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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 3, 2012
BIRTHS FOSTER – Graeme and Nida are delighted to announce the arrival of Bethany Joy, 7lb 3oz on Friday, October 19. A wee sister for Kimberley and Jack.
MOLLOY – Brigid, Brendon and Aden are delighted to announce the early arrival of little Casey Margaret, October 27, at 5.49pm, 6lb 9oz. Doing well. A huge thanks to midwife Carlene Dixon, Christchurch Women’s Birthing Unit and the Diabetic team.
WALKER, Mamae – Ewan, Jan, Trudy, Phil and Rob wish to sincerely thank everyone for their support and kindness following the death of our beloved wife and mother, Mamae (Kris). We also offer our heart felt thanks for the many gifts of food, flowers, cards and money. Special thanks to all the staff at Palmerston Medical Centre and the Dunedin Hospital, the care and service we received was something special. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement as many addresses are unknown. He mihi aroha ki a koutou katoa e haere mai ki te poroporoaki i a Motty Walker
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PORTER – Nina Virginia-lee arrived on October 30, 2012 at Christchurch Women's Hospital weighing 3.6kgs. Another little chocolatier in the family and sister to Drew and Cerys. Nadine and Tim would like to thank family and friends for all their support.
DEATHS
AYERS, Raymond Charles, (Ray) (Reg. No 65879) – On 1st November 2012, peacefully at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 96 years. Dearly loved husband of the late Una. Dearly loved and respected father and fatherin-law of Wendy and Donald Greene and the late Carol, and Gavin Douglas. Loved and respected Pop of Cameron Greene, Tania and Karl Booth, Mark and Jayne Douglas, Tony and Erica Douglas, and great grandfather of Jaylen and Kody Booth, Taryn , Bradley, and Baxter Douglas. Messages to Ayers Family, PO Box 472 Ashburton. Flowers respectfully declined but donations to the Ashburton Branch of the Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Ray will be farewelled at St David’s Union Church, Allens Road, Ashburton on TUESDAY 6 November commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private cremation. Paterson’s Funeral Service FDANZ Ashburton
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An Ashburton man arrested as part of a massive police drugs operation in 2010, will be sentenced in Christchurch next month. Matthew Allan Newton, 31, was arrested as part of the Canterbury-wide P-lab bust called Operation Granite and while many of the others
arrested as part of that operation were sentenced in the Christchurch District Court this week. Newton though, who has been identified as the main figure in the conspiracy, will be sentenced on December 14. P-labs and thousands of
dollars in cash, firearms, and chemicals and precursors involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine were found in the bust, which saw properties in Ashburton, Christchurch and Lyttleton searched. The initial bust involved 15 simultaneous early morn-
By Kris Shannon
When the going gets tough, the tough get going - and no one on the Breakers’ roster is tougher than Mika Vukona. The Tall Black captain defined clutch against the Sydney Kings at the North Shore Events Centre last night, nailing a three-pointer in the corner with a second on the clock to break a tie game and hand the Breakers a 79-76 win. Cedric Jackson looked set to repeat his final-minute heroics of two weeks ago but, instead of driving to the hoop, he found a wideopen Vukona, and the spiritual leader of the Breakers made no mistake. Their shooting numbers continue to be atypical but one number remains familiar for the Breakers - that in the win column. The triumph moved the Breakers’ record to 4-1, despite being unable to break out of their offensive slump - although they did crack 75 points for the first time this season. - APNZ
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Noeline and Neville Brough With lots of love, Grant, Nigel, Tina and all our families. xxx
ENGAGEMENTS
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Jas is our winner Jas Andrada, 17, received her basket of prizes yesterday from Guardian reporter Myles Hume after winning a competition to name the Guardianonline’s exciting new youth page. She came up with name The Wall which she said was a familiar name in Facebook world for personal pages. “Everyone calls it that so I
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thought that would be a good name because everyone knows it and it’s for us,” Jas said. She said fellow schoolmates had congratulated her and were envious of her prizes that included a cellphone, food vouchers and lollies. She hoped people got on board with The Wall, saying she was excited about its future.
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A 68-year-old man stopped in Methven by members of the public due to the manner of his driving on Thursday evening was nearly three times the legal alcohol limit. The man returned a level of 1099mcg/l (the legal limit is 400mcg/l) after members of the public became concerned, pulled out in front of him to stop him, took his keys off him and called police, Methven Police senior constable Aaron Tapp said. The incident occurred at around 5.30pm in the town centre and it’s understood the man had driven to Methven from Christchurch. A firearm was also found in the car and it was seized by police. The man was arrested and has been bailed to appear in the Christchurch District Court later this month. Police are continuing their enquiries.
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WATSON - O’SULLIVAN – The engagement is announced in London between Alastair, son of Mike and Ali Watson of Hamilton and Bridie, A man has died daughter of Denis and Chris following a car O’Sullivan, of Ashburton.
CAWTE - HORNE – Lance and Belinda along with Jill and Bryce are thrilled to announce the engagement of Emily and Cameron to family and friends.
PAGE - THOMAS – Murray and Isabell Page (Ashburton), along with Mark and Janice Thomas (Christchurch), are thrilled to announce the engagement of Rachel and Matthew.
ing search warrants being executed in a joint operation involving police and customs. The operation was large – involving 160 police staff. At the time, the discovery of the P labs was expected to make a large dent in illegal drug manufacturing in Canterbury.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MOORE, Eric William (Bill) – Bill’s family would like to express their thanks to all those who sent cards, flowers and baking or attended the service to celebrate his life. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement.
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crash on Siberia Road, Maronan, yesterday. The Guardian understands the man may have suffered from a medical incident prior to the crash, which may have caused him to leave the road. Emergency services raced to the scene shortly after 2pm but efforts to save the man were unsuccessful. Police were able to confirm last night that a single vehicle crash had occurred and that a person had died, but further details were unavailable.
The Community Lipsync fundraiser taking place at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre tonight will see all performers – junior and senior – performing on the one stage. While the event was originally planned to be an afternoon jun-
Variety Theatre Ashburton
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For our 2013 production of
iors event and an evening seniors event, the two had been combined into one. It will take place at the Event Centre from 7pm tonight. It’s a fundraiser for the new stadium complex.
Director – David Williams Musical Director – Jo Castelow
Major Characters:
Kim (a 17 year old girl) Asian Descent The Engineer aka Tran Van Dinh Christopher Scott aka Chris (GI) John Thomas (Chris’s friend) Thuy (Kim’s cousin) Male Ellen (Chris’s American Wife) Gigi Van Tranh (Hardened Saigon Stripper) Tam (Kim and Chris, 3 year old son) Plus an ensamble of GI Men, Dreamland Ladies and Dancers 7th, 8th & 9th of December at the Society Rooms Wills Street, Ashburton
Anyone wanting more information or an appointment can ring Faye Johnston on 308 8279