TOUCH Footy groundsman Bill bullock has been doing a sterling job for quite a number of years marking the grounds each week as well as making sure the footballs are pumped up ready for action before play kicks off for the day. Bill was a little absent minded last Thursday arriving at John Oxley without the footies but nothing that a quick return trip to town (within the speed limits of course) couldn’t fix although play did commence a fraction late.
LAGOON Street resident Kylie Newman was back to her old tricks again last week when she ran out of petrol travelling up the Walcha Road hill while returning from Tamworth. Kylie did come up with some lame excuse about why it wasn’t her fault when she maintained the fuel gauge was indicating there was still 90 kilometres of juice left in the tank.
NO doubt there are some interesting local moustache’s being grown to raise funds for Movember a fundraiser for men’s health. A couple of weekends ago Lachlan Laurie and a few of his mates did a whip around with the plate collecting a quick $450 between the New England Hotel and the Bowling Club. On the other side of the coin there will probably be some happy better halves at the end of the month when the facial hair decorating the top lip disappears.
A COUPLE of weeks ago Commonwealth Bank manager Anne Martin and her fellow bank employee Mary Moran headed off to Port Douglas for a conference with their respective other halves Tony and Gerry in tow. Halfway to Armidale Airport Anne realised she had left her wallet at home and had to back track home to pick it up. No doubt the boys, who like to dish out a bit from time to time would have given some advice on the matter on nearly missing their plane.
WHILE up the coast Gerry reckons he experienced a once in a lifetime thrill when he went swimming alone with a Bull-nose Maori Wrasse. Before hand anyone swimming needed to pull on a lycra suit to avoid getting bitten by stingers and Gerry mentioned that he looked model material in his. Apparently everyone in the water was told not to touch the fish or the coral but Gerry couldn’t resist when the big fish came along to swim next to him.
WELL wasn’t that a sensational start to the 2008/09 Walcha swimming season last weekend. The unbelievable weather conditions did no favours for the people interested in aquatic activities with the pool water temperature dropping from 20 degrees Celsius to 15 degrees Celsius between Saturday and Monday morning. Thankfully there has been a bit of sun since as the water has returned to 20 degrees Celsius at the time of going to print.
DESPITE unfavourable conditions Swimming Club commenced on Tuesday with a medium sized roll up for the opening swim meet. It is certainly not too late to join the Swimming Club who swims competitively every Tuesday afternoon.
BEST of luck to Maxine Rose, sisters Jessica and Laura Bozza when they head to Armidale early next week to do their Pool Lifeguard Award. When the girls successfully complete the course they will be employed by council at the Walcha Pool.
THE big fella can certainly stop them when he makes a prediction. Last Saturday night while attending the council social club Christmas party Mark Peters suggested Australia would belt New Zealand in the Rugby League World Cup final. And didn’t ‘Turbo’ cop some flak from a few fellow partygoers while they watched the match in the disbelief that Australia lost.
A LITTLE while back council Parks and Gardens employee Marita Fraser stunned a few of her workmates when she reckoned there was an alligator in the area where the gully runs through between the showground and the rodeo ring. At least Marita had backed off slightly last Friday when she mentioned that the black metal in the gully just looked like an alligator when rain was falling.
MARITA’S offsider Cynthia Ward was experiencing a few hassles of her own last week but not quite to the extent of her workmate. Word has it that the Kentucky resident was having trouble adjusting to her new work vehicle stalling it on a number of occasions during the first couple of days use. At least you aren’t seeing things Cynthia.
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