Thursday, April 30, 2015

THURSDAY DAILY REPORT

TODAY IS APRIL 30...TOMORROW IS MAY DAY

TODAY..SUNNY AND NICE
TOMORROW .. MAY DAY .. SUNNY AND NICE
SATURDAY SUNNY AND NICE
SATURDAY NIGHT, RAIN MAYBE

STILL TIME TO FIX UP SOME MAY DAY BASKETS FOR TOMORROW.    FOR
ADULTS AND KIDS.    LEAVE ONE ON THEIR FRONT STEP.    DON'T LET THEM
KNOW WHO GAVE IT....THEY WILL  HAVE FUN WONDERING ALL DAY WHO
DID.    AN ACT OF KINDNESS FROM ONE  FRIEND TO ANOTHER.

FAREWAY STORES HAS BEEN RANKED AS ONE OF THE TOP 5 GROCERY STORE CHAINS ACCORDING TO "CONSUMER REPORTS" MAGAZINE.
WEGMANS...EASTERN U.S. CHAIN RANKED #1.    FAREWAY HAD A SCORE
OF 84 RANKING HIGHEST IN FRESH MEAT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE.
FAREWAY, BASED IN BOONE, IOWA, HAS HAD A STORE IN MAQUOKETA
SINCE 1964.

ABOVE PHOTO BY SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER CINDY HEPKER
                                 ABOVE PHOTO OFF INTERNET
LEIGHTON AND CINDY HEPKER WERE IN ST. LOUIS FOR THE ANNUAL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS "AFFILIATE DAYS", SPONSORED ANNUALLY BY
BUDWEISER.   THEY SAW LAST NIGHT'S GAME AND THIS AFTERNOON'S GAME AND SAW THE CARDINALS (IN FIRST PLACE) WIN BOOTH.   OVER 100 STATIONS IN THE NETWORK ATTEND AND KMAQ HAS BEEN A NETWORK
STATION FOR 31 YEARS.      AT THE RECEPTION YESTERDAY, THEY GOT TO
MEET TIM McCARVER.    LEIGHTON IS IN PHOTO WITH TIM ABOVE AND UNDER THAT ONE, AN EARLIER PHOTO OF TIM.   TIM (NOW 73) WAS A VERY GOOD CATCHER FROM 1959 UNTIL 1980 AND CAUGHT FOR THE CARDINALS AND A COUPLE OTHER TEAMS AND THEN RETIRED FROM BASEBALL AND BECAME A VERY POPULAR BASEBALL TV COLOR COMMENTARY ANNOUNCER.

AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK, BOB GAVIN AND BUDDY ATIENZA SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE FRIENDS OF GOODENOW FIELD.
BIG PLANS TO REDO THE FIELD AND THEY EXPLAINED FUNDRAISING
PLANS, FOR THE FIELD AND THE FENCE AROUND IT.   MORE TO COME ON THIS.   THE SCHOOL BOARD IS PLANNING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN.

AT THE SUPERVISORS MEETING..THIS WEEK..MORE DISCUSSION ON
THE EYESORES AROUND THE COUNTY....OLD CARS, TRACTORS,  ETC....
YARDS WITH A BAD APPEARANCE.    THERE ARE LAWS.

PAULY SHORE....THURSDAY AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER...MAY 7TH.   $25 FOR TICKET IN ADVANCE, $30 AT THE DOOR.   FOR ADULTS ONLY.    A TICKET IS ON THE ROTARY SILENT AUCTION.   GO TO KMAQ HOME PAGE...
KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE ROTARY BUTTON...AND EMAIL  YOUR BID.

THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT LOGO ABOVE.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY.

HAPPY MAY DAY!






COMING...SHINING STAR AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS