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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
                                 50.00   563-872-3073
                                 60.00   563-590-8837
                                 65.00   563-872-3073
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 

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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.    

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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

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  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

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  MOMS AND

  GRANDMOTHERS

      THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB

SALUTES YOU!

HAPPY MOTHER' DAY!