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Tutaenui Branch Rural Women NZ honour two members Tutaenui Hall looked more than festive when, with candles and Christmas colour, the members of the local branch of Rural Women NZ enjoyed the annual celebration. It has been noted that these rural women provide a special meal when they pull out all stops to produce their best recipes, and this time was no exception.

Rats. Rats and more Rats Last weekend 1st Marton Scout Group had a successful family tramp to the Oroua River in the Ruahine Range, with 16 youth and 8 parents attending.

Café cycling in Hawke’s Bay The Rangitikei Tramping club took to their bikes last weekend for a very sweet day on the cycle tracks in the bay. Peter and Darryl Cousins took almost 30 of us to beachside accommodation at Bayview and led us on the 80k Saturday ride. The bay has developed a network of tracks, which are universally flat and mostly link up, with just a short section between tracks involving road. They now have a great asset and it is enjoyed by lots of people cycling, walking, running and exercising dogs. Our route took us past the Napier port where we paused to watch fish were being unloaded. Passing under Bluff Hill we cycled in front of the town and then down to the Ngaruroro river where they have added a cycle lane to the otherwise narrow bridge. The track changed here from the concrete 2.2 metre wide track, to a hard smooth crushed limestone base. It then ran along the stop bank of first the Clive river and then the Tukituki river. We stopped at the Greedy Gannet café in Clive and had coffee in the shade before heading for the next café at Havelock. The Cheese café was expecting us and had sunshine and lunch ready. We had to seek shade in the trees on the terrace as it was such a hot day. Then it was back the same way to Awatoto where we took to the road and found the Filter room of the Cider Tree café. We now stopped for some time and relaxed and rehydrated. It was sobering to tackle the last 20ks to Bayview, and we arrived exhausted. Rain arrived just after we all returned, all that is except local sculptor Stuart, who returned a different route and had a different adventure. He came back via the port getting caught up in a girl’s party celebrating a Darlene’s 28th birthday. He was brought back to earth by the heavy rain that he finished his ride in.

From the School Room to the Golf Course This weekend Hawkestone Golf Club celebrates 80 years. After moving 3 times over this period around the Marton area, they are now located at Kakariki near the Rangitikei River.

Waihohonu Hut walk The Rangitikei Tramping Club made a recent day trip to the Waihohonu hut at the base of Mt Ruapehu.

Seventy bikers from all over the Central Districts passed through Marton on Saturday and stopped off at Cook’s Bar and Cafe. They were on a charity Poker Run for the Make A Wish Foundation . The run means bikers draw five cards at the five stops on the run. When they set off from Marton on the next leg of their circuit to Palmerston North they held a drive by past the Cook’s front door.

Roses still as sweet after 60 years Rangitikei Rose Society life members, and members past and present, gathered for a 60th Anniversary luncheon at Cooks Restaurant on Saturday.

Marton Museum News “Preserving and Sharing Marton History”

From Switzerland to Marton for Twelve Months Rotary has many international programmes. Its International Youth Exchange is one of them.

Farndale Avenue Strikes Back Comedy is hard – much harder than drama. Timing is everything, and a missed cue can make the best joke fall flat.

40 Hour Famine this weekend The 40 Hour Famine is this weekend, May 22 – May 24. Did you know that local students have joined their peers around New Zealand for the last 34 years, making a positive difference in our world by raising funds to fight poverty, hunger and injustice to children expecially and saving thousands of lives by being involved in the Famine.