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

Sept 18 - Steve Owens - new Regional Director of Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Sept 25 - Bryce Warner, Spec. Ed Teacher, started Fishing Club for kids
Oct 2 - Tim Hamilton - Council Bluffs Schools, on E-sports being added to their sports teams. Explanation of what E-sports are and maybe when Treynor High School will add them.
Oct 9 - Candace Gregory - Treynor resident and CEO of Open Door Mission in Omaha. A look at the huge and multi-faceted operations of this major charitable organization.
Oct 16 - Casey Baragary - Treynor Wastewater Treatment Manager will lead us on an on-site SEWER TOUR of the treatment of our waste water and protection of Middle Silver Creek.This meeting will start at ZION church.
Oct 23 - Brenda Mainwaring - CEO of Iowa West Foundation, who lives in Treynor School district (and Jerry Hemple's neighbor at Richfield Loop). She will speak on IWF giving plans, including a big grant for Treynor Vision Group land.
Oct 30 - Bob Keysor - Air Force veteran of the Treynor Missile Base, which brought him to Treynor. Explanation about the missile base and its function, what was there and how it closed.

Sept 11 - Jane Leick - Treynor teacher received the Lakin Outstanding Teacher Award

Flag Letter

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 2021

184 paid flags so far this year

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)

May 1 - Steve Irvin, Iowa College Access Network (ICAN)
May 8 - Cara Cool-Trede, EdVantage
May 15 - Steve Chain, IWCC Business and Accounting Instructor
May 22 - Dale Willenborg, Genealogy
May 29 - Stan Latta, Chaplain Good News Jail & Prison Ministry
June 5 - Melanie Schuler, Spanish Teacher
June 12 - Gary Spooner, working in Romania
June 19 - Lori McGoldrick, “A Perspective on Family"
June 26 - Aaron Terry, Assistant Football coach at IWCC
July 3 - Doug Dillivan, Iowa Farm Business Association
July 10 - Alysia Hess, New Business Owner in Treynor
July 17 - Kelly Hessler, Airbnb owner
July 24 - Dave Eldridge – Woodman Life
July 31 - Chris McQueen, Bike Enthusiast
Aug 7 - George Volz, our Optimist Lt. Governor
Aug 14 - Ken McCLure, policeman, and his dog Ares
Aug 21 - Tour of new High School addition
Aug 28 - Treynor Splash Pad
Sept 4 - Kelsey Stupfell, TS Bank
Sept 11 - Jane Leick, recipient of Lakin Outstanding Teacher Award

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
September - Shelly Bailey (2) / Josh Guttau (2)
October - John Klein
November - Jerry Hempel
December - Linda Danker (2), Mick Guttau (1)
December 25 - Christmas, no meeting
January 1 - New Years Day, no meeting

Organizations helping with flags

Flag Holidays for 2022	Put up flags, Assist	Take down flags, Assist
Put out Flyers - Late April or early May	Put out flyers on Saturday
Memorial Day - Monday, May 30	Sat, May 28	Tues, May 31
Flag Day - Tues, June 14	Sat, June 11	Wed, June 15
Treynor Days - Friday- Saturday, June 24-24	Thurs, June 23
Independence Day - Monday, July 4		Tues, July 5
Labor Day - Monday, September 5	Sat, Sept 3
Patriot Day - Sunday September 11		Mon, Sept 12
Homecoming - Friday, September or October	Thursday	Saturday
Veterans Day - Friday, November 11	Thurs, Nov 10	Sat, Nov 12

Veterans Day-Flags only along school and cemetery if weather permits

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 2021
The recipients of $500 in 2021 in alphabetical order are:

JOI Club Members (Selected by JOI Club)

Emma Ehmke
Elizabeth Nowlin

Selected by Optimist Club

Callie Copperstone
Kaylee Dyke
Anna Elaine Halverson
Malloy Helvie
Mia Nichols
Aubrey Pierce
Hailee Poland
Blake Sadr
Stella Umphreys
Luca Vacanti
Devin Vorthmann
Livia K. White

Total of $62,100 since 2010
Full list of scholarship winners by year