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FREE Tel: 08 86725 920 http://cooberpedyregionaltimes.wordpress.com Thursday 15 - 28 April 2010 COOBER PEDY OPAL FESTIVAL BRINGS FORMER Congratulations progressed to the town Sunday was dedicated must go the Opal oval where everyone to the Coober Pedy Festival the Gem enjoyed both family Area School's 50th Trade Show and community Anniversary where RESIDENTS HOME TO MECCA committees and the activities together, former students caught many volunteers ending in traditional up with each other and along with the fireworks. wondered at the organisers of the changes since the days Coober Pedy Area While mums and dads when many of them School 50th Anni- tossed the sausage and didn't bother wearing versary. enjoyed events, the shoes to school. kiddies were able to Visitors to the annual participate in Everyone is looking Opal Festival are supervised activities forward to the next increasing each year including a great train Opal Festival as Coober as all the diehards make ride around the oval. Pedy nears 100 years their pilgrimage "home" Volunteers manned the of opal mining. to the Opal Captital. children tent with lots of special entertain- With the crowds that The weekend of ment. flocked to the town for celebrations which The whole weekend the Easter celebrations began on Friday was a treat for locals it's not surprising that continued on to whose families Coober Pedy is listed in Saturday’s fun-filled travelled to the town the 10 top attractions in day beginning with the with so many places to South Australia as a street parade which visit together. must see destination. OPAL MINER CLAIMS LOTTO MILLION Photo: Peter Rowe Above: The school’s 50th Anniversary featured in the parade with past students representing the years that have rolled by with banners Left: Fabian Kenny, (Saints player) leads the Tug-O-War in this event against tough odds with not only the raw end of the rope but CAAMA’s G- Man coaching the opposing team! The Gem Trade Show Our next fi re season’s hazards have already begun to surface. There are a few things you can do right now to help reduce bushfi re fuel. Vegetation can be a major carrier of a bushfi re. When selecting new plants for your property, check that they are not highly fl ammable in a bushfi re. Keep an eye on vegetation surrounding your property and if growth becomes excessive, start cutting back over winter. For more information on keeping your property bushfi re ready, visit www.cfs.sa.gov.au Above: A beautiful piece of Allan’s Rise Opal WDM21701 is displayed at the Gem Trade Show by local exhibitor, Tony Maric Left: Jimmy (the runner) Nikoloudis leads the parade after a marathon from Olympic field carrying the symbolic opal on behalf of past opal miners. 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