An older granny who left her toddler grandson brain-damaged when she threw a clothes rack without looking has walked free from court.
Victoria Patrice Sumner admitted hurling the plastic-coated clothes rack, which pierced her 20-month-old grandson's skull, saying she didn't see the child.
The County Court yesterday heard Sumner, a member of the stolen generation, was devastated and felt she had damaged the reputation of the Aboriginal community.
The boy spent months in hospital and now has speech problems, limited use of his hands and finds it hard to walk.
Sumner, 52, told police she threw the rack in a fit of rage during an argument with her teenage son in April last year.
She pleaded guilty to negligently causing serious injury.
Judge Christine Thornton recounted Sumner's tragic life, including decades of domestic abuse so violent she lost all her teeth.
She said Sumner was taken from her family at 12 and passed through 75 foster homes, including one where she was abused.
One of her sons was murdered in a fight.
Described in court as a loving grandmother, Sumner told police she felt "like a dog" when she realised what had happened to her grandson.
She began looking after him and a granddaughter when her daughter was assaulted.
Judge Thornton jailed Sumner for two years but suspended the sentence for two years, saying she now had strong community support and was having treatment.
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Edna Mae ‘Granny’ Ray
KINGSLAND— Edna Mae “Granny” Ray, 88, of Kingsland, formerly of Ray City, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 at St. Mary’s Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Lovein Funeral Home in Nashville with burial to follow at Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Lovein Funeral Home.
She was born June 17, 1920 in Lowndes County to James Herring and Sarah Rebecca Boone, both deceased. Mrs. Ray was also preceded in death by her husband, Henry J. Ray, who died Dec. 13, 2000.
Mrs. Ray was a homemaker and attended the Nashville Mission.
She is survived by her daughters, Ouida Bennett and Helen Smith, both of Kingsland; two sons, Vernon Ray of Kingsland and Monty Ray of Ray City; brother, Edgar Herring of Valdosta; sister, Mary Nell Wilson of Ray City; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Lovein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
She was born June 17, 1920 in Lowndes County to James Herring and Sarah Rebecca Boone, both deceased. Mrs. Ray was also preceded in death by her husband, Henry J. Ray, who died Dec. 13, 2000.
Mrs. Ray was a homemaker and attended the Nashville Mission.
She is survived by her daughters, Ouida Bennett and Helen Smith, both of Kingsland; two sons, Vernon Ray of Kingsland and Monty Ray of Ray City; brother, Edgar Herring of Valdosta; sister, Mary Nell Wilson of Ray City; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Lovein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Recipes & Requests: Missing Granny’s date balls
I am looking for a recipe for date balls my grandmother used to make. She would always make them at Christmas. When she passed away a few years ago, no one saved the recipe. Since then, I and a number of friends have been trying to find it, but without success. Hopefully, someone can help me.
The recipe came off the package of Dromedary brand dates (no longer in business). What I remember is that the balls consisted of chopped dates, walnuts, coconut, maraschino cherries and some other ingredients that bound everything together. The balls were then rolled in granulated sugar. Very rich in taste. I would appreciate any help in finding this recipe. Thank you.
-- Rebecca Snelling, Roseville
Looking for a gingerbread man: Every year, I have my birthday lunch at Neiman Marcus Rotunda in San Francisco during Christmas and enjoy the gingerbread men. They do not have a strong flavor and are so good. I would like to make these cookies at home. Thank you.
-- Bonnie Damiano, Sacramento
Oh, poo, I lost the recipe: A few years ago, The Bee published a candy recipe called reindeer poop. It did not contain peanut butter, but had nuts, miniature marshmallows, chocolate and pretzels, plus other ingredients. My friend made it and has never been able to find the recipe again. Can someone help?
-- Deena Morales, Roseville
Watson is a Sacramento home economist who has been a nutrition consultant and cooking instructor for nearly 20 years. She is a member of the American Association of Family and Consumer Science. Write: Teri Watson, Taste, The Sacramento Bee, P.O. Box 15779, Sacramento 95852. Fax: 916-556-5625. E-mail: twatson@sacbee.com. Include your full name, phone number and city.
The recipe came off the package of Dromedary brand dates (no longer in business). What I remember is that the balls consisted of chopped dates, walnuts, coconut, maraschino cherries and some other ingredients that bound everything together. The balls were then rolled in granulated sugar. Very rich in taste. I would appreciate any help in finding this recipe. Thank you.
-- Rebecca Snelling, Roseville
Looking for a gingerbread man: Every year, I have my birthday lunch at Neiman Marcus Rotunda in San Francisco during Christmas and enjoy the gingerbread men. They do not have a strong flavor and are so good. I would like to make these cookies at home. Thank you.
-- Bonnie Damiano, Sacramento
Oh, poo, I lost the recipe: A few years ago, The Bee published a candy recipe called reindeer poop. It did not contain peanut butter, but had nuts, miniature marshmallows, chocolate and pretzels, plus other ingredients. My friend made it and has never been able to find the recipe again. Can someone help?
-- Deena Morales, Roseville
Watson is a Sacramento home economist who has been a nutrition consultant and cooking instructor for nearly 20 years. She is a member of the American Association of Family and Consumer Science. Write: Teri Watson, Taste, The Sacramento Bee, P.O. Box 15779, Sacramento 95852. Fax: 916-556-5625. E-mail: twatson@sacbee.com. Include your full name, phone number and city.
Being a granny is in style
Move over, Paris.
Older Granny is ready for her close-up.
On tonight's season finale of "Project Runway," one of three remaining designers, Kenley Collins, will be showcasing 1940s styles reminiscent of those worn by her calendar-girl grandma.
Sarah Silverman, the comedian best known for her "I'm [intimate with] Matt Damon" video, has turned her attention to the senior set, netting more than 750,000 views for her YouTube video urging Jewish hipsters to push Obama on their doting bubbes and zeides.
"Ugly Betty," a show that helped pioneer the modern era of female geek chic, recently championed the g-rents, with a subplot in which mean-girl Kimmie Keegan (Lindsay Lohan) ignited the wrath of Betty (America Ferrera) by dissing the Suarez family patriarch, Ignacio—"I mean, how old is he, like, 100?"
And then there are the bloggers who are singing the praises of their thrifty Depression-era grandparents in light of the current economic meltdown.
"It's kind of cool to be a grandparent, even cooler than it is to be a parent," says Rob Weiner, a humanities librarian at Texas Tech University who writes about pop culture.
Among the explanations: More grandparents are hip, fun-lovin' Baby Boomers, or near Boomers. Think Mick Jagger, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and grandma-to-be Sarah Palin.
But some of the grandparents getting name-checked by pop culture's in-crowd aren't Boomers. Elayne Rapping, a professor of American studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo, says that the economy—not just the current crisis, but the broader economic pressure preceding it—is also part of the story.
At a time when college students may be working 20 hours a week or questioning the financial value of a degree, pre-Boomer, Depression-era thrift and caution are starting to look pretty good too, Rapping says: "Penny-pinching—that's back in style."
But with the aging of the nation's 78 million Baby Boomers, seniors' role in pop culture is only going to increase, according to Gary Hoppenstand, a professor of American studies at Michigan State University.
"It's not going to be something that's immediately noticeable, but I think the day of the teen or tween dominance of content in popular culture is really starting to change, and is almost starting to shift significantly to seniors."
So keep an eye out for that remake of "The Golden Girls." Or maybe "Dancing With the Stars—The Senior Edition."
Older Granny is ready for her close-up.
On tonight's season finale of "Project Runway," one of three remaining designers, Kenley Collins, will be showcasing 1940s styles reminiscent of those worn by her calendar-girl grandma.
Sarah Silverman, the comedian best known for her "I'm [intimate with] Matt Damon" video, has turned her attention to the senior set, netting more than 750,000 views for her YouTube video urging Jewish hipsters to push Obama on their doting bubbes and zeides.
"Ugly Betty," a show that helped pioneer the modern era of female geek chic, recently championed the g-rents, with a subplot in which mean-girl Kimmie Keegan (Lindsay Lohan) ignited the wrath of Betty (America Ferrera) by dissing the Suarez family patriarch, Ignacio—"I mean, how old is he, like, 100?"
And then there are the bloggers who are singing the praises of their thrifty Depression-era grandparents in light of the current economic meltdown.
"It's kind of cool to be a grandparent, even cooler than it is to be a parent," says Rob Weiner, a humanities librarian at Texas Tech University who writes about pop culture.
Among the explanations: More grandparents are hip, fun-lovin' Baby Boomers, or near Boomers. Think Mick Jagger, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and grandma-to-be Sarah Palin.
But some of the grandparents getting name-checked by pop culture's in-crowd aren't Boomers. Elayne Rapping, a professor of American studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo, says that the economy—not just the current crisis, but the broader economic pressure preceding it—is also part of the story.
At a time when college students may be working 20 hours a week or questioning the financial value of a degree, pre-Boomer, Depression-era thrift and caution are starting to look pretty good too, Rapping says: "Penny-pinching—that's back in style."
But with the aging of the nation's 78 million Baby Boomers, seniors' role in pop culture is only going to increase, according to Gary Hoppenstand, a professor of American studies at Michigan State University.
"It's not going to be something that's immediately noticeable, but I think the day of the teen or tween dominance of content in popular culture is really starting to change, and is almost starting to shift significantly to seniors."
So keep an eye out for that remake of "The Golden Girls." Or maybe "Dancing With the Stars—The Senior Edition."
Granny gives thieves a run for their money
LONDON (AFP) — Youths who tried to snatch a grandmother's purse got the fright of their lives when she turned out to be a former cross-country champion and chased after them, according to report.
Janet Lane, 68, was waiting for a friend on a park bench in Torquay when one of three young thugs grabbed her bag containing her pension, the newspaper reports said on Wednesday.
"I think those boys saw a little old lady and thought I was easy pickings, but there was no way I was going to sit there and let them get away with it," she said.
"Without thinking I jumped up and ran after them as fast as I could. I was screaming at them too. I felt outraged."
She followed them to the grounds of a nearby hotel and caught one of them by the collar.
"He was so afraid he dropped my bag but then managed to wriggle free," said Lane, who was a junior athlete for her county in the 1950s.
The retired nurse, who keeps herself in shape by swimming and walking, reportedly added: "I was delighted to get it back. I haven't run like that since I was a girl. It must have been a bit of a sight."
Police said they were investigating the incident but recommended members of the public do not follow Lane's example.
Janet Lane, 68, was waiting for a friend on a park bench in Torquay when one of three young thugs grabbed her bag containing her pension, the newspaper reports said on Wednesday.
"I think those boys saw a little old lady and thought I was easy pickings, but there was no way I was going to sit there and let them get away with it," she said.
"Without thinking I jumped up and ran after them as fast as I could. I was screaming at them too. I felt outraged."
She followed them to the grounds of a nearby hotel and caught one of them by the collar.
"He was so afraid he dropped my bag but then managed to wriggle free," said Lane, who was a junior athlete for her county in the 1950s.
The retired nurse, who keeps herself in shape by swimming and walking, reportedly added: "I was delighted to get it back. I haven't run like that since I was a girl. It must have been a bit of a sight."
Police said they were investigating the incident but recommended members of the public do not follow Lane's example.
Granny Janet Lane runs teenager to ground over snatched pension
It was an unequal chase: a 68-year-old grandmother against a teenage thief who had just run off with her bag.
The bag-snatcher had no chance.
Janet Lane was sitting on a park bench when three teenagers grabbed her handbag containing £100 in cash, her mobile phone, an umbrella, a first-aid kit and a present that she had just bought for a friend.
What the thief did not know was that Mrs Lane had won the Yorkshire cross-country championship as a schoolgirl in 1953 and had kept herself in shape ever since.
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As he and his two accomplices ran away, Mrs Lane set off in pursuit, chasing them 100 metres across a park and into the grounds of a hotel. Despite wearing sandals, the 5ft 6in (1.68m) tall grandmother managed to catch up and grabbed one of the youths by the collar. The youth, aged about 15, dropped her bag and begged to be let go. All three escaped empty-handed.
Mrs Lane, a retired nurse, said: “Those boys saw a little old lady and thought I was easy pickings, but there was no way I was going to sit there and let them get away with it. I was so angry when they took it. I had been to collect my pension and I had water rates to pay with that money.
“My first reaction was, ‘They are not having my bag'. I used to be a very good runner when I was younger so I just got up and ran after them.”
Mrs Lane, a divorced grandmother of two, had her bag stolen as she sat on a bench near the Riviera International Centre in Torquay, Devon.
She said: “I had my shopping bag with me by my side and I turned around, looking for my friend, Sue, who would be coming around the corner. The boys came up to me and asked for a cigarette but I said no. They must have been checking if I had anything worth stealing. They must have come back and I felt a whooshing movement and I saw a boy in a grey hooded top take my bag.”
A spokesman at the Inglewood Hotel, in Torquay, where Mrs Lane chased them to ground, said: “There was quite a commotion outside as the lady ran by chasing the boys. Her shouting alerted two waiters who were putting up decorations and they tried to stop them as well.”
However, Devon and Cornwall Police warned members of the public against following Mrs Lane's example. A spokesman said: “Generally, for safety reasons, we do not actively encourage this kind of behaviour, as you never know what could happen. But we understand this woman is a former cross-country runner and did not feel able to let it go.”
The police are continuing their inquiries.
The bag-snatcher had no chance.
Janet Lane was sitting on a park bench when three teenagers grabbed her handbag containing £100 in cash, her mobile phone, an umbrella, a first-aid kit and a present that she had just bought for a friend.
What the thief did not know was that Mrs Lane had won the Yorkshire cross-country championship as a schoolgirl in 1953 and had kept herself in shape ever since.
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Rector collars bag snatchers
As he and his two accomplices ran away, Mrs Lane set off in pursuit, chasing them 100 metres across a park and into the grounds of a hotel. Despite wearing sandals, the 5ft 6in (1.68m) tall grandmother managed to catch up and grabbed one of the youths by the collar. The youth, aged about 15, dropped her bag and begged to be let go. All three escaped empty-handed.
Mrs Lane, a retired nurse, said: “Those boys saw a little old lady and thought I was easy pickings, but there was no way I was going to sit there and let them get away with it. I was so angry when they took it. I had been to collect my pension and I had water rates to pay with that money.
“My first reaction was, ‘They are not having my bag'. I used to be a very good runner when I was younger so I just got up and ran after them.”
Mrs Lane, a divorced grandmother of two, had her bag stolen as she sat on a bench near the Riviera International Centre in Torquay, Devon.
She said: “I had my shopping bag with me by my side and I turned around, looking for my friend, Sue, who would be coming around the corner. The boys came up to me and asked for a cigarette but I said no. They must have been checking if I had anything worth stealing. They must have come back and I felt a whooshing movement and I saw a boy in a grey hooded top take my bag.”
A spokesman at the Inglewood Hotel, in Torquay, where Mrs Lane chased them to ground, said: “There was quite a commotion outside as the lady ran by chasing the boys. Her shouting alerted two waiters who were putting up decorations and they tried to stop them as well.”
However, Devon and Cornwall Police warned members of the public against following Mrs Lane's example. A spokesman said: “Generally, for safety reasons, we do not actively encourage this kind of behaviour, as you never know what could happen. But we understand this woman is a former cross-country runner and did not feel able to let it go.”
The police are continuing their inquiries.
McMartin got me thinking about Granny's wisdom
Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Re: Note to the elders: You were right all along, by Pete McMartin, Oct. 13
Never let McMartin go. He is pure gold.
I'd throw away my computer, cell phone, IPod, BlackBerry and hi-def television in a flash just to go back in time and live life like good ol' Granny.
She was the queen of recycling. Yes, back then! She took the lids off cans and turned them into Christmas tree ornaments.
Communication was a family affair over Sunday dinner or while discussing life after one of her infamous "Bible dips." (Long story.)
She led her grandchildren into the garden so we could stick our hands in the dirt and plant a seed.
I miss all of this. I feel her looking down, shaking her head and telling all of us, "Too much, too fast."
The pace of modern life is destroying family. We don't communicate enough, play in nature enough, celebrate family enough, learn from our past mentors enough.
"Take a big step back and really question what is important in life." That was what my older granny (who always left a case of beer in the mailbox for the postman -- how cool is that?) used to say.
Again, I'd toss the tech world out the window in a minute now that McMartin has reminded me that she was "right all along."
Re: Note to the elders: You were right all along, by Pete McMartin, Oct. 13
Never let McMartin go. He is pure gold.
I'd throw away my computer, cell phone, IPod, BlackBerry and hi-def television in a flash just to go back in time and live life like good ol' Granny.
She was the queen of recycling. Yes, back then! She took the lids off cans and turned them into Christmas tree ornaments.
Communication was a family affair over Sunday dinner or while discussing life after one of her infamous "Bible dips." (Long story.)
She led her grandchildren into the garden so we could stick our hands in the dirt and plant a seed.
I miss all of this. I feel her looking down, shaking her head and telling all of us, "Too much, too fast."
The pace of modern life is destroying family. We don't communicate enough, play in nature enough, celebrate family enough, learn from our past mentors enough.
"Take a big step back and really question what is important in life." That was what my older granny (who always left a case of beer in the mailbox for the postman -- how cool is that?) used to say.
Again, I'd toss the tech world out the window in a minute now that McMartin has reminded me that she was "right all along."
Cross-country champ granny bags thieves
BRITISH youths who tried to snatch a grandmother's purse got the fright of their lives when she turned out to be a former cross-country champion and chased after them.
Janet Lane, 68, was waiting for a friend on a park bench in Torquay, in southwest England, when one of three young men grabbed her bag containing her pension payment in cash, news reports said.
"I think those boys saw a little old lady and thought I was easy pickings, but there was no way I was going to sit there and let them get away with it," she said.
"Without thinking I jumped up and ran after them as fast as I could. I was screaming at them too. I felt outraged."
She followed them to the grounds of a nearby hotel and caught one of them by the collar. "He was so afraid he dropped my bag but then managed to wriggle free," said Ms Lane.
Janet Lane, 68, was waiting for a friend on a park bench in Torquay, in southwest England, when one of three young men grabbed her bag containing her pension payment in cash, news reports said.
"I think those boys saw a little old lady and thought I was easy pickings, but there was no way I was going to sit there and let them get away with it," she said.
"Without thinking I jumped up and ran after them as fast as I could. I was screaming at them too. I felt outraged."
She followed them to the grounds of a nearby hotel and caught one of them by the collar. "He was so afraid he dropped my bag but then managed to wriggle free," said Ms Lane.
Granny spared jail time after child left brain-damaged
A older granny who left her toddler grandson brain-damaged when she threw a clothes rack without looking has walked free from court.
Victoria Patrice Sumner admitted hurling the plastic-coated clothes rack, which pierced her 20-month-old grandson's skull, saying she didn't see the child.
The County Court yesterday heard Sumner, a member of the stolen generation, was devastated and felt she had damaged the reputation of the Aboriginal community.
The boy spent months in hospital and now has speech problems, limited use of his hands and finds it hard to walk.
Sumner, 52, told police she threw the rack in a fit of rage during an argument with her teenage son in April last year.
She pleaded guilty to negligently causing serious injury.
Judge Christine Thornton recounted Sumner's tragic life, including decades of domestic abuse so violent she lost all her teeth.
She said Sumner was taken from her family at 12 and passed through 75 foster homes, including one where she was abused.
One of her sons was murdered in a fight.
Described in court as a loving grandmother, Sumner told police she felt "like a dog" when she realised what had happened to her grandson.
She began looking after him and a granddaughter when her daughter was assaulted.
Judge Thornton jailed Sumner for two years but suspended the sentence for two years, saying she now had strong community support and was having treatment.
Victoria Patrice Sumner admitted hurling the plastic-coated clothes rack, which pierced her 20-month-old grandson's skull, saying she didn't see the child.
The County Court yesterday heard Sumner, a member of the stolen generation, was devastated and felt she had damaged the reputation of the Aboriginal community.
The boy spent months in hospital and now has speech problems, limited use of his hands and finds it hard to walk.
Sumner, 52, told police she threw the rack in a fit of rage during an argument with her teenage son in April last year.
She pleaded guilty to negligently causing serious injury.
Judge Christine Thornton recounted Sumner's tragic life, including decades of domestic abuse so violent she lost all her teeth.
She said Sumner was taken from her family at 12 and passed through 75 foster homes, including one where she was abused.
One of her sons was murdered in a fight.
Described in court as a loving grandmother, Sumner told police she felt "like a dog" when she realised what had happened to her grandson.
She began looking after him and a granddaughter when her daughter was assaulted.
Judge Thornton jailed Sumner for two years but suspended the sentence for two years, saying she now had strong community support and was having treatment.
Granny Smith Festival This Saturday
All roads lead to Eastwood this Saturday for the 23rd annual older granny Smith Festival.
Rowe Street west side and surrounding streets will be closed to vehicle traffic and packed with over 280 street stalls and six entertainment stages.
Star attraction is the Grand Parade starting 10am featuring The Weekly Times Miss Eastwood older Granny Smith Festival Queen and grand finalists.
Special feature will be the Scouts section in the grand parade celebrating The Year of The Scout celebrating the centenary of Scouting in Australia.
Scout Groups will compete for $1,000 prizemoney sponsored by Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club who also sponsor the Best Schools entries in the parade.
Entertainment Galore
Six stages will provide non-stop entertainment at this year’s older granny Smith Festival with the official opening at the Trelawney Street stage from 10am followed by bands, choirs, dancing and prize presentations.
Epping West Primary School Band will start entertainment on the Plaza Stage at 9.30am while celebrity chef Carol Selva Rajah will giving cooking demonstrations on the Sports Star and Singing Star stage from 10am with Singing Star competitions at 11.30 am and 1.30pm. Other stages are at the Roundabout and The Core Youth Zone.
Eastwood Oval stage starts at 10.30am and concludes with the Elton John Experience at 6.45pm and fireworks at 8pm.
Full details and inquiries 9952 8222 or www.ryde.nsw.gov.au
Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club has donated $1,000 for the Best Scout Groups in Saturday’s Festival Grand Parade.
First prize is $500, Second prize $300 and Third prize $200. Groups should register with Derek McCarthy or Courtney Long at Ryde Council on 9952 8222 and carry a Group name sign in the parade as identification for the judges.
Australian Scouting this year celebrates its centenary and the Australian Government has officially named 2008 The Year of The Scout.
CATRINA BINES is the new TWT Miss Eastwood older granny Smith Festival Queen. Twenty year-old Queen Catrina, left, was crowned by 2007 Queen Adriana Marelic at the Gala Presentation Dinner Thursday night in the Ryedale Room at Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club’s Function Centre. More inside. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.
Ryde Mayor Clr Vic Tagg announced Catrina Bines as 2008 TWT Miss Eastwood Older Granny Smith Festival Queen at the Gala Presentation Dinner last Thursday night at Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club. Festival chairman De’ann Hespe announced Emma Watkins first runner-up and Eastwood Shopping Centre’s Brad Chan named Jacinta Miller second runner-up. Pictured, l to r, Natalie Bines, Sinead Elliott, Samantha Paisley, Jacinta Miller, Emma Watkins, Brad Chan, De’ann Hespe, Queen Catrina Bines, Mayor Vic Tagg, Tara Lester, Krystal Lester and 2007 Queen Adriana Marelic. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.
New Caledonia Holiday Prize
TWT Miss Eastwood Older Granny Smith Festival Queen Catrina Bines has won a Holiday for Two to exotic New Caledonia courtesy Harvey World Travel Eastwood as part of her First Prize worth over $5,000.
She will fly to the New Caledonian capital Noumea with Aircalin and stay at the beautiful Ramada Plaza Noumea and discover France’s best kept secret right on our doorstep.
New Caledonia is part French Riviera and part tropical paradise and is a land like no other. Just two and a half hours from Sydney flying Aircalin, New Caledonia is Australia’s closest Pacific neighbour and a heady mix of French and Melanesian cultures in a setting of outstanding island beauty.
White beaches, turquoise waters and mountain rainforests are contrasted against a fragrant language and a procession of romantic imagery of gendarmes, baguettes, crepes and the tricolour.
New Caledonia’s lagoon is the largest in the world formed by a coral reef that encircles the entire mainland and is the second largest in the world, just a little smaller than Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
New Caledonia Tourism in Australia General Manager Diane Moynihan has applauded the fact the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has declared New Caledonia a world heritage site.
“This has ensured we keep the natural wonders of New Caledonia in their true condition including the 300 varieties of coral that are unique to New Caledonia,” Diane Moynihan said.
Harvey World Travel Eastwood manager Lydia Scuglia congratulates 2008 TWT Miss Eastwood older granny Smith Festival Queen Catrina Bines on winning the fabulous holiday prize to New Caledonia flying Aircalin and staying at Noumea Ramada Plaza, pictured below. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.
Rowe Street west side and surrounding streets will be closed to vehicle traffic and packed with over 280 street stalls and six entertainment stages.
Star attraction is the Grand Parade starting 10am featuring The Weekly Times Miss Eastwood older Granny Smith Festival Queen and grand finalists.
Special feature will be the Scouts section in the grand parade celebrating The Year of The Scout celebrating the centenary of Scouting in Australia.
Scout Groups will compete for $1,000 prizemoney sponsored by Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club who also sponsor the Best Schools entries in the parade.
Entertainment Galore
Six stages will provide non-stop entertainment at this year’s older granny Smith Festival with the official opening at the Trelawney Street stage from 10am followed by bands, choirs, dancing and prize presentations.
Epping West Primary School Band will start entertainment on the Plaza Stage at 9.30am while celebrity chef Carol Selva Rajah will giving cooking demonstrations on the Sports Star and Singing Star stage from 10am with Singing Star competitions at 11.30 am and 1.30pm. Other stages are at the Roundabout and The Core Youth Zone.
Eastwood Oval stage starts at 10.30am and concludes with the Elton John Experience at 6.45pm and fireworks at 8pm.
Full details and inquiries 9952 8222 or www.ryde.nsw.gov.au
Year of Scout theme in older granny Grand Parade
Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club has donated $1,000 for the Best Scout Groups in Saturday’s Festival Grand Parade.
First prize is $500, Second prize $300 and Third prize $200. Groups should register with Derek McCarthy or Courtney Long at Ryde Council on 9952 8222 and carry a Group name sign in the parade as identification for the judges.
Australian Scouting this year celebrates its centenary and the Australian Government has officially named 2008 The Year of The Scout.
2008 TWT Festival Grannys Queen
CATRINA BINES is the new TWT Miss Eastwood older granny Smith Festival Queen. Twenty year-old Queen Catrina, left, was crowned by 2007 Queen Adriana Marelic at the Gala Presentation Dinner Thursday night in the Ryedale Room at Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club’s Function Centre. More inside. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.
TWT Miss Eastwood older granny Smith Festival Queen Gala Presentation
Ryde Mayor Clr Vic Tagg announced Catrina Bines as 2008 TWT Miss Eastwood Older Granny Smith Festival Queen at the Gala Presentation Dinner last Thursday night at Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club. Festival chairman De’ann Hespe announced Emma Watkins first runner-up and Eastwood Shopping Centre’s Brad Chan named Jacinta Miller second runner-up. Pictured, l to r, Natalie Bines, Sinead Elliott, Samantha Paisley, Jacinta Miller, Emma Watkins, Brad Chan, De’ann Hespe, Queen Catrina Bines, Mayor Vic Tagg, Tara Lester, Krystal Lester and 2007 Queen Adriana Marelic. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.
New Caledonia Holiday Prize
TWT Miss Eastwood Older Granny Smith Festival Queen Catrina Bines has won a Holiday for Two to exotic New Caledonia courtesy Harvey World Travel Eastwood as part of her First Prize worth over $5,000.
She will fly to the New Caledonian capital Noumea with Aircalin and stay at the beautiful Ramada Plaza Noumea and discover France’s best kept secret right on our doorstep.
New Caledonia is part French Riviera and part tropical paradise and is a land like no other. Just two and a half hours from Sydney flying Aircalin, New Caledonia is Australia’s closest Pacific neighbour and a heady mix of French and Melanesian cultures in a setting of outstanding island beauty.
White beaches, turquoise waters and mountain rainforests are contrasted against a fragrant language and a procession of romantic imagery of gendarmes, baguettes, crepes and the tricolour.
New Caledonia’s lagoon is the largest in the world formed by a coral reef that encircles the entire mainland and is the second largest in the world, just a little smaller than Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
New Caledonia Tourism in Australia General Manager Diane Moynihan has applauded the fact the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has declared New Caledonia a world heritage site.
“This has ensured we keep the natural wonders of New Caledonia in their true condition including the 300 varieties of coral that are unique to New Caledonia,” Diane Moynihan said.
Harvey World Travel Eastwood manager Lydia Scuglia congratulates 2008 TWT Miss Eastwood older granny Smith Festival Queen Catrina Bines on winning the fabulous holiday prize to New Caledonia flying Aircalin and staying at Noumea Ramada Plaza, pictured below. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.
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