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
- Apr 26 - Glenrose Meier, A personal story
- May 3 - Wendy Andersen
- May 10 -
- May 17 - Brenda Bird, Iowa Attorney General
(Note:
Meeting is at ZION Church and will start at 9:00 a.m. instead of 8:00 a.m.)
Youth Appreciaton is April 27, 6:00-7:00 p.m. at ZION Congregational
Church in Treynor
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See our Facebook Page |
Briefing on Junior Optimist Club |
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March 19, 2022 - Community Volunteer
Recognition pictures and organization information in this
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Briefing on Keep Kids Alive 25
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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
Homes Paid in
2025
We had 225 paid flags (28 June 2024)
In May 2024 we gave $8000 in $500 scholarships
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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)
Dec 7 - Adam Magill,
Pastor Zion Congregational Church
Dec 14 - No meeting due to ice
Dec 21 - Tom Kallman,
General Manager, Regional Water Assoc. rural water)
Dec 28 - No meeting
Jan 4 - Cory Eitmann,
racing at Harlan
Jan 11 - Jeff Edgar,
chaplan for Good News Global
Jan 18 - Diane
Hathaway, Nursing Home Reform Update
Jan 25 - Ron Kerber
from Treynor's Legion Post 725
Feb 1 - Cody Abbott,
Store Manager at Home Depot
Feb 8 - Michael
Stinman, Treynor Elementart School music teacher
Feb 15 - No speaker
Feb 22 - Major
Christian Albrecht from the 1-168th Infantry Battalion
Mar 1 - Dan Miller,
Westfair
building campaign
Mar 8 - Collen Udell,
Treynor Girls Wrestling Coach
Mar 15 - Candace
Gregory, Open Door Mission
Mar 22 - Amanda Smith,
Crime Scene Investigator
Mar 29 - Kari Olson,
Treynor Dean of Students
Apr 6 - Richard
Andersen, Life-Changing Story
Apr 13 - Judy Guttau,
Trivia Time
For older speakers or newsletters, select
"Speakers" to select a speaker or "Newsletter" to select the newsletter
date from the menu at the top of this page.
Monthly Speaker Coordinators
Apr - Glenrose Meier (1st Sat)
..........Kathy Luedke (2nd Sat)
..........Maybe Glenrose (3rd Sat)
..........Maybe Dee (4th Sat)
May - Chad Guttau
Jun - Steve irvin (first two Sat)
..........Open (Last two Sat)
Jul - Open
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
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Armed Forces Day -
Saturday, May 17 |
Fri, May 16, 4:00 p.m. |
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Memorial
Day - Monday, May 26 |
flags still up
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Tues, May 27, 4:00 p.m
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Flag Day - Saturday,
June 14 |
Thurs, June 13, 4:00 p.m.
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Juneteenth -
Thursday,
June 19 |
flags still up |
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Treynor Days -
Friday-
Saturday, June 27-28 |
flags still up
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Independence Day -
Friday, July 4 |
flags still up
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Sat, July 5, 9:30 a.m.
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Labor Day - Monday,
September 1 |
Sat, August 30, 9:30 a.m.
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Patriot Day -
Thursday,
September 11 |
flags still up |
Sat Sept 13, 9:30 a.m
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Homecoming -
Friday, September ? |
before Homecoming
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Sat, Sept ?
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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
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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 scholarship awards for $8000 for
graduating Seniors in 2024
The 16 recipients of $500 in 2024 in alphabetical order are:
JOI
Club Members (Selected by JOI Club)
Haley Nowlin
Cadence Quick
Optimist
Club
Alek Bain
Averie Corollo
Grace Emhke
Emmersen Fox
Allison Houser
Aubree James
Danny Kinsella
Rylie Magill
Holden Minahan
Chloe Pryor
Cade Reed
Haley Swanson
Emery Whitney
Levi Young
Total of $83,100 to 207 graduating Seniors since 2010
Full
list of
scholarship winners by year
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Next Can Sorting
Sorting Saturday, April 26, 8:00 a.m.
Music Boosters
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
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 |
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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 |
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Shelly
Bailey
402-689-2464
ShellyBailey007@gmail.com |
Mar
16
- Mar 29 |
KKAD25 |
Mar
26 |
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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 5 |
July 19 |
Jordan
Campbell
712-310-1835
PastorJordanCampbell@gmail.com |
Jul 20
- Aug 16 |
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Aug 2 |
Aug 16 |
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Aug 17
- Aug 30 |
Treynor
Dance Team |
Aug 30 |
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Lisa White &
Emma Fielder
712-355-2330
EmmaFielder98@gmail.com
LNWhite00@gmail.com |
Aug 31
- Sep 13 |
Cub
Scout Pack 729 |
Sep 13 |
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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 |
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Nov 22 |
Dec 6 |
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Dec 7 -
Jan 3 |
Post
Prom Committee |
Dec 20 |
Jan 3 |
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Applications received for 2025 and not currently assigned
Treynor High School Speech, 24
Jan 2025
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