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

Feb 27 - Mark Hopkins, Treynor Superintendant of schools

Mar 6 - Martin Cannon, Free Speech America

The Treynor Can Kennel is always open for collection of redeemable cans and bottles.  The Redemption Center in Glenwood is taking cans, not bottles, at this time.

Calendar

Zoom Meeting  link

We are having success with Zoom meetings.  Below is the link we will use every week.

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7216552624?pwd=OS8ycmNRNGVkN3Z0RGVGZU5hWEtCUT09



Flag Letter

To subscribe, print 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 2020

160 Paid flags alast 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)


November 7 - Kara Huisman, Treynor Softball Coach
November 14 - Ryan Hempel, working at Specialized Engineering Solutions
November 21 - Jeff Casey, Treynor High School Football Coach
November 28 - No meeting
December 5 - No Speaker
December 12 - Tyler Juranek, Unleased Relief
December 19 - No Speaker-Newsletter only
December 26 - No Meeting
January 2 - No Meeting
January 9 - Doug Applegate, Oakland, inventor
January 16 - Jeff Danker, newly retired Pottawattamie County Sheriff
January 23 - Jon Howery, Navy Mess cook on seven submarines
January 30 - Jeff Jorgensen and Gary Leffler,Iowans in Washington, DC January 6
Februry 6 - Mike Holton, Treynor City Manager

For older speakers or newsletters, select "Speakers" or "Newsletter" at top of page
Monthly Speaker Coordinators
February - Gary Funkhouser
March - Chad Guttau
April - Phil Waggoner (2) / Matt Saar (2)
May - Steve Irwin (2) first will be on ICAN and SWIEF, Dale Willenborg (2)
June -  Judy Guttau
July - Kirk Vorthmann / Doug Dillivan
August - Bill Vorthmann
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 2020 Put up flags, Assist Take down flags, Assist
Put out Flyers Sat in April - ZION Youth & Silver Creek 4H
Memorial Day - Monday, May 31 Sat, May 29 - Boy Scouts Tues, June 1 - Boy Scouts
Flag Day - Monday, June 14 Sat, June 12 - Saint Paul Youth Tues, June 15 - Saint Paul Youth
Treynor Days - Saturday, June 26-27 Fri, June 25
Independence Day - Sunday, July 4
Mon, July 5 - Cub Scouts
Labor Day - Monday, September 6 Sat, Sept 4 - Music Boosters
Patriot Day - Saturday, September 11 Mon, Sept 13 - Music Boosters
Homecoming - Friday, Thursday - Cub Scouts Saturday
Veterans Day - Thursday, November 11 Wed, Nov 10 Sat, Nov 13

Veterans Day-along highway only (school and cemetery)

Did flags on Columbus Day in past years - Changed to Homecoming

 

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Flags for Scholarships

The Optimist Club provided scholarship awards for $5500 for
graduating Seniors in 2020
The recipients of $500 in 2020 in alphabetical order are:

JOI Club Members (Selected by JOI Club)

Tyler Pollock
Clarissa Weitzel

Selected by Optimist Club

Tori Castle
Cainan Davidson
Kennedy Elwood
William Halverson
Jacob Lang
Mitchell Lutz
Luke Mieske
Tyler Pollock
Clarissa Weitzel

Full list of scholarship winners by year

Can Kennel
Next Can Sorting
Wednesday, March 3, time TBD
Silver Keg Feeders 4H

The Redemption Center is open, taking cans and plastic at this time.  Bottles are being stored or taken to Atlantic.

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 = $183,029
through 1 Oct 2020
Not all cans and bottles have been redeemed because of redemption center closures
Past Proceeds by month

Can Kennel Proceeds

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

Dates Organization Sorting  Sorting  Contact 
Dec 24- Jan 20, 2021 Post Prom Jan 6 Jan 20 Jenny Navara
319-325-7642
nav506@msn.com
Jan 21 - Feb 17 2021 Music Boosters Feb 3 Feb 17 Julie Danker
402-917-4814
Feb 18 - Mar 17 2021 Silver Keg Feeders 4H Mar 3 Mar 17 Jamie Poland
402-510-0741
Stephani Vorthmann
402-630-4015
Mar 18 - Apr 14 2021 Junior Optimist Club Mar 31 Apr 14 Shelly Bailey
712-487-3414 X1111
Apr 15 - May 12 2021 ZION Youth Apr 28 May 12 Jordan Campbell
712-310-1835
May 13 - Jun 9 2021 Saint Paul Youth May 26 Jun 9 Denise Wilson
402-680-8172
Jun 10 - Jul 7 2021 Treynor Optimist Club
 Jun 23 Jul 7 Dale Willenborg
402-651-1634
DaleWillenborg@gmail.com
Jul 8 - Aug 4 2021 Treynor Cub Scout Pack 729 Jul 21 Aug 4 Cindy Biederman
712-566-3020 (H)
712-326-5453 (C)
musicindy91@gmail.com
Aug 5 - Aug 18 2021 Impact After School Care Aug 18 Jordan Campbell
712-310-1835
Aug 9 - Sept 1 2021 Sep 1
Sep 2 - Sep 29 2021 Silver Creek 4-H Club Sept 15 Sept 29 Traci Black
402-658-8449
ttracib5@aol.com
Sept 30 - Oct 27 2021 Boy Scout Troup 729 Oct 13 Oct 27z Robert Engle
209-329-7369
402-689-4307
Oct 28 - Nov 24 2021 Nov 10 Nov 24
Nov 25 - Dec 22 2021 Dec 8 Dec 22
Dec 23 - Jan 19 2022 Post Prom Jan 5 Jan 19 Heather Yochum
712-310-9093
heatherjyochum@gmail.com
Other applications received 
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