LOCALS hope to see Mark Spencer back in town early this week following his latest surgery in St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney.
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Mark is hopeful that this operation has been successful and we all hope he is soon feeling much better. He has had a pretty rough time over the last couple of years and is over due for some good health and good luck.
Good wishes for successful medical treatment go to Julie Henderson who also has had a pretty rough time lately. Hopefully her treatment will be successful and she will be well enough to resume her usual activities. Since her illness, her husband Dave has opened her little shop at the weekends.
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Tony Barton, known to most as Bart, will long remember his 50th birthday after the celebrations at his home on Saturday night. I think at least half of Boorowa and three quarters of the Binalong population were there to say happy birthday.
Bart and Christine organised sheep on a spit - and the meat was absolutely delicious - together with mashed potatoes and gravy, buns and coleslaw and all the other trimmings.
They have built their home on a really beautiful little piece of land and what they have achieved in a relatively short time in remarkable. So far he has gotten away with naming his geese after relatives, but he might get into trouble if he goes in for pigs or goats. Happy birthday, Bart.
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School news in the weekly bulletin is a little on the sparse side this week. Parents are reminded that notes and money for "Matilda" is to be returned before March 6 so that bookings can be confirmed.
Help is needed in 'contacting' books. See Miss O'Connor if you can help.
The staff say it is fantastic to see so many kids riding their bikes to school.
The students are still enjoying swimming as their weekly sport.
The infants classes have been studying and writing poems. Three were published in the Bulletin so I am sure they won't mind if I include them in the Binalong news.
Ivy' Saunders's poem was White:
Fluffy and scratchy
Hopping jumping and eating
Makes me feel happy
Rabbit
Alivia Kruger wrote Pink:
Sweet and juicy
Eating picking and sticking
It makes me feel yummy
Raspberries
Jack Trethowan said:
Black
Hairy and big
Eating sleeping and climbing
Makes me happy
Gorilla
Congratulations to the little ones and I bet there are many more to read.
Those who received gold stars this week were Ryan Ings, Emelia Martin, Nolan Yates and Alivia Kruger.
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As if by magic, double white lines have appeared up the hill front of the hall on Wellington Street to the intersection with Fitzroy Street where there is a give way indication that traffic on Wellington Street stop and give way to that on Fitzroy Street.
Many people have watched in horror as cars speed down both streets so this is a very good move.
However, the double lines are in front of our house, so are we able to cross them to gain entry to our driveway or do we have to do a loop around the garden or the pole near Leonie Hunter's place to be able to drive in?
Someone may be able to answer my query. Methinks the gremlins painted the lines as no one I know saw them being done.
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It is with great sadness that I have just heard that Binalong has lost another old identity. Lindsey Arabin could not fight the good fight any longer and he lost his very courageous battle with cancer in the early hours of Monday morning. His children, his long time partner, Barbara, and some of his many siblings were able to be there. We offer our sympathy to them all.
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The sporting activities kicked off with bowls on Friday evening but only 10 players. Come on bowlers, where are you?
We are lucky to have three newcomers playing, Ned and Monica Kelly and Adrian Sheldrick. Adrian teamed up with Peter Curtis and Philip Walsh to lay claim to some old birds.
Helen Curtis and John Stadtmiller claimed the chooks on Sunday so the Curtis family will not go hungry this week.
Helen then turned her attention to the chicken run and had the best score to take home yet another chicken. Tony Crossing was the runner up and Peter C again won the putting.
Brian Swarbrick once said "there is no style when it comes to putting. It's getting the ball in the holes that counts". Clancy had the honour of being presented with the wooden spoon (no competition because I stayed home and watched the golf).
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Binalong might be going to shoot poor Gilbert yet again but they are not aiming at Ned Kelly, who is a newcomer to town and is presently doing some plumbing in our home.
Ned, a long time qualified plumber guarantees no hold ups this century. He and Monica have come to Binalong from Benalla. He has been a plumber for 52 years and covers all plumbing problems, gas fittings, I installations', renovations and drainage etc.
Enough for this week.
Until next time.
Aileen Glover