The Lions Bell

The Mystery Continues.

At last night's Rotary meeting the case of the missing Rotary bell and donger continued.

In the place of the dulcet tones of our Rotary bell we had to put up with the insipid tone of the Lions bell and inferior donger.

Seen discussing the mystery are on the left one Lion, Bill and on the right one Rotarian Ed.
Bill is a lawyer and Ed a man of the cloth. Now it came to pass that the culprit, a Lion, is known to us and his deeds will do him nor his club no good. In fact the punishment for a Lion removing Rotary regalia is to be made mane less, or man less, or both, not a good look for a lion. The only lions who are mane less come from Tsavo East game park in Kenya. The famed man eaters of Tsavo:

The Man Eaters of Tsavo.

Two of the descendants of the man eaters of Tsavo take a breather during their amorous trysts.

Would the culprit Lion please note that the mane less look is not a good one for a lion and neither is the man less one. Therefore we suggest that the Rotary bell and donger be returned forthwith, polished and in good condition.

Vocational Service Night 26 November

Coolamon Rotary Awards Night 26th November 2007.

Part of the large crowd.

Vocational Services Director Ray Foley with the two recipients of the Rotary Pride in Workmanship Award.

On the left of Ray is Sharon Reardon and on Ray's right is Karen Leary.

Sharon Reardon has been a school teacher since 1985. At present she is Principal
of Matong Public School and will be Principal of Temora Public School from the New Year.

Karen Leary has worked at Commins Hendriks since 1982. In accepting her award she commented that when she began working it was for the very organised Jim Thompson but she has now inherited Bill. Her colleagues understood her perfectly.


The plaque awarded to Sharon Reardon.


Ray presenting the Rotary Small Business Award to Lee Inch for her wonderful restaurant/coffee shop in a tin shed, called "Ajanta" in Coolamon. Lee has converted what can only be described as a tin shed into a veritable “Aladdin’s Cave” of great food, coffee and surprises.


The guest speaker for the night was Gary Brown fromWagga Wagga who spoke on the employment of Chinese nationals in Wagga to help ease the skills shortage in Australia. Gary commented on the incredible shortage of skilled
workers in Australia at the moment and of the use of 457 Work Visas to bring staff from overseas for periods of from 3 months to 4 years. He commented on the numbers of apprentices who qualify and then leave their jobs to travel. He remains impressed with the commitment of the Chinese workers who have come to the district. They seem to be settling in and becoming part of the local scene.

If you want to learn more about Rotary's Vocational Service Projects go to the following web site please:

Vocational Service in Brazil

All in all a great night in Coolamon.

Shelter Box Cheque

District Governor's Visit November 5th 2007

President Grahame Miles presenting a cheque for $2,400 to DG John Egan. The money is to go to buying 2 Shelter Boxes. The monies were raised during the open garden day at Sue and Max Chapman's home "Kiambo" see below for photos of that day.

Thanks again Sue and Max.

See the web site below for where the money goes and what it does.

SHELTER BOX AUSTRALIA WEB SITE.

If you want to contribute to the District 9700 Shelter Box appeal contact any Rotarian or email [email protected]
All donations are tax deductible over $5.