Selwyn Times: November 21, 2017

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Moody scarecrow joins group
•From page 1
It was made by
Moody’s former club
Lincoln, and sponsored
with $1000 by Lincoln
Challenge.
Principal Mike
Molloy said pupils were
excited to have Moody
visit with some wearing
All Blacks and Lincoln
tops.
For the four months
leading up to the jubilee
the scarecrows will
remain in the paddock
on Shands Rd to
promote the fete event.
Businesses have
got on board, either
sponsoring a
scarecrow at $1000 or
delivering their own
scarecrow to get behind
the event.
The fundraising will
go towards a jubilee
pavilion structure to
be installed over the
school’s netball court
area.
Last month the school
sent out an email asking
businesses to either
supply or sponsor a
scarecrow.
It has quickly gained
traction with the
Christchurch Southern
Motorway Stage 2
project team being
the first to sponsor a
scarecrow worth
$1000.
Four more sponsors
are likely.
Other scarecrows have
been made, donated by
organisations including
the Lincoln Volunteer
Fire Brigade and the
New Zealand Defence
Force.
The idea of the
scarecrows first came to
life when the school was
planning a fete to be
held as part of its school
celebrations in March
next year.
“At the same time
the scarecrows were
developed by one of our
board members who is a
very creative designer,”
Mr Molloy said.
The original
scarecrows Trev and
Betsy, created by
Belinda McMillan, have
fast become celebrities
in the community.
It was suggested by
another board member
Paul Hill to create a
scarecrow paddock and
have them sponsored.
“We believed that
each business had their
own story to tell and
that the scarecrow
gave them a vehicle
to incorporate their
persona, staff and
business activities,” Mr
Hill said.
He said the children
have loved getting to
know members of the
community
The scarecrows now
have Facebook pages,
Instagram and the
school often receives
phone calls and emails
asking about the
display.
“It has just taken off,”
Mr Molloy said.
•For more
information or to take
part in the project
email scarecrows@
broadfield.co.nz or
visit the Broadfield
Scarecrows
Facebook page
NEW FRIENDS: Betsy and Trev Broadfield made
by Broadfield School board of trustees member
Belinda McMillan.
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Fire rages, homes at risk
Man taken to
hospital after
jet boat crash
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
TWO MEN had a lucky escape
when their jet boat flipped and
landed on a bank and became
partially submerged on the
Rakaia River on Saturday.
The incident led to one man
having to dig his way out from
underneath the boat.
Rakaia Volunteer Fire Station
senior station officer Tyrone
Burrowes said while the man was
partially under the water he was
able to breathe.
“He was trapped but not life
threatening,” he said.
The other man was thrown out
of the boat causing his leg to be
pinned beneath the boat and the
bank.
It resulted in the second man
receiving moderate injuries and
he was taken to Ashburton Hospital
for X-rays.
Mr Burrowes said a mechanical
failure was the cause for the jet
boat tipping.
Emergency services were alerted
to the incident by a passerby.
It was attended by the Rakaia
Volunteer Fire Brigade and ambulance
services.
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