SNOW IS MELTING AWAY..
TOMORROW WILL BE NICE..
AND RAIN IS STILL FORECAST FOR THANKSGIVING DAY.
THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE UP IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
AND THE KMAQ FRONT LOBBY IS ALL DECORATED FOR THE SEASON.
A POWER OUTAGE THIS MORNING AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL, CAUSED
BY AN UNDERGROUND WIRE. A FEW HOMES ALSO EFFECTED. THE OUTAGE PUT TELEPHONES OUT OF SERVICE ALSO. ALL BACK TO NORMAL BY NOON. CLASSES HELD LIKE ALWAYS.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS IN A WORK SESSION MONDAY AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL GIVE CONSIDERATION FOR MAKING PLANS FOR AN APRIL 2016 BOND REFERENDUM IN THE RANGE OF 12 TO 15 MILLION
DOLLARS FOR IMPROVING AND ADDING-ON TO THE MAQUOKETA MIDDLE
SCHOOL.
DAVE SCHEPERS REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT YESTERDAY THAT
A BOAT, MOTOR AND TRAILER ARE MISSING FROM HIS RESIDENCE
ON 13TH STREET, JUST SOUTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA. SCHEPERS IS
NOT SURE WHEN IT WAS TAKEN AS IT WAS PARKED ACROSS THE ROAD
FROM HIS RESIDENCE. THE MOTOR WAS A 15HP MODEL AND TOTAL
VALUE OF WHAT IS MISSING HAS A VALUE OF $1,100.
A CAR-DEER ACCIDENT MONDAY NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 62, NEAR THE
BRIDGEPORT CANOE ACCESS NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA. JOHN MANNING STRUCK THE DEER AND THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT END
OF HIS VEHICLE, BUT IT AS DRIVEABLE.
CLUB hOpe FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL WILL COLLECT CANNED FOOD
FOR THE FOOD PANTRY FROM 4 UNTIL 5:30 THIS SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE TEAMS AND THE TEAM THAT COLLECTS THE MOST CANNED GOODS WILL WIN A PIZZA PARTY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
TOM HANKS IN "THE BRIDGE OF SPIES" ENDS TONIGHT AT THE VOY
THEATRE. STARTING WEDNESDAY (TOMORROW) AT 2 P.M. THE NEW
DISNEY/PIXAR MOVE "THE GOOD DINOSAUR" RATED PG. "MOCKINGJAY PART 2" WILL ALSO BE AT 2 WEDNESDAY AND BOTH MOVIES WILL BE SHOWN
AT 7 P.M. AS ALWAYS AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS FREE POPCORN NIGHT.
NO SCHOOL WEDNESAY AFTERNOON IS REASON FOR THE MATINEE
SHOWINGS WEDNESDAY. "MOCKINGJAY PART 2" IS THE BIGGEST MOVIE
NOW SHOW AFTER DOING OVER 100-DOLLARS LAST WEEKEND AROUND
THE COUNTRY AND "THE GOOD DINOSAUR" IS EXPECTED TO BE A BIG
MOVIE FOR KIDS AND THE FAMILY.
WINTER SPORTS IS WELL UNDERWAY FOR THE CARDINALS. TODAY...
THE BOWLING SEASON STARTED AT 3:30 P.M. WITH A MEET
AT TIMBER LANES AGAINST WESTERN DUBUQUE.
THE GIRL'S BASKETBALL SEASON TIPS OFF TONIGHT AT VAN HORNE.
AND THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS WILL HOLD AN INTERSQUAD MEET
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM AT 6 TONIGHT.
THIS AFTERNOON, BOB OSTERHAUS WAS IN TO RECORD HIS FAMOUS CHRISTMAS "HO HO HO" COMMERCIALS FOR OSTERHAUS PHARMACY,
THE 51ST YEAR IN A ROW TO DO THOSE. SURE IT'S A RECORD!
WE WELCOME NEW ADVERTISING THAT STARTS THIS WEEK ON KMAQ...
FOR THE NEW BEDDING BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW AT KMAQ.
THIS WILL BE OUR 58TH CHRISTMAS.
DENNIS VOY