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curious, be respectful, and be open to learning
about different perspectives.

Cultural humility is a lifelong journey, but it is
one that is worth taking. By practicing cultural
humility, we can create a more inclusive and
equitable environment for everyone, where we
can all thrive and grow.

By practicing cultural humility, Toastmasters
members can create a more inclusive and
equitable environment for everyone. This will
allow everyone to profit from the many benefits
Multicultural boadroom at Toastmasters 2023 Interantional that Toastmasters has to offer.
convention. Photo courtesy Fred Bergeron.

The Martin Family Mystery

See the Voices! Fall 2023 issue for Part 1 of this series.
Leela Seeber filling in for Harvey Schowe

In the New Year of 1959, as Toastmasters through the northwest packed up their holiday decorations,
they thought about the family that did not get to have a Christmas or New Year.

Kenneth and Barbara Martin were well known Toastmasters. The Martins and their three daughters
had gone on a short afternoon trip up the gorge to get holiday greenery. That was just before Christmas.
When they did not return everyone was deeply saddened knowing that they must have had an accident.
The odd thing was- that in spite of searches the car and the five family members had still not been found
by January 1959.

Now there were whispers that possibly all was not as it seemed with the idyllic family. Did the son, the
only surviving member of the family, have something to do with the disappearance? There were rumors
about the teenage daughter too. Perhaps the out of the way trip to get greenery was a cover for something
else. What about those two nefarious looking men that were near where the family was last seen? Was the
father Kenneth Martin planning to meet up with these men? Did these two men run into the family and
commit a crime of opportunity? On the other hand, there continue to be reported sightings of members
of the family. Could they be alive? What might they be hiding from?

This is a true Northwest Toastmasters’ unsolved mystery. Perhaps you have been told something or seen
something that can help unravel this puzzle. Learn more in our next edition of Voices!.

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