🌱 Girls Golf: Maquoketa vs Northeast (Varsity) and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A severe p.m. t-storm; warm, with a high of 78 and low of 35 degrees.
• Saturday: Strong winds; turning sunny, temps: high: 50, low: 33.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 53 and low of 33 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Girls Golf: Maquoketa vs Northeast (Varsity)
  Preston Valley Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Girls Track & Field: Northeast MS CO-ED Invitational #1 (Junior Hig
  Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District Wheatland, IA 52777
  4:00 pm
• Boys Track & Field: Northeast MS CO-ED Invitational #1 (Junior High
  Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District Wheatland, IA 52777
  4:00 pm
• Boys Tennis: Clinton HS vs Maquoketa (Varsity)
  Maquoketa - Marlowe Athletic Complex Tennis Courts
  4:00 pm
• Boys Soccer: Cascade vs Maquoketa (Varsity)
  Goodenow Field
  5:00 pm
• Beckman Boys Varsity Soccer @ Monticello
  Monticello High School , 850 E Oak St , Monticello
  5:00 pm
• Girls Soccer: Davenport Central vs Maquoketa (Varsity)
  Goodenow Field
  6:30 pm
• Open Mic Night @ Maquoketa Brewing
  Maquoketa Brewing , 110 S Main St Suite A , Maquoketa
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• The Highwaymen Live
  Ohnward Fine Arts Center , 1215 E Platt St , Maquoketa
  7:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• High School Softball Open Gym
  Maquoketa High School West Gym
  5:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Girls Golf: Calamus-Wheatland vs North Cedar (Level 2)
  Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District Wheatland, IA 52777
  4:00 pm
• Girls Golf: Calamus-Wheatland vs North Cedar (Varsity)
  Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District Wheatland, IA 52777
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Jaybird Senior Living posted a job opening for Resident Assistant 1st Shift in Maquoketa. Apply here.
• Jackson Specialty Care posted a job opening for Part-Time Evening Weekend Dietary Aide in Maquoketa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monmouth here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Maquoketa

• One of Iowa's last drive-ins launches food truck movie nights (kwwl.com)
• Arenz aims to fire up 2026 campaign (whbl.com)

Cascade

• BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood WarningNational Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL700 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 (dubuqueinpursuitnews.com)

Anamosa

• Anamosa citywide garage sales set for June 5–6 (journal-eureka.com)
• Tornadic Storms Impacted Highway 20 Corridor & Jones County – Mix 94.7 KMCH (kmch.com)
• 2026 Iowa state archery tournament awards (sergeantbluffadvocates.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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