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General News
4 October, 2025
Mr Klinkerman visits Yaapeet
Mark Klinkerman and his wife, Brenda, from St Louis, Missouri, USA, have been catching up with friends and reliving memories in the region.
Brenda and Mark Klinkerman during their visit to Yaapeet.
Mark taught at Yaapeet Primary School, from 1980 to 1982.
A special tea was held at the Yaapeet chop shed on Friday night, before he headed to Ballarat to pick up some American friends and spend two weeks showing them around Australia.
When he arrived, the old school had been pulled down, so school was held in the hall with a full-blown mouse plague.
He played football with Yaapeet and was friends with everyone in the district and he can remember them all and what they did together.
He fondly recalls the great memories he has of the town and district.
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