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PhoenixFEATHERSTON

Volume XIV Issue VIIIAUGUST 2009

Contact: Ray Weighell. Email: mo.ray@xtra.co.nz Phone: 027 604 2769 Fax: 06 308 8573

Featherston Skate ParkHopefully you all have seen that the much awaitedconstruction of the Skate Park has commenced.

This project has been in the planning for a number of yearsand at times has proven to be highly controversial.

As time was ticking along and the fear that the grant receivedfrom the Lion Foundation was going to be forfeited it wasdecided to build the Gazebo and Pergola. However somepeople were of the opinion that the money could have beenused for something else.

Since then the committee has spent a considerable amountof time looking at various designs, fundraising, meeting withcouncil officers and numerous conversations with SkatePark designers.

Another concern was that the Resource Consent wouldexpire before the project was completed. The Committeeworked closely with Council Officers to ensure theResource Consent would be extended.While all of this was taking place the committee was alsobusy filling out funding applications and liaising with thedifferent trusts.The last three months have been the most exciting, frustratingand busiest. We had 80% of the funding required, howeverother agencies that had pledged money were making noisesthat if we could not give them a firm start date forconstruction then they would not honour their pledge.So with the weeks turning into days before some of thefunding was due to be pulled it appeared that we could beright back to where we started! We were waiting to hearthe outcome of our final funding application – theconfirmation came through on Monday 29 June 2009!!!The next day a call was made to Tom Smithers and heconfirmed that he would be in Featherston the followingweek. Emails and phone calls were then made to secureall other funding.

I would like to acknowledge the work and time people haveput into this project over the years. I would especiallyacknowledge the efforts of Marion Williams who had theoriginal vision to start this project, also Stu and Gail Harperfor being one of the driving forces in the early days.

More recently I would like to thank Councillor SolitaireRobertson for her assistance with the Resource Consentand liaising with Tom Smithers, Edita Babas for her expertisewith the Landscape plans and her advice on the placementof the skate park. The Featherston Community Board forbacking this project and ensuring its completion takes place.Also to our Mayor Adrienne Staples for her backing of thisproject and offering us much needed encouragement.

I would also extend my thanks to the Council officers whohave been involved in this project – being Bill Ewing, RaviManger, Sheilagh Noble, Kyra Low and Dr Jack Dowd.

A special thanks to the organisations that have funded thisproject – Eastern and Central Community Trust, TrustHouse Charitable Trust, Prime Community Trust, SouthWairarapa Rotary Club, Featherston Lioness, MatthewsTrust, Featherston Community Board, the residents ofFeatherston and South Wairarapa District Council for theland and assistance they have given this project.

I would hope that those who never wanted this facility intown will see what a wonderful asset it is and how much it isenjoyed by our town’s youth and visitors alike.

Lastly, I would like to thank those who offeredencouragement, who never gave up on the project and tothose who always said ‘we can’t wait for the skate park tobe built.’

Thanks Featherston!!

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Councillor’s Commentby Councillor Solitaire Robinson

It gives me a huge pleasure to be able to write in this columnthat work on the Skate Park is underway! This has been avery long process over a number of years. Thanks must goto the Featherston Community Board and my fellowCouncillor Dean Davies.

I attended a meeting on Friday where the Greater WellingtonRegional Council did a presentation on car pooling. Thereis a website set up where you can type in your destinationand see who is wanting to car pool or who is offering totake passengers. This could be a great tool for the manycommunters in our town who wish to find more cost effectiveor environmentally friendly ways to get to work. The websiteis www.letscarpool.govt.nz.

What a night…..The official opening of the touring exhibition:Passchendaele- The Belgians have not forgotten, was themost amazing evening. I felt honoured and proud to be aSWDC Councillor and more importantly a resident ofFeatherston.

There were many invited dignitaries including Sophie Hottatattaché from the Belgian embassy in Canberra, RowlandWoods, Honorary Belgian Consul, The Mayor and Mayoressfrom Waimakariri, Major General Rhys Jones, Chief of Armyas well as our local guests. A big thankyou must go to DonStaples and the other members of the Featherston Anzac Clubfor all the work put into this exhibition, all the volunteersmanning the exhibition, Ulli from Gluten Appetit Catering forthe fabulous food at the opening. Last but not lease a hugethankyou to Her Worship the Mayor, without Adrienne’sinvolvement this exhibition would never have come to ourtown. The one theme that kept occurring throughout theevening was the fact that the ANZAC Hall is such anappropriate venue to house this exhibition, to hear this saidby the Chief of Army made all of us swell with pride, as weremembered the important role that Featherston played inWorld War One. I encourage everyone to attend theexhibition; it is on till the 16th of August. As Don Staplesmentioned in his speech on Friday night....Fours hours ofslaughter – a causalty every 4 seconds. A soldier killed every12 seconds. The worst military disaster NZ has everexperienced.…. at Passchendaele. It is so fitting that thisexhibition finds its way to the ANZAC Hall where many ifnot most of these men enjoyed their final hours on NewZealand soil.Lest We Forget

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It’s good to be back in the Phoenix again! We have beenvery busy with lots of good things going on however this firstcolumn is just to re-introduce us to you.As we do each Winter our regular 1030 Sunday servicesare being held in the cosy heated hall behind the main Churchbuilding. However thanks to the generosity of a parishioner(who wishes to remain anonymous) heat pumps have beeninstalled in the Church building, which means worship canbe held in there comfortably all year round.A special service tailored for children and families is held onthe first Sunday of each month. Plenty of familiar hymns andtunes, special story time and activity, followed by a chat anda cuppa, cheerily provided by our own Ianthe.On the fourth Sunday of the month we have the relaxedWorship Service. This is an opportunity for folks to getpersonally involved with the service, reading from the Bible,leading prayers, sharing prose or thoughts and all this followedwith a scrumptious shared lunch.These days a people-mover is available for transport to andfrom the Church services and for special outings, such as theupcoming Quiz Night at Martinborough, thanks to thegenerosity of Pauline Cave and the team at the Turret HouseFamily Works Centre.

St John’s - From the PewsThe St John’s gardens are going to be transformed withplantings of donated Agapanthus and a working bee isplanned for later this month to get everything ship-shape forSpring.Look forward to chatting with you again next month! Rev.Pat Olds is your contact person on 06 3799142.

Letter to the EditorOn behalf of the students at St Teresa’s School we wouldlike to take this opportunity to thank all the members ofthe Featherston Community who “kept an eye “ on ourschool grounds and protected them over the holidaybreak It was very good to arrive back at school withno graffiti or vandalism or damaged property.

The only thing we had done was have heat pumpsinstalled. Each class now has heat pumps which are veryhealthy for our classrooms.

Yours faithfully,St Teresa’s Senior CouncilChris CoxChairperson of student council

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At the time of writing this the Featherston Promotional Group& Business Association can announce that the plans for anew toilet in Featherston are underway. Rangitikei DistrictCouncil has allowed us to use their design and currently thisis getting modified for the Featherston site and will be putout for tender in the next few weeks. It will be great to seeour town with flash new toilets, Mr Ravi Manger the Works& Services manager at SWDC has been a huge help, liaisingwith Opus and organizing for the plans to be modified, withoutRavi’s help I am sure the process would have taken muchlonger.

Also in terms of construction going on around the town, weare incredibly pleased to see work start on the skate park,at our last meeting it was noted that without the commitment& hard work from the Featherston Community Board andCouncillors Dean Davies & Solitaire Robertson, this skatepark would not be happening. It is anticipated thatconstruction will be finished in about four weeks, I am surewe all await the grand opening, especially the young peoplein this town.

Some members of the Promotional Group are investigatingthe possibility of having a wireless network set up for theFeatherston main street; this would most certainly encouragemore people to stop in Featherston. To be able to walk intoa café, order a coffee and log on to the internet free of chargewould be great for our town. This system was set up inLawrence a small South Island town and has been verysuccessful.

The Promotional Group has got some more copies of abooklet called “Our Town” printed. This publication wasdone a few years ago, and looks at various aspects ofFeatherston, both positive and negative and suggests wayto progress the town. The Promotional Group membershave been asked to make themselves familiar with this bookletand we are going to see if we can continue working throughsome of the suggestions made in the publication.

That is all from the Promotional Group for this month, pleaseremember our meetings are on the second Monday of eachmonth, 7.30pm at the Fell Museum, feel free to come along.

Colin OldsChair

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What’s On This MonthMONDAYGalaxy Gym, Sports Stadium Annexe 5.30-7pm. Ph 308-9932 or 308-9086.Featherston St John adults, 7.30pm. Phone 308-9330.Senior Citizens Club meets every Monday. Phone 308-9628 or 308-9644.Playcentre, Monday, Friday 9.15am to 11.45am for children 0-6.Kahutara Play Group meets at Kahutara Hall, 9.45-l2pm. For parents andcaregivers of preschool children. Everyone welcome

TUESDAYFeatherston Golf Club ladies Day, 9.30am. New members very welcome.Phone 308-9973.South Wairarapa Badminton Club 7.30-9.30pm at the Stadium. ChildrensChess and Board Game Club. All welcome. 4.30 to 5.30pm. Ph Graham orRobyn 308 8118.Thai Kickboxing Classes Now FREE every Tuesday during the schoolterm 4:15 - 5:15 pm Ages 7 - 12yrs Turn up to the wrestling club roomsbehind Star Movies video store and give it a go. For more informationring Sue on 308 8897“Toddlers’ Gym” for 0 – 3 yr olds is held at St Andrew’s Union Churchon Tuesdays, 9:30 – 11 am.ACC Modified Tai chi 14:00-14:45 Featherston community centre

Gold coin donation per sessionWEDNESDAYCross Creek Blues Club. Every 1st Wednesday of the month at the “TinHutt” Tauherenikau 7.30pm. For more info contact Eric 308 6474 or visitwww.crosscreekblucs.co.nzFeatherston Scottish Country Dance Club resumes 7.30pm Wednesday11th March and every Wednesday except the first one of the month. CatholicChurch Parish Hall, Bell Street. Beginners welcome. $1 per night. This is socialdancing, you don’t need a special partner. Phone 308-9015.Featherston Lions Club meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Phone 308-9274.Karate 6pm Featherston Primary School Hall, teaching students of all ages.All are welcome Ph 308-9839.Toy Library 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 12-1pm, Featherston Community Centre,14 Wakefield Street.Lovebugs music and coffee morning for caregivers and babies to preschoolers.10am at the Anglican Church Hall (opposite the Fire Station). Parking at theback. $2 donation. All welcome.Kahutara Play Group meets at Kahutara Hall, 9.45-12pm For parents andcaregivers of preschool children. Everyone welcome for education and fun.Featherston District Gymnastics Club meet at the Stadium, Underhill Rd.Instructed by Angie Smith, qualified recreational coach. Wednesday 9-9.45amchildren 18mth-3yrs; 2-3pm 3-5yrs; 3.30-4.30pm 5-8yrs; 4.35-5.35pm 9-13yrs; 5.35-6.35pm 13 yrs. Ph Jenny, 308 8077.

THURSDAYCare and Craft meet every second Thursday. Phone 308-9992.Lioness Club meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday. New members most wel-come. Phone 308-9330.St John Cadets (Youth) meet at 7pm every Thursday at St John Hall. Phone308-6593.

FRIDAYNeedlework, Embroidery and Knitting Community Centre 1st.Friday of the month 10 - 12 amSouth Wairarapa Probus Club meets at the South Wairarapa WorkingMen’s Club, Greytown, at 10.am on the last Friday of each month.Enquiries to the President, Helen Smith, 06 3048840Galaxy Gym, Sports Stadium Annexe 5.30-7pm. Ph 308-9932 or 308-9086.A.A. meets at 8pm every Friday Evening. Phone 308-9876.Playcentre, Monday, Friday 9.15am to 11.45am for children 0-6.

SATURDAYToy Library 1st & 3rd Saturday, 9.30-10.30am, Featherston Community Cen-tre, 14 Wakefield Street.Al-Anon Family Group: South Wairarapa Family Group meets every Satur-day at 11am in Greytown. Ph 389 2103 for more info or 0508 4 AL-ANON(0508 4 25 2666) or website: www.al-anon.org.nz

SUNDAYFeatherston Golf Club members club day from 9am. Soldiers SettlementRoad. Weekly competitions. New members welcome. Phone Barbara Thompson308 9194 or Peter Hawkins 308 9357.

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Award WinningLocal PhotographerThe Wellington region of the New Zealand Institute ofProfessional Photography recently held their regionalprintjudging here in Featherston. Despite the wintery con-ditions, over 30 photographers, from both sides of the hillattended.From over 60 prints, our very own local photographerEsther Bunning won the title of Wellington NZIPP Pho-tographer of the Year 2009 with a stylish portfolio thatwas a mixture of contemporary portrait and wedding im-ages. One of her award-winning images was an illustra-tive portrait she took of Colin Robinson of the Feather-ston Minature Fell railway with the new steam train,Dolgoch.

Conservation planting at LakeReserve

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Lake Reserve, Lake Wairarapa(following the signs to Lake Wairarapa, from State Highway 53, just east of Featherston)

Spades and sausages providedThe planting is organised and supported by Greater Wellington, South Wairarapa District Council, Department ofConservation, Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Rangitane o Wairarapa as part of plans to create a wetland park at LakeWairarapa, Lake Onoke and their surrounding wetlands

PAUA (Preschoolers At-Home Uniquely Achieving) is a vibrantHome-based Early Childhood Education service operatingthroughout central and lower North Island, and it is now inFeatherston! PAUA currently has two Educators providingcare in Featherston, with spaces available for preschoolersrequiring childcare.PAUA promotes individual learning programmes; photographicreports; and provides stimulating/age-appropriate resources toaid learning, which are as varied as any found in preschools.Visiting Teachers run a regular playgroup as well as providingideas, advice and support.“A significant focus continues to be children who are beingcared for by their grandparents (or other whânau) while parentsare working/studying. They are encouraged to access ourservice,” Director Raewyn Overton-Stuart says. “Also, if youare looking for ECE for your preschooler we have educatorswho have part-time and fulltime spaces. Due to our continuinggrowth we are always keen to hear from at-home mums orgrandmothers who would like an income through becoming aPAUA Educator.”PAUA is chartered and funded by the Ministry of Education tooffer a quality service to preschoolers, parents and theircaregivers/educators. 20 Hours ECE and WINZ subsidies areavailable for those who are eligible. To find out more, contactPAUA - 0800-728277.PAUA Management and Visiting Teachers believe that childrenare “Our Treasures for Tomorrow – Â tâtou taonga moâpopo’”. They look forward to working with you to helpunleash the treasures of your child’s unique potential.

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NOTIFICATION OF TRAININGEXERCISE

The 1(NZ) Military Police Company and ForceTroops, NZ Army will be carrying out a blankfiring exercise in the vicinity of Featherston,between the hours of 7pm, 26 August 2009 to10am, 4 September 2009.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WARNEDOF THE ABOVE BLANK FIRING TRAININGEXERCISE. FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BEOBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE 1(NZ)MILITARY POLICE COMPANY ON (04) 5275965.

Update on the FeatherstonCommunity Patrol.

A community patrol is a voluntary group of people givingsome of their time and taking responsibility within their owncommunity to help the Police make their community a saferenvironment in which to live. Community Patrols are notadditions to, or replacements for, the New Zealand Policebut work alongside them as ‘eyes and ears’ to assist in buildingsafer communities.

Patrolling their community in pairs, patrollers note anythingthat could be suspicious and inform police immediately ofincidents requiring urgent attention.

Local patrols are encouraged to affiliate with CommunityPatrols of New Zealand. A condition of affiliation toCommunity Patrols of New Zealand is that the patrol has thesupport and confidence of the Police and has a police liaisonofficer allocated to work with it.

Police notify the patrol of suspicious activities and troublespots they would like the patrol to keep an eye on, as well asinforming the patrol of events occurring in the area. Eachmember must sign a declaration of confidentiality and agreeto abide by a code of conduct before working with the patrol.

Applicants are vetted by the Police before becoming patrolmembers and must complete a period of training where theywork with senior patrollers.

At present the Featherston Community Patrol is at the vettingstage, once this process is complete, we will undertake abrief interview of each candidate to find out things such asavailability, any limitations or preferences. We will then affiliateourselves with CPNZ, issue identification to all members andget the patrol out there at night. We will offer training to themembers at the earliest possible opportunity.

We hope to have the patrol up and running by the end ofSeptember, one thing that may prevent this occurring is theneed for a co-coordinator. This is not an onerous role,however it will require 2 to 3 hours per week and would beideally suited to a community minded person who has theavailable time. If there is anyone out there who would like totake on this role please contact either Porky Sexton or theFeatherston Police.

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We would like to introduce the new committee of theFeatherston RSAPresident- Peter March, Vice President-Ray Simonsen.Committee Members Judy Le Gros, Marina Henderson,Gail Greentree and Jenny Simonsen.Welfare Officers John Wellford and Ralph Wardle.The committee welcome suggestions from members to en-hance the club, a suggestion box will be placed in the bar foryour ideas or you can speak to us at any time. There is a newPatio heater in the outside area, the old one has also beenfixed the entertainment area has new curtains, which will makeit warmer, and there is work in progress for the bar curtains.

Passhendaele Exhibition –Running daily until 16th Augustat the Anzac Hall, it is well worth a visit

Pool / Darts. The Gentlemen’s Shield tournament was playedon 1st July, versus South Wairarapa Workingmen’s club; itproved to be very close right down to the last game, whichsaw Featherston RSA keep the shield. Wed 8th July was theSilver Tray verses the Empire Hotel the Empire took the Sil-ver Tray.

Messines Restaurant has added a Chinese menu on Thurs-day / Friday nights this is proving to be very popular espe-cially with commuters. Another new addition is homemadepies available at the bar.

Sports Tipping has started and once again we have a goodshow of keen players, remember all picks must be in by 7pmat the latest each Friday $3-00 per entry.

Jokers Wild – will soon be up and running again – with avariance.The First All Black test on 18th July – saw Ron Hughes andLes O’Donovan win the seat on the Corporate Couch – freedrinks and nibbles for the duration of the game. We plan tohave more of these events. Raewyn George won the sec-ond All Black Jacket. Congratulations to you all and thankyou for your support.

SPCA Quiz Night - 20th July – This was a very successfulnight which drew a good crowd of both loyal quiz playersand teams from the SPCA – there were some great prizesdonated by business’s and individuals “Oscar” says thankyou to you all and to Jean Harris and Ray Weighell for or-ganising this event.

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Walking around the wonderful Passchendaele Exhibition atthe ANZAC Hall the mind was completely stunned at thesacrifice the men that took part had made.The majority of these men were volunteers who believed theywere embarking on a great adventure, a chance to see someother parts of the world, and to do their duty for King andcountry. Little did they know what awaited them and howsmall the odds were of them ever seeing their loved onesagain.The Battle of Passchendaele took place on the morning ofOctober 12, 1917. The New Zealand force fought shoulderto shoulder with their Australian counterparts through galesand driving rain, faced a morass of thick mud and uncutbarbwire up to 13 metres deep, and they died in theirhundreds.The battle itself took just four hours, during this time the NewZealand contingent of 3,296 men suffered a sixty per centcasualty count of which 1.190 were killed. It took two andhalf days to clear the New Zealand wounded from thebattlefield.To put the loss of life at Passchendaele in perspective, therewere more New Zealand deaths on that one day than thetotal loss of life from the combined loss at the Mt Taraweraeruption, the Hawkes Bay earthquake, Tangiwai rail disaster,sinking of the Wahine and the Erebus air crash.By the time the withdrawal took place from the Flandersregion of Belgium in February 1918 the New Zealand divisionhad suffered more than 18,000 casualties – including some5000 deaths.The youth of New Zealand had been decimated with over5% of New Zealand’s total population lost forever on theFields of Flanders.Although many people in New Zealand may have forgottenor have never learnt of the sacrifice these men made, thepeople of Flanders and Belgium have not, and never will.This exhibition created some 90 years after the event is partof the ongoing memory the Belgian people have for thethousands of New Zealanders who gave their lives so thatthe Belgium people could and should live as they do today. During the first week of the exhibition, over 500 people havevisited the sight. This is an outstanding number and must proveto those who were against the exhibition being held inFeatherston, that they were wrong.Objections to this venue are hard to understand, the fact thatif not all, the majority of the men who went to fight in “FlandersField” began their military career in Featherston, and marchedfrom here to their destiny and their place in history. “They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the year’s condemn At the going down of the Sun And in the morning we will remember them”

Passchendaele.

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Introduction to the Guitar

Term 3 has started off with a mixed bag of fine, wet andwindy weather. We are all hoping the weather settles forthe reminder of the term.Year 7 & 8 Basketball team – this team was successful inwinning the South Wairarapa Basketball championship lastterm. The shield has been going since 1994 and this is thefirst time the school has won it. We have made the finalsmany times but never been victorious. Our thanks go toNifo Ili for coaching this team.

Back row – Jordan Nation, Sandra Makaohi, Nifo, Crystal,LisaFront – William Gordan, Adam Phillips (holding the shield)Kaleb Burt and Jacob Perry.

St Teresa’s News

Featherston Christmas MarketSaturday 28th November 2009

ClassifiedGRAZING urgently required, anything considered,paddock lease or per head, small or large.WORK WANTED, exp dairy farmer looking for reliefmilking or any farm work, hard working and reliable,exc with stock. Phone numbers for both adds06 308 6578027 299 7191

Wanted to Buy Half or one H.P. Electric MotorTele 308 9748 evenings

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Sometimes when you reach the dizzy heights your worldsuddenly crumbles.This is exactly what happened to the newly elected VicePresident of the Featherston R.S.A. Ray Simonson.

Said (by himself) to be a good Pool player, he along with hisfriend Ross Harris, challenged two Past Presidents of the clubto a game recently.

Unfortunately for Ross (who was in the toilet at the time) ittook the oldies just one visit to the table each, to clear it. As allpool players are aware this action is known as a “Down Trou”

As the good sports they are the defeated pair offered to dotheir duty, but as a mark of respect (which is in their make up)the victors decided to just shake hands and live off their triumphfor many years to come.…………………………………………………………………

Chairman of the Community Board, Gary Thomas has aproblem. Whilst working at Kahutara School recently hedropped his cell phone, it fell into an area no man would puthis hands. So his request to those working at the sewerageplant, is if you find it please ring me. My new number is 027 04A S**T

Just a little Giggle.

The Featherston Information Centre is in desperate need ofvolunteers to man the centre.

A roster system is in operation and the organizers will be onlytoo happy to fit in with your availability.

Alterations have been made to the premises and new equipmentinstalled in an effort to make the centre more user friendly.The operators comfort and well being was put at the top ofthe list, and this has been achieved.The centre is warm and comfortable and the range of literatureand local information has been expanded.

If you would like to join a team doing its best for Featherstonand the South Wairarapa call.

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The year of a Lions Club runs from July 1 to June 30 so thata couple of weeks ago we had a change of Officers. ThePresident for the year July to June 2010 is Barry Johnsonand our Secretarys Heather Burgess.

Our Club is in its 41st year and we have a membership ofabout 22, mixture of men and women. We meet twice amonth, the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month.

The Club is a member of the world wide Lions Organisationand we follow the motto which is very simple “We Serve”.The International Organisation prides itself on being the firstin to offer assistance in any disaster that may befall anywherein the world. We also have an ongoing programme to alleviateblindness in Africa and Asia.

The NZ Lions are helping in the effort to build a new RonaldMcDonald House in Wellington. The purpose of the Houseis to provide accommodation for parents of childrenhospitalised in Wellington.

We are currently collecting the tear off “can tabs” from cansand the screw tops from wine bottles, these are recyclableand the money gained goes towards Kidney Kids. This is aproject that helps children with Kidney or Urinary tractailments.

We do many projects locally where we detect a need or arequest is made.

At our last meeting our guest was an Italian 17 year old boyRiccardo who was being hosted by a member of theGreytown club. He came from Perugia and we enjoyedlearning something about the town.

We sound like terribly earnest people but we do have a lighterside, one of our monthly meetings is Social and we haveSpeakers Quizzes etc.

Lions Club

The Wairarapa Railway RestorationSociety

seeks information, photographs etc on any of therailway stations between Wellington & Woodville. Theinformation being sort, will form part of a display beingset up at the Carterton railway Museum.If you can assist please contact the Society,Ken 06 377 0631, Jim 06 308 8412.Email: Carterton.Rail.Museum@xnet.co.nz Visit ourwebsite www.CartertonRailwayMuseum.org.nz

God is still GodThat will never change

FeatherstonAssembly of God

Sunday Service 10:00am22-30 Birdwood StreetTelephone 308 9123

Blankets for Moldova Romania andUkraine

The Knitters and Crocheters of SouthWairarapa invite you To view the displayof their labours and have a cuppa

When: Wednesday 19th August 2009From: 10:00 am til 8:00 pm

Where: St Teresa’s Church Bell StreetFeatherston.

There will be a donation box to helptowards the cost of shipping.

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Self Storage

Now inFeatherston

Call

308 9288Wairarapa Storage

Ltd

20’ Hi– cube con-tainers

Ooh-la-la’sWinter Sale

Nothing over$20.00

Come In 5th Augustto 12th August and

GET A BARGAIN

06 308 8529 63 Fox Street Featherston

With the cricket season around the corner, and the Britsthrashing the Aussies, we thought it a good time tolook at what cricket is.

You have two sides one out in the field and one in.Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out and whenhe’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’sout.When they are all out the side that’s out comes in andthe side that’s been in goes out and tries to get thosecoming in out.Sometimes you get players still in and not out.When both sides have been in and out including the notouts, t hat’s the end of the game.

HOWZAT!!.

Cricket.

Recently we have been alerted to the possible danger whenresidents, who have arrived on the late trains, walk fromthe railway station to their homes during this time of theyear.

Lighting on streets such as Johnson, Birdwood and Foxare not the best, and with the weather we have beenexperiencing, people do tend to wrap up warm and weardark winter clothing, which of course is their right, howeverit does put an extra burden on vehicle drivers, especiallywhen pedestrians decide to run across the road with headsdown in a rush to get home out of the weather.

Birdwood Street is probably the worst area, with peopletaking short cuts and on occasions walking down themiddle of the road.

Once the spring and summer arrive this problem will solveitself, but until then we would ask you to be just a littlemore aware that cars do have the right of way on ourroads and they can not stop as quickly as a human. Wewould hate to hear of any of our readers injured through alack of thought or the need to get home quickly. Sometimesspeed can result in the journey taking a lot longer then itshould do.

Wearing an item of illuminated clothing or even to carry atorch would assist in making yourself visible and help toavoid the accident which must inevitably happen one daybut the sure and certain way is to use the footpaths andnever cross the roads at night unless you are sure it is safeto do so.

Please Take Care.

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Check out our great selection of quality used vehiclesavailable to view on either autobase or trademe

Arthritis New Zealand (ANZ) has a new educator in the Wairarapanamed Shay Schual-Berke. Shay is a retired cardiologist fromSeattle in the United States who has taken on the role of educatorhere. The first clinic will be held at the community centre inFeatherston on 26 August starting at 10 am. For appointmentsring Heather at the centre at 308 8239. Shay will assist you tolearn more about your condition and its management. She willteach you about medication, exercise and diet while also givingadvice and support. This service is free and confidential! Our roleis to share what we have learned so that you are better able tomanage your arthritis.More than half a million New Zealanders will have arthritis sometime during their life, which equates to one in every six peopleover the age of 15 years - or, one in every three people over theage of 45 years! There are over 140 different types of Arthritis andthese can affect people of all ages - from babies and toddlers rightthrough to those in their adult years. In fact, there are many childrenand young people under the age of twenty affected by arthritis inNew Zealand.Not only does Arthritis New Zealand promote the awareness ofarthritis across the country, we also advocate at national andlocal government levels for improved services including lobbyingon issues of medication subsidies and increased rheumatologyservices for people affected by arthritis.Shay and her husband moved to the Wairarapa last year, and areenjoying the lifestyle greatly. Her husband is an emergencyphysician at Masterton Hospital. They are loving the tramping,kayaking and biking fantastic but appreciate most of all thewonderful people they are meeting.

Wellington Guitarists Phil McLaughlin and John Barret were in topform for our July meeting and were much appreciated by a goodcrowd.

Patrick Bleakley and his “Baloney” group gave us a session at the‘Tin Hut” on Sturday 18th, totally unplanned, owing to a cancella-tion of a Gig they had previously been engaged so there was notmuch time for advertising. Word of mouth had a good number ofpeople turn up considering the bledisloe Cup was on at the same.Some of the members were able to turn up to play introductorynumbers (thank you Bob, Mike and The Honky Tonk Heroes) sowhen “Baloney” started up the mood was all go. The bandseemed to enjoy it just as much as the audience and gave us agood two and a half hours of blues and jazz that all were rockingto. This was an opportunity to try out our new lighting system whichwas certainly a great improvement and gives the whole playingarea a real professional look.

Wednesday 5th August should be a great night with club mem-bers playing a good variety of music so come along and listen tothe talent. (Tin Hut 7-30pm non members $5) Coming up preChristmas is “Dave Murphy” top blues man who’s CD DVD “Yesthat’s me” is already turning out to be a top seller so watch thisspace. For more information phone Eric 06 308 6474 or go towww.crosscreekblues.co.nz

Cross Creek BluesClub

Arthritis Clinic Returns to Featherston

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Greetings from the Featherston Community Centre ! What’s new?

AGM: Our AGM was held on July 15th, with just over20 people attending. Your Featherston CommunityCentre Management Committee for the 2009/2010year are: Chair Becky Matthews, Secretary Sarah,Treasurer Kartini, as well Committee Members Tom,Marcus, Frankie & Graham. With this keen group ofpeople, be on the lookout for some exiting things inthe year to come!

SPEAKERS CORNER 2009: Our first ever Speaker’s Cornernight was a huge success. Dr. Troy Baisden packedout our main room on a cold rainy night, with over 65people attending his fascinating talk and slide showon Easter Island.

Next up, speaking from the Blue corner in trueFeatherston colours is Muay Thai Kickboxing fighter,trainer, coach & mentor Sue Latta. Join us WednesdayAugust 5th at 7.30 to hear Sue speak about the localclub, and her experiences with Muay Thai Kickboxingon a national and international level.

Our September Speaker’s Corner evening, September2nd is going to feature team and leadership coachDavid Savage.

Speaker’s Corner, running the 1st Wednesdays of themonth at 7.30 from July – December, offer a chanceto find out more about the interesting people wholive in your Community. Each night has a 20-30 minutepresentation followed by a question period andsupper. Gold Coin donation greatly appreciated.

A Big Welcome to N.A.! The Community Centre extendsa warm welcome to Narcotics Anonymous who is nowmeeting on Sunday evenings at 7pm. For moreinformation on these meetings, please see theirwebsite www.nzna.org

Pilates: Bodymind Pilates are set to start another 6 weekseries of Pilates on Monday August 3rd at 6.30pm inour Kowhai room. It is $60 for the series, and entitlesyou to full membership and access to the BodymindPilates studio up in Masterton, which holds over 20classes per week! To register, contact the CommunityCentre 308 8239

Osteopathy for Children Information Session : Listenand talk to Vicki Tate from Health Kix. Specializing intreating children, Vicky uses a variety of techniques toachieve unbelievable results in our littlies. Join usThursday August 6th @ 6pm. Participation by gold coindonation.

Microwave Cooking Classes : Supergrans & WOOPSinvite you to their microwave cooking classes. The free4-week series begins August 19th and runs Wednesdays10am-12.30pm. All the food is supplied. Come and learnhow to cook 3 full meals using your microwave, includingchocolate cake! Minimum 4 people required to run thecourse. RSVP to the Community Centre 308 8239

Upcoming at the Centre:Speakers Corner –September 2nd: Motivational speakerDavid Savage

1st Aid Course – September Date September 14th & 15th(Monday and Tuesday) from 9;00am to 4:30pm : Contact the Community Centre to register your interest.

Ongoing Classes/Groups : Art Expression, Belly Dancing,Children’s Chess & Board Games, Creative Memories,Dancercise, Line Dancing, Maj Jong, Needlework &Crafts, Tai Chi, Trim & Tone, Toy LibraryOngoing Services : WINZ, Te Puni Kokiri, WairarapaCommunity Law Centre, WOOPS, Narcotics Anonymous The Featherston Community Centre offers facilities topublic and private users who require a meeting placefor ongoing or one-off events, activities or classes. Ourgoal is to serve as the hub of Featherston’s social andeducational services – used, valued and supported bythe entire community. The Featherston Community Centre is wanting to addto its list of ongoing classes and services. If you’ve got agreat idea for a class, seminar, workshop, or event thenWE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU : Visit us 14 WakefieldStreet Ring us : 06 308 8239 Fax us 06 308 5541 E-mail us :fsn.comcen@xtra.co.nz

Sun. 19th July the Featherston Bowling Club Held theirA.G.M. at the Club rooms with a excellent turn out ofmembers. The election of Officers are as :-Patrons Rex Henderson, Gwen Hart.President Darkie Barrow.Vice President ( M ) Bruce Howe, ( W ) Rose Clement.Secretary Toots Boswell. Treasurer Des Barrow,Greenkeeper Denis Richards. Asst Greenkeepers HarrySingleton, Bernie Kelly.Bar Manager Dawn Walsh, Asst Les O‘Donovan.Match Committee (L) Val Watkins, Lorna Green, DaphneTraynor (M) Lennie Le Gros. Les O`Donovan.Delegates Darkie Barrow, Des Barrow, Bruce Howe.Selectors (L) Darkie Barrow, Rose Clement, DaphneTraynor.Publicity Rose Clement

OUTDOOR BOWLS A.G.M.