Meetings
Weekly meetings are at the
Treynor Community Center, 11
West Main St, Treynor, Iowa 51575
Starting time is 8:00 a.m.
Guests and prospective members are
always welcome.
Come enjoy donuts and coffee.
Speakers at Saturday Meetings
- Jan 31 - David Stalling, Special Olympics Coach
- Feb 14 - Matthew Hansmann, Speech Coach at Treynor Community School
- Feb 21 - Jeff Hazelwood, Trip to Vietnam, South Korea
- Feb 28 - Garry Clark- He grew up in the D.C. Projects and how sports changed his life
- Mar 7 - Cody Abbott - Manager of Home Depot Store and Optimist/School/Treynor Supporter
- Mar 14 - Andy Mayer - Droppitt Can Kennel recycling process
- Friday, Mar 20 - Channel 7 KETV studio tour at 7 Burlington Station. Car pool 9:15 a.m.
- Mar 21 -
- Mar 28 - D.J. Walton & Dan Kinsella - Treynor boys and girls wrestling program
 Treynor elementary students help with May Day planting project |
 Drawing of Pavillion and layout for the "T" in Treynor. See March 4, 2023 Optimist Newsletter for more information. |
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See our Facebook Page | Briefing on Junior Optimist Club |
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March 19, 2022 - Community Volunteer Recognition pictures and organization information in this link | Briefing on Keep Kids Alive 25 |
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Flag
Letter for 2025 Check here to see if you have already paid
(updated May 10, 2025) In May 2025 we gave out $9000 in $500 scholarships |
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The Treynor Optimist Club thanks you for your support of the Flag Project. All funds raised from flags go toward scholarships for graduating seniors.
Past Speakers & Newsletters
(for the last few months)
Oct 4 - Royalty Lilly Yocum and Jett Sornsen
Oct 11 - Get To Know You Game led by Dale Willenborg
Oct 18 - Dr. Dan Kinney, Pres. Iowa Western Community College
Oct 25 - Barbara Vorthmann, Gold Star Mom
Nov 1 - Chaley Rath Hempel – Girls Cross Country Coach
Nov 8 - Jeff Casey, Treynor FB Coach
Nov 15 - Susan Enewold – CARES Program
Nov 22 - Terry Richardson, Judge Richard Distillary, Carson, IA
Nov 29 - No Meeting-snow
Dec 6 - Richard Miller – Local Expert on Historic Indians in the area
Dec 13 - Doug Jensen, Former candidate for US Congress
Dec 20 - Josh Bintz – Physical Therapist
Dec 27 - Brian Young, Pastor, Living Hope Church
Jan 3 - Collins Consulting - Tax changes from the Big Beautiful Bill
Jan 10 - Eva Stalling (Keith Denton’s daughter), school psychologist at Millard
Jan 17 - Dale Jensen, Trip to Amazon
Jan 24 - City discussion with Mike Holton
Jan 31 - David Stalling, Special Olympics Coach at Millard South in Nebraska
Feb 7 - Rosie Rucker, Community Engagement Committee, Treynor’s Tomorrow
For older speakers or newsletters, select "Speakers" to select a speaker or "Newsletter" to select the newsletter date from the menu at the top of this page.
Oct 4 - Royalty Lilly Yocum and Jett Sornsen
Oct 11 - Get To Know You Game led by Dale Willenborg
Oct 18 - Dr. Dan Kinney, Pres. Iowa Western Community College
Oct 25 - Barbara Vorthmann, Gold Star Mom
Nov 1 - Chaley Rath Hempel – Girls Cross Country Coach
Nov 8 - Jeff Casey, Treynor FB Coach
Nov 15 - Susan Enewold – CARES Program
Nov 22 - Terry Richardson, Judge Richard Distillary, Carson, IA
Nov 29 - No Meeting-snow
Dec 6 - Richard Miller – Local Expert on Historic Indians in the area
Dec 13 - Doug Jensen, Former candidate for US Congress
Dec 20 - Josh Bintz – Physical Therapist
Dec 27 - Brian Young, Pastor, Living Hope Church
Jan 3 - Collins Consulting - Tax changes from the Big Beautiful Bill
Jan 10 - Eva Stalling (Keith Denton’s daughter), school psychologist at Millard
Jan 17 - Dale Jensen, Trip to Amazon
Jan 24 - City discussion with Mike Holton
Jan 31 - David Stalling, Special Olympics Coach at Millard South in Nebraska
Feb 7 - Rosie Rucker, Community Engagement Committee, Treynor’s Tomorrow
For older speakers or newsletters, select "Speakers" to select a speaker or "Newsletter" to select the newsletter date from the menu at the top of this page.
Monthly Speaker Coordinators
Jan - Judy Guttau (1st Sat)
Jan - Keith Denton (2, 3, 4, 5th Sat)
Feb - Linda Danker (1st, 2nd Sat)
Feb - Kirk Vorthmann (3rd, 4th Sat)
Mar - John Klein
April - Chad Guttau
May - Ken Graham (1st, 2nd Sat)
May - Jeff Jorgensen (3rd, 4th Sat)
June - Steve Irvin (1st, 2nd Sat)
June - Dee Guttau (3rd,4th Sat)
July 4 - No Meeting
July - 2nd Sat open
July - Phil Waggoner (3rd, 4th Sat)
Aug - Dale Willenborg
Sept - Jim Clausen (1st, 2nd Sat)
Sept - Bill Vorthmann (3rd, 4th Sat)
Oct - Optimist Members speaking
Nov - Jerry Hempel (1st, 2nd Sat)
Nov - Josh Guttau (3rd, 4th Sat)
Dec - Mick & Judy Guttau
Jan - Judy Guttau (1st Sat)
Jan - Keith Denton (2, 3, 4, 5th Sat)
Feb - Linda Danker (1st, 2nd Sat)
Feb - Kirk Vorthmann (3rd, 4th Sat)
Mar - John Klein
April - Chad Guttau
May - Ken Graham (1st, 2nd Sat)
May - Jeff Jorgensen (3rd, 4th Sat)
June - Steve Irvin (1st, 2nd Sat)
June - Dee Guttau (3rd,4th Sat)
July 4 - No Meeting
July - 2nd Sat open
July - Phil Waggoner (3rd, 4th Sat)
Aug - Dale Willenborg
Sept - Jim Clausen (1st, 2nd Sat)
Sept - Bill Vorthmann (3rd, 4th Sat)
Oct - Optimist Members speaking
Nov - Jerry Hempel (1st, 2nd Sat)
Nov - Josh Guttau (3rd, 4th Sat)
Dec - Mick & Judy Guttau
Organizations
helping
with flags. Typically only need 4-6 helpers
The Optimist Club provided $9000 in scholarship awards for 18 graduating Seniors in 2025. The recipients of $500 in 2025 in alphabetical order are:
JOI Club Members (Selected by JOI Club)
Monica Osborn
Gretchen Swalwell
Optimist Club selected:
Kyle Beekhuizen
Sydney Burmeister
Reese Chapman
Claire Cook
Kallie Danker
Genevieve Deitchler
Griffin Gregg
Brynna Huffman
Grant Karr
Lulu Lascala
Emma Miller
Bailey Roberts
Jack Vorthmann
Andyn White
Nathan White
Peter Young
Total of $92,100 to 225 graduating Seniors since 2010
Full list of scholarship winners by year
| Flag Holidays for 2026 | Put up flags, Assist | Take down flags, Assist |
| Put out Flyers - Saturday in April . | Put out flyers with Cub Scouts & Scouting for Food | |
| Armed Forces Day - Saturday, May 16 | Friday, May 15, 5:00
p.m.. |
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| Memorial Day - Monday, May 25 | flags still up |
Tuesday, May 26, 5:00 p.m |
| Flag Day - Sunday, June 14 | Saturday, June 13,
9:30 a.m. |
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| Juneteenth - Thursday, June 19 | flags still up | |
| Treynor Days - Friday- Saturday, June 26-27 | flags still up |
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| Independence Day - Saturday, July 4 | flags still up | Monday, July 6, 5:00 p.m.. |
| Labor Day - Monday, September 7 | Sat, September 5,
9:30 a.m. |
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| Patriot Day - Thursday, September 11 | flags still up | |
| Homecoming - Friday, Date TBD | flags still up | Sat after Homecoming |
| Veterans Day - Wednesday, November 11 | Monday, November 9, 5:00 p.m. | Thursday, Nov 12, 5:00 p.m. |
Veterans
Day-Flags only on Highway 92 along the school, cemetery,
and community
center - 39 flags
Flag footings
may be
filled
with ice, making it very difficult to install or remove flags
The Optimist Club provided $9000 in scholarship awards for 18 graduating Seniors in 2025. The recipients of $500 in 2025 in alphabetical order are:
JOI Club Members (Selected by JOI Club)
Monica Osborn
Gretchen Swalwell
Optimist Club selected:
Kyle Beekhuizen
Sydney Burmeister
Reese Chapman
Claire Cook
Kallie Danker
Genevieve Deitchler
Griffin Gregg
Brynna Huffman
Grant Karr
Lulu Lascala
Emma Miller
Bailey Roberts
Jack Vorthmann
Andyn White
Nathan White
Peter Young
Total of $92,100 to 225 graduating Seniors since 2010
Full list of scholarship winners by year
Next Can Sorting
Silver Keg Feeders 4-H
We have been receiving a Tremendous amount of support this year with can & bottle donations.
Thanks for your support.
Can
Kennel Applications
Can Kennel Application Form (MS Word)
(pdf version of Can Kennel Application)
Past Proceeds
Total = over $272,996
from May 1999 through November 8, 2025
Past Proceeds by month
Applications received and not
currently assigned
Boy Scout Troup 729, 1 Dec 2025
Cub Scout Pack 729, 15 Dec 2025
Can Kennel Application Form (MS Word)
(pdf version of Can Kennel Application)
Past Proceeds
Total = over $272,996
from May 1999 through November 8, 2025
Past Proceeds by month
Can Kennel Proceeds
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Thank you to the Home Depot for providing the sorting bags for the can kennel. | NOTE: We are now putting cans, bottles, etc. in a DROPPETT trailer behind the Treynor Community Center. DROPPITT will pick up the trailer when it is full and give us a different one. We expect it to take about three months to fill the trailer, so funds may not be available for a few months after sorting. We are grateful that DROPPITT is willing to work with us so we do not have the time and expense of hauling the redeemables. |
Each organization will receive revenues for two or four weeks as follows:
| Sep 14 - Oct 11 | ZION Youth | Sep 24, 6:15 p.m. | Oct 8, 7:00 p.m | Jordan
Campbell 712-310-1835 PastorJordanCampbell@gmail.com |
| Oct 9 - Nov 8 | St. Paul Preschool | Oct 25 | Nov 8 | Shirley
Chambers 402-651-8816 chambersSj6@gmail.com |
| Nov 9 - Dec 6 | Treynor High School Speech | Dec 6 | Matthew
Hansmann 712-348-0030 (cell) 712-487-3414 x1222 (work) mhansmann@treynorcardinals.org |
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| Dec 7 - Jan 3, 2026 | Post Prom Committee | Jan 3 | Nicole
Reed 402-290-9488 nreed@treynorcardinals.org |
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| Jan 4 - Jan 31 | Silver Keg Feeders 4-H | Jan 31 | Rachael
Dyke 402-740-4944 RachelDyke@yahoo.com |
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| Feb 1 - Mar 4 | ZCCY (ZION Congregational Church Youth) | Mar 4 | Jordan
Campbell 712-310-1835 PastorJordanCampbell@gmail.com |
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| Mar 5 - Apr 11 | JOI Club & KKAD25 | Mar 18 |
Apr 8 | Shelly
Bailey 402-689-2464 ShellyBailey007@gmail.com |
| Apr 12 - May 9 | St. Paul Youth | Apr 25 | May 9 | Denise
Wilson 402-680-8172 DWilsonSPL@gmail.com |
| May 10 - May 23 | ||||
| May 24 - Jun 6 | . | |||
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| Jun 21 - Jul 4 | ||||
| Jul 5 - Aug 1 | Teammates | Aug 1 | Jordan
Campbell 712-310-1835 PastorJordanCampbell@gmail.com |
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| Aug 16 - Aug 29 | Volleyball ??? | Aug 29 | Lea Keysor 402-350-1197 LKeysor@treynorcardinals.org |
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| Aug 30 - Sep 26 | Music Boosters | Sep 12 | Sep 26 | Jill Davis 402-850-4169 JDavis@treynorcardinals.org treynormusicboosters@gmail.com |
| Sep 27 - Oct 24 | St. Paul Lutheran Preschool | Oct 10 | Oct 24 | Shirley
Chambers 402-651-8816 chambersSj6@gmail.com |
| Oct 25 - Nov 21 | High School Speech | Nov 7 | Nov 21 | Matthew
Hansmann 712-348-0030 (cell) mhansmann@treynorcardinals.org |
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| Dec 6 - Dec 19 | ||||
| Dec 20 - Jan 17 2027 | Post Prom Committee | Jan 2 | Jan 17 |
Cub Scout Pack 729, 15 Dec 2025