NICE DAY TODAY....SUNNY, BREEZY AND IN THE 60'S.
THE ANNUAL MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB SCHOLAR'S DINNER AND PROGRAM WAS HELD LAST NIGHT, IN THE SOCIAL ROOM AT THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN MAQUOKETA. IT HONORED THE 20 TOP SCHOLARS OF THE 2006 GRADUATING CLASS. DINNER AT 6 AND THE PROGRAM AT 7. ALSO MUSIC BY ROTARIAN DR. "ELVIS" ATIENZA, DRESSED
IN HIS FLASHY ELVIS OUTFIT. SANG THREE ELVIS HITS TO THE DELIGHT OF ALL. HE IS ONE OF THE BEST ELVIS IMPERSONATORS I'VE HEARD.
THOSE HONORED LAST NIGHT:
JESSICA BECK, DAUGHTER OF THOMAS AND SUSAN
ANGELYN BOCK, DAUGHTER OF DOUG AND ALICE
AMBER BOLLMAN, DAUGHTER OF PAT AND KATHY
DREW BURMAHL, SON OF DAVID AND ANGIE
ALYSA DAVIS, DAUGHTER OF KEVEN AND TAMMY
KYRSTIN DELAGARDELLE, DAUGHTER OF MICHAEL AND TINA
SARAH DEPPE, DAUGHTER OF LORIN AND SHIRLEY
SLOAN FELTEN, DAUGHTER OF RON AND SHIRLEY
MEGAN FLYNN, DAUGHTER OF STEVE AND JUNE
TYLER GONNSEN, SON OF NORBERT AND KATHY
RACHEL GULL, DAUGHTER OF TIM AND SARA SHEEHAN & KEVIN GULL
ZACHARY HILLEBRAND, SON OF MARK AND BETH
DARCI JAMES, DAUGHTER OF AARON AND SHERRI
NOAH JENSEN, DAUGHTER OF ERIC TABOR & JONNA JENSEN
BRITA KILBURG, DAUGHTER OF DALE AND NANCY
BRITTANY REGAN, DAUGHTER OF MIKE AND CHERYL
JILL SCHWENKER, DAUGHTER OF JERRY AND LAUREEN
RYAN SNEDDEN, SON OF TOM AND BRENDA
DANIEL SPRENGER, SON OF RANDY AND MARGO
AND
HEATHER WHITE, DAUGHTER OF MYRON AND DONNA.
ROTARIAN, SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT WAS CO-CHAIR OF THE EVENT AND
ALSO WAS THE EMCEE AND AS USUAL, DID A NICE JOB.
EACH STUDENT AND PARENTS SAT WITH , AND WERE HOSTED, BY A
ROTARIAN. I WAS HOST TO HEATHER WHITE AND PARENTS.
A MAQUOKETA MAN, MICHAEL HANKINS, AGE 50, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SELLING MARIJUANA FROM HIS ROOM AT THE KEY MOTEL IN MAQUOKEA. BOB SIMONSON OF THE BEAR CREEK NARCOTICS TASK FORCE FILED THE CHARGES THIS MORNING AND HANKINS MADE AN INITIAL COURT APPEARANCE BUT WAS NOT JAILED. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON FEB . 24TH.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL AGREED TO A SETTLEMENT WITH THE LOW BIDDER FOR THE ARC PROJECT, THAT ASKED TO BE LET OUT OF THE BID BECAUSE OF A BIDDING ERROR THEY MADE. THE FIRM AGREED TO PAY $1,000 TO THE CITY TO COVER CITY EXPENSES. THE FIRM IS HILLEBRAND CONSTRUCTION OF DUBUQUE. THE COUNCIL DID NOT AWARD THE BID TO THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER, ALSO OF DUBUQUE, BUT PROBABLY WILL AT THEIR NEXT MEETING.
IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT UP AT THE MEETING THAT THE ARC COMMITTEE IS PLANNING A FUND-RAISING PUSH TO RAISE MONEY FOR TWO ADDITIONAL LANES FOR THE INDOOR SWIMMING POOL AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF
$600,000. IF THEY DO THIS, THE PROJECT MAY HAVE TO BE RE-BID.
NO BIRTHS OR DEATHS TO REPORT.
WIN $1,000 OR $100....BUY A ROTARY DUCK FOR THE JUNE 21ST. ROTARY DUCK RACE. SEND YOUR $5 TO ROTARY DUCK RACE, KMAQ, BOX 940,
MAQUOKETA, IOWA 52060. THIS MORNING, BOY SCOUT LEADER DAVE EHLERS STOPPED IN AN BOUGHT ONE AND LATER IN MORNING, JACK GAVEN STOPPED IN AND BOUGHT TWO. GOOD GUYS. AND THEY KNOW THEIR ODDS OF WINNING ARE PRETTY GOOD. BUT MOST IMPORTANT, THEY KNOW THEY ARE HELPING THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY DO GOOD THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY.
TAKE IT EASY....BUT SOON, TAKE A WALK IF YOU HAVE TIME.....WALK SWIFTLY FOR 15 MINUTES AND YOU'VE WALKED A MILE.
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK THE NEW KMAQ GUEST BOOK DAILY.
DENNIS VOY