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MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK

THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER IN  MAQUOKETA AND THE PEACE PIPE      PLAYERS IN MAQUOKETA WILL              PRESENT "GUYS AND DOLLS"  ON        FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,          JULY 19TH, 20TH AND 21ST.                    
EVENING PERFORMANCE AT 7 P.M.        FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND A               MATINEE PEFORMANCE AT 2 P.M. ON    SUNDAY.     YOU CAN NOW BID ON 2    
TICKETS VALUED AT $30.00.

OPENING BID:     $ 5.00  563-340-9123
                                 10.00   563-357-3492
                                 15.00   563-219-4280
                                 15.00   563-357-3061
                                 20.00   563-689-5371
                                 23.00   563-MIKE
                                 25.00   563-689-6239
                                 26.00   563-357-3061    
                               
 EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com

THANKS TO ALL ROTARIANS WHO HELPED WITH
THE ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BAND     CONCERT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.    THANKS ALSO TO JAY KAHN AND THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY BAND
FOR THE GREAT MUSIC..... AND THANKS TO ALL
THE SENIORS WHO ATTENDED.      LAST  BUT NOT LEAST, THANKS TO TED MAZE FOR BEING 
CHAIRMAN OF THE ROTARY EVENT AGAIN THIS
YEAR.    THE ROTARY HAS HELD THIS EVENT, 
EVERY YEAR, SINCE THE FIRST ONE IN 1976 
DURING MAQUOKETA'S WEEK-LONG CELEBRATION
OF OUR COUNTRY'S 200TH BIRTHDAY.     




 

                   CLICK-ON PINK TO ENLARGE IT

R O T A R Y    R O T A R Y   R O T A R Y   R O T A R Y   R O T A R Y    R O T A R Y

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM THIS WEEK
  A FUN CARD FOR THE 2013 JACKSON COUNTY FAIR IN MAQUOKETA.
  THE CARD LETS YOU GO TO THE FAIR EVERY DAY AT A BIG SAVINGS!
  DAILY ADMISSION TO THE FAIR FOR ADULTS IS $10
  THE FUN CARDS SELLS FOR $25  (YOU SAVE $25)....
   AND ARE ON SALE AT ALL JACKSON COUNTY BANKS AND AT THE
   FAIRBOARD OFFICE ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.    BELOW, MORE      INFO ABOUT THE FAIR.  CLICK ON THE POSTER TO ENLARGE IT.

OPENING BID:  $    5.00     563-652-2772
                                 6.00     563-357-8934
                                 7.00     563-652-2772
                               18.00     563-652-5956
                               20.00     563-212-2313
                               22.00     563-689-5372
                               23.00     563-652-2772    
EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com


********************************************************************--NEW ------MEMBERS-NEW MEMBERS-NEW MEMBERS-------
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IT IS NOW OFFICIAL, TOM BLEY AND KAREN AND TERRY SLATTERY ARE NOW NEW MEMBERS OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.   THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR CONDUCTED THE CEREMONY AND PRESENTED THEM WITH
THEIR "NEW MEMBER" PACKET AND MEMBERSHIP LAPEL PIN.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR JILL OLSEN OF MT. VERNON IS SHOWN WITH TOM,
THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAMP SHALOM, RURAL MAQUOKETA.
FOR JILL, IT WAS HER FINAL MEETING AS DISTRICT GOVERNOR.  

KAREN AND TERRY HOLDING THEIR PACKET.    KAREN'S FATHER, THE LATE
JOHN FAGERLAND, WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB.     TERRY IS RETIRED FROM ALCOHA AND KAREN IS A RETIRED RN AND
THEY HAVE 7  GRANDCHILDREN.

WELCOME...KAREN, TERRY AND TOM!


MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

TED MAZE HAS BEEN A ROTARIAN FOR A LONG, LONG TIME AND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, HE HAS BEEN THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ANNUAL 
ICE CREAM SOCIAL.   CLICK-ON THE
PHOTO ABOVE WITH ALL THE INFO
YOU NEED ABOUT THIS YEAR'S  JUNE
DAIRY MONTH EVENT, THE 38TH ANNUAL.    TED WAS THE LONGTIME OWNER OF THE MAQUOKETA LUMBER COMPANY, NOW OWNED BY HIS SON MARK.   

THE FATHER'S DAY FLY-IN, DRIVE-IN
MAQUOKETA ROTARY BREAKFAST WAS A BIG SUCCESS.   THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED!  

THE MAQUOKTA ROTARY DUCK RACE IS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, JUNE 21ST, (ALWAYS THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER) AT THE YMCA  SWIMMING POOL.
THE RACE WILL BE BROADCAST ON 
KMAQ-AM 1320 AT 6 P.M.    DUCKS ARE
STILL ON SALE AT KMAQ.

NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!   CONSIDER JOINING THE
MAQUOKETA ROTARY!   HAVE FUN!
AND MAKE MAQUOKETA BETTER! 












      

 

       ROTARY PROGRAM-JUNE 12TH

THE GUEST SPEAKER SHOWN ABOVE WAS ASSISTANT JACKSON COUNTY
ATTORNEY, AMANDA LASSENC.    SHE HAS BEEN COUNTY ATTORNEY
SARA DAVENPORT'S ASSISTANT THE PAST 4 MONTHS.    SHE GREW UP
IN THE DUBUQUE AREA AND GOT HER BA DEGREE IN MINNESOTA AND ALSO WENT TO LAW SCHOOL IN MINNESOTA AND GOT HER LAW DEGREE THERE.
SHE DOES A VARIETY OF LEGAL WORK, FROM FENCE DISPUTES TO
TRAFFIC VIOLATION HEARINGS.   CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
         MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK

THIS PAT COSTELLO PRINT (11 BY 14 INCHES) INCLUDING FRAME, WAS DONATED FOR THE AUCTION BY ROTARIAN JOHN GILROY,  PART-OWNER OF THE CPA FIRM MINER GILROY AND MEAD CPA NEXT TO GOODWILL STORE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    PHOTO TAKEN AT AN ANGLE TO ELIMINATE A GLARE.    VALUE UNKNOWN!   

OPENING BID:    $  5.00   hobcobble
                               10.00   563-689-5371
                               12.50   hobcobble(jeff)
                               13.00   563-689-5371 
                               15.00   563-249-9761
EMAIL YOUR BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com
BIDDING ENDS AT NOON, MONDAY, JUNE 17TH.
        MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

TOM BLEY IS A NEW MEMBER OF OUR CLUB AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY
TO HAVE  HIM.    HE IS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR CAMP SHALOM NORTH WEST OF MAQUOKETA,  JUST OFF THE CAVES ROAD.    STOP OUT AND MEET TOM AND HE WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK TOUR OF THIS VERY NICE MAQUOKETA CAMP.    SUMMERTIME IS THE BUSY TIME OF THE YEAR FOR CAMPS AND TOM WILL ENJOY EVERY MINUTE.    THIS SERIOUS
PHOTO TAKEN AT A ROTARIAN MEETING AT THE CAMP.   HE ALSO HAS A NICE
SMILE.

THE RACE IS GETTING CLOSE!    BUY YOUR DUCK FROM ANY ROTARIAN OR AT KMAQ.    THEY WILL ALSO BE ON SALE AT THE ROTARY FATHER'S DAY
BREAKFAST.    YOUR DUCK MAY WIN YOU $500.    AND THERE WILL ALSO BE NINE $100 WINNERS.
CLICK ON ABOVE AND BELOW TO ENLARGE

DON'T MISS THE ROTARY BREAKFAST!
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

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ROTARY PROGRAM JUNE 5

THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER.     WITH HIM, ONE OF TWO SENIORS THAT HAVE ENOUGH CREDITS TO ENTER COLLEGE THIS FALL AS A JUNIOR, MAINLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THE CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUILDING RIGHT NEXT TO THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL.     A BUILDING THAT CAME ABOUT THANKS TO A MAJOR INTEREST AND CONTRIBUTION BY THE LATE JOHN FAGERLAND, MAQUOKETA BANKER (MSB), ROTARIAN AND PAST ROTARY PRESIDENT.     NOTE THE CHART
ABOVE.  (CLICK-ON IT TO ENLARGE IT)   MAQUOKETA IS A LEADER IN
PRE-COLLEGE CREDITS BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.  

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM

THIS 3-FOOT BY 5-FOOT IOWA FLAG WAS DONATED FOR THIS WEEK'S SILENT AUCTION BY FORMER IOWA STATE SENATOR AND ROTARIAN  ROGER STEWART.      IT WAS FLOWN AT THE IOWA STATE CAPITOL ON FEB  5, 2010.   IT HAS A VALUE OF AT AROUND $25.00.     FLY IT AT YOUR HOME ON HOLIDAYS  HERE IN THE HAWKEYE STATE.     OR, IT WOULD BE NICE FOR AN IOWAN NOW LIVING OUT OF STATE.

OPENING BID   $10.00      563-212-6270
                             15.00      563-689-5371
                             20.00      315-224-9700
                             21.50      563-872-3073
MAKE BID TO kmaq@kmaq.com
DEADLINE FOR BIDDING, NOON, MONDAY, MARY 10TH!

MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
ROTARIANS OF THE WEEK: 

AGAIN THIS WEEK, ROTARIAN WIVES ARE BEING INTRODUCED HERE.   WE APPRECIATE THEIR
SUPPORT OF ROTARY! 

MRS. CLYDE HARPER ON LEFT.   THAT'S CLYDE IN THE MIDDLE.    RIGHT, MRS. NORM KENNEDY.
PHOTO TAKEN AT THE CLUB'S CHRISTMAS PARTY.

COMING:
IMPORTANT ROTARY DATES.....

DUCK SALE AT THEISEN'S AND WAL MART ON SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH.

FATHER'S DAY DRIVE-IN, FLY-IN FATHER'S DAY
BREAKFAST (7 AM-12 NOON) AT THE AIRPORT ON SUNDAY, JUNE 16TH.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST, THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER
DUCK RACE AT 6 P.M. THE MAQUOKETA YMCA
SWIMMING POOL.    BUY A DUCK FOR $5 FROM ANY ROTARIAN (AND AT KMAQ) AND YOU MAY WIN
$500 OR $100.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH, THE 38TH ANNUAL ROTARY SENIOR CITIZEN ICE CREAM WITH CAKE
SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT,  FEATURING THE
TIMBER CITY BAND, DIRECTED BY JAY KAHN. 
EAT 5:30-5:45 AND THE CONCERT AT 6:00 P.M.    FREE TO ALL MAQUOKETA-AREA SENIORS ON THE LAWN AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA.    

JOIN THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB...AND...
HAVE FUN AND DO GOOD THINGS FOR MAQUOKETA.      MEN AND WOMEN MEMBERS 
ARE VERY WELCOME.      SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP RATE FOR A COUPLE.   CONTACT SCOTT AT THE Y OR DENNIS AT KMAQ FOR MORE INFORMATION.












  
 
   

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       MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
          SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK

THIS IS A 1979 PRINT BY ARTIST PATRICK J. COSTELLO TITLED "HURSTVILLE PHEASANTS"  THAT HAS BEEN DONATED TO
ROTARY BY A MEMBER OF THE CLUB AND TREASURER,  ASHER SCHROEDER.
IT IS 33 BY 26  INCHES AND IN A VERY NICE FRAME.   PAT HAD  A STUDIO AND
GALLERY EAST OF MAQUOKETA FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HIS WORK CAN
BY FOUND ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.   HE IS RETIRED NOW AND LIVES IN
ARIZONA.     I HAVE NO IDEA, AT THIS TIME, WHAT THE VALUE OF IT IS.

OPENING BID:      $10.00   563-689-5371
                                 15.00   563-249-9761
                                 20.00   563-340-9123 
                                 22.50   563-249-9761
                                 50.00   563-872-3073
                                 60.00   563-590-8837
                                 65.00   563-872-3073
TO PLACE A BID, EMAIL IT TO kmaq@kmaq.com
BIDDING STOPS AT NOON MONDAY

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

ABOVE, BILL TUBBS OF ELDRIDGE.    HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE
ELDRIDGE CLUB FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN
ROTARY DISTRICT  EVENTS.    AND, HE HAS ATTENDED MANY MAQUOKETA
MEETINGS OVER THE YEARS  AS A GUEST.     HIS FATHER, ED TUBBS, WAS
A MAQUOKETA MEMBER UNTIL HE DIED AND HIS BROTHER AL HAS BEEN
A MAQUOKETA MEMBER FOR MANY YEARS.    BILL IS THE EDITOR AND
PUBLISHER OF THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER IN ELDRIDGE.    HE GRADUATED
FROM ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AND IS MARRIED TO A MAQUOKETA NATIVE,
LINDA LONG.   WE TIP OUR ROTARY CAP TO THE TUBBS FAMILY....GOOD
ROTARIANS DOING GOOD THINGS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.

ROTARY MEETING NEWS

SARAH TUBBS, ABOVE, WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER AT ROTARY TODAY
(MAY 22ND).     SHE IS THE ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DAC
IN MAQUOKETA AND HAS BEEN WITH DAC FOR 19 YEARS.    HER
INTERESTING PROGRAM COVERED ALL AREAS OF DAC, THE GROWING
AND VERY IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION SERVING MAQUOKETA, JACKSON
COUNTY AND OTHER PARTS OF EASTERN IOWA.    BELOW, EVERYTHING
YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT DAC.
CLICK-ON THE TWO FACT SHEETS TO ENLARGE THEM FOR EASY READING.

OUR ROTARY COOKS EACH WEEK....

THIS WEEK AGAIN...WE ENJOYED THE BEST MEATLOAF THIS SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER!

DUCK RACE
OUR ROTARY DUCK RACE IS GETTING CLOSE!    FRIDAY, JUNE 21, THE
FIRST DAY OF SUMMER
BUY A DUCK AND IT MIGHT WIN YOU $500 ... OR $100
BUY ONE FROM ANY MAQUOKETA ROTARIAN OR AT KMAQ
ONLY $5 A DUCK

CIRCLE JUNE 16TH ON YOUR CALENDAR!
THAT IS FATHER'S DAY!
THAT IS THE DAY FOR THE ANNUAL "FATHER'S DAY FLY-IN, DRIVE-IN BREAKFAST" AT THE MAQUOKETA AIRPORT AND
SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
                                 PANCAKES BY CHRIS PANCAKES, KNOWN ALL OVER IOWA

****ROTARY WEEK***ROTARY WEEK****

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
SILENT AUCTION ITEM OF THE WEEK
TWO EVENING WEEKEND TICKETS (VALUED AT $15.00) TO THE VOY THEATRE TO SEE THE NEW MOVIE STARTING THURSDAY, MAY 16TH
       "STAR TREK:  INTO DARKNESS"  

 
THIS OVER 2-HOUR PG-13 MOVIE IS EXCITEMENT  FOR ALL AGES!   
FROM THE ROUSING OPENING SEQUENCE TO THE GOB-SMACKING
CLIMAX, "STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS" PUTS THE ADVENTURE INTO SPACE AND HOW!    THE MOVIE STARTS WITH THE CREW OF THE USS ENTERPRISE
INVOLVED IN SAVING A PLANET.   THEY GO ABOUT IT RATHER DRAMTICALLY WITH SCIENCE OFFICER SPOCK IN A LIVE VOLCANO TRYING TO DETONATE A
COLD FUSION DEVICE WHILE CAPTAIN KIRK AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER BONES ARE RUNNING AWAY FROM INTERESTING-LOOKING NATIVES.

TWO TICKETS PLUS A $5.00 GIFT CARD FOR POPCORN!
AUCTION ITEMS TOTAL VALUE, $19.00

OPENING BID:  $  5.00   563-340-9123
                             10.00   563-321-9361

EMAIL kmaq@kmaq.com  to make a bid

   ROTARY NEWS 

                                   (CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT)

SHOWN ABOVE IS KIMBERLY MEILL, THE MAQUOKETA POSTMASTER SINCE  DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.   KIM HAD BEEN FILLING IN SINCE SARAH MORSE MOVED TO CEDAR RAPIDS A FEW YEARS AGO.    KIM WAS APPOINTED MAQUOKETA POSTMASTER IN DECEMBER AND SHE ALSO OVERSEES ANDREW AND DELMAR POST OFFICES AS PART OF HER DUTIES.   SHE MOVED TO MAQUOKETA LAST MONTH FROM PEOSTA AND PURCHASED A HOME IN MAQUOKETA.    SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE POSTAL SERVICE FOR AROUND 35 YEARS.      THANKS TO KIM FOR DOING THE PROGRAM AT
OUR MAY 15 MEETING OF ROTARY.    WE OF COURSE WOULD REALLY
LIKE IT IF SHE WOULD JOIN ROTARY.   HOPEFULLY, SHE WILL GIVE IT
SOME THOUGHT.   WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH, THE ANNUAL (OVER 50 YEARS) SCHOLAR DINNER
AND AWARDS NIGHT, SPONSORED ALL THESE YEARS BY THE MAQUOKETA
ROTARY CLUB, WAS HELD AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
EACH ROTARIAN HOSTED A STUDENT AND HIS OR HER PARENTS.
EACH MAY,  IS FOR THE TOP 20 STUDENTS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS.
THE PHOTO BELOW WAS TAKEN BY ROTARIAN DAVE UPDEGRAPH.    

                           (CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT)
FIRST ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:  TYLER REGAN, LAURA DAVISON, DEVIN O'CONNEL, SARAH KINRADE, MEGAN MANDERSHEID, T.J. ALLEN, MORGAN CROSSLAND, CHRISTY CURRENT, ALEX BECKER
BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:   JOSH KIRK,  BLAISE
WALLER, TY THEDE, JACOB HOPSON, COLTON FEY, MACKINSEY RICKELS, JOSHUA DANIELS, JORDAN ROCKWELL, MADISON ROLLING, RYAN HERRING
ABSENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SCOTT JENKENS AND MADISON OWEN
 
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

                                  (CLICK-IN PHOTO OF BOB TO ENLARGE IT)

                                   (CLICK-ON ABOVE TO ENLARGE INNUENDO)

                                             (CLICK-ON ABOVE TO READ)
BOB OSTERHAUS, LONGTIME ROTARY MEMBER AND RETIRED PHARMACIST,
NOW IS VERY MUCH INVOLVED WITH "MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE" IN
DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    HE IS STANDING NEXT TO ART WORK BY
STEVE BANKS.    READ ABOUT HIM ABOVE.    HIS ARTWORK WILL BE ON
DISPLAY UNTIL JUNE 1ST.     THE MIDDLE PHOTO IS ONE OF ABOUT 25 LARGE (4 BY 5 FOOT) WORKS OF ART ON THE WALLS IN THE MAE STUDIO.
STEVE BANKS IS  ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SCULPTURE (AND 1 OTHER) THAT BOB IS STANDING NEAR.    NO ADMISSION, SO COME-IN AND
BROWSE AT MAE,    AND DON'T MISS  A SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL ART DISPLAY!
"GOOGLE"  MAQUOKETA ART EXPERIENCE  AND GO TO THEIR WEB SITE.
AND YES, ROTARIAN BOB WILL SELL YOU A $5 DUCK FOR THE BIG
ROTARY DUCK RACE THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER, JUNE 21ST AT THE YMCA.

                                           CLICK-ON ABOVE TO ENLARGE
                                            THE WINNING DUCK GETS $500

THE MEMBERS OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB
            SAY CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES!
YOU ARE ALL OUR......
             CITIZENS OF THE WEEK 
AND, BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR FUTURE MORE FUN AND INTERESTING
    BY JOINING A ROTARY CLUB WHEREVER YOU  SETTLE  DOWN!

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