Ashburton Courier: March 26, 2020
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Page 4, <strong>Ashburton</strong>'s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday <strong>March</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Trish exits pickle market<br />
Eightytwoyearold Trish McLaren has<br />
made $27,000 for RonaldMcDonald<br />
House through salesofher homemade<br />
jams, pickles, sauces, preserves and<br />
biscuits at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Farmers’Market<br />
over the pastfour years.<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> St John health<br />
shuttle also received $1000 from her<br />
last year from product proceeds.<br />
Mrs McLarensold at the market for<br />
the lasttime on Saturdayand is now<br />
keen to clear remainingstocksof<br />
homemade goodies from her<br />
cupboardsathome.<br />
She said she wouldmiss the social<br />
aspectofthe Saturday morning<br />
markets on WestStreet.<br />
Fellowmarkettraders had been abig<br />
support to her, she said.<br />
Product tastings had tempted buyers<br />
over the pastfour years and had<br />
‘‘helped hersell so much more’’.<br />
Mrs McLarensaid she was grateful<br />
for donations of fruit and vegetables<br />
from the community, whichshe had<br />
used in her products, and alsotothe<br />
support of those who had helpedher<br />
sterilisethousandsofjars.<br />
‘‘I’vebeen very happy to support<br />
RonaldMcDonald House because it<br />
provides such avaluable service and<br />
I’ve been humbled by the thanks I’ve<br />
received from theorganisation.’’<br />
Mrs McLarenishappytosell her<br />
remaining stocksfrom homeafter the<br />
current lockdown is over and can then<br />
be contactedon308 8105.<br />
‘‘I’m happy to selltopeople if they’re<br />
healthy and I’m healthy.’’<br />
Trish McLaren (left) with <strong>Ashburton</strong> Farmers’ Market treasurer Bernie Harkness at her last market day.<br />
Our family is bonding in cyberspace<br />
By ToniWilliams<br />
We have aregular Thursday family<br />
catchup at my parents’ house.<br />
It sort of just happened many,<br />
many moons ago.<br />
It's referred to as Thirsty<br />
Thursday and achance to drink in<br />
the wisdoms and entertainment of<br />
the older folk in my family, along<br />
with abeverage or two.<br />
My parents, uncles, aunties,<br />
sister, brother, nieces and nephews<br />
all pop in to at least one or two, if<br />
not more, sessions amonth.<br />
It's best when we are all there<br />
vying for talk time and keen to share<br />
news or family stories, past and<br />
present.<br />
However the Covid19 level four<br />
alert means for safety and because<br />
we are resourceful and resilient, we<br />
need to do something else to stay in<br />
Trying to create an online pub so my family can still connect.<br />
touch and, while the telephone is<br />
good, face to face is best.<br />
And if we can all be there, even<br />
better.<br />
Ithought of creating an online<br />
pub, enjoyed with others in the<br />
same relaxed way as usual, but<br />
different, from the comfort of our<br />
own homes using some form of<br />
technology. Ididn't know what type<br />
I'm an ideas gal.<br />
Roping in techsavvyish children I<br />
tried acouple of options such as<br />
Google meets, Google classroom,<br />
and finally Google hangout a<br />
common site used by the children<br />
among friends.<br />
However my face frozen midsentence<br />
on the screen when doing<br />
atestrun did nothing to make me<br />
want to socially connect, with<br />
anybody.<br />
And by the time my Windows 8<br />
computer, with its justfasterthandialup<br />
connection, froze<br />
completely, Iwas over it.<br />
So while the set up might have<br />
been successful wewill test is out<br />
this week Iwill have to borrow a<br />
much faster Chromebook from my<br />
children, to speak to my parents,<br />
who have better technology<br />
knowledge than me. Cheers!<br />
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Wheels Week off<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s Wheels Week Plus<br />
has been cancelled because of<br />
the currentcoronavirus<br />
situation. Organisers meton<br />
Mondaynight to make the<br />
officialdecision. The annual<br />
wheels showcase was scheduled<br />
to run from May217 and usually<br />
openswith the popular<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Vintage Car Club<br />
SwapMeet and finishes with the<br />
Wheels Week Street Parade.It<br />
includes anumber of wheelsrelated<br />
attractionsand displays<br />
for the whole family. ‘‘We would<br />
like to thank our sponsors and<br />
supporters and we willnow be<br />
workingonafull programme of<br />
events for 2021,’’ it saidonthe<br />
Wheels WeekFacebook page.<br />
The decision to cancel the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> SwapMeet was made<br />
at an earlier date,and included<br />
the cancellation of the<br />
WinchesterSwap Meet.<br />
Chinese gardens<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council<br />
has approved additionalfunding<br />
of $40,000 to complete building<br />
restoration work at the Ng King<br />
Brothers Chinese Market<br />
Garden Settlement on Allens<br />
Road. Thefunds are in addition<br />
to $25,000 recently received<br />
from aPoll Tax grant and are<br />
subject to that funding been<br />
matched with $65,000 from<br />
Heritage New Zealand.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> council business<br />
support group manager Paul<br />
Brakesaid it was more cost<br />
efficient to do all the identified<br />
building work in one go, rather<br />
than drip feed funds and do bits<br />
of it overanumber of years.The<br />
totalcost of the projectwas<br />
estimated to be $130,000, and by<br />
securing the additional funding,<br />
it would cost council $40,000.<br />
Fire season<br />
The fire seasoninMid<br />
Canterbury has changed from<br />
restricted to open. This means<br />
that apermit is no longer<br />
required to light afire in open air<br />
in high country and coastal<br />
zones. Arestricted fire season<br />
will remainfor the Geraldine<br />
and Waimate Forest zones and<br />
permits will continue to be<br />
required for those areas. Sixtyfive<br />
per cent of New Zealand<br />
wildfires are causedby<br />
controlled burns, cooking and<br />
camping fires getting out of<br />
control. Go to www.<br />
checkitsalright.nztocheckthe<br />
fire seasoninyour location.<br />
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ASHBURTON<br />
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