Friday January 2nd – Schnitzel Night
Bar open at 5pm – Meals from 6pm
Club Draw 6.30-7.30pm
Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th
Bar open from 3pm
Sunday Breakfasts @Semaphore SLSC
Starting on January 11th – 8.00 – 11.30am
Bookings Welcome!! 0431030426
Happy New Year
From all the Staff
Senior Carnival 3 is again planned to be a ‘mobile’ event on the South Coast on Sunday January 11th.
At this stage the venue for all water events has not been confirmed. SLSSA will be checking conditions leading into the week-end and will make a decision on location from this. All people will be notified as early as possible and hopefully by Thursday 8th January at the latest.
See attached circular for full information – C14090 Senior Carnival 3 information
Events for male and female U15 (including U14s with SRC wishing to compete), U17, U19, and Open to include: –
Individual – 2k run *, sprints *, flags *, swim, iron, ski, board
Team – taplin, board relay, ski relay, double ski
* PLEASE NOTE – for this carnival the beach events are to be held at Seacliff SLSC on Friday January 9th 5pm.
The carnival point score system will again be implemented. Our points tally, although increasing can still be bettered. This can only be done with a good team of competitors – something we are improving on with every carnival! This is our last official carnival before the State Titles campaign starts in March so let’s make it count!
If you are keen to compete can you please email Kerry Schulz at kschulz1000@gmail.com by Tuesday 7th January 5pm.
Please let Kerry know all of the events (individual and team, including relevant age groups) that you wish to compete in. Exact teams will be dependent on numbers and will be decided on the day.
Meals and presentations will be held back at the club from 5.30pm on Sunday. Menu details to be confirmed closer to the date.
Well done to the 6 competitors that took on the Somerton Signature Challenge on Sunday 21st December.
It was definitely a tough event made even more difficult when the shark that has been frequenting these waters over the last couple of weeks decided to pay a visit!
Here are the results: –
U11 Dash for Cash – Will Larven – 2nd, Willis Lienert 6th
U14 Dash for Cash – Josh Larven – 7th
U15 (Silver – 9.5km) – Sam Squeo – 5th (1.03.15)
U17 (16.5km) – Danny Humphrey – 4th (1.49.10)
Open (16.5km) – Sean McKenzie – 5th (1.41.01)
On Friday 2nd January we will be having a Schnitzel night instead of the usual Bistro menu.
Sunday Breakfasts will be starting at the club on the 11th January, 8am – 11.30am
Watch this space for more information!
Club Draw is on Friday 2nd January 6.30-7.30
Happy Christmas and New Year to all,
Aina
Dear Members ,
Some very exciting news that I think we should share with our members with regards to our Proposed Club Redevelopment.
I recently met at the Semaphore Surf Life Saving Club with Mayor Angela Keneally of Charles Sturt Council and also Sam Higgins from the Charles Sturt Council who is the Coordinator of Open Space , Planning , Policy & Assets along with the CEO of Surf Life Saving SA, Clare Harris to discuss the proposed redevelopment of our Club.
We have lodged a formal “Planning Application” with the council for a proposed shed to be built on the “Crown Land” and the redevelopment of the Club based on the Concept Plans that have recently been circulating the Club. BothMayor Keneally & Sam agreed in principle that it is a fantastic idea.
After looking through our club upstairs & downstairs and reviewing our Concept Plans both Mayor Keneally & Sam thought that the shed would be a great offsite storage facility and the redevelopment of our club would be supported by the Charles Sturt Council. It is early days but the ball is formally rolling now.
Being a Cat 3 development notifications will be set out to all residents within 60 meters of the development so unless the local rabbit population make a complaint things are looking very promising and the development would be put forward to the February Council meeting for a decision & hopefully a recommendation of endorsement.
We have a lot of hurdles to get over but with the strength & depth of our Club & support from our members we are at a very exciting time for the next chapter in the History of the Semaphore Surf Life Saving Club.
Remember don’t forget that the Breakfast Menu is starting up soon which is another massive step in the direction we need to go in.
Regards
Neil B
(Happy President !!!!)
Join us at the club for a drink Christmas morning between 9:30am-11am! For all those unable to make it we wish you a very Merry Christmas!
Regards,
BOM
Thursday 18th – Schnitzel Night – Bar Open from 5pm
Friday 19th – Bistro & Bar Open from 5pm
Saturday 20th – Bar Open from 2pm
Sunday 21st – Bar Open from 3pm
Thursday 25th – Christmas Day – Bar Open from 9am – 11am for Members Only
Friday 26th – Boxing Day – Bar & Bistro Closed
Saturday 27th – Bar Open from 3pm
Sunday 28th – Bar Open from 3pm
Wednesday 31st – New Years Eve – Closed
Thursday 1st January – New Years Day – Closed
Friday 2nd January – Bar & Bistro Open
Wishing all members and patrons a very happy and safe Christmas & New Year!
Thankyou for your support throughout 2014
Kind Regards from Aina and all Staff
Xmas Breakup Saturday December 20th
A reminder that our last training day prior to our Xmas break in Saturday December 20th. On this day we will have some fun and I can confirm that we will have a special guest from the North Pole. The members draw will also be held between 4.30 and 5.30pm. A reminder we commence on Saturday January 10th at 12.15pm on the lawn after the break.
Carnival Help Required – Sunday January 18th 2015
We are looking for people to help out at our Carnival on Sunday January 18th 2015, we would appreciate if you are able to help out for an hour on the bbq, food tent, preparation on Saturday 17th January and our working party on the day. Sheets are on the notice board upstairs, please add your name to the list if you can spare an hour on the day. We need your help to make our carnival a huge success.
Carnival last Sunday 14 December 2014 – at North Haven
Well done to everyone and thank you to our water cover and officials.
Carnival No. 4 Sunday February 8th 2015
Just to confirm the carnival is on Sunday 8 February at Normanville.
Board Training
Friday 4.45pm at the club. Open to all who have completed their two ocean timed proficiency swims. A reminder if you participate in board training on a Friday afternoon and stay for a meal at the Club- don’t forget to collect your discount voucher from Pat
March Past
A reminder March Past Training starts at 11.15am please report to Mandy. As Mandy mentioned on Sunday this will be her last season as March Past coach and anyone interested in taking on the role please let me know.
Uniform Shop
Open from 10.45am to 12.15pm on Saturdays.
Senior Carnival 2 was held at Middleton beach and was SLSSAs first attempt at a ‘mobile carnival’ with support provided by both Pt Elliott and Goolwa SLSCs.
Our crew started the journey down the coast at 6am so for all it was a very long day.
We had 13 people nominate to do events and 10 compete on the day. Conditions were very tough with competitors from all clubs facing difficulties in water events.
Thanks as always must go to our officials – Raelene Donnell, Bob Brooks and Lauren Brooks. Thanks also to Neil Bisset for storing our trailer overnight and towing it down to Middleton and to Leanne Larven and Mardi Lienert for overseeing the U15s and girls events.
Please see below for a round-up of our results and the provisional point score which saw us finish 10th for the day.
| Event | Age Group | Name | Heat | Final |
| 2k run | U15 male | Sam Ambrose | 4th | |
| Beach Sprints | U15 male | Sam Ambrose | 4th | |
| Flags | U15 male | Josh Larven | 1 | |
| Sam Ambrose | 3 | 7th | ||
| Ski | U17 male | Nic Schulz | 9th | |
| Danny Humphrey | DNF * | |||
| Open Male | Sean McKenzie | 7th | 9th | |
| U17 female | Bryana Bisset | DNF ** | ||
| Swim | U15 male | Cooper Lienert | 11th | |
| Sam Squeo | 12th | |||
| Josh Larven | 25th | |||
| U17 male | Nic Schulz | 15th | ||
| Danny Humphrey | 13th | |||
| Open male | Sean McKenzie | 6th | ||
| U19 female | Paige Purdie | 7th | ||
| Open female | Paige Purdie | 8th | ||
| Swim Teams | U15 male | Sam Squeo
Cooper Lienert Josh Larven Sam Ambrose |
4th | |
| Open male | Danny Humphrey
Nic Schulz Sean McKenzie Nick Penny *** |
6th | ||
| Ironperson | U15 male | Cooper Lienert | 3rd | 9th |
| Josh Larven | 4th | 12th | ||
| Sam Squeo | DQ | |||
| U17 male | Nic Schulz | 4th | ||
| Danny Humphrey | 10th | |||
| Open male | Sean McKenzie | 5th | ||
| Boards | U15 male | Sam Squeo | 8th | 12th |
| Cooper Lienert | 11th | |||
| Josh Larven | DQ | |||
| Sam Ambrose | DQ | |||
| U17 male | Nic Schulz | 1st | 7th | |
| Danny Humphrey | 8th | 11th | ||
| Open male | Sean McKenzie | 3rd | 1st | |
| Danny Humphrey | 9th | |||
| Nic Schulz | 8th | 13th | ||
| U19 female | Paige Purdie | 6th | ||
| Taplin | Open male | Sean McKenzie
Nic Schulz Danny Humphrey |
9th | |
| Cameron | U15 male | Josh Larven
Cooper Lienert Sam Squeo |
5th |
* Danny’s ski may have come in before he did but he never let go of his paddle!
**Out of all the U17 females that attempted the ski (approx 9) only one crossed the finish line so well done Bryana on having a go!
*** Nick competed in the swim team in order to fill an open male team and unfortunately hurt his back when his foot dropped in a pot hole. This then put him out for the rest of the day. The Team Manager is still feeling guilty about this!
Provisional Point Score – Middleton
| Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | West Beach | 384 |
| 2 | Grange | 331 |
| 3 | Seacliff | 243 |
| 4 | Brighton | 118 |
| 5 | South Port | 63 |
| 6 | Christies Beach | 59 |
| 7 | Henley | 58 |
| 8 | Moana | 47 |
| 9 | Port Noarlunga | 33 |
| 10 | Semaphore | 30 |
| 11 | Somerton | 27 |
| 12 | Glenelg | 19 |
With one more carnival before our States campaign begins (save the date – January 11th 2015) we really want to see as many competitors on the beach as possible so that we can not only improve our points tally but have a strong team prepared for the 3 days of State Championships.
The Hitmen are back this Friday night – 5 December 2014 from 7pm. PLEASE NOTE: Bookings are essential for dinner as we have two large groups already booked. Please call Aina on 0431030426 if you would like to reserve a table.