Maggi Barnard

Maggi Barnard has been with the Parkes Phoenix since it was established in March 2016 and loves writing about her community.

Our Bloke

May 18, 2017 By Maggi Barnard

Neil Westcott

How long have you lived in Parkes and what do you like about living here?
Lived all my life in Alectown. Parkes has provided us and our children great opportunity and choice. There are so many talented and caring people.

Where do you work and what do you enjoy about your work?
Alison and I run a family farm at Alectown. I love the challenge that every year brings and the sat- isfaction of taking the property through to harvest.

What do you do to unwind after work or on weekends?
Sing – with friends or on my own.

What are you really good at?
Spent most of my life repairing things, can get myself out of most situations.

If you could have a super power, what would it be?
To remember everybody’s names I’ve ever met.

What is your pet hate?
Being late and bad sound systems at events.

Tell us about your best holiday ever.
Two notable adventures – our European honeymoon and a tour of the WWI battlefields in France, Belgium and Turkey in 1998.

Pro Basketballer Trains Kids In Parkes

May 18, 2017 By Maggi Barnard

The newly established basketball club in Parkes had an extra special training session on Tuesday when two very important visitors dropped in.

Conrad Etchi, a professional basketball player from the US, and Rachel Herrick of Basketball NSW, attended the club’s second training session.

“This is a big deal for us,” said Debbie Lasserre, who started the club with the help of the PCYC. “There was nothing in Parkes for young kids wanting to play basketball, so I decided to start a club.”

She was very excited to get Conrad involved, who is currently on a six-month stint with the Dubbo Basketball Association. He is in his first year as a professional player after graduating from a college in West Virginia last year. “I love it in Australia and it is good to see the sport getting bigger.”

Rachel came from Sydney to introduce the club to Aussie Hoops, which is a program teaching young kids the basics of basketball. Debbie said kids could register online for the program and receive a basketball, bag and shirt.

“We train every Tuesday from 4:30 to 5:30pm and all primary kids can join.”

Boars Victorious In Bathurst

May 18, 2017 By Maggi Barnard

Despite having several key players out for the match, the Boars dug deep to beat CSU 33-22 in Bathurst last weekend.

First points of the match came from a full team effort to get the ball to the winger Dyl- lan Phillips, who ran 35m down the wing to send a long offload to Joe Nash. Nash crossed under the posts. Ben Powlay added the extras. CSU responded with a try on the wing. The conversion missed.

The game settled into the forwards with Israel Symington, Leo Havili, Rory Nock and Ben Ryan leading the charge. A strong driving maul put the ball within 15m of the line. Full back Josh Miles crossed under the posts, Powlay added the extras.

Dyllan Phillips again found the ball in hand and crossed on the far wing after running through the CSU pack. Conversion was missed.

At the half time Parkes had a handy 19-7 lead.

In the second half thundering lock Tohi Tangi Nusipepa barged across under the posts dragging the defence with him. Powlay added the extras.

CSU were not done yet and in a blinding resurgence of skill they added two tries in six minutes. They were unable to find the posts to add the extras.

Flying wing Marika Korivoui put on the move of the match when he collected a deep kick on the 15m line, then pounded back through the full team to be brought down 10m from the line. This move rallied the stunned Boars. Joe Nash again found the line wide of the posts. Powlay added the extras.

Despite their determination CSU were unable to add any further points. Parkes took the match 33-22.

Best and fairest points: 3 points Cody Bruce, 2 points Ben Ryan and Leo Havili, 1 point Josh Cornellison. Players player was voted to Rory Nock.

This weekend the Boars are at home against the Bathurst Bulldogs.

By Cath Ryan

Stoney Creek A Success

May 18, 2017 By Maggi Barnard

Organisers of Saturday’s inaugural Stoney Creek Medley 3-ball stableford were delighted with the success of the day.

Members enjoyed the event that was played to conditions that proved easy to apply but hard to succeed at.

This meant any combination of players could succeed, but applying the playing conditions was vital as all players had to use the group’s low, middle and highest handi-capped player on six occasions.

In a brilliant display the team of Luke Clarke, Todd Jayet and Todd Barrow com- bined solidly to record 96 points. They will move on to the regional final.

The Handiskins, described as the ultimate game of skins for club golfers, commences tomorrow with the first qualifying round.

The Handiskins is played under stableford conditions over five rounds with players paying a one-off entry fee of $39 from which $4 is donated to the “Leuk the Duck” charity raising funds for kids with cancer.

The competition runs over five rounds, and the leading four players with the highest combined three rounds of stableford scores will contest a skins final and the chance to win a share of the $1,200 in club and/or Pro Shop vouchers.

By Paul Thomas

Question of the Week

May 18, 2017 By Maggi Barnard

Why is Mother’s Day special to you?

Marlene Bryant: My family is in Sydney, so I didn’t get to see them today. I just came out for lunch anyway. I’m looking forward to the Barry Green performance later. One of my grandson’s is going to be a doctor, and the other works in the media.

Marjorie Hockey: All the family come together, it’s always nice to see everyone together. I’m a great-grandmother: we have two daughters, five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Helen McGregor: I love seeing family and all the grandchildren. It’s also nice remembering all the great memories of your children growing up, as well as remembering your own mum. I had a great relationship with my mum, she lived to be over 100!

Claim Your Placemark Online!

May 18, 2017 By Maggi Barnard

Are you happy with your online profile as a small business operator? Set next week Tuesday aside as there will be a free work- shop in Forbes that is all about boosting your internet profile in the online map services of Google, Apple and Microsoft.

“It is all about claiming your placemark on online maps,” said Geomancia’s Managing Director, Angela McCauley, who is present- ing the Building the Digital Economy workshops in Forbes and Dubbo.

She said not many business owners real- ised they could claim the placemark which pops up when you do a Google search for a business. “By claiming the placemark you can add more information, such as business hours and upload photos. This would give you much better search results.”

The workshop is for two hours and during the first hour Angela will focus on changes in consumer behavior and the transforma- tion to the digital world for businesses. The second hour will be a hands-on session where participants will start building a web presence. If you are already on the web, you will get tips on how to lift your search results.

If you cannot make the workshop in Forbes, the Dubbo workshops are on 30th and 31th May. Google “Geomancia Digital Economy” for more information or see page 2 advertisement.

Question of the Week

May 18, 2017 By Maggi Barnard

Why is Mother’s Day special to you?

Marjorie Hockey: All the family come together, it’s always nice to see everyone together. I’m a great-grandmother: we have two daughters, five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Invasion Of Tiny Super Heroes

May 18, 2017 By Maggi Barnard

It was super hero heaven in the Parkes Library’s Coventry Room on Wednesday morning with tiny figures running all over the place dressed in superman, batman, wonder woman, super frozen girls and many more costumes.

Central West Family Day Care (CW- FDC) celebrated National Family Day Care Week with a dress up party. Up to 60 chil- dren attended cared for by 34 educators from Parkes, Forbes and Condobolin.

The colourful and happy event was “in celebration of the education done in the community and the star qualities of all chil- dren,” said Anne-Marie Winter, co-ordinator of CWFDC.

Find Kind Beauty At Kindred

May 18, 2017 By Maggi Barnard

Kindred is about kind beauty. Every Kindred ritual is designed to take clients on a journey and show that beauty is more than skin deep.

“After 13 years in traditional beauty, there came a point where I could no longer go on,” said owner of Kindred, Kim Board- man. “I needed to take responsibility for the message I was sending about beauty and for what I was putting on my clients skin. I start work each morning excited to educate my clients that there is another way and that a bathroom full of products does not equal beautiful skin!”

Kim’s warm, caring nature and her passion for what she does shine through offering clients a true vision of just what Kindred stands for.

“Kindred is to be kind to yourself – allowing yourself to reconnect and be taken care of; to be kind to the environment by using toxin-free products and to be kind to others.”

All Kindred’s treatments are designed by Kim from her more than 13 years experience in the skincare and beauty industry. Offering clients holistic professional treat- ments using only small batch products, carefully selected by Kim, a Kindred ritual is prepared to get your skin glowing.

There’s not one product in Kim’s treatments and in salon that she herself wouldn’t use.

Corked Thigh

May 18, 2017 By Maggi Barnard

If you have ever been hit hard in the thigh with someone’s knee or shoulder, you most likely know how painful and debilitating a corked thigh can be. A cork, or a muscle contusion as was more formerly known, is a common occurrence in contact sports, as well as sports like cricket and hockey when a player is hit by the ball. Contusions result from blunt trauma to a muscle such as when two players collide and one is hit in the thigh by the knee of the other. The underlying muscle and connective tissue are crushed without breaking the skin. This causes bleeding within or between muscles resulting in a haematoma.

A cork may result in immediate pain, weakness, muscle spasm and stiffness. Most contusions are minor and heal quick- ly, however if you lose joint range or power in the leg, have trouble with explosive bursts or kicking, it is time to come off the ground and not return to play.

It is important that treatment of a muscle contusion starts immediately, with the first 48 hours post injury the most important. Immediate treatment for a corked muscle should include ceasing activity, icepacks applied every two hours for 15 minutes, bandage the corked muscle with an elasticized bandage, elevate the injured limb above heart height whenever possible and avoid exercise, heat, alcohol and massage in the first 48 hours.

Range of motion is a good indicator as to the severity of the injury. Difficulty flexing the knee past 90 degrees may suggest a more severe injury that requires physi- otherapy assessment.

For the fitness of you,

Linda Reilly

Maggi Barnard

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