Valda (Toots) Krueger (YHS 1956) and husband, Hasso, had sold their house in Dandenong and with their 4WD and caravan went up north NSW to buy - but finally realised that family and friends were more important than position and now live back in Melbourne...they'll still be heading off north for the winters. Valda previously wrote some memories about the house swimming sports at school and just how good they were in Mawson (that's only Valda's opinion folks), especially with Lois Gust on their team. Valda goes on to say "one carnival at the old pool - it was freezing cold. After we came out of the water, Mr & Mrs Melbourne were giving us a cup of hot bonox or vegemite - I can't remember which. I couldn't believe anything that tasted so bad could feel so good! I also remember Mr Webster, he was the Band Master with the Yallourn town band. He started a Marching Girls Troupe in approx 1958. We used to practice in the hall at the back of the old swimming pool. I was the leader and I used Mr Webster's baton. It was rather long for me and one practice, I remember it came apart. The rod went one way, the crown went another and all the majorettes??? went every which way. Including Mr Webster, no-one got hurt, but no-one trusted me again either. We had a good life when we were growing up in Yallourn
