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.

Speakers at Saturday Meetings


  • June 3 - Alex Harrington.  He is a high school science teacher and one of his classes is robotics.  (He is married to Danie Floerchinger.)
  • June 10 -  Steve Owens.  Steve is a former teacher and coach at Treynor High School.  He is currently on staff with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for southwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska.

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 2023

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 2023

We currently have 100 paid flags (7 May 2023)

In May 2023 we gave $8000 in $500 scholarships

In 2022 we had 222 paid flags


In 2022 we put in an addtional 9 footings along Highway 92 in front of the Middle School, making total of 24 along the highway, including the Middle School, Cemetery, and Community Center.

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)

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
Apr 15 - Jared Thompson, in residency to be Doctor
Apr 22 - Julianne Johnson, Council Bluff library
Apr 29 - Carolyn Ettinger, Wings of Hope
May 6 - Dale Willenborg, Home Maintenance Tips
May 13 - Stacie Smith, Refugee Resettlement
May 20 - Shalimar Mazetis, Advancee Southwest Iowa Corporation
May 27 - Brian Edick, Memorial Day

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
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
Juneteenth - Monday, June 19 flags still up
Treynor Days - Friday- Saturday, June 23-24 flags still up

Independence Day - Tuesday, July 4
Sat, July 8, 9:30 a.m.
ZION Youth
Labor Day - Monday, September 4 Sat, Sept 2, 9:30 a.m.
Silver Creek 4-H
Patriot Day - Monday, September 11 Tues, Sept 12, 4:00 p.m.
Silver Keg Feeders
Homecoming - Friday, September   ??
Music Boosters

Boy Scout Troup 729
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 2023
The 16 recipients of $500 in 2023 in alphabetical order are:

JOI Club Members (Selected by JOI Club)
Amelia Hedrick
Addy Schnepel

Optimist Club
Grace Alff
Samuel Burmeister
Nate Christensen
Brooklynn Currin
Sydne Dotson
Mira Dreyer
Avery Dyke
Korbin Horton
Kiralyn Horton
Kasey Lang
Kyle Moss
Carl Swalwell
Cayden Thomas
Whitley Tiarks

Total of $75,100  to 191 graduating Seniors since 2010
Full list of scholarship winners by year

Can Kennel
Next Can Sorting
Wednesday, June 3, time 12:15 p.m.
St. Paul Youth

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 Pack 729 Apr 26 May 10 Cindy Biederman
712-566-3020 (h)
712-326-5453 (c)
musicindy91@gmail.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
RachelDyke@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 9 - 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