Thursday, August 04, 2016

THURSDAY DAILY

MAQUOKETA'S NEWEST BUILDING IS NOW OPEN, AS OF TUESDAY, AND IT HAS THE ...
NEW REST ROOMS AT LITTLE BEAR PARK,
INCLUDING A WATER FOUNTAIN OUTSIDE.
 ALL STAINLESS STEEL, INCLUDING THE MIRRORS.
 THERE IS A FLOOR DRAIN FOR CLEANING WITH
 A HOSE.    
                      NO...



THE BLOCK IN FRONT OF THE THEATRE IS NOW
READING FOR STREETSCAPE.    THEATRE PATRONS MAY PARK IN THE LARGE GOODWILL
PARKING LOT AND WALK ACROSS THE STREET AND DOWN TO THE THEATRE....OR PARK BEHIND THE THEATRE AND WALK THROUGH THE
HURST HOTEL PARKING LOT AND DOWN TO THE
THEATRE.



CLOVER RIDGE ASSISTED LIVING ON MAQUOKETA'S GREATER WEST SIDE, HELD A 
TRACTOR SHOW LAST NIGHT FOR RESIDENTS AND
THE PUBLIC.    21 TRACTORS  DROVE IN FOR THE
SHOW.
BELOW...OUR HOST(S) WITH THE MOST (GOOD FOOD)....CINDY HILL AT LEFT, LIFE ENRICHMENT COORDINATOR AND AT RIGHT, SALLY DAVIES,
COMMUNITY RELATIONS COORDINATOR.
SHUCKS...NO ALLIS CHALMERS ON DISPLAY.  
I HAVE A 1950 CA  ALLIS CHALMERS AT MY DRIVE-IN THEATRE THAT I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IN FOR THE SHOW.    MOWS THE HUGE
LAWN OUT THERE WEEKLY WITH BELLY-MOWER.

TRACTOR SHOW...GOOD IDEA!    THANKS.




OUR KMAQ PRODUCTION ROOM REDONE YESTERDAY BY KMAQ ENGINEER TOM MESSERLI.    BUILDT AROUND THE SMALL CONSOLE IN THE 
MIDDLE WITH UP AND DOWN SLIDING CONTROLS.
THIS IS NOT A STUDIO FOR ON-THE-AIR USE.   IT
IS USED TO RECORD COMMERCIALS AND NEWS AND SPORTS.




THE NEW VOY 2 THEATRE DIGITAL PROJECTOR
CAME FEDEX TODAY, WAS LOADED INTO PICKUP
AND TAKEN DOWN THE SIDEWALK TO THE VOY
FRONT DOOR.   SOON, IT WILL BE INSTALLED IN
THE VOY 2 PROJECTOR BOOTH AND WE AGAIN WILL BE SHOWING FIRST-RUN MOVIES IN THE
VOY 2 AUDITORIUM.
CASIE CASEL LEFT AND TOM MESSERLI RIGHT CARRY THE PROJECTOR INTO THEATRE.
SO, WE NOW HAVE A DIGITAL PROJECTOR AT THE
DRIVE-IN AND FOR ALL 3 DOWNTOWN
AUDITORIUMS.    TOTAL COST:   AROUND $250,000.
THEY ARE GREAT...WITH VERY SHARP PICTURE ON THE SCREEN.   NO LONGER FILM THAT CAN SCRATCH OR BREAK....MOVIE IS NOW ON A COMPUTER HARDRIVE.
      AND NO....NO INCREASE IN TICKET
    PRICES....AND POPCORN.
ALWAYS REMEMBER...WATCHING MOVIES ON
A BIG THEATRE SCREEN IS THE BEST WAY TO WATCH A MOVIE.
PLUS NO ONE CAN BEAT VOY THEATRE POPCORN.

DENNIS VOY