Wednesday, March 11, 2015

WEDNESDAY DAILY REPORT

SUNNY AND 58 TODAY.
SUNNY AND 62 TOMORROW.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD ALSO BE GOOD.
3 CHEERS!

AT THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MONDAY NIGHT, THE BOARD
RECEIVED RESIGNATIONS FROM...
BOYS BASKETBALLCOACH CHAD SPECHT.
MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING COACH PAUL KOOB.  (HE WILL CONTINUE AS
                                                                                              VARSITY COACH)
FRESHMEN GIRLS SOFTBALL COACH KELSEY BOLLMAN AND
SOPHOMORE BASEBALL COACH BRAD MANGLER.

THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT COMMISSION MET THIS WEEK AND MUCH OF
DISCUSSION WAS ON AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NEAR THE T-HANGAR THAT WILL IMPROVE DRAINAGE.   THE ENGINEERS ESTIMATE, $66,000 OF WHICH THE STATE D.O.T. WILL PAY NEARLY $56,000 AND THE CITY THE
BALANCE OF OVER $10,000.    WORK MAY BE DONE THIS YEAR, OR NEXT
YEAR FOR SURE.

THE BEATLES "LEGENDS" SHOW IS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, AT 7 P.M.    ADVANCE TICKETS, $25 AND AT THE DOOR,
$30.

RAYMOND DeVOE, AGE 85, OF MAQUOKETA DIED YESTERDAY AT CRESTRIDGE CARE CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.    PRIVATE SERVICES WERE
HELD.    THE CLINTON CHAPEL SNELL-ZORNIG FUNERAL HOME &  CREAMATORY IN CLINTON IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY.    HE WORKED IN
MAINTENANCE AT DUPONT FOR 30 YEARS.    HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE MAXINE OF MAQUOKETA AND TWO DAUGHTERS, NANETTE BEAU OF MAQUOKETA AND JILL GARNER OF MAQUOKETA AND A GRANDAUGHTER JORDAN STREET OF MAQUOKETA.

WE  HAVE A KMAQ AUCTION SHOW STARTING AT 9 THIS SATURDAY MORNING ON BOTH AM AND FM.    LOTS OF CERTIFICATES WILL BE SOLD OVER THE
TELELPHONE AT BARGAIN PRICES.

THE NEW FRIED CHICKEN RESTAURANT OPENS FRIDAY AT CORNER OF
SOUTH JONES AND WEST PLATT.   I WILLL HAVE PHOTOS AND MORE
TOMORROW.  

ENJOY THE SPRING-LIKE WEATHER.

DENNIS VOY