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MANNING RIVER LIONS
P.O. BOX 62
TAREE 2430
Club No. 36243 District 201N1 N.S.W. Australia
May 2014
BULLETIN
MANNING RIVER
LIONS CLUB Inc
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POSITION 2013-14
PRESIDENT David DRAKE
IMM PAST PRESIDENT Greg HARTIG
1st VICE PRESIDENT Kevin NICHOLSON
2nd VICE PRESIDENT Steve BUSH
3rd VICE PRESIDENT Tony THOMPSON
SECRETARY Brian BOURKE
TREASURER Michael DIESSEL
1 YEAR DIRECTOR George BEGG
Alan FAIRHURST
Noel DEATH
2 YEAR DIRECTOR Doug FERRIS
Brian MANSFIELD
John DUNN
TAIL TWISTER Tiny DUNCAN
LION TAMER Les SAXBY
MEMBERSHIP /
DEVELOPMENT
Don MACINNIS
Hans ROOIMANS
BULLETIN EDITOR Brian BOURKE
BOARD
2013 - 2014
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Attendance at all Dinner Meetings is assumed unless advise is otherwise re-
ceived.
Apologies by 11am on the
Tuesday before the meeting.
contact:.
Alan Fairhurst 6552 5271 Club members may be liable for the cost of the meal when an apology is not received for non-
attendance at a meeting.
PRESIDENT
David DRAKE (Narelle)
106 Edinburgh Dr
TAREE 2430
Phone: 6552 6662
Mobile: 0402 428 681
SECRETARY /
EDITOR
Brian BOURKE (Helga)
20 Plover St
TAREE 2430
Phone: 6552 1189
Mobile: 0428 521 251
secretary
@manningriverlions.org.au
TREASURER
Michael DIESSEL (Lyn)
55 Oxley St
TAREE 2430
Phone: 6551 2390
Mobile: 0417 422 202
treasurer
@manningriverlions.org.au
PRESIDENTS REPORT
Well I hope all the Lions Ladies had a wonderful Mothers day last Sunday and maybe had a breakfast in bed!! It didn’t happen in my household though, as Narelle was heading to Sawtell to visit our daughter
and grandson.
On the surface the club is going well with our regu-lar dinner meetings at the Bush-land Tavern being well attended. Recently we had a guest speak-er, Michael Kemp from the Taree Historical Car Club talk about the running of their club which was extremely interesting. It seems many of their aims are similar to our ideals. Also our club was presented a cheque for $1500 from an auction their club had recently. It was raised for Camp Memories use which greatly ap-preciated. We are hopeful that the car club may be able to bring their cars to
Camp Memories this year and delight the kids as well the adults.
Bushie and I would like to thank the members who helped out at Port Macquarie with the Junior League Championships over the weekend. Great effort
guys! I suppose just a bit more practice for the gates coming up at Jack Neal Oval.
Has anyone noticed how quiet everything has been without our Secre-tary being in town and with Hans just on his way it is sure to get even more so. Never the less all is in hand with the void being filled by Treasurer Michael acting
as Secretary as well, and doing a fine job. Thanks Michael for stepping in.
The Hub Market is on again on the 17th May so we need as many hands on deck as possible to help with the set up and on the day. Greg and Fairy will be asking for names so please put your hand up even if you don’t normally avail yourself to this activity, remembering Bourkey and Hans will be travelling the
country side aka the Leyland Brothers and won’t be assisting for a few months.
Thanks also to those members doing their part at Apex Lookout. The area is looking really good and we have only just started. The Apex Lookout committee will be making suggestion soon with regard to how we can improve
the space as well as making it easier to maintain.
Thanks to Fairy for his work in arranging and distributing Mothers Day Cakes again this year. For those members who don’t know the Cake Decorators
decorate Lions Christmas Cakes for those special mothers in our community.
Thanks David Clark for representing the club at the Multiple District Convention at Tamworth. I am sure you didn’t enjoy yourself at all and was all Lions. Good to see new member Vic is settling in well….thanks for the work you
have put in recently.
Regarding the Change Over, please pencil in your diaries the 13th of
July at Taree West Bowling Club.
Well that’s all from me. Pres. Drakey
Football Gates at Port Macquarie
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GREETER
Greg Hartig
GUEST SPEAKER
Laurie Howell / David Drake
FOOTBALL GATES
Steve Bush
SOCIAL / INTER CLUB VISITS
Laurie Howell
SERVICE
Noel Death
YOUTH / CAMP MEMORIES
Peter Baker
AUSTRALIA DAY
David Drake / Peter Baker /
David Clark
MEETING RAFFLE
Tiny Duncan
DINNERS
Alan Fairhurst
HUB
Greg Hartig / Don Macinnis
Peter Baker / Hans Rooimans
MEMBERSHIP
Don Macinnis / Hans Rooimans
PUBLICITY
Don Macinnis / Brian Bourke
SAFETY OFFICER
Kevin Nicholson
WELFARE
Alan Fairhurst
PUBLIC OFFICER
Brian Bourke
MEETING AGENDAS MAY 2014
Date Wednesday
14th May
6.30pm for 7pm
Wednesday
28th May
6.30pm for 7pm
Venue Bushland Tavern Bushland Tavern
Dinner Chairman David Drake David Drake
Invocation and
Toast Peter Baker George Begg
Ethics or Objects Steve Bush David Clark
Welcome to
Visitors and Guests
President David
Drake
President David
Drake
General Business The Hub.. Junk Stall
Apex Park
Football
Social
Youth .. Camp Elim
Safety Officer
Welfare
Other
The Hub.. Junk Stall
Apex Park
Football
Social
Youth .. Camp Elim
Safety Officer
Welfare
Other
BOARD MEETING 21st May 2014...
Bourke’s Backyard, 20 Plover St TAREE…7pm
All members are welcome to attend…
What better way to know what is going on.
NOTE … This is the 3rd Wednesday… Not the date in your Diary
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ALAN FAIRHURST
SECRETARY….BULLETIN
BRIAN BOURKE
Remember book out time is 11am on the day before the meeting...Yes Tuesday 11am...... Past that time it’s too late as the cater-er has to organise food for
us.
It’s as simple as ringing me on 6552 5271 and if you don’t get to talk to me leave a message on the ma-chine. You can email your non attendance but not in the last 24 hours as the message
may not get to me in time.
Please don’t as-sume I know you are away...make sure you tell
me...PLEASE…
Basically if you fail to apologise on time and the club is charged for your meal
the cost will be passed on…
Thanks….Fairy
DINNER
ATTENDANCE
ALAN FAIRHURST
Greetings from sunny and HOT Townsville. Helga and I had a good trip up this way with only a few minor hitches. Hit a Kangaroo before Kew turnoff and had (and still having) some troubles with the brakes on the van. Hopefully the experts at Townsville will sort this out
over the next couple of weeks.
We arrived at Peter and Rachaels on Friday and now I have a lot of jobs to do before we head up to Cairns. I reckon Hans will arrive
on Monday or Tuesday at the latest.
Obviously Michael has everything in hand as usual so you can just enjoy the break from me (and brother Hans) till August. Thanks
Michael…...
Thanks to those members who sent in their reports. We did have a few minor technical problems getting the reports but hopefully this is all sorted now. If you didn’t send a report please get to it in the fu-
ture.
Well I have to get back to it….Holy Cow it’s hot here
Enjoy the break from me…. BB (and matey)
WELFARE
John Dunn is still having troubles with his back...Hope things
improve for you in the near future.
Our newest member Vic has now moved from the showground and is settling into living in a unit very well. Hope you enjoy your new
surroundings and thanks for the help you have given recently.
Remember to let me know if any member might need a hand
and we will see if we can help.
Keep healthy Fairy
A recent article in the Dominion Post reported that a woman, Anne Maynard, has sued Wellington Hospital, saying that after her hus-band had surgery there, he lost all interest in sex.
A hospital spokesman replied: "Mr. Maynard was admitted for cataract surgery. All we did
was correct his eyesight."
JOKES
Stopped by Police at 2AM I was stopped by the po-lice around 2 AM Sunday morning just gone and was asked where I was going at that time of night. I replied, "I'm on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects it has on the human body, as well as smoking, and staying out late". The officer then asked, "Really? Who's giving that lecture at this time of night"? I replied, "That would be my wife".
JOKES ON THE SIDE
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TREASURER
MICHAEL DIESSEL
The Club was the beneficiary of a very generous donation from the Taree Historic Motor Club of $1,500 for Camp Memories – certainly gets us off to a great start for this year’s camp. In April we made a number of donations including to Harrington Public School $300 (to assist students attending representative activities), Lions Cord Blood Foundation $250, Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal $250 and Donate Life $300. My words of wisdom for you this month …. “Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow.” ― Thornton Wilder, The Matchmak-er Michael Diessel Bean Counter
KEVIN NICHOLSON
SAFETY
OFFICER
This months safety we will stray away from Lions to a area in which we all participate in and that is our love of BBQ’s. First gas supply, make sure gas bottle, regulator, hose and burners are all in good condition and that there are no leaks, any doubts turn off gas and repair or have repaired or replaced be-fore use. Now to another serious problem which was highlighted recently is our cooking spray. Firstly the propellant in the can is hydro carbons which are highly inflammable, secondly these cans are under high pres-sure and prone to explode if overheated i.e., too close to a gas burner flame. In a recent case two men were badly in-jured when a can exploded with one man thrown over 10 metres and seriously injured and his mate badly burnt. The message is do not spray a pressure pack near an open flame and make sure cans are no where near heat including not leaving cans in sun. Remember, with safety it is better if unsure to seek help because safety is like the old road safety message "that it is better to arrive late than not to arrive at all" ALWAYS SAFETY FIRST "Nicho"
14 April 2014 To all Zone 6 clubs Through our Region Chairman, I have learnt that the Riding For The Disabled is having a problem. When they established the facility on the Lakes Way, they had a demountable installed. To bring it up to stand-ard and meet Council requirements plus safety issues, they had to borrow around $25,000. The club is having difficulty meeting interest costs and should the interest rate rise it could tip the Association over the edge. I understand the Association has huge operational yearly costs. As this facility is used by people with disabilities from Taree and the Great Lakes Districts, it was thought that this could be a worthwhile Zone project for Zone 6 clubs. Clubs could make a straight donation or have a fund raising activity to help reduce or extinguish the loan. The Halliday’s Point Lions Club would be the lead club. Could you please discuss this at your next meeting and get back to me with your clubs thoughts. Thanking you KEVIN THORNTON ZONE 6 CHAIRMAN
CORRESPONDENCE
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FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL DRAW
Week 4 Sunday 18th May Bulls v Blues
Week 5 Saturday 24th May Bulls v Sharks
Week 7 Saturday 14th June Bulls v Mustangs
Week 8 Saturday 21st June Bulls v Hawks
Week 10 Saturday 12th July Bulls v Tigers
Week 13 Saturday 2nd August Bulls v Pirates
FINALS
Elimination Semi 16th August Venue TBA
Preliminary Semi 17th August Venue TBA
Minor Semi 23rd August Venue TBA
Major Semi 24th August Venue TBA
Preliminary Final 31st August Venue TBA
Grand Final 7th September Venue TBA
JUNIOR FINALS
Elimination &Preliminary Semis 9th August Tuncurry
Minor & Major Semi Finals 16th August Port Macquarie
Preliminary Finals 23rd August Taree
Grand Finals 30th August Wauchope
Thanks to those members who were able to assist with the Junior games in Port Mac-
quarie. Gate taking amounted to approx. $5500.
Please remember to sign on at the gates and to always be safe.
As I have work commitments every second weekend I rely on your help with my position
as Football Director….Thanks
See you at the Football… Bushy
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SOCIAL
BUNNINGS BBQ
PETER BAKER
I have nothing to report on the matter of the Bunnings BBQ, since the Club
made the decision not to be involved at this stage.
My reason for writing this is that I did not want the Bulletin Editor to chuck a tantrum because he did not receive a report. The bugger gets so stroppy, I really don’t know how Hans is going to put up with him for the next 4
months.
Nothing to report on social at this stage...When a suitable movie
comes we will have a movie night.
I found this in the paper the other day, don’t know if anyone is
interested in attending…..
JOKES ON THE SIDE
A Scottish Jew decided to retire and take up golf, so he applied for membership at a local golf club. About a week later he received a letter that his appli-cation has been rejected. He went to the club to inquire as to why. Secretary: "You are aware that this is a Scottish golf club?" Scot: "Aye, but I am as Scottish as you are, ma'am, my name is MacTavish" . Secretary: "Do you know that on formal occasions we wear a kilt?" Scot: "Aye, I do know, and I wear a kilt too." Secretary: "You are also aware, that we wear nothing under the kilt?" Scot: "Aye, and neither do I." Secretary: "Are you also aware, that the members sit naked in the steam room?" Scot: "Aye, I also do the same." Secretary: "But you are a Jew?" Scot: "Aye, I be that." Secretary: "So, being Jew-ish, you are circumcised, is that correct?" Scot: "Aye, I be that, too." Secretary: "I am terribly sorry, but the members just would not feel comfortable sitting in the steam room with you, since your privates are different from theirs." Scot: "Ach, I know that you have to be a Protestant to march with the Orange-men. And I know that you have to be a Catholic to join the Knights of Columbus. But this is the first time I've heard that you have to be a complete prick to join a golf club!"
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HUB
GREG HARTIG
JOKES ON THE SIDE
S.H.I.a.T. stall
The Treasurer continues to be amazed by the takings of the SHIaT stall but I can’t understand why….We have plenty of stock and just what the
public wants.
As we have said to stall holders, you need to have what the public
want and obviously we have it…..SHIaT…..
At this stage all stock has been priced and thanks for those who have assisted. A few of my helpers are away so if you can find some extra
time I would appreciate it
I will ask for volunteers at the meeting…..
Thanks in advance for your help…. Fairy the junk man.
CAMP MEMORIES
PETER BAKER
May Hub is on 17th May….
Your assistance would be
appreciated.
Last month I reported that I had the first enquiry from a new family about attending Camp Memories this year and I have since had a couple of enquir-ies from last year campers who were making sure that they were not going to miss out this year. Thus it looks as if we will have someone there this
year.
I have begun looking at the registration forms and information we send out to families and one of the things that I have changed is the statement that limits campers on Friday night to those who live more than 2 hours away. I don’t see any reason that anyone who wishes to have a bit more camping time should be excluded from the Friday night. We will not organise any more activities and I don’t expect to be inundated so catering should not be
a problem.
I know I made a mistake back in 1969, so I am always prepared to listen to a
contrary point of view.
Thank you to those who have flicked me your WWC No. At the same time as you let me have the number, could you please also give me your birth date. The Club has been registered as an employer and I think we need to keep a verification record and to get verification for each person, we have
to log on as the employer and enter surname, WWC No and birth date.
If you are having trouble organising your WWC No. please let me know and we will try to sort it out. The driving instructions are in last month’s
bulletin. Baker
ALAN FAIRHURST
Romantic Dinner A man and a woman were having a quiet, romantic din-ner in a fine restaurant. They were gazing lovingly at each other and holding hands. The waitress, taking an-other order at a table a few steps away, suddenly noticed the woman slowly sliding down her chair and under the table, but the man stared straight ahead. The waitress watched as the woman slid all the way down her chair and out of sight under the tablecloth. Still, the man stared straight ahead. The waitress, thinking this behavior a bit risque and wor-ried that it might offend other diners, went over to the table and tactfully said to the man, "Pardon me,sir, but I think your wife just slid under the table." The man calmly looked up at her and said, "No, she did-n't. She just walked in."
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CAMP ELIM
JOKES ON THE SIDE
PETER BAKER
Dear Club Presidents I have been informed by the District Treasurer that District has sufficient funds to purchase a Helen Keller Award. It would be appreciated if you would consider nominating either a Lion or a member of your community for this Award. I would like to be in a position to announce the winner of this Award at the Shadow Cabinet Meeting Saturday night function on 31st May, therefore it is requested that nominations reach me prior to 27th May 2014. Last year when IPDG Deyann called for nominations she only received one. I am sure that there are many worthy Lions or members of your com-munity who would merit receiving this prestigious Award. There are many citizens working in towns for the betterment of people's lives, many doing it under the radar. I look forward to receiving your nominations. Regards Alan Cunningham District Governor 201N1 Telephone: 02 66451453 Mobile: 0412120319 Email: [email protected]
CORRESPONDENCE
I have visited the families of the two kids we sent to Camp Elim over the last school holiday. Both the girls had a great time and when asked if they would recommend it to other kids they reckoned that they would prefer to go again themselves. The only complaint was the apricot chicken they had for one meal - obviously a bit exotic for some kids. All the activities were excellent ac-cording to the girls, especially the canoeing and the high tower. One mother said her daughter came back exhausted and smelly so therefore she had a great time. Mothers also mentioned the annual tear fest that occurs at each stop to Grafton as new best friends get off the bus. The mother of the young girl whose father had recently died was exceptionally thankful. She said that it was the best thing that could have happened for her daughter at this time. She was in a new environment, sur-rounded by kids and activities that allowed her focus on having a good time. I reckon our money was well spent. Thanks again to President Dave who went to meet the kids off the bus in my absence.
Baker
God Said, "Adam, I Want you to do Something for Me." Adam Said, "Gladly, Lord, what do You Want me to do?" God Said, "Go down Into that Valley." Adam said, "What's A valley?" God explained it to him. Then God said, "Cross the River." Adam said, "What's a River?" God explained that To him, and then said, "Go over to the Hill....." Adam said ,"What is a Hill?" So, God explained to Adam what a hill was. He told Adam, "On The Other side of the Hill you will find a Cave." Adam said, 'What's a Cave?' After God explained, He Said, "In the cave You will find a woman." Adam said, "What's a Woman?' So God explained That to him, too. Then, God said, 'I Want you To Reproduce." Adam said, "How do I do That?" God first said (under His breath), "Geez..." And then, Just like every-thing else, God explained that to Adam, as Well. So, Adam goes down Into The valley, Across the river, and Over the hill, Into the Cave, and finds the Woman. Then, in About five minutes, he was back. God, His patience Wear-ing thin, said Angrily, "What is It Now?" And Adam said... "What's a Headache?"
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JOKES ON THE SIDE
APEX PARK
Thank you to everyone who have assisted with Apex Park. The roster for May 2014 is below. I know there have been a few swaps amongst members with people being away. Please continue to liaise between your workmates to arrange a suita-ble date and time to do the job. With the cooler weather now having arrived we will cut back to mowing once a month from June – I’ll prepare the next roster shortly. We have yet to contact Council about removing the lantana but I suspect that we’ll need to arrange a working bee to deal with it. With our current commitments to The Hub Markets, Football Gates and Camp Memories we may need to leave this for a little while. Some great news ….. to help make the job a little easier – the Club has acquired a couple of wheely bins from Brian (don’t tell him – he’ll find out when he gets home) to store and transport the whipper snipper, fuel etc. Also … the Club is now the proud owner of a spade, garden rake, yard rake and leaf blower to sweep (clear) the paths etc. We have also invested in a garden hose so you can clean the mowers up at the park before loading them on the trailer to return to the storage shed. If you don’t have a tow bar on your car and need to get the trailer up to the park I know where there’s a small econovan we can use – just give me a call. Happy mowing !!!! Michael Diessel
Date Members
10 May 2014 Andrew Dawson – Alan Fairhurst – Kevin Nicholson – Les Saxby
24 May 2014 Noel Death – David Drake – Hans Rooimans
MOTHERS DAY CAKES
By the time you read this Mothers Day will be past. Again the Manning Valley cake decorators cut up and decorated Lions Cakes. This resulted in us distributing around 30 cakes to Meals on Wheels and Lega-
cy Village not to mention the ones the Cake Decorators distribute.
To see how grateful and surprised the Mothers who
receive these cakes are is enough to continue the project.
ALAN FAIRHURST
Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. Ralph and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Ralph suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there. Edna promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled him out. When the Head Nurse Director became aware of Edna's heroic act she immedi-ately ordered her to be dis-charged from the hospital, as she now considered her to be mentally stable. When she went to tell Edna the news she said, 'Edna, I have goodnews and bad news. The good news is you're being discharged,since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis by jump-ing in and saving the life of the person you love... I have concluded that your act dis-plays sound mindedness. The bad news is, Ralph hung himself in the bathroom with his bathrobe belt right after you saved him. I am so sorry, but he's dead.' Edna replied, 'He didn't hang himself, I put him there to dry.. How soon can I go home?'
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Board Meeting
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MEMBERSHIP
KEY
P... Past President
MJ... Melvin Jones Fellow
JR... James Richardson
C... Charter Member
L... Life Member
NAME HOME WORK
BAKER Peter Cathy P,MJ,JR 6552 6618
BEGG George Robyn P,MJ 6552 2757 6551 4020 0418 652 669
BOURKE Brian Helga MJ,JR 6552 1189 0428 521 251
BROOKS Bob 6552 1070 0427 012 276
BUSH Steve 6556 7003 0418 748 592
CLARK David Anne P,MJ 6556 7462 6551 3409 0427 007 533
DAVIES Vic 0418 875 414
DAWSON Andrew Christine 6551 7495 6551 2004 0429 842 445
DEATH Noel Celia 6553 6090 0427 036 090
DIESSEL Michael Lyn 6551 2390 6551 6660 0417 422 202
DRAKE David Narelle 6552 6662 0402 428 681
DUNCAN Tiny Lyn 6552 2497
DUNN John Roxanne 6552 7373
FAIRHURST Alan Kaye C,L,P,MJ 6552 5271 0410 655 258
FERRIS Doug Joan P 6552 3560 0427 523 560
GEARY Mal 6551 3613 6551 3613
HARTIG Greg Kate P, JR 6556 3158
HICKMAN Craig Peggy 65531670 6552 4065 0411 033 315
HOWELL Laurie Sharon 6552 2599 6552 2599 0447 498 414
KNOTT Stephen Joyce 6551 3550 0414 343 612
MACINNIS Don Lyn C,L,P,MJ 6552 3080 0438 523 081
MANSFIELD Brian Gentiana 6552 7072
NICHOLSON Kevin Jan P,MJ 6552 3006 0422 072 682
ROOIMANS Hans P 6552 4047 0414 500 636
SAXBY Les Liz P,MJ 6551 0161
THOMPSON Tony Eileen 6551 7674
