· Web viewThe usual fines were dispensed for arrival taxes: Scott, Matthew, Neil, both Dougs, Rob and Chris. President Ken for getting bogged at the beach with visitors, Hugh

Bulletin No 18, 2017/18

Bulletin report by Russell Bridge

President Ken Jenkyn opened the meeting at 7pm and welcomed all Members, Guest Speaker Linda Bilney, Exchange Student Ana Bua de Andries from Spain, Rotary Club of Esperance Exchange Student Keiichiro, and Guests Chris Mackie and Georgina Jenkyn.

Invocation: Bob Boord

Raffle winner: Graham MacKenzie

President’s Report: Ken Jenkyn Sad news of the passing of Mrs Thelma Jones. We will be forming a guard of

honour at her funeral Wednesday 10.30am at the cemetery. Preparation is continuing for Business After Hours with Esperance Chamber

of Commerce and Industry on November 17. There will be a call for the ladies to assist with catering shortly.

Secretary’s Report – Barry Rollond: Secretary Barry thanked the merry-go-round workers for last Saturday at

Nulsen

Treasurer’s Report – Brian Colliver: School presentation nights are coming up. Eleven schools on our list to

present to so will need members to present at each school if possible

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Bulletin

Rotary Club of Esperance

Meeting: Esperance Golf Club, November 6, 2017Bulletin No 18, 2017/18

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Rotary Look Out invoice will be coming soon, we have a term deposit maturing soon so funds will be kept aside from that to cover this cost

Club Administration – Director Rob Gurney: A flyer will be circulated re Rotary day at the United Nations. Interesting to

note that Rotary was instrumental in the forming of the United Nations

Community Report – Director Allan Timmins:

The Look Out is progressing, rendering done, half the rails here and fitted Alan also thanked Chas for his Show efforts

Youth Report – Director Scott Mackie: Katie Staer accepted to go to France, she is visiting Sydney to get her visa.

Katie Quinlivan also accepted with a co-host club helping us out We have one applicant going to RYLA

Vocational Report – Director Matthew Scott: Committee meeting held at Matthew’s place last week

International Report – Director Rob Leiper: No report

Membership Report – Director Bob Boord No report

From the Floor: Alan Timmins advised the old wishing well is now fenced off for safety

reasons Matthew Lewis – Rawlina Muster contacted him looking for a group to run

the gate for three days in April, more information needed but members are keen to take up this option

Sergeant’s Session

Sergeant Chas Brodie-Hall

Sergeant’s Assistant – Kim Beale

The usual fines were dispensed for arrival taxes: Scott, Matthew, Neil, both Dougs, Rob and Chris. President Ken for getting bogged at the beach with visitors, Hugh for going down town with his shorts on inside out. Raffle winner Graham. Pancho for not heeding the slip slop slap message at the merry-go-round last Saturday. Brian also made a donation for borrowing some tables last weekend.Buy the box – Linda to “K” trying to scam a day off school.Wes – happy not to be doing the sweep, he has failed to win when he was rigging it in the past so maybe he will win randomly this time.

Guest Speaker – Linda Bilney, Youth Exchange Committee Chair

Linda is from a strong Rotary family in Kojonup where she has run a mixed farming operation with her husband for the last 34 years. She has had two daughter go on exchange, one to Brazil and the other to Switzerland. Both experiences were very positive influences on her daughters from confidence and a more worldly view perspectives.Linda also spoke highly of her experience as a host parent and the ongoing relationships with overseas students in her care. She also noted that a lot of students do enjoy being hosted by those of grandparent age as they seem to have more time for them, so age is no barrier when hosting a student, in fact it can actually be a positive.Rotary is also facing many challenges in its exchange program in regard to compliance and risk management as it has a gold class standard to maintain. Further to that point, students themselves also need to be aware of their footprint on social media and how that effects acceptance into Youth Exchange.Linda also thanked our club for its commitment to the Rotary Youth Exchange program over the years.Ana, Linda’s current exchange student, also spoke at the meeting giving us her thoughts on the differences she is experiencing in Australia compared to her home town of Madrid in Spain. Kojonup is a lot quieter than the five million people she is used to in Madrid. She has travelled around WA a fair bit and is enjoying school and her time in Australia.

Attendance Report – Paul Mather:

Members – 42 Present – 26 Honorary Members – Leave of Absence – 6 Apologies – 9 Silent – 0

Members’ guests – 2 Visiting Rotarians 1 Exchange student (Keiichiro) 1 Percentage 73%

Next meeting’s program – Ewin Stewart:

Golf Club, November 13, 2017

Guest Speaker: Jeremy Scott – Bicycle Ride London to New Zealand

Invocation: Barry Rollond Sergeant Assist: Michael Pedersen Student Host: Robin Gurney Welcome Host Guest Speaker Intro: Allan Timmins Guest Speaker Thanks: Neil McCallum Standby: Don Paterson

President Ken thanked Members, Member’s Guests and Exchange Students, closing the meeting with the National Anthem.

Calendar reminders

November 13: Meeting at Esperance Golf ClubNovember 17: Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Business After HoursDecember 10: Christmas PageantDecember 18: Christmas function at Esperance Golf ClubDecember 31: New Years Eve Fireworks

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

Contributed by Allan Timmins:

Alphabetical error

After being married for 48 years, a wife asked her husband to describe her.

He looked at her for a while, then said, "You're an alphabet wife ... A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K."

She asks, "What the hell does that mean?"

He said, “Adorable, Beautiful, Cute, Delightful, Elegant, Fabulous, Gorgeous, and Hot".

She smiled happily and said, "oh that's so lovely, but what about I, J, K?"

He said, "I'm Just Kidding!"

The swelling in his eye is going down and the doctor is fairly optimistic about saving his testicles.

Life’s little imponderables

Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea ... does that mean that one out of five enjoy   it?Why do croutons come in airtight packages?

Aren't they just stale bread to begin with? 

If people from Poland are called Poles, then why aren't people from Holland called Holes?If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a race car is not called a racist?If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, then doesn't it follow that

electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what Chinese mothers use. Toothpicks?Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?Is it true that you never really learn to swear until you learn to drive?If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her nose?Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?Why, why, why do we press harder on the remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?Why do banks charge a fee due to insufficient funds when they already know you're broke?

Why is it that when someone tells you that there are one billion stars in the universe you believe them, but if they tell you there is wet paint you have to touch it to check?Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?Why did Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?Whose cruel idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?Why is it that, no matter what colour bubble bath you use, the bubbles are always white?Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?Why do people run over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it and then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?How do those dead bugs get into the enclosed light fixtures?

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?Why, in winter, do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?Last, but not least:The statistics on sanity say that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're OK then it's you!