Page 10 Friday 17 February 2017
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A farewell was held last weekend for Gordon Hurry and Kath Wilton, previous owners of the Forbes Golf and Sportsman Hotel. Attending were (L-R) Trish Melford, Paul Kay, Brian Collits, Jill Kay, and Gordon and Kath.
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These two long haired louts, aka Mark Watts and Fred Collie, were spotted at the farewell at the Golf Club.
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Martin, Olivia, Emma and James Gamble with Mayor Graeme Miller at the Australian Citizenship ceremony last week.
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Were you spoilt with flowers, a present, treat or surprise on Valentine’s Day?
Banjo Patterson Australian Poetry Festival in Orange. For more information visit www.visitorange.com.au
Lions Club Car Boot Sale at Lions Park, Junction Street from 8am – 1pm. Stalls $10. Contact Peter on 0468 819 659 or Robyn on 6851 2209. Market Day at the Forbes Handicraft Centre, Lachlan Street from 9am. Contact Kathy Bray on 0448 453 776.
Forbes Town & District Band Beginner Recruitment session at the Forbes Town Band Hall, 165 Rankin Street from 6 – 7pm. Come along for a free beginner’s information evening, meet the bandmaster and try out the band instruments. Ages 8 to 80 welcome! Contact Justin on 0419 884 775. Forbes Railway Arts & Tourist Centre meeting at the Forbes Railway Visitor Information Centre at 10am, includes morning tea. Contact 6852 4155.
Cowboys and Angels, Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre. To book visit www.drtcc.com.au
Cowboys and Angels, Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre. To book visit www.bmec.com.au
Banjo Paterson Cup, Towac Park Orange. Gates open from 12noon General Admission $10. For more info contact Racing Orange on 0448 149 282 or visit www.racingorange.com.au Forbes Farmers Market at Victoria Park from 8am – 12pm. For more information contact forbesfarmersmarket@gmail.com
Artful 8 Exhibition at the old IGA building in Canowindra from 10am - 4pm, except Saturday the 4th it will stay open later to cater for guests at the canowindra@home 100 Mile Dinner. Trundle Royal Far West Sunshine Club Old Time Dance at the Trundle Memorial Hall from 2 - 6pm. Heaps of prizes for children too. Contact Robyn Whitson on 6892 1006.
Canowindra Phoenix International Women’s Day Event, 6.30pm at The Old Vic Inn with guest speaker Karlie Irwin of Pay It Forward Orange. Book your ticket at The Phoenix Office or phone 6344 1846. Bingo at the Trundle Golf Club at 10am.
Trundle Royal Far West Sunshine Club monthly meeting at the Op Shop at 1:15pm.
Free tai chi classes sponsored by the Forbes Shire Council , starting Tuesday, 21st February from 10 -11am at the Uniting church hall, Browne Street, Forbes. Morning tea provided. No experience necessary, loose clothing, flat shoes. All welcome. Contact Cheryl Shirvington on 6851 2099 or Sandra Nicholson on 0437 522 778. The Forbes and District Lions Club meet the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Vandenberg Hotel at 6.30 for 7.00pm. Call Peter Bright on 0419 463 803 or Ray Judge on (02)6852 2143 for more information.
SAVE THE DATE Forbes North Public School 60th Birthday Fair 10am-2pm. Plenty of stalls and activities for everyone.
Fancy Dress Fundraiser for the McGrath Foundation and Ava Garland at the Forbes Inn. Get a table of ten and pick your year of music to dress up to – whether it be the 1920s, 1950s Rock & Roll, 1960s flower power, 1980s punk, 1990s dance, pop or rap. Tickets are $35 each, nibbles provided. RSVP Tami Stewart 0427552243 tami.james@bigpond.com or Sharon Maguire 0428563161 cooee@activ8.net.au
Topical Trivia answer: Answer: b) crow Note: To create the plural, the Wiradjuri repeat the word. Thus Wagga Wagga means the place of many crows.
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