 Go
confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you
have imagined.
 PRESIDENT
As expected, now that the winter
has set in with more rain and colder days, our accounts are
showing the effect of this. Our June figures show a small loss
for the club overall but the loss is much lower than we had
budgeted for. Our restaurant sales were up, but both the bar and
gaming sales were down on our budget. Fortunately, our
year-to-date figures are still above our budgeted figures so we
must just work through the leaner months ahead and save what we
can on our costs.
For those of you that were at the Mid Winter function I am sure
you will agree that it was a really fantastic evening. For those
of you who missed out, I hope you have put in your bookings for
the next show at the end of September. I know that you will be
treated to some spectacular entertainment.
Our new gaming machines have been installed and we are now
looking at introducing a new computerised control system during
August. This will allow us to re-introduce the Loyalty Points
system for members who purchase anything from the club.
Furthermore, we will be able to introduce a much wider range of
member’s draws. These will range from cups of coffee,
promotional products, and of course our regular money prizes.
Our intention is to give away smaller prizes more often thus
giving more members the chance of winning a prize. We are still
receiving applications for new members and for those who joined
last month I would like to welcome you and hope that you enjoy
the facilities and make some new friends at the club.
Our lunch-time members are also continuing to grow which is
great news for the club as the word is obviously getting around
that we have a lot to offer with our view and lunch time menus.
 GENERAL
MANAGER
Hi Folks
As we are getting closer to the time that we start our Loyalty
Point programme I have laid out on the back page of this
newsletter the whole implementation programme which I would
strongly suggest you read. There will be a mail out once the
system is in place to inform you of any other information that
may be useful, as well as a sheet that will ask everyone to
update their particulars. This would of course include your
birth date which will become part of our promotional arsenal.
All information as usual is treated in the strictest of
confidence and will help us put our records back on track once
and for all.
Kind regards
Dave
General Manager.
NEW MEMBERS
Hi once again.
July’s New Members Day saw six new members welcomed into the
club.
New applicant numbers during this month are running around about
the same at the moment.
So things have slowed down just a little bit for now. I think we
can put that down to the winter. We seem to get more applicants
when the weather is warmer.
New Members Day for August is Sunday the 1st.
Hope to see you around the club.
Cheers.
Bill McChesney.
 CLUB
WELFARE (CWI)
Hello everybody. Oh my goodness,
it’s August already!! Good thing about that is that the days are
starting to get a bit longer again.
To bring you up to date on a couple of deaths that you possibly
weren’t aware of, Dave Dobbin and Ken Wilson’s mum (and Corina’s
and her siblings Grandmother.)
Dave Dobbins was a founding member of the club and used to enjoy
Golf and Darts some time back. Dave died peacefully aged 74
years, after a short battle with cancer. We extend heartfelt
sympathy to his wife Colleen and extended family for the passing
of a loved husband and father.
Ken Wilson’s mum (Mrs Dixon) known affectionately as “Nana Mac”
died in England two days before her 99th birthday. She was an
effervescent wee dynamo at “4 foot nothing’ who lived her life
with a positive (and sometimes naughty) attitude. Tragically,
she ran a bath, stepped into and fell in scalding water, later
succumbing to complications from her burns. It must seem very
strange for Ken, Heather and their family not to have “Nana”
chirping away on the ‘phone anymore – sincere condolences from
us all. We enjoyed her frequent visits to New Zealand.
Food for thought – water temperatures are strictly monitored in
institutions such as Rest Homes, Prisons etc. for the very
reason that scalding water can be such a danger to the elderly
or a lethal weapon in Prisons.
It was a high price to pay for this dear lady’s spunky and
courageous independence.
Our lovely member Gael Atwill came through her hip replacement
with flying colours – for a few hours. Two mature nurses came to
change her position in bed at 3am and in doing so managed to
fracture her hip socket. It would be really wonderful if she
could experience some of the good fortune, health-wise, that she
does with the occasional little “flutter,.” and know that this
was the last challenge in many years to come. We send positive
thoughts and buckets of best wishes
It is with real disappointment that I’ve learnt that several of
our esteemed members are facing further treatment for conditions
they thought they had beaten. Please accept our warmest best
wishes for your quick return to good health, making today’s
problems character building memories.
Remember: - The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping
stones - is the way we use them.
Take care and cherish today. It’s a gift – that is why they call
it “the present.”
For now – Lynette SCEATS – ph. 478 7969
 DARTS
Hi All, can’t believe that it is
already 1/3rd through the 3rd quarter of 2010 already.
Time is marching on so fast, sometimes I can’t keep up with
everything going on around the darting community.
Well, our darts team is probably wishing that Steve was still on
holiday as we had the Drawn pairs in house the other Tuesday and
you guessed it, Steve won again with Jean Nutton – well done
guys. I really didn’t give them much reason to wish I was
away again, I really didn’t give many too much of a challenge to
beat me – but I felt sorry for my partner as he really had to
try hard to carry me.
North Harbour Dart League held the second of their tournaments
this weekend and the Bays Club came up trumps again – winning
first place.
Our team did us proud again with a monster win again Oasis in
our last game 13-1 win – awesome team. Hopefully, the
other teams don’t feel that they don’t want to play us as we
keep winning, but there is also a brighter side, that they feel
they need to practice more to be able to beat us next time.
This coming Tuesday is the start of the last round before the
end of year tournaments really kick in. We will be playing
away to Silverdale RSA.
If you wish to join our friendly little team, please feel free
to come and visit us on a Tuesday night – we start by 7.30pm and
usually finish by 10pm depending on the number of players that
turn up.
Coming Events:
July 27th – NHDL round four – away game against Silverdale RSA
August 3rd – normal club night – new members welcome
August 10th – NHDL round four – away game against Oasis 1
August 17th – normal club night – new members welcome
Debs
 FISHING
Another AGM has been done and
dusted, the only concern being to get as far as “apologies” and
find that the Treasurer has departed overseas, on a fishing
trip. The sort of news that can be inclined to induce heart
palpitations, but not in the case of our Treasurer, he is as
solid as they come, and the only bad outcome to arise was that
strong winds in the Solomon Islands kept him ashore, and there
wasn’t much fishing done at all.
The entire 2009/10 Committee agreed to stand again with Brian
Cross at the helm assisted by Cliff Solomon, Bob Dowd and Bob
Towersey and with the addition of John Le Compte and Charlie
Lamb. If you have any queries, any of these good guys will be
pleased to help you.
On the prize-winning list we have three main categories:-
Largest Snapper – Peter Angell – 3.26 kg (Not to denigrate
Peter’s effort, but there must have been a lot of people who
failed to weigh fish. In fact a heavier fish (3.62 kg) was
weighed for one of Brian Cross’s daughters, on a Courtesy Weigh
basis (she was not a Club member.)
Largest Fish – Alan Cliffe – 107 kg striped Marlin (he’s still
smiling!)
Most Meritorious Catch – John Constable – actually a series of
meritorious catches on a trip to the Ranfurly Banks, including a
38 kg Bass, a 15 kg Trumpeter (second heaviest Trumpeter on the
boat in 16 years of Chartering) together with kingfish and
Hapuku matching the great efforts of the other Anglers on the
trip.
Congratulations guys. Well done.
In addition to ending the year in a better financial position
than at the start (and this was one of the principal objectives
of last year’s committee) the club has paid deposits on two
pre-booked charters which will become effective in November,
when fishing in the Gulf should be at it’s best:-
- 9 November – an evening Charter on “Gulf Raider” (ex Gulf
Harbour) and
- 19 November – Full day to Moko Hinau Islands or Great
barrier, aboard “Slip Ray” ex Ti Point.
No doubt you’ll hear more about these as the time approaches,
but given that these outings are timed for when the fish will
have shaken off the winter blues, and are dining greedily to
prepare for the annual breeding fest, you may want to note these
dates already.
All in all it looks as though the Club is well placed to have an
interesting and enjoyable year, and sitting on my deck drafting
this, with the sun beating upon my back, it is pretty easy to
envisage myself on the water. Dang bust it!! I think I’ll go and
throw the boat in the tide.
Ka kite a popo (see you tomorrow!) – Bob TOWERSEY
SNOOKER
Monday nights are proceeding well Start time is 7pm approx.
Any new members wanting to join us will be made most welcome
Regards Peter
FIFA WORLD CUP
Final
Standing
1st - 60 points - - - Peter McClune - - - $392
2nd - 56 points - - - Allen Thompson - - - $84
3rd equal - - - Keith Angell/Andrew Gardiner/ PDSE. All have donated 3rd prize
to the N/S Hospice.
Total amount to Hospice at the moment stands at $84.
Well done to all who finished the month & thank you for taking
part
Regards Peter
GOLF
Hi Folks,
Well the weather gods were kind to us on our last golfing day at
the South Heads Golf Club, it was a pity that our numbers were
way down on our usual number of players. I know we had a few of
our regulars away on holiday, a few that were unable to handle
the change of date from the 18th to the 11th and some that had
their own golf club tournaments to play. And also some that were
carrying injuries, so all in all, a turnout of 22 players was
quite a good result. Hope to see you all back among us soon and
that those carrying injuries are soon back and enjoying their
golf again.
The course was in a wonderful condition, but the greens for most
of us were hard to handle, which reflected in the scores.
The results of the day were as follows: Division 1 winner was
Rex North (36) and runner up was John Sheehan (33). Division 2
winner was Brian Kidston (39) and runner up was Boon Leano (36).
Ladies nearest the pin, was again not contested, so maybe we
should be looking at it being off the green as well, in order to
get a result, as some courses do not have short holes on their
par threes, as was the case at South Heads, as their shortest
hole was 147metres.
Nearest the pin for the men, was taken out by Martin Lee ( Jim
Dickie’s guest ) and the longest drive for the ladies was taken
out by Karen Coates. There was only one two on the day, and that
was achieved by Ed Connolly. Well done to you all!!
During prize-giving, it was very fitting that the prizes for
winners and runner-ups, were golf balls, as there was such a
smile on Brian Kidstons face when I handed him his box of balls,
as at our last meet at Gulf Harbour, he lost a great number of
balls, so for a Scotsman to get them gifted back, was a joy to
behold for Brian. (No offence intended!!)
Now that this is my last scribe session, before I hand back to
Vicki, I would like to get a message out to all the Bays Club
golfers, that read this out of interest, but have not yet
played in our monthly sessions. Why not come along one of these
months, you will see our golf calendar on our golf notice board,
so there may be a course you would like to play. If so you will
be most welcome along with guests. Just call me for a chat on
473 9465 or put your name down on our starter sheet when you see
it up on our notice board.
Our next monthly tournament on the 22nd August, will
be to a mystery destination. I made enquiries on the
catering front for us to have breakfast in their clubhouse,
before commencement of play, but I thought their prices were a
bit steep, so I made arrangements with Dave our General Manager,
for the club to put on a full breakfast for a very reasonable
$15, but in order to make it a viable proposition, we need to
have a minimum of twenty diners. The breakfast will be served at
7-15am, so put your names down on the list, those that require
breakfast and those that do not, you need to be at the club at
8am, as the coach will be leaving at 8.15am. Remember there are
no parking restrictions on a Sunday in Browns Bay.
All the best and happy golfing!!Your Golf Captain Brian.
Corporate Membership of Muriwai Golf Club Bookings must be
made through Brian Foster 473 9465
POOL
On our Wednesday Wins ladder
Rodger Green is a clear leader ahead of Brian Davis. Indeed,
with over a month still until we reach the half yearly mark
Rodger is approaching a comfortable 100. Barrie, Peter and
Darren complete the top five.
New club members, both male and female, are welcome to join in
on Wednesdays meeting at 7pm. It's a fun evening.
The Mens Singles Tournament for 2010 came and went in a flash.
We congratulate Rodger on clean sweeps in both the semi and the
final. Well played. Runner up was David Read and losing
semi-finalists were Brian and Peter Grime.
Our next Pool Section Tournament is Mixed Singles on Sunday 22nd
August at 11.00 a m. See notice board for names.
August is Pool's turn for Raffles and I would appreciate any
assistance please. Approximately 5 pm till 7 pm or whatever folk
can manage.
Regards
John Capon
WAGS
Our next tasting will be held on
Thursday 12th August at 6.45pm.
Following our recent blind tasting between equivalent NZ and
Australian wines, where NZ wines were voted the most favoured
wines, (by a very small margin), we will be continuing in the
Tri Nations euphoria by blind tasting equivalent NZ and South
African wines.
Samples will be blind tasted and those present will be asked to
vote which of the wines they personally prefer. After the
votes have been counted, the nationality of the wines will
be made known. Go the Kiwis!!
All the wines to be tasted are available locally.
Our July tasting was conducted by Lion-Nathan with Wither Hills
the dominant wines.
Their Sauvignon Blanc was voted the best white wine ahead of
Trinity Hill & their Rarangi Savvies and their Chardonnay.
Of the well marked reds, the Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay Syrah was
the Wine of the Night, closely followed by 3 Pinot Noir wines,
from Mt. Difficulty Roaring Meg, Wither Hills and their Kings
Series.
The wines were all excellent and made an enjoyable tasting.
Harry Hobin
Convenor Ph 478-3414 or email
Harryhobin@Xtra.co.nz.
WEBSITE
www.baysclub.co.nz
Congratulations to the organisers
and founder-members of the new Travel Club. Contact
details can be found in various places on the website and
there’s a link in the menu (under Special Interest Groups) to a
new page.
After a series of “debates” between Google and yours truly,
travellers using Google Maps to find the Bays Club will now find
it in the right place (again).
Tony Nettleton
tony@netart.co.nz
POKER
No report from Poker this month.
Neil Modrich
021 289 1088
QUIZ NIGHT
The July brain teaser had 56 of
us in 11 teams scratching our heads to find the answers to our
usual burst of challenging questions (well they challenge my
poor brain!) set by Paul including a dubious loose Economic
question in round one – but we’ll let him off.
Obviously Sensational Six scratched their heads the hardest to
emerge as our winners of the evening and taking home a prize of
$140 to share amongst them – congratulations. They had a hard
fought contest with last month’s winners Cosmos who finished in
second place with very little between them during the evening.
For most of the evening there was only 1 or 2 points between the
teams as they duelled for the top two places. However
Sensational Six opened up a 6½ point lead at the final post, but
still a good prize of $112 for Cosmos coming second.
Superbats came in third and shared $84 between them.They also
had the highest scoring round for the night on 19½ out of
20 - the highest scoring round recorded so far. Congratulations
to our top places for July. Cosmos deserve a further
mention for getting all of the Famous Faces round correct and
scoring a full 16 out of 16 wow – you know those faces! Out of
the night’s top 3 teams two teams were new to the quiz – or had
a name change to confuse the system! whilst Cosmos continue
their run of being either first or second for the fourth month
in a row – can anyone topple them?
The quiz master’s tip for this month was Las Vegas – name
dropper as he is off there soon! So we now know that Paul
is staying at the Luxor hotel – looks very posh, visiting the
Grand Canyon and, also courtesy of the tie breaker, we all
know that he has worked out how many large Casinos there are in
Las Vegas – 38 he tells us – some of those must be on his
itinerary!
Let us not forget our 4 lucky consolation draw winners for this
month with each team sharing $56 and it was great to see a
returning team and a new team in the 4 prizes that Paul drew
from the bucket. Marbles have been absent for a couple of years
and despite Barrie crossing out a correct answer during the
evening they were a lucky winner, as was our WAGS convener Harry
Hobin and his son plus one other forming a team named Hobson
(Hobin and Son if you hadn’t got it). Great to see you Harry and
hope you’ll join us again next time. The remaining teams to
receive an envelope containing $56 were Johns Poms and Liverton.
Johns Poms are making a habit of this that’s now four in a row –
well done and surely going for a mention in the last article of
the year. Once again Congratulations to all our winners,
commiserations to those who left with nothing money wise – I
hope you all had a great evening and look forward to you all
being there again in around 4 weeks time.
The August quiz will be as usual on the last Thursday evening of
the month 26th in the lounge at 7:30pm. The quiz master’s tip
for August is … Elton John. I used to have most of his albums –
so hopefully that will help our team! Look forward to seeing you
at the quiz be you a regular or a new quizzer.
Until next month, Goodbye or should that be ‘Goodbye Yellow
Brick Road’! (sorry folks couldn’t resist that one)
The Weakest Link
 TRAVEL CLUB
The inaugural meeting of the
travel club took place on the 5th July 2010 with 15 members
attending and 5 who are still overseas.
General discussion took place on what members hoped to get from
the club with most agreeing they looked forward to sharing
experiences of places people had travelled to along with good
tips of what to do or what not to do and regular guest speakers.
Interest was shown on cruises and international travel and even
trips away for a weekend nationally. People were asked to
put down the places they had travelled to and especially the
places they would like to return to. The most countries visited
was well and truly won by Fraser whose total of more than 60
countries visited is amazing.
Ross Kelly agreed to be our representative at the Bays Club
Committee meetings.
It is estimated that we could grow to a membership of 50 after a
settling in period and it will evolve into a regular pattern of
guest speakers and enjoyable evenings with like minded members.
We were fortunate to have a presentation by Andrew Gullan on the
Cook Islands. It was obvious Andrew has a great passion for the
Cooks and its people and there were many questions from the
group about Rarotonga and environs. Andrew said that
Aitutaki should be a must visit on everyone's bucket list –it is
so beautiful.
The Bays Club have given us the first Monday of the month to
meet at 7pm so anyone wishing to join us please email me
abates@actrix.co.nz and
I will make contact with you.
Anna Bates
Convenor
BUSINESS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL
meets at the
Bays Club each Thursday morning and we are currently looking to
grow our group with like-minded, progressive business people
wishing to grow their businesses.
Contacts:
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