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!