October 15 2018

The Deni Uke Muster is coming up in November, some readers may be thinking we are in a time loop and are meant to be saying Deni Ute Muster but it is the Deni Uke Muster that will happen in November.

Their YouTube Channel was recently updated with three new videos taking the total up to eight videos.

There are renditions of ‘You Are My Sunshine’, ‘Going up the Country’ and ‘Down on the Corner’.

‘You Are My Sunshine’ is a classic from the 1930’s and most people only perform the chorus compared to this 1942 version by Harry Roy and his Orchestra, probably because the chorus is more cheerful.

‘Going up the Country’ was a song by Canned Heat that was based on a 1928 song called ‘Bull Doze Blues’.

‘Down on the Corner’ is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival and written by band member John Fogerty.

Unfortunately the three new videos are low in quality but you will see and hear that they can perform a range of material.

If you are interested in going to the Uke Muster, visit the Facebook event page, indicate that you’re going or are interested and have a great time in November.

October 10 2018

Deniliquin woke up to the sound of rain just before 6am and by 9am it had reached 8.4mm even though Weatherzone has put down 8mm.

Weatherzone has a unique rainfall chart and that is because it only counts rainfall from 9am to 9am and so history will record Deniliquin receiving 8mm on Wednesday even though it continued to rain through the day.

9.8mm between 9am January 30 and 9am January 31 was the record and so some may of felt disappointed that a new record for 2018 wasn’t set but they weren’t disappointed for long.

The rainfall didn’t stop at 9am as it continued to rain steadily and between 10:30 and 10:40am it rained 0.6mm to send the post 9am total to 10mm and a new rainfall record.

By 11am the total amount of rain between 6 and 11am approached 20mm but the rain was slowing down as the band of moderate rain moved past and the town received lighter rain.

By 12pm the rain was almost on its way out of town and was heading west to dump its cargo on other towns ensuring that they get some rain too.

We ended up with 23mm of rain, 23.5mm in some other areas, we needed every millimetre as a dry couple of months is expected to occur.

Monday’s forecast looks interesting according to Weatherzone, if the rain forecast for that day comes true then our local farms will be in much better shape than just a day ago as water tanks and dams will be getting more of a fill and the soil will be more deeper soaked than before..

October 6 2018

We have three new questions up for readers to consider and answer on the side of the page (computer users) or at the bottom of the page (phone users), one asks for a rating on the ERC, one asks how the local economy is going and the last asks if the Federal Government has improved under Scott Morrison.

Questions asked

1. What Rating Do You Give The ERC?
2. How is the local economy?
3. Has the Government improved under Scott Morrison?

The rating for the ERC is asked as it has been over a year since the council was elected and we are hoping to get a snapshot of how they’re going.

The local economy question is to see if bad drought conditions and the status of the economy on a national scale have affected the town.

The Scott Morrison question is asked because it has been after a month since he was made PM and it will be interesting to see if the LNP is back in contention after many political experts have called the next election to the ALP.

Polls will run until Saturday October 20.

October 1 2018

Noisy Street Design has released a lot of videos this year and late last month they released their longest one yet, one on Deniliquin Golf Club.

It is a video that runs for just under 20 minutes and features all 18 holes that the Golf Club has to offer all in 1080p quality (High Definition).

It is always something unique to see something from above and viewers will see things from a couple of golf carts driven in a line, a golfer playing the first hole, the Bowling Club and Memorial Park plus nearby houses.

It is a great video that should entice golfers to come and play in town once they get a good look at all the holes in the video.

September 22 2018

Four Rams sides played in Grand Final action today.

Three of the four sides were Netball sides whilst the Rams Fourths attempted to bring home the Premiership for the Football Club.

Results of all four matches are below.

Rams Football Results

Fourths lost 6.20 – 56 to 0.0 – 0 vs Cobram

Rams Netball Results

A Grade lost 54 to 36 vs Moama
17 and Under lost 42 to 23 vs Echuca United
15 and Under won 45 to 33 vs Tongala

Conclusion

An undefeated Cobram gave the Rams Fourths no opportunities but the Fourths should be proud that they made the Grand Final and that had an excellent 15-3 season (17-4 if you count finals).

A Grade went up against a Moama side that had lost only once during the course of the year but the Rams went down trying and trying is what matters in a game.

It wasn’t to be for the 17 and Under side this year going down to Echuca United who went through the season undefeated.

The 15 and Under side had a comfortable victory with Eloise Ritchie winning a medallion for her performance, the side had a perfect 21-0 record for the season counting finals.

This may be our final edition of Sports Talk for 2018, we would like to thank everyone for reading each edition as the season progressed for both the Rams and the Rovers.