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! 














   

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



















 


     

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!