25 YEARS AGO

The Hawera Badminton Club’s C grade team has been named this year’s winner in the Taranaki C Grade competition. This is the first time in 27 years that the team has won the title. Featured from left, back row. Brendon Fleming, Grant Hamblyn, Neil Levings, Keith Chittenden, Graeme Webby; front, Jan Lavender, Julie Lavender, Anthony Stevens (captain), Heather Pettett (captain), Barbara Strange, Denise Madgwick.

The Red Cross officials for 1991 were: Patron N Johnson; President Mrs E Flannery; Secretary/ Treasurer Miss D Clapham; Committee Mrs P Taylor, Mrs J Williams and Mrs M Fleming.

Two new salespersons started at South Taranaki Toyota – Terry Cooper and Tony Coombes.

Bob Gibson and his trusty Corolla 1300cc van featured in the Star. The Corolla had done more than 700,000km. Bob travels 225km each day delivering mail six days a week and during that time he stops and starts his wagon more than 400 times.

Having fun with Playdough activities at the Hawera Child Care Centre under the supervision of assistant supervisor Sharyn Sugden are from left, Charlotte Webby, Ashley Douglas, Holly Maynard and Liam Thomas. The centre will be the main beneficiary of the Children’s Expo held in the Hawera Community

Centre this weekend.

Birth: Norgate to Jane and Craig a son Jordan Franklin.