Friday, June 29, 2018

FRIDAY....ABOVE 90 DEGREES... DAILY

INCREDIBLES 2 IS BEING HELD OVER FOR A 3RD WEEK, THROUGH JULY 6TH, AT THE
61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE.    AND A NEW 2ND FEATURE WITH IT FOR THE FINAL WEEK....
COCO AT SHORTLY AFTER 11 P.M.
 

THE 66 DRIVE-IN THEATRE HAS MADE A TOP 25
AFTER YOU HAVE READ TODAY'S DAILY, GO TO THIS ADDRESS....
www.architecturaldigest.com
AND SEARCH ON THIS SITE FOR ARTICLE...
MOST CHARMING DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATERS LEFT IN AMERICA

INCREDIBLEES 2 ALSO HAS BEEN HELD OVER
AT THE VOY TRIPLEX THEATRE....ALONG
WITH....A 2ND WEEK OF...

AND....THE 3RD MOVIE DOWNTOWN IS
NEW THIS WEEK...

DENNIS VOY




Thursday, June 28, 2018

THURSDAY DAILY

BASEBALL LAST NIGHT, THE CARDINAL BOYS DROPPED A TWIN BILL TO CLEAR
CREEK AMANA IN WAMAC PLAY....14 T0  0 AND 4 TO 2.     THEIR RECORD NOW
IS 3 AND 23 OVERALL AND 3 AND 19 IN THE LEAGUE.

IN SOFTBALL LAST NIGHT, THE CARDINAL GIRLS TRAVELED TO MANCHESTER
AND LOST TWO GAMES...10  TO  0  AND 4  TO  0.     AND TUESDAY,  LOST TWO ALSO ....
TO SOLON 10 TO 8 AND 8  TO  0.   THE GIRLS ARE 4 AND 21 OVERALL AND
2 AND 19 IN LEAGUE PLAY.

HAS BEEN TRYING SEASON FOR BOTH TEAMS.



THE ROTARY CAKE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL WAS LAST NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
WEATHER WAS GREAT, GOOD CAKE AND ICE CREAM AND MUSIC WAS VERY ENJOYABLE....
BY THE TIMBER CITY BAND DIRECTED BY JAH KAHN.    PLAYED FOR NEARLY 90 MINUTES.     OVER 75 ATTENDED.    MANY OF THE MUSICIANS ARE FROM OUT OF
TOWN, NORTH AND SOUTH.


BRING THE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS TO THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE  FIVE MILES SOUTH
OF MAQUOKETA ON HIGHWAY 61.     JUST GOT A NEW COLORFUL PAINT JOB
LAST WEEKEND.    FREE RIDES EVERY NIGHT BEFORE SHOW TIME, FROM NOW
UNTIL JULY 5TH WHEN "INCREDIBLES 2" ENDS.    STAY FOR THE SECOND SHOW,
"COCO" ALSO PG AND FROM DISNEY STUDIOS.   

GATE OPENS AT 6:30....THE TRAIN, TEATHERBALL, VOLLEYBALL, SWINGS AND
SANDBOX ALL BEFORE SHOWTIME AROUND 9.     GOOD FOOD FROM THE
50'S CONCESSION STAND OR BRING SOME FOOD AND TAILGATE.     ALSO BRING
A PORTABLE RADIO AND LAWN CHAIRS IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE MOVIES
FROM IN FRONT OF YOUR CAR ON THE LAWN.    MOST DO!    ALWAYS  TWO MOVIES
FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.     NOT ALL, BUT MOST STAY FOR THE 2ND SHOW.

DENNIS VOY





Wednesday, June 27, 2018

WEDNESDAY DAILY

STILL CLOSED TODAY, BUT OPEN FOR GOOD TOMORROW, THURSDAY.
LET'S GO ON A TOUR OF THE NEWEST DQ IN THE COUNTRY, ON SOUTH MAIN STREET IN MAQUOKETA, REPLACING THE 60+YEAR OLD WALK-UP SEASONAL DQ.
MANY OF YOU WILL USE THE DRIVE-UP...
MANY OF YOU WILL EAT OUT ON THE PATIO...
MANY OF YOU WILL DO SOMETHING YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO BEFORE....DINE INSIDE....
REST ROOMS TO THE REAR....
INSIDE, YOU WILL ORDER FROM THIS EXPANDED
MENU BOARD.     ALL THE FAMOUS DQ ICE CREAM PRODUCT AND YOUR FAVORITE SANDWICHES AND BEVERAGES.   YOU CAN CLICK-ON ANY OF THESE
PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
YOU WILL ORDER AT THIS COUNTER...
THE FOOD KITCHEN...
THE ICE CREAM AREA...
BACK TO THE  COUNTER.     AFTER YOUR ORDER IS PLACED, YOU WILL BE GIVEN A NUMBER TO TAKE BACK TO YOUR TABLE AND YOUR TRAY WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU.
NOW,  MEET....CO-OWNER AND THE BOSS,  DOUG BIEHL AT LEFT...
ASSISTANT MANAGER OF ICE CREAM ITEMS INCLUDING CAKES AND OTHER FREEZER CARRY-OUT ITEMS,  LIZA WAACK OF MAQUOKETA AND AT RIGHT, ASSISTANT MANAGER OF SANDWICHES, CHICKEN STRIPS AND OTHER FOOD, TYLER MICHELS OF DELMAR.
DOUG SAYS HIS STAFF HAS ABOUT DOUBLED TO 40 AND THE STORE WILL BE OPEN  FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 10 P.M. ALL 12 MONTHS.      YES,  IT WILL NOW BE
A  YEAR-AROUND DAIRY QUEEN.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DOUG AND FAMILY!
MAQUOKETA AND AREA DQ FANS...ENJOY!

DENNIS VOY





Tuesday, June 26, 2018

TUESDAY DAILY

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL BOYS BASEBALL TEAM....A DOUBLE-HEADER VISTORY
LAST NIGHT OVER ANAMOSA....10 TO 0 BOTH GAMES....FOR THEIR 2ND AND 3RD
WINS OF THE SEASON.

THE CARDINAL GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM LOST BOTH OF THEIR GAMES TO ANAMOSA,
10 TO 8 AND 4 TO 0

DENNIS VOY


Monday, June 25, 2018

MONDAY DAILY

NEAT LITTLE HOUSE ON SOUTH JONES AVENUE, JUST PAINTED.  METAL BLUE
ROOF (METAL ROOFS GETTING POPULAR AROUND HERE) WITH MATCHING BLUE
ELSEWHERE.    DON'T KNOW WHO IS THE OWNER.

PHOTO BY SARAH WATSON,  MAQUOKETA-SENTINEL PRESS
2ND DINING ROOM AT THE HIGHWAY 64 RESTAURANT IN SABULA,  LOCATED NEAR
THE NOW FAMOUS FERRY THAT TAKES PEOPLE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO SAVANNA AND BACK.   AND AT NO COST.    SABULA NOW HAS A POPULAR BUSY
TOURIST ATTRACTION.
THE MAIN DINING ROOM.    GOOD FOOD AND SERVICE.
BILLY CASEL, AND MIKE AND JENNIE JONES PAINTING THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE
TRAIN YESTERDAY.     IT WILL BE GIVING FREE RIDES AGAIN TONIGHT AND
EVERY NIGHT WHEN WE HAVE FAMILY MOVIES.     THE TRAIN IS NEARLY 50 YEARS
OLD.    YOU'LL SEE IT IN THE FAIR PARADE IN LATE JULY.

THE KITCHEN HELP AND SERVERS YESTERDAY AT THE SLOPPY JOES AND
PIE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL AT BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH IN LOST
NATION.   UUUMM GOOD.
JUST $7.     NANCY AND I ENJOYED OUR CHERRY PIE WITH (JUNE DAIRY MONTH) ICE CREAM.   GOOD SUPPER.



























THE NEWEST AND BEST ALLEY IN THE U.S.S. IS NEARING COMPLETION IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, BEHIND KMAQ.    WILL BE GLAD WHEN I DON'T HAVE TO WALK TO MY CAR WHERE I PARKED IT.   MISS MY PARKING SPOT IN THE KMAQ GARAGE.

NEW "GRILL & CHILL DQ"  WILL OPEN LATER THIS WEEK...I'LL HAVE PHOTOS.

DENNIS VOY






Saturday, June 23, 2018

SATURDAY DAILY

WAS ON TWO DAYS OF VACATION TO MILWAUKEE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, REASON
FOR NO DAILY EACH DAY.
SAW THE CARDINAL GET BADLY BEATEN BY THE BREWERS.     BUT SINCE I AM
A NATIVE OF WISCONSIN, THE BREWERS ARE MY 2ND TEAM.   YES..BROKE MY
GLASSES AND WOULD HAVE BETTER TO NOT HAVE THEM AT ALL FOR WHAT
I SAW FOR 8 INNINGS...LEFT GAME IN TOP OF 9TH.   HAD GOOD $44 SEATS EACH,
AND $20 FOR PARKING.    $8 BEER.  $5  WATER.   DINNER AT FRIDAYS IN STADIUM
WAS  EXCELLENT.    ALSO SAW MY BROTHER WHO IS RETIRED AND LIVES THERE,
BUT BECAUSE HE HAD A SUDDEN HEALTH ISSUE, DID NOT GO TO THE GAME
WITH US.  HAD BREAKFAST WITH HIM NEXT MORNING AFTER STAYING OVER
NIGHT AT A PACKED HYATT PLACE IN BUTLER WHERE HE LIVES, SMALLTOWN
SUBERB OF MILWAUKEE.
ROOF WAS CLOSED.  32,000 FANS.   THE FIRST PITCH OF GAME WAS A HOME RUN
BY CARDINAL 3RD BASEMAN MATT CARPENTER.   THE GAME WENT DOWN HILL
FROM THEN ON.   BEAUTIFUL STADIUM.     GO TO MADISON AND TAKE I-94 EAST
RIGHT TO STADIUM.    LOTS OF SOMMER HIGHWAY WORK SLOWS YOU DOWN,
SO IT IS A 4 HOUR TRIP.

ON WAY HOME, STOPPED AT FT. ATKINSON TO VISIT BOB BROWN.   MY FIRST AND
ONLY RADIO BOSS.   HIRED ME AT KMAQ IN 1958 AND MANAGED KMAQ FOR A YEAR
UNTIL HE TRANSFERRED TO NEW STATION AT FORT ATKINSON, WFAW, PUT ON AIR
BY SAME TRIO THAT THEN OWNED KMAQ.   BOB LOST HIS WIFE 2 YEARS AGO AND
NOW LIVES ALONE AT 97.      SPOTLESS NICE HOME.   HE IS SHARP WITH A COUPLE
HEALTH ISSUES HE IS DEALING WITH,  THANKS TO HELP FROM SON AND FAMILY IN
MADISON AND A DAUGHTER AND FAMILY NOT FAR AWAY EITHER.    IT WAS BOB
THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING THE POLKA PARTY ON KMAQ
 NEARLY 60 YEARS AGO.

THIS IS WHAT THE NEW SMALLER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE AT SABULA LOOKS
LIKE .. AS OF WEDNEDAY WHEN WE TOOK A LOOK AT IT.     LOTS TO DO BUT
SUPPOSED TO BE DONE BY LABOR DAY.
FERRY SERVICE HAS BEEN BUSY.    WILL GO BACK SOON FOR A FERRY RIDE.
ATE AT A NICE FAMILY RESTAURANT ON HIGHWAY  64 IN SABULA....CAN'T MISS
IT...HAS  A BIG "RESTAURANT" SIGN ON FRONT OF BUILDING.

DENNIS VOY

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

WEDNESDAY DAILY




STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE VOY THEATRE.

DENNIS VOY


Tuesday, June 19, 2018

TUESDAY RAIN-RAIN DAILY

MAQUOKETA HOSTED DEWITT FOR 4 GAMES LAST NIGHT AND DEWITT WON ALL
4.      IN BOYS BASEBALL, DEWITT SHUT OUT THE CARDS IN BOTH GAMES, AND IN
THE GIRLS DOUBLE-HEADER, THE CARDS SCORED  JUST 3 RUNS TOTAL AS DEWITT
WON BOTH.    MATT CLARK BROADCAST 2 OF THE 4 GAMES ON KMAQ.
HIS LAST TWO PLAY-BY-PLAY GAMES.    AFTER 8 YEARS, HE RESIGNED AS
THE VOICE OF THE CARDINALS ON KMAQ.     ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IS THAT
HIS MOM AND DAD ARE MOVING TO CORALVILLE.    OVER THE YEARS, DOING
A GAME MENT BRINGING THE KIDS ALONG TO MAQUOKETA TO STAY WITH
THE GRANDPARENTS WHILE DOING THE GAME.      HE HAS DONE A GOOD JOB
AND WE WILL MISS HIM A LOT.    SO, WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR A NEW PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER HERE AT THE STATION.    THE FOOTBALL SEASON IS NOT
THAT FAR AWAY.

DENNIS VOY




Monday, June 18, 2018

MONDAY DAILY

TONIGHT, FROM NOW UNTIL ABOUT 9, WE  HAVE A MAQUOKETA VS. DEWITT
BOYS GAME AND ALSO THE  GIRLS GAME, LIVE FROM THE DIAMONDS HERE IN
MAQUOKETA.. MATT CLARK AT THE PLAY BY PLAY FOR BOTH GAMES.
GO TO KMAQ HOME PAGE AND TURN ON THE LITTLE RADIO.

DENNIS VOY

Friday, June 15, 2018

FRIDAY 90-DEGREE DAILY

THESE TWO BAR TENDERS ARE THE PROUD OWNERS OF MAQUOKETA'S  NEW EVENT
CENTER "THE OAKLAND MILL" JUST EAST OF MAQUOKETA.     IT WAS A FEW YEARS
AGO COSTELLO'S ART STUDEO,  THEN EVENT CENTER, AND HAS BEEN CLOSED SEVERAL YEARS DURING WHICH TIME MANY IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE, INSIDE AND OUT.   ABOVE, DR. (DUBUQUE DENTIST) LACEY
McDEVITT AND NICK SZEBENI, MANAGER OF OAKLAND MILL.   THEY LIVE UPSTAIRS AND HAVE TWO CHILDREN.    LACEY'S DAD IS LARRY McDEVITT, JACKSON COUNTY
SUPERVISOR.    HE DID MUCH OF THE WORK IN THE MILL, INCLUDING THE BEAUTIFUL WALNUT BAR.    LACEY GRADUATED FROM MCHS.
SO..LETS TAKE A LITTLE TOUR OF THE 1870'S MILL ON PRAIRIE CREEK.



























THE BAR ABOVE ....BY LARRY, NOTICE THE TOP OF THE BAR.     LOTS OF  WORK WENT INTO BUILDING AND FINISHING THIS LIGHTED BAR.

ABOVE..SEATING FOR 32 IN UPSTAIRS LOFT.
PHOTO FROM UPPER LOFT LOOKING INTO THE MAIN DINING ROOM.
STAIRWAY FROM LOFT ABOVE.

THIS CORNER WAS USED FOR WINE TASTING TODAY, BUT IT IS THE KITCHEN
CORNER WHERE CATERERS WILL WORK GETTING READY TO SERVE LUNCH OR DINNER.
ALL FOOD FOR EVENTS NEED TO BE CATERED.

AT LEFT ABOVE, LARRY McDEVITT, FATHER OF LACEY, HUSBAND OF WENDY,
AND THE GUY THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THE ENHANCEMENTS AT
OAKLAND MILL.  
ST. REP. ANDY McKEAN AT RIGHT.

AT LEFT IS WENDY McDEVITT, WIFE OF LARRY.    THE TWO GUYS AT RIGHT
WERE GOING THROUGH TOWN AND HEARD THERE WAS FREE FOOD.

ON YESTERDAY'S DAILY REPORT,  THERE ARE A FEW OTHER PHOTOS TO LOOK
AT TAKEN AT THE MILL THURSDAY DURING A TOURISM CONFERENCE.
INCLUDING A NEW ONE OF THE BACK YARD PATIO AREA.

A GREAT ADDITION FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES,  AND PARTIES.

FOR INFORMATION OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...CALL NICK AT 563-652-3351,
WEB SITE      theoaklandmill@hotmail.com

CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST OF LUCK TO LACEY AND NICK ON THEIR
NEW BUSINESS.

DENNIS VOY