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EDITOR ’S NOTE

By Lorraine Lines

National Womens Day 9 August “…We are women from every part of South Africa.

We are women of every race, we come from the cities and the towns, from the reserves and the villages.

We come as women united in our purpose to save the African women from the degradation of passes…

In the name of women of South Africa, we say to you, each one of us, African, European, Indian, Coloured, that we are opposed to the pass system. We voters and voteless, call upon your Government not to issue passes to African women.

We shall not rest until ALL pass laws and all forms of permits restricting our freedom have been abolished.

We shall not rest until we have won for our children their fundamental rights of freedom, justice, and security.” Exract from a petition presented to JG Strijdom 9 August 1956

9 August is celebrated as a public holiday – National Women’s Day. On this day in 1956 20 000 South African women of all races marched on the Union Building in Pretoria to deliver petitions in protest against the intended amendments to the Urban Areas Act of 1950 – commonly known as the pass laws. Women came from far and wide to join this march, one of the most historic events for Women’s Rights in South Africa.

The Power of Women….

Happy Women’s Day ! x e n i a r r o L

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CPF NEWS STANFORD SAPS/CPF Sports Against Crime project CPF member Dr Plessis vd Merwe and his son, Wicus, have started the general fitness/ boxing training under the auspices Sports Against Crime project. The training has begun with learners of Die Bron School.

It will soon expand to the rest of the community. The first five pupils to join the project (seen here with Plessis and Wicus van der Merwe) are Romay Bantom, Roxanne Martiz, Denwhill Jantjies, Duren Dunston and Mihlani Hermanus.

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CPF NEWS

Mediation training

by Nelly Roodt

SAPS CRIME REPORT

JUNE 2019 Liquor-related Compliance inspections at registered liquor outlets

2

Drug-related Total amount of drugs confiscated

1 gm Tik

Other operations Roadblocks conducted Complaints attended Tracing of wanted persons

6 91 8

Blue light patrols conducted

138

Visits at business premises

174

Visible policing in rural district

387

Arrests serious assault

6

Arrests common assault

2

Arrest theft common

1

Arrest malicious damage to property

2

Arrest housebreaking

2

Arrest theft

3

Arrest drunken driving

3

ROBBERY In two separate incidents spaza shops in Stanford were robbed. On 30 June 6 men -three with firearms – held up a spaza shop owner at 19:40 and robbed him of R4 000 cash and R3 000 airtime. On 8 July four men entered a spaza shop at 20:20 and robbed an undisclosed sum of money. The shop owner was shot twice. He was hospitalised.

Following the robberies, Stanford acting station commander W/O Freddie Booysen called for an urgent meeting with the 14 spaza shop owners in the village – to appeal to them to close their shops earlier, as a safety measure. However, only eight owners attended the meeting.

MURDER A Stanford farmer (57) has appeared in court following the fatal stabbing of a Stanford resident (49) on 2 July. The suspect has been released on bail.

Chareen Volkwyn Stanford CPF chairperson Chareen Volkwyn has completed the three-part mediation training programme which is part of the Overberg District Municipality Safety Initiatives Project.

The aim of the training is to be proactive and prepared to address concerns timeously. Some 50 trainees – including station commanders, CPF chairpersons and neighbourhood watch representatives – will soon form a panel of mediators, says Omar Valley, the project coordinator.

Western Cape Police Ombudsman investigation wrapped up The Western Cape Police Ombudsman visited Stanford in June to gain public comment. This followed concerns raised by some residents about policing in the Overstrand municipal area. Public participation was, however, minimal.

CSC duty for reservist trainee Reservist constable Sibusiso Zigana doing duty at that Stanford SAPS CSC (Community Service Centre).

It is his fourth training period at the CSC. Training to follow includes firearm handling and ethics. He has already completed various other modules. Const Zigana is presently employed as a petrol attendant in Stanford. Constables Bulelani Sicubeni (left) and Songezo Njenje (centre) appreciate his enthusiasm and dedication.

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SCHOOL TALK

THE SHARE

by Amelia de Villiers

OKKIE SMUTS LANDLOOP /

by Carmen Clegg

Let Go, Let God

CROSS-COUNTRY 2019

Let Go, Let God

Ons is baie trots op die volgende atlete wat ingesluit is in die Overberg Skole Landloopspan wat op 31 Augustus aan die Wes-Kaap Landloopkampioenskappe in Bellville gaan deelneem.

We are very proud of the following athletes who are included in the Overberg Schools X-Country team. These athletes will represent the Overberg at the Western Cape X-Country Championships om 31 August in Bellville.

Twaalf van ons atlete is in die Overbergspan ingesluit, ‘n besonderse prestasie vir ‘n klein skooltjie soos ons wat teen baie groter skole in ons distrik deelgeneem het.

Twelve of our athletes are included in the Overberg Team, a huge achievement for a small school like us who had to compete against very big schools in our district.

I have believed in God since I can remember.

SEUNS / BOYS O/9 Monzay October Urick Damon DOGTERS / GIRLS U/9 Jonisia Swarts Robyn Rooi Shakira Benjamin DOGTERS / GIRLS U/10 Caylene Booysen Kusha Ntsomi

SEUNS / BOYS U/10 Ayaka Pekula DOGTERS / GIRLS U/11 Kirsty Mutiziwa Zoë-Ree Buys Courtney Anderson DOGTERS / GIRLS U/13 Esihle Valikho

When I am weak He is strong

Since I was a tiny little girl.

I needed Him to be real so many times in my life that I believed and hoped He really existed simply because I needed Him to help me in more circumstances than I care to remember.

I reached a low point in my life a few years ago and in that difficult time, after praying (and hoping with all fingers crossed) that He would lead me out of the troubling time, once again, He did.

It was that moment above all the other moments that I believed in my spirit that God was real. He was real! When I trusted this fact of my being, God started working in my life.

God actively started showing up in my life!

You see, this is a simple message that I would like to share with you, one that has taken me so long to learn, one that I hope finds you with an open heart, mind and receiving spirit.

When I let go of trying to control people, places and things, objects, circumstances, outcomes and situations and handed them right over to the God of my understanding – and trusted that He could ensure the outcome in the interest of my well-being and of those around me - I finally found peace.

Today – I rest in the knowing that I am (much to my controlling personality’s disapproval) fully supported, loved and looked after by my Father in heaven at all times. Not in my own strength.

All that I need to do when the going gets tough is: Let Go & Let God! In Christ alone my hope is found.

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SCHOOL TALK

by Shirley Withers

Little River Cottage School

ANYTHING GOES!

Little River Cottage School invite you to join us for a delightful, candlelit evening of delicious tapas and a musical treat highlighting the music and life of the legendary composer, Cole Porter.

The show will be held at 25 Church Street.

The doors open at 6.30 and the show will start at 7pm Please bring your own wine or drink of choice.

Call Shirley 082 784 8154 to book your tickets or pop in to Withers Antique and Décor in Queen Victoria Street to purchase your tickets.

Cost R200 per person. We look forward to seeing you... (see inside back cover for our colour ad!)

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FACE ARTIST

Jaylon Phillips, 23 years old. Born and grew up in Stanford. Finished primary school at Okkie Smuts and from there to Gansbaai Academia where he matriculated in 2016. His passion for art started when he was 5 years old. When he finished matric he wanted to study graphic design, but did not have enough funds to do the course. He does face art at R350 per sketch.

Jaylon creating art as a young boy

Photographs of art kindly provided

by Annalize Mouton.

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VET TALK

by Olga Koorts

OBESE OR NOT OBESE? THAT IS THE QUESTION.

Not unlike beauty, obesity often seems to be in the eye of the beholder. But while being less than gorgeous pose no health hazards, being overweight can lead to a range of issues including heart problems, arthritis and diabetes.

Breed standards will usually include suggested weights but what about those fluffy creatures with multiple breeds in their family tree? Just last week I met a Pekingese Rottweiler cross. Would anybody like to suggest an adult weight for that guy? Or what about puppies and kittens who are still growing? How do we determine what their weight should be if we only have guidelines for adult weight? This becomes especially important in our large breed pups who should be lean right through their growing phase that could last up to two years of age.

While weighing is a one way to measure weight loss, monitoring body condition is a far more useful tool in determining how much weight actually needs to be lost. Confused? Don’t be. Calculating your pet’s body condition score is actually quite easy and basic “measurements” can be done at home using your eyes and hands.

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A pet in ideal body condition will have a waist that is easily noted from above as a slight narrowing of the body behind the ribs. The abdomen should be tucked up when viewed from the side and the ribs should be easily palpable with very little fat covering them. And that is the simple basics of checking to see if your cat or dog is too fat!

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So let’s look at what we consider too skinny. Underweight pets’ bones will be visible with no palpable fat and, as they lose not only fat but also muscle, even the bones on their faces and pelvis will show. Overweight animals lose their abdominal tuck and obvious waist, their ribs are difficult or impossible to feel and they have extra fat around the neck and hip area.

The staff at most veterinary clinics are trained in weight management and should be able to help with advice on food, exercise and regular weighing and body condition assessment.

SPORTS REPORT

by Roger Duffett (CLUB COACH)

2019 SOUTH AFRICA MARATHON CHAMPS AT THE CRADLE MOON DAM

Young canoeists from Stanford along with community coaches from the Football Foundation and volunteer parents travelled to Gauteng to participate in the South African Marathon Championships during the July school holiday. Paddling on open flat water, in loops of three or four kilometers with portages, is a challenging format but the Development Canoe Club youngsters rose to the occasion. Races of 11.8km, 17.5km and 20.3km tested the mettle of our enthusiastic paddlers.Congratulations to all the young Stanfordians who participated, and were awarded medals and recognition.

Okkie Smuts in Stanford - Nonelela Mqalekane [U14]; from Die Bron, Sibongeleni Mzimba [U14] and Khanyisa Ngxaka [U14]; from Gansbaai Academia - Hayward Gibson [U16], Siphesihle ‘SK’ Mgengo [U18] and Siyamamkel Kolpati [U18]; from Hermanus High School - Matthew Privett [U16]; from Generations Hermanus Emma Privett [U12] and Stanford home schoolers Bevan Duffett [U18] and Amy Duffett [U14].

LEGAL TALK

by Stewart Alcock

WHAT TO DO AFTER

A CAR ACCIDENT If a driver of a vehicle, at the time when the vehicle is involved in or contributes to any accident in which any person is killed or injured or suffers damage in respect of any property, including a vehicle, or animal, must report the accident to a police or traffic officer at the scene of the accident as soon as possible. In the case where a person is killed or injured, it must be within 24 hours after the occurrence of the accident, or in any other case on the first working day after the accident.

WHAT YOU MUST DO: Call the police or report the accident at the nearest police station within 24 hours if a person is killed or injured; or on the first working day after the accident if no person was killed or injured.

Write down the name of the police officer spoken to and the accident report’s reference number.

Co-operate with all emergency personnel and police who respond to the accident.

Get the details of all other motor vehicles involved in the accident, such as the drivers’ names, identity numbers, addresses, telephone numbers, description of the motor vehicles, the registration numbers, and any relevant details from the licence discs; the date, time and address of the accident; the weather and road conditions when the accident occurred; and any other information that may be relevant.

If an employee is driving a motor vehicle on behalf of his/her employer, then the details of the driver and the employer must be taken.

Write down the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all potential witnesses of the accident.

Take photographs or a video of the following: the scene of the accident, from all angles; the surrounding area; the injuries; and any damage to property.

Draw a sketch plan of the scene of the accident and make sure that it contains a fixed point so that it can easily be traced. Also make a statement about how the accident happened. This sketch and statement will remind a person of all the details relating to the accident at a later stage.

If a person has been injured, a doctor must be consulted immediately, even if the injury is not serious.

If the person is insured, that person has to notify his/her insurance or broker as soon as possible. Write down the name of the person spoken to at the insurance and the reference number of the claim.

WHAT YOU MUST NOT DO : Move your motor vehicle; unless it is necessary for safety or required by law.

Leave the scene of an accident until the police tells you to do so.

Throw away any potential evidence, such as defective products, important documents, or torn or blood-stained clothing.

Engage in discussions of fault with anyone as that can be considered evidence in court – do not admit liability.

Agree to settlement terms without discussing the matter with an attorney.

Although involvement in a motor accident is always a traumatic experience, try to remember that nearly all accidents have legal consequences. For instance, a criminal charge of driving without a licence, drunken driving, reckless and negligent driving, or culpable homicide may follow. Civil consequences may include claims for damage to property, or for personal injury, and may arise whether there is a criminal charge or not.

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PHENOMENAL WOMAN

FAMOUS POEM

by MAYA ANGELOU Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies.

I say, It’s in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips.

I’m a woman Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman, That’s me.

Phenomenal woman, That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered What they see in me.

They try so much

I say, It’s in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts, The grace of my style.

I’m a woman Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman, That’s me.

I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees.

Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees.

I say, It’s the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet.

I’m a woman Phenomenally.

But they can’t touch My inner mystery.

When I try to show them They say they still can’t see.

Now you understand Just why my head’s not bowed.

I don’t shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud.

When you see me passing It ought to make you proud.

I say, It’s in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need of my care, ‘Cause I’m a woman Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman, That’s me.

Source: https://www. familyfriendpoems.com/poem/ phenomenal-woman-by-mayaangelou

HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY

SOAPBOX

by Martin Ranger

Dad’s tsunami

Looking back, I think it all started in 1987. At least that’s when I began to realise something wasn’t right. I tried to ignore it, but eventually conceded that I needed help. I called my young son in from his play in the garden and asked for his advice. You see, it was clear that setting recording times on our new VHS recorder was simply beyond me. And it just got worse from then on.

Please enter your vehicle’s registration number.

Recently we enjoyed one of those rare family weekends with three of our children at home. I choose the lull after dinner to make a confession.

Like a Jerry Springer trash guest I spewed a tsunami of revelations. I told them that during the week all we watch is the news and the cookery or home improvement shows and that we had unashamedly enjoyed all fifty-two episodes of Downton Abbey. I added that we have not seen a single episode of West Wing, The Sopranos or Game of Thrones. In fact I thought it an appropriate time to quell any optimism that we might ever become Netflix subscribers. One of boys looked at me with moist eyes: ‘Anything else you want to tell us?” he asked with unconcealed dread. “Well, actually, yes. I don’t have accounts with Instagram or Twitter – and probably never will.” My daughter came round the table to give me a hug. “Don’t worry Dad, we’ll stick together and see you through this.”

Please enter vehicle name.

Now I don’t want you to think that I’m a complete Luddite. I use email and WhatsApp regularly and I make a reasonable job of setting up formulas in Excel. Recently I surprised myself by advertising – and selling – something on Gumtree. I have even edited pictures in Picasa and downloaded The Shadow’s Greatest Hits from iTunes!

I think that because I am not an overly chatty sort I find social ‘meedja’ to be unnecessary. I have no interest in Camps Bay sunsets, candled birthday cakes or groups of goofy-smiling strangers. But the success of these platforms confirms that I am an oddity, something I’m prepared to accept.

W-U-1-8-J-Z-O Number not recognised. Please re-enter.

W-U-1-8-J-Z-O Number not recognised. Error checking…

Please enter vehicle make.

T-O-Y-O-T-A C-H-R Name not recognised. Is it a Honda?

‘No it’s not a b****y Honda, it’s a Toyota!’

Please enter vehicle colour.

B-L-U-E Colour not recognised. Please be more precise.

(I check key fob.) S-U-R-F B-L-U-E 4.50 please. You have 15 minutes to exit. Please drive carefully.

Fifteen minutes! With my wife and two young grandchildren in tow I rush towards the elevators.

“Was it Blue P23?” I ask. “No” responds my wife. “I’m sure it was Pink B32”. I see our grandchildren’s trust visibly ebb. “Don’t panic, don’t panic everyone” I implore, starting to sound more like Dad’s Army’s Lance Corporal Jones than Indiana. Eventually we found the blue Toyota and with unconcealed relief cruised out under the raised exit boom.

That’s enough of pushing the technological boundaries for a while.

But heh, what’s this new gizmo called Siri?

On a recent UK holiday I was confronted by the intricacies of vehicle plate recognition payment in a parking garage. The concept is that a camera reads your number plate on entry; later, payment is made at a pay point. It’s ticketless, but not faultless. Communication at the pay point is rendered by the same female voice that inhabits a car’s satnav. The conversation went something like this:

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STRAIGHT TALK

by Patrick Campbell

SLOGGETT’s?

Sloggett’s ice rat (Myotomy sloggetti) is a species of rodent endemic to the Drakensberg and Lesotho. It inhabits rocky alpine grasslands, at altitudes of more than 2,000 m (6,600ft). This is a medium sized rat with thick, soft, fine fur.

The head is large and the snout blunt. The ears are small and the tail is short.

The name commemorates Col. Arthur Sloggett who served during the Boer War at Deelfontein.

After the events of “Black Week” during which the British Army suffered reverses in December 1899 at Stormsberg on (10th), Magersfontein on (11th) and Colenso on (15th). The British War Office, in response to a request for reinforcements, called for volunteers from different regiments for active service in South Africa. Candidates for enlistment had to be between the ages of 20 and 35 and had to satisfy the authorities that they were good riders and marksmen. A corps of mounted men, drawn from the regiments of Yeomanry, termed Imperial Yeomanry, were called to assist.

It was felt that women too should assist in the war effort to mitigate the horrors of war, and they appealed to the British nation to come forward with funds for a field hospital.

north than DeAar which was the war front during February 1900. The town Deelfontein was selected as an ideal location for a large hospital. By 17 March 1900, the hospital opened under the charge of Colonel A T Sloggett. The staff consisted of 191 persons and by middle of June provision had been made for accommodation of 800 patients. The hospital was unusual in pioneering the use of x-ray diagnosis. The radiographer in charge achieved eminence in this field, though he subsequently lost an arm through x-ray damage. Today little remains of the complex except a cemetery with around 130 graves and the IYH lettering on the hillside and the remains of the Yeomanry Hotel built after the war to accommodate soldiers’ relatives visiting the site.

On the high mountainous grassy slopes of Lesotho between 2,000m and 2,600m is the habitat of the Ice rat and also a species of flowering plant Aloe polyphylla (polyphylla means “many-leaves” in Greek) and is commonly known as the spiral aloe in Englsh, kroonaawyn in Afrikaans.

The climate is cool in the summer and in the winter the aloes are often covered in deep snow. The species is highly sought after as an ornamental but is difficult to cultivate as usually soon dies if removed from its natural habitat.

The Commander-in-chief of the British forces in South Africa Lord Roberts, had decided that the hospital should be located not further

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In Loving Memory of

CHRISTIAAN MARTHINUS JOSIAS MAANS

A STANFORD FAMILY’S STORY

RIP CHRISTIAAN MARTHINUS JOSIAS MAANS 29 December 1961 to 2 July 2019 We pay tribute to Christiaan Marthinus Josias Maans, fondly known as Martiens by his family and friends. Martiens was born 29 December 1961 on a farm named Staalbaard. He was one of seven children and grew up on farms in Stanford and surrounds.

In 1982 he met Norma and a year later they got married on 17 November 1983 – Norma’s birthday. Martiens brought his son Nigel Davids and Norma brought her daughter Gillian to this marriage.

In 1986 Martiens and Norma adopted two children Monita Damon and Ricadell Damon and raised and loved them as their own children. In 1995 Mardien Maans was born and in 1997 Sharmen Maans was born. A few years later they raised another child as their own Brendon Stompjus. They also went on to raise Simone as their own. Martiens was a true family man and loved his family very much. He was known for telling good stories and great jokes, he was fun loving and enjoyed dancing, especially pantjoela.

Sadly in January Martiens was diagnosed with cancer. Throughout the time of his illness he was extremely brave and strong, never complaining about the pain.

Martiens passed away peacefully on 2 July 2019.

He leaves behind his wife Norma, five daughters and three sons, two daughter’s in-law, three son’s in-law and thirteen grandchildren.

We Will Always Love You With Much Love Your Family Life is Eternal Love is Immortal With Deepest Sympathy

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LIVINGSOUNDTRACK

by Andrew Herriot

DOROTHY FIELDS

I will feel a glow just thinking of you, and the way you look tonight

DOROTHY FIELDS - I will feel a glow just thinking of you, and the way you look tonight.

Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904–March 28, 1974) was an American librettist, lyricist and couplet supremo. She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include “The Way You Look Tonight” (1936), “A Fine Romance” (1936), “On the Sunny Side of the Street” (1930), “Don’t Blame Me” (1948), “Pick Yourself Up” (1936), “I’m in the Mood for Love” (1935), and “Big Spender” (1966). Throughout her career, she collaborated with various influential figures in the American musical theatre, including Jerome Kern, Cy Coleman, Irving Berlin, and Jimmy McHugh. Along with Ann Ronell, and Kay Swift (Gershwin?), she was one of the first successful Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood female songwriters. Fields’ career as a professional songwriter took off in 1928 when Jimmy McHugh, who had seen some of her early work, invited her to provide some lyrics for him for Blackbirds of 1928. Fields and McHugh teamed up until 1935. Songs from this period include “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” (1928), straight out of the JazzFordian Songbook followed by: I’d like to see you looking swell, baby, Diamond bracelets Woolworth doesn’t sell baby.

Till that lucky day you know darned well, baby; I can’t give you anything but love.

“Exactly Like You”, and “On the Sunny Side of the Street”. During the later 1920s, she and McHugh wrote specialty numbers for the various Cotton Club revues, many of which were recorded by Duke Ellington. In the mid 1930s, Fields started to write lyrics for films and collaborated with other composers, including Jerome Kern. With Kern, she worked on the movie version of Roberta, and also on their greatest success, Swing Time. The song “The Way You Look Tonight” earned the Fields/Kern team an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. In 1946, Fields approached Hammerstein II with her idea for a new musical based on the life of famous female sharpshooter Annie Oakley.

Hammerstein liked the idea and agreed to produce the show. Kern and Fields were signed on to write the songs in the show. Kern died before the two were able to begin working on the project, and Irving Berlin was hired to replace him. Together, she and her brother Herbert wrote the book for Annie Get Your Gun, while Berlin provided all the music. The show, starring Ethel Merman, was a huge success, running for 1,147 performances. When she started collaborating with Cy Coleman in the 1960s, her career took a new turn.

Their first work together was Sweet Charity. Throughout her 48-year career, Fields co-wrote more than 400 songs and worked on 15 stage musicals and 26 movies. Her lyrics were known for their strong characterization, clarity in language, and humour. She was an amateur pianist and a lover of classical music; the awareness of melodic lines that this fostered in her was of value in the task of fitting lyrics to melodies. Fields died of a heart attack on March 28, 1974, at the age of 69 (so young). The New York Times reported “Dorothy Fields, the versatile songwriter whose career spanned nearly 50 years, died of a heart attack last night at her home here”. She was the sister of writers Herbert and Joseph Fields. She married Eli Lahm in 1939, and they had two children, David and Eliza. Lahm died in 1958. Thirty-five years after her death, President Barack Obama, in his inauguration speech as 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009, echoed lyrics by Fields when he said, “Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America”. This alludes to the song “Pick Yourself Up” from the 1936 film Swing Time, for which Jerome Kern had written the music, in which Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire sang Fields’ words, “Pick yourself up; dust yourself off; start all over again”. Fred Ebb (Cabaret and Chicago) said “She does not do false rhymes”. New York. NY.

CHOIR EVENT

by Annalize Mouton Village Voices Stanford will present “A Night at the Movies” on Saturday, 24 August, at 5:30pm in the conference centre atStanford Valley Guest Farm.

Afterwards the audience are invited to “kuier”. Affordable food options and a cash bar will be provided by LeeAnn du Toit and Manor House Restaurant. It is recommended that concert tickets and meal vouchers may be purchased in advance from choir members or the Stanford Tourism Bureau.

The choir started in October last year under the tutelage of Annalize Mouton and led an enjoyable Carols by Candlelight on the Sunday before Christmas. The choir has continued to grow and, in April this year, the Sunset Concert at the Birkenhead Brewery drew an audience in excess of 150 people. The performance was well received: “just loved it”; “pleasantly surprised!”; “revived that good ol’ Stanford spirit”; “magical evening”; “Village Voices is a joy”; “What talent we have in Stanford!”

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CHOIR EVENT Village Voices Stanford will present

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Night at the Moviesâ&#x20AC;? on Saturday, 24 August, at 5:30pm in the conference centre at Stanford Valley Guest Farm.

Concert tickets and meal vouchers may be purchased in advance from choir members or the Stanford Tourism Bureau.

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