MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN DAVE TOOK THIS GREAT PHOTO OF AN EAGLE
FLYING OVER THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI UP AT GUTTENBERG THIS PAST WEEKEND.     CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.

LAST WEEK'S "SILENT AUCTION" VOY THEATRE GIFT CARD WENT FOR
$12....A SAVINGS TO THE BIDDER OF $8.00

SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK....TWO OHNWARD FINE ARTS TICKETS:

    CLICK-ON THE STORY ABOVE,  LEFT OF SMALL PHOTO, TO ENLARGE
WE HAVE ONE ADVANCE TICKET VALUED AT $25 FOR THE SILENT AUCTION
THIS WEEK.    TO MAKE A BID, SEND EMAIL TO www.kmaq.com

OPENING BID:   $    5.00         563-689-5371
                                10.00         563-590-8837
                                15.00         563-340-9123 

MAQUOKETA ROTARY 
MEMBER OF THE WEEK:

DENNIS HASENBANK HAS BEEN A GOOD MEMBER FOR A LOT OF YEARS AND MAKES JUST ABOUT EVERY ROTARY MEETING.   HE AND HIS WIFE LIVE ON ANGUS COURT IN MAQUOKETA, WHERE HE IS AN EGG BOOKER AND HIS WIFE
DOES SEWING AND ALTERATIONS.

ROTARY NEWS:

LONGTIME ROTARY MEMBER AND EDITOR-PUBLISHER OF THE MAQUOKETA SENTINEL PRESS, DOUG MELVOLD,  GOT MARRIED LAST FRIDAY
NIGHT ON A BEACH IN FLORIDA.    THE PHOTO ABOVE WITH MARY WAS TAKEN AT THE ROTARY CHRISTMAS PARTY IN 2011.     MARY IS FROM  MADISON AND SHE AND DOUG HAVE  PURCHASED A HOME ON NORTH ARCADE STREET IN MAQUOKETA.   THEY WILL MOVE-IN SOMETIME IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.      DOUG'S SON TIM FLEW TO FLORIDA FOR THE NUPTIALS WHERE HE JOINED DOUG'S MOTHER FRANCIS, WHO IS AGAIN WINTERING IN FLORIDA.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB SAYS
CONGRATULATIONS
TO DOUG AND MARY! 

LOWELL CARLSON, RETIRED EDITOR OF THE BELLEVUE HERALD-LEADER,
GAVE THE PROGRAM AT ROTARY FEBRUARY 27TH.     HE TALKED ABOUT
WORKING THE SUMMER OF 1976 IN TEXAS FOR AN INTERESTING
MAN WHO SET OUT TO BUILD MINIATURE WINDMILLS FOR HIS FAMILY AND HIRED LOWELL TO HELP.     THE ELDERLY MAN AND LOWELL BECAME FRIENDS AND SHOWN HERE WAS WINDMILL #5, THE ONE GIVEN TO LOWELL.
IT WAS IN LATE 1976 THAT LOWELL WAS HIRED BY ROBERT MELVOLD TO
BE A REPORTER FOR THE MAQUOKETA NEWSPAPERS.
LOWELL COULD PROBABLY GIVE A DIFFERENT SUBJECT PROGRAM EVERY WEDNESDAY FOR A YEAR. 

THE ROTARY FOUR WAY TEST:
1.   IS IT THE TRUTH?
2.   IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED?
3.   WILL IT BUILD GOOD WILL AND BETTER       FRIENDSHIPS?
4.   WILL IT BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED?

KENT FUGLSANG, PLANT MANAGER OF THE SONAC PLANT IN MAQUOKETA'S
INDUSTRIAL PARK SPOKE AT ROTARY FEBRUARY 19TH.   TRUCKLOADS OF
BLOOD FROM PACKING PLANTS IS TRUCKED-IN AND THIS BLOOD IS 
PROCESSED AND DRIED AND USED AS A PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT FOR   
PET FOOD.   THE POWDERY PRODUCT IS THEN SHIPPED TO VARIOUS CLIENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.    OVER 30 WORK AT THE PLANT AND THE
BUILDING WILL BE ENLARGED THIS YEAR TO  HOUSE ANOTHER LARGE DRYER.  THE BUILDING FOR MANY YEARS WAS THE HOME OF MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY MILK PRODUCERS AND LATER SWISS VALLEY MILK UNTIL CONVERTED TO A BLOOD PROCESSING PLANT QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO.   KENT AND HIS WIFE SALLY (A BEAUTICIAN) LIVE ON A FARM NEAR BALDWIN, HAVE TWO SONS AND ONE GRANDCHILD.    SONAC, A GOOD GROWING INDUSTRY IN MAQUOKETA!
 

THE ROTARY CLUB SILENT AUCTION 
ITEM OF THE WEEK:LAST WEEK'S  MAQUOKETA STATE BANK  $50 GIFT CARD WENT FOR $45.    SAVE $5 A WEEK AND YOU SAVE $1,825 IN A YEAR.

THIS WEEK'S SILENT AUCTION ITEM IS A $20 GIFT CARD GOOD AT  EITHER
THE VOY 3 THEATRE IN DOWNTOWN OR THE 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE LOCATED
5 MILES SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA.
THE DRIVE-IN (SINCE 1950) WILL OPEN SOMETIME IN APRIL.
THE VOY 3 THEATRE WILL BE 40 YEARS OLD IN MARCH.
VOY THEATRE GIFT CARDS MAKE AN  EXCELLENT GIFT FOR A BIRTHDAY OR
ANNIVERSARY.     THEY CAN BE USED FOR ADMISSION TO THE THEATRE AND ALSO AT THE CONCESSION STAND.     YOU CAN BUY THEM AT ANY VALUE
FROM $5.    $5 AND $10 CARDS ARE ON  HAND ALWAYS BUT A SPEICIAL
ONE CAN BE DONE UP FOR YOU.    SOMEONE  HAS A 28TH BIRTHDAY FOR INSTANCE, YOU CAN HAVE ONE MADE UP VALUED AT $28.   THEY ARE
AVAILABLE WHENEVER THE THEATRE BOXOFFICE IS OPEN OR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, THEY CAN BE PURCHASED AT KMAQ DURING REGULAR
BUSINESS HOURS.    THE VOY THEATRE IS CLOSED MONDAYS.
FOR FEATURES AND SHOW TIMES 24 HOURS A DAY, CALL 563-652-3535 FOR A RECORDED MESSAGE.
THE BEST WAY TO SEE A MOVIE IS ON A BIG SCREEN  AT THE VOY THEATRE.

OPENING BID:      $5.00     563-689-5371
                                $5.00     563-212-6270
                               $7.00     563-451-2474
                              $10.00    563-652-3208
                              $12.00    563-340-9123
EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com

THE ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK:

NATE GJERSTED IN BLUE SHIRT ABOVE, STANDING IN THE NEW FAMILY ROOM AT CLOVER RIDGE PLACE IN MAQUOKETA.    MANY OF YOU KNOW HIS FAMILY THAT DATES BACK TO THE 70'S IN MAQUOKETA.    NATE WENT TO SCHOOL HERE IN MAQUOKETA AND HIS LATE FATHER WAS AN EXCELLENT DOCTOR HERE IN MAQUOKETA WITH AN OFFICE ACROSS FROM THE THEATRE.  HE DIED OF A DISEASE AT A YOUNG  AGE.      HIS MOTHER JUDY REMARRIED AND LIVES IN LAS VEGAS.     NATE IS MANAGER OF
CLOVER RIDGE AND IS THE SECRETARY OF THE ROTARY CLUB.  NATE
INVITES YOU TO COME TO A MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEETING SOMETIME......
AND VISIT CLOVER RIDGE SOMETIME ALSO FOR A FREE TOUR. 

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB IS AT THE LOWEST MEMBERSHIP IN THE
75 YEARS IT HAS SERVED MAQUOKETA.    THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB NEEDS NEW MEMBERS!  OPEN TO MEN, WOMEN OR COUPLES.   JOIN AND YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID! 
      THANK YOU FOR VISITING THIS WEB SITE!

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK:
FROM THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.......A $50.00 GIFT CARD

MAQUOKETA STATE BANK OFFERS 24 HOUR ATM BANKING AT 3 LOCATONS.    THIS ATM WALK-UP MACHINE IS AT THE MAIN BANK MAIN ENTRANCE. THERE IS A DRIVE-UP ATM JUST AROUND THE CORNER  AND ALSO A DRIVE-UP ATM AT THE WEST SIDE OFFICE.  ALL 3 OPEN EVERY DAY

THE COFFEE POTS ARE ALWAYS ON AT THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK TWO MAQUOKETA LOCATIONS.....AND NO CHARGE OF COURSE.
MAQUOKETA STATE BANK GIFT CARDS, IN ANY AMOUNT,  MAKE GIFT GIVING EASY FOR ANY OCCASION.

OPENING BID:       $ 10.00   563-212-6270
                                   20.00   563-451-8754 
                                   25.00   563-689-5371
                                   30.00   563-212-1771
                                   35.00   563-652-9833
                                   40.00   563-357-2825 
                                   45.00   563-340-9123
EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com 

                             CLICK-ON DOORS TO ENLARGE
                MAQUOKETA STATE BANK, ALSO IN PRESTON AND ANDREW
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK 

JACK WILLEY, OWNER OF JACK & ASSOCIATES, WITH HIS WIFE MARILYN!
JACK STARTED AT THE AGE OF 19 IN A BEAUTY SHOP UPSTAIRS ABOVE THE
PASTIME THEATRE, NOW THE LOCATION OF THE DENTAL OFFICE.   HE HAS
BEEN A BEAUTICIAN FOR 44 YEARS AND MOST OF THE TIME AT THE W PLATT
LOCATION.   HE WORKS SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH WIFE MARILYN WHO IS ALSO A HIGHLY SKILLED HAIRDRESSER.    JACK DOES HAIRCUTS FOR MEN TOO.
HE'S ALWAYS BUSY WITH THE COMB... BUT...HE HAS A 2ND BIG JOB.   HE
IS IN HIS 23RD YEAR OF BEING A MEMBER OF THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.    MANY WEEKS, WITH NIGHT MEETINGS, IT IS LIKE A FULL
TIME JOB.      BUSY AS THEY ARE, THEY FIND TIME TO SPEND WITH THEIR 11 GRANDKIDS.    AND JACK HARDLY EVER MISSES A MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEETING AND IS A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB.
ENRICH YOUR LIFE...JOIN THE
MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.   TALK TO JACK SOON! 
         HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!









 

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK:

TWO ADULT TICKETS TO SEE "GODSPELL" ON FEBRUARY 15, 16 OR 17 AT
THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.    IT WILL BE PRESENTED
BY OHNWARD AND THE PEACE PIPE PLAYERS LITTLE THEATRE GROUP.
"GODSPELL", THE BELOVED CLASSIC FROM STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, THE GRAMMY AND ACADEMY AWARD WINNING COMPOSER OF "WICKED" AND "PIPPIN".    SHOWS AT 7 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY  AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 2.
ADVANCE TICKETS $15.00 AND AT THE DOOR, $18.00.
STUDENTS, $10 AND AT THE DOOR $12.
ADVANCE TICKETS ARE ON SALE AT OHNWARD, OSTERHAUS PHARMACY
AND MAQUOKETA STATE BANK (MAIN BANK).  

UP FOR AUCTION HERE....TWO ADULT TICKETS WORTH $30.00.

OPENING BID:    $10.00       318-210-9761
                               15.00       563-689-5371
                               17.50       563-652-3208
                               25.00       563-340-9123 

EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com

MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
CITIZEN OF THE WEEK:

 JACK MARLOWE, LONGTIME SPORTS EDITOR OF THE MAQUOKETA NEWSPAPERS!   NOW (RETIRED) JACK STILL DOES A WEEKLY SPORTS COLUMN.  FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MCHS GYM, JACK WAS HONORED BY THE
MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION.    THE BOARD
PASSED A RESOLUTION NAMING THE SPORTS COMPLEX TO THE SOUTH
OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE JACK MARLOW ATHLETIC COMPLEX.  THE AREA INCLUDES THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL DIAMONDS, TRACK AND TENNIS COURTS.  SIGNS WILL BE ERECTED AT ALL 3 ENTRANCES AND A SPECIAL
CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.    JACK STARTED COVERING MAQUOKETA AND AREA SPORTS IN 1962.    HE IS A "GOOGLE" FOR LOCAL SPORTS.    ASK JACK HOW MANY HITS THE CARDINALS GOT IN THEIR GAME AGAINST DEWITT IN 1978 AND HE WILL LET YOU KNOW.
ETC. ETC. ETC.    THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY IS HAPPY TO CONGRATULATE  JACK AND NAME HIM THEIR CITIZEN OF THE WEEK.

ROTARY AT THE KMAQ FARM SHOW:

AGAIN THIS YEAR THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB CO-SPONSORED THE
FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE AWARDS AT THE FARM SHOW.   THERE WERE
ABOUT A DOZEN ROTARIANS PRESENT FOR THE AWARDS.   ABOVE PRESIDENT SCOTT WARREN SHAKES HANDS  WITH STEVE SCHROEDER
OF BELLEVUE, WHO RECEIVED THE AG PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD.   HE
IS AG TEACHER AND ADVISOR FOR THE BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL FFA
CHAPTER.    AT LEFT, COUNTY ASSESOR JOELLE DEPPE WHO TOLD THE
AUDIENCE WHY STEVE EARNED THE AWARD.   AND AT FAR RIGHT, SCOTT
GENT.    BOTH JOELLE AND SCOTT REPRESENTED THE MAQUOKETA 
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AG COMMETTEE.

ABOVE, THE WINNER OF THE AGRI BUSINESS AWARD, TERRY AND NANCY KIEFFER OF PRESTON, FARMERS,  AND OWNERS OF THE  "PLASTICS UNLIMITED" INDUSTRY IN PRESTON, WHICH EMPLOYS 60 PEOPLE THAT MAKE PLASTIC PRODUCTS  FOR FARMING EQUIPMENT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.    LEFT, SCOTT GENT,  THEN TERRY AND NANCY AND SCOTT WARREN AND BRIAN NABB OF THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK, WHO PRESENTED FACTS ABOUT THE KIEFFER'S TO THE AUDIENCE.

THE FARMERS OF THE YEAR AWARD WENT TO BOB AND LISA COATES, OF
RURAL DELMAR, WHO HAVE HAD A VERY LARGE DAIRY FARM FOR YEARS.
THEY SOLD THEIR HERD IN JANUARY AND ARE SWITCHING TO BEEF OPERATION.    THEIR DAUGHTER, CALLIE AT FAR LEFT, DID THE INTRODUCTION FOR THE AWARD FOR HER PARENTS.    AT LEFT, CALLIE,
LISA, BOB, SCOTT GENT AND TOM DEVINE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
MAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.    EACH AWARD WINNER
RECEIVED A PLAQUE AS SHOWN.
THANKS TO THE ROTARY AND CHAMBER FOR SPONSORING THE 3 AWARDS
SINCE 1990 WHEN THEN ROTARY SECRETARY (NOW DECEASED) BILL
STEWART CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR THE AG AWARDS AND CONVINCED
THE ROTARY TO BE A SPONSOR.

        MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK:

DR. MELVIN "BUD" BERNARD HAS BEEN A ROTARIAN
SINCE MOVING TO MAQUOKETA IN 1950 TO OPEN AN OPTOMETRIST
OFFICE DOWNTOWN.    BUD RETIRED IN HIS LATE 70'S AND THE GOLFER
LIVES IN  HIS HOME OVERLOOKING THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB GOLF
COURSE.   HIS WIFE MARILYN DIED A FEW YEARS AGO.   NOW 90, HE STILL DOES A LITTLE DUCK HUNTING.....HIS FAVORITE SPORT.    AND HE HARDLY EVER MISSES A ROTARY MEETING.    BUD WILL RECOMMEND ROTARY TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE!    HE DROVE A TRUCK IN WORLD WAY II AND HAS FOND MEMORIES OF HIS BOYHOOD DAYS IN EAGLE GROVE, IOWA.   MANY
OF YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER WHEN YOU SAT IN HIS OFFICE  EXAMINERS CHAIR AND TOLD HIM WHAT DIRECTION THE "E" WAS POINTING!
HE'S BEEN A 20-20 CITIZEN AND ROTARIAN!

THIS WEEK,  THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB  WILL AGAIN BE CO-SPONSOR OF THE 3 AG AWARDS AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW.    THE CLUB HAS BEEN DOING THIS 1990.