Ashburton Courier: September 17, 2020
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NEWS<br />
6 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Farmers market resumes<br />
Freshlygrown garden produce,<br />
artisanproducts, preserves and<br />
pickles and awholelot more will<br />
be on sale from next weekend<br />
when the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />
Farmers’ Market restarts for the<br />
summer in downtown <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Members ofthe publiccan<br />
expecttosee most of their<br />
favourite stallholdersreturn as<br />
wellasafew new faces, says<br />
potato grower and market regular<br />
Andrew Brown.<br />
2312688<br />
LAKEWAYNURSERY<br />
We’re overflowing with newstock<br />
Rhodos from<br />
Buxus Balls<br />
Trees<br />
Authentic<br />
Neapolitan style<br />
pizzas -<br />
“a biteofreal Italy”<br />
Get Wood<br />
The markethas runonthe West<br />
Street car park sitesince 2007and<br />
has alicence to occupy agreement<br />
with the<strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />
Council.<br />
Stallholderssell seasonal, fresh<br />
food directtoconsumerseach<br />
week from 9amto12.30pm.<br />
It will runfrom <strong>September</strong> 26<br />
through until Easter.<br />
Anyone interested in becoming<br />
astallholdercan contact secretary<br />
JudithCrozieron308 5678.<br />
$<br />
19.90<br />
$<br />
29.90<br />
$<br />
29.90<br />
Magnolia Stellata $ 16.90<br />
Phone 3089950<br />
Grahams Road,Tinwald<br />
(1kmfrommain highway)<br />
Fired Up<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>’sonly wood-fire pizzeria<br />
Dine in or takeaway<br />
94-96 Harrison Street,Allenton, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
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Monday–closed.<br />
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Climbers rise to test<br />
MICK.JENSEN<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Arborists and other expert<br />
tree climbers swung from the<br />
trees and showed their skills<br />
at the South IslandRegional<br />
TreeClimbing Competition<br />
in the<strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain<br />
over theweekend.<br />
Some40tree climberstook<br />
partinvarious challenges<br />
that were set up to testand<br />
simulate the workplace of an<br />
arborist.<br />
They included former<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>Collegestudent<br />
Seth Mischeski, who won the<br />
throw lineevent, and Sami<br />
Baker from Christchurch,<br />
both of whom work locally for<br />
Four Seasons Tree Care.<br />
Sami Bakerfinished third<br />
in theaerial rescue,first in<br />
the belayed speed climb and<br />
was third overall in the<br />
preliminaries. Shefinished<br />
fifth in themasterschallenge<br />
on Sunday andhasqualified<br />
to take partinthe national<br />
finalinNovember.<br />
Climbers tackled five<br />
stations: an aerialrescue,<br />
speed climb, work climb,<br />
throw lineevent andbelay<br />
speed climb.<br />
South Island event coordinator<br />
BenFentiman said<br />
the competition had been a<br />
huge success.<br />
‘‘We had 40 competitors<br />
and 30 volunteers and we<br />
couldn’thaveasked for<br />
better weather conditions.<br />
‘‘Everyone wasinhigh<br />
spirits and cheering each<br />
other on.’’<br />
The top five climberson<br />
Saturday competed in the<br />
masters event on Sunday<br />
LETTER TO THE EDITOR<br />
Russell Anstiss<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hearing<br />
Associationissaddened by<br />
the passingofRussellAnstiss<br />
QSM, patron,life member<br />
and past president of our<br />
association.<br />
Soon after being diagnosed<br />
withahearing impairment<br />
over 30 years ago, Russell<br />
Anstiss beganthinking about<br />
how he could helpothers<br />
experiencing hearing loss.<br />
Russell joinedthe<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hearing<br />
Associationand immediately<br />
becameactivelyinvolved,he<br />
served as president for22<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> resident Diego<br />
Dronsfield, 15, descends from<br />
the kids’ climb set up at the<br />
competition on Saturday.<br />
morning, tacklinganother<br />
series of timed challenges.<br />
The five will be joined by<br />
the top twofinishers in the<br />
NewArborist of the Year<br />
competitionand will<br />
compete at the nationalfinal<br />
in Queenstownin November.<br />
Five trees in the domain,<br />
including acedar, oak and<br />
elm,wereused for<br />
challenges andanother was<br />
usedfor an organised kids<br />
climb.<br />
‘‘The kids climb was abig<br />
hit with localkidscoming<br />
back multiple times to have a<br />
go at climbing theirway up to<br />
the prizebags,’’ Mr Fentiman<br />
said.<br />
years.<br />
He was instrumental in the<br />
branchestablishing our own<br />
premises as apartner in the<br />
SeniorsCentre.<br />
Believingthosewith a<br />
hearing impairment should<br />
never be marginalised,<br />
Russell set about helping<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hearing<br />
Association grow our<br />
resources to enable us to<br />
provide assistance, including<br />
ascholarship to provide<br />
support in perpetuityfor<br />
those withhearing<br />
impairment inthe <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
district.<br />
Russell has made ahuge<br />
The speed belay climb saw<br />
climbers race up the tree to<br />
marker. Many completed it in<br />
30 seconds or less.<br />
contributiontothe hearing<br />
association bothin<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> and nationally.<br />
In 2019Russell received a<br />
HearingNew Zealand<br />
NationalAchievement<br />
Award.<br />
Ourbranch is richerin<br />
every sense because Russell<br />
sharedhis wonderful<br />
personality,great senseof<br />
funand business acumen<br />
withus.<br />
We will miss, but never<br />
forget, our great friend<br />
Russell Anstiss.<br />
AineWhiting<br />
President<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Hearing Association
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