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What happened last MeetingIn the absence of our Sergeant of Arms, the meeting was called together by Caroline. Wordmaster Bing introduced the word....wait for it....."Bugger!"
Round Robin Monica
asked, "What was the highlight of your week?" Not everyone had had
a good week, but some of the highlights mentioned were, family birthday
parties, attending the Division Conference, a trip to the coast, seeing
a one-year-old grandchild stand, getting the bathroom finished, and being
helped by a neighbour after locking themselves out.
Table Topics Annette chose "The year of the outback " as the theme for her topics. 1."Compare the outback of yesterday with the outback of today" Andrew said it is probably harder for people in the outback today, because they have to try harder to keep up to date with technology, but he believed that outback people still possessed the same grit and determination. 2. "Sell an outback holiday to an overseas tourists" Bing said she had seen the outback on the Television series "Survivor." She spoke about the aboriginal culture and music. 3. "What would attract you to live in the outback?" Lenore said she was attracted by the peace, pace of life, the people and the sunsets - but she wouldn't like to stay there forever. 4. "What are the greatest hardships that people face in the outback" Liz said the greatest hardship would be when the can of Aerogard runs out. She also couldn't live in the outback without an air conditioner. 5. "Where and how was your greatest outback experience?" Monica said she is still looking forward to her greatest experience, but she loves the bush and has her own little property. 6. "We've had the year of the
aged, the year of the volunteer, the year of the disabled - what next?"
Narda
said she is a volunteer, and is becoming aged and disabled but didn't feel
qualified to chose what would be next.
Book Review Liz reviewed the book, "The Italian Girl" by Iris Murdoch. She said it is very well written and whet our appetites by reading an excerpt. Speeches 1. "My Choice of Magazine" Christal spoke about popular magazines, and the kind of articles she would like to read in a magazine. 2. "Eggs, Easter and Customs" Joyce talked about the origns of Easter and its customs. She passed around a basket of coloured hard-boiled eggs for everyone to share. It was her 5th speech. (Vocal Variety) 3. "The Source of my Admiration" Kim used large photographs as
props for her moving speech about her sister.
Raffle Doug donated a backpack containing a picnic set as the prize. When the winning ticket wasn't claimed, Doug discovered that it was the ticket he had bought himself. He re-donated the backpack and auctioned it. It was bought by Narda. Awards Best speech: Kim
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