Monday, February 10, 2014

ROTARY WEEK (VALENTINE WEEK)


AGAIN THIS YEAR, FOR THE 25TH YEAR IN A ROW, THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB CO-SPONSORED THE "FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE"  AWARDS WITH THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT THE ANNUAL 2-DAY
"KMAQ FARM AND  HOME SHOW" AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.
THERE WAS A GOOD TURN-OUT FOR THE AWARDS AND 12 ROTARIANS
WERE IN ATTENANCE TO SEE PRESIDENT SCOTT WARREN HAND OUT THE
PLAQUES.   THE WINNERS BELOW:
THE PUBLIC SERVICE PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD WENT TO MARY HAYWARD OF RURAL MAQUOKETA.    SHE HAS BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL
IN THE MAQUOKETA FARMER'S MARKET.     HER FATHER, THE LATE BILL STEWART, WAS A LONGTIME MAQUOKETAR ROTARIAN AND STARTED THE
AWARDS PROGRAM FOR THE ROTARY 25 YEARS AGO.    IN PHOTO ABOVE,
AT LEFT AMBER MATHEISEN, DIRECTOR OF THE EXTENSION OFFICE AND AT RIGHT, MAQUOKETA ROTARY PRESIDENT SCOTT WARREN.
THE AGRI-BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD WENT TO BOB MITCHELL, JR., THE OWNER OF MITCHELL-MASKREY INC. FEED AND SEED IN MAQUOKETA, ONE OF MAQUOKETA'S OLDEST BUSINESS PLACES.
THE FARMER OF THE YEAR AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO LARRY AND  MARY LOU JOHNSON OF RURAL MAQUOKETA.   IN ADDITION TO THEIR FARMING OPERATION, THE JOHNSONS ARE VERY ACTIVE IN AG AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND EVENTS.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CONGRATULATES ALL THE WINNERS!

THE PROGRAM AT ROTARY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12.....
JACKSON COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR BEN KOBER DID A VERY GOOD
JOB TELLING ABOUT HIS JOB!   INTERESTING PROGRAM!     HE IS IN HIS 4TH YEAR AND HIS OFFICE IS IN THE COURT HOUSE.      HE WAS BORN IN IOWA CITY, AND GREW UP IN WEST BRANCH AND GRADUATED FROM WARTBURG.    HIS WIFE IS A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER.     AND... HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW SECOND JOB THIS SPRING, BEING HEAD SOCCER COACH AT MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.    HE PLAYED SOCCKE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.

NO SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK!





















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