Reports:

A card from Carol thanking the club for our support on Gruer’s passing.

The Board has accepted Rotary Club of Leeton Central’s donation of a cool room. Leeton Central have also given us a substantial amount of money to be used for the erection of the Rotary Rotunda.

The EPIC Day project of attaching the seating on the slab of cement on Wamoon Ave is to happen at 10 am, Wednesday May 20. Extra hands needed to lift the seat from Geof’s ute. Bring your Rotary shirt for a photo shoot for EPIC Day.

A flyer for the golf day will be sent to members separately. Members are asked to copy it or forward it on to someone who might be interested. Promoting the event to support Boys to the Bush and helping Rotary's kudos.

Fines:

Geof managed to fine most of us, using devious and subtle detecting skills. Noted was Graeme’s loyalty in watching Rugby Union when his allegiances to the three countries involved, Africa, NZ and Australia.

Len won the raffle. He was going to ask for a bottle of Grange!

Roll Call: My apologies to Bill, Allan, Brian, Ken, and Jennifer. I missed your photo. And you looked so good at or near the top table.

Puzzle:

Do you know your places in NSW?

Example: A type of fruit           Orange

Nature reserves                          _ _ _ _ _ _

The monarch is angry              _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _

A small fight                                  

A company rod

A small mountain and small rock

   Answers next week

Story:

At least five of our members are Bridge card players. They’ve probably read this story, but for the rest of you, the story might be a good lesson about choosing the right partner for any experience.

John Bennett of Kansas City came to grief at the hands of his Bridge partner in 1931. Bennett, a prosperous perfume salesman, was playing bridge with his wife against another couple when she became furious with his play and taunted him and called him a bum bridge player. An argument broke out and he announced that he was going to spend the night at a hotel. On his way out, she shot him dead!

In the celebrated court case that followed, she was tried for murder and acquitted after the Bridge experts of the day concurred about the hapless Mr Bennett’s performance at the bridge table. She even collected his life insurance!