Sanson
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SANSON SNIPPETS
MARCH 2010
SANSON SNIPPETS
MARCH 2010
This month the Snippets comes to you courtesy of Des Mudford
of AGRICULTURAL
TRADERS on the Junction corner. Des has a great range of machinery
both new and second hand and will be pleased to advise as to what
best suits your needs. He also makes a specialty of the needs
of small holders and lifestylers. Phone 3293587.
Des has been the victim of a burglary recently and here is a full
account.
On the evening of Sunday January 31st a person or persons unknown
went to the yard of Agricultural Traders and unlawfully entered
a 1999 Isuzu Forward flat deck truck that was for sale on behalf
of the owner (Bob Giles of Sanson). After stealing the truck the
offender/s have placed a “Fairbrother” ATV spinning
jenny and a “Fieldmaster” 600 litre greenlink sprayer
coloured red with a 6 metre yellow poly boom, onto the back of
the truck and secured them with a length of chain that was removed
from the tank area. The offender/s have then driven through the
chain at the southern entrance and left the area.
At about 2.30am on Monday 1st February 2010 a train driver travelling
on the main trunk line saw the vehicle on fire underneath the
Kakariki bridge and reported the matter to the Fire Service and
the Police.
The sprayer is a unique piece of agricultural equipment and is
distinctive because of the poly tank and boom. It is also one
of a very limited number of similar sprayers in the greater Manawatu
area.
Any information can be passed in confidence to the N Z Police
Crimestoppers crimeline on 0800 555 111 or Alan Aitken Claims
Investigator phone 027 818 2528
We now have the C.C.T.V. cameras up and operating at the Hall
complex and we wish to acknowledge the financial help given us
by Pub Charities, Central Energy, the Education Board and last
but not least the Young Farmer’s Club reunion committee who
started us off on this long road several years ago by giving us
the initial donation. The cameras have already captured on tape
the miscreants suspected of throwing seats in the swimming pool
a couple of weeks ago so just remember Big Brother is watching
you!!!
We wish the M.D.C. would put a camera in at the RECYCLING CENTRE
as we have observed more bad behaviour there. If you are the owner
of a silver car registration plate number XP 8439 you were spotted
dumping rubbish and this has been reported to the M.D.C. We wish
to commend the Cairns Bins men who on a recent Monday posted all
the recycling that residents had left lying about and then proceeded
to pick up all the rubbish that was blowing round the place. Not
really their responsibility and we appreciated their actions.
If the container is full please take it home with you and come
back when it has been emptied. It is always emptied Monday morning
and if necessary later in the week.
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
You may have noticed that our night patrol men have distinctive
Community Patrol New Zealand signs on their vehicles. This has
been arranged by Allan Muntz of Manawatu Neighbourhood Support.
Allan regularly sends e-mails of vehicles of interest to the police,
to all of us whose e-mail addresses he holds on his data base.
If you wish to receive this information and are not currently
registered with him please send him an e-mail expressing your
interest. Allan’s address is mdscc@xtra.co.nz. We thank our
night patrol men for their dedication and good work out and about
in the evenings checking on insecure premises and keeping us safe.
CRAZY SUNDAE COLOURING COMPETITION.
Viv has organized this colouring competition for the three classes
of children at the Sanson School. Their entries will be displayed
in her shop towards the end of March and voting will be judged
by customers.
SANSON COMMUNITY LIBRARY
What hassles we have had at the Library recently with our power
supply and at time of writing it is still not fixed. We apologize
to customers who have wished to use the computer or the photo
copier over the last few weeks and the fluctuating power supply
has made them useless. The power pole outside the library has
been deemed unsafe and will be replaced. We thank Sanson School
for the use of their photo copier to print these Snippets. We
had good help with our recent book change and we thank those who
came along to help. A case of many hands make light work.
SANSON COMMUNITY COMMITTEE
At out last meeting we discussed the poor quality of service we
receive here in the village. Every day we hear complaints about
the state of the drains or the lack of cleanliness of the new
toilets. We have asked Council for a local person to attend to
all the work currently contracted out to people who have no interest
in the village and appear to not care how well mowing is done
or whether or not rubbish bins at the Cemetery are emptied. We
have complained at length and so far have not received any satisfaction.
If you have a complaint do not hesitate, ring the Council on 3230000
and complain! Several of our residents have complained about rats
recently and with the colder weather fast approaching these need
to be dealt with now. People dumping food scraps at the recycling
centre do not make things easier either. Dogs rushing at fences
are another frequently made complaint. These can be scary particularly
to those of us who are not dog lovers. If this sounds like your
dog please confine it to your back yard.
Next meeting in the Library at 7 30pm Wednesday 23rd March All
Welcome!
For Hall bookings ring Del 3293674. Individual quotes given.
Email
Del
or Phone 06 3293 674
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