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ON AUGUST 15TH, 2008, THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM OPENED!
YESTERDAY, THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY WAS CELEBRATED AT THE MUSEUM!
IT FEATURED A WAFFLE SUPPER.
TOURS OF THE MUSEUM.
SPECIAL OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS.
AND A SPECIAL PROGRAM OUT IN BACK WHERE THE BRICK GARDEN WAS
DEDICATED, COMPLETE WITH TWO NEW BENCHES AND NICE TREES.

 ONE OF THE DISPLAYS IN THE MUSEUM

 JACK WILLEY, PRESIDENT OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

BONNIE MITCHELL, CURATOR OF THE SOCIETY.   (HER LATE HUSBAND
CHARLES WAS ONE OF TWO KEY PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAVING THE
OFFICE BUILDING AND MAKING IT A GREAT MUSEUM.)

BILL MAYBERRY, LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF CLINTON ENGINES AND NOW
HISTORIAN FOR MUSEUM.

THE UNVEILING OF THE 11TH MILLION ENGINE MANUFACTURED AT THE MUSEUM.    IT WAS PRESENTED TO GOV. HAROLD HUGHES.   SECOND FROM
LEFT IS REBECCA DICKMAN FROM LOST NATION.   SHE WORKED THIS SUMMER AT THE MUSEUMS AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME  GETTING THE
ABOVE ENGINE FOR THE MUSEUM.     IN FACT, WITHOUT HER EFFORTS, WE
PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE IT.    SHE WILL BE A SENIOR IN "MUSEUM
STUDIES" AT ISU THIS FALL.

THE ENGINE IS ON LOAN TO THE MUSEUM FOR 3 YEARS, FROM THE STATE
HISTORICAL MUSEUM.

ONE OF TWO BENCHES (ON EACH END)  OF THE BRICK PATIO.   EACH BENCH
COSTS $800.....THEY ARE NICE!

"BUST" OF CLINTON ENGINES OWNER, DON THOMAS, DONE RECENTLY BY
HIS SON.

MRS. THOMAS, ALSO DONE BY HER SON.

THE SECOND OF THE TWO THAT WORKED EXTREMELY LONG AND HARD
TO GET THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM FOR MAQUOKETA  (LEFT) IS
ASHER SCHROEDER, MAQUOKETA NATIVE AND RETIRED ATTORNEY AND
PAST-PRESIDENT OF THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.   AT RIGHT, BILL LUCKEY FROM FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN AND CLINTON 
ENGINES EMPLOYEE FROM 1950 TO 1966.    NOW HE CONTINUES TO BE
A GREAT SOURCE FOR BONNIE AND STAFF OF THE CLINTON ENGINES
PLANT IN MAQUOKETA.

CLINTON ENGINES MADE MAQUOKETA FAMOUS WORLD-WIDE.

NICE TURN-OUT FOR A NICE  EVENT LAST NIGHT!

IF YOU HAVE STILL NOT TOURED THE CLINTON ENGINES MUSEUM....

PUT IT ON YOUR BUCKET LIST!

DENNIS  VOY