Index
2006-7 News and Socials
December Xmas Social Meeting
2007
Tuesday 27th November at the Papanui
Club
Our Guest speakers were
Culhane Petrie & Toni Reid founding members of the Breast of Life
Dragonboat Team.
Culhane & Toni told us of
their interesting experiences in a light hearted manner.
72 members attended this highly popular
event
Our 500th Joining Member
Above Murray Wood of Magnum Mac Ltd. our patron
is feature with Sally Alexander our 500th joining member (centre) and
our president Barbara Blowes along side one of the new Apple
Macintosh computers - Sally received some nice gifts as mark of the
ocassion. SeniorNet Mac is now five and a half years old
October Social Meeting
2007
Tuesday 23rd
October
Luncheon available as usual at 11.30 am
at the Christchurch RSA Dining Room
Guest Speaker was David King of the
Press
Social outing at the Christchurch Central
Police Station was
cancelled due to emergencies down South
September Social Meeting
2007
1.15 pm Tuesday 25th September - venue
Christchurch RSA Dining Room
Guest Speaker was
Hamish McCullum a retired Vet for the MAF
August Social Meeting
2007
1.15 pm Tuesday 28th August - venue
Christchurch RSA Dining Room
Guest Speaker Ron Mark MP who spoke on
his life's experiences
July Social Meeting
2007
1.15 pm Tuesday 31st July - venue
Christchurch RSA Dining Room
Guest Speaker Mollie Woods JP spoke on
the NZ Justice of Peaces
and her experiences in serving the
public and
2nd Guest Speaker Barbara Blowes told
us how she used Photoshop to help her create
wall
papers and
other interesting stuff she uses in making miniature
doll-houses.
June Social Meeting
2007
1.15 pm Tuesday 26th June - venue
Christchurch RSA Dining Room
Guest Speaker was Darryl Stephenson
Westpac Bank Manager at Barrington
Subject Internet Banking
etc.
May Social & AGM
2007
6th Annual General Meeting and Mid
Year Luncheon
was held at the Christchurch
RSA
on Tuesday 22nd of May
2007
An excellant mid year Xmas luncheon was
enjoyed by 41 members
The luncheon was beautifully presented
and allowed plenty of time for socializing.
Officers elected for 2007-2008
were
President
...........................Barbara Blowes (Re-elected)
Vice-President .................Allan
Rutherford
Secretary...........................Shirley
Schroeder (Re-elected)
Treasurer..........................Margaret
Harvey (Re-elected)
Committee (5 people)
Brian Henderson
(Re-elected)
Betty Mapp
(Re-elected)
Win
Malcolm
Rod
Lewis
David Eddy (Re-elected)
Auditor...................Colin
Marsden (Dunedin)
April Social Meeting
2007
1.15 pm Tuesday 17th
April
Guest Speaker was Kirsten
Roberts from Total Vet Services who told us of her experiences as
a vet for one of the most exciting sporting events in the world, the
Iditarod Sled Dog Race held in Alaska. If you want to find more
information about this event go to the following website:
http://www.iditarodtours.com/iditarod.htm
March Social Meeting
2007
1.15 pm Tuesday 27th March
Guest Speakers were David Eddy and Tom
Mitchell, two of our own members who biked (yes Cycled) the 150km of
the Central Otago Railway Track. Tom made a DVD of their trip and
they told us of the experiences they endured. Note - Their combined
age adds up to 153 years. This was some
feat.
Tom made a movie of the
whole trip using iMovie for editing.
Mid-day Luncheon at our Monthly
Social Meetings
As from today, all our social meetings this
year are to be held in the Victoria Cross Restaurant at the
Christchurch RSA on Armagh Street. This allows you to have luncheon
with fellow members. The restaurant is only 90 paces away from our
rooms and there is free parking for 30 cars in the RSA car park which
is accessed from Gloucester Street. Luncheon at 11.30 am followed by
our monthly meeting at 1.15 pm Cost $5 - $10 Coffee etc. extra +
usual Raffle
Pedestrian Entrance - Armagh
St.
Car Park Entrance - Gloucester
St.
Please advise us of your intention to
have a meal at the restaurant at least 5 days prior to our monthly
meeting on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Phone Margaret or Allan at
352-4950 so that sufficient restaurant staff will be available to
cater for us.
February Social Meeting
2007
1pm Tuesday 27th February - venue
Christchurch RSA Dining Room
Guest Speaker was Beverley
Clifton-Mogg a well known Blue Star Taxis administrator and
driver - She told us of her experiences in this industry which proved
to be quite enlightening.
November Xmas Luncheon &
Meeting
Tuesday 28th November
2006
Guest Speaker was Mike Yardley a
well known ex ZB Radio Talk Back Host and now a TV
personality.
His address was entitled 15 years of
Radio, Travel and Life Experiences.
We had a record attendence of 76
members attend the above function.
Below are four photos of the event -
see if you know them?
October 2006 Social
Meeting
Guest Speaker was Associate Professor Dr.
Tim Bell.
Tim gave us an interesting address on iPods and
pod-casting.
September 2006 Social
Meeting
Guest Speaker was be Tony Robinson.
Author & Hypnotherapist. told usabout his youth in the 60s
mustering in the high country on Erewhon Station. He has written a
very humorous & entertaining book on the subject called McGinty
Musters "Erewhon". He bluffed his way into a mustering job knowing
any thoing about the high country, mustering or dogs.
August 2006 Social
Meeting
Ann Betts gave a short talk on "Where
the Gallery is Going" to a very good attendance of members.
Afterwards we were divide into groups and given guided tour of
Christchurch Art Gallery. We concluded the afternoon by having
afternoon tea down stairs at Alchemy (cuppa & muffin). No Raffle
was conducted
July 2006 Social
Meeting
John Hastilow an Immigration
Officer for the Dept of Labour's Imimgration Services was our guest
speaker. He spent time overseas as Visa officer and was based in
London, Hong Kong & the Hague. A very friendly & interesting
man who spoke freely about investigating illegal migrants, marriage
for money scams, people-smugglers (employed in the sex industry) etc.
June 2006 Social
Meeting
Guest Speaker was Grant Sidaway who is
the founder of Senior Nets in New Zealand as well as our National
Organiser. Grant spoke on a variety of topics involving new technolgy
and why senior citizens should learn and keep abreast with it. He
also gave us up to date information on the promotion of Senior Net
groups throughout New Zealand.
Raffle results were 1st prize to Fay Graham and
2nd prize to Eugene McNeill
May 2006 Luncheon &
AGM
was held at Robbie's on Cranford Street
on Tuesday 23rd May - A good turn out of members enjoyed the
lucheon provide and the occasion was a memorable one. Those elected
for the next 12 months are
Patron - Murray
Wood
Presisent - Barbara
Blowes
Vice President - Mollie
Woods
Secretary - Shirley
Schroder
Treasurer - Margaret
Harvey
Committee (5 members) - Allan
Rutherford, Brian Henderson, Betty Mapp, David Eddy and Joe
Adams
Auditor - Ken
Nichol
All subscriptions and usual fees will
remain at the same level as 2005/6
Raffle results were 1st prize to Carol
Benson, 2nd prize to Michael Tarling and 3rd prize went to David
Eddy.
April 2006 Social
Meeting
"I bin everywhere man . . . " These words from
the well known song could well describe this month's speaker, for
Clive Dyson has, it seems, excelled as a "jack of all
trades".
In the course of his address, titled
"Life and Death Experiences", Clive admitted to have had a ball with
his life, which, it seemed, he stated was almost pre-ordained as a
survivalist, having been almost written off shortly after birth with
family being called to the hospital for goodbyes, only to be
confounded by an unexpeded and rapid recovery.
The trend seemed to prevail when, as a younger
man he was sitting in a moving train when, due to fog it ploughed
into the rear of another, taking an overhead bridge away upon which a
third train was passing overhead. The sudden chaos killed over 20
people around Clive, leaving him sitting unscathed! He also survived
a heart operation on January 25, 1962.
His many occupations have included timber yard
worker, accountancy, teaching, signwriting, a minister of the
Methodist Church, operating a tearooms, a funeral assistant and,
latterly a funeral celebrant ( jokingly described by him as an
extra-terrestial travel agent) and, presently, as a part-time
aircraft cleaner.
Welcome to these new members:
David Forbes, Fay & Stephen Graham,
Val Williams, Rex Cosgrove, Clem & Margarette Paterson, Barbara
Adams, Sally Buzan, Clive Dyson, Florian & Annette Furjan,
Heather Knowler, Lynnette Dobbie, Edwin Frank and Freda
McGurk.
New Committee Appointments as
from the 1st May
Margaret Harvey is acting
Treasurer.
Margaret also replaces Allan Rutherford
as a bank signatory.
Allan Rutherford is now
Courses Convener and Membership Secretary.
Tom Mitchell is now Course
productions (a new portfolio).
The committee at it's last meeting
sincerely thanked both Ross Glubb outgoing
Treasurer
and Tom Mitchell for their tremendous
contribution to SeniorNet Mac.
March 2006 Social
Meeting
Bob Millar Director of the Salvation Army
Street Outreach Service gave us a very informative talk on the work
he and others do with the "Street Kids" and the Night Life on
Manchester Street. What wonderful work these dedicated people do. The
Street Kids who congregate down Colombo Street who are an absolute
pain, love the feeling they get drinking on empty stomachs so Bob and
his team feed these kids with pies and coffee and try to enforce in a
nice way that it not cool to drink and drive and try to encourage a
safe driver for each car a feat not easily done if you have actually
seen the element that is there.
Down Manchester Street they also provide coffee
and food for the young ladies who stand out there in all weathers ,
skimpy clothes and often freezing with the cold. Many of them only
trying to earn a living for their families just like the rest of us
only in a different way.
The Salvation Army also have a safe house where
they help people who need time out.
He extended an invite to us if we wanted to go
out with them one night to actually see first hand what they do.Some
of us thought that we might just do that .
February 2006
Social Meeting
Peter Sadler was the guest
speaker at our February meeting. His information on various aspects
of the road code was very useful. By illustrating updated road signs
on the whiteboard he encouraged us to look out for these in the
future. A lot of us had queries answered and problems explained. All
of this was done with a touch of hilarity as Peter does take over
60's for driver licencing. He had a repertoire of funny things that
had happened that he told us about. A very enjoyable afternoon was
had by all who attended.
2006
got off to a good
start
with our 2nd
Summer School
Once again excellent entries
were received for the 22 workshops which were held during the January
17th to 27th Period. Below are two pictures of workshops
The above photo shows some of
the students who attended the Camera fieldday workshop
The second photo show students
taking notes at the iSight cam workshop