Cats, dogs, sheep and frogs at Orautoha pet day

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 664, 26 November 1996, Page 3

Cats, dogs, sheep and frogs at Orautoha pet day

It was cats, dogs, sheep and frogs, it was rabbits too, but not for stew. The Orautoha school held its pet day last Wednesday 20 November after having postponed it earlier due to wet weather. Wednesday was changeable but they managed to get through the day without a downpour. Other competitions for judges to consider were the collage section, with plenty of imagination and effort going to the 'art' put together by the children; sand saucers; creative pet stockings; vegie animals; stories and baking. There were not as many parents or caregivers present possibly because of the unsettled weather. However those who did show all seemed to enjoy the day. Dorothy Scarrow, Mr and Mrs Fahey (senior), Lynley Graham and Amiria Teki were called to judge the various sections. A farmers' trionman event was to have taken

place but has been postponed until the opening of the sports ground. School principal Andrea Nola congratulated prizewinners and said she was pleased with the children' s effort. Allan Gannon's pet lamb 'Mintie' won the best dressed pet as 'Indian Chief , while Thomas and Christopher Kavanagh came a close second with their entry 'Chum' who was a 'dog-gone cockey'. Results. Sandsaucers: Pre-school; 1 Henare Larsen; 2 Aaron Dekker; 3 Kate Merson; 4 Theo Dekker. Juniors; 1 Lee Larsen; 2nd equal Allan Gannon and Patrick Maru; h / c Jaid Dekker, Gus Halcrow, Poppy Dekker, Christopher Kavanagh, Derek Matoe. Stocking Pet: Junior; 1 Allan Gannon; 2 Patrick Maru; 3 Gus Halcrow; 4 Poppy Dekker. Seniors; 1 David Brown; Turn to Page 5

Orautoha pets

From page 3 2 Nicholas Kavanagh; 3 Nicholas McNie; 4 George Williams. Vegetable Pet: Juniors; 1 Lee Larsen; 2 Christopher Kavanagh; 3 Patrick Maru. Seniors; 1 Nicholas McNie; 2 Alex Littleton; 3 Thomas Kavanagh; 4 David Brown. Unusual Container: Flowers; 1 Nicholas McNie; 2 David Brown; 2 George Williams; 3 Te Aroha Matoe; 4 Alex Littleton. Short Story: 1 Thomas Kavanagh; 2 David Brown, 3 Nicholas Kavanagh, h/c Nicholas McNie. Pikelets: 1 Gus Halcrow; 2 Poppy Dekker; 3 Allan Gannon. Chocolate Surprises: 1 Lee Larsen; 2 George Williams; 3rd equal Thomas Kavanagh, Nicholas Kavanagh; h/c Nicholas McNie. Uncooked Slice: Juniors; 1 Allan Gannon; 2 Patrick Maru. Seniors 1 Nicholas McNie; 2 George Williams. Muffins: 1st equal Nicky Williams and Raewyn McNie. Collage: Juniors; 1 Poppy Dekker; 2 Christopher Kavanagh; 3 Derek Matoe; 4 Clayton Herewini. Seniors; 1 Thomas Kavanagh; 2 David Brown; 3 Alex Herewini; 4 Nicholas Kavanagh. Best Dressed Pet: 1 Allan Gannon (Indian Lamb); 2 Thomas and Christopher Kavanagh (Farm Dog); 3 Patrick Maru (Bedtime Rabbit); 4 Gus Halcrow (Beach Rabbit); 5 Jaid Dekker (Flower Dog). Lamb: 1 Kate Merson; 2 Nicholas McNie; 3 Allan Gannon; h/c Hamish and Thomas Kavanagh. Dogs: 1 George Williams; 2 Alex Littleton; 3 Derek Matoe; 4 David Brown. Most Unusual Pet: 1 Allan Gannon; 2 Thomas and Christopher Kavanagh. Other Pet: 1 Patrick Maru; 2 Gus Halcrow; 3 Lee Larsen.