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Be My Secret Valentine!

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Susann Swan debuted as Toastmaster of the Day.  She gave us the history of Valentine’s Day and how it is celebrated around the world.  She also discussed the commercial aspect of it with examples from the Godiva Chocolate Company.   In closing, she invited the attendees to consider sending a valentine to someone who may not receive one tomorrow.   Music, chocolates, and blank valentine cards were a part of the meeting as well.  Don Groff had the audience in laughter with his watermelon joke to set the tone of the meeting. Ron Climer delivered his speech, “Bigger Than Life,” about knowing his father, who died when Ron was two, by his family‘s colorful stories about him.  Stan Coss delivered the second speech of the meeting,”The Neglected Art of Compromise”, offering examples from his personal life and Daniel Webster and Humpty Dumpty to help resolve our nation’s political stalemates. Following the two main speeches, Michael Thompson s...