What a top-notch photo of local couple Ted and Meg Smith who were enjoying the company of their grandson Luke Burch and great grandson Remy Burch.

The gathering of four generations was missing Luke’s parents and Remy’s grandparents Steve and Kathy Burch. Ted and Meg do so enjoy catch up time with their family members.

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

At 7pm tonight all the churches in Cootamundra will meet together to celebrated the Annual World Day of Prayer.

Around the world on this day people from all countries will gather so there will be a continuous prayer around the earth.

The Cootamundra community will gather in Christ Church Anglican Church this evening at 7pm All are warmly welcome.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

The Annual International Women’s Day hosted each year by Soroptimist International Cootamundra ladies, will be held here in Cootamundra on Wednesday, March 25.

A dinner to mark this occasion will take place in Strattons Restaurant at the Country Club, commencing 7pm.

Tickets available at Braybrooks Pharmacy with all funds raised going to the Maternity section of our Cootamundra Hospital.

Guest Speaker will be former Cootamundra lady Sue Kingwill, CEO of Contact, a programme dealing with isolated children, families and communities.

Sue was born and raised in Cootamundra, completing the majority of her primary and secondary education within this community.

Currently Sue is the Chief Executive Officer of Contact Inc, the program for isolated children, families and communities. She held the role of Fieldworker for Contact Inc from 1987 prior to moving into the CEO role in April 1994

BRUNCH TIME

I did so enjoy joining these lovely ladies recently at a splendid brunch hosted by David and Lindsae Cooper.

David and Lindsae put on a delicious barbecue brunch and had lovely couple  Alan and  Denyce Smith assisting bothin the kitchen and cooking the yummy barbecue.

Some of the ladies pictured were here in town with their husbands to delight in the grand reunion of the class of 1965/67.

They all did a tour of the Cootamundra High School and reminisced as they wandered through the classrooms.  Believe there were a ‘few laughs’ on that account!

Following on from the school visit they met that evening for dinner at the Cootamundra Country Club.

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

How nice to be sending warmest wishes to the following locals who in the past week celebrated their birthdays – Ken Stapleton, Gail Briant, Brooklyn Thompson, Robyn Harris, Sharon Large and Charlie Roberts.

BIG EVENT

The Cootamundra Rugby Club will tomorrow host teams from all over the Riverina and South West at their Annual Tens Tournament set to take place at Country Club Oval.

SENIOR CITIZENS WEEK

As the NSW Senior Citizens Week approaches (March 16 to 23) we in Cootamundra will embrace a week of functions and ‘fun’.

Members of the Cootamundra Committee of U3A wish to invite all Senior Citizens to a FREE movie afternoon at the Tin Shed Theatre, in the Arts Centre, on Wednesday March 18 commencing 1.30pm.

An Australian influence number of short films, and afterwards Afternoon Tea will be served.