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Popular topics included heavy As Mavis Grant traffi c in Alexandra Street, trees, (nee Spinley) prepared parking, pedestrian crossings to welcome guests to and the Te Awamutu Museum. her 100th birthday Steering group chairman, luncheon on Friday, Cr Michael Cox, says he was she quipped to staff at pleased with the way the hear- Te Ata Resthome the ings went. secret to her long life “We were delighted at the was ‘no men wearing level of interest shown in the her out’. project, and the variety of sug- The smile and the gestions put forward, many shared joke was de- of which I anticipate will be scribed as typical of refl ected in the draft design the woman by people concept”. who know her well. A total of 60 submissions Her practical jokes, were received. especially on bowling outings, were legen- dary - and some would Still more of say, sometimes in bad taste. daylight saving Plastic fl ies on food Diaries and calendars may in hotel dining rooms have daylight saving fi nishing to watch people’s this weekend, but it doesn’t reactions was one of end until April 6 this year. her favourites, and New Zealand daylight saving she also used to play began a week earlier on Sep- a trick with plastic tember 30 and still has three vomit. weeks to go. This is the fi rst At one hotel Mrs change to daylight saving since Grant was annoyed 1990 and the extra hour of day- the hotel manager- light in the evenings runs until ess threw her plastic April 6, instead of the usual vomit in the rubbish. third Sunday in March. She was later caught by hotel staff going Fatal crash through the bins and simply explained she Police are investigating the was ‘looking for her cause of a fatal crash at about vomit’. CENTENARIAN Mavis Grant (above) in front of the wall of photos 8.30pm Saturday on Owairaka Mavis Grant did and clippings commemorating her 100 years put together by staff Valley Road. have a husband, but and friends for the birthday luncheon at Te Ata Resthome and The sole occupant of a north- the two separated (right) in her younger days. 071081AD bound car died at the scene early in the marriage. after failing to take a bend and She was born in husband in Australia When she decided it rush hour. crashing off the road. Helensville on March He was Callum Andrew Bore- when Lynette was just was time to have her One supplier was 8, 1908 but lived al- a few months old and own business again former All Black Fred ham, aged 22 of Mangakino. most all her 100 years Emergency service and the pursued motherhood she simply asked Allen. He would hand- in Te Awamutu. and a business career various clothing store write Mrs Grant’s Westpac Waikato Rescue Heli- Mrs Grant attended copter attended the crash. alone. owners if they wanted order, and she would school at Hamilton In February 1946 to sell, and soon be- take care to make sure - doing this at nights As well as leading Tech where she ex- Mrs Grant opened her came owner of Wig- she had an assortment after work with the a busy and innova- Fishing fun celled in dressmaking fi rst business venture, nalls Fashion Store. of items in a range of help of Joyce Cooper tive business life, Mrs Te Awamutu Fish and Game’s and could also design a boarding house in Mrs Grant imme- colours and sizes, but and Naomi Jackson. Grant was a proud annual two-day fi shing compe- and make patterns for partnership with Ada diately modernised never any two items Mrs Grant also homeowner and gar- tition is being staged at Lake clothing. Spong in Harbord, the shop and made the same. staged the fi rst fash- dener. Arapuni this weekend. She and Hector Sydney, Australia. numerous trips to Mrs Grant used to ion show in town. She built three Entry fee is $15 for adults and Grant married on She returned to Auckland to keep up- say that in a small It was a night to re- homes in Te Awamutu $5 for children under 12 years March 29, 1934. New Zealand in 1949 to-date with the latest town like Te Awamutu member as Auckland and her gardens were of age. During the depres- and began working fashion trends. you could never have fashion manufactur- her pride and joy. Fishing licences and entry sion the couple shifted at Fowlers Depart- She would leave Te two women turning ers provided the out- As well she enjoyed forms are available from 6.30pm to Australia in search ment Store on the Awamutu at 5am in up to an event in the fi ts and local girls and travel and made time on Friday from the tourna- of work. corner of Alexandra her Morris Minor to same outfi t. models from Auckland to see the world. ment headquarters at Bulmer’s It was there their and Arawata Streets, start appointments in She was also the added glamour to an In later life she was Landing. For more information two children. Ken and where she worked Auckland from 9am fi rst person to make event staged at the a keen and successful phone 871 8707 (a/h). Lynette, were born. her way up to become and hit the road again uniforms for Te Empire Theatre on a indoor and outdoor Mrs Grant left her manager. before 5pm to avoid Awamutu College Saturday night. bowler. 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STRAWBRIDGES *CONDITIONS APPLY Phone: 871 7090 071TC013-08 319 Alexandra St, TE AWAMUTU • 10 Maniapoto St, OTOROHANGA (07) 873 8142 PAGE 2 Te Awamutu Courier, Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Training mates thrive on rivalry Pushing each other in training and in competition leads to great results in Ironman New Zealand By Grant Johnston Louise Livingstone and Wayne Strong are great endur- ance event training mates - but they’re also fi erce rivals. And that rivalry is spurring them both on to fi ne per- formances - as they produced in the recent Ironman New Zealand event in Taupo. The rivalry was fi rst established in the Tauranga half ironman a couple of years ago, when Livingstone rode away from Strong to beat him home. She repeated that success over the endurance event ‘veteran’ in the Rotorua half marathon, with Strong being caught out after miscalculating how far he had to go.