FRIDAY DAILY

THE 2ND CLASS INTO THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME
WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY.
THE 2017 INDUCTEES ARE....
ROSE FRANTZEN
JERRE AND MARY JOY STEAD
LEIGHTON HEPKER
SAGE ROSENFELS
AND THE 1986 GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

THE HALL OF FAME CARDINAL FOOTBALL GAME WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 8TH AND THE 2017 HALL OF FAME BANQUET AND INDUCTION
WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH AT THE CENTERSTONE
INN & SUITES. 

ANY IDEA WHAT YEAR?    THIS PHOTO BROUGHT IN BY RANDY SPRINGER
OF MAQUOKETA.    THE DRIVER ABOVE IS  FRANKLIN SPRINGER, HIS
GREAT GRANDFATHER.

FREE FIREWORKS MONDAY NIGHT AT DARK AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN  MAQUOKETA.    SIT IN YOUR CAR....A LAWN CHAIR....
OR THE GRANDSTAND.

AN EARLY 50'S DRIVE-IN AT SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.    IT HELD 750 CARS
AND FULL THIS PHOTO.   THEY KEPT THE ROWS SO EVEN BECAUSE
EACH CAR WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE SPEAKER POST WITH SPEAKER.
THE 61 DRIVE-IN SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA HOLDS 300 CARS ... BUT WITH
NO SPEAKERS OR POSTS, THE CAR ROWS ARE VERY UNEVEN.
NOTE THE SMALL, SQUARE SCREEN.  

THIS WILL BE THE #1 MOVIE THIS WEEKEND...WILL BE VERY BIG.
IT IS SHOWING AT THE VOY 1 THEATRE AND ALSO AT THE  61 DRIVE-IN.
AT THE DRIVE-IN, THE 2ND SHOW WILL BE CARS 3.     A GREAT FAMILY
DOUBLE FEATURE.

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THURSDAY DAILY

BOARD MEMBERS ABOVE OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON COUNTY AT A RECEPTION THIS WEEK AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

THIS PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JOHN HINZ.    ON THE FAR RIGHT,  LONGTIME MAQUOKETA DOCTOR ANDREWS AND HIS TRUCK PRIOR TO HAS AFRICAN
SAFARI IN THE LATE 50'S OR EARLY 60'S.   CLINTON ENGINES GUYS DID SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE TRUCK AND ALSO HIS AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER BEFORE HE AND HIS WIFE EMBARKED ON THE TRIP.
LEFT TO RIGHT:  CY THOMPSON, JACK HINZ (FATHER OF JOHN WHO DIED LAST WEEK), FRED MAEIRS, SKY CLARK, BOB DAVIS AND DR. ANDREWS.

THIS WEEK THE GAS TANKS ARE BEING TAKEN OUT AT THE CLOSED BP
STATION ON CORNER OF SOUTH JONES AND WEST PLATT.   IT WILL NEVER BE A  GAS STATION AGAIN.    RUMOR HAS IT THE BUILDING HAS BEEN SOLD AND
THERE ARE ALSO RUMORS AS TO WHAT IS GOING TO OPEN ON THAT VERY
GOOD CORNER.    I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.

THE EMPTY LOT AFTER THE 3 BUILDINGS ON WEST PLATT WERE TAKEN
DOWN AND HAULED AWAY.    THE LAND NOW OWNED BY BRAD DEERY MOTORS.
SOON I'M SURE WE WILL SEE NEW OR USED CARS PARKED ON IT.
IT REALLY EXPOSED THE DECKER HOTEL.   WONDER IF, AND HOW, THEY
WILL FIX UP THE BUILDING TO THE RIGHT?

OPENING SOON, NEW OPTOMITRIST OFFICE ON THE CORNER OF MAIN
AND PLATT.     THE WINDOWS PAPERED-IN WHILE FINISHING TOUCHES
ARE DONE.   WILL  PASS ALONG MORE INFORMATION WHEN I GET IT.

NICE PLACE TO HAVE A PICNIC WITH THE KIDS.    OWNED BY SACRED
HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH AND LOCATED AT THE NORTH EDGE OF PARKING LOT.
I'M PRETTY SURE THE PUBLIC CAN USE IT.    WELL, MAYBE  NOT LUTHERANS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO GOOD KMAQ LISTENERS IRLENE AND RICHARD
STIMMEL OF MAQUOKETA.    THEIR DAUGHTER DARLYCE(AND HUSBAND NICK SHAULL OF NEVADA, IOWA) ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN MONDAY.   SHE WILL BE FUN FOR HER OLDER SISTER.

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

BEAUTIFUL BELLEVUE ALONG THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS GETTING READY FOR THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY HERITAGE DAYS EVENT.   

 

KMAQ AM AND FM WILL BROADCAST THE PARADE

STARTING JUST AFTER 10 SUNDAY MORNING.

IT WILL ALSO BE ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE, WWW.KMAQ.COM      TURN ON THE LITTLE

RADIO AND LISTEN TO LEIGHTON HEPKER'S

DESCRIPTION OF THE PARADE FROM DOWNTOWN BELLEVUE.   

TUESDAY, JULY 4 TH, DEWITT WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL JULY 4TH PARADE, AND IT ALSO WILL

BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ AND OUR WEB SITE.

I WILL BROADCAST THAT PARADE JUST

AFTER 10 A.M.

MAQUOKETA'S FIREWORKS IS MONDAY NIGHT AT DUSK AT THE FAIRGROUINDS.

MAQUOKETA HAD A BEN FRANKLIN STORE.

THE BUILDING BURNED DOWN WHERE THE GREEN SPACE IS.    VERN BEATY WAS THE OWNER.

WAYNE WASSON WAS A MANAGER FOR  HIM AND LATER, UNTIL IT CLOSED, BOB THOMAS WAS THE OWNER. THE PHOTO ABOVE HOWEVER IS NOT

THE MAQUOKETA STORE.

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TUESDAY DAILY

THE CARDINAL BOYS LAST NIGHT WON THEIR 2ND GAME OF THE SEASON, DEFEATING ANAMOSA HERE IN TOWN, 11 TO 0 IN FIVE INNINGS.
THEY SCORED 7 RUNS IN THE FIRST INNING.
ANAMOSA WON THE SECOND GAME, 4 TO 1

REMEMBER THESE?

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MONDAY DAILY

ABE DOSTAL OF MAQUOKETA ON FATHER'S DAY  (HE HAS A 3-YEAR-OLD SON)
HAD A  HOLE-IN-ONE  ON HOLE 4 AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB.
HIS FIRST.   HE IS SON OF GERY AND KITTY OESTERN.

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FRIDAY DAILY

THE REPLACEMENT OF A SEWER PIPE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA HAS
BEEN DONE.   TODAY, THE POURED NEW CONCRETE ON NORTH MAIN.

THEY ALSO POURED CONCRETE FOR HALF THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE LAW OFFICE.    THE OTHER HALF OF THE SIDEWALK AND PUTTING THE BRICKS BACK .. WILL BE DONE MONDAY.     THE NORTH MAIN DETOUR WILL BE GONE TUESDAY MORNING.


MAQUOKETA STATE BANK  HELD A "GRILLING FOR CHARITY" FROM 11 UNTIL 2 TODAY IN THEIR PARKING LOW AND THE EVENT  RAISED $2,400 FOR THE
FRIENDS OF THE MAQUOKETA LIBRARY.   THANKS M-S-B.

SPORTS:   THE CARDINAL GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM LOST A DOUBLE-HEADER
TO SOLON LAST NIGHT, ENDING A 5-GAME WINNING STREET FOR THE
CARDS.
THE CARDINAL BOYS BASEBALL TEAM LOST A DH TO BENTON COMMUNITY
LAST NIGHT, 8 TO 1 AND 8 TO 7.

TOMORROW COME TO MAQUOKETA FOR THE BIG CANOE, BIKE AND WALK RACE FROM CANTON TO MAQUOKETA AND THE CAR SHOW AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.    
COOL WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.....TEMPS IN THE 70'S ALL 3 DAYS.

AUCTION SHOW ON KMAQ AM AND FM FROM 9 UNTIL 10:30 A.M.  TOMORROW,
SATURDAY.     BIDDING OVER THE PHONE AND GREAT SAVINGS ON
EVERY CERTIFICATE.

LONG TIME MAQUOKETA GOLFER CHUCK WILSON CARDED A HOLE-IN-ONE
AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB THURSDAY AFTERNOON ON THE PAR THREE 4TH HOLE.

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THURSDAY DAILY

LAST NIGHT THE ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB ICE CREAM AND CAKE
SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT WAS HELD AT THE OPEN AIR SHELTER AT THE
FAIRGROUNDS IN  MAQUOKETA.   BECAUSE OF THREATENING WEATHER
(A FEW SPRINKLES ARE ALL THAT CAME) THE ATTENDANCE WAS NO MORE
THAN 75, BUT I'M SURE THEY ENJOYED THE ICE CREAM AND HOME MADE
CAKE AND MUSIC BY THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SUMMER BAND, DIRECTED BY JAY KAHN.    THESES ARE LOCAL MUSICIANS  FROM MAQUOKETA AND MANY OTHER TOWNS NOT FAR AWAY....WHO ENJOY
GETTING OUT THAT OLD BAND INSTRUMENT AND MAKING MUSIC WITH IT
AGAIN.     ONE, STEVE TUBBS, HAS BEEN WITH THE SUMMER BAND EACH YEAR SINCE IT STARTED BACK IN THE 70'S.    A BUNCH OF PHOTOS BELOW:

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

BACK TO THE FUTURE
NO..THIS IS NOT A 2016 PHOTO...THERE IS KMAQ... AT LEFT.
THIS PHOTO TAKEN TODAY....2017
THE SEWER PIPE FROM THE LAW OFFICES BUILDING, TO UNDER THE
STREET LARGE PIPE, HAS NOT BEEN DOING ITS JOB RIGHT.   NOT ENOUGH
SLANT TO UNDER THE STREET.    TO AVOID CONSTANT PIPE-ROOTING..
WORK STARTED TODAY ON CORRECTING THE PROBLEM.
BUT..THAT MEANT SAWING, JACKHAMMERING, AND DIGGING UP 
MAQUOKETA'S NEW STREET AND SIDEWALK NEXT TO IT.

ABOVE, THE STREET PORTION OF THE JOB AND BELOW THE SIDEWALK PORTION.

THE WORK WILL BE FINISHED NEXT TUESDAY AND NORTH MAIN FROM KMAQ SOUTH TO PLATT WILL BE OPEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THEY SAY YOU WILL THEN HARDLY KNOW THE WORK WAS DONE....ESPECIALLY AFTER A FEW DAYS  WHEN THE CONCRETE DRYS COMPLETELY AND EVENTUALLY MATCHES THE OLDER PORTIONS.    WATCH FOR  A  FOLLOW-UP PHOTO  NEXT WEEK WHEN THE WORK IS DONE. 

DURING THE SUMMER, EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT IS
"TUNES IN TOWN" NIGHT AT THE DEWITT DOWNTOWN PARK, FREE, AND FROM 6 TO  8.
THEY DO PASS A HAT FOR THE BAND.   ABOVE,
THE NEW BANDSTAND WITH  MAQUOKETA'S BLACK VELVET BAND.     THEY WERE THE GUEST
BAND LAST NIGHT AND THERE IS A NEW BAND
EACH WEEK.

LEFT TO RIGHT:  DAVE MANNING WITH A FLUTE AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS.    DALE KILBURG ON THE HARMONICA.    CHUCK JORGENSEN ON THE
GUITAR.      DAN CARAWAY ON THE MANDOLIN.
CURT LICHTER ON BASE.   THEY ALL SING.
THEY ARE GOOD AND THE PEOPLE ENJOYED THEM AND WHEN ASKED BY THE ANNOUCER IF THEY SHOULD COME BACK NEXT YEAR....THE 
RESPONSE WAS POSITIVELY "YES".

 BIG BIG CROWD.

ABOVE, TWO OF SEVERAL SEATING AREAS.   I'D 
SAY THEY HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED LAST NIGHT.
MANY ENJOYED PIZZA SLICES AND POP THAT WAS ON SALE....AND ENJOYED THE GREAT WEATHER.
THE BAND WILL PLAY THE FINAL SUMMER CONCERT IN THE GREEN SPACE IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA ON SUNDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER
10TH.   PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.

STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE  VOY THEATRE.
NANCY AND I BOTH SAW IT AT A MOVIE CONVENTION IN MAQUOKETA AND WE LIKED IT.
SHAWN, LONNA AND JACOB SAW IT LAST WEEK
IN BETTENDORF AND THEY LIKED IT.   I'M PRETTY
SURE YOU WILL LIKE IT TOO.    LINDA FROM THE Q.C. TIMES SELDOM GIVE 3 1/2 STARS, BUT SHE
DID FOR MEGAIN.

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL BOYS LOST AGAIN 
LAST NIGHT TO NORTHEAST, 9 TO 5.    IT HAS BEEN QUITE AWHILE SINCE A CARDINAL TEAM HAS HAD A BAD YEAR LIKE THIS....THINK THEY HAVE ONLY WON 1 OR MAYBE 2 GAMES.    BUT EXPERIENCE
CURES MATTERS AND THEY WILL BE BETTER
NEXT SUMMER.
THE GIRLS SEASON HAS NOT BEEN TOO GOOD EITHER, BUT THEY HAVE HAD A FEW OR MORE WINS, INCLUDING LAST NIGHT BEATING NORTHEAST 3 TO 2.

89 IN MAQUOKETA TOMORROW!
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