hamraki rag december 2009 issue

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December 2009 Hr R 1

Beynd 130by Ken Bridge

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The regins favurite cmmunity rag December 2009

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I would like to thank all our supportersand sponsors and helpers who made the

Hampden celebrations possible.Tere were 500 people at the marketwith displays and talks and the showingo a lm about Hampden on Saturdaymorning. Nearly 100 people turned outor the rereading o the Proclamation.Jacqui Dean, our MP, did a magnicent

job o that, having

received the scriptonly minutes beore.Our mayor , AlexF a m i l t o n , d i d awonderul job as MCand mentioned manypeople by name.

I think Alex and

Heather must havemade a special tripto Brazil and beencloned. How elsedo you explain theirpresence in Kurow,Palmerston, Hampden, Oamaru, councilcommittees, council meetings and

writing submissions to government, allat the same time? And they never orgetwhere they are or what they are there

or. I can do that just by going into thenext room.

A special thanks to our special guests.Alexs ancestor was one o the irstcouncillors. Ian and Harry and LesMurcott had the rst mayor and one othe original councillors in their amily.Tegrandson o the rst own Clerk, WilliamEverest, was present. Hilda Nicolson is,

we think, the oldest

resident and her amilyhas been here rom theearly days. We owe alot o our knowledgeo Hampden past toHilda. We meant tohave Hugh and rixieMuldrew on stage

as the second to lastmayor and mayoressbut Hughie, keeping totradition, was a bit late.Keep it up Hughie. Iyou are late enough or

your own uneral, you mightnt have togo.We should have had Gloria Colloty

on stage, also, as she is descended romWilliam Haberield, one o the irstEuropeans in our district.


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HamRaki Rag

Te Hamraki Rag is a community paper published on the rst Wednesday o every monthby the Hamraki Media or the area between Shag Point to Herbert including Hampden andMoeraki, e Waka o Aoraki o New Zealand. 415 copies are home delivered in the area whileextra copies are available rom the library, Hampden Motors, Hilltop store, obys Fresh Fishin Hampden, Moeraki avern, Herbert Service Station, and Oamaru public library.Te Rag welcomes submissions. Write to us at 70 Norwich St, Hampden, 9410. Electroniccopy can be orwarded to [email protected]. We reserve the right to edit the submissionor clarity and or style. Please keep the ormat o your submission as plain as possible. Tecut o date is the 20th o each month.

All the pictures are taken by our sta photographer, Bent Jansen, unless otherwise stated.

Hamraki Rag is published and printed by NEO Computing, Hampden.

Following rain on the night ofNovember 4 there was some slumpingat Hampden Landfill. Hampden

Landll lies on top of a slip plane andthis rain had two effects:1. it increased the weight on theslope, and2. it made the silt stone contact layerwet and prone to slip.

The slump has shunted theearthworks at the toe of the works, and

buckled the toe being constructed.The earthworks engineer visited

the site the following day and aplan was devised to deal with thisproblem. A meeting was held onsite on Monday November 9thwith Whitestone Contracting Ltdand Rooney Earthmoving Ltd, theengineering consultant and theSolid Waste Ofcer. An agreement

was reached on what needed to bedone.

The lower part of the road willneed to be reconstructed as theslump fractured the track making it

unsuitable for heavy plant. Once thishas been completed, the earthworkswill progress in short 10m sectionswhich will be ecavated, trimmedto the desired gradient, geofabriclaid, and rock protection placed.Then the net 10m section willbe trimmed etc. This will require

close cooperation between bothcontractors. Whitestone ContractingLtd and Rooney Earthmoving Ltdhave been working well togetherso this work is epected to proceedsmoothly.

This added work wil l incuradditional costs which will come out

of the $100,000 contingency thatCouncil prudently included in theprojects budget. Overall the projectis proceeding well and is epected tobe completed by Christmas.

Ol Lll Cl-up Uptby Gy ON, Sod Ws Ofc, WDC


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have done it. Waitaki District Councilgave us our rst $1000 grant which gaveus conidence to go ahead. NetworkWaitaki ollowed with a $1000 grant

towards the history o Hampden, whichpaid or the outline o the history bookto be published in 2010.Te LotteriesCommission gave us $3000 whichtogether with advertisers rom Hampden,Moeraki, Oamaru and Palmerston madeit possible to take hal and ull page adsin the our papers which brought in the

crowds. North Otago Motors was ourrst business sponsor, closely ollowedby K Hire, Te Warehouse, CR andmost o the businesses in Hampden andMoeraki.

Colin Jacks amily deserve specialmention. His grandson, William Cassidy,played the bagpipes or us on Saturday.

Colin and Rosemary donated a V to beauctioned or unds. Hampden avernand Moeraki avern allowed us to sellraes early on to raise unds beore anyo the grants came in.

I would like to see us do somethingsimilar every Labour Weekend just orone day. A market and boot sale and

events or children in the morning, moreevents in the aernoon and a potluck teaand talent quest in the evening.

Hmpden Librry Hurs

Thursday: 2pm - 4pm

Friday: 2pm - 4pmSaturday:10am - noon

Tat night there were about 60 peopleat the potluck tea and several brave soulsdanced.

Sundays church service was wellattended and was a worthy event. Sundayaernoon saw some 400 people at thebeach building sandcastles, hunting ortreasure, throwing gumboots and ridingin the Burt Munro Beach ime rials.John Munro was the starter/timekeeperand presented the cup.

Sunday night saw about 20 youngpeople and adults take part in the talentquests with an audience o 60. wo othe judges were Mohammer originals.Monday was a bit o a washout. A ewhardy people played petanque. heCaldwell amily brought in 82 rabbits anda hare. A dedicated ew completed a vehour ride up the back o Hampden. My

thanks to the committee and to the localsand cribbies who helped. Special thanksto Mate and Joan and Pete Mattingleywho buried a seal that had been on thebeach or weeks and was stinking theplace out. And to John and Corinne orthe use o their paddock, or cutting thegrass and or the use o their generator

on Monday.Id like to pay a special tribute toDugald and Alison Mcavish whoorganised the Peak Oil Lectures whichgrew into Hampden Community Energy,the markets, and went on to a verysuccessul Energy display, the recyclingtrailer and a most successul Heritage

Apple Day. Tey reminded me o whatcommunities used to be like and that wecan be that way again.

Without our sponsors we could not


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O the committee installed at the lastgeneral meeting, three couples, theJohnstons, Millers and Selwoods havecontinued the Halls administration andmaintenance or six years. hey wererecently joined by Colin Jack and BentJansen. Annette Selwood took over assecretary/treasurer almost a year aerthat general meeting. Margaret Johnstonwas chairperson or the six years until sheresigned in October 2009, and consequentlyI was voted to nish the chair. o Margaretand Annette, special thanks.

Tere have been quite a ew eventsat the hall recently including arewellsto Hugh and rixie Muldrew, andIsabel McCone. Te Jubilee or the Hallcelebration as a seated ticketed dinnerwas a success and greatly enjoyed aswas the recent debate and dinner. Othercommunity potluck dinners were held orMargarets and Joes golden wedding, thehalls new oor surace, and Hampdens130th anniversary celebration.

Coupled with the halls 50th, twoconier trees were planted on each side o

the ront entrance, and to commemorateArmistice Day, two deciduous treeswere planted in the Memorial Grove,

jointly with the Hampden Moeraki areapromotions group. Hampden schoolpupils helped with the plantings, and withthe barbeque aterwards. An honoursboard or WW1 was investigated but our

eorts drew little support rom OamaruRSA, so momentum or this projectdiminished. An old Lodge membershonours board was ound under the stage

and was sent to North Otago Museum.Fity padded chairs were purchasedsecondhand or the hall.

A major roo leak was caused byheavy rain one Anzac Day resulting ina lood over the main loor and sideoyer. Repairs were made to the roo andgutters. Te oor had become worn andbecause o the eect o the ooding, wedecided it was time to rejuvenate it withan oil/urethene sealer, applied by teamso volunteers.

New carpet was laid in the side oyerthrough to the waiting and doctorsrooms. Te doctors room was urtherupgraded with a new hand basin, waterheater, plumbing and cupboards.

Heat pumps were installed in theconcert hall in response to commentsabout the cold. We hope more use is madeo the hall as the new heaters have madeit much warmer now.

Te library had three coordinatorsduring this time and currently theposition is lled by our enthusiastic AlisonMacavish with a team o assistants.

Alison and Oamaru library managerLorraine Weston-Webb are keen to installa computer to give access to WaitakiDistrict Librarys online database andpublic access to the Internet. Tis idea isbeing considered by the hall committee.Lorraine is going to promote this conceptto the next committee. We need to be

careul about where the liability andresponsibility sit should we decide todo this.

Hall CHairperSON'S repOrt 2009by Hward Selwd

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...and the winners were

1st Prize 1560 Ben Carter2nd Prize 1283 Zara McHoull

3rd Prize 1411 Paul Ledgerwood4th Prize 1725 Paul McLellan

Hampden School Parents and eachersAssociation would like to thank all thepeople who took part in the rae andall the local businesses who donatedprizes.

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The Dooley Family would like tosay a BIG thank you to so manypeople in the Hampden area, who

helped and supported us

while we were living here.We wish everyone a happyChristmas and a good New Year.

Open days or

Exquisite Blooms

Paeony Gardens

Soon the paeonies will be

owering.They are such a

beautiul ower, and the

season lasts only six weeks.

Over three thousand paeony

plants is a treat to see.

Come and visit on one o the six

open days. As some varieties

are early and others late, we

are having three weekends on

which the paeonies may be seen.

There is no charge to see these

exquisite owers, so wanderamongst them to your hearts

content. There are 23 dierent

varieties to compare, all

dierent and all gorgeous.

You will fnd them at 37 Blu

Hills Road, Waianakarua.

We are the frst house on the

let beore the railway line.

Park in the ront paddock,

walk up the drive, through the

garden and you will fnd John

and Tina amongst the blooms.

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We can tailr yur trip t suit yur budget andqumns fom houy, hf dy o dy.

Yu wuld see albatrss, mllymawks, dlphins,

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tn's pnnsThe perennials at the Nursery are allready for planting. $2.50 each or 5 for

$10

The following are some of the lovelyplants that you will nd at Tinas Per-

ennials

For sun or part shade: Astrantia,Alpine Asters (two different ones),

Aquilegias (3), Anacyclus, Thrift (2),

Cupids Dart, Centaurea, Commelina,Coreopsis, Campanulas (5), Doroni-cum, Euphorbia, Felecia, Gladiolius(Species), Geum (6), Geraniums (5),

Statice, Lavenders, Cat Mint, Potentil-las (3), Jacobs Ladders (2), Tricyrtus,

Scabiosa (3), Silene, Salvia Patens,

Sysirinchium, Verbascum, Violas (2),Cirsium, Francoa, Alonsoa, ornamen-

tal Strawberry.

For shade: Dusty Miller, Mimulus,Michaelmas Daisy (2), Ladies Man-tle, Helleborus, Ajuga, Lamium (2),Omphalodes, Lambs Ear, Grannys

Bonnet (species).

The big brigade 1m 1m Achillea

(cloth of gold), Baptissia, Campanulalactiora, Shasta, Euphorbia, Gaura,Helleborus corsicus, Lupin, Lobelia,

Phlomis, Bergamont, Phygelius

(3), Solomons Seal, Rosemary (2),

Golden Rod (Dwarf), Galtonia.

Other Plants: Paeony, Trillium, peren-nial Clematis

Nusy ocd 37 Buff Hsrod Wnku

phon: 4394 410

To all our wonderful neighbours,

Jim, Margot, Annette, Howard, Trevor,Chris, Philip, Joe, Margaret, Scott,

Dinah, Jack, Shirley, Alison, Dugald,Lyndsey, Jack and Bent who gavetheir time and effort so willinglyto try to get Jenny back to health,

we would like to offer our mostheartfelt gratitude. This would neverhappen anywhere else, which makes

Hampden a very special place.

Unfortunately, despite all yourhelp, Jen could not get up on herfeet again and was put down on

November 20. Special thanks to Nig,

and to Scott, Joe, Dinah and Howardfor putting her in her resting place.

In Gratitude


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Hampden Community Energy Societywas ormed during this period, and hasbecome the most requent hall user.Among its achievements the groupinitiated the idea o a survey o residentsto get ideas rom the community orimprovements to, and use o the hall. Tiscommittee has agreed to hold a publicmeeting in February 2010 to discuss thesuggestions resulting rom the survey. Aspin-o rom the Energy group has beenthe regular monthly markets at the hall.

Te toilets at the rear o the hall whichwere made over to public use about tenyears ago have been aggravating thecommittee and hall users. We considerthat sharing with public is undesirable, andthat the acilities and cleaning standardsare unacceptable in the precinct o thehall. Even or public toilets in the Waitaki

District, the acilities are substandard.It is necessary or a committee memberto check and clean them beore andater hall hiring. Our concerns havebeen communicated to WDC sta andWaihemo Community Board.

I would like to acknowledge the voluntary work done or the hall on

speciic tasks including stonework attree planting by Lance Hyland, thepainting o the door to the doctorsroom by Charland, electrical work byBrian Carlyon, table top repairs and wallpanel repairs by Colin Jack, the sewingo tablecloths by Margaret Johnston, thework o librarian Alison Macavish and the

team o volunteers, committee members ortheir constant maintenance o the buildingand its grounds and Lynne Clearwater orchecking our nancial records.

Several assets were donated or theuse o the hall by our community suchas a stove, ridge, microwave oven, veolding tables and a stereo CD player.

Projects that could be investigatedby the new committee include nishingpainting the doctors room, painting thehall roo, doors and acia board, a kitchenupgrade, wall lining, bench joinery, stove/oven, dishwashing machine, tapped hotwater system possibly solar, an upgradeo the ladys room and toilets including

tapped hot water, and ramped entries tothe hall. Clean and seal south Oamarustone wall. Tere are also other possibleprojects resulting rom the communitysurvey.

Invitation to Dance

Are you interested inballroom dancing?

Would you like to meet others

who dance? Or you may want

to learn to dance or want to

hold dance events. How about

visiting other dance clubs?

Lets form a dance club

in Hampden for socialballroom dancing.

Our aim is to have fun and

socialise with fellow dancers. Music

you can dance to could be rocknroll,swing, Latin, old time or anything.

We can help you contact professional

tutors, or get help from club members.

Anyone who is interested please contact

Howard and Annette Selwood on 4394160

or Pat and Judy Foley on 4394 761.


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The Hampden Union Charity Debateon the evening of November 21posed plenty of questions and gavethe full house many opportunities forlaughter and much to ponder.

Hampden school pupils raisedthe rst question with a presentation

Where have all the old skills gone?which eplored the differencebetween the self-reliant village of ahundred years ago with where wesource similar products today.

Te Radar knewthe solution to thenet p rob lem how to etract thesucculent wads offlesh from aroundthe gil ls of f ish.F l e u r S u l l i v a nprovided an ampleand tasty meal fromparts of the f ishwhich are generallycut to waste inour conventional

lleting system,a n d l o c a lg rower RodPhilip donated

asparagus forsoup for thefaint-hearted.

The highlight of the evening was

the debate, arguing the questionof whether continuous economicgrowth will provide a good future forour children. A celebrity team of Rod

Oram (media commentator), Te Radar(opinionist and wrong righter"?),and Susan Krumdieck (AssociateProfessor of Mechanical Engineeringat Canterbury University) took thenegative, while the defenders of theeconomic faith were Bruce McNab(Federated Farmers), Paul Hansen

(Associate Professor of Economics

at Otago University) and GerryEckhoff (former ACT MP and regional

councillor).Notwithstanding

the aff irmatives

strong advocacy ofeconomic growthas a means o f preserving lifestyle,funding researchto nd solutions to

our problems and jobs for our youngand immigrants, theaudience sharedthe anieties of thenegative team about

how economicgrowth seemst o h a v eeacerbatedra ther thand i m i n i s h e dour level of

indebtedness (second only to Iceland

in the developed world), the impact ofgrowth on small local communities, andthe fact that unrestrained growth is oftenat odds with husbanding of resources.

evnng h Wnnby ur Meraki crrespndent

The two teams squaring off before the debateunder the watchful eye of chairperson Mayor Alex

Familton. From left to right Gerry Eckhoff, Bruce

McNab, Dr Paul Hansen, Mayor Familton, Rod

Oram, Te Radar, and Dr Susan Krumdieck.

Photo taken by our Moeraki correspondent.


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Hampden was eatured in the segmentcalled "Your Place" on Radio NZNational's aernoon programme on

November 26. Ken Bridge, AlisonMacavish and Ian Sutherland playedgreat "tour guides" to our village. Iyou missed the live broadcast, you canhear it on the Radio NZ website athttp://podcast.radionz.co.nz/at/at-20091126-1320-Your_place_-_

Hampden_North_Otago-048.mp3, orthrough our online edition at

Hamrakirag.blogspot.com.

JACQUI DEANMP for Waitaki

Please phone or e-mail my ofce for an

appointment with me or talk to my staff.42 Thames St, Oamaru.Phone 03 434 7325 or 0800 6792 48254.E-mail: [email protected],www.jacquidean.co.nz

Prolonged audience questions

and discussion showed how muchthought the debate had provoked.The negative team was eventuallyvoted the winner by audienceacclamation.

As he was leaving, one of theguests asked another question. Whydoes it take a tiny little place likeHampden to seriously challenge oneof the biggest political assumptionsof our time? And despite Paul

Hansens claim he was Mr Key,

and Gerry Eckhoffs unnecessaryeplanation that he was not JacquiDean, the question that had overhungthe evening remained - why was noone from any level of the NationalGovernment prepared to acceptthe invitation to defend the policyof undiscriminating growth it is so

aggressively pursuing? Sad, becauseit was a special evening.

emgncy Cs

Hampden Volunteer Fire Unitattended two calls during the lastour weeks. Both were or medicalassistance, one at Moeraki and theother in Hampden, according to SteveCouper, Principal Rural Fire Ofcer,Waitaki District Council.

I you need assistance, call theemergency number 111. Do notpanic and be ready to give your name,address and phone number, with a

description o whats happening. Staycalm and be clear about where theservice is required.

Ou pc On a


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Hampden Market

Saturday December 19

between 9am and noon

Only Six days before

Christmas


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Moeraki Bayview

LimitedFor all your electrical requirements

covering Palmerston to Maheno

Wiring, New Work, Alterations, Repairs

Domestic and Commercial

We are happy to give you an obligation free

quote for any electrical work you may be

thinking of having done in the New Year.

Now is the time also to have a summer

check up done on your heat pump to

make sure it is ready for next winter.

Peter and Anne wish all their

clients a safe and enjoyable

Christmas and New Year.

Contact: Peter or Anne

104 Haven Street, Moeraki

Ph 439 4550 Mobile 021 20 69053


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Tere are many ways o trying to deal withthose annoying plants that grow so readily

just where we dont want them!All have pros and cons and dierent

methods suit dierent garden areas anddierent people.

A trowel is very eective, especially whenall weeds are removed rom the garden. It istime consuming.

A push hoe is quick and eective, but onlyi done regularly when weeds are small, orbigger weeds are picked up and removed.

Spraying is good or drives, paths, edges,around trees and woody shrubs.Care is neededor saety and to prevent dri damaging otherplants. Spray needs six hours drying to betaken up by the plant beore being rainedon and generally the longer it takes to work,the better the kill. Sprayed weeds can look

unsightly or quite a while.Weed mat is initially expensive, but goodor large areas. It lasts well, but weeds can stillgrow on top rom windblown seed.

Newspaper suppresses weeds well, butweeds will still grow in the medium on top.

Bark needs constant attention as weedswill grow through it. I this gets out o hand,it can become quite a problem.

Pea straw/hay needs to be redone atintervals. It discourages weeds, keepsmoisture in the soil and adds organic matter.It can introduce dierent weeds into thatarea.

Weeds like couch, dock and yarrow can bepartly controlled by spraying with herbicides,but the most eective way to get rid o theseweeds is by deep digging out. Dispose o the

roots by burning or in bins. Good luck withyour weeding!

Garden Notes for Octoberfrom

Exquisite Blooms

Five Geat GftIdeasforChristmasThank you to all of you from Hampdenand the surrounding district whoparticipated in Hampden's 130 yearanniversary celebrations on Labourweekend 2009.The weekend was a huge successand we thank you all for taking partin the events. As a result of this great

weekend we have a selection ofsouvenirs of Hampden available.For sale at Hampden Hilltop storeare:

2010 calenders with manyphts f Hampden as it usedt be ($10)pns ($2)

For sale through Elizabeth Norton (on4394 887) are:

DVD f histric pictures ($10)DVD f pictures taken n LaburWeekend ($10)a s of v oscds of hsocHmdn ($5)

Compliments of the season to all from

Hampden's 130 Year CelebrationsCommittee.

Will you be on your own forChristmas dinner?Would you like to join us fora potluck Christmas dinner?

If you are interested, pleasecontact Shirley or Jack on4394042 by December 20.


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MOERAKI SERVICES LTDMerry Christmas

from Moeraki Services Ltd

Christmas greetings from Dave at Moeraki Services.

I will be available over the Christmas break to doinstallations and get your presents up and runningshould Santa bring a new LCD or Plasma TV.

Should you want quality TV pictures then FreeviewSatellite TV is the answer and now it comes withPrime TV. Full Freeview Installation from $425.

If you have a Sky dish I can supply a receiverfor $130 plus delivery and installation.

Tuning of existing receivers for

Prime TV also undertaken.

Contact Dave atMoeraki Services Limited

Phone: 4394259


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Te Hamraki Rag has been going througha signicant makeover since a team o

volunteers joined Graeme Youngman in

July. We would like to continue to improvethe Rag and make it the premier news andcommunity paper or our district.

We introduced a resh layout usinga template kindly provided by the BlueSkin News (and thats why we look likeeach other). Special thanks in this regardto Craig Marshall o BSN. Te text is

more thoroughly edited by a proessionaleditor. We have a roving photographerwho always knows when there's a photoopportunity. We get more contributionsrom a wider section o the community.Te community as a whole is making theRag a proud local publication. We needmore photos and text contributions, as

well as volunteers or administrative work.I you can make a contribution to the localRag, please contact the publisher.

Along with the makeover to theprinted edition, we are embarking onrevamping the online edition as well.Now all the articles are available onlineat Hamrakirag.blogspot.com in two

versions. One is the Real ime Rag, whereyou can see the articles as they come in. Iyou are going away, this is the best placeto keep in touch with what's happeningin the district. A new addition to thisonline service is the PDF Rag. It is justlike reading the Rag but without paper.You can read it on screen. A PDF version

o the Rag is uploaded at the beginning othe month when the print version comesout. I you have riends and amily livingaway rom Hampden who would like

to be inormed about what's happeninghere, this is the simplest way.

You can print your own Rag rom thePDF Rag at home by ollowing the simplesteps outlined below.

Te Hamraki Rag is designed as anA5 booklet.1. Go to the edition you want to print

rom the PDF Rag, which you can nd onthe lehand sidebar.

2. Click [print] at the top le o theedition you chose.

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where you have an option or single ordouble sided printing, you should have anoption to print a booklet (saddle stitchingoptional).

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Te instructions given above are or adigital printer like a Xerox, Canon or Ubix. Iyou have any problems, please let us know.

We are not publishing an issue o

the Rag in January, but will be puttingout a holiday edition beore Christmas.We encourage local businesses andorganisations to let us know your openinghours during the holiday period, so thatwe can inorm the readers. We'd alsowelcome any season's greetings romlocals, businesses, committees, clubs and

other organisations. Te deadline orthe holiday Rag is December 15. Pleasecontact the editors early so that you donot miss out.

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I believe there used to be a cricket match

between locals and visitors. Can we revivethat tradition? Can the locals with someyoung guns rom the local high schools,challenge the Cribbies and Campers tocricket, beach volleyball (yeah!), tennis,bowls and a tug o war?

Be a good sport, come or the sportingun at the beach on Boxing Day and New

Year's Day. Te challenge will be ollowedby a potluck tea and a talent quest.Enquiries to Ken Bridge on 4393 228.

BOxING DAY AND NEWYEAR'S DAY SPORTS

CHALLENGE

A challenge match was playedbtwit elevens of the two clubs onthe Cricket Ground at Hampden, on

Wednesday, the 22nd inst., when thevictory was with the Waikouaiti Clubby one run only. In giving the scorewe should remark that the Hampdeneleven showed remarkably good play inthe rst innings, but very poor play in the

second, while their opponents played asteady, uniform game, which carried the

day. The score was as follows:

In the evening the Waikouaiti

eleven were entertained at dinner atthe Hampden Hotel (Murcotts). About

35 sat down. The chair was lled by

Mr. T. Whinan, and the vice-chair byMr. T. Reynolds. The usual loyal andpatriotic toasts were given; then TheHighest Scorer, The healths of theWaikouaiti and Hampden Elevens,The Host, & c., were duly given withall the honours. A very pleasant eveningwas spent. The dinner and accessorieswere all that could be desired.

Later in the evening a ball cameoff in the same place, at which alarge assemblage of the fair se ofHampden were present.

(reprinted fromNorth Otago Times, March

30, 1865, via National Library of New Zealand)

Hampden XI1st Innings 682nd do 19Total 87

Wwaiti X11st Innings 472nd do 41Total 88

Waiti Beat Hampden by

One Run (1865)The cricket tragics at the Rag are

pondering whether it would be nice ifa return match could be organised nextyear between the rival villages 135 yearslater. We are sure we can level the score.

Does anyone know where the cricketground in Hampden used to be? If you do,

please get in touch with the Rag.

David and Reywa Brown operate

The Jarrah Roombed and breakfast in Moeraki.

We have a lovely large double bedroomwith its own ensuite bathroom, private deckand entrance, and small breakfast room with

fridge, toaster, jug and microwave.

We provide a continental breakfast fortwo for $100 per night

.Please phone us on 4394259 if your

visitors or friends need a place for anovernight stay in Moeraki.


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Pets' DayBelow are some extracts rom the seniorclass pet day stories:

'Its pets' day. We were waiting or almosta year or this one. As we were playing onthe Hampden school playground, the bellrang. Everyone rushed into the class. MrL said, It's pets' day and in a minute weare going to see Mrs Sheat and her blackhorse.' (by Marcus Hazlewood)

'Shirley Sheat came on her horse to showus what to do when around horses. Shirleyshorse was called helma. It was big so

it made hugeootprints inthe grass. Inthe aternoonh e a p s o animals startedto arrive, likehorses, dogs,cats, rabbits,m i c e a n dbirds, Most othe childrenbrought dogs

because they were probably the cutest thingsin their house.' (by Caitlin Middlemiss)

' N i k i t abrought Milo,Phil brought the

bantam, and Ibrought the tworoosters. Bensbird Mo was sounny because hekept on talking.Sometimes Moeven talked to

the chickens orhe tried.

I thought that the roosters were prettynoisy and or some reason Milo keptstomping. I thought that the cats were sador angry because they had to be put intoa cage. Out o all the cats Ben Hooperswas the biggest and attest. (by Mikayla

Sutherland)

McKerrows PondOur last visit on November 6 to the pond wasone o the best ones yet. Te children were

very well behaved and the helpers were reallyimpressed with the way the Senior childrenhelped set up the kayaks, took the Juniorchildren out or a sail or paddle and thencleaned up when it was time to go.

by John Laing

Mothl School Rport


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H a M R a k i T R a d i n g P O S T

LoST Mislaid after the debate atthe Hall. Maurices boning knife with

wooden handle. Im heading for the

Dog House until it is found.439 4184 (Angy)

learN tO plaY piaNOEperienced teacher. Reasonablerates, all levels, any age, but mustbe keen learners. 439 4599

YOUr aD Here FOr FreeContact us for free Classieds in

this page and Hmkdng.bogso.com.

traCtOr Massey Ferguson35 petrol tractor. Ecellent order,good boat tractor. Can be viewed inMoeraki. $3,800 ono. 03 6126759 or021 1177538 (Robert)

CaMperVaN Toyota diesel auto.Freshwater at sink, 2 burner stove,awning, 12v and 240v electrics.Heaps of cupboard and storage

space. Very comfortable 2 berth, lowkm, tidy vehicle. Give us$18 000, and you will never lookback. 4394 887 (Trevor)

traMpOliNeMay need new top.$150. 4394042

GraSSFor sale, standing for silageetc. 4394 032 (Jack)

WaNteD A set of VHS tapes byCarl Sagan entitled Cosmos wassold at Hampden market about si

months ago. May I borrow theseback again please. A U3A course onAstronomy may nd them useful. 439

4887 (Trevor)

WaNteDOld newspaper, cardboard,hay, cow horns, carpet (wool only)and old bricks for gardening needs.

4394 599

YOUr aD Here FOr FreeContact us for free Classieds in

this page and Hmkdng.bogso.com.

Free KitteNS Four cute tabbykittens to give away to good homes.Will be ready around Christmas time.4394117 (Sharlene)

WaNteD A swarm of bees. If yound a bee swarm, please call 4394

599.

Mislaid after the debate at

the Hall. Maurices boning

knife with wooden handle.

Im heading for the DogHouse until it is found.

Phone Angy 439 4184.

Lost !


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Hoy Communon wh h

rv. Bnd WknsonWhen: December 6 at 10am

Where: St Stephens, Ipswich Street

Taichi classWhen: December 7 between 11.30amand 12.30pm

Where: Hampden school hall

Cost: $3

Contact: Val Kerry on 4394 240

Theis is the last of the formal Taichiclasses. There will be an informalweekly Taichi get together planned forthe holiday period.

Chs mkng wokshoWhen: December 7 between 10 am and3pm

Where: Belvoir, 139 The Dasher Rd, 13D.R.D

Cost: $25 which includes a light lunch,tea/coffee, and copies of the recipes andother useful tips

Contact: Jill Shackleton 439 5534, oremail [email protected]

Please register before December 4.

afnoon fo ChsmsWhere: Hampden Hall

When: December 9 at 2.30 pm

Hampden Rural Women invite members ofthe Hampden and Moeraki communities,especially seniors, to an afternoon tea tocelebrate Christmas. We look forward to

sharing the festive season with you.

Hampden MarketWhen: December 19, 9am to noon

Where: Hampden Hall

Craft, vegies, plants, art, jewellery, brica brac, candles, knitting and assortedgoodies. Stalls inside and outside the hall.

rsvd ScmnChsms svcWhen: December 20 at 10am

Where: St Stephens, Ipswich Street

Chsms ev combndecumenical service with carlsWhen: December 20 at 7.30pm

Where: St Johns, Herbert

Chsms ev Hoy Communonwith carls in Meraki

When: December 24 at 8pmWhere: Moeraki Church

Chsms Dy SvcWhen: Christmas Day at 9am

Where: St Johns, Herbert

Sprting fun n the beach

When: Boing DayWhere: Hampden beach

Contact: Ken Bridge on 4393 228

Be a good sport, come for the sportingfun at the beach on Boing Day andNew Years Day. The challenge will be

followed by a potluck tea and a talent

quest.

COMMUniTy CaLendeR FOR deCeMbeR

If you have any events In January,Let us know so the whoLe communIty knows

hamraki rag december 2009 issue

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