Hello fellow Linguist of Listowel members and friends,
Our meeting last Thursday evening was held at Perth Meadows (The Meadows) located in the southwest corner of Listowel.
At 7:00 pm, we had a PowerPoint presentation from Norm McLennan and Susan James. We learned about the pricing of the rooms in the facility ($154,000.00 for a one-bedroom and $194,000.00 for a two-bedroom). We were shown the 3rd and 4th phases of additional assisted care building and a nursing home building. No projected date for building it though. We had a tour of the 36 unit facility from Carol McCracken and Susan James.
We started our regular meeting at approximately 7:50 pm with 8 members in attendance and 1 guest (Holly Brisebois).
Call to Order: Jane Stoltz - She welcomed everyone and explained her thoughts on the meaning of Earthquakes (Disturbance that can be extremely disruptive or a disorderly outburst.
Chairperson's Welcome, Welcoming of Guests, Agenda Review: Jane Stoltz - she welcomed Holly Brisebois as a guest.
Loyal Toast and Timer: Karen Bott (first time at this role) - Toast to Canada and the fact that we only have small tremors instead of full scale earthquakes.
Grammarian: Jane Stoltz - Word of the day "Shock" (noun - sudden or violent blow or collision). Jane explained various meanings and ways to use the word in a sentence. Eleven earthquakes occur around the world each day. The word of the Day “Shock” was used 19 times during the meeting.
Literary Corner: Leo Brisebois - Spring Flyer of attractions across the country. Leo did a comparison of the tourist attractions he had while living in Cornwall, Ontario and Listowel, Ontario. Cornwall was 5 minutes from the USA border and he went over 3 or 4 times per week (gasoline and shopping). Now his wife Holly gets on a bus with other women and goes to the USA for a whole weekend to shop.
Listowel is close to Sauble beach, Wasaga beach, Elora Gorge, St. Jacobs shops.
Speaker # 1: Marie McCutcheon - Speech title "When I Retire".
Marie asked each person in attendance provide her with a speech topic on a piece of paper in advance. She quickly read them over and went to the front to present a speech without the use of notes. The speech presentation included information that we learned from the tour of the facility and how she could retire at "The Meadows". The speech presentation also included mention of all of the written topics provided to her from each person in attendance.
Table Topics: Keith McCluskie - Keith asked each person in attendance to write down their own table topic on a slip of paper and then hand it to the person on their right (twice). There was a variety of topics and it was quite humorous as each person was called to the lectern to present table topics.
Evaluator # 1: We all provided Marie with written notes for her evaluation.
Report from Timer: Karen Bott – All speakers stayed fairly close or better than their alloted times for speaking.
Best Table Topic Award: Keith McCluskie - Winner was Diane Bender.
General Evaluator: Sharon D'Arcey - Provided glow and grow points for the meeting. (New facility with 4 large tables put together with chairs all around made a cozy meeting. Fun meeting that went well with a small group in attendance).
Suggested that a full minute of silence be provided while written evaluations were provided to the speaker.
Anything for the Good of Toastmasters: Diane Bender discussed the upcoming elections for new club officer roles and asked who would be running and what positions. Diane asked for assistance with the chair of the nomination committee.
Chairperson's closing remarks: Jane Stoltz - good meeting and very nice facilities. Next meeting at the regular time and place.
Call to Order: Jane Stoltz - She welcomed everyone and explained her thoughts on the meaning of Earthquakes (Disturbance that can be extremely disruptive or a disorderly outburst.
Chairperson's Welcome, Welcoming of Guests, Agenda Review: Jane Stoltz - she welcomed Holly Brisebois as a guest.
Loyal Toast and Timer: Karen Bott (first time at this role) - Toast to Canada and the fact that we only have small tremors instead of full scale earthquakes.
Grammarian: Jane Stoltz - Word of the day "Shock" (noun - sudden or violent blow or collision). Jane explained various meanings and ways to use the word in a sentence. Eleven earthquakes occur around the world each day. The word of the Day “Shock” was used 19 times during the meeting.
Literary Corner: Leo Brisebois - Spring Flyer of attractions across the country. Leo did a comparison of the tourist attractions he had while living in Cornwall, Ontario and Listowel, Ontario. Cornwall was 5 minutes from the USA border and he went over 3 or 4 times per week (gasoline and shopping). Now his wife Holly gets on a bus with other women and goes to the USA for a whole weekend to shop.
Listowel is close to Sauble beach, Wasaga beach, Elora Gorge, St. Jacobs shops.
Speaker # 1: Marie McCutcheon - Speech title "When I Retire".
Marie asked each person in attendance provide her with a speech topic on a piece of paper in advance. She quickly read them over and went to the front to present a speech without the use of notes. The speech presentation included information that we learned from the tour of the facility and how she could retire at "The Meadows". The speech presentation also included mention of all of the written topics provided to her from each person in attendance.
Table Topics: Keith McCluskie - Keith asked each person in attendance to write down their own table topic on a slip of paper and then hand it to the person on their right (twice). There was a variety of topics and it was quite humorous as each person was called to the lectern to present table topics.
Evaluator # 1: We all provided Marie with written notes for her evaluation.
Report from Timer: Karen Bott – All speakers stayed fairly close or better than their alloted times for speaking.
Best Table Topic Award: Keith McCluskie - Winner was Diane Bender.
General Evaluator: Sharon D'Arcey - Provided glow and grow points for the meeting. (New facility with 4 large tables put together with chairs all around made a cozy meeting. Fun meeting that went well with a small group in attendance).
Suggested that a full minute of silence be provided while written evaluations were provided to the speaker.
Anything for the Good of Toastmasters: Diane Bender discussed the upcoming elections for new club officer roles and asked who would be running and what positions. Diane asked for assistance with the chair of the nomination committee.
Chairperson's closing remarks: Jane Stoltz - good meeting and very nice facilities. Next meeting at the regular time and place.
