Mannum Mag Issue 39 September 2009 by Mannum Community Magazine Inc

September 2009

Mannum, South Australia 5238

Issue number 39

Mannum Sport and Recreation Precinct Proposal Choosing the Future he Mannum Sport and Recreation Precinct proposal is a unique opportunity for Mannum to demonstrate it is capable of envisaging and building a viable future for the community and others who depend on its ongoing health and vitality. On one level, it is simply an opportunity to integrate a number of sports and recreation facilities on an existing location, which will then create further community synergies and opportunities that haven’t been considered yet. The opportunity is ‘unique’ because Mannum is characteristically a one-club town in each of the sporting pursuits involved. There are no competing interests or intra-code jealousies; each pursuit would be involved on its own terms and provide input according to their interests and their stake in the redevelopment. But there is a bigger prize at stake, a greater opportunity: the chance to show that Mannum can determine its future. Rural and regional areas the world over are fighting to retain their communities in the face of rapid and dramatic economic, social and environmental change. From young people seeking a more certain future elsewhere to companies closing their doors and government reducing services, the outflow of human and commercial capital seems impossible to stem. Some small communities are overwhelmed and broken by these external forces and wither away. Others have discovered the third ‘capital’ component of any economy: social capital. This is the capital that generates the cohesion, trust and collective purpose that enables smaller communities to not just survive but prosper in their own way, by their own definition.

Once this was simply called ‘pulling together’, but today this sentiment is not enough. To survive, communities must become as strategically focussed as the global interests that threaten their very survival. Communities must learn to exploit the prevailing economic and political conditions to their benefit, to recognise opportunity in the most unlikely of times. The Federal Government has responded to the global financial crisis by bringing forward infrastructure spending and promoting ‘nation building’ as a way of maintaining the economy and safeguarding jobs. The Government is open to funding requests that contribute to the community on the widest possible front. The Mannum Sport and Recreation Precinct proposal is about ‘community building’. The current climate provides Mannum with the perfect opportunity to implement this proposal by sourcing major funding from beyond the community’s limited resources. The time is right. The Mannum Sport and Recreation Precinct proposal is not just about building on the good work of community and sporting groups over the past 20 years by consolidating and integrating facilities to provide a more efficient multi-sports venue. The aim is to create a regional hub for sporting activity, recreation and related community services for people young and old who would otherwise have to travel out of the area — or go without. It will incorporate rehabilitation facilities and services — typically for sports people but for aged-care residents and families as well — including a 25m heated indoor pool. Continued page 6

Walkie Talkies

Sounds By The River

16 Years and Still Walking

New River Festival At Mannum n all star line up headlines the inaugural ‘Sounds by the River’ one day festival to be staged at the picturesque Mary Ann Reserve at Mannum, on Saturday 24th October 2009. The festival starts at 3:00 pm and concludes at 11:00 pm. The concept ‘Sounds by the River’ has been launched as an annual event to feature national and/or international acts utilizing the magnificent Murray River as a backdrop to host superb outdoor live entertainment.

Contents Angie’s Cooking Tips Ageing In The Murraylands

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Five Australian artists will provide music for everyone with the 2009 event showcasing an award winning country, folk and rock mix. Legendary country singer, Lee Kernaghan and South Australia’s own Kasey Chambers will head the inaugural festival lineup along with Aussie Pop Icon Darryl Braithwaite, Shane Nicholson and local regional band, Creatures of Habit.

Calendars & Dates Chippy Chatter Choristers Corner

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Church Services Classifieds Letters

n the 24th July, the Mannum Walkie Talkies celebrated their 16th birthday. We travelled by bus, driven by our driver Ted, who as always, made us laugh by his slightly whacky sense of humour. At Nuriootpa we had an hours walk around the lovely native gardens established there. We then travelled onto Tanunda, where we met up with Kaye Bird. Kaye was the founder of the group and even though she is no longer living in Mannum, she is still interested in what the group is doing. We had a wonderful lunch, including a Birthday Cake, at the Weintal Resort in Tanunda. 3 27 2

Memories of Mannum MMCSS Coordinator Out of this World

Trish Uzzell and Kaye Bird

Once again we enjoyed the great company and laughter that we as a group have enjoyed over the years that we have been walking and talking, either in Mannum or walks f ur ther awa y . So H A P P Y BIRTHDAY to us and many, many more to come. Trish Uzzell

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Marion Wilson Chips Co-ordinator

They’re Back Dear Editor, Did you miss us? Some readers may have noticed that, due to a technical problem, regular articles that originate from MMCSS and CHIPS were absent from the August issue of the Mannum Mag. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience. Life is full of little challenges, and fingers crossed that one has been addressed. If you didn’t receive a July to September ‘Whats On’ flyer in a recent letter drop, pop in to the office at 39 Randell Street to pick up your copy, this flyer contains all the information regarding scheduled courses, training and workshops. Angie Roesler

Deadline 28 September 2009 for publication in the October issue

What Does Your Doggy Doo? Dear Editor, I have waited a long time to air my pet hate, so here goes. We walk our dog every morning and it never fails to amaze us how many fresh doggie doos there are on the footpaths of the main street in Mannum each day. It’s not the poor dogs fault ’cos when you gotta go you gotta go, but surely the owners have to be responsible and pickup after their dogs. If dogs were to visit their homes and deposit their doos on these peoples’ front verandahs I am sure they would be highly indignant and disgusted. We think it looks bad for visitors to our beautiful town to be confronted with dirty footpaths where they have to dodge the droppings. The Council do their best to keep our beautiful town clean and tidy so surely we as dog owners can do our bit. It is also not fair for people to walk their dogs on the Mary Ann Reserve without a lead, allowing their dogs to run free, depositing doos where they like and often hidden from view of their owners. I thought the rule was no dogs off leads in those sorts of areas. Please owners get responsible and pickup after your pets. Maureen McDiarmid

[The Dog and Cat Management Act 1995 states that the owner or person responsible for control of the dog can be fined if the dog defecates in a public place and the faeces deposited by the dog are not immediately removed and adequately disposed of. Editor.]

Mannum Tennis Club AGM Season 2009 / 2010

Tuesday 8th September 7:00 pm At the Mannum Motel Barn Conference Room All welcome to attend Further details phone Wendy: 8569 1808

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO WOMEN OVER 50 With early detection of breast cancer, there is a greater chance of successful treatment.

Have a free screening mammogram on the Mobile Unit in Murray Bridge. Mobile Unit location: Murray Mallee Community Health car park

(Behind Murray Bridge Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, enter from Swanport Road)

Approximate visit dates: Late August 2009 and late March 2010 Screening is primarily recommended for women aged 50 to 69. Women aged 40 to 49 and over 70 are also eligible for screening.

For appointments and information phone: BreastScreen SA on 13 20 50 (cost of a local call) Free interpreter services are available.

Do You Remember Gizella? o you recognise anyone in the photograph? One of them might even be you or someone you know. How time flies! During the years from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s “Gizella” taught and trained many young girls in the art of folk dancing. You might have watched them perform at different times. “Gizella” would love to meet again as many of these girls as possible. She is planning a reunion at her home in Mannum on Sunday October 25th. If you can help us to make contact with those concerned, it would be greatly appreciated. Please phone me (8569 1251) or leave a message.

Carol Groth

Heed the Head or Heart? Dear Editor, What a lovely, sad, caring story of Bill Heath and his wife Evelyn, “The Relinguish Carers Roll”. The story you published in the August Mannum Mag. None of us know what is ahead of us in life or what “age” will bring. Bill did what his heart said. In life that is all one can do, and pray our head (and others) don’t get in the way.

The viewpoints and opinions of the Authors and Artists that appear in Mannum Mag do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of the Mannum Mag Editors, staff and/or affiliates. Mannum Mag assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this publication.

he AGM is on Thursday 19th of November. Our RSL may be small but there is a plethora of knowledge within, and we don’t dwell to much on the formalities; more so on comradeship and friendship. So, if you have nothing better to do once a month, come along. The RSL Christmas party will be on Thursday 17th December at 1200 hrs. The next meeting is on Thursday 17th September at 1100am, followed by a sausage sizzle. We have T shirts available for purchase and also RSL banners. The Badge

Judy Kennett

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Letters to the Editor

With permission, Messenger Newspapers

Thank You Lions Dear Editor I would like to publicly acknowledge the fantastic support that the Mannum Lion’s Club gives to the various community groups around Mannum. On July 28th I was invited to attend the Mannum Lion’s Club Den where “Chips” was the recipient of a very generous donation to enable the continued support of the disadvantaged members of our community. Not only did Chips receive a very generous cheque but I was one of at least six other local groups that was honoured on this evening. The Mannum Lion’s Club do an amazing job raising money to assist many projects in the Mid Murray Council area and I would like to say a special thank you to all members for all they do, and for their support to Chips and the many other groups who were so generously supported financially.

To accommodate a wide range of comments, short letters have more chance of publication. Longer letters addressing important matters will not necessarily be excluded. In general, aim for about 100 to 150 words, or less.

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Mannum Regional Skate Park

Chippy Chatter any of our clients and all of our Staff and Volunteers would know Chris Battle, who drives 3 days a week all the way from Willaston to work at ‘CHIPS’ in Mannum. Over the past year Chris has been working to achieve for CHIPS, the highest standard possible for our external reviews which are conducted every three years. Just before Christmas last year the independent external reviewer for the HAAC (Home and Community Care) program gave us really high p ra i s e f o r o u r accomplishments. Recently we had an external review conducted for the Service Excellence Project with which we also received fantastic results. Thank you to all the Staff and Volunteers for their input and also to the clients that gave up their time to take part in the interview process, and a very special thank you to Chris, she is really one of a kind. As we work our way through the end of financial year ‘stuff’, with financial and written reports to funding bodies and all the taxation and annual acquittals that need to be waded through, it does make us look back on the year that was. We are always

looking to improve and expand the services offered and work closely with other organisations in the community. We sometimes need to take stock and realise that we are doing a great job, we have had some wonderful feedback and compliments from our clients and many other members of the community. Welcome Wendy, Heather, John, Judith and Richard to our team of volunteers. We are very glad to have them on board. John is set to take on the role of window cleaner so hopefully we will be able to clear the backlog of requests for this service. Plans are in place and invitations going out for our 29th Friendship Lunch. This means that this year’s Christmas Lunch will be our 30th Friendship Lunch, so we’ll have to come up with something special, any suggestions? We are always looking for new ideas and inventive ways to support the community so if you have any ideas you would like to share pleases call into the office or telephone 8569 2129. We would love to chat with you. Marion Wilson, Coordinator

DISTRICT CHURCH SERVICES For Mannum congregations ANGLICAN 6 Adelaide Road (ph: 8569 2385) Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am BAPTIST William Street (ph: 8278 3992) Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am

number of members of the Skate Park Committee met on Monday 10th August at 6 pm and there was significant discussion about the lack of progress with our Skate Park. While we understand the reasons why the money allocated had to go to the ‘B list’ we are very disappointed that the park has been delayed. We get the impression that the Council is generally in favour of a Skate Park but vested interests are making it impossible to establish a suitable site in Mannum. We believe that the senior planning officer Geoff Parsons has recommended the Leisure Centre site which was the Committee’s first choice of location for many good reasons, and still remains the preferred site. We looked at and discussed at length the proposed site at the old Primary School and believed we had approval to go ahead and were happy to accept that site as a suitable location. We see no reason that this site should not be approved with some alterations. Other towns have installed buffer fencing and garden screening when Skate Parks are near residential areas. When Mary Ann Reserve was first suggested we were told it would be a difficult and long-term exercise to gain approval without guarantee of success. We now have heard

suggestions of the possibility of creating a Skate Park in the car park area on the river side of the Community Club on Mary Ann Reserve. We would be happy with THIS site. A number of people have proposed establishing a Skate Park at the oval and we understand the view to combine with the proposed sporting precinct but parents of most children likely to use this site strongly oppose it because of its lack of high visibility. We believe that a higher profile Skate Park with greater visibility would be of great benefit to both the local community and to the tourist trade. We would like Council to know that we are very appreciative that Council has earmarked the $180,000 grant arriving in December for the Skate Park development and would like a firm decision on the site well before that date. We have been overwhelmed by the support of the community and the offer of major work ‘in kind’ and goods and services by local businesses. This shows tremendous community spirit which should be grasped wholeheartedly and acted upon promptly. A healthy community should encourage and support its youth because they are its future. Joy Marks and Rosalind Newland On behalf of the Committee

PUZZLE ow many words of 4 or more letters can you make with these 9 letters? • Each word must include the letter in the shaded box • One word includes all 9 letters

CATHOLIC Mau Street (ph: 8531 1699) Mannum, Mass: 1st Sunday 9.30 am, all others 8.30 am LUTHERAN 79 Cliff Street (ph: 8569 2863) Mannum, Sundays 9.00 am, Sunday School 9.45 am during school terms. Everyone welcome. RIVER WORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE Greening Street (ph: 8569 1333) Mannum, Sundays 10.00 am

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31 Very good

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Calendar: Jo Kader 8569 1879 Photographer: Jessica Clark 0488 153 491 Secretary: Carol Greening 8569 1609 Accounts: Denise Davis 8569 8112

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Are We Winning? ir, Water, Food and Shelter. Those are the basics we need to have existence - which is measured in Time. Sounds simple. We have polluted the AIR, depleted the ozone and made so much carbon dioxide we’ve caused global warming. But we produce lots of manufactured “luxuries.” Then there’s the WATER. In its natural cycle of evaporation, precipitation, storage in aquifers, rivers etc. it becomes a living thing carrying minerals and other nutrients as it lubricates our bodies. But our river no longer lives as we produce irrigated products for export. We’re

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being offered our own depleted water “recycled” to drink. We produce FOOD in Australia. Fruit, vegetables, grain, meat and fish for export. We eat storage fruit and veg depleted of nutrients, imported fruit concentrate, the leftovers of our tuna and crayfish - or worse, imported inferior products. But we’re “efficient”. At what? SHELTER we have, it’s just getting so expensive it takes all our time to pay for it. Which takes care of TIME, the measure of our existence. What have we won?

In a punny sort of way ... … a backward poet writes inverse. … a man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking. … a hangover is the wrath of grapes. … dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play. … a bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two tired. … if you don’t pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.

Vivian Garner

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FRIENDLY STREET POETRY IN MURRAY BRIDGE

Sounds By The River New River Festival At Mannum From page 1

ounds by the River has been created to not only provide visitors with a location to enjoy quality live entertainment in stunning surroundings but to promote the Murray River as one of South Australia’s iconic visitor destinations. ‘Sounds by the River’ is supported by Events South Australia, the events division of the South Australian Tourism Commission. “South Australia is the events and festival State and we’re very proud to support new and exciting events, such as Sounds by the River, that attract new visitors into the regions,” says Hitaf Rasheed, General Manager, Events South Australia. Lee Kernaghan said, “I am looking forward to my first time in Mannum, and what a beautiful setting for a concert. We always have a great time

in South Australia and I am looking forward to playing to another legendary country crowd’. Extensive food and bar facilities will be available at the event. Tickets, on sale now, are $69.00 plus a booking fee. Children under 12, accompanied by a parent or guardian will have free admission. Contact Venuetix phone: 8225 8888, (www.venuetix.com.au) or Mannum Newsagency phone: 8569 1028, email

Spring & Poetry … the perfect mix! SA’s best known, longest running group is coming to Murray Bridge! Sunday September 6th from 2 to 5pm Community Health Care Day Centre, Swanport Road (Wellbeing Building, next to Murray Bridge Hospital therapy pool)

A free cultural event including a delicious afternoon tea Local poets, come and read your work at an open microphone event. Bring two copies of any poem you read, it could be selected for inclusion in the next Friendly Street Poets Reader, to be published in January and launched in March 2010 during Writers’ Week, as part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts. Non-readers are very welcome! There will be a door prize, giveaways and Friendly Street Poets’ books at super sale prices. Phone 0428 878 163 or Email maxandjacqui@bigpond.com This free event is funded by a Rural City of Murray Bridge community grant and the State Government through Arts SA.

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For further information contact the Mannum Visitor Information Centre on 8569 1303 and for transportation from Adelaide, Adelaide Hills and Murray Bridge areas, contact LinksSA 8564 3022,

WALKING TRAIL TO RAVINE DES CASOARS, K.I. Within the forest, by the trail, a mighty gum had split; the bulk had crashed across my path, so I stepped over it. That splintered stump yet proudly stood and wallowed not in grief. For, crowned in fresh green sprouts, it had turned over a new leaf. Max Merckenschlager

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Mannum Sport and Recreation Precinct proposal From page 1

he new complex will provide a better home for football, netball, tennis, cricket, golf and horse riding; there is room for soccer and bowls, and to incorporate specialist venues like bike and walking tracks within a safe and suitable environment. The reality is that if rural communities are to survive and thrive into the future they must find

ways of adding value to community life to keep their residents engaged and fulfilled — to keep them, full-stop. They have to try harder to keep their young by keeping them interested, involved and, above all, safe and out of trouble. A century ago, sporting and recreational pursuits and clubs achieved this without really trying; there wasn’t much else for people to do. Community values of the times

were shared to the point they were more like unwritten laws. Those times are long gone. If a community today believes it has a future it has to demonstrate its faith to its most important stakeholders: its people. The Mannum Sport and Recreation Precinct proposal is an opportunity to show Mannum is planning to be a thriving centre well beyond the present.

The redevelopment of the oval infrastructure and facilities will also help develop the citizens of tomorrow by showing young people how the language of sport — ambition, planning, strategy, leadership, teamwork, commitment — is universal to the pursuit of any significant and valued prize. A viable future for all is some prize.

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Mannum Lions

Memories of Mannum

From The Lions Den

n August the Mannum Lions took on the task of helping out a very worthwhile local cause, The Hall, a voluntary organisation that does so much valuable work in looking after the mental health of the community.

Lions are providing the labour and building expertise for an outside deck and pergola at The Hall’s meeting rooms. This is a joint project with The Hall, who have paid for the planning, approvals and all materials. Terry Udy, The Hall Coordinator, said that the 8.5 × 4 metre area will provide a much n e e d e d socialising and activity area outside. He added that they were “b lown away with the work a n d t h e workmanship that was done by the Lions.” David Dowley

Des Green, coordinator of the project, at work on the decking.

Ruby Kriewaldt (nee Wegener) celebrated her 100th Birthday last October in the company of three hundred relatives and friends. Ruby’s memories are a rich tapestry of her passion for people, music, and life as a country pastor’s and prison chaplain’s wife. Even at her advanced age, she demonstrates traditional hospitality as she offers a ‘cuppa’.

was born on the family farm at Palmer in 1908. When I was about 5, my family moved out to Grandfather Rathjen’s copper mine, Kittiecoola, (between Palmer and Tunkillo) and stayed there until I was 12, when we moved back to Palmer again, to the farm where my nephew still grows wheat. My first job, at age 14, was at the Palmer Store and Post Office. After that I did office work for the farm implement company, Kretschmers of Palmer until I married at 23 in 1932. I had a lot of cousins and other relatives who lived in Mannum, as well as seven uncles (Wegeners, dad’s brothers) who grew up at Caloote, and all became carpenters. Mannum used to have many sporting fixtures in those days, and one of them was the Rowing Regatta usually held around New Year.

I was only quite young, but I remember helping my aunt Winnie Trewartha (nee Wegener) to turn the handle of this contraption that churned the cream to make icecream for the regatta. They lived in the house on the corner just where you turn to go down River Lane, and now is a Gift Shop. Young John Chandler, who was an only child with no one to play with, lived across the road and used to run over to play with my cousins and me. The other thing that I remember is that I was one of the passengers on the last Cobb Car (Cobb and Co Stage Coach) that travelled from Palmer to Mannum in 1925 when I was about 17. Only the other day I saw the stables that are still there, at the Palmer Hotel where they changed the horses for the next leg to Birdwood then I think it was to Ti-Tree Gully, then Adelaide. Ruby Kriewaldt

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Cobb and Co Stage Coach (with permission of The Rob Williams Collection held at the Mannum Dock Museum).

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Out Of This World

Under The Toadstool

Astronomer’s Corner ith the least amount of optical assistance, that is none at all, the night sky under dark conditions is seen to beam forth with the faint white light reflected off dust clouds and tinges of colour. Directly overhead at around 10pm is Scorpio and the centre of our Milky Way Galaxy. This is a prime place to view an expanse of much interest. Viewing this area even without a telescope makes it interesting. We can see large areas of dust clouds and stars which unfold in more detail with even the smallest telescope or binoculars. The plane of the ecliptic (the apparent path of the Sun across the sky) cuts through the constellation Capricorn, or The Sea Goat, and helps to find the constellation. Capricorn is a shaped rather like a large arrowhead made up of faint stars, but well worth the hunt. Other constellations in that area tends to meld with it. It just so happens that Jupiter is also currently passing through Capricorn. The planet rises about 4pm early September. Waiting for the right conditions to occur and then knowing where to look for that glimpse of a far distant planet takes planning. Star charts and recognising named constellations are how we make sense of the expanse of space traversed by our nearest solar companion, the Sun. Just recently Saturn’s largest moon Titan has been shown in the media as a place visually similar to Earth, but at minus 180 degrees with lakes of methane and endless radiation. In the night sky it is our ability to be able to find this place next to Saturn and make the connection, even if we can’t go there. The presence of streetlights, for our safety in towns, can limit the areas for viewing, but hopefully it won’t stop you observing. Early mariners relied on the stars when travelling large distances and modern day systems utilise the backup capabilities a little celestial knowledge gives us. Pocket telescopes preceded the GPS systems of today and, like the sundial, will always be applicable. The sundial changed its form to fit in ones pocket; the antique types made of silver survive well, today. The edge we provide comes from the accumulated knowledge shown in star charts and atlases that date back through maritime and astronomical history. An abundance of information and places that manipulate the numerical data about the night sky are plentiful on the internet, and it is our choice or preference to do the sums ourselves if we choose.

Dave Allen

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Linus: “Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks is the most sincere.” ‘Peanuts’, Charles M. Schulz

wenty five years ago, I drove a mobile clinic van as a child health nurse at Mundaring in the Darling Ranges east of Perth. Part of my job was to visit each newly delivered babe and mother at home within the first three weeks of the birth. The region was similar to the Adelaide Hills, with a large number of artistic and alternative lifestyle families, who value their privacy, and sometimes preserve it by giving Post Office box numbers as their addresses. One day, while attempting to find a new mother who had thoughtfully supplied a map to where she lived, I had a gloriously quirky adventure. (Getting lost, meant I met many more people!) Having driven the van vainly up and down a narrow muddy road, and ready to give up the search, I turned into a No Through Road. The sun pierced the morning mists, and to my right stood a tall man in a garden of at least a dozen HUGE orange pumpkins; the biggest I had ever seen! (In fact, they are not true pumpkins, but squash called Big Mac, a fact conveniently overlooked by organizers of Biggest Pumpkin Competitions all over the world.) Winding down the window to ask directions, I heard him loudly berating himself. When he saw me he stopped, and I walked over to the fence, enthusiastically admiring his magnificent crop.

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He told me how disappointed he was at not winning the Hovea Tavern Biggest Pumpkin Competition the night before, and that I could have the bloomin’ lot, and of course he didn’t want to be paid for the one I chose (the biggest of course!) Then, with an ease I could only marvel at, he lifted the pumpkin over the fence, jumped over it himself, opened the passenger door, wedged the enormous vegetable onto the seat where it couldn’t move, told me where the new baby lived, and wished me good luck! Did he know something? I found the ‘lost’ family, and my Darlington afternoon clinic went well; with parents and children peering into the front seat marvelling at its huge occupant, while I purred. My anxiety began and grew however, after a perceptive toddler asked how I was going to get it out. How on earth WAS I to get the thing home? Would it fit into my little Renault 13? But, three hours later, amid gales of laughter, the efforts of willing youths with wheelbarrows, encouraging dogs, friendly neighbours, plus many pauses for reflections on folly and liquid refreshments, my ‘pumpkin’ and I were home. Big Mac sat serenely on my bench for months, happily the centre of attention, before the rot set in. That is another story. Elf

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Sustainable House Day

ometimes the hardest part about making your home greener, is knowing where to start. Sustainable House Day, on Sunday the 13th of September, is a unique opportunity to visit some of the most sustainable private houses in the country. This year Murray Bridge has two and there is one in Caloote. You can talk to the owners to see what they’ve done and how they’ve done it - all for free! For more details and a list of open homes near you, check out www.sustainablehouseday.com Judy Celmins, 0403 290 371

Want A Wonderful World?

ouldn’t it be wonderful if, during the next century, we humans learnt to live within our planet’s means? Wouldn’t it be idyllic if we cooperated globally to ensure that no child went hungry, and no person believed s/he had a greater right to shelter, safety or love than another? Wouldn’t it be miraculous if we corrected the imbalance that we’ve helped to create in Nature? This time around, we’ve built a small home. It’s still a palace when compared to the hovels, tents and

cardboard covers of billions. Our air-conditioning is the same as that of our great grandparents; thermal mass, insulation, shade, night-time breezes and daytime sunrays ensure we are comfortable. We grow a little of our own food. It’s a big challenge in our increasingly hotter and drier climate. Shadecloth, growing containers and rainwater are used in this battle. We have revegetated our whole 23ha property, which was degraded and bare apart from seven ancient Eucalyptus gracilis trees when we bought it in 1998. A wide range of local native species were used, as well as some from harsher northern climates, to hedge for the uncertain future. Our large bush garden is a joy to live in. It’s become home again to earlier tenants - around forty species of birds and many small reptiles. Every journey begins with one step, the saying goes. Every action that any of us takes which has a positive impact upon our world is a step on the philosophical journey to Heaven-on-Earth.

Whistle Toot News from the Mannum Dock Museum

he PS Marion has been fully booked for 4 Rockford dinner cruises this year, which is quite an achievement for a 112 year old boat. These dinner cruises are always fully booked and are for a couple of years ahead, so if you are interested don’t waste any time, contact the Mannum Dock Museum/Information Centre with your inquiries. Short cruises are planned for the October long weekend, leaving from the Mary Ann Reserve on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Plans are afoot to slip the PS Marion when possible and check her “bottom”, give her a spring clean and re paint. The boat recently passed another in-water survey which augers well for her future. The Mannum Dock Museum Annual General Meeting was held on 15th August and the committee was re-elected. Currently the structure and role of the Mannum Dock Museum is under review. Council is looking at how the many roles and responsibilities of management can be fairly and equitably fulfilled.

Shane Strudwick’s exhibit ion at the Gallery is well worth visiting. This talented artist shows the many moods, colours and beauty of the River Murray. Look under 2009 Community Calendar for special ‘deals’ on entry to the art gallery. Revamping plans for the Museum continue to be discussed and new displays will be in place in the near future. Dave Dowley is one of the regular volunteers at the Museum - well known around Mannum through Lions, Dave chairs the Museum sub committee and until the recent AGM was Secretary to the Board. Dave spends many hours quietly working away on Museum matters, is talented with a sketching pen, pencil and computer when it comes to concept plans and story telling. Volunteering is great fun inquiries to the Mannum Dock Museum on 8569 2733 or visit the website at www.psmarion.com Jenny Callander

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Mannum Christmas Tree Fete ere is a brief description of H this annual Mannum Festival for anyone new to the area and other interested parties. The Mannum Christmas Tree Fete is a display of decorated trees held each year in conjunction with stalls. Local community groups and churches operate a variety of stalls to raise funds for various community groups. We are always looking for more groups to be involved or to sponsor prizes. The Festival is held at the Mannum Community College, and this year will be on Friday 27th November between the hours of 9 am and 3 pm. For any queries about the Festival or for anyone wishing to join our committee, the next meeting is Tuesday 8 th September, 10 am at the The Hall 5 Greening St, Mannum. Dianne Bernhardt 2009 Co-ordinator

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Mannum Dock Museum PS Marion Short Cruises

he heritage Paddle Steamer “Marion” will be conducting short cruises from Mary Ann Reserve on the 3rd and 4th of October. • 1 hour cruises from 11:00 am, 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm • Tickets cost $15.00 per adult $7.50 child (4-14), under 4 years free. • Booking enquiries to Mannum Dock Museum phone: 8569 2733 or book on line www.psmarion.com

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The PS Marion is a very special boat, a fully restored heritage vessel built in 1897 and is the last operational, original, heritage, steam driven, wood fired, overnight passenger carrying side wheel paddle steamer in the world. At 112 years old she is fully crewed and maintained by volunteers of the Mannum Dock Museum. She makes cruises a handful of times during the year and

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this is the last opportunity for short cruises this year. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information. Thank you for your assistance. Jenny Callander Mannum Dock Museum

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† Choristers Corner †

From the Coordinators Desk n July 31st we had the judging of the Beanie Competition. Mrs. Bobbie Mann who has judged every year, said that the task was not getting any easier. The quality and innovative ideas of the entrants was as always outstanding and the final choice of a winner was extremely difficult. I would like to thank Bobbie for accepting the challenge again this year, and also a special thank you to all members of the community who participated. Congratulations to Jeanie Miller who knitted this year’s winning entry and a very special thank you as she then donated the prize money to CHIPS (Community Help for the Isolated with Personal Support). Second prize was given to Jan Vinnal. The $20 prize money for this prize was donated by Mrs. Mann. Special mention certificates were awarded to Mrs. Dunstan for her wonderful parrot and pirate creations, and to Jan Clothier. Again, thank you to all who took part. The Beanies will be delivered to Camp Quality and I know they will be very gratefully accepted. Our planned Mystery Bus Trip has been re-scheduled to September 23rd, at a cost of only $40, which includes lunch with a great day out. We all need some retail therapy from time to time so come into the office and book your seat. First in to book and pay will get to go, and I am sure the bus will fill really fast. This trip is open to all members of the community and the bus will pick-up at Swan Reach,

Popular Music and Jazz Part 2

Nildotte, Walker Flat and Mannum. Governance Training has also been re-scheduled due to a Volunteering SA double booking. This will be held at the Day Care Centre on Monday 14th September commencing at 11:00am. A light lunch is included in the $15 cost per participant. We apologise to anyone who has been inconvenienced by the change in date. I do recommend this training to anyone who is on a Committee or Board of Management as it gives vital information as to your personal risk and your rights and responsibilities. September sees us focussing on Adult Learners Week, and to celebrate we will be opening the doors here at MMCSS 1st–8th September, giving our community the opportunity to come along and see the courses on offer. (See the MMCSS Calendar page 28.) Please let us know if there is something you would like to do and we will make every effort to make it happen. We look forward to seeing you. Our regular programs are continuing, including Art Classes and our Computer Courses, and some new programs including Pot to Pot are available. Drop into 39 Randell Street and check out what is on offer. There will soon be some new craft classes including doll making and mosaics coming up so watch out for information regarding these. Marion Wilson, Coordinator

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conomic conditions and changing demographics in the 1940s saw the decline of the big bands in popular music. Jazz influenced singers such as Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Mel Torme and later Tony Bennett began to emerge. By the fifties rock and roll was becoming significant. It was coming from the Rhythm and Blues genre led by Louis Jordan, one time saxophone player and singer with Chick Webb. Jazz, no longer the mainstream of popular music, continued to provide hits into the sixties. Dizzy Gillespie with orchestra provided examples such as ‘Night and Day’. Jazz flavoured studio orchestras led by Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Ray Conniff, Pete Rugulo and others provided music which filled the airwaves and the home record players even if they were not always number one hits. The Dave Brubeck Quartet had a big hit with Take Five. Acker Bilk provided Stranger on the Shore. In the early sixties came the British trad revival with Kenny Ball, Acker Bilk, Chris Barber and others giving us hits such as Midnight in Moscow and Petit Fleur. In 1962 Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd popularised Bossa Nova;

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Mannum Town Choir members are reminded that rehearsals for end of year performances including Carols By The River on December 20th will resume on Monday September 7th at 3 pm. Please be there as we will be discussing our pieces and choosing items for programmes. Would all choir members bring ONE (only) favourite Christmas piece chosen from our end of year programmes over the previous five or so years, so that Sue, Rena and all of us can decide on items suitable for performing this year? Any queries, phone Elf on 8569 2295.

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Desifinado became a hit. The big Bossa hit came in 1964 with Girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim, sung by Astrid Gilberto to the tenor saxophone of Getz. More recently artists like Hugh Masekela with Grazin in the Grass and Chuck Magnione’s Feels so Good have entered the charts. Singers such as Tony Bennett and Rosemary Clooney have segued themselves into jazz singers. Now other artists are turning to jazz interpretations of songs from the American songbook. These include Rod Stewart, Boz Scaggs and Bryan Ferry. At the turn of the century Ricky Martin had a hit with the Perez Prado tune Mambo Number 5. Before that a group calling themselves US3 brought out a hip hop version of Herbie Hancock’s Cantaloupe Island; they called it Cantaloop. And of course there has been the resurgence that has produced Harry Connick Jr, Michael Buble, Peter Cincotti and Jamie Cullum. So jazz and popular music still co-exist, not always recognised by the listeners but there none-the-less.

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Murray Darlings The Murray Darlings reach 50!

o, not 50 years old, but we have just welcomed our 50th member to our (dis)organisation, which is something we are very proud of, as the number 50 is always an excuse to be celebrated in the Red Hat Society! In my last article I mentioned about how excited I was to be personally turning 50 in June this year, so that I can finally wear the vibrant red and purple (members of the Red Hat Society who have not quite ‘come of age’ are required to wear a faded out version of the real colours, pink and lavender). So 50 does indeed feel like a magical number, one which we are hoping to do our bit to encourage women to realise that it is not a number to be feared, but to be celebrated. Two years ago when I discussed the idea of setting up a Red Hat chapter here I never would have guessed that just 16 months after our first get-together we would welcome our 50th member! Thank you so much to all of our members that have come along and joined in. As a chapter of the Red Hat Society, we are part of a much larger, world-wide group. In Australia, there are now 204 chapters, including 17 in South Australia. (Australian website www.matildarose2.com), Several of our members will be attending what has now become an annual get together with our fellow SA red hat sisters. We will be attending a weekend retreat at Victor Harbor the last weekend in October, which happens to coincide with Halloween. On the Friday night when we ‘go out on the town’ (dinner at the Crown Hotel in Victor) we will be donning our red and purple witches outfits, what a sight! The chapter has some exciting events happening over the next few months, including a Wisteria garden party at Port Elliot (a chance to see the

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whales), Willsy’s Nostalgia movie day at Mt Barker (The King and I), a very special event to be hosted by M’Lady Coral Reef - ‘Talking heads Aussie Red Hat Style’, a trip to the ‘Tickle Tank’ in Mt Barker, and Melbourne Cup lunch. We are also starting our plans for Christmas, and we hope to participate again in this year’s Christmas Tree Festival and Pageant. If you like the sound of what we are doing, we are always open to new members. If you are new to town and looking for a way to meet other women and have some fun, we welcome you. We have a morning tea at 10am on the first Monday of every month at the Mannum Motel Café, new faces are always welcome. For more information contact Karyn Baker ph. 8569 1438.

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Mannum Community College Pedal Prix

ay 17th saw the start of this year’s Pedal Prix events. Mannum Community College entered 3 vehicles in the 2 Adelaide races, and the Murray Bridge 24 hour event to be held in September. Event 1 turned out to be a very wet race with persistent showers for most of the day. Thankfully the start was dry and all 3 vehicles gridded up. They even had the pleasure of the South Australian Premier, Mike Rann, waving the flag for the start of the race. This year the Victoria Park track had been shortened, with the famous crash corner now missing. (Much to the disappointment of some of the more adventurous riders.) This has resulted in much faster times and some of our riders had some very good times compared to all the other teams. Once the rain set in, the track conditions were very difficult, but all of our riders handled them well and all vehicles remained on their wheels. The greatest problem (especially with the enclosed vehicles) was that the screens fogged up very quickly, meaning a real lack of visibility. One pit stop for the senior team resulted in the pit crew attacking the Perspex canopy with knives to open up some air vents. The senior team had their first experience with cycling shoes and cleats which with practice, will result in much quicker times. Only one major break down halted progress for the Junior team, but our mechanics managed to patch up the break so that the team could finish the race. All 3 teams finished the race. Primary team: 145th overall, 51st in their category, completing 85 laps. Middle school team: 73rd overall, 22nd in their category, completing 128 laps. Senior team: 60th overall, 21st

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in their category, completing 137 laps. Race number 2 was run on July 25th, also at the Victoria Park track. This race ran for 9 hours, the last couple of hours requiring lights. Despite a very grim forecast of 14 degrees and rain, the weather was not as much of a problem as with the first race. The Junior team was depleted in numbers due to sickness, but they did extremely well with those present. Some of the newer riders being so much more confident this time around. The extra 3 hours of this race added another 66 laps to their race, but with no breakdowns this time. The Middle School team was missing a couple of regular riders and their vehicle had no mechanical problems at all, they completed 171 laps. The couple of showers of rain did not worry any riders. The Perspex screens had been left off the vehicles and fogging was not a factor. The Senior team lost a rider due to injury, so they also had less competitors than the previous race. But all the students worked well together and completed this longer race with 197 laps. Final positions for all 3 teams. Junior Primary: 150th overall, 49th in their category. Middle School: 75th overall and 24th in their category. Senior team: 52nd overall and 18th in their category. There were 169 entries in this race. Staff and parents were very proud of the way these students represented their school and now look forward to the Murray Bridge 24 hour Pedal Prix in September. Thank you to all who helped and to those people and businesses who support the pedal prix program. Janice Mildwaters

Mannum Community College 2009 Pedal Prix Team

An Introduction to Blood Donation Who can give blood? Giving blood is a relatively simple and very rewarding experience. Most people are able to give blood if they: • are fit, healthy and not suffering from a cold, flu or other illness at the time of donation. • are aged between 16-70 years (in some states 16 and 17 year olds require parental/guardian consent). • weigh more than 45kg (16 & 17 year olds need to weigh more than 50kg). • have eaten and drunk 3 or 4 glasses of water/juice on the day.

The Blood Donor Experience? On arrival: You will be welcomed by our staff and asked to complete a confidential, Donor Questionnaire about your general health. It is designed to protect both you and the person who receives your blood. Interview: Before you give blood, you will be interviewed by a trained staff member. The short interview is an opportunity for a health check. You will be given a quick ‘finger prick’ to ensure your haemoglobin level is within a healthy range, and your blood pressure will be measured. Every time you visit the Blood Service a member of our professional staff will discuss your recent health and make sure nothing has changed since your last visit. Giving blood: This takes just 5 - 10 minutes. However, you should allow about an hour from time of arrival to departure, which includes time for your interview and refreshments. In the majority of individuals, a donation of 470 mL is less than 10% of total blood volume. Relax and refresh: After giving blood, you will be given your choice of something to eat and drink while relaxing in the

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refreshment area. Within 24 - 48 hours your blood volume is completely restored. Drinking extra water-based fluids before and after giving blood will help this process. Testing: To protect patients who receive blood, your donation is tested to determine your blood group and will be screened for HIV 1 and 2, hepatitis B and C, HTLV I and II and syphilis. Why give blood? Blood is vital to life, and for many people, blood donors are their life-line. Currently, only one in 30 Australians give blood, but one in three will need blood in their lifetime. Every type of blood is important. Group O is the most common group and is also the most needed. Group O negative is particularly valuable because in certain emergency situations it can be used when the patient’s blood group is unknown. The rarest group is the one that is not available when you need it! Where can you give blood? Call our national donor information line on 13 14 95 or visit our website www.donateblood.com.au to find out the location of your nearest blood donor centre. You can be certain that when you give blood you are making a difference to someone’s life. You can be proud of the importance and value of your life-saving donation. The mobile unit makes regular visits to Mannum and Murray Bridge. The next planned visit is to Murray Bridge on 19th to 23rd October.

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Mary Underwood 50 Years Service

n Friday the 17th July at 5pm Mary Underwood handed over her key and started her retirement after 50 years of service at the Mannum Medical Centre. All the staff past and present wish Mary all the best with the start of her new adventure.

Kirstie Pym, Office Manager

Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last day - Queen Mary Underwood Back: Dr Laura Bullock, Dr Sonia Schutz, Dr Stephen Napoli, Mary Underwood, Dr Peter Joyner, Dr Rebecca George, Student Joany Zachariasse. Front: Dr Hamoudi Aldyni, Dr Kimberly Lim.

Back: Terry Schutz, Jan Klose, Kirstie Pym, Carol Davidson, Meredith Chilver, Rodney Wearne. Front: Gianna Bau, Donna Neumann, Mary Underwood, Sharon Briggs.

Back: Kathy Mobbs, Rosemary Freeman, Josie Hall. Front: Mary Underwood, Jane Adams, Jenny Pfitzner.

Cooking Dilemmas Dilemma: I would like to know the best way to thaw frozen food. Solution: Food with low moisture content, for example cakes or muffins, can be thawed at room temperature. Remove wrapping, thaw, then

place in an air tight container. Food with medium moisture content, for example fresh pasta, bread, vegetables or prepared meals, can be heated directly out of the freezer, or thawed in the fridge for later use.

Food with a high water content, for example meat, chicken, fish, fruit and liquid based dishes must be thawed in the fridge. Cheers and happy cooking, Angie. Send your cooking dilemmas

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Mannum Red Cross Card Luncheon rd

n Thursday July 23 the Mannum Red Cross Branch Card Luncheon, held in the Uniting Church Hall, was abuzz with many card players. In addition to the locals, players came from as far as Adelaide, Kapunda, Woodside, Nurioopta, Lobethal, Murray Bridge, Mt

Barker, Jervois, Eden Valley, Angeston and Bow Hill. A three course meal was provided, including soup, salads, meats, pavlovas, cream puffs, tarts, jellies and fruit salad and cream. After lunch the raffles were drawn and then the games of 500 and Bugs began. The Bugs winner was Gloria Thomas of Lenswood, with the Special Prize going to Emma Schubert of Woodside. The winner of 500 was Kurt Weinmann of Murray Bridge and his wife Raeleen won the Special Prize. Afternoon tea completed a successful day which raised $770. Rae Bottroff, Vice President

Keith Gobbet (long time Mannum resident, now of Adelaide) and Bobbie Mann.

Mannum Day Centre Mannum Day Centre is open from Mondays to Fridays except Public Holidays. The Day Centre is available for hire by community groups for a small donation. Please ring on 8569 0219 for more information. WEEKLY Monday

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Knitting Group. Bring your craft along and join in! Tea/coffee provided. For $6, stay for a cooked lunch. Mannum Weight Watchers. F Rhonda 8569 1123. Social Day. Bingo in morning and games in afternoon. Cost $6 for the day which includes cooked lunch. Tai Chi. Dates to be advised. Sessions are expected to last for an hour. Cost will be gold coin donation on the day. Sessions will cater for different degrees of abilities but is suitable for people with joint, muscular/skeletal or arthritic conditions as well as more able bodied clients. Tai Chi will not be run during the school holidays. Scrabble Day. (*Dates change so please ring to confirm times.) Come and enjoy a relaxed game of scrabble. Cost $2 for the morning or $6 for a cooked lunch Mannum Red Cross Wellbeing Nucleus Discussion Group. Evolved from Mediation, Pastoral Care, Enneagram, Art & Soul Groups. Men’s Group. Socialisation and companionship. $6 for centre based activities including a cooked lunch. Outings are held on a regular basis. Costs may vary on these days. Women’s Health and Information Group. Card Afternoon. Bring your cards and participate in a friendly relaxed game of 500, Canasta, Bridge, Whist (the choice is yours!). Cost $2 (includes afternoon tea.) Men’s Discussion Group. F Ralph on 8569 1264.

Angie’s Cooking Tips his recipe is inspired by the ‘GO for 2 & 5’ promotion MMCSS is launching in August/September with the ‘Pot to Pot’ project. The ‘switch ups’ in this recipe are only limited by your imagination and is a versatile addition to your menu. Any vegetable that can be fried could be used; use many varieties or just one, cabbage for instance. I hope you have some fun with it. Five Spice Stir Fry 1 tbs peanut oil ½ small cabbage, shredded 1 carrot, cut into thin batons 1 small or ½ large capsicum, cut into thin batons 1 small onion, thinly sliced 1 tbs cold water 2 tsp sesame oil ½ tsp Chinese five spice powder 1 tbs sesame seeds Heat a wok or large frying pan over medium to high heat until hot. Add oil, swirl to coat pan, add prepared vegetables. As a general rule, root vegetables are introduced to the wok first, then progressing to the softer vegetables. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes, add water. Cover. Cook for 1 minute or until cooked to desired ‘doneness’. Season with salt

and pepper. Serve with sesame seeds sprinkled on top. This is a great base recipe that can take different directions. Here are some variations. a. Add cooked meat and prepared noodles towards the end of cooking and you have a complete meal b. Use just cabbage (try a mix of red and green cabbage), adding 2 tbs oyster sauce with the water c. Add a small can of drained diced pineapple, ¼ cup sweet chilli sauce and replace 1 cup of prepared vegetables with 1 cup of pickled vegetables. Congratulations you’ve just made a sweet and sour dish. If the stir fry sauce is too thin, mix 2 tbs of cornflour with 2 tbs cold water, add this to the stir fry over heat until thickened. If you come up with a great combination, let me know. Send your article suggestions to Angie, 39 Randell, St Mannum, SA 5238 or Email: mmcss.angroesler@in ternode.on.net Angie Roesler

Hospital Programs - Phone 8569 0200 Audio Clinic: for appointments phone 1800 057 220 Child & Youth Health Services: Contact 1300 733 606 for appointment Community Midwifery Service: phone 85690200 to make a booking Community Nursing Service: Murray Mallee Community Health Service Phone 8535 6800. Hire of Crutches: visit the hospital or phone 85690200 Mannum Domiciliary Care Services: phone 85690240 or through the hospital on 85690200. Meals on Wheels: Doctors referral necessary Optometrist: For an Appointments phone 8569 0200. Physiotherapy (Private): Consulting Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Appointments phone 8569 0200. Private Podiatry: Appointment to be made at the Domiciliary Care Office phone 8569 0240.

Mannum Medical Centre – Phone 85690222

Adelaide Cardiology *Echocardiograms / *Asthma Clinic / *Centacare Family Well-Being Support / Continence Clinic / Diabetic Clinic / Dietitian / *Home Aged Care Assessments / *Home Medication Reviews / Hypertension Clinic / 4th Wed 6:30-9:30pm Immunisation / *IMVS Collection Centre / Mannum Youth Clinic - “The Café” Headspace / *Psychologists / *Physiotherapist (Public) If you would like to attend any of the Day Centre programs but cannot drive here, *Doctor’s referral required please contact me (8569 0219) and I will arrange transport for you. Page 16 Mannum Mag Issue Number 39

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t the 10th August meeting, Council received two Deputations: one from Debbie Alexander regarding an update on the Entrance to Murraylands/Mannum project the other from Michael Bridge, General Manager, Bicycle SA. The Entrance to Murraylands/Mannum project has been simmering away for quite some time now. Debbie presented site drawings, including parking facilities, seating facilities, information shelter and welcome monument. The proposal indicated a two stage development. Council voted $2000 to progress the matter further with more exact costing. The proposal from Michael Bridge, Bicycle SA, outlined a possible, exciting event for the Mid Murray Council in 2010. The event is similar to the Tour Down Under and is called the World Future Cycle Challenge. It is a biennial event and is recognised as the world’s leading solar assisted, human powered vehicle event. Host regions are required to submit a local wild card team to the competition to compete in one of two stages of the event at the start/finish of the event in their region. This is an exciting opportunity for schools to take part in an internationally recognised event. Council voted to support the event in principle. Community Grants

Some eight applications were received for Community Grants. To a maximum of $500. All were accepted. Some Council members have queried some applications in the past. Consequently Council has decided to review its policy on Community Grants. Finally, an application was received from Murray Venturer Cruises for a safe anchorage for their new vessel the “Kookaburra”. The Kookaburra is 75 foot long and can accommodate 120 passengers. As well as the usual river cruises, wedding receptions and the like, it is planned to offer an opportunity for fine dining. Council voted that staff investigate the feasibility and cost of meeting the request to allow the vessel to moor at the Mary Ann Reserve. Cr Brian Taylor

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Mannum Police here has been a significant problem with Property Damage in the past two months. The damage is costing everyone in the community as they are either the victims and have to spend money to repair the damage or the Mid Murray Council has been the victim and the cost of repairs impacts on the rates they need to charge, which affects everyone be they house owner or a renter as the increased rate is past on in increased rent. Police are keen to hear from anybody who may have any information relating to the damage that has occurred. The cost of the damage is in the thousands of dollars. Police will be adopting a Zero tolerance to offenders who are caught and responsible for causing damage in the past or in the future. The damage has been as listed below:

25/6 Mary Anne Reserve Toilets: Windows smashed 27/6 Unforgettable Houseboats: River

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Lane chairs smashed on moored houseboat Murray Park: A car windscreen was smashed on a vehicle parked in Murray Park. Gemini Way: Washing line pulled from wall Arnold Park Toilets: Doors kicked in Arnold Park Toilets: L i g h t fittings towel and paper dispensers smashed cisterns and pans also smashed Purnong Rd: Letter box smashed Albert St: Letter box smashed Mannum Motel: Letter box smashed, Motel sign smashed Victoria St: Letterbox smashed Mannum Community College: Walker Ave. Library window smashed with a baseball bat Mannum Takeaway: Randell St. Window smashed Telstra: Adelaide Rd, Phone box completely smashed and coins taken Berryman Ave: Rear window of vehicle smashed North Tce: Real estate signs smashed Mid Murray Council: Cliff St. Black spot mirror smashed

7-9/8 North Tce: Vehicle window smashed 8/8 Victoria St: Letterbox smashed 8/8 Schuetze St: Vehicle window smashed 9/8 Esplanade: Ornamental whirly gig smashed 10/8 East Front Rd: Letterbox smashed 14/8- North Tce: 6 Real estate signs 15/8 smashed 16/8 CFS: Walker Ave. Graffitti marked on front wall of fire station

During the past month the following offences have been detected: 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Speed PCA Manner Dangerous Stalking Unlicensed Reverse w/o due care Cannabis Possession Unlawful possession Unlicensed Poss Firearm Fail Keep Left Misuse vehicle warning device Breach Restraining Order Assault causing harm Sergeant Mick Towie

Ageing in the Murraylands A letter from Millie

ear Reader, As this edition of Mannum Mag goes to print, two seminars will be held in Murray Bridge under the title, “When They Need More Care”. The first topic is “When is the right time to seek alternative care?” Wow, someone has the answer at last! Let’s take a little journey together and turn this into, “When WE need more Care”. A bit confronting, but we can nibble at the edges; start planning for ourselves. Older people in Japan share similar issues to us rural dwellers. Fewer and fewer young people to help the ageing, families unable to fill the breach and proportionally less taxpayers to fund government services. Is there anything we can learn from them? They’ve considered: Emigration: Anyone you know overseas who’d love to take

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you in? Importing care-givers: There’s a thought - our own Pacific solution - Islanders on short-term visas to care for us at home. Blow, I forgot about union wages. Later retirement: That’s not producing the economic benefits governments anticipated. Technological aids: Now we’re talking, my own personal silicone carer. Maybe the rehabilitation robot to improve my mobility so I don’t become bed-ridden, the nurse robot, teacher robot, or the interactive face robot that can handle logic and psychological communications. I could install my own robotics room where my simple needs like getting a drink or a tissue will be unobtrusively monitored and met without human assistance. Perhaps a simple minder to guide me to the toilet. Add a monitoring system like parents use to

know exactly what their child is doing every minute. Then you’ll truly be a nuisance to your children. Are you inspired to learn more? Two University of Wollongong staff, Noriko Dethlefs (ndethlefs@uow.edu.au), and Brian Martin (bmartin@uow.edu.au), are writing about Japanese technology for aged care, the internet offers tutorials on “How to Build a Robot” and CHIPS in Mannum offers help with using your computer. Good luck and good planning. Millie

Sillie Millie’s already hard at work.

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Contacting Mannum Police Urgent emergency assistance call 000. For police attendance call 131 444. If you need to contact us for other matters either visit the station or call 8569 2211. This may be answered by the Murray Bridge station. They will contact us by radio and then we will contact you. Your police are available 24 hours a day. Emergency 000 Police attendance 131 444 Mannum Station 8569 2211

Next Meeting Tuesday 21st September, 7:30 pm Senior Citizens Centre All welcome, especially new members. Tea and coffee provided after the meeting. For further information contact Tony Eversham: 0428 856 911.

As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Dutifully pulling over, he answered it and heard his wife’s voice urgently warning him, “Herman, I just heard on the news that there’s a car going the wrong way on the freeway. Please be careful!” “It’s not just one car,” said Herman. “It’s hundreds of them!” ((((((( I want to die while asleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.

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Murraylands Regional Tourist Association he MRTA has launched the new Mallee Bound website:

www.malleebound.com.au

This is a fantastic new direction for the Mallee region in South Australia and shows that there are rich cultural and historical tourism experiences in the region. Discover Murray River and Mallee have worked with the Southern District Mallee Council, local tourism operators and the community to develop a brand, design and website that reflects the character and quality of the southern Mallee region. The site is full of information but it is only the beginning. This is the foundation to begin developing a unique South Australian tourism experience that is genuine and interesting in the Mallee and Murraylands. Discover Murray River and Mallee have also recently developed a fantastic marketing innovation with the Mallee Wooden typeface. This gives the Mallee its very own branding opportunity and is free for the community and world to download to their computer. This ties in beautifully with the Letterpress Printing Museum in Pinnaroo. We have also published the Lameroo Heritage Walks which now feature on the Discover Murray mobile website. http://m.murrayriver.com.au/lameroo

The canoe trail Murray Bridge Murraylands Under the Bridges Explore the River was officially launched on 12th August. This is the second

canoe trail developed by MRTA. A third is under development. This would not be possible if not for the Community Grant from The Murray Bridge Council. Please contact us for printed copies or download from the VisitMurraylands website or Discover Murray website. They are also available via mobile phone. The MRTA has been nominated for this years SA Great awards this is truly a surprise and honour to be nominated. Brief notes on new ventures and releases from MRTA Members. • Captain Proud have announced a cruise from Murray Bridge to Mannum with an overnight stay at Mannum Motel. • Riversedge Caravan Park have released their two New Luxury Villas with views overlooking the River providing Luxury accommodation for guests visiting the Murraylands all year round. • Mannum Caravan Park has released two New Riverfront Villas, which offer unimpeded views to the river, large outdoor decking and so much more… • Mannum Progress released

Pot to Pot Journals elcome to a new regular article that will follow the ‘Pot to Pot’ project MMCSS is running, starting August/September to December. The ‘Pot to Pot’ project supports the SA Health ‘GO for 2 & 5’ campaign, launched in February 2008 in direct response to surveys that indicated South Australians of all ages do not eat enough fruit and vegetables. This campaign is loaded with information on increasing fruit and vegetable intake to achieve the target of 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables in your daily diet. We aim to make this information available to everyone in our community. The ‘Pot to Pot’ project includes several workshops and participants have the choice of being involved in one or all of the workshops, which include creating an edible garden, cooking what we grow and also a bus trip, visiting a garden at another

Community Centre and the Adelaide Central Market. So if you are a novice or a keen gardener, or just into food, look out for flyers and check out the Mannum Mag for information. Space is precious at MMCSS premises as some of you may know, so we have to get creative with the placement of the edible garden, limited sunlight is also an issue, so we’ve had our thinking caps on! Charts will be consulted to learn what we can plant. The structure for the garden bed has been delivered (thank you Mr. Elix, J. R. Elix Tanks) and hopefully the edible garden will be planted out and growing by early Spring. Find out what the ‘Pot to Pot’ project is up to by reading next months ‘Pot to Pot’ journal, better still come along and participate. Drop in to 39 Randell Street or give us a call on 8569 2129. Everyone welcome. Angie Roesler

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MRTA Inc., PO Box 344, Murray Bridge SA 5253. Telephone 0448 533 147. [Extracts from the MRTA August Newsletter. Editor]

Mannum Express Freight Under New Ownership Freight delivered to and picked up from: ! Mannum and surrounding areas ! Murray Bridge ! Mt Barker ! Littlehampton ! Adelaide Freight for areas outside our regular delivery area can be collected from our depot in Mannum

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Friends Of Aminya embers of the Friends Of Aminya presented a cheque for $18000 to Lindsay Williams, CEO of Aminya Hostel and Mid Murray Homes for the aged. Thanks must go to Elders Mannum Real Estate and River Estates First National for catering at their Clearing Sales.

Thanks are also due to the Mannum Hospital Auxiliary who gave us a sizable donation some years ago, which went towards the verandah which has been included in the alterations to the Hostel. Our committee are desperately seeking new members. Rae Bottroff, Coordinator

Lindsay Williams, Joyleen Rosenzweig, Ann Dyer with Rae Bottroff.

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An Australian Adventure Vivian Garner (Entries from the “Adventure Diary” starting with a dog, a dunny and a kangaroo tale.)

arch 16th, 1974 We’ve been adopted by a dog. He followed Esther and I down the street Monday and made Esther thoroughly disgusted by licking her all the time. She lost her patience when he tried to share her ‘icy pole.’ And I wasn’t too happy to be tripping over him and his assorted companions either. He sleeps at our front door, plays in our garbage tin and drags the milk packets around the lawn. Today he looked really hungry so I mixed some chook food and milk for him. That was a mistake. He and the kids took it as approval of his adoption and they’ve been playing together all day. Regan has dragged out assorted offerings - bread, dirty rags for bedding, etc. and he has been named “Pup”. I think I’ve been had. March 20th Edgar finished a job down the road in Quirindi on Saturday. He had built closets or cupboards in all the bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen of a new house. We were invited down to see the house by the proud new owner. I asked to take Esther to the ‘bathroom.’ Puzzled but polite lady

of the house took us to the bathroom - which contained one bathtub, one shower and one handbasin. We finally established that what we needed was the toilet. I knew the neighbours’ were all ‘down the back’ but Werris Creek was like that. I never expected a brand new house to continue the custom. Actually it didn’t - quite. The toilet had its own room inside. Somehow we had bought the only house in ‘the Creek’ with a 3-piece bath. I’ve learned to appreciate the Aussie arrangement since but it took months before I was comfortable asking for the toilet. Came home and Rex took us out to find ‘roos’. (Recorded the effort as follows and sent it off to the local paper.) “You just can’t come to Australia and not see kangaroos, now can you? Edgar has been coming home from hunting with tales of kangaroos frolicking through the scrub but I’ve been here six months and the only ones I’ve seen have been in cages. It’s getting so I don’t dare write home any more. Rex tells me you can’t see them if you never get out of the car so last week I decided to take him at his word and go for a walk at dusk - with the family of course. We set off jauntily enough, up hill,

down dale, and all that. The men took their guns, in case of snakes or rabbits, they said, so I ended up packing my chubby two-year-old on my shoulders. The up hill part soon got very up, let me tell you. Luckily she was very cheerful about it all. But then, she was the only one not utterly exhausted by the time we reached our lookout. There’s something about packing five children that takes the starch out of the most ardent outdoors man I found. By the time we’d hauled the last one up the last hill it was beginning to look like a long walk back. But kangaroos we came for and kangaroos we were going to get. So we looked. And looked. And looked. We saw rabbits, sheep, an eagle, some galahs - not a kangaroo. Regan sat down and refused to go another step until we picked all the burrs from his pants. “They itch”, he grumbled. Daphne took a fancy to an old ram’s skull and insisted on carting the grisly thing along and Shawn went into his continual chatter routine. By this time Rex was muttering something suspicious under his breath. No kangaroo in his right mind would have stayed around. Neither did I. That was enough. Kangaroos, or no

kangaroos to be more precise, I’d had it. So back we started. And I was right. It was a very long walk back. Once we got in sight of the ute my gallant companions disappeared, hoping to get a few shots in. By this time we were all thoroughly disgusted. My ankles were aching from walking over the stony hills and Shawn’s continual chatter had become continual whingeing. Lovely. But not Esther. Oh no, she was bouncing gaily along on my poor tired shoulders as if she’d never been on a walk. But then she hadn’t, had she? Still, we did sleep well. I wasn’t too pleasant to my happy hunters when they came home tonight with a load of rabbits. “Any kangaroos?” I growled. “Oh say, there was this big red fellow almost six feet.” “MEN!!!” The paper came out once a week and we got a phone call. “Be ready on Saturday afternoon, I’m going to show you some kangaroos.” A local farmer took us at dusk to his wheat paddock. “You’re bound to see them in there,” was his wry comment. And sure enough, we did. To be continued

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River Estates First National Is Now The Time To Sell?

Particularly popular at the moment are modern homes, in the $250,000 to $300,000 price bracket, offering 3 to 4 bedrooms, and requiring little work for a buyer to do. It costs nothing but an hour or so of your time to find out what your home is worth, so if you have been thinking of selling, now just might be the time to arrange a price appraisal. Please give me a call on 0427 799 970 or 8569 1361 to have a chat, or to arrange a time for an appraisal.

have some great news for you if you are thinking of selling your home. At River Estates First National we have been working hard to combat the so called ‘slump’ in the property market and have managed to achieve excellent results, despite the doom and gloom. We still have buyers on our database but recent sales in Mannum for certain types of homes have left us very low on stock. With the first home owners grant offering great rewards and low interest rates still on offer, now is a great time to take full advantage if you have a property you are looking to sell.

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Tirra Lirra Book Group “The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society” Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows

he Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society is certainly not a title that grabs you and makes you want to pick it up. However, this is a delightful book, and once you have begun reading, you may have difficulty putting it down! Set in post-World War II, it tells the story of journalist/author Juliet Ashton and her involvement with the inhabitants of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, which was occupied by the Germans for five years during the war. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society was formed on the spur of the moment, when a group of friends was discovered sneaking home after curfew, and needed a very quick alibi. From here the story develops, continuing as a series of warm and humorous letters between the society members and Juliet. She learns about their island, the German occupation, their families and experiences during the war, as well as their shared love of reading. Realising that this could be the background for her next novel, Juliet sails to Guernsey, and soon becomes part of this rich and wonderful community of charming characters. Our book group agreed that this is a book of love, hope and courage, which had us sharing in the lives of these real, warm people; laughing and crying with them as their lives unfolded in their letters. The author Mary Ann Shaffer began the book, and due to ill health was assisted by her niece, children’s author Annie Barrows. It was a pity she was not able see it through to publication in 2008. If you are thinking of giving a book as a gift, I thoroughly recommend this one, knowing that it will appeal to most readers.

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No Kidding Final Episode

hey stopped at Cobar that night and checked out its old copper mining machinery and historical museum before heading west again. The plains were dry and went on forever. Silver mulga, hopbush and leopardwood trees threw lacy shade. Goats outnumbered sheep three to one. “How far now, Dad?” whined Brady, for the umpteenth time. “About half an hour, then we turn off the highway at ‘Silveroo Station’ gate,” said Martin. “It’s several kilometres more then to the homestead.” “Does the school bus pick up their kids?” asked Kelly. “No. They do correspondence lessons. That’s books the teacher sends in the mail - and ‘School Of The Air’. You’ll see. You might be allowed to talk on the radio to their teacher.” “What could we tell her, Dad?” “How about that smelly old goat with the horns like wheelbarrow handles!” “POW!” Brady pretended to shoot goats through the window. Kelly frowned. “You said it was beautiful country, Dad. Does it get nicer soon? I don’t like it here.” “Sure hope so, son. I don’t like what I see either.” The silence was broken spasmodically by volleys of “pow, pow, pows”. The boys were playing ‘Who Can Shoot The Biggest Goat?’ “Here we are,” said Martin. “You get the gate Kelly.” “OK Dad.” “Gee! It’s got dead bushes everywhere,” sighed Brady. “I thought we were going to see

emus and kangaroos?” “So did I, son. No feed for them here. Did you fasten the gate, Kelly? Don’t want the sheep getting out.” “What sheep, Dad?” asked Kelly. “Oh, they’ll be near the dam or something,” sighed Martin. The car rattled and bumped along a rutted dirt track, through increasingly desolate country. “There’s the house. Hurrah!” Ted emerged from the shed, wiping greasy hands on a wad of wool, and wrapped his arms around his ‘little’ brother. “Great to see you, Martin!” He tousled Brady’s hair as the boy ducked behind his dad, and shook Kelly’s hand. Kelly felt important. “Come inside. Mel’s made scones. What a sight for sore eyes you all are,” said Ted. He hesitated before adding, “It’s just as well you’re here at last. We’re selling ‘Silveroo’. Agent’s coming tomorrow to assess us. Shouldn’t think he’ll match the overdraft.” “What? Where’ll you go, Ted? I can’t believe it,” said Martin. “Oh, we’ll survive. During the long drought we had to sell off most of the sheep, and there’s no money coming in since the goat abattoir closed. Can’t afford to run the place. It would take more capital than we can muster to bring it back. And the goats just keep on killing the country.” The two men walked, unable to talk, toward the homestead, while two little boys hung back, silently surveying this country of their Dad’s dreams.

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Do I Go Oink? My head is so full of a number of things, I feel like I’m trapped on those showground things The ones that go round and leave you so dizzy, With your head in a whirl and your stomach all fizzy. I get so sweaty, I’m cold and I’m hot. Don’t get too near - a flower I’m not. I’m staying at home - I’m not fit to meet comp’ny, I’m tired and miserable and decidedly grumpy. Besides, I wouldn’t be doing anyone favours To give this darn flu to a friend or my neighbours. There’s one good part of this flu that I’ve had, I can sit and do nothing and not even feel bad. The washing can pile up, I don’t do the dusting Hubby can cook - my, isn’t he trusting? I’ve been feeling better, a few days not so crook, But don’t tell him please, I’ve not finished my book. Vivian Garner Some Thoughts on the Swine Flu Pandemic It was once said that a black man will be President of the United States when pigs fly. 100 days into Obama’s presidency, swine flu! Perhaps it is not too bad, it may only be an epigdemic, or even just a small snout break. Whatever, I’ve heard that the first symptom is that you come out in rashers. Never mind, I have also heard that there is a cure - the liberal application of oinkment. I can picture them now as the two friends wander through the Hundred Acre Wood. Piglet thinks how lucky he is to have a friend like Pooh Bear. Pooh is thinking if that pig sneezes he’s dead.

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The Hall ello again from the Hall. We have had lots of people (but always room for more) getting busy at the Hall recently and awesome things have been happening! We had a great stay at the Mannum Caravan Park Pump House for our mini camp which was awesome. Because it was in town we could still feed our pets, and my girl was able to get to school in the mornings without too much trouble. We very much enjoyed the activities and hospitality usually only enjoyed by visitors to the town. How lovely too feel so spoiled. We also enjoyed a fabulous lunch outing the Cambrai Creamery (as well as a trip to the op-shop) and checked out Shell Hill while we were out there. Back at The Hall we got into learning how to use our new sheet metal nibbler, which has resulted in some groovy art for the garden. We have had our usual ongoing music, craft and gardening activities and enjoyed a workshop with a dietician. We were also joined by our friends the Kapunda Chatters, who enjoyed sharing the most lovingly prepared home cooked meals we could muster. Getting out and about in the bus we visited the very beautiful Lavande of Callington which was a very special place with a french theme. Our hosts gave us a

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tour of the stunning gardens with a great commentary, while the smells of our lunch drifted through the kitchen windows. The place was full of beautiful surprises and we had lunch of wood-fired bread, soup and crumble. Once again we were well looked after and it felt good. Our next mystery trip took us to Jervois where we had a big lunch at the Riverflat Cafe. It was a great day to be there with the sun streaming in through the windows after a few very frosty days. We visited Karoonda Crafty People’s View group for a day of relaxation where we were pampered, enjoyed some craft and ended up with some bonus Canna lilies for our garden. Afterwards we visited pioneer park and some disappeared for a while to the Quilt shop. Our friends were great hosts and we enjoyed our lunch and the rest of our time with them very much. We were invited to the Murray Mallee Consumer Advisory Group (MMCAG) BBQ and AGM at Old Tailem Town, where we discovered the most amazing collection of old buildings filled with displays of authentic items from the past. You could imagine the place working as a real community with a railway station and dozens of homes and businesses, including everything from an early school house and church to a

scarey looking hospital with morgue and coffin maker. The place itself was worth the visit, let alone meeting some new people. Some of us took the opportunity to join the committee, too.

Also, thank you so much to everyone who helped with donations of cement, sand and other material. It’s been busy around here that’s for sure and we’d love you to come and join in the

While we’ve been out and about, the Mannum Lions Club roared into action to erect the patio we recently

fun too. Get in quick for Cooking on a Budget, Novice Computing and Guitar Lessons or just drop by for a cuppa and

purchased thanks to a grant. We now have wheelchair access to the back door and a social area to interact with those in the garden. The Lions got through all the tricky bits and worked non stop with regular coffee and biscuit deliveries. We are so happy with the work that they have done and are grateful to them for donating a set of stairs. It was like watching a backyard blitz in your own backyard.

to check the place out. We are open Monday, Wednesday and Fridays 10-3. Phone: 8569 1643 or Email thehall@internode.on.net to get on the mailing list and receive our calendar. See you soon.

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CLASSIFIEDS

For Sale

Announcements

$5 Classifieds can be up to thirty (30) words and must be PRE-PAID before your advertisement will appear, unless by prior arrangement. Advertisements over thirty words cost an extra 20 cents per extra word. Payments may be made by Cheque, Money Order or cash.

DOGS - JACK RUSSELL CROSS a. One male approximately 2 years old. $100 b. One male puppy born 5th Feb 2009. Vet Checked. $100. Phone: 8569 8162.

MURRAY BRIDGE COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB Proudly presents Bernie & The Bandits, Sunday September 27th, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, Imperial Football Club, Johnstone Park. Members $5.00, non-members $7.00. Lunch available. Trading Table, Raffle, Dancing. All welcome. Contact Brian 8535 4317.

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Community Calendar

September Captain Arnold The River Drawn Exhibition Arnold Gallery Date: Now, until further notice Time: Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm Sat & Sun: 10am–4pm Cost: Free to Mannum residents Contact: Jenny Callander, Mannum Dock Museum 8569 2733 Market/Trash ‘n Treasure Mannum Showgrounds Date: Sunday 6th Time: 9.00am–2.00pm Cost: Free Admission Contact: Irene Lovell 8569 2541 Sites Available Australian International Pedal Prix Sturt Reserve, Murray Bridge Date: Thur 17th–Sun 20th Cost: $10, Child (under 10) Free Contact: Andrew McLachlan 8357 1978 2009 Australian Quad Motocross Championship Monato Motocross Track Date: Sat 19th–Sun 20th Time: 9am–6pm Cost: $10, Child (under 16) Free Murray Bridge Agricultural and Horticultural Show 2009 Murray Bridge Showgrounds Date: Sat 26th–Sun 27th Time: 8am–9pm Cost: Adults $10, Concession $8, Child (5 to 14) $5 Contact: 8531 0248 Mindarie-Halidon Cup Halidon (Karoonda Alawoona Road) A Picnic Day. Bus from Mannum. Date: Sunday 27th Contact: 8578 7015 October PS Marion Short Cruises Mary Ann Reserve Devonshire Tea. Licenced Bar. Last opportunity until Australia Day. Date: Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th Time: Depart 11am, 1pm and 3pm Cost: Adult $15 Child $7:50 Market/Trash ‘n Treasure Mannum Showgrounds Date: Sunday 4th Time: 9.00am–2.00pm Cost: Free Admission Contact: Irene Lovell 8569 2541 Sites Available Sounds by the River Mary Ann Reserve Lee Kernaghan, Casey Chambers live. Date: Saturday 24th Time: 3pm - 11pm Cost: Adults $69 Under 12 Free Contact: Mannum Visitor Information Centre 8569 1303. Tickets from Mannum Newsagency.

Clash Calendar Leave the details of regular meetings at the CHIPS Office or e-mail to: editor.mannummag@baonline.com.au Monthly 1st Monday 9:45am Combined Probus, Mannum Club 10:00am Murray Darlings Red Hatters, Mannum Motel Café. Ph. 8569 1438 1st Tuesday 7:30pm Show Committee, Showground 1st Wednesday 2:00pm Mannum Mag Committee, Showground. Ph. 8569 2385 2nd Wednesday 9:00am Shared Stitches of Mannum Quilting Group. Ph. 8569 1035 3rd Tuesday pm Palmer Card Day, Lutheran Hall Palmer. Ph. 8532 2255 7:30pm Neighbourhood Watch, Senior Citizens Centre 3rd Thursday 11:00am RSL, Mannum Community Club 4th Thursday 7:30pm Progress Association, Mannum Community College Staff room. All welcome. Last Monday 1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary, Meeting Room, Esmerelda Street Weekly Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10:00–3:00 The Hall, 5 Greening Street, Mannum. Ph. 8569 1643 Monday 3:00pm Mannum Town Choir, Uniting Church hall. Ph. 8569 2295 Tuesday & Friday 8:30am Walkie Talkies, Lions Den, Show Ground Other Alternate Fridays 1:30pm Senior Citizens Club, Senior Cit. Rooms (Rear of Leisure Centre). Ph. 85692795 2nd & 4th Tuesday 10:00am Craft Group. Uniting Church Cottage. Ph. 85691827.

2009 PUBLICATION DEADLINES Friday (12 noon) For Publication in August 21 September Issue 39 September 25 October Issue 40 October 23 November Issue 41 Email: editor.mannummag@baonline.com.au Telephone: 85692295 (Elf), 85698112 (Denise) Drop in to: 39 Randell Street, Mannum SA 5238 (a mailbox kindly provided by MMCSS/CHIPS) Email facilities provided by Broadband Anywhere

MMCSS Calendar

Mid Murray Community Support Services

Pop in between 10 am - 4 pm at 39 Randell St Mannum. Ph: 85692129. Weekly Programme Contact MMCSS for details. Registering for courses & programs is essential

Monday Art Classes with Evelyn. 12 noon-3 pm. Pot to Pot Planting Workshop. 3:00pm-5:00pm, September 14th. MYOB. On demand, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm. Tuesday Starting Out on Your Computer. 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Belly Dancing at the Mannum Community Club, 5:00 pm-6:00 pm. Wednesday Getting the Most Out of Your Computer. 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Getting the Most Out of the Internet. On demand, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm. Digital Story Telling. On demand. 9:00 am-12 noon. Thursday Knit-In Group. 1:00 pm-3:30 pm. Adult Literacy and Numeracy. On demand.

Special Events September 1st Men's Breakfast, 39 Randell St Mannum, 9:00am-11:00am. Bookings essential. 1st - 8th Open House at MMCSS for Adult Learners Week. 3rd Friendship Lunch. Invitation only. Bookings essential. 14th Governance Training. Bookings essential. 23rd Mystery Bus Shopping Tour. Bookings essential. November 20th White Ribbon Day Brunch.

Mannum School Community Library School Term Times School Holidays Mon, Thur, Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mon, Tue, Wed (am), Thur, Fri: Tue: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Wed: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Wed (pm): 04:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sat: 9:30 am - 12 noon Sat: 10:00 am - 12 noon Closed Sunday and Public Holidays. Further information: 8569 2005

Mannum Leisure Centre Monday Spin Bike and Boxing Circuit Ladies Tuesday 10:00-11:00 am Tai Chi (advanced) 11:00-12 noon Tai Chi (beginners) 3:30-5:30 pm Junior Basketball 6:00-7:00 pm Spin Bike Classes 6:15-7:15 pm J u n i o r N a t i o n a l Karate 7:00-10:00 pm M i x e d S q u a s h Competition 7:30-8:45 pm S e n i o r N a t i o n a l Karate Wednesday 10:00-12 noon Carpet Bowls 12:30-4:30 pm Card Games 5.45- 6.30pm Pilates 6:30-7:30 pm Kickboxercise See note below Soccer Thursday 9:30-10:30 am Mannum Movers Mature Age Fitness Class 6:30-7:30 pm Men’s Boxing Circuit See note below Soccer Note: Junior and Senior Soccer Wednesday, Thursday evenings. Contact Centre for times. Friday 10:00 am-10:00 pm Seniors & Friends Cards & Games Saturday 9:00-11:00 am-Gym-squash Squash courts, gym, and cardio room are available during opening hours. Opening Hours Mornings Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:00 am - 12 noon Tue, Thur: 6:00 am - 12 noon Sat: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Afternoons Reopening at 3:00 pm, closing at the end of the sporting program or activity. Stadium and Clubroom available for hire for functions on weekends. Further information: 8569 0185 Pam Cutjar, Centre Manager 6:00-8:00 pm

Weekly Passenger Service Mannum to Murray Bridge For information or bookings: Jim & Beryl Brandle, PO Box 59, Swan Reach SA 5354 Ph: 8570 2093, Fax 8570 2071 Mobile: 0429 702 093

Every Thursday: Mannum Information Centre ø Pine Park Murray Bridge Depart Arrive Depart Return Mannum 10.00am Murray Bridge 10.45am Murray Bridge 2.30pm Mannum 3.10pm 1st and 3rd Tuesday: Mannum Information Centre ø Pine Park Murray Bridge Mannum 10.00am Murray Bridge 10.30am Murray Bridge 1.30pm Mannum 2.00pm

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