Kleinmond Gazette 18 Sept 2012

Year 2 • Tuesday 18 September 2012 | Tel. 028 312 3717

Sand, sun and leafy fun

Kleinmond Primary School’s young environmental activists marked both Arbour Week and International Coastal Cleanup Week when they set about planting trees and – with the help of Whale Coast Conservation and Working for the Coast – sprucing up the Kleinmond lagoon area. See more photos of their work on page 7. PHOTO: JANINE VAN DER RIET

Two more bodies found JANINE VAN DER RIET

Police divers have been searching throughout the week for three fishermen who went missing after their boat capsized in the Bot River lagoon in Fisherhaven on Sunday 9 September. The body of Alistair Marais (33) from Hawston was found trapped in fishing nets underwater on the day of the tragedy, but the other three fishermen remained missing. The bodies of two men were recovered at Fisherhaven Lagoon by the NSRI Hermanus volunteer duty crew this Sunday. It is suspected the bodies account for two of the three missing fishermen. Members of the public had

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stumbled upon one body in the water, floating just under the surface near where the boat had been found capsized last week. They marked the location using a flotation buoy. Members of the police, Forensic Pathology Services and NSRI Hermanus’s volunteer duty crew were activated and sped to the scene to recover the body. The body was handed into the care of the police and Forensic Pathology Services. The NSRI then continued to search, and a short while later found the body of a second man. It too had been floating just beneath the lagoon surface. The crew kept up the search, but there was no sign of the third missing fisherman. According to a press release issued by the

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Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), an internal investigation into the matter confirmed that the boat had not complied with basic South African Maritime Safety Authority requirements in that there were no life jackets or other items of safety gear on board. Lionel Adendorf, director of communication services at the DAFF, adds that no permit had been issued to allow anyone to fish the Bot River estuary, one of the top 10 nursery areas for a variety of fish species. The DAFF calls on fishermen to ensure that they meet all legal and safety requirements before they go out to sea, as these measures are aimed at saving lives. Action could be taken against those who fail to do so. At the time of going to print, the families of

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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. 0 028 271 3546. 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. 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

Tuesday 18 September 2012

Ommieberg beloof om die liefde te besing Oktober is nie net die mooiste maand nie, maar ook tyd vir Hangklip se uithanggeleentheid van die jaar – die Ommieberg Liefdekonsert wat Vrydag 5 Oktober om 19:00 in die Gemeentesentrum op Bettysbaai aangebied word. Laatslapers sal moet spring om nie dié jaar weer teleurgesteld te moet omdraai omdat hulle nie kaartjies kon kry nie. Daar is slegs ’n beperkte aantal kaartjies beskikbaar vir die derde en gewilde Ommieberg Konsertreeks. Vanjaar se konsert, met die tema Liefde, bied ’n musikale verskeidenheid met van ligte tot klassieke musiek deur plaaslike sanggroepe en gaskunstenaars. Die tenoor Peter Spreeuwenberg, Mia Steenkamp, ’n operastudent aan die Universiteit van Kaapstad, asook Kleinmond

se eie trompetspeler, Chrisjan Cruywagen, begelei deur Isabel Wagener, is van die verrassende nuwe kunstenaars wat vir die eerste keer op die Ommieberg-verhoog gaan verskyn. Onder die bekende kunstenaars wat tel Marion Roberts, internasionale operasangeres van Den Haag, en Ellenoré van As van Grabouw. Hangklip se gewilde Dayzees en Cliffhangers gaan ook vermaak met ’n mengelmoes van bekende liefdesliedjies wat hartsnare sal roer. Konsertgangers word aangemoedig om elegant aan te trek om te pas by die tema liefde. Kaartjies kos R60 en sluit tee en verversings, in en is te koop op Kleinmond by Albertyn Apteek en die NG kerkkantoor. Bel Sandra Taljaard by 083 308 6170.

Country Fair was genotvol Die Caledon Country Fair feesorganiseerders is tevrede met die pas afgelope fees. Linda Farenham, voorsitter van Caledon Toerisme, sê dit was duidelik dat Caledon gereed was vir iets nuut. “Hopelik gaan die Toerismeburo en die Caledon Veldblommegenootskap volgende jaar hande vat en ’n fenomenale fees aanbied.” Sy was veral opgemaak met kommentaar van besoekers wat die uitsig vanaf die tuin asook die ontspanne, rustige atmosfeer geniet het.

Die vrou naaste aan die skeerder is Roos von Weidts van Riviersonderend. Sy is besig om vir Amos van BKB met haar selfoon af te neem terwyl hy skeer. Inge Barnardo sit en ontspan op ’n houtbankie in die blommetent. Hier was baie soorte proteas en fynbos uitgestal. Daar is baie moeite gedoen en die tent het baie mooi vertoon. Daar het ook ’n stroompie water tussen die blomme gevloei.

Botanical Society calendar The Battle of Betty’s Bay, round 594 The next attack takes place on Sunday 7 October from 09:00 to noon at Court Way, off Porter Drive, towards the beach along Fair Road. Talks On Saturday 20 October Brian Huntley will speak on his experiences in a talk titled “Wild-

life, Wild Places and Wild Times in Angola – 1971 to 2012”. On Saturday 17 November, Dr Syd Cullis will talk on the centenary of the Scott expedition to the South Pole. Beverages will be served at all talks, and a voluntary donation taken. For venue confirmation contact Merrilee on 0 028 272 9314.

Flower and Eco Fair Revel in the Fernkloof Flower and Eco Fair from 09:00 to 17:00, Thursday to Sunday. Presented by the Hermanus Botanical Society in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve, the fair will show off the wild flowers of Hermanus and surrounding districts with over 400 specimens, as well as massed displays. There will be a focus on plant pollination through birds and bees, and the role these creatures have to play in the fynbos. Home-cooked fare and bunches of fynbos flowers will be on sale, as will indigenous plants at Jack’s Nursery. Entrance costs R30 for adults, R15 for pupils, and R20 for seniors on Thursday. To find out more call 0 028 316 3724.

LENTEPRET: Daar is met groot pret en plesier behoorlik gekuier by Tesselaarsdal se laerskool op 8 September tydens die Lentepretloop. Juf. Ree Sauls het haar tevredenheid uitgespreek oor die sukses van die verrigtinge. FOTO: STEPHEN YOUNG

Roelien van Altena, Karlien Venter en Annalise Nieuwoudt van die Hangklip Dayzees wat saam met die Cliffhangers gaan optree met ’n liefdes-medley by die Ommieberg Liefdekonsert.

Save the date

The Friends of Betty’s Bay Library are set to hold a fascinating and informative event at the library on 11 October at 10:30. The event will include a talk and photos on China, titled “Explore the Wonders and Mysteries of China”, by Ria de Klerk. For more information you can get in touch with Pip Prinsloo on 0 028 272 9949.

What’s on in Tourism Month 21 September (International Day of Peace) • Tourism bureau staff will dress up as hippies, and will work to promote a message of peace and tolerance to all visitors. • Barton Wine Farm will conduct a special winetasting at the bureau at 15:00. All are welcome. 22 to 24 September • Enjoy the Pringle Bay Windgat Festival – full programme to follow. • Breathe in the flower show at the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden. 24 September (Heritage Day) • Remember to take photos of your braai to enter the tourism bureau’s exciting competition to win a meat hamper. 27 September (National Tourism Day) • The bureau will work to promote local attractions, and will hold its annual general meeting at Mandy’s Kitchen. Contact the tourism bureau for more information on 0 028 271 5657.

Car boot sale

Find a new home for all your old and unwanted goods by getting in on a car boot sale happening from 09:00 to 13:00 on 15 December. The sale is set to take place at the Lakeside Chapel in Wheeler Road, Betty’s Bay. Registration costs R50 per car boot. Contact Steve de Villiers on 0 028 272 9582 or 083 436 7231 for more information.

Miems Markie vier eerste verjaardag Spesiale vieringe, onder meer ’n spitbraai, word beplan vir die naweek van 22 September om die Village Market se eerste verjaardag by Miems Restaurant in Pringlebaai te vier. Die Miems Markie sal 22, 23 en 24 September om 10:00 gehou word en is deel van die Pringlebaai Kuns- en Handwerkroete wat in die langnaweek hul deure vir besoekers oopgooi. In die “ou dae” is ’n gesellige mark elke Saterdag in Pringlebaai gehou waar van handwerk tot plante te koop aangebied is. Om een of ander rede het die mark egter doodgeloop. Sedert 24 September verlede jaar, word ’n mark egter weer elke Saterdag gehou. Die Village Market, of te wel Miems Markie, is ’n regte plattelandse dorpsmark met ’n heerlike atmosfeer en word by Miems Restaurant in die middedorp gehou.

Uitstallers benut die grondverdieping van Miems Restaurant om hul ware ten toon te stel. Kuns- en handwerk, uitsonderlike juwele, etniese kuns, klere en ander snuisterye word te koop aangebied en kry groot aftrek onder die plaaslike gemeenskap, naweekgangers en verbygangers. Die varsprodukte-stalletjie en Belgiese sjokolade-tafel is ook nie te versmaai nie. ’n Tweedehandse stalletjie se produkte kom handig te pas en enige wit olifant kan hier verkwansel word. Die mark is ’n gewilde saamkomplek vir die inwoners, en besoekers word sommer vriende. Maak dus ’n knoop in jou oor om tussen 10:00 en 14:00 ’n draai by die mark te gooi vir iets te ete, te drinke, om iets unieks van Pringlebaai aan te skaf of om sommer net die plaaslike kunstenaars en inwoners te ontmoet.

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Snoeke by die dosyne

Die see lê vol skuite by Kleinmond-hawe.

FOTO’S: PIETA PIETERSE

Die snoek is gereed vir kopers wat smul na ’n vars snoekie op die kole.

Skrop die snoek skoon.

Bees: facts and fables PENNY PALMER Despite the rain and wind, there was a larger than usual turnout at last week’s Kogelberg Botanical Society talk, during which Dr Mike Alsopp delivered a fascinating lecture on honeybees and honey production. There have been recent newspaper reports of worldwide losses of, in some places, whole colonies of bees. In certain parts of Great Britain recently, rain over several weeks caused many bees to die of hunger, causing the partial failure of fruit crops due to the absence of the pollinators. Some beekeepers fed their bees sugar water in an attempt to keep them alive. In many cases this was successful, but as the bees could not forage in the rain, no pollinating was possible anyway. So Dr Allsopp posed the question: “Are honeybees under threat?”. There has been a 30% loss of bee colonies worldwide, causing a loss of food security. Other threats to bees include disease, viruses, genetically modified crops, cellphone networks and, as above, food shortages that cause colony collapse disorder. These have occurred mainly in the USA and Europe. Despite similar problems, South Africa’s bee populations are essentially healthy, Alsopp said, though they do face other problems: environmental stress from pesticides, pollution and medication, and operational stress through being overworked as pollinators. These stresses should be taken as an early warning sign. The tradition in South Africa is to hunt for

wild bee populations and collect their honey. Honey production yielded only about 4 500 t in 1990, which has been reduced to 2 000 t due to honey importation and other issues. Another fable is that honeybees are endangered. It was pointed out that there are millions of colonies worldwide that are doing fine, and that whatever has an impact on honeybees has a similar impact on other species. Alsopp also asked: “Are honeybees a critical ecosystem service? Do honeybee loses threaten conservation and biodiversity?” There are reports that 80% of our indigenous flora is pollinated by honeybees. Because of their sheer numbers, honeybees are critical pollinators; however, Alsopp said, there is little evidence to show that they are the only pollinators. Loss of honeybees would mean more of other pollinators and probably limited, if any, ecosystem damage. All pollinators are critical ecosystem services, not only honey bees. Still, only honeybees can satisfy commercial pollination demands, and there is not enough indigenous forage to sustain the numbers of honeybees needed. Exotic forage, most commonly the gum tree, sustains the beekeeping industry in South Africa. To protect honeybees, you need to increase bee-friendly plants, in South Africa’s case exotics and crops. Much research on honeybees is being done worldwide, including under the Global Pollination Project, funded by the Global Environment Facility. In South Africa it is administered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (Sanbi). The Honeybee Forage Project, meanwhile, is funded by Working for Water and implemented by Sanbi.

Join up to fight crime in Hawston A brand new sub-forum, intended to help people tackle crime, was created during a recent community meeting in Hawston. The sub-forum, formed during a meeting held by residents in conjunction with the Hermanus police, councillors, church-

goers and taxi associations, was sete up to give people a platform on which to fight crime together. To join or find out more, call Constable Mbongeni Mazuthu, Hawston sector manager, on 0 082 777 4737.

Die snoek loop in Kleinmond. Vissermanne het hul hande behoorlik vol gehad Woensdag met snoek vir Afrika.

HOMEWARD BOUND: Sammy and Lucky, who were previously adopted from Animal Welfare and had a good life with their new owners, need to find a new home now as their owners are emigrating at the end of September. Sammy is a nine-year-old female fox terrier, and Lucky is an eight-year-old male crossbreed. They are hoping to find a home where they will get lots of love and attention – and ample space to run around. They cannot be adopted individually as the two best friends have never been separated. Phone Caren on 082 612 7399.

IMPORTANT NOTICE LAPSING OF UNEXERCISED USE RIGHTS IN TERMS OF SECTION 14(2) OF THE LAND USE PLANNING ORDINANCE, 1985 The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning: Section 14(2) of the Land Use Planning Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance 15 of 1985), (‘LUPO’), states that if any use right for land granted in terms of town planning schemes of land governed by the Townships Ordinance, 1934 (Ordinance 33 of 1934), (‘Townships Ordinance’), is not exercised by 30 June 2013 then the land shall be deemed to be zoned in accordance with the utilisation thereof. Section 14(2)(b) of LUPO provides that the Minister can appoint an appeal committee to extend this period, prior to the expiry thereof, on the application of the owner concerned and if the owner has suffered or will suffer loss. At this stage there is no intention to amend Section 14(2) of LUPO with the view to extend the lapsing period of 30 June 2013. Your attention is therefore drawn to Municipal Circular 19/2012, which can be accessed at address www.westerncape.gov.za/eadp/lupo/S14. Any interested party who may wish to comment on the matters raised in the circular must submit their written comment by no later than 7 October 2012 to Ms Chrizelle Kriel, email: Chrizelle.Kriel@westerncape.gov.za or fax: 021 483-4527. Ms Kriel can also be contacted on 021 483-0765. Human Communications C95507E

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Tuesday 18 September 2012

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Teachers deserve more Visser-tragedie Dit is ’n hartseerdag wanneer ’n gemeenskap vier van hul geliefde inwoners moontlik aan die dood moet afstaan. Drie van die vier vissermanne wat voorverlede Sondag as vermis aangegee is nadat hul skuit omgedop het, is moontlik gevind. Die familie moet nog die laaste twee lyke uitken, en eers dan kan die families die tragedie verwerk. In tye soos dié sien mens weer die harde werk wat die polisie, NSRI- en ander wetstoepassers daagliks doen. Vir ’n week lank het die polisieduikers daagliks in wind en weer na die lyke gesoek. Die moontlikheid dat die vissers die ongeluk oorleef het, is skraal, maar vir die polisie en NSRI is dit belangrik dat die families sekerheid kan hê oor wat met hul mense gebeur het. Ons wens die families sterkte toe in die moeilike tyd.

School holidays are upon us, and with them come the endless complaints about the privileged lives of teachers. It is an unfair assumption, as these are the people whom we entrust our children to, and whom we inadvertently expect to be grateful for the opportunity to teach our offspring. We also expect them to give up their weekends or evenings to facilitate extracurricular activity. In the old days teachers, like nurses, were accorded tremendous respect, and even the gangsters left them alone. They were psychologist, parent, doctor, priest and cop all rolled up into one. Now they are under stress because of low pay, overcrowded classrooms, problematic bureaucracy and a child who knows how the educational system works and who controls it. I do not begrudge teachers their term breaks. They work in a very demanding environment and receive very little recognition or thanks. The teachers who made an impression on me were those who allowed me to voice my opinions and disagree. They were democratic in imparting knowledge and showed me glimpses of the future, however dismal the present. I recall with fondness their challenges and their pride when I did well. Nowadays the

teaching profession seems stuck in a quagmire of doubt and disappointments. Teachers seem to have lost their enthusiasm – notwithstanding that there are still many dedicated and committed teachers who continue to persevere in the face of tremendous odds from parents and an unyielding bureaucracy. I sympathise when teachers resort to last measures such as going on strike for better working conditions. It is an uncaring educational authority whose dealings impact on the right of a child to a better education and on teachers merely wanting to do what they do best: nurturing the minds of the future. Who can forget the intentions of the outcomes-based curriculum or the recent debacle of missing or mismanaged set books in Limpopo? We have had visionary people at the helm, such as the late Kader Asmal and Naledi Pandor, who unfortunately inherited a system that was steeped in error and whose attempts at redressing imbalance led to further dysfunction. The casualties in any educational difficulties are the teachers and the children. There has been a huge outcry with the intended closure of schools in the Western Cape. The provincial government perceives the necessity of closing certain schools in the drive to

streamline resources and capacity. On the other hand, opponents motivate that there are sufficient pupils and teachers. What is essential is that children are not denied their human right to a stress-free education. I have noticed the non-existence of a high school in the Rooi Els–Kleinmond region. Many youths are transported to the nearest high schools in the Overstrand, creating a lack of youthful energy in an area one normally associates with high-schoolers. We should take an audit to establish exactly how many potential pupils live in these places. We have primary and pre-schools in the area; the absence of a secondary school begs a pertinent question – do we need a high school? We already have distinct racial demarcation regarding where people live, and if we are to develop a society that produces wellrounded and sensible adults, a high school reflecting those values is a good place to start.

Big thanks to SAPS, services and community Pringle Bay hack 82 The Betty’s Bay Ratepayers’ Association wishes to thank SAPS, SAPS Tracker and Dog Unit, SAPS Helicopter, Disaster Management, Fire Fighters, the Neighbourhood Watch and members of the community who all worked so tirelessly in the search for Brian Johnson Parker. The latest update is that he is still in hospital suffering from shock and exposure, but improving slowly.

DJ AND LIZ FICK.

Ed’s note: Johnson-Parker (72), suffering from Parkinson’s and living in Drivers Road, Betty’s Bay went for a walk on Monday, 10 September and never returned home. He was found two days later close to his home in a ditch, where after he was stabilised by Emergency Medical Rescue’s medics (EMR) before he was taken to hospital.

PLANT BOME: Estelle Schuurman van Whale Coast Conservation by leerlinge van Kleinmond Primêr in Proteadorp, besig om bome te plant ter ere van Nasionale Boomplantdag.

On 26 August the Hack Group commenced with the removal of alien vegetation at the car park to the main beach off William Road. A good start was made, but there is still much to be done at this site. The hackers present were Ed Silberbauer, Tom Dreyer, Jane Fearnhead, Frik Potgieter, Sue Folb, Carol Wilson, Neil and Penny Berens and John Whitehead. The next hack will be on Sunday 30 September 2012, and will again be at the car park to the main beach off William Road. As usual we will meet on the pavement opposite Drostersgat in Central Avenue, Pringle Bay, at 08:30, and will then proceed to the hack site. Everyone who would like to help rid Pringle Bay of alien vegetation will be welcome. The hack stops at 11:30. Hacking tools are provided. Contact John on 028 273 8807 or Ian on 028 273 8589, or just turn up at the meeting point. I am sad to report that Hoffie Hoffman, one of the original members of this Hack Group and one who remained a loyal member until ill health made him retire, died recently after a long illness. He was much involved in Pringle Bay Ratepayers’ affairs and will be missed by all.

JOHN WHITEHEAD, HACK GROUP CONVENOR

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Sportkykery ’n verslawing wat selfs voorblaaie oorheers

AL ooit die gevoel gekry sport is besig om hande uit te ruk? Ek weet fisiese oefening, spanwerk en gesonde mededinging is ’n “goeie ding”, maar ek kry so ’n krieweling oor wat ek deesdae al hoe meer sien en hoor. Verstaan my mooi, ek beoefen self sport. My lieflingsport is tennis, wat ek al meer as 50 jaar speel en nog so-so kan handhaaf op ’n beskeie vlak en teen spelers van my portuur. Ek het ’n pesoonlikheidsgebrek (ek hou nie van verloor nie, wat natuurlik ’n swakheid is teenoor die veel gesonder wens om te wen) maar oor die algemeen onderdruk ek dit en geniet die gevoel om ’n bal raak te klap en in die proses ’n bietjie te hol en te lag. As ek egter kyk na ander sportliefhebbers naby my en hulle amper ootmoedige toewyding aan hulle sportkykery, kry ek die ongemaklike gevoel dit word ’n verslawing. Ek ken mense wat oor ’n naweek tussen Vrydagen Sondagaand vyf rugbywedstryde, ver-

skeie ure se tennis en nog ’n krieketwedstryd ook inpas. Ek lees nou sportberigte op koerante se voorblaaie, wat ek vermoed daar geplaas is in hoop dat lesersgetalle meer gaan groei onder ’n publiek wat liewers van Maandag tot Saterdag nuus oor die vorige week se wedstryde en rugbyspelers wil lees as al die neerdrukkende moord en doodslag en ander vervelige sakies soos politiek, wetenskap, die kunste en dies meer. Ek geniet goeie rugby, veral toetse, en ek vermoed hierdie drang is by my ingeprent in my prille jeug, toe ek saam met my pa om ’n radio gehurk het in die nanag om te hoor hoe die Springbokke die All Blacks takel, of hoe Willie Toweel vir Pat Mackateer opfoeter. Dit het op daardie hoogs ontvanklike stadium van my in my onderbewussyn bly vassteek as ’n sinvol bedrywigheid, amper iets heiligs. Ek voel steeds daardie irrasionele gevoel van vervulling as “my” span of atleet

wen, en amper ’n soort depressie as hulle verloor. Die Romeine het geweet ’n bevolking rusteloos oor die ongelykhede in hulle samelewing, die korrupsie van hulle leiers en ’n gebrek aan vooruitsigte, vinnig en deeglik gesus kan word deur “brood en sirkusse”. Ek vermoed dis wat die kwantum sport wat die media toenemend opdis ook doen, al dink die beplanners hulle ontdekking is iets nuuts. Wat die professionele sportlui betref is daar ’n ander nuwigheid: die professionele “atleet”. Hierdie betekenis van die woord is van die Amerikaanse gebruik afgelei, en so ook is die rigting wat sport met skrikwekkende doelgerigtheid inneem – nie net die doedies met uitlokkende passies en rokkies nie, daar is die simptome van ’n ernstiger kwaal: hul reusagtige salarisse, die oordrewe openbare agting, die voortdurende nuus oor hulle affêres, siektes, die aandag wat aan elke sinnelose uitspraak van hierdie nuwe menings-

vormers gegee word: “Wat doen jy vir ontspanning na jou harde dag in die gimnasium en op die oefenveld?” “Uh, ek laaik om bietjie gholf te speel…” Sien julle by die game! fouriejh@mweb.co.za

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Betty’s Bay: home to penguins, politicians and petals Jackass penguins in a small colony at Stony Point are nowadays important residents of the small coastal town of Betty’s Bay. The remains of the old whaling station can be seen nearby. This information was gleaned from the research of Susan Jahme, great granddaughter of Captain Frank Cook. Captain Cook established the Southern Cross Whaling Station in 1912. They erected large oil storage tanks and a factory for processing whales. The Kleinmond harbour was known as Cook’s harbour. The whaling company of Captain Cook was liquidated in December 1914. Irvin & Johnson bought it in 1917, but only resumed whaling in 1925. They had to close it in 1930, during the depression. Betty’s Bay was established in 1930 by Hangklip Beach Estates. The road past Betty’s Bay used to be a private road – during World War II travellers had to prove that they lived in the village to be allowed through. Village growth was slow until the bridge across the Palmiet River was completed in 1953. Residents and visitors increased after that. The village was named after Betty, the daughter of Arthur Youldon, a member of the consortium that formed Hangklip Beach Estates. Another member of the group was Harold Porter, who owned the farm Shangrila. At his death in 1958 he left the farm as a national botanic garden. Today this garden has his name and is one of the greatest assets of Betty’s Bay. Electricity supply came as late as 1992. A group of Betty’s Bay residents worked against getting electricity in the village as they preferred the primitive rurality. A notable South African who spent his holidays in Betty’s Bay was the infamous Hendrik Verwoerd, prime minister from 1959. His premiership was dramatically terminated in 1966 when he was assassinated during a session in parliament by a deranged parlia-

mentary messenger, spawning worldwide headlines. His holiday home and bodyguards’ accommodation are still in the village. In 1963 Denys Heesom, who was holidaying there, rallied round a group of people who started clearing alien vegetation in Betty’s Bay. In 1970 a veld fire broke out; 20 houses were gutted and large tracts of fynbos burnt. After the fire, an abundance of spring flowers appeared, so residents decided to hold a flower show – now a biannual event. In 1973 the Betty’s Bay Wild Flower Society came into being. It takes care of the flower shows, and aspires to protect natural resources around the village. It also has a hiking trail in the heart of the fynbos in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. When reaching the last turning to the Kogelberg reserve, on the road from Betty’s Bay to Palmiet, one finds the well-known Elephant Rock. The smallholding at the foot of the mountain and directly below the rock goes – naturally – by the name Elephant Rock. There is a safe stopping place to view the rocks. When sunlight from the west catches the rock, it lights up the trunk and front legs of the elephant.

Burgemeester sterk tuis aan Nicolette Botha-Guthrie, uitvoerende burgemeester van die Overstrand-munisipaliteit, sterk tans tuis aan ná sy voorverlede Vrydag (7 September) ’n geslaagde rugoperasie by die Mediclinic Vergelegen in Somerset-Wes ondergaan het. Die operasie om ’n gekraakte rugwerwel te herstel, is deur die neurochirurg dr. Marius Small-Smith uitgevoer. Sy is deur plaaslike dokters na hom verwys ná ’n skandering gewys het spesialiswerk sou nodig wees. Burgemeester Botha-Guthrie het omtrent ’n week voor die operasie las van erge rugpyn ondervind. Hoewel daar aanvanklik gemeen is dat dit by wyse van die sleutelgattegniek reggestel sou kon word, is sy geopereer en die wond is tans nog sensitief. Die burgemeester is vir ses weke met siekteverlof. Haar beweging is veral vir die eerste twee weke ernstig aan bande gelê omdat dit van kritieke belang vir die sukses van die operasie is. Hoewel sy nie funksies en vergaderings sal kan bywoon tot 26 Oktober nie, beoog sy om deur middel van die Internet en die ondersteuning van haar kantoor op hoogte te bly van sake in die munisipaliteit. Die onderburgemeester, raadsheer Pieter Scholtz, sal gedurende dié tydperk die

Sip wine on the river Head for the banks of the Breede for a festive family fiesta amid the seventh Robertson Wine on the River weekend. Happening from 19 to 21 October, the festival is once again taking place in a spacious marquee at the charming riverside farm, Goudmyn, situated on the R317 between Robertson and Bonnievale. During the Robertson Wine on the River weekend you’ll get to enjoy laid-back country hospitality at its best as you taste more than 300 wines from over 40 wineries while soaking up the rhythm of live jazz, ballads and blues. Book your places at www.webtickets.co.za. For enquiries phone 0 023 626 3167.

leisels hou. Die raad en amptenary van die Overstrand-munisipaliteit wens haar ’n spoedige en volkome herstel toe. ) Die Kleinmond Gazette wens burgemeester Botha-Guthrie alle voorspoed toe – kyk mooi na uself en neem dit rustig. Overstrand Mayor Nicolette BothaGuthrie is recovering at home after undergoing a successful back operation at the Mediclinic Vergelegen in Somerset West on Friday 7 September. The Mayor had been suffering from severe backache during the week before the operation. Under doctors’ orders she has to confine her movements, especially during the next two weeks, and she has been booked off until 26 October. Until then the Mayor will not be able to attend meetings or functions, but she plans to stay on top of municipal business by way of the Internet and support from her office. Deputy mayor, Alderman Pieter Scholtz, will step in during her period of recovery. The council and officials of the municipality wish her a speedy and full recovery. ) We at the Kleinmond Gazette also wish you, Mrs Mayor, the very best for a speedy recovery. Do take care and look after yourself.

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Tuesday 18 September 2012

Get your bookmarks ready

FIFTY SHADES trilogy by EL James – Steve Connolly, managing director of Random House Struik, said in 25 years of publishing he hasn’t seen a book that has fuelled such a massive escalation in demand by readers. I am one of those gazillions worldwide to have been captivated by Fifty Shades, and read the trilogy over a weekend. The best way I can describe the trilogy is to say, think x-rated Pretty Woman. Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, but younger. Never mind reports of bad writing; quite frankly, i was too taken by the love story of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele for it to bother me. Woven into the very frequent S&M stuff they do is a real story. I found myself rooting for Christian and Ana, hoping that they would succeed in working through and sorting out his “habits”. He realises he has to, and tries to, learn the true meaning of love, and put behind him the reasons for his “needs” and controlling behaviour. Ana is an innocent and his total opposite. She thinks his behaviour is totally weird, to say the least, but falls irrevocably and totally in love with him. It shouldn't come as a surprise, but the four-letter word works overtime throughout the trilogy. CILENE BEKKER ) The Fifty Shades trilogy is available at the special price of R300, at Bargain Books in the Lifestyle Centre at Gateway.

The pick of the latest fiction, by Angela Key from Bookmark in Eastcliff shopping centre: “Definitely Tigers in Red Weather. Written by Liza Klaussmann, the great-great-granddaughter of Herman Melville, who wrote Moby Dick, it’s based on Martha’s Vineyard and is a real page-turning thriller. “Then Skios by Michael Frayn. It’s satire. I think he is superb. “Also Archipelago by Monique Roffey. I haven’t yet read it, but don’t you just love the cover? Makes you want to go there immediately. “Can I also mention the John Banville, Ancient Light?”

Monique Roffey wrote ARCHIPELAGO after the effects of climate change touched her family in a catastrophic way. “My brother had his home in the Caribbean knocked down in a flood four years ago. Climate change became very real for me. The planet is melting. I knew I should pick up my pen and write.” Archipelago is about a man, his young daughter and their dog who sail away from one archipelago to another and in the process make peace with the sea. This is a novel about escape, and how sometimes, if all else fails, it can offer a partial solution to tragedy.

The best books of the bunch The pick of the latest crop from The Book Cottage in Hermanus It’s the season to entertain, and many stunning new cookbooks are available. Given the choice of two only, Hettie Hull and Irma Bezuidenhout chose Karoo Kombuis by Sydda Essop and A Year on a Cape Wine Estate – Entertaining at Hamilton Russell Vineyards by Olive Hamilton Russell. The beautiful book by Olive Hamilton Russell follows the seasons, beginning with spring. Each month contains a complete menu with a starter, main course, side dishes and dessert. Olive believes in sustainablity, and in using what nature provides. Her recipes include produce such as black mussels from Walker Bay, fresh figs from her garden, fynbos honey made on the estate, and edible indigenous plants such as kooigoed and wild mushrooms. This book is for lovers of fine cui-

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sine and wonderful wine, and anyone who wants to taste the Winelands of the Cape. Delectable dishes include focaccia and honey panna cotta (with Chardonnay-poached prickly pears and fresh prickly pears), Walker Bay abalone done three ways, Waterblommetjie risotto with bokkom, and olive oil ice cream with sour fig syrup. Olive herself grew up on a farm and developed an interest in food from her parents and grandmothers, who were keen cooks. After majoring in food science at Stellenbosch University, she worked in the grocery department at Harvey Nichols in London, and as a trainee in product development and selection at Woolworths. Then she met Anthony and settled on Hamilton Russell Vineyards, where she regularly entertains guests with her innovative cuisine. The book costs R295.

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This photo from A Year on a Cape Wine Estate shows Olive Hamilton Russell relaxing with a glass of Chardonnay alongside Horrocks, the great dane.

Hettie Hull and Irma Bezuidenhout from The Book Cottage

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Set in Greece, SKIOS by Michael Frayn involves a sociopath who assumes the identity of a famous science authority. Mayhem ensues.

TIGERS IN RED WEATHER, written by Liza Klaussman, starts off with Nick and her cousin Helena, who grew up at Tiger House, the family estate on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. As World War II ends, Helena leaves the island for Hollywood and a new marriage, while Nick is reunited with her young husband. As the years pass the pair by, trips to Tiger House take on a new complexity, and on the brink of the 1960s their children make a sinister discovery. Described as a simmering novel of passion, betrayal and secret violence submerged beneath a polished and fragile façade, it’s told from five perspectives. KAROO KOMBUIS (In Engels Karoo Kitchen) deur Sydda Essop. Dié is ’n bederfboek, ’n houboek, ’n leesboek – vol onthoukos, foto’s en verhale uit ’n vergange era, en met veldmedisyne en boererate. Essop het met meer as 78 (meestal selfgeleerde) kokke en genesers tussen 23 en 95 jaar oud gepraat, almal uit verskillende kulturele uithoeke. Hulle vertel hul hartstories en deel hul kosbaarste familieresepte, soos gevulde springbokrugstring, pens-en-pootjies afvalpotjie, Ant Meraai se Hoenderpaai, Springbokfilet met ’n biltongkors en uiemarmelade. Mondwatervleislekkerte, én, die resepte is nie vol fiemies en fieterjasies nie. R450.

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Children work to save the earth

JANINE VAN DER RIET

Pupils from all over Kleinmond got their hands dirty over the past two weeks, doing their bit for Arbour Week and International Coastal Cleanup Week by planting trees and going on a trash-busting mission. Kleinmond Primary pupils, in a show of great enthusiasm, worked hard to clean up their school property. They were rewarded for their efforts with a badge and a refreshing drink and snack. Siyabulela’s little ones didn’t let the wind hold them back from getting stuck into the challenge of Coastal Cleanup Week. Laerskool Kleinmond’s pupils got in on the act too, teaming up with Whale Coast Conservation and Working for the Coast to clean the area around Kleinmond lagoon. They got gloves to protect their hands from the rubbish, and bags to hold it all. Working for the Coast brought hats to protect them all from the sun. In other outings during this time, the pupils of Siyabulela and Kleinmond Primary gave a little something back to the planet by planting trees.

Siyabulela’s planet protectors stand alongside the trees they planted.

Working with Coast helped to clean the beach and surroundings.

These pupils from Kleinmond Primary all received hats from Working for the Coast. PHOTOS: JANINE VAN DER RIET

Everyone made sure they had all the equipment they needed before heading to the lagoon to clean up.

Gloves and plastic bags were handed out at the Kleinmond lagoon.

Kleinmond Primary planted trees for Arbour Week.

AYEAYE CAPTAIN: Overstrand Municipality’s Casual Day pirate kings included (from left) Neville Michaels (director of Protection Services), municipal manager Coenie Groenewald and deputy mayor Alderman Pieter Scholtz. The competing municipal departments took to the auditorium stage to vie for the Casual Day trophies that were up for grabs. The Pirates of the Caribbean from the finance department were victorious. Groenewald says the municipality staff know how to work hard and play hard. PHOTOS: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

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Sun shines on golfers With the weather warming up a little, there was a turnout of 48 players on Wednesday 5 September, for a 4B combined STBF. Congratulations to Frans Vermeulen, who claimed the prize sponsored by Werners for being nearest the pin on hole 1. Overall the winners were: 1st G Lötter & H Strydom (75); 2nd L de Jager & K van der Merwe (72); 3rd C Basson & H Basson (71); 4th S Burger & L Pfister (70). On a lovely Spring afternoon on Friday 7 September, 40 players turned up for the Sundowner. R van Eeden landed nearest the pin on hole 1. The winners on the day were: 1st G Brown (24); 2nd M Vosloo (21); 3rd: B Low (21); 4th: J du Toit (20); 5th: D Viljoen (19); 6th: S Pretorius (19); 7th P Lotter (19).

With a beautiful, cloudless spring day on Saturday 8 September, a total of 112 players took to the golf course for a 4BBB STBF. With much of the wetness having drained away, it was clubs away for good games and good scores. Congratulations to M Holloway, who was nearest the pin on two holes – 7 and 12. The overall winners: 1st C Antonie & J Whitehead (44); 2nd H Upsher & L Pfister (44); 3rd S Roos & H Emmenis (43); 4th G Brown & G Lötter (42). Thanks go out to the sponsors of the short holes: Werners and E van der Hoven. Included in the total number of players for the day was a group of 48 players from Sanlam on the morning field. SHEILA AUGUSTYN

The top four golfers for the Sundowners were, from left: G Brown, M Vosloo, B Low and J du Toit

Snoek shoals now more widespread THE snoek run is still in full swing, although the shoals now seem more spread out. Last weekend boatmen caught less snoek than during the week, and at different venues owing to the southeasterly wind that picked up on Thursday and Friday and dispersed the fish. The previous week Strand professionals who fished in Table Bay were rewarded with a bonus catch of “slender tunny”, which often run along the West Coast to Table Bay with the snoek shoals when bait is abundant. Boatmen have many different names for these small tunny, including “small bluefin” and (incorrectly) “big-eye tunny”, as well as “little tunny” and “mackerel tunny”. I was fortunate to see part of a catch of these tunny on Roach Wessels’ boat Kill. To see what they look like, have a look in Professor Smith’s book (The Sea Fishes of South Africa), at plate 65 on page 298. Just after the southeaster slacked off a bit last Saturday, quite a number of professionals were pleasantly surprised to find big shoals of yellowtail just inside Cape Point. Quite a number of katonkel were also boated there over the same period. The Western Province Deep Sea Angling Association held a very successful South League competition at Struisbaai last weekend. The event was hosted by Overberg Skiboat Club, and competitors weighed in snoek, red stump, red roman, hottentot and silver fish. Gus Rautman, skipper of Seacat, ran from Gansbaai almost all the way

Golf news and results ) 4BBB medal competition, 12 September There was a turnout of 47 players. Nearest the pin on hole number 1: Anthony Ferreira (prize sponsored by Werners). Congratulations to the winners: 1. M Vosloo, N Mathee (61); 2. I Samuels, T Bruwer (63); 3. C Basson, H Basson (63); 4. H Grimbeek, F Eager (64). ) Sundowner, 13 September The results of the small playing field: 1. S Pretorius (25); 2. M Wentzel (24); 3. N Mathee (24); 4. H Emmenis (23).

The first three positions for the 4BBB STBF on 8 September were claimed by, from left: C Antonie and J Whitehead, H Upsher and L Pfister, and H Emmenis and S Roos.

to Hermanus to find snoek; his crew landed eight fish. His daughter Karla (7), a novice, landed a 3,65 kg snoek, but her second fish was taken by a seal. The snoek that had been plentiful off Kleinbaai had moved to the Kleinmond side of Hermanus. Most of the fish caught in the competition were silver fish of just over 1 kg. A gurnard of over 3 kg was also boated. Last Saturday Somerset West angler Louis Visagie and friends caught nine big snoek about 8 km southwest of the Steenbras River mouth before their pike bait was exhausted. The snoek were between 0,9 and 1,1 m long and weighed between 3,2 and 4,4 kg. Local shore anglers appear to be crawling out of the woodwork after the recent inclement weather. A few of these anglers managed to land a few kob of 50 cm and slightly bigger from Blake’s Beach and Harmony Park. Betty’s Bay regulars are still catching galjoen and the odd kob at Dawidskraal and from Die Been area.

) Singles medal competition, 15 September There was a playing field of 52 players. Those who played

knew that to be in the prizes one must almost have a round without blowouts, and that every single shot is counted. Nearest the pin on hole 1: P Lotter. Nearest the pin on hole 7: C Antonie. Nearest the pin on hole 12: A Brown. Werners and E Van der Hoven sponsored these short holes. The winners: 1. H Grimbeek (67); 2. H. Basson (69); 3. S Pretorius (69); 4. E Whitehead (70); 5. J Fife (70); 6. K Jonker (70); 7. A Brown (71); 8. H Upsher (71). ) Coming up: Remember the Fish Eagles competition when the “ou toppies” play together on 24 September. Because it is a public holiday, anyone can join in (men and women). SHEILA AUGUSTYN

Louis Visagie told me about his recent fishing trip to Linene, Mozambique, where they caught plenty of fish but suffered losses of almost R30 000 to theft. Louis said several valuable items were stolen while he towed his boat to Mozambique. The theft happened while travelling at night on the 60 km dirt road to Pumene, which takes two hours and passes through several villages. Louis said that at night thieves jumped on the boat and took a tent, stretcher and a luggage bag estimated at R12 000. On their return, about 10 km from Pumene, they lost four reels and a fishing bag, estimated at R15 000. Louis said poverty is at the root of the Karla Rautman (7) holds problem. up the 3,65 kg snoek she He advised caught off her father’s boat anglers not Seacat near Hermanus. to travel at night in Mozambique. If they do they must use a lockable trailer. Despite the theft he said the trip was wonderful, and the fishing extremely good, with quotas of bonito and king fish. He added that the visibility of sea is about 15 m and the water temperature 23 °C.