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New Entrants, Primers 1 and 2, 1966 - Teacher Marion Bogie
Rear: Mark Foster, (1)_____________ , Jimmy Nash, Boy Turner, Paul Forrest, Jacky Rakels,
Ken Thompson, Simon Burdes, (2)_____________, Geoffrey Giles, Ernest Darke.
Centre: Lynley Holland, ( 3 ) _____________, Heather Chandler, Donna Dally, Lynnette Thompson, Nan Turner,
Leanne Leach, Carole Brungar, Gaylene Johnson, Patricia Jones.
Front: Mark Foster, Chris Kendrick, David Horrox, Rodger Tinney, Selwyn Watene, Kevin Holland,
Robert Manaia, Lex Reid.

donations of sewing, cooking and second-hand congratulated on the way they conducted
clothing was excellent. On the same day (Friday themselves despite the pouring rain, and for
26th) the men from the baths committee conducted a making a success of a very difficult day.. It was
‘pig in the barrow’ raffle which netted £60 profit. a special day, being the last public day at the
Kimihia School.
September December
 A bottle drive raised £32 for the baths fund.  On the 3rd another bottle drive was held in the
Involved were Ron Holland, G. White, R. Forrest, N. Kimihia area raising £19. Helpers were R.
Burdes, G. Chandler, A. MacDonald and R. Mather. Holland, G. White, N. Burdes, G. Chandler and R.
 On Thursday 29th a public meeting was held at Mather.
the Kimihia school at 7:30pm to report on fund-  An excellent muster of helpers attended to
raising activities to date, provide a financial repolish furniture to be transferred to the new
statement and to discuss proposals for further fund- Kimihia School. These were R. Holland, B. Grut,
raising activities. D. Reid, A. Leech, I. Foster, G. White, R. Darke,
J. Nash, R. Nicholson, D. Hart, I. Quigley, E.
November Jones, D. Bogie, N. Burdes and L. Holland. This
 Sixty-four children attended a presentation of the project added £67 to the baths fund.
play ‘The Hunters and the Henwife’ by the  On December 14th at 7:30 in the evening a large
Southern Comedy Players held in the Huntly Town crowd attended the school’s final function for the
Hall. Mrs M. Bogie was in attendance. Mr A. year in the St John Ambulance Hall. Items
MacDonald took the softball team to Huntly west presented by the school children were well
School to play. received by parents and as special treats we had
 On the 29th the Kimihia School Flower Show a magician’s act by Mr R. Irving and a
and Gala Day was held despite the unsuitable presentation of slides of ‘yesteryear’ by Mr
weather. Much of the programme had to be Drayton. The slides showing events of previous
rearranged, but the children thoroughly enjoyed years were most appropriate, this being the
the day and, whilst attendance was not as good as final function of Kimihia School.
expected on a fine day, the profit from the sales  Presentations on behalf of the school children and
and raffles realised £45. The children were the School Committee were made by Miss Sheryl