Varley Oval was formally christened last Friday, drawing a crowd of the dedicated, the nostalgic and the actively interested. During the morning reception, stories were bandied about to do with that grand grassy field and all its related personal memories. There was only one fly in the lemonade, one minor criticism of the emerald oval that our own Wacka related to all in attendance. It was actually a second-hand account of a grumble the Senator said he heard from his right hand man, Greg Kachel.

Seems the local cricketer said the only thing wrong with Varley was the fences were too far away. 

Boundary dreaming.

Well, On the Pulse gets that. 

Friday is always too far away, Sunday night too soon, loved ones too distant, the pay packet too thin and time moves too slow, or too fast, depending on the circumstance. What we’re saying is that boundaries are relative, but on ya Greg for trying, and here’s to a few more fours and sixes in all of our futures.

Sip-port Cheryl’s fundraising effort

Inverell’s Cheryl Youll has sustained herself through a straw all week.

The Inverell resident has taken on the SIP (Spinal Injury Project) Week challenge to raise money for Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation.

The project name mirrors the fundraising activity.

Participants must consume every drink through a straw, mimicking the daily routine of quadriplegics who can no longer use their hands and arms to raise a cup to their lips.

Perry Cross endured a paralysing neck injury in 1994 at age 19, which left him as a C2  quadriplegic. 

He established the Queensland-based foundation in 2010 to find answers for those living with paralysis. Cheryl is trying to raise as much as she can for this research, so as the fundraiser ends on Sunday, those who might fathom just a little what life might be like for those who have lost so much can donate at: https://sipweek2015.everydayhero.com/au/cheryl