Ashburton Courier: September 26, 2019

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Page 10, Ashburton’s The Courier, Thursday 26 September 2019 DEATHS WEIR, Edward John: (Ted): Passed away peacefully at Coldstream Lifecare, Ashburton on September 18, 2019. Aged 86 years. Loved second son of the late Bill and Molly Weir. Loved brother and brother in law ofHugh, Jean and Marius Cabout, the late Stuart, and Jeanette, Elsie, and Gwenda and Murray Hurst. Loved uncle of his nieces and nephews. Messages to the Weir family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Many thanks to Dr Lues and the wonderful staff at Coldstream for their care and attention given to Tedover the last few years. Aservice celebrating Ted’s lifehas been held. Paterson’s Ashburton FDANZ 03 3077433 Family Notices ACKNOWLEDGEMENT GREEN, Kathryn Mary: Merv, Scott, Mark, Kurt and their families would sincerely like to thank everyone who supported us over the last nine months with Kathryn’s suffering. The visits from family and friends, the food, flowers, friendships and the many cards were amazing. The wonderful support from Dr Dean Harris (Christchurch Oncology) Dr Avnit and the team at Tinwald Medical Centre, the Ashburton Cancer Support Group, District Nurses and the team at Ashburton Hospital PalliativeCare. Please accept this as a personal thank you to everyone for their supportand kindness,itwas very much appreciated and will alwaysberemembered. Supporting the community Complete Local Care Since 1982 Birth notices listed by parents will continue to be free in the Family Notices column. The initial death notice lodged by a funeral director will be listed without charge. There will be asmall charge of $15 for subsequent notices related to the same death, up to a maximum of 35 words and on aper-line basis after that. The same low charges apply to other family notices, such as engagements, acknowledgments, in memoriam notices and anniversaries. 96 Tancred Street,Ashburton. Phone 307 8317 LREA2008 MCRE Booking system DOC has added the popular Pinnacles and Woolshed Creek huts to the national online booking system to help meet the needs of a wider range of visitors. The Mt Somers Track is an overnight tramp connecting Pinnacles and Woolshed Creek huts and showcases impressive rock formations, historic mines and stunning views. In recent years both huts have become increasingly crowded, particularly at weekends and over the warmer months. Adding the huts to the booking system should enable more people, particularly families with children, to plan their trip with the reassurance they will have abed to sleep on. Visitors to Mt Somers Track can book to stay in the huts between October 1toApril 30. The booking system will be upgraded next year to include people who have a Backcountry Hut Pass. Dance The Ashburton Cadet Unit annual dance fundraiser is at 8pm on October 18 and not October 8as stated in last week’s paper. All proceeds from the event go to St John Ashburton. Money Ashburton council has given $500 each to Ashburton College and Mt Hutt College for their endofyear prizegiving. Top tappers put best feet forward to score Ashburton’s top toe tappers notched up a nearperfect score in their first exam. Charlie Backhurst scored 98 out of 100, and fellow members of Desiree’s Tap Studio team Sierra McCall, Sophie Clucas and Sophie Hart scored 97/100 in exams in Christchurch. The girls, and baby tappers Ellie McCall and Zoe Clucas, make up the Desiree Tap Studio team and all attend Longbeach School. They are taught by Desiree Backhurst, who learnt to tap in Invercargill, and taught there, before heading north to Ashburton. She said the class ‘‘started from nothing’’ and the girls practised once aweek at the Willowby Hall near the school. They are working flowers for all occasions same day delivery in Ashburton ph 307 4020 towards competitions to be held at Tinwald in November, with competitors coming from near and far. 179 Burnett Street, Ashburton www.samantharoseflowers.co.nz Family owned, locally owned SAMANTHA ROSE FLOWERS 22 MooreStreet, Ashburton 0800 263 6679 5 2196485 2200590 Mrs Backhurst said she was rapt with the girls’ performance and was very proud of them. Photo: Back left, Booze pressure to fore Underage drinking and teenage peer pressure was highlighted during a Smashed Project performance given to Year 9 students at Ashburton College. Peer pressure, social awkwardness and the effects of alcohol on the brain and body were covered by an interactive performance by Aucklandbased Smashed Project performers Troy Vandergoes (as 17 year old Caleb), Carrise Utai (Charlotte, 15) and Kieran Milton (Jack, 16). The trio, who have just finished touring secondary schools in the North Island and are working their way down the South Island’s East Coast, roleplay teenagers dealing with the dangers of underage drinking and how it can have negative, and unintended, consequences. Alcohol effects ranged from paranoia, jealously, aggression and poor decisionmaking to loss of body function like slurring, stumbling to vomiting or worse as the brain slows down, before shutting down. The 30minute realistic show depicted asnapshot from the life of many teenagers; boredom, wanting to fit in, escapism and rebellion going back decades but with the added pressure of social media, where drunken events are recorded or photographed for all to see, forever. The show, which tells a story connecting with the Year 9s, was interspersed with information about underage drinking and its effects and was followed by an interactive audience session to gage response from students about the role each of the characters played and to consider alternative strategies to resist peer influence. They revisited some of the scenes in the performance which, with different decisions offered by the audience, could have ended differently. Charlie Backhurst, Sophie Clucas, Sierra McCall and, front, Ellie McCall, Zoe Clucas and Sophie Hart in the Willowby Hall. It reminded students that ‘‘we are responsible for our own actions and decisions, there is always achoice’’. Among the information was the time it took the body to process alcohol with astandard size alcoholic drink taking one hour to filter through an average adult liver but two to three times longer for ateenager. Alcohol affected teenagers ‘‘harder, faster and is in the system longer’’ and a drinking session with six drinks would mean ‘‘around 10 hours not thinking straight’’. Photo: Smashed Project performers Troy Vandergoes (as 17 year old Caleb), Carrise Utai (Charlotte, 15) and Kieran Milton (Jack, 16) did a 30minute show depicting the perils of teenage underage drinking.
Council CEO Hamish Riach comments Voting papers are out fill them in Once every three years, an important occasion rolls around for communities across the country that determines the priorities, decisions and outcomes that will affect local people. I’m speaking, of course of the local government elections, and now is that allimportant time to decide who you would like to represent you around the Ashburton District Council table. Votingisnow openfor elections until 12 noon, Saturday 12 October. If you are an enrolled voter, your ballot papers should have arrived in your mailbox inthe last few days, as they began distribution on 20 September. Your voting papers are powerful documents. They are your opportunity to influence local democracy and make your voice heard. They are your chance to consider what’s important to you and select officials that you believe will most effectively represent those views. For our district, elections are being held for the mayoralty; the Ashburton, Western and Eastern Wards; and the Ashburton Licensing Trust. Four nominations were received for five vacancies to the Methven Community Board, and therefore these candidates have been declared elected. A byelection will be called for the remaining vacancy later this year. In addition to the Council, you are also invited to elect representatives for Environment Canterbury and the Canterbury District Health Board. Local governments make decisions that affect infrastructure, services and activities that you use and access every day. It’s the water coming out of your taps, Is your Will up-to-date? Build your Will online www.argylewelsh.co.nz the roads you drive on, the community halls and facilities you go to, the funding your community group applies for, and the attraction of investment and business to town that creates jobs and supports economic growth. Being able to choose who makes these decisions onyour behalf is a opportunity I strongly urge all voters to take up. This chance only comes around once every three years, so be sure tomake yourvoice heard this election. Whether you are young, old, working, retired, studying, have a family, are independent, have lived here all your life or have not long come tothe Ashburton District, the local government elections are for you. Don’t neglect the special envelope that might be sitting on your kitchen table. Fill out the ballot papers, put them into the prepaid envelope and drop them into the post no later than Tuesday 8 October, or alternatively, take them to the Council office by 12 noon, 12 October. Units to stay empty Two Ashburton council social housing units in Mona Square, Ashburton, are vacant and will not be brought up to standard. Property manager Colin Windleborn said neither were suitable because of mould issues and a shower over abath. He said council was working on a much larger project a report it was preparing on the future management of its units in Ashburton, Methven and Rakaia. That report is due before the end of the year. Meanwhile, council has nine people on the waiting list for units, three wanting single units and four wanting double units. One unit in Methven is being redecorated. Eden LuxuryLift was $2799 NOW $ 2250 Monarch rests in blossom 2200385 RotaryHoes * Starting $ 35 from FROM $25 *Excludes fuel 171 ALFORD FOREST ROAD,ASHBURTON Phone 308 0006 www.westsidehire.co.nz LIFT CHAIRS AscotLift was $2294 NOW $ 1850 On awarm spring day, with blossom out, a Monarch butterfly finds aplace to rest. This was taken in the Ashburton Domain. BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS & NOTARY PUBLIC 28-32 MooreSt, Ashburton Phone 03 550 7000 2206122
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