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<strong>Geraldine</strong> <strong>Library</strong> <strong>offers</strong> e-<strong>books</strong><br />

<strong>Geraldine</strong> <strong>Library</strong> recently ran a short<br />

seminar on how to borrow e-<strong>books</strong> using<br />

the Timaru District Libraries website www.<br />

timarudistrictlibraries.co.nz.<br />

An e-book is an electronic book which<br />

can be read digitally on your e-reader,<br />

tablet, smartphone, iPod, laptop or desktop<br />

computer.<br />

Linda Bennie and Lynley Simmons, senior<br />

librarians from Timaru <strong>Library</strong>, informed<br />

attendees that library members now have<br />

free access to over 800 e-<strong>books</strong>.<br />

“<strong>The</strong>re is a set-up process necessary to<br />

borrow e-<strong>books</strong>, and we know some people<br />

are finding this frustrating.”<br />

To combat this, the library is running these<br />

information seminars and they are also happy<br />

to help people one-on-one if they call in with<br />

their device.<br />

To borrow an e-book you need an email<br />

address and a password added to your library<br />

membership card. This can be done by simply<br />

phoning <strong>Geraldine</strong> <strong>Library</strong> on 693 9336 or by<br />

calling in. Staff are happy to help.<br />

<strong>Library</strong> members can then download<br />

<strong>books</strong> onto their home computers or other<br />

devices by signing in to the e-book platform<br />

after visiting the website.<br />

Borrowing <strong>books</strong> electronically means<br />

that people who cannot get to the library<br />

for whatever reason are still able to borrow<br />

<strong>books</strong>. Ms Bennie pointed out that, “even if<br />

you are away on holiday, you can still use<br />

Timaru District Libraries.”<br />

It takes only seconds for a book to<br />

be downloaded, and after 28 days it<br />

automatically disappears from your device,<br />

so no more fines. however, if you have not<br />

finished reading the book, it may be possible<br />

to borrow it again immediately.<br />

Most people attending the seminar did<br />

not have an e-reader and were interested to<br />

see the different types brought along by Ms<br />

Bennie, who discussed the merits of each.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Timaru District Libraries do not<br />

Water consent holders with a take of<br />

20 litres/second or more have until 30<br />

june to register with an approved watermetering<br />

service supplier to ensure they meet<br />

government installation deadlines.<br />

Consent holders were advised of the 30<br />

june deadline in a letter from environment<br />

Canterbury’s Ashburton-based water-metering<br />

team last month.<br />

Under the Government’s national<br />

regulations and reporting water takes,<br />

consent holders with takes of 20 litres/second<br />

or more need to install water measuring<br />

devices and systems for reporting water use<br />

by 10 November 2012.<br />

“<strong>The</strong>...regulations are here to stay and<br />

there will be consequences for those who do<br />

not comply by the deadline in November,”<br />

says environment Canterbury extension<br />

Linda Bennie, right, and Lynley Simmons, Timaru <strong>Library</strong> senior librarians, discuss the merits of<br />

different eReaders to access eBooks, now available to borrow from the library. Photo: jo Bates.<br />

promote any specific machine and recommend<br />

talking to staff at any shop selling electronic<br />

equipment to find out which device is most<br />

suitable for you. “have a play with them and<br />

see how easy they are to work.”<br />

however, for a device to work with<br />

library e-<strong>books</strong>, it must support ePUB or<br />

PDF formats. <strong>The</strong> Kindle e-reader, which is<br />

directly linked to Amazon, is not compatible<br />

with library e-<strong>books</strong> because it doesn’t<br />

support these formats.<br />

<strong>Geraldine</strong> residents found the seminar<br />

useful. Maureen Booth commented, “It was<br />

very helpful. I have been looking at getting an<br />

e-reader. It’s good the library is doing this.”<br />

jim Stewart had no immediate plans to buy<br />

a dedicated e-reader. “I’ll try it [borrowing<br />

eBooks] out on the computer at home first.”<br />

services manager judith earl-Goulet. “<strong>The</strong>re<br />

is a huge job to do to get the outstanding<br />

installations done in time.<br />

In New Zealand there are around 12,000<br />

consents that require water-measuring<br />

devices to be installed. Approximately 42 per<br />

cent of these are in Canterbury – the highest<br />

regional proportion in New Zealand.<br />

judith earl-Goulet said there are obvious<br />

advantages to installing water measuring<br />

devices.<br />

“Measuring water use provides consent<br />

holders with the information they need to<br />

ensure they use water efficiently and optimise<br />

production, comply with resource consent<br />

conditions, as well as reducing irrigation and<br />

pumping costs.<br />

“Many farmers have already being enjoying<br />

the benefits of having the information<br />

If anyone is interested in attending a<br />

repeat seminar, please enquire at <strong>Geraldine</strong><br />

<strong>Library</strong>. <strong>The</strong> library also has leaflets giving<br />

useful information about e-<strong>books</strong> and how<br />

to borrow them.<br />

If e-<strong>books</strong> are not for you yet, <strong>Geraldine</strong><br />

<strong>Library</strong> has a folder at its front desk containing<br />

details of all the new hard-copy <strong>books</strong><br />

available to borrow.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re is also a folder listing <strong>books</strong><br />

shortlisted for the 2012 Dublin Literary<br />

Award. <strong>Geraldine</strong> team leader Liz Broom<br />

encourages members to take a look as these<br />

<strong>books</strong> are “a step away from the usual”. All<br />

the <strong>books</strong> shortlisted have been nominated<br />

by librarians from around the world. “It is a<br />

more eclectic mix to broaden your reading<br />

horizons.” jo Bates<br />

Water consent holders must act now to meet Govt regulations<br />

required to ensure they are getting the best<br />

use out of their resource. Added telemetry<br />

devices have also become fundamental to<br />

how many farmers manage their farm –<br />

saving them time, money and energy.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> information relating to actual water<br />

use will help environment Canterbury with<br />

the allocation and management of the region’s<br />

ground and surface water,” she said.<br />

All consent holders should refer to their<br />

resource consent/s and review their consent<br />

conditions to determine how the regulations<br />

apply to them.<br />

If consent holders do not have a copy of<br />

their consent or do not know their consent<br />

number they should call Customer Services<br />

on 03 353 9007 or 0800 324 636.<br />

Submitted by environment Canterbury<br />

<strong>The</strong> GeRALDINe NeWS, ThURSDAY 14 jUNe 2012 1


Classic caravanners’ rally: “We don’t bother<br />

with Sky dishes and showers”<br />

Classic caravans from all over New Zealand descended<br />

on <strong>Geraldine</strong> in early june for a rally at <strong>Geraldine</strong> Kiwi<br />

holiday Park.<br />

Local resident eamon Barrett, president of the Classic<br />

Caravan Club, organised the event.<br />

“It’s the seventh year we have held a rally, and we always<br />

hold it in <strong>Geraldine</strong> on Queen’s Birthday weekend. As far<br />

as I know we are the only vintage caravan club in New<br />

Zealand.”<br />

eamon explains that to be classed as a “classic”, a caravan<br />

has to have been built before 1970. “After 1970 they became<br />

wider and bigger, but they have no soul; just a white box on<br />

wheels but with all the mod cons.”<br />

All the caravans at the rally are still fully functional and<br />

used by their owners to go on holidays. “We don’t bother<br />

with Sky dishes and showers.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> oldest caravan on show was a 1937 english caravan<br />

car cruiser owned by Graham holloban from Christchurch.<br />

“It is the only pre-World War II caravan known to be in<br />

existence.”<br />

One of the highlights of the rally was a 1926 International<br />

Truck built by the late john Britten and loaned by the<br />

<strong>Geraldine</strong> Vintage Car & Machinery Museum. john Britten<br />

was a New Zealand mechanical engineer who designed the<br />

Britten V1000 motorcycle. <strong>The</strong> bike won the Battle of the<br />

Twins in Daytona in the United States and set a number of<br />

world speed records.<br />

A <strong>Geraldine</strong> mother and daughter team, Gretchen Gould<br />

and Barbara Gregan, made their debut at the rally with their<br />

recently restored 1948 Bermuda food van. “We believe there<br />

is nothing like it in New Zealand.” <strong>The</strong> van is fully functional<br />

and the pair plan to sell food at many shows and festivals<br />

in the district.<br />

jo Bates<br />

2<br />

More floral<br />

art success<br />

Last month members of the <strong>Geraldine</strong> Floral Art Group<br />

attended the National Conference and AGM which was held<br />

in Nelson. Three ladies from the <strong>Geraldine</strong> group received<br />

awards for having their work published in the Floral Art<br />

Diary 2013.<br />

Lynda Leary and Ruth Orange received one acceptance<br />

each, and Gislinde Folkerts, president of the <strong>Geraldine</strong> Floral<br />

Art Group, received three acceptances, one of them being<br />

the special award for ‘Most Innovative Design’.<br />

Lindsay Nelson<br />

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fax 03 525 8699<br />

geraldinenews@ihug.co.nz<br />

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eamon Barrett in his 1960 classic caravan. “I feel I am the custodian, I could never sell it. It will end up in a museum when I’ve<br />

finished with it.” Photo: jo Bates.<br />

Winchester Rural School<br />

Young Country magazine, a rural magazine which is<br />

aimed at the 10+ age group) recently paid Winchester<br />

Rural School a visit and set up some exciting games for their<br />

Agri-challenge event. events included the old favourite<br />

Sack Race event, Toss the Possum (a fake possum was<br />

procured for this event), the ever-popular egg and spoon/<br />

spatula race and the hilarious wine gums in icing sugar<br />

race (which is reported to have produced quite a number<br />

of pale faces).<br />

<strong>The</strong> children were noisily and enthusiastically supported<br />

by other students dressed in their house colours waving<br />

banners and singing team chants. <strong>The</strong> winning team was<br />

presented with kids’ prize packs, beanies and copies of the<br />

Young Country magazine. Supplied<br />

<strong>The</strong> GeRALDINe NeWS, ThURSDAY 14 jUNe 2012


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iN GOOD tAStE: Expanding the repertoire<br />

Time to expand the<br />

repertoire. If you’re sick of<br />

eating the same old pasta<br />

with the same old sauce every<br />

Wednesday night, followed<br />

by chicken on Thursday and<br />

fish on Friday, then it’s time<br />

to add some excitement to<br />

your life. Adding a couple of<br />

salads and a sauce is a good<br />

start. <strong>The</strong>se are even better<br />

if they can be augmented<br />

and adapted using what you<br />

have in the fridge or what is<br />

in season.<br />

~~~~~<br />

This recipe is great on<br />

pasta, works well with fish<br />

like groper or snapper, on<br />

grilled chicken, or it can<br />

be mixed through cooked<br />

butter beans for a vegetarian<br />

meal. If you are a committed<br />

carnivore, you could easily<br />

add some grilled bacon or<br />

fried chorizo; however, I feel the sauce is substantially meaty<br />

enough in itself.<br />

Mediterranean Artichoke and Tomato Sauce<br />

2 medium onions, finely diced<br />

4 tablespoons of olive oil<br />

2 cloves of garlic, crushed<br />

½ cup of white wine<br />

275g jar of roasted or grilled artichokes, drained and<br />

quartered<br />

440g tin of chopped tomatoes in juice<br />

1/3 cup of pitted black olives, coarsely chopped<br />

1 dried chilli, crumbled<br />

Sea salt and ground pepper<br />

the juice and zest of one lemon<br />

flat leaf parsley, chopped<br />

heat the olive oil in a heavy pan and add the onion.<br />

Cook slowly until soft and golden. Add the garlic and chilli<br />

and cook, stirring for one minute. Add the wine and allow<br />

to bubble up for another couple of minutes. Now add the<br />

artichoke hearts, tomatoes and their juice, olives, salt and<br />

pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, about<br />

10 minutes. just before serving, add the lemon juice and zest<br />

and chopped parsley. This sauce can now be stirred through<br />

cooked pasta or served with fried or grilled fish. Serve with a<br />

green salad and hot crusty bread for a complete meal.<br />

~~~~~<br />

Salads are another area where we can slip into a bit of a<br />

rut, and when time is running short and the family is hungry<br />

you turn to what you know. Although most people enjoy the<br />

old lettuce, tomato and cucumber salad, we need to look<br />

at other options now, when tomatoes and cucumbers are<br />

disappointingly insipid and so very costly.<br />

<strong>The</strong> next two salads are good sides to almost any main<br />

course. <strong>The</strong> rice salad also makes a great lunch dish (especially<br />

when topped with fried halloumi cheese) and would be good<br />

to take to work for a high-fibre snack. Both of these salads<br />

suit the autumn weather, and it’s refreshing to eat cabbage<br />

in a different guise to the traditional coleslaw. Buy cabbages<br />

now, as they are inexpensive and perfectly tight and crisp.<br />

Both recipes are based on ones by Karen Martini.<br />

Grader now available<br />

Cabbage, pea, mint, chilli and Parmesan salad. Photo: Fiona Feasey.<br />

Cabbage, pea, mint, chilli and Parmesan salad<br />

1 cup of frozen baby peas, blanched and refreshed<br />

¼ of a cabbage, shaved as finely as possible<br />

a handful of small radishes, finely sliced, if available<br />

¾ cup each of torn mint and flat leaf parsley (or use<br />

coriander)<br />

1 long red chilli, seeds removed and finely chopped<br />

80 grams of the best Parmesan you can lay your hands<br />

on, finely grated<br />

50 ml olive oil<br />

25 ml lemon juice<br />

Start by whisking the olive oil and lemon juice together in<br />

a small bowl. Season and set aside. This is your dressing.<br />

Now combine hALF the Parmesan cheese with the<br />

other ingredients. Toss together and add the dressing. Toss<br />

again and serve on a platter scattered with the remaining<br />

Parmesan.<br />

~~~~~<br />

Brown rice and lemon salad<br />

3 cups of freshly cooked brown rice.<br />

½ cup of currants<br />

½ cup of sherry vinegar<br />

½ cup of toasted pine nuts<br />

3 tablespoons of olive oil<br />

2 large red onions sliced into thin half moons<br />

salt and pepper<br />

½ cup each of roughly chopped mint and flat leaf<br />

parsley<br />

1 red chilli, seeded and finely chopped<br />

juice of two lemons<br />

Into a small saucepan place the currants and the vinegar.<br />

Bring to a boil and bubble away until the currants are plump<br />

and only a small amount of liquid remains. Place the oil into a<br />

baking dish and add the onions. Season with salt, cover with<br />

foil and roast in a fairly hot oven for 15 minutes. Remove the<br />

foil and continue to roast until totally caramelised and crisp<br />

around the edges. This does take some time, about 20-30<br />

minutes, but can be done while the rest of the meal is being<br />

prepared. <strong>The</strong>se onions add the necessary sweetness to the<br />

salad, so don’t be tempted to skip this step. Toss everything<br />

all together while the rice and onions are still warm.<br />

Adding some grilled halloumi cheese really shows this<br />

salad off and goes well with the lemony rice.<br />

Fiona Feasey<br />

<strong>The</strong> GeRALDINe NeWS, ThURSDAY 14 jUNe 2012


Adventurer’s wife Margie Mannering:<br />

Guy was “lovely fun to be with”<br />

Did you know that there has only ever been one successful<br />

boat trip up the Grand Canyon in the United States? This<br />

feat is known as the “Colorado up-run”, and one of the<br />

people involved in that remarkable trip lives right here in<br />

<strong>Geraldine</strong>.<br />

Margie Mannering moved to <strong>Geraldine</strong> in the 1990s with<br />

her now-late husband Guy, and wished they’d made the<br />

move sooner.<br />

“Guy and I were in seventh heaven when we moved to<br />

our house on Ribbonwood Road. We couldn’t understand<br />

why we hadn’t moved here earlier.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> story starts back in 1960 when the Mannerings<br />

were living in Christchurch and Guy was working as a<br />

photographer.<br />

Guy was a long-time friend of jon hamilton, son of jet<br />

boat pioneer Bill hamilton of Irishman Creek Station in the<br />

Mackenzie Basin. having owned a jet boat for as long as there<br />

had been jet boats (which wasn’t very long), Guy was a very<br />

enthusiastic promoter of the potential of the jet units.<br />

Guy ran into Bill Austin, an American passing through New<br />

Zealand on his way to the US base in Antarctica, and took<br />

him for a spin in a jet boat up the Waimakariri Gorge.<br />

When Bill returned to the US he took with him a jet<br />

boat, the agency for the hamilton jet unit, and unbounded<br />

enthusiasm for this new method of marine propulsion.<br />

A US team, including Bill Austin, decided the hamilton jet<br />

was just the craft needed to tackle the unconquered upriver<br />

trip on the Colorado. Bill hamilton was asked to join the<br />

party, but a boating accident left him with a broken arm<br />

so he suggested his son jon should go instead. jon asked<br />

Guy Mannering to go along as photographer and extra<br />

driver. Thus, jon and Guy and their wives joyce and Margie<br />

found themselves on what was to become a history-making<br />

adventure.<br />

Four jet boats loaded up with food, equipment and twohundred-and-seventy<br />

20-litre cans of fuel set off from Lees<br />

Ferry to make the 560km trip downriver to Boulder City.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y stashed fuel and food stocks on the down-run to use<br />

when they turned around and attempted the up-run. <strong>The</strong>y<br />

also cut down on personnel for the up-run, which meant<br />

joyce and Margie had to follow the expedition from the rim<br />

of the canyon.<br />

<strong>The</strong> story of this historic upriver trip would take too long to<br />

tell in this paper and has already been well written by joyce<br />

hamilton in her book, White Water. It is well worth the read<br />

for those who like a good non-fiction tale.<br />

But the Mannerings’ adventures didn’t end there. Margie<br />

says Guy was “lovely fun to be with. he had boundless<br />

energy.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> year after the famous Colorado up-run, Guy climbed<br />

Mt Cook, and in 1962 and ’63 he went to Antarctica as a<br />

photographer. On one of those trips he walked out of a plane<br />

crash on the Polar Plateau.<br />

In 1965 Guy was asked to join a United Nations project<br />

to evaluate the possibility of the Mekong River being used to<br />

increase trade opportunities between the bordering countries,<br />

Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Guy was to take four<br />

jet boats and teach the locals to drive and maintain them and<br />

to navigate the river.<br />

It must be remembered that at this time South east Asia<br />

wasn’t exactly the “favoured destination of tourists”, as the<br />

tensions between powers lead<br />

to years of warfare. however,<br />

a base was established in<br />

Pakse, Laos after their base in<br />

Savannakhet was bombed.<br />

It was to Paske that Margie<br />

flew to meet up with Guy, but<br />

getting there wasn’t entirely<br />

straightforward.<br />

“I got into a spot of bother<br />

flying in.”<br />

This is somewhat of an<br />

understatement, as Margie<br />

and her fellow passengers<br />

were removed at machine<br />

gunpoint from the DC3<br />

they were on. <strong>The</strong>y stood<br />

under the wing of the aircraft<br />

while the soldiers argued<br />

with a young female Laotian<br />

passenger who was clutching<br />

a crate of chickens.<br />

“I don’t know what it was<br />

about – probably food. <strong>The</strong>y<br />

took her away and I never<br />

found out what happened to her.”<br />

Despite the obvious danger, Margie says her three months<br />

in Laos were “a good experience to go through”.<br />

eventually the hostilities got to a point that the Americans<br />

took the “jet boating trainees” home, then got the Mannerings<br />

out to the safety of Bangkok in Thailand. But not before Guy’s<br />

four jet boats were shot at on a river outing.<br />

“Luckily the people doing the shooting were poor<br />

shots.”<br />

Before they left South east Asia, Guy decided he wanted<br />

to visit the Angkor Wat temples in Cambodia. <strong>The</strong> temples<br />

date back to the early 12th century and are a major tourist<br />

attraction today.<br />

It took quite a bit of convincing to get the Americans to<br />

agree to let Guy and Margie make the trip to the temples.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y had the entire place to themselves as Guy spent three<br />

days taking photographs.<br />

“It was really special, dead quiet and very still. <strong>The</strong>y are<br />

the most stunning temples.”<br />

Guy loved an adventure, which lead them into some<br />

interesting situations – like getting Margie to lift the barrier<br />

arm at a Cambodian/Laos border point while he drove the<br />

jeep through.<br />

“I was waiting for a bullet in my back. Being Guy’s wife<br />

was quite an interesting experience.”<br />

Back in New Zealand, the Mannerings’ photography<br />

business continued to flourish and they raised their daughter,<br />

Leslie.<br />

In 1966 Guy spent four months boating up some of New<br />

Guinea’s uncharted rivers with an Australian geological team.<br />

he met tribes who had never seen white people before.<br />

“he said they were lovely folk.”<br />

Guy also spent a month with the hamiltons in Zaire with a<br />

British crew trying to re-enact Livingstone and Stanley’s boat<br />

trip down the Congo River (formerly the Zaire River).<br />

In 2003 Guy passed away. Margie has been writing a book<br />

Guy and Margie Mannering who moved to Ribbonwood Road in the 1990s.<br />

Margie and Guy Mannering on their “Colorado up-run”.<br />

about their adventures, based on the diaries that Guy kept<br />

on all of his trips. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Geraldine</strong> <strong>News</strong> will keep its readers<br />

informed when the book is launched.<br />

Lindsay Nelson<br />

186 Talbot Street, geraldine 693 8788<br />

26 King Street, Temuka 03 615 9909<br />

<strong>The</strong> GeRALDINe NeWS, ThURSDAY 14 jUNe 2012 5


6<br />

RESULTS<br />

GOLf<br />

geraldine district golf Club. Women’s 18 holes: 5 June 2012.<br />

sanders Cup (Vets) and putting. Best nett: m Holmes 92-28-64 (35<br />

putts), J maguire 107-37-70 (35), T putze 93-21-72 (32), J Oliver 106-<br />

34-72 (32), n rix 89-16-73 (32), L Collins 100-26-74 (34), C Gibbs<br />

90-16-74 (30), s Bensemann 94-19-75 (32), m Campbell 93-17-76 (33),<br />

m ellery 102-25-77 (33). nearest the pin: m Holmes. nett Birdies: no<br />

2: p Leslie, n rix, m Campbell.<br />

GERALDINE BRIDGE CLUB<br />

Wednesday 6 June. north/south: eileen Lyon and Jean O’Brien<br />

69.79%, 2nd Gaye ellis and frank Kippenberger 53.13%, 3rd Hilda<br />

Joyce and Bruce Bradford 51.04%. east/West: 1st Kay Le Lievre and<br />

Judith marshall 70%, 2nd Colin Coulter and michael reilly 45.83%, 3rd<br />

<strong>The</strong>lma Boyce and Helen scott 42.5%.<br />

Championship pairs, Thursday June 7. north/south: 1st alister<br />

and pat Giles, 63.39%. 2nd Helen and stan rinaldi 62.74%, 3rd<br />

pam Kippenberger and Jean O’Brien 55.36%. east/West: 1st Joyce<br />

nicholson and Lois mcKnight 72.02%, 2nd eileen Lyon and Jeanette<br />

meijer 61.01%, 3rd Julie Kelly and Hilda Joyce 53.27%.<br />

GERALDINE CRIB<br />

after round 5: C Flannery & M Oldfield 41, J Ellery & C Coulter 39,<br />

J Hands & J Oliver 36, s Thompson & a Wilson 35, e King & m ellery<br />

34, H Holmes & B O’Keefe 34, J scott & J Cooper 33, p Kippenberger<br />

& r Brylkowski 33, f Kippenberger & H Bragg 33, m Burridge & G Imms<br />

30, J smith & r Bray 28, a Thompson & f Henderson 28, r Lang &<br />

J nichelsen 28, K Inwood & r Hartley 19. Games: J smith & r Bray<br />

5 v C Flannery & M Oldfield 8, S Thompson & A Wilson 6 v R Lang &<br />

J nichelsen 7, m Burridge & G Imms 6 v H Holmes & B O’Keefe 7, a<br />

Thompson & f Henderson 6 v J scott & J Cooper 7, p Kippenberger &<br />

r Brylkowski 7 v e King & m ellery 6, J ellery & C Coulter 8 v J Hands<br />

& J Oliver 5, f Kippenberger & H Bragg 9 v K Inwood & r Hartley 4.<br />

RUGBY<br />

JaB: U8 division 1 black vs red 25-15 to black. U8 division 2 vs<br />

Celtic red 45-40 to <strong>Geraldine</strong>. U8 division 3 vs Harlequins 35-25 to<br />

<strong>Geraldine</strong>. U9 red vs U9 Black 25-10 to red. U11 vs Temuka 27-19<br />

to <strong>Geraldine</strong>. U13 vs Central district 29-13 to <strong>Geraldine</strong>. IaB: U14 ½<br />

vs TBHs Leopards 46-38 to <strong>Geraldine</strong>. U18 vs TBHs 67-14 to TBHs.<br />

senior B vs pleasant point 28-11 to <strong>Geraldine</strong>. senior vs pleasant point<br />

25-17 to <strong>Geraldine</strong>. excellent results for <strong>Geraldine</strong> on club day!<br />

RECENT AGM<br />

ORGANISATIONS may have their new committee members’<br />

names printed in this column for free only if emailed to<br />

geraldinenews@ihug.co.nz<br />

PUBLIC NOTICES<br />

GERALDINE Preschool AGM. Tuesday 19 june, 7.30pm at<br />

high Street. All welcome.<br />

AN AUThENTIC hOME ChURCh meets every Sunday at<br />

10am at 194 Main North Rd, <strong>Geraldine</strong>. join us as we study<br />

God’s Word and fellowship in the joy of his presence.<br />

“In order that they may know the mystery of God, namely<br />

Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and<br />

knowledge.” Colossians 2:3. enquiries: 693 7572 or 03 688<br />

8702 <br />

SPRING bulbs check out the large range now available at<br />

<strong>Geraldine</strong> hammer hardware.<br />

<strong>Geraldine</strong><br />

Community Information<br />

EMERGENCY (Fire - Police - Medical) 111<br />

DUTY DOCTORS<br />

Patients of doctors not offering the rostered after-hours<br />

service are asked to dial the After-hours GP Line on 03<br />

684 8209 for advice from a registered nurse who will then<br />

direct them to the appropriate care, including access to<br />

another GP if necessary.<br />

TIMARU DISTRICT COUNCIL<br />

After hours faults, Civil Defence<br />

and TDC office Ph 0800 484 632<br />

GERALDINE LIBRARY / SERVICE CENTRE<br />

Monday-Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pm<br />

Friday 8:30am - 6:00pm<br />

Saturday 10:00am - 1:00pm Ph 693 9336<br />

TRANSfER STATION<br />

Tuesday 2.00pm - 4.00pm<br />

Friday 2.00pm - 4.00pm<br />

Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm<br />

BIN CALENDAR<br />

compost<br />

every week<br />

rubbish<br />

11 - 15 June<br />

recycle<br />

18 - 22 June<br />

geraldine schools jubilee<br />

<strong>The</strong> official “Welcome Bags”<br />

arrived too late for the Jubilee<br />

but are now here. If you<br />

or your friends and family<br />

registered for the Jubilee<br />

and would like one, please<br />

phone Rhonda 693 9389.<br />

<strong>Geraldine</strong> Kindergarten would like to thank just<br />

Country for the donation of the proceeds from<br />

the recent Style Seminar Night. <strong>The</strong> evening held<br />

at StoneBridge on 27 March 2012 was a great<br />

success. We saw some familiar faces transformed<br />

by Chryssie Russell in a before-and-after style event using<br />

clothing available at just Country <strong>Geraldine</strong>. It is safe to say<br />

that everyone took something away from the seminar that<br />

they could use with their own wardrobe.<br />

BUSINESSES<br />

STORAGE available at <strong>Geraldine</strong> Storage. Large and small<br />

lots. Ph Sherri 027 460 6442, 693 8830.<br />

JOINERY. Ross Irvine. Ph 693 8160.<br />

TIMBER. Scotts Timber 693 8844.<br />

PhOTOGRAPhY. Ian Moore ph 693 7311.<br />

EVANS Livestock Management. Sheep conveyor, drenching,<br />

injections, etc. Ph Luke 027 869 6831.<br />

BEAUTY therapy. Ph Bella Salu 693 9960.<br />

PLUMBER. Rates Plumbing. Ph 027 437 3158.<br />

BUILDER. julian homes. Ph 027 283 0016.<br />

hAYwOOD house Montessori. WINZ and eCe hours available.<br />

Sally Sharp BA(ed)hons, Montessori Dip. Ph 693 9079.<br />

MEChANICAL. M&G Auto Centre ph 693 9664.<br />

BUILDER. Glenn Shaw. Ph 021 547 325.<br />

wINDOw cleaning. Ph Sarah 693 9536.<br />

hAIRDRESSING. “Roller Bladez”. Mobile hair care. Ph<br />

Denese 021 030 2882.<br />

GARDENING. Sheryl, ph 693 7415 or 027 660 3433.<br />

COAL, firewood, kindling. Small bags free delivery within<br />

township on Fridays. <strong>Geraldine</strong> hammer hardware.<br />

ENTERTAINMENT. Village Inn. Ph 693 1003.<br />

fLOORING. Don McLean - Flooring First 03 688 5880.<br />

BUILDER. Gary Allen, ph 027 580 5665.<br />

fUNERALS. <strong>Geraldine</strong> & Galbraith 693 8788.<br />

PLUMBER. Ph Mark Patterson 693 9625.<br />

BUSINESSES<br />

AGRICULTURAL contractor. hayden Mckenzie 693 8553.<br />

MOVIES. <strong>Geraldine</strong> Cinema ph 693 8118.<br />

PEST control and fumigation. Commercial and residential,<br />

flies, spiders, rodents, birds, borer, silos, etc. Ph Craig, Craig’s<br />

Pest Solutions Ltd, 693 7263 or 021 713 407. Fully-licensed<br />

and registered technician, 20 years’ experience.<br />

BRICkLAYING. Ph Ross Vincent 693 8567.<br />

hIRE. <strong>Geraldine</strong> hire Centre 693 8274.<br />

PEA straw. Ph hayden Mckenzie 693 8553.<br />

ChIMNEY sweep. For a clean, reliable and local service<br />

call Dan Mckerrow for chimney sweep and repairs. Ph 021<br />

118 7580.<br />

BUTChER. Michael jones. Ph 693 8538.<br />

PANEL beating. Ph Stewarts 693 8446.<br />

ENGINEERING. Machining & Maintenance. Ph Paul 693<br />

7280.<br />

hAIR. Totally hair ph 693 9593.<br />

ARChITECT. Ph jess Paterson 693 8022.<br />

BUILDING. Ph Pete johnston 027 274 1684.<br />

BUILDER. Regan Tate. Ph 021 298 6465 or 693 7426.<br />

CLOThING alterations, mending, creations. Ph Raylene<br />

693 7163.<br />

BUILDER. Ph David Keen 027 276 5054.<br />

BEAUTY therapist. Ph Lyn holmes 693 9396.<br />

BUILDING. Ph Gerry White 693 8686.<br />

MCATAMNEY Gallery. Upstairs Old Post Office, <strong>Geraldine</strong>.<br />

Ph 693 7292. Modern and contemporary art. www.<br />

mcatamneygallery.co.nz<br />

REAL estate. Ph Audre Ramsay 027 622 9845.<br />

JOINERY. Ph Paul Autridge 693 9598.<br />

MP jacqui Dean 03 434 7325.<br />

ShOE repairs. <strong>Geraldine</strong> hammer hardware are agents for<br />

Cobblers Glenn’s Repair Bar.<br />

LANDSCAPING. Ph Mark 027 693 7008.<br />

ELECTRICIAN. Ph Gareth hammon 021 253 0527<br />

LAwNS. Ph earthworks Aoraki Ltd 0800 693 000.<br />

GERALDINE Computer Solutions: prompt, professional,<br />

affordable. Ph 693 9496.<br />

CATERERS. Verdé Café Deli ph 693 9616.<br />

GLAzING. Ph <strong>Geraldine</strong> Glass 693 9927.<br />

ELECTRICIAN. Laser electrical. Ph 693 9399.<br />

BROOkSIDE Boarding Kennels. Farmstay for dogs. 208<br />

Woodbury Road. Ph 693 9929.<br />

TREE care. Ph Mark Roberts 027 254 4777.<br />

BUILDERS. jennian homes ph 03 688 0146.<br />

PLASTERER. Ph Dale Lilley on 027 313 8338.<br />

wORLD’S most economical wall panel heater! Check it out<br />

at <strong>Geraldine</strong> hammer hardware.<br />

For buying or selling contact us,<br />

the company with local knowledge<br />

and international connections.<br />

Location: 16 Talbot Street, <strong>Geraldine</strong><br />

Phone: 693 9775<br />

Fax: 693 9774<br />

Email: geraldine@ljh.co.nz<br />

Salesperson:<br />

audre ramsay<br />

027 622 9845 or a/h 693 8438<br />

AJ Ramsay Real Estate Ltd (Licensed Real Estate Agent REAA 2008)<br />

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BUSINESSES<br />

ELECTRICIAN. Shaun Wheeler 693 7611.<br />

ACCOUNTING and tax. Ph Raylene 693 7163.<br />

CLOThING. Peter Young Apparrel 693 7118.<br />

PC upgrades/repairs: <strong>Geraldine</strong> Computer Solutions.<br />

Ph 693 9496.<br />

ELECTRICIAN. Ph Garth Payne 027 200 9619.<br />

geraldine gl@ss<br />

“Complete glass and tiling solutions”<br />

Glass repairs Double glazing<br />

Frameless shower systems New glazing<br />

Coloured glass splashbacks Retro fits<br />

Insurance-approved glaziers Safety glass<br />

Interior and exterior tiling Mirrors<br />

Wetarea shower specialists<br />

Certified waterproofing applicators<br />

3a Talbot St (right behind Taste restaurant)<br />

geraldine<br />

Ph | Fax: 693 9927<br />

Cell: 027 260 8458<br />

Email: geraldineglass@clear.net.nz<br />

For all your electrical needs:<br />

Registered electrical inspector<br />

Motorhome wiring/caravan electrical WOFs<br />

Alterations and additions<br />

Heat pump installations<br />

Domestic and commercial<br />

Free quotes<br />

Reliable personal service<br />

serviCing soutH Canterbury<br />

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Mobile: 027 469 7114<br />

Work: 693 7611


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INDUSTRIAL First Aid Courses. half-day refreshers, basic and<br />

CPR. Call for bookings and more info. Ph 693 7538.<br />

hONEY. Clover, bush, manuka/kamahi, and manuka +clover<br />

honeycomb. honey Shop, Woodbury Road Corner. Ph 693<br />

9771.<br />

SMOkIN’ hot quality first aid kits. Basic, home, vehicle,<br />

industrial and farm kits. Look, touch, feel the quality. Ph<br />

693 7538.<br />

hYPNOThERAPY, life coaching, intuitive counselling. Ph<br />

Christine 021 114 3356 or 693 7191.<br />

fOR SALE<br />

214a Talbot Street, geraldine<br />

Ph 693 8446, A/H 693 7500<br />

SMOkIN’ hot quality first aid kits. Basic, home, vehicle,<br />

industrial and farm kits. Look, touch, feel the quality. Ph<br />

693 7538.<br />

fASTwAY Couriers. Send a shoebox-sized parcel up to 2kg<br />

anywhere in NZ for just $12. Satchels available at competitive<br />

pricing at hammer hardware. Ph 693 7312.<br />

ChILLER trailer for hire: $65 per day. Contact <strong>Geraldine</strong><br />

Rugby Club 027 494 9229.<br />

TwO single beds, good condition. $50 each. Phone 693<br />

9891.<br />

PEA straw bales, Woodbury School fundraiser, $6/bale,<br />

$6.50 delivered within 10km <strong>Geraldine</strong>. Ph Mel 693 9604<br />

to arrange delivery and costs outside the district.<br />

TUNNEL houses and shade houses. Check out the range<br />

available from <strong>Geraldine</strong> hammer hardware.<br />

fREE-RANGE pork, ham and bacon at <strong>Geraldine</strong> Butchery.<br />

No crates, cages or pens: SPCA-approved. See display ad on<br />

front page.<br />

<strong>Geraldine</strong> High School<br />

uniformS<br />

in stock<br />

28 Talbot Street, <strong>Geraldine</strong>. Ph 693 7118.<br />

GIVE AwAY<br />

QUEEN bed with base. Phone 693 9599.<br />

wANTED<br />

ShEARING machine, good order. Phone 692 2757.<br />

MILITARIA wanted to buy by collector. Firearms, badges,<br />

bayonets or any items of military interest. German items are<br />

of particular interest. Ph Pete Young 693 8876 a/h.<br />

BATTERIES. Drop off your old car, truck and tractor batteries<br />

at Woodbury School, or ph Peter 692 2725 for collection.<br />

PROPERTY / ACCOMMODATION<br />

wANTED – rental unit! Urgent need of 2-3 bedroom home,<br />

<strong>Geraldine</strong> area, available soon. Professionally employed,<br />

two children, tidy family. Prefer bus route or close to school.<br />

Please respond if you know of something that might suit.<br />

Thanks. Ph 027 669 8815 or 03 612 6198.<br />

LEARNING<br />

ECR Model<br />

hORSE-RIDER education, corrective training - any age -<br />

standard. Your horse or mine - experienced certified coach.<br />

Ph Nancye 693 7064, Brenton Road 027 490 4522.<br />

UPCOMING EVENTS<br />

TIMe FOr a neW<br />

Or UPgraDe YOUr HeaTIng<br />

TarraS MK11 - 76 L firebox,<br />

15-year warranty<br />

23.4kW tested output. Wetback<br />

option. New Zealand-made.<br />

Cook top. Clean air approved<br />

SPeCIaL FOr a LIMITeD<br />

PerIOD until 23 June 2012<br />

CALL INTO STORE and<br />

CHECK OUT THE OPTIONS.<br />

<strong>Geraldine</strong> Building Centre,<br />

168 Talbot St. Ph 693 9397.<br />

LE hAVRE (G) French comedy, Thursday 14 june, 7.30pm;<br />

Saturday 16 june, 5.30pm. <strong>Geraldine</strong> Cinema. See display<br />

ad on this page.<br />

MY hUSBAND’S NUTS, <strong>Geraldine</strong> Players. See ad for two<br />

extra performances.<br />

QUIz NIGhT, Wednesdays, 7pm, Sports Bar, Village Inn.<br />

See display ad on front page. Give it a go!<br />

ShOE repairs. <strong>Geraldine</strong> hammer hardware are agents for<br />

Cobblers Glenn’s Repair Bar.<br />

fREE screening of Courageous, 7pm, Friday 22 june. See<br />

display ad this page for local venue.<br />

BEGINNERS’ UkULELE GROUP for adults. See display ad<br />

on this page.<br />

geraldine news deadline, noon on Mondays at hammer<br />

hardware.<br />

Free showing of the movie Courageous<br />

7:00pm, Friday 22 June 2012<br />

the<br />

geraldine players<br />

present<br />

meeting Hall<br />

Grumpy’s retreat ‘n’ Holiday park<br />

Cnr Keen road & sH 72/79,<br />

main north road, <strong>Geraldine</strong><br />

doors open at 6:30pm.<br />

arrive early, seating is limited!<br />

By Devon Williamson<br />

Directed by Don McCully<br />

sponsored by<br />

Victory Baptist of ashburton<br />

ph 03 308 4695<br />

for additional information<br />

several nigHts<br />

Have sold out!!!!<br />

due to demand, extra nights on<br />

Tues 19 and Thurs 21 June<br />

<strong>The</strong> Lodge <strong>The</strong>atre<br />

102 Talbot St, <strong>Geraldine</strong><br />

Tickets at Louk NZ Clothing<br />

(in the Old Post Office building)<br />

fri 15 / sat 16<br />

sun 17 (matinee)<br />

Tues 19 / Thurs 21 /<br />

fri 22 / sat 23<br />

7.30pm start<br />

<strong>The</strong> GeRALDINe NeWS, ThURSDAY 14 jUNe 2012

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