Wednesday, February 28, 2018

WEDNESDAY DAILY


THE MAQUOKETA POST OFFICE IS CELEBRATING 100 YEARS AND MONDAY,  ABOVE PHOTO WAS TAKEN OF FORMER EMPLOYEES.         HOW MANY DO YOU KNOW?
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
PHOTO BY BROOKE TAYLOR OF MAQUOKETA SENTINEL-PRESS











HAPPY


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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

TUESDAY DAILY

THERE WAS NO MONDAY  DAILY YESTERDAY




THE NEW SABULA-SAVANNA BRIDGE (ABOVE, WITH OLD ONE STILL AT THE
SIDE OF IT)  IS CLOSED. IT HAS BEEN SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING AFTER A PROBLEM WAS FOUND BY THE IOWA D.O.T. NEAR THE SMALL BRIDGE JUST NORTH OF SABULA.    A SETTLING PROBLEM.
AN INSPECTION WAS DONE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON, THE
D.O.T. ANNOUNCED THAT THE SMALL BRIDGE, SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT, CAN NOT BE OPENED AGAIN.    SO NOW, THE REPLACEMENT
SCHEDULE OF IT IS BEING ACCELERATED AND THE CURRENT BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL THE NEW ONE IS IN PLACE.   THAT SMALL BRIDGE JUST NORTH OF SABULA ALLOWS TRAFIC TO GO OVER THE BIG NEW ONE WHICH OPENED LATE LAST YEAR.
THE CLOSING OF THE OLD SMALL BRIDGE ALSO CLOSES THAT NEW ONE AND
THIS MEANS ANYONE WANTING TO CROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER,  FROM
NOW UNTIL AT LEAST LATE MAY, WILL HAVE TO GO DOWN SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 67 AND CROSS THE RIVER ON ILLINOIS 84, FROM CLINTON.
BAD NEWS FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO USE THAT NEW BRIDGE TO GO
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN SAVANNA AND SABULA.



SHOWING NOW AT THE VOY 
THEATRE IN MAQUOKETA
CLICK-ON THE NEWS STORY TO
INCREASE THE SIZE OF IT.

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Sunday, February 25, 2018

SUNDAY DAILY

THE NEW 2018 JACKSON/CLINTON DAIRY PRINCESS IS KEIDYNE MACHANDE
WHO IS A JUNIOR AT NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL IN GOOSE LAKE AND THE
DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND CARMEN LOOTS.


THE ENTERTAINMENT LAST NIGHT WAS BY BELLEVUE HYPNOTIST TOM ROTH.
THE LONGTIME TEACHER HAS A NEW CAREER AND HE IS VERY GOOD AT
IT.   ABOVE, THE 19 THAT VOLUNTEERED TO BE IN THE SHOW.
LOTS OF LAUGHS AND FUN.      A FEW WERE NOT ABLE TO BE HYPNOTISED
AND LEFT THE STAGE EVENTUALLY.  
ONE OF MY FAVORITES ON STAGE WAS DARLENE BLOCK OF MAQUOKETA.
SHE WAS FUNNY.    KMAQ'S LOIS FISCHER WAS UP THERE TOO, SITTING
NEXT TO DARLENE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE JACKSON/CLINTON DAIRY ASSOCIATION
FOR A VERY NICE BANQUET.     I COULDN 'T BELIVE THE NUMBER OF
DOOR PRIZES WON.   AND EVERY FAMILY TOOK HOME A FREE DAIRY
GIFT....POUND OF BUTTER OR SOME KIND OF CHEESE.  
THE ASSOCIATION'S BIG FREE LUNCH ON THE DAIRY FARM (LAST YEAR 2,000]
ATTENDED)  THIS  YEAR WILL BE ON JUNE 24TH AT THE BRAD AND LISA
GEISE FARM NEAR DEWITT.  PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.



THIS SIGN WAS PUT OUT THIS MORNING ON THE FRONT STEPS AT THE DECKER HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.      OPENING THIS TUESDAY FOR LUNCH-HOURS 
ONLY.     FIRST SUNDAY BRUNCH A WEEK FROM TODAY AND FIRST EVENING-
HOUR DINNERS STARTING MARCH 14TH.

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Friday, February 23, 2018

FRIDAY DAILY

ELVIS CAME TO CLOVER RIDGE TODAY...AND PUT ON A 45 MINUTE SHOW, SINGING SUCH GREAT SONGS AS "LOVE ME TENDER" AND
"HOUNDDOG"

THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS WILL PLAY TWO EXHIBITION GAMES THIS
WEEKEND, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND WE  WILL BROADCAST
BOTH GAMES AS WE AGAIN WILL BE BROADCASTING  CARDINAL BASEBALL
THIS SEASON.   TOMORROW, THE CARDS PLAY THE METS AND
SUNDAY, HOUSTON.   TUNE IN AT 11:45 A.M. FOR THE GAME EACH DAY. 















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Thursday, February 22, 2018

THURSDAY DAILY

WORK STARTED AGAIN THIS WEEK ON THE NEW YEAR-AROUND DAIRY
QUEEN.    THE OLD ONE IN PHOTO WILL BE USED AGAIN AND RE-OPEN SOON
AFTER THE WINTER-TIME CLOSING, AND WHEN THE NEW ONE BEHIND IT OPENS, THE OLD ONE WILL BE TORN DOWN.




GAME NIGHT opens tomorrow (FRIDAY)
night at the VOY THEATRE.



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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

WEDNESDAY DAILY

THERE WAS NO TUESDAY DAILY THIS WEEK

LEARN ABOUT THIS YEAR'S  "RELAY FOR LIFE"  CANCER FUNDRAISER  ON THE ROTARY BLOG ON KMAQ HOME PAGE.

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Monday, February 19, 2018

MONDAY DAILY

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS AND BOYS BOWLING TEAMS BOWLED IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT TODAY AT CADILLAC LANES IN WATERLOO.
THE STATE TOURNAMENT WAS TO HAVE BEEN HELD IN DES MOINES, BUT A FIRE AT THE LANES THERE LAST DECEMBER MOVED THE TOURNAMENT TO WATERLOO.

THE GIRLS RESULTS FIRST:   THIS WAS IN CLASS 1-A.
FIRST, LOUISA MUSCATINE 2,827 PINS
SECOND, CHARLES CITY
THIRD PLACE, CAMANCHE
FOURTH PLACE IN THE STATE,  MAQUOKETA, 2,618  PINS
THEN WEST DELAWARE, TRI-CENTER, CRESTON, AND FORREST CITY
INDIVIDUAL SCORES FOR THE CARDINALS
11TH PLACE, ASHLEY WELLS, JUNIOR,  185 AND 186...371 SERIES
14      PLACE, JO KORTENKAMP, SOPHOMORE, 181 AND 178...359
20      PLACE, CHEROKEE TRAMAN, JUNIOR, 138 AND 207...345
22      PLACE, ALLISON FURNE (SENIOR),  159 AND 172...331
32      PLACE, ALEXIS SPRINGER, SOPHOMORE,  130 AND 179...309
44      PLACE, SHELBY HICKSON, JUNIOR, 123 AND 138...261

THE BOYS RESULTS:
FIRST, WEST DELAWARE, 3179 PINS
SECOND, CHARLES CITY
THIRD, KNOXVILLE
FOURTH PLACE IN THE STATE, MAQUOKETA, 2885
THEN SHENANDOAH, DURANT, LOUISA-MUSCATINE AND OA-BCIG
INDIVIDUAL SCORES FOR THE CARDINALS
7TH PLACE, CADEN STEPHANY, SOPHOMORE, 211 AND 220...431 SERIES
11    PLACE, DRAKE IVERSON, SOPHOMORE, 207 AND 213...420 SERIES
21    PLACE, CONNOR SCHNOOR, SENIOR, 221 AND 169...390 SERIES
24    PLACE, LUCAS BRAME, SENIOR, 196 AND 193...389 SERIES
                      TAYLOR FOX, SOPHOMORE, 157 AND 168...325 SERIES
                       ANDREW PROSHUTO, SENIOR, 166 AND 151...317 SERIES
CONGRATULATIONS.....NICE JOB CARDINALS!



BOYS TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL TONIGHT AT MANCHESTER.... THE
MAQUOKETA CARDINALS VERSUS
MARION.   TIP-OFF 6:30.   MATT CLARK
WILL HAVE  THE GAME AT 6:20 TONIGHT ON KMAQ AND THIS WEB
SITE.

NICE FRONT PAGE STORY IN THE T.H.
THIS MORNING ON "MAC'S WINE
CELLAR" IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, OWNED BY SUE AND
JIM MAYBERRY.  A MUST-SEE WHEN
YOU VISIT MAQUOKETA NEXT TIME.
PHOTO BY EILEEN MESLAR.
"FARMER'S CREEK ANTIQUES" IS
ON THE STREET LEVEL.   FRONT AND
BACK DOOR AND PARKING AT BOTH
ENDS.

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Sunday, February 18, 2018

SUNDAY DAILY

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS LOST THEIR 2ND TOURNAMENT GAME LAST NIGHT
AT CENTER POINT, LOOSING TO HIGHLY RATED CENTER  POINT URBANA
BY A SCORE OF 71 TO 35


THE "BLUESMEN" SHOW LAST NIGHT AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER
WAS FANTASTIC....BEST ROAD SHOW I HAVE EVER SEEN AT OHNWARD.
TOO BAD YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT....THERE WERE PLENTY OF SEATS LEFT.


THE MOVIES ON MARQUE ARE NOT THE ONES SHOWING NOW.  SHOWING NOW:   BLACK PANTHER...PETER RABITT AND FIFTY SHADES FREED.


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Friday, February 16, 2018

FRIDAY DAILY

TWO GAME BROADCASTS COMING UP.     TOMORROW (SAT) NIGHT, THE
MAQUOKETA GIRLS PLAYING AT CENTER POINT URBANA AT 7 P.M.
BROADCAST TIME 6:45.

MONDAY NIGHT, THE MAQUOKETA BOYS PLAY MARION.

THE CARDINAL BOYS AND GIRLS BOWLING TEAMS PLAY IN THE STATE
TOURNAMENT AT 10 A.M. MONDAY AT THE CADILLAC LANES IN WATERLOO.






ALL 3 MOVIES SHOWING THIS WEEKEND AT THE VOY 1, 2 AND 3 THEATRES.

MONDAY, WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, RAIN AND 52 DEGREES 
IN MAQUOKETA.

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

THURSDAY DAILY

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS DEFEATED DEWITT LAST  NIGHT AND
PLAY AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE BOYS PLAY THEIR FIRST TOURNAMENT GAME MONDAY NIGHT
AGAINST MARION.

THE DECKER HOTEL IS ADVERTISING FOR HELP, SO THEY MUST
BE PLANNING TO OPEN SOON.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

WEDNESDAY DAILY

MAQUOKETA  GIRLS  HOST DEWITT TONIGHT FOR 7 PM TOURNAMENT GAME.   MATT CLARK WILL HAVE IT HERE AT 6:45.    THE TWO TEAMS HAVE PLAYED EACH OTHER TWICE THIS SEASON AND EACH WON
THEIR HOME GAME.


THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS BOWLING TEAM WON THE
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY AT TIMBER LANES.   THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL  HISTORY FOR
THE GIRL'S BOWLING PROGRAM.    ALLISON FURNE
PLACED 1ST INDIVIDUALLY AND GOES ON TO 
STATE.   TEAMMATE ASHLEY WELLS FINISHED SECOND PLACE JUST 4 PINS BEHIND.
THE BOYS TEAM WAS SELECTED FOR AN "AT LARGE" POSITION.    DRAKE IVERSON TIED FOR 
5TH/6TH PLACE.     
SO THE CARDINALS ARE HEADED FOR THE STATE BOWLING TOURNAMENT NEXT MONDAY AT 10 A.M.
AT CADILLAC LANES IN WATERLOO.
CONGRATULATIONS.



THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA AT 7 P.M.


                            HAPPY

DENNIS VOY