SATURDAY DAILY

MAYBERRY APPLIANCE MOVED TO THIS FORMER DOLLAR STORE BUILDING THEY

PURCHASED.   THEY STILL HAVE THE OLD BUILDING ACROSS FROM LIBRARY

AND WILL USE IT FOR REPAIR SHOP AND STORAGE.

THEY  HELD A RIBBON CUTTING AND OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON.

JIM IS STANDING AT DOORWAY THAT WAS FORMED TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO

THE NEXT DOOR ANTIQUE STORE THEY HAVE.     THE BACK OF THE APPLIANCE

STORE ALSO HAS LOTS OF ANTIQUES.   LOTS OF ANTIQUES NOW IN BOTH

BUILDINGS WILL BRING PEOPLE TO MAQUOKETA.

IN THE BUILDING BEHIND JIM IS WHERE YOU CAN GO TO ONE OF TWO STAIRWAYS

TO THEIR DOWNTOWN WINE CELLAR THAT IS VERY POPULAR.

A FEW OTHER PHOTOS BELOW THAT WERE TAKEN IN THE LARGE CORNER BUILDING WHERE THE RIBBON CUTTING WAS HELD....

THANKS GO TO SUE AND JIM FOR THE  DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS THEY OWN AND

HAVE OPEN FOR DOWNTOWN SHOPPERS, ANTIQUERS,  AND PIZZA AND WINE LOVERS.   

KIDS LOVE THE NEW SPLASH PAD IN THE PARK AT DELMAR, PROVIDED BY
DELMAR DEVELOPMENT GROUP.    IT IS OPEN TO ALL KIDS IN THE AREA,
7 DAYS A WEEK.   NO CHARGE.    MIGHT HAVE THEM BRING A TOWELL.
WATCH THE 7 SECOND VIDEO BELOW.    YOU CAN CLICK-ON IT OR GO TO
FULL SCREEN FOR A BETTER VIDEO TO WATCH.

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FRIDAY DAILY

NO REPORT/PHOTOS TODAY..

THERE WILL BE SOME PHOTOS TOMORROW .. 

SATURDAY ... INCLUDING 

QUITE A FEW PHOTOS I TOOK THURSDAY NIGHT AT THE  

RIBBON CUTTING AND OPEN HOUSE FOR THE NEW 

LOCATION OF MAYBERRY APPLIANCE IN DOWNTOWN 

MAQUOKETA.

THURSDAY DAILY

SOME PHOTOS FROM LAST YEAR

STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE

VOY THEATRE

THE OLD GRANDSTAND AND THE

NEW BLEACHERS AT THE JACKSON

COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS...TO 

ALMOST DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF SEATS.

FINISHING WORK IS BEING DOWN THIS WEEK.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 2

AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA.

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TUESDAY DAILY

NEW HOSPITAL GROUND BREAKING AT NOON TODAY AT THE SITE LOCATED SOUTH OF WAL MART

FIRST VIDEO IS OF KEVIN BURNS, 
BOARD PRESIDENT FOR MANY YEARS.
TWO VIDEOS BELOW KEVIN ARE OF
C.E.O. CURT COLEMAN

CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT

WEATHER WAS FINE...NICE TURN OUT

LOTS OF  SITE PREPARATION HAS BEEN DOWN

WITH HUGE EARTH MOVERS

NOW CONSTRUCTION CAN BEGIN

IT WILL BE AROUND A $36 MILLION 

DOLLAR HOSPITAL

SHOULD BE DONE SOMETIME IN 2021

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MONDAY DAILY

ERIC JUERGENS,  MCHS GRAD, WILL BE INDUCTED AUGUST 30TH INTO THE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME, AHEAD OF THE FIRST FOOTBALL
GAME OF THE SEASON AT KINNICK STADIUM.
IN HIGH SCHOOL, ALL FOUR  YEARS HE WAS UNDEFEATED AND ALSO DID NOT
LOOSE A MATCH 4 YEARS AT THE IOWA HIGH SCHOOL STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT IN DES MOINES.    HE WAS A 4 TIME COLLEGE ALL-AMERICAN,
2 TIME BIG TEN CHAMPION, AND THE 2001 BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE YEAR.

THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 2 AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.    SAVE
$3 A TICKET IN ADVANCE AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY.

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FRIDAY DAILY

REMEMBER..YOU CAN CLICK-ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.
TUESDAY, BECAUSE I AM A MEMBER, I ATTENDED A  POTLUCK AT THE PRAIRIE
CREEK PAVILION FOR THE FRIENDS OF JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION.
GOOD PLACE, GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEMBERS.
BOB MARTIN WOULD BE GLAD WE WERE THERE ENJOYING HIS GIFT.
A FEW PHOTOS TAKE....

NEW BRIDGE OVER THE CREEK

CONTRIBUTIONS BY INDIVIDUALS,  BUSINESS PLACES,  CLUBS....ALL WELCOME TO
ENHANCE THE PARK.    MAIL OR LEAVE YOUR CHECK AT THE CONSERVATION OFFICE
AT HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER.
THE PAVILION CAN BE RENTED AT A VERY REASONABLE COST.    IT HAS OVERHEAD
DOORS THAT OPEN TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY BELOW.    MANY PICNIC TABLES, A FIREPLACE IF NEEDED AND NICE REST ROOMS.
DRIVE-DOWN THE ROAD FROM SUMMIT STREET.    ENTER THE DRIVEWAY  NEXT TO
JACKSON INDUSTRY... AND SEE THIS GREAT NEW PARK.


NOW LET'S HEAD OVER TO THE FAIRGROUNDS TO SEE AND WHAT'S NEW....

THE WEST EXTENSION TO THE GRANDSTAND...IT IS CURVED TO GET BEST VIEW
OF STAGE.

THERE IS ALSO A  LARGE EXTENSION ON THE EAST END BETWEEN THE OLD
GRANDSTAND AND OPEN BEER GARDEN.   SEE BELOW.

NEW SECTIONS ARE HIGHER THAN OLD.     LOOKS LIKE WHEN COMPLETED, THERE
WILL BE ROOM FOR TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE AS BEFORE AND I BELIEVE EACH SEAT WILL HAVE A NUMBER.
ANOTHER BIG IMPROVEMENT, IN TIME FOR THE 2019 COUNTY FAIR,  AT
ONE OF THE BEST FAIRGROUNDS IN IOWA.

       MIB STARTS TONIGHT AT THE VOY THEATRE

LAWN CHAIRS, BACKS OF PICKUPS, BLANKETS,
A COUCH, A MATTRESS... YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU
WILL SEE AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN TO ENJOY A MOVIE 
UNDER THE STARTS.

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THURSDAY

THE MAQUOKETA AMERICAN POST 75  CELEBRATED IT'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY LAST NIGHT AT THE TIMBER CENTER ON EAST PLATT STREET IN MAQUOKETA.

150 LEGIONAIRES AND VETERANS (AND SPOUSES} ENJOYED A FREE DINNER AND PROGRAM WITH MUSIC AFTER.     I'M A POST 75 MEMBER AND TOOK SOME PHOTOS.

THE HEAD TABLE.    IN THE MIDDLE, BONNIE MITCHELL, MAIN SPEAKER....
POST 75 ADUJANT CLIFF MERRICK.....AND POST 75 COMMANDER GERALD WEISS.

THE MAQUOKETA POST 75 BAND.    PHARMACIST HAROLD HINCKLEY WAS THE
TALL DRUM MAJOR, FRONT AND CENTER.
  A NICE CELEBRATION IN MAQUOKETA  LAST  NIGHT.

HERE, IN THE KMAQ-AM AND FM 92.5 STUDIO AND
CONTROL ROOM IS GRANDPA TOM MESSERLI.
TOM IS OUR LONG TIME PART TIME ENGINEER FOR
KMAQ.     HE KEEPS THE STATIONS ON-THE-AIR
(INCLUDING THE NEW 92.5 KMAQ BELLEVUE FM) AND
HE ALSO KEEPS THE COMPUTERS RUNNING AS THEY SHOULD.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S  STARTING TO TRAIN GRANDSON LANDON MELVOLD OF DUBUQUE, THE SON OF TIM MELVOLD AND HILIARY.   LANDON HAS A YOUNGER BROTHER TOO.
TIM'S MOTHER IS KMAQ "JUST TALK" HOST SHERI
MELVOLD.    WILL LANDON BE AN ENGINEER FOR SURE OR AN ANNOUNCER LIKE GRANDMA SHERI?   TIME WILL TELL.   HIS DAD TIM WAS A KMAQ STUDENT ANNOUNCER AT KMAQ ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, AND NOW IS A BIG SHOT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE.      YES...LANDON'S GRANDFATHER
DOUG, A RETIRED NEWSPAPER MAN, MIGHT HAVE
OTHER IDEAS FOR HIM.    AND CERTAINLY HIS
LATE GREAT-GRANDFATHER BOB MELVOLD WOULD
WANT TO SEE HIM BE A NEWSPAPER MAN.
TO END THIS STORY, I RECALL BACK WHEN KMAQ
STARTED ALMOST 61 YEARS AGO, BOB MEVOLD 
PREDICTED THAT KMAQ WOULD LAST 6 MONTHS.
AND MY PREDICTION IS THAT LANDON WILL SOME
DAY WORK IN A FIELD THAT HAS ALL WEEKENDS
OFF.

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TUESDAY DAILY

BOB CHRISTIANSEN, OF MARSHALLTOWN AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA  (MR. C)  GOT A NICE BIG ONE THE OTHER DAY.    IT IS GOING TO BE ON KCRG-TV NEWS NEXT MONDAY JUNE 17TH.... ON THE 6 P.M. NEWS.                                   NOTE HIS T-SHIRT.

NICE DAY TODAY,  BUT RAIN

COMING AGAIN SOON.

SHOWING NOW AND BOTH WILL BE       HELD OVER NEXT WEEK TOO.  

                                  GOOD FAMILY MOVIES.

THIS WAS IN A RECENT "CAMP COURAGEOUS" NEWSLETTER.

THANKS CHARLIE BECKER!    KMAQ IS ALWAYS HAPPY TO LET 

  LISTENERS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AT ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND BEST

CAMPS IN THE COUNTRY.   AND YES, WE WILL NEVER FORGET

MURIAL ALLEN.      SHE (RN) WAS MS. VFW IN MAQUOKETA ALONG

WITH BEING A BIG SUPPORTER OF CAMP COURAGEOUS,  LOCATED

JUST OFF HIGHWAY 136 ON THIS SIDE OF MONTICELLO.     STOP

IN SOMETIME AND TAKE A TOUR.   YOU WILL BE AMAZED!

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MONDAY DAILY

JANE KOZAK BREITSPRECKER, AGE 52 OF DUBUQUE AND FORMERLY OF
MAQUOKETA, DIED FRIDAY.   HER OBITURARY CAN BE READ AT THE
LEONARD FUNERAL HOME WEB SITE.

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