SScenecene...in your community PRICELESS If we had no winter, the spring would never be as pleasant In memory of Elaine Cameron For professional assistance with: All property transactions Family law Criminal and Civil Principals: Paul Gascoigne • Eric Tanner Estates and Trusts Solicitor: Marja Meeter Employment law 28 Tainui Street, Matamata • Phone 07 888 7049 Resource management law Fax 07 888 5587 • Email [email protected] All business, company and commercial matters ISSUE 408 • 1 September 2020 • Phone 888 4489 • Email: [email protected] • www.sceneonline.co.nz • PRICELESS www.sceneonline.co.nz 12185*(17 Stuff with Caron (148Ζ5Ζ(6 :H DU HF XU UHQWO\ H[ SHULH QFLQ J W +Ζ* +3 +21 (9 2/ 80(6 Z KLFK ZH hy hello and welcome to spring! NQRZ FDQ EH IUX VWUD WLQJ 7 RH DV H Yep, it’s September and I’m more SU HV VX UH DQ GW R DVV LVW ZLWK than a bit excited about that I have to tell you. It won’t be long and the cherry TXLFNH UU HV SRQV HW LPHV trees will be blooming, the roses will be 3/($ 6( (0 $Ζ/ Ζ1 7+ () Ζ567 sprouting and the doldrums of winter will Ζ167$1 &( be behind us. I don’t think there is a pret - tier time of year actually – well, maybe au - tumn but, for someone that’s as OCD as me $// *( 1(5$/ (1 48 Ζ5 Ζ( 6 when it comes to lawns, the carnage of falling leaves is something I can certainly UH FH SWLRQ# PDWPHG FRQ] wait for! Anyhoo, as most of you will be aware, the nationwide Daffodil Day collection took place on Friday and it was so cool 5(3($7 35 (6&5Ζ37Ζ216 to see locals, businesses and schools Pictured from left, Tara, Shenaye and Pam get ‘slimed’ for Daffodil Day. UHSH DWU[#P DWPHG FRQ] get into the spirit of the cause and show their support. Kids dressed up with a gold coin donation, collection stations were 2I WH Q\ RX ZL OO JH WDT XL FNHU UH VSRQVH set up around the town and as we always seem to, the Matamata community got WR DQ HPDLO DV ZH FD QI RUZ DUG sliming began. “We had so much fun” short, I thought about all the amazing into the spirit of the day with huge gen - GLUH FWO\ WR \RX U* 3I RU DF WLRQ laughed Shenaye, “and as well as raising women out there that, on Father’s Day, erosity. One of the coolest initiatives I $1772.10, a last-minute donation took us should celebrate themselves too – (the came across was the efforts of Shenaye, to $2,000 - a fantastic result for our Daf - same goes on Mother’s Day of course for Cameron and the team at Small Steps fodil Day contribution. The kids thought is all the independent dad’s raising their Early Learning Centre. As a novel was hilarious and on behalf of our centre, kids). Lots of parents find themselves in a fundraiser, they had 13 jars set up where I’d like to offer my thanks and appreciation position where they don’t have the sup - families, friends and visitors could pop to everyone who supported us.” What a port of a second parent and let’s face it, it’s a donation in the jar of their favourite cool fundraiser huh – well done to the en - certainly no picnic taking on both roles! So teacher or team member. Then, the person tire team! I hope if you know someone going it alone, with the highest dollar value come So moving forward, as most of you will you can occasionally offer to help them out Friday, had the honour of getting ‘slimed’. 2QH VW RS PHGLFDO VKR SF DU LQ JI RU \RXU be aware, this coming Sunday is Father’s or at least, let them know they’re doing a During the week as donations were made, IDPLO\ DURXQ GW KH FOR FN Day - which of course, means a lot of dif - great job. the leader board flip flopped but the clear ferent things to a lot of different families. With that said, I guess that’s about me winner at the end of the week was Pam 5DZKLWL $YH _0 DWD PDW D There are people whose fathers have for this week so cross your fingers for Chapman, the centre’s cook extraordinaire, R U passed away and others that have step-fa - some spring sun and warmer tempera - with a total of $385.60. Pam, so as not thers, fathers in law or grandfathers of tures, look forward to Daylight Saving in a ZZ ZP DWDP DWDPHG LFDOF RQ] to endure the slimed experience alone, course, but there are also a large number few weeks, be good, be kind and be careful drew a name out of a hat and coinciden - of families that don’t have a solid male or and until next time, I’ll see you round like tally, Tara who came in second with father figure in their lives. Long story a spring bulb. NOW OPEN MdoOnaNtioDnsA oYf S$334.40, was the lucky co- slimee! Then, just to prove her cama - raderie, Shenaye joined the pair and the THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED FILM NAME 3 SEP 4 SEP 5 SEP 6 SEP 7 SEP 8 SEP 9 SEP 10.35am 10.35am 11.25am 12.40pm 10.45am 10.30am 23 WALKS (M) 3.30pm 1.10pm 1.20pm 3.30pm 2.45pm 3.40pm 3.15pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 8.15pm 1.15pm 11.15am 3.40pm IRRESISTABLE (M) 6.20pm 4.00pm 11.00am 6.00pm 6.20pm 1.30pm 6.00pm MILITARY WIVES 3.40pm 3.40pm 4.00pm 2.00pm 3.40pm (M) 8.30pm MOANA (PG) 3.20pm NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES 1.30pm 8.30pm 1.15pm 11.00am ALWAYS (M) 11.15am 1.40pm 11.00am 1.20pm Thankfully a reasonably warm afternoon contributed to a whole lot of fun at Small Steps Early PAPI CHULO (M) 8.30pm 11.15am 11.15am Learning Centre in support of Daffodil Day. 8.30pm 8.30pm 6.20pm 6.15pm RAMS (PG) FATHERS DAY SPECIAL 2.00pm 10.45am Tim v an d e Mol en ROMANTIC ROAD 2.00pm 3.50pm 12.00pm 6.40pm 1.40pm 1.50pm 8.30pm 11.00am 10.30am 5.15pm 11.00am 12.35pm 10.45am MP f or W aik at o TENET (M) 1.00pm 8.00pm 5.50pm 8.15pm 6.30pm 5.50pm 6.00pm THE PRADO MUSEUM – A COLLECTION OF 2.00pm 1.10pm WONDERS (E) 0800 GET TIM (0800 438 8 46) Tim. vandeMolenMP @ THE SECRET-DARE 6.15pm 1.10pm parliament. go vt.n z TO DREAM (PG) 3.50pm 4.00pm 4.20pm THIS TOWN (M) 8.35pm 4.30pm 3.50pm 5.50pm 8.45pm 8.45pm 12.20pm 1.30pm FATIMA (M) 6.00pm 6.15pm OPEN IN LEVEL 2 and ensuring the following: Staff Wellness, Separated Seating, Authoris ed b y Tim v an de Molen MP , Parliament B uildings , W ellingt on. Hand Sanitizer, Contact tracing, Increased Hygiene in high traffic areas. www.tivolicinema.co.nz • Bookings 07 823 5064 • 32 Lake Street, Cambridge 2 SCENE 1 SEPTEMBER, 2020 Scene around... www.sceneonline.co.nz Personal protection for the benefit of Pohlen PICTURE FRAMING Made instore – yip, MADE LOCAL W OPEN SATURDAY MORNINGS ith Pohlen Hospital recently re - New Art suming Alert Level 4 restrictions in-store as a precaution against possible exposure to Covid 19, Pohlen Pal Shirley today! Frew was at a bit of loss! She loves volun - from $30 teering up there and helping stimulate the residents with all number of crafts and ac - www.blackstuff.co.nz tivities several times each week. “I had a bit of extra time on my hands” We fix your photos - from $20 she laughs, “so decided to take the oppor - tunity of making some face masks for the staff and residents of Pohlen Hospital. It was a good way to keep myself busy but also use up some of my stash of remnant fabrics.” Using a standard mask to make a pat - tern, Shirley got cracking and with a vari - ety of coloured fabric, sewed fully lined cotton masks with elastic attached to se - Pictured with a few of the bright coloured, fully washable cotton face masks being sold at Bees cure over the ears of its wearer. The exer - and Buttercups as a fundraiser for Pohlen Hospital, are Shirley Frew and Diane Seymour. cise was easy, cheap and cheerful and, after a few trials, she was able to knock up several inside an hour or so. Once she had supplied Pohlen, and learned of a na - tionwide shortage, she decided to take it a step further with a chat to her friend, was quickly on the phone asking Shirley the effects of this wretched virus, their ef - Diane Seymour who has been managing for more!” forts have been severely compromised this Reclaimed Clothes - ARRIVING DAILY our local craft and giftshop, Bees and But - Selling at $7.50 each, the masks have year so its nice to have the opportunity to tercups, since the passing of owner, continued flying out the door and to date, help, if only in a small way.” Wendy Peters. have raised well over $300 which, says With stocks of the fully washable, cotton “I thought selling Shirley’s masks at the Shirley, is just fantastic.