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“You can almost build a 1930 Model A four-door sedan from scratch today.” That’s what Randy Gibbs of New Philadelphia says, and he knows, because he is restoring one. That may come as a surprise to the many people who know him as a choir director, or a teacher, or a principal, or assistant superintendent or part of the Moravian Music Foundation or a farmer who rides horses and raises goats, or a devoted family man, but that’s what’s mainly on Randy’s mind today. Born at Union Hospital to Gerald and Lola Beahm Gibbs, 69-year-old G Randall Gibbs grew up on the edge of town, surrounded by farm country. His father owned companies that mined coal and and provided equipment for the building of state highways. His mother, taught Sunday School, and his grandmother, Bernice Gibbs, played the piano at church while he sat beside her on the bench. ....
First home buyers at Thursday’s Harcourts Grenadier auction were frustrated at how tough the Christchurch property market was. First home buyers in Christchurch are still struggling to get on to the property ladder as added pressure from relocating Kiwis puts more heat on the market. A recent auction at Sumnervale Drive in Sumner illustrated where that pressure was coming from when an Aucklander moving to Christchurch bought a two-bedroom house for $925,000 – 62 per cent more than its rateable value (RV) of $570,000. Harcourts sales consultant Carol Williams said several first home buyers were among those bidding. Harcourts/Stuff This property at Sumnervale Drive in Sumner sold for 62 per cent above its rateable value – a trend that has been seen with other sales in the area. ....