18/12/2008 | Under 11 Cricket with John Cox
North’s won the toss deciding to bat first making the locals spend some time in the field. The bowling has certainly improved and is a lot tighter making it harder for the visitors to score runs.
18/12/2008 | This week saw another close week in the midweek golf scores, again there were two winners and they both collect a $15 voucher at the club.
18/12/2008 | With Christmas coming and numerous other things happening, the ladies golf crew were a bit light on Wednesday. We only had five ladies tee up to play a stroke with and a putting comp. The winner on the day (after a lot of complaining about how bad she played) was Donna White with 73 net.
18/12/2008 | The Guyra Annual Bowls Carnival is a weeklong event and is supported by bowlers from far and wide.
To kick-start the proceedings the ladies held an Open Triples tournament, with 20 teams of lady bowlers competing for the prize money.
18/12/2008 | The Guyra Rugby Club is gaining momentum as it heads towards next season. The Guyra Rugby Club AGM was held last week and as a result a committee was formed and plans were made to make 2009 the best season for many years.
18/12/2008 | Congratulations to John Oehlers on becoming the Super Spuds first grade coach. Co coaches for Reserve grade are Mick Wilson and Steve Wilson with Jeff Richardson again taking on coaching the Spudettes Oztag team.
18/12/2008 | No golf was played last Sunday, but we had two teams of golfers travel to play pennants at Delungra. All in all we had a great day and the team at the Delungra golf club went out of their way to put on a great day for us and we thank them very much for the day and the wonderful lunch.
18/12/2008 | Golf on Tuesday, December 9 again took the form of an 18 hole stableford event playing the back nine holes twice because of the ongoing work on the front nine with the watering system.
18/12/2008 | Due to inclement weather on the weekend there were no bowlers interested on the all weather greens.
So on to the club matches set down for this weekend.
Club Championship matches for Saturday December 20, starter C Kliendienst, Umpire J Jackson.
18/12/2008 | Well what a great day of golf we had last Sunday, 126 golfers turned up to play in the Business Challenge Ambrose. Great prizes were donated by mixed businesses in Guyra and we thank all businesses for there kind support on the day.
18/12/2008 | A keen group of 48 shooters contested Guyra Gun Club’s Christmas Shoot on Saturday 13 December. The rain and cool weather failed to quench the thirst for hams and other trophies that were on offer.
18/12/2008 | Monday December 8,Bertha Reeves, Betty Roirdan, Betty Butler attended the last District meeting for 2008 at Armidale. President Myra Smith wished all bowlers in the district a happy Christmas and good bowling in the New Year.
18/12/2008 | The Ben Lomond Presbyterian Church recently celebrated a milestone. It was opened for worship in December 1908, and in December 2008 many associated with those first worshippers returned to take part in the Centenary Service.
18/12/2008 | A new, rapid testing tool is being developed for sheep graziers in regions where Barbers Pole worm is a known or potential major risk to sheep health and productivity.
18/12/2008 | Choosing a choice cut of beef is not going to be so tough for NSW consumers if legislation introduced into Parliament last week wins bipartisan support.
18/12/2008 | “Christmas isn’t Christmas till it happens in your heart” sang the combined churches choir last Sunday night at the carol service. “Somewhere deep inside you is where Christmas really starts” continues the opening of Jimmy and Carol Owen’s Cantata “The Glory of Christmas”
18/12/2008 | As time tick s by – as we grow older, the Christmas story can become less important within our lives.
The giving that is associated with this time of year can sometimes be a headache.
18/12/2008 | “Christmas is only for children!” I am sure that you have heard people say this as Christmas drew near, and perhaps they have added that they do not enjoy Christmas any more.
18/12/2008 | Our annual calendars turn at an ever increasing pace. More and more energy and planning seem to be devoted to the time of year we call Christmas or the holiday period.
18/12/2008 | In the well-known Christmas carol, “Hark the Herald Angels’ Sing” we find the words, “God and sinners reconciled”. This is at the heart of what Christmas ought to be about.