City of Eagle to celebrate Arbor Day with the Optimist Club

Press Release

April 25, 2011 - the City of Eagle: The City of Eagle recently received notification that it had earned national designation as a Tree City USA for the 19th consecutive year!

In celebration the City of Eagle, in conjunction with Eagle Optimist Club, will be holding a tree planting ceremony on April 28, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. Members of Eagle Optimist Club generously donated a tree for the ceremony, and will be present for the event. Please join Mayor Jim Reynolds on Second Street between State Street and Idaho Street for the planting of a new street tree.

Tree Project Update

A note from Vice President and Christmas Tree Sales Chairman Ben Gard

I wanted to give everyone an update on our tree project. I came up with the idea of donating a tree to the City of Eagle during the Christmas Tree sale as a way of thanking everyone, especially The Goldman Family, for helping us out. I've been in contact with City of Eagle and they would like make our tree donation part of their Arbor Day celebration. So we get to kill two birds with one stone (or tree as the case may be.) The planting ceremony will be on Thursday, April 28 (That is actually the day before Arbor Day) at 1:30pm at the Eagle Senior Center, 312 E. State Street. There will be a ceremony with the mayor presiding. I hope that every member that has the opportunity can make the ceremony.

Thank you,
Ben

Happy to meet you!

Self-introductions at the Eagle Optimist Club luncheon

Today we welcomed guests Jodie Correa and Joyce Little to our Optimist Club luncheon. Unfortunately our guest speaker, Kevin Miller from KIDO, was a no-show and our program instead celebrated the success of the club level  Oratorical Contests.

Three contestants will be traveling to Salem, Oregon to participate in the District competition for the Communications Contest for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.  The students, Cassidy Flake, Jessica Gutierrrez, and Ricky Clark will be joined by instructor Jana Dunagan and Optimist Club members Mike Harris, Myrna Harris and Linda Jackson.

In other business, Ben Gard updated us on the purchase of a tree to recognize the Goldman family who graciously donated their property for our 2010 Christmas Tree Sales. Working with the City of Eagle, Ben has arranged for an Arbor Day planting of a Chanticleer Pear Tree.

Mr. Miller promises to reschedule soon so he can talk of his plans to travel to Afghanistan with the 116th guard unit from Idaho.

It was a great meeting today. Why not visit us soon?

Photo by Myrna Harris.

Watching the Decorah Eagles in Eagle, Idaho

This isn't about an Optimist Club or Eagle, Idaho, but it is about Eagles ... plus, it is really cool.  Please enjoy the live stream to the Decorah Eagles, a live broadcast from the Raptor Resource Project in Decorah, Iowa.


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