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Glasgow games for Megan
By Adam PoulopoulosMarlborough Sportsperson of the Year Megan
Craig has been confirmed in the New Zealand squash team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this July and August.
Megan, the second-highest ranked New Zealand women's player, will play in the singles event at the Games, and the doubles event with Kylie Lindsay, of Waikato.
There is an eight-person New Zealand team heading to the Games, with four men and four women selected.
The team was announced on Tuesday.
Megan's mum Julia was delighted with her daughter's achievement.
"I'm obviously stoked and very proud. It's been a lifelong dream really.
"She had the opportunity to go to Australia because they have better funding, but Megan said she couldn't imagine herself wearing green. She always wanted to wear the black and white."
Megan, ranked 42 in the world, is currently in Australia, competing at the City of Perth WA Open as top seed.
Last weekend she won her fifth WSA title in Alice Springs.
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By Kristy MartinStudents wearing pink shirts to school today are
out to prove they won’t tolerate bullying.Pink Shirt Day, an international event held
on May 23, is about working together to stop bullying by celebrating people’s differences and promoting positive relationships.
The day encourages people to talk about bully-ing and take action against it.
Pink Shirt Day began in Canada in 2007.A group of Nova Scotia students decided to
defend a kid who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt.
In a show of solidarity, many of his peers turned up to school the next day wearing pink shirts, and Pink Shirt Day was born.
Students from Marlborough Boys’ College and Marlborough Girls’ College will wear pink today, as will those at Bohally and Marlborough Community College.
A pink shirt rally will be held at Lansdowne Park at 4pm.
Think pink to stop bullying
Clockwise from left Doniel Mehana, 18, Tawhirirangi Mason, 16, Struan Farnell, 15, and Bre Pedersen dyed a bunch of white t-shirts for the Marlborough Community College Pink Shirt Day anti-bullying campaign.
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By Adam PoulopoulosWhat do a Blenheim mother and Harry
Potter star Rupert Grint have in common? Answer: both own their own ice cream truck.
Robyn Shannon has been driving her new ride around town selling ice cream for less than a week, under business name Nana’s Cream Freeze.
She said the truck, coloured a bright purple with lime-green rims and covered in multi-coloured handprints, had been turning heads.
“My first day out I had someone say to me it was all over Facebook that there was a purple truck in town!
“I couldn’t believe the response!”Robyn grew up in Blenheim and moved
back 11 months ago to be closer to her daughter and grandson, after spending 28 years in Christchurch.
She said she wanted to try something a bit different after she managed the electri-cians at a building company during the earthquakes.
“To be honest I wanted something for myself - with ice cream you can work your own hours, and get your own gigs.
“It feels great - it’s a good sensation, going out there and pleasing people.”
She saw the truck on TradeMe and went back to Christchurch to try it out.
“I had an absolute ball!” she said. Robyn said the process of making the ice
cream was more complicated than people realised.
“It’s all timing. You’ve got to mix it right, and you have to be spot-on with the cleaning!”
She said the truck would retain its paint-job, with the only change from when she bought the truck being the “Nana’s Cream Freeze” emblazoned on the side.
Colourful ice cream truck on the road
Robyn Shannon and her new ice cream truck.
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The Stena Alegra has gone to one return sailing per day until Wednesday May 28.
The sailings will depart Wel-lington at 5pm, and from Picton at 10:15pm.
Interislander GM, Thomas Davis, apologised for any inconvenience to passenger and freight customers, but said all would be contacted directly and accommodated on alternate sailings.
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By Kristy MartinAn Anakiwa couple hold grave fears for
their beloved dog Bunny, missing since May 11 after disappearing from the family home.
The German shorthaired pointer and her Vizsla companion, Mertz, went missing on the same day and Mertz returned home five days later in poor health.
He was thin, exhausted, dehydrated and had sore legs.
“We are reasonably sure he’s come a long way and he’s come from the bush,” owner Karen Barker said.
“By the look of the dog’s legs we don’t think he’s been walking on the road.”
Ms Barker and husband Richard, who live in a large property that backs onto bushland, have had six-year-old Bunny since she was a pup, but only took in seven-year-old Mertz five months ago.
“They’ve been great friends, so it’s a concern that he’s left her.
“One of our thoughts was that if she’s got herself injured or died in the bush he’s stayed with her and then come home.
“But we are (also) concerned that someone has taken Bunny because she’s very good-looking.”
Karen said it was unusual for the dogs to wander off.
“We’ve got a fenced property but they’ve possibly smelt a pig or a possum and leapt over the fence.
“They aren’t pig dogs, which can go away for three weeks at a time, they are dozy family pets.”
The couple wanted to thank friends, local landowners and hunters, who had all self-lessly joined their desperate search.
“We will keep looking,” Karen vowed.
Couple heartbroken by dog’s disappearance
Karen Barker with her dog Bunny, who has been missing since May 11. Photo supplied.
By Celeste LodewykBlenheim woman Jana Black is young and ex-
tremely talented when it comes to putting brush to canvas, something that was revealed to the public at the recent Peters Doig Marlborough Art Awards.
Jana entered the annual competition for the first time this year with her painting ‘John Doe’, portraying the black and white image of a homeless man.
The painting made it to the final 63 and is currently being exhibited at the Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery.
Jana said she is inspired by faces and often paints portraits of well known people including deceased rapper 2Pac and former All Black Jonah Lomu.
“I often search for faces on the internet for inspiration and I love painting from photo-graphs,” she said.
Jana, who works part time in retail spends her free time painting, but admits she does it for the enjoyment more than to make a living.
“I don’t want to lose the passion for painting by being pressured to make money, I just do it when I feel inspired,” she said.
It was Jana’s grandfather John who encour-aged Jana to paint by handing her some canvases, and her mother Julie who she said
is her ‘motivation’.“Mum is so supportive and has my art set up
at her house so when I visit I can go straight to
it and paint. She will come in with hot drinks and snacks and encourage me the whole time,” she said.
Artist inspired by faces
Young and talented. Jana Black showed some great artistic talent at the recent Peters Doig Marlborough Art Awards. Photo by Celeste Lodewyk FLIGHTS INCREASED
More than 40,000 extra seats will become available on trans-Tasman services into Christchurch next summer.
Christchurch Airport has an-nounced a 13 per cent increase in capacity on flights from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne - a total of 43,000 seats.
Airport management said the move came in response to demand.
SHOW HOME BREAK-INBetween 4pm on Sunday and
8:45am on Monday, the front door lock on a GJ Gardiner show home was damaged and the door left slightly ajar.
Inside, curtains were pulled down and pictures taken from the walls.
LOG TRUCK LOSES LOADA logging truck towing a full
trailer of logs lost its load after failing to negotiate a moderate bend on Monday.
The trailer drifted into a ditch and tipped onto its side, spilling the load, Blenheim police said.
The driver brought the truck under control after swerving on the incor-rect side of the road and dragging the upturned trailer along the road.
No other vehicles were involved and no one was injured.
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Construction has won the retail project category at the Registered Master Builders commercial project awards.
They won their award for their work at Pak’n Save Blenheim.
Robinson also won a silver award for the Rangitane Cultural Centre in Grovetown, under the tourism and leisure project category.
The awards were announced in Auckland on Friday night.
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WAIPARA HILLS WINE WIN Waipara Hills 2013 Marlborough Sauvignon
Blanc won the Best Marlborough Wine of the Year at the China Wine and Spirits Awards (CWSA) Best Value competition 2014.
This is the eighth consecutive vintage that the Waipara Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc has received a Gold medal.
Hugh Steadman of Prenzel, Premium Game’s Allan Spencer and Omega Seafood marketing manager Jo O’Connell cel-ebrate, as the three companies prepare to sell together out of Prenzel’s Riverlands premises. The three announced the ar-rangement at the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce’s small business group meeting, held at Prenzel on Tuesday night. Mr Steadman said it was a chance to revitalise the prem-ises.
“We’ve had the tasting room for a very long time, but it has been underutilised. Most of our sales went through Vines Village.”Mr Steadman said the store was making about $500,000 in sales during the days of fast fer-ries, but it became non-viable. “On State Highway 1 it’s a bit of a tourist wilderness, so we’re going to try and change that.” The new products, plus Pren-zel’s products, are available at 15 Sheffield Street now.
By Adam PoulopoulosThe retail section of Bella
Donna Lingerie will be closing their doors on Saturday, June 7, a year after moving to their Maxwell Road site.
Owner Carolyn Orchard said she thought moving from Market Street would be a help.
“I thought moving would be the answer, but unfortunately while the foot traffic increased, the sales did not.”
Carolyn has tried hard to remain open, but a variety of factors have led her to close the store.
“Business hasn’t improved due to the heavy competition from other stores, and the increased stock quantities now in place means I can’t do smaller orders,” she said.
Carolyn and employee Erica Sprosen said they were thankful for the support they had received.
“There are so many special
people we have got to know and will miss them all terribly.”
While the shop closes, the mastectomy part of the store will remain open as an at-home or mobile service.
Carolyn said it was important to keep that side of the business open.
“There is a high customer base in Marlborough. If I’m not there, the ladies would have to travel out of town for the service.”
She said the Ministry of Health subsidy covered the cost of a prosthesis and mastectomy bras, but not accommodation or travel fees.”
Carolyn will continue to look after existing mastectomy cus-tomers, while stock in the store has been reduced to half price or less.
For any mastectomy inquiries contact Carolyn on 0272331124 or the Cancer Society on 5794379.
Bella Donna to close
By Celeste LodewykOwners of the 3 Bears Cafe in Renwick
Heike and Paul Sherwood wish to clear up any misunderstandings that their business is for sale.
The couple has owned the cafe business for two years, but the land and building is leased from Rata Harper.
The land and building is currently being advertised for sale, but Heike wanted to re-assure their customers and the community that the business is not for sale as well.
“We have had customers coming in asking why we are selling, but we are definitely not going anywhere,” she said.
Heike operates the cafe seven days a week with her staff Jamie, Janet and Gaylene, serving up freshly made food.
Renwick cafe not for sale
3 Bears Cafe owner Heike Sherwood (second from left) with her staff Gaylene, Jamie and Janet are reassuring their customers that they are not selling. Photo by Celeste Lodewyk.
A new partnership between Air New Zealand and New Zealand Winegrowers to promote wine tourism to international visitors is ex-pected to have huge benefits for Marlborough.
The airline and the na-tional wine industry body have committed to work-ing together on a range of initiatives to promote New Zealand wine in both North America and Asia.
Destination Marlborough general manager Tracy John-ston said this was a great op-portunity for Marlborough.
“Thirteen per cent of all in-ternational holiday travellers visit a winery or participate in wine tourism activities annually, and Marlborough is their number one destina-tion,” she said.
“This provides a valu-able opportunity for us as Destination Marlborough to leverage the significant investment of these interna-tional agencies to tell Mar-
lborough’s story and grow our international visitation.”
Wine Marlborough general manager Marcus Pickens also hailed the move a win for Marlborough, which was already the most visited wine region in New Zealand.
“We need to support these statistics in our region with more visibility that we are a world class wine region through signage and even making wine tourism and our wine story a part of the new Marlborough airport refit,” he said.
“What I particularly like about the MoU between Air New Zealand and New Zealand Winegrowers is that there will be more invest-ment in bringing key people to our region.
“Marlborough has plenty to offer the food and wine me-dia and we need to showcase this on the global stage.
“Doing this well has a multiplier effect and helps open new markets.”
Wine tourism focus
LOCATIONS RANKEDOmaka Aviation Heritage Centre has been
ranked the top thing to do in the Marlborough region by travel website TripAdvisor.
The Marlborough Sounds, Bike 2 Wine, the Queen Charlotte Track and the Edwin Fox Maritime Museum make up the top five.
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Two talented teens have re-ceived the Queen Elizabeth II Music Fund Award from Marlborough District Council, a grant that will allow them to continue their musical training.
Former Marlborough Girls’ College student Lee Stuart (pic-tured) completed her secondary schooling last year with a string of awards recognising her cul-tural contribution to the school.
Beginning guitar and piano lessons at an early age, Lee also began singing lessons at age 14, achieving with distinction at Grade VII through the Associ-ated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
Lee has seen success over four years as a competitor at Marlborough Rockquest, has performed at the Picton Fore-shore New Year’s event, the Picton Maritime Festival, the Marlborough A&P Show and, last year, at the Jazz at the Boathouse concert.
Lee is currently studying for a Bachelor of Music at Victoria University in Wellington.
She said it was an honour to receive the award alongside Blenheim home-schooled stu-dent Kimberly Jones.
Kimberly has been playing the piano since the age of nine, passing every exam she ever sat with distinction.
Her latest achievement was Grade VIII piano in the Trinity College exams; another pass with distinction after just four months’ preparation.
Later this year Kim-berly will be sitting her ACTL Princi-ples of Teaching Diploma through Trinity College of Music and in 2015 she is planning to embark on teach-er training at the University of Canterbury.
The awards were presented by Marlborough Mayor Al ista i r Sowman at the coun-cil chambers.
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NO TRUSTRe: vaccinate. If you vaccinate your kids
and have faith that vaccinating protects them, then you shouldn’t be concerned about my unvaccinated kids interacting with them. As for nurses and GP’s that regularly google symptoms during a consultation... Yeah na, I trust them as far as I can kick them
COLEMANS RD MUMSWat a g8 job the mums r doin maning
colemans rd xing makin sure our kids x safe. 2 the person who complaind i urg u 2 voulntr a mornin so u can c how dangerous that rd isGOOD LUCK
Jst hd janette walker at m door n girling ave.. wat a real woman, politician.. go hard and good luck.. ana
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BAD PEDESTRIAN PLACEMENTWhy are many of town centre’s pedestrian
crossings right after an intersection? I have seen many near misses and a pedestrian almost knocked me over! The car behind me couldn’t stop in time today and I had to move onto island to avoid being hit.
COUNCIL - PLEASE RECONSIDER LOCATION of these CROSSINGS before someone is killed
FANTASTIC SHOWWhat a fantastic show by Blenheim Musi-
cal Theatre, All Shook Up! A wonderful high energy show by a talented cast and crew, and the meal was delish! All involved should be immensely proud.
UNVACCINATED KIDSTo Vaccinate... Why do you want our
vaccine free kids to stay away from your vaccinated ones? If yours are vaccinated they won’t catch anything, right?
STINKY BAGSLove ppl using recycle bags at supermarket
but plz wash them every now and then. Not pleasant some of the smells we have to put up with.
Many Thanks from my nostrils.
MISSED OUT AGAIN!Poor us Pensioners & Disabled, missed
out in the Budget again!.. prices of essential medical needs & power have increased but still, we got nothing... all for the young & fit.. Euthanasia should be available to help Aged.
HARVARD CONFERENCEI would love to know why 2 local principals
are going to Harvard for a conference? Is it the B.O.T paying? Why is the money not going to students?
R Sinclair
NZ POST WOESYet another NZ Post tale of woe - a card
that took 7 days to get to me from Timaru! How ridiculous
UNDER 40 4WDUnder 40.four wheel drive club good idea
more layed back.
BEST PICTON COFFEEBest coffee and food in Picton: Gusto Cafe.
Well done Gareth, Chris and their team. It’s neat to go somewhere and they remember what kind of coffee you like!
LEGALISE ITRoughly 80percent of police work has to
do wth the regulation of our private morals. by what i mean controlling what we drink, smoke, put into our veins. Therefore, let us remove from the statute books all laws that have to do wth private morals. obvi-ously, laws will remain on the books for the prevention of rape and the abuse of children, and our animal friends wil continue to be protected by s.p.c.a. ALL drugs should be legalized and sold at cost 2 anyone with a prescription. Gasps! Save our children. 2day the “playground pusher” is your child’s class-mate, and the “big-time drug dispensers” are organized crime networks from a dozen diff countries, narco-traffickers, pharmaceutical comapnies and the doctors in their pockets.
MADE IN INDONESIAI bought BISCOTTO brand biscuits tht
tasted SO AWFUL i lookd 2c who made them “made in indonesia” in smallest print & in big print “manufactrd for ausworld mports & xports australia” so glancing u wd never c “INDONESIA” CRAZY BRINGNG BIS-CUITS FRM THT COUNTRY!
WHAT SKINHEADS?Wot skinheads in rata plc. The old guy on
the corner?
CARPARK BETTER:what a pleasure to drive on th carpark at
Lansdowne ths wk, no pot holes n its smooth, however it has only been a quick fix & it wil only b a matter of time wth rain & vehicles & it wil b bak to pot holes again. shame they couldnt do a proper job of it or even better, tarseal it!
SORRY, CAT LOVERSRe: cat lovers. I fist want to say sorry. I
wasn’t thretng to kill cats. but more saying, if I had a dog that was running loose and at your cat. crapd in our garden. wouldint you complain, your cat, ate my beautiful budgy. and your rght. you cant controll cats. because they are still wild thats the point. at least you can controll dogs. and you pay for it!!!!!!!!..
MOREFM CLOCKWats happening to the clock in twn y take
it away ppl enjoy lookin up to see the time and temputer i do every day its been a part of blenheim for years we need support to keep it n i also see alot of tourists looking at it so keep it goin
KRONIC TO IRONIC!The shops are clear of synthetic highs. We
now return to the socially accepted chemical mix highs of alcohol, tobacco, and the olde drugs still causing death and illness. Always present the thrill of euphoria, adrenaline, speed and ignorance. Latest we have social media arranged street brawls(mixed with above). Thank goodness for the additive sugar highs in kids sports drinks. sweets and V for the hyper fix; never forgetting the return of Marmite for my morning buzz. Now, where did I put granddads snuff box? Makes one think of the right choice in life.:)
LOST DOGSMy heart goes out to the owners of Mertz
and Bunny.. the two missing dogs.. one (Mertz) has since been found. Bunny is still missing. Please, i implore the Universe to find Bunny and if she is found by the time this is printed..i thank you. Having our two dogs in our family, i can understand their pain at not knowing where their dogs are.
L Nicholas.
GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICEAndrew from tyrelands provides great
customer service and advice. Thank you so much. A credit to the business and himself. From Lola the corrolla :)
Music students honoured
GOOD RESULTMindless damage 28 April side mirror....
Thank you to the people that came forward including the person involved. Everything has been resolved. Greatly appreciated.
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My husband, daughters and grandchildren. I am so lucky to have such a loving family.
Q What’s your pet hate?
Bad manners. Please and thank you are really easy words to remember and say.
Q Your favoured holiday destination?
At present it would have to be Raratonga. It is such a relaxing place to go when I need to wind down.
Q What’s your favourite music?
I like all music, but my favour-ite era would have to be the 50’s and 60’s.
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I used to dance rock ‘n roll and danced at a competitive level once.
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To one day have a European holiday.
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Lamb roast. Robson Green. I think he would be really fun and en-tertaining as a dinner date.
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Ingredients:200g dark chocolate, chopped150g unsalted butter, chopped1 cup caster sugar3 eggs, lightly beaten1 1/4 cups plain flour1/4 cup cocoa powder1/2 tsp baking powderIce-cream to serve
Cream Cheese mixture:250g block cream cheese, chopped at room temp
1/3 cup caster sugar1 egg
Instructions:1. Grease a 19cm x 30cm lamington pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 4cm above pan edges.
2. Stir chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan over a low heat until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. Cool slightly.3. Whisk sugar and eggs into chocolate mixture until combined. Add combined sifted flour, cocoa and baking powder. Stir until smooth. Spread evenly into prepared pan.4. To make cream cheese mixture, beat cream cheese and sugar in a small bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg until combined. Drop spoonfuls of mixture over chocolate layer in pan. Using a fork, swirl mixtures together to create a marbled effect.5. Cook in a moderately slow oven (160deg C) for about 40 mins or until a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Cool in pan.6. Cut brownies into squares.
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By Adam PoulopoulosMarlborough’s young horses
got put through their paces at the Blenheim Riding School last Saturday.
Forty horses from as far away as Ashburton attended the Marlborough Breeders Young-stock Show, the first time it has been held in Marlborough since 2006.
Horses had to be three years old or under to be eligible for the event.
Organising committee mem-
ber Bronwyn Wadsworth said she was delighted with the turnout.
“We didn’t realise there were so many people out there with young horses who were pre-pared to bring them!
“They’re all very well turned-out - people have put a lot of work into how they look.
“There have been no horses on their back legs - they’ve all been very well-behaved.”
Both adults and children at-tended the event.
Wairau Hospital’s telephone system has been upgraded to replace a 20-year-old private automated branch exchange.
The replacement PABX is an IP (Internet Protocol) system which now operates both IP and analogue phones.
“There were issues with our ageing phone system earlier in the year,” general manager IT and Infrastructure Patrick Ng said.
“Limitations of our older PABX telephony system included the ability to source spare parts, and compatibility with our more modern, IP phones.
“The newer system is more robust, has greater capacity and will provide us with more capa-bility for the future.”
The transfer to the new system was successful with the first part completed on Friday night from 7pm to 8.30pm, during which cellphones were used to com-municate between departments and with Nelson Hospital.
On Saturday the major change over of 450 analogue phones from one PABX to another was accomplished over a period of twelve hours.
Horse show successRebecca Bassett, 9, from Rarangi, with miniature horse Sweetie Pie.
Hospital phones upgraded
By Celeste LodewykBlenheim woman Wendy Joy has now
taken over the role as co-ordinator of Riversdale Community House and is already setting out to promote the facility and encourage more people to use it.
Riversdale Community House is located on Budge Street and was first established in 1991 to promote the area and to host community events.
In 2005 it came close to being shut down due to lack of support but thanks to the efforts of a Peter and Judith Crosby, Sipa Robinson, Florrie and John Donnelly, Noel and Avon Moore and Donald Oats, the house was kept running.
Today it is a community run facility of-fering a meeting place for groups and clubs as well as a venue for birthday and events.
“I have started promoting the house
through a new Facebook page where I have already received a birthday party booking, but if anyone else has ideas for what we can do to use this facility to its full potential, please contact me,” she said.
The Riversdale Community House com-mittee will be holding its AGM on June 11 and are welcoming anyone to attend.
To share your ideas contact Wendy at [email protected]
House’s new co-ordinator settles in
Wendy Joy (centre) accepts the keys from commit-tee chairman Noel Moore and Sue Houghton.
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By Celeste LodewykWhen it comes to exhausts there is one business that has made it their specialty - Murray’s Muffler Service.The business have been family owned in Marlborough for over 30 years, first being established by John Murray and later taken over by his son Andy.John first opened the business in the early 80’s at the site where Burger King now stands.At the time Andy had intentions to become an electronics engineer but after spending some time working for his parents after leaving school, he never left.The father and son worked side by side until John decided to retire.“He went away whitebaiting and decided not to come back,” Andy laughed.Andy and his wife Polly took ownership in 1998 and after owning it for a year, an opportunity came along to purchase a new
building on Opawa Street.“It seemed more viable to purchase rather than rent, so in 2009 we moved and have been really happy with the premises since,” he said.Murray’s Muffler Service still specialises in all exhaust work, bending all their own pipes up, modifying exhausts for more power and fuel economy, motorcycle exhausts as well as a lot of custom work.“We work on all makes and models of vehicles, from Fiat Bambinos to boats and aircraft - even Ferraris,” he said.Murray’s Muffler Service has a large workshop space so can also accommodate large vehicles and trucks.The business is open from 8am to 5pm Mon-day to Friday, and welcomes all enquiries.To find out more about what Murray’s Muffler Service can do for you, call in and see Andy and Gavin at 9 Opawa Street, Blenheim.
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Friday May 23, 201410 SunThe WHAT’S ON
IN MARLBOROUGH
- WEEKEND EVENT GUIDE -
Get ready for the weekend with our list of what’s on!
Friday 23 May 2014
Pink Shirt Stop Bullying Day Everyone knows bullying is not OK. So, on Pink Shirt day we’re calling all youth to stand up and say, “Bullying, no way is that OK”! See you at Lansdowne Park at 4pm for a giant photo and some good fun. For more info call Liz on 02102659502
Marlborough Poly-Festival The Floor Pride Civic Theatre 7pm. Adults $12 Child $5 (5 - 12 years) Family 2 Adults and 3 Children $30 Preschoolers free. Tickets avail-able from the theatre.
The Edwin Fox Maritime Centre, PictonOpen every day from 9am. Great wet weather day activity and child friendly. Come check out the amazing history and facts. Kids under 5 free!
Sit and Be Fit with SueExercise for the not so mobile while sitting down! 1pm Monday and Friday afternoons at 131 Budge Street. Plenty of parking. $2.00 per session. Ph Sue: 578 0469
Sit and Be Fit with JeanetteFree exercise for all ages at Crossroads, 2 Redwood Street. At 10am Ph 578 5395.
QuestIntermediate age youth group, 3.30pm-5pm, Picton Baptist Church, 293 Waikawa Rd, Picton. Text Bronwyn 021 046 2434.
Pastel Painting Marlborough Art Society, 10am till 3pm. Prue: Ph 578 8888.
Tai ChiToday and Mondays. 10am, 11.30am and 1pm. Liz 027 748 6666.
Picton Museum10am till 4pm daily, 9 London Quay. Ph 573 8283.
Marlborough Museum26 Arthur Baker Place, off New Renwick Rd, Brayshaw Heritage Park. Daily 10am till 4pm.
The Diversion GalleryOpen noon-5pm Wed – Saturdays 10 London Quay, Picton. Ph 573 7376 or 027 440 8121 or www.thediversion.co.nz
Yealands Estate Marlborough Gallery Open 10.30am till 4.30pm daily, 204 High St. Ph 577 6784 www.marlboroughartsociety.com
Saturday 24 May 2014
Book Sale - Rock and Mineral Club Brayshaw Park Today and tomorrow 9am - 4pm
Marlborough Orchestra Public Meeting4.30pm Blenheim School Hall. For anyone interested in discussing the setting up of an orchestra for all ages and all instruments.
Picton RSA D.J Tweek Karaoke From 7pm all welcome.
Blenheim Rotary Car Boot SaleEvery Saturday 8am – 2pm at the Railway Station car park, Grove Rd, Ph John 578 3918.
Marlborough Embroiderers’ Guild First Saturday of the month at 1.30pm - 4.30pm St John Rooms, Seymour St Ph Roz 5782471
Blenheim Menz Shed 4 Dillons Point Rd open 9am to 12 noon Saturday. Mon & Thurs 1 - 4pm. Building rela-tionships and sharing skills. Ph Gerry 5781835
Pregnancy Yoga9.15am-10.15am. For information call Huia: 021 0724 107
Mini Putt & Merry-Go-RoundPicton Foreshore, 10am every day during school holidays, today and Sunday, 10am
Redwood Market 8am-noon, Redwood Tavern car park. Plants produce and crafts.
Vintage Farm Machinery 10am till 3pm, Open every day. Brayshaw Vintage Farm, Guided tours available, Doris 579 4357.
Picton Men’s Shed Every Saturday 10am to 1pm and Wednesday 9am-4pm. Plants and garden furniture sold Saturday and Wednesday 10am to 1pm.
Kapahaka for Youth Blenheim School 6pm - 8pm. All welcome.
Sun 25 May 2014
The Pink Ribbon Breakfast Fundraiser 10am at the Wisheart Room of the Floorpride Civic Theatre. Tickets are $30 from No 4 Boutique or Thomas’s womenwear’s counter. Includes breakfast, complimentary glass of bubbles or pink grapefruit juice. There’s a guest speaker, entertainment and an auction. Wear pink
Women’s Breast Cancer “Pink Ribbon Brunch”At the Port Marlborough Pavilion at Endeav-our Park Picton. Price $30 which also includes access to our “Ladies of Leisure” afternoon. Contact Shirley 573 7227 or Email [email protected] to reserve your ticket.
St Andrews Concert GroupSt Andrews Church 2pm - 4pm. The concert will feature Marsha Stringer and Lissa Cowie both of whom trained at the Royal Academy in
London. Lois Johnston a soprano who trained in Scotland. Elin Tomas who trained as a mezzo soprano in London. Top Marlborough junior musicians will also be performing.
Picton RSA Jam session 2pm. Bring your instruments and voices. All welcome
Renwick Catholic Church Cnr Clyde and Alma St 5pm Mass.
Ulysses Ride Shorter ride to Foresters Cafe, Rai Valley. Meet at Railway Stn (south end) at 12.49pm ride departs at 1pm.
Kapahaka Every Sunday at Tuamarina Hall 12pm - 3pm All welcome
Renwick Anglican Community Church54 High St Renwick. Morning worship 9.30am Rev Steve Allcutt ph 572 8850
Summer Farmers’ Market 9.00am - noon A&P Showgrounds. Showcas-ing the best of what Marlborough has to offer.
St Luke’s Anglican ChurchFerry Road, Spring Creek. Join us for Christian worship every Sunday 9.30am. Ph Rev Derek 5785050
Pony Club at GroundsNew Renwick Rd. 10am every 2nd Sunday of the month. Grant 578 2100 Michelle 572 8984.
Model Aero Club ARA Wairau Valley 9am. Murray 578 9199 or Tony 577 9776.
Petanque 10am 65A Weld Street – Phone John 577 9789.
Tramping ClubMary 5728762.
Buddhism for Modern Life10am, 573 5379.
Blenheim Bonsai2pm-4pm, 7 Hale Street. Dave 577 8679.
Marlborough Guild of WoodworkersBrayshaw Park, open workshop 1-4pm, Every 1st Sunday of the month. Wooden toys for sale. Malcolm: 578 8809.
Marlborough Rock and Mineral ClubBook sale today 9am - 4pm. Come and see our large rock, mineral, crystal and fossil col-lection, work room and books. Free admission.
Associated Modellers SocietyMinature steam engine rides at Brayshaw Prk, 1st and 3rd Sunday each month, 1pm till 4pm $2
If you have an event contact Liz at The Sun on 5777 868
UP AND COMING EVENTS
Monday 26th May Blenheim Residents and Ratepayers Associa-tion invite you along to their next meeting which is at Dodsons Street Bar 7pm. Ph Deedee on 027 577 5088
Pink Shirt Stop Bullying Day
Everyone knows bullying is not OK. So,
on Pink Shirt day we’re calling all youth
to stand up and say, “Bullying, no way is
that OK”! See you at Lansdowne Park at
4pm for a giant photo and some good
fun. For more info call Liz on 02102659502
Marlborough Poly-Festival The Floor Pride Civic Theatre 7pm. Adults $12 Child $5 (5 - 12 years) Family 2 Adults and 3 Children $30 Preschoolers free. Tickets available from the theatre.
www.mctt.co.nz • [email protected] • (03) 520 8560
Amazing shows all year round
COMBINED COLLEGES POLYFESTIVAL
Friday 23rd May 2014 @ 7.00pmAdult $12.00 Child (u12) $5.00
Infant (u5) Free
GRUMPY OLD WOMENFIFTY SHADES OF BEIGE
Sunday 1st June 2014 @ 7.30pmAdmit One $71.90
KIDS FOR KIDSWednesday 11th June
Thursday 12th June @ 7.30pmAdult $24.50 Conc(65+) $20.00
Child/Student $20.00Child under 5 Free
Family (2 adults, 2 children (U16) $73.00
THE NUTCRACKERFriday 27th, Saturday 28th June @
6.30pmSunday 29th June @ 4.00pm
Adult $25.00 Child (u16) $15.00
THE TOMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA
THE KINGS OF SWINGWednesday 16th July @ 7.30pmAdmit One: A Reserve $91.90Admit One: B Reserve $81.90
THE SEARCHERSSunday 27th July @ 7.30pm
Admit One $69.90
OKLAHOMA!Sunday 24th August @ 8.00pm
Premium $101.90 A Reserve $87.00B Reserve $81.90 Child (U16) $67.00A Reserve (First 100 tickets) $81.90
TAKE ME HOME - MUSIC & LIFE OF JOHN DENVER
Friday 5th September 2014 @ 8pmAdult $71.90 Conc(65+) $66.90
Student/Child $66.90
NZSO - IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING
Saturday 22 November 2014 @ 7.30pmAdult $52.00 Conc(65+) $47.00
Child (U19) $17.00Pre Show talk 6.45pm
RUSSIAN NATIONAL DANCE SHOW – KOSTROMA
Sunday 23rd November @ 7.30pmAdult $92.00 Conc (65+) $77.00
Child (u16) $67.00 Group (6+) $77.00
FRENCH PIANIST CLAIRE ROUAULT
Sunday 15th June 2014 @ 2.30pmAdult $22.00 Child/Students
under 25 Free
Purchase from The Floor Pride Civic Theatre or Take Note, PictonPHONE (03) 520 8560, [email protected]
Prices include booking feeTransaction fees apply for phone and internet bookings
FLOORPRIDE CIVIC THEATRE
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SunThe 11Friday May 23, 2014
Showcasing the best of the ‘50’s, ‘60’s, ‘70’s and ‘80’sOmaka Classic Cars
Open daily from 10am – 4pm. $10 entry, kids go free!*
Aerodrome Road, Omaka. Phone 577 9419. (*up to two kids free (under 13) with every paying adult)
Over 50 cars on display at any one time, from a collection of 120 plus motorbikes and other memorabilia.
R E N W I C K31 High St • Renwick • Phone 572 8880 •
Open 6 Days • [email protected]
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The beginning…..Months of planning and preparing
and here we are in Shanghai ready to start. We left Blenheim on Sun-day 4th May and boarded the Air New Zealand flight to Shanghai.
Have to say that Air NZ planes are definitely getting older – looking forward to the new ‘Dreamliner’!!!
Arriving in Shanghai was amaz-ing.
The city is simply huge. The day is clear of smog. Arrive at the hotel and a debrief-
ing. In total there are 27 travellers and
13 cars. There is an air of anticipation. The traffic is like you wouldn't
believe and they drive on the right and of course all our cars steer on the right.
So introductions all round, meet the translator – Charlie, lunch, rooms available to check in and then off to the Traffic Police Station for the drivers’ test and license.
International or national licenses mean nothing – this is China.
This is an interesting process –many forms to be completed which we don't understand.
Anyway, line up and have those stamped, then off to have a hear-ing test, more stamps, then look at the dots and pick the colours/shapes – more stamps, then an eye test – more stamps, then blood pressure test – more stamps, then to the admin office to ensure all the stamps are there – more stamps, then finally downstairs where the forms were stamped again for completion.
At no stage is there ever any reference to driving or road skills/competence.
So after 12 hours flying, trying to remain focused, we have ‘passed’ the license, but the machine is broken down – so no license issued today.
(Interestingly in China once you reach 70, you cannot get a license!)
After a day of R and R, the next morning we headed to the port to get the cars.
Believing that the agents for the
organisers had followed all the protocols, we manage to get into the port area.
That was a mistake. We were quickly ‘exported’ out
and so the longest day ever started. Most of the team were confined to
the bus, and three of us including yours truly along with the translator were allowed back in.
We found the cars, all intact and along with the Chinese port work-ers we started to unpack them.
Most were ok but some had flat batteries and the Peugeot had a flat front tyre.
But we got them all out of the containers and lined up.
The next challenge was the Au-thorities.
They do follow the rule book. Despite following all paper work
being done, they simply don't understand Classic Cars.
They’ve never seen any. So the normal inspection and
description ‘questions and answers’ don't quite follow their rule book.
Examples are a Volvo Amazon
is the official name. The word ‘Amazon’ doesn't appear on the car – fail!!
Ford Cortinas generally have a chassis and engine number the same – that apparently is impos-sible - fail!!
Each number has to be found for the chassis and engine and then someone comes along and takes a stencilled copy of each number – if the number for some design reason is not accessible for that process – fail.
By now there are 23 Inspectors involved from three different Cus-toms departments.
In addition all the port workers are
there so all up around 40 people all over the place.
Anyway the upshot was about 10 fails so they failed the lot and back into the containers!!
That was the end of that and back into the bus and back to the hotel!!!
So it is now Thursday and at last we have our licenses and number plates but only for 10 of the 13 cars.
3 have to go for a WOF. So we will all go in convoy to the
testing station and then hopefully onward to start the tour……
Post script. The cars all eventu-ally set off – another instalment coming soon!
Shanghai to London Noeline and Ron Stewart are currently somewhere between Shanghai and London driving a 1967 Peugeot as part of a classic car rally. Here’s a few words from Noeline…
Unpacking Ron and Noeline's Peugeot.
All 13 classic cars lined up for certification.
12 Friday May 23, 2014 SunThe
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FIRST 50x OPEN and TEENAGER entries receive a FREE WOODY HUNTING T-SHIRT
Weigh in Sunday 1st June starting 2PM ‘til 3.30pm
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FARMING
A new community group has formed in Marlborough, in the hope of eradicating Chilean Needle Grass from the area.
The Chilean Needle Grass Action Group formed after a community meeting held in Seddon in February.
The group aims to create eradica-tion plans and promote awareness of the pest, with a view to removing it by 2030.
CNGAG chairperson Warwick Lissaman (pictured), who farms an Awatere property, said the focus had shifted from a containment policy to full eradication.
No longer will turning a blind eye to Chilean Needle Grass be accept-able within Marlborough.
As community members we all have a responsibility to report sight-ings and eliminate our potential to spread this pest plant, and property owners have the additional respon-sibility of ensuring known areas are destroyed each year.
In the group, several of the land-owners are experienced in using Taskforce, a new chemical tool showing promise in helping to kill
the pest. Left untreated, the pest can af-
fect the fine-wool-producing high country by reducing the growth of other grass, damaging sheep hides and causing blindness.
About 170 p rop er t ie s i n Marlborough have been affected.
Marlborough District Council senior biosecurity officer Shona Sam said the goal would be difficult to achieve, but manageable.
It will be a hard graft but with the motivation and drive coming from the community, everyone can benefit from it."
Action on Chilean Needle Grass
Entries are still open for the annual Woodbourne Tavern Pig and Deer Hunt.
The event takes place on Queen’s Birthday Weekend, beginning on Friday, May 30 and ending Sunday, June 1.
Prizes are up for grabs in the kids, teenager and open categories, and the open category now includes two animals per hunter, and a ‘best tusk’ competition in the open pig category.
The first 50 open and teenager entries receive a free Woody hunting t-shirt.
Entries close on Thursday, May 29 at 8pm. Pictured is Daniel McLean, who won third
prize last year for his goat entry in the 13-15 year category.
Photo supplied.
Pig Huntapproaches
Federated Farmers has wel-comed the opportunity wool growers will have to vote on whether to reinstate a levy on wool.
The Wool Producers Refer-endum is set to take place on October 10 and will ask sheep farmers to fund a new industry body by approving a levy of between 2 and 5 cents for each kilogram of greasy or slipe wool at the first point of sale.
Federated Farmers urged its members to engage in the process, to talk with the Wool Levy Group
and above all, to vote.“Wool has been the quiet export
achiever worth $700 million to New Zealand in 2013,” says Jean-ette Maxwell, Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson.
“At that level, it easily eclipsed the exports of personal, cultural, and recreational services, which, by the way, includes motion pictures.
“The growth in wool exports to China has been explosive but there’s no industry good body fighting our corner for trade access in agreements coming forward.
“The Trans Pacific Partnership is potentially massive as will be other agreements but wool’s voice is missing.”
Farmers urged to vote on wool levy
A Kinsey/Albrecht soil fertility workshop for crops and pasture will be held at the Marlborough Convention Centre on Monday.
This will be an intensive three-day workshop on applying the principles and methods de-veloped by Professor William Albrecht.
The Albrecht system helps to
build, balance and maintain ex-cellent soil fertility – to improve crop yield and crop quality.
Both conventional and or-ganic inputs can be included as needed, and examples discussed will include local soil samples.
Based on many years of practi-cal experience working with growers, the course offers in-
formation about how to improve and manage a farm’s soil fertility – from the basics of using and interpreting a soil test, through to learning how to identify the effects of depleted or excessive nutrients in your soil.
For more deta i ls , v isit beeflambnz.com
Top tips for crop soil
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Expressions of Interest
APL Property Limited on behalf of the
Ward Catholic Church Committee is seeking
registrations of interest in the potential sale, either materials or structure,
of the St Peter Chanel’s Catholic Church in Ward.Registrations are invited until 4.00pm Thursday
29 May 2014.
For further information or to arrange entry to the site, please contact Samantha Forrest at samantha.forrest@
aplproperty.co.nz or on 577 7780.
An opportunity exists in the Blenheim and Nelson areas for a local builder to join in our success.
By Friday 6 June 2014
NIGHT CARER REQUIRED5pm – 9am (16 hrs per shift)
Hope House require a night carer to be on call/sleep over two nights a week.
(Two seperate nights a week. One weekend a month).It is essential that the successful applicant has a current
first aid certificate, full drivers licence and cell phone, can relate well to teens and is confident in handling
newborn infants.For further information please apply in writing to:
Hope House Manager, Brian Gull. Email [email protected]
Hope House Charitable Trust, 14B Stephenson Street, Blenheim 7201
Nelson Fisheries limitedPublic Notice of Appointment of LiquidatorCompanies Act 1993, Section 3, 255(2)(a)
Nelson Fisheries Limited (In Liquidation)
On the 31st day of March 2012 it was resolved pursuant to section 241(2)(a) of the Companies Act 1993 that Nelson Fisheries Limited be liquidated and that Allan de Reeper of Blenheim, Chartered Accountant, be appointed liquidator for this purpose.
The liquidation commenced on the 31st day of March 2012.
Creditors and shareholders may direct enquiries to me during normal business hours at the address and telephone number stated below.
Allan de Reeper31st March 2012Address PO Box 582 BlenheimTelephone 03 579 1173
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RIVERSDALE PROMOTIONS
INC COMMUNITY
HOUSE AGM
11th June 7pm at Riversdale
Community House 131 Budge St
Guest Speaker Russell Smith Community Constable
All welcome
We currently have a position available for a Vineyard Supervisor.Applicants must have the following:
• At least three years experience• Be able to report to management and complete paperwork on time• Reliable and have a tidy work ethic• Preference will be given to an experienced Supervisor, but is not essential as full training will be given.• Be able to work long hours when required• Have excellent communication skills• A good understanding of RSE policy• Clean drivers license
In the first instance, please forward a brief email to john@thornhillnz. co.nz
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DOODS: Xavier Jackson (8lb 3oz) May 7, 2014
HEYWOOD: Lucy (6lb 9oz) May 12, 2014
AIMERS, Bryan Charles: May 17, 2014BADGER, David Huntsbury: May 19, 2014COOK, Beverley Jean (nee Simpson): May 13, 2014DUNCAN, Donald William Errett: Reg No. 208899 May 18, 2014HARVEY, James Warren (Jim): May 14, 2014GODSALL, Nancy Elizabeth: May 19, 2014JOHNSTONE, Matthew James (Matt): May 17, 2014McKELVEY, Linda Grace: May 15, 2014MALZARD, Kathleen (Kay) Mary (nee Newberry-John-son): May 17, 2014MASON, Peter Te Pou: March 26, 2014RUTHERFORD, Shirley Avis (nee Cloughly): May 18, 2014SEMMENS, Keith Harold John: May 20, 2014
PROSSER, Beryl Marie: On May 21 2014 passed away, peacefully, at Springlands Lifestyle Village. In her 90th year. Dearly loved wife of Stanley (dec), loved mother and mother-in-law of Jan, Sue and Tom, Shelley, and Jennifer and Stephen (dec), and Richard (dec). Much loved grandmother of Angela, Julian and Cathey, Megan and Lindsay, Nigel, Kirsten, and Matthew and Amy; beloved great grandmother of Eloise, Lucinda, Patrick and Charlotte. Much loved sister of Ruth, Anne, Ailsa, Margaret, Ross and Graham (dec). The family thank all the staff of Springlands Lifestyle Village for their wonderful support and care. Mes-sages to 10B Mountain View Road Blenheim 7201. “The trout at Lake Rotoroa and the whitebait in Golden Bay can rest now”. In lieu of flowers a donation to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to PO Box 411, Blenheim 7240. A funeral service for Beryl will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, at 2pm Tuesday May 27, fol-lowed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz
FARNELL, Nancy Maude: On Wednesday May 21 2014, peacefully, at Maxwell Care Home. Aged 92 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Evan, loving mother and mother-in-law of Peter and Belinda Hart, John and Maureen, Linda, and Cathy. Loved Nana of Robert and Nicholas, Francis, Letitia and Rebecca, Bless and Matthew, and loved Nana Nancy of Shaun, Jenna and Samantha, Jes-sica, Kayla, Finn and Riley. Great great grandmother of Taurus and Vincent. Messages c/- 84 Colemans Road, Blenheim 7201. Special thanks to the staff at Waterlea and Maxwell Care for all their care and support. At Nancy’s request, a private family service will be held.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz
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COOK, John Stephenson (Jack): Passed away, peacefully, surrounded by family at Redwood Lifestyle Care & Village, on Thursday May 22 2014. In his 81st year. Loved husband of Rosemary and the late Mary, dearly loved father of Barbara. Cherished grandfather of John, Mary, Aileen, Grace, Emma and Graham. Loved stepfather of Anne and Martin and their children, Oliver, Andre and Phebe. Loved brother and brother-in-law of the late Buster and Alison, the late June and George, the late Dawn, the late Bill, Margaret, Sunny, Ena and Jim, Pam, John, Nigel and the late Rosemary. Also the late Pat and Trudy, and the late Ruth and Duncan. Special thanks to the staff at Hospice Marlborough and Redwood Lifestyle Care and Village. Messages to the Cook family, 11 Humffrey Street, Grovetown 7202. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to P O Box 411, Blenheim 7240. A service for Jack will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, at 11am Tuesday May 27, followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nzDOUGLAS: Marjorie Ruth (Ruthie). Passed away, suddenly, at her home on Monday May 19 2014. Loved wife of Joe, loved Mum of Benny and Deb-bie, and Glen (Woody). Loved and treasured Grandmother of John, and Matthew; Danielle, and Ryan. Loved daughter of the late Joyce and Alex Hydes. Loved sister of the late Phillip, Mary, Pete, Daphne, and Jenny. Mes-sages to P O Box 90 Seddon 7247. A service for Marjorie will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, at 10am Saturday May 24 followed by interment at Fairhall Cemetery.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nzLYONS, Beverley Anne (Whanau-pani): Passed away on Wednesday May 21 2014, with her family at her side. Loved wife of the late Ron, loved Mum of Levonne Elkington and her partner Jed. Loved Nana of Jedidah, Skye, and AlydaShaine. Loved sister of Kay Greaves, Ollie Keffe, William Paraku, Paul Paraku, the late Delia Kuru, and the late Josephine Beer. Messages to 96 New Renwick Road, Blenheim 7201. Special thanks to the people who helped care for Beverley over this time. A service for Beverley will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets at 5pm on Saturday May 24, followed by cre-mation at the Sowman Crematorium.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nzWOOD, Michael John: On Tuesday May 20 2014, peacefully, at Hospice Marlborough surrounded by his family. Aged 67 years. Dearly loved husband of Purity and the late Rose-mary, much loved father of Miranda. Loved brother of Diane Tasker and loved son of Sid and the late Anna Wood, respected uncle of Monique and Jason. Messages to the Wood family, c/- PO Box 110, Blenheim 7240. In lieu of flowers, a donation to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be sent to PO Box 411, Blenheim 7240. A private service for Michael has been held.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ Tel 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz
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OGILVY: Tui Grace (6lb 2oz) May 13, 2014
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15SunThe Friday May 23, 2014 SPORT
SWIMMINGThe Blenheim Swimming Club will
be hosting ‘Dive Right In’ this week-end. The event is on Sunday, May 25, from 5-6pm at Stadium 2000.
Races, relays and other games will be held. All are welcome to attend.
FOOTBALLThe Marlborough Mariners devel-
opment side crushed Wakefield 10-1 at A&P Park on Saturday.
Striker Carl Connor-McClean scored a hat-trick, with Jordy Colum-bus and Taine Swete each getting two.
Mike Sutherland, Cailin Thompson and Lukas Simpson also scored.
The result lifted the Mariners up one place to fourth in their division. They play fifth-placed FC Nelson in Nelson tomorrow.
inbriefSport Cursing their luck
SPORTS TALK
Last week saw the continuation of the worst kind of trend for Portuguese football powerhouse Benfica.
The team lost their eighth suc-cessive decider in a European competition, going down to Se-villa in the Europa League Final.
It has now been 52 years since Benfica last won a European trophy, despite the team winning several Portuguese titles in the same period.
Many fans see late managerial legend Bela Guttman at the root of the problem.
Guttman won back-to-back European championships in the ‘60s, but walked out straight af-terwards when club chiefs refused his request for a pay rise.
Upon leaving, Guttman is al-leged to have said “Not in a hun-dred years from now will Benfica ever be European champions.”
Benfica’s greatest ever player, Eusebio, is even said to have prayed for the end of the curse at Guttman’s headstone when he died in 1981.
Curses have also befallen several other sporting teams.
The Boston Red Sox baseball team failed to win the World Series for a long time after selling superstar Babe ‘The Bambino’ Ruth to the Yankees in 1918.
The Curse of The Bambino was lifted in 2004 when they won the World Series.
English football side Birming-ham City was cursed when
they moved their stadium to St Andrew’s, land being used by Romani Gypsies, from Muntz Street in 1906.
The Gypsies placed a 100-year hex on the club when they were removed, and every time Birmingham began to play badly, they took drastic measures to banish the curse.
They hung crucifixes from the floodlights, dyed the soles of the players’ boots red and urinated in all four corners of the pitch, none of which seemed to work until the curse was lifted on Boxing Day 2006.
Guess Benfica have 48 years to wait then.
With ...Adam Poulopoulos
Speedway awards 2014 Stockcars:Most Improved Driver: Dallas Reeves
Streetstocks:Best Presented: Aaron SchumacherMost Improved: Mark SmithHard luck: Daniel Honey
Productions:Best prepared: Sam MartinMost Improved: Sam MartinHard Luck: Frank Burns
Saloons:Best Presented: Rob FloodMost Improved: Brett McGlashan
Club Trophies:Most Improved Driver Overall: Dallas ReevesMost Improved Rookie: Sam MartinStirrers Oar: Aaron SchumacherMost Contribution to Track Maintenance: Tony Flood & Pete CarpenterMost conscientious club member off the track: John BlokkerMost efficient club official: Paul MurphySportsperson of the year: Gavin MarshallHighest Achievement: Patrick NorthPatrons cup nominations: Daria Keen, Maryellen Robinson, Peter Hooson.Patrons cup winner: Peter Hooson
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PIGEONSBlenheim Racing Pigeon Club
held two races from Christchurch on Saturday.
A distance of 240 km the first race birds at 9am.
With the fine weather the first birds were homing in a little over 3 hours flying.
First was Alister Cooper of Renwick whose chequer hen flew at a velocity of 1249.81 meters per minute, 2nd place to Donald Morrison 1237.28 mpm and 3rd to club president Carl Kirkwood’s in 1235.14mpm.
Second race of the day was a send three and record the best average times of the two out of the three fastest birds.
First:Two Fishers syn. 2nd Joan Webb and third James Mc Elroy.
VOLLEYBALL Fairweathers Senior Summer
League teams have until Tuesday to sign up for the triples tournament next week.
The tournament will be held on Thursday, May 29 at Stadium 2000.
By Adam PoulopoulosIt was a case of persistence pay-
ing off for a local teenager who has just won New Zealand’s most prestigious young driver develop-ment programme.
Brook Reeve, 17, won the SpeedSport Scholarship after the two-day evaluation at Manfeild race circuit, near Feilding, last weekend.
Blenheim-raised but now study-ing motorsport at UCOL in Palm-erston North, Reeve became the first South Islander to win the scholarship in its 14-year history.
He receives a fully-funded sea-son racing a Formula First car in the New Zealand Championship series, a personalised race suit and other equipment for winning the title.
He said he was delighted to be named the winner.
“It was amazing. I worked so hard for the whole year for that moment.
“When my name got called it
was the best feeling - nothing else mattered.
“My whole family was so proud of me. My dad was almost in
tears.” The award comes a year after
Reeve could only make the final at last year’s event.
He said he went away to make some improvements off the track ahead of last weekend’s edition.
“It was very competitive last year. All the lap times were close.
“I wasn’t as good as speaking to the judges, so I worked on that and brought it to the table.
“Off the track you have to do interviews and stuff, and it’s probably just as important as the racing.”
Reeve gets the chance to race his new car when he starts his Scholarship Year at the first round of the Manfeild Winter Series on June 7 and 8.
The New Zealand Champion-ship Series gets under way in October.
Work all worth it for Reeve
Brook Reeve with his new car.
16 SunTheFriday May 23, 2014
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