Daily Catch-Up: March 24, 2021

Today’s local weather, funeral, and other notices in one place.

The Clarence River from the Ulmarra Hotel. Photo: Toneille Burley. Picture: Toneille Burley

WEATHER

Forecast: Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the S early this morning. Light winds becoming W 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 30s.

• GRAFTON: 15-32
• YAMBA: 18-29
• MACLEAN: 17-31
• WOOLI: 17-28
• COPMANHURST: 14-31
• BARYULGIL: 16-29
• NYMBOIDA: 13-29

MEET THE TEAM

The Daily Examiner will host a free morning tea for the community Clarence Valley on Tuesday, March 30 to explain how to make the most of our local news service. Book your place here

MY FIRST YEAR!!

Stay tuned to The Daily Examiner for our My First Year feature on Monday, March 29, when we publish the bright smiles of every kindergarten class in the Clarence Valley.

Award-winning photographer Adam Hourigan has been visiting each school in the area to show off your school starter. Here's a sneak peek:

FUNERAL NOTICES

Janice 'Jan' Isobella Moss (nee Roder)
Formerly of Bligh Street, South Grafton, late of Clarence Gardens, passed away peacefully with family by her side on March 20, 2021, aged 83 years. Family and friends invited to attend Jan's funeral service to be held at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Skinner St, South Grafton on Thursday, March 25 commencing at 10am followed by a private cremation.

Nathan Jon Barrett
Late of Gulmarrad. Passed away tragically on March 15, 2021 aged 24 years. A service to farewell Nathan will be held at St James Anglican Church, Wharf St, Maclean on Saturday, March 27 commencing at 2pm.

Regena Murphy
Gone too soon on March 15, 2021. A private ceremony with covid restrictions in place will be held at Riverview Pullen Chapel on March 26, 2021. The family thank you for your thoughts at this difficult time.

Olga Jean O'Meally
Late of Dougherty Villa, formerly of South Grafton. Passed away March 21, 2021, aged 93 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Olga's funeral service, to be held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Skinner St, South Grafton, on Thursday, March 25 at 1pm. 

Joan Beatrice Searle (nee Towner)
Formerly of Esk Island, Late of Blaxlands Creek. Passed away peacefully March 21, 2021 aged 99 years. A service to farewell Joan will be held at St. James Anglican Church, Wharf St, Maclean, on Monday, March 29 at 1pm.

Doris Steilberg
Passed away March 10. A service to farewell Doris will be held at Christ Church Cathedral Friday March 26 commencing at 11am.

Arnold Joseph Morrissey
Passed away March 17, 2021, aged 76 years. A private family service will take place at Arnold's family's request.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Clarence Valley's first covid vaccine jab a shot in the arm for Grafton Base Hospital staff. Read more

SES NSW called for all low-lying residents of Southgate to evacuate on Tuesday night, as properties are at risk of flood inundate once the Prince Street, Grafton gauge for the Clarence River reaches 5.4m. Read more

Great Wall of Grafton: For half a century Grafton's levee walls have successfully fortified the city against the might of the Clarence River. Learn more

Flashback to 2013 floods: Uncertain reality of flood risk threatening Grafton. Read more

Hoons have potentially jeopardised the Paralympic dreams of one of the Clarence Valley's star athletes and world championship hopes of two others after leaving deep tyre tracks across their primary training surface at Barnier Park in Junction Hill. Read more

SPORT

Fine weather is predicted for the North Coast from today through to the weekend, giving cricketers hope of grand final action taking place across the region. More details here

ON THIS DAY

1837 Canada gives its black citizens the right to vote.

1882 German scientist Robert Koch discovers and describes the tubercle bacillus which causes tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), and establishes germ theory.

1976 Argentine president Isabel Martínez de Perón is deposed in a military coup.

2018 Australian cricketer Cameron Bancroft is caught on camera rubbing the match ball with yellow sandpaper during the 3rd Test against South Africa in Cape Town, resulting in the infamous ball tampering scandal.

2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi orders a 21-day lockdown for the world's second most populous country of 1.3 billion people to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Japan's Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announces postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games until summer of 2021 because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Elton John turns 74.

PUZZLES & HOROSCOPES

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Oz Lotto

Draw No: 1414

Winning numbers: 9, 1, 26, 34, 40, 29, 4

Supps: 45, 5

Division 1: Jackpotted

Division 2: $44,905.80

Division 3: $4,267.05

Division 4: $434.90

Division 5: $$51.70

Division 6: $25.60

Division 7: $15.70

This week's Cover Image winner

This stunning view of the Clarence River from the Ulmarra Hotel from Toneille Burley was voted this week's winner in The Daily Examiner's Cover Image competition. Post your favourite photos depicting life in the Clarence Valley on our Facebook page every Monday from 5pm. The photo with the most likes will become our Cover Image and Daily Catch-Up image for the next week

Originally published as Daily Catch-Up: March 24, 2021