Platteville Community Fund - Paying It Forward
Pictured on left and center: Platteville Community Fund Board Members Barb Daus and Mandi Jacquinot. On the right: Barb Daus, Mandi...
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Chris Budden
Nov 151 min read
The Sippy Club Makes Another Appearance
An appearance of the infamous sippy cup was made at a recent meeting. Gary Engelke is the most recent winner of the Sippy Cup Award...
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Chris Budden
Nov 151 min read
Jeff Gard / Pioneers Basketball / Student Athletes
Pictured on left: UW-Platteville Men's Head Basketbell Coach Jeff Gard. On the right: Optimist President Bob Hundhausen, Vince Gard,...
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Chris Budden
Nov 121 min read
Trout Stream Ecology and Biology
Pictured on left: Optimist Member Beth Frieders, Kris Wright and Optimist Vice President Terri Ellis. Kris Wright, Biologist at...
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Chris Budden
Oct 251 min read
Rountree Gallery Update
Pictured left and center: Bill Mitchell. On the Right: Bill Mitchell and Optimist President Bob Hundhausen. Bill Mitchell from the...
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Chris Budden
Oct 231 min read
Field Trip to Platteville Middle School
Pictured: Jim Boebel, left; Kim Zielinski, center; Jim Boebel, Bob Hundhausen, Kim Zielinski and Terri Ellis, right On Friday,...
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Chris Budden
Oct 121 min read
Terri Ellis Shares Rafting Edventure
Terri Ellis spoke about her 2024 Ladies Rafting Trip in August where they kayaked ~80 miles on the Salmon River in Idaho. It was an Ed...
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Chris Budden
Sep 271 min read
Neurobiological Approach to Understanding Conspiracy Theory Origins
Pictured L-R: Doctor White, Optimist President Alaina Reeves, and Ron Weier Optimist Doctor Jeff White spoke to our Club about vaccines...
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Chris Budden
Sep 241 min read
Alliant Energy's Renewable Energy Goals
Pictured on the left: Troy Pittz. On Right: Troy Pittz, Optimist President Alaina Reeves and Ron Weier Our guest speaker today was...
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Chris Budden
Sep 161 min read
Coach Ryan Munz Explains His Philosophy
Pictured on the Left: UW-Platteville Head Football Coach Ryan Munz. On the Right: Optimist Member Doug Martin, Coach Munz, and Optimist...
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Chris Budden
Aug 301 min read
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Optimist Member Mark Essex (pictured in center) is also a volunteer at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium (NMRMA). Mark...
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Chris Budden
Aug 271 min read
Their Motto is Every Child Deserves a Christmas!
Pictured above: Jaqueline "Jaquie" Vorholick Optimist Member Mark Essex and Jaquie Vorholick Jaquie Vorholick, Head of...
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Chris Budden
Aug 191 min read
Bob Woodward - The Changing Media Landscape
Since retiring from his position as publisher of TH Media and the Telegraph Herald in January 2024, Bob Woodward became Director of...
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Chris Budden
Aug 121 min read
Sue Leamy Kies: Teacher, Author, and Volunteer
Sue Leamy Kies graduated from Platteville High School and then returned to teach high school English twenty years later. In her memoir,...
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Chris Budden
Jul 291 min read
Rohrbach's update on Southwest Health Center
Dan Rohrbach, CEO of Southwest Health Center updated us on the tremendous growth that has occurred at Southwest in the last several years....
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Chris Budden
Jul 291 min read
Beth Frieders shares her passion for her horses
Beth Frieders explaining horses' teeth Optimist President Alaina Reeves and Optimist Beth Frieders Our very own fellow Optimist Beth...
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Chris Budden
Jul 291 min read
Introducing Doctor Kyle Quillin
Doctor Kyle Quillin Optimist Vice President Bob Hundhausen and Doctor Kyle Quillin Doctor Quillin is a full-time...
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Chris Budden
Jul 231 min read
From Student to Host - Angie Wright Speaks About Rotary Club Student Exchange Program
Barb Stockhausen, President of the Rotary Club and fellow Optimist, introduced Angie Wright. Angie was a student participant in the...
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Chris Budden
Jul 181 min read
Drake Presents Volunteer Opportunities
Pictured above: Paul Budden, Dawn Drake, and Chris Budden Dawn Drake retired from UW-Platteville after 33 years with the UW-System. She...
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Chris Budden
Jul 181 min read
Senior Center's Jill Goffinet & Alyssa Shanahan
Pictured L-R: Optimist member Chris Budden, Senior Center Program Coordinator Jill Goffinet, Optimist Club President, Alaina Reeves, and...
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