November 2012 - Stanford River Talk

Volume 87 | NOVEMBER 2012 | Stanford’s monthly newspaper | R13.20

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Veldfire (Felt-fire) 1. Noun- a South African bush fire 2. Noun- an amazing natural hybrid pincushion (Leucospermum) which first occurred on the farm some 40 years ago 3. Label- the name of our new Pinotage…the quality you’ve become used to but at a price which may surprise you CELLAR OPEN ON SATURDAY 10am-2pm, DO POP IN TO TASTE AND TO STOCK UP ON WINES FOR CHRISTMAS! 028 341 0841

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editorial notes

Our cover this month depicts the variety of Stanford life: seven-year-old Ryan Ingles took full advantage of the sheets of water covering the village green to ride the surf after the heavens opened and huge amounts of rain poured down on the village; Rotary Club of Stanford brought a touch of ‘Shebeen Chic’ to our night life at a fundraising event (page 7 and 16) whilst others were busy photographing frogs for our competition (page 9).

Other good news is that Food for Thought has been voted: Best-Managed Centre in the Overstrand! This is a great achievement for Stanford and we applaud the staff and management of Funimfundo Pre School. Enkosi Kakhulu! A big thank you to all for putting Stanford on the educational map! Please see more on this in the Ward Committee update on page 5.

Don’t forget our annual Stanford Stumble coming up on 24 November at Stanford Hills Estate, organised by Rotary Club of Stanford.

Who can forget those colourful characters stumbling over the finishing line last year? The funds raised go towards specialised education for children with learning difficulties. See page 16.

COVER PICTURE: Main photo Sandra Slabbert, Shebeen Chic Tim Hague, Frog Fred Hatman.

letters to the editor Please send your letters to ed@stanfordrivertalk.co.za or to PO Box 228 Stanford, 7210.

Try to keep letters as short as possible (100 words or less) and supply your name and address. Anonymous letters will not be published. The editor reserves the right to edit, amend, abridge or reject any letter.

Building rumble

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n your last edition, Ansie Reitsma uncovered the curious aspects of the Stanford Heritage Committee (‘Have the rules changed?’, Readers’ Letters).

I strongly support the existence of any body that acts within the architectural parameters of a town such as Stanford. The problem comes in when a committee’s (or members thereof) opinions become subjective and go over and above the published guidelines.

Objections to legitimate plans that are in compliance with the published guidelines result in unnecessary delays, frustrations, and finally, a lot of resentment to the body who has objected.

My recent dealings with the Heritage Committee which should have been straight forward, have resulted in months of delays, and meant that I missed three building slots with two different builders. Was it a 1960’s style outbuilding that they objected to? No, simply an argument over a 400mm increase in width to an already approved set of plans, and how it might affect the proportions of the gabling – 400mm, that’s the width of the

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I would like to know how was it determined there was a need for such a committee?

How was it formed originally and by what local mandate? Who does the committee comprise of, and how are they appointed?

If they are elected, who elects them? Can I apply to be on the committee? What are the qualifications or the competence of the members that they are entitled to make these rulings or recommendations? As far as I know there is only one committee member who is an architect.

The purpose of the Stanford Heritage Committee should be to ensure that submitted plans adhere to the published guidelines concerning building aesthetics.

Compliance to municipal by-laws concerning building should be left to the Municipality.

That is it – nothing more, nothing less! It should not be a platform for the expression of subjective architectural opinions by the members.

Cal Tomlinson

MONTHLY CONTRIBUTORS Cath Croxton, Janika Dorland, Fred Hatman, Aron Gcotyelwa, Andrew Herriot, Peter Hood, Alexia Lawson, Jami Kastner, DM, Don MacIver, Phil Murray, SuzanneFrancoise Rossouw, Fred Smith, Naas Terblanche, Bea Whittaker and Tania Weich.

Comment from Martin Ranger – Chairman of Stanford Conservation’s Management Committee and a member of its Heritage sub-committee.

I am sorry that Cal Tomlinson is harbouring these frustrations. However, I do think that the issues raised are both parochial and specific and are more appropriately addressed with the Heritage Committee in person. Currently the committee meets fortnightly. Owners/ developers/architects are welcome to request a slot on the agenda. The next meeting is on 6 November at 14:00.

(If Cal would like to be considered for any committee vacancy that might arise I will send him an SCT membership application form and we will take it from there.)

• For answers to some of the questions posed and an insight into the workings of heritage bodies see ‘Heritage Matters’ on page 6.

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letters to the editor Road safety The article by Petronella Ferreira, Municipal Manager Stanford (‘Know your officers’, News & updates, October edition) defining the functions and powers of local Traffic & Law Enforcement Officers in conjunction with SAPS, who all work towards a common goal, ‘looking after our safety’, raises the hope that this spells good news in the resolution of a long-persisting concern: speeding cars.

A building contractor, from elsewhere, currently renovating a house in Queen Victoria Street, intimated to me that he is aghast at the excessive speed at which many vehicles negotiate the section of road through the dip between Moore and Caledon Streets. He asked me why there are no speed reduction devices. I assured him that, in fact, there previously was one, which had been removed. When I queried this at the local Municipal Office, it was confirmed that the device would not be replaced.

It may be concluded that without speedbumps or, for instance, a stop street at the Caledon Street crossing to slow down speeding traffic, it is now incumbent upon the two Traffic Control Officers to implement the ‘safety’ factor, in this residential area of the village, especially bearing in mind the presence of pedestrians, elderly people, often with their dogs, and children who love to skateboard at the dip. I don’t deny them their sport and pleasure, as there is no officially allocated zone for kids to skateboard, but I feel concern for their safety.

Many large heavy transport trucks use this route and are clearly in excess of the loadbearing capacity of Queen Victoria Street instead of travelling via de Bruyn Street. I trust that the Traffic Officers will control vehicle tonnage relative to the particular road substructure standard. Deon Krige

Comment from Petronella Ferreira, Manager: Stanford It is an Overstrand policy not to allow speedbumps in main roads to allow easy access for emergency vehicles. The two pedestrian crossings in Queen Victoria Street (speedbumps near KC’s and the library) were built before that policy came into effect. When residents complained about the temporary metal speedbump further down Queen Victoria Street, near the dip, making a noise as cars went over it, it was removed in accordance with the policy.

Stop streets are erected for the regulation of traffic flow and are not a traffic calming measure. The situation in Queen Victoria Street will be monitored to see if the amount of vehicles warrants another stop street.

I want to bring the following extract from the Overstrand By-Law Relating to Streets, Public Places and the Prevention of Public Nuisances of 2008 to the attention of readers: ‘No person shall on a public road skate on roller-skates or a skateboard or similar device.’

Street with no name Three years ago we moved to our house in King Street. Friends always had difficulty finding our home, as there were no street names in our vicinity. Earlier this year our street was renamed and we now live in NO BOAT TRAILERS Street, complete with a nice blue Overstrand name plate. Friends can now find their way to our house without difficulty.

At the height of last week’s flood, the road grader appeared and managed to keep the road navigable. However, a blocked stormwater drain eroded a donga at the end of our driveway and we have to congratulate our Municipality for doing a sterling job by appearing early the next morning with a load of stone to effect repairs.

I have Googled NO BOAT TRAILERS but can find no reference to a current or previous politician, dignatory or struggle hero with that name, but at least we are still on the municipal map! Don MacIver

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Thank you Stanford Hotel!

We would like to thank Penny, Steyn and David Smith for looking after us and spoiling us with endless cups of coffee and delicious muffins whilst we were their tenants in the lovely setting of Stanford Hotel’s courtyard.

Steph & Le Ann

news and updates

Ward Committee Update: October 2012 Ward-specific budget 2013/2014

Every year the municipality makes available R500 000 per Ward for projects identified by the Ward Committee members. These are usually the type of projects that will never make it to the municipal capital budget, and are important for the appearance of the town. We are part of Ward 11, which includes the villages of Baardskeerdersbos, Pearly Beach and Buffeljagsbaai. In accordance with the voter’s list, two thirds of the R500 000 (R300 000) can be spent in Stanford.

Ward-specific projects for Stanford agreed upon for starting in July 2013 are: • R150 000 for a pavement in Dreyer Street. Pedestrians have no other place to walk but in the street which has high traffic volumes.

• R100 000 for the improvement of the market square’s surface, which is in dire need of attention.

• R50 000 for a bird hide – either along the Klein River or at the Willem Appel Dam. Ward-specific projects decided upon last year that are being implemented during 2012/13 are: • Upgrading the surface of the soccer field (R50 000).

• Beautification of Ou Krale picnic area (R50 000).

• Play park equipment (R70 000).

• Beautification of town entrance (painting etc.) (R20 000).

Food for Thought is tops!

A report on Early Childhood Development Centres situated on municipal property has shown that Food for Thought is the best managed centre in the Overstrand and the only one that is financially independent. Congratulations to Maryanne Ward and her team – and to Jane Dowie-Dunn and her late husband David who had the

vision to start this centre. We know there are other centres in Stanford that are managed equally well – this survey was applicable only to centres operating on/in municipal land/buildings.

Garden refuse Garden refuse is still being dumped on municipal land, which includes the wandelpad. One bag of garden refuse is allowed for collection as part of the Thursday refuse removal.

All other refuse must be kept inside your premises and can be dropped once a month (free of charge) to the official dumping site in the industrial area. Please be a responsible citizen, collect a token for your property from the Stanford municipal office and keep our village clean.

Supplementary property evaluation roll The supplementary evaluation roll for the year 2012/13 is open for inspection at the Stanford offices, or from the website www. overstrand.gov.za. Any objections to the valuation must be submitted by 14 November 2012. Rule of thumb is that the valuation should be equal to the selling price of your house and all similar houses in the neighbourhood.

Landscaping design for Community Centre area A group of UCT students have come up with a design for the area around the community centre. They will present this design to Stanfordians on Tuesday 6 November at 16:00 in the Municipal Boardroom. Bea Whittaker

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news and updates

HERITAGE MATTERS Last month I was asked to respond to a reader’s letter, one which quite reasonably expressed concern regarding alterations to a graded building. My general impression is that there are a number of misconceptions as to the influence – and, particularly, the authority – of heritage bodies. Time for some clarity.

Stanford Conservation’s Heritage Committee Heritage in the Western Cape is the responsibility of Heritage Western Cape, a department within the Western Cape government. Its mandate is to identify, protect and conserve heritage resources. Two of those resources are buildings built sixty or more years ago and properties greater than 5000m2 in extent.

Heritage Western Cape has formally delegated the responsibility of maintaining Stanford’s architectural heritage to the Stanford Conservation Trust which created a sub-committee, the Stanford Heritage Committee (SHC), to manage that task.

Over the years the committee has gained an insight into local historic design and construction, particularly in the use of traditional building materials and methods. The restoration of St Thomas’ Church is a good example of the SHC’s contribution. Committee members willingly share their knowledge and experience with anyone contemplating building operations anywhere in the village.

Roles and Responsibilities The prime objective of the Heritage Committee is to assist and advise owners and developers to complete a project that conserves the historical legacy for which this village is so rightly recognised.

The Heritage Committee consists of seven members: three from the Trust’s Management Committee, two appropriately experienced ordinary members of the trust and two architectural consultants.

All the assistance and advice relating to heritage compliance refers initially to The Stanford Style booklet which is freely available from local estate agents or the Stanford municipal office. (And soon to be on our website.)

All building plans affecting buildings that are older than sixty years or sites that are greater than 5000m2 in extent plus any other plans within the core conservation area (including new constructions) are sent by the Overstrand Municipality to the Heritage Committee for comment.

From January the Stanford Conservation’s Heritage Committee will meet monthly to discuss submissions.

These are then sent back to the Municipality either without comment or with recommendations to improve compliance with the prescriptions contained within the Heritage Resources Act and the guidelines set out in The Stanford Style booklet.

Subsequently the submitted plans are passed to Heritage Western Cape in Cape Town for their final endorsement.

It is the Overstrand Municipality’s responsibility to consider ALL plans for approval. Compliance is a responsibility shared between the municipality and the owner. Building regulations and town planning issues are a municipal mandate, the SHC deals solely with matters of heritage significance. Stanford Conservation’s Heritage committee neither approves plans nor is it required to monitor subsequent construction.

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Green Stanford wins The following Stanfordians were awarded a place in The Overberg Agri Garden of the Year Competition 2012 held recently: 1st place went to Sarah Abbot and 3rd place to Quentin Green in the environmentally-friendly category; Dean Slamat was awarded Garden with the Most Potential; and landscaper Werner Jacob’s work in S Bellingham’s garden in Hermanus received 3rd place in the water-wise category.

The new school bus

Cool transport: (from left to right) Proud learners Japie Louw; Ethan Bates; Nicole Dreyer; Jade Coetzee; Ethan van der Schyff; Beyano Braaff; Kia McKay; Jaydene Dreyer; and Carla Germishuys show off the new Okkie Smuts bus after playing a mini-cricket match against Curro in Hermanus.

Bird Fair feedback I am pleased to report that the Bird Fair held in Stanford and surrounds from 28 – 30 September 2012 was a success. Our club, BirdLife WalkerBay, organisers of the Stanford Stretton’s Bird Fair is indebted to Edward Snell & Co who, once again, were generous sponsors of this annual event. Talks and outings were well attended, notwithstanding the inclement weather.

For more information about the programme, please go to www.stanfordbirding.co.za.

A big thank you to all our presenters, the BirdLife WalkerBay Committee, volunteers and Stanfordinfo for their role in the fair’s success. The main indoor events were once again hosted by the Stanford Hotel. We are grateful to Penny van den Berg for making this excellent venue available to us and to Edward Snell & Co for providing marketing aids which enabled us to give our speakers, tour guides and service providers complimentary bottles of Stretton’s Gin and Glendower Whisky. Royd Frith, Chairman BirdLife WalkerBay

Probus Club of Stanford: Meet us, join us Stanford’s Probus Club hosts monthly lunches at various restaurants in the area. They are social occasions, often featuring a guest speaker, providing an opportunity for conversation and networking.

Probus is an affiliate of Rotary International but is not a service club so is not involved in projects or fund-raising. Membership is open to retired or semi-retired business or professional people. Our club started in 2007 and has 30 members. We meet on the second Wednesday of the month.

Interested? Then why not join us as a guest at our next lunch on Wednesday 14 November. The venue is the Spookhuis at Mosaic Farm and our guest speaker is Cath Croxton who will share her experiences of life in Kazakhstan. Cost R80. To book please contact a committee member: Sally Hood 079 517 8799 or Martin Ranger 082 465 4801.

What’s been happening in Stanford Something to Barke about: Stanford is thrilled to have another fantastic place to unwind and enjoy good food. Anton and Tarryn de Kock recently launched Barke Restaurant at Blue Gum Country Estate, a family-oriented guest house.

Stanfordians were treated to delicious food and enjoyed the beautiful setting.

news and updates

On the river: East meets West

Travel Channel Thailand visited Stanford on 18 October as part of their tour of the Western Cape organised by Wesgro. The group was a five-member film crew from the Travel Channel in Bangkok, plus their guide and interpreter visiting the Cape Whale Coast. They started off in HangklipKleinmond, went on to Gansbaai and Stanford and completed the tour with a visit to Hermanus.

As usual Stanford businesses pulled out all the stops to give the group a memorable tour. Stanfordinfo would like to thank Tim Hague of Platanna, Klein River Cheese and the Birkenhead Brewery for hosting the group. Steph Richards

Fabulous fundraiser: Stanfordians rose to the occasion and dressed up to the nines for Shebeen Chic held at Stanford Hills Estate and organised by Rotary Club of Stanford. For more information see page 16.

Photo: Tim Hague

Stanford Valley News

advertorial

It certainly felt like ‘Spring has sprung’ for us here at Stanford Valley! During September we had a number of successful events starting with our Trance Party of 4 000 people! We have had a wedding and a full house three times over with the guests of at least another three weddings held at Beloftebos and Birkenhead; a luncheon for 40 police officers; an over 50s social club gathering of about 40 people; a bachelor’s party for 16 great young guys; AND our Nossa Vida music/dinner evening for 40 people – all this in between welcoming our self-catering guests.

Music/dinner evenings at Stanford Our Nossa Vida event was a wonderful evening! We couldn’t squeeze any more people into Ouhuis. It was also just great, in the midst of many Stanfordian villagers, to have Peter and Maureen Wolters with us (previous owners of our farm). The musicians, Keith and Allan, were brilliant and many enjoyed the general buzz and foot-tapping music!

Our next Stanford Valley dinner and music event, ‘Face the Music’, will be on Saturday December 8 with Vanessa, Ashley and the team from Followspot Productions. Check out the events page on our website for more info www.stanfordvalley.co.za and www.followspot.co.za. It is going to be a serious blast, lots of olden goldies spanning the 50s, 60s, 70s etc, with the audience guessing the names of the songs and the artists. This time we will hold it in the conference venue, complete with a buffet dinner and we hope to fill it with 80 people sitting in a half-moon shape around large round dinner tables. Think about coming with a group of friends and book your table.

For bookings please call Eric on 072 198 0862 or email him at info@stanfordvalley.co.za

Nossa Vida dinner and music event

Wedding at Stanford Valley STANFORD RIVER TALK 7

sport talk

Tipple for striders STRANDVELD HIKING CLUB

OCTOBER HIKE When the waterfalls cascade at the Pig’s Snout the locals say the pig has a cold.

This was very true on Saturday 7 October when 22 enthusiastic hikers congregated at the start of our monthly hike as the adverse weather over the previous few days had guaranteed spectacular waterfalls and fastflowing streams.

Walking along the banks of the lagoon we came to the burnt home of our hosts, the Grant family. The sympathy of the group went out to these folks for their loss. Because of the recent fire the path was well defined and much new growth had surfaced. Crossing the road we encountered pristine fynbos and noted the good condition of the duck boards which made walking under slippery conditions safer. These boards had been well anchored with ropes which we trust withstood the deluge that came a few days later.

Making our way up the ravine through the indigenous forest we climbed the ladder which took us to the foot of the waterfall where we watched in awe the vast volumes of water cascading down the mountain side.

To our hosts we say a hearty and sincere thank you for a wonderful morning.

HIKING DATE Saturday 1 December: Year-end hike. Franskraal towards Kleinbaai coastal walk. Leader: Roelof 082 552 5444. Start: 07.00 at Gansbaai info. Cost: R20 pp. This will be followed by a ‘Bring and Braai’ at Aire Del Mar Guest House, so please remember to bring something to braai plus your drinks.

Cheery News!

business talk By the Old Boar

Last week we went to lunch in Hermanus. Three adults and a fouryear-old. The bill was reasonable. However the cost of lunch was almost exactly equal to the cost of ONE glass of wine in a London restaurant. Gone are the days when R1 was equal to $1.20 – it is now worth about 12 cents! Why did this happen? There are many reasons – and they started before Juju Malema was born. One of the major reasons is the low productivity of our workforce. Despite the wage increases of the past 15 years productivity has fallen by some 40% during that time. Who knows where the current series of strikes will put the country? You can be sure that the 22% increase recently granted to rock-drillers will not be matched by a similar increase in productivity, not after the first week anyway. The country is losing hundreds of millions in foreign exchange and tax receipts. In the end we all pay, as taxes go up and the value of the Rand goes down.

Slowly, slowly we have all become financial prisoners. Leave the country and you immediately become a pauper anywhere else.

Of course, the way things are going, you are either going to become a pauper or you are going to be cold. Eskom is not doing us any favours by their massive increases. How much longer can we hold out with increases of this nature? Municipal charges are not far behind – they disguise the increases by simply adding a few new charges every year.

The good news is that we are not alone. Between 2007 and 2010 the average net worth of a United States household fell by 40%, about 18 years of savings simply disappeared and confidence fell through the floor. As Warren Buffett said, derivatives are instruments of mass destruction. Is the Mayan calendar predicting financial Armageddon on 21st December? We don’t have a long wait to find out!

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A record number of Stanford Striders assembled at the Stanford Hills wine farm on Monday 22 October. Why so many you may wonder?

Was it to test out the gruelling Stanford Stumble 5km route as a preparation for the actual event on 24 November? Or was it to experience the spectacular views as one stumbles along the tough rain-washed vineyard trails? Or was it to meet the challenge of an off-road cross-country run? Hah! None of the above! It was clearly the promise of an après-run wine-tasting endeavour. All 23 Striders enjoyed a medicinal moment with Peter and Jami Kastner as they sampled their new and glorious Veldfire Pinotage in the homely surroundings of Stanford Hills. There was unanimous agreement that such an occasion should of necessity be repeated with some regularity!

Taking a breather: Striders enjoying a medicinal moment with Pinotage apres-run.

Lost and found As per Andrew Herriot’s notice to all ‘Striders’, we gathered at Stanford Hills Wine Estate on Monday 22 October at 5.45pm to familiarise ourselves with ‘The Stanford Stumble Route’ which will take place on November 24.

I was really looking forward to the challenge and started off with gusto! Somewhere along the route Peter Kastner passed me on his motorbike and remarked that I was almost halfway! I thought yeah, this is great! But a couple of minutes later I realised that I was lost. I could not see anybody in front or behind me! I could not see any footprints in the mud and realised here I was on my own. As my wife later said to me, ‘Why did you not phone? My reply, ‘I left my phone in the car!’

Joke of the Year.

Eventually I found my way back to the starting point and decided to make my way home without partaking in the wine tasting, but I will definitely be participating at the Stanford Stumble! Gerry Fourie RUNNING TIMES Van der Stel Pass Challenge – 21km: Manie Robinson 1:37; Sarah Gordon 1:46. 10km: Jannie du Toit 0:53; Tina Louw 0:65.

Voet van Afrika – 21km Manie Robinson 1:39; Sarah Gordon 1:44; Graig Neimand 2:07; Stewart Alcock 2:23. 10km: Jannie du Toit 0:50; Tina Louw 0:60.

Gun Run – 21km Sarah Gordon 1:43. 10km: Jannie du Toit 0:48.

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reader competition

Stanford Frog Competition

Thank you to all the enthusiastic frog photographers who sent in entries for our Frog Competition, organised and sponsored by Naas Terblanche of Vaalvlei Wines. Here are the winners …

Ist place: Fred Hatman ‘I hope you can identify this chap that got into my bedroom and gazed longingly at the garden until I managed to release him outside.’ Fred Hatman Prize: case of Vaalvlei Shiraz 2010.

2nd joint place: Tracey Anderson ‘Here’s a little fellow I found on a slice of log, used as a step for our daughters to switch on the light, in our bathroom on our farm in Papiesvlei. It could have fitted inside the circle of my wedding band! I think it’s the Endangered Western Leopard toad or Amietophrynus pantherinus.’

Tracey Anderson Prize: case of Vaalvlei Sauvignon Blanc

2nd joint place: Steph Richards ‘This was taken in one of the three small ponds in our garden. We have a “natural wetland area” which fills up during the rainy season. As it dries up I catch as many of the tadpoles as I can (there are hundreds) and transfer them into the smaller ponds.’ Steph Richards (Can you notice the frog eggs to the left?)

Prize: case of Vaalvlei Sauvignon Blanc 2011.

3rd place: The Foxtrot boys ‘We think it is a Spotted Leopard toad (we hope) and it was photographed at our house in Buitenlaan, Stanford. This particular frog has tried its hardest to live in our kitchen cupboard and all attempts to relocate it prove to be useless as it always returns. We know when it is around as it enjoys swimming in the dog’s water bowl and then we find frog poo in the water.

During the day it hides away but at night it comes out to play and scare our mom.’

The Foxcroft boys – Teagan (14), Griffin (10), and Shane (6) Prize: R100

What are they?

According to frog fundi and competition sponsor, Naas Terblanche, all the frogs pictured here are the common Raucus toad. If anyone can offer information as to where to photograph the rarely-sighted Leopard toad in Stanford, please contact him on 028 3410 170 or email ilterblanche@gmail.com ‘I have heard them around Stanford village, but I have never managed to find one here to photograph,’ says Naas.

NIGHT SKY Stanford’s resident astrophysicist, Fred Smith, on self-sustainability

I want to take this month to explain why Space Science and Research is important. There are many people who decry the money spent and say it would be better spent on feeding the poor, education, etc. No, I’m not going to defend cell phones, the Internet or even advancements in medicine – it’s much more serious than that.

People talk about ‘sustainability’ yet there is not one single nation on earth that is self-sustainable. No single nation has the raw materials, the products and even the communications to be self-sustainable in this modern world. It then follows that if you want to lead even a moderately modern life, no province, city, town, village, farm or household can be selfsustainable either. That is just a fact – perhaps even an ‘Inconvenient Truth’.

With an increasing world population wanting a modern life, we are fast reaching the point where the earth will not be self-sustainable either. We can slow this down, but NOT stop it.

*** Prizes can be collected from Stanfordinfo. Stanford River Talk thanks Naas Terblanche for coming up with the idea of a frog competition and for sponsoring the prizes.

Next month look out for Naas’ tadpole story.

Here are a few fascinating facts.

• The energy produced by the sun in one second is enough to

match mankind’s current annual energy consumption for 750 000 years!

• There is more water in the small moon Europa orbiting Jupiter than there is on the whole surface of this planet.

• There is more water in the moons around Saturn than in the rest of the solar system put together.

• The hundreds of millions of moons and asteroids have vast resources we have hardly begun to measure. We need to get out there and bring just a tiny fraction of this back.

You cannot be, and this earth can never be self-sustainable in the long run. Space Science and Research is not a nice-to-have; it is necessary for our survival. Self-sustainability is fiction – and it’s not even science fiction! More on this next month …

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Wining about … housekeeping

By Jami Kastner

I

fully understand why they call it spring cleaning. It is never a conscious decision, but it’s around this time of year that my eyes suddenly open in disbelief to view all the clutter that surrounds me. Much of it seems to have no rhyme nor reason for being there.

All at once, my eye alights upon the pile of stuff under the stairs, which I have gleefully been oblivious to for the preceding eleven months. A two-man tent. (What good is this to me, I ask you? We would need a fair-sized army tent to take the family camping now).

A broken croquet set. A suitcase filled with I know not what.

And so I start there, and slowly make my way around the house, using my new ‘spring’ eyes to check the general state of things. And it’s never a pretty picture, I can tell you. Every drawer is filled with a mysterious selection of goods. A sewing kit, a bicycle pump, some curtain hooks and a Buzz Lightyear doll with no arms. How does this happen? Surely last spring I had carefully arranged all items in their proper places? It is a genuine mystery of science. Similar mysteries are currently being researched by very clever men with glasses at elite universities. One example being the disappearing dummy, where a mother can plan carefully enough to place not one, but THREE dummies around the cot.

But yet at 3am there is nary a one to be had.

And quite often these down onto the nearest chair, dummies are NEVER head in hands. Running through SEEN AGAIN. Aaah, my mind were all the visitors the mysteries of life.

I’d had in the recent past, But I digress, my many of them first time visitors topic was in fact to my home. Many of them housekeeping. stylish people, and even some The art of housekeeping.

During this furious from…gasp…the Cape of Town, attempt to stop the clutter, before it took that capital of cool. What must they have over, Hubby was chatting to me while I thought of us? I admit that housekeeping has organised a kitchen cupboard. I reached up possibly never been my strongest point, but to the top of it, and discovered the following even I draw the line at visible piles of trash items: 1) four empty baby formula tins; 2) artistically arranged for display. a beaten pewter cup; 3) a hideous wooden And so my advice to you is this: Spring bottle opener in the shape of a beer; 4) a cleaning is a just and noble activity. But broken Dustbuster; 5)an empty Champagne once you start, be sure to follow through, bottle. I was quite incredulous. Who would before you dash off to your next task. For, as think that this is an ideal storage place for is often the case in any job, things look far these particular items? Hubby laughed worse before they look better. And, if you are uproariously. ‘Well,’ he declared. ‘If we wish one of those who viewed this odd creation, to keep all these things, we may as well and kept silent, thank you for respecting my display them properly.’ And, that said, he home. And please know that I am not quite took the selection of articles and built a very as unhinged as I may sometimes appear. odd looking sculpture atop the cupboard.

We nearly killed ourselves laughing, and that Jami ’s ‘rating’ was the end of that.

Wine consumed: Stanford Hills Grappa Until a couple of weeks later, that is. My (Well, the shock called for something a bit ‘spring’ eyes were suddenly drawn to said stronger than wine!) sculpture, standing in pride of place in my kitchen, so that all who sat at the counter Rating: Wowsers. Delicious, but tread could have an unobstructed view. I slumped carefully with this one. 4/5

wine talk

Tipple... with a twist

By Tania Weich

Fancy trying something different? Of course you do. Us wine lovers are known to be adventurous, which is why I am sharing my latest adventure with you.

My taste buds were recently introduced to the tasty, taboo taste of abalone.

Locally we refer to it as perlemoen, food from the sea, which is regarded as a delicacy in the East, as the media informs us. Apparently perle is sought after for its aphrodisiacal value, which has opened up a huge market for anyone with a wetsuit and with no fear of our shark-infested waters. Hence the never-ending news reports of poachers being caught, often times just around the corner from where we live, with tonnage way in excess of their allowed quotas for their catch. So, the consequence is that we have to pay a premium price to indulge in the (rather tasteless in my opinion) forbidden fruit of the sea.

But no more. A local entrepreneur prepared perle for me which does not taste of rubber, the overriding flavour previously experienced, and at a price that even us locals can afford. Slithers of abalone are freshly prepared at his mobile stall, marked ‘Perle Galore’, together with other secret ingredients and presented in a wrap, or as the Colonel of KFC would refer to it, a ‘twister’. It is de-li-ci-ous.

While I cannot verify the aphrodisiacal properties of the aforementioned victuals, I can guarantee that it tastes absolutely terrific with the Sauvignon Blancs from the vineyards of Stanford.

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Memories of school Stanford matrics are about to end their secondary schooling and enter the world as young adults, while our primary school leavers are taking the big leap into high school next year. Here some of our future generation share their thoughts.

‘I’m going to study at Stellenbosch University next year. I’ll be studying BCom Economic Management Sciences for 3 years. And I have been provisionally accepted .‘ Sanmarie du Preez

‘Ek beplan om Sielkunde en Menslike Hulpbronne te studeer aan die Universiteit van die Wes-Kaap.

Die matriekafskeid en after party asook kaskar resies was van die hoogtepunte vir 2012. Vir nou sien ek net uit daarna om klaar te maak – die eksamen is baie stresvol!’ Keisha Afrikaner

‘Matriek, die besigste skooljaar ooit! Baie hoogtepunte en laagtepunte. Al die leerders is soveel nader aan mekaar hierdie jaar. Hoogtepunte van matriek was die pretloop, interskole, Classic Clash en die melodrama. Ek gaan volgende jaar toerisme studeer by Northlink College en sien vreeslik uit daarna!’ Nerine Spandiel ‘Hallo, my naam is Colin, ek is van die Kaap maar gaan skool

by Okkie Smuts. Ek wil graag dankie se aan oom Gerrie, tannie Adanna en mnr Delport vir alles wat hulle vir my gedoen het.’

Colin Simon

‘Ek wil net se dat ek goeie jare in Stanford gehad het. Die mense is goed en vriendelik.

So ook Okkie Smuts se leerders, onderwysers en skoolhoof. Dankie!’

Dee-Jay Benzien

‘Skool, die plek waarvan alle leerders wil wegkom, maar glo my as jy by daardie hek uitstap besef jy wat jy gaan mis. NOU is dit die begin van die einde. Jou matriek eksamen uitslae kan jou lewe verander. Ek gaan BA Toerisme en Geografie aan die Universiteit van die Wes-Kaap studeer. Sterkte Matrieks en ace die eksamen!’

Leighton Swartland

‘I came to Okkie Smuts when I was nine years old. My teacher was Mrs Beukes and she was the best. I learned lots of new stuff – arts, culture and netball. I loved it.‘ Okuhle Apolisi ‘I have been in Okkie Smuts for three years and enjoyed every moment. I have lots of friends and love them all. I will miss every teacher for loving, respecting, caring and helping me in everything.’

Asenathi Mani

‘What I enjoyed most in my primary school is that I made a lot of friends and met some nice girls. I enjoyed being in the rugby and cricket teams and going on all the spring walks. I will miss playing the games at break such as monkey wars and stingers. I also really enjoyed my prefect and SOS camp. I will never forget the brilliant food (with rotten tomato sauce) and the activities at SOS or Mrs Haxton who gave us fun projects and my first detention which felt like a life time, all two hours of it. I am looking forward to initiation in high school and regrouping with all my friends who went to high school before me, as well as making new friends. I am also excited to meet new teachers, and hope I don’t get into too much trouble.’

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‘Die vriende wat ek gemaak het en mense wat oor my pad gekom het gedurende my skoolloopbaan was vir my die hoogtepunt. Ek sien uit na nuwe uitdagings en ‘n mate van onafhanklikheid.’

Jurie-Jan Swart

‘Okkie Smuts is ‘n wonderlike skool vol pret en liefde, ‘n klein skool met ‘n groot hart. Ek het die sport en kultuur geniet. Dankie aan my vriende Sispo, Sheila en Suzaan.’

Amber Barends ‘I have learnt manners in Okkie Smuts. Thank you to Mr Delport. I will miss my school.’ Leahano Lottering

‘In die sewe jaar by Okkie Smuts het ek geleer om rugby, dromme en hokkie te speel asook skoolwerk gedoen. Die onderwysers het ons op die regte pad gehou. Ek sal graag eendag my kinders ook hier laat kom leer wat ek geleer het.’

Wilhelm Goss

‘I have been at Okkie Smuts since Grade 1 and am really going to miss being in the school, so small that I know everybody’s names! It feels like we’re part of a big family, not a school. I will miss my teachers, Oom Gerrie, Tannie Adanna and The School of Rock. I am excited about next year though and looking forward to going to Curro as lots of my friends are already there!’

Kirra Jardine

‘I’m gonna miss all my friends. But here comes the next chapter of my life: Paarl Gimnasium. I’m looking forward to the cool sports and meeting new friends but I’ll miss my mom’s food.’

Stefan Swart

‘Grade 7 has got to be the best year in primary school! Something about being the “mature” pupils at school. I will miss all my friends and teachers but I am excited to go to Rustenburg and I won’t let my big sister boss me around!’

Lydia Hardie

‘Dit is ‘n voorreg om ‘n leerder en hoofseun van Die Bron Primêr te wees. My jare by Die Bron was opwindend en was altyd ‘n uitdaging vir my. Ek sal die skool en die opvoeders wat ek so bewonder baie mis wanneer ons paaie gaan skei. Ons wonderlike prinsipaal Juf SG October wat altyd daar is, en altyd omgee en help waar sy kan. Ons dierbare adjunk-hoof Juf M Maree. My drome is om ‘n dokter te wees en as dit nie uitwerk nie, om ‘n suksesvolle akteur te wees. Ek sal nooit my dae vergeet van gedigte voordra nie, dimplomas kry nie en toppreseteerder wees nie. Die Bron, ek ‘SALUTE’ jou!’ Cohen Arries

‘I am in Grade 7 and a Die Bron student since Grade 1 in 2006. I have grown up at the school and had so many experiences. I have written poems and worked hard. In Grade 4 I went camping in Hermanus and I have learnt about technology and natural science. In Grade 6 I told myself that I wanted to a prefect. I made up my mind to work hard and enter competitions. Now that I am in Grade 7, I am a prefect! Prefect camp was fun. I have won a certificate in the Xhosa language competition and certificates for poems and a quiz in Gansbaai.

Next year I’m going to Gansbaai High School. I am going to miss my primary school, the Principal Mrs Mkhaza, Mrs Neki, Mrs Maleki, Mrs Bolani, Mrs Kosi, Mrs Loff and all the other teachers. I am proud of my school.‘ Thulela Siwa

‘I will miss all the loving friendly teachers who have taught me these past seven years. I am looking foward to new challenges at Hermanus High.’

Connor Pretorius

‘My school is everything to me. My heart is broken because next year I leave Die Bron. There are a lot of things that I will miss like the food we got at break time. I want to thank my beautiful principal Mrs SG October, she gives us everything that we need. And I won’t forget my teacher Mrs N Mkhaza; she has been everything to me. She taught us to respect adults and other learners.

I will really miss Mrs Maleki. She always gave us advice for our future. I remember when we went to Gansbaai, I was really happy because we won a quiz game.

THANK YOU!’ Sinalo Sgonyela.

‘I will miss all my teachers especially Mrs Mkhaza, Mrs Bolani and Mrs Maleki or Meje. I am a prefect because I am an example to other learners and I was behaving myself. I will miss everything in this school like computers and many other things.’

Aphiwe Lahlani.

‘Dit was vir my ‘n eer om ‘n prefek te wees. Ons het daarvan gehou om gedigte voor te dra en het altyd fantastiese konserte gehou. Dankie aan al die goeie onderwysers hier by die skool vir ‘n goeie opvoeding. Spesiale dankie aan prinsipaal Juf SG October vir die goeie voorbeeld wat sy stel vir die skool en gemeenskap. Ek sal die skool mis maar sal altyd die skool se naam hoog hou.’

Marushka Spandiel

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vet talk

PET STERILISATION

A trip to Caledon

By Stanford veterinarian, Dr Olga Koorts

Should you or should you not sterilise your pet?

Phil Murray goes off on a tangent from history, to find a fairy tale Stanford has a flock of mums who try to make the most of country living for kids. Their idealism and enthusiasm is boundless, even though ambitious outings with herds of kids never ever go quite as planned.

From frog-fishing in dams, to frolicking in canola, from donkey-feeding to waterfall-finding, from street-chalk-graffiti to treasure-hunting on the beach, these shepherdess mothers keep imagining the perfect outing where kids play like in story books. But alas, alack, they never learn. The basic error is that where there are gangs of children, things are bound to end in tears, mums included.

And so it was with this vitality and hope that the intrepid mums set off on a school holiday outing to the Caledon wild flower garden and hot springs.

The wild flower garden is a superb destination for kids with its criss-crossing pathways, bridges, stream and bright, prickly plants. The children rescued hungry caterpillars, scoffed one another’s packed lunches and trip-trapped over wooden bridges to frighten away the trolls. The hot springs were a little less successful as the mums and tots braved the angry winds, determinedly swimming and picnicking amongst the austere hotel and spa guests, trailing around in their beige gowns.

Hot springs are fascinating wonders of nature. Citrusdal, Montagu and Caledon are special villages where steaming spring water is forced up from deep within the earth. The mineral-rich, scalding elixir is soothing and good enough to drink at source, and how delicious it is to imagine the delight and awe of the early Khoi-Khoi and San who discovered each hot spring eye.

They could only have believed these places to be magical. Caledon owes its existence to the hot iron-rich springs. Over the years various buildings have been erected at the site, from a sick house in 1710 to the current spa and hotel facilities with its restored Victorian Bath, and cascading pools.

So after battling the elements for an hour or so, the mums admitted defeat.

The howling wind had all the children cold, whining and nagging to go home.

The mums diligently purchased the ubiquitous soft serve ice-creams, and made for the comfort of Stanford, where they all lived happily ever after.

And the moral of this story is this: it is never too cold for ice-cream or adventures...because children always have fun, even when it may appear that they aren’t.

The Overstrand Municipality requires all female pets over the age of six months to be sterilised.

This regulation aims to keep animal numbers down to a controllable level and reduce the amount of ‘unwanted’ kittens and puppies.

There are, however, several other advantages to having your furry companions neutered. Male dogs and cats tend to roam, often getting into fights and being a nuisance to other animals and people. They also urine mark their territory, which unfortunately often turns out to be your (or worse, your neighbour’s) curtains! Early neutering reduces, or even prevents, this behaviour. Castration further prevents ailments such as prostatic disease and testicular cancer, both common in dogs, and the spread of the Feline AIDS virus.

Female dogs on heat may have a discharge for up to three weeks – pretty messy around the house, but also very attractive to all the dogs camping in front of your gate. A female cat on heat will drive your neighbourhood crazy with her cabaret performance. Apart from the obvious risk of an unwanted pregnancy, an unspayed bitch or queen also runs the risk of complications such as mammary gland cancer and uterine infections. Both which could be fatal or lead to huge vet bills!

Puppies and kittens might be cute, but sterilisation remains the responsible thing to do – both for your community and the health of your pet.

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ROTARY CLUB OF STANFORD 2012 It has been a busy year for the Rotary Club of Stanford – sadly we lost three of our founder members (Cal Tomlinson, Michael Dyson and Michelle Hardie) but we also gained 4 new members (Stephen Stocks, Peter Kastner, Tony and Lana Coates). We were sorry to see Michael, Cal and Michelle go but our new members have shown from the start that they are very enthusiastic and committed to making a difference in our community.

COMMUNITY CARE SOUP KITCHENS – we are supporting 3 soup kitchens that feed between 175 – 250 people and are looking into establishing 2 more – one in Thembelihle specifically geared towards the disabled and elderly who are home-bound, and the other at Die Kop informal settlement.

EMERGENCY CARE TO THE NEEDY ͵ 4 shacks burnt down this year - Rotary is at the forefront of providing emergency articles such as clothing, blankets, household goods and food packs to those who have lost everything and also support families where parents are too sick to feed their families and children become primary care givers.

WINTER WARMTH – blankets were handed out to children, the elderly and disabled persons attending a workshop in Stanford. As you all know, this winter has been the wettest for many years and so the calls for assistance have increased, but thanks to the support we received from the Stanford community through donations and “in-kind gifts”, we were able to assist where genuine needs existed.

SELF EMPOWERMENT WOOLWORX – our main self-empowerment project in 2012 was to teach some of the women living at Die Kop to knit and crochet. We are proud to say that they have completed a number of garments, mainly scarves, hats and some children’s jumpers. During the process of teaching them it was found there were two ladies who could barely see what they were doing – Rotary was able to arrange for their eyes to be tested in Hermanus and contributed towards the cost of reading specs for them.

EDUCATION SCHOOL STARTER PACKS – these are provided to all disadvantaged school starters in Okkie Smuts, Die Bron and St Paul’s Schools. We would like to thank the members of the community who supported us so generously by attending the Shebeen Chic fundraiser – we have already raised half of the amount needed to make sure that all the assisted children in the village have a great start to the new school year.

ASSISTING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN TO WIDEN THEIR WORLD THROUGH TRAVEL ͵ 12 children from the Okkie Smuts Koshuis were supported to visit Upington, where they were hosted by the Upington Rotary Club and had a wonderful holiday in the area – a visit to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park was a highlight. In September , a group of 12 Upington children came to visit Stanford and surrounding area – this holiday-of-a-lifetime for children who had never seen the sea was sponsored by Upington Rotary Club, Gordon’s Bay Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Stanford.

SPECIALISED EDUCATION FOR DISABLED CHILDREN – little Abigail has been doing very well in Worcester and we are waiting for her report card to share it with all the people who so kindly donated towards her school fees. Together with the Stanford Stumble, Rotary was able to raise sufficient funds to pay for the first two years of Abigail’s schooling. The next Stanford Stumble will be on 24 November and funds raised will go to the Specialised Education Fund / support for disabled children.

THE NEED FOR A YOUTH CENTRE in the village catering for ALL the young people in the village is critical. A number of professionals (such as therapists, artists, business mentors, computer specialists, etc ) have already been lined up to give of their time to assist at such an institution. It was hoped that a youth centre could be housed in the area originally earmarked for the library at the community hall (Stoor) but this was declined by the ward committee and Overstrand Municipality. All the committees who sit on the Health & Welfare Forum have identified a youth centre as THE most critical need in the village and it will therefore remain a goal to strive for.

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THE ROTARY CLUB OF STANFORD WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH AND EVERY PERSON IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT – without such support it would have been impossible to achieve even 10% of the work mentioned above – groceries at the Spar, clothing and blankets donated in such abundance, financial donations made into our bank account, buying wine raffle tickets, supporting the Rotary Car Boot Sale and purchasing Solar Jars – this is what enables the club members to make a difference in our community.

garden talk

Spring weeds On a daily basis, customers bring samples of all types of plants to the nursery to be identified.

One type is weeds coming up in the veld or people’s gardens. So here are a few that are probably currently growing in yours . . .

Medicago polymorpha Klitsklawer/Bur Clover This is an annual weed that creeps along the ground. They are fastgrowing and can cover a large area very quickly. The plants can be removed manually or sprayed with general broad-leaf weed killers. Try to remove the plants before seeds develop otherwise you will be dealing with the problem for some time.

Echium plantagineum Pers-echium/Purple echium The echium plant produces beautiful massive purple fields at the beginning of spring all around Stanford.

However, this plant is a pest and difficult to eradicate. The plants need to be sprayed with weed killers at the beginning of spring when they are still small and not yet upright. If not they must be cut down before they start to seed, normally at the end of September.

Fumaria muralis Duiwekerwel/Drug Fumitory This is an annual weed from Europe that has a tendency to creep over other plants competing for food, light and water. The plant can be eradicated easily when it is still small by using a broad-leaf weed killer.

Usually when the plant is mature weed killers do not work, so you have to pull it out by hand.

Plantago lanceolata Smalblaarplantago/Ribonwort Plantago is a pioneer plant from Europe and is found in vineyards and fields all across the Western Cape where soil has been disturbed. The plant can produce up to a thousand seeds per flower head. It has many medicinal properties and is used for blood conditions. The plant can be removed with a systemic weed killer when still small or by hand. • Due to space constraints, we could not feature all the weeds growing in Stanford! We will continue with them next month.

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Playing By Ear Andrew Herriot’s high praise for Dankworth and Laine

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his month I am offering a brief glimpse at a prolific couple who independently and conjointly contributed so much to the British and world jazz scene over six decades from the 50s onwards. They are Dame Cleo Laine and husband Sir John Dankworth (died 2010, both born in 1927). It is enormously difficult to separate the two but the fact that Cleo was and still is a profoundly influential jazz singer and John was iconic as a band leader, composer, arranger, saxophonist and clarinettist, it is instructive to consider them separately as colossal stars.

Cleo is reported to have commented on Sinatra some years later after their combined duo performances in 1992 at the Royal Albert Hall, ‘I was very impressed with his singing.’

Praise indeed. However, the Dankworths often worked their gigs together throughout their

long distinguished careers. I first encountered them, as a university student in Edinburgh, while reading mathematics in the late 50s.

Sociologists have often claimed that there is a deep subconscious link in humans between their innate interests and talents in music and mathematics. Perhaps. I felt it, as my interest in jazz was developing, but really did not fully understand what I was feeling except that, for me, jazz in all its forms encompassed what music was all about!

During that period, Dankworth and Laine were frequent visitors to the annual Edinburgh International Festival (1947 – ) and since I lived nearby, it was easy to be able to pursue my interest in the festival’s music, its theatre and the Fringe and at the same time become a huge fan of the Dankworth family. Mr and Mrs Dankworth, who married in 1958, made

Putting on the Ritz in December Rehearsals for the musical comedy The Boy Friend are in full swing. Every one in the cast now feels swell as the mood hots up! Stage rehearsals take place twice per week in the church hall and on Thursdays the cast all practise their lines and movements at Castle Herriot in Adderley Street.

You could say we are all having a spiffing time and the show promises to be the cat’s pyjamas. The stage design is now complete and you will behold flapper scenes from the 1920s that are mouth-watering and swell.

The Stanford Players planned a fundraising dinner and dance in Stanford Hills Wine Cellar on 3 November where guests were served by the cast.

There will be other opportunities to help these thespians set up a strong theatrical unit and equally possibilities for you to join the Stanford Players.

The actual show will take place on 19, 20 and 22 December. Tickets will be on sale this month at Stanfordinfo (028 3410 340). Plan your holiday season and don’t miss this chance to get your glad rags on and come to the NG Church Hall on any night, or better still all three and be transported back in time to the Roaring Twenties. It is a must do and jolly ripping! Remember it is still ‘Never Too Late to……..’

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their first joint appearance at the festival in 1961. I was lucky enough to attend their fringe concert in the Edinburgh School of Art which in those fashionable days attracted many top musicians largely from the jazz genre especially those willing to ‘jam’ and ‘play by ear’. Cleo Laine was making a name for herself with her smoky, beguiling voice and her ability like Ella Fitzgerald to sing ‘scat’ (ref: SRT Volume No. 76). Check out the Larry King You Tube MP4 ‘I Got it Bad and That Ain’t Good’, a slow pulsating rendition, demonstrating Cleo’s extensive range of high (continues on page20)

Concerts in Hermanus • Israeli pianist, Inon Barnaton.

Sunday 25 November, 15h30, Civic Auditorium Hermanus.

• Tygerberg Children’s Choir Advent concert. Saturday 1 December, 19h00, NG Church, Hermanus.

For more information call René du Plooy on 082 940 4238. Tickets can be bought at Bellini Gallery, Hermanus.

Out of The Hat

By Fred Hatman

Mr Armstrong, what have you done to our children?

I

watched a young boy tear down Longmarket Street on his bicycle the other day. His hair blew back and he had a grin as wide as a big, fat Tour de France peloton on his face as he accelerated down the small hill without fear. I felt two emotions as the boy whizzed by. Memories of my doing the same thing down Pelham Road in Maritzburg about a century ago. And anger.

Anger at Lance Armstrong. And the countless other cheats who have turned road racing’s showpiece event into the annual charade I have long called the Tour d’Farce. I have never held any particular interest in the Tour d’France, apart from admiring the scenery. But I do take a huge interest in the impact that our so-called sports stars have as role models on our children. I was one. Once. A long time ago. Football was my game and Liverpool was, and is, my club. When I was eight or so, the father of a friend of my mother, came on holiday to South Africa from his little village somewhere in the north-west of England and filled my head with fantasy football. He spoke of Liverpool Football Club, the games he had watched them play and the fantastic players he had been fortunate to witness gracing Anfield, the spiritual and legendary home of one of the world’s greatest clubs.

Ron Yeats, Emlyn Hughes, Ian St John, John Toshack and Steve Heighway, the wiry winger with a droopy moustache who dribbled jinkingly down the wing in a way that I tried to emulate for Pirates FC in the Maritzburg and Districts Football Association under-10 league.

As Norman Thompson spoke glowingly of these stars, the faces of whom I had only

ever seen on the pages of Goal and Shoot magazine at the local CNA, I was inspired. Immensely inspired. I did, literally, eat, drink, sleep and live Liverpool FC. I dreamt of being discovered in South Africa as Steve Heighway’s eventual replacement and saw myself cutting in from the wing to score the winning goal in the FA Cup final at Wembley.

Every night. In my dreams.

Well, I never went on to score the winning goal for Liverpool in a FA Cup final. Or any ordinary old League game either, for that matter. No, the closest I got was to score the winning goal for Pirates under 16 A against St Joseph’s in a curtain-raiser to Durban City v

‘We all need dreams, none more so than children’ Durban United at New Kingsmead in Durban (in front of about 25 000 people). It was utterly and mind-bogglingly fantastic!

And the pinnacle of my modest footballing achievements, I have no doubt, was brought about by the inspiration Mr Norman Thompson instilled in me over lunch one day when I was eight years old. He had given me a dream. A wonderful, fantastical dream.

We all need dreams, none more so than children.

So, when I saw this kid pedalling like mad down Longmarket Street, I wondered whether he had been inspired by Lance Armstrong, ‘seven-times winner’of the Tour d’France, a man whose story about beating testicular

cancer to come back and again win the world’s most demanding cycling race had, in fact, inspired the world, children and adults alike.

This thought was followed as swiftly as a hotly-contested Tour d’France time trial by another: had this young cyclist now heard that Armstrong has now been implicated in what the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) has described as ‘the biggest doping conspiracy in the history of sport’? That his sporting hero, the source of his inspiration to ride faster and harder and more fearlessly, was nothing but a doped-up cheat, a charlatan?

Lance Armstrong, incredibly, continues to protest his innocence. If, somehow, this is ever proven, his story will become Hollywood’s blockbuster of all time.

But I fear not. I am horribly convinced that Armstrong, still putting on a defiant face while standing alongside his blonde American apple-pie wife and two pretty daughters, has hoodwinked the world in his grasping quest to be seen as the best cyclist in the world. And to grab the money that comes with that.

Armstrong, you have not only doped yourself but all of the good people on this planet. And, most heinously of all, you have shattered the trust placed in you - and in life itself - by the world’s children. And destroyed their dreams.

Aron’s word

A Chain Prayer for 2012 Matrics

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and if this is nobody’s business then I wonder where this country’s ayethe my VIPs: my column readers. Firstly, I would like to thank youth is going. everyone who buys Stanford River Talk and reads my column.

One of my column readers Khumbuza Carol Masiko, who was at You are the inspiration that keeps me writing; without you there the helpdesk at Stanfordinfo and now lives in Butterworth, Eastern would be no ‘Aron’s word’.

Cape, once said: ‘The three spheres of This month I would like to appeal government should start working hand in to all South Africans to form a chain There are more drugs than text hand to address this issue. At present the prayer for our 2012 matriculants. South books at schools education department doesn’t get full support Africa needs doctors, engineers and from other departments and from local other professionals, and the route to authorities. It is the police department’s responsibility to make sure them is via good results in the Grade 12 examinations. that our schools are drug- and gun-free.’

I was speaking to my Cape Town column reader, Lebo November, I think it boils down to this idiom: ‘If you pay peanuts you get and she said: ‘It is shocking to hear that in other provinces text books monkeys.’ This nation will not thrive as long as we employ unthinking for learners were dumped close to rivers or were late in reaching public school teachers who go on strike for salary increases during their destinations. The question is: what is the secret of Western Cape the mid-year exams. This states clearly that they are interested only in Province on delivering text books on time and to the right place and money and have no passion for their work. Their own children as well for keeping a good pass rate?’ as the President’s and his cabinet members’ go to private schools.

I have decided to ask my column readers to answer this because I Please send me your views on this issue at: have noticed that there are more drugs than text books at schools, 45465630@mylife.unisa.ac.za . and they are there on time; and there are more guns than bibles too, STANFORD RIVER TALK 19

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The SHC will meet monthly, usually before the 15th. An intention to submit plans to the committee must be lodged at the Overstrand Municipal office in Stanford by the last working day of the previous month.

The committee will endeavour to respond to submissions within 3 days of its meeting.

The SHC recommends an initial discussion over sketch plans in advance of a formal submission. If required a request for an opportunity to make a presentation will be accommodated.

Enquiries to ranger@reedcottage.co.za or 082 465 4801.

IN MEMORIAM

Eleanor Grant

22 June 1945 – 25 October 2012 My gentle sister, Tippy (Eleanor Grant, from Grahamstown), blessed us by spending the last few months of her life in Stanford.

She touched hearts and taught much about courage and kindness, forgiveness and compassion, consideration and nonjudgement, and about acceptance and humour. The tenets of Buddhism carried her gracefully across the sea of life. Guy and I treasure the time she spent with us.

Lexi Lawson.

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(Playing by Ear, continued form page 20) and low notes and John’s echoing clarinet which he often plunged into to raise the profile of his wife’s performance. Their partnership was unique to the music world. Cleo in her own right collaborated with other great jazz musicians, unsurprisingly.

You really must listen to Cleo and John Christopher Williams (Australian classical guitarist extraordinaire, not to be confused with American John Towner Williams the epic Cinema and TV sound-track music composer; Star Wars, Schindler’s List etc) and their exquisite interpretation of ‘If’ (composed by USA’s David Gates of Bread, the lyrics on a par with Robert Burns’ My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose). It is a haunting melody and known by many jazz enthusiasts and players for its strong base line descending in half arpeggiated tones linking major and minor chords with augmented and diminished inversions.

Bea Whittaker, Stanford’s very own local artist sang it at a recent soiree evening with much grace..

John Dankworth’s universal contribution to the whole landscape of jazz is truly phenomenal. He stood eminently shoulder to shoulder with Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Tubby Hayes and Duke Ellington and played with the superlatives on both sides of the Atlantic such as Ella, Oscar Peterson, Ronnie Scott, Scotland’s Annie Ross; far too many to enunciate. Both Cleo and John set up an internationally recognised charity at The Stables, their home in Wavendon, Milton Keynes, England, to provide benefits for young musical artists. How many of you remember Dankworth’s 78rpm tongue-in-cheek spoof of the Three Blind Mice ditty ‘Experiments with Mice’ (1956) which surely inspired young up-and-coming jazz musicians to experiment with counterpoint and harmonies? It is impossible to give justice to John and Cleo, two magnificent artists in the world of jazz, in this short space. John summed it up in his autobiography Jazz in Revolution; ‘Jazz today can be spiritual, cerebral, motivating or moving. It can evoke tension, relaxation, laughter, tears. Surely jazz is the music of the era, combining stature, dignity and emotion with the highest musical ideal.’

N OV E M B E R T I D E TA B L E Sunrise Sunset 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

0544 0543 0542 0542 0541 0540 0539 0538 0537 0536 0535 0535 0534 0533 0533 0532 0531 0530 0529 0529 0528 0528 0528 0527 0527 0527 0527 0526 0526 0526

1912 1913 1914 1915 1915 1916 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1939

HIGH WATER time height 0413 1.65 0443 1.62 0515 1.58 0552 1.52 0639 1.45 0744 1.39 0914 1.39 1034 1.47 1132 1.58 0005 1.46 0052 1.57 0137 1.68 0221 1.77 0305 1.83 0351 1.85 0438 1.83 0527 1.77 0620 1.68 0721 1.59 0832 1.51 0949 1.48 1059 1.50 1156 1.53 0034 1.38 0117 1.45 0154 1.51 0227 1.57 0258 1.61 0328 1.64 0359 1.66

time 1621 1653 1726 1806 1858 2015 2151 2308 ---1219 1303 1346 1430 1516 1603 1652 1743 1838 1941 2059 2224 2338 ---1242 1322 1357 1431 1503 1535 1607

height 1.67 1.61 1.54 1.45 1.37 1.30 1.29 1.36 ---1.70 1.82 1.91 1.96 1.96 1.91 1.82 1.69 1.54 1.41 1.32 1.29 1.32 ---1.57 1.61 1.64 1.66 1.67 1.68 1.67

LOW WATER time height 1006 0.51 1037 0.57 1111 0.65 1153 0.74 0016 0.67 0112 0.75 0232 0.80 0403 0.79 0512 0.70 0605 0.59 0650 0.47 0734 0.36 0817 0.28 0903 0.25 0950 0.26 1040 0.33 1134 0.42 1235 0.54 0054 0.53 0200 0.65 0320 0.73 0441 0.74 0546 0.71 0637 0.66 0717 0.61 0752 0.57 0824 0.54 0854 0.52 0924 0.52 0955 0.53

What’s on in Nov/Dec time 2227 2259 2334 ---1248 1414 1557 1712 1805 1849 1930 2010 2052 2136 2221 2308 2358 ---1345 1506 1627 1736 1828 1909 1943 2014 2043 2112 2142 2212

height 0.42 0.49 0.58 ---0.83 0.88 0.86 0.76 0.62 0.47 0.32 0.21 0.15 0.13 0.18 0.27 0.40 ---0.64 0.71 0.71 0.66 0.60 0.53 0.47 0.42 0.39 0.37 0.38 0.41

Information supplied by the Hydrographer, SA Navy © 2010. Not for navigational purposes. The Hydrographer is not responsible for any transcription errors. The use of the provided information is entirely at the user’s own risk.

STANFORD STUMBLE Saturday 24 November. Stanford Hills Estate. For more information contact Stanfordinfo on 028 3410 340.

SUNSET MARKET Friday 30 November. From 6pm on Village Green. For more info contact Rina on 083 604 0808.

WINE & WISDOM Thursday 6 December. 7pm, R40 pp, Stanford Art Café. Contact Annie Ranger on 028 341 0984.

THE BOYFRIEND MUSICAL PRODUCTION Wednesday 19, Thursday 20 and Saturday 22 December. NGK Hall. Tickets available at Stanfordinfo. Call 028 3410 340.

MUSIC ON THE LAWN Saturday 15 December. From 6pm at Corgi Park, Riverside Lane. For more info, contact Annie on 028 3410 984. Proceeds to Animal Welfare.

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WHERE TO WORSHIP IN STANFORD

weekly timetable

NG GEMEENTE STANFORD Sondae 9:30 in die kerkgebou. Office, tel 028 3410 966.

ST THOMAS ANGLICAN CHURCH Morton St, contact Father Joseph Gabriëls 028 3410588 First Sunday of the month 10:30 Communion (Afr).

Second Sunday of the month 10:30 Service (Afr) Third Sunday of the month 08:00 Communion (Eng) Fourth Sunday of the month 10:30 Service (Afr) FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD cnr Queen Victoria & Bezuidenhout St. 09:30 Sunday service. Pastor Johnny van der Schyff • 028 3410 422.

VG KERK (next to De Bron School) 10:00 Sunday morning. Maureen Diedericks 028 3410 691.

STANFORD UNITED CHURCH ST THOMAS CHURCH, meets at St Thomas Church, Morton St. Interdenominational.

English service at 6pm Sunday. Bible Study, 7pm Tuesday night at 45 Queen Victoria St. Secretary Kerri Brokensha 028 341 0077.

Monday 5h30 to 6h45pm Vinyasa Yoga with Leli, Studio @ Art Café, Leli, 082 350 0253.

Monday 6h00, Running Time Trials 5km, corner Adderley and Longmarket.

Monday & Thursday, 5.15pm - 6pm, Pilates, The old Beauty Spot Studio, above Tops Bottle Store, Tracy: 082 441 8307.

Monday & Wednesday, 5pm, Canoeing, Slipway Church St, John Finch 028 341 0444, Jan Malan 082 452 9877.

Tuesday (5pm to 6pm) & Friday (8.30am to 9.30am), Tae Bo, The old Beauty Spot Studio, above Tops Bottle Store, Ronnie 083 655 4521.

Tuesday 8:45 to 10am, Iyengar Yoga with Marianne, Studio @ Art Café.

Thursday 8:45 to 10am, Vinyasa Yoga with Leli, Studio @ Art Café, Leli 082 3500 253.

Cycling, Tuesday & Thursday 5.30pm cnr de Bruin & Moore Sts, Sunday 6am Caltex Garage David Morrison 082 321 7996, John Finch 082 378 1935 Wednesday, 6.30pm, Stanford Rotary Club Meeting, Art Café. Everyone welcome.

Friday, 5pm, Canoe Time Trials, Slipway Church St, John Finch 028 341 0444, Jan Malan 082 452 9877.

Saturday, 10am – 12pm, Stanford Saturday Morning Market, Art Gallery Courtyard from Enquiries call Art Café (028) 3410 591.

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local services & facilities

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Email: info@stanfordrivertalk.co.za or telephone 07929 11588.

ACCOMMODATION

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Beloftebos Cottages B’s Cottage Blue Gum Country Estate De Klein Rivers Valley Fairhill Nature Reserve Morton Cottage Mosaic Farm Oak Grove Farm Reiersvlei Farm Lodge Reed Cottage Walshacres Riverside Stanford River Lodge The Country Cottage Upton House Villa di Baia

082 320 0982 082 391 5331 028 341 0430 028 341 0116 028 341 0048 079 495 2971 082 450 3970 028 313 2814 082 091 3914 082 213 0512 028 341 0984 082 614 6322 028 341 0444 083 553 0663 079 777 5983 082 336 1573

ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES Maryke Brandt 072 172 9545 ALTERATIONS Caitlin’s Dressmaking

083 358 6365

DRIVING SCHOOL Drive with Cait

083 358 6365

ELECTRICIAN H.C.D Electrical

079 182 8825

ESTATE AGENTS Marlene’s Properties Michael Thompson Estates Pam Golding Stanford Village Properties FIREWOOD Walshacres

082 732 1284 028 341 0929 074 126 7770 028 341 0708 082 893 2282 072 111 9321 028 341 0685 082 898 4889 082 324 6799 079 395 1763

Stanford Chippers GARDENS & NURSERIES Helen’s Garden Service Krige Tree Services Walshacres Willowdale Nursery

082 977 7080 082 658 0427 028 341 0685 082 899 1172

ANTIQUES/FURNITURE Sir Robert Stanford

028 341 0048

ARCHITECTURE Guy Whittle Maureen Wolters

076 113 2741 082 450 3970

HAIR Jeanne Retief

072 318 2478

028 341 0647 084 643 4504

HOUSE MANAGEMENT Stanford Country Cottages Village Laundromat

082 320 0982 072 616 0976

028 313 0660

HOME MAINTENANCE Stanford Country Cottages

028 341 0048

INTERIORS Kiwinet Maureen Wolters

028 341 0410 071 219 9212

LEGAL Alcock & Associates, Attorneys & Conveyancers 074 126 7770

ARTS, CRAFTS & GIFTS Ons Winkel Traderoots BEAUTY AND WELLNESS La Femme BOOKS Sir Robert Stanford CAR CARE J & J Motorwerke

COMPUTERS Compuworld SMB Solutions 028 341 0718 084 705 6719 CONFERENCE CENTRE Mosaic Farm

028 313 2814

CONSTRUCTION Stanford Bricks

028 341 0685

NEWSPAPER Stanford River Talk

The treated sewerage outlet point into the Kleinriver is at the slipway at the end of Du Toit Street. The stream in the middle of town, starting in the dip in De Bruyn Street, is partly fed by the treated effluent from the waste water treatment works which gets complemented only in winter, by the overflow of the two dams in the middle of town. The two sampling points for the river are thus respectively known as under and above the treated sewerage outlet point.

Determinant (e. Coli) Under treated Above treated Sewerage Standard Sewerage Outlet poin Outlet point (Bridge R43 0-130/100ml (Jetty next to erf 396) to Hermanus)

SEPTEMBER

41 26

PETS & PET CARE Stanford Kennels Syringa Country Kennels

028 341 0961 028 341 0961

PLUMBING John Hardie

079 291 1611

PRINTING & PUBLISHING The Really Famous Publishing CC 079 291 1588 RESTAURANTS 1892 Stanford Spookhuis Art Café Stanford Gallery Barke Restaurant Havercroft’s Madré’s Kitchen

028 313 2814 028 3410 591 028 341 0116 028 3410 603 028 341 0647

SECURITY JSK Wrought Iron Safe Security

083 591 9600 028 341 0801

SEPTIC TANK TREATMENT Bob Hadley 082 901 9011 079 291 1611

STORAGE Stanford Storage

082 950 6007

082 320 0982

TAXI SERVICE Anytime Transfers

082 858 6765

028 341 0209 082 450 3970

TRUCKS & TRANSPORT Stanford Bricks

028 341 0685

WEDDING VENUES Beloftebos Mosaic Farm Sir Robert Stanford Estate Stanford Hotel

082 542 9556 028 313 2814 028 341 0647 082 781 1704

079 291 1588

WINE CELLAR & SALES Brunia Wines Sir Robert Stanford Estate Springfontein Wine Estate Stanford Hills Estate

52 165

Escherichia coli (E.coli) – bacteria that is a normal inhabitant of the human intestine. Its presence in a sample indicates pollution from human faeces.

Total Coliform bacteria – is the name for all the bacteria that produce gas and acid from the fermentation of lactose and its presence in a sample indicates pollution from the intestines of both humans and animals.

Heterotrophic Plate Count – is a standard microbiological method used to determine the efficiency of operations to remove or destroy organisms, good and bad, during the treatment process.

DETERMINANT

AUGUST

SEPT

E. coli STANDARD (0/100ml)

0

0

Total Coliform bacteria STANDARD (10/100ml)

3

1

Heterotrophic Plate Count STANDARD (5000/100ml) 71 STANFORD RIVER TALK 22

028 341 0432 082 783 7257 028 3410 647 028 341 0651 072 371 7546 028 3410 841

STANFORD - RETICULATED DRINKING WATER RESULTS

STANFORD - RIVER WATER RESULTS

AUSUST

028 312 2225

SOLAR South Coast Solar

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES African Queen River Cruises 082 732 1284 028 3410 929 Klein River Picnics 028 3410 693 Platanna 073 318 5078 River Rat Boat Cruises 083 310 0952

WATER TESTING

PEST CONTROL Overberg Pest Control

1232

Celebrations in Stanford

Shafick Williams 5 November

Yolande Mars 10 November

Ntomboxolo Jacob 13 November

Aron Gcotyelwa 14 November

If there is a birthday coming up or special occasion you want to share with the village please email ed@stanfordrivertalk.co.za

Anka Esterhuizen 21 November

Martie du Toit 23 November

We are planning our programme for the 2012 tournament.

Valiant Swart 25 November

Jeremy Revett 25 November

Barbara Morton 27 November

Nozipho Ngwenya 29 November

The tournament brings 10 teams with supporters from outside of the Overberg, as well as spectators. A wide audience is reached.

If any business or individual is wanting to advertise in the programme please contact Mandy 082 213 0512 before 10 November.

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