

HAVE A NICE WEKEND.

GO MAQUOKETA CARDINALS.
KEEP GOING ST. LOUIS CARDINALS.

DENNIS VOY

AMERICAN LEGION SCHOLARSHIPS TO CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

THURSDAY DAILY REPORT

CHALK UP ANOTHER ONE!
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY!
HIGH TODAY,
TOMORROW, STILL CALLING FOR RAIN.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, LOOKING PRETTY GOOD AGAIN.

TUESDAY MORNING AROUND 30 MEMBERS OF THE MAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MET AT THE CHAMBER OFFICE TO DISCUSS THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW "SAFE ZONES".    THESE ZONES WILL BE LOCAL BUSINESS PLACES THAT ARE SAFE AREAS FOR LOCAL CHILDREN WHO ARE BEING BULLIED WHEN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.    KIDS CAN COME INTO THE BUSINESS PLACES THAT HAVE A DECAL ON THE DOOR SAYING "SAFE
ZONE" AND CAN TELL THE EMPLOYEES THAT THEY WERE BEING BULLIED.
THE EMPLOYEES  WERE TRAINED TUESDAY TO BE ABLE TO GATHER THE
INFORMATION AND BE ABLE TO REPORT IT TO THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE.

A GOOD TURN OUT LAST NIGHT AT TABOR WINERY AT BALDWIN FOR
HILLARY CLINTON AND TOM VILSACK.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT FOR AROUND 300 PEOPLE TO STAND ON THE HILLSIDE BY THE WINERY OR SIT ON CHAIRS AND PICNIC TABLES
(FOLDING LAWN CHAIRS WERE NOT ALLOWED IN AREA) CLOSER TO THE BARN BELOW WHERE TOM AND HILLARY SPOKE NEXT TO SOME BALES OF
HAY.    THEY ARRIVED (NOT IN A CUSTOMARY BUS) AT 7:10, SOME TWENTY MINUTES EARLY, AND AFTER A TEN MINUTE SPEECH BY THE FORMER IOWA GOVERNOR AND U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, HILLARY SPOKE ABOUT A HALF HOUR, SAYING LOTS OF THINGS PEOPLE WANTED TO HEAR,
JUDGING BY FREQUENT APPLAUSE.    SHE THEN SHOOK HANDS AND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS AFTER.

BOTH LOOKED GOOD AND SOUNDED GOOD DESPITE BEING AT THE END OF A
LONG DAY FOR THE AG RELATED FINAL APPEARANCE OF THE DAY.
EVERYONE HAD TO PASS THROUGH A METAL DETECTOR BEFORE ENTERING
THE RALLY AREA.     LOOKS LIKE SHE IS LOOKING RIGHT AT ME DOESN'T IT?
I WAS FAR AWAY, UP THE HILL, AND I WAS USING MY TELEPHOTO LENS.

THERE WILL BE MANY, MANY MORE LIKE THIS BETWEEN NOW AND
NOVEMBER 2016 !

MY FIRST TIME TO MENTION HERE  ..  DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!

DENNIS VOY

WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT

74 TODAY AND SUNNY...BEAUTIFUL DAY.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 78.
STILL A 50-PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN FRIDAY.

57 YEARS  AGO TODAY, "VOLARE" WAS THE NUMBER ONE SONG IN THE
NATION BY DOMINICO MADUGNO.      I KNOW, BECAUSE I PLAYED IT
A COUPLE TIMES THAT DAY, KMAQ'S FIRST FULL DAY ON THE AIR.
TODAY, I GOT A COUPLE CARDS, EMAILS, SOME FLOWERS AND WELL WISHES ON THE ANNIVERSARY.    ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE, CLICK-ON THE HISTORY
BUTTON FOR THE HISTORY OF KMAQ AND LOTS OF PHOTOS.    THERE IS
ANOTHER BUTTON WITH THE CURRENT KMAQ EMPLOYEES PICTURED.

JACKSON COUNTY TIED WITH DUBUQUE COUNTY FOR THE BIGGEST FALL IN UNEMPLOYMENT....WITH JACKSON COUNTY AT 3.5% IN JUNE AND DOWN TO 3.3% IN JULY AND ALSO BELOW THE 3.9% IN JULY OF LAST YEAR.   
I SEE SOME HELP WANTED SIGNS AROUND TOWN.

AT THE RECENT COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD MEETING A CONTRACT WAS LET WITH  AN EAST DUBUQUE FIRM TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN FOR THE ROADWAY UTILITIES AND POND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEW PRAIRIE
CREEK PARK, AT A COST OF $64,000 FOR ENGINEERING.   ALSO, A FENCE BID OF $14,900 WAS APPROVED.  IT WILL BE A BOUNDARY FENCE AT PRAIRIE
CREEK.  

PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN THE HIRING OF JACKSON COUNTY'S FIRST
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICE COORDINATOR.    THERE WERE 12 APPLICANTS....NARROWED DOWN TO 5 FOR PHONE INTERVIEWS AND
THE FINAL 3 WILL BE INTERVIEWED IN PERSON FOR THE $40,000 JOB.
THE PERSON WILL WORK WITH THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE AREA  FIRE
DEPARTMENTS, WHERE TRAINING IS REQUIRED.    FUNDING IS GOING TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SUPERVISORS, HOSPITAL AND SEVERAL FIRE
DEPARTMENTS.    THE SCREENING COMMITTEE RECOMENDS A PERSON
AND THE SUPERVISORS MAKE THE FINAL DECISION.

GOING OUT TO TABOR WINERY TONIGHT TO SEE HILLIARY CLINTON.     WILL HAVE SOME PHOTOS TOMORROW.

AN ESTIMATED 3,000 WENT TO SEE DONALD TRUMP LAST NIGHT AT
DUBUQUE.

YES, WE IN IOWA ARE GETTING MORE "POLITICS" THAN EVER BEFORE, THIS
EARLY....WAY EARLY.

CHECK BACK TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY

TUESDAY DAILY REPORT

NICE DAY...COOL...HIGH OF 72.
SUNNY AND WARMER TOMORROW, HIGH OF 75.
THURSDAY, SUNNY AND 79.
A CHANCE OF RAIN FRIDAY AND MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGH OF ONLY 73.
WEEKEND SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD.

KURT ULLRICH OF RURAL MAQUOKETA IS A PHOTOGRAPHER  WHO HAS
HAD HIS EXHIBITS DISPLAYED IN IOWA AND OUTSIDE THE STATE.
HIS EXHIBIT "THE IOWA STATE FAIR" STARTED AT THE OLD CAPITOL
MUSEUM IN IOWA CITY AND IS ENDING SOON AFTER FIFTEEN MONTHS
AT THE DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART.    HIS PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE APPEARED
IN THE BOSTON GLOBE, WASHINGTON POST, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, DES MOINES REGISTER AND OTHER NEWSPAPERS.   THROUGH HIS BLACK AND
WHITE IMAGES, ULLRICH CAPTURES THE MAGIC OF THE OFTEN OVERLOOKED DETAILS THAT GIVE MEANING TO ORDINARY LIFE.     NOW A NEW EXHIBIT IS ABOUT TO OPEN AT THE OLD CAPITOL MUSEUM IN
DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY, TITLED "I AM EVERYDAY PEOPLE:   PHOTOGRAPHS BY KURT ULLRICH".  IT WILL OPEN IN THE HANSON HUMANTIES GALLERY
ON SEPTEMBER 3 AND BE THERE THROUGH JANUARY 3.   AN OPENING
RECEPTION WILL BE  HELD FROM 5 UNTIL 7 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 3.
A NUMBER OF MAQUOKETA PEOPLE ARE PICTURED IN THE 45 PHOTOS,
INCLUDING POSTAL EMPLOYEE TOM DRAUS, FARMER WAYNE SCHEPERS,
FLORIST WENDY MEADE,  FUNERAL HOME DIRECTOR RON RATH,
CONSTRUCTION OWNER DAVE STOCKHAM, SHERIFF RUSS KETTMAN AND
SERVICE STATION OWNER BILL BOWMAN.

BEFORE THE LaMOTTE NARROW GUAGE RAILROAD DEPOT COULD BE MOVED TO MAQUOKETA EARLIER THIS SUMMER, THE ROOF FOR THE TRANSPORT HAD TO BE REMOVED.    NOW, THE ROOF NEEDS MAJOR REPAIRS.   IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT IT SHOULD BE RE-ROOFED WITH WOODEN SHINGLES TO  REPLICATE THE ORIGINAL BUILDING.    A FISH FRY FUNDRAISER HAS BEEN SCHEDULE TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF THE SHINGLES.     THE FUNDRAISER WILL BE HELD AT THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM AND PARKING LOT (THE DEPOT IS ADJACENT TO THE LOT) ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH.    FISH FRY MEALS WILL BE SERVED BOTH
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE IN A TENT.     THERE WILL BE TWO PARTS.   A PRESENTATION BY DAVID KENDELL ON THE BELLEVUE & CASCADE
NARROW GUAGE RAILROAD WILL START AT 4 P.M. AND THE DINNER AT 5 P.M. CONSISTING OF TILAPIA WITH CHIPS, BAKED POTATO, COLE SLAW, ROLL,
BEVERAGE AND DESSERT.     TICKETS ARE $9.00 IN ADVANCE AND WILL BE $10 AT THE DOOR.       TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASEDD IN ADVANCE AT BOTH
JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUMS AND FROM BOARD MEMBERS.     CHILDREN AGES 2-5 TICKETS ARE $5.

JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED WORK LAST WEEK ON A FOOT BRIDGE OVER SANBORN CREEK AT THE NEW PRAIRIE CREEK PARK AT THE EAST EDGE OF MAQUOKETA.

THE 36 FOOT BRIDGE IS OFF 223RD AVENUE ON THE SIDE OF THE PARK AND WILL GIVE PARK USERS ACCESS TO THE EXISTING TRAIL SYSTEM.  

ACCORDING TO JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR DARYL PARKER, THE MAQUOKETA KIWANIS CLUB ALSO HELPED COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND THAT A BRIDGE DEDICAITION IS PLANNED FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH AT 10 A.M.

THE CODFISH HOLLOW BARN WILL HOST "HELLOGOODBYE" THIS THURSDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 27TH, PRESENTING THE 4onthefloor, JOSIAH, JANE DECKER, LIZA ANNE AND SAMUEL PROFITT.    DOORS OPEN AT 5 P.M. WITH MUSIC AT 7.

TICKETS ARE $20 IN ADVANCE AND $30 AT THE DOOR.    FREE PARKING WITH HAYRACK RIDES TO AND FROM THE BARN AND FREE CAMPING IN THE COW PASTURE IS AVAILABLE.     FOOD AND ALCOHOLIC AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE.   THEY COME FROM ALL OVER FOR THESE 

POPULAR CONCERTS.    CALL TIFFANY BIEHL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT 563-321-0172.

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE BELOW.   ALL GAMES

WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ-FM AND ON OUR WEB HOME PAGE, WITH MATT CLARK AGAIN AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIC.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

DENNIS VOY

kmaq@kmaq.com

  

CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION

BECAUSE WE HAVE A CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BEAUTIFUL BUILDING NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN MAQUOKETA, WE (KMAQ) KEEP UP ON WHAT IS GOING ON WITH CCC

MONDAY DAILY REPORT

TODAY WAS THE BIG DAY FOR KIDS IN MAQUOKETA!

AS ALWAYS...FIRST THE WEATHER.
SUNDAY STARTED OFF EARLY WITH .2 INCH OF RAIN BUT THEN TURNED
OUT TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
TODAY, VERY NICE AND HIGH OF 74, BUT BREEZY.    TOMORROW, SUNNY AND
A HIGH OF 71.    WEDNESDAY, SUNNY AND 74.   THURSDAY, SUNNY AND 78 AND FRIDAY, PARTLY SUNNY AND 76.

HILLIARY CLINTON IS COMING TO BALDWIN WEDNESDAY, ALONG WITH
FORMER GOVERNOR AND U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TOM VILSACK.
THEY WILL BE AT  TABOR WINERY AROUND 7 P.M.  AND THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME.   SHE IS EXPECTED TO SPEAK AROUND 7:30.

MOZART'S COMIC OPERA....Cosi fan tutte....IS COMING TO THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE AT 7 P.M. THIS SATURDAY.    IT WILL BE PERFORMED
BY THE IOWA CITY CONCERT OPERA AND SUNG IN ITALIAN, WITH ENGLISH
EXPLANATION.    THERE WILL BE NO ADMISSION, BUT DONATIONS WILL BE
WELCOME.    IMAGINE.....AN OPERA IN MAQUOKETA.

MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER JAYSON HEIAR INVESTIGATED A TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT LAST THURSDAY, INVOLING JAMES DEUTMEYER, AGE 71,OF
MAQUOKETA AND SHAWN VAZQUEZ, AGE 52, OF MAQUOKETA.    
DUETMEYER STOPPED FOR A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM ON NORTH MAIN STREET AS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM WAS FINISHING PARKING AND AS DEUTMEYE WAITED, VAZQUES STRUCK THE REAR OF THE DEUTMEYER
CAR.   NO INJURIES.    VAZQUEZ WAS CHARGED.

IOWA AG SECRETARY BILL NORTHEY WILL BE IN MAQUOKETA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AT 2 P.M. TO TOUR P & K MIDWEST (JOHN DEERE) DEALER
JUST SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA.

THE MAQUOKETA YMCA POOL IS CLOSED FOR REPAINTING, FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS.    A GRANT WAS RECEIVED TO DO THE JOB.

DAVID RICHARDS OF MAQUOKETA RECENTLY EARNED HIS "FELLOW" DESIGNATION FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENROLLED AGENTS.
ONLY ENROLLED AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, AND CPA'S MAY REPRESENT
TAXPAYERS WITHOUT LIMITATION BEFORE THE I.R.S.        THE "FELLOW' DESIGNATION DEMONSTRATES HIS DEDICATION TO PROTECTING TAXPAYER'S RIGHTS AND ATTESTS TO HIS EXPERTISE IN LAW.    HIS H & R BLOCK
OFFICE IS LOCATED DOWNTOWN ON SOUTH OLIVE STREET.

SANDY BRADY, AGE 75,  OF ASHTON, ILLINOIS  AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED FRIDAY AT ST. ANTHONY'S IN ROCKFORD AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS.     SHE WAS BORN TO THE LATE LYLE AND PAULINE
BRADY OF MAQUOKETA.      SHE IS SURVIVED BY 3 AUNTS, INCLUDING
GLATHA WINCHIP OF MAQUOKETA.    GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE
HELD FRIDAY AT 11:30 AT MT. HOPE CEMETERY IN MAQUOKETA.
LYONS FUNERAL HOME IN ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY.

A JOHNNY CASH LEGENDS SHOW IS COMING TO OHNWARD FINE ARTS
CENTER IN MAQUOKETA SEPTEMBER 5TH.     TWO TICKETS ARE ON
THE SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK ON THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY WEB SITE.
GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE ROTARY BUTTON.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

HURSTVILLE FISHING POND AND PICNIC AREA

TAKE THE KIDS/GRANDKIDS FISHING AT THE  HURSTVILLE POND LOCATED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER 
JUST A SHORT DISTANCE NORTH OF MAQUOKETA.

BELOW, THE ROAD PAST THE SIGN, LEADING TO THE PICNIC AREA AND POND.

BELOW,  JUST BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE PARKING AREA AND PICNIC SHELTER AND TABLES TO THE LEFT OF  IT.

BELOW, THE CONCRETE WALK LEADING TO THE FIVE PICNIC TABLES.

 BELOW, THE CONCRETE WALKWAY TO THE POND.

BELOW, THE WALKWAY DOWN TO THE POND AND THE  PIER. 

HAVE FUN...CATCH SOME BIG ONES!

PHOTOS BY

DENNIS VOY

THURSDAY DAILY REPORT

NO REPORT TODAY.

INTERESTING STORY IN SIOUX CITYNEWSPAPER ABOUT DON
LYONS AND WIFE AND SON, ABOUT FINISHING A GOAL OF
VISITING ALL 30 MAJOR LEAGUE BALL PARKS.  
"GOOGLE" THE SIOUX CITY NEWSPAPER FOR THAT STORY.

SON ROBERT LYONS, LEFT,  JAYNE LYONS, AND JAYNE'S HUSBAND DON,
MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE YEARS AGO, AND SON OF THE
LATE SHERIFF BOB LYONS OF MAQUOKETA.

DENNIS VOY

MAQUOKETA STATE BANK APPRECIATION NIGHT

THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK (MAQUOKETA, ANDREW AND PRESTON) HELD
A FREE CUSTOMER APPRECIATION NIGHT LAST NIGHT AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN
THEATRE.     WEATHER WAS NOT THE BEST, BUT NOT TOO BAD EITHER.
A  COUPLE SHORT MISTY PERIODS AND MOST WERE OK WITH A LIGHT
A SWEATER OR COAT.    THE TRAIN KEPT BUSY GIVING RIDES...THE HOME RUN CONTEST WAS POPULAR ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER KID'S GAMES.
THE PHOTO BOOTH HAD A LINE MOST OF THE TIME AND THERE WERE PLENTY BURGERS DONE UP ON THE GRILLS BY THE JACKSON COUNTY PORK PRODUCERS AND THE JACKSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN.    THEN TO
END THE EVENING,  A DRAWING FOR FREE PRIZES AND "THE SANDLOT" BASEBALL MOVIE.     I TOOK MY CAMERA AND BELOW.....WE START OFF AT THE MAIN GATE.

 A FUN NIGHT

THANK YOU

MAQUOKETA STATE BANK

 

WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AROUND 4, IT RAINED HARD IN MAQUOKETA
AND WE GOT OVER 2-INCHES.
TODAY, CLOUDY, WINDY AND COLD..A HIGH OF JUST 66.
TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 76.
FRIDAY, SUNNY AND 81.
SATURDAY, SUNNY AND 82.

YESTERDAY, I DID NOT DO A DAILY REPORT BECAUSE OF THE KMAQ
BUS TO THE STATE FAIR.   IT RAINED A LOT THERE TOO, SO MOST OF
THE TIME, WE WERE CHECKING ON INDOOR EXHIBITS. 
DID TAKE A PHOTO OF THIS YEAR'S BUTTER COW....

IT IS BEHIND GLASS IN A REFRIGERATED AREA AND THERE IS A LINE TO
LOOK AT IT ALL THE TIMES

A BIRTH:   A BOY BORN JULY 29TH TO BRETT TRACY AND JACOB BAUGHMAN OF DEWITT.   MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE JASON AND JESS TRACY OF  MAQUOKETA.    GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE JC AND DARLENE COX OF
MAQUOKETA.

MEDIACOM HAS INFORMED MAQUOKETA THAT KWWL-TV IN WATERLOO  WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE MAQUOKETA CABLE-TV BECAUSE MAQUOKETA HAS
NBC SERVICE THROUGH KWQC IN DAVENPORT. 

LOTS OF PAINTING GOING ON IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, INCLUDING
THE BACK OF THE VOY THEATRE, PAINTED LAST WEEK.   I'M SURE
ALL THE APARTMENTS BEHIND WILL LIKE THE NEW WHITE LOOK.
BEFORE 1973, THE LOW PART WAS THE BACK OF A  DRY CLEANING
ESTABLISHMENT AND THE HIGH PART, THE BACK OF THE IH TRACTOR
DEALERSHIP.    SO, AFTER 40 PLUS YEARS, PAINTING WAS NEEDED.

THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS MET THE CONDITIONS FOR STATE ACCREDITATION, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2018.    OF IOWA'S 544 PUBLIC
LIBRARIES, 351, INCLUDING MAQUOKETA, ARE ACCREDITED.

HAVE A GOOD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com

NO TUESDAY DAILY REPORT

NO TUESDAY DAILY REPORT

MONDAY DAILY REPORT

85 TODAY FOR A HIGH.
COOLER WEATHER WITH SOME RAIN IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

LAST NIGHT, TWO GIRLS WERE REPORTED MISSING
ON THE MAQUOKETA RIVER AFTER TUBING ON THE
RIVER.    THEY GOT SEPARATED FROM THEIR GROUP AND NEITHER HAD A CELL PHONE WITH THEM.     AT 9:30 LAST  NIGHT, SANDRA WALKER
CALLED 9-1-1 TO REPORT THAT THE GIRLS
(BAILEY WALKER AND A FRIEND, LEXI) WERE MISSING AND THE
SEARCH BEGAN, WITH A COUPLE PROBLEMS.
IT WAS GETTING VERY DARK AND THE RIVER
TOO SHALLOW FOR ANYTHING BUT CANOES
AND KAYAKS.    THE SEARCH CONTINUED UNTIL
JUST AFTER 11 WHEN DEPUTY SHERIFF CHAD  ROEDER FOUND THE GIRLS NEAR THE MILLER TOWN BRIDGE, SAFE AND SOUND.    AN ALL CLEAR WAS GIVEN ON THE INCIDENT AT 11:36 P.M.

NEW AT LITTLE BEAR PARK....

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT 6 TONIGHT.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7 TONIGHT.

AN OPERA IS COMING TO MAQUOKETA
AUGUST 29TH.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY

BELLEVUE 1840 WAR

RE-ENACTMENT WAS SATURDAY AT 3 P.M. BEFORE HUNDREDS IN DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE, DURING THEIR ANNUAL FISHTIVAL DAY.

CELEBRATING AFTER GANG WAS WHIPPED AND SENT DOWN THE RIVER.

VOTING TO HANG OR WHIP

SEVEN WERE KILLED IN THE BATTLE.
A BOOK ABOUT THE WAR IS AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY AND AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM.
IT WAS NOT A FUN EVENT IN 1840 BUT IT WAS A FUN AND NOISY (LOTS  OF GUN SHOTS WITH BLANKS SATURDAY) EVENT SATURDAY IN BELLEVUE.

DENNIS VOY