COBBA NEWS - Cobaki Broadwater Village

COBBA NEWS
Edition 178 OCTOBER 2013
Kath Ashby.. 5599 8109 (140) & Harry Baines.. 5599 8684 (201)
Social Club Pres. Trish McKinley 5599 9571 (102)
SOCIAL CLUB NEWS
With another month flying by, we are heading closer to summer! All is well in the social
club, it is very encouraging to see so many residents enjoying our Happy Hours & Tavern
nights. Around 50 residents enjoyed our Music afternoon at the hall on Sunday 15th Sept.
The band were very good and are eager to have another Music afternoon in the future.
WELCOME. We would like to give a big welcome to Jean Gwynn who has now joined
our committee
TAVERN NIGHT. Instead of soup we will be having pies & sausage rolls $2 each.
BIG BREAKFAST. We will be having this on Friday 11th Oct, to raise money for breast
cancer research. It will be held in the hall from 8.30 to 10.00 am A yummy breakfast will
be served by the committee. Booking forms will be out soon.
WINE & CHEESE. Something a little different. It will be held on Tuesday 15 Oct in the
hall, at 5.00pm. Liz Van Boxel, Travel Counsellor will be here to tell us about some great
trips in Australia & Overseas. You are under no obligation as this is an information evening only. For catering purposes, add your name to the list on the social club notice board
if you would like to attend.
MELBOURNE CUP. It’s falls on the 5th November this year. This is fun
day. We will be having a luncheon, but it will be in the form of a smorgasbord. Gather up your friends and enjoy the day together. You won’t miss the
race it will be on the Television. Sweeps will also be run to add to
the excitement of the day. Flyers will be out very soon.
We do hope everyone is well and enjoying life in this great village.
King regards… Trish (Pres)
DAYLIGHT SAVING STARTS ON
SUNDAY OCTOBER 6Th
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FORWARD 1 HOUR.
MUSIC BY THE LAKE
SUNDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER
This was something new that the Social Club put on for a pleasant and relaxing Sunday
Afternoon. The numbers were down a bit but those who attended enjoyed the atmosphere
it provided. The bar was open and free snacks were also provided.
The music was very enjoyable. Some folks took the opportunity to have a dance, or have a
good chat with friends, also meet new folks or catching up with news. There was no set
program.
As ours is a large village we don’t always get to meet up with everyone, but this afternoon
was just the thing to solve that problem. The photos above are some of the crowd that
were having a restful and very happy time.
With the end of the year looming up it’s just what we needed, a time to reflect on our busy
times. Nothing like sitting down and doing nothing!!
LEADERS OF ACTIVITIE
HALL BOOKINGS—CHRIS POOLEY 55998198
CANASTA JOY ROACH 55997359
LIBRARY IAN POOLEY
INDOOR BOWLS JIM MORTON 55998956
BINGO JEAN BRUNT
THEATRE GROUP KATH ASHBY 55998109
CRAFT MARY COLGATE
COMPUTER CLUB MAC JONES 55997401
SINGLE LADIES JEAN CARTE
TRIVIA NIGHT MYRNA HUGHES 55997061
POKIE BUS TRIPS PAM CURRY
GARDENING ROSS DAVIS 55997576
GENTLE EXERCISE DENISE MORTON
CROQUET HANNAH SHARP 55997013
LAWN BOWLS JIM MORTON
SNOOKER ROD CATON 55999272 AQUA AEROBICS TESS FALISZEWSKI
SOCIAL GOLF CLUB MAGGIE SYNON 55997586
55998198
55998321
55997506
55999273
55997097
55998956
55998956
55997487
BINGO. Time sure goes quickly there is not much we can write about each
month, only that if you have never been to one of our afternoons, you don't know
what you are missing. We are a jolly crowd and you would be made most welcome. Just
like the three new players who have joined us over the last week or two. If you would like
extra cash for Christmas, come along to the hall Monday at 1-30. Every few weeks we have
a lucky door prize of a $25 shopping voucher. We do ask that you do your best to arrive a
little early, as this enables us to get “eyes down” at 1-30 sharp. We follow the games with a
little chat and a nice cuppa. Looking forward to your company. Jean & Mick
COBAKI COBBA's SOCIAL LAWN BOWLS; Our morning trip out to Cudgen
Bowls on Sunday, September 15th was a great success. Our bowlers played alongside bowlers from Cudgen, Tweed Heads & Kingscliff. All had a great time on the
greens. We started the morning off on arrival with coffee/tea & homemade cakes
etc. After bowls & formalities we had some very tasty fish, chips & salad for lunch. The
club allowed us to have our raffles with theirs so between us we both came out with a profit.
It was decided at our monthly meeting in September not to have a meeting in October, but
in its place we arranged to visit Condong Bowls on October 6th. As always, Condong is a
good club to visit. Our 'big' trip away from October 25th / 27th to Woolgoolga & Evans
Heads is coming around quickly. Our last Bowls day for this year will be on Sunday, November 17th. We will be visiting Pottsville for Bowls & Lunch. Please keep a look out on
the notice board for the list & details. Next monthly meeting will be on November 3rd in
the Rec Hall at 10.30am DST where we will be discussing this years Xmas Party which
will be on Sunday, December 8th in the Rec Hall. Thanks to all our helpers at Sausage
sizzle after our meeting in September.
Jim (M)
SINGLE GIRLS. We went off to Mount Tamborine at the end of September, and saw the
open gardens Spring Festival there, we were also blessed with lovely weather for the day.
That was followed by some retail therapy in he main shopping street. In October a mystery
trip is being planned—if anyone is interested watch the notice board. If you would like to
join our group we meet in the hall on Wednesday mornings at 10am for a short quick meeting followed by cuppa and a chat. Do come and join us.
Jean
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During a lady's medical examination, the doctor says:- "Your heart, lungs, pulse and blood
pressure are all fine. Now let me see the bit that gets you ladies into all kinds of trouble."
The lady starts taking off her underwear but is interrupted by the doctor.
"No! No! Don't remove your clothes... Just stick out your tongue!"
EXERCISE Not much happening early in the morning in the Rec Hall other than
the usual number of ladies keeping up their exercises with the music. Still could do
with a few more ladies (or gents) to come along and join in. Chris & Elizabeth have
been keeping up with things recently. Thanks again ladies! Chris also has been spending
some of our 'Social Club Bonus' on cleaning tapes etc in order to keep the DVD's running
smoothly. Join in on Tue, Wed & Thurs mornings in the Rec Hall 7.00am - 7.45am.
Denise
INDOOR BOWLS: A few of our bowlers have been on holidays so our numbers
have been down. It still hasn't stopped the others from having lots of fun and making plenty of noise throughout the morning. All have a great time along with
morning tea of cakes & biscuits. A good way to pass a couple of hours away with
some very friendly members. Come along and see for yourselves how easy it is and what
fun you can have. Rec Hall Monday mornings 9.30am -11.30am
Jim (M)
CANASTA Once again I’m battling to find enough to write about. However, a
couple of our world-trippers have returned and numbers are starting to built up
again. Still a few with health problems and a couple away on holidays. Our
congrats to Jim who, after an operation and an arm in plaster, managed to turn
up on the day of his discharge from hospital and play one-handed with the assistance of a
card holder. That’s what I call dedication. And what about the two travellers who arrived
back from England in the morning and came along in the afternoon for cards, rather blearyeyed but determined to see the day out. We would like to welcome some new members, so if
you are interested, come along and join our happy group. No charge. Wednesday-1.00 to
4.30pm with a break for afternoon tea.
Joy
COBAKI SOCIAL GOLF. A good sunny day was had again this month. We had
10 players,3 ladies and 7 men with 18 for our B.B.Q later with our usual fun and
banter. Our winners were Carol Cannon and Gary Parker. well done! It was good to
see Bruce Wall able to join us after his hospital stay. We welcomed a new player
Kerry Paine. Kerry has very kindly offered his Golf experience to help our players streamline their game, thank you Kerry. We will keep you informed on that as we work it out with
Kerry. Our next game is on 16th Oct. 10 am hit off.
Maggie and Geoff .
GOLF CROQUET. The Group have been enjoying fabulous weather fora
change. We have organised play every Saturday morning from 8.30am on the
greens overlooking the lake down from the D.K.Centre. It costs nothing to play
and it’s just a short walk from your home. Club Championships are currently being
run and 12 players are competing in a 6 weeks tournament with two rounds being
completed each Saturday. In theory everyone plays with every other person and plays
against every other person. Current leader after two weeks is Maureen closely followed by
Una and Barry, Even though the comp is in full swing, there is room for any new players
wanting to come along and try out this wonderful game and coaching is provided free.
Happy swinging and hoop running.
Hannah
We do apologise for omitting to include Golf Croquet in September edition, it was an oversight on our part.
Kath & Harry.
COMPUTER CLUB Hi Boys and girls, what a terrific winter we had, and now a
lovely Spring. We do have a great part of the world to live in, don’t we? We welcomed a new resident last Friday who has a problem with trying to get wireless
internet connection. The usual (to villagers) trouble of lack of signal. Fortunately
Roy was able to help as he has recently done the same thing, there being no ’ports’ available at the tweed Heads Exchange, for normal ADSL broadband hookup. This also means
NONE of the Internet Service Providers can give us ADSL service. If you get the chance
to sign a petition asking Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for communications, to reconsider
the NBN with a view to giving people like us and all regional areas a modern, non-copper
wire system, PLEASE do it! There is such a petition going on the internet, I have signed it
and sent it on to other people. If you want to have a chat about computers and technology, come along on
Fridays at 10 o’clock in the D.K.Centre.
Mac
TRIVIA. Will need a few more players if we are to continue. However we still
had fun. Why not come along and observe. You will find that you don’t have to
be Einstein. We will also find someone for you to play with if necessary. Last
month’ Anzacs’ were first Second were Emu’s and third were the ‘Vics’. There iseven reverse winner’s prize, won by ‘Shocking’. Our newest player Graham was happy with the
Lucky Door Prize. Let’s see you all next month. 6.30 on Wed November 6th.
Myrna & Sisters.
CRAFT. Hi Everybody, time to give my craft reportM my the weeks spin by
don’t they, I’m not sure I like that very much, it seems the older I get, the quicker
time goes by. I have noticed that we have a lot of new faces in the village, which
is wonderful, I love meeting new people( someone fresh to bore with my life
story). I welcome you all to our community, and hope you can find something to
interest you with your free time, we sure do have a lot to offer here in the village. One of
those things is our craft group an we would love to welcome you personally, so if you are
interested in any craft projects we are the spot for you. We meet at 1.pm and have a break
around 2pm, for afternoon tea. We usually finish at 3pm. We had a couple of birthdays in
September… Barbara on the 6th and Chris on the 9th. We hope you had a lovely birthday
and thank you for the beautiful cakes.
( we always have a special afternoon tea when we have a birthday)..
Mary. C
The train was quite crowded, and a U.S. Marine walked the entire length
looking for a seat, but the only seat left was taken by a well dressed, middle
-aged, French woman's poodle. The war-weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may
I have that seat?' The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in particular. ' Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that seat. 'The Marine walked the
entire train again, but the only seat left was under that dog. 'Please, ma'am. May I sit
down? I'm very tired.' She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also arrogant! 'This time the Marine didn't say a word; he just picked up the little dog, tossed it out
of the train window, and sat down. The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honour! This American should be put in his place!' An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke
up, 'Sir, you Americans seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the
fork in the wrong hand. You drive your cars on the wrong side of the road.
And now, sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch out of the window'.
AQUA AEROBICS. What glorious weather we are having. A few of us have
ben testing the water as well as the memory over the last few weeks, pleased to
say all is well on both counts. Hope to see many of the new residents in October.
We meet at 7.am Monday to Friday all welcome.
Tess
BUS TRIPS. We have just had our trip to Lismore. Our next trip will be in the first
week of November, have not decided on the location as yet. Please keep an eye on
the notice board,
Pam
LIBRARY Thanks to Jim for all your help while I was away having a good time
in Tassie. And a big thank you to all the people who have donated DVD’s and
books Please no Coles/Woolies catalogues as they are only thrown out. Ian &
Sadly we bring you the sad news of the passing of
KEVIN JACOBS house 131.
Kevin passed away in the nursing home on 20th September 2013.
He had only been there for 6 weeks, but fighting ill health for some time.
Kevin & Val married here in the village eleven & half years ago,
they were married where the bar is to-day.
Val would like to thank the Social Club for all their wonderful help,
Also to the people of the village for their kind thoughts and cards.
Once again Barbara and her team put on a terrific spread for the wake.
My very sincere thanks to you all.
It is with sadness we report the passing of
EDDIE HARLIN house 199.
Eddie had been in the Domain Nursing Home for 14 weeks
before he passed away there. On September 21st 2013.
Eddie had been in the village for 16 years. He loved his garden, but in the last 9 years he
had to slow down then stop all together, due to health problems.
Betty would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has offered their
condolences in many different ways.
She is going to stay with her daughter in Tallai for a little while, then she will be back to
her friends here in this great village.
COBAKI LITTLE THEATRE.
We will be presenting
‘IF YOU COULD TURN BACK TIME’
ON
November Friday 15th.. Saturday 16th &
Sunday 17th will be a matinee.
COST.. $10.includes — complimentary drink in foyer, prior to
show
DOORS OPEN AT 6.00PM
Rehearsals are well under way. We will be bringing you another show with another
new theme. We are going back to the beginning of time with the story line and the
songs you all love. You will get plenty of laughs as the show rolls along.
For all new residents, we have been doing these shows since 1994 and things
have progressed quite a lot in that time. Booking slips will go into your boxes
soon with more information for you. Bring along your family and friends
they will enjoy the show as much as you will.
WELCOME TO NEW RESIDENTS
FAYE FELDBAUER is now enjoying her new home -No 80. Faye is
from Burleigh and enjoys walking , teaching ceramics, food and cooking. On her first night here she went to tavern Night and met up with
some new folks.
LESLEY & KEVIN WILSON came from Paynesville, they originally
came from New Zealand. Kevin told us that his favourite things are gardening, reading, fishing and falling asleep reading!! Lesley has already
been to the computer group, she likes reading and cooking, but seeing
she has put herself on a diet that may have to be slowed down.
Thank you for giving us your time for a chat, a very big welcome to Cobaki.
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If you thought that Joan & Arthur Mears had a house with no number, that was
not right. They moved into house 99 and now all settled in.
Sorry about that must have been a computer error!!!!!!!
BLACK & WHITE BALL.
The night was enjoyed by 60 odd folks who danced the night away to first class music. It
was even a delight just to sit back and take it all in. When you have terrific company, a glass
in your hand of your favourite beverage, music we loved and we were never drowned out
by, the result is great night. The band seemed to know all the right things to help make the
night the big success that it was. We did some old time dances, after a few starts to get it
right, even bought back the popular barn dance. That proved to be a winner. Supper was
served on tables that were set up in the middle of the dance floor and it was a help yourself.
There was plenty of very tasty food, followed by delicious sweets. All in all, it was another
first class night. Everyone looked stunning in their black & white and the hall decorations
were superb. Our Social Club committee have done it once again another function that if
you missed it you missed a fun filled night.
MORE PHOTOS FROM THE
BALL.
PLENTY OF HAPPY FACES
GARDEN SNAKES CAN BE DANGEROUS...
Green Tree Snakes can be dangerous.
Yes, tree snakes or grass snakes, not brown snakes or taipans. Here's why. A
couple in Townsville, had a lot of potted plants. During a recent cold winter (for Townsville
that is!), the wife was bringing some of the valued tender ones indoors to protect them from
the cold night.
It turned out that a little green tree snake was hidden in one of the plants. When it had
warmed up, it slithered out and the wife saw it go under the lounge. She let out a very loud
scream. The husband (who was taking a shower) ran out into the living room naked to see
what the problem was. She told him there was a snake under the lounge. He got down on
the floor on his hands and knees to look for it. About that time the family dog came and
cold-nosed him on the behind. He thought the snake had bitten him, so he screamed and fell
over on the floor. His wife thought he had had a heart attack, so she covered him up, told
him to lie still and called an ambulance. The paramedics rushed in, would not listen to his
protests, loaded him on the stretcher, and started carrying him out. About that time, the
snake came out from under the lounge and the paramedic saw it and dropped his end of the
stretcher. That's when the man broke his leg and why he is still in the hospital.
The wife still had the problem of the snake in the house, so she called on a neighbour who
volunteered to capture the snake. He armed himself with a rolled-up newspaper and began
poking under the lounge.. Soon he decided it was gone and told the woman, who sat down
on the lounge in relief. But while relaxing, her hand dangled in between the cushions, where
she felt the snake wriggling around She screamed and fainted, the snake rushed back under
the lounge. The neighbour, seeing her lying there passed out, tried to use CPR to revive her.
The neighbour's wife, who had just returned from shopping at Woolies, saw her husband's
mouth on the woman's mouth and slammed her husband in the back of the head with a bag
of canned goods, knocking him out and cutting his scalp to a point where it needed stitches.
The noise woke the woman from her dead faint and she saw her neighbour lying on the
floor with his wife bending over him, so she assumed that the snake had bitten him. She
went to the kitchen and got a small bottle of whiskey, and began pouring it down the man's
throat.
By now, the police had arrived. They saw the unconscious man, smelled the whiskey, and
assumed that a drunken fight had occurred. They were about to arrest them all, when the
women tried to explain how it all happened over a little garden snake! The police called an
ambulance, which took away the neighbour and his sobbing wife.
Now, the little snake again crawled out from under the lounge and one of the policemen
drew his gun and fired at it. He missed the snake and hit the leg of the end table. The table
fell over, the lamp on it shattered and, as the bulb broke, it started a fire in the curtains. The
other policeman tried to beat out the flames, and fell through the window into the yard on
top of the family dog who, startled, jumped out and raced into the street, where an oncoming car swerved to avoid it and smashed into the parked police car.
Meanwhile, neighbours saw the burning curtains and called in the fire brigade. The firemen
had started raising the fire ladder when they were halfway down the street. The rising ladder
tore out the overhead wires, put out the power, and disconnected the telephones in a tensquare city block area.
(but they did get the house fire out).
CRAMA PEST CONTROL Will be in the village once again on 23-24th OCTOBER, if
you require his services please ring CLIFF on 0408726673.
Chris
WAREHOUSE SHOPPING TRIP: Once again, we are putting on a Warehouse Shopping Trip to raise much needed money for the Tweed Hospital
Auxiliary The date is Thursday, October 31st, leaving the village at 7.30am
DST. We will be travelling to the Brisbane suburbs visiting outlets selling
Bags, Wallets, Scarfs, Jewellery, Cosmetics, Belts, Hats etc. Casual fashions
& shoes imported from Bali. An Import Warehouse for decorative homewares & furniture.
Calling at Bare Trap Shoes. Then another Large outlet with all clothing. Also a Confectionery Warehouse and finishing off with the Xmas Shack. A bit of something for everyone. The
cost of this trip is $35.00 which includes morning tea & lunch. If interested, please put
name on list on notice board along with telephone number & house no. Money to be paid
by October 22nd into Mail Box 171 or 17. Hope you can join us! Remember, that proceeds from the day will be going to a good cause! Looking forward to seeing you 'Hop on
the Bus".
Denise Morton (55998956) Jean Carter (55999273)
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We had a phone call from a resident giving us information about the phone number of
Wild Care Tweed Valley Wild Life.. It’s 02 6672 4789 local call cost.
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A Jewish grandmother is giving directions to her grown grandson who is coming to visit
with his wife. "You come to the front door of the apartments. I am in apartment 301 . There
is a big panel at the front door. With your elbow, push button 301. I will buzz you in. Come
inside and the elevator is on the right. Get in, and with your elbow, push 3rd Floor. When
you get out, I'm on the left. With your elbow, hit my doorbell. OK?" "Grandma, that sounds
easy, but, why am I hitting all these buttons with my elbow? .........
"What . .. . .. .. You're coming empty handed
WANTED.. I am trying to obtain a Weight Watchers Dieting Book, that has the ‘point System’ for each item. It’s the old Weight Watchers System of a few years back. It is the first
edition that I need. If you can help in any way please give me a call
Margie house 82 Phone 5599 8729
Geoff & Elvis
Maggie & Elvis
Geoff missed out on
The KISS!!!!!
While Travelling outback Queensland in a little town called Mitchell we met up with
‘’ELVIS Presley” as you can see we had a great night with a lot of the locals and other
travellers .
Maggie & Geoff from house 106
One of the best sellers, is now out in paperback.
UNDERSTANDING WOMAN
Author …. Unknown or still hiding!!
You can easily tell it’s spring, with mother duck taking her babies for a walk up and down
the streets. BUT we do ask that you DO NOT FEED THE BIRDS . We are continually
being reminded by council that it’s not a good habit to fed the birds. There is also the fact
that you have them making a general nuisance of themselves with your neighbours.
LOST ITEMS. Anne still has a box full of found items, in the last week or so she has
added more keys and sunglasses. It doesn't matter how long ago you lost something please
check out with Anne, they could just be sitting there waiting for you to collect them.
ITEMS FOR ‘COBBA NEWS’. If there is something you would like to put in the
Paper, just drop a note in box 140 or give us a ring, closing date is always 20th of the month
All items must be signed. We are here to help in any way possible.
Long ago, when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft...
Today, it's called golf.
Our best wishes to those celebrating a special occasion.
To our sick folk we hope that you start feeling a little better each day.
Kath Ashby (140) & Harry Baines (201)
Cobba News is written by residents for residents.
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