After 3 months of intense research and a little help from various government agencies, we have determined the winner of our contest to find the next President of the Jo Thompson Fan Club. We had three people claim to be the winner. As it turns out, Terry S. from Eagan, MN ended up being my brother. I can't believe I didn't figure that out earlier.
Now, regarding the other two claims...I have no idea how this can happen, but we did have two people capture screen shots showing that they were visitor number 100,000. My first idea was to have a tie-breaker - maybe something like a fire starting contest like they do on SURVIVOR when they need to break a tie. Jo, being the eternal ambassador of good-will suggested a much easier solution. Since one winner lives in the U.S. and one winner lives in Canada, we will have a President of the U.S. Chapter and another president of the International Chapter. Of course, I will personally remain president of the Polish Chapter.
And the winners are..........
U.S. Chapter
Betty Sethman
Nacogdoches, Texas
Jo met Betty and her sister Mary on a trip to Lufkin, TX for Christmas. Mary's niece, Yalonda is Jo's sister-in-law.
International Chapter
Deb Grimshire
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
Jo and I first met Deb at several dance events we attended at the Shooting Star Casino in Northern Minnesota back in the late 90s. The Shooting Star would pick us up at the Fargo, ND airport in a stretch limo and drive us an hour to the Casino. The dancing was always fun, but the parts we remember most are the endless hours laughing with Deb and her dance partner Glenn.
