Did you know

THAT Kid’s learn to play golf classes are held at the Martinborough Golf club on Wednesdays from 3.30 pm and Sundays from 9 am. All equipment provided. Enquiries to 2069 076.

THAT the Featherston Swimming Club’s annual Trust House Relay attracted a record 26 entries.

THAT Renita Persico & Leith Harley have taken over Tui’s Cafe and renamed the Cafe as ‘The Bach’.

THAT Last year ACC paid out $56,188 in claims for rugby injuries, $23, 020 for soccer injuries and $ 14,918 for league injuries. Along with $ 19,046 for netball and $17,516 for cycling injuries.

THAT Martinborough School rooms 4, 6 and 7 have enjoyed a visit to Wellington Zoo.
THAT a Sperm Whale eats around 750 squid a day. It’s call also makes it the loudest creature on the planet, reaching 230 dcbls. (twice a circular saw)
THAT an average 5,650 vehicles and 77 heavy vehicles pass through Featherston on week days. With considerably higher numbers in the weekends, travelling north in mornings and returning evenings.
THAT in the 1820s baseball first appeared in Eastern America as a development of rounders. Rules were officially laid out in 1845 and in 1869 the game went professional. The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the winners of the first season.
THAT looking for a good home are three Epson 81N ink jet cartridges – Cyan, Light Cyan and Magenta. Any use? Contact Mike (beckett36@gmail.com)
THAT the energy produced by one tonne of natural uranium is equivalent to burning 16 thousand tonnes of coal or 80 thousand tonnes of oil.
THAT The Friday Club is held at St Andrews Hall Dublin St after school every Friday.
THAT the word ‘blackmail’ comes from the Gaelic ‘dubh maol’ describing the punitive taxes the victorious English imposed on the defeated Scots. – the avoidance of which coined the phrase ‘Got off Scot Free’.
THAT the Star was established four years ago to fill the void left by the demise of Martinborough’s previous community paper. The name ‘Star’ was chosen as a tribute to the past for this was the name given to the town’s first paper established in 1904 and which continued through until 1962.
THAT one third of NZ”s current account deficit is made up of money being repatriated by Australian banks.
THAT Clarence Birdseye perfected the quick freezing of peas, introducing his product to the market on March 5th 1930
THAT on 27th Feb 1919 Martinborough Rifle club defeated the Featherston Rifle Club by 668 points to 653.
THAT After school tennis in Martinborough is held every Thursday from 3.15. Enquiries – Natalie Donaldson 027 245 3865
THAT Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone on March 7th 1876
THAT a 1935 quote from Herman Goering in introducing his Luftwaffe “ The Americans cannot build aeroplanes. They are very good at refrigerators and razor blades”.