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LIONS CLUB OF GREEN ISLAND
JUNE 2016 Bulletin
Tea Meeting – 6.30 pm……..3rd Tuesday of the month at the
Mosgiel Station.
Board Meeting – 6.00 pm……….2nd Tuesday of the month—venue to be
advised by secretary Jim Pine..
PAST PRESIDENTS of the LIONS CLUB OF GREEN ISLAND
line up at the 40th celebrations in 2011 at the
Green Island Rugby Club.
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Green Island
The suburb of Green Island lies within the boundaries of the Dunedin City and
shares its name with an uninhabited island off the coast of Dunedin. The suburb of
Green Island is actually not near the sea.
Formerly a borough, it took its name from the Green Island bush, a forested area
on the hills between the southern boundary of Green Island and Blackhead on the
coast, 3 kilometres south of Green Island.
THE ISLAND – Green Island is a small uninhabited island located close to the
mouth of the Kaikorai Stream. The island’s Māori name is Okaiha.
The Sydney sealer vessel Brothers, chartered by Robert Campbell and under the
command of Robert Mason, had a crew of eleven men. In November 1809 Mason
dropped eight of the crew on an island off of Dunedin. One of the crew was a man
called William Tucker who later settled at Murdering Beach near the Otago Heads.
He referred to his time spent on this island as being on the ‘Isle of Wight’. Many
believe this reference to be Green Island. However he could have been referring to
Taieri Island a few kilometres to the south. If this is the case then Green Island
may be the island referred to as ‘Ragged Rock’ where Mason dropped the other
three members of his crew.
Some of the men claimed to have stayed on these two islands from November 1809
until December 1810. Later, Green Island was referred to as St Michael’s Mount. It
is likely it was named after the ship the St. Michael which had been used for sealing
along the Otago coast in the 1820s. One of the sealers, Tommy Chaseland,
recorded he lost a boat and all its crew when it was dashed on the island while
trying to land. Chaseland was the sole survivor and he stayed alone overnight
and next day was picked up by another boat.
The name of Green Island may have come from the original name of the Kaikorai
Stream. In the survey report on Otago, prepared by the New Zealand Company’s
surveyor, Frederick Tuckett in June 1844, he recorded the stream as Green River
and the Island off of its mouth as being Green Island.
In the 1880s the island was mined for guano, bird dung used as fertiliser.
THE SUBURB – Green Island has, since 1989, been officially an outer suburb of
Dunedin on State Highway 1, eight kilometres west of the Dunedin City centre.
The area was first settled in 1848 and a township developed there in the 1850s.
It prospered as it was on the main road to the Taieri and then on to the Otago
Goldfields.
It was an independent borough from 1875 to 1989. The Green Island Borough
Council area changed significantly from the time it was constituted in 1875
increasing over time to include Concord, Burnside and Abbottsford.
The inclusion of Abbotsford was effective from 1 April 1974. All of the added areas
which were incorporated into the Green Island Borough Council were originally part
of the Taieri County Council. Neighbouring suburbs of Waldronville and Fairfield
have always been in the Taieri County Council which became Silverpeaks County
Council in October 1977.
The township of Green Island boomed in the 1950s and 1960s when new State
housing developments brought families to the area.
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POST OFFICE – The new purpose-built Green Island Post Office was opened in
1911. It provided accommodation for the post mistress to live on the property. The
Post Office closed on 31 March 1990. The building still stands.
I have included the short history of the suburb of Green Island and Green Island
Itself, as this is our 45th year serving the Green Island community. Many of our
current and past Lions members have been associated with Green Island for many
years and many of their families have been in the Greater Green Island area for
generations.
The term ‘The Island’ is significant. Many locals talk about living in the ‘ISLAND’,
separated from Dunedin by Lookout Point and from Mosgiel by Saddle Hill.
I look forward to our 50th celebration.
If you want an enjoyable and entertaining trip away, keep the last weekend
in October free for the Clubs annual fishing trip to Twizel. You can come
for 4 days or simply the weekend. Everything is provided, including
fantastic scenery and the usual entertainment. If you are not fishing
there are plenty of other things to do and see in the Twizel area.
See Merv Tikey if you are interested.
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KEN’s MESSAGE
Hi fellow Lions,
Last months bulletin I talked about the rain—now it’s
sunshine and more sunshine. What fantastic weather, hardly
had a decent frost yet. Lets hope this keeps up for a while
yet, but we Dunedin-ites know what is coming soon!!!
Enjoy the weather while you can.
Although we haven’t got a lot on right now, there is plenty
of work going into upcoming projects. Fertiliser cards are
being delivered (thanks guys) and bagging will get underway soon. Chris is getting involved in planning for Rigs for Kids. Once again the Jaffa
Race will pour down Baldwin Street soon and we will be there cooking up a storm.
The Leos are toiling away gathering stuff for their Garage Sale, don’t forget to check for
any unwanted items you have laying around that they could use.
Sunnyvale is going ahead—slowly, it may be nearer the end of the year before it is open—
I can’t wait, it is going to be a fabulous facility.
The next meeting will mark the end of the year for me—many thanks to the Board
members and all the fellow Lions who have helped make my year so enjoyable and
successful, thanks team. Thanks to all the Club from Jean and myself.
Keep the support for the Club coming guys and don’t forget to invite friends along with a
view to joining us.
A pat on the back to the incoming officers, I am sure your year will go well and you will
have my full support.
I will see you , your partners and any guests you bring at the change over meeting on the
19th of July. We plan to have a really interesting guest speaker.
Yours in Lionism
Ken & Jean Schumacher
Slaney phoned the maternity ward at the hospital. "Quick!" he said. "Send an
ambulance, my wife is goin' to have a baby!"
"Tell me, is this her first baby?" the intern asked.
"No, this is her husband, Kevin, speakin'."
I am one step away from being rich. All I need now is the money!!!!!!!!
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Events coming up
Next Board Meeting - Tuesday 12th July- 6.00—Venue to be advised by
secretary Jim Pine.
Next Tea Meeting
- Tuesday 19th July Lions and Partners are invited to the 2016 Change Over Dinner
6.30 at the Mosgiel Station.
Fundraisers and projects. Coming Up…………..
Jaffa Race Friday 22nd July 2016.
University of Otago—Lamb Tasting—Tuesday 2nd August 7:30pm
Fertiliser Drive
- Saturday 20th August 2016.
Special Rigs for Special Kids—Sunday 28th August 2016.
Green Island School catering and Chocolate Wheel - Sunday 16th Oct.
Twizel Fishin Trip - 28, 29, 30 & 31 October— See Merv Tikey.
Leo’s garage sale - Comin up later in the year.
If you have any items no longer being used
and cluttering up useful spaces—
Give Jules or Seonaigh a ring and the Leos
will help your items find a good home.
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Oh darn……...Things did not turn out as planned.
Although we fought hard, the Taieri Lions beat
us 3.5 games to 2.5 games. However we
enjoyed good company and had a lot of fun.
There was an enjoyable supper and debrief
session afterwards.
I am pleased to report there were no mishaps
on the ice.
AWARDS from the competition.
Most vocal and boisterous supporter
Christine Bone.
Most improved curler
Brian Cromarty.
Worst skip’s shot of the night
Merv Telfer.
Most use of both sides of the rink
Jim Pine.
Thanks for a great night guys and better luck next time. Thanks also to the Taieri
Lions—we will meet again for sure.
Well Done Matt Tobin.
What a unique fundraiser—tasting lamb. This will be
the least strenuous fundraiser ever.
Session:
2nd August Tuesday at 7:30pm
Venue: Department of Food Science
Gregory Building - 276 Leith Walk - University of Otago
Please check participants have met ALL of the following requirements
1. The requirements for participants are that they MUST:
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Be between 18-72 years of age,
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Consume lamb at least once every four weeks
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Be willing to consume lamb cooked from medium/rare to medium
2. Each person may only take part in this study ONCE.
3. You must have 22 people for a session (if this is less than 20, tasting for the
group WILL NOT occur).
4. For tasting at the Department of Food Science, if participants could come
along Clyde Street and turn left into Union Pl East and head down towards the
University. This helps us find anyone who gets lost.
Please be punctual, as any delay will be an inconvenience to subsequent
sessions being run that evening.
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THE SILENT TREATMENT
A man and his wife were having some problems at home
and were giving each other the silent treatment.
Suddenly the man realized that the next day he would need his wife
to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a
piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM."
He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning the man woke up, only to discover it was 9 :00 AM
and he had missed his flight.
Furious, he was about to go to see why his wife hadn't wakened him
when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.
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At one point during a game, the coach called one of his 9-year-old baseball players aside
and asked, "Do you understand what co-operaon is? What a team is?"
"Yes, coach", replied the li!le boy. "
“Do you understand that what ma!ers is whether we win or
lose together as a team?"
The li!le boy nodded in the affirmave.
"So," the coach connued, "I'm sure you know, when an out
is called, you shouldn't argue, curse, a!ack the umpire, or call
him a pecker-head, dickhead or asshole. Do you understand
all that?"
Again, the li!le boy nodded in the affirmave.
The coach connued, "And when I take you out of the game so that another boy gets
a chance to play, it's not a dumb ass decision or that the coach is a shithead is it?"
"No, coach."
"Good", said the coach. "Now go over there and explain all that to your grandmother.
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SMART ARSE ANSWERS
It was mealtime during a flight on a British Airways plane:
"Would you like dinner?" the flight attendant asked the man seated in the front row.
"What are my choices?" the man asked.
"Yes or no," she replied.
A lady was picking through the frozen Chickens at a Woolworths store but she couldn't find
one big enough for her family.
She asked a passing assistant, "Do these Chickens get any bigger?"
The assistant replied, "I'm afraid not, they're dead."
The policeman got out of his car and the teenager he stopped for speeding rolled down his
window.
"I've been waiting for you all day," the Cop said.
The kid replied, "Well I got here as fast as I could."
When the policeman finally stopped laughing, he sent the kid on his way without a ticket
A truck driver was driving along on a country road. A sign came up that read " Low Bridge
Ahead."
Before he realised it, the bridge was directly ahead and he got stuck under it.
Cars were backed up for miles. Finally, a police car arrived.
The policeman got out of his car and walked to the truck's cab and said to the driver, "Got
stuck, eh?"
The truck driver said, "No, I was delivering this bridge and ran out of diesel!"
For the next two months we will be basking under a European
Sun -I know, it’s a tough life, but someone has to do it - if
anyone is keen to write a couple of bulletins
while I am away—let me know soon as .
Many thanks to the contributors to this months Bulletin.