Friday, August 02, 2019

FRIDAY DAILY

TODAY, THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK HAD ANOTHER "GRILLING FOR CHARITY"
NOON COOKOUT ON THEIR PARKING LOT.    NET PROCEEDS TODAY ARE GOING TO
THE FRIENDS OF THE MAQUOKETA CAVES STATE PARK.   GOOD TURN OUT FOR
THE PORK LOIN SANDWICH OR HOTDOG LUNCH WITH CHIPS, LEMONADE AND A COOKIE.
$2,895.76 WILL GO TO THE FRIENDS.    SMOKEY THE BEAR WAS THERE AND
WE GOT THIS PICTURE OF  HIM WITH KMAQ STUDENT ANNOUNCER BRETT MASSEY.
SMOKEY IS 75 THIS YEAR.    FOR 75 YEARS, ALL HE HAS EVER SAID IS:  "ONLY YOU
CAN PREVENT FORREST FIRES".



FAMOUS COUNTRY SINGER MAGGIE  MAE IS COMING TO THE OHNWARD FINE
ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA FOR A 2 P.M. AFTERNOON SHOW ON SATURDAY,
AUGUST 25TH.     SHE IS ON RFD-TV WITH A MONTHLY SHOW.



A DOG PARK SAFETY COURSE WILL BE HELD THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH FROM 12:30 P.M. UNTIL 1:30 P.M. AT THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE DOWNTOWN.
MAQUOKETA IS GETTING A DOG PARK.     THE FREE ONE HOUR SEMINAR WILL
DISCUSS DOG PARK SAFETY.    THERE WILL BE A QUESTION AND ANSWER TIME
WITH LOCAL DOG EXPERTS JAMIE AND JESS OKON.    THE EVEN SPONSORED BY
BLUE-9 PET PRODUCTS OF MAQUOKETA.

THE DEWITT SABERS BOYS BASEBALL TEAM WON THEIR SECOND STATE
TOURNAMENT GAME THIS AFTERNOON IN DES MOINES AND NOW PLAY IN THE
3/A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4:30.   THE  FIRST TWO
GAMES WERE BROADCAST ON KMAQ BY MORNING ANNOUNCER KRIS LEEPER AND
HE WILL DO TOMORROW'S GAME ALSO.    THE BROADCAST WILL ALSO BE
ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE SO ANYONE IN THE COUNTRY CAN LISTEN.
WWW.KMAQ.COM AND TURN ON THE LITTLE RADIO ON THE HOME PAGE.

DENNIS VOY