ContentsAngie’s Cooking Tips 5Calendars & Dates 28

Choristers Corner 8Church Services 3Classifieds 27

Editorial 2Letters 2Mannum Matters 26

Police & Neighbourhood Watch 18Out of this World 8

Puzzle 3Under the Toadstool 13

Mannum Mag AGMChairman’s Report

Ihave much pleasure in presenting the inauguralChairman’s Report for the Mannum Community

Magazine Incorporated.As this is the first formal report of the Mannum

Mag, I must take time to give credit to the work ofReverend Mann who instigated the formation of thelocal community magazine in Mannum. Those whoknew Rod would understand his philosophy of‘Community Ministry’ whereby opportunities weretaken to unite the community through involvementin interest groups. It was in this context that wemust give credit and thanks to Rod for placing us inour current position.

Mannum Mag was incorporated during the year,thus bringing greater accountability and

responsibility for the Executive Committee. Hence,this inaugural general meeting after three years ofoperation.

Since its inception in April 2006, Mannum Maghas gone from 16 pages with 12 advertisers to arecord 46 advertisers on 28 pages in April 2008.

From information supplied by our Editor, theaverage number of advertisers has increased from21 in 2006 to 34 in 2007 and to 42 in 2008. And,we must not lose sight of the fact that it is theadvertisers who keep the issues coming. Theirsupport is invaluable.

The Print Room and facilities at the Showgroundhave been made available to us at no cost and forthis we are most grateful. This provides not only an

area in which to set upe q u i p m e n t f o rproduction of masterpages f or pr oofreading and pre-pressbut also for printing,collating and foldingeach month.

We are extremelygra te ful for thes e r v i c e s o f t h evolunteer groupsassociated with the`Mag’.

Continued, page 3Geoff Skein,

Chairman Mannum Mag

Mid Murray Australia Day AwardsCitizen of the Year

Helen Griffiths

Helen’s commitment and passion in regards to our River and the need forplanning and development to give due consideration to the River,

including the Murray Darling Basin and its catchment areas, is to becommended.

Helen engaged the community who were hurting severely, and through theMannum Progress Association instigated a community rally on the steps ofParliament House on 1st August 2008, highlighting community concerns overthe water level in our river.

The amount of community support was astounding and has engendered acommunity pride and gave the community a voice that was not beingrecognised. It was a rally for the River Community by a River Community.

Helen made a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Water Management in theCoorong and Lower Lakes, including consideration of the Emergency Water(Murray-Darling Basin Rescue) Bill 2008 where she voiced strongly the need forus to consider and care for the River environment. Helen addressed the Inquiryin September last year.

All this at a time when her business and residential life were being affected bythe drop in the water level. Yet, her commitment to the wider communityremained unchanged and she still retains great hope for the future.

Helen is co-owner and Captain of the Jester Cruises and is a true ambassadorfor the river. Guests who have been on the cruise commend Helen and herpartner Jeff for their informative and fun hour and half cruise where River factsare relayed and any myths are dispelled.

Helen is involved in the community with roles in the Mannum Rowing Club,Mannum Progress Association and Murraylands Regional Tourist Association.She also assisted in obtaining a potable water supply for the Purnong Roadresidents.

We thank Helen for her commitment to the River and the wider Murraylandsregion.

Young Citizen of the YearBrionie Hansford

Brionie completed Year 12 at Mannum Community College in 2008. TheBrionie has been involved in an extensive range of activities at the College.

• Helping to cater for Mannum Community College fundraising dinners.• Vice-Captain for her house at the College in 2007 and 2008.• Won the Year 11 Academic Awards for Chemistry and English in 2007.• Won the Environmental Award in 2007.• Was a River Murray Youth Council member from 2006 to 2008. The

Council is a youth based forum, where students from across the region meetmonthly to discuss recent actions they have taken to improve theenvironment. As part of this group she went to Canberra in 2007 to partakein the Murray Darling Basin Commission International River HealthConference.

• Organising a project at the College to encourage staff and students to saveelectricity.

Brionie was a Climate Change Torch Relay participant and she received aLions Australia Day Award in 2007, mainly for her community involvement inthe 1956 Flood Celebrations.

She is also a member of the Mannum Roos Netball Club where she helps topack up and set up equipment, scoring and timing.

Brionie’s community activites include being a member of the Mannum TennisClub; a Committee member in 2007/08 and 2008/09 and Assistant Secretary inthe above seasons. She is also the afternoon tennis team Manager this year andhas helped out at Tennis club fundraisers.

Congratulations Brionie.

The awards were presented by Mid Murray Council Mayor Ian Mann, OAM.The text here is derived from the presentation speeches made at the 2009Australia Day ceremony at the Mary Ann Reserve, Mannum. Editor.

March 2009 Mannum, South Australia 5238 Issue number 33

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

Mannum Community Magazine Inc

EditorialWeather, Web and Writers

Somewhere they must be havingsome pleasant weather, with

conditions between the drought inSA, floods in QLD, bush fires inVic, etc., etc.

InternetIn the vernacular, we have a Web

presence. During the last few weeks(inside, out of the hot weather) Ihave been building a Mannum Magweb site. It needs more work andmore content, but is coming on.

You can see the Mag in colour,with high quality photographs, ifyou can wait for the download, orhave a broadband connection.

There is other material there and,in time, there will be more. Dohave a look. The address is on page26, where I didn’t have to split itacross two short lines.

InteractiveSeveral of our writers offer the

opportunity, indeed ask you, tocontact them in the context of theircolumn. Such interaction with theauthors will ensure that they arewriting what you want to read.

Two authors with specificrequests for your input are AngieRoesler (Cooking Dilemmas, p. 21)and Millie (Ageing in theMurraylands, p. 6). Of course, anyof our regular authors wouldwelcome a response from you.

You can contact them via theEditor (see page 28) with yourwords of encouragement, or anyother comments.

Without their contributions,Mannum Mag loses its purpose.

Support Local BusinessesAnd, of course, without the

advertisers it disappears altogether.If you contact any of our

advertisers, do tell them “I sawyour ad in Mannum Mag.”

You benefit from their services,they benefit from your custom, webenefit from their continuedsupport and you win again becausewe are able to publish MannumMag. And the whole communitybenefits from your presence, theirpresence and, I think, our presence.

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

Letters to the EditorDeadline 20 March 2009 for publication in the April issue

Who Says Mannum Mag Is Junk?

Dear Editor,I do look forward to each

edition of the Mannum Mag. Ithas become an important partof our community.

Alas, because I am a rabidrecycler with an “AuthorizedAustralia Post Only” sticker onmy mail box, I haven’t receivedthe last 4 issues of the Mag. Atleast that is the reason I’ve beengiven. Naturally, I made sure toget a copy from other sources.

My concern is that othermembers of our communitymay be missing out on deliverybecause of “No Junk Mail” or“Australia Post Only” signs ontheir mail boxes. Me thinks thedelivery service is taking thingsa little too litter-ally.

John Francis[We have been working on the

problem. You, and others who havemissed out, should get this issue. Editor]

Mannum Diving Tower

Dear Editor,Having read in the Mannum

Mag a request for photos and/or information about theMannum Diving Tower, I amforwarding a photo, probablyfrom the Murray ValleyStandard taken in either the late60s or early 70s. I had kept itbecause my two daughtersPriscilla and Wendy are on thetower.

Jean Minge[Unfortunately, after scanning the

photograph, we were unable to adjust itsproperties to produce an image suitablefor our printer. Thank you for writing tous.

We did get a usable photograph. Seepage 17.

Whenever we publish “memories”based articles or photographs theyprompt a response by someone else. Doshare your memories with the MannumCommunity. Editor.]

Naegleriafowleri

Murraywatchhas noted a report

(Advertiser, Saturday 31st

January, page 33) regarding theorganism “Naegleria fowleri”and, following calls toMurraywatch, we advise you allto notify anyone you know whois currently using untreatedwater from the River Murray ofthe danger.

SA Water have stated some200 residents who may beaffected will be provided withfurther written advice.

I have friends who drawdirectly from the Adelaidepipeline and store it in sun-warmed, above ground tanks,who have been told nothing.There are hundreds more whoshower in river water in thesmall towns and shacks, as wellas the danger of water sportsand recreational use.

The water is not suitable fordrinking and people shouldavoid getting water up theirnose. This is on top of the toxicacids and algae already there!

Alan Brown,Secretary, Murraywatch

[SA Water sent a letter to customersreminding them that those who useuntreated mains water from the MurrayBridge Onkaparinga pipeline andMannum Adelaide pipeline that it is notsuitable for drinking. If you have anyqueries about this matter call the SAWater Customer Contact Centre on1300 650 950. Editor.]

Reporting Events orFunctions

Members of the MannumM a g E x e c u t i v e

Committee are often asked ifone of the “staff” would attenda function and write a report forthe Mag.

While it is flattering to beinvited as a “reporter” for theMag, frequently the answer hasto be “Sorry - can’t make it.”

There is no “staff”. Everyoneinvolved in the production ofMannum Mag is a volunteer,fitting work for the Mag intotheir busy lives.

Because Mannum Mag is nowwell established, why notinclude the reporting of yourevent or function in itsplanning?

Your designated reporter canget the background from theplanning notes, and need onlyadd a description of the“happening”. A starting pointmight be to answer thefollowing questions. Who wasthere? How many? Did itachieve its purpose? What wasthe highlight? The nature of theevent may also give someimportance to the food servedor the costumes people wore.

Oh, and don’t forget aphotograph or two.

Mannum Mag does want toreport the events and functionsthat occur in our community,but can only do so with yourhelp.

Do not be concerned if youthink your writing style is notup to standard. We will prepareit for publication - that’s whateditors do.

Editor

Wartime CorrespondenceAnzac Day Soiree

It is my intention to give a soiree/dinner to commemorate andhonour Anzac Day on Saturday 25th April 2009.If anyone has original letters or communications from a war front

written to their family or friends in Mannum, I would like to see themwith a view to possibly producing them on this evening.

I would appreciate if you would you please get in touch with me sothat we may discuss this matter.

Joan Kreiser? 8569 1730

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DISTRICT CHURCH SERVICESFor Mannum congregations

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

UNITING Corner of Greening Street & Walker Avenue(ph: 8569 1187)

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

ANGLICAN 6 Adelaide Road (ph: 8165 0313)Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am

RIVER WORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE Greening Street (ph: 8569 1333)Mannum, Sundays 10.00 am

BAPTIST William Street (ph: 8278 3992)Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 17 King George St(ph: 0419 855 941)

Mannum, Saturdays 9.30 am, Sabbath School 11.00 am

CATHOLIC Mau Street (ph: 8531 1699)Mannum, Mass: 1st Sunday 9.30 am, all others 8.30 am

PUZZLE

How many words of 4 ormore letters can you make

with these 9 letters?• Each word must include the

letter in the shaded box• One word includes all 9

letters

S E U

T E T

A T T

Score: 9 Good 13 Very good 18 Excellent

Mannum Mag Chairman’s ReportFrom page 1Production starts early in the

month. The Editor edits and formatsthe articles as they arrive, adjustsphotographs to suit our printer,replaces, reformats or designsadvertisements as requested, andprogressively assembles the issueready for the proof readers.

On the last Monday of the month,Elfrieda Wallent and Keith Baldwinmake the proof reader’s corrections.Each master page is then given to IanDavis for a final check before passingit on to the printers.

Proof Readers include Peter Weir,Jo Kader, Valorie Bottroff, SueHoffman, Rita Wulsius, Denise andIan Davis, Pam Mattschoss andBerrie Skein.

Printers during the year haveincluded Rod Mann, Keith Baldwin,Geoff Skein, Max Merckenschlager,Graham Willis and Dave Allen. Therecent introduction of a pre-press andlayout position, filled by Ian Davis,has proved extremely valuable in theproduction process.

The final step is to assemble thepages. The collating and folding teamunder Carol Greening (OAM)includes Dave Allen, Graham Willis,Jan and Max Clothier, Jean Kenna,Willy Felusch, Brenda Taylor, TerryDumont, Kaye Hunter, ValorieBottroff, Bev Horsfall and MurraySchache. This team has the collatingand folding of 28 pages down to afine art. The 1800 copies of the Mag,currently produced, now takesapproximately two and a half hours,

including the tea break, which is amagnificent effort.

Distribution has also beenfine-tuned and is performed withgreat precision and little fuss. By thetime the collating team have left theshowground on a folding day, not acopy of the Mag remains.

Since my formal involvement withMannum Mag in August/September,we have farewelled Rod and RuthMann on 2nd October and PamMattschoss in December, pending hermove to Queensland. Vivian Garnerhad also resigned her position as co-editor earlier in the year.

An innovation during the year hasbeen the introduction of A3 sized,Large Print Editions produced on thephotocopier at the showground.Currently, 30 copies are distributedeach month to specific groups.

2008 was also significant in that theloan from Mid Murray Council forthe Risograph printer was fullyrepaid and we are most grateful to theMid Murray Council for making thepurchase of our current printerpossible through that loan.

Unfortunately, some bad debts havebeen incurred during the year byadvertisers who have failed to deliver.Hopefully, this will becomesomething of the past with no needfor these debts to be covered by otherreliable advertisers.

Sincere thanks to all who havecontributed and volunteered to makeMannum Mag a genuine communityicon and a valuable resource.

Geoff Skein, Chairman

Elfrieda Wallent, Denise Davis, Ian Davis

Mannum Community Bushfire Relief Fund

ACommunity meeting washeld at the Lions Den

attended by a great cross sectionof local organizations to discussMannum’s contribution to theBushfire Relief Fund. Therewere representatives fromMannum Progress Association,Mannum Neighbourhood Watch,Mannum Lions Club, Senior CitizensClub, The Hall, Mannum CommunityClub, Mid Murray Council, CHIPS,Mannum Red Cross, Mannum LeisureCentre and Kesab Murray PlainsVolunteers.

At this meeting, a Committeewas elected to organize acombined fundraiser for theBushfire Appeal.

Many ideas were tossed aboutand it was decided to have 2events.

The first was held on Saturday21st February at the PretoriaHotel with the band Side FX.There was an auction of aweekend houseboat holiday onTakeme2, a kneeboard and ropedonated by SA Skiboat Sales,Mannum, and camping itemsfrom Oztrail. Raffles were heldduring the night. Courtesy ofPretoria Hotel, money from allschooner beers sold was donatedto the Bushfire Relief Fund. Thisevent raised just under $9000.

The second fundraisingfunction will be a MonsterAuction at the MannumShowgrounds from 10 amSaturday 28th March.

We will be asking fordonations of good, clean,saleable items, preferablydelivered to the Showgrounds onthe day. We can arrange pick upafter 14th March.

A sausage sizzle will beoperating with drinks and a CakeStall and Devonshire teaavailable from the ShowgroundsCanteen.

That night we will be hosting aBushfire Relief Dinner at theMannum Community Club.Tickets will be available for a 2course dinner at a cost of $20per head. It will be a fun nightwith “Rock the House” bandplaying 50's to 80's music duringthe evening and lots of donatedgoods to be auctioned or raffled.Mannum Community Club aredonating 5 kegs of beer to besold for the Appeal. Tickets willbe available from the Club. F

Irene Lovell 8569 2541 orCarol Greening 8569 1609.The Commit tee urges

everyone to get behind thefundraising Monster Auctionand Bushfire Relief Dinner toassist the bushfire victims intheir time of need.

For any further details orqueries in relation to theMannum Community BushfireRelief Fund contact:

Irene Lovell 85692541Kym Loechel 0427054336

Irene Lovell

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Claypan to Claypans

On Sunday of the long weekend the long awaited book launch of Claypanto Claypans was held on the oval at Purnong Landing. Claypans book

committee Chairman Mike Kluge started the official proceedings with a speechon the past 10 years of compiling the book. He presented each of thecommittee members with a certificate of appreciation, and a certificate to thepublisher Richard Campbell for his invaluable expertise and contribution. MidMurray Council Mayor, Ian Mann, O.A.M then officially opened the day.

A large crowd attended the launch, including past residents and childrenand grandchildren of former Claypans residents. There was a chance forvisitors to visit the old Claypans Hall and some viewed the newly renovated“Mont’s house”, the first stone house built at Claypans.

Claypans is a district situated approximately 10 km northeast of Purnong,on the River Murray. Claypan to Claypans is presented as a history of the firstsettlers of the Claypans district. It explores the history of Claypans andincludes accounts of life in Claypans from the early settling, farming and acollection of stories including family histories, tales of growing up in the localneighbourhood, of going to school, church and later to work, and aboutinvolvement in community life. The book contains a wonderful collection ofphotographs offering a vintage pictorial history of the district of Claypansover the past one hundred years up to 1997.

It is important to cherish the local history. But to do so, the history neededto be recorded and remembered. The book gives due recognition to the settlers

and families of the community who contributed so much. It will also be ofcontinuing value and relevance for the younger generations, to learn about thepast. It will help them to understand the hardships and life of the early settlers.

Many thanks to the steering committee of Owen and Jill Morrell, Greta andRay Bolt, Heather Searle and Chairman Mike Kluge and to all of thecontributions from people of Claypans involved in the production and launchof this valuable work of local history.

Louise Kluge

Past pupils of the Claypans School

Issue Number 33 Mannum Mag Page 5

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Angie’s Cooking Tips

This time it’s more aboutnutrition tips. To have a

healthy digestive system it isessential to include dietary fibrein your diet. The recommendeddaily intake of fibre for womenis 28g and for men 38g. Thereare a lot of food choices outthere to attain this goal.Wholemeal breads andvegetables are examples ofinsoluble fibre that aid digestionand help prevent constipation.Oats, legumes and fruits areexamples of soluble fibre thataids bowel function, helpscontrol blood glucose levels andcan assist in lowering bloodcholesterol. Barley, corn, riceand just ripe bananas are

examples of resistant starch.These particular forms of fibreare broken down by the goodbacteria in the colon, helpingprotect against bowel cancer.

This is an easy and tasty recipethat is great for a side dish or alight meal in its own right and ispacked full of fibre. Its origin isMiddle Eastern and I have comeacross several variations. Asalways, adjust ingredients orquantities to suit your personaltaste.

Chickpea Fattoush2 pieces wholemeal Lebanese

bread1 tbs sumac (in the spice isle at

any good supermarket)2 tbs lemon juice

1½ tbs olive oil1 400g can chickpeas, rinsed,

drained250g chopped ripe tomatoes200g diced cucumbers

2 small or 1 large red capsicum,diced

1 medium red onion, finely diced1 cup chopped fresh parsley1 cup chopped fresh mint

Olive oil spraySpray Lebanese bread with

olive oil, sprinkle with ½ tspsumac and bake in 200EC ovenfor 10-15 minutes, turning once,until light golden and crisp. Cooland break into bite size pieces.

Whisk together lemon juiceand olive oil. Combine thechickpeas, tomato, cucumber,

capsicum, onion, parsley, mintand remaining sumac in a largebowl. Add dressing to the saladand toss to combine. Seasonwith pepper. Add the bread andtoss to combine. Serve.

Fact File: Sumac is a MiddleEastern spice. The small fruitsare dried and ground into afine powder. It has an earthydark red/pinkish colour andimparts a tangy lemonyflavour. It is a worthwhile spiceto have in your pantry. Great touse as a rub for BBQ meatsand delicious withavocado too.

Happy cooking toall.

Cheers Angie.

100 Word ChallengeDown on the Farm

Red and orange, blending into purple and blue provide a glorious back drop, silhouettingthe solitary windmill perched on a nearby hill. The leaves of the old gum tree at the end

of the paddock rustle gently in the cool evening breeze. My head is nestled almost tenderlyagainst the cows’ warm flank as she munches away uncaringly. A young cat purrs contentedlynearby, watching and waiting to catch another well aimed squirt from the teat. My practicedhands effortlessly express the milk, creating a soothing rhythm. Isn’t it amazing how thepassage of time transforms chores into cherished memories?

Evelyn Argent

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Mannum Ice WorksServing the Mid Murray

Block & Crushed Ice

Firewood

Agent for Kleen Heat GasBushman Tanks

Contact Brian regardingrebates for water saving devicesand plumbing rebates on tanks

Ph/Fax Bus 85691813Ph/Fax A/h 85692040

Props Brian & Jayne Bormann81 Adelaide Road, Mannum SA 5238

Simon HorstmannMotorcross Champion

Simon Horstmann is thecurrent Morgan Motorcross

Club champion in the 250ccclass.

As a boy he lived on a farmbetween Palmer and Cook Hill.These days he lives in Mannumwith his girl friend and Chesterthe Alsatian, and works for theMid Murray Council. He enjoyscars and motorbikes andcurrently rides a Yamaha R1for pleasure, and drives astylish Holden Ute. That isbesides the dedicated off-roadbike he rides for his sport.

In his younger days Simondeveloped a track on the familyproperty so that he couldpractice and enjoy the thrill ofriding.

In 2002 Simon had a seriousaccident on his bike which sawhim seriously handicapped for

years. It wasn’t until 2007 thathe began to ride again.

Simon says the Morgan clubis the biggest club of its type inthe state. Riders come from allover the state as well asinterstate to use the facilitiesand compete. The club is wellrun and juniors are well cateredfor which means that there areriders for the future.

In his own future, Simonlooks forward to the nextseason and the expectation thathe will compete in the Statechampionships. He also looksforward to the time when hecan compete in the veteransclass where he will ride againstthose nearer to his age group.

Good luck Simon with yourfuture efforts.

Peter Weir

A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is wherea train stops. On my desk I have a work station.

So ... ?Editor

Ageing in the Murraylandswith Millie

Dear MMs,On the radio recently, a

Vietnamese refugee describedhow she decided she had topersevere with learningEnglish, because

“If I don’t speak my own words,others will speak theirs for me”.

Do you “speak your ownwords”?

Our desire to communicate isdeeply embedded within us. Ifwe cannot communicate inwords, we will try pantomime,noises, sign language. If ourlistener does not understand us,we speak louder or choosesimpler words. Sometimes wespeak faster to make sure we‘get our oar in’.

On occasion I’ve wondered,why could some of us not speakour own words in that group?

There are obvious answerslike some people are ‘natural’talkers, others are shy, some aremore knowledgeable, some fearsilence. Some seem quiteuninterested in anyone else andhold centre-stage, filling up allthe available ‘talk-time’themselves. The only way to‘speak my own words’ withthem is to interrupt, but thenthey probably won’t really hearme anyway.

Our minds and tongues maytrip us up more as we get older,

but that does not diminish ourneed to be truly heard. Even themost disabled person hassomething to “say”, with words,sounds, eyes, hands, any part ofthe body they can use. Helpingthem express themselves canreduce anger, frustration andanxiety. When we listen withfull attention, we can besurprised and indeed deeplymoved by the experience oftheir hearts making contactwith ours.

One woman with dementiawas struggling to adjust toliving in a nursing home andrefused to talk to her husband.When he questioned her aboutwhat was wrong, she said “I’mnot married any more”. A weeklater, she happily recountedmemories of wonderful timestogether. That day, with spaceto speak her own words, shedescribed herself as content.

I am reminded of those linesin Desiderata (attributed to MaxEhrmann)

“Speak your truth quietly andclearly, and listen to others,even the dull and ignorant; theytoo have their story.”

Sillie Millie says… I know I’msilly, but I’m not stupid.

G o g e n t l y , M a t u r eMurraylanders, and do drop mea line about your experiences.

Issue Number 33 Mannum Mag Page 7

Three ChoicesEffective Discipline for Children 2-12

Three Week Course, Tuesdays 7-9pmStarting 3rd March, Finishing 17th MarchCrèche available, Gold Coin Donation

Mannum Kindergarten, Male Rd, MannumHow to develop and strengthen your relationship with your childrenHow to get kids to stop doing the things that drive you crazy (likearguing, temper tantrums, and fighting) and start doing the thingsyou want them to do (tidy rooms, get dressed etc.).Discipline children without arguing, yelling or smacking. Increaseyour self esteem.

Bookings are essentialSuzie Jokic: 8535 6800 or Annette: 8531 8888

ChippyChatter

The community spirit ofMannum and surrounding

districts is certainly alive andwell. CHIPS has seen it firsthand. In direct response to therecent Standard articles we havereceived a steady flow ofdonations of non perishable fooditems from local church groupsand individuals. This hasboosted our Food AssistanceProgram supplies enormously.

The generous support of ourcommunities has enabled CHIPSto continue this one-off program,as the demand for assistance hasdoubled over the last 12 months.

The Community Helpers Shophas also received a steady flowof donations that has kept ourvolunteers busy of late.

Contributions of unused orunwanted quality items enableus to maintain an opportunity forthe members of our communityto purchase low cost domestic orclothing items.

Thank you to all. The fantasticdisplay of support reinforces ourcontinued efforts. We are proudto be a part of this community.

Here at CHIPS we decided tocelebrate Australia Day with aBBQ Breakfast combined with aVolunteer and Staff meeting. Itwas fantastic to see a good turnout and it proved to be a greathit. Perhaps it was the way themeat was cooked by Brett whodid a great job as chef (watchout Jamie Oliver!)

CHIPS are very mindful ofthose clients who may beespecially vulnerable during theheat, and we are taking theappropriate steps to ensureregular contact with them duringany heatwave conditions.

March the 5th will see CHIPShost its 27th Friendship Lunch att h e M a n n u m F o o t b a l lClubrooms. We have arranged aguest speaker from ARAS (AgedRights Advocacy Service) toenlighten us on what they canoffer. It promises to be anenjoyable day out for our clients.So be on the lookout for yourinvitation in the mail, and let usknow if you can join in the fun.

Hope to see you there.Marion Wilson, Coordinator

From the Coordinators DeskWonderful News

We are very excited aboutour new partnership with

Tauondi College. We’ve beenwaiting patiently for thiswonderful news. We haveluckily secured tutors from thecollege who are going to provide2 courses:

Cooking with Native Ingredients

Friday: 10:00am to 3:00pm6th March until 3rd AprilVenue to be confirmed

Community Art

Thursday: 10:00am to 3:00pm12th March until 2nd April39 Randell Street Mannum

What a fantastic opportunityfor our community. If you areinterested, call us on 8569 2129or pop in and see us.

We are always looking for newvolunteers to join theorganisation. Our volunteers aregiven many opportunities to gainnew skills to enhance their livesand employment prospects. It isa very rewarding and positiveway of spending any spare timeyou may have up your sleeve. Inparticular, volunteers with someoffice skills are being sought atthe moment to compliment ourexisting team. Other areas ofvolunteering - social support,home help, light housework,gardening, light maintenanceand help with shopping, clienttransport and assisting in theCommunity Helpers Shop - mayalso interest potential volunteers.No matter where your interestslie, we will be pleased towelcome you.

The computer classes are upand running again as are the ArtClasses. These will be ongoingthroughout the year so pleasecontact us if you would like tojoin in at any stage.

Marion Wilson, Coordinator

Red Cross News

Members of the MannumBranch of Red Cross held

their first meeting of the year onMonday February 9th in theHospital Day Care Centre, with8 members present, and 2apologies.

It was decided to hold anotherCard Luncheon on ThursdayApril 23rd.

Red Cross CallingThis annual event has been

Cancelled for the time being,owing to the big public responseto the Victoria Bush FireAppeal. Collectors have been

busy outside the supermarkets.As the Mondays scheduled for

our next two meetings are publicholidays, both meetings will beheld on the Tuesdays of thoseweeks.

Red Cross Needs New Members!If you are interested in

becoming part of this vitalorganization, telephone Rae on8569 1739, or come to the nextbranch meeting on TuesdayMarch 10th at 1:30 pm in theHospital Day care Centre.

Rae Bottroff

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Mannum MagApril 2009 issue Deadline

12:00 noon, Friday 20th MarchPlease note our new email address:

editor.mannummag@baonline.com.au

† Choristers Corner †Ludwig van Beethoven, Tone Poet, the Shakespeare of Music. Part 1.

Beethoven, surely one of theworld’s most complex

composers of music, was borninto a poor but musical family inBonn on the River Rhine in1770. His mother, the daughterof a chef, was said to beeasygoing and loving, while hisfather, despite being frequentlydrunk and bad tempered, was asound old musician; a tenorsinger in the chapel of ClementAugustus the Elector ofCologne. So it was from his dadthat young Ludwig received hisfirst music lessons.

Kindly Court Musicians,notably Neefe, mentored theboy, fostering his remarkableinnate musical knowledge, sothat at age 13 he became theunpaid orchestral harpsichordistto the Court. After 4 years there,The Elector sent him to Viennawhere he took lessons withMozart who recognized hisgenius. Later, after he settledpermanently in that city at age22, he received some tuitionfrom Haydn. There as a youngman he already had a formidablereputation as a pianist.

Maybe it was his tumultuousearly life that developed inBeethoven the extraordinarymusical ability to make thehuman spirit soar to greatheights, as well as to plummet tothe greatest depths. His musicevoked such passion andemotion that loud sobs werecommon and many wept openlyat the concerts. Beethovenhimself was embarrassed that he

had caused this state of affairs,and once remarked indignantlythat “We artists don’t want tears,we want applause!”

Unknowingly he was possiblythe western world’s first MusicTherapist or psychotherapist. Asa man, he was hapless in love,and never married. His variablemo o d s , f r o m c h e e r fu laffectionate optimism to darkgloomy suspicion, make mewonder if he may have sufferedfrom bipolar disorder. Hisrelationships all appeared tohave fiery endings, resulting inmany moves to differentlodgings. Beethoven never had areal home.

Next month in Part 2, we willlook at his relationships with hispianos and his progression to theglorious string compositions, aswell as the hardships andill-health caused by syphiliticdeafness.

Mannum Town Choir is backin rehearsal on Mondayafternoons at 3 pm! Note thenew time is 3 pm not 3:30 pm.

We are looking forward againthis year to enjoy singingtogether, with time for a cup oftea and celebration of chorister’sbirthdays.

Sue Hoffman and RenaAbraham, our wonderfullongtime team of Music Directorand Accompanist are againleading us. All singers old andnew are welcome, especiallymen. Enquiries to Elf 85692295

Elfrieda Wallent

Out Of This WorldAstronomer’s Corner

Stars a continuing story

Stars begin their lives in the heart of gaseous clouds thatturn atoms into elements through high energy collisions, taking

many millions of years, possibly acquiring the energy from otherstars gone before.

This conglomeration of matter, the star, then enters its energyproducing phase, breaking down the elements to atoms and splittingthe nucleus. These processes give the star its “brightness” or spectraltype.

The random process of collision in the vast void of the universemay not happen at all. But there are other forces acting here, withgas and dust particles being electrically charged, attracting evenmore mass to the process of star building, down through themillennia.

When a star explodes, a supernova as it is called, particles at asubatomic level are again liberated into the universe at up to lightspeed.

When we observe a star we are looking at a compilation of matterformed from energy changing state to mass. As these particles cooland combine they create the chemical elements that are the starsconstituents. It is said that all the elements that are on the earth arepresent in molten form in the heart of a new star.

The older stars contain fewer elements and are mostly convertinghydrogen into helium; whereas what is called second-generationstars have more elements in their make up.

In the night sky we use our star atlas and telescope in order tolocate the the star we are observing and use its “brightness” to fit itinto the order of spectral type and luminosity (theHertzsprung-Russell Diagram), at least as we on earth observe it.

Venus will be lost to the evening sky near the month’s end andre-emerge in the morning sky in April. Mars spends time inCapricorn and then in Aquarius in the morning sky. Jupiter spendstime in the morning eastern sky before dawn. Saturn rises earlyevening at mid-month. Don’t forget to look for Sirius then Procyonand then Pollux and Castor as a star hop across the present sky.

Dave AllenMoon Phases

Last 1/4 New First 1/4 Full

19 March 27 March 4 March 11 March

When the stars are out they are visible, but whenthe lights are out they are invisible!

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Tell Me A Story …

Tell me a story, tell me astory, tell me a story and

then I’ll go to bed! How manyremember that old song fromthe 50's, or was it 60's?

We all have SOMETHINGto say - perhaps spoken orsung in ‘safe’ familygatherings, maybe written inprose or captured on film,s t ruc tured a s poe t ry ,dramatized in dance. ThereWAS a time before plasma TVand DVD, mp3 and GST,w h e n e v e n i n g s o fconversation, singalong andmemorized verse were lookedforward to. Before radio, even!

My father is pushing 94 andafter considerable badgeringby my sister, has recentlycommenced writing hispersonal story, one decade permonth, before his perch isempty. Goodonya, dad! It’samazing what we arediscovering about him. Andthis man has spent countlesshours researching and

compiling generational detailsof our family tree - but not(until now) his unique place onit.

This month you can read alittle of Juan Yang’s story inthe Mag. Juan now lives in ourrural community, but she grewup in mainland China. Shebegan writing her story tohonour her mother, a poorpeasant who sacrificed muchfor her three children. Twowas the permitted limit then,so mum hid her illegalpregnancy while working thefields. Only after Juan’s babybrother cried was her “sin”discovered. But that is anearlier rivetting tale than theone she has so beautifullyscribed and graciously allowedus to read. Please get togetherwith loved ones, or settle into aquiet and comfortable chair toenjoy ‘Life Start In Kitchen’.Then, tell your own story?

Max Merckenschlager

“I’ve Been to A Marvellous Party...

It was a magic evening at theMannum Golf Club on

Saturday 24th January as guestsgathered for an earlycelebration of Australia Day.

Mick Morrissey, Chairmanof the Club, welcomedeveryone including IvanVenning, State member forSchubert and OppositionWhip, who would present thesoiree, Ian Mann OAM, Mayormid-Murray District Council,councillors, distinguishedguests, Joan Kreiser OAM andsenior students Rhiana Clark,Emma Mann and AlexEmmins, the guest artists.

Following a delectable soup,a choice of vichyssoise orminestrone, Emma began therecital with “New GuineaCampaign” by Ian Mudie,about a soldier on the Kokodatrack, followed by Alexpresenting “The Tunnel” byMichael Thwaites about anAustralian naval officer in asubmarine in WWII. Thisbracket concluded with Rhianareading a letter from PeterBarker to his goddaughtersAnn and Betty Lockwood. It isa letter about Peter’sexperiences on the Salernobattlefield. It was found in hisbelongings after his death.

The main course followedwith a choice of succulentroast meats, braised vegetablesand herbed gravy all servedwith exquisite table wines

supplied by Yalumba Winery.The programme continued

with Alex presenting a cameofrom “Lady Windermere’sFan” by Oscar Wilde, Emmafollowed this with the satire“A Game of Love andChance” by Pierre Marivaux.Rhiana presented the delightful“Honeymooning from theCountry by John O’Brien andthis bracket concluded withJoan Kreiser’s rendition ofNoel Coward’s “I’ve been to amarvellous Party”.

Dessert was was a deliciousconcoction of fruit salad andice cream.

In the final bracket Emmabegan with the haunting“Calling to Me” by JohnO’Brien, followed by “ThePavlova Slice” by BarryHumphries presented byEmma; Rhiana continued with“The Kookaburras” by JohnO”Brien, and Joan concludedthe performance wi th“Gertrude Talks Back” byMargaret Atwood.

Mick then thanked everyonefor attending, all the helpers,the artists and the generosity ofthe sponsors MannumPharmacy, Mannum Hotel,Mannum Motel, MurraylandsMarket, Neville and ValBottroff, Mt. Pleasant Butchershop, Yalumba Wines, andMannum Lions making thistruly a community evening.

Mick Morrissey

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Purnong Hall Trash & Treasure

Well, it’s that time of theyear again and the

Purnong Hall is having itsannual Easter Trash andTreasure. It’s a fund raiser aswell as a family day out.

We’re raising funds to ensuremaintenance on the old hall.Last year we managed to get thenew kitchen in. Thanks to allwho volunteered with theassembly and fitting of thekitchen. And also, thanks toMitsubishi for donating themoney to enable us to purchasethe new kitchen. There is still alot of work needed to be done onthe old girl, and besides, theTrash and Treasure is a lot offun.

The stalls will be free againthis year, however any donationsare always gratefully accepted.There will be one or two luckystall holders who will receive afree lunch from the licencedBBQ. We are always looking forstall holders so if anyone wouldlike to come along and sell theirwares, they are certainlywelcome to do so. Bookings arenot essential, but advised. We

also advise that due to thedrought, all the surroundingtrees at the hall are dead and theMid Murray Council have cutthem down for safety reasons sosome sort of shade may beneeded for those having a stalloutside. Obviously we cannotprovide shade.

Last year’s Trash and Treasurewent off quite well and we hopeto do better this year. So if anyone is interested in having a stallplease contact the Secretary,Maureen Barber, on 8570 4309to book your site. It can beindoors or outdoors. The hall isquite large inside and canaccommodate several stalls. Wecan supply a table/trestle ifneeded as well as chairs.

As mentioned earlier, we havea licenced BBQ, Raffles, Tea,Coffee and if it’s hot, some iceblocks for the kids.

So come along and have asnag with your mates.

Trash & TreasurePurnong Hall - Purnong

Easter Saturday11 April, from 8:00 am

Janette Barber

2009 Australia Day - Local AwardsWelcome to Country

We acknowledge and respect thetr a di t i ona l c ustodians, theNganguraku people, on whoseancestral lands we are meeting heretoday. We acknowledge the deepfeelings of attachment andrelationship of Aboriginal peoples tocountry. We also pay respects to thecultural authority of Aboriginalpeoples attending from other areas ofSouth Australia present here.

The contribution of manyindividuals and groups to

o u r c o m m u n i t y w a sacknowledge in the AustraliaDay ceremony held at the MaryAnn Reserve.

This short article lists theaward winners in celebration oftheir achievement.

Details about the winners ofthese awards appear in severalarticles in this issue of MannumMag.

Citizen of the YearHelen Griffiths

Young Citizen of the YearBrionie Hansford

Community Eventof the Year

Cadell Harvest Festivalheld on Easter Saturday 2008

Cadell Communityand Tourist Association

Certificates of AchievementTuesday Girls Quilting GroupUniting Church Dance Group

Tegan Prowse

Certificate of AppreciationBerrie and Geoff Skein

KESAB Mannum TownshipHome Garden Competition

Sponsor Peter Temme ofTemme Bros Tru Value Hardware

Most Appealing Garden

Barry & Beverley WinterCertificate of Merit

Avon & Joyleen Rosenzweig

Best Spic and Span PropertyAllan & Maureen Krause

Most Improved Garden

John and Dorelle BreretonCertificate of Merit

Thelda Male

Best Business FrontageUnforgettable Houseboats

Certificate of MeritTania & Stephen Strauss

Judges Discretion Award

Mannum District Hospital

Best Community AreaAminya Village Hostel

Lions YouthAchievement Awards

Academic AchievementSandra Mann

LeadershipAnna Wilson

Sporting AchievementAiden LawrieZakk Bullard

Deanna Smith

Community InvolvementBen Eichler

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Lions Club of Ridley

Afew evenings before lastChristmas, Ridley Lions

took part in the hugelysuccessful Centacare Free FunEvening at the Sedan SportsPark. Members donated andcooked several hundredsausages as well as drinks andice creams provided by MurrayBridge Centacare.

Patrons, mainly families withchildren, enjoyed activities suchas the one man band, tug of war,kite flying, scooter rides, luckydip, craft activities table, FatherChristmas who arrived in a “T”model Ford, pop group, facepainting and jumping castle. The

looks on the faces of the kidswhen they discovered icecreams, drinks and snags werefree was startling, many turningto seek their parents approval to“grab a freebie or two”.Frequently heard was the request“Can my friend have one aswell?” Free tea and coffee wasalso provided.

After a very happy ChristmasDinner at the Mannum Cafémembers got into top gear forthe 2009 fund raising.

We were able to makedonations to the Port Lincolnand Kangaroo Island Bushfireappeals and at our next business

meeting we intend to make asubstantial donation to theVictorian Bushfire Appeal.

The first fundraiser will be a

Progressive Dinner to be held onSaturday, April 4th.

Geoff HennigPresident and Publicity Officer

Progressive DinnerSaturday April 4th Commencing at 6:30 pm

Drinks and NibblesTony and Sonya Friebel, Main Road, Nildottie

SoupsLaurie and Kay Schmid, Nildottie Road, Swan Reach

Mains and Desserts including Social BowlsBowling Club, Swan Reach

Price $25 each (No BYO please, licensing)Tickets: Cambrai, Sedan Helen 8564 5031

Swan Reach, Nildottie, Walker Flat Tony 8570 1068Proceeds to Community & Admin Funds

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This is my mum’s kitchen from1985 till 2005. It served Mum for

20 years.

After school each day, Erya putwater inside the steamer and washedit. I’d start to feed the chickens and apig.

“Sister, come help me move thissteamer to the kitchen.”

After the steamer was full of waterevery day, it was so heavy. Erya and Iwould lift it up side by side and moveit to the kitchen. My sister would putfive corn breads inside it and start afire underneath.

“Mum, outside there is a manselling fried sticks. Can we buysome?”

My brother, sister and I ran intothe house. Our mum stopped work ona cloth near the porch.

“No,” she said. “You know wedon’t have any money for snackfood!”

“But Mum, you never buy anysnack food for us. Other kids can havesnack food all the time…”

“I know, but we are poor. Not thesame as others. Be good. Stopdemanding snacks.”

We all shut up. We knew this wasthe end of it, whatever we demanded.

“Mum can you keep three eggs forus to eat instead of selling all ofthem?”

“No, there are only 22 eggs. If I sellthem,” Mum said, “I can buy pencilsand paper for you to study at school!”

“But it’s almost a year now since welast ate an egg,” we continueddemanding.

Mum’s hand stopped placing theeggs into the basket. But only a littlewhile. She continued again, her handstrembling a bit.

One summer the lady next door sawErya and I sitting near the gate,peeling the leaves from sesame plants.After peeling and putting the sesameunder the sun, it would dry and crackeasily, so we could get the seeds out.

She turned back and brought us acucumber. Erya looked at me and Ilooked at her. We knew we were not

allowed to take anything fromanybody. Mum would be cross withus if we did.

We both shook our heads and said“Thank you! But Mum won’t let us!”

She sighed, put that cucumber on astool inside her fence and walked toher field. Erya and I swallowed, thencontinued peeling the leaves. But wecouldn’t take our eyes off thatcucumber. We felt dangerouslytempted, so both went inside our gateand locked it. We walked around theyard. But that damn cucumber wasjust in front of our eyes. However wetried to forget it, nothing worked.

We looked at each other. No wordwas needed. Both of us ran to the gateand opened it.

Erya stood there watching out forpeople as I stood on a stool andjumped the fence. I grabbed thatcucumber and quickly climbed out. Inmy fright, my pants tore a bit.

Once I got out, Erya and I ran backhome. Hiding behind the crops store,we shared that cucumber, half andhalf. Both of us were really satisfied.We hardly ever had anything to eat,except corn bread.

We went into the house. It was timefor cooking lunch. Mum was patchingclothes, as always.

“What is on your mouths?” Mumasked.

“Nothing!” Erya and I bothquickly wiped our mouths.

“Nothing?” Mum’s face startedgetting longer.

“Nothing!” I said.But Erya said “We have eaten a

cucumber!”“Where did it come from?” Mum

was standing up now.“We, we took it from Lady Hong’s

yard,” muttered Erya.“You! You! What did I tell you?”

Mum’s faced started going red.“Never, ever take anything from

anybody,” we both muttered.“Now, you are even stealing!”

Mum grabbed the broom and startedhitting my bottom, and then mysister’s. After that, Erya and Icouldn’t walk for at least three days.For a long time I thought thateverybody else could use their feetand legs to walk, but only Erya and Iused our bottoms. If not, whycouldn’t I walk after Mum hurt mybottom?

What? Do I hate my mother? No,never! Because after she had finishedthe violence, she was crying too. Thatsilence and her crying really made mefeel that she was much more hurt thanus.

[To be continued]Juan Yang

Shared Stitches of Mannum

“Jewels of the River”Quilt Exhibition

Thursday 16th — Saturday 18th

April, 200910am to 4pm daily

Mannum Information Centre

For group bookings contact:Information Centre ? 8569 1303

Further informationRuth Hoyle ? 8569 1107

Visiting Quilt shop:‘Quiltaholics’

Trading Table & light refreshmentsAll proceeds go to “PS Marion”

and local charities

Raffle 1st Prize: Queen Size Quiltdesigned by Susan Murphy

The pattern will be available forpurchase at the Exhibition

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Life Start in KitchenTemptation and A Cucumber

The kitchen

The crop store

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The CottageWindow

You can count on friendly, reliable servicefrom Sharron, Barrie, Joy & Staff

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Under The Toadstool“O. B. Jolly” Breakfast - Folly

For years, my breakfasts have beensimple and antisocial. Antisocial

because I choose to eat smelly tinnedsardines with toast, parsley and kiwifruit, so solitude is guaranteed. Thereare changes looming however, as Iconsider the morality of mypurchases.

Recently, finding my usual brand ofCanadian sardines on the shelf, Ireached for the “good value” triplepack, but something was different.There was no maple leaf symbol, andin small letters on the wrap I foundProduct of Peru. The contents, I laterfound were different too. Purchasingthe kiwi fruit, I found anastonishingly good bargain. Twelvefirm but ripe fruit for $1. Then,looking closely at the little dark blueand white sticker, I read Italy.Suddenly my breakfast world wasupside down.

My choice of Canadian sardines wasfor consistent quality, plus - I admit -romantic notions of shoals of silversardines being caught by oldfashioned fishing trawlers with canvas

sails. I hadn’t thought thatCanada too, may havedepleted its traditional wild fisheries,as Scotland had done. My rationale tojustify all those sardine breakfast“food miles” was our place in themodern global market place, but nowbreakfast needs to be rethought.

Australia has, to my knowledge, notinned sardine industry; evenSAFCOL tins of Sardines come fromThailand! WA growers of Kiwi fruitfrequently have gluts of thesedelicious little hairy brown fruit, andmost Australian states grow them.NZ fruit may still be needed, but mustwe bring them from Italy? I’llcalculate the food miles for thoselittle Canadian (Peruvian) sardinesbefore deciding my breakfast proteinchoice. I will purchase NZ “kiwis”only if Aussie ones are not in season,boycott Italian Kiwi fruit by gettingmy vitamin C from local citrus, andreplant my poor parsley lost in theheat on that blistering Friday.

Elf

From The Hall

Hi Mannumites,What is the secret of not

being lonely!? Friends,Companionship, Outings,Camaraderie; these and muchmore are just waiting for you atthe newly-named The Hall.

Don’t just sit at home staringat the TV, looking out thewindow or just twiddling yourthumbs! Open that front doorand walk into 3 Greening Street,Mannum for the time of yourlife. Let us show you what agood time is all about.

We held a Celebration andOpen Day on the 18th February,to welcome in The Hall. OpenDay started at 10:30 am withLaughter Workshops. After abreak for lunch at 12:15 pm, therest of the afternoon wasdevoted to having more Fun!Fun! Fun!

Come on Guys and join us. Welook forward to seeing all thenew faces.

Annette, Volunteer

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Real Estate Mannum News

Our New Year Resolution

To work even harder to achieve asuccessful outcome for you!

· Low interest rates - may go evenlower!

· Up to $25,000 for first home owners- may end 30/06/2009

· Exciting and busy times ahead forAgents!

· Competitively priced properties areattracting buyers

For more information on any of the above topics or for all your real estate needs talk to the friendly,professional team at:

Elders Real Estate Mannum RLA 46286 Ph: 8569 1003.Rob, Jim, Marc, Ros & Danielle www.elders.com.au/mannum

Call us now for an appraisal on your property

The Government has announced it will invest $1.5 billion in the housingmarket over the next 2 years.

The payment under the first home buyers scheme will be doubled from$7,000 to $14,000 and first home buyers who buy newly constructed homeswill receive an extra $7,000 taking their total grant to $21,000.

This announcement along with the recent significant decrease in interestrates should provide an immediate stimulus into the housing market and helprestore business confidence.

Australia’s growing population and increasingly tight rental market alsomeans there is a demand for housing that now can be achieved by first homeowners with the aid of these grants.

In a time of uncertainty in the world economy this is great news. The teamat Elders Real Estate Mannum are enthusiastic and confident in producing asale for your property.

Issue Number 33 Mannum Mag Page 15

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Young, old, in between - the MannumDock Museum & Visitor Information

Centre needs you!The Visitor Information Centre is open 7 days a week. There iscurrently a desperate need for volunteers. As little as half a daya month would make a difference in our busy centre.Drop in and speak to one of our Coordinators or F 8569 1303.

Alison Farley, Coordinator, Mannum Visitor Information Centre

These notes summarise theachievements that earned these

recipients their award.

Sporting Achievement

Aiden LawrieAiden is a basketballer.

• He was identified as one of the topplayers within the region and withinSA for his age group.• He played in and captained theMannum Community College OpenKO Basketball teams in 2006 to2008, as a year 9, 10 and 11 student.• Aiden was Vice Captain of SA U16Country Championships team in2006/7.• He was selected in the SA CountryU18 Basketball team in 2008.• He was selected as a Reserve for theU18 SA Country National team inthe same year.• He helps out with coaching for U14Boys Murray Bridge Bullets team.• He coached the MannumCommunity College year 6/7 girlsSAPSASA team in 2007, and the year6/7 boys SAPSASA team in 2008.

Aiden is not only good at his chosensport but he shares his skills with thecommunity. Congratulations AidenLawrie.

Zakk BullardZakk is a footballer and cricketer.

• He won the Mannum FootballClub’s U15 Best & Fairest and theirMost Outstanding Junior in 2008.• In football, he represented Sturt forthe SA Country Carnival.• He was Vice Captain of thePremiership winning U15 side forMannum.• He represented the River MurrayFootball League in U15 competition.• In cricket, Zakk was Captain of theU15, Premiership winning side.• He was elected for and played in theU16 regional Fleurieu Team.• He was Wicketkeeper for SACountry U16 team which played theState U15 side and beat them.• He is Captain of Murray TownsCricket Association U16 team,playing in the grand final inFebruary.• Zakk played in the Mannum AGrade final, which they won.• He was selected in the U21Murraylands Association side ( butcouldn’t play because of commitmentsto the U16 side).

An outstanding young sportsman.Congratulations Zakk Bullard.

Deanna SmithDeanna is a Netballer and Tennis

player.• In 2006, Deanna won the RiverMurray Netball Association U17 bestand fairest award while still eligibleto play U16.• She captained the River MurrayNetball Association U17 team in2007• In 2008, she played A grade forMannum and was awarded a 2 yearcontract with Newton Jaguars in theState League.• In 2008 she coached Mannum U11netball. Demonstrating the quality ofsharing her skills with theCommunity.• In tennis, Deanna was a member ofthe U16 Association team that wonthe Country Carnival in 2007 andagain in 2008.• In 2007 at the Country Carnival,she won the open women’s doubles ...with her mum!• In 2008, Deanna was a Premiershipplayer with the Mannum A Gradeteam.• At her school, Deanna is held inhigh esteem by her peers who electedher as a House Captain. This involvedorganising the younger girls at theschool’s athletics carnival.• She is always a willing helper at thechurch functions in Bow Hill.• She is also completing the Duke ofEdinburgh Gold Level Award.

Congratulations Deanna Smith.

Mannum Lions Youth Achievement Awards

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Hospital ProgramsPhone 8569 0200

Audio Clinic: for appointments phone 1800 057220Breast Cancer Support Group: Contact Gina on85691826Child & Youth Health Services: Contact 1300733 606 for appointmentCommunity Midwifery Service: phone 85690200 to make a bookingCommunity Nursing Service: Murray Mallee Community Health Service Phone8535 6800.Hire of Crutches: visit the hospital or phone 85690200Mannum Domiciliary Care Services: phone 85690240 or through the hospitalon 85690200.Meals on Wheels: Doctors referral necessaryOptometrist: For an Appointments Phone 8569 0200.Physiotherapy (Private): Consulting Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysAppointments Phone 8569 0200.

Mannum Medical Centre – Phone 85690222*Asthma Clinic / Continence Clinic / Diabetic Clinic / Dietitian / HypertensionClinic / Immunisation / *IMVS Collection Centre / Youth Clinic - “ConvertibleCafé” / Psychologists / *Physiotherapist (Public) / *Home Aged CareAssessments / *Home Medication Reviews / *Echocardiograms / *Centacare-Family Well-Being Support / Private Podiatry

*Doctor’s referral required

Mannum Day CentreOpen Monday to Friday except Public Holidays. Available for hire by communitygroups for a small fee. Please ring on 8569 0219 for more information.Weekly

Monday 9:00am Come and Do Day. Bring your craft along and join in!Tea/coffee provided. For $6, stay for a cooked lunch!

11:00am Chronic pain Management Support Group. First 6weeks of every school term. Meet people who may havesimilar pain issues for support and ideas for painmanagement in a caring and supportive environment.F Allison 8569 2473 or F Helen 8569 2769

Tuesday 10:00am Social Day. Bingo in morning and games in afternoon.- 2:30pm Cost $6 for the day which includes a cooked lunch.

Tuesday 9:00am Mannum Weight Watchers- 10:30am F Rhonda 8569 1123

Wednesday 9:00am Yoga Classes during school termMonthly2nd Monday 1:30pm Mannum Red Cross1st Wednesday 7:00pm Wellbeing Nucleus. (Evolved from Mediation, Pastoral

Care, Enneagram and Art & Soul Groups)2nd & 4th 11:00am Men’s Group. Socialisation and companionship.

Wednesday - 2:00pm Cost $6, which includes a cooked lunch. (May toSeptember, 4th Wednesday only.)

3rd Wednesday 1:30pm Card Afternoon. Bring your cards and participate in a- 3:00pm friendly relaxed game of 500. Cost $2, including

afternoon tea.4th Wednesday 6:30pm Men’s Discussion Group

- 9:30pm F Ralph on 8569 1264Hospital Day Centre - Leonie F 8596 0219

Mid Murray Australia Day Awards

This is the text of the speech madeat the presentation of the awards

given on 26th January, Australia Day2009.

Certificates of Achievement

Tegan ProwseTegan won the Mid Murray

Council scholarship for Year 11 in2007 and received the Lions AustraliaDay Award in the same year. She alsoreceived awards for leadership atMannum Community College andschool subject awards.

Tegan completed Year 12 atMannum Community College at theend of 2008.

During 2008, Tegan was SchoolCaptain of the College and continuedher membership of the StudentRepresentative Council as Chairman.She was also a member of theMannum Community CollegeGoverning Council and helped toorganize the Year 12 camp in 2008.

Tegan was Leader of the College“All Aboard Catering Crew” and wasin charge of organizing the cateringfor Paul Rosenzweig’s schoolfunction to celebrate his YoungCitizen of the Year award in 2008.

Congratulations Tegan.

Uniting Church Dance GroupMarie Michopoulos and her

daughter Natasha started teaching

ballet four years ago at the MannumLeisure Centre and all monies takenfor the classes in the first two yearswent back into the Centre.

The third year they relocated to theMannum Uniting Church. In thatyear they gave $3000 back to thechildren, $2000 to the Church,$2000 to Aminya and $2000 to theMannum Hospital.

In their second year at the Churchthey funded airconditioning for theChurch Hall, valued at $2300, anddistributed $8500 to the Children,Aminya, Mannum Hospital, SkatePark and Mental Health Activity andLearning Centre.

When classes started there were 35children, currently there are 80,ranging in age from 2 to 16.

Marie and Natasha are to becommended for their generosity inreturning the monies to thecommunity.

Congratulations Marie andNatasha.

Tuesday Girls Quilting GroupOn display were 46 beautiful quilts,

created by a handful of dedicatedlocal quilters in the amazing timeframe of just four months. It was alow key event but hugely patronized.

T h e s t o r y b e h i n d t h i sextraordinarily successful day sets itapart from others during the year.

Ann Dyer and her family hadundertaken to raise funds for therestoration of a derelict building inKathmandu to house and assist youngNepalese girls (some as young as 12)who, after being sold intoprostitution were abandoned aftereither becoming pregnant or infectedwith HIV and STDs.

This local family assisted financiallyin the installation of water,electricity, new floor and roof in theeffort to assist these young Nepalesegirls and widows (who are quite oftenalso abandoned).

After finishing all these beautifulwarm quilts and knitted baby clothes,the quilters decided to pay theexpensive freight costs by having adisplay at the Wool Shed here inMannum.

At the 11th hour, a benefactoroffered to see to the delivery of thequilts to Kathmandu. Thus the $605raised on the day become a cash bonusfor this wonderful overseas project.

It was definitely an event from theheart. In a sense, all who participatedby creating, viewing, or by givingbecame part of a thread of generositythat stretched from Mannum toNepal and enriched all along the way.

Congratulations to Ann Dyer andher Tuesday Girls.

Certificate of AppreciationBerrie and Geoff Skein

Berrie has immersed herself invarious fundraising activities inMannum.

Geoff has recently undertaken theposition of Chairperson for the localpaper, not just a figurehead butparticipating fully, right down to thefolding of our Mannum Mag.

Berrie and Geoff have beeninvolved in the transformation of theAnglican Church frontage, which is aprime example of their combined timeand effort.

But as a couple their greatestachievement has been theirinvolvement with the MannumAgricultural Show Society.

T h e r e n o v a t i o n o f t h eShowgrounds dining room andkitchen have been extraordinary andhas given the old building a new leaseof life.

Not just ideas people, but totallyand fully hands-on. Always leadingby example, their positive approachto all that they undertake is extremelyinfectious, and one feels proud to lendassistance in working towards acommon goal.

They have given our community areal spirit of togetherness throughtheir generous and unstinting input.

Congratulations Berrie and Geoff.

Issue Number 33 Mannum Mag Page 17

The Hall Happenings

We’re going through changesup here at the hall and it’s

been great to have the support ofour community at this time. Wehave had our usual jam packedcalendar during February but hadto make allowances for theinstallation of our ceiling and openday preparations.

We were over the moon to receivethe donations from the MannumLions Club and the Uniting ChurchDance School late last year thatenabled us to have the ceilinginsulated.

We chose a crisp white bubblewrap type material that is adramatic improvement over the olddisintegrating tar paper oncorrugated iron. The place lookslighter and feels cooler on hot days.

While the ceiling went in we spenta day in the sunshine with Nataliew h o w h i p p e d o u t t h esalon-in-a-bag and treated us tonew hairdos.

Our other big event was ourName Launch open day. With ourmaturing into a professional, wellrecognised facility we saw the need

for an image make over too. Withhelp from Fullers Consultants wehave put together pamphlets,presentations and Hall officesupplies as well as our new logowith the important slogan ‘OPENMINDS, OPEN DOORS’.

Our open day saw lots of localsjoining in the celebration as well asfolks from Berri, Lameroo, theBarossa Valley, Tailem bend,Murray Bridge and the Riverland.We all got silly with our laughterworkshop by Jan Vaughan before ahuge lunch thanks to our wonderfulvolunteers and a generous donationfrom Males Meats. The MurrayDarlings (Red Hatters) and theWalkie Talkies put on colourfuldisplays and it was great to see ourother visitors flicking through theirphoto albums.

It was a great way to launch ournew image.

The Hall is constantly growingand changing and we reallyappreciate those who have helpedout financially, with goods or justcoming in with a good attitude toshare. It means more to some peoplethan you will ever know.

Thank you.Jessica Clark

What Do You Remember?

Iguess that we cannot match the SBS television claim to “SixBillion Stories and counting...”, but there must be many among you

with stories to tell. Read the other “memories” story on page 24. What are your memories of Mannum?

Editor

I RememberMemories of the Diving Tower At Mary Ann Reserve

Iread with interest the articleabout the diving tower at the

“Rec”.When I was a teenager in

Mannum we spent a lot of timeat the Rec (as we called it then).There wasn’t an indoor sportingcomplex and so on hot days thelogical place to meet withfriends was by the river.

The diving tower had twolevels and was used a great deal— it seemed that when any ofthe “boys” wanted to impress thegirls they dived from the higherlevel, which now, with a fewyears of wisdom behind me, wasquite a daring thing to do. Idon’t remember an accidentoccurring but a lot of fun washad.

Back then the MannumRowing Club regattas were oneof the social events of the yearand entertainment other thanrowing was the order of the day.One of the highlights was the“greasy pole” which used to beplaced out from the divingtower. The daring (some youngand some not so young) thentried to get from one end to theother resulting in muchentertainment and barrackingfrom the crowd.

One year a “dare-devil” washired by the Rowing Club toperform an amazing act — hewas to ride a push bike from thetop diving board into the river.My father (Colin Bruce) whoalways helped with regattas,offered the loan of my push bike- what an honour to have yourbike chosen for such a daringevent. (Of course I didn’tconsider that if something wentwrong with the act my mainmeans of transport was gone.)Thankfully it was a successfuldive and swim for the bike!

Yes, I certainly do rememberthe diving tower with muchfondness.

Carol Greening

This photograph was probablytaken in 1942. I’m in the

school uniform that I wore atBirdwood High School. JimMcLoughlin married my sisterJoan.

I can remember seeing peoplediving off the top board. I didjump off the lower board, once -but only once. My sister Bettyand others used to jump off thetop board!

When I was at MannumHigher Primary, our War Cry(mentioned by Keith Lowe inthe February ‘Mag’) was a littledifferent.

Mannum, Mannum, yum, yum, yum.Mannum, Mannum, tum, tum, tum.We live along the River long,Who are we?Mannum Higher Primary!

We chanted this especially whenour school attended the PalmerSchool Sports Days.

Doreen Mangelsdorf

Doreen Manglesdorf (nee Gass)and Jim McLoughlin

Page 18 Mannum Mag Issue Number 33

The first meeting for 2009was held on Tuesday

February 19th and was wellattended.

Aims and projects for thecoming year were discussedand will be formally tabled atthe March meeting.

Neighbourhood Watch hasdonated $300.00 to theVictorian Bushfire Appeal.

Sergeant Mick Towiethanked the local communityfor the prompt reporting ofincidents, which led to theapprehension of offenders. Healso presented a local crimereport.

The next NeighbourhoodWatch meeting will be held onTuesday March 17th at theSeniors Citizen’s Room at theLeisure Centre. Members of theCommunity are most welcometo attend.

Wally Hammond

Next MeetingTuesday March 17th

7:30 p.m. at theSenior Citizen’s Room

Mannum Leisure Centre

All welcome,especially new members.Tea and coffee provided

after the meeting.

Mannum Police

After a busyChristmas and

New Year period things havequietened down somewhat.The breakdown on crimeduring is as follows:

23/1: TheftA Blackberry / Phone was stolenfrom the dormitory at theCaravan Park during a visit froma school from Adelaide.

23/1: Property DamageA person has used a spike ofsome description to cut largesholes in the synthetic grass atthe Bowling Club.

25/1: Property DamageA bottle was thrown through thewindow of a Randell Stbusiness.

31/1-1/2: Theft$20 worth of petrol was stolenfrom a vehicle parked in Gass Stovernight.

4/2: TrespassA person climbed onto thebalcony of a home in Busch Stwithout authority.

14/2: Break InA person broke into the coolroom at the rear of the MannumHotel. Nothing was stolen.

14/2: AssaultAn aggravated assault occurredin Randell Street as a result ofan argument between partners.

17/2: TheftShoes were stolen from the frontof a houseboat moored in frontof the Pretoria Hotel overnightwhile on the same night alcoholwas taken from anotherhouseboat moored in the samelocation.

Arrests and Reports

17/12: A male was reported forCultivating more than theprescribed number of CannabisPlants at a Mannum address.26/12: A 17 year old was reportedfor exceeding the PrescribedConcentration of alcohol and hislicence was immediately takenfrom him following a MobileBreath Test.27/12: A 59 year old fromHindmarsh Island was reported forexceeding the PrescribedConcentration of alcohol and hislicence suspended immediatelyafter a Mobile Random BreathTest.05/02: A male was reported forexceeding the PrescribedConcentration of alcohol andaggravated Due Care following avehicle rollover on the PurnongRoad north of Mannum on the14th of December. The driver wasissued with an immediate loss oflicense notice.

12/02: A male fromMannum was reportedfor exceeding the PrescribedConcentration of alcohol andAggravated Due Care as a result ofan accident on the 27/3/08 inRandell Street. The driver wasissued with an immediate loss oflicence notice.15/2: A male from Mannum wasrepor ted for dr iv ing anunregistered vehicle on a road inMannum.18/2: A 17 year old Mannumyouth was reported for Misuse of aMotor Vehicle from several reportsof his manner of driving over a fewdays. His car was clamped at hishome address.

Motorists are reminded thatat the moment the Speed Limiton the Mannum to MurrayBridge road has been varied tobe 80 km/h in most places,with some zones slower due toroad works.

A number of people havebeen cautioned for exceedingthe posted speed limit.

A breach of the speed limitincurs a fairly large monetaryfine and the loss of up to 4demerit points.

Sergeant Mick Towie

Contacting MannumPolice

U r g e n t e m e r g e n c yassistance call 000. For policeattendance call 131 444.

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

This may be answered bythe Murray Bridge station.They will contact us by radioand then we will contact you.

Your police are available 24hours a day.Emergency 000Police attendance 131 444Mannum Station 8569 2211

Council conducted a survey ofresidents in the Mannum area to

gauge which option was preferred forthe location of a new Skate & BMXPark on Council land at Mannum.The options being considered were:-• Adjacent to the Mannum Leisure

Centre (southern and western side)• Mannum Oval grounds

A site plan for each site is availableat the Council office.

The survey form, distributed tohousholds, presented points For andAgainst each site. Residents hadthe opportunity to nominate apreferred site and submit writtencomments.

BackgroundOver many years the youth of

Mannum have approached Councilregarding the provision of a SkatePark in the town of Mannum.

Recently the youth had againsought Council’s support for thisproject.

A new Skate Park Committee hasbeen formed involving youth,t e a c he r s , pa r e n t s , C o u n c i lrepresentative and businessoperators.

Various sites were visited by theyouth in late 2008 and an area of atleast 600 m2 was agreed by theCommittee as being a suitable size tosuit the beginner and challenge theexperienced user.

FundingThe cost to construct a Skate &

B MX P a r k i s substa nt i a l .Application has been made to theFederal Government for funding of$150,000 under the Regional andLocal Community Infrastructure

Programme. In-kind support to thevalue of $25,000 has already beencommitted. The Committee has raised$7,000 to date and their fundraisingeffort is on-going.

What’s NextSurvey responses were required

prior to 2nd March 2009. Followingconsideration of the survey responsesreceived, Council will determine thelocation for the park at the March10th Council meeting. A speedydecision is necessary as DevelopmentApproval is required for the project.A requirement of the funding fromthe Federal Government is that theSkate & BMX Park must becompleted by 30th September, 2009.

Regional Skate & BMX Park

Issue Number 33 Mannum Mag Page 19

Mannum District HospitalVolunteer’s Barbeque

Mannum Express Freight

Under New Ownership

Freight delivered to and picked up from:

! Mannum and surrounding areas

! Murray Bridge

! Mt Barker

! Little Hampton

! Adelaide

Freight for areas outside our regular delivery areacan be collected from our depot in Mannum

Phone: 0433 961 023 or

8569 2695

On Friday the 13th February2009, the Mannum District

Hospital held it’s AnnualVolunteers Barbeque at theHospital’s Day Centre.

The barbeque is a means ofthanking the Volunteers for thegreat work they do for thehospital during the year.

Around 100 Volunteersattended this year’s functionwhich included members fromthe Hospital Auxilliary, chairedby Val Gamble, who raisemoney for the hospital’s much

needed equipment requirements.The Meals on Wheels group,

chaired by Murray Schache, whoworks out of the hospital, werewell represented as well asCarers, Drivers and many otherswho continuously undertake vitalwork for the hospital.

Members of the newly formedHealth Advisory Council werealso represented and thePresiding Member, Brian Taylor,spoke in glowing terms of theuntiring work undertaken by allVolunteers, without whom the

hospital would not be able tofunction.

Brian Taylor reminded thegathering that the HealthAdvisory Council will hold it’sfirst Annual General Meeting onthe 2nd March 2009, in theHospital Day Centre at 7:00 pm,and encouraged as many aspossible to attend so that

community feedback could begathered.

The Mannum Lions Club againexceeded, par excellence,cooking the barbeque, whichwas enjoyed by all and thehospital kitchen supplied thewonderful salads and drinks.

Rosalie Mead

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Page 20 Mannum Mag Issue Number 33

Mannum Lions Youth Achievement Awards

These notes summarise theachievements that earned the

recipients their Award.Academic Achievement

Sandra Mann• In 2006 Sandra was dux of herMannum Community College Year10 class, was selected for a 3 daycourse at the SA Space School andcompleted a Flinders UniversityEnrichment Program for outstandingstudents. Her talents were clearlyrecognised early.• In Year 11 she was again Dux of herclass with Excellence in all hersubjects, taking on Year 12 EnglishStudies in the same year with success.• In Year 12, last year, she was Dux ofthe school. She studied Physics,Chemistry, Maths Studies andSpecialist Maths to complete her SACertificate of Education with aTertiary Education Ranking of 91.• She has been accepted for a doubledegree course in the field ofPetroleum Engineering, at AdelaideUniversity this year with aspecialisation in Geology andGeophysics.

A worthy winner of the LionsYouth Achievement AcademicAward. Congratulations SandraMann.

Leadership AwardAnna WilsonAnna receives her Lions Youth

Achievement Award for being a finerole model for young people in ourcommunity.• Anna is a good student. In eachterm of her Year 12 year she receivedMerit Awards for AcademicAchievement, gaining a TertiaryEducation Ranking in the high 80s.• She is particularly passionate aboutBiology and has chosen to studyBiotechnology at Flinders Universitythis year.• She was elected by her peers as aHouse Captain at Unity, indicatingthe respect she is accorded and clearlya testament to her organisationalability. This leadership positioninvolves the organising of all Year6-12 girls in her School House fortheir annual athletics carnival.• She was also a leading member ofthe Year 12 Formal Committee - thebiggest event of the school’s socialcalendar - and a member of theJ u m p e r C o m m i t t e e . B o t hd e m o n s t r a t e i n i t iat i v e a n dorganisational skills.• Anna participated in an EasterDevotion organised by her year leveland presented to the whole school.

• She plays netball for Mypolonga.• And all this while holding downtwo jobs!

A worthy winner of an AustraliaDay Youth Achievement Award.Congratulations Anna Wilson.

Community involvementBen EichlerBen lives with Autism and he has

overcome adversity to make verypositive contributions to our localcommunity.• For the last two years, Ben has beenrunning a UNO (card game) competitionfor students at Mannum CommunityCollege. For these competitions heorganises prizes and certificates for thewinners and presents the awards at aschool assembly. He even organised a staffUNO competition.• Ben has been running UNO nights eachfortnight at the Convertible Café for thelast 4 years. To do this he arrives early toset up and then conducts the competitionuntil 9.30pm. He averages the scores,giving a prize he has organised to thewinner. He keeps records of games duringthe year and presents certificates at theend of the year for various categories.• He also organises special evenings, forexample a UNO Marathon and UNOOlympics.• Ben has also helped at the Roller Discoat the Mannum Leisure Centre.

Congratulations Ben Eichler.

CAFÉ MANNUMLicenced Café

NEW OPENING HOURS

7 am - 7 pm Coffee and Cake - Wine & Cheese PlattersBreakfast - 7 am - 10 am Daily

Lunch 12 noon - 2 pm Thurs, Friday and SaturdayDinner 6 pm - 8 pm Thurs, Friday and Saturday

Mannum Café (Licenced)Located in The Motel ComplexBookings preferredTel: 8569 1808

Rhino ‘frogsplashes’ Cremator from thetop rope at Thebarton Theatre.

UWA At TheLeisure Centre

7th March 2009The Main Event

Rhino vs Frank The WardogTaped Fist Match

The war between these twowrestlers has been running

for about five years, in singlesand tag matches.

Rhino asked for this singlesmatch after nothing was resolvedin a six man tag match.

In another singles match,Ironhorse vs Daniel The Taxman,the opponents have been waringfor the last six months.

In a six man tag team matchthe up-coming tag team theIcemen with John E Radic is goingup against the experience of MattRock & Ace Wilson The AboriginalAssassins George The Hitman.

There are two more bigmatches on the card plus RookiesBattle Royal.

Doors open at 7:15 pm withthe first bout at 7:45 pm.

Admission ChargesAdults $15Pensioners & Students $12Child 5 to 12 $10Under 5 FreeFamily:

2 Adults + 2 Children $451 Adult + 3 Children $45

Trevor Borgas

Boxing rings are square,quicksand works slowlyand a guinea pig is neitherfrom Guinea nor is it a pig.

And why is it that writerswrite but fingers don’t fing,grocers don’t groce andhammers don’t ham?

Issue Number 33 Mannum Mag Page 21

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An Australian AdventureVivian Garner

(Werris Creek - a countryidyll.)

Dubbo was charming and wef i n a l l y l e a r n e d t o

pronounce it properly - we hadbeen calling it Doo-bo, to theconfusion of everyone whoknew it as Dub-oh. We spent afew days exploring inland NewSouth Wales. It was warm, dryand sunny most of the time.There were a few spring showersstill about but they rapidly gavein. We liked an area on the‘slopes and ranges’ of thewestern side of the GreatDividing Range. The biggestcentre was Tamworth, a farmingcentre of about 30,000. Wedecided to try a little placenamed Werris Creek about 30miles south.

Before we finally got settledwe spent some days drivingbetween Tamworth and “the

Creek.” It was wheat countryand it was glorious. Goldenfields stretched as far as youcould see. They were broken byoccasional rolling pasture dottedwith huge eucalyptus trees. Itwasn’t the dusty brown countryI had imagined. Of course, itwasn’t summer yet either. Thegolden fields were bathed ingolden sunshine and its gentlepervasive warmth had mehypnotized.

The roads were best describedas basic. Main roads were‘bitumen’; minor roads like theone to the Creek were partlybitumen - a compromise thatseemed to satisfy everyone. Thecentre strip, one car wide, wascoated in bitumen; the outsidebits were gravel. As long as youslowed down meeting someoneand got over carefully no harmdone. Or course, if youmaintained your speed, or he

did, the ‘tyres’ threw rockswhich often ended up in a‘windscreen.’

We were learning to speak‘Aussie’ out of sheer necessity.Windscreen replacements were avery common item.

Werris Creek was definitely a“country town.” We had found aplace three houses from the endof town. They were drivingcattle down the dirt road at theend with cattle dogs, jackarooson horseback and a huge cloudof brown dust the day wepurchased the house. The housekeys never did turn up - no onehad used them anyway.

Three thousand people lived inWerris Creek. The only oneswho spoke with an accent werethe owners of the Chineserestaurant/deli and us. I’d neverhad an accent before and foundeveryone immediately knew who

I was. There were few privatetelephones in town and everyoneused the phone box. There weretwo, one at either end of ourstreet, which meant one at eitherend of town. All calls wentthrough the exchange. The girlsimmediately knew my voice andit became a message service aswell. I went down town almostevery day and with jugglingshopping and Esther, often leftsomething behind. I went tomake a call, to be greeted with,“Mrs. Garner, do you know youleft your purse down the street?It’s at the exchange, you canpick it up next time you’redown.” Next time it was Esther’steddy bear, which they told mewould come back with the maillady and sure enough it wassticking out of the mail box thatafternoon.

To be continued

Cooking DilemmasDilemma: I’d like to know what

paprika is and where it originatedfrom?

Solution: Paprika is a spicepowder that is derived from redcapsicums by drying and grindedinto a fine powder. Paprikaoriginated from Spain in the 15th

century when Christopher Columbusbought the red capsicum back fromthe West Indies. It soon became anintegral ingredient in Spanishcuisine. It then filtered throughother European fare, for example, isextensively used in Hungarian food.There are different types and heat

ratings; mild, sweet, hot andsmoked.

Cooking Dilemmas can beforwarded in person or by mail to 39Randell, St Mannum, SA 5238 or

Email: aroesler@live.com.auAngie Roesler

Page 22 Mannum Mag Issue Number 33

J. R. ELIX TANKSAs well as our popular, traditional range ofRound & Galvanised Iron Rain Water Tanks

We now offer a modern round tank made fromBLUESCOPE STEEL COLORBOND®

AQUAPLATE®

(6 colours to match your outdoor colour scheme)

PHONE JOHN 85 691 203 OR Fax 85 698 104OR COME IN AND SEE JOHN AT 6 ASMUS ST, MANNUM

And to go with our tanks we also sell pumps

by

Trash & TreasureEaster Saturday11 April, 8:00 am

Purnong Hall - PurnongLicensed BBQ - Raffles - Tea & Coffee

Free StallsMore details Ph: Maureen Barber 8570 4309

Weathering The WeatherAn expo of local support agencies servicing

the regional drought EC declared areasTailem Bend Town Hall

Wednesday March 4th, From 1pm - 8pmSpecial guest speaker: Sr Angela Mahar RSJ

Dynamic and stimulating speaker who is sure to provide a great dealof valuable information and interaction for people in these tough times.

Giveaways, Goodie-bagsWii games, Guitar Hero

on the BIG screen

Free BBQ, Food& Drinks

Fun activitiesfor all

the children

Issue Number 33 Mannum Mag Page 23

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Mannum Show 7th MarchTo succeed a Show needs exhibits and patrons

The Show Committee underthe chairmanship of

Stephen Vivian has mostthings in place for the comingShow. The helicopter flights,magician, circus, motor cyclestunts, SES demonstrationsand Scout displays are allthere. The horses are groomedand ready to go andsheaf-tossers are making finalpreparations for the AustralianChampionship which will beconducted at the Show. TheCouncil have excelledthemselves with the clean upof the showground for whichwe are very grateful.

What the committee can’tcontrol is the people who makea country show - the exhibitorswho will provide goods anditems for pavilion displays andthose who come through thegates. That is up to the peopleof Mannum and surroundingareas. The Show is dependingon you.

Although weather conditionshaven’t done much for gardenproduce, we are all equallyaffected and so the smallertomatoes or cucumbers will bethe norm. Flowers may havesuffered but some have

recovered enough to exhibit.The cookery section, whichhad no convener at one stage,now has Ian Lovell who willbe waiting anxiously in hisfirst experience as convenerfor exhibits to flood in - cakes,scones, preserves or whatever.All will help to make a displayMannum can be proud of.

We are looking for recordentries in what people inMannum do so well. TheEXPOs showed that there issignificant local expertise. Thesewing and handicrafts,painting, photography andsome of the models displayedwould be as good as youwould find at any show.

If anyone is not comfortablewith articles or exhibits beingjudged, you can put them infor display purposes only - talkto the convener.

Come on Mannum, make thehard work of the committeeworthwhile and help ensurethe future of our local Show.The Secretary’s office at theshowground will be open 9:30to 5:00 from 2nd March toconduct Show business.

Geoff Skein, PresidentMannum Agricultural Society Inc

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Mannum Memories

Ithink the first time I visitedMannum was in 1954.

Perhaps it was Easter time. Wecame up to visit my Uncle Ken.There was a bus from Adelaideand I remember that Mannumwas fifty miles from the city.Where the bus departed from Idon’t remember, perhapssomewhere around Victoriasquare.

Uncle Ken had sold hisgreengrocery business. It hadbeen in a shop at the Paynehamtram terminus, just aboutopposite the start of Wellingtonroad and the Duke ofWellington Hotel. I rememberhe used to go into the East Endmarkets very early twice a weekto get his supplies. I alsoremember that in the summerhe sold deliciously cold Hall’sStonie straight from the barrel.That was all in the past, he hadretired to Mannum.

In Mannum Uncle Ken hadbought a couple of blocks, onewith a small house, in RiverLane. I think perhaps it was the

first two blocks. On the spareblock he had growing abeautiful display of dahlias. Hehad two or three row boatswhich he hired out.

It was my introduction toriver fishing. Long hours with ahand held line and little ornothing caught. To compensatefor that there were two linesacross the river for which UncleKen had a license. Twice a daywe would sit in a dinghy andpull ourselves across the riverand return taking any fishcaught and re-baiting the twolines. It was great fun.

While visiting, Uncle Kenshowed us a line on a gum treebeside his house. ‘That’s wherethe 1931 flood reached.There’ll never be another likethat.’ Two years later he wasproved very wrong.

The last time I visited myuncle at River Lane was when Iwas competing in a rowingregatta, but that is anotherstory.

Peter Weir

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The Mid Murray Council has comeup with an inventive way of

upgrading some boat ramps belowLock 1 to enable their continued usein these times of low river levels.

Council’s Works Department staffhave sourced an Australianinnovation, a concrete mattress whichwill adapt several of the nowineffective ramps to facilities thatwould suit most users.

Council assessed this to be the mostviable among many which were tooexpensive.

“The river level at the moment isabout -0.70m and the prediction isthat by Easter it will be about-1.20m,” Mr Jon Fry, Council’sWorks Manager said, “so if the rampswere left as they are, onlyBlanchetown, Punyelroo and Bowhillwould be operable.”

There is a total of 20 boat ramps inthe Mid Murray Council district. Toadapt the other 17 ramps to suit thepredicted lower river levels, the costwas estimated to be in the vicinity of$1.5m.

These 11 ramps are suitable for theconcrete mattress, where they will beinstalled as they arrive from theWestern Australian manufacturer.

Blanchetown Swan ReachWongulla YounghusbandMannum Car Park Murray RoadMary Ann Reserve BoltoHermann’s Walker Flat Caloote

“... they will be installed at ... lessthan a thirtieth of the price of thealternative ...,” Mr Fry said.

It is anticipated that Council willleave the ramps at Big Bend,Greenways and Kroehn’s for fourwheel drive vehicles with tilt trailersonly. Other ramps, which may bemore accommodating, will haveexplicit signage informing users ofeach ramp’s capacity. It is likely thatmost of the upgraded ramps will bemore suitable to four wheel drives.

Unfortunately, the ramps atScrubby Flat, Caunamont andPurnong will be closed.

The first two concrete mattresseswill be installed at Swan Reach andHermann’s Landing within the nextcouple of weeks, Mr Fry says.

“We will then continue to upgradeother ramps progressively as themanufacturer supplies moremattresses,” he said.

For more information contact MrJon Fry, Mid Murray Council on 088540 0060.

[Extract from media release. Editor.]

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Should a skate park and BMX track be provided in Mannum?

Skate Park Committee ReportMannum Skate & BMX Park

This report summarises the proceedings of themeeting held on 9th February at 6:00 pm in the

Mannum Leisure Centre Clubrooms.Community ConcernsThere is a petition currently being circulated

opposing the Leisure Centre skate park site and twocommittee members have received ’phone calls fromconcerned community members. Concerns reportedare:

Fears of graffiti and vandalismSkate park organisers in other towns reported to

Irene Lovell and Joy Marks that those issuesactually decreased in their community followingthe opening of their skate park. Sam, Chris andLiam stated that the local young people would notdamage their hard-earned skate park andsurrounding businesses. There will also be securitylights and cameras that will record anyone notdoing the right thing.

Opposition to Leisure Centre SiteThe following are some of the points raised in

opposition to the use of the Leisure Centre site.• Reduce the Kindergarten parking space. (The

plans start on Adelaide Road side of driveway sowould not alter parking or entry and exits.)

• Caravaner’s wanting to use the picnic table maynot be able to do so.

• Too noisy for nearby businesses.• Don’t believe it’s big enough.• Don’t believe there’s enough parking space.• Don’t want to see trees removed. (Liam

suggested they could use ‘Trees for Life’ andplant two trees somewhere else for every treeremoved. Can’t have trees around a skate park.)From The Council Meeting (9th February)During the Meeting held on February 9th, Kerry

Yeates put motion on agenda regarding possibleskate park sites.• A previous council gave ‘in principle’ support to

the Leisure Centre site, not the current councilmembers.

• Maryann Reserve is ‘Urban Waterfront’ and outof the Council’s jurisdiction. Application tochange its designation would be a lengthyprocess with no guarantees of success.

• The Skate Park Committee will put out forPublic Consultation proposals regarding theLeisure Centre Site, Oval site or other sites.Council will put a notice in the Standard. Thecommunity will have 21 days to express theirviews to Council, in writing.

• CEO can call a public meeting if it is deemednecessary.

• Council will decide which site at the March 16th

meeting, following the consultation process.• Council not currently looking at the Primary

School land. As above, the process will be toolong.

Discussion• Oval site will have increased public view with

nearby developments occurring, includingMannum Waters. With the sealing of BelvedereRoad more people will likely travel that road toMurray Bridge. The Skate Park would be nearthe roadway in public view with easy access.Some facilities exist, plenty of parking and aneasy application process.

• Still need to remove trees.• Some concern regarding isolation and darkness.• Younger children should have parental

supervision when using the park.• Only supportive of the Oval site if the sporting

precinct becomes an increased priority forCouncil and goes ahead in the near future. TheSporting Precinct is closer now than ever.Mannum ‘Sport and Recreation Precinct’ hasformed a working party including two councilrepresentatives, Council CEO and representativesof all relevant sporting clubs.

• If the skate park is located at the Oval, may needto negotiate special entry during Roo’s homegames and other events requiring admission.

• Cannot go further with design and planninguntil Council specifies which site will be used.

Fundraising• Letters have been written to local Members of

Parliament informing them of our efforts andrequesting funds.

• ‘Good Sports Fund’ with ‘2 for 1 type deal’

comes through Ivan Venning’s office. Will needto wait for next round.

• Thank you letters will be sent to those who havepreviously donated money.

• Because Unforgettable Houseboats haveprovided a prize for the Golf Club raffle, we needto wait until after their draw before we can use‘Unforgettable’ as a prize. We currently haveprizes from Caravan Park, Community Club,Jester Cruises and Heward Estate Wines. Boateland Decadance houseboats, Chorney’s and SkiBoat Centre will also be contacted.

• Raffle tickets to be sold at the show on March 7th.• Two fundraising events were suggested.

A Walkathon/Bikathon/Relay from MurrayBridge Skate Park to Mannum Skate Park sitewith a promotional sausage sizzle, timed tocoincide with ‘turning the first sod’ or similarsymbolic event.‘Run 4 the Skate Park’ (or River) from the

railway line near Palmer to Mannum. Samedistance as City to Bay.

Next Meeting: 6:00 pm Monday March 16th,Mannum Leisure Centre Clubrooms.

Design and PlanningThis subcommittee met on the 29th January.

Discussion with the preferred designer ‘Convic’ hasestablished the need to organise the following:

Soil testContours of the landDimensions we are allowed to useArea surveyPhotographs (we can do this)How much money we have for Stage 1Paul Rand has drawn up a great plan showing

our preferred dimensions, which enclose a total of608 square metres, with all trees removed from theAdelaide Road side of the Kindergarten drivewayto the Leisure Centre car park.

For $10,000-$12,000, ‘Convic’ will take 3-4weeks to design the park. If we want them to comeand look at the site it will cost an extra $1000.

[Extracts from the minutes of meetings on9th February 2009 & 29th January 2009, Ed.]

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2009 Event CalendarMarch

86th Annual Mannum ShowMannum ShowgroundsDate: Saturday 7th MarchCost: Adults $6.00

Children (7-15) $1.00Pensioners $3.00

Contact: Geoff Skein, 8569 2385United Wrestling Alliance

Mannum Leisure CentreDate: Saturday 7th MarchTime: 7:15 pm, first bout 7:45 pmCost: Adults $15

Pensioners & Students $12Children (5 -12) $10

Under 5 FreeFamily: 2 Adults + 2 Children $45

1 Adult + 3 Children $45Contact: Pam Cutjar, 8569 2534

April12th NHMA National Rally

National Historical Machinery AssociationSturt Reserve, Murray Bridge Date: 03-05 AprilCost: Children $5.00

Adult $15.00Family $30.00Pensioner $10.00

Contact: Kirsty MacGregor, 8569 1402Shannon Noll in Mannum

The Pretoria Hotel, 50 Randell Street Date: Sunday 5th AprilContact: Pretoria Hotel, 8569 1109

EasterGood Friday 10th April

Purnong Hall Trash & TreasurePurnong Hall, PurnongDate: Saturday 11th AprilContact: Maureen Barner, 8570 4309

Anzac DayDawn Service, Mannum Monument,followed by breakfast at the MannumCommunity Club River Bar.Date: Saturday 25th AprilTime: 5:55 amContact Mannum Mag to have your eventor function listed. Please include: Name ofthe event, Location, Date(s), Time, Costand a Contact Name and number.

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MMCSS CalendarMid Murray Community Support Services

Pop in between 10 am - 4 pm at 39Randell St Mannum. Ph: 85692129.

Weekly ProgrammeContact MMCSS for details

10 Week CoursesMonday

Art Classes, Rosa Milano, 2 classes,Start 2/2/09, 10am-1pm, 1pm-4pmMYOB, on demand, 6pm-9pm

WednesdayGetting the Most Out of YourComputer, Start 4/2/09, 1pm-4pmGetting the Most Out of the Internet,on demand, 6pm-9pm

5 Week CoursesTuesday

Starting Out on Your Computer, Start3/2/09, 1pm-4pmDigital Story Telling, on demand,9am-12 noon

Adult Literacy and Numeracy, areavailable on demand.

Every Tuesday5pm-6pm Belly Dancing

at the Mannum Community ClubEvery Thursday

10:30am-3.30pm Craft GroupBeading, scrapbooking, cardmakingAnglican Church Cottage, Greening St

Special Events5th March Friendship Lunch, atMannum Football Clubrooms

Clash CalendarIf your Group, Committee or Club has

regular meetings leave the details atthe CHIPS Office or e-maileditor.mannummag@baonline.com.au

Monthly1st Monday

9:45am Combined Probus, MannumClub

1st Tuesday7:30pm Show Committee, Showground

1st Wednesday2:00pm Mannum Mag Committee,Showground. Ph. 8569 2385

2nd Wednesday9:00am Shared Stitches of MannumQuilting Group. Ph. 8569 1035

3rd Tuesdaypm Palmer Card Day, Lutheran HallPalmer. Ph. 8532 22557:30pm Neighbourhood Watch,Senior Citizens Centre

3rd Thursday11:00am RSL, Mannum CommunityClub

4th Thursday7:30pm Progress Association, MannumCommunity College Staff room. Allwelcome.

Last Monday1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary, MeetingRoom, Esmerelda Street

WeeklyMonday, Wednesday & Friday

10:00–3:00 MHAL, 5 Greening Street,Mannum. Ph. 8569 1643

Monday3:00pm Mannum Town Choir, UnitingChurch hall. Ph. 8569 2295

Tuesday & Friday8:30am Walkie Talkies, Lions Den, ShowGround

OtherAlternate Fridays

1:30pm Senior Citizens Club, SeniorCit. Rooms (Rear of Leisure Centre). Ph.85692795

Anzac Day Saturday25th April 2009

Memorial service to be held atthe Mannum Monument at0555hrs then proceed to theMannum Community Club RiverBar for a sausage sizzlebreakfast, coffee and tea for$2.00 a serve.

Mannum Leisure CentreMonday

3:30-5:00 pm Junior Netball6:00-10:00 pm Senior Mixed Netball6:00-8:00 pm Spin Bike and Boxing

Circuit LadiesTuesday

10:00-11:00 am Tai Chi (advanced)11:00-12 noon Tai Chi (beginners)3:30-5:30 pm Junior Basketball6:00-7:00 pm Spin Bike Classes6:15-7:15 pm J u n i o r N a t i o n a l

Karate7:00-10:00 pm M i x e d S q u a s h

Competition7:30-8:45 pm S e n i o r N a t i o n a l

KarateWednesday

10:00-12 noon Carpet Bowls12:30-4:30 pm Card Games5.45- 6.30pm Pilates6:30-7:30 pm Kickboxercise

Thursday9:30-10:30 am Mannum Movers -

gentle exercise class3:30-5:00 pm Junior Mixed Soccer6:30-7:30 pm Men’s Boxing Circuit

Friday10:00 am-10:00 pm

Seniors & Friends Cards & GamesSaturday

9:00-11:00 am-Gym-squashSquash courts, gym, and cardio room

are available during opening hours.Opening Hours

MorningsMon, Wed, Fri: 8:00 am - 12 noonTue, Thur: 6:00 am - 12 noonSat: 9:00 am - 11:00 am

AfternoonsReopening at 3:00 pm, closing at the

end of the sporting program or activity.Stadium and Clubroom available for

hire for functions on weekends.Further information: 8569 2534

Pam Cutjar, Centre Manager

Mannum SchoolCommunity Library

School Term TimesMon, Thur, Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pmTue: 9:00 am - 3:30 pmWed: 9:00 am - 8:00 pmSat: 9:30 am - 12 noon

School HolidaysMon, Tue, Wed (am), Thur, Fri:

10:00 am - 2:00 pmWed (pm): 04:00 pm - 8:00 pmSat: 10:00 am - 12 noon

Closed Sunday and Public Holidays Further information: 8569 2005