Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Inc.
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Volume 26 No 22
November 27, 2007
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 4th December, 6.00 for 6.30
This will be the annual Senior Citizen’s Christmas dinner, and members are asked not to bring partners or guests because of space and duty restraints.
What I do need to tell you is that it will be a normal Rotary Meeting so far as registration is concerned, so you have to lodge apology by noon next Monday if you don’t plan to be there. Otherwise, you will have to pay $20 to the treasurer. Members attending will be required to be waiters.
Chairman Marion Walton Assistant Cashier [for members] Martin Geerings
Greeters for our guests, at a separate table. Judy Greer and Helen Trigg
Birthdays and Anniversaries
4th Annette Cullen. [also Francisco Franco 1892, Jeff Bridges 1949, and Tyra Banks 1973.]
6th Judy Greer. [also Ira Gershwin 1896, Agnes Moorehead 1900, and Dave Brubeck 1920]
9th James & Pam Turnbull. [also, the day in 1992 when Charles and Di announced their plans to separate, and, ten years later, the U.S. airline, United Airlines, filed for bankruptcy after losing US$4billion over the previous two years.
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Notice of the Market due to be held at Kingston Park on Sunday, 2nd December
The roster may have been changed since the list was issued to all members, but if your name follows, and you don’t believe it should, contact Judy Greer.
Gate Bob Osbourne. Parking Colin Brown, John Calnin, David Tyrrell and Fred Andrews.
Site preparation Leigh Holloway’s mob. Signs Rod Birrell, Hans Franken.
Raffle Alison George, Bruce Gilbert, Helen Trigg, John Dodgshun and John Fox
Cray or meat tray spins Tim Kemp, Charles Dawborn and Paul Gleeson.
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 11th December, 6.00 for 6.30
Subject T.B.A. Speaker Tell U next week
Assistant Cashier & Thanker Richard Grimmett Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Bruce Gilbert
Birthdays & Anniversaries
12th Colin & Jan Brown and Paul & Julie Gleeson. There were lots of historical events occurred on this day. E.g. 1800 - Washington D.C. became the capital of U.S.A., replacing the interim capital Philadelphia.
1913 – Two years after it was stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece Mona Lisa was located in a former Louvre employee’s hotel room in Florence, and nylon, a new synthetic fibre, invented by Wallace Carrothers of DuPont, went into commercial production on this day in 1939 at Delaware, U.S.A.
14th Trevor McArdle [also Nostradamus 1503, George VI of England 1895, and Kim Beasley 1948]
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And speaking of the Mona Lisa……. “She has the smile of a woman who has just dined off her husband”
[Lawrence Durrell, English novelist]
Club Assembly 13/11/07 revisited
Your editor is grateful to SecRod for submitting a two-page report of proceedings. Reprinted below, [verbatim] is his summary on each of the 4 points for discussion.
Youth Exchange.
Generally not supported. We appear not to have the 4-6 families ready to commit and there are broader issues with Exchange program. The type of student coming appears quite affluent and world wise. We could do well to review an Exchange program differently. Maybe shorter, or targeted to less financial kids. The existing program is , in our Club’s view not working as it was originally designed.
Non Apologies and Attendance
There is general consensus that if you don’t apologise and don’t attend then you should be sent an account and expect to pay. There is support for some sort of extreme circumstances, but that needs a final arbiter [probably President or possibly Board]. Issues of cut-off time being too far out from meal time and the Hotel needing to have some leeway in case of unexpected visitors.
Local Project
The picnic tables/rotunda is still on the agenda of many members. Some support for seeking community input into possible projects. Barwon Coast tasks are well supported as further options. The idea of a Boardwalk north of the OG Golf Club is a new idea and should get a look at. Grubb Road walking track, Kingston Park, walkathon, and several others which we are involved in but could wind up further were listed. PAD project is one we should not forget either.
Market Coordinator and future of Market
Yes, we can do it, but ‘not me’ appears to be part of the thinking. Skills required are not world shattering, just much of what got you into Rotary in the first place.
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There are a few humdingers in this lot!
My brother-in-law gave me, for my birthday, a little 54 page pocket booklet titled ‘Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia 1942’ [A reproduction from the original]. Included in it are these examples of Australian slang. The following are reproduced exactly as they appear in the book.
Drogo rookie. Sheila a babe. Cliner another babe. Sninny a third babe. Shivoo a party .
Shikkered drunk. Chivvy back talk, lip. Plonk cheap wine. Smooge to pitch woo. [Fair dinkum!!]
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Last night’s proceedings A report from my roving reporter ‘Algie’ Your editor was at a very late meeting
• Cindy Harrison-Roberts provided a very informative address about the causes and preventive measures of the coming fire season. Our town is not immune from the threat of bushfires, with many of our fringe areas being densely wooded.
• Our members who attended the dinner for RI President-Elect C K Lee reported a well attended and interesting evening.
• The visiting Sudanese choir will be our guests for a BBQ at ‘Carols in the Park’ on Sunday 16th December.
• Members are reminded that the District Conference will be held in Swan Hill from Friday 29th February to Sunday 2nd March. If you need further information or seek registration, contact our on-to-conference man Hans Franken.
