Happy Memorial Day

Hello All,

There will be no meeting this Tuesday May 29. It is the fifth Tuesday of the month, and this time because of the Memorial Day holiday there will be no meeting.

Out next meeting will be a nighttime meeting at Fuddruckers on Eagle on Tuesday June 5th at 6:30 PM.

Walt

News from May 15

Hello All,

We need a new President Elect. Dyan and Sue cannot by Optimist International rules do this again. Please think about being a Co-President.

NEW BOISE NOON OPTIMIST CLUB MEETING SCHEDULE

STARTING IN JUNE
1ST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH - 6:30 PM AT FUDDRUCKER'S ON EAGLE (June 5th)
2ND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH - NOON AT THE TWIN DRAGON. (June 12th)
3RD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH - 6:30 PM AT CASA MEXICO ON FAIRVIEW (June 19th)
4TH TUESDAY OF THE NMONTH - NOON AT THE TWIN DRAGON (June 26th)

Next Tuesday May 22nd we will meet at Casa Mexico at 6:30 PM.

On the 5th Tuesday of May there will be no meeting at all.

Dyan Graybeal and Sue Oliver gaveled the meeting to order sometime around 12:10 or so. Scott Muir led us in the Pledge of Allegiance, and Sue Clarkson said the Invocation.

Sunshine $$

Pat Brown introduced his son Jared who in the Marine Corp. Lisa Peterson because school is out at BSU, and she gave some kudos to me. Thank you Lisa! Soccer tournament at the fields this weekend, we need you to help at the concession stand, this is a big money maker for us. Dyan read a thank you letter from Kim White for the great MSTI Prom night we put on.

Our speaker was Bill McIntosh. He coached OYF for 25 years and his image is in the wall at the Optimist Sports Complex. He now lives in Yellow Pine and drove 150 miles to be with us this day to promote the
Yellow Pine Harmonica Festival. He had a great Power Point presentation.

Yours in Optimism, 

Walt & Barbara Callahan

Pictures: Bill McIntosh; Jared, Pat and Cloris Brown; Co-presidents Sue Oliver and Dyan Graybeal with yours truly Walt Callahan.

Newsletter May 8

Jake Gerard, DDS was the guest speaker this week

Hello All,

So that more Boise Optimist members have to opportunity to attend meetings, we are going to try a new meetings schedule.  We have added another nighttime meeting.  Here is what we are going to try for the month of June.

1st Tuesday - June 5 - Nighttime meeting at Fuddruckers on Eagle at 6:30 PM.

2nd Tuesday - June 12 - Noon at the Twin Dragon.  Speaker - Boise Chief of Police, Michael Masterson

3rd Tuesday - June 19 - Nighttime meeting at Casa Mexico at 6:30 PM.

4th Tuesday - June 26 - Noon at the Twin Dragon.

We need a new President Elect. Dyan and Sue cannot by Optimist International rules do this again. Please think about being a Co-President. 
 

Dyan Graybeal gaveled the meeting to order at 12:11 PM. Cindy  Wall led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Stub Clarkson said the Invocation.

Sunshine Dollars:  Dyan is going camping with her family.  And she just had her 60th birthday.   (Ah to be 60 again!)  Stub Clarkson talked about Bill Holstein's funeral.  Stub led the ceremony.  Stub said that when times are bad, many times he will talk to his deceased mother for solace.  Stub's wife Sue exclaimed:  "You never talk to my mother!"   The laughter lasted for many minutes.  Gary Bassett said the Optimist Youth Football sign-ups are going well.  "We have about 1,600 so far and will probably get to 1,900.  Online sign-ups are at about 55%." 

Our speaker this day was Dr. Jake Gerard.  He talked about devices for your mouth to help you breathe if you have obstructive sleep apnea.

Yours in optimism,

Walt and Barbara Callahan

Newsletter May 1

Hello All,

We need a new President Elect. Dyan and Sue cannot by Optimist International rules do this again. Please think about being a Co-President.

Optimist Youth Football sign-ups are now being held at Riverglen Junior High School 6801 N Gary Lane Boise, May 5 & 12 9 AM to 1 PM. May 17 6 PM to 9 PM. Late sign-ups June 23.

Guest speaker Lou Siron

Dyan Graybeal gaveled the meeting to order at 12:10 PM.  Pat Brown led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Stub Clarkson said the Invocation.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS OF CHANGING OUR MEETING TIMES AND DATES?

It was brought up that we seem to get more people on a regular basis at our nighttime meeting at the Casa Mexico Restaurant. How about meeting twice a month for a nighttime meeting? Maybe ... 1st Tuesday a 6:30 PM meeting at Fuddruckers ... 2nd Tuesday regular noon meeting ... 3rd Tuesday ... 6:30 PM meeting at Casa Mexico ... 4th Tuesday regular noon meeting. Any thoughts?

RIP Bill Holstein

There were words spoken of the passing of Bill Holstein Pacific Northwest District Governor for 1990-1991 (overseeing all Optimist clubs in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and British Columbia). After his governorship ended he was called on to serve as the Optimist International Foundation Representative for the district. 

Bill was quite a character, with a dry sense of humor.  He and I would meet at the Optimist fields at about 6:30 in the morning on those Saturdays when games were to be played to climb into a golf cart to shuttle people to and fro from the parking lots, and he was forever giving me the razz about my having the only golf cart with rear view mirrors.  "I'm going to take that cart from you Callahan!"   He would say ... he never did.  Rest in peace old friend. 

Sending Larry on his way with $10

Holy Moley ... Larry Highley will be gone for the next two weeks.

Our speaker this day was Lou Siron from Veteran's Resource Network.  Lou talked of what I feel is a wonderful program ... getting things together to sent to our troops in Afghanistan and other places were our troops are deployed.    Boxes of goodies, food snacks, toiletries, and miscellaneous gifts.