Reporter’s diary

Press, 24 September 1982, Page 2

Reporter’s diary

Come all ye

faithful

MISSING tomorrow’s match at Lancaster Park is grieving a young friend of ours, who .is a very strong Canterbury supporter. He will not see Counties play Canterbury, because he has a golfing engagement in the country. But he has asked a friend to record the television coverage of the match on videotape. “I’ll come round and see it," he promised, “if it's a Canterbury victory. If it isn’t, wipe it off the tape." Jeremiah

WHENEVER the Ranfuly Shield changes hands the next question is: how long

can the holder hold it? The term has sometimes been pretty short. That thought caused a Canterbury supporter in the flush of the celebrations this week, and reflecting on the challenge by Counties, to plead: "I hope this is not another bed-and-breakfast effort.” Comfort

THE hospital dental therapists scheme, which provides dental care for those who cannot afford to pay for it. was being discussed at a meeting' of the North Canterbury Hospital Board on Wednesday. Professor Don Beaven said that about 95 per cent of people over 70 had dentures, and most of these fittings were hopelessly

inadequate. “I know most of them take their dentures out when they want to eat,” he said. Desk bound THE lure of the river bank has not overcome the obligations of the classroom, in spite of fine weather and some good whitebait catches. Fishermen get paid about $l2-$l4 a kilo. The Buller High School principal, Mr David Nightingale, says there has been no increase in absenteeism since the whitebait season began. He checked the registers last week for another reason and attendance was normal. He has jokingly told pupils that absentees must produce a

note, or a pint of “bait.” Fresh ground THE New Zealand Crippled Children Society will benefit from the sale of a new range of garden seeds this spring. The special easy-to-grow varieties of radish, carrots, marigold and sunflower seeds will be available at most Christchurch garden centres, in brightly-coloured packets featuring cartoons of Mickey Mouse and Minnie. Mickey and Minnie will be at the society’s headquarters in Kilmarnock Street at 10 a.m. today and during the weekend will visit Christchurch garden centres. A national colouring competition, with the prize a seven-day trip for two to Disneyland, is also

held to coincide with the promotion.

Old bones

THE skeleton of a cat is badly needed by the Riccarton Players, who on October 1 open a season of Arthur Kopit’s quaintly-named play “Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feeling So Sad.” In one scene, important to the play, the cat skeleton appears — it is the remains of one eaten in a tank by a piranha. Anyone who can help — the Canterbury Museum can’t — can have a couple of free tickets'to the play by telephoning Trudie Urlwin on Saturday morning at 798-495 or at her home, 894-698. /