Connection Community Guide … No 14 December 2019 – January 2020

Sunday, 1 December Wednesday , 11 December Swap Shop, 2.30—4 pm Monday, 2 December Owaka Plunket Coffee Morning Last day open until Monday 6 January Ramblers Walking Group 10.am-midday Plunket rooms Saturday, 21 December 10 am Owaka Garden Club and Catlins Owaka Golf Club, tee Off, 1pm Tuesday, 3 December Historical Society Tree Planting in Sunday, 22 December Owaka Craft Group, 1.30-4pm Memory of Mavis Davidson in the Owaka Yacht Club Hook Trophy Catlins Search and Rescue Museum Grounds 12 midday Meeting 7.30 pm 6.30 pm, Followed by Christmas Carols and Sup- Monday, 23 December Owaka Going Forward per at the Community Centre Supper room Tuesday, 24 December 7.30 pm, Catlins Inn Board Room South (Owaka) Pony Club Christmas Eve Wednesday, 4 December McGill’s Farm, Newhaven, 4.pm Christmas Eve Carol Service at ‘Our Hut’ Owaka Plunket Coffee Morning Owaka Bowling Club, 6.30pm at 8 pm 10.am-midday Plunket rooms Thursday, 12 December Wednesday, 25 December (Owaka) Pony Club McGill’s Farm, Newhaven, 4.pm The Catlins Area School Term 4 Ends Christmas Day Owaka Bowling Club, 6.30pm Owaka Library Book Club Christmas Service at Owaka Grace The Catlins Area School Pet Day, 12 noon 2.pm at the Owaka Library Presbyterian Church Thursday, 5 December Owaka Play Centre 10 am (next to Owaka Motors) Owaka Play Centre, 9.15-12.30 pm 9.15-12.30 pm (Reconvenes in February) Owaka Community Christmas Dinner Owaka Golf Club Owaka Golf Club 6.30 pm (see ad) Twilight Golf, 6.pm, $5 Twilight Golf, 6.pm, $5 Owaka Euchre Club Thursday , 26 December Friday, 13 December Catlins Inn Lounge, 1pm Boxing Day Saturday 14 December Friday 6 December Friday, 27 December Owaka Golf Club Earthlore Christmas Shopping Night Saturday, 28 December Tee Off, 1pm 4-7 pm, Owaka Golf Club Catlins Senior Citizens, 1.30 pm Sunday, 15 December 1pm, tee off Owaka Patchwork Group Saturday 7 December Sunday, 29 December Owaka Golf Club, Tee Off, 1pm 9.30 am-4pm, Supper Room Owaka Outdoor Bowling Club Tahakopa Christmas Festival Owaka Community Centre Optional Triples Tournament, 1.00pm Tahakopa Hall, 10am –4pm Puketiro Gun Club Balclutha Santa Parade, 1 pm 12midday Monday 30 December Owaka Yacht Club Regatta, (see ad) Monday, 16 December Tuesday 31 December Sunday 8 December Owaka Lions Club New Years Eve Tahakopa Fellowship 6.30pm, Community Centre Supper Room Celebrations Meets at Tahakopa Hall, 10.30 am Tuesday, 17 December 6pm start (see ad) (Combined Service with Owaka churches) fol- Carnival lowed by a shared lunch. Wednesday, 18 December Tahakopa Christmas Festival South Otago (Owaka) Pony Club 12 midday start (see ad) Tahakopa Hall, 10am –4pm McGill’s Farm, Newhaven, 4.pm Owaka Yacht Club Regatta, See( ad) Owaka Plunket Coffee Morning Monday, 9 December 10.am-midday From The Owaka Going Catlins Coast Inc Owaka Bowling Club, 6.30pm 7pm, Papatowai Fire Station Thursday , 19 December Forward Team Kaka Point Ramblers Walking Group, 10am Owaka Golf Club Tuesday, 10 December Twilight Golf, 6.pm, $5 Catlins Promotions, Friday, 20 December At St John’s Rooms, 7.30 pm Catlins Senior Citizens, 1.30 pm

December Calendar is kindly sponsored by Catlins Area Motel Tony and Tessa Morrison, Owaka 03 4158821 or [email protected] Tuesday, 21 January Owaka Four Square Wednesday, 22 January Owaka Bowling Club, 6.30pm Supermarket Owaka Plunket Coffee Morning Open 7.30 am—7 pm everyday. 10—12 pm Owaka Plunket Rooms Closed Christmas Day Thursday ,23 January Wednesday, 1 January Phone: 03 4158201 New Year’s Day Owaka Golf Club Thursday, 2 January Twilight Golf, 6.pm, $5 Owaka Golf Club Friday 24 January Twilight Golf, 6.pm, $5 Catlins Senior Citizens, 1.30 pm Bake House Takeaways Saturday, 25 January Friday, 3 January Our opening hours from December are: Saturday, 4 January Edendale Crank-Up Day Monday Closed Owaka Golf Club Owaka Golf Club, Tee Off, 1pm Tuesday to Thursday 11am to 7:30pm Tee Off, 1pm Sunday, 26 January Friday and Saturday 11am to 8pm Sunday, 5 January Owaka Patchwork Group Sunday 11am to 7:30pm Owaka Museum Heritage Tour 9.30 am- - 4pm, Supper Room Phone/Text Orders: 027 2679839 1.pm (see Advert) Owaka Community Centre Monday, 6 January Edendale Crank-Up Day Owaka Swap Shop re-opens Puketiro Gun Club, Midday start LumberJack Bar and Café 12 –1 pm Monday, 27 January Tuesday, 7 January Kaka Point Ramblers Walking Group Hours from 1 Dec-7 Jan Wednesday, 8 January 10 am Closed: Christmas Day and New Years Tuesday, 28 January Owaka Bowling Club, 6.30pm Day Owaka Plunket Coffee Morning Wednesday, 29 January 10—12 pm Owaka Plunket Rooms Owaka Plunket Coffee Morning Lunch: Mon, Thur- Sun 11.30 am-2 pm Thursday, 9 January Owaka Bowling Club, 6.30pm Dinner: Mon, Thurs- Sun 6-7.30 pm (last Owaka Golf Club Thursday, 30 January seating for dinner) Twilight Golf, 6.pm, $5 Owaka Golf Club, Twilight Golf, 6.pm, $5 Closed Tues and Wed Friday, 10 January Friday, 31 January ———————- Catlins Senior Citizens, 1.30 pm The Catlins Area School Hours from 8 January 2020 Saturday, 11 January School restarts for 2020, Seniors only. Kaka Point Annual Beach Market Day The rest of the students start on Lunch: Mon, Thur-Sun, 11.30am-2pm 9.30am—2 pm (See ad) Monday 3 February. Dinner: Mon, Wed, Thurs - Sun, 6pm-8 Owaka Lions Golf Tournament pm: Fri, Sat 6-8.30 pm Morning and Afternoon tee offs Sunday, 12 January Owaka Food Guide Closed Tuesdays Monday, 13 January Tahatika Coffee Traders ———————- Tuesday, 14 January Customers are advised to book Wednesday, 15 January For great coffee and hot drinks especially for dinner. Phone 03 4158747 Owaka Plunket Coffee Morning 10—12 pm Owaka Plunket Rooms Open at other times by arrangement Owaka Bowling Club, 6.30pm Thursday, 16 January Catlins Café

Owaka Golf Club Café Food and Takeaways Twilight Golf, 6.pm, $5 1-24 December Catlins Inn Friday, 17 January Saturday, 18 January Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, 9am—4pm Restaurant, Bar Food, and Takeaways Owaka Golf Club, Tee Off, 1pm Fri, Sat, 8am—7 pm Open every day, 12 midday—9 pm Sunday, 19 January Sun 8 am –4 pm Takeaways until 7.30 pm daily. Monday, 20 January After Christmas Closed Christmas Day Owaka Lions Club Every week day 7 am– 5 pm Working Bee at Richard Kerr’s Phone: 03 4158350 1.00pm, BBQ Meeting follows Weekends 7 am—7 pm (approx) Kaka Point Ramblers Walking Group Phone 03 4158020 10 am

January Calendar is kindly sponsored by

Graeme and Barbara King Settlement Hill, Owaka Owaka Heated Swimming Pool 2019 / 2020 Season Open 7 days a week to key holders. Please note there are no public supervised sessions Season Keys Available Family key -$100 Individual Adult (over 18 years) $80 Individual Super Card Holder—$50 Visitor Admission - $3 adult $2 child (with key holder only) Casual key users -$50 but $30 refund when returned within 7 days. Immediate family use only Keys available from Tahatika Coffee Traders, Pounawea Motor Camp, Catlins Health and Gift shop.

Owaka Museum Exhibitions

Glimpses in Mixed Media By Fergus Sutherland Papatowai New Year’s Eve 18 December—28 January “Fergus uses water colour, pastel, acrylic paint Beach Carnival and Big Dig and photography to give glimpses of creatures and places he loves” Carnival at 12 midday , BBQ lunch, ********* Big Dig at 2.pm , Photography Mini Exhibition Catlins Landscapes By Debby Willocks Lucky Dips, Chocolate wheel, Races, 1 December—17 January Competitions Bonfire and Fireworks from 10 pm (weather permitting) Catlins Medical Centre 29 Main Road, Owaka 03 4158006 Christmas and New Year Information

Closed 25, 26, 27 December

Closed 1, 2, 3 January

After Hours phone 03 4158006

(calls will be diverted to Clutha Health First, Balclutha) Owaka Museum Heritage Tour The Catlins Railway History Tawanui to Tahakopa Sunday 5 January 2020, 1 pm Meet at the Owaka Museum For bookings phone: L Ibbotson, 4158889 Or the Museum, 4158323

Earthlore Christmas Shopping The Owaka Combined Sports Bodies Night Would like to thank Glen Thomson Contracting Friday 6 December, 4pm to 7 pm for making the baleage on the sports ground Free entry to the grounds and to WE Perrin’s Transport for their cartage Earth-Friendly Giftware and Art Work assistance. The baleage pays for the rates of our Earthlore Wildlife Gardens sports ground. 129 Hinahina Road, Owaka, Phone 03 4158455

The Catlins Connection is published monthly. Information or events from all Catlins organizations must be submitted before the 20th of each month to Glenda or Helen-May. Glenda Landreth, 03 4158 119 or 027 2736314, [email protected] Helen-May Burgess, 03 4158259 or 027 4384538, [email protected] Christmas Eve Carol Service Our Hut, Tahakopa 8 pm ************ Christmas Day Service Owaka Grace Church (next to Owaka Motors) 10am All Welcome

Christmas Festival Tahakopa Hall 7 & 8 December 10 –4.00 pm daily