Murrurundi Photographic Prize 2014 Rising for Alex
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YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE Serving the Hunter for over 20 years with a readership of over 4,000 weekly! The only way to fi nd out what’s going on! Thursday 24th July, 2014 Missed an issue? www.huntervalleyprinting.com.au/Pages/Entertainer.php Murrurundi Photographic See inside Prize 2014 TV Guide ADDING TO YEARS Record entries, a great night and a fantastic exhibition were the sentiments of all who attended the Murrurundi Photographic Prize’s award ceremony last Friday 18 July at the RSL Hall in Murrurundi. The photographic prize consisted of a ‘Best in Show’ and three categories. Winners Rising for Alex are as follows: Rhonda Thwaite Story page 3 Abi Yawns - Best in Show; Animals/Wildlife: 1st Simon Rackleft - Sheltering from the Scone & District Storm, 2nd Tobie Hynes - Warm Pre-School Art Show 2014 Milk 3rd Mandy Archibald - Waiting, Highly Commended Wendy Davison - Still Life; Opening Night & Auction Landscape/Gardens: 1st Tobie Friday 1 August 2014 Hynes - Boston Glow, 2nd Karen from 6.30pm – 8.30pm Davis - Morning Dew, 3rd Laura @ Scone Arts & Crafts Centre, Wickham - Giant’s Leap Sandy Kingdon Street Scone Hollow, Highly Commended Roger Skinner - Nude Nocturne and Laura Wickham - Fiery Sunset Flower; Art auction items have been produced and Portraiture: 1st Chantelle Laucht - Louise, 2nd Roger Skinner - Glance Back, collaborated under the guidance of artist, 3rd Belinda Jones - A Hard Earned Thirst, Highly Commended Chloe-Anne Janno McLaughlin Ducey - Bamboo Hunt. See pages 4 & 5 for pictorial. Tickets can be pre-purchased from Scone Pre-School @ $25 each (includes nibbles and drinks) Image: Judges: Sally Alden and Mandy Archibald. Photo courtesy of Mandy Archibald. Art Show, Market & Face Painting – Saturday 2 August from 10am – 3pm – gold coin entry For enquiries: 6545 1489 or 0415 727 998 (AH) 1V\ZWL]KQVO www.facebook.com/EntertainerPublication )VM`KT][Q^MZIVOMWNZMKTIQUMLIVL]X̉KaKTML_IZM[QVKT]LQVON]ZVQ\]ZMJIUJWWLQ[XW[IJTMXTI\M_IZM _WWLMVK]\TMZaI^IQTIJTMVW_NWZ[ITMNZWU\PM->-6<[\WZMZWWU[XIKMQV;KWVM WWININ ! Amelia Wilkinson / 0400 099 761 / 129 Kelly Street / PO Box 517 Scone a double pass to Majestic Cinemas. [email protected] / www.theeventstoreroom.com.au / facebook.com.au/theeventstoreroom See page 2 for details The ONLY station in the Hunter with the award-winning No:1 Rugby League show in Australia - the Continuous Call Team on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. what’s on Local students embark on Opera Australia Five students from the Upper Hunter will have the opportunity to work with musicians from Opera Australia for three days in August. The students, Ebony Taylor, Indyana Taylor, Tim Dunne, Isaac Smith and Alyssa Wisneiwski have been preparing for the Sydney experience by taking part in video lessons with the musicians of the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. Continued page 4. Inaugural Singleton rescue Image: Student, Tim Dunne taking part in the video session connected helicopter golf day via the Upper Hunter Conservatorium’s video conferencing system. Photo courtesy of UHCM. A full field of 75 players will be teeing off at Singleton Golf Course to raise money for the Westpac Rescue Royal Hotel-Motel Scone Helicopter Service (WRHS). The inaugural WRHS Singleton Golf Day is taking place on Sunday, July 27 with many members of the community jumping on board to offer their support. Strong support has also come from the local business community as well, with A-Plus Contracting & Poly Welding (A-Plus) signing on as the major sponsor of the event which is hosted by the Singleton Volunteer Support Group. Each team is made up of three players in an ambrose-style tournament, so it doesn’t matter whether you’re a pro, rookie or just plain terrible, $10 lunch menu / $12 dinner specials Every Friday night @ 6.30pm you can still have a go. A-Plus Director Andrew Hughes is one player (N/A public holidays) 15 meat tray raffles to be won who is admittedly happy with the ambrose approach. Mondays: Lamb shanks plus joker draw with $750 up for Tuesdays: Roast of the day grabs on 25 July 2014 Singleton Volunteer Support Group secretary, Danny Eather said they are hoping to raise $4,000 from the event and thanked all the Wednesdays: Perfect pasta *TAB *Function room *Family courtyard Thursdays: Succulent schnitzel Lunch: 12pm – 2pm; Dinner: 6pm – 8.30pm businesses that have thrown their support behind this inaugural event. Bistro open 7 days All enquiries please contact Danny Eather on 0439 072 077. Kelly Street Scone Phone 6545 1722 Program information Thursday 24th to Wednesday 30th July !"!###$ !"!%" ! ( S !S * # " # # + The Entertainer in conjunction with Majestic Cinemas are giving # " ! away two double passes each week to two lucky readers. " Look for the handwritten word “WINNER” along with the $% editor’s signature on this page above HVP logo. " ! 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This past weekend we not only saw The Footy Show hold a live show in Alex’s name at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, but also the Rise For Alex Round, held in an effort to gather donations for the recovery of inspirational Alex McKinnon. Alex, who is still in rehabilitation after sustaining a massive spinal injury during a round three game in Melbourne, was presented with a $300,000 cheque at half time of the game last Sunday on behalf of FOX Sports, The Telegraph and the Crown Resorts Foundation. This is only the beginning. Over the course of the weekend, through ticket sales, donations, arm bands and various other means, the Rise For Alex Foundation has raised an amazingly mind-blowing further total of $1.1 million thus far! The weekend also saw an overwhelming outpouring of emotional testimonials and verbal support for the NRL star. Names such as Wayne Bennett, Danny Buderus, Andrew Johns and Paul “The Chief” Harrigan. The NRL universe also was privileged to hear Aberdeen’s Darryl ‘Carrots’ Bowen’s song specifically written for Alex in dedication to the journey he has ahead of him with his medical rehabilitation. The Song Alex (Day by Day) was not only well received - the touching lyrics pierced the heart of everyone who listened. Alex was overwhelmed by the response from his fans and peers over the weekend. “It was pretty full on. I was trying to hold everything back, but at the end of the day I suppose my true self came out and there were a few tears but you can’t help that, can you?” he says of his reaction to the support shown to him. “I’m very overwhelmed by the support, I’m very thankful. “ To donate to the Rise For Alex Fund or for more information, head to the website at https://riseforalex.org.au Images: [Front cover] Alex McKinnon. Image courtesy of ABC. [Left] Alex McKinnon - photo courtesy of Fox Sports. 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