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Year 2 • Tuesday 11 September 2012 | Tel. 028 312 3717
Die Rossta Gastehuis in Heuningkloof, Kleinmond, waar Christa Ross in die vroeë oggendure van Vrydag 31 Augustus vermoor is. Roubeklaers het enkelsteelrose wat by die roudiens uitgedeel is, voor die huis kom neerlê ná die diens. INSET: Christa and Rossie just after they moved to Kleinmond.
No suspects charged yet
JANINE VAN DER RIET
Senior police detectives have been assigned to the investigation into the murder of Christa Ross, a Kleinmond resident who was killed in her guesthouse on 31 August. Ross (59) moved to Kleinmond with her husband Rossie (61) in 2010 to fulfil their lifelong dream of owning a guesthouse at the sea. The name of the Heuningskloof guesthouse, Rossta, was taken from Rossie (Ros) and Christa (Sta). They had lived in Kimberley for
28 years before living their dream in Kleinmond. According to the police, it seems Christa was strangled before being thrown into a bath of boiling-hot water. Her body was found just after 11:00 on Friday 1 September in the bathroom of their fourbedroom guesthouse, only hours after her husband left at 03:45 for Johannesburg for business. Three guests were checked in at the guesthouse at the time of the murder. When more guests arrived the following
morning to check in, nobody opened the door; the guests called Rossie, who phoned a neighbour to investigate. Christa’s body was found in the bath. Her cellphone and engagement ring, as well as white linen from her bedroom, were missing. Captain Jacobus Marthinus of the Kleinmond police says the case is still being investigated. “We cannot comment at this stage, as the case is very sensitive, but we have senior officers helping with the investigation.” Asked whether a suspect has been identified
yet, Marthinus says the police are working around the clock, and that they cannot divulge anything at the moment. A funeral was held for Christa on Friday. Read more on page 3.
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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.
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Tuesday 11 September 2012
Kleinmond student gets top award A Kleinmond college student has been named the top National Vocational Certificate (NCV) student in Boland College. Boland College’s Caledon campus recently held its Campus Merit function, which every year gives honour to top achievers. Egan Swartz from the Kleinmond campus was announced as the best office administration level 4 student and overall best NCV student in Boland College. Campus manager Sugnét Sieberhagen told the parents that the function served to recognise those students who had worked exceptionally hard throughout. Hetsie van Schalkwyk, programme leader, went on to motivate the students with inspiring words from televangelist Joel Osteen. After the merit awards had been handed out, Sieberhagen also announced the new student representative council members for 2013, and wished them well in their term.
The top achievers recognised at the college’s Caledon campus are (from left) Egan Swartz (best overall Boland College student in office administration, and overall best NCV student), Marsha Murtz (staff trophy), Samantha Munyaka (office administration), Rozanne Oostendorp (safety in society), Melinda Calitz (management assistance) and Brendan Jonkers (electrical infrastructure construction).
Making a splash on Casual Day
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
Scary duo Celeste Scheepers and Murgal Samuels from Hangklip–Kleinmond Tourism got on board for Casual Day on Friday by donning their pirating finery and hoisting the Jolly Roger.. A car boot sale will take place at the Lakeside Chapel in Wheeler Road, Betty’s Bay, from 09:00 to 13:00 on 15 December. All your unwanted goods could end up as somebody else’s treasured possessions. The cost is R50 per car boot. For more information call Steve de Villiers on 028 272 9582 or 083 436 7231
The staff of Potter’s Garden did their Casual Day duty with a coordinated wave of aquatic blue. From left are Ria Moorby, Alva Cronje, Doreen Visser and Margie Arries.
News from Hawston Primary EISTEDDFOD WINNERS: The Hawston Primary pupils who participated in the Overberg Eisteddfod on Friday 31 August brought back 1 green, 3 cum laude, 7 gold and 13 silver certificates for their Afrikaans poetry recitations. Sopheen Jacobs (left) helped prepare the children for the eisteddfod, as did Karin DAniels, who was absent when the photo was taken. School principal JJ Swart (right) was very proud of his pupils’ outstanding performance. PHOTOS: KERRY VAN RENSBURG
This group of pupils from Hawston Primary presented a line-dancing item at the launch of National Book Week, which took place in the Zwelihle community hall on Monday. The event was attended by several VIPs, including Dr Ivan Meyer, MEC of Cultural Affairs and Sport, who delivered the keynote speech.
Carol Ann Kühn, a grade 4 pupil at Hawston Primary, participated in the final of the Overberg Education District’s circuit 2 spelling bee last Thursday, and claimed second place for her brilliant Afrikaans spelling skills.
Tuesday 11 September 2012
News - Nuus
Roubeklaers verlaat die NG Kerk Kleinmond ná die roudiens vir die vermoorde Christa Ross Vrydagmiddag. Foto: HEDDA MITTNER
Hulde aan ’n lewe gekenmerk deur liefde
HEDDA MITTNER
“Sy was die beste ma in die wêreld,” het Ian Ross in ’n gebroke stem gesê tydens die roudiens vir die vermoorde Christa Ross Vrydagmiddag – ’n week ná haar dood – in die NG Kerk, Kleinmond. Die kerk was stampvol vriende en familielede wat van heinde en verre gekom het om afskeid te neem, en die diens is met tye onderbreek deur hartverskeurende snikke. Die skriflesing tydens die diens, gelei deur ds. Barry Lordan, was uit 1 Korinthiërs 13 vers 12 en 13, wat handel oor die liefde. Lordan het gesê dit was gepas vir Ross, wie se lewe gekenmerk was deur liefde. Sy is beskryf as ’n nederige, saggeaarde, kreatiewe en hardwerkende mens met baie deursettingsvermoë. Lordan het verwys na die tergende vrae rondom Ross se dood deur te sê hy bid nie net vir vertroosting vir haar familielede nie, maar ook vir helderheid oor die omstandighede van Ross se dood.
“Nou kyk ons nog in ’n dowwe spieël en sien ’n raaiselagtige beeld, maar eendag sal ons alles sien soos dit werklik is.” Hy het die polisie sterkte toegebid met hulle moordondersoek. Ross se man, Rossie, het nie tydens die diens gepraat nie en het strak voor hom uitgekyk. Haar broer, Sam Manefeldt, en haar seun, Ian Ross, was albei duidelik aangedaan toe hulle huldeblyke aan hul suster en ma gebring het. “My ma was mooi van binne en buite,” het haar seun gesê. “Sy het soveel liefde vir almal gehad en sou enigiets vir ander doen. Sy was die beste ma in die wêreld.” Ross het ook sy dank uitgespreek teenoor die gemeenskap, polisie, dokter en apteker vir hul ondersteuning in hierdie moeilike tyd. “Ek kan nie glo hoeveel boodskappe en oproepe ons ontvang het nie, en hoeveel mense bakke kos vir ons aangedra het nie.” Manefeldt het sy huldeblyk afgesluit met ’n aanhaling van Andrew Lloyd Webber: “There’s one more angel in Heaven, one more star in the sky, Christa it’s tough but we’re going to get by.”
Lyk gevind by Rooisand ’n Kapenaar het vermoedelik selfmoord gepleeg deur homself aan ’n boom op te hang. Die 29-jarige man se lyk is Woensdagmiddag 5 September by Rooisand ontdek. Die Kleinmond-polisie is besig met ’n geregtelike doodsondersoek en wou nie die man se naam bekend maak nie, omdat al sy naasbestaandes nog nie van sy dood in kennis gestel is nie.
Sy ouers het sy bakkie met behulp van ’n motoropsporingstelsel by Rooisand opgespoor nadat hy die vorige dag vermis geraak het. Volgens kapt. Jacobus Marthinus van die Kleinmond-polisie, het sy ouers laat blyk hul seun het probleme ondervind voordat hy weggery het uit die Kaap en het vermoedelik sy lewe by Rooisand beëindig.
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LUGREDDING: ’n Man is Saterdagmiddag per helikopter na ’n hospitaal gebring na hy in ’n ongeluk op die R44 in Pringlebaai was. Dit is nog nie seker wat presies gebeur het nie, maar dit blyk die man wat met ’n motorfiets gery het, was in ’n botsing met ’n voertuig betrokke. Die man, in sy veertigs, het verskeie frakture opgedoen en is vir moontlike rug- en nekbeserings behandel. Mediese personeel was vinnig op die toneel en het hom gestabiliseer voor hy per helikopter na die Mediclinic Cape Gate geneem is. Die bestuurder van die voertuig is nie in die ongeluk beseer nie. Die pad was vir ’n wyle gesluit terwyl die helikopter geland het.
Nog ’n SuperSpar beroof ’n Inbraak het Dinsdagnag by die Kleinmond SuperSpar plaasgevind en ongeveer R100 000 se sigarette is gesteel. Volgens kapt. Jacobus Marthinus van die Kleinmond-polisie het die inbrekers toegang deur die dak verkry en ook daarin geslaag om die winkel se alarmstelsel te omseil. “Ons vermoed dis ’n georganiseerde rooftog, want daar is die laaste tyd by verskeie Spar-takke op soortgelyke wyse ingebreek,” het Marthi-
nus gesê. Geen ander items is gesteel, behalwe die sigarette nie. Die inbraak is vroeg Woensdagoggend 5 September ontdek toe personeel opgedaag het vir werk. Gerhard le Roux, een van die eienaars van die SuperSpar, het by navraag gesê hulle het addisionele voorsorgmaatreëls daargestel en sekuriteit verder opgeskerp sodat so ’n voorval nie weer gebeur nie.
Wild horses killed on R44 KERRY VAN RENSBURG Two wild horses were killed by a car just after midnight on Saturday 25 August. The accident occurred when a driver travelling from Kleinmond towards Arabella collided with two horses that were in the road near Lamloch at 00:35. The driver was seriously injured. Professor Frans van der Merwe, an authority on local wild horses and author of the The Kleinmond Wild Horses, was at the accident scene early on Saturday morning. He says the accident claimed the lives of a young stallion and a heavily pregnant mare. Mark Johns, conservation manager at the Koegelberg Nature Reserve, said CapeNature was notified on the Monday morning following the accident that two dead horses had been left on the side of the R44. With help from the municipality, the horses were then buried.
Signage indicating that motorists should slow down and be aware of horses roaming the Kleinmond area has apparently been approved, but has yet to be put up. The fencing that was destroyed in a fire that raged through properties along the R44 and Rooisand almost two years ago has not been restored. Van der Merwe says he advised CapeNature, the municipality and the Bot River Estuary Forum in June last year to fix the fences along the R44 as “it was an accident waiting to happen”. The horses were part of a herd regarded as the country’s only wild horses. They live in the wetland close to the mouth of the Bot River, and roam freely between the nature reserve and private property in the area. Johns said the private landowners were under no obligation to fix their fences to safeguard the horses. Gazette could not determine the driver’s condition before the time of going to print.
Entoesiastiese kunstenaartjies leef hulself uit in Botrivier Stap jy op Botrivier se stasie, kry jy die alombekende Shuntin’ Shed met sy kaggel wat deesdae so lekker warm brand, maar oorkant die spoor is allerhande dinge aan die gebeur. Eers was daar die Deli waar jy nie net jou hande om ’n kokende beker koffie kan vou nie, maar ook sommer lank kan kuier en klets. Toe maak Lady Chic Boutique oop – ’n heerlike snuffelwinkel met pragtige tweedehandse en nuwe klere en bykomstighede. En nou is daar nog ’n nuwe gesig. Die klein sinkgeboutjie wat tot nou toe as houtstoor gebruik is, se deure is skielik oop en daarbinne is ’n kunsateljee besig om gestalte te kry. Marianne Howe en Thea Swanepoel, eienaars van die ateljee, het gedink dit sal ’n goeie idee wees om so ’n ateljee te begin om die jong mense van die dorp ’n bietjie te leer oor kuns en handwerk en allerhande lekker dinge wat die handjies en die koppe kan besig hou. Marianne het die idee genoem aan ’n meisie wat toevallig daar aangekom het, maar het toe nog geen vaste planne gehad oor wanneer so ’n klas sou begin nie.
Wat was haar verbasing groot toe sy Saterdagmiddag ’n klop aan haar deur beantwoord en daar staan ’n spannetjie dogtertjies wat vra hoekom is die ateljee dan nie oop nie. Hulle wil verf! Holderstebolder word die ateljee oopgesluit, die verf uitgepak, die kwaste uitgedeel en elkeen kry ’n bordjie om op te verf. Marianne en Thea sit toe koppe bymekaar en twee ure later het elke student ’n pragtige kunswerk om huis toe te neem. Die leidsters het egter gou besef dat meer kwaste en verf nodig is om hierdie projek verder te voer aangesien die klasse gratis aangebied word. As daar enigiemand is met ’n kwassie of ’n buisie of potjie ou verf wat iewers in ’n laai lê en oud word, weet asseblief dat u donasies ’n enorme verskil gaan maak in die lewens van die kinders van Botrivier. En as daar jong mense is wat graag wil kom leer verf en allerhande ander interessante dinge wil leer, kom kuier Saterdagmiddae by die ateljee so van 14:00 af.
Marianne en van haar studente besig om kunswerke uit te pak.
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Leader - Hoofartikel
Kleinmond Gazette
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Column
The changing face of non-profit
Let justice be served The murder of Christa Ross has shocked the community of Kleinmond and residents are anxiously awaiting news of arrests. Murder is an unknown crime in Kleinmond, but the murder of Christa is shocking too for the cruel manner in which she was killed. People are calling out for justice, and the police have assigned senior investigators to the case. The pressure is certainly on them, but an appeal is made to them to be as thorough as they are fast. Unfortunately highprofile investigations sometimes cave in under the pressure of public attention, and important investigative steps are rushed through, jeopardising successful convictions in court. If the police take a little longer to close the case, through taking every precautionary measure during investigation, it will better serve the prosecution of the person who committed this heinous crime.
This month I was part of a group of non-profit organisation (NPO) representatives doing a management course at Stellenbosch University’s business school in Bellville. The course offered fresh insights into aspects of strategic and financial management, sustainability, and other elements related to running an NPO. Some of the participants stayed on campus at the lovely Bellvista Lodge, and it felt good immersing myself in student life. It had been a long time since I’d last worked in an academic environment. Two of our presenters, Betty’s Bay residents Jetty Botes and Julian Sonn, facilitated stimulating and informative sessions on marketing and fundraising, and leadership and team dynamics, respectively. It was an interesting mix of people – including those working with goats in dealing with malnutrition in KwaZulu-Natal, LoveLife, a national Aids-prevention organisation, and the huge social welfare structure Community Chest. Everyone brought their own organisational experience to the course, and the different modules elicited thoughtful and exciting discourses. It is a good idea for those working in the NPO sector to send those in leadership positions on these courses, which are also certificated. There are new ways of looking at issues of sustainability and fundraising. The days of continually looking at outside sources for funding are long gone. The sponsorship or grant pot is getting smaller as more organisations compete for the same resources. Already many NPOs face closure or
have already ceased to exist. Unfortunately, funding is not a bottomless pit, and institutions have been forced to look at alternative ways of sustaining themselves. When necessary and laudable bodies such as Rape Crisis or the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children find themselves in dire financial straits as a result of funding cutbacks, civil society as a whole suffers. The NPO sector to a large extent does the work of government. The national authority should be much more proactive in looking after the political, economic and social needs of its marginalised citizens. As this is not the obvious case, civil society has entered the breach and has actively engaged in working with the disadvantaged community. That they have done this for many years speaks volumes of their commitment and dedication. It is an altruistic environment and, unlike the corporate arena, the focus is one of care. We are concerned, and the point of departure is one of values. The NPO culture is filled with people who can command important positions in the commercial landscape and yet choose to locate themselves in a very demanding and also humane world. By working with important and urgent factors impacting on our reality, we hope to contribute to making a difference. Seva – or service for a greater good – implies a notion of good citizenship. I have also found the critical perspectives relating to democracy in government refreshing. They show the resolve and mettle
of civil society in challenging the inequalities in society. One of the most important things that I took away from the course was the realisation that we need to adopt proper business practices without losing the vision of our organisations. We need to inculcate selfsustainability methods utilising commercial tools such as social entrepreneurship. The Grail in Kleinmond has a retreat and workshop centre, and the Scalabrini Centre in Cape Town has a guest house. In both cases they offer their facilities commercially to fulfil their mission. In the old days, boards used to be constituted of well-known and prominent names who did nothing for the organisation. Now governance forms a critical part of carrying the vision and objectives. These were but a few of the learning processes in the NPO management course.
Hack Group reports on hack number 593 On the wrong track After 49 and a bit years of hacking, the agapanthus site must be the most frequently visited by hackers both young and old. Wet and boggy in winter, steaming hot in summer, and with an overloaded seed reserve, this plot is difficult to handle. One or two spectacular, uncontrolled fires did help, but this is less likely to happen now as our local fire fighting organisation is of a high order (hopefully controlled burning will one day become as organised.) A difficult spot, but this magnificent wetland is worth all the effort. This month the hackers were: Jill Attwell with daughter Shen
Likaitsky out from England, Karin Smith, Barbara Jenman, Tom Dreyer, David Bossenger, Frik Potgieter, Maarten and Hilary Mauve, Caroline Lewis and Ed Silberbauer. Di and Gavin Knott made the sandwiches and Merran Silberbauer made the tea. It is with sadness that we record the death of Yvette Michaelis. Yvette made sandwiches for several hacks, and four of her six sons hacked with their father, John. Netayo, the eldest, is 10, and the youngest two months old. To John and the boys the hackers send their sympathy.
ED SILBERBAUER, Betty’s Bay Hack Group convenor
Many thanks from Hangklip Athletics Hangklip Athletics Club would like to thank the sponsors Tru-Cape, Coke and many others for their contribution to our race, which was held on Saturday 8 September in Pringle Bay. A special thank-you to all the athletes who participated (the weather gods looked after us and it turned out to be a lovely day). The athletes from Tru-Cape came out in full force to compete for a team trophy, wearing
their company logo T-shirts – it was very colourful. Baie dankie Pringle Baai organiseerders, besighede en inwoners om julle harte oop te maak vir ons. Lastly, thanks to the loyal members, who voluntary supported me in making the day such a success, for all their hard work.
An article published in the Kleinmond Gazette of 4 September, titled “Explore your world”, incorrectly stated that Trix Pienaar had a refurbished train carriage in Rooiels. The train carriage is in fact to be found at her home in Pringle Bay.
Briefriglyne Hoewel lesersbriewe aan die redakteur verwelkom word, word briefskrywers herinner dat alle inhoud wat in die Gazette gepubliseer word, aan die Suid-Afrikaanse Perskode en die beginsels van billike en regverdige kommentaar moet voldoen. Plasing bly dus onderhewig aan die oordeel van die redakteur, wat dit op grond van dié kode en beginsels evalueer. Briewe kan ook slegs gepubliseer word as die skrywer se volledige naam en kontakbesonderhede verskaf word. Skrywers wat ’n skuilnaam wil gebruik, moet asseblief meld waarom hulle die skuilnaam verkies, maar moet steeds vir ons aandag hul volle naam en kontakbesonderhede verskaf. Ons bedank graag al ons lesers vir hul belangstelling en deurlopende ondersteuning. – Red.
SANDY KEIZERWAARD, chairperson
Column
The first step to whale-mounting: pay somebody to do it
I TOOK a trip to Port Elizabeth last week in the company of the region’s (if not the country’s) foremost whale mounter (er, restorer): Piet “Walvis” Pretorius, who was largely responsible for conceptualising and executing the Whale Well in the South African Museum, Cape Town. Whales are probably better suited to this treatment than any other large animal, because it is only when you are “inside” the whale that you get a real idea of its true size. Piet’s latest effort now graces the Great White House restaurant in Kleinbaai and is by itself enough justification for a trip out there. A skeleton such as this is an enormously important conservation tool, because it brings home not only the grace and majesty of the creature, but also the almost disturbing familiarity of especially the spinal column and finger bones normally encased in the flippers. In case you think mounting your own whale skeleton is simply a matter of finding the bones on the beach and stringing them
together, think again. Here’s roughly what you do: ) Find a whale that hasn’t been long dead or seriously damaged (ships regularly run them down and cut them up with their propellers). ) Bury it in dry sand for about two years to ripen (not in wet sand, as that may damage, even dissolve, the bones). ) Remove the skin and let the insides drain or drip away, preferably on days with a stiff offshore breeze. ) Put the more or less clean bones in an open, dry spot for the oil in the bones to drain out (shouldn’t take more than six to nine months). ) Give the bones a final cleaning with degreasing agents and water. ) Repair damaged bones and make fibreglass replicas of missing bone or pieces, and paint. ) Make the required threaded steel rods, tubes and brackets for holding every bone in its correct position in relation to all the others,
and for hanging the skeleton. ) Drill holes through all the bones. ) Make and bend an 80 mm steel pipe for the spinal column and drill a suitable hole through every vertebra, then assemble in the correct sequence. ) Prepare the final resting place by raising the roof, removing cross beams and reinforcing the trusses to carry the weight. ) Bang a hole in the wall or widen the door opening to accommodate two tons of skull bones up to three metres wide (or tall). ) Assemble and hang the skeleton by winching it up while keeping the whole assembly horizontal. ) Secure all the cables with clamps or crimped sleeves. ) Rebuild the doorway, take a stiff drink and pray the skeleton never falls down and
knocks out your dinner guests (it doesn’t ever, but still). This is just a rough guide – even a detailed workshop manual won’t really equip you if you desperately need one yourself. The alternative is to pay Piet R350 000 to R500 000 to do it for you. 2 fouriejh@mweb.co.za
Tuesday 11 September 2012
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Dune disturbance deemed ‘negligible’ Driving and excavation within the coastal zone for the performance of public duties is allowed in terms of environmental regulations – and that includes the management of stormwater systems. This is the feedback from Neville Green of Overstrand Municipality’s environmental management services department, who was asked to investigate complaints in connection with work performed by the municipality on Pringle Bay beach several weeks ago. Gazette reported on the incident (“Slootgrawer versteur duin”, 28 August) after locals expressed concern about the disturbance of the sensitive dune ecosystem when municipal workers used a backhoe loader to excavate the outflow section of a pipeline on the beach. Green says that, according to regulation 4(d) of the Overstrand Municipality’s Stormwater Management Bylaw, an employee of any organ of state may be granted permission to use a vehicle within the coastal zone for carrying out their duties (Government Notice number 1399). The management of stormwater systems is one of the competencies assigned to local government in terms of the South African Constitution. After the excavation of the pipeline on Pringle Bay beach, Green met the chairperson of the Pringle Bay Conservancy, Bernard Heydenrych, at the site. According to Green, it was established during the inspection that the excavation had been done at the foot of a dune blowout to establish the location of the pipe, which was completely covered in sand.
Once the direction of the pipeline had been established, he says, the outflow was excavated to allow the free movement of stormwater that had been flooding the road network behind the dune system. According to a statement released by Fanie Krige, spokesperson for the Overstrand Municipality, it was further established that there had been no disturbance of dune vegetation, as the excavation took place in an existing blowout that was devoid of vegetation. An inspection of the rest of the beach revealed that there were many similar blowouts along the length of the beach, with corresponding damage to vegetation, as a result of a severe storm the week before. The press release goes on to state that the sand dug up during the work was replaced before the vehicle left the beach. “The dune sand within the excavated area was found to be wet and to be a low erosion hazard at the time. “The photograph that was published in Gazette was taken at a different location and is an incorrect reflection of the site where the excavation took place. “The attached photographs, taken in the presence of witnesses, are an accurate reflection of the two areas that were excavated. The photographs reveal the degree of disturbance, which is negligible and under the threshold of the National Environmental Management Act listed activity that was quoted in Gazette.” Heydenrych confirmed that he had discussed the matter with the municipality, and he preferred not to give further comment.
Deon Joubert saam met Wicus Leeuwner.
This photograph, also sent by the municipality, shows the dune after municipal workers used a backhoe loader to excavate a pipeline buried under the sand at Pringle Bay beach.
Lucky winner at Crazy Store
Kiekieklub byeen Die Kleinmond Kiekieklub het hul kompetisie gehou, met die tema van “Kinders”. Die wenner van die kompetisie was Pieta Pieterse, met Frans van der Merwe in tweede plek en Nico Jacobs in derde plek. Wicus Leeuwner, die welbekende fotograaf wat in Onrus woon, het sy tyd opgeoffer om die aanbieding Celebrating Nature te doen. Die fondse wat ingesamel is, is ten
This photograph, sent to Gazette by the Overstrand Municipality, shows the outflow of the pipeline that had to be excavated to prevent flooding of the road network behind the dune system.
bate van die Fynbos Seniorsentrum. Die volgende byeenkoms sal op 25 September om 19:00 in die Biblioteeksaal plaasvind. Die kompetisie se tema is “Emosies” en moet nie later as 12:00 op 21 September 2012 ingehandig word. Bel Deon Joubert op 028 271 3069 of 082 412 5976 of Yvonne Olivier 028 271 5180 vir enige verdere navrae.
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Crazy Store opened a new outlet in Kleinmond in August, and kicked off with a competition giving shoppers the chance to win their purchases. Jenny Banks (middle) was the lucky winner. With her are area manager Suzette Felaar (left) and store manager Natasha van Zyl.
Overberg Eisteddfod winners’ prestige concert
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The prestige prizewinners’ concert of the Overberg Eisteddfod will be held in the Hermanus municipal auditorium at 19:00 on Wednesday 19 September. Eisteddfod medal winners will be given the opportunity to perform in front of a discerning audience; Overstrand Arts/Kunste (OAK) is sponsoring the entire evening, and will hand out a special diploma, as well as prize money, to each winner. An overall prize will also be awarded at the end of the evening to the group or individual who, according to the independent adjudicators, performed the best on the evening.
OAK works to encourage young people from this area to nurture and develop their talents through concerts, which are organised for local as well as international artists, by giving them loans to buy expensive instruments, by paying for exam fees and sheet music, and, as in this case, honouring young achievers and encouraging them to continue with their hard work. Book your spot at the concert through Bellini Gallery on 028 312 4988 to ensure a good seat. Tickets cost R30 for adults and R10 for children. Phone René du Plooy on 082 940 4238 if you have any further enquiries.
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Enchanting winetasting Members and guests of the Winederous Wine Club spent a most enjoyable evening at the Art Café on Lamloch Estate on Thursday. The monthly tasting was hosted by Andrew and Rozy Gunn from Iona Wines. As part of the newly launched Elgin Valley Wine Route, Iona has become well known for its elegant cool-climate Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay and Bordeaux-style reds. Andrew entertained the wine lovers with anecdotes about how he found Iona, which was a run-down apple farm at the time, and how he ventured into winemaking, while Rozy explained their organic and sustainable approach to farming.
Die beplande Fynbospark
The wines were complemented by a threecourse meal prepared by Sharmain van Rensburg and her team in the kitchen. The Art Café is situated on the R44 a few kilometres east of Kleinmond, and is open for breakfast, tea and coffee, and lunch from Wednesday to Sunday. Iona can be reached by travelling up Highlands Road off the R44. It is open for tastings Monday to Friday, and Saturdays by appointment only. Call 028 284 9678. To find out more about the Winederous Wine Club, call Frieda Lloyd on 083 305 7319 or mail friedalloyd@gmail.com.
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Fynbos hou jaarvergadering Die Fynbos-seniorsentrum van Kleinmond hou Dinsdag 18 September om 10:00 hul algemene jaarvergadering in die NG-kerksaal in Eerstelaan. Fynbos verskaf ondersteuning aan die senior burgers van Kleinmond in die vorm van etes wat óf op die perseel geneem word óf afgelewer word by verswakte persone se huise. Verder word ’n tuisversorgingsdiens verskaf en word die lede op verskeie maniere met sosiale aktiwiteite en ander dienste ondersteun. By die jaarvergadering word verslag gedoen oor die afgelope jaar se aktiwiteite en die finansiële state voorgelê. Daar is ook lank reeds ’n behoefte vir die verskaffing van verblyf en versorgingsfasiliteite vir inwoners van Kleinmond. Die sentrum het na lang onderhandelinge met die Overstrandmunisipaliteit vir ’n perseel vir so ’n versor-
gingsoord, die nodige grond van die munisipaliteit aangekoop. Die terreinplan en die planne vir die verskillende geboue van Fynbospark is voltooi en die terreinplan is reeds deur die munisipaliteit goedgekeur. Daar gaan 12 tweeslaapkamerhuise en amper 40 eenslaapkamer- of eenmanwoonstelle gebou word. Die sentrum gaan ook 20 kamers hê, met verpleegsters. Die kostes vir die oprigting van die oord is deur ’n bourekenaar bereken en volledige inligting hieroor sal by die jaarvergadering bekend gemaak word. Die bouplanne moet nog goedkeuring kry, maar as dit doen is sal die bouwerk die einde van die jaar of vroeg volgende jaar begin. Alle belangstellendes word genooi om hierdie belangrike vergadering by te woon. Ná die vergadering word sop en tuisgebakte brood bedien.
The Winederous Wine Club’s hosts for the evening, from left: Hansa Winshaw (from Lamloch), Frieda Lloyd (organiser of the wine club), Andrew and Rozy Gunn (from Iona Wines) and Charles Winshaw (from Lamloch). PHOTOS: HEDDA MITTNER
Informative awareness days Livewell Suites Somerset West hosts its second round of Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness days with Alzheimer’s South Africa on 13 and 14 September. The guest speakers are Professor Dirk Weich, who will discuss the needs of individuals with dementia; Dr Sharon Truter, who will talk on the role of the psychologist; Alzheimer’s SA director Jill Robson, who will discuss “taking on” medical aid companies that don’t cater for the medical expenses of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients;
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Sister Madelein Duvenhage, director of Healthcare at Livewell Suites; and Madre Fraenkel, director of therapies and activities at Livewell Suites. The programme – running from 09:00 to 14:30 on both days – will be concluded by a panel discussion, after which lunch and refreshments will be served. The cost of R30 per person will be donated to Alzheimer’s SA. RSVP to Jimmy by sending a mail to jimmy@livewellsa.co.za or calling 021 851 6886.
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The Art Café at Lamloch Estate, with its vibrantly-coloured paintings and warm atmosphere, was the ideal venue for the club’s monthly winetasting.
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Senior burgers wys hul slag by speletjiesdag PIETA PIETERSE Die Seniorburgerklub van Kleinmond se jaarlikse speletjiesdag op die eerste Donderdag in September is verlede Donderdag in die Stadsaal gehou. Dit is vanjaar die twintigste jaar wat dit aangebied word. Die seniors het in 1993 hiermee begin. Dit was ‘n uiters suksesvolle dag met baie opwinding, humor, kuier en lekker eet. Die voorsitter, Wouter Theron, het almal welkom geheet waarna ds. Barry Lordan verrigtinge geopen het en raadslid Lisel Krige die openingsrede gelewer. Die ondersteuning was baie goed met elf spanne wat ingeskryf het: Line Dancers, Rol-
Raadslid Lisel Krige het die openingsrede gelewer.
Raadslid Philip Appelgryn wens Ria Nel geluk as vrouewenner vir die dag.
Die Line Dancers maak erns met die speletjies.
bal, Polisie, Kerkraad, VLV, Bettiesbaai Jukskei, Kleinmond Jukskei, SASFA, Senior Burgers A, Senior Burgers B en Fynbos. Daar is in verskeie speletjies gekompeteer onder meer ringgooi, balgooi, vingerbord, minigholf en nog vele meer. Die byeenkoms het 09:00 begin en is ná die lekker kerrie-en-rys-middagete met die prysuitdeling afgesluit. Met die spankompetisie was die Polisie derde, Kleinmond Jukskei was tweede en die VLVvroue was eerste. Die individuele wenners was Regie Brand (Kleinmond Jukskei) die manswenner en Ria Nel (SASFU) die vrouewenner. Die pryse is deur raadslede Lisel Krige en Philip Appelgryn oorhandig.
Kleinmond Jukskei was tweede.
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Raadslid Lisel Krige oorhandig die derde prys aan Polisie.
Die vroue in die kombuis was voorslag en het die lekkerste kerrie-en-rys vir middagete bedien.
Die kerrie-en-rys was baie gewild en almal het heerlik gesmul.
Daar was baie goeie ondersteuning met sowat 80 deelnemers plus toeskouers.
A petunia for every persuasion and occasion Petunias are among the most recognisable and popular of the ornamental bedding plants. This is probably due to their hardiness, coupled with their ability to bloom prolifically. There is a petunia for every season and for every garden. There are three popular types: grandiflora (“large flowered”); multiflora (“many flowered”); and milliflora (“thousand flowers”): The most popular is grandiflora. They have large showy blooms that tend to be less tolerant of heavy rainfall. The plant itself is more vigorous in habit and spreads easily. Multiflora petunias are known for their mounding growth habit and abundant, colourful blooms. The flowers recover well from seasonal storms. Milliflora petunias bear dense, bushy foliage and clusters of petite flowers. These heat-
Raadslid Lisel Krige oorhandig die eerste prys aan die VLV-vroue.
tolerant plants do not need pruning or deadheading to remain in bloom, producing wave after wave of eye-catching blossoms. Their compact growth habit is particularly wellsuited to containers. All petunias should be planted in composted and well-drained soil. They prefer full sun but can tolerate a little bit of shade. They require less watering than most annuals. Petunias come in a wide range of colours and forms. There is a petunia for hanging baskets, one for pots, window boxes, flower beds, and rockeries. There is a petunia for wet summers and one for dry summers; you will even find a petunia that flowers in winter. ) Information supplied by the Bedding Plant Growers’ Association. For more information go to www.lifeisagarden.co.za.
Fisherhaven | Hawston | Kleinmond | Bettysbaai | Pringlebaai | Rooiels
Year 2 • Dinsdag 11 September 2012 | Tel. 028 312 3717
Phenomenal snoek run continues THE main fishing topic at the moment is still the abundance of snoek being caught in the current snoek run.
Vice captain Frank Eagar (left) is seen with Fish Eagle winners Fred Botha, Bob Low, Frans Vermeulen and Chris Lassen.
Eagles and Sundowners battle it out on golf course The Fish Eagles (also known as “die ou toppies”) started out early for their recent game of golf, while the air was still crisp and clear. The format of play was a fourball alliance – with the two best scores multiplied by two. This was
a change to the usual plain fourball alliance, and here the men had to use their multiplying skills. The winners, Fred Botha, Bob Low, Frans Vermeulen and Chris Lassen, came in with a whopper of a score of 129.
) The winner of the monthly R500 meat hamper was Bertie Pretorius. The new raffle for this month’s draw is already in progress. Remember, if you don’t buy a ticket, you don’t stand a chance. SHEILA AUGUSTYN
Since 1984 it has been widely believed that the majority of snoek in the Cape were caught along the West Coast. There are a number of reasons and theories for this, but it appears that things have changed once again. Whether these large snoek shoals currently on the east side of Cape Point and well past Gansbaai are there because of the unusual weather or the huge shoals of bait fish is unknown. But what is a fact is that the boat fishermen are smiling. Last weekend the price of snoek dropped dramatically, making snoek a good buy for the man on the street. Snoek were being sold from the quay at the Gansbaai harbour for between R5 and R8 from boats that came in later with big catches. However, the snoek that have been caught in False Bay are much larger, and were sold for between R20 and R40 each. It seems that the controversy surrounding the fish-cleaning facility at the Strand slipway has finally been resolved. The cleaners (vlekkers) will now be regulated and disciplined, and the key for the building will be available at all times. Shore anglers had good catches of galjoen and wildeperd at a number of popular locations around the Betty’s Bay area during last weekend. Due to the fact that we are still experiencing winter conditions, very few other varieties of fish are currently being caught from the beaches and rocks. Blake’s Beach in the Strand also only yielded galjoen and one under-
Seen here (from left) are the top three Sundowners golfers – John Whitehead (27), Sammy Pretorius (24) and Gavin Brown (23) – with captain Buddy Uys. M Visser (22) came fourth, F Vermeulen (22) fifth, W Loots (21) sixth, and G Lotter (21) seventh. Sammy Pretorius, also landed nearest the pin on hole 1.
Swing for charity Children of the Overstrand will once again be the ultimate winners of the PSG Konsult WhaleClassicCharityGolf Challenge presented by Burgundy Restaurant and Knorhoek Wine. Rugby star Gio Aplon will be the guest of honour at the 10th annual golfday on Friday 21 September, when 130 golfers will play at Hermanus Golf Club. A minimum of R30 000 will be donated to local children’s schools and charities, and players are encouraged to donate sporting equipment and clothing for development sports organisations. More than R250 000 has been raised in the past, and beneficiaries have included every school in the greater Hermanus region, as well as Child Welfare, the Anima School for children with special needs, Hermanus Round Table and Isibusiso.
This fun event attracts the serious golfer, with great wet holes and delicious refreshments around the course. At the prize-giving, quality gift bags and prizes valued at almost R30 000 will be handed out. Side competitions add excitement, and celebrity players make the prize-giving a must. The entrance fee includes green fees, gift bags, wet holes, halfway house and cocktail snacks. Space is limited, so book early. Not enough golf for you? The challenge organisers have joined forces with Arabella Golf Course to offer players a “two-day golfing bonanza”: the Hermanus Whale Classic on 21 September and the Arabella Whale Coast Classic on 22 September. For more information and entry forms contact Kari on 083 650 4206 or at tikari@hermanus.co.za.
BOLAND BLASTER: Dillon Maree (centre), a pupil at Hawston Primary, has been selected for the Boland u.12 A cricket team and will play in the Twenty20 tournament in Worcester during the school holidays. His father and coach, Warren Maree (left), and school principal JJ Swart are seen congratulating Dillon on his achievement. In March, Dillion was selected to play for the u.13 B Western Cape cricket team, and he’s had the privilege of playing in a tournament in Dubai. PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG
size white steenbras last weekend. The new shore angling league season starts this month, and anybody interested in joining an angling club should contact Pierre du Preez, the chairperson of False Bay Angling Club, to find out what league fishing entails. False Bay Angling Club was established 50 years ago and is still one of the leading clubs in the league every year. Pierre du Preez may be contacted via email at pdupreez@revan.co.za, or by phone on 083 564 2160 or 021 856 2164. Patrick Christodoulou, Ryan Nienaber, Dale Hattingh and Andre Swart spent nearly 10 days – from 17 to 26 August – in Nova Scotia, North America, catching giant bluefin tuna. For all your reel repairs and services, contact Art on 0 021 854 3831 Send all your fishing news and photos to 2 bjridgway@telkomsa.net.