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TC280409DT01SUPPORT for Anzac Day continues to grow, as evident by the turnout to Saturday’s Civic Ceremony at Anzac Green.

TC280409DT02TE AWAMUTU RSA president David Haberfield blows ‘The Last Post’ at the opening of TeAwamutu Museum’s ‘In Memory of the Fallen’ exhibition on Friday night.

TC280409DT03TE AWAMUTU College head students (from left) Dayna Baker, Catherine Peake, RickWilliams and Cameron Forsman read Who Are These men by Jodie Johnson (then aged12) at the Civic Ceremony.

BY DEAN TAYLOR

There is no doubt the significance ofAnzac Day in the lives of Te Awamutu peoplegrows stronger year-by-year.

This year Te Awamutu Museum honoursAnzac 2009 with a new exhibition — ‘InMemory of the Fallen’ — which opened onFriday night and runs for six weeks.

Dawn Parade and the Civic Ceremonywere poignant, and well supported, servicesto honour our fallen, and the brave souls whocontinue to serve our country.

And Poppy Day sellers reported tremend-ous support for the annual RSA fundraiser.

See more pages 3, 4.

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Street reported.Tuesday, April 21:Burglary of Oliver Street residence reported. Two buckets of

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reported.Friday, April 24:Theft of Honda CBR1000 from St Mary’s Avenue property

reported.Burglary of Seafund Road residence reported. Plasma TV,

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Man complains of being assaulted at McDonald’s restaurant.Burglaries: Grey Street residence. Three cellphones, two MP3

players, multi tool, four XBox games, hair straighteners anddigital camera stolen. Te Kawa Road residence. Wallet stolen.Located outside with cash removed. Also CDs stolen from parkedcar at address.

Hit and run on Te Rahu Road reported. Two occupants of a redToyota Corolla (PU267) decamp after hitting a pedestrian andtrapping her under the car.

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Round up hoonsIn response to Rick Dobson’s letter I would like to say I am

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a speed camera up which will take photographs of the speedingcars and may even catch stolen cars.

The cost of the camera could be paid off with the fines thatcould be given out for reckless driving and speeding.

Or, we could simply ask the Council to put down judder bars,to slow down the traffic and if the car is lowered, the faster itgoes the more likely it will get damaged.

After living in Melbourne for four years, I saw the suburbanstreets with judder bars and speed cameras everywhere, inparticular on long streets and roads.

You had to be 18 years of age to drive a car by yourself inAustralia and there was a power to weight ratio, so small carscould not have large motors.

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Fire Brigade notebookTe Awamutu Volunteer

Fire Brigade attended the fol-lowing callouts in the area lastweek.

Monday, 5.43pm. Privatefire alarm, Waikato Hospital.

Tuesday, 11.37am. Privatefire alarm, Teasdale St.

Wednesday, 8.27pm. Scrubfire, Ngahinapouri Rd. 8.53pm.

Motor vehicle crash, Payne Rd.Friday, 11.12am. Smoke

showing, Park Rd. 7.44pm.House fire, Piquet Hill Rd.

Saturday, 12.33am. Garagefire, Leslie St. 1.36pm. Privatefire alarm, Roche St.

Sunday, 6.14pm. Van fire,Kihikihi Rd. 7.25pm. Motorvehicle crash, Te Rahu Rd.

TC280409SP03PARADE Marshall Mike Subritzky leads the veterans and public on theparade to the Dawn Service at the Sunken Cross.

TC280409DT04RSA vice president Terry Findlay speaking at theopening of ‘In Memory of the Fallen’.

TC280409DT05TERRIFIC representation of veterans, forces and services at the CivicCeremony.

The sky was dark andovercast with a chill inthe wind, but the weatherheld as 57 war veteransfell in outside the RSAclubrooms at 0545 hours.

The parade marchedto the Sunken CrossMemorial for this year’sAnzac Dawn Service.

Private CameronBarrie was the youngestveteran on parade,having just completed aTour of Dutypeacekeeping in EastTimor.

Private Barrie hadbeen a staunch memberof the Te Awamutu Com-munity Cadets during hisyears at secondaryschool and prior to hisenlistment into the RoyalNew Zealand Infantryabout two years ago.

Gathered in the dark-

ness about the sunkencross were more than ahundred members of thepublic, including manywho wore the medals inmemory of fathers andgrandfathers that wereno longer with us.

Standing and sittingbehind those veterans onparade were a number ofvery elderly veteranswho were too frail toparade in the ranks, butbraved the weather so asto remember fallencomrades.

A short benedictionwas given by the RSAChaplain, ReverendGeorge Allanson, fol-lowed by an addressdelivered by Te Awa-mutu College headstudent CameronForsman, who spoke ofhow war had impacted onhis own family andforebears.

Cameron mentionedthat he wore medals thathad been awarded to agreat-uncle who had beenkilled in action duringthe First World War.

A wreath was laid byRSA vice president TerryFindlay and Malayan vet-eran Don Hallett andthen Mike Subritzkyread out the names ofthose men and women ofour town and surround-ing districts who hadserved overseas on Oper-ational Service since lastAnzac Day.

The parade marchedback to the RSAClubrooms and fell out toenjoy a hot drink and achat with old comrades.

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Private TonyBaldwin, InternationalStabilisation Force, EastTimor; Lance CorporalBenjamin Bright, NZForces, Operation Endur-ing Freedom, Afghanis-tan; Warrant OfficerStephen Gane, Multi-National Force/Observers, Sinai Penin-sula; Sergeant DavinaHarvey, InternationalStabilisation Force, EastTimor; Warrant OfficerLionel Jamieson, NZForces, Operation Endur-ing Freedom, Afghanis-tan; Able Medic SarahMellsop, NZ Forces,Operation EnduringFreedom, Afghanistan;Lance Corporal DionTantrum, 6th Rifle Bat-talion, British Army,

Operation Herrick,Afghanistan; DetectiveMark Smith, NZ Police,

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Pedestrian hospitalisedafter being hit by car

A pedestrian who was struck by a car onSunday night was trapped underneath it and hadto be freed by Te Awamutu Fire Brigade after thedriver and passenger decamped.

The red Toyota Corolla (PU267) was travellingnorth on Te Rahu Road about 7.20pm when itstruck the 58-year-old woman as she wascrossing the grass verge near her house.

She suffered serious injuries and is currentlyin Waikato Hospital.

One 20-year-old Te Awamutu man has beenarrested and charged with dangerous driving andfailing to render assistance after an accident. Hewas to appear in court yesterday.

Te Awamutu Police are still investigating thecrash and are appealing for anyone who hasinformation about the crash or who sighted thevehicle in Te Awamutu yesterday to phone themon 872 0100.

Support for Kihikihipost, bank services

Support for retention of postal and bankingservices in Kihikihi has continued to flood in.

There are now around 2000 signatures onpetition forms being promoted by residents,supporting Post Shop and Kiwi Bank servicesbeing retained by Kihikihi Bookshop.

There is a public meeting at Kihikihi Town Hallat 7pm tomorrow night (April 29) to debate waysof supporting this. A representative from NZ Postmay be in attendance.

Swine Flu here?Waikato District Health Board is investigating

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(people they have been in regular contact with)are being tested to determine whether they haveInfluenza A (Swine Flu is a sub-set of A).

Both possible cases fit the case definition forSwine Flu, and have returned from the UnitedStates within the past two weeks.

As per Ministry of Health guidelines, tamifluwill be prescribed for probable and confirmedcases and their household contacts.

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TC290409CA02TE AWAMUTU College student Tara Henwood (16) meets RSA Associate memberBrian Jeans and his puppy ‘Miffy’ during poppy day in Te Awamutu on Friday.

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Cambridge resident Brian Jeanscomes to Te Awamutu each year to helpwith Poppy Day and to attend DawnParade on Anzac Day.

This year Mr Jeans was based onArawata Street where he was takingdonations from the public.

He was wearing his late father’smedals and was accompanied by his 14month old Brussels Griffon puppy, Miffy.

‘‘Dad’s medals are from his servicewith the 35th Battalion. For many yearswe came to the Te Awamutu DawnParade together and so I have continuedto do that. I enjoy the company of thelovely people here.’’

He says the parade to the cenotaph isalways a moving experience as theymarch in silence.

‘‘That’s how it should be done.’’Mr Jeans believes Anzac Day is a time

to honour the sacrifices given by those inthe past and to also ensure a betterfuture.

‘‘I hope we never have another war -the number of people lost was plainstupidity and its only the war mongerswho will benefit if there’s another one.’’

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Veteran Mike Subritzky moderatedthe ‘Readings for Anzac’ programme atthe Museum on Sunday.

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TC280409SP05TRAIL BIKE experts Ilana Wilks and Mark Penny give Harold a few tips for theforthcoming Waipa King Country Life Education Trust fundraising Trail Ride.

A treat is in store this May for local trailbike enthusiasts when the Waipa KingCountry Life Education Trust holds afundraising trail bike ride on Sunday, May17.

The event will be held on a 20 kilometretrack which runs across the Pukeatuaproperties of John and Zoe Hunter, Johnand Margaret Sutton and Ewan McBeth.

One of the Trust’s key sponsors,Wilksbrooke Motors, is lending majorsupport for the event, including trail biketeam Ilana Wilks and her husband MarkPenny who’ll be organising riders on theday along with assessing and setting upthe track.

‘‘We’ve been very grateful for thesupport of Wilksbrooke and the propertyowners in putting the day together,’’ saysWKC Trust Chairman Bruce Carey.

Since the Trust’s mobile classroom wasextensively damaged in an arson attack inOctober last year, mascot Harold andEducator Nicky Wise have been borrowinga spare unit from the Trust’s nationaloffice.

‘‘Insurance is covering most of the costof our new classroom which should beready by June,’’ says Mr Carey.

‘‘But there’s still a $25,000 shortfallneeded to cover the cost of the classroom’smural, sponsor logos and classroomresources.’’

It’ll be a busy weekend for the Trustwhich is also hosting Life Education’sannual conference in Hamilton on thesame weekend.

Mr Carey says the trail ride willprovide a great day out for the wholefamily, with hot food and cold drinksprovided as well as a 5 kilometre kids’track.

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PlaycentrescelebrateFamilies Day

Playcentres all around the countrywill be celebrating Families Day onMay 15 by doing what they have donebest for over 60 years — helpingfamilies to learn and grow together.

‘‘Playcentre offers something forthe whole family,’’ says PlaycentreFederation president, MarionPilkington. ‘‘The children can formlife long friendships while experienc-ing a well-designed learning environ-ment. Their parents also make lastingfriendships and have access to freeparent training and NZQA accreditedearly childhood training.’’

Families Day is based on a resolu-tion from the United Nations GeneralAssembly to promote the importanceof families and the issues relating tothem. The UN focus this year is onmothers and families: challenges in achanging world.

The Families Commission is pro-moting Families Day, and says thatthey also want everyone to stop andthink about why families matter — tothemselves, their communities and toall New Zealand society.

‘‘Parents do a great job of educatingtheir children,’’ says Mrs Pilkington.‘‘Playcentre is based on the philos-ophy of parents as first and bestteachers of their children, and itcomplements the education that par-ents provide for their children athome.’’

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Cutting cloth to match budgetFor International Real Nappy Week this

year (April 27-May 3), the New ZealandNappy Alliance is proving to parents thatreusable cloth nappies are the smart budget-ing choice.

With more than 10,000 job losses in NewZealand over the past five months, manypeople are becoming concerned about provid-ing for their families. Budgeting services andfinancial experts are advising everyone toreduce spending as times get harder.

This advice is creating renewed interestin home economics and the values of thriftand economy. People are realising the bene-fits of rejecting raw consumerism, and goingback to reusing what they have rather thanrelying on so many disposable items.

‘‘As the financial pressure on our com-munity increases, we are noticing a hugenumber of families now opting to save moneyby buying reusable nappies. Parents can savethousands by choosing cloth nappies overdisposables, ’ ’ says Nappy Alliance

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to keep one child in disposables from birth toage three. Compare this figure to that ofabout $1 a day (including washing costs) tokeep that child in cloth nappies for the sameperiod.

‘ ‘Recently, the Nappy Alliance(www.nzna.org.nz) has seen a huge increasein parents-to-be who lay-by their nappies assoon as they find out they are pregnant. Bythe time their baby arrives, they have all thenappies they will need until baby is potty-trained. There is also an increasing numberof friends and families purchasing vouchersor reusable nappies as baby gifts.

‘‘If parents saved the same amount eachweek they could expect to pay for disposablenappies for one child, it would only takearound 20 weeks of full-time use for the clothnappies to have paid for themselves, leavingmore money in their budget for the remain-ing 136 weeks baby is likely to be in nappies.’’

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TC280409SP01SNAPPER section winner Phil Rye (with his 6.85 kg catch) and runner-upGeoff Ditchburn with prizes.

Pirongia Fishing Clubraised $1000 for thePirongia Fire Forcethrough its ‘Take a KidFishing’ competition.

Geoff Ditchburnreports that the weatherwas great for the annualcompetition.

‘‘Twenty nine chil-dren and 40 adultsentered and the qualityand quantity of fish theycaught was amazing.’’

All the fish wereauctioned at the Alexan-dra Hotel followingprizegiving.

‘‘The garden bar has agreat family atmosphereand the staff at the hotelcouldn’t do enough tomake the prizegiving asuccess.

‘‘Through the gener-osity of Kilwell sports,Rollos Marine and PubCharities who sponsoredthe main prizes, and allthe wonderful Te Awa-mutu, Otorohanga andPirongia businesses whosponsored the many spotprizes, this year’s com-petition was a huge suc-cess.’’

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Eyre 1, Ross Murphy 2,Brent Knowles 3.

Average Snapper -Finn McClure, AverageKahawai - Doug Davis.

Waikato patients in better heartA team from Waikato Primary

Health and Waikato DHB has beenworking to improve services forpeople with congestive heart fail-ure.

Using ‘lean thinking’ the teamhas identified blockages withinpatient pathways, which can leadto delays in accessing specialist

treatment and the availability ofhospital beds.

Patient pathway mappingsessions and an audit ofechocardiograms shows generalpractices are only referring peoplewith major problems because of theexpected delays in the system.Streamlining the patient journey

will free up the capacity of cardio-logy services for more timelytreatments for more people.

A community cardiologist, twocommunity heart failure nursesand better access toechocardiograms will soon beavailable for Waikato patientsthrough a related project.

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Owned by Gray and Marilyn Baldwin and run with sharemilkersHamish and Jane Putt, the ‘Wuppertal Farming’ property, just west of Putaruru, was described by Award judges as an impressive operation founded on excellent working relationships “with sustainability in mind throughout the business”.

The Putts are in their second year sharemilking 410 cows on the farm, which is in conversion to organic certifi cation, and are targeting 160,000kgsMS production this season.

Waikato BFEA regional coordinator Gerry Glover says the May 5 fi eld day will cover a broad range of issues that will be of interest to people from a wide range of farm types.

Expert speakers will cover topics that include organic dairy farmmanagement and prospects, pastures and fertilisers, riparian planting and water quality.

Forestry will be another hot topic. While a big chunk of Wuppertal was converted from commercial forestry into pasture land, the farm now grows a wide range of trees planted either for shelter and shade, water protection and native bush rejuvenation, or for commercial production.

Another key focus is the all-important issue of sustainable farming.Gerry Glover says the Baldwins and Putts will share some of theirideas on how to successfully balance sustainability with the need togenerate a profi t.

The fi eld day on the Dukeson Road farm (signposted from Golf Road outside Putaruru) will start at 10am and fi nish with a lunch.

For more information, contact Gerry Glover, Waikato BFEAcoordinator, phone (07) 8298815 or email Waikato@bfea.org.nz

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3 - Speedway, Kihikihi Domain,1pm. King Country Stockcar andSaloon Championships.

10-23 - Shirley Valentine, WoolshedTheatre, Sunday 10th and 17th 1.30pm,Wednesday 13th and 20th 6.30pm,Thursday 14th-Saturday 16th andThursday 21st-Saturday 23rd 7.30pm.Opening Matinee Mother’s DaySpecial 10th ‘Have afternoon tea withShirley after the show’. Tickets $20each available at Information Centre.

14 - Baroque Concert, The Method-ist Church, Bank Street, 7.30pm. TheTe Awamutu Music Federation pre-sent ‘Latitude 37’, Julia Fredersdorffon Baroque violin, Donald Nicolson onharpsichord Laura Vaughan on Violada Gamba. $25 adults, $22 senior, $10

students. Door sales. For moreinformation ph 871 4335.

From May, Baffin Street Gallerywill be having a ‘shop window’ in ThePersimmon Tree Cafe. The theme forMay will be ‘Autumn’, with paintingsand prints by various artists.Winterhours at the gallery will be Sat, Sunand Mon 10am to 4pm and by appoint-ment. Contact Hilary on 871 9890 formore information.

Te Awamutu Museum, Anzac Exhi-bition entitled ‘In Memory of theFallen’ runs until May 25. Reflect onwhat Anzac Day means in today’sworld. Delve into the intriguing his-tory of courage and co-operation.Beautiful photographs from the Com-monwealth War Graves Commissioncollection will highlight some of thecemeteries around the world whereNew Zealand servicemen were buried,and why these sites were chosen.Historic sound clips from New Zea-land Sound Archives — Nga TaongaKorero —will rekindle memories forsome visitors, or spark the imagina-tion of others. Collection items relat-ing to some local servicemen will beon display. For enquiries phoneNathalie Metz on 872 0085.

Prisoner’s escape plans thwartedCorrections today revealed that a

potential escape from Nikau Unit atWaikeria Prison last month was foiledbecause of the vigilance and timelyactions of staff.

‘‘It is extremely pleasing that staffwere alert to the potential of an escapeand quickly took steps to prevent ithappening,’’ says Waikeria SouthPrison Manager Kevin Smith.

‘‘A prisoner got his thumb stuckinside the cast on his arm during theevening. It is believed this occurredafter he tampered with it in an attemptto be taken on an escorted visit to a localmedical centre.

‘‘The nature of these eventsappeared to be unusual for that time ofthe day and it roused some suspicion

about a possible hidden agenda theprisoner may have had.

‘‘It’s not clear whether the prisonerwas preparing to abscond during themedical escort but the reservationsabout his behaviour led to furtherintelligence being gathered. Thissubsequently showed there was a veryreal risk that this prisoner was plan-ning some kind of escape. A search ofthe prisoner’s cell also uncovered asmall collection of extra sheets. It isbelieved he intended to use these in aneffort to scale the fence and get away.

‘‘The safety of the public is our toppriority so we are now working onincreasing and enhancing the unit’ssecurity features so that the possibilityof an escape is reduced further.’’

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Paula Bryant alwaysenjoyed shopping at TheTree House in Ohaupo,so when it came up forsale she decided to buy it.

‘‘It’s a lovely, quaintshop which I had alwaysadmired. When theopportunity arose to pur-chase it I was verypleased - it gave me thechance to run my ownshop after being in retailfor the past 10 years.’’

Tucked off the mainroad beside Clock Worldand the Longitude Cafe,The Tree House is a joyto browse in.

It is brimming withgift ideas, jewellery,bags, frames, scarvesand home accessories.

‘‘It’s an eclectic mixthat works well in thissetting. I’ll be continuingthe same successful for-mula that has operatedin the past.’’

Mrs Bryant attendeda gift fair with the previ-ous owner so has had thechance to purchase arange of pieces for theshop.

‘‘I found some lovelyitems that have alreadybeen selling well, so I’llbe ordering some more.’’

While she says it’shard to know what willbe popular and what

won’t, she is getting toknow what her regularclients like.

‘‘We have a mix ofpeople who call in -travellers who stop ontheir way past, some

local customers and asolid base of regularswho visit the shop fromaround the Waikato.

‘‘It’s a great location -easy to get into, withplenty of parking. Many

people also take theopportunity to have acoffee next door before orafter visiting The TreeHouse.’’

Mrs Bryant is happyto help with ideas for

presents and can giftwrap your purchases.

The Tree House (98Great South Road,Ohaupo) is open from10am-4pm, Monday toSaturday.

University puts out ‘welcome mat’ next weekWaikato University hosts its annual

Open Day for prospective students onFriday, May 8.

About 3500 secondary school studentsfrom as far away as Northland and Taranaki

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TC280409SP11TE AWAMUTU BRASS on show in Napier.

Te Awamutu Brass attended theNational Brass Band Contest in Napierearlier this month — enjoying fantasticweather and tremendous hospitality overthe competition days.

The senior ensemble of Jason Coffey,Memorie Brooky, Sarah Robertson, AlexTowers and Nigel Towers competed cred-ibly against a very strong field and gaineda second placing.

The junior under 19 years quartet,Hayden Cullen, Jayden Matchett, FraserRobertson and Charlotte Verstappen,competed in another very strong field andplayed credibly as well.

These young players were not placed,

but with another three years in thisdivision Te Awamutu Brass is saying‘watch this space’.

The band events started with the StreetMarch which saw 29 bands marching downHastings Street, filling the centre of Napierwith brass music resounding off all thebuildings.

Te Awamutu Brass, lead by DrumMajor Yvonne Cullen, was placed secondin the C Grade and the band was thrilledwith this achievement.

The weekend events saw all bandscompeting in their respective grades forthe championship awards.

Te Awamutu Brass was very well

received by the audiences when theyplayed their Hymn — Hyfrydol, Test piece— Three Part Inventions and their OwnChoice — Northern Landscapes but theband only managed to gain a third placingin the latter class.

Band conductor Barry Cullen was verypleased with how the band performed onstage.

He says competition is invaluable andhelps build and develop players skill levelsand gives them clear goals to work towardseach year.

Next year, which is Te Awamutu Brass’centenary year, the National Competitionis in Dunedin.

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Te Awamutu Golf celebrate

ASB Te Awamutu Golf can now boast state-of-the-art clubrooms and facilities to complement its sta-ble of rising junior star members.

Three years of extensive plan-ning and fundraising came to frui-tion on Friday when the revamped clubrooms were offi cially opened by club patron, Colin Green after being blessed by kaumatua, Char-lie Maikuku.

“The upgrade fi ts in nicely ahead of the club’s centennial celebra-tions at Easter, 2011,” Mr Green told those in attendance.

“The building project is a fi tting tribute to 100 years of Te Awamutu Golf Club.”

The lounge, kitchen, bar, offi ce and shop are now all under one roof.

New carpet and vinyl has been

laid throughout the building, heat pumps installed, bar upgraded and a new offi ce built for manager Helen Turner overlooking the 18th fairway.

The men’s and ladies’ changing rooms have had extensive make-overs - both blocks have two new showers, vanities, toilets and hot water run by gas. There is also a unisex toilet for the disabled.

The kitchen/cafe and lounge has been newly painted, as has the en-tire exterior of the clubrooms.

A newly installed sound proof, bi-fold door can separate the cafe area and the lounge when needed for smaller functions.

A new sound system and ‘50 inch’ coloured TV has been erected in the lounge, and the club has the most up-to-date computerised golf scoring system in Australasia.

Management committee chair-man, Andrew Brown says current club members have been superbly catered for over many years due to the foresight and selfl ess contribu-tion of previous club members.

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unds and greens are kept to y remarkable standard by the keeping team.

ose same members also en-that for years, in fact dec-we have been endowed with

ely, well designed and solidly 9th’ hole.”

wn says nothing lasts forever, ver, and while the building re-ed hale and hearty, the need bstantial maintenance to the g, ablutions and bar area ecoming insistent.eds also change with time

with much consultation, a plan developed with the future of

our area in mind.”plan was presented to the

bers at a special general ng where wide ranging views expressed and debated.wn says it was the current bers who took on the mantle viding an ‘upgraded and last-sset for Te Awamutu golfers.en though we live in uncer-mes the members of ASB Te utu Golf expressed tremen-confi dence in the game and amutu by approving the club-

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Brown says tremendous club spirit has been displayed by both groups and individuals within the club contributing to the project in many ways, none more so than the management team of Helen Turner

and Bill Hawira.“Thanks to the builders, local sub

contractors and all the volunteers,ASB Te Awamutu Golf now has amodern, effi cient and welcomingclubhouse that will be an asset toour area for many years to come.”

The clubrooms are available forconferences, corporate functionsand weddings. Bookings can bemade at the club.

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Tahlia smashing tennis rankingsSt Patrick’s Catholic

School’s Tahlia Walsh israpidly reducing her Wai-kato Bays and nationaltennis rankings.

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11-year-old is now rankedNo. 2 at provincial leveland 42 nationally in thegirls’ 12 years and underage group.

The scary thing is, sheis still eligible to play inthis grade for 19 months.

Tahlia never droppeda set winning the girls 12’sand under singles at theAuckland Easter OpenJunior Tournament andASB Waikato JuniorOpen during the schoolholidays. The third seedwas in a class of her own.She thrashed Diana

Deyeva (a recent arrivalfrom Russia) 6-2, 6-3;Emma Eccleton (Auck-land) 6-1, 6-0, and SashaAddis (North Harbour )6-1, 6-1 to take out theAuckland Easter OpenJunior Tournament title.

Tahlia then partneredSarah Wardenburg(North Harbour) to vic-tory in the doubles.

The Te Awamutupocket-rocket maintainedher extraordinary win-ning sequence taking outboth the singles anddoubles at the ASB Wai-

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Singles wins wererecorded over LilleyMackay (Hamilton) 6-0,6-0; Gabrielle Sykes(Whangarei) 6-3, 7-5, andAnzel Viljoen (Te Aroha)7-6, 6-2. Tahlia and herdoubles partner GabrielleSykes won 6-3, 6-3, and 6-3,6-1.

Quentin Wallace ofWaipa Tennis Academysays Tahlia has a bigheart, tremendous deter-mination and excellentwork ethics.

Tremendous tennis season

TC280409SP11NEWLY elected Te Awamutu Tennis Club life member Betty Wallace (right)and club patron Les Brain, with fellow life member Joyce McFarlane.

Plenty of highlights for local tennis fraternityTe Awamutu Tennis

Club is buzzing withexcitement.

As well as the positiveresults achieved on courtthis season, there hasalso been a lot of positiveshappening behind thescenes.

The Lion Foundationhas donated a grant to theclub to enable lights to beerected and to have athird court astro turfed.

The lights will beinstalled next month, fol-lowed a week later by theresurfacing of the court.

Club president, MikeKarl reports that the ten-nis season finished on ahigh note with a wellpatronised closing dayand prize giving.

‘‘It was an opportunityto celebrate achieve-ments on a personal,team and club level,’’ saysKarl.

‘‘As well as the Mel-ville Cup team, Raiders,enjoying their interclubwin, several team mem-bers were awardedindividual trophies.’’

Another highlight wasto have the updated hon-ours board unveiled.

A life time member-

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If you wish to becomea member of the club, orwant to be on the mailinglist, visit the website forcontact details.www.tatennis.org.nz

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MCKEOWNPHOTOGRAPHYLAURA LANGMAN in possession for Magic in their recent ANZChampionship win over the Southern Steel.

An in form Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic midcourter LauraLangman holds the key to her team’s ANZ Championshipaspirations.

This was clearly evident in Magic’s last two outings againstthe type of suffocating Australian defence they will need toovercome consistently to run out champions of this competitionfor the first time.

Langman was, even by her own high standards, ‘magic’ in herteam’s 18 goal defeat of the playing through champions NewSouth Wales Swifts.

Those special comodities were not as prominent in anuncharacteristically flat performance by Langman and her fellowmidcourters in the heavy loss against the Queensland Firebirds.But form is temporary and class is always permanent, so look forLangman to bounce back quickly.

Heroics at both ends of the court from Irene van Dyk andCasey Williams in the opening rounds have largely pushed thelivewire Langman into the background. But chasing newboundaries, Langman, 23, has become instrumental in setting theColourplus Magic on a new course this year.

Bursting into the elite level as a multi-talented teenager, theflush of youth waned a little for Langman last season as she cameto grips with positional changes and the trappings that come withbeing an old hand despite tender years.

There has been a marked improvement in the Magic’sattacking play this year highlighted by patience and betteroption-taking with Langman the driving force.

‘‘I’m progressing in my attacking game,’’ she said.‘‘I wouldn’t mind being a little bit tighter on defence and help

contribute more to our defensive game but I’m happy with whereI’m at.

‘‘We’ve placed huge emphasis this year on all players reallyknowing their roles and that has contributed to us being morecool, calm and collected on attack and really dogged on defence.Looking at the quality of the other teams, no team gets away withjust having a few on defence and a few on attack, it’s all aboutseven on seven.’’

For coach Noeline Taurua the attack is a work in progress butshe is thrilled with Langman’s results to date.

‘‘Laura’s natural instincts are to do everything at 150 miles anhour — she trains that way, her brain thinks that way, she’sdoing study, she’s doing a bit of work — she’s got a lot going on,’’Taurua said.

‘‘Everything is always in forward momentum but at certaintimes she needs to pull back and just do the easy things.

‘‘Those things usually come when you are getting a bit moremature, round about 25-26 years of age. So what we are trying todo is fast-track her and get her to pull back at certain times. Theresults so far have been really encouraging. We have already seena huge improvement in her attacking game and a reduction in hererror rate.

‘‘We just have to keep building with it and once she gets a realfeel for it, the whole process will become automatic, it’s just amatter of time.’’

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Stratton Colbert andRex McGill showedadmirable fightingqualities to win the jun-ior men’s pairs at Kihi-kihi Bowling Club.

Having lost 18-13 toKen Morriss and KenHancock in an earlierround, Colbert andMcGill then beat thesame opposition in boththe semi-final and final,20-19, 18-12 respectively,to take the title.

The semi-final couldhave gone either way,with the balance ofpower constantly fluctu-ating throughout the 18ends.

Colbert secured a twoon the last end to turn aone shot deficit into aone shot winning mar-gin.

The Galpin Trophy,mixed drawn fours, waswon by Ngaire Ramage(s), Nina Thompson,Stratton Colbert andColin Campbell.

The Handysandyteam of Noelene Sanders,Ken Hancock, BettyHerbert and Bruce Bar-ton were overall winnersof the business houseseason on aggregatepoints.

Runners-up were theWrite-offs team of DaveBarnes, Dave Smith, RexMcGill and BrentGraham.

Winners of the closingday progressive tourna-ment were skip, MervMaddren; three, JoanMaddren; two, StrattonColbert; lead, Joy Allen.

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TC280409CT02RYAN MEACHEAM, pictured playing in the latest home game againstUniversity at Albert Park, scored a brace of tries for Te Awamutu Sportsagainst Matamata Sports on Saturday.

Ecolab Te AwamutuSports gained a muchneeded four-try bonuspoint, 26-12, victory overMatamata Sports in Wai-kato premier rugby.

Peter Bain reportsthat Sports looked sharpfrom the opening minute.

Playing with a strongbreeze behind them, thevisitors kept Matamatapinned inside their 22.

Centre Glen Keveyopened the scoring win-ning the dive to loose ballafter a clearing kick byMatamata had beencharged down.

First-five WaylonTangohau added the con-version from out wide.

Sports kept Matamataunder pressure, movingtheir opponents from oneside to the other withclever switches in play.

Constant pressurepaid off when wing RyanMeacheam brokethrough the defence toscore the first of hisbrace of tries.

Tangohau added theextra points to giveSports a handy 14-0halftime lead.

Matamata would havebeen pleased to haveprevented the scorelinefrom blowing out further,having repelled many ofSports attacks. A fewindifferent refereeingcalls only seemed to frus-trate Sports.

Matamata then hadtheir turn with the windto keep Sports hard ondefence.

They used their bigforwards to keep the ballin the tight and crashover out wide.

The home team’ssecond try was a repeat ofthe first, again usingtheir big pack effectivelyand adding the conver-sion for a 14-12 scoreline.

The score stayed thesame until the final 10minutes when Sports,after a series of attacks,were awarded a penaltyclose to the Matamataline.

Quick thinking fromflanker Cohen Massonsaw him take a quick tap,catching the defence off-side, and crash over toscore, giving Sports a19-12 lead.

With ‘time up’ Mata-mata threw everythingthey had at Sports, mov-ing the ball from every-

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take a quick tap in a lastgasp effort, but a splitpass was gathered byMeacheam who racedaway from 50 metres outto score round behind theposts.

For Sports, flankerCohen Masson was againawarded player of theday.

Replacement lockLogan Pinny won a lot ofball off the oppositionfrom the front of thelineout, Tangohau

guided his team aroundthe field with some astutekicking, and Kevey had asolid game gettingthrough a lot of work ondefence.

Sports’ next game is athome to a muchimproved Melville side.

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TC280409CT01MUDCAKED minisprint competitor Tania Brockelsby shows the affects of trying to race on a wet andslippery track at McDonald’s Kihikihi Speedway at the weekend.

Weather forced the abandon-ment of the much publicised meet-ing at McDonald’s Kihikihi Speed-way on Sunday.

An intermittent drizzle causedthe track to become so greasy thatracing was not possible.

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Campbell reports that the featureattractions of the abandonedmeeting, the Demolition Derby,North Island Minisprint Title andKing Country Saloon Champion-ship, will now be slotted into nextSunday’s meeting — along withthe King Country Stockcar Cham-

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Campbell says all patrons whoattended on Sunday should havereceived rained out passes for thenext meeting, starting at 1pm,with gates opening at 11am.

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BirthsGARMONSWAY -GIBSON. Sue, Simonand Grace are de-lighted to announcethe safe arrival ofLucy Jane. Born April3, 2009, weighing 3750gms (8lb 4ozs). Allwell.

DeathsEBERY - PrudenceKirsten (nee Bent).Died April 25,tragically as the resultof a car accident.Beloved mother ofJohn and Anne andadored wife of Mark.Sister of Philippa Dyerand Rod Bent. "Passedfrom time to eternity."Please phone Rod on(021) 0238-3003 forfuneral details.Funeral to be held inDevonport.

SARJEANT - ColinStuart. On April 23,2009, in WaikatoHospital. In his 73rdyear. Much lovedbrother of Jan, specialmate of Andy. LovedUncle of Bridgitte andStan, Kathy and Rob,Rachael and Windy.You were so special inour lives you willnever be forgotten.Rest in peace.

WRIGHT - John. WWII247534. Passed awaypeacefully, April 23,2009, at MeadowbankHospital, Auckland.Most dearly lovedhusband of Nesta andspecial father of Lloydand Elizabeth,Elizabeth and Geoff,Kent and Pam andBrian. Loved by his 12grandchildren andeight great grand-children. Gonefishing. A celebrationof John’s life was heldat St Philips AnglicanChurch, St Heliers,Auckland at 2.00pmyesterday.

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Your memory we treasure, of the one we love and

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AcknowledgementsMITCHELL - JohnMacdonald. MayStephen, Grant Kerry(Mitch), Paul andfamilies wish to thankfriends and relations,who attended John’sfuneral on a very wetday, for the manycards received, bakingand donations to StJohns Ambulance.The support was quiteoverwhelming. Pleaseaccept this as apersonal acknowledge-ment.

Church Services

GUEST SPEAKERStrong Prophetic

MinistryPastor

Wilson RajWednesday 6.30pmASSEMBLY OF GOD654 Alexandra Street

Lost and FoundLOST from Bond Road,Wednesday morning,grey cockatiel. My nameis Billy, I talk andwhistle, my mum is sadand would love me back,if you find me pleasephone Joy on 871-7142.Thank you.

PersonalA BABY? Planned orunplanned! Know youroptions. Phone Preg-nancy CounsellingServices collect (07)855-5779 - 24 hours a day.PHONE James Parlane,Solicitor, 870-4991.PSYCHIC tarot andnumerology readings.Phone 871-5545.

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Public Notices

OTOROHANGAWOOLS 1990Has closed it’s door.

We have stoppedbuying wool.After 49 years

in the wooltradeI have decided to

call it a day.I would like to thankmy long term clientsand friends for their

support over thepast years.Haere ra.

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INFORMATION NIGHT7.00pm Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Function Room - Te Awamutu Information Centre1 Gorst Avenue, Te Awamutu

If you would like to:• work with victims of crime and trauma• have an interest in Victim’s rights and advocacy• embark on some comprehensive training - get to know yourself better and gain new skills and knowledge• discover varied and challenging situations• make the community a better place

Please come along for an hour to hear about Victim Support and what is involved inbecoming a volunteer support worker.

Application forms and position description will be available on the night.

If you require more information, please phone the Te Awamutu Offi ce : 872-0165 between

9.00am and 3.00pm week days.

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helping make their March 7 Sports Day possible:Wool Partners International, J Cocker, Rotor Work, Manga-papa Angus Stud, Awaroa Perendales, Waitomo Liquid Waste Disposal, FMG Farmers Mutual Group, Emmett Motors, Bal-lance Agri-Nutirients, Osborne Transport, Independent Soil Consultants - T Danks, Eleanor Kelly, V E Veterinary Servic-es (Bill Barker) and Suppliers (Dominion Salt, Southern VetSupplies (Hamilton), Fort Dodge Animal Health, Agri-Feeds, Wrightson Seeds, Merial/Ancare NZ, Bayer Animal Health,Pfi zer, Agricom, Schering-Plough Coopers, Agri-seeds and Intervet), Te Awamutu Saddlery, Stewart & Cavalier Engineering, Peter Glidden Honda, Workdog, Otorohanga Advantage Tyres, Apperleys Roundwood and Timber, NRM New Zealand, Waitomo Petroleum, The Veterinary Centre Otorohanga, Farmlands Te Awamutu, Vet-Ent Otorohanga,Ingham Feeds & Nutrition, Allied Farmers, The Stihl Shop Te Awamutu, Goldpine Te Awamutu, National Bank, Super Air, Te Awamutu Engineering, NuFarm, Excelsior Motors, Supa Bins, Giltrap Farm Machinery, Wrightsons (Te Awamutu, AFFCO, Liquorland Te Awamutu, Lorna Green (RD 2), Arthur Hogan ( RD 1), Wayne Leatham ( RD 8 Te Awamutu) and Oparau Roadhouse.

Public Notices

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would like to thank the following sponsors for another successful fi shing contest.

• CH Allen Upholsteries LTD •• CALTEX Super Service Station •

• McEntee Hire •• Salt Water Sports Fishing •

• Rollo’s Marine • • John Spence Marine •

• Fields Butchery - Ohaupo • • Apperleys Round Wood and Timber •

• New Zealand Fishing News • • Mighty River Power • • Te Awamutu Courier •

• Robertson and Associates •

Treasurer - John Spence : 871-7711

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Sports Notices

CLUB KAHAIn Conjunction with

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Afternoons starting 3.30pmCommencing Monday, May 4

Running for 6-8 weeks

Day: Activity: Venue:

Monday Table Tennis or point play Tennis Te Rahu Courts

Tuesday Kick Boxing At Phantom Kickboxing

Wednesday Tennis Coaching Te Awamutu Courts

Thursday Activities Day - Touch/Bull Rush etc. Te Awamutu Courts

Friday Tennis Coaching, Fun games Te Awamutu Courts

“To provide a range of sports and activities,in a healthy, fun environment.”

For further information or to enroll contact: Quentin WallaceEmail: qwallace@xtra.co.nz

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OPOSSUM fur, handplucked - $95 p/kg,machine plucked - $90p/kg. Phone (07) 825-9863.WANTED to buy secondhand deep freeze. Phone871-0026.

GrazingGRAZING available longterm for dairy heifers,good contour and water,eczema free and summersafe. Phone Rod or Leann(07) 877-8543.

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FIELDAYSTICKETS on sale now atthe Information Centre.

TIMBERUSED macrocarpa, 45, 6 x11⁄2, 2 meter lenghts, $3each. Phone (027)474-4408.

UPRIGHTVAX vacuum cleaner, asnew $250, Kerrick vac-uum cleaner and carpetshampooer, $300. Phone871-5293.

For Sale Under $50BMX bike, 20 inchwheels, good condition,$35. Phone 871-7706.

THREE burner barbecuewith rotisserie, goodorder, $49.50. Phone871-5468.

For Sale

Vehicles Wanted

Get that car outa there

Wanted - DEAD CARS

Best Dollars

A1 Service

Phone 870-2200Te Awamutu or

(0800) CAR DUMP6136317AA

Gardening &Landscaping

GARDENERRON Elder for all yourgarden maintenance.Phone 871-4282 or (021)254-5875.

TREE CAREGROUNDZONE TreeCare. Tree work by quali-fied and experiencedaborists. Professionaland friendly service froma Waipa company. PhoneNathan Hughes 823-8183or (027) 266-8811

PhotographyDOUBLE ExposurePhotography - Weddingsand family groups, alldigital, experiencedphotographers, reason-able rates. Text yourname and address to (021)896-702 for a free informa-tion pack. www.double-exposure.co.nz.

Property & HomeMaintenance

WATERBLASTING -Phone Ultra Clean871-6662 today!

WINDOWS cleaned by theexperts. Phone UltraClean 871-6662.

ChildcareBABY sitter wanted, aone off weekend night.Phone 870-6097.

Farm Employment

SHEPHERD -GENERALTo assist in the

management of a700 ha. sheep/beef

breeding unit.Musthavethreedogs.

References andCV required.

Goodhouseavailable.Close to

schools/town,Otorohangaand Te Kuiti.

Phone (07) 873-0873

Employment Wanted

FENCINGFARM - Residential - Life-style, for all your fencingrequirements, experi-ence and quality guaran-teed. Phone (07) 827-1849or mobile (027) 473-0001.

Need help?Phone: (07) 871-3176

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KELLY & BRYANTCHARTERED ACCONTANTS LTD

Exterior Cleaning, Moss, Mould and Algae, Houses, Roofs, Driveways, Cobbles etc, also External Fly and

Spider Repellent.Ask about our worry free

‘keep it clean’ all year round programme.

For your Free quotePhone

(0800) GO SOFTWASH(0800) 467-638

Fax : (07) 848-1702a/h Tui : 871- 7205

offi ce@softwash.co.nzwww.softwash.co.nz

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Property & HomeMaintenance

6798255AA

All Exterior CleaningJohnny Nelson

Cleaning Specialist(operating for 14 years)

MOSS, ALGAE, LICHEN TREATMENT

�Low Pressure�Colorsteel�Roof spray, Tiles and

Decromastic�Rotary clean, pavers,

driveways and footpaths�Commercial buildings

Phone (027) 476-3347or 871-7389

WASHBRIGHT

CLARKE’SCARPET

CLEANINGFor your carpet andupholstery cleaning.

Phone Keith,mobile

(027) 280-0790or 871-4930

We aim to please

HOMEREPAIRS&MAINTENANCEAnything consideredPhone Handy Andy

871-3319(027) 216-8688

Financial

MORTGAGEBROKER

Member of:

NZMBAPhone Christine

871-3176(021) 545-302

Stock Auctions

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TE AWAMUTU WEEKLY SALEThursday, April 30 - 11.00am

Location: Te Awamutu Sale Yards,Paterangi Road, Te AwamutuSale Comprising:11.00 am Prime & Boners 10 Fat Cattle150 B