2016
Atkins to compete in world championships
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Champion Tongala clay target shooter Steve Atkins has won another Australian selection to compete at the World Clay Bird Shooting Championships in Ireland in July.
At last week’s Australian Championships at Wagga, Atkins was third overall in the high gun event for best aggregate score.
‘‘I was aiming to win the Australian title, which I wasn’t good enough to do this time round, but if you shoot consistently enough over all the events that’s when you get in the teams,’’ Atkins said.
He has represented his country in the world championships five times previously, including at the same venue as this year’s title — Banagher — where he finished 10th.
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David’s rare honour
It is a rare honour to receive a 75-year Masonic jewel.
Stanhope’s David Bell now has two.
History was made recently when Mr Bell received his membership award to the Kyabram Mark Masonic Lodge, making him the first Victorian to hold two 75-year jewels.
Surrounded by family, friends and masons at Kyabram Masonic Centre, Worship Brother Post Grand Sword-bearer Ian Campbell presented Mr Bell the 75-year jewel on behalf of the Victorian Mark Master Masons Grand Master.
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Winning feeling
It wasn’t pretty and there is a lot of improvement to be made, but Kyabram made a positive start to the new GVFL season on Sunday at Kyabram.
In the wash-up, the Bombers were simply too big and strong for a brave Tatura side that lacked nothing in endeavour but didn’t have the forward or physical power to seriously challenge the home team.
The final winning margin was 48 points and that was about the difference between the sides, although Kyabram missed chances to swell that margin considerably.
Kayne Pettifer kicked 1.4 in the first quarter, and it took new Kyabram coach Paul Newman, who started on the bench, to come on to the ground and take a couple of characteristic grabs to get the Bombers moving on the scoreboard.
1996
Judy’s golden cries
Shire of Campaspe Town Crier Judy Campbell of Tongala has once again shown her skill in the art of town crying by coming second in the Clunes Gold Rush Festival town criers competition.
Judy’s cry included greetings from the Shire of Campaspe and congratulations to the people of Clunes for the discovery of gold many years ago and their festival.
Judy’s score was admirable, finishing four marks short of first place-getter Don Latimer of Barkers Creek in Melbourne.
Judy has been practising her voice projection and tones with Paul Tolton from the Murray River Performing Group, which she hopes has improved her cries.
In preparation for the world championships, which will be held in Canada in 1997, Judy will participate in the Australian championships in Moree in May.
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Music virtuoso excels at tackling left field
Stanhope’s Roslyn Benn does not have long fingers.
She readily admits to this fact. But whoever said a pianist needed to have lengthy fingers to be talented?
What Roslyn Benn can boast is a recent nomination for VCE excellence for her music CAT solo, which she completed last year at Kyabram Secondary College.
As a result, Roslyn was invited this year to participate in a concert staged at the ABC Centre at Southbank, Melbourne.
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Jack Stone Medal shared again
Tatura all-rounder Peter Watt has claimed his third Jack Stone Medal after deadheating for the second successive season in the award.
Watt and Kyabram skipper Brad Mueller shared local cricket’s highest individual honour when votes were counted at the KDCA’S annual presentation evening at the Kyabram Club last Sunday night.
Mueller was trailing Watt by six votes with only one vote card left to be counted, but gained the maximum six votes to tie the award with Watt.
Both finished with 16 votes.
1976
School centenary a day to remember
The official celebration of the centenary of Girgarre East Primary School Number 1732 was held with perfect weather conditions and with 430 visitors, past pupils and residents signing the visitors’ book, which will become a keepsake for the school records.
The school surrounds were the perfect setting for the reunion of former scholars, teachers (past and present), friends (both old and new) and for family get-togethers.
The barbecue luncheon was a highlight of the informal section of the program.
Mr Lyndsay Conley, president of the centenary committee, welcomed special guests and friends.
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National title for Ky gem enthusiast
A Kyabram man won an Australian title in the National Gemstone Championships held at Gunnedah, central NSW, over Easter.
Mr George Robinson of Kyabram won a gold medallion in the ‘Showcase’ section of the titles.
The section is for an exhibit of a maximum 50 pieces of gemstone and jewellery in the one case.
It was Mr Robinson’s first major win in the titles.
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Arthur Knee wins rare treble
When Arthur Knee won the final of the Harold Pogue Memorial 100 up Handicap last week he became the first Tatura member to win the club championship and this event in the one season; then, to cap everything, he won the club’s first ever two bowls championship on Saturday.
Arthur, conceding his opponent Stan King 18 points in the Memorial final, began well, wiping off his deficit after six ends.
Stan fought hard, but Arthur, maintaining his standard of consistency, won well by 22 points after 20 ends had been played.