Mannum Mag Issue 53 December 2010

Mannum Carols by the RiverMary Anne Reserve

Sunday 19th December 7pm

Carols by the River, organized by the Mannum Inter-ChurchCouncil in conjunction with the Mid Murray Council, has

been a popular annual Christmas event in Mannum for manyyears.

The Mannum Town Choir and the Murray Bridge CommunityConcert Band are the main performers at this great communityevent. Each year different local and regional artist and groups areinvited to be a part of this night of festive musical entertainment.

This year our artists are The Golden Tenors from Lobethal,David Verrall from Murray Bridge, Dianne Ward from Red Hilland Tania Brenna from Cowirria.

The guest compare this year is Barry Martin from 5MU.As in previous years, the event will be held on Mary Ann

Reserve, on the river foreshore. The kiosk will be open.The large grassed area has BBQ outlets, an area for community

swimming, a playground at both ends and toilet facilities.So come with your deck chairs or picnic blankets; it can get

chilly even after a warm or hot day. And don’t forget the insectrepellent!

The night will start at 7pm and will be a great time of Christmasfestivities.

Candles and programs will be available for a gold coindonation.

There will also be a collection during the evening to raise fundsfor the Mannum Inter-Church Council.

To all, have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year.Dianne Bernhardt

Carols by the River Committee member

December 2010 Mannum, South Australia 5238 Issue Number 53

Murray River Giant Pumpkin CompetitionGigantic Prize for Giant Pumpkin Winner

All you green thumbs getyour ground ready for the

2011 Murray River GiantPumpkin Competition as firstprize will be bigger than thepumpkins!

The Cadell Community andTourist Association is excited toannounce MGA InsuranceBrokers as the major sponsor ofthe 2011 Murray River GiantPumpkin Competition at the2011 Cadell Harvest Festivalnext Easter.

MGA Insurance BrokersGeneral Manager Paul Georgesaid that they have “... donated amajor prize for Cadell’s 2011winner with a trip to SanFrancisco to attend the HalfMoon Bay Pumpkin and ArtFestival.”

The 2011 winner will receive areturn trip to San Francisco,accommodation and transfers tothe Half Moon Bay Pumpkinand Art event for weighing inwith the heaviest giant pumpkin.

Continued page 3

ContentsAngie’s Cooking Tips 24Ageing In The Murraylands 11

Calendars & Dates 28Chippy Chatter 6Church Services 3

Classifieds 27Letters 2Musical Miscellany 6

Mental Musings, The Hall 5Neighbourhood Watch 18On My Bookshelf 23

Out of this World 8Puzzle 3Youth Page 22

From The Lions’ DenMannum Lions Auction – A Very Successful Fundraising Event

The Mannum Lions drew a big crowd in perfect weather to itsannual auction on November 6th.

The Lions members had been busy for weeks, collectingdonated items and storing them in readiness for Saturday’sgigantic auction. From 6:00am there was a flurry of activity as theLions put the stored goods out on display and dozens of localsarrived with their goods to sell on consignment. By 10am thedisplayed items spread over a huge area of the MannumShow-grounds and over 150 people had registered as bidders.

Apart from the usual array of furniture and household goodsthere was a wide selection of tools, sporting equipment andbuilding materials and even two cars and a boat. Lion BrianBrown was joined by Rob Brown of Brown Havelberg RealEstate to share the auctioneering duties.

The day was financially verysuccessful. The auction itselfraised over $4600 and a further$1000 was raised from BBQ andsoft drinks sales. The Lionssupport many national andinternational charities but mostof the money raised will go tolocal causes.

The generosity of local peoplein donating goods and thevolunteered help of Rob Brownwere greatly appreciated by theLions.

D Dowley

Jimmy Walker puts a wheelchair out on the lines while Lloyd Wilson takes a breather.

Brian Brown takes bids on a golf buggywhile Rod Pratt does the penciling.

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, aimfor about 100 to 150 words, or less. Letters must include contact details for verification.

Merry Christmasand a Happy New

Year

The entire Mannum Magvolunteer production team,

authors, folders, proof readers,editors and publisher send aheartfelt thank you to theMannum Community for yoursupport and encouragingcomments throughout anotheryear.

Thanks must also go to ouradvertisers, who make itpossible. Many of them havebeen with us from the first issue.

The next monthly issue will bedelivered in February 2011.

Have fun and take care overthe holiday season . . .

We wish you a merry Christmas

and a happy New Year.

The winning poster by Chelsea Hayes

Mannum Garden GroupChristmas Party

Monday 15th December11am at the Lion’s Den

Plate of food to shareBYO drinks

In lieu of bringing a present a$5.00 donation is requested togo towards the Trish UzzellMemorial Seat.

In Memory of TrishUzzell

Trish Uzzell was a valuedmember of the Mannum

community, and an activemember of several local groups.Five of these groups have joinedtogether with Trish’s family, toarrange with council for amemorial seat to be installed inMannum, in Trish’s honour.

This will give us all a placewhere we can sit and have a chatwith her, and remember hercontagious smile and laughter.The groups that are involved arethe Murray Darlings Red HattersGroup, Mannum WalkieTalkies, Friends of the MannumWalking Trails, MannumWeight Watchers and theMannum Garden Group.

We would like to invite you tomake a donation towards thecost of the memorial seat. Thisis of course completely optional,at your discretion, but if you arenot a member of the groupslisted and would like tocontribute, there will be acollection tin in Lovell’s Bakery,74 Randall Street, Mannum, upuntil the 13th December 2010.

Karyn Baker

Music Makes the Day

Dear Editor,A big thank you to Peter Weir

for his splendid monthly tripsdown memory lane, musically.

Upon reading his articles, Ifind myself humming thenostalgic pieces from a timewhen music wasn’t justrepetitive, loud noise. Beautiful.

Thanks also to Terry Udy forhis thought provoking MentalMusings on “gifts and thepresent.”

Valorie Bottroff

Mannum Show Poster CompetitionAnd the Winner is …

1st Chelsea Hayes Mannum Community College2nd Ebony Gogel Palmer Primary School3rd Bonnie Hearse-Kroehn Palmer Primary School

Congratulations to 13 year oldChelsea Hayes, the winner

of the Design a PosterCompetition for the 2011Mannum Show.

The Mannum AgriculturalSociety Inc. takes thisopportunity to thank all entrantsin our Mannum Show PosterCompetition.

A special thank you to theteachers at Mannum Community

College and Palmer PrimarySchool who encouraged theirs tud en t s to en t e r thecompetition.

The winner will receive $100cash, 2nd and 3rd will receive afamily ticket to the 2011Mannum Show. All posters willbe displayed at GrowSA officewindow till end of December2010.

Terese Reeves

Mick Towie

It is with much regret that wemark the death of Senior

Sergeant Mick Towie.As a regular contributor to

Mannum Mag, he kept thecommunity informed aboutpolice activity in our town andsurrounding district.

This was a valuablecontribution because mostpolice work is unseen by themajority of communitymembers.

Mick Towie will also bemissed by the clubs and groupswith which he was associated.

The viewpoints and opinions of the Authors and Artists that appear in Mannum Mag do notnecessarily reflect the viewpoints of the Mannum Mag Editors, staff and/or affiliates. MannumMag assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this publication.

Mannum MagAnnual General Meeting

7:30 pm Wednesday 16th February 2011

Schache Hall, Mannum Showground

As an incorporated, non-profit organisation, we are required tohave public meetings. All members of the Executive

Committee are volunteers donating their time to the service of thecommunity.

• Presentation of the annual report and financial statement.• The election of the 2011 Executive Committee. The committee

includes the Public Officer/Chairperson, Editor/Publisher,Secretary, Treasurer and others.

• Appointment of an auditor.• Other business.

Letters tothe Editor

Deadline 28 January 2011 forpublication in the February issue

Page 2 Mannum Mag Issue Number 53

Puzzle

How many words of 4 or more letterscan you make with these 9 letters?

• Each word must include the letter in theshaded box

• One word includes all 9 lettersScore: 16 Good, 23 Very good, 31 Excellent

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DISTRICT CHURCH SERVICESFor Mannum congregations

ANGLICAN 6 Adelaide Road. Ph: 8569 2385Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am

BAPTIST William Street. Ph: 8278 3992Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am

CATHOLIC Mau Street. Ph: 8531 1699Mannum, Mass: 1st Sunday 9.30 am, all others 8.30 am

LUTHERAN 79 Cliff Street. Ph: 8569 2863Mannum, Sundays 9.00 am, Sunday School 9.45 am duringschool terms. Everyone welcome.

RIVER WORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE Greening Street. Ph: 8569 1333Mannum, Sundays 10.00 am

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 17 King George St. Ph: 0419 855 941Mannum, Saturdays 9.30 am, Sabbath School 11.00 am

UNITING Corner of Greening Street & Walker AvenueEnquiries: Phone one of the Elders.G Gobbett: 8569 1083, M Thomas: 8569 1005R Marshall: 8569 1737, G McInerney: 8569 2076

Mannum, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays 11 am, 2nd & 4th Sundays 9 am

Giant Pumpkin CompetitionWin A Trip to San Fancisco

From page 1

Half Moon Bay in San Francisco iswhere giant pumpkin world

records are made. It is an event thatstarted small and has expandedbeyond belief. The organisers ofCadell’s Murray River GiantPumpkin competition and EasterHarvest Festival event believe it isready to grow, with Cadell showcasedas the “giant pumpkin capital ofAustralia.”

The 2011 winner will receive areturn trip to San Francisco,accommodation and transfers to theHalf Moon Bay Pumpkin and Artevent.

Danny McGurgan, President of theCadell Community and TouristAssociation said, “We saw pumpkinsstolen and security tighten in the leadup to our first competition lastEaster. With this amazing first prizeof a trip to America donated by MGAInsurance Brokers, I think growerswill be employing security guards ona 24 hour watch to protect their prizewinning pumpkins.”

Minor prizes will be awardedranging from $50 to $500, withspecial prizes for Mystery Weight,Best Looking Pumpkin, UgliestPumpkin and Biggest School Entry.

“The Cadell community has createda unique event which will see Cadellon the tourist map each Easter. Thegiant pumpkin competition hascreated widespread interest and thismajor prize will attract contestantsfrom across the State and potentiallyeven Australia,” said Dean Gollan,Chief Executive Officer of the MidMurray Council.

The Cadell event is now registeredw i t h t h e G r e a t P u m p k i nCommonwealth. Cadell is the onlyofficial site to have your pumpkinweighed and recorded for world widerecognition.

The 2010 inaugural winnerweighed in at 163kg. The CadellTourist and Community Associationis distributing entry forms and freeseeds across the Riverland andMurraylands regions.

R e g i s t e r n o w a [email protected] or contactKevin on 0428 518994 for furtherdetails. Don’t miss out on youropportunity to win a trip to theUnited States. If you have nevergrown a pumpkin before now is thetime.

The 2011 Cadell Harvest Festivalwill be the biggest and best event atEaster with food, wine, crazycompetitions and all things pumpkinbrought to you by MGA InsuranceBrokers.

One to beat: President of the GreatPumpkin Commonwealth Dave Steltsand Chris Stelts with pumpkin weighingin at 1662 lbs (753.9 kg).

Flawless Feature WritingMannum Workshop

Ever wanted to learn thebasics of news writing?

International journalist RenataProvenzano will be leading herfirst Mallee workshop afterworking for two decades aroundthe globe, including authoringthree award-winning books inHawaii, USA. She is also a localMallee girl... so don’t be shy...she’s living proof we can allachieve our dreams!

Find out how to identify greatstories in your local area justwaiting to be put on paper; learnsimple professional writingtechniques and how to includeyour live interviews.

Whether it’s for your localcommunity newspaper; councilnewsletter; church, sporting orother organisational publicationcome along and learn how towrite with style.

To be held in Mannum on

Wednesday, 15 January 2011 orWednesday, 9 February 2011starting at 10:30am. Pleaseemail workshop leader RenataProvenzano with your preferreddate by 31 December 2010 at:[email protected]

or contact Lyn Gross 8569 7392.Morning session will run from

10:30am-12:30pm: this willinclude a 60-minute walk ordrive around Mannum in pairs,groups or solo if adult age.Break for lunch (local venue orBYO and enjoy Mary AnnReserve). Afternoon session1:30pm-3:30pm. Once numbersare confirmed, venue will beadvised.

Payment for full day $30 perperson. (Please note, minimumage of participants is 12 years,but must be accompanied bypaying adult.)

Renata Provenzano

Mannum MagPostal Subscribers

Your support is appreciated. Annual subscriptions are now due.

Payments can be posted or delivered.Post to

Mannum MagPO Box 277Mannum SA 5238

or deliver toMannum Magj MMCSS/CHIPS39 Randell StreetMannum SA 5238

Accounts enquiries: Email: [email protected]: 8569 2170 Mob: 0408 896 045

Mannum School Community LibrarySchool 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 pmWed: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Wed (pm): 04:00 pm - 8:00 pmSat: 9:30 am - 12 noon Sat: 10:00 am - 12 noon

Closed Sunday and Public Holidays. Further information: 8569 2005

Mannum MagChairperson: Geoff Skein 8569 2385Editor: Keith Baldwin 8569 7304

[email protected]: Juanita Brooks 8569 2170

or 0408 896 045

Secretary: Carol Greening 8569 1609Calendar: Jo Kader 8569 1879Coeditors: Carl Gross 8569 7392

Bill McGhie 8569 1821

Issue Number 53 Mannum Mag Page 3

Here is your chance to be an International Cyclist for a day!!

REGISTER NOW for the inaugural...

Murray River Recreational Ride/Race from Younghusband to Mannum

sponsored by the Aldgate Bike Shop

At Mannum’s ‘Take a River Tour’ One Day Festival

brought to you by Mannum Waters

at the 2011 Santos Tour Down Under

Wednesday 19th January 2011

Departs from the Younghusband General Store on Wednesday 19th January at 8.30am andfinishes under The Santos Tour Down Under Arch in Mannum’s Main Street.No need for lycra. Just come along, bring the family & enjoy cycling along

the picturesque East Front Road with the Murray River as your backdrop.

Registration is FREE!

FIRST PRIZE: Giant TCR composite 2 full carbon road bike valued at $2200PRIZES: 2nd & 3rd placegetters

Signed Winner’s Jersey - Overall 2011 Santos Tour Down Under, for the first child under 12 across the finish line

MURRAY RIVER RECREATIONAL RIDE/RACE - WEDNESDAY 19TH JANUARY

Name: Age:

Address:

Email:Please email to: [email protected], or post or drop off to: Mid-Murray Council, 49 Adelaide Road, Mannum

For further information contact Deb Alexander, Tourism Project Manager on 0414 857 738.visit www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au for full program of events & community information

SUPPORTED BY

Mannum Inter-church CouncilBrings You

Carols by the River

7pm, Sunday 19th DecemberMary Ann Reserve

Hosted byBarry Martin

from5MU

A great night of entertainment for thewhole family

Candles and programs will be for sale

Donation will be collected to raise fundsfor the Inter-Church Council

The SurveySolutions To Problems In Mannum

The Mannum Wellbeing Groupwishes to thankthose respondents

who completed and returned theSurvey to the CHIPS collection box.

Unfortunately the number ofreturns received so far is notsufficiently significant to providestatistical merit on which to basepositive action.

Since we need to give our newCouncil time to settle in it is a good

opportunity to keep the Surveyrunning and we therefore appeal toyou to take a few minutes to fill in theform and drop it into the collectionbox at CHIPS.

Your contribution is vital to thedevelopment of an action plan onbehalf of our community Manythanks in anticipation.

The Mannum Wellbeing Group

Old Bikes Wanted

Do You HaveOld Bikes in the Shed?

If you have any old bike -any size or shape in the

shed which you no longerrequire could you pleasetelephone Rick Belt on0428 813 439 at the MidMurray Council to arrangedrop off at the councildepot or collection fromyour home.

Your kind donation willassist the presentation ofcommunity events anddisplays at Mannum’s

‘Take a River Tour’

festival brought to youby

‘Mannum Waters’at the Stage 2 Finish of

the 2011 Santos

Tour Down Under

Wednesday 19th

January.

The SurveyThe introduction and original form are in the October issue

There are 5 boxes per statement. Please tick ONE box indicating your strengthof agreement with each statement. Ticking box 1 indicates that you StronglyDisagree, ticking box 5 indicates your Strong Agreement.There is also room for a brief comment that you may wish to make.

1. MANNUM has an adequate police presence.

1 2 3 4 5StronglyDisagree

StronglyAgree

Comment:

2. The Speed Boat and Jet Ski noises and operator behaviour on the river in theResidential areas of MANNUM town is of concern.


StronglyAgree

Comment:

3. The noise and damage caused by off road motor bikes troubles me.


StronglyAgree

Comment:

4. Mannum needs a Council led Recycling program.


StronglyAgree

Comment:

To complete the picture please answer the following questions.How long have you lived in Mannum (years)? Your Age (years)?

Thank you for your contribution to the problem solving process.


MannumCommunityClub

66 Randell Street, Mannum SA 5238Phone: 8569 1010 – Fax 8569 2700

Email: [email protected]: www.mannumclub.com.au

WEDNESDAYS

Barry Martin Host of Sunday Gold (5MU)Invites you to bring in your favourite

Vinyl LP, 45 Records and 50's 60'sand 70's CD’s at the Mannum Club

11:30am til 2pmLive broadcasting from 2-6pm

BINGO WITH BETTYEvery second Thursday upcoming dates

are 11/11 and 25/11 Starts at 1pm

SATURDAY 4TH DECEMBERPARTY CATS

Featuring Peter Tilbrook fromMasters Apprentices

50'S and 60'S Rock ‘n’ RollFree Entry 7:30pm – LATE

CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCHMassive Smorgasbord Luncheon

includes visit from SantaAdults - $70 Members - $65

Children under 13 - $30Children under 5 - FreeBOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

Mental MusingsInvesting Time Returns Compound Benefits

Did you invest some of yourtime? Last month we

talked of small investmentsthat can have large impactswithin our own and the lives ofothers.

It’s not too late if youhaven’t yet done so. Make themost of today! Help someoneelse to feel better and you willtoo. Maybe you did and yethad no return. That’s okay. Tryagain. (Cappuccinos take morepreparation than instantcoffees and many people findthe wait worthwhile.)

Mental health is a good thingto work on for us asindividuals and also as acommunity. Self developmentcan take many forms. Findsomething positive to read andlisten to. It doesn’t have to bea formal course of study foreveryone; although for some ofus it could be good. We mightbe amazed at what we canachieve. For others of us,

making the effort to get out ofthe house, or our comfort zone,is a huge achievement. Comeby The Hall on an open day(usually Mondays andWednesdays) or join a bus trip(usually with lunch) or bookinto a workshop or course(usually on Fridays)

We are open for allsuppo r t ive commun i tymembers and volunteeringopportunities are alsoavailable. Lunches are oftencooked, some planned and onthe calendar and others quitespontaneous with somethingfrom our garden and pantry.There are indoor and outdooractivities including a shed withopportunities.

Come by and say “Hi”, havea hot or cold drink and abiscuit. We have plenty ofresources and information onmental health and specificmental illness info. It’s good tobe active and informed.

Terry Udy

Experienced

CHURCH

ORGANISTE

seeks workfee negotiable

Has own keyboard

Ph: Lyn8569 7392

Mannum LeisureCentre

On Tuesdayevenings 5:45pmwe have a new Aerobic and

Fitness Instructor.Opening time for Tuesday and

Thursday is now 6am.The Centre will be closed from

8pm Thursday 23rd December2010 and reopens at 8am onMonday 3rd January 2011.

Mixed Netball recommenceson Monday 10th January 2011.

The Mannum Leisure Centrewish all a merry and safeChristmas and looks forward toa happy New Year for 2011.

Pam Cutjar, Centre Manager


The Wonderful Sounds of Christmas

How fortunate we are thatthere is so much beautiful

music to enjoy at this time ofthe year. It doesn’t matter thatwe have heard it before ratherthat we can find a place wherewe can listen and immerseourselves in the music.

The greatest music for me isHandel’s Messiah, particularlythe Hallelujah Chorus and ATrumpet Shall Sound. It isstirring music at any time, butparticularly at Christmas. Ienjoy choirs, perhaps becauselike many others I sang in onewhen young. I have awonderful version of theMessiah with the Choir ofKing’s College, Cambridgeand the Academy of St Martinin the Fields conducted by SirDavid Willcocks. The CD isreleased by EMI.

Recently I have watched aDVD of a performance at thePoint Theatre in Dublin tocelebrate what was then 250years since the f i rs tperformance in Ireland. Againthe conductor was Sir NevilleMariner. The DVD is byPhilips with the Academy andChorus of St Martin in theFields. The principal artists areSylvia McNair, Anne Sofiavon Otter, Michael Chance,Jerry Hadley and RobertLloyd. It can be enjoyed againand again.

Equally at Christmas time Ilove the carols, again becauseof the voices. Too, it may bebecause when younger eachChristmas we used to load apiano onto the back of a truckwhich always seemed to havea faulty clutch, then travelaround the district singing thecarols. We would visit oldfolks’ homes in the area. It wasa wonderful part of the festiveseason to see the joy on their

faces as we sang, perhaps intune and perhaps not, alwayswith great enthusiasm. It ishard to believe that the pilgrimfathers took no carols toAmerica and that carol singingis a comparatively recent eventin the US.

Christmas once used to bringa fresh batch of popular songswhich would be given muchplay on the radio stations.There were tunes such as “IWant a Hippopotamus forChristmas”, ‘I Saw MummyKissing Santa Claus LastNight” and “All I Want forChristmas is My Two FrontTeeth”.

The best known and one ofthe best loved of all Christmassongs is “White Christmas”written by a Russian JewishImmigrant to the US whoanglicised his name to IrvingBerlin. The tune was used in afilm called “Holiday Inn” andlater again in “WhiteChristmas” starring BingCrosby, Danny Kaye,Rosemary Clooney and VeraEllen.

The final small piece that Ienjoy, not because it is ofChristmas but because it is ofthe Christmas spirit, is “Whata Wonderful World” by LouisArmstrong. I particularly likethe version where Satchmogives a spoken introduction.

Above all, whether the musicis sacred or more everyday, itdeserves some quiet while youlisten. It cannot be enjoyed aswallpaper music in a busyshopping centre filled withha rassed paren t s andscreaming children.

May whatever music youenjoy during this specialseason bring you happiness,joy and peace.

Peter Weir

Chippy Chatter

Welcome back to ChippyChatter, keeping you up

to date with happenings atCHIPS and the Mid MurrayCommunity Support Service.

New Board settles in

T he new Board o fManagement met for the firsttime on November 11th.Chairperson Dell Hendersonpresided and the meetingelected Julie Metcalf asSecretary and Chris Harford asTreasurer. The Board willparticipate in a CommunityS e r v i c e s S A “ B o a r dGovernance Training” day inthe next few weeks.

Courses on course

Computer whiz Wayne Lawnhas been appointed to teach the“Getting to Know YourComputer” courses. Wayneand his family are building anew house in Shearer Estate.

Porters Electrical chips in!

Angie Roesler’s work areahas taken on a new glow sinceRod Porter from PortersElectrical installed some newlight fittings. He’s evenbrightened up the Receptionarea with new fluro lights.Thank you Rod, yourgenerosity is very muchappreciated!

Duttons chip in!

We have a new motorvehicle! Thanks to a verygenerous deal from TonyAustin at Duttons in MurrayBridge we have swapped thebig green Ford for a new whiteNissan Dualis. It should be inuse by our staff and volunteersvery soon.

Resume writing to get the job!

A very successful Resumewriting course was held onNovember 24th. Participantswent away with a newlyconstructed resume and theconfidence to use their newresource to find themselves ajob. Look out for more of thesetypes of workshops in 2011!

Windows that sparkle!

Have you seen our wonderfulChristmas decorations inCHIPS window? KarenWoodhouse and her team havedone a wonderful job dressing

the f ron twindow and the shop inChristmas decor. Please comeand have a look. Oh, and whileyou’re there please buysomething. CHIPS is a greatplace for budget Christmasgifts!

Welcome back Cheryl!

It’s been great to welcomeback CHIPS shop managerCheryl Keatley who has beenon the sick list for someweeks.

Men’s business!

Another successful Men’sBreakfast was held at theMannum Club Riverside Baron Melbourne Cup day,November 2nd. Bill McGhieand Tim Clemow were theBBQ Chefs and a good timewas had by all. The Men’sBreakfast is held on the firstTuesday every month. Pleasering the CHIPS office on 85692129 if you’d like an invitationto the next one.

Do you have time to chip in?

CHIPS and MMCSS do agreat job in this community,transporting folk, helping intheir gardens, house cleaning,window washing or spendingtime in the CHIPS shop andfront office. It’s all done withvolunteers.

We are looking for peoplelike you who have a few hoursto spare on a regular basis. TheCHIPS/MMCSS team has a lotof fun and does an amazingjob. Would you like to join us?Please telephone us on 85692129 and let’s have a chat.

Christmas opening hours

CHIPS will open every dayfrom 10am until 4pm, exceptfor the Public Holidays overthe Christmas/New Yearperiod. The office is openbusiness days (except PublicHolidays) from 10am until4pm.

Seasons Greetings

On behalf of the staff,volunteers, the Board andeveryone at CHIPS/MMCSSwe wish you all a very happyand safe Christmas.

Tim Clemow, Coordinator

Some compositions of P.D.Q. Bach, “discovered” by“Professor” Peter Schickele.

Oedipus Tex,Fanfare for the Common Cold,The Short-Tempered Clavier,The Seasonings andChorale Prelude On An American Hymn For The LastSunday Before The Fourth Day Of The Seventh MonthAfter New Year’s Eve.


Mannum Ice WorksServing the Mid Murray

Block & Crushed IceFirewood

Now Available!

Mobile Coolroom Hire

Cubby Houses Lay-By Welcome

Dog Kennels Made to Measure

Agent for Kleen Heat GasBushman TanksPh/Fax: Bus 8569 1813Ph/Fax: A/h 8569 2040

www.mannumiceworks.websyte.com.auProps Brian & Jayne Bormann

81 Adelaide Road, Mannum SA 5238

Ridley Lions

Preparations are now wellunderway for the Lions

Annual Senior CitizensChristmas Lunch to be heldon Sunday, December 5th atthe Nildottie Hall. The HallCommittee has generouslywaived the hall hire fee. Wehope all those eligible havebeen contacted individuallyor via a letter box drop. Ifyou or any of your elderlyfriends or acquaintanceswould like to participateplease phone

Tony, 8570 1068Swan Reach, Nildottie

Geoff, 8564 5031Cambrai

Leigh, 8564 5224Sedan

to reserve a place.There can be “no excuses

made” as the lunch is freeand thanks to a magnificentgrant by Mid Murray Councila free air conditioned coachfrom Mid Murray Tours willdepart Cambrai Hall at 10ampassing through Sedan andSwan Reach.

In keeping with the spirit ofChristmas Cheer there willbe raffles and prizes. The OldTime Dance Group and theG4 Youth Band will beperforming. The ever popularLions Christmas Cakes willbe on sale.

During October memberscollected for the RoyalSociety for the Blind.Unfortunately the windy, wetweather dispelled the notionof collecting on the officialBadge Day, but we were ableto collect and sell badges atother times. Store owners atSedan, Swan Reach, Cambraiand Nildottie enabled us tocollect a total of $340 whileoccupying their entrances.The Club rounded this off tototal $350.

Club members and guestsare looking forward totravelling free by MidMurray Tours coach to ourChristmas Dinner at TheBlanchetown Hotel.

Geoff HennigSecretary and Publicity Officer

Road Train Almanac

The road stretches north

Towards the Territory

As dark envelopes the road

Road train moves off into the darkness

The all night traveller

Steel axles and fog lights peering.

At the wheel the driver

Semi trailer man

Toughest breed

Hardened

Concentration and determination

As the machine covers the endless plains

Of Australia this emptiest of continents.

He lights a cigarette

What thoughts go through his mind

As he travails through the lonely lucky country?

He muses on the many miles spent at the wheel

Away from his woman and children growing up.

He relaxes back into the seat

He’s comfortable

Surveys the bullnose

Gleaming in the dark

Powering its way through the scrub.

He’s in a love affair with the machine

Intoxicated and besotted

He’ll sacrifice many other loves

As he is possessed by the feelings

Of power and ascendancy

As the mighty semi moves off

To distant destinations with exotic names

Like Kununurra, Dampier and Broome

In essence is he a reflection

Of the modern conundrum of man overtaken by machine

Or is he the victim

Dependent

Who must follow the holy grail

Of the machine age?

Dawn is beckoning on the horizon

Towns lights come into view

Will he phone his family

Or sleep some fitful hours

In the sleeper cab

This unknown industrial traveller

Through the outback.Lynda Becker


Out Of This WorldAstronomer’s Corner

Setting in the southwest after 9pm is theconstellation the Scorpion. The lower in the

sky it gets the larger the constellation seems to be. This isthe same optical illusion that makes the rising full moonlook bigger near the horizon.

Use a Texta on a piece of clear plastic packaging to drawa circle the apparent size of the full moon near the horizon.Later in the night look through your drawing at the moonhigh in the sky. Is it smaller?

In the Scorpion are four globular clusters and 2 verybright star fields, as well as Antares, a red star some 375light years away and some 1900 times the sun’s luminosity.If we could see this area in radio waves (instead of lightwaves) it would be as bright as day because of the energythat exists there. Some globular clusters are thought to bedwarf galaxies because of the amount of stars they contain.The Scorpion is followed by the constellation Sagittarius(or the teapot) where some of the brightest star fields in ourgalaxy exist.

At present the moon and the largest planet Jupiter areoverhead after 9pm, so morning skies are better forobserving due to the glare from these bright objects.

Having and using a range of eyepieces for your telescopeis an advantage when observing to resolve the finer detailsof a star field etc. What may seem like dust in a pair ofbinoculars is actually better defined by a wide-angleeyepiece specially designed to combine the whole area.Slowly changing the magnification when observing Jupiterand its many moons enables elements of the system to beseen that are totally unique to that system. Many of thecolours present in Jupiter’s atmosphere can only be seenwith a range of eyepieces and filters and then at onlycertain times as they change in this swirling mass of aplanet in our planetary backyard. Waiting for the right timepays off as conditions and viewing windows match, buthaving a full gamut of optical assistance leaves no stoneunturned.

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Mypolonga Local Produce Dinner

Acommunity needs toreinvent itself when

things get tough, and theMypolonga Community hashad a tough decade. Buteach year during the lasteight, the MypolongaHighland Land and WaterManagement Committeehas rallied to organize alocal produce dinner atwhich a citizen award and ayouth award are presented,incentives to keep thecommunity striving towardsa better future.

The d inner is anopportunity to not onlydisplay local produce, butalso to catch up with busyneighbours , compareproblems and solutions, andcelebrate achievements. It isalso a time to interact withspecial guests, often peoplew i t h m u c h - n e e d e dexpertise, and to be inspiredand uplifted. ABC GardenShow presenter SophieThompson, weathermanXavier Minniecon andseveral NRM personnelhave all been guest speakersin the past. This yearc h i l d r e n f r o m t h eMypolonga School wereinvolved and Rob Frazer,l o c a l e n g i n e e r i n gconsultant , answeredq u e s t i o n s a b o u t

groundwater concerns andriver flow.

P r e s e n t a t i o n s t h i sNovember were made toKelly Johnson (citizenaward) for her commitmentto local scouting and toRobert Smart (youth award)for his involvement in thecommunity and for hisachievements in tennis andthe scouting movement.

One outcome from thisyear’s dinner is that KellyJohnson has offered to assistin the training of localscouts in water qualitymonitoring etc. so they canbecome peer-tutors to thesix hundred strong scoutcamp attendees when SAscouts come to theSwanport Wetlands nearMurray Bridge in 2011.

H o w e v e r , a n o t h e routcome which is oftenoverlooked in such venturesis the strengthening ofsocial bonds and theincreasing confidencegained by a community totackle its major problems.Congratulations to theMypolonga Highland Landand Water ManagementCommit tee and TheMannum to WellingtonLAP.

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A Time to Remember

Nestling in the high reaches of theBurma Road in North East

India, and close to the border ofMyama, (Burma) lying and stretchingalong the hillsides lies the KohimaWar Graves Cemetery.

In this peaceful, tranquil settingsurrounded by dense jungle there areseveral thousand plaques to remind usof the bloody battle to halt theJapanese invasion of India duringWW2.

In death, Hindu lies with Jew,Muslim lies with Christian, Animistwith Buddhist and so forth. There isno division between these men – theyrest in peace.

Wandering around this hallowedplace it is as though all the ghosts ofthese heroes ask us to remember them.

The Naga Tribe, a warrior, yet

gentle, people of this area, tend andcare for this revered place. It is a hugecommitment in a high humidityclimate with an annual rainfall ofapproximately 5metres. Thus growthis fast, lush and green and must becontrolled to avoid the elementsobliterating this most sacred shrine.Wild animals such as elephants, tigersand leopards roam in the jungle atwill and live in natural predatoryco-existence.

In Australia, our great cradlingland, we are preparing for Christmas.It is a time when families lookforward to being together; whenloved ones and friends meet eachother, exchanging presents andfeasting. There is an atmosphere ofpeace and goodwill.

As we again celebrate this festiveseason, let us take time to reflect andremember all who made the supremesacrifice and all those who suffered,and still suffer, both physically andmentally, that we may enjoy theresults of their sacrifice and sufferingin that small area of our planet. Thisis our inheritance and culturalhistory.

Above all, let us also rememberwith compassion and practical helpthose less fortunate than ourselves inour society. Thus may the Kohimaheroes, together with other heroes inother alien lands, forever rest inpeace.

Greetings to all of you.Joan Kreiser, OAM

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Woman with a white canehugs the hour,savours the moment,solid and resolutepaddling her waydown the boardwalkto the bay.

Lady with a white canedevouring the day,stabbing the boardwalkto where the big seals lay.“Why does she bother?”her fellow travellers say.

White cane probingexpectantly she paceswhite breakers rollingwhisking up the beach.Fat pups dip and riserolling in the breakers“How could I miss this?”exultantly she cries.

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He’d rejected the idea of dieting,health spas and swimming, but whenhis doctor advised golf, the corpulentpatient thought it might be worthtrying.

After a few weeks, however, hewas back at the doctor’s and askingwhether he could take up some othergame.

“But,” protested the doctor, “what’swrong with golf? There’s no finergame!”

“You are doubtless correct,” thepatient replied, “but my trouble is thatwhen I put the wretched ball where Ican see it I can’t hit it and when put itwhere I can hit it, I can’t see it!”


Ageing in the Murraylandswith Millie

With the end of anotheryear racing towards us,

perhaps you’re ready for alittle reflection on what yourlife means, on how you cangather your inner resourcestogether to see you throughthe Christmas season andenter a new year withstrength and optimism.

This little poem speaksstrongly to me, and to people

I know who are in difficulttimes. Maybe it does to you,too.

MillieSillie Millie says with a

biggg sigh: OK, I give in, butjust this once, mind.

You struck the right chordthis time, Millie. But I’lldeliver real flowers toanyone who needs some toremember what beauty is.

After a while you learnThat love doesn’t mean leaning,

That kisses aren’t contracts, and presents aren’t promises…And you begin to accept defeats

With your head up and your eyes open,With the grace of a woman (man), not the grief of a child.

So you plant your own gardenAnd decorate your own soul,

Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.And you learn that you can endure …

That you really are strongAnd you really do have worth,

And that with every new tomorrowComes the dawn.

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A Christmas Story

It was October. Christmas was fastapproaching.“I want to do something different

this Christmas. Try more to keep thespirit of Christmas,” I told John.

“What do you suggest?”I showed him the small boxed ad in

the local paper.“Want to do something different

this Christmas day? Contact” and itshowed a phone number.

“Call them,” John said and I did. Itwas a local charity which operated anemergency services facility. Theyserved Christmas lunch to somepeople who otherwise would have hada pretty thin time of the day. To do itthe facility needed helpers. John andI signed on.

Christmas Day came all tooquickly. We slept in, not surprisingsince our work took us full on untilthe last possible moment of ChristmasEve. We were due at the centre at tenfor a quick briefing before we beganour day. There was only time for acoffee and a piece of toast then it wasinto the car. The centre was about anhour away across the other side oftown. The day was fine, bidding to bepretty hot by lunch time.

We were met by Glenda, thec o o r d i n a t o r . W i t h a f e wintroductions we then went to work.John, together with other men, wasassigned to dressing the tables withcloths and tinsel, cutlery andglassware. I, together with others,began preparing fruit salad for sweetsand fruit cup for drinks. The weatherwas such that there would need to beplenty to drink. The cooking wasbeing done by members of thecharity.

A babble of voices made us aware ofthe arrival of guests. We looked outfrom the kitchen into the hall wherethe guests had gathered. Ourcuriosity was aroused.

“I wonder what they are like,” said

Mavis, a volunteer like myself. Sheand husband Jerry had just movedinto the district. They had no familyand felt a little lost. They also wantedto help others to enjoy the specialtime.

“It is easy to be judgemental or tofeel smugly superior,” I said. “I don’tfeel any of those things; just veryfortunate that my life is different tothose out there.”

Very shortly afterwards we joinedthe guests to celebrate Christmas. Thechildren all seemed to be well behavedand gasped and “oohed” when FatherChristmas appeared with a sack, to sitbeside the very tall tree. Every childand adult guest received a present.The smiles on the faces of the childrenwere surely our Christmas present.

One little girl, maybe four or five,I’m not good on children’s ages, shylycame up to me and tugged my hand.

“Isn’t my dolly beautiful?” sheasked. She had been given a Barbiedoll with a wardrobe of clothes.

“Yes,” I told her. “She is verylovely.”

“Would you like to play with her?”“That would be nice,” I said and we

sat on the rush matting whichcovered the floor, dressing Barbie inher finery and oblivious to all else.

Suddenly it was time for the meal tobegin. I looked up to see John smilingsheepishly at me. He was on the floorwith several young boys pushingmodel trucks and cars around.

The meal began with a simplegrace. Then we were rushed off ourfeet as we strove to keep everyone’splate and glass filled.

Finally there was the welcomesound of one child saying, “I’m fullup,” to the embarrassment of amother telling him that it was notpolite to say that.

The guests left slowly andreluctantly. The spirit of Christmashad made their day something out of

the ordinary and they were slow to letgo and return to their normal life.

It was past mid-afternoon when wefinally had everything cleaned up andput away. A little wearily John and Igot in our car and left, with an hour’sdrive in front of us. I had Mavis’saddress tucked in my blouse pocketand a promise to meet in the NewYear.

At home I collapsed into one of ourcomfortable lounge chairs andlookedabsently at the flashing lights of ourtree. The tree looked strangely bare.Neither John nor I had put anypresents under the tree. There wereonly two white envelopes hangingfrom places on the tree. Even then theabsence of gifts didn’t really sink in.

John returned from wherever hehad been, it must have been thekitchen. He was carrying a tray withtwo glasses of bubbly red wine withcheese and crackers. He placed thetray on a table between our twochairs and then went to the tree andtook down one of the envelopes whichhe handed to me.

“Merry Christmas,” he said andbent to kiss me.

Inside was a simple card with asimple Christmas message. John hadwritten “Love at Christmas andalways”. My eyes misted a little. ThenI gave him my envelope from the tree.

John opened it; again only a card. Ihad written in it “Every day isChristmas with you”.

John looked at me and smiled. “Icouldn’t think of anything we wantedor needed. And then I thought of howlucky we were and I knew that it wasonly necessary to say that.”

I nodded my agreement. The spiritof Christmas seemed very strong. Wasit my imagination or a trick of theblinking lights on the Christmas tree?No, I am sure that the angel at thetop of the tree winked at me.

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Father Christmas at the mallwas very surprised when ayoung lady about twenty yearsold walked up and sat on hislap.

Santa doesn’t usually takerequests from adults, but shesmiled very nicely at him, so heasked her, “What do you wantfor Christmas?”

“Something for my mother,please.” said the young lady.

“Something for your mother?Well, that’s very thoughtful ofyou,” smiled Santa. “What doyou want me to bring her?”

Without blinking she replied,“A son-in-law!”

What do you get when you cross asnowman with a vampire?Frostbite.

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A Declaration

Ibelieve. You might be surprised what Ibelieve, but I believe. To me, this world

is a magic place, created on purpose andso am I. So are you. I see beauty in people,almost all people. Sometimes you have tolook a little harder, or wait a little longerto see it, but it’s there. I see the damagewe’re doing to the world and each otherand I believe it will all come out right inthe end. Don’t ask me how. I said Ibelieve, I don’t claim to understand.

I believe there is a Creator who tries toget in touch with us in some surprisingways and doesn’t much care who gets thecredit as long as we get the message. Itdoesn’t matter if you call it science or artor religion - if it’s true. Truth is justanother name for seeing God at work.Which means there’s no need to put onblinkers, you’re free to investigatewhatever you like - providing, of course,that you do it without doing harm. That’swhere it gets tricky.

I believe that when you take action therewill be consequences - sometimes forsomeone else - and when someone elsetakes action there will also beconsequences - maybe for you. I do notbelieve that should stop us but it shouldmake us careful - as in full of care. Andwhen we do harm, intended or otherwise,

we should do everything we can to put itright. But there’s no going back. Whichgets into the area a lot of people resentabout believing - guilt.

Personally I don’t believe in it.Repentance yes. Which means changingyour ways so you do better next time.Guilt is a cop out. You can wallow in itand nothing changes. Regret is real,responsibility is real, guilt is a selfindulgence. Regret will make you changeyour ways and responsibility will help youavoid mistakes. Guilt will only make youa bad dinner companion.

Which leaves out judgement, if you seejudgement as an innocent or guilty verdict.But judgement is not justice. I pray but Ido not pray for justice. (Well, sometimeswhen I am really, really angry at someone,I wish it on them. Mostly I think better ofit later.) I pray for mercy. I know I messup. But I have this argument. If I am madeon purpose and the world is not perfectwhy should I be expected to be? In fact,from everything I read, God has spent a lotof effort for centuries warning us that theworld is not perfect and it seems it isintended to be that way. God lets us haveour way and we’re not up to it. Yet.

I believe God cares. I believe Jesusshows us that God not only cares, God

understands. I believe prophets and priestsare ordinary people trying to tell it likethey see it and sometimes God gives thema hand. And I believe God gives me ahand, but not always the way I’d like. Butthat’s ok even if it annoys me at the time.I’m really not up to being in chargeanyway.

And that’s why I feel free to argue withGod. I don’t expect to win, I just want toput my case. I believe I will get a fairhearing and I believe I should accept thejudgement

So where are we going? Forward, Ihope. Maybe that’s what judgement is -how much progress have we made? Isuspect it’s more like, where have weended up though. I believe this life is abeginning, not an ending. And we startagain where we left off. In a way Iunderstand what the Buddhists are aboutwith reincarnation and karma but I’drather not do this again. I hope I get myway.

That’s what I believe and that’s why Idon’t take a lot of things too seriously.Mistakes, for example - mine or others.And political correctness -but politeness isnice. Manners make the world a morepeaceful place.

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Cooking Dilemmas

Dilemma: I am cooking for a big family gatheringover Christmas and would like to know what therecommendations are concerning safe storage offood. The last thing I want is to inadvertently makeanyone sick.

Solution: A very good question, and timely toowith a lot of entertaining done at this time of year.Below is a list of important things to do whenpreparing or storing food. Following this willminimise the risks of food contamination and assistyou in providing safe food to your family.• Wash and dry hands thoroughly before preparing

food and during food preparation.• Cross contamination of food is a big hazard when

preparing food. Keep raw food separate from cookedfood. Use separate utensils and cutting boards whenpreparing raw and cooked or ready to eat food. Washyour hands when changing over to different ingredientpreparation.

• Use a thermometer to make sure foods arethoroughly cooked and the centre reaches 75°C. Hotfood must be kept at 60°C.

• Cold food must be 5°C or colder. Frozen food mustbe frozen hard. It is a good idea to check thetemperature of your fridge with a thermometer. Thaw

food in the fridge, separate from cooked or ready toeat food.

• How food is cooled is important too. High risk food(perishables) must cool from 60°C to 21°C in the first2 hours. Then to 5°C or lower in the next 4 hours.Divide large portions of food into smaller batches toassist in cooling quickly.

• Use clean, sanitized and dry cutting boards,equipment and utensils. Clean and rinse cleaningcloths after every use and change regularly. Washhands regularly (it’s important so is worth repeating).Key Points

Keep cold food cold and hot food hot. Defrost food in the fridge. Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your

hands. Keep raw food and cooked or ready to eat food

separate.Wishing you all a safe and happy Christmas and

New Year.Send your cooking dilemmas to Angie, 39

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Night Owls CompetitionMannum Bowling Club

Three nights have been playedand a few teams have shown

they have plenty of ability.Twenty teams have been playing

each week and the standard ofbowls is continuing to improveeach week. There is always plentyof fun during the evening as well assome fantastic shots being played -not all of them deliberate but ifthey finish up close to the ‘jack’then that is all that matters.

The chook and chocolate wheelremains very popular at the breakwhile players enjoy the sausages orhot dogs. This gives the teams a

chance to win a prize even if theydon’t win the night.

PKs Mob won the first night withtwo wins and 52 points. The Pottswon the second night on a countback from Reichstein Racing - bothteams having 51 points. At The Bartook out the prize on the third nightwith a massive 55 points leavingthe Bunny Bashers with therunner-up prize for the night.

Leaders after three weeks areReichstein Racing. They have beenconsistent and have won all gamesto date.

Results after three games:Reichstein Racing 149At the Bar 134Bocky’s Mob 132PKs Mob 109Bunny Bashers 108The Wags 106Huddos Boys and Girls 105

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Throwing Tomatoes

Abrief trip to California has uncovereda highly encouraging and unexpected

new trend towards healthy food. Thecountry with the highest level of obesityand surely the most immature palate isbeginning to question the corporatisationof its food supply.

Spawning a new protest movement, thehigh fat, high sugar, high meat diet isbeginning to show up in statistics as acause of falling life expectancies. The fastfood operators that have commercialisedjunk food such as chips, hamburgers andexcessively sweet soft drinks arewitnessing the first fall in life expectancysince the colonisation of America. Yes,the current generation of Americans areexpected to live for fewer years than theprevious generation and the government islargely to blame.

The US government subsidisesagriculture to such a distorted extent that“junk food” is vastly cheaper than healthyessentials such as fruit and vegetables.Seventy percent of processed food inAmerica contains high input hybrid andgenetically modified corn. It is a majoringredient in Coca-Cola, hamburger meat(from corn fed animals), and as sweetenerin hamburger buns and finally as thecooking oil for French fries. Monsanto

which controls 90% of sales of geneticallymodified corn, soy, canola and cottonbenefits from huge farm subsidies thatkeep corn prices well below the cost ofproducing it. Monsanto introduced GMcrops without any health checks orregulatory controls so that theyentered theAmerican food system by stealth,unlabelled and unannounced. The USagricultural bureaucracy was not justcomplacent; it went into a commercialpartnership with Monsanto to develop theultimate Frankenfood technology - i.e.seeds designed to die.

Called Terminator Technology, it wouldoverturn a million years of evolution basedon sexual reproduction passing oninherited traits to the next generation.With government support Monsanto andother American corporations wouldcontrol the supply of crops and foodacross the world.

For some inexplicable reason successiveLabor and Coalition governments inAustralia have approved this visionendorsing the “you can trust Monsantoand Syngenta corporations” with theAustralian government’s throwingtomatoes at Big Oil and Big W, minimumlabelling, open door grow out policy.

But enough is enough seems to be the

catchcry of the Californians andrestaurateurs around the country! Notsince the Vietnam war marches, or days ofburning bras has a protest galvanised suchintensity. The icon that best expressestheir answer to the revulsion of Americanfood standards is the heirloomtomato. It ishealthy, nutritious and tasty and it can’t beowned and manipulated by Monsanto,Mobil or Walmart. It has to be grownlocally because it is soft, sweet and readyto eat for only a few days. It can’t beshipped thousands of miles so usesminimum Mobil oil and is so fresh itripens too soon in a Walmart orWoolworths supermarket. It is likely to begrown organically and is the biggest hit atFarmers’ markets, community supportedagriculture and of course American backyards. When you grow heirlooms you areprotesting against Big Oil, BigSupermarkets, Monsanto and theGovernment. Growing an heirloomtomatois now a subversive activity just likethrowing one was decades before, but ifyou do throw one don’t use a supermarketvariety or it will probably do seriousdamage! So it is thumbs up to us forwinning back part of our food supply.

Clive Blazey[with permission from The Diggers Club]


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An editor knocked at the Pearly Gates,Her face was scarred and cold;She stood before the man of fatefor admission to the Fold.“What have you done?” St Peter asked,To gain admission here?”“I’ve been an editor, sir,” she saidAs she shed a tear.

The Pearly Gates swung open wide,St. Peter touched the bell –“Come in,” he said, “and choose your harp,You’ve had your share of hell.”

Unattributed quotation in the book “Watchdogs, Blogs and Wild Hogs” by GordonJackson a professor of communication studies at Whitworth University in Spokane,Washington.

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Three men: an editor, a photographer, and a journalist are covering a politicalconvention in Miami. They decide to walk up and down the beach during theirlunch hour. Halfway up the beach, they stumbled upon a lamp. As they rub thelamp a genie appears and says, “Normally I would grant you three wishes, butsince there are three of you, I will grant you each one wish.”

The photographer went first. “I would like to spend the rest of my life living in ahuge house on the Gold Coast with no money worries.” The genie granted him hiswish and sent him on off to the Gold Coast.

The journalist went next. “I would like to spend the rest of my life living on a hugeyacht cruising the Mediterranean, with no money worries.” The genie granted himhis wish and sent him off.

Last, but not least, it was the editor’s turn. “And what would your wish be?” askedthe genie.

“I want them both back after lunch,” replied the editor, “the deadline fortomorrow’s newspaper is in ten hours.


Mannum NeighbourhoodWatch meet bimonthly on

the second Monday of themonth in the Senior CitizensRooms at the Leisure Centre.

All community members areencouraged to come along andbe involved. It is an opportunityto hear what has been occurringin the district and to learn whatrole you can play in makingMannum and the district a safeplace to live and work.

Next MeetingMonday December 13th

7:30 p.m. at theSenior Citizens’ Room

Mannum Leisure Centre

All welcome,especially new members.Tea and coffee provided

after the meeting.

Coordinator: 0428 856 911

The Murray DarlingsVictor Harbor Retreat

Once again, a group of MurrayDarlings red hatters attended the

annual South Australian Red HattersRetreat, which has been held for thepast 3 years at the EncountersConvention Centre, Victor Harbor,the last weekend in October. We leftMannum early on Friday morningand had a stopover in Strathalbyn toshop and eat, then on to Port Elliotfor more shopping! We then travelledon to spend the rest of the afternoonin Victor Harbor, checking out theOp shops for red and purple, beforethe rest of the chapters arrived!

It always amazes me how often youcan call into an op shop needing aparticular thing, and there it is. Weneeded an extra prop for the skit wewere doing on Saturday night, andthere it was, sitting outside theWhalers Emporium - a large stuffedbird, a vulture - just perfect for ourneeds! (More information on thislater). We also found a new mascot inStrathalbyn, in the shape of Mrs BugsBunny, dressed as a Queen with apurple cape and crown. So Mrs Bugsand Vicki the Vulture have joined ourever growing collection of mascots!

Check-in at the convention centrewas at 4pm, followed by lots ofhilarity while we unpacked and set upour dorms. The Murray Darlingswere lucky enough to have the samedorms as last year, both with 8 beds,so my mum (Diane, Marshioness ofMirth) and another friend joined usto make 16. We had all been busylooking out for purple bedspreads,pillows, pyjamas etc. to add to thefun. One of our members says thatstaying in the dorms always remindsher of being a young girl when sheused to go on school camps, and shethinks it is just as much, if not morefun than it used to be - at least wedon’t have teachers watching over usany more - we had one school teacherwith us in our dorm (Maid Marion),but she got up to just as muchmischief as the rest of us!

We had dinner at the Crown Hotel,with the 25 other red hatters who hadcome for the retreat from around SA.Then back to the centre for intros andsupper. The Encounters Centrealways looks after us, with so muchwonderful food. This year we had anew chef, Jodi, who appeared a bitoverawed at the sight of 40 womenreturning from the pub on Fridaynight, but he soon got used to us!

We were all very excited to discoverthat the new Big W store is now open

in Victor Harbor, so as soon asbreakfast was over off we went - yesyou guessed it, more shopping! TheChristmas decorations in the storewere a delight, with lots of purpleand red everywhere this year. Back tothe centre for lunch, (more food) thenas the weather was a bit inclement, wedecided to go to Goolwa for a drive,rather than a walk on the beach. Weare once again very grateful that wewere able to book the Hall bus (andtrailer) for the retreat, it is veryspecial to have most of our grouptogether in the bus, and certainlyadds to the fun.

“Last drinks” has become part ofthe weekend’s ritual for the regularretreat goers as well; the EncountersCentre is an alcohol free zone, so wealways pop down to the BoulevardCafé on the Lake (on BartelBoulevard) which is within walkingdistance of the centre. This year a niceglass of wine or two was especiallywelcome, as several of our membersfelt they needed a bit of Dutchcourage before the evening’sentertainment!

Dinner Saturday night back at thecentre was delicious, and wasfollowed up with our “UntalentNight” - an opportunity for the RedHatters to showcase their specialtalents. Seven very brave MurrayDarlings members volunteered toperform in a highly professionalballet performance, “The Old ChooksTribute to the Dying Swan”. Youmay remember this very same balletbeing performed by a group of “OldRoosters”, at the Mannum LeisureCentre’s anniversary celebrations 3years ago! Well the “Old Chooks”brought down the house in Victor,just like the “Old Roosters” did inMannum. Well done Rosie, Lydia,Marion, Pat, Jan, Helga, and

especially Val, who played a verypregnant ‘swan’, who at the end ofthe ballet performance gave birth toa healthy, bouncing 3kg vulture!(This was the perfect prop wemanaged to pick up in Victor just theday before).

The other Murray Darlingsmembers who also contributed to theUntalent Night were Maid Marionand her Merry Band, with a musicalperformance on the Kazoo, andDiana, dressed as the ‘OrientalVisitor’ who entertained us withjokes and stories, none of which canbe repeated here!

Sunday morning started with ourpyjama breakfast, and finally the sunbroke through enough for some of usto head to the beach for some fresh airand a paddle in the sea (those of uslucky enough to have wellie bootson). Then back for more food, andtime to pack up to go home, notreally believing that the weekendcould be over already. This year wemanaged to get all our gear back intothe trailer without too much of asqueeze, so obviously next year wewill have to try harder with theshopping! We stopped off at PortElliot for a coffee on the way home toMannum. And yes, you guessed it, forone final spot of retail therapy.

I would like to thank all of theMurray Darlings who attended theretreat, and for making it the bestestof fun! Once again, it was a perfectlymagical, wonderful weekend, and wehave already started planning ourtrip for next year. Also a HUGEthank you goes to our wonderful“Queen Bee with an Attitude”,Maureen(from the Adelaide chapter),who organises this very special eventfor us each year.

Look out Victor, we’ll be back!Karyn Baker

The Old Chooks tribute to the Dying Swan!Maid Marion of Nottingham

Contacting Mannum Police

Urgent emergencyassistancecall 000. For police attendancecall 131 444.

If you need to contact us forother matters either visit thestation or call 8569 2211.

This may be answered by theMurray Bridge station. Theywill contact us by radio andthen we will contact you.

Your police are available 24hours a day.

Emergency 000Police attendance 131 444Mannum Station 8569 2211


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South Australian Public HolidaysHoliday 2011 2012

New Year’s Day Monday 3 January Monday 2 January

Australia Day Wednesday 26 January Thursday 26 January

Adelaide Cup Monday 14 March Monday 12 March

Good Friday Friday 22 April Friday 6 April

The day after Good Friday Saturday 23 April Saturday 7 April

Easter Monday Monday 25 April Monday 9 April

Anzac Day Tuesday 26 April Wednesday 25 April

Queen’s Birthday / Volunteer’s Day Monday 13 June Monday 11 June

Labour Day Monday 3 October Monday 1 October

Christmas Day Monday 26 December Tuesday 25 December

Proclamation Day Tuesday 27 December Wednesday 26 December

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1. Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance? (Edgar Bergen)2. Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work. (Robert Orben)3. Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, “Certainly, I can!” Then get busy and find out how to do it. (Theodore Roosevelt)4. One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important. (Bertrand Russell)


Hospital Programs - Phone 8569 0200

Audio Clinic: for appointments phone 1800 057 220Child & Youth Health Services: Contact 1300 733 606for appointmentCommunity Midwifery Service: phone 8569 0200 tomake a bookingCommunity Nursing Service: Murray Mallee Community Health Service Phone8535 6800.Hire of Crutches: visit the hospital or phone 8569 0200Mannum Domiciliary Care Services: phone 8569 0240 or through the hospitalon 8569 0200.Meals on Wheels: Doctor’s referral necessaryOptometrist: For an appointment phone 8569 0200.Physiotherapy (Private): Consulting Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysAppointments phone 8569 0200.Private Podiatry: Appointment to be made at the Domiciliary Care Officephone 8569 0240.

Mannum Medical Centre – Phone 8569 0222Adelaide Cardiology *Echocardiograms / *Asthma Clinic / *Centacare FamilyWell-Being Support / Continence Clinic / Diabetic Clinic / Dietitian / *HomeAged Care Assessments / *Home Medication Reviews / Hypertension Clinic /Immunisation / *IMVS Collection Centre / Mannum Youth Clinic - “The Café”Headspace / *Psychologists / *Physiotherapist (Public)

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Mannum Day CentreMannum 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.

WEEKLYMonday 9:30am Knitting Group. Bring your craft along and join in!

Tea/coffee provided. For $6, stay for a cooked lunch.Tuesday 9am-10:30am Mannum Weight Watchers. Rhonda 8569 1123.Tuesday 10am-2:30pm Social Day. Bingo in morning and games in afternoon.

Cost $6 for the day which includes cooked lunch.Tuesday * 6:00pm Yoga. (*Except during school holidays.)Monica Martin

0488 133 625.Thurs/Friday * 10:00am Scrabble Day. (*Alternating Thursday/Friday. Dates

change so please ring to confirm times.) Come and enjoya relaxed game of scrabble. Cost $2 for the morning or $6for a cooked lunch

MONTHLY2nd Monday 1:30pm Mannum Red Cross1st Wednesday 7:00pm Wellbeing Nucleus Discussion Group. Evolved from

Mediation, Pastoral Care, Enneagram, Art & Soul Groups.2nd & 4th Wed 11am-2pm Men’s Group. Socialisation and companionship. $6 for

centre based activities including a cooked lunch. Outingsare held on a regular basis. Costs may vary on these days.

3rd Wednesday 1:30-3pm Card Afternoon. Bring your cards and participate in afriendly relaxed game of 500, Canasta, Bridge, Whist (thechoice is yours!). Cost $2 (includes afternoon tea.)

4th Wed 6:30-9:30pm Men’s Discussion Group. Ralph on 8569 1264.

If you would like further information or would like to attend the Day Centre foractivities are unable to get transport, please contact Louise Haby, MannumDay Centre Coordinator (8569 0219)

Whistle Toot

A fter much discussion andplanning, the PS Marion left

Mannum on September 10th for Berri,to be slipped at the Slipway next tothe Berri bridge. This is now thenearest slipway that can take a boatthe size of the PS Marion.

On the slip extensive work tookplace on the hull and paddle boxes.Slipway staff and volunteerscompleted the work in the scheduledtime, and the boat was ready to leaveon Friday October 15th. Cruises wereorganised by Heather Pinnington ofthe Morgan Museum for both theupstream and return journeys.Passengers were able to come aboardat Morgan, Waikerie, Kingston onMurray and Loxton for a one daycruise and, at the end of the day, bebussed back to their boarding port.These cruises were very popular withthe general public and local schools.Many people on the upstream cruisesrebooked for the return cruises.

The first day of the return cruisewas hard going as the wind BLEW; it

poured with rain that lookedhorizontal at times, and white capscould be seen on the water. Lock 4was gingerly negotiated. It is a creditto Captain Trevor Bedford and thecrew that the PS Marion camethrough safely, mostly unscathed, andwas able to continue uneventfully toLoxton. A passenger commented, ashe got off the boat in Loxton “Thishas been one of the most exciting daysI have had recently, and wouldn’thave missed it for quids.”

On board was Peter Brazil-Smithwho, in his youth, had been a crewmember of the PS Marion for 2 years.Later in life, he had been theEngineer of the last River Murraytrading boat, the PS Murrabit. Peterhad many interesting and oftenamusing stories to tell of life on thetrading boats - the camaraderie, thehard work, on shore adventures andthe joy of being on the ever changingriver. He was delighted to beinterviewed by Ashley Walsh onRadio ABC 891.

The following days were cool andfine, allowing passengers to enjoy theriver from the decks. Wood wasloaded at Akuna Station under thewatchful eye of the Wood Fairy DavePrescott. It was handy to have acouple of very willing youngpassengers to help load the woodfrom the back of a trailer onto theboat! Dave was also interviewed byMarija Jovanovic of Channel 7 and

the story wasaired duringthe evening news on 22nd October.

The boat had an uneventful triphome to Mannum arriving on FridayOctober 20th. The crew, museum andinformation centre staff andvolunteers were very pleased to seethe boat back, tied up to her old ferrymooring.

The schedule for next year’scruising has been finalised. The firstthree month of 2011 look very busy -watch this space ...!

December will be a quiet time forthe boat - some maintenance will betaking place on the boiler and theusual ‘keeping her clean and tidy’work will go on until next year.

The Mannum Dock Museumcommittee met on Thursday 16th

September to finalise the plans for therevamping of the museum. These arenow being prepared for presentationand fine tuning by ProfessionalMuseum designers in consultationwith the Mannum Dock Museum andthe Museum Committee. Roger Bakeris well on his way with work on thewooden replica of the wheel and firebox of Randell’s Mary Ann that willform part of the downstair’s sectionof the museum.

For further information pleasecontact the Mannum Dock Museumon 8569 2733 or visit the website atwww. psmarion.com

Jenny Twigden

PS Marion on the Berri slipway

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Phone Kerry on 0439 877 849for more details.

Cycling is a great form of fitnessand is the new golf.

Let’s get a group together just tohave fun or for those interested inreadiness for Mannum’s “MurrayRiver Recreational Ride/Race” on

January 19th at the 2011Santos Tour Down Under.

A pedestrian steps off the curb andinto the road without looking one dayand promptly gets knocked flat by apassing cyclist.

“You were really lucky there,” saidthe cyclist.

“What on earth are you talkingabout! That really hurt!” said thepedestrian, still on the pavement,rubbing his head.

“Well, usually I drive a bus!” thecyclist replied.


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What a Lot of Rubbish

Australia’s a land of big things,isn’t it? The Big Banana, the Big

Pineapple, the Big Prawn, and just ashort drive from here, the BigRocking Horse. Adelaide is currentlycontemplating its claim to bigness,with different interest groups fromdifferent suburbs lobbying for the BigPinot Grigio, the Big Skinny SoyLatte, the Big Ugg Boot and the BigFlick Knife. Mannum has alreadydecided. Mannum is going to eclipsethem all with the Big Wheelie Bin.

The decision was made after theresounding success of my recent QuizNight. Everyone was invited;admission was by gold coin donationand although it was disappointing,the next day, to note the number offoreign objects in the donation box, itwas heartening to conclude from thatfact that some people have not onlytravelled as far afield as New Zealand,but did so before the Land of theLong White Cloud went decimal.And by the way, you with thetattooed head, triple nose ring andfake Louis Vuitton bag, I saw youdonate one gold coin and removefour.

Attendance at the Quiz Night wascompulsory for football fans,smokers, anglers and dogs. A fewenthusiastic police officers and anarmy battalion in riot gear ensuredthat everyone arrived in good time

for the start. There was only onequestion: “What are rubbish binsfor?” To ensure absence ofdiscrimination, the question wasphrased in alternative ways, namely“What are @#$^%$# rubbish binsfor??”; “What the #$%^ *and^*() doyou think rubbish bins are for???”and “Wot R rbsh bns 4?!”

There was no clear winner. It wasinteresting to note that mostparticipants had a clearer idea ofwhat rubbish bins are not for thanwhat they are for. There was ageneral understanding, expressedearly in the evening, that rubbish binsare for rubbish, but when pressed asto what is rubbish, the contestantsbegan muttering protests such as:“That’s another question”; “Wedon’t hafta answer that”; and “Thiswhole thing’s rubbish. Unlock thedoors and let us out”.

After the police and military hadsubdued the mutiny in a sensitive andbloodless manner, the anglers’ teamgrudgingly spoke first. They arguedconvincingly that rubbish can takevarious forms, such as food scraps,drink containers, hamburgerwrappings, fag ends, used stickingplaster, soiled disposable nappies anddog poo. Less convincingly but withequal fervour, they argued that deadfish do not constitute rubbish.

They asserted that fish, after being

caught, fall into three categories.Some have to be thrown back in theriver. Some are edible, and are placedin a bag to be taken away for futurecooking. The third category is notedible and must not be thrown backin the river. This is the troublesomecategory, whose fate is to be left lyingon the Mary Ann Reserve. They can’tbe placed in rubbish bins becausethey’re not rubbish. In any event,some of the rubbish bins are as far astwenty paces from where the anglersare sitting when they catch the fish.The anglers’ team argued thatscattering dead fish along the lengthand breadth of the Mary AnnReserve, or anywhere else that takestheir fancy, is part of the fun offishing. Wrapping up dead fish anddepositing them in a bin is not fun;it’s more like work, and thereforedefeats the object of having a relaxingday out. They claimed that researchhas shown that most people enjoy thesmell of dead fish, especially after afew days of hot weather. The generalpublic, they stated, has forgenerations been attracted to areaswhere it can wander throughblossom-strewn pathways, hosts ofgolden daffodils, and dead fish.Scattering dead fish around publicareas is considered a communityservice in many cultures, because it

offers food for feral cats anddesperate drunks; provides playthingsfor children; gives dogs something toroll in and is a source ofentertainment for those with a keenenough sense of humour to take oneaway and secrete it under a friend’sbed on a hot summer evening. Theanglers’ team heartily condemnedlittering.

The smokers’ team spoke next. Inretrospect, it should have spokenfirst, because by the time the anglers’team had finished, several paramedicshad been admitted to the venue toattend to coughers, splutterers andhowling screamers who were sorelydistressed at being unable to escapefor a gasp on a cancer stick. Nevermind; it’s too late now. Actually,that’s what one of the paramedicssaid.

The smokers’ team stated at theoutset that it heartily condemnslittering. It argued convincingly ifsomewhat breathlessly that rubbishcan take various forms, such as foodscraps, drink containers, hamburgerwrappings, used sticking plaster,soiled disposable nappies, dog pooand dead fish. They less convincingly,but with equally alarming wheezing,asserted that fag ends do notconstitute rubbish.

Continued page 26


SKATE PARK

Mid Murray Council is finalising thearrangements for the construction of

the Mannum Skate Park and hopes to seeaction on the site within weeks.

To ensure maximum value and benefit forthe community, Council has decided toconstruct the facility themselves, utilising acombination of their own labour force andequipment together with sourcing localmaterials where possible and bringing inspecialist trades people to complete specificcomponents of the job.

Earthworks are expected to commencebefore the end of November and orders arebeing raised for materials and the specialisttrades people.

Mid Murray Council CEO Dean Gollan

said, “Given the very wet winter, we haveexperienced some delays in being able toget specialist trades people on site beforeChristmas.”

“This unfortunately is likely to result inthe project being completed early in theNew Year rather than late this year. Whilstthis is frustrating and disappointing for thecommunity and Council, it has been beyondour control and we apologise for the delay.”

Council looks forward to being able todeliver a quality facility for the community,albeit a little later than previously expectedand hoped.

For more information please contactShane Thompson.

My PlaceStarting School – A reminiscence by Vivian Garner

As an only child I thought I was oneamong equals. I was used to adults but

mine talked to me like everyone else. Schoolwas a real eye opener for me. It was the firsttime I realized people thought my motherwas in charge. She had to take me to sign upand they kept asking her questions about methat I knew the answers to. Like, what does“she” like to be called? I thought it was alittle rude. And Mom got it wrong. I wasnever called “Vivian”, but that’s what shetold them. And I was stuck with it. Now Irealise my family nickname would just notdo but at the time I was pretty insulted.

Teachers were another eye opener. I had tolearn to listen politely while they used their“teacher’s voice” and made funny smileyfaces at me. I got the hang of it and I put upwith it because they did have some

interesting things to show us. I loved schoolwork, it was much better than being homelistening to adult conversations that I didn’tunderstand. There was a whole new worldout there and it was my size. I was so keen Igot glowing report cards. I kept my opinionsto myself. I had learned that the hard way,being surrounded by adults at home. Theteachers thought I was doing it all to pleasethem and they told my mother I was soobedient and a perfect student. It was ashock to them all when I broke ranks andbolted later. But that’s another story.

My best friend was an only child, like me.We understood each other. She was a “latelife” baby and had a mother who, unlikemine, was a bit fussy and nervous. But it wasok, at least there were no bossy brothers andsisters to put up with. We did not like

argumentative, competitive games and rudepeople who grabbed your things or expectedto play with your newest toys before you hadeven had a chance to get used to them. Weboth married, had kids, stayed married andturned into normal adults, but it took awhilefor us to learn to deal with ourcontemporaries. I guess we found our ownways of coping.

It was a fun time when my own five werelittle and I finally experienced the world ofkids through them. I even learned to enjoycolouring in. I was determined not to raise anonly child but my mother thought that withthree girls and two boys I had overcompensated. She never believed I did it onpurpose but she was wrong. And I enjoyedevery minute.

Mannum YouthYouth Advisory Committee

Have a YAC’ with the Mid Murray Council

Are you aged 12 - 24 and feel like there is not enough to do foryoung people your age?

Do you have some great ideas that would make Mannum a betterplace for people your age?

Would you like to have your say on things that are affecting yourlife in your community?

The YAC will have a strong voice for youth needs in the

community and will look to make positive changes in and aroundMannum. Meetings will involve formal business and a funcomponent.

If you want to make a difference in your community, learn newskills and have fun doing it then the YAC is for you!

Contact Shane on 8569 0100, message him on 0457 845 999 oremail [email protected] to join or for more information.

SCHOOLS OUT BUS TRIP!

Council’s YAC have been discussing future‘Schools Out Bus Trips’ which provide

opportunities for students to do fun activitiesin the school holidays.

In addition to previous suggestionsincluding shopping and movies, go karts andlaser skirmish plus skate park tours, the YACare considering a trip to Glenelg and the‘Beach House’ or surf lessons at Middletonand a day at Victor Harbour.

If you have some great ideas for bus tripsfor 12 – 17 year olds in the school holidays orare interested in reserving your spot on thesestrictly limited number events contact ShaneThompson.

JUNIOR BASKETBALL

Following the success of the national introductory basketball program ‘Aussie Hoops’ in Mannum we are keen to get a junior competitionhappening.

Subject to numbers the competition could be mixed or contain separate boys and girls teams and it could also cater for different age groups.If you are interested in playing in a fun competition please speak to Pam or Simon at the Mannum Leisure Centre (8569 0185) or contact

Shane Thompson.

Want to know more about any of the above?Contact Shane Thompson to discuss youth or other community development needs, challenges, issues or opportunities.

Call in to the Mannum Council office near the Mannum Leisure Centre.Telephone: 8569 0100, Mobile: 0457 845 999 or Email: [email protected]


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“His Nibs” came home withleeks one day, his mother usedthem a lot he said. Well myMum didn’t and I didn’t have aclue what to do with them. ThenI remembered my trusty “Cook’sCompanion” - Stephanie wouldtell me what to do.

I looked up L for Leeks andthere was all the information Ineeded - selection and storage,preparation and cooking, a listof what leeks go with and

fourteen recipes. Problemsolved!

It is a huge book, 1126 pagesand very expensive (over $100when I bought it) but it is thebest cook book I have ever had.It is in A to Z order and twosections I do happen to use a lotare Avocado and Zucchini. (MyMum didn’t use these either).

I will share with you thefollowing recipe which is fromthe Dried Fruit section and isdelicious.

Mrs Atkins’ Marvellous Fruit SliceIn the book Stephanie says that

she has many memories ofstaying with Mrs Atkins and herson Ian in their lovely stonehouse near Bath. One of MrsAtlkins’ daughters gave her therecipe with the advice that aminute too long in the oven andthe slice becomes crisp ratherthan chewy.

125 g unsalted butter1 cup brown sugar1 egg lightly beaten225 g mixed dried vine fruit150 g self-raising flourPreheat oven to 200C or 190C

in a fan-forced oven. Melt butterin a saucepan large enough to

h o l d a l lingredients. Use a little of thebutter to grease a 28 cm × 18 cmbaking tray. Add brown sugar tosaucepan and stir over heat untildissolved. Remove from heatand cool for a few minutes. Stirin egg, then add fruit and sift inflour. Stir well to mix. Press intotray and bake for 22 minutes.The slice should have developeda caramel crust and will stillmove slightly when you restyour hand on the centre. If it ispositively liquid, cook for afurther 3 minutes. Cool a littleand mark into 4 cm squares witha sharp knife. Allow to coolcompletely in tray, then cut intosquares and store in an airtighttin. Makes 20.

I can legitimately reproducethis recipe as Mrs Atkins’ sonIan has been my dear friend fornearly fifty years. I have alsostayed in that lovely house nearBath and I was given the recipeby Mrs Atkins herself. In fact, asis the way with recipes, therecipe was given to Mrs Atkinsby Mrs Somebody Else!

Bon Appetit.Jo Kader

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Angie’s Cooking Tips

The recipe I’m sharing this month is anAsian take on Cabbage Rolls. I made it

recently for a dinner party and it went downvery well. It is a recipe I acquired a longtime ago and honestly I can’t remember thesource, and although I can’t lay claim todeveloping it, I have tweaked it a little. It islovely with a simple soy dipping sauce or asweet chilli sauce works just as well,sometimes I offer both (they are very goodbuddies).

Chinese Cabbage RollsIngredients

3cm knob of ginger, grated½ bunch of coriander, including root and stem2 spring onions, chopped3 dried shiitake mushrooms300g pork mince½ tsp chilli flakes, or more to taste½ tsp coriander powder½ tsp cumin powder¼ tsp Chinese five spice powder1 egg, beaten1 tbsp shao hsing rice wine1½ tbsp soy sauce

pinch of ground white pepper1 tsp sugar1 tsp sesame oil, extra for glazing½ Chinese cabbage

Soak shiitake mushrooms until soft inboiling water, approx 15-20 minutes, removestems and chop finely.

Using a mortar and pestle, pound the

ginger, coriander root and stem (keep theleaves for a garnish or add to your dippingsauce) and spring onions to a fine paste. Afood processor can also be used, just be sureto scrape down sides and pulse until a finepaste is achieved.

In a large bowl, mix pork mince, corianderpaste, mushrooms, egg, wine, soy sauce,pepper, sugar and sesame oil. Once the mixis well combined, using a wooden spoon (orsimilar) beat the mix until it comes togetheras one mass.

Freeze cabbage fully and thaw. Lay outcabbage leaf in the best way to give you arough rectangle shape, patching in pieces ofcabbage can be done, just make sure theyoverlap a little. Place approx 1 tbsp of porkmixture in the middle of cabbage leaf androll, tucking in the edges, keeping it as neatas possible, and not too tight, you will get itwith practice.

Place in steamer and cook for about 10-12minutes. While still hot, brush lightly with alittle extra sesame oil, garnish with thecoriander leaves and serve with your choiceof dipping sauce.

Top Tips and Switch Ups• Whenever blanched cabbage is required

for any recipe, pop it in the freezer untilcompletely frozen. Freezing will changethe water in the cabbage into ice crystals.

When it is thawed it leave you with acabbage leaf that is as pliable as whenblanched, without all the fuss of blanching.Just keep in mind to fully freeze cabbagefor this technique to be effective.

• To test for seasoning of the pork mix, takea teaspoon or so and fry off in a frying panand try it, this is a good thing to do forother dishes too e.g. rissoles, meatballs,sausage rolls or hamburgers.

• Replacing shiitake mushrooms with 1/8cup sliced dried mushrooms works fine, ½cup fresh mushrooms can be used but willneed to be cooked first to remove anywater content, the dried variety will delivera more intense flavour.

• Replace shao hsing rice wine with a sherry,preferably medium dry

• The chilli flakes, coriander powder, cuminpowder and Chinese five spice was mytweak, so if you don’t have them on hand,it will still work, or add your favouritespices.I wish you all a very happy and safe

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The females came to Australiafrom Burger’s Zoo in Arnhem,Holland to join the four males atMonarto Zoo as part of theinternational breeding programfor chimpanzees.

Curator of Monarto Zoo BethPohl said “The introductionprocess happened well ahead ofschedule and we are proud andexcited to say we now haveAustralasia’s newest group ofchimpanzees all together, happyand healthy.”

“The female chimpanzeesarrived at Monarto on the 9th

[October] from a quarantineperiod at Adelaide Zoo, andwithin hours of their arrivalintroductions between mesh

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Keepers are confident that thebreeding process will not be faroff, although they do plan togive the group further time tosettle and become as cohesive aspossible before having anadditional big event to deal with.

The girls from Holland are 11year old Zwala, 11 year oldGalatea, 14 year old Soona and17 year old Zombi.

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What a Lot of RubbishFrom page 21

They stated that fag ends provideideal toys for children to pick up andsuck. Les misérables can also pickthem up and suck them whilst settinga match to them so that they don’thave to obtain their nicotine hit byscrounging through rubbish bins orstealing from shops. They added thatresearch has shown that pelicans thateat fag ends are thirty per cent lesslikely to contract frostbite than otherpelicans. The smokers claimed thatthey always put their empty bottles,food wrappings and scraps in therubbish bins provided. Fag ends arenot put in the rubbish bins becausethey’re not rubbish. The smokers thenran out of puff and had to beprompted to continue. When asked“What do you do when the ash tray inyour car is full?”, one replied that hebuys a new car. The others were ingeneral agreement that a moreeconomical solution is to drive thecar on to a ferry and empty thecontents of the ash tray on the deck.They pointed out that there are nosigns on the ferries stating “Do notempty your car ash tray onto thisferry”.

The football fans’ team spoke next.Well, everything’s relative. Some ofthem spoke, some chanted and somemerely used hand signals. They haddifficulty in agreeing on a definition

of rubbish, but some of the itemsnominated were books, brocolli, lawnbowls, soap and sushi. Whenprompted, they disputed thesuggestion that rubbish mightinclude drink cans, bottles, foodwrapping, food scraps, coils ofsticking plaster or dirty diapers.When asked if they had ever noticedthat all the foregoing are usuallyvisible in quantities around theShowgrounds oval after a footballmatch, they unanimously said:“Nah”. When asked what theythought was the purpose of thenumerous wheelie bins placed aroundthe oval, they said they supposed thatpeople filled them with books,brocolli, lawn bowls, soap and sushi.

The dogs’ team spoke next. Theycould think of only one item ofrubbish: dog poo. They stated,reasonably enough, that when theyhave to go they have to go. The moreassertive dogs reported that one ofthe ways in which they hadestablished the power base afterchoosing their owners was to trainthe owner at an early stage to pick upthe poo. They explained, largely forthe benefit of their more reticentcolleagues, that this practice showsthe owner who’s boss and is animportant strategy in obediencetraining. They observed that dog

owners who do not pick up theirdog’s poo need to be brought intoline firmly. This could take the formof making them sleep outside, givingthem a bath, depriving them of bonesor wrapping tinsel round their necksat Christmas.

When asked what they thought offood scraps, drink containers,hamburger wrappings, fag ends, usedsticking plaster, soiled disposablenappies and dead fish, the dogsbecame quite excited and yelped:“Yes, please”. They agreed that allthe above were very attractive, usefulpropositions and not to be classed asrubbish. Anything that couldn’t beeaten could be shredded or rolled inand it would be regrettable, if notsacrilegious, toconsignsuch treasuresto a rubbish bin.

That was the end of the formal partof the meeting, and the participantswere invited to stay for lightrefreshments. Things got a bit untidyat that point. The smokers all reachedfor their fag packets and lighters andstampeded towards the door, most ofthem charging through it before itwas opened. The anglers left en massewhen they saw the salmonsandwiches, protesting that they’renot cannibals. The dogs shifted themini sausage rolls and cup cakes withmind-boggling speed before their

spokesperson complained about thefootball fans’ table manners andshouted “Everybody Out”. Thefootball fans started to trudge offsulkily when they discovered that“light refreshments” did not includemeat pies or tins of Jack Daniels andCoke.

And that was that. I gathered upthe remains of the light refreshments;the fag ends festooning the door step;and the poo the dogs had left outsideafter their mini sausage rolls and cupcakes. I put the dog poo in the Lions’Recycling bin, because I have a keenand impish sense of humour, then Iscattered everything else more or lessequally over the Mary Ann Reserve;the main street; the steps of thecouncil offices and the Showgroundsoval. I threw the milk cartons andorange drink bottles into the river,confident in the knowledge that itwould be screechingly amusing if afew ducks choked to death whilsttrying to eat them. With only a thirdof a pavlova remaining, I drove on tothe ferry. I had a couple of bites of thepav, then halfway across the river Itipped the rest onto the ferry deck. Ithought the operator might like a bitof supper. And if he didn’t, he hadplenty of time to clean it up and dropit into a wheelie bin.

Lorna Turner

Christmas At My Place

Christmas at my place was downstairs.That was where Grandpa Dey lived and

when Grandpa brought home “The Tree”,our festive season started.

The tree was always massive and no matterhow much Grandma made him take off italways hit the ceiling. It was set in a bigceramic “crock” that was used for makingpickles. The crock was filled with coal and itwas supposed to hold the tree upright but itnever did. The tree was always too big andhad to be tied with twine to nails Grandpahappily put in the doorframes on either sideof it- while Grandma winced. But she heldher peace, there was no getting in Grandpa’sway when he was enjoying Christmas.

Once the tree was decorated, the bigsliding doors between the parlour and thedining room were closed. I never couldsneak a peek through those doors, they fittoo well - but I tried. There was baking inboth our kitchens and everything smeltwonderful. There was shopping of course.And visiting. Lots of visiting.

Christmas in Canada came at the beginningof winter and everyone was ready for a rest.There had been lots of preserving, winter

clothes to get ready, the cars to be“winterized.” The storm windows and doorswere installed. Storm windows were timberand getting them up a ladder to the bigsecond storey windows was a challenge.Before Christmas, everything was tighteneddown, the pantry was stocked and we wereready for the social season. Saturday nightdances sprang up, clubs had “ladies nights”,the ice rinks were crowded with skating,hockey, curling. Grandpa had friends in forcards. Grandma wasn’t a card enthusiast sofrom when I was about ten I was called on tosit in as Grandpa’s partner. I got good ateuchre.

Winter was for visiting and the best timewas between Christmas and New Year whenby common consent business was reduced tothe essentials.

Grandpa and I were always awake veryearly Christmas morning. He’d slip up thebig front stairs. With a “shh” he’d carry medown and we’d inspect the tree. We weren’tallowed to open presents before breakfastbut there always managed to be a dollhanging on the tree, unwrapped. Grandpasaid that didn’t count, it was unwrapped

anyway and we would get it down - aftersome speculation about “now, who couldthat be for?”

Grandpa and I both hung up our stockingsand Grandpa Dey’s would have an onion orpiece of coal on top but we both got goodies.I did my best to get everyone up forbreakfast and at last the presents werehanded around. Santa Claus wasacknowledged in our house but some of mypresents were always from “Santa Dey”.

Visitors came and went all afternoon.Christmas dinner always included a turkey,Grandma’s “special salad” of minted peas injelly and dessert of carrot pudding andsauce. Later the fireplace would be lit andGrandpa would make popcorn for everyonewith a long handled wire popper. The rest ofChristmas week he and I would roastchestnuts in that popper. We were the onlyones who liked them.

We have Christmas in the park now, withkids and grandkids. The tree is a gum and welook for shade not a fireplace. Water fightsare common and the newest water weaponsare a favourite. But the visiting goes on.

Vivian Garner


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DECEMBER

Mannum Christmas PageantStreet Party & Fireworks

Randell St., Mary Ann ReserveSaturday 4th, 6:00pm – 10:00pmFireworks at 9:00pm

Market/Trash’n TreasureMannum ShowgroundsSunday 5th, 9:00am – 2:00pmFree Admission. Sites available.Contact: Irene LovellPhone: 8569 2541

Carols by the RiverMary Ann ReserveSunday 19th, 7:00pm

Mannum Garden GroupShowground, Lion’s DenMonday 15th, 11amChristmas Party. Plate of food toshare. BYO drinks.Cost: $5.00 donation isrequested to go towards theTrish Uzzell Memorial Seat, inlieu of bringing a present.

JANUARY

Market/Trash’n TreasureMannum ShowgroundsSunday 2nd, 9:00am – 2:00pmFree Admission. Sites available.Contact: Irene LovellPhone: 8569 2541

Santos Tour Down UnderStage 2 Finish, Randell StreetTailem Bend to MannumWednesday 19th January 2011,ETA 2:41pm.

P.S. Marion Short CruisesTour Down Under day.Wednesday 19th. Cruise times11:00am, 1:00pmand Sunset Cruise 4:30pm.

P.S. Marion Short CruisesAustralia Day WeekendSaturday, Sunday 22nd – 23rd.11:00am, 1:00pm & 3:00pm.

For information about P.S.Marion cruises contact MannumInformation Centre 8569 1303or www.psmarion.com

Australia Day 2011Breakfast in the ParkWednesday 26th, 7:00 – 9:00amLions Famous Breakfast at9:15am.Breakfast Cost: $5 Adults,$3 Children.

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JanuaryNo Men’s Breakfast

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Mannum Leisure CentreSquash courts, gym, and cardio

room are available at all openingtimes.

Activities: Basketball, netballcarpet bowls, card games, gym, taichi, squash, tennis, soccer, rollerdisco.

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7:30pm Agricultural Society,Showground

1st Thursday

4:00pm History Group,CHIPS

2nd Monday (Bimonthly)

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2nd Wednesday

9:00am Shared Stitches ofMannum Quilting Group. Ph.8569 2185

3rd Tuesday

pm Palmer Card Day,Lutheran Hall Palmer. Ph.8532 2255

3rd Thursday

11:00am RSL, MannumCommunity Club

4th Tuesday

7:30pm Mannum ShowCommittee, Showground

4th Thursday

7:30pm Progress Association,Mannum Community College.

Last Monday

1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary,Meeting Room, EsmereldaStreet.

Last Wednesday

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