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Sachse/Wylie group receives Toastmaster charter
By Carol Bunting
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publicity; Anita Collins, president; Patty Mon-
tagno, secretary; Pam Gidney, secretary/trea-
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tis of the City of Garland. “I have
been to many clubs in my 20 plus
years as a Toastmaster member and
have never seen such a fun and
enthusiastic group that has grown
so quickly.”
The Sachse/Wylie Toastmasters
group was formed in March and
qualified for their charter in record
time.
“We have been thrilled by the
high interest level and professional-
ism of those interested in our
group,” said Collins.
The Toastmasters organization is
designed to help individuals devel-
op more effective communication
and leadership skills.
The Sachse/Wylie group meets
at noon every other Wednesday at
the First National Bank of Sachse.
For information contact Montagno.
the club’s secretary, (972) 530-
5600.
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merce, and the Chamber donated
$750 for a banner announcing the
fair.
The committee set strict guide-
lines for any potential vendors
wanting a craft booth. “Only
booths that sold hand made crafts
were allowed into Fallfest,”
Zaczkowski said. “We wanted high
quality items, we did not want the
appearance of a flea market.”
Besides booths sponsored by
local clubs and organizations, the
fair featured a politicians row
which gave area candidates the
opportunity to meet the community
and distribute campaign materials.
“We scheduled a full day of fam-
ily entertainment,” Wilson said.
“Kids in Motion, Calico Kids,
Christian music singers, country
western bands and a square dance
group and the Garland Symphony
Ensemble were some of the acts.”
The committee surpassed their
goal of 100 booths, closed the fair
with a record membership of 80
families in the Fallfest association
and gave out $1,500 in endow-
ments. “Our great success that first
year was proof to many doubters
that a new concept can succeed in
Sachse,” Wilson said.
Continuing the Fallfest tradition
came easily for Diana Smith,
Fallfest president 1993 through
1995. “Fallfest promotes such good
feelings throughout the city,” Smith
said ‘The mayor ran pageants, the
city council members directed traf-
fic and helped with parking The
whole town worked together.”
Smith started the momentum
with a publicity photo kick off
event in March and kept up the
frenzied pace throughout the year
with Fallfest newsletters, promo-
tional items and appearances at
area chamber lunches and other
community events. She circulated
Fallfest applications to craft ven-
dors while attending other craft
fairs. The Grafmahmaschinen
Grand Prix (riding lawnmower
race), the die Schoner Kinder
(beautiful children) competition
and the Oh So Grand grandmother
pageants were some of the most
popular events, she said.
“I loved seeing the fair unwind
at the end of the day, watching the
last trailer pull out,” Smith said. “I
always had to be the last person to
leave. I felt like I was the hostess.”
Fallfest took another exciting
turn in 1996 when fair president,
Kelly Felix replaced the long run-
ning German theme with a patriotic
motif. This was followed by a col-
orful circus theme in 1997. Booths
were upgraded and decorated in
red, white and blue for the 1996
“Old Glory” theme and multi-col-
ored for the circus in 1997. Both
years volunteers dressed up in col-
orful costumes and circulated
throughout the fair.
“All that color was a nice
change,” said Karen Mack, long
time fair attendee. “ My kids loved
all the costumes, they still talk
about them."
In 1996 Felix kicked off the
fair’s entertainment with the popu-
lar children's group, Calico Kids
who had been absent for many
years. That year the parking lot was
full by 9:45a.m., she said.
“Fallfest is the one thing Sachse
does where everyone puts their dif-
ferences aside and works together,”
Felix said.
One of the main objectives of
Fallfest is to return to the commu-
nity a portion of the proceeds from
each year’s fair. A public
announcement is made after the fair
stating the amount of the endow-
ment to be made along with the
guidelines on submitting a proposal
for these monies. An association
meeting is held where members
consider submitted proposals and
vote on where the proceeds should
go. To date the Sachse Fallfest
Association has returned over
$28,000 to various organizations in
the community.
“With hard work anything is
possible,” said Wilson “This is
America and the sky is the limit.
You can do all things if you have
the commitment."
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the child bite down gently on a
piece of gauze pad to hold it in
place.
and have been instrumental in the
rapid growth of the group.
Clad in a top hat, Carol Bunting,
emcee for the evening, encouraged
Toastmasters to “wear many hats”
as she gave an overview of the typ-
ical Toastmasters meeting. She
then explained the various roles
during a regular meeting, one of
them being the Table Topics Mas-
ter.
Group member Sam Satterwhite,
executive director of the Wylie
Economic Development Corpora-
tion, demonstrated the role of a
table topics master
City of Wylie Finance Director
Brady Snellgrove and Wylie News
correspondent Patty Montagno
aided in the demonstration by pro-
viding entertaining answers to Sat-
terwhite’s humorous questions.
The evening’s events and the
level of enthusiasm received high
marks from all present. “This
evening and this club is the best
I’ve ever attended,” said Leon Cur-
only serviced by the Wylie Fire
Department is an improvement in
the present classification. The
change is effective Nov. 1,1998.
Residents within 1000 feet of a
fire hydrant will receive an ISO rat-
ing of 6 and residents over 1000 feet
will receive an ISO rating of 9. The
change will decrease the insurance
rate for residents in the OPA.
SACHSE—It all began in 1985
at a meeting of the newly formed
dvic group. The Citizens for a Pro-
gressive Sachse. The group was
discussing various civic projects
when member Pat Wilson suggest-
ed the group organize a Sachse
country fair that would put focus
on the community and bring people
together.
“The concept was immediately
embraced by all those present,”
said Jim Becker, CPS member and
former mayor pro tern “Our inten-
tion was to promote community
spirit and provide a venue for other
organizations to participate and
gain from the involvement.”
It was decided the fair would
take place in the fall and carry a
German theme to honor Sachse’s
German heritage. The city was
founded in 1845 by Prussian immi-
grant William Sachse The German
jiames given to the contests in the
Hair’s early years underscored that
heritage.
“We had a difficult time decid-
ing on a name for the fair,” Pat
Wilson said. “ I posted three poten-
tial names in the Sachse library so
everyone could vote and Fallfest
was the winner.”
in April of 1986 the small fair
committee met in work sessions
and in one month’s time, the
bylaws were written, officers had
been elected, board members
appointed and the Sachse Fallfest
Association had filed for incorpo-
ration under the auspices of the
Texas Sesquicentennial Commit-
tee.
Wilson was appointed fair chair-
man and Marie Zaczkowski elected
president. Other board members or
officers included Duana Yates,
Karen Guessford, Chris Jacobson,
Diane Maxfield , Windy Pitcock,
Ann O’Donell, Kay Snipes and
Gary Overby
Wilson, Zaczkowski, Snipes and
the rest of the board were relentless
in promoting the new fair. Their
persistence caught the attention of
residents and the Chamber of Com-
&
ISO recommends classification change
The Insurance Services Office
(ISO) has submitted a recommenda-
tion to the Texas Department of
Insurance to change the current clas-
sification from 10 to 6/9 for an area
outside the city limits. The area is
considered an Outside Protected
Area (OPA).
This classification change applies
to the area outside the city limits
Members of the Sachse/Wylie Toastmasters
Club received their groups charter at a special
evening meeting earlier this month. Officers
are, from left, Brady Snellgrove, vice president
of education; JoAnn London, vice president of
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Fallfest originated to honor Sachse’s
heritage, continues to benefit community
By Patty Montagno
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The newly organized
Sachse/Wylie Toastmasters held
their charter ceremony at Los Rios
Country Club recently.
More elaborate than a standard
Toastmasters ceremony, the
founders of the group decided to
make it a memorable evening by
holding the ceremony at Los Rios
and inviting special guests. Invited
guests included Sachse Mayor
Hugh Caims, Wylie Mayor John
Mondy and councilmen from both
cities.
The evening began with a social
hour, followed by a buffet dinner
and the program. After Anita
Collins, the organization’s presi-
dent, welcomed guests and area
dignitaries, the group was led in a
thought and pledge by Alan Smith
of the City of Garland and Garland
Communicators.
The Garland Communicators
sponsored the Sachse/Wylie club
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