Tracy our wonderful student from Mathare in Nairobi writes:
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Our guest speaker at this week’s meeting was Catherine Warren, who heads up the Riverina branch of Days for Girls, an international program to assist young women coming of age in Africa. The focus of the group is to provide sustainable sanitary products for girls as they start their monthly cycles in order to allow them to stay involved in school and lead productive lives and not be relegated to a subservient lifestyle where they are often treated as second-class citizens (or worse) and their monthly cycle is viewed pretty much as a curse. Local women in the shire meet once a month to sew and assemble the kits, which are distributed to girls in several African countries. The sewing group made 50 kits over the past year, which Jan Breust presented to Catherine on the night. Myffy thanked Catherine for a very impassioned presentation and gave her a kangaroo hide change purse as a token of thanks.
This week’s meeting featured a presentation by guest speakers Gordon Saggers and Paul Galloway, members of the Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga. Gordon described their project in Timor L’Este, building a school for primary school children in Tutuala. The school was desperately needed after the destruction of buildings as rebels pillaged the community as the local government took control of the area, including appropriating the tiny building that had functioned as the only school for the community. A relatively modest expenditure of $30,000 was able to get the school built and equipped. Gordon became aware of the needs of the community of Tutuala when he had recently visited to do free dental work for the residents of Timor L’Este (Gordon is a practicing dentist in Wagga). Just another example of a high-impact project benefitting needy people and executed by dedicated and selfless Rotarians. Good on ya, boys! Julie Clark thanked Gordon & Paul, presenting them with a kangaroo hide coin pouch.
Just a reminder that there is no regular meeting this week. We’ll be having a social night with the Rotary Club of Temora at Coolamon Cheese.
International one-upsmanship
Recently, Germany conducted some scientific exploration involving their best scientists. Core drilling samples of earth were taken to a depth of 50 m and during the core examinations, small pieces of copper were discovered. After running many arduous tests on these samples, the German government announced that the ancient Germans 25,000 years ago had a nationwide telephone network.
Naturally, the British government was not that easily impressed. So they ordered their own scientists to take their core samples at a depth of 100 m. From these samples, they found small pieces of glass and soon announced that the ancient Brits 35,000 years ago already had a nationwide optical fibre network.
Irish scientists were outraged. So immediately after this announcement, they ordered their scientist to take samples at a depth of 200 m but found absolutely nothing. They concluded that the ancient Irish 55,000 years ago were an even more advanced civilisation, as they already had a mobile telephone network in place.
The Puzzler is on stress leave this week as he recovers from the rigours of work. Maybe next week…
Answer to last puzzle
The trees were arranged in a star pattern, with trees located at each point of the star and at the intersections of each line connecting the points to each other.
Monday, 29 May*: Social Night (5th Monday), joint with Temora Rotary. Coolamon Cheese, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday, 5 June: Club assembly. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday, 12 June: No meeting (Queen’s birthday public holiday).
Thursday, 8 June: Bingo. Roster: Neil (Captain), Wayne, Leslie, Mark. Allawah Lodge, 6:45 (setup) for 7:30 pm.
10-14 June, 2017: Rotary International Convention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Saturday, 24 June: District 9700 changeover. Leeton (details forthcoming).
Monday, 3 July: Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
*Partners and Guests Night
Apologies for Monday meetings: call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY
Another slow news week for Coolamon, but lots of plans are being laid (for the changeover, DISCON 2018, bingo, etc.). We have an interesting speaker for the upcoming meeting on 15 May (Catherine Warren, who heads up Days for Girls, a program to assist young women coming of age in Africa).
As a older man was driving down the freeway, his mobile phone rang. He answered the phone, and heard his wife’s voice urgently warning him, “Herman, I just heard on the news that there’s a car going the wrong way on Route 290. Please be careful!”
“Hell,” said Herman, “It’s not just one car. There’s hundreds of them!!!”
The government pays farmers a fee of $100 for each row of four trees they plant. An enterprising but dishonest farmer found a way of planting five rows of four trees using only ten trees. Can you work out how he did it?
Answer to last puzzle
The pictograms interpreted: 1) jack-in-the-box; 2) first aid; 3) eggs over easy; 4) for instance; 5) green with envy; 6) fat chance; 7) bigfoot; 8) sideshow; 9) travel overseas; 10) a friend in deed.
Monday, 15 May*: Regular meeting and guest speaker: Catherine Warren, Days for Girls, a Uniting Church Ladies Project. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Wednesday, 17 May: Board meeting. Don Dyce/Sally Farmer residence, 7:00 pm.
Monday, 22 May*: Regular meeting and guest speaker: Paul Galloway and Gordon Saggers, RC of Wagga, school project in East Timor. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Thursday, 25 May: Bingo brainstorm meeting, Grahame & Sharon Miles’ residence, 7:30 pm.
Monday, 29 May*: Social Night (5th Monday). Coolamon Cheese, 6:30 for 7 pm (details forthcoming).
Monday, 5 June: Club assembly. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday, 12 June: No meeting (Queen’s birthday public holiday).
Thursday, 8 June: Bingo. Roster: Neil (Captain), Wayne, Leslie, Mark. Allawah Lodge, 6:45 (setup) for 7:30 pm.
10-14 June, 2017: Rotary International Convention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Saturday, 24 June: District 9700 changeover. Leeton (details forthcoming).
Monday, 3 July: Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
*Partners and Guests Night
Apologies for Monday meetings: call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY
It’s been a slow news week, and yours truly has been overloaded with work, so there is no bulletin for this week. The diary has been updated, but that’s it. Look for more next week!
This week’s meeting featured as guest speaker Jeremy Crocker, a Coolamon local who wears a variety of hats. Jeremy is a Coolamon Shire Councillor, but also manages the noxious weed control program for the shire. Interestingly, Jeremy came to speak to us in neither of those capacities, but as the chair of Coolamon Landcare, another of his hats! Jeremy described some of the projects being undertaken by the group, and shared some information about land development projects on the books for Coolamon. But Jeremy couldn’t stay away from his passion, fighting weeds, and then spent a bit of time talking about some of the major weed problems in the shire and some of the strategies being used to manage the more serious weeds. As there were a fair number of farmers and a weed scientist in the audience, this led to some interesting discussion about weed management. Who would have guessed? Steve Exton thanked Jeremy for an interesting and entertaining talk, and presented Jeremy with a kangaroo-hide coin pouch as token of appreciation. Following a rousing fine session led by Wayne and Dick, the evening concluded with a raffle of a commemorative ANZAC Day tin packed with ANZAC biscuits donated by Paul. Jeremy drew his own number out of the hat, but donated the prize back, which was eventually won by Neil.
Horsing around
Q: What do you call an Amish guy with his hand in a horse’s mouth?
A: A mechanic.
Did you hear about the man who was hospitalized with six plastic horses inside him? The doctor described his condition as stable.
A guy is walking through the country when he spots a sign that reads, “Talking Horse for Sale.” Intrigued, he walks up to the stable to check it out. “So what have you done with your life?” he asks the horse. “I’ve led a full life,” the horse answers miraculously. “I was born in The Andes where I herded for an entire village. Years later, I joined the mounted police force in New York and helped keep the city clean. And now, I spend my days giving free rides to underprivileged kids here in the country.” The guy is flabbergasted. He asks the horse’s owner, “Why on earth would you want to get rid of such an incredible animal?” The owner says, “Because he’s a liar! He never did any of that stuff!”
Q. What does it mean if you find a horseshoe?
A. Some poor horse is walking around in his socks.
A pony goes to the doctor and tells him, “Doc, I think I’m dying. I have this terrible sore throat.” The doctor assures him, “It’s okay—you’re just a little horse.”
A horse sits down in a movie theatre and the woman next to him asks, “Excuse me… are you a horse?”
“Why yes, I am,” replies the horse.
“What are you doing at this movie?”
The horse says, “I really liked the book.”
A desperado rides into town and downs a few drinks at the saloon. When he steps outside again, he finds his horse has been stolen. The desperado swears, steps back into the bar, and fires a round into the piano. The room goes dead silent. “I’m gonna have one more beer,” the desperado bellows to the terrified crowd, “and if my horse ain’t back where I left him when I’m done, I’ll do here what I had to do in Houston.” The locals murmur uneasily as the desperado sips his drink. Lucky for them all, when he steps outside again his horse has been returned. As the desperado saddles up, a local can’t help but ask, “Sir, what exactly was it you had to do in Houston?” The desperado narrows his eyes and hisses at the man, “I had to walk home.”
Q: How do you make a small fortune breeding horses?
A: Start with a large fortune.
And last but not least…A horse walks into a bar and the barman says “Why the long face?
Can you work out the common word or phrase contained in the following pictograms?
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10.
Answer to last puzzle
The missing number is 9. The numbers in the triangles are the sum of the bottom two numbers minus the top number.
Monday, 1 May: Club assembly. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday, 7 May: Planning meeting/DISCON 2018. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Thursday, 10 May: Bingo. Roster: Paul (Captain), Leslie, Garth, John N. Allawah Lodge, 6:45 (setup) for 7:30 pm.
Monday, 15 May*: Regular meeting and guest speaker: Catherine Warren, Days for Girls, a Uniting Church Ladies Project. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Wednesday, 17 May: Board meeting. Don Dyce/Sally Farmer residence, 7:00 pm.
Monday, 22 May*: Regular meeting and guest speaker: Paul Galloway and Gordon Saggers, RC of Wagga, school project in East Timor. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Thursday, 25 May: Bingo brainstorm meeting, Grahame & Sharon Miles’ residence, 7:30 pm.
Monday, 29 May*: Social Night (5th Monday). Coolamon Cheese, 6:30 for 7 pm (details forthcoming).
Thursday, 8 June: Bingo. Roster: Neil (Captain), Wayne, Leslie, Mark. Allawah Lodge, 6:45 (setup) for 7:30 pm.
10-14 June, 2017: Rotary International Convention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Saturday, 24 June: District 9700 changeover. Leeton (details forthcoming).
Monday, 3 July: Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
*Partners and Guests Night
Apologies for Monday meetings: call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY
(this issue is a combined issue for two weeks since we had no meeting on 17 April because of the public holiday)
The meeting of 17 April featured the induction of our newest member, Julie Clark. Julie’s mentor, Wayne Lewis, introduced Julie to the members and presented Julie with her dinner badge and Rotary pin after Don performed the formal induction. Julie is keen to get involved in club activities and will be part of the committee to review our bingo program and brainstorm ideas for the future. Welcome to the club, Julie!
Easter Saturday saw the town of Coolamon come alive with hundreds of visitors and scores of hot rods that paraded down the main street and lined up in the carpark outside the Sport and Rec Club. Our annual Easter Markets took place in the Up-To-Date Store and featured a full house of stall holders selling everything from honey to ladies’ handbags. The candy from the Junee Licorice and Chocolate factory was a top seller, but most stall holders left the event happy and with a lighter load than they came with. An estimated 400-500 visitors came through the door, resulting in a generous boost to the club treasury.
A companion event, the annual Art Challenge organised by the Up-To-Date art committee, was held in the park between the two directions of traffic in the main street, and saw a dozen competitors turning ordinary chairs into works of art that were auctioned off as a fundraiser for the UTDS Art Show, to be held later this year. The successful bidders left with one-of-a-kind works of art, but the masterpiece was the chair featuring an ANZAC Day theme painted by local sign painter Ricky Hard (it brought $250 at auction!). Coolamon was a vibrant, buzzing town on the day, and it was great to see so many people out and about. It was a great community event!
What number goes in place of the question mark in the diagram below?
Answer to last puzzle
The word that doesn’t belong is “carrot”. All of the other words can form new words if the first and last letter of each is removed. Try that with “carrot”, and you’re left with “arro”, which is not a word in the English language!
Monday, 24 April*: Regular meeting and guest speaker: Jeremy Crocker, chair of Coolamon Landcare. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Sunday, 30 April: District 9700 Assembly/Director Training (All Directors). West Wyalong High School 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Monday, 1 May: Planning meeting. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday, 15 May*: Regular meeting and guest speaker: Catherine Warren, Days for Girls, a Uniting Church Ladies Project. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday, 22 May*: Regular meeting and guest speaker: Paul Galloway and Gordon Saggers, RC of Wagga, school project in East Timor. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday, 29 May*: Social Night (5th Monday). Coolamon Cheese, 6:30 for 7 pm (details forthcoming).
10-14 June, 2017: Rotary International Convention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Monday, 3 July: Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
*Partners and Guests Night
Apologies for Monday meetings: call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY 12:00 pm.
This week’s meeting was a club assembly, and a number of important issues were addressed. A roster was begun for the markets at the Up-To-Date Store on Easter Saturday, but more help is needed. Members who were unable to attend the meeting but are still keen to help out on the day are requested to contact Paul to get your name on the roster. Members are asked to consider attending the upcoming Bingo, which will take place on Thursday, 13 April. Also, board members are reminded to put date of Sunday, 30 April in their diaries; that’s the date of the district training session for incoming directors. The event will take place in West Wyalong from 10 am through 3 pm; a formal programme will be distributed in the near future. Should be an interesting day!
We’ll be inducting Julie Clark at Monday’s meeting, so please plan to be there (and bring your partner!).
This week we have a laugh at the expense of musos, especially those that play instruments that are not universally loved. Read on and enjoy…
A young child says to his mother, “Mom, when I grow up I’d like to be a musician.” She replies, “Well honey, you know you can’t do both.”
Q: How do you make musicians complain?
A: Pay them.
Q: What’s the difference between a pianist and God?
A: God doesn’t think he’s a pianist.
Q: What’s the difference between terrorists and accordion players?
A: Terrorists have sympathisers.
Q: How many folk singers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: One to change it and five to sing about how good the old one was
Q: What do you call a beautiful woman on a trombonist’s arm?
A: A tattoo.
Q: What’s the difference between a banjo and an onion?
A: Nobody cries when you chop up a banjo.
Q: What do you call a guitar player without a girlfriend?
A: Homeless.
Q: What do you get when you drop a piano into a mine shaft?
A: A flat miner
Q: Why do some people have an instant aversion to banjo players?
A: It saves time in the long run.
Q: What’s the difference between a folk guitar player and a large pizza?
A: A large pizza can feed a family of four.
Q: What is another term for trombone?
A: A wind driven, manually operated pitch approximator.
Q: What’s the definition of perfect pitch?
A: When you toss a banjo into the bin and it hits an accordion.
Q: What will you never say about a banjo player?
A: “That’s the banjo player’s Porsche.”
Q: How are a banjo player and a blind javelin thrower alike?
A: Both command immediate attention and alarm, and force everyone to move out of range.
Tuba Player: “Did you hear my last recital?”
Friend: “I hope so.”
One of the words in the following list does not belong. Can you pick it?
seventy
brawl
clover
proper
carrot
swing
change
travel
sacred
stone
Answer to the last Puzzler:
If you mix hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide together in equal amounts, the acid neutralises the base and you’re left with a solution of sodium chloride (salt water), which is harmless to drink (in moderate amounts!).
Monday, 10 April*: Regular meeting (and induction of Julie Clark). Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Thursday, 13 April: Bingo. Allawah Lodge, 6:45 for 7 pm. Ian J (Captain), Don, John B, Daryl.
Saturday, 15 April: Easter markets. Up-To-Date Store, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Monday, 17 April: No meeting (public holiday).
Wednesday, 19 April: Board meeting. Don Dyce residence, 7 pm.
Monday, 24 April*: Regular meeting and guest speaker: Jeremy Crocker, chair of Coolamon Landcare. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Sunday, 30 April: District 9700 Assembly/Director Training (All Directors). West Wyalong High School 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Monday, 15 May*: Regular meeting and guest speaker: Catherine Warren, Days for Girls, a Uniting Church Ladies Project. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday, 22 May*: Regular meeting and guest speaker: Paul Galloway and Gordon Saggers, RC of Wagga, school project in East Timor. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
10-14 June, 2017: Rotary International Convention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Monday, 3 July: Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
*Partners and Guests Night
Apologies for Monday meetings: call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY 12:00 pm.
Another great meeting! A bit more subdued than last week’s affair, but still a great opportunity for fellowship and learning a bit more about our newest member, Julie Clark (Julie has been accepted into membership, but won’t be inducted for another week or two). Julie has got to have one of the most interesting life stories of all our members, and has held interesting jobs everywhere from Tasmania to Perth (and many points in between!). One of her more surprising occupations was driving massive trucks in the mines of Western Australia. She’s now selling honey out of Coolamon (her classification is “Purveyor of fine honey”). Julie will add yet another dimension to the club, and we look forward to her involvement. Ian Jennings thanked Julie for a most interesting talk and presented her with a kangaroo-hide coin pouch. The meeting concluded with a brief fine session and a raffle, which was won once again by Helen “Lucky” Lewis.
All the stories in our bulletin are fair dinkum, but there were many news articles of dubious authenticity that appeared in the media on Saturday, 1 April, including the following (copied from BBC News):
If you believe the Irish Times, Dublin is to get its very own “Trump Tower”. “Trump Dublin is expected to be completed by the end of 2018,” it exclusively revealed.
Extra credit should go to whoever completed the joke with a fake tweet from Donald Trump: “Bought a small tower in Dublin, Ireland. We are going to build an awesome hotel in Dublin. It will be totally great. Love Ireland! Great country! #trumpdublin”.
Inspired by claims that Kremlin-sponsored hackers tried to rig the US election, Russia’s foreign ministry shared “a new answering machine for Russian diplomatic missions abroad” on Facebook.
The scamps at the UK’s German embassy tweeted that Germans would shortly vote to “leave, or remain in” Central European Time (CET). “A replica of the Shepherd Gate Clock in Greenwich would be placed atop the World Time Clock in Alexanderplatz, Berlin, in a frivolous symbolic gesture,” the writer deadpanned.
The clues were there for linguists, however – the surname of the “government spokesperson” quoted – Frau Sommerzeit – translates as “Summertime”.
Emirates airline almost had us going with the claim that it’s planning to unveil a triple-decker plane. Why? Time zones. The UAE gets to 1 April before the UK and without that all-important date-stamp… could it possibly – somehow – be true?
No, is the answer. The Dubai-based carrier has not designed a plane including “a swimming pool, games room, gym & park”.
Meanwhile in the Antipodes… Virgin Australia will be the first airline in the world to employ dogs as cabin staff, the company announced on Twitter.
While less useful in an emergency, these little guys might have been a loveable distraction at 40,000
feet.
Hydrochloric acid is a corrosive, fuming, poisonous, highly acidic solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl). Sodium hydroxide is a caustic, strongly alkaline compound (NaOH) used in drain cleaners. If ingested, hydrochloric acid corrodes the mucous membranes, esophagus, and stomach causing dysphagia, nausea, circulatory failure and death. Sodium hydroxide, if ingested, will cause vomiting, prostration, and collapse. Why is it that if you mix these two substances in the right proportions before ingesting them you will not have any poisoning symptoms?
Answer to the last Puzzler:
You were 1 km from the North pole, and walked in a straight line directly toward the pole, then continued in a straight line for one more km.
Monday, 3 April: Club assembly. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday, 10 April: Regular meeting. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Thursday, 13 April: Bingo. Allawah Lodge, 6:45 for 7 pm. Ian J (Captain), Don, John B, Daryl.
Saturday, 15 April: Easter markets. Up-To-Date Store, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Monday, 17 April: No meeting (public holiday).
Wednesday, 19 April: Board meeting. Don Dyce residence, 7 pm.
Monday, 24 April: Regular meeting. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Sunday, 30 April: District 9700 Assembly (All Directors). West Wyalong High School 9:00 am.
10-14 June, 2017: Rotary International Convention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Monday, 3 July: Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
*Partners and Guests Night
Apologies for Monday meetings: call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY 12:00 pm.
What a ripper of an evening! A large number of Rotarians (including many visiting from other clubs) and guests filled the restaurant at the Sport & Rec Club to witness the re-induction of former member Bruce Hamilton and hear some interesting and inspirational presentations by several exchange students and Judith Hall, chair of the District 9700 youth exchange program. Special guests on the night included DGE George Weston and his wife, Carol, along with AG Bryan Short and his wife, Sally. Following Bruce’s induction, we heard some truly inspirational talks by a current exchange student from Denmark who is finishing up a year in Leeton as well as an exchange student from D9700 who spent a year in Belgium several years ago. Both students commented on how their experience abroad has changed their lives for the better, how their self-confidence has been boosted, and how they now have friends and family on both sides of the planet! We also heard from Jackson Wykes, a Coolamon secondary student whom our club is supporting in his quest to be the next exchange student from D9700. We wish Jackson the best in the interview process and hope he gets the chance to go abroad next year.
Two men were sitting next to each other on St. Patrick’s Day at Murphy’s Pub in London. After awhile, one bloke looks at the other and says, “I can’t help but think, from listening to you, that you’re
from Ireland.”
The other bloke responds proudly, “Yes, that I am!”
The first one says, “So am I! And where about from Ireland might you be?”
The other bloke answers, “I’m from Dublin, I am.”
The first one responds, “So am I!”
“Mother Mary and begora. And what street did you live on in Dublin?”
The other bloke says, “A lovely little area it was. I lived on McCleary Street in the old part of town.”
The first one says, “Faith and it’s a small world! So did I! And to what school would you have been going?”
The other bloke answers, “Well now, I went to St. Mary’s, of course.”
The first one gets really excited and says, “And so did I! Pray tell, what year did you graduate?”
The other bloke answers, “Well now, let’s see. I graduated in 1964.”
The first one exclaims, “The Good Lord must be smilin’ down upon us! I can hardly believe our good luck at winding up in the same place tonight. Can you believe it, I graduated from St. Mary’s in 1964 my own self!
At about this time, Vicky walks up to the bar, sits down and orders a drink.
Brian, the barman, walks over to Vicky, shaking his head and mutters, “It’s going to be a long, long night.”
Vicky says, “Why do you say that, Brian?”
“The Murphy twins are drunk again.”
You start walking north and you walk in a straight line for two kilometers. When you look at the map, you discover that you actually walked one kilometer north and one kilometer south. How is this possible?
Answer to the last Puzzler:
Three hens will lay one dozen eggs over 6 days. Explanation: An egg and a half laid by a hen and a half over a day and a half is equivalent to one egg laid per hen over a day and a half. Thus, one hen will lay 4 eggs over 6 days, and thus three hens will lay 12 eggs over 6 days.
Monday, 27 March: Regular meeting. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday, 3 April: Club assembly. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Saturday, 15 April: Easter markets. Up-To-Date Store, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Sunday, 30 April: District 9700 Assembly (All Directors). West Wyalong High School 9:00 am.
10-14 June, 2017: Rotary International Convention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
*Partners and Guests Night
Apologies for Monday meetings: call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY 12:00 pm.
This week’s meeting featured a presentation by Liz Summerville, local rep for the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association (ALPA). ALPA serves a number of roles, not the least of which is ensuring that livestock and property agents are well trained and represent their clients well, and are well versed in the marketing of livestock as well as residential and property. They offer training for auctioneers and host an annual young auctioneer competition, the finals of which are held at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Ian Durham thanked Liz for an interesting and entertaining presentation and presented her with a kangaroo-hide coin pouch in appreciation. The evening concluded with a fine session and a raffle, which was won by Dave McKinley.
Members are reminded that we will have some special guests at our next meeting (20 March). Jackson Wykes, our nominee for Rotary Youth Exchange, and his parents will be our guests, along with two students who have participated in the Outward Bound program. In addition, DGE George Weston and AG Bryan Short will be on hand and will help to induct Bruce Hamilton as he rejoins our club. We hope to see you there!
What’s it called when you steal someone’s coffee?
Mugging!
How did the hipster burn his tongue?
He drank his coffee before it was cool.
What do you call sad coffee?
Despresso.
How are coffee beans like kids?
They’re always getting grounded!
How does a tech guy drink coffee?
He installs Java!
What’s black and doesn’t work?
Decaffeinated coffee.
Why are Italians so good at making coffee?
Because they know how to espresso themselves.
Why do they call coffee mud?
Because it was ground a couple of minutes ago.
How is divorce like espresso?
It’s expensive and bitter.
What kind of coffee was served on the Titanic?
Sanka.
Okay, we need an easy puzzle after last week’s toughie. See if you can answer this puzzle:
A chook farmer has worked out that a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half. How many hens does the farmer need to produce one dozen eggs in six days?
Answer to the last Puzzler:
The third son bought a candle and a box of matches; when he lit the candle, the candle filled the room with light!
*Monday, 20th March YOUTH EXCHANGE. Jackson Wykes, our proposed 2018 Youth Exchange student, and his family will meet AG Bryan Short, DGE George Weston and at least 2 Outward Bound Students who have returned from 12 months abroad. In addition, we will be re-inducting Bruce Hamilton as a member. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday, 27 March: Regular meeting. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Saturday, 15 April: Easter markets. Up-To-Date Store, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Sunday, 30 April: District 9700 Assembly (All Directors). West Wyalong High School 9:00 am.
10-14 June, 2017: Rotary International Convention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
*Partners and Guests Night
Apologies for Monday meetings: call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY 12:00 pm.
G ‘ day
This is for all of us in Rotary who have had anything to do with our Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, those who climbed three mountains, two or one those in the club who helped raise funds and those who do not know much about our relationship with Hout Bay Rotary.
The township called Imizamo Yethu in the middle of this beautiful part of Cape Town has just had a large fire destroying several thousand shacks which are the homes of these people who moved here for a better life.
“Coolamon has special values for us all here in Rotary Club of Hout Bay because you are our twinned club and there are not too many twinned clubs in the world today. It represents a special partnership, plus the fact that South Africans and Australians are also special people, anyway. Patrick”
Some of the Kili 2007 team in Hout Bay.
“When you drive out of our home town here there is the biggest sign on our local clinic on the Main Road which says “Coolamon House”, so your message is here big time, all the time. May that message also always declare our friendship and common values.
Each one of our members toasts the Rotary Club of Coolamon at our Tuesday meetings.” PP Patrick McLaughlin PHF+1
We have a long and mutually rewarding association with Hout Bay and Coolamon House that they built with funds we raised climbing three mountains in Africa.
Here are two messages from Hout Bay received this morning, one from PP Don Peters and the other from PP Butch Liebenberg whom some of you have met in Coolamon.
They are not asking for any help just giving us information on this disaster on their watch.
John – Hi
Yes been a disastrous day for the poor people in Imuzamu Yethu, everyone is rallying round and Rotary Hout Bay is a leader.
Sunday will be the cycle tour 35 000 of them coming thru Hout Bay. Our team of marshals and we have 45 from the informal settlement will be busy because some of our team have lost their homes and will be re-building. but we are going to still give them the stipend for race work as it will help in there start up.
Its late and I have an early start so will stop but I am going to copy to Patrick and Butch so
they can give another view and also say hi.
Best wishes
Don
Hi John,
The best guess by those closest to IY is that 10,000 people have been displaced. I cant confirm that no but most restaurants in Hout Bay (56 in total) are running with half their staff and very reduced menus. Phumlani who you guys were so good to during his school years and in his last year at Uni has lost his house and most of his goods. I think I have raised enough funds to get him back on track but will let you know if we need anything further. Fortunately Azola your new student has moved out of IY into Uni residence and so is not affected. We have a 5.30 start tomorrow to marshall the Argus Cycle tour so need to get some sleep
Lots of love from us all in Hout Bay
Butch and Lyn
Phumlani with JG and Craig in 2007.
Here are three pics of this fire:
Those of us who have been there would probably recognise that it is at the top end of IY.
The reason, so far no answers, however this could be one of them:
I will keep you all posted on any help required from the Hout Bay Rotarians.