WELCOME HOME
Pictured on the jumping castle at Saturday’s Retirement Village fete here with their cousin Riley Craw (3) in front were Harry (7) and Jacinta (5) Watson.
Harry and Jacinta and their parents Paul and Donna Watson have recently returned home to live in Cootamundra, having spent the last 15 months in Bendigo.
Donna reports that having experienced living in another town, she and her family have returned to Cootamundra with a new appreciaiton of what we have here.
Welcome home! (PHOTO - LOUISE LEAHY)
RETIREMENT VILLAGE FETE
A fantastic fete was held at the Retirement Village on Saturday, with the rain holding off and a great crowd enjoying the activities and goods available from the many stalls.
CADAS Kids once again provided face painting, the Fire Brigade were in attendance with children able to get up and close to the fire trucks,Sharyn Young and Denise Holland were run off their feet with the plant stall, and Eddie Jarrott cooked up a storm on the barbecue.
Mrs Kay Hull MP officially opened the fete at 12.30pm, with nothing but praise for the Nursing Home and its staff. Mrs Hull commented on how fortunate it is that people who have contributed to our community need not be ‘shipped off’ but can reside at the Cootamundra Retirement Village and experience a great lifestyle in one of the best places in the Riverina.
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY
“Empowering Women to End Poverty by 2015” is the theme for International Womens Day.
Cootamundra Christian Women and Cootamundra Soroptimists in conjunction with the Cootamundra Shire Council have organised an event to take place at the Cootamundra Arts Centre tomorrow afternoon.
Chaired by Janet Elliott, guest speakers include Elaine Berryman, Margaret Robinson and Fiona Braybrooks, with enertainment provided by Edith Pratt and the very talented Roberts Family musicians.
All women are invited to attend, with an afternoon tea to be provided.
SUE’S GRADUATION
Jeff and Joyce Hodges, proud parents of Sue Robinson, were thrilled when she arrived home from her graduation ceremony at Albury TAFE College last Thursday, having been awarded a credit diploma for Business Administration.
Sue had a great evening, meeting up with classmates and tutors she had previously only communicated with online.
Congratulations, Sue!
SAD PASSING
A service was held at the Sacred Heart Church last Wednesday to celebrate the life of lovely gentleman Arthur Ryan.
Lots of love and sympathy are extended to Arthur’s wife Maria, his children and their
partners: Malcolm and Maureen, Garry and Carol, Anne-Maree and Carol, Peter and Sue, Bernadette, Carmel and Oscar, and John. Arthur was grandfather to sixteen and great-grandfather to seventeen.
65TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Receiving congratulations on reaching a milestone 65th Wedding Anniversary are Hope and Joan Ward of Cootamundra.
Hope and Joan were married at the Anglican Church in Junee on March 9, 1945.
On Sunday, a party was held in their honour at the Cootamundra Nursing Home to celebrate this very special occasion.
In attendance were family members, including their two children Phillip Ward and his wife Leonie from Wagga, and Elizabeth Graham and her husband Jim from Gundagai.
70TH BIRTHDAY
Kevin Black turned 70 on Tuesday, March 3, with his wife Val and other family members celebrating with a party here in Cootamundra.
The celebrations continued on during the next few days, with a trip to Bowral to meet up with friends, a special night out, and another family gathering in Wagga on the Saturday. Congratulations and best wishes to you Kevin for a very special birthday.
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