Thursday night I attended the Western Maryland Toastmasters meeting online. This was my second time attending as my first time was in July, just after the club had chartered at the end of May. While I was attending virtually, the club meets in person at Mr. Toad’s Pottery in Lavale, MD. Lavale and Cumberland areContinue reading “Going Beyond Gold at Western Maryland Toastmasters!”
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Going for the Gold at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!
Tuesday Night may have felt cold outside but inside it was warm at our Laurel Highlands Toastmasters meeting. Recently, I sent my completed Dynamic Leadership (finally!) after starting it almost five years ago. Blame it on DTM burnout, discouragement during COVID, and taking a while to get used to attending virtual meetings. That was theContinue reading “Going for the Gold at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!”
Fueling my Toastmasters Spirit in April!
On Sunday, we celebrated Mom’s birthday at home. The spread consisted of chicken, coleslaw, potato salad, and potato wedges (picnic food). For dessert, we had Texas sheet cake with ice cream. We had a small family gathering with my Somerset relatives. Mom was blessed with nice springtime gifts, including gift cards to Panera Bread andContinue reading “Fueling my Toastmasters Spirit in April!”
The Dinner Series is Back!
Thursday night marked the return of the monthly dinners that I have with Mr. Clougherty. We’ve done this tradition regularly since 2013 and aside from the few times we met on a different day, it’s always been a Thursday night. The swimming season ended early and so Kevin was free to meet me for dinner.Continue reading “The Dinner Series is Back!”
Celebrating Distinguished Status at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!
What does the word distinguished mean? To be respected and admired for excellence. Synonyms for distinguished include: important, grand, imposing, and magisterial. That was the theme at our Laurel Highlands Toastmasters meeting last night. The meeting started a few minutes late as we awaited the arrival of our president and vice president. But we gotContinue reading “Celebrating Distinguished Status at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!”
Division Cutie Speech Contest!
Saturday morning, I was on my way to my third speech contest in as many weeks. The Division C Tall Tales and International Speech contest was held at United Presbyterian Church in Blairsville. Just like the previous two divisional contests and February’s area contest I attended which was held in Johnstown, this one did notContinue reading “Division Cutie Speech Contest!”
Talk Up Toastmasters Monday!
The area contest season is winding down with the final contest on Saturday, and the best four contests will be starting next week. Friday night, I braved the snow covered roads on the mountain and made the drive to Johnstown for the area 21 contest. The best from Johnstown and Allegheny Mountains competed for aContinue reading “Talk Up Toastmasters Monday!”
Speaking about an Icon at My Next Meeting!
Late last week, I learned of the passing of Kings Family Restaurant founder, Hartley King. King opened his first restaurant in 1967 in North Versailles, and by the end of the 1970s, the chain grew to six locations. By the end of the 1980s, Kings had 21 locations. He was an icon in the restaurantContinue reading “Speaking about an Icon at My Next Meeting!”
You Couldn’t Ignore Me if you Tried
This week I began a new reading project on a book that I bought and partially read during the pandemic in 2020. I lost track of time and lost track of reading the book, and five years later I’m back at it again. “You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried” was a quote from theContinue reading “You Couldn’t Ignore Me if you Tried”
2024 Winter TLI: A Centennial of Success!
Saturday morning, I attended club officer training at Westmoreland County Community College. We had a split amount of officers attending in person and online. I arrived super early to help our Logistics manager out. I put signs up reminding folks where to go. It reminded me of the job I had as District Sergeant atContinue reading “2024 Winter TLI: A Centennial of Success!”
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