By the time your readers see this edition of your paper, the Jazz in Martinborough (JIM) 2013 Festival will be done and…
It’s hard to believe that three years have passed and it once again election time. It has been a pleasure and a…
Probably one of the quietest winters ever for the brigade. There were only 8 emergency callouts in the two months since the…
THE PRICE OF electricity has risen by 40% in the last six years. WHEN YOU ARE dissatisfied and would like to go…
Sausage frittata Ingredients 1 large potato diced 1 onion finely chopped 4 Scotty’s sausages cooked and sliced ¼ teaspoon dried tarragon ¼…
by John Ansell ?Kitchener’s Poet-in-Residence You can’t get sick with just one mump; For mumps you need a pair, So if you’ve…
Spring is certainly in the air. The daffodils are flowering along with other colourful spring bulbs. Our big oak trees have the signs…
Don’t forget, the Martinborough Golf Club’s ‘come and have a look days’ are Friday 20th September and Saturday 21st. Come and check…
Dean di Bona Here’s an Aussie that came and stayed. After achieving the rank of Captain in the military, Dean di Bona decided…
Nominations are now open for this year’s local body elections. Time to ask yourself: Do I have a special skill or knowledge?…
It’s going to be a long day for this accountant when the siren goes up at 4:30am. As the truck rolls eastward,…
The boot factory This venture began in a shed behind Alexander (‘Sandy’) McLeod’s grocery and drapery shop situated half way between Grey…
