Ashburton Courier: December 12, 2019

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Page 10, Ashburton’s The Courier, Thursday 12 December 2019 DELLOW Diana Helen; on December 4, 2019 at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton, surrounded by her family. Aged 79 years. Dearly loved partner of Maurice CReid and much loved wife of the late Trevor Dellow. Loving mother and mother in law of Denise and Gary, Malcolm and Trudi, and Julie and Peter Clemett. Treasured grandma of Hamish and Ayla, Matilda, Nic, and Connor. Much lovedand respectedbythe Reid family. Messages to the Dellow family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service for Diana has been held. Paterson’s Ashburton FDANZ 03 3077433 Family Notices Inquries phone Jann or Leonie on 308 7664 or call into 199 Burnett Street. Family Notices DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS BIRD, Pamela Rosemary: on December 6, 2019. Suddenly, at her home, Ashburton. Aged 87 years. Dearly loved and devoted wife ofTed for 58 years. Much loved mum and mother in law ofDennis, Alan and Kate, and Philip and Amanda. Loved nan of Nicholas, Michael and Emily, Kimberley, Jamiee, and Jayden; Cindy, and Jo. Messages to the Bird family, Villa 8/55 Queens Drive, Ashburton 7700. Donations to the Ashburton Blind Foundation would be appreciated and may be leftatthe service. Aservice for Pamela will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton on Wednesday December 11, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed byinterment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery. Paterson’s Ashburton FDANZ 03 3077433 GIBSON, Judith Anne: (Jude): Passed away peacefully on December 5, 2019 at Ashburton Hospital, surrounded by her devoted family. Dearly loved and loving wife of Peter. Adored mum and “Jude” of Andrew and Carlyle, Mel and Dean, and Hamish and Jo. Cherished grandmother and “Jude” of Issy; Jacob, Poppy, Joey, and Lulu; Flo, Izzy, and Mikey. Loved daughter ofthe late Mona and Noel Reddecliffe and sister and sister in law of the late Tony, and Kay and Stephen McBride; the late Merryn and Michael Forbes and Sally and Grant Newby. Messages to the Gibson family,POBox 472, Ashburton 7740. Aservice celebrating Jude’s life has been held. Paterson’s Ashburton FDANZ 03 3077433 HARE, Sheila: Died peacefully at her home in Ashburton, surrounded by her daughters, on December 8, 2019. Dearly loved wife of the late Jack. Beloved mother and mother in lawofLynda and David Kepes, Alison and Roger Thomas, and Joce and Donald Robertson. Loved granny of Moana, Jesse, the late Nadav, Gabriel, Reuben, and Eli; Sam, Louise, and Jeremy; Zac, the late Caitlin, and Annie and loved great granny ofArchie, and Lola; Malia, and Meka; Natalie; Jock, and Finn. Messages to the Hare family, P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to Child Cancer in memoryofSheila would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Sheila’s life will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton on Friday December 13, commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private interment. Paterson’s Ashburton FDANZ 03 3077433 Supporting the community 96 Tancred Street,Ashburton. Phone 307 8317 PETERSON, Eileen Hume: On FridayDecember 6, 2019 at Terrace View Retirement Village, Ashburton. Loved wife and friend of the late Allister Grigor Peterson. Special ‘aunt’ of Blair and Sheryl Maconie and John Maconie, and Penny Read. Messages to Blair Maconie, 10 Heath Street, Timaru 7910. Many thanks to the staff at TerraceView for the wonderful care of Eileen over the last five years. At Eileen’s request a private servicehas been held. Paterson’s Ashburton FDANZ 03 3077433 SMITH, Valda Jessie: Peacefully at The Oaks Rest Home, Christchurch on December 9, 2019 aged 87 years. Beloved wife ofthe late Bevan, cherished and loved mum, mum-in-law and nana of Brenda, Mark, and Madison. Messages to: The Smith Family, c/- PO Box 6035, Ashburton7742. Always so loving, thoughtful and kind, what beautiful memories youleavebehind. Youmay haveleftthis world behind, but youwill never leave our hearts and mind. A service to celebrate Val’s life will be held at the Brantwood Chapel, Trott’s Garden, 371 Racecourse Road, Ashburton on MONDAY, December 16, at 1.30pm. Followed by privateInterment. 0800 2MEMORY 027 637 1229 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 amaximum of35 words and on a per-line basis after that. The same low charges apply to other family notices, such as engagements, acknowledgments, in memoriam notices and anniversaries. LREA2008 MCRE SAMANTHA ROSE FLOWERS FLOWERS +WEDDINGS +GIFTWARE SAME DAY DELIVERY IN ASHBURTON WWW.SAMANTHAROSEFLOWERS.CO.NZ 03 307 4020 Family owned, locally owned 22 MooreStreet, Ashburton 0800 2636679 2196496 2200590 Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Tim’s South Island trek to raise cancer funds By Toni Williams Tim Adams may have blisters on all the hot spots on his feet and walk with alimp, but he’s determined to carry on walking the 920km length of the South Island to raise money for the Cancer Society. Mr Adams, who passed through the Ashburton District earlier this week, is raising money for the society in his ‘A long walk –Picton to Bluff’ event, walking along State Highway 1orthe equivalent in distance. He has already been detoured at Kaikoura, and in his next leg he will hit the overflowed river at Rangitata. A detour saw him continue walking the required distance toward Temuka. He has aplan to follow; it will take 23 days, walking between 35km and 55km a day, for an average nine and ahalf hours aday. So far he has raised more than $6000 and is well on his way to reach his newly revised goal of $10,000; it was initially $3000, which he reached before he started his walk. Anyone can view his progress; he has aFacebook page and donations can be made at the Cancer Society’s ‘doyourthing’ Canterbury West Coast page. Mr Adams started at Picton on November 30 and will finish in Bluff on December 22. He has been supported along the way by family and friends manning support vehicles and/or providing accommodation and meals. And he got to spend time at home in Rolleston with his family during his Canterbury leg. While passing through Ashburton, during day 10 of his walk, he had the added support of Ashburton Fire Museum volunteers Carl Tim Adams, centre, supported through Ashburton by Ashburton Fire Museum volunteers Carl Petersen, left, and Bill Hart, who drove alongside in aclassic fire engine. Petersen and Bill Hart, who were driving alongside in a classic museum fire engine. Mr Petersen’s son, Jason, was support crew for Mr Adams at the time. “I couldn’t do it without them,” Mr Adams said of his wife, and supporters. Among them at different stages will be his motherinlaw, an uncle and aunt, family friends, mates, and his brother, father and stepmother. When the Courier caught up with him, the noon temperature had hit 28 degrees and he was seeking shade where he could sit down for lunch. Lunch, whipped up by Jason Petersen, consisted of two loaded ham sandwiches, with lettuce, cheese and tomato along with a rehydrating drink full of electrolytes. Mr Adams said the walk was an idea he had back in his 20s, when he was in the army and around him friends and family were being diagnosed with different cancers. It finally became an option last year after yet another family member was diagnosed. “It relit the fire,” he said. No longer in the army, but rather an IT computer technician, Mr Adams’ training, which started earlier this year, consisted of building up his walking fitness around Christchurch. While walking to keep his mind focused, he has an audio book and music to listen to when he is not taking in the natural wonders around him. Despite the best preparation, a calf injury on day two of his walk threatened to end the dream but a walking pole helped him to hobble to The Store at Kekerengu, and then to Kaikoura where amassage, physiotherapy and acupuncture got him through. “I’ve got blisters in all the hot spots on my feet, but I’m looking after them (preventing any infection). Hikers wool (a blisters treatment) has been fantastic.” Sutton to head EA Networks EA Networks has announced Roger Sutton as its new CEO, starting in February. He replaces Gordon Guthrie, who has retired. Board chairman Phil McKendry said Mr Sutton was an obvious choice for the role due to his many directorships with various electrical lines companies, including EA, and his past leadership of the Christchurchbased electricity lines company Orion and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) where he resignedfrom in 2015. Sutton said he was attracted to the role because of its cooperative ownership model and that the energy industry is his passion. “I admire the way EA operates and the team has afantastic reputation for innovation and getting things done,‘‘ he said. Complete Local Care Since 1982
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Ashburton’s The Courier, Thursday 12 December 2019, Page 11 Pipe relic deserves more By Mick Jensen It’s unique, an unusual example of adaptive use that typifies the Kiwi approach of making do and using whatever materials are to hand, and it’s sitting in apaddock in central Methven, unbeknown to most. Methven’s pipe shed is avisible representative of the Rangitata Diversion Race (RDR), the big irrigation scheme that began in 1937 and which, when completed in 1945, provided water to 500 farms, covering 64,000 hectares or 32 per cent of Mid Canterbury. There are no known examples of other buildings being constructed of concrete pipes elsewhere in New Zealand. The pipe shed is aCategory 1listing with Heritage New Zealand (HNZ) and a Group A heritage item on the council’s district plan and was once used for storage. It is made from one of the large circular concrete pipes made for the RDR. Methven identity Viv Barrett said the pipe shed was avisible reminder of the engineering feat of the RDR, an accomplishment that had helped transform farming on the Canterbury Plains. The shed was used to store explosives and also concrete, and was built in 1940. The site it occupies was once an RDR work camp, one of a number set up to support the build, he said. Around the pipe shed were houses for workers and work depot facilities, including an office. As akid, Mr Barrett, his parents and four siblings lived in ahouse on asimilar RDR camp at Winchmore. ‘‘The shed is asignificant part of our local heritage, but the problem is, not many people know about it because it’s hidden away and is not all that accessible.’’ While it was accessed through agate at the far side of the Garden of Harmony off South Belt, it was ‘‘a bit of awalk’’, he said. The 3.65m diameter pipe is set on a concrete foundation slab that was aprecast control gate for the water race. Timber wedges were added to keep the cylindrical structure stable, and with concrete ends Students plant for good Ashburton College students from the 9V Innovation class put their green fingers to good use planting native trees in the Ashburton Industrial Estate green corridor. They were among many college students taking part in citizenship projects around the district, to put into practice what they had learned about citizenship’s good and bad attributes. Teacher Shelly Robson said the students had learned about plastic and good pollinators such as bees, and how they influenced the environment. So when it came time to select an issue that bothered them, many knew about carbon dioxide in the atmosphere so wanted to plant trees to combat its negative Viv Barrett stands on the steps of the Methven pipe shed, which sits in a paddock. added to enclose the space and atimber internal floor inserted, it became asecure storage area. Internally it is not in great condition and the original door has been replaced. Past buildings around it have long since gone and it sits today in splendid isolation, with the land around it leased out by land owner Ashburton District Council for grazing. Mr Barrett and RDR management are keen for more people to see the pipe shed and to learn more about the story of the RDR scheme, which today enables the district to grow more than 70 different types of crop. ‘‘I’d love to see it moved to the end of the land site and close to Main Street where it effects. Working with Ashburton District Council open spaces manager David Askin, who pointed them in the direction of the estate corridor, the whole class, aged 13 and 14 can be easily viewed. ‘‘It would be great to have it alongside Methven’s oldest building, the Roads Board building, or near it.’’ Mr Barrett and RDR boss Tony McCormick have already approached Heritage NZ, Methven Community Board, and intend talking with Ashburton council about future possibilities and a possible relocation. ‘‘I know the heritage people are not keen on it moving, because they say the site is more significant than the building, but it was moved to the site in the first place, and moving it afew hundred metres away on the same site will enable more people to appreciate its heritage value,’’ Mr Barrett said. years old, got on board to help out. They were also joined by teaching and support staff Greta Hampton, Vaughan Mathieson, Jono Hooper and Cezarne Rodgers. Around 30 native trees, supplied by Southern Woods Nurseries, were planted in the hard stony ground alongside Smallbone Drive, at the entrance to the estate. Other class projects included a fundraising bake sale, afood drive for the food bank and a beach clean up. STOP BIRDS leaves, hail and vermin from blocking and damaging your spouting Qualitymaterials: BHP Colorbond steel mesh with unique patented louvrewill even keep out pine needles.Will not rust or sag with age or load.10year warranty,range of colours Proven in Australia &New Zealand over the last 15 years. FOR SAFE, PURE DRINKING WATER FROM YOUR ROOF. NOWAVAILABLE:STAINLESS STEELMICRO MESH Call Rohan anytime Mon-Sat for ano-obligation assesssment&quote 0800 486532 03 982 8850 Plastic welding We repair all types of plastic products andequipment. •Water tanks •Calf feeders •FuelTanks •Car bumpers •Cab roofs Santa hunt back on at museum The Great Santa Hunt returns tothe Ashburton Museum next week. The festive hunt, that begins on December 18, challenges kids to find all of Santa's little helpers hidden around the Ashburton Museum, and once completed, they go into the draw to win a prize. The initial hunt takes place in the evening with the lights out, before becominga daytime activity throughout the remainder of the holidays. Museum director Tanya Robinson says the Great Santa Hunt is always a popular endofyear activity that lets families celebrate the Christmas season. ‘‘It's afantastic way for kids to enjoy the the holidays and we're very excited to bring it back this year. Ifyou come along on 18 December, don't forget to bring your torch for the special lights out hunt.’’ The initial hunt on December 18 starts at 5pm and is then open during business hours throughout the school holidays until January 31. 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