Dennis' Daily Report

Beautiful weekend weather...today, no rain, but mostly cloudy and a high of around 80. A few sprinkles this morning.

Went to the Memorial Celebration in Andrew yesterday...good turn out...nice little parade and a delicious beef dinner was enjoyed by Nancy and I, prepared by the Andrew Fireman.

This monring, the Memorial Day program in Maquoketa was moved to the middle school gym, because of possible rain.

A Moline woman was injured...listen to this...after a fall in the middle of the night at Eden Valley Park south of Baldwin. Abby Culvert, age 19, was walking across a bluff with her boyfriend around 1:45 yesterday morning. She lost her footing and fell about 20 feet in between two rocks. She had to be extracated from the rocks by use of a firemen's basket. She was then carried to a rescue vehicle and transported to the Jackson County Public Hospital where she was treated and released. The entire rescue lasted, I was told, around 3 hours and envolved the following: Maquoketa Fire & Rescue, Baldwin First Responders, The JCPH Ambulance, the Clinton County Conservation people who run the park, and the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.

Melissa and Steven Bormann of Maquoketa had a boy, born last Friday at the hospital here in town.

Ferne A.Siegel died last Friday night in Reno,Nevada, where she had been living, but she lived most of her life in Maquoketa. Services are pending at the Carson & Son Funeral Home here in town.

Can you believe it.. the Chicago Cubs beat my St. Louis Cardinals 3 straight games! I'm holding back tears as I type this. Poor pitching, the blame.

Have a good week..

DENNIS VOY  

NO REPORT TODAY.

DENNIS VOY  

Great weather day!

Horrible day for baseball fans....the Cardinals lost another game to the Cubs.

The four year old boy killed yesterday at a Spragueville farm was Devon Benis, son of Michelle Benis of Davenport. Accident happened at the Duane Sprank residence, rural Spragueville. The boy was sliding down a bank and slid into the path of a truck driven by Perry Feller of Bellevue, who was entering the farm yard and did not see the boy. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene by Jackson County medical examiner Dr. Paul Koob of Maquoketa.

Nothing else to report.

DENNIS VOY  

Another beautiful day in Maquoketa...high 85.

A 4-year-old boy died after he was hit by a truck this afternoon near
Spragueville. The Sheriff's Department is withholding the name of the victim, pending notification of relatives.

Three Maquoketa students were suspended from school this week for verbal threats against people and buildings in Maquoketa. Their names and ages were not released. The content of the threats were not released either. I have heard that two are boys from the Delmar area and the other boy is from the Baldwin area. Police searched schools yesterday and no weapons or bombs were found. Many people...kids and parents, were very concerned of course, but only 4 students did not come to school today because of the threats. Since the threats also named nest Tuesday (in addition to today), Police will be at the schools on Tuesday. Tuesday will be the last day of school and also a short day. Students had been and are still scheduled to be let out at 12:30 P.M. Tuesday. There were no problems today at any of the Maquoketa schools. Charges against the 3 students are pending. No arrests have been made....... Guess this sort of thing is happening all around the country....the aftermath of the Colorado school shooting.

The groundbreaking ceremony was held at 10 this morning up on the hill across the highway from Wal Mart, for Maquoketa's new 40-room assisted-living SENIOR COMPLEX that is being built by a Cedar Rapids firm. It is going to be nice. Should be done late this winter, February or March. It is on the new Ehler Street, that goes right past Cressey Construction, off of West Platt.

Jack and Pam Rosenberg's new liquor store, JR'S WINE & SPIRITS opened today. I had a tour from Jack and it is a nice place. I'm sure it will do well.

75 people gave blood in Maquoketa yesterday...including 7 first-timers. Delores Klein heads this up for the Red Cross.

Andrew, Iowa's annual Memorial Weekend Celebration is this Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Most of activities are on Sunday, including the afternoon parade.

HAVE A NICE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY


 

Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL day in Eastern Iowa.

A suicide in Maquoketa yesterday afternoon....a 15 year old Freshman at MCHS. His name is Odis Wilson, son of James and Tammy Mays of Maquoketa.

Lucille Ralston, age 93, died last night at the Maquoketa hospital.
She is survived by a sister, Irene Ralston, of Maqoketa.

The Jackson County Historical Society MUSEUM on the fairgrounds, is 30 years old and is celebrating now. Nice museuem...if you ever come to town for a visit, try to spend an hour or two at the museum.

Cliff Merrick, Past American Legion Commander, will give the Memorial Day Address this Monday at 10:30 A.M. at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Quiet day...little to report...hopefully, more tomorrow. Thanks.

DENNIS VOY





 

Beautiful day in Maquoketa...sunny, little breeze and 75. Great day for the Kiwanis Celebrity Golf Tournament at the golf course. Nope, I don't golf anymore....I won't be playing.

At Rotary today, sat between 2 of Maquoketa's SENIORS...Asher Schroeder and Bob Melvold. Program was about Shriner's Hospitals. Like always, I dozed a little...but didn't feel bad this week as Asher did a little too.

The Jackson County Public Hospital has a new Executive Director, a native of Epworth, Iowa. He is Curt Coleman, age 33, now the Ast.
Administrator at the Spencer, Iowa hospital...a much bigger hospital than ours. He will start July 1st at a salary of $77,500 a year.
Coleman is happy to be returning to Eastern Iowa. He is married and has two children, a boy age 7 and a girl 2.

Monday night at the school board meeting, new teachers were hired.
Sandra McLaughlin was hired to replace Brandy Smith who is leaving the district. Andrewa Dostal, an MCHS grad, was hired and so was another MCHS grad, Tara Michel....both hired for new positions. Beth Homandberg was hired to be Briggs Elementary School secretary to replace retiring Carolyn Waite.

Thanks for stopping by and come again soon.

DENNIS VOY;  

Windy, sunny and nice....looks like the weather may be okay for the Memorial Day weekend coming up.

Attended the Chamber of Commerce meeting at noon today at the Decker Hotel. Guest speaker was School Supt. Rod Montang who talked about the 1% Sales Tax Increase to be included on the June 29th ballot.
If passed, the l% extra would be pro-rated for all school districts in Jackson County and the money could be used for infrastructure expenditures only....such as building repairs or new buildings. The tax would be collected for a period of 10 years. In Iowa, so far, since the new State Law allowed this on a county basis, six counties have approved it and six have not.

There was a school board sponsored farewell reception last night at the High School cafeteria for retiring Principal Dick Wold. He was presented with a nice plaque. I talked to Dick a few minutes and he said he plans to stay here in Maquoketa. Said his daughter Theresa
is getting married this fall and he will visit her when she gets settled in her new home in Texas. Son Mike is married and is a Farm Bureau Insurance man in this area, lives in Maquoketa. Younger son
Andy goes to college. His ex-wife Holly has been manager of Crestridge Nursing home in Maquoketa for many years and Dick is not married.

A Maquoketa High School freshman has withdrawn from school for the rest of the year after he threatened several students this morning.
Principal Dick Wold said the student will be withdrawn for the final 4 days of school with the grades he presently has. He was no expelled. Wold said the student made a verbal threat against several students on the bus this morning. There was no weapon shown. His name was not released.

At the school board meeting last night, Administrators in the district agreed to a salary freese for one year, since the district has found it necessary to make cutbacks.

Brandy Shanahan and Joseph Crawford of Maquoketa are parents of a girl born Saturday at the local hospital.

Longtime barber Bill Merrick was elected Maquoketa VFW Commander for the next year at a meeting last night. He gets the job for a third time June 1st. Retiring Commander Don Roeder, Maquoketa dentist,
was elected to the position of Quartermaster, which is like being Secretary. He replaces Muriel Allen who has had that job for a long time. Muriel was elected Adjutant. The VFW meets once a month at the Post Home a mile north of Maquoketa on old highway 61.
It was announced that Maquoketa's Avenue Of Flags will be set up
this Saturday morning at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Sat with Rochelle Ray at the Chamber Lunch this soon. She ownes Ray's Fashions ladies clothing store, right next to husband Tom Ray's jewelry store. Both nice stores. Said she will be going to Oklahoma in June to visit son Jeff and his family. Jeff has a big jewelry store
down there. He has 4 children, 3 boys and a girl...the oldest being age 8.

That will do it for another day.  

Partly sunny and cool today in Maquoketa.

JR'S WINE AND SPIRTS (new liquor store), owned by Jack and Pam
Rosenberg, is looking pretty good. Front has the look of a
a bar in the old west. There's a drive-up window to the north and parking to the south. Located next to Rosenberg Auto. It will open this Friday.

Anybody seen Buddy Olsen, former Maquoketa Police Chief in the 40's and 50's? Maybe it was in the 60's and 70's.

No big news over the weekend...no babies born...no deaths...a few arrests as always.

Burkey's Trading Post has opened on East Platt Street, in the corner former gas station across from what was Cornelius Farm Store for many years. No other details.

The new manager of the Country Club had a special dinner show Saturday night featuring a couple comedianes....and I heard today it was a full house. Maquoketa is interested in good comedy apparently.

The new Maquoketa river bridge over the Maquoketa River on old highway 61 North....is curved. Ever see a curved bride over a river??

Saturday night was a beautiful night for stock car racing in Maquoketa. Local winners were: Dale Weeks (truck); Ron Poll from Delmar; Garry Anderson; Dave Clark; Scott Olson of Preston; and other Maquoketa drivers.....racing Saturday night....Dale Weeks;
Ron Paulsen; Randy Shanahan; Darin Shady; Kris Vohringer;
Dustin Edwards; Bob Bowman; Tolly Howell; Brent Nugent; Bob
Garien; Scott Schurbon; Randy Franzen; Bruce Current; Ray Cox,Jr. and Scott Barton.

The Jack and Jill Brat Stand was busy over the weekend...First Lutheran Church worked it and proceeds to be used for their upcoming 75th Anniversary. When Nancy and I stopped for a brat (ok,I had 2)
Dr.Rask and Galen Bartels were working the grill. Their wives were inside. Doc said a little earlier, a person came in and purchased 42 brats....don't what the occassion was. If you live in Maquoketa, some day you will end up working a shift at the brat stand for some organization. $l.50 for brat (or footlong hotdog) and pop.

Saturday, the new Awesome Car Wash had their grand opening and they
offered a brat and pop for a dollar.

Mel Stiles (retired dry cleaner) has retired again. This time as a parttime "greeter" at Wal Mart. Been doing that since the Wal Mart store opened around 10 years ago.

Jack and Jill has gone out of the Video Rental business. Rumor has it, Gilmore Dry Cleaners will take the space for 24-hour-a-day dry cleaning drop-off and pick-up. Just a rumor at this time. Small video stores are closing rapidly across the country...at the rate of 400 a month. In Maquoketa, we still have two fulltime video stores, on South Jones and other on West Platt, plus my store next to theatre, which is open only Friday and Saturday. Shelly Hoye has run that for me for many years. Cinema Movie Rentals and it has a WEB SITE. SHELLY works fulltime at the Court House in auditor's office and is courthouse computer specialist. Dad is teacher Claire Hoye. We also have a store downtown that buys and sells video movies.

Julie Streets has announced that she will close here KOUNTRY KRAFT
store this summer. Has been in business for around 20 years. Too bad, but her health isn't the best. Her husband is vice-principal at high school and longtime sophomore basketball coach, Dennis Streets.

Coach Bill Flemming finially traded in his old Caddie for another..this one 3 years old, I'm told. He also has given "her" a beautiful diamond. Judy Neiss. No wedding DATE though. They have been dating on and off for quite awhile.

Hey, this report is getting too long...sorry.

DENNIS VOY  

A nice mostly sunny day in Maquoketa, with a high of 79. Rain in the forecast for tomorrow.

The Maquoketa High School Chamber Singers left yesterday for Washington D.C. where they will represent Iowa at then National Festival of States. This year the festival marks the 200th
Anniversary of teh death of George Washington. Maquoketa was the only school in Iowa to be selected to perform at this national event.
Pam Crawford, vocal director, said the trip was made possible through local fund raising efforts. Cost to go for each student, $200.

The Maquoketa High School band has been asked to perform at Orlando,
Florida. The band members will be gone form June 7 - 14. The band, directed by Kent Crawford, also has had fund raising activities. I have not heard what the cost per student is for this trip.

We still have nothing on the Friday morning accident....as the Deputy that investigated has not filed a report and was unavailable for
details. News Director Sheri Melvold said she plans to talk to
the Sheriff next week and plead for quicker accident report filings.

Todd and Elizabeth Gohlman Hirsch are parents of a boy born yesterday at Itasca, Illinois. Grandparents are Florian and Karen Steffen of Maquoketa.

Inez Nissen, age 62, of Toronto, Iowa, died last night at her home.
Survivors include.... her husband, Donald and a son, Tolly Howell of Maquoketa.

Lots of new readers of this report...thank you. Out of towners, don't forget to read the Guest Book of KMAQ and make an entry telling about yourself...where you are at, when you lived in Maquoketa, what you are doing, etc. Tell your e-mail address and you might get some
surprise e-mail from someone you have not heard from for awhile.

Remember, this report and the Guest Book goes WORLD WIDE!

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND A GOOD MORNING TOO. I will be busy tommorrow, doing a graduation broadcast and working the theatre, so I may not
have a report tomorrow. Longtime readers know that I do not ALWAYS have a report EVERY day...I have been known to skip a day or two a week.

DENNIS VOY  

A rainy day today...not good weather for the Chamber of Commerce Beef Month promotion downtown. Even so, they sold over 12-hundred burgers with pop. Good ... very good .. had two over the noon hour...hard to beat beef off the grill. Had my sandwiches with daughter Lonna and Bob and Karen Thomas. Bob likes to eat....even asked Karen if she was going to eat all of her sandwich, after devouring his two. He is Lutheran Brotherhood insurance man for this area...Karen not working at the present. Years ago, Bob managed, then owned, the Ben Franklin Store in town. We no longer have one, but there is one in DeWitt.

St. Louis Cardinal baseball game on KMAQ-FM tonight, from LA, so we don't start broadcast until 9....be on-the-air with the game until after midnight. Jimmy Saunders, one of our daytime announcers who works Friday nights too...will be at the controls. He always worries about an extra-inning game, especially when it is late to begin with.
One time, a game did go until 2:30 in the morning, our time.

No obits, no births, not much in the news at all...bad accident about 8 miles north of town this morning, but we have been able to get
something on it....so should have details tomorrow.

Have a good weeekend whereever you are.

DENNIS VOY  

Mostly cloudy but warm day.

The Maquoketa Police are still trying to solve the robbery of the Coastal Mart Monday night. A description of all 4 men involved was announced today and listeners are urged to call Crime Stoppers if they have any information.

Barbara Reed, age 60, formerly of Maquoketa, died Tueday in Cedar Rapids and services will be Saturday at the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints in Hiawatha. I have no other information on survivors, when she lived in Maquoketa, or what she may have done when she lived here.

Numbers are picking up, as to how many are checking this report...the last week or so, I have been getting around 40 hits a day.

Tim Melvold, age 15, of Maquoketa, son of KMAQ's News Director, Sheri Melvold, has joined the KMAQ staff as a part-time announcer. He likes the work and has a good voice. He lives with his mom but spends a lot of time also with his dad, Doug, Publisher of the Maquoketa Newspapers. I never thought I'd have a Melvold on the staff, now I have two. Now, as for many years, KMAQ and the paper are friendly competitors. OF COURSE, WE CONTINUE TO BE THE BETTER ADVERTISING MEDIA AND HAVE MORE AND FASTER NEWS COVERAGE THAN THE PAPER. Bob Melvold, Tim's grandfather, is 80 and still writes for the paper and his wife, Francis, still oversees the Tri State Graphics print shop
located in the same building as the newspaper on West Quarry Street.
And, sons R.B. and John work at the WEB Printing Plant in the Industrial Park...their wives too.

Heading for the ball park to watch grandson Nate (Christy's boy) play in his first Youth Baseball Game of the season. He turned 11 earlier this week and is a good little player.

BOY WAS THAT MEATLOAF GOOD LAST NIGHT.

DENNIS VOY  

Another beautiful day in I=O=AAA

Four have been interviewed for the CEO job at the JCP Hospital in Maquoketa and now the field is down to two. A closed Board session will be held tomorrow night to discuss the two, but it is not certain that a decision will be made tomorrow.

Groundbreaking ceremonies will be held Friday, May 28th for an assisted living Senior Citizen's housing development in Maquoketa, across from Wal Mart up on the hill behind Cressey Construction on the new street, named Ehler's Road. It will be known as Clover Ridge Place. I received my invitation to the event today. I'll be there.... refreshments will be served. More later on this good economic news for Maquoketa.

Dave Hayes spoke at Rotary today. He has been Recreation Director and Community Education Director for 19 years, with an office in the
Maquoketa Community Center next to the swimming pool. Wife is Darlene and both are MCHS graduates.

Short report today, sorry.

DENNIS VOY  

Beautiful day in Maquoketa...high 69. Tomorrow should be even better.
83% of the Corn is planted in Iowa..a little behind last year.

A robbery last night. Around 11 o'clock, 4 mem entered the Coastal-Mart Convenience Store on East Platt Street, on the corner just East of the First Lutheran Church. They demanded money and lottery tickets from clerk Viola O'Meara. She complied. There was no weapon shown and the clerk was not injured. They took l68 lottery tickets, $280 in cash, including a 2-dollar bill. The four left in a dark colored suburban and investigation continues.

The annual meeting of the MEA...Maquoketa Educatiion Association was held last night at Bluff Lake. Two major awards were presented. The Friend of Education award was presented to Wendy Meade Scott of RonAnn's Floral in Maquoketa for her volunteer work at almost every building level and longtime High School English teacher Judy Bickford was selected by her peers as the Teacher of the Year. Bickford has taught for 36 years. Retiring Principal Dick Wold was honored. Linda Polk has served the past year as President of the Maquoketa MEA and her successor is Bev Brauer.

James J. O'Connell, age 78, died yesterday at the local hospital.
He farmed much of his life near Bernard, but then after moving to Maquoketa, he worked first at Better Homes Furniture and later for Lynch Livestock and the National Farmers Organization. He is survived by his wife Maxine...5 daughters, including Sharon Dunne of Maquoketa and 3 sons, Vincent, David and Loras all of Maquoketa.

Long day..I'm heading home for a meatloaf supper..YES I LIKE MEATLOAF, featuring great Iowa Beef....don't forget ..this is May Beef Month.
Did you know this is also Egg Month? And that Iowa was 9th in Egg production in 1986 and now has moved up to 3rd in the Nation? That's a fact...as Farm Director of KMAQ-AM...host of the mornign RFD 1320...I read about eggs this morning on my farm program from 6:50 til 7 A.M. I tape it earlier for broadcast at that time......oh yes...experts now agree..an egg a day won't hurt you...in fact..would be good for you. I only get eggs about once a week...need to do better in future. SO...ENJOY SOME EGGS SOON,DURING MAY EGG MONTH.

DENNIS VOY

 

The day after the storm......Iowa and right here....received some bad weather late last night around midnight. Today is cloudy and more rain possible.

Tornado Siren was sounded late last night after a small tornado was noticed around Baldwin. The Steve and Linda Scott, Baldwin, farm was hit the hardest. When they came out of basement with their kids, a 20 by 70 silo was blown over.....the roof of 2 other silos were off.....a barn that had cattle in it blew down with some cattle still trapped in it this morning and some cattle dead. Other buildings damaged, but the house, was spared. Windows broken in the home. A large barn also was blown down South of Andrew owned by Mildred Beck. Here in town, 4 or 5 trees were blown over. Two died in Iowa, the first Tornado related deaths in Iowa in 13 years.

Delbert Payson of rural Bellevue said over the weekend that a John Deere Tractor and Loader were taken from his machine shed. And..there were 4 vehicle-deer accidents ....including one with a County Squad Car driven byh Deputy Terry Roling.

Heather and Larry Templeton of Maquoketa are parents of a boy born
Saturday at the J.C.P.H. in Maquoketa.

John Trenkamp, a popular Jackson County Senior, who farmed all his life at rural Springbrook, and who retired to Maquoketa years ago, died yesterday at age 86. His wife died a few years ago. He hung around McDonalds a lot, visiting, reading the paper and drinking coffee with the regulars. Was my neighbor. Nice guy. Had cancer and was still out and about last week.

It is now l:30 in afternoon and it is raining hard again.

Back to work for me.

Keep dry

DENNIS VOY

 

Mostly cloudy and warm today, muggy...broadcast the Midland graduation ceremony and it was hot in the Wyoming gym....

Had a SUPER breakfast this morning at Grossman Hall in Delmar, their annual SUPER BREAKFAST as they call it....sponsored by the Masons of Maquoketa, Delmar and Lost Nation. Fine breakfast..especially the waffle with cherries. Mason Duane Hansen was selling tickets...and Mason and neighbor Lynn Disney was working in serving line...both said they are readers of this worldwide report...thanks men. Mason Robert Christiansen game me the tickets...so a FREE breakfast is even better!
Nancy enjoyed it too....we ate with the Mason John Cressey, who took a break from the kitchen to eat with wife Connie, and daughter and family. Know these guys?? Hansen is longtime GM car salesman with Brad Deery Motors....recently had heart bypass surgery and is also very active with fairboard....Disney is retired middle-school principal...and my neighbor...he and Norma spend lots of time on lawn and garden work and like taking daily walks, good for both of them....Christiansen is retired school teacher and barber...now spends lots of time in his lawn and flower garden and is also the official rain measuring mogul for Maquoketa...has 3 guages in his yard and reprots dialy to channel 9 in Cedar Rapids and reports to me on my morning show every morning after a rain fall. We chat on the air a couple minutes......Cressey busy as always building buildings...many in DeWittt...will do the new Post Office in DeWitt and the Tubbs and Fagerland bank expansion of First Central Bank in DeWitt...also runs a paint store out at his office across from Wal Mart and is a member of the Maquoket City Council. Got his carpenter start with the late Punch Stockham but has been on his own now for many years.

NO BIG NEWS today...but its Sunday...and time to head for home.
Tonight, celebrate grandson Nate Clasen's 11th birthday.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK>

DENNIS VOY  

A mainly cloudy day today..high in upper 60's. Rain forecast for tonight. Because we had a shower this afternoon, the Stock Car races in Maquoketa tonight have been cancelled.

A Maquoketa High School Graduate has been hired as the new basketball coach at Central of DeWitt, to replace longtime Coach Neil Padget who is retiring. George Pickup, who graduated in 1982 from MCHS, will be the new DeWitt coach. He taught school for one year at DeWitt but has spent the past several years at Dunkerton High School. His teams have won two conference champtionships in the last five years. His team went 18 and 3 this past year. He will also coach Social Studies. His dad still lives in Maquoketa, I believe.

And that's will do it for today.

DENNIS VOY  

Nice day...sunny and in 70's.

Sgt. Brad Koranda of the Maquoketa Police Department attended a meeting near Des Moines this past Tuesday with the new unmarked patrol car and it was involved in an accident on Merle Hay Road. Neither driver was hurt. Damages to car around $15,000. Not sure if it will be a total loss as they are awaiting estimates. No charges filed. The car was towed home Wednesday night. It is the 5th Maquoketa Squad Car to be involved in an accident in the past 3 years.

Franklyn Smith of Spragueville died yesterday, age 76, at University Hospitals at Iowa City. Survivors include a daughter in Maquoketa, Linda, Mrs. Mark, Drake.

Neil Padgett, longtime head basketball coach at DeWitt is retiring and he will be succeeded by a former Maquoketa player. Can't say who yet. It won't become official until next Tuesday's DeWitt School Baord meeting.

Bill Flemming expects to coach one more year here in Maquoketa.

The interior of the Maquoketa Post Office is being re-done...to look like it did years ago....supposed to look sharp...so check it out next time you visit town.

Have a nice weekend.

DENNIS VOY  

It rained all night and a little this morning then turned out to be a
cloudy day in the 60's.

Some excitement in Maquoketa this morning. About 125 Maquoketa High School students walked out of their class this morning to protest the school board's cuts of social studies classes next year. The students marched down Vermont to Platt Street then over to Main and back to the high school along Summit. Once they returned to the high school, about half of the students sat in the hallway and refused to go back to their class. By 11 A.M., high school Principal Dick Wold said all were back in class without further incident. A TV crew was here, so Maquoketa will make the tv news tonight.

Coming back to Maquoketa for the fair? You will notice some changes.
The fairboard and the Pearson Building board have decided to spend
around $50,000 for some concrete street paving and additional parking spaces around the Person Center. Also, two additional air-conditioners have been installed in the Pearson Building. The original four did not do the job as hoped. With six, it should be cool in any kind of weather.....a place to cool off while at the fair. The building is used during the fair for commercial exhibits and some of the 4-H displays. Also to be completed by fairtime, new tile floors in the main entry of Pearson and in the 4 restrooms. Money had been put in reserve for the improvement projects, so no loans were necessary.

A birth.....Becky Moses and Stephen Jones of Maquoketa are parents of a girl born Monday at the hospital here in Maquoketa.

Talked to Ergon Penningroth of Maquoketa this morning. His wife's class of l939 at Baldwin High School will have their 60th Class Re-Union this summer. There were 8 in the class. All 8 or living. Ergon was in the class of 1938.

Graduation time is here. Midland's Graduation will be held at the Wyoming gym Sunday afternoon. I'll be broadcasting it on KMAQ-AM.

Its nearly 3:30 (clock on top of this report is one hour ahead) and time for me to start calling out Bingo numbers on KMAQ. Our radio bingo show that started in January has just 2 days left for this season.

Come back tomorrow.

DENNIS VOY  

A thunderstorm at 5 this morning brought us nearly an inch of rain in a short time and we had cloudy conditions the rest of the day.

Jessie Miller of Maquoketa reported to the Sheriff's office today that last week one night, someone took the fenders off a Farmall tractor at his farm, valued at $l50.

No deaths or births.

Just a slow news day...sorry.

DENNIS VOY

 

Up to 84 today, then light rain this afternon and now rain is in forecast for next couple days.

Last night at the school board meeting, the board went ahead with their cuts...the ones I mentioned in yesterday's report. No parents were present at the meeting.

Pamela Platt and Damien Schurbon are parents of a girl born Saturday at the JCPH in Maquoketa.

My mother-in-law, Helen Meyer, is 75 today.....Happy Birthday Helen....will have cake and icecream with her and Arnold this evening.

Its MAY BEEF MONTH and if you could listen to KMAQ you would hear a lot about Beef Month. Had a good steak on the grill lately? Pretty hard to beat!

The LOFT in downtown Maquoketa..sells Bison Steaks and Burgers...Buffalo meat....pretty popular with many. Judy Smith Bowling still runs the popular "upstairs" bar and grill. Closed Sunday and Monday and open everyday at 4...Tuesday thru Saturday.

Hov's Pub....The Decker Hotel Basement...Fife's....Obie's....Bill's
Tap.... Timber Lanes....and the Depot...other places in Maquoketa where you can get a beer or mixed drink in Maquoketa. Not as many as in the old days, I'm sure.

And so much for a Tuesday.

DENNIS VOY  

The warmest day this Spring for Maquoketa..sunny and in the 80's.

Maquoketa Community School Board members meet tonight and will be asked to cut nearly $l56,000 out of the present budget and $254,000 out of next year's budget. It is not a popular proposal. I'll have a report tomorrow.

Some thefts over the weekend. Some Anhydrous Ammonia was taken from
C & J Service Company at Maquoketa. A boat listed at $3,000 was taken over the weekend from Bob's Marine at Bellevue and some boat parts were taken over the weekend from Clark's Boats at Bellevue.

Three Maquoketa Juveniles were charged with reckless use of fire after they tried to start a fire in the pumphouse at the Maquoketa Swimming Pool. Charged were Paul Schultz, age 15....Kevin Bell, age 11 and David Simpson, age 10. They used a lighter and some school papers to start the fire....but a city employee happened to drive by and the kids ran off. No damage to the building.

Ruth Siegel, age 62, of Hazelton and formerly of Maquoketa, died Saturday at her home of a heart attack. She is survived by her husband Don and 2 children, and a sister, Lois Elkinds of Maquoketa and LaVonne Morehead of Maquoketa.

Markel "Stub" Summers, age 88, of Maquoketa died this morning at Crestridge Nursing Home in Maquoketa. He is survived a daughter, Donna Millwright of LaMotte and a son, Jim of Maquoketa.

Have a good week. Doc McAreavy will be 75 Thursday.

DENNIS VOY  

A beautiful day for Mother's Day..hope it was a great day for you!

I was in Wisconsin visiting my mother...so I have no idea what went on
here in the Timber City.

Again, hope you can tell the new look of this Daily Report.....blue and white and the ability to make paragraphs.

Here's a new local WEB SITE you can check out.....

http://welcome.to/whisperingmeadows
Might be a good place to stay when on your summer vacation back to this area.

DENNIS VOY  

I would like to Welcome you all to the

"NEW & Improved" Daily Report!


David Voy
WebMaster  

A new look for the Daily Report. Now in blue and white instead of black and white. Also, I will now be able to have paragraphs.

Big day today for Democrats. Former Senator and Pro Basketball player Bill Bradley was in town today, at St.Representative Bob Osterhaus's house. Bob has a huge sunroom, perfect for an event such as this, lots of room. I didn't make it, but News Director Sheri Melvold went and said there was a big turn out. There was a 5th grade class there and a few high school and college students, and all partipated in about an hour and a half question and answer segment. Sheri said he IS tall....and he IS getting good coverage and press comments on this his second visit to Iowa in less than a month.

Road construction on highway 61 is going on today, a Saturday and consequently, traffic is backed up on highway 64 for a block or two at all times. Lots of traffic too because of last-minute Mother's Day shopping being done today. The Wal-Mart lot was full this afternoon and Walsh's Hardware also had a special sale out that way today with cars everywhere.

Cloudy day today and around 60, but looks like Mother's Day will be pretty nice.

So, I'll close for today amd to the mothers reading this...HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TOMORROW.

Dennis Voy  

Cloudy and cool today.......John Dague of Dague Equipment reported last night that two new AGCRO ALLIS garden tractors are missing from his business. Both tractors were still in the crates and were taken sometime in the last week. Value was listed at $7,900.......Bill Flemming told me the other night that this will be his last year as MCHS basketball coach.....I'm not sure how long he has had the job, but must be around 30 or more......But, he could change his mind..he has before....Eleanor Kumpf got a new knee this week and is doing well....lots of people have had this done.....Senator Bill Bradley is coming to the Bob Osterhaus home tomorrow morning to meet with a group of Jackson County Democrats.....Jeannie Holst was in yesterday to give me a box of home-made fudge...as only she can make it.....a fine lady who has been around a long time, and still drives. Years ago, she ran the 64 Drive-In Restaurant....most of her life I believe was in the food business. Good chocolate fudge...Yup, I have to start walking again one of these days....Bob Gaven bought Mac McCausland's house....son-in-law of Dr. Paul Koob...just accross the street. Mac lives in Crestridge and I understand likes it there....still has use of his car...if you know Mac, drop him a line % Crestridge, Wesley Drive....Going to be a cool weekend for my drive-in....but Sunday is supposed to be nice....pretty sure I'll be going up to visit mom at Horicon, Wisconsin...Did you know that Mother's Day is the biggest day of the year at my KFC store. Manager Nancy Jacobs, celebrating her l8th year with us, said as always, they will open a half-hour earlier this Sunday, at 10:30......Jack Jones, manager of my theatre, was in Des Moines yesterday to see a new sneak preview of the new Star Wars movie...shown to only 500...said it was good...it opens in a couple weeks, but I won't be running it until late June, probably....they, the experts, are predicting it will surpass "Titanic" in business. I doubt that, but I beleive its first week will be huge..like maybe 50-million. But then, I predicted the horse that would win the Derby...and it finished last......Jon Cornelius, thanks for joining this daily report....Jon's folks are Floyd and Margie...check out his entry in the KMAQ Guestbook.....HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND

Dennis Voy
 

Cloudy, breezy, sprinkles and cool today....Some new housing developments are in the works for Maquoketa. During a recent meeting of the Jackson County Enterprise Zone Committee, several applications were approved so that developers can receive tax breaks from the State under a new program which assists housing development. Approved, the Roger Stewart Subdivision just South of the Maquoketa golf course....4 houses to be constructed by Lloyd Thola in Maquoketa....and it was reported that still coming is an application for a subdivision south of Maquoketa.....Ted Banowetz, age 63, known around here as The Big Fat Dutchman, died yesterday at a Cedar Rapids hospital. He was born in Sugar Creek area and live in Maquoketa and many other areas during his lifetime. Loved Polka music and music in general and at one time had a 6-piece polka band. Most recently, he played solo with his accordion and electric organ. He is survied by wife Miriam and two children and grand-children. Everytime he came to town, he would stop in here at KMAQ and say hello...and was always upbeat and proud of his music business. He wintered down in Texas the last few years. A good fellow who had some hard times but always stayed positive with his music....and that's it for now.
Dennis Voy  

Nice day today, high 78......Charlie Mitchellarrived in Maquoketa from California and will be here a few weeks....Dr. Browman joined our coffee group this morning...now completely retired..looking good..heading soon to Colorado and California to visit kids and grandkids......My wife surprised me with abirthday party last night. Went to my daughter's house for a cookout...my brother Gerald and wife Betty came down, also a surprise..and then when we arrived back at my place, cars lined the streets and about 50 people greeted me when I arrived. It was a surprise...and had a good time with all, as Nancy had prepared food, drinks and cake and icecream......so, I had a big day....really too old for that kind of event though.......Next big party, my dad's 90th in July....DeWitt is getting a new Post Office, in downtown are...construction begins this summer by John Cressey Construction of Maquoketa......Gwen Romer, age 80, of Delmar died Sunday, Mrs. Dillon Romer.....Rosemary Feltes, age 62, of Maquoketa, Mrs. John Feltes, died Monday......Chester Cornelius, age 80, tied today..was Andrew farmer his entire life....Thanks for the e-mail birthday wishes....heading home now and will enjoy some wine before dinner...got 3 bottles of wine for my birthday..all Tabor Wine, from the Tabor Winery located just north of Baldwin.....I'm not sure if I mentioned Monday that MARY BEE'S ladies store is going out of business...the sale starts tomorrow. Mary Baker is retiring..and I'm ending this for another day
Dennis Voy  

Nice this morning, a rain shower this afternon and now kind of nice again here in the late afternoon......On this date in 1939, Ben and Cora Voy became parents of a cute little boy at Horicon, Wisconsin about an hour North of Madison. The little guy was born at their home, with the help of a mid-wife. Later the next day, when the mide-wife was asked if the little guy cried a lot after arrival and she said..NO...the little guy's first sounds were....testing 1, 2 3.....mother and dad named him Dennis. Yes...it was my birthday today..my 60th...and it has been a hectic one. Lots lof calls, visits and cards...the Sunshine School four and five year olds with Sue Hutton, who also turned 60 this year...and they sang happy birthday to me on Sheri Melvold's talk show......The Voy Theatre Marque announced my birthday also all day today.....and tonight..a cookout at daughter Christy's home.....so, it has been a good day...and I think I better close this short and head for home.....more NEWS, on tomorrow's report....it seems like only yesterday that I was 50...the years are going by quickly. Anyone else notice that too??So long till next time.
Dennis Voy