Rebecca Warren came to the first story time in the newly opened Parkes Library on Wednesday with Tom and Claire.
Family Day Carer Joanne Thomson brought Jayden (left), Raine and Lorde on her lap and Alfie to story time.
Special guest reader at story time on Wednesday was Deputy Mayor Barbara Newton with story time presenter Emma Brown.
Artist Cheree Stokes (middle) at the opening of her new gallery in Trundle last week with friends Daisy and Doug.
At the opening of the Dr David Malin Astrophotography exhibition at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory’s Visitors Centre were (l-r) Philippa Malin, Dr David Malin, Cr Neil Westcott and Jessica Westcott.
Mal Westcott at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with the coach of the German soccer team and one of the players. At the celebration of their bronze medal, they got Mal to wear a medal, as he was their favourite bus driver at the games.
The Parkes Elvis Festival might be cancelled for next year, but this Elvis has made Parkes his new permanent home on the street art wall at Cooke Park.
Principal Coral O’Neill.
Jack Gould.
Ben Woolstencroft.
Lianna Richings and Sophie Kim.
Jaimee, Andrew and their dog Barney took the opportunity to enjoy the great spring weather at the moment.
Jaimee, Andrew and their dog Barney took the opportunity to enjoy the great spring weather at the moment.
Alenka Gafa was snapped by our photographer when she grabbed a coffee before work this week.
Nicholas and his mum are enjoying time together as she cannot go home in Townsville with the border closure.
Photos: Ken Engsmyr
Leo Butler and Chris Finkel at Forbes Men’s Shed with a Kookaburra box.
Peter Thompson knows precision measurement for the entry way is vital.
Cliff Cowell and John Short are assembling Crimson Rosella boxes.
Peter Thompson is hard at work on the bird boxes.
Doris Field attended the opening of the new Rural Fire Service (RFS) fire station in Parkes last Saturday with a special teddy dressed in RFS uniform complete with the name label of Max Field, who was a life member of the RFS and Doris’s husband.
RFS fire fighters Connor Trueber and Brayden Varcoe are very impressed with the new fire station.
RFS Parkes Headquarters Captain Steve Chester (left) received a special shield to mark the opening of the new fire station from NSW RFS Assistant Commissioner Peter McKechnie.
Janine Boland, Robert Brooke and Una Colley attended the 75th anniversary of VP Day in Cooke Park last Saturday.
Betty Job and Raelene Knights were at the Cenotaph in Cooke Park for the VP Day commemoration.
Vietnam veterans attended a commemorative service at the Vietnam Memorial in Parkes on Tuesday. They are (L – R) Parkes Shire Council Councillor George Pratt, RSL Vice President Robert Brooke, Keith Woodlands, Paul Thomas, Bernie Coleman and Bill Shallvey.
The Parkes writing group Authorrised celebrated its 8th anniversary at the Parkes Library last week. Budding author Laura Harvey looks at the many resources the Parkes Library has for writers with Dan Fredericks, coordinator of the group.
Long-term member of Authorrised, Debbie Gould was hard at work during the meeting last week.
The Parents and Friends committee (P&F) of St Patrick’s Parish School in Trundle has launched a full colour recipe book called Cook with some contributions by current students. Here are some of the students showing off their recipes in the book.
Freya Berry.
Bailee McAneney.
Angus and Harry Quade.
Charlie and Brydee Taunton.