AT THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB MEETING YESTERDAY, MEMBERS WERE
INTRODUCED TO ASHLEY QUINLAN, DAUGHTER OF TOM AND KATHY QUINLAN AND ONE OF TWO WINNERS OF A MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB $1,000
SCHOLARSHIP. SHE PLANS TO ATTEND LOYOLA UNIVERSITY IN CHICAGO AND MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.
THE OTHER $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP GOES TO ALISSA ROOT, DAUGHTER OF DALE AND SHELIA ROOT WHO PLANS TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA AND MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY-FAMILY SERVICES. SHE WILL ATTEND A ROTARY MEETING ANOTHER WEDNESDAY SOON.
THE SPEAKER YESTERDAY WAS JACK WILLEY, A MEMBER OF ROTARY,
A JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISOR AND A BEAUTICIAN IN MAQUOKETA FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
SEVEN YEARS AGO, HE WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO A SEAT ON
THE IOWA MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITY COMMISSION AND HE NOW IS IN HIS 3RD YEAR OF CHAIRMAN. IT'S AN IMPORTANT COMMISSION, DEALING
WITH IMPORTANT IOWA CITIZENS AND IT IS ALWAYS FACING A SHORTAGE
OF FUNDS. JACK IS NOW AN IOWA LEADER IN THIS FIELD.
WHAT'S ROTARY UP TO THESE DAYS? IN JUNE, 3 BIG PROJECTS....THE
FATHER'S DAY BREAKFAST AT THE AIRPORT, THE DUCK RACE FUND
RAISER AT THE YMCA POOL JUNE 20TH AND THE SENIORS ANNUAL
ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND BAND CONCERT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS ON JUNE
27TH.
PHOTOS BY ROTARIAN DENNIS VOY
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