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LINKING HANDS INC

Hello and welcome to 2010 that sounds like a TVprogram doesn’t it. Linking hands are kicking offthe New Year with a bang, we have new projectsunderway plus all our other services are ongoingas usual.Let me start by telling you of our new office ex-tensions.We have taken over the lease on the whole build-ing; we are very excited about this and haveplans underway to bring you some new services,more on that next issue, in the meantime…We are extending our internet service by anothercomputer plus and get this…plus we will have acoffee machine in house for you to partake of…ifyou want…for a small donation of course.Plans are underway to buy another peoplemover and hopefully by the time this comes outyou will see us driving around in a new healthshuttle vehicle. We are opening our boundariesto take in Waipu and are running our original oldshuttle from Mangawhai which is where it will bebased.We are able to purchase another vehicle from thecommunity donations we received from last yearsgenerous funding and will let you know the costas soon as we acquire the vehicle…it isn’t newbut will be comfortable and safe and seat 7 peo-ple, plus it will look very flash with new sign writ-ing on it.This has been part of the long term plan that weshare with the Kaipara Community Health Trust,their hope was that we share it around and that isexactly what we are doing.Weight watchers…we have added this to ournew health commitment and have discussed withthe Waipu group of weight watchers to bring agroup across on Thursday mornings at 9.30am.We will transport you across to waipu and returnyou as part of our better health promotion. Thiswill be free to access but you will have to payWW their weekly fee which we are trying to nego-tiate a group discount at this time. If you are in-terested please phone us, the first trip across toWaipu will start on the Thursday 4

Feb. Ph 094318969 for more info.So there you are enough to be going on with Ithink, so give us a call or pop in and find outmore about what we are doing.My regards Maureen DavisOn 9 December, Garden Club members at-tended our Christmas lunch at Naja Café andGarden Centre in Mangawhai and enjoyed a deli-cious choice of dishes.Naja Garden Vouchers were raffled and won byBernice Flower and Carol Hunter. To finish theday members admired the Naja garden nursery.Our first meeting for the 2010 year is at NairaVaney’s home on 17 February at 11.00 a.m. for apicnic and games and also featuring a decorativetheme competition of Nosegays and posies.Bring your lunch.

The main concern this month will be moisture– plenty of water will be needed for your gar-den.All those vegetables will be producing sowatch out for summer insects. Thrips are aparticular menace.Lightly prune roses and dead head to encour-age more flowers. Also disbud chrysanthe-mums. February is the main month to plantbulbs.Fruit harvest begins this month. Keep thetrees well watered to swell the fruit size.Grape vines need to be trimmed before finalharvest and covering with a net to prevent thebirds from eating all those grapes.

(Garden hints from Maungaturoto Garden Club)

MAUNGATUROTO GARDEN CLUB

GARDEN NOTES FORFEBRUARY 2010

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CLASSIC POWER BOAT CLUBMEETING

To All Boaties: Remember when boat racing wasrelatively simple. Get out on the water, race atspeeds of 50-60mph and sometimes more if youwere lucky to have a hydroplane. Costs wereminimal and it was a fun family orientated week-end with tall tales of how close the racing wasand if the track was a little longer I could havepassed you. Not many helmets, life jackets andOSH in those days.Just some of the clubs that were around 40years ago in Northland, included Kaitaia, Bay ofIslands, Otamatea, Whangarei and Horeke. Any-one out there remember these, we would love tohear from you .A few like minded people are looking to start aClassic Powerboat Club in the Northland areawith plans to expand further afield. There is in-terest from as far away as South Island but weplan to organise our own backyard first with afew fun days over the year with a chance to getyour boats out on the water for a spurt.Anyone interested in more information and get-ting into the race game at ground level we arehaving a meeting to discuss our options andmaking this idea a reality. Time to stop the talk-ing and get doing. All information and ideas wel-come.Contact Julie or Steve on 09 439 1559 or 0274854 788 or email classicboats@slingshot.co.nzfor more details.

THANK YOU TO THE VET CENTRE

To the ladies from the Vet Centre,

‘thank youfor your effort to clear our neighbourhood offeral cats.’

All the early morning, and after hoursevenings you spent setting cages, and checkingthem each day is greatly appreciated. You haveserved our community in a very practical man-ner, and we thank you.Gratefully,Elizabeth Ludlam

To All Boaties : Interested informing a club for Classic Power-boats. All information and ideaswelcome. Contact Julie or Steve09 439 1559 or emailclassicboats@slingshot.co.nz

Paparoa Tai Chi

Classes are underway for 2010.Now is a good time for you to begin!12.30-2.00 p.m. Paparoa War Memorial Hall7.00-8.00p.m. 5 Hook RoadFor more information contact Shirley, 4316408