President David, after we had devoured our now in place Pizza finger food Club Night meal, as first meeting of the month." Grab your rural dessert, and we'll get started". Welcomed our guests and members to this club night, that Jane Belton; programme has in place. " Thank you Gary Moore, for presenting me with a President Donald Trump Red Cap. Wore it a few times and received many varied comments". I note that Mr Trump has increased support to USA Soya bean growers from 15b$us to 30b$us, because of tariff idiosyncrasy of trade rules with China. President David visited Sandra Hunter QSM, to add a Paul Harris Pin as recognition of her commitment to our community in so many ways, One being, as a Celebrant, Sandra donates her fee to Rotary Foundation. Sandra does not like being centre of attention, albeit so deserving. I made a personal visit as President of Rotary Matamata to formally present to her a Paul Harris Pin and acknowledged why her good self deserved this Paul Harris Fellowship recognition. NO Formal Farm Watch report, except for Leo Kingston to be aware of the need, to be conservative with budgeting for next 12 months. Annual General Meeting is the 25th June. General Business Items need to be in the hands of Secretary Dave Johnson, seven (7) days prior. Directors are number crunching dollars reference increased costs, such as District fees. I anticipate that a member subscription revision will be presented for consideration at the AGM.
Return Guest Nayan Ahir
Guest Noel Harris
Pizza's went down well !!!
Several different toppings.
All very palatable as well.
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Always a most welcome Guest to our Club activities, Caron Stewart. Communication is the most important tool in business success and engaging our Community for well being. Caron's tenacity and no doubt some challenges, that Her publication 'Scene' ; is now a much looked for weekly publication.
Robert Stuart, Service Projects Committee.
Invites everyone to see and try out the new seating benches on Stanley Farm Lane.
Sergeant at Arms elect, Alice Clothier
Her fine sessions are entertaining and $$$$
For those who read this bulletin outside of New Zealand, our Dairy farming season is accepted as 1st June to May 31st the following year. Therefore 99% of farm purchase changeover of owners, Sharemilker's ( a form of share farming business arrangement) and farm employees move to different properties. Herds of cows and classes of livestock, household effects, farm vehicles and machinery criss cross the country side of NZ. In more recent times, trucking livestock has taken precedence due to the exponential road vehicle traffic numbers over the past three decades. As before then, dairy herds and other class's of bovine and ovine livestock were quite commonly droven on roads, it as not unusual to have droving roads across from district to district plus some streets in many rural towns designated droving right of ways. Being professional stockmen and woman , it was not uncommon for herds to have to pass bye each other and without mix up. Except two of our members recollections remember railway trains were responsible for scattering stock in many directions, on the outskirts of urban towns while in the process of droving cattle between properties. Recollections brought smiles to the themselves and the audience, but at the time a problem to resolve. Dry stock beef and sheep farm properties normally changed hands end of March early April. Our one Sheep farmer story remembers droving quite a significant mob of sheep between properties, down our main State Highway 1, ( the main road route between Wellington and Auckland) circa early 1970's. In those days, sheep dogs, livestock had precedence in the road code over motor vehicles, Woe betide any driver that hit an animal or dog . Unfortunately now, vehicle drivers do not have the patience in regards to livestock, and in many cases not even an idea of the relevance that primary agriculture export income, is still a significant export earner New Zealand.
So Thanks to the personal experience contributions at the lectern By: Harry Russell, Fred Barrett, Robert Stewart, David Gasquione , Stewart Wadey and Peter Thissen whose professional engineering expertise came to the fore, when a newly arrived farmer in the district wanted a nut the diameter of his thumb and a bolt an inch longer than his finger !!! June 1st is still referred to as Gypsy Day in the dairy farming world in New Zealand. ( Crisscross definition, to move back and forth over:).
David Hulme. Club Auction. Members, please feel free to bring along guests. Make sure you advise the answer phone , contact details are at the bottom of this bulletin. It has been resolved to support the five Volley Ball Matamata College Students. Who have been picked to represent New Zealand , such a significant number from our community to represent New Zealand; With the proceeds of this auction. David asks that this not be a 'white elephant' auction. Home produce, local products and good quality donations appreciated. Members are urged to bring an item, There will some stage management for an entertaining evening, please do not be offended if several items are grouped together for bids.
Michelle Tanner. Members might remember, our relative Sarah who stayed with us while employed at Hobbiton. We attended her wedding recently in England, without Eric !
Ross Bay. Youth promoted event. Friday 21st June Winter Soltice. Arawa Street will be closed off. Winter type game activities. Food Stalls, some businesses will be open, with other stalls of items being part of the 5pm to 9pm fun four (4) hours. Tally's have donated ice from their Tauranga Cool Stores, if we can find a sponsor to collect a truck load and get it to Matamata for us. Organisers have asked me if Rotarians would be able to give their time, for road closure, security and general oversight of the fun and games. Road closure process will start at 4pm. Contact Ross before next Monday, as he will be in Ghana and gets back the day before the event. m.0274 989 463 e ross.bay@xtra.co.nz
Robert Stuart. Director Public Image. As you saw in the bulletin last week, the bench seating is in place on Stanley Farm Lane. " Please don't write your initials on them!"
CLUB DUTY
11th JUNE
18th JUNE
CLUB HOST
OWEN FARMILO
BRIAN HUNTER
RECEPTION
JIM BREMNER
DAVID WHEADON
RECEPTION
KRISHNANSAMI NARAYANASAMI
LYN DOBBE
BAR STEWARD
OWEN WESTLAKE
SHERYL ERTEL
BAR STEWARD
BRYCE SCOTT
RICHARD METCALFE
SPEAKER INTRO
MICHELLE TANNER
Not required
SPEAKER THANKS
JOHN FERNYHOUGH
Not required
TOP TABLE
MICHELLE TANNER
TBA
TOP TABLE
TBA
TBA
PARTING THOUGHT
GARY MOORE
LEONIE TISCH
KITCHEN
FRED BARRETT
ROBBIE PEARSON
KITCHEN
DAVID PARKER
MIKE STEINER
Jane Belton - 2019 - Programme
June 11 – Soul Church - Stephen and Felicity Stone
June 18 – Club Auction night
June 25 - Rotary AGM
July 2 – Rotary change over
Who Inspired Me... Author of the Club Night Quiz!!
Dates to calendar for Club business.
Tuesday June 25th, Rotary Matamata Annual General Meeting.
Tuesday July 2nd . Change over.
The New Safe Confinement in final position over reactor 4 at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Tim Porter - Own work CC BY-SA 4.0CC BY-SA 4.0
Inner Wheel
Secretary David Johnson emailed members this week, regarding Annual General meeting.
AGM is Tuesday night the 25 June 2019.
If any member has any General Business for the meeting this needs to be in writing to the Secretary no later than Friday 21st June 2019
Club Auction Tuesday June 18th. More information on this event will be gazetted in the bulletin. I am sure we can produce a great night of fun and fellowship. Which in turn helps us accomplish good things in our community.
