Thursday, November 19, 2015

THURSDAY DAILY REPORT

WINDY, SUNNY AND COLD TODAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT, 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
SUNDAY, THE HIGH FOR THE DAY, 30.
WINTER HAS ARRIVED.

A BIG CHRISTMAS TREE IS BEING PUT UP TODAY IN THE "GREEN SPACE" DOWNTOWN.   THE SUNSHINE KIDS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE "LIGHTING" OF IT ON NOVEMBER 28TH.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS WILL HOLD A
"MEET THE CARDINALS" NIGHT THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
INTERSQUAD SCRIMMAGES FOR BOTH THE GIRLS AND BOYS PROGRAMS....
ALONG WITH A $5 MEAL DEAL.   ENTRY FEE IS A CANNED GOOD OR
DONATION TO BE GIVEN TO THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD FOOD
PANTRY.      THE $5 MEAL DEAL WILL BE ALL THE TIME.   THERE WILL BE
PRIZES AND $1.00 HALF-COURT SHOTS AND THE BOYS WILL  HAVE A "DUNK"
CONTEST.     DOORS WILL OPEN AT 3:30, WITH SCRIMMAGES STARTING
AT 4:00 P.M. IN BOTH GYMS.

GOOD SUMMER AT JACKSON COUNTY PARKS.    SOUTH SABULA LAKE SET A RECORD FOR REVENUE FROM OVER 15,000 CAMPERS....OVER 1,200 ON THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND.    SPRUCE CREEK TOOK IN MORE REVENUE THIS
YEAR THAN THE LAST TWO YEARS.....THE BEST WEEK, JULY 13-20, 2,122 CAMPERS.   OVER $140,000 IN REVENUE FROM THE TWO PARKS.

THE "BEDDING BUSINESS" IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, ACROSS FROM THE FARM BUREAU OFFICE BUILDING, IS OPEN.

THE ABOVE MOVIE STARTS FRIDAY AROUND THE
WORLD AND HERE IN MAQUOKETA.   FIRST SHOWING WILL BE AT 4 P.M. FRIDAY
DON'T MISS THE ABOVE MOVIE DIRECTED BY
STEVEN SPIELBERG AND STARRING TOM HANKS,
ABOUT THE U-2 PILOT IN THE LATE 50'S.   AT THE
VOY THEATRE STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT AT
7 AND FOR 5 DAYS ONLY, INCLUDING MONDAY
NIGHT.

FOR VFW NEWS, POST 3633, (MEETING WAS LAST NIGHT) GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE VFW BUTTON.

GET OUT YOUR SNOW SHOVEL OR BLOWER!
DENNIS VOY