VAFA The second round of the 2025 season is in the books leading into the Easter break Let’s dive into the highs and lows of the weekend past Prahran secured their first victory of the season on Saturday morning defeating Elsternwick by 10 points at Toorak Park It was an even spread of goal kickers for Prahran with six individual contributors booting a single major each Elsternwick relief heavily on the accuracy of forward Ashira Chait who starred with three goals and was named best on ground for a dominant performance Prahran can rest a little easier heading into the bye knowing they have secured a spot in the middle order for now after getting those illustrious first 4 points Old Camberwell continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 23-point victory over Albert Park Both teams had a battle in a tight first half with just 5 points separating the two sides at the main break An impactful 3 goal to 1 third quarter was exactly what the Weller’s needed to run home with the win Bridget Facey led the charge in front of the big stick with a terrific three-goal display while captain Alannah Frampton was named among the best alongside Jess Humphries and Gabriella Bianco being a presence on both ends of the grounds Bonnie Grining and Alicia Lyons were named best on ground for the Falcons with both players stepping up in key moments; Grining kicking one goal Mazenod have moved up into second on the ladder after defeating Canterbury by 41 points Whilst it was a tightly contested first quarter a three-goal third quarter was enough to keep the winning streak alive Lara Del Conte continued her brilliant form to the season finishing with three goals for the game for the Nodders While a comprehensive defensive effort held Canterbury to just one goal in the first half and another one in the second half This win adds a healthy percentage boost for Mazenod as they sit among 3 others undefeated sides in Division 3 Women’s Canterbury will need to find a way to win on the road as they are set to play their third away game in Round 3 after the Easter bye weekend St Mary’s Salesian dominated from start to finish in a 69-point thrashing over the South Melbourne Districts It was a slow start on the scoreboard from both ends with no goals registered in the first term Lucy Dobbyn was a standout in the side’s victory The Bloods couldn’t find their feet and struggled to get into the match as the onslaught from the Saints kept coming their best chance at securing their first four points will come in Round 3 when they come up against Canterbury at Ian Johnson Oval This 9th v 10th clash will ensure one of the two sides walks away with their first victory unless of course we are dealt our first draw of the season it was Ormond who held strong through the four quarters to claim victory over North Brunswick Ormond held a significant 35-point advantage at the 3-quarter-time break of which North Brunswick valiantly fought to minimise in the final term Despite being under siege for much of the match North Brunswick won the final 20 minutes kicking 2.3 and keeping Ormond scoreless it was not enough to claw back the full margin and the Monders claimed the four points Teagan Engelander slotted two goals for the day Bo Fox and skipper Indiana Harrison all contributed a goal of their own Mary Ntalianis and Shanae Collins were standouts for North Brunswick in a tough loss Round 3 of the Division 3 Women’s kicks off on Saturday April 26th with the Easter weekend bye coming up this weekend There are some interesting matchups on the horizon with four undefeated sides heading into Round 3 whilst four sides look to kick start their 2025 campaign Another intriguing weekend of William Buck Premier Women’s action unfolded in Round 4 headlined by a top-four clash between Old Geelong and Old Scotch Prahran’s continued efforts to ‘tread water’ amidst an early-season injury crisis A largely competitive 16.18 (114) to 9.8 (62) loss Round 4 of the Division 4 Women’s competition saw Beaumaris and Westbourne each go a game clear of the rest of the pack on the ladder The VAFA acknowledge the traditional owners of country From high school teacher to MasterChef Australia alumni Alice Zaslavsky – also known as Alice in Frames – cultivated her culinary curiosity on North Road Ormond in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs “I spent a lot of my childhood living in Ormond that drag between the street I lived in and Ormond Station was somewhere I frequented multiple times a day We lived off North Road and it’s so nostalgic for me on so many levels,” says Zaslavsky radio presenter and ABC TV show host of A Bite to Eat with Alice remembers eating her first pizza on the strip aged 16 and more recently honouring her paternal grandmother at Rada Russian Restaurant – raising a legacy toast at her wake A post shared by Alice Zaslavsky (@aliceinframes) “North Road is a very suburban strip with quite a tight knit community that never felt gentrified,” she says and there were lots of local characters who were very memorable to me in my adolescent years.” Ormond was Alice Zaslavsky’s stomping-ground Last year Zaslavsky spent two weeks traveling around Australia on a work trip with Israeli-British restaurateur and chef Yotam Ottolenghi who offered some sage advice for the recipe queen turned media star “Yotam looked at me in the eye andsaid; ‘Alice Ottolenghi introduced her to Oliver Burkeman’s book Four Thousand Weeks which saw her stop chasing opportunities with the intensity she had to that point A post shared by Alice Zaslavsky (@aliceinframes) “Otto had just read the book and got me to recognise that that is roughly the number of weeks you get in a life if you’re lucky,” she says “That’s when I realised you don’t need to squeeze the shitake out of every moment It’s more what you’re doing with those weeks that matters most.” Zaslavsky will work on her fifth cookbook in 2025 film a second season of A Bite To Eat with Alice and has stepped away from weekend ABC Radio Melbourne breakfast to also spend time writing a children’s book It will give her two free days a week; a chance to perhaps linger along North Road for old time’s sake Chyka Keebaugh on High Street, Armadale Collette Dinnigan on William Street in Paddington Zan Rowe on Puckle Street in Melbourne’s Moonee Ponds My first job was at McDonalds on the corner of Jasper and North Road as a teenager I worked front of house and loved the drive through because it was eyeball to eyeball contact with the public My first hairdresser was called Theodora’s also on North Road She was the first hairdresser to give me tips in 1998 I begged and pleaded with Mum to cut and dye my hair An amazing health food shop I loved to go to for organic produced was called Sunnybrook Health Food Shop – it’s where I started my organic interest in food Alice Zaslavsky as a child at the McDonald’s where she would eventually work Jim’s Fish and Chips was known to always throw in an extra potato cake with my order which I loved I would get off the 630 bus a few stops early just to go here after school Remezzo Pizza – these brothers made fantastic pizza and are located across the road from Jim It was the first time I tasted a proper Italian pizza when I was 16 – I liked it so much I ordered a Quattro Formaggi and I made a replica of it when I was a contestant on MasterChef and it was inspired by these guys A post shared by Remezzo (@remezzo_ormond) I loved dining at was Global Vegetarian which was one of the first veggie restaurants in Melbourne that has now closed down. They used to make vegan curries and they were definitely ahead of the times. They also made delicious stir fries. My husband Nick grew up in East Bentleigh, and when we first started dating, he talked about his dad being vegetarian and how they’d go there for years. I reckon we must have passed one another before we actually met! Growing up my family regularly ate at Steak Bank Charcoal Grill – it had all the weird decor inside and the food was exceptional. There is also a Russian restaurant on North Road called Rada which doubles as a disco. Alice Zaslavsky with her family at a restaurant in North Road, Ormond in the 1990s. Picture: Supplied Rada Russian is where we had my paternal Babuska Zina’s wake after her funeral. She was the gregarious life of the party and had what we call her pominki there – it literally means remembrance. We gathered at Rada to feast and honour her in 2021. What I loved about that restaurant is that you do feel like you’re in somebody’s living room. A Chinese restaurant called Tea and Rice was situated next to the lighting shop and where I’d go regularly. It makes me emotional thinking about it. There was little in the way of signage so most people didn’t even know it was even there. It was owned and run by a lovely lady. I would go there with my maternal Babuska Raya and we would eat short soup together. North Road, Ormond. Picture: realcommercial.com.au I also remember going to the local video shop on North Road where my parents would get pirated video tapes of Russian television show. It was a huge business! I would go to Russian school upstairs during the week. Officially, I did Russian school in Elsternwick, but went here during the week for extra culture knowledge. An Indian restaurant called Bombay By Night was another spot we loved to go. One had to brave the boom gates on North Road which would be three trains worth of waiting before they went up again. 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Ormond in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs A post shared by Alice Zaslavsky (@aliceinframes) and there were lots of local characters who were very memorable to me in my adolescent years.” Ormond was Alice Zaslavsky’s stomping-ground “Yotam looked at me in the eye andsaid; ‘Alice why are you in such a hurry?’,”she says A post shared by Alice Zaslavsky (@aliceinframes) It’s more what you’re doing with those weeks that matters most.” Chyka Keebaugh on High Street, Armadale Collette Dinnigan on William Street in Paddington Zan Rowe on Puckle Street in Melbourne’s Moonee Ponds Alice Zaslavsky as a child at the McDonald’s where she would eventually work A post shared by Remezzo (@remezzo_ormond) I loved dining at was Global Vegetarian which was one of the first veggie restaurants in Melbourne that has now closed down They used to make vegan curries and they were definitely ahead of the times he talked about his dad being vegetarian and how they’d go there for years I reckon we must have passed one another before we actually met Growing up my family regularly ate at Steak Bank Charcoal Grill – it had all the weird decor inside and the food was exceptional There is also a Russian restaurant on North Road called Rada which doubles as a disco Alice Zaslavsky with her family at a restaurant in North Road Rada Russian is where we had my paternal Babuska Zina’s wake after her funeral She was the gregarious life of the party and had what we call her pominki there – it literally means remembrance We gathered at Rada to feast and honour her in 2021 What I loved about that restaurant is that you do feel like you’re in somebody’s living room A Chinese restaurant called Tea and Rice was situated next to the lighting shop and where I’d go regularly There was little in the way of signage so most people didn’t even know it was even there I would go there with my maternal Babuska Raya and we would eat short soup together I also remember going to the local video shop on North Road where my parents would get pirated video tapes of Russian television show I would go to Russian school upstairs during the week but went here during the week for extra culture knowledge An Indian restaurant called Bombay By Night was another spot we loved to go One had to brave the boom gates on North Road which would be three trains worth of waiting before they went up again The station has been upgraded now; which has no doubt made a huge difference for traders and commuters The North Queensland Toyota Cowboys have agreed to a three-year contract with New Zealand Rugby International Rosie Kelly running through the 2027 season Kelly played for Canterbury and Otago in the National Provincial Championship before making her Super Rugby debut for the Matatu in 2022 The talented fly-half made her international debut for the Black Ferns in 2023 Kelly transitioned to rugby league in 2024 starting all nine games of the NRLW season at centre for the Parramatta Eels “We watched Rosie closely last year at the Eels and we thought she played really well in a position she was unfamiliar with in the centres coming over as a rugby fly-half,” Cowboys NRLW Head Coach Ricky Henry said a good awareness of the game and a nice pass which we didn’t see a lot of last year because she played centre “We’ve brought Rosie in to play in the halves which will create a three-way battle with Kirra Dibb and Tahlulah Tillett.” The Cowboys have also agreed to a one-year deal with former Titans junior Hailee-Jay Ormond-Maunsell Ormond-Maunsell has appeared in 11 games over the course of four seasons for the Titans despite battling through multiple serious injuries “Hailee has been one of the best juniors to come through her region but has been injured the last few years,” Henry said she has the ability to be one of the best back-rowers or centres in the competition which is what we are hoping to bring out at the Cowboys.” Dearden: We just couldn't come up with the play McIntyre: It doesn't faze me where I play It's time to start thinking about soup .. she’s promoting the virtues of the humble winter lettuce Time to think of a hot steaming bowl of soup and some crunchy homemade bread I am quite sure there will be a few screwed up noses Lettuce soup is part of French and Chinese cuisine it often has the addition of such vegetables as onions although the main ingredient is lettuce leaves as is a splash of olive oil and a dollop of sour cream there are plenty of tasty ones you will find online and I have often used them when I have had an overabundance of lettuce I have just planted some more spring onion seedlings a lot of people think of lettuce as a summer crop Some of the hardy winter lettuce varieties are Cos Then there are the loose-leaf varieties such as oak leaf green and red and there is a great hearting variety called Imperial Triumph that is cold tolerant And please don’t forget Miner’s lettuce a little bit more meaty than other lettuces and the slugs and snails are after something rather tasty to eat so keep an eye out for these cheeky critters and remember if it is particularly cold where you live your lettuces will enjoy being covered by a cloche or a cold frame They also enjoy being snuggled up with a bit of pea straw or any dried plant material left over from summer while we all think of winter as the time for casseroles and comfort food soup can be an economical change on a Sunday night with lovely homemade bread why not give the humble lettuce a shot in the pot Taranaki has 277 farms with consent to discharge effluent into waterways female-led eatery provides an ‘extraordinary’ discount to certain dinersCreate your own vegetarian thali from the day’s 20 specials all cooked by Namaste Haifa’s team of mothers Remove items from your saved list to add more. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Share1 / 6Mittal Ghosh Roy presides over the restaurant’s simple room painted with colourful murals.Wayne Taylor2 / 6Fried samosas.Wayne Taylor3 / 6Create your own thali tray from the day’s 20 choices of curries.Wayne Taylor4 / 6The king-size thali.Wayne Taylor5 / 6Mittal Ghosh Roy inside her “uplifting” vegetarian restaurant Namaste Haifa.Wayne Taylor6 / 6Special seasonal thali combinations are also available.Wayne TaylorPrevious SlideNext SlideIndian$$$$ A customer recently asked Mittal Ghosh Roy when she would open a restaurant. She was puzzled. Weren’t they already in her 28-seat Indian eatery, Namaste Haifa? “No,” the diner told her. “This is a home.” I understand the sentiment: Namaste Haifa is not a normal business. The vegetarian menus are cooked by a team of mothers and there’s no coolroom so everything is made fresh daily with humble equipment. Hundreds of Indian students come each week for a taste of home under $20 – and if they are missing something in particular, Mittal’s mum squad will try to accommodate. Anyone who can prove they are unable to work is fed for free and, in an extraordinary gesture I’ve never seen elsewhere, menstruating and pregnant women get 15 per cent discount (no proof required). “I want them to enjoy their special days,” Mittal told me. Mittal is usually here, a warm and charismatic queen, presiding over a simple room painted with colourful murals. She comes from a restaurant family in Gujarat, a western Indian state of more than 60 million people, famous for vegetarian thalis, platters that include bread, rice, dhal and curries. The curries are delightful: fragrant, balanced and distinct with moderate chilli heat. There might be smoky roasted eggplant, malai kofta (potato and cheese dumplings in rich gravy), turmeric-tinged okra, different dals – some nutty, some creamy – plus supple handmade roti. The presentation can look slapdash but this is food from the heart. Many of the thali trays are under $20.Wayne TaylorYour meal will arrive on cardboard unless you ask for crockery; water cups are single-use plastic. I don’t love that but apparently many people think disposable is more hygienic. I was curious about the restaurant’s name: “namaste” is a respectful Indian greeting, Haifa is a town in Israel. I learnt that in 1918, the Indian cavalry helped liberate Haifa from Ottoman rule. The ancient settlement then became part of the British Mandate for Palestine, and since 1948, a northern city in Israel. To this day, representatives of the Indian Army commemorate Haifa Day, paying respects to their fallen soldiers. This area has a large Jewish population and Namaste Haifa is certified kosher. I doubt there is anywhere else in Melbourne where orthodox Jews and Indian students nosh down together. Food offers endless opportunities to connect and learn. Namaste Haifa is far from fancy but it’s one of our most uplifting restaurants. Remove items from your saved list to add more One of the key additions to the Nenagh Ormond coaching group three years ago was getting Colm Skehan on board as Strength & Conditioning coach. The Moycarkey native had previously played AIL rugby with Young Munster and initially signed on in 2022, primarily in a coaching role, but such was the spirit in the group, he got the boots on again and played a key role as a prop in their growth over the last three seasons, despite being unable to play last Saturday through injury. “To be fair, the lads put in the work,” Skehan began. “There is good buy-in to the S&C side of things. You can be as skilful as you want but if you put in the work (physically) you will reap the rewards. “I couldn’t be prouder of the lads today, they do whatever is asked of them at training, even the lads that aren’t involved at weekends are always going bits and pieces. “We put a good emphasis on their fitness and that is backed by the rest of the coaches too.” Skehan admitted it was tough to watch on after failing a pre-match fitness test on a foot injury sustained in the semi-final win over Blackrock College, paying tribute to the strength of the squad as no player was irreplaceable in the team. “Watching on the sideline was heart in mouth stuff,” he admitted. “I knew for a fact that the lads were always going to stay playing to the end. We could have been thirty or forty points down and the lads wouldn’t have batted an eye-lid. They knew it was about the next play, go again.” He added: “One of the biggest things we said coming into 1B this year was having a squad. We recruited well, and got the right people in too, and they bought into our culture of one-club. “Regardless of whether I was able to play or not, I knew whoever was going to step in was going to do just as good a job. I’m devastated I couldn’t play a part, but it is great to be going up and I know the lads will do great again next season.” Next season, Nenagh Ormond will become the first Tipperary team to play in the top division, pitting themselves against the best clubs in the country, including 1A champions Clontarf, but Skehan feels they have more than enough talent to be more than just competitive. “There are lads there like Joe Coffey, Dylan Murphy and a few more that are 1A standard and can play higher as well,” Skehan feels. “Willie Coffey is fighting off lads left right and centre and would go through a wall if he had to. “The physicality is there, the fitness is there, and the skill is there to match it too. “We knew when we put the coaching team together that we had the players. At the start of the year, some people would have said ye hardly want to go up again (after winning 2A), but it was always about taking it one game at a time, get points on the board. “Even when we knew Old Belvedere were going to go as champions, we focused on getting a home semi-final and hopefully a home final on top of it. “The standard is there, the intensity in training is there, the fitness is there so it is about putting it together for every Saturday next year, but we’ll enjoy this first.” Nenagh will have to add to the squad for next season with Ben Pope and Angus Blackmore returning to their native New Zealand and Australia respectively after making immense contributions. “Every lad that came in at the start of the year bought in,” Skehan revealed. “Credit goes to the committee and those behind the scenes too, the club is in great shape, you can see it with the underage and minis, they are thriving too. It’s not just about the senior team either, the 20’s are doing well and if we can add a few young lads and get in one or two players in key positions, you are sorted. “It is there and in place I don’t see why Nenagh can’t go and compete in 1A next season.” CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) NHS hospital reviews care of 700 patients after inquiry found orthopaedic doctor caused lifelong damage to some one of whom underwent an ‘avoidable limb amputation’ A leading NHS children’s hospital is reviewing the care 721 patients received after an investigation found that children treated by one of its surgeons came to “severe harm” during limb reconstruction operations Great Ormond Street hospital (Gosh) in London has offered its “sincere apologies” to children who have suffered what the Sunday Times reported was in some cases lifelong damage. Some of the children were left with one leg up to 20cm shorter than the other, the paper reported, while others are still in chronic pain years after their treatment, and one had a limb amputated – an outcome that experts said later could have been avoided. An external review of the care of 39 of the 721 patients has found that 13 came to “severe harm”, another nine suffered “low/moderate harm”, while two cases have been referred for peer review, and the other 15 experienced no harm. The children are reported to have been treated byYaser Jabbar, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon. Jabbar’s behaviour became a concern after the hospital asked the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) in 2022 to investigate the performance of its paediatric surgery department and patient outcomes, after staff and families voiced concerns about the quality of care it provided. A spokesperson for Gosh said in a statement: “As part of the review, the RCS raised concerns around the practice of a surgeon who no longer works at the trust, and other practice within the service. We are taking these concerns incredibly seriously. “We have contacted all patients of the surgeon and a group of independent experts from other paediatric hospitals are reviewing the care of all the patients of this surgeon. We are incredibly sorry for the worry and uncertainty this review may cause them.” One of the 13 children who suffered “severe harm” was just four months old, the Sunday Times reported. The hospital is facing questions about its handling of the concerns about Jabbar after some parents said it was slow to act and unresponsive when they complained. The father of one child told the paper that he believed that “everything was being brushed under the carpet” by Gosh when he first aired his concerns. “We tried to raise our concerns repeatedly through the official complaints procedure, and I copied the clinical director into many emails, but heard nothing back,” the unnamed parent said. The hospital rejected the claims. It said senior management decided to ask the RCS to undertake an in-depth review 18 working days after becoming aware of staff and families’ concerns. In April, the hospital instigated an “orthopaedic service review improvement programme”. It is overseeing the ongoing work to review Jabbar’s patients “and wider service improvement work”. The RCS found that Gosh’s orthopaedic surgery department was “dysfunctional”, that the trust was run “like a political organisation”, and that consultants behaved in ways that were “outdated”, “unacceptable” and “hierarchical”, the Sunday Times reported. Parents were left “terrified” by Jabbar and some asked for other surgeons to treat their children instead. Gosh’s statement promised quick remedial action, and added: “We will ensure that all the findings of this review are addressed at pace and we will reflect on any wider learnings around our culture.” Parents of some of the children affected have begun legal action against Gosh. Caroline Murgatroyd of Hudgell Solicitors, who is representing them, said “serious failures in care to many patients, over a number of years” had occurred. Jabbar, who is believed to be working in Dubai, did not respond to the paper’s request to comment. For 11 months before he moved abroad, Jabbar did not work at the trust, but was still on full pay, the paper added. Along with earning back-to-back promotions, Nenagh Ormond this year won the Munster Senior Challenge Cup for the first time. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady Twenty years after graduating from the junior ranks to senior status Nenagh have completed back-to-back promotions to reach the height of Irish club rugby’s pyramid capping a stellar season which also saw them lift the Munster Senior Challenge Cup for the first time and their seconds lift Tipperary’s Mansergh Cup Promotion to the top flight was achieved in dramatic fashion on home soil Nenagh had finished second in the league table behind champions Old Belvedere and then beaten third-placed Blackrock College RFC in the play-off semi-finals That set up an all-Munster promotion play-off final with UCC and College were three minutes from victory and return to 1A when the hosts turned the tables after receiving an IRFU Service To Rugby award as one of 100 club volunteers invited to Aviva Stadium on Energia AIL finals day Nenagh Ormond committee member and two-time former president Fergal Healy described the history-making moments for his club as they came from 33-24 down to complete a famous 36-33 victory Nenagh get a penalty try under the posts,” Healy said “So now we're back to it within four points and the rest is history two committed tackles and we score under the posts I gave two terms and on both occasions we should have been relegated from 2B a few of us got together and we just saw what we had and we went from there and here we are today "I remember when we went from Junior up to Senior (in 1985) won the Senior Cup for the first time ever also this year and our seconds have won the Mansergh Cup Beaten in Senior Cup (final) three years ago by Young Munster but won the semi against them this year and beat Crescent in the final was openside flanker in the team that secured promotion at the weekend A younger son is former Munster and now Edinburgh and Scotland fly-half Ben Healy The former president paid tribute to John and others for staying true to their roots and continuing to represent Nenagh in their 2A days when they could have been playing 1A I’ve hurling all around me and yet most of that Nenagh team started playing their rugby around Nenagh and No.8 John) all those lads could have played senior 1A when we were back down in 2B and they decided they were playing their rugby in Nenagh and that has paid off yesterday's achievement for me means most of all “You’d have to attribute a lot of (the club’s success) to our coaching staff we are picking up fellas from Newcastle West or wherever but when I wanted to play senior rugby I had to go to Limerick Now they're coming out to Nenagh and we're doing a very good job We could be in Nenagh on a Sunday morning and have 130 kids From as little as €1 a week with our digital introductory offer Already a subscriber? 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If you would like to manage your push notification preferences, you can do so here It was a great night for the VAFA at the 2024 AFL National Draft as a handful of VAFA alumni received the opportunity to chase their dream by playing at the highest level three were selected by the Western Bulldogs: Ormond’s LUKE KENNEDY will be based at the Kennel in 2025 after he was drafted by the Dogs with pick #62 Luke rose through the ranks at St Paul’s McKinnon and Ormond juniors from Under 11’s then made his VAFA debut with 4 games as a 15-year-old in Premier C in 2022 He then exploded onto the scene when he won Ormond’s Senior Best & Fairest as a 16-year-old in VAFA Premier C in 2023 This incredible achievement rightly turned the heads of AFL recruiters around the nation A talented ball-user with clean hands and plenty of speed to break out into space Luke was a vital piece of the Sandringham Dragons’ 2024 premiership side and also played 3 Senior VAFA games for Ormond “Luke is a talented and dedicated player known for his exceptional work ethic and outstanding skills on both sides of his body,” said Ormond senior coach Kyle Pinto “We at Ormond have been so privileged to watch him grow into the exceptional player and young man he is today We have no doubt that he possesses the skills and values to have an amazing AFL career and we couldn’t be prouder of him.” Beaumaris forward/midfielder JOSH DOLAN was selected by the Dogs at pick #31 Josh overcame a meniscus injury later in the season as he juggled his time between school footy with Brighton Grammar and Sandringham Dragons The 18-year-old rose through the Beaumaris junior system from Under 13’s playing 3 Senior VAFA Premier B games for the Sharks in 2024 he’ll be another exciting prospect for the Dogs to develop in the years ahead SAM DAVIDSON played 10 Holmesglen Under 19 Premier games for St Kevin’s in 2021 after coming up through the East Brighton & Ormond junior programs assigned to various rural placements for his Monash University medical degree South Mildura and Maffra until connecting with Richmond’s VFL recruiters After an outstanding 2024 VFL campaign that saw him win the League’s Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal as the competition’s Best Young Player he was selected by the Western Bulldogs with pick #51 last night An athletic forward who can work high up the ground and create in space or stay closer to goal and pull down contested marks Sam is a difficult match-up with plenty of X-factor who played a couple of senior games for Old Ivanhoe in Premier C last year a speedy midfielder who was also considered one of the best kicks in the draft began his junior career at Epping in the Northern Football League switching to St Mary’s at Under 15’s A couple of appearances for the Hoers in 2023 was followed by a superb 2024 campaign with the Northern Knights and Vic Metro – the Bombers adding him to their mix with pick #70 While MELBOURNE also picked up a VAFA alumni Aidan is a great story of persistence and determination finally realising his AFL dream at the age of 24 after a journey that began in Albury with Lavington Panthers followed by the Brock/Burrum Saints in the Hume FL playing 7 Premier Men’s games and polling in 4 of them before spending 2023 at Yarraville Seddon Having played 1 VFL game for Werribee in 2021 enjoying a career-best breakout season as a piece of the Bees’ drought-breaking VFL premiership side That caught the eye of the Dees and he now finds himself on an AFL list Congratulations to the other VAFA clubs with direct connections to AFL draftees also care and coaching invested in these youngsters throughout their formative years: Taj HOTTON played 112 junior games for HAMPTON ROVERS & was drafted by RICHMOND with pick #12 Harrison OLIVER played 110 junior games for ST BEDES/MENTONE TIGERS & was drafted by GWS GIANTS with pick #19 Harry ARMSTRONG played 111 junior games for ORMOND & was drafted by RICHMOND with pick #23 One of foodies’ most anticipated weeks of the year provides locals and visitors alike with an interactive week of eats thanks to participating Ormond Beach restaurants who’ve signed up to show off their best creations and compete for the title of the Best Burger in Ormond Interested participants can download their official passport / bingo game, which features a square for each participating restaurant, at the Ormond Burger Week website — or grab one from the restaurants With every $10 à la carte burger purchased customers will receive an official Ormond Burger Week stamp from the restaurant At least five stamps must be obtained in order to place your vote for the best burger in Ormond Participants who earn all 20 stamps will win a $25 gift card down or diagonally will have their name entered for a chance to win a $25 gift card Best burger votes must be placed by Sunday The winning restaurant will receive a trophy and an Ormond Burger Week banner to show off their victory Burger: "’Ultimate Umami Burger’ — 31 wagyu blend burger drizzle of sriracha mayo served on a New Orleans plain bun.” Burger: “’Maple Sriracha Fry King’ — bold and flavorful fusion of sweet and spicy and savory elements bacon and pickled onion stacked high with golden fries Burger: "’Prime A Burger’ — half-pound dry-aged beef burger with American cheese lettuce and tomato served on a potato roll.” Burger: "’The One’ — fresh butcher's blend steak-burger blackened baby Swiss cheese and a sunny side up egg served on a pearl sugar waffle.” Burger: "’Bruschetta Burger’ — three-quarter-pound charbroiled ground beef stuffed with garlic topped with fresh traditional bruschetta and provolone cheese on a grilled bun.” Facebook.com/fatpaulieswickedawesomeeatery grass-fed double-smash burger with a bacon apple slaw sharp white cheddar and 100% pure maple mayo served on a buttered and grilled artisan roll.” Burger: "’Death by Onions’ — Fletcher's signature 1/3-pound burger mayo topped with fried onion straws alongside au jus.” Burger: "’Al Pastor Burger’ — thick beef patty Burger: "’Wagyu Beef Bao’ — wagyu beef bao crispy bacon and mushrooms with aged gouda topped with an Imperial Stout aïoli.” Burger: "’Good Vibes Creole Burger’ — andouille sausage and beef burger stuffed with gumbo and rice then topped with collard greens smoked gouda and blackened shrimp with chipotle aioli and a croissant bun.” Burger: "’Hulius’ — 3.2-ounce burger patty with Swiss cheese BBQ sauce and a creamy and cheesy Caesar dressing Burger: "’The Mustang Patty’ — hamburger mixed with butter Burger: "’Lagerheads Smashburger’ — two 3-ounce smash patties with Muenster cheese and a peppercorn mayo and sauteed mushrooms on a brioche bun.” Burger: “’OB Jam Krise Burger’ — bacon jam onion straws and cheddar cheese with smoky mayo.” Ormond Brewing CompanyBurger: "’M/C Burger’ — 6-ounce Angus beef smash burger with fried Velveeta Burger: "’Piraña Jamburger’ — 1/3-pound Angus beef topped with lettuce garlic aïoli and Vermont sharp cheddar cheese.” Burger: "’The Champ’ — a Pumphouse 1/2-pound beef patty topped with house-made smoked pastrami onion and house-made pickles on a toasted brioche bun.” 663 S. Nova Road, Ormond Beach; 386-285-1544, facebook.com Burger: "’Just A Damn Good Burger’ — beef patty smothered in garlic butter, topped with provolone cheese, grilled onion, brown sugar bacon, and new house-made sweet and spicy BBQ, all served on a toasted potato bun.” Tango’s600 S. Yonge St., Suite 16B, Ormond Beach; 386-281-3832, tangosob.com Burger: "’El Cubano Burger’ — two smash patties topped with Swiss cheese, slow-roasted mojo pork, pickles, mustard and fried onion crisps, served on a toasted potato bun.” There has rarely been a more dramatic day in the Energia All-Ireland League playoffs than on Saturday, as was typified by Nenagh Ormond becoming the first Tipperary club to win promotion to Division 1A status and Trinity retaining their 1B status with dramatic, last-ditch two score comebacks. Nenagh Ormond were trailing 33-22 to a talented UCC side, from whom Seán Odogbo was among the try scorers, entering the last five minute when a penalty off a collapsed lineout drive gave them a lineout. Off the restart, a break by backrower John Healy, brother of ex-Munster outhalf Ben and who had scored one of the home side’s earlier tries, led to a match-winning try by fullback Josh Rowland, his second try of the match. It was a case of devastation for another Tipperary side as Cashel, where the rock had been lit up in red the night before, lost out to Trinity at College Park in their Division 1B/2A promotion/relegation playoff. Listen | 18:13Trinity were looking doomed to a second successive relegation when they trailed 16-8 inside the last 10 minutes. The students’ fullback Matty Lynch, who had shifted to outhalf, then took control of the game, first by scoring his own try, converting it and making the break that led to the last penalty which he landed from a difficult angle 40 metres out. “Club rugby at its best,” was the verdict of long-serving Trinity director of rugby Tony Smeeth. “And I would have said that had we lost. It was like a Colours match, only with venom. To be honest, I thought we were gone.” Meanwhile, Dungannon, Skerries and Thomond, ending their six-year absence from the AIL, also earned hard-fought playoff final wins. Division 1A: Nenagh Ormond 36 UCC 33; Division 1B: Dublin University 18 Cashel RFC 16; Division 2A: Navan 23 Dungannon 28; Division 2B: Skerries 32 Midleton 26; Division 2C: Omagh Academicals 15 Thomond 23. Gerry Thornley is Rugby Correspondent of The Irish Times Facebook pageTwitter feed© 2025 The Irish Times DAC Garden cloches come in all shapes and sizes Kem Ormond is a features writer for The Country. She’s also a keen gardener she’s making plans to get her garden organised for winter While I love summer and the abundance of fruit and vegetables I must admit when the jars are filled and there is no more room in the cupboard I am ready to start planning for my winter garden you can continue to plant and sow all winter Things grow slowly as the soil is cold but they still grow providing a lovely continuity of delicious vegetables I have always grown my red cabbages in winter developing into the largest and tastiest cabbages If you are not planting any vegetables during winter don’t let beds sit empty and exposed to the weather sow a green crop to add plenty of nutrients to the soil and protect those empty beds Green crops help improve soil structure and provide organic nitrogen naturally Lupin and mustard are good cover crops to plant Once these have reached around 35cm in height chop into pieces with a spade and then dig them back into the soil Leave them to break down for a couple of months before you plant any new crops sunflower plants (which I chop up for quicker decomposition) and sweetcorn plants over soil that will not be used till next season and top with any homemade compost I may have made on hand - a bit like making a cake Come early spring I will dig this over ready to use By feeding your soil and adding a layer of mulch to insulate over winter and your soil will be ready to produce come summer I do not have a tunnel house or a glass house but over the years I have enjoyed scouting out old windows and frames and ideas for making winter cold frames I have even made wooden structures that I have covered with recycled plastic; these are ideal when planting new seedings in winter They can be lifted off when the seedlings start to get too tall but a cloche can be anything from an old drink bottle with the top cut off or old plastic buckets with the bottoms cut out of them or a small plastic tunnel just wide and high enough for a row of seedlings A cold frame is basically a bottomless box with a skylight Remember a cold frame can quickly become a hot frame even on a warm winter day so having a lid you can adjust to release the heat is important Having visited some lovely gardens in Europe last year I saw some of the most beautiful terracotta cloches ever even to force my rhubarb - and I am not even a rhubarb fan While I know we should use all our garden space productively the odd bit of art in the vegetable garden is all right in my books British actress Julia Ormond is taking on the biggest beasts in Hollywood in her quest for justice after an alleged sexual assault in 1995 by convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein Last week a New York Supreme Court judge ruled that her lawsuit against her former agents at Creative Artists Agency (CAA) could proceed as could actions against Walt Disney Co and Miramax Ormond will be taking on CAA bosses Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane — two of the most powerful men in Hollywood told me this week that her client was being 'incredibly brave' in shooting for the big dogs did not commit these sexual assaults in a vacuum,' Firetog said 'They were made possible by powerful people and institutions that enabled him.' citing CAA for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty and Miramax — accusing them of negligent supervision and retention The actress, who shot to fame in 1994 when she appeared alongside Brad Pitt in Legends Of The Fall, alleged that Weinstein sexually assaulted her in December 1995, after a business dinner in New York City. The disgraced movie mogul insisted on continuing discussions at Ormond's Manhattan apartment – provided for her by Miramax as part of a two-year deal – according to the complaint. Once there, Ormond, who was so 'inebriated' she could not put her keys in the door, says despite her protests, Weinstein 'stripped naked', forced her to give him a massage, climbed on top of her, masturbated, and then forced her 'to perform oral sex on him'. A few weeks after the alleged assault, Ormond was filming in Copenhagen and was informed Weinstein was planning to visit her. She was 'horrified', according to the suit, and called her agents at CAA, Lourd and Huvane, to 'plead with them to prevent Weinstein from coming to Copenhagen'. They declined to intervene, the suit alleges. She further alleges that the pair — currently CAA's co-chairmen — showed neither 'empathy' nor 'surprise' but instead cautioned her about speaking out. Lourd and Huvane are not named as defendants in the suit, but are mentioned throughout it. Lourd, formerly married to Carrie Fisher, now represents George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Scarlett Johansson. Huvane handles Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and Jennifer Aniston. 'The men at CAA who represented Ormond knew about Weinstein,' the lawsuit claims. 'So, too, did Weinstein's employers at Miramax and Disney. None of these prominent companies warned Ormond that Weinstein had a history of assaulting women, because he was too important.' Weinstein's attorney Imran H. Ansari has 'categorically denied' the allegations. CAA also says that the suit is 'baseless'. In addition it claims that Ormond's attorneys asked CAA to pay $15 million — in exchange for their client not making public allegations against the agency. An offer it rejected. In its ruling last week, the court decided that: 'The complaint sufficiently alleges that CAA failed to protect the plaintiff from Weinstein, failing to warn her of his alleged reputation while at the same time negotiating the production company agreement between the plaintiff and Miramax, and later arranging the dinner meeting between the plaintiff and Weinstein.' Neither Lourd nor Huvane responded to requests for comment but a spokesperson for CAA said in a statement: 'We respectfully disagree with the Court's ruling and continue to believe there is no legal or factual basis for Ms. Ormond's claims against CAA.' Weinstein, 72, is currently serving 16 years for rape and sexual assault. Brad Pitt and George Clooney have been buddies since 2000, when Clooney was single, Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston, and both were filming Ocean's Eleven. They've not worked together since Burn After Reading in 2008. But the double act is back with the big budget film Wolfs, in which they play a couple of wise-cracking professional assassins'. The omens for the picture, which premieres in Venice next weekend, are not great — it's getting only a limited, one-week theatrical release from September 20, before going out on Apple TV+. Sources blame a string of super-expensive box office misfires. Killers Of The Flower Moon, Napoleon and Argylle (all Apple efforts) cost a combined $700 million (£550 m) and took only $466 million (£366 m) at the box office. Rupert Everett, who has played umpteen aristocrats –and has baronets in his family tree – is heading downstairs. He is in Wales filming Madfabulous, a new British indie film in which he plays the valet of the outrageous fifth Marquess of Anglesey, who blew his fortune on diamonds and theatrics and died at the age of 29. The Marquess is played by Callum Scott Howells. It is almost five years since Phoebe Waller-Bridge signed her first $60 million deal with Amazon to develop, write – and possibly star in – some blockbuster television series. And this summer the perfectionist actress and writer (who describes herself as 'creatively controlling') has finally turned in her first script, for a big budget adaptation of the Tomb Raider video game. Amazon head Vernon Saunders says: 'We've got great material. Phoebe is really good. We're really excited. We've got to find our Lara Croft, so that global-wide search will start sooner rather than later.' The video game has already spawned a number of underwhelming screen adaptations: two best-forgotten movies in 2001 and 2003, starring Angelina Jolie and another in 2018 with Alicia Vikander playing Lara. An animated series, featuring the voice of Hayley Atwell, is due out in October. Waller-Bridge is aware that her process hasn't been exactly speedy, and she has taken on some acting in non-Amazon projects, notably Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny and the animation If, in the meantime. Her deal was renewed in January 2023, which surprised some in Hollywood who felt that the streamer was 'saving face' by continuing with it. However Waller-Bridge explained last year: 'They've been with me along this process, where I'm like: 'I'm getting there, but I want it to be ****ing amazing.' Her first project for Amazon was to have been writing and starring in their Mr & Mrs Smith TV series, alongside Donald Glover. However she walked away in September 2021. She said in an interview last year: 'I worked on that show for six months fully in heart and mind and really cared about it – still care about it. Creative collaboration is like a marriage, and some marriages don't work out.' Glover said: 'It might've just been cultural. I don't think we ever felt comfortable enough with each other.' She has also been working on a TV series based on the Claudia Lux novel Sign Here. Slow Horses star Gary Oldman — who plays greasy-haired, flatulent slob of a spy Jackson Lamb — says the role has just one down side. Because Apple film at such a pace — four seasons in four years — he doesn't have time to chop off his long, lank hair and regrow it in the interim. 'I kind of have to carry him around with me, and dress it up to try and look less Lamb in my normal, everyday life,' he laments. But he concedes that is nothing compared to transforming himself into Winston Churchill for the 2017 film Darkest Hour, which required more than 200 hours in make-up. Slow Horses returns to Apple TV+ on September 4 and will feature new characters played by Joanna Scanlan, Hugo Weaving and Ruth Bradley. Bradley, as MI5 operative Emma Flyte, tells Lamb that he looks like 'a man who gropes people on buses'. Lamb responds with mock outrage: 'You are being hurtful about my appearance. I might have to call HR.' Batman star Michael Keaton is surprisingly chirpy on the topic of his cameo role as the caped crusader in the doomed Batgirl movie, which was canned without release by Warner Bros in 2022. Its makers and stars were horrified when the studio said that for 'strategic reasons' they weren't going to release the $90 million film. But Keaton was not fussed. 'Big fun, nice cheque.' Now he is one of the stars of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which has its premiere at the Venice Film Festival next week. Although he reprises his role as the mischievous ghost of the title, the film is mostly about the mother-daughter relationship between two other characters: Lydia and Astrid Deetz (Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega). Her performance in new BBC2 comedy drama We Might Regret This has delighted the critics, yet Canadian Kyla Harris (right) had never acted professionally before. 'I was riddled with self doubt when I auditioned,' admits Kyla, who plays tetraplegic Freya in the six-part series, which started on Monday. 'And one of the best experiences of my life was seeing a photograph of the executive producer, Ash Atalla, with his thumbs up, signifying that the role was mine. 'I've acted in community shows before, and always wanted to perform professionally, but the opportunities weren't there after an accident left me wheelchair-bound 25 years ago.' Tonight, Kanye West will appear on stage at the Goyang Stadium in Seoul, South Korea — his first show outside the US since last summer. It can be revealed that the American rapper, who now prefers to be called 'Ye', is going to perform atop a giant sand dune, with around 40 truckloads of golden sand delivered this week, as per the artist's orders. So what does it take to keep Ye happy on the road? Sources reveal his rider includes a jaw-dropping list of demands, including 24 rooms in a five-star hotel for his own personal use. For himself and wife Bianca Censori, who is travelling with him, Ye specifies that their hotel must be a Ritz, Four Seasons or Aman group (the luxe resorts owned by tycoon Vladislav Doronin). The crew can be put up at a different hotel, but it must still be a five-star establishment. At the gigs, the crew must wear black, and must not use their phones at all — or partake of alcohol, tobacco or drugs. At each concert venue, Ye needs four private — lockable — rooms, containing only black furniture (two couches, two chairs and a festival table). There are to be no plastic bottles, plates or utensils. He wants black hand towels — which must be 'pre-washed — plus another ten large bath towels. Also black. And one box of unscented baby wipes. While many artists like food back stage (Madonna's catering demands are legendary, and Macca insists on vegetarian fare for the crew and himself), Ye asks only for a fruit platter. To wash it down he has 24 bottles of water, and four of fruit juice. Booze is banned. One thing which he is particularly picky about is phone chargers. He wants two different iPhone chargers and specifies: 'NO bootleg Apple products.' (I sympathise — nothing's more frustrating than not being able to charge your phone.) Ye had hoped to do a global tour but, in the wake of repeated controversies and continuing erratic behaviour, only a handful of dates have been booked. After Seoul he was to have played his 'Vultures Listening Experience' in Taiwan, but that concert was reportedly cancelled mid-week amid issues with the local pro- duction supplier. Kanye played a number of dates in the US this spring. 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No one seems to have shared their thoughts on this topic yetLeave a comment so your voice will be heard first. {{message}} Nenagh Ormond capped off the most successful year in the club’s illustrious 141-year history with the most memorable of victories over a stacked UCC side to propel them into the realms of rugby’s elite on Saturday player/head coach Derek Corcoran cut an elated figure following a win which sees Nenagh Ormond become the first ever side from Tipperary to play in the top tier of rugby in the country next season Under Corcoran and a top-class coaching staff they have achieved the unthinkable in just two short years After climbing out of Division 2A last season they have taken the league’s second tier by storm in their debut year and now find themselves preparing for the visit of high calibre sides such as Cork Constitution Young Munster and Clontarf to New Ormond Park for the 2025/26 season a feat that will no doubt rank highly the annals of AIL history Corcoran lauded his side’s belief and determination to fashion the victory despite staring squarely into the jaws of defeat “When we took the quick tap and then they scored after we kind of felt it was dead but we just spoke about it under the posts about getting a competitive kick-off and trying to get the ball back and get a score and just push it the whole way to the final whistle Derek paid tribute to his winger Davy Gleeson and full back Josh Rowland for the way they fashioned it “In the 80th minute plus of a game when you are tired that’s a tough pass to make under pressure It was a great pass and Josh had the legs to finish it,” he said Corcoran also felt that UCC were waning in the closing stages adding that the call was to keep the tempo up “The plan when I came on was to keep moving the ball and just keep stretching them and try and make passes stick,” Corcoran revealed “We did kick away too much ball in the first half but we wanted to represent ourselves correctly in the second half and take the game to them back our fitness and see where that would take us “We stuck to the process out there and fitness is the bedrock of our game We work so hard at it outside of Tuesdays and Thursdays and the lads have been relentless and it tells when you can play your best rugby in the last six or seven minutes of a game that’s all you can ask for from the boys.” Describing the step up to Division 1A rugby as a dream come through for the club Corcoran said this season has been one which will live long in the memory of all associated with Nenagh Ormond adding that it’s a dream come true for everyone to win the Munster Senior Cup and secure promotion to the top tier in the same year “It's phenomenal to be welcoming Division 1A rugby here next season,” Corcoran added “It’s a dream come true for everyone here at Nenagh Ormond “I coach the Under 9’s as well and seeing them all here today in their jerseys and showing them what we can do as a club is just fantastic The place was full here today of kids in Nenagh jerseys and they are all in our underage system We are just the tip of the arrow for the club and they are all behind us and long may it continue.” Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application WI to the late Wayne Eugene and Christine Thereta (Wiater) Ormond While Roger faced lifelong challenges due to injury in early childhood he lived a vibrant life and was known and loved by many Roger began his decades long career as a caretaker and janitor for Zion Lutheran Church of Wausau while attending East High Roger found many additional ways to serve others in his community Roger could be seen biking to one of his many jobs He took his role of Santa Claus seriously and for years would fill in for the big man for local families Roger was ready with a joke or story and had a flair for Hawaiian shirts or some cowboy boots He loved listening to Elvis and in recent years he enjoyed the friendships and activities at Adaptive Communities Roger was preceded in death by both of his parents Survivors include his only sister Carol (Karl) Burgess of Wausau and nephew James (Andrea) Burgess of Wausau Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday Visitation will take place from 10:00 AM until the time of service at the church on Thursday the family suggests a donation to Adaptive Communities or a charity of choice that serves those with special needs in memory of Roger Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Part IStarts Jan 00 at 12:00pm UTCThe Saatchi Collection is proud to donate 500 works to auction in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity)* This three-part sale from September to December 2024 will offer artworks previously exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery 100% of the hammer price 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She’s also a keen gardener she’s discussing the problems associated with summer vegetable gardening While we all love summer and being able to harvest crops and turn them into wonderful preserves ready for the cooler months the season does come with its own set of problems and uninvited nasty weeds like convolvulus and oxalis that seem to show their heads in the warmer months I am often asked what tools are necessary for a vegetable garden how I can make kneeling and weeding more comfortable and hints on weed eradication and what I use to feed my vegetables to promote growth While I am not one who likes to use weedkiller in my vegetable or general garden there are three weeds that I work continuously on eradicating and that is oxalis I have extraordinarily little of these in my vegetable garden but I still do regular patrols and if I see any and a pair of non-porous gloves which I use to hold the offending plant while I paint the leaves While I know a lot of people who will be against this method I have seen what happens in gardens when people let these weeds get out of control by only pulling the tops and vines from the surface and it turns into a battle to get them back under control Weeding can be challenging work on your knees and a kneeling mat or even knee pads that attach with Velcro are a worthwhile investment and make sitting on your knees so much easier and more comfortable My Pop used to sit on a tiny child’s chair and weed and that worked for him While we can end up with quite an assortment of gardening tools you are better off having fewer but purchasing a more ergonomic brand of better quality You need to have a good fork for digging over your garden (I have a cut-down torpedo hoe with the wings cut off and a shortened handle which I use between my onion rows) You also need a spade for planting and digging a short-handled trowel and hand fork and a Niwashi Remember to keep them sharpened and they enjoy an occasional wipe with some vegetable oil When it comes to feeding my vegetables, number one is the chop-and-drop method of putting all that goodness back into the soil but I am never one to turn down a bag of sheep poo or make tea from horse poo Add some of your homemade compost and use worm tea if you have a worm farm comfrey seeped in a bucket — to make comfrey tea — liquid seaweed As we all have different soils that need different feeding it is quite satisfying making up a few brews here are some of the onions that I have just harvested and while last year they were a bit dismal with the bulbs being just average size well not this year — they are like tennis balls on steroids This is partly because I planted the seedlings further apart this year to give the bulbs more room to expand I have them drying and soon will plait and hang them in my studio-come-gardening shed A new documentary on Ormond Beach will premiere at 2pm April 26 at South Oxnard Library for free The 30-minute film by Earth Alert tells the powerful story of ordinary citizens fighting to protect Ormond Beach a vital Ventura County coastal wetland that provides critical habitat for endangered and threatened species.  Through compelling interviews with community activists and elected officials Future captures decades of grassroots efforts to preserve one of California’s last remaining coastal wetlands “There’s a reason this land hasn’t been lost to high-end real estate or industrial development,” says Janet Bridgers dedicated individuals have worked tirelessly to safeguard Ormond Beach We hope this film will inspire the next generation to continue the fight.” Despite constant threats from urban expansion Ormond Beach remains a rare sanctuary for over 200 bird species including the endangered California least tern and Western snowy plover The documentary highlights how a new wave of young activists—some drawn to the wetlands during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic—have taken up the cause advocating for its preservation and organizing community clean-up efforts “Ormond Beach has a magic that’s hard to explain,” Bridgers adds and open space speaks to people in a way that keeps them coming back—and keeps them fighting for its future.” The film was produced in collaboration with documentary filmmaker Toby Younis emphasize that Ormond Beach is not just a local issue—it’s a national environmental story Designated an Important Bird Area by the Audubon Society Ormond Beach remains a crucial refuge for wildlife and a rare remnant of the vast wetlands that once lined the California coast.  Founded in 1984, Earth Alert has a long history of environmental advocacy through media, with its first documentary earning a Los Angeles-area Emmy Award. Links to its previous work can be found at: www.earthalert.org Sierra Club® and "Explore, enjoy and protect the planet"® are registered trademarks of the Sierra Club. © Sierra Club 2025.The Sierra Club Seal is a registered copyright Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More — The Volusia County council voted Tuesday to make the dog beach in Ormond Beach a permanent fixture The county launched the dog-friendly initiative in November 2023 as an 18-month pilot program They designated a stretch of beach between Milsap Road and Rockefeller Drive — just over a half-mile long — as a dog beach The county said the pilot program was a success addressing the community’s desire to bring their pets to the beach Volusia County Animal Services observed nearly 13,000 dogs enjoying the beach with their owners and received no reports of significant issues or interactions “This is proof council that we can set up a commonsense program with reasonable expectations,” District 4 representative Troy Kent said.  The county dedicated staff to the program — focusing mainly on compliance with leash laws — for an average of 31 hours per week Residents and visitors now have a dedicated section of the beach they can enjoy with their pets but not everyone is on board with the decision who has been living in the Daytona Beach area for almost 40 years worries where the dog beach could extend to “Initially they wanted to put it by the Bandshell "It’s difficult for people to walk around Putting dogs there would be asking for trouble.” says she's happy with the county council's decision and looks forward to conversations about expansion efforts Dog owners must still adhere to the following list of rules: The county also has two other dog-friendly beach locations: Estimated costs of the program moving forward will be anywhere from $56,000 to $59,000 per year.  For more information on Volusia’s Dogs on the Beach program, visit here.  Some 500 artworks from the collection of advertising mogul and art collector Charles Saatchi will be auctioned by Artsy in a three-part sale with the proceeds being donated to Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) The works selected for the sale highlight various aspects of the collector’s influence in the London art scene The auction will also see 100% of the hammer price (which does not include administrative costs and taxes) from artworks sold donated to GOSH which helps to support seriously ill children from across the U.K “We’d like to say a huge thank you to Artsy and the Saatchi Collection for their invaluable support,” said Sarah Bissell GOSH’s deputy director of relationship fundraising Part two of the sale will take place on October 3rd through 17th and part three will run from December 5th through 19th Kem Ormond and her impressive tomato harvest Kem Ormond is a features writer for NZME and The Country. She’s also a keen gardener she’s busy harvesting and also thinking about autumn planting I know it is hard to think about autumn planting while you are knee-deep in relish but now is the time to think about autumn and even our winter crops This way you will hopefully have plenty of vegetables to get you through till spring it is also time to give your soil a rest and replenish it with any green crops you may have planted like phacelia Just chop and drop and eventually dig it in rotate your autumn plantings to a new area in your garden to give your previous garden patch a well-earned rest My tomato crop has been a real success and this week I will be making tomato soup having already made pasta sauce and relish The crop has been so heavy it will be nice to give away bags of tomatoes to friends with no vegetable garden One thing about making tomato soup; I like to add lemon juice to my recipe as it keeps the pH level at less than 4.6 and this creates an environment that nasty bugs find hard to grow in The grapes are starting to turn colour which the blackbirds have already started to notice as well The vines had their final and last prune for the season over the weekend I find it so annoying that some bunches seem to have some grapes ripe and some green With enough beetroot having been bottled I will add some to my favourite roast vegetable salads plus once again sharing around the neighbourhood I spent the weekend plaiting my onions so they can do their final drying I have much respect for the gardeners who can tie up their onions in a neat bundle but thanks to a few video tutorials that I watched and the little green finches are having a feast I am getting close to finally picking some fresh cobs from my sweetcorn which is later than usual this year when it came it looked a little dried and the germination rate was not good Mother Nature can be so generous if you remember to reward her and keep her soil nourished and plants well-fed. Taranaki has 277 farms with consent to discharge effluent into waterways. Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb Head to Rockefeller Gardens and Fortunato Park in Ormond Beach this weekend for a massive celebration of Celtic culture and family fun Ormond Beach's Celtic Festival returns Saturday and Sunday with clans pipers and nationally sanctioned Highland games athletes gathering on April 12 and 13 "for two days of folk music food and fun from the seven Celtic Nations and beyond,” according to a press release from Ormond Beach MainStreet MainStreet expects between 8,000 and 10,000 locals and visitors throughout the weekend according to its executive director Becky Parker “People plan their vacations around this festival,” Parker said in an interview Celtic clans and athletes participating in the Highland Celtic games more than 100 volunteers with Ormond MainStreet help coordinate the event “All of those groups certainly contribute to that growing attendance,” Parker said traditional folk Celtic music groups will begin early both mornings The five stages will feature 25 musical groups and two Celtic dance troupes throughout the weekend (will) lead daily parades by all the attending clans and fill the air with the sound of bagpipes,” according to organizers The “jam tent” will also be there for guests who want to join in the musical fun dulcimer or bodhrán and play along," the release said "Master teachers are available throughout the day and there are plenty of open jam sessions.” Other acts include The McLaughlins, Aisling Grove, Piper Jones Band, the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center Dancers and many more guests can choose from the several food and drink stalls the expanded kids' zone will feature several activities for young guests including a bouncy castle and obstacle course Dog owners are invited to bring their canine companions to participate in the festival’s dog parade on Sunday a Welsh corgi or a Scottie dog – or you just want to dress your pup in plaid – bring them out for the fun,” according to organizers Just bring a donation or food for Halifax Humane Society and your dog will be entered in the parade.” Dogs on the beach: Dog-friendly beach in Ormond may be permanent. See photos of Florida's best dog beaches Owners must register their pets with parade sponsor or at the New World Celts booth in the Clan Village Something organizers are proud of is the festival’s recognition as the area’s “Best Local Event" in The News-Journal’s Readers’ Choice poll in 2017 Parker said the “really good energy” from guests organizers and vendors is what makes the festival a favorite in the community people are just happy to be there,” Parker said “The music attracts the type of person that’s interested in Celtic culture and in music and all those different types of art It’s really this nice energy that people keep coming back for.” She also pointed to how the festival offers guests plenty of activities throughout both days Professional athletes will participate at the Highland GamesAnother highlight is the Highland Games which will turn Fortunato Park into a “Highland Village,” where more than 60 male and female professional athletes will compete to demonstrate their strength Games happening on both days will include nine contests The games are sanctioned by the North American Scottish Games Athletics organization “so its competitors rack up points toward the ultimate goal of competing in Scotland,” according to organizers Parker also said that the festival is an opportunity to celebrate Chuck Spano a MainStreet board member who has led the behind-the-scenes effort of gathering the traditional Celtic music acts throughout the festival’s 14 editions “He really is what I call the godfather of the Celtic Festival,” Parker said “It really started as a traditional Celtic music festival and then all the other things came in because of it which have certainly enhanced the festival in many ways But he really is the reason behind all this.” The Rockefeller Gardens is located just south of the Granada Bridge near The Casements Free off-site parking is available at Ormond Beach City Hall Advance tickets are $12 each day for adults or $15 at the gate To learn more about the festival or to buy advance tickets visit ormondbeachmainstreet.com/celticfestival2025/ Brenda Helen Ferrin Ruoho Ormond passed away peacefully on January 20 she lost both parents as a teenager and moved with her sister to Hansen where their aunt and uncle lovingly cared for them Brenda married Ronald Ray Ruoho and settled in Idaho Falls Brenda showed incredible strength and courage when her husband she worked hard to support her two sons while continuing the family traditions they all loved a man who brought healing and love to her family embracing a blended family that included 10 children: Alan Ruoho Brenda and Clair shared a beautiful marriage which lasted until Clair's passing on December 4 As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Brenda’s faith was a cornerstone of her life She and Clair proudly served three missions together which brought them great joy and strengthened their bond Brenda embraced her in-laws and always sought to include them She delighted in playing "Bumblebee" with her grandchildren a cherished memory they will forever hold close The family extends gratitude to Ivybrook Assisted Living and Generations Hospice Care for their incredible and compassionate care Special thanks go to Cevin (Carol) Ormond and nephew AJ (Jordan) Ormond for their loving support during Brenda’s final years A graveside service will be held in the spring in Idaho Falls Idaho where her ashes will be laid to rest next to Clair and Ron we find comfort in knowing Brenda is joyfully reunited with loved ones who have gone before her we are forever grateful for the time we had with her Mike and Family,I'm so sorry for the loss of your mom She was such a sweet lady and I loved her very much She always made me laugh when she would call the front desk saying that Dory had escaped and we needed to chase her down We are so sad to hear Brenda has passed away We have lots is good memories with she and Claire in Idaho She has a Testimony and love for her Savior Please let us know about graveside in Idaho