Installation Dinner to be held on December 10

Hello McCall Optimist,

On Tuesday, December 10th, we will hold our annual Installation Dinner for new officers at the McCall Golf Course Club House. Cocktails will be at 5:30 and dinner at 6:00. The Golf Course has a new chief and will be serving either Beef Stroganoff or an Orange/Chicken entre with a Caesar salad for under $20. Please, RSVP by Dec 9th, to give the Club House an idea of how many to prepare for. Just send a reply back to this email and let us know if you can attend and what entre you would like. Thank you.

Tom Crawford, secretary

Promise Yourself....... To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

Optimist Meeting November 25 - Bill Anderson

Hello Friends and Optimist,

Tomorrow morning, Tuesday, Nov 25th, 0700 at the Pancake House, Bill Anderson will be our guest. Bill teaches World History and Weight Training, and is the Head Coach for the Cross County and Track and Field teams. The Cross Country team just finished a terrific season with several young athletes showing outstanding promise. Bill can discuss the upcoming Track and Field season and any opportunities McCall Optimist can help out. Come have breakfast with one of McCall’s most successful and inspiring coaches.


Tom Crawford, secretary

Promise Yourself....... To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.

Optimist Meeting November 19

Hello Friends and Optimist,

Tomorrow morning, Tuesday, Nov 19th, 0700 at the Pancake House, Andy Cochrane will be our guest. Andy is very dedicated to the education of the youth of our community. He teaches Developmental Math at MDHS, is head of the Talented and Gifted program, the Science and the Robotics Club, and also volunteers his time as a Scoutmaster and leading First Lego League. At our meeting tomorrow we will spend some time discussing all these programs with Andy. Come join us for breakfast and meet to one of McCall’s best “Friends of Youth”.

Here is Andy’s Biography:

My science teaching career began in 1989 when I accepted a biology teaching job Fruitland. Since then I have also taught courses in physical science, physics, chemistry, calculus, math analysis, and algebra 2. While completing my bachelor of science at the University of Alaska, I became interested in teaching through a ski instructor’s clinic. Following three years of ski instructing and coaching, I returned to college at the University of Idaho to earn a teaching certificate. In 2001 I returned with my wife (an MDHS alumnus) and children to my native hometown of McCall and have been teaching physical science, chemistry, chemistry in the community, and physics since then. It has been a dream come true to move back to McCall and raise my own family here. I have served in extracurricular positions including science club advisor, interact club advisor, track coach and cross-country running coach.


Tom Crawford, secretary
Promise Yourself....... To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.