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MAGICMOMENT: Pat Kennedys brief meetingwith NelsonMandela has had a profound effect on her life.

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On 9 October 1963 NelsonMandela joined 10 otherson trial for sabotage inwhat became known asthe Rivonia Trial. Whilefacing the death penalty,his words to the court atthe end of his famousSpeech from the Dock onApril 20 1964 becameimmortalised:I have fought againstwhite domination, and Ihave fought against blackdomination. I havecherished the ideal of ademocratic and freesociety in which allpersons live together inharmony and with equalopportunities. It is an idealwhich I hope to live for andto achieve. But if needs be,it is an ideal for which I amprepared to die.

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A sadness fell on the world asthe news spread that thefather of the new SouthAfrica, Nelson Mandela haddied after months of illness.

Levin woman Pat Kennedytreasures the memories ofmeeting Mandela, shaking hishand and feeling the warmthand gentle spirit of the manwho had changed a nation. MsKennedy said it is somethingshe will never forget.

She said when she heardthe news he was dead she didnot shed a tear, but thought itwas his time to go, it was histime to rest. He had achievedso much in his life timefighting for all South Africansto be treated equally.

Ms Kennedy was a govern-ment chauffeur in 1995, driv-ing cabinet ministers, judgesand VIPs, in the 11 years shewas in the service it was MrMandela who made thebiggest impression on her.

It was only a brief meet-ing, I drove the car, he did notsay very much, he wasextremely polite.

Ms Kennedy said shewatched his funeral well intothe night, during which shethought of the short time shespent with him driving him toGovernment House.

She said as they drovethrough Wellington peoplewere waiting in the street toget a glimpse of him. It was

incredible, some were cryingas the motorcade drove by. Ihad never experienced thatbefore, even during theQueens visit. she said.

Ms Kennedy said the drivebecame an emotional experi-ence. Even I got a littlechoked up, she said.

When they reached Gov-ernment House Mr Mandela

went with the other dignitar-ies but later asked to meet thedrivers. She said there werethree on that assignment Iwas his driver and I felt reallyprivileged to meet him andshake his hand.

He was a great man, andyou felt that greatness whenyou were close to him. I willnever forget that moment.

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Public servicesalariesA recently published report from theState Services Commission indicatedthat senior public servants were notbeing paid enough based on perform-ance despite the majority of thesenior public servants being paidover $500,000 per annum.

Currently there are around 25senior staffers earning more than$500,000 with performance-based sal-ary increases of around 3.1 per cent.The top earners include the NZ SuperFund chief executive earningbetween $660,000 and $669,000, theAuckland University chief executiveearning between $650,000 and$659,999, the NZ Transport Agencychief executive earning between$610,000 and $619,000 and the StateServices Commissions chief execu-tive earning $560,000 following areported pay increase of $40,000!

It would appear that the StateServices Commission recognised theneed to attract and retain highlyqualified, capable leaders and inorder to compete with the privatesector, the salaries and performance-based bonus payments had to berealistic.

To put the salary and bonuspayments in perspective, the PrimeMinisters current salary is around$429,000 while Cabinet Ministers sal-aries have been increased to $268,500on the basis of the recently approved2.2 per cent salary increase backdatedto July 2013.

While it is generally recognisedwithin the New Zealand industrialand commercial sectors that NewZealand politicians are considered tobe well paid, it is evident that the NZPublic Service also pays very well,particularly the senior public ser-vants, who do not have to face theNew Zealand-wide electorate everythree years.

With taxpayer-funded salaries andjob security, based on individualemployment contracts, all senior pub-lic servants have every incentive toserve their respective Cabinet Minis-ter to the best of their ability as wellas their particular GovernmentAgency.

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My husband and I were travellingalong the road today (December 4). Itis a disgusting mess and surely thehorse owners should be made to clearit up, I went to the council andcomplained but was told there was noby law to make horse owners respon-sible for their mess.

Dog owners are required to scoopthe poops and clean their mess as arefarmers if a cow messes on the road.

I find this ludicrous.Surely the law must apply to all to

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Equipment, memories lostin childcare centre burglaryBy PETER FRANKLIN

Images of young children arestored on a camera, laptopand tablet stolen from anearly childhood centre hasdevastated staff.

At about midnight onWednesday December 11,neighbours to the ReeveStreet Early Childcare Centreheard the alarm sound, butsaw no-one in the area of the

centre to raise any sus-picions.

However, staff later foundthat the building had beenbroken into and the officesearched for the keys to openthe cupboard where the stolenequipment was stored.

The burglar had used oneof the centres shovels left inthe garden to break into awindow, in the process dam-aging newly-installed joinery.

Spokeswoman GemmaMcKay said her main concernwas that on the camera,laptop and tablet were photosof the children and activitiesthey had taken part in whileat the centre.

I dont know what theywill do with them (the photos),but they are very important tous and the children, she said.

The centre would be grate-ful to get them back, whether

the camera, laptop or tablet arehanded into police or left some-where were they can be foundanonymously.

This is the second time inthe past 18 months the centrehas been burgled. Mrs McKaysaid she could not understandwhy an early childhood centrewould be targeted. The culpritsare stealing from children, it istheirmemories captured in theimages.

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Proud to bepart of paradewith GRAEME JARVISCommunity Constable

Iwas again proud to be part of theLevinChristmasParade this year,whichthankfullywas permitted to travel oncemore downOxford Street.

Whilemyfirst experienceof leading theparade last yearwas great, thereis nothing tomatch theatmosphere ofbeing in themain street andI think the greatcrowd thatturned out boretestament tothis. Despite awetmorning, a large andenthusiastic crowd turned out.Well doneto the organisers, the teamof volunteers,those that prepared andmanned the floatsand the all-important traffic control thatsafely controlled not only the paraderoute but diverted SH1 traffic on to theCambridge Street bypass.

On the crime front, there are positivesigns emerging in some of our crime-related areas. Thefts fromcars aretrending downafter taking a batteringjust a fewweeks ago. Stolen cars,shoplifting and graffiti are all remainingat lownumbers.While the signs areencouraging, please continue to take allthe necessary precautions aroundvehiclecrime.Always lock your carwith thewindowsup, and donot leave valuables insight. Ideally, remove themaltogether orlock them in the boot. Iwould like tothink that this is because of thework bylocal police but, the reality is, theseresults are probably a combination offactorsworking together to reduce crime.

Burglaries are still a concern and arerunning at a consistent level. Once again Iencourage everyone to lock all doors andwindows, including garages and sheds.Gifts under theChristmas tree could be ahuge temptation to somepeople, so byremoving the opportunities to easilyenter your home, youmightwell preventa burglary.

It is also very apparent that shoppersare out in force. TheMall, TheWarehouse, TeTakere and supermarketsall appear to be particularly busy attimes. Please be very conscious of leavingvaluables such as phones and purses onpush chairs, trolleys ormobility scooterswith somanypeople about. Once again,removing temptationmaywell save theheartache caused by an opportunist theft.

I reported fewweeks ago of a policeoperation based around controlledintersections, and the blatant disregardby somemotorists in the town to stop atstop signs.

I happened to be cooling off in theshade of a tree in theMall carpark lastweek andhad a plain viewof the stop signon the corner of Bath andSalisburyStreets. Thenumber of drivers failing tostop at this intersection in a short periodof timewas appalling. Iwould say five outof every 10 cars failed to stop, and in someinstances, barely slowedwhile passingthrough the intersection. There is noexcuse, stopmeans STOP, notmerelylooking to the left or right or slowingslightly.While I take no great pleasurefromwriting traffic tickets, Iwill nothesitate to stop drivers and ticket themfor this very blatant and potentiallydangerous act.

Thiswill be the last report for the yearso, until next year, take care.

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Helping to put fun andpersonalised learning intochildcare are six neweducators who have joined theLevin team at About Kids In-homeChildcare group, whichcaters for children aged frombirth to five years.

Bringing the total numberof educators to 10, StevieBrown, one of the Kapiti-Horowhenua co-ordinatorsand a qualified teacher, said itwas great to be able to expandthis type of in-home childcareservice.

Its a nice alternative toplaygroups and kindergartensand, because its a smallerenvironment, there is thatgreater level of personalised,one-to-one care for children inthe educators home.

She said educators wereprovidedwith amonthlylearning-based plan ofdifferent activities centeredaround the childrensinterests. No formal teachingbackground is required,although educators areencouraged to gain a Level 4certificate in family daycare.

About Kids has only beenrunning for about seven yearsbut some of our educators havebeen in childcare roles formore than 20 years, saidMsBrown.

New recruit SandraWrightis just such an educatorwithplenty of child care experienceup her sleeve.

Iveworkedwith childrenformore than 21 years in home-based family daycare, and Ilove seeing young childrengrow, learn and be happy. Ireally enjoy the home-basedside of it butwere also out andabout in the community quite a

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Governor-General toattend cadets day

THEGovernor-General of New Zealand Lt Gen theRt Hon Sir JerryMateparae.

BY FRANKIEWEBB

NewZealand Cadet Forceswere established 150 yearsago. Tomarket theanniversary 1200 cadets fromaround theworldwill paradebefore his Excellency theGovernor-General of NewZealand Lt Gen the Rt Hon SirJerryMateparae.

The paradewill take placeatWaiouruMilitary Camp onJanuary 29 andwill cap aweek-long exercise inwhichcadets participate in a rangeofmilitary activities fromflying, tramping, sailing,shooting andmedicalevacuation scenarios in achallenging and disciplinedenvironment.

The exercise will be afitting tribute to the cadets inthe past 150 years anddemonstrate the opportunitiesfor thosewhowish to join inthe future, paradecommander (CDR) GlenStokes, Commandant of theNewZealand Cadet Forcessaid.

Cadets have a proudhistory inNewZealand, withmany prominent Kiwisincluding Lord Freyberg andSir Peter Blake developingtheir leadership potentialwithin the cadet programme,he said. There are about 3000cadets in 100 units across thecountry involved in theprogrammewhich developsqualities whichmake goodcitizens and leaders.

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Christmastreats forthose inhospitalSpending Christmas Day inhospital is no fun but at leastthe Christmas fare will besomething to look forward to.

Roast lamb and turkey withhomemade stuffing and gravy,served with roast vegetables isone of the lunch options forpatients spending ChristmasDay at Palmerston NorthHospital and HorowhenuaHealth Centre, followed bysteamed plum pudding withbrandy sauce, or pavlova withberry sauce for dessert. Forvegetarians there is vegetarianfilo roll with roast vegetables,baby carrots and green beans.

About 220 patients inPalmerston North and 20 atHorowhenua Health Centre willbe offered the festive menuprepared by Spotless FacilityServices kitchen staff.

For the evening dinnermeal,patients will have a choice ofglazed ham off the bone (withsteamed gourmet potatoes andsalad), a turkey and cranberrysandwich (with garden salad) ora roast vegetable and feta salad,followed by a choice of threedesserts: double chocolatemousse, stewed fruit, or classicjelly and ice cream.

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Are you prepared in case of an emergency?By FRANKIEWEBB

WithNewZealands history ofearthquakes and floods, a disastercould happen in parts of thedistrict or several districts at thesame time.

Be prepared to cope on yourown for up to three days ormore.

Youwill need ahouseholdemergency plan, and one forworkaswell, plus an emergencysurvival kit andmake sure

everyone knowswhere it is.Youwill also need a getaway

kit if youneed to be evacuated.JoinNeighbourhood Support

they are your link in thecommunity. Contact theCo-ordinator at theLevinPoliceStation on 366-0555.

Alternatively, pick up a copy ofAreYouPrepared or aHouseholdEmergencyChecklistfromaHorowhenuaDistrictCouncil Customer ServiceCentre.

Information is also available intheYellowPages section of yourtelephone book.

In the event of aCivil Defenceemergency contactHorowhenuaDistrict Council (06) 366-0999.

Tune into the local radiostationsMoreFMHorowhenua(104.2 FM) andRadioReadingService (1602AM) formoreinformation.

Civil Defence have justreleased this list of peoplewho are

your best initial contacts during acivil defence emergency in thisarea:

AllyKoehlerPh (06) 9522-893or 021 2277 [email protected]

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FROM THE BEEHIVE

Much to be positive aboutwith NATHANGUYOtaki MP

This is my last column for 2013and a chance to thank everyonefor their support and feedbackduring the year.

Its been another busy yearas your local MP, and as theMinister for Primary Industriesin John Keys Government.

A highlight of the year hasbeen the start of constructionon the Kapiti expressway,nearly four years after the planwas first announced.

Since then it has beenthrough a very rigorous processallowing the project to beconsidered in detail and foreveryone to have their say.

Most locals are thrilled tohave work underway on thenew route, giving us a secondbridge over theWaikanae river

and amajor boost to the localeconomy. Around 1000 workersare expected to be involved on

the project.Construction will start next

year on Transmission Gully,and consultation is underwayonmajor roading upgradesfromOtaki to Levin.

Kapiti Airport continues tobe a success with direct flightsto and from Christchurchbeginning this year.

Im pleased to see a new after-hours GP service beginning inLevin, providing a one-stopshop for local patients, alongwith a newmedical centre beingbuilt in Foxton. Im also glad tosee the old Horowhenuahospital and Kimberley centrefinally released for sale.

Crime stats are down, and wenow have the largest number ofpolice in Levin, ever.

We have new councillors inboth districts, with BrendanDuffy re-elected as mayor in

Horowhenua and Ross Churchthe newmayor of Kapiti.

As theMinister for PrimaryIndustries its been a full-onyear with a range of big issuesto deal with, including thedrought earlier this year whichhad amajor impact on ruralcommunities. Ive worked hardto improve our biosecuritysystem, invest in research anddevelopment, and open newtrade doors for our exporters.

Over the Christmas breakIm planning to visit the beachatWaitarere and do a bit ofcamping withmy family beforecracking into a busy electionyear. Its a privilege torepresent the Otaki electorateand 2014 will be another bigyear.

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Harold to visit more classesBy TANYAWOOD

Harold the cheeky giraffe will be able tosee evenmore school children around thedistrict thanks to a $3000 cheque fromLevin Rotary thismonth. The celebritygiraffe is thewell-lovedmascot of LifeEducation Trust (LET) that visitsprimary and intermediate schools to takehealth and social-based lessons.

LET educator for Kapiti-HorowhenuaPaulaMarsters-Sasa said the donationmeans the cost of classes can bediscounted, allowing her andHarold to

visit schoolsmore often and see evenmore children.

The classes I teach complimentwhatthe schools are already teaching but Imable to gomore in depth and providemorefun, interactive activities like theanatomical body that lights up.

She saidHarold becomes a friend forthe children throughout their earlyschool years.

They just love him because hes socheeky and they get so excited to see himso itmakes teaching the classes a purejoy.

Whats on at Te Takere

In the meantime let us take care of your holidays


WHATS ON AT TE TAKERETED talks:Hasan Elahi FBI, here I am! After he ended upon a watchlist by accident, Hasan Elahi wasadvised by his local FBI agents to let them knowwhen he was travelling. He did that and more . . .much more. Avi Rubin: All your devices can behacked. Could someone hack your pacemaker?At TEDxMidAtlantic, Avi Rubin explains howhackers are compromising cars, smartphonesand medical devices, and warns us about thedangers of an increasingly hack-able world.Open meeting room, 12.30pm-1pm weekdays.Exhibition space:Images Over the Years: Levin artist Rod Ashcroftis exhibiting with his talented grand-daughter ErinCorkill, supported by friend and fellow artist Kay

Kidd. All the work is for sale with proceedsbenefitting Arohanui Hospice and Te Takere.Look for the three paintings of Boris, one by eachartist. On show until December 24Watercolours: After New Year drop in to see theexquisite exhibition of watercolour paintings byPatricia White. If you havent seen Patriciaslovely, delicate work now is your opportunity for arare treat.Music maestro, please: The gift of a piano haslivened up the central Takere area. If you are agood pianist we would love you to come and playfor us when you have a little spare time.Book sale: Friends of the Library are holding abook sale in the main Te Takere space fromJanuary 3.

Summer ReadingThere will be no Summer Reading programmebetween Christmas and New Year. The lastreport in day for 2013 is December 20. Report-insfor 2014 will begin again on January 6.TodayBootcamp: Youth Space (every Monday,Wednesday and Friday), 7am-8am.FridayTechnology clinic for seniors: Technologyclinic for seniors presented by Seniornet justbring along your digital device and the patienttutors from Seniornet will help you figure out anyproblems. 2pm-4pm.SundaySuper sport Sunday: Black Caps versus West

Indies, day four of third test from Seddon Park,Hamilton.MondayMusic Monday: Cold Play- Live in Boston 2012,open media room, 2pm.TuesdayJP clinic: Kowhai Room, 11.30am-1.30pm.Chalkle classesChalkle classes are taking a holiday overChristmas andNewYear, but keep an eye on thewebsite because we are busy working on newclasses to bring you in 2014. The last classeswere on December 16 and they start again onFebruary 3. The Chalkle website will be updatedweekly with new ideas for community learning.

Youth space for youthin the busiest times

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It is fantastic to see the youth spacehummingwith activity.

The ping pong tables, foosball anddigital games are always in hot demand.

We are happy to see all members of thecommunity using the space during the dayand during term time. However, it is nowthe time of yearwhen young people are outof school and looking to own their space, sowewould just like to remind everyone thatthe youth space is for 13-24-year-olds. Thefacilities are geared up for this age group.

If you are looking for something to dofor the under 13s, we still have spaces inthe summer reading programme. And ifyou are one of those over 24-year-olds,there are plenty of computers scatteredaround themain Te Takere space for youto use. Theremay even be a ping pongtable set up in themain space for adults touse.

Wewould also like to take thisopportunity to remind parents andcaregivers that TeHorowhenua Trust doeshave a policy of not allowing childrenunder the age of eight years to be leftunaccompanied in their libraries at Levin,Shannon and Foxton. This is for their ownsafety, particularly in Te Takerewhere itis such a huge space to try and keep an eyeon children.We cannot be responsible forchildren left alone and ask that parentsrespect this policy

Tomake sure everyone gets a chance onthe computers during the busy period, wewill be reducing the session times down toone hour for the school holidays. Asalways, if you require longer, just ask atthe service desk.

As this is our last column for 2013, we

would like to take the opportunity towisheveryone aMerry Christmas and a safeandHappyNewYear.

Te Takere is observing normal hoursduring the summer, except for thestatutory holidays December 25 and 26,January 1 and 2 andAnniversaryWeekend, January 20when it will beclosed.

Author tells how she broughtlovable Hairy Maclary to life

REAL TREAT: Lynley Dodd reads HairyMaclary to a group of children on theSky Tower sky deck.

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The Life and Art of Lynley Doddby Finlay MacdonaldPenguin, $50

LYNLEYDODD, author of thefamousHairyMaclary books saysits a strange but terrific feelinghaving a bookwritten about her

because she is so used to hiding behindHairy.

The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd, byFinlayMacdonald, helps celebrate 30years of Hairys adventures and givesreaders an insight into the special personwho invented him.

Hairys life began after he fell out of abook. Dodd kept an ideas book and haddrawn a sketch of a scruffy little dog. Oneday the sketch fell out andwhen Doddpicked it up she thought, well, yes, Icould do this. So I did.

Since then,HairyMaclary books havebeen read bymillions of peoplethroughout the world.

The antics of the little dog and hisfriends told in rhythm and rhyme appealto not only little ones but also to adultswho love reading the books out loud.

Children like the singability aboutrhythm and rhyme, Dodd says. Its sonatural to them.

Dodd says there is muchmore workwriting a book inrhythm and rhyme thanprose.

It must sound natural,spontaneous and easy, but itsnot natural, spontaneous andeasy to write.

I can do anything from 20to 25 drafts before Im happy.

Dodd says she has heaps ofideas for other books in herideas book but Hairy keepsme so busy, I dont get a chance to takethem further at themoment.

She says the best thing about being afamous author is the feedback fromreaders.

Feedback from parents and childrenis wonderful.Without it I would feel like Iwas writing into a black void.

I get loads of emails and try to replyto them but sometimes there is a delugeof correspondence and I end upwith abig backlog.

Funnily enough, the first book Doddremembers readingwas about a littledog. Then along cameDr Seuss, whotook such liberties with language.

While Dodd is busywithevents celebrating 30 years ofHairyMaclary books therearemore to come when I geta chance.

The Life and Art of LynleyDodd tells the story of how ayoung girl raised in theKaingaroa pine forest, whereher father was a forester,came to be the creator ofbooks read bymillions.

Macdonald exploresDodds working world so readers willunderstand just what it takes tomake ascruffy little dog so appealing.

The book includes never-before-seensketches and cartoons, character roughsand picturebook drafts.

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By FRANKIEWEBB

When friends Bev Hamilton and HeatherWright started Ohaumarket in February2011, other markets around the districtwere struggling.

We had both operated stalls at othermarkets and through we could do this forour own area, Heather said.

She didnt dream it would be sosuccessful she has no stall of her own,she is so busy organising everyoneelses.

Stalls include a community bring andbuy table, sausage rolls which peopletravel fromWellington to buy and dollshand-dressed in a variety of beautiful

period costume selling for under $20.Themarket has changed with the

times.Originally we had lots of jewellery

and that kind of thing, but we noticedpeople weremore interested in buyingother things, so wemade sure our stallsmet themarket.

Theres a waiting list for stalls. Manystallholders like Shirley Hick havesupported the Ohaumarket since dayone.

Much of the success of OhauMarketmust be credited to businesses inHorowhenua who have supported theevent. We havent had one retailer intown turn us downwhenwe ask to put a

flyer on their window or in their shop,Bev said.

Land owners have also been kind. Ourbig signs, both to the north and south ofOhau, are there due to the generosity ofthose people who own the properties

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TenQuotes for Christmas1. Scripture teaches nothing butcharity, andwemust not leave aninterpretation of Scripture until wehave found a compassionateinterpretation of it. Saint Augustine2. Look into your ownheart,discoverwhat it is that gives youpain and then refuse, under anycircumstancewhatsoever, to inflictthat pain on anybody else. KarenArmstrong3. Christmas is not a time nor aseason, but a state ofmind. Tocherish peace and goodwill, to beplenteous inmercy, is to have thereal spirit of Christmas. CalvinCoolidge4. For somehow, not only atChristmas, but all the long yearthrough, the joy that you give toothers is the joy that comes back toyou. JohnGreenleafWhittier5. Hewho has not Christmas in hisheartwill never find it under a tree.Roy L. Smith6.What I dont like about officeChristmas parties is looking for ajob the next day. Phyllis Diller7. I stopped believing in Santa Clauswhen Iwas six.Mother tookme tosee him in a department store andhe asked formy autograph. ShirleyTemple8. Christmas is doing a littlesomething extra for someone.Charles Schulz9. I wishwe could put up some ofthe Christmas spirit in jars and opena jar of it everymonth. HarlanMiller10. Theres nothing sadder in thisworld than to awake Christmasmorning and not be a child. ErmaBombeck.

Oh, little town of Bethlehem!with Michael Dally and Pearl Forster

At this time of year, Christian thoughtsturn to the town of Bethlehem, thebirthplace of Jesus Christ. The familiaricons re-emerge in shopwindows, storedisplays and school nativity plays thestable, themanger,Mary and Joseph, thethreewisemen, and the Star of Royalbeauty-bright. Themusic is also familiar,and formost, even thosewith few religiousaffiliations, the nostalgia of everyChristmas past permeates the atmosphere.

In themidst of all the festivities, though,hangs the question, what domost of usreally know about the town of Bethlehem?Its history highlights this ancient place astrulymultilateral; even its name derivesfrom different sources, both focused onfood. Bet Lamwas theArabic name, whichtranslates as, TheHouse ofMeat (it was amarket town) and theHebrewnamewasBet Leem,meaning TheHouse of Bread. Asfar back as 1400BCBethlehemwas recordedas being a Canaanite city andwhile it hasstrong Christian ties, it is in fact today a

Palestinian city of about 25,000 people.Administered by amostlyMuslimCouncil,it is the capital of the BethlehemGovernorate of PalestinianAuthoritywitha roughly 60:40Muslim:Christianmix plusseveral thousand refugees. The Council isdominated byHamas, and has a femalemayor (the towns first). She is FatahmemberVera Baboun, a Christian, and shewas elected inOctober last year. Vera is amother of five children, has amastersdegree inAfrican-American literature, andlectures at BethlehemUniversity. Verawonthe election on a platform of creating jobsfor young people, many of whom leave thecity to look forwork elsewhere. Fought overbymany forces frommany faiths downthrough the centuries, Bethlehemwasfinally set up in 1995 as the headquarters forthe PalestinianNational Authority.

As onewould expect, tourism is themainindustry.More than twomillion peoplevisit each year and the peak season is aboutnow.More than 30 hotels fill with Christiansightseers and pilgrims,most of themkeento see and photograph the Church of theNativitywhich houses the site wheremanybelieve the Christ Childwas actually born.Next door is the cavewhere the originalversion of theHoly Bible, the Vulgate waswritten. However, Jewish people are alsoattracted to one of their holy sites in thecity, Rachels Tomb. Tourists love to collectsouvenirs andmementos and the industrykeeps over 300 handicraft shops very busyat this time of year. For a reallymeaningfulgift, however, thewomen of Bethlehemhave been renowned since ancient times forthe exquisite bridal silks and other fabricstheyweavewith silver, and even gold, shotthrough thematerial.

As for the climate, if you are thinking ofvisiting Bethlehem at Christmas time, takean overcoat. Perhaps a scarf and gloves, too,because it can be quite chilly (as low as 5C),it will probably rain, and it has even beenknown to snow inDecember.

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School celebratesits 60th birthday

LVN111213spljubileeDAYONE: A photo of students, teachers and parents at the official opening of LevinNorth School on August 1 1954.

Levin North School is gearing up forits 60th jubilee in April next yearandwould love to hear from pupils,staff, board trustees and committeemembers, both past and present.

It is a great opportunity foreveryone associatedwith the schoolover the past 60 years to catch up.The two-day event will includeperformances by school students, anevening dinner and lunch, plus

displays ofmemorabilia.If youwould like to attend the

event, please leave your name andcontact details at the schooloffice, 148Weraroa Rd, phone (06)368-4436 or [email protected].

If youwould like to help and/orhave photos and othermemorabiliaplease contact jubilee chairmanMelCook on (06) 368-7393.

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Shannon shows into Christmas spirit

LVN151213TWshnxmas2013(1)TYRONE Jane, 4, looks pleased as punchreceiving his present fromMrs Claus inSantas Grotto.

LVN151213TWshnxmas2013(11)EVEN the pets get in the Christmas spiritfor the parade and carnival.

LVN151213TWshnxmas2013(5)NEWLife Church reminds us that Christmas is a celebration of someones specialbirthday.

LVN151213TWshnxmas2013(7)THEREwas nomissingmembers of the Shannon Play Centre in their bright yellowT-shirts on their float, which came third in the non-commercial category.

Pictures and report TANYAWOOD

Shannon Parade lived up to its reputationputting on a lively, colourful parade forthe more than 700 people lining the streetson Sunday cheering the procession asmade its traditional loop along PlimmerTerrace.

Led by the Horowhenua Pipe Band,more than 25 floats, fire engines, race cars,bikes, ponies and even dogs were all partof the carnival atmosphere. Lollies galorewere handed out, and for six-year-oldCalia Wanoa from Levin getting lollieswas her favourite part of the parade, aswell as seeing all the children on thefloats. Santa and Mrs Claus driving avintage Austin brought extra cheers at theend of the parade before they got down tothe very important job of handing outpresents to the patiently waiting queue ofchildren outside Santas Grotto.

First prizes in the float competitionwent to Club Hotel in the commercialcategory, Shannon Pre-School in the non-commercial and Shannon School in henon-classified category.

The carnival atmosphere continuedduring the afternoon at Te Maire Parkwith entertainment from the SaltonTaekwon-do Academy and the Shannon/Levin Teezhareem Bellydancers, Tip andhis Band, as well as the many craft andfood stalls to browse.

BIG LOSS FORSHANNONThe Shannon community and paradecommitteememberswere shocked bythe sudden passing of Bernie Lynn twodays before the parade.

CommitteememberNoeline Shawsaid Bernie (or Bernie Bear as shewasknown tomany people) was a goodfriendwho co-ordinated the bookingand setting up of stalls each year andwas their number one raffle ticketseller.

Berniewould arrive at TeMairePark at 6am and direct stallholders totheir sites.When that was all set forthe day shewalked among the crowds

selling raffle tickets andwas alwaysthere for the cleanup afterwards. Shewas a stalwart of our carnivalcommittee and amuch-lovedpersonality in our community.

Our small group hasworkedclosely together for the last 13 years toput on this event for our community,andwith sun shining down on us, wefelt Berniewas looking down andhappy that the paradewent ahead forthe children.

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Be safe out there we look forward to serving

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New - RepairsNew - RepairsAdvice - SolutionsAdvice - SolutionsQuotesQuotes

SUPPLIERS AND INSTALLERS All styles of Fencing andGatesFarm Residential Security Post Ramming RetainingWalls

PHONE BRIAN JONES0274 549 573, A/H 06 368 9849Email: [email protected]

www.toplinefencing.co.nz

TOPLINE FENCING When experience counts

Use your outdoorliving areas all year round

Warm & dry in winter 99.9% UV protection for summer

Stylish & permanent 5 year warranty

CENTRAL SOUTH LTD

Freephone 0800 111 031 | Email [email protected] | ww.archgola.co.nz

Round Posts Round Stays Deer Posts Strainers Poles Round Deer Posts www.mitchpine.co.nz

For the BEST in POLES, POSTS and DOMESTIC FENCINGFoxton RoadLevinPhone:06 368 5252

Battens Fence Palings

Sawn Posts Sleepers Decking

Domeloc Fencing

MITCHPINE PRODUCTS LIMITED

Supplying you with quality garden and landscaping products:Wood chip Bark Nugget & Chip Mulch Compost White chip Riverstone Scoria Pebble Shell Topsoil

Sand Pumice Potting mix Courtesy trailer available Topsoil compost mix Feed mulch

OPEN: 8.00am 5.00pmWeekdays,9.00am-3.00pm Saturdays

Gate 126, SH1 North, Foxton(look for sign opp Foxton Golf course) Phone: (06) 363 5236

Natural Bark and CompostGood gardeners use goodproducts for the best resultsand there is only one place toget the best in potting mix,feeding mulch, poultry com-post and a wide range ofnatural bark products andits local Natural Bark andCompost Ltd on State High-way 1 north of Foxton.

Established in 1998,Natural Bark and Composthas become the preferredsupplier for gardenerslocally and all the waythrough to Wellington.

Paul said whether anestablished gardener or onejust starting out, they havequality products and adviceon hand six days a week.Take a gardening idea intothem and they will help youchoose the right product toget you the right results.

For added value andpleasurable decorative gar-dens choose a bark, scoria orwhite chip from the team atNatural Bark and Compost

they have the right stuff forthe job.

Natural Bark and Compostalso have the right productsto make your vegetable gar-dens a success.

Pick up a bag or trailerload, of compost, bark chip,nugget, mulch, sawdust, peastraw, white chip, crushedshell, scoria, pumice, topsoil

or river sand or if you need itin bulk to talk to them aboutdelivery.

Dont be disappointed,get the right stuff first atNatural Bark and CompostState Highway 1, Foxton.Natural Bark and Compostare open 8am to 5pmMonday to Friday and 9am to3pm on Saturday.

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Call our friendly team located at 48 Tararua Road, Levin on 06 368 5528 to discuss your next project

Higgins Contractors have been providing the

Levin region with roading and infrastructure civil

construction. From roading projects to rural &

residential driveways, to large commercial and

infrastructure construction.

Higgins has the experience and resources to do the

job.We also supply a wide range of aggregates for

residential, rural and commercial projects.

LANDSUPPLIES LTDLevins only landscaping depot

SOUTH END OF TIRO TIRO ROAD - LEVIN(BEHIND TARARUA YARNS)PHONE PAUL 027 577 7711

Yard open Saturdays 9.00am - 1.00pmEmail: [email protected]

Deliveries available during the week

Stone, lots of sizes Punga logs Topsoil Organic compost Rock Railway sleepers White stone Sawdust Pine mulch Courtesy trailer

We can deliver anywhere!Available by the:

Bag Scoop Truck load

BJS Building & Property MaintenanceBJS Building & Property Maintenance*STUMP GRINDING

*BUILDING WORK

*DECKS, FENCES

*RETAINING WALLS

*LIFE STYLE BLOCKS

*LANDSCAPING

*MAINTENANCE/ TREE WORK

*BRANCH MULCHING

Brent Congreve ~ Mobile: 027 249 2575 | Ofce: (06) 368 7895Brent Congreve ~ Mobile: 027 249 2575 | Ofce: (06) 368 7895Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

530 Queen St. Levin. 368 5899 and 15 Ihakara St. Paraparaumu 04 298 7053

WISHING YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS& HAPPY NEW YEAR

from Mark & Monique and the team at Brien Electrical

Our Queen Street shop will be closed fromTuesday 24th December until reopening onMonday 6th January.

During this time our electriciansare on call for all your urgent electricalrequirements: just phone us

20 CONVENTRY STREET, LEVIN

QUINS, 32 WAYS TO GO

0800 QUIN BUILDINGS (0800 784 628)

ARE YOU LOOKING TO BUILD?

Focus on service, quality of work

Brent Congreve and his wife Suz-anne moved to the Horowhenuafive years ago, since then businesshas been booming and so has hisfamily.

Two children later, Patrick,three and a half, and Emma, 20months, Brent is well settled andloving it.

BJs Handyman Services can domost repair and maintenance jobsaround any home or property.

From fencing to tree trimming,decking to retaining walls allare quoted free within 24 hours ofyou contacting Brent.

To give you some idea of theversatility offered, Brent is cur-rently building a ramp, a balus-trade, planter boxes and he has alarge fencing contract underway.

Summer is the perfect time forthat property makeover.

Tree trimming or removal is abig part of Brents business, not

only will he remove the unwantedbranches but BJs will chip themthere and then, you get the choiceof having the waste removed or tokeep, tree chips are ideal mulch tocompost and help to retain a highmoisture content in the soil.

Brent is proud of the quality ofhis work its made to last.

He not only nails rails to fenceposts but, for added sturdinessand longevity, he bolts them aswell.

BJs only charge for the timespent on the job and is happy tosupply references andtestimonials from satisfied cus-tomers.

So phone today for your freequote on anything from fences tobuilding work, tree removal andtrimming, no job too big or small.Phone Brent Congreve at BJsHandyman Services 027249-2575 or 06 368-7895.


The bottle store with something more

Visit: www.superliquor.co.nz or call 0800 SUPERL (0800 787 375) for your local store. Over 140 stores nationwide, 100% locally owned and operated. Offer ends close of trade 31st December 2013, whilestocks last. Limits may apply at participating outlets. Trade not supplied. Terms and conditions may apply. Available 16th - 31st December 2013 inclusive. Please see www.superliquor.co.nz for details.

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Merry Christmas

Ranfurly330ml Cans

18.99per 18 pack

Tui & Export330ml Bottles

31.99per 24 pack

Stella Artois330ml Bottles

9.99per 6 pack

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27.99per 18 pack

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Old CaptainRum 1 litre

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LEVIN 6 Exeter St, Ph (06) 368 1502 PARAPARAUMU 140/3 Kapiti Rd, Ph (04) 298 7670


Pumped up Pumas subdue Young Guns

LVN181213speedway2

FINAL INSTRUCTIONS: Palmerston North Pumas captain AlecWilson getting some last-minute advise before the team took on theWellington YoungGuns.

By PETER FRANKLIN

LVN181213speedway1

WRECK: Jamie Larson and hiscrew inspect his wrecked

sprintcar, after heavy collisionwith the wall.

Fans packed into RobertsonHolden International speedwayon Saturday towatch the Pumasstockcar team in action for thefirst time this season.

Up against theWellingtonYoungGuns, it looked like thePumaswould have their workcut out.With theNewZealandStockcar TeamsChamps only afewweeks away, the teams raceoffered both sides some valuablepractice.

The YoungGuns arrivedwitha full-strength contingent,bolstered byDale Robertsonreturning to the fold in a new carand Brendon Tye behind thewheel of his father Rons newtank, 99P.

The Pumaswerewithout 1NZPeter Rees, whowas away racingin Stratford, which gave fringemembers a chance to impress.

The Pumas exploded from thestartline and quickly tookcontrol of the race, the twonewbies 36p JayKnight and 38pDarrelWallace taking up therunning once 54wDaleRobertson had been blocked outof second place.Wellingtonschanceswere not helped by aking hit in amelee from 55wPaulGaskin on the stationary 99wBrendon Tye, which eventuallydisabled himself and damagedhis teammate.

Assisted by 34pGavinTaniwhas blocking for Pumas,the YoungGunswere only able toineffectually slow one at a timeand thewhitewashwas quicklyover.

The finishing orderwas: 37pJayKnight, 36p Josh Prentice,34p Gavin Taniwha, 54wDale

Robertson, 35pAlecWilson and51w ScottMcIntosh.

With the celebrations over forthe stockcar boys, it was time toget into some high speed actionwith the sprintcars. However,with theAmerican drivers notavailable, all eyeswere on thetwo young hotshots, KapitisJamie Larson andWellingtonsSteven Taylor.

However, a spectacular crashin turn one of the first race saw ahard-charging Larsonmake anoutsidemove. However, he rodeover thewheel of 4p Bryan

Menefy and flipped violently onto the concrete fence. The crashdestroyed the chassis of Larsonscar, putting him out for thenight. Hewas not hurt.

With Larson out, therewas noonewho couldmatch the high-flying Taylor in the 21W car, whowon both heat races and thefeature.


CONDITIONS APPLY: Only while stocks last. Excludes super buys and every day dream prices. Minimum delivery fee of $50 applies.Finance terms available. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Discount applies to Recommended Retail Price. *12 monthsinterest free is available on products where the advertised cash price is $999 and over. Applies to Q Card Flexi Payment Plans. Minimumpayments of 3% of the monthly closing balance or $10 (whichever is greater) are required throughout the interest fee period. The Q CardStandard Interest Rate applies to any outstanding balance at the expiry of the interest free period. Offer expires end of 22nd December 2013.GE: Credit and Lending Criteria $55 establishment fee, $55 annual account fee apply. Prevailing interest rate will apply to any outstandingbalance on the expiry of the 12 months interest free period. Gem Visa and GE Creditline are provided by GE Finance and Insurance.

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MASSIVE,GINORMOUS,BIGGEST EVERXMAS & BIRTHDAY PARTY!

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Shop 2, Levin Shopping Mall

191 Oxford Street, Levin 5510

Phone: 06 368 4010

Fax: 06 368 8163


Blair Handcock(son of Ken)

0274 733 236

AA Roadservice Contractor

Merry Christmas

MOBILE-LOCKSMITH

KENS KEYSDOMESTIC AUTOMOTIVE COMMERCIAL

Horowhenuas oldest operating name

in locksmithing servicing Foxton, Levin,

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Wayne HarrisonMonday to Fridays (7.30am to 5pm)Saturdays (7.30am to 12pm)

We close at 3pm onTuesday 24th December andwill reopen in the New Year at

7.30am on Thursday 2nd January.

AbleWhitewareServices Ltd

PHONE

367 0788

Have a Safe and Happy

Holiday Season. Thanks to

our valued Customers from

theTeam at Jensen and

MooreWe look forward to

assisting you in 2014

We will be closed from the 24th December 2013

reopening on the 6th January 2014.

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OUTDOOR POWEREQUIPMENT

Small Equipment & Ride On Mower Servicing

108 Oxford Street, Levin. Ph: 06 367 9951

ELECTRICIAN

YOUR TOTAL ELECTRICAL SPECIALISTSIndustrial - Domestic - Commerical

Commercial Refrigeration

2 Shefeld Street, LevinPh: 367 9086


SERVICING THE HOROWHENUA FOR OVER 50 YEARSThe best test is the test of time!

B.G.B.G. Buck LtdBuck Ltd

Accredited Heat Pump Suppliers & Installers Home Ventilation Systems Inspections Caravan Certicates Town & Rural Pumps, Motors Generators

PLUMBER

Jade Coley


STORAGECENTRALAUTOMOTIVESERVICES

Phone 06 368 203706 368 1591

Full Diesel repairs& Maintenance

TRANSPORT & GENERALENGINEERING

Mobile Ian 021 532 995Ken 021 246 8202

DIESEL SERVICES

COMPUTERS PHONES & SECURITY

E: [email protected]: 022 329 1783 | P: 06 363 8170

HOROWHENUATREE & GARDENQUALIFIED TREE SURGEONMULCHINGGARDEN MAINTENANCEFREE ADVICE AND QUOTESFULL INSURED

James Petrie

PANEL BEATER

Gary Drews Cleaning ServicesGuaranteed to beat any existing commercial quote!

Gary: 027 764 4173

! Commercial/Domestic! Carpets! Ofces & Shops! Upholstery/Cars! Windows! Rentals! Ovens! Chimney Sweeping

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Splashbacks Splashbacks Showers/Wetoors Showers/Wetoors

also Hardwood & Laminatealso Hardwood & Laminate

Ph. 027 777 0337 orPh. 027 777 0337 or06 368 002706 368 0027


Commercial cleaning a mustfor any successful businessGary Drew has come a long way sincestarting his own cleaning business afew years back. He now has two staffand two vans on the road.

Garys past experience has givenhim 30 years of cleaning and stainremoval expertise, from carpets tolounge suites and soft furnishings.You walk and sit on them every day, soregular cleaning and sanitising is amust.

Gary has amassed a lot of regularclients who are more than satisfiedwith his attention to detail, reliableservice and very high standards.

Not only private customers butmore and more commercial clients aswell.

First impressions count so when acustomer walks into your premisesthey want and expect clean brightsurroundings right!

Unfortunately, this is not always

the experience because owners try todo this important function themselveswith the wrong knowledge or equip-ment, or your present cleaner is justnot up to it anymore.

So if you own or operate fromcommercial premises that need regu-lar cleaning Gary Drews cleaningservices is your solution.

Trust is a key ingredient, after allyou have valuable information andstock. Garys crew are all screenedbefore employment and trained to berespectful and confidential at alltimes. They will touch only to clean asdirected.

So spruce up your commercialpremises by having a spring clean,then keep it that way with the reliableteam from Gary Drews CleaningServices at a contact price thatsaffordable, contact Gary now on 027764-4173.


Beautiful surroundings for a garden wedding or photographs Scrumptious food

Drinks on the covered deck Cater for up to 160 people

Murrayeld Cafe &Museum will bewill be closed fromand we willand we will

Friday 27th December because of a family wedding.We thank you for your support throughout the year andWe thank you for your support throughout the year and

wish you all a Merry Christmas.wish you all a Merry Christmas.

Mike & Adelle Brunton | 14 Potts Road, Levin.Phone: 06 367 8166 | [email protected]

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Open School Holidays from 10am each day

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