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S un Blenheim Marlborough The October 26, 2012 Outlook for Today Fine with high cloud. Northwest winds developing. Sun Weather Today 8-20 Saturday 10-21 Sunday 8-19 Monday 7-19 CALL US ON: 5777 868 A new sporty look. Superior handling. A premium finish. Try the all new 2013 Corolla for yourself. Come out feeling like the cat that’s got the cream. Book a test drive today. BLENHEIM TOYOTA Phone: 578 4319 After Hours: Colin 027 481 6867 Pete 027 431 1706 Malcolm 027 450 0353 www.blenheim.toyota.co.nz 21 Main Street, Blenheim You’ll know it’s clean when you... www.steamcleanz.co.nz [email protected] 03 573 8294 SteamCleanz Story and photo by Annabelle Latz Dave Grono and Julie Ibbotson-Grono moved to Marlborough in May. Sydney has been their home for the past six years, and they also lived in Perth and Adelaide, since 2004. In the past year, more than 54,000 kiwis have skipped across the ditch, seeking a perceived ‘better’ life in Australia. Dave said the big motivator to move here was the real estate opportunity. “Our whole land was 120 square metres,” said Dave, describing the 90 year-old two-bedroom 80 sqm house, that they purchased five years ago for $540,000. Julie, from Blenheim, met Sydney resident Dave in London in 2002. Their Selmes Rd home they have now is a far cry from the inner-city Sydney home, in Erskineville, Western suburbs. Continued page 2. Here to stay Dave Grono and Julie Ibbotson-Grono moved to Julie's home region of Marlborough earlier this year; the preferred place for bringing up their two boys Sam, 2, and Harvey, 4, after living in Sydney. For some families, NZ offers better choices than across the ditch.
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SSSunBlenheim Marlborough

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October 26, 2012

Outlook for TodayFine with high cloud. Northwest winds developing.

Sun Weather Today 8-20 Saturday 10-21 Sunday 8-19 Monday 7-19 call us on: 5777 868

A new sporty look. Superior handling. A premium finish. Try the all new 2013 Corolla for yourself. Come out feeling like the cat that’s got the cream. Book a test drive today.

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Malcolm 027 450 0353www.blenheim.toyota.co.nz 21 Main Street, Blenheim

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Story and photo by Annabelle LatzDave Grono and Julie Ibbotson-Grono

moved to Marlborough in May.Sydney has been their home for the past

six years, and they also lived in Perth and Adelaide, since 2004.

In the past year, more than 54,000 kiwis have skipped across the ditch, seeking a perceived ‘better’ life in Australia.

Dave said the big motivator to move here was the real estate opportunity.

“Our whole land was 120 square metres,” said Dave, describing the 90 year-old two-bedroom 80 sqm house, that they purchased five years ago for $540,000.

Julie, from Blenheim, met Sydney resident Dave in London in 2002.

Their Selmes Rd home they have now is a far cry from the inner-city Sydney home, in Erskineville, Western suburbs.

Continued page 2.

Here to stay

Dave Grono and Julie Ibbotson-Grono moved to Julie's home region of Marlborough earlier this year; the preferred place for bringing up their two boys Sam, 2, and Harvey, 4, after living in Sydney.

For some families, NZ offers better choices than across the ditch.

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Outward Bound staff both past and present will converge on Anakiwa this weekend to take part in a reunion to commemorate the organisation’s 50th anniver-sary celebrations.

Outward Bound school director Rob MacLean said he expected to see a lot of familiar faces at the school this weekend. More than 180 are expected to attend.

“There will be instructors who were working here during the 90s including current Outward Bound

board chairperson and former school director Bruce Cardwell and current CEO of the NZ Mountain Safety Council Darryl Carpenter,” Mr MacLean said.

Those attending will have the chance to enjoy a range of activities that are typical of the Outward Bound experience.

“There will be early morning starts with PT, a run and swim plus a tour of the school. We

have lined up a number of key-note speakers including Harry Scoltock who took part in the first New Zealand Outward Bound course in 1962 and paralympian Phillipa Gray.”

To round off the weekend, there will be a cutter racing regatta in the waters off the Marlborough Sounds and a formal dinner at the Blenheim Convention Centre.

Outward Bound staff to celebrate

LEFT: John Sandilads, pictured here with a Boeing Stearman, started flying six years ago, and flies a Dynamic, a modern light aircraft, and has been a popular guide at Omaka Heritage Centre. RIGHT: Kevin Wilkie started flying the Boeing Stearman a year ago, after 17 years as a flying instructor at Omaka.

At the flying day at Omaka last Saturday, aircraft such as the Focke Wulf 190, (Fw190) and the Yak-3 were there.

But the Kittyhawk and Avro Anson bomber were not there, as reported in The Sun on Wednesday, although it is hoped the Anson will arrive soon as a permanent resident at Omaka.

Omaka Flying DayCorrection:

Continued from page 1Sydney life served its purpose

for them as a couple, and as a small family when their first son Harvey, four years old, came along.

With the addition of their second son Sam, two years-old, life in the city became a squeeze.

Quite literally - Sam was born in the front seat of the car as Dave drove Julie to hospital, amongst a losing battle to rush-hour Sydney morning traffic.

They are renting out their Sydney home, which covers the mortgage of their home here.

With the big gum tree on the

lawn to remind Dave of home, he couldn’t help but smile.

“We’ve been able to have our cake and eat it too.”

The move has not come with-out some sacrifices.

Dave, a sonographer, worked at a private practice in Sydney and was on good money.

But even with a pay cut and longer hours here at Wairau Hospital, he is happy.

“My job is more interesting here, and the patients are friend-lier,” he said.

Julie, a former nurse, whose family started up Saint Clair winery here in Blenheim,

worked from Sydney in the marketing area of the family business.

She said they needed more space for the family, and if they wanted to go rural, it made sense to move to Marlborough, in terms of finances, and family support.

Dave’s parents were still 45 minutes away in Sydney, and the daily battles of traffic and city life meant everything needed planning, and many activities, like visiting the zoo, was very expensive.

“A parking fine here is the same as paying for parking in

Sydney,” said Dave. Julie said the children’s lives

here are essentially quite similar to Sydney; they love their scoot-ers, and playing outside.

“There was some cool stuff in Sydney, and we had our own secret beach spots, and I will miss the restaurants,” said Julie.

Dave does miss his Sydney mates, and especially the cricket.

“I’ll miss going to the Sydney test match,” he said.

It has not phased Julie moving back to her home town, which she said has come a long way since she left.

“Life is simpler here.”

Here to stay after crossing the ditch

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inbriefTop acTs coming

Fat Freddy’s Drop will be the main act at Villa Maria Winery in February as part of the Classic Hits Winery Tour. The other acts will feature Anika Boh & Hollie: Together in Concert and a collaboration of The Adults, featuring Jon Toogood, Julia Deans and Shayne Carter.

The show will be at Villa Maria Winery on Sunday, February 24. Early bird tickets, which are on sale from November 5 to 30, are $65. Full price tickets are on sale from December 1 for $75.

For more information see winerytour.co.nz

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museum proposal declined

Marlborough District Council independent commissioner Richard Fowler has declined a resource consent application by the Picton His-torical Society to extend the Picton Museum. The museum wanted to build a $1 million two-storey exten-sion. Commissioner Fowler said the application clashed with statutory criteria protecting the recreational value of the council-owned land. A total of 67 submissions were received of which 10 were opposed. The his-torical society is considering making an appeal against the commissioner’s decision.

ian granT To visiTParenting expert Ian Grant is to visit

Blenheim to discuss the possibility of running seminars in the town next year. Mr Grant will meet vari-ous community orgnisations in the mayor’s office on Friday November 2. Next day he will speak at a combined churches men’s breakfast at the Elim Centre in Burleigh Road. On Sunday he will speak at the Assembly of God in Nelson St at 10am and will attend a combined churches service at the Elim Centre at 7pm. Mr Grant is the founder of The Parenting Place (formerly Parents Inc.).

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By Chris Tobin They call themselves Simply The Breast

and they want more women to join them. The catchy name is for a Blenheim

dragon boat team made up of women aged from 39 to 74 who have had breast cancer.

Their chairperson/organiser Coralie Holdaway said the team was about to start preparing for the coming season and more people were wanted.

“We have to have 22 and at the moment we have that number but we want extras. We’re short of people who are the sweep – the person steering the boat.”

Coralie became involved over four years ago.

“I haven’t been diagnosed with breast cancer but it was the charity I wanted to support and so I decided to give my time and energy to this team.

“At the time they were struggling get-ting everything going and as the years

have gone by I’ve become more and more involved.”

Coralie said the team existed to provide support and fellowship as well as to promote fitness.

“They’re a group of women who’ve shared something, who’ve come together and who want to be well and fit. It’s the camaraderie they get out on the water. The closeness is definitely there.

“They are amazing women.” The team has three competitions lined up

for the season – a regatta in Christchurch at Pegasus in February, the South Island championships in March and the nationals in Rotorua during April.

The team trains on the Wairau River Mondays and Thursdays from 5pm until 7.30pm and also on the last Sunday of each Monday, 9-11am.

Anyone wanting to join Simply The Breast can contact Coralie on 578 8064.

They’re Simply The Breast

coralie Holdaway

After five months of intensive train-ing, ten new Commissioned Officers join the ranks of the RNZAF having completed the 12/02 Initial Officer Training Course.

The new officers celebrated their efforts at their graduation ceremony held at RNZAF Base Woodbourne yesterday, overseen by reviewing of-ficer Air Commodore Mike Yardley.

Flying Officer Andrew Fisher was presented with the IOTC ‘Sword of Honour,’ which is given to the gradu-ate who attains the highest overall assessment in all areas of training.

The individual awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ receives their own person-ally engraved sword from Pooley Sword Ltd after the course.

Pilot Officer John Hunter received the Officer Training Course Trophy and Chief of Air Force Coin which is presented to the graduate of the Officer Training Course who has demonstrated the greatest applica-

tion, determination, commitment and resilience to succeed on the course.

Flight Lieutenant Stephen Speed was awarded the Robinson Memo-rial Trophy and RSA Coin which is presented to the graduate who, in the eyes of their peers, displays the great-est leadership throughout the course.

Pilot Officer Chris Fon-Lowe was presented with the Karl Dobson Memorial Trophy, an award given to the graduate who best epotimised the values of teamwork, sportsmanship and determination whilst displaying a high level of fitness throughout the course.

The remaining graduates are as follow:

Flight Lieutenant Barbara Attwood.Flying Officer Beer Bains.Pilot Officer Mark Elrick.Flight Lieutenant Garth Magnus-

sen.Pilot Officer Aeron Mellish.Pilot Officer Blair Theodore.

New officers graduate

graduation reviewing officer air commodore mike Yardley congratu-lates Flight lieutenant garth magnussen on his completion of the 12/02 initial officer Training course at rnZaF Base Woodbourne yesterday.

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BusinessinbriefBusiness

Wild South WinS gold

Sacred Hill Vineyards has been awarded gold for its Marlborough-grown and produced 2012 Wild South Sauvignon Blanc at the Av-enues International Aromatic Wine Competition.

This is the second gold award for Wild South’s white wines this year with the 2011 Pinot Gris achieving gold in the Pinot Gris category at the International Cool Climate Wine Show in May.

BP leadS Reduction in PetRol PRiceS

BP dropped the price of petrol by 3 cents per litre earlier this week.

Prices at most BP-owned service stations are: 91 Unleaded: $ 214.9 cents per litre; 95 Unleaded: $ 222.9 cents per litre; Ultimate Diesel: $ 155.9 cents per litre.

“The cost of international product prices has steadily declined over the last few days, and although the NZ dollar has softened slightly, we’re pleased to pass on this decrease to motorists,” BP Managing Director Matt Elliott said.

“Slowing economic growth around the globe has reduced oil demand and driven the prices downwards,” he added.

By Robbie ParkesThe building that was ten-

anted by Beavon’s Butchery and Delicatessen on Max-well Rd has been sold, its legacy as a butchery is over.

Mark Stevenson First Na-tional commercial and resi-dential salesperson Geoff Dentice said the building had been sold uncondition-ally to new owners from Christchurch.

“They will be looking for a tenant,” he said.

They plan to refurbish

and alter the layout of the 200 square metre site, both upstairs and downstairs.

“It’s a good sized building and I’m sure we’re going to get some good tenants.”

The site had long been used as a butchery, more recently by McCabes, and previously by the original building owners, the Burr family.

The building was built by the Burrs in the early 70s.

The Beavon family closed the doors in July this year.

The Local Loop are the latest business group to join Picton marketing initiative - “Explore Picton and the Marlborough Sounds.”

Co-ordinator John Reuhman from EcoWorld Aquarium said eight busi-nesses have come on board in the last year, moving the total up to 23.

Launched in September 2011, the Explore programme promotes a range of great visitor experiences in Picton, the Marlborough Sounds and Marlborough.

Marketing has initially targeted visitors within a day’s travel from Picton.

During the first 11 months, 19,750 bro-chures were distributed, and the Explore Picton brochure is now the most popular in the Wellington distribution circuit.

John said it is a great example of be-

ing “smart and connected,” the same ideals behind the Marlborough District Council’s own incentive.

“It’s really good stuff, and it’s all about working together.”

He said this summer already looks good in terms of numbers coming through, using EcoWorld as an example.

Visitors this Labour Weekend were up 2.5% compared to the weekend 2010, but down 19.7% on last year.

“And the reason is the Rugby World Cup,” he said.

“There are just nowhere near the same number of tourists during the Rugby World Cup.”

He said it was very positive, especially with ferry and aircraft bookings looking up.

Butchery legacy comes to an end

More businesses join tourism venture

By Robbie ParkesSmall business owners are tak-

ing it upon themselves to further establish a retail presence in Marlborough by hosting their very own lunchtime mini trade expo.

Yesterday a small range of stalls and business owners sharing their wares filled the conference rooms at Chateau Marlborough for the third and final mini expo of the year.

The idea came from brainstorm-ing between Lorna Whitehead, Deedee Bancroft and Kat Rut-ledge who wanted to provide a platform for small businesses, and home-based businesses to put themselves out there.

The stalls ranged from cosmet-

ics to catering.“We don’t have that retail pres-

ence,” said Deedee, who runs a mobile business.

“It is a chance for new and smaller businesses that maybe work from home to build that presence,” said Kat, who is based out of her Springlands home.

There might be someone who works from home we just do not know about said Lorna.

“It’s to promote that we have a lot of good talent on our doorstep.”

The event is hosted at lunchtime to give people an opportunity to browse through their break.

The first expo took place in July, followed by one in August.

Lorna said the plan is to host the expo the last Thursday of every

m o n t h n ex t year, beginning January 31.

“Each month we want to try to have at least six different types of business,” said Deedee.

Each mini expo puts attendees into the draw to win a door prize.

So far it is all based on word of mouth, said Lorna.

Next year they are looking at a bigger venue that will be able to host more stands.

Regional BuSineSSeS in deloitte toP 50

Three Nelson /Marlborough businesses have made the 2012 Deloitte Fast 50 index which ranks the top 50 businesses in New Zealand according to their revenue growth over the past three years.

McCashin’s Brewery, Flightcell International, Redwood Cellars made the list.

McCashin’s Brewery was third on the list with a 1836% growth, and also won the national fastest growing manufacturer award.

Pulse Utilities NZ took top ranking on the list with a 2637% growth.

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In comparison, international tourism expenditure increased just 1.6 percent ($149 million), following a 1.8 percent increase in the year ended March 2011.

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dog poo bagsI agree with asking the council

supplying dog poo bags and rub-bish bins. Other countries like OZ and USA do it and it helps keep the walk ways/parks clean. It’s awful having to attach it to your dogs leash until you get home. It’ll be much worse in summer.

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Two sides To sToryRe Kevin King bein despicable

there r 2 sides 2 every story, there wld of been a different outcome if wen bein told not 2 do something u dont do it. How hard is that!!

Kindness of sTrangersBig thank u 2 all the men frm

marlborough painters? Who helped start my car after my bat-tery went flat. nice 2 knw theres people out there that will help a stranger out.

LaTe nighT shopping?In what century is blenheim

going to have one late night? we used to. for a tourist destination its not good enough is it?

dodgy biKingAs a cyclist myself i am horri-

fied to see cyclist riding on the foot path in the middle of the day outside shops at a great speed! It would only take a person to step out of the shop and it would be all over. Come on you guys engage your brain when you get on your bike!

Touch for Kidsits great to have seen so many

young kids getting active and playing thursday touch.

faiLed wof TwicePaid $185 2 service car yet failed

WOF a wk later!? R the mechan-ics there blind! Had 2 cough out ano 183.00 2 get ano garage 2 rectify issue. Just cheating shop

reMove signsTo al U people holding garage sales this weekend. Hope they are a success but PLEASE remember to remove those tatty signs that U tie around sign posts. Eg. Alabama Redwood roundabout. What a sight!!

Kfc Too sLowFriday nite Thght I’d give

KFC another chance but no still way too slow service. Too much talking goin on.

supporT circuiT cLassI’m loving the circuit class and

kick n catch at simcox stadium on Battys Rd!! A great workout in a friendly atmosphere while the kids r being looked after! Give it a go and support this great initiative - tues/thurs/fri @ 9.30am - Racheal

senior ciTizen TxT12 OCTOBER - We were there

checkin it out and agree that it was set up nicely. But, due to the very rude amateurish display from the Acting President and the Secretary, we won’t return.

We already did school.

springLands crossingHi i txt in about 3 weeks ago.

Saying how bad d springlands crossing was an it wont b long b4 someone gets hit.

Well it happen 2 day about 8 30am thursday. When r d cops going sit there an look how bad it is. an impound there cars who drive through d crossing. ever day it b in d ten an more. solo dad - peaceout

our biggesT sporT fanWow what a shock move 4

Ma’a Nonu this year he was with the aucklands blues but now nxt year he is with the otago highlanders o and also Brad Thorn coming back the NZ 2 he is also playing with the Otago Highlanders wow we guna expect sum more shocking news 2 cum o i cant wait. From your biggest sporting fan :-)

poT deaThs???2 th twit who said drugs are

worse than alcohol... I haven’t heard of many pot related deaths compared to the amount of alchol related ones.

sTaff gossipingSpringlands cafe or gossip cen-

tral beautiful coffee service with a beaut smile well done to the friendly wee shorty, but it stops there kitchen staff when u want to gossip remember everyone in yr cafe can hear it, viscous and nasty I won’t be back!

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I would have to agree with Tracy Johnston on her article in the local paper ‘Keep Town Shipshape.

It is awesome to go to Picton to see the lovely cruise lines come in each season.

Something the partner and I do a lot.

I often feel it’s a pity there’s not such a club here in town where clubs (or a club) make arrange-ments to go through to Picton on the days to see them.

Perhaps have a meal or do shop-ping while there and pay so much per head.

One could maybe car-pool or better still, book a bus.

Any takers? If there was any-

thing that spoils the scene it would have to be the horrible silos in Picton and the timber stacks at Shakespeare Bay.

Certainly doesn’t make for a good photo.

Pity Picton couldn’t cope for the bigger lines too.

It amazed me a couple of weeks or so ago to read in the Sunday Star-Times how residents in Akaroa were complaining about the cruise-ships and passengers evading on their township.

How petty minded, they don’t know how lucky they are. Keep it up Marlborough! Bring it on!

Cruise-Ship Lovers.

jay jays?who thinks blenheim should

get a jay jays? i do! anyone agree with me :)

sK8parK nexTAs an avid user of the blnhm

sk8 park, i aswel as every1 else that uses it, will agree, that the parks well overdue for sum upgrades, cmon council do it for the kids.

horse as weLLIf I and all other dog walkers

have to remove their dogs poo from the pavement why doesn;t the guy walking his horse have to remove his horse poo.

After all it is a bigger “dump” than any dog!

fish & chipsWhy can’t we like placerz all

around nZ have sme placerz open b4 12pm am soooo hungry 4 some come on guyz of blen-heim open yr shops earlya and drop yr pricerz u can’t seem 2 get anymore cheap and tasty fish n chipz unless they r dear and burnt!!! YUCK

Loud MusicWots up with the pathetic noise

control rule if you can hear sound at the footpath its to loud i had to laugh when walking towards the malbrough club cud hear music a block away good for some aye

dog ownerWhats wrong with using bread

or supermarket bags or the bags newspapers arrive in. Dont u have a rubbish bin at home.

dog conTroLWhy are impoundment fees 4

DOGS SO DEAR WHO PAYS THE DOG CONTROL WAGES BECAUSE n the last six yr i have only seen one dog roaming unatended

LosT waLLeTI wish there were more honest

people around this town. As i lost my blue wallet with a little clip attached a week ago 2moro & it still hasn’t been handed in yet. Might’ve lost it around hutcheson st or budge st. If any1 has found it could they please get it back 2 me.

pocKeT parK for who?Cant wait for pocket park to b

finished. What a great hang out for the youths that currently blob out at the library. Also if Fran is sick of people asking for a loo, the council could put up a sign. The carpark building and library are always close by.

jaywaLKersTime for Blenheim to have

‘honory Jaywalker’ wardens to police stupid inconsiderate pedestrians about the CBD area.. nobody knows the difference between traffic bumps & ped crossing.. MDC doesn’t care a damn for our safety at all.

spoTLighT wanTedA spotlight next to paknsave

would be great

harder waTer?I agree re water condition

getting harder as we also using more lotion. Whats being added to it? We need answers

cheap car 4 carparKnow the councils build the big

empty world cup carpark anyone no where i can get a cheap car to park in it

woMens Tri, donT 4geTWomens tri ladies dont forget

that 2011 date was changd 2 suit the organisers! no tri in 2011 THE END - end of the longest standing women tri in nz! y.

Men froM Mars?Just wondering if woman still

think men are from mars Now we have landed sumthing there.

Keep town ship shape

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IncIdents thIs Week

Tuesday, October 23At 1.10pm a 22 year old female was arrested for theft as a serv-ant after taking $50 cash from a till. She appears before the Blenheim District Court on the 5th of November.At about 2.30pm Police were called to Henry St after two males were observed with a large knife. Police located two males in the area fitting the descriptions given by a member of the public. Police located the knife and arrested a 15 year old male and his 16 year old brother for possession of a knife. Enquires with Countdown Super-market revealed the knife was lo-cated on the boys was taken from Countdown in a historic burglary. Inquires are continuing into the youths and their involvement in other offending. Both boys have been refered to the Blenheim Police Youth Aid Section.The Challenge Service Station at Spring creek reports that their building had been entered over the weekend. Nothing was taken.A shoplifter at the Springlands Countdown was observed placing his stolen grocers into a vehicle and leaving the area. He was describe as a tall, bald, skinny male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with sunglasses on his head. The offender had left the area when Police attended the scene.The owner of a Dillon St address located marks on a bedroom window where someone has made attempts to force the window and gain entry. The offender failed to gain entry to the building. Police carried out a scene examination Wednesday morning.Police remind residents to report all suspicious behaviour imme-diately and insure all windows, doors and out buildings are se-cure.Wednesday, October 24At 12.30pm two 15 year old female students were observed shoplifting at the Farmers. The girls were taking jewellery items and a pair of stockings. The girls left the store and Police located the girls near by. The Girls have been referred to the Blenheim Youth Aid office.At 1.15pm a 16 year old unem-ployed male was arrested after being found breaching his bail by associating with a co offender who he was forbidden to associate with. He has been referred to the Blenheim Youth Aid office.At about 9pm a 17 year old male student was arrested after the Court had issued a warrant to ar-rest for unpaid fines. He appears in the Blenheim District Court on the 31/10/12.

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Story and photo by Annabelle LatzDozens of cancer patients have had their hearts warmed thanks to the skill and passion of the Marlborough Guild of Woodworkers.This is the fifth year that members of the guild have dedicated one month to making wig stands for Cancer Society Marlborough.They turned, carved, and crafted the stands out of matai, marcracapa, walnut, beech, rimu and pine.Rod Shoemark, who joined the guild 14 years ago, made a wig stand for one of his friends who was a cancer patient.“She said to me she wouldn’t ask me to make her a stand because I’d probably make one with a stick with a pumpkin on top.”So he did just that.“I carved the top into the shape of a pumpkin after I had turned it. She thought it was gor-geous.” Keith Richardson joined the guild in 1987, and said making the wig stands was a great way to get involved in charity work in the community.“There is a demand for these.”Hilary Gill, Office and Events coordinator for Cancer Society Marlborough, said although it would be nice to say there is not a need for them, this is not the case. “For those people who are losing their hair from treatment, the response from the effort and love that goes into these stands is quite

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overwhelming,” she said.Vince Smith is the founding member of the guild, which he started in 1985. He said making the stands is extra special for the

guild, because it is also a charitable organisation. “It’s the camaraderie that we have here with the members that’s great too, and people tell stories about how they made the stands.”

edward Guard, Rod shoemark and keith Richardson spent last month making wig stands for the Marlborough cancer society.

By Chris Tobin Fewer new migrants and a grow-ing number of mixed ethnicity families in Marlborough is a trend being noticed by the Marlborough Migrant Centre.The centre chairperson Chris Cookson said the stereotypical view in Blenheim was that any foreigner in town was also likely to be a vineyard worker which was not necessarily the case.“I’m a Kiwi and my wife is from Brazil. I speak Portuguese fluently and it’s interesting when I go out

and speak Portuguese on the street. The reaction is, ‘was she in the vineyards?’ Actually that is not the case. We met overseas.” In his report to the centre’s annual meeting last evening, Mr Cookson said racism was still evident in the community and a few migrant people did abuse the system. “Some people are very welcom-ing to other cultures but others are not so welcoming,” he told the Sun. “It only takes one or two bad peo-ple to upset the overall impression

and the media do tend to report the bad stories.” The centre receives funding from various organisations and agencies but Mr Cookson said the indication was government funding might not continue.“While on-going funding will be a concern I’d like to encour-age everyone to take heart from Nelson,” Mr Cookson said. “The Nelson Multicultural Coun-cil successfully ran projects for many years before there was any large scale government involve-

ment so regardless of any decision made in Wellington I expect the migrant centre to be around for a long time to come serving the Marlborough community.” Mr Cookson said the centre’s Newcomer’s Network run by the fieldworker, Margaret Western, was a crucial service ensuring people could be made to feel wel-come and part of the Marlborough community.In the past year a total of 142 different nationalities visited the migrant centre.

Mixed ethnicity families increasing

Marlborough Mayor Alistair Sowman will present Royal NZ SPCA commemorative medallions to local volunteers today.The medals are being presented throughout New Zealand to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year.The Marlborough SPCA has 16 recipients.Two long serving volunteers Pat Ashton (financial/treasury assistant) and Marilyn Hagen (long time cattery assistant) have already received their awards at Government House, Wellington.The balance will receive their medals at a ceremony at the council chambers at 10am today.

Medallions for volunteers

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Fiery wake upLink Water Fire Brigade, Back: Nigel Morrison, Keith Delany, Simon Lamb, Brett Huddleston, Karen Morrison, John Leslie and Paul Leslie.

Front: Jason Templeman, Ian Gardiner, Alastair Morrison, Michael Leslie and Phillip Leslie. Steven Koller and James Keenan were also at

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Nigel Morrison was enjoying a sleep in on

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sound.“My son was milking the cows that morning,

and my first thought was ‘What has broken at

the cow sheds!?’

But it was the wake up call for one of the biggest

jobs of his fire fighting career.

Nigel, Chief Rural Fire Officer at Link Water,

has been fighting fires for 42 years.

It was an 11 kilometre drive to Rellings Bay,

where he and his crew from Link Water met up

with the crew from Picton, and were soon joined

by crews from Havelock, Blenheim, Renwick,

and Rarangi.They were faced with a bach off the Queen

Charlotte Drive near Picton, that had lost a battle

to the flames that had engulfed it a short time

earlier that morning.

The crews went to work quickly, and had water

pumping equipment in the sea 100m below,

pumping water up to the bach and surrounding

scrub that was also in flames, just 10 minutes

later.“It was really great what they did.”

It was dark, the crews were flat out controlling

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Bring along your shovels and get busy at the working bee at Kaipupu Point Sounds Wildlife Sanctuary tomorrow.

For those wanting a morning getting physical, general track work and plant-ing will take place.

Meet at the visitors wharf in Picton at 9am for a boat ride to the jetty in Dolphin Bay.

As the track system is now being established, all access to the sanctuary will be via the Dolphin Bay jetty from

now on. Volunteers have offered rides for

everyone around the headland, to gather at the landing area beside the Kaipupu jetty to start work.

There will be a sausage sizzle and a beer upon completion, around lunchtime.

Ring Barry on 573-6644, or email [email protected] to inform of attendance.

The next Working Bee will be on Saturday 17 November.

Christmas shopping has begun for those supporting Beavertown Blenheim Lions.

The Christmas hamper is up for raf-fle, and the first tickets were available yesterday in Springlands Countdown Supermarket.

The hamper will be at New World Supermarket next Thursday, and at Countdown Supermarket Redwood-town on Friday November 16.

In addition, ticket sales will take

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This fair will be at the Market St forum, on Friday November 9 between 8am and 4pm, and on Saturday November 10 between 8am and 1pm.

There will be a range of items, from denim wear, underwear, dolls wear, and fabric, to plants, skin care, sweets and spices, and much more.

Contact Wynnis Phillips, 577 7788, to hire a stall.

Into the Christmas spirit

Wynnis Phillips, (left) Marie Derry and Margaret Thompson received a good response to ticket sales for the Beavertown Lions Club Christmas Raffle they had on display at Springlands Countdown Supermarket yesterday.

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Make sure you keep the soil nice and damp and in just a few weeks you’ll have a new plant.

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Sorbet Halloween TreatsInstead of pumpkin lanterns, here’s an idea using

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Ingredients:3 and a half cups water1 and a quarter cups sugarhalf cup orange juice2 tsp orange zest1 egg white, lightly beatenTo make the sorbet:Create a syrup by bringing the water and sugar to the boil.Add the orange juice and zest.Cool then chill in the fridge.Mix in the egg white.Pour into an icecream machine and freeze, or pour into

a bowl and freeze.Take out the sorbet and whizz at low speed until fluffy.Return to the freezer to set firm.

Fill your orange faces with the sorbet.Put the top back on and poke a cinnamon stick into

each lid.

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By Chris Tobin Pepper trees around Marlborough are follow-

ing a recent trend observed in other areas around the country – they’re dying.

Marlborough District Council reserves ameni-ties officer Robin Dunn said the likely cause of the problem was an insect.

“Some trees will probably show resilience to the bug but unless you go out and spray them with insecticides, it’s very hard to control and it’s not feasible for big trees.”

Pepper trees on council land had been affected and Mr Dunn urged owners of this species of trees on private land to monitor and, if necessary, remove them before they became a safety issue.

He said a number of pepper trees in Maxwell St were looking unhealthy.

Earlier this year it was reported pepper trees in the Nelson region were dying. An expert from the Crown research institute, Scion, said the cause was believed to be an American insect called psyllid. Other trees would not be affected but finding a solution for the pepper trees was proving difficult.

Pepper trees fading away

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13SunThe Friday October 26, 2012 what’s onin marlborough

- weekend event guide - Get ready for the weekend with our list of what’s on!

If you have an event contact Aynsley at The Sun on 5777 868

FrIdAy 26th OctOber

Picton Little theatre PresentsPlaying Miss Havisham. Doors open 7pm, show starts at 7.30pm. Tickets: Members $20, non-members $25. Phone 027 924 6606.

the Muslim Association of MarlboroughFriday (Jummah) prayers every week between 12pm – 2pm, upstairs meeting room at Marlborough Community Centre, 25 Alfred St, Benheim. (Space for ladies also). For details contact: Br Zayd 027 644 979 or Br Fouad 021 0253 1275.

the edwin Fox Maritime centre, PictonOpen everyday 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 Jeanette.Free exercise for all ages at Crossroads, 2 Redwood Street. At 10am Phone 578 5395.

QuestIntermediate age youth group, 3.30pm-5pm, Picton Baptist Church, 293 Waikawa Rd, Picton. Text Bronwyn 021 046 2434.

tango LessonsImprovers, 7pm, Basics 8.30pm. Nurses Hall, Blenheim. Monica: 572 2667.

Pastel Painting Marlborough Art Society, 10am till 3pm, Prue: 578 8888.

tai chiToday and Mondays. 10am, 11.30am and 1pm. Liz 027 748 6666.

tunes for totsPreschool music sessions. Morning tea. 9.30am and 10.30am. Nativity Church Hall. $2 Family. 578 3909.

KidzoneRiverside Community House, 3pm till 5pm (Closes school holidays).

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Muslim Association MarlboroughEid Prayers, 8am, upstairs Meeting Room, Marlborough Community Centre, 25 Alfred St, Blenheim. (Space for ladies also). Br Fouad 021 025 31275 or 027 353 2125. M.A.M wishes community a very Happy Eid-ul-Adha

Quiz NightBoomTown Browlettes Roller Derby League, Springlands Tavern 6pm, $10 per person, courtesy vans available. Tickets from Springlands Tavern or your local derby girl.Mini Putt $ Merry-go-roundPicton foreshore, 10am today and Sunday.

celtic craft MarketLennys on Main Irish Pub & Café, Havelock, 10am-3pm.

Kaikoura Schoolyard Market9am -1pm Kaikoura Primary School, in the hall if wet.

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 Museum10am till 4pm daily, 9 London Quay. 573 8283.

Pelorus Gallery70 Main Rd, Havelock, open daily 10.30am till 4.30pm, 574 2128.

Museum26 Arthur Baker Place, off New Renwick Rd, Brayshaw Heritage Park. Daily 10am till 4pm.

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rarangi Surf Life SavingOpen Day, Whites Bay

rAW – real Art Workshops5-14year olds 2pm-4pm. 0277 50 5488 or email [email protected]

Marlborough bunch riders Every Sunday 9am from Cycleworld, Charles St. Catering for cyclists of all abili-ties. For a social ride for two hours or less, and a coffee and chat to finish, just turn up.

blenheim riverside railwayTrain departs Brayshaw Park Station at 1.45pm and 3pm for Beaver Station Central Blenheim. Return trip take about 1hr. Adults $8 child $4. CASH ONLY. Chris 578 3211 or John 578 1621.

ulysses clubPelorous Bridge Cafe for lunch. Meet at the railway station (south end) at 11.15am ride departs at 11.30am.

Pony clubPony Club Grounds, New Renwick Rd. 10am every 2nd Sunday of the month. Grant 578 2100 Michelle 572 8984.

Kaikoura cycling clubWeekly from the Kaikoura West End car park. 9.00am.

People’s Sunday Market Every Sunday, Noel Leeming carpark 10am-1pm. Whitebait, plants, free range eggs, perennials, shrubs, asparagus, apples, woodware, handcrafts, jewellery, preserves, chutneys, vegetable plants.

Marlborough Farmers Market 9am till noon every Sunday. A&P show grounds corner of Maxwell and Alabama Road.

rail SailPicton Foreshore 10am-4pm – Miniature trains and yachts.

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 club10am-4pm every Sunday at Brayshaw Park. Come and see our large rock, mineral, crystal and fossil collection, work room and book. Free admission.

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14 Friday October 26, 2012 SunThe farming

By Robbie ParkesDepsite a postponement on account of the weather,

the annual Canadian Geese spring shoot at Moles-worth Station went ahead on Labour Weekend, bringing in decent numbers, but also highlighting new conservation initiatives.

A final tally is still being processed, but New Zea-land Game Bird Hunters Association (NZGBHA) committee member Russell West said the lowest shoot in a block was in the 20s, while the highest was more than 260.

“At Red Gate the boys had an absolute blast.”Russell went with a team from Nelson, clocking

up a total of 77 geese in their block.“I think the weather played a little bit of a part in

some blocks not shooting as much as they normally would.

“There’s were two teams that had to stay up there an extra night because they couldn’t cross the rivers.”

Russell said despite a few hiccups, the weekend was great, and some strong incentives had been established during the shoot.

Russell had been in contact with Marlborough Falcon Conservation Trust trustee Sara Kross prior to the shoot, about collecting geese necks for their captive endangered birds.

“We’re actually going to be bringing out a bi-product of our shoot and supplying it to help with the conservation of a native bird.

“I think it’s a really good angle for us to take as hunters.

He said they would look at making it a regular thing, as well as reporting Falcon sightings too.

Sara said it was really exciting for the Trust to have this support.

“It’s an offcut for the hunters and it’s a good diverse food for the falcons.”

She said it is good to mix up the falcon’s diet with wild food sources, but it can be hard for them to access those areas.

“It’s a win win situation.”“We’re excited to be working with the NZGBHA,

it’s fantastic.”During briefings, the hunters were given informa-

tion on wilding pine on the land and how that could be dealt with.

This included removing the young seedlings themselves, and reporting pines to the Department of Conservation (DOC).

Russell said, as hunters, they cover a lot more ter-rain than normal vistors to the Molesworth would.

“I don’t just see it that we’re only interested in shooting geese.”

Story and photo by Annabelle LatzIt was 1938 when the ‘Biscuit Tin’ first did its school

bus run. The Chevrolet red school bus, which was built in

Blenheim in 1937, and looked like the tin that biscuits were kept in, navigated the ‘Seaview’ run every day, delivering up to 21 children to Seddon School.

Tricia Cooke attended Seddon School between 1948 and 1955.

She usually took the Fargo bus on the Richmond Brook bus run, which is now the Marama bus run.

“But when our bus wasn’t going we’d take the Seaview bus. We used to love going on it, we used to call it the biscuit tin.”

She remembered Mrs Hazel Warren drove the bus, who would “smoke like a train.”

“This bus was always special, it was the smallest bus. Sometimes we had to stand because there were no seats left.”

Hazel and her husband Harry owned the local Sed-don garage, and the school buses, which they used to transport children to Seddon School and the colleges, under their contract with the Ministry of Education.

“And on a Friday evening this bus was used as a taxi for the Seddon women, to go to Blenheim for shopping,” said Tricia’s husband Ross Cooke.

As well as the Fargo and the Chevrolet, there were also two Bedford buses and one Dodge.

Snow storms were not an issue in those days, but Tricia remembered floods causing some disruption.

“Sometimes we’d have to leave school early, and have the next day off because we couldn’t use the roads.”

But overall, these buses never missed a day. Darrel Jones started his motor mechanic apprentice-

ship with the Warren family in 1956.“I drove the bus occasionally, to fill in when a driver

was away.”He said the Chevrolet was an icon of the area.“It would have done a few miles in its life. And it

would have been flash in its day when it was brand new.”

It retired from the run in 1970, and eventually ended up on the Pickering family property on New Renwick Rd.

A couple of years ago it was sparked back into life for the Vintage Machinery Club celebration, and Darrel drove it through Blenheim.

“The old clutch was real bad news.”In good condition again, with a bit of life back in the

motor, it lives permanently at Brayshaw Park, amongst the jewels at the Vintage Farm Machinery Club.

It will be a feature at the club’s Open Day on Sunday, amongst lots of hay making gear, a hay stacker, and an Oliver 70 tractor disguised as Thomas the Tank Engine, which will be towing a trailer to give children rides throughout the day.

“We have 22 sheds of farm machinery here,” said Ken Barr, who spends endless hours at the club tinkering with it all.

There will also be an engine display, where lots will be started up at once.

The Open Day will take place between 10am and 3pm, with a BBQ and drinks for purchase.

It will be a gold coin donation entry, and all proceeds will go back to the club.

Bouncing in the biscuit tin

Darrel Jones drove this Seddon school bus, on occasions between 1956 and 1965, and Tricia Cooke used to ride on it to school between 1948-1955.

Geese shoot highlights conservation initiatives

We replace rechargeable batteries for; Power Tools, Vinyard Equipment, Survey, Medical and Emergency Lighting etc, etc.

There were 39 gold medal awards handed out at the second annual Marlborough Wine Awards on last week, held at The Convention Centre.

The event was to showcase Marlbor-ough’s diversity in wine varieties, from different areas of the region, namely

Awatere Valley, Southern Valleys and Wiarau Valley.

Open only to wines made with Marlborough fruit, it was organised by Wine Competition Ltd directors Belinda Jackson and Margaret Cress-well, it attracted just under 400 entries,

resulting in 79 silver medals and 163 bronze.

Trophies will be awarded at a dinner at the Marlborough Convention Centre on November 10.

Marlborough Wine Awards

Europeans may be eating less New Zealand lamb due to the economic cri-sis, and consumers in the UK and EU markets choosing cheaper alternatives.

Farmers have to remember, amidst falling prices and demand for their lambs, that China is an answer to this.

China has become New Zealand’s largest consumer for frozen lamb, and prices for lamb have been rising.

Bone-in sheep meat prices are reported to have been 22% higher in September than a year ago, with the average price equivalent to just over $NZ 10/kg; 59% higher than the five-year average.

South Korea and Japan remain New Zealand’s second and third beef export destinations, despite pressure from American beef.

Lamb prices not all bad news

China has become New Zealand’s largest consumer for frozen lamb.

A fleet of vehicles at Warren Motors in Seddon, including the ‘Biscuit Tin,’ pictured second from left.

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Located close to Redwood shopping centre, local services and set amongst 1,500 roses in beautiful cottage gardens. Redwood offers independent living, rest home and age-related hospital care on site.

You’ll get a professionalism and level of service that gives you peace of mind and control of the day-to-day. It’s a warm, friendly and down-to-earth village where neighbours lookout for each other.

When you’re ready, come in and have a chat – you’ll immediately see that we foster something a lot deeper than just a great community spirit.

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SaLeSFRIDGE freezer, microwave, washing machine and heaps more bargins for everyone. So come and have a look. 62a McLauchlan Street. Starts at 8am - 1pm, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th.

Want to enhance your career opportunities!

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For more details call 578 0215 Ext 587email: [email protected]

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Blenheim Olympic TKDProudly present the

2012 Top of the South TaekwonDo competition

Stadium 2000Saturday 27th October

Doors open 9amCome and support your local contestants

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Proudly present the                               

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public noticeKitchen handPart-time 3 rostered nights

Please apply in writing or ring or email

Experienced person required to join our friendly team. Must be well presented, enthusiastic and reliable.

Roccos Italian RestaurantPo Box 698, Blenheim 7240Ph 578 [email protected]

community notice

The Peoples MarketEvery Sunday Queen Street Carpark. 10am - 1pm. Jams, Plants, Crafts, Produce, Jewel-lery, Woodware, Gifts, Freerange Eggs, Ol-ive Oil, Shrubs, Books. Sites $5.

SF Marlborough(supporting families in mental well being) For information/advocacy/support for families liv-ing with mental illness please contact Cheryl or Lyn on 577 5491 or visit us at 4 Scott Street. All Welcome

situation vacant

PICTON MEDICAL CENTRE

Picton Medical Centre is seeking a Casual Medical Receptionist,

on call and available at short notice.

Experience preferred.

For more information contact Leeanne Chandler, Practice Manager, Picton Medical Centre, (03) 573 6092.

Please send applications to

P O Box 226, Picton by 7th November 2012

Casual Medical Receptionist

Phone (03) 5777 868 or fax (03) 5777 863

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Harcourts Property Management 577 8871 or 0275 446 206

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Forklift TechnicianBased in Blenheim, Forklift Hire Services is a locally owned and operated business specialising in forklift hire, sales and service.Due to a retirement, we require an experienced and qualified, skilled technician to join our team.If you are a motivated person with a solid employment history and have experience in mechanical diagnosis, repair and maintenance, then we would love to hear from you.The successful applicant will possess:

• Ability to work unsupervised• Relevant industry experience an advantage• Honest, reliable and well organised• Current, clean, full drivers licence• A positive attitude and outlook• Electrical experience an advantage

This is a full time permanent position and remuneration will be negotiable based on experience.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.Please apply in writing enclosing a cover letter with your CV to:

Forklift Hire Services, 21 Redwood Street , Blenheim, 7201Email: [email protected]

Applications close Wednesday 31st October 2012

Friday, 9th November 2012at the Woodbourne tavern, renwick

SheariNg StartS at 7pmregistrations taken at Woodbourne tavern on or before the night

Registration includes Shearers’ Singletopen $30 Senior $25

teams $20 (4 people incl 1 female)team must have Winder, drinker, eater, Shearer

marlborough a&p Show, 9th & 10th November

CaSh priZeS for 1st, 2nd & 3rd in individual ClassesWiNNer taKeS aLL For teamS

registrations taken at Woodbourne tavern on or before the night

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CLASSY HOME AND INCOME Large, near-new energy efficient 160m² house Two large upstairs bedrooms, each with WIW, ensuite and toilet Separate 36m² studio with own toilet; street facing, currently a home based business on a separate meter Carport and ext Carport and extra off street parking Too many features to list - you need to see this one!!Web Ref No: MB232Contact Pauline Earle: 03 572 9939 or 027 825 1777

Open Home Sunday 11.00-12.00Good Deal Real Estate Ltd (Licensed REAA 2008) A Member Of Green Door Real Estate

23A Boyce Street, Renwick Enq Over $405,000

STYLE AND SECURITY Near new, centrally located, only minutes to CBD Large 4 bedroom home - ensuite with luxury bath Separate TV lounge, study and laundry Internal access double garage Electronic security gates and alarm system Op Opawa river boundary, offers extra living space and landscaping optionsWeb Ref No: MB233Contact Pauline Earle: 03 572 9939 or 027 825 1777

Open Home: Sunday 2.30-3.00pmGood Deal Real Estate Ltd (Licensed REAA 2008) A Member Of Green Door Real Estate

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SUNNY, CENTRAL TOWNHOUSE Currently vacant, sunny and private townhouse Three good sized bedrooms Recently renovated kitchen and new carpet throughout Easy care section in a central location Great rental or retirement option Don Don’t wait to view - It won’t be empty for long!

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OPEN HOME: SUNDAY 3.30-4.00pmGood Deal Real Estate (Licensed REAA 2008) A Member Of Green Door Real Estate

55a Weld Street, Blenheim $269,000

Renwick ARms countRy club

The Renwick Arms Country Club would like to take this opportunity to thank the following sponsors for there generous sponsorship off our Annual Fishing Competition held over Labour Week-end. Finfishing Charters, Marlborough Hinting & Fishing, The Rock FM, J.L Trucking, Rosmore Contracting Ltd, Kaituna Quarry Family Trust, Manhat-tan Café, HR Engineering, Express Home Kill, Just Tag it with Embroidery, Grove Rd Super Liquor, NZ Breweries, Bait Marlborough, Renwick Takeaways, Argosy Restaurant Bar & Café, Harvey Norman Furniture & Bedding, Sounds Engineering, Basis, McDonalds Fam-ily Restaurant, Giesens Wines, Guthe-rie Bowron, Meaters of Marlborough, DB Breweries, Bryant Earthworks Ltd, Renwick Dairy, Cork & Keg Wood-bourne Tavern, Murry’s Barn, Hunt Automotive and The Sun Newspaper for their media coverage both before and after the event. Without the above sponsors and the 97 contestants that entered it would be impossible to run such a successful fishing competition. Thank you all very much.Allan Fergusson (Ferg)ManagerRenwick Arms Country Club

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Would you like the opportunity to be the best you can be, really make a difference and have a great time doing it?  At Lion, our success comes from Great People and Great Brands.  We are one of New Zea-land's leading alcoholic beverage companies with great brands for many occasions. We now have an opportunity for an experienced Machinery Operator Leader to join the team at our Wither Hills vineyards in Blenheim.  With a focus on Leadership, this person will be responsible for the day to day management of all facets of vineyard machinery operations. This is a hands on role which would suit someone with machine harvesting experience and a broad range of skills. Key responsibilities involve: 

• Lead and manage machinery operations • Develop strategic long and short term business plans in line with team leaders goals • Prepare reports to leader • Maintain machinery data base to highest standards • Manage direct reports in line with the company's people processes • Manage work action plans to highest standard • Constantly develop initiatives to improve efficiencies

To be successful in this role you will have: • Proven experience leading a team • Ability to trouble shoot a range of areas within the business • Competency in computer systems including Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) • Ability to deliver clear strategy to machinery operations team • Experience in vineyard machinery operation • Experience in the organic growing of crops (preferred) • A Growsafe Certificate and/or a Farmsafe Certificate 

If you have the skills and experience necessary to be successful in this role, we look forward to receiving your application via this link: www.lioncocareers.com or email [email protected].

Applications close 7th November

Machinery Operator Leader

We are seeking a Linehaul Driver for a Picton to Christchurch return

day shift run. This is a full-time position.

Applications should be experienced in the use of truck and trailer

and B-train combinations.The successful applicants will need to

hold a forklift Licence/Certificate and be certified to handle dangerous goods.

If you are keen for variety and want to join a busy and well established company,

then call Barry on (0274 323 610) or email your CV for consideration to:

[email protected]

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Store ManagerBed Bath and Beyond is a dynamic nationwide retail chain

specialising in homewares including linen, bathroom, lounge & dining and kitchenware. We offer an exciting

work environment and strive to provide uncompromising customer service standards.

We are seeking an experienced Retail Store Manager who is self driven and able to motivate and lead the

team at our Blenheim store.

If you have proven Retail Store Manager experience, exceptional planning and merchandising skills along with a

passion to inspire both customers and staff alike then we want to hear from you. Flexibility is a must as hours

are 30-35 per week rostered over a 7 day basis.

Blenheim

Email CV and cover letter to: [email protected] or post to

PO Box 72 347 Papakura, Attention Hayley

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Desirable Springlands Location• Lovely 2 level Masterbuilt award home

designed for maximum sun.• Immaculate condition throughout, 3 double

bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.• Internal access garage/integrated carport.• Private paved driveway to quiet rear section.• Peaceful outlook over bordering reserve.• Well insulated. Log fire and heatpump.• Private attractive outdoor living and gardens.• Close to shops, schools, park, golf and tennis.Open Home - 56a Mclauchlan Street

Sunday 28th, 2pm - 3pm

$319,000 (neg)

Phone 03 578 6833 Mobile 027 356 6870

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OPEN HOME - 18A Bythell StreetSUNDAY 11am - 12 noon

$389,000

OPEN HOME - 18a Bythell StSUNDAY 11am -12noon.(Picture of house)

• Brand new 171m2 townhouse• 3bedroom• Master with ensure and WIR• Open plan living• Double garage• Underfloor insulation• Fully landscaped

$389,000Phone Tanya 027 7465151

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• Brandnew171m2townhouse•Doublegarage• 3bedrooms•Underfloorinsulation• MasterwithensuiteandWIR•Fullylandscaped• Openplanliving

for saleACCORDIONS want-ed, all types. Button and Piano, good prices. Phone Andrew 0800 555 747.

GREEN tubular bunks $200. Broil King B.B.Q near new $1000. Retail $2099 Phone 578 9706

for sale

Staff WantedTavern Cook

4-6 shifts per week – Evening and weekend workApproximately 15 Hours and on callYou must be able to work fast, efficiently and in a clean & tidy manner. We are looking for consistency in food prepara-tion, presentation and kitchen standards. Full training will be given.Immediate start.Full job description will be available at interview.

Please apply to Woodbourne Tavern call 03 572 8007 or

email [email protected]

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HAYNES, Jeanette Katherine (nee Boyer): Passed away, peacefully, at Hospice Marlborough on Tuesday October 23, 2012. Aged 69 years. Much loved mother and best friend of Owen, dearly loved wife of the late Darrel. “I will never forget you Mum”. Messages to c/- 1 The Wil-lows, Blenheim 7201. By request garden flowers only, or donations 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 Jeanette will be held at the Mayfield Chapel, cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets, at 11am Saturday October 27, followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

HAYNES, Jeanette Katherine: Beloved daughter of the late Marge and Stan Boyer, and loved sister of the late Marie Hughes. Dearest Jeanette, your courage and strength have been inspirational, you have fought the good fight and now take the rest you so well have earned. From your loving family, your son Owen, nephew Greg, cousins Den-is, Patricia, Leanna, and Amanda.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

HAYNES, Jeanette Katherine: 23.10.2012. After a long, long illness Jeanette decided on 23 October 2012 that enough was enough. Today she said goodbye to her beloved son Owen, and says hello to her late husband Darrel. She will be sadly missed by the whole Haynes family.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN FDANZ 03 578 4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

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Halloween was influenced by the ancient Roman festival Pomona, which celebrated the harvest goddess of the same name. Many Halloween customs and games that feature apples (such as bobbing for apples) and nuts date from this time. In fact, in the past, Halloween has been called San-Apple Night and Nutcrack Night.

Halloween is thought to have originated around 4000 B.C., which means Halloween has been around for over 6,000 years.

In 1970, a five-year-old boy Kevin Toston allegedly ate Halloween candy laced with heroin. Investigators later discovered the heroin belonged to the boy’s uncle and was not intended for a Halloween candy

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19SunThe Friday October 26, 2012 sport

All Blacks lock Ali Williams has come through a fitness test and is a definite starter for Auckland in the NPC Premiership final against Canterbury tomorrow. Williams was forced to miss last weekend’s semifinal win over Wellington due to a pinched disc in his back which caused some numbness to his legs.

Blenheim Olympic TKD are hosting the 2012 Top of the South Taekwondo competition at Stadium 2000 this weekend with more than 150 competitiors already expected.

Doors open at 9am on Saturday.

golf tournamentThe Clubs of Marlborough golf

section is hosting a two day com-petition at the Blenheim Golf Club this weekend playing for the Martin Hartigan Troiphy, an event that has been held for 30 years between Blenheim and Nelson golfers.A field of 36 men and 16 women will con-test the event. Tee-off on Saturday is 11.am and 8.30am on Sunday.

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The return of their All Blacks duo and a front-row reshuffle are the features of Otago’s team named today to take on Counties in the provincial championship final in Pukekohe.

As expected, Ben Smith returns from national duties to take the fullback spot off the unlucky Tony Ensor and Tamati Ellison likewise slots in to Tony Brown’s midfield, sending Jayden Spence to the bench.

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Moston Wadsworth once again proved why he is king of the track, securing a de-finitive victory at the Marlborough Mo-tocross Championships at Wadsworth MX Park, Northbank at the weekend.

Wadsworth won all five races in the 45-plus class at the competition, follwed closely by Keith Purdon in second, Mark Terry in fourth, Mike Holland in sixth and Doug Godsiff seventh.

Ross Davis took out third in the 35-44 years veterans class.

Joel Madsen-Clarke took out fourth in the 8-11 years 85cc class.

George Holland was third in the 12-16 years 85cc class.

In the 12-16 years 125/250cc class Myles Grinter was sixth, Isaac Godsiff seventh, and Adrian Tennant eighth.

Jack Dalton took out fifth in the Junior Feature, while Grinter placed seventh.

In the MX2 senior class Evan Wadsworth was third, Andrew Rudd

fifth, Bradleigh Wadsworth sixth, Sam Neal sev-enth, and Henry Evans ninth.

Evans was also fourth in the Sen-ior Feature, while Neal took fifth, Rudd sixth, Evan Wadsworth ninth, and Bradleigh Wadsworth tenth.

The enduro class saw Jackson Sim-mons win all five races in the Enduro class, with Tom Matthews in fourth, and Mike Holland and Ross Davis in fifth and sixth respectively.

Evan Wadsworth also took third in the MX1 riders event, while Rudd came fourth.

In fifth and sixth respectively was Bjorn Cowdrey and Daniel Woolley.

By Chris Tobin The wool will be flying at

Woodbourne in a couple of weeks.

Richard Marlow of the Woodbourne Tavern has ar-ranged for a speed shearing competition to be held in the hotel on November 9, the first day of the A & P show.

“I’m an ex-farmer and it’s been at the back of my mind to do this so I got in touch with the right person,” he said.

Speed shearers compete on a circuit further south and Marlow said the Royal Hotel ran a competition in Blenheim seven or eight years ago.

“We’ll build a platform in

the hotel and they’ll just be shearing the fleece up against the clock.”

An open grade and senior grade will be contested as well as a teams event.

Each grade will have five finalists and prizemoney will go to the first three.

“The good shearers will get down to 18 or 19 seconds,” said Marlow.

At this stage he did not know how many shearers would turn up for the event.

It will be entry on the day. The sheep are being supplied by Chris Jones of Waihopai Valley.

Shearing begins at 7pm, entry is free.

sports

Lance Armstrong has crashed and burned and had his seven Tour de France titles stripped from him.

Since the furore erupted he has remained mostly silent and no doubt he still has a coterie of loyal supporters who will go to their graves believing in his innocence.

Yet there is enough evidence out there to show his deception was monumental.

And it has been a disaster for cycling. In recent days a war of words has erupted between the the International Cycling Union, the cycling organisation that runs the sport, and the United States Anti-Doping Agency. The latter wants a full investigation into professional cycling which is the last thing the UCI would want. Lift the lid and I’m sure they’d find a lot more.

You can feel a certain sympathy for

Armstrong. He got himself caught up in the ‘success at any cost’ mindset.

I think too that he and other drug cheats appease their conscience when taking banned substances with the view, that, ‘well my competitors are taking stuff, and the only difference is the stuff I’m taking is a little more dodgy.’

Thirty years ago most top athletes and sports people got by on three square meals a day. That hasn’t been the case for many years.

These days top athletes take supplements, sometimes called sports food or nutrition supplements, and their use is generally approved by all high action sports.

Here in New Zealand, the NZ Olympic Committee had a deal with a company called Integria, until it was scuppered, which

provided $400 of free supplements to each athlete once a month.

There are ‘nutrition products’ like creatine, which most have heard of, that can convert a skinny rugby wing into a bulked up beast.

Like other supplements or sports ‘foods’ it’s legal and widely used by rugby and league players, powerlifters, boxers, track and field athletes as well as others.

Sports journalists and the people who run sport avoid this touchy, almost taboo topic of supplementation.

But it has blurred the whole issue of what is a sports enhancer and what isn’t, and what should be allowed and what shouldn’t.

It has also provided a tempting slippery slope that can end up producing drug cheats like Lance Armstrong who feel almost justified in what they are doing.

The Tasman Makos ended their season last weekend with a NPC semifinal loss aga inst Otago but they improved markedly from 2011 and were certainly an entertaining outfit to watch.

Shame about that narrow Ranfurly Shield defeat to Taranaki.

And I see Sonny Bill Williams is taking on South African Francois Botha in the boxing ring next month.

Botha has mixed it with the big guys but he is fat, old (44) and long past his best.

I’m still waiting for Williams to take on a genuine professional at or near the peak of their powers.

The touchy topic of supplementationchris tobin

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Wadsworth king of the track

Speed shearers for Woodbourne

Jackson Simmons came second in the national 125cc class.

Yvette Hagen was second

in the ladies class, Stacey Cleaver third, and Kris Morris fourth.

Yvette hagen

moston wadsworth tearing up the track at the new Zea-land Veterans & womens mX champs. Photo by Ian Gilbert.

Malborough racegoers will be able to follow the chances of one leading contender from the area at the Kaikoura Trotting Cup meeting at Kaikoura on Monday.

Elzu Attack which is owned and trained in Blenheim by Alan Shutkowski will race the Kaikoura Waste Services Mobile Pace over 1900 metres, which is race six at 2.55pm.

The horse was a last start winner at a Blenheim meeting last winter and ran strongly in a trial at Waterlea on Saturday when it led all the way and was only run down by a better performer from Nelson. Jass will start in another race at Kaikoura.

A large number of Marlborough

Kaikoura Cup on Monday

elsu attack winning at waterlea raceway earlier this year on June 17 . elsu attack will start in racesix at kaikoura on monday.elsu attack is locally trained by alan Shutkowski and will be Blenheim's only starter at kaikoura.racing enthusiasts taking advantage of Anniversary Day is expected to make the trip south for the popular Kaikoura Cup meeting.

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