CONTACT a newsletter of the Rotary Club of Essendon What’s Happening! • 10 Handshakes • Today’s meeting o Peter Hitchener • 75TH Cook Book • Bits and Pieces st Volume 75 Issue 42 Tuesday 1 June 2010 • Sponsors 10 handshakes Up Coming Speakers Fellowship in our club should never be taken for granted. 8th June Ian Lanyon At the next club regular meeting let’s all take the time to shake the 15th June hands of at least ten members. Robert Ward The Cinema Today Sure, I know what you are saying, you always do that …...but nd really do we? 22 June NO MEETING Thanks to the great work of our committees our club in the th past year has a number of new members, Michael Pepi, 26 June Tony Johnson, Jean McDonald, Andrew Ha and Frank Presidents Night Forgione, Barbara Wyatt, Nick Patinyotis, Ben Marshall, Anne See page four for details Ramsay. Nine of them………...see only one more handshake! Our biggest handshaker is our very own Royce Abbey who always makes a big effort to greet as many people in the club as he can. So the challenge is out there and it’s over to all Rotarians…..10 handshakes. SPECIAL THANKS Thanks to John Chatterton, Joy McCormack, Russell Brown, Wal Dibben, Michael Maloney, Roger Priestly, Paul McDonald And Pat O’Connell for their valued help with the 75th Celebration. You make me smile Today’s Meeting Peter Hitchener Peter Donald Beauchamp Hitchener (born 21 February 1946) is an Australian television presenter. He has been chief newsreader for Melbourne's edition of Nine News since 1998, and prior to that was weekend newsreader. Originally from rural Queensland, Peter Hitchener began his media career in 1965 at the Brisbane radio station 4BH where he wrote, edited and presented news bulletins. Peter Hitchener then moved on to ABC Brisbane where he undertook roles as a television newsreader and radio presenter. Still at the ABC, he moved to Sydney in 1973 where he was a relief presenter on the evening news for James [1] Dibble . Peter Hitchener moved to Channel Nine after one year at ABC Sydney, presenting National Nine News first in Sydney and then in Melbourne as the anchor of "News Centre Nine". In 1977, Peter Hitchener began hosting the breakfast show on 3AW before moving to 3AK in 1979. At about this time, Peter Hitchener also became chief weekend newsreader and understudy to first-choice newsreader Brian Naylor. In 1985, Peter Hitchener resigned from 3AK.[1] When Brian Naylor retired in 1998, Peter Hitchener took over as presenter of Nine News Melbourne on weeknights. In 2008 The famous “bird” scene Peter Hitchener celebrated 10 years as the weeknight news presenter, and in that time has become one of Melbourne's most respected newsreaders. In addition to his television presenting, Peter Hitchener is also an avid patron for the Deaf Blind Society of Victoria and a guest speaker for many charity and community events held across Melbourne.[1] Attendance at today’s meeting 46 Members & 11 guests President Anne Rogers and Club Anniversaries Channel Nine News Russell Brown 28 Y Presenter Peter Hitchener Mick Grant 13Y Jack Honson 43Y 75th Celebratory Cook Book Contact Anne Rogers – Limited #’s left So Hurry and get your now! Bits and Pieces PRESIDENTS NIGHT The Rotary Club of Essendon Saturday, 26TH JUNE 2010 P.O Box 171 Where: Roselyn Court Receptions, Essendon Essendon, 3040 Phone: 0417352190 $50.00 per person. Three course meal Cl ub President: Five piece band Anne Rogers Club Secretary: Fellowship taking #’s now. Call Neil Henderson to make your booking. Tim Anderson President Anne with the Contact Editors: Wheel of Friendship Michael Mahoney Web Site: Today in History www.rcessendon.com.au Important Events on June the 1st: 1638 - 1st earthquake recorded in U.S. - at Plymouth - Mass 1792 - Kentucky becomes 15th state 1796 - Tennessee becomes 16th state 1813 - Capt John Lawrence utters Navy motto 'Don't give up the ship' 1845 - Homing pigeon completes 11 -000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days 1861 - US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange 1865 - US adventurer Wm. Walker conquers Nicaragua - reestablishes slavery 1866 - Renegade Irish Fenians invade Fort Erie Ontario from US 1877 - U.S. troops authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico 1918 - Yanks turn triple play - beat Tigers 5-4 1925 - Lou Gehrig replaces Wally Pipp starts 2130 game streak 1933 - Century of Progress world's fair opens in Chicago 1935 - Yanks set solo HR record with 6 beat Boston 7-2 1939 - 1st TV heavyweight boxing match - Max Baer vs Lou Nova 1949 - 1st magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers - Newsweek 1951 - 1st self-contained titanium plant opened Henderson Nevada 1957 - 1st US runner breaks 4 minute mile - Don Bowden 1959 - constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day) 1965 - A Penzias and R. Wilson detect 3 degree Kelvin primordial background 1967 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - by the Beatles - is released 1967 - Beatles release "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" 1970 - Soyuz 9 launched into earth orbit for 18 days 1971 - Ed Sullivan's final show 1984 - weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev of USSR snatches a record 211 kg Today’s ticket was won by Judy Pepi. Judy did not draw the joker and now the jackpot is $220.00 FORMAT CHANGE TO CONTACT CONTACT has changed back to Committee Meetings the format 12 months ago to allow Fellowship 3rd June, 7.30pm Ascot House a easier transfer to the new International 8th June, 7.30pm O’Sullivans Sibeen committee at the end of th June…..Cheers Michael Community 9 June, 7.30pm, O’Sullivans Sibeen .