INVERCARGILL NORTH INNER WHEEL

Commit with

conviction, compassion, consistency

President: Jan Cowan 217 4826 Treasurer: Maureen Gane 214 4504

Secretary: Sheryl Walker 217 4510 Bulletin Editor: Dot Anderson 218 3782

Welfare: Mandy Everett 217 2484

From the President’s Desk.

Hello Everyone,

Wow, we are nearly at the end of January. Where did that go??? I so hope you all had a wonderful relaxing and energizing break

over the Xmas /New Year and there was lots of laughter, bountiful food ( yes, I am now paying for that wee splurge!!), family and

friends aplenty and also some quieter periods for that much needed down time we all yearn for during the year.

Your Inner Wheel committee team met the other night for the first time this year and after the usual catch up we got down to the

business of ensuring this year continues to provide you with the fellowship and fun we all enjoy in our club.

We are kicking off the year with a visit to the Lignite Pit scenic gardens and café. This is such an interesting place to visit. The

lignite mine has been transformed into an environmental award-winning lakeside garden park that features historical points of

interest. We will be given a talk on its history, a dessert supper will be served, and we are free to wander the gardens at our

leisure. They also offer a motorized tour for those of us who cannot get around quite so easily now. I am praying for fine weather!!

To save on the cost of hiring a bus we are all going to meet at Feldwick Gates (Queens Gardens) and car share. The cost of this

evening will be more expensive than usual of course due to the venue and supper they are providing but I am sure it will be well

worth it. I look forward to seeing you all there and catching up on all the holiday news

Our much enjoyed Past Presidents night has been set for Monday, March 14th

and Past President Annette Little has something

really special in the planning stages (it’s a state secret at the moment and I may be killed if I divulge further!!). All I can say is that it

will be a night not to be missed!!!!

On Monday 11thApril, we have invited Adair Polson-Genge to share with us her experience and knowledge in “Digging up the

Rellies” as she has entitled it. Adair has amazing knowledge on how we can research and find out about who were the black sheep

in our families, who has royalty in their ancestry, or how Great Great Great Grandad lost the family fortune and fathered several

offspring you never knew existed!!!!

So as you can see we have been busy. We are also currently exploring the purchase of some more Rotary Emergency Response

kits. These natural disasters just keep on coming don’t they and if we can help in some small way to make it easier for some

families then we should!! You just never know when it could be our turn. Scary thought! Lynda and Graham Dick have very, very,

generously offered us a cattle beast they are currently growing on their farm as a fundraiser. It has been decided by the

committee to raffle this off offering half a beast as first prize and 2nd

and 3rd

prizes will be what remains. This is such a wonderful

opportunity we have been given, to raise a substantial amount and we will be asking members to help us sell as many as we

possibly can, which will in turn hopefully buy several of these kits. We will keep you posted. The raffle card will available for

distribution next month.

FEBRUARY 2011

The other pieces of news are at District and National level. The District Assembly is to be held here in Invercargill on Saturday 2nd

April and I have booked Lindisfarne Community Centre for this. Notices will be going out to all the Districts clubs next week asking

for names of those who will be attending this training day, my first as Incoming District Chairperson. Dorothy Booth, our National

President is flying down from Palmerston North to support me and I am hosting her at our home for the weekend. I will be

contacting you all next month re. how we cater for this day, but I am a great exponent of keeping it simple, I promise!

I am off to Christchurch on the 4th

March for my first National Council meeting as an observer and hopefully I might learn

something of what I have to do!!!!!

Whew, I just know there is more to tell you but I think Dot will have enough trouble trying to fit all this blurb in without me rattling

on further. So until we catch up in February, look after yourselves.

Fond Regards,

Jan

Dot likes orange, Lynda likes yellow, Trish likes red, Rosemary likes blue or orange?

Answer to last month’s Brain Teaser - The Answer was 9, 6 AND 2. The neighbour borrowed an extra cow, to make the

total number of cows 18. Then the oldest son got 1/2 of 18 is 9 cows, the middle son got 1/3 of 18 is 6 cows, and the

youngest son got 1/9 of 18 is 2 cows. Since 9+6+2 = 17, the cows could be divided among the three brothers in such a way

that the borrowed cow was left over, and could be returned to its owner.

Mandy is in charge of Welfare. If you know of any member who is unwell, or who may have experienced illness or death in the family, please let Mandy know. Sometimes it is difficult to keep up to date with all of you and we rely on being informed accordingly. Mandy can be contacted on either (03) 217 2484, or via cell phone (027) 583 7388, or via email - mandy.everett@actrix.co.nz

ROTARY HOSPICE RAFFLE

Annette Little and Dot Anderson help out for Hospice Southland on behalf of the Invercargill

North Rotary Club.

Accompanied by Mt Anglem Pupils and willing helpers – Rachael, James & Jono.

Thanks to all other Inner Wheel ladies who helped out in this worthwhile cause.

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

Pat Gough 2nd

Jo Sharp 3rd

Joan Poole 9th

Glenise Hawkes 19th

Margot Witheford 20th

Trish Boyle 22nd

Alva Faul 23rd

February Birthstone poem

The Amethyst "The February born shall find Sincerity and peace of mind,

Freedom from passion and from care,

If they, the amethyst will wear."

MARGARET HALL

Born and brought up in Dunedin, married Brian in 1959, spent 5 years in Hastings and moved to Invercargill in 1967. Have 3 sons and 1 daughter, who with their wives/husband have blessed us with 12 super grandchildren aged from 4 to 18 years. Interests are many – Inner wheel, spending time with friends and family, gardening, patchwork and quilting, sewing, voluntary work with the Hospice Shop and our local Windsor church, playing table tennis and many things which involve being out doors in our wonderful country Last year we bought a campervan so now have become “grey nomads”. Our motto is “turn your dreams into memories !”

BUFFY EDLIN

I am a true blue southlander born

in Invercargill & lived till late teens

on a farm at Gorge Road.

I moved to town to start work and

I have worked in banking industry

all my life.

I have always had a love of music

and theatre and I have sung in

choirs and tred the boards on

many occasions over the years.

I am married to Phill, we have

three children Ilana, Abbey and

Gareth. I have also now got two lovely

grandchildren Sam almost 5 and

Ruben almost 18 months.

SYLVIA DYER

I am a foundation member of

Invercargill North Inner Wheel,

having served on Committee and

been Bulletin Editor for 2 years.

I have two children, John & Jane

with Grandaughter Anna who live in

Christchurch, and Jill & Steve

Ridden in Invercargill.

I enjoy Indoor and Outdoor bowls,

and in my spare time I love

gardening.

"I AM NOT A HAS-BEEN. I AM A WILL BE".

...

Lauren Bacall

PROFILES

2010 XMAS PARTY AT LYNDA & GRAHAM DICK’S THE HIGHLAND GAMES!

Above: Sylvia Dyer ( The Queen ) and her Lady-in Waiting Joan Poole. Below: Graham Dick gives Alva Faul a lesson in cabre tossing.

Above: Marg Harding addresses the Haggis Below: Clan Dalton and onlookers

Above: Hmmm.. it wasn’t THAT cold! Maybe this group was prepared for Scottish temperatures at Xmas time! Below: The Shortbread Competition.

Above: The Tug-O-War Below: Cake Decorating Competition… I wonder who is putting the finishing touches to this masterpiece?

Email: dot_anderson2004@yahoo.com.au

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

SATURDAY 2 APRIL From 10.30 am – 3 pm

We would like as many people as possible to support incoming District Chairman Jan

Cowan in her first Assembly.

Lindisfarne Community Centre, Miller Street, Invercargill

LAST THURSDAY

WILL BE BACK IN FEBRUARY!

THURSDAY 24th FEBRUARY

AT 5.30 PM

At First On Windsor

See you all there!

MONDAY

14TH FEBRUARY

Our February Meeting will

be held at the

LIGNITE PIT - FORTROSE

Car pooling from Feldwick

Gates at 6.30 pm

$15 per person plus raffles

$3 charge if motorized cart

required

Congratulations to

Christine McEwan

who married Albert

Dore on the 11th

January 2011.

Christine managed

to attract the most

glamorous

bridesmaids of the

year … well done

girls!

Lynda with Margaret Hill of the Newton &

District Jubilee Inner Wheel Club in

England. Photo taken in Manchester at

the Reading Room of Rylands Library.

Make a

note in

your diary

now….we

would like

to see as

many as

possible!

OTHER DATES COMING UP….

20 February – Dunedin South IW Club 40th Birthday

4 March - Hospice Street Day 20th March – Oamaru IW Club 40th

Birthday More information later on.