Monday, February 09, 2009


THIS NICE LOOKING MAN IS DR. ROB DEEGAN, DVM. HE HOLDS THE AWARD HE GOT
LAST THURSDAY AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN
MAQUOKETA. THE THREE AG AWARDS WERE SPONSORED BY THE MAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE AND THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB. FLORIAN STEFFAN PRESENTED THE PLAQUE TO ROB ON THE
STAGE LAST THURSDAY NOON. FLORIAN REPRESENTED THE ROTARY AT THE
AWARDS CEREMONY. AND...TURNS OUT...HE WAS PRESENTING IT TO A FELLOW
ROTARIAN. YES, DOC HAS BEEN A GOOD LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY AND HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMUNITY OVER THE YEARS AND AS A VET, HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY ACTIVE IN THE AGRICULTURE WORLD OF JACKSON COUNTY. HE'S ALSO A PRETTY GOOD MUSICIAN AND SINGER.
THE OTHER AWARD WINNERS ARE PICTURED BELOW. MY THANKS TO LEE SCOTT
FOR TAKING THESE THREE PHOTOS AND EMAILING THEM TO ME. I FORGOT MY CAMERA THAT DAY. THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW WAS A BIG SUCCESS
WITH OVER 2,000 ATTENDING. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN SOME WAY, AND TO ALL WHO ATTENDED. WE LOOK FORWARD OF COURSE TO A BIG AND BETTER SHOW NEXT YEAR. AND THOSE PORK BURGERS AND HAMBURGERS
WERE DEEEEELICIOUS.
NOTE: TO ENLARGE PHOTOS, CLICK-ON THEM. AND BE SURE ALSO TO CHECK
THE TEN OR SO PHOTOS I ALSO TOOK SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE BILL FLEMMING NIGHT AT THE NEW MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GYM.
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THE FARMER OF THE YEAR AWARD WENT TO ALBERT "BUD" AND LILLIAN KNAKE OF RURAL BELLEVUE. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO THEM BY MAQUOKETA
BANKER BRIAN SCHWAGER.

SHOWN HERE, SCOTT GENT, AT RIGHT, PRESENTING THE AGRI-BUSINESS AWARD TO DOUG AND RUTH ANN SCOTT, AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW LAST THURSDAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA. THIS WAS ONE OF THREE AWARDS, SPONSORED AGAIN THIS YEAR BY THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB AND THE MAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
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