NZ Masters Games: Buzz in Whanganui as Games come to life
6 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Sylvia s Tappers wow the crowd during the dancesport event at the Masters Games on Sunday. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Sylvia s Tappers wow the crowd during the dancesport event at the Masters Games on Sunday. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Whanganui Chronicle
Whanganui has come alive with the Downer New Zealand Masters Games well and truly under way.
The opening ceremony was held on Friday evening at the Games Hub at the Whanganui War Memorial Centre before the first two days of competition and entertainment through the weekend.
Games manager Rachel O Connor said everyone seemed to be happy and excited.
You are who you hang out with, said Asher, who because he was bullied as a child found that pets could be better pals than people. You learn so much more about the proper way to treat people through the proper treatment of animals.
A strapping, dark-haired corporate trainer from Venice Beach, California, by way of Boca Raton, Florida, Asher is driving left coast-to-right coast and back to promote dog adoption; specifically, rescued canines.
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Asher wheeled into Midlothian on April 8 to visit the Richmond Animal League, his only stop in Virginia.
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