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September 16 2014
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Cross country champions Maungaturoto bowls turned 100 Current and former members came from as far as Picton to celebrate 100 years …
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Dargaville Lions Club presented Big River FM with a donation to help purchase two emergency power generators …
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p More than 200 Kaipara school kids raced up and down hills and over fences in the Northern Wairoa schools cross country championship last week. Organiser Wayne Steele from Tangowahine School says the event was a great success. The venue at Dargaville Racecourse allowed many parents to come along and cheer for their children. Although the ground was soft and slushy, the rain stayed away and the event took place under sunny skies. Mr Steele says the children had a great time, appreciating the absence of rain. The event was divided into age groups. The senior students ran 2.8km with some completing the course in under 10 minutes.
Successful local artist takes to the road by Colin Patterson
Dargaville artist Pauline Gough has one more reason to celebrate in a long list of achievement.
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Jack Fannon Ltd has been sold to new owners …
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Just days before being named winner of the painting prize at the Gilmore Brown Art Awards, Mrs Gough was chosen as the official artist for the Tour of New Zealand Cycle Race. The eight-day tour takes place in April 2015. It is actually two events, with cyclists leaving from Cape Reinga or Bluff and heading for Wellington.
Mrs Gough says she got the commission after race director Peter Yarrell stayed in Dargaville’s Commercial Hotel where some of her works are displayed. Mr Yarrell bought three of them. “He rang me and asked me if I would like to exhibit in Picton where he’s from.” Mrs Gough removed the back seat from
her car, put in 50 paintings, drove to Wellington and took the ferry. The exhibition was in Mr Yarrell’s home. He invited 80 friends for a social event and gave them the chance to view Mrs Gough’s works. Twenty-three of them sold. continued on page 3 …
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