Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Optimist of the Year Award. Nominees must live,
work, attend school or volunteer in West St. Paul to be eligible for the award. Send nomination to: Optimist of the Year,
% WSP Optimist Club, 1019 Felix Ave., West St. Paul, MN 55118. Deadline for entrants is May 1, 2010. Winner will be
notified the first week in May.
The winner will receive a number of prizes and the
invitation to ride in the Optimist Convertible during the Celebrate West St. Paul Days Parade on Saturday, May 15th.
NEW MEMBERS
The Optimist Club welcomes our newest member, Vic Tedesco!
Sponsor
Ken Kane does the honors of pinning Vic's Optimist Lapel pin.
Vic was a member of the St. Paul Club over 3 decades ago. Welcome Back!
OPTIMIST CLUB FIRE SAFETY VIDEO
Thanks to South Metro Fire Department for helping us film this important safety show.
It originally played on Town Square Television during October-Fire Prevention Month.
You
can see the 9 minute demo here and forward it on to others.
HOLIDAY SHOWS MAKE GREAT GIFTS
The 5th,6th and 7th Annual Holiday Shows are available for your enjoyment or for holiday giving. Each
show is unique and lasts 1 hour. Great music, beautiful scenes and lots of positive holiday fun. Each DVD copy is 10.00
and helps support our continued projects for youth in West St. Paul. Mail request with payment to Experience Shows, Inc. ,
PO Box 612, So. St. Paul, MN 55075
NEW MEETING TIME....NEW MEETING TIME....NEW MEETING TIME
The Optimist Club meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday afternoon
at The West St. Paul Armory, 1420 South Robert Street.
Time of meeting is now 4:30-5:30 PM. Coffee and dessert
will be served. New members are always
welcome
to attend.
Members of the West St. Paul Club make a surprise presentation
to our 2007 winner- SMG Donald Vance, instructor at the
Vessey Leadership Academy.
2008 District Spelling Bee Finals
Scroll down for complete results of this year's bee
2008 Spelling Bee
District Champion Hayley Kilbride-Pierce
Twenty-eight spellers competed from 3 area schools in
the District 197 Spelling Bee.5th-8th graders spelled words such as succinct, recidivism and niveous to advance to the next
round ultimately won by 7th grader Hayley Kilbride-Pierce.
We have donated space to this Community Service Organization
until their permanent site is online. Check out contact information, Spelling Bee details, Optimist of the Year award, and
ordering info for the Holiday Show.
Contact them by phone @ 651-437-6542; email- kcivory@aol.com; or by mail- Optimist Club
of West St. Paul, 1019 Felix Street, West St. Paul, MN 55118.
