"Go Granny Go"

October 2004

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She made it!

Grandma with Elizabeth "Libby" Rose Seaton in Seoul, Korea

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Kingfisher Toastmaster On Winning Streak

Seaton Rises to District Humor Contest

Roberta Seaton was among the top two winners at the Toastmasters Division 0 Conference on Saturday evening, October 9.  Reprising her speech "Go Granny Go" Seaton had the crowd roaring as she recounted the adventure of traveling to Seoul, Korea to visit her fourth baby grandchild. During her eventful flights, nothing could stop the indomitable Seaton, be it "orange card" luggage checks, mal- functioning escalators, rebooks of flights, reboots of airline computer systems, or halts by security systems. Roberta made it to Korea to hug her grandchild, but had the audience breathless with suspense and laughter as she recounted the story. Seaton will continue upward to the District Competition in Tulsa on October 30th. Seaton is pictured with Past International Contest Winner Dave Ross, who served as Toastmaster for the event, and First Place winner Donna Brown.  

Nine local Toastmasters and Roberta-boosters, including new Toastmaster member Kurt Henderson, attended the event at the MacArthur Church of Christ and enjoyed a "tailgate" buffet after which the five contestants presented speeches. Local Toastmaster Worth Lambert said, "All the speeches were great.  My face was literally tired from laughing."



Toastmaster Dave Ross congratulates 1st place winner Donna Brown
and 2nd place winner Roberta Seaton.
Both will compete in Tulsa.

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The Crawfords live in Lyons KS
Roberta Seaton with Gary & Pat Crawford
at the Toastmasters banquet in Tulsa
the evening of October 30.

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Well, the big weekend is over.  The Toastmaster Contest was great fun, and I was pleased that I was able to get up and give that speech without falling of the stage or forgetting half of it!  So in that respect I considered myself a winner!  The lady who came in first did an outstanding job of taking her cat to the vet and all the trials and tribulations thereof.  The second place winner went to the dentist, and the third place went camping on her honeymoon.   Roberta

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Interested in "Toastmasters"?  Go to www.toastmasters.org. 

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Presented to you by Loyal Evangelical Church

Credits:  Photos, Leann Laubach; cradle graphic, www.churchartonline.com.