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

  • July 12 - Gary Guttau: Honest John Missile

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.
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 2025

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 (updated May 10, 2025)
Homes Paid in 2025

We had 225 paid flags (28 June 2024)

In May 2025 we are giving out $9000 in $500 scholarships



The Treynor Optimist Club thanks you for your support of the Flag Project.   All funds raised from flags go toward scholarships for graduating seniors.

Monthly Speaker Coordinators
Jul - Gary Guttau
Aug - Dale Willenborg
Sep - Jim Clausen (first two Sat)
..........Bill Vorthmann (last two Sat)
Oct - Jordan Campbell (first two Sat)
..........Dee Guttau (last two Sat)
Nov - Jerry Hempel (first two Sat)
..........Linda Danker (3rd, 4th Sat)
..........Judy Guttau (5th Sat)
Dec - Mick & Judy Guttau

Organizations helping with flags.  Typically only need 4-6 helpers
Flag Holidays for 2025 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 17 Sat, May 17, 9:30 a.m.
Boy Scouts helping

Memorial Day - Monday, May 26 flags still up
Fri,  May 30, 4:00 p.m
Flag Day - Saturday, June 14 Fri, June 13, 4:00 p.m.
Juneteenth - Thursday, June 19 flags still up
Treynor Days - Friday- Saturday, June 27-28 flags still up

Independence Day - Friday, July 4 flags still up Sat, July 5, 9:30 a.m.
Labor Day - Monday, September 1 Sat, August 30, 9:30 a.m.
Patriot Day - Thursday, September 11 flags still up Sat Sept  13, 9:30 a.m
Homecoming - Friday,  September  ? before Homecoming
Sat, Sept  ?
Veterans Day - Tuesday, November 11 Saturday, November 8, 9:30 a.m. Wed, Nov 12, 4:00 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

 

Flags for Scholarships

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
Carrie Cook
Kallie Danker
Genevieve Deitchler
Griffin Gregg
Brynna Huffman
Grant Karr
Lulu Lascala
Emma Miller
Bailey Roberts
Jack Vorthmann
Addyn White
Nathan White
Peter Young

Total of $92,100  to 225 graduating Seniors since 2010

Full list of scholarship winners by year

Can Kennel
Next Can Sorting

Saturday, July 19, 9:15 a.m.

Teammates

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 $260,000
from May 1999  through December 2024

Past Proceeds by month

Can Kennel Proceeds

Thank you to 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:

Dates Receiving Group Approximate First Sorting Approximate
Second Sorting
Contact Person
Aug 4 - Aug 31 St. Paul Youth Aug 17 Aug 31 Denise Wilson
402-680-8172
DWilsonSPL@gmail.com
Sept 1 - Sept 14 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sept 14 Jeff Casey
402-201-5547
jeff.casey@commercebank.com
Sept 15 - Oct 12 St. Paul Preschool Sept 28 Oct 12 Shirley Chambers
402-651-8816
712-796-1177
chambersSj6@gmail.com
Oct 13 - Nov 9 Silver Creek 4-H Oct 26 Nov 9 Traci Black
402-658-8449
tblack@treynorcardinals.org
Nov 10 - Dec  7 Teammates Nov 23 Dec 7 Jordan Campbell
712-310-1835
PastorJordanCampbell@gmail.com
Dec 8 - Jan 4, 2025 Post Prom Dec 21 Jan 4, 2025 Traci Black
402-658-8449
tblack@treynorcardinals.org
Jan 5 - Feb 1 Junior High and High School Wrestling and Wrestling Cheer Jan 18 Feb 1 Traci Back/Dan Kinsella
402-658-8449
ttracib3@aol.com
Feb 2 - Mar 1 Siler Keg Feeders 4-H Feb 15 Mar 1 Rachael Dyke
402-740-4944
RachelDyke@yahoo.com
Mar 2 - Mar 15 JOI Club Mar 26 Shelly Bailey
402-689-2464
ShellyBailey007@gmail.com
Mar 16 - Mar 29 KKAD25 Mar 26 Shelly Bailey
402-689-2464
ShellyBailey007@gmail.com
Mar 30 - Apr 26 Music Boosters Apr 12 Apr 26 Julie Danker
402-917-4814
JulieDanker@gmail.com
Apr 27 - May 24 St. Paul Youth May 10 May 24 Denise Wilson
402-680-8172
DWilsonSPL@gmail.com
May 25 - Jun 21 Treynor Optimist Club June 7 June 21 Dale Willenborg
402-651-1634
DaleWillenborg@gmail.com
Jun 22 - Jul 19 Teammates July 9, 6:00 p.m. July 19 Jordan Campbell
712-310-1835
PastorJordanCampbell@gmail.com
Jul 20 - Aug 16 Boy Scout Troop 729 Aug 2 Aug 16
Aug 17 - Aug 30 Treynor Dance Team Aug 30 Lisa White & Emma Fielder
712-355-2330
EmmaFielder98@gmail.com
LNWhite00@gmail.com
Aug 31 - Sep 13 Cub Scout Pack 729 Sep 13 Cindy Biederman
712-326-5453 (cell)
712-566-3020 (home)
cubmastercindy729@gmail.com
Sep 14 - Oct 11 ZION Youth Sep 27 Oct 11 Jordan Campbell
712-310-1835
PastorJordanCampbell@gmail.com
Oct 12 - 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 Nov 22 Dec 6 Matthew Hansmann
712-348-0030 (cell)
712-487-3414 x1222 (work)
mhansmann@treynorcardinals.org
Dec 7 - Jan 3 Post Prom Committee Dec 20 Jan 3 Nicole Reed
402-290-9488
nreed@treynorcardinals.org
Applications received and not currently assigned