KENT FUGLSANG, PLANT MANAGER OF THE SONAC PLANT IN MAQUOKETA'S
INDUSTRIAL PARK SPOKE AT ROTARY FEBRUARY 19TH.   TRUCKLOADS OF
BLOOD FROM PACKING PLANTS IS TRUCKED-IN AND THIS BLOOD IS 
PROCESSED AND DRIED AND USED AS A PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT FOR   
PET FOOD.   THE POWDERY PRODUCT IS THEN SHIPPED TO VARIOUS CLIENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.    OVER 30 WORK AT THE PLANT AND THE
BUILDING WILL BE ENLARGED THIS YEAR TO  HOUSE ANOTHER LARGE DRYER.  THE BUILDING FOR MANY YEARS WAS THE HOME OF MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY MILK PRODUCERS AND LATER SWISS VALLEY MILK UNTIL CONVERTED TO A BLOOD PROCESSING PLANT QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO.   KENT AND HIS WIFE SALLY (A BEAUTICIAN) LIVE ON A FARM NEAR BALDWIN, HAVE TWO SONS AND ONE GRANDCHILD.    SONAC, A GOOD GROWING INDUSTRY IN MAQUOKETA!
 

THE ROTARY CLUB SILENT AUCTION 
ITEM OF THE WEEK:LAST WEEK'S  MAQUOKETA STATE BANK  $50 GIFT CARD WENT FOR $45.    SAVE $5 A WEEK AND YOU SAVE $1,825 IN A YEAR.

THIS WEEK'S SILENT AUCTION ITEM IS A $20 GIFT CARD GOOD AT  EITHER
THE VOY 3 THEATRE IN DOWNTOWN OR THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE LOCATED
5 MILES SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA.
THE DRIVE-IN (SINCE 1950) WILL OPEN SOMETIME IN APRIL.
THE VOY 3 THEATRE WILL BE 40 YEARS OLD IN MARCH.
VOY THEATRE GIFT CARDS MAKE AN  EXCELLENT GIFT FOR A BIRTHDAY OR
ANNIVERSARY.     THEY CAN BE USED FOR ADMISSION TO THE THEATRE AND ALSO AT THE CONCESSION STAND.     YOU CAN BUY THEM AT ANY VALUE
FROM $5.    $5 AND $10 CARDS ARE ON  HAND ALWAYS BUT A SPEICIAL
ONE CAN BE DONE UP FOR YOU.    SOMEONE  HAS A 28TH BIRTHDAY FOR INSTANCE, YOU CAN HAVE ONE MADE UP VALUED AT $28.   THEY ARE
AVAILABLE WHENEVER THE THEATRE BOXOFFICE IS OPEN OR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, THEY CAN BE PURCHASED AT KMAQ DURING REGULAR
BUSINESS HOURS.    THE VOY THEATRE IS CLOSED MONDAYS.
FOR FEATURES AND SHOW TIMES 24 HOURS A DAY, CALL 563-652-3535 FOR A RECORDED MESSAGE.
THE BEST WAY TO SEE A MOVIE IS ON A BIG SCREEN  AT THE VOY THEATRE.

OPENING BID:      $5.00     563-689-5371
                                $5.00     563-212-6270
                               $7.00     563-451-2474
                              $10.00    563-652-3208
                              $12.00    563-340-9123
EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com

THE ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK:

NATE GJERSTED IN BLUE SHIRT ABOVE, STANDING IN THE NEW FAMILY ROOM AT CLOVER RIDGE PLACE IN MAQUOKETA.    MANY OF YOU KNOW HIS FAMILY THAT DATES BACK TO THE 70'S IN MAQUOKETA.    NATE WENT TO SCHOOL HERE IN MAQUOKETA AND HIS LATE FATHER WAS AN EXCELLENT DOCTOR HERE IN MAQUOKETA WITH AN OFFICE ACROSS FROM THE THEATRE.  HE DIED OF A DISEASE AT A YOUNG  AGE.      HIS MOTHER JUDY REMARRIED AND LIVES IN LAS VEGAS.     NATE IS MANAGER OF
CLOVER RIDGE AND IS THE SECRETARY OF THE ROTARY CLUB.  NATE
INVITES YOU TO COME TO A MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEETING SOMETIME......
AND VISIT CLOVER RIDGE SOMETIME ALSO FOR A FREE TOUR. 

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB IS AT THE LOWEST MEMBERSHIP IN THE
75 YEARS IT HAS SERVED MAQUOKETA.    THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB NEEDS NEW MEMBERS!  OPEN TO MEN, WOMEN OR COUPLES.   JOIN AND YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID! 
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