THIS WEEK, THE BIDDING IN THE SILENT AUCTION WILL END MUCH EARLIER ... AT 12 NOON ON FRIDAY, NOVEMER 24TH.
WE HAVE TWO ADVANCE ADULT TICKETS TO THE "CLOSE TO YOU" SHOW THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 25TH, AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON EAST PLATT STREET IN MAQUOKETA.   TWO ADVANCE TICKETS
ARE VALUED AT $44.00.     CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST VOCALISTS OF ALL
TIME, KAREN CARPENTER CAPTURED THE ATTENTION OF A GENERATION WITH THE SURPRISINGLY DEEP MATERIAL FOR HER UNABASHEDLY CATCHY POP MUSIC.    THE KAREN YOU WILL SEE AND ENJOY WILL BE LISA ROCK, (WITH HER 6-PIECE BAND) RE-CREATING THE TRUE SOUND OF THE CARPENTERS, DOING SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE SONGS OF THE 70'S.
ADVANCE STUDENT TICKETS ARE $13.00.    AT THE DOOR SATURDAY NIGHT,
ADULTS $25.00 AND STUDENTS $15.00.   BUY ADVANCE TICKETS THIS WEEK
AT OHNWARD AND WHILE THERE, ENJOY A FREE VISIT TO THE OHNWARD
FESTIVAL OF TREES IN THE LOBBY.

OPENING BID                $ 5.00 ....563-212-6270
                                         10.00.... 563-528-5567
THE TWO TICKETS WERE SOLD AT NOON TODAY (11-23-'12) TO 652-3208....FOR $10.
THE NEXT ROTARY CLUB SILENT AUCTION ITEM WILL BE POSTED BY NOON MONDAY (11-26-'12)  

BIDS MUST BE AT LEAST $3 HIGHER THAN THE LAST ONE.
EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com

The Ohnward Fine Arts Center will again have a New Year's Eve Show!
GOOGLE the web site for more information! 
MANY OF YOU RECOGNIZE THE ROTARIAN ABOVE....LONGTIME MEMBER
ROGER STEWART OF RURAL MAQUOKETA.    ROGER, SEMI-RETIRED, HAS BEEN BUSY OVER 50 YEARS BEING A FARMER, BANKER AND RECENTLY WAS
ALSO A STATE SENATOR.   HE STILL WORKS PART TIME EACH WEEK AT THE
MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.    ROGER, LIKE ALL ROTARIANS, IS LOOKING TO
SIGN-UP A NEW MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.   TALK TO HIM
ABOUT ROTARY AND HOW YOU CAN BECOME A MEMBER AND MAKE WEDNESDAYS ONE OF YOUR BEST DAYS OF THE WEEK.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB  "CITIZEN OF THE WEEK"  IS JOSH COLLISTER, OWNER OF THE "SWEET THINGS BAKERY" IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.   LAST MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERAN'S DAY, JOSH OFFERED A FREE DONUT AND COFFEE TO EVERY VETERAN WHO STOPPED IN BETWEEN 6:30 AND 10 A.M.    OVER 40 DID!  THANKS JOSH!   AND THANKS FOR ALL THE SWEET THINGS YOU PREPARE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FOR MAQUOKETA CITIZENS TO ENJOY THE NEXT DAY.   ROTARIANS KNOW MAQUOKETA IS LUCKY TO HAVE A DOWNTOWN BAKERY.    AND...THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB THANKS JOSH ALSO FOR BEING A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB!