Ashburton Courier: December 03, 2020
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NEWS<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 3, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Nights of Lights<br />
festival is ahit<br />
LastSaturday, Christmas arrived<br />
in townatour fourthannual<br />
LightUpthe Night event in<br />
Baring SquareEast andbyall<br />
reports, it was afantastic night<br />
for all involved.<br />
Theevent, which thisyear was<br />
presented by TruLine Civilhas<br />
continuedtogrow yearonyear.<br />
Lastweek’s Light Up the Night<br />
was the biggest yet with more<br />
than 4000 people gatheringinthe<br />
Square for Christmascarols,<br />
performances and the lighting of<br />
the giant Christmastree.<br />
Theperformances from the<br />
Christchurch City Chorus, Life<br />
Dance Academy, CCCSamoa<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>Choir and young<br />
singer William Johnston were a<br />
realstandoutthat hadthe crowd<br />
singing along to somegreat<br />
festive favourites.<br />
We wereincredibly pleased to<br />
again be offering free tickets into<br />
theSanta gift giveaways which<br />
saw 15 people of all agestaking<br />
homesomething special.<br />
The prizes ranged from kids<br />
bikesand scooters,tobarbeques,<br />
headphones and gaming<br />
consoles andthey were made<br />
possible thankstoapartnership<br />
between theCouncil and several<br />
generous localbusinesses.<br />
Therewas certainly alot of<br />
anticipation in theair as<br />
everyone clutchedtheirtickets<br />
while Santaread out the winning<br />
numbers from the giveaway draw<br />
every halfhour!<br />
Tonight at 6pm,there is<br />
anothergreat event happening<br />
9<br />
in the <strong>Ashburton</strong>CBD whereyou<br />
can get someofyour Christmas<br />
shoppingdone.<br />
Buskers Night,presented by<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong><strong>Courier</strong>isthe<br />
second eventinthe monthlong<br />
NightsofLights festival.<br />
Head into <strong>Ashburton</strong> this<br />
eveningtosee live performances<br />
aroundthe CBD where several<br />
retailerswill be open late.<br />
Participating businesses and<br />
information about theartists<br />
whowill be sharingtheirtalents<br />
is available on the Nights Of<br />
Lights website.<br />
Wrappingupthe lastofthe<br />
events willbeMovieNight,<br />
presented by MoreFMon<br />
<strong>December</strong>11whichwill be<br />
happening in Baring Square<br />
East.<br />
This year, thereare two short<br />
filmsbeforethe mainfeature,<br />
ThePolarExpress.<br />
I’dlike to thankeveryonewho<br />
has madethese greatNights of<br />
Lights events possibleand for<br />
helping to deliver some holiday<br />
fun for our community.<br />
You can learnall aboutthe<br />
freeactivities at nightsoflights.<br />
nz<br />
STOCK<br />
UP FOR<br />
CHRISTMAS<br />
OamaruJersey<br />
Bennes 1kg Prepack<br />
Product of New Zealand<br />
$<br />
5 49 pk<br />
Pams Fresh Blueberries<br />
125g or Baby Perlas<br />
Potatoes 700g Prepacks<br />
Product of New Zealand<br />
$<br />
3 79 pk<br />
Salmon run starts<br />
Beginner’s luck paid<br />
off for Vicky Van Der<br />
Zwet (right) when she<br />
caught her first ever<br />
salmon near the<br />
Rakaia River mouth<br />
at the weekend.<br />
Vicky caught the<br />
perfectly<br />
conditioned fish in<br />
the lagoon near the<br />
mouth on Saturday<br />
night.<br />
The jack weighed<br />
in at 8.10kg, with a<br />
length of 810mm.<br />
There have been afew salmon<br />
sighted in the lower Rakaia<br />
River recently and Fish and<br />
Game say it's great to see these<br />
early salmon have fed well at sea<br />
and are in great condition.<br />
With more and more Kiwis<br />
travelling around<br />
New Zealand this<br />
summer, the<br />
opportunity is there<br />
for more people to<br />
buy afishing licence<br />
and try abit of<br />
salmon fishing.<br />
The big South<br />
Island East Coast<br />
rivers of the<br />
Waimakariri, Rakaia,<br />
Rangitata and<br />
Waitaki have long<br />
been the focus of<br />
annual pilgrimages<br />
for many anglers chasing the<br />
sleek silver bullets called<br />
salmon.<br />
This year the salmon season<br />
runs from October 1until March<br />
31 2021, and anglers are allowed<br />
to catch one fish per day.<br />
Pams Fresh Strawberries<br />
250g Prepack<br />
ProductofNew Zealand<br />
Cadbury Favourites 365g<br />
or Roses 225g<br />
$ 2<br />
99 pk<br />
Apricots or Nectarines<br />
Loose Product of New Zealand$<br />
7 49 kg<br />
$<br />
5 99 ea SnackaChangi Chips 150g<br />
$ 3<br />
49 ea<br />
Aerobatic champs thrill<br />
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facebook.com/FourSquareNZ<br />
The skies above Mid Canterbury were busy with pilots showing off<br />
their aerobatic skills at the weekend. The annual South Island<br />
aerobatic championships were held, with organisers opting to shift<br />
from the busier air space at Blenheim. The <strong>Ashburton</strong> airport venue<br />
was given the thumbs up.<br />
Specials availableSouthIslandonly from Monday30th November until Sunday13th<br />
<strong>December</strong><strong>2020</strong> or whilestockslast. Wine and beer availableatstores with an off<br />
licence.Wineand beer purchases restricted to personsaged 18 years old and over.
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