by Greg Hilliker | Mar 9, 2026 | Newsletters
Standing in for the absent President Rich Lewis, Jeff Dennings called the official breakfast gathering to order, asked Steve Schlott to lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and Jack Proffitt to say grace before the meal, and asked for announcements: “Queen”...
by Greg Hilliker | Mar 3, 2026 | Newsletters
A dozen members (and one almost-regular almost-member, Jerry Givens) came to share nourishment, news, stories, and plans at Liberty this morning. After President Rich Lewis had “voluntold” members for the Pledge of Allegiance and the invocation, he opened the meeting...
by Greg Hilliker | Feb 21, 2026 | Newsletters
Thirteen current (and one Prospective) members joined in our breakfast this morning as we officially installed Matt Strnad as the newest member (in center of photo above with Sponsor Cindy Sullivan on left and President Rich Lewis “reading him in”). In addition to...
by Greg Hilliker | Feb 13, 2026 | Newsletters
Tom Yeager (on left in above photo with Club President Rich Lewis), Branch Manager of Huntington National Bank in Flushing, came as Cindy Sullivan’s guest today to speak with us about his family, career path, and local mission at his relatively new job in town a s...
by Greg Hilliker | Feb 11, 2026 | Newsletters
We had 17 folks gather for this morning’s breakfast and enjoy fellowship and celebrate the longevity of the collaboration between our Optimist Club and the CANUSA games. Chris “Rooster” Daly and Tony Sitko talked about the organizational history and changes over the...