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03 Feb 12 | Royal Adelaide Hospital general manager Prof-essor Villis Marshall has dismissed claims that age was a factor in allocating heart surgery beds. He said hospital records showed Lionel Davis, 85, did not have a hospital-acquired infection and the hospital does not allocate any of its surgical cardiac beds according to the age of the patient.
Krahnert umpires first A grade game
01 Feb 12 | Richard Krahnert umpired his first A grade game of cricket on Sunday, for the game between Props and Wandearah. Krahnert initially took up umpiring “seven or eight years” ago, as a way for giving something back to the sport he had played.
Softballers return to regular program
01 Feb 12 | After the week off for most softballer players round 15 hits with a vengeance this week. The association welcomes back junior grades after their extended break.
01 Feb 12 | Young Port Pirie tennis player Anthony Oliphant won the singles trophy in the 12 and under boys at the recent Country Carnival at Memorial Drive. He was also a part of the 12 and under boys’ team which won the team’s event.
01 Feb 12 | Colin “Cactus” Martens has been officially recognised for using country music to serve the community. He received the 19th Peel Valley Lions Club Australian Country Music Comm-unity Service Award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival last week.
01 Feb 12 | A Baroota farmer has told of his experiences promoting the use of the Happy Seeder in India. Barry Mudge works part-time with Rural Solutions SA, a firm linked with the State’s Agriculture Department.
01 Feb 12 | The widow of a man who died at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Bernice Davis, says the system is to blame for her husband having to wait repeatedly for his elective surgery.
01 Feb 12 | A local soccer club’s million-dollar relocation dream has moved a step closer. Virtus Soccer Club is confident the bid to move its competition headquarters to the Senate Road sport complex can be achieved.
30 Jan 12 | Wandearah B grade men had to call in a few favours from past players as normal B grade players stepped up into A grade to help cover absences. Damien Freer played his second match and Michael Crouch returned after quite a few years absence in this division.
30 Jan 12 | Port Pirie’s Emily Condon took out the most valuable player trophy for her age group at the recent Football Federation of Australian Futsal Championships. Emily, 13, only started playing futsal in October and was selected to play at the championships in December.
30 Jan 12 | Port Pirie and District Junior Tennis has had an outstanding two months. The top run started with winning the inter-association match against Barossa 36 sets 358 games to 33 sets 313 games.
Michael stars in CSI Afghanistan
30 Jan 12 | Port Pirie’s Michael Oaklands, 45, reckons that if his job was a television series, it would be called CSI Afghanistan. The Royal Australian Navy clearance diver and Chief Petty Officer is a member of a specialised investigation team at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot in Afghanistan. It spearheads a potent capability for the Australian Defence Force.
30 Jan 12 | Port Pirie’s Australia Day Citizen of the Year Graham Nichols said he volunteers because he enjoys it, not for the accolades. On Thursday morning, at the Australia Day Awards ceremony, he was in shock.   | What a great day!
30 Jan 12 | The Federal Government has caused controversy with its announcement that a deadline to introduce mandatory pre-commitment technology for pokies will be abandoned. But, according the BH Club manager, Graham Nichols, small clubs are relieved with the decision.
30 Jan 12 | The Mount Remarkable District Council has missed out on federal funding for a boat ramp at Weeroona Island. It sought cash from Regional Development Australia for “essential community and economic infrastructure”.
What a great day!
30 Jan 12 | Australia Day celebrations at Solomontown beach attracted a bigger crowd than usual this year. The community gathered at 8am for a flag raising ceremony with air force cadets, army cadets and scouts.
25 Jan 12 | Today is Australia Day in this proudly multicultural city – and Sue, Jo, Anja, Kedias and Saeid are proof of this. They gathered at Solomontown Beach on Tuesday to reflect on the meaning of the event and celebrate being Australians.   | National award is just the ...
25 Jan 12 | It’s time to get out on court again tomorrow night after another week of watching tennis on TV in Melbourne. This year’s Aussie Open has certainly been packed with interest, and tennis has once again swept the nation off its feet.
25 Jan 12 | Speedway rider David Footner may have had his last hurrah at the South Australian Long Track Championships on Sunday. After 27 years of racing he achieved a third place finish in the pro open class against tough competition.
25 Jan 12 | Pirie pacer SandyIsMyName will attempt to win its sixth race on the trot this Sunday in Whyalla. The eight-year-old bay gelding is trained and driven by Port Pirie’s Paul Fidge, who owns the horse, along with his dad Brian.
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