The Weekly Times - TWT - 12 December 2018
The Weekly Times - TWT - is a campaigning, crusading, truth-seeking, death defying, Aussie battler-aligned, one-eyed-Tiger-led news organisation dedicated to Sydney's north west. This flip book - or digital edition/replica - is the 12th December 2018 edition of TWT. You can direct people to TWT's 12th December 2018 edition by using this shareable link: https://weeklytimes.com.au/the-weekly-times-twt-12th-December-2018/ And the most current edition of TWT is always reachable using this short address: bit.ly/OurTWT
The Weekly Times - TWT - is a campaigning, crusading, truth-seeking, death defying, Aussie battler-aligned, one-eyed-Tiger-led news organisation dedicated to Sydney's north west. This flip book - or digital edition/replica - is the 12th December 2018 edition of TWT.
You can direct people to TWT's 12th December 2018 edition by using this shareable link:
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And the most current edition of TWT is always reachable using this short address: bit.ly/OurTWT
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Wednesday <strong>12</strong> <strong>December</strong>, <strong>2018</strong> THE WEEKLY TIMES 3<br />
ORANGE – Here We Come!<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> annual Cheery Cherry Picking<br />
Trip to Orange on This Saturday<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> annual Cheery Cherry Picking Trip to Orange<br />
is on again this Saturday <strong>December</strong> 15.<br />
We depart in luxury coach at 6.30am sharp and plan to return to Ryde soon after 8pm. On route<br />
we enjoy morning tea and arrive at Orange for cherry picking at <strong>12</strong> noon at the Granny Smith family<br />
Prospect orchard where we will be met by family members and former Orange Deputy Mayor Chris<br />
Gryllis and Councillors and Orange VIPs followed by delicious lunch in Orange Botanic Gardens.<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> Cheery Cherry Trippers are requested to arrive from 6am to book in at “Addington” car park<br />
815 Victoria Road Ryde. We wish all Cheery Cherry Trippers a happy day.<br />
JB’s World<br />
DR JOHN F KNIGHT<br />
AM also known as Dr James<br />
Wright of TV and merry media<br />
medic fame and Senior Citizen<br />
of the Year 2017 and founder<br />
DVA Convalescent Care<br />
24-HOUR CARE AND SUPPORT<br />
by On Site Registered Nurses<br />
Email: Clermont@clermontagedcare.com.au<br />
of Medi Centre Foundation including<br />
Vimiera Village at Eastwood<br />
heads This Week’s Birthday<br />
Honours List notching up<br />
a meritorious 91 Golden Years<br />
today. He will be celebrating<br />
with son David Knight who<br />
manages the flagship Vimiera<br />
Village and family and friends.<br />
Chris Geddes number one<br />
son of Geddes clan matriarch<br />
Miriam of Tennyson Point and<br />
now resident across the Ditch<br />
in Kiwiland faces 63 candles on<br />
his birthday cake today while<br />
former Hunters Hill Music’s<br />
Bill Davis celebrates closer to<br />
home as does David Taitz former<br />
centre manager at Gladesville<br />
Shopping Village.<br />
Edward Barry Parsonage<br />
son and heir of Drs Sean and<br />
Amanda Parsonage of Top<br />
Ryde’s SPA Dental soon to be<br />
renamed Smiles is turning seventeen<br />
while our <strong>TWT</strong> receptionist<br />
Debbie Williams also<br />
celebrates today as does former<br />
Gladesville Community Aid<br />
chief James Wood now resident<br />
at New Horizons.<br />
Gladesville’s legal eagle Ron<br />
Czinner who is also a director<br />
at Gladesville Sporties Club<br />
will celebrate three quarters of<br />
a century tomorrow with better<br />
half Gail and family while<br />
Gail Kimber will work hard at<br />
Ryde’s T J Andrews being the<br />
last person to let you down.<br />
Also tomorrow Patricia Foertsch<br />
better half of Burkhart<br />
Foertsch celebrates as does<br />
Frank Brus of Climate Realists<br />
of Five Dock and <strong>TWT</strong>’s<br />
Chantelle Lange celebrating<br />
with mother Narelle, sisters<br />
Kristy and Danielle and brother<br />
Brendan and friends and the<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> Team.<br />
Barrie and Jude Drake of<br />
Hunters Hill celebrate 55 years<br />
wedded bliss Friday while<br />
Valda and Bill Payne of Ryde<br />
Rotary Club fame set a formidable<br />
benchmark of 67 years on<br />
Saturday. Beat that! And still<br />
lovingly together.<br />
Greg Matthews OBE former<br />
Oz test cricketer and now<br />
commentator scores 59 on Saturday<br />
and celebrates with his<br />
famous mum Neita Matthews<br />
OAM of Netball Hall of Fame<br />
and St George’s Guild of Sydney<br />
member. <strong>The</strong>y are the only<br />
known Mother and Son duo<br />
that are featured in their respective<br />
sports Halls of Fame.<br />
Former State MP for Fuller<br />
electorate that covered Ryde<br />
and Hunters Hill in days of yore<br />
Peter Coleman who is also<br />
father-in-law of Peter Costello<br />
(married to Tanya Coleman)<br />
records a four score years plus<br />
ten (that’s ninety!) on Saturday.<br />
Peter is still active in journalism<br />
with political writing.<br />
Charles Kaye of Spot Press<br />
printing also celebrates Saturday.<br />
Frank Hodgekiss formerly<br />
of Ryde and a past president of<br />
North Ryde RSL Youth Club<br />
and hubby of the late Margaret<br />
Hodgekiss who was the<br />
first female board member of<br />
North Ryde RSL Community<br />
Club celebrates 85 on Sunday.<br />
Frank co-operated with JB<br />
in initiating the annual <strong>TWT</strong><br />
Carols on the Common over 20<br />
years ago which have continued<br />
with the support of North Ryde<br />
and Macquarie Park Rotary<br />
Clubs.<br />
This year’s <strong>TWT</strong> Rotary Carols<br />
on the Common at North<br />
Ryde Common are Sunday<br />
week <strong>December</strong> 16. See details<br />
Page <strong>12</strong>. Hope to see you there.<br />
Timothy David Burgess of<br />
Epping celebrates Monday with<br />
with HONDA<br />
Guarding our section of the Prospect cherry orchard at Orange are former Deputy<br />
Mayor Chris Gryllis and Ingrid who report we will have a fabulous crop on Saturday.<br />
brother Matt and mum and dad<br />
same day Ryde Rotary’s president<br />
Julie Thorp and hubby<br />
Stephen Thorp celebrate 41<br />
years of joy and happiness together.<br />
Joe Bova of Eastwood Superfresh<br />
celebrates Tuesday same<br />
day as Chris Burton in Surfers<br />
Paradise and Kathryn Ethel<br />
Stewart Neilson a former <strong>TWT</strong><br />
journo notching up 73.<br />
Andie Monks better half of<br />
multi Mo-award winning entertainer<br />
Ronny Monks formerly<br />
of Ryde and now Far North<br />
Coast celebrates Tuesday at<br />
Byron Bay with Ronny, twins<br />
Harley and Beau and Christian.<br />
Dr Ted Painter formerly of<br />
Ryde and now Gloucester celebrated<br />
with his better half Alice<br />
at Sydney St George’s Guild<br />
meeting last week at historic<br />
“Addington” Ryde in advance<br />
of next Wednesday. Happy daze<br />
all.<br />
* * *<br />
BUMPER STICKER: People<br />
say nothing is impossible<br />
but I do nothing every<br />
day!<br />
* * *<br />
Keep Smiling!<br />
-JOHN F BOOTH<br />
Ryde City Mowers<br />
Celebrate Christmas<br />
with honda<br />
All fully<br />
assembled,<br />
run up and<br />
ready to go<br />
Honda Trimmers<br />
from $319.00<br />
(Even less after trade in)<br />
Honda lawn mowers<br />
from $699.00<br />
(Even less after trade in against HRU models)<br />
SUMMER TRADING TIMES<br />
Monday to Friday 7:30AM 7:00AM to 4:00PM<br />
Saturday 9.00AM-1.00PM<br />
7 Ryedale Road, West Ryde Ph: 9809 0329<br />
LAY-BYS CHEERFULLY ACCEPTED<br />
Victor Member For Ryde<br />
Dominello MP<br />
5-9 Devlin St Ryde NSW 21<strong>12</strong> 02 9808 3299 ryde@parliament.nsw.gov.au<br />
PO Box 736, Ryde 1680 VictorDominelloMP www.victordominello.com.au
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