September 2018 INTEREST GROUPS: OFFICE BEARERS PRESSIE S PRATTLE. Committee: Bob Sewell, Lois Hills, Maree Sillifant (Past President)

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1 September 2018 OFFICE BEARERS PRESSIE S PRATTLE. President: Robyn Sewell Ph Vice-President: Ezra Drury Ph Secretary: Melva Jones Ph Treasurer: Mason Sillifant Ph Almoners: Shirley Brook Ph Lois Hills Ph Committee: Bob Sewell, Lois Hills, Maree Sillifant (Past President) Ch Hope you are all keeping well. We had a happy, busy, noisy meeting last mon to celebrate our Club birday. Many anks to Joan and Bernard for providing such a fun program. Breaking News Your Committee has booked e Chalet for our end of year Christmas Lunch to be held on WEDNESDAY 5 DECEMBER. As is is a change from e usual Thursday, please diary e date NOW!!! I will remind you all each mon wi more information to follow. Welcome to our new member, Bette Breerton, inducted into e club last mon. INTEREST GROUPS: Cafe Coffee Group - Meet on Monday e 10 September at e Verdict Cafe at 10.30am. All welcome. Sunday Lunch Group Next lunch Sunday 16 September at Beany s. Please advise numbers to Convener Colleen Fee Ph Book Club Meet at Hokowhitu Community Centre rd at 10am Monday 3 September. Convener Margaret Easton Ph Walking Group - Meet at e Car Park on Centennial Drive, near e Fitzherbert Bridge at 9.30am on Monday 24 September. Wear comfortable footwear. Convener Lis Cottam Ph Andrea O Donnell. Residential Sales Consultant Property Brokers, Palmerston Nor Ph or andreao@propertybrokers.co.nz Any ideas for a trip next mon (September)? Please phone Bob Birday Draw: Marie Arnold Lucky Draw: Marlene Henderson Prize Basket assembled by Jocelyn Kristensen Non-perishable donations for e basket welcomed Membership 55 Attendance at August meeting 47. Apologies Telephone Diana on or dsouness@inspire.net.nz

2 The September meeting will be held on Thursday e 6 September at e Community Leisure Centre at 9.30am. Please register at 9.15am and remember at we are required to vacate premises at 11.30am. Please be seated early. Require transport to e meeting? Please Phone Bob on , by 5pm e day before, and someone will be organized to collect you. KITCHEN HELPERS JUNE: Shirley Clayton and Jim Burke Please arrive approx. 8.45am and if you are unable to attend ring Margaret Easton ph ( ) TOPIC TALK: Arnold Leslie Stories from a Scout Leader. GUEST SPEAKER: Prof Richard Shaw, Director B.A.College of Humanities and Social Sciences Masssey University. He will address e need for Humanities and Social Sciences in e future of our workforce. TRIPS and OTHER THINGS THIS MONTH!!... OPERATUNITY Shirley Clayton Ph has offered to co-ordinate is. Next concert Tennessee Waltz 3 rd October 2018 at 11am. If interested, all you need to do is phone Shirley and she will organize e tickets, which you can pick up and pay for at e venue, on e day. Visit to - COACH HOUSE MUSEUM Feilding Fifteen members enjoyed an outing to Feilding on Thursday, 16 August. Lunch was enjoyed in e big, new Rosebowl Café before proceeding to e very impressive Museum. Brian Hunter, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable about early Maori history in e region, rough to all European pioneer equipment and implements. Upon entering e museum-proper, e scene was set by our being in a well crafted piece of native forest wi native bird-song filling e air. There were exhibits from when e first settlers started arriving in e region in 1874 rough to e decline of e horse-drawn era when e Model-T Ford appeared. Drays, gigs, wagons, sulkies, many of which are on display, all slowly became redundant wi e demise of e horse. There is also a beautifully kept, near complete, collection of John Deere tractors, trucks, balers, etc. donated by Fergus Crawshaw of Horowhenua. Overall, it was a very worwhile wander down Memory Lane - $12 well spent. Carolyne Blackwell.

3 THE ODD SPOT Last mon s photo was e turret on top of UCOL building (formerly e Teachers College) in Princess Street. Looking skywards again where are we is mon? Birday Celebrations

4 Welcome to Bette Monday last week we had a very important celebrity present at Book Club. She spoke to us about her biography. We all recognized her of course by her distinctive eye wear. Also ere was Arnold, our only male in e group. He needs male company please. Interesting websites : For local combined Clubs and Rebus- Could Members please notify Almoners if ey are aware of any sickness in e Club Newsletter Editor Maree Sillifant (all info to be included in e Newsletter to be sent to brennant@xtra.co.nz by e 18 of e mon.)

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