OPTIZETTE

A Publication of the

Niles Noon Optimist Club

Meetings every Tuesday at Noon

Riverfront Café on Front Street in downtown Niles, MI

¨ Zone 19 Michigan Regional District ¨

 

¨ ELIZABETH CAPRON, PRESIDENT * DIANE BASS, EDITOR ¨

¨ P.O. BOX 63 NILES, MI 49120 * MARCH 30, 2004¨

 

 

CALL TO ORDER: President Liz Capron opened the meeting and asked Michel Listenberger to give the invocation and lead us in the pledge of allegiance.

 

INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS: There were no guests today.

 

BRAGS: John Willis bragged on receiving a Thank You letter from the good folks at the Battel Center for our work in timing their race last week. President Capron bragged on taking an Arizona desert tour.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Schedule of Race Timings until the end of the year. Volunteers are always needed. For more information contact John Willis at jwillis@nilesoptimist.org or Robert Rhynard at rlrhynard@direcway.com

 

Date

Name of Race

Location

May 1

Triple Threat

Three Rivers

May 2

St. Patrick’s Run

St. Patty’s Park – South Bend

June 12

Three Oaks Run

Three Oaks

June 19

Human Race

Fernwood Botanical Gardens – Niles

June 26

Summerfest

South Bend

July 4

Children’s Zoo Run

Fort Wayne Zoo

July 17

Venetian Festival

St. Joseph

August 7

YMCA Run

Riverfest – Niles

August 14

Children’s Triathlon

Mishawaka

August 21

Triathlon

Three Rivers

September 4

Niles Triathlon

Barron Lake

October 2

Cancer Awareness Run

Mishawaka

November 21

Turkey Trot

Battel Center

December 4

Jingle Bell Run

 

 

 

50/50 RAFFLE DRAWING: Secretary/Treasurer Erika Kirtdoll conducted the 50/50 raffle. Dennis Middleton took home the $14 pot! Congratulations Dennis!

 

GUEST SPEAKERS: Students of the Month will be featured in next edition.

 

CLOSING CREED: Dennis Middleton led the group in reciting the Optimist Pledge at the close of the meeting.

 

If you’d like to see previous issues of the Optizette visit our site at www.nilesoptimist.org or visit the international site at www.optimist.org. Don’t forget the Niles JOOI Club’s site is www.jooi.org .