Larry in his clown disguise at the Fall Conference After the 2012 Fall Conference, I wrote in an article about seeing behind the scenes. Little did I know I had only scratched the surface. For the Spring Conference I was asked to create the photo story slide shows that would run on Saturday at breakfast, lunch and prior to the DTM ceremony. Although my job was on the day of the conference, I attended the conference committee meetings. That showed me all the hard work that goes into this event. And working behind the screen gave me a great appreciation...

Denton Toastmasters Club won the promotion for having the most full registrations (eight) for District Conference, although a couple of them were nowhere to be found when this picture was made!

At the Annual Meeting of the District Council on May 4, the following people were elected to district office: Dean Lampman District Governor Marylee Mims Lt. Governor Education and Training Cindy Hinckley Lt. Governor Marketing Division Governors: Steven Timmons Division A Cindy Jones Division B Jamie Pickering Division C Gary Lee Webb Division D Robi Ley Division E Bonnie Crawford Division F You may see their pictures here. The 2013-2014 Proposed Alignment was also approved. Jodie SandersNews Editor

Saturday evening, May 4, at the District 25 Spring Conference, the newly elected officers were installed by International Director David McCallister. Bonne, Dean, Marylee and Cindy Leading the team is District Governor-Elect Dean Lampman, DTM. Dean’s current title is Lt. Governor Education and Training. He has also served as Contest Quality Chair and Area 62 Governor. Dean was honored with the award for 2009-10 Area Governor of the Year. He is a member of Public Health Speakers 1061347. Elected to the position of Lt. Governor Education and Training is Marylee Mims, DTM. Marylee is currently the Lt. Governor Marketing. Her...

Last August when I accepted the opportunity to serve as Spring Conference Chairman, I knew that I would experience some pain along the way. Having served in many different officer roles within my club, I felt that I was a good leader but I wondered if I could encourage, inspire and motivate a group of 38 different chairs toward a unified goal as large as this event. I would never know the answer to this question unless I stepped up to meet the challenge head on. I knew that there would be moments of great excitement followed by times of...

My name is Kathy Bergs and although this is my sixth Toastmasters Conference, it was my first time going as an actual Toastmaster. In the past I always accompanied my husband John Bergs. From the moment I checked in at the registration and first timer desks, I knew it was going to be a fun Conference. At the first timers desk I was greeted by the first timer conference chair. He gave me a puzzle to fill out for a door prize and other helpful information. At 5:45pm I attended the first timer’s reception in the Hospitality Suite where the...

Oh my lucky stars! The events at the Friday night contest transcend all logic and reason as the conference attendees were beamed into outer space, with a star studded cast of Star Fleet officers and a host of alien guests. The evening Contest Toastmaster was Star Fleet’s stoic Vulcan, Commander “Tuvok”, also known as Ogewu Agbese. With greetings of “Live Long and Prosper!” the evening started out with sci-fi thrilling close encounters of the best kind. There were six Table Topics competitors, one for each division, from A-liens to Division F-straterestrials. The Crew and audience all became starry eyed, as...