Recent Banter News

A Grateful Universe
Wed, Jan 25th, 2012
January 19, 2012 - First time chair Elena Nistor selected "universe" and "grateful" as  theme and word of the meeting and asked us all to be grateful for everything we ...
Happy New Year
Fri, Jan 13th, 2012
Laurie Stapleton chaired the January 5th meeting, the first of 2012, with the theme and word "New Beginnings" and "Start".  She welcomed guests Tony, Angela and Marva.  Table Topics Chair ...

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Contest Champions Through the Years

"We do not compete because we are the best, we become our best because we compete."

David Brooks - 1990 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking

David has captured the spirit of competing within Toastmasters. Below are our Champions who have put in the effort and stretched out of their comfort zones to succeed at the Club level, then go on to represent us at the Area 15 contests. Congratulations to you all, and thank you for being an inspiration!  

Year

International
Speech

Evaluation
Contest

Humorous
Speech

Table Topics
Contest

2012 Coming Spring 2012 Coming Spring 2012 Coming Fall 2012 Coming Fall 2012
2011 Eric Solowka Eric Solowka Laurie Stapleton Eric Solowka
2010 Eric Solowka Laurie Stapleton Eric Solowka Eric Solowka
2009 Eric Solowka Eric Solowka Eric Solowka Eric Solowka

2008

Brendan Dineen

Brendan Dineen

Carol Dowell 

 Eric Solowka

2007

Lorraine Van Wagner 

Lois Pidgeon 

Sheelagh Rennie

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2006

Lorraine Van Wagner 

Lorraine Van Wagner 

Eric Solowka

Lorraine Van Wagner