GOSSIP

Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 232, 23 February 1988, Page 32

GOSSIP

It's not what it seems, and we certainly aren't interested in malicious gossip. This column aims to sniff out the news that ordinarily doesn't make the newspaper. The chatty stuff, social news, off-beat angles and that sort of thing. But it depends on readers to keep us abreast of life in the communities we serve. Your contributions are welcomed.

WE'VE GOT OUR DRAG QUEEN

Last week's appeal for a drag queen to represent the Waimarino at the Army's Desert Fair next month has been a success. It couldn't be proven in court, but we hear that a member of the local constabulary got one back on a mate in a hoax call to the organisers volunteering his friend's name as a candidate..., which of course led to a call to the fellow asking if he was ready for a drae.

TUROA TO THE FORE

Turoa's name has been well promoted at the Calgary Winter Olympics over the last week. Our representatives there have certainly done us proud with a few honourable mentions. The NZ team alpine squad manager, Adrian Farnsworth, a keen Turoa skier who has a house in Ohakune, spoke enthusiastically about the World Cup plans for Turoa and the need to foster competitive skiing among youngsters. Then a few nights later we saw Mattius Hubrich speaking on telly of his own goals. Both Mattius and his brother Marcus are members of TASCI, the Turoa Alpine and Ski Club, and they make fine ambassadors on any skifield. Locally they are fondly regarded as quiet and sincere guys who have always got time to stop and encourage a young fan on his way up. Good on you, guys, we're proud of you. Go for it, for Turoa!

DOWN SOUTH WITH HIS MUM

Ohakune's Cedar Service Station proprietor Warren Swaine is taking this week off to tackle the Milford Track. There'll definitely be no mischief-making on this one though, because the fun-loving runner has done the decent thing and taken his mother with him. Now that's a eood bov. Warren.

A FISHY STORY...

There's fish in that little lake Paul Scarf has built in the Miro Park subdivision near The Junction, and if you don't believe us ask the kids seen there recently (with a few worms on their lines...!) At least that was the story they heard from the man named Sledge who lives out there and who, rumour has it, caught seven trout at the Lakes Reserve and rushed them with a police escort to Miro Park for a quick release in the pond. And if those kids get caught there again with worms and without a licence, we hear they'll be going to jail! Right, Sledge?

WHO'S KIDDING?

Why was our local traffic officer leading kids astray last Friday morning? At 8.00am the officer was seen sitting with radar at the ready when a goat comes walking down the road dragging its chain. A short time later he was spotted walking the goat outside Reynolds' car yard. Was he justified in taking the poor kid into custody?

HOME VISIT

Ex-Turoa "most friendly staff member" Wendy Sutton and husband Peter, former ski patrol director, arrived in town last week to show off their nearly new baby Ema, who is now about 10 months old. The Suttons swapped the slopes for balmy Brisbane some time ago. Peter now works for ex-Bulletin publisher John Sandford, looking after the Queensland bit of the Jason accommodation directory business.

PIE IN THE FACE

A bunch of 30-year-old children were reported to have had a cream pie fight at a dinner party last week, causing extensive havoc mixed with much mirth. Said one sore headed cream crusader the next day: "I've always wanted to have a cream pie fight, now I never want to have another one."

COUNCILLOR BEYTAGH?

Correction: Former Bulletin editor Denms Beytagh is not standing for district council. He may be vitally interested in local govemment in the area, but he's not looking for votes. Somehow his name got added to the list of 25 candidates whose names were tabled at the steering committee meeting last week. District manager John Murrihy politely corrected the mistake, and said Mr Beytagh's name was there because he had been sent a letter thanking him for designing the new council emblem and logo.