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Year 2 • Tuesday 6 November 2012 | Tel. 028 312 3717
Gazette joins Hermanus Times fold
Inwoners van Hawston steek ’n voertuig langs die pad aan die brand.
FOTO: JANINE VAN DER RIET
Die slag van Hawston
JANINE VAN DER RIET
Hawston het Saterdag oorlog teen die polisie verklaar ná lede van die spesiale SAPD-taakmag toegeslaan het op vermeende perlemoensmokkelaars in dié gebied. Dit was slegs ure ná Steven “Sai” Figaji (19), begrawe is nadat hy verdrink het. Figaji was na bewering besig om onwettig perlemoen te duik in Vermont toe die taakmag op hom afgekom het. Vriende wat saam met hom in die water was, sowel as sy familie, glo die taakmag het ’n rol in sy dood gespeel, en die saak word tans ondersoek. Die jaagtog tussen die taakmag en die beweerde perlemoensmokkelaars was “die laaste strooi” vir die gemeenskap en hulle het soos een man op die R43 toegesak, bande begin brand en die pad vir verkeer versper. Lede van die taakmag, Hermanus SAPD, Overstrand wetstoepassing en verkeer was
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After being launched as a stand-alone newspaper just over a year ago, the Kleinmond Gazette will be absorbed into the Hermanus Times and will no longer be published as a stand-alone newspaper. The last edition of the Kleinmond Gazette in its current form will be published on Tuesday 13 November. Boland Media, publishers of both the Hermanus Times and Kleinmond Gazette, took the decision to absorb the area covered by the Kleinmond Gazette into the Hermanus Times as this presents a better fit for the patterns of movement of residents in the Overstrand. Residents from Rooiels through Pringle Bay and Betty’s Bay and onto Kleinmond will now be served with news on their area in the Hermanus Times. Businesses will also be able to advertise to a broader market in the Hermanus Times. “The decision to merge the Kleinmond Gazette into the Hermanus Times was very carefully thought through and was informed primarily by the reality that the Overstrand area is a cohesive whole that spans the distance from Rooiels through to Hermanus, Stanford and Gansbaai. Residents within the broader Overstrand area have an interest in news throughout this area, due to their shared patterns of movement, and we want to be able to give them a single package of news and information on this broader area,” says Barrie de Beer, general manager of Boland Media. “Residents are encouraged to continue engaging with us on issues in their towns, so that we can continue serving them with news that matters to them, while businesses will now have the chance to also reach the broader Overstrand market through advertising in the Hermanus Times.” De Beer thanks the readers and advertisers of the Kleinmond Gazette for their support during the past year. “We do hope you will continue the relationship with us through the Hermanus Times,” he adds. “We would like this relationship to grow in the future.” ) Any queries can be directed to Ester Schultz (advertising), Janine van der Riet (editorial) or Annelien Dean (editorial publisher), on 028 312 3717.
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General - Algemeen
Kleinmond Gazette
Action group needs fridges
BEGAAFDE SEUN SOEK BORG VIR KAMPIOENSKAPPE: Hy is ’n seun met hope talent, maar as hy nie binnekort ’n borg kry vir die SA Juniorkampioenskappe nie, gaan sy drome dalk nie waar word nie. Nathan Magerman is onlangs vir die kampioenskappe in skaak gekies, wat tussen 15 en 21 Desember in Kaapstad gaan plaasvind. Sy ma, Erna, vertel dat skaak nie ’n goedkoop sport is nie en dat die koste van die toernooi ongeveer R5 000 beloop. Enigeen wat ’n bydrae wil lewer, word gevra om Erna dringend te kontak by 076 081 1137.
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
Women Action Group is appealing to the public to help them in their valuable charity work by donating a fridge/ fridges to store their supplies for the soup kitchen and other donations they receive. Women Action Group is an NGO chaired by Mariechen Spandiel. It dedicates itself to the communities of Hawston, Mount Pleasant and Zwelihle by supplying nutrition, education and moral support. Their main focus is HIV/Aids and the issues surrounding it, and one of their goals is to erase the negativity and stigma attached to being HIV positive. Spandiel is appealing, on behalf of the Women Action Group, to the public, the business community and other NGOs to partner them in the fight against HIV/ Aids. If you have a fridge to donate to the organisation, contact Mariechen on 028 271 8440 or 072 054 4421.
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Mayor’s husband passes away after illness LIANDA BEYERS-CRONJE One of the gentle giants of Hermanus, part of a family who made an indelible mark on the town and its history, Mark Guthrie, passed away peacefully yesterday morning after a long illness. The husband of the executive mayor of the Overstrand, Nicolette Botha-Guthrie, Mark, had been a gentle rock in her life during their ten year marriage. He also gave her one of the most precious gifts of her life, his children, who adore her as a mother and grandmother. Mark’s ties with Hermanus stretched back to his grandfather Francis Guthrie, who founded the law firm Guthrie and Theron in Caledon and who was responsible for most of the early developments in Hermanus, east of the Bayview Hotel through The Mossel Bay Land and Develop-
Mark Guthrie with Nicolette Botha-Guthrie. ment Co. Among the monuments left by Mark to Hermanus is the Mariner’s Village development and the Hermanus Public Protection Service (HPP), in which formation he played an instrumental role together with Basil Clarke-Brown.
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Mark had been in many respects a maverick, non-conformist and a pioneer during his illustrious career. His friends will remember him for his wisdom and his gentleness and – above all – his deep and steadfast love for his family, his adored wife and his God.
Open gardens and wine tasting in Elgin Make your way to Elgin, Vyeboom and Bot River during the weekend of 10 and 11 November for the Elgin Open Gardens. There will be 25 open gardens to enjoy. These gardens range from large established gardens, some over 50 years old, to young, recently planted gardens in villages and on smallholdings. Many gardens will offer plants for sale and will also offer tea time treats and light meals. An art and sculpture exhibition at Elgin Artist’s Group at Glenbrae, and the renowned botanical artist Vicki Thomas’s exhibition at Eikenhof is a must-see. There will be wine tasting in the local cellars or in the gardens themselves. The Elgin Wine Guild are launching a new wine route, which they have named the Elegantly Elgin Wine Route; they are using the Open Gardens weekends to focus on Sauvignon Blanc, a cultivar for which the Elgin Valley has become famous. For more information about all the activities, pay a visit to www.thecapecountymeander.co.za
More information about the Elgin Open Garden weekend can be downloaded from the website, including a leaflet that can be printed with a full programme of the activities on www.elginopengardens.co.za.
Potjies aan die kook in kompetisie vir ’n goeie doel Gringos, in samewerking met ’n groep vrywilligers, organiseer jaarliks ’n potjiekoskompetisie in Haweweg, Kleinmond, om fondse in te samel ten bate van ’n verdienstelike saak of organisasie. Hierdie jaar word die fondsinsameling op 10 November gehou, ten bate van Laerskool Kleinmond. Die kompetisie lok ’n aantal besoekers en beloof om ’n pret dag te wees met aktiwiteite vir kinders asook musiek en vermaak.Die Hangklip-Kleinmond toerismeburo hou ook die November lede-byeenkoms by die aangeleentheid en meer besonderhede is hierby aangeheg. Die potjies word beoordeel deur Franc Lubbe, sjef by die Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa. Pryse sluit onder andere vakansieverblyf by Goudini Spa in, asook ’n “Zipline”-avontuur in die Hemel-en-Aarde Vallei. Inskywingsvorms vir die potjies kan by die Hangklip-Kleinmond-toerismeburo verkry word.
Mobile service offered The Department of Home Affairs has announced the dates and venues for their mobile unit’s visits to the region during November. On Friday, 9 November they will be offering services between 10:00 and 14:00 at the Kleinmond Community Hall. For general enquiries about Home Affairs services and applications lodged, contact the client centre toll free number 0800 60 11 90. Clients can also check on the status of their ID-applications online at www.dha.gov.za or call the Caledon office on 028 214 3700.
Ratepayers report back
Franc Lubbe, sjef by die Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa gaan die beoordelaar wees.
The Kleinmond Ratepayers’ Association’s annual general meeting happens on 9 November at 10:00 in the Reformed Church hall on the corner of 6th Street and 13th Avenue. The annual subscription fee of R30 per household is payable just before the meeting starts. “This meeting is the best place to voice your concerns and aspirations for your town,” a spokesperson says. “A growing membership gives the committee the legitimacy that is so vital when it puts forward proposals and suggestions.” Contact Jannie Viljoen on 0 028 271 5958 for more information.
Tuesday 6 November 2012
News - Nuus
Kleinmond Gazette
Overstrand groet brandweer-hoof “Een van die swaarste dinge om te doen is om afskeid te neem, veral van ’n amptenaar wat 40 jaar lank uitmuntende diens gelewer het en diep spore in ons gemeenskap getrap het,” so het Nicolette BothaGuthrie, burgemeester van die Overstrand-munisipaliteit, verwys na Riaan Jacobs, wie se laaste dag as hoof van brandweer- en rampbestuurdienste aangebreek het. In haar huldeblyk aan Jacobs, wat gelewer is tydens die raadsvergadering op 31 Oktober, het Botha-Guthrie gesê sy weet hy verlaat die munisipaliteit met gemengde gevoelens. “Hy sien uit daarna om baas van sy eie tyd te wees, maar dit is swaar vir hom om die brandweer, wat hy tot een van die voorstes in die Wes-Kaap uitgebou het, agter te laat. “Ek is bly hy kan getuig dat sy baie jare by die munisipaliteit gelukkig was, dat hy ’n goeie gesindheid ervaar het en dat hy baie vriende hier gemaak het met wie hy seker steeds sal kuier en lag en gesels,” het Botha-Guthrie gesê. Jacobs en sy vrou, Dorethea, susterin-bevel van die Gansbaai-kliniek, het twee dogters, Hanrie (23) en Berna (21), wat albei nog steeds in die omgewing is. Sy loopbaan het in 1982 by die munisipaliteit begin toe hy as omgewingsgesondheidsbeampte by die Caledonafdelingsraad, later die Overberg-
Getrude Moses with friends of the community. Coenie Groenewald, die munisipale bestuurder, en burgemeester Nicolette Botha-Guthrie by Riaan Jacobs (middel) wat nou na 30 jaar diens, aftree as hoof van brandweer- en rampbestuurdienste. FOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG streekdiensteraad, ingeval het. Daar het hy as vrywilliger by brandweerdienste betrokke geraak. In Januarie 1993 is hy na Gansbaaimunisipaliteit, later Overstrand-munisipaliteit, om die pos as senior omgewingsgesondheidsbeampte te vul. Vyf jaar later het Jacobs hoof van gemeenskapsdienste geword, wat afdelings soos die brandweer en rampbestuur insluit. In 2002 is hy in sy huidige pos as Overstrand se hoof: brandweerdienste
en rampbestuur, aangestel. In daardie stadium was dit deur vrywilligers gedryf. As die enigste voltydse personeellid het Jacobs begin om die diens uit te bou. Vandag is daar 13 permanente personeellede en 70 reserviste, sowel as nege groot brandweerwaens en etlike kleiner bakkie-eenhede. Jacobs is van plan om hom nou toe te spits op van sy vele ander belangstellings, waaronder fotografie en houtwerk.
Werkskepping is projek se hoofdoel The Grail Centre Trust (GCT) van Kleinmond het ’n vennootskap met die Independent Development Trust (IDT) gesluit,om betekenisvolle werk vir 100 werkloses in die streek te skep. Die IDT is gekoppel aan die regering se Expand Public Works-programme. Die GCT is werksaam in Kleinmond ,Mount Pleasant, Botrivier,Hawston en Uitsig in Caledon en die 100 werksgeleenthede is oor al hierdie gebiede versprei. In Uitsig het 16 Change Agents uit die program van die GCT die geleentheid gekry om as navorsers werkservaring te verkry en is tans besig om behoefte bepaling in die gemeenskap te doen. Die doel hiervan is om die spesifieke prioriteitsareas van die gemeenskap te identifiseer en te bepaal hoe die program dit kan aanspreek om die gemeenskap ’n beter plek te maak. Hulle werk alreeds as vrywilligers in die program en is tans besig met die leierskapsopleidingsprogram van die GCT. Hierdie groepie Change Agents doen dan gedurende dié tyd vrywillige werk by instansies in die Caledon-gebied by Uitsig-crèche, Sinobuntucrèche, Tafelronde Herberg en Sonskyn-kleuterskool. Hierdie groep vroue was ook onlangs verantwoordelik vir die skoonmaak van slote en strate in en om Uitsig.
Hier is die groep agente besig om in Uitsig rommel op te tel. Daar is verlede week verkeerdelik berig dat een van die mense op die foto ’n bosslaper is. FOTO: JAPIE ROUX Die groep het intussen begin met ’n nuwe projek genaamd Siyazondla wat beteken “ons voed onsself”. Hulle is besig met groentetuine in agterplase, asook by Sonkyn Kleuterskool waar die groente uit hul tuin gebruik word vir hul sopkombuis,waaruit behoeftige kinders van Uitsig gevoed word. Die agente sny ook ou buitebande
in die vorm van blompotte wat hulle verkoop om bykomende geld in te samel vir die aankoop van kos vir die behoeftige kinders Enige skenkings soos saad,kunsmis asook sop bestanddele is baie welkom. Bel Sarie Flippies, die leier in die Caledon-gebied, by 0723624660 vir nadere inligting.
Geyser project to be implemented The Overstrand Municipality and Eskom’s geyser control project currently being implemented in Kleinmond, Hawston, Hermanus, Stanford and Gansbaai to help manage electricity demand during evening peak time, is gaining momentum. The municipality wishes to thank residents who have already agreed to support the project. Altogether 2 800 of a total of 6 400 units were installed by the end of November 2012. The Overstrand Municipality requests residents to join forces with Eskom and the municipality by supporting the programme aimed at connecting appliance control devices (also called switches or relays) to their gey-
sers. The device switches off the power supply to geysers during times of peak demand, that is between 18:00 and 20:00. The Overstrand Municipality and Eskom appointed Powertech IST, an Energy Services Company (ESCo), to implement the programme in Kleinmond, Hawston, Hermanus, Stanford and Gansbaai. According to Gerard van der Merwe, manager: utilities, municipalities and commercial business unit at Powertech IST, qualified installers will visit homes in these areas to install relays during November. The appliance control device is installed next to the distribution board
in the house. Provision is made for the installation of such a device in the municipality’s bylaws. A qualified contractor with an Overstrand Municipality, Eskom and Powertech IST identity card will do the installation. It is free of charge and takes approximately 20 minutes. The power of the house will be switched off before installation and switched on again after the installation is completed. The contractor does not work on the geyser itself and the installation has no effect on electrical equipment and appliances. More information can be obtained from the call centre on 083 228 0268.
Honoured for outstanding service At the Cuppa for Cansa, which that was held on Sunday 21 October, Getrude Moses, also known as Peggy, was honoured by the community for receiving the Mariëtte Loots Friends for Life Award. This award is given on a national level to a volunteer who renders exceptional, outstanding services to cancer patients and the community. Getrude Moses is a retired nurse and has been a volunteer since 1999 in Bot River. Getrude is trained in patient care, health programmes and fund-raising and is actively involved in all three these areas. The volunteer visits an average of 9 patients per month on a weekly basis and in the case of a terminally ill patient, twice a day. She also facilitates a support group for survivors and their care-givers on a quarterly basis and involves them with the Relay for Life. At the same time Getrude strives towards community involvement and therefore recruits volunteers and introduces the services of Cansa at
churches and community organisations. She identifies leaders to establish a well functioning liaison committee, of which she’s the chair. With each health vampaign, Getrude speaks to schools and other organisations; distributes pamphlets and assists with screenings at the local clinics. She really uses every opportunity to educate the community. In front of her house is a bus stop where school kids are dropped. She once held a talk about smoking on the bus, because she saw so many children smoking while waiting for their peers. She even directs customers in the supermarket to rather buy products with the Cansa seal of approval on them. Getrude and the members of the liaison committee organize the Cuppa for Cansa and take part in the yearly fun walk, Toktokkie campaign and CansaRelay For Life. What a privilege to have such an exceptional volunteer in our local community – she is a real role model to all of us.
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Kleinmond Gazette
Tuesday 6 November 2012
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Buckle up, it’s that time of the year again
Vat hande Die afgelope naweek was Hawston ’n slagveld. Die verkeer was ontwrig en baie motoriste moes omdraai – terug Kleinmond toe of terug Hermanus toe ná ure se gewag, in die hoop dat die pad binnekort sou oopmaak. Selfs die ambulanse wat van die R43 gebruik moes maak om by noodgevalle te kom, moes lang ompaaie en alternatiewe roetes gebruik. Party mense van Hawston voel te nagekom deur die SAPD-spesiale taakmageenheid van die Kaap. Hulle voel hul menseregte word vertrap en sê hul word hardhandig behandel. Tussendeur het verskeie beamptes vir hul lewe gevrees terwyl hulle motoriste en padverbruikers teen klipgooi en koeëls beskerm het. Ons hoop die polisie en die inwoners van Hawston kan hande vat, die verlede agter hulle plaas en die verhouding tussen al die rolspelers weer opbou.
Summer is around the corner and the usual influx of visitors to the Overstrand brings tremendous benefits to the region. We are not only a terrific holiday destination but also a respite from the bustle of urban living. We have been experiencing a very cold and wet winter accompanied by howling winds, with gallons of water seeping into peoples’ homes. Normally during the rainfall season, our businesses suffer. Local residents prefer staying indoors, much like the rest of the Western Cape population. Rather than braving the adverse weather, we only leave the comfort of our homes when birth or death beckons. It is that time of the year when we prepare our moving chariots for those camping trips, visiting friends and family in other provinces and those quintessentially road trips to our favourite vacation getaways. The family car needs its major service with workshops and garages conducting a booming trade during these final months of the year. A friend warned me about servicing the car and having a mechanical checkup specifically during this time as the workshops, when requested to do a service, would find a myriad faults when reporting to the owner. He stated that it is the intention of
the workers to secure a decent annual bonus and sometimes well maintained parts would mysteriously develop a fault. As we are concerned about the safety of ourselves and passengers, we hardly ever quibble over the new and sudden quotes. How much of this tale is steeped in truth and how much was meant to alarm me isn’t the issue.The point of departure for me is the fact that consumers can end up with a hefty bill for a simple service of a vehicle. The motor vehicle is a precision instrument and it will go in the direction you steer it but needs our respect. Statistics have proven that drinking and driving leads to accidents and much worse and yet many of us continue to imbibe far too much and then get behind the wheel feeling that we own the world Children without seatbelts is another concern and sometimes our parental love requires that they sit on our lap in the front passenger seat. No matter how fast you travel, I will get to the same destination in one piece by travelling at the set speed limit while you will incur fines, harsh words from fellow drivers and even worse, a terrible tragedy. It is even more painful to witness children in a speeding car driven by a driver
with no regard for other road users. Rather be late than dead. I recently saw a man transporting equipment in an open bakkie with his worker sitting in the back in the pouring rain while the driver had the full and solo comfort of the cab. Something was wrong with that picture and brought back decades old images of the tot system and virtual serfdom. The car is an essential part of modern family life and will ensure the creation of beautiful memories driving past stunning vistas and bringing us safely to places where we will produce further moments of holiday happiness.
Music icons team-up
BEST TABLE TO SERVE: Peggy Wynne from Kleinmond was very excited Saturday before last, when she was put in charge of the bazaar pudding table for the Kleinmond Fellowship Church. This table was very popular, as no-one can say no to a nice Peppermint Crisp tart and custard with jelly.
PHOTO: PIETA PIETERSE
Two of South Africa’s music icons team-up for Wendy’s New Album Sneak Preview Tour. Wendy Oldfield and Lionel Bastos can be seen at periGator’s periScope Theater on Saturday 10 November at 21:30. Wendy Oldfield first made a name for herself on radio performing the hit This Boy with rock outfit The Sweatband in the early 80s. After further success with songs like Tonight, Shape of Her Body, and many years of touring and performing, she left the group to start a solo career. Her first solo album was Beautiful World. Wendy’s vocal performance on the album won her the Octave award in 1992 for Best Female Vocalist. She was nominated for an MNet film score award in 1995 and wrote soundtracks for Leon Schuster’s Sweet and Short and There’s a Zulu on my stoep. In 2010 Wendy released the ambient world music album In The Womb and also performed at the opening kick-off concert of the Soccer World Cup. Wendy will be joined by Lionel Bastos, who is a multiple award-nominated and award winning artist/singer/songwriter and producer. He is one of the most recorded songwriters in South Africa. In Luxemburg he had three successive number ones with songs he wrote and produced for Jimmy Wagner, one of which was later on a BMG worldwide released compilation “We Two Are One” Ticket are only R60, and can be booked through Ali at Ali 082 457 9403. For more information, and to listen to Wendy’s first single, New Dress, visit her website at http://wendyoldfield.co.za
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It is the pain that is dental, my friend . . .
A friend of German origin who was born over there near the end of WW II thinks his wonky teeth may be due to the lack of essential nutrients and minerals in his early post-war diet. His innate frugality, I guess, is also the result of his wartime upbringing. Like all imaginative people, he hates going to the dentist. He tells me about his instinctive aversion and I concur by quoting him a little bit of (now-forgotten) Ogden Nash: Some pains are physical Some pains mental But worst of all Is the pain that is dental. He recently told me that he was planning to visit his dentist “just for a quote”. I applauded his mature decision and wished him success. Knowing the state of his teeth though, my heart went out to him. Saw him again recently. “So did you go for
your quote?” He nodded “Yes”. “Let me guess,” I said, “price of a small car?” “No,” he mumbled, “big car…” And there is the dentists’ dilemma – they operate in the same environment as the medics, but they critically lack the power of life and death of the latter. Sadly people just don’t die of their teeth (not directly, at any rate). So while the doctors are cheerfully hiking their charges, the dentists are, er, stuck in a hole; their art is just more at the mercy of market forces. For many people economics is a matter of painful choices about spending scarce resources, and I imagine people faced with the need for a better car or extensive dentistry but not both, will opt for the first, private transport being what it is over here. A lot of what we do as humans and how we do it, derives from our expectations and if these are not met, we become miserable. I believe of
all the professions, dentists have the highest incidence of suicide, probably the result of unmet expectations and the ghastly daily grind of peering down the gullet of a wide-awake patient who glares back at you. Of course human expectations are relative, not absolute. This insight helps explain the behaviour of the super-rich, for instance. It seems incomprehensible to us bottom feeders that people who have every conceivable amenity and commodity could ever feel anything but wildly euphoric. But no, apparently just the thought of one of your peers having a car/house/wife/bank account more remarkable than your own is so ghastly that it will goad you onto new pinnacles of avarice or dump you into troughs of despair. So dear reader, the next time a vast new 4x4 or flashy German sedan passes you, look at the invariably glum face of the driver and let your
heart go out to him/her in pity. And pity the poor Porsche owners too, who always seem to be driving around alone. Doing the sort of things that made you able to afford the beast probably also made you the kind of person noone wants to drive with. fouriejh@mweb.co.za
Tuesday 6 November 2012
News - Nuus
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Junior stadsraadslede vir 2013 ingehuldig CILENE BEKKER Die junior stadsraadslede vir 2013 is Maandag 29 Oktober tydens ’n plegtige geleentheid by die munisipale ouditorium ingehuldig. Dié jeugprogram is in 2004 gevestig deur oudskoolhoof Theo de Wet en bestaan tans uit 35 leerlinge, verteenwoordigend van al ses skole in die Overstrand. Die program word gedryf deur Enlighten Education Trust namens die munisipaliteit, met De Wet aan die stuur. Van die doelwitte van die junior stadsraasprogram is betrokkenheid by gemeenskapsprojekte, om leierskapskwaliteite te ontwikkel, en die bewusmaking van omgewingskwessies. Corrie Keyser (Hoërskool Hermanus), die uitgaande junior burgemeester, het ’n oorsig van hul aktiwiteite deur die jaar gegee, onder meer hul betrokkenheid by 40 gemeenskapsprojekte. Van die nuwe bestuurslede het ook ’n beurt gekry om ’n kort praatjie te lewer. Hoewel nog nie so gesout soos die huidige bestuurslede nie, het Marlo Jacobs (Hawston Sekondêr), die nuwe junior burgemeester, hom goed van sy taak gekwyt. Hy het vertel hoe hy gewroeg het oor dié toespraak. “Toe ek hoor ek kan maar in Afri-
Hier is 2013 se junior stadsraadslede. Leerlinge met donker serpe dien as uitvoerende bestuurslede. Marlo Jacobs (junior burgemeester) sit tussen Nicolette Botha-Guthrie (burgemeester) en Theo de Wet. Regs van De Wet is Anethemba Tyobe, junior onder-burgemeester. Die ander onder-burgemeester is Kim Bishop, wat langs Botha-Guthrie sit. FOTO’S: CILENE BEKKER kaans praat, toe slaap ek sommer beter,” het hy geskerts. Die tema van sy toespraak aardverwarming en die impak van lugbesoedeling en bevolkingsaanwas. In haar toespraak het burgemeester Nicolette Botha-Guthrie gesê sy is entoesiasties oor die groep se positiewe gees.
“Die beste manier om die jeug toe te rus vir die uitdagings van die toekoms, is om leierskapseienskappe te ontwikkel en te bevorder,” het Botha-Guthrie gesê. Elk van die uitgaande raadslede het meriete-sertifikate van die burgemeester ontvang, en die nuwe raadslede is ingehuldig met die ge-
bruiklike serp-seremonie. Van die junior stadsraadslede het tussendeur die gehoor getrakteer met musieknommers. Layla Arrison (Curro Hermanus) het kitaar gespeel en gesing, en Lorenzo van Schalkwyk (Hoërskool Hermanus) het ’n klaviersolo gelewer. Siphesihle Liwani en Zimbini
Mahala (albei van Khayiya Sekondêr) se sangduet was ’n hoogtepunt, veral met hul uitvoering van die volkslied in a capella-styl. Die gehoor het saam ingeval, maar net saggies, om nie die twee leerlinge se suiwer stemme te oorweldig nie. Die verrigtinge is afgesluit met ’n vingerete.
Kansa soek Kleinmonders JANINE VAN DER RIET ’n Spankaptein-vergadering vir die Overstrand Kansa Relay for Life is Dinsdagaand by die Wine Village gehou, waar nuwe planne uitgedink en aanmekaar gesit is vir volgende jaar se Relay for Life, wat in Maart 2013 op Hermanus plaasvind. Die komitee is aan die spanne voorgestel en die doelwitte is uiteengesit. Die komitee soek ten minste 150 spanne vir die volgende pretloop, en hoop vir inskrywings van Kleinmond, Botrivier en Gansbaai. Die borge vir die 2013-geleentheid is Weetbix en die televisiekanaal e.tv. Die te- Die Overstrand Kansa Relay for Life-komitee en spanleiers Dinsdagaand tydens ’n spankapteinma is Gesonde Leefstyl. vergadering. FOTO: JANINE VAN DER RIET Gaan na die sosiale netHou die Kleinmond Gazette dop werkblad Facebook, en tik in: can- nodig word om die byeenkoms ’n vir meer inligting, besoek die Facesarelayforlifeoverstrand 2013 vir al sukses te maak. Die koste om aan hierdie jaarlik- book-webblad of kontak die Kansadie nuutste inligting oor fondsinsameling-projekte, funksies wat ge- se hoogtepunt deel te neem is R700 kantoor by 028 316 3678. hou gaan word en alles wat nog be- per span of R70 per lid.
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Soapie puts Bot River on the map The 1980’s television series Nommer Asseblief (number please), put Bot River on the map and was enjoyed by viewers countrywide. After that the little village was never the same. Every Thursday evening all the viewers sat nailed to the evening soapie and made sure that they just don’t miss this lively programme. They believed it was a live broadcast from Bot River. The characters became part of the households and their tales and quips had viewers in stitches. The village and its post office suddenly became a popular tourist attraction. The residents of Bot River believed that it was in their own village where this popular film production was made. When everybody wondered why Bot River was chosen for
the film, the script writer, Obie Pretorius, said that she grew up in Bot Rivier and that the characters in the series were living there in her youth. Lissie en Thysie and uncle Fasie with their lively conversations were true to that time. She could still hear them reasoning on a number of matters. One could not really recognise the inside of the post office but visitor from the Transvaal would specially turned off at the Bot River sign and walk into the post office and asked to see Tant Lissie at the counter. The butchery also changed since becoming known countrywide. The Bot River Butchery sign has disappeared and was replaced with Koorsen’s Bo-
erewors in big red letters. The owner immediately started selling his special boerewors in packaging with a friendly uncle to show the importance of the sausage seen on television.
Die nuwe junior burgemeester is Marlo Jacobs, hier saam met sy ouers, Laura en Marlon, en klein Jay-Lee. “Ons is so trots op hom,” het pa Marlon gesê. “Dis goed dat jongmense betrokke wil raak, en dis ’n voorreg om deel te wees van so ’n program.”
Air quality highlighted The Overberg District Municipality will implement a new air quality management plan from the start of 2013. The plan aims to ensure municipal areas achieve the prescribed air quality standards. The document is currently in draft form, and the public has the opportunity to comment until 21 November. The plan was presented at the Overberg Integrated Conservation Group (OICG) meeting held in Bredasdorp on 24 October. The Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative is a member of the OICG. Air quality refers to noise and odour, addressing sources of air pollution. The draft plan highlights specific sources of pollution in the Overberg, such as industrial operations in Gansbaai and Hermanus, agricultural activities such as crop burning, vehicle emissions and biomass burning, including veld fires.
Air quality monitoring undertaken in 2006 in the Overberg found that pollution levels were low, and well within the thresholds required by national government. Sulphur dioxide levels were, however, higher in Gansbaai and Bot River, while nitrogen dioxide values were higher in Zwelihle, Hermanus. Through the air quality management plan, the Overberg District Municipality is hoping to address the lack of skills in the field of air quality management at municipal level. It also aims to facilitate proper communication between municipalities, provincial government, business and industry, as well as other interested and affected parties. Any comments regarding the air quality management plan can be sent to Neville Dreyer at ndreyer@odm.org.za or phone 028 313 1243 before 21 November.
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General - Algemeen
Kleinmond Gazette
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Oord spog met ’n lushof van tuine in kompetisie PIETA PIETERSE Kogelpark Aftreeoord het verlede week die uitslae van die informele tuinkompetisie bekend gemaak. Die hele oord is ’n lushof van tuine, maar die beoordelaars het drie tuine gekies as wentuine. Eerste prys het gegaan aan JC van der Merwe, huis 17, se pragtuin. Tweede was Gieta Swart, huis 8, met die mooi vetplante. Derde was Tobie en Elsa Erasmus, huis 4, met hul mooi kleurvolle tuin. Die Kogelpark-bestuursliggaam bedank al die inwoners wat soveel moeite doen om hul tuintjies netjies en kleurvol te hou – dit maak die oord ’n sierraad vir die oog.
KLEURVOL: JC van der Merwe het eerste plek verower vir sy mooi tuin.
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Gieta Swart met haar waterbesparende vetplante het tweede plek gewen.
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Soldiers remembered The annual Armistice Day Parade, also known as Poppy Day Service, will be held this Sunday 11 November at the Cenotaph on Market Square in Hermanus. This international event is held this year on the same date the First World War was ended. Soldiers who died during active duty in service of their country are commemorated at a wreath laying ceremony. The service in Hermanus is organised by the local Seagull Shellhole of the Memorable Order of Tin Hats (MOTH’s). The military band and a guard of honour will be provided by the Regiment Westelike Provincie. People and organisations who want to take part in the wreath laying ceremony
can contact Trevor Floyd at 082 270 6372. Proceedings begin at 10:30 when the dignitaries will take their places, followed by the entry of the Guard of Honour. Exactly at 11:00 the flag will be lowered and two minutes of silence will be maintained to honour the fallen of the two World Wars and other armed conflicts of our time. Wreath laying will then follow. Messages will be delivered this year by the Old Bill of the Hermanus Shellhole of the Moths, Harvey Saayman, and the Mayor. Parking areas and streets in front of the cenotaph will be closed for the public from 06:00 till after the ceremony, including Marine Road from Harbour Road up to the Market Street.
Tuesday 6 November 2012
General - Algemeen
Kleinmond Gazette
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Ysland se mere en vulkane bekoor Kiekieklub DEON JOUBERT Met ’n kompetisie tema soos Ope Kategorie kan dit nie anders wees as om ’n groot aantal inskrywings te ontvang nie. Die fotograwe het dus nie geskroom om hul beste pogings uit te haal en in te skryf vir die kompetisie nie. Soos gebruiklik het Michael Flemming elke inskrywing bespreek en so ook die wenners aangewys. Eervolle vermelding is gegee aan Alex Boonzaaier, Gerdi Deuble, Ronél Geldenhuys, Julie Grové, Christo Kok, Maryna Loubser en Gerhard van Helsdingen. In die derde plek Alex Boonzaaier, tweede Anita Du Toit en in die eerste plek Nico Jacobs. Veels geluk aan die wenners. Die wenfoto’s word by Kleinmond Apteek, Spar Supermark, Kleinmond Biblioteek en in die Kerksaal vertoon. Noël Morkel doen hierna ’n aanbieding van hul onlangse besoek aan Ysland gedurende Augustus . Hy en Marieta het die gewilde Laugar-
vegur-staproete oor ses dae vanaf Skogar aan die kus tot by Landmannalauger gestap. Die roete loop oor die Fimmvorduhalspas wat naby die Eyjafjallajokull-vulkaan verby gaan. Dit is die vulkaan wat in April 2010 ná ’n yslike uitbarsting, ’n reuse aswolk veroorsaak het, wat internasionale lugverkeer tot ’n stilstand gebring het. Vir ’n paar dae toer hulle in die binneland waar slegs 4x4-voertuie aanbeveel word. Die paaie is slegs gedurende die somer oop. Die uitgebluste Askja-vulkaan word besoek. Dié vulkaan het in 1875 uitgebars en twee kubieke kilometer rots is uitgeblaas waarvan gruis en stof tot in Denemarke geval het. Die as van die uitbarsting het die omliggende land onvrugbaar gemaak en dit lyk soos ’n maanlandskap waar niks groei nie. Die eerste Amerikaanse maanlanding-ruimtevaarders het hier geoefen met hul maan-voertuie. Ry ook verby Hekla, ’n aktiewe vulkaan wat laas in 2000 uitgebars het. Hekla bars ongeveer elke tien jaar uit en die
Yslanders verwag dit kan nou enige oomblik gebeur. As gevolg van die gletsers, waarvan Vatnajokull die grootste is en 15% van Ysland se oppervlak beslaan, is daar baie riviere en indrukwekkende watervalle soos die Gullfoss, Dettifoss, Godafoss,Dynjandi en baie ander. Daar is ’n geteerde sirkel roete om die eiland wat besoeke aan die baie fjords en kusdorpies vergemaklik. Ook Jokulsarlon, die plek waar ysberge en stukke ys dryf in die meer, wat afgebreek het van die nabygeleë gletser, was n groot belewenis. Ysland is ’n besoekers-vriendelike land met baie mooi landskappe, watervalle, geotermiese aktiwiteite en gerieflike verblyf. Baie dankie Noël vir ’n baie interessante saamtoer na ’n baie uitsonderlike land. Ons het ook ’n werkswinkel aangebied Saterdag 27 Oktober oor kamerategnieke waar Michael Flemming heelwat nuttige wenke met ons gedeel het.
Dankie aan ons borge – Kleinmond Superspar, Kleinmond Apteek en ASK Security – wat ons help om van die Kiekieklub ’n sukses te maak. Ons volgende byeenkoms sal op 27 November om 19:00 in die Biblioteeksaal plaasvind. Die kompetisie se tema is Selfone en moet nie later as 12:00 op 23 November ingehandig word nie. Die kampioen van kampioene-foto’s sal aangewys word. Dit is nou die wenfoto wat gekies word uit die jaar se wenners. Aangesien dit ons afsluiting is sal geen aanbieding gedoen word nie. Die reëls vir inskrywings bly dieselfde, met ’n maksimum van twee foto’s per persoon en die foto’s moet asseblief 15 mm x 10 mm groot wees wat op ’n B4 (die helfte van A4) ligte wit karton gemonteer is. Onthou ook om wondergom te gebruik om die foto’s te monteer. Sien julle daar, maar onthou om julle kamera’s te laat werk, werk, werk, werk. Kontak Deon Joubert by 028 271 3069 vir nadere besonderhede.
Eervolle vermelding: Maryna Loubser
Pragtige waterval.
Eerste: Nico Jacobs
’n Monster 4x4 in vergeleke met ’n gewone 4x4 voertuig.
Tweede: Anita du Toit
Derde: Alex Boonzaaier
Eervolle vermelding: Ronél Geldenhuys
Eervolle vermelding: Julie Grové
Eervolle vermelding: Christo Kok
Eervolle vermelding: Gerdi Deuble
Eervolle vermelding: Gerhard van Helsdingen
Fisherhaven | Hawston | Kleinmond | Bettysbaai | Pringlebaai | Rooiels
Year 2 • Dinsdag 6 November 2012 | Tel. 028 312 3717
Southeaster blows in the yellowtail It is important for all anglers to take careful note of the weather and moon phases before and during all fishing activities. Many anglers believe that the neap tide periods, which occur a few days between new and full moon, are the best times to fish. Full moon and neap tides are also good times to clean up reefs and gullies, and to collect bait. Certain parts of the beaches during these low tides expose many worm holes and prawn holes, and mussels can also be pumped off the beaches more easily. Good practice during the very low tides is to venture out onto the reefs and gullies to fish in the deeper water. As the tide rises one can slowly move closer to the shore and fish almost to high tide, and then carry on fishing on the exposed beach itself. There is very little danger when slowly fishing the beach, for as the water rises one is gently persuaded back by the incoming tide. The only time one must really take care is during the very strong southeaster, which can cause prob-
lems when wading back through the deep gullies. The present southeaster has brought some nice-coloured kob water our way, and has driven a number of yellowtail shoals into the bay on the Fish Hoek side. The main Kranz spinnermen were very active last week; a number of top anglers, such as Barry Rose, had one or two yellowtail and the odd snoek. A number of boatmen who ventured to Cape Point were also rewarded with a few yellowtail in the 4 to 7 kg class. Kayak fishermen who braved the wind in Milk Bay and inside “Die Poort” boated a number of medium geelbek, smallish kob and a few white stumpnose. Shore anglers bagged some Morocco-size geelbek and an odd kob from Shark Rock, “Verleëbank”
and Blake’s Island using very fresh chokka. It never ceases to surprise me as to how many anglers store their reels with the drag fully tightened and full of sand and sea water for long periods before commencing fishing once again. After fishing, rinse the reel in fresh water with drag on, then release the drag completely and spray with Q20 before storing. After using a prawn pump, wash it thoroughly with fresh water before slacking off the pressure to relieve the rubber washers or ball. Never use oil on the shaft or washers. . For all your reel repairs and services, phone Art on 021 854 3831. Send your fishing news and photos to bjridgway@telkomsa.net.
Draf of stap deur natuurskoon Hermanus Adventures se Hemel-en-Aarde-veldwedloop en Pret-bosloop ten bate van die Groenberg-jukskeiklub, wat vroeër weens reën uitgestel is, sal nou Saterdag 10 November plaasvind. Maak solank ’n aantekening in julle dagboeke om teleurstelling te voorkom en kom geniet die natuurskoon van die vallei en die Onrustrivier op hierdie roete. Daar sal ’n 6 km pret-bosloop wees, waar beide hardlopers en stappers welkom is. Vir die meer ernstige deelnemers het Paul du Toit ’n 12 km-veldwedlooproete uitgelê wat atlete ’n stukkie teerpad gee om op te warm, waarna hulle die Hemelen-Aarde-vallei, Camphill-plaas en Onrustrivier-oewerpaaie sal aandurf. Die inskrywingsfooi is R56 vir die langasems en R36 vir die pret-bosloop. Die atlete wat reeds ingeskryf en betaal het se inskrywings is outomaties geldig. Daar gaan ’n swetterjoel
pryse wees wat uitgedeel sal word aan die eerste drie plekke onder die mans, vrouens, meisies en seuns om hulle te beloon vir hulle deelname. Die eerste 200 deelnemers word ook beloon met ’n medalje ter herinnering aan die wedloop van die jaar. Daar gaan ook gelukkige trekkings wees reg deur die dag, terwyl die Groenberg-jukskeiklub sorg vir heerlike eet- en drinkgoed. Die 12 km-veldwedloop spring om 08:00 weg en die 6 km pret-bosloop om 08:10, van die Hemel-en-Aarde Village-sentrum. Laat inskrywings vanaf 06:30. Belangstellendes kan ook aanlyn inskryf by www.enteronline.co.za. Vir meer inligting, kontak Jako Botes by 083 549 8678 of lawnmagic@hermanus.co.za; Carina Botha by 076 681 1920 of pinocchio@hermanus.co.za; of Stella Geldenhuys by 082 810 6785. Besoek www.hermanusadventures.co.za.
Eagles and birdies abound SHEILA AUGUSTYN
Christelle Oosthuizen met haar bronsmedalje en die gidse van die SA-span. FOTO: VERSKAF
Interklub-hengel skop af in Boland LISTON DAVIDOWITZ Boland-kushengel het onlangs hul eerste interklub-kompetisie in die Weskus gehou, in gure weer wat nie goed vir kushengel is nie. Die meeste van die visse wat gevang is, was sandhaaie, maar daar was nogtans ’n paar spesies wat goeie punte aan sommige hengelaars besorg het. Bernard Kramer van Paarlklub het ’n arendrog van 18,03 kg gevang, saam met ’n paar sandhaaie, en hy was ook die algehele wenner van die dag. Die grootste vis vir die dag was ook ’n arendrog van 21,58 kg wat deur Jacob du Plessis van Bredas-
dorp gevang is. Die topklubs ná die eerste kompetisie is dan Paarl A1, Bredasdorp A1, Drostdy A1, gevolg in die vierde plek deur Hermanus A1. Dorothea Cronjé was op die dag die top dames-hengelaar. Christelle Oosthuizen, Boland se top vroue-hengelaar, wat vir Drostdyklub hengel, het vir die Suid-Afrikaanse vroue-span aan die FIPSwêreldkampioenskappe in Holland gehengel, waar sy die bronsmedalje verower het. Die vroue-span het algeheel sesde uit 16 spanne gekom, maar die beste nuus is ongetwyfeld dat Christelle die derde plek behaal het.
) Wednesday competition on 24 October - Greensomes: With the nice weather 51 players were on the field. Nearest the pin on hole no. 1: G Graham (Prize sponsored by Werners). Nearest the pin on hole no. 12: M Visser (Prize sponsored by Burger Turf). Nearest the pin on hole no. 16: H Basson. Results: First: K Burger & N Mathee (42); second: H van Zyl & H Strydom (41).; third: S Burger & F Bruwer (40). ) Friday sundowner competition on 26 October: Notwithstanding the adverse weather conditions during the day 32 players took to the field in the afternoon. Nearest the pin on hole no. 12: S Burger (Prize sponsored by Werners Butchery). Nearest the pin on hole no. 16: N Mathee (Prize sponsored by Asset Man-
agement). Results: First was M Visser (25); second H Huisamen (24); third: C Bredenkamp (23); fourth: N Mathee (23); fifth: R Low (23) and sixth: K Burger (22). (Photo shows the winners of Sundowner: M Visser, H Huisamen, C Bredenkamp, N Mathee, R Low and K Burger) ) Saturday competition on 27 October - 4BBB Stableford: Results: First: E Lambrecht & M Annandale (48); second: H van Zyl & M Wentzel (47); third: C de Jager & S Murie (45) and fourth: C Antonie & L van Zyl (45). Nearest the pin on hole no .1: F. Bruwer (prize sponsored by Werners Butchery). Nearest the pin on hole no. 16: W van Niekerk (prize sponsored by Burger Turf). Our grateful thanks go to all the sponsors. The winner of the R500 monthly meat hamper was Sylvia Daniels.
Hangklip Athletic Club supported the Bot River Van der Stel challenge on Saturday 26 October. The athletes who took part were Marie Vorster, Heidi McLachlan, Henk Griessel, Anli Groenewald, Ansu and Conraad Dippenaar and the club’s chairperson, Sandy Keizerwaard (in photo), who found the race one of the toughest races that she has ever run.
The winners of the Greensomes on Wednesday 24 October were H van Zyl & H Strydom (2nd); B Uys Kleinmond Golf captain, and N Mathee & K Burger (1st)
Winners in the sundowner competition on Friday 26 October were M Visser, H Huisamen, C Bredenkamp, N Mathee, R Low and K Burger.