Jerraganda Vol 17 No 03 18 Jul 13

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Jerraganda

The Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Jerrabomberra Inc

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Volume 17 No 03Bruce and Jude

Me Talks!!! Meeting 752 - 18 Jul 13

Firstly, as I was unable to attend this weeks meeting, thank you to both Pam

Spencer and Glenda Wahlert for taking notes for the Jerraganda. Where there is

any doubt or grey area, not to worry, I will just make it up!!

President Paul welcomed everyone to meeting No 752, and invited Anne Davis to

read the Charge to Australia and Glenda Wahlert to propose the Toast to Rotary

International and the Rotary Club of Stavanger, Norway

Pres Paul welcomed Vera and Alex back from their holiday, Jude, who made a

special guest appearance yet again, having agreed to give the Club a Me Talk, and Anton, our

newest member who is going to be induced tonight and his lovely partner Rosemary who no doubt

came along for this auspicious occasion.

Apologies:Robert Cooke, Colin Hobbs, Kerry McPherson, John Wells and of course, me!

Birthdays/Anniversaries:Again nothing doing in our Club over this next week, but I believe we are still

watching this space for some right royal news!

Jerraganda business:

Reports: President

New Member. Pres Paul officially welcomed Anton to our Club and presented him with

our Clubs Rotary Pin. Pres Paul then proudly announced that we now have 28

members.

Car Raffle. Pres Paul mentioned the editorial in the Chronicle re the car raffle. And who should be

sitting in the front seat of the car? But of course, none other than our camera shy Pres!

.and believe it or not.that is the Pres report! Yay!


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Welcome Anton, oops!!! Sorry about that! Aw shucks, gotta get the Pres in!

Reports: Secretary

Glenn received thankyou letters from extremely grateful recipients of disbursementnight during PPres Chris year.

Reports: Treasurer

David reported on the Clubs finances. He is still awaiting the money from Bowel

Scan. Bendigo Bank owes us $1000.00 from the Art Show in March. How much will

that come to with interest??? There is also $1000.00 owed to the Club seeding

account. Not sure what that is, are we growing our own money Mr Treasury?????

Reports: Club Service:

Collection of Meals. Paul Robey advised that he will be away for a while and is

looking for someone to collect the meals.

Guest Speakers. The Club Program has been completed through to Nov and is in the

Announcements section.

Reports: Community

Car Raffle. Sue spoke about the great photo on the front page of the Chronicle.

Further information regards the 175th Anniversary Ball is in the 175th special

update section.

Reports: InternationalTerry and Chilly will be heading off to Tonga to conduct a recce on the work our Club

proposes to do. They will be away from 3-8 Oct 13.


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Reports: Youth and New Generations

Lynne is looking for RYLA and RYPEN students. If you know of anyone that would be

suitable please contact Lynne

Contacted Youth Police liaison Officer, St John Ambulance and other emergency

personnel to encourage them to attend the end of school term presentations for Juniors

on watch.

Speaking of which, here are a few photos of recipients of previous awards. And the ever

camera shy Pres manages to star yet again!


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ME TALK BY BRUCE MILLER

Bruce was born in California. His mother and two sisters live in the USA.

As a student he was always interested in Science but had no direction on what he wanted to do.

As with many kids who have no direction he ended up joining the Navy as an electronics technician

and worked on communications and radar. After a while he decided to try another field and

worked with ordnance explosives, similar to clearance divers in the Australian Navy. He had a

couple of deployments to Iraq and met his partner Elizabeth while both serving in Bahrain. Bruce

went regularly to the gym, spin class and pool where Elizabeth would also be and she made the

first move to introduce herself and as they say, the rest is history! After 19 years Bruce finally

retired from the USA Navy on 31 October 2011and followed Elizabeth to HMAS CERBERUS Victoria

were she was posted. Bruce was able to get a tourist visa to stay in Australia, went back to the

States to finalise everything and moved back to Australia. Bruce mentioned that one of the

questions when applying for the visa was whether he had any experience with explosives. His

answer was Dohh!.

During the time Bruce was in the Navy he was studying at university but it was hard to keep

continuity so he is still studying and completing a degree in maths through distance education in

the States and plans to work in the States for a period of time and would like to transfer to a

teaching position in Australia.

When Bruce and Liz attended our Australia Day BBQ last year a nice gentleman(Paul Roger)

approached them and talked about what Rotary is all about. Bruce had no idea about Rotary andthought we were all a bunch of crazies. A few weeks later he attended a wedding and met Anton

and Rosemary who also mentioned they were in Rotary. He thought he was being stalked. Anton

invited them to attend the Rotary birthday and thats when he was introduced to other Rotarians

from Jerra and after hearing about what Rotary is all about he became more involved.

Before joining Rotary, Bruce participated in the MS Swimathon and decided to join our club

because he loves what we do in the community.

I have to learn the Australian National Anthem??? How sweet is this? Liz and Bruce look so

young!! Is that compared to the rest of us?


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ME TALK BY JUDE CRAWFORD

Jude started her Me talk armed with her toothbrush behind her ears and pencil in her mouth and

had a message for grandparents and parents. She can smile with a pencil in her mouth. When she

was 5yrs old she was so delighted on the arrival of her baby sister she got up on the table to draw

a picture and the pencil went up into her sinuses and that has been her nemesis for her whole lifes

journey.

Her father was in the military and was told that always put your toothbrush behind your ear in case

you fall in the mud so it wont get dirty.

That was the start of Judes Me talk.

Jude is the eldest of 4 children, 1 sister, and 2 brothers. Her father was in the military, mother was

a nursing sister and lived in South Perth.

She married and had three daughters who were all mad swimmers. Taking her girls swimming

regularly she decided to learn to swim at 38 and eventually became and AusSwim instructor and

taught kids to swim while her girls were at school.

Her children married and travelled all around Australia and her second daughter, married to a

military man was posted to Canberra and moved to Jerrabomberra, as did one of her swimming

students Tina. One of Judes goals was to travel around Australia. After some medical issues she

bought herself a 4 transit camper van and named her Betty Blue. For someone that had never

camped before, Jude has travelled all around Australia parking overnight on the side of the road

and of course visiting her daughter and other good friends in Jerra.

Jude is also a Rotarian and has visited over 55 Rotary Clubs in Australia, some more than once and

has travelled over 60,000klm with no flat tyres or broken windscreens. Has had some great bush

parties, singing and dancing during her travels. Jude has never camped in a Caravan park butprefers to park in a safe place under the stars.

Jude read us a book Kangaroo Plays its Didgeridoo which she reads to her grandchild and it

reminds her of her travels around Australia. Jude presented this book to Chris Hunter for the

school library.

We also heard the Jude had a relationship with none other than me back in Perth when I was in

high school down the street from Jude. Judes husband and my dad worked together and I used to

go to Judes house and help Jude look after her girls. A small world indeed.

Jude remembers what a beautiful child Mez was Reading to a fascinated audience

and wonders what happened???? and


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the fascinated audience!! Who didnt expect that ending!!!

General Business:

Roster for St Benedicts. Jan sent a copy of the roster which is published in the

Announcements section.

It Takes Two. It Takes Two entertainment at Bicentennial Hall on Saturday night

to raise money for SIDS and KIDS. Many pollies singing. BYO nibbles, alcohol

provided at the venue. $30.00 a head. Paul Robey advised that the Charity book fair raised $500.00

for SIDS and KIDS

Calthorpe House. Glenda asked for final numbers for the visit on Sat 21 Jun 13. Unfortunately 5members had pulled out, (sorry Glenda). The McPhersons, Chilly and Pam and Chris and Rob all

said they would attend. Onya guys.

RI Conf. Chris Hunter advised that she has booked 2x2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartments and 2 x 3

bedroom/2 bathroom apartments at the Meriton in Pitt St for next years RI Conf. Please let Chris

know if you are attending.

Next Weeks Meeting. David Stevens advised that there is no meeting at the school next week, as

this is the first of our Restaurant meetings. We will be meeting at The Kitchen at 6.30pm. Pres Paul

asked Directors to email Mez if the have any points they want brought to the Clubs attention, as

there will be a Jerraganda.

Jerra Jam. A reminder that the next Jerra Jam is scheduled for Fri 26 Jul.

And then it was dinner time, looks like someone had to pay???


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Sue Jarvis reported as follows:

- Show society is a gold sponsor

- Butcher Linbeck selling tickets at his shop.

- John Barilaro has booked a table.

- Pres Paul noted that we have 5 tables of members attending. Reminded members to put money in bank assoon as possible as table seating is finalised once payment has been received. If you want a good spot pay now. Tickets$110.

- Costume is optional. Pres Paul mentioned it would be great if we can get support from members to come incostume.

- Membership stall to be set up and hope to have car on display and raffle tickets will be sold.

and of course, the photo you have all been waiting for.. our camera shy Pres. and the Mayor is

his door opener!!! Ooops he meant for you to get in the back Pres!

THE CAR IS PINK!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!


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Twitter: Go to @jerrarotary.

Invite your friends to like our FB Page.

https://www.facebook.com/JerraRotary

Farmers Market Corner:

From the Pen of Anne Davis

David and I arrived at the markets just as the temperature hit 7 degrees. All good we smile, but by 9am the temp wasdown to 5 degrees and by 11am we had had rain bursts and little sunshine.

Bruce happily arrived for the second shift commencing at 8am (fine please sergeant), and was quickly put to work getting coffees, learning about parking protocols and the importance of a smiley face for the public when selling bagsand answering questions (even if we have no idea of what is happening).

The water being available for sale was appreciated by the public and the stall holders.

Good job Anne, thankyou!

Market Takings for last week:

13 Jul 13

Anne Davis,

David Bailey,

& eventually

Bruce!!!

Tables

$90.00

Bags

$135.00

Water:

$22.00

Total:

$247.00

Surgery/Medical Call: Not too sure about George, AWOL again, anyone know what is

going on with our good friend George?

SGT Fines: The fines session this week took - $44.35. Thankyou Peter Jarvis forstepping in for me, however I hear that Pres Paul was running late and the fine

session had to be quick. This is not the way to make up time, Pres, gotta keep the

fun stuff going..

Heads and Tails: What the???? No heads and tails because the meeting was time

critical????? Mmmm not happy Jan
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Attendance: I think the pressure is getting to poor old David, an email from him as

follows:

Attendance was 80.8% and, unfortunately, I couldnt thInk of

a way to raise it to over 90%..

and I think the Attendance Officer needs to get a little more creative!!

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Joker:

Another good job Anne. We are safe for yet another week. Terry Spencer artfully avoided picking

the joker and Jimmy Choo is really looking promising.

On asking Anne to send me the total for this weeks Joker, here is Annes response..

Hhmmm... Joker- I wasnt sure of the routIne, so dId leave the mulah in the file cabinet

however I could guess?? Say $30 give or take ???

Ummm. Sorry Anne, that would be a fine for our next meeting at the school.

IRISH. Compliments Pres Paul..Paddy and Mick found 3 hand grenades and decided to take them to the police station

Mick, "What if one explodes before we get there?"

Paddy, We'll lie and say we only found two!

A coach load of Paddies on a mystery tour decided to run a sweepstake to guess

where they were going. The driver won 52!

Paddy finds a sandwich with two wires sticking out of it. He phones the police and says, "Bejesas,

I've just found a sandwich dat looks like a bomb.

The operator asks, "Is it tickin? Paddy says, "No I tink it's beef."

Joe says to Paddy, "Close your curtains the next time you're making love to your wife. The whole

street was watching yesterday, and laughing at you.

Paddy says, "Well the joke's on them, stupid, because I wasn't even at home yesterday."

Mick walks into Paddy's barn and catches him dancing naked in front of a tractor. Mick says, "Oh,

no, Paddy, what ya doing?" Paddy says, "Well me and Mary haven't been getting on in the bedroom

lately and the therapist recommended I do something sexy to a tractor."

The Irish have solved their own fuel problems. They imported 50 million tons of sand from the

Arabs, and they're going to drill for their own oil.

Paddy says to Mick, " Chris tmas is on a Friday this year. Mick says, "Let's hope it's not the 13th."Paddy's in the bathroom and Murphy shouts to him. "Did you find the shampoo?" Paddy says, "Yes,

but it's for dry hair and I've just wet mine."

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Reminders:

Anne Davis, David Bailey and Bruce Miller on Markets.

Pres Paul thanked Jude and Rosemary for coming along to our meeting.

Anton lead the club in the National Anthem. That would be the Australian one, Bruce!


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Program

15 Aug 13 DG Visit

22 Aug 13 Peter Bray Vietnam Experience

19 Sep 13 Nichole Overall Queanbeyan History Book

17 Oct 13 Katherine Meacham Supporting Our Sisters

21 Nov 13 MS Mega Swim Celebration and Presentation (tentative)

Social & Special Events28 Sep 175th Anniversary Ball

11-13 Oct 13 D9710 Conference - Merimbula

1-4 Jun 14 RI Conference - Sydney

Farmers Market20 Jul 13 David and Anne Davis and Bruce Miller

27 Jul 13 Paul and Sue Roger and Terry Spencer

03 Aug 13 Glenn and Glenda Wahlert and Chilly Chilman

03 Aug 13 Chris Hunter, Jan Pettigrew and Mez Mulvaney

St Benedicts RosterFood must be cooked by 12 midday.

22 Jul 13 David Stevens and Bruce Miller

26 Aug 13 Paul Robey and Kerry McPherson

23 Sep 13 Robert Cooke and Jan Pettigrew

28 Oct 13 Peter and Sue Jarvis

25 Nov 13 David Stevens and Bruce Miller

December NO BBQ

27 Jan 13 Paul Robey and Kerry McPherson

24 Feb 13 Robert Cooke and Jan Pettigrew

24 Mar 13 Peter and Sue Jarvis

28 Apr 13 David Stevens and Jan Pettigrew

26 May 13 Paul Robey and Kerry McPherson

23 Jun 13 Robert Cooke and Jan Pettigrew


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Rotary Club of Jerrabomberra

PO Box 8 Jerrabomberra NSW 2619

Email: [email protected]

Chartered 18 Nov 1998

Meets Thursday 6.30 8.30Jerrabomberra Public School

Apologies David Stevens by 12 Noon TueT: 0413519894E: [email protected]

Bulletin Contributions Mez Mulvaney [email protected]

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

1998/99 Peter Jarvis, PP

2003/04 Gerry McNamara, PP

2006/07 Sue Jarvis, Keith Edmonds, PP, Jan Pettigrew, PP

2007/08 Pam Spencer, PP

2008/09 Terry Spencer, PP

2009/10 David Stevens, PP, Lydia Stevens, CSM, PP

2011/12 Mez Mulvaney, OAM, Liz Mulvaney

2012/13 David Bailey, Paul Roger

Rotarians of the Year

2000/01 Peter Jarvis, PHF, PP

2003/04 Garry Bradstreet

2005/06 Cathy Hobbs, Colin Hobbs

2006/07 Keith Edmonds, PHF, PP, Paul Hone

2007/08 Mez Mulvaney OAM, PHF, Liz Mulvaney, PHF

2008/09 Sue Roger

2009/10 Jan Pettigrew, PHF, PP

2010/11 Julia Worboys

2011/12 Robert Cooke

2012/13 Mez Mulvaney OAM, PHF


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CURRENT CLUB MEMBERS

Alex Alexander Sue Jarvis, PHF Paul Roger, PHF, President

David Bailey, PHF, PP George McIvor Sue Roger

Robert Chilman Lynne McPherson Pam Spencer, PHF, PP

Robert Cooke Kerry McPherson Terry Spencer, PHF, PP

Anne Davis, PP Bruce Miller David Stevens, PHF, PP

Cathy Hobbs Mez Mulvaney, OAM, PHF Glenda Wahlert, PP

Colin Hobbs, PP Anton Pemmer, PHF, PP Glenn Wahlert

Chris Hunter, OAM, PP Jan Pettigrew, PHF, PP Jon Wells

Peter Jarvis, PHF,PP Paul Robey Ian Wholohan

Julia Worboys

SUPPORTERS

Vera Alexander Vickie Still Phil Sixsmith

OUR HISTORY

In 1998 the Rotary Clubs of Queanbeyan and Queanbeyan West Rotary decided to sponsor a new Rotary Club

based in Jerrabomberra. Bill Lilley, John Snedden and Peter Jarvis from Queanbeyan West took on the joint roll of

mentor (Peter Jarvis went on to become our Charter President).

Advertising for potential members began in March 1998. After a successful campaign, the Club was chartered on

18 November 1998 with 20 members. We are an unusual club as we have a very high proportion of female Members.

Initial meetings were held at the Jerrabomberra General Storethe venue was very good until we grew in

numbers. We then moved to the Jerrabomberra Community Centre for a few years. We now meet at theJerrabomberra Public School Staff Room, on Thursdays (6.15 for 6.30 pm). As at 18 Jun 2013 the Club has 28 members

11 female and 17 male. Included in this are seven married couples. We also have 3 supporters of the Rotary Club.

(Charter) President Peter Jarvis ran competitions to select a name for our Club bulletin and a design for the

Club banner. There were some good and (very) bad suggestions. Pam Spencer suggested the winning bulletin name;

Jerraganda. The banner design by David Stevens was eventually selected. The design incorporates a goose and the

windmill associated with the original entrance to the estate.

''I wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of

alphabet soup.'

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