The Canowindra Phoenix

Issue 89 ISSN 1837-0128 Tuesday 15 December 2009

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LAUNCH OF NEW CANOWINDRA BROCHURE
HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS Friday afternoon saw the launch of the new Canow-
COVERING THE CENTRAL WEST indra brochure at the Age Of Fishes Museum. The
launch, which was attended by members of many
SPECIALISING IN RENOVATIONS Canowindra businesses and seven Cabonne
councillors, saw Cabonne Mayor Kevin Duffy,
GET OUT OF THE HEAT! bottom left, officially launch the brochure. Graeme
Fleming, General Manager of Cabonne Council,
congratulated Canowindra on their forward thinking
GREAT PRICES ON PATIOS & PERGOLAS and being the leaders in the development of a suite
of brochures which would ultimately brand the
individual villages and the shire. Mayor Duffy also
0411 140 252 congratulated the participating businesses. To meet
the 10,000 print run Cabonne Council partly funded
the brochure with the remainder being made up by
BOB’S SNAKE-RID DEVICES operators.
Protect your family from snakes this summer Fiona Ferguson, top left, has worked hard over the
last few months compiling information from
Each unit protects an area of businesses, and together with Nick Jacobs and Lisa
approx 650m2 radius of 15m Starr created a very professional, informative
100% environmentally safe brochure.
Free postage, packing and handling It is suggested that you take time over the holidays
Free installation can be arranged to pick up a copy or two of the brochure for your
visiting guests or family. Save some money and take
02 6345 0000 a couple of days being tourists in your own town:
have a relaxing lunch, coffee, taste some fine wines,
bob_henderson@bigpond.com
visit a museum or gallery, and enjoy the beautiful
Bradley’s Barn natural and historic features around town.
Brochures are available from the Age of Fishes
PICTURE FRAMING Museum and at The Phoenix office. Canowindra
66 Gaskill Street Canowindra businesses are encouraged to collect a bundle to
0428 999 950 display.

20 % OFF
SELECTED PAINTINGS
Celebrate the New Year at The Old Vic
A variety of platters served from
CHRISTMAS OPENING DAYS:
7pm til midnight
Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Book a table, bring your friends, only $40pp
Sat 19 Mon 21 Tue 22 Dec Bookings essential
56 Gaskill Street
~then reopening 20 January ‘10~ GOLD
WINNER 02 6344 1009 Canowindra

CANOWINDRA SERVICES AND CITIZENS CLUB

93 Gaskill Street Canowindra 02 6344 1397
LIV
FRIDAY 18 EN
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MONSTER MARKET NIGHT WHAT’S
ON...
TAI
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Terry Batu
KIDS TOYS 18
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Monster Market night
from Sydney

must be present Kids toys must be present to win

8:30pm til late
New to win Market Night - Seafood trays
19 LIVE entertainment - Terry Batu
8:30pm-late
24 Christmas Eve
YearÊs Eve Market Night - Hams & turkeys
MEMBERS CAR PROMOTION
MEMBERS
Seafood First key draw LPTS/09/11312
see inhouse for terms and conditions
CAR PROMOTION
must be present to go in the running LPTS/09/11312
Platters BRITTY’s DISCO 8.30pm-late Starts this Saturday
25 Christmas day - CLOSED
for 2 WIN A PROTON S16 Sedan
31 New Years Eve: Seafood Night
nearly booked out!!!
LIVE entertainment - DJ RATTA
COMBINATION HOT & COLD 8.30pm-late
New Years Day

Nearly booked out
1
MEMBERS CAR PROMOTION
ONLY $80 PAYMENT ON BOOKING Second key draw LPTS/09/11312
see inhouse for terms and conditions
SERVES-U-RITE must be present to go in the running
Market Night - Meat trays Full terms and conditions can be viewed in the Main Foyer
 BEWARE OF DOG BAITING
Lucerne Foods There has been some suspicious activity
in town relating to alleged dog poisoning
Parts and Machinery using fresh meat.
Please make sure your yard is secure and Mobile Crutching
will be closed over Christmas check thoroughly before allowing your
from 25 December - 4 January dogs out. Contract Fencing
There is no excuse for this behaviour, it is Contract Mustering
Break down service available on cruel and unnecessary and should not be
Lamb & calf marking
0427 247 736 tolerated within our community.
If you see anything or anyone acting Mobile plunge dipping
0408 274 350 suspiciously, please contact the
Canowindra Police on 02 6344 1300. Contract Farm Management
Barclay’s Kelpies - Pups & Dogs
Dr Nick O’Ryan’s Holiday
Friday
Surgery Hours
25 Dec closed
0448 535 743
www.barclayskelpies.com
Monday 28 Dec closed
02 6344 1117 AH
Dr O’Ryan will ONLY be
available during the following
hours at the surgery THE SHEARING SHED
10-
10-11am 3-
3-4pm HAIR AND BEAUTY
Tuesday 29 Wednesday 30
Thursday 31 Closed:
Christmas Day until
Surgery closed Monday 4 January 2010
Friday 1 - Friday 8 January Thank you all for your
For emergencies patronage, and I look
Ph: 6340 3033 forward to seeing you all
Canowindra Hospital again next year
There is no better time to express MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
our appreciation for your business, HAPPY NEW YEAR
support and friendship. May all the 78 Gaskill Street
joys of the season be yours and Canowindra
02 6344 2800
continue throughout the New Year.
CHRISTMAS TRADING HOURS FOR 2009 From the Board, staff and
I will be open from 10am til 4pm volunteers of the Need a last minute gift for
on Tuesday 22, Wednesday 23 & then
Age Of Fishes Museum someone special,
Tuesday 29 through to 31 of December
Reopening on Monday 4 January 2009 Open daily 10am-4pm or something deliciously
THANK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN 2009 except Christmas Day different to wear
New Years Eve???
CANOWINDRA BOWLING CLUB
For the information of members and their invited guests 02 6344 1605 Ruby Red Dress
has fun, fab, affordable fashion
2 NIGHTS IN 1 Saturday Wednesday Night
23 December AND gift vouchers for the truly
this Friday Night Trophy Day the only market night of the
week
fussy!
MUFTI BOWLS Come on in, find something
18 December from 6pm
names or teams Major Jackpot unique, and have yourself a
Market Draw in by 1pm drawn 6-8pm
18 draws of turkeys & hams for 1:30 start 4 x $50 vouchers VERY FUNKY CHRISTMAS
TV raffle to be drawn All welcome! must be present to win
44 Ferguson Street Canowindra
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Canowindra Bottle Shop CANOWINDRA COUNTRY BAKE HOUSE

To all our valued customers, we Trading hours during Christmas and New Year:
hope you have a safe and happy Last trading day 24 December
Christmas & new year Temporary Reopen 30-31 December 7am-5:30pm
from Annie & Sue Closed until 5 January 2010
Get all your orders in for bread and rolls for Christmas and new year
We will be closed: Christmas Cakes also available $15 per kg
Christmas Day & Boxing Day
New Years Day Ellen & Casey wish everyone a




Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Come in and see our
great wine specials! 14 BLATCHFORD STREET CANOWINDRA Ph: 02 6344 2525
 Arthur Beasley Christmas
Passed away 7 December 2009 aged 96 Progressive sale
at Bowral OFF
40%

Christmas gifts - accessories

Gift vouchers - party outfits

Former principal of the Canowindra Primary EVERYTHING
This week’s specials School, Arthur planted the famous bottle tree IN STORE

White sweet potato $3/kg Loved and missed by all the Beasley family Thank you all for your continued

Frank’s apple cucumbers $1 ea Remembered by all
support, especially Robynne...

Local white nectarines 3kg $10 Our thoughts go out to his wife Hilda aged 94
Christmas orders in by 18 December MERRY CHRISTMAS
please phone: 6344 1011
Poached Nectarines with
David Bigg and staff Jeanette’s Inspiration
Earl Grey Crème Brûlée Wish you all a very happy 68 Gaskill Street Canowindra
Brûlée
1 vanilla pod, scraped
250ml double cream
and safe Christmas and look Merry Christmas
75ml full fat milk
25g loose Earl Grey tea
forward to seeing you all & a happy & safe
4 egg yolks
50g caster sugar again in 2010 new year from
2 nectarines
50g unsalted Butter
CENTRAL MOTORS
½ lemon, juice only Please come in for your
Preheat the oven to 140oc cut the vanilla David Bigg CPA
pod in half along its length and scrape
62 Gaskill Street holiday check up ASAP
out the seeds. Place them in a saucepan
with the cream and milk and bring to the
boil.
Canowindra Ph: 6344 1606 we are closing
Stir in the tea and leave for 5 minutes or 24 Dec & re-opening 4 Jan
so to infuse. Pour the mixture through a
fine sieve.
Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together
until smooth and light and stir into the
cream mixture.
Pour the mixture into two ramekins and
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02 6344 1075
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sit them in a roasting tray. Fill the
roasting tray with enough hot water to
Christmas Special
come three quarters of the way up the Canowindra Business Chamber
sides of the ramekins and cook for about
35 minutes, or until the edges of the
brûlée start to set but the centre remains
a little wobbly.
50% off Christmas Party
Wednesday 23 December
Remove the brûlée from the oven and from 5:30pm
leave to cool.
Sprinkle with caster sugar and use a
blowtorch to glaze the top. Repeat this
process.
storewide on the balcony
at The Old Vic Inn
Cut the nectarines in half and remove the excluding RMW dress boots all involved and interested
stone. Heat the butter in a small frying business owners are invited
pan until golden and cook the nectarine
slices until just softened. Add a squeeze sale price $250 to attend and bring a plate!
of lemon juice. Serve hot or cold, with the Please call Jo to confirm
Earl Grey brûlée.
53Z askillf treetV anowindra attendance on 6344 2760
Graham and Jan
wish everyone a The Royal Hotel
happy Christmas
and a safe and Canowindra
prosperous 2010 Saturday 19 December 8pm
Open over Christmas and local band: Static Nomadic
New Year (except Christmas Day)
for lunches and Pizza Nights Christmas Eve DJ Ratta
(for groups of 10 or more)
Special Keg of the Week:
Bookings: 02 6344 1819 n o u r i s h bookings 6344 2515
The Royal Hotel Canowindra  6344 1201
 The

The Phoenix Canowindra Hotel TheLunch:

Feedlot Restaurant
Thursday-Sunday 12-2.30pm
“You’re always welcome Dinner: 6-8:30pm (except Sunday)

SPORT
CANOWINDRA GOLF CLUB
at The Canowindra!”
...with 7 beers on tap +
NEW BEER White Stag
ON TAP: low carb - full strength
Beer garden & family friendly environment 02 6344 1407
Twenty nine players contested the Gary U14S CRICKET CANOWINDRA V EAGLE BOYS SWIMMING CLUB
Eagle Boys won the toss and sent Isabelle Lynch and Will Wright led the
and June Scifleet sponsored 18 Hole way in the spoon heats as Isabelle
Canowindra in to bat. Rohan Toole
Stableford and Stroke Event on knocked 8 seconds from her time and
retired on 28 while Tim made 12. Simon
13 December. The winner was the Will took 5 off his PB. In the semi finals
Whatman made 10 and brother Harry Alex Flannery lowered his time by 5
talented junior golfer Jacob Devlin who retired on 19. Alex Willson made a quick seconds and nearly all of the second semi
carded a great round of 45 Stableford fire 9 while Bailey Cain made 17. took a second from their times. In the
points and as a result will have his Canowindra finished up on 124 as Harry Final, in lane 1, Millie Balcomb annihilated
was run out for 22 and Rohan not out her time by 5 seconds in a very fast swim
handicap. on 29. so the spoon went to Josh Flannery who
The winner of the modified Stroke Event Canowindra’s opening bowlers kept the lowered his time by a second to 23, to
and runner up on the day was ned Grant just touch ahead of Brydon Hughes. Well
Eagle Boys top order tied down as the done to all swimmers.
with 73 off the stick. openers retired on 4 & 0. Jacob In the medley times again tumbled as
Third place went to Dan Ebert with 41 McNaught kept batting at one end as fresh swimmers put everything into the
wickets tumbled at the other. Wallace four strokes.
points on a countback from Brit Gibby
Stranger took a wicket in each over to Leading the way was Amelia Holmes who
also on 41 points. finish with the figures 3 overs,2 maidens, smashed her previous best by 57 seconds
Coming events: 3 for 1. This achievement was put in the while Meg Austin massacred hers by 23
20 December 18 Hole 2 Person Ambrose shade as Bradyn Cassidy took 3 wickets seconds. Cassie Naylor took 21 seconds
from her best while Harriet Balcomb
Fun Day in 3 balls for the teams first hat trick of lowered hers by 19 seconds. Regan
Sponsored by Country Energy the year. Amy Edgar returned to the Hughes and Georgia Balcomb removed
crease for 2 more runs before Tim 13 seconds from their times while Alicia
27 December 18 Hole Stroke
Middleton took a brilliant low down Earsman lowered hers by 14 seconds.
Monthly Medal catch to dismiss the last batsman, Jacob Jayden Brown took a respectable ten
Sponsored by Ned Grant McNaught, for 29 for a total of 70. seconds from his time while Tim
Middleton showed he can swim as well
Saturday Night 6344 1342 Fax: 02 6344 2469
CANOWINDRA GOLF CLUB
Ph: 02
as he can bat bowl and catch as he
lowered his time by 8 seconds.
BADGE DRAW 6:30-8:30pm This week is the last swimming club of
the year and club captains will be elected
NOW $2,600 must be here 20 December on Friday night so be on time and ready
to swim and vote.
to win!!! 2 nd chance$120 2 man Ambrose
MASSIVE VICTORY IN BOWLS FINALS
Meat raffle every Saturday night Fun Day Robert Fitzgerald returned from
Sponsored by Country Energy retirement to take Man of the Match in
Weekday draw $180 - between 5:30-6:30pm the finals of the O’Brien Cup, a beautiful
RESTAURANT Asian & Australian meals
Santa will be here start to his revived career. Robert teamed
with his son Richard to beat Barney
Lunch W-Su 11:30am-2:30pm 19 December at 7pm Robson and Steve Fisher 20 shots to 9.
Dinner W-Th 5-9pm F-Su 5-9:30pm Winner of the BBQ raffle The game was closer than the score
OPEN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 02 6344 1780 was Ian Morrow indicates.
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Roger Traves and Nancy Morrow
Driver Reviver Roster defeated Dave Dalton and Deanna Noble
Thursday 24 December CWA 11.00am to 5.00pm in a gruelling 4 hour marathon in what
Rotary 5.00pm to close was a tight game. With the lead changing
Thursday 31 December Lions 8.30am to 1.00pm seven times in the match and locked at
Red Cross 1.00pm to close 25 all after 18 ends, Traves and morrow
Sunday 10 January Masonic Lodge 8.30am to 3.00pm won the last 7 ends consistently to win
Billican Productions 3.00pm to close the game.
The great support was appreciated from
Monday 11 January Committee meeting 4.30pm Bowling Club
all the spectators who turned up and
Save the date... stayed for the duration, from
4:30-8:30pm! It was an indication of the
Dec 19: First Key Draw for Car Giveaway Promotion Canowindra Services Club popularity of the mid week games.
Dec 19: Static Nomadic @ The Royal 8pm Local four-piece featured at the Congratulations to all the men and
Windowrie Weekend: blues, roots, cafe latte, country, rock fusion FREE women players who have completed all
Dec 20: Eugowra Community Carols 7:30pm in the grounds of the Catholic Church the competition bowls in time, it was a
Dec 25: Christmas Day! great effort.
Dec 27: Last Service with Revd Margaret Finlay 9am All Saints Canowindra Don’t forget that Presentation Night is
then afterwards a cup of tea in the hall. All welcome Saturday 23 January with live
Dec 31: New Year’s Eve - PARTY SAFELY! entertainment by Rusty Marsh. Book now
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