Friday, August 14, 2015

FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

YES INDEED, A NICE DAY, FOLLOWING A LITTLE RAIN THIS MORNING...
IN THE UPPER 80'S TODAY.
EVEN WARMER AND  NO RAIN TOMORROW AND SUNDAY.

MAQUOKETA STATE BANK HAD ANOTHER "GRILLING FOR CHARITY"
OVER THE  NOON HOUR  TODAY, IN THEIR PARKING LOT.   TODAY, THE PROCEEDS WENT TO HOSPICE OF JACKSON COUNTY.     THE AVERAGE TOTAL DONATION EACH TIME OF SOMEWHERE OVER $2,000.    THANKS M-S-B.

BEN KOBER, JACKSON COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, WAS AT THE
SUPERVISOR'S MEETING AGAIN THIS WEEK AND TALKED ABOUT THE
HOUSE NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAVES,  AND IN NEED OF CLEAN-UP, ESPECIALLY MOWING.    THE COUNTY HAS HIRED "BURNS CUTTING EDGE"
TO DO THE WORK THIS SATURDAY, AND THE COST WILL BE ASSESSED TO
THE OWNER'S (TWO  QUAD CITY MEN) ON THEIR TAX BILL.      KOBER
RECOMMENDED THAT A DEPUTY WOULD BE THERE AND IT WAS AGREED
BY THE SUPERVISORS TO HAVE A DEPUTY ON HAND FOR THE PROTECTION
OF WORKERS, IF NEEDED.

A COUPLE OF COUNTY APPOINTMENTS TUESDAY.    MONICA McHUGH WAS
REAPPONTED TO THE ZONING COMMISSION FOR A 5-YEAR TERM AND CLAY ROMER RESIGNED FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.   FOR THAT
COMMISSION, TAMMY MILLER WILL REPLACE ROMER AND  WAS APPOINTED TO A 6 YEAR  TERM AND BOB HEAD WAS REAPPOINTED TO A 6 YEAR TERM
ON THE CIVIL  SERVICE COMMISSION.

"PIXELS" IS SHOWING NOW AT BOTH THE DOWNTOWN VOY THEATRE AND
THE 61 DRIVE-IN.

REMEMBER AT THE END OF THE VIET NAM WAR, U.S. HELICOPTERS WERE
PUSHED OVER BOARD INTO THE OCEAN.

JUST ANOTHER AD FROM MY 1945 MAQUOKETA NEWSPAPER....
 THE STATE FAIR IS UNDERWAY AT DES MOINES.    ALMOST EVERYDAY  A
POLITICIAN SHOWS UP.

BIG "FISHTAIL" EVENT TOMORROW AT BELLEVUE, ALONG THE RIVER.
STARTS AT 10 A.M. AND A RE-ENACHTMENT OF THE FAMOUS "BELLEVUE
WAR" STARTS AT 3 P.M. DOWNTOWN BY THE HOTEL.    BELLEVUE IS ALSO
CELEBRATING 175 YEARS AS A JACKSON COUNTY CITY.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com

GOT ONE EMAIL ANSWER:   THE SEMI-PRO CLOWN (PHOTO HERE YESTERDAY) IS KAREN TILTON,  LONGTIME MAQUOKETA SPEECH TEACHER HERE AND NOW RETIRED AND LIVING WITH HUSBAND DEAN IN THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA.   KAREN (AND OTHERS) DOES CLOWN (AND MAGIC) SHOWS IN THE AREA FOR THE FUN OF IT ON A REGULAR BASIS.   AND SHE IS GOOD AT IT.    BARNUM AND BAILY WOULD HIRE HERE IF THEY WERE ALIVE.