Bulletin 3283
 
Tanunda Hotel
 
September 1st 2022
 
  
 
 
Invocation
Oh lord and giver of all good, we praise thee for our daily food.
May Rotary friends and Rotary ways help us to serve thee all our days.
 
 

Jennifer Jones Rotary International President 2022/23. 
 
Theme for the month of September 
Basic Education and Literacy
 
Quote of the Month 
Treaties are written by diplomats, but lasting peace must be written in the hearts of men. We must educate ourselves as citizens of the world. Rotary is already a veteran in the fight against ignorance and all the other evils which lie at the very roots of current world problems. Our weapon has always been an informed and enlightened public opinion. We must use our weekly meeting as forums to the end that Rotarians may be the best informed members of the community. Friendship governs all that Rotary is and does.  
 
Address to the 1948 Rotary Convention, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
 
President Samuel Kendrick Guernsey 1947-48 from Jacksonville,Florida USA 
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   TEAM LEADERS  
LET KEITH ADAMS KNOW (email or phone) WHEN YOU HAVE A SPEAKER AS HE MAINTAINS THE RECORDS.
 
PLEASE ALSO LET THE BULLETIN EDITOR KNOW SO THAT DETAILS CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE DUTY ROSTER.
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President Peter's (Words of Wisdom).
 
Unfortunately the designated guest speaker for the meeting has had to cancel, COVID again strikes!
 
But we had two matters that were on the agenda.
 
One of a Rotary President's most enjoyable tasks is to induct new members, like a blood transfusion for the body to replenish and add extra vitality. So on Thursday night I had the great pleasure to induct Stephen Ahrens to the Club as a fully fledged member. Steve has been an important honorary member for some time since his introduction of the Barossa Airshow to the Club. His decision to become a fully fledged member shows that Steve has great confidence in the Club’s future. After Steve’s acceptance speech, I might appoint him as my “speech writer”! A most inspirational and stirring speech which I am sure impressed all Rotarians at Thursday’s meeting.
 
Welcome Steve Ahrens, our newest member. As most of you know Steve is the General Manager of Lyndoch Motors.
 
We were also able to slot a discussion and vote on the Rotary Regionalisation project within the normal meeting time. Whilst we have not received all Club member votes at this stage, (there are about nine members yet to register a vote), the voting intentions of members after Thursday night’s meeting are firmly in the YES column. Prior to representing the Club at a meeting where all clubs will vote on 15th September 2022, we should have all or majority of members’ votes received and I shall advise you of the final vote.
 
We have two fellowship events in September to look forward to.
 
On Thursday night 22nd September about 20 club members and some partners will venture to the Kapunda Bowling Club for the Club’s Darts Night. Prior to the suspension of normal club activities caused by the dreaded COVID pandemic, the Darts Night was held at Stockwell Hotel. The new venue at the spectacular Kapunda Bowling Club promises to host another enjoyable evening. However, how the bowling club members will cope with holes in the wall caused by wayward darts is another matter! Sharpen your darts in anticipation of a keen contest!
 
On Sunday 25th September, members of the Rotary Club of Morialta are visiting the Barossa Valley and about a dozen Club members will welcome Morialta club.
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The one minute informers 
1. RYDA. John Semmler handed out the rosters for the three days of the upcoming Rotary Youth Driver Awareness event, on September 20th, 21st and 22nd. 
 
2. Prue Maitland informed members that Adam Robinson aged 25 years has been chosen to attend the RYLA course. (Rotary Youth leadership Award). Adam is a very busy young man, and is employed by Barossa Fresh, Nuriootpa. He is in charge of the bakery and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and has the responsibility of managing a staff of fifty. On his one day a week off, he spends some of that time putting the Leader Newspaper together. 
 
3. Patrick Haydon gave a short interesting talk on his friendship with his late friend and well liked Rotarian Graeme Lawrie. Patrick said that Graeme attended the North Broken Hill Primary School in his early days. During the time that Pat and Val were living in Broken Hill, Val was Graeme and Anne's Accountant.  Members present signed a card to be sent to Anne in memory of Graeme.
 
4.The International Convention is being held in Melbourne from May 28th to the 31st 2023. Registrations are now open and the current cost is USA475 per person. This rate is available until December 15th 2022. Last night at the club meeting Mark Graetz informed the gathering that he had been in touch with David Egan (Adelaide Club) who advised him that an accommodation/rail package is being finalised and will be forwarded to all registrants as soon as possible.   
      
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Gavin and Lifen - Thanks for driving all the way from Canberra to visit us and address the club meeting on the 25th of August. No doubt we will see more of you as time goes by.
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Viva la France - 
-A must read.
 
As most of you know Roxane and Peter are living it up in France for about three months, which included house sitting for a month or so. The many stories that have arrived regularly on our Facebook page telling us where they are, where they are going and what they’ve been up to, has given us an interesting read of how much they are enjoying each day, including the history, the architecture, the restaurants, the friendliness of the people and so on.  However, the following story turned up a few days ago with the usual heading ‘Viva la France’ from Roxane. I asked for her permission to print it into the next bulletin. She came back and said, “By all means ‘Bobby”. I don’t know him (haha), however read on and you’ll laugh, perhaps an emotional tear as they faced the upsets that this travelling day caused.
 
Roxane wrote: “I truly don’t have the words to explain how I feel about what happened to us today so just going to say literally what happened. One hour out of Chateauneuf du Pape our almost new, only 14,000 kms on the clock, Renault shat itself. Just stopped dead, lights warning of electric motor malfunction and possible brake malfunction. We called the Hertz line and after waiting for about 40 minutes were told that a mechanic would be there in an hour. Nothing to do but wait. Ironically, we’d stopped beside a vineyard, so I grabbed any food we had, and water and we had a picnic. Still feeling upbeat at this stage. The mechanic came. Took about half an hour to announce it was cactus and he'd let Hertz know. They rang, a taxi would be there in 40 minutes to take us to Nimes Airport Hertz for a new car. Not happy about losing that much territory and being back where we started but what can you do? At this stage we’d been on the side of the road for about 4 hours. Taxi came, still up-beat, we’d be on our way in no time, they had a car. Arrived at Hertz, they have a car, but we must return it to Nimes, here. I say, no, we have a contract which we paid an extra $220 Australian dollars for to return to Paris Airport. Too bad, the only car she has, has to be brought back to Nimes. I explain we are going North through South West France to Confolens, a four hour drive from Paris. She says, bring it back then, we’ll give you a ‘Paris car’ and you can drive to Paris. A FOURTEEN HOUR ROUND JOURNEY WHICH WOULD SEE US MISS OUR PLANE. I’m tired, close to tears, Peter has been standing outside the airport in the sun minding our baggage for almost an hour. They say, we’ll send you via taxi to hotel and tomorrow – we’ve found a ‘Paris Car’ in Aix de Provence – we’ll taxi you there (1.5 hrs in the wrong direction for us) and get you on your way. Nothing else we can do.  We arrive at Ibis Budget 2 Star wonder.  I will cop to being a little spoiled, but I can take the knocks with the best of them – It’s a f***ing fleapit. These rooms usually hired out by the hour. There are no restaurants nearby. We’ve barely eaten all day. We have oodles of booze, but the bloody French only use corks and guess what – not a corkscrew to be seen in reception. The room is something to behold. The calvados - only thing that doesn’t need a corkscrew – we are drinking out of paper cups. No glass in these rooms. The shower only goes for 30 seconds before switching off, so you need to constantly push the button. No restaurants – even McDonalds – anywhere but reception had sent a microwaved pizza - which wasn’t too bad but hey, both of us had eaten a few slices of ham, cheese and a few tomatoes all day. We now received a message that they will taxi us to Aix de Provence where we can pick up the car at 5.30 p.m. Which means we have to drive until almost midnight to catch up our trip. I’m not happy, I think mostly I roll with the punches, but this has just about beaten me. On top of that, I hit a photo image on my computer thinking it might be our Hertz agreement and it was a picture of Bille and Remy, our gorgeous pups. That was my undoing.
 
Waiting! 
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Attendance Report September 1st 2022 
 
 Members: 26
 
Partners:   
 Friends     1
Honorary:   
Visiting       
Rotarians    
Total Attendance 27.
   
Member Birthdays 
 Roxane Canning     Sept.2nd   
 
Date Joined Rotary
Craig Rogasch   Sept 1st 1988  34 years 
Grant Schuyler     "   1st 1980  42 years
John Little            "   4th 1984 38 years
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                                    JUST A THOUGHT 
Words from President Jennifer Jones
"In order to live in the kind of society you want, you have to help build it."
 
 
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 From President Peter
 
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Rotary Club of Barossa Valley
Current Committee Structure on 30 June 2022
 
Vocational Committee
Team Leader: Bryce Lillecrapp
 
Members:
David Adams
Mark Graetz (also Treasurer)
Bronwyn Lillecrapp
Grant Schuyler
David West
Friends:
Karin Bosomworth
Peter Flaherty
Phil Graetz
Community Committee
Team Leader: James Dunn
 
Members:
Hans Haan
John Little
Philip Martin
Geoffrey Schrapel
Peter Sich
Geoff Zerk
Keith Millington
Friends:
David Braunack
Elly Monfries
John Monfries
 
Membership Committee
Team Leader: Sue Graetz
 
Members:
Peter Perkins
Marie Rothe
Bronwyn Lillecrapp
Bryce Lillecrapp
Friends:
 
International Committee
Team Leader: Peter Thomas
 
Members:
Keith Adams
Ray Fiebiger
Rick Kessner
Max Rasmus
Robert Sloane
Patrick Ritchie-Haydyn
Anne Schilling
Friends:
Bruce Dutschke
Russell Johnson
 
New Generations Committee
Team Leader: Prue Maitland
 
Members:
Donald Farley
Ian Mader
Beverley Stephenson
John Tunnicliff
John Semmler
Police Checks Recorder and Child ProtectionPrue Maitland
Friends:
Sandy Carruthers
Kevin Hoskin
     
 
 
Rotary Club of Barossa Valley Foundation
 
Chair: Grant Schuyler
Secretary:John Semmler
Treasurer: Rick Kessner
Trustees:
Mark Graetz
Don Farley
Prue Maitland
Sandie Simons
Club President
Club Vocational Chair
     
 
Members who are not on Committees:
Peter Perkins, President
Sandie Simons, Secretary
Robert Brookes, Bulletin Editor
 
 
Sergeants.  Ian Mader, Patrick Haydn, John Semmler,
Rick Kessner, John Little, Phil Martin, David West, Ray Fiebiger 
 
Website, Media, Keith Millington, John Tunnicliff.
 
PHF Recommendations President, Peter Sich, John Little, Peter Canning.
 
Friends of Rotary  Sue Graetz
 
Police Checks Recorder Prue Maitland.
 
Bulletin Editor  Robert Brookes
 
Clothing Bin Roster  Peter Thomas
 
Child Protection Officer   Prue Maitland
 
Club History  Grant Schuyler
 
Great Revival Shop Rep. Peter Perkins
 
Ring Pulls. Bryce Lillecrapp, Bill Simons, Mark Graetz
 
Awards Committee PDGs Robert Brookes, Peter Thomas.
 
Sheds and Trailers, Mark Graetz, Peter Sich
 
Assistant Secretary Marie Rothe
 
Program. Team Leaders
 

 

 
Duty Roster
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Meeting 3284
Tanunda Hotel
Sept 15th 2022
Meeting 3285
Tanunda Hotel
Oct 6th 2022
Invocation
Peter Perkins
Patrick R Haydn
Loyal Toast
Max Rasmus
Marie Rothe
Sergeant
John Little
Rick Kessner
4-Way Test
Don Farley
Ray Fiebiger
Chairperson
John Semmler
Robert Brookes
Speaker
University
Emily Harman
Subject
Students
Salisbury Rotaract 
Bulletin
Robert Brookes
Robert Brookes
Setting Up &
Packing up
Don Farley
Ray Fiebiger
Mark Graetz
Sue Graetz
Cashiers
Marie Rothe
Bev Stephenson
Marie Rothe
Bev Stephenson
Clothing Bin Roster
 
Angaston
Nuriootpa
Tanunda
 
 
 
1/9-15/9/22
M. Graetz
    K. Millington
W.Simons
 
15/9-29/9/22
P. Haydn
G.Zerk
G.Schrapel 
 

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