BONNIE MITCHELL, CURATOR OF BOTH JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MUSEUMS IN MAQUOKETA SENT ME THIS PHOTO TODAY OF THE NARROW GUAGE
COMBO RAILROAD CAR THAT WAS BUILT THIS YEAR BY THE DEPOT GUYS.
IT IS IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM AND THEY
DECORATED IT FOR CHRISTMAS AS YOU CAN SEE. NOTE THE TWO R'S. THE INTERIOR OF IT WILL BE COMPLETED AND FURNISHED THIS SPRING AND THEN THE CAR WILL BE MOVED AND PLACED ON NARROW GUAGE TRACKS NEXT TO THE
LAMOTTE NARROW GUAGE DEPOT A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. THOSE DEPOT
GUYS HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB ON THE CAR AND IT WILL BE NICE NEXT
YEAR TO SEE IT ALONG SIDE THE FANTASTIC DEPOT.
CONTEST AND ANNOUNCED THE WINNER THIS WEEK. THE VERL AND ANITA
HOWELL HOME WON THE $50 CASH PRIZE FOR THEIR HOME AT 111 NORTH
VERMONT STREET. VERL WAS IN THIS MORNING AND ASKED ME TO THANK
EVERYONE THAT VOTED FOR HIS AND ANITA'S CHRISTMAS DISPLAY. HE SAID
THEY BOTH DID THE DECORATING. THANKS VERL AND ANITA FOR YOUR
GREAT FRONT YARD.
OTHER ENTRIES THIS YEAR...
DENNIS BOWLING AT 111 WEST LOCUST STREET
JIM AND LAURIE STEINES AT 207 S. PROSPECT STREET
ASHLEY AND ART WING AT 912 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE
R0N AND CHRIS SCHAEFER AT 14710 69TH STREET
HOPE YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE ALL 5 FRONT YARDS.
AND BE SURE TO VISIT SWAGOSA AROUND THE GOLF COURSE. LOTS OF NEATLY
DECORATED HOMES. ONE ESPECIALLY NICE....YOU TUNE IN AN FM FREQUENCY
ON YOUR CAR RADIO AND THE MUSIC BLENDS WITH THE COLORFUL MOVING LIGHTS IN FRONT OF THE HOME. A HIGH-TECH CHRISTMAS DISPLAY.
WITH THE TRUCKLOAD OF PEANUT BUTTER THAT WAS COLLECTED HERE AT
KMAQ DURING DECEMBER. THERE ARE 370 JARS ON THE PICKUP IN A DOZEN OR MORE BOXES. THANKS FOR MAKING KMAQ'S 2ND ANNUAL PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE FOR THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CUPBOARD A BIG SUCCESS.
DENNIS VOY
PEANUT BUTTER PHOTO BY LOIS FISCHER OF KMAQ