August 2012 Stanford River Talk

Volume 84 | AUGUST 2012 | Stanford’s monthly newspaper | R13.20

Allo! Allo!

The aloes

are blooming

Stanford Hills Estate Hosts of many popular events (such as The Stanford Stumble, annual Barndance, upcoming Shebeen Chic party and now cellar dinners), there is always something happening at Stanford Hills! Please like our Facebook page for information on upcoming events, or drop us a line and we’ll add you to our mailing list.

Regular Cellar hours Saturday 10am-1pm.

028 341 0841

info@stanfordhills.co.za

w w w. s t a n f o r d h i l l s . c o . z a

R 4 3 STANFORD Stanford RIVER TALK

1

Cheese shop, tasting,& play-park - PICNICS CLOSED FOR WINTER FROM 2 MAY -

7 km outside Stanford on Route 326 028 341 0693 | www.kleinrivercheese.co.za Weekdays 9-5 Saturdays 9-1

STANFORD RIVER TALK 2

editorial notes

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Anonymous letters will not be published.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.

The aloes are in flower. Here in Stanford and all along the Garden Route their flame red, floral displays remind us and the nesting sunbirds that spring is nigh.

This certainly is a plant offering great contrast from its health-giving bitter sap (aloe vera) to its sweet nectar for our feathered friends. This abundant fortification for the sunbirds is well timed as the pickings are slim during the depths of winter.

The aloe’s bittersweet tastes are in sync with life’s yin and yang. You can read about growing them on page 15.

On 9 August South Africa celebrates Women’s Day. Aron Gcotyelwa’s delicious insights on women are on page 18 and Phil Murray features a few Stanford women on page 12.

COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Aloe ferox

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

CONTACT US Michelle Hardie – editor ed@stanfordrivertalk.co.za , 079 2911 588 Sandra Slabbert – layout design@stanfordrivertalk.co.za , 079 523 8453 www.stanfordrivertalk.co.za Editorial Contributions & Disclaimer Editorial contributions are welcome and should include top quality photos where relevant. Articles will be printed under the contributor’s name or an accepted nom-de-plume if the full name and address is provided. All contributions are voluntary and not paid for. The editor reserves the right to edit, amend, abridge or reject any article. Opinions of contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the editor.

Copyright All material in this issue is copyrighted, and belongs to The Really Famous Publishing CC unless otherwise indicated. No part of the material may be reproduced without prior permission. Published and printed by The Really Famous Publishing CC.

Olympian effort With the recent Royal Jubilee and the flotilla down the Thames and the 30th Olympic Games in London, I thought it opportune to remind residents of Stanford that we too have occasions of wonder!

A few years ago, to the amazement of all, the African Queen was seen solemnly making her way up from the river, past 21 Du Toit Street trundling past the Market Square at a stately pace before disappearing On the move: the African Queen. out of sight.

It appears that Captain Eric Swart had scheduled an overhaul for his faithful boat and neither rain nor mud was going to change his mind.

On the appointed day, not even two tractors could remove the boat from her muddy bed. Then Russel Metcalfe arrived with his ‘super tractor’ and added its brute strength to the first two tractors.

Finally victory was won when the African Queen succumbed and was eased out of her muddy bed and the unique spectacle through the village began.

Kerri Brokensha

Shooting range rules In response to the letter from the Communications Department, Office of the Mayor, Overstrand (Response to ‘Pistol plight’, July edition) I wish to reply as follows: I am pleased to hear that the Stanford Shooting Club is paying its dues and keeping to the terms of the contract. However, Special Asset Protection Services CC is legally responsible for the range. The SAPS/SABS requirements for a shooting range require that a qualified Range Officer be present while the range is in use. A ‘qualified marksman’ is not defined anywhere. While I cannot say that I spend time observing what happens at the range or even pass that way on a regular basis, I have never seen more than one person using the range at any one time. No rules have ever been sent to me by post, by e-mail or hand delivered which implies that I was never considered to be a member despite the Club having accepted my fees (which have yet to be returned).

I am also not the only one to be told that a set of keys to the range would be provided on becoming a member. A small village like Stanford cannot afford a full-time range officer which is no doubt why shooters are allowed to use the range on their own between the times indicated.

Resident, Stanford

STANFORD RIVER TALK 3

letters to the editor Reply to ‘Wake up to reality’

W

e would like to make the following comments, in response to the letter

by Clive Pearce regarding the fence around Stanford Police Station (Wake up to reality, July edition). If we are not happy about the blatant degradation of our heritage status as the third best protected Victorian Village in the Western Cape, and disregard of the Overstrand Municipal by-laws, we are entitled, under our constitution, to voice our opinions just as Mr Pearce has done.

We are not a vociferous ill-informed, smallminded minority group. In our opinion the real issue about securing the police station is the problem of understaffing. Dangerous criminals should not be harboured in an understaffed station at any time. So, the understaffing at Stanford police station is at a point where one police woman is left in charge at night? This is a management problem and should be urgently addressed.

We are also not a police station in Lavender Hill dealing with drug wars and gang violence. It is worrying to find out that we have automatic weapons within our police station, and that until now, there supposedly has been no security for this.

The risks this police station and the whole SAPS face are management issues which include amongst others: inadequate case docket management and case docket security; inadequate police response and service delivery at station level. This risk relates to public expectations of the SAPS to respond effectively and promptly to calls

for services or assistance. Delayed response or failure to respond may undermine public confidence in the ability of the SAPS to ensure What a fence: Stanford police station. the security of the community. Ultimately, been better utilised in a more practical and this may affect co-operation and assistance aesthetically pleasing manner. Something from the public in combating crime. that would have become evident had Consequently, this may result in the eruption consultations with the community taken of unwarranted elements. place.

We do not think that our village is immune Commonsense dictates that if there is a to crime. Hence we have the local antilack of personnel at night, the way to secure crime webpage to share information with all the staff and building with its dangerous Stanfordians, swallows and holiday makers. criminals and stockade of weapons, hard One of the key Operational Strategic evidence etc, is by installing CCTV at Priorities of the SAPS (2010 – 2014) is to strategic places around the perimeter, inside establish a Crime Perception Management the charge office and cells. In that way Programme and the mobilisation of the those on duty have visual warning of what community in fighting crime through the is happening around the station at all times. establishment of strategic partnerships.

Bullet-proof glass and access control, similar Mr Pearce mentions the local police has to to banks and at our local municipality, would take its place in the Overberg crime-fighting have been a better option. Single access network. At numerous Community Police control in and out of the charge office during Forums meetings it has been agreed that the night and single access control to and the way to fight crime is by the free flow of from the cells are better solutions than the information from the community to Stanford Police. Alienating the community by blocking false sense of security this fence is providing.

All of the above will guarantee the safety the police station off and making it more of those on duty and still follow the mission like the apartheid era fortresses of old is statement of the SAPS to be accessible to the not the way to go. The funds allocated by public who they serve. Jeudi Hunter, the Department of Public Works could have Penny van den Berg and David Smith

Work appreciated Hats off to the Orange Team. We also thank Anka Esterhuizen for her involvement and passion in upgrading Stanford’s wandelpad.

Thank you Anka!

A Boud For more on the Orange Team, please see page 5 – Editor

Environ® is a scientifically proven vitamin-based skin care system, providing results that transform your skin through a range of products for every phase of your life.

Lexi Lawson, your registered Environ consultant, is only a phone call away. Contact her on 082 4959391 for a consultation or to place your orders.

STANFORD RIVER TALK 4

STANFORD POLICE UPDATE CRIME PICTURE FOR STANFORD For the month of July 2012 burglary has shown a significant increase compared to the same period last year. Most of these burglaries took place in the town area and specifically towards the Moore Street vicinity. Holiday houses are still easy targets as houses are left unattended for long periods of time.

Wendy houses and tool sheds have also become targets for criminals as they are not fitted with burglar alarms and are often situated a distance from the main dwelling. In most of the reported cases garden tools and gas bottles were stolen.

On Friday 27 July 2012 a breakthrough was made by Constable Mpanda from the detectives and Constable Gweyi, commander of Sector 1. After the police followed up on information received, seven arrests were made for recent burglaries and some of the property was recovered. Because of

news & updates the good work of these police members, we are sure to see a decrease in property-related crime.

THE FENCE It seems that there is still confusion surrounding the issue regarding the fencing around the police station.

Once more I would like to inform residents that the Stanford SAPS had no insight in this matter. This means that the plans were drawn up, submitted and then finally executed by the Department of Public Works and their sub contractors. The matter was also addressed at a Community Police Forum meeting where very few residents attended. I would recommend that further enquiries are directed to the Department of Public Works as they will be able to give more clarity on this matter.

Sergeant R.J. Gouws Stanford Police.

Orange turns green

Hard at work: (front from left) Working for the Coast team members Veliswa Cime, Nosesanda Lamli, Peliswa Mzinani (back from left) Beka Foje, Mpumzi Side, Vulile Thys, Sakumzi Zanempi, Simbongile Kuze, Sayamtemba Mpombo and supervisor Zonwabeli Pawuli.

In Brief • An update on the police station fence from

Stanford Heritage Committee: − We have found that the Department of Public Works (DPW) seems to have a duty to consult the Local Authority on proposed changes to public buildings, which has not been done. − We have located the regional official in DPW, Cape Town, who is responsible for the Stanford project, and hope to have discussions with him shortly. − The original design was for a roll of barbed wire on top of the three-metre fence that has been installed. As a result of pressure from the Stanford public, the barbed wire will now not be installed.

• The Ward Committee is in recess. Updates will resume in the next edition.

The Orange Team members have changed their temporary orange outfits for the official ‘green’ version sporting the emblem of the Department of Environmental Affairs. Stanford’s ‘Green Team’ is part of the Department’s poverty relief programme, known as Working for the Coast.

There are a number of teams deployed in the Overstrand; all of them managed by an independent implementing agent. In most towns their daily tasks are determined by the municipality, but in Stanford they only work for the municipality for three days a week. For the remaining two days, the team’s tasks are determined by the Stanford Conservation Trust (SCT) in collaboration with the municipality.

During the SCT days they are ‘supervised’ by SCT’s wandelpad subcommittee members Anka Esterhuizen, Basil Whittaker and Tony Coates on a weekly rotation basis. So far they have taken out masses of invasive alien vegetation (mainly Brazilian pepper and Syringa) along the wandelpad and all watercourses (especially Mill Stream). They have also cleared and are maintaining the three grave yards, the trees on the market square, continuously fighting the Patterson’s curse and duwweltjies in the Sillery Estate area, and are busy pruning the trees on Stanford pavements. As part of the latter project they are (within reason) cutting down all invasive alien species growing on sidewalks.

Due to the active participation of the Stanford community in their tasks, the Stanford team has been hailed as the best Working for the Coast team in the Overstrand.

STANFORD RIVER TALK 5

news & updates

Municipality update BUDGET ON TRACK

At a special meeting with the Mayoral Committee on 26 July 2012, Council noted the Budget Report for the quarter ended June 2012. This report reflects the preliminary financial results for 2011/2012.

The report was prepared as part of the financial reporting obligations arising from the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act and according to the standard reporting formats issued by the National Treasury. Highlighted in the report’s executive summary is that the actual revenue of R630 million collected by the municipality for the year came to 98.7 per cent of the target when it is compared to the adjustments budget. This was achieved despite a steady decrease in water revenue as a result of water restrictions and savings by consumers.

The operating expenditure of R714 million stood at 98.2 per cent of the target when compared to the adjustments budget. Actual expenditure on capital amounted to R146 million or 78.5 per cent of the amount provided on the adjustments budget, but with the rollover of R27.5 million worth of projects to the 2012/13 financial year the actual under-spending will only be at 5.5 per cent.

The municipality closed the financial year with a positive cash balance of almost R127 million. Debtors stood at R63.5 million, of which R23.3 million is older than 90 days (compared to R60.3 million and R22.1 million at the end of 2010/11).

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT MADE PUBLIC

Council took cognizance of the Supply Chain Management Implementation Report for the 2011/2012 financial year, as well as the

implementation of a Contract Management System and a Demand Management Plan during the same year.

According to the report contract management was identified as a critical weakness in the municipality and this led to the appointment of a Contract Manager on 1 June 2012 to formalize the contract management system, monitor contract management by the relevant project managers and to evaluate contracts and maintain the required business processes.

Processes have also been implemented to ensure segregation of duties with regard to purchasing and minimizing the risks of fraud, corruption and court action against the municipality.

There are no court cases to report in connection with supply chain management activities and in fact, of the 92 bids processed during the past year, only seven appeals were received of which only one was partly successful. The appeals were dealt with by an independent, external appeals authority.

The total value of bids amounted to almost R300 million in the 2011/12 Financial Year on which deviations of R60 million was approved. Irregular expenditure of R134 000 and purchases of R212 000 that did not comply with regulations were reported.

This report is available for the public at the Overstrand Municipality’s administrative head office and area management offices, public libraries and on the municipal website, www.overstrand.gov.za.

is being introduced to the Central Business District (CBD) of Hermanus. From August parking wardens will be seen receiving training in certain areas (zones) of the CBD. This will be the first phase of this project that will include the new Park, Pay and Display signs being erected in limited parking zones, designed to facilitate parking in the centre of town and encourage motorists who wish to park for longer periods to do so on the outskirts of the CBD. The municipality’s main objective, in replacing the system previously managed by Buyambo Properties Pty Ltd, is to facilitate parking and maintain an efficient system that will stimulate trade and tourism to the area.

The Park, Pay and Display system will require all motorists to pay up front allowing wardens more time to attend to the motorists who are looking for parking.

Further good news is that the parking tariffs and times will remain the same: R4 for 60 minutes; R2 for 30 minutes; and R1 for 15 minutes between the hours of 08h30 and 17h00 during week days and 08h30 and 13h00 on Saturdays. This is still the cheapest tariff in the Western Cape. In addition there will be more free parking for motorists out of season in areas such as Marine Drive and Gearing Point. Parking on Sundays and religious holidays will also remain free.

The official launch of this project will take place in September. Neville Michaels, Director of Protection Services in the Overstrand, reports that any new project has its teething problems and asks motorists for their co-operation.

PARK AND PAY UPFRONT

• Stanfordians are reminded that as from October we will have our own dedicated traffic officer patrolling our streets.

An exciting new Parking Management System

Promotions: 1 - 31August * Wish Pressure Sprayer 1.5L R30.95 * Seradix Rooting Hormone 30g R27.95 * Kombat Snails 1kg R33.95 * Wheelbarrow 330mm Rubber Tyre R436.95

STANFORD

* Gardena 239 Hose Holder R22.95

DIY - PAINT - PLUMBING IRRIGATION - NURSERY - ATM Landscaping & irrigation services.

Mon - Fri, 7:30 - 17:00 • Sat, 8:00 - 14:00 Tel: (028) 3410 691 • Fax: (028) 341 0413

028 3410 691 STANFORD RIVER TALK 6

Cuphea hyssopifilia White or Mauve 15cm R15.95

Ophiopogon jaburan Vittatus 4kg R12.95

Barleria obtusa 4kg R13.95 All prices include VAT

GARDENING TALK: 28 August at 2pm. Dealing with insect and disease problems.

Advertising Stanford

Stanfordinfo accompanied the Mayor, officials from Overstrand Municipality and the Tourism Advisory Committee on a trip around Stanford and surrounds. The group was treated to an historical tour of Stanford by Maureen Wolters, Klein River Cheese Farm tasting, Birkenhead Estate beer and wine cellar tours and Stanford Hills Estate fynbos export business. Thanks go to all the generous hosts.

news & updates

Stanford Animal Welfare Society AGM The Annual General Meeting of the Stanford Animal Welfare Society will be held on Monday 6 August 2012 at 13.30. The venue is the Conference Room in the Stanford Hotel, Queen Victoria Street, Stanford. All welcome. Contact Annie Ranger 028 3410 984.

Cleared for take-off Tour group: The Mayor and Overstrand Tourism Advisory Committee, officials from the municipality, tourism bureaux and Local Economic Development department participated in an educational sightseeing tour on 24 July, visiting various spots in the greater Gansbaai and Stanford area. Here they are at Stanford Hills Estate: (left to right) Klem Dunstan, Rina de Wet, Glenda Kitley, Teressa Jones, Stephanie Richards, Mary Faure, Louis Raubenheimer, Adinda Jantjies, Mayoress Nicolette Botha-Guthrie, CLR Ben Solomon, Celeste Scheepers, Liz Fick, Jami Kastner and Peter Craig Holmes.

Diarise now!

Great news! The Chelsea Flower Show will be attending Agri Mega Week (14 -16 September) in Bredasdorp. Traditionally hosted by Kirstenbsoch, we are delighted that this spectacular show will be on our doorstep. A must for everyone, especially garden lovers.

STANFORD PROPERTY SALES

Four properties in Stanford were issued with sales certificates in July.

These figures include name transfers.

The dream began when Brian saw a model of the famous Sopwith Camel, a WW1 bi-plane, at a local hobby shop in Hermanus. Fascinated, he visited the shop whenever he was in town. It was only thanks to the sale of an item of furniture left at Erwin Esterhuizen’s New Junk Shop several years ago, that Brian was able to purchase the model and proudly bring it home.

Then began the challenge. Even as a boy Brian had never dabbled in building model planes, not even those simple balsa wood ones. Now he was faced with a scale model of the legendary fighter plane with a wingspan of 1.5metres, a manual full of complicated instructions and an alarming array of small nuts, bolts and cables.

The garage was cleared, a large trestle table set up and a mug of tea charged for the launch.

Down the line, when it came to the drilling of several precise holes into metal rods, local Chief Marine Engineer, Roger Llewylen of Longmarket Street offered his experience and the task was completed to perfection.

The Sopwith was a superlative fighter and Britain’s first World War One single plane fighter introduced on the Western Front in1917. It had a heavy, powerful rotary engine and concentrated fire from the twin synchronized machine guns. Though difficult to handle, to an experienced pilot it provided unmatched manoeuvrability.

The scale model, now complete, with even the legendary character Biggles in the pilot seat, awaits an engine to be fitted before it can take to the air and report for radio controlled duty. Watch the sky.

Kerri Brokensha

Call for nominations

Whale Coast Conservation is once again delighted to call for nominations for the prestigious Mayor’s Award for Conservation in the Overstrand.

The winner will be announced at an award ceremony on Wednesday 22 August 2012. The award will go to an individual or an organisation that has made an exceptional contribution to environmental conservation within the Overstrand Municipal area.

Entry forms can be downloaded from www.whalecoastconservation.org.za, supplied via e-mail on request (wcc@ocf.org.za) or collected from Sharon at the Whale Coast Conservation office (above Super Spar, Gateway Centre, Main Road, Hermanus). Proposals must reach the Whale Coast Conservation offices by 08:00 on Monday 13 August 2012 Reaching for the sky: ‘Wing Commander’ Brian Brokensha with his recently completed model of the famous Sopwith Camel, just in time for his 88th birthday this month.

STANFORD RIVER TALK 7

news and updates

Madiba Day What did you do with your 67 minutes?

In an effort to honour Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday (18 July 2012), and his 67 years of social service to South Africans, people were urged to spend at least 67 minutes of their day doing selfless service for their communities.

67 minutes may not be enough, but at least it is something in the national movement to do good, give back and be more aware of how to help.

Stanfordians gave of their time too. Carol Yeats, Jami Kastner and Natalie Snyman cooked up and served a wholesome pot of chicken soup at the soup kitchen; Mariana and Peter Esterhuizen donated apples and lollipops for the soup kitchen children; members of the Ratepayers and Conservation Trust cleared the land behind the taxi rank to make a space for a playground; and Rachel and Samantha Horn (right) made and delivered sandwiches to the bergies on Queen Victoria Street.

Let the social networking revolution sweep through Stanford, and make Madiba Day even bigger in 2013!

Phil Murray Working together: Stanford residents gathered at 11am carrying all types of tools to clear the area behind the taxi rank in Tembelihle area of invasive Port Jackson and weeds. This area has been earmarked to be a community garden but residents are apprehensive that those who work the garden will not be the ones to harvest the fruits! In the meantime the kids use it as a playing field. The small thoroughfare next to it was also cleared for the erection of play park equipment.

The group then moved to Queen Victoria Street at 12pm but everyone got lost except Councillor Dudley Coetzee, Aron Gcotyelwa and Petronella Ferreira! These three then took up the brooms and started sweeping. I am telling you, street sweeping is hard work!

Petronella Ferreira

Heritage Matters

Our grand old lady faces a major birthday

S

t Thomas’ Anglican Church, our iconic village landmark, rests comfortably on the corner of Market Square and is Stanford’s only Grade II listed building; that is, having Provincial significance (formerly a National Monument).

The church was, at first, divided by a curtain to separate learning and worship areas, and later, the adjacent hall, initially built as a dwelling for the priest, was converted to classrooms. In recent times it has also been home to the United Church; and with its intimate simplicity and peaceful ambience has become popular as a venue for weddings and funerals for many denominations.

Thus, it has been in continuous service as both a place of worship, and for a time, a school, since it first opened its doors around July 1863. So, countless thousands of Stanford citizens have received instruction, both spiritual and secular, at this institution.

It has witnessed thousands of baptisms, confirmations, weddings and funerals. The church has always been a champion for social justice, and stood as a bastion against Apartheid and the forced removals that took place in the 1960s and 70s.

STANFORD RIVER TALK 8

For some time the council has wished to establish a museum in the hall to reflect the community’s history. More than a generation has passed since the removals, and many of the first-hand personal accounts of those experiences are in danger of being lost for ever. These need to be retained for generations to come – but, more importantly, the council wishes the museum to become a storehouse for all Stanford’s history, Stanford icon: St Thomas’ Anglican Church. for out of telling our stories comes healing and reconciliation. A museum could be a uniting force to pull together to help set up a museum of this type? The the shards of our fractured past. It would council invites such people, so that this longalso provide a means for Stanfordians and held dream can be turned into a reality. the many visitors to our village, to absorb the If your interest is piqued, you are welcome to rich and sometimes colourful history that lies contact Henry Gibson on 028 341 0858. behind our tranquil Victorian village.

In July 2013, our Grand Old Lady will be What better place to house a museum than 150! The Council of the Church is planning in the hall that has for so long been a place a series of events to mark this milestone. A of learning? committee has been formed to plan and steer Are there, in our community, people with these events. the same passion to see our village’s history Stanford Conservation — Heritage preserved for future generations, and who Committee have the skills to work with a committee

sport talk

Strand-veld hiking club

Privett’s 21-day challenge This year local Stanford sportsman, Sean Privett became the ninth person in the ten-year history of the challenge to complete the Freedom Challenge Extreme Triathlon, completing the 2695 kilometre journey in a total time of just over 21 ½ days of running, cycling and paddling.

According to Sean the race was by far the toughest thing he has ever undertaken.

Despite the freezing conditions (-10 near Barkley East), rain, snow, mud and rough terrain, his lasting impressions are of spectacular landscapes and wilderness over much of South Africa as well as the strong bonds of friendship which he developed with fellow riders. Sean was one of only two participants who completed the extreme triathlon this year, winning the race by over three days and was one of only 27 finishers out of the 49 starters who began the 2012 Freedom Challenge mountain bike race.

This triathlon is the toughest multi-sport event in South Africa. It requires athletes to first run the equivalent of the Comrades marathon by running 75km up the Umgeni and Duzi rivers on rough trails and thick bush

from Durban to Pietermaritzburg as part of the Duzi trail run race. The next day athletes have to get onto their mountain bikes, leaving the Pietermaritzburg town hall at 6am in the morning and starting the unsupported 2360 Freedom Challenge race across South Africa. This route covers some of the most beautiful mountain biking terrain in South Africa including traversing the Drakensberg escarpment near Naude’s Nek, the Maluti’s, the Stormberg, the Baviaanskloof, the Karoo, Gamkaskloof and through Die Hel and finally exiting the little Karoo over Stetynskloof to finish at Diemersfontein Wine farm near Paarl.

Riders have to carry their own kit, navigate the route using a map and compass and make use of support stations along the route to check in and eat and sleep as needed.

The Freedom Challenge mountain bike race is a non-stop race so riders work out their own race strategy, the only rule being that you have to follow the designated route and are not allowed to make use of outside assistance with the exception of the meals and accommodation provided at the support stations. The final leg of the extreme triathlon requires athletes to then paddle the 240km Berg River Canoe Marathon from Paarl to Veldrift, completing an epic journey across South Africa from east to west.

Sean plans plenty of rest and recovery at home with his family over the next few months.

The last hike was held to coincide with the ‘Fees van die Ganse’ on Saturday 30 June. Despite the threat of bad weather we had a turnout of 19 people. We hiked the Franskraal Mountain. The route was approximately a 10-kilometre round trip, and the whole route is on jeep tracks. The view from the top was great, overlooking the Gansbaai harbour and a coastal view to Hangklip, as well as a view from Franskraal to Pearly Beach. Fortunately the rain held off during the hike. Much of the fynbos was in flower which added to the beauty. Because it was a ‘Fees’ hike, all funds collected were donated to the Fees committee.

Should you require details of the club or specific walks please contact Roelof 082 552 5444.

HIKING DATES Saturday 4 August: Salmonsdam area, near Stanford. Lots of fynbos will be in flower. Start: 08.00 at Gansbaai Info. Leader: Paul Adams 082 218 8738. Cost: R50 pp.

Saturday 1 September: Bodhi Khaya.

Private nature reserve. Beautiful indigenous forest. Start: 08.00 at Gansbaai Info. Leader: Paul Adams 082 218 8738. Cost: R30 pp + entrance fees if applicable.

Knysna washout A few brave Stanfordians (Stewart Alcock, Janika Dorland, Michelle Hardie and Anna Tomlinson) ventured to the Knysna Oyster Festival to take part in the Half Marathon Forest Run (21km) over the last weekend of the school holidays. Imagine their disappointment when the race Under water: A section of the route in was cancelled at the last hour flood. due to torrential rains causing flooding and safety concerns. ‘Okay’, said Janika Dorland, standing in the rain at six in the morning, ‘let’s go and drink tea.’

Cosy cattery and kennel in lovely country atmosphere.

Qualified dog trainer.

Well balanced diets, love and care.

028 - 3410 961 STANFORD RIVER TALK 9

school talk

Future in youth:(left to right) Karuna Pook, Rachel Templer, Gabriel Stratford, Kirra Jardine and Dylan Jonker form part of the Western Cape Education Department’s ‘Gifted Learner Programme’. They are currently working on a project against rhino poaching. Mrs C Haxton is the educator in charge of the group. Okkie Smuts wishes them well.

A bus for Okkie Smuts

Good news! A few people responded to the call for funds for a school bus for Okkie Smuts in last month’s issue. We thank them for their generosity. However, much more sponsorship is needed. The school has R180 000 and they need another R120 000.

Come on people of Stanford, our children are the future of this village. Every little bit you contribute will help to buy an essential part of school life: a school bus.

Please contact Amelia de Villiers on 028 341 0611 or email admin@okkiesmuts@orcawireless.co.za

SEPTEMBER ADVERTISING DEADLINE 20 August. Contact Sandra 079 523 8453 or email design@stanfordrivertalk.co.za

FINANCE MATTERS

‘It’s up to you,’ says The Old Boar

A

nother month gone and still no solution to the Euro crisis. They have had so many meetings, so many bank bailouts, so many payment extensions, so many miracle cures. It is a 24/7 occupation to keep up with the goings on. I have given up trying to understand it, and am not sure if I could anyway!

The definition of stupid is doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result. The Generals in WWI were good at this – if they could not take a position with 10 000 STANFORD RIVER TALK 10

men, they tried again with 100 000 and if that didn’t work, well maybe 250 000 would. Millions were slaughtered. Almost 100 years later governments are trying to save the Western world with money – printing billions and billions of pounds, euros and dollars. Don’t they realise it does not work? Don’t they realise that when the crunch comes, as it must, it will be all the worse for the extra liquidity?

I quote John Mauldin: ‘When governments decide to spend today more than they can collect in taxes; when they borrow ever-greater amounts to live a national lifestyle that is

beyond their means, obliging our children to pay in the future for our spending today to maintain that lifestyle; we know that there will eventually be a day of reckoning. That day comes when the debt grows faster than the economy. The final ‘Bang!’ moment happens when the total

their capital.’

Things are not that bad here (yet!) but low (and now lower) interest rates mean that we are not getting the returns that most of us need for retirement and to maintain our lifestyles.

Each one of us has to come up with a solution to suit his or her circumstances. Be careful, it is almost ‘It is a 24/7 occupation to as bad as trying to keep up with the goings on’ save the world from financial disaster. interest on the debt overwhelms YOU have to make and be the nominal growth of the responsible for investment decisions. Do not leave it to an economy… There comes a adviser who is more interested in moment when investors start to worry more about the return of fees than your wellbeing. their capital than the return on

Congrats to WENDY MOLL, winner of the lucky draw for July. She wins 50% of her next treatment! Be sure to book for August to ensure your chance to be entered for the August draw!

028 313 0660

beauty and wellness centre

Second-hand and new horse blankets going, going, gone!

Keep your horse nice and warm this winter.

THE TACKROOM

architect & interiors

028 3410 034

info@syringastud.co.za • 082 450 3970

Special winter rates. R200/ person / night.

Snuggle up with an electric blanket info@syringastud.co.za • 082 450 3970

Hair By Belinda

072 329 7753 Tuesday - Friday 9:00 - 16:00 • Saturday 8:30 - 13:00

Cell 076 1132 741

Architect & Planner

Stanford

Fax 086 671 2205

guywhittle@mweb.co.za

We now do scrambled eggs for breakfast and homemade soups for lunch. Still the best coffee in town and pet friendly too!

The Boardroom seats up to 10 right next door. A cosy spot to get together but please book at Coffee Corner.

coffee corner

028 3410 034

I would like to thank all my clients for their loyalty and ask them to please be considerate to the loyal clients of Le Femme on a Tuesday morning. Many of you are one in the same. Please don’t disturb clients having beauty treatments on a Tuesday morning when I am not at the shop. I am however always contactable by phone.

083 358 6365 STANFORD RIVER TALK 11

feature

Celebrating Women’s Day The women in Stanford and our country, look to the future with their families and friends in their hearts. August 9 is a day of remembrance, unity and friendship for everyone.

By Phil Murray

‘Why do women need a whole day dedicated to them when there is no Men’s Day?’ scoffed a bloke, too young to know and too bigoted to care. But Women’s Day is not a feeble nod at the sexual revolution or a flimsy day off for women workers. South Africa began remembering Women’s Day with a public holiday in 1994, but it was on 9 August 1956 that women marched to the Union Buildings in outrage at the Pass Laws inflicted on their menfolk, and on themselves.

South Africa’s Women’s Day is not about sexism but rather commemorates the suffering and steadfastness of women who lived during Apartheid. Their march was significant as it was multiracial and peaceful, much like many of the protests against the government in the 1950s. The women, many of whom were carrying children, presented a petition to the Prime Minister’s secretary. The march was led by Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Albertina Sisulu and Sophia Williams-De Bruyn. Strijdom himself had scarpered; the prospect of 20 000 women marching on his government offices must have left him quaking in his lace-ups. The phrase ‘You strike a woman, you strike a rock’ has come to represent women’s courage and strength in South Africa.

So what do modern women do on the day dedicated to their foremothers?

Nombuyiselo Apolisi (Sisi) plans to spend Women’s Day with her sisters and grandchild. She is the capable nanny of Fabio and Luca Revett, and is an active member of her church which meets in a shack in the skema (United Methodist Church). Nombuyiselo feels that Women’s Day unites South African women of all races, and that women should use their energy to fight rape and domestic violence.

STANFORD RIVER TALK 12

Henriëtta Marshall, blockman (butcher) at Stanford Spar, and mother of two, echoes Nombuyiselo by saying that Women’s Day unites women in our country. She says that women are multi-talented, and that when they come together, they can build friendships that benefit our nation. She looks forward to spending Women’s Day with her children once she finishes work.

Women’s Day

Ansie Reitsma, partner at Stanford Country Cottages, remembers the women in her family on Women’s Day. Although she will spend this public holiday working, her thoughts go to her Grandma who died on 9 August 1975. She was a ‘formidable little lady who was always ready to help anybody at the drop of a hat’ and was also the ‘top wedding cake maker’… and cook in [their area] in the old Free State. After Ansie’s Pa died, Ansie’s Ma brought up six children on her own, ‘scrimping and saving’ in order to leave each child with an inheritance – an education.

Ansie’s grandmother and mother were exceptional women, although in their times they were housewives and mothers. They instilled in Ansie and her siblings a work-ethic, respect for themselves and others; doing one’s best in everything you do, and empathy for those in need.

Stanford Municipal Manager, Petronella Ferriera, looks back and admires her mother’s sewing skills and dedication to the family.

Even at the age of 91 she is still productive.

Petronella Ferriera, Stanford Munisipale Bestuurder, sal hierdie Vrouedag ook terug dink aan haar ma. ‘Moeder is vir my sinoniem met naald en gare. As ek aan my ma dink, sien ek naald en gare, of dit nou naaldwerk, hekelwerk of breiwerk is, dit is hoe ek haar altyd sal onthou. Sy wat op ‘n ruwe, selfaanmekaargetimmerde houtstoeltjie sonder rugleuning sit en naaldwerk doen. Uit haar hande het daar ‘n dertig plus trourokke ontstaan, vele meer strooimeisierokke, moedervan-die-bruidsrokke, dooprokke, matriekafskeidrokke, letterlik honderde spesiale tabberds. My en my suster se tabberds het meestal in die laatnag of vroeë oggendure aan die beurt gekom. Ons metgeselle moes dikwels staan en wag sodat die laaste knoop of hakie nog kon aankom.

Sy het vanjaar, op 91, nog die pragtigste aandrok vir ‘n vriendin se dogter gemaak! Dankie ma, dat jy te midde van jou besige dae ook tyd ingeruim het om my touwys te maak om ‘n naald en gare te kan gebruik.’

Terroir driven wines

Complimentary wine tasting, by appointment www.springfontein.co.za • marketing@springfontein.co.za • tel: +27 (0)28 3410 651 • after hrs 072 371 7546 • fax: +27 (0)28 341 0112 STANFORD RIVER TALK 13

health talk

Recognising the signs of a stroke – SRT

Being of the age when it is important to recognise the symptoms of a stroke, I was struck by the notion that SRT stands for the very things you need to help other people know when someone has had or is having a stroke. Typically, a person will have sudden numbness on one side of their body, sudden confusion or trouble speaking and sudden loss of coordination.

A neurologist says that if he can see a stroke victim within three hours, he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke … totally. He says that the trick is to recognize, diagnose and get the patient to a hospital within three hours – which is tough.

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify and lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms READ AND LEARN THESE 3 STEPS: SRT Doctors say a bystander can recognise a stroke by asking three simple questions: 1. Ask the individual to SMILE 2. Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS 3. Ask the person to TALK i.e. SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE coherently. eg: It is sunny outside today. If he/she has ANY trouble with ANY of these tasks, call paramedics immediately and describe the symptoms to them.

After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers are urging the general public to learn these three questions. Widespread use of this test could result in a prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage from occurring.

Sent in by Elma Hunter

Overberg Agri bied met trots die 7de ‘Tuin van die Jaar’ kompetisie Vir alle Huiseienaars, kranige Tuiniers en Omgewingsbewuste natuurliefhebbers in die Overberg. Tuiniers word nie net beoordeel op die prag en gesondheid van hul tuine nie maar ook op die kreatiwiteit wat hul gebruik het om iets spesiaal te skep. Ons neem ook stappe wat deur tuiniers geneem word om hul omgewing te bewaar in ag.

Die 7de kompetisie beloof om net so wonderlik as die eerste ses te wees met talle groot pryse op die spel vir die kategorie wenners. Die “spogtuine” van die Overberg sal tydens ‘n oggendtee op 13 Oktober 2012 om 9h30 by die Overberg Agri Handelstak in Stanford aangewys word. Die kategorie wenners sal almal wegstap met spogpryse vanaf ons borge sowel as ons eie Stanford kwekery. Gaste gaan vermaak word deur Willie Smidt van Aspidistra Kwekery as ook een van die ontwerpers van die SANBI ‘Chelsea Tuin uitstalling by die RHS Chelsea Blommeskou 2012 in Londen.

Die SANBI Chelsea tuin uitstalling kan besigtig word met die komplimente van Overberg Agri by die Agri Mega Week 2012 in Bredasdorp van 13-15 September 2012 Alle belangstellendes kan die prysuitdeling bywoon deur plek vir hulself en 2 vriende te bespreek by Suzanne Rossouw (028 341 0691) voor 29 September 2012. Inskrywingsvorms, wat ʼn volledige uiteensetting van die beoordelingskriteria en kategorieë bevat, sal beskikbaar wees op Overberg Agri se webtuiste (www.overbergagri.co.za) en by Overberg Agri Handelstakke.

Vir navrae: Colin van Dalen (028 214 3800) of Suzanne Rossouw (028 341 0691).

Alle inskrywings moet ons bereik teen 22 September 2012.

Word deel van hierdie wonderlike geleentheid.

STANFORD RIVER TALK 14

Overberg Agri is proud to host the 7th ‘Garden of the Year’ competition Overberg Agri is proud to host the 7th annual “Garden of the Year” competition in the Overberg and we invite all Gardeners, Homeowners, and environmentally aware nature lovers to participate in this event. Gardeners are not only judged on the health and beauty of their gardens but also on how they’ve used their creativity to develop something special. We are also taking in consideration what steps gardeners are taking to conserve the environment.

The 7th competition will be as exciting as the first six with prizes going to all category winners. The “winning gardens” will be announced at a morning Tea-function on 13 October 2012 at 9h30 at the Overberg Agri Retail branch in Stanford. The category winners will receive prizes donated by Overberg Agri Stanford Nursery and participating sponsors. Guests will be entertained by Willie Smidt from Aspidistra Nursery and one of the designers developed the SANBI Chelsea Garden Display at the RHS Chelsea Flower show 2012 in London.

The SANBI Chelsea Garden Display will be on show to the public with the compliments of Overberg Agri at the Agri Mega Week 2012 in Bredasdorp from 13-15 September 2012.

Should you and 2 friends wish to attend the competition prize giving make a reservation with Suzanne Rossouw (028-3410691) before 29 September 2012. Entry forms with the competition detail and judging criteria are available at all the Overberg Agri Retail branches and on the website (www.overbergagri.co.za). For enquiries, contact: Colin van Dalen (028 214 3800) or Suzanne Rossouw (028 341 0691).

All entries must reach us by 22 September 2012.

garden talk

Allo! Allo! The aloes are blooming

By Suzanne-Francoise Rossouw

I

n winter, the green landscape of the Western Cape is highlighted by the vibrant colour of aloes in flower. They are brilliant plants to grow in the garden to attract sun birds in the winter and can make excellent feature plants. Aloe plants are easy to grow and are as low maintenance as you can get.

They grow best in full sun but will survive in pots that are slightly in the shade.

The plants don’t need much watering and can survive periods of drought, by storing water in their leaves. This makes them excellent specimens to plant as fire breaks.

Please don’t assume that they don’t need watering at all! They will thrive and grow faster when watered during the summer months. If not watered, they weaken and can easily pickup insect and disease problems.

Aloes are best suited to grow in well-drained soil; if they grow in areas with standing water, the plants are likely to rot. If you struggle to grow aloes in areas with bad drainage, the best plan is to grow them in raised beds or pots. Use a mixture of river sand, good garden soil and compost to plant them in. Frost is possible in Stanford and can damage plants.

The smaller aloe plants are more prone to frost-burn. You can cover them in hessian or

a product from your local nursery to protect them from the cold.

Aloes require the same general fertilizing as other garden plants and would do well, if fed every three months. Most slowrelease fertilizers will do the job. Aloes don’t require real maintenance but growth will be encouraged by removing lower outer leaves and young shoots.

They do get insect problems like: Gallmites, Snout Beatles, Aphids, Mealy-bugs and Scale. Most of these can be treated with a combination of insecticides, used alternately to each other, to prevent insects from building up resistance. Any systemic insecticide can be used to treat the problem.

Aloes can also be affected by rust and black spot on the leaves. Treat this with systemic fungicides or fungicides. If the fungal problem gets out of hand, you need to remove and, possibly, burn the plants, to prevent the fungus from spreading to other aloes.

Aloes that you might know are: Aloe Barberar/ Bainsii (Tree Aloe); Aloe Ferox (Bitter Aloe); Aloe Thraskii ( Strand Aloe or Dune Aloe); Aloe Arborescens (Kraansaalwyn); Aloe Striata (Coral Aloe); and Aloe Brevifolia (Duine-Aalwyn).

ALOE FEROX

STANFORD RIVER TALK 15

River Twitter CURIOSITY ROVER

nature talk

The River Rat on sightings from the water

NIGHT SKY

By resident astrophysicist, Fred Smith

PRE-DAWN SPECTACULAR

For some weeks, those who get up before the sun have had a visual feast of Venus and Jupiter ‘dancing’ with the red giant Aldeberan and sometimes the moon too, with the Seven Sisters on one side, and Orion on the other.

This is not a unique occurrence but it does look good.

Venus is the brightest one.

To give you the scale of what you see: Venus has passed between us and the sun and is now heading round the other side of the sun. During the morning of 13 August, it will be 96 million kilometres from us. Jupiter is already on the other side of the Sun, over 795 million kilometres away. Then, in the morning of 13 August, a very thin crescent moon will join the party.

As you go to work on the morning of 6 August, the Curiosity Rover will begin plunging through the atmosphere of Mars. It takes seven minutes to enter the atmosphere and land, but it takes 14 minutes for the signals to travel to earth. So when we first hear it has hit the atmosphere, it’s already been on the ground for seven minutes – crashed, or landed safely.

The Wonders of Life

F

ish would sink to the bottom of water, if they did not have a way to control their depth. The reason is that they are heavier than water because their body parts mostly consist of matter that is heavier than water.

For fish that stay more or less at the same depth, this is not a problem, they just swim up or down a bit, but for fish that go down deep and then come up to the surface, this can be a big problem. Some sharks have solved the problem of depth control by continuously moving to keep themselves from sinking. The shapes of their heads help to lift them, just like the shape of airplane wings help with lift. They also have large livers with a high fat content that help them to float (fat is lighter than water).

However, by far the most efficient flotation device that fish use is a swim bladder. Swim bladders are present in most bony fish that need to move up and down, but are absent in fish that stay at more or less the same depth.

Swim bladders are also absent in tuna which

STANFORD RIVER TALK 16

On one of my last cruises we were lucky enough to witness a beautiful Cape clawless otter follow the boat, feeding on Cape river crabs. Mr Otter eventually slid out onto the bank at the slipway to allow my passengers to take some pictures.

With the change of season and the river fattening up, various duck species are coming back. We saw two pairs of the African black duck, plenty of yellowbilled ducks, coots, moorhen and even the odd African purple swamphen.

Also it seems we might have a resident pair of African fish eagles in the trees opposite the game reserve as they have been seen and heard there regularly over the last two months.

Lastly, the weavers are getting into action, building their unique green nests in the reeds. It’s lovely to watch how deftly the Southern red bishop, Cape and Southern masked weavers operate.

River Rat is currently resting, but will be operational again from September onwards, floods permitting.

Ernie Blommaert

Don’t Forget!

Frog Competition – send us your photos!

As we reported in the July issue, Naas Terblanche came up with a great idea to hold a Frog Photography Competition which will run until October/November to allow keen photographers enough opportunity to find and photograph frogs.

The Western Leopard toad should start calling in August. This frog sounds like a person who snores. These long loud snores can usually be heard in the early evening on warm nights. Follow the sound and take a photograph.

Your photographs must be taken in the Stanford area and you must specify where it was taken. The artistic element as well as the rarity of the frog and its circumstances will be taken into account.

Vaalvlei Wine Estate will sponsor three prizes for the best photographs.

Winners will receive either a case of Vaalvlei Shiraz Reserve 2010, Shiraz 2010 or Sauvignon Blanc 2011. Please email your photographs to Naas Terblanche on ilterblanche@gmail.com

science talk Naas Terblanche’s educational and entertaining column on Frogs of Stanford has come to an end but fortunately he will continue to write for us every couple of months. He has a wealth of interesting information through his scientific training and is particularly interested in how animals and plants have evolved and adapted to their different environments. Here he treats us to a fascinating story on how fish regulate their depth in water.

are exceptionally strong swimmers, and don’t go down very deep. This also applies to most fish that are bottom dwellers in very deep waters (down to a depth of 6000m).

By adjusting the volume of gas in the swim bladder fish can achieve neutral buoyancy and can remain suspended in the water at any depth.

There are, however, a few technical problems. If fish go down deeper, the swim bladder is compressed by the higher pressure, and they tend to sink further, so gas needs to be added to the swim bladder to stop this.

The opposite is also true. If the fish swims up, the gas in the bladder expands and the fish will rise, with ever-increasing speed, until it pops, helplessly, out of the water, if gas is not removed from the swim bladder.

Fish adapt to this problem by adjusting the gas volume in their swim bladders in two ways. The simplest way used, by less specialized fish, like trout, is that they have a duct connecting the swim bladder to the gullet. These fish must come up to the surface

to gulp air to charge the bladder.

Other fish have lost the connecting duct.

These fish have an amazing system of adding or removing gas from the swim bladder. They have a gas gland in one half of the bladder that has a remarkable network of capillary blood vessels. This removes dissolved gas from the blood stream and secretes it into the bladder. This network is called rete mirabile (marvellous net).

In the other half of the swim bladder, surplus gas can be removed and transferred to the blood stream. The amazing effectiveness of this device is demonstrated by fish going down to a depth of 2000m. To keep the bladder inflated at that depth, the gas inside must have a pressure of 250 atmospheres (much more than the pressure in a fully charged steel cylinder), yet the oxygen pressure in the blood of the fish cannot exceed 0.2 atmospheres (oxygen pressure at sea surface).

This is just one of the many amazing ways animals have adapted to their environment.

life talk

Letter to Luda Cath Croxton our ex-Kazakhstan correspondent now living in Stanford continues her musings to her friend Luda, back in Kazakhstan.

A busy day in July As you know I am fairly new to South Africa. A European immigrant with a ‘rose-coloured’ view of this sunny friendly nation. I live in the quaintest of heritage villages in the Western Cape. Tin-roofed houses. Broekielace entwined stoeps and smiles wherever I go. An idyll of peace and tranquility with a vibrant friendly community to boot.

But life cannot be rural bliss at all times and some days just don’t go like they should. Today was one of those days. It started slightly less amenably than most with horizontal rain at 100kms per hour at 3.00am forcing water into my roof and onto my bed. The cat was not impressed when the first drops hit her on the head. She left in disgust to sleep elsewhere.

Once I had raised myself from my damp bed, downed my tea, and walked the dog, I started my chores. First I phoned the carpenter, already three weeks late on delivery of a cupboard and bookcase but no answer.

I had already given up on the installation of the wireless internet. That had been promised the previous week and after a further three days of promises alternatives were being considered. And for some unknown reason Betty, the dog, had decided it was time to hump all her bedding, inside and outside the house.

A focus was needed. I decided to do the other important chores for the day: purchase two cases of wine; collect my police clearance application from the local police station to send to Pretoria; purchase the dog food

wine talk

By Tania Weich

Here’s a slightly different slant to wine talk this month. Pour yourself a glass of wine, grape juice for the kids and answer these questions.

1. What is Naboth’s Vineyard?

2. Name the 8th deadly sin.

3. What was Winston Churchill’s reply to Nancy Astor’s comment, ‘If I were your wife I would put poison in your coffee’?

4. Complete the following: ‘The 100% American is 99%..............?’

5. Who said, ‘It’s funny how the harder I try, the luckier I get,’?

6. With which novel do we associate the siblings, Jem and Scout?

7. When someone stands with their feet wide apart what is their body language indicating?

8. Which board game is available in 17 different languages and played in 31 countries of the world?

9. What, other than the canine connection, is a dog’s nose?

10. Fact or Fiction? ‘The new wine was ready, waiting for the verdict of connoisseur Guy Pelegrin. He climbed a ladder to peer into the vat, lost his balance and fell in. Monsieur Pelegrin, 44, died after being overcome by fumes during the testing of the new grand cru at his home, a castle near Bordeaux, France.’

Answers on page 21.

‘Or maybe I should simply take off my spectacles and become truly South African – patient and tolerant and forever forgiving’ from the vet, and spend some time working on my Masters thesis.

Wrong! This was not to be. The police station had no toner in the printer so the documentation was now on hold, the pet food had been sold to another customer so it had to be reordered, and I had to make an unplanned 20km drive to Hermanus to get a discount on the large wine purchase from a more customer-friendly retailer. I felt like my day was running away with me.

However, soon enough, I had my wine, and I was on my way home to work on the thesis. Wrong again! The gods had conspired against me.

The wireless internet provider team and the carpenter had decided to pitch with no warning, and both were waiting for me at the door.

And to add to the day’s woes, the washing machine was telling me there was no water. The house had water so why didn’t the garage and the extension? And the dog was still humping the cushions outside.

Having lived in a variety of cultures around the world, I learnt long ago the lesson of trying to achieve more than one thing a day but here I was filling my day with tasks. Why had I allowed this to happen to me? I now had a carpenter in one part of the house, wireless technicians in the roof, a bored dog in the garden, and thanks to my friendly local builder, Joe, there was now a plumber in the garage.

Eventually the day passed by and the house regained its earlier quiet demeanor. The carpenter had left. The water was back on and I had internet (at last!). Plus the dog had eaten and was worn out from her day of erotic play.

It was a full moon last night. Some people blame such chaos on its shifting energy. Or maybe I should simply take off my spectacles and become truly South African – patient and tolerant and forever forgiving. It goes with the smiles. But then again, maybe it was just one of those days.

Joe’s opinion of the day’s affairs was sweet and rational. ‘It’s only a problem if you can’t solve it, and then it’s a problem’.

Today has been significantly quieter.

Kiwinet creates exclusive mosquito nets.

Beautifully styled Suspended and Fitted Four-Posters are our speciality. +(27) 028 341 0209 info@kiwinet.co.za • www.kiwinet.co.za 2 Queen Victoria Street STANFORD 7210 STANFORD RIVER TALK 17

art & culture

Aron’s word

Celebrating the fairer sex Aron says, ‘If you need something done give it to women.’

F

irstly, I would like to thank all my VIPs (column readers); without you, I’m nothing. Let me extend my words of gratitude to all the people who responded to the call on Mandela Day 2012 in Stanford.

My chief councillor Dudley Coetzee – you are a living example for community leaders and I salute you. What can be done without the mothers, ladies or women of Stanford?

Bea Whittaker, Sarah James, Cath Croxton, Petronella Ferriera – you are the cornerstones of this town and, to the rest of the team, a BIG UP! Here we are in August, and ‘women’s month’. Eish! You know, I was about to leave

this country forever for Zimbabwe because I don’t see any further developments in women’s rights and benefits. When I was about to cross the Klein River bridge, I heard something above me call my name and, when I looked, I saw birds. They said: ‘You know what? It’s hard to convince monkeys that grapes are sweeter than strawberries.’

I replied: ‘I don’t get your point.’ They said: ‘You didn’t hear that Nkosazana DlaminiZuma, the Home Affairs Minister, has been appointed to a high position in Africa? You don’t know that Ansie Reitsma is a Stanford Rotary Club President? You forgot about Nosakhiwo Eunice Mandoyi the Chairperson

for Thembelihle community? What makes you leave?’

Hearing those words, I said: ‘Africa my roots, South Africa my home and Viva to the Women of South Africa, Viva! Power to Stanford Women, Power!’

If you need a community project done, please give it to women. I’m sorry men but that is the reality. Women are ‘All-in-one machines’. You’ll get women from the office into the garden and from the garden into the kitchen and all jobs will be 200% well done.

9 AUGUST 2012. HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY! I welcome your comments on this e-mail address: 45465630@mylife.unisa.ac.za

Out of The Hat When an inconsolable stranger made a woman of me.

I

LOVE being a man. It’s good being a bloke. And I don’t know how many okes in the village will thank me, but men have it good.

And the more women we have around us, the more good we have.

I like to have women around me. A lot!

They bring things into my life that men simply cannot. And I don’t mean nice, hot dinners.

And two socks when I am only ever capable of finding one. And the ability to point out to me, really nicely, that the total numptie who drove his rubbish car out in front of mine, causing me to brake over-dramatically and instantly and unthinkingly reach for my longest middle finger, did, in fact, have the right of way. No. Not those things.

What women have brought to me is gentleness, compassion, and the removal of my instinctive desire to declare full-scale war on supporters of rugby teams other than the Sharks, the neighbour who chops down the tree blocking the sun’s path onto his front stoep and several small countries run by despots (male of course) which, I suspect if I was sufficiently armed with a knobkerrie and several bottles of Klipdrift, I could overrun single-handedly. And, also, an appreciation of the value of crying. Wait! Guys, before your noses fall into your Amstels, I’m not saying that I’ve become a serial sobber. I haven’t drizzed since I lived in London a full 15 mansized years ago. And living for 13 years in inner-city London would eventually reduce Bakkies Botha to tears, right? Actually, just to prove I’m a real man, I have lied. I secreted the salty stuff on my pillow just three years ago STANFORD RIVER TALK 18

when I found out that it was actually cool to cry over the death of my parents. Three years after the event. ‘Cowboys don’t cry’, right?

Right. Unless you hang out with women. They know how to coax it out of you. That time I tjanked in London like a baby whose mother had cruelly refused to buy him a third bag of Jelly Tots?

Man, I didn’t see that coming. Or her. I was walking down from Angel tube, along Rosebery Avenue to The Guardian in Farringdon Road, where I worked. I was just minding my own manly business, ruminating very privately on the merits of being stuck in a lift for a long weekend with Helena Christensen, Naomi Campbell and Debbie Harry, when there’s this woman looking directly at me, humungous tears rolling down her cheeks.

There was no time to send a request for information from my brain on whether this was a woman I had wronged in the past. She was hugging me. Really hard. And the shirt I had just ironed for my working day was getting sopnat with her tears.

‘What’s the matter,’ I heard myself say.

‘You... you...’ she spluttered. ‘Oh, bollocks,’ I thought, ‘what have I done to this poor woman?’ ‘You... you...’ She swallowed.

‘You... look just like my son!’

‘Sorry?’ I exclaimed, not entirely because I thought she was off her rocker but because she was also undeniably black. ‘Yes, the way you were walking down the road reminded me of my son,’ she said. ‘He walked just like you do... and now... now... he’s in prison...’

The old dear was now giving out high-pitched

wailing. In inner-city London. Right in front of a busy Burger King. People were stopping to watch.

‘He’s in prison because he got in with the gangsters and he was caught with drugs...’

There was a bus-stop bench nearby. I led her to it, supporting her gently as it seemed she might collapse. This very, very sad lady talked.

And talked. Of her beloved boy. Of her family.

Of hard times. Of her life. She cried. And she cried. A mother’s grief. I welled up. Tears formed in my eyes. I was shocked. This hardboiled journalist, an ex-army oke, a South African nogal, was blubbing tears the size of Bismarck du Plessis’ sweat drops. We sat there for ages, crying and talking. Eventually she brightened up. After a long while, enough time to make me at least an hour late for work, she smiled at me, hugged me, thanked me and promised to pray every night that The Good Lord would take care of me and tootled off towards Angel tube.

I sat down on the bench again. I wiped my eyes. I breathed. I ruminated deeply on a mother’s love for her children. In that moment, I seriously missed my Mom, thousands of miles away in Durban. But I felt good. I think, just for a short while, in the time I was late for work, I felt a little like a woman often does. The pain. The sorrow. The love.

It made me feel really, really good. Like any human should.

Fred Hatman http://www.fredhatman.co.za

art & culture

Shebeen Party

The news is finally out! Join Rotary Club of Stanford for a fun filled Shebeen Chic evening on 11 August at Stanford Hills Estate. Your R100 ticket will include: great Shebeen style food, spot prizes, music to get you dancing and live entertainment. Cash bar. Limited tickets are available through any Rotary members or from Stanfordinfo. Baby sitting available on site. To book, please contact Peter Kastner on 082 927 0979. Transport is also available by prior arrangement.

Playing By Ear Andrew Herriot remembers Masekela and Makeba in Maseru 1980.

C

ontinuing with this intriguing theme of playing jazz from the soul and levitating the music to ‘Playing By Ear’, I want to move to a massively successful trumpeter, South African musician extraordinaire, Hugh Masekela (http://www.dougpayne. com/hmbio.htm); a man with immaculate musical credentials and qualifications. His biography can be enjoyed if you refer to the latter link.

Hugh Ramopolo Masekela was born in 1939 at the time when Jazz had been significantly developing largely in the US. As Hugh’s interest and innate skills advanced, and with the help of Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, he embarked on a career of making music with his trumpet I thee wed: Masekela and Makeba tying the knot. and, in particular, with his flugelhorn. This appreciative essay would require many hundreds of words to list the litany of legendary musicians that both influenced Hugh and in later years became part of his acclaimed international fame. Try this for starters: Armstrong, Dankworth, Gillespie, Ellington, Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Makeba (she married Masekela in 1964 -66, d. 2008), Marley, Paul Simon, Shearing, Davis, Coltrane and my friend, noted singer and actor, Val Pringle, resident in Lesotho …I could go on and on! Above you see Mama Africa Miriam (Pata Pata, her iconic signature song) and Hugh marrying.

Miriam and Hugh performed in Lesotho in 1980. Those of us (and there were 75 000) lucky to be in Maseru were treated to a veritable overdose of African traditional jazz music (not a single sheet of quavers in sight) such as Stimela (Coalminer’s Song) and Healing Song (Makeba).

Hugh continues to enhance and embrace what will ultimately be his legacy; peace and harmony through his unique sound.

I urge you to give him a moment and listen to his trumpet, portraying the sound and movement of those infamous coalminers’ trains heading odiously to Gauteng from Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Bophutatswana and Ciskei to dump miners deep below the earth to excavate shiny metals, only to return to their families a year later. It is intense, hugely powerful with historical undertones and phenomenally moving (http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=n4Bb7p9gggc).

PS. I was privileged to accompany Valentine Pringle on keyboards during my time in Maseru. What a blast! (http://www.findagrave. com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14016574).

The Hermanus Book Fair Saturday 25 August from 9am to 4pm. The event is a collaborative one with local charities, new and second-hand bookshops, local authors, publishers and independent sellers participating.

Last year’s event placed Hermanus firmly on the Book Fair Route and as a popular attraction for many bibliophiles both nationally and internationally.

The organisers, The Friends of The Hermanus Library will be serving teas throughout the day, and will be extremely grateful for donations of books towards the Fair. These can be left at the library and marked Book Fair, with the donor’s name attached.

We encourage all charities, writers, publishers, local sellers of books, and independent collectors to contact us either by email or phone (details below) should they be interested in participating.

The Friends are a voluntary local group of book-lovers and very good makers of tea and cake which they sell at the library every Friday morning! The funds raised are used to buy additional books (including large print and ‘Talking’) and material for the library, and to assist the librarians when required.

For further details and an application form please contact: Alette Kotze 028 313 8077 or Jacqueline at bookfair@hermanus.co.za

A Musical Comedy for Stanford Following on from the previous issue of Stanford River Talk, The Boy Friend management team is pleased to inform readers that much progress is being made with the production of the 1920s musical. Many of the cast members and back stage designers and builders have been identified from highly talented Stanfordians.

The production is on schedule to open around the middle of December for possibly three or four shows. Dancers, singers and actors are all busy rehearsing at least three times per week. It will be a colourful and glamorous show with high tempo ‘flapper’ music depicting the moods and trivialities of that iconic era, The Roaring Twenties.

This will be a major production for Stanford and the district and the thespians need all the support the village can offer in the way of interest and sponsorship. There are still openings for more people to be involved. Contact Rina at 083 604 0808. Wack-a-do!

Thursday 9 August is National Women’s Day. Spar National have manufactured small button badges which will be sold at R1 each. Buy one for the special woman (women) in your life and tell her she is an extraordinary woman! Every R1 that is collected will go directly to the CANCERVIVE FOUNDATION. STANFORD RIVER TALK 19

classifieds There is an HONESTY BOX at Stanfordinfo where you can pay for your classifieds.

Please enclose the amount in an envelope.

SMALL ADS: R1 a word • BOXED ADS: R77 info@stanfordrivertalk.co.za • cell: 079 291 1588

VILLAGE LAUNDROMAT Washing • Tumble Drying • Ironing Dry Cleaning • Steam Cleaning • Carpets Mon – Fri 8.30am - 5pm 25 Queen Victoria st, Cell: 072 616 0976

STORAGE OFFERED on farm 1km from Stanford. Household goods, vehicles, boats, caravans, in fact anything! Under my personal supervision. Lock up with alarm. Cheapest rates. p John 082 950 6007.

VACANT PLOT HERBERTSDALE: Off-the-beaten-track village, where the Langeberg and Outeniqua mountains meet. 60 km inland from Mosselbaai coastline and gateway to the Klein Karoo. R450 000. p Paul 082 7408 046.

SERVICES

ADULT HORSE RIDING CLASSES. p Jake Uys on 079 468 9060.

GEORGE, Malawian gardener, willing and able to work in your garden. Please p 078 941 5627.

HOUSE CLEANING Need your house/flat cleaned? Bed linen changed? Washing & ironing? Washing itemised ready for laundry collection? p Desiree on 074 353 1884. Refs available.

MULLER CLEANING SERVICES Home, office, window cleaning.

Call Magrieta on 078 468 6010. For great ref email reginajac@yahoo.com RELIABLE & HONEST PAINTER. No job too small. Contactable references p Wilson on 072 223 2511.

SPECIALIZED KEYBOARD JAZZ TEACHING. p Andrew Herriot at 072 5717 846 or aherriot70@gmail.com for more info. First lesson free.

WANTED

BICYCLE in good condition for an eight-year-old. p 028 341 0077.

WATER RESULTS WILL RESUME IN THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE.

guided multi-day trails & outrides along the whale coast & through unspoilt nature reserves. +27 (0) 82 667 9232 omstables@telkomsa.net www.africanhorseco.com

R300 for the first session R250 for any session thereafter Maaike Heger maaikeheger@gmail.com 072 683 5648

SM VERKOELING Nuwe kontaknommer: Tel: 087 808 2175 Sakkie Myburgh: 083 771 0753 Alle huishoudelike herstelwerk

SUPPLIED BY Jake Uys

KELVINATOR FRIDGE and freezer each about 280 cubic metres.

Good working order. R800 each. p 028 341 0893.

For improving, restoring and maintaining health on a mental, emotional or physical level.

RAINFALL STATISTICS

11 FIN DELONGHI OIL heater. Excellent condition.

R300. p 082 820 2231.

AFRICAN HORSE COMPANY

Kinesiology

FOR SALE

DEADLINE for September Stanford River Talk advertising: 20 August Contact Sandra 079 523 8453 design@stanfordrivertalk.co.za

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

ave

Jan

17

11.5

12

8.5

19

14

35

16.7

Feb

22

39.5

25

11

17.5

20

16

21.5

March

14

49

27

20.5

20

26

28.5

26.4

April

45

70

21.5

27.6

30

56

53.3

43.3

May

78.5

45

31.5

55

66.5

83

43.5

57.6

June

45

75.5

50.5

106.3

91.5

88

86

77.5

July

137

102.5

76

97.5

43

56

103

87.8

Aug

65

66.5

71.5

89

46

74

68.6

Sept

27

49.8

74

88

35.5

25.5

45.7

Oct

61

73

39.5

92

50

25

56.7

Nov

41.5

89.5

91

31

57

42

58.8

Dec

20.5

37

35

6

40

23.5

27

Year

573.5

708.8

554.5

632.4

459

533

WHERE TO WORSHIP IN STANFORD 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.

STANFORD RIVER TALK 20

Rural and river retreats in tranquil surroundings, Stanford Country Cottages are situated throughout the village and surrounding area. Perfect getaways from stressed city living, they offer a unique base from which to explore this magical village and the fascinating Cape Whale Coast & Overberg.

Tel: 028 341 0965 • Cell: 082 320 0982 enquiries@stanfordcountrycottages.co.za www.stanfordcountrycottages.co.za Photo sent in by Stewart Alcock.

AU G U S T 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 31

0737 0736 0735 0734 0733 0733 0732 0731 0730 0729 0728 0727 0726 0725 0724 0723 0722 0721 0720 0718 0717 0716 0715 0714 0713 0711 0710 0709 0707 0706 0705

1804 1805 1805 1806 1807 1808 1808 1809 1810 1810 1811 1812 1812 1813 1814 1814 1815 1816 1816 1817 1818 1819 1819 1820 1821 1821 1822 1823 1824 1824 1825

HIGH WATER time height 0231 1.64 0315 1.69 0354 1.71 0431 1.70 0505 1.65 0538 1.58 0610 1.48 0645 1.38 0727 1.27 0833 1.17 1029 1.14 1201 1.21 0012 1.28 0103 1.38 0144 1.48 0220 1.59 0255 1.67 0330 1.74 0405 1.77 0441 1.77 0519 1.72 0600 1.62 0648 1.50 0750 1.36 0924 1.27 1109 1.29 1225 1.40 0045 1.43 0137 1.53 0219 1.61 0256 1.67

time 1459 1539 1616 1651 1725 1758 1831 1908 1958 2119 2259 ---1254 1333 1408 1440 1513 1547 1621 1658 1736 1819 1910 2019 2158 2335 ---1318 1402 1440 1515

height 1.73 1.80 1.83 1.81 1.75 1.66 1.55 1.43 1.31 1.22 1.22 ---1.32 1.44 1.57 1.69 1.80 1.88 1.92 1.91 1.84 1.72 1.57 1.41 1.32 1.34 ---1.53 1.66 1.75 1.81

LOW WATER time height 0846 0.19 0924 0.16 0959 0.18 1031 0.23 1102 0.32 1132 0.42 0006 0.47 0043 0.57 0126 0.66 0227 0.74 0359 0.77 0531 0.72 0633 0.63 0717 0.52 0752 0.41 0825 0.32 0857 0.25 0929 0.21 1002 0.21 1037 0.24 1114 0.30 1156 0.40 0038 0.45 0138 0.55 0305 0.62 0451 0.61 0613 0.52 0710 0.40 0753 0.30 0829 0.23 0901 0.20

time 2106 2146 2223 2258 2332 ---1203 1237 1321 1443 1649 1811 1901 1940 2015 2048 2121 2156 2232 2309 2351 ---1246 1357 1544 1728 1840 1931 2013 2050 2123

height 0.21 0.19 0.22 0.28 0.37 ---0.53 0.65 0.76 0.84 0.85 0.76 0.66 0.54 0.44 0.36 0.30 0.26 0.26 0.29 0.36 ---0.52 0.64 0.69 0.63 0.50 0.37 0.28 0.22 0.20

weekly timetable

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.

What’s on in August and September?

SHEBEEN CHIC Saturday August 11. Join Rotary Club of Stanford for a fun-filled evening at Stanford Hills Estate.

To book, contact Peter Kastner on 082 927 0979.

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

AGRI MEGA WEEK 13 -15 September. The Chelsea Flower Show on display. Bredasdorp. Call Suzanne 028 3410 691 for more info.

NOSE-TO-TAIL TRAIL Monday 24 September. Walk your dog around Stanford and raise funds for Stanford Animal Welfare Society. Lucky number prizes. Tickets R30 for dog and owner. On sale end August. Contact Annie Ranger 028 341 0984.

ANSWERS TO WINE TALK FROM PAGE 17.

1. Someone else’s possession, which is coveted by a person who is welloff. (1Kings 21: 1-10) 2. Vulgarity (JR Lowell) 3. ‘If I were your husband I would drink it.’

4. Idiot (George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright and critic.)

5. Gary Player 6. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee 7. Confidence or superiority 8. Trivial Pursuit 9. A drink composed of gin and beer 10. Fact (The World’s Greatest Blunders.)

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

Monday 5h30, 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.

STANFORD RIVER TALK 21

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

List your business for just R12 a month (only R144/year).

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

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

ELECTRICIAN H.C.D Electrical

079 182 8825

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

083 358 6365

ANTIQUES/FURNITURE Sir Robert Stanford

028 341 0048

ARCHITECTURE Guy Whittle Maureen Wolters

076 113 2741 082 450 3970

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

028 341 0647 084 643 4504 028 313 0660 028 341 0048

CAR CARE J & J Motorwerke

028 341 0410 071 219 9212

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

028 313 2814

CONSTRUCTION Stanford Bricks

028 341 0685

DRIVING SCHOOL Drive with Cait

083 358 6365

Stanford Chippers

STANFORD RIVER TALK 22

PLUMBING John Hardie

079 291 1611

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

028 313 2814 028 3410 591 028 3410 603 028 341 0647 083 591 9600 028 341 0801

HAIR Jeanne Retief

072 318 2478

SOLAR South Coast Solar

079 291 1611

HOUSE MANAGEMENT Stanford Country Cottages Village Laundromat

082 320 0982 072 616 0976

TAXI SERVICE Anytime Transfers

082 858 6765

HOME MAINTENANCE Stanford Country Cottages

TRUCKS & TRANSPORT Stanford Bricks

028 341 0685

082 320 0982

INTERIORS Kiwinet Maureen Wolters

028 341 0209 082 450 3970

WEDDING VENUES Beloftebos Mosaic Farm Sir Robert Stanford Estate Stanford Hotel

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

LEGAL Alcock & Associates, Attorneys & Conveyancers 074 126 7770

WINE CELLAR & SALES Brunia Wines

NEWSPAPER Stanford River Talk

Sir Robert Stanford Estate Springfontein Wine Estate

079 291 1588

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

Stanford Hills Estate

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

police: 028 3410 601 / 10177 ambulance: 10177 municipality: 028 341 8500 fire & rescue: 079 5077 326 overstrand emergency: 028 313 8000 / 313 8186

STANFORD - RETICULATED DRINKING WATER RESULTS

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)

152

028 341 0961 028 341 0961

SECURITY JSK Wrought Iron Safe Security

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.

MAY

PETS & PET CARE Stanford Kennels Syringa Country Kennels

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

STANFORD - RIVER WATER RESULTS

6212

028 312 2225

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

WATER TESTING

APRIL

028 341 0708 082 893 2282 072 111 9321 028 341 0685 082 898 4889 082 324 6799 079 395 1763

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

082 732 1284 028 341 0929 074 126 7770

PEST CONTROL Overberg Pest Control

8121 44

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

APRIL

MAY

E. coli STANDARD (0/100ml)

0

0

Total Coliform bacteria STANDARD (10/100ml)

0

0

Heterotrophic Plate Count STANDARD (5000/100ml)

1612

2992

Celebrations in Stanford

Congratulations to Luca Bedford who turned 10 on 30 July

Howard Krut 10 August

Leanne Robertson 3 August

Tracey Bednall 15 August

Matthew Erwee 4 August

Brian Brokensha turns 88 on 23 August

A n d re w H e rr io t n – S ta n fo rd Ja zz M u si ci a

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

Marianne Rossouw 5 August

Cathryn Herriot 23 August

Ursula Pietersen 9 August

Ia Croxton 1 September

Happy birthday to our favourite Uncle Terry for August 28th!!! Big hugs and LOTS of Aussie love from your family in Australia – Jayne, Brian, Sean, Samantha and Daniel xxxxxx

Terry Haw 28 August

Andrew is offering a one man keyboard sound with and without suitably selected backing tracks for gigs, parties and special occasions. His main focus is easy listening jazz standards and popular dance tunes by many of the known composers from Cole Porter, Lennon to Stevie Wonder.

Come to 9 Adderley Street, Stanford, any day and join Andrew in his music studio for coffee by prior appointment and listen and learn about Andrew‛s innovative approaches.

Mobile: 072 571 7846 • Land: 028 3410 066 Various CDs available for inspection • Keyboard Jazz tuition

Farewell

The village is quieter since feisty lady Moira Hofmeyr left to live in Cape Town. Moira has taken up residence in Fairmead Court, a Cape Province Organisation for the Aged which is ‘run like a hotel’ says Moira. ‘In my time it was a hotel and quite a jol. Pam Johansen got engaged here.’

Moira reports she is 100% and that the staff are wonderful.

We wish her well in her new home and hope to see her back for a visit during the warmer months.

STANFORD RIVER TALK 23

MICHAEL THOMPSON

ESTATES

stewart@alcock.co.za OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY - OLD PASTORIE

EIENDOMME

R5 400 000

FULLY RESTORED AND IMPROVED, 5 BEDROOMS, POOL, POOL HOUSE/TEEN PAD, WINE CELLAR, COVERED STOEP WITH RIVER/ MOUNTAIN VIEWS

LIFESTYLE LIVING

R3 950 000

10 KMS FROM STANFORD, 5 BED HOME, ALL THE MOD CONS. PLUS 1 BED GUEST/ MANAGER’S COTTAGE. 37 HECTARES UNSPOILT FYNBOS. OWN WATER SUPPLY.

WEEKEND GETAWAY

www.mtestates.co.za

GUESTHOUSE PLUS SEPARATE COTTAGE

R 2 500 000

STYLISH B&B, MOUNTAIN VIEWS, 4 BEDROOMS EN SUITE, SWIMMING POOL,ADDITIONAL 2 BEDROOM OWNER/MANAGERS COTTAGE, DOUBLE GARAGE, OFF STREET GUESTS PARKING.

R1 395 000

3 BED, 2 BATH HISTORIC COTTAGE ON LARGE ERF (1200M2) WOODEN FLOORS, DOVER STOVE.

RIVER VIEWS

R3 250 000

3 BED/4 BATHROOM, UNRESTRICTED VIEWS OF RIVER, ADDITIONAL STUDIO, ORIGINAL VICTORIAN FEATURES, EST GARDEN.(WEB REF 0024)

Struggling to sell? Why not put an A+ tenant in your property – we have prequalified tenants waiting to move in. STEWART 074 126 7770

beauty and wellness centre Congratulations to WENDY MOLL for winning the lucky draw!

AUGUST SPECIAL Come for ANY treatment during the months of AUGUST and your receipt will be entered into a LUCKY DRAW. The winner will receive 50% off her next treatment! Prize must be taken within one month of winning.

Please support our CHARITY FUNCTION for the RAINBOW TRUST R150pp for dinner and a fun night out on 25 August Please phone 028 313 0660 to book and buy 1 8 H O P E ST R E E T, H E R MA NU S • 0 2 8 3 1 3 0 6 6 0 • i nfo @ l afe m m e h e r m a n u s .c o .za

ALSO AT MORTON SQUARE STANFORD ON TUESDAYS