Wednesday, April 04, 2018

WEDNESDAY DAILY


GOOD TURNOUT TODAY FOR THE WEEKLY MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB MEETING AT THE EAGLES CLUB IN MAQUOKETA.

THE PROGRAM WAS ABOUT A PROPOSED "POCKET NEIGHBORHOOD" OF NEW HOMES FOR MAQUOKETA.    TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EAST CENTRAL
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ASSOCIATION (ECIA) GAVE THE PROGRAM, AS GUESTS..... THE MAQUOKETA CITY MANAGER AND  HIS WIFE..... ALONG  WITH THE MEMBERS OF ROTARY....LISTENED CAREFULLY.
FOR MORE ON THIS, GO TO THE KMAQ HOME PAGE AND CLICK-ON THE ROTARY WHEEL.



THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE "BUSINESS AFTER HOURS" WAS HELD EARLY LAST NIGHT AT THE NEW
"MAC'S WINE CELLAR" IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA,
NEXT TO WHERE THE DOLLAR STORE CLOSED RECENTLY.
THE MAIN FLOOR IS "FARMERS CREEK ANTIQUES" AND
THE WINE CELLAR IS IN BASEMENT.   NO DOLLARS WERE SPARED IN RE-DOING BOTH FLOORS.
WINE AND IMPORTED BEER WAS ENJOYED BY SOME,
BUT POP WAS ALSO AVAILABLE.     AND MANY CHOICES OF PIZZA IS AVAILABLE.
CO-OWNER JIM MAYBERRY HOSTED FOLKS UPSTAIRS
ON THE ANTIQUE (AND OTHER MERCHANDISE) FLOOR
AND IS SHOWN ABOVE.    
AND CO-OWNER SUE MAYBERRY AT RIGHT,  WAS THE HOST DOWN IN THE WINE ROOM, SHOWN WITH NANCY MOORE.   SUE AND JIM ARE LONGTIME OWNERS OF MAYBERRY HOME APPLIANCES NEXT DOOR TO THE WEST.    IT HAS A LARGE PARKING LOT ALSO USED FOR THE NEW STORES.   FARMERS CREEK ANTIQUES & MAC'S WINE CELLAR HAVE BOTH A FRONT AND REAR ENTRANCE, AND TWO STAIRWAYS TO THE CELLAR.

SO...LET'S LOOK AROUND A LITTLE....


THE MAYOR AND NEWSPAPER QUEEN IN GREEN.








THE PLACE IS VERY LONG...LARGE...THERE WERE PARTS
NOT NEEDED LAST NIGHT.

FUN NIGHT!

SOON, YOU WILL WANT TO VISIT THESE TWO BUSINESS PLACES IN MAQUOKETA.

DENNIS VOY