Nor'West News: April 28, 2022

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1 – 3 July 

2022 

Christchurch Arena 

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022 

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91-year-old delivery driver 

says it’s time for a break 

• By Emily Moorhouse 

AFTER NINE years of 

voluntary delivery driving, Roy 

Labrum has decided it’s finally 

time for a break. 

“I turn 92 this June so I 

thought hey, maybe it’s time to 

sit back and have a rest.” 

After completing hundreds of 

rounds for food service Meals 

on Wheels, tomorrow marks 

Roy’s last shift. 

“It doesn’t seem like nine 

years,” Roy said. “It’s just 

something I like doing and it’s a 

pattern for my particular week, 

different weeks I do different 

rounds.” 

Roy alternates his schedule 

from Tuesdays and Wednesdays 

one week, to Tuesdays and 

Fridays the next – and said 

he’s only had about six days off 

over the nine years, except for 

the lockdown when deliveries 

stopped. 

Roy signed up to be a Meals 

on Wheels driver in 2013, a 

few years after his wife Shirley 

passed away. 

Shirley had cancer, as did his 

sister-in-law, so he spent most 

of his time as a caregiver, which 

left little time for cooking. 

So Roy signed them up to 

get Meals on Wheels delivered, 

and when Shirley and his sisterin-law 

both passed away, he 

decided to volunteer. 

Roy has a health problem 

DELIVERY: Roy Labrum is finally having a well-deserved rest after nine years of volunteering for Meals on Wheels. 

• Watch the video at starnews.co.nz 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

that’s left scarring on his 

lungs, which means he can’t 

do much physical work, such 

as gardening or housework, so 

delivering meals has proved a 

nice alternative, as long as he 

doesn’t overdo it. 

“I just like doing it, meeting 

different people because I’m a 

very solitary person,” Roy said. 

“It makes you conform to 

getting out and about instead of 

just sitting around and sort of 

vegetating.” 

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Familiar faces a welcome part 

of the job for volunteer driver 

• From page 1 

A Meals on Wheels volunteer 

who has known Roy for three 

years said she would often get 

chatting to him while they were 

waiting for the meals to arrive at 

the start of their round. 

“He’s a very special person who 

worked very hard all his life and 

cared for others all his life,” she 

said. 

She said Meals on Wheels was 

always looking for drivers and 

volunteers as good as Roy, with 

his friendly and helpful nature. 

What made him such a great 

delivery driver was “just being 

Roy” and giving the time each 

week. 

Roy said while he can’t stop to 

chat for long, he enjoys seeing 

the people he delivers to, and 

soon becomes familiar with 

certain faces. 

“Sometimes you’ll be delivering 

to a person for a couple of 

months,” he said. “There’s some 

now I’ve been delivering to for 

the last five or six years.” 

Roy said the secret to a good 

delivery service is having a reliable 

car, something he can boast 

about with his red Toyota Fitz. 

“People look out the window 

and see the little red car and 

know it’s me sometimes,” he 

said. “It does the job, I call it my 

WHEELS: Roy Labrum uses his own car to deliver Meals on Wheels, calling it his “little 

shopping basket.” 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

little shopping basket.” 

Each delivery varies depending 

on the needs of the person 

receiving the meal. Sometimes 

Roy will drop it at the door; 

sometimes he takes it inside to 

the kitchen. 

“Each time you go you don’t 

know who’s on your list really, 

you know who your regulars 

are but then again you can’t 

guarantee because your regular 

might be in hospital or might be 

away on holiday.” 

Before Roy became a volunteer 

deliverer, he and Shirley were 

caretakers for Cobham Intermediate 

School in Burnside for 10 

years. Before that, they owned 

two dairies in Marshland for six 

years. 

Roy does three separate rounds 

of deliveries, mostly in the 

eastern suburbs, and said he’ll 

definitely miss going around 

the town. 

“I’m delivering meals to places 

that I normally don’t go as part 

of my other life,” he said. “I’ve 

been doing it for so long, it’s become 

a sort of pattern of my life 

if you know what I mean.” 

Roy still hasn’t decided what 

he’ll do in place of his delivery 

rounds, but said he’s looking 

forward to some rest and 

relaxation – and will even order 

the meals for himself during 

the winter. 

Vandalism 

prompts 

patrols to be 

reinstated 

• By Emily Moorhouse 

AN INCREASE in vandalism 

and theft around the Ōtākaro 

Avon River Corridor has finally 

prompted patrols to be reinstated. 

Avon River network manager 

Hayley Guglietta brought the issue 

to the Coastal-Burwood Community 

Board at its latest meeting 

and said she has been raising 

concerns over vandalism in the 

area for 10 months. 

Board member for the 

Burwood Ward Bebe Frayle said 

the concern about vandalism 

in the area was also raised at a 

Dallington Residents Association 

meeting. 

“This prompted me to request 

that staff follow up the possibility 

of reinstating the patrols, 

which the RRZ [residential red 

zone] team actioned almost 

immediately,” she said. “They will 

be reinstating in early May.” 

Frayle said the patrollers will be 

organised and funded by the city 

council. 

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of the red zone it contracted a 

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A word from Ilam MP 

Sarah 

Pallett 

The school holidays are nearly over 

and I do hope everyone was able to 

find some time to relax over Easter 

and Anzac weekends. 

Ilam is such a diverse electorate 

and I really enjoy engaging with 

businesses, schools, and community 

organisations that service our 

community. 

Papanui Youth Development Trust is 

one such organisation. It was really 

interesting to hear about the amazing 

work they do to support young 

people and their families in north 

west Christchurch. 

Another recent highlight was my visit 

to the Christchurch Engine Centre. 

This is such a great facility to have 

here in Ilam, employing a large local 

workforce to service aircraft engines 

from all over the world. 

At my constituent clinics a range of 

issues have been raised, from traffic 

concerns to immigration issues. One 

issue raised was concern over the lack 

of Spark coverage in the McLeans 

Island area and the possible impact 

on emergency calls. I met with 

Spark regarding this as it is essential 

that calls are able to be made in an 

emergency. 

Spark confirmed that the Vodafone 

site with 2degrees co-locating on it 

provides coverage in the McLeans 

Island area. This is good news as it 

ensures that calls to 111 can be made 

by anyone with a mobile phone, 

including Spark customers. Spark 

is aware of their coverage issues in 

the McLeans Island area and have 

advised me that this area is being 

considered as part of the evaluation 

for their national build programme. 

If you have an issue that you’d like to 

discuss with me, please get in touch 

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YOUNG SPORTS STARS SET THE PACE ON NATIONAL STAGE 

Papanui HS riders 

shine on the road 

SHAYLAH SAYERS’ stunning 

introduction to cycling has 

continued with the Papanui 

High School student completing 

another clean sweep in her first 

competitive outings on the road. 

Fresh, remarkably, from her five 

gold medal haul at the national 

track cycling championships 

in Cambridge last month, the 

13-year-old claimed the age group 

road race national championships 

under-15 time trial and road race 

double over Anzac weekend. FAMILIAR TERRITORY: 

Fellow Papanui High School Shaylah Sayers dominance 

student Kirsty Watts also had of under-15 grade cycling in GOLDEN DOUBLE: Kirsty 

plenty to celebrate in Hokitika New Zealand has continued Watts won the under-17 

with golds in the under-17 time with road success in Hokitika time trial and road race at 

trial and road race. 

following a dominant 

the age group road race 

Sayers, who only joined Canterbury 

Track Cycling’s develop- 

cycling championships. 

display at the national track 

nationals in Hokitika. 

ment programme last November “I actually quite like those was longer than I thought it was, 

now has an unprecedented eight conditions, it didn’t freak me out I just had to keep going.” 

national titles in her age group, too much,” she said. 

Watts recorded two comfortable 

triumphs in her events, 

an indication she has a promising 

career ahead of her. 

tussle in the road race, with she won the time trial in 26min 

However, the duo had a tighter 

The keen mountain biker Sayers, McIvor and Canterbury’s 28.62sec, almost a minute clear 

cruised to victory in Friday’s Jesse Thomson separated by of Counties Manukau’s Ava 

15km time trial, clocking 29min a photo finish after they each Maddison (27min 28.40sec). 

36.95sec, well clear of Southland’s 

Poppy McIvor (30min “That was really close. It was to the line in the road race 

timed 1hr 3min 25sec. 

She had the luxury of coasting 

17.92sec). 

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really good, 

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there were quite 

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a after powering clear to win by 

Sayers made light of the blustery 

conditions that impacted on on form,” Sayers said. 

Wellington’s Millie Donald was 

few attacks. Everyone was really 47sec in a time of 1hr 57.01sec; 

the race against the clock. 

“The sprint from the corner her closest challenger. 

Oceania Championships 

beckon after national title 

• By Mick Jensen 

KIERA HALL has made 

big strides since she started 

competitive running just two 

years ago. 

The 17-year-old Rangi Ruru 

student is the newly-crowned 

national U18 800m champion 

and has been selected for the 

Athletics New Zealand team that 

will travel to the Oceania Championships 

in Mackay in June. 

Kiera is also one of 12 athletes 

selected to travel to Colombia for 

the World U20 Championships 

in August. 

She trains under former New 

Zealand middle distance rep 

runner Angie Petty and races for 

the Port Hills Athletics Club. 

Kiera said she was excited to be 

travelling overseas to compete. 

She was very happy with her 

progress on the athletics track 

over the last two seasons and 

wanted to continue to improve. 

‘‘The 800m race for me is a tactical 

race where you have to get 

yourself in the position to win, 

whereas 400m is just too quick a 

race.’’ 

She said the Oceanias will act 

as her warm-up ahead of the U20 

Worlds, which were a big deal. 

Her goal was to beat her personal 

best time of 2min 8.46sec 

and to gain more valuable competition 

experience. 

MIDDLE DISTANCE: Kiera 

Hall has been selected 

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Kiera juggles her NCEA studies 

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track work, jogging and races on 

Saturdays. 

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Rangi Ruru student set for world champs 

• By Morgan Tait 

GABY SMITH will swim against 

the world’s best para athletes in 

Portugal after winning bronze at 

the para world swimming series 

in the United States earlier this 

month. 

The 15-year-old Rangi Ruru 

student took bronze in the 

women’s 100m breaststroke 

event at the competition, held 

in Indianapolis. The impressive 

feat means she will be heading 

to the world champs in Maderia, 

Portugal, in June. 

Gaby, a long-time member of 

the Wharenui Swim Club and a 

ParaFed Canterbury athlete, said 

she was not expecting to take 

home a medal from her first-ever 

international competition. 

“It was quite surprising for 

everyone,” said Gaby, who was 

born with no fingers and a partial 

palm on her left arm. 

“I started doing my warm 

down and my manager came 

over and told me to get out of the 

pool and get dressed. I thought 

something must have happened 

or someone was hurt, but it was 

for the medal ceremony. 

“Standing next to the women 

who got first and second, I was 

just in awe, they have Paralympic 

medals. It was pretty cool.” 

While humble about her 

success, the Fendalton teen 

holds four New Zealand records, 

was ParaFed Canterbury’s 

junior sportsperson and club 

swimmer of the year for 2021, 

and emerging talent of the year 

in 2020. 

She swims eight times and has 

two gym sessions as part of her 

weekly training regime and said 

swimming has always been a big 

part of her life. 

“My mum took me to swimming 

lessons when I was threemonths-old 

and I just never 

stopped. I love the atmosphere 

and the people involved – all the 

managers, coaches and swimmers 

– I just love it.” 

As well as the 100m 

breaststroke, Gaby also 

competed in the 100m freestyle, 

100m backstroke, 400m 

freestyle, 200m individual 

medley and 50m freestyle. 

BRONZE: Gaby Smith came third in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the para world 

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Richness of rural childhood revisited 

Le Bons Bay resident 

John Stuart has 

published a book about 

his childhood in Little 

River in the 1950s and 

1960s. Gary Brittenden 

casts his eye over it 

IF YOU grew up in 1950s and 

1960s rural New Zealand, you 

don’t have to be told what a 

different world it was back then. 

John Stuart, one of Banks 

Peninsula’s most well-known 

and respected characters, grew 

up in Little River and now lives 

in Le Bons Bay. Having recently 

retired at 75, John has put 

together a collection of stories 

that begin with his 1950s Little 

River childhood and wind their 

way through a rich and varied 

life. 

Stuart is not just a great 

storyteller – he is also a very 

good writer. The appeal of this 

book does not just lie in the 

wonderful adventures he had 

as a young lad, but also in his 

writing, which has a touch of 

magic about it. There is a softness 

and simplicity of style and 

a pervading gentle humour that 

echoes Roald Dahl’s Boy and Bill 

Bryson’s stories of his youth in 

The Thunderbolt Kid. 

The first section of the book 

takes us to the long-lost world of 

a rural, post-war childhood. For 

Stuart and his ‘cobbers’ (such a 

went to university, was conscripted 

into the army, and 

played rugby at a high level for 

his beloved Banks Peninsula 

club, of which he is now patron. 

“During the 1972 season I 

reached the pinnacle of my rugby 

career. I was selected for trials for 

the Canterbury country rugby 

1950s word) it was a time of innocence 

and freedom. They lived 

in a place where the imagination 

ruled supreme. The adventures 

they got up to will bring misty 

eyes to those who shared this 

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time, 

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and incredulity 

180 

to those 

who didn’t. Health and safety 

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After his school days Stuart team. 

John Stuart’s 

book My 

life and 

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recounts 

growing 

up in Little 

River with 

‘softness, 

simplicity 

and gentle 

humour’. 

“At the first lineout, I found 

myself marking the fearsome All 

Black Grizz Wyllie. This is great, 

I thought. But as I attempted 

to impose myself on him, he 

stepped back and fetched me a 

solid clout to the head. 

“My enthusiasm waned for 

quite some time.” 

Stuart was also a very able 

rower, gaining a couple of thirds 

at the nationals and beating a few 

Olympic rowers along the way. 

His interests were not just 

confined to the blood, sweat and 

tears of the sports field. He also 

trod the boards with the local 

drama club, which led to being 

offered a part in a movie that was 

to be filmed in Akaroa. 

“I was offered a speaking 

part – that of a drunken sailor. 

Perhaps it was considered a role I 

had some experience with. 

“Unfortunately, Actors Equity 

objected to having a non-union 

member playing the part and 

I was replaced by pop star Ray 

Wolf. That was the beginning 

and end of my movie career.” 

Stuart was a teacher in 

Akaroa for many years and was 

renowned for his storytelling 

ability. 

This was followed by a stint 

with the Banks Peninsula Conservation 

Trust, running predator 

trap lines in the isolated ‘wild 

side’ of the peninsula. 

The book, simply titled, 

My life and other stories is 

full of wonderful tales of 

all these times, originally 

handwritten in a notebook for 

his grandchildren. A couple of 

friends and neighbours had a 

read and persuaded Stuart – 

after some lively discussion – to 

publish. This is a wonderful book 

and deserves to be widely read. 

• My life and other stories 

is available in Akaroa at 

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Sweet, simple and delicious pear treats 

Alison Lambert makes 

the most of in-season 

pears and creates a 

moreish slice 

Pear slice 

I like slices like this as the base 

also doubles for the topping. 

2 cinnamon sticks 

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 

2 cups firmly packed brown 

sugar 

4 Packham pears or similar, 

peeled (see tip) 

Double cream or ice-cream, to 

serve 

Directions 

Allow pears to cool in syrup, 

turning occasionally. 

Using a slotted spoon, transfer 

pears to a plate. 

Return syrup to medium-high 

heat. Bring to the boil. Boil for 

10 minutes or until liquid is 

reduced by one-third. 

Serve pears with sugar syrup 

and cream or ice-cream. 

I used pears this time; I 

have used apples, or even a 

combination works a treat. This 

slice is delicious any time of the 

day or night and it can be served 

warm for a special dessert. 

Makes 12 slices 

Ingredients 

Filling 

6 (750g) pears, peeled and thinly 

sliced 

50g butter 

30g white sugar 

30g brown sugar 

1 Tbsp lemon juice 

1 tsp ground cinnamon 

1 tsp ground ginger 

Dough 

600g flour 

300g sugar 

400g butter 

2 medium eggs 

Directions 

Preheat the oven to 170degC. 

PHOTO: SIMON 

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For the filling: place the 

prepared pears, butter, sugar 

and spices into a medium size 

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sugar has dissolved and the glossy 

sauce has formed. Set aside. 

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Add the eggs and mix together, 

it will form a dough. 

Line a 20cm by 20cm (approx) 

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Spread 2/3 of the dough into 

the base of the pan, spread evenly 

with the back of a spoon. 

Pour over the pear mixture and 

1/4 cup of the buttery, sugary 

syrup to coat the pears. 

Sprinkle over the remaining 

dough (don’t press down). 

Bake for 45 minutes 

Cool in tin before cutting. 

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Ingredients 

1 vanilla bean, halved 

Place 4 cups cold water, vanilla, 

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Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to 

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18 to 20 minutes or until pears are 

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Tip: Sprinkle each pear with a 

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FUNERALS 

CROSSWORD 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 

8 9 

10 11 

241 

SUDOKU 

Every row, column and box should 

contain the digits 1 to 9. 

WordBuilder 

WORDBUILDER 

141 

6 

R Y F 

A L I 

12 13 14 15 

16 

17 18 

19 

many words of three or more letters, 

How 

including 

many 

plurals, 

words 

can you 

of 

make 

three 

from 

or 

the 

more 

six 

letters, using each letter only once? No foreign 

words or words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There's at least one six-letter word. 

once? 

TODAY 

Good 15 Very Good 19 Excellent 23 

Solution 140: eight, eth, get, git, hew, hie, hit, teg, 

the, thew, tie, tig, twig, weigh, WEIGHT, wet, whet, 

whit, white, wig, wight, wit, with, withe. 

letters, including plurals, can you make 

from the six letters, using each only 

No words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There’s at least one six-letter 

word. 

20 21 22 23 24 

Good 15 Very Good 19 Excellent 23 

25 26 

27 28 

29 30 

31 32 

33 34 

Across 

1. Standing (6) 

5. Contusion (6) 

10. Momentum (7) 

11. Exist (7) 

12. Herdsman (6) 

15. Heat (6) 

16. Recuperate (7) 

17. Lots (4) 

18. Ferment (4) 

19. Wordlessly (7) 

20. Block (4) 

22. Chooses (4) 

25. Joy (7) 

27. Spoiled (6) 

28. Annual (6) 

31. Feeling (7) 

32. Bad guy (7) 

33. Items of value (6) 

34. Coercion (6) 

Decoder 

Down 

2. Tropical storm (7) 

3. Giggle (6) 

4. Waistband (4) 

5. Most excellent (4) 

6. Commotion (6) 

7. Glisten (7) 

8. Jewelled headdress (6) 

9. Male relative (6) 

13. Unstressed (7) 

14. Request (7) 

15. Affluent (7) 

20. Damned (6) 

21. Threatening (7) 

23. Maybe (7) 

24. Adage (6) 

25. Long for (6) 

26. Bank clerk (6) 

29. Responsibility (4) 

30. Fervent (4) 

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X W D R T P S I A L G Y F 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

T 

A 

B 

A F Shuker 

SOLUTION 

No.141 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

B T 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 

A 

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9 14 13 9 13 24 

8 3 6 6 14 18 15 24 9 14 16 2 

22 26 12 14 26 21 10 

16 26 1 14 16 9 6 3 13 14 21 6 

Crossword 

Across: 1. Status, 5. Bruise, 10. 

Impetus, 11. Survive, 12. Drover, 

15. Warmth, 16. Recover, 17. 

Many, 18. Brew, 19. Tacitly, 20. 

Clog, 22. Opts, 25. Delight, 27. 

Ruined, 28. Yearly, 31. Emotion, 

32. Villain, 33. Assets, 34. 

Duress. 

Down: 2. Typhoon, 3. Titter, 

4. Sash, 5. Best, 6. Uproar, 

7. Shimmer, 8. Diadem, 9. 

Nephew, 13. Relaxed, 14. 

Solicit, 15. Wealthy, 20. Cursed, 

21. Ominous, 23. Perhaps, 24. 

Saying, 25. Desire, 26. Teller, 29. 

Onus, 30. Avid. 

WordBuilder 

ail, air, airy, aril, aryl, fail, fair, 

FAIRLY, fairy, far, fay, fir, flair, flay, 

fly, frail, fray, fry, lair, lay, liar, lira, 

rail, ray, rial, riyal. 

Sudoku 

Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different 

letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet. 

DECODER 

Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers. 

The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented 

Each by the number other represents numbers. a As different you get letter the of letters, the alphabet. enter them Write into the 

given the main letters grid, into all and squares the reference with matching grid. numbers. To keep Now track work of out the 

which letters letters you are have represented found, cross by them other off numbers. the alphabet provided. 

19 9 8 10 8 13 13 7 2 9 18 6 

9 11 15 22 18 4 

2 8 16 20 13 10 15 24 4 8 3 21 

3 24 9 13 6 3 3 

12 9 4 3 7 5 8 17 20 7 8 

9 6 10 21 3 17 

3 8 16 11 22 12 4 21 14 21 17 5 

21 5 12 15 6 26 

13 21 1 9 11 11 21 4 9 5 21 

8 13 8 10 4 10 25 

17 10 21 18 9 5 8 7 23 15 10 15 

E 

8 21 5 21 21 9 

E 

5 15 10 10 21 4 21 13 15 7 9 10 

L 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

L 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 

E 

SOLUTION 

No.140 

141 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

V L O U C I Z D A Y K M R 

N W F H E S G X Q J T P B 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 

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Vanessa Golightly 

Can We Still Sell our House for the Best Price in Winter? 

I often get asked by clients if they should hold off and wait until Spring rather than sell over Winter. I don’t disagree that 

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