Annual Awards Banquet, October 3, 2009
Our Optimist Singers entertained us. They were great as usual.
President Jim Reeve announced our major awards:
Rookies of the Year:
Trace Hansen & Bruce Hansen
Optimist of the Year:
Jim Hayes
Pillar of the Community:
Sam Whitaker
President Jim Reeve honored the following with plaques:
Vice-Presidents: Angie Tom, Jon Lippe
Secretary: Jim Jordan
Treasurer: Jennifer Dorman
Board of Directors:
Joel Wihebrink, Everett Nifong,
Mitch Goon, Chris Wiggins,
Angie Tom, Nancy Boston,
Jim Lancaster, Art Gakstatter,
David Meier, Mark Skibowski,
Nick Deeter, Jim Kessler
Attendance & Guest Book: Don Kenipe
Chaplains: Henry Church & Peter Gano
Club Visitation: Ot Schroeder
Directory: Dr Jason Rich & Jim Hayes
Door Greeters: Ed Nordstrom
JOOI Advisors: Jerry Clevenger, Ot Schroeder
Membership: Sandy Engelberth, Bart Templeton
Optibullette: Jim Jordan & Craig Nayrocker
Photographer: Trina Hoy
Power Point/Sound: Jim Hayes
Programs: John Elliott, Charles Neuwirth, Jerry Titus
Scholarship: Don Reinholt, Kevin Weaver,Everett Nifong, Joel Wihebrink
Sergeant-at-Arms: Patty Donkers, Nancy Boston,
Song Leader: Martin Becker
President Jim Reeve recognized those with perfect attendance for the following number of years:
44 years: Ron Chambers
37 years: Dr. David Haines
35 years: Dr. Charles Hollar, John Elliott
31 years: Larry Tucker, Juergen Voss
29 years: Dave Turner
28 years: Don Kenipe
27 years: Don Reinholt
26 years: Jerry Titus
23 years: Dennis Andrews
21 years: Ron Donkers, George Paton
19 years: Ken Anderson
18 years: Martin Becker
16 years: Fred Nieter
15 years: Art Gakstatter, Jeff Owens, Dr.Steve Hollar, Bill Hilliard, Jim Nesbitt
14 years: Robert Jackson
13 years: John Burtoft, Merl Heckaman
12 years: Luke Becknell
11 years: Harry Gigous
10 years: Ot Schroeder
9 years: Jim Hayes, Millie Andrews
8 years: George Brennan, Mary Ellen Jordan
7 years: Jennifer Dorman, Kevin Weaver, Ed Nordstrom
6 years: Craig Nayrocker
5 years: Jerry Clevenger, Sam Whitaker
4 years: Angie Tom, Jim Reeve, Pat Donkers, Steve McGlothin, John Teevan
3 years: Daniel King, Everett Nifong
2 years: Peter Gano, Trina Hoy,
Bob Ibach, Jeff Neumann, Mitch Goon
1 year: Henry Church, Trace Hansen, Tracy Horrell, Bill Landrigan, Gary Tanner, Bart Templeton