Bulletin Newspaper 24 February 2023

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■ Roelof de Jonge

The twin bridges over Tzaneen dam on the R71 claimed another life this past week. An unidentified woman jumped over the rails of one of the bridges on Saturday morning, the 18th of February.

In March 2021 a man in his early thirties jumped from the same bridge.

Unlike this latest victim who’s body was retrieved a few hours after she jumped, the man’s body disappeared beneath the cold and murky water. Rescuers only retrieved the man’s body two days later.

According to Deon van Tonder, a paramedic from Evac911 Ambulance Dispatching Service, they were dispatched after receiving a distress call from the farming community nearby. A farm employee witnessed the unfortunate incident and notified his employer who then called Evac911.

The paramedics were first on the scene, but unfortunately there was nothing they could do to save the woman’s life. Van Tonder said that upon arriving, he immediately contacted the SAPS in Tzaneen who dispatched a Search and Rescue member. The search and rescue team had to wait for about an hour for a boat to

arrive, which was organised by Van Tonder, before the victim could be retrieved from the water.

Just like the incident in 2021, it did not take long for curious onlookers to crowd the bridge to catch a glimpse of what was happening. There were traffic officers to control traffic, but nothing was done to prevent onlookers from stopping their vehicles on the bridge in contravention of the road safety regulations.

At the time of going to print the identity of the deceased woman had not been made public and the unfortunate circumstances that led to her deciding to end her life, is still unclear.

Twin bridges claims another life Generator malfunction leads to fire scare

A family residing in the Tzangeni private residential estate were shocked when a re started in their home and soon engulfed the entrance to their house.

The family, who prefer to stay anonymous, was quick to react and call for help. One of the neighbours called upon the services of Evac911 who then noti ed Tzaneen Neighbourhood Watch, which was very quick to react. Various other emergency, paramedics, sector policing and private security rms in Tzaneen responded to the scene.

According to Deon van Tonder from Evac911 Ambulance Dispatching Service, the residents all escaped from any serious injuries. A woman however sustained a minor knee scrape, and van Tonder said he was unsure how it happened.

“It is believed that a faulty generator, which was stationed in the courtyard of the property, was the likely cause of the re. A faulty fuel line on a generator can unexpectedly lead to such an incident and it is therefore important to regularly check this equipment. I had the same experience quite recently where I discovered a leak on the fuel pipe of my own generator. Luckily, I detected it early enough to take some preventative action.”

Source: www.dwa.gov.za

Information updated: 20/02/2023

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■ Roelof de Jonge

You are reading a historic piece of literature

■ Joe Dreyer

The newspaper that you are holding in your hands as you read this piece, is historic. It is the last printed version of your favourite weekly local newspaper.

As of next week, the 3rd of March 2023, your Bulletin will be delivered directly to your phone, desktop, laptop, tablet and every other smart device you use to stay updated about the real news that affects your every day life.

In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic Bulletin made the move to muscle up our online presence and it was during this time that we completely overhauled our website to provide a more actual, up to date and user-friendly experience to our readers.

We were the first media agency to make our publications available over WhatsApp messenger and Telegram groups, and we do not charge you a fee to read our articles online. We soon realized that our online following far exceeded our print-readers. In lockdown our videos reached an average of 2 million views and our generic following shot through the roof.

Whilst the nostalgia of a printed newspaper still lingers strong in certain spheres of society, especially among our more mature readers, we must stay with the times.

The world is changing, and if we are to continue serving our community, we must increase the reach of our voice. The only way to successfully highlight

the plight of our people, is to ensure that as many people outside of our immediate surroundings, hear our call.

Bulletin celebrates our 20-year anniversary with our community this year and what better way to enter this new growth phase, than with a significant change? This is our coming of age, and we are ecstatic at the opportunities that now lay waiting before us.

Your Bulletin will still be completely free each week, but will feature exciting new add-ons which will include online competitions with our media partners, weekly opinion pieces, interactive discussions directly with our community, live video coverage of breaking news events, interviews with prominent figures in our region and an exciting new daily podcast that will be launched in March.

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Print may be in its final death throws, but your Bulletin is going nowhere. We are still here, still fearless and still carrying the flag for the truth. It is our time to flex.

What was the outcome of that meeting?

■ Joe Dreyer

The Greater Tzaneen Municipality has not updated its rate payers on whether their cries for an adjusted loadshedding schedule were heard. A meeting was held in the GTM’s boardroom in January this year to look at various options to address the concerns the rate payers have with the ever-fluctuating loadshedding schedule which is seriously affecting business throughout the entire municipality.

In attendance at this meeting were members of the Tzaneen Chamber of Commerce, with whom the GTM preferred to liaise concerning the matter, as an alternative to the media. Bulletin attended the meeting only because the communications director for the municipality was under the impression that we were still members of the chamber. A lot was discussed and said and speculated during this meeting, including various alternative schedules that would ease the burden on the residential and business communities. It was promised that a follow up meeting would be held which Bulletin would be permitted to live stream to our

Phone them:

residents, this never happened. It is also not clear whether a follow up meeting was indeed held, and if so, what the outcome was.

There has been no communication on this issue from either the municipality or the chamber of commerce. In the meantime the loadshedding schedules have caused massive losses for specifically small businesses and have led to mounting tension among the rate payers in the residential areas.

Some areas experience 12 hours of loadshedding daily. As many residents have continuously stated, it would be slightly less inconvenient if the municipality stuck to the schedules. But this is not the case. Power is often either not switched off, or switched off late, or in many instances not switched on at all.

A pattern has emerged where the switching is not being done on time in cases where the schedule includes early morning hours. Twice in the last week, power was meant to be restored at 01:30 in the morning, only to be turned back on at 05:30 or later.

The municipality has in the past defended this by stating that a shortage of technicians to do switching coupled with the distances that they need to travel was to blame. With the aged infrastructure

and lack of proper regular maintenance, the problem is exasperated by cables and transformers that sustain significant damage during the various switching procedures.

The situation will not soon be rectified according to Eskom and for all intents and purposes it does not appear as though the many WhatsApp groups are doing anything to alleviate the struggle. The only aspect of the dysfunctional relationship between the rate payers and their municipality that has remained consistent, is the faulty billing system.

Bulletin has attempted to arrange a video interview with the municipal manager, Donald Mhangwana, and the Director of Electrical Freedom Mthetwa, but we have received no word from the communications department on whether they would agree or not.

In the meantime, residents should contact the following people for clarity on the electrical issues: Donald Mhangwana, Municipal Manager (083 328 1558), Freedom Mthetwa, Director Electrical (072 537 9405), René Pohl Ward Councillor Ward 14 (079 707 1955), Chrizelle Dreyer, Ward Councillor Ward 15 (082 628 4181), Andre Moss, PR Councillor (066 238 1347) or the Mayor, Gerson Molapisane (082 310 7297).

Donald Mhangwana, Municipal Manager (083 328 1558), Freedom Mthetwa, Director Electrical (072 537 9405), René Pohl Ward Councillor Ward 14 (079 707 1955), Chrizelle Dreyer, Ward Councillor Ward 15 (082 628 4181), Andre Moss, PR Councillor (066 238 1347) or the Mayor, Gerson Molapisane (082 310 7297).

Dié skoonhede is 2022 se Dux-uitblinkers

Die akademiese uitblinkers van 2022 van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster was Woensdag die 15de Februarie tydens ‘n swierige geleentheid soos waarlike sterre vereer.

Hierdie akademiese toekennings was vir dié skool se Gr.8 tot Gr.11 leerlinge van 2022. Die rose van die Vossies het egter al die hoogste akademiese pryse ontvang.

Die Dux Leerder van die Jaar wenners vanaf Gr.8 tot Gr.11 was Destiny Cassidy (Gr.8), Chantelle de Swardt (Gr.9), Lara Pieterse (Gr.10) en Minet de Kock (Gr.11).

Die skool bedank Miemie Vorster tesame met Evoque Events en ander rolspelers wat die uithaler versierings gereël het en vir die glansryke geleentheid gesorg het.

Daar was ook talle leerders wie ereklere ontvang het vir hul akademiese prestasies vir die afgelope 2022.

Plasie-slimkoppe spog breëbors met erkennings

■ Je Jackson

Die leerders van die Merensky Landbou Akademie het op die 9de Februarie welverdiende erkenning vir hul akademiese uitnemendheid in 2022 ontvang.

Volgens Louis du Preez, bemarkingsbestuurder van Merensky, het hierdie geleentheid voorheen bekend gestaan as die akademiese prysuitdeling, maar is sedertdien herdoop na die Februarie-prysuitdeling vir prestasies wat behaal is tussen die einde van Oktober 2022 en die einde van Desember 2022.

Benewens die akademiese toekennings vir die Einsteins-in-wording, was daar ook toekennings vir landbou en ‘n paar vir sport en kultuur. Vir diegene wat gedink het einde-van-die-jaar-eksamentyd beteken skole raak rustig, is daar nuus vir hulle. Daar was oor die 300 sertifikate aan die presteerders toegeken.

Chané Gouws was as die Beste Adopt-a-Genius-tutor vir die Jaar

aangewys. Die Junior Landbou Ambassadeurstrofee het aan Tamar Kellerman gegaan terwyl Anika du Toit die Senior Landbou Ambassadeurstrofee ontvang het.

Jacques Snyman was met die prys vir die Beste Leerder in Informasie Tegnologie in Gr.11 met ‘n punt van 87,24% aangewys. Drikus du Toit het op sy beurt weggestap met die trofee vir die leerder met die Beste Gemiddeld in Wiskunde- en Fisiese Wetenskappe in Gr.11, met ‘n gemiddelde punt van 92%.

Akademiese erepennings was aan die drie topleerders in elke graad oorhandig. Die gemiddeld van leerders se eindjaarpromosiepunt word hiervoor gebruik. Du Preez sê vir vanjaar moes daar egter twee desimale punte in berekening gebring word om die toppresteerders te bepaal.

Vir hul Gr.8 prestasies verdien

Benjamin Snyman ‘n brons penning met 89,48%, Natalie Swanepoel ontvang silwer met 90,33% en Izelri Theron stap weg met

goud en die Dux toekenning vir haar gemiddeld van 92,44%.

Die top Gr.9 leerders van 2022 was Tamar Kellerman (brons penning met 92,4%), Ethan Bronkhorst (silwer penning met 92,95%) en Christené Beukes het met ‘n gemiddeld van 95,71% die goue penning sowel as die Dux-prys opgeraap.

Sehar Malik het die brons penning vir haar Gr.10 prestasie van ‘n 86,22% gemiddeld ontvang en die silwer penning het aan Charlize Burger gegaan met 86,84%. Keira Booth het die goue penning en die Dux-prys vir ‘n uitstekende gemiddeld van 94,2% ontvang.

Onder die Gr.11 presteerders van 2022’s het Vihan Allan ‘n brons penning met 87,99% verdien, Taylor Stanley het silwer met ‘n gemiddelde persentasie van 89,82%, terwyl Drikus du Toit die goue penning plus die Dux Leerder-toekenning vir Gr.11 ontvang na hy ‘n uitstekende gemiddelde punt van 90,02%. behaal het.

■ Je Jackson

Minet de Kock, Gr.11 Dux Leerling

Lara Pieterse, Gr.10 Dux Leerling

Chantelle de Swardt, Gr.9 Dux Leerling

Destiny Cassidy, Gr.8 Dux Leerling

Bohemian Rhapsody of The Bohemian Prozac Penny of Tropical Pharmacy/Spies & Partners

Fred Fairbairn of Fairbairn Consulting

Letaba von Herald of Letaba Herald

Marilyn Momentum of Momentum

MZ Hass of Allesbeste

Picaso of Tiny Tots and Kiddeo

Igora Royale of Septembre Hair

Ugly Duckling of Burger Box

Fuzzy Freddy of Tropical Pharmacy

The Real Queen of RealNet Properties Star, Not Spareby Star Spares

D.I.S.C.O Duck of Meet ‘n Greet

Pam Pure Gold of Pam Golding Properties

Machi the Mechanic Merric Service Centre

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1. Portion 4 of farm Jachtpad 353, Registration Division L.T, Limpopo Province

2. Remaining Extent of Portion 4 (a Portion of Portion 2) of farm Morgenrood 354 Registration Division L.T., Limpopo Province

3. Remaining Extent of Portion 2 of farm Morgenrood 354 Registration Division L.T. Limpopo Province

4. Remaining Extent of farm Bergwater 712, Registration Division M.S. Limpopo Province

5. Portion 2 of farm Bergwater 697 Registration Division M.S Limpopo Province

6. Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of farm Piedmont 419 Registration Division L.T. Limpopo Province

7. Remaining Extent of farm Boschrand 399, Registration Division L.T. Limpopo Province

8. Remaining Extent of farm Sitapo 690 Registration Division MS, Lim-

popo Province

9. Portion 5 of farm Waterpoort 695, Registration Division MS, Limpopo Province

10. Portion 6 of the farm Waterpoort 695, Registration Division MS, Limpopo Province

11. Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of farm Morgenzon 537, Registration Division L.t Limpopo Province

12. Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of farm Muldersplant 499, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

13. Portion 22 (a Portion of Portion 15) of farm Rietpol 858, Registration Division LS, Limpopo Province

14. Remaining Extent of Portion 15 of farm Rietpol 858, Registration Division LS, Limpopo Province

15. Portion 23 (a Portion of Portion 15) of farm Rietpol 858, Registration Division LS, Limpopo Province

16. Portion 14 of farm Rietpol 858, Registration Division LS, Limpopo Province

17. Portion 9 of farm Rietpol 858, Registration Division LS, Limpopo Province

18. Portion 33 of farm Rietpol 858, Registration Division LS, Limpopo Province

19. Portion 38 (a Portion of Portion 7) of farm

Doornbult 624, Registration Division LS, Lim-

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20. Portion 44 (a Portion of Portion 1) of farm

Doornbult 624, Registration Division LS, Limpopo Province

21. Portion 22 (a Portion of Portion 1) of farm Kareebosch 618, Registration Division LS, Limpopo Province

22. Portion 23 (a Portion of Portion 1) of farm Kareebosch 618, Registration Division LS, Limpopo Province

23. Portion 3 (a Portion of Portion 1) of farm Morgenrood 354, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

24. Portion 1 (Welverdiend) of farm Vlaksloot 364, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

25. Portion 1 of farm Leeuwdraai 365, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

26. Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of farm Mamre 344, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

27. Remaining Extent of farm Donkerval 405, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

28. The farm Bet Zet 939, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

29. Portion 1 of farm Boschplaats 407, Registration Division, LT, Limpopo Province

30. Remaining Extent of farm Bloemfontein 414, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

31. Remaining Extent of farm Roodevlakte 416, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

32. Portion 1 of farm Kranskop 417, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

33. Portion 1 of farm Gemsbokspruit 349, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

34. Portion 2 of farm

Gemsbokspruit 349, Registration Division LT., Limpopo Province

35. Portion 10 (a Portion of Portion 3) of farm Gemsbokspruit 349, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

36. Portion 11 (a Portion of Portion 3) of farm Gemsbokspruit 349, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

37. Remaining Extent of Portion 9 of farm Gemsbokspruit 349, Registration Division LT,

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38. Portion 12 (a Portion of Portion 9) of farm Gemsbokspruit 349, Registration Division LT, Limpopo Province

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• 25 February

The Tzaneen Parkrun is held every Saturday (October - March) from 07h00 and starts at Safari Pub & Grill. Visit www.parkrun.co.za

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• 25 & 26 February

The Limpopo Bridal & Wedding Expo will be held on 25 & 26 February 2023 at Tzaneen Country Lodge from 09h00. Tickets available at Quicket. For more information contact Tumelo on 079 656 0866 or email tumelo@bridalandweddingexpo.co.za or contact Lumka on 065 925 7926 or email events@tznlodge.co.za

• 4 March

The Great Limpopo Warriors Duck Race will be held on 4 March 2023 from 12h00 on the banks of the Letaba River. For more information contact Tracey on 083 968 0902 or email tracey@warriors.co.za

Herinneringe van kind wees

■ Ben Theunissen

Toe ek ‘n kind was, was ek baie jonk. Sommige dinge wat oumense kwytgeraak het, was vir my duister. Baie van hulle het gesê: “Dis weer Kersfees en dié tyd van die jaar is meeste mense effens droefgeestig.” Ander het weer gesê: “Dis weer daardie tyd van die jaar en sommige mense raak weer effens droefgestig.”

Toe klink dit vir my as kind asof sommige mense die hele jaar effens droefgeestig is.

Ouderdom en oorloë is nie vir sussies nie...ook nie vir sissies nie. ‘Boetie gaan border toe’ het dit bevestig. In my jaar in die weermag, moes ek verskeie kere die Korporaal se blaar van ‘n boom wat doelbewus vêr van die paradegrond af geplant is, gaan pluk.

Tot vandag toe wonder ek watter blaar nou eintlik die regte blaar was, aangesien ek keer op keer die verkeerde blaar gepluk het. As die instrukteur net ‘n idee gehad het van hoeveel keer ek gehardloop het vir die blaar, sou hy my darem ‘n idee gegee het watter blaar dit was.

Die weermag het sy voordele. Hulle hou jou fiks net sodat jy in ‘n oorlog die tydelike met die ewige verwissel. Dit is egter so dat die weermag jou gesondheid bevorder en jou kos laat eet waarvoor jy voorheen nie kans gesien het nie.

Wanneer jy in die weermag is, is jy jonk en energiek en lus vir die lewe en die kos. As jy ouer word, is jy ouer, lus vir sit en koskeurig. Een van my broers het een honderd jaar oud geword (twee van my broers het twee honderd jaar oud geword) en dit alles te danke aan sampioene... hulle het dit nooit geëet nie. My oudste broer en ek was vêr langs familie...hy was die oudste en ek die jongste.

Daar is verskeie tekens dat jy besig is om oud te word. Hier is ‘n paar:

• Wanneer jy in ‘n restaurant eers na die spyskaart kyk voor jy na die kelnerin kyk

• Jy wag vir ‘n volgepakte hysbak voor jy die trappe gebruik

• Wanneer jy nie kan sien of dit ‘n 8, ‘n 6 of ‘n 3 is nie

• Wanneer jy eerder op die strand wil sit as in die water ingaan

• Wanneer jy ‘n goeie partytjie vroeg verlaat omdat jy nie die volgende oggend wil sleg voel nie

• Wanneer daar niemand meer is om as ‘Oom’ aan te spreek nie

Wanneer die jong meisies jou as ‘Oom’ aanspreek, wat nie eintlik ‘n probleem is nie, solank hulle nie ‘Nee, Oom’ sê nie.

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Roelof de Jonge

Die spelers van Letaba Rugbyklub was die afgelope paar weke hard aan die voorbereiding, nie net vir die opkomende rugbyseisien nie maar ook vir hierdie Saterdag, die 25ste Februarie, se jaarlikse James Tolmay Rugby Dag. Die klub se bestuur wil die gemeenskap hartlik uitnooi om die toernooi en die klub se spanne te ondersteun. Toegang is gratis.

Hierdie rugbydag word sedertdien 2018 gespeel en dit word te ere aan die klub se stigter en ‘n voorslag rugby-administrateur, James Tolmay, aangebied.

Carel O’Neill, kaptein van Letaba

Rugbykub en ook die kaptein van die eerstespan, het gesê daar is ‘n ongelooflike gees en ywer in die klub en tussen die spelers. Veral met die aanwins van die klub se nuwe hoofbreier, Johan Bannik. Die klub se spelers was die afgelope paar weke hard aan die voorbereiding vir hierdie naweek se groot rugbydag.

“Hierdie naweek se James Tolmay Rugbydag gaan ook vir

ons as spelers en vir Bannik soos proewe wees. Alhoewel Saterdag se geleentheid vir ons jaarliks ‘n groot geleentheid is, is dit slegs ‘n vriendskaplike toernooi. Ons wil hierdie geleentheid gebruik om ons spanne saam te stel vir hierdie jaar se aanslag op die Boet Fick Ligakampioenskap.”

“Ons is bewus van die moontlik baie reën wat die naweek oor Tzaneen kan uitsak, maar of dit droog of nat weer is, ons is reg vir Saterdag. Slegs as weerlig die veiligheid van die spelers en toeskouers bedreig, sal ons die geleentheid aflas. Maar andersins kan die reën maar kom, ons is reg vir Saterdag!”

Die hoofwedstryd tussen Letaba en Kruinies se eerstespanne sal teen 17:30 gespeel word. Dit is die eerste keer vanjaar dat Kruinies Rugbyklub in die eersteliga van die Boet Fick Ligakampioenskap gaan meeding sedert die klub sowat vyf jaar gelede in Polokwane gestig is.

Hierdie wedstryd sal ook ‘n proeflopie wees vir beide spanne om te sien wat die tekortkominge is wat op toegespits moet word en uit te stryk voor die aanvang van die Boet Fick-liga.

Die eerste wedstryd van Saterdag se James Tolmay Rugbydag begin egter om 15:00. Dis wanneer die seëvierende Letaba Oumanne-span, wat verlede jaar die Jongmanne ore aangesit het, teen die derdespan van Louis Trichardt te staan kom.

Om 16:00 sal die 15-tal van Nkowankowa uitdraf waar hulle teen Louis Trichardt se tweedespan gaan kragte meet. O’Neill het ‘n beroep op jong en nuwe spelers in Tzaneen en omgewing gemaak om by Letaba Rugbyklub aan te sluit. Belangstellende spelers kan vir Carel O’Neill (079 693 2292) skakel.

Lyne word weer nat Get your gloves on!

■ Roelof de Jonge

Champs Boxing Academy will, for the very first time, present a very unique and exciting boxing event. The Box & Dine on the 4th of March will be an occasion that has never been experienced before by residents of Tzaneen.

Champs’ founder and Limpopo boxing stalwart, Gerhard ‘Soutie’ Rossouw, is the mastermind behind the event which includes a

three course formal dinner. The Box and Dine event will commence from 19:00 until late in the B Hall of the Tzaneen show terrain.

This exciting evening has five top fights on the program to entertain the guests, whilst the diners will have ample time to socialize. A very rare auction will also be part of the program. Book your tickets now as there are only seven tables still available, and once the word

has spread, ticket sales are expected to sell like hot cakes.

The ladies are encouraged to dress to impress, for the men it is up to them whether they want to dress either smart or casual, although smart would be preferred.

A cash bar will also be made available. To book your table, contact Gerhard Rossouw as at 062 873 7252 this week to prevent disappointment.

■ Roelof de Jonge

Die hengelaars van die Letsitele Varswater Hengelklub het Saterdag die 18de Februarie aan hul eerste kompetisie vir 2023 deelgeneem. Hierdie kompetisie is by ‘n private dam in die Letsitele-omgewing beslis.

Vir die klub se hengelaars was dit ‘n lang wag om weer bietjie die lyne nat te kon maak sedert hulle in Desember laas vir hul jaarlikse afsluitingsfunksie byeengekom het.

Dit was tydens hierdie geleentheid dat die klub se senior hengelaar, Ferdie Osmers, met die Hengelaar van die Jaar sowel as die Senior Mans Hengelaar van die Jaar toekennings beloon is.

Die kroon vir die Senior Vroue Hengelaar van die Jaar was aan Lydia Osmers toegeken. Anja Botes was met die Junior Vroue Hengelaar van die Jaar bekroon en die Junior Mans Hengelaar van die Jaar was aan Callie Buitendag toegeken.

Daar was ook ‘n aantal van die klub se hengelaars wie pryse ontvang het vir die grootste vis spesie wat hulle deur die loop van 2022 gevang het.

Die prys vir die Grootste Swartbaars was aan André

Liversage junior oorhandig en Wallie van Dyk het die Grootste Barber vir die Jaar gevang.

Dit was egter nie net die klub se mans hengelaars wie met die grootste spesies vangste gespog het nie. Rina Botes het die prys ontvang vir die Grootste Kurper wat sy gevang het. Die Grootste Karp was deur Dean Durrheim uitgetrek.

André Liversage Senior was die hengelaar wie met die prys vir die Grootste Moddervis weggestap het. Ferdie Osmers het ook die prys vir die Grootste Makriel by sy ander twee toekennings gevoeg.

Daar was ook ‘n paar hengelaars wie spesiale toekennings ontvang het. Kevin Newton het die Erdwurm van die Jaar-beker gewen en die Trol van die Jaar-prys was aan Carel Buitendag toegeken. Die Presidentstoekenning is vanjaar deur Willie du Plessis gevang. Die besonderse toekenning vir die Lojaalste Hengelaar in die klub vir 2022 was aan Susan Nel oorhandig.

Vir navrae oor die klub en besonderhede om ‘n lid van die Letsitele Varswater Hengelklub te word, kan mense gerus vir Chrizel du Plessis skakel op 083 985 8220 of stuur ‘n e-pos aan haar na lvhklub@gmail.com

WHAT THE DUCK?

Lydia en Ferdie Osmers was as die Senior Vroue en Mans Hengelaars van die Jaar aangewys. Freddie was ook die Hengelaar van die Jaar wenner

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24 February 2023

Plaaslike ruiters onstuitbaar

■ Roelof de Jonge

Altesaam vyf van Merensky se ruiters het op die 11de Februarie hul perde opgesaal waar hulle aan die eerste kwalifiserende rondte van die Western Mounted Games by die Winnfield Stalle in Polokwane deelgeneem het, en het gereeld in die uitslae onder die top vyf geboer.

In die SANESA-afdeling vir skole het Tayla von Pannier (vlak 1 deelnemer) ‘n algehele tweedeplek vermag. Minandi Schalekamp (vlak 1) het die derdeplek ingeneem en Danica Coetzee (vlak 1) het ‘n vierdeplek behaal.

Minette Wolmarans (vlak 2) het haar deeglik laat geld en was met ‘n derdeplek beloon. Haar Plasie spanmaat, AJ van der Westhuizen (vlak 4), het hom ook goed van sy taak gekwyt en was met ‘n derdeplek beloon.

In die SAWMGA Ope-afdeling het Merensky se ruiters ook rekening van hul perdry vermoëns gegee en hier ook met ‘n aantal top vyf plekke gespog.

Minandi Schalekamp (vlak 1) en Danica Coetzee (vlak 1) het beide die tweedeplek beklee. Tayla von Pannier (vlak 1) het die prys vir die derdeplek geneem. Minette Wolmarans (vlak 2) het in die vierdeplek geëindig en AJ van der Westhuizen (vlak 4) het weereens ’n plek onder die voorste drie ruiters behaal.

Die volgende byeenkoms gaan op die 18de Maart op Bela-Bela (Warmbad) aangebied word.

AJ van der Westhuizen

Danica Coetzee

Minandi Schalekamp