Platteville Optimist Club

L-R: Optimist Member Doreen Hlavaty; Monica Mueller, FASD Community Resident; Epiphany Garner, CNA; Angie Coffman, FASD Community Resident Epiphany Garner, CNA, spoke to our club about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), which are lifelong physical, developmental, behavioral and intellectual disabilities caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol and drugs. It can impact as many as 1 in 20 children in the U.S., more than twice the rate of autism, according to the CDC. The

Bruce Richardson Clark Anderson, Bruce Richardson and Optimist President Terri Ellis On Friday October 31st, our speaker was Bruce Richardson, a hunter safety instructor and pheasant guide for Wounded Warriors.  Bruce became a safety instructor “by accident”.  He was turkey hunting in 1991 when he was shot by a companion.  After repeatedly being asked to speak at various safety courses and subsequently encouraged to become an instructor, he did.  Bruce said hunter safe

Coach Gard and Joey Fuhremann Joey Fuhremann, Optimist President Terri Ellis, Coach Gard and Optimist Charlie Clark Today we enjoyed our annual visit with UW-Platteville Men's Basketball Coach Jeff Gard. Coach Gard was accompanied by Team Member and Senior Joey Fuhremann. Coach talked about how the team's trip to Greece in April of 2025 was a valuable because it gave returning players an opportunity to bond and grow as a team. Fuhremann was unable to play in Greece due to a

L-R; Optimist Member Clark Anderson; Renee Clark, Kieler Farms; Optimist President Terri Ellis Renee Clark is a third generation owner of Kieler Farms with eight other family members who all have a great passion for, and commitment to, Wisconsin's dairy industry. Renee is also a mom to three daughters, a marathon runner, and a cross country coach at Platteville High School. Her grandfather, Lawrence Kieler, bought their original 250 acre farm in 1947 where he milked 13 cows

L-R: Charlie Clark, Dave Cook, Vice-President Barb Stockhausen Dave Cook Today’s speaker was Dave Cook of Cook’s Woods Christmas Tree...

Retired Fire Fighter and Optimist Member Paul Budden donned his fire helmet to update us on the construction progress at the new...

Today we took our meeting on the road for a tour of the Huff Family Innovation Center in Sesquicentennial Hall on the UW-P campus.  Mason...

Left: Optimist President Bob Hundhausen with Scoutmaster Jason Tyson Middle: Jason Tyson and Platteville High School Senior Glenn Mast...

Father Dave Flanagan and Optimist President Bob Hundhausen Father Dave knew from a young age that he enjoyed serving others. He chose...

Sports Editor Jason Nihles with Optimist President Bob Hundhausen Jason Nihles realized in 4th grade that the track in life he wanted to...

Molly Zuehlke, Nathan Manwiller and President Bob Hundhausen The pool at the Platteville Family Aquatic Center has built in 1996. ...

R: Optimist Secretary Jerry Schewe with President Bob Hundhausen sporting what he learned at the meeting Jerry Schewe's first...

Left: Jaqueline Varholik; Right: Bob Hundhausen, Jaqueline Varholik, Karen Essex, and Mark Essex "Christmas for Kids" was founded in...

Author Kevin Koch Mark Essex, President Bob Hundhausen, and Kevin Koch Kevin Koch spoke about his book Midwest Bedrock: The...

City Manager Clint Langreck and Optimist President Bob Hundhausen City Manager Clint Langreck shared a lot of information on what's going...

City Manager Clint Langreck, Fire Chief Ryan Simmons, and Optimist President Bob Hundhausen Fire Chief Ryan Simmons spoke about the...

Right: Ron Brisbois and Optimist President Bob Hundhausen The Grant County Economic Development Corporation (GCEDC) was created in 1986...

Bob, Maria and Lisa Schmitt with Optimist Mark Essex by new bench at Abing Field In February of 2024, Maria Schmitt spoke to our Optimist...

Angie Pierce Optimist President Bob Hundhausen & Angie Pierce Angie Pierce, RN...

Dr. Cari Schaffer Doreen Hlavaty, Dr. Schaffer, and President Bob Hundhausen Doctor Cari Schaffer of the Lancaster Veterinary...