Published by Issue 392 Kurow Museum Wednesday And Information Centre as a service to our community 17th August 2016 Haka Valley School Jubilee EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The Waitaki Valley Community Society are looking for expressions of interest for the posion of Administrave Officer and Minute Secretary to the Execuve Commiee. This paid posion is for SIX hours per month. For job descripon and further details please contact Rosina Russell 027 228 0677 prior to Wednesday 31 August 2016 UPDATE FROM JENNY HOPE: (As mentioned on Waitaki Valley FACEBOOK page) … The landscape featured in an exhibition for contemporary photography of NZ landscapes http://thelieoftheland.nz It was part of the Auckland Festival of Photography. Images were submitted and then chosen by a panel to appear in the exhibition, as you can imagine I was really excited. It was great to have a picture of Elephant rocks appearing in a gallery in Auckland. My current project On the Verge (which I promote on instagram @jennyhopephotographer) is appearing in the AIPA Cliq showcase www.cliq.co.nz which is truly amazing, it is also appearing in Pro Photographer magazine. I was interviewed as part of an article about personal projects and their importance for a professional photographer. WAITAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL CITIZENS AWARDS: The Waitaki District Citizens’ Awards were held at the Oamaru Opera House on Monday 8 August. There were eight residents from across the district who received a Citizens’ Award in recognition of the volunteer support and services they have provided to benefit the community. Of the eight recipients, four were recognised for their outstanding efforts to benefit the Waitaki Valley community. These recipients were: 1. Carron Cossens 2. Mike Gray 3. Vicky Munro 4. Bill Wallace Each recipient was very deserving of the recognition for their outstanding community work. The Citizens’ Awards are a significant event each year, and it is a privilege to be able to honour those who have given so much to benefit their community. Nominations for the 2017 Citizens’ Awards will open in May 2017. The profiles of these recipients will feature through this edition of the Bugle. WAITAKI VALLEY MEDICAL TRUST ANUUAL GENERAL MEETING: Waitaki Valley Medical Trust intends to hold its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 30 August, at 7.00 pm in the foyer of Kurow Memorial Hall. WAITAKI ST JOHN KUROW: July data: 10 medical, 1017km 3 trauma, 331km 1 other, 28km. We have just completed a round of Continuing Clinical Education and now return to our two weekly station training. If you are a subscriber and receive an account for using the ambulance please pop the account in the post to PO Box 61, Kurow KUROW FOR SALE OUTDOOR Lounge Suite BOWLING CLUB 1 x 2 seat seee 2 single chairs MEETING REMINDER Very Good Condion Sunday 21st August @ 10:30 am Phone 4360 262 NZ FARMERS LIVESTOCK BALEAGE FOR SALE Regan Laughton Livestock Specialist Good quality grass Haka Valley PO Box 304 m: 027 440 6722 Straord 4352 office: 06 765 6199 Ring Andy regan.laughton@nzfll.co.nz My LiveStock.co.nz 021 026 41052 NO PRESBYTERI@N SERVICE @UGUST 21st We will join St Albans on Sunday 21st August at 11:30am. This will be Vicar Ken’s last service here before he and Lynee shi to Hawea. A finger food lunch will follow the service. ALL WELCOME NEXT ISSUE: 31st August 2016 COPY IN: 26th August 2016 email: [email protected] phone: 03 4360 950 or post it to: Kurow Museum & Info Centre, 57 Bledisloe St, PO Box 56, Kurow. We look forward to contribuons from the Community to interest readers BILL WALLACE: Bill has a long involvement with the Kurow Presbyterian Church helping with fundraising, maintenance of grounds and buildings. He served on Whalan Lodge Trust for a number of years and he connues to support the lodge by helping in the vegetable garden, keeping the firewood in supply, and as a regular meal on wheels driver. Bill is involved with the Upper Waitaki RSA and is the treasurer and on their welfare commiee. He has served on the local Hall Commiees and the Cale Creek Bus Trust. He is a supporve member of the Kurow Golf Club and the Kurow Trong Club. Bill noted that the award is not something that he has earned on his own. Everything he has done with the support of others around him, and this award recognises their community generosity as much as it does his own. Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless. Painting– Exterior & Interior Phone Greg on 027 740 9552 Local surveyors providing urban and rural surveying services... Subdivision & boundary adjustment Contact: Cameron Leckie Easements Phone: (03) 434 8020 Accurate farm maps & contour Cell: 021 496 780 Office: 27a Coquet Street, Oamaru Farm conversion design and layouts Email: [email protected] Dam design and earthworks calculaons Web: www.surveywaitaki.co.nz Resource Consents & Council compliance SITUATION VACANT: Milker required full or part me. Milking twice a day unl October then once a day. Milking 400 cows. Otekaieke Area. Phone 027 4311 890 or 03 4311 890 Campbells Butchery quality meat and smallgoods available at Kurow Foodcentre and West Road On The Spot. For private processing of your cale and sheep contact Steve on 03 434 8780 Ext. 4 In total, Meridian has awarded more than $78,000 to thirteen projects in the latest round of funding from its Waitaki Community Fund. Projects from our area to receive funding are: • Waitaki Valley Preschool - $10,000 for the installaon of a new kitchen • Residents Associaon of Omarama - $9,632 for two new heat pumps for the Omarama Community Hall. • Kurow JAB Rugby Club - $5,000 for new rugby training equipment. • Duntroon School Board of Trustees - $5,000 to replace the pool filter. • Omarama Search and Rescue —$8,000 for beer communicaons opons • Kurow Golf Club Management Commiee - $2,500 to replace pop -up sprinklers at the golf club. • Duntroon and District Development Associaon — $2,00 for a carved archway to go at the entrance of the Wetlands Meridian’s community funds support local projects in the areas near our generaon assets. It’s one way we can recognise the importance of local communies to our hydro and wind operaons. Call in and see Carron of you would like to know more about applying for funding for your group or project, or ring 4360 950 Waitaki Valley & Oamaru * Rats * Mice * Spiders * Flies * Borer * Wasps Valley Lodge, 19 Kowhai * Fleas * Ants * Silverfish Place, Otematata * Cockroaches * Carpet Moth Telephone Registered Pest (03) 4387 800 Control Technician or 0274 9966 20 with over 20 years info@otematataventures .co.nz experience Waxing, Tinng, Facials, Manicures, Pedicures, Head and Shoulder Massage, Sun bed, Gi Vouchers, Call the Specialist Now…. Special Occasion Makeup. Glen Wylie Phone me now for an appointment. 0800 SPIDEY (0800 774 339) Many Thanks Anita OR (03) 434 3305 Martin Schurgers Electrical Local registered electrician based in Hakataramea Valley for all your electrical needs, servicing the Waitaki, MacKenzie and Waimate Districts. 43 years’ experience in all types of electrical work including: New builds Alteraons and addions Domesc and Commercial work Industrial, PLC programming and scada installaon Pumping and control Wireless ethernet extensions Solar soluons Contact Marn on 027 227 8259, email [email protected] Associated with Healthy Heat Pump Cleaning – helping to keep your heat pump running the way it should. Contact Andrew on 022 3503 627, email [email protected] www.healthyhpc.co.nz VICKY MUNRO Vicky moved to Otematata with her family when she was only 2 years old as her dad worked on the dam. Soon a er marrying her beloved late husband, Ronnie, they suffered a house fire. The support they received from the local fire service through this event encouraged Ronnie to join the local fire brigade as a volunteer, with Vicky right alongside him and acvely involved in the service doing working bees cleaning the staon, building fences etc. The fire brigade is a strong community group that has played a big part in their lives. Ronnie and Vicky were a strong team together, and the fire brigade connues to play a big part in Vicky’s life today. A er finishing work to raise a family when their daughter was born, Vicky looked for an outlet to keep her mind acve. This was when she joined the Plunket Group and then the Otematata School Commiee. Vicky remained a commiee member of the Plunket Group from 1977 -1981 and was an acve member of the School Commiee from 1976 -1998. Raising a family in Otematata meant that the kids sports were played out of town – so Vicky spent many years transporng sports teams, supporng them and playing team “mum” on trips. As the kids grew up, Vicky got more involved in community groups including the Meridian Sponsorship Board and the Meridian Waitaki Community Fund. Both of these groups offer grants to the community and for Vicky, it is rewarding to see the community benefit from this work. More recently Vicky was involved in arranging the Benmore Dam Reunion for the school and the town. This was a huge job which financially benefited the town through the accommodaon that was booked and the funcons that were aended. With 400 people aending, another important benefit was the posive impact the weekend had for the morale of the town. This was something that the residents had not expected as a result of the reunion, but such a key result for the community. Surplus funds from the reunion weekend were donated to the Rescue Helicopter Trust.