Attention Business Owners The Village Voice is holding an information night on the 4th April from 7pm at the Oberon RSL. We will explain who we are, why we have started a paper here and what we can offer local businesses and other community organisations. This is not a hard sell for advertising, merely an information session for you to get to know us better. We hope to see you there.
Please RSVP by 20/3/2016 on 6355 4258, or email kellie@villagevoice.net.au.
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the Editor A small milestone for our Oberon paper this week - 4 issues. A month’s worth of bringing your region a new view on what’s happening. So how do you think we are doing so far? To make this paper great and continue to grow we need your help. The community is where the good stories are - the stories behind great wins in sport, the tales of local townspeople who are doing good things against the odds, the celebration of local schools that are showcasing the wonderful achievements of their students. That is what this paper is about. The good stories inside of all of us. We are putting on a information night; details are in the box to the left. We want to let the community, interested groups, councillors, schools and businesses know what we are about, why we chose Oberon and what our vision for the future is. I hope you will be able to join Kellie and I there on the night.
When I was driving home last week from Oberon, I took a new route and saw a sign to Tarana. After dropping papers at the aged care facility, I decided, why not? I ended up on a dirt road, where I drove at 60kms an hour just so I could take in the jaw dropping scenery. A storm head rolled through as I was driving, and I hoped it would make it to my friends near Jenolan, who were telling me how badly they needed some rain. When I got back to Tarana I stopped for a quick bite at the Universal Cafe. If you haven’t been there yet, please just trust me and head out there for breakfast or lunch. Such amazing food prepared with such passion is rare to find. My lunch of a grilled Veggie Stack and an apple and watermelon juice was outstanding.
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The Village Voice Rich Evans, Editor Email: editor@villagevoice.net.au Kellie Evans, Sales Email: sales@villagevoice.net.au
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Call our office on (02) 6355 4258 Office: 41A Williwa Street, Portland NSW 2847 Postal Address: PO Box 227 Portland NSW 2847 Notice to all advertisers and contributors The Village Voice accepts no responsibility for any advertisement, submitted article or feedback published. Any advertisement, submitted article or feedback is published at the risk of the contributor, who accepts liability for any intended publication. By contributing to this publication, you agree to indemnify the publisher and warrant that the material is to the best of your knowledge accurate and is neither deceptive or misleading, in breach of copyright, or in breach of any other laws and regulations. You can pick up papers from: Oberon RSL, IGA, Foodworks, Shell Service Station, Caltex Service Station, Post Office, Oberon Library, Long Arm Farm Cafe and many cafes and eateries around Oberon. Papers also delivered to Tarana Pub and Universal Eatery Cafe. 750 papers dropped each Saturday.
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Popular buns at cross purposes The Magpie Whisperer They used to be an Easter-only treat, toasted and buttered, or eaten cold. But nowadays, no sooner has Santa left the building and Easter’s favourite buns are on supermarket shelves. The first quarter of the year is now fruit bun season, and we seem to eat a lot of them. But just what is the true significance of Hot Cross Buns? The Anglican church likes to place the distinctive buns in a solely Christian context. Eaten on Good Friday, the symbolism is obvious: there’s the bread; as per communion, the spices; representing those Jesus was wrapped in, and the cross, depicting the crucifixion. Yet the precise role of Hot Cross Buns in Christianity is unclear. Google the term ‘Hot Cross Buns’ and you’ll get a plethora of different theories: that they’re a Saxon creation, that they go back to Greek and Roman times, and even that they’re pagan rather than Christian in origin. One suggestion is that as Christianity spread, 12th century monks began incising crosses on buns to indicate they were blessed. In the Elizabethan era (1558-1603) the buns known as ‘Good Friday Buns’ were
treated with suspicion by the Puritans, and laws were passed restricting their consumption. The Oxford Dictionary’s first reference to Hot Cross Buns is from 1733, and is a ditty sung by street-sellers, ending with the words “..one a penny, two a penny, Hot Cross Buns.” The problem with most traditional foods is that nobody tended to write about them in early times. It’s known that the buns were sold in London during the 18th century, but there are no recipes or records before that. In Victorian London, Hot Cross Buns were often eaten for breakfast. Back then, the cross was still cut into the bun, unlike today, where the cross is formed with piped pastry. Essentially, the baked Hot Cross Bun is a surviving fossil of several different customs. They may even be more connected to the Jewish Passover festival than Roman, Saxon, or pagan customs. Like the Anglicans, the Catholic church associates the buns with Lent and sanctions their consumption on Good Friday. But I think it simply comes down to belief or personal choice. I understand the traditions and history of Hot Cross Buns, but not being a church-goer, I’m perfectly happy to eat them anytime. And I do. Lots.
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