Monday, January 29, 2018

ROTARY WEEK VOL 5 NO 17

THERE WAS NO VOL 5  NO 16  ROTARY WEEK.
THERE WAS A MEETING...
BUT THERE  ALSO WAS NO GUEST SPEAKER, BUT FELLOW ROTARIAN
NICK HOCKENBERRY GAVE AN UPDATE ON HIS WORK IN HIS OFFICE.

CHECK BACK LATER THIS WEEK, WEEK OF JANUARY 28TH.

BACK....

PROGRAM TODAY WAS BY FELLOW ROTARIAN DOUG MELVOLD AND WIFE
MARY, ABOUT THEIR DECEMBER TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND WITH VISITS
TO ISRAEL, JORDAN AND EGYPT.
GOOD PROGRAM.   THEY HAD A GREAT TRIP. 


BOB OSTERHAUS STANDS TO THANK EVERYONE FOR SINGING HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO HIM (BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY) AND TO INTRODUCE HIS
GUEST, A PHARMACIST AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY AND OUR PRESIDENT'S
WIFE, DR. ANGELLA SPANNAGEL.

NO MEETING AT NOON NEXT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018  BECAUSE OF THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME.     MEMBERS WERE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND
THE FARM SHOW THURSDAY, THE 8TH, THE DAY ROTARY PRESENTS THE
FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE 3 ANNUAL AWARDS.    ROTARY WILL PAY FOR
THE MEMBER'S LUNCHEON OF BURGERS-PLUS.    IT WILL BE BEEF DAY
THURSDAY.

















Monday, January 15, 2018

ROTARY WEEK VOL 5 NO 15


THE 2018 KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW IS FEB 7TH AND 8TH.
THE FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED OVER
THE NOON HOUR THURSDAY, THE 8TH, AND  PRESENTED BY ROTARY
AS WE HAVE DONE THE PAST 20-PLUS YEARS.    MAQUOKETA ROTARY
GET LOTS OF GOOD PUBLICITY FROM THIS.
AS IN PAST YEARS, THERE WILL BE NO REGULAR MEETING ON WEDNESDAY,
FEB 7TH BUT ROTARIANS ARE URGED TO GO TO THE FARM SHOW
ON THURSDAY WHEN THE ROTARY PLAQUES ARE PRESENTED.
ALL WHO ATTEND THE LUNCH THURSDAY WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR
LUNCH AS THE CLUB WILL PAY THE BILL FOR ALL WHO ATTEND.
ROTARY TURN-OUT FOR THE LUNCH IS GENERALLY LOW.    PUT IT ON
YOUR CALENDAR FOR FEB 8TH, AND MAYBE INSTEAD OF JUST 10 OR
SO ATTENDING, WE CAN LOOK FOR AROUND 20 ROTARY MEMBERS  ATTENDING.

ALAINA LANZ WAS THE SPEAKER TODAY (1-17-18) AT ROTARY....THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY LIBRARIAN THE PAST 7-8 YEARS.
SHE IS LEAVING IN MARCH AND SHE AND HER HUSBAND ARE MOVING
TO ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE PLACES, FRANCE, IN A SMALL RURAL TOWN,
NOT FAR FROM A FISHING POND.    SHE HAS DONE A GOOD JOB AND
ROTARY WISHES THEM WELL.   A SEARCH IS UNDERWAY FOR HER
REPLACEMENT. 





Sunday, January 7, 2018

ROTARY WEEK VOL 5 NO 14


2000 DUCKS OWNED BY THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY MAY BE MOVED FROM
THE KMAQ GARAGE TO A KMAQ STORAGE BUILDING.    BUT ROTARIAN
NANCY MOORE THINGS WE SHOULD BRING BACK THE DUCK RACE
FOR JUST ONE YEAR, WITH PROCEEDS FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL.
THEN MOVE THE DUCKS BACK TO STORAGE.    ANY OTHER THOUGHTS?
SELL THE DUCKS FOR 3 DUCKS FOR  $10 WITH A CHANCE TO WIN $1,000 AND
THERE COULD BE A MINIMUM PROFIT OF $5,000.    LIKE IN PAST....THE
RACE WOULD BE THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER IN JUNE.

AT ROTARY TODAY (1-10-18) NO ONE MENTIONED THE DUCKS.   SO, NO
ONE READ THE ABOVE OR IF THEY DID, HAVE NO INTEREST.  


TODAY'S PROGRAM AT ROTARY, WAS PRESENTED BY BRADY WHITNEY, (DELMAR NATIVE) A RECENT ENGINEERING GRADUATE OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY.... HE IS VERY SMART.    SHOWN WITH HIM, HIS HOMEMADE 7 PAGE WOODEN BOOK PUZZLE THAT IS NOW OF INTEREST TO WEB PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD.   MANY WILL SOLVE THE PUZZLE.    MANY WILL TRY.
HIS LINCOLN LOGS TO RICHES STORY IS BEYOND MOST.    YOUR ROTARY WEEK EDITOR WOULD LIKE TO TELL MORE, BUT TOO PUZZLED TO DO SO.





Wednesday, January 3, 2018

ROTARY WEEK VOL 5 NO 13


DR. JACOB HAYWARD SPOKE AT ROTARY TODAY (1-3-18).    IN AUGUST,
HE OPENED MAQUOKETA EYE CARE, AT THE CORNER OF MAIN AND
PLATT STREETS, WHERE U.S. CELLULAR WAS LOCATED.    HE ALSO HAS
DEWITT EYE CARE WITH TWO OPTOMITRISTS THERE.   HE HAS PRACTICED
GOING ON 4 YEARS.    THE MAQUOKETA OFFICE FOR NOW IS OPEN TUESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY, AND HE SEES MOST OF THE PATIENTS HERE.
HE IS A NATIVE OF MAQUOKETA AND HIS PARENTS ARE TOO.   HIS DAD
IS ON THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD.    JACOB AND HIS  WIFE HAVE
A 10-MONTH OLD AND LIVE IN DEWITT.   ALL 3 ARE HAWKEYE FANS, AS JACOB ATTENDED IOWA FOR SEVERAL YEARS.