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THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK
TWO EVENING WEEKEND TICKETS (VALUED AT $15.00) TO THE VOY THEATRE TO SEE THE NEW MOVIE STARTING THURSDAY, MAY 16TH
       "STAR TREK:  INTO DARKNESS"  

 
THIS OVER 2-HOUR PG-13 MOVIE IS EXCITEMENT  FOR ALL AGES!   
FROM THE ROUSING OPENING SEQUENCE TO THE GOB-SMACKING
CLIMAX, "STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS" PUTS THE ADVENTURE INTO SPACE AND HOW!    THE MOVIE STARTS WITH THE CREW OF THE USS ENTERPRISE
INVOLVED IN SAVING A PLANET.   THEY GO ABOUT IT RATHER DRAMTICALLY WITH SCIENCE OFFICER SPOCK IN A LIVE VOLCANO TRYING TO DETONATE A
COLD FUSION DEVICE WHILE CAPTAIN KIRK AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER BONES ARE RUNNING AWAY FROM INTERESTING-LOOKING NATIVES.

TWO TICKETS PLUS A $5.00 GIFT CARD FOR POPCORN!
AUCTION ITEMS TOTAL VALUE, $19.00

OPENING BID:  $  5.00   563-340-9123
                             10.00   563-321-9361

EMAIL kmaq@kmaq.com  to make a bid

   ROTARY NEWS 

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SHOWN ABOVE IS KIMBERLY MEILL, THE MAQUOKETA POSTMASTER SINCE  DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.   KIM HAD BEEN FILLING IN SINCE SARAH MORSE MOVED TO CEDAR RAPIDS A FEW YEARS AGO.    KIM WAS APPOINTED MAQUOKETA POSTMASTER IN DECEMBER AND SHE ALSO OVERSEES ANDREW AND DELMAR POST OFFICES AS PART OF HER DUTIES.   SHE MOVED TO MAQUOKETA LAST MONTH FROM PEOSTA AND PURCHASED A HOME IN MAQUOKETA.    SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE POSTAL SERVICE FOR AROUND 35 YEARS.      THANKS TO KIM FOR DOING THE PROGRAM AT
OUR MAY 15 MEETING OF ROTARY.    WE OF COURSE WOULD REALLY
LIKE IT IF SHE WOULD JOIN ROTARY.   HOPEFULLY, SHE WILL GIVE IT
SOME THOUGHT.   WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH, THE ANNUAL (OVER 50 YEARS) SCHOLAR DINNER
AND AWARDS NIGHT, SPONSORED ALL THESE YEARS BY THE MAQUOKETA
ROTARY CLUB, WAS HELD AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
EACH ROTARIAN HOSTED A STUDENT AND HIS OR HER PARENTS.
EACH MAY,  IS FOR THE TOP 20 STUDENTS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS.
THE PHOTO BELOW WAS TAKEN BY ROTARIAN DAVE UPDEGRAPH.    

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FIRST ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:  TYLER REGAN, LAURA DAVISON, DEVIN O'CONNEL, SARAH KINRADE, MEGAN MANDERSHEID, T.J. ALLEN, MORGAN CROSSLAND, CHRISTY CURRENT, ALEX BECKER
BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:   JOSH KIRK,  BLAISE
WALLER, TY THEDE, JACOB HOPSON, COLTON FEY, MACKINSEY RICKELS, JOSHUA DANIELS, JORDAN ROCKWELL, MADISON ROLLING, RYAN HERRING
ABSENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SCOTT JENKENS AND MADISON OWEN
 
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

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BOB OSTERHAUS, LONGTIME ROTARY MEMBER AND RETIRED PHARMACIST,
NOW IS VERY MUCH INVOLVED WITH "MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE" IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    HE IS STANDING NEXT TO ART WORK BY
STEVE BANKS.    READ ABOUT HIM ABOVE.    HIS ARTWORK WILL BE ON
DISPLAY UNTIL JUNE 1ST.     THE MIDDLE PHOTO IS ONE OF ABOUT 25 LARGE (4 BY 5 FOOT) WORKS OF ART ON THE WALLS IN THE MAE STUDIO.
STEVE BANKS IS  ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SCULPTURE (AND 1 OTHER) THAT BOB IS STANDING NEAR.    NO ADMISSION, SO COME-IN AND
BROWSE AT MAE,    AND DON'T MISS  A SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL ART DISPLAY!
"GOOGLE"  MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE  AND GO TO THEIR WEB SITE.
AND YES, ROTARIAN BOB WILL SELL YOU A $5 DUCK FOR THE BIG
ROTARY DUCK RACE THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER, JUNE 21ST AT THE YMCA.

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                                            THE WINNING DUCK GETS $500

THE MEMBERS OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
            SAY CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES!
YOU ARE ALL OUR......
             CITIZENS OF THE WEEK 
AND, BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR FUTURE MORE FUN AND INTERESTING
    BY JOINING A ROTARY CLUB WHEREVER YOU  SETTLE  DOWN!

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