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Te Awamutu Courier 477 Sloane Street Te Awamutu Published Tuesday & Thursday TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012 07 870 1688 YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR OVER 100 YEARS CIRCULATED FREE TO 12109 HOMES THROUGHOUT TE AWAMUTU AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. EXTRA COPIES 40c. BRIEFLY Sevens’ trip win heaven Help a phone call away As a result of attending a number of domestic violence for rugby loving couple incidents over the holiday period, Waikato Police have issued the following list of important phone contact details: 24 hr Police emergency 111; 24 hr Women’s Refuge National 0800 733 843; Waipa/ Waitomo 0800 155 799; 24 hr Victim Support 0800 842846; 24 hr Youth Line 0800 3766333; 24 hr Crisis Team (Mental Health) 0800 505050; 24 hr Shine 0508 384357. Woolhander runner up Reigning world woolhandling champion, Keryn Herbert of Te Awamutu, finished runner up at Winton A and P Show on Saturday. Fellow world champion, Sheree Alabaster of Taihape, was third in the Lumsden woolhandling final on Friday. Hearing help offered Hearing therapist Cherry McWha is holding clinics at Te Awamutu Hearing Association Rooms every Tuesday. The clinics are free to New Zealand citizens aged 16 and over. As well as conducting screen hearing tests, she holds workshops covering topics such as living with a hearing TC240112GJ01 loss, communication skills and WINNER of the prize package for the International World Rugby Sevens in Wellington, Laura Mayo and boyfriend Scott Walton, flanked by Mr tinnitus and can provide Walton’s mum Linda and Ohaupo/Ngahinapouri Lions president Kevin Henderson (right) and raffle organiser Bob Pollock. information on assistive devices. Appointments can be BY GRANT JOHNSTON and includes two Category A minutes walk from Waikato Hos- ‘‘He was so generous in put- made by phoning 871 3649. tickets for the sevens, two nights pital — handy for Miss Mayo’s tingmeupthatwhenIheardhe Winning a luxury trip for two accommodation in Wellington job at the hospital and Mr was selling raffle tickets to sup- More photos to the International World and two return airfares. Walton’s frequent visits for port the Lions Cancer Lodge, I The response to our Rugby Sevens at Wellington over The couple are both keen treatment. said I would sell some at the Waitangi weekend will provide a rugby supporters, although this They are really looking for- hospital,’’ Mrs Walton says. ‘Summer Snaps’ (page 9 welcome break for Laura Mayo will be their first time at the ward to their much needed break She says she is delighted Miss today) has been great, but and her boyfriend Scott Walton. sevens. and hoping to see New Zealand Mayo won the prize and she and there’s still room for more Mr Walton (31) was diagnosed Mr Walton is a Manawatu fan, play Fiji in the final. Miss Mayo Mrs Walton’s son will enjoy holiday photos. with leukemia in November and while Miss Mayo is a devout bought her winning raffle ticket some invaluable time out. Please remember to send he has been undergoing inten- supporter of her home country’s off Mr Walton’s mum, Linda, Ohaupo/Ngahinapouri Lions them as large as possible with sive treatment at Waikato Hos- ‘Welsh dragons’. She was rapt to who was living in Australia but were also delighted the prize contact details and information pital. attend the Wales-Samoa World has been staying in New Zealand went to such a fitting couple. about the people featured. Miss Mayo won the prize in Cup clash in Hamilton last year. since shortly after his condition The raffle raised $7000 for the Email your summer snaps the Ohaupo/Ngahinapouri Lions After Mr Walton was was diagnosed. Lions Cancer Lodge, taking the to: cathy.asplin@teawamutu Club raffle to raise funds for the diagnosed with leukemia, he had She was initially staying with contribution made by the courier.co.nz recently opened Lions Cancer to give up his job as a chair lift Ohaupo/Ngahinapouri Lion 20-member Ohaupo/ Lodge in Hamilton. operator at Whakapapa skifield. 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MONDAY: 3.13am & 3.31pm The Events Centre, especially the pool Between the swimming club and the The pool is a 25 metre pool and eight and the gym, is supposed to be a public management company, the public are lanes wide, so it is not big enough for the amenity, but the council in it’s wisdom, being denied access to the pool. The lane pool to be used in the way it is and for gave the centre to an outside management ropes are always in the pool. public access. company to run the place as they see fit According to the management, it is to The gym is also an area where it is for It’s Anniversary and the company has decided to run the protect the lap swimmers, but as no one public use, but this management again place as a keep fit centre and no one can but these people can use the pool, this is seem to have given themselves the right Weekend! swim in the pool, which is public, unless obviously meant to keep people out of the to decide who can and cannot use it. you swim lengths and do nothing else. pool. As this is a public pool, built with Again, this is a public amenity and Try bucking this and you are out of the my rates money, no one body should be should accessible to the public unless pool. able to have as much time as the swim causing a nuisance or damage. Stock up your tackle box and bait supplies The swimming club has more time in club has at the expense of the public. It is past the time that this amenity the pool than they should because they One thing this town needs is some- was managed and run by the Council. - get all the gear you need here! buy time. This buying time could not where for the youth of the town to go and BERNIE FYNN JIGGING ROD Scouts’ hiking opportunity AND REEL At the start of December than Desert Rd area) and invested. To all those who helped the Te Awamutu Venturer along beautiful beaches. This was done at the light- make it possible for the Scouts completed a three day Hiking at dusk, night, pre- house that stands at the top Venturers to receive the ONLY $95.99 hiking expedition at Cape sunrise and during daylight of this great country. newly released very smart Reinga. hours the Venturers also got This wonderful life- looking dress uniforms and What a wonderful oppor- to experience the beauty of changing experience was accomplish their first major tunity was had by these New Zealand’s changeable made possible thanks to the expedition we want to thank young men. weather, from cool gentle local businesses that you from the bottom of our PAKULA In one event they were breezes, to blazing hot sun supported the Venturers hearts for all your support. able to experience hiking in and blustery rain. Mystery Auction that was You have helped improve a varied array of What a weekend to held in October. the lives of these young men LURES environments and weather remember. The businesses of Kihi- by allowing them to experi- conditions. This event has helped kihi, Ohaupo, Pirongia and ence the generosity of the GREAT FOR BIG These wonderful experi- these Venturers get that bit Te Awamutu kindly donated wonderful people in this GAME FISHING ences included hiking 29 closer to obtaining the items and services that the community and the wonders kilometres through open Queen Scout Award. Venturers auctioned off to of this amazing country we grasslands, swamps, While hiking at Cape raise money for the new all call home. manuka forests, hill country, Reinga the newest member dress uniforms and the Cape DAVID SWANSON Venturer Scout Leader 8522628AA sand dunes (more of a desert to the Venturer Unit was Reinga expedition.