Good morning to you all,

A few mistakes last week, wouldn’t be age, must be the weather! Thanks for your help Ray.

This weather is becoming a problem, just haven’t worked out how to turn it into an opportunity. Lots of good things happening in the coming weeks, and if I’ve left you out, send me a very stern email!

We have, this coming Thursday evening at the Ivanhoe school, a School Dinner and Movies featuring “Red Dog”, great movie and a really great evening for you travellers. Skip over to Broken Hill then for the Annual “Broken Heel Festival” over 3 days, 8-9-10^th. Of course there’s enough to see in “The Hill” to fill in a fortnight, Markets, Galleries, Silverton, RFDS Base, Visitors Info. Centre, and so on.

If you’re near Balranald, check out the Tree Climbing Challenge, it’s on 11^th to 13^th., and you can’t leave then because the “Five Rivers Outback Festival” takes over from the 13^th to 15^th. Top little town Balranald, and heaps to keep you occupied, thanks Kathy.

If you can make it up to Menindee, you’ll have a feast of good football, with the Rugby League Knockout Carnival on the 16^th. and if you can get there a day or two early, then “Menindee on Show” happens at 6 PM on the 14^th. a really enjoyable night for you all, music dancing and capped off with a barbie.

Depending on where this leaves you, your next stop is Ivanhoe, as I said last week, drop your van with Wendy, and get an early start down to “The Kilfera Field Day”. A family day out just south of Ivanhoe. Back in to Ivanhoe that evening, counter tea at The Pub and live music as well. All ready for 2 fun packed days in the little town. You see there’s the “Ivanhoe Gymkhana and Rodeo”.

Gymkhana events start at 8 AM each morning, and the actual Rodeo kicks off at 12 noon sharp on the Saturday. Food and refreshments, stalls and entertainment all day both days, live music on Saturday night. You’ll need a week to get over those 3 days, fair dinkum.

Anyway, if you’re too far south to make it, best you have a day at the “Riverina Truck Show and Kids Convoy” it’s on the 23^rd. all afternoon down at Wagga Wagga. Call at the V.I.C. and the lovely girls will do the rest for you.

We’re running out of September, so looking ahead. We have “Creative Writing” happening in Ivanhoe on the 12^th. October, more on that later. And Races at “Little Randwick” on the 4^th. November in Balranald, Thanks again Kathy.

Hope that’s a half good round up for you all. Enjoy the week, Tell any stranger you see I said hullo, and have fun.  Cheers  Bill Elliott.  WCTA.

 

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