Club Waimea

Entertainment

• July 24 Avago
• July 31 Grace Hart
• August 7 The Likely Lads from Wellington (Nick Tansley & Jim Waddell)
• August 14 Gravey Train
• Ausgust 21 Matt Werner
• August 28 Avago

Elgas hassle-free LPG

Elgas is offering Club Waimea Supergold card holders a 10% discount on home gas deliveries which equates to $1.23 per litre or $108.50 per 45kg cylinder. The cylinder hire is $100.10 including GST for 2 X 45kg cylinders per year.

Welfare Officer

Club Waimea’s welfare officer is Shirley Friend. If you know of anyone who is unwell or in hospital, please let the Club office or bar know on 5439179 or let Shirley know direct on 5446250 . If you can help us, we can then bring some joy to them.

Which famous person made this observation?

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

Noel Leeming are sponsoring  the Treasure Chest .

This has started with a $500.00 donation and it will increase by $100.00 per week. You can enter by buying a $2.00 ticket in the 75 limited weekly draw, the one number drawn then has a choice of 13 keys to open the Treasure Chest. Club Waimea is proud to have Noel Leeming sponsor this event.

On Thursday 8 July when members paid their membership fee and went into a draw there were 778 entries and three prizes were drawn.

1. First prize of a Shell card kindly donated by BG Securities was won by Donna Mills, member No 826
2. Second prize of meal voucher donated by Club Waimea was won by Kevin Stark member No 481
3. Third prize of vegetables kindly donated by Todd Brothers (Lower Queen Street) was won by Julie Beach member No 1414

The Members draw worth $1,000.00 was struck on 1 July 2010. A new one has been started  and the first draw of $500.00 on 8 July drawn No 859 was not struck. The second draw of $600.00 on 15 July was also not struck. Remember that you have to be at the Club to claim your winnings.

Caravan Site Upgrade

Club Waimea has upgraded the electrical power supply to the caravan sites within the camping ground , this will give us the assurance that we can meet the requirements of our users at all times .

Famous person answer: Thomas Edison

The following are the results of the Pool Champs held the last Sunday in May and the four Sundays in June. These were open to all Financial Members of Club Waimea. This event is the best of 3 frames and run as a Round Robin allowing each player to play each other. There was some very good pool played and for those who didn’t achieve a trophy some good experience was gained.

• Ladies Singles: winner Angie Barnett, runner-up Katrina Friend
• Ladies Doubles: winners Katrina Friend & Annie Short, runners-up Marj Hart & Lynley Davey
• Mens Singles: winner Mark Friend, runner-up Robert Barnett
• Mens Doubles: winners Nobby Yorwarth & Mark Friend, runners-up Kevin Tait & Ralph Greenfield
• Mixed Pairs: winners Viv Moody & Mark Friend, runners-up Marj Hart & Ian Ord.

Hi everyone, we hope you are all keeping warm and dry in the midst of this winter spell. Just a reminder that your Annual Subscriptions are due.
Pay before the end of June and receive the discount and also go into the draw for three mystery prizes.

• Single $30
• Double $50

As from 1st July Single $40 and Double is $70.

FRIDAY 25th from 6 pm come along and join Willymac and friends here to entertain you.

TREASURE CHEST – MUST GO FRIDAY 25th $1400 worth of goodies could be yours for just $2

See you there!

Entertainment

• 19 June Avago
• 26 June Craig Evans
• 3 July Steve “ K”
• 10 July Sheeree Ching
• 17 July Kelvin Woodley
• 24 July Grace Hart
• 31 July Avago

Bus Drivers

• 18 June Jim Carrick
• 19 June Blaise Beach
• 25 June Dave Jordan
• 26 June Viv Moody

Don’t these names keep repeating themselves? If you could see your way to drive the Courtesy Coach on a Friday or a Saturday and give the all too often used regulars a welcome break, please give Neville Mead a ring on 5447453 and have a chat.

Where have you been? Any one of the following membership numbers could have been yours, sure it started on the 27 May at $500.00 but surely if you had of been here and had won it would you have given it back?

• 27 May was $ 500.00 Member No 869 and it was not struck.
• 3 June it was $600.00 Member No 184 and it was not struck.
• 10 June  it was $700.00 Member No 223 and it again was not struck
• Could the $ 800.00 on offer on 17 June be yours?

The 39^th AGM was held on the 30^th May with John Hewison being President, the Vice-Presidents contest was between John Allan and Alison Thompson and the four who stood for the two positions on the board were David Birdling, Graham Douglas, Barry King and Alison Thompson. The new Vice-President is John Allan and the two board positions went to David Birdling and Graham Douglas.

The annual subscriptions were set at $40.00 for new members reducing to $30.00 for the month of June for members renewal. Couples annual subscriptions were set at $70.00 for new members reducing to $50.00 for the month of June for couples membership renewal. Juniors are $15.00 reducing to $10.00 for the month of June. If you take the advantage of the discount being offered you also will automatically go into a draw to win any one or all of the three fabulous mystery prizes that will be drawn on 8 July just before the Lucky members draw.

The May Speights beer promotion camouflage wind-proof Swandri jacket was won by Ivan Reed.

In June the Tui beer has a instant scratch card promotion. You can win a key ring, a beanie hat/scarf, a jacket and failing that, five cards will get you another handle – full of course.

The Treasure stands at $ 1350.00 as at 18 June. It has been decreed that if not struck before it has to be won at $1400.00 which is 25 June – put a mark on your calendar and be here. There are only a limited numbers of tickets available on the night.

Pay your annual subscription in the month of June and receive a discount plus you also go into the draw for three mystery prize draws!

The Club Waimea newly elected board are President:  John Hewison, Vice President: John Allan, with Dave Birdling and Graham Doulas re-elected to the board.

Join us at the Car Rally on 23 May with start time of 1.00p.m. The cost is ten dollars – please bring a clipboard & pen and a brain that is in gear (divorce lawyer supplied). Organized by the Little Bear from the Yellowstone Park.

The Thursday night membership jackpot pool continues to grow each week and is currently at $1200 and if not struck tomorrow it has to be won by the Thursday 20 May 2010. Also the Treasure Chest is full of goodies valued at $1100 and could be won any time on Friday night by selecting the correct key to unlock the chest.