Sunday 26 Mar • 2017 cromwellrotary.club Published Fortnightly

Bonnie’s Brief Monday Meetings

27th March TBA

3rd April TBA

12th-14th May Rotary district conference in Wanaka

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

We live in a crowded market-place, with so many offerings to community members. We are advertising again this week for young people to join our Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program, this year based in Alexandra. This is a wonderful opportunity to take a break, with others aged 18-26, and concentrate on what makes for great leadership in life.

The varied one week live-in RYLA programme has proved extraordinarily successful. It provides an environment in which young people can develop their leadership, team work and communication skills. Many RYLA graduates have referred to the experience as “the week that changed my life”.

More than 25,000 young people graduate from RYLA courses, camps and seminars each year in many countries around the world. RYLA helps participants understand the requirements of many aspects of business, community, and personal leadership. With RYLA now spanning two generations, many of today’s prominent leaders can attest to the benefits of their participation in RYLA.

Our Rotary club has sponsored many attendees in recent years, but somehow this year we are still searching! We all know young people in our town, and surrounding districts, so please do not hesitate to suggest they have a chat with our Youth Director, Craig Lunn

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with other Rotarians and friends for a drink at No 7 in the mall each Friday 5pm-6.30pm.

All welcome.

Welcome Sophie MayStephanie & Zane welcomed Sophie May Walker at 10:47 pm on the 18th of March. A healthy 6.2 pounds..mum and baby are doing fine after a very exhausting 18 hours. Steph says after getting home on Monday they are all well & happy but a little tired! They thank everyone for their love & good wishes.

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(craig@feldwick.co.nz or phone 021 581 665). Sometimes young people may be hesitant to raise the subject with their boss, as it means a week off work, but Craig will be pleased to provide a confidential chat about the program, and the benefits it provides to both employers and staff.

Hesitating now may, indeed, result in the young person missing the opportunity of attending “the week that changed my life.”

We continue to be busy with projects this summer. Nick is leading the massive sale-yards project, and Fin is still looking for people to staff the gates at Highlands Festival of Speed on 8-9 April. Andrew is moving ahead with plans for his Rotary year, and a central part of that is the excellent training that will be provided on Saturday 8 April in Dunedin. All Rotarians are welcome, but particularly those that will be assisting Andrew in leading the club from July 1.

This is a busy time of the Rotary year, and I ask for your continuing enthusiasm and commitment.

Mon 6 March - Rotarian Debbie Bradfort discussed with us her involvement in the travel industry.

Debbie is a member of NZ Travel BrokersNZ Travel Brokers provide a full range of travel booking and advisory services from their nationwide team of expert Travel Brokers.

Mon 13 March - PKay as she is well known by gave us a very interesting insight into her early life in California ( she was known as a Cali girl ) before moving to Germany where she lived and worked for many years.

She learned fluent German while there and was heavily involved in the film industry where she produced and published a magazine to all movie goers explaining all about each movie.

She visited NZ and was so taken by the country that she decided to move here where she married a local. She fell in love with Cromwell and now it is her permanent home where she says she will never leave.

She opened a cafe called "a Drop of Red" and at the same time with other locals started a small and private movie club with various members.

Now she is the driving force behind a much more ambitious project in the Cromwell movie theatre called "Arthur's".

Now one year old Arthur's has great plans for further development over the next year and into the future. Thank you PKay for your very interesting story & we wish you continued success

Debbie explained to us the advantages of using a Travel Broker and the importance of getting your travel plans and insurances correctly in place.

She reiterated the importance of organisation to eliminate stress. She talked about the types of problems you could have while overseas and the vital importance of having the correct travel and accident insurance.

Debbie is trained to look for the fish hooks and highlighted the fact that your credit card insurance may not be up to par.

In all it may be easier on your stress levels to consult a broker rather than go on-line and do it all yourself.

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The final push needs everyone’s help Moday 20 March - Firstly, Thank You to all who turned out today and on all previous working bees,with a turn out in the double digits we achieved a lot today with two thirds of the sheep yards now on the ground. we are getting through the work but we can’t let off.

Next weekend we will be at it again, I’m away so Euan and Jenny will be leading the charge next week.

There are jobs that everyone is capable of doing so we expect a big turnout.Saturday and Sunday from 8 to noon once again.

Thank you for the hard work.

Cheers

Nick

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Reg Dalzell (Paul Harris Fellow) was a well known and active Rotarian in Cromwell prior to his return to Invercargill in 2004.

He passed away peacefully at Rowena Jackson Retirement Village on Sunday 5th March 2017, in his 91st year.

Born at Browns in Central Southland, Reg Dalzell looked set to farm there at Lanark all his life. But in the 1960’s, following a Nuffield Scholarship year studying farming techniques in the UK and the USA, he developed a reputation for farming flair on a truly international scale.

He farmed self-shearing woolshedding sheep in the far east, and re-vegetated a bauxite mine in Sungai Rengit on the south tip of Malaysia.

Establishing with his wife Doris, Dalzell and Associates, agricultural consultants, Reg worked, among other things, at using waste products from palm oil manufacture to make feed for swamp buffalo in Kluang, Malaysia.

Reg had moved his family to Thailand in 1968 when he took up work there as a Colombo Plan agricultural consultant, with firstborn daughter Judith staying behind to plan her wedding.

Life in Khon Kaen was quite different from their world at Browns but they adapted and enjoyed their first experience of life as ex-pats.

That stint was the first of many, Reg and Doris going on to live in Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore and West Malaysia over the next 20 years during which their daughters returned to New Zealand to complete degrees, start careers, marry and begin families.

In 1985, Reg and Doris returned to New Zealand, initially to retire in Invercargill.

But then Reg found a back packers in Frankton that he turned into a home with a view.

Then came a home in Syndic St, Cromwell, a house big enough to hold the whole growing family, a great base for four-wheel-drive jaunts and rallies to Bannockburn, Bendigo and their favourite, ‘‘up the Nevis.’’

Wherever they lived, Reg Dalzell delighted in creating a first class vegetable garden and when, 11 years ago, he and his wife bought a retirement villa in Invercargill’s Rowena Jackson complex, it was with permission for Reg to garden a vegetable plot for themselves and as

usual Reg kept his family in fresh produce the year round.

Reg Dalzell was born in 1926 to Lance and Mavis Dalzell and lived at the family farm, Umatilla, Browns. He was the second of their four children, Ailine, Reg, Goldie and Geoff.

On leaving Southland Technical College in Invercargill, he began working with his father on the farm.

Reg met Doris in 1945 through Margaret Trotter at a neighbouring farm and he married the young school teacher at her family home in Timaru in 1949.

Judith and Barbara were born when Reg and Doris lived on a cottage on the family farm and after they moved across the road to Lanark, the arrival of Avril and Linda completed the family.

Reg was an active member of Young Farmers, Federated Farmers, Farm Cadets, Home and School associations, Jaycees, Rotary and Probus, holding office in each. He also worked with the Ministry of Agriculture to support research into soil science, grain and grass production.

With his brother Geoff, he built New Zealand’s first bulk on-farm grain dryer, a boon in Southland’s dampish climate.

Reg Dalzell received two special awards for services to agriculture: the A.C.Cameron gold medal by the Royal Agricultural Society and the Nuffield Scholarship to study farming techniques in the UK and the USA.

A man of great energy, charm and generosity, Reg Dalzell made his mark wherever he went as did his Doris, a gentle supportive wife to whom people warmed.

They treasured village-woven Thai silk given to Reg by the staff on the research farm Borobue where Reg worked in Thailand, the gift symbolising the respect and friendship Reg gave and received from people of all walks of life and cultural backgrounds.

Predeceased by their second daughter Barbara in 2009, Reg Dalzell leaves his wife Doris, daughters Judith, Avril and Linda, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren, their families in Invercargill, Dunedin and London.

PS: It is with great sadness that Reg’s widow, Doris passed away on the morning of 20 March.

In memory of Fellow Rotarion Reg DalzellPresident of the Rotary Club of Cromwell

1999 - 2000

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New members &/or directors for 2017/18 training day in Dunedin • Sat 8th April 2017 This training day is particularly of interest to newer members/ directors so please put this date in your diary. I am going, leaving early and will take my car but intend returning to Cromwell by about 6p.m the same night.Those involved are encouraged to attend ! Please let me know if you are keen to go.

Thanks. Andrew BurtonE: burtons@xtra.co.nz

Clyde Dam

VisitDenis McIntyre has very kindly agreed to open up the Clyde dam for a visit on Sunday 2 April. It is an extremely interesting look at the inner workings of the dam. This will be a joint venture with Alexandra Rotary Club and as numbers are limited I will need to know asap. For health and safety reasons the groups are restricted to 20, the first starting at 2 pm and the second at 3 pm.

We plan to have lunch in Clyde prior and you are very welcome to join us.

So please let me know as soon as you can if you are interested and what time would suit.

Thank you Denis for doing this on your day off! CheersHelen

Not long nowand registrations have been coming in quickly - so thank you and good luck for those in the prize draws. Conference is a great opportunity to network, meet like-minded people and become inspired. It is also a whole lot of fun - have a look at what we have planned for you here:

http://9980conference.co.nz

See you on 12 May 2017 in beautiful Wanaka.

Register for Conference in Wanaka today !

www.9980conference.co.nz

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THE ROTARY CLUB OF CROMWELL CONTACTSMeetings: Monday at Pisa Mooring Conference Centre 5.45 pm for 6 pm

Postal address: PO Box 60 Cromwell 9342President: Bonnie Miller Perry 445 3231

Secretary: Jean Morgan 445 1130

Treasurer: Richard Broadhead 445 4650

Past President: Nick Wood 021 37 44 55

President Elect: Andrew Burton 445 1958

Membership: Paula Jackson 445 1700

Club Administration: Nick Wood 021 37 44 55

Public Relations: Keith Morgan 445 1130

Youth Service Craig Lunn 021 581 665

Foundation: Fin White 445 0085

Webmaster: Murray Kennedy 445 3345

Social: Helen Wreford-Dunbar 445 3200

Speakers: Gordon Stewart 445 0308

Rosters: Sally Angus 445 3385

Almoner: Maureen Butcher 445 0463

Bonnie Miller PerryPresident 2016–2017

Bulletin Editor: Allan Derrick 03 445 4320allanpeterderrick@gmail.com

Mar 27Register 1 Sally AngusRegister 2 John WekkingMeet and Greet* Sharon BoothIntro of speaker Pam BroadheadThanks / Raffle Susan DickieSet up and Clear Doug WinterTailpiece Chantal McCarthy

April 3Register 1 Maureen ButcherRegister 2 Jackie DannMeet and Greet* Craig LunnIntro of speaker Sandy BlackThanks / Raffle Tanya WallaceSet up and Clear Marie RoxburghTailpiece Maureen Mitchell

April 10Register 1 Jennie NicolRegister 2 Euan NicolMeet and Greet* Richard JacksonIntro of speaker Ross HansenThanks / Raffle Anne WhiteSet up and Clear Alan SmithTailpiece Gordon Stewart

April 12Easter No Roster Required

Duties Roster - Dear Rotarians, please check the roster above - if you are on a rostered duty you must show up or organise a replacement and notify Pam or Nick of who the replacement is.

*Remember that the Meet and Greet slot on our roster also includes proposing the International Toast!

Apologies Your apology is now required by MIDDAY EACH FRIDAY at the latest so if you are using the website to register it, or a Leave of Absence, then please keep doing this at Cromwell Club Site cromwellrotary.club - it is the best way.

If you don’t have access to the website, OR if you are bringing a guest, please contact Sally 0274 479 338 / 445 3385 orsally.angus@xtra.co.nz - again by midday Friday.