CNOtes are blog articles about weekly Tuesday noon lunch meetings and monthly CNO 2.0 evening meetings.
Greg Wasmund presided over his first meeting as President, recapped the Installation Banquet with thanks to everyone who made it a success, and welcomed a full slate of new member readings.
Greg Wasmund’s First Meeting and Installation Banquet Recap Read More »
The Installation and Awards Banquet at Benham’s Grove welcomed Greg Wasmund as President, thanked Sarah Umbreit for a magical year, and honored Mike Creech and Val Huff as Optimists of the Year and Melanie Adams as Rookie of the Year.
2026-27 Officer Installation and Awards Presentation Banquet Read More »
Adam Blanchard of the Dayton Children’s Hospital Foundation showed members how the Tom Frazier Tee Off for Youth Golf Classic reaches children and families, from treatment far from home to a new mental health patient assistance fund the club started, and the Golf Committee presented this year’s check.
Tee Off for Youth Golf Classic Check Presentation to Dayton Children’s Hospital Read More »
CNO 2.0 held its first outdoor meeting at the Margaret Barclay Shelter at Yankee Park, a park project the club helped fund. Julia Johnson was inducted as the club’s newest member, four prospective members had their readings, and everyone played bingo while fending off a squadron of bees.
CNO 2.0 Takes Bingo Outdoors to Yankee Park Read More »
President Sarah Umbreit, Treasurer Roland Rapp, and incoming President Greg Wasmund delivered the State of the Club Report, a look at the club’s leadership, its volunteer work, and what it did for the community’s young people over the past Optimist year.
The State of the Centerville Noon Optimist Club Read More »
John Zimkus, Historian for the Golden Lamb and for the Warren County Historical Society’s Harmon Museum, traced Ohio’s most famous inn from a four dollar tavern license in 1803 through Charles Dickens, 12 U.S. presidents, and the two ghosts said to be there still. He also explained why Miami University was very nearly built in Lebanon.
The Golden Lamb’s John Zimkus: Presidents, Dickens, and the Miami That Almost Was Read More »
Recently retired Alter High School Athletic Director and Girls Basketball Coach Chris Hart traced the people who lifted her up, from a Kettering camp coach to the trainer who saved her playing career, and how she spent 32 years paying it forward. Centerville High School students also brought the Spirit Chain to lunch, and Doug Sorrell auctioned off three Voss detailing packages for the kids.
Alter’s Chris Hart: We Rise by Lifting Others Up Read More »
The Dayton Development Coalition works to attract, expand, and retain jobs across the twelve counties of the Dayton Region. Julie Sullivan, Executive Vice President of Regional Development, elaborates on their impact, from the Electra Aero plant coming to Springfield to the continued growth of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
How the Dayton Development Coalition Brings Jobs to the Region Read More »
CNO 2.0 met at North Sea Brewing to hear Dayton native and retired nurse Tamara Gonzalez Oberbeck tell how she has traveled solo through 43 countries with one backpack, a string of working gigs, and a budget of about $40 a day.
The Peripatetic Traveler Sees the World on $40 a Day Read More »
CNO traded Yankee Trace for the A-frame at the RecPlex for Club Day and the annual picnic, where Washington Township’s Director of Recreation, Mark Metzger, shared how the fishing dock CNO funded fits into a park makeover that will wrap up by 2030.
The Annual Picnic and a RecPlex Update from Mark Metzger Read More »
