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PAGE 4 Wednesday November 29 2017 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi News Fuel stolen at Diamond Harbour Fire Station • By Sarla Donovan THIEVES HAVE targeted the Diamond Harbour Fire Station, stealing almost 300-litres of diesel. Chief station officer Bob Palmer said somebody had gone to the rear of the station yard on Marine Drive between Wednesday, November 15, and Saturday, November 18. “They’ve smashed the padlock on the diesel taker and siphoned (the fuel off.)” The amount was significant, he said. “It would be quite a lot to carry out in a car.” The station volunteers were upset about the theft, he said. “I’m gutted that our lifeblood – fuel – has been taken.” He said security had been beefed up since the incident and is asking the public to be aware of any suspicious behaviour in the area, and to get in touch if they notice anything unusual. •Anyone with information about the theft can phone Mr Palmer on 027 240 1515 Local News Now Brave Sumner identity dies Long-time firefighter and Sumner Lifeboat Institute member Barry William Kerr died recently, aged 78. Sarla Donovan reports BARRY KERR was a man of courage and community spirit. The father of two gave 27 years of service to the Sumner Volunteer Fire Brigade and 22 years to the Sumner Lifeboat Institute. He was a former fire station officer, and with his late brother Russel won two national titles in firefighting competitions, as well as many Canterbury titles. In 1967, he was awarded the Royal Humane Society’s bronze medal for helping to rescue two students trapped on rocks between Sumner and Taylors Mistake. The students’ other two friends had been swept out to sea and drowned while attempting to swim across a stretch of water. There was no moon and the incoming tide was breaking onto the rocks, according to a newspaper report of the rescue. On the return journey, Mr Kerr, fellow rescuer John Pickering and the students were in water up to their waists with only a precarious hand hold on a sheer rock face. Ironically, Mr Kerr had never learned to swim. Leader of the Opposition at the time Norman Kirk wrote a letter of congratulation for his “courage and selflessness” in saving the pair. Mr Kerr died at his Evans Pass home in Sumner on November 4. He was born in Christchurch on January 24, 1939. He grew up in Sumner with father Jack, mother Sybil and siblings Russel, Iris and Lester COMMUNITY: Barry William Kerr was a 27- year stalwart of the Sumner Volunteer Fire Brigade. He died in Christchurch on November 4, 2017 aged 78. and went on to raise his two children Keiron and Gabrielle in the seaside suburb with his late wife Diane. Jack was also a life member of the Sumner Volunteer Fire Brigade, which he joined in 1941. There have been Kerr family members in the brigade continuously since that date. The couple were unable to have children themselves, so both their son and daughter were adopted as babies. Keiron Kerr remembers his Fire rages, homes at risk father as very supportive. He followed his rugby playing and helped out coaching teams at Sumner Rugby Club when he was a boy. “He was just a good all-round guy and couldn’t do enough for anyone.” Diane ran the household and Mr Kerr went out and worked. A fitter and turner by trade, he worked on the Lyttelton Tunnel in the early 1960s. Keiron said in 2014 his father was invited along to the 50-year anniversary of the opening of the tunnel. “He was one of only a few people who worked on it that were still alive; it was quite amazing really. They asked him to be a guest of honour but dad didn’t like all that stuff and he turned it down.” Mr Kerr also ran his own business for 20 years, Timber Treatments. He and Diane were “sports mad” Keiron said. “They absolutely loved it. In their later years they had their two La-Z-boys side-by-side and they’d watch everything. Rugby was their favourite but they’d watch golf, cricket, anything. They were mad on it.” Mr Kerr is survived by his two children and four grandchildren – Jakob, Alexia, Rhys, and Paige. Countdown drops the price of online shopping fees CREATE THE DREAM What better way to celebrate the busy festive season than taking one job off the ‘to-do’ list – the weekly grocery shop! Countdown has dropped the price of online shopping fees across both delivery and Pick up. Pick up is now free if customers spend $50 or more, or just $5 for spend under $50. Delivery orders now have a flat-rate fee of $12 for orders up to $199.99, and $8 for orders $200 and over. Countdown has also launched an innovative new app, alerting customers when their online grocery order is ready to collect. For more information on online shopping fees and Countdown’s app, visit https://shop.countdown.co.nz/ Take control of the weather! LET US CREATE YOUR PERFECT OUTDOOR SPACE CALL US TODAY FOR A NO OBLIGATION QUOTE CHRISTCHURCH 55 Hands Road Ph: (03) 338 9063 www.stratco.co.nz
Wednesday November 29 2017 News Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi BAY HARBOUR PAGE 5 Pensioner’s pavement poetry Akaroa pensioner Sue Stewart, 67, grazed her face after tripping over uneven footpath tiles in May, sparking a five-month saga to get the tiles fixed. She wrote a poem about the experience The day I face-planted the footpath outside Bully Hayes It was lunchtime as I recall When I took my spectacular fall. T’was an uneven tile that tried to rearrange my dial – I’m not a pretty sight at the best of times, In Brief But I should have read the signs. Negotiating the footpath from chemist to L’Hotel, Is enough to drive you to the B’otel. The city council bless their hearts, Have repaired the offending parts. But I will bet a bob I won’t be the last to do a body lob And end up prone Trying to find my time zone. Thanks Victoria, photographer extraordinaire – Just as well it was not my derrière. Wattie’s Baked Beans or Spaghetti 420g (excludes Meat, 50% Less Sugar and Flavours) ANY 3 FOR $ 3 99 NEW SEASON WATER QUALITY Taylors Mistake has some of the cleanest swimming water in Christchurch. It received a “very good” grade in Environment Canterbury’s annual water quality monitoring report, the highest available. Paradise Beach in Charteris Bay was the only other in the Bay Harbour area graded “very good”. Sumner and Scarborough beaches were “good”, but the report noted an increased risk of run-off contamination after high rainfall. COMMUNITY MEETING Coastal Hazards are among the issues being discussed at the Sumner Residents Association’s meeting at 5.30pm tomorrow. An informal drop-in session will be followed by the formal meeting at 6.30pm in the Sumner School hall. CORRECTION On November 8, Bay Harbour News reported Lyttelton Primary School had been presented with a cheque for $4200 from Peninsula Art Auction organisers. That was incorrect. The figure should have read $42,000. Fresh NZ Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets $ 13 99 kg Tip Top Fruju L&P 8 Pack $ 6 49 pk Pams Fresh Express Oamaru JerseyBennes 1.5kg Product of New Zealand $ 6 99 pk Cadbury Chocolate Block 155-205g DINNER HAS NEVER BEEN THIS GOOD NEW MENU | NEW TEAM $ 2 99 ea Christmas Dance with THE DREWS 8PM SATURDAY, Sports Bar, $2 entry Cafe OPEN from 11am WHAT’S ON HOUSIE: Tuesday & Saturday CHECK OUT OUR SENSATIONAL SUMMER SIZZLERS $15 SHUTTLE Tuesday - Saturday PH 0508 966 5786 ThiNkiNg Of selliNg befOre ChrisTMas? If so NOW is the time to act as buyers are actively looking to secure their new home before the holiday season starts. Do not miss out, call Chris today for an appraisal and proven marketing ideas to get the best price possible for your home. Chris Moores Harcourts Grenadier Ferrymead, 1020 Ferry Road P: 03 384 7950 | M: 027 588 4440 E: chris.moores@harcourts.co.nz GRENADIER Licensed Sales Consultant REAA 2008 Whitford’s Hours: Open Tuesday to Sunday LUNCH from 11am DINNER from 5pm BOOK YOUR XMAS FUNCTION COMING UP... 12PM NEXT SUNDAY Club Family GALA DAY Face Painting; Bouncy Castle; Lolly Scramble; Raffles; Games; Live Music; SANTA! Tip Top Bakery Supersoft Bread 700g $ 2 79 ea $ 2 79 ea Steinlager Pure or Stella Artois 12 Pack 330ml Bottles$ 21 99 pk Surf Laundry Powder 500g www.foursquare.co.nz Selaks Reserve 750ml $ 12 99 ea facebook.com/FourSquareNZ Specials available South Island only from Monday 27th November until Sunday 4th December 2017 or while stocks last. Wine and beer available at stores with an off licence. Wine and beer purchases restricted to persons aged 18 years old and over.
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