WEDNESDAY (RAIN/COLD) DAILY

THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK 60TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER WAS HELD LAST NIGHT AT THE  TIMBER CENTER.

ABOUT 500 ENJOYED A HAM AND BEEF DINNER,
SERVED BY M-S-B STAFF MEMBERS.

M-S-B WAS STARTED BY MAC POOLER.   IN 1965, JOHN 
FAGERLAND AND ED TUBBS (BOTH DECEASED) BOUGHT THE THEN SMALL BANK AND BUILDT IT TO
A LARGE BANKING CORPORATION,  OHNWARD BANK
SHARES, WITH LOCAL BANKS IN SEVERAL EASTERN IOWA COUNTIES.      ABOVE,  KENDRA BECK AND 
ALAN TUBBS WELCOMED THE GUESTS LAST NIGHT.
KENDRA'S DAD WAS JOHN FAGERLAND AND ALAN'S DAD WAS ED TUBBS.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB LAST WEEK HELD
THEIR ANNUAL "REVERSE RAFFLE" DINNER WITH
HALF THE PROCEEDS TO BE DONATED FOR THE NEW 
COMMUNITY CUPBOARD BUILDING ON WEST PLATT
STREET.        AT TODAY'S MEETING, (LEFT) ROTARY PRESIDENT BRIAN SPANNAGEL PRESENTED A CHECK
FOR $5,583 FOR THE CUPBOARD BUILDING, TO A 
MEMBER OF THE BOARD, RON SCHAEFER.
PHOTO BY: JACOB BELLINGS

MAQUOKETA WILL BE GETTING A NEW CITY COUNCIL PERSON.   AT
THE COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY NIGHT,  CRAIG ORRIS RESIGNED
HIS FIRST WARD SEAT BECAUSE OF INCREASED TIME COMMITMENTS.
THE COUNCIL HOPES TO APPOINT SOMEONE TO REPLACE HIM.
ANYONE IN THE FIRST WARD WANTING THE JOB NEEDS TO CONTACT
CITY HALL.      ORRIS WAS ELECTED IN 2015 AND HIS TERM WAS TO
END  DECEMBER 31ST, 2019.

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