WHANGAREI RSA NEWSLETTER CHRISTMAS EDITION

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1 14 DECEMBER 2018 WHANGAREI RSA NEWSLETTER CHRISTMAS EDITION Greetings to all Members - Nga Mihi o te ra Friday Dec 14 th - ENTERTAINMENT RAEMON Saturday Dec 15 th Mixed Trio s Hams Tournament Saturday Dec 15 th ENTERTAINMENT SCRATCH featuring CRUISE 5pm 8pm Sunday Dec 16 th AWARDS CEREMONY Sunday Dec 16 th & Jan 6 th - CUBAN SALSA Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced Monday Dec 17 th & Jan 7 th Afternoon 1:00-2:30pm Friday Dec 21 st ENTERTAINMENT MAX COCHRANE Friday Dec 28 th ENTERTAINMENT Your Night. ORANGE DOOR MUSIC VIDEOS Monday Dec 31 st NEW YEAR S EVE Party in 2019 with THE OUTLAWS WEDNESDAYS 4:30pm Raffles $1.00 6:30pm - Ode Notices Snowball Draw Bar Raffles Door Prize FRIDAYS 4:30pm Raffles $2.00 6:30pm - Ode Notices Snowball Draw Bar Raffles Door Prize

2 Physical Address: 9 Rust Ave Postal Address: PO Box 740 Phone: Fax: Web: Office Manager: Angela Thomas admin@whangareirsa.co.nz EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Chris Harold Vice Presidents: Mel Matheson & Kevin Peachey Committee: Bruce Abbott Ken Massey Paula Detlaff Steve Detlaff Monday Tuesday TRADING HOURS 12 Noon to 6:00pm 12 Noon to 6:00pm Wednesday 12 Noon to Closing Thursday 12 Noon to Closing All meals served with salad & fries or vegies Salads Flamed Grilled Chicken with Crispy Noodles Crumbed Calamari Salad with Crispy Noodles... Ham & Camembert Salad with Crispy Noodles... Mains: Fish of the day Ham Steak Nachos Pan Seared Salmon Roast of the day Desserts: Blackboard Specials Christmas Pudding Strawberry & Cream Pavlova Ice Cream Sundaes Chocolate Strawberry Kids Pint Sized Menu Fish & Chips Chicken Nuggets & Chips Fish Bites & Chips Friday Buffet Roast Meats, Hot Dishes, Roast Vegies, Salads & Desserts As at the date of this Newsletter & subject to change Friday Saturday Sunday 12 Noon to Closing 12 Noon to Closing Closed WHAT S BEHIND THE BAR SPECIALS Lilli Lindauer Spritzers $4.00 Lindauer Brut & Fraise $5.00 Remember to get your Member Only Discount KITCHEN CLOSED? THEN TRY OUR BAR SNACKS COURTESY COACH We will get you here & home safely at only $3 per trip or get a 12 trip Concession Card for $30. Wednesday & Friday from 3:00pm Saturday from 3:30pm Assorted Muffins $3.00 Sausage Rolls $3.50 Toasted Sandwiches $4.00 Assorted Pies $4.00 Traditional Pasty $4.50 Bacon & Egg Quiche $4.50 Frozen Dinners (Take Away Only) $5.00

3 From the Presidents Pen. Christmas time has arrived, the decorations are up and our members are all smiling and looking forward to a bit of time at the beach, or visiting families through-out New Zealand. Thank you to Pam, our Bar Manager for putting the decorations up. This is the time of year that you should stop, and think of those members who do not have family nearby, and will be on their own over Christmas. If you can take a little time and pay a visit to them on Christmas day, I am sure it will be well received by those you visit. Last Sunday, SANTA arrived at the RSA Clubrooms to the Pirates and Princess Christmas Party for the younger generation of 2 to 12 year olds. They had a lot of fun, playing games, eating and drinking and of cause receiving presents from Santa. A lolly scramble was held outside on the green, and it was great to see the older children giving lollies to the younger ones who had not been successful in getting any lollies. What a fantastic Christmas spirit the older children showed to the younger ones. A special thank you to Pam, Paula and Marlene for organising the Kids Christmas Party and to Di in the kitchen for the food which they all eagerly devoured. Nothing was left except empty plates. On Sunday the 16th December 2018 at 1300 hours (or 1.00pm) there will be an Awards Presentation Ceremony in the Clubrooms for 2 of our dedicated, well liked and admired members: Archie Dixon - (Posthumously) will be awarded a Gold Star and Bar and Certificate, which will be presented to Alan Dixon, Archie s brother. The other two awards will be presented to Margaret Burnard Merit Badge and Certificate and a Long Service Award (30 years) Certificate. ALL members are most welcome to attend. The presentations will be made by Bob (Bukit) Hill, the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association Vice-President who has flown up from Wellington for the day to present these awards. The Bar will be open after the completion of the Ceremony along with afternoon tea. Note medals are to be worn. Members of our RSA who visit veterans and other RSA members unable to come along to the clubrooms were invited along to a Christmas lunch on Thursday, organised by Colleen and the Support Services office. What a great group of Members they are, all so thankful that they can visit those less mobile than the rest of us; they give of their time to visit them in their home or in a Rest home. They regularly carry out these visits, to ensure they have everything that they need and also to ensure that they have someone to chat to. It must be horrible if no one visits them. Try it yourself, don t talk or see anyone for a day, those on their own suffer this every day. If you can make yourself available to carry out these courtesy visits, drop your name and contact number into Colleen or to Angela who will pass it on to Colleen for you. Our hours of operation over the Christmas New Year period are on the Notice Board, the main entrance and also elsewhere in this Newsletter. So, please take note of these days; as the Club is here and open for your enjoyment. In the New Year, the Bar Staff will be starting to enforce the rules on receiving the discount on purchases over the bar more stringently. January will be a running in period. Please make sure you have your card ready to swipe for your discount when you make your purchase. At the end of January 2019, if you do not have your card in your hand at time of purchase you will NOT get any discount and will be charged the full amount. No exceptions. The Bar Staff will be enforcing this 100% at the end of January If you have any complaints on this, please come and see me, Chris Harold, president. The Entertainment committee deserve a big thank you from all the members, for arranging entertainment each Friday and the odd Saturday. They are already confirming arrangements for 2019 entertainment for you. One of the first Sunday entertainments that has been organised is the PARTY ON THE GRASS that is organised for Sunday the 19th of January 2019, so please note it down in your new 2019 Diary, and we will see you all along out in the sun on the Green, having a great time. It will be an open mike event so bring along your charts to sing with the band, we will be having a BBQ (Steak Roll & Sausage Sizzle with onions) and a $20 buck-it (4 Beers, wines. RTD s or Non Alcoholic or any way you want to mix them). From the Whangarei RSA Executive Committee I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Enjoy yourselves whether at the beach, at home or visiting family and friends in New Zealand or overseas. Drink in moderation, DO NOT Drink and Drive, stay the night or do not drink if you know you have to drive. Merry Christmas from Glenis and I, see you in the New Year. Chris Harold, President

4 SECTION NEWS Darts Bull etin Club Nights Wednesday Format Drawn Pairs Names in by 7:15pm Play Starts 7:30pm Results for Wednesday December 5 th Winners: Josh Taylor & David Little Runners Up: Kevin Saxton & Shaz Birch High Score: AMZ 140 High Start: Nelisa Murphy 100 High Finish: Doug George 83 Results for Wednesday December 12 th Winners: Doug George & Michelle Turner Runners Up: Lyn Little & Joy Burkhardt High Score: Simon Parker 139 High Start: Shaz Birch 101 High Finish: Nessi 106 What s Coming up & what has gone. We still have Annual Hams Tournament to play this coming weekend but all in all we can chalk up yet another superb year for darts. Club nights have been well supported and it is good to see a good set of younger players coming through. We have also had some good results at National Tournaments. Congratulations to P Herewini, G Robertson, R Furmage and P Baker for winning the fours at Nationals this year and to and P Herewini & R Furmage runners up in the pairs. The club champs have also been well contested this year and our compliments go out to the 2018 Club Champions: Open Singles Paul Baker Open Pairs James Miller & David Cavaye Mixed Pairs David Little & Lyn Little Drawn Pairs Sharon Birch & Michelle Turner Ladies Pairs Lyn Little & Justine MacDonald Men s Pairs Howie Murden & David Bocking Ladies Singles Michelle Turner Men s Singles Peter Herewini Champ of Champs James Miller Accumulated Points Doug George SECTION NEWS What s Down at the Pool Club Club Nights Thursday Format Drawn Pairs Names in by 7:15pm Play Starts 7:30pm Results Thursday December 6 th Winners: Linda & Hemi Runners Up: Mustang & Kevin Michelle & Paula Results Thursday December 13 th Winners: Mustang Runners Up: Wayne Michelle The year that was was another great year for the pool club. Club nights continue to be regularly attended by 25 plus players. We also enjoyed numerous home games and trips away. This year we also entered 2 teams in the Whangarei Pool League which is played on a Wednesday night. While we didn t win any trophies we competed with distinction. Well done everyone and congratulations to our 2018 champions: Open Singles Kevin Patuwai. Mixed Pairs Kevin Patuwai & Lorraine Turner Ladies Pairs Sue Wood & Lorraine Turner Men s Pairs Phil Spedding and B Cochrane h Ladies Singles Shelley Price Men s Singles Kevin Patuwai Drawn Pairs Hemi Rihari & Barry Stott Champ of Champs: K Patuawa Accumulated Points: Joy Burkhardt Most Improved Bev Thorburn While there will not be an official club night over Christmas and New Year s we will still be here playing pool and Accumulated Points will begin again in March From the Pool Club have a great Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Darts will continue on our usual club nights during the Christmas / New Year period if there are sufficient numbers on the night. We will start off the new year Auckland Anniversary weekend with the annual Tri-series hosted by the Tauranga RSA. Have a safe and happy Christmas & New Year. The Dart Club.

5 SECTION NEWS CONTINUED Rifle Club Hot Shot s Club Nights Tuesday Venue - Whareora Hall Start Time 7pm Rifle Club windup for 2018 On 17 th November 15 members and friends travelled north to Oromahoe for the final open range shoot for the year. A good time was had by all with a few coming away with prizes for the day. Thanks once again to Alison Ganley for organising those. After a competition shoot with.22 s in the morning, all enjoyed a BBQ lunch followed by a lot of noise in the afternoon, with the full bore rifle taking over. Results for the day: Standard Target: Mike Carroll 99 1 st Allan Lawrie 93 2 nd = Warwick Drake 93 2 nd = Brent Burge 92 3 rd Reverse Target: Allan Lawrie 96 1 st Warwick Drake 87 2 nd Mike Carroll 85 3 rd Overall for day Allan Lawrie st Mike Carroll nd Warwick Drake rd On behalf of the Rifle Club, I wish everyone a safe and Happy Christmas and New Year. Kevin Peachey, President. SECTION NEWS CONTINUED Woman s Section Meet 2 nd Wednesday Of the Month at 1:30pm The Women s Section President, Paula Detlaff, Committee and Members wish our RSA members and their families a very Happy and safe Christmas and New Year. We have had another fabulous year and our Christmas party was a wonderful way to wind up the year. We are now looking forward to 2019 and remember ladies that if you have any friends interested in Women s Section please invite them along to our social gatherings in the new year. Want to know more? Contact either: President:- Paula Detlaff Secretary: - Nancy Hawks Line Dancers Happy Feet Dance Day Tuesday & Friday Instructor Donna Bryant Venue - Clubrooms Start Time 10:30am The happy feet Line Dancers have had a wonderful year; we ve strutted our stuff, learnt new dances and had a thoroughly entertaining time. The Friday class called it a year today and the Tuesday dancers will finish up on December the 18 th. We plan to return again in the 2 nd week of February next year same place, same time. Fishing Club Broad Cast Every Day Possible Weather Permitting As we are no longer able to get reliable crew members the decision to sell the boat early next year has been made. If you want to make a booking contact Joy Burkhardt on either of the numbers or We wish everyone a merry Christmas and all the best for the new year. From everyone here at the Fishing Club.

6 NOTICES DAY / DATE CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR OPERATING DAYS Sunday 23 December 2018 Monday 24 December 2018 Tuesday 25 December 2018 Wednesday 26 December 2018 Thursday 27 December 2018 Friday 28 December 2018 Saturday 29 December 2018 Sunday 30 December 2018 Monday 31 December Tuesday 1 January 2019 Wednesday 2 January 2019 Thursday 3 January 2019 Friday 4 January 2019 Saturday 5 January 2019 Sunday 6 January 2019 OPEN 3:00pm Closing Open usual hours CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY CLOSED BOXING DAY Open usual hours Open usual hours with Club Night Snowball & Door Prize Open usual hours CLOSED Open until mid-night with The Outlaws CLOSED NEW YEARS DAY CLOSED DAY AFTER NEW YEARS Open usual hours Open usual hours with Club Night Snowball & Door Prize Open usual hours CLOSED CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

7 NOTICES CONTINUED.. PARTY ON THE GRASS Enjoy a summer afternoon/evening of fun. Live Music - BBQ - plus a $20 Buck-It (4 Drinks in a bucket stubby beers, RTD s, Lindauer Piccolo & Lilli Lindauer wines and the Bundaberg nonalcohol range of beverages). It is an open mike you bring your charts to sing with the band. Introducing the Queen Tribute Show Madsen Promotions ever popular tribute to Freddy Mercury is one of the most popular shows available. It is regularly fully booked at venues and shows throughout the country, its popularity throughout the crowd as they chant along to the anthems Queen have produced over their time. Popular titles such as: Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, Another One Bites The Dust, We Will Rock You, Somebody To Love, Fat Bottomed Girls and We Are The Champions to name but a few of the songs performed during this show. A TRIBUTE TO FREDDIE MERCURY & QUEEN

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9 2018 A PICTORIAL REVIEW

10 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Dec 10 Open 12 Noon 6pm 1pm 2:30pm Dec 17 Open 12 Noon 6pm 1pm 2:30pm December 24 Open 12 Noon 6pm Dec 11 Open 12 Noon 6pm Rifle Club 7:00pm Whareora Hall Dec 18 Open 12 Noon 6pm Line Dancing From 10:30am Dec 12 Women s Section Snowball $ (if not struck) $1 Raffles / Door Prize Dec 13 Dec 14 Snowball $ (if not struck) $2 Raffles / Door Prize Dec 15 Darts Drawn Pairs Pool Drawn Pairs Entertainment Register by 7:15pm Register by 7:15pm Raemon Entertainment Scratch Bistro - Lunch & Dinner Bistro - Lunch & Dinner Bistro - Lunch & Dinner Bistro Dinner Dec 19 Dec 21 Dec 22 Snowball (if not struck) $1 Raffles / Door Prize Dec 20 Naval Meeting/Lunch Snowball $ (if not struck) $2 Raffles / Door Prize Darts Drawn Pairs Register by 7:15pm Pool Drawn Pairs Register by 7:15pm Entertainment Max Cochrane Bistro - Lunch & Dinner Bistro - Lunch & Dinner Bistro - Lunch & Dinner Bistro Dinner December 25 December 26 December 27 December 28 December 29 Open 11am Closing Open 11am Closing Open 11am Closing Pool Drawn Pairs Register by 7:15pm CONTACTS Line Dancing Donna Bryant Darts Boot Herriott Fishing Warren Hastings Pool Paula Detlaff Rifle Kevin Peachey Women s Section Paula Detlaff Snowball $ Starts again after going on Wednesday $2 Raffles / Door Prize Pool Drawn Pairs Register by 7:15pm Entertainment Your Music Requests SORRY WE RE CLOSED SORRY WE RE CLOSED Bistro - Lunch & Dinner Bistro - Lunch & Dinner Bistro Dinner December 31 January 1 January 2 January 3 January 4 January 5 Open 12pm Closing Open 12pm Closing Open 12pm Closing Snowball $ (if prior draw not struck) $2 Raffles / Door Prize No Entertainment Orange Door Video Music DART CLUB 2018 HAMS TOURNAMENT Bistro - Lunch & Dinner Bistro - Lunch & Dinner Bistro Dinner Dec 16 Clubrooms Open Awards Ceremony 1300hrs Cuban Salsa Classes 4:30pm Beginner & 5:15pm 6:00pm Dec 23 Open 3pm Close Mels Birthday December 30 Open 2pm Closing January 6 Clubrooms Open Only For Cuban Salsa Classes 4:30pm Beginner & 5:15pm 6:00pm

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