Wednesday, September 16, 2015

ROTARY WEEK VOL 2 NO 46


FIRST, BIG NEWS:    BLAIRE FRANCIS HAS JOINED OUR CLUB.    SHE IS THE NEW MANAGER OF THE LOCAL DUTRAC COMMUNITY CREDIT OFFICE ON WEST PLATT STREET.    SHE HAS BEEN WITH DUTRAC FOR OVER 15 YEARS.    I WILL HAVE A PHOTO OF HER NEXT WEEK.

MORE BIG NEWS:   Last week's fundraiser REVERSE RAFFLE was a good success and will net our club around $4,000.... about $1,000 over our first one a year ago.

DENNIS VOY HOSTED TODAY'S (SEPT 16) PROGRAM AND IT WAS SUE SANDBERG.....  
 
SUE IS CHAIRPERSON OF THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COMMISSION AND HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE 5 MEMBER
COMMISSION FOR 15 YEARS.      IT MEETS MONTHLY AT THE AIRPORT.     HER HUSBAND IS
DR. SAM (RETIRED).  THEY HAVE LIVED IN MAQUOKETA SINCE 1981.   SHE IS RETIRED FROM HER JOB (FOR 22 YEARS) IN THE LAB AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL.   SAM AND SUE  HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS.    ONE LIVES HERE AND THE OTHER
WITH HER HUSBAND IN THE COUNTRY OF LUXEMBOURG.    NO GRANDCHILDREN.    THE 
MAQUOKETA AIRPORT RECEIVES 70 TO 90%
OF FINANCING FROM THE STATE FOR FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.    LOTS OF IMPROVEMENTS HAVE
BEEN MADE OVER THE YEARS AND MORE COMING.
THERE ARE 3 BUILDINGS....THE OFFICE WITH TWO
HANGARS AND TWO BUILDINGS RENTED FOR
AROUND 10 OTHER PLANES.    THE RUNWAY HAS
A FAIRLY NEW SURFACE, AND WILL BE EXTENDED
500 FEET, TO 3,800.    THE GRAVEL ROAD LEADING
TO THE AIRPORT WILL BE MOVED NEXT YEAR TO
THE WEST, AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE HARD SURFACED.    THE EXTRA LAND FOR IT HAS BEEN
PURCHASED.    A FIELD-SPRAYING COMPANY IS
LOCATED IN THE MAIN BUILDING AND SELLING PLANE FUEL IS A MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME, ALONG WITH RENTALS.   CHARTER SERVICE WAS
AVAILABLE UNTIL LAST YEAR, UNTIL THE MAN 
RETIRED AND CLOSED THE BUSINESS. 

NO SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK.   THE ROTARY IS
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR DONATED ITEMS FOR THE
AUCTION.   THOSE BUSINESS PLACES THAT 
PARTICIPATE GET GOOD PUBLICITY ON THIS
WEB SITE AND HELP THE ROTARY WITH THEIR
COMMUNITY PROJECTS.    IF YOU WOULD  LIKE TO
DONATE AN ITEM FOR THE SILENT AUCTION, CALL
OR SEE ROTARIAN DENNIS VOY.    OR EMAIL HIM
AT kmaq@kmaq.com    WE ARE WAITING FOR OUR
FIRST USED CAR.

NEXT ROTARY PROJECT....SELLING TICKETS AT A MAQUOKETA HOME FOOTBALL GAME

NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM....STEVE FLYNN, HOST

LAST PROGAM OF MONTH....HOST, NANCY MOORE AND GUEST SPEAKER BONNIE MITCHELL OF 
HISTORICAL SOCITY.






























 

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