Have You Never Been Mellow.” Kareko said her character took inspiration from powerful women from the era and women who broke gender norms. Thomas van Stipriaan, 17, is the stage manager and he said it had been exciting preparing aspects such as the lights, set and props, including old period items. He knew a lot of the old music and said there were a lot of sing-alongs.
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Gabby Clark plays Felicity in Streakin Thru The 70s. “[The show] was definitely new to me and new to a lot of us. It’s the first time it’s been on in the Southern Hemisphere.”
These athletes will now have to focus on the Manawatū and North Island secondary school championships. ♦ The masters athletes were more fortunate because their national championships were last weekend in Inglewood, and only the final day needed to be adjusted to meet Covid-19 regulations. Brayden Grant performed well, winning gold medals in the M35 grade in the 60m, 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m events. His winning time in the 400m of 50.16 seconds was a national record. Andrew Matsuoka Webber was second in the 100m, 200m and 400m races. Hayden Robinson won the M40 400m and was third in the 100m and 200m races.
Freyberg seamers Brad Fulton and Ali Akhter took four and three wickets, respectively, giving them an 80-run lead. Freyberg then scored 193-8 in their second dig and pushed for quick runs, giving them a lead of 273. Scott Mitchell came close to a century, but was out for 91, caught down the ground. Mitchell had an opening stand of 64 with opener Charles Parker, who scored 33. Old Boys spinners Trent McGrath and Regan Fleming put the brakes on as McGrath took four 4-57 and Fleming 3-65. Old Boys then had 41 overs to bat and hung on to be 96-8 at stumps. Freyberg looked like they were closing in at 55-5 and 83-7, but Old Boys did enough to survive until the end of play. McGrath top scored with 19.
Earlier that night, Cornelius, 38, had been thrown in the boot of a car following a late-night altercation near Golden Takeaways in central Palmerston North. He had mistaken one of the kidnappers for an associate of his – an easy mistake when they drive the same car. Cornelius asked: “Allan, is that you? But Allan was the guy the others were hunting. If Cornelius knew Allan, then he must also know where he was hiding, the attackers concluded, and they shoved him in the boot.
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Leighton Cornelius has battled methamphetamine addiction for more than 20 years. Cornelius was eventually dumped at Dudding Lake, a remote recreational facility about 40 kilometres northeast of Palmerston North.
After last year s Super 6’s, club manager Warren Collett was enthusiastic about repeating, even with coronavirus uncertainty. The late Trevor Malloch had started the Lawnmasters and later when they briefly lapsed, Ewan Westergaard was the catalyst in reviving them. They have been expensive beasts, especially when the professional versions started in 2013. This one should render a slight financial gain for the club and in the past they have mostly broken even. They need ample prizemoney to attract the best players from sponsors such as property developer Brian Green, again this year aided by Palmerston North city s contribution. Preparing the course for such an event piles on the workload and overtime for the greenkeepers and for the general manager in seeking out sponsorship.