HOLIDAY DAILY #2

4:00 p.m. THIS AFTERNOON....SNOWING ALL DAY...4 OR 5 INCHES AND
SHOULD STOP THIS EVENING.
BUT VERY COLD.
NO  RELIEF ON TEMPS FOR A FEW DAYS.
PRETTY QUIET DOWNTOWN AS YOU CAN SEE.

SHOWING NOW AT THE VOY THEATRE IN MAQUOKETA.   CLICK ON
ABOVE STORY TO ENLARGE A LITTLE.

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TUESDAY DAILY

IT IS THE #2 MOVIE IN THE COUNTRY.    IT'S VERY GOOD.  WE SAW IT.   SHOWING NOW
AT THE VOY 2 THEATRE.    WE HAVE A 2 P.M. BARGAIN MATINEE OF ALL
3 MOVIES EVERY AFTERNOON.

"FERDINAND"  IS SHOWING NOW AT VOY THEATRE IN MAQUOKETA.   BUT, IT ENDS THURSDAY NIGHT.

STARTING THIS FRIDAY...."THE GREATEST SHOWMAN"...RATED PG

AND "STAR WARS" IS ON THROUGH THE HOLIDAY AT THE VOY 1 THEATRE.

IT IS 4 P.M....AND....
IT IS BEAUTIFUL IN MAQUOKETA!    SUN SHINING BRIGHTLY!

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HOLIDAY DAILY

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM EVERYONE AT 
KMAQ AND THE VOY THEATRES

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THURSDAY DAILY

PEANUT BUTTER CAME IN THIS MORNING AND WE ENDED UP WITH 216 JARS.

THIS AFTERNOON, JAKE BICKFORD CAME WITH HIS PICKUP AND ABOVE,
JAKE AND LOIS FISCHER OF KMAQ SALES DEPARTMENT PICKUP  UP
THE LAST JARS...

WITH HELP FROM ROXANNE CLAUSING ON LEFT, ALSO OF SALES DEPARTMENT AND RECEPTIONIST/BOOKKEEPER THERESA CELENTANO.

 JAKE  (HE IS A VOLUNTEER EVERY FRIDAY MORNING AT THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD HELPING DISTRIBUTE THE FOOD ITEMS, TO ANYWHERE FROM
125 TO 175 PEOPLE) AND NEW PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE CUPBOARD,
BECKY SONSTAGARD, AT RIGHT.     THE 216 JARS FILLED THE PICKUP.
TOMORROW, THE JARS WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE OTHER FRIDAY
GROCERIES. 
THANKS TO ALL THAT DONATED PEANUT BUTTER THE LAST 20 DAYS.
WE ENJOYED MEETING YOU.

 SACRED HEART KIDS WERE CAROLING TODAY AND STOPPED IN AT KMAQ
 TO SING ON THE RADIO.   AND THEY DID A NICE JOB.   THANKS.

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

 TOOK THIS PHOTO AT 4 THIS AFTERNOON.    WORK HAS STARTED ON THE NEW OPEN YEAR-AROUND DAIRY QUEEN.   AT RIGHT IS THE

BACK OF THE PRESENT DQ.     AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NEW WILL BE RIGHT BEHIND THE OLD.

 DR. BUDDY ATIENZA SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY AND SO DID BOB GAVIN, PA VOICE OF THE CARDINALS.

THEY TOLD ABOUT THE $800,000 PLAN TO

MAKE GOODENOW FIELD THE BEST HIGH

SCHOOL FIELD IN THE CONFERENCE.  

OVER 70% OF FUNDING ALREADY IS RAISED.

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TUESDAY DAILY

ONE MORE DAY (COLLECTION ENDS AT NOON WEDNESDAY) TO BRING IN
PEANUT BUTTER TO KMAQ FOR GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD
THIS THURSDAY, FOR DISTRIBUTION FRIDAY MORNING.

THE BOYS AND GIRLS CARDINAL BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAY MT. VERNON
TONIGHT.    BOYS GAME HERE.    MATT CLARK WILL BROADCAST THE
GIRLS GAME FROM MT. VERNON AT 7:20 TONIGHT ON KMAQ-FM AND
ON OUR WEB HOME PAGE.

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MONDAY DAILY

THE NEW WALK-BIKE BRIDGE OVER MAQUOKETA RIVER AT NORTH EDGE OF
TOWN IS DONE.   NOT OPEN THOUGH.    BELOW, THE TRAIL THAT LEADS TO
IT ...AND THE TRAIL WILL EVENTUALLY END AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

WE TOOK MY 3 GREAT GRANDKIDS, CORA, TRENTON AND LANDON CLASEN, TO DUBUQUE SATURDAY NIGHT TO DRIVE THROUGH THE PARK WITH
ALL THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.    ABOVE, DUBUQUE'S TOWER CLOCK.
HUGE CROWD AND A WAIT, BUT WORTH IT.   DRIVE ADMISSION COST $10 A CAR AND PROCEEDS GO TO HILLCREST FAMILY SERVICES.

PARK IS OPEN EVERY NIGHT FROM 5 UNTIL10 AND ENDS NEW YEAR'S DAY.

FRIDAY NIGHT, AT DEWITT, THE CARDINAL GIRLS LOST THEIR GAME TO THE
SABER GIRLS  AND THE BOYS BEAT THE SABERS.
SATURDAY, IN THE SABER INVITATIONAL WRESTLING MEET AT DEWITT,
THE CARDINALS PLACED 4TH.

JUMANJI  STARTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE VOY THEATRE.

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS......ENDS TUESDAY (TOMORROW) NIGHT.

FRIDAY DAILY

THE CARDINAL BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAY A GIRL-BOY DOUBLE-HEADER
TONIGHT AT DEWITT.    GIRLS GAME AT 6 AND BOYS GAME AT 8.   BOTH
ON KMAQ, INCLUDING THE WEB HOME PAGE, STARTING AT 5:50 WITH
MATT CLARK AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIC.

IN WRESTLING LAST NIGHT,  DYERSVILLE BECKMAN 66, MAQUOKETA 18 AND
WESTERN DUBUQUE 55 AND MAQUOKETA 15.

IN BOWLING LAST NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND
GIRLS TEAMS DEFEATED MARION.

AT THE MAQUOKETA ARE EXPERIENCE LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WE
ENJOYED A ONE-HOUR BRASS CONCERT BY THE K2A3 BRASS TRIO
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MUSIC DEPARTMENT.    LEFT TO RIGHT:   KATEY HALBERT, KENKEN GORDER AND AUSTIN SEYBERT. 

THE HOME OF MR. AND MRS. MIKE KOLL (HE IS MANAGER OF FAREWAY)...
DON'T MISS SEEING THEIR HOME OUT BY THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB.

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THURSDAY DAILY

THE HILL JUST COMPLETED ON EAST PLATT STREET.   NEAT IDEA.

THIS WAS ONE - HALF THE COOKIES ON SALE TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE
JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SOUP SUPPER AND COOKIE WALK
AT THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM.    BIG TURNOUT AGAIN FOR THE
VARIETY OF DELICIOUS SOUPS ... AND CHRISTMAS CAROLS TOO.

TWO LARGE TREES DOWNTOWN THIS YEAR....THE ONE AT THE POST OFFICE
(PHOTO A COUPLE DAYS AGO HERE)....AND THIS ONE NEXT TO SANTA'S
HOUSE IN THE "GREEN SPACE" WHERE THE 4 LARGE BUILDINDGS WERE
10 YEARS AGO.   THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THAT FIRE WILL BE ON
JANUARY 19TH, NEXT MONTH.

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

JAMES DOEPKE SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY.   HE IS THE NEW MCHS GIRLS
BASKETBALL COACH.    THE GIRLS ARE OFF TO A GOOD START.
FRIDAY NIGHT THEY PLAY AT DEWITT AT 6 P.M. AND THE GAME WILL BE ON
KMAQ AM-FM AND OUR WEB HOME PAGE.    THE BOYS GAME WILL
START AROUND 7:30 AND WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ WITH MATT
CLARK AT THE PLAY-BY-PLAY MIC.

THE NEW WRESTLING COACH ALSO SPOKE TODAY.    BRENDAN SCHOTT
WAS  HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT WINNING THE DWIGHT ZIMMERMAN
TOURNAMENT LAST SATURDAY IN MAQUOKETA, WITH 6  CHAMPIONS.
THE CARDINAL GRAPPLERS ARE ALSO OFF TO A GOOD START.

LAST NIGHT, THE CARDINAL GIRLS DEFEATED WEST DELAWARE 62 TO
51 AND NOW HAVE A 5 AND 3 RECORD.
THE  BOYS LOST TO WEST DELEWARE 71 TO 41 AND ARE 1 AND 6 FOR
THE SEASON.

THE BOWLING TEAMS BOWLED WESTERN DUBUQUE LAST NIGHT.
THE BOYS WON 3069 TO 2836 AND THE GIRLS LOST BY ONLY 54 PINS.

NEW BUSINESS ON EAST PLATT STREET, ADJACENT TO THE AWESOME
CAR WASH.    STILL TWO WASH BAYS LEFT TO USE.    TWO BAYS ELIMINATED
AND NOW USED FOR FROG'S AUTO SALES.    THE USED AUTOS ARE
IN THE BACK PARKING LOT.    REMEMBER, YOU CAN CLICK-ON THIS
PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.    I HAVE NO DETAILS ON WHO IS OWNER OF THIS
BUSINESS AND WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I FIND OUT.

CANDY MICE MADE BY MARYROSE SIMMONS, DJ HERE AT KMAQ THE PAST 6 YEARS.   THE BODY/TAIL IS A CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY.   THE HEAD,
A HERSHEY KISS, THE EARS A HALF-PEANUT AND THE EYES, A TOUCH OF
GREEN JELL.     AREN'T THEY CUTE?    DELICIOUS TOO.

  STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT VOY THEATRE.

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TUESDAY DAILY

MAQUOKETA HAS HAD A SUMMER-SEASON DQ FOR OVER 60 YEARS.
A NEW ONE IS COMING NEXT YEAR AND WILL BE OPEN YEAR AROUND WITH
47 SEATING.     OWNER DOUG BIEHL TOLD KMAQ THE NEW ONE WILL BE BUILDT BEHIND THE PRESENT ONE  AND THE OLD WILL OPEN AS USUAL
IN MARCH AND WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL THE NEW ONE IS READY TO OPEN, NEXT SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER.  

THE KMAQ CHRISTMAS DINNER-PARTY WAS HELD LAST NIGHT.   AFTER A
GREAT DINNER AT "THE PUB CLUB" IN LOST NATION, EVERYONE CAME TO
OUR HOUSE WHERE NANCY  WAS READY FOR DESSERT.   BUT FIRST, THE
GIFT EXCHANGE AND THEN A SURPRIZE SONG BY THE SALES GALS,
LOIS FISCHER, ROXANN CLAUSING AND DEBRA GERARDY AND HER HUSBAND JIM.    CLICK-ON BUTTON ABOVE AND ENJOY.

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MONDAY DAILY

AGAIN THIS YEAR, SCHOOL CLASSES FROM MAQUOKETA AND AROUND
THE AREA ARE SINGING IN THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK LOBBY, LIKE
THIS CLASS THIS AFTERNOON.   THE BANK HAS BEEN HAVING THESE KIDS
AS THEIR GUEST FOR MANY YEARS.    IT WOULDN'T BE CHRISTMAS
WITHOUT CAROLING AT M-S-B.

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FRIDAY DAILY

THE ABOVE MOVIE STARTS TONIGHT AT THE VOY 2 THEATRE

ANOTHER MAQUOKETA FRONT YARD

AND ANOTHER

STILL ANOTHER

THE LARGE TREE ON THE POST OFFICE  LAWN

  LAST NIGHT HERE IN MAQUOKETA...

WEST DELAWARE  46
MAQUOKETA   18

 DEWITT     52
 MAQUOKETA   26

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