Spud in the Bucket weigh in 2018, for this prestigious Trophy
Nice sunny conditions for the weigh in. Sausage sizzle, BYO, plus the anticipated entertainment value this fun event creates; when potatoes are the star attraction.
The essential "Back room" Rotarians going about the tasks, for weigh in preparation.
Spud in the Bucket Trophy winner with a credible 5 kgs in one bucket, Alan Lambert.
Alan and Raewyn buy 12 buckets, to give their staff the opportunity to participate.
President Peter emphasised this fun event is ideal to involve our younger members of Matamata. Freddie Henderson equal first in his section with a whooping 1.5 kg total.
David Wheadon, The lightest crop award !!!
Eric Switzer receives a prize on behalf of Jack Ryan, who was equal first with 1.5kg.
Eric himself was a very close 2nd. President Peter thanked all who entered.Great fun!
Mr Neville Williams, resident of Matamata Country Lodge Home and Hospital entered two buckets into 'Spud in the Bucket'. Caregivers assisting Neville are Janette and Rachel.
Informal consensus, was Concert by the Lake and Spud in the Bucket were successful events for our Club.
Statistic for Spud in the Bucket, 48 buckets weighed in from 120 bucket sales, 40%.
CLUB DUTY
13th March
20TH MARCH
CLUB HOST
ROBBIE PEARSON
MURRAY WILLS
RECEPTION
HARRY DAVISON
MERV KING
RECEPTION
MIKE STEINER
NATALIE van der GOES
BAR STEWARD
BRYCE SCOTT
LYN DOBBE
BAR STEWARD
BRIAN HUNTER
JANE BELTON
SPEAKER INTRO
SHERYL ERTEL
WADE LINNELL
SPEAKER THANKS
LACHIE DUNCAN
RICHARD METCALF
TOP TABLE
SHERYL ERTEL
WADE LINNELL
TOP TABLE
TBA
TBA
PARTING THOUGHT
ALICE CLOTHIER
KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMI
KITCHEN
JIM BREMNER
JOHN FERNYHOUGH
KITCHEN
KEVIN SING
GRENVILLE STOCKER
Robert Stuart...Programme
March 13 Teresa Stanley ...Perceptions and Competencies of swimming in open water.
March 20 Rueben Jones….He attended a Rotary National Science and Technology Forum
March 27 Frank Healey....... Matamata Futures
April 17 Doug Avery...Rural Urban Night. Author of The Resilient Farmer.
(Please note, this maybe at The Memorial Hall)
April 24 Brian Hare ...... Aeroplane Manufacturer
Robert is also working on organising a combined meeting with Lions and Kiwanis
District Conference early bird registration offer, has now expired. Members who have not registered, who now find their circumstance position changed and could consider to attend. .www.9930conference.orgfor online registration.
WELL DONE EVERYONE..SUCCESSFUL CONCERT BY THE LAKE 2018
The chairs of the Concert by the Lake sub committee’s were:
Venue ……………………………………………Peter Thissen
Legal and Health and safety…………David Parker
Program ………………………………………..Leo Kingston
Venue services……………………………….Kevin Sing
Corporate sales………………… Wade Linnell and Henry Clothier
Transport/Traffic……………………………Mike Farrell
Traffic Management Plan……………….Local Constable
Sound/Electrical…………………………….Ross Bay
Catering…………………………………………Merv King
Grenville Stocker, will liaise with the Motor Caravan Association.
Auckland sales and promotion......David Hulme
Chairman of these committees.....Don Stanley
Every sub committee, take a bow! Everyone did their bit. Mike Farrell briefs his team.
Big thanks to J Swap Ltd. for setting up and removing venue road cones and event signs.
Talk about mirror's, how's this for a lake reflection for the concert. Peter Thissen yet again , with much personal input plus led Rotarian efforts to get the venue to a great standard. Blue skies added to the ambience.
Two of four Matamata Community Patrol members, Brian and Murray at CBL 2018.
Matamata Community Patrol are seeking new members, due to the success they are achieving for and on behalf our community.
Fairviews Matamata loaned to Concert by the Lake 2018, a Transit van to ferry our Auckland coach attendees from Matai Road. Van driver Rotarian Jane Belton insists the vehicle retail cost requires a cool dude attired chauffeur !!!! Yeah Right !
Please advise Bulletin editor Stew, for club duty matrix.
If you know you will be absent from club meetings from now till end of July. Please give me the 'heads up' as early as possible, which will help me plan club nights duty roster. For instance, Margaret and I are unavailable for all this June normal Rotary Tuesday meetings.
Stew has had several advanced notices of unavailability dates.
Makes the job so much easier, to work out a club night duty roster to the end of this Rotary term. Just three months to change over, time has simply flown by for me!!!
