The Linguists of Listowel met at St Paul’s Lutheran Church on Thursday, January 25, 2007 for their International and Evaluation Contest. Jane Stoltz chaired the international contest. She welcomed all members, guests and visitors. Linda Piper was chief judge and explained the rules and purpose of the contests. Marie was first with her speech “Food for Thought” by mentioning some of the challenges she has faced in her kitchen. Brian Camacho shared his experience as Santa Claus this year. He was very impressed with the insights of little children. Allan Mann’s speech was “Satisfy Yourself”. He always has a to do list and explained how it is very satisfying to complete a project such as his play house creation for his daughter. Diane Bender encouraged people to remember to give positive phrases to their children and grandchildren with her speech “Yes, You Can”. Keith Stoltz won the competition with his speech “Life is Simple”.
Elaine Beckhold was the target speaker for the evaluation contest. Her philosophy is “You want it go for it. If you’re lucky enough to get it hold onto it”. There were three contestants Keith and Jane Stoltz and Marie McCutcheon.
Keith Stoltz and Marie McCutcheon will be representing the club at the area contest March 7 in Southhampton. The Division Contest will be back in Listowel at the Kin Station on Friday March 23rd. Members of the public are welcome to attend and hear the best of the best that evening.
Linguists of Listowel will be hosting a Paddyfest Variety Night on Thursday March 15th at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 7:15 pm
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
January 18, 2007
Theme "Snowballs"
President Brian called the meeting to order with a very funny snowball fight story. Jane presented the toast to Canada and was timer for the evening. George challenged everyone to use the word "plutoed" during the meeting. It is the 2006 word of the year meaning to demote or devalue someone or something. It was used at least seven times. For Literary Corner Sheryl entertained us with several snow ball jokes and stories. Gary was the speaker for the evening. He shared some experiences he has had with his family while on vacation. Sheryl evaluated his speech.
Diane challenged everyone to remember their first experiences at assorted times in their lives. Brian remembered his first ticket, and Al his first car. Jane remembered her blue impalla and Marie remembered ice fishing. There were lots of memories but Gary won for the best table topics.
Allan was quizmaster. He sharpened our listening skills as the members tried to remember who said what. Marie did an excellent job as general Evaluator. She spoke without notes and gave us many good points on the evening and encouraged everyone to invite guests as often as possible. Next week is the International and Evaluation contest. Following that there will be Speechcraft starting Feb 1, 2007.
January 11, 2007
Theme was "Celebrations"
Chairperson Brian opened the meeting at 7:15 pm. Allan presented the toast and kept track of the timing for the meeting. Jane presented the word Celebrate and challenged everyone to use synnonyms during the meeting. She gave prizes to Diane and George who used the most words that meant the same as celebrate. Keith read an article for literary corner. Diane shared a personal but true story about her experience learning how to ball room dance. Gary presented a "believe it or not" story about global warming. Marie's speech was entitled "House for Sale". She described how she was fixing up her house recently. Gary got everyone laughing during table topics and Keith was the winner.
George evaluated Marie's speech and Sheryl evaluated the whole meeting. Brian closed the meeting at 8:45 pm.
January 4, 2007
Linguists of Listowel
Theme: "To a Happy New Year"
Chairperson Jane called the meeting to order at 7:15 pm. Marie proposed a toast to Canada. For language enricher George challenged us with the word voluble.
Sandra read an interesting poem about 6 blind mens interpretation of the elephant.
Allan spoke about traditional energy sources and offered some solutions to reduce energy consumption in the future. Diane evaluated his speech.
Brian led a workshop on thinking outside the box. He challenged everyone to put a tangram four piece puzzle together and then he challenged us to do it faster and faster. Then he added a piece for more of a challenge. He explained how businesses improve production times. It was a very educational session.
Keith was quizmaster for the evening. Jane closed the meeting at 9 pm.
President Brian called the meeting to order with a very funny snowball fight story. Jane presented the toast to Canada and was timer for the evening. George challenged everyone to use the word "plutoed" during the meeting. It is the 2006 word of the year meaning to demote or devalue someone or something. It was used at least seven times. For Literary Corner Sheryl entertained us with several snow ball jokes and stories. Gary was the speaker for the evening. He shared some experiences he has had with his family while on vacation. Sheryl evaluated his speech.
Diane challenged everyone to remember their first experiences at assorted times in their lives. Brian remembered his first ticket, and Al his first car. Jane remembered her blue impalla and Marie remembered ice fishing. There were lots of memories but Gary won for the best table topics.
Allan was quizmaster. He sharpened our listening skills as the members tried to remember who said what. Marie did an excellent job as general Evaluator. She spoke without notes and gave us many good points on the evening and encouraged everyone to invite guests as often as possible. Next week is the International and Evaluation contest. Following that there will be Speechcraft starting Feb 1, 2007.
January 11, 2007
Theme was "Celebrations"
Chairperson Brian opened the meeting at 7:15 pm. Allan presented the toast and kept track of the timing for the meeting. Jane presented the word Celebrate and challenged everyone to use synnonyms during the meeting. She gave prizes to Diane and George who used the most words that meant the same as celebrate. Keith read an article for literary corner. Diane shared a personal but true story about her experience learning how to ball room dance. Gary presented a "believe it or not" story about global warming. Marie's speech was entitled "House for Sale". She described how she was fixing up her house recently. Gary got everyone laughing during table topics and Keith was the winner.
George evaluated Marie's speech and Sheryl evaluated the whole meeting. Brian closed the meeting at 8:45 pm.
January 4, 2007
Linguists of Listowel
Theme: "To a Happy New Year"
Chairperson Jane called the meeting to order at 7:15 pm. Marie proposed a toast to Canada. For language enricher George challenged us with the word voluble.
Sandra read an interesting poem about 6 blind mens interpretation of the elephant.
Allan spoke about traditional energy sources and offered some solutions to reduce energy consumption in the future. Diane evaluated his speech.
Brian led a workshop on thinking outside the box. He challenged everyone to put a tangram four piece puzzle together and then he challenged us to do it faster and faster. Then he added a piece for more of a challenge. He explained how businesses improve production times. It was a very educational session.
Keith was quizmaster for the evening. Jane closed the meeting at 9 pm.
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