Friday, October 30, 2015

FRIDAY DAILY REPORT

NO RAIN TODAY, BUT COOL.   52 AT KMAQ.
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
RAIN AGAIN TOMORROW AND 51.
SUNNY SUNDAY AND 63.
67 ON MONDAY AND
70 ON TUESDAY.

BIG HALLOWEEN EVENTS IN
MAQUOKETA AND AREA!


TRUNK OR TRICK NIGHT .. TONIGHT AT THE YMCA PARKING LOT.

TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT, THE JACKSON COUNTY TOURISM
ASSOCIATON IS SPONSORING THEIR 2ND ANNUAL HAUNTED ASYLUM
AND HAUNTED JAIL EVENING.    TOUR EACH OF THESE HISTORIC
BUILDINGS DATING BACK TO THE 18-HUNDREDS.    THERE ARE 
SPIRITS LIVING IN THEM, SO BE PREPARED.    FREE, BUT DONATIONS
ACCEPTED TO DO MORE RESTORATION TO THESE BUILDINGS.
THE ANDREW LIONS WILL HAVE FOOD AVAILABLE BOTH NIGHTS.
THE JAIL IS IN THE ANDREW PARK DOWNTOWN AND THE  ASYLUM
IS A  SHORT MILE OR SO NORTHWEST OF ANDRW ON 62, THEN TURN LEFT
FOR A FEW MILES.    DRESS WARMLY AND BE PREPARED TO STAND IN
LINE FOR AWHILE.   START YOUR NIGHT AT EITHER ANDREW OR
THE ASYLUM BY THE COUNTRY CARE FACILITY.   FREE WAGON RIDES
AT BOTH SITES THROUGH NEARBY CEMETERIES.

DOOR-TO-DOOR TRICK OR TREAT HOURS TOMORROW IN MAQUOKETA,
5  UNTIL 7 P.M.

WATCH OUT FOR THE LITTLE GOULS AND GOBLINS WALKING THE
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.


THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL HERITAGE DINNER
IS THIS SUNDAY FROM 4 UNTIL 7 P.M. AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.    GO EARLY
AND AT 2, A PROGRAM ON THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH THAT INVOLVED
JACKSON COUNTY RUSHERS TOO.    AND AT 3:30, TWO JACKSON COUNTY DECEASED RESIDENTS WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME....
D.C. CLARY OF MAQUOKETA AND NATHANIEL KILBURG OF BELLEVUE.

 THIS IS THE FINAL WEEKEND FOR THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE  SEASON.
AT 7 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT, "THE MARTIAN" RATED PG13 AND AT
9:15, "CRIMSON PEAK" RATED R.   GATE OPENS AT 6:30.

TAMY KADLEC, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL HAS RESIGNED.   SHE HAS HELD THAT POSITON FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS AND WILL BE JOINING GENESIS IN DAVENPORT.   EFFORTS TO
RECRUIT A REPLACEMENT ARE UNDERWAY.
ABOVE, THE ZEPHYR STATION CLOSES FOR GOOD THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AT
6 P.M.    LOCATED ON SOUTH MAIN STREET, IT HAS BEEN THERE  SINCE
THE 50'S.   WHEN I STARTED AT KMAQ IN1958 IT WAS THE DARNELL OIL COMPANY OWNED BY DWIGHT DARNELL.    I SOLD MY FIRST RADIO SPOTS
TO HIM THAT YEAR AND HE WAS MY ACCOUNT MONTH AFTER MONTH UNTIL
HE SOLD IT IN THE MID 70'S.     DUANE AND FRAN SPAIN HAVE OWNED IT
FOR 35 YEARS.   THEY HAVE A BUYER FOR IT AND IT WILL NOT BE A GAS STATION AGAIN.   THE TANKS WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF THE GROUND.
GOING TO SEEM STRANGE NOT TO SEE IT THERE ANYMORE.

MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CHIARA ATIENZA, DAUGHTER OF DR. BUDDY AND MICHELLE ATIENZA, IS THE RECEPIENT OF THE WENDY'S
HIGH SCHOOL HEISMAN AWARD.     SHE IS A  MULTI-SPORT STUDENT ATHLETE.

PUMPKINS ARE ORANGE,
WITCHES ARE BLACK,
THIS HALLOWEEN HAVE FUN...
AND KEEP SAFETY ON TRACK.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

DENNIS VOY