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There has been some confusion over when it is being held, but new Kyabram Show president Harry Lloyd says if you don’t turn up on Saturday, October 17 you’ll miss it.
Preparations are well in hand for the staging of the 99th version of iconic event.
Harry says it will be well worth your presence.
Dinner sells out
The dinner to celebrate Kyabram’s 150th anniversary is a sell-out.
Organiser Peter Nelson said close to 170 people had been locked in to attend the function on October 14 at the Kyabram Club.
‘‘We have had great response and thanks to all those people who have supported the function,’’ Peter said.
Wet weekend welcomed
It’s been a dry end to September and a wet start to October.
Up to September 30 no rain had been recorded at the Kyabram weather station since September 6.
But this mini dry spell ended at the weekend, with Kyabram receiving 29.6mm recorded over three days from Friday to Sunday.
Croppers have declared the rain a godsend, with the downpours ideal to help fill out grain heads ready for harvest.
Bruised pear
Things obviously went pear-shaped in what is believed to have been a failed attempt to steal Percy The Pair at a former orchard on Channel Rd, Shepparton.
The iconic 50-year-old landmark was found on its side, and a closer inspection discovered that the metal poles holding it up had been cut with a grinder.
It is believed someone was trying to steal the attraction when they were disturbed. Percy received some bad bruising in his fall.
Property developer Goldfields had asked Emerald Bank to restore Percy so he can be preserved for future generations to see, and a lot of people are hoping this will happen.
But for the time being, Percy has been safely locked away in storage.
Backing for second crossing
Nationals state election candidate Shane Sali has a second bridge over the Goulburn River as a priority for the district’s future.
Sali believes an alternative floodproof route would avoid major diversions during flooding periods and reduce the amount of heavy vehicles passing through Shepparton and Mooroopna.
Brazen behaviour
Cheekiness at its best.
A man sitting in a car at the rear of a Shepparton Hotel was approached by a woman. When he wound down the window the woman allegedly helped herself to the keys in the ignition.
She left on foot but allegedly returned later and drove off in the same car.
A 44-year-old Shepparton woman was interviewed by Shepparton police and inquiries are continuing.
Tractor accident
A tractor accident at Mooropna North on Saturday, September 26 resulted in a woman being airlifted to a Melbourne hospital.
The woman was driving a slasher on a McKenzie Rd property when she alighted from the tractor and was run over by it.
She was flown to hospital in a critical condition but by Monday of last week was in a stable condition.
Lake to reopen
Greens Lake at Corop will reopen on Thursday, October 8 after being closed for two days.
The closure was while Goulburn-Murray Water carried out ground maintenance and weed spraying as part of its fire prevention program.
Doctors moving in
A new medical grouping of existing local doctors has been selected to take over the lease of the Deniliquin Centre.
Rivergum Rural Health has been offered the lease by Edward River Council.
Familiar faces keep roles
Over the Murray River the status quo has been maintained with council mayoral appointments.
In the Murray River Council, Mayor John Harvie and Deputy Mayor Neil Gorey will continue their roles, although the vote was not unanimous.
In the Edward River Council, Ashley Hall and Kellie Crossley will remain mayor and deputy mayor, respectively.
Retirement not on his radar
Echuca’s Raymond Armstrong has been working with the railways for 50 years.
Driving trains and tutoring new drivers has been a prominent part of his half century of service to V-Line.
Known as Radar, Raymond is still driving trains and continues to do so. He is currently working in the new Shepparton rail depot and retirement is not on his radar at the moment.
Damaged buildings to be demolished
The remains of Deniliquin’s High School are being removed.
Demolition of the school, much of it razed by fire last November, will go ahead following a insurance assessment.
An architect is to be hired to develop a design for the rebuild.
Square dinkum
G’day.
I have a mate who is a really bad golfer and recently, after a particularly bad round, he said, ‘‘I’ve decided that golf balls are like eggs — they are both white, both are sold by the dozen, and a week after purchasing them you have to go out and buy more.’’
Hooroo!