PARTLY SUNNY TOMORROW AND HIGH OF 37.
MOSTLY SUNNY FRIDAY AND HIGH OF 37 AGAIN.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, IN THE LOW 40'S.
GAS IN DEWITT TODAY...$1.52
HERE IN MAQUOKETA....$ 1.72
A BIG FAMILY MOVIE STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT NATIONWIDE AND AT VOY THEATRE......
JACKSON COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF RUSS LONG INVESTIGATED A SINGLE
CAR ACCIDENT THAT SENT A MAQUOKETA TEEN TO THE HOSPITAL LAST
WEEK. LEXI WALKER, AGE 16, OF WELTON WAS GOING NORTH ON THE
7 HILLS ROAD NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA TRAVELING AT AN EXCESSIVE
SPEED AND LOST CONTROL OF HER 1999 CHEVY MALIBU AND DROVE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN TO THE DITCH. THREE TEENAGE PASSENGERS WERE WITH HER IN THE VEHICLE. OLIVIA CLARK, 13, OF
MAQUOKETAA, WAS TAKEN TO THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. $3,000 DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND WALKER WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO HAVE CONTROL.
THE MAQUOKETA ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK
THAT THE POPULAR LOCAL "DANCING WITH THE CARDS" WILL
RETURN TO MAQUOKETA, FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH. MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR. CO-CHAIRMEN ARE BETH SYBESMA AND AMY FISHWILD.
THE HOSPITAL BOARD MET YESTERDAY AND AUTHORIZED THE
EXPENDITURE OF $13,000 TO HAVE AN UPDATE DONE ON A 2011 SIGHT AND
FACILITIES ASSESSMENT. IT SHOULD BE DONE AROUND THE END
OF MARCH.
THE BOARD ALSO HEARD ABOUT A NEW CLINIC AT THE HOSPITAL. A PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC WILL BE OFFERED TWO TIMES PER MONTH.
DR. TIM MILLER WILL PROVIDE THE SERVICE.
ONETA WHERRY, AGE 94, DIED SUNDAY IN NEW JERSEY, WHERE SHE LIVED BY HER DAUGHTER. ONETA AND HER LATE HUSBAND JACK, OWNED THE
DECKER HOTEL IN MAQUOKETA FOR MANY YEARS. THEY ALSO HAD A SON
WHO WAS KILLED EARLY IN LIFE IN A CAR ACCIDENT EAST OF MAQUOKETA.
SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON'S.
THIS OLD MAQUOKETA PHOTO (AROUND 1920 I GUESS) WAS TAKEN
ON SOUTH MAIN STREET. THE THREE-STORY BUILDING I NOW OWN AND
THE VOY 3 THEATRE IS IN IT. THERE IS A BEAUTY SHOP ON GROUND FLOOR
AND I HAVE 3 APARTMENTS ON THE 2ND FLOOR. THE TOP FLOOR IS
EMPTY INCLUDING A LARGE MEETING ROOM WHERE THE "RAINBOW GIRLS" HELD THEIR MEETINGS. YOU GET TO BOTH FLOORS WITH A LONG STAIRWAY. LOT OF HISTORY IN THAT BUILDING. WHERE THE BEAUTY SHOP IS NOW, IN THE 50'S WAS THE "CHIEF THEATRE". NOTE: THE MARCHERS
ARE REALLY OUT OF STEP.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS PREDICTING 8 INCHES OF SNOW
FOR MAQUOKETA NEXT TUESDAY BUT DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU
FROM COMING WEDNESDAY TO THE FARM AND HOME SHOW.
CHUCK CURRENT TALKED TO ROTARY TODAY ABOUT DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA PLANS. SEE A PHOTO AND READ ABOUT IT AT
WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE ROTARY BUTTON.
WE HAVE A BIG KMAQ AUCTION SHOW AT 9 THIS SATURDAY MORNING.
FOR MORE ABOUT IT, INCLUDING PICTURES OF SOME ITEMS THAT
WILL BE SOLD, AGAIN GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND THIS TIME
CLICK-ON THE AUCTION BUTTON.
TIFFANY BIEHL ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT "CODFISH HOLLOW
BARNSTORMERS" STARTS THE NEW SEASON SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD ON
THE BARN FLOOR THAT YOU GET TO BY TAKING A TRACTOR-HAYRACK
RIDE. THE TWO NATIONALLY KNOWN ARTISTS WILL BE:
LUCERO BAND....AND....SPECIAL GUEST JOHN MORELAND.
THE ART GALLERY WILL BE OPEN AS USUAL, FEATURING ARTWORK BY
VARIOUS LOCAL ARTISTS. GOOGLE CODFISH HOOLOW BARNSTORMERS FOR MORE INFORMATION. NANCY AND I HAVE BEEN THERE JUST ONCE AND HOPE TO MAKE A COUPLE CONCERTS THIS SUMMER.
IN SPORTS, LAST NIGHT, BOTH THE CARDINAL GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL
TEAMS WON. THE BOYS BEAT WEST DELAWARE 66 TO 53 AND THE GIRLS ALSO WON OVER WEST DELAWARE 53 TO 50.
THE HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING TEAMS HOSTED WEST DELAWARE TOO.
THE GIRLS LOST AND THE BOYS WON, 3122 TO 2671. ISAAC ANDRESEN
WAS TOPS WITH A 279 GAME AND 258 GAME.
ANOTHER BIG HAWKEYE BASKETBALL GAME AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THE FIRST-PLACE HAWKS.
DOING GREAT. THEIR NEXT GAME IS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
IN IOWA.
DENNIS VOY
