Welcome
Welcome to another week of the SLF. If last week was a big news week then this week is the opposite, let’s see how we go.

Sizzling golf
I’m told that there was some red hot golf played at the Royal over the weekend in the second round of the championships. Players must have shrugged off the hangovers from Legacy Day as many scores just above par were recorded, it all augers well for a gripping end to the championships.

Carlton supporter take stock
After talking finals the week before Carlton and their supporters came back to earth with a thud after going down to the less fancied Essendon. Local Carlton men Gary “Larry” Cameron and Bruce “Boofhead” Hendy will be hoping they bounce back against my team Richmond this Saturday.

Goff and Joyce
It was good to see Goff and Joyce Letts out at Legacy day the other weekend. If I remember correctly the first ever story in the SLF was about Goff when he crashed the golf cart at Warracknabeal all those years ago.

Pest on the mend
I’m told that hop-along-Cassidy Mark “Pest from the West” Raggatt has ditched the crutches and is back to some form of normality.

No Mechanic in town
It has also come to my attention that Brian “What zat” Adams has moved on to Hamilton. That is not good as it leaves the district without a mechanic, perhaps we will have to recruit one of those Rupanyup mechanics which seem to be in oversupply.

The lake is going dry
Up here in sunny Yarrawonga something strange is happening, Lake Mulwala is rapidly going dry, many dead stumps and logs are starting to appear and all boating has all but stopped. Apparently they are draining it to kill the weed that has developed over the last couple of years and then they intend to refill it. Refill it with what I ask

Rainfall down
My figures are telling me that we have only had around 115mm for the year around the Marnoo district whilst at the same time Stawell has had just over 200mm. The Marnoo figure would have to be about half that of this time last year and my calculations are telling me that it has to get mighty wet if we are going to get annual rainfall for the year.

That’s all for this week.