The Menomonee Falls Christmas Parade was another successful event with the help and dedication of many of the Optimist Club members. After a rainy start to the day, the weather opened up and we had over 50 units entertaining the packed streets with Christmas music and holiday lights along the parade route. The Parade was...
The Optimist Club of Menomonee Falls celebrated our 50th anniversary on Saturday, November 4, 2023. With over 75 in attendance, our members and guests enjoyed fellowship as well as reflecting on the past and present, hearing highlights from many past presidents and playing a trivia game which brought out some history of the club. ...
The new Board of Directors was installed by Diane Matuszak, 2023-2024 SWIS District Governor. The 2023-2024 officers are: John Yusko, President Michael Russell, Vice-President Carol Schulteis, Secretary Kimberly Wenzel, Treasurer 2023-2024 Board Members are: Barb Schmit Dustin Koehler Clara Scheckel 2023-2025 Board Members are: Laura Ciletti Jerry Mislang Linda Zylka
Packer Raffle Winners were drawn at the 2022 Raffle Tailgate Party on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 at Village Bowl . Included in this year's In-House raffle was an autographed LeRoy Butler Packer jersey. The famed defensive back was voted into the NFL Hall of Fame this year. Craig Linert of Wauwatosa was the Grand Prize...
July 3, 2022 was a great day for the club as we had the parade for the first time in 2 years! ––––––––– Volunteers needed for the 2023 3rd of July Parade. We have multiple ways you can help with this year’s parade and most people will be finished by the time the...
The 2023 Optimist Club Tri-Star Baseball Event will take place on Saturday, June 17 at the Menomonee Falls Little League Complex (on Mill Road) from 12:00-4:00. This is a competitive event for 7–12-year-old boys and girls. The event features throwing (for speed), running the bases (for time) and hitting off of a tee (for distance)....
The SWIS District Junior Golf Outing is set for June 19, 2023 at Brown Deer Golf course for $85 per golfer. The event is open to boys and girls ages 10-18 years old. Golfer will play in age division groupings by gender. If a golfer shoots a qualifying score within their age group, they have...
Larry is working on the teams and schedule for the summer of 2023. You will hear from your team captain soon. This is a great fundraiser for our club! A few reminders about working the wagon. The hours are 6:00 - 9:00, so workers need to arrive at...
Wow, what a day it was. The weather was sunny, but a little cool. We can deal with the cool as long as the rain stayed away, which it did. The winning group in Flight 1 was Mike Yanke, Carl Holzem, Ken Pulvermacher, and Jeff Schwalbach shooting -15. The winning group in Flight 2 was...
Well, the 2023 Optimist Club of Menomonee Falls Kids Catch and Release Fishing Derby is in the books, and WOW, what a fantastic event it was! This year’s fishing derby took place the morning of Saturday, May 13th at the Mill Pond. The weather turned out decent. While it looked like it wanted to rain...
Photo courtesy of Cline Design Photography These are the 8 amazing participants from this year's Distinguished Young Women program held May 6, 2023 at North Middle School: Sumedha Adavi –Menomonee Falls High School Alena Her –Menomonee Falls High School Aashi Iyengar- Sussex Hamilton High School Krystal Lee –Menomonee Falls High School Heidi Lillegard –Menomonee Falls...
(above) 2023 Oratorical Contest left to right: Annie Jurczyk, Co-Chair; 1st Place: Joshua Mims, 2nd Place: Anirudh Warrier, 3rd Place: Sruthi Warrier and Mike Russell, Co-Chair Everyone had a great time at the 2023 Oratorical Contest held at the Community Center the evening of March 15. Three students presented their speeches on “Discovering the...