West Flint Optimist Newsletter -  8/10/17 Kayla  Bright,one of our Friends of Optimism  members and Special Education teacher for Swartz Creek Middle School, returned to tell us of her “Community-Based Instruction” activities. This past year’s 6th through 8th grade...

West Flint Optimist Newsletter -  7/27/17   Judge Joe Farah provided us again with Speaker Prof. Paul Rozycki to share with us some of the local political slant.  The single most important focus is the upcoming City of Flint August 8th primary, and the usual low...

West Flint Optimist Club 7/20/17 Newsletter Speaker Chair John Losinski recruited the Honorable Joseph Farah to speak this morning, and Joe passed off his newspaper reading at the breakfast table as “research” for the presentation. He read several of the day’s...

West Flint Optimist Club - 7/13/17 Newsletter Chris Hamilton was with us from Old Newsboys this morning, introduced by the very pleased Speaker Chair John Losinski. Chris encouraged the Club to participate, but not play (Has he seen us?), in the “Million Dollar Golf...

West Flint Optimist Club Newsletter - 7/6/17  Speaker Chair John Losinski, who had just this morning learned of Greg Hilliker’s “standing in” for a dignitary, asked Greg to “stand in” for the morning’s absent speaker. (Note that “standing in” seems to be the direct...

West Flint Optimist Club - 6/29/17 Newsletter Andrew Grocholski from the Metro Police Authority of Genesee County, came with his K9 tracking dog, Roscoe, to speak with us this morning about their work. Roscoe, “high-energy Spotter” German Shepherd originally from...

West Flint Breakfast Optimist Club Newsletter 6-22-17 Paul Rozycki, well-known local “celebrity” and retired Mott Community College political science professor, talked with the Club about the current political arena and near-term prospects. He noted that the current...

Jim Fuller, teacher at Swartz Creek High School, brought the Swartz Creek Competitive Mock Trial Team to speak at our meeting today. After describing the Mock Trail activities, roles, and processes, Jim introduced his team members: “Veterans” Jackson, Andrew, and...

West Flint Breakfast Optimist Club Newsletter - 6-8-17 Joe Tramble, State Director of FBU (FootBall University – (http://footballuniversity.org/) Youth Football, spoke with us today. He grew up in Westwood Heights and was on the University of Michigan team before he...