TE AWAMUTU COURIER, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 Homes of All Shapes, Sizes Gearing up for the Summer Sport Season? at Te Awamutu Home Expo
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REAL ESTATE BUYING, SELLING OR MARKET APPRAISALS Contact: Garry Maughan Ph: 871 7247 or 0274 725 602 WAIPA PROPERTY LINK LICENSED REAA 2008 [email protected] MREINZ Published Tuesday and Thursday THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 7672602AA Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY Dad who makes huge difference Scholarship for women Foster parents giving children back their childhood Local women currently studying or enrolling for study BY GRANT JOHNSTON during 2011 are invited to apply for the Altrusa There wouldn’t be many Vocational Scholarship. fathers who get more ‘Happy The scholarship assists Father’s Day’ messages than Chris Leonard of Te Awamutu. women who are passionate Mr Leonard and his wife Ruth about achieving their goals have been so successful in their through education with a role as foster carers that they are contribution of up to $2500 regarded by Waikato and Bay of towards their tertiary fees. Plenty Children, Youth and Fam- Applications are available ily as ‘ambassadors’. from Kathy Weir During their 21 years as foster ([email protected]) or ph 871 parents, the couple have cared for 8107 or go to 30 children, as well as their own www.teawamutu.net/altrusa four children. They also provide Entries close September 30. short term respite care. ‘‘The (mobile) phone will go Netball action crazy on Sunday with ‘Happy The Trust Waikato netball Father’s Day, dad’ texts,’’ Mr team will be playing two home Leonard says. games at the Trust Waikato Te Why do they do it? ‘‘We love Awamutu Events Centre. looking after children. It keeps us The first Lion Foundation young,’’ Mrs Leonard says. National Championship game ‘‘It gives us satisfaction to know that we have helped those is on Sunday against North children,’’ Mr Leonard says. and the second on September ‘‘They have seen the bad side of 19 is against Bay of Plenty. life, and they are just young, and Both games begin at 11am. they shouldn’t have,’’ he adds. ‘‘We want to help them under- Film challenge stand that that is not what life is The fourth ‘The Outlook for all about. Someday’ sustainability film ‘‘We want to break the cycle of challenge offers wannabe film violence and to educate them.’’ TC020910GJ01 makers the opportunity to Their first foster child was a CHRIS LEONARD gives adopted children Dawn and Levi a push on the swings in Memorial Park. showcase their talent. 13-year-old girl with special needs Anyone aged up to 24 can who knew the couple through for a seven-year-old boy and eight- ‘‘One boy kept coming back This is a free service and no- enter, either individually or as a other foster carers and nominated year-old girl. Their home is until he was 23.’’ one is turned away. team. The challenge is to make that she wanted to stay with them. always full of children. As well as being foster parents, If you are interested in being a a short sustainability-related They are currently caring for ‘‘When the kids have left our for the past four years they have foster parent for Child, Youth or film. It can be any genre, filmed nine-year-old twins, along with care, depending on the circum- tutored primary school children Family, or could offer a child a with any camera and any two children they have adopted stances, they often come around to after school who are struggling home for life, contact Hamilton length up to five minutes. (nine-year-old Dawn and 10-year- see how ‘Mum and Dad’ are with reading and writing, with a social worker Felicity Baillie on Winning films will be broadcast old Levi) and provide respite care getting on,’’ Mr Leonard says. current ‘roll’ of nine. 07 957 1234. by TVNZ 6 on Freeview and SKY Television. Full details, including entry form are available on Council hauls annual budget into blue www.theoutlookforsomeday.n- et. Top KK gardens Projects put on hold as interest, development income drops Kihikihi gardeners have jut over seven weeks to spruce up Waipa District Council has A sharp reduction in interest those that are dependent on carried out during the year. their properties for the annual ended its 2009/10 financial year rates reduced the amount of funding from reserve and develop- The values of Council’s net Kihikihi Rotary Club garden with a $2.4 Million operating sur- investment income received. ment contributions like assets increased by $39 Million competition. plus despite significant impacts Higher depreciation charges improvements to water storage with the majority of the increase The annual event is once from the global economic crisis. following the revaluation of land, capacity and the development of coming from the revaluation. again sponsored by Ngaroto District growth slowed dram- building and road network assets community parks. Borrowings increased $6 Nurseries, with prizewinners atically during the year, reducing in the 2008/09 year also impacted Council spent only $25 Million Million to $31 Million – nearly $4 collecting garden vouchers. the income received from reserve negatively on the end-of-year of a $32 Million budgeted capital Million less than had been Gardens will be judged as and development contributions result. works programme by deferring budgeted for the year. seen from the road during the (down 51% from budgeted) as well In response to testing economic some key projects. Copies of the Annual Report, week of October 25-29. as fees from planning and build- conditions during the year, Coun- Payroll costs were reduced by and a summary of the Annual ing consents (down 15% from cil slowed work on a number of nearly $1 Million following an Report, are available from Coun- budgeted). planned projects, particularly organisational restructure cil offices. Present this voucher when you buy a coffee and receive another of equal or lesser value FOR FREE One voucher per customer per visit to Te Awamutu McDonalds. Valid until 15/09/2010. 7672613AA 2 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 Homes of all shapes, sizes Gearing up for the summer sport season? at Te Awamutu Home Expo Our SUMMER SPORTS feature publishes BY GRANT JOHNSTON Tuesday September 14th 2010 This year’s Te Awamutu Home Expo on September 11 Clubs! Need a membership drive or just want to let will be even bigger and better people know how GREAT your club really is? than last year’s. Call Dorinda on 871 5151 to discuss advertising in this feature In 2009 the event involved 38 exhibiters, showcasing a huge range of property related businesses and services. It attracted hundreds of visitors and saw $15,000 raised for cystic fibrosis. 7681108AA One of many feature attractions at this year’s event will be the auction of an impressive playhouse, which is valued at $2,500. It will assist with this year’s ambitious aim by organisers, LJ Hooker Te Awamutu, to raise $20,000 for cystic fibro- sis. The playhouse will be auctioned with no reserve at 1pm at the Home Expo on Saturday week. LJ Hooker is happy to take absentee bidders — just contact an LJ Hooker agent prior to auction. There will be close to 50 exhibitors at this year’s event — once again being held at Te Awamutu Events Centre. TC020910SP2 There will be a feature on PLAYHOUSE to be auctioned at Te Awamutu Home Expo to raise funds for cystic fibrosis. Te Awamutu Home Expo pub- Rico Naera checks out the interior of the playhouse, while also pictured are, from left: Tony lished in next Thursday’s Naera (Wooden Tents) and LJ Hooker staff members Tanya Hollobon, Jeannie Hermsen, Julie Courier. Hughes and Ian Jones. Country Cafe´s of Waikato Art festival heralds 7672535AA come to life in new book spring at Kawhia Country Cafe´s, a book able to meet the author, enjoy launched last month as a guide to morning tea and be in to win a Kawhia Art Group will be hosting its third Spring Enjoy your drinks rural Waikato cafe´s, features a spot prize. Copies of the book will Fling Art Festival this weekend. number of cafe´s in and around Te be available for sale and signing Art will be exhibited for sale in venues throughout Awamutu. by the author (RRP $24.95). the town on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm, But there are also a number RSVP is essential to reserve including at Kawhia Museum and the old Anglican with Purewater! who missed out and likely to your seat — email Church, as well as at Oparau Roadhouse. feature in a future edition. [email protected] Trail maps will be available at Oparau and in the Install a water fi lter now and Author Julie Walsh says the or phone 0800 111 866. Kawhia township itself. book is aimed at Waikato resi- One attendee will win a spot The Spring Fling Art Festival presents a great drink to good health! dents — to inform them of hos- prize, which is a gift wrapped opportunity to see a large number of quality pieces of Filter Replacement pitality businesses in the rural package including a copy of the art on a trail within the confines of the small, seaside areas and to encourage them to book, packet of Red Cherry Coffee, town. Countertop & Underbench Units get out and about and explore bottle of blueberry juice and bottle Kawhia Art Group is tutored by Dr Carole their own ‘backyard’. of Vilagrad wine. Shepheard who will also be exhibiting some of her own Whole House Systems ‘‘As well as providing them The Courier has a matching work.