NEXT CLUB MEETING

  The next meeting of the Optimist Club of Treynor is planned at 7:20 a.m. Saturday morning June 9, 2007 in the Community Center.  JEFF JORGENSEN has arranged for another great speaker.  All members are encouraged to bring a guest and the public is invited. 

REPORT OF RECENT CLUB MEETINGS

  At the club meeting on 6/3 there were 24 members and four guests present.  President GARY GUTTAU opened the meeting with the pledge and BILL VORTHMANN led the devotion prayer.

  The 50/50 was awarded to CHAD GUTTAU.  The attendance pot was awarded to BILL MATTHEW, but it was not collected.

  Several contributions to the Youth Fund were received from members for notable events in their lives or the lives of their families.  LES HARVEY is celebrating his 85^th birthday.  ARLYN NORRIS and STEVE IRVIN are each celebrating wedding anniversaries this month.  Each married high school sweethearts.  GERALD FORRISTALL’S grand son was recently married.  DICK BABER’S grand daughter and grand son (twins) graduated from Norfolk ! High School.  JIM CLAUSEN’S son was accepted into the University of Iowa Business College.  LARRY KRAMER announced the open house of the new Living Hope Community Church on June 10 from 1 to 4. 

  Recent Treynor High graduates Nicole Schmidt, Christy Smith, and Tara Reichter were each recognized as recipients of an Optimist Club Scholarship.  Schmidt is going to attend Creighton University, Smith is going to attend University of Nebraska, and Reichter is going to attend Wayne State University.

  Thanks to Pres. GUTTAU, CHAD GUTTAU, GARY FUNKHOUSER, RICHARD VORTMANN, BILL VORTHMANN, LES HARVEY, LARRY KRAMER, KEITH DENTON, BILL VORTHMANN, JIM CLAUSEN, JEFF JORGENSEN, and DALE WILLENBORG for finishing the May can and bottle sorting for senior scholarships.  Contributions to the Can Kennel in June are for the benefit of the baseball program.

  DALE WILLENBORG distributed a list of information currently on the new web site he has created for our club at:  www.treynoroptimist.org.  He asked for suggestions of additional information which could be added.  WILLENBORG noted he has included Newsletter advertisement sponsors as well as access to past Newsletters.  Members expressed a round of thanks for his considerable effort in developing the web site.

  Ten club officers and Board members meet after the club meeting to discuss finances and programs.  Treasurer JEFF JORGENSEN reported club assets of $4650 plus an endowment balance of $2002.  He noted Newsletter advertisements were due to be renewed, and stressed the need to develop a fund raising activity to support club projects.  Several ideas were proposed and two activities, a community birthday calendar and avenue of flags, will be discussed further at the next meeting.  Can Kennel use applications were reviewed.  Oct! ober was approved for the high school cheer leaders.  The next open month is June 2008.  A committee was appointed to develop plans for a new member event in the 3^rd week of July.  Motion was approved for $50 contribution to each participant in the Junior Leadership program who attends a Club meeting.  Pres. GUTTAU announced a band had been arranged for the Treynor Days activities on September 15.

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CALENDAR

June Can Kennel contributions for High School Baseball Program.

Jun.  9     Club meeting, program TBA.

Jun. 13     Can and bottle sorting.

Jun. 16     Club meeting, program TBA.

Jun. 23     Club meeting, program TBA.

Jun. 27     Can and bottle sorting.

July Can Kennel contributions for youth wrestling program.

 

   Birthdays

6/5 BOB ABBOTT,   6/9 LES HARVEY#

6/20 JEFF JORGENSEN,   6/22 KEVIN ELWOOD

   Anniversaries

6/1 KEVIN ELWOOD,   6/3 ARYLN NORRIS#,  

6/5 STEVE IRVIN#,   6/15 STEVE CHAMBERS,  

6/26 LARRY KRAMER,   6/28 MICK GUTTAU

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