Tuesday, May 15, 2007

WE NEEDED RAIN AND WE GOT A LIGHT STEADY RAIN
THIS AFTERNOON.
MAQUOKETA HAS A NEW HEAD BASKETBALL COACH AT THE H IGH SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT HIRED TROY OSTERHAUS FOR THE POSITION. HE REPLACES JEFF HERKLEMAN WHO SERVED 7 YEARS IN THAT POSITION. OSTERHAUS, A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER,
HAS SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT TO HERKLEMAN AND PRIOR TO THAT WAS THE 9TH GRADE BOY’S COACH. HE PREPPED AT MAQUOKETA VALLEY OF DELHI AND WENT ON TO PLAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL
AT WARTBURG COLLEGE IN WAVERLY. HE IS RELATED TO THE
BOB OSTERHAUS FAMILY OF MAQUOKETA.
AT THE BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE BOARD ACCEPTED THE
RESIGNATION OF LONGTIME EMPLOYEE, TOM PETAROS. HE CURRENTLY IS SERVING AS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AND HAS WORKED IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES IN THE DISTRICT FOR 31 YEARS. HE SAID HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AFTER RETIREMENT. HIS WIFE IS ALSO A LONGTIME MAQUOKETA TEACHER AND HIS DAD RAN THE VERY POPULAR GREEN MILL RESTAURNT IN THE 50’S AND FOR YEARS AFTER.
THE BOARD ALSO LAST NIGHT APPROVED THE HIRING OF MELINDA ORRIS AS THE HIGH SCHOOL GLOBAL CULTURE INSTRUCTOR FOR NEXT YEAR. ORRIS, WHO RESIDES IN MAQUOKETA, CURRENTLY TEACHES IN DEWITT. SHE WILL ALSO BE THE 9TH GRADE GIRL’S BASKETBALL COACH.
SPANISH INSTRUCTOR CHRISTINE LIRA RESIGNED HER POSITION AT THE END OF THE YEAR. HER HUSBAND HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO WISCONSIN AND THEREFORE SHE IS LEAVING HER JOB HER IN MAQUOKETA.
THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB DUCK RACE IS GETTING CLOSER…
JUNE 21ST. READERS OF THIS REPORT THAT HAVE PURCHASED A DUCK INCLUDE:
MIKEL AND MARY KAY WALTON OF LAKEWOOD CALIFORNIA. THEY
OWN A CONDO HERE IN MAQUOKETA AND THEY NOW HAVE 10 CHANCES TO WIN $1,000.
DELORES FRANZEN OF PRESTON. THANKS FOR BUYING 5 DUCKS.
AND A FEW DUCKS ALSO PURCHASED BY NANCY AND JOHN WEST OF
HOLLAND, MICHIGAN. ALSO, A GOOD READER FROM ACROSS THE WORLD IN DENMARK. MORE TOMORROW ON THEIR DUCK PURCHASE. WANT TO BUY A DUCK AND HELP THE ROTARY WITH COMMUNITY PROJECTS? JUST SEND $5 ($5 A DUCK) TO ME (I’M A ROTARY MEMBER) AT BOX 940, MAQUOKETA, IOWA, 52060. I’LL ALSO MENTION YOUR DUCK PURCHASE HERE ON THIS REPORT.
DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A NEW BOOK ABOUT MAQUOKETA? WRITTEN BY JERRY RASMUSSEN! MORE ABOUT IT TOMORROW.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
DENNIS VOY.