It Says in The Bridge: Oct 06
A pretty packed edition of this month's issue leads with three pictures that show celebration of 280 years on the planet -- the combined lives of Ben Atkinson, Queenie Whelan and Kathleen Moran who all celebrated big birthdays recently.
The Bridge also extends a welcome to a new Garda officer, Yvonne Darley, who has taken up duty here after a period on assignment in Newbridge.
Other main news items include the headlined total collection of 123,000 euros from the Vintage Tractor Rally organised by Peter Sully and Norman Egar and their friends over recent years. The story reports the handover of the cheque from the most recent one, for 38,000 euros.
There's also encouraging news from the Kilcullen First Responder unit, which now has two more members bringing the complement to 18. There's a report too from the unit in Calverstown, the members of which have just completed initial training.
The full details of the Tidy Towns Competition performance are given for Brannockstown, Calverstown and Kilcullen. There are improved markings recorded for all three areas, but they can't be directly related as the marking system has changed.
There's a lot of photographic coverage again this month, including the Esker Lea Family Fun Day, the Cross & Passion Debs, the official opening of the Kilcullen Bathroom Company, and the recent 90th birthday celebrations of Kathleen Moran and Queenie Whelan.
The evening out at the dogs organised by the GAA club during the cover is also given a page of pix.
There's a full report of the Kilcullen Scout Cubs summer camp in Cork, and a note that in this 30th year of the Cubs' existence there will be special events upcoming.
Sean Landers's Letter from Taiwan comments on political crisis, corruption and street protests in his country of employment. Which suggests that some things are the same the world over.
Pat Behan looks back at this month in history, including providing us with the word that in October 1912 the first ever gangster movie was produced. No, I didn't see the 'Musketeers of Pig Alley' either. He also gives us a potted history and some explanations of the term used in 'The Noble Art of Golf', topical enough with the recent Ryder Cup.
Paul Aspell also muses on aspects of the same tournament in a kaleidoscope of winter-approaching mutterances. It doesn't look as if the summer cheered him much.
Billy Redmond did a shorter write than usual this month, but he was clearly busy organising his IWA fundraising gig at the Parish Centre last Saturday. I hope it went well.
Brian Byrne.
