Bally Barker Blog

Nine members enjoyed a rare and happy "Night Out" on Friday January 28.  We journeyed to the city ....some car pooled, others re-activated Opal cards & braved the new 20 minute Manly Ferry journey, and Light Rail to the Town Hall.  We all met up perfectly at 5.30pm at our chosen eatery, the Greek-inspired Belvedere Hotel restaurant in Kent Street.   We enjoyed a relaxed glass of wine and dinner, before "Masks on again" we walked a block to the Genesian Theatre.     There we were entertained by "Murdered to Death" by Peter Gordon.....a fun "who done it?", especially in the second half with many twists and turns to keep you guessing "who done it".  Excellent production, as usual, by their hard working, very talented, amateur cast including our esteemed "Quiz Master," David S-H.   How do they do it , we asked ourselves.   Congratulations to them all.     All in all, a successful, fun night out.

Tuesday 18th Jan:     HAPPY NEW YEAR: At least 13 brave souls did go to the BYO picnic plate under shelter at Clontarf and caught up both socially and Rotary-wise. John O’Brien took some great pictures of the evening and people all enjoyed getting together. Rick outlined a few important things regarding future meetings, and it was agreed that Feb 1 meeting will be via ZOOM only, however Feb 15 will be both live Audience + Zoom since Lifeline will be reporting on the counselling project. The planning for the Golf Day is now at the stage of team formation and is being coordinated by Lindy. SunRun volunteers for Feb 5 (at 5:30AM, yes AM) and the club is reimbursed for our assistance by the organisers. Please contact Lindy if you can help with either. Committee leaders will be contacting members soon to get planning for this half year underway. I will be outlining the Awards night and the requirements and activities at the Feb 1 meeting to encourage people to not

  Who was the Russian chemist that created the periodic table that classifies the chemical elements? Who is the person in this picture?   What does "QR" stand for in QR code? What country has Kiev as its capital? Name the movie that originally used this tune? Who was the second person to walk on the moon? Oh, I am sure I know that ….BUT, can I think of it!   David Stewart-Hunter Our annual Quiz Night was held on Saturday 11th December at the Balgowlah RSL  Once again it was an exciting evening with Quiz Master David Stewart Hunter.   Sally Fox and Moira Payne The event held in the main auditorium at Balgowlah RSL on Saturday evening with about 70 people attending. Subjects ranged from Sport to Books, music and identifying personalities from photos. David was ably assisted by his partner Sally Fox and her friend Moira Payne.   Raffle prizes Silent Auction items Several sets of differing questions really set many of us thinking. Another wonderful quiz night with great mix o

Christmas 2021 Over 30 members and friends attended  the function in the Wine Room at Balgowlah RSL on Tuesday 7 December Finally it was a club occasion that was to say enough of those lock-downs, isolation, the big wet and ZOOM.  Yes, it was so nice to join each other and catch up socially and enjoy a nice Christmas meal together.   Amazing signage thanks to Bev Yarich's negotiation skills   Here are a few shots thanks to John O'Brien:     Sue O'Brien, Sue Terry, Graham Evans, Bev Yarich and Chiaki van Brugge                                   Robert Exner, Tracey Exner and Joy Apps                           Colin Bradford, Liz McDougall, Chrisy Savvides (all from Dee Why Warringah Rotary) Tony Hill, Michael Mead and Paul Apps   Roger Gray, Rick van Brugge, Alois Lechner Rhonda Scotter, Nigi Lechner, Helen Gray Deanne Bennett and Sue Terry Rick van Brugge , Kerry Gwynne Following a warm welcome from President Rick who thanked all for coming and highlighted some coming even