FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE
MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
Monday, December 30, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
ROTARY WEEK
NO SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK
ROTARY CHRISTMAS MEETING THIS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH AT NOON.
ROTARY WILL "RING THE SALVATION
ARMY BELL" THIS FRIDAY AT FAREWAY STORE.
NO ROTARY MEETING DEC 25TH AND JAN 1
MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN AL TUBBS PROUD
OF HIS SON ABE WHO LAST WEEK WAS
APPOINTED TO A 3-YEAR TERM ON THE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO.
AL SERVED TWO TERMS ON THAT
BOARD 1998-2004.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON!
DECEMBER 18TH REGULAR MEETING
WITH GIFT EXCHANGE
WHITE ELEPHANT GIFTS
THE DRAWING OF NUMBERS, TO DETERMINE WHO STARTED AND WHO WAS NEXT TO DRAW A GIFT FROM THE PILE ON THE FLOOR.
AND THE CLUB GAVE HER A "STANDING OVATION" AND AN ENVELOPE WITH
HER CASH GIFT FROM THE MEMBERS. SHE ALSO RECEIVED THE CHRISTMAS CAP SHE IS WEARING. SHE WILL BE MISSED, BUT SAID SHE
WOULD VISIT THE CLUB NOW AND THEN.
LONGTIME MEMBER TED MAZE TOOK HOME THE VERY WORST
GIFT IN THE EXCHANGE. BEING THE GOOD HEARTED GUY HE IS, HE OPENED THE GIFT HE TOOK FROM THE PILE (A GONE ONE) AND IMMEDIATELY DEMANDED THE MASSAGER, SO KIM HUCKSTADT WOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE HOME THE BAD GIFT. IN THE WHITE ELEPHANT GAME, TAKING A BETTER GIFT FROM SOMEONE IS ALLOWED. IT MAKES FOR A LOT OF LAUGHS. WHAT A SANTA TED WAS TODAY.
MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
Monday, December 9, 2013
Cold Cold ROTARY WEEK
TWO MORE MEETINGS THIS YEAR.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH (CHRISTMAS PARTY AT MEETING)
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 25TH....NO MEETING
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1ST..........NO MEETING
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20TH WE RING THE SALVATION ARMY BELL AT THE FAREWAY STORE
NO SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK
DECEMBER 11TH MEETING
LYNN DISNEY GAVE THE PROGRAM ON HIS SUMMER TRIP TO
IRELAND, SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND. THE SWEATER HE IS
WEARING WAS PURCHASED ON THE TRIP. HE WAS WITH A
TOUR GROUP AND HAD A GOOD TIME. LYNN IS RETIRED
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN MAQUOKETA.
ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF MAQUOKETA ROTARY....
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
ROTARY WEEK VOL 2 NO 5
DECEMBER 4TH ROTARY MEETING
THE GUEST SPEAKER WAS FELLOW ROTARIAN DWAIN TRENKAMP WHO IS CO-CHAIRING THE "CHRISTMAS STAR PROGRAM" AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THIS PROGRAM STARTED IN MAQUOKETA IN 1987 AND SO THIS IS THE 27TH
YEAR FOR DWAIN AND HIS CO-CHAIR BARB MILLER. THE CHRISTMAS TREES (USED FOR REACHING FOR A STAR) ARE AT THEIR BANKS, MAQUOKETA STATE BANK AND US BANK, BOTH DOWNTOWN. THE KID'S TREE HAS 444 STARS ON IT AND THE SENIOR TREE, 180. FOR BOTH, THE FIGURE IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THIS YEAR THAN LAST. FAMILIES TO BE SERVED THIS
YEAR, 242. STOP IN, PICK A STAR....GO SHOPPING FOR A $25 GIFT....AND
RETURN IT BEFORE DECEMBER 20TH. THE SENIOR GIFTS WILL BE
GIVEN OUT DECEMBER 20TH AND THE KID'S THE NEXT DAY. THE GIFTS (A TOY OR CLOTHING) WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO SIGNED-UP FROM
MAQUOKETA AND 10 SURRONDING COMMUNITIES.
AGAIN THIS YEAR, THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB WILL "RING THE BELL" FOR THE SALVATION ARMY. ROTARY DAY AT THE FAREWAY STORE WILL BE
FRIDAY, 20TH. A MEMBER TAKES A
ONE-HOUR SHIFT AT RINGING THE BELL.
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME
OF THE YEAR! IT IS EVEN MORE WONDERFUL WHEN YOU ARE A MEMBER OF ROTARY. JOIN TODAY AND COME TO OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY. JUST TALK TO SCOTT AT THE
MAQUOKETA YMCA.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
ROTARY THANKSGIVING WEEK
SILENT AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK
A $20 VOY THEATRE GIFT CARD
THESE GIFT CARDS MAKE A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT.
INSERT IN A CARD OR USE IT AS A STOCKING STUFFER.
THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT THE THEATRE BOXOFFICE
AND WEEKDAYS AT KMAQ, IN ANY AMOUNT.
SHOWING NOW AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE, DISNEY'S
NEW FAMILY MOVIE "FROZEN" RATED PG
OPENING BID: -- $ 5.00 563-689-5371
7.00 563-652-2500
10.00 563-652-3208
15.00 563-340-0123
7.00 563-652-2500
10.00 563-652-3208
15.00 563-340-0123
EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com
BIDDING DEADLINE, NOON MONDAY
HAPPY THANKSGIVING...
HAPPY SHOPPING...
A LOOK AGAIN AT OUR ROTARY WREATH, THAT WAS ON DISPLAY AT THE FESTIVAL OF TREES AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER.....
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE MEMBERS OF MAQUOKETA ROTARY
Monday, November 18, 2013
ROTARY WEEK NOV 18-24
BELOW, THE ROTARY WREATH
AT THE 9TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.
THE WREATH AND OTHERS (AND THE TREES) WILL BE ON DISPLAY EVERY DAY NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 26TH
NO ADMISSION
MON-FRI 9 A.M. UNTIL 7 P.M.
SAT-SUN 1 P.M. UNTIL 7 P.M.
"GOBBLE GOBBLE"...
AND THEN SAID...
IT MEANS: "JOIN THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB"
Monday, November 11, 2013
ROTARY WEEK VOL 2 NO 2
PAST PRESIDENTS
NO SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
75TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER
THE EAGLES CLUB
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
ROTARIAN BILL TUBBS OF ELDRIDGE,
GUEST SPEAKER
THERE WILL BE NO REGULAR MEETING AT NOON NOVEMBER 20TH.
ROTARY PROGRAM ON NOVEMBER 13TH....
ATTENTIVELY. HE'S AN AUTHOR TOO AND I'M SURE YOU CAN FIND
BOTH BOOKS AT YOUR FAVORITE BOOK STORE. INTERESTING PROGRAM!
GOOD PROGRAMS....ONE OF SEVERAL VERY GOOD REASONS TO CONSIDER JOINING ROTARY!
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Monday, November 4, 2013
ROTARY WEEK VOL 2 NO 1
NOTE: THIS WEEK, THE ROTARY WEEK BLOG IS STARTING YEAR
NUMBER TWO. HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE PAST 52 WEEK ISSUES!
SILENT AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK
COPA CREW
BIG BAND HOLIDAY SHOW
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 7:00 P.M.
OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER
THE SHOW WILL FEATURE THE 4 ABOVE AND 10
MORE MEMBERS OF THE BAND, WITH MUSIC OF IRVING BERLIN, JOHNNY MERCER, GEORGE GERSHWIN AND MORE. ENJOY HOLIDAY CLASICS
SUCH AS WHITE CHRISTMAS AND MANY OTHERS.
TWO ADVANCE TICKETS WORTH $44
OPENING BID: $ 5.00 563-689-5371
18.00 563-590-8837
20.00 563-689-5371
EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com
BIDDING DEADLINE, NOON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
ROTARY PROGRAM JUNE 6TH.....
AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LIMESTONE BLUFFS R C & D
ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES SEVERAL EASTERN IOWA COUNTIES, INCLUDING JACKSON AND CLINTON. R FOR RESOURCES, C FOR
CONSERVATION AND D FOR DEVELOPMENT. SHE WORKS OUT OF AN OFFICE IN HER HOME FOR THIS BASICALLY FOOD AND AG ORGANIZATION THAT IS FINANCED BY NON-PROFIT SOURCES, BUT NO LONGER THE U.S.
AG DEPARTMENT. CONSEQUENTLY IT HAS A SMALLER BUDGET BUT IS STILL DOING WHAT IT HAS DONE FOR MANY YEARS. IT HELPS WITH SMALL, LOW-INTEREST LOANS FROM A LOAN POOL, AND ALSO HELPS WRITE GRANTS FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY AND ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN
GRANT-WRITING. HER OFFICE ALSO HELPS IN MERCHANDISING AND IN ANY WAY IT CAN TO START UP OR HELP A BUSINESS.
MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH
AT THE EAGLES CLUB
Monday, October 28, 2013
VOL 1 NO 52
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY 75TH
ANNIVERSARY DINNER WILL BE ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 20TH.
LONGTIME ROTARIAN AND PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR BILL TUBBS WILL BE THE GUEST SPEAKER. HE IS
EDITOR OF THE NORTH SCOTT PRESS IN ELDRIDGE, WHERE HE LIVES.
HE WAS RAISED ON A RURAL ELWOOD FARM AND HIS BROTHER ALAN IS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF
MAQUOKETA ROTARY.
OCTOBER 30TH
ROTARY PROGRAM
THE GUEST SPEAKER WAS ANITA O'HARA OF DES MOINES, A VICE-PRESIDENT, WITH 28 YEARS OF
SERVICE, WITH THE IOWA NATIONAL NATURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION, MADE UP OF 7,000 MEMBERS IN THE STATE. THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT AND RESTORE IOWA'S LAND, WATER AND WILD. IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH 12 PROJECTS AND 1,800 ACRES.
GUEST AT ROTARY TODAY (OCT 30TH)....
DEPARTMENT FOR 12 YEARS. THE LAST 3 YEARS, PART-TIME WHILE GETTING HIS LAW DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. HE STARTED WITH KEN WRIGHT ATTORNEY EARLIER THIS MONTH. HIS WIFE IS THE FORMER TINA TILL OF ANDREW, WHO IS WORKING TOWARD HER MASTERS DEGREE IN MEDICINE TO BE A NURSE PRACTIONER. THE COUPLE HAVE NO CHILDREN. KEN CAME TO MAQUOKETA TO JOIN ROTARIAN ATTORNEY J.E. GOODENOW IN HIS LAW OFFICE. HE LATER WENT ON HIS OWN, WITH AN OFFICE ON THE CORNER IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, NEXT TO WHERE BOB'S BARBER SHOP IS NOW. THE BRICK BUILDING HE IS IN NOW HAS A LAW FIRM HISTORY GOING BACK TO 1880 WHEN THE LATE AL KECK'S FATHER STARTED IN PRACTICE. IT LATER WAS KECK AND KECK ATTORNEYS. STILL LATER, THE FATHER DIED AND ALAN WAS NAMED A JUDGE. HIS WIFE PHOEBE STILL LIVES IN MAQUOKETA AND RECENTLY TURNED 90. NEXT CAME THE LATE DENNIS ROBERSON INTO THE BUILDING, ALSO A MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN. WHEN HE DIED YOUNG, HIS DAUGHTER DEB, AN ATTORNEY, RAN THE PRACTICE AND WHEN SHE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE COMMUNITY, KEN PURCHASED THE BUILDING.
GOSH, HOPE I GOT THIS ALL RIGHT. ANYWAY,
NICE TO HAVE A NEW LAWYER IN TOWN AND NICE
TO KNOW KEN WILL CONTINUE AS A LAWYER AND
ROTARIAN. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE BILLY WILL
JOIN. THAT WOULD ALSO BE NICE.
ROTARY, THE CLUB THAT HAS THE BEST-IN-THE-
AREA TRASH COLLECTORS ALONG THE HIGHWAY.
THEY DID THEIR TWICE-A-YEAR HIGHWAY 61 CLEANUP LAST SATURDAY. ROTARY...GETS THINGS DONE AND SERVES THE COMMUNITY WITH HEART, HANDS AND SMILES.
(ORANGE FOR HALLOWEEN AND PUMPKINS)
Monday, October 21, 2013
ROTARY WEEK VOL 1 NO 51
SILENT AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK
A $10 VOY THEATRE GIFT CARD
USE IT TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH IS BARGAIN NIGHT, ALL SEATS $5
USE IT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, FREE POPCORN NIGHT
WHAT'S SHOWING, 24 HOURS A DAY, CALL 652-3535
GIFT CARDS ARE AVAILABLE AT KMAQ DAYTIME HOURS
ENJOY A MOVIE SOON...ON THE BIG SCREENS AT THE VOY 3 THEATRE
OPENING BID: $5.00 689-5371
EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com
DEADLINE TO BID: NOON MONDAY
ROTARY PROGRAM - OCTOBER 23RD....
ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD AT PEARSON HALL AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
BEEF AND CHICKEN DINNER CATERED BY THE CORNER STOP OF
SPRAGUEVILLE. $11.00 IN ADVANCE, $12.00 AT THE DOOR. AT THE
EVENT, THEY WILL ALSO CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
PRESTON TIMES AND NAME NEW MEMBERS TO THEIR HALL OF FAME.
TOM DEVINE'S GRANDPA ED BLACK STARTED THE NEWSPAPER. BONNIE BROUGHT ALONG A PHOTO OF THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM TAKEN
BY MARCELLA HENEKE.
IN MANUFACTURING YEARS AGO.
ABOVE, THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEMBERS THAT ATTENDED THE
OCT 23RD MEETING WEARING SOMETHING PURPLE IN HONOR OF
ROTARY'S WORK TO ERADICATE POLIO WORLDWIDE.
LEFT TO RIGHT: ROGER STEWART, BOB OSTERHAUS, CLYDE HARPER
KAREN SLATTERY, TERRY SLATTERY, SHORTY STEVE FLYNN,
NANCY MOORE, PRESIDENT SCOTT WARREN AND FLORIAN STEFFEN
BACK MAQUOKETA, JOIN ROTARY
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