Tuesday, October 30, 2018

TUESDAY DAILY

STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE VOY THEATRE


COMING SOON TO OHNWARD FINE ARTS IN MAQUOKETA


WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN MAQUOKETA


A PHOTO FROM THE PAST....1960
EVERETT SCHOENTHALER WAS A LAWYER IN MAQUOKETA.
STAN BARTON WAS KMAQ'S FIRST NEWS DIRECTOR FROM 1958 TO LATE 1960.
ROBERT MELVOLD WAS PUBLISHER OF THE MAQUOKETA NEWSPAPER.
JOHN JARGO WAS A BANKER.
HARLAN EASTON HAD A GROCERY STORE WHERE KMAQ IS NOW.  I  PURCHASED
THIS BUILDING FROM HIS WIFE IN 1969.
DUD YOCUM  OWNED THE WESTERN AUTO STORE AND SMOKED A PIPE.
HAROLD MILWRIGHT WAS POSTMASTER FOLLOWING OWNING A FARM MACHINERY
BUSINESS DOWNTOWN WHERE MY THEATRE IS NOW.   WALT DOLCH OWNED
THE DOWNTOWN BAKERY AND SERVED ONE YEAR AS PRESIDENT OF THE
AMERICAN BAKER'S ASSOCIATION.    JIM ROUND RAN A SHOE STORE.   HIS
SON NOW LIVES IN RURAL MAQUOKETA.   WHEN STAN BARTON LEFT MAQUOKETA,
I REPLACED HIM ON THE BOARD.    THE MAQUOKETA SALVATION ARMY WAS
THE OLDEST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.    AFTER IT CLOSED, THE CITADEL
STOOD EMPTY FOR A LONG TIME JUST NORTH OF THE DECKER HOTEL  AND LATER WAS MOVED TO HORSESHOE POND PARK SOUTH OF TOWN AND IS USED NOW
AS A CHURCH.   THE SALVATION ARMY IN MAQUOKETA HAD A BAND AND I
RECALL HEARING IT PLAY OFTEN ON THE SIDEWALKS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.



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Monday, October 29, 2018

MONDAY DAILY







THE BELLEVUE COMETS WON THEIR PLAYOFF GAME FRIDAY NIGHT, NOW 10 AND  0,
AND PLAY AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT ON THEIR OWN FIELD AGAINST PELLA-CHRISTIAN.
LIKE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT, WE WILL BROADCAST THE GAME ON KMAQ,
AND HERE ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE  HOME PAGE.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN MAQUOKETA...5 TO 7 P.M.    LEAVE YOUR  PORCH LIGHT
ON.    DRIVE-CAREFULLY AROUND TOWN BETWEEN 5 AND 7.      AND KEEP IN MIND
THAT FIRST LUTHERAN CONFIRMATION CLASS STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE
TRICK OR TREATING FOR FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD.





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BELOW... IS SUNDAY'S DAILY IN CASE YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT.

































Sunday, October 28, 2018

SUNDAY DAILY

SATURDAY,  AN OPEN HOUSE WAS HELD FOR THE NEW JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES KINGDOM HALL ON WEST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA, ACROSS FROM McDONALD'S.
AFTER THE TOUR, GUESTS STOPPED BY AT THIS TENT FOR COFFEE AND COOKIES.
THE LOCAL CONGREGATION STARTED AS A SMALL GROUP IN A PRIVATE HOME IN THE 50S.   THEN IT STARTED HAVING  MEETINGS ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE
DIME STORE ON SOUTH MAIN.   IN THE 60'S, A KINGDOM HALL WAS BUILDT
ON SOUTH MAIN WHERE AISE CHIROPRACTIC  IS NOW.   IN THE 80'S, IT PURCHASED
THE WEST PLATT BUILDING THAT HAD BEEN TEAHEN FUNERAL HOME.   THE
BUILDING PRIOR THE THE FUNERAL HOME WAS BUILDT BY DR. D.O. MERRICK
FOR HIS VET OFFICE.
THIS SUMMER THE BUILDING WAS COMPLETLY RE-DONE, INSIDE AND OUT.   THE
ORIGINAL CEILING WAS THE ONLY PART SAVED.      ALL DONE BY VOLUNTEER
LABOR FROM JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES FROM NINE STATES.    FOOD FOR THE WORKERS
WAS BROUGHT OVER FROM THE JW'S IN SAVANNA.      SAFETY WAS A NUMBER 1 PRIORITY.     ALL 400 VOLUNTEERS WERE REQUIRED TO TAKE A COURSE ON SAFETY.
CONSTRUCTION OVERSEERS WERE FROM WASHINGTON, OREGON, TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA.
AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTROL PANEL.
QUITE A VOLUNTEER STORY!
JEFF JORDAN IS A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER AT MAQUOKETA'S KINGDOM HALL.  HE WAS MY HOST SATURDAY AND WAS A GUEST ON KMAQ'S "JUST TALK" LAST WEEK.   HIS CONNECTION TO MAQUOKETA DATES BACK TO THE HURST FAMILY, AND IS GLAD TO VISIT ABOUT THE FAMILY OR THE  LOCAL JW'S.    CALL OR SEE HIM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LOCAL JW CONGREGATION OR THE MAQUOKETA PIONEER HURST FAMLY.   HE LIVES IN MAQUOKETA.

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Friday, October 26, 2018

FRIDAY DAILY



THE CONFIRMATION CLASS OF FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA WILL
"TRICK OR TREAT" FOR FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY CUPBOARD ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, OCT. 31ST, FROM 5:30 UNTIL 6:30 P.M.



BELLEVUE COMETS PLAYOFF GAME ON
KMAQ TONIGHT AT 6:45..."LIVE" FROM
BELLEVUE.

WITH JOY AND THANKSGIVING, FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA ANNOUCES THE INSTALLATION OF THE REV.  NEIL P. HARRISON AS SENIOR PASTOR ...  AT THE WORSHIP SERVICES 
SATURDAY,  NOV 3RD AT 5 P.M.  AND SUNDAY, NOV 4TH. AT 9 A.M.  OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC.    MORE ABOUT PASTOR HARRISON NEXT WEEK ON THIS DAILY.

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Thursday, October 25, 2018

THURSDAY DAILY

MAQUOKETA FIREMEN
JANE SCHMIDT AND GLENN SHORT
JANE, BROOKE AND RED

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PHOTOS BY LOIS FISCHER













Tuesday, October 23, 2018

TUESDAY DAILY


OUR NEW PARK AT EAST EDGE OF MAQUOKETA IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.  
THANKS TO THE DONAR, THE LATE BOB MARTIN AND  NOW JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION, THE DEVELOPERS.




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Monday, October 22, 2018

MONDAY DAILY

TWO PHOTOS OF THE HALLOWEEN HOME ON SOUTH 5TH STREET, JUST UP THE
HILL TO THE SOUTH OF CARSON FUNERAL HOME.    THIS HOME  HAS BEEN
THE SPOOKIEST HOME IN TOWN FOR MANY YEARS.    OPEN A CAR WINDOW AND DRIVE BY SLOWLY AND ENJOY.     TOP PHOTO...THE MAN IN WHITE COAT I'M PRETTY SURE IS NEW THIS YEAR.




MARK THESE DAYS ON YOUR CALENDAR.     A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AWAY.





TERRY DASHER SATURDAY NIGHT AT TIMBER LANES
MAQUOKETA, IN THE MIXED LEAGUE, ROLLED A
686 THAT INCLUDED HIS FIRST EVER 300 GAME.

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Saturday, October 20, 2018

WINDY SATURDAY DAILY

TODAY WAS THE DEDICATION DAY OF "GABLES" THE DOWNTOWN ART PIECE, DESIGNED BY MAQUOKETA NATIVE AND A VERY RESPECTED ARCHITECT DANIEL CAVEN.   IT WAS A VERY WINDY DAY FOR McTOBERFEST, BUT THERE WAS A NICE
TURNOUT ANYWAY FOR THE EVENT.
DANIEL CAVEN TALKED BEFORE THE RIBBON CUTTING.    HE WAS HAPPY TO
SEE "GABLES" IN PLACE AND SAID IT HAPPENED BECAUSE SCHUELLER AND
SONS RECONSTRUCTION TOOK ON THE JOB OF BUILDING "GABLES".   THEY
ALSO BUILDT THE KIOSK NEXT TO THE ART PIECE.    THE FOUR SIDES OF IT
BELOW.
"GABLES" WILL BE LIKED BY MANY.   NOT LIKED BY SOME.  
                                              I LIKE IT!
IT IS ONE OF ONLY 16 IN THE STATE.
IT COST MAQUOKETA NOTHING.
IT WILL BRING VISITORS TO MAQUOKETA WHO WILL TAKE PHOTOS TO SHOW OTHERS.
IT WILL GET STATE-WIDE PUBLICITY.

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OH YES, FINAL SCORE LAST NIGHT..
WESTERN DUBUQUE 58, MAQUOKETA 8
BELLEVUE 19, CASCADE 7 (BELLEVUE 9 AND 0  AND IN PLAYOFFS NEXT FRIDAY)
MIDLAND 46, KEE HIGH 44 (MIDLAND-WYOMING  9 AND 1, ALSO TO PLAYOFFS)







Friday, October 19, 2018

FRIDAY DAILY

THE CARDINALS  HOST WESTERN DUBUQUE FOR THEIR FINAL GAME TONIGHT.
AS ALWAYS..ON KMAQ AND THIS WEB SITE.

IN BELLEVUE, OUR NEW BELLEVUE FM WENT ON-THE-AIR TODAY AT 92.5 AND IT
RE-BROADCASTS KMAQ-AM.      IT WILL PROVIDE A BETTER SIGNAL AND BETTER
FM QUALITY FOR LISTENERS THERE,  DAYTIME AND NIGHT.     IT IS LOW POWER AND
HAS FCC LICENSE OF COURSE.     KMAQ-AM ALWAYS HAS  HAD A  LITTLE STATIC...
NOW ON FM IT WON'T.




NOW AT THE VOY THEATRE.


NOW AT VOY THEATRE


JAMIE LEE CURTIS WAS IN THE ORIGINAL AND NOW 
IN THIS NEW "HALLOWEEN" TOO....NOW AT VOY

SATURDAY NIGHT AT MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE,
7 P.M.   DONATION ONLY.    SIX OR MORE MUSICIANS
FROM THE UNIV. OF IOWA.

McTOBERFEST .....10 'TIL 3 TOMORROW....IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA....LOTS OF THINGS TO SEE AND DO....AND BUY TOO.

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Thursday, October 18, 2018

THURSDAY DAILY

















I SPOKE AT CLOVER RIDGE PLACE THIS NOON, GUEST OF SALLY DAVIES WHO TO MOST PEOPLE IS "MISS CLOVER RIDGE".    TODAY WAS THEIR  MONTHLY "LUNCH AND LEARN" AND ALL ARE OPEN TO THE RESIDENTS AND TO THE
PUBLIC AND ARE FREE.
WE ENJOYED A TURKEY DINNER AND IT WAS SUPER DELICIOUS, WITH DESSERT.
AT TABLE WITH NANCY AND I,  RUSTY HAYES TO MY LEFT.   EVERYONE KNOWS
RUSTY.    ACROSS THE TABLE, BROTHER AND SISTER,  KEN KILBURG AND VERNA
SCHMIDT.   KEN (A 35 YEAR ELECTRICIAN, RETIRED) LIVES NORTH OF
BELLEVUE ON A SMALL ACREAGE.   VERN AND HUSBAND LEVI TO HER LEFT,
(MARRIED 56 YEARS THIS THANKSGIVING) LIVE IN MAQUOKETA, ACROSS
FROM THE METHODIST  CHURCH.    THERE WERE 13 CHILDREN IN THE KILBURG
FAMILY, AND 9 STILL LIVE.    THE YOUNGEST IS 75 AND THE OLDEST 100.    THEIR
GRANDFATHER CAME FROM LUXENBURG WHEN HE WAS 2.     THE SCHMIDT 
FAMAILY HAD 20 CHILDREN.     NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS INTERESTING TO TALK
ABOUT LIFE IN LARGE FAMILIES.

I TALKED ABOUT 35 MINUTES ABOUT KMAQ'S 60 YEAR HISTORY AND INCLUDED

A LITTLE  ABOUT MY THEATRES TOO.      COMMENTS AFTER WERE POSITIVE ABOUT MY REMARKS.   EVEN GOT A CARMEL APPLE FROM CLOVER RIDGE.
GOOD FRIEND SALLY (AND FELLOW ROTARIAN) DOES A LOT FOR CLOVER RIDGE IN HER JOB, CONSTANTLY PROMOTING THE ASSISTANT LIVING PLACE AND
INVITING PEOPLE TO COME AND TAKE A LOOK.   






MR C  CATCHES   BIG F   AT MARSHALLTOWN





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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

WEDNESDAY DAILY

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WAS BROUGHT IN THIS MORNING BY JEFF  JORDAN
OF MAQUOKETA, A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA JW CONGREGATION.
THIS BUILDING WAS BUILDT FOR A VET OFFICE (DR. MERRICK)...
THEN FOR 3 YEARS, WAS A FUNERAL HOME (3 FUNERALS IN 3 YEARS) AND
THEN PURCHASED MANY YEARS AGO TO BE THE  JW KINGDOM HALL.
THIS YEAR, IT WAS COMPLETELY RE-BUILDT, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.
IT IS NOW ONE OF THE FINEST BUILDINGS IN MAQUOKETA, FIRST CLASS.

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Monday, October 15, 2018

MONDAY DAILY







STARTS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT VOY THEATRE
GOOD MOVIE.   BUT RATED R, FOR F WORD.     MUSIC GOOD...
BUT DIFFERENT THAN ORIGINAL MOVIE.
I WON'T MISS IT.
HERE FOR 2 WEEKS ONLY.


SUNNY AND COLD TODAY..
NO RAIN..
NO RAIN IN FORECAST FOR THIS WEEK..
FARMERS CAN PICK CORN NOW.

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