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DARRELL PARKER, LONGTIME DIRECTOR OF JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION WAS THE SPEAKER AT ROTARY TODAY.    HE
SPOKE ABOUT THE PARKS TO PEOPLE PROGRAM WHICH HAS DONE
A LOT FOR JACKSON AND JONES COUNTIES, INCLUDING GETTING GRANTS.
TODAY, HE SPENT MUCH OF HIS TIME TALKING ABOUT PRAIRIE CREEK JUST EAST OF MAQUOKETA.    THE PARK PAVILLION IS NEARLY FINISHED AND THE LAKE HAS BEEN STOCKED WITH FISH.   ELSEWHERE, STILL AHEAD, THE TRAIL FROM MAQUOKETA (ACROSS THE RIVER) TO THE HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE
CENTER.   THE BRIDGE PART WILL OUT FOR BIDS LATE THIS YEAR.
DARRELL (THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON ON WILDLIFE AROUND)
DOES A WEEKLY PROGRAM ON KMAQ CALLED "IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS".
HAS BEEN DOING IT OVER 20  YEARS.    HE HAS DONE MUCH FOR  JACKSON COUNTY OVER THE YEARS.....THE COUNTY IS LUCKY TO HAVE HIM....
LIVES IN BELLEVUE.    ALSO, HE IS PRESIDENT OF THE JACKSON COUNTY TOURISM ASSOCIATION.

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THIS WEEK AT OUR MEETING, WE WILL GET A REPORT ON LAST THURSDAY'S......
"REVERSE RAFFLE".
THE RAFFLE NETTED ABOUT $12,000, AND MORE
THAN LAST YEAR.    $3,500 WILL GO TO THE
BUILDING AT FAIRGROUNDS AND $3,500 TO 
BUILDING AT HIGH SCHOOL.   THE REMAINING WILL BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER 
PROJECTS BY OUR CLUB.

THE NEW MAQUOKETA CITY MANAGER, GERALD SMITH, WAS THE  GUEST SPEAKER TODAY.   ONE OF HIS MAIN INTERESTS IS TO ESTABLISH A MODEL PLAN FOR THE CITY.    HE IS A FORMER ROTARIAN AND WILL CONSIDER JOINING OUR CLUB.

DAVE JOHNSON WAS RECENTLY  HONORED AT THE BANKERS CONVENTION FOR HIS 50 YEARS AS
A BANKER.    ROTARIANS AL TUBBS AND ROGER STEWART WERE BOTH THERE TO SEE HIM ACCEPT HIS CERTIFICATE.

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THIS IS THE WEEK...

FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL REVERSE RAFFLE....

THURSDAY NIGHT, SEPT  14TH....

GUEST SPEAKER SEPT 14...

RICHARD HALL .. MANAGER/DIRECTOR/STAR OF OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA.

THE 3RD ANNUAL REVERSE RAFFLE EVENT THURSDAY NIGHT WAS A
BIG SUCCESS.
THE FIVE THAT MADE IT TO NEAR THE END AND BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR THE $2,000 JACKPOT ARE ABOVE.
LEFT TO RIGHT, FELLOW ROTARIAN ALAN TUBBS, JOSH REICKS, MATT LANSING, STEVE PAUL, AND KARY BECKER.
IN THE BACK, MICHELLE ATIENZA.
THE FIVE GOT DOWN TO TWO, JOSH AND MATT..   JOSH WISHED TO DRAW AGAIN AND THEN IT WAS HIS NAME DRAWN, LEAVING MATT'S NAME
IN THE HAT AND HE BECAME THE FIRST $2,000 WINNER.     
MATT IS THE NEW AG TEACHER AND FFA ADVISOR AT MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.
THE JACKPOT WENT TO THE FULL $2,000 AND NOT SPLIT..FOR THE FIRST TIME.    THE PAST TWO YEARS, THERE WERE TWO $1,000 WINNERS.   
MICHELLE WON THE $250 CONSOLATION JACKPOT AT THE END OF THE
EVENING.


THE THREE SPECIAL  AUCTIONS WENT WELL....

THE MARRIOTT'S MOUNTAIN VALLEY LODGE VACATION IN BRECKENRIDGE
NEXT JUNE WAS PURCHASED BY KRISTI BECKER.
THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS VS BUFFALO BILLS NOVEMBER 26TH TICKETS WERE PURCHASED BY SCOTT WARREN.
AND THE TWO ST. LOUIS BASEBALL GAMES TICKETS WERE PURCHASED
BHY JACK HASKIN AND CHRIS CONNOLLY.

ALL THE SILENT AUCTION ITEMS WERE SOLD AND MOST AT GOOD PRICES.
SOME EVEN BROUGHT MORE THAN THEIR VALUE.

THE FOOD CATERED BY JERONNIMO'S IN SPRINGBROOK WAS VERY GOOD.

PROCEEDS WILL BE USED FOR THE TWO NEW BUILDINGS BEING PLANNED IN MAQUOKETA.....THE EXTENSION-4 H BUILDING AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND
THE FFA-AG BUILDING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS BELOW:

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THIS WEEK'S GUEST (SEPTEMBER 6TH)  KERRY SCHEEPERS SPEAKING ON AN UPCOMING ALZHIMER'S WALK.

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LANNY SIMPSON, MANAGER OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION AND THE MANAGER OF THE ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR GAVE THE PROGRAM
TODAY.    SHE RECAPPED THE 2017 RECORD ATTENDANCE FAIR AND
TALKED ABOUT OTHER EVENTS COMING UP AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND THE PEARSON CENTER.    SORRY FOR THE BRIGHT LIGHT ABOVE HER HEAD...
THERE IS A LIGHT FIXTURE THERE AND IT GOOFS-UP PHOTOS.
SHE GAVE CREDIT TO HER BOARD OF 9 AND THE HARD WORK THEY DO
AND TO THE ASSOCIATES BOARD OF 75, THAT EACH CONTRIBUTES A MINIMUM 5 HOURS WORKING AT THE FIVE-DAY JULY FAIR.  

AT TODAY'S MEETING, PRESIDENT BRIAN (ON LEFT) PRESENTED THE  PAUL HARRIS FELLOW CERTIFICATE AND PIN  TO FELLOW ROTARIAN KEN WRIGHT.    ROTARIANS BECOME A PAUL HARRIS (FOUNDER OF ROTARY) FELLOW AFTER CONTRIBUTING $1,000 TO THE  ROTARY
FOUNDATION.

   I STILL HAVE A TICKET FOR TWO HEAR AT KMAQ IF ANYONE NEEDS
ONE FOR SOMEBODY.

MR. AND MRS. OTTO SEEBERGER AND FAMILY IN THE 40'S.   OTTO WAS
AN AUCTIONEER AND CATTLE BUYER.    FIVE DAUGHTERS AND 3 SONS.
LOWER RIGHT, ED, NOW 96 AND LIVES ALONE IN HIS HOUSE ON
WEST SUMMIT AND IS OUT AND ABOUT DAILY...GOOD MIND AND FEELING GOOD.
PATTI IS HIS SISTER FAR LEFT AND STILL LIVING.    TALLEST IN BACK,
FIFTH FROM RIGHT, IS CATHERINE.    SHE MARRIED FELLOW ROTARIAN
ASHER SCHROEDER WHEN HE RETURNED FROM WWII.
AT ONE TIME, FIVE SEEBERGER'S TOGETHER ATTENDED THE HURSTVILLE COUNTRY SCHOOL, BELOW.