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       MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
          SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK

THIS IS A 1979 PRINT BY ARTIST PATRICK J. COSTELLO TITLED "HURSTVILLE PHEASANTS"  THAT HAS BEEN DONATED TO
ROTARY BY A MEMBER OF THE CLUB AND TREASURER,  ASHER SCHROEDER.
IT IS 33 BY 26  INCHES AND IN A VERY NICE FRAME.   PAT HAD  A STUDIO AND
GALLERY EAST OF MAQUOKETA FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HIS WORK CAN
BY FOUND ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.   HE IS RETIRED NOW AND LIVES IN
ARIZONA.     I HAVE NO IDEA, AT THIS TIME, WHAT THE VALUE OF IT IS.

OPENING BID:      $10.00   563-689-5371
                                 15.00   563-249-9761
                                 20.00   563-340-9123 
                                 22.50   563-249-9761 

TO PLACE A BID, EMAIL IT TO kmaq@kmaq.com
BIDDING STOPS AT NOON MONDAY

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

ABOVE, BILL TUBBS OF ELDRIDGE.    HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE
ELDRIDGE CLUB FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN
ROTARY DISTRICT  EVENTS.    AND, HE HAS ATTENDED MANY MAQUOKETA
MEETINGS OVER THE YEARS  AS A GUEST.     HIS FATHER, ED TUBBS, WAS
A MAQUOKETA MEMBER UNTIL HE DIED AND HIS BROTHER AL HAS BEEN
A MAQUOKETA MEMBER FOR MANY YEARS.    BILL IS THE EDITOR AND
PUBLISHER OF THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER IN ELDRIDGE.    HE GRADUATED
FROM ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND IS MARRIED TO A MAQUOKETA NATIVE,
LINDA LONG.   WE TIP OUR ROTARY CAP TO THE TUBBS FAMILY....GOOD
ROTARIANS DOING GOOD THINGS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.

ROTARY MEETING NEWS

SARAH TUBBS, ABOVE, WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER AT ROTARY TODAY
(MAY 22ND).     SHE IS THE ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DAC
IN MAQUOKETA AND HAS BEEN WITH DAC FOR 19 YEARS.    HER
INTERESTING PROGRAM COVERED ALL AREAS OF DAC, THE GROWING
AND VERY IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION SERVING MAQUOKETA, JACKSON
COUNTY AND OTHER PARTS OF EASTERN IOWA.    BELOW, EVERYTHING
YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT DAC.
CLICK-ON THE TWO FACT SHEETS TO ENLARGE THEM FOR EASY READING.

OUR ROTARY COOKS EACH WEEK....

THIS WEEK AGAIN...WE ENJOYED THE BEST MEATLOAF THIS SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER!

DUCK RACE
OUR ROTARY DUCK RACE IS GETTING CLOSE!    FRIDAY, JUNE 21, THE
FIRST DAY OF SUMMER
BUY A DUCK AND IT MIGHT WIN YOU $500 ... OR $100
BUY ONE FROM ANY MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN OR AT KMAQ
ONLY $5 A DUCK

CIRCLE JUNE 16TH ON YOUR CALENDAR!
THAT IS FATHER'S DAY!
THAT IS THE DAY FOR THE ANNUAL "FATHER'S DAY FLY-IN, DRIVE-IN BREAKFAST" AT THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT AND
SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
                                 PANCAKES BY CHRIS PANCAKES, KNOWN ALL OVER IOWA

****ROTARY WEEK***ROTARY WEEK****

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK
TWO EVENING WEEKEND TICKETS (VALUED AT $15.00) TO THE VOY THEATRE TO SEE THE NEW MOVIE STARTING THURSDAY, MAY 16TH
       "STAR TREK:  INTO DARKNESS"  

 
THIS OVER 2-HOUR PG-13 MOVIE IS EXCITEMENT  FOR ALL AGES!   
FROM THE ROUSING OPENING SEQUENCE TO THE GOB-SMACKING
CLIMAX, "STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS" PUTS THE ADVENTURE INTO SPACE AND HOW!    THE MOVIE STARTS WITH THE CREW OF THE USS ENTERPRISE
INVOLVED IN SAVING A PLANET.   THEY GO ABOUT IT RATHER DRAMTICALLY WITH SCIENCE OFFICER SPOCK IN A LIVE VOLCANO TRYING TO DETONATE A
COLD FUSION DEVICE WHILE CAPTAIN KIRK AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER BONES ARE RUNNING AWAY FROM INTERESTING-LOOKING NATIVES.

TWO TICKETS PLUS A $5.00 GIFT CARD FOR POPCORN!
AUCTION ITEMS TOTAL VALUE, $19.00

OPENING BID:  $  5.00   563-340-9123
                             10.00   563-321-9361

EMAIL kmaq@kmaq.com  to make a bid

   ROTARY NEWS 

                                   (CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT)

SHOWN ABOVE IS KIMBERLY MEILL, THE MAQUOKETA POSTMASTER SINCE  DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.   KIM HAD BEEN FILLING IN SINCE SARAH MORSE MOVED TO CEDAR RAPIDS A FEW YEARS AGO.    KIM WAS APPOINTED MAQUOKETA POSTMASTER IN DECEMBER AND SHE ALSO OVERSEES ANDREW AND DELMAR POST OFFICES AS PART OF HER DUTIES.   SHE MOVED TO MAQUOKETA LAST MONTH FROM PEOSTA AND PURCHASED A HOME IN MAQUOKETA.    SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE POSTAL SERVICE FOR AROUND 35 YEARS.      THANKS TO KIM FOR DOING THE PROGRAM AT
OUR MAY 15 MEETING OF ROTARY.    WE OF COURSE WOULD REALLY
LIKE IT IF SHE WOULD JOIN ROTARY.   HOPEFULLY, SHE WILL GIVE IT
SOME THOUGHT.   WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH, THE ANNUAL (OVER 50 YEARS) SCHOLAR DINNER
AND AWARDS NIGHT, SPONSORED ALL THESE YEARS BY THE MAQUOKETA
ROTARY CLUB, WAS HELD AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
EACH ROTARIAN HOSTED A STUDENT AND HIS OR HER PARENTS.
EACH MAY,  IS FOR THE TOP 20 STUDENTS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS.
THE PHOTO BELOW WAS TAKEN BY ROTARIAN DAVE UPDEGRAPH.    

                           (CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT)
FIRST ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:  TYLER REGAN, LAURA DAVISON, DEVIN O'CONNEL, SARAH KINRADE, MEGAN MANDERSHEID, T.J. ALLEN, MORGAN CROSSLAND, CHRISTY CURRENT, ALEX BECKER
BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:   JOSH KIRK,  BLAISE
WALLER, TY THEDE, JACOB HOPSON, COLTON FEY, MACKINSEY RICKELS, JOSHUA DANIELS, JORDAN ROCKWELL, MADISON ROLLING, RYAN HERRING
ABSENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SCOTT JENKENS AND MADISON OWEN
 
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

                                  (CLICK-IN PHOTO OF BOB TO ENLARGE IT)

                                   (CLICK-ON ABOVE TO ENLARGE INNUENDO)

                                             (CLICK-ON ABOVE TO READ)
BOB OSTERHAUS, LONGTIME ROTARY MEMBER AND RETIRED PHARMACIST,
NOW IS VERY MUCH INVOLVED WITH "MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE" IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    HE IS STANDING NEXT TO ART WORK BY
STEVE BANKS.    READ ABOUT HIM ABOVE.    HIS ARTWORK WILL BE ON
DISPLAY UNTIL JUNE 1ST.     THE MIDDLE PHOTO IS ONE OF ABOUT 25 LARGE (4 BY 5 FOOT) WORKS OF ART ON THE WALLS IN THE MAE STUDIO.
STEVE BANKS IS  ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SCULPTURE (AND 1 OTHER) THAT BOB IS STANDING NEAR.    NO ADMISSION, SO COME-IN AND
BROWSE AT MAE,    AND DON'T MISS  A SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL ART DISPLAY!
"GOOGLE"  MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE  AND GO TO THEIR WEB SITE.
AND YES, ROTARIAN BOB WILL SELL YOU A $5 DUCK FOR THE BIG
ROTARY DUCK RACE THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER, JUNE 21ST AT THE YMCA.

                                           CLICK-ON ABOVE TO ENLARGE
                                            THE WINNING DUCK GETS $500

THE MEMBERS OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
            SAY CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES!
YOU ARE ALL OUR......
             CITIZENS OF THE WEEK 
AND, BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR FUTURE MORE FUN AND INTERESTING
    BY JOINING A ROTARY CLUB WHEREVER YOU  SETTLE  DOWN!

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THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK

                                                (CLICK-ON ABOVE TO READ IT)

  THIS BUDDY HOLLY SHOW WILL BE AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON HIGHWAY 64 (EAST PLATT ST.) IN MAQUOKETA.

A VALUE OF $44 FOR TWO TICKETS TO THE SHOW.

OPENING BID:      $20.00   563-652-5956

TO MAKE A BID, EMAIL IT TO kmaq@kmaq.com  

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

ROTARIAN DENNIS VOY ABOVE, AT HIS COMPUTER ENTERING THIS WEEK'S WEEKLY "ROTARY REPORT" ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.    OR, HE COULD BE DOING HIS "DAILY REPORT" ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.    THE ROTARY REPORT GETS 400-500 HITS A WEEK AND THE DAILY REPORT, 800-1000 HITS DAILY.    HE HAS BEEN A MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN SINCE 1965. HIS ANNUAL PROJECT FOR ROTARY IS BEING CHAIRMAN OF THE ANNUAL DUCK RACE.    DENNIS OWNS KMAQ AND THE VOY THEATRES.    HAS BEEN IN RADIO 55 YEARS AND IN THEATRE BUSINESS 40 YEARS.

ANOTHER GOOD JOB BY MAQUOKETA ROTARY

                                                  (CLICK-ON TO READ ABOVE)

  MOMS AND

  GRANDMOTHERS

      THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB

SALUTES YOU!

HAPPY MOTHER' DAY!

THIS IS GUEST WEEK FOR THE  MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.
GO TO BOTTOM OF THIS WEEK'S ROTARY REPORT
TO SEE PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST.  
THIS WEEK'S REGULAR WEDNESDAY MEETING WILL BE A SPEICIAL MEETING AT CAMP SHALOM NORTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA ON THE CAVES ROAD... AT NOON.   USE EITHER ENTRANCE.
FREE DINNER AT JACKSON COUNTY'S ONLY CAMP (AND A NICE ONE)
FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN SEEING THE CAMP AND LEARNING MORE
ABOUT ROTARY.     AND THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL EVENING PARTY FOR
THE CLUB MEMBERS AND NEW MEMBERS LATER IN MAQUOKETA.   AND
NEW MEMBERS (INCLUDING PHOTO) WILL BE FEATURED HERE ON THE
ROTARY WEB PAGE DURING MAY.    WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO  JOIN ROTARY!   FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
YOU WILL ENJOY BEING A MEMBER OF ROTARY!  

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK
A TICKET A MONTH FOR THE SEASON AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE SOUTH
OF MAQUOKETA.    ANY TICKET NOT USED THIS YEAR WILL CARRY OVER UNTIL 2014.    SIX ADMISSIONS WITH A VALUE OF $45.00

WHENEVER THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE HAS A FAMILY MOVIE, KIDS LOVE
THE FREE RIDES BEFORE SHOWTIME.    THERE IS ALSO A SWING SET,
SAND BOX AND VOLLEYBALL AREA.    AND MANY FAMILIES LIKE TO TAILGATE  ON THE GRASS IN FRONT OF YOUR THEIR CAR.    BRING LAWN CHAIRS AND
A PORTABLE RADIO WHEN YOU COME.     A FUN LOW COST NIGHT
FOR A FAMILY WITH TWO HIT MOVIES....AT THE DRIVE-IN.    FOR SHOW TIMES, 24 HOURS A DAY, CALL 563-652-3535.     AND GIFT CARDS TO THE DRIVE-IN
MAKE PERFECT BIRTHDAY GIFTS AND ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DRIVE-IN,
AT THE DOWNTOWN VOY 3 THEATRE AND AT KMAQ.

OPENING BID:    $ 5.00   563-212-6270
                              10.00   563-340-9123
                              15.00   563-652-2500
                              20.00   563-689-5371 
EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

SCOTT WARREN IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MAQUOKETA AREA FAMILY YMCA.    HE HAS BEEN IN YMCA WORK MOST OF  HIS LIFE....STARTING IN THE MIDWEST, THEN IN FLORIDA AND NOW IN MAQUOKETA.      AND HE IS PRESIDENT OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.    HE WILL BE GLAD TO SIGN YOU UP WITH A Y MEMBERSHIP..... AND/OR SIGN YOU UP AS A MEMBER OF ROTARY.    JUST STOP BY AND VISIT HIM AT THE Y... WHERE HE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A TOUR OF THE FACILITY.

UPDATE ON SPECIAL MEETING FOR INVITED GUESTS HELD WEDNESDAY,
MAY 1ST AT CAMP SHALOM: 
ROTARIAN AL TUBBS WAS IN CHARGE OF TODAY'S GUEST-DAY, ASSISTED BY
PRESIDENT SCOTT WARREN. THERE WAS A NICE TURNOUT IN THE MAIN BUILDING AND DINING ROOM OF CAMP SHALOM.   A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING JUST ENLARGED.

FIRST BELOW, SEVERAL PHOTOS OF ALL THAT ATTENDED.    THEN SOME PHOTOS OF CAMP SHALOM.

BILL TUBBS ABOVE, ATTENDS MANY MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEETINGS BUT
HAS BEEN A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE ELDRIDGE CLUB AND HAS BEEN
INVOLVED WITH ROTARY ON THE DISTRICT LEVEL.   HE GAVE A PRESENTATION ON WHAT ROTARY STANDS FOR, AND WHAT IT DOES. 

TOM BLEY, ABOVE, IS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAMP SHALOM.
PREVIOUSLY, HE HAD SERVED ON ITS BOARD FOR 6 YEARS.   HE GAVE A
POWER-POINT PRESENTATION ABOUT THE CAMP, ESTABLISHED BY ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH IN DAVENPORT IN1978 AND IN RECENT YEARS, NOW OPERATING ALONE AS A NON-PROFIT NON-DENOMINATIONAL CAMP.
THE 311 ACRES CAMP IS LOCATED JUST OFF THE CAVES ROAD AND BORDERS THE MAQUOKETA RIVER.    IT HAS AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF $700,000 AND SERVES OVER 900 YOUTH EACH SUMMER.     IT IS OPEN YEAR-AROUND
AND FOR ADULTS AS WELL AS YOUTH.    IT CAN BE RENTED FOR FAMILY  REUNIONS, CLASS  REUNIONS, ETC.     FOR OVER NIGHT CAMPING, THERE
ARE FACILITIES FOR 80 ADULTS.   THE LAST THREE YEARS, OVER $750,000 HAS BEEN SPENT ON IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A NEW SHOWER BUILDING AND AN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM CENTER-DINING ROOM.     IT SERVES
ALL FAITHS AND THE ONE TRUE MISSION IS TO BE A PLACE TO NURTURE THE HOLLY SPIRIT IN YOUTH.      NO, IT DOES NOT HAVE A SWIMMING POOL, BUT
HAS  A GOOD ARRANGEMENT WITH THE MAQUOKETA FAMILY YMCA TO USE THE Y POOL FOR A $10,000 ANNUAL FEE....A FEE THAT IS FAR LESS THAN THE COST OF OPERATING ITS OWN POOL.

                      MAIN BUILDING ABOVE AT THE CAMP AND DINING ROOM

                          ONE OF THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS ABOVE

                                      THE NEW SHOWER BUILDING ABOVE

                                ABOVE,  A COUPLE OF MANY SMALL CABINS
                      VISIT THE CAMP SOMETIME SOON...
                     VISITORS ARE WELCOME!
HAVE YOU PURCHASED A ROTARY DUCK YET?     PRESIDENT SCOTT OR ANY MEMBER CAN SELL YOU ONE....OR STOP AT KMAQ FOR ONE.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY HIGHWAY CLEAN-UP, DONE TWICE-A-YEAR, WAS DONE THIS PAST SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH.    A GOOD TURN-OUT OF MEMBERS.    KEN WRIGHT IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS PROJECT EACH YEAR AND THANKS THE  FOLLOWING FOR HELPING SATURDAY.   
JOHN GILROY....TED MAZE....FLORIAN STEFFEN....DOUG MELVOLD....SCOTT
WARREN....BOB OSTERHAUS....AND KEN WRIGHT.      

                         REMEMBER TO INCLUDE......
 THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
              FLY-IN, DRIVE-IN BREAKFAST 
                       ON FATHER'S DAY.

MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
CITIZENS OF THE WEEK

                                  (CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT)
MEET THE GUYS THAT RAN THE MAQUOKETA CITY SNOWPLOWS AND
SALT TRUCKS THIS PAST WINTER.     THANK GOODNESS, THE SEASON
IS OVER.   THEY DID A GREAT JOB PLOWING THE STREETS AND KEEPING
THEM SAFE.    LEFT TO RIGHT WITH NUMBER OF SERVICE YEARS:
KRAIG KRUSE (1)....RANDY CROUCH (25+)....KEVIN KILBURG (14)....
JOHN HOPSON (11)....PAT BAILEY (5) AND FRANK ELLENZ, PUBLIC
WORKS DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY (2).
THANKS FROM THE ROTARY AND THE CITIZENS OF MAQUOKETA FOR
A JOB WELL DONE....ESPECIALLY THE SECOND HALF WHICH WAS WORSE
THAN USUAL.

THE MAQUOKET ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK
 
    (CLICK ON CERTIFICATE TO READ IT)
THIS $105 CERTIFICATE IS FOR THREE ONE HOUR PERSONAL TRAINING
SESSIONS WITH YMCA STAFF MEMBER, ERICIA BARKER.

OPENING BID:   $20.00       563-652-3198

TO PLACE BID, EMAIL IT TO kmaq@kmaq.com

MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

MEET WILL RENNER, THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF ROTARY.
WILL HAS BEEN A MEMBER FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND AGAIN THIS 
JUNE WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF OUR FATHER'S DAY FLY-IN, DRIVE-IN 
BREAKFAST.   HE SELLS INSURANCE FOR FARM BUREAU.

THE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH MEETING

BRIELLE REICKS OF MAQUOKETA TALKED TO THE CLUB FOR A FEW MINUTES ABOUT HER RUNNING IN THE PITTSBURGH MARATHON ON SUNDAY, MAY 5TH.
THE RUN IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND RAISE MONEY TO ELIMINATE
NEONATAL TETANUS.   THE RUN IS BEING SPONSORED BY KIWANIS AND
UNICEF.     FACTS:   1 BABY DIES EVERY 9 MINUTES FROM TETANUS.
160 BABIES DIE EACH DAY.     3 DOSES OF TETANUS VACCINE GIVES
IMMUNITY FROM TETANUS.    JUST $1.80 FOR 3 DOSES PROTECTS 1 WOMAN AND HER FUTURE BABIES.    FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO www.TheEliminateProject.org
Follow Brielle's RUN to Eliminate MNT on Facebook.     ANYONE WISHING TO
PLEDGE MONEY PER MILE CAN PICK UP A PLEDGE CARD AT MSB WHERE
BRIELLE WORKS.    THE RUN IS 26 MILES.     THEN RETURN THE PLEDGE CARD TO BRIELLE REICKS,  116 N. ELIZA STREET, MAQUOKETA.    ANY
QUESTIONS ,CALL HER AT 563-652-4573.

THE MAIN PROGRAM AT ROTARY TODAY WAS ABOUT THE JACKSON COUNTY VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE AT THE COURT HOUSE.   IT IS OPEN ABOUT 20 HOURS A WEEK AND IS A FREE SERVICE FOR ALL  VETERANS.   IF THEY NEED
HELP, THE OFFICE IS THERE.   LARRY BRAMER WAS THE DIRECTOR AND
RETIRED.   RETIRED BELLEVUE PRINCIPAL JR. MILLER (SECOND PHOTO UP)
WAS TEMPORARILY IN CHARGE AND THIS WEEK, TAKING OVER THE OFFICE,
(IN PHOTO ABOVE) TERRY CREEGAN OF MAQUOKETA.      THEY BOTH
EXPLAINED THE MANY THINGS THEY CAN DO FOR VETERANS.     IF  YOU ARE A VETERAN, STOP IN AND HAVE A VISIT WITH TERRY.

WILL CAN SELL YOU A DUCK....ANY MEMBER CAN....AND THAT DUCK MAY
EARN YOU SOME CASH!  

UPCOMING ROTARY REMINDERS:  

THIS SATURDAY MORNING AT 9, THE ROTARY WILL DO THEIR TWICE-A-YEAR HIGHWAY CLEAN-UP PROJECT.
KEN WRIGHT IS IN CHARGE, AND MEMBERS ARE URGED TO HELP.
MEET AT THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER  BY 9.    AN HOUR OR SO WILL DO IT.

THE NEXT MEETING ... WEDNESDAY MAY 1ST WILL BE AT NOON AT CAMP SHALOM ON THE CAVES ROAD.   SHOULD BE FUN.  BRING A GUEST.

MAY 8TH IS THE SCHOLAR DINNER FOR TOP 20 MHS SENIORS AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH, STARTING AT 6.    

THANKS FOR COMING BACK FOR A VISIT TO THE ROTARY WEB SITE!






 

  

             FLASH:          ROTARIAN ASHER SCHROEDER HAS SOLD ALL TWENTY  OF HIS DUCKS..AND ROTARIAN CLYDE HARPER SOLD EIGHT ......AND  NANCY
MOORE SOLD SIX.       A GOOD START!
 MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB 
SILENT-AUCTION ITEM FOR THE WEEK
LAST WEEK, WE HAD TWO AUCTION ITEMS AND BOTH SOLD AT A BARGAIN PRICE TO TWO PEOPLE.

THIS WEEK'S SILENT-AUCTION CERTIFICATE WILL TAKE YOU DOWN THIS
HALL ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HISTORIC DECKER HOTEL IN
MAQUOKETA, TO ROOM 212.

THIS IS ROOM 212 WHERE THE CERTIFICATE IS GOOD FOR AN OVER-NIGHT
STAY IN THIS BEAUTIFUL ROOM.    BROTHERS MIKE AND CHRIS QUILTY
ARE NEW OWNERS OF THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT.    IN THIS PHOTO
IS SHARON QUILTY, WIFE OF MIKE.    

HERE IS SHARON AGAIN, IN THE SAME ROOM TO THE LEFT AS YOU ENTER
THE ROOM.     YOU CAN BID ON THIS ROOM..... A $79.95 VALUE.     THERE
ARE 17  ROOMS, ALL BEAUTIFUL, IN DIFFERENT PRICE RANGES, STARTING
AT $69.95.   ALL WITH BEAUTIFUL NEW BATHROOMS.   ALL WITH NEW FLAT-SCREEN TV'S.

ENJOY A NIGHT SOON AT THE DECKER!   OR HAVE YOUR VISITiNG GUESTS STAY THERE!    OR SUGGEST THE DECKER TO FRIENDS!

THEIR NEW PHONE NUMBER IS 563-652-1875

AS ALWAYS...CLICK-ON ALL 3 DECKER PHOTOS ABOVE TO ENLARGE THEM.

OPENING BID:     $25.00    563-652-2576
                               50.00     515-289-2850

TO MAKE A BID, EMAIL IT TO kmaq@kmaq.com

         MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
CITIZEN OF THE WEEK

JOEL HAGEN (WITH HIS WIFE KATHILENE ABOVE)
           HE WAS THE MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL
PRODUCTION OF "SEUSSICAL" PRESENTED THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.
IT WAS A GREAT SHOW!
IT FEATURED A TALENTED BUNCH OF MCHS STUDENTS....INCLUDING:
NEIL LICHTER, KELLY NEWEL, JAKE HOPSON, HANNAH GRUENWALD, HUNTER  HESSONG, CATHERINE BETTAG, AMELIA HINCH, MATT HOTVEDT, ELIZABETH McCLIMON, VERONICA GOLDYN, HALEY TRACY, LANDON AUNAN, TRENT BOLLMAN, BEAU BOWMAN, BLAIS RICHARDS, PETER LYON, ZACH FISHWILD, COLLIN SCHNEWEIS, JENNA BREITBACH, LAUREN CLAEYS, RACHEL ROHWEDDER, ANNIE DENG, LAURA DAVISON, ASHLEA BEAM, MIRANDA BENHART, CHRISTINE NEWELL, AND SARAH TABOR.
          THE DRAMA DIRECTOR WAS RACHAEL HAGEN, SISTER OF JOEL AND A GRADUATE OF IOWA STATE IN PIANO PERFORMANCE.   SHE TEACHES
ADJUNCT PIANO AT LORAS COLLEGE, IS THE ACCOMPANIST FOR THE LORAS CHOIR AND WORKS ALSO AT KEPHART'S MUSIC CENTER.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST...
          THE BAND DIRECTOR OF THE "SEUSSICAL" BAND  (13 STRONG) WAS KENT CRAWFORD.
WHAT A SHOW...WHAT TALENT...WHAT CAN ROTARY SAY?  
A HUGE THANK YOU!

          MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

AL TUBBS
LONGTIME MEMBER OF ROTARY AND CEO OF OHNWARD BANKS, WHICH INCLUDES THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.    FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION.

APRIL 17TH MEETING:    

HOLLY PARMER SPOKE AT ROTARY AND TALKED ABOUT HURRICANE SANDY
THAT HIT THE EASTERN U.S.A. LAST OCTOBER.   SHE IS A DISASTER RED CROSS VOLUNTEER WITH THE GATEWAY CHAPTER OF THE RED CROSS
HEADQUARTERED IN CLINTON.    THERE ARE 9 FROM JACKSON COUNTY.
THEY ARE:   HOLLY, BARB PESTKA, NORMA ROUND, DIANE HENRY, TOM PETAROS, RACHAEL PARMER, JOAN BOLLMAN, VICKIE MIENEKE, AND GLENDA MILLER.    GLENDA IS FROM BELLEVUE AND THE OTHERS ARE FROM MAQUOKETA.     THEY CAN PUT THEIR NAME IN TO RESPOND TO A DISASTER
ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY, WITH 24  HOUR NOTICE.     WHEN HURRICANE
SANDY HIT, HOLLY, BARB AND NORMA WERE ON CALL AND WENT TO SERVE
FOR 3 WEEKS IN EARLY NOVEMBER.    HOLLY TOLD ABOUT THEIR WORK
AND EXPERIENCES THERE.   GOOD PROGRAM!    RED CROSS NEEDS MY
NEXT CONTRIBUTION AND YOURS TOO WHEN YOU CAN.   CLICK-ON PHOTO
TO ENLARGE IT.     HURRICANE SANDY WAS HUGE....THE SECOND LARGEST
EVER....AND RED CROSS WAS READY AS ALWAYS.  

YOUR NAME IN THE  STUB ABOVE (CLICK-ON IT TO ENLARGE IT) WILL MAKE
YOU A DUCK OWNER AND THEN YOU WILL BE RACING YOUR DUCK AT THE
YMCA SWIMMING POOL JUNE 21.      AND THAT DUCK MAY WIN YOU $500 OR $100.    AL TUBBS CAN SELL YOU A DUCK OR BUY ONE FROM ANY MEMBER OF ROTARY, OR ANY MEMBER OF THE HIGH SCHOOL club hOpe.
YES...THE DUCK SALE IS ON!