More than 400 quilts find homes in past year thanks to Bloomington Quilters Guild
Local guild s Community Quilts project dates back to group s early days
Connie Shakalis
Special to the H-T
GIving a little comfort to kids and others in need is part of what the Bloomington Quilting Guild does when the members donate quilts to area agencies, which they ve done for years. Members donate time, fabric and quilting prowess so that monthly donations can be made to a variety of organizations. Huggy quilts go to Middle Way House, for the children there. Those fabrics are likely to sport dinosaurs, trucks or roses. Quilts go, too, to the Bloomington Police Department so that a frightened child might have a more comfortable ride in a squad car.
By Contributor - April 22, 2021
Made by Victorian craft distillery Four Pillars, QF100 pays tribute to the airlineâs birthplace in Queensland.
All photos courtesy of Qantas
Although the Covid-19 pandemic has put a dampener on its centenary celebrations, Australiaâs flag carrier is still finding ways to commemorate the milestone. Qantas has teamed up with Four Pillars Gin â a craft distillery based in the Yarra Valley northeast of Melbourne â to release a uniquely Australian gin to mark the 100th anniversary of its founding in the outback town of Longreach.
The limited-edition QF100 gin features botanicals sourced from the central western Queensland region where Qantas was born a century ago. To create a gin that captured the spirit of the national airline, Four Pillars co-founder and distiller Cameron Mackenzie traveled to the outback community to forage for botanicals native to the area, under the guidance of local indigenous elder Suzanne
22 Apr 2021
Qantas and Four Pillars have released a uniquely Australian gin to commemorate the centenary of the national carrier.
The QF100 gin traces its roots back to Longreach, the birthplace of Qantas, and features botanicals sourced from the central-western Queensland region.
Four Pillars co-founder and distiller Cameron Mackenzie said he wanted to create a gin that encapsulated the ’Spirit of Australia’ and travelled to the outback community to forage for botanicals native to the area, under the guidance of local indigenous elder Suzanne Thompson.
“For 100 years, Qantas has connected Australians with the world, shaping the country we live in today,” he said.
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Micky was the youngest of three brothers - Steve was the oldest brother and Pete the second oldest. Micky grew up in Birmingham, initially in Foxhollies, then in Bromford Bridge and then Hall Green. He attended Chilcote Primary school from 1970 to1976, then Moseley Grammar School. Micky Lewis He played for Olson Ravens FC Sunday League Team where he was seen by West Bromwich Albion. He was 15 when he signed for the club’s youth team and was the youngest player at the time to debut for the first team in a League Cup match. He was once on TV for being a professional footballer who caught two buses to get across Birmingham to get to training. He signed for Derby County in 1984, then signed for Oxford United in 1988.