Various Show Highlights

The R&F Steel Buildings

Young Farmers Challenge for 18 to 35 year olds. Nine challenges designed to test your farming skills, your stamina and your patience. The challenges range from building portable yards, novelty races, hay bales, water and much, much more. Teams of four can enter but hurry, entries close Friday 17th March.

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Sport briefs

Show and rodeo time has a special significance for Oberle, as the former participant said he loved the fact he could remain a part of it. “Rodeo is a huge part of my life,” he said. “I’ve previously done calf roping and team roping, so to still have that involvement is awesome.”

Oberle is no stranger to Warwick, and said he was looking forward to bringing his high-energy show to the Rose City. “This is the third year in a row I will have performed in Warwick,” he said. “I played at the Show a couple of times and the New Year’s Eve Rodeo as well. There are good crowds here, which is what I love.”

International Freestyle Motocross team which gets into some wild action, performing crazy stunts on Friday 24th as part of the night time show.

Interactive Artist Collective is brought to you by the Warwick Hotel and Choices Flooring and is performing on Friday and Saturday nights of the show. As seen recently in Warwick at the Great Australian Bites and the Warwick Rodeo Street Parade. You’ll

Warwick Sporter’s Golf writes...

Garry Hanson

Contributed

There were 66 starters for last weeks (8/3) game and despite playing with “2 names” retired plumber Cec Watts came out on top with 39 points.

It was a crowded case with the runners up spot but on 38 points the countback gave Dan Bowles the nod and thus relegating Ron Munro, Tim Pleming and Ray Dudley to a ball each in the run down.

Also sharing in the run down were Paul Dautzenberg 37 points, Josh Manwaring and Laurie King both on 36 points.Troy Alsford Greg Carey and visitor Steven Clare on 35 points and Garry Adcock on 34 points (c/b).

After a self imposed injury lay off of many weeks Rob be entertained by Randy Cowpoke and Porky Peggy, Bobby Dazzler and Tina Twinkles and Bobby Stilts.

The Lego Displays Schedule in the Kevin Thumpkin Pavilion. Entries close Thursday 23rd March. There’s also Lego classes for all ages from children to adults. Prize money kindly sponsored by Collins Family Day Care.

Downs’ Rifle Club’s weekend results

Robert (Bob) Tyllyer

Contributed on at 8.30am for 9am start. Contact Margaret on 4666 1018 for details.

Farrell celebrated his return to golf with a win on the pro pin 13th collecting $25, Shaun Campbell picked up $15 and Mick Payne $10. Nearest the pins 5th and 7th Greg Carey, Gunter Nicklich 11th Dan Bowles 16th. Geoff Lee after hitting the pin on the 9th left himself a very short birdie putt to take the prize, bad luck Geoff that elusive “Ace” is still waiting.

Attendance

numbers were down last Sunday, March 12 no doubt due to the weather forecast. In the standard class Carl Reck was the sole entrant, with only three competitors in open class. Craig Montgomery showing good form again ahead of Greg Wilson and son Charlie Montgomery. The sporter/ hunter class saw Hayden Aspinall take first place with a good total. There will not be a club shoot next Sunday 19th March, the range closed for another competition. The next club shoot will be on Sunday March 26, at 600 yards, sign

ACROSS

4 A dipsomaniac has the exaggerated desire for what (7)

8 Name a nearly pure form of carbon, valued as a precious stone (7)

9 What is a modified virus, used for preventive inoculation (7)

10 Name a system of writing, or printing, for the blind (7)

11 What are thin slices of bacon (7)

12 Which term describes a subsequent course of affairs (6)

14 What is a place of involuntary restraint (6)

18 What might we call a wanderer (7)

21 Which protein hormone maintains the balance of glucose metabolism (7)

22 What is teaching or instruction, as of pupils (7)

23 To be brave and dashing, is to be what (7)

24 Name an eminent musical composer, teacher, or conductor (7)

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1 What are items of food, fit to be eaten (7)

2 Who was the winner of the 2008 Wimbledon Men’s singles championship, Rafael ... (5)

3 Which knot forms a nonslipping loop (7)

General Knowledge Crossword

Mini Word Find

Find the following words in the grid. They may be read in any direction, even diagonally. Some letters are used more than once.

4 Which major part of speech modifies another part of speech (6)

5 What is a more familiar name for the Keeling Islands (5)

6 Which cows have not produced calves (7)

7 Name a N England city, in West Yorkshire (5)

E-QUATIONS 7

13 Which bitter alkaloid is used to treat malaria (7)

Letters have a number value

15 What is an alternative name for a meatball (7)

Some values are in the right hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.

E-QUATIONS

Letters A to Z have a number value. Some are shown in the right-hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.

16 Which term describes a newborn child (7)

17 What might a SpanishAmerican call an AngloSaxon foreigner (6)

18 What is a proposition given, from which conclusions may be drawn (5)

19 Name a vigorous dance (5)

20 Name a Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer (5)

Curio

Biyword

Build it yourself using the clues and each of the twenty-four letters once only to form ten words: five across and five down. A key word (bold clue) builds on the letter set in the grid.

CLUES:

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Bristles (5)

Female bird (3)

Lingers aimlessly (7)

Paddy wagon: black ... (5)

Present indicative plural: be (3)

Relative (5)

Serial interface engine (3)

R E E E E H I

Sure (7)

Unruly crowd (3)

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Solutions Sudoku

Quick Think

Solve the crossword. Each answer has four letters.