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Opotiki News | Thursday, December 6, 20184

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WHAT’S ONSaturday, December 1 to Saturday, December 8

OPOTIKI Art Society members and guest exhibitors present a Small works exhibition. Art Society Hall, King Street. 10am till 4pm each day and 6-9pm each night.

Thursday, December 6CHRISTMAS Lights - Christmas Open Home. A big home crazy with Christmas decorations, trees, lights, interactive Christmas toys. Once only night time visit – 52 Sedgewick Road, Woodlands, Opotiki. 7-9pm. Gold coin donation fundraising for Opotiki‛s abandoned animals.

ANNUAL Twilight Market – Nukuhou Settlers Hall. Hot food and good coffee available. Stalls, pre-loved goods, children‛s games and a visit from Santa. Quick-fire raffles, live music and more. Stalls are available for $10. All proceeds go towards the hall‛s new windows. Phone or text Sue McGillivray 021 1606390.

Sunday, December 9PAKOWHAI Community Garden Open day. Join the Pakowhai gar-deners at 25 Elliott Street, (behind YWAC) for a couple of hours of mahi, fun and a cup of tea at the end. Fore more information go to the Facebook page @Opotiki or call Tania Te Moni 027 487 6886.

Coming upMonday, December 17 to Saturday, January 5, 2019

QUOTA International of Opotiki Annual Bookfest. Opening hours from 9.30am to 3.30pm each day except Christmas and New Year‛s Day. Opotiki Heritage Art Hall, King Street, Opotiki. If you have surplus books they can be dropped off at the Opotiki Glass Centre, King Street. Phone Florence Craig 07 315 7621 for more information.

ARE you home alone? Why not come along to the Senior Citizens‛ Hall at 1pm on Mondays and Fridays for a social game of cards (500) or on Tuesday at the same time for a game of Rummikub. We are willing to teach these games. Followed by afternoon tea at 3pm, you will be on your way home by 3.30pm.

JP Service Centre open every Thursday from 10am to noon at Heartlands Services, 93 Church Street. No appointment neces-sary. A Justice of the Peace will be available to witness docu-ments and undertake any other legal procedure for which they have jurisdiction.

DE Luxe Theatre – All films being screened and events being held in the theatre are recorded on the theatre answer phone 07 3156110. Films will be screened each weekend – from Tuesdays through to Sunday afternoons. Please also check our Facebook page for session times.

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Woodlands twilight gala on todayJAMES SANDBROOK

WOODLANDS’ annual school gala is ready to go ahead this afternoon, featuring food, family fun and more.

The event will feature a wide variety of activities, from bouncy castles to helicopter rides.

Building on the classic sau-sage sizzle, the event will also feature meatballs, Whakatohea mussel fitters and more.

“This is going to be a wonder-ful event,” co-ordinator Michelle McWatters said.

Prizes and hampers will also be up for grabs over the course of the afternoon, with all pro-ceeds from the event going towards purchasing new read-ing resources for the school.

“We are really excited to be hosting this event and I hope the whole community will come along and take part.”

Tenants treat trusteesJAMES SANDBROOK

TENNANTS of the Richard Street Rangimarie Trust put on an after-noon tea for their landlords on Tuesday.

Four of the trustees, including chairman Rangi Williams, were able to attend the Christmas-themed event, organised entirely by the tenants.

“We’re doing this for the trust because they take such good care of us,” resident Donna Neria said.

Ms Neria spearheaded the organisation, assisted by the other tenants in the trust units,

and went all out with Christmas decorations to liven up the after-noon.

Another resident, Helga Bidlake, said they put on the meal for the trustees “to say thank you for everything they do for us”.

This is the first time the tenants have organised an event for the trust, and the day was improved by the rain letting up just before the meal.

“It’s really nice that the ten-ants put this on for us,” Rangi Williams said.

The trustees were treated to salads, seafood and more, fol-

lowed by dessert and a secret Santa gift exchange to finish off.

The trust has built and main-tained the 12 Richard Street units over several decades, with the idea of helping elderly or disabled tenants find affordable, quality housing.

“It’s a real community, every-one looks after each other,” said trustee Lorraine Steele.

The 12 tenants have regular vis-its from the trust, and Ms Steele said they were quick to fix any issues that arose in the dwellings.

“It’s just great, it works really well,” she said.

 >DONNA Neria, Lloyd Hosken, Lorraine Steele, Jeanette Duff and John Duff get ready to tuck in. Photos James Sandbrook OB4573-14

 >JOHN Duff, Victoria Radley, Helga Bidlake, Alan Murray, Jeanette Duff, Donna Neria and Lorraine Steele enjoy their meal. OB4573-27

 >ITM Opotiki has donated a wooden barbecue table that will be raf-fled at the gala.