Picture caption: Levin Cosmopolitan Club charity Spud Dig originator and organiser, Mel Jacobsen who will be bowing out of the competition this year, with some of the scarecrow dolls on show at the dig.

Picture caption: Donna, a dongo, and her owners, John and Nola Hogan, arrive at Christchurch International Airport.

Photo caption: Fourth form Waiopehu College Carl McIlwee helps repair the Levin Domain skateboard ramp.

Picture caption: Paul Bradley from the Levin RSA who organised parcels for the soldiers with club treasurer John Casey with the kaiana from East Timor presented by, Private Dan Palermo, Corporal Ren Taru, Private Hank Kuyer and Lance Corporal Pani Houla.

A 25-year-old man appeared in Levin District Court yesterday on charges of assault with a weapon and demanding with menace in relation to a shooting in Levin.
On Tuesday at 4.40pm shots were fired outside a Morgan Crescent address in Levin, injuring one person.
The 35-year-old shooting victim was flown to Palmerston North Hospital with gunshot wounds to his face.
Senior sergeant Rob Duindam said the man discharged himself from hospital late that night, after a "what appears to be small calibre round was recovered from his jaw".
Police believe the victim was very fortunate not to have been injured more seriously.
They are concerned about the danger to the public during the shooting because a number of rounds were fired and the shootings happened in a built-up residential area.
Mr Duindam said the confrontation happened while the victim was at the Morgan Crescent address. After the shots were fired two vehicles left the scene. Another vehicle at the scene left a short time later.
One of the three vehicles located by police later that night, a Silver Falcon Utility, is alleged to have been stolen.
A white Falcon sedan and a red Falcon Sedan were still being sought by police yesterday.
A large number of witnesses have been spoken to and more will be interviewed today.
A scene search has been conducted and the victim will be reinterviewed by police.
Approximately 12 staff are working on the inquiry and at this stage no motive for the attack has been established.
The shooting is the second high profile event in the Horowhenua in the last week.
Last Thursday 29 year old Levin constable Leon Gary Pigott appeared in Palmerston North District Court on two charges of having cannabis for supply at Levin and Longburn.
Mr Pigott appeared in Palmerston North District Court again on July 20.
He has been stood down from duty and a request for his suspension has been made to the police commissioner.
Two other people face charges in relation to the constable's arrest.
A woman who appeared in Levin District Court charged with possession of cannabis for supply has been remanded until July 27.
A man appeared in court on July 18 on four charges - two of selling cannabis, one of offering to sell and one of possession.

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Picture caption: The happy team at the Horowhenua Hospital kitchen who have to prepare more than 800 meals on Christmas Day - but they've got it all under control. Pictured is Jim Searle, Trevor Marshall, Steven Leilus, Bubs Walker and Talita Mara with trays of star shortbread for Christmas.