Music that Inspires

Kate Daniels Kurz led a music-themed meeting. Why settle for just speaking when you can sing!

Michelle Banazwski was the Humorist:


Table Topics Master Suad Ali danced the questions, which were won by Fred Sadler:


Ali Ibrahim Yilmaz gave his #3 speech Three Sights to See in Turkey and was voted Most Improved Speaker:


Ali was evaluated by Tom Shih:


Adrian Papacica gave his #3 speech How to Deal With Crucial Conversations:


Adrian was evaluated by Fred Sadler:


Arnie Buss gave a #9 speech Listen to Me! as practice for a possible contest speech, and was voted Best Speaker:


Arnie was evaluated by Carl Thormeyer, who was selected as the Best Evaluator:

Country Music

Cathy Lee chose Country Music as the theme of the meeting, and got off to a rolicking start with Karen Woodson's Opening Remarks:


With 17 members and 4 guests, a fabulous time was had by all.

In his first time as Table Topics Master, Wilfredo Crave asked penetrating tough questions. Although he mangled the David Allen Coe reference, Arnie Buss nevertheless won Table Topics:


The prepared speeches got off to a great start with Katherine Daniels Kurtz' Icebreaker speech, in which she took us from California to New York and back again, and was voted Best Speaker. Katherine Daniels Kurz' Icebreaker My Life in Years:


Michael Kensick's gave his Icebreaker speech next Old Time Hockey, and was voted Most Improved:


Finally, Emilie Staryak's #8 speech took us in words and pictures to the island paradise of Saba Island:


Three excellent evaluations followed, but Angi Anderson was given the nod as best evaluator. Angi Anderson's winning evaluation: