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Preparing for Winter
Members of the Nelson Ski Club have been hard at work in recent weeks preparing for the coming skiing season. The club is extending its original hut (top right), tow ropes have been renewed, machine sheds built and all the little maintenance jobs like painting and tidying up, performed. These pix of a recent working bee at the lodge sites were taken recently by Peter Cooper.
Peter Payne and Bert Freestone putting the finishing touches to the new machine shed.
Alan Eskrick's job was to renew the tow rope.
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Four young members of the Nelson Garrison Band, Keith (15), and Gary (11) Lavery, Michael Gousmett (17) and, at back above Graeme Nicholas (15) attended the Canterbury District Junior Brass Band School in Christchurch recently. All four are keen and tal ented young musicians.
Mr Keith Tunnicliff, of Richmond, is wellknown to all passengers on the Suburban Bus Company's buses. Keith, who has been driving buses for 27 years, and 21 of them for the Suburban Company, retired recently.
A blow to the Y.M.C.A. in Nelson is the resignation of its Nelson director, Mr Jack Hanna, seen here instructing Suzanne Perriam at the Nelson gym. Jack has been secretary and physical director of the association in Nelson for the last 15 years, and the organisation has blossomed under his supervision. He and his family leave Nelson early next month for the North Island.
Congratulations to Aileen Clements, of 24 Weka Street, who was awarded the B.E.M. in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Mrs Clements received her award for services to the community, and all who know her will appreciate how deserving she was of this award. She has spent a lifetime serving others less fortunate.