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Blenheim Marlborough
Wednesday March 9, 2011
Magnificent Seven Thelma Sowman is one of the first seven women welcomed into the Gold and Blue Club.
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Mental toughness Lyn Caughey talks about supporting families.
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Fuel runs out
Saving Leroy Brown Vivien Wadsworth’s hunch pays off for local horse.
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Sun Weather SunToday Weather 0-14 Today 9-20 Thursday 1-12 Thursday 10-21 Friday 4-13 Friday Saturday 10-21 7-16 OutlookSaturday for Today Fine and frosty. Not much for wind. Outlook Today Fine. Light winds.
Resounding support: Marlborough was splashed with the colours of red and black on Friday as the community dressed in support of Christchurch for Red and Black Day. Among the supporters were Blenheim New World Supermarket service deli ladies (Back) Jess Aitken, Dani Mulholland, Lynette Scott, Ashleigh Brownlee and (front) Margaret Barton, Audrey Rice, Ruth Wilson and Tess O’Fagen. Shoppers were appreciative of the gesture, with one Christchurch woman commenting; “It means a lot to see the Blenheim community dressing up and showing their support.”
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By Damian George A mad rush by motorists to stockpile petrol amid predictions prices could soar as high as $2.50 a litre saw the Gas Renwick Petrol Station cleaned out of 91-octane yesterday. “In two years and three months of having the service station, we have never run out of 91 before,” co-owner Rata Harper says. An article in the Dominion Post yesterday reported a leading oil economist forecasting
prices could top the $2.50 mark “within weeks” if action was not taken. “Once it’s in the paper, people think it’s going to happen,” Rata says. “We had a real rush on yesterday and the day before. We had to put a limit on the amount people could buy so no one was stuck without any petrol.” The independently owned service station still had plenty of diesel and 95-octane but had to
enforce the cap on 91-octane as more petrol was not due until 4am this morning. “We couldn’t allow a person to come in and take a thousand litres because that’s not fair on the next person who needs to get some to get into town.” As for the predicted rises, Rata says the estimate is just “tipping the iceberg”. “You think how much it’s gone up in the last week and no one saw it coming. It’s a colossal amount.” Continued Page 2.