IMBLER â The question startled Imbler High School wrestling coach Doug Hislop.
Hislop was riding in a vehicle in late January when he received a cellphone call from Mike Mills, IHSâs principal and athletic director.
âAre you sitting down?â Mills asked.
The Imbler athletic director then delivered stunning news. Mills told Hislop the National Federation of High School Sports named him the National Coach of the Year for wrestling.
Hislop at first thought Mills was kidding.
âI was totally amazed. To think that there are so many great coaches out there and I was selected. I am honored,â Hislop said. âIt boggles my mind. . Some great coaches must have been overlooked.â
Troubles that almost sank 2011 flood hero Doug Hislop has seen a lifetime of action, capturing national attention in the 2011 floods. But it’s not all been smooth sailing.
Lifestyle by LEISA SCOTT
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Subscriber only Look into the wheelhouse of the Kookaburra Queen on a Saturday and chances are the skipper you ll see is Doug Hislop, the tug captain hero of the 2011 Brisbane floods. At 76, there s no keeping Mr Hislop off the Brisbane River but while the paddlewheel party boat has her charms, it s Mavis, the snub-nosed tug that stopped a concrete torpedo from walloping the Gateway Bridge 10 years ago, that has Hislop s heart.
New Plymouth District Council
The New Plymouth District Council is installing temporary speed restriction measures along Oakura s Tasman Parade this summer.
Temporary measures will be imposed at a popular Taranaki seaside holiday destination to reduce the speed drivers can travel at this summer. New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) plans to introduce a 10kmh speed limit along Oakura’s Tasman Parade, between Wairau Rd and Shearer Dr, while orange posts will be put in place to narrow the carriageway at both ends of the zone and the road will also have a series of painted dots added to it. The measures aim to address issues raised by residents and beachfront business owners who were concerned the area was an accident waiting to happen and are in addition to the two raised traffic bumps put in some time ago for the same reason.