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Fairhall School pupils Sam Hayes, left, Archie Saggers, Hugo Grigg and Jake Clarke point at the Ned peak, which they are all looking forward to tramping on Sunday.
If you re a keen tramper, conservationist or birdwatcher, lace up your boots this Sunday and head for the hills for a unique opportunity to Tramp the Ned . It s a chance that comes along only once every second year, and patrons of the event have had to wait an extra year due to Covid causing the cancellation of last year s walk. The Ned is a 909m peak rising off the privately owned property of Tempello, near Blenheim, and is a conservation area teeming with native flora and fauna, including rifleman birds, kānuka forest and mountain tōtara.
Mrs. Downes
Downes, Rosemary Theresa (nee Power) went home to Jesus on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 11, 2021. Rosemary was born the fourth and youngest child of Anthony and Marie (nee Grummel) Power on May 2, 1934. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Margaret (Walter) Murphy and Regina (Bill) Sleater; brother, Anthony Power; and granddaughter, Gabrielle Fotouhi. She is survived by her husband, four daughters, eleven grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.Â
Rosemary attended Epiphany Catholic Grade School, where she played basketball and her eighth-grade team won the 1947â48 City Championship. She worked to pay her way through high school at Ursuline Academy, taking the bus to and from school. After high school, she worked for a couple of years, and then enrolled at St. Louis University. Again, she paid her way through school and graduated with a bachelorâs degree in English. Rosemary was an excellent student and won a Fulbright Scholarship to atten