Kleinmond Gazette 14 August 2012

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Year 2 • Tuesday 14 August 2012 | Tel. 028 312 3717

Moeder Natuur Moeder Natuur se krag KLEINMOND-SKOUSPEL: Pieta Pieterse, wat die foto geneem het, kon nie sy oë glo toe hy, saam met hordes ander inwoners bevoorreg was om dié naweek die estuarium te sien oopbreek see toe nie. ’n Ongelooflike ondervinding, veral omdat die gebeurtenis vier jaar laas te sien was.

Ronél Geldenhuys, inwoner van Kleinmond, het ná die oopspoel vertel: “Al wat leef, beef en blaf was daar om die skouspel te aanskou. Koffie, rooiwyn en sjerrie is by die Sanddown Blues Restaurant bestel om die koue te temper en stories van stories van vorige jare se oopspoel druk bespreek.

FOTO: PIETA PIETERSE INLAS: Die water was omtrent rof en ’n maalkolk het ontstaan waar die estuarium en see ontmoet het.

FOTO: RONEL GELDENHUYS

Rooi Elser vereer CILENE BEKKER

Elke jaar vereer die Hermanus Times Kalfiefees ’n kunstenaar, skrywer of akteur uit die Overbergstreek met ’n Kalfiefeesteël, as verering vir hul bydrae tot die kunste in Afrikaans.

Marius Weyers, inwoner van Rooi Els, was die ontvanger van dié gesogte teëltjie by vanjaar se Kalfiefees wat gehou is in Hermanus/ Onrus oor die pasafgelope langnaweek.

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Marius se teël sal eersdaags opgesit word op die Kalfiefees-teëlmuur in die De Wetsaal in Onrus. Dié saal was, en is steeds, die kern bymekaarkomplek van die Kalfiefees, daarom dat die teëlmuur van groot name op Afrikaanse kunstegebied hier pryk.

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Kleinmond Gazette

General - Algemeen

Tuesday 14 August 2012

Church service times Seventh Day Adventist Church: Corner of 13th Avenue and Sixth Street, Kleinmond. Saturday service at 09:30.

0 028 271 4173.

Pringle Bay United Church: Corner of Crescent and Park Streets.

Sunday service at 09:00.

0 028 273 8172.

Kleinmond Aanbiddingsentrum : Corner of Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street. Sunday service at 09:45. 0 028 271 5694 or Pastor Gerrit Smit: 083 6336 172.

Lakeside Chapel: Lakeside Drive, Betty’s Bay. Sunday service at 09:30. 0 028 272 9214.

St Nicholas Anglican Church: Heide Street, Proteadorp. Morning prayer on first and third Sunday morning of every month at 10:00.

Communion on second and fourth Sunday of every month.

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Kleinmond Fellowship Church: 72 Sixth Street, Kleinmond. Sunday service at 09:30; Sunday school for children in Grades R to 3.

Catholic Church: Twist Street, Betty’s Bay. Saturday mass at 17:30. 0 021 859 5397.

St Francis Anglican Church: Services in the Roman Catholic Church, Twist Street, Betty’s Bay. Sunday Eucharist at 09:00.

Some of the performers during rehearsal.

Photo: Johan Vorster

Get your tickets now!

Have you bought your tickets to the biggest event in the Overstrand this year?

The Cape Whale Coast variety show and charity ball, hosted by Overstrand mayor Nicolette Botha-Guthrie, takes place at the Arabella Hotel & Spa on 17 August; the blacktie dinner–dance features a three-course meal, a concert with local artists, and an exclusive auction.

The ball has at its heart the establishment of the Mayor’s Charity Fund.

Guests will be treated to a winetasting by local wineries, an expo by local artists, and a delectable three-course meal by the

AGS Kerk Kleinmond: Sunday service at 18:00; Prayer service Tuesday 19:00. VCSV building, 11th Avenue.

0 Pastor Tewis de Jager: 082 771 9365 or 028 713 3988 Email your church service times to Janine van der Riet at janine@hermanustimes.co.za

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The variety concert will be the biggest collection ever of local performers under one roof in the Overstrand. Included in the lineup are the Zwelihle Marimba Band, Devon Scott, Abagold Choir, Goodness Gracious, Snater Teater, Gerry Fourie, a drill manoeuvre to music by Overstrand Municipality representatives, and Tribal Echo. During the finale, a song specially written for the Overstrand will be performed by all the artists.

The ballroom couple of Johan Steyn and Carina Schoonraad of the Hermanus Social Ballroom & Latin Dance School will then hit the floor à la Strictly Come Dancing, whereafter Johan will open the floor with a dance with the mayor. Guests can then dance the night away to the swinging sounds of Goodness Gracious.

Transport to and from Hermanus will be available at a nominal fee; call Ruby Maree of Exotic Tours on 028 284 0000. Buy tickets from any of the four Overstrand tourism offices, from Dieter Odendaal on 082 659 2318, Elize or Rene at the mayor’s office, or Esmé Bronkhorst on 072 472 4552. ) WIN: Everyone who buys a ticket stands a chance of winning a night’s stay for two in the Arabella presidential suite, plus a full spa and golf package. The winner will be announced on the night.

Dance instructor Johan Steyn with Nicolette BothaGuthrie.

Afrikaanse woord­ en musiekaand Die Kleinmond-tak van die Vriende van Afrikaans bied op Vrydagaand 17 Augustus ’n Afrikaanse woord- en musiekaand aan wat beloof om ’n baie spesiale ervaring te wees.

Christine Dreyer en Stef Liebenberg gaan jou gedagtes weer op ver dwaalpaadjies van nostalgie voer met die woordrykheid van ons Afrikaanse poësie- en musiekskatte. Musiek soos Karoonag van Coenie de Villiers, Stukkietjie Pap (Griekwa Ps. 121) van Hans du Plessis en Gebed van Koos du Plessis word afgewissel met gedigte soos Winter

van NP van Wyk-Louw, Snoektyd van I.D. du Plessis en Kom gee vir my Polfyntjie van Louis Leipoldt. Karlien Venter gaan die samesang met ou lekkersing bekende Afrikaanse liedjies lei.

Toeka tot Nou begin om 18:30 in die Gereformeerde Kerk op die hoek van 6de Straat en 13de Laan.

By die prys van R25 is ’n lekker koppie sop van eie keuse en toebroodjies ingesluit.

Daar is net ’n beperkte aantal kaartjies

by Albertyn Apteek beskikbaar – groot dank aan hulle ook vir dié diens.

GAZETTE-PRYS IDEALE GESKENK: Werner Gertse, hier by die ou hawe op Hermanus, was die Gazettegroep se wenner van die www.bolandgazette.co.za kompetisie. Hy en sy verloofde het voorverlede naweek kwaliteit-tyd by die Quarters Hotel in Hermanus gespandeer en hulle het dit baie geniet. Hy vertel: “Ek kom gereeld Hermanus toe, maar vir die eerste keer het ek soos ’n regte toeris gevoel.

Die hotel is tops, diens is fluks en die personeel baie behulpsaam. Alles wat ek nodig gehad het, was binne my bereik. Lekker voor die televisie met ’n film, lugversorger aan en ’n uitsig om oor huistoe te skryf. Ek en my verloofde is pas ’n jaar bymekaar en dus was dit ’n baie lekker manier om dit te vier.”

Kiekie­ vertoning Die Kleinmond Kiekieklub het Wicus Leeuwner gekry om sy aanbieding “Celebrating Nature” op 28 Augustus om 18:00 te kom wys in die Kerksaal in Eerste Laan.

Sop en tuisgebakte brood sal voorgesit word teen R25 per persoon ten bate van die Fynbos Seniorsentrum.

Vir meer inligting bel Deon Joubert by 028 271 3069.

) Kleinmond Tuinbouvereniging se volgende vergadering is op 16 Augustus.

Die bekende Ernst van Jaarsveld van Kirstenbosch is die spreker op die vergadering om 09:30 in die Kleinmond-biblioteeksaal. Hy sal oor tuinmaak in hierdie omgewing praat en vrae oor plante en tuinmaak beantwoord. Besoekers is baie welkom.

Vir enige verdere navrae oor die vergadering en of dié klub, kan Mary Clennell op 028 271 4189 of Frik Schutte op 084 551 6969 gekontak word. ) Die gemeenskapspolisieforum (GPF) hou ’n vergadering Donderdag 16 Augustus om 14:00 by die Crassuala-saal in Bettysbaai vir die Kleinmond-Hangklip-gemeenskap. ) The following events are set to be hosted by the Friends of Hangklip Library: 8 August: Elnette du Toit of Cansa will present a talk about nutrition.

23 August: a Kid’s Can presentation by Hannalie Quass at 10:30.

13 September: Explore the world of travel with Gerard and Anuta Scholtz, who’ll talk on their trip to Egypt, France and Spain under the theme of Stop, Stand Still and Listen.

11 October: Ria de Klerk will present a talk, with photos, after having travelled to China this month.

Another chance to win One more night for two is up for grabs in the Gazette’s website kick-off competition series.

This week The Caledon Hotel offers one night’s mid-week accommodation for two in one of its deluxe rooms. The prize is valued at R599 and excludes breakfast and full access to the mineral springs.

The Caledon Hotel, part of the well-known The Caledon Casino, Hotel and Spa resort, offers accommodation options ranging from superior and deluxe rooms to luxury suites where modern room amenities ensure a comfortable stay.

Most of the rooms command spectacular views of the Klein Swartberg Mountains and are set amidst lush, landscaped gardens.

Guests can also treat themselves to the many luxuries available at the resort, ranging from relaxing in the original Victorian bath house, therapeutic massages or a calming stay in the invigoration pools. State-of-the-art conference facilities, a gym, Wellness Centre and a contemporary casino complex with entertainment areas are also on offer.

Visit www.thecaledoncasino.co.za for more information, or phone 028 214 5100.

To enter the online competition, visit www.bolandgazette.co.za.

Road closure Due to the Tru-Cape Kogelberg race, residents and athletes must take note that there will be a closure of Peak Road in Pringle Bay from 07:00 to 13:00 on Saturday 8 September.

Tuesday 14 August 2012

News - Nuus

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Inspirational day for the Bylaw angers residents women of the Overstrand JANINE VAN DER RIET

MAXZELL LERM Last Thursday, 9 August, was an inspirational day for the women of the Overstrand.

Women’s Day commemorates the nationwide march of women in 1956 to protest against legislation that required non-white people to carry the infamous pass books.

More than half a century later, men and women celebrate this day as one of our country’s most important.

One such celebration took place close to home last Thursday in Hawston’s Thusong Hall. The venue was decorated according to a black and yellow theme, balloons drifting into the air from every table, each cluster surrounding a single yellow rose.

Indeed, an enormous amount of effort was put into making this day memorable. At 11:00 the event got going when the speaker opened the ceremony with a resounding, “Good morning, women of Africa.” He was in turn greeted by cheers and loud applause from the crowd.

There were many people in attendance, including Overstrand mayor Nicolette BothaGuthrie and motivational speaker Chantal Witthuhn (first princess of Mrs South Africa), and they were given plenty in the way of entertainment by a group of remarkable performers. One, a local woman known as

Sylvie, serenaded the audience with uplifting songs, while a certain Mrs Louw shared some of her inspirational poetry with the listeners. Delicious snacks were served, which the guests enjoyed while chatting animatedly among themselves.

In all, it was a fitting tribute to a grand moment in South Africa’s history.

Residents are upset – and very vocally so – about the municipality’s newly amended animal bylaw, which allows Law Enforcement officers to impound dogs and hand out fines should their owners repeatedly fail to leash them in public.

After fines for contravention were increased, amended and approved by the Hermanus Magistrate’s Court, the Overstrand Municipality said it would be stepping up its enforcement of bylaws that have been in place since 2008, Kleinmond Gazette reported recently.

Amid a frenzy of indignation, Neville Michaels, director of the Overstrand Municipality’s protection services, says residents are welcome to suggest dog parks in their areas, and the municipality will investigate the viability of these.

Michaels adds that Law Enforcement officers will not walk around looking for people to fine, but will rather use the bylaw as a guideline when complaints from the public are received.

In the meantime, restaurants that al-

low patrons to dine with their dogs at their side are worried that the bylaw will send their customers packing to other, more dog-friendly towns. Under the amended bylaw, anyone allowing a dog on premises where food is sold or prepared would be liable to receive a R300 fine.

Restaurant owners feel that establishments allowing well-behaved dogs are at risk of being penalised unfairly. They say, in these hard financial times, all businesses need a draw-card to survive – and that being pet-friendly is one such draw-card.

Rey Franco, director of the restaurant sector in the Western Cape with the Federated Hospitality Association of SA, points out that, according to the Health Act of 1977, only guide dogs are allowed in a restaurant, although not where food is prepared. “If a person has a problem with dogs in a restaurant, the person can only take it up with the restaurant owner and not the dog owner.” Under the act, restaurants can apply for permission to allow dogs on their premises as part of their offering, he says.

Bridal and party fair a must visit Mayor Nicolette Botha-Guthrie delivered an inspiring speech to the women.

The second annual Hermanus Bridal & Party Fair, to be hosted by Southern Stroll Marketing, will be held in the Onrus NG Church on Saturday 25 August from 10:00 to 15:00.

Displays will be presented by event planners, photographers, beauticians, hairdressers, hiring companies, caterers, function venues and accommodation establishments. If

you’re planning the perfect party or the wedding of your dreams, the Bridal & Party Fair will offer you loads of ideas and inspiration.

Tickets at R40 are available from JoanAnne at bridalfair@mweb.co.za or on 082 442 6545 or 028 316 2721.

For more information, pay a visit to www.southernstroll.com/bridalfair.html.

These were among the many women who joined the fun on Women’s Day.

For great ideas for your wedding day or special function, visit the Hermanus Bridal & Party Fair.

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The ladies shared a lovely morning in celebration of a landmark moment in South Africa’s history.

Motivational speaker Chantal Witthuhn (first princess of Mrs South Africa) handles a lucky draw with Elize Verrij from the mayor’s office.

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Letters - Briewe

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Tuesday 14 August 2012

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Bravo to London for grand Olympics

An awesome sight The flooding of the Kleinmond estuary this past weekend caused great excitement between residents and visitors alike.

From young to old, all rushed down to view the incredible scene.

Some visiting the area said all the excitement charged up the air like a New Year’s Eve. Some children were so awe-struck that they were ready to jump into the gushing water with their boogie-boards, but police and traffic officials quickly stopped them and explained the possible danger to them.

Powerful natural phenomena certainly make us stop in the tracks of our busy lives, and the scenes we encounter are not often seen by our city-dwelling compatriots. Nature is the biggest show-stopper by far!

At the time of writing this column, South Africa had just garnered its second gold medal.

This is the one time I tend to display nationalistic tendencies. I felt that we were all there with Chad le Clos, flying through the water. What a performance, and what a symbol of our sporting prowess. It is a time when the nations of the world compete on the global stage, and it is a time when everyone wills their country’s competitors to succeed.

Okay, it’s all about the participation, but in the end it is generally the winning that matters. No one remembers the valiant efforts of the 10th-placed athlete, but rather the one who wins the gold medal. And since emerging from behind the iron curtain, China has not only proven to be a world player on the economic stage, but has also won the most sporting awards at the Olympics thus far. Last time our medallists were hosted by officialdom and lauded by the press.

The opening ceremony was distinctly and quaintly British. Eccentric but so very grand. Mr Danny Boyle can be justly proud of a stunning opening presentation.

We have always shared an affinity with the British. We are part of the commonwealth, our sons and daughters have studied, worked and lived on the isles, and our

exiled movements had a base in the United Kingdom. Notwithstanding the fact that the British had a hand in colonising Southern Africa, and that intergovernmental relations were particularly cosy during the apartheid era, we still have a long history of a common dynamic that binds us.

London is a beautiful city in which the old merges with the new. Restoration features prominently in the country, and no unnecessary modern buildings are erected. The traditions are maintained and the heritage is a defined point of departure.

Nothing spoils a skyline more than a myriad skyscrapers. It is a concern when developers are allowed free rein in constructing architectural nightmares on sacred sites, wetlands, or preserved buildings. Modernity should be tempered with an acknowledgement of the past.

The Olympics, like the soccer world cup, bring a nation into a warm embrace in which colour, sexual orientation, class and religious persuasions do not feature. During that period, political, social and economic considerations take a back seat and everyone participates in this universal event. It is a recognition of the commitment, dedication and skill that each and every athlete brings to the games. There is a tremendous amount of organisation that goes into these games every four years

Besparing munisipaliteit se erns Ons het kennis geneem van die Kleinmond-belastingbetalersvereniging (KBBV) se skrywe aan die Kleinmond Gazette van 20 Julie 2012.

Ofskoon verskeie aspekte breedvoerig met die KBBV op 19 Junie 2012 bespreek is en hulle laat blyk het hulle is tevrede met die uitkoms, blyk daar steeds onsekerhede te wees en word die volgende kommentaar gevolglik gelewer: 1. Daar word verwys na verbysterende salarissyfers van senior bestuurders en raadslede. Ons senior bestuurslede ontvang markverwante salarisse wat deur ’n onafhanklike spesialis bepaal word terwyl raadslede se salarisse deur die minister van samewerkende regering vasgestel word. Na my mening is nie een van hierdie syfers verbysterend nie. As die uitvoerende burgemeester is een van my pligte om te verseker dat daar nie buitensporige salarisse betaal word nie, maar ook dat kwaliteit personeel dienooreenkomstig vergoed word.

2. Uiteraard kan ons nie die effek van eiendomswaardasies gee nie aangesien dit van eiendom tot eiendom verskil.

3. Die tarief vir vullisverwydering is, soos in die geval van al die dienste, bereken volgens die koste verbonde aan die lewering van die diens. Daar was wel ’n hoër as verwagte styging in die koste van dié diens aangesien,

vir redes buite die beheer van die munisipaliteit, vullis nou na Gansbaai vervoer moet word. Hierdie inligting is aan die KBBV verskaf en breedvoerig tydens OMAF behandel.

4. Wat die vergoedingspakkette van raadslede betref, kan ons noem dat daar 25 raadslede is en nie 14 nie. Die totale jaarlikse begroting vir die raadslede se vergoeding beloop R7,07 miljoen. Dit is vir ons onduidelik wie die vyf politieke aanstellings is. Indien dit na die voltydse raadslede verwys, kan ons noem dat vier van die vyf wyksraadslede is en dus deur die kiesers verkies is. Die vyfde raadslid is proporsioneel deur die kiesers verkies.

5. Ons weet nie hoekom die redes vir die verhoging in die salarisrekening nie vir die KBBV aanvaarbaar is nie. Die verhoging is vir ’n algemene salarisverhoging van 5,0%, die aanstelling van nege addisionele werknemers en die insluiting van uitgawes wat die vorige jaar onder ander poste ingedeel was.

Ook dié aspek is volledig met KBBV afsonderlik en tydens OMAF-vergaderings bespreek 6. Ons stem saam met die KBBV dat besparings absoluut noodsaaklik is en ek kan die versekering gee dat die senior bestuur saam met ons as politici dit hul erns maak.

and, unlike the world cup, they do not leave chaos in their wake with unused soccer stadia.

I was in Germany with the previous world cup and in South Africa with the recent one, and the transportation system was excellent in both cases. Who can forget the iconic Fan Walk in Cape Town? Sporting fans currently in London have not complained about the transport arrangements, so I suppose all is good. One of the frustrating things about the London underground system was the continual signage indicating a station was under construction and that an alternative route had to be found.

Woman’s Day: Dancing bodies Our bodies are not here to be drilled and disciplined into someone else’s idea of perfection and conformity but to allow us to live richly.

Our bodies are here for our singing and dancing.

For our weaving and sweeping.

For chanting and praying.

For playing and working.

For dreaming and loving.

For me and for you.

For us and for them.

All this – and more – is who you are, and who you can be.

Dare you be anything less?

MARGUERITE VAN DER MERWE

NICOLETTE BOTHA-GUTHRIE, Uitvoerende Burgemeester

Yes, I’m a senior citizen!

ROTSSTORTINGS: Daar was erge modder- en rotsstortings op die pad tussen Rooi Els en Gordonsbaai, waar selfs verkeersbeamptes ingespring het om die pad skoon te vee om verkeersknope te vermy.

FOTO: ESTER SCHULTZ

Senior citizens are constantly being criticised for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary.

We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not blame others.

However, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was not the senior citizens who took: The melody out of music, The pride out of appearance, The courtesy out of driving, The romance out of love, The commitment out of marriage, The responsibility out of parenthood, The togetherness out of the family, The learning out of education, The service out of patriotism, The Golden Rule from rulers, The nativity scene out of cities, The civility out of behaviour, The refinement out of language, The dedication out of employment, The prudence out of spending, The ambition out of achievement or God out of government and school.

And we certainly are not the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance from person-

al relationships and interactions with others.

Yes, I’m a senior citizen!

I’m the life of the party even if it lasts until 20:00.

I’m very good at opening childproof caps with a hammer.

I’m awake many hours before my body allows me to get up.

I’m smiling all the time because I can’t hear a thing you’re saying.

I’m sure everything I can’t find is in a safe secure place, somewhere.

I’m wrinkled, saggy, lumpy and that’s just my left leg.

I’m beginning to realise that aging is not for wimps.

Yes, I’m a senior citizen and I think I am having the time of my life!

Now if I could only remember who sent this to me, I wouldn’t send it back to them but I would send it to many more too!

Spread the laughter, share the cheer Let’s be happy, while we’re here.

And may God bless us all.

And may we all praise God.

MARIE SWEETNAM

Tuesday 14 August 2012

General - Algemeen

Kleinmond Gazette

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Pupils get energy-wise CILENE BEKKER Toy cars that run on elastic power; a compressed air–powered mouse trap; making electricity from sea waves; solar-powered toys; a merry-energy-go-round that generates electricity from child-power – these are just a few of the things to see at the Sustainable Energy Expo.

being emitted as heat.

Rob Fryer, manager of Whale Coast Conservation, says this travelling expo is the first in a series of three. This year the focus is on energy; next year’s focus will be on waste, and in 2014 the expo will cover biodiversity.

The exhibitions are made possible by a grant from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.

This energy expo has been travelling from Gansbaai to Stanford, Hermanus and Kleinmond over the past month. In September, Grabouw residents and pupils will have a chance to get energy-wise.

This drive by Whale Coast Conservation Rob Fryer, manager of Whale Coast Conis working to illustrate the concepts of enviservation, explains the ins and outs of a ronmentally friendly energy. Ten hands-on solar energy oven to Dean Wood and his exhibition stations were set up at the Protea son Jonathan.

Community Hall on Friday, and pupils from schools in Kleinmond and Betty’s Bay got to see see first-hand how energy-saving technology can be put into practice.

Using these practical exhibits, concepts such as potential and kinetic energy were explained by experts in ways the pupils could easily understand. One such exhibit showed the ratio of heat and light radiated by different bulbs, which were placed in boxes with thermometers. This exhibit illustrated that 98% of energy radiated by LED bulbs (which are expensive, but have a 20-year life expectancy) is light, so only 2% of the energy is wasted – compared to normal bulbs (which are cheap, but only have a 1- to 2- year life expectancy), Five-year-old Timo Zipfel makes waves (by pushing the plastic holder up and down) at the exhibit illustrating which only radiate 2% light, the rest how wave energy can be harnessed to produce electricity via a turbine.

PHOTOS: CILENE BEKKER

These pupils were fascinated by the demonstration Jan Schuurman gave on utilising compressed air to power a car.

Brief

Hoe gemaak met geraasoorlashonde wat almal se rus verstoor?

Die baie publikasie oor geraasoorlas van diere laat mens nogal dink oor skuld of onskuld van die baie betrokkenes, en nou is die uitstekende geleentheid geskep om die aanhou van (spesifiek) honde en hul eienaars wat probleme in die gemeenskap veroorsaak, onder die vergrootglas te plaas.

Eerstens word daar gevind dat honde wat so erg aandag-afleibaar is dat dit ’n steurnis in die buurt veroorsaak, nie voldoende en bevredigende aandag geniet nie. Baie van hierdie eienaars werk voltyds weg van die huis en die honde is heeldag op hul eie – in die voortuin waar enige beweging in die straat ’n geweldige irriterende geblaf veroorsaak.

Dit is asof die dier vir elke voetganger wat verbyloop angstig wil vertel van hul eensame beperkende lot en niemand wil help nie – so blaf hulle met nog meer erns.

Watter erge treurige kakofonie van hondegeblaf bars los as die hele buurt se honde aansluit – iets om mee rekening te hou as die honde-eienaars nie weet wat tuis gebeur terwyl hulle nie daar is nie!

Of nog erger, hulle is tuis en die kakofonie wat in hul ore weerklink is vir hulle aanneemlik.

Tweedens, elke keer wanneer van hierdie heeldag werkende eienaars of gaste die huis verlaat toon die honde dikwels gedrag van skeidings-angsneurose. Dit kom in die vorm voor van ’n aanloop van ’n uilgeluid wat dan opbou na ’n erge aanhoudende, skerp, hoë honde geblaf wat tot vyf minute kan duur.

Wanneer daar meer as een hond op ’n erf of in die omgewing is, steek die een die ander een aan. Nogal ’n indrukwekkend lawaai as dit groot honderasse is, maar moenie die kleiner hondjies se skerp skeidingsangs-blawwe onderskat nie. Hierdie honde-gedrag word dan ook dikwels herhaal wanneer die eienaar(s) of gaste tuiskom.

Derdens, word geraasoorlas-honde soms in klein afgebakende areas aangehou – langs die slaapkamers, woon- of ontspannings-areas van die bure. Kleinmond-erwe is klein en uit die aard van die saak kan dit nie aanvaarbaar wees nie. Sulke honde is baie dikwels hipersensitief vir enige geluid in die omgewing en blaf vir bv. ’n deurklokkie wat gedruk word, blindings wat oop of toe getrek word, deure wat oopgemaak word, sommer enigiets wat by die bu-

re se huise gebeur.

Vierdens, hou baie mense honde aan as beskerming en wil hulle hê die honde moet aaneen blaf as afskrikmiddel. Later hoor die eienaars dit nie meer nie en is hulle ook onbewus van die honde se gedrag wanneer hul heeldag by die werk is. Wanneer van hierdie honde waarvan die gedrag as ’n geraasoorlas beskou word, aangespreek word, word dikwels gevind dat daardie honde se gedrag as uiters onderdanig, bang en skaam (‘timid’) beskryf kan word – dus alles behalwe wat van ’n beskerm-dier verwag word.

Dit is slegs wanneer ’n hond professioneel opgelei is om die eienaar of buurt te beskerm wat so ’n hond werklik tot sy reg kom.

Vyfdens, pas honde op een erf nie altyd by mekaar aan nie. (Incompatibility of dogs.) Dikwels hou mense twee groot honde aan en nog ’n klein hondjie wat die ander honde moet aanhits wanneer “iets” gebeur.

Ongelukkig kan hierdie “iets” in die vorm van enigiets voorkom, en wanneer die geblaf wel as funksie van ’n “waarskuwing” vir die omgewing moet dien, verloor dit die trefkrag a.g.v. die aanhoudende frekwensie

en intensiteit van die geblaf.

Sesdens, is daar besoekers aan die Overstrand wat hul honde saambring en STEEDS glo die “stads”honde mag en moet die hele naweek of langer die vryheid gegun word om “los” rond te hardloop en onbeperk te blaf.

Hierdie probleem is deur Pringlebaai -inwoners onder die aandag gebring. Hierdie sogenaamde vriendelike honde (wie sal weet voordat jy gebyt of uitmekaar geskeur is?) beperk die permanente inwoners se vryheid van beweging asook hul rustige vrede.

En laastens, word geraasoorlashonde oor die algemeen nie op ’n gereelde basis vir oefening of afleiding in die vorm van ’n stappie geneem nie. Daar is net nie tyd nie, of die eienaars kom “te laat” tuis, is moeg of het ander verpligtinge, ens.

Dankie aan die publiek wat positief reageer het op die skrywes. Ons soek ook insette vir oplossings vir hierdie probleem. Wie kan ons inlig oor prosedures wat by ander munisipaliteite gevolg word, en ook internasionaal? Baie dankie.

GERAASOORLAS@YAHOO.COM

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Kleinmond Gazette

Speelgoed-museum ’n besoek werd RONÉL GELDENHUYS Koekie de Jager van 2de Laan 93, Kleinmond, het lank terug besluit om die speelgoed wat sy deur die jare versamel het, uit te stal sodat die publiek ook hul vervloë jeug kan herleef tussen poppe, modelmotors, motorfietse en vliegtuie.

Van die speelgoed is beslis nie massavervaardigde produkte nie. Baie mense sal van die speelgoed uit hul kinderdae onthou: poppe van 1915, ’n “trekperd” wat met regte vel oorgetrek is van 1880, charms van 1940, pophuise, teestelle, kewpie-poppe en ’n magdom ander interessanthede.

Die museum is ’n ware belewenis en De Jager het ’n storie oor elke item in haar versameling.

Om ’n besoek by die speelgoedmuseum af te lê, skakel De Jager by 028 271 3798 om ’n geleë tyd te bespreek. Onthou dat kinders asseblief deur ’n volwassene vergesel moet wees. Die koste verbonde aan die besoek is R3 vir kinders en R5 vir volwassenes.

Tuesday 14 August 2012

Fynbos­seniors hou basaar Die Fynbos Seniorsentrum hou weer een van die dae basaar met lekker koffie, tee en koek, basaarpoeding, terte, beskuit, pannekoek en wit olifante en nog meer.

Kom luister na die Stoepsitters en geniet ’n heerlike dag op 25 Augustus van 09:00 by die NG-kerksaal, 1ste Laan 36.

Vir meer inligting skakel Melanie Wiles tussen 08:00 en 14:00 op 028 271 3602.

Dié museum het van kewpie- en ander poppe tot en ’n volledig toegeruste mini-kombuis. FOTO: VERSKAF

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Service please ­ trying to side­step the bureaucrats

SUDDENLY with all the rain there’s water in my dam! (Curious, this inbuilt affinity we humans have for water – it comes from a long way back, to be so deep-seated). The first frogs have already moved in. Heaven knows where they hid after I demolished their first little puddle, which they shared with some tilapia and a water snake, but there they are.

I’m happy about the frogs for another reason: they are indicators of the health of an ecosystem, and when they croak passion and defiance, I know my little corner of the universe is (for the time being) in working order.

Although I fall within the urban edge of my local authority, they have steadfastly kept me from buying their clean city water.

They have built a multi-million treatment plant 700 metres from me and a special connection was installed to supply water to me and my neighbours, but they neglected to

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tax me for the privilege, not of having it, but just of applying for it.

Now when I ask, they say: “You haven’t paid availability tax. Sorry, bye.”

I think a better answer would be: “We know it is our constitutional duty to give you water, so let’s see how we can do it.”

Shame, to be so lacking in imagination; imagine how dull their personal lives must be.

Eskom is another matter – they erected their poles, wires and transformers long ago, but the availability tax was so steep and the expected service so expensive and unpredictable that I opted out. Solar panels and wind chargers are going to be my power source and, most importantly, my own responsibility.

Ensuring a steady supply of water is going to be tricky – what with climate change, the springs are drying up for longer periods each season and a borehole is an uncertain and expensive way of getting hold of it –

collecting it from high up the hill is infinitely cheaper and greener than pumping it from the ground.

It is a most salutary exercise, trying to be independent, not just for side-stepping the bureaucrats, but also for sharpening one’s appreciation for where the stuff comes from and its importance in the broader scheme of things.

After my unsalutary dealings with the cursor cowboys, I was discouraged from pursuing my next quest, which was for information about where to get the information for getting the forms I need to bury myself on my own land (you know what I mean!), so I have shelved this one for the time being.

As I write this the tyres are burning on the N2 in a service-delivery protest by the poor people of Khayelitsha. Why did we ever believe the promises of the new regime about improving the lot of the poor and

powerless, not just of the politicians and their pals?

This “revolution” has been the worst kind of petit bourgeois grabfest – the only consolation the poor people have is that they are now being fleeced by their own. fouriejh@mweb.co.za

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Tuesday 14 August 2012

General - Algemeen

Kleinmond Gazette

Kleinmond VS Hawston Ondanks die gure weer Saterdag het Kleinmonders in groot getalle opgedaag om hul spanne te ondersteun toe Kleinmond hul bure Hawston die stryd aangesê het.

Kleinmond se 3de span verloor, 33–0, die 2de span verloor 13–6 en die 1ste span wen 11–9. - Wendy Tawse

Die eerste spanne baklei dit uit op die veld.

Derde spanne in ’n stryd gewikkel.

Botanical talks and trips The Kogelberg Botancial Society of South Africa will be hosting different talks in the next few months: TALKS Saturday 18 August Mike Allsop will talk on The role played by bees in our local ecosystem in the Nivenia Hall at 18:00.

Saturday 15 September Sean Privett will talk on Flowers, food and livelihood, the story of the Grootbos Foundation of which foundation Sean is a director and also has his own botanical consulting company.

Saturday 20 October Brian Huntley will talk on his experiences: Wildlife, wild places and wild times in Angola - 1971 to 2012.

Saturday 17 November Dr Syd Cullis will talk on the Centenary of the Scott Expedition to the South Pole.

At all talks, liquid refreshments will be served and a voluntary donation taken. Please check the posters for confirmation of venues or contact Merrilee: 028 272 9314.

TRIPS: Saturday 8 September: Call of the Kalahari A trip to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Judy New will give you a traveller’s view of the CKGR, which is not the desert you thought it might be. A lavishly illustrated talk, (many photographs, few words), showing the amazing herbal uses of plants by the !Xomeni Bushmen of the area.

After the talk a finger-supper will be served with complimentary wine.

This will be held at the Nivenia Hall, HPG at 18:00 and tickets will be R70 (limited to 100) and on sale from 20 August. Available from Penguin Place & Pam Golding B.B., the shop in Rooiels, Kleinmond Tourism Bureau and Jacques Ractliffe Pringle Bay 079 038 916.

Sally McConnell (028 2729170) is arranging the supper. Anyone contributing should please hand their slips for expenses (should they wish to be re-imbursed) to the treasurer Peter Berrisford.

On 18 August, weather permitting, a walk will be organised. Betsey says “It seems sensible to decide nearer the time on what actual walk we will do as the weather is not very reliable at the moment”.

Contact Betsey Joubert 028 272 9761 or meet at the Harold Porter Gardens car park at 09:00.

FOTO’S: WENDY TAWSE

Die tweede spanne het die pap dik aangemaak.

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Fisherhaven | Hawston | Kleinmond | Bettysbaai | Pringlebaai | Rooi-Els

Year 2 • Dinsdag 14 Augustus 2012 | Tel. 028 312 3717

Snoek go on a feeding frenzy in False Bay BOAT anglers in False Bay have reported huge schools of snoek from the west side of Robben Island to Hermanus.

Snoek catches were widespread, with seals being a big problem in Table Bay, taking almost every snoek hooked. There were some large sharks at Robben Island, and bronze whalers also gave the anglers catching snoek at Hangklip a hard time.

One small boat caught 40 big snoek in two hours last Monday – and the skipper said they could’ve continued catching, but would’ve sunk the boat.

Last Saturday some boat anglers catching snoek on Rapalas caught up to six snoek at a time.

The fish are full of anchovies, and one fisherman estimated that one fish must have had about 1,5 kg of anchovy in its stomach when it was cleaned.

Last Saturday the WP boat angling association held a successful inshore league.

Snoek, red roman, hottentot and jacopever were targeted, with most boats catching their full quotas of snoek.

The snoek were in good condition, between 3 and 4,5 kg, and present from just outside Hout Bay, right around to Cape Point and up to Miller’s Point.

A number of local boats found snoek straight out of Gordon’s Bay harbour, four miles out to the “ou snoekgronde” – in line

with the Steenbras River mouth.

Boats also located snoek shoals just off Pringle Bay and outside Hangklip Bay. The boats that launched at Hangklip also encountered an abundance of snoek.

Most boats working out of Hermanus, including rubber ducks and kayaks, reported catches close to the Hermanus harbour mouth.

The rock and surf anglers who fished locally caught one or two galjoen between Shark Rock and the small tidal pool in the Strand.

There is still plenty of red bait all along the coast. The recent spring tide has washed out many red bait pods nearer to the shore.

The Western Province bottom-fishing interprovincial was held at Kleinbaai two weeks ago and won by the WP blue team of Daniel Hughes (captain), Louis Becker and Delano Goldberg, all members of the Gordon’s Bay Boat Angling Club.

On day one teams caught snoek, red stumpnose, roman, silverfish and gurnard.

The biggest red stump, at 4,35 kg, was landed by up-and-coming junior angler Delano Goldberg (16), fishing for the Western Province blue team.

The heaviest snoek, at 4,9 kg, was landed

by Eastern Province angler Martin Gierz.

The leading team on day one was the WP red team of Gus Rautman (CBSC), Mike Pulcella (CBSC) and Mark Truter (GBBAC) with a score 414,02 points.

In second place was the WP blue team with 407,91 points, and in third place the Eastern Province Deep Sea Angling Association team of Kevin Clark, Martin Gierz and Richard Donaldson with 258,78 points.

The biggest snoek, at 4,3 kg, was again landed by Martin Gierz on day two. The heaviest red stump nose, at 3,5 kg, was caught by Mike Puicella, with Delano Goldberg landing the heaviest silverfish (1,25 kg).

The WP blue team were in the lead after day two, with the red team second.

On the final day of the competition, the EP and Border teams did very well, catch-

ing up considerably. EP were second with 787,66 points, and Border third with 525 points.

The top angler was Kevin Clark from EP with 172,79 points, with Martin Gierz, also from EP, second with 113,43 points.

Gus Rautman of the WP red team was third with 110,35 points.

The top skipper was Gustav Groenewald on Blaasoppie; second was Ian Fourie on Thandamanzi, and third Patric Christoudulo on Shanken.

Shore anglers are reminded that the Melkbos Strand Angling Club’s annual galjoen derby takes place on Saturday 1 September. This is the 10th anniversary of the tournament, and tickets will be available from Peter Bjergfeldt on 082 457 6409.

Your ticket gives you entry to the competition and includes a T-shirt, cap, lucky draw and club facilities. The competition is closed between the Cape Town harbour wall and Ysterfontien.

Lines are cast at 05:00, and weigh-ins start at 16:00 at the clubhouse I would like to thank Johan Mellet for the fine pictures of the swimming ostriches at Yzerfontein, which he sent to prove this is not just a “long-necked fisherman’s tale”.

For all your reel repairs and services, contact Art on 0 021 854 3831.

Send your fishing news and photos to 2 bjridgway@telkomsa.net.

20th Coronation Double Century under way The 20th Coronation Double Century will start and finish in the picturesque town of Swellendam on Saturday, 24 November.

The Coronation Double Century is a 202 km team event limited to 200 teams of between six and 12 riders each – approximately 2 400 cyclists.

There is a cut-off time of 10 hours and 30 minutes from each team’s official start time to complete the scenic route that passes through beautiful areas of the Overberg region, such as Ashton, Montagu and the infamous Tradouw Pass – including Op de Tradouw.

Entries for the prestigious 2012 Coronation Double Century will open 15 August.

Teams can enter the competition online at www.coronationdc.co.za.

Riders can make use of the notice board at www.coronationdc.co.za/notice-board to help put their teams together.

Cyclists are encouraged to enter early to avoid disappointment.

For event-related queries, please contact the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust Events Office on 021 681 4333 during office hours. Alternatively follow @CycleTourTrust on Twitter for regular updates.

Entries for the Coronation Double Century will open 15 August.