Wednesday, February 28, 2018

ROTARY WEEK VOL 5 NO 20



THE PROGRAM AT ROTARY FEB 28TH WAS MARY JO GOTHARD, WHO IS THE
DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON COUNTY.     HER OFFICE
IS IN THE U.S. BANK BUILDING (UPSTAIRS) IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    THE FOUNDATION IS UP TO AROUND $9 MILLION DOLLARS AND GIVES GRANTS ANNUALLY AROUND $350.000.   HER JOB IS RAISING DOLLARS AND DISTRIBUTING
DOLLARS TO NON-PROFITS....AND SHE KEEPS BUSY AND DOES IT WELL.
SHE HAS BEEN AT THE  JOB OVER 4 YEARS AND THE JACKSON COUNTY FOUNDATION
IS AFFILIATED WITH THE DUBUQUE FOUNDATION.

TOOK A FEW PHOTOS AROUND THE ROOM WHILE SHE WAS GIVING HER
PRESENTATION...
KEPT EATING AND LISTENING...SLOW EATER....VERY SLOW.    AND GOOD FOR  HIM,
HE  DRINKS MILK.
























































Monday, February 19, 2018

ROTARY WEEK VOL 5 NO 19


MARIE ROSSMAN IS CO-LEADER FOR THE "RELAY FOR LIFE" FUNDRAISER
THIS JUNE 22ND AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.   THE OTHER
LEADER IS VERNA FLAGEL OF MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.   MARIE WORKS
FOR OSTERHAUS PHARMACY.    JUNE 22ND....CIRCLE ON YOUR CALENDAR.
OVER 2,000 PEOPLE WILL ATTEND AND HELP REACH A GOAL AGAIN OF
AROUND $50,000 DURING THE 6-HOUR EVENT.    THE MONEY GOES TO
THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, AND THE SOCIETY GIVES BACK TO
JACKSON COUNTY FOR LOCAL NEEDS.
 AGAIN THIS YEAR, THERE WILL BE A BUTTERFLY GARDEN JUNE 22ND.

PURPLE IS THE COLOR OF HOPE

JACKSON COUNTY "RELAY FOR LIFE" IS ALSO SPONSORING A MARCH 3RD EVENT AT TIMBER LANES.   THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE, COMMUNITY VENDOR FAIR, AND "BOWLING FOR HOPE" THAT DAY FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 2 P.M.       THE RELAY OPEN HOUSE WILL BE HELD FROM 12 TO 1 AND THE BOWLING TOURNAMENT WILL BEGIN AT 1 P.M.

MARIE ALSO TOLD ABOUT TWO "HOPE LODGE CARING  HOUSES" 
IN IOWA CITY, NEAR CARVER-HAWKEYE  ARENA  AND ANOHER NEAR
THE HOSPITAL.   THESE ROOMS ARE USED FOR FREE BY CANCER PATIENTS AT THE HOSPITAL WHO CAN NOT DAILY DRIVE BACK AND FORTH FROM HOME
TO HOSPITAL OR  AFFORD TO STAY AT A MOTEL.

PHOTOS BY SALLY DAVIES




THERE WAS NO "ROTARY WEEK" FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12, 2018








































Monday, February 5, 2018

ROTARY WEEK VOL 5 NO 18


THIS IS THE WEEK OF THE 21st ANNUAL KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW.

NO REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY.

ROTARIANS ARE  URGED TO ATTEND SHOW THURSDAY NOON FOR LUNCH
(PAID BY CLUB) AND WATCH THE ROTARY AG AWARDS PRESENTATION.

AMBER MATHIESEN OF MAQUOKETA, COUNTY EXTENSION DIRECTOR,
WAS NAMED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD WINNER AND INTRODUCED BY
DEAN ENGEL, OF MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AG COMMITTEE, ALSO A SPONSOR OF THE AWARDS.
THE AGRI-BUSINESS AWARD WENT TO TREVIS AND NANCY MAYFIELD,
OWNERS OF THE NEWSPAPERS IN MAQUOKETA, DEWITT AND BELLEVUE,
SALLY DAVIES MADE THE PRESENTATION.
THE FARMER OF YEAR AWARD WENT TO THE GRAVERT APPLE ORCHARD
FARM NEAR GREEN ISLAND/SABULA.    THEY FARM APPLES FROM  AROUND
600 TREES.    OWNERS DIANE GRAVERT AND HER DAUGHTER LAURA     LARABEE ABOVE AND AT LEFT, AMBER MATHIESEN PRESENTED THE
AWARD.
ALL WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE,    THIS WAS THE 29TH
YEAR FOR THE AWARDS, STARTED BY THE LATE BILL STEWART, WHO
WAS THE ROTARY SECRETARY BACK IN 1990.