Thursday, May 21, 2020

THURSDAY DAILY

THIS FIELD OF FLAGS WAS PUT AT MT. HOPE CEMETERY THIS MORNING BY THE
VFW POST 3633 AUXILIARY.    EACH MAQUOKETA DECEASED VETERAN WAS
HONORED WITH A FLAG.  
AND,  THE ANNUAL AVENUE OF FLAGS WILL BE PUT UP AGAIN THIS YEAR.
SO, THIS WEEKEND, WHEN VISITING THE CEMETERY, YOU CAN SEE THE FIELD
ABOVE, ADMIRE THE AVENUE OF FLAGS AND VISIT THE NEW VETERANS MEMORIAL
BETWEEN BOTH CEMETERIES.    BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, THERE WILL NOT
BE A MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM, EXCEPT FOR SHORT GUN SALUTE AND WREATH
LAYING AT THE CEMETERY, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH THE PRESENT GUIDELINES.





THE COVER OF AN OLD MAQUOKETA PHONE BOOK.    T'S IS WHERE MAQUOKETA EYE CARE IS LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF MAIN AND PLATT.   DOSTAL AND WATTERS
IS NOW THE VOY 1 THEATRE LOCATION.     CLICK-ON TO ENLARGE.






THE JACKSON/CLINTON COUNTY DAIRY $500 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS.
THE CLINTON COUNTY WINNER ABOVE IS HEATHER CERNEK FROM CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL IN DEWITT.   SHE PLANS TO ATTEND DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE FOR 2 YEARS AND THEN IOWA STATE AND EMBARK ON A CAREER IN AG
COMMUNICATIONS.
THE  JACKSON COUNTY WINNER ABOVE IS MARY HOLTZ FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH
SCHOOL.     SHE WILL ATTEND IOWA STATE AND MAJOR IN ANIMAL SCIENCE/PRE-VET AND PLANS TO BECOME A LARGE ANIMAL VETERINARIAN.




DOLLAR GENERAL IS WHERE A-1 TV WAS LOCATED, WITH THE LAUNDROMAT
TO RIGHT OF A-1 AND SAME OWNERS.
THE SIXTY-FOUR IS WHERE THE EAGLES CLUB IS NOW LOCATED.   JEANNE
WAS A HARD WORKING, ALL HER LIFE COOK AND RESTAURANT OPERATOR AND
A GOOD SOLE.    SHE BROUGHT COFFEE TO EVERY FIRE FOR THE FIREMEN.



THE DOG DID NOT WANT TO SIT IN LAWN CHAIR AND SO IS WATCHING THE BOBBER
FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR.    FISHING IS OK IN THE NEW LAKE AT PRAIRIE CREEK PARK.

SPEAKING OF PRAIRIE CREEK...THE PRAIRIE CREEK GOLF COURSE WILL NOT OPEN
THIS YEAR.     RUMOR HAS IT THAT IT MIGHT TURN INTO A "HOUSING" AREA??




TABOR WINERY NORTH OF BALDWIN WILL BE OPEN MEMORIAL DAY FROM
11:00 A.M.  UNTIL  6 P.M.





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