Te Awamutu CARINGC FOR YOUR SAFETY Autorobot 24 Hour Salvage Ph (07) 871-5069 CouPublished Tuesday & Thursdayurier TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015 Bond Road, Te Awamutu, P.O. Box 437 Fax (07) 871-4069 A/H (07) 871-6352 Community Newspaper of the Year | APN Regional Media Awards 2014 EXTRA COPIES 40c Email: [email protected] Church open Church demolition St Andrews Presbyterian Church in Kihikihi is holding a special service at 9.30am this Sunday to celebrate the reopening of the church building following the earthquake strengthening St all but completed Andrews will also note the occasion of 130 years of the parish in this area. Last week saw the start All interested invited to of a somewhat rapid demise attend. of the Presbyterian Church in Te Awamutu with the Dunes team structure being taken down piece by piece – including tournament the careful removal of the Waikato, Auckland, Bay of magnificent copper roof. Plenty and Taranaki will vie This week, the last for honours in the Dunes vestiges of the fine building Quadrangular women’s team are waiting to be cleared tournament at Te Awamutu away and the area grassed Golf Club this weekend. for the immediate future. The top eight players from Ironically, the church each region will contest two was demolished because it rounds of match play on couldn’t be made earth- Saturday and one round on quake safe. Sunday. Now it looks like an Waikato’s line-up includes earthquake has struck. “The demolition has two members of the host club, gone really smoothly and newly-crowned Te Awamutu the site should be com- club champion Kelly Nicholas pletely cleared before the and the runner-up Jill end of the week,” said Morgan. Parish Clerk Ray Miller. The remaining team Nothing is planned at members are Chantelle this stage for a new build- Cassidy, Brooke Hamilton, ing. Fai Tongdethsri, Hana-Rae There are still three pews Seifort, Tessa McDonald and (3.9m) available for pur- Zoe Huang. chase at $400 each and any- Auckland won the one interested in buying one competition last year. can contact Parish Clerk, TC131015CT10 Grey Power Ray Miller ph. 871 6154. DEMOLITION of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church well underway last week. A general business meeting is being held this TC131015DT05 Thursday at 1.30pm at the THE site being cleared yesterday. Waipa Workingmen’s Club. Anyone over 50 is invited to attend — new members are welcome. SUZUKI DL1000 ATTENTION V-STROM is here!! LANDLORDS DEMO AVVAAILLABBLLE • Having problems with your rental? NOW • Don’t know what to do? Let us take care of it all! We have a great Management Team! 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In 2008 I was diagnosed back to normal. required. about prostate cancer in the with with prostate cancer If you are a male over Last year Council was within 3-4 days Thursday --------- 12.23pm Courier, stating that it is the and chose radiation. 37 times forty see your doctor for of having to implement even tougher Friday 12.28am 12.49pm third most common cause of I went to the oncology depart- advise and have the check up, water use restrictions, but luckily the dry Saturday 01.01am 01.19pm cancer death in New Zealand. ment at the hospital for radia- a few minutes discomfort spell ended just in time. Sunday 01.40am 01.55pm A lot of men are apprehen- tion therapy. could save your life, if I can Last year the Waipa communities Monday 02.23am 02.44pm sive about someone poking The nurses were always be of any help or anyone saved up to 18 per cent water during the around ‘where the sun don’t polite, friendly and profes- would like like to talk further dry spell. shine’ — myself included — sional making the whole ex- ring me (870 1947) and we’ll With water meters savings of around SURFCASTERS but you have to put your perience as pleasant as pos- have a cup of coffee down 15 per cent are expected. misguided pride to one side sible, on the final day one town and I’ll answer all Summer water restrictions have been COMING AT YOU - and have the check up. wrote ‘Yea Ha’ on my card. questions honestly, you imposed in Waipa for several summers You owe it to your family, Initially there were some un- would be welcome to bring and Council recognise that Waipa water NOW INSTORE! loved ones and your own pleasant side effects to the your wife or mate along. supplies are under pressure in dry spells. FROM 10 - 16ft 2 AND 3 PIECE peace of mind. radiation but they slowly VERN WILSON Despite this building permits seem to A simple blood test will be approved in larger numbers every show your PSI level, a short year, this years number issued were close physical examination will to a record number. check on the size and con- Vultures swooping How much longer can this sort of dition of the prostate itself, if growth carry on before water supplies there are concerns you will Mum went into care at the It is despicable that people restrictions are necessary even in normal be referred to a specialist for end of August. Her house is would take advantage of an rainfall years? a biopsy. not for sale, nor is it for rent. old women with dementia. So It appears Council is going to have to This is not pleasant at the It didn’t take long for the stop asking to buy/ rent, the curtail new housing growth until the time but is soon over and vultures to swoop. answer is no. water systems are future proofed to meet results a few days later will Typically, if it’s not bolted Please return what you existing community needs first. confirm whether there are down it is free . NOT! A took, you had no trouble This year summer rainfall is projected cancer cells present. brand new washing machine moving it out, it shouldn’t be to be below average and a dry summer is GAS BOAT BBQQ the result is positive you has been taken, among other hard to move it back. forecast. would most likely get the things. 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If you take your box with you Paper ample of generosity. children in a tangible way they are Plus Te Awamutu and local $2 shops will One of the major operations worldwide special, loved and to bring them joy — give a 10 per cent discount on purchases. this charity operates is Operation Christ- little ‘acorns’ of hope planted in their 166 Cambridge Rd, Te Awamutu mas Child (the sending of filled shoe boxes lives. ■ For further information contact Te for children aged 2-14). 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