West Wyalong batsmen, with a couple of their key players feeling the effects of the Harden Picnic Races, found scoring runs hard. Galong’s fielding was spot on with good catches and a couple run outs. 

When it came time for Galong to bat they did it with confidence and soon over took the West Wyalong score and after the allocated 25 overs had compiled 106 runs.

A trophy to commemorate the first match to be played on the new synthetic pitch was presented to the two captains, James Woodhead, Galong, and Ethan Silk, West Wyalong. Jessica Killick surprised everyone by opening a box which contained a large chocolate cake with GREAT GAME in icing on top.

Everyone who played hopes this will be the beginning of further games in the future. Many thanks for all who turned up with special thanks to Johnno Pitt for cooking the barbecue, Ruby Woodhead for scoring, Phillip and John for umpiring and Bill and Bec Stanley for organising the donation of the meat for the barbecue.

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This Friday evening, October 31, Halloween trick and treating will start at the hall at 6pm. A free sausage sizzle will be available followed by music and lights in the hall.

Parents who wish to leave their children are advised that older persons will be in attendance to supervise.

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Some of the most marvellous excuses for school non-attendances and lateness come from country kids. One young fellow being questioned by a teacher for being late said he had been plucking chooks since three o’clock that morning. 

“How’s that?” the teacher inquired. 

The boy looked embarrassed. “Well, it was like this: mum thought she heard a noise in the chook yard so she woke dad who rushed out with out any clothes and was standing with the shot gun in his hand pointing towards the chook house when our old dog, who’s got a terribly cold nose, came up behind him . . . and I’ve been plucking chooks ever since.