ROTARY WEEK VOL 2 NO 21

 SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK

TWO TICKETS TO THE 1950'S 61 DRIVE-IN THEATRE, THE FAMILY DRIVE-IN THEATRE LOCATED  FIVE MILES SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA OFF HIGHWAY 61.    THE DRIVE-IN WILL OPEN FOR THE SEASON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,  APRIL 4TH AND 5TH.      A  HIGH TECH DIGITAL PROJECTOR SHOWS TWO MOVIES EACH NIGHT ON THE GIANT 66-FOOT SCREEN.     GREAT SOUND AND PICTURE.     COME EARLY, BRING YOUR SUPPER AND TAILGATE.   BRING BLANKET OR LAWN CHAIRS AND ENJOY THE MOVIES ON THE GRASS OUTSIDE YOUR CAR.    FOR SOUND, USE YOUR CAR  RADIO OR BRING A  RADIO ALONG .      FREE TRAIN RIDES FOR THE KIDS BEFORE  ALL FAMILY MOVIES.    FREE PLAYGROUND FOR THE KIDS....SWINGS, SANDBOX, FRIZBEE, AND VOLLEYBALL.    $7.50 ADMISSION (FOR BOTH FIRST-RUN MOVIES)....
KIDS $3.50 AND 4 AND UNDER FREE.    THE GATE OPENS AT 7  (6:30 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY) FIRST MOVIE STARTS AT DUSK.    EMAIL TO kmaq@kmaq.com
TO BE PUT ON THE WEEKLY WHAT'S SHOWING EMAIL LIST.
TWO TICKETS ARE VALUED AT $15.00

OPENING BID:   $5.00  563-689-5371
                              8.00  563-590-8837

EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com
BIDS ACCEPTED UNTIL NOON MONDAY.

THE PROGRAM WEDNESDAY (2-26-14) WAS GIVEN BY..... MARY  HAYWARD, MAQUOKETA NATIVE, AND CO-OWNER OF
THE BRICK TAP IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    MARY AND FOUR  OTHERS
OWN THE UPSTAIRS BAR AND RESTAURANT.....ON WEST PLATT STREET,
A SHORT CLIMB TO A GOOD TIME.     MARY WAS A U.S. LETTER CARRIER FOR 30 YEARS.   SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING A BIGGER AND BETTER
FARMERS MARKET GOING A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND SERVED AS
VOLUNTEER MANAGER OF  IT.    BECAUSE OF HER WORK AT THE BRICK TAP, SHE WILL REMAIN ON THE MARKET BOARD, BUT BOARD MEMBER TED STRAIT WILL TAKE OVER THE MANAGEMENT.   THE BRICK TAP IS OPEN LATE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS, BUT CLOSED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.    SUNDAYS OPEN MID-DAY TO LATE AFTERNOON.   MARY IS MARRIED AND HAS KIDS AND GRANDKIDS.   

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB 2014  ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP DINNER
WILL BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MAY 7TH.
BACK IN 1981, IT WAS CALLED THE "SMARTY PARTY" AND IT WAS ON
TUESDAY NIGHT, MAY 12TH.    ROTARY HOSTED 21 SENIORS.    FROM OUR CURRENT CLUB, FIVE MEMBERS WERE THERE.    KEN WRIGHT HOSTED
CHARLES DELAGARDELLE....ROGER STEWART HOSTED SHELLY FIER....
TED MAZE HOSTED ANGELA FINZEL....FLORIAN STEFFEN HOSTED KIMBERLY GOHLMAN AND DR. BUD BERNARD HOSTED LYNETTE TURNER.
DON ROEDER WAS PRESIDENT THAT YEAR AND HE HOSTED  MARY TABOR.      IT WAS AT METHODIST CHURCH AND PROGRAM SINGING WAS LED BY ROTARIAN KEN, ENTERTAINMENT WAS BY THE MCHS SPEECH DEPARTMENT AND THE GUEST SPEAKER WAS SUPT. DR. BILL URBANEK,
ALSO A ROTARIAN.