By TANIA PHILLIPS
SELF taught chainsaw sculptor Rodger Hanneman will bring his unusual talents to the 104th Killarney Show which is being held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week.
It will be a chance to see the man who describes himself as someone who is “dedicated and passionate about designing and creating new art pieces made from timber” in action, and just one of the attractions sure to capture the imagination at this year’s event.
And after a couple of years of bad weather the committee is looking forward to a big event this year.
As a special treat, this year’s show will be opened by two very special ladies and pillars of the community.
Between them, Clare Brosnan and Shirley Ballard have put in almost 60 years of hard work on the show society committee serving in some of the top jobs.
Though their involvement is probably a little scaled back these days, the two are still always on-hand when they are needed, and so have been given the honour of opening this year’s event.
As always one of the major highlights of the Killarney Show will be Saturday night’s Smash-up Derby with all the thrills and spills that this event always brings with it.
There will be plenty of fireworks on the track during the event but there will be even more in the sky when the fireworks display is unleashed to mark the end of Saturday’s big program.
And while there will be all the fun of the fair at sideshow alley and lots of displays in the pavilion, organisers expect this year’s Prime Cattle and Stud Cattle events to be one of the major drawcards with $1000 on offer for the best led steer or heifer.
