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Pine Rivers Neighbourhood Centre Dec08

Upcoming programs/workshops at Pine Rivers Neighbourhood Centre January – February 2009
KID’S COOKING 
Classes are held during the school holidays and these classes are a great opportunity for kids aged 9-12 to learn some practical skills for cooking at the intermediate level.  The children have the opportunity to learn:
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FLYING VISIT TO MT MEE

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On Wednesday 12 November 2008, students, staff and parents of the Mount Mee State School enjoyed a visit from Channel 9 newsreader, Bruce Paige, children’s TV host, Picasso and the team from Australia Zoo.

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MOUNT MEE STATE SCHOOL

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DAY FOR DANIEL – MONDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2008

On 3 November all staff and students of Mount Mee State School displayed a unified stand for child safety by participating in the Day for Daniel Community walk.
76 students and 6 staff wearing red shirts walked several kilometres along Austin Road carrying red balloons and wearing red ribbons.
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U3A December 2008

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logo_u3a.gifOpen Day – Meet our Tutors: 

The University of The Third Age ( U3A ) Pine Rivers is holding its annual open day on Friday the 16th of January ’09 at 10.00am Bray Hall at Petrie.  This year we have embarked on a truly open style house where you are free to roam and ask any questions.
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CONFUSION

Tick Paralysis – Tick Fever – 3-Day

Tick Paralysis  There is a toxin carried by one of the ticks (Ixodes) in the district which will cause paralysis.
The animals mainly affected are dogs and cats but, as this is a toxin, any animal can be effected and the smaller and younger usually are worse.
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NETWORK TOPIC Dec 08

Merry Christmas to all of our Grapevine readers.

We wish you all a safe and happy festive season and a healthy and prosperous New Year.
When you sit down to do your Christmas cards, do you then think “If only I’d organised to have those photos printed, I could include them with my Christmas cards.”  This is especially the case now with the switch to digital cameras!  Well printing your photos from your digital media card or CD can be done, on the spot, in Dayboro.  They have a photo printing machine at the Dayboro Valley IGA.  6 x 4 (15cmX10cm) photos are just 49c.
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NETWORK TOPIC NOV 08

NO JANUARY EDITION

Please remember that we do not produce a January edition.  Therefore, if you have a function in January or early February, let us have details of it for printing in the December edition – deadline Friday 21st November!
UPCOMING DEADLINES:
DECEMBER edition  – Friday 21st November 2008 

FEBRUARY edition – Friday 16th January 2009

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POLICE NEWS Nov 2008

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RURAL WATCH MEETING Nov 6:
The next rural watch meeting is Thursday 6th November at Dayboro State School, commencing 7.30pm.

There have been a number of property offences reported over the last month.  Between 6.15pm 6th and 7.00am 7th October entry was forced to a shop in Williams Street and money stolen.

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Samford Museum News Nov 08

BUS TRIP:  Saturday 22 November is the date for Samford Museum’s annual bus trip.
This year we will be visiting Redcliffe Museum featuring Queensland’s first European settlement story, a video of mullet fishing and local sporting greats.  Then take in an old time movie at Redcliffe Movie Palace before going on to Abbey Museum.
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DESIGN YOUR OWN HOLIDAY..Canada/Alaska

 by Betty Fielding (part 2 of 3)
Continuing on from the last issue…………..

Vancouver Island was a place we just had to see, so we flew to Nanaimo by sea plane and drove down to Victoria.
My favourite place was the quaint town of Chemainus which is famous for its 30+ murals on the buildings around the township.
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