Monday, October 7, 2013

ROTARY WEEK VOL 1 NO 49


ROTARY SILENT
  AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK
OVER 20 YEARS AGO, AND FOR 10 YEARS, THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY
CLUB (AS A FUND RAISING PROJECT) HAD A PLATE OF THE
YEAR WITH A LOCAL BUILDING.    THIS WEEK, WE HAVE THE SAMPLE
PLATE FROM THE COMPANY AND ON IT....THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL
WHICH IS NOW PART OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.    THIS SAMPLE
PLATE WAS IN RED ON WHITE AND THE ONLY ONE IN THAT COLOR.
THIS SAMPLE WAS APPROVED AND USED BUT ALL PLATES FOR SALE
HAD A BROWN COLOR ON WHITE.    THE ONE FOR THE SILENT AUCTION
THIS WEEK IS THE RED SAMPLE, FOUND RECENTLY WITH SOME OTHER
MAQUOKETA ROTARY ITEMS.     IT IS A COLLECTOR'S PLATE-PLUS.
THEY SOLD FOR $10 THOSE 10 YEARS.    THIS ONE HAS A VALUE
TODAY OF 10 TIMES THAT.     IF  YOU ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS
BUILDING, YOU WILL WANT TO MAKE YOUR BID RIGHT NOW.

OPENING BID..   $    5.00     563-652-2500
                             $ 30.00      563-652-4361
                             $ 32.00      563-590-8837

EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com
BIDDING DEADLINE, NOON MONDAY

ROTARY PROGRAM OCTOBER 9TH
AFTER THE BEEF STEW LUNCH
SCOTT DYKSTRA, PARK RANGER OF THE MAQUOKETA CAVES
STATE PARK GAVE THE PROGRAM AND SAID IT HAS BEEN
ANOTHER GOOD YEAR AT THE PARK.    THOUSANDS OF VISITORS
AND A FULL RV CAMPGROUND EVERY WEEKEND.  
THE FREE FAMILY PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN VERY POPULAR.  HE
COMMENDED HIS SUMMER EMPLOYEES AND THE FRIENDS
OF THE MAQUOKETA CAVES GROUP FOR THEIR HELP AND
SAID THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER SPRING BREAKFAST
AT THE PARK NEXT YEAR.     THE FIRST YEAR, 200 ATTENDED.
THIS YEAR, DESPITE BAD WEATHER, IT DREW OVER 300.
NOT ONLY IS DENNIS HASENBANK IS GOOD ROTARIAN, HE IS ALSO A GOOD
MEMBER OF THE HELION MASONIC LODGE #36 A.F. & A.M.    HERE HE IS
SERVING BREAKFAST AT THE BELGIAN WAFFLE BREAKFAST SUNDAY.
DELICIOUS BREAKFAST AS ALWAYS.

NEXT ROTARY PROJECT
 SELLING TICKETS AT THE
MAQUOKETA-SOLON FOOTBALL
GAME ON OCTOBER 18TH

MAQUOKETA ROTARY, 75 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR
HISTORICAL NOTES
FIRST MEETING MARCH 9, 1938
CHARTER NIGHT APRIL 4,1938
17 MEMBERS
JOHN HARRISON FIRST PRESIDENT
(FURNITURE AND MORTICIAN)
JULY 1, HE RE-ELECTED TO FULL 1 YEAR TERM
















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