Wednesday, December 26, 2012

THE ROTARY CURRENT SILENT AUCTION ITEM:......
FROM KMAQ RADIO....A WHITE SANGEAN AM-FM PORTABLE RADIO.   KMAQ DOES NOT SELL THESE BUT WILL SPECIAL ORDER IT FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO GET KMAQ AM OR FM MORE CLEARLY IN THEIR HOME.  MOST PEOPLE OUT IN THE FRINGE AREA CAN GET KMAQ LOUD AND CLEAR ON THEIR CAR OR PICK-UP RADIO, BUT NOT AS GOOD IN THEIR HOME.   CAR AND TRUCK RADIOS ARE HIGH QUALITY, HAVE AN OUTSIDE ANTENNA AND ARE ALWAYS AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE.     AND MOST HOME RADIOS ARE INEXPENSIVE, PURCHASED MANY YEARS AGO, FOR AROUND $20.    IT IS NO WONDER THEY DON'T DO THE JOB.   THESE DAYS, PEOPLE ARE PAYING OVER $500, MAYBE OVER $1,000 FOR A GOOD TV SET, YET ARE LISTENING TO KMAQ HOURS A DAY WITH AN INFERIOR RADIO. SO, THE SILENT-AUCTION RADIO WITH A RETRACTABLE ANTENNA AND QUALITY-BUILDT, IS LIKED BY EVERYONE WE ORDER IT FOR.    IT HAS A SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE OF $69.95.    SOMETIMES ON THE INTERNET, IT WILL BE LESS IF YOU CARE TO ORDER IT THERE.     THE AUCTION RADIO WE HAVE  HERE AT KMAQ FOR THE TOP BIDDER TO PICK UP.

 TO MAKE A BID, EMAIL IT TO kmaq@kmaq.com

OPENING BID:    $10.00     563-652-3208
                               14.00     563-590-8837
                               18.00     563-689-6791
                               25.00     563-652-4833 
                               30.00     563-689-5371 
                               35.00     563-689-6791  
                               40,00     563-689-5371  
                                            
ADDITIONAL BIDS SHOULD BE AT LEAST $4 HIGHER.    BIDDING WILL END
AFTER THE HOLIDAY, ON MONDAY, JANUARY 7TH AT 12 NOON.

THE ROTARY CURRENT CITIZEN OF THE WEEK:
OUR CITIZEN OF THE WEEK IS MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER  MINDY ORRIS.  SHE IS THE ADVISOR FOR THE VERY ACTIVE STUDENT CLUB, KNOWN AS CLUB HOPE.  IT HAS HAD MANY GOOD PROJECTS THIS PAST YEAR, ENDING WITH THE DECEMBER 15TH  2ND ANNUAL MINI-DANCE MARATHON THAT RAISED OVER $10,000 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK.    THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB THANKS MINDY ORRIS FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND WORK BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AND THE ROTARY (AND MINDY TOO) THANKS THE 46 MEMBERS OF CLUB HOPE FOR ANOTHER JOB WELL DONE. 

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB MEMBER OF THE WEEK:  DOUG MELVOLD, ABOVE,  IS ANOTHER LONGTIME MEMBER.
HIS DAD WAS ALSO.    DOUG IS THE PUBLISHER-EDITOR OF THE MAQUOKETA SENTINAL-PRESS.    HE HAS A MARRIED SON, TIM, WHO LIVES IN DUBUQUE AND IS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE STAFF.   NO GRANDCHILDREN.
DOUG IS ALSO AN OPTIMIST MEMBER.      LIKE TO JOIN ROTARY?  THE CLUB IS LOOKING FOR MORE MEMBERS.     GIVE DOUG A CALL....HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO "HOST" YOU AT AN UPCOMING WEDNESDAY NOON MEETING SO YOU COULD LEARN MORE ABOUT BEING A MEMBER.   

                THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS WISH YOU A
                HAPPY NEW YEAR! 














   

Monday, December 17, 2012

SILENT AUCTION OF THE WEEK:  LAST WEEK'S MOVIE-A-MONTH AND $20 GIFT CARD (COURTESY OF THE VOY 3 THEATRE) WENT FOR $65 TO ROXANNE PORTZ.

THIS WEEK'S SILENT AUCTION ITEM IS FROM THE SWEET THINGS BAKERY IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    OWNER IS JOSH COLLISTER!
JOSH ABOVE ENJOYING ONE OF THE SWEET ROLLS HE BAKED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.    HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA CITY
COUNCIL.     THIS WEEK'S AUCTION ITEM....A CERTIFICATE FOR A DOZEN
DONUTS A MONTH FOR ONE YEAR....A $102 VALUE.

OPENING BID:     $10   563-357-4868
                                             $15     563-212-6270
                                             $30   563-652-6978
                              $50   563-652-6055
                              $55   563-652-2576 

EACH BID MUST BE AT LEAST $5 HIGHER THAN LAST ONE.    MAIL YOUR
BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com

MAQUOKETA ROTARY CITIZENS OF THE WEEK: 
                                                                  AND
RON SCHAEFER AND MARISA SHELDON!    FOUR YEARS AGO, THEY STARTED THE MARINES "TOYS FOR TOTS" PROGRAM FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
THEY HAVE BEEN CO-CHAIR OF THIS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM ALL FOUR YEARS.   THIS YEAR THE PROGRAM GAVE TOYS TO NEARLY A THOUSAND
KIDS, 3 TOYS EACH.    THE ROTARY THANKS RON AND MARISA  AND THE
MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED THEM AGAIN THIS  YEAR.    RON IS MANAGER OF THE LOCAL OFFICE OF MAZAK IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
HE OPENED THE MAQUOKETA OFFICE FOR THE COMPANY OVER 6 YEARS AGO.   IT WORKS WITH INDUSTRIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.     MARISA HAS
BEEN THE MANAGER OF THE COMFORT INN AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA THE PAST 8 YEARS.

MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEMBER OF THE WEEK:
LONGTIME ROTARIAN ASHER SCHROEDER.
ASHER (RETIRED ATTORNEY) HAS BEEN THE ROTARY TREASURER FOR
MANY YEARS.   HE'S ALSO VERY ACTIVE WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.    HE WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER JOINING
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB!    HE KNOWS  YOU WOULD ENJOY THE
WEEKLY NOON HOUR WEDNESDAY MEETING AT THE EAGLES....WITH GOOD FOOD, AN EDUCATIONAL AND INTERESTING PROGRAM AND FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER MAQUOKETAN'S WHO LOVE MAQUOKETA AND LIKE TO SEE IT
GROW AND PROSPER.   MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
CALL ASHER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.   HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE  YOU
BE A GUEST OF HIS AT AN UPCOMING MEETING.   HIS PHONE NUMBER IS
563-652-4833.

                                MERRY CHRISTMAS 
                 FROM THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB



















 


     

Monday, December 3, 2012


ROTARY NEWS:   THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB WILL BE "RINGING THE SALVATION ARMY" BELL AT THE FAREWAY STORE ALL DAY FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 14TH.   THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WILL DO A ONE-HOUR SHIFT STARTING WITH KIM HUCKSTADT AT 10 A.M.   THEN BOB OSTERHAUS, AL TUBBS, DENNIS VOY, STEVE FLYNN, TED MAZE, FLORIAN STEFFEN AND
JOHN GILROY.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB REGULAR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19TH MEETING AT THE EAGLES WILL BE THE "SPECIAL" CHRISTMAS PARTY MEETING.   CALL PRESIDENT WARREN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

AT THE CLUB DECEMBER 5TH MEETING, THE GUEST SPEAKER WAS ANGELA PETIT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON COUNTY.    SHE HAS HELD THAT POSITION NEARLY 6 YEARS AND
HER OFFICE IS UPSTAIRS ABOVE  US BANK IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
SHE EXPLAINED THE MANY REASONS AND BENEFITS OF GIVING GIFTS
TO THE FOUNDATION.    LET'S SAY YOU GAVE A GIFT OF $5,000 FOR
EXAMPLE.   THERE WOULD BE A TAX CREDIT OF $1,250 AND A FEDERAL DEDUCTION OF $1,750 FOR A TOTAL TAX SAVINGS OF $3,000.    THAT MEANS
THE TOTAL COST TO  YOU OF YOUR $5,000  GIFT WOULD BE JUST $2,000.
HER PHONE NUMBER IS 652-4179 AND THE WEB SITE IS AT www.cfofjc.org
THANKS TO ANGIE FOR VISITING TO ROTARY MEETING.     HER ONLY FEE
WAS A GREAT ROAST BEEF DINNER AS ONLY THE EAGLE'S GALS CAN
FIX IT.

CITIZENS OF THE WEEK......

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB "CITIZENS OF THE WEEK" ARE LONGTIME
BANK EXECUTIVES, BARB MILLER (MAQUOKETA STATE BANK) AND DWAIN TRENKAMP (US BANK-MAQUOKETA) SHOWN AT KMAQ RIGHT BEFORE
GOING ON THE KMAQ "JUST TALK SHOW".     THEY ARE ONCE AGAIN CO-CHAIRS OF THE 26TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS STAR PROGRAM IN
MAQUOKETA.      THE SACRED HEART "KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS" BEGAN
THE HOLIDAY EVENT AND RAN IT A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEN IN
1987, IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY SERVICES.
DWAIN WAS THE FIRST CHAIRMAN AND THE "CHILDREN'S"  TREE WAS LOCATED IN HIS BANK LOBBY.   A COUPLE YEARS LATER,  A  "SENIORS" TREE WAS ADDED AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK AND BARB BECAME CO-CHAIR WITH DWAIN.    IN THE BEGINNING, THE STAR PROGRAM WAS FOR MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS BUT A FEW YEARS LATER, IT WAS OPENED TO RESIDENTS OF THE ENTIRE COUNTY.      THAT FIRST YEAR, 403 STARS WERE TAKEN FROM THE TREE AND A GIFT WAS PURCHASED BY A VOLUNTEER CITIZEN FOR THE NAME ON THE STAR.     THE BIGGEST YEAR WAS 2007 WHEN 712 STARS WERE ON THE TREES, MAKING POSSIBLE A GIFT FOR 712 PEOPLE. THESE PEOPLE REGISTER IN ADVANCE.       THIS YEAR, THE PROGRAM WILL EXCEED 15,000 STARS.     THE ROTARY CLUB SALUTES DWAIN AND BARB FOR THE MUCH WORK THEY HAVE DONE FOR OVER 20 YEARS AT CHRISTMAS TIME.

OUR CURRENT SILENT AUCTION ITEM:
A  MOVIE TICKET EACH MONTH FOR A YEAR AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE IN MAQUOKETA, PLUS A $20 GIFT CARD.    TOTAL VALUE, $104.
FOR SHOW TIMES, 24 HOURS A DAY, CALL 563-652-3535.   OR VISIT
THE VOY 3 THEATRE WEB SITE:   www.maquoketa.com/voy3
THE VOY 3 THEATRE SHOWS FIRST-RUN MOVIES AND IS OPEN TUESDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY....CLOSED MONDAYS.     BARGAIN MATINEE SHOWS
AT 2 P.M. ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT IS BARGAIN
NIGHT.     TAKE IN A MOVIE SOON AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE, SERVING
THE MAQUOKETA AREA SINCE 1973.

OPENING BID:    $10        563-652-3208
                             $15        563-212-6270
                             $25        563-593-1944 
                             $50        563-652-6414
                             $60        563-652-5114 
                             $65        563-652-6414
                                          
ADDITIONAL BIDS MUST BE AT LEAST $5 HIGHER.   TO PLACE A HIGHER
BID, EMAIL IT TO kmaq@kmaq.com

BIDDING ENDS AT NOON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17!

SHOWN  ABOVE, MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN KEN WRIGHT IN MAQUOKETA.
HE CAME TO MAQUOKETA OUT OF LAW SCHOOL IN 1965, JOINING
THE J.E.GOODENOW LAW FIRM AND STAYED WITH THAT FIRM FOR 20 YEARS UNTIL STARTING HIS OWN PRIVATE PRACTICE ON THE CORNER IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA (ACROSS FROM THE THEATRE) AND LATER MOVING TO  HIS PRESENT LOCATION, 116 SOUTH SECOND STREET, NEAR
THE COURTHOUSE.    KEN AND HIS WIFE BARB ALSO OWN WRIGHT
REAL ESTATE IN THAT SAME BUILDING THEY OWN.    HE  HAS BEEN A GOOD MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY SINCE 1978 AND MAKES  ALMOST EVERY WEDNESDAY NOON MEETING.    KEN ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE MEN AND WOMEN JOIN THE MAQUOKETA CLUB.   TALK TO HIM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ROTARY OR WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND A MEETING AS HIS GUEST.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB, LOOKING FORWARD TO A 75TH ANNIVERSARY NEXT YEAR.
PASS THE WORD ABOUT THIS NEW WEB SITE....AND THE NEW ROTARY
SILENT AUCTION EACH WEEK.     AND COME BACK FOR A VISIT TO THIS
SITE SOON!












 




Monday, November 26, 2012


ON THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK.... TWO
ADVANCE TICKETS TO THE BROOKE BYAM CONCERT THIS SATURDAY NIGHT,
DECEMBER 1ST, AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER, STARTING AT 7 P.M.
BROOKE (PHOTO) IS A GRANDAUGHTER OF RED HENTON AND LIVES/SINGS IN
NASHVILLE.   ON THE SHOW WITH HER WILL BE ANOTHER NASHVILLE
SINGER, DUSTIN WEISE.    AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A SPECIAL VOCAL APPEARANCE  BY RED  AND HIS DAUGHTER, JUDY BYAM OF CLINTON.
ADVANCE TICKETS ARE $20 AND AT THE DOOR WILL BE $22.    ADVANCE TICKETS ARE ON SALE AT OHNWARD AND AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY.
THE BIDDING HERE WILL END AT 12 NOON THIS SATURDAY.    TO MAKE A BID,
EMAIL IT TO kmaq@kmaq.com
THE CONCERT THIS SATURDAY NIGHT IS BEING SPONSORED BY THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA.

OPENING BID MUST BE $10 FOR THE $40 TOTAL OF TICKETS.    THE NEXT
BID MUST BE AT LEAST $5 HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS BID.

OPENING BID.....  $10  563-528-5567
                               $15  563-593-1944
                                $20  563-495-0416
                                $25  563-563-5567

ROTARIAN JOHN GILROY IS BELOW.  MORE ABOUT HIM FURTHER DOWN.


MAQUOKETA ROTARY CITIZEN OF THE WEEK:
RICH HALL IS THIS WEEK'S ROTARY CITIZEN OF THE WEEK.   HE IS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (MANAGER) OF THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.
HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING LOTS OF GOOD  SHOWS THIS
PAST YEAR TO OHNWARD.....LOCAL AND ROAD SHOWS.     JUST THIS
MONTH, THE HOLIDAY SHOW FEATURING LOCAL SINGERS AND LAST
WEEKEND, THE KAREN CARPENTER SHOW....BOTH VERY ENTERTAINING.
THIS WEEK HE HAS A COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT (SEE ABOVE) AND AGAIN THIS YEAR, THERE WILL BE A NEW YEAR'S EVE SHOW.
ALREADY, A GOOD LINE-UP HAS BEEN SIGNED FOR 2013.    GOOGLE THE
OHNWARD  WEB SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR STOP IN ANY MORNING
AND VISIT WITH RICH.    HE  HAS GIFT CERTIFICATES ALSO FOR CHRISTMAS
GIVING.     THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB SAYS:  "KEEP UP THE GOOD
WORK AT ONWARD RICH"!

JOHN GILROY (ABOVE) HAS BEEN A GOOD MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB MEMBER FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS!     HE ALSO IS A VERY GOOD CPA WITH HIS BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA......"MINER, GILROY AND MEADE CPA PC".   THEY HAVE BRANCH OFFICES IN A  COUPLE OTHER CITIES.    JOHN AND HIS WIFE LIVE IN DeWITT AND THEY HAVE 4 DAUGHTERS AND 2 SONS.   THE YOUNGEST OF THE 6 IS STILL IN COLLEGE.    JOHN ENJOY ROTARY MEETINGS EVERY WEDNESDAY AND IF YOU WERE A ROTARIAN, YOU WOULD
TOO.    ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ROTARY?   JOHN HAS THE ANSWERS!
HE WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE YOU ATTEND A MEETING AS HIS GUEST.
CALL HIM AT THE OFFICE, 652-5143.

FOR THAT HARD-TO-BUY PERSON ON YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST....GIVE A 3-MONTH MEMBERSHIP TO THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB!    
THANKS FOR VISITING THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB WEB SITE!















Monday, November 19, 2012


THIS WEEK, THE BIDDING IN THE SILENT AUCTION WILL END MUCH EARLIER ... AT 12 NOON ON FRIDAY, NOVEMER 24TH.
WE HAVE TWO ADVANCE ADULT TICKETS TO THE "CLOSE TO YOU" SHOW THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 25TH, AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON EAST PLATT STREET IN MAQUOKETA.   TWO ADVANCE TICKETS
ARE VALUED AT $44.00.     CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST VOCALISTS OF ALL
TIME, KAREN CARPENTER CAPTURED THE ATTENTION OF A GENERATION WITH THE SURPRISINGLY DEEP MATERIAL FOR HER UNABASHEDLY CATCHY POP MUSIC.    THE KAREN YOU WILL SEE AND ENJOY WILL BE LISA ROCK, (WITH HER 6-PIECE BAND) RE-CREATING THE TRUE SOUND OF THE CARPENTERS, DOING SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE SONGS OF THE 70'S.
ADVANCE STUDENT TICKETS ARE $13.00.    AT THE DOOR SATURDAY NIGHT,
ADULTS $25.00 AND STUDENTS $15.00.   BUY ADVANCE TICKETS THIS WEEK
AT OHNWARD AND WHILE THERE, ENJOY A FREE VISIT TO THE OHNWARD
FESTIVAL OF TREES IN THE LOBBY.

OPENING BID                $ 5.00 ....563-212-6270
                                         10.00.... 563-528-5567
THE TWO TICKETS WERE SOLD AT NOON TODAY (11-23-'12) TO 652-3208....FOR $10.
THE NEXT ROTARY CLUB SILENT AUCTION ITEM WILL BE POSTED BY NOON MONDAY (11-26-'12)  

BIDS MUST BE AT LEAST $3 HIGHER THAN THE LAST ONE.
EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com

The Ohnward Fine Arts Center will again have a New Year's Eve Show!
GOOGLE the web site for more information! 
MANY OF YOU RECOGNIZE THE ROTARIAN ABOVE....LONGTIME MEMBER
ROGER STEWART OF RURAL MAQUOKETA.    ROGER, SEMI-RETIRED, HAS BEEN BUSY OVER 50 YEARS BEING A FARMER, BANKER AND RECENTLY WAS
ALSO A STATE SENATOR.   HE STILL WORKS PART TIME EACH WEEK AT THE
MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.    ROGER, LIKE ALL ROTARIANS, IS LOOKING TO
SIGN-UP A NEW MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.   TALK TO HIM
ABOUT ROTARY AND HOW YOU CAN BECOME A MEMBER AND MAKE WEDNESDAYS ONE OF YOUR BEST DAYS OF THE WEEK.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB  "CITIZEN OF THE WEEK"  IS JOSH COLLISTER, OWNER OF THE "SWEET THINGS BAKERY" IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.   LAST MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERAN'S DAY, JOSH OFFERED A FREE DONUT AND COFFEE TO EVERY VETERAN WHO STOPPED IN BETWEEN 6:30 AND 10 A.M.    OVER 40 DID!  THANKS JOSH!   AND THANKS FOR ALL THE SWEET THINGS YOU PREPARE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FOR MAQUOKETA CITIZENS TO ENJOY THE NEXT DAY.   ROTARIANS KNOW MAQUOKETA IS LUCKY TO HAVE A DOWNTOWN BAKERY.    AND...THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB THANKS JOSH ALSO FOR BEING A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB!










 
         


        


Monday, November 12, 2012

THANKS FOR  VISITING THE ROTARY WEB SITE.
THE $80 SQUIRES MANOR CERTIFICATE  SOLD FOR $25 IN OUR FIRST-EVER
ROTARY SILENT AUCTION.
OUR NEXT ITEM, JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON AHEAD.     A 3-MONTH FAMILY MEMBERSHIP TO THE MAQUOKETA FAMILY YMCA, VALUED AT UP TO $184.50.

THE MAQUOKETA Y IS ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE COUNTRY AND ENJOYED WEEKLY BY HUNDREDS.   NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.   THERE IS ROOM FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.     BECOME A MEMBER TODAY AND YOU CAN SAVE UP TO $45.00.      AS A MEMBER, YOU CAN REGISTER YOUR
YOUR CHILD FOR BASKETBALL AT NO ADDITIONAL COST, A SAVINGS OF UP TO $46.50 PER CHILD.
FOR THE AUCTION THIS WEEK, WE ARE ASKING FOR AN OPENING BID OF
$25 AND ADDITIONAL BIDS MUST BE AT A $5 JUMP.    JUST EMAIL
YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com   AND THEN KEEP CHECKING HERE TO SEE HOW THE BIDDING IS GOING.    BIDDING ENDS NOON, MONDAY, 11-19-2012.

THE CURRENT HIGH BID IS...
          $25.00     563-451-2474
          $30.00     563-528-5567
          $35.00     563-495-5936
          $40.00     563-528-5567
          $45.00     563-495-5936
          $50.00     563-593-1457
          $60.00     563-370-6563
          $65.00     563-593-1944
          $75.00     563-370-6563
          $81.00     563-528-5567   (CAME IN AT 11:59 a.m)

CLYDE HARPER (ABOVE) IS A MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEMBER.   HE IS THE MANAGER AND INVESTMENT SPECIALIST FOR THE LOCAL EDWARD JONES OFFICE ON WEST PLATT  IN MAQUOKETA.     CLYDE AND HIS WIFE LIVE IN BELLEVUE AND CLYDE HAS BEEN A  ROTARIAN HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS.   THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY IS LOOKING FOR MORE MEMBERS AND CLYDE OR ANY OTHER MEMBER WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ROTARY....AND WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOU TO AN UPCOMING MEETING AS A GUEST.
MAQUOKETA ROTARY  "CITIZEN OF THE WEEK"  THIS WEEK IS.....
BUDDY OLSON, RETIRED POLICE CHIEF   HE COLLECTED PHOTOS OF MAQUOKETA VETERANS AND THEY WERE PUT ON A COMPUTER AND HAVE BEEN SHOWN OVER THE WEEKEND ON A SCREEN IN THE FRONT WINDOW OF DAN'S BARBER SHOP ON NORTH MAIN STREET.     HE STARTED ON THIS PROJECT WEEK'S AGO AND THE RESULT WAS HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS.    THANKS TO BUDDY OLSON FOR THIS "UNIQUE" VETERAN'S DAY PROJECT.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB NEXT COMMUNITY PROJECT WILL BE "RINGING THE BELL" FOR THE SALVATION ARMY. 






















Wednesday, November 7, 2012

 
CLICK-ON ABOVE TO ENLARGE
ROTARY AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK
OUR AUCTION FEATURE THIS WEEK IS A ONE-NIGHT STAY (FOR TWO) WITH COUNTRY-GOURMET BREAKFAST... AT SQUIERS MANOR BED & BREAKFAST LOCATED IN MAQUOKETA'S HISTORICAL DISTRICT AT 418 WEST PLEASANT STREET.   BASED ON AVAILABILITY, STAY IN BEULAH STEPHENS, HARRIET SQUIERS OR MAID'S CHAMBER ROOM.    NOT VALID ON HOLIDAY/HOLIDAY WEEKENDS.
VALUE  $80.00 (TAX AND GRATUITY NOT INCLUDED)  EXPIRES 4-19-2013

CURRENT HIGH BID AND PHONE:
$10       563-212-3286
$15       563-590-8837
$25       563-593-1944 

TO RAISE BID, EMAIL AMOUNT AND PHONE NUMBER TO kmaq@kmaq.com
EACH BID MUST BE A MINIMUM OF $5 AT A TIME.
WEEKLY BIDDING ENDS AT 12 NOON EVERY MONDAY

SQUIERS MANOR IS A GREAT 8-ROOM BED AND BREAKFAST, ONE OF THE FINEST IN IOWA.   ENJOY AN EVENING THERE YOURSELF OR PUT UP HOLIDAY GUESTS THERE.     AND REMEMBER....SQUIERS MANOR GIFT CERTIFICATES
MAKE AN EXCELLENT WEDDING OR CHRISTMAS GIFT.
TO MAKE A RESERVATION, CALL 563-652-6961.    FOR THEIR WEB SITE,
"GOOGLE"   SQUIERS MANOR BED AND BREAKFAST

                   Maquoketa Rotary Club 
              MAQUOKETA CITIZEN OF THE WEEK

THE HONOR THIS WEEK GOES TO ROSE FRANTZEN. 
LAST WEEK, HER PORTRAITS OF MAQUOKETA WENT ON DISPLAY, UNTIL MID-JANUARY,  AT THE FIGGE ART MUSEUM IN DOWNTOWN DAVENPORT.     THE NEW UNIQUE DIMENTIONAL DISPLAY (HANGING FROM THE CEILING) INCLUDES A NEW COUNTRY PAINTING OF THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRYSIDE.    THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY IS PROUD OF ROSE AND THE PUBLICITY SHE IS GENERATING FOR THE THE CITY.
AND ROTARIANS URGE YOU TO VISIT FIGGE SOON AND SEE THE 180
PORTRAITS OF MAQUOKETA IN THE NEW SETTING.

BOB OSTERHAUS IS A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.   IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ROTARY,  ASK BOB.    HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO
TAKE YOU AS A GUEST TO AN UPCOMING MEETING!     EACH WEEK, WE'LL
HAVE A PHOTO OF ONE OF OUR MEMBERS.     WE WANT YOU TO GET TO
KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB, SERVING MAQUOKETA FOR NEARLY 75 YEARS.      IT IS NO SECRET EITHER...WE
ARE LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS!













Thursday, October 18, 2012

COMING SOON...

THIS NEW ROTARY WEEK PAGE!

IT WILL ....EACH WEEK.... HAVE ...
 
A MAQUOKETA CITIZEN OF THE WEEK.

A SILENT AUCTION ITEM FOR THE WEEK.

AND

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK.

DENNIS VOY, MEMBER OF ROTARY