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Platteville Optimist's Sponsor Golf Outing
Our Club is sponsoring a Golf Outing to support Grant County Deputy Sheriff's Association on May 17th at the Platteville Golf & Country...
Chris Budden
May 13, 20241 min read
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Sheriff and Jail Administrator Visit
Left: M. Lane, C. Reukauf, N. Dreckman, & A. Reeves. Right: Sheriff Dreckman & Captain Reukauf May is Law Enforcement Appreciation...
Chris Budden
May 13, 20241 min read
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Welcome Kurt, Robin, Dorothy, and Michael
Platteville Optimist Club Vice President Bob Hundhausen installed 4 new Optimist Club members at our May Business meeting. New members...
Chris Budden
May 7, 20241 min read
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2024 Special Olympics Grant Awarded
Platteville Optimist Club Vice President Bob Hundhausen presented our 2024 donation in support of Special Olympics to Beth Flesch. Beth...
Chris Budden
May 7, 20241 min read
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Woodworth Shares His Passion For Bikes
Kim Woodworth, a retired truck driver and small business owner, shared his passion for bikes with our Club. He enjoys riding and working...
Chris Budden
May 6, 20241 min read
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Successful 2024 NOW Event Held April 20th
On April 20th the Membership Committee and the Fellowship Committee of our Club joined together to host this year's NOW (New Optimists...
Chris Budden
May 6, 20241 min read
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Family Advocates accepts 2024 grant award
Optimist Club President Alaina Reeves presented a check for $800 to Darlene Masters, Executive Director of Family Advocates, Lainee...
Chris Budden
May 1, 20241 min read
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Congratulations Family Advocates!
Family Advocates held an Open House including a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at their new facility on Eastside Road on Thursday April 18th. ...
Chris Budden
May 1, 20241 min read
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Let the temperature Rise!
Paul Budden and Alaina Reeves, both Optimists and members of the Fire Department Fundraising Steering Committee, spoke about need for a...
Chris Budden
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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CESA 3 Champion Games Grant
CESA 3's Jim Nelson accepts a $500 grant from our Optimist Club President Alaina Reeves to be used for their Champion Games project. ...
Chris Budden
Apr 5, 20241 min read
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2024 Essay and Oratorical Contest Winners
The 2024 Optimist Essay contest topic was "Optimism: How it Connects Us". The Optimist Oratorical contest choose the topic of “How to...
Chris Budden
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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2024 TriStar Basketball Competition
Over 80 kids participated in this year's TriStar Basketball competition held March 23, 2024 on Bo Ryan Court at Williams Fieldhouse on...
Chris Budden
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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Chief Reukauf Returns
Lancaster Chief of Police Deb Reukauf returned to our meeting on Friday to talk about several youth programs her department has...
Stephanie Cooley
Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Optimists at Community Involvement Fair
The Platteville Public Library held their annual Community Involvement Fair on March 2, 2024. Area residents can visit the fair to meet...
Chris Budden
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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Deputy Hottenstein & Riggs Captivate Audience
Deputy Ric Hottenstein and Riggs visited a recent Optimist Club meeting. Riggs, a Belgium Malinois, is a member of the Grant County...
Chris Budden
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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Lancaster Police Chief Speaks about Teen Court
Doreen Hlavaty invited Lancaster Police Chief Deb Reukauf to speak to our Optimist Club about the Teen Court Program. Referring teen...
Chris Budden
Mar 8, 20241 min read
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Family Connections Award
Optimist Club Vice President Bob Hundhausen presents a check to Kim VanDee from Family Connections. Family Connections is a Family...
Chris Budden
Mar 8, 20241 min read
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Mother Daughter Duo
Lisa Schmitt shown above and her daughter Maria shown below spoke to our Optimist Club about Girl Scouts. Lisa explained the different...
Chris Budden
Feb 25, 20241 min read
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Thrift Shop Speakers
Friday's speakers were from the Platteville Thrift Shop. Pictured above are L-R: Terry Wood, volunteer, Optimist Club President Alaina...
Chris Budden
Feb 19, 20241 min read
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Doreen shares memories of Galapagos Islands
Our fellow Optimist, Doreen Hlavaty, shared photos and artifacts from her recent trip to the Galapagos Islands. Her artifacts included...
Chris Budden
Feb 9, 20241 min read
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