7:00 - meeting called to order by Brent Stewart Kathy Denton pres business meeting guests Louis Van Winkle - Rob's dad. first meeting Nancy Cross - invited by Patricia minutes of previous meeting - any other changes. minutes accepted as sent Officer reports none commitee reports - Jim Bubash - Christmas party - 61.23 cost to club. Requested funds from treasurer. Already approved no other committee reports unfinished business - Goeff King and Max Kaiser judged the St. Louis urban debate contest at Pattonville hs no new business corresp and announcements - officers, please get dist 8 schedule for training sessions if you've not attended training yet January has 5 weeks. Nomination for theme was speech marathon and it was seconded. Unanimously approved business meeting concluded toastmaster - Brent Stewart - member since october 1983 - 34 years Brent got no certificate for training he recently attended. This will be his last tm meeting until end of busy season until April 25th theme for meeting - changes - big change in tax law Sat Jan 20 - Brent will give speech on tax code changes at a Concord church. He'll send email to remind us closer to this date Word for the evening: Elucidate - use of word of the evening - tm // grammarian // ah counter / camera operator / vote counter / table topics //// speeches / evaluators /// general evaluator // 17 total uses Max Kaiser - Twas the Night Before Christmas Mark Esswein - The Gift that Keeps Giving Mary K. Spencer - Pennys from Heaven Rob Van winkle - Discovering Your Gifts Evaluators Stacy Duncan - Carl Hendrickson - Debbie Young - Jim Salih - Best table topics - Carl Hendrickson best evaluator - Jim Salih most improved - Mary K. Spencer best speaker - Rob Van Winkle General Evaluator - 9.3 Attendees: 1 Jim Bubash, 2 George Kiser, 3 Max Kaiser, 4 Rob Van Winkle, 5 Rich Puskarich, 6 Mary K. Spencer, 7 Judy Sowers, 8 Kathy Denton, 9 James Graves, 10 Stacy Duncan, 11 Mark Esswein, 12 Jim Salih, 13 Carl Hendrickson, 14 Howard Brandt, 15 Jerry Paul, 16 Brent Stewart, 17 Debbie Young, 18 Sean Sheehan, 19 Dave Domian Meeting adjourned at 9:03