TIME FLIES. THE FIRST-HALF OF THE YEAR IS ABOUT OVER.....A DEWITT GIRL IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION BECAUSE OF A CAR-TRAIN ACCIDENT FRIDAY EVENING NEAR MECHANICSVILLE. ANN KURIGER, AGE 13, WAS DRIVING IN CAR WITH MOTHER AND YOUNGER SISTER WHEN HIT BY THE TRAIN......A MAQUOKET WOMAN, DIANNA ERICKSON, AGE 25, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AFTER HER PICKUP TRUCK ROLLED AROUND 11 YESTERDAY MORNING ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF MAQUOKETA ON HIGHWAY 64. SHE LOST CONTROL AND IT WENT 300 FEET BEFORE ROLLING ONTO IT'S TOP. I SAW THE TRUCK AND SHE WAS LUCKY TO ESCAPE WITH THE MINOR INJURIES.......KEVIN REID,AGE 31, OF MAQUOKETA, STRUCK A DEER AROUND 2 AM FRIDAY AND RECEIVED POSSIBLE MINOR INJURIES. THAT ACCIDENT OCCURED EAST OF TORONTO........KEVIN BARKER, AGE 20, OF MAQUOKETA ROLLED HIS PICKUP SATURDAY MORNING JUST EAST OF WELTON. HE TRIED TO AVOID HITTING 4 DEER ON THE ROADWAY AND LOST CONTROL. NO INJURIES......ERIC AND TAMMY (WARD) BROOKS ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL, BORN SATURDAY HERE IN MAQUOKETA.....YESTERDAY, I SAID BILL FLEMMING OWNED BUBBA'S CONSIGNMENT STORE. HE DOESN'T, BUT DOES OWN THE BUILDING......SPLEAKING OF FLEMMING. HIS SON DAN WAS ONE OF SEVERAL FROM THE AREA THAT PLAYED SATURDAY IN THE DR. PEPPER ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAME IN ORANGE CITH, AT NORTHEST COLLEGE THERE. HE WON THE SLAM-DUNK CONTEST AND SCORED 12 POINTS IN ONE GAME AND 17 IN THE OTHER......ANOTHER NICE DAY IN MAQUOKETA, HOT AND WILL BE THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. WEATHER PEOPLE SAY WE WILL BE ONLY IN THE 70'S ON THE FOURTH. YES, I KNOW, YOU HAVE BEEN NOTICING QUITE A FEW SPELLING ERRORS IN MY REPORTS. THAT'S BECAUSE I HURRY DOING THESE....AM NOT GOOD YET ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD AND THE SYSTEM IS USE FOR THIS DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO GO BACK AND PROOF-READ AND MAKE CORRECTIONS. SO, GUESS YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE MISTAKES. I COULD SPLEND A LITTLE MORE TIME TO MAKE THEM PERFECT, BUT I PROMISED MYSELF I WOULDN'T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME DOING THESE DAILIES. IN RADIO, WE NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SPELLING. GUESS I WOULD BE A POOR NEWSPAPERMAN. NUFF SAID ABOUT THIS. AND ENOUGH FOR TODAY'S REPORT. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
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GOOD SUNDY AFTERNOON. HOT AND HUMID HERE. ANOTHER SLOW NEWS DAY. FIRE DEPARTMENT GET A CALL AT 6:30 LAST NIGHT TO BUBBA'S NEW CONSIGNMENT STORE ON EAST PLATT STREET, OWNED BY COACH BILL FLEMMING. SMOKE AND SMELL FROM A DEFECTIVE LIGHT BALLAST WAS ALL. FIREMEN ON SCENE ABOUT 20 MINUTES. STORE IS OPEN BUT NOT MUCH HAS BEEN CONSIGNED YET.......ACCIDENT AROUND 10 THIS MORNING EAST OF MAQUOKETA BUT HAVE NO DETAILS ON IT YET. WORD IS, NO SERIOUS INJURIES.........THEY PLAYED GOLF WITH FLASHLIGHTS AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB FRIDAY NIGHT. FIRST EVER NIGHT PLAY EVENT. HAVEN'T HEARD HOW IT WENT OFF. CRAZY PEOPLE......THERE HAS BEEN TALK FOR 2 YEARS ABOUT A NEW GOLF COURSE ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF TOWN. FARMER HAS PLANS TO CONVERT HIS FARM TO ONE. HAS A BROCHURE OUT ON IT AND IT LOOKS GOOD. BUY, GUESS HE STILL DOESN"T HAVE FINANCING LINED UP. IT IS A ONE MILLION PLUS DEAL. SO, IF YOU HAVE SOME BUCKS YOU WANT TO INVEST, I'LL PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH HIM. WE DO NEED ANOTHER COURSE BADLY. THE PRIVATE 9-HOLE COURSE LEAVES NO OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REST OR THE GOLFERS IN TOWN THAT DON"T BELONG. THEY HAVE TO PLAY IN NERBY TOWNS. BELLEVUE IS ONE GOOD COURSE TO PLAY......AND THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.
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A beautiful day in Maquoketa. The best kind of Saturday for the drive-in theatre business. It was a good night last night and tonight should be very good too. The first movie doesn"t start until after nine, but the first cars starting coming after 6, three hours early, so they get a good spot to park. The drive-in is having an intenet sign-up for a free t-shirt, so check out the theatre web site and sign-up. If you need that address, let me know. It lists all the movies currently running downtown and the drive-in and what's coming.......Let's see, in law-enforcement news today, a Maquoketa lady, Clara Weierskirch backed from her driveway and struck a delvery-man she didn't see. Andrew Klett received minor injuries to his legs. No charges were filled. More mailbox vandalism last night in area. We have a lot of that. Jerry Bowen reported his cellular phone taken from his van And, Troy Koontz appeared in Magistrate court this morning for violating a domestic abuse protective order by showing up at a residence northwest of Maquoketa that was off-limits to him because of a restraining order. Yesterday, 7 sentences were handed-down in Jackson County District Court, including three because of OWI arrests. There, proof that everyone isn"t without problems around here with their vehicle or whatever and that law enforcement is always kept busy, even in peacefull Maquoketa......Edin Valley Refuge, nice nature park south of Baldwin is now again open, with the completion roadwork to the park. In fact, no more gravel, now paved. Next time you come to town, drive out and see this park. Free camping spaces too. Water, but NO electricty......Mitchell and Julie Paintin of Maquoket, had a girl, born yesterday, at the hospital here.....Should be a good night for stockcar races also tonight in Maquoketa. They have up to 100 cars every Saturday night. Well, better close, I have the 5 P.M. news final to do on KMAQ AM & FM in a few minutes. We"ve come to the close of another week. Big HOLIDAY WEEK next week. YES, SOON IT WILL BE FIREWORKS TIME. By the way, hope you liked this lower-case report. Easier to read? At the suggestion of good ole Stan. Takes me longer at the keyboard this way, so I may not do it every day like this. Take care.
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THE 1997 AMBASSADORS TOURS IS COMING TO MAQUOKETA ON TUESDAY, AUG 12TH. ON THREE COACHES, ACCOMPANIED BY 3 IOWA STATE PATROL CARS. THERE WILL BE A DELEGATION OF AMBASSADORS FROM, AS IT STANDS NOW, 53 COUNTRIES. MORE ON THIS LATER.....THW FIREWORKS FUND DRIVE IS OVER $2,500 AND GROWING. THE FIRST GOAL HAS BEEN EXCEEDED AND NOW A NEW GOAL, WITH A BIGGER SHOW, HAS BEEN SET AT $3,000. PROVES MAQUOKETA WANTS FIREWORKS BACK IN THE CITY OVER THE 4TH.....BUSINESS NEWS. REDEMPTION & MORE OPENS MONDAY AT 501 EAST PLATT. CAN AND BOTTLE REDEMPTION PLUS A COMPLETE INVENTORY OF POP AND BEER AND MORE. THEIR MOTTO IS, ALL YOUR DRINK NEEDS.....ALSO NOW OPEN, THE TABOR HOME VINEYARDS AND WINERY, NORTH OF BALDWIN. THEY WILL HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND WITH FREE SAMPLES. HOW ABOUT THAT, ANOTHER FIRST FOR JACKSON COUNTY.....THE FARM BUREAU YOUNG FARMERS ARE HAVING THEIR 2ND ANNUAL HOG ROAST AND BARN DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT AT A FARM NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA AND THE DAIRYMEN ARE HAVING THEIR ANNUAL BREAKFAST ON THE FARM SUNDAY MORNING NEAR SUGAR CREEK SOUTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA.....A WEEK AGO, THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS WERE RANKNED 10TH IN THE STATE, BUT HAVE LOST 4 STRAIGHT GAMES SINCE THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. THEIR COACH IS DICK DAVIS.....87 AND HUMID TODAY.....AND THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT FOR TODAY.
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I WAS OUT OF TOWN ALL DAY TODAY ON A TRI-STATE TOURS BUS, HOSTING A KMAQ ONE-DAY TRIP TO WISCONSIN. MY GRANDAUGHTER, SARA CLASEN, WENT ALONG AND WE HAD A GOOD TIME. THERE WERE 37 IN ADDITION TO US. LEFT AT 9 THIS MORNING AND GOT HOME JUST AFTER 7 AFTER VISITING 'STONEFIELD PIONEER VILLAGE" AT CASSVILLE AND THE OLD CORNISH ZINC MINES AND VILLAGE AT MINERAL POINT. IT WAS A BOOMING BUSINESS IN THE 1900'S AND THEN IN THE 40" THE AREA CONVERTED INTO A TOURIST SITE. MOSTLY SENIOR CITIZENS ON THE BUS AND I BELIEVE ALL ENJOYED THE DAY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE WEATHER WAS NEARLY PEFECT. WE ALSO STOPPED OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AT THE "GROTTO" AT DICKEYVILLE. ALWAYS A FACINATING PLACE TO SEE AND JUST 45-MINUTES FROM MAQUOKETA.......SO, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT TODAY. CHECKED IN THE NEWSROOM AND JUST THE REGULAR ROUTINE THINGS TADAY. HOPEFULLY, I"LL HAVE MORE FOR YOU TOMORROW.
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IT IS CIRCUS DAY IN MAQUOKETA TODAY. A TOPLESS CIRCUS. THAT IS, NO BIG TOP, WITH PERFORMANCES UNDER THE OPEN SKY, IN FRONT OF THE GRANDSTAND. BUT, IT SEEMS THERE IS A CIRCUS COMING TO TOWN EACH YEAR AND THE RINGLING CIRCUS COMES ANNUALY TO A NEARBY BIG CITY EVERY YEAR, SO IT IS NOT AS BIG A DEAL AS IN THE 70'S AND 80'S WHEN A CIRCUS PERFORMANCE LOCALLY OCCURED ABOUT EVERY 3 YEARS.....DAVE HAYES, A 1961 MCHS GRADUTE, RESIGNED TODAY AS HEAD BOYS TRACK COACH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AFER 11 YEARS. HE RETAINS HIS JOB AS CITY RECREATIONAL DIRECTOR AND THE LOCAL CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR. SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO CONTINUE HIS COACHING DUTIES.......DON MEYER, HIS WIFE PHYLIS, ELDEST DAUGHTER AND HER NEW HUSBAND ARE VISITING MAQUOKETA THIS WEEK. HE IS ALSO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. THEY HAVE LIVED IN OKLAHOMA SINCE GETTING MARRIED IN THE 60'S. DON PLAYED BASKETBALL FOR MCHS WHEN DON SCHOLOFELDT WAS THE HEAD COACH. HE'S IN INSURANCE AND NOW LOVES GOLF. HAS 2 OTHER DAUGHTERS AND WILL BE A GRANDFATHER AROUND THE END OF THE YEAR OR EARLY '98.....MAQUOKETA IS GETTING A NEW BEVERAGE STORE AND REDEMPTION CENTER, ON EAST PLATT STREET. DETAILS LATER........I HEAR MARK WILLEY OF MAQUOKETA HAS A WEB PAGE. DON'T KNOW THE ADDRESS YET. HAVE YOU RUN ACROSS THE OTHER MAQUOKETA WEB PAGES THAT I COULD MENTION IN THIS REPORT. IF SO, E-MAIL THEM TO ME.......THIS REPORT IS NOW IN ITS THIRD WEEK AND STILL ONLY A FEW COMMENTS. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU WITH COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS AND GOOD SOUND ADVICE.....IN SPORTS, THE MAQUOKETA INDIANS BEAT THE BELLEVUE BRAVES LAST NIGHT HERE IN MAQUOKETA IN A TOWN BALLGAME, THE FIRST EVER TO BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ. ALL WENT WELL. LEIGHTON HEPKER DID HIS USUAL GOOD JOB AT PLAY-BY-PLAY AND NEWLYWED ANDY WOLD HIT TWO HOME RUNS. HIS DAD, PRINCIPAL DICK WOLD, DID SOME COLOR COMMENTARY FOR LEIGHTON.....THE MAQUOKETA ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB IS BUILDING A NEW CONCESION STAND AND REST ROOMS BUILDING AT THE MAQOKETA HIGH SCHOOL. BIG PROJECT. WORK HAS BEGUN. NEXT TUESDAY, THEY ARE HAVING ANOTHER FUND RAISER, SELLING SANDWICHS AND MALTS BEFORE THE BOYS AND GIRLS GAMES WITH DYERSVILLE. I JUST HAD TO MENTION THIS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE A VERY GOOD, ACTIVE, CLUB IN TOWN. SEND A CHECK TO THEM IF YOU LIKE. MAIL IT TO ME HERE AT KMAQ, BOX 940 AND I'LL GET IT TO THEM. TIME TO CLOSE FOR TODAY. PEACE.
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LITTLE LATE TODAY. BE PATIENT FOLKS IN ALABAMA AND WHEREVER YOU ARE. ANOTHER HOT DAY TODAY AND THEN HEAVY RAIN AROUND 3 PM LOWERED TEMERATURE TO 75, THEN AFTER RAIN, BACK INTO 80'S AGAIN.......THE 11 YEAR OLD GIRL HURT IN BOATING ACCIDENT IN SABULA THAT I MENTIONED YESTERDAY WAS IN DEED FROM SAVANNA AND HER ONE ARM WAS PARTIALLY SEVERED. DOCTORS ARE NOT SURE IT CAN BE PUT BACK. SHE REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT IOWA CITY......I WAS EMCEE TODAY FOR THE ANNUAL JACKSON COUNTY VOLUNTEERS DINNER AT THE SENIOR CENTER. OVER 200 ATTENDED. IN LAST YEAR, OVER 38,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE RECORDED IN JACKSON COUNTY. HAD A GOOD MEAL AND GAVE OUT SOME DOOR PRIZES......REMEMBER I MEMTIONED A 'RELAY FOR LIFE' WALK-A-THON HERE IN MAQUOKTA LAST WEEKEND TO BENEFIT THE JACKSON COUNTY CANCER SOCIETY? WELL, HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IS RAISED NEARLY $14,000. NEARLY THREE TIMES WHAT THEY HOPED FOR. MY FRIEND JUDY MOORE (LITTLE TOMMIE IS HER HUSBAND) WAS ONE OF THE MAIN ORGANIZERS OF THE OVERNIGTH WALK-A-THON.....THE NEW JCPH HOSPITAL BUSGET CALLS FOR AN 8% FEE HIKE. EVEN IN MAQUOKETA, HEALTH CAR GOES UP AND UP......TWO DEATHS. 100 YEAR OLD NORMA BROWN DIED. SHE IS SURVIVED BY 2 SONS AND 3 DAUGHTERS, INCLUDING ALJEAN OF MAQUOKETA. AND A LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN DIED. 82-YEAR OLD VERN WESTPHAL. RAN HIS OWN GROCERY STORE FROM 1938 TO 1957 AND WORKED THEN FOR AROUND 25 YEARS FOR CARSON FUNERAL HOME. HE IS SURVIVED BY 2 DAUGHTER, JOY AND MARY LEE...IN SPORTS, A KMAQ FIRST TONIGHT. WE WILL BROADCAST A PRAIRIE LEAGUE GAME BETWEEN MAQUOKETA INDIANS AND THE BELLEVUE BRAVES. GOOD "TOWN" BASEBALL ON KMAQ TONIGHT. GARY DOLPHIN STOPPED IN THIS AFTERNOON. HE IS THE NEW , AND FROM NOW ON, ONLY, RADIO VOICE OF HAWKEYE FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL ON A NEW EXCLUSIVE NETWORK THAT KMAQ HAS JOINED. THE ONE NET WILL DO THE GAMES. JIM ZABEL, BOB BROOKS AND RON GONDER ARE NO LONGER HAWKEYE PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCERS FOR THE HAWKEYES AND WILL BE ON THE NEW NETWORK DOING SPECIAL FEATURES. I BELIEVE ED PODALAK WILL DO COLOR. THE NET HAS NEARLY 50 STATIONS, INCLUDING W-H-0 WHICH SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET WHERE YOU LIVE. GARY, FROM DUBUQUE, IS A NICE GUY AND GOOD ANNOUNCER. WON'T BE LONG AND WE'LL START THINKING OF THE NEW FOOTBALL SEASON WITH HAYDEN AND THE CREW. DON'T ORDER YOUR ROSE BOWL TICKETS FOR AWHILE. THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.
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HI. HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT AND MUGGY AND HOT TODAY. I WENT TO THE DIAMOND JOE CASINO RIVERBOAT YESTERDAY. I HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT I KIND OF LIKE VIDEO POKER. YUP, LOST. ENOUGHT. THEY WERE PACKED. WE HAVE 4 OF THOSE MONSTER EATERS WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF HERE, JUST FAR ENOUGHT THAT I ONLY MAKE IT MAYBE ONCE A MONTH. THE BIG ONE IS 'THE PRRESIDENT' AT DAVENPORT, PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR BUT THE LUCKY LADY AT BETTENDOF IS ALSO POPULAR, ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNGER AGE AS THEY HAVE LOTS OF LIVE MUSIC ON BOAT. CLINTON'S MISSISSIPPI BELLE IS SMALLER, BUT NICE AND DURING SUMMER SEASON, IT GOES OUT ON A CRUISE IN THE AFERNOON, WHICH IS POPULAR. THE DIAMOND JOE AT DUBUQUE, LIKE THE TWO DOWN IN QUAD CITIES, ONLY GO ON THE MANDATED ONCE A DAY CRUISE EARLY IN THE MORNING. THERE ARE OTHER CASINO BOATS AROUND, BUT THE 4 I JUST MENTIONED ARE THE CLOSEST AND MOST POPULAR WITH MAQUOKETANS. SO, IF YOU ARE COMING HOME THIS SUMMER, SAVE 5 OR 10 BUCKS FOR THE BOAT. TAKE MORE WITH YOU IF YOU LIKE, BUT DON'T SAY I TOLD YOU TO.......BAD BOATING ACCIDENT LAST NIGTH AT SABULA. 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM SAVANNA IS IN IOWA CITY HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. A 23-YEAR-OLD, SCOTT JOHNSON, OF ILLINOIS, WAS PUT IN JAIL HERE IN MAQUOKETA CHARGED WITH OPERATING A BOAT WILL INTOXICATED......MAQUOKETA FIREMEN WERE CALLED A RURAL ADDRESS EARLY SUNDAY TO AN ABANDONED HOUSE FIRE. NO ONE LIVED THERE. FIRE IS SUSPICIOUS, SAYS FIRE AUTHORITIES......COMING HOME TO MAQUOKETA FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR, JULY 23-27? HERE'S THE COMPLETE LINEUP, TAKEN FROM A WINDOW POSTER BROUGHT HERE TO KMAQ THIS MRONING. WEDNESDAY, PARADE AT 6:30. FOR THE 39TH YEAR, KMAQ WILL BROADCAST IT. I'VE DONE MOST OF THEM OVER THE YEARS. AT 8:30, AFTER THE PARADE, THE GRANDSTAND WILL FEATURE THE "TWO FOR THE SHOW' MUSICAL GROUP , SINGERS, OF FIVE. THURSDAY, 4 SHOWS ONLY, A BICYCLE AIR STUNT SHOW. AND IN THE EVENING, 'HIGHWY 101' COUNTRY SHOW AT 8 PM. FRIDAY NOON, HARNESS RACES. FRIDAY NIGHT, TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULL. SATURDAY, 5 PM, THE STATE FAIR TALEN SEARCH AND ATA 7 PM SATURDAY, STOCK CAR RACING. SUNDAY, 7:30 PM, THE STEVE MEADE HYPNOTIST SHOW IN FRONT OF THE GRANDSTAND. ALL 4 DAY, 3 SHOWS DAILY, THE MIKE SHIRLEY VENTRILOQUEST SHOW AND ALSO ALL 4 DAYS, THE DAVE WATSON CHAINSAW ARTIST. EVANS CARNIVAL ON THE MIDWAY. IF YOUR COMING, HAVE SOMEONE IN ADVANCE BUY YOU A FUN CARD FOR JUST $7. GETS YOU INTO THE FAIR ALL 5 DAYS. SO, MAYBE, I'LL SEE YOU AT THE FAIR. BUT FOR SURE, I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN RIGHT HERE TOMORROW ABOUT THIS TIME. KEEP COOL.
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A QUIET DAY IN MAQUOKETA, HOT TOO. NOTHING EARTH SHATTERING HAPPENED, SO WILL NOT HAVE A REPORT TODAY. SORRY. SUNDAYS WILL PROBABLY BE THIS WAY QUITE OFTEN.
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HOWDY. SPRING LEFT AS EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THUNDER, AND SUMMER STARTED WITH LIGHTNING. IT WAS A WILD, WINDY MORNING AROUND EASTERN IOWA, BETWEEN 2 AND 3 AM. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SPOTED NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA AND SO THE TORNADO ALEART SIREN WAS SOUNDED. HIGH WINDS THIS MORNING, UP TO 64 MPH, BLEW DOWN A BIG BARN NEAR DELMAR OWNED BY CATHY AND PAUL SEYFERT. A STEER IN THE BARN WAS KILLED. SEVERAL TREES TOPPLED HERE IN MAQUOKETA. AND INCH AND A QUARTER OF RAIN FELL AND WAS NEEDED.....A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS HELD THIS MORNING WITH BUSINESS OWNERS ON THE SOUTH END OF THE HIWAY 61 BYPASS. ALL THIS WEEK HAD THEIR ENTRANCE TORN UP FOR THE HIGHWAY EXPANSION TO 4-LANES PROJECT. THE ACCESS NOW IS FROM THE STREET BEHIND THEM AND LARGE TRUCKS HAVE A ROUGH/ TIME GETTING INTO THE AREA. ANOTHER MEETING WILL HELD MONDAY WITH THE DOT AND HOPEFULLY A SOLUTION WILL BE FOUND.....A CANCER DRIVE IN MAQUOKETA STARTS AT 4 THIS AFTERNOON AND ENDS AT 9 TOMORROW, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK. THERE ARE 19 TEAMS AND IT WILL BE NECESSARY THAT ONE PERSON FROM EACH TEAM IS RUNNING OR WALKING ON THE TRACK ALL NIGHT LONG. IT IS EXPECTED TO RAISE $5,000 MINIMUM FOR THE CANCER SOCIETY. THIS IS JUNE DAIRY MONTH. HAVE YOU HAD YOUR MILK TODAY? IF YOU PLAN TO BE IN MAQUOKETA FOR A VISIT THE LAST WEEKEND IN JUNE, YOU'LL WANT TO ATTEND THE DAIRY ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL BREAKFAST ON THE FARM. ITS ALWAYS A GOOD ONE. I'M GOING TO ENJOY ATTENDING A COUPLE WEDDINGS TODAY. BE GOOD.
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TWO FORMER ANNOUNCERS VISITED KMAQ THIS WEEK. YESTERDAY, JIM DOYNE STOPPED BY AND TOOK ME TO THE DECKER HOTEL FOR LUNCH. HE WORKED AT KMAQ IN THE EARLY 60'S, THEN AT KROS IN CLINTON AND FOR THE PAST DOZEN YEARS, AT WMT IN CEDAR RAPIDS. HE NOW IS SEMI-RETIRED, WORKING FOR A SENIOR HOUSING FIRM AND STILL DOES THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OLDIES SHOW ON WMT. HE HAS WRITTEN A BOOK, IS ENJOYING GRANDCHILDREN AND STILL LOVES RADIO. HE LEFT WMT AS FULLTIME POSITION WHEN HE AND PARTNERS SOLD THE STATION. WAS GOOD TALKING TO HIM AND HIS BOOK IS FUN READING. IF YOU WANT MORE INFO ON IT, LET ME KNOW......AND TODAY, A SURPRISE VISIT FROM STAN AND JACQUE HARDIN. STAN WAS AN ANNOUNCER FOR KMAQ WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, AS A STUDENT ANNOUNCER AND THEN WAS A FULLTIME ANNOUNCER IN THE 80'S. HE IS NOW VERY CLOSE TO BEING A PHARMACIST, ONLY 2 TESTS AWAY AND IS WORKING AT A DUBUQUE PHARMCY. JACQUE IS ENJOYING NOW LIVING CLOSE TO HER 2 GRANDKIDS IN DUBUQUE. AFTER FOUR YEARS AT DES MOINES, WHILE STAN WAS AT DRAKE, IT IS GOOD TO HAVE THEM BACK IN EASTERN IOWA......HOT AND HUMID IN MAQUOKETA TODAY, WITH GOOD CHANCE OF STORM TONIGHT......THE CIRCUS IS COMING TO MAQUOKETA NEXT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH. THE KAABA SHRINE CIRCUS WILL PUT ON A 2:30 AND 7:30 PERFORMANCE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS....JAY KAHN AND THE MAQUOKETA TIMBER CITY BAND WILLL PERFORM AT DELMAR THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THEY DEDICATE THE NEW CITY PARK, LOCATED WHERE THE OLD RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY WENT. IT IS A REAL NICE PARK, WITH SHELTER, GAZEBO, KIDS PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, AND MORE. DELMAR, WITH A NEW BANK ALSO, IS REALLY DOING WELL THESE DAYS, WITH LOTS OF HARD WORK BEING DONE BY A BUNCH OF VOLUNTEERS. STARTED, BUT NOT COMPLETED, IS THE RESTORATION OF THE OLD DEPOT. WHEN DONE, ALSO IN PARK, IT WILL REALLY BE AN ATTRACTION TO OUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH, IN DELMAR. THEY STILL HAVE A K THRU 6 SCHOOL, WITH THE OLDER KIDS ATTENDING MAQUOKETA UNDER A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT THAT IS WORKING WELL FOR BOTH DISTRICTS....SORRY THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY REAL BIG NEWS THIS WEEK..BUT AS THEY SAY, NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS. WHEN THERE IS NO "HARD" NEWS, I HAVE TO FILL IN FEATURE COMMENTS. HOPE THAT'S OK. HOPE YOUR WEEKEND WILL BE GREAT. CHECK BACK TOMORROW.
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IN PEE WEE LEAGUE BASEBALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON HERE AT THE 5TH WARD PARK DIAMOND, THE MAQUOKETA LIONS TEAM DEFEATED HAPPY JOE'S 14 TO 9. NATHAN CLASEN (MY GRANDSON) HAD 2 HITS FOR THE LIONS. GOOD GAME, ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY.....SPEAKING OF THE MAQUOKETA LIONS CLUB, THE NEW PRESIDENT, SWORN-IN THIS PAST TUESDAY NIGHT, IS ROY FRANDSEN. HE REPLACED OUT-GOING PRESIDENT, BRENT RATHJE. MY WIFE, NANCY, AND I WERE AT THE PICNIC IN THE PARK AND ENJOYED GREAT STEAKS AS PREPARED BY LION BILL UPMEYER......THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFICE INVESTIGATED A CAR-PIG ACCIDENT THIS MORNING. SONIA HUTE OF RURAL MAQUOKETA STRUCK A LARGE HOG ON RURAL 142ND STREET, NORTHWST OF FULTON, IOWA. THE PIG HAD TO BE DESTROYED AND THE CAR RECEIVED ABOUT $500 DAMAGE.ONLY IN IOWA, THE NATION'S LEADER IN HOG PRODUCTION........FROILAN AND DEB CORTEZ HAD A GIRL, BORN YESTERDAY HERE IN MAQUOKETA AND JEFF AND LAURA (MEYER) ENGELHARDT HAD A GIRL YESERDAY IN CHARITON, IOWA. HAROLD "JACK" CARR, AGE 60, OF MQUOKETA, DIED WEDNESDAY AT THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA AND CLARENCE THOLE, AGE 84, DIED THIS MORNING AT CRESTRIDGE NURSING HOME HERE IN MAQUOKETA. ALSO, AGNES T.O'CONNOR, AGE 91, OF MAQUOKETA DIED TODAY AT HER HOME......JOHN MAROUSIS STOPPED IN TODAY TOSAY GOODBYE. HE SOLD HIS MOBILE HOME AND BOUGHT A HOME IN FLORIDA AND AFTER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS IN MAQUOKETA, WILL LIVE PERMANENTLY IN FLORIDA. HE HAS BEEN A GOOD CITIZEN OF THE TIMBER CITY AND WILL BE MISSED, BUT HE HOPES TO VISIT MAQUOKETA WITH HIS WIFE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR. BACK IN THE 50'S AND 60'S, HE AND HIS DAD WERE IN THE RESTAURANT, ICE CREAM AND POP BUSINESS....WE NEED RAIN AND THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF SOME TONIGTH, BUT NOT TILL AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, SUMMER OFFICIALLY BEGINS AT 4:20 SATURDAY MORNING.....AND SO LONG FOR ANOTHER DAY.
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THANK GOODNESS..WE AGAIN HAVE AIR-CONDITIONING AT KMAQ, SINCE ABOUT 11 THIS MORNING. WORKS GOOD. JOB WELL DONE BY JOHN SUTHERS.....I WAS A GUEST ON SHERI MELVOLD'S "JUST TALK" SHOW ON KMAQ TODAY AND TOLD ABOUT THIS DAILY REPORT ON THE WEB, AND ALSO RAN A NEWSPAPER AD LAST SATURDAY TELLING ABOUT IT AND GIVING THE WEB ADDRESS. SO, MAYBE I'LL START PICKING UP SOME NEW MAQUOKETA FANS. SO FAR, NOT A LOT HAPPENING WITH THIS,BUT WILL GIVE IT PLENTY OF TIME TO GROW......JEREMY BARTELT ,ACCORDING TO HIS MOTHER PEG, IS PARTICIPATING AS A BASS TROMBONIST IN THE ASPEN SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL IN ASPEN, COLORADO. 48TH YEAR FOR FESTIVAL AND QUITE A HONOR TO BE CHOSEN. JEREMY GRADUTAED FROM MCHS IN 1995 AND JUST FINISHED HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR AT UNIV. OF WISC. IN MADISON.....BUSINESS NEWS, CARPENTERS ARRIVED THIS MORNING AT THE FORMER MR T'S MUSIC, THEN MOVIES AMERICA, EMPTY STORE ON CORNER OF MAIN AND PLATT. A NEW BUSINESS IS GOING IN, BUT N
I'M NOT SURE WHAT, SO WILL FILL YOU IN LATER. AND, AS SOON AS JJ FASHIONS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE IS OVER, THAT BUILDING WILL BE NEW HONE OF "FURNISHINGS UNLIMITED", WHICH IS NOW LOCATED NEXT TO BOB-THE-BARBER...THREE WEDDINGS THAT I KNOW OF IN MAQUOKETA THIS SATURDAY. GETTING MARRIED, ANDY WOLD...ALSO MAUREEN BAYLES, AND CHRISTY MANNING. NEXT SATURDAY, WILL BE THE BIG DAY FOR RICK HEAD....ROTARY MET TODAY AND THE GUEST SPEAKER WAS JOANN CAVEN, TELLING ABOUT THE NEW JACKSON COUNTY PIONEER CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. THERE ARE AROUND 80 OLD CEMETERIES IN THE COUNTY AND MANY ARE IN BAD SHAPE. THIS NEW GROUP, FUNDED BY THE COUNTY, $10,000 FOR FIRST YEAR, WILL DO WHAT EVER TO BRING THESE CEMETERIES TO RESPECTABLE CONDITION. GOOD PROJECT AND JOANN AND 8 OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEER WORK AHEAD....COME BACK TOMORROW.
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THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MET LAST NIGHT, WITH TWO ABSENT. ONE VACANT SEAT AND IT WAS FILLED LAST NIGHT. RANDY REED RESIGNED AT THE LAST MEETING BECAUSE HE HAS OR WILL MOVE FROM THE CITY. ALVIN BARTEN, WHO OWNS BARTEN AUTO SALES, A USED VEHICLE DEALERSHIP, EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE JOB AND THE COUNCIL GAVE IT TO HIM. THERE WAS NO OTHER CANDIDATE. UNDER STATE LAW, RESIDENTS HAVE 14 DAYS TO FILE A PETITION REQUESTING A SPECIAL ELECTION. IF THERE IS NOW PETITION, HE WILL BE SWORN-IN, MAYBE AT THE NEXT MEETING. BARTEN IS 52, ALSO A REAL ESTATE AGENT AND SERVES ON THE CABLE TV COMISSION. HE WILL HAVE TO RESIGN FROM THAT. HE IS THE 2ND APPOITMENT THIS YEAR. SECOND WARD COUNCILMAN JIM RANKIN RESIGNED IN FEBRUARY AND DAVE KNOEBEL, PART OWNER OF A MAQUOKETA INDUSTRY WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD SERVED IN THAT POSITION, WAS APPOINTED TO HIS ALSO SEAT BACK IN MARCH. BOTH KNOEBEL AND BARTEN WILL SERVE UNTIL THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER....THE LOCAL DRIVE FOR FIREWORKS ON JULY 5TH IS GOING WELL. THE CITY VOTED TO GIVE $1,000.
OF THE $2,200 GOAL, ONLY ABOUT $700 IS NEEDED. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT FORMER COUNCILMAN JIM PETERMAN HAS PERSONALLY RAISED OVER $350 BY CONTACTING VARIOUS PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY......LONGTIME MUSICIAN RED HENTON HAS SOLD HIS MOBILE HOME AND HAS MOVED TO A HOME ON SOUTH JONES AVENUE. THE MOVE HAS BEEN ALREADY MADE. RED STOPS IN ONCE A WEEK OR SO TO USE OUR COPY MACHINE. NO LONGER HAS A BAND, BUT WILL PLAY SOLO IF NEEDED. HE STILL LIKES TO GO FISHING A LOT AND LEAVE BERNIECE AT HOME......MAQUOKETA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM WON A DOUBLE-HEADER OVER MARION LAST NIGHT. COACH AGAIN THIS YEAR IS DICK DAVIS. IN THE FIRST GAME, KATIE BURNETT PITCHED A NO-HITTER......THE KMAQ WAGON, WITH AROUND 150,000 MILES AND STILL GOING STRONG, GOT A RE-BUILDT STARTER TODAY. STARTS MUCH BETTER.....DID YOU KNOW THAT FROM 150-225 PEOPLE PLAY BINGO EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS? THAT'S RIGHT, A GOOD MONEY MAKER FOR THE FAIRBOARD TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE FAIR AND ON THE GROUNDS. MANAGER TOM CALLAHAN AND HIS CREW ALSO PUT ON A DAY NIGHT BINGO EVENT ONE SATURDAY EACH MONTH AND THAT DRAWS HUNDREDS......ANOTHER WARM, BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY. WILL BE A NICE NIGHT FOR THE LIONS COOKOUT TONIGHT,AND I'LL BE THERE.
LION BILL UPMEYER WILL BAR-B-Q THE STEAKS. JOIN ME AGAIN TOMORROW IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
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WELCOME BACK TO THE KMAQ WEB PAGE. HAVE HAD A COUPLE E-MAIL ME SAYING THEY LIKE THE PAGE AND DAILY REPORT. THANKS TO SANDY ROCKWELL(HER DAD IS FORMER FIRE CHIEF JIM FRANK) AND FORMER POLICE CHIEF BUDDY OLSON FOR LOOKING ME UP ON THE WEB. SANDY WORKS FOR JAKE NELLES CHEESE COMPANY HERE IN TOWN AND HER HUSBAND IS A CARPENTER AND HER DAD JIM, RETIRED, HAS A GARDEN RAILROAD AT HER RURAL PLACE. GARDEN RAILROADING IS A BIG SPORT NATIONALLY. THEY HAVE QUITE A SETUP OUT THERE. BUDDY, GETTING PRETTY OLD, BUT STILL WORKING DAILY WITH HIS SECURITY SYSTEM, ALONG WITH ONE OF HIS SONS BY THE WAY, BOB ANDERSEN IS OUR TEMPORARY POLICE CHHIF WHILE APPLICATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN FOR A NEW ONE TO REPLACE MARK BROOKS WHO HAS MOVED NORTH DAKAOTA TO JOIN HIS FATHER-IN-LAW IN THE NEW-CAR BUSINESS. THEY HOPE TO ANNOUNE A NEW CHIEF BY LATE SUMMER. ALSO, THEY HOPE NAME A NEW CITY MANAGER BY THEN. WE HAVE NO CITY MANAGER NOW, BUT MAYOR JACK ROSENBERG IS FILLING-IN NICELY.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE NOW BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE CITY HALL AND HAVE QUITE A FOLLOWING.....BIGGEST NEWS THIS AFTERNOON WAS A CALL I HEARD OVER THE SCANNER THAT SOMEONE IN ONE OF TRAILER PARKS HAD A SKUNK TRAPPED IN GARBAGE CAN. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A FUN CALL FOR THE POLICE. I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, IF THEY RELEASE ANYTHING......SERVICES WILL BE HELD THIS WEEK FOR 83-YEAR-OLD FLORENCE LANGREHR OF MAQUOKETA. SHE IS SURVIVED BY SON LESTER,JR. AND BY DAUGHTER, MARIANNA STEVENS, BOTH RESIDENTS OF MAQUOKETA....BAD STORMS IN AREA LAST NIGHT. THEY HAD TO SOUND THE TORNADO SIREN BECAUSE A FUNNEL WAS SITED HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY, POSSBLY HEADING FOR MAQUOKETA. BUT NOTHING HAPPENED AROUND HERE, EXCEPT WE GOT ABOUT 6-TENTHS OF AN INCH OF NEEDED RAIN. TODAY, ANOTHER NICE HOT DAY WITH POSSIBILITY OF A STORM AGAIN TONIGHT....NEIGHBOR TO SOUTH, DEWITT, IS BOOMING. NEW INDUSTRY RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WEDNESDAY FOR ANOTHER NEW INDUSTRY, WHICH WILL EMPLOY, UP TO 160 IN TWO YEARS. LOTS OF HOUSING GOING UP TOO AND A SPEICAL CENSUS WILL BE TAKEN THIS SUMMER. THEY EXPECT DEWITT'S POPULATION TO BE OVER 5,000, ABOUT A THOUSAND LESS THAN MAQUOKETA. WASN'T TOO LONG AGO THAT IT WAS UNDER 4,000. WE ARE STILL IN THE SAME CONFERENCE WITH DEWITT AND GOOD RIVALRY IN SPORTS....YESTERDAY IS PICKED LARRY AS FATHER OF THE YEAR, BUT SPELLED HIS LAST NAME WRONG, SHOULD BE THEDE....JJ FASHIONS LADIES STORE ANNOUNED TODAY THAT THEY ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS,WITH BIG SALE TO START THURSDAY. IT IS OWNED BY JAKE BICKFORD, WHO RUNS BILL MOLERS MEN'S STORE NEXT DOOR. BEEN IN BUSINESS 3-YEARS. JAKE SAYS HE'LL CONTINUE WITH BILL MOLERS, OF COURSE, A FAVORITE STORE FOR OVER 40 YEARS.....TIME TO WRAP THIS UP FOR TODAY. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND NEWS ALWAYS WELCOME. NO WINNER IN THE CIRCUS CLOWN TRIVIA QUESION,YET. SLEEP WELL.
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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY. ONE GUY THAT WILL GET LOTS OF CALLS TODAY IS MY GOOD FRIEND, LARRY THEIDE. HE HAS 12 KIDS. LIVES WITH HIS YOUNGEST AND WIFE BONNIE, AND DAUGHER-IN-LAW RAEANN AND GRANDSON TY, IN THEIR DECKER HOTEL ACROSS THE STREET FROM KMAQ. THEY BOUGHT THE PLACE OVER 5 YEARS AGO AND HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE WORK ON IT. TROY AND RAEANN ARE DOING GREAT JOB. LARRY AND BONNIE HELP OUT WHERE NEEDED AND SPEND WINTER IN ARIZONA. NEXT TIME YOU COME TO TOWN, BE SURE TO HAVE A BITE TO EAT AT THE DECKER AND SEE ALL THE THINGS THEY HAVE DONE. THEY HAVE 13 BRAND-NEW ROOMS FOR OVER-NITE STAYS AND THEY JUST FINISHED THE FRONT LOBBY. AND LARRY AND BONNIE GET TO SEE ALL 12 KIDS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. THEY ARE ALSO HAVING KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES PAY VISITS ALL YEAR LONG. MUST BE FUN TO HAVE THAT MANY KIDS. ESPECIALLY AT FATHER'S DAY AND CHRISTMAS. LARRY HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR...ONLY PROBLEM WITH HIM, HE TALKS TOO MUCH AND IS A CHICAGO CUBS FAN. I'M OF COURSE, A ST. LOUIS CARDINALS FAN AND WE HAVE SOME GOOD ARGUMENTS. WE ARE INTO OUR 13TH YEAR OF BROADCASTING CARDINALS GAMES ON KMAQ-FM, ALMOST ALL THE GAMES. SO, I NOMINATE AS FATHER OF THE YEAR OF MAQUOKETA, LARRY THIEDE.......WELL...I'M SURE ;THERE WILL BE MANY SUNDAYS WHEN THERE WILL BE LITTLE OR NO NEWS...LIKE TODAY..AND THIS REPORT WILL BE SHORT. ITS WARM AND WINDY TODAY AND CHANCE OF A STORM THIS AFTERNOON. I'M GOING TO TAPE MY MORNING FARM SHOW AND TAKE OFF FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. I GENERALLY SEND AN HOUR AT THE OFFICE ON SUNDAYS, GETTING CAUGHT UP OR PREPARING FOR THE WEEK AHEAD. THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AND CHECK BACK TOMORROW.
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HELLO AGAIN......THE WEATHER IN MAQUOKETA TODAY WAS FANTASTICK, NICEST DAYS SINCE WHEN? PERFECT FOR THE 1ST FLAG FESTIVAL. AND I'M SURE THE EVENT IS GOING TO BE TERMED A SUCCESS. I AND MANY PEOPLE LINED MAIN STRET FOR A NICE 25 MINUTE PARADE THIS MORNING, LED BY PARADE MARSHALL, MURIEL ALLEN. SHE IS A RETIRED ARMY NURSE AND HAS LIVED IN MAQUOKETA SINCE RETIREMENT IN THE 80'S AND HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THE VFW,VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, PLUS OTHER COMUNITY PROJECTS. AN EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR PARADE MARSHALL. I ALSO TOOK IN THE ROTARY ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT IN THE PARK AND IT WAS GREAT. AROUND 200 ENJOYED MUSIC BY THE TIMBER CITY BAND, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JAY KAHN. SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL THAT IT WAS THE AUSTIN AVENUE BAND WHEN ORGANIZED 24 YEARS AGO. NEXT YEAR, THE 25TH YEAR, JAY IS GOING TO HAVE SOME SPEICAL CONCERTS. TONIGT, A CHAMBER DANCE AT THE BOWLING ALLEY AND STOCK CAR RACES AND TOMORROW THE OPTIMIST FLY-IN BREAKFAST, SO STILL THINGS TO DO BEFORE THE WEEKEND IS OVER. SORRY YOU COULDN'T BE HERE. HOPEFULLY, THE FLAG FESTIVAL WILL CONTINUE NEXT YEAR AND YOU CAN ATTEND THEN......BUSINESS NEWS. THE JACK AND JILL STORE WILL GO 24 HOURS A DAY STARTING JULY 1. I BELIEVE THIS WAS TRIED ONCE BEFORE BY A DIFFERENT STORE YEARS AGO,BUT DIND'T LAST. THE TIMES ARE DIFFERENT AND I BELIEVE THERE IS NEED FOR THIS. TIME WILL TELL. MC AFEE'S FAMILY RESTUARNT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA IS OPEN 24 HOURS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS AND HAS HAD SUCCESS DOING SO.....THE NEW MAQUOKETA LIBRARY IS NEARING COMPLETION. NEXT, MOVE THINGS FROM THE OLD LIBRARY INTO NEW, SO OLD PART CAN BE REMODLELD. I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON THE LIBRARY PROGRESS SOON. NEXT, MAQUOKETA WILL TRY FOR A NEW 3-4 MILLION DOLLAR AUDITORIUM, 600 SEATS, UP BY HIGH SCHOOL. ED AND GRACE TUBBS GOT FUND DRIVE GOING WITH 500-THOUSAND DONATION. BUT, STILL A LONG WAY TO GO ON THIS. I'M NOT SURE IT WILL HAPPPEN. THE GOAL IS TO COMPLETE PROJECT BY OR DURING YEAR 2000.....WELL..SO MUCH FOR TODAY. CHECK IN TOMORROW FOR THE SUNDAY REPORT.ENJOY THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.
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83 DEGREES IN MAQUOKETA TODAY. NO RAIN. EVERYONE IS BUSY GETTING READY FOR TOMORROW'S BIG FIRST-EVER "FLAG FESTIVAL IN MAQUOKETA" SPONSORED BY SEVERAL MAQUOKETA ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE CHAMBER, ROTARY, HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MORE. A PARADE AT 10 TOMORROW MORNING AND LOTS OF ACTIVITIES ALL OVER TOWN. PART OF NATIONAL FLAG DAY OF COURSE. DON'T FORGET TO FLY YOUR FLAG TOMORROW. I'LL BE HELPING THE ROTARY CLUB PUT ON THEIR 22ND ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL LAND BAND CONCERT AT THE 1ST WARD PARK FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY BAND WILL PLAY, DIRECTED BY JAY KAHN. THIS EVVENT WAS FIRST SPONSORED BY THE ROTARY IN 1976 DURING MAQUOKETA'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AND TED MAZE AND I WERE THE INITAL CO-CHAIR FOR THIS AND HAVE DONE SO EVERY YEAR SINCE. WE BUY THE ICE CREAM (DURING THE FIRST YEARS, WE MADE IT AT THE PARK ON A BUNCH OF HOME TYPE ICE CREAM MAKERS) BUT IN LATER YEARS, WE WENT TO PURCHASED ICE CREAM AND HOME MADE CAKES BROUGHT BY ROTARY MEMBERS FROM THEIR HOME. .......KMAQ'S BUS TRIP YESTERDAY TO WISCONSIN WAS A HIT. ALL ENJOYED THE CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM IN BARABOO AND EVERYONE ESPECIALLY ENJOYED THE RIDE ON THE OLD STEAM TRAIN AT NORTH FEEDOM'S TRAIN MUSEUM. TWO PLACES TO VISIT SOMETIME IF YOU GET CLOSE.....SCHOOL NEWS...DAVE KETELSEN OF THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT GOT A PROMOTION LAST NIGHT AT A SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. HE WILL BE THE DISTRICT'S FIRST-EVER TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR. IN CHARGE OF COMPUTERS FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. HE'S BEEN A TEACHER FOR MANY YEARS HERE IN MAQUOKETA AND WAS A GOOD CHOICE FOR THE NEW POSITIION. I'M SURE HE'LL BE BUSY AND DO A GOOD JOB........IN MCHS SPORTS..TODD BOWMAN, MCHS GRADUATE, RESIGNED AS 9TH GRADE WRESTLING COACH TO BECOME ASSISTANT HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING COACH......CHECK BACK TOMORROW...AND YES, THERE WILL BE A REPORT SUNDAY TOO. YOU ARE GOING TO FIND THAT MOST DAYS, THE NEW REPORT WILL COME ON-LINE ABOUT 5-6 EACH LATE AFTERNOON. HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
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WELCOME AGAIN TO THE MAQUOKETA NEWS PAGE. HEY, WAIT TILL YOU SEE MAIN STREET. THE FORMER RASMUSSEN MOTORS NEW CAR BUILDING WAS TORN DOWN BY THE AMISH AND TODAY IT IS ALREADY A NEW CAR DISPLAY LOT. REALLY LOOKS DIFFERENT. AND, MORE DEMOLTION IS COMING BY THE FIRM. THEY HAVE PURCHASED THE BUILDING TO THE SOUTH, WHICH NOW HAS 3 BUSINESS PLACES. BOB THE BARBER IS MOVING IN A COUPLE WEEKS TO A PLACE ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY THEATRE. THE CHAMBER OFFICE WILL MOVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE INTO THE BUILDING THAT FOR MANY HEARS WAS THE HOME OF SAGERS' SHOES. THAT BUILDING HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE CHAMBER BY MR.AND MRS. JIM BLAYNEY. AND THE THIRD BUSINESS IS A USED CLOTHING STORE AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT THEIR PLANS.SOME PEOPLE ARE CRITICAL OF BRAD DEERY FOR TEARING DOWN THE BUILDINGS, BUT THEY ARE IN BAD CONDITION AND THE EXPANSION OF THE BRAD DEERY BUSINESS IS GOOD FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA, IN MY OPINION. THEY BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE TO MAQUOKETA AND THAT IS GOOD FOR EVERYONE.......FIREWORKS ARE COMING BACK TO MAQUOKETA AFTER BEING ABSENT FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. NO ONE IN TOWN KNOWS THIS YET,SO IT IS AN EXCLUSIVE FOR THIS REPORT. IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY.........THE NEW 4-LANE 61 PROJECT IS GOING GREAT GUNS THROUGH MAQUOKETA, RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE PRESENT ALIGNMENT. IT WILL REALLY CHANGE THE LOOKS OF THE GREATER WEST SIDE. GRADING WILL BE COMLPLETED THIS YEAR AND PAVING WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT FALL AND NEAR THE END OF 1998, MOTORISTS WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE FROM DAVENPORT TO DUBUQUE ON 4-LANES. THIS NEW HIGHWAY SHOULD BE, WILL BE, THE BIGGEST ECONOMIC BOOST FOR MAQUOKETA IN MANY, MANY, YEARS......AS YOU ARE READING THIS, I'M WITH A KMAQ TRAVEL FULL BUSLOAD OF LISTENERS VISITING THE CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM IN BARABOO, WISCONSIN. ALSO THE STEAM-POWERED RAILROAD AT NORTH FREEDOM. TRIVIA QUESTION....WHO PLAYED THE CLOWN IN THE 1950'S ACADEMY AWARDING WINNING MOVIE,"THE GREATST SHOW ON EARTH"? THE FIRST PERSON WITH THE E-MAIL ANSWER WILL WIN A BIG PRIZE. I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW THE TRIP WENT ON TOMORROW'S REPORT AND WILL ALSO TELL YOU ABOUT THE BIG SATURDAY FLAG DAY EVENT HERE IN MAQUOKETA. THERE'S STILL TIME TO CATCH A PLANE AND COME ON HOME FOR IT. YOU COULD ALSO STAY FOR ANNUAL FLY-IN BREAKFAST ON FATHER'S DAY MORNING. YES, SUNDAY IS ONE OF THE GREAT HOLIDAYS OF THE YEAR...DON'T FORGET DAD. WEATHER IS FINIALY GETTING SEASONAL, EVEN SOME RAIN THE PAST 24 HOURS. HOPE YOU'LL CHECK IN FOR TOMORROW'S REPORT.
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HI AGAIN. SORRY ABOUT YESTERDAY'S REPORT. IT WAS HERE ON THE WEB BUT WHEN WE ADDED THE COUNTER AND THE BANNER SPACE FOR THE ADVERTISING, WE LOST THE ENTIRE TUESDAY REPORT AND IT WAS A LONG ONE. I'LL TRY TO REPEAT A FEW THINGS. I MENTIONED, FOR INSTANCE, THAT DR. JOHN MEYER, AFTER 24 YEARS IN MAQUOKETA, IS LEAVING HIS PRACTICE AND WILL WORK FOR FINLEY IN DUBUQUE. HE WILL BE MISSED. MAQUOKETA IS NOW IN NEED OF AT LEAST TWO MORE DOCTORS. I MENTIONED ALSO THAT WE WILL BE GETTING TWO NEW RESTAURANTS IN MAQUOKETA. A TACO JOHN ON WEST PLATT STREET WILL OPEN LATE THIS SUMMER AND ON EAST PLATT, A NICE NEW NIGHTCLUB WILL BE OPENING IN THE FORMER RAILROAD DEPOT. I ASSUME IT'LL BE CALLED THE DEPORT. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT WILL HAVE 3 DINING ROOMS AND WILL SEAT NEARLY 200 PEOPLE. WE NEED A PLACE LIKE THIS IN MAQUOKETA.
MAQUOKETA'S NEW ZOO..OPENED FOR THE SEASON LAST WEEK. IT FIRST OPENED LAST FALL AND THOUGH SMALL,IS REALLY NICE. NOT MANY TOWNS MAQUOKETA'S SIZE TO HAVE A ZOO. WELL, SO MUCH FOR TODAY. BE SURE AND TELL OTHERS ABOUT THIS WEB PAGE DAILY FEATURE. AND OF COURSE, YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME. UNTIL TOMORROW, SO LONG.
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SORRY, TODAY'S REPORT WAS LOST.
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THIS IS MY FIRST DAILY REPORT. IT WILL BE SHORT THIS FIRST DAY. MY GOAL IS TO PUT SOMETHING ABOUT MAQUOKETA HERE EVERY DAY. MAYBE THE TOP NEWS STORY. A LITTLE ABOUT THE WEATHER. A TOP SPORTS STORY LOCALLY. ANY BUSINESS NEWS. I'LL INCLUDE OBITS OF WELL KNOWN PEOPLE, ETC. ETC.
IT WILL BE THE MAQUOKETA NEWS CAPSULE WORLD REPORT ON MAQUOKETA TO THOSE AROUND THE WORLD THAT HAVE A FRIEND OR RELATIVE IN THE TIMBER CITY. SOME DAYS THERE MAY BE LITTLE..SOME DAYS QUITE A BIT. NATURALLY, COMMENTS WILL BE APPRECIATED. MAYBE YOU CAN SUBMIT SOME NEWS ITEM THAT OTHERS MAY ENJOY. TODAY WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MAQUOKETA, WITH A HIGH IN THE UPPER 70'S. TOMORROW, TUESDAY, SHOULD ALSO BE NICE. WELL, THAT IS IT FOR NOW...THE TUESDAY REPORT WILL BE MORE NEWSEE.
DENNIS VOY SAYING SO LONG FOR NOW.
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