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The Sun
Friday February 28, 2014
Big week for Marlborough paintball By Adam Poulopoulos The Against All Odds Paintball Club are in the middle of a busy period, catering to players old and new this week. The club is hosting an open day on Sunday, and their Woodsball Cup competition was held last weekend. Against All Odds owner/operator Beau Michaels said a variety of different people play paintball. “It attracts people from different walks of life. “Some are dressed hardout in camo, others have come in shorts and shirts. “It’s like hide-and-go-seek or tag on adrenaline, or like a game of chess played at 100 miles per hour.” Mr Michaels said a paintball marker was able to shoot paintballs at a rate of 250 feet per second, at a range of
100 feet. Last Sunday, seven teams from Nelson, Marlborough and Christchurch took part in the event. Teams played ten-minute games in a double round robin format. Mr Michaels said he was happy with the level of interest shown. “We’re looking at doing two or three of these a year. We’ve had a really good turnout.” Blenheim team the Woodsball Wookies won the tournament, knocking last year’s winners and other Blenheimbased team War Machines down to third place. Right: Action on and off the field at the Woodsball Cup.
Take your furry friends to the Beneful Playtime in the Park this Sunday. Nancy Sherwood of PSUSI
Unleash the fun Give your four-legged friend a treat this weekend by taking him or her to the Beneful Playtime in the Park. The event, to be held in Blenheim on Sunday, is part of a national tour by the team at Beneful dog food company aiming to bring good oldfashioned playtime back to Kiwis and their dogs. The Beneful Play Truck is tiki-touring New Zealand and will be at the Taylor River reserve off Monro Street from
9am-noon. Bring your best friend along to try out the Beneful play-gility course, complete with seesaws, jumps, tunnels and weave poles. If that’s not your thing, there’ll also be heaps of tennis balls and throwers for a good old game of fetch, doggie dress ups and fun photo opportunities for you and your furry friend. Plus, the Beneful Play Team will be giving out special treats and spot prizes for you to take home.
Mentors needed By Adam Poulopoulos A programme seeking to pair children with individual mentors has a training day this weekend The Synergy Youth Mentoring Programme are seeking men as mentors, with a training day on Sunday, beginning at 9:30am. Women are also welcome to attend. The event, organised and run at the Presbyterian Support building on Muller Street, pairs children with a mentor of similar interests. Organiser Nancy Sherwood said the group training sessions were
important. “It sort of builds a bit of esprit de corps. “I prefer the group training because I like the dynamics. There are valuable things to learn off each other.” She said there were criteria for mentors to meet. “They have to like kids and have time to give to the child, a minimum of one hour a week for at least a year. “The kids need that regular reliable friend in life.” Mentors also undergo a stringent vetting check before being assigned
a buddy. “It’s for the family benefit, so they know their child’s safe, but also for the mentor, so they know they’re properly qualified,” Ms Sherwood said. In recent years the age for children entering the programme has become 5-12, down from 8-15. Ms Sherwood said the programme worked better intervening at an earlier stage. For more information email nancys@psusi.org.nz
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