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KUNG HEI FAT CHOY is the Chinese way of saying Happy New Year and Prosperity in the year ahead but the Lunar New Year celebrations in Eastwood will be more than just that. According to Clr Justin Li chair of the City of Ryde festival committee this year’s celebrations kicking off on Valentine’s Day Sunday February 14 also embrace Koreans, Vietnamese, Japanese, Cambodians and Malaysians. And Justin rightly says this year will be specially significant for TWT Territory as it’s the Year of the Tiger! See Justin’s special Guest Column this week Page 9. * * * ROB and CAROLIN Wilkin-son hosted a Thank-you party at their East Ryde home last Friday night for supporters of the annual TWT North Ryde Rotary Community Christmas Carols Spectacular in North Ryde Common on December 20. Rob is current president of North Ryde Rotary and was supported by Macquarie Park Rotary president Roseanna Gallo and members. Proceeds from sponsorship and sales on the night go to ROMAC (Rotary Overseas Medical Aid for Children) which brings needy children to Australia for medical treatment. The latest addition arrived just last Saturday from Papua New Guinea and was collected at the airport by Rob and supporters. A truly worthwhile humanitarian project. More next week. * * * BIVIANO’S TRAVITORIA in Church Street Ryde closed its doors for the last time on Sunday. Best wishes to Silvio and family for your future endeavours. We will all miss you. * * * GEORGE BUDDY BRENNAN OAM continues to receive congratulations from far and wide especially from within the Scouting community where he served for many years as a Scout leader starting in 1968 at 1st Boronia Venturer Unit and as District Commissioner at East Moocooboolah from 1972 and Moocooboolah from 1974 to July 1993. * * * HELEN SALLWAY and family are mourning the sudden passing of her beloved husband Peter Le Maitre Sallway last Wednesday after a brief but courageous fight with cancer. His funeral was yesterday (Tuesday) at St Mark’s Anglican church Hunters Hill. He was aged 66. He is survived by son Mark and Ange, daughter Lisa and Michael, mother Joan, brother Chris and was devoted Pa and Poppy to Caitlin, Olivia, Cooper and Aidan. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and yours, Helen. All the best from all at The Weekly Times today and always. * * * JILL WOODS heads this week’s Birthday Honours List celebrating today same day as Maureen and George Savill OAM celebrate their 41 years of wedded bliss. Former longtime Ryde mayor Mick Lardelli AM celebrates his 88 years Friday same day as North Ryde RSL Community Club living legend George C Robb and Eastwood Chinese Senior Citizens Club’s Wilson Fu while Des and Joy Wadick celebrate 61 years wedded bliss. Saturday it’s the turn of JB’s favourite kid sister Patricia Pat (Booth) Gilkes to blow out the candles on her birthday cake same day as Amal of Amal’s Pharmacy at West Ryde while Lydia and Joe Scuglia celebrate 28 years wedded bliss. St Valentine’s Day Sunday sees the official start of Lunar New Year festivities in the Year of the Tiger and it’s the birthday of Eastwood’s Simon Harrop and John Peter Morrisby. Hazel Myers now resident at Vimiera Village blows out the candles Tuesday while Wednesday it’s the turn of the former mayor of Woolwich Alderman Phil Haldeman and Johannes Eichmeyer. Happy daze all. * * * BUMPER STICKER: INSANITY is Hereditary – You get it from your Kids! * * * Keep Smiling! |