Sport
12 March, 2023
Life membership for two
COLIN Osborne and Ray Stomann were awarded Boort Trotting Club life membership during Sunday’s cup meeting. The announcements were made by member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh who spoke of the pair’s oustanding conrtributions over many...
COLIN Osborne and Ray Stomann were awarded Boort Trotting Club life membership during Sunday’s cup meeting.
The announcements were made by member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh who spoke of the pair’s oustanding conrtributions over many decades.
Osborne has notched up 40 years on the committee and continues to act as number’s clerk on race days.
He said encouragement from Bruce Kirk when the club was looking for younger members four decades ago had been the start of his involvement.
“I just do my job ... I don’t know where those 40 years have gone,” Osborne said after receiving the life membership badge, only the 22nd to be awarded in the club’s 132-year history.
“I just want to see the club continue as it is going now, run by volunteers.”
Ray Stomann has been Boort’s policeman for 34 years and the trotting club was one of the first groups he joined after arriving in the town.
His understanding of administration had served the trotting club well throughout that time on the committee.
But he joked: “I don’t have a happy history of picking winners here.”
Mr Walsh and club president John Campbell praised the two life memberships for their service to the club and their spirit of being good volunteers.