Rolleston News Issue 142 April 2017

Inside this issue: Busy Times for West Melton 2 Primary School 3 Primary/Intermediate Schools Duathlon Affinity Column

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ISSUE 142 Wednesday 5th April 2017

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April Events at Local Library 4 Mortgage & Insurance Advice NZ Ploughing Champs

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Hororata Nurseries Closing 6 it’s Doors 7 Hororata Pig ‘n’ Possum Hunt Spiderban Pest info

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West Melton Bowling Club 8 News 9 Rolleston Netball Club Healthy Home Tips

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Rolleston Men’s Shed

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Public No ces

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Classifieds

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Trades

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Email Column

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The informa on and opinions published are not necessarily those of the Rolleston News proprietors.

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Next edi on will be distributed Wednesday 3rd May 2017 DEADLINES: Editorial: Wednesday 26th April, 5pm Adver sing: Thursday 27th April, 1pm

Prime Minister Bill English officially opened Rolleston’s Lemonwood Grove School on Friday, March 17th, bringing the total number of new schools in the region to three.

Principal Sean Bailey, Bailey students, families and educators joined the Prime Minister and Associate Minister of Education Kim Shannon, Shannon to mark the occasion in Rolleston.

Situated near the new Rolleston College, Lemonwood Grove School started the year with 100 students from years 1 - 8, with the facilities to provide for up to 400 students.

Plans for a future second stage of building will take the capacity up to 750 students.

“Lemonwood Grove School and Rolleston College have been built to cater for anticipated population growth in the Rolleston

Lemonwood Grove School Principal Sean Bailey.

area,” Kim commented.

“The three schools all have ‘state of the art’ facilities that will inspire learners and educators for years to come.

“Facilities at the new school include a multi-purpose space, library, technology ‘maker spaces’ in each learning landscape, outdoor teaching spaces and an adventure play area.”

The flexible learning environment focuses on students’ engagement and motivation, and creates space for learners to work independently or collaboratively.

Collaborative spaces extend to teachers who have access to resources in the administration building called

The Grove, but otherwise share the learning spaces with the students.

Lemonwood Grove School was finished six weeks ahead of schedule. This is a feat largely attributed to the innovative and collaborative way that the school, the Ministry, consultants, and local contractors worked together on the project.

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Winners of the Oderings School Garden Competition, West Melton Students left to right: Oliver S, Ryder A, Will C, Rosie B, Jed M, Sophia V and Sophie H.

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Official Opening On Friday, March 10th the new West Melton School learning hubs, Kōwhai and Mānuka, were officially opened by Hon Amy Adams, Adams MP for Selwyn. The opening ceremony was well attended by local dignitaries, past pupils and BoT members. They all had an opportunity to walk through the new learning spaces as well as the upgraded Totara and Ti Kouka buildings. Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton attended with Councillor Mark Alexander and members of the Taumutu Marae blessed the building as part of the ceremony. Also in attendance was Justin Tipa, Tipa the Kaikarakia who performed the ceremony, Liz Brown, Brown Kaiarahi Matua at Canterbury University, Daphne O'Connell, O'Connell Chair of Kaumatua Council, Patrick Nutira, Nutira Deputy Chair and local

Kaumatua and Margaret Joans, Joans Kaumatua. Past 2016 Head Students, Bella Groen and Alessandra Ward returned the first sod to the ground, that was removed last year.

Oderings Garden Competition West Melton Primary gardening students, the Eco Warriors have done it again! They recently competed in the Oderings School Garden Competition, run by the Christchurch Horticultural Society. The Eco Warriors involved students from junior and senior classes and the theme of ‘Once Upon a Time’ refers to the wonderment of fairy tales and myths, included New Zealand legends and a glimpse into worlds that are far away from the present. The school was very excited to receive a Gold award.

Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th April 10am to 5pm, In the West Melton Hall.

11 Ar sts showcasing Fine Art & Contemporary works in oil, acrylic, watercolour.

Gold coin entry.

Hosted by the West Melton Art Group.

Hon Amy Adams with West Melton School principal Susan Jackson, BOT Chairperson Corey Woodward and Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton at the official opening of the school’s learning hub.

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Massage Qualified Therapist It was a cold, wet day for the Primary/Secondary schools’ Duathlon (running and cycling event) held at Ruapuna, Christchurch on Monday, March 27th.

A record number competed in this year’s duathlon with 1084 students from 88 Primary and Intermediate Schools participating. Local primary and

intermediate students were there in sizeable numbers to ‘tough it out’ and enjoy an action packed day in the rain.

A spokesperson from West Melton Primary School sent in a few comments about the day to the News.

“A team of 24 students in seven age groups were sent to the Duathlon representing West

Melton School. Even though the weather was atrocious, it didn't dampen their spirits (only their clothes!). Our girls achieved great results, with four in the top fifteen finishes.”

Well done to all the students who competed in the Duathlon.

For full results refer to: www.primarysportscanterbury. org.nz

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West Melton School students out in force for the duathlon. Above left to right: Caleb, Alex, Otis, William, Brooklyn and Joe (in front). Right: Isla competing in the duathlon.

BEAUTIFUL SKIN NATURALLY With autumn well under way and winter just around the corner the needs of our skin change drama cally.

Cooler months can mean sensi vity for delicate skins. The condi ons we are exposed to in Canterbury bring drying winds which have us reaching for ultra calming and hydra ng products to protect and soothe our skin. Condi ons like eczema and psoriasis are oAen more prevalent during these months, due to the lack of sunshine in our days.

Our key ingredients to help us through for the cooler months are: • Hyaluronic acid (this amazing ingredient can hold 1,000 mes its weight in water) but be aware oAen products claiming its existence in their ingredients frequently have far too liGle to make enough of a difference.

• Vitamin, A, C and E as an oxidants to protect our cells.

• Stem plant cells which are designed to extend the life of our cells.

• Suncreen - even when the sun is not at its strongest, this is s ll number one for protec on against ageing.

How do we combat this winter sensi vity and protect our skin from the elements? The answer is an -inflammatory cleansers, toners and serums. These are a must, followed with a moisturiser that repairs and protects the skin’s surface.

Scrubs should be replaced with enzyme exfoliants, or super fine skin polishes, or how about swapping that night moisturiser for a beau ful vitamin C - based skin oil. There are many op ons that can be prescribed for you by a skin care specialist and here at Affinity we are very excited to be a stockist of the award winning, La Clinica, skin care from Australia. With its many ranges La Clinica has something amazing to offer all skin types and classifica ons, from glycolic, an age, firming, lightening to acne prone and sensi ve skin - there really is something for every skin’s need. We have seen some amazing results from usage through our Darfield salon over the past three years, using this unique brand.

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Selwyn District Libraries have a range of fun events for children in April with Easter Storytime sessions planned and school holidays activities, plus other events for all ages.

Upcoming library events are: Easter Family Storytime Wednesday April 5th - 12th. All libraries celebrate Easter with stories, songs and fun; with evening Storytime sessions from 6-7pm at: • Lincoln April 6th • Rolleston April 10th • Leeston April 12th The free sessions are aimed at 2-7 year olds - families and older children are also welcome.

Events are free, but booking is essential.

The April School Holiday Programme runs from April 18th - 27th.

Create with Craft Autumn Leaves • Leeston April 19th: 10.30-11.30am Make beautiful artwork with autumn leaves. The sessions will look at different types of leaves and discuss shapes and colours and the way they can be used to create different things. Sessions will include cutting, gluing, colouring, sharing ideas and lots of imagination! Sessions are suitable for children aged 5-14 years. ** * Arm Knitting 10-11.30am

FINANCIAL GOALS Well we are nearly four months into the new year! How are your financial goals tracking?

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Interest rates are trending upwards now so it could be a good me to look at fixing. When it comes to fixing rates, you need to look at the years ahead and likely repayment opportuni es. Are you going to receive a bonus, or maybe an inheritance, that you can use to pay down a lump sum? Is certainty of repayments more important than flexibility?

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• Rolleston - April 18th • Lincoln - April 20th Learn how to knit using arms!

Using this super-fast technique, learn how to create a scarf in less than 90 minutes. Look at different textures, weights and yarns and see how they look.

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Create with Lego® Tai Tapu Library April 24th: 10.30 - 11.30am The Challenge: Build a vehicle that can move a small load over a short distance. Sessions will look at different shapes and weights, and how these can affect how to build the vehicle.

Suitable for children aged 5-10 years. ** * **Children seven years and under must have active adult supervision. *Programme is free but booking is essential.

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Science Alive: Crazy Contraptions Rolleston April 26th: 1.30 - 3pm • Leeston April 27th: 10 - 11.30am • Lincoln April 27th: 1.30pm - 3pm Explore simple machines used in everyday life. Discover how these machines use different types of energy and forces to help them move and work.

Children will use Lego® to build levers, gears and pulleys to design their own wheeled crazy contraption. Suitable for children aged 8-16. Cost $7, booking essential.

Libraries host a range of displays in April including Treasures of the Pacific from Canterbury Museum at Leeston Library, Easter displays at Lincoln Library and displays to mark Shakespeare’s birthday at Rolleston and Lincoln libraries.

All libraries will be closed on these upcoming public holidays: Friday, April 14th; Monday, April 17th and Tuesday, April 25th.

To book session times go to: www.selwynlibraries.co.nz •

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April 22nd and 23rd will see nearly forty competitors challenging each other for the Annual New Zealand Ploughing Championships. This event will be held at the Seaton brother’s property on Highfield Road, Kirwee, where the first match for the CourtenayPaparua Ploughing Association was held 150 years ago.

Over the two days visitors will see conventional ploughing, reversible ploughing, traditional horse drawn ploughing in all their regalia and vintage ploughing. All these classes are competing to be the best in their field in New Zealand. Saturday 22nd will see the contestants plough a stubble paddock with Sunday 23rd being grass ploughing.

The awards dinner is held on the Sunday night at the Kirwee Hall where the winners of the conventional and reversible ploughing classes will go on to represent New Zealand at the world ploughing match in Germany next year.

There will be plenty of entertainment to keep everyone occupied, not the least of which will be a sawdust play pit. This is where children can play with ride on John Deere toys (partially sponsored by Drummond and Etheridge of Rolleston), which

will then be auctioned off at near the food stalls/bar and the end of the event. There marshalling area. will also be trade sites to See advertisement in this peruse and Pedal Mania for issue for further details.

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Erin Cassie from Erewhon Station at a previous ploughing match.

everyone to enjoy. Added to all this the NZ Vintage Association will have a display of bygone tractors and other vintage machinery.

There will be working traction engines, threshing machine demonstrations and Arion Farm with their array of animals, plus plenty of food to tickle the taste buds.

As this event is celebrating 150 years of the CourtenayPaparua Ploughing Association there will be some memorabilia in the NZPA tent which will be situated in the central part of the paddock,

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After fifteen years of trading as Hororata Nurseries Dave Sligh has made the decision to retire from the nursery industry.

A spinal injury from a rugby league accident way back in 1986 has tormented him to this day and recent surgery, the fourth to date, has done little to ease the ongoing pain. Despite loving the work he does, Dave has decided that enough is enough and it is time to look for work that is less likely to test his injuries.

Over the fifteen years in business, Dave has offered advice, drawn plans and supplied plants to farmers, lifestylers and home gardeners in the Selwyn district and beyond.

“Although I always enjoy planning or revamping a home garden, my real passion is r e v e g et a t i o n a n d f a r m planting. I have met numerous interesting and inspirational people throughout the years and many have become good friends. I am lucky to have had

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a job that I always enjoyed, relishing the challenges associated with growing plants from seed or cuttings, marketing them and helping customers make the best choices for their planting projects, in our often challenging environment,” Dave said. “I always have a sense of pride and achievement when I return to a job, two or three years later, and see the progress and impact a successful planting has made. I will not be cutting my ties with the industry completely however, as I plan to continue offering a consultancy and plant brokering service in Canterbury, specialising in farm and revegetation plantings,” Dave commented.

However for now it is time for Dave to move on. His focus is on the disposal of the Nursery and the sale of the home and lifestyle block he shares with partner Wendy Hampton, so they can begin a new and less strenuous life.

Dave Sligh of Hororata Nurseries.

From a customer’s point of view the huge disposal sale planned for April 8th, 9th and 10th will mean an excellent opportunity to purchase plants at below wholesale prices.

“Stock will be priced to sell so that we can quickly bring things to a closure and make plans for the future,” Dave concluded.

See the advertisement below for further details.

Dave Sligh at work in the Nursery.

Hororata Nurseries All stock will be heavily discounted &

MUST BE SOLD! HUGE DISPOSAL SALE 8th, 9th & 10th April 9am to 3pm daily

Na ve trees and shrubs Na ve grasses Hedging plants Conifers Hostas Perennials Young plants ( buy at rock boGom prices and grow on for a year)

Topiaries Flowering cherries Oaks Ash Maples Weeping willows Flowering crab apples Many more deciduous trees

Please be aware this will be a closing down sale so the opportunity for landscape advice on the day will be minimal!

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Over the weekend of April, 21st23rd, Hororata Primary School will hold their fourth fundraising Pig and Possum hunt. Begun in 2014, the Hororata Primary School Pig and Possum Hunt is the result of parents uniting resources and ideas, to come up with something which not only raises funds for the school, but also brings the community together. As with any event that benefits the local community, organisers are always on the look out for volunteers to assist in any way they can - please approach committee members on the day or contact Hororata School directly if you are interested in assisting.

One hundred percent of the proceeds from this event go back to Hororata Primary School and organisers are anticipating that this year’s will be the best hunt yet.

“We are consistently attracting over one hundred entries and on the weigh-in day even more

spectators,” said a spokesperson for the organisers. “We have a strong focus on children and the feedback we receive is that people are looking at this event very positively, as not only are we getting families out and about together, but we are also adding to our community,” they commented.

The weigh-in will take place on Sunday, April 23rd at the Hororata Domain. The event has been designed with children in mind, and there are no entry fees charged for those under fifteen years of age. There are some fantastic prizes on offer for children across many categories.

There will be plenty on site to keep everyone entertained with raffle tickets being sold and children will be particularly interested in the Paintball competition. The ‘Shoot a celebrity’ event will have at least two sessions throughout the

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day and gives anyone who is keen, the opportunity to shoot this year’s turkeys! The turkeys will consist of not only Malvern School Principals but their board members too! This promises to be an entertaining day (with an animal entered, or not).

There will also be a fully licensed bar on site. This will be a cash bar and non-alcoholic drinks will be available as well as beer and wine.

Please be aware - a visit to the cashpoint before attending this event will be in order as no EFTPOS facilities will be available on the day.

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21st - 23rd April 2017 at the Hororata Domain Entry fee: Adults - $40 Junior (U14yrs) - Free Entries close 16th April Entry forms available from: • The Facebook page (message for

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Weight in 23rd April Most Possums weighed in by an individual or team wins $500. (possums to remain the property of the Hororata Primary School).

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RODENTS ARE ON THE MOVE

• Lucky Hunter Draws - everyone who enters is eligible for spot prize • Lucky Hunter Draw - anyone weighing in a pig or a deer.

Prize - Rifle • Young Hunter - any young hunter who enters a possum or hare.

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The cooler nights and cold mornings have now got rodents on the move. Even at my own home in the middle of the day I watched a mouse trying to get under my garage door. A pre-winter check is extremely advisable. When your garage door is closed make sure there are no gaps under the door or at the corners, especially check where the external reveals meet the concrete, at many homes these stop short and mice can walk straight through and get either inside the garage or into your walls. The gap size you are looking for is anything you can fit the end of a biro (the end with the clip on it) you might think that is impossible, but mice have an incredible ability to go through small holes. The other places to check are the weep holes in any brick work and gaps around waste outlets at gully traps. You may think mice are cute wee guys, but unfortunately they are filthy and can cause terrible damage inside people's homes eg. ea ng the insula on around wiring, causing a risk of fire and electrical injury. One of the easiest ways of keeping the numbers down is rat bait sta ons on the outside of your home, which are lockable and safe. We suggest using rat sta ons as rats can't get into a mouse sta on, but both can use a rat sta on. About three sta ons placed around the outside walls of most homes is enough to keep the numbers down, check them about every three weeks, if there is no ac vity move them to a new loca on. It is far beGer to control them outside, rather than let them get in and risk that horrible smell and damage. The smell is them urina ng, they dribble urine about three thousand mes a day. So basically everywhere they walk is a trail of urine, this can be disease causing and is obviously not clean inside Brian & Rose Walker our homes. Most folks can We only use NZ set up and control rodents themselves, but if you need made products that www.spiderban.com are proven to work! help call Brian at Spiderban, we can sell you ‘Owned and operated the sta ons and bait, and We do NOT Tele-market! in Darfield since 2008’ help set you up.

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Social Bowls at West Melton was well supported and much enjoyed throughout the summer evenings.

The last month has seen the completion of most of the Centre, Malvern and Club competitions. Fine summer weather has played its part and to date only one event has been rained off which was the West Melton 6’s on January 22nd.

In the Men’s Interclub 8’s competition, West Melton 1 only had to win one game out

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of three in their last match to win their division, but a loss and a draw in the pairs and an agonising loss in the fours, saw Cashmere edge them out of first place. Ken Sharplin and Paul Williams (Willy) who have been playing in the Centre Junior Pairs Division II competition advanced to the play-offs and defeated Lincoln in the final. A great result.

On February 26th West Melton Bowling Club hosted the M a l v e rn O p e n F o u r s .

Congratulations to Bob Shorter and his team of Bill Paekau, Paekau Bob Burnett and Ron McNicholl who won the competition by going through undefeated.

On Wednesday March 1st both Men’s and Woman’s Club Championship Pairs finals were played. In the Woman’s final, Barbara Herrick and Rosemary Pearson defeated Mary Burke and Anne May. May Bob Burnett and Mike Burke played Bob Shorter and Ron McNicholl in the Men’s final.

After a very tight match which saw the scores tied 13 – 13 going into the last end, it was

Bob and Mike who prevailed by delivering the winning shot to win 14 - 13. In the Men’s Club Championship Open Singles final, Bob Burnett defeated Paul Williams. Willy went on to play in the Colts and Junior Singles Club Championship Finals and won both. Congratulations to all of these players.

On Saturday, March 4th the Club Super Pairs competition was completed. Sponsored by Ken Sharplin the competition was won by Bob Burnett, Phil Rowland and Karen Glassey.

Glassey The Club’s yearly spud in a bucket competition was also held on this day. The c o m p e t i t io n w a s w e l l supported with many entries, but it was Graham Hessey who produced the best crop weighing in at 2.8 kg.

The final night of social bowls was held on March 16th.

Congratulations to David Pearce’s team the Hungry Rabbits who won all of their six games. Also a big thank you to the local community who continue to support the concept of social bowls.

Winners of the Centre Junior Pairs Division II Left: Paul Williams and Ken Sharplin.

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When Rolleston Netball Club Secretary Mary Wiering wrote to Club members recently, it was not only to inform them about Club News, but also to invite interested persons to consider joining the committee.

There are a variety of roles within the committee and the Club would welcome potential new members who would like to go along and see what they do.

The committee meets once a month between March and August and have their AGM in November. Anyone able to join and undertake a role on the committee would always be fully supported.

“We are a committee of twenty members,” Mary said, “who are passionate about netball, about encouraging fun and

participation, as well as enhancing skills and promotion of the game within the community. We are a busy but well run unit with a great team of volunteers, both on the committee and throughout the Club.

“We have just finished team placements (trials) and we have 27 Saturday teams from year 5 to Senior/Masters/Social and are still taking registrations for year 1-4's, who play/train on a Monday and Tuesday after school at Lincoln. We are now in the process of finalising coaches, managers, umpires and bench officials for the season, which starts on April 8th (grading), with the competition beginning on April 29th.”

The Club has a pre set budget for the year and to augment this they apply for community grants throughout the season, as well as running various fundraisers.

Funds raised go toward new uniforms, new equipment, assisting with sending girls to rep tournaments and coaching courses and for a whole raft of other expenses associated with running a Club of this size for a season.

For further information check out the Club’s website at: www.sporty.co.nz/rollynetball

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Wednesday 5th April 2017 CELEBRANT

As another month passes, Rolleston Men’s Shed members can report they have been extremely busy down at their Dynes Road premises. Members of the group have had quite a lot of smallish jobs come in, as well as assisting at the new Rolleston College. The group have been helping unpack cases of machinery, then assembling and fitting out the School’s two workshops. The work is an ongoing project and will continue over the next few months.

“We are also doing work for West Rolleston School and the Christian School, both in

Rolleston, as well as several businesses in the Izone area,” said Neil Bennett a Rolleston Men’s Shed spokesperson.

“We are now up to 59 members and they’re a great bunch of guys. We have also been approached by some women who would like to learn woodworking skills, perhaps as an evening class. If anyone is interested, they can contact me and I will endeavour to sort something out. It will be solely a women’s night, or day class, apart from the supervisor.

“We have been offered many more jobs around the area, which we are very pleased to

do,” Neil added.

Rolleston Men’s Shed recently had a visit from Rolleston Combined Probus; following morning tea the group looked around the Shed and were all suitably impressed with the operation.

“One of our next things to do is to apply for more grants to assist with finishing the group’s building programme and thus give us more space,” Neil commented. “It would be great, and much appreciated if any local businesses could help us out, and emailing rollyshed@xtra.co.nz will reach us,” he finished.

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Wednesday 5th April 2017 LOCKSMITH LOCKSMITH Selwyn based 24hr mobile service, keys cut and general lock and safe maintenance. EFTPOS available. Call Locktight Security 021 171 8060.

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Adver sing Deadline 1pm Thursday 27 th April

TRUMP IN ISRAEL Donald Trump goes on a fact-finding visit to Israel.

While he is on a tour of Jerusalem he suffers a heart aGack and dies. The undertaker tells the American Diplomats accompanying him, “You can have him shipped home for $50,000, or you can bury him here, in the Holy Land for just $100.”

The American Diplomats go into a corner and discuss for a few minutes. They come back to the undertaker and tell him they want Donald shipped home.

The undertaker is puzzled and asks, “Why would you spend $50,000 to ship him home, when it would be wonderful to be buried here and you would spend only $100?”

The American Diplomats replied, “Long ago a man died here, was buried here, and three days later he rose from the dead. We just can't take the risk.”