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Welcome

It was a big week last week as it was golf tournament week, but it certainly isn’t the event it used to be when they had to turn people away. But I guess that’s the sign of the times. Anyway let’s get on with this week’s files.

 

View a wedding from 1949

I stumbled across this little bit of History the other day, It’s Alec and Shirley Carters wedding day on film and all in colour. Fair dinkum it’s amazing the quality of the film, so if you’re a facebook member just go to this link and you can view it http://www.facebook.com/pages/Square-Leg/63307428361 or if you’re not a face book member just go to this link on YouTube http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPVlZEc4hy6s%26feature%3Drelated&h=f7ee34cd71533f9bd9bd8309e6933665 It’s worth having a look…

 

Marnoo’s premiership

You would remember the 1987 premiership in which Marnoo won in emphatic fashion. Well former native Kevin Court has sent through a link that can be viewed on YouTube as well. Go to Square Leg’s facebook site.

 

Lost in the bush

Talking to John “Be My” Guest the other day and he was telling me that a weird thing happened to him on the way home from golf the other night. He was just about to turn a “Bobby’s” corner when he noticed this car just sitting there, so he decided to check it out. It happened to be a lady who was from Israel was trying to find Horsham. Old “Be My” was trying to explain the directions when the boyfriend turned up (then he had to do some more explaining). Anyway to cut a long story short he headed off and they followed him and headed towards Stawell. Then when Guest was heading to Stawell to see the lovely one they were stopped again at Callawadda. All sounds a bit suss to me.

 

I can see them but can’t touch them

You know the feeling, when you lock your keys in the car and you can see them but obviously can’t touch them. Well this happened to golfing stalwart Louis “Chop Chop” Johnson, so a phone call to Chief Chop Lyle “Chopper” Johnson who came out to the golf club to show his break and enter skills. Well that all went fine but I’m told that a little later on the keys went missing again. I guess Chop Chop got home eventually!!!!!

 

Howard back

Former native Hayden “Howard” McLennan told us that his is back in Victoria after a stint in Queensland working (we didn’t know he had left). But anyway Howard thought this was a newsworthy item. So welcome back Howard…….

 

 

Trip fraught with danger

Leading cropping consultant Andrew “Clown” Newall is a little bit concerned about a couple of individuals that are attending his yearly Newag trip this week. This years trip is to the Darling Downs were the group will be looking at many thing’s related to cropping. Those couple of individuals go by the name of Stewart “Smack” MacPherson and Rueben “Rostron” Cheesman. Well on the last trip these two characters entertained all, right throughout the trip but the big Clown recons that has gone to their heads and they may try and go bigger and better this time round. He said it will be like handling a couple of out of control teenagers….Anyway I look forward to the report back form that.

 

Reunion planned

Former native Andrew “Upstart” Nisbet made a good suggestion the other day. He mentioned that this upcoming cricket season was the 10 year anniversary of the MCC’s last premiership. Upstart suggests we should have a reunion and I know with Gary “Larry” Cameron at the helm then it’s a short price chance that a reunion will go ahead. Other premierships could also be included. Could be a big event if it eventuates and I’m looking forward to it already. Good one Upstart.

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Welcome again

Another week just rolls one by and I must apologise for missing last weeks SLF. I have been busy planning our release of Ausfarm Online, which is about to happen in the middle of August. I didn’t know such a project would take so long but it seems to be par for the course with these IT consultants. The new site will be great for farmers and Agricultural businesses alike. I will outline these advantages when we get closer to the mark.

 

What a rain

Would last weeks rain be one of the best in the last ten years as far as volume is concerned, I’m not talking about timing here as we have had more timely rains (it’s always timely these days though) but as far as volume is concerned when have we had 40 to 50 mm in a space of 3 days since the dry set in. Not too many times as far as I can remember.

 

Still no water in the Muddy

Some of the creeks in the area ran last week, like the Anderson, Dogtrap and the Wallaloo and also the Richardson and Avon Rivers reported flows but the most important waterway in the district the Muddy Waterholes creek is yet to see any wet stuff. Then it’s official the drought aint over yet.

 

Master chef makes it to Marnoo

What a hit Masterchef has been, well it actually came to Marnoo two weekends ago when Marnoo’s most eccentric person Gary “Larry” Cameron ordered the Newall siblings Renee and Braydon, to a cook off in the Marnoo Hotel “Masterchef” kitchen. So hop to it they did and produced two outstanding deep fried dishes. The patrons voted and it was a draw with Father and famous local shearer Pete giving 10 out of 10 for each dish. Could Larry of started something here????

 

Louis lost

Marnoo PS bus driver Louis “Chop Chop” Johnson needed here google maps when confronted with a flooded Dogtrap creek the other day. Now the lovely Louis has been driving the bus for some time so it’s been a while since the old Dogtrap was flooded but when she had to take a couple of backtracks around the Callawadda area she found out that she was somewhat lost. That was until she spoke to an unsuspecting local who promptly pointed her in the right direction.

 

Billy gone

I was talking to Stewart “Smacka” MacPherson the other day and he told me that Leigh “Blue can” Foster has banned a couple of songs of the duke box because they get played so often and they really annoy him. One of them is “Billy don’t be a hero” and it was noted that the song has been played 900 times over the years. Old Blue can reveal that every time the Larry Cameron heads to the duke box that song goes on and upon estimations Larry has played that song 890 times……The axing of his favourite song won’t faze him though as he will come up with another favourite!!!

 

Larry at the Crown

I may have got this story a little wrong  but I will run with it anyway. Terrible trio Smacka, Armand “Herbie” Duxson and Larry graced Melbourne with there presence last weekend. There were many stories but one tickled my fancy.  Larry’s employer “Jumpin” Johnny Drum must be paying him a packet because it was reported that Larry stayed at The Crown on Saturday night. Now the bit I’m a little vague on is whether he stayed on the couch in one of the rooms or on the couch in the foyer. The couch in the foyer sounds like a much better story to me, so we will run with that pending further investigation!!!

 

Golf Tournament this week

This biggest week on the golfing calendar starts this week with the Wallaloo tournament getting underway. One things for sure is that the “Whitehouse” will be rocking this week!!!!!

 

Thanks Dr Newall

My Yarrawonga mate Dwain “Daryl” Duxson was back in Marnoo on Thursday and went to Blue Can’s corner shop to catch up with a couple of natives and try and get a couple of stories for this struggling little publication. He tells me that he has an almighty cough over the last week and when he started barking in the bar Greg “Doc” Newall pulled him aside and told him that Stones Max would cure his ailments. Well since he decided to take Dr Newall’s advice he hasn’t had a problem. Patron Chris “Tangled” Webb was also lauding the concoction and revealed that you don’t need to be sick to drink the stuff ….

 

Enough from me

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Hello again

Welcome to another week of the SLF. I was actually in the district on the weekend and enjoyed a round of golf at the “Royal” and a couple of drinks (only a couple Guru) afterwards in the “Whitehouse”. Good to be back at the round table conference. The round table conference is not for the faint hearted because there is certainly plenty of measured ribbing that takes place. Very funny.

 

Oh McWebby you’ve done it again

Cereal “ hot toasty” maker Chris “Tangled” Webb hit a high note last weekend after his hottest toasty campaign reached its pinnacle.  Nearly all of the 20 golfers put caution to the wind an tried this weeks batch and it certainly didn’t disappoint as many a tear was shed due to the hotness of the new recipe toasties.  The new secret recipe is certain to get a run next summer at the Rupanyup bowls and my concern is that it might cause a fatal…..

 

Mother in law get’s one over Webby

Tangled Webb’s mother in law Shirley must have been visiting her daughter, the lovely Gaileen on Saturday and it just so happened that Shirley was heading back to Navarre right at the time Webby was playing the 6^th hole and right on que Shirley hit the horn to acknowledge here favourite son in law. This was right at the time when Webby was playing his approach shot and can you guess what happened next. Webb took a divot half the size of the Grand Canyon and the ball went about 3 feet. I just wonder what sort of trick Webb has in mind for Shirley the next time they cross paths…..Then again he mightn’t be game!!! 

 

Look out Kanya Hills

We have a problem, a massive problem. You see local Wallaloo fire captain Armand “Herbie” Duxson has informed me that if my former home the Kanya Hill (Bolangum Ranges) was threatened by fire then they would be in trouble. Herbie puts it all down to the competence of the surrounding fire brigade captains. Of course at Wallaloo we have his very self, at Gre Gre we have Peter “7/11” Knights and at Beazly’s Bridge we have Rueben “Rostron” Cheesman. Herbie describes it as “a shambles” and it doesn’t really matter who is in charge at Navarre because they would have no hope. But I personally think that all these guys are up to it and the we’re all in safe hands!!!!!

 

Larry the entertainment again

There was a small but quality gathering for Ben Duxson’s surprise 35^th birthday in Stawell last weekend and the dress theme was “American”. Well not many dressed up by our very own Gary “Larry” Cameron went as a beggar and was kitted out in all his begging gear and asking for money in exchange for his services.  I won’t say what services he was asking for but Larry managed to once again entertain the masses.

 

Larry runs for the dictionary

At the Major Drum wedding Larry was introduced by Dwain “Daryl” Duxson as “Arguably Marnoo’s most eccentric person” of which came the usual laugh and the following “what” from Larry. But it turns out the well educated Larry (Marnoo PS and Stawell Tech) was seen scouring through the “e” section of the dictionary last Monday morning.

 

A day on the couch

My spies tell me that leading district Agronomist Andrew “Clown” Newall teamed up with sidekicks Stewart “Smacker” MacPherson and Dwain “Daryl” Duxson last Friday night in Horsham. Daryl was reasonably smart as he headed home before midnight but the Clown and Smacka kicked on to the wee small hours of Saturday morning. Hence both those two were consigned to the couch on Saturday for they had officially “overcatered”.

 

That is all