Monday, October 27, 2014

ROTARY WEEK VOL 2 NO 52


FOR THE SILENT AUCTION THIS WEEK.....
TWO ADVANCE TICKETS WORTH $22

OPENING BID:     $

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

MARLA, TED AND FLORIAN SELLING TICKETS (WITH ABOUT 8 OTHERS) AT LAST FRIDAY NIGHT'S FOOTBALL GAME AT GOODENOW FIELD.
MAQUOKETA LOST TO INDEPENDENCE 28 TO 0...ON A NICE-WEATHER NIGHT.
FLORIAN WAS CHAIRPERSON.... WE ALL OWE HIM THANKS.

A LITTLE ABOUT TED: 
HE WAS BORN IN CARROLL, IOWA.    PAT IS FROM EAGLE GROVE.
THERE WERE 8 BOYS AND 0 GIRLS IN HIS FAMILY.    GLEN, IOWA CITY, AGE 69....DICK, PHOENIX, 75....DONALD, MARSHALLTOWN, AGE 77....JOHNNY,
STEAM BOAT ROCK, AGE 79....TED, AGE 82....JIM DIED IN TEXAS AND
THE OLDEST, GEORGE, LIVES IN WEBSTER CITY AND IS 85.   IN 1951, TED STARTED WORKING FOR AL MEYER AT THE GREEN BAY LUMBER COMPANY (EAST PLATT STREET) IN MAQUOKETA.     IN 1953 HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY FOR TWO  YEARS, TAKING BASIC AT FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS.
SERVED MUCH OF HIS TIME IN GERMANY.   THEN BACK TO LUMBER YARDS
AFTER THE SERVICE,  IN CARROLL, CHARTER OAK, EAGLE GROVE (MET PAT THERE) AND BACK TO MAQUOKETA IN 1963 AND PURCHASED THE MAQUOKETA LUMBER COMPANY IN 1969.     HE SOLD A LOT OF 2 BY 4'S AND NAILS IN HIS LIFE.     HE HAS ALSO SERVED A LOT OF CAKE AND ICE CREAM
IN MAQUOKETA AT ABOUT 35 OR MORE ROTARY ICE CREAM SOCIALS.....
SERVING AS CHAIRMAN FOR ALL.   HE HARDLY EVER MISSES A MEETING OF ROTARY, EXCEPT WHEN WINTERING A LITTLE DOWN SOUTH.    HE'S BEEN A GREAT ROTARIAN, WHILE  LIVING LIFE ACCORDING TO THE 4-WAY TEST.

ROTARY PROGRAM TODAY, OCTOBER 
28TH
TRACY WALLER, A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA SPORTS BOOSTERS CLUB FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS AND THE CURRENT PRESIDENT.    SHE TOLD THE GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE CLUB. 
THE CLUB PURCHASED THE GOODENOW FIELD
SCOREBOARD AT A COST OF $75,000.    AND
THEY BUY EQUIPMENT LIKE FOOTBALL HELMETS (OVER $400 EACH) AND SPONSOR YOUTH PROGRAMS AND HOLD OTHER FUND RAISERS. 
ROTARIAN SUPT. CHRIS HOOVER THANKED HER
AND THE CLUB FOR THE GREAT JOB THEY  HAVE DONE AND ARE STILL DOING FOR MAQUOKETA
ATHLETICS.      SOME TIME WAS ALSO SPENT
TALKING  ABOUT LOW ATTENDANCE  BY STUDENTS AND ADULTS AT SPORTING EVENTS.
THE CLUB IS WORKING ON IDEAS TO BUILD
ATTENDANCE AND WELCOMES COMMENTS.

     










 






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