INSIDE Local kids take a lead role

Family fun at the Music and Movie night

Put Friday March 3 in your diary for a night of get-up-and-dance music followed by an outdoor screening of a family fick. Bring along a picnic blanket, or an outdoor chair, for this free family-friendly event at the Molong Central School Oval.

Featuring a performance by the renowned performer, Gabe Middleton of GabeMusic, the event will be concluded by a screening of Oddball - a flm about an eccentric farmer who trains his mischievous dog to protect a penguin santuary in an attempt to reunite his family and save their seaside town.

This alcohol-free event is presented by Cabonne Council, Molong Advancament Group, Molong Central Parents and Citizens and Molong CWA.

Music starts at 5.30pm with the flm screening at 8pm.

Get your free tickets at www.123tix.com.

Molong kids, Emerson, Clara, Paisley, Nick and Torsten are happy to "help make Molong look better" .

Assisted by their faithful friend, 'Scout', and their families and friends they will soon be using their artistic skills to brighten up Bank Street.

Last Christmas after the November foods a group of children and their families came together in Molong's main street to paint and decorate the boards in front of fooddamaged buildings.

Bringing their own paint, brushes, christmas trees and other decorations they worked respectfully - making sure that their combined creative eforts brought happiness and fun to Molong's main street.

Now they have returned to put together another creative project in time for Easter to attract locals and visitors and support traders in Bank, Gidley and Watson Streets.

In the meantime - Torsten whispers a secret in Scout's foppy ear "we're going on a bear hunt".

See Page 2 for this marvellous project.

What's On in Molong

Food

@ RSL Bistro (Thurs lunch, dinner, takeaway to Sunday lunch); Telegraph Hotel (Lunch and dinner 7 days), Kaye & Philip's Chinese Restaurant (7 days lunch and dinner), IGA Supermarket (Open 7 days), Wildfower (Gidley Street (Open 7 days breakfast, lunch, take-away, morning and afternoon tea until 2 pm); Lime & Stone (Bank Street Open 5 days and Saturday morning for light breakfast, lunch morning and afternoon teas and takeaways); Molong Florist & Giftware (Cofee, cake every day except Tuesdays and Sundays).

Shopping:

Carolyn's Caneware/Gifts (Open 6 days closed Tuesdays); Molong Yarn Market (Open 7 days); Booful (Open all day Monday to Friday and Saturday morning); Summerhill (Open 7 days); Molong Florist & Gifts (Closed Tuesdays and Sundays); Molong Newsagency & Post Ofce - Open Monday to Friday with newsagency open on Saturday mornings; H Hardware (Open Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings); Molong Pharmacy (Open Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings); Reggies Molong Meats (Open Monday to Friday); Vinnies (Open Monday to Friday)

The Express is back this week after what became a ‘roller-coaster ride’ of highs and lows when our dedicated Molong Express owner, Paul Mullins, was found lying down on the job (so to speak).

An ambulance ride to Orange hospital followed where he spent a few days in emergency care before being transferred to the Stroke Unit.

Pauly is now progressing well and considers himself a very lucky man as his condition could have been much worse.

Let’s hope he will be returning home later this week.

Thank you to the Molong Ambulance Service, Orange Ambulance Service, Molong Fire Brigade team and the wider community who made contact with us to give their best wishes and thoughts to Paul.

by Rozzi and contributors

Thank you also to our readers, advertisers, sponsors and newsagencies who have stayed with us during one of our family’s most challenging times.

After this experience, and that of the November food damage, we are both so grateful to call Molong ‘home’ and proud to belong to this wonderful town and district community.

Let us say that the local health services in our town (in this case, ambulance team and fre brigade volunteers) are exemplary. And, dedicated to Molong and District residents and communities.