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Page 24, Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday February 27, 2020 Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Residents to spoil caregivers By Mick Jensen March2020 Controlled fireexperiments arebeing conductedonblocksofgorse by Scion firescientistsand Fire andEmergency NewZealand during the first two weeksofMarch. Where: Rakaia Gorge, Double Hill RunRoad. When: Over 4-5daysbetween 1and 15 March, 2020.Exact timing depends on weather conditions. Why? To provide data on fire behaviourand smoke dispersionfor thepurpose of developingfire behaviourtoolsfor gorse, essential to firemanagementinNewZealand. What safety measures are in place? Fire crewsonsiteat alltimes. Operations overseen by Fire and Emergency NewZealand and supportedbyanincident management team. Scion’sfire team trainedand experiencedinconducting fire experiments. Helicopteronstand-by. Forfurther information: TimMitchell ManagerRural Fire, Fire and Emergency NewZealand. 021927 778 GrantPearce Senior Fire Scientist, Scion. 027471 2840 www.ruralfireresearch.co.nz Caregivers at Coldstream Lifecare & Village in Ashburton will have the tables turned on them on March 3when residents will spoil them with donuts, singing and their own home made hand sanitisers. The treat istorecognise the hard work and caring nature ofthe caregivers and also to mark International Caregivers Day. Some Coldstream residents have already made up 32 bottles of hand sanitiser, one for each caregiver. The bottles come with hand cut outs and personal ‘‘thank you’’ messages written by residents. The initiative was directed by diversional therapist Angelica Paradero, aformer registered nurse inthe Philippines. She used her nursing history knowledge and some online fact finding to come up with the ingredients for the hand sanitisers, which like other hygiene products and medical supplies are in hot demand globally at the moment because of the coronavirus outbreak and the concerns around it. Mrs Paradero said the key ingredients for the sanitisers were vodka, distilled water and essential oils like lemon and lavender. Vodka constituted around three quarters of the 50ml bottles and oils could be substituted with aloe vera, if required. Vodka was an acknowledged natural disinfectant and antiseptic, she said. Mrs Paradero said two residents had Coldstream Lifecare &Village diversional therapist Angelica Paradero (centre) with residents Ngaire Gibbs and Mark Argyle who helped make the hand sanitisers. helped her prepare the sanitisers and another 20 would lend a hand with doughnut making on March 3. A further 30 residents would be involved with singing to the caregivers, including two soloists. Sensory toys added to library inventory Sensory toys havebeen added to Ashburton Toy Library’s vast collection of play things. Agrant fromAdvance Ashburton has enabled the toy library to purchase 11 sensory toys for children with developmentalneedsand for others to enjoy. Sensory toys are specially designed to engage achild's attention both cognitivelyand physically by stimulating one or more of the five senses. The community funding granthas also enabled the toy library to upgradeits library softwaresystemtoMibase NZ, which means that over timeall 900 toys in the collection will be photographedand posted onlinefor members to see. Toy library membersusually hire toysfor a two week periodand toys comeinall shapes and sizes. Other itemsare categorised for roleplay, dressup, games and puzzles and themepacks. AshburtonToy Library recently celebrated its 25th birthday. Its rooms are at 106 Victoria Street and it is openonThursdays and Saturdays from 9.30am until 12.30pm. Trying out some of the new sensory toys are (from left) Jin Perry, 21/2, Franco Senekal, 2, and Leon Perry, 11 months. Advertising thatworks! Talk to Jann, Roselle or Karen todayabout ways youcan reach potential customers or advertising with that special difference-professional servicewith asmile. Phone: 308 7664 office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz • 199 Burnett St, Ashburton 2260056 Annette gets her show entries in Annette Maw is known in Methven A&P Show circles for, among other things, her preserves. And this year she has entered more than a dozen of them into the Methven A&P Show’s home industries pavilion competition and is hopeful for victory. “We all want to do well,” she says, of those who enter the annual show’s competitions. She also has two entries in the sewing section; all entered in the final hours for competition entries. Mrs Maw, who coincidentally lives on the same rural road as another Annette Maw, is not only known for her preserves. She has also been one of the organisers behind the show’s Spud in aBucket competition, which draws more than 200 entries from enthusiastic children. It’s a school holiday competition for primary school children who attend either Methven Primary, Our Lady of the Snow or Lauriston schools. The children get given aGorman’s family potato to grow and abucket prior to the Christmas school holiday break. The growing, nurturing and feeding is up to them. And just to mix it up, it’s adifferent potato variety every year. Come show time, the buckets are returned and up to five judges weigh them, evaluate them and rank them. There are prizes for best overall potato, heaviest, most potatoes and heaviest crop. There are some good prizes and plenty of interest. Mrs Maw says there are some surprises, and some disappointments, on the day of the show when the results are announced. But overall the children enjoy it. Annette Maw (right) completes her home industries pavilion entries for the Methven A&P show with show secretary Amy Russell.
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday February 27, 2020, Page 25 Musicians to perform Amusical couple walking the Te Araroa trail will venture into Methven on February 29 for aconcert that will raise funds for osteoporosis research. Australian violinist and singer Mickey O’Donnell and his New Zealand wife and harpist Michelle Doyle are walking the 3000km trail and performing 20 concerts along the way. They will perform at the Methven Memorial Hall next month; the evening starts at 7pm and tickets are $20 each. The couple are not carrying their instruments, which are being couriered between gigs, and they expect their adventure to take six months. They are supporting osteoporosis because Michelle was diagnosed with the condition when she was 24; they are also promoting their debut album AWalking Pace. The couple are giving Musicians Mickey O’Donnell and Michelle Doyle are walking the Te Araroa trail and venturing into Methven for aconcert on February 29. 20 per cent of the tour’s merchandise sales to osteoporosis research. Michelle has been performing professionally on the harp from the age of 11. At 24, after her diagnosis, she found information and support for young people with the condition was scarce. She didn’t know how fragile she was and whether her active lifestyle would be compromised because of her condition. After a lot of research, doctors, diet and exercise she has increased her bonedensity level to osteopenia. However, OP still remains on the rise, she said. The duo are running an awareness campaign to shed some light on this largely preventable disease and 20 per cent of merchandise sales from the tour will go to Dr Peter Ebeling’s research. Dr. Ebeling, Head of Medicine at Monash University, encourages people to know their bones and stresses the importance of bone care in younger people (sufficient calcium intake, avoid smoking etc). Canterbury netball team here Ashburton coachAndrea Cousins is bringing her Canterbury netball side to town thisweekend to train and teach. The Mainland Beko side will spend time on Saturday refining skills and then passing on some of thoseskillstoMid Canterbury players and coaches. The Beko squad’s training session willrun from10am until 11am, with the coaches’ workshop andplayers skills session to followfrom 11.15am until 12.30pm. The coaching workshop will cost$20 per person, and the players’ skillsessionwillcost$15 per personand cater forkids agedyear 68,and Year 9 through to seniors. Lions preparing for motorhome show ColinMorgan, pictured, of theLions Club of Ashburton, marks out the grass for trade sites expected at this weekend’s South Island Motorhome Show at the Ashburton Showgrounds. Around adozen club members were on site prepping the grounds for the show, which isexpected to draw hundreds of people from around the country on the search for motorhomes and caravans. Among themobilehomes and caravans for sale, there willalso be around 60 large and small trade sites including those offering accessories suitable for mobile living and in the home. There will alsobefood outlets, aclassic cars and retro caravans display and Fire and Emergency New Zealand willrun fire safety demonstrations specifically for motorhomes and caravans. Want to downsize without compromise? Our Parkstone Retirement Village in Ilam allows youto stay close to family,friends and the area youlove. Visit our open homes Thursday27February,1-3pm &Sunday1March, 1-2pm Allour apartmentshave: •Modernkitchen •Open plan lounge&dining room •Double glazedwindows&heatpump •Qualitylightfittings,windowand floor coverings •Fisher&Paykel appliances–singledishdrawer, cooktop, oven,rangehood, washing machine and dryer •Access to heatedpool, gymand theatre Newapartments: 1bedroomfrom $357,000 &2 bedroom from $422,000 CallLorenzo on(03) 974 8349 or021 820 280 | 2Athol Terrace, Ilam, Christchurch | www.bupa.co.nz/parkstone
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