Kia ora said Peter, fun, fellowship Rotary Club. Concert by the lake build up for this Sunday. Last Saturday working bee saw much achieved with enthusiastic endeavour. Many hands make light work! Which Peter drew comparisons to his recent sojourn to Swaziland, where he observed a cultural instinct of collective strength in their work, nobody worked alone in their close family network. Concert tickets still available , so good luck for our concert, and have a fun day being part of it.
Guest speaker, Maxine Viggers. Convenor of Matamata Branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists.
Maxine presented slides of documents , that were in the main written with quill ink pens or later with fountain pens also with broad nibs.Which gave documents some character.
Maxine enthused on being a genealogist, said all you need is yourself and an internet connected computer to get started on this really great hobby. You can go at any pace you wish. In family history research, which can give rise to rather intriguing and some miss truth information is very enlightening. Some research may require some detective work, as sometimes a name has a letter added or missing in the document archives you can access. Most investigations into family history, cost very little, but there are some ancestry sites that do cost a significant subscription. Maxine gave a power point presentation on tracing the family history of William John Rodgers. Birth certificate, Parish of birth, census results showed he and his family relocated several times, land titles and even today locate those properties on Google Earth. Subsequent movement to other properties were also traced, but this in some situations can be frustrating to get the title information to actually pin point where a property was; way back in time. Mr Rodgers health demise records were identified and subsequent cause of death on his Death Certificate. Research even found a newspaper report and the a coroners report and findings on a drowning of one of his sons, and a hand written witness report plus a hand written police sergeants report supporting accidental death. So getting into being a genealogist, is easy now, due to online availability for pertinent information. Some useful web sites are:
Matamata Branch NZ Society of Genealogists, meet third Thursday of the month at Anglican Parish Lounge 7.30pm. Secretary phone 888 8327 Convenor 888 1656.
Cuppa and snack time break at last Saturday's working bee, at Concert by the Lake venue.
18 members turned out for last Saturdays working bee at Concert venue. Many preparation jobs were well advanced.
Final working bee this Saturday at concert venue, to finish preparation work. Start time 9am. bring tools for your jobs. Peter T. ph 888 6975 m 021 316 843
Shunt sheet for Foundation Workshop, 5.30pm Cambridge High School, Thursday 1st March. Dinner cost $23.50. contact Michelle 027 7225 599
Ticket sales going well, with 6 possibly 7 corporate gazebos sold. one to go.
Henry Clothier second procedure went well, home soon. He rang 'Nana G' aka Glenda Milligan, Undertaker. "You can put that tape measure away, your are not getting me yet!".
Heart Fit club champion David Wheadon, reports his team did a great job collecting funds around town for Heart Foundation. >$2000 collected.
CLUB DUTY
6th March
13th March
CLUB HOST
SPUD IN THE BUCKET
ROBBIE PEARSON
RECEPTION
HARRY DAVISON
RECEPTION
WEIGH IN 5PM
MIKE STEINER
BAR STEWARD
BRYCE SCOTT
BAR STEWARD
RAILSIDE GREEN
BRIAN HUNTER
SPEAKER INTRO
SHERYL ERTEL
SPEAKER THANKS
LACHIE DUNCAN
TOP TABLE
SPUD IN THE BUCKET
SHERYL ERTEL
TOP TABLE
TBA
PARTING THOUGHT
BYO,SEATS,EATING UNTENSILS
ALICE CLOTHIER
KITCHEN
SAUSAGE SIZZLE
JIM BREMNER
KITCHEN
KEVIN SING
Robert Stuart...Programme
March 6 ‘Spud in the Bucket’ weigh-in. Railside Green Stage area. Time 5pm
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 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.
What are you smiling about, David Wheadon.
David got reminded last week, when Kevin Sing was club fined for having his Margaret's passport to go and attend Tennis in Melbourne recently. As with Kevin and a few others on a Rotary oriented trip to Brazil few years ago, Put their passports in a security box. When they travelled onto Argentina. Grabbed passports out of their security box, through airport security, customs no problem, even though David had Kevin's Passport and Kevin had his!! That what's made David smile, I do think there was a hint of laughter as well by David.
Louise Trower and Charlene Conner proudly wearing their Pohlen Foundation name badges. They provided along with Jacob Henderson, a fun fund raiser Scissor, paper or stone hand game. A game played I suspect by many Rotarians when they were at school !! Club winner was Wade Linnell.
A Radiant 'Nana G'. First time grandmother.
♂ Caleb Leo Hinton. to son Jason and Jayna.
Actually first grandchild for both in laws.
Thank you for the bar shout Glenda Milligan.
Everyone should know their jobs for Sunday. Lets have a good one!
The organising committee are hopeful of attracting 800 people to our concert.
The chairs of the sub committee’s are:
Venue ……………………………………………Peter Thissen
Legal and Health and safety…………David Parker
Program ………………………………………..Leo Kingston
Venue services……………………………….Kevin Sing
Corporate sales……………………………..Henry Clothier assisted by Wade Linnell
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.
Some photo out takes, of the after meeting Pohlen Foundation team Scissor, paper or stone fund raiser game next week. Thank you to the Pohlen Team for a bit of fun, and the community commitment you are unselfishly doing.
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.
CLUB DUTY
20TH MARCH
27th MARCH
CLUB HOST
MURRAY WILLS
GRAEME GUILDFORD
RECEPTION
MERV KING
DON STANLEY
RECEPTION
NATALIE van der GOES
FRED BARRETT
BAR STEWARD
LYN DOBBE
SHERYL ERTEL
BAR STEWARD
JANE BELTON
MIKE STEINER
SPEAKER INTRO
WADE LINNELL
ROSS BAY
SPEAKER THANKS
RICHARD METCALFE
DAVID WHEADON
TOP TABLE
WADE LINNELL
ROSS BAY
TOP TABLE
TBA
TBA
PARTING THOUGHT
KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMI
REXINE HAWES
KITCHEN
JOHN FERNYHOUGH
TYRONE MAULLIN
KITCHEN
GRENVILLE STOCKER
GORDON LUKIES
CLUB DUTY
3rd APRIL
10th APRIL
CLUB HOST
BRYCE SCOTT
GORDON LUKIES
RECEPTION
KEVIN SING
GRENVILLE STOCKER
RECEPTION
PETER THISSEN
JANE BELTON
BAR STEWARD
GARY MOORE
HARRY DAVIESON
BAR STEWARD
LACHIE DUNCAN
JOHN FERNYHOUGH
SPEAKER INTRO
ROBBIE PEARSON
NATALIE van der GOES
SPEAKER THANKS
GRAHAM MOTION
KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMI
TOP TABLE
ROBBIE PEARSON
NATALIE van der GOES
TOP TABLE
TBA
TBA
PARTING THOUGHT
MURRAY WILLS
RICHARD METCALFE
KITCHEN
ALICE CLOTHIER
SHERYL ERTEL
KITCHEN
BRIAN HUNTER
LYN DOBBE
CLUB DUTY
17th APRIL
24th APRIL
CLUB HOST
TYRONE MAULLIN
DON STANLEY
RECEPTION
LACHIE DUNCAN
BRIAN HUNTER
RECEPTION
JIM BREMNER
ROBBIE PEARSON
BAR STEWARD
FRED BARRETT
RICHARD METCALFE
BAR STEWARD
GRAHAM MOTION
PETER THISSEN
SPEAKER INTRO
REXINE HAWES
JOHN FERNYHOUGH
SPEAKER THANKS
ALICE CLOTHIER
JANE BELTON
TOP TABLE
REXINE HAWES
JOHN FERNYHOUGH
TOP TABLE
TBA
TBA
PARTING THOUGHT
BRYCE SCOTT
GRAEME GUILDFORD
KITCHEN
DAVID WHEADON
GARRY MOORE
KITCHEN
MURRAY WILLS
KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMI
Ineke Thissen morning teas are always looked forward too, at working bee's at Peter and Ineke Thissen Concert by the Lake venue. We really do appreciate it.
This noble plaque, is at our Rotary Commemorative Grove end of the walkway, on Peria Road.
Plus Registrations for Matamata College Centenary reunion, close very very shortly.
Parting Thought.
"Went to the top of Hakarimata (1,300 stairs). It had little quotes to encourage you on the way. This is the one that stuck with me".
Heart Fit club champion David Wheadon, reports his team did a great job collecting funds around town for Heart Foundation. >$2000 collected.
