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PRESIDENTS REPORT From .. Allan Semmler

ell another year has been and gone , and I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year period . A couple of club events in December that Rae and I attended deserve a mention .
( 1 ) The MGA Register Christmas lunch at the Balhannah Hotel under the control of Sandra was a great day . Despite the slightly damp conditions there was a good turnout of register vehicles . I have to admit that I was not one of them and decided not to take the clean and shiny Twin Cam out on the day as the roof was off and I was too lazy to put it on .
( 2 ) The Annual Club Christmas Dinner held on the 16 th of December at the club rooms attended by about 80 members was a great night as always with food supplied by Aussie Ripper Roasts . Thanks to Bev for handling the bookings , Berry and his apprentice bar helpers , Dick , Adrian , Rae and Bev for helping with the setup for the night and to the many who helped with the clean up after the event , especially the dish washers and wipers , as the club dishwasher is in need of some maintenance .
Father Christmas and his trusty elf , again blessed us with their presence . ( Not sure but it could have been Leyland and Laurie in disguise !!) Some members recognised by Father Christmas for their contributions to the club included , Peter Coulson our club IT guru ( a wiz bang $ 5 computer game to keep his mind active ) Dick Manning ( a packet of brightly coloured
6 band aids as he had run out following a number of recent medical emergencies ) Adrian Ward ( a lovely little flowery n o t e b o o k ) L a u r i e F o o d y ( photographs of speed signs to remind him what they look like ) Jason Edwards ( a small plastic bike to remind him that bikes travel on two wheels not cars ) Laurie Houghton ( a magnifying glass to help with his spelling whilst compiling the club magazine ) and Ian Curwen-Walker ( a laminated Google map of his home in case he gets lost ) Photos page 44 The Nat . Meeting “ winner take all ” Xmas raffle was won by Geoff Glasson who graciously donated all the prizes back to ticket holders until they were all gone , thanks Geoff .
The major event on the club calendar for 2017 is without doubt the National Meeting being held over the Easter long weekend here in Adelaide . Tim , Bev and their committee are up to their eyeballs organising this event . This is a big commitment by our club and I am sure all members appreciate the time and effort that is required by the committee to ensure a successful outcome . The estimated number of attendees is in the region of 350 – 400 . The latest information that I have is that members from Victoria have already booked 40 rooms for the event . I don ’ t have a number of entrants from SA at this time but urge all members to attend to help make this a memorable event for the South Australian club .