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Bulletin No 17, 2017/18
Bulletin report by Russell Bridge
President Ken Jenkyn opened the meeting at 7pm and welcomed all Members, Honorary Rotarians Paul Goldie and Dennis Usher , also members guest Ashley Clarkson ( John Harding )
Invocation: Don Patterson
Raffle winner: Ashley Clarkson
President’s Report: Ken Jenkyn A meeting with NRM was held last Wednesday re Dempster Head
infrastructure. Positive meeting with potential of further Rotary Club involvement in the development / protection of the natural infrastructure .
Board meeting held last Wednesday at 7pm. Discussion of Friends of Rotary proposal .Decided to pass to a working group to work to produce a proposal for the club.
DG Bruce sent a thank you to myself and the club for hosting him and Glenda. Ken spoke on having a list of “Paul Harris Fellows “ recipients recorded
somewhere . Pancho advised that Barry Hepburn was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow by a Rotary club in Texas on a Rotary visit there .
Rotary signage at our events needs to be more prominent , also at our Shed . Lots of ideas put forward , also may be able to get district money to fund some of this .
Secretary’s Report – Barry Rollond: Thanked those that filled in for him while away . Merry Go Round going to Nulsen school this sat morning .
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Bulletin
Rotary Club of Esperance
Meeting: Rotary Shed, October 30, 2017Bulletin No 17, 2017/18
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Treasurer’s Report – Brian Colliver: Thanked Rob Gurney for his help . Memberships nearly all paid . Show costs report coming soon .
Club Administration – Director Rob Gurney: Advised his team is coming together for next year . Xmas function to be held at the Golf Club mon 18th Dec. Thanked John Grey and tonights cooks Patto and Alan Timmins .
Community Report – Director Allan Timmins: Look out progressing slowly . Blessing of the Fleet has been cancelled through lack of organisation from
this event . Xmas pageant will be 10th dec. New Years eve fire works follows this as the last event for the year .
Youth Report – Director Scott Mackie: No report
Vocational Report – Director Matthew Scott: Committee meeting at his place wed 1st Nov.
International Report – Director Rob Leiper: No report
Membership Report – Director Bob Boord Spoke on membership and encouraged members to bring a friend to our
meetings and to look out for new members as we are all on his committee . Also spoke on the protocol for introducing a potential new member .
From the Floor: Kim Beale reported on the new wishing well security and ideas on how it will
work with regards to retrieving donations from the well . John Harding has a supply of red wine bought in Albany if the club would like
to buy at $7.50 per bottle. Wes Graham thanked members for looking after the DG while on his visit .
Also spoke on a first responder “APP “ for your phone that rings st Johns and also shows were registered Defib machines are located .
Sergeant’s Session
Sergeant Chas Brodie-HallSergeant’s Assistant – John Grigson
The usual fines were dispensed for no badges, Russell Bridge arrival taxes ,Pancho , Hugh, Paul Mack and Barry Rollond and wine winner Ashley our visiter . Various birthdays and anniversaries ,Paul Mack for being the carpark Rev Head ,Wes Graham for his mishap with a crane fall over , president Ken for his speech mistakes { Bayonet Head is a long way from Dempster Head } and Don Patterson for his reckless attitude to the Coral Bay Golf Club car park rules .
Guest Speaker – No Speaker
Attendance Report – Paul Mather: Members – 42 Present – 26 Honorary Members – 2 Leave of Absence – 6 Apologies – 9 Silent – 0 Members’ guests – 1 Visiting Rotarians 0 Exchange student (Keiichiro) 0 Percentage – 89.6
Next meeting’s program – Ewin Stewart:
Golf Club, November 6th, 2017
Guest Speaker: TBA
Invocation: John Gray Sergeant Assist: Kim Beale Student Host: Ken Warne Welcome Host Guest Speaker Intro: Mike Peterson Guest Speaker Thanks: Ted Johnston Standby: Bob Boord
President Ken thanked Members, , Member’s guests and Honorary members, closing the meeting with the National Anthem.
Calendar reminders
November 17: Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Business After Hours
Please note: if you have not received your Bulletin by Friday of the week of the meeting please inform Paul Goldie at [email protected]
The Club has a dedicated phone for apologies either by verbal message or SMS text.Please notify by 10am on the day of the meeting. The phone number is 0419 924 686.
Club Website details: www.esperancerotary.org.auLog-in and password: as per Rotary email 17/4/14
Ken Jenkyn is available to assist any members who are having difficulty in accessing the Rotary website. He can also assist with recovering forgotten passwords and log-in details. Contact him at [email protected] or 0411 119 003.
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… just for a laugh
DelusionYou are on a horse, galloping at a constant speed.
On your right side is a sharp drop off, and on your left side is an elephant
traveling at the same speed as you. Directly in front of you is another galloping horse but your horse is unable to overtake it.
Behind you is a lion running at the same speed as you and the horse in front of you. What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?
Get your drunken self off the merry-go-round!
Monkey on his backA boy with a monkey on his shoulder was walking down the road when he passed a policeman who said, "Now, now young lad, I think you had better take that monkey to the zoo."
The next day, the boy was walking down the road with the monkey on his shoulder again, when he passed the same policeman.
The policeman said, "Hey there, I thought I told you to take that money to the zoo!"
The boy answered, "I did! Today I'm taking him to the cinema."Don’t askQ: Why do the French eat snails?A: They don't like fast food.
Religious differencesA priest, a minister, and a rabbi wanted to see who was the best at his job.
So they each go into the woods, find a bear, and attempt to convert it. Later they get together.
The priest begins: “When I found the bear, I read to him from the Catechism and sprinkled him with holy water. Next week is his first communion.”
“I found a bear by the stream,” says the minister, “and preached God’s holy
word. The bear was so mesmerized that he let me baptize him.”
They both look down at the rabbi, who is lying on a stretcher in a body cast.
“Looking back,” he says, “maybe I shouldn't have started with the circumcision.”Cunning as a poodleA wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking her poodle along for company.
One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, discovers that he's lost.
Wandering about, he notices a hungry-looking leopard heading rapidly in his direction. The poodle thinks, "Uh, oh!"
Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat.
Just as the leopard is about to leap, the poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here?"
Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees.
"Whew!" says the leopard. "That was close! That poodle nearly had me!"
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard.
So off he goes, but the poodle sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.
The leopard is furious at being made to look a fool and says, "Here, monkey, hop on my back so you can watch me chew that poodle to bits!"
Now, the poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and thinks, "What am I going to do now?"
But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and waits until they get just close enough to hear.
"Where's that damn monkey?" the poodle says.
"I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another leopard!"
