What’s On
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SEPTEMBER
Sat 29. Cooktown Horse Sports Inc AGM from 10am at
the Cooktown RSL Memorial Club. Old and new members welcome. Sun 30. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details.
OCTOBER
Tue 2. Art classes supervised by Ross Franzi at the
Cooktown District Community Centre between 9.30am to 11.30am. Tue 2. Swim for Your Life at the Cooktown Pool from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Tue 2. Cooktown Writers' Group meeting at 6.30pm at the Lions' Hall. Tue 2. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Wed 3. Cooktown SSAA Service Core/Sports Pistol/ Centrefire Shoots from 5.30pm. Sat 6. Kids Art Society at the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery from 10am to noon. Sat 6. SSAA Cape York Cameron Creek Road - DTL Shotgun Shoot from 1pm. Sat 6. Cooktown SSAA 3P Rimfire Rifle/Bench Rest Shoot ftom 1.30pm. Sat 6. Three Rivers League presentation night at the Cooktown RSL Memorial Club. Times to be advised. Sun 7. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Tue 9. Art classes supervised by Ross Franzi at the Cooktown District Community Centre between 9.30am to 11.30am. Tue 9. Swim for Your Life at the Cooktown Pool from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Tue 9. SSAA Cape York AGM from 7pm at Fishermans Wharf. Tue 9. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Wed 10. Cooktown SSAA Service Core/Sports Pistol/ Centrefire Shoots from 5.30pm. Sat 13. SSAA Cape York Cameron Creek Road Pistol Shoot from 1pm. Sun 14. SSAA Cape York Cameron Creek Road Rifle Shoot from 9am. Can club secretaries please send in a list of their events planned for the year to editor@cooktownlocalnews.com. au so they can be included in the What's On section.
CHURCH SERVICES Baptist: Hogg Street, near IGA, 9.30am Sun. Phone 4069 5155. Assembly of God: Gungarde, 9.30am Sun; Home group 7.30pm Tue; young adults 7pm Thu. Phone 4069 5070. Catholic: 6pm Sat and 8.30am Sun, St Mary's, Cooktown. Phone 4069 5730. Anglican: Christ Church Chapel, Sun 8.30am. Phone 4069 6778, 0428 696 493. Lutheran: Hope Vale at 9am on Sunday, Cooktown. Phone either 4060 9197 or 0419 023 114.
LONG RIDE AHEAD: Connor Meldrum on “Muddy”, Doodie Avard on “Magic” and Kasey Meldrum on “Jo” were three of a group of riders who set off from Tarna Station on Monday morning to ride the Cooktown to Laura railway line. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.
letters to the editor Competition winner gives the tip to the NRL A BIG thanks to Keith and Sally of the Sovereign Hotel for providing the prizes for the NRL Tipping Competition and to the crew at the Cooktown Local News for facilitating the comp. that I was tinny enough to win. Sorry for the Cowboys - at the very least they were the best
Queensland team this season. It just goes to show how much better you have to play to change or maintain momentum after bad decisions are made. This bloody referring by committee is a huge success . For starters, get rid of Harrigan and while they are at it,
Crash survivor thankful for help I HAD a car accident last Monday. I would like to say a big thank you to the Cooktown Emergency Services personnel - Jeff (Ambulance), Grant and Richard (Police) and Tex, Scottie and the crew (Fire Brigade), Doctors, Nurses, X-Ray staff, support staff from the Cooktown Hospital and Cairns Base Hospital, RFDS staff, Hinterland staff and Red Cross Cairns for their excellent care with my transport and recovery after the accident. There are two special young men who stopped at the scene, assisted me out of the vehicle, called the ambulance and stayed on site until they
knew all was under control - Cameron Belick and Shane Edmonds (and the young lady with them). I couldn’t have had better care. To my work colleagues at Cook Shire Council, Endeavour Lions Club, neighbours and friends who have enquired about my health, your friendship and support has been appreciated. If I’ve forgotten anyone, please accept my special thanks. My Guardian Angels were working overtime that day. Margaret Plant, Jensens Crossing Road, Cooktown.
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also the shoulder charge. It is only a matter of time before someone gets crippled for life or killed. I feel a bit better now and am looking forward to a great game between the Dogs and Storm. Ted Tilley Brisbane
P.S.: Note to Bill Harrigan. Please watch video of the Queensland Intrust Cup grand final to see how it should be done. With one competent referee both on-field and another on video watch, it was an excellent display and a pleasure to watch.
Drugs charges at next Cooktown court sittings
or a drug after being TWO people will appear at the next sittings of the intercepted on September 22 with a blood alcohol Cooktown Magistrate’s C o u r t o n T h u r s d a y, percentage of .24 per Police cent. October 4, facing drugs And set down to apcharges. Beat The first, a 44-year-old pear at the November woman who was charged on 6 sittings are an 18-year-old September 18 with having been Cooktown man charged with found with approximately three assault occasioning bodily harm grams of cannabis in her posses- after an incident on September 22, sion, while the other, a 29-year-old in which it is alleged he assaulted Gold Coast man, was found in his girlfriend. possession of a small amount of A 54-year-old Cooktown man will also appear on that date cannabis on September 20. Also appearing on October 4 charged with drink driving after will be a 49-year-old Hope Vale being intercepted with a blood man who was charged with driving alcohol percentage of .081 on under the influence of liquor September 23.
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