Healthy Support for Mannum ResidentsWomen’s Health Information

and Support Group

It has come to the attention of both theMannum Hospital and Day Centre staff that

there is a need in the community to have a support and informationgroup for women who have been diagnosed with, or who aremanaging a serious health issue.

We would like to offer a monthly service that will be able to informyou of treatments and ways of dealing with health issues in asupportive, confidential and caring environment. We hope to haveguest speakers from a wide range of health areas who would be ableto provide you with information on specific topics and subjects suchas, breast and cervical cancer, arthritis, diabetes, menopause, andother women’s health issues.

We are in our initial planning stage, but will probably hold ourinformation sessions on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10am.Everyone is most welcome. You don’t have to be diagnosed with anillness or disease to attend.

If you would like more information, or would like to register, orhave any suggestions about particular topics that you would like toknow about please contact Gina on 8569 0200 or Louise on8569 0219.

Transport can be arranged for people who are unable to drive to theDay Centre so please don’t hesitate to call us!

Louise Haby

Prostate Cancer Council of Australia

Asuccessful inaugural meeting of the Murray Bridge ProstateCancer Support Group was held at the Our Well Being Place,

108 Swanport Road, Murray Bridge on May 7th 2009 with guestspeaker Dr Andrew Mills who spoke in general on men’s health.

A follow up meeting on Thursday 4th June, was a general discussionevening, at which time many of those present spoke of their concernswith regards to cancer, lead up to and follow up discussions.

The aim of the support group is to encourage all men, with theirwives and even family, to come and discuss all aspects relating tocancer, and listen to those members who have been through theordeal.

We are not able to give you professional advice, but can talk it overand possibly set you in the right direction. We do feel better if we cantalk about cancer and it’s effect, rather than bottle it up.

Anyone who is interested in these support group meetings, contactTrevor on 8569 1342 or Ron on 8532 3277.

This group is open to all men as I believe prevention is much betterthan cure.

If there is enough local interest we could look at forming a grouphere in Mannum.

Information is available at: www.pcagsa.org.au/pages/psamurraybridge.html

Meetings are normally first Thursday of each month at 7:30pm.Trevor Muirhead

ContentsAngie’s Cooking Tips 22Ageing In The Murraylands 15

Calendars & Dates 28Choristers Corner 8Church Services 3

Classifieds 27Letters 2

Out of this World 8Police & Neighbourhood Watch 18

Puzzle 3Under the Toadstool 26

Teen Challenge and Headspace Opening of the Combined Youth Centre Monday 18th May

Over 8 years ago some youngpeople wanted to set up a

Youth Café in Mannum for themand their friends to meetsocially. In February 2001 theConvertible Café opened onFriday evenings during schoolterms at the Baptist ChurchHouse.

In July 2004 Convertible Cafébecame a branch of TeenChallenge South Australia withan opening attended by ourMayor Ian Mann. TeenChallenge, that celebrated its50th year last year, is a highlysuccessful I n t e rna t iona lorganisation that workspredominantly in the area ofDrug and Alcohol Rehabilitationand restoration of lifecontrolling problems, but also

works in the area of EarlyIntervention (which is our role)to help prevent the chronic spiralinto addiction that we seedestroy so many lives.

In 2007 some young peoplewanted to start what are nowknown as TAG groups (TalkAbout God) to meet not justsocial but spiritual needs,exploring issues around meaningand purpose and faith.

During 2008 the local youthstarted working hard on a SkatePark for Mannum. We arelooking forward hopefully tostart on that park by the oldPrimary School building in thenext 2 months and are veryexcited about that.

Continued page 2

The Hall Happenings

Wow, it’s been all hands ondeck at the Hall as we

have been celebrating our 3rd

birthday.It’s awesome looking back at

the photo wall of everythingwe’ve accomplished. So manypeople have been through thedoors (in fact 6,100 recordedvisits) and we’re very proud tohave grown and branched out inso many ways.

Our birthday lunch was a greatfeast that everyone contributedto, so we had some great homecooked dishes as well as theeasy items from the shop. Thetable was colourful with thehelium balloon centre-piece, andthe atmosphere was fun withgames and lots of laughs.

Continued page 5

Ros and Terry Udy

July 2009 Mannum, South Australia 5238 Issue number 37

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To accommodate a wide range of comments, short letters have more chance ofpublication. Longer letters addressing important matters will not necessarily beexcluded. In general, aim for about 100 to 150 words, or less.

The viewpoints and opinions of the Authors and Artists that appear in MannumMag do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of the Mannum Mag Editors, staffand/or affiliates. Mannum Mag assumes no responsibility for any errors oromissions in the content of this publication.

Letters to the EditorDeadline 24 July 2009 for publication in the August issue

Mannum Agricultural SocietyAnnual General Meeting

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

Schache Hall, Mannum ShowgroundsNorth Terrace, Mannum

Wednesday July 15 at 7:30 pmAppointment of Office Bearers & Conveners will take place atthis meeting with a detailed report on the successful Show held inMarch 2009.

Did you hear the one about ...

Dear Editor,There were two dog jokes in

last month’s Mannum Mag. Iliked the one on page 8 aboutthe neighbour’s barking dogkeeping them awake. Thequestion one, on page 23, Idon’t think was really funny,but I had a good laugh before Ithought about it a bit. What Ithink is that dogs are a lot likepeople. People like to choosewhat we like and when wewould like it to happen to us.Probably a dog likes to choosewhen to have wind blow in hisor her face. The word brainteaser on page 16 was good. Itis nice to have light-heartedsnippets to make us smile.

Myra Caleder

Angus Valley to Alice Springs

Dear Editor,I am taking a unique journey

to promote ‘Awareness for allthe creatures who share thisplanet with us’ in cooperation,not exploitation

With my two companion dogsI will be travelling in my vardo,(Gypsy wagon) pulled by mybeautiful Clydesdale, Tigger.There will also be anotherva rdo pu l l e d by twomagnificent Vanner horses, ahorse, a bicycle, and an AustinA40 leaving from the AngusValley on the 22nd of August,eventually hitting the cameltrack along the Old Ghan Railroute to Alice Springs.

In this era we are aware ofhuman suffering, but very littleattention is given to theimmense suffering of theanimals who share this planetwith us.

I am a Romany woman whohas dedicated her life to justicefor all beings. My animalrefuge in the Angus Valley isthe home of over 100 rescuedcreatures.

To find out more about thejourney, donations and variousfundraising events see thefacebook site Walking for theanimals or write to ArtemisRSD 629, Mannum, SA 5238.

Red Catherine Johns

Mannum Red Cross

Seven members attended theAnnual General Meeting of

the Mannum Red Cross held onJune 9th. There were threeapologies. The visiting speaker,Dora Eisen, Regional Presidentfrom Murray Bridge, gave us aninsight into what’s happeningin the region.

During the meeting thefollowing Office Bearers wereelected.

President: Margot ThomasVice President: Rae Bottroff

Secretary: Judith QuastDisaster Rep: Rae BottroffWe also made the catering

arrangements, including soupon the menu, for our next CardLuncheon on July 23rd.

Afternoon tea was servedafter the meeting.

Rae Bottroff

MannumCommunity Club

Social Club Newsletter

The next Social Clubfunction will be held at the

Club on Friday 17th July 6:30for 7:00pm in the dining room.Entertainment by Party Cats

The theme is Xmas in July.Come dressed as your favouritecocktail (hat or fancy dress).

Cost is $15 per person whichincludes food and beverage.

The cut off date is Friday 10th

July by 8:00pm.Contact Mark Davis to pay

for tickets. Social clubmembers only.

Mark A Davis

Trade andCommunity Services

DirectoryThe first edition is finished

With financial assistancefrom the Mid Murray

Council, the first edition of ourdirectory has been printed anddistributed via a letter box drop.

Copies are available at theCouncil’s Mannum office andfrom our local real estateagents.

Please contact Mannum Magwith your comments andsuggestions about errors andomissions, and its usefulness toyou as a local directory.

Your response will help us todecide whether or not toproduce future editions of thedirectory.

Editor

Mannum ProgressAssociation

Christmas Pageant

Mannum’s ChristmasPageant is 10 Years Old

this Year.As the Mannum Christmas

Pageant will celebrate its 10th

birthday on December 5th, theMannum Progress AssociationCommittee would like to turnback time. We would like tohear from all those who tookpart in the first ChristmasPageant.

We want to make this Pageantsomething special for theoccasion.

Please contact Irene Lovell on8569 2541 if you took part inthe first Christmas Pageant.

Irene Lovell

Mannum ProgressAssociationWebsite Upgrade

Ma n n u m P r o g r e s sAssociation have just

upgraded their Mannumwebsite substantially to a fulland comprehensive website onMannum and district.

www.mannum.org.auIt’s well worth a look so

please log on and check it out.If you feel you have any

further information whichcould be added please contactIrene Lovell on 8569 2541.

All Mannum ProgressAssociation members will havetheir websites linked. Thewebsite address is:

www.mannum.org.auIrene Lovell

Tribute to Ian Davis

Sadly, Ian Davis, one oft h e M a n n u m M a gproduction team, diedrecently.

Ian applied his “artisticeye” to the pre-pressinspection, checking thefinal layout of the pagesbefore they were printed.

We extend our sympathyto his wife, Denise, and hisfamily.

Editor, Mannum Mag

MannumCommunity

LibraryClosed for Stock Taking

The library will be closedfor stock taking from

Saturday 4th July to Sunday19th July.

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DISTRICT CHURCH SERVICESFor Mannum congregations

ANGLICAN 6 Adelaide Road (ph: 8569 2385)Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am

BAPTIST William Street (ph: 8278 3992)Mannum, Sundays 10.30 am

CATHOLIC Mau Street (ph: 8531 1699)Mannum, Mass: 1st Sunday 9.30 am, all others 8.30 am

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

RIVER WORD CHRISTIAN CENTRE Greening Street (ph: 8569 1333)Mannum, Sundays 10.00 am

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 17 King George St(ph: 0419 855 941)

Mannum, Saturdays 9.30 am, Sabbath School 11.00 am

UNITING Corner of Greening Street & Walker Avenue(ph: 8569 1187)

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

Mannum Golf ClubChampionship Finals

June has been a big month atthe Mannum Golf Club, with

the Men’s and Women’s ClubChampionship qualifying roundsand finals taking place. Both theMen and Women had to qualifyby playing two stroke rounds.The semi finals and finals wereplayed in a match play format.The Ladies contested only Agrade while the Men played inA, B and C grade based on theirhandicap.

The Ladies ChampionshipFinal was held on Thursday 18th

June over 27 holes. This yearthe final was contested byLeanne Quast and MaryUnderwood. The weather wasfine but cool, and with thecourse being in excellentcondition from tee to green itmade for good playingconditions.

After the first nine holes inwhich both players hit the ballwell, Leanne gained a lead to be4 up. The second nine holes sawa lot of drawn holes. AlthoughLeanne held the advantage indistance, Mary was more thanable to make up for this with hergood play on and around thegreens. After 18 holes Leannestill held the lead with 6 up. Thematch concluded on the 22nd

hole with Leanne able to sinkthe putt and win the Ladies ClubChampionship with a score of 6and 5.

Saturday the 20th June broughtcold and windy conditions forthe Men’s semi finals. Accuratehitting, A grade top qualifierMatthew Bormann was drawn toplay against big hitting fourthqualifier Shaun McGlashan.Matthew was able to win thematch with a score of 3 up.Another big hitter and secondqualifier Ashley Reichsteinplayed against the third qualifier

in Craig Hogben. Ashley wasable to win his match with ascore of 7 up.

In the 36 hole final on Sunday21st, the weather conditions weremore friendly with a clear calmday. Again the accurate play byMatthew Bormann saw him leadby 4 up at the 18 hole lunchbreak. As the afternoon playcontinued inaccurate fairwayhitting from Ashley proved hisdownfall and Matthew went onto win the match by 8 holes.Matthew has now won 7 ClubChampionships, which is a greateffort.

B grade semi finals werecontested on Saturday and sawTrevor Miller versus NevilleBottroff, Trevor being thevictor. Keith Dohnt versusDenis Jericho, saw Keith beingthe victor. Sundays 27 holeFinal was a very close tusslebetween Keith and Trevor,which saw Keith win on thefinal hole.

C grade semi finals were alsoplayed on Saturday betweenNeil Warhurst versus RodneyPorter with Neil winning on the15th hole. The other qualifierswere Craig Chadwick versusLen Brain, with Craig winningthe match on the 16th hole.Sundays 27 hole final was alsoclosely contested between Craigand Neil, with Craig winning onthe 24th hole.

Congratulations to all playerswho contested the minor andmajor rounds.

The Mannum Golf Club isalways looking for newmembers. If you have playedGolf or are interested in givinggolf a go please contact theMannum Golf Club: 8569 2066.

We have Memberships to suityour needs.

Neil Warhurst

PUZZLE

How many words of 4 ormore letters can you make

with these 9 letters?• Each word must include the

letter in the shaded box• One word includes all 9

letters

U E T

T R I

P D U

Score: 16 Good 24 Very good 31 Excellent

Combined Youth Centre Opened 18th MayFrom page 1

During these years DrStephen Napoli ran a Youth

Clinic at the hospital. During thelast year, we have beennegotiating a partnership todevelop all these services fromone Youth Centre.

We are now very excited at theexpansion of services to youththat will be made possible by thepartnership developed betweenTeen Challenge Mannum andMurraylands Headspace. Thiswill make it possible to care notjust for the social and spiritualneeds of our young people butwill provide access for youngpeople to professional servicesthat were previously hard toaccess. Murraylands Headspacehas purchased new furniture andresources for the centre and willbe operating the HeadspaceClinic with Dr. Napoli and youthworkers from Headspace onMonday afternoons 2pm to 6pm.

I don’t believe there would bea Youth Centre in Mannum if itwasn’t for the generosity andsupport of the Mannum BaptistChurch - a group of older peoplewho wanted to care for ouryouth but weren’t sure how, sothey opened their home to us,basically free of charge for thelast 8 years. With very limitedfunds they have fixed, replacedand repaired things for onereason only: they care for ouryoung people. Thank you.

I would like to acknowledge

the support of the following: theInter-Church Council, a group ofChristian leaders, in particularKen Bernhardt and AllanStanley-Smith, whose supportthroughout this journey was justfantastic; the Mannum Policewho often visit and chat withyoung people on a Friday night;the strong support from MannumCommunity College andespecially Steve Hicks, CarolineHolland and the team thatorganised today’s launch; CaroleAshford and the catering team,their support over the years hasbeen fantastic; MannumFoodland IGA for the donationof fruit for our launch.

We highly appreciate thesupport of the Mid MurrayCouncil and the presence ofMayor Ian Mann at the launch.

Looking to the future,Convertible Café will continuemeeting social needs on Fridayevenings of Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8of term. TAG events willcontinue as normal, meetingsocial and spiritual needs andnow on Mondays a linkedHeadspace Centre will meetsocial, physical and emotionalneeds wi th acces s t oProfessional Services.

I am eagerly looking forwardto the continuing partnershipswithin our community for thebenefit of all of our youngpeople.

Joy Marks

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Breast Cancer NetworkAustralia Forum held in Adelaide

On June 3rd over 400 SouthAustralian survivors of

breast cancer (including oneman) and their supportersattended a forum hosted byBCNA and held in the NationalWine Centre in Adelaide. Theresponse to the invitations toattend the forum was so greatthe original venue of the ArtGallery was very quickly foundto be inadequate.

Guest speakers were LynSwinburne, CEO of BCNA,Raelene Boyle, Olympian andbreast cancer survivor, DrTabitha Healey a medicaloncologist from North Adelaideand author Dr StephanieDowrick who is also a breastcancer survivor. It was a very

informative and enjoyableafternoon with lots of laughs.Also attending were theAdvertiser and Channel 10 whotook photos and video footage ofthe happy crowd out in thecourtyard before the forumstarted.

BCNA is an Australiannational organisation whose roleis to inform, empower, representand link together people whoselives have been personallyaffected by breast cancer. Theirlogo of a pink lady is wellk n o w n t h r o u g h t h e i rparticipation in events at AFLfootball matches , theirassociation with Baker’s Delightand the pink bun fund-raiser (itwas announced at the forum that

this year’s effort had raised$1million) and the ‘Field ofW o men’ d isp lays wi thsilhouettes of pink and whiteladies. They also publish amagazine with wonderful storiesof changed lives, new medicalupdates of treatments etc forboth breast cancer and ovariancancer patients that I have foundto be a very encouraging andinformative read. It was alsoannounced that BCNA is nowlinking up with ‘beyondblue’ asbeing treated for cancer can alsolead to depression and that wasone point that Raelene broughtup in her talk on her ownexperience with breast cancer.

If you have been affected bybreast cancer and would like to

be part of a network of peopleworking together to support eachother and help get better medicalservices for all those affectedyou can join online atwww.bcna.org.au or phone 1800500 258 for more information.

A few of us here in Mannumwould like to create our own‘Field of Women’ display,perhaps down in Mary Annreserve, sometime in the nearfuture. If you would like to takepart in that please let me know(Heather Constable, mobile:0407 940 772) and we can startorganising one. Once a date hasbeen set, BCNA will send us abox of the necessary ‘goodies’to do it.

Heather Constable

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This month the managementcommittee have been busy

planning for a mini camp at thestart of July as well as ourfantastic camp-of-all-camps inOctober!

We have enjoyed hot luncheswhich proved very popular. Weare lucky to have some greatkitchen whizzes and are lookingforward to our dinner gettogether on Friday night.

We celebrated WorldEnvironment Day by visitingserenity nursery to get newplants for our garden at TheHall as well as tending theplants at Little Anne Reservethat we planted over a year agonow.

Thanks again to the MidMurray Council for grantingThe Hall permission to plant. Ithas encouraged our group to getbusy outdoors, and it wasfantastic to see the new path onthe reserve. Our garden ishaving a huge make-over socheck it out sometime!

We have had classes on offerincluding art and a wide varietyof computing classes includingusing flash drives, cameras andCD burning which are our mostrequested tech help. Peter hascontinued 1-on-1 Guitar lessonsand the BYO crafters haveworked on a variety of projectsincluding painting and sewing.Excursions on the bus havegone to Tanunda and VictorHarbor. Big chunky, groovymonth had by all.

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The Hall Happenings

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Kev’s Shed, Blaizeaid Headquarters[Lois and Ray Quast are back fromVictoria. This is an edited extract fromtheir email reports of the experience.The full text (very much longer) isavailable on the “Extras” page of theMannum Mag website (see page 27).Editor.]

Sunday 7th June: There was aquilting show at Flowerdale for thelong weekend, so we just had to gotoday. A nice little exhibition withpainting and photography and a fewsmall items to purchase if youwanted. I was able to resist.

Monday 8th June: Today we wentto Joe and Anika’s property, nearWandong, not that far from here.You may remember we gave Anika arose as we had run out of quilts.

Two came late today. They wentpast the property and could not getback up the hill again. Ray offered togo and pull them up. He backed downa reasonably steep and slippery hill,hooked onto their tow bar and pulledthem up. This time they were goingbackwards.

We were running wires in a fenceline today and making boxed typedstays. It was cold, in fact it wasfreezing. 6 degrees when we wentback to the house for lunch. Joe gaveus a warmer-upper, grappa, it wasgood. It warmed us from the insideout.

On our way back we drove throughan area where the cows had been forsometime and the ute started to slip.Ray planted his foot. We managed tohit the cattle feeder. No damagethough.

There are wombats everywhere, 3wombats dead in a space of about 500metres on the road. Another thing isa lot of the mountains seem to be ofclay soil. I was surprised.

Tuesday, 9th June: I thoughtyesterday was cold; today it was avery foggy, wet morning (4.5degrees). We went back out to Joe

and Anika’s. It was drizzling. Therewere some very steep hills to go overand we had to get back again. Thatdecision lasted for about 10 minutes,we decided it was too dangerous.

We understand now why the Vicsleave for the north in winter, it isfrightfully cold here.

Back in the van with the generatorand heater going, it just didn’t feelright not to work. There is so muchsatisfaction from helping thesurvivors. I wish more people couldexperience this. We are all such ahappy bunch; like minded people herefor the same reason. We want to helpfellow Aussies.

There were visitors from Tasmaniaand England. They come from allparts of Australia and the world.

Susan, one of our quilting girlsfrom Mannum, sent another 3 quilts.They will put a smile and probably atear on someone’s face. They reallyare appreciated.

Wednesday, 10th June: It was verywet up on the mountain today;slippery as well. The group that hadbeen sent to Kinglake came back as itwas snowing.

More rain. We worked at StrathCreek. Leaving, we set off down thetrack we came up. Part way down thethe ute slipped side on to the hill,then slid sideways. When we stoppedsliding, we were going down hillbackwards. I prayed a lot just then.Scary stuff, it would have been easy toroll over sideways.

Home is looking pretty good.Thursday, 11th June: A good

night’s sleep after our scaryexperience and we were ready to goout working again. It was hard yakkabut it was a pleasant day weather wiseand we enjoyed it.

A quilt was given to another familywho had lost everything. I asked oneof the volunteers working there totake it. The man she gave it to said

something along the lines of “Why isit always the women who get all thestuff. The men never get anything.”Hmm, Food for thought, maybe?

Friday, 12th June: Freezing coldtoday. Lit a fire so we could sitsomewhere warmer for morning teaand lunch. Visited two young coupleswhere we had dropped off quilts.They are still living in their caravans.

Saturday, 13th June: We decided togo out while it is fine - not workinganymore in the rain, too cold and toodangerous.

Sunday, 14th June: When I got the3 quilts posted by Susan, I said to Rayit might be nice to give a quilt to acouple we missed on an earlier visit.

They were a young couple with 2young children. They lost everything,all of it. We gave them a hug, a quilt,chatted for a while, then another hug.I had tears in my eyes before I left, Ifelt so sad for them. I hope we helpedmake a difference to them today.

Tonight we heard one piggy wasmissing. It’s going to be Saturday tea.Some of the girls were not happy.

Monday, 15th June: Freezing coldthis morning, frost on thewindscreen. Last minute touch-ups onthis property and then it is all done.It’s the first property we have workedon that we have actually finished.What a great feeling!

Tuesday, 16th June: Ray and I andanother bloke put in about 300steelies with a pneumatic dropperknocker, made out of an old jackhammer. Knocking them in by handwould have taken well over a week,with sore shoulders to boot.

At breakfast 4 new blokes told usthey came from Angaston. When theyknew we came from Mannum, onesaid you probably know Joan andRussell Male. Joan is my sister.

We are planning a “Piggy Party”for Saturday night to go with the pig

that was slaughtered. Ray and I haveto think how we can dress up. Oh, mygoodness, not too keen on that.

Wednesday, 17th June: It wasreally, really foggy again thismorning, but as the fog was lifting itlooked quite beautiful.

Eight local ladies from the RotaryGroup made tonight’s tea.

Friday, 19th June: The last 2mornings have been so cold that thecondensation inside the van has beenfrozen.

It was our last day of work today.The camaraderie here is something tobe experienced. The Barossa Boyshave loved it too. They said its a realprivilege to be here, and we agree.

Saturday, 20th June: No morefencing for us, a bit sad really.

We had our “Piggy Party” and itwas such fun. We had a huge roastdinner, entertainment supplied by thevolunteers, a memorial service forpoor Mork, the young pig that wasslaughtered.

Ray, myself and three othervolunteers did a “Roast Pork WrapDance”, it was a real hoot. ThenKaye, from Cornwall, England, reada poem she had written. At the end ofeach verse we went “Oink, Oink,Oink”. There were other items aswell. We had such a good time.

I gave the last parcel to a youngcouple who had lost everything. Shewas so thankful for it. We were all intears.

Its going to be really sad leavingthis place as we have had such a goodtime, and have made lots of newfriends.

Tuesday, 23rd June: Arrived homesafely today.

We have had the most wonderfulexperience. Looking forward tocatching up with family and friends.

Cheers Lois and Ray.

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Whistle TootNews from the Mannum Dock Museum

The Mannum Dock Museum is a busy place these days as themuseum area is undergoing some changes. The boiler of

Captain William Randell’s paddle wheeler “Mary Ann” has beenmoved and lowered so it is now easier to see inside it. New displayboards are being prepared that tell the stories of the early days ofthe river trade, its characters and the beginning of the town ofMannum. There are other plans being considered for revamping theback chamber of the museum, and to have some interactive,electronic exhibits.

The gallery always has an exhibition on the go of one sort oranother, many of the exhibitions come through the Country ArtsService. The current exhibition is “In The Top Paddock” featuringworks of art by Margaret Worth and Toyotake Yamauchi. Hiswood sculptures are unusual and show his considerable skill inmanipulating and crafting wood - well worth a visit.

The PS Marion has been out on short cruises at Easter time andduring the House Boat Open days. The scones, jam and creamrefreshments always prove very popular and help to raise moneytowards the upkeep of the boat. On 20th April the Mannum DockMuseum and PS Marion were visited as part of an educationalexcursion for 80 primary school children from Adelaide. JennyCallander the Museum’s coordinator and volunteers showed thechildren and school staff through the Museum and the Key Beamengine display. The highlight for the children was a cruise on thePS Marion.

Other functions have included the Shared Stitches of Mannumquilting exhibition and a dinner for the Ridley Lions group. TheRockford dinner cruises are coming up and are fully booked.

Volunteering at the Museum and on the PS Marion is lots of fun,interesting and rewarding. One of our regular volunteers is Kay

Stevenson. Kay is a mine of informationabout Mannum and cheerfully catalogues donated collections ofmemorabilia, gives expert advice to the museum meetings andalways has an amusing story to tell about historical characters. Kayis a devoted mum and grandma and is often called in to help withthe grandchildren.

For further information about volunteering and future eventsplease ring Jenny Callander at the Mannum Dock Museum on 85692733 or visit the website: www.psmarion.com

Jenny Callander

The PS Marion is now enjoying deeper water at her Arnold Park mooring thanks toa friendly ferry.

MID MURRAY COUNCILDraft Business Plan

andDraft Budget for 2009/10

The Council has prepared a draft Business Plan and adraft Budget for the 2009/2010 financial year which set outthe objectives and the activities that the Council proposesto undertake during the coming financial year. The publicare welcome to view both documents at the Council Officesat Cambrai, Mannum and Morgan during normal officehours or to view the documents on Council’s website,www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au

Written submissions are invited on both the draft AnnualBusiness Plan and the draft Budget and will be received by:

Chief Executive Officer,Mid Murray CouncilPO Box 28Mannum SA 5238

or email postbox@mid-murray.sa.gov.au

until 5pm Thursday 9 July 2009.

The Council will also provide the opportunity for the publicto attend the meeting of Council to be held on Monday 13July 2009 in the Council Chambers, Main Road, Cambraibetween 9am and 10am for the purpose of asking questionsand making submissions on the draft Business Plan anddraft Budget.

Dean GollanChief Executive Officer

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Out Of This WorldAstronomer’s Corner

Depending on the telescope you have andyour need to ease the scan of the sky for those

images extraterrestrial in origin, your best friend may well be atripod and some form of shelter.

The wind chill at this time of year, even at 10 degrees, willmake any length of time seem like an eternity as the breezecirculates the already chilled air of the night sky.

Some form of makeshift half dome of cardboard will stop theflow of cold air which soon chills, putting the familiar frosty filmon everything. All that you touch is below the temperature for apleasant evening.

Some of the good things to come from modern technology arebattery hand warmers and eyepiece defrosters.

Although a large shed may block the wind, a down side atcertain times is the “boiling” of the image by a roof that iscooling down from the days heat.

Currently the Scorpion is overhead in the evening. GiantJupiter and its moons just off the horizon can entice anyone outto look at this special solar system celebrity. Saturn is wellplaced in Leo for some viewing that allows a lower powertelescope with some form of motor drive attached to track it forlonger. Mercury, Venus and Mars are the early risers and seemenhanced by the morning aspect as they close in passing.

An ideal situation is to have a spare telescope especially forphotographing through one and observing in another. Althoughthe set-ups can become elaborate, edging away from mobility asa trade off.

In all astronomy, gaining the best vantage point away from citylights and haze can enhance any image. A good star atlas likeNorton’s is invaluable, as it will help you to find familiar placesand co-ordinates when trying to locate objects where thebackground is usually brighter than the object.

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† Choristers Corner †Busking and Serendipity

It is said that luck, chance,good fortune or serendipity

favours the prepared mind, andit is intriguing to note that SriLanka was called Serendipeven before it was known asCeylon.

The word “busking” comesfrom the British Navy, whenships were just cruisingaround, and now is a modernterm for Street Musicians.These have been part ofcultures from ancient times,and include town criers andm a r k e t s e l l e r s l i k efishmongers. Over time, therhythm of the words becamerhymes and the tones becametunes, like “Cockles andMussels”.

The most famous twentiethcentury example of StreetMusicians would be theCambridge Buskers. Late in1970 it is said, impoverishedUni students Michael Copleywith his recorder, and DagIngram with his pianoaccordion stood on theplatform of Blackfriars railwaystation without the fare to gethome. They knew only twosongs, Eine Kline NachtMusik, and The Entertainerwhich they played relentlesslyuntil a London TransportOfficer asked them to leave!

Probably their minds were toofocussed on their plight forluck or good fortune to favourthem that day, but theirmusical enterprise was born.

Now, on streets all aroundthe world, their humorousirreverent renditions ofclassical pieces complete witherrors, and whose composersmay be spinning in theirgraves, have delighted andentertained many people, whowillingly toss money into theirinstrument cases. Sales of theirrecordings are still available inthe 21st Century, so the“prepared minds” of Copleywith his woodwinds plusocarina, along with musicalpartner Ian Moore, (alias DagIngram) plus piano accordion,voice and percussion, are stillbasking in their Serendipitoussuccess as the CambridgeBuskers.

Mannum Town Choir is inWinter Recess, so NOREHEARSALS IN JULYAND AUGUST. We willresume in Spring, (earlySEPTEMBER) and memberswill be contacted in August.Watch the Mag for details.Christmas programmes willcommence at this time.

Elfrieda Wallent

One morning at church, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names with little flags mountedon either side of it.The six year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, “Good morning Alex.”“Good morning Pastor,” he replied, still focused on the plaque. “Pastor, what is this?” he asked.The pastor said, “Well, son, it’s a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the service.”Soberly, they just stood together, staring at the large plaque. Finally, little Alex’s voice, barely audible and trembling with fear, asked,“Which service, the 9:30 or the 11:15?”

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A man is playing piano one night in a downtown bar. In walks an elephant who goes over to the pianist, and suddenly starts to cry.“There, there”, says the pianist “Do you recognise the song?”“No, “ says the elephant, “but I do recognise the white keys.”

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White Wreath AssociationMemorial Day Service

This year on 29th May amemorial service for

victims of suicide was held atthe Palmer Pavilion.

This day is supported by theWhite Wreath Associationwhich has been established toraise awareness of suicide andraise funds to support peopleaffected by suicide. About 30people attended the servicewhere 8 memorial wreathswere displayed in memory ofthose who have lost their livest h r o u g h t h i s t r a g i ccircumstance.

The purpose of the afternoonwas to provide a safecomforting environment forfamily and friends to cometogether and remember theirloved ones without fear offacing the stigma attached tosuicide. The White WreathDay aims to raise awareness tothe wider community of the

extent to whichsuicide and the lack of itsacknowledgment affectspeople’s lives.

Guest speakers sharedpersonal memories and talkedabout some of the thingsindividuals might be able to doto help prevent someone fromtaking their life, and how theymight support the family andfriends of suicide victims.

If anyone would like tobecome involved in supportingthe White Wreath fundraisingevents held in the first week ofOctober or the organising of aservice in 2010 you cancontact Janet Kuys on8569 4009.

For more information aboutthe White Wreath Associationcall 1300 766 177, or visit thewebsite: www.whitewreath.com

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Suicide PreventionYou Can Help

These very brief notes areextracted from a speech

given by Dr Stephen Napoli atthe White Wreath MemorialDay Service. If you are at allconcerned seek professionaladvice.

Depression• About 2/3 of people who complete

suicide are depressed at the timeof their deaths.

• Two-thirds of children with mentalhealth problems do not get thehelp they need.Suicide Warning Signs

The more signs observed, thegreater the risk. Take all signsseriously and seek professionaladvice.

Indicators of Risk• Extreme hopelessness.• Lack of interest in activities.• Heightened anxiety or panic

attacks.• Irritability and agitation.• Global insomnia.• Talk about suicide.

• History of trauma or abuse.• Loss of a relationship (friend,

divorce of parents).• Lack of social support.• Stigma associated with seeking

help.The Danger Signals

• Prior suicide attempts.• Psychiatric problems.• Substance Abuse.• Family history of suicide attempts.• Accessibility of firearms.

What to Do• Take it seriously - 75% of all

suicides had given some warningof their intentions.

• If you think that someone issuicidal, ask them about it.

• Be willing to listen and don’t showshock or disapproval.

• Be actively involved in seekingprofessional help.

• Avoid trying to explain away thefeelings... don’t say things like“you have a lot to live for” or “youare just confused right now”.

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100 Word ChallengeFlood Bound At William Creek

In the 1960s, the old Ghan rail route still travelled to AliceSprings via William Creek. This tiny settlement east of Coober

Pedy on the Oodnadatta Track, hosted many a delayed trainpassenger during the cyclone season when “the Creek came down.”

We were stranded on the Ghan for 36 hours, that steamy January,with families returning after holidays, so there was much juvenilerejoicing at train track washaways.

However, after 1½ days, despite exciting guitar campfires, trainsupplies now reduced to corn flakes and cola, strangely the kidshappily boarded the train to Alice Springs – and school.

Total Train Tragic

Mannum Rowing ClubCentenary of Foundation

As part of the MannumRowing Club’s Centenary

celebrations of Foundation in2010 and first Regatta in 2011,we are compiling a bookcontaining the history of ourClub based on the personalaccounts of individual members.

If you would like to contribute,and I strongly encourage you todo so, you are invited to put pento paper or fingers to keyboardand record your personalaccount and recollections ofinvolvement with the MannumRowing Club for inclusion.

The deadline for gatheringstories is 31st October 2009, sothat compilation and preparationfor publication is completed intime to celebrate the Club’sFoundation in early 2010.

Please contact DebbieWilkinson (8569 1631) or BrianBormann (8569 1813) with anyquestions or contributions.

Thank you to all those peoplewho visited the Rowing Clubduring History Week this year,we hope you enjoyed our displayof memorabilia.

Debbie Wilkinson, Treasurer

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Helen Hennig of Cambrai with Emily and Sonya Friebel of Nildottie enjoy pre dinnerdrinks at the Lions of Ridley annual Handover Dinner aboard the PS Marion.

Ridley LionsAnnual Dinner at the Mannum Dock Museum

Retiring Secretary Ivan Dettloff of Swan Reach, Treasurer Tony Friebel of Nildottie,Ian Groth of Mannum Lions and Garry Chadwick of Cambrai enjoy pre dinner drinksat the Lions of Ridley annual Handover Dinner aboard the PS Marion at Mannum.

Jenny Twigden, Athalie Verrall and Jill Hamond were hard working, volunteercatering assistants aboard the PS Marion for the Ridley Lions Handover dinner.

On June 16th the Lions ofRidley enjoyed their annual

Handover Dinner at MannumDock Museum aboard thePaddle Steamer Marion.

Guests including the MidMurray Mayor Ian Mann and hiswife Bobbie were ushered intothe upper entertainment loungecabin and served with delightfulh’ordœuvres while pre-dinnerdrinks were available at thecabin bar.

Ringing of the boat’s bellsummoned the thirty guests andmembers to the lower diningarea where retiring Lions ClubMember Laurie Schmid of SwanReach conducted the evening’sprogram and inducted theincoming board for the 2009-10year. Executives for the comingyear are Leigh Smith, Presidentand Geoff Hennig, Secretary,both of Cambrai and TonyFriebel of Nildottie, Treasurer.

Mayor Ian Mann spoke ofLions local activities andproposed a toast to LionsInternational before presentingmembers with their Years ofService lapel badges and makinga special presentation of theJames D Richardson Award toIvan Dettloff of Swan Reach for20 years of long and extensiveservice. He also presented GeoffHennig with a key award fromLions International for newmember introductions.

Tony Friebel spoke of theextensive assistance given byvolunteer friends of Lions andLions partners and proposed a

toast to them which wasresponded to by Ingrid Clark.

A fund raising raffle, the causeof much hilarity, was conductedby Peter Clark of Sanderstonand Helen Hennig of Cambraiwith Bobbie Mann being themost successful winner.

In his report, retiring PresidentGeoff, mentioned that in aneffort to make meetings moreappealing, and possibly to attractprospective new members, theClub has held Dinner Meetingsof a different style from theusual hotel format; trialingCombined Work (business) andSocial Dinner Meetings. Thecombined Work/Social Meetingswere a little unwieldy with somepartners being neglected duringbusiness discussions. However,the social atmosphere providedby the BBQ Dinner format, withseparate Work Meetings wasexcellent.

He appealed to members toindividually approach and makethe acquaintance of anyone whomight possibly consider joiningthe fun of Lions membership.Many older people are surprisedto hear that Lions has a largepercentage of women membersnowadays, including the veryapproachable District Governor,Corinne Stone. While we are avery small club, with an agingand declining membership ofnow 8 members, that very muchdepends upon and appreciatesthe input of community helpers,we need to induct new membersas a priority if we are to survive.

He thanked the members fortheir unflagging support andcommitment over the past year.

The highly successful eveningwas made possible by a team ofvolunteers from the Marion ledby Chef Pamela Francis thatcatered for the occasion servingdelicious foods on the century

old river paddle steamer. Werecommend this venue to anyorganisation seeking a differentand more unusual location thatalso supports the Marion.

Geoff HennigSecretary and Publicity Officer

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Isaw Phil Bigman the otherday driving down Main

Street in his Porsche. Therewas the obligatory symbol ofsuccess, the statuesque blonde,in the passenger seat. Phil andI were at uni together. We didEconomics and Politics, it waseasier than working for aliving. He quickly went on toget an MBA, assuring me thatit meant Master of Bless All.

At the same time he hadalready begun to venture intothe world of finance andinvestment.

One of his early ventures wasto take over a small potterywhich had arrived in the handsof the receiver. Phil had theidea that he could producesmall items in art deco formand market them on a worldwide basis as curios.

His first attempt was toproduce a set of bookends. Hedidn’t bother to have thedesigner produce a mirrorimage but just put two thesame together to be sold as apair. At least that was his idea.The bookend was in the formof an L with the base given thea p p e a r a n c e o f t u r fappropriately coloured; thevertical part had theappearance of a red-brownclay brick wall. Protrudingfrom the wall was the buttocksof a pig, complete with curlytail and rear trotters firmlyplanted on the turf.

Using the internet Philsucceeded in finding aninternational market for thecurio. Always thinking big, hedeveloped a logo which heintended to put on all hisproducts. The logo was in theform of two concentric circlescontaining the familiar hashsymbol. Some unkind peoplesuggested it was really thedouble o double cross.

Everything went without ahitch. Well almost. It wasn’tuntil after the firing of the firstone hundred thousand that itwas discovered that the logohad not been impressed on thebase. Phil was adamant thatthe product was not to be sent

out without the logo. A stickerwould not do, it could beremoved so various ways ofimpressing the logo into thenow hard pottery were tried.The success rate wasappallingly small.

Not deterred, Phil went on tobigger and better things. Stilleven now when I see him andwe talk about things past he iswilling to admit that it was oneof his first best lessons whenhe learnt ‘never count yourcheek ends before they arehashed’.

Peter Weir

Getting to the Bottom of A Financial Crisis

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No Kidding

The morning still had the nipof winter. A whimsical

lemon vapour rose from thebitumen as Martin swung theirvan out of the caravan parkalongside the Bogon River.Rains had been good this year.Puddles lay along the highway,i n v i t i n g wa g t a i l s a n dhoneyeaters to plunge and dip,while ravens strutted haughtily,checking out tasty morsels leftby trucks of the night before.

“What was that?” asked Kelly.“It wasn’t a rabbit or young ‘roo- too dark, almost black.”

“Don’t know,” replied Martin.

“Hey, kids! We’re in my oldcountry now. Uncle Ted and Iused to ride our horses throughbush like this - tall pine, greygum, gold-dust wattles all alonglittle creeks … magic country.”

“Can we stop and explore,Dad?” asked Brady.

“Sorry, son. Can’t get off theroad. We’d bog. The highway’sbuilt up here to avoid thosefloods we never have nowadays.Y’see, this country is flat nearlyall the way to Broken Hill. Youcan count the hills on one hand.But when it rains, the watercan’t get away.”

“Look, Dad - a baby goat,”said Brady, “and its mum. Hey,they’re getting through thatfence into the scrub. They’repretty colours.”

“Pretty destructive,” mumbledMartin.

To be continuedFacts:• Australia exports more goat

meat than any other country inthe world.

• Goats learn quickly and can becontrolled with electric fencing.

• Goats will scramble and aregreat climbers.

Jacqui Merckenschlager

Mid Murray CouncilMid Year Report

Planning Staff and the PlanningPolicy Work Group have been

working through the MannumTownship Development PlanAmendment and the PublicConsultation Process has beenrecently conducted with a PublicMeeting held in May, with manysubmissions made. The submissionsare currently being addressed byCouncil and the appointedPlanning Consultants, Outhred,English and Associates, so thatafter Council has adopted its newpolicy the DPA can be approved bythe Minister. Council has alsocommenced its Heritage Survey.

Budget Time is again upon us andat Council’s June meeting, whilstdiscussing the Draft Budget, it wasrecommended that Council borrowthe funds required to finalize somesealing works within the District.

The proposed budget will bepassed by Council at the meeting onMonday 13th July.

The AGM for the Mannum DockMuseum Board is set for Saturday15th August at 12 noon, andnominations for the three electedpositions are to be sought from thecommunity.

A t t h e M M C R e s e r v e sManagement Work Group meetingon the 7th May it was moved that inrelation to Mary Ann Reserve a JetSki Policy be endorsed by Counciland the riverbank area from theexisting stop-and-shop jettyupstream to the current houseboatmooring area be designated a jet

ski free area, and the riverbank areadownstream from the existing stop-and-shop jetty to the boat ramp bedesignated a jet ski landing areaand suitable signage erected. Alsoat that meeting, the YounghusbandReserve 868 Sustainable RecreationManagement Plan dated April2009 was endorsed. This Workgroup has also been addressingissues with the future of Haythorpeand Bolto Reserves and their futuremanagement.

On Wednesday 13th May, 140people attended the MayorsReception held at the MannumLeisure Centre, this was to honourthe great contribution made by ourmany volunteers in the area.

You will have noticed that theNew Council Office building is wellunderway and should be completedby the end of July. This of coursehas been a long time coming asprevious Council had budgeted themoney for the project and the NewCouncil continued the commitmentwith extra funding as was required.The building has been designed toensure adequate use of light and canbe labelled as Carbon EnergyEfficient.

Association with the relativeGovernment Departments for theRiver issues has been ongoing. TheLow River Level brings with it theproblems associated with boatramps, riverbank slumping and thecontinuation of the operation ofb o t h F e r r i e s a t

M a n n u m .C o u n c i lwill continue to monitor andresolve these issues where possible.

The Mid Murray CommunitySupport Service presented toCouncil their exciting proposal inan application for a GovernmentGrant to provide the buildingpledged to be purchased by Councilfor Community use to commissionthe building and its surroundings.MMCSS requested that Councilgive “in principle support” to themto allow them to apply for theGrant. If successful, Council willlease the building and surroundingland to MMCSS and they willmanage the building andcoordinate its use for communitygroups. Council has received manyrequests from CommunityOrganisations to utilize thebuilding, an exciting prospect ifsuccessful. For further informationcontact MMCSS/CHIPS 85692129.

A Public Consultation wasundertaken regarding the SkatePark being located on the landadjacent to the Old Primary SchoolBuilding on Walker Ave, and it wasadopted that Council move forwardwith the necessary developmentapplication to keep the projectmoving along, as funds need to bespent f rom the RegionalInfrastructure Grant by September.More information will be issued inthe next Mannum Mag.

Cr Kerry Yeates

From the Coordinators Desk

Well the Beanies are startingto come in, but we would

sure like to see a lot more. Don’tforget, there is a $100.00 prizefor the one that is judged thebest. All the beanies go to‘Camp Quality’ for ‘Kids withCancer’, so lets see all your funcreations and make the taskreally hard for our judges, as ithas been over past years.

Watch out for our next funpromotion, in line with the SAGovernment program Go For 2and 5, that endorses eating 2serves of fruit and 5 serves ofvegetables a day. We will beholding lots of activities over thenext six months including, Potto Pot, that will take what yougrow into the kitchen and makesatisfying and healthy dishes.There will be tips on purchasingand selecting fresh fruit andvegetables, and a trip toAdelaide Central Market.

If you are interested incomputers why not have a chatto Brett, he has been facilitatinga great new Computer Club,definitely worth checking out. Ifyou wish to participate in one ofour Computer Courses we havemany on offer, including thevery basics, up to the moreadvanced. If there is somethingyou would like to learn, pleasecome in and have a chat at 39Randell Street or give us a callon 8569 2129 and we will try tocustomise to suit your needs.

The next Accredited St John’sCPR Update course will be heldon 31st July, 9:00am to 12:30pmat the Mannum Day CareCentre, come and see us or giveus a call to register.

We are in the throes oforganising another shopping tripto Adelaide by bus. This is agreat day out with the bonus ofsome retail therapy and goodcompany. Watch the MannumMag and ‘Street Flyers’ for moreinfo coming soon.

Remember you are alwayswelcome to drop into MMCSS,we’ll make you a coffee and ifyou would like to do somethingnot on offer, let us know, we areconstantly looking for newideas.

Marion Wilson, Coordinator

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Ageing in the Murraylandswith Millie

Dear MMs,Dignity. A word that sums up

how we wish to live and die, beinghonoured, esteemed, valued,respected. We strive to like andrespect ourselves. We long for othersto treat us with dignity, not becauseit’s politically correct, rather to showthat they see the spirit within usirrespective of how our body looks orour mind works or messes us around.

Periodically the media reportserious incidents of abuse in nursinghomes, like kerosene baths, wet beds,people starving because they needhelp to eat, or mice nibbling atdefenceless residents. Some of usmight avoid visiting people in carebecause of the impact of seeingresidents just sitting, or some ‘crazy’might keep harassing us withconversation that doesn’t make sense,or grab us fiercely because theycannot get outside locked doors. Wefear we might end up like that.

An article on page 16 of thismonth’s Mannum Mag describes thevision and work of a Murraylanderoriginal, Steven Wells, to help peoplewith disabilities improve their healthand enjoy life through gardening.Over the course of a few years, the

grounds of the rehabilitation centrewhere he works have been totallytransformed, creating places ofbeauty, tranquility and whimsy aswell as activity, conversation,stimulation. Patients benefit, theirvisitors love it, and the staff use it.What a challenge it offers to agedcare complexes. Dementia, strokes,wheelchairs, nothing can take awaythe enjoyment that plants offer. Theycan reach all of our senses, sight,smell, touch, hearing, taste, so thateven the most profoundly disabledperson benefits. I wonder what partnature had to play in Helen Keller’slife.

Please read about Steven’s work,look at the photos on his website, andjoin in improving the lives of ourlocals, and ourselves, in whatever wayyou can.

Enjoy giving joy, MatureMurraylanders.

MillieSillie Millie says: Dignity indeed,

Millie. You’re not going to get meinto the garden! I hate plants. I hateflowers. I hate soil. I’ll get my fingersdirty! That’s not very dignified!

In fact, I hate getting old.

From Your Local MemberLabor Neglects Mannum

Mannum and regional SouthAustralia were neglected

in Labor’s State Budget, whichslashed funding for roads andhealth and failed to deliver onjobs and water.

Families will be hit hard withTreasurer Foley increasinghundreds of fees and charges bybetween 4% and 36%, despiteonly 3% inflation. And theBudget failed to include any newmo n e y f o r d e v e lo p ingbroadband - the lifeline ofmodern businesses - in theregions.

“After eight years of poorperformance, the city-centricRann Government has thumbedits nose at Mannum and theregions,” said Member forSchubert Ivan Venning.

Mr Venning expressed concernover the reduction in spendingon rural roads and countryhealth and the lack of relief forfamilies and small businesses“...who have fallen on difficulteconomic times.”

Some key areas of concern are:• County Health SA expenditure

has only increased by 1.3%compared to 3% in Adelaide.

• Funding for rural roadimprovements has beenslashed from $7.76 million ayear to just $760,000 this year.

• Further downgrading of theRegiona l DevelopmentInfrastructure Fund, withfunding now at $2.5 million ayear. The Liberals willincrease that to $7 million ayear.Mr Venning said State debt is

soaring towards $6.6 billionwhile the State’s unfunded

superannuation liability has hit$9.7 billion.

“Labor’s newly-createdSustainable Budget Commissionis charged with cutting $750million from the Budget, withpublic servant jobs and servicesin country South Australia injeopardy,” he said.

Mr Venning said SouthAustralians can judge theBudget by asking themselves‘What three things has Labordone to benefit me over the pasteight years?’

“We still don’t havedesalination plant or any largescale stormwater harvestingschemes in place despite beingin the worst drought ever - andnow they are going to slug SouthAustralians up to 36 per cent fortheir water to fund the plant.”

Mr Venning was alsod i s a p p o i n t e d t h a t t h eDepar tment of Pr imaryIndustries and Resources ofSouth Australia (PIRSA) willhave 71 jobs cut immediately,and a further 101 positions willbe axed over the next threeyears, with a reduction of $1.7million to their research area -“it just doesn’t make sense,” hesaid.

“ I f e v e r we n e e d e dindependent, non commercialtesting and advice, it’s now. IsGovernment just stepping out ofthis area and leaving it to thecommercial sector?

“South Australians should beoutraged - this Budget promiseseverything but delivers nothing.”

[Extract from Ivan Venning’smedia release. Editor]

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Hospital Programs - Phone 8569 0200Audio Clinic: for appointments phone 1800 057 220Breast Cancer Support Group: Contact Gina on85691826Child & Youth Health Services: Contact 1300 733 606for appointmentCommunity Midwifery Service: phone 85690200 to make a bookingCommunity Nursing Service: Murray Mallee Community Health Service Phone8535 6800.Hire of Crutches: visit the hospital or phone 85690200Mannum Domiciliary Care Services: phone 85690240 or through the hospitalon 85690200.Meals on Wheels: Doctors referral necessaryOptometrist: For an Appointments Phone 8569 0200.Physiotherapy (Private): Consulting Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysAppointments Phone 8569 0200.

Mannum Medical Centre – Phone 85690222*Asthma Clinic / Continence Clinic / Diabetic Clinic / Dietitian / HypertensionClinic / Immunisation / *IMVS Collection Centre / Youth Clinic - “ConvertibleCafé” / Psychologists / *Physiotherapist (Public) / *Home Aged CareAssessments / *Home Medication Reviews / *Echocardiograms / *Centacare-Family Well-Being Support / Private Podiatry

*Doctor’s referral required

Mannum Day CentreMannum Day Centre is open from Mondays to Fridays except Public Holidays.The Day Centre is available for hire by community groups for a small donation.

Please ring on 8569 0219 for more information.WEEKLY

Monday 9:30am Come and Do Day. Bring your craft along and join in!Tea/coffee provided. For $6, stay for a cooked lunch.

Tuesday 9:00am Weight Watchers. F 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.Friday 2:00pm Tai Chi. Dates to be advised. Sessions are expected to

last for an hour. Cost will be gold coin donation on theday. Sessions will cater for different degrees of abilitiesbut is suitable for people with joint, muscular/skeletal orarthritic conditions as well as more able bodied clients.Tai Chi will not be run during the school holidays.

FORTNIGHTLYThursday * Scrabble Day. (*Dates change so please ring to confirm

times.) 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 & Soul Groups.2nd & 4th Wed 11am-2pm Men’s Group. Socialisation and companionship. $6 for

centre based activities including a cooked lunch. Outingsare held on a regular basis. Costs may vary on these days.

3rd Wednesday 1:30-3pm Card Afternoon. Bring your cards and participate in afriendly relaxed game of 500, Canasta, Bridge, Whist (thechoice is yours!) - Cost $2 (includes afternoon supper)

4th Wed 6:30-9:30pm Men’s Discussion Group. F 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.

“Smell me”, “feel me”, “eatm e ” . H o w invit i n g ,

especially for someone living in aninstitution. These are some of thesigns in herb alley, one section of asensory garden created by StevenWells outside the Acquired BrainInjury Unit (ABI) at the RoyalTalbot Rehabilitation Centre inKew, Melbourne. At the recentmeeting of the Murray BridgeSocial Garden Group, Stevendescribed how his work as aClinical Nurse Specialist hasevolved into working 3 days a weekas a nurse, and the other 2 daysus ing his training as ahorticulturist to beautify thegrounds and develop gardeningactivities with patients.

Wanting to improve the“garden” around the ABI Unit, hestarted work on it just one hourper week within his nursing time.Management and medical staffsoon noticed that both thebehaviour and wellbeing ofpatients who spent time gardeningimproved. Those of us who lovegardening would say, “But of

course! We’ve always known thatgardening is therapy.”

From that small beginning inMarch 2003, the HorticulturalTherapy Program has emerged andnow runs throughout the year on 2days a week, with Steven workingeither one-on-one with patients orwith groups. It has been such asuccess with staff, patients andvisitors that money comes from avariety of sources for paving,feature walls, sculptures, furniture,plants, tools, hot house, pottingarea, storage shed and so on. And asupport group of volunteers helpwith everything.

Activities are tailored to suitpatients’ abilities and interests, andto improve their functioning, likeincreasing balance, dexterity,hand/limb strength, fine motorskills, spatial awareness, planningtasks, processing information,short term memory loss, increasingconcentration, and reducingagitation and stress. Patients seethe garden-related activities asnon-threatening, purposeful and

normal, something they can talkabout and show their visitors.Steven says that as succulents arevery forgiving, “and it doesn’tmatter which end of a cutting goesinto a pot of soil”, they are afavouite in the potting shed, andsell well at the site’s garden events.

“It’s a garden that has fragrance,different textures, colours, shapesand aromas. Different things fordifferent people will stimulatesenses and bring back memories”,Steven said. He designed a rainbowwall to draw people through thegarden and provide bright coloursthroughout the year.

Little surprises appear inunexpected places, thanks to theimaginative design of pathwaysand planters, and offer acontinuous sense of discovery. Onepatient makes garden sculpturesand replaces them regularly, sowhat you find in that nook willalways be a surprise. A secret,screened area with a water featureand a few butterflies is able toaccommodate a wheelchair, andprovides a spot for solitude andmeditation. Larger outdoor“rooms” have been created withseating and screening so thatfamily groups can have privacy.

Steven says the garden hascreated a sense of activity, and has

given people a real lift so theyenjoy their workplace. “I havewalked past on a number ofoccasions to witness patients andfamilies enjoying the fresh air andpleasant garden environment.Particularly on a sunny day it isgreat to see families and patientsand kids outside enjoying their daytogether”, said Jackie Prendergast,Assistant Director Of Nursing.

Steven is a past President of theHorticultural Therapy Associationof Victoria, and a sessional lecturerat the University of Melbourne forthe Community & TherapeuticHorticulture short course.

For a visual taste of this garden,see:

http://photos.connexus.net.au/sjwellsThe recent Open Garden in

Mannum featured lots of succulentsamongst the zillions of plants.Dare I hope that some of our localsmight capture Steven’s vision andwork with our Mannum healthcare providers, including theSanctuary developers? I’m sure hisparents in Murray Bridge wouldn’tmind him coming home again soonto use his expertise in Mannum.

Lyn Gross

A Sensory GardenRoyal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre in Kew, Melbourne

Issue Number 37 Mannum Mag Page 17

Jim’s Simple andYummy Chicken

Stew Recipe

This recipe makes 8 to 9 litres ofvery yummy stew. Scale it down

for a smaller quantity. It keeps well inthe freezer for about 6 months.

Why make less, when the energyrequired to make more is minimal?

Why make less, when the cleaningup to make more is the same?

Why not make more, in case yourfamily ask for a second bowl of stew?

Why not make more, when that noteaten can be frozen, to be eaten later?3 Kg chicken (drumsticks, breasts

or thighs)6 onions (large, finely chopped)6 potatoes (large, peeled, 1cm

cubes)5 carrots (medium, peeled, diced)6 celery sticks (large, 1cm pieces)10 garlic cloves (peeled and cut up)500 grams of corn kernels2 cans peeled tomatoes (squashed)1 cup shredded fresh parsley2 teaspoons white pepper corns6 crushed bay leaves6 teaspoons salt2 teaspoons ground black pepper6 tablespoons soy sauce6 cups chicken stock.1 can condensed “cream of

chicken” soup

Remove as much skin from chickenas possible.

Combine all ingredients into alarge pot and mix by hand.

Bring to “boil”, while stirring.Ensure all chicken is submerged.

Reduce heat, and simmer for about1 hour, with no lid, stirringoccasionally.

Move pot if necessary, if pot is toolarge for heating element.

Simmer until chicken comes awayfrom the bones and separates easily.

The broth will thicken over thistime, due to “reducing”, with no lidon the pot.

Turn off heat.Remove chicken and cool enough to

be handled.Remove bones, any gristle and any

remaining skin and discard.Break up the chicken by hand and

return to pot.Reheat the pot, simmer and stir for

another 10 minutes.Fill a bowl or two and enjoy.Place the pot in water in sink to

speed up cooling.When cool, scoop the stew in to

containers and freeze.Jim Baker

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Mannum Police

Reported crime hascontinued to slow

in the past month, most likelydue to the cold weather.

In the past month thefollowing has been reported toPolice.

22/5 - 26/5: TheftA scooter and a tricycle were stolenfrom a shed at the Kindergarten.

5/6: TheftA bottle of alcohol was stolen fromthe Pretoria Hotel.

13/6 - 17/6: TheftClothing was stolen from an AdelaideRoad washing line.

15/6 -16/6: Theft & Property DamageA 4 wheel drive was stolen from aproperty on Long Gully Road andwas then used to drive around two

properties at the corner of RammRoad and Belvedere Road, drivingthrough fences and gates causingdamage to the fences and gates.

19/6 - 20/6: Property DamageGraffitti has been written on themeter box at the Bowling Club inRandell Street.

23/6 - 24/6: Property DamageTwo windows and lights weresmashed and other fittings damagedin the toilet block at Haythorpereserve.

25/6: Property DamageThree windows were smashed in thetoilet block at the southern end ofMary Anne Reserve.

Assistance is sought frommembers of the community inrelation to the above matters. If

y o u h a v e a n yinformation which mayassist in the investigation pleasecontact the Mannum PoliceStation on 8569 2211 or 13144.

During the same period thefollowing arrests and reportsoccurred in this district.

Arrests and Reports

3 Drivers reported for drink driving.5 Drivers cautioned for traffic offences.4 Drivers reported for traffic offences.2 Driver reported for exceeding speed

limit.3 Vehicles defected.2 Persons arrested for fighting in a

public place.Sergeant Mick Towie

Mannum and District NHWheld the June meeting at

Mannum Senior Citizens’rooms.

Simon from the Traffic Branchaddressed the meeting.

He gave a very informativesession on the road rules andpolicing from a Traffic Officersperspective.

This included dealing withhoon driving and other offencesfor which a vehicle can beclamped, and also the methodsfor testing drivers for drugsother than alcohol.

Our next meeting is the AGM.It will be held at Aruma SkiResort Wongulla at 7:30pm onTuesday 21st July 2009.

All are welcome and a lightsupper will be provided.

Any one who would like toattend from Mannum is welcometo meet at the Leisure Centreand we will car pool for thejourney to Walker Flat.

All interested persons arewelcome to attend.

Next MeetingTuesday 21st July, 7:30 pm.

Aruma Ski ResortWongulla

All welcome,especially new members.Tea and coffee provided

after the meeting.For further information contact

Tony Eversham: 0428 856 911.

Contacting MannumPolice

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

Dean Reschke, Alan Chadwick, Gerald Chadwick, Hanley Pullar and John Banks at the 2006 re-enactment of the 1956 Flood.

Mannnum Rowing ClubThe SA Rowing Association Awards

The Mannum Rowing Clubwas well represented at the

SA Rowing Association Awardsnight on Friday 12th June

Mannum came 2nd to MurrayBridge in the CountryPremiership and 2nd to PortAdelaide by 4 points in the MaleMasters Premiership.

76 year old John Banks wonthe Individual Male MasterAward.

John BanksJohn started his Rowing career

as a 14 year old coxswain in1946.

In 1948 he began rowing inschoolboy crewed events andprogressed through the ranks infours and eights.

1956 was the year of the GreatFlood.

Some may remember in 2006the photo in the Advertiserfeaturing a Sculler and a MensFour training in the main streetof Mannum in front of thePretoria Hotel. As it turned out,John happened to be the Sculler

in that photograph.In 1958 John won the State

Senior Scull against BobBradley and was selected toRepresent SA. He had to declinedue to the fact he would havehad to pay all his own expenses,which was a lot in those days.

However, he was fortunate tobe Stroke of Mannum’sLightweight Four that wasselected to Represent SA in thePenrith Cup at the Kings CupRegatta that same year.

In 1961 he left Mannum to liveand row at Murray Bridgewhere, in 1963 again in aL i g h t we i g h t F o u r , h erepresented SA in Brisbane.

From then, John retired fromrowing due to businesscommitments.

In 2006 as part of Mannum’s1956 Flood Celebrations, Johntogether with the original crewthat featured in the 1956 floodphotograph were asked to give aDemonstration Row Past.

Due to the absence of the

coxswain (Deceased) BrianBormann was co-opted to takehis place. Brian, together withmany others, could not get overhow someone after 40 years outof a boat could jump in, take afew fixed slide strokes and takeoff as though he had never beenout of a boat.

As it so happened, MaxLindsay was doing thecommentary on the day. Whatwas said between Max and Johnafter the event remains amystery. But, whatever was said,it prompted John to come out ofretirement and start CompetitiveMasters Rowing and to this daystill continues.

Credit is due to his wife Clairefor her support. Not to be leftout, she has taken on the role asCoxswain for the last couple ofseasons, rowing with John inMixed Doubles.

He was certainly a worthyRecipient of this Award.

Brian Bormann, Club President

Issue Number 37 Mannum Mag Page 19

Up the Golden Staircase

When I was little I lovedstairways. We had two in

our big old house and I used tosit on the narrow back stairs onSunday morning and watch theadults through the bottom doorthat never quite closed. Itopened into the big kitchen andeveryone gathered there onleisurely Sunday mornings tochat and laugh. There were fourgenerations in our house frommy great grandmother through tome and the family includedaunts, uncles and cousins atvarious times. I could sit on thelanding three steps up and listensleepily to the family chatteruntil I was ready to wander outfor breakfast. It was a warm safeplace to get ready for the day.

Our whole house was alwaysfull of people. Downstairs wasfor daytime but upstairs was forday and night. My parents had atiny kitchen and living room forthemselves there and my auntand grandparents and whateverfamily were staying at the timeall slept up there as well. Therewere comings and goings andquiet conversations in the hugehall that ran the length of it. Ihad regular visitors to my bedfor bedtime stories and I oftencrept into my grandparents roomwhen thunder threatened. Myaunt and I had “adultconversations” in her bit ofliving space when I was a bitolder. The one bathroom wasthere and the hall got a bitcongested some mornings. Itried to stay out of the way tileveryone was off to work.Upstairs was a busy place.

The big front hall staircasecurved around the outside walls

up to an open landing. It was animpressive entrance hall butseldom used. I was the only oneto regularly climb the stairs,hanging on to the banister andpeering through at the activity Iwas reluctantly leaving. Becauseit was that stairway that mymother used to send me up tobed every night. She would say“Bedtime. Up the goldenstairway.” I knew there was noarguing. Sometimes I got tootired and someone would carryme up the stairs. Mostly, Iclimbed it alone, lookingforward to my warm bed. I knewthe rest would be coming laterand I wouldn’t be alone long.

Now I’m at the bottom ofanother staircase. I’ve beenroaming around in this place formy three score and ten and I cansense my Heavenly Parentgetting ready to say “Bedtime.Up the golden stairway.” I amreluctant to go. There’s a lotgoing on that I want to be in on.But I’m getting tired. Still, Ihave a lot of friends waiting forme and three generations offamily that I understand a lotbetter than I did when they werehere. We have things to catch upon, misunderstandings tostraighten out, love andfellowship to renew.

I see the younger ones lookingat me askance sometimes. Theythink I’m past it. They are rightbut not the way they think.There used to be an unkindsaying that old folks had “onefoot in the grave.”

It was wrong. We have onefoot on the staircase.

Vivian Garner

Rear: R Gassner, A Schache, M Hayes, C Hayes, L Gassner.Front: M Kluge, L Foster, C Kluge, S Kluge

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Mannum Riding ClubDressage Day

The Club held its annual Dressage Day in May. The weather was fine but coldwhich made a perfect setting for a hot cup of soup and a BBQ lunch

The day ran smoothly with full entries on the day. All horses and ridersperformed excellently with great results. Denise Frahn was the judge giving allriders a knowledgeable test to read. An excellent day was had by all.

Results.L/R Test A: M Kluge, Milo; L Foster, MillieJ/R Test A: called S Kluge, Milo; C Kluge, Millie; A Schache, Jackson

[Mirinda Tuscany]; R Gassner, Chloe; L Gassner, ChloeJ/R Test A: M Hayes, Chloe; C Hayes, BaileyJ/R Test 1: called C Kluge, MiloJ/R Test 1: S Kluge, MillieJ/R Test 1.1 A: Schache, Jackson [Mirinda Tuscany]S/R Test 1 A: Wagenknecht, Max [French Impact]; J Schache, Max [French

Impact]; H Webb, JackS/R Test 3: J Swalue, Springfield Harley; M Casey, Stelaw; H Webb, Jack;

P Noble, Oakfield PrinceS/R Test 1.1: J Swalue, Springfield Harley; P Noble, Oakfield PrinceS/R Test 1.3: E Noble, Kirkman; M Casey, Stelaw; K Hayes, CooperS/R Test 2.1: Y Kennedy, Jazail Sirhan; E Nobel, Kirkman; K Hayes, Cooper;

T Brennan, ChezS/R Test 2.3: Y Kennedy, Jazail SirhanS/R Test FEI 2: T Brennan, NickMannum Riding Club will hold their next rally on Sunday July 12th. All

horses, riders and visitors are welcome Contact Jodie Swalue 8569 3030Heather Foster

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Cooking DilemmasDilemma: I have a cast iron

char grill pan that’s a realchore to clean after cookingmeat on it, especially if themeat has been marinated, haveyou got any suggestions?

Solution: Someone after myown heart. Cast iron is myfavourite and treated the rightway, it can be non stick andendure a lifetime of cooking.

Clean by covering with agood layer of salt (so you can’tsee the bottom), then placeover medium heat. The saltwill help loosen and absorbany meat juices that havecooked onto the pan, when itlooks thick, crusty and perhapsdiscoloured, its done. Use awooden spoon (with a straightedge is ideal) to scrape out the

salt. Rinse, scrub withnon-abrasive brush and rinseagain. Rub with oil beforestoring.

To make a non stick surfaceand to season (wash new castiron cooking vessels first) fillup with oil, and place over lowheat (as low as you can) for4-6 hours, take off heat andallow to cool completely. Pour

off oil and wipe with papertowel, wait at least 48 hoursbefore using.

Cheers and happy cooking,Angie.

Send your cooking dilemmasto Angie, 39 Randell, StMannum, SA 5238 or Email:

mmcss.angroesler@internode.on.netAngie Roesler

67 Randell Street, Mannum SA 5238 Ph: 08 8569 1361 email: riverest@baonline.com.auwww.riverestates.com.au RLA 166713

CHICKENS: The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead.

Issue Number 37 Mannum Mag Page 21

Dr. Graham ParryDr. Emma BurgessDr. Cheryl Koh

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Teeth for life

An Australian AdventureVivian Garner

(Summer Begins.)

We arrived in spring and by thetime we got settled summer was

well on the way.The weather got hotter - and

hotter. The landscape got brownerand browner - so did my kids. Ilearned to go out in the morning orafter 2 pm. The main street shut upshop for lunch hour - by the hottesttime of the summer it shut up for twohours. Swimming became more andmore popular with the kids - byschool holidays, after Christmas, theoldest four had had lessons in schooland were off wearing their‘swimmers’ to the local Olympic sized

pool. They were there every day,wearing their hats, sitting in theshade, drinking from their waterbottles. Daphne had heat sicknessonce but she went into Harris’ withJeannie, and Pat had her under thefan and damp towels quick smart - shenever did it again. I’m not sure whichshe feared most - getting sick or the‘rubbishing’ she would take from herfriends. Amazing what peer pressurecan do.

Summer was delightful. When thekids weren’t swimming they were offcatching yabbies in the local creekwith friends. Strenuous activitieswere limited to cool times of the day

and I learned to get up early and getthe gardening, shopping, washing,whatever over. By 11 everyone waslooking for shelter. By 2 the kidswere restless and by 3 they were off tothe pool and the street was bustlingwith neighbours doing yard work,veggie gardening and housemaintenance.

Edgar’s hunting mate, Rex, wasdetermined we were going to have agood Christmas so he went off andfound us a proper Christmas tree. Rexwanted us to have one like he saw onChristmas cards. It was so big he hadto trim it to get it into the house andeven then it hit the 10-foot ceiling.

My grandfather used to put up agiant every year that he found and cuthimself. The whole family wouldgather putting their presents underit, but since we had been marriedwe’d settled for something a bit morepractical. Rex didn’t want us to behome sick. That big tree and knowinghow hard he’d worked to make us feelat home did the trick.

I did have a bit of trouble withChristmas carols. Sitting at theschool concert in 40E C heat singing“Jingle Bells” felt unreal, especiallyas we sang “dashing through thesnow”.

To be continued

Roller DiscoA Great Night Out

Iwant to tell parents about how great RollerDisco is at the Leisure Centre.DJ Simmo is back and putting on a great

night for the kids each fortnight. I took mygirl recently and stuck around for the twohours to see for myself what it was like.

The kids had great fun and wereentertained with games and challenged in thedress up competition. The atmosphere wasfriendly and fun loving and the kids enjoyed

the independence of a few hours out at nightwithout their guardians. They were wellcared for by the staff and a great group ofolder kids.

I really recommend, if you could use a bitof time kid-free and would like to encourageyour kids to have good healthy exercise andindependence, that you consider this greatcommunity activity.

Jessica Clark

Page 22 Mannum Mag Issue Number 37

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Angie’s Cooking Tips

Making food purchased last as long aspossible before it spoils is getting value for

your dollar, so this month a few tips for storingfood. Hope it helps.

Let’s start at the beginning. When purchasingcold, fresh or frozen food, make it the last thing inthe trolley before the checkout. Taking cooler bagsor a small esky for the back seat or boot to providegood storage for the trip home, and transferringto the fridge or freezer ASAP after purchasing, areimportant steps towards getting ‘bang for yourbuck’, and for keeping food safe as well.

Rewrap fresh meat or fish with fresh wrapping,place in a zip lock bag or an air tight container tohelp prevent freezer burn. The supermarketwrapping is designed to allow oxygen in to keepthe food colour looking bright. Air is the enemy instoring food!

A few tips on what not to freeze (it’s probablyshorter). Vegetables with a high water content,like cucumber and lettuce, because water expandswhen frozen and destroys the structure of the cells,so when thawed it will be a mushy texture, notdesirable at all.

Sugar breaks down during the freezing processso jam would become runny. Dairy products as arule are not suited to freezing, although I have hadsome success with thawing milk in the fridge (as allfrozen food should be thawed).

This Apple and Sultana Cake recipe will storewell in an air tight container for 4 days, if it laststhat long.

2 apples, finely chopped1 cup sultanas½ tsp bicarbonate of soda1 cup of boiling water185g butter1 cup castor sugar1 egg2 cups sifted plain flour

Grease well and line the bottom and sides of a23cm slab pan. Preheat oven to 135°C. Combineapples, sultanas, soda and water in a bowl, coverand cool. Cream butter and sugar in a bowl withelectric mixer until light and fluffy, beat in egg.Stir in the flour and apple mixture. Pour intoprepared pan. Bake 1 to 1¼ hours. Cool beforeturning out.

Happy cooking. Cheers Angie.

Issue Number 37 Mannum Mag Page 23

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Mining Town Pianist

The broken hill was a mans’ place,a harsh space, a graceless place.A grey slag dump slumped behindthe yellow house, a mountain of rock,crushed and discarded, crushed and discarded.And when the north wind swirledand rolled the red dust into town,the red dust from the fragile soilsof Western Land Leases,the grey slag spat and menacedthe little house. She played as thoughher heart bled the red earth …the red earth, eroded,dumped against her fence,spat over the top,smothered a pathside patchof mignonette and wallflowers,perfumes in exile.Her liquid notes enfoldedand nurtured her young family,created a place not ravaged and plundered,scarred and disembowelled.Her fingers flew across the keys,Rakmaninof and Tchaikovsky held back the rolling menace.Her fingers flew as deftly as a swallow,conquering distance to alightin far off lands of cool, green summers.But she stayed, playing lovely dreamsat bedtime. “Play some more, Mummy,play ‘Rustle of Spring’.Play ‘Moonlight Sonata’!”She stayed, a housewife, dusting away the red dirt,woodstove cooking, sooty copper washing.She conquered the stony yardand created a patch of spring,a lattice of leaves against the harsh white summers.She shut out the pub brawls with roses and plum blossomand organised singalongs around her piano,and picnics in the redgum creeks.Her butterflies wore little girl dresseswith flaring skirts, and straw hatsand white gloves on Sundays.When the mans’ town tried to harden her,she played like a concert pianist -Beethoven, Debussy, Mozart and Rimsky Korsakov -and the harsh light fell more softly through chintz curtainsand the crows cawed with more sorrow than before,as the world passed her by.

Jacqui Merckenschlager

Waters of StoneArcoona Creek: Gammon Ranges S.A.

I’m seated midstream on the stump of a rivergum,grey as its memory of youth and the prime,pinned and secured by the butt of a noble son,freed from life’s trappings and ageless as time.

Stretching ahead, curving left in the distance,headstrong and headlong it storms past my feet;boiling with anger yet quiet as a monastery,Arcoona Creek dumping all on its beat.

Gone without trace is the blood it spilled generously,shunting this wreckage now marking its course;smooth-tumbled quartzites of infinite contours,the careless reminders of infinite force.

Max Merckenschlager

Trees

Trees are marvellous things,They don’t mind the rain.After the drought in summerThey shoot right up again.In summer sun or winter rain,I’ve never heard a tree complain.

I like it when its balmy,But 40 is too hot.I like the green in winter,But the frost — I’d rather not.Summer is hot and dusty,Winter is cold and wet.The rain makes things go rusty,And the hot sun makes me fret.

I wonder if the worlds at fault,Or is it only me?If there is another life,Can I come back as a tree?

Vivian Garner

I Think That I Shall Never See . . .

A New Challenge

Apart from the obvious use of a wordprocessor to“process” words it can be used to add another

dimension to poetry.The challenge is to add a physical structure to a poem so

that when it is printed the shape of the poem illustrates thetext.

Here are two examples to get you started.A word of warning: Use tabs not spaces to align sections

of the poem. A space does not have a fixed width. Whenthe work is printed it may not appear as you intended.

Editor.

Aboy

ate cakefrom dawn

to dusk. He grewnot tall, but wide. His

tummy swelled up fit to bust.To the limit stretched his hide.

Then one day he left the ground.He floated clear away. He wasnever seen again. What more

can one say? There is amoral to this tale about

your daily bread. Afeast of yeast may

make you riseand not the

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Fortime tothink anddream alone,I wanderedoff all onmy own.I wentwalkingby the sea.A vision thereappeared to me.Betty Bloggswas sittingdown. Herback right–angled tothe ground.Her long and lovely, lithesome legs were stretched across the beach.But this alluring vision was a mirage, out of reach. K

GB

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Care to Sing Along?

You cannot have missed it! Michael Jackson has died.He didn’t appeal to me. Predating the Baby Boomers,

much of their music didn’t appeal to me either.However, the artists of the 60's might be on to something.

Some of them are revising their hits with new lyrics toaccommodate the ageing Baby Boomers. Mind you, theBeatles were way ahead, looking forward to being 64.

EditorThe new numbers include:

Herman’s Hermits: Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Walker.Ringo Starr: I Get By With a Little Help From Depends.The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Hip.Johnny Nash: I Can’t See Clearly Now.Paul Simon: Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver.The Commodores: Once, Twice, Three Times to the Bathroom.Leo Sayer: You Make Me Feel Like Napping.Abba: Denture Queen.Tony Orlando: Knock 3 Times On The Ceiling If You Hear Me Fall.Helen Reddy: I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore.Leslie Gore: It’s My Procedure, and I’ll Cry If I Want To.Willie Nelson: On the Commode Again.

Issue Number 37 Mannum Mag Page 25

Illumina By The Sea

Part of the Vision Statement ofthe Ilumina SA Women’s Choir,

which was established in Adelaide in2008 with Rosemary Nairn OAM asMusical Director, is to ‘sing in anatmosphere of friendship, developingexcellent choral skills across a broadcross-section of music styles’.

On a recent Sunday afternoon Ihad the pleasure to listen to theirIllumina By The Sea program at StAndrews By The Sea Church in JettyRoad, Glenelg. With three guestartists, the afternoon was filled withbeautiful music and voices, whichcaptured the audience, especially me.

The afternoon began with afour-part arrangement of AdvanceAustralia Fair, and concluded with arousing Funiculi Funicula, in whichmany of the audience joined. Otherpieces included a haunting renditionof Hallelujah, made popular by theChoir of Hard Knocks, Misty,Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel,Musica Dei and Anything Goes.Several of their pieces were sung acappella, and all without music - anamazing achievement, especiallywhen many were arranged in fourparts.

The three guest artists were flautistTamra Renton, harpist Peri Gol,

and tenor David Gauci. Tamra is atalented musician who not only playsthe flute, trombone, saxophone andpiano, but also sings and composes.Two of her pieces were Gavotte andWhen the Saints Go Marching In.The harpist Peri Gol plays a Celticharp in an orchestra of seven harps,and two of her pieces were thebeautiful Serenade to Spring andPachelbel’s Canon. Her harp, whichis quite different from an orchestralharp, was left to her by hergrandfather. David Gauci was a firmfavourite for the afternoon,entertaining us all with a mixture ofclassical and modern numbers. Twopieces I particularly enjoyed wereMusic of the Night from Phantom ofthe Opera, and Anyone Can Whistleby Stephen Sondheim.

For me, this was an amazingafternoon, especially as I heard aboutit only the evening before. Abeautiful church with no spare seats;a happy, smiling choir who conveyedtheir joy of singing to their audience;and three guest artists who sharedtheir talents and joy of music with usall. It was truly an afternoon toremember.

Sue Hoffman

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Under The ToadstoolThe Chaos of Household Rearrangement

Habitually, it’s later ratherthan sooner that I recall the

sequence of events sparkingp r e v i o u s h o u s e h o l dreorganizations. Usually, thememories come as I survey thepiles of books and possessionsin the self-created chaos; so,generally speaking, it is muchtoo late to cancel the project.They, the memories, are theusual mix, like “Oh that waswhen I found such and suchagain,” or “I wonder how soand so is?” or “I haven’t seenthose things since I lastrearranged the lounge room.”

This time my trigger was thesmeary, dreary state of thewindows. Midwinter is agloomy time anyway, but howcan something which appears tobe a relatively small projectsuddenly get so out of hand?How could I have forgottenhow sparkling clean windowsshow up dusty window sills,highlight cobweb- festoonedcurtains, spotlighting stacks ofbooks and tired-looking

furnishings?Suddenly, the living

areas are filled with things:heaps of cushions, drapes,curtains, rugs and furniture.Everything is in transit, and onits way to somewhere else!Lamps sit dimly waiting to becleaned; and what do I do withall those half burned dustycandles? Somehow they alwaysmanage to look tacky! Bottlesof wine I didn’t remember Ihad, are all appropriatelycovered in the dignifying dustof age (well that is how Irespect them), awaiting mydecisions on their respectivefutures.

Some lost things thankfullyare recovered, like placematsand the broken banjo mandolin,but there is a big risk of losingthings all over again too! Thankgoodness that my vacuumcleaner is bright RED and Ihappen to live under a redtoadstool!

Elf

Property ManagerNew Elders Team Member

We welcome Melissa Musterto the Elders Mannum

team as our new PropertyManager.

Mel issa i s a p rovenprofessional in PropertyManagement, having been theleading Property Manager at herprevious employment and afinalist in the Real Estate ofSouth Australia Awards forexcellence for two yearsrunning.

Melissa has completed herCertificate Course in PropertyManagement, CommercialLeasing Level I and II, and has aCertificate IV in Property. Withher experience, enthusiasm anddedication to the job you can beassured that your property willbe managed with the utmostprofessionalism.

Property Management is nolonger just about collecting therent. There are many laws whichrelate to managing an investmentproperty which vary from stateto state. Laws are there toprotect both landlords andtenants, therefore a thoroughknowledge and understanding ofthese laws is paramount toprotect all parties.

We at Elders Real EstateMannum highly recommend tocurrent and potential investorsthat they employ the services ofa qualified and experiencedProperty Manager to managetheir rental property. Ourprofessionally trained andexperienced Property Manager,Melissa Muster, will provideyou with a comprehensivemanagement service. Melissa isa experienced Property Managerwho will pay attention to thefiner details and continuallystrive to maximise the return onyour investment property.

Give Melissa a call for aconfidential chat on 8569 1003.

Elders Mannum Team

ChippyChatter

On Wednesday 10th June, at theMannum Club, CHIPS hosted

the 28th Friendship Lunch for ourclients and volunteers. Our ‘Blue’theme was a great success, with manyguests stepping out in a variety ofblue clothing that they managed to“beg, borrow or steal” or find intheir cupboards. The effort wasreally appreciated and certainlymade the day. Despite the coldweather, it was wonderful to see over100 people enjoy the spectacularentertainment and meal.

On arrival everyone was given alucky ticket in the prize draw heldlater. A Quiz, with 18 questionsbased on the Blue theme, wasconducted. This was fun to compileand it really got the think tanksworking.

Entertainment was provided byDarrel Ridley and Joy Bishop. Thesix costume changes were expertlycarried out and the song and danceroutines kept our toes tapping for anhour. Most of us knew the words tothe songs we participated in andDarrel ‘Lost His Trousers’ in thefinal amusing little skit. Songrequests for the rest of the afternoonwere taken by Barry Martin from5MU - Stranded on Vinyl, a happycoincidence to be there on the rightday.

The lovely two course meal wascatered for by the Club, whichprovided a variety of main courses tosuit all tastes. The service providedby the friendly staff was fantastic, aswas the table decoration in the ‘Blue’theme. Thank you to all concerned.

The afternoon ended on a happynote with clients and volunteers wellentertained and sated, a fun time washad by all.

Do you enjoy driving? CHIPS isalways looking for volunteers to joinour National Award winningprogram. We have a shortage ofvolunteer drivers. All volunteersundergo a police check, and once thishas been approved, we can includeyou as part of our team. Volunteersare reimbursed for ‘out of pocket’expenses. So if you are at allinterested in giving a little timeplease come in and talk to us at 39Randell Street or phone 8569 2129,Monday to Friday 10.00 am to4.00 pm, except public holidays.

Marion Wilson, Coordinator

Jim’s Quick “n” Easy Dumpling RecipeDrop-in Morsels

Ingredients:

2 cups of plain white flour4 teaspoons baking powder

(bi-carbonate of soda)1 teaspoon salt4 tablespoons soft margarine

or soft butter1 cup of milk (or more)

Method:

1. Combine flour, bakingpowder, and salt in a bowl.

2. Evenly mix in soft butter orsoft margarine that hasbeen kept at roomtemperature.

3. Stir milk gently into theflour mixture with a largewooden (or plastic) spoonand adjust the amounts tomake sure that you havemoist dough.

4. Make sure your soup orstew is on a gentle simmer,and steaming.

5. Shape the dough into balls.Teaspoon quantities forsmall dumplings, or forlarger dumplings usetablespoon quantities. Theywill puff up as they cook.

6. Drop the dumpling ballsonto the liquid. Do notintentionally submergethem. Cover the pot with alid so that the dumplingscan steam.

7. Check your dumplings after10 minutes. Use a knife tocut a slit in one dumplingto check inside. Cook untildumplings are no longerraw in the middle.

8. You are now ready to serveyour stew or soup withtender dumplings. Ladleinto serving bowls,including a dumpling ortwo per bowl.

Jim Baker

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Mannum Leisure CentreNew Contact Details

From 29th June the new contact details will be:

Phone: 8569 0185Email: mannumleisure@mid-murray.sa.gov.au

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AnnouncementsMURRAY BRIDGE

COUNTRY MUSIC CLUBProudly presents Krystal Collins & Cutloose, Sunday July

26th, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, Imperial Football Club. Members$5.00, non-members $7.00. Lunch available. Trading Table,Raffle, Dancing. All welcome. Contact Brian 8535 4317.

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2009 Community CalendarJuly

Market/Trash ‘n TreasureMannum Showgrounds

Date: Sunday 5thTime: 9:00am – 2:00pmCost: Free AdmissionContact: Irene Lovell 8569 2541.

Sites AvailableHistoric Murray River PaddleSteamer Cruise on PS Marion

Date: 6th-10thContact: Jenny Callander, Mannum

Dock Museum 8569 2733Mannum Agricultural Society AGMSchache Hall, Mannum Showground

Date: Wednesday 15thTime: 7:30pmContact: Geoff Skein 8569 2385

AugustMarket /Trash ‘n Treasure

Mannum ShowgroundsDate: Sunday 2ndTime: 9:00am--2:00pmCost: Free AdmissionContact: Irene Lovell 8569 2541.

Sites AvailableSALA

(South Australian Living Arts Festival)Arnold Gallery will be showcasingriver-related photographs from localphotographers during the Festival.Date: 7th-23rd

Mon–Fri: 9am–5pmSat & Sun: 10am–4pm

Contact: Jenny Callander, MannumDock Museum 8569 2733

Weekly Passenger Service Mannum to Murray BridgeFor information or bookings: Jim & Beryl Brandle, PO Box 59, Swan Reach SA 5354Phone: 8570 2093, Mobile: 0429 702 093, Fax 8570 2071

Every Thursday: Mannum Information Centre ø Pine Park Murray BridgeDepart Arrive Depart Return

Mannum 10.00am Murray Bridge 10.45am Murray Bridge 2.30pm Mannum 3.10pm1st and 3rd Tuesday: Mannum Information Centre ø Pine Park Murray Bridge

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

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.

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subscriptions are nowavailable to past Mannumresidents and others whowould like to readMannum Mag.

This will cost $20 perannum to cover postageand handling.

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2009 PUBLICATION DEADLINESFriday (12 noon) For Publication in

July 24 August Issue 38August 21 September Issue 39September 25 October Issue 40

Email: editor.mannummag@baonline.com.auTelephone: 85692295 (Elf), 85698112 (Denise)Drop in to: 39 Randell Street, Mannum SA 5238

(a mailbox kindly provided by MMCSS/CHIPS)Email facilities provided by Broadband Anywhere

MMCSS CalendarMid Murray Community Support Services

Pop in between 10 am - 4 pm at 39Randell St Mannum. Ph: 85692129.

Weekly ProgrammeContact MMCSS for details.

Registering for courses & programsis essential

MondayArt Classes with Evelyn. 12 noon-3 pm.MYOB. On demand, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm.

TuesdayStarting Out on Your Computer.

Start 7/7/09, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm.Belly Dancing at the MannumCommunity Club, 5:00 pm-6:00 pm.

WednesdayGetting the Most Out of Your Computer.

Start 8/7/09, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm.Getting the Most Out of the Internet. Ondemand, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm.Digital Story Telling. On demand, 9:00am-12 noon.

ThursdayKnit-In Group. 1:00 pm-3:30 pm.Community Art. 10:00 am-4:00 pm.

FridayCooking with Native Ingredients.Adult Literacy and Numeracy. Ondemand.

Special EventsJuly7th Men's Breakfast, 39 Randell StMannum, 9.00am-11.00am. Bookingsessential.31st Accredited St. Johns SeniorFirst Aid Course at Mannum Day CareCentre. Bookings essential.

Mannum School Community Library

School Term Times School HolidaysMon, 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

Mannum Leisure CentreMonday

6:00-8:00 pm Spin Bike and BoxingCircuit Ladies

Tuesday10:00-11:00 am Tai Chi (advanced)11:00-12 noon Tai Chi (beginners)3:30-5:30 pm Junior Basketball6:00-7:00 pm Spin Bike Classes6:15-7:15 pm J u n i o r N a t i o n a l

Karate7:00-10:00 pm M i x e d S q u a s h

Competition7:30-8:45 pm S e n i o r N a t i o n a l

KarateWednesday

10:00-12 noon Carpet Bowls12:30-4:30 pm Card Games5.45- 6.30pm Pilates6:30-7:30 pm KickboxerciseSee note below Soccer

Thursday9:30-10:30 am Mannum Movers -

gentle exercise class6:30-7:30 pm Men’s Boxing CircuitSee note below SoccerNote: Junior and Senior Soccer

Wedneday & Thursday eveningsplease contact Centre for times.

Friday10:00 am-10:00 pm

Seniors & Friends Cards & GamesSaturday

9:00-11:00 am-Gym-squashSquash courts, gym, and cardio room

are available during opening hours.Opening Hours

MorningsMon, 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 the

end of the sporting program or activity.Stadium and Clubroom available for

hire for functions on weekends.Further information: 8569 2534

Pam Cutjar, Centre Manager

Mannum MagChairperson: Geoff Skein 8569 2385Editor: Keith Baldwin 8569 7304 editor.mannummag@baonline.com.auContributing Editors:

Elfrieda Wallent 8569 2295Photographer:

Jessica Clark 0488 153 491Secretary: Carol Greening 8569 1609Accounts: Denise Davis 8569 8112

Clash CalendarIf your Group, Committee or Club has

regular meetings leave the details atthe CHIPS Office or e-maileditor.mannummag@baonline.com.au

Monthly1st Monday

9:45am Combined Probus, MannumClub

1st Tuesday7:30pm Show Committee, Showground

1st Wednesday2:00pm Mannum Mag Committee,Showground. Ph. 8569 2385

2nd Wednesday9:00am Shared Stitches of MannumQuilting Group. Ph. 8569 1035

3rd Tuesdaypm Palmer Card Day, Lutheran HallPalmer. Ph. 8532 22557:30pm Neighbourhood Watch,Senior Citizens Centre

3rd Thursday11:00am RSL, Mannum CommunityClub

4th Thursday(For this month it will be 30th July)

7:30pm Progress Association, MannumCommunity College Staff room. Allwelcome.

Last Monday1:30pm Hospital Auxiliary, MeetingRoom, Esmerelda Street

WeeklyMonday, Wednesday & Friday

10:00–3:00 The Hall, 5 GreeningStreet, Mannum. Ph. 8569 1643

Monday3:00pm Mannum Town Choir, UnitingChurch hall. Ph. 8569 2295

Tuesday & Friday8:30am Walkie Talkies, Lions Den, ShowGround

OtherAlternate Fridays

1:30pm Senior Citizens Club, SeniorCit. Rooms (Rear of Leisure Centre). Ph.85692795