Tri-County Toastmasters #5682

Tri-County Toastmaster members who took part in the recent Division C Speech Contests were (from left): Todd Austin - chief judge; Dawn Boyer - 1st place Humorous Speech Contest winner; and Les Apps - 3rd place in both Humorous Speech and Tabletopics Contests.

Three members of the Tri-County Toastmasters club attended the Division C Contests on Saturday, October 8, 2005 in Springfield. Dr. Todd Austin from Virden served as the chief judge for both humorous speech and table topics contests. The chief judge’s duties are to assemble a panel of judges from several different clubs and to make sure all judges are aware of all contest and judging rules.

Dawn Boyer from Auburn took first place in the Humorous Speech Contest with her speech called "My Summer Vacation". As the contest winner, Boyer will be one of only 5 speakers competing at the District 8 Humorous Speech Contest in Fairview Heights, IL on November 19th.

Les Apps from Girard took third place in the speech contest with his speech called "Shopping" as well as third place in the impromptu speaking or table topics contest.

The Toastmaster club will next meet on Thursday November 3, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center at 105 West Jackson Street in Virden. The scheduled speaker for next meeting is Jackie Rakers. "Guests and new members are always welcome to attend our club meetings" states club president Ron Grimes. For more information about how the Toastmasters program works, please call (217) 965-3100.