Rubiks Cube Night is almost here - do you have your team?????

We have the Rubiks Cube night on Saturday 17th October as part of ArtsFest 2009 - you need teams of 6 starting at 6pm at the Putaruru Arms Motel...If you are interested in getting a group together, or coming along and need us to get you into a group, let me know as soon as....$5 individual or $30 per team...

You get a team of 6 together, and the team leader appoints each person a colour in advance - one must be red, one blue, one yellow, one white, one green and one orange.

You can wear Jeans / trousers, however, your tee-shirt / top must be of the colour that you have been appointed.

In addition to your jeans and tee-shirt, you need the following:

eg: My colour is red - I have a red tee shirt.
1 item of blue
1 item of green
1 item of white
1 item of orange
1 item of yellow

These items must be cheap as you will be swapping them with other people. So such items as:
beads, bags, hats, gloves, scarves etc etc etc...

You start at the Putaruru Arms at 6pm until 6.30pm. When the whistle blows, you need to swap a colour to get another to match your tee shirt..

You will then be given 15 minutes to get to the next venue...

The order will be: Putaruru Arms 6pm - 6.30pm
Hog & Hounds 6.45pm - 7.15pm
The Club 7.30pm - 8pm
Crown & Anchor 8.15pm - 8.45pm
Hillbillyz 9pm - 9.30pm
Putaruru Hotel 9.45pm onwards

The final venue is the Putaruru Hotel, and Mark is currently organising entertainment. When the final whistle blows, the first full registered team to the flag with all 6 members in one full colour each (ie, 1 all red, 1 all blue, 1 all yellow and so on) wins half of the money taken in registration. The other half will be used as a fundraiser for the Christmas season of events.....

In the event of a tie - a small quiz has been prepared to determine the winner.....

We suggest that you shop local - such as the $2 shop or coin save or Rainbow Hall in town. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE support the local charity shops, as they DO give the proceeds back to our own community....

Remember that if you have names for your teams and you want to get it onto your tees, we have 2 tee shirt printers here in town - Nick at Simple Sign & Print on Neal Street and The Stitch Witch on Princes Street - they may get busy, so be in quick, and support local wherever you can!!!!!

We also suggest that you alternate alcohol with soft drinks to get full enjoyment of the evening...

Business Awards WINNERS....

Pride In Putaruru would like to thank Pub Charity for their generous support of the 14th Business Excellence Awards, Radio Forestland for their support of the Retail Award and Kay Humphries of Travel Managers Putaruru for her VERY GENEROUS sponsorship of the Business Awards - for the businesses that attended on the night and completed a questionnaire and went in the draw for a weekend in Wellington including flights and accommodation.

We had a fun filled evening with our 10 'Air Hostesses' starting the housekeeping in the style of the airline safety information complete with all hand signals...even down to the hot towels, sick bags and air safety cards - albeit spoof...

Ginette McDonald kept the laughter flowing pointing out the many differences between males and females, and a wee banter between the crowd as they slow clapped her into the room!

Here are our Winners:


WINNERS

Retail – Unichem Pharmacy and Photo Centre

Health and Beauty - Steinies Barber Shop

Hospitality - Taste Co.

Professional Services - PathLab Putaruru

Manufacturing, Engineering and Distribution Public Vote - Putaruru Engineering

Manufacturing, Engineering and Distribution Judges Choice - Southside Engineering

Manufacturing, Engineering and Distribution Judges Choice - Runner Up McCormack Transport

Professional Services to the Community - Putaruru Information Centre

Rural Services and Contractors - The Veterinary Centre - Putaruru

Best Window Display - Unichem Pharmacy and Photo Centre

Runner Up Window Display - Over the Moon Dairy Co.

Rural Employee of the Year - Dorothee Frey

Consistent Service Award - The Team at Unichem

Putaruru CBD Boss of the Year - Neil Nottle

Putaruru CBD Employee of the Year - Grace Hutcheson

Mel Embling Enterprise Award - Kuranui Lodge

Best Overall Business - Unichem Pharmacy and Photo Centre

A massive WELL DONE to ALL of our Putaruru Businesses who despite the tough economic climate, continue to provide fantastic services to town..

Dougy Petley sings the National Anthem at the All Blacks game tonight....

Message From Anne White:

Make sure you are watching the very talented Dougy Petley sing the National Anthem at the ABs v Boks game tonight - we are all so proud of him here in his home town of Putaruru!!!

The Business Awards are almost here.....

Well the Business awards are just around the corner...check out details here:
2009 Business Awards

Things are certainly going well with the planning, and we have some great things for the night! This year, we are aware how everyone is in need of a good night out, and so we have great food, great music, great staff and a fantastic speaker (Ginette McDonald) to add the humour as we celebrate our amazing businesses in town!

Tickets are open to business and residents alike, and planning has been underway since February....

Dress Code: Anything for flying in...

If you are a business, or business manager - don't forget to fill in the immigration form on the night(quick business survey), and be in with a chance to win a weekend in Wellington - courtesy of Pride In Putaruru and Kay Humphries of Travel Managers Putaruru.

Tickets cost $60 - price includes dinner and entertainment.

*** CASH BAR ***

PLAZA 50TH CELEBRATIONS ......

The Plaza Theatre is celebrating its 50th year in September 2009. To begin the birthday celebrations “Shane Cortese and his 50’s Jukebox Show Class of 58” will be rocking the theatre’s seats with music from the year The Plaza was born. Shane has starred in many musicals in the West End of London and throughout the United Kingdom where he started his performance career. He returned home for the role of Dominic Warner on Shortland Street - a role the New Zealand public has not forgotten even after the character was killed off in dramatic fashion. He was the street’s longest serving villain, having played him over a two year period.
More recently, Shane danced his way into the hearts of the New Zealand public on the hit show ’Dancing with the Stars’. He and dance partner Nerida Lister shimmied their way into the final, and on their way raised $156,000 for Shane’s chosen charity, the Starship Foundation.

The Class of 58 has played to sell out performances in New Zealand’s largest theatres. They play some of the best Rock ’n’ Roll music ever written, and a memorable part of the show is Shane doing the Elvis numbers, a role he played for a year in London. You can check out their website www.classof58.co.nz

And if that’s not enough to get you reminiscing, The Plaza would like to take you back to the early picture days of cinema. Saturday and Sunday will host a film festival presented by The New Zealand Film Archives. Saturday’s afternoon programme focuses on footage from the Waikato region and ends on a nostalgic note with the feature film “Don’t Let It Get You” A light-hearted comedy with music set in Sydney and Rotorua. It’s best described as a tonic film that doesn’t let the blues get you. When it finishes, you feel as if the time has gone too fast and you leave the theatre wanting to see it all over again. Produced and directed by John O Shea and starring Howard Morrison, Gary Wallace, Carmen Duncan with special guest star Kiri Te Kanawa. The celebrations finish on Sunday with a trip down memory lane and footage from the 1950’s.
So please come along and get your popcorn and celebrate the birthday of the South Waikato’s Performing Arts Centre.
Timetable of Events
Date Time Event Cost
Friday 11th September 2009 7.30pm Shane Cortese and the Class of 58 $35
(Doors open at 6.30pm)
Tickets available at:
The Plaza 07 883 8596
Putaruru Information Centre: 07 883 7284
Tokoroa Information Centre: 07 886 8872
Fraser’s Bookshop Matamata: 07 888 7787


Saturday 12th September 2009 2.00pm The New Zealand Film Archive
ADULTS $5 CHILD $3 (Doors open at 1.00pm) The Waikato Programme

ALL ABOUT THE WAIKATO 1931 - 1972 , 90.00
A compilation of 19 films showing the Waikato in all its glory . The programme includes recreational activities - trout fishing, sports, and regattas. Power From the River , a rousing Government film on the development of hydro electric power on the Waikato River, showing the men who worked around the clock to build the stations will be shown. Newsreel clips include the 1948 Waikato Winter Show and the Frankton Tornado as well as the Queen’s visit to Turangawaewae Marae in 1954 and the Sole Brothers Circus performing in Matamata. MP Hilda Ross puts in an appearance and the 1956 Springbok game in Hamilton is played in front of a crowd of 31,000 people. The 1957 parade of homes is shown as well as the Hamilton County Blue Grass Band in 1968.

Saturday 12th September 2009 7.30pm The New Zealand Film Archive
ADULTS $5 CHILD $3 (Doors open at 6.30pm)

DON'T LET IT GET YOU, 1966, 80.00 Feature Film
New Zealand’s first pop musical, produced by Pacific Films.
Cast : Howard Morrison, Gary Wallace, Carmen Duncan
Special guest star : Normie Rowe
Guest artist : Kiri Te Kanawa
With: Harry Lavington, Alma Woods, Tanya Binning, Ernie Leonard, Eric Wood , Anne Sharland
And Featuring: Rim D. Paul, Gerry Merito, Herma Keil, Gwynn Owen, Lew Pryme, Eddie Lowe, Eliza Keil, Keri Summers, Paul Walden and the Quin Tikis
Producer & Director: John O'Shea, Pacific Films

“A light-hearted comedy with music. Set in Sydney and Rotorua, the story centres around ‘The Rotorua Festival’, a young drummer (Gary Wallace) and his girl Judy Beech (Carmen Duncan). Howard Morrison plays himself and as such comes across on screen as naturally as if he were sitting right opposite you. Rim D. Paul, Eddie Lowe and the Quin Tikis are seen in many mad-cap situations; also more serious ones, as when Eddie Lowe and Kerri Summers sing ‘Why am I Alone Now’. Kiri Te Kanawa is delightful and the expressions on the children’s faces when she sings to them in a Maori meeting house are truly unique. Gerry Merito, Herma and Eliza Keil, Gwynn Owen, Lew Pryme and the Impacts are seen in various zany situations throughout the film. William Broadhead (Harry Lavington) and Mrs. Beech (Alma Woods) are the villains of the story. They join forces to part Gary and Judy. To sum up ‘Don’t Let It Get You’ can best be described as a tonic film that doesn’t let the blues get you. When it finishes, you feel as if the time has gone too fast and you leave the theatre wanting to see it all over again.” - (from Pacific Films press material)

Sunday 13th September 2009 2.00pm The New Zealand Film Archive
ADULTS $5 CHILD $3 (Doors open at 1.00pm) 1950’S Programme

FILMS - newsreels, documentaries and sports coverage from The Film Archive
1959 was learning to drive on a Ford Prefect in the days of bottled milk deliveries; Selwyn Toogood was on the radio, Edmund Hillary returned from Antarctica, the Auckland Harbour Bridge was opened and the Rugby 3rd Test British Isles Vs. NZ attracted 57,000 people! Come along and see...

Business Awards are on their way........

Don't forget, planning for the 2009 Putaruru Business Excellence Awards is well underway!!!

Where: The Plaza, Kensington Street, Putaruru.
When: Saturday 26th September 2009
From 6pm to 2am..

The theme of the evening is:
HIGH FLYERS IN BUSINESS

Tickets cost $60

Come along and enjoy an evening of celebrating our local businesses..In these tough economic times, our businesses are working twice as hard to bring their service to the community..Laugh along with the humour of Ginette McDonald and dance the night away to the sounds of Johnny Dryden - Disco Entertainers..

Brought to you by PUB CHARITY and Pride In Putaruru...

What's My Line

Last year, Bex & I took our then 11, 10 and 9 year old sons along to this. It truly was awesome and we had a blast. The show is coming back again on the 1st August and I would thoroughly recommend this to anyone who enjoys the hit show - 'Who's Line Is It Anyway....' and yep, we will be back!