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DARTS Well the ‘Home & Away’ part of the season has come to a close and it saw ‘good old’ Red Hill 2 finish higher up the ladder than in the past few seasons. Red Hill 1 made the finals (the Semi’s being played last night – as I type this). It saw them pitted against Harcourt 1. This game was a really good tight struggle, which went right down to the wire. Basically both teams had a chance of winning the very last game – so it was pretty much decided on the last dart of the night. Red Hill 1 won 6 games to 5. It has come to our attention that ‘local identity’, who shall remain nameless (Ken McM….), lost the (his) last game of Singles. This was the reason that allowed the night to go to the Teams Game which Red Hill 1 won, thus allowing them to press on in the finals (Instead of Harcourt 1 – Ken McM……'s Team). The other Semi was played at the Red Hill Hotel between Harcourt 2 and Northern 2. Harcourt 2 came out comfortable winners on the night although, as is quite often the case, the score line belies the actual quality and closeness of the evening's events. An ‘unofficial’ complaint was lodged by Mark ‘The Painter’ during the night’s proceedings. Come his game of ‘singles’ and he was totally concentrating on the matter at hand, but knew there was something missing (the support so very necessary that can get you across the line in these close games). Well he turned to find that his entire team, including No. 1 supporter Bill Hunter, had deserted him. They were found ‘en masse’ at the bar. Well the poor man was reduced to tears at failing to leave his ‘mark’ on either the game or evening’s events. Australian film icon Bill Hunter has become a regular supporter, and was once again there as the ‘one man cheer squad’. (And I must say what a lovely and genuine man he is – apart from the above infraction) This was the game that this reporter attended and I must say the quality or standard of darts was absolutely fabulous. It was intended that a photo of the two teams accompany this write-up. Budding photographer Jake Braybrook was summoned from his ‘sick bed’. It was only when at the hotel and attempting to take the photo that he found his father Glenn had flattened the batteries in the camera (and Glenn was true to form and told no one). So the camera didn’t work. Nice one A1. – how is the Chat supposed to get professional with help like yours? Next week’s Preliminary Final will be played at the ‘Messidog’ (Carriers Arms Hotel) between Red Hill 1 and Northern 2 – 7:00pm. start. I thoroughly recommend it for a night out and emphatically implore one and all to go along and lend support for your team. And irrespective of that, cheer on poor old Mark ‘The Painter’ in his games (I hate seeing grown men cry – even though I can fully understand the importance and necessity of team and tactical meetings needing to be conducted at bars). Wwwally and Phil followers will be pleased to know that despite their ‘questionable’ tactics of playing ‘ring-ins’ they still managed to finish below Red Hill 2. Well played Wwwally. Next season already has two (2) new ‘old’ teams coming into the competition, i.e. the Commercial and Elphinstone Hotels. Rumors are also rife that there is a team of ‘darts tarts’ (a women’s team) playing from the Red Hill Hotel next season – possibly led by that well known female impersonator ‘Stan Munro’. Next Season will most probably see (with enough teams) the immediate grading and Divisions or ‘seasonal grading’. That is, play a complete round and then split into two (2) Divisions – the ‘top half’ and the ‘bottom half’ – with two (2) lots of Finals being played at the end of the season. Anyone wishing to get in on the act, time is running out and YOU need to act now, i.e. contact any participating Hotel or yours truly and you also NEED TO ATTEND the A.G.M. which is being held at the Harcourt Tavern on 12/7/04 – 7:00pm. Well apart from urging everyone to come along to the Messidog on 30/6/04 for the Preliminary Final and the Harcourt Tavern on 7/7/04 for the Grand Final all I can say is what an absolutely fabulous season it has been, and what a time I have had. In closing for this season, what a pleasure it has been in reporting (and ribbing) the season’s events for ‘The Chat’. It has all been done in good spirit and thanks to the quality of ‘all’ the players (each and every one of them is a character within their own right) who have taken the reports in the same good and gracious way. Until next season this intrepid reporter A2. is signing off…. And Blade has a look at June's "Darts with a Difference"!
YOUR Invitation TO BE PART OF CHEWTON'S HISTORY... Everyone in Chewton is invited to a gathering that will mark a very important historic event! The history of the town is often measured in terms of who was in the Post Office at the time. Did that happen in Mr. Torney’s time? Or was it during Mrs. Taylor’s? July sees the changeover from Max and Rosalie Wilkinson to Andrea Ross and Sandy McKay. To mark this momentous occasion the CDS is arranging for a gathering in the Chewton Town Hall at 5 p.m. on Friday the 2nd of July for the Community to farewell Max and Rosalie and welcome Andrea and Sandy. Be part of Chewton’s ever evolving history and come along. GOLDEN POINT LANDCARE National Tree Day will be celebrated on Sunday the 18th of July. Volunteers who would like to participate are invited to meet at the Golden Point/Llewellyn Road corner at 9.30 a.m. Tasks will include the planting of carex along Forest Creek, counting and tidying the previous plantings and digging out emerging bridal creeper. Contact Jillian Milton (5472 2298) for further details. Thanks to all the people who responded to the Golden Point Road traffic and safety situation (the blue flyer in last month’s Chat). The responses are being collated for presentation to Bob Cameron (MLA Bendigo West), VicRoads and MAS. Celebrating community achievements? Do you know someone who has done some outstanding work benefiting our natural resources/ environment in our community? The NCCMA is calling for suggestions of people, groups or organisations who have made outstanding voluntary contributions to protect and improve out natural environment. These suggestions must be received by the 16th of July on a form that is available from the NCCMA, Landcare Coordinator Dean Bridgfoot, your landcare group or call Marie Jones on 5472 2892. WWW.CHEWTON.NET Some messages left in the guestbook this month are of interest. These are from some of the 4,218 visitors now recorded as having visited our site. * Hi Chewton, terrific web page. I am researching my family. My Great Grandmother and her Husband owned the Northumberland Arms. They were Richard and Elizabeth Hopper. Elizabeth (nee Safe, nee Emmerson) died in Chewton in 1886 at the age of 68. She had two sons Thomas and William Safe. Can anyone help with past or present relatives. Many thanks, Peter Safe. * Can anyone tell me the names of the postmasters/ mistresses at Chewton between Harold Torney 1974... and Max & Rosalie Wilkinson 2001? I am compiling a display of goldfields post offices. Thank you, Alex Stoneman. * Our family is more closely associated with Ballarat from the 1850’s, but I would like to congratulate Chewton on its website. There is much to read and learn about Chewton's past. Keep up the great work. Frank Braybrook. * Hi again. I’ve just been reading June’s Chat and was surprised by the ‘Let’s Get Singing’ on the Front Page - Terrific! Reminds me of those ‘good old days’ singing in Chewton Town Hall during the War years, for our Australian War Effort - those times were very rousing and meaningful! Also during my childhood singing in the Community Centre Hall when it was a Church. (I think I have that right. That is what the Hall used to be, right?) Please tell me if I am wrong. Also, I liked to read about the ‘Singing in the rain.’ Perhaps, and I don’t want to be simplistic here, believe me, but it would be good to hear our ‘Praying In the Rain’. We certainly need it, eh! Just another thought. Good to hear the local News in the Chat again.Thankyou. Don Archbold. For publication on the website we still need lots of short stories... and from this month’s Chat we will post Edna’s 80th and Bettie’s view of the 1969 moon landing but we still need more. Can you help? Without interesting tales we can’t attract visitors to make return trips to www.chewton.net. Your help is desperately needed. AD VERTISING in the Cha t, on the Web, and in the TIB Along with donations, paid adver tisements k e p the Che wton Chat viable. But adver tising is also possible, and encouraged, on our website www.che wton.net . The Tourist Infor ma tion Board on the Highway near Golden Point Road also has space for fliers from Che wton businesses. If you are interested in taking up these oppor tunities please call 5472 2892 to discuss your needs.
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