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 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Saturday, August 03, 2002 VOL. I Issue 8C THE PONDEROSA GETS A BIG RAIN DARREL HINKLE GETS A VACATION Early Saturday morning There was a storm system that broke through and dumped .69" on the dry ground of the Ponderosa. It has been an unwritten rule on the Ponderosa that whenever it rains, Darrel Hinkle gets the next few days off. He has taken advantage of the rain to go to the Rapid City Air Show with his family and is expected back home late Saturday night. ON THE ROAD AGAIN by Hiram Gonagan It's been a while since we at The Holabird Advocate had heard from Harold and Mary Hinkle. They have just send in another e-mail in and it's safe to say that the whole group is having a wonderful time. A strike at Qantas delayed them until 1:30 am. Saturday morning. They went snorkling along the Great Barrier Reef, leaving from Port Douglas. They also got to see the Reef and the fish that live there as they travelled by glass bottom boat. The weather is still agreeing with them and so is the food. Phyllis Ehlers had reported that while at Noosa National Park,they were also able to go for long trail walks.She walked for 1.5km while her sisters, Mary Hinkle and Joan Hansen had walked 2.6 km.There was no mention if the men had walked, and if so, how far. She said they were able to ride camels there as well.Phyllis also provided some background on the camels in Austrailia. It seems that they were imported to help build the railroad in the desert. It didn't work out very well from what I've gathered. That could be why nobody goes by train through the Outback. E.E. HINKLE READS "TOP 10" LIST FOR 1ST TIME Jerry Hinkle had printed out the "Top 10" list that was in the previous edition of The Holabird Advocate so his grandfather could read it. A couple of items caused him to chuckle, but on the whole the old boy approved of the list. He could not deny that following those 10 pieces of advice would make your life happier in the long run, and 100 years and counting is certainly a long run.
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