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CourierTe Awamutu Published Tuesday & Thursday THURSDAYTHURSDAY, JANUARY MAY 10, 19, 2012 2012 YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR OVER 100 YEARS CIRCULATED FREE TO 12,109 HOMES THROUGHOUT TE AWAMUTU AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. EXTRA COPIES 40c. 8697580AA BRIEFLY Stable mates riding high Step into marching If you’ve ever wanted to try marching, here’s your chance. Te Awamutu’s Rochdale Marching Club in conjucntion with Marching Waikato is staging free learn to march lessons on Tuesday evenings (5.30pm — 7pm). Anyone from age seven upwards is invited to come along to learn some of the basic skills of marching. If you are interested in marching as a competitor, a coach or a judge, contact Deborah Reid (ph 870 2234). Books wanted Sort out your books for the Rotary Book Fair, June 8-10. They can be left at Paper Plus, Shell Service Station (Z) Sloane St, and Mitre 10 Megacentre. For collection: phone Chris 027 294 6562, Elizabeth 027 5499432 or Laurel 027 6183345. Proceeds go to finishing the children’s playground at Pioneer Park beside the Events Centre and also towards surgical operations performed in the Pacific by New Zealand medical staff who give their time and expertise without charge. Inspiring speaker Kingsley Field is in demand as a speaker. After dairy farming in the Otorohanga area, Kingsley had many other jobs, before ‘falling into journalism.’ TC100512CT01 He writes regular columns PRIDE AND JOY: Owner Noel Wyllie (left) with his champion steeplechaser Climbing High and trainers Bill and Mark Weal. for the Waikato Times including an outdoors column By PHILLIP QUAY The outstanding jumper added ‘‘He has loved the jumping makes it very enjoyable. and one on cooking for older In association with Brown, Pennell to his record with another fine win game from day one and is a ‘‘Interestingly, most of the men. in the Ken and Roger Browne natural at it. same faces are still there and it’s He is interested in keeping Top steeplechaser Climbing Memorial Steeplechase at Te Rapa ‘‘He goes well on the better good to catch up with them.’’ senior people alert and active High is helping to maintain a close last Saturday and will start fav- ground at Te Rapa. He has to carry The Weal family has trained in their community. friendship between two Te Awa- ourite in the Waikato Steeplechase big weights these days but then many high-class gallopers over the Kingsley will be speaking mutu men. on the same course on Saturday again you would expect that. years. at the Te Awamutu Former trainer Bill Weal and week. ‘‘After the Waikato Steeple- Bill Weal’s big moment as an Continuing Education retired farmer Noel Wyllie, both Climbing High slipped and fell chase he will probably go towards owner and trainer came when he Group’s meeting on well into their 80s, have known in the Waikato Steeplechase last the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase saddled up 1978 Auckland Cup Wednesday May 16. each other for many years through year but was successful in the race again.’’ winner Stylemaster. For more information see their mutual passion for horse the year before. Weal only has one horse in Other top-class gallopers pre- advertisement in today’s racing. Weal’s son, Te Awamutu work these days and enjoys his pared by the Weals’ stable have Courier. Weal and members of his fam- trainer Mark Weal, says that days at the races. included Group One Railway ily lease 11-year-old Climbing Climbing High is a natural jump- ‘‘It’s a bit of a novelty for me to Handicap winner Ardee One, High from Wyllie. er. go to the races these days which Rationale, Raffrachir and Crojack. 8697801AA DX100 100hp Perkins Oil clutch Climate air & fridge I Fantastic value @ $67,990 + GST Includes loader 3rd service 2.1 mtr bucket 8698048AA Mike Whitburn: 0274 824 614 07 846 5554 Murray Barclay: 0274 753 690 07 872 1964 2 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Te Awamutu Team-up Courier Cost of the Methuselah effect CONTACTS boost for I would like to complain This to me is grossly unfair any special benefits. about the double standards being and I think council’s attitude is I do have a lady come in for MANAGER set by Waipa District Council. odorous. two hours per week and have a leaders Alan Price On December 26, 2011 I moved I am in my late 80s, a St John Medical Alarm so e: [email protected] into a bedsitting room owned by Returned Service Man 661732 5th should not clutter up the the council. The rent of $99 was Field Engineers, on a full war bedsitter with my corpse. The Waikato Institute for agreed to, it has been paid pension, with 100 per cent dis- I’ve been told that these Leisure and Sport Studies EDITOR regularly by direct debit. ability. I am a member of the units have paid for them- (WILSS) and KiwiSport Wai- Dean Taylor I have just received a letter Blind Institute (not totally blind, selves four times over, also kato have teamed up to e: [email protected] from council saying the rent was but almost). that a man named Methuselah develop, support and provide going up by $9 per week. I can’t see what I write, and lived here; could this be why opportunities for young After discussions with other can’t read what I write. I write by I‘m paying more and the rent leaders in the Waipa com- REPORTERS tenants at Palmer Street, I find I memory and have extreme diffi- is going up again? munity. Cathy Asplin was paying $10 per week more, culty trying to read. Since I’ve IAN B GOODLET Te Awamutu College e: [email protected] that’s $520 a year more than been here I have been self suf- students who join the others are for the same size unit. ficient and have not requested ■ Council respond, Page 6. KiwiSport Leadership Pro- Colin Thorsen gramme will work towards e: [email protected] their KiwiSport Leader Award. ADVERTISING Use power to stop velodrome They will receive leader- ship training through Dorinda Courtney As the Home of Cycling won’t making a total of $22.2m. will make money. Who is going WILSS, as well as gain practi- e: [email protected] give a public financial state- By the way the interest to underwrite the velodrome? cal leadership experience by ment, I will give you one repayment on $3.5m is about Will it fall back on the rate- linking with KiwiSport Julie Jackson instead. $180,000 to $200,000 per year — payer? sessions and events in the e: [email protected] The HOC was to present its about $4000 per week. Are councillors that support Waipa district, such as final report to the Waikato Note this interest bill will be the velodrome completely KiwiSport Afterschool and Bookings Regional Council on May 8. This ticking over before there’s an incompetent? I urge you to ring Holiday Programmes also [email protected] has now been extended to a income and don’t forget the final your regional councillor that assisting at other community council staff report on May 24 principal payment which will supports this velodrome — events where volunteers and CLASSIFIEDS followed by a full report to have to be paid one day. people power will stop this infa- student leaders are required. council on May 28. Even if they find the last mous velodrome. This is a fantastic oppor- Tania Cortesi-Western, Rhonda Bird This tells me they are having $6.3m there’s all the other run- We have just forced a rethink tunity for Waipa students Anna-Marie Holmes trouble raising the last $6.3m. ning costs, eg salaries, wages, with an unwanted $15m swim- who would like to gain [email protected] They claim to have $18.7m rates, power etc — some $50,000 ming pool in Cambridge. experience and confidence, plus the right to borrow $3.5m to $60,000 per week. I doubt it MALCOLM HUME develop and expand their LETTERS TO THE EDITOR own knowledge/skills, and put their hand up as a leader We welcome letters - preferably via email. who is making a positive They should be under 300 words and must have Doctors asking too much per visit contribution to their com- the sender’s name, address and phone number. munity. No pseudonyms are accepted and names will In reply to Jenniffer Tilson’s I have just been actually on Hamilton has a system of an only be withheld in special circumstances letter to the editor about the cost Friday to see my doctor and appointment or a drop in clinic, ■ For further information please at the discretion of the editor. Letters are not of a doctor’s visit in Te Awa- asked why they haven’t put a hey maybe you have to wait a contact Belinda Kane (KiwiSport usually acknowledged and may be edited, mutu, I refuse to pay the price clinic out there. little time to see a doctor, but at Leadership Development Officer) 8697567AA they are asking for a visit out That doctor told me they have least you get seen. on 839 9908, 027 508 5508 or abridged or discarded. here. approached a clinic out here and Patients are having to wait [email protected]. I live in Te Awamutu, but I were told no. They have tried days to see a doctor out here.