Our Club level International Humorous and Table Topics Speech Contest was held September 22, 1999
Humor Contest
First Place Winner was Dennis Acuna with his speech, "My High School Football Career; Second Place Winner was Margo Chase with "Make it Funny - Add Laughter.
Table Topics Contest
First place winner was Mike Reed, second was Margo Chase and Third was Wayne Wiemerslage.
The first place winners may go on to the Area 2 Contest, with second and third place winners as substitute,
Area 2 International Speech and Evaluation Contest Information:
October 23, 1999 at 11:30 a.m. for registration, noon for contest, at Huntington Bank Community Room (basement)
130 South Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio
Registration $3.00
Directions: I-75, Bowling Green Exit, East on Wooster past BGSU to downtown, left onto Main Street. Parking on street or in back lots
Information & Reservations: Arlene Rahm-Scherf, 419/332-5363
Officers were elected May 12 and took office on July 1, 1999. They are:
| President | Margo Chase |
| Vice President - Education | Mike Webber |
| Vice President - Membership | Rich Giroux |
| Vice President - Public Relations | Wayne Wiemerslage |
| Secretary | Jason Bock |
| Treasurer | Roy Schwinn |
| Sergeant-at-arms | Dennis Acuna |
District 28, Area 2 Calendar
1999
Our Club level Evaluation Contest was held February 10, 1999
First Place Winner was Mike Reed, Second Place Winner was Jason Bock, Third place winner was Rich Giroux.
Mike and Jason will go on to the Area 2 Contest March 13, 1999 (see below for address)
Our Club level International Speech Contest was held January 27, 1999
First Place Winner was Mike Webber, Second Place Winner was Rich Giroux, Third place winner was Wayne Wiemerslage
Our fourth participant was Margo Chase (disqualified for going past time limit)
Mike and Rich will go on to the Area 2 Contest, with Wayne as substitute,
Area 2 International Speech and Evaluation Contest Information:
March 13, 1999 at 11 a.m., Huntington Bank Community Room (basement)
130 South Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio
Registration $3.00
Directions: I-75, Bowling Green Exit, East on Wooster past BGSU to downtown, left onto Main Street. Parking on street or in back lots
Information & Reservations: Arlene Rahm-Scherf, 419/332-5363
Division Level Winner
Rich Giroux won third place at the Division Level Contest November 7 in Perrysburg, Oh.
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Area Contest Winners October 10, 1998
Humorous Contest Speech Contest - 2nd place winner -- Rich Giroux, 3rd place winner - Ray Jameson
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Club Contest Winners September 9, 1998
Humorous Contest Winners -- 1st place - Mike Reed; 2nd place - Rich Giroux; 3rd place - Ray Jameson
Table Topics Winners -- 1st place Margo Chase; 2nd place Jason Simpson; 3rd place Mike Linehan
(Mike Reed cannot attend, so Rich and Ray will represent our Club.)
Jason Bock was elected secretary of our club November 25, 1998 to fill the vacancy when Jack Fatica left.
We welcome new members Sheri Zeigler (voted into Club Sept. 23, 1998) and Jason Bock (voted into Club 10/14/98).
Election to Fill Vacancy Held August 26
Rich Giroux was nominated by the Nominating Committee for the position of Vice President - Public Relations. He was unanimously elected to that post. Congrats, Rich. (Rich is also Vice President for Membership.)
Former Toastmaster, Ed Brown, passes away June 26.
EDWIN M. BROWN FOSTORIA, 78, formerly of 880 N. Louden Township Road 47, Fostoria, died at 4:30 a.m. Friday, June 26, 1998 at Brookhaven Convalescent Center, Toledo.
Ed is remembered by our Findlay Toastmasters, Bill Freemyer, Ray Jameson, Roy Schwinn and Gary Wilson, and as a hard worker and a fine friend who devoted over ten years to area Toastmasters. He is remembered by Bill and Ray as being involved in starting TM clubs at Bowling Green, Fostoria, Freemont, and Tiffin.
The newspaper reported that Ed was born Aug. 22, 1919 in Aloha Township, Cheboygan, Mich., to Wilfred and Eva Irene (Pallister) Brown. He married Mildred Meister, who died in 1968. He then married Edith Meister in 1969, and she survives in Fostoria. Surviving are two sons, Albert Brian of Watervilleand Bryce Justin of North Lewisburg; two daughters, Mrs.Kenneth (Brenda) Goshe, Fostoria and Mrs. James (Laura Elizabeth) Gorrill Jr., Southfield, Mich.; and eight grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were two brothers, his twin, Albert Henry, and John.
Mr. Brown owned and operated the Merchants Credit Bureau, Fostoria, from 1978. He worked briefly for Fifth Third Bank and Heidelberg College in Tiffin.
He was a member of St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria, and a former member of the Fostoria Kiwanis Club and the United Conservation and Outdoor Association, Inc., Findlay. He was a member and founder of the Fostoria Chapter of Toastmasters, where he served many years as an officer. He was a 1938 graduate of Cheboygan (Mich.) High School and served overseas during World War II. Ray believes he was a B17 or B24 bomber pilot.
A funeral Mass was to be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria, with a rosary service at 10 a.m. A graveside service was to be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the burial site in St. Francis Xavier Parish Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
Memorials may be made to St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria.
Our club July 8, 1998 voted to spend approximately $10 to print a thousand business size cards with information for prospective members about our club, persons to contact and our web address. Members can then distribute them as the opportunities arise. Thanks to Rich Giroux for thinking of this and taking care of it.
Ohio Treasurer J. Kenneth Blackwell has accepted an invitation from our Toastmasters Club to speak to a combined meeting of the Toastmasters and the Kiwanis Club on Wednesday, August 19, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. He is seeking the post of Ohio Secretary of State in the fall general elections. Mr. Blackwell is noted as an excellent public speaker. We will join the Kiwanis at the Elks Club to hear Mr. Blackwell and ask him questions. Note this event is on a Wednesday that is not one of our regularly scheduled meetings.
The following persons were elected June 10 for the term of July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999:
| President | Wayne Wiemerslage |
| VP-Education | Margo Chase |
| VP-Membership | Rich Giroux |
| Secretary | Jack Fatica |
| Treasurer | Roy Schwinn |
| Sergeant of Arms | Mike Webber |
Out of 74 TM Clubs in our District, our Club took first place for the best newsletter at the District meeting May 2, 1998
Saturday, March 28, 1998
DISTRICT 28 — DIVISION B
International Speech and Evaluation
Winners from Areas 4, 7 and 9 were Rich Giroux and Margo from this Club
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