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The Plains Producer, Wednesday November 19, 2008
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Together again – Balaklava High School class of 1992 reunited recently at the Terminus Hotel. Pictured from left are Darren James, Tanya Heslop, Rick Lamond, Kathleen Walker, Heidi Zerk, Andrew Manuel, Damian Thomas, Michele Davey, David Spence, Naomi Purdue, Clinton Tiller, Jenny Young, Melissa Smith, Paul Chapman, Shelley Lamond, Les Wedzonka, Trent Smith, Phil Adams, Brett Taylor, Gibrian Palmer.
Recital a favourite – Classical guitarist Aleksandr Tsiboulski and soprano Emma Horwood performed to a small but delighted audience at Balaklava Courthouse Gallery on Sunday. The gallery also is showing a quirky exhibition by Hamley Bridge artists Rachel Fritz and Jill Foster. The artists are donating all commissions to the Ira Parker aged care home garden project. Rachel is showing silk, psychadelics, automatons, and paintings and Jill will show clay and photography. For details or to make a donation, phone Rachel on 8528 2407.
A Remembrance Day Service was conducted at Tarlee Soldiers memorial by Alec Lees, from Riverton RSL. The service was attended by community members and Tarlee Primary School students and staff. Students made wreaths to place around the memorial. Mr Lees is pictured second right from the memorial with other community members. Tarlee Primary School principal, Judy Ireland, is at left. LEFT: Brinkworth remembers – as Cindy Growden hands out poppies to primary school students and below RSL member Paul Ramm honours the Cross of Remembrance after laying the first poppy.– PICTURES: Anne Green.
Students participate in Remembrance day A Remembrance Day Service was organised by Mallala and District Historical committee and held at the Mallala Monument in the centre of the town November 11. Nine personnel from the No 1 Air Defence Squadron, RAAF Base Edinburgh, attended the service and some formed a catafalque party The service was conducted by Uniting church minister, Rev Geoff Graetz, from Gawler,with two school students. Kimberley Craddock read The Ode and Jarrad Rattray managed the sound system. The children had made wreaths in class and representatives from each class laid a wreath on the monument in remembrance.
There was great activity leading up to the service as 182 children marched from Mallala Primary School to the monument in an orderly fashion, escorted by 11 members of staff. Dylan and Bec Stodart from the Mallala Hotel graciously opened their new pergola area in front of the hotel, providing older visitors with a comfortable seat in the shade. Following the service a delicious barbecue lunch was held on the lawns of East Reserve in front of the museum. Mallala and District RSL kindly provided the meat and member Ray Coleman and helpers expertly cooked the barbecue. – GWENDA GRIFFITHS
KINGSLEY and Eliza Cottle were enjoying the gallery recital on Sunday.