REMINDER -

Yes, we have a meeting tonight!!  Please join us at 6:30 p.m. at the Jerome Senior Center, 520 N. Lincoln, for our end-of-June meeting.  We will be joined by our guest speaker, Riley Parrish, who will be discussing his senior project, paving the basketball court at Forsyth Park, for the 2010-2011 year.  We'll also discuss my recent trip to Las Vegas and the fact that I didn't come home with another tattoo nor did I win any money.  Bummer.

GOLF!!  - Please join us for our annual Bud Gorton Memorial Golf Tournament to be held Saturday, July 24, 2010, at 93 Golf Ranch in Jerome.  Shotgun start at 9:00 a.m., cost is $50 per person (includes a cart).  Lunch is on your own but fancy gift bags will be provided to each player.  Contact Julie Stadelman (308-2750) with your team members or, if you don't have a team, we can assign you to one.  (My team needs a 4th member, incidentally, so if you can golf better than the average blond, you're in!  Let me know if you're interested.)  Not a golfer?  You can sponsor a hole.  1/4 hole - $25; 1/2 hole - $50; 1 hole - $100.  By sponsoring a hole, you'll be helping the Jerome Optimist Club continue to sponsor events and projects for the youth of the Jerome community and seriously, what a great way to spend the day!  Any questions?  Contact Julie (308-2750) or myself (308-7995) for more information. 

4TH QUARTER DISTRICT CONVENTION - August 19-21, 2010 - at the Shilo Inn, Richland, WA.  Make your hotel reservations at (509) 946-4661. Rates: $69 to $125 depending on room choice.  If you're a Jerome member and are interested in attending, contact S/T Julie Stadelman. 

NEXT MEETING:  Wednesday, July 14, 2010. 

Until then....

Happy Wednesday!

Angie Bridge

Jerome Optimist Club

No meeting on June 23

I know, I know, I'm a couple of days early....must be the sunshine!

Reminder, we are NOT having a meeting this week due to the absence of the President - me.  I'll be in Las Vegas sitting by the pool while drinking water and plotting my revenge against the penny machine that took my $2.00.  (I'm a big gambler, can you tell?)

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, June 30th at 6:30 p.m. at the Jerome Senior Center.  Our guest speaker will be Riley Parrish who will be discussing his senior project. 

Until then....Happy Summer! 

Angie Bridge
Jerome Optimist Club

Meeting tonight - June 16

Yes, we have a meeting tonight.  Bob Helms will be at the....er, helm of the meeting this evening.  Not sure what he has planned but I guess you won't know until you show up.

I can tell you one thing that we will be discussing and that is our next event, the Bud Gorton Memorial Golf Tournament scheduled for Saturday, July 24th.  Julie Stadelman is the chair of this event so I'll rely on Julie for the specifics i.e. tee time, cost, hole sponsors, etc. 

Also, remember we're on our Summer Meeting Schedule.  Our next meeting will be Wednesday, June 30th.  I might even have a guest speaker that night. Stay tuned.  (Oh, and in case you care, I'll be in Las Vegas next Wednesday celebrating my recent departure from my 30s to my 40s!)

Until then...

Happy Wednesday!!

Angie Bridge

Jerome Optimist Club

Jerome Optimist Club June Preview

Greetings!

Tonight we have a ***GUEST SPEAKER*** so everyone who can attend should attend (please!!)

We'll be welcoming Melissa Pease-Hillarides of Southern Idaho Tourism to talk about touring beautiful (but recently soaked) southern Idaho. In addition, Melissa will be talking about Savor Southern Idaho, a celebration of all-things Idaho, that will be held at Canyon Crest Dining and Event Center on Thursday, June 17th.  For more information, come to the meeting tonight! 

PAST EVENTS:

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who came out for Senior Lock-in on May 27th.  I have to say that in all my years of participating in this event, this was the first time that we couldn't get the kids to stop playing.  We had 8 Blackjack tables and 2 Texas Hold'em tables going at the same time and it didn't stop.  In fact, since it was a work night and I had only committed us to be there from 9:30 - 11:30 p.m., we finally had to "just say no" and pack it in.  Of course, it was nearly 1:00 a.m. when that happened!  It was a late night for us, that's for sure, but a fun night.  And, I heard that the kids continued to play Blackjack for the rest of the night so our tables were well used.  Anyway, thanks again to everyone who helped deal, set-up, tear down, etc.  You guys are the BEST!!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Jerome Optimist Annual Bud Gorton Memorial Golf Tournament - Saturday, July 24, 2010, at 93 Golf Ranch in Jerome.  Shotgun start at at 9:00 a.m. for 4-person teams.  More information to follow such as cost, prizes, etc.  Chairwoman extraordinaire is, of course, Julie Stadelman.  Thanks Julie!!  Also, if you're not a golfer, maybe you'd consider sponsoring a hole.  It's a great way to donate to the cause without having to hit a tiny, white ball around a golf course in 100-degree weather.  :)  If you're interested in being a hole sponsor, let me know. 

SUMMER MEETING SCHEDULE:

It's June, it's nearly summer time - at least the calendar says it is - so I'm going back to my summer meeting schedule: 

June 2 - Meeting

June 9 - NO MEETING - (It's my 40th birthday!!)

June 16 - Meeting

June 23 - NO MEETING (I'll be in Vegas, baby, celebrating the aforementioned 40th....)

June 30 - Meeting

Even though we're not meeting each week, I'll continue to send out reminders to everyone and maybe, just maybe, there will be a suprise BBQ thrown in there somewhere.  And maybe, just maybe, our current Lt. Governor Brent Evans will surprise us with a summer zone meeting!!  Brent???  Oh, and by the way, congratulations to our new Lt. Governor for the 2010-2011 year, Donald Bohrn.  Thanks, Don!  For those of you out there who are past presidents of Zone 9, remember, you too can be a Lt. Governor.  Just tell us that you're interested and you'll be in like Flynn.   

Happy Wednesday!

Angie Bridge

Jerome Optimist Club