Monday, June 30, 2014

WEEK OF JULY 4TH

NEW MEMBER
JEREMY BLAIR IS OUR NEW MEMBER OF ROTARY.   AT LEFT, PRESENTING HIM WITH THE NEW-MEMBER PACKET IS SCOTT WARREN, ROTARY PRESIDENT AND TO THE RIGHT, ROTARIAN ALAN TUBBS, WHO INVITED JEREMY TO JOIN ROTARY AND THEREFORE IS HIS "SPONSOR".    JEREMY HAS BEEN IN INVESTMENT WORK FOR 17 YEARS, THE PAST YEAR AS AN INVESTMENT OFFICER WITH OHNWARD BANK CORPORATION IN MAQUOKETA.    HE IS MARRIED TO ANGIE AND THEY HAVE A 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, GRACIE.
WELCOME TO ROTARY JEREMY!
        
         A SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK


          TWO TICKETS TO THE SHOW

$30.00 VALUE

OPENING BID:  $  5.00  563-357-5369
                             10.00  563-689-5371
                             12.00  563-593-1944 
                              15.00 563-689-5371 
MON 11:48AM      16.00 563-357-5369
         11:58            17.00 563-689-5371 
         11:59 1/2      19.00 563-357-5369

EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com

BIDDING DEADLINE, NOON MONDAY

PROGRAM JULY 2ND
GARY DREW OF MAQUOKETA TOLD ABOUT HIS TWO COMPANIES, ENERGY TECH AND MAQUOKETA BIO FUELS.   HE COLLECTS USED GREASE FROM AROUND 80 RESTAURANTS IN A 4-STATE AREA AND AT ENERGY TECH,
TURNS THE GREASE INTO DIESEL FUEL AND HE SELLS THE FUEL WITH HIS COMPANY MAQUOKETA BIO FUELS.    HE STARTED THE BUSINESS 2006 AND HAS SEVERAL EMPLOYEES.   HE HAS A LOT OF PAPER-WORK INVOLVING ELEVEN STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.  


















































Tuesday, June 24, 2014

ROTARY WEEK VOL 2 NO 34


        NO SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK

CHECK BACK FOR PHOTOS OF THIS WEEK'S WEDNESDAY NIGHT ANNUAL 
ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.



















Tuesday, June 10, 2014

ROTARY WEEK VOL 2 NO 32


NO SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK

GUESTS AT MEETING THIS WEEK
DOUG McCARTY, ROTARIAN FROM PEORIA AND IN MAQUOKETA WITH THE
"WOODCARVER'S CONVENTION".   HE BELONGS TO THE BLOOMINGTON
NORMAL ROTARY CLUB AND IS EMPLOYED WITH ILLINOIS STATE  UNIVERSITY.
HE PRESENTED ROTARIAN CLYDE HARPER (FILLING IN FOR OUR VACATIONING PRESIDENT)  WITH HIS ROTARY CLUB BANNER.
MATT WORTHAM, CO-OWNER OF MAQUOKETA FORD, FORMERLY BURNETT-THEIL FORD SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA.    HE HAS PURCHASED A  HOME AND WILL BE MOVING TO MAQUOKETA WITH HIS FAMILY SOON.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL, CALL ROTARIAN TED
MAZE WHO IS AGAIN CHAIRMAN OF THE EVENT.












Tuesday, June 3, 2014

ROTARY WEEK....FIRST WEEK OF JUNE 2014


FOR THE SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK
 AN OVERNIGHT STAY AT THE  DECKER HOTEL 1875
   IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA,IOWA
          USE IT YOURSELF, OR GIVE AS A GIFT, OR FOR YOUR VISITORS
THIS IS ROOM 206 ON THE SECOND FLOOR WITH REGULAR SIZE BED.
ALL ROOMS HAVE ANTIQUE FURNITURE.
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE BED AND ROOM
THE BATHROOM (SHOWER)  IN ROOM 206
THIS IS THE STAIRWAY LEADING TO THE 2ND FLOOR.   THEN IT CONTINUES ON TO THE 3RD FLOOR.   THERE IS ALSO AN ELEVATOR...NOTE LIGHT GREEN DOOR AT RIGHT LOWER CORNER OF PHOTO.
THE DECKER HOTEL (1875) ALSO HAS A BEAUTIFUL MAIN FLOOR RESTAURANT SERVING EVERYTHING FROM HAMBURGERS TO PRIME RIB   AND A FANTASTIC SUNDAY BREAKFAST.    THERE IS A SPECIAL HANDICAP
ENTRANCE TO THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT...JUST TAKE THE RAMP FROM MAIN STREET ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDING.     AND A BASEMENT BAR OPEN WED-SAT NIGHTS.    IF YOU CAN PLAY A SONG ON THE LOBBY
PIANO, YOU'LL GET A FREE PIECE OF CAKE.

NOW, THE BEST PART!    DECKER HOTEL ROOMS START AT JUST $50 A NIGHT.
LARGER ROOMS SLIGHTLY MORE.    SOME WITH WHIRLPOOL TUB.    ALL WITH FLAT-SCREEN TV'S.    ALL 16 ROOMS WERE COMPLETELY RE-BUILDT WITH
NEW WALLS, CEILINGS, AND BATHROOMS.

THE AUCTION ROOM (ROOM 206) IS A $50.00 ROOM.

OPENING BID:    $ 25.00  563-652-3842
                               27.00   563-689-5371
                               29.00   563-652-3842
                               32.00   480-641-1939 
                               34.00   563-652-3842

EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com
BIDDING DEADLINE, NOON MONDAY

     ROTARY MEETING, JUNE 4TH
ROTARIAN DAVE UPDEGRAPH IN OUR CLUB  GAVE THE PROGRAM.    FOR 14 YEARS, HE HAS BEEN THE "HUMAN RESOURCES" OFFICER FOR OHNWARD BANKS, MAQUOKETA AND EASTERN IOWA.    HIS OFFICE IS IN MAQUOKETA AND HIS CONCERN IS THE 250 EMPLOYEES OF OHNWARD.    HE HAS MULTIPLE JOBS AND EXPLAINED THEM TO THE CLUB.   GOOD, INTERESTING
PROGRAM.

BROTHERS BILL TUBBS AND STEVE TUBBS WERE GUESTS TODAY.    THEIR BROTHER AL IS A FELLOW ROTARIAN, BUT ABSENT TODAY.    BILL IS A HIGHLY DECORATED MEMBER OF THE ELDRIDGE ROTARY AND HIS DAYTIME JOB
IS EDITOR OF THE NORTH SCOTT PRESS.    STEVE,  FARMER JUST NORTH OF TOWN,  ALSO IS AN AG ADVISOR FOR THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK. 


            THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY SAYS....

COME AND HAVE FUN IN MAQUOKETA!