mannum mag issue 46 may 2010

Aminya Fundraiser

Mannum Community Clubhas successfully being

raising funds over the past fewmonths to assist local, not-for-profit Aged Care FacilityAminya Village in purchasingmuch needed new electrichigh/low beds to ensure a safeenvironment for all residentsand staff and meet the

requirements of OccupationalHealth Safety and Welfare.

Already the MannumCommunity Club is able topresent Leonie Gibbons,Director of Care at Aminya,with $4800 for the purchase ofthe first 3 beds.

Continued page 3

Farewell Dr Rebecca GeorgeGuess Who…I would like to say a big Thank you, on behalf of Sandy and

myself, and all your other victims, including the Medical Staff,Reception Staff, and the Hospital Staff. Words aren’t reallyenough for your professionalism, your great attitude towards thepublic. You will be dearly missed, especially your great smile,honesty, and the way you strut up the corridors.

We hope your future patients appreciate you as much as we do,and treat you with the respect that you deserve. Thanks again forjust being you, and don’t forget us as we won’t forget you.

Thanks. Bec.

The Scene:M a n n u m M e d i c a l

Centre’s waiting room onWednesday, 26th May 2010;balloons hanging in bunches,people waiting to see doctors,staff arriving from the backcorridors, loud clumps, a bigwhite-fluffy and yellow-plasticcreature (Big Bird? DonaldDuck? “Nah, I’m a pelican!”)

Suddenly thecreature swoopsup a tiny woman, does a twirlor two with her hanging ontohis wings for dear life, andplonks onto the nearest chair.No escape for Dr RebeccaGeorge, being farewelled after9 years of medical practicehere, her first appointmentsince graduating fromAdelaideUniversity.

The feathered one, aka AlanPearce, composed the speech,his wife Sandy looked after

Jessie, the weeny hospital dog,and Bec kept her commentsbrief (one can’t go on to a fullmorning’s consultationsteary-eyed).

Bec told us, “It’s beenwonderful to work here. It willbe hard to find something likethis because it doesn’t comealong often. You are allwonderful”.

She promised to share herbasket of goodies, donated bySweet Affections and hospitaland kitchen staff, with hernieces and nephews.

Before continuing her day’swork, she told Mannum Magthat her time here has been sowonderful because it is afriendly and supportiveenvironment, staff are morefriends than colleagues. Whenpressed, she admitted that themost stressful times were whenshe was on call for emergencywork. That refrain is shared byrural doctors around thecountry.

To consult Dr RebeccaGeorge in future, you need totry the Nightcliff practice inDarwin.

Au revoir Dr Bec and everygood wish in the Top End.

Lyn GrossCarl Gross (Photograph)Dr Rebecca George

ContentsAngie’s Cooking Tips 9Ageing In The Murraylands 18

Calendars & Dates 28Chippy Chatter 13

Church Services 3Classifieds 27Letters 2

MMCSS & CHIPS Coordinator 16Out of this World 8

Police & Neighbourhood Watch 18Puzzle 3YAC and Youth Page 22

Meals on Wheels35th Birthday in Mannum

Abirthday afternoon tea was celebrated in the Hospital DayCare Centre on Wednesday 5th May. Chairman Murray

Schache welcomed all and gave a brief history of the beginningsof Meals on Wheels in Mannum.

Murray then welcomed Mr Glen Mattingly from Head Office,who presented Murray with the 35 year Meals on Wheels plaque.Glen thanked the volunteers and the kitchen staff who cook themeals every day for their continued support.

Mr Mattingly also presented 35 year awards to the original fivevolunteers: Audrey Quast, Joy Rathjen, Cora Nitschke, Raeleneand Murray Schache.

A celebration cake, made and iced by Jean Minge, who is also avolunteer, was cut by Joy Rathjen.

A tasty afternoon tea, prepared by the Hospital Kitchen staff,was then served and enjoyed by the 30 volunteers present.

Margot Thomas, Secretary

Audrey Quast, Joy Rathjen, Murray Schache, Raelene Schache, Cora Nitschke

June 2010 Mannum, South Australia 5238 Issue Number 47

Mannum Mag Issue Number 47

Mannum Community Magazine Inc

EditorialMannum Heritage

The letter in this issueabout the loss of one of

Mannum’s most historicbuildings, Esmerelda House,prompts the question, “Whenit comes to preserving thehistoryof Mannum, what doesthe Mannum communitywant?”

Do we want all the oldbuildings gone, so thatM a n n u m be c om e s asparkl ing, shiny, newarchitectural community? Ordo we want to preserve thehistoric old buildings becausethey give character and asense of history to thecommunity?

Set out like that, therewould be little argument. Buteither side will involve cost,and either side will entailsomething lost and somethinggained.

As a community, we need todiscuss what we want andhow it is to be achieved.Whatever side you’re on, it’snot going to happen by itself.

Talk about it with yourfriends, raise it with yourlocal councillors. Talk to thecommunity via the pages ofMannum Mag.

Let your voice be heard!

To accommodate a wide range of comments, short letters have more chance of publication.Longer letters addressing important matters will not necessarily be excluded. In general, aim forabout 100 to 150 words, or less. Letters must include contact details for verification.

Mannum Agricultural SocietyAnnual General Meeting

Mannum Agricultural Society wishes to advise the AnnualGeneral Meeting shall be held at:

Schache HallMannum Showgrounds

North Terrace, MannumWednesday July 14 at 7:30 pm

Appointment of Office Bearers & Conveners shall take place atthis meeting with a detailed report on the successful MannumShow held in March 2010.

The viewpoints and opinions of the Authors and Artists that appear in Mannum Mag do notnecessarilyreflecttheviewpoints oftheMannumMag Editors,staffand/oraffiliates.MannumMagassumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this publication.

Letters to the EditorDeadline 25 June 2010 for publication in the July issue

Are We Going Digital?

It was pleasing to read DeanGollan’s letter in the May

edition of Mannum Magregarding the upcoming changeto digital TV. I trust thatCouncil will continue tonegotiate strongly on behalf ofthose ratepayers who depend onthe present transmissionfacilities.

According to the FederalG o v e r n m e n t w e b s i t e(www.digitalready.gov.au/media), thechange from analogue to digitaltransmission of TV is due tohappen in Regional SouthAustralia on 15 December,2010, and in Adelaide on 31December 2013. After thosedates, the analogue signal willcease, and if we haven’t takenaction, we will not be able to getany TV reception. Therefore,unless we as a community or asindividuals take action, we willlose our TV reception from oneor other of those dates.

What action do we need totake? Well, most of us haveheard about the need to get a“black box”. Sure, this will benecessary, but it will not solvethe problems for all. Many of usin Mannum and surroundingareas currently get our TV froma retransmission facility run bythe Council. This facility allowsfor a good reception in so-called“black spots”, where theAdelaide transmission does notreach. But this facility onlyretransmits in analogue and,although Mannum is on the listof possible sites to be upgraded,

a final decision has not yet beenmade to upgrade it. So if youare getting your TV from thatfacility, a “black box” won’thelp.

If the Mannum facility is notupgraded, we will have twoalternatives. One, install a newantenna and try to get receptionfrom Adelaide. Second, theGovernment has proposed aprogram to install satellitedishes on our roofs. TheGovernment will subsidize thecost of our dishes, but think ofthe hassle each of us would facegetting the installation done!And it’s not going to be free. Iwould imagine that upgradingthe current retransmissionfacility would surely cost lessthan installing satell i tereceivers on hundreds of privatehomes.

So, in the next six months, orat the latest, by the end of 2013,many of us are going to lose ourTV reception, unless we as acommunity and as individualstake some action. With aFederal election in the offing, itis an ideal time for those of uswho will be affected to makeour voices heard in the seat ofpower. We can contact our localmember, the Minister, our SAsenators, or the Department ofBroadband, Communicationand Digital Economy (BCDE)by phone, email, letter and inperson to press our case forMannum to be included in theupgrade.

We can visit our local

Member, make a phone call, orwrite a short email or letter,pointing out that many peoplei n M a n n u m a n d t h esurrounding areas will lose theirTV reception when it changesfrom analogue to digital, unlessthe Mannum retransmissionfacility is upgraded to digital.We can ask Mr Secker and theSenators to put our case to therelevant authorities and ask thathigh priority be given toupgrading this site.

Here are some contact pointsto use:

Mr Patrick SeckerMember for Barker

Mail: 37 Adelaide Road, MurrayBridge, 5253

Phone: 8531 2466, or 1300 301 648Email: [email protected]

Senator Stephen ConroyMinister for BCDE

Mail: The Senate, ParliamentHouse, Canberra, ACT2600

Phone: 1300 131 546Email: [email protected]

Senator Nick XenophonSenator for SA

Mail: The Senate, ParliamentHouse, Canberra, ACT2600

Phone: 1300 556 115Email: [email protected]

.au

Department of BCDEPhone: 1800 20 10 13Email: [email protected]

Let’s support the efforts of ourCouncil and flood thedecision-makers with ourrequests, so that we cannot bedenied.

Carl Gross

Historic Esmeralda - Gone!

Dear Editor,Reluctance over the years by

Mid Murray Council toimplement a Historic BuildingRegister has once again meantthe loss of one of Mannum’smost iconic historical homes -Esmeralda.

Whoever was responsible forallowing this should hang theirhead in shame. Such vandalism

is reprehensible!I trust that Council will now

remove photographs ofEsmeralda from all of itsHistory Trail signage.

Name withheld by request

[George Arnold (Johan Georg) livedat Esmeralda and later provided someof it’s land for the hospital. Editor]

Issue Number 47 Mannum Mag

Puzzle

How many words of 4 or more letterscan you make with these 9 letters?

• Each word must include the letter inthe shaded box

• One word includes all 9 lettersScore: 14 Good, 19 Very good, 25 Excellent

E T D

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O A I

Mannum Hospital Goes Green

The colour scheme at theMannum Hospital has

recently changed. The lawnshave changed from dull brownto a lovely vibrant green.

The Mannum HospitalAuxiliary had a great idea tobring back the green to thelawns by having artificiallawns laid. Green is known tobe of therapeutic benefit. Thepeople living in the aged caresection, whose sitting roomfaces the front garden of thehospital, will get a brighterview to look at, the dull browngone and the grassy green thereto improve the view.

The future of natural grasslawns will always be at risk for

large areas, with wateringregulations and man-powerneeded to maintain them. Wemay have had some rain thisautumn but, as we all know,Mannum is at the bottom of thelist when it comes to getting afair amount of rain, and thebrown lawns would haveprobably been there for manyyears to come without thisintervention.

The lawns were laid by Townand Country Services ofAdelaide.

Anne Bland

Aminya Fundraiser

Abig thanks is owed toeveryone purchasing tickets

for the Personality Board Drawevery Friday Night over the pastfew months and of course to ourSocial Club who donatedmonies from their meat draws.We couldn’t have achieved thiswithout everybody’s support.

The next stage of ourfundraising efforts will occur onFriday June 18th with a MassiveAuction commencing from 8pmat the Mannum CommunityClub. Many donation pledgeshave already been made. Theyrange from a Weeks CaravanHire and a Tandem Sky Dive toAFL Memorabilia and CollectorGlassware. There will besomething for everyone to bidon. Why not get a group offriends together and bid on theWeekend Houseboat Hire kindlyd on a t e d b y T a k e m e eHouseboats.

Donation pledges can still bemade with all goods to bedelivered to the Club by the 17th

of June.The final stage will be a

Dinner Show held on SaturdayJuly 17th at the MannumCommunity Club. Tickets areavailable now for $50 each andincludes a 2 course dinner,entertainment by local bandSteppin Back and a beer, wineand soft drink package for thenight. Thanks to generousdonations from our suppliers weare able to keep the cost to a

minimum therefore passing onthe proceeds from the night.

This is a great opportunity forlocal businesses and residents toget involved and help aworthwhile cause by donatinggoods, bidding at Auction orenjoying a fun night of greatfood and entertainment. Wehope to see you all at the Clubover the coming weeks.

Aminya Auction Donation Pledges

• Weekend Houseboat Hire, TakemeeHouseboats

• Weeks Caravan Hire, Male’s Caravanand Hire

• Shower Screen, Larry and MargaretHoey

• Coffee Machine, Mannum CommunityClub

• Coffee Grinder, Mannum CommunityClub

• Barrow of Booze, MannumAg/Community Club

• Carton of Port Power PremiershipCans, Ross and Jo Norman

• Carton of Crows Premiership Cans98, Neil and Lyn O’Connell

• 7 West End Framed Sports Stars87/88, Neil and Lyn O’Connell

• Bottle of Whiskers Blake Tawny Port,Neil and Lyn O’Connell

• Jack Daniels Clock, Neil and LynO’Connell

• Collector Glassware, Neil and LynO’Connell

• Computer Printer, Lou Ackland• TV/Radio, Gary Entwistle and

Hannae Sckrabei• Knife Set, Chef Judith Eylward• 8000 ft Tandem Sky Dive, Adelaide

Tandem SkydivingMannum Community Club66 Randell Street, Mannum

Phone: 8569 1010Email: [email protected]

DISTRICT CHURCH SERVICESFor Mannum congregations

ANGLICAN 6 Adelaide Road. Ph: 8569 2385Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am

BAPTIST William Street. Ph: 8278 3992Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am

CATHOLIC Mau Street. Ph: 8531 1699Mannum, Mass: 1st Sunday 9.30 am, all others 8.30 am

LUTHERAN 79 Cliff Street. Ph: 8569 2863Mannum, Sundays 9.00 am, Sunday School 9.45 am duringschool terms. Everyone welcome.

RIVER WORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE Greening Street. Ph: 85691333

Mannum, Sundays 10.00 am

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 17 King George St. Ph: 0419 855 941Mannum, Saturdays 9.30 am, Sabbath School 11.00 am

UNITING Corner of Greening Street & Walker AvenueEnquiries: Phone one of the Elders.G Gobbett: 8569 1083, M Thomas: 8569 1005R Marshall: 8569 1737, G McInerney: 8569 2076

Mannum, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays 11 am, 2nd & 4th Sundays 9 am

Mannum MagChairperson: Geoff Skein 8569 2385Editor: Keith Baldwin 8569 7304

[email protected]: Juanita Brooks 8569 2170Secretary: Carol Greening 8569 1609

Calendar: Jo Kader 8569 1879Photographer:

Jessica Clark 0488 153 491Coeditors: Carl Gross 85697392

Bill McGhie 8569 1821

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Mon, Thur, Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Mon, Tue, Wed (am), Thur, Fri:Tue: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm 10:00 am - 2:00 pmWed: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Wed (pm): 04:00 pm - 8:00 pmSat: 9:30 am - 12 noon Sat: 10:00 am - 12 noon

Closed Sunday and Public Holidays. Further information: 8569 2005


St Andrew’s Church - Full Circle

When Saint Andrew’s wasbuilt in 1910 to replace

the ministry of the Etona, itwas ministered to by theChaplains of the MiddleMurray Mission.

In April 1913 Mannumbecame the centre of a separateMission, and remained so untilApril 1930 when it wasattached to the Mount PleasantParish. This change was due tothe Depression which seriouslyaffected Mannum as anindustrial town, making itimpossible for the parishionersto support a Minister of theirown.

In 1936 the whole MountPleasant - Mannum Districtbecame a Mission Districtbecause the financial straits ofthe time made it no longerpossible to retain parochialstatus. It was not until May1959 that the whole Districtregained Parochial Status, andwas constituted as the UnitedParish of Mannum - MountPleasant, including in itsborders the District CouncilAreas of Mannum, Marne,M o u n t P l e a s a n t a n dGumeracha, which is an area ofalmost 1000 square miles. Onthe 3rd September 1958 theReverend Peter Patterson wasinstituted and inducted at SaintAndrew’s as the first Rector ofthe Church and of the wholenew Parish.

During the energetic ministryof the Reverend Arthur LeslieBulbeck the present spaciousRectory was built on a site thathad been obtained next to thechurch. This site wastransferred to the Synod fromMessrs Friederich EduadSchuetze, Charles EdwardAbell, Phillip Ingerson, andHarold Warhurst, in whosenames it had been purchasedfor the church.

Captain John George Arnoldlaid the Foundation Stone ofthe Rectory on 14 October1922. Oncompletion, thePriestin Charge moved into theRectory and set about laying

out the gardens and rockeries.The Reverend A L Bulbeckwas later made a Canon andArchdeacon, and was honouredwith the OBS for his work withthe Boy Scout Movement.

His successor, the ReverendJohnLeslieBond (1925-1929),was the second priest to live inthe Rectory, and the last, untilRev Peter Patterson arrived atthe end of 1956. The ReverendJ L Bond became an honoraryCanon in 1956, and was madeArchdeacon of Strathalbyn in1957, in which capacity he hadthe archidiaconal oversight ofSt Andrew’s Church. MrsBond laid the foundation stonefor the new hall in 1961.

Since 1961 a succession ofpriests have served thecongregation. These include:the Reverends Peter Fisher, IanMussared, David Keay, R(AR) Wood, G S Hawkins, VMeyer, Robert Ankor, AllanCollett, Roger Hilton, RichardMorris, Allan Hall (SSC),PetersonHunter, JohnEdwardsand Owen Thomas.

Currently, Mannum - MtPleasant and Mt Torrenschurches are ministered to byRev Bruce Cliff who is basedat Waikerie and Rev JohnDevenport from Stirling. Theyconduct monthly services andare available for normalservices of baptisms, weddingsand funerals.

Despite rumours, churchauxiliary groups are alwaysavailable to provide light lunchand morning or afternoon teafollowing funerals. For furtherinformation, don’t ask others,ask us.

Other regular Sundayservices are conducted by ateam of very capable layassistants at each of the threechurches.

Maybe we have come fullcircle, as similar arrangementswere in place in the days of the‘Etona’ at the turn of the lastcentury.

Geoff Skein

A Merry Heart

A merry heart is good for you!It’s comforting, and healing, too!You should indulge in merriment,For truly it is Heaven sent.

A sense of humour saves the day,And helps to chase the blues away!It’s bound to raise your spirits high;And cheer the moods of passers by!

When e’er you laugh a little bit -Why - then - perhaps, a local witWill join in with a joke or twoThat makes the day for me and you!

A book of jokes can make you laugh;And entertain your better half!Consider it as time well spentWhen you indulge in merriment!

You owe it to your fellow menTo make them happy now and then -So go ahead and bring them cheerWith funny yarns throughout the year!

Rita Gade

The HallReport

Well, hello again from theHall. It’s been a busy

past few months here with lotsof exciting things happening.It’s been great to have newpeople in to join the activitiesor volunteer. we have had somegreat trips and workshops.

I’ve snapped a few groovypics I’d like to share with you.I hope they may influence yourimagination and inspire you tovisit us here at the Hall.

Jessica Clark


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Musical Crossovers Part 3

Boris Claudio Schifrin betterknown as “Lalo” is no

stranger to South Australianaudiences. He has twiceperformed with the AdelaideSymphony Orchestra in the lastdecade. Lalo has made animpact in both the classical andjazz worlds.

Lalo was born in Argentinaand studied classical musicincluding a scholarship at theParis Conservative where hestudied with Charles Koechlin,a disciple of Maurice Ravel.While in Paris he earned hisliving by playing jazz in theParis clubs.

On his return to the Argentinehe was heard by DizzyGillespiewho was there on a trip for theUS State department. Dizzyinvited him to the states.Schifrin wrote the extendedwork Gillespiana for Dizzy, andit was recorded in 1960. Hejoined Dizzy’s quartet aspianist. He later wrote anotherwork for Dizzy titled The NewContinent.

Lalo has had much success inwriting for other jazz musiciansand for TV series such as TheMan From Uncle and MissionImpossible. He has also writtenfor films. Today he spendsmuch of his time in the classicalworld conducting suchorchestras as the LondonSymphony Orchestra andwriting and arranging for suchas Placido Domingo, JoseCarerras and Julia Mignes.

Armando Anthony Coreaotherwise known as Chick hasachieved fame as a pianist andcomposer in both the jazz andclassical worlds. Compositionssuch as Spain, Tones for Joan’sBones and Return to Foreverhave become jazz standards. Atthe same time he has writtenand recorded The MozartSessions with Bobby McFerrin(Don’t Worry be Happy) andthe Saint Paul ChamberOrchestra. He has recordedSpain and his piano concertowith the London SymphonyOrchestra. In an interview in1974 he said ‘What I amstriving for is incorporating the

discipline and beauty of thesymphony orchestra andclassical composers - thesubtlety and beauty of harmony,melody and form - with thelooseness and rhythmic dancingquality of jazz and more folksymusics.’

The music of Scott Joplin wasalmost lost when TheEntertainer was used for thetheme of the film The Sting.Shortly afterwards JoshuaRifkin recorded his works inscholarly sets. Others also tookup his music. Today we can stilllisten to Joplin playing his ownrags because although he neverrecorded on disc he did cutpiano rolls and it is from thesethat his playing has beenrecovered. What is little knownabout Joplin was that he aspiredto write more classical music.He wrote, and had performedwith little success, a ragtimeopera titled Treemonisha. Morerecently this has been revivedand the South Australian Operaperformed the piece earlier inthis decade.

James P Johnson will not beknown by name to many. He tooaspired to crossover from thepopular race music of thetwenties and thirties to whatwas considered the more refinedair of classical music. He didwrite the score for a Broadwayshow Running Wild whichfeatured his best known tunesCharleston and Running Wild.He later wrote an extendedwork titled Yarnecraw whichwas performed at Carnegie Hallin 1930. It met the fate of mostserious music by blackcomposers at that time.Probably today Johnson, apartfrom the tunes mentionedabove, is best known as theteacher of another jazz legend,Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller.

These musical crossoversdemonstrate that the rigorousclassifying of artists denies oursenses much pleasure. Weshould listen with our ears andnot with our eyes reading theopinions of others, even this.

Peter Weir

Mannum Red HattersA Visit to Black Hill CWA

On Thursday 20th May twocarloads of Red Hatterstravelled to Black Hill at

the invitation of the local CWA.After the dusty drive it was

lovely to be greeted by thePresident, Del, and othermembers with a cuppa.

Also visiting for the day wereladies from Swan Reach.

On display were samples ofdifferent handicrafts themembers had made over theyears including floral displays,embroidered bags, jewellery,paintings, etc.

Del spoke about the BlackHill Branch and some of theirachievements. Not only is it asocial outing where memberslearn hobbies and crafts butalso a chance to help raise fundsfor projects, local andstate-wide.

Red Hatter, Diana Donhardt(Madam Magenta Genius) gavea short summary on “RedHatting” and told of some ofour activities and outings.

Lunch was a scrumptiousaffair as only country ladies canprovide.

After lunch the President ofMypolonga CWA gave a veryinteresting talk on the originsand growth of CWA whichbegan in SA in 1929.

We learnt that, amongst otherthings, they raise money for theDorothy Dolling MemorialTrust (grants for rural studentsto further their education), puttogether Baby Bundles, andhave successfully lobbied overthe years for change in SAincluding the introduction ofseat belts in cars.

A Trading Table of goodieswas auctioned and the RedHatters showed their stylebuying up jams, cakes, clothing,books, etc.

Afternoon tea was providedand the Red Hatters thanked thehosts for an enjoyable andinformative day. The meetingconcluded with the singing ofthe CWA song.

The car drivers decided tomake their way back toMannum via different roads toavoid the dusty metal roads -but that’s another story!

Diana DonhardtMadame Magenta Genius


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2010 ElectionsMid Murray Council

Iwould like to let propertyowners, who are not

permanent residents in the MidMurray Council area, know thatthe following changes to theelectoral roll mean that you mayhave to re-enrol to be able tovote in the upcoming councilelections.

“Recent changes to the LocalGovernment (Elections) Act1999 mean that at 1 January ofevery election year, alllandlords, business lessees andresident non-Australian citizenswill be removed from theCouncil voters roll (with theexception of City of Adelaide)and must re-enrol to be able tovote.” (www.lga.sa.gov.au)

This means that all ratepayersnot on the State Electoral roll,including• non-Australian citizens• a sole owner who lives outside

the area but owns property in theCouncil

• a sole occupier who occupiesproperty in the Council area as atenant but does not live at thatproperty

• bodies corporate and groups ofpersons will no longer beautomatically included on theCouncil voters roll and insteadwill need to apply for votingentitlements.Those affected by this change

need to enrol to ensure youreceive ballot papers for thenext Council elections.

Key Dates• Friday 13 August

Voters roll closes• Tuesday 7 September

Nominations to stand as acandidate open

• Tuesday 21 September (12 noon)Nominations to stand as acandidate close

• Monday 25 - Friday 29 OctoberBallot packs sent to enrolledvoters

• Friday 12 November (5:00pm)Voting closes. Completed ballotforms must be lodged andreceived by electoral officers

Tony Eversham

You Ain’t JustPlayin’ Dixie

Wow! And what a night itwas. There must have

been between 120/130 peoplein the Lutheran Hall inMannum last night to help raisemoney for the CPSW(Christian Pastoral SupportWorkers) at Mannum, Cambraiand hopefully Palmer Schools.

With everyone enjoyingnibbles and soft drinks at theirallotted tables the night startedoff with a Prayer and then thePolice Dixie Land Band fromAdelaide certainly took overthe stage, with them all playingtheir solos through the songs. Iwould say most of us knew thewords and with feet tapping,hands clapping and smiles allround, what more could youask for.

There were lucky door prizesand the climax of the night wasthe Auction. People in thecommunity had donatedPamper Packs, deliciousChocolate Goodie Baskets andOriginal Paintings from verytalented artists from Mannum.For those who were lucky withtheir bids, they will be able touse and look at them for a longtime to come.

Thanks to all who helped onthe night and the Lutherans forthe use of their Hall. Blessyou all.

Annette Coleman

Cooking Dilemmas

Dilemma: Have you got any

tips on cleaning burnt

saucepans?

Solution: I have to admit that

I do have a method I use when

the unspeakable occurs and it

does!

After giving the offending

pan the once over in the sink to

no avail, while the pan is still

wet I place a layer of salt over

the burnt area, enough salt so

that the burnt area cannot be

seen.

I leave the pan to rest for a

couple of days, nine times out

of ten the burnt area will just

lift off with a wash in hot soapy

water. If it persists repeat the

process, that is for the 1 time

out of ten! Good luck with it.

Send your cooking dilemmas

to Angie, 39 Randell, St

Mannum, SA 5238 or Email:[email protected]

Angie Roesler

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Mannum Rowing Club

With the Season 09/10coming to a close,

preparation for the CentenaryCelebrations are gearing up. ASub-committeehasbeen formedand been active for somemonths preparing a format for aDinner on 2nd October toCelebrate the Founding of theRowing Club in 1910.

The committee has been busycollating names and addressesof past members who have hadan association with the Club.By the time you read this,invitations will have started tobe mailed out. As you canappreciate, it’s virtuallyimpossible to seek outeveryone, so if you or anyoneyou know who has beenassociated with the Club wouldlike to attend the Dinner, thecost is $40. Contact CarolGreening, details below.

The Season itself has beenfull-on, with ongoing shedmaintenance and improvementsand finding time to train and

compete. A number of newmembers have joined fromotherclubs giving us a boost to thenumber of crews we have beenable to enter at Regattas. Theproblem now is a shortage ofboats. This will mostly besolved by the arrival of a newDoubleScull/Pair combination.

It’s pleasing to see a few newJuniors in training, so we hopethey continue and be ready fornext Season.

A n E n d o f S ea s o nLunch/Wind-up is planned forSunday 27th June at which asummary of the Club’sachievements for the year willbe given and the new boat willbe christened.

A reliable source from SARowing has informed us (butnot confirmed) that we mayhave won the CountryPremiership, Masters MensPremiership, and the IndividualMens Award for the Personwith the most Individual Wins.The presentations will be held

in Adelaide on the 25th June.At present Mannum Club

Members John and ClaireBanks, Dean Mobbs, BrianBormann, Graham Hunt,Michael Wegener and MarkJohnson are in training for theA u s t r a l i a n M a s t e r sChampionship, 3rd to 6th June inPerth. So, also by the time youread this, we may have baggeda few Medals. A contingentfrom SA is going, so combiningwith these other clubs we areable to have a few extra races.

A full summary of the year’sachievements will be given inthe July issue of Mannum Mag,together with a brief on thehistory of the Club and a pageof the first Annual Report 1910.

Centenary DinnerDate: Saturday 2nd OctoberCost: $40

Contact: Carol GreeningPhone: 8569 1609Email: [email protected]

Anyone is Welcome.Brian Bormann, President

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Arnold GallerySouth Australian Living Artists

The Arnold Gallery issupporting SALA (South

Australian Living Artists)festival again this year, 30th

July to 22nd August.We will include 3 local

artists, as well as ShaneStrudwick who exhibited lastyear.

“River Life” will combinestunning photographs withpaintings in watercolour, oilsand pencil with sculpturesdepicting river scenes, riverboats and general subjects ofriver life. Works from ShaneStrudwick, Roger Baker,Sandie Kuehne and BarryWalker will be displayed.

Jenny Callander, 8569 2733Mannum Dock Museum

You know you’re a rower when... you only recognize your friendsfrom behind.... you constantly check the tightnessof nuts in handrails, chairs, doorhandles, etc.... every time you sit in a chair youare mildly surprised to discover thatit doesn't slide back and forth.


Out Of This WorldAstronomer’s Corner

Where to find those elusive wanderingplanets in the night sky? Thales on Samos would

have probably had an almanac of his own making or anephemeris. Take a look in today’s Adelaide Advertiser in theweather map section where it says rise and set of planets. But itonly says rising and setting of planets, where do you look?

The sun is our nearest major mover when it comes to gravity soall the planets will be within 8 degrees of the place where the sunrises or sets. As you would imagine the best time to look for themwould be when the sun or moon for that matter is not around. Thetime in the local paper would be corrected for local observation.Outer planets are those beyond Earth and the inner planets arefrom the Earth and closer. Some papers even have asteroidlocation maps, but they would need a good large set of binocularto find and loads of time. Another factor about looking for planetsis the horizon atmosphere which will “boil” the image so findingthe rise time and waiting a bit will always be a help.

Whatever the time of year, try to remember where the sun risesand sets at that time and make a note as it moves on the horizonfrom evening to evening. The distance travelled along the horizonis limited during the season. Look in that spot at other times and,you guessed it, there may be a planet there. Imagine a line alongthe path the sun takes from horizon to horizon. All of the planetscan be observed close to that line.

We cannot “see” all the planets due to their distance - atelescope would be a must. But just locating and observing the“easy planets” can be a great pastime on a day-to-day basis.

The evening skyline changes from place to place and knowingwhere the trig points are on top of hills, can be a great help whenobserving the moon and a planetary encounter in reference to theEarth.

Dave Allen

Moon PhasesLast 1/4 New First 1/4 Full

5 June 12 June 19 June 26 June

Shared Stitches of Mannum

Shared Stitches of Mannumrecently held their AGMwith the new office bearers

elected as follows:-President: Margaret FrahnSecretary: Helen TurnerTreasurer: Ruth HoyleIn March, we had a

community quilt day and as aresult of a request from amedical officer with Star Med,who is the niece of one of ourmembers, we made liners (littlequilts) to fit over the restraintstraps in the Baby RetrievalUnits which are used inambulances, helicopters andplanes. The BRUs are used totransport babies up to 5kg.Often the babies they retrieveare very premature, from 24weeks gestation and under800g. The restraint straps inthese units are too harsh for thebabies very delicate skin so theyput the liners between the babyand the harness. We made adozen of these and sent them offto Star Med. The staff were verypleased with our effort and

within a week of receiving themthey had been put to good use.

The Shared Stitches ofMannum meet on the 2nd

Wednesday of the month in theAnglican Church Hall at9:00am. Then on the 5th

Wednesday of the month wemeet to make quilts for thecommunity. If you would likemore information about thisgroup, call Helen on 8569 2185.

Helen Turner

Margaret Frahn displaying some of the Star Med baby protectors

Little quilts in use in the Retrieval Unit

Jupiter came down to Earth one day and decided to help these twocriminals to rob a bank. Anyway, to make a long story short, they gotcaught and the three of them found themselves in court. The judgesentenced the two earthlings to fifteen years, and Jupiter was a bitshocked when he was sentenced to ten years.“But your honour" said Jupiter, "I didn't even take part in the robbery!”“Yes” said the judge. “But you helped them, planet!”.


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Angie’s Cooking Tips

The days are getting shorterand colder, winter is nearly

here and with it we startlooking for warming andcomforting dishes to prepare.One of my favourite things tomake on a grey day to cheer meup is apple pie, and I have beenplaying around with it a little.

Recently over the Anzacbreak I had a light bulbmoment, apple crumble withAnzac biscuit crumble topping,I’m sure somebody has thoughtof it before it does seemlogical. Anyway the resultswere great, and I don’t thinkI’ll make another applecrumble without using that asthe topping.

Here is the apple pie recipe Iused and feel free to playaround with it yourselves. Ifyou are not into making the

pastry, a bought, frozen, shortcrust pastry will work fine, Ialways roll it a little thinnerwhen I use it.

Gran’s Apple Pie(Yes I'm a Gran!)

Pastry2 good tablespoons of butter½ cup sugar1 egg2 cups SR floura little water (if needed)

Filling2 tablespoons butter8-10 apples of choice3 whole cloves½ teaspoon cinnamon½ teaspoon nutmeg2 tablespoons sugaregg yolk, well beaten for eggwash

MethodPre-heat oven to 180°C.Pastry:Beat butter and sugar. Add

egg, then add flour. Mix toform a dough (Add water, asprinkle at a time if dough istoo dry).

Roll out pastry, line base ofpan with pastry (leave somepastry for a lid).

Filling:Peel, core and slice apples. In

a large pan, melt butter overmedium heat, add apples,sugar, cloves, cinnamon andnutmeg. Remove from heatwhen apples are nearly cooked,firm but tender, 8-10 minutes,cool.

When I find a lot of liquid inthe cooked apple (moisturecontent differs in some applevarieties), before cooling thecooked apples I mix in ½ to 1tablespoon of cornflour. Thisthickens the liquid a little andassists in preventing a soggy

pastry in the finished dish.When apples are cooled,

place in pastry lined dish, brushedges of pastry with egg wash,place pastry top on pie andpress down on edges to secureto base. Brush top with eggwash, sprinkle with a littlesugar (optional). Air vents mustbe pierced into the top of thepie to allow steam to escape;the word volcano comes tomind if this step is not carriedout!

Bake until golden brown,approximately 20 minutes.

Send your articlesugges t ions toAngie, 39 Randell,St Mannum, SA5238 or Email:[email protected]

Angie Roesler

WOOLSHED Gallery3 Randell Street, Mannum

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Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren’t they just stale bread to begin with?

I was thinking about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?

If you buy lemon juice it contains artificial colours and flavours, but dishwashing liquid contains real lemons!


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Mannum Golf ClubCompetition Results

Sponsor: R and S Dahlitz PlumbingCompetition: Stableford08/05/2010Winner of the Day

M Bormann Score 41A Grade

S Mcglashan Score 41P Kroehn Score 41R Burt Score 40W Banks Score 39D Jericho Score 38

Nearest the Pin4 and 13 W Banks6 and 15 K DohntSponsor: Males MeatsCompetition: Stroke15/05/2010Winner of the day

W Banks Score 69A Grade

R Sparks Score 69M Morrissey Score 71P Kroehn Score 71D Jericho Score 71S Mcglashan Score 72N Warhurst Score 73

Nearest the Pin4 and 13 R Spark6 and 15 P Kroehn

Sponsor: McCues BakeryCompetition: Stableford22/05/2010Winner of the day

S Mcglashan Score 43A GradeT Miller Score 41M Morrissey Score 40R Porter Score 39W Banks Score 36N Dalton Score 36P Kroehn Score 36Nearest the Pin

4 and 13 T Miller6 and 15 R Porter

Sponsor: Club ChampionshipQualifying Round 1

Competition: Stroke(29/05/2009)A GradeM Bormann Score 76S Mcglashan Score 83P Kroehn Score 84J Applebee Score 85N Kroehn Score 92K Dohnt Score 92T Miller Score 92C GradeN Warhurst Score 98D Ghaskell Score 99C Chadwick Score 102D Wilson Score 112Nearest the Pin

4 and 13 N Warhurst6 and 15 J Applebee

Mannum Red Cross

Our Branch held anothersuccessful Card Luncheon

on April 29th with playerscoming from as far asKapunda, Barossa Valley, MtBarker, Murray Bridge andJervois, as well as locals. Atwo course meal was servedcomprising of many salads,meats, pavlovas, cream puffs,fruit salad, tarts and jellies andslices.

Winner of 500 was ValerieKruse from Kapunda. Anencouragement award went to

PamGreyfromMurrayBridge.Bugs winner was RaeleneParker from Whyalla. TheSpecial Prize was awarded toAudrey Harris from MurrayBridge.

Cups of tea were served atthe conclusion.

The Trading Table andRaffles raised $706.

On Monday May 10th theMonthly Meeting was heldwith 8 members attending and2 apologies.

A roster was made for theselling of badges on FridayMay 21st.

It was decided to hold thenext Card Luncheon onThursday July 22nd.

The next meeting will be theAnnual General Meeting, and itwill be held on Tuesday 8th

June instead of the usualmeeting day, which falls on theQueen’s birthday holiday.

Meeting closed 3pm.Rae Bottroff

A man walked by a table in ahotel and noticed three men and adog playing cards. The dog wasexhibiting an extraordinaryperformance.

“That is a very smart dog,” theman commented.

“He’s not so smart,” said one ofthe irked players. “Every time hegets a good hand he wags his tail.”


Skate Park Committee Report

Nine people attended theSkate Park meeting on

Monday 17th May at the LeisureCentre Clubrooms where thefollowing information waspresented by Shane Thomson.• The Skate Park design has

been completed with all 10 ofthe previously listed ‘musthave’ elements included.

• At 28.5 metres by 24.5 metres(700 square metres) it isalmost double the size thatcould have been built on thereserve.

• The cost is within the

$159,000 allocated funding,including soft, street-stylelighting.

• The design includes elementsthat cater for both young andexperienced usersThe plans, including colour

and 3D design images werepresented for discussion.

The young people presentapproved the design and offeredtwo suggestions.• Add ¼ pipe to the corner.• Remove third bowl for ease of

possible future expansion.

The plans were taken toschool for the benefit of themajority of young people whowere not able to attend themeeting.

Fourteen people attended aSkate Park meeting at MannumCommunity College onThursday 20th May. ShaneThomson presented a reportfrom the students.• They like the park as it is.• All present wanted to keep

the third bowl, not remove itas suggested Monday night.

The following additions to theplan were suggested.• Extra ledges as shown on a

plan for an existing skatepark.

• Grass, seating, tables, waterfountain, dirt jumps and extralighting.The designs were left at the

school for further consultationwith other students.

Shane Thompson will presentthe results to next Mid MurrayCouncil meeting.

Joy Marks, Skate Park Committee


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Mulling Over Mafeking

Max is a regular contributor and winner at the Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival (NSW). In 2009 “Mulling overMafeking” won the open traditional verse section and the Grenfell Henry Lawson statuette for best poem in all classes.

“It’s my fifth traditional verse win and my fourth statuette, so it’s time I bowed out of Grenfell’s event graciouslyI think.

Mafeking had a profound effect on me when I walked around the ghost-town diggings some years ago to get someatmosphere for writing my poem. There was little evidence of the once-thriving, 10,000 strong mining community.I saw a rusting half bucket and several open mine shafts (not all of which were covered by metal grills)... that’s all.

I hope you enjoy the poem and get from it something of the feeling I had when I was at Mafeking.”Max Merckenschlager

MULLING OVER MAFEKING

The sedges and the bracken ferns are marching up the hill;below, the scene at Spion Kopf and Ladysmith is still.They shoulder arms to stringybarks and blackwoods in their hostsand bow in silent homage to a thousand miners’ ghosts.

Down gullies deep, nine thousand more are working at their claims -the Brownings, Carrs and Kellys, in a culture-pot of names.That spectre with a shovel and his mate with swirling pan,may hail from Cork in Ireland, or be German, Swede or Ghan.

A bugler sounding reveille draws miners from their beds,and commerce cranks through Mafeking in slabhut stores and sheds.A city stitched from canvas twinkles brightly after tea,while valleys ring in chorus of the male-voice harmony.

“No Orients! No Women!”- but their ruling shall relax;they’ll save their spleen for governments that over-rule and tax.A family is coming - one asleep on father’s neck;her siblings 4 to 7 years are old enough to trek.

The winter rains and horses hooves make gluepots of the roadsand wagon wheels are sinking fast beneath their precious loads.Then opportunist bullockies see hauling business thrive,while sucking hapless owners out with teams of ‘four-wheel-drive’.

The children search for Australites that fell from outer spaceand hone their skills of prospecting for colour in the trace.They know the scrub’s surprises and it spills their childish laughs,while careful feet avoid the mouths of miners’ blackened shafts.

A chilling front of several weeks is disinclined to go;it numbs the toes of students as they cross the fields of snow.The food’s consumed - now hunger parks in every miner’s tent,as goodwill and camaraderie are gathered up and spent.

But hark! From Mason’s Paddock there’s an echoed, cheery cry;a wagonload of vegetables has come to boost supply!Then snatching up their polished picks, that mountain-tempered bandrevisits hardship stoically, to wash the gold from sand.

Max Merckenschlager

Footnote: Mafeking is a retired goldfield of The Grampians, Victoria

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A man was standing at the bar in the pub in Mafeking. His head was covered in scars and he wasn't a pretty sight. A young lad began sniggering and pointed the manout to his mates.

A big burly miner jumped up and grabbed the young lad. "Never, never, make fun of that man. He's a hero, there was a big fall in the pit and he stood with a woodenbar on his head for 6 hours holding the roof up while his mates were rescued. That's why he bears those terrible scars."

"I'm sorry mate, didn't know," said the young lad, "but how did he get that cauliflower ear?"

"Aw well, that happened when he was hammered into position."


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Hospital regulations require awheelchair for patients beingdischarged.

A volunteer working at ahospital found one elderlygentleman dressed and sitting onthe bed with a suitcase at his feetwho insisted he didn’t need helpto leave the hospital.

After a chat about rules beingrules, he reluctantly sat in thewheelchair. When asked if hiswife was meeting him he said “Idon’t know. She’s still upstairschanging out of her hospitalgown.”

Chippy Chatter

Ihope this issue of the

Mannum Mag finds you all

in good health, something I find

is taken for granted at times.

The Community Helpers

Shop has been inundated lately

with a constant stream of

donations. Thank you to those

in our community that put their

unwanted items to very good

use. The funds raised through

the “Op Shop” goes directly

back into the community by

way of CHIPS service

provision, so give yourselves

all a big pat on the back.

While on the subject of

service provision, which is the

name of the game at CHIPS. If

you happen to find that you

require a little help with your

daily living needs please

contact us to arrange a client

assessment. It’s as easy as

picking up the phone, call us on

8569 2129. Once you are

signed up as a CHIPS client, all

of our services are available to

you, at minimal cost. This is

where the funds raised by the

CommunityHelpers Shopcome

in.

The services that CHIPS

offers to clients include Social

Support, Transport, Window

Cleaning, GardeningandHome

Help and are designed to keep

clients safe in their own homes

None of this would be

possible without our truly

valuable volunteers. CHIPS is

so fortunate to have a

wonderful band of dedicated

volunteers. They give up their

time to “put back” to their

community and go “above and

beyond” in most cases.

Wondering what to do with the

spare time you have on your

hands? Why not give

volunteering a go? A truly

rewarding pursuit, which can

enhance your life in so many

ways. A comment from

volunteers that I have heard

more than once is, “Why didn’t

I think of doing this sooner?

Becoming a volunteer has

given me a daily sense of

purpose.”

Big congratulations to Cheryl

Keatley, our Shop Manager

who also volunteers her time to

fulfill the duties of Treasurer

for CHIPS Board of

Management . C he r y l ’ s

dedication has not gone

unnoticed and was recently

awarded a “You are Treasured

Award”. Well done!

Have you got your ticket in

the Australian Central Lottery

yet? This lottery is unique in

that 100% of ticket sales goes

b a ck t o pa r t ic ipa t ing

not-for-profit groups and

organisations. Prizes range

from a new car to a Complete

Home Theatre Package.

Tickets areavailable at CHIPS.

You will find us at 39 Randell

S t r e e t

Mannum, various Mannum

businesses and our volunteers

have books to sell. Buying

these tickets directly assists us

to assist you. What are you

waiting for? You’ve got to be

in it to win it.Marion Wilson, Co-ordinator


JOHN’S GARDENING AND HANDYMAN SERVICE

Landscaping Irrigation Lawn mowing

Tree pruning and lopping

Establishing vegetable gardens and maintenance

Lead light windows and repairs Home repairs and painting

Gutter cleaning

No job to smallHonest, Reliable and Prompt Service

Phone John – All HoursPh: 8569 2032 or Mob: 0418 840 286

Can you spare a couple of

hours per week, or even once

a month?

Would you like to make a

meaningful contribution to

your community?

...To find outmore call

8569 1749and make anappointment to seeLeonie, the DOC.

You can make adifference... we’re

waiting to hearfromYou!

Things you could assist us with:

• Activities & Games• ServingMorning/Afternoon Teas• Reading Newspapers/Mail

A m i n y a V i l l a g e N e e d s Y o u r H e l p !

How about volunteering at Aminya!

Aminya is a community based, non-profit, incorporatedAssociation providing quality residential aged care services to thepeople in Mannum and surrounding areas.

From The Lions’ DenCan and Bottle Recycling

Over the last four yearsthe Mannum Lions’

can and bottle recyclingprogram has grown markedlyand it is now the Club’sbiggest fund raiser. TheLions

regularly empty around 40designated collecting bins.Most are around the town butsome bins are from as farnorth as Purnong and as farsouth as Zadow’s Landing.

A couple of teams of Lionshead off each week to collectthe cans and bottles while alarger team sorts thecollection at our RecyclingDepot. In the winter monthsthis amounts to about 10wheelie bins full per week,but during the summerholiday season this numbercan blow out to over 30 fullbins.

With deposits on most cansand bottles now at 10 centsthis can bring in a lot ofmoney. This financial year, todate, total proceeds havepassed $12000.

Colin Pym, who heads theproject, expressed hisappreciation to community

members for putting theirempties into the Lions’ bins.“The money is returned to thecommunity,” Colin explained,“with the majority ofproceeds going to localprojects such as the electricBBQs and shelters at MaryAnn reserve.”

The saddest day for thecollectors came recently whenthey found about 60 unopenedcans of beer left at one of thecollecting spots. They had aused-by date sometime in the1990s! “We had to open themall and pour out the contents,”said Colin. “Some of theLions nearly cried!”

David Dowley


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Are You a Diabetic?

Registration is open to all Australians with diabetes, is free andrequired only once

Mannum Chemplus is now a sub-agentfor the National Diabetes Service Scheme

NDSS members can now purchasediabetes products over the counter at

subsidised prices

Products at subsidised prices include:• blood glucose testing strips• insulin syringes and pen-needles• insulin pump consumables• urine testing strips/tablets

A wide rangeof blood glucose

test machinesare available in

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From The Hall

We live in a consumer age

focussed primarily on

the consumption of goods and

services; often leaving human,

community or non tangible

aspects of life sidelined or

neglected.

There are ample statistics

on rates of Mental Illness in

Western Societies which

prove this consumer age has

not made the general

population any happier and

many are much less happy.

There is a well known saying

that without a vision people

perish. We all need vision, to

find our vocation to make our

lives more full and complete.

To make progress you may

just have to start something

small and it can eventually

turn out to be much larger in

the long run, giving

satisfaction personally and

benefit to those around us.

Good Mental Health does not

consist of having all the

trappings, but in doing

something for ourselves and

others. Some goals may even

fail or not be continued, but

don’t give up on yourselves or

others. Just some words of

encouragement to help

someone else get started or to

keep going could make all the

difference in life’s journey.The Hall


2010 Courses

Courses and classes will continue in 2010, and are as alwaysopen to all members of our community.

Getting the Most out of yourComputer

Wednesday Night ClassStarted February 3rd

6:00pm - 9:00pm, 10 weeksStarting Out on Your Computer

Tuesday 2nd February6:00pm - 9:00pm, 5 weeks

MYOBMonday Evenings6:00pm - 9:00pm, 10 weeks

Cooking with AngieStarting Thursday 3rd June6:00pm - 9:00pm, 5 weeksMannum Community College

Sewing GroupThursday Afternoons1:00pm - 3:30pm, ongoingSeeking interest

Registration is essential to avoid disappointment.When the forecast temperature is 30 or over the weeklyMonday

Art Class with Evelyn (12:00pm - 3:00pm) will convene at theMannum Community Club River Bar.

Belly Dancing, Mannum Community Club, 5:00pm - 6:00pm.Courses available on demand are Getting the Most Out of the

Internet, Digital StoryTelling and Adult Literacyand Numeracy.Call MMCSS 8569 2129 for more details.

Mannum UnitedLocally owned & independent

FUEL & HIRE EQUIPMENT

Why buy a tool when you only need it for a couple of hours.Whether you are looking to demolish or build, improve ormaintain you can Gear Up with the right tool for the job atMannum United Service Station.

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Half day, full day and long term hire rates available.

Bookings should now be made in advance.

Contact Brenton & Brett on 8569 1207.

Mannum Golf Club

Good autumn weatherduring April and May hasencouraged many players

to come out and enjoy thesunny conditions, before theonset of winter weather begins.

The Clubs Open Day washeld on Saturday 10th Aprilwith a mixed Ambrosecompetition. There was a goodattendance that was matchedbysome good scores on the day.The winning team of the daywith an impressive 52¼ wasRobin Burt, Leanne Quast,Trevor Johnson, and RodPorter. This was following byan evening meal, which wasenjoyed by all.

The Murraylands JuniorFundraiser was held thefollowing day on Sunday 11th

April at Murray Bridge. Theteam of Neil Warhurst, JeffApplebee, Randyl Whittenburyand Shaun McGlashamrepresented the Club andfinished a creditable3rd overall.

The Ladies in April & Maytravelled to Blackwood,McCracken, Royal Adelaide &Gawler Clubs, with the only

notable mention being LadiesCaptain Lisa Hancock scoringan impressive 39 points at theRoyal Adelaide course.

T h e C l u b ’ s a n n u a lUnforgettable HouseboatHoliday raffle was drawn onSunday 16th May. Membersenjoyed a 9 hole Competitionbefore the draw and the BBQt h a t f o l l o w e d . T h eManagement Committeewouldlike to thank all the businesseswho supplied a prize for theraffle, and the members whoworked tirelessly in selling thetickets to make it a success.

June will be a busy month atthe Golf Club with the runningof a Police Golf Day onTuesday 1st June with partproceeds to go to AminyaHomes. Club Championshipswill also be held for the Menand Ladies and to all thoseparticipating - good golfing.

If you would like to become amember of the Golf Club it’seasy. To contact the Clubphone 8569 2066.

Neil Warhurst

From the Coordinator’s Desk

MMCSS has beenfortunate

enough tosecure, through

Volunteer SA, four FREE

training sessions for our

community. Skills For

Commit tee and Boa rd

Members, June 16th 6:30pm to

9:30pm. Developing Grant

Applications, June17th, 1:30pm

to 4:30pm. Building Conflict

Resolution Skills, June 17th

6:30pmto9:30pm. Supervision

and Leadership Skills

Development, June 18 th,

9:30am to 12:30pm. These

workshops are ideal for those

involved with not-for-profit

organisations, and let’s face it,

it’s not very often you can get

something for free. If you

would like to take up this

opportunity please contact

MMCSS, 8569 2129, or call in

and see us at 39 Randell Street

Mannum. Bookings are

essential, limited placements

are available for each

workshop so secure your spot

early.

The computer courses are in

full swing at the moment, the

first MYOB course for a little

while is well attended as are

‘Starting Out on Your

Computer’ and ‘Getting the

Most Out of Your Computer’.

If you are wishing to

participate in any computer

course contact us for details.

Currently we are seeking

interest for St John Senior First

Aid and CPR Update course,

and for a Sewing Group to

meet at the centre on

Wednesdays. Please contact us

if you are interested.

Welcome to the new

volunteers who have recently

come on board, we are so

pleased that you have decided

to donate your free time with

us. If volunteering is something

you have thought about doing,

drop in to the office and have a

chat to our staff and pick up

your application form.Marion Wilson, Coordinator


Contacting Mannum MagAccountsAll enquiries concerning payments, charges and others matters related toaccounts should be directed to:

Accounts Postal AddressPO Box 277Mannum SA 5238

or Accounts Email [email protected]

PublicationAll material for publication, or enquiries related to publication should bedirected to:

Editor Postal AddressYou may deliver or postmaterial via CHIPS.

Mannum Mag Editorc/o CHIPS Office39 Randell StreetMannum SA 5238

or Editor Email AddressThe preferred method for letters,articles, photographs andadvertisements intended forpublication.

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Church Bulletins

These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins orwere announced in church services. I try not to print similarerrors in Mannum Mag. Editor.

Ladies, don’t forget the rummage sale. It’s a chance to getrid of those things not worth keeping around the house.Bring your husbands.

Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. Theyneed all the help they can get.

Scouts are savingaluminum cans, bottles and other itemsto be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

Please place your donation in the envelope along with thedeceased person you want remembered.

Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 pm – prayer andmedication to follow.

The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of everykind. They may be seen in the basement on Fridayafternoon.

The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare’sHamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 pm. Thecongregation is invited to attend this tragedy.


Mannum NeighbourhoodWatch meet on the third

Tuesday of the month in theSenior Citizens Rooms at theLeisure Centre.

It is an opportunity to hearwhat has been occurring in thedistrict and what role you canplay in helping Mannum andthe district to be a safe place towork and live. Come along andbe involved.

Next MeetingTuesday June 15th

7:30 p.m. at theSenior Citizen’s Room

Mannum Leisure Centre

All welcome,especially new members.Tea and coffee provided

after the meeting.

Mannum Police

C o m m u n i t ymembers are

encouraged to contact thepolice whenever they haveconcerns about any issue, forexample speed problems orother matters of a similarnature in the district.

I am sure many members ofthe community have receivedinfringement notices afterbeing detected by speedcameras on roads wherecommunity members haveraised concerns.

Don’t assume that we arenot doing anything aboutthese matters, we utilize allthe resources we haveavailable to us.

If you have any informationwhich may assist in clearingup any incident please contactyour police.

1/11/09-12/5/10 Theft, RandellStreet, $2620 of garden tools19/4 Theft, Randall Street

Wheelie Bin23/4-26/4 Property Damage,Mannum Community College

Window Smashed24/4 Assault, Randell Street

Victim hit by offender30/4-2/5 Property Damage, RandellStreet

Shop window smashed1/5-12/5 Property Damage,Adelaide Rd

Sand poured into excavatormotor

1/5-3/5 Mark Graffiti, Randell StreetTag marked on sheds

12/5 Assault, Walker AvenueVictim assaulted in street

21/5 Theft, River LaneLetterbox stolen

22/5 Interfere with motor vehicle,Walker Avenue

Tractor started up and drivenaround school yard

25/5-26/5 Property Damage, BretagStreet

House Window smashed

The following is a list ofreports/arrests which haveoccurred in the past month.

Speed 23Exceed .05 Limit 4Minor Possessing Alcohol 1No Number Plates 1Insecure Firearms 1

No Lights 1Assault 2Misuse Motor Vehicle 1Unregistered 2Unlicenced 3Failure to Display L Plates4Fail to Wear Seatbelt 2DUI 1Uninsured 2Insecure Load 1Driving While Suspended 1

Don’t be caught by Chance.

Did you know…?A wheeled recreational

device is any vehicle that isdesigned to be used by aperson and is propelled byhuman power or gravity. Itincludes roller-blades,roller-skates, skateboards andscooters.

You must wear an approvedbicycle helmet when using askateboard, roller blades or ascooter.

These vehicles cannot beused at night.

Senior Constable ChanceMannum Police

Contacting Mannum Police

U r g e n t e m e r g e n c yassistance call 000. For policeattendance call 131 444.

If you need to contact us forother matters either visit thestation or call 8569 2211.

This may be answered bythe Murray Bridge station.They will contact us by radioand then we will contact you.

Your police are available 24hours a day.

Emergency 000Police attendance 131 444Mannum Station 8569 2211

Ageing in the Murraylands(that includes all of us)

with Millie

Do you try singing whenyou’re in the shower, or

feeling lonely, depressed,despairing?

When the going gets reallyrough, it’s not the first thingthat comes to mind.

Colin Slater OAM reels off along list ofconditions for whichsinging is the antidote,including chronic pain andsuicide - all without drugs orringing Lifeline.

Recently he visited MurrayBridge en route fromNarrandera to Gawler,‘because it was a spot on themap in the general area’. TheStandardhadpublishednotices,hidden in the back pages,inviting us, the public, to aworkshopabout SingAustralia.

Five of us locals turned up,

including theaccompanists, andI came away feeling morewould have come if he’dchosen Mannum … andadvertised in Mannum Mag.

In 1985 Colin Slater, anaccomplished singer andsinging teacher, establishedSing Australia Pty Ltd topromote singing, Australiancompositions and Australianartists. He uses a unique styleof teaching for large groupsbased on accepting everyone asindividuals, all with an equaldesire to sing. There are noauditions, you don’t need to beable to read music or sing intune. You just go alongwhenever you can, join in, andbecome one of the many peoplewho now have singing skills sothey can enjoy themselves

immensely in a choralenvironment or at home.

Colin has focussed on ruralcommunities around Australia,and now there are 19 groups inSA, two in Adelaide and therest mostly on Eyre Peninsulaand in the mid-north. Goolwa,Gawler and Campbelltown arethe closest to us. He is at painsto emphasize that SingAustralia groups are no threatto existing choirs or othercommunitygroups, in fact somepeople go on to join others i ng i ng gr oups a f t e rdiscovering their ‘voice’.

Why do I think Mannummight be a possibility for aSing Australia group? Thepolice band concert was soldout recently, before we evengot to buying tickets. We have

a community interested inmusic. And, we have CHIPS(“I” = Isolated) and The Hall, aMen’s Group and SeniorCitizens, and more. Each reachout to people in their own way.I wonder, could they join forcesto invite Colin to Mannum for aworkshop, and publicise theevent widely in the surroundingregion to draw in people livingin remoter places?

Millie

Sillie Millie says: Buggerme, now she wants to turn usall into supercalifragilistic-expialidocious warblers. NeedI even ask ‘Who is the Sillyone here?’

www.singaustralia.com.au givesa lotof information about Sing Australia,including stories from local groups.


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Happy Returns

There had been almost no rain during the

winter. By early November the few

crops that had been planted had burned and

there wasn’t even any feed for the sheep.

Mr Munn, the farmer Dad worked for told

Dad he couldn’t use him anymore. It was

the same everywhere, there was no work in

the town. Mum and Dad had long faces and

talked quietly far into the night after

Doreen and I had been sent to bed. The

mumble of voices could still be heard.

Dad had to go to the city to find work.

We stayed home in our little fibro house on

North street. It only had two bedrooms.

Mum and Dad had one, Doreen, my young

sister had the other and I slept out on the

back verandah.

When Christmas came Mum told us that

Dad couldn’t get time off work and we

would have Christmas without him. We

had some lemonade and made a toast to

him as we ate our Christmas lunch.

January and February were very hot. The

land was brown and dry. There were dust

storms and fires. Mostly the fires burnt in

the mallee and there wasn’t too much of it

left around us.

In early February Doreen and I went

back to school. Most of the children were

like us with very little and parents not quite

sure how they would buy the new books we

needed as well as the new clothes required

because we had grown. People traded and

exchanged and mothers sewed. It all

seemed to work out in the finish.

It was the end of March when the rains

came. They kept coming in April and May

and suddenly people were smiling. The

bank managers no longer hid but once

again walked down Railway terrace

nodding to people. There was money to

lend again. The season was looking good.

Mr Munn came round and spoke with

Mum. We didn’t know what was said.

Children weren’t told in those days. Mum

seemed to be smiling more and

occasionally we would get an extra treat in

our lunch.

All the time Dad had been away Mum

would write to him each Sunday night

while she listened to the radio. Dad must

have done the same wherever he was since

a letter would arrive regularly on Tuesday

for Mum. It would also contain little notes

for Doreen and I telling something about

life and the sights in the city.

After one letter Mum told us that Dad

would be coming home. Mr Munn had

money again and work and had offered

Dad back his old job. By now it was late

June.

One Saturday we went down to the

station at about lunch time. The train was

late but eventually arrived belching smoke

and steam and panting as though it had run

a long race. We looked anxiously along the

length of four carriages and guard’s van

waiting for Dad to appear. Finally he

swung down onto the station carrying the

small case he had left with all those months

ago. There was a race, he to us and us to

him. We were all laughing and hugging

and talking together and Mum was crying

a little. Dad’s eyes were very bright and

Doreen was blubbering. Perhaps I cried

too. At last we moved away from the

station walking happily home with me

carrying the case.

It was the twenty fifth of the month and

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Hospital Programs - Phone 8569 0200

Audio Clinic: for appointments phone 1800 057 220Child & Youth Health Services: Contact 1300 733 606for appointmentCommunity Midwifery Service: phone 8569 0200 tomake a bookingCommunity Nursing Service: Murray Mallee Community Health ServicePhone 8535 6800.Hire of Crutches: visit the hospital or phone 8569 0200Mannum Domiciliary Care Services: phone 8569 0240 or through thehospital on 8569 0200.Meals on Wheels: Doctors referral necessaryOptometrist: For an Appointments phone 8569 0200.Physiotherapy (Private): Consulting Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysAppointments phone 8569 0200.Private Podiatry: Appointment to be made at the Domiciliary Care Officephone 8569 0240.

Mannum Medical Centre – Phone 8569 0222

Adelaide Cardiology *Echocardiograms / *Asthma Clinic / *Centacare FamilyWell-Being Support / Continence Clinic / Diabetic Clinic / Dietitian / *HomeAged Care Assessments / *Home Medication Reviews / Hypertension Clinic /Immunisation / *IMVS Collection Centre/ MannumYouth Clinic-“TheCafé”Headspace / *Psychologists / *Physiotherapist (Public)

*Doctor’s referral required

Mannum Day CentreMannum Day Centre is open from Mondays to Fridays except PublicHolidays. The Day Centre is available for hire by community groups for asmall donation.

Please ring on 8569 0219 for more information.

WEEKLYMonday 9:30am Knitting Group. Bring your craft along and join in!

Tea/coffee provided. For $6, stay for a cooked lunch.Tuesday 9am-10:30am Mannum Weight Watchers. Rhonda 8569 1123.Tuesday 10am-2:30pm Social Day. Bingo in morning and games in afternoon.

Cost $6 for the day which includes cooked lunch.FORTNIGHTLY

Thursday * Scrabble Day. (*Dates change so please ring to confirmtimes.) Come and enjoy a relaxed game of scrabble.Cost $2 for the morning or $6 for a cooked lunch

MONTHLY2nd Monday 1:30pm Mannum Red Cross1st Wednesday 7:00pm Wellbeing Nucleus Discussion Group. Evolved from

Mediation, Pastoral Care, Enneagram, Art & SoulGroups.

2nd & 4th Wed 11am-2pm Men’s Group. Socialisation and companionship. $6 forcentre based activities including a cooked lunch. Outingsare held on a regular basis. Costs may vary on thesedays.

3rd Wednesday 10:00am Women’s Health and Information Group.3rd Wednesday 1:30-3pm Card Afternoon. Bring your cards and participate in a

friendly relaxed game of 500, Canasta, Bridge, Whist (thechoice is yours!). Cost $2 (includes afternoon tea.)

4th Wed 6:30-9:30pm Men’s Discussion Group. Ralph on 8569 1264.

If you would like to attend any of the Day Centre programs but cannot drivehere, please contact me (8569 0219) and I will arrange transport for you.

Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean overto watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you willsuddenly know everything there is to be known.

Winnie the Pooh

On My BookshelfThe House at Pooh Corner by A A Milne

On the Antiques Road Show on TV the other night a smallcollection of Pooh Bear memorabilia was shown, including

several photos of an adorable young Christopher Robin.I met him once. Well, when I say I met him, I was actually

served by him in his bookshop in Dartmouth, Devon - amiddle-aged Christopher Milne and to be quite honest I didn’trealize it was him until later.

After seeing the TV show I pulled out my small but much lovedcollection of A A Milne books. (The original editions, illustratedby the brilliant Ernest H. Shepard, not the Walt Disney travesties).

My copy of “The House at Pooh Corner” is battered, stained andcreased and no wonder, it is 72 years old. Oh dear, I notice anolder cousin’s name inside. Will I confess?

The grubbiest pages are the favourite parts, dirty fingermarkseverywhere. The chapter “In Which A Search is Organdized andPiglet Nearly Meets the Heffalump Again”, where Pooh and Pigletfind a trap for Heffalumps still makes me laugh out loud.

Later, in the chapter “In Which Pooh Invents a New Game andEeyore Joins In”, Pooh invented the game “Poohsticks”. Hediscovered that if he dropped a stick from one side of the bridgeupstream, it would come out on the other side downstream. Poohplayed this game with his friends on the edge of the forest.

One Christmas we spent a memorable week staying in an oldfarmhouse in Sussex. Our son had married an English girl and werented an old house with her family. It was our first cold Christmasand we enjoyed the winter nights around a huge open fire and thedays, though cold, were mostly fine and it was good walkingweather.

One day I noticed, in the little village nearby, a map in a shopwindow giving directions to “Poohsticks Bridge” So my husbandand my daughter-in-law’s brother, another Christopher and I setoff to find it. It was a muddy track and the few people we saw wereon horseback and they stirred up the mud even more. We trudgedalong for some distance and eventually there was the little streamand there was “Poohsticks Bridge”. No signs, no people, just thethree of us.

We were in an enchanted place and of course we had a game ofPoohsticks - for ourselves and Pooh and Piglet and ChristopherRobin and Kanga and Roo and Tigger and Eeyore and all theirforest friends.

Jo KaderJo and Dennis Kader on Poohsticks Bridge


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An Australian AdventureVivian Garner

(And so to home - and backagain!)

The cruise back was not upto the standard of the P &

O. The petroleum crisis wasputting pressure on fuel pricesand our ship was burning coal,at least according to an Englishtablemate. He had been in theengine room until he retiredfrom the merchant marine andwanted desperately to go belowand adjust the mixture. Thecrew would have none of it andhe would stand and shake hishead at the black cloud pouringfrom the funnel and tell anyonewho would listen that theyweremaking a right mess.

At any rate the promenadedeck was covered with greasyblack slime. It was fun just thesame and almost exactly a yearto the day from when we leftCanada, we got off in Floridaand headed north.

Back in Canada, the mailstarted arriving. It took 6 weeksthen, and up to 6 months if yousent it surface which many did.We received pictures of theChristmas devastation ofCyclone Tracy in Darwin, inJune. Then one day I opened aletter from Pat Harris and anewspaper clipping fell out. Apilot and passengers hadcrashed in a small plane on theNSW coast. It took three daysto find the bodies of Jeff Rayand his passengers. Pat Harrissaid the entire Creek sat by theradio and prayed and hopedwith Pat Ray and her threechildren ’til they were found.

The Creek was like that.We settled back in. The kids

were enjoying school andEdgar had found good work butwithin two years healthproblems, exacerbated byallergies, had Terra Lea and

Edgar longingly rememberingtheir year of freedom. TerraLea had always taken her lotphilosophically but a year ofunrestricted activity made thereturn of her chronic allergyproblem hard to take.

Edgar developed whatseemed a common attack ofulcers but the specialist finallydiagnosed an extreme allergicreaction that threatened hisworking life. There were noguarantees but we decided togive Australia another try.However, the rules hadchanged and there were newcriteria to meet. Then we got aletter from the consulate tellingus that under the new rules wehad been given the right ofreturn within 3 years of ourleaving. We booked a planeand made it with 6 months tospare.

We went to Tamworth this

time. The Creek just didn’thave the work opportunities.Edgar had a workmate thereand Terry and Elaine had arental house waiting for us. Theagent looked a little surprisedwhen he came to collect therent. From Terry’s grin I wassure he hadn’t mentioned 5kids.

Within six weeks I was out towork and Edgar had found ahouse he could renovate intosomething livable. Pat Ray wasgetting married to a fellow wholoved her and her kids. Pat wasno longer in Werris Creek butPat and Cliff Harris spent a lotof time helping us clean up therubble and get our yard slashedinto shape. Within a year,Terra Lea was back playingsport, the house was renovatedand Edgar was back working.

To be continued

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do thanby the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catchthe trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Mark Twain


Skate Park

Planning for the Mid MurraySkate Park is progressing

well.Following a workshop with

young people who will use theskate park, engineer Stan Robbhas come up with an incredibledesign.

The 700 square metre facilityhas plenty of features includingall top ten elements identifiedby the youth. The designfeatures three bowls, spine,banks, quarter pipes, fun box,ledges, upsie rail, stairs,waterfall, half pipe and muchmore.

The youth who have beeninvolved in the design havegiven it a glowingendorsement.When given the opportunity toprovide feedback and improvethe design the young peopleoffered very few suggestions asthey liked it just the way it was

and soon realised the designmet all their needs.

With the support of the SkatePark Committee also, thedesign will now be finalisedand presented to Council fortheir endorsement at the Junemeeting. At the same timedevelopment approval will besought under the FederalGovernment CommunityInfrastructure Program andshortly there after Council willput the construction of theSkate Park out to tender.

The project appears to be ontarget to meet the fundingdeadlines with the skate parkexpected to be completed andlaunched in late 2010 or veryearly 2011.

To view the draft plan pleasecontact Shane Thompson at theMannum Office on 8569 0100.

Mannum YouthYouth Advisory Committee

Have a YAC’ with the Mid Murray Council

MidMurrayCouncil has recentlyestablishedYouthAdvisoryCommittees in Swan Reach, Truro and Mannum, and there

is likely to be one soon in the Cambrai Sedan area.YACs are groups of young people who, like the youth in the

story below take the opportunity to ‘make a difference’.

Keep an eye out over the coming months for inspirational, localstories of young people making a difference to their community.

You can make a difference, one step at a time.If you are aged 12 - 25 and would like to join a YAC or find

out more please contact Shane Thompson.

Inspirational Youth Can Make A Difference…

One day a man was walkingalong the beach when he

noticed a boy pickingsomething up and gentlythrowing it into the ocean.Approaching the boy, he asked“what are you doing?”

The youth replied “throwingstarfish back into the ocean.The surf is up and the tide isgoing out. If I don’t throw themback, they’ll die”

“Son,” the man said, “don’tyou realise there is miles and

miles of beach and thousandsof starfish? You can’t make adifference!”

After listening politely, theyouth bent down, picked upanother starfish, and threw itback into the surf. Then,smiling at the man, he said “Imade a difference to that one.”

Original Story Loren EisleySource: Inspirational Cinema Websitewww.inspirationalcinema.com.au

Want to know more about any of the above?Contact Shane Thompson to discuss youth or other

community development needs, challenges, issues oropportunities.

Telephone: 8569 0100, Mobile: 0457 845 999 orEmail: [email protected]


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It’s that time of year againw h e n g o v e r n m e n t s

acknowledge the pricelesscontributions made by an armyof volunteers.

Jacqui and I belong to severalgroups and, like many of you,we willingly and freelycontribute to the running of ourcommunity. For one thing, welook on it as our employmentfor the part pensions we receiveas senior citizens. But morethan that, volunteering has itsown intrinsic rewards, such asthe thank yous and smiles, andthe warm feeling you get whena job is well done.

The world doesn’t owe us -you and me - a thing. Have youever paused and reflected on themiracle of your own, personalexistence? It’s mind-blowingstuff! We’re each one ovum inone hundred thousand. Asingle, short-lived sperm cellrose from the ruck to help createyou, following one romanticencoun ter a t a highly

improbable, auspicious momentin time. Think of all thosecountless other gametes thatdidn’t make the connection, allthose potential brothers orsisters who missed the bus, whowasted and died alone andun-noticed. You might believethat your existence waspre-ordained and I don’t wantto argue against that, simply toreflect on the marvel of life andto state my own conviction thatI have a personal debt to pay formy gift in life’s lottery.

Caloote Landcare is a small,ageing group, like so manyvolunteer organisations today.We achieve what we can, oftenassisted by grants successfullyapplied for. Recently we paid acontractor over $5,000 to helpus wage war on rabbits in ourdistrict, supporting our ownlimited labour. One small jobthat could be achievedindependently, however, wasthe topping up of a reserve’snetting fence between the cliffs

and the river at CalooteLanding, which athletic rabbitswere vaulting.

I arrived with netting and tiesto do the work. My neighbourwhose home adjoins the fencedreserve came out to see what Iwas up to, and chatted about therabbit problem and a nearbyrecalcitrant property ownerwhose place was infested. Thenhe mounted his pushbike, rode ahundred metres to the newLanding shelter and chatted tofriends for the hour or so it tookme, alone, to string the fence.

I hadn’t asked for help.Perhaps his time with otherswa s pr e-a r r a n ged a n dimportant. I use the incident tore-affirm my belief that theworld doesn’t owe any of us athing, and whenever we can putsomething back into ourcommunity it’s just anotherlittle repayment for our winningtickets in life’s lottery.

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Fixing the White House FenceThree contractors are bidding to fix

a broken fence at the White House inWashington, DC. One contractor isfrom New Jersey, another fromTennessee and a third from Florida.

The three go with a White Houseofficial to examine the fence.

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The Tennessee contractor alsodoes some measuring and figuring,then says, “I can do this job for $700:$300 for materials, $300 for my crewand $100 profit for me.”

The New Jersey contractor doesn’tmeasure or figure, but leans over tothe White House official and whispers,“$2,700.”

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Whistle TootNews from the Mannum Dock Museum

1st and 2nd of May were twovery busy days for the PS

Marion as she was mostly fullybooked for the six short cruisesheld over the two days. Sincethen there have been wellattended working bees to keepup the maintenance and also toprepare the boat for the firstRockford Steam PoweredDinner weekend cruise, thefirst of four for the year, to beheld over the weekend of 28th

to 30th May.The next public cruises will

be held on 5th August and 9th

August. This is to support theState HistoryConference beingheld in Murray Bridge.

The PS Marion will cruisefrom Mannum to MurrayBridge, leaving Arnold Park at1:00 pm on 5th August.

The return trip on 9th Augustleaves Sturt Reserve, MurrayBridge at 11:00am.

The cost to Murray Bridge is$45 per person and the returnjourney (including a lightlunch) is $55 per person.

For further information andbookings please contact theMannumInformationCentreon8569 1030, or Mannum DockMuseum on 8569 2733.

At this stage it is planned thatthe PS Marion will steam toBerri in September for slippingso that work on the hull andpaddle boxes can take place.

The museum is an activeplace these days too - with fourschool excursions during May.The planning is slowly going

ahead on the upgrading of theupstairs area of the museum. Inthe Arnold Gallery there iscurrently an exhibition of “OldMannum”. Photographs andartefacts from the MannumDock Museum of RiverHistory’s collection are ondisplay ranging from thedevelopment of the town to thesocial aspects of living inMannum in the old days.

Take a trip down memorylane. It is well worth a visit.

Theexhibitioncontinues until27th July.

A date for the diary - theSALA exhibition “RIVERLIFE” in the Arnold Galleryopens on 30th July andcontinues until 22nd August.Photographer/artist ShaneStrudwick will be joined bySandie Kuehne, Roger Bakerand Barry Walker in showings t unni ng photogr a phs ,watercolours, oils and pencildrawings, plus sculpturesdepicting river scenes, riverboats and general subjects ofriver life.

The Mannum Dock Museumand Information Centredepends on volunteer help tokeep ticking along, if you areinterested in helping pleasecontact Jenny [MuseumCoordinator] on 8569 2733 orAlison [Information CentreCoordinator] on 8569 1030, orvisit the website at:

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Free Battery Testingand great prices on Exide Batteries.

Bridgestone Duelerand other quality brand tyres available.

Second Battery Systemsand Mobile Phone Kit Installations.

Suspension, Shockers, Spot Lights, Exhaustsand all Mechanical Repairs.

All vehicles, 4WD’s, Boats, Machinery & Trucks

Total vehicle performance in one location

1-3 BERRYMAN AVE MANNUMPhone 8569 1602 Mob: 0408 813 268

Wayne & Jo-en Tabe


Mannum MagTrade and Community Services Directory

New Edition

Additions, Deletions, CorrectionsIt is time for a new edition. If you know of any changes that

would improve the usefulness and accuracy of the Directoryplease contact Mannum Mag.

Clubs, Groups and Associations: Please check that thecontact phone number is correct.

Maintenance and Repair: Please check your entry. Is yourservice still available?

Email: [email protected] page 3 for other contact details.


MANNUM DOMICILIARY CAREHome and Community Care (HACC) Services

Are you elderly or a carer and needing some help inthe home?

cleaning (including vacuuming, washing floors, cleaningbathrooms, toilets and various other tasks)

Personal care Respite Equipment Podiatry

Fees apply for the above services

For more information about any of these services

Please phone Coralie on 8569 0240Monday to Friday

Between 8:30am to 4:30pmOr

Pick up a handbook which outlays the fees and servicesavailable from the Hospital,

Medical Centre or Dom Care Office

Work - What Happened?

What happened to thecheeky garbos, thelarrikin labourers, all the

whistling workers? Rememberwhen truckies were knights ofthe road? It’s a sad day whenthey’ve taken the fun out ofwork.

Once upon a time the localmilko delivered milk in bottlesevery morning and the localbaker called once a week. Inmy town both were horsedrawn, not because truckshadn’t been invented butbecause the horses knew theroute as well as the driver andkept a leisurely pace as theoperator hopped on and offwith his merchandise. Inwinter, they just traded thewheels for sleigh runners. Themilk was there when you got upfor breakfast and Mr Piercearrived every Thursday callingout a cheery “Baker” as he hitthe verandah. In summer the icetruck always had bits at theback for the kids to grab as itwent by and we all lookedforward to getting big enoughto get a paper route and join theworkers of the world.

Paper routes were a part ofmy childhood in Canada. Thereweremorningpapers, afternoonpapers and weekend papers -you could sign up for any orall. It was a real luxury forpeople not to have to go out inthe weather - besides no one inhis/her right mind would openup shop before working hoursat -40 F. But paper boys(most were boys) would bravethe weather before and afterschool and spend Saturdaymorning “collecting”. Therewas a nice margin in thebusiness if you were afterspending money. We even hadone adult ‘paper boy’ whosupported himself withdeliveries to the various shopswho sold papers, as well asthree of the best home deliveryroutes in town. Looking back Ithink he was a victim ofcerebral palsy - at the time weonly knew he walked slantingsideways and did more signingthan talking. He delivered his

papers by pulling a child’swagon and he was called“Happy G…” or mostly just“Hap.” He always had a grin.

There were vegetable farmsand orchards, locally owned,and a local cannery. We olderkids couldn’t wait to get in onthe seasonal work. School inCanada started in midSeptember because the harvestwas mostly finished. If it was alate harvest the first weeks’school work was sure to bereviewed because the biggerboys and some of the girls,didn’t show up till harvest wasdone.

I fondly remember pickingcherries in the holidays, gettingpaid by the basket, planning tospend the proceeds on my newwinter wardrobe - withoutparental supervision. After allit was my money. Andhousewives cheerfully picked,weeded, and worked in thecannery every year. There wasno trouble getting labourers forseasonal work in those days.And never a thought for the taxman. He had enough sense toleave us alone. Now the fun’sgone out of it and maybe he’spart of the reason. There’snothing like a bit of jingle inthe pocket with no one toaccount to. Thegovernment hasforgotten that it’s onlysupposed to tax enough for itsneeds. It thinks it needs to tax -everyone, all the time.

Maraudingmonopolies wherebigger is better and machinesare preferred over men seem tohave taken the fun out of plainordinary work. It’s all thesystem that rules now. Iremember a discussion inschool, when we got our firstdepartment store in town. Wewere sure it would be better toshop there than to buy from thelocals, until our teacher pointedout the economies of scale. Hesaid the local dressmakerwould only lose customers byskimping on a seam, the massmanufacturer would savethousands. I wish we’dlistened.

Vivian Garner

Mannum Weight WatchersWeigh to Go!

Members and friends of theM a n n u m W e i g h tWatchers Club met at the

Community Club for theirbirthday luncheon last Tuesday.An added celebration this yearwas the graduation of ourmuch-loved Trish Uzzell forreaching her goal weight. Trishhas been a member sinceJanuary 2004, but like manyother graduates will continue toregularly weigh-in to maintainher goal weight.

If you have been consideringjoining a fun-loving group whowill make you feel at homewhile supporting you in yourweight loss journey, giveMarion a call at 8569 8041 orRhonda at 8569 1123. We meetat the Mannum Hospital DayCentre every Tuesday forweighing in from 9 o’clock,with a talk and discussion at9:45 until 10:15. It is not aboutcollecting a diet plan, butworking towards a healthy

lifestyle which you can maintainfor the rest of your life. Weshare recipes, experiences andlaugh a lot about our efforts.

Our numbers are lower at themoment as some lucky peoplehead north for the winter, so ifyou are unable to attend everyweek because of othercommitments, don’t use that asa excuse not to make the calltoday. We have one malemember who has inspired us allwith his dedication to improvehis health through losingweight. We give weekly,monthly, 3 monthly and annualmonetary encouragemen tawards, with this year’s winnerlosing 11.05 kg. You will enjoyprivacy when weighing in andwe only celebrate weight lossnot gains.

Whether you have a little or alot to lose, make the decision tojoin us.

Marion Foster (President)

(L to R) Jan Treloar, Trish Uzzell, Ted Uzzell, Ken Heinrich


Mannum, Murray Bridge, Mt Barker, Adelaide by Bus(Monday to Friday except public holidays. Times change during school holidays.)

Mannum to AdelaideMannum Murray Bridge

8:00am Leave Arnold Park,Mannum

Murray Bridge Mt Barker8:41am Connect with bus to Mt

Barker Park & RideMt Barker Adelaide

Transfer to Metro bus to Adelaide

Adelaide to MannumAdelaide Mt Barker

1:30pm Leave Harris Scarfe,Grenfell Street

Mt Barker Murray Bridge3:00pm Connect with bus to

Murray BridgeMurray Bridge Mannum

Arrive Mannum 4:20pmTimetables are readily available at the Mannum Information Centre.For more information telephone 8532 2633 during office hours.

Split BedsQueen &King

Single/King Single/Double

Hi-Lo BedsSingle/King Single/Double

Scooter1/2 - 2hp10-15kph

Lift Recliner &Sleeping Chair

• Walking aids • Mobility aids • Bathroom aids• Toilet aids • Chairlifts • Electric Wheelchairs

• Wheelchair aids • Bedroom products • Scooters

AAA Health Beds and ChairsHome demonstrations & delivery

1800 671 30730 Maurice Road (Solomons Building), Murray Bridge

CLASSIFIEDS$5 Classifieds can be up to thirty (30) words and mustbe PRE-PAID before your

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A search for Mannum Mag will get you links directly to our website or toa number of Community Sites that have links to the Mannum Mag website.

On the Mannum Mag website you can:• Download colour versions of Mannum Mag in Adobe® PDF format.• Scroll through photograph albums.• Check the Mannum Event Calendar. (If you would like to volunteer to

keep this up to date, contact the Editor. See page 3.)• Use the article related “gadgets” - e.g. Moon phases or a daily recipe.• Follow the links to other Mannum related web sites.

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2010 Community Calendar

JUNE

Market/Trash ‘n TreasureMannum ShowgroundsSunday 6th, 9:00am – 2:00pmFree admission. Sites availableContact: Irene LovellPhone: 8569 2541

Art ExhibitionCHIPS, 39 Randell StreetDisplay of works by members ofthe MMCSS Art Classes,including several MannumShow prize winners.Sunday 13th, 10am - 4pm.Contact: MMCSS 8569 2129

Queen’s Birthday HolidayMonday 14th

Old Mannum DisplayArnold Gallery.Photos and Memorabilia.Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm. Sat-Sun:10am-4pm. Until further notice.Free to Mannum Residents.Contact: Jenny CallenderPhone: 8569 2733.

Aminya FundraisingMannum Community ClubAuction: Caravan Hire, TandemSky Dive, Weekend HouseboatHire, AFL Memorabilia,Collector Glassware and more.Friday 18th, 8:00pmContact: Community ClubPhone: 8569 1010

ABC Mannum EnduroHaby’s Place, Mannum toSedan Road.South Australian Off RoadRacing Association Multi ClubSeries - Round 3.Saturday 19th - Sunday 20th

Contact: Bruce Waldron0417 889 249

JULY

Market/Trash ‘n TreasureMannum ShowgroundsSunday 4th, 9:00am – 2:00pmFree admission. Sites availableContact: Irene LovellPhone: 8569 2541

Old Mannum DisplayArnold Gallery.Photos and Memorabilia.Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm.Sat-Sun: 10am-4pm.Closing Tuesday 27th

Free to Mannum Residents.Contact: Jenny CallenderPhone: 8569 2733.

SALA - “River Life”Arnold GallerySouth Australian Living Artists.Works from Shane Strudwick,Roger Baker, Sandie Kuehneand Barry Walker.Fri 30th July - Sun 22nd AugustContact: Sala Team 8218 8450

All material submitted for publication is subject to editorial approval. This is done not to censor, but to ensure topics are relevant to the content of Mannum Mag.

Every Thursday: Mannum Information Centre Pine Park Murray Bridge

Depart Arrive Depart Return

Mannum 10.00am Murray Bridge 10.45am Murray Bridge 2.30pm Mannum 3.10pm

1st and 3rd Tuesday: Mannum Information Centre Pine Park Murray Bridge

Mannum 10.00am Murray Bridge 10.30am Murray Bridge 1.30pm Mannum 2.00pm

Weekly Passenger Service Mannum to Murray BridgeFor information or bookings:

18 Alma Avenue,Murray Bridge SA 5253Ph: 08 8532 2633

2010 PUBLICATION DEADLINES

Friday (12 noon) For Publication in

June 25 July Issue 48

July 30 August Issue 49

August 27 September Issue 50

Email: [email protected]: 8569 7392 (Lyn), 8569 1879 (Jo)Drop in to: 39 Randell Street, Mannum SA 5238

(a mailbox kindly provided by MMCSS/CHIPS)

Email facilities provided by Broadband Anywhere

Mid Murray Community Support Services

Pop in 10 am - 4 pm at 39 Randell St Mannum. Ph: 85692129. Awide range of personal development courses are offered. Contact usfor details. Registering for courses and programs is essential.

Special EventsJune10th Friendship Lunch at the Mannum Community Club, invitation only13th Art Exhibition by MMCSS Art Class at 39 Randell Street17th Developing Grant Applications 1:30pm to 4:30pm17th Building Conflict Resolution Skills, 6:30pm to 9:30pm18th Supervision and Leadership Skills Development, 9:30am to 12:30pm

July6th Men’s Breakfast - bookings absolutely essential

Mannum Leisure CentreSquash courts, gym, and cardio

room are available.Tai chi, karate, basketball,

netball, squash, carpet bowls, fitnessclasses, pilates, card games, andothers are held throughout the week.

Opening HoursMorningsMon, Wed, Fri: 8:00 am - 12 noonTue, Thur: 6:00 am - 12 noonSat: 9:00 am - 11:00 am

AfternoonsReopening at 3:00 pm, closing at theend of the sporting program oractivity.

Stadium and Clubroom areavailable for hire for functions onweekends.

Further information: 8569 0185Pam Cutjar, Centre Manager

Community Meetings Clash Calendar

Email details of regular meetings to:[email protected]

MONTHLY

1st Monday

9:45am Combined Probus,Mannum Club10:00am Murray Darlings RedHatters, Mannum Motel Café.Ph. 8569 1438

Mannum Health AdvisoryCouncil, Ph. 8569 1239

1st Tuesday

7:30pm Agricultural Society,Showground

1st Thursday

4:00pm History Group, CHIPS

2nd Wednesday

9:00am Shared Stitches ofMannum Quilting Group. Ph.8569 2185

3rd Monday

7:30pm Mid Murray MalleePermaculture Group, The Hall.Tamara Griffiths 0407 457 707

3rd Tuesday

pm Palmer Card Day, LutheranHall Palmer. Ph. 8532 22557:30pm Neighbourhood Watch.Coordinator 0428 856 911

3rd Thursday

1 1 : 0 0 a m R S L , Ma n n u mCommunity Club

4th Tuesday

7 : 3 0 p m M a n n u m S h o w

Committee, Showground

4th Thursday

7:30pm Progress Association,Mannum Community College.

Last Monday

1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary,Meeting Room, Esmerelda Street.

Last Wednesday

MiddayMannumMag Committee,Showground. Ph. 8569 23856:30pmMannumMens DiscussionGroup. Ralph 8569 1264.

WEEKLY

Mon, Wed & Fri10:00–3:00 The Hall, 5 GreeningStreet, Mannum. Ph. 8569 1643

Monday6:30pm Mannum Town Choir,Uniting Church hall.Ph. 8569 1434

Tuesday & Friday8:30am Walkie Talkies, LionsDen, Show Ground

OTHER

Alternate Fridays1:30pm Senior Citizens Club,Club Rooms. Ph. 8569 2795

2nd & 4th Tuesday10:00am Craft Group. UnitingChurch Cottage. Ph. 8569 1827.

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