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SPRING IS sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where all the man-made global warming is?! In case you haven’t heard or observed, this past August has been the coldest in over 64 years and many parts of the state of NSW have recorded their coldest days ever on record according to, not just nutty JB, but the Weatherzone.com.au meteorogists. Sydney’s average temperature was a chilly 12.7 degrees C the lowest since World War 2 with record low temperatures at Parramatta, Homebush and surrounding areas. Even Rupert Murdoch’s Daily Telegraph commented on Monday that “Sydney’s global warming sceptics have a new bit of ammunition”. BACK HOME again after a few hectic days away in London catching up with my twin brother Dr Peter A Booth and his beautiful wife Margaret who were wed in St Philip’s Church Eastwood many moons ago and their lovely daughters Bregitta and Amber and their families before going to Vienna for the World Conference of the International Scout and Guide Fellowship. Returned just in time to go to the last home game of our beloved Tigers at Leichhardt Oval Friday night and to the Ryde Christian Heritage and Hope Forum in Ryde Civic Hall Saturday morning and Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers win at Leichhardt Oval Saturday arvo. * * * COUNCIL ELECTIONEERING is now in full blast and we should see some interesting results Saturday week. Meantime I hope to see some of you at our Meet the Candidates Forums listed elsewhere in this week’s TWT. * * * RYDE CHRISTIAN Heritage and Hope Forum in Ryde Civic Hall was an interesting and inspiring experience Saturday and we will bring you more about that next week. Winner of the Ryde Christian Heritage Art Competition was announced and presentation made by Ryde City Mayor Clr Ivan Petch and Clr Vic Tagg to Boronia Park Public School represented by teacher Mrs Lesley Carbert and students Eleanor Timbrell, Claire Marrazza and India Turner. Congratulations all. * * * TWT GRANNY Smith Festival Queen Quest 2008 is launched this week with fabulous prizes for the winner of a Holiday for two to New Caledonia courtesy Lydia Scuglia of Harvey World Travel Eastwood and $900 prize from June Dally-Watkins plus many other valuable gifts and prizes. See details and entry form Page 11. * * * DAWN FRASER our Balmain Olympic icon heads this week’s Birthday Honours List splashing out tomorrow Thursday with another record touch while Narelle Ober celebrates Friday. Saturday is a busy day with Bob Hill of Epping celebrating at the Addington working bee at historic “Addington” (see page 18) with Ryde St George’s Guild members preparing the house for Sunday September 21 official launch of the Scout, Guide and Guilds Museum by Wendy Baden-Powell granddaughter of Lord Robert Baden-Powell founder of the Scout and Guide movement. Lyn Clark-Duff of accounting fame and treasurer of Ryde Business Forum also counts her blessings Saturday as does Leonie Gardner better half of Keith Gardner and Betty Hankes-Drielsma plus Ka King Ng of Eastwood. Also Saturday Peter and Margaret Cooper celebrate 50 years of wedded bliss while Frank and Caterina Olivieri also celebrate their happy union. Robyn Burton Boyd one of my Surfers Paradise God daughters and daughter of Joan Edmonds Burton formerly of Ryde and Len Burton blows out the candles Sunday same day as former Ryde Alderman and Councillor Andy Johnston who is still well looked after by his better half Maureen. Tuesday is the turn of Ron Masman of West Ryde and his son Gary Masman while in faraway beautiful Denmark Kiss Messmann better half of Erik Messmann will blow out the candles on her birthday cake with our best wishes from all her friends and Guildbrothers in the St George’s Guilds in Australia. Happy daze all. * * * BUMPER STICKER: Behind Every Successful Man is an EXHAUSTED Woman! * * * Keep
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