Tuesday, September 27, 2016

ROTARY WEEK VOL 3 NO 49


FELLOW ROTARIANS ROGER STEWART AND ASHER SCHROEDER AT THE
DEMOCRATIC HALL OF FAME DINNER SUNDAY NIGHT AT ST. DONATUS.
ASHER WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME FOR HIS YEARS (MANY
YEARS AGO) WHEN HE WAS JACKSON COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR 3 TERMS.
ROGER, FORMER DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATOR, PRESENTED THE PLAQUE
TO ASHER.
ASHER WITH PRESIDENT JOHNSON WHEN HE WAS APPOINTED A  U.S.
ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FIOWA.

A 1936 FELLOW ROTARIAN AND A 1936 JOHN DEERE TRACTOR.    TAKEN
SUNDAY DURING COUNTY-WIDE BARN TOUR.  TRACTOR BELONGS TO
STEVE TRENKAMP JUST EAST OF PRESTON.    ROTARIAN BELONGS TO THE
MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.  















Tuesday, September 20, 2016

ROTARY WEEK VOL 3 NO 48


THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB WILL SELL TICKETS AT BOTH GATES FOR THE DEWITT GAME.    SHOULD BE THE BIGGEST CROWD OF THE SEASON AND SHOULD BE A  GOOD GAME.

THE PROGRAM TODAY, SEPT 21, WAS GIVE BY
FORMER MAQUOKETA ROTARY PRESIDENT, BRAD
MILLER. 
HE IS STILL A ROTARIAN, MEMBER OF EAST POLK
ROTARY NEAR DES MOINES.   THE FAMILY LEFT
MAQUOKETA IN 2004.   WHILE HERE, HIS WIFE PAM SCHROEDER WAS ASSOCIATE PASTOR AT 1ST. LUTHERAN CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA AND HE FOR A TIME WAS PASTOR AT BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN IN LOST NATION.    HE NOW HAS A DOCTOR'S DEGREE IN CHURCH GROWTH AND TRAVELS THE WORLD.
HAS SPENT SOME TIME IN IRAQ AND TALKED MUCH ABOUT IT AND ISIS.    HE WAS THE GUEST OF JIM ENGLAND (1ST. LUTHERAN MEMBER) AND
ANYONE WANTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
DR. MILLER MIGHT CALL JIM.   BRAD GAVE AN
INTERESTING PROGRAM.
















































Monday, September 12, 2016

ROTARY WEEK VOL 3 NO 47

THE  REVERSE RAFFLE  EVENT LAST FRIDAY NIGHT WAS A BIG SUCCESS AND FUN!


SCOTT GOT THIS GAME STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO....HE TOOK CHARGE OF GAME 2 AND OUR 3RD ANNUAL ....FRIDAY ...WAS HIS BABY ALSO.    THANKS SCOTT!     WELL DONE!     LOTS OF WORK.   AT THIS WEDNESDAY'S MEETING WE WILL GET A REPORT ON MONEY RAISED FRIDAY NIGHT FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT.



WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH MEETING
GUEST SPEAKER WAS SALLY SCHROEDER, DAUGHER-IN-LAW OF FELLOW
ROTARIAN ASHER SCHROEDER.    SALLY AND HER HUSBAND BILL, IN JULY,
WHEN ON A GROUP TOUR TO CUBA.     HOT WEATHER.   BUT THEY HAD
A GOOD TRIP AND ARE GLAD THEY WENT.   SHE SHOWED LOTS OF
PHOTOGRAPHS.     BILL   ALSO WAS AT THE TODAY'S MEETING.

AND ASHER'S BROTHER AND BRIDE WERE AT THE MEETING.    I SAY
"BRIDE" BECAUSE TOMORROW (15TH) IS THEIR 60TH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY.   I TOOK THE PHOTO BELOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT
THE "ROCK THE PARK" CONCERT IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
KARL GRADUATED FROM MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1949...WAS IN THE
AIR FORCE...GOT HIS BA AT IOWA AND WAS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN THE MID 80'S AND EARLY 90'S.
ELENOR GRADUATED FROM DELMAR HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS A TEACHER.
THEY HAVE 5 CHILDREN AND NOW LIVE IN ARIZONA.

NO FINAL FIGURES YET ON PROFIT FROM THE "REVERSE RAFFLE".   BUT
WORD IS...IT WILL HAVE A "NET" LARGER THAN THE FIRST TWO.   THE
3RD ANNUAL WILL BE WELL OVER $5,000.    WE WILL GET FINAL FIGURES
NEXT WEDNESDAY.


























































Wednesday, September 7, 2016

ROTARY WEEK VOL 3 NO 46

THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR FOR JACKSON
COUNTY CONSERVATION, JESSICA WAGENER,  SPOKE TO ROTARY WEDNESDAY ABOUT THE NEW PRAIRIE CREEK RECREATIONAL AREA.      THE 273 ACRE PARK IS AT THE EAST EDGE OF MAQUOKETA AND WAS GIVEN
(IN HIS WILL) TO THE COUNTY, BY BOB MARTIN, LONGTIME AUTO DEALER
WITH HIS DAD, AND A PAST MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT.