Welcome
Welcome to another week of the SLF. Easter has come and gone and it’s good to see some rain around the state.

Big spenders
Marnoo was in spotlight once again on Good Friday as it raised over $4000 for the Royal Children’s hospital appeal. The main offender was the auction at the corner shop which was well attended and raised around $3500. A great effort by all.

Wheat growing heaven
I found a book in the bookshelf called “Good country for a grant” which was written by Robert Kingston and it’s about the history of the Stawell Shire. It has a very good chapter on Marnoo and tells, how the Richardson Valley which included Wallaloo, Wallaloo East, Callawadda, Marnoo, Marnoo West and Waranooke was the best wheat growing country in Victoria. Apparently in 1910 the Marnoo station took 70,000 bags of wheat along with 11,000 bales of wool.

Races a big event
I attended the Stawell races last Sunday and once again it was a very big event. Seen out and about were Sandy “The Know All” McGregor, his brother Jock “Sock” McGregor, Gary “Larry” Cameron, Maree “Retired” McGregor, Damian “Major” Drum, Dwain “Daryl” Duxson, Paula “Nearly 40” Bell- Duxson, Stewart “Smacka” MacPherson, Armand “Herbie” Duxson etc etc. All the above where well behaved and I have nothing scandalous to report, wink wink!

Competition
Local funnymen Rueben “Rostron” Cheesman and Stewart “Smacka” MacPherson were contesting vigorously at the field days whilst working for Nigel “Winebar” Slee. Apparently the contest was who could sell the most gear, well according to Smacka it was 1 nil his way.

Duo out and about again
The duo (Smacka and Rostron) were at it again at another gig, this time hosting and driving a gang of ladies around the Moonambel wineries, it was Tanya Duxson’s hens night and according to mother of the hen Margie “Guru Margie” Duxson “they were in very good hands”

Cricket wind up
It was good to see Trevor “Junior” Pickthall take out the cricketer of the year for Marnoo this season gone. But according to my spies he wasn’t the star of the show, I’m told the Captain led from the front!




Average up
I read in the paper that Laen Budgie breeder Ross “Black Balls” Loats averaged a staggering 91 in the Wimmera Mallee cricket Association B Grade competition. The bloke must be over 60 years old.

That’s all for this week.