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1 113 Raven Quay, Kaiapoi. Ph: (03) E: Members, Affiliates and their guests welcome Find us on Facebook or at

2 PRESIDENTS REPORT We are already a month into 2017 I trust everyone had a pleasant festive season and are now getting back to normality and looking forward to some, hopefully, settled weather. I am pleased to report that work has started on the strengthening of the upstairs level. Original estimate was that the work would take seven/eight weeks to complete but they are possibly running a bit behind. This is the last stage to bring the building up to the required 67% of Building Code which is an excellent result as all commercial buildings must achieve this result and the longer you leave it the costlier it will get. The first floor including the Rex Mahood lounge and the stairs will get new carpet laid at the conclusion of the construction work. The Club is holding a Members Draw (see the back of this newsletter for more details) for 3 separate draws of $500.00,(we will keep drawing Membership numbers until each draw is won) on Friday 17 th February, we expect a good turnout of Members and as usual will be having raffles, both meat and money, and the draws will be followed by live entertainment from the duo Smooth Talk. Maurice Nutira, President, KWMC

3 BILLIARDS/SNOOKER SECTION Now available next to the Gaming Room Entrance - $3.00 per cup CARDS SECTION Now that the Christmas season is over the cards section is now ready to commence organisation for the 2017 year. Our Annual General meeting will be held at the Kaiapoi Club in Meeting Room One on Monday 20 th February commencing at 7.00pm. The Sunday tournaments have now commenced with the Kaiapoi Club hosting tournaments on the 14 th May (Euchre Pairs), 3 rd September (Euchre Progressive) and October (Crib Pairs). A meeting to ratify the draw for the Inter Club Cribbage and Euchre tournaments due to commence on the 6 th May is being held on 13 th February. Kaiapoi Division 1 Snooker team, winners of Canterbury Division 1 Snooker 2016 Eddie Harimate, Leigh Manson. John Fitzgerald and Stuart Smith The Billiard season gets underway on February the 28 th with Kaiapoi defending the Karaitiana Shield which we have held for the past 3 years. Snooker season starts about mid to late June. We welcome new members to our friendly Section, if interested come along to our Club night every Tuesday in the Billiard room upstairs at the Club. Contact Bryan Cations or Simon Griffiths Photos from the sections visit to Ashburton to defend the Ron Skilling Trophy which Kaiapoi won last year. Unfortunately we were unable to defend the trophy with Ashburton taking the trophy back. We would welcome new members to come along and join us to enjoy the fellowship & fun that a game of cards has to offer. Contact Barry

4 GARDEN SECTION KWMC President, Maurice Nutira presenting Heather McNabb with the Valda Clayton Trophy which is presented once a year to a member who has contributed a lot of effort and work into the garden section. Judging for the Kaiapoi Garden Competition will take place on February 1 st and the Club s garden is entered in the Commercial section of this competition. Good luck and thank you to all Members & helpers who have worked in the Club gardens, without the daily watering and care that the members take care of, the Club garden would not be as eye catching and beautiful as it is. Contact: Gail Targeted for Kaiapoi, this online directory gives you access to local business & services. Keep an eye on your mailbox for the Kai in Kaiapoi Flyer!

5 CLUB SHUTTLE SERVICES KWMC Children s Christmas 2016 $20.00 for a twelve ride card. That is two rides free, this also saves you having to find change to pay for your ride. This is for pick ups/drop offs in the Kaiapoi town area. Don t worry if you are outside of the Kaiapoi town boundaries.we also have concession cards to the value of $50.00 which gives you two free rides for areas outside the Kaiapoi town boundaries. Congratulations to the latest winner of the Concession card draw TC, who won a free Shuttle Concession Card Heather McNabb

6 INDOOR BOWLS SECTION The indoor bowls section runs Housie every Thursday starting at 12.30pm and finishes about 3pm Contact Mary Wills Club Members enjoying the two Sunday Karaoke sessions that the Club has hosted. Present your current Club Membership Card at Kaiapoi ITM to receive 10% discount on your purchase. T s & C s may apply

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8 GOLF SECTION The Golf Sections Mystery Christmas Bus Trip at Charteris Bay Golf Course. Thank goodness that s over! Jan, Warren, Norman & Ron Anna & Club Captain, Darryl. The Boss Sandra with the goodies Did you see where it went? Ken & Steve Rayner, Lyn & Sue Watch the above games at the Club & wear your supporter gear best dressed supporter on each night wins a prize!

9 Winner of the Best Hat at the NZ Trotting Cup day held at the Club in November, great to see some Members get into the spirit of the day! With a variety of sweepstakes, meat raffles and a afternoon snack platter for everyone, this day was a lot of fun with some great racing. We hope to see you at this Years NZ Trotting Day at the Club! Christchurch Off-Site Airport Car Park Open 24/7 with free transfers to the airport Present your current CLUB Membership card at reception to receive 10% discount on your booking Logistics Drive (Behind the Press building)

10 SHOOTING SECTION The annual section Christmas shoot was held at our Ferry Road clubrooms on 11 th December. We had a good turnout of members and their families who enjoyed a great days shooting on a lovely day. A delicious spit roast was an added attraction. The Christmas shoot is renowned for having great meat prizes and this shoot was no exception. To add variety to the shoot targets of six different colours were added to the mix of the usual orange targets. They were ejected randomly and associated with each target was one of 50 prizes from a total prize pool worth $2500 donated by local businesses. The prizes linked to any missed targets were transferred to a spot prize draw at the end of the shoot. We wish to thank our sponsors and organisers for contributing to a very successful day. The refurbishment of the Clubrooms is coming along well. Five working bees have been held with a great turnout of members at each. The new roof is on, walls re-clad, rubbish removed, walls inside the veranda painted, electronic cables buried underground and a fence has been erected between the generator shed & the toilet block. Special thanks to Marie and David Hancox for their donation of the generator shed. Membership is steady with new members replacing those who have moved on due to other commitments. Contributed by Brian Smart (President) & Kathryn Gibson (Committee) TRAVEL SECTION It has been a busy few months since the last newsletter. Planning for the 8 day trip down south from 2nd to 9th April is well under way. There are still a few seats available. In October we had a day trip to Arthur s Pass. Unfortunately the weather was not kind to us. A stop over in Springfield had to be bypassed because of torrential rain and a visit to Castle Hill became just a drive through. Arthur s Pass was not much better and most remained in the café and had a coffee and got entertained by a couple of keas, although a few hardy souls did wander off across the road. Lunch was at the Bealey Hotel and fortunately by the time lunch was finished the weather cleared slightly and we all managed to get a whiff of the mountain air. We then returned to Kaiapoi via the Waimak Gorge. Our Christmas function this year was a lunch at the Oxford Working Man s Club. Trudy and the staff at Oxford did us proud. The meal and the music by I Alone was excellent and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Stan Lamplugh (Travel Section President) with Trudi Marshall (Oxford Club Manager) February 22nd we are off to Hanmer for the day. It is basically a free day whereby members are responsible their own lunch and their own activities for the day. No doubt some will spend the day relaxing in the pools, while others may wish for something more strenuous. Due to the 8 day trip in April nothing is planned for March. For information on future trips check notice board next to raffle room or contact a committee member. We are also keen to get new ideas for future trips, so if you have any suggestions please jot something down and hand to a committee member.

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13 RAFFLE ROSTER for Sections Week Beginning January 30 th Garden Section February 6 th Fishing Section February 13 th Shooting Section February 20 th Cards Section February 27 th Creative Art Section March 6 th Table Tennis Section March 13 th Pool Section March 20 th Golf Section March 27 th Travel Section April 3 rd Outdoor Bowls Section April 10 th Darts Section April 17 th Billiards Section April 24 th Garden Section May 1 st Fishing Section May 8 th Shooting Section May 15 th Cards Section May 22 nd Creative Arts Section May 29 th Table Tennis Section Congratulations to Club Member Lois Lamplugh, winner of the November 2016 $ terminating Members draw. Presented by Committee Member, Gaye Berg.

14 Bonus Members draw Wednesday s - Two draws of $50.00 after 6.30pm. Bonus Members draw on Friday s - Three draws of $50.00 at 5.30pm, 6pm & 6.30pm. Bonus Members draw on Saturdays - One draw of $50.00 between 6 & 7pm. To enter, write your name on the draw sheet kept at the bar in the RFS bar. 17th

15 EXPIRES OUTDOOR BOWLS SECTION Outdoor Bowls is currently back in full swing with Club Champs and Inter- Club going after the Christmas/New Year break. The weekend of 29 th January the Men s Division 2 team play the final of the sevens competition at Woolston Park Bowling Club. With singles, pairs and fours pitted against each other. There are 8 past of current members of the Canterbury Representative team involved and the winner of this competition will go forward to the National finals played in Auckland this March. With both Men s and Women s Club Champs nearing the end there is some exciting games coming up and the Section is looking forward to hopefully getting another Canterbury title on the wall. Ove the last couple of months we have gained 4-5 new Members this has now put our membership around the 70 mark with Men and Women combined. In March the Chartered Club s competition starts and we hope to compete well against other Clubs with 5 teams of 6 players in each entered. EXAMPLE 2018 CARD EXAMPLE 5YR CARD Presidents Fours Winners Saturday 8 th October 2016 JOE CITIZEN 0000 FINANCIAL MEMBER EXPIRES JANE DOE FINANCIAL MEMBER 0000 $30.00 PER YEAR OR $ FOR FIVE YEARS (ONE YEAR FREE)

16 Win one of 5 tickets along with transport to and from the Crusaders v Highlanders game on Saturday 3 rd June. How to enter Watch any 5 of the Crusaders games shown live at the Club and put your name, phone number & Club Membership number on the draw sheet at the bar. Eligible entries will be collated and the 5 winners will be drawn the week after the Crusaders v Chiefs game. Winners will be notified by telephone.