Passport Renewal

Having recently made a flight booking, which for booking in purposes requires photo identification, I scrambled through my photo identification articles, and could only find an expired drivers licence, and an old, soon to be expired passport.

Hence it was decided that I must renew my passport, although I think you have a two year grace period to renew.

So, it was a phone call to the immigration depatment to have a new application form sent. Then off to the shopping centre to have a passport photo taken.

Done quickly at Foxys photos in Woden plaza.

Then off to the post office, to make an appointment for a passport interview.

The interview happens next week.

At the moment then, it is just a matter of waiting to see what happens next week ar the interview.

August Jogalong Results and report

AUGUST JOGALONG


Despite the coldest conditions for the year, there was still a good turnout across the three events with more than 200 people taking part.

In the 6 kilometre handicap event, the winner was Patricia Lee starting in Group 1. Patricia was competing in her 71st event and it was the first time she had ever been placed. Her time of 58 mins 57 secs was her fastest since September 2003. Second place went to Wendy Jaensch in 44 mins 35 secs, her fastest time for three years, and follows her win last month. Fiona Johnstone came third in a personal best time of 32 mins 9 secs. It was the third time that Fiona has been placed this year following her win in February and third placing in July.

The fastest time of the day of 26 mins 9 secs was recorded by Natalie Archer.

In the 3 kilometre mixed event, Jessica Wallace was first in 15 mins 30 secs. Second place went to Emma Lee in 18 mins 49 secs while James Parrett came in third.

In the Minijog, first across the line and the winner on handicap was Henry Wallace. Last month’s winner, Isobel McDonald came in second while Cooper Morgan was third.

POINTSCORE COMPETITION

With the best six runs counting towards the annual pointscore competition and August being the seventh event of the year, there have been big changes at the top of the competition table. Merilyn Bassett has jumped into the lead after six very consistent events and she has opened up an 18 point lead over Susannah Hiron. Previous leader, Diann Bramwell, has slipped back to third, 14 points further back. With four events still to go, there is still time for other people to make a move on the leaders, particularly those who have yet to compete in six events.

3km Mixed Event

1 Jessica Wallace 15:30, 2 Emma Lee 18:49, 3 James Parrett 18:55, 4 Denise Cardew-Hall 18:57, 5 Justine Kennedy 19:27, 6 Kate Hancock 21:03, 7 Shanti Sumartojo 21:03, 8 Julie Triggs 21:27, 9 Caroline Sayers 24:12, 10 Inge McCloud 28:12, 11 Luke Giessmann 34:08, 12 Leuren Reynolds 36:27, 13 Natalie Mason 36:28, 14 Adelaide Bell 36:28, 15 Narelle Blackaby 47:50.


Mini-Jog

1 Henry Wallace 7:29, , 2 Miguel Da Silva 7:00, 3 Luis Da Silva 7:06, 4 Isobel McDonald 7:38, 5 Cooper Morgan 7:22, , 6 Hannah Sowry 8:33, 7 Jack Hermans 7:36, 8 Nicholas Allnutt 7:08, 9 Lana Wurtz 8:28, 10 Georgina Hermans 8:13, 11 Pippa Graham 9:46, 12 Seb Saint 11:33. 13 Harry Sowry 9:48, 14 Finn Burton 9:51, 15 Alexis Miller 10:23, 16 Adi Wellings 10:55, 17 Katya Zygadlo 6:50, 18 Ben Daniell 10:00, 19 Charlie Daniell 8:42, 20 Jemima Sayers 13:12, 21 Sophie Sheppard 12:47, 22 Natahsha Zygadlo 9:53, 23 Ayu Hancock 13:23, 24 Heather Nugent 13:18, 25 Jack Larmour 16:52
Jogalong Results:- 1, Kerrie Tanner 28:09, 2 Marg van Belkom 32:13, 3 Thao Walker 37:20, 4 Dawn Shield 38:17, 5 Sharon Bickers 36:55, 6 Karen Scott 36:55, 7 Oneeka Robb 29:46, 8 Kay Walker 41:58, 9 Rosetta Polywoda 33:19, 10 Dianne McDean 44:40, 11 Kylie Pieturkowski 42:04, 12 Beryl Walsh 48:59, 13 Kim Nadurak 49:19, 14 Brenda Ford 49:21, 15 Alli Stevenson 35:55, 16 Katherine Sheppard 31:56, 17 Joanne Lee 37:30, 18 Kirsty McMaster 37:49, 19 Marianne Eynon 53:03, 20 Josephine Kulesz 53:03, 21 Terry Neeman 40:18, 22 Rachel Yates 40:24, 23 Leanne Harrison 35:05, 24 Margaret Redmond 51:32, 25 Victoria Edmonds 47:58, 26 Tara Mairs 36:04, 27 Linda Richardson 41:34, 28 Kim Burgess 41:37, 29 Trish Elliott 45:46, 30 Tania Hobson 46:48, 31 Myra Young 52:52, 32 Carol Paice 34:55, 33 Fiona Heikkonen 51:04, 34 Siobhan Mackay 51:05, 35 Krisztina Mohacsi 33:31, 36 Anita Scherrer 29:36, 37 Melanie Dodd 28:53, 38 Diana Melham 56:16, 39 Debbie Dunchue 56:16, 40 Sarah Payne 38:34, 41 Lorna Monihan 39:36, 42 Fiona Blackshaw 39:37, 43 Tracey Bell 39:38, 44 Sonja Taylor 39:39, 45 Frances McPherson 40:55, 46 Catherine Watson 38:58, 47 Lynsey McDowell 44:10, 48 Suzie Gye 30:16, 49 Sue Bowden 30:32, 50 Helen Way 37:53, 51 Penny Troy 58:55, 52 Teresa Smith 58:55, 53 Patricia Lee 58:57, 54 Julie Crncevic 44:58, 55 Jennifer Turini 55:59, 56 Jenny Shannon 56:01, 57 Lynn Wiggins 32:16, 58 Brenda Larmour 59:25, 59 Pip Genge 33:53, 60 Susan Daniell 33:16, 61 Julie Sweetnam 42:17, 62 Lucy Boom 41:19, 63 Karen Burgan 33:31, 64 Frances Heikkonen 57:33, 65 Linda Mackay 57:33, 66 Wendy Jaensch 44:35, 67 Lorraine Stevens 1:00:36, 68 Teri Hobbs 1:00:36, 69 Cathy Cochrane 40:37, 70 Natalie Archer 26:09, 71 Fiona Johnstone 32:09, 72 Karen Paton 44:40, 73 Ursula Hewat 36:56, 74 Melanie Dicks 36:58, 75 Fiona Wright 31:02, 76 Mary Ann Busteed 33:33, 77 Linda Miles 37:15, 78 Nerida Clarke 33:47, 79 Kim Scott 40:19, 80 Sue Archer 27:29, 81 Cassandra Stewart 42:29, 82 Josephine Farrugia 40:32, 83 Norma Lindemann 33:34, 84 Clare Pritchard 35:35, 85 Gabrielle Wright 47:39, 86 Maree Roughton 38:45, 87 Laura Baynes 26:19, 88 Katherine May 30:55, 89 Annegret Ludwig 37:57, 90 Susannah Hiron 28:58, 91 Glenis Hiron 40:03, 92 Emily Whitten 31:35, 93 Lorraine Jansen 33:36, 94 Merilyn Bassett 46:09, 95 Amanda Roccisano 46:10, 96 Pam Brennan 45:13, 97 Des Butler 33:58, 98 Shirley Tonkin 43:32, 99 Anne Parrett 44:33, 100 Diann Bramwell 47:35, 101 Belinda McRae 35:37, 102 Karen Daniels 31:08, 103 Josephine Hermans 36:41, 104 Teresa Barker 27:12, 105 Jeni James 46:44, 106 Meredith Boroky 31:49, 107 Belinda Farrelly 26:52, 108 Michelle Morgan 27:24, 109 Helen Larmour 28:56, 110 Jane Burndred 35:57, 111 Lorna Burdon 47:59, 112 Mary Johnstone 57:02, 113 Debbie Cowell 28:08, 114 Kay Austin 54:11, 115 Kathleen Bleakley 30:34, 116 Judi Edwards 31:06, 117 Annette Clark 53:37, 118 Jennie Clarke 40:39, 119 Jacqueline Millard 34:42, 120 Sara Toscan 34:14, 121 Joanne Saint 30:46, 122 Celina Miller 31:47, 123 Emma Giessmann 34:21, 124 Monica Lindemann 34:31, 125 Maria White 35:38, 126 Consie Larmour 43:09, 127 Julia Simic 31:40, 128 Dorothy Troy 1:04:11, 129 Elizabeth Heasman 1:04:12, 130 Sasha Murphy 1:04:12, 131 Wanda Stewart 42:14, 132 Cathy Levan 42:15, 133 Lyn Percival 52:29, 134 Sarah Baird 50:30, 135 Sarah Jane McDonnell 31:02, 136 Jenny Hefford 33:50, 137 Honor Chan 42:56, 138 Judy Blake 55:00, 139 Rhonda Blackman 47:11, 140 Irena Costmeyer 45:12, 141 Judy Forbes 45:33, 142 Anna Moreing 1:05:38, 143 Linda Beveridge 1:05:38, 144 Michele Boyle 38:45, 145 Kat Benton 36:00, 146 Natalie Perry 38:44, 147 Robyn Booth 37:29, 148 Margaret Latham 59:39, 149 Sandy Stevens 55:11, 150 Julie Rey 46:17, 151 Eleanor Hensley 53:48, 152 Evangelia Karakotas 59:35, 153 Emma Fielder 39:10, 154 Lynn Williams 42:13, 155 Cilla Chapman 59:18, 156 Helen Hopkins 1:11:16, 157 Narelle Hopkins 1:11:18, 158 Jasmin Childs 1:11:35, 159 Jennifer Morris 54:41, 160 Lauren Hopkins 1:11:57, 161 Sarah Hopkins 1:11:57, 162 Rita Raizis 42:48.

Learning to see the light

Following the government decision to change light globes to energy efficient varieties, our Chandelier light globes busted one globe.

So, where to get replacenent globes of the correct variety, size and type?

I settled on a visit to Project Lighting in Phillip, 36 Townshend Street, and took the blown globe in to the shop, and was served with a replacement of the correct type and size. I had the original box in which it came. It was only a question of how many did I want.

Now our chandelier works brightly, and I know where to get a replacemnt globe, when next required.

So convenient to Woden which is only a short distance from Woden Plaza by a bus ride away. I remember one of the Vets used to work there a few years ago, he is still a regular Vet runner,but now working elsewhere.

Plenty of light globes are also available in Woollies, and at Aldi in Woden , so it is a matter of reading what's on the packets and then making a selection.

Hope the decision helps the environment, so I'm making my contribution, but I'm not sure in what manner the contribution is being made, except through the hip pocket.

But I can see the light.

BBQ Stakes Wednesday 19th August 2009

Helen Larmour brought cakes, today in celebration of her 50 th birthday (she didn't win and in fact started from an incorrect handicap. The cakes of many variety, I believe were cooked by her daughter, and she is still to celebrate tonight.

John Barrett, Geoff Hawke and Axel Godeck, were the first three eligible.

The 300 run T-shirt was presented to Kevin Chapman. He is to run the Mt Wilson to Bilpin event on this Saturday, Good Luck Kevin, hope you enjoy the run.

Andrew, last weeks winner, held the clock, while Doug Fry handed out the place cards.

Recent Photo

Taken in Brisbane around 13th August 2009.

At the wedding feast.

Love is in the Air

To borrow the title of a well known song.

The title is what I thought of for the title of this blog.

When Amanda and Jaimie were married at the Brisbane Botanical Gardens, wedding Garden on Saturday 8 August 2009, guests travelled from wide and far, from Queensland, Western Australia, Canberra and United States of America.

The wedding celebrant used a microphone, because of a slight cold in her throat.

Brisbane turned on excellent weather for the occasion, although it turned a little cooler after the occasion, when guests dispersed, and later gathered at the Suno Japanese restaurant, for a many course feast.

Many photos were taken and we will be enhanced before delivery. The wedding photographer has a web site, as is the vogue these days.

Several guests stayed in Brisbane at the M on Mary apartments, and spent time together, in celebration of the occasion.

Some visited Brisbane attractions, shops, and eateries, and altogether had an enjoyable time.

Obit

In Today's Canberra Times

Alan Walter Sugden 12.2.1934 - 2.8.2009

Passed away peacefully at Clare Holland House
Father and Father-In-Law of Annette and Dale

Annette and Dale were well known members of the Canberra running Community, and recently moved away from Canberra.

Sympathy is extended to them on this occasion.