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Vol. 26 No 21
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 25th November, 6.00 for 6.30
Subject Experiences of the Group Study Exchange team to France, 1999 Speaker Howard Randall
Chairman Geoff Brentnall Attendance Officer Marion Walton
Assistant Cashier & Thanker Ian Downing Greeter & Assistant Sergent David Cooke
Birthdays & Anniversaries
25th Richard Trigg
27th Rod Bush, Hans & Heather Franken, Bruce Gilbert.
29th Robyn Edwards.
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Notable World Events in the week ahead [that was]
Tourist Flight hits Mt. Erebus
Early on November 28, 1979, Air New Zealand Flight 901 departed from Auckland Airport on a sightseeing flight over Antarctica. The strong magnetic fields around the South Pole mean that magnetic compasses are of little use there. Instead, pilots have to rely on grid coordinates programmed into a computer navigation system to guide the plane, as well as checking on visible landmarks. Unbeknown to pilot Captain Jim Collins, the computer on flight 901 had been programmed with incorrect coordinates.
Due to low-lying clouds the crew could only catch glimpses of the landscape below – they thought they were viewing the coastline of mainland Antarctica, but they were actually looking at Ross Island. Captain Collins radioed the U.S. station at McMurdo Station at 12.32 P.M. and was granted permission to drop below the cloud so his passengers could have a better view.. The plane flew lower, and at just after 12.49 P.M. slammed into Mt. Erebus at 480 km/h. It was impossible to visually distinguish the mountain from its surroundings – cloud cloaked the top of the mountain and fog covered its lower slopes.
Personnel at McMurdo Station raised the alarm when they couldn’t contact flight 901. After the time elapsed when the airplane would have run out of fuel,, an announcement was made in New Zealand that the plane must have crashed. U.S. Navy aircraft began a search and located the crash site: all on board had perished. The flight recorders indicated that the crew had no inkling of the impending disaster until the altimeter broadcast a warning just moments before the crash.
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Notice Board
Please get your little blue books, and change Fred Andrews e-mail address to willfred1@bigpond.com.
JC has a DVD for anyone interested in the RI convention in Birmingham 21-24 June 2009.
Our club taskforce is currently reviewing suggested club projects. Reports pending.
The meeting due 30th December has been cancelled, but enthusiasm is expected for a huge drive for all members to sell car raffle tickets in local CP’s on Tues. 6/1, followed by a gala BBQ.
Club Directors are requested to be available to explain, during report times, [particularly for the benefit of new members], the basic ‘guts’ of their portfolios.
In times gone by, we used to present new members with a Rotary cap on induction. Well, we are gunna do it again, [retrospectively].
Our club is to become a ‘Friend of the Marine Centre’, and has allocated $500 p.a. for three years.
DG Ted Gaffney has matched us with RC Nhill in his instigation of the ‘Support a Mate’ program. Secy. Vic. has written to them inviting ideas.
Vic also has details of a ‘Friendship Exchange’ with India in 2009. Cricketers need not apply!
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 2nd December, 6.00 for 6.30
Program We will be hosts to our local Senior Citizens for their annual Christmas Rotafeast.
Chairman Head of Public Relations Richard Grimmett.
Attendance Officers Rod Birrell & Peter Cullen Greeters Marion Walton & Rod Greer
Duties other than listed above Waiters, drivers, odd jobbers and hosts. If you want a particular job, volunteer, but turn up anyway, and you will probably get a job. Usual $20 plus drinks at bar prices.
Birthdays
3rd Dec. Heather Franken: 4th Annette Cullen: 6th Judy Greer
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Success!
At age 4, success is not peeing in your pants.
At age 12, success is having friends.
At age 18, success is having a drivers license:
At age 20, success is going all the way:
At age 35, success is having money:
At age 50, success is having money:
At age 60, success is going all the way:
At age 70, success is having a drivers license:
At age 75, success is having friends:
At age 80, success is not peeing in your pants:
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This Day Tonight
The elected Board Members for 2008/09 are Rod Greer [Pres], Noel Emselle [Pres. Elect], Trevor McArdle [Vice Pres.], Vic Harnath [Sec], Fred Andrews [Treas.], and Geoff Brentnall [Found’n], Marion Walton [Membership], Ken Fleay [Service Projects], and Richard Grimmett [ Public Relations]
The Reviewed Financials showed funds on hand at 30/06/08 of $28583. We received $86,851, and spent $80,325. Details were tabled and copies available from Vic.
Attendance and service requirements have been relaxed once again. I don’t approve, but who cares?
Judy Greer commented on the Wedderburn project progress and her millinery stocks.
It wasn’t a good night to promote Amy’s Ride, but I will spread doccoes again next week.
The December market sites are almost fully booked, and Phil wants you to return mark 1 Promo. Cards.
Geoffrey Ford needs raffle ticket floggers any time, any where.
Our club’s Vocational Service awards for 2008 were presented to Linda Ryan & Marilyn Pattinson of Pattinson Jewellers.
The club’s VCE year 10 awards were presented to Bellarine Secondary College year 10 twins Renee and Mattthew Wade. Last years awardee Tahlia Justice also addressed the meeting on her academic year.
We were unsuccessful in our application to host the 2009 incoming GSE team, which seems to be becoming a habit!
Queenscliffe RC now meets, still on a Monday, but at the Royal Hotel.
For those of our members who were unable to attend the excellent presentation of the Late Frank Mountford’s funeral service last week, Margaret has kindly offered to make a c.d. recording available to anyone contacting Richard Grimmett for that purpose.
Richard and Heather would appreciate the opportunity to hire a caravan or campervan for three weeks in January. *************************
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