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Dick Denton's Scrapbook No. 3

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:54:47+00:00
Dick Denton has shared his scrapbooks of clippings etc for us on Kete. The pages have been scanned to PDF files:

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Dick Denton's Scrapbook 3 Front Cover
1 Godfrey Memorial Awards - Paul Bowen, Delia Pudney, David Fagan, Alise Bowen-Logan, Keith Bowen and Mavis Bowen.
Tom Horne - son of Dot and Colin Horne.
Diane Denton.
Mrs Dot Horne with pony Whisky in harness with children in Levin.
2 Tim Denton, a Wellington mime artist due to metamorphose from newspaper spy into bag lady.
Actors Anne Forbes and Tim Denton entertain children at the Variety Club with puppets from an adaptation of Treasure Island.
3 Ton Horne, 5, of Levin, with snowman at Laws Hill.
Honorary degree for Levin Man - Doug Easton, Waitarere Beach farmer.
4 Veteran mountaineers honour club patron - Messrs Bob Logan, Allan Willis, Gordon Buchanan, Andrew Anderson and Tom Beckett with the ice axe used in the first ascent of Mount Cook in 1894.
Last Canterbury Mounted Rifle survivor turns 100 - Mr Roland Denton.
5 Anniversary trip prompts reminiscences - Mr Ned Hitchcock of Christchurch to take part in the D-Day ceremony in Britain.
Old battles recalled - Roland Denton.
6 Santa Claus irong his christmas suit.
New resuscitation kit - Urenui and District Lions Club raised $1000 to buy the kit.
7 Father Christmas at the Baptist Church Kindy and Care gave pre-schoolers a ride in a tractor at their Christmas party.
Levin Ladies Probus Club - report of meeting - speaker Mrs Pam Denton.
Fear hits clothing copycats - International company to take action against copyright pirates.
8 Tributes paid to businessman - Reg Antcliff founder of Silverdale.
Former county councillor dies - Mr Marsden Staples.
9 Levin Bowling Club's Roy Willoughby rolls up with Dick Denton and Wilton Bennett looking on.
Fruits of success - Kapiti real estate company owner Colleen Prescott and husband Warren have opened their second office.
10

In two parts: - top: A fighter for what was right - Bob May, retired from Kohitere - a fighter for the under-privileged.
- Bottom: Bottom part of article on Bob May.

11 An old Scottish mystery finally solved - Who stole Levin's Stone of Scone from the Levin RSA Coronation Ball - Bob May tells all.
Glooary be, it's t' Bible!
12 $500 raised for Palmerston North-based NZ Rail Rescue Helicoptor by Levin's Pakeke Lions.
Guitarist back from overseas travels - folk singer Simon Burgess.
13 'Guardian of the gate' farewelled = Mrs Rhonda Mabel Poad.
14 Sciascia awarded OBE - Sonny Sciascia ... work a way of repaying community.
Community work rewarded - Edith Walkley - brought up to be community-minded.
15 Significant achievement in footsteps of his father - John Aspinall has picked up the reins laid down by his father, the late Jerry Aspinall, on Mount Aspiring Stataion, in farmer politics and as a conservationist.
16 High country station a special way of life - John Aspinall , Mount Aspiring Station.
Performances of Maori stick games at Fairfield School - Hannah Taylor, 6, Thomas Pyatt, 6, and Jason Pothoven, 7.
17 Miramar pastor farewelled - Michael Douglas Irving (1958-1996).
Korean visitors leave Taradale High School.
Pillars of community - new Rotary officeholders for the Napier region.
18 Top Nat has taste of ACC - Geoff Thompson after accident with lawn mower.
In Memory of Leila Almond Earle 18-11-1920 - 28-4-1997.
Former Levin mayoress will be missed - Roby Roberts.
19 Display promotes foster care - display in Levin Mall promoting Foster Care Awareness Week - Julie-Ann Pyatt.
Classes back in full swing - Denis Pyatt checks out the new computers at Horowhenua College.
20 Bringing the lake back to life - Lake Horowhenua is about to undergo a lot of change.
21 Bringing the lake back to life - continued from the previous page.
22 Understanding the key - landscaping Lake Horowhenua.
Communication problems - the Lake Horowhenua trustees.
23

In 2 parts - top: Electra scholarships help students - Megan Molloy, Otaki College, Duncan Good, Horowhenua College and Graham Baumgart, Otaki College.
- bottom: Q & A - Jeff Whittaker, Havelock North

24

Old photo a famour Wanganui image - "The Team" by Frank Denton, taken at Taylorville.

25 Court registrar retires - Ray Mathewson
Ace detective hunts colleague's killer - Ross Pinkham
Real estate advert - Fernhill townhouse development, Wellington
26 Former district councillor a 'role mode;' - Mr Marsden Staples
Student of Levin East School model hats - Sandy Chan, 11, and Kate Denton, 11.
27

In 2 parts: Top: Retiring, but not long in the tooth - Peter Mackenzie, dentist, McArthur Street, Levin
Bottom: Retiring, but not long in the tooth - Peter Mackenzie, dentist, McArthur Street, Levin

28 Levin Eels Soccor team pictured at the end of the 1996 season: Tracey Biddle, Rangi Clarkson, Tristan Nordlof, Mark Tiumalu-Tale-Senga, Chris Sanson, Robert Buddle, Samuel Kay, Michael Denton, Alex Clarkson, Billy Bell, Louis Gardiner, Duane Kiriona - absent: Matthew Ivil, Kieren Latimer.
29 Father Christmas in parade in Oxford Street, Levin
Advertising postcard - "Its a great time to come on in" - from Wellington?
30 Mediocre whitebait season - Jack Pinkham, Wairoa
ESOL tutors move into new home - Nicki Carpenter, Milan Glumac and Diane Denton
31 Behind the search for a cop-killer - Ross Pinkham at press conference with Police Commissioner, Richard Macdonald and Assistant Commissioner, Colin Wilson.
32 SPCA open day - Aimee Horne, 4, and Jon Horne, 5 with pomeranians at the opening of Horowhenua RSPCA's new centre.
33 Memories of NAC revived - Ian Fawcett saw a lot of the world in his thirty years with the National Airways Corporation.
34 Pioneer of electric fence remembered - Robin Christie.
35 Computer eye on the network - Viv Wright, Electra.
36 From district court to district council - Keith Turner. George Sherman Douglas who had house built in Weraroa Road as a wedding present for his wife Helen.
37 Dedicated to the air force - retired air force officer Geoff Bentley, now living in Levin.
38 From agnostic to archbishop - Brian Davis.
39 A man of the people - Kenmer Douglas, builder of Levin.
40 In 2 parts: Top: Leaving home after 40 years - Joyce Douglas.
Bottom: Leaving home after 40 years - bottom half.
41 Change of pace for Levin GP - Doug Bolitho.
42 In 2 parts: Top: The men of the Lady Elizabeth - Cyril Anderson and Charles Bryan.
Bottom: The men of the Lady Elizabeth - Cyril Anderson and Charles Bryan.
43 In 2 parts: Final note sounds in musical life - Tom Morgan, bassist, drummer and saxophonist, Cambridge Street, Levin
Bottom: Final note sounds in musical life - Tom Morgan, bassist, drummer and saxophonist, Cambridge Street, Levin
44 In 2 parts: Top: Dedicated to his work - Bill Donnelly, chemist, Levin.
Bottom: Dedicated to his work - Bill Donnelly, chemist, Levin.
45 In 2 parts: Left: Fifty years together for farming couple - Jack and Josie Aitchison.
Right: Original wooden cross returned for centenary - Jack Bolderson with original wooden cross from the steeple of Levin's St Mary's Anglican Church.
46 The story behind that house (66-68 Weraroa Road, Levin).
Longtime Levin resident Joyce Douglas spotted a picture in The Chronicle's photography page earlier this month and recognised it as the boyhood home of her late husband, Ken Douglas.
47 Few left to remember air battle - Battle of Britain survivors Mauraice Baird, Foxton and Ken Dawick, Levin - Alfred Fowler now deceased.
48 In 2 parts: Top: Church celebrates centennial - St Mary's Anglican Church, Levin.
Bottom: Church celebrates centennial - St Mary's Anglican Church, Levin.
49 Constable hangs up cuffs -retired Levin community constable John Craig.
50 Sciascia family gather for pilgrimage farewell.
51 Horowhenua Literacy opens new premises in Levi's Regent Court - Mayor Lindsay Burnell, Mike Smith, Diane Denton and Nicki Carpenter.
52 Family seeks Italian roots - Aroha and Sonny Sciascia.
53 Valuable volunteer - work of Justices of the Peace recognised - Bill Crighton, John Rountree and Bill Benning.
54 5 items: Social studies moves into the nineties - Lisa hanbers, Rachael Stephenson with teacher Sue Fullarton. Jason Simon Blankhorn (21.10.71 - 14.12.97). Former county councillor dies - Doug McEwen, Koputaroa. Police tackle man in court. Defendant restrained.
55 Safety tips aplenty in police magazine - Napier Police Detective Inspector Ross Pinkham.
High honour for Office - Napier policeman receives a Silver Merit Award.
Police honours over McKibbin inquiry.
56 McKibbin slaying officer's biggest investigation - Ross Pinkham.
57 Napier pair to persue new challenges in Asia - Viv and Ross Pinkham.
58 Kate Denton, Michele Brooker, Jeremy Rowe, Andrew Blackburn and Nichole Shaw of Levin Intermediate School demonstrate their tent pitching prowess.
Charter members to choose Masonic Lodge's new name.
59 Former mayor of Levin farewelled - Laurie Roberts - pallbearers: George King, son Mike Roberts, Jack Blenkhorn, Bill Gray, Murray Anderson and Daryl McLaren.
60 Bill Doreen, Levin receives the Ernest H. Wilson Award (high honour) from the North American Lily Society.
61 In 2 parts: Top: Spare time on his hands - Jeff Law, Ohau.
Bottom: Spare time on his hands - Jeff Law, Ohau.
62 Patrick embraces life after tragic diving accident - Patrick Bronte and Wade Hanson.
63 Levin man killed in one of the last WWI battles - Private Gilbert Denton Adkin.
64 Safe, and still cool enough for school -James and Olivia Southon model their mum (Anna)'s high-visibility jackets.

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