SILENT AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK
THINK GREEN! 
GET READY FOR GOLF!

THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN THIS MONDAY MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB!   THE COURSE WILL TURN GREEN ANY DAY NOW.   THINK GREEN!

THE ABOVE PHOTO WAS TAKEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.    SAME HILL,
3 DAYS LATER.    THE SUN DOES MAGIC.
YES, THE MAQUOKETA COUNTRY CLUB IS NOT OPEN BUT WILL BE.... SOON!  THEN, WHEN YOU TEE OFF,  YOU'LL BE COMING DOWN THE HILL ON THIS  #1 FAREWAY.    IT'S A FUN PAR 4 HOLE!   ALL 9 ARE FUN HOLES!
IT'T A GREAT....TREE FILLED COURSE, WITH A POND TOO.
TODAY, BID ON A CERTIFICATE FROM MARY AND THE BOARD AT THIS
POPULAR 9-HOLE GOLF COURSE AT THE WEST EDGE OF MAQUOKETA AND
GET READY FOR MANY "PARS" ON THIS BEAUTIFUL  COURSE.       THE CERTIFICATE IS FOR 18 HOLES OF GOLF FOR TWO, WITH CART.....ANY MONDAY OR TUESDAY.     A VALUE OF $70!     THIS PRIVATE COURSE IS OPEN TO NEW MEMBERS, SO CALL OR STOP IN TODAY AND TALK TO MARY.

OPENING BID:     $30.00        563-357-2825
                              $50.00        563-357-8495

EMAIL  YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK
DWAIN TRENKAMP.....CEO OF US BANK IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA AND THEIR DRIVE-UP BANK ON HIGHWAY 64 WEST.   HE IS
A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB AND A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER.

CLICK ON ABOVE TO ENLARGE IT.   MIKE NICKESON, MANAGER OF MAQUOKETA  MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY GAVE THE PROGRAM AT
ROTARY MARCH 27TH ON THE TRIP HE AND WIFE TERESA TOOK TO
SOUTH AFRICA LATE IN DECEMBER AND EARLY JANUARY.
GOOD PROGRAM!
I'M SURE  HE WOULD GIVE THIS PROGRAM TO OTHER CLUBS.

    HAPPY EASTER FROM THE MEMBERS OF
 THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB

 

THE COOKBOOK ON LAST WEEK'S SILENT AUCTION WENT FOR ONLY $15....A $45 SAVINGS....OUR BIGGEST BARGAIN EVER.

THIS WEEK'S SILENT AUCTION ITEM

TWO TICKETS TO THE ABOVE SHOW THAT IS COMING TO THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN MAQUOKETA.    A $44 VALUE!   ADVANCE TICKETS ARE ON SALE MORNINGS  AT  OHNWARD AND ALSO AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY AND THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK MAIN BANK ON NORTH MAIN STREET.

OPENING BID      $ 5.00     563-689-5371
                               10.00     563-212-4517
                               15.00     563-340-9123 
                               23.00     563-590-8837
                               25.00     563-689-5371
12 NOON MONDAY IS THE DEADLINE FOR BIDS

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

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CITIZEN OF THE WEEK

KATIE BREITBACH, AGE 15, AND AN 8TH GRADER AT MAQUOKETA MIDDLE
SCHOOL, THE PAST MONTH HAD A GOAL OF SELLING 750 BOXES OF GIRL
SCOUT COOKIES.    SHE SOLD 752 BOXES!   THE MOST EVER
SOLD IN MAQUOKETA!    CONGRATULATIONS TO KATIE!    SHE REALLY
IS A CITIZEN OF THE WEEK!     KATIE HAS BEEN A GIRL SCOUT 4 YEARS.
LAST YEAR, SHE SOLD 500 BOXES.    HER PARENTS ARE KAREN AND DAN
BREITBACH, OWNERS OF BREITBACH FLOOR COVERING IN DOWNTOWN
MAQUOKETA.     KATIE  HELPS OUT THERE SOMETIMES AS DOES HER
OLDER SISTER, CRISSIE.   SHE ALSO HAS A SISTER, JENNA, ALSO A GIRL SCOUT.   AND TWO BROTHERS, KENNY AND KJ.   AND HER MOM, KAREN,
IS A GIRL SCOUT LEADER.  KATIE SAID THE PEANUT BUTTER PATTIES WERE
THE MOST POPULAR WITH HER CUSTOMERS.     DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE
IN YOUR FAMILY THAT MIGHT MAKE A GOOD GIRL SCOUT?   IF SO,
TELL HER TO CALL OR SEE KATIE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK......

OUR BIGGEST MEMBER....STEVE FLYNN!    EVERYONE KNOWS STEVE!
HE'S ONE OF THE THREE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS.    HAS HELD
THAT POSITION FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS AND IS ON THE JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD ALSO.    PAST PRESIDENT OF ROTARY.   HE MAKES ALMOST EVERY MEETING AND WHEN HE ATTENDS,  HIS JOB AFTER DINNER
IS TO GO AROUND THE TABLE AND ASK IF ANY MEMBER HAS A "GOOD NEWS" ITEM TO TELL.     IF SO, HE LETS THEM TELL IT FOR A DOLLAR.   PROCEEDS ARE USED FOR ROTARY'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND.    ALWAYS A FUN PART OF THE MEETING, WITH QUITE A FEW LAUGHS.     I SAID BIG MEMBER...BECAUSE HE'S PROBABLY 6-6 OR TALLER.

TOM DEVINE, MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SPOKE AT ROTARY MARCH 20TH AND TOLD ABOUT THE VISION 2020
PROGRAM MAQUOKETA IS WORKING ON IN CONJUNCTION WITH IOWA STATE
UNIVERSITY.     THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT ALL ABOUT IT
AT A PUBLIC CHARETTE  ON TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH AT THE MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    ANYONE WILL BE WELCOME FOR 30-45 MINUTES OR SO BETWEEN 4 AND 9 P.M.

IT IS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TIME!
THE MEMBERS OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB SAY...
         GO HAWKEYES!
         GO CYCLONES!

THE SILENT AUCTION ITEM....SEASON FUN CARD TO THIS SUMMER'S JACKSON COUNTY FAIR....SOLD FOR $22.    THE PERSON SAVED $3.
MAQUOKETA ROTARY SILENT AUCTION ITEM FOR THIS WEEK

 CLICK-ON THE BOOKS ABOVE TO ENLARGE THEM FOR EASY READING
A $59.95 GREAT AMERICAN COOKBOOK FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES
RENAISSANCE IN MAQUOKETA.    UTILIZE THIS SPECTACULAR 608 PAGE
VOLUME TO CREATE SENSATIONAL MEALS FROM THIS COLLECTOR'S EDITION OF THE GREAT AMERICAN COOKBOOK UTILIZING INGREDIENTS FROM SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE BRAND-NAME COMPANIES.     IF YOU ARE THE HIGH BIDDER, YOU PAY FOR AND PICK UP THE BOOK AT KMAQ.  ALSO, ANYTIME THIS WEEK, YOU ARE WELCOME TO STOP IN AT KMAQ AND LOOK AT THE COOKBOOK.   THE LOW BIDDER CHECK SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB AND IT WILL THEN BE FORWARDED BY KMAQ
TO ROTARY TREASURER,  ASHER SCHROEDER.
MUNICIPAL SERVICES/RENAISSANCE IN MAQUOKETA HAS THOUSANDS OF
COOKBOOKS.    THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 563-265-1313.

OPENING BID:     $10     563-590-8837
                               $15     563-652-6414

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


THE MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK:

DR. (RETIRED) PETE ATIENZA.....
WAS A LONGTIME SURGEON AT THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA, UNTIL RETIRING IN 2012.      HE IS A NATIVE OF THE PHILIPPINES  AND VISITS
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS THERE EVERY YEAR.   LIKES TO GOLF AND VISIT
THE CASINO WITH HIS WIFE, JOVITA.   THEY ARE GOOD DANCERS TOO.
HIS SON IS A MAQUOKETA DENTIST AND HIS DAUGHTER IS A HOUSEWIFE
IN MAQUOKETA AND PETE AND JOVITA HAVE SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN.
PETE IS MAQUOKETA'S #1 ELVIS IMPERSONATOR.    HE'S A GOOD MEMBER OF MAQUOKETA ROTARY, RARELY MISSING A MEETING.     GIVE HIM A CALL
AND HE'LL BE GLAD TO  HOST YOU AT AN UPCOMING ROTARY MEETING.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB IS ALWAYS SEEKING NEW MEMBERS.

MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB HISTORY
THE CLUB WAS ORGANIZED IN MARCH, 1938, SEVENTY FIVE YEARS AGO,
WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF 17.    THE CHARTER NIGHT WAS APRIL 4 IN THE LEGION HALL AND WAS ATTENDED BY SOME 200 VISITING ROTARIANS REPRESENTING PRACTICALLY ALL ROTARY CLUBS IN EASTERN IOWA.
DALE WELCH, THEN PRESIDENT OF DUBUQUE UNIVERSITY, GAVE THE CHEIF
ADDRESS.    THE CHARTER WAS PRESENTED BY WILLIAM BRANDON, PRESIDENT OF THE DAVENPORT ROTARY CLUB WHICH SPONSORED THE MAQUOKETA GROUP.   THE FIRST YEARS, THE MEETINGS WERE HELD IN THE HURST HOTEL UNTIL THEIR DINING ROOM CLOSED.   THEN FOR MANY YEARS THE CLUB MET IN THE SOCIAL ROOM OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

ELANIA LANZ,  THE LIBRARIAN FOR THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC ROTARY
SPOKE AT ROTARY MARCH 13TH.    SHE HAS LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON
FOR ALL AGES.     WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU VISITED THE LIBRARY?
DO IT SOON!    TELL HER THE ROTARY SENT YOU!     ONE MORE THING....
HER HUSBAND IS A TALENTED DRUMMER!   AT THE EXCELLENT PRODUCTION
OF "GODSPELL", HE WAS THE DRUMMER IN THE PEACE PIPE PLAYER
BAND. 

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY.....FROM THE      MAQUOKETA ROTARY

 

THE ARTE SHAW CONCERT TICKET WAS

SOLD FOR $15....A SAVINGS OF $10

THIS WEEK'S MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM IS BEING HELD ABOVE BY LANNY SIMPSON,
MANAGER OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR.      CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.    HERE, ON A SNOWY MONDAY MORNING, SHE IS ALL ALONE IN THE
EMPTY GRANDSTAND.    AND SHE DOES NOT LOOK HAPPY.    BUT....
SHE WILL BE SMILING ON SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY 27TH WHEN IT WILL BE
A BEAUTIFUL WARM SUMMER NIGHT AND THE GRANDSTAND WILL BE FULL
FOR  THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND.     YES..THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND!

THE SEASON FUN CARD SHE IS HOLDING AND SHOWN ABOVE IS ON SALE NOW AT THE FAIRBOARD OFFICE FOR $25.
IT WILL LET YOU GO TO THE FAIR ANY TIME
DAY OR NIGHT ALL FIVE DAYS OF THE FAIR, JULY 24TH - JULY 28TH AT THE
FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.    THIS CARD WOULD MAKE A GREAT BIRTHDAY  OR ANNIVERSARY  GIFT FOR SOMEONE ON  YOUR LIST.

OPENING BID:      $  5.00    563-689-5371
                                 10.00    563-652-3208
                                 20.00    563-652-6978
                                 21.00    563-652-2175 
                                 22.00    563-652-3208 

EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com

MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

NORM KENNEDY NORM IS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY AND A PAST PRESIDENT.    HE ATTENDS EVERY MEETING AND HELPS WITH ALL ROTARY PROJECTS.    YES.....AND HE KNOWS
HOW TO SELL FARMS AND HOMES AS HE HAS BEEN A REALTOR ALL HIS
LIFE.    ASK NORM ABOUT ROTARY AND HE WILL BE QUICK TO SAY....
JOIN, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU A MEMBER".

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY MEMBERS WISH YOU ...A GOOD WEEK WITH MORE GOOD SPRING WEATHER!