Friday, October 16, 2015

FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

SUNNY AND COOL TODAY...ONLY IN THE 50'S.
WARMER DURING THE WEEKEND AND 70 ON MONDAY.

THE MAQUOKETA ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE
MONEY THEY NEED TO PAY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR USING THE
GYM FOR YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS.   THE TOURNAMENTS
PROVIDE NEARLY $25,000 TO THE CLUB WHICH IN TURN IS TURNED
OVER TO THE DISTRICT FOR ATHLETIC NEEDS.    LAST YEAR THE RENT
WAS OVER $2,000 AND THIS YEAR IT WILL BE $1,000 MORE.    BOARD MEMBER TRACY WALLER WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD THIS WEEK WAS TOLD THAT THE RENT MONEYU IS USED TO PAY FOR A CUSTODIAN THAT WORKS THE 3-DAY TOURNAMENTS.   THE LIABILITY ISSUE WAS ALSO MENTIONED AS A FACTOR FOR THE FEE.    SINCE THE ISSUE WAS NOT AN AGENDA
ITEM, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BUT THE BOARD SAID THE ISSUE WILL BE
ON THE AGENDA AT THE NEXT MEETING.

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OPENED BIDS FOR A NEW "BAT WING" MOWER TO MOW COUNTY DITCHES.    THE BOARD WAS
HAPPY AND SURPRISED AT THE LOWEST BID, JUST OVER $8,000, FROM KUNAU IMPLEMENT.    THE HIGHEST BID WAS $22,000.   THE KUNAU BID
WAS ACCEPTED.

A TWO CAR ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED OCTOBER 9TH AT 4 IN THE AFTERNOON ON WESTERN AVENUE.    ONE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY
SABRYNN DAGUE, AGE 26, OF MAQUOKETA AND THE OTHER BY EDGAR
TURNEY, AGE 81.   DAGUE WAS GOING NORTH AND  TURNING ON TO WEST PLATT AND FAILED TO YIELD TO TURNEY, GOING SOUTH ON WESTERN
AVENUE AND ABOUT TO TURN WEST ONTO WEST PLATT.   $1,000 DAMAGE
TO DAGUE'S 2000 JEEP AND $3,000 DAMAGE TO TURNEY'S 2006 CHEVY.
NO INJURIES AND DAGUE WAS CHARGED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD UPON
MAKING A LEFT TURN.

WAIT 'TIL NEXT YEAR.   THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS OPEN THE SEASON APRIL 4TH AT PITTSBURG.

CHECK BACK HERE  TOMORROW MORNING FOR THE MAQUOKETA-DEWITT
FOOTBALL SCORE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY