ROTARY WEEK VOL 7 NO 4

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF 2019.     2020 STARTS WEDNESDAY.

NEW YEAR'S DAY WEDNESDAY, THERE WILL BE NO MEETING.

ROTARY WEEK VOL 7 NO 3

IT IS ..
CHRISTMAS WEEK !

MERRY CHRISTMAS

FROM THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF  THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB...
OUR 75TH YEAR IN MAQUOKETA.

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WINTER STARTS THIS WEEK (SATURDAY)

GUEST SPEAKER (12-18-19) WAS TIFFANY
HARRIS OF THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE OFFICE.   MAIN POINT SHE MADE WAS NOT
TO GIVE LOTTERY TICKETS FOR CHRISTMAS OR ANYTIME,  LET KIDS GET
INVOLVED WITH THEM, AS THIS CAN BE
THE START IN THEIR LIFE OF MORE OF
THE SAME.
EDITOR SAYS..SORRY FOR BAD PHOTO..
DISCOVERED LATER THAT THE LENS 
NEEDED CLEANING.

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ABOVE IS CHRISTIAN BUTLER, FORMERLY OF ENGLAND AND NOW A

RESIDENT OF THE QUAD CITIES.   HE WAS GUEST TODAY OF ROTARIAN

TOM BLEY OF  CAMP SHALOM.    HE IS PLANNING TO CYCLE FROM SAN DIEGO TO ST. AUGUSTINE NEXT MARCH AND APRIL TO RAISE CAMPING FUNDS

TO SEND 100 UNDERPRIVILEDGE KIDS TO CAMP SHALOM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.    HIS WEB SITE TO MAKE A DONATION...WWW.CYCLINGKIDSTOCAMP.COM

HIS GOAL IS TO RAISE $25,000.

THIS BEGINS THE 7TH YEAR OF THIS WEEKLY ..

NOT A WEEK MISSED IN 6 YEARS..

EDITOR,  ROTARIAN DENNIS VOY

DECEMBER 12TH OUR CLUB

 RINGS THE SALVATION ARMY

BELL AT WALMART.

DECEMBER 12TH IS ALSO THE CHRISTMAS DINNER PARTY FROM 5 UNTI 7 AT

FORMERLY COSTELLO'S JUST EAST OF MAQUOKETA.

PHOTOS FROM THE PARTY...

GOOD FOOD CATERED BY KALMES IN ST. DONATUS.  GIFT EXCHANGE FUN.

TOO BAD LESS  THAN HALF THE

MEMBERS ATTENDED.   THEY MISSED

OUT ON A FUN CHRISTMAS PARTY.

EXCELLENT PHOTOS BY FELLOW ROTARIAN JESSICA JOHNSON

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GUEST THIS WEEK WAS  GARY OESTERN WITH THE FAMILY DOLLOR DISTRIBUTION CENTER JUST SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA.   HE TOLD HOW  HARD IT IS TO KEEP
EMPLOYEES AND THAT HE SOMETIMES  HIRES AS MANY AS 20 NEW PEOPLE A WEEK
TO REPLACE THOSE THAT LEAVE.

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NO MEETING THIS WEEK....NOVEMBER 27TH, THANKSGIVING EVE.

CLUB WILL BE SERVING CHILI THIS SUNDAY
DURING THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHRISTMAS KICK-OFF.

CLUB WILL RING THE SALVATION ARMY BELL ON THURSDAY, DEC. 12TH FROM 10 TO 6 .

CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY IS DEC. 12TH FROM 5 TO 8 AT OAKLAND MILL....CATERED BY KALMES.

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MALLORY SMITH WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER NOVEMBER 20.   SHE STARTED WORK
FOR THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA IN JULY AND HER OFFICE IS AT CITY HALL.
SHE FILLED THE NEW POSITION OF INSPECTOR OF RENTAL UNITS, OUTDOOR
YARDS, AND MUCH MORE.   THANKS TO HER, RENTAL HOMES/APARTMENTS ARE
NICER AND SAFER.   THERE ARE OVER 900 IN THE CITY, CONSIDERED A VERY
HIGH PERCENTAGE OF CLOSE TO 50%.    BECAUSE OF PAST EXPERIENCE AND WITH HER COLLEGE DEGREE SHE  IS HIGHLY QUALIFIED.  A GOOD SPEAKER TOO.   SHE IS ENJOYING HER NEW JOB IN A SMALL COMMUNITY FOR A CHANGE.

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THIS IS ELECTION WEEK....

FELLOW ROTARIAN DAN HOLM WAS ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL
YESTERDAY, NOV 5TH.    TAKES OFFICE IN JANUARY.

WE NOW HAVE TWO ROTARY COUNCILMEN.   MARK LYON HAS BEEN ON FOR A
YEAR OR TWO.

MEGAN SULLIVAN WAS THE GUEST TODAY AT ROTARY (NOV 5).    SHE IS FROM
PRESTON AND WORKS FOR "IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITES" AND VOLUNTEERS FOR
THE "TOYS FOR TOTS" PROGRAM.    THE PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY, TAKING IN
DONATIONS OF NEW TOYS OR MONEY AND ENDING WITH DISTRIBUTION DAY
ON DECEMBER 21ST.    LAST YEAR OVER 700 KIDS GOT TOYS.    FORMER ROTARY
PRESIDENT SCOTT WARREN FILLED IN FOR PRESIDENT JACOB TODAY AND
PRESENTED A $250 CHECK FROM ROTARY FOR THE CHRISTMAS TOY PROGRAM.

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GUEST SPEAKER OCTOBER 30, 2019,  LEE KARABIN, OF THE JACKSON COUNTY
COMMITTEE WORKING TO GET THE 1871 ANDREW JAIL RESTORED AND OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR MORE ECONOMIC GROWTH TO THE
CITY OF ANDREW.

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THE GUEST SPEAKER THIS WEEK (OCTOBER 23) WAS FRANK ELLENZ, THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA.
SORRY, NO ONE TOOK A PHOTO FOR HERE.

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SORRY, NO REPORT ON THIS WEEK'S MEETING.   WEB SITE EDITOR DID NOT
ATTEND.

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PRESIDENT BELLINGS WAS ABSENT AT MEETING THIS WEEK.    THIS SUMMER, HE
GOT A NEW SIGN OUT FRONT AT DUTRAC....NOW GETTING NEW OFFICE THAT
REQUIRED HIS BEING THERE TODAY.     GOOD TIMES AT DUTRAC.

GUEST SPEAKER TODAY,  (10-9-19)  DR. SAM WILLIAMS.    MARION NATIVE NOW
ON ONE-YEAR INTERNSHIP AT OSTERHAUS PHARMACY.    LOVES MAQUOKETA AND
TOLD WHY......LISTING WHAT HE HAS SEEN AND LIKES ABOUT THE CITY.  

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BRIAN BOPES WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER OCT 2ND.
FIREMAN BOPES IS MAQUOKETA'S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK CHAIRMAN...
AND THAT IS MAINLY WHAT HE TALKED ABOUT.
HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE OPENINGS FOR MORE MEMBERS OF THE
DEPARTMENT AS THEY ARE UNDER ABOUT 6 MEMBERS.
ALSO SAID THEY ARE GETTING A NEW TRUCK  YET THIS YEAR.
FIRES ARE DOWN IN THE AREA....GOOD NEWS....
AND FIREMEN SPEND MOST THURSDAYS AT THE FIRE STATION, TRAINING, AND
LEARNING MORE.    ALSO WORKING ON EQUIPMENT.
HIS DAY JOB IS AT MAQUOKETA STATE BANK.

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THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF SUMMER!

CHECK BACK LATER!

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PRESIDENT JACOB PRESENTS $2,000 CASH

FOR WINNING THE "REVERSE RAFFLE"

THIS WEEK....TO KEVIN LAHEY OF MAQUOKETA.

FELLOW ROTARIAN TOM BLEY HAD THE

PROGRAM TODAY AND HAD NO GUEST,

BUT DID THE PROGRAM HIMSELF.

TODAY, 9-11 DAY, HE FIRST PLAYED THE

SONG BY ALAN JACKSON (WHERE WERE

YOU) THAT WAS ABOUT THE TRAGIC 

DAY AND THEN HE ALONG WITH OTHER

MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE DAY, SOME

TELLING WHERE THEY WERE AND WHAT

THEY WERE DOING WHEN THE PLANES

FLEW INTO T HE WORLD TRADE CENTER

18 YEARS AGO.    A GOOD PROGRAM BY TOM.

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ROTARY PROGRAM SEPTEMBER 4TH.     NATHAN WOODWARD, WHO WITH PARTNER
OWN SQUIRE'S MANOR BED AND BREAKFAST.    HAVE OWNED IT NOW JUST OVER
A YEAR.    SOLD HOME IN CALIFORNIA AND BOUGHT SQUIRE'S MANOR TO
DO SOMETHING THEY HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE.     THEY LIKE IT HERE!   HAVE MADE SOME MINOR CHANGES AND NATHAN SAYS BUSINESS IS GOOD.    HAVE STARTED A PRICY SATURDAY NIGHT (DELICIOUS) DINNER FOR TOTAL OF 12 THAT IS GOING OVER WELL.   BY RESERVATIONS ONLY AND OPEN TO ANYONE.   NOT JUST
OVERNIGHT GUESTS.   FIVE COURSE MEAL.    HAVE IT REGARDLESS OF HOW
MANY RESERVE TO COME.      NATHAN WAS IN FILM (MOVIE) PRODUCTION IN CALIFORNIA AND WITH A NEWLY ORGANIZED COMMITTEE IS PLANNING  A FIRST-EVER MAQUOKETA FILM FESTIVAL FOR NEXT OCTOBER.   NO FAMILY, SO NATHAN
HAS TIME FOR BED AND BREAKFAST AND THE FESTIVAL.      

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ROTARY  GUEST SPEAKER AUGUST 28, 2019.
HE WORKS FOR "KNAPP TEDESCO INSURANCE" AND GAVE A PRESENTATION
ABOUT 10 CLAIMS YOU COULD NOT ANTICIPATE BUT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
NICE PHOTO OF ROGER'S THINNING HAIR-LINE.

IN ROTARIAN BOB OSTERHAUS HAND IS THE 4TH PAUL HARRIS FELLOW PIN HE
HAS EARNED THROUGH DONATIONS TO THE FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION.
ONE FOR EACH $1,000.     THANK YOU BOB.
NOTE, THE LIGHT ABOVE ACCENTS HIS THINNING HAIR-LINE.

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IT IS "BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK".

AT ROTARY THIS WEEK.....A COUPLE ROTARY DISTRICT GRANT CHECKS
(GRANTS MAQUOKETA ROTARY APPLIED FOR) WERE PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT JACOB BY ROTARIAN SARAH PINION.
ONE FOR THE DOG PARK PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,689 AND
THE OTHER FOR THE PLAYGROUND PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OIF $4,688.

MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTOR WENDY McCARTT WAS
GUEST SPEAKER TELLING ABOUT ALL THE UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS.
CHECK OUT THE NEW WEB SITE FOR THE DETAILS.
SHE HAS HELD THE JOB FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW....LIKES IT....AND IS VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THE MAQUOKETA BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

ROTARY WEEK VOL 6 NO 38

THIS IS THE WEEK OF AUGUST 11TH

THE PROGRAM WEDNESDAY...

A VERY INFORMATIVE PROGRAM THIS WEEK AS KIRBY WINN, AMANDA RING,
AND BETH HANCOCK (NOT IN PHOTO) FROM MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL
BLOOD CENTER TALKED ABOUT THE VALUE OF DONATING BLOOD.    TO FIND
OUT WHERE AND WHEN YOU CAN DONATE, VISIT www.bloodcenter.org.    MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY SUPPLIES MOST OF THE BLOOD FOR JACKSON COUNTY AND SURRONDING
AREA.

IN PAST WEEK, THIS ROTARY WEB SITE HAS HAD
244 HITS.    NOT TOO BAD....GLAD TO SEE WE
HAVE ROTARIANS OR OTHERS CHECKING OUT
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ROTARY.