Sept 1 meeting: "Cuban Culture"

Dámaris Thorn was Toastmaster. She read a little from a book about a cucharacha named Martina, illustrating several aspects of Cuban life. Dámaris left Cuba on a plane, not a boat, in 1960.

The big event of the evening was the very auspicious debut of Robert Castle, the Youth Leadership First Place Contest Winner. His parents and brother Nick were also present.

Tony Morris, Mack Mercer and Brenda Daniels gave excellent speeches. Brenda showed slides of the now-infamous "Hills" trip and skewered Parker Arndt a few times. Mack was his usual entertaining and informative self, giving us much good speaking advice and dropping to the floor at one point. As for Tony, we should all hope that we do not drive on the same streets, live in the same neighborhood, or shop at the same grocery store as he does.

Jodie Sanders