Photo Competition Winner - plus other entries

JULY’S WINNER: Priyanka Payel
Sometimes  talent  comes  in  small  packages;  
Priyanka  Payel,  the  winner  of  July’s  photo  
competition,  is  just  nine  years  old.  She  took  
this  photo  at  her  school  –  BHB  Primary.  We  
loved  it  for  its  depth  and  complexity,  and  
the  unexpectedly  bright  splash  of  colour  in  a  
dreary winter. Well done Priyanka! Enjoy your
meal at The Block!
See the entries and the prizewinner here>>

Peter Snell Book Review

In the late 1950s, and eccentric New Zealand Milkman, who had won a few Kiwi marathon titles and had run up to 200 miles a week, developed a group of local, talented young middle distance runners, who won medals in the 1960 Olympics from 800 meters to the marathon. To say that Arthur Lydiard changed the world of distance running is an understatement. Using anecdotal knowledge, scientific knowledge and horse-sense, Arthur Lydiard revolutionized distance running. It is that
simple.  Read more about this American review in the blog "RunBlogRun" of Vern Walker's book "Peter Snell and the kiwis who flew" here>>

Vern lives in BHB in Pinesong Retirement Village.

What's On at the Library

Check out listings in the Beacon here>>

BHB Library would love your feedback on their events and activities. Download the survey, fill it out and return it. PDF file here:

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Opened Stone

It is fantastic that this sculpture with such a fascinating history has come to our shores.
Beacon article here>>

Watch the 3 min Auckland Council video backgrounding the project here>>

Pokemon Go (away)

Is Auckland Council the first city in the world to fence Pokemon in / Trainers out here at Mission Bay?

There is all sorts of news on Pokemon so here we go:
- BEACON Article here>>

- Are you insured against Pokemon? Or at least hunting them? This is some real world advice from an insurance company here>>

Statistics NZ has finally done something useful for a Govt. Dept. They tell you what the total Pokemon population is in NZ, how many are active at any one time, where is the best time and place to catch them. Good work Stats! See it here>>

Be careful out there! This is apparently a video of a driver trying to murder a hunter in a carpark. The person flies metres in the air. Watch it here>>

Movie Reviews with Geoff

Movie Review #2974

Another Nazi-hunt tale, this time featuring old Georg von Trappe himself (Christopher Plummer) as Zev, an Auschwitz survivor suffering from dementia & barely in control of his faculties & the inimitable Martin Landau (Mission Impossible anyone?), his friend Max. Max is also an ex-Auschwitz resident, wheelchair-bound but still pursuing retribution against those responsible for his & Zev's families' deaths in the camp.  Read more here>>

Check out Geoff's Blog for regular movie reviews here>>

My Garden, My Medicine

Grow your own Drugs

Yes, you read it right but understood it wrong. You can grow your own drugs in your backyard. Wait, I am not here to promote that green weed which everyone wants to legalise, because there are so many other things we can grow in our garden which can not only heal us but provide a sustainable source of food, a green manuring cover crop or to a scientist, a legume crop which helps to fix nitrogen back into the soil. Did I confuse you?  Let me put it in simple words this is an immigrant who is not interested property market.

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