Tuesday, January 12, 2016

ROTARY WEEK VOL 3 NO 12




 DR. MELVIN "BUD" BERNARD (RETIRED OPTOMITRIST) CELEBRATES HIS 93RD BIRTHDAY THIS SATURDAY (16TH) AT CLOVER RIDGE WHERE HE LIVES.   HE STILL COMES TO ROTARY EVERY MONDAY AND TODAY THE CLUB SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM.   HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE CLUB FOR 66 YEARS, JOINING IN 1950 AND IS THE OLDEST MEMBER OF THE CLUB AND LONGEST RUNNING MEMBER.   HE WAS A BIG DUCK HUNTER A GOOD PART OF HIS LIFE.


THERE WAS NO PROGRAM TODAY
 (JAN 13TH)...SOMEONE FORGOT.

ROTARIAN SCOTT WARREN BROUGHT A GUEST, HIS NEWEST EMPLOYEE AT THE YMCA.    BELOW IS SCOTTIE MOLER, THE NEW YMCA PROGRAM DIRECTOR.   HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BURLINGTON AND GOT HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION IN TEXAS, INCLUDING A BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREE IN RECREATION AND FITNESS.   HE IS SINGLE.  HE IS NOW
RUNNING ALL YOUTH SPORTS AT THE Y.

THE DUBUQUE ROTARY CLUB IS CELEBRATING 100 YEARS.   
THERE WAS A SPECIAL SECTION IN THE JAN 15TH T.H.
INCLUDING A PHOTO OF ALL 186 MEMBERS.
CONGRATULATIONS DUBUQUE ROTARIANS FROM
YOUR FELLOW ROTARIANS IN MAQUOKETA.
DUBUQUE STARTED OUT IN 1916.
MAQUOKETA 1938
SEE THE WATER GLASS EACH MEMBER RECEIVED AT THE
50TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
THE GLASS WAS KEPT BY ROTARIAN DENNIS VOY WHO WAS
CHAIRMAN OF THE 1988 CELEBRATION.

AGAIN THIS YEAR, THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB ALONG WITH THE AG COMMITTEE OF THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL
SPONSOR THE 3 FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE AWARDS AT THE KMAQ
ANNUAL FARM AND HOME SHOW ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH.
THE TWO DAY FREE SHOW STARTS FEBRUARY 3RD.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY WILL NOT HAVE THE REGULAR WEDNESDAY MEETING ON FEBRUARY 3RD BUT INSTEAD ALL MEMBERS ARE URGED
TO ATTEND THE  FARM SHOW THURSDAY, WHEN THE  SECRET ROTARY AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUCED ON STAGE DURING THE NOON HOUR.
ROTARIANS WILL EAT LUNCH THAT DAY AT THE FARM SHOW AND IT WILL BE PAID-FOR BY THE CLUB.






































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