Meeting 1003 Cowboys and Indians

The Wild West came to Sandgate complete with horses, a Sheriff and even a Saloon barmaid and assorted cowboys and cowgirls.
President Annette opened with Meeting by acknowledging Area 8 Contestants and winners. She also welcomed guests Casey and Andrea, and visiting Narangba Valley Member Daniel.

Just horsing around

Toastmaster Leanne, dressed as an Indian Squaw, guided us with precision with a series of stories about Cowboys and Indians and segued from each item on the Agenda with ease.

Blake presented the Toast - to John Wayne (aka Marion Morrison) - 'The Duke".
He quoted one of The Duke's many memorable lines - "Out here, due process is a bullet".

Blake

Wordmaster Lien gave us "Courageous" as the word for the meeting. She had well researched its meaning and gave examples.

Lien

Carmy was Round Robin Master. She asked us all to give our American Indian name. This provided all Members with a challenge and many imaginative names were created.

Carmy

Speech 1 was an Ice Breaker by Marie, entitled "What will I do when I grow up", which told her very interesting life story. The Speech was evaluated by Darryl.

Marie

Darryl

Speech 2 was also an Ice Breaker by Stephen, entitled "Façade, Humility and Achievement". This was another fascinating story of Stephen's triumph over illiteracy, and was evaluated by John.

John

Stephen

Kirsty evaluated Annette's informative speech entitled "Killer Condiment" about salt and the many dangers of over indulging.

Annette

Kirsty

Marlene kept in the theme with an innovative Raffle containing a John Wayne DVD, Wagonwheel biscuits and a rice cooker (complete with recipes for Cowboy Rice). It was won by Carmy.

Nick was a very efficient timekeeper and gave his reports succinctly and precisely.

Time Keeper Nick

Peter also kept with the theme with Table Topics. Participants Karen, Blake, Marlene, Chris, Tim, Jim, Daniel and Jonathon all gave creative answers to some tricky questions, amid much laughter.

Peter

The Topics were evaluated by Christiane and Tim.

Christiane

Tim

New segments on the program added interest. Monica gave a quote "Challenges are what makes life interesting" and elaborated on the challenges that the American Indians had faced to survive and live off the land.

Monica

Gail

Show and Tell gave Gail an opportunity to display her masterpiece quilt which she finds a fulfilling passion.

Soapbox presented by Karen told of how Curiosity is the Essence of Life, and applied to us all.

Karen

Jonathon

Grammarian Jonathon enlightened us on the use of fillers - e.g. ums and ahs. His wise advice to take a breath, and pause instead, is sure to be heeded by all Members.

Listening Quiz was conducted by Chris, testing our attention to all sections of the agenda.

Chris

The General Evaluation was conducted by Liz.

Liz

Are these guys the 3 Amigos?

Awards:   Best Speech             -    Stephen

           Best Evaluation       -    John

                  Best Table Topic     -    Jonathon

                 Most Improved        -    Stephen

Christmas Break Up Dinner on the 12th December . If you haven't paid for your dinner yet, contact Blake for details on how to pay by this Friday 1st Dec.