YL GET-TOGETHER AT PAENGAROA by Bev ZLlOS
COMBINED BAY OF PLENTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS
MARKET DAY AT PAENGAROA ON MARCH 3 2001

The combined Bay of Plenty Amateur Radio Clubs are holding an Amateur Radio Market Day in the Paengaroa Hall on State Highway 33 on March 3 2001. This Market Day was held for the first time in March 2000 and it was a huge success.

It is a great opportunity to hold a YL Get-Together for all the YLs from the combined clubs and for any other YLs who may wish to attend. The YLs who attended the first Get-Together found that it was a great opportunity to meet with one another. The Paengaroa Hall is very well suited for this, there is the Comvita Factory close by which has a factory shop attached, also a lovely garden to wander through and an antique shop which has loads of treasure stashed away for those who are interested in just browsing. All of the above is within walking distance of the Hall.

If you are interested in picking up a bargain at the Radio Clubs Market Day there will be plenty to chose from if the last Market Day is anything to go by. Let the OM browse and chat to the other OMs whilst we YLs meet with our YL friends and catch up with all the happenings and have an enjoyable cuppa together. Bring a YL friend. For those of you who don't know where Paengaroa is, it is situated between Te Puke and Rotorua just a few kms out of Te Puke. A great opportunity to visit the sunny Bay of Plenty, make a weekend of it. I am sure that you will be pleased you did. See you there.

If you have any queries contact Laureen ZLlBTP [email protected] or Bev ZLlOS [email protected]

Some Unexpected Happenings Before and After YL 2000
The very first morning Dot VK2DB und John VK2ZOI were in Paihia they bumped in to a larqe group of YLs, Gwen's group, walking down the main street.

Rose1 DL3KWR who was with the larqe group of German YLs and OMs on their 13 day Tour of NZ, on the very first day at Rainbow Springs met both the driver of Bus No 2 and some Japanese YLs

When Dot got off the bus in Hamilton the very first person she met was Elizabeth VE7YL who had just arrived in Hamiltun from Canada. Christine VK5CTY was waiting in the airport lounge at Melbourne reading when Muriel May came and sat beside her. They had met first in 1987 at the Adelaide ALARA Meet

When Rosel's group was going to the Huka Falls they saw Ruth IT9ESZ and Enzo coming toward them.

The Norfolk Island group met Val VK4VR and OM Brian in the main street of Norfolk Island They hadn't been able to go to YL2000 because of a prior commitment with the Probus group.

Afler their Fishing Tour on Lake Taupo Rosel's group met Inge DH3AAL who was touring by caravan on her own. A few days later they met her once more in the pouring rain at Pancake Rocks.

Lynn ZL2PQ, Trev ZLlTAD and Christine met Rosel's group coming out of the Waiouru Museum as they were going in. "A very pleasant moment of shared memories."

Rose1 and her group met up with Isolde DF4ZX, Isle DL5FM and their OMs on the beach at Kaiteretere

Ella G0FIP was delivered to the railway station at Te Awamutu only to find the railway line dug up and she had to go to Otorohanga by taxi to catch her train.