Treynor Optimist Club - Friend of Youth

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

Mar 25 - Korbin Horton - Music Trip to Nashville and High School Musical, which he will direct at school this spring
Apr 1 - Tim Ambrose - Catching the world’s largest Gar
Apr 8 - Jan-Erik and Beate Kuenstler (visiting from Germany): Research about Bea’s grandpa, who was in a POW camp in the US during WWII

Drawing of Pavillion and layout for the T in Treynor.

See March 4, 2023 Optimist Newsletter for more information.

	See our Facebook Page	Briefing on Junior Optimist Club
	March 19, 2022 - Community Volunteer Recognition pictures and organization information in this link	Briefing on Keep Kids Alive 25

Flag Letter for 2022

To subscribe, print the Flag Letter and send $40 to

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

Check here to see if you have already paid
Homes Paid in 2022

222 paid flags on 6 Sept 2022

In 2022 we put in an addtional 9 footings along Highway 92 in front of the High School.
The Treynor Optimist Club thanks you for your support of the Flag Project. All funds go toward scholarships.

Past Speakers & Newsletters (for the last few months)

Dec 3 - Justus Brammer & Brian Hadfield, Rise & Shine Car Wash
Dec 10 - Tyler Juranek & his Service Dog Bodie
Dec 17 - Norm Collins & Collins Consulting & Taxes
Jan 7 - Mike Jerke, CEO Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE)
Jan 14 - Shelly Bailey, JOI Club Advisor, KKAD25
Jan 21 - Wendy Andersen – Treynor Community Volunteer, Splash Pad
Jan 28 - Jona Kuenstler, German Exchange Student
Feb 4 - Scott Strohmeier, IWCC Football Coach
Feb 11 - Treynor Music Boosters
Feb 18 - Tour of IWCC Art Center
Feb 25 - Dean Leaders, Head Coach for Girls Wrestling at Lewis Central
Mar 4 - Treynor Vision Update about The T
Mar 11 - Byron Menke, How to Plan for an Estate Sale
Mar 18 - Tiffany Anderson, Dollar General Manager

For older speakers or newsletters, select "Speakers" to select a speaker or "Newsletter" to select by newsletter date from the menu at the top of this page

Monthly Speaker Coordinators
Mar - Dee Guttau (first two weeks)
Mar - Linda Danker (last two weeks)
Apr - Keith Denton
May - Dale Willenborg
June - Steve Irvin (first two weeks)
June - Jeff Jorgensen (last two weeks)
July - Chad Guttau
Aug - Jim Clausen (first two weeks)
Aug - Bill Vorthmann (last two weeks)
Sept - Glenrose Meier (first two weeks)
Sept - Steve Chambers (last two weeks)
Oct - Gary Guttau
Nov - Jordan Campbell (first two weeks
Nov - Jerry Hempel (last two weeks)
Dec - Kirk Vorthmann (first two weeks)
Dec - ??? (last three weeks)

Organizations helping with flags. Typically only need 4-6 helpers

Flag Holidays for 2023	Put up flags, Assist	Take down flags, Assist
Put out Flyers - Saturday, April 15	Put out flyers with Scouts
Memorial Day - Monday, May 29	Sat, May 27, 9:30 a.m. St. Paul Youth	Tues, May 30, 4:00 p.m St. Paul Youth
Flag Day - Tues, June 14	Sat, June 10, 9:30 a.m. Studio 7 Dance Team	Sat, June 17, 9:30 a.m. Silver Keg feeders 4-H
Treynor Days - Friday- Saturday, June 23-24	Thurs, June 23, 4:00 p.m Boy Scout Troup 729
Independence Day - Tuesday, July 4		Sat, July 8, 9:00 a.m. ZION Youth
Labor Day - Monday, September 4	Sat, Sept 2, 9:30 a.m. Silver Creeek 4-H
Patriot Day - Monday, September 11
Homecoming - Friday, September		?? Sat, Sept 17, 9:30 a.m. Music Boosters
Veterans Day - Saturday, November 11	Friday, Nov 10, 4:00 p.m.	Monday, Nov 13, 4:00 p.m.

Veterans Day-Flags only along school and cemetery- 39 flags

Placed flags on Columbus Day in past years - Changed to Homecoming weekend in 2020 because of bad weather often in mid-October

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Flags for Scholarships

The Optimist Club provided scholarship awards for $7000 for
graduating Seniors in 2022
The recipients of $500 in 2022 in alphabetical order are:

JOI Club Members (Selected by JOI Club)
Norah Beekhuizen
Payton Chapman
Rachael Kinsella

Optimist Club

Aalanah Buckingham
Tyler Christensen
Josie Davidson
Adley Drake
Michael Davis
Memphis Kylee Dunsdorf
Emma Flathers
Keelea Navara
Thomas Schwartz V
Brooklyn Sedlak
Ashlyn Vorthmann

Total of $69,100 since 2010
Full list of scholarship winners by year

Next Can Sorting
Wed, Mar 29, time 2:00 p.m.
Junior Optimist Club

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 $220,000
Oct 12, 2022

Past Proceeds by month

Can Kennel Proceeds

The redemption center collects cans every two weeks.. Each organization will receive revenues for two or four weeks as follows:

Dec 22 - Jan 18 2023	After Prom	Jan 4	Jan 18	Nicole Reed 712-525-1181 nreed@treynorcardinalsorg
Jan 19 - Feb 15 2023	Treynor Music Boosters	Feb 1	Feb 15	Julie Danker 402-917-4814 jdanker@cbcsd.org
Feb 16 - Mar 15 2023	Studio 7 Dance Team	Mar 1	Mar 15	Linsey Boehm 402-651-7397 linsey_6@hotmail.com
Mar 16 - Mar 29 2023	Junior Optimist Club	Mar 29		Shelly Bailey 402-689-2464 sbailey@treynorcardinals.org
Mar 30 - Apr 12 2023	Keep Kids Alive – Drive 25 (KKA) Committee	Apr 12		John Klein 712-309-5992 iowakleins70@gmail.com
Apr 13 - May 10 2023	Cub Scout Pacl 729	Apr 26	May 10	Rachel Dyke 402-740-4944 RachelDyke@yahoo.com
May 11 - Jun 7 2023	St. Paul Youth	May 24	Jun 7	Denise Wilson 402-680-8172 DWilsonSPL@gmail.com
Jun 8 - Jul 5 2023	Silver Keg Feeders 4-H Club	Jun 21	Jul 5	Rachel Dyke 402-740-4944 RachaelDyke@yahoo.com
Jul 6 - Aug 2 2023	Treynor Optimist Club	Jul 19	Aug 2	Dale Willenborg 402-651-1634 DaleWillenborg@gmail.com
Aug 3 - Aug 30 2023	THS Dance Team	Aug 16	Aug 30	Mindee Vorthmann 402-980-0336 (c) 712-487-3414 (w) MVorthmann@treynorcardinals.org
Aug 31 - Sep 27 2023	ZION Youth	Sep 13	Sep 27	Jordan Campbell 712-310-1835 pastorjordancampbell@gmail.com
Sep 28 - Oct 25 2023	Silver Creek 4-H Club	Oct 11	Oct 25	Traci Black 402-658-8449 ttracib3@aol.com
Oct 26 - Nov 8 2023	St. Paul Preschool	Nov 8		Shirley Chambers 402-651-8816, 712-796-1177 admin@reynorpreschool.com chamberssj6@gmail.com
Nov 8 - Nov 22 2023	Impact ASC	Nov 22		Jordan Campbell 712-310-1835 pastorjordancampbell@gmail.com
Nov 23 - Dec 20 2023	Boy Scout Troup 729	Dec 7	Dec 20	John Wilson 402-680-8175 JAWilson7820@gmail.com
Dec 21 - Jan 17 2024	Post Prom	Jan 3	Jan 17

Applications received for 2024
Girls' Basketball, received 15 March 2023, Joe Chapman

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