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10 Mar 10 | The ladies opening day was held on February 24, in brilliant conditions, on a very lush and green course. The were a total of 41 players, with visitors from Cowra, Duntyleague, and Ex Services Orange, Forbes, Grenfell, Manildra, Yeoval, and Molong.
10 Mar 10 | Summer has ended and autumn is upon us - it’s time to get your head out of the hazy days of summer sport and start thinking winter and hockey. Cowra hockey is played by males and females of all ages and level of experience.
10 Mar 10 | Not much to report as pennants were cancelled due to the weather. On Wednesday we had Peter Taylor and Roger Traves doing battle with Peter getting over the line 31-26.
10 Mar 10 | Canowindra Touch Football Semi finals start off next Monday night. The comp will split into A, B & C grade. The final placings are as follows A Grade – Garden of Roses, Services Club, Royal Hotel, Yuzawa Tigers
10 Mar 10 | The District Fours for 2010 were won by Ruby Fogg, Joan Bailey, Judy Nobes and Ivy Fogg (Cowra) defeating another Cowra team Ann Collins, Robyn Oliver, Jill Turnbull and Heather Hoad 27-16. Congratulations to Ivy Fogg’s team on a fine performance.
10 Mar 10 | Eugowra horticulturalist David Herbert has been named a ‘Show Champion’ ahead of the 2010 Sydney Royal Easter Show in recognition of his ongoing dedication. Each year, the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) selects a group of exhibitors, entertainers and participants from across regional NSW who represent the myriad of Sydney Royal competitions to be ‘Show Champions’.
10 Mar 10 | Four Canowindra tourism leaders are challenging themselves to go back to the classroom and learn how to take their business even further.
Braking an eye-opener for high school students
10 Mar 10 | Educating young people about safe driving doesn’t just involve teenagers. Sometimes it’s a matter of educating parents too. That was one of the messages at last week’s Rotary Youth Driving Awareness Program, when dozens of senior students from Cowra, Canowindra and Grenfell high schools converged on the Cowra airport for a program aimed at reducing the representation of young drivers amongst accident statistics.
10 Mar 10 | The next meeting will be held in the CWA rooms, Blatchford Street, Canowindra on March 18 at 2.00pm. All welcome.
10 Mar 10 | Moorbel Hall Markets will be held every 2nd Saturday of the Month, commencing on the 13th March. They will be open from 8am til 12 noon and there will be a variety of stallholders and BBQ, Coffee and Teas will be available.
10 Mar 10 | The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Lachlan Area has been conducting Hazard Reduction burns at Weddin Mountains and Nangar National Parks.
Engineering a challenge for high school students
10 Mar 10 | Twenty eight Year 9 & 10 students from Canowindra High School travelled to Red Bend Catholic College, Forbes on Thursday March 4th to compete in the 2010 Mid Lachlan Science & Engineering Challenge.
10 Mar 10 | This month marks four years since supporters of a Canowindra Skate Park began a community-driven campaign to construct their own facility in the town. And although construction of the facility is still some months away, progress is continuing, stressed key supporters.
Canowindra on a plate for television audience
10 Mar 10 | Gaskill Greens might be the focus of a well known television program screening later this year but the benefits are really for Canowindra and the wider region, believes owner Greg Kocanda.
Former Canowindra boy helps NSW take home cricket championship
03 Mar 10 | Two of Canowindra’s former “sons” have been in the news in the past week following success and despair in the sporting arena. Liam Gough, who now lives in Orange has returned from the School Sport Australia 15 Years and Under Boys’ Cricket Championships with new skills and a gold medal. Gough is the son of former Canowindra residents Narissa and Gerry Gough.
03 Mar 10 | Canowindra won the toss and captain Blake Wilson elected to bat in their under 16 clash. Jacob Devlin and Matt McLean opened and they put on 12 runs before Jacob was caught for 6. Matt made 22 before he was caught in his last over before he would have had to retire.
03 Mar 10 | Once again the rugby season is fast approaching. This year the Pythons are playing in the Southern Presidents Cup Competition which includes teams from Blayney, three Orange clubs, Cudal and three new teams to the competition which are Grenfell, West Wylong and Condoblin.
Swimmers qualify for state titles
03 Mar 10 | On Wednesday February 24, 17 swimmers from Canowindra High School competed at the Western Area trials at Cowra. Some new unannounced rules implemented this year had a few of our boys a little concerned.
03 Mar 10 | Two clear Friday nights in a row and Swimming Club is back on schedule and with the swimmers practicing for district and regional carnivals times tumbled as well. The first championship was the 200m freestyle run in junior and senior age divisions with the winners announced on Presentation Night on the 26th March.
A driving force behind many organisations
03 Mar 10 | The Volunteer for the Month of February is Mr Cec Balcombe of Canowindra. Cec is a dedicated citizen of Canowindra who has providing many hundreds of hours of volunteer work to his community.
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