Leo called the meeting to order at
7:18 p.m. and introduced Keith Stoltz as Chairperson. Keith welcomed everyone to the meeting and
spoke of the memories of summer vacations that we all have. He explained how the summer vacations of
dairy farmers are a little different…if they exist at all. There were no agenda changes or guests to introduce
so Keith dived right into the meeting with speaker introductions. Vern got the meeting rolling with a memorable
Joke of the Day about the escapades of a widow and widower at a 60th
High School Class Reunion. Brent carried
out the role of Toast and Timer and led us in a toast to Canada. Heidi was Grammarian and her Word of the Day
was “Grip” which means to hold firmly on to something of interest. Variations of the word are gripped and
gripping. Jane handled Literary Corner
and read an article from a Woman’s World magazine about a couple that were
caught in a downpour of mice inside of a metal granary.
Marie completed Speech 10 from the
Competent Communicator’s Manual and this is her third time through! Marie entertained us with a speech called
“Ontario, Canada: Yours to
Discover”. Her goal was to inspire us to
learn to live on simple abundance, and one way she accomplishes this is to go
cross-country backpacking. Members
enjoyed hearing about Marie’s experiences meeting all kinds of people and she
encouraged us to step out of the ordinary and to enjoy Ontario. Marie included a Question and Answer session
as an addition to her speech.
Tony covered Table Topics. Each Toastmaster was given a picture of
something connected to the summertime theme, and members had to give clues
about the picture and then let fellow members try to guess what it was. Many members had interesting clues to give
and it was a great challenge. Keith
McCluskie took over the Lectern as General Evaluator. He introduced Leo as the Speech Evaluator for
Marie. He had Brent give the Timer’s
Report, and had Heidi provide the Grammarian’s report. Heidi said the word “grip” was used 4 times
and there were a few ums and ahs but not many. Tony gave the Table Topics
Master’s Report and announced that Audrey had won the challenge with her story
about a northern trip. George tested
members during his Quiz Master’s Report.
Keith McCluskie provided his comments as General Evaluator and said the
meeting was good overall.
Keith Stoltz took back control of the
meeting and called for anything for the good of Toastmasters. Upcoming events were reviewed. Members were encouraged to Tweet and Facebook
the upcoming Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre.
The goal is to sell 100 tickets and 40 tickets have been sold to
date. People can pay for their tickets
at the door if they pre-order them.
Keith also asked members to encourage their friends to give Toastmasters
a try.
Submitted by
Val Hummel on behalf of John Van Meeteren, Club Secretary
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