Meetings

Weekly meetings are at the
Treynor Community Center
Starting time is 8:00 a.m.
Guests and prospective members are always welcome.

Speakers at Saturday Meetings


  • December 15 -  Pottawattamie County sheriff Steven Winchell

Monthly Coordinators
December - Kirk Vorthmann

Flag Holidays for 2018

Memorial Day - Monday, May 28
Flag Day - Thursday, June 14
Treynor Days - Fri-Sun, June 22-24
Independence Day - Wednesday, July 4
Labor Day - Monday, September 3
Patriot Day - Tuesday, September 11
Columbus Day - Monday, October 8
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Woodmen of the World donated 20 new flags, so we decided to put flags by the ZION cemetery and the High School in Treynor.

Flag Letter

To subscribe, send $35 to

Optimist Club of Treynor
P.O. Box 354
 Treynor, IA 51575

Check here to see if you have already paid
Homes Paid in 2018
The Treynor Optimist Club thanks you for your support of the Flag Project.   All funds go toward scholarships.
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Flags for Scholarships

The Optimist Club awarded $5500 to
11 graduating Seniors in May 2018.
The recipients of $500 in May 2018 in alphabetical order are:

JOI Club Members (Selected by JOI Club)

Mitchell Griffin
Nolan Hanson

Selected by Optimist Club

Luke Clausen
Kaylee Finnegan
Claire Flathers
Mitchell Griffin
Payton Livengood
Garrett Pryor
Annaliese McCain
Katelyn Olsen
Klara Ticer

Can Kennel
Next Can Sorting
Wednesday, December 12, 1;00
After Prom Committee



Can Kennel Application Form (MS Word)

(pdf version of Application)
Past Proceeds

Total =  $160,360.83
through 17 Oct  2018
Past Proceeds by month

Can Kennel Proceeds

The redemption center now collects cans every two weeks,  instead of twice a month as in previous years. This allows more organizations to benefit from the Can Kennel.  Each organization will receive revenues for  four weeks instead of a full month, as follows:

Dates Organization Sorting  Sorting  Contact 
July 12 - Aug 8 Cardinal Core July 25 Aug 8 712-487-3906 (h), 712-487-3289 (w), 712-310-1835 (c)
Aug 9 - Sept 5 Treynor Girl Scout Troop 40408 Aug 22 Sept 5 Karen Swalwell 712-486-2606, 402-651-8192 (c)
Sept 6 - Sept 19 Treynor National Honor Society Sept 19 Rita Laughlin, 712-487-3181, ext 1116 (w, 402-681-7253 (c)
Sept 20 - Oct 3 Studio 7 Competition Team Oct 3 Holly Fenn 402-960-4998
Oct 4 - Oct 31 Boy Scouts of America Troop 729 Oct 17 Oct 31 Robert Engle  209-329-7369 (cell); Home 712-482-3122
Nov 1 - Nov 28 Cub Scout Pack 729 Nov 14 Nov 28 Cindy Biederman, 712-326-5453
Nov 29 - Dec 26 After Prom Dec 12 Dec 26 Nicole Reed, 712-525-1181 (h), 402-290-9488 (c), 712-487-3804 (w)
Dec 27 - Jan 23, 2019 Music Boosters Jan 9 Jan 23 Beverly Green, 712-310-0727 (c)
Jan 24 - Feb 20, 2019 Silver Keg Feeders 4-H Feb 6 Feb 20
Feb 21 - Mar 20, 2019 High School Baseball Mar 6 Mar 20 Bob Mantell, 712-487-3689 (h), 402-680-2896 (c), 712-487-0420 (w)
Mar 21 - Apr 17, 2019 JOI Club Apr 3 Apr 17 Gary Funkhouser, 712-487-3343
Apr 18 - May 15, 2019 Zion Youth May 1 May 15 Jordan Campbell, 712-487-3906 (h), 712-310-1835 (c), 712-487-3289 (w)
May 16 - Jun 12, 2019 St. Paul Youth May 29 Jun 12 Denise Wilson, 402-680-8172 (c), 402-487-3880 (w)
Jun 13 - Jul 10, 2019 Silver Creek 4-H Jun 26 Jul 10 Traci Black, 402-658-8449 (c), ttracib3@aol.com
Jul 11 - Aug 7, 2019 Jul 24 Aug 7
Aug 8 - Sep 4, 2019 Aug 21 Sep 4
Sep 5 - Oct 2, 2019 High School Football & Basketball Cheerleaders Sep 18 Oct 2 Nicole Reed, 712-525-1181 (h), 402-290-9488 (c)
Oct 3 - Oct 30, 2019 Boy Scout Troup 729 Oct 16 Oct 30 Robert Engle, 712-482-3122 (h), 209-329-7369 (c)
Oct 31 - Nov 27, 2019 Treynor Cub Scout Pack 729 Nov 13 Nov 27 Cindy Biederman, 712-566-3020 (h), 712-326-5453 (c)
Nov 28 - Dec 25, 2019 After Prom Dec 11 Dec 25
Applications received
Other interesting and useful web sites

Treynor School
Treynor Schools Twitter Account
Treynor Schools Facebook Page

Optimist International

Iowa Optimist Organization

City of Treynor

Pottawattamie County

Pottawattamie County Assessor

City of Council Bluffs