our grateful thanks to nz lottery
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Owhango Village Newsletter – September 2020
Welcome to this Spring issue
from ORRIS
We have our AGM behind us, therefore a warm welcome to our new committee members; and ourthanks to the past members, Tim Leahy and Dave Edhouse who have stepped down this year.
Our kitchen upgrade has finally been completed. Wow, we are so posh! The committee would like to thank the tradesmen; Hayden Wind Builder, Lewis Stewart Kitchens, Brian Goodwin Plumbing, Mark Blair Electrical, Pieter Siebert, Gib stopper, Brad Galloway Painter and Reuban Hardwidge of Ruapehu Flooring for their work. Also a thank you to Rod Wiggin for re-hanging the door and installing some architraves. A HUGE thank you to Toni Grass who efficiently project managed the renovation; a task that took a little longer than planned because of the Covid-19 lockdown period. Thank you Toni. We also wish to thank NZ Lottery Grants Board grant which funded two thirds of the cost of the project.
We have a working party tidying up the Memorial Gardens along State Highway going on, with newrose gardens and hedging planted. This will be ongoing, with planning and maintenance work being progressed through stages. Our grateful thanks to Janet Lankshear for her donation of the plants, also our thanks to Grant Lethborg, who stopped while our working bee was in progress, and shouted us coffee and cake for morning tea. Thank you Janet and Grant.
Who is ORRIS you say? ( Owhango Residents & Ratepayers Society Inc. )We are a committee of nominated residents that volunteer to do good for our community and community assets. We liaise with the Ruapehu District Council. We take bookings for the Owhango Hall, Owhango Domain Pavilion, and run the monthly market day. We are responsible to see that the maintenance of the hall is kept to a good standard.
Working Bees are held occasionally during the year for maintenance and beautification projects in and around the Village.Welcome to you all the new residents, business and home owners to the village. If you feel you would like to become involved, or volunteer for a specific interest, ORRIS meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month at the Owhango Fire Station, 7pm (winter hours) and 7:30pm during daylight saving hours.
OUR GRATEFUL THANKS TO NZ LOTTERY
Our newly renovated kitchen at Owhango Hall
Community Group ReportsOwhango School News
It was with great sadness that we received the news that our former principal, Joy Brown, had passed away after a long illness. The school had a memorial afternoon where we planted a magnolia tree at the entrance, and unveiled ‘Joy’s Chair’, a swing seat. We are indebted to Joy for the hard work she put into our school, and putting in place systems that have ensured we have a well-run school with the children at it's heart and focus.
Owhango School had a very successful ski camp to Tukino Ski field recently. This was the first time we had taken the whole school on an overnight camp, let alone a ski camp. The facilities were perfectly set up for our sized school- we booked out all three lodges, and had the whole ski field toourselves for four days. I’m unsure what the children enjoyed the most- mastering the nutcracker rope tow, endless skiing with their mates, playing in the snow, sleeping on the mountain, playing cards and other games in the evenings, cooking and doing dishes or just hunkering down when there was a blizzard outside. It was such a resounding success that we are planning to make this a biennial event, alternating years with our normal ski trips at Whakapapa.
We have been navigating our way through the current Covid-19 restrictions, especially the limit of 100 people gathering. Unfortunately, it has meant that our biennial school show, Rock Bottom- A Hysterical Pre-historical Musical, is limited to a small audience of just 45 people! This means we are only allowing the school families to attend. If this restriction is lifted in time, then, everyone in the community is invited; the matinee performance will be on Wednesday 23rd September at
11:00am and the evening performance is on Thursday 24th September at 6:00pm in the Owhango Hall.
Libby Hoban, Shiah Gavegan and Renee Kieselbach at the
top of the second rope tow. Tukino Ski Field.
Helpful Information /What’s on in our communityBlue Hill Cafe SH4 Owhango - Open 8am-3pmOwhango Market DayThe Market day is run by volunteers, and is held in the Owhango Hall on the first Sunday of the month February – December, from 9am-1pm. If you would like to assist with the BBQ, or in the kitchen we would appreciate hearing from you. For a stall booking contact Cell 027 334 3131 or email [email protected] Volunteer Fire Brigade meets Wednesdays at the Fire Station.Fire Chief: Cara O'Donnell phone 07 8954600Fantails Women’s group meet Thursdays, 7- 9pm at Owhango Domain Building. Bring your craft work or just come for a cuppa and a chat. Gold coin please per evening.Women’s exercise GroupMeets Wednesdays 9am at Owhango Domain building. Gold coin please. Friday 9am Yoga Class. Cost: $10 per session for the Instructor. Take a mat.Tai Chi classes at Owhango Hall: 10am-11am Thursdays. There is a small cost for the instructor/hallhire.Hall & Domain Bookings Phone 027 3343131Ruapehu Neighbourhood Support GroupEmail Lou Dixon at [email protected] to receive the newsletter, emailed monthly. Recycling and Rubbish Disposal Owhango Transfer Station -State Highway 4 Owhango Open: Monday 1pm-5pm. Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 8am-12noon.
Mail: Postal services in our district are received through Rural Deliveries; RD1 (postcode 3989), Peter Jacobsen: 027 7157896 & RD2 or CMB boxes in the village (postcode 3990) Tui: 027 3927801,or contact NZPost if you need any of these services.
If you would like to receive this newsletter by email, please supply your details to [email protected] or contact us on cell phone 027 3343131.
Working bee happening at the South end of the Memorial Park
OWHANGO BUSINESS DIRECTORYBegg Transport Stock Transport 07 8954818Bill & Rowan Warrilow Rural Internet Provider 027 511481Blue Hill Café Coffee & Food 07 8954541Brad Galloway Painter 021 526556 Brian Goodwin Plumbing 07 8966000Clive Gifford ICT support 020 41505715Darrin Brown Agriculture Contractors 027 4741706 Dean Johnson Builder 027 100219 Forest Lodge Accommodation 07 8954458 or 0272184713Hayden Wind Building Builder 027 3039805 Hone Smyth Owhango Horse trekking 027 215 3753Jack Faulkner Graphic Design 022 6436131Jack Kimberly Logging 07 8954459 or 0274769114Jim Paul Builder 27 5566660John Alker Painter 21 0675200Justin Mitchell Concrete Unlimited. Drives, floors, Exposed aggrgate 021 562770Mandy Pritt The Hair Studio 07 8954532Mark Blair Electrician 27 2747835Owhango Adventure Canoe trips, Accommodation & more 27 6786461Owhango Motors WOF & Vehicle repairs & services 07 8954726Owhango Pub Open Fri+Sat night Bar meals & Takeaways 07 8954854Pat Lacy Stock Agent 27 4953564Petco Contracts Ltd Earth Moving Contractors 07 895 4799Peter Brennan Real Estate Sales 027 4449822Peter Jacobson Rural Delivery 1 Owhango 027 7157896Pieter Siebert Plasterer/Gib stopping 021 02228862Reuben Hardwidge Ruapehu Flooring 027 7488361Robbie Stewart Tree Felling Services 027 3903938Robert Peeters Deerskin Crafts (deer skin tannery) 027 4985590
20 Kawautahi Road Owhango 3990Robert Goodwin Goodwin Earthworks 027 2261755Rod Wiggin Furniture maker 07 8954872Sally Lashmar Remedial Massage Therapist 027 4044266Scott Mason Auto Electrician 021 2628043Stephen Wheeler Farm Conveyor 07 8966864Tharaen Fearon Real Estate Sales 027 5121290Toni Grass Picture Framing, Curtains and Blinds 027 6353262Tui Wallace Rural Delivery 2 Owhango 027 3927801Wayne Stewart Builder 027 4784466
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