Another week
Another week passes us by and now more than ever our farmers are looking skywards for the essential break. Let’s hope something happens this weekend as we defiantly need it.

Rumour rife
The rumour is that our old mate Graeme “Old Maaaaaaate” McNolty is looking to return to the district. My source might be on yippy beans but the rumour is he has put an offer in for the pub. I’m pretty sure its all news to current publican Leigh “Blue Can” Foster but it’s a funny game and you never know what’s going to happen next.

An ideal weekend in Marnoo
An ideal weekend in Marnoo is to go to the pub on a Friday night and have a few beers with the natives and catch up on the gossip. Then next morning it’s up and get the Saturday papers at the shop and then across the road to the cafe for coffee and the big breakfast (highly recommended as a hangover cure). After reading all the papers then it’s off to the Royal for a round and a few more beers on the boards under the brand new outdoor entertainment area. After all that I’m sure most would be reined in for Sunday with the family. Jeez those women have all the fun.

Front and centre
You would think that Glendemar boss Ben “Glendemar” Duxson and his sidekick Dave “Harley” Smith were seeking out media attention. Last week they featuring on several pages in the Stock and Land and this follows another story several weeks before. I’m told that after the late afternoon photo shoot leading National Rural Press journo Marius Cumming enjoyed several stubbies and didn’t get back to his Dunkeld abode until quite late.

Downsized
Wallaloo East land baron Norm “Guru” Duxson was complaining that his suit jacket had shrunk since the wedding of daughter number two, Tanya only a month or two ago. Well keen observers indicated to the Guru that it was more likely that something else had expanded.

Those were the days
Former Marnoo and Minyip superboot Derek “Buddy” Cameron was reminiscing when he slotted one through from the boundary line in front of a huge gathering at the MCG the other weekend. Experts around the fire bucket indicated that it probably wasn’t as good as the one he slotted on the left to win the 1987 premiership for Marnoo. That famous and well remembered kick has stretched out many metres over the years. It’s amazing what happens after a few beers.



Loitering on the corner with evil intent
Loiterers Rueben “Rostron” Cheeseman and Stewart “Smacka” MacPherson were debating over the price of Ayre Peninsular country whilst working for leading Machinery salesman Nigel “Winebar” Slee at the field days this year. Well then, low and behold along came a landholder for that area and confirmed that land sells for $4000 per acre over that way. As the South Australian moved on he asked the price of that roller they had in stock, “$40000” replied Rueben, “shit that’s expensive” said the Croweater as he tuned his back and headed to the next stand. Not finished yet Rueben yelled out “well sell 10 acres then……”

That’s all for this week.