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COMMODORE'S
COMMENTARY
A Report from Commodore
David Stone |
May has been a pretty hectic month, what
with the Garage Sale, the Mothers’ Day breakfast and then Prize
Giving, the working bee and now the beginning of winter haulage. All in
all a whole heap going on.
The garage sale was a huge success,
raising around $10,000 for the renovation fund. The fact it was such a
success was due largely to the incredible effort put in by Mike Strong
and his team.
Without their efforts we would not have
achieved what we did on the day. My thanks to all of you. The weather
was also outstanding (it doesn’t bear thinking about what our result
would have been if we had today’s weather). There is still some
worthwhile material left over so another sale is planned for next year.
I don’t know about you, but I really enjoyed the day, despite the fact
that it was exhausting.
The Mothers’ Day breakfast was also a
great success. Those of us in the kitchen had a lot of fun and those
that came seemed to enjoy our cooking. The whole kitchen process went a
lot more smoothly than our previous effort, obviously experience helps.
My thanks to Gay for her supervision and calm instructions and to Kirsty
who donated her time.
Prize Giving was outstanding. I had a
great evening (despite my fellow Flags setting me up with the Stirrers
Paddle) as did everyone else I spoke to. The comments from visitors (the
Classics and Trackers were there in force) were all about how impressed
they were with the spirit and warmth within the Club and how their clubs
were not able to match the spirit evident at DYC. Thanks to Desiree and
the Sailing Committee. I must also thank the Social Committee who made
the Club look so special. I can’t shake the image of Nelson and Graham
wandering around with irons, ironing the table cloths on the tables. Now
that is evidence of the DYC spirit.
The start of haulage signals the change
of seasons at the Club. The section is starting to fill up and soon part
of that special thing that makes DYC unique will be in full swing -
annual winter maintenance. Before we know it spring will be here and
another sailing season will be upon us. Something to look forward to.
In the meantime there are Friday nights
to enjoy at DYC. Talking of Friday nights, there have been a few quiet
ones lately with an uneconomic few people in for dinner. Perhaps more
worryingly is the absence of children in recent weeks. I’m not sure
what the issue is, whether it is a function of too many other Club
activities, the weather, the economy or is it just that Friday nights in
their current format don’t do it for members anymore. If you think we
need to make changes, let one of the Flags know. This is a classic case
of use it or lose it. If we don’t have sufficient people buying the
volume of Friday night meals to make it economic for Gay, we will not be
able to sustain this. Without meals on a Friday night, DYC will lose
part of the thing that it makes it so special. So come on down and bring
your friends and family.
July is the month of the AGM. We are still looking for people willing to
get involved in the management of the Club so if you are keen, let one
of the Flags know. We are particularly keen to find a new Treasurer as
Matt wishes to move on to other things. So if you have some accounting
skills and want to be involved, let us know.
With respect to the refurbishment
project, it’s a bit like a duck, not much appears to be happening
above the water but underneath there is a lot going on. I will give a
detailed report at the AGM.
I hope I will see many more of you down at the Club in coming weeks.
David Stone
Commodore

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VICE COMMODORE'S REPORT
Sue Johnson
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As usual I have left this to the very last
minute and I must say that I am at a loss for words this month. Just
read what the Commodore and Rear have written and there is not much more
that I can say, knowing that you do not want to read the same thing
three times with just different words.
In regards to the month of May all I
will say is a very big THANK YOU to all concerned.
The Rear and Treasurer together with the
President of the Club had so much fun planning how to give the Commodore
the Stirrers Paddle, when Plan A failed, Plan B happened so easily it
was a piece of cake in putting it all together in the end.
The President, John Duder summed it all
up so well at Prize Giving as to the reasons why David deserved the
Paddle there is nothing else that I can add to it.
I have just spoken with Andrew and he
once again reminded me to start reading the book on time management that
he gave me one Christmas. I will; at least it is on my must do list to
just finish a book so maybe I should start this one. It could even help
with the stress that Kevin seems to think I give him (that is his option
anyway), thinking about it, how could I stress anyone out?
I must tell you that over the last few
weeks I have spent some time each Monday afternoon with a young man aged
6 and the things young children say:
“When I am grown up in 70 years
time” and you are allow to forget things Sue “because you are over
50”
I love what the young ones say but I was
a bit upset when a week before my 56th birthday at McDonalds the young
gentleman taking our orders asked if I had a senior card, I nicely
enquired how old did one have to be to have their senior card and the
answer was 65. Now the question was did I have such a bad day that I
looked 65 or do I look 65 all the time. Mr 6 year old just said I only
looked an old 50 and not to worry because 65 is just so old it will take
me years and years to get there, I will not comment on what my beloved
husband said.
Well I’m going out for dinner tonight
and need to get in the shower so I will wrap this up.
Take care
Sue

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REAR COMMODORE'S REPORT
John Ford
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May has been a huge month for fund raising
and social events, with a Working Bee thrown in as well.
Firstly the Mayday Sale.
A very very special mention of thanks to Mike Strong for this one.
What a fantastic successful weekend this
turned out to be. The weather was kind, members turned up in droves to
help and the spirit shown is what makes this Club so special. It was a
massive effort from everyone and a great contribution to the building
fund. I have talked to quite a few people who turned up, and they were
very happy with their purchases and the way the event was run. Mike,
hopefully we can talk you into organizing another one for next year. I
saw Martin Foster delivering flyers into letter boxes prior to the event
- so much effort goes unseen.
Thank you to everyone involved. Also
deserving a mention was the generosity of John Ashton from Devonport New
World. Thank you John.
Saturday 8th May was the Working Bee and
Charlie was again well organized for this.
Another good turnout, and I believe all
the chores were completed. With the plates bought down by members and
the Social Committee, a brilliant morning tea and lunch was provided.
John Webley distributed the Haulage Manual to those attending and
covered the Club’s requirements for cradles and safety.
Sunday 9th May was the Mothers’ Day
Brunch, another well attended event.
Gay as usual was brilliant, her normal
professional unflappable self and Wendy Shardlow (Dogbox) the other
expert in the kitchen. They were assisted ably by the Commodore, Geoff
Palmer and myself. Feedback on the food was very positive and I think
everything went very well. Thank you so much Wendy as you were not
feeling crash hot but battled on, we would have struggled without you.
The Commodore is getting to be a dab
hand in the galley; he may have to be drafted next year. Geoff
controlled the food and plate distribution, an invaluable contribution.
Kirsty again donated her time for the
event - much appreciated.
The setting of the tables was again a
credit to the Social Committee, what an invaluable band of workers they
are.
Then last but not least was the Prize
Giving night on Saturday 15th May.
Once again the Clubrooms looked a
picture. Graham Pettersen ran the show brilliantly. The meals were
excellent, and some very happy skippers received their trophies. The
highlight for me was seeing the Commodore receive the Stirrers Paddle,
wonderful to see him get recognition for his great work for the Club and
for his drive in getting the Clubhouse refurbishment to its current
position.
On a different note, last Friday the
attendance was down a bit and I observed that we didn’t have many
children in the Clubhouse. It may well have been that we have had such a
hectic social month that people were ‘clubbed out’, or maybe the
colder dark night took effect. I would welcome any feedback or
suggestions that would assist in getting the numbers attending up.
The weather seems to have a touch of
winter this last week. Hasn’t it been a fabulous summer?
Cheers
John

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FROM THE
SAILING MASTER
Desiree Coleman |
Hi all
Well racing season is over, trophies and
prizes given out and time to reflect on the things we got right and what
area to improve on.
A big thank you to my Sailing Committee
and any feedback from members for next season much appreciated.
Thank you to everyone who made the
season run smoothly. To the starting crew Bill Cole, Fran and Nelson
Webster and Mike Habgood. Thank you so much for the hours you have
waited around for the fleet to return and getting us all away on time,
it’s greatly appreciated by all.
To the start and finish boats thank you,
hopefully we will have a few more next season.
To the sponsors of the races. Thank you
and I hope you all will continue to support us next season.
Now to the Prize Giving.
So many people to thank for such a
successful night.
To Mike Cohen our guest speaker, thank
you.
Chris Leech for organizing place mats,
tickets and menus and the slide show on the night. To Anne Leech for
typing and sending out the invitations.
To Mike and June Hall, Fran and Nelson
Webster, Graham and Val Petterson, Richard Darke for helping polish the
trophies.
To Fran Nelson, Marg Ward and Sue
Johnson for helping set the tables. A special thanks to Marg for ironing
the napkins.
To Deidre and Reg for picking up the
flowers, thank you.
Lastly a great thank you to Graham for
his support in coordinating the wonderful
photos and arranging the engraving of the trophies. Also the selling of
the tickets and helping bring the night together. A big thank you.
I hope we all get some winter cruising
in and the winters are not too bad.
Cheers Des

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FROM WORKS
Charlie Webley |
A great morning was enjoyed at the working
bee. Thanks to all who turned up, it “was” noted that a couple who
are hauling, didn’t show up.
A great morning tea and lunch thanks to
the Social Committee and to those who brought along a plate of food and
to Trish for the toasted sandwiches.
All jobs were completed and I’ve
already started on the next list.
Thanks
Charlie

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STORIES FROM
THE PAST
Chris Leech |
Over the coming months I will include some
old naval sayings, which will intrigue all and offer an explanation as
to their origin. (Reproduced with kind permission of the RNZN Museum)
Rack and ruin:
Destroyed; severely damaged; wrecked
Rack is a variant of ‘wreck’, and then ‘wrack’, and describes
the complete destruction of a ship.
Round robin:
Tournament in which every competitor plays each other in turn
The origins of this expression came from seventeenth century France,
where ruban rond (‘round ribbon’) was the method of signing
petitions on ribbons which were attached to documents in a circular
manner so as not to reveal who signed the petition first. Similarly,
British sailors signed petitions of grievances to resemble spokes of a
wheel radiating from its hub so as to protect leaders’ identities.
Rummage sale:
Sale of second-hand, unclaimed or damaged items
Damaged or unclaimed cargo was sold in port in a rummage sale. Rummage
derives from the French arrimage, meaning to stow cargo.
Rub salt into wounds:
Make a situation worse; aggravate; add insult to injury
Salt was used aboard naval vessels as a disinfectant, and was applied to
wounds to prevent gangrene. The process of rubbing salt into wounds was
extremely painful.
Run the gauntlet:
Risk being attacked or criticised from two or more sides
A form of punishment involving forcing a sailor to make his way between
two rows of men, each armed with a rope cosh with which to hit the
offender. ‘Gauntlet’ here derives not from glove, but is a
corruption of the obsolete ‘gantlope’, which in turn derives from
the Swedish ‘gata’ (lane) and ‘lopp’ (running course).
CR Leech ED*
Past Commodore

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MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
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Regular updates of the Club’s Members’
Boat Directory and Members’ Directory will be posted in subsequent
Devonport Yacht Club News issues, as required.
You are invited to paste these
amendments into your yearbook.
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DYC NEW
MEMBERSHIP |
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MEMBER
NAME |
| Family
Membership |
Mark
Robinson |
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Membership |
John
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DYC MEMBERSHIP REGISTER
I have been working on bringing
the membership register up to date with respect to each members joining
date. There are a missing dates for most members who joined prior to
when accurate joining date information was automatically captured. So if
you joined prior to 1993, then it would be appreciated if you could
contact me with this information. It is important when determining when
a member becomes eligible for Veteran status, whilst also ensuring that
our records are accurate.
CR Leech ED*
Past Commodore
dds@kcbbs.gen.nz

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STORIES FROM
OFFSHORE'S LOG BOOK
Frank Warnock |
BOOZE PROBLEMS.
During the 1980s when Offshore was
racing practically every weekend during the summer The crew decided to
have a week to ten days away during May and cruise out to Great Barrier
Island men only. We did this for several years and it was very
enjoyable, Earle Young was a keen fisherman and kept us supplied with a
variety of fresh fish, Ray Shaw jnr was a scuba diver and we often
feasted on scallops, crayfish and the like and I would go rabbit
shooting in the hills above Nagle Cove.
This particular year after spending
several days cruising the western side of the barrier we picked an
easterly breeze and sailed across to Kawau Island. There we had a
problem, we had run out of wine and Earle was out of Bourbon. It was
ships policy to celebrate elevenses at six bells in the morning watch
when we would all down a couple of cans of beer then at two bells in the
evening watch it was happy hour and we all had our favourite tipple. Ray
Shaw snr. (Stormy) drank Scotch and water with no ice, we used to put a
jar of water in the top of the freezer and this became known as
“Stormy’s water” Keith Douglass (720) was a dark rum drinker, I
drink Bacardi Rum with lemonade and Phil Warring drank G and T. Earle
always drank bourbon and coke while Raymond preferred beer.
We all drank wine with dinner and had
several “chateau cardboard” containers on board. The question was
what could we do about it? There was no bottle store on Kawau and Mrs
Mangums illicit booze parlour in Bon Accord harbour had closed for
business long ago. She used to make a brew called “Purple Death”
which I always reckoned was a mixture of Methylated Spirit and Kerosene
and used to blow your head off. It was purple in colour which is how it
got its name and the label had a skull and crossbones on it. It was a
powerful brew.
We decided to sail to Mahurangi Harbour
the next day and on the way over I put through a Radphone call to the
North Shore Aero Club and asked for John Clements the CFI of the
helicopter division. Cell phones had not been invented nor had VHF but
the radio station at Music Point ZLD accepted a call on the SSB radio
and would connect the caller with a telephone number which was great so
long as you did not mind every other station listening in to your
conversation. Before I go on I need to explain that at the time I was a
senior flying instructor at the club and Earle was either the club
President which is equal to Commodore in a yacht club, or he was a past
president.
I finally got hold of John and told him
of our problem and as luck would have it he had a cross country flight
booked for that afternoon which was heading north so he offered to buy a
bottle of Bourbon and a cask of dry white wine and deliver it to us.
“Where will you be” he asked, “ we will be in the second bay on
the left as you fly up the harbour, one past Sullivan’s” I answered.
“Right he said it will be good practice for my student to land on a
beach”.
After lunch we rowed ashore and it was
not long before we heard wompf womph and up the harbour came a Robinson
22 helicopter which landed on the beach, the door opened and a smiling
John Clements passed me a plastic bag with the booze in it and then
wompf wompf and they were gone.
As we rowed back to Offshore Earle said
that he wished that there were other boats in the bay to see us having
our booze delivered by helicopter, we were the only boat there and I
replied that I was pleased there was no one else because if any of my
customers had seen it they would have said that if I could afford to
have my booze delivered by helicopter I was charging to much for my
sails.

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FROM THE
WEBMASTER
Maurice Alderwick |
You may have noticed that the programmed Haulage activity for the coming
weekend is now published on the front page of the web site.
www.dyc.org.nz This will be updated in the latter part of each week as
the schedule is likely alter due to weather and other unforeseen
circumstances. The notice will show the dates the boats are coming up on
which slip and the time of high tide. Most boats will be slipped on the
tide and side hauled shortly thereafter. Keep an eye on what’s
happening, and if you feel inclined, come on down and lend a hand.
Regards,
Maurice

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SAILING WITH
GOLDEN OLDIES –
THE CRETE VETERANS
John Duder |
Not so much an excuse to avoid the Club’s
Working Bee, rather the unexpected outcome of auctioning a day out on
Spray II. My Rotary colleague, Murray Hoare, who made the winning bid,
has a son in the USA who is working up a feature-length film on the
Battle for Crete, and wanted to give his team of WW II veterans a day
out sailing. One of them Bill Bristow, skipped a “commandeered’
cacique (sailing fishing boat) to escape from the Peloppenese Crete
after some time on the run from the Germans in Crete and mainland
Greece. After being bombed and strafed by both Allied and German
aircraft, he and other escapees/shipmates made it across the
Mediterranean to the Libyan coast at Mersa Matruh. Then after
restocking, Bill and another sailed along the coast to a rousing welcome
by the British Navy in Alexandria.
Of the other two who joined Murray,
myself and daughter Lisa on 9 May, Peter Curtis was a medical orderly
fortunate enough to get off southern Crete on the last day of the
evacuation, on 30th May the day the German paratroopers descended from
the skies. Both he and Bill went on to other theatres to survive the
rest of the war.
The third member of our crew of 91 year
olds, was Joe Wilson. After capture and escape he fought with Cretan
partisans for 8 months before he was betrayed and recaptured, and beaten
up for 2 weeks by the Gestapo for refusing to divulge the Cretans who
had sheltered him and with whom he had worked. After 10 weeks’
hospitalisation under the Germans, he was packed off to a POW camp in
Poland, and volunteered a personality swap with a British air crew who
considered sappers had a better chance of escape. To shorten a long
story, they were finally found out after 6 months. Joe was called out on
“appell” (parade), and finally saluted by the German Colonel
commandant for successfully fooling his men. Joe, as a sapper, could
only return the salute. Undoubtedly the sole example of such an
incongruous exchange of salutes between capturer and prisoner.
But what moved us most while listening
to Joe’s reminiscences after lunch at anchor off Chelsea, with the
hideous almost obscene, noise of the power boat races as background, was
the poignancy of sharing the letters from his faithful fiancée with
fellow prisoners, whose news from home was very often divorce and/or
pregnancy to ‘another’ – and who sometimes (I didn’t know this)
received white feathers in the mail because of their “cowardice” in
surrendering or capture.
Notwithstanding these sobering memories,
a fresh sail was enjoyed by all not least through regular libations of
Grants whiskey. Their only complaint was ‘no fishing’ and so we’ll
try for a return expedition after their return from celebrations and
commemorations on Crete.
John N. Duder

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BRIC A BRAC |
TWENTY YEARS ON
Twenty years from now you will be more
disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did
do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour, catch
the trade winds in your sails. Explore, dream, discover - Mark Twain.
Course. The direction the skipper wants
to sail and from where the wind blows.
Somewhere on the west coast of the south
Island.
Skipper Gary Bendall. “What’s the weather going to do?”
Crew Graham Pettersen: “It’s either going to blow harder, or blow
softer, or it’s going to stay the same”. You can count on Graham.
From Mike Webster
MEASURE YOUR BATTERY’S CONDITION
By Mike Petricevich (VAMP)
This is a simple way to assess the
condition of a 12 volt battery, whether it is your car battery, or your
boat’s starting or house battery. First you need a digital voltmeter,
capable of measuring to 0.01 volts. Accurate meters can be bought quite
cheaply these days from electronic or hardware shops. You also need a 12
light bulb of around 21 watts, such as those used for car or trailer
stop or indicator lights, and some connecting wire and battery clips.
The battery to be tested should be
reasonably well-charged, but its initial voltage (no load) should be no
higher than about 12.7 volts. If it is higher, run something from it
until it drops to this value.
Test Procedure:
1. Measure voltage with no load.
2. Connect light bulb to battery, noting the exact time.
3. After 1 minute note the battery voltage – it will be lower than
the value in 1 above.
4. After 4 minutes (5 mins total) note the battery voltage again.
5. Again after 30 minutes (35 mins total) note the voltage.
6. At 60 minutes note the voltage, and disconnect the light bulb.
7. After a further 2 minutes (62 minutes) measure the now no-load
voltage of the battery.
Battery Condition
The battery condition, on a scale or 1
to 10 is given by this formula:
Condition = Difference between voltages
at 5 min and 35 min, multiplied by 100, subtracted from 10.
A near new battery will be near 10,
while a nearly spent battery will have a figure of perhaps 4 or less.
Internal Resistance
The internal resistance of a battery
also gives some indication of battery condition, but is somewhat less
precise. It is obtained by measuring the initial voltage drop (or rise)
when a load is connected (disconnected). Readings at steps 1 & 3 and
6 & 7 are used for this measurement, and the average figure
calculated.
Internal resistance = Voltage drop/rise
divided by the current drawn.
For a 21 watt lamp, the current drawn is
around 1.8 amps, but any figure near this in the formula will suffice.
A new battery will have an average value
of about 0.1 ohms, while a spent battery will be about 0.25 ohms or
more.
Example calculation
No load voltage 12.64
Voltage at 1 min 12.38
Voltage at 5 min 12.20
Voltage at 35 min 12.17
Voltage at 60 min 12.16
No load voltage 62 min 12.64
Condition = 10 - (12.20-12.17) x 100 =
10 - 0.03 x100 = 7.
Internal resistance (start) =
(12.64-12.38)/1.8 = 0.14 ohms.
Internal resistance (end) = (12.64-12.16)/1.8 = 0.27 ohms.
Average internal resistance = 0.20
ohms

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NOTICE BOARD |

FATHERS'
DAY BRUNCH
Sunday,
5 September
9.30am
- 12.30pm
To
raise funds for the building project
Menu:
The
sort of delicious food blokes love...and lots of it cooked by our own
celebrity chefs – the Commodore and her support crew
The
bar will be open
Cost:
Adults: $20.00
Children
(6-12
years): $10.00
Children under 6: Free
Bookings
are essential advise the staff at the bar or phone
or email Kirsty: 827 5992 or 027 207 0449 / kirmac@xtra.co.nz
stating
the number attending and the time you will arrive, along with your name and
phone number
Come
along for a delicious hearty breakfast and
support your Club
It’s not everyday the
Commodore cooks for the Club’s men!
Join us for a fun and informative
evening with DAVID THATCHER
Thursday September 16th
19.30 start
at the Devonport Yacht Club.
The bar will be open and a light supper will be served
afterwards.
We will be entertained by his stories of messing about
in boats for pleasure and work, his exploits in the Pacific, his life as an
author of a number of best selling Cruising Guides (which will be for sale
on the night) and his adventures at work as the Rodney Harbour Master.
Zumba at the Yacht Club
Monday evenings from 13 September
7.30 to 8.30 pm
Light clothing and flat shoes
Bring a water bottle
Cost $10 per session or
Concession for 10
Courtesy: zumbanorthshore.co.nz
and Larisa King
Members and friends welcome
Contact : Graham Pettersen 445
7481
For Sale
Stewart 36 - (Matangi). Built 1976 by Keith
Atkinson. 3 skin kauri, glued, screwed and glassed.
Vessel in good condition. Current owners since 1977. Can be viewed at Gulf
Harbour berth G18.
Phone owners on either +64 021 132 0075 or +64 9 476 0114
Assistance required for the
Calliope Sea Scouts
The Calliope Sea Scouts are undertaking
evening classes, and one of the topics is about the Stars and Navigation.
This will be at a fairly basic level. If there is any Member who will be
able to assist, then please let me know. It will be for a Monday night
between 1830 and 2000.
CR Leech ED*
Past Commodore
Treasurer Required
Accounting Knowledge Essential
MYOB System
Assistant Treasurer available for
day to day input etc.
Approximately 3 hours weekly
There will be a good transition
period
Attendance required for monthly
meeting (3rd Tuesday of each month)
Honorarium payable
Ring Matt (445-7188) or Sue
(445-2815)
Friday Night Members
Draw
Here's
how it works;
- Every
Friday evening a Member’s number will be drawn
- If
your number comes up you must in the clubhouse and be in possession of
your membership card to claim the Prize
- No
winner, and the prize Jackpots to next week
The
weekly prize is a $20 voucher from one of our local businesses
Devonport
Hammer Hardware
Glengarry
Wines, Devonport
Evergreen
Books, Devonport
Be
there to Win
Our Caterer
DOES GREAT WEDDINGS /
PRIVATE
PARTIES AT HOME / GIVE THEM A CALL
(Gay Larner) 021 776 701
Posted 2/7/2009
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More people have been in space than have
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Despite the boat’s being knocked over and battered by the oceans and
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Cheers,
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