Stanford river talk june 2015 by Stanford River Talk

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Volume 118 | JUNE 2015 | Stanford‘s monthly newspaper | R14

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We wish all dads a wonderful Father's Day on 21 June. Fathers are our protectors and we thrive on their strength and unconditional love. Make sure you treat your dad to a day filled with his favourite things on this winter solstice.

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ed's notes June means long nights and short days culminating in the winter solstice on 21 June. The night sky is sprinkled with stars and the early morning school run is a treat of candyfloss clouds. The river waits for the rains to rehydrate the exposed banks and the wobbly lambs snuggle in closely against their mothers' thicker jerseys. Soup kitchens churn out nutritious meals for the poor and cold, and fundraisers go hammer and tongs to raise money and awareness for local charities. In Stanford, it's business as usual. Our postbox was bursting with letters about the new park (Letters to the Editor, page 3) and the Con Spirito performance in the NG Church (News and Updates, page 5) Andrew Herriot has revamped his column into 'The living soundtrack' in which he takes us on a musical stroll (Page 19) while Karen McKee makes a confession in 'Village Life' (Page 12). Both our village veterinarian and dentist went sniffing around for bad smells (Vet Talk and Health Talk, page 10) while Suzanne Francois-Roussouw urges us to plant strawberries now (Plant Talk, page 17). Our special tribute to the young South Africans who risked their futures in the 1976 Soweto Uprising is on Page 15. To celebrate Youth Day on 16 June, we asked young Stanfordians what they want to become when they grow up and their answers are uplifting. We raided locals' cupboards and photo albums for matric dance dresses and bridal gowns of old, and our photograph collage captures some of the best frocks and hairstyles of the 70s, 80s and 90s. Enjoy them on Page 14.

letters to the editor

Playground magic Please send your letters to philippa.murray@gmail.com. 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 Anonymous letters will not be published.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.

Thank you I sadly had to have my dog, Honey, put down and I just wanted to publicly thank Olga and her 'girls' for the expert and compassionate care they gave my dog in the 18 months I had her. Honey was a HAWS rescue and had had a pretty awful life which left her with some ongoing painful health issues. Despite these, she was a playful friendly girl, loved walking with 'her' cats and brought much pleasure into my life. We had many visits to Olga, who treated Honey with so much kindness, especially at the end. Stanfordians and their pets are fortunate indeed to have a veterinary t eam like Olga and her lovely ladies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thank you so much. Di Parker

Thank you to all the parents and kids who pitched in to make this new playground a reality on the corner of Queen Victoria and Moore Streets! Every day we have 15-30 children sliding, swinging, climbing and laughing. This is a wonderful outlet for our littlies. Thanks, everyone! Jennie Chancey We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who were involved in setting up the play park on the corner of Queen Victoria and Moore Streets. A special thank you to Bea Whittaker and Jenny Chancey and her children and friends who went to great lengths to raise funds for this project. Thank you also to Louis van der Walt for the planning and all the wonderful, kind people who donated funds and their time to set it up. We are indeed blessed! Wanya van der Walt

We need your help The new park on the c/o Queen Victoria and Moore needs a name. Stanford River Talk readers are invited to submit ideas to philippa.murray@gmail.com Names will be listed on our Facebook wall, and in the Grapevine newsletter where you are invited to vote for your favourite. Teagan Foxcroft and some of his schoolmates have volunteered to work together to build bins, benches and a low guardrail-style fence. A kind neighbour has donated six trees to be planted shortly, and a 'Free-range children; please drive slowly' sign will also be erected. The best park name, as chosen by voters, will be printed in the July edition of Stanford River Talk and printed on a public sign to mark the park. Jennie Chancey

See saw, Margery Daw: Kids enjoy the community sponsored park.

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news and updates

WARD COMMITTEE FEEDBACK Meeting held 16 April 2015 BEZUIDENHOUT STREET PAVEMENT At last something has started and has to be completed by the end of June 2015. The leiwater problem is also (almost) fixed. The design of the pavement takes into account the development of a future precinct around the community centre. WATERING OF THE VILLAGE GREEN This is an ongoing saga since July last year. The problem seems to be the pump and/or the electricity supply for the water canon (irrigation) on the green, and a problem the municipality just cannot seem to fix. Hopefully it will all be in working order in spring when we need the irrigation! WORKING FOR THE COAST There are problems with the release of funds from National Treasury to the Dept of Environmental Affairs for the new 2-year contract. It seems that the Green Team will not be working for the month of July and may only start again in mid to late August. DE BRUYN STREET The ward committee has requested a meeting with the councillor, head of infrastructure, head of external funding and the heads of the Gansbaai and Stanford municipal offices to discuss the De Bruyn Street issue, and the fact that the tarring of the street was excluded from the budget. The ward committee is taking this matter seriously and will keep you informed. Bea Whittaker

Opening moves The Western Cape Chess Selection Tournament was held in Worcester on 16 – 17 May. Fifteen year old Thaddeus Biernacki made the Under 17 team and received Full Western Province colours. Well done Thaddeus!

BADISA Badisa is ‘n geloofsgebaseerde maatskaplike welsynsorganisasie wat professionele maatskaplike dienste lewer. Die organisasie is gestig deur die NG Kerk (Wes-en Suid-Kaap) en die VG Kerk (Kaapland) en lewer dienste in vennootskap met verskeie belanghebbendes. Dit sluit in die plaaslike en provinsiale regering, die korporatiewe sektor asook ander nie-winsgewende organisasies. Badisa se missie is om in samewerking met gemeentes en ander rolspelers professionele, vakkundige en ondersteuningsdienste aan mense en gemeenskappe in nood te lewer, asook ontwikkelingsprogramme aan te bied. Badisa lewer dienste aan kinders, vroue, gesinne, oues van dae en gestremde persone. Daar is ‘n behoefte aan vrywillige werkers, finansiële bydraes en die skenk van kos, klere ens. Hierdie bydraes kan gemaak word deur kosvoorraad (blikkieskos, meel, suiker, pasta ens.), klere (skoene, klere van babas tot volwassenes) en gevriesde sop of kos by Badisa se kantoor by die Stanford NG Kerk af te lewer. Enige hulp, gebede en ondersteuning word opreg waardeer. Kontak ons gerus vir verdere navrae by 028 341 0951. Badisa is a religion-based welfare organisation that was founded by the NG and VGK Churches in the Western and Southern Cape. Food provisions, second-hand clothes and shoes, as well as frozen meals are required and handed out to those in need in the Stanford area. Contact them on 028 341 0951. STANFORD RIVER TALK 4

Stanford Ratepayers' Association We would like to introduce the Association's committee for 2015/2016. Please don't hesitate to contact any one of the committee members if you have any queries. • Butch Zeederberg: 076 709 8460, bzeederberg@hotmail.co.uk • Viv von der Heyden: 084 685 264, viv@scenicsouth.co.za • Mignonne (Midge) Farquharson (Secretary): 076 141 6324, stanhope@telkomsa.net • Bob Broom (Chairman): 084 586 4265, bobbroom@omail.co.za • Bruce du Plessis: 079 580 0657, duplessisbruce@gmail.com

SRA: (From left) Butch Zeederberg, Viv von der Heyden, Midge Farquharson, Bob Broom and Bruce du Plessis

Communicating with our ratepayers has just become easier! Viv von der Heyden (see our photo above) will be posting news on the Stanford Ratepayers' Association Facebook page as well as on her website at www.scenicsouth.co.za. The Chairman and committee have the ratepayers' interests at heart and are striving for improvements to our lovely village.

STANFORD PROPERTY SALES Ten properties in Stanford were issued with sales certificates in May. These figures include name transfers.

CPF NEWS DETECTIVE UPDATE – FIRST QUARTER 2015 Stanford’s detective team has been incredibly busy investigating the many cases reported in the first three months of the year. These were: Drug related reports: 13 Drunken driving: 4 Common assaults: 23 Possession of stolen property: 6 Burglaries: 33 Robbery: 3 Murder: 1 One success was the recent sentencing of a community member to ten years imprisonment for robbing ‘Amana’, a Spaza store, in July 2014. Stuart Anderson NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH The Stanford North Neighbourhood Watch is now in the roll-out phase. Members have completed their screening procedures and the first strategy meeting to map out operating rules and routines was held at the end of May. Soon we expect to go into operational mode and begin gathering information about Sector inhabitants, vulnerable people, crime hot spots and to start building awareness of the NHW and its role. Chris Moll

A grave situation Juliet Haw's family visit her grave often. Her parents find it a private place where they go to remember her. They glued a small photograph tile onto her grave stone so that they can see their daughter's face, and they were upset when it went missing a year ago. They replaced the tile which has now gone missing again. While this photograph tile has deep sentimental value to Terry, Juliet's photograph tile Beryl and their family, they cannot believe that it has any value to anyone else. They are confused and hurt that Juliet's grave has been so mindlessly vandalised again. They have notified the SAPS but would like to appeal to locals to please contact the police if they know anything about the missing photograph tile.

Cairo to Cape Town

Mark Beaumont catching his breath at Raka: Family time and wine tasting with Melanie Lourens.

Mark Beaumont, a record-breaking long distance cyclist, recently broke the record for cycling from Cairo to Cape Town, finishing in under 41 days, 10 hours and 22 minutes. He spent some time in Stanford with his family where he was spotted tasting wine at Raka and enjoying supper at The Vine. What a great village for him to begin his R&R.

news and updates

Con Spirito by Candlelight

The Con Spirito ensemble from Kleinmond with Isabel Wagener.

I was privileged to attend the first half of the Con Spirito Concert in the Stanford NG Kirk performed by a large (about 30 male and female singers and musicians) ensemble from Kleinmond. The evening was highly entertaining (not a full church house, but certainly an appreciative one), with a range of musical items from Weber's 'Huntsman Chorus' to Rogers & Hammerstein's 'You'll Never Walk Alone', interspersed with delightful versions from Lerner & Lowe, and Bernstein. Our very own Jazzfordian, Bea Whittaker, led the chorus together with another fine soprano, Sandra Odendal, and an iconic 'Wouldn't It Be Luverly' (with authentic London accents) was performed by Anneli Fick. The warm 4-part harmonious choral sound was led by an inscrutable conductor and choir master, Isabel Wagener. The energetic double bassist Stefne´ van Dyk and her musicians (especially violinist, Sumaré Prinsloo, percussionist, Shaun Bailey, glockenspielist, Sharon Anderson and horn player, Chrisjan Cruywagen) provided a uniquely abundant musical experience for the Stanford folk. It was truly a candle-lit night out (thank you, Eskom) culminating with Handel’s 'Messiah' and finally 'Take My Hand, Precious Lord'. It is possible that the brilliant young pianist, Lara Kirsten, will return at the end of June for a two night concert (she will also accompany Bea at FynArts). Hence music and culture continue to be alive and well in Stanford, thank you to Con Spirito for this evening, Janika Dorland our local music teacher, the Jazzfordians and the Stanford Players, all of whom perform throughout the year. Andrew Herriot CON SPIRITO-KOOR SING SWANESANG Saterdagaand, 23 Mei, was 'n bewys dat beurtkrag jou nie moet onderkry nie! Die Con Spririto-koor van Kleinmond het die aand 'n uitvoering van hoogstaande gehalte in die NG Kerk gelewer. Die koor ontbind nou na 15 jaar en die uitvoering was een van hulle laastes en daarom baie spesiaal. Baie opmerklik vir die gehoor was die gees van kameraderie tussen die koorlede en die spontane oorgawe waarmee hulle gesing het. Die koorleier en begeleier, Isabel Wagener, het ook, soos die koor deur die jare gegroei het, 'n orkes ingebring. Die program het 'n 'ietsie van alles' ingsluit: van die Hallelujakoor uit die Messias van Händel tot 'Groete aan Mannetjies Roux'. Die gasvroue van die aand, die flinke Vrouediensdames van die Stanford NG Kerk, het hulle eweneens onderskei: die tafels was keurig gedek met fyngebak by die koffie en tee, asook 'n tafel met 'n indrukwekkende verskeidenheid kase en beskuitjies en peuselhappies. Gedagtig aan beurtkrag, is olielampies en kerse op die tafels aangebring – die kerksaal is in 'n sprokiesland omtower. Selfs die wyn in die glasies het geskitter! Almal het gesellig saamgekuier. En agterna was dit groot pret om die kombuis op te ruim by die lig van gaslampe! Baie dankie aan almal wat gehelp het om van die aand so 'n groot sukses te maak. Grietha van Dyk Thank you to everyone who made this fairytale night such a success. The choir and musicians were excellent while the snacks and twinkling wine glasses helped to make it a perfect evening despite loadshedding. STANFORD RIVER TALK 5

news and updates

Goodbye, Anka Stanford Conservation says goodbye to one of its most loyal members. Anka Esterhuizen was involved with Stanford Conservation for many years. She has been an active member, chairperson and patron, and over the past few years she has been a staunch member of the Wandelpad team. Her contribution to ANKA ESTERHUIZEN upgrading the entrance garden to Stanford and starting the beautification of the embankment down the 47 steps is testament to her dedication to nature and Stanford’s environment. Invasive weeds such as the Scottish thistle and Patterson’s curse could not escape her keen eye and the Green Team was quickly put to work to eradicate them. One gripe with the municipality was their lack of upkeep of the graveyards. She regularly put the team to work, sprucing up the graves, cutting the grass and weeding the entire area. If you happened to see Anka in the street she would be walking with a sense of purpose. With the mist still rising from the river, Anka was either swimming, or out with her dogs making a mental note of what the Wandelpad team could do to improve the wandelpad. Anka, your fellow wandelpad members thank you for your positive contributions and we will miss you chivvying us on at our monthly coffee meetings. We wish you well in your new direction in life. From the Wandelpad Team (and everyone at Stanford Conservation)

Stanford Antique Fair Stanford Tourism is involved in the planning of an Antique Weekend which will run from 24 - 27 September. The main event will be an auction held on Saturday, 26 September. There will also be an antique and collectables 'bringand-buy' day, private valuations, a car boot sale, guest speaker dinners and antique stalls. The speakers have a wealth of knowledge of antiques and we are hoping to acquire the services of David Bullard as the auctioneer. The event intends: • to raise funds for the Butterfly Foundation • to generate support for, and awareness of, the village If you are interested in taking part, please contact John Withers 028 341 0553 or 071 568 3499.

Future Stars The STAR Literacy Programme is in its ninth year at De Bron Primary School. This year there are 16 volunteers who provide one-on-one or small-group mentorship in reading and life skills, to a total of 52 learners. We volunteers get great satisfaction from our time with our young charges, and feel sure that we are making a difference in young lives. This year, mentorship was extended to pre-school (Grade R) with a programme devised and pioneered by a group of our professional volunteers led by qualified Occupational Therapist, Regina Broenner. It makes use of play activities to enhance gross and fine motor skills, concept formation and visual perceptual skills, so necessary to prepare them for 'big school'. 28 Grade R learners are in this programme. If this piques your interest, please contact Judi Brown on 028 341 0502. Starry eyes: (From left) Ernie Nel, Jilly Keith Brown Gilmour and Ashwill Moos STANFORD RIVER TALK 6

Don’t miss the penguin plunge! The annual Penguin Plunge is planned for 12:00 noon on Saturday, 20 June – we would like to make this a spectacular event as this is the 5th year running that the brave Penguins jump into the ice cold Klein River – with lots of shivering chickens on the bank of the river urging them on! This year we unfortunately have to forge ahead without the 'parents' of the Penguin Plunge as Anton and Tracey will be away. Any local volunteers who would like to assist with arrangements, please contact Rotary Stanford (Malcolm 084 441 0961, Stephen 084 705 6719 or Ansie 082 320 0982). Springfontein Wine Estate will once again provide reviving Gluhwein and Hot Chocolate whilst Penguin Tutoring will make sure each 'plunger' gets their customary beaded penguin. There will be a variety of hot food for sale. All funds raised will go towards soup kitchens supplies for elderly and infirm members of our community. Look out for further updates on Penguin Plunge and SRT FB pages – all challenges welcomed.

TOURISM TALK With Youth Day coming up this month, Stanford Tourism would like to congratulate Eben van der Heyde, our intern, for completing his site-guide course with the Tourist Guide Institute. The next step is for Eben to complete his First Aid Course: Level 1 and then he will be qualified to conduct village tours. Chantel will be coaching Eben on how to market his tours, and part of this will entail reaching out to accommodation establishments around Stanford in the month of June. So listen out for a knock on your door from Eben as he EBEN VAN DER HEYDE comes around to introduce himself. The Tourism Buddies Learnership Programme is in full swing and the students have just completed their third and final module of classroom training. Well done students! Now there are only three months of practical experience left, and the learnerships will be completed in September. We hope that the National Department of Tourism will run this project again next year. We would like to extend a huge thank you to Klein River Cheese, Mosaic Private Sanctuary and Stanford Hills Estate who provided fantastic support and far-reaching help for youth, by giving valuable training and work experience to participants in the programme. Tourism Committee

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FINANCE MATTERS

You got problems? So now the e-tolls are going to be cheaper! If you believe that, you will believe anything. Once the system of charging/ collection is in place it cannot be got rid of and the current proposed 30c per kilometre could rapidly escalate to R3.00 per kilometre. Why not just add 10c to the fuel price and be done with it? SANRAL can no longer raise money on the bond market and is virtually bankrupt. See the tears in my eyes, especially if we consider the proposed Cape tolls which will make visits to Cape Town more expensive for Stanfordians. Eskom continues to bumble along doing untold harm to the economy whilst stage 2 loadshedding is becoming commonplace. The only positive outcome of loadshedding is that it will probably prevent a complete blackout. After 6 or 8 weeks the Medupians have apparently returned to work, at least until the next dispute. I don’t believe anyone knows the full extent of the problems that Eskom faces. Every aspect of the business is broken or allegedly corrupt; from the supply of coal, to plant maintenance, to pricing, debt collection, bonus awards – you name it. I am told that areas inhabited by senior politicians are never troubled by load shedding indicating that favouritism, if not perhaps outright bribery, is still alive and thriving. On the other hand it appears that most of the money due to Eskom by municipalities is due by state institutions. Go figure. The rest of the world has plenty of problems. Iraq, Syria and Yemen are fighting wars of different types and causes. North Africa is bleeding refugees that southern Europe cannot handle. The Brits are still wondering how the Tories managed to get a majority while the Tories are wondering how to deal with a resurgent Scotland. The Russians and Ukrainians are still at each other… Maybe Eskom and Nklandla are not so bad. Meanwhile there could be some interesting developments at our favourite revenue collection offices where some shady business seems to have been going on. Like any other problem in this country, Commissions of Inquiry have to be set up, obscene salaries paid to the commissioners and then the findings swept under the carpet. The two that come to mind are the hearing on the NPA leadership that was stopped by the president just hours before it was due to begin – never mind the costs of the many months of preparation. The other one is the findings of the Farlam commission into the happenings at Marikana. Our non-reading President has been ‘reviewing’ this for the past six weeks or so. Will it ever see the light of day? Closer to home I have a water leak, right at the municipal meter. Call the plumber and he says he may not touch the meter. Call the municipality and they say the leak is on my side of the meter so they aren’t going to fix it. Meanwhile water is wasted and I pay for it. Solution anyone?

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school talk GANSBAAI ACADEMIA 14-16 May was one of the highlights in the school’s short history. Although Eskom loadshedding interrupted our annual Cultivaria evening on 14 May, it could not stop a large audience from enjoying a fun evening of great performances by our learners. On 15 May the Rachel’s Angels Career Conference was held in the school hall with exhibitions from many organisations. When Zolani Mbeki, whose foundation sponsored the visit, arrived with his entourage of Miss South Africa (Liesl Laurie), Miss Earth South Africa (Ilze Saunders), and actor Oros Mampofu, absolute pandemonium broke out in the hall. It was the first time that I have seen the principal, Mr Tommy Wilson, not able to control the learners, who used every opportunity they could to take selfies. Gansbaai Academia, via the principal’s initiative, started a new tradition in the Rachel’s Angels later that evening by hosting an 'Evening with the stars' to welcome the trustees from the Angels, the principals of many schools including the 20 that are part of the Angels and other dignitaries. Keynote speeches by Prof Rachel Jafta (chairperson of the Angels), Ilze Saunders, Liesl Laurie and Christo van Rheede (Chairperson of the AHI) were interspersed with music by the school’s marimba band. The sponsor for this evening held at the Great White House was Marine Dynamics who spared no expense in ensuring that everybody had a wonderful time.

Early on 16 May, everybody participated in the Penguin Waddle of about 5km. At 10:00 the gates opened for the big Market Day. The event was a huge success although fewer spectators than anticipated arrived. The Angels’ organisers and the school’s project leader, Mr Wilton Phillips can be very proud that everything ran like clockwork. Academia’s teachers and the PTA worked tirelessly to ensure the great success of the event with music by Tribal Echo of Kleinmond being one of the highlights of the day. A cheque of R10 000 was handed to a local NPO, Imkamfa, by the Rachels Angels chairperson.

SPORT Our 1st Rugby team has stretched their record for the season to 10 wins out of 10 matches with narrow victories over Groenberg and Genadendal. They are now going to enjoy a well-earned rest to concentrate on their studies. Next term kicks off with some tough matches. Parents of grade 7 pupils wanting to enrol at our school must please take note: We will announce the date of our Open Day soon, but I would advise prospective parents to register for next year immediately. The school’s infrastructure limits the number of learners we can accommodate. Masekhane Primary have already registered all their learners and it seems that the school may not be able to accommodate all prospective learners in 2016. Mr Ernst Nieuwoudt School Governing Body Chairman

Glamour at the Rachel's Angels Market Day: (From left) Ilze Saunders (Miss Earth South Africa), Mr Wilton Phillips (School Project Leader) and Liesl Laurie (Miss South Africa).

FUNIMFUNDO Probus at Funimfundo On Thursday, 14 May the Funimfundo Pre-school children were excited and delighted to meet and greet members of our local PROBUS. Dressed in their special yellow school T-shirts they happily sang to the visitors and touched their hearts. Maryanne Ward and Jane Dowie Dunn introduced the teachers and Headmistress, and showed off what we believe to be our wonderfully vibrant school (with its new kitchen as reported last month). They chatted about the history, the current situation and our future plans and wishes. Some of the members chose to go for a quick walk around de Kop settlement where Elma Hunter was busy with her well run Rotary Swop Shop where bags of recyclable goods are swapped for necessities such as pens, clothes, etc. The weather fortunately held up for the outing and lunch was then served at Rick and Lyn Prins’ house. Emmanuel Xakani and Eileen Ockers assisted in preparing and serving a (reportedly) delicious Boeuf Bourguignon followed by roasted pears topped with blue cheese and drizzled with a balsamic syrup. Besides the proceeds of the meal going directly to the school, Probus kindly made a donation to cover the immediate wish list of one or two Pilates balls to help with the Occupational Therapy currently being offered by Regina Broenner, and for the endless need for sheets of paper for projects and drawing. Thank you for this generosity which is greatly appreciated. *Funimfundo is a pre-primary school run by the NPC Food4Thought. Lyn Prins

Team River Talk wishes all pupils and students well in their excaminations STANFORD RIVER TALK 8

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OKKIE SMUTS ONDER 9 NETBALTOERNOOI: 16 MEI 2015 Laerskool Okkie Smuts het met trots hul eerste binnenshuise Onder 9 netbaltoernooi op gehou. De Bron Primêr, Laerskool Gansbaai, Curro en Okkie Smuts het deelgeneem. Vir meeste skole was dit ‘n nuwe ervaring wat groot opgewondenheid veroorsaak het. Die beste speler van elke skool het ‘n medalje ontvang. Baie dankie aan ons borge Adenco Construction en Gansbaai Superspar. Well done to Esihle Valiko who was named Okkie Smuts’ best Under 9 netball player. OKKIE SMUTS TROEF CURRO MET NETBAL Both the under 11 and under 13 netball players from Okkie Smuts Primary beat their Curro equivalents. Well done! • ONDER 11 NETBAL Die Onder 11 netbalmeisies van Laerskool Okkie Smuts en Curro het Donderdag 21 Mei ‘n gedugte wedstryd in Stanford gespeel. Beide spanne het hul goed van hul taak gekwyt, maar Okkie Smuts was bobaas en het die wedstryd 7-0 gewen. • ONDER 13 NETBAL Laerskool Okkie Smuts het op hul tuisveld kragte gemeet met Curro. Weereens het die spelers van Okkie Smuts Curro se span op hulle neuse laat kyk en die opwindende wedstryd 14-7 gewen.

BUTTERFLY FOUNDATION Almost ready for take-off Since we sent out a notice less than a month ago, we have raised R 67 414.63 for the Butterfly Foundation, meaning our dream of opening a therapy centre and school is really becoming a reality. Friends have helped with fundraisers, including a golf day in Hermanus and a cocktail party in Stellenbosh. We have also received donations of furniture, PC equipment, 2 laptops and R25 000 worth of vouchers for building materials and flooring. Thank you to each and every one of you who have so generously given your support to this project. We are blessed to be part of this community. Pop in to the old Norfolk Square building if you see the doors open to find out more about what we are up to! Jami Kastner

Leaping to victory: Okkie Smuts 1st Netball team beat Curro Hermanus.

DIE BRON Op 7 Mei het Whale Coast Conservation 'n Biodiversity Expo gehou in die Stanford Gemeenskapsaal. Die Bron leerders het die uitstallings besoek en aan die gesprekke deelgeneem. Die padda- en pikkewyn uitstallings het baie belangstelling onder die Gr. 2s en 3s uitgelok. Die uitstalling was oop vir die publiek tydens die middae. Ons wil graag die Whale Coast Conservation groep wat die Expo saamgestel het, hartlik bedank vir die geleentheid wat Whale Coast Conservation Exhibition in the Community hulle vir ons leerders geskep het Hall. om hul ervaringsveld uit te brei.

SPRINGBOK SCOUT AWARD On Saturday, 23 May some of you may have noticed a group of young people building something on the common. Josephine Troost was leading a patrol of Scouts in constructing a temporary lookout tower using poles and ropes and pioneering skills. This was done to complete one of the requirements for her Springbok Scout Award (the highest award in Scouting in South Africa) and to promote Scouting. If this interests you, come and join us to see what we do. Join the Scouts. We meet every Friday from 18:15-20:15 (during the school term) at the 1st Hermanus Scout Hall diagonally across the road from the Hermanus High School main gate. Scout and about: (From left) Mitch Yuen, Berno Conradie, Frans Streicher, Iain Haskell, Josephine Troost, Jahn Louw and Dirk Troost.

Temporary lookout tower.

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health talk

vet talk

Hallo...oh...sies

Smelly pooches

Dr Wanya van der Walt suggests how to tackle bad breath

Does your dog have BO?

Bad breath is also known as halitosis. It has many origins but the main cause is poor oral hygiene. Other causes could also include alcohol abuse, smoking, some medication, acid reflux (heartburn), post nasal drip, eating disorders, diet with high sugar intake, chronic tonsillitis and overuse of antibiotics. There are two important factors: bacteria and Ph level in the mouth. Most odours are caused by bacterial secretions which are produced by bacterial activity, optimum in an acidic environment and usually because of an imbalance between the good and bad bacteria. Our tongue has an optimum surface with small pockets, where bacteria live and cause havoc. Remnants that are left between the teeth could also be a source of bad odour, thus flossing is encouraged. Rinsing the mouth with a solution of lukewarm water and bicarbonate of soda twice a day gets rid of deeper lying bacteria that cannot be reached with brushing or flossing. Stay away from mouthwashes that have high concentrate of alcohol or thymol. Using a tongue scraper once a day could be very beneficial. Speak to your dentist about how to optimise your oral hygiene with a good technique and regime. Remember that sugar also increases acidity in the mouth. And bacteria thrive on sugar, increasing their activity!

All dogs have 'stinky' days, especially if they spend a lot of time outdoors or enjoy rolling in foul smelling stuff like bird poop or dead rats. If, however, they smell bad all the time it might be a sign of disease. Skin conditions are a common reason for dogs to smell. Natural oils in the skin may become a breeding place for bacteria and yeast if they are being overproduced. Allergies cause excessive scratching that can damage the skin and make it easier for infections to occur. Over bathing might also lead to a dry skin, scratching and infection. Anal glands are small sacs next to the anus. These might become blocked and form abscesses or they might produce too much of the liquid they secrete. Both conditions will cause a fishy smell around the dog’s tail end. Ear infections are often the cause of bad smells originating around the head. Although infections have many underlying causes, regular cleaning and drying of the ears will go a long way to eliminate the smell. Dogs whose eyes tear a lot will have moist fur underneath their eyes. Dogs with excessive skin folds, like bulldogs, often have moisture building up in these folds. Wet areas of skin are very susceptible to infections. Excessive tears could be symptom of eye disease and should be checked out by your vet. Just like people, dogs get bad breath from dental or gum disease or just from the build up of plaque and tartar on their teeth. Brushing at home or booking an appointment for dental scaling might help to correct this. Conditions affecting organs, like kidney failure, or metabolic disease such as diabetes, will also cause dogs to smell 'off'. Usually these diseases are accompanied by other symptoms like excessive water intake or weight changes.

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VILLAGE LIFE

Abundance, Banting and Bootcamps Karen McKee loves her rainbow tinted life in the village

f there is one thing that we villagers are diets and exercise clubs. Banting books used to, it’s abundance. We experience it are purchased, Paleo people partner up, in many forms, some more desirable than Renew revives, new striders stride, and my others, and we smile happily while we enjoy bootcamp babes and I get up early in the the abundance of goodwill, community morning to run and exercise ourselves into spirit, laughter, good food and great wine a small coma before the day strikes in full (all locally produced force. We hit the hills to It turns out that none of us power-walk ferociously, of course!), and we feel smug about how and the Pilates and Tae can live without carbs. totally abundant our Bo classes suddenly swell. Or wine. Mostly wine. lives are. Being extremely And then, as the committed to the cause, coolness of autumn strikes, we try to put some friends and I embark on the Tim on our favourite jeans. Suddenly the Noakes diet and start the Banting dinner abundance is evident in areas where we club. Every Thursday evening we arrive with don’t really want it to be, and the jeans dishes lavishly laden with cheese, cream, are thrown quickly to the side while we macadamia nut butter and lashings of joy. frantically look up diet plans on the internet We delight in the sheer abundance of the and phone our buddies about starting an wonderful food because we just KNOW that exercise bootcamp. we were losing weight – or are we? Suddenly there is an abundance of One by one we stop talking about how

much weight we’ve lost as we covertly start falling off the Bantwagon, and by the fifth week we finally all guiltily confess over the roast pork belly with extra crackling, that none of us are actually Banting any more, and that we just enjoy coming to Banting dinner club for the good company and great food. It turns out that none of us can live without carbs. Or wine. Mostly wine. Needless to say, most of us are by now more abundant than before. Now what? I’ll tell you what. Winter is on our doorstep and living on salad, soup and exercise doesn’t look very viable any more. The words 'winter' and 'diet' don’t look half as good as 'winter', 'red wine' and 'hearty stews' in the same sentence, and by now the only way to lose weight is to start using superglue as lip gloss or to get taller very quickly. Oh well… more abundance to follow I guess. Bring on the smugness.

kitchen talk

Oh, for spud's sake

You say potato

Bryan Robertson believes one should not mess around with a potato

Good cooking is producing, from what one has, something which is enjoyed. It should satisfy hunger and promote conviviality. To me a recipe should not start with 'First catch your hare', but rather with 'Invite John and Marion for lunch'. Cooking is an act of courtesy. Now a plain boiled potato really is something, if you treat it right. The first crime you can commit against a potato is to peel it with a knife. Firstly, it is wasteful, and secondly, you take away the delicate nutty flavour of a good potato. Properly boiled potatoes are, to the discerning, a main dish. Split them open, insert a dab of butter and a pinch of salt and enjoy them with creamy milk. Grated cheese and parsley will do no harm, but are not necessary. Let us complicate the potato's life a little more. Cut a sufficiency of potatoes into small cubes and boil them in stock, with or without a chilli. Take them out and add to them a finely sliced onion, two tablespoons of mint or a tablespoon of basil, a little garam masala, salt and pepper to taste, and a cup of yoghurt, or mayonnaise, or oil and vinegar. A really good tart vinegar goes well with potatoes, here and elsewhere. This can be served cold as a STANFORD RIVER TALK 12

potato salad, or hot with a dressing of oil, vinegar and nutmeg. This is one of those good basic recipes on which one can build, especially when it comes to the hot dish. Try adding a sliced red pimento (red for the sake of the colour) or folding in anchovies, or a bit of smoked snoek. Here is another recipe in which potatoes play an important role. Parboil some big, thinly sliced potatoes in stock, and reserve. Use a large covered pan, and wet the bottom with olive oil. Cover the bottom with strips of bacon, covering the bacon in turn with sliced onions. Cover the onions with your potatoes and the potatoes with sliced brinjal. Cover the brinjals with sliced sweet peppers. Then sprinkle with salt and pepper, good vinegar and dot with butter. Lid on and simmer till soft. The notion of a good recipe should perhaps be substituted with the notion of the best performance with available ingredients. (Excerpts from 'A Philosopher's Cookbook')

Potatoes are so versatile. Delicious to eat, they have other cunning uses around the house. How many of these tricks with taties are familiar to you? • Carve shapes into half a potato and dip into paint to make fun potato prints • Peel and boil potatoes in a pot. Reserve the water and leave tarnished silverware in the water. After an hour, remove and rinse for clean, shiny silver. • Cut a potato in half and rub the raw side onto rusty surfaces to help remove rust. Add a little salt for extra abrasion while rubbing rusted garden tools. • To rescue an overly salted stew or soup, add chunks of potato and leave to simmer for 15 minutes. Remove the potatoes before serving as they will have absorbed much of the excess salt. • Plant potatoes with many eyes against fences. They grow beautiful creepers very willingly, and you can harvest new potatoes in the summer. Even sweet potatoes will grow half-submerged in a glass jar placed on a windowsill. • If you need to make a flower arrangement and don't have oasis for structure, use potatoes cut into halves.

village lifestyle

The villagers JANET MARSHALL

You've probably noticed Janet Marshall around the village. Her long, statuesque figure and striking ashen hair stand out from the crowd, as does her deep, mellifluous voice. She is as comfortable behind the Whalecoast FM radio mic as she is behind the Jazzfordian mic, as she sashays across the stage in a glittering gown.

Welcome to Stanford

What brought you to Stanford, and what has kept you here? I had been involved in an Environmental Festival in 2007 and became aware of our vital role in preserving this precious planet of ours. I decided to move to the country, make a lifestyle change and lighten my carbon footprint. I put out feelers and both Nikki Miles and Peter Younghusband contacted me, without the other knowing, and both offered me the same job. I drove out for the interview and within three weeks had moved to Stanford. I've never left. What do you do to unwind in winter time? Read, write, cook, become one with the couch and catch up on BBC programmes. Cuddle my cats. Being a radio presenter gives you a unique opportunity to be heard. What projects, ideas or people do you like to support in the area. Ah, the wonderful gift of being able to reach 25 000 people at any given time! I champion many causes like: • Animal conservation: Panthera Africa, The Plight of the African Penguin, Dyer Island Conservation Trust, Dr Sylvia Earle’s Hope Spots, Animal Welfare and adoption rather than breeding • Nature conservation: Whale Coast Conservation Trust, Grootbos, Platbos, The Green House • Making a difference in the community: Building for Zwelihle, The Just Get On With It Group, Recycling: Stanford Rotary Swop Shop, Penguin Promises • Tourism & Eco-Tourism • The Arts: Hermanus FynArts, Greyton Genedendal Classic For All To commemorate Youth Day, we have asked some local children what they plan to be when they grow up. What did you want to be when you were a child? I wanted to be an actress and have a talk show like TV Presenter, Donna Wurzel. What did you wear to you matric dance, and what was your favourite song at the time? I wore an elegant, black pants suit to The Vineyard Hotel, which was our official Matric Dance venue and a Grecian style, strappy, white dress for our second Matric Dance at the Chapmans Peak Hotel. You see, our High School decided that we were not allowed to take partners to our Matric Dance! So we organized our own. Actually both nights were fabulous, the first because we could have fun with our friends and the cool teachers, and the second because our dates were HOT! My favourite song was probably 'Freak Out' by Le Chic, a song we used as cheerleaders that year. You should have seen those outfits!

NEW FACES

We love being able to welcome new friends and families to Stanford. If you are new in the village, please let us know. Contact the editor, 082 667 0619, philippa.murray@gmail.com

My husband, Sam, and I moved to Stanford recently from the UK. We both decided that we were looking for a change of pace, better quality of life and somewhere quiet after our busy lives in England, to start a family. As soon as we arrived in Stanford we knew we had found the right place. Sam is from the UK but I grew up in Hermanus and feel very at home this side of the Overberg. Adél and Sam Field with Bertie So far we couldn't be happier. We have since welcomed a very naughty little Daschund puppy called Bertie into our lives and we are also expecting our first child in July. I am a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist and have started my business, The Hermanus Nutrition Clinic. I am passionate about good food and proper nutrition; I truly believe you are what you eat! So far my efforts have been well received and I hope to use my training to help people get healthy and eat well. Thank you to all the Stanfordians who have made us feel so welcome! Adél Field

wine talk

The parallel between politics & Port Tania Weich toasts the memory of the Soweto Uprising with port

Funny that! We commemorate political conflict in South Africa during the month of June, on Youth Day. Port, relegated to being served around Christmas time only, similarly has been conceived through conflict and is distinctive through its age. Due to dissent between the French and the British at the beginning of the 18th century, the Royal Navy was used to blockade the French ports and so stifled the French economy. And what, you may ask, does this have to do with you and me? In a wine glass… the short answer is, it prevented the export of French wines and Port was created. Due to lack of access to French wines, the British bought wine from the Portuguese. Because large quantities of wine had to be shipped from the Douro valley without being spoilt, the wine barrels were fortified with local brandy to keep the contents fit for bottling by the time they arrived back home. White port is drunk young and served with seafood and desserts. Ruby port is aged for no more than three years and drunk young as a delicious accompaniment to berry baked desserts. Late Bottled Vintage is left to mature in wood for longer (four to six years) and results in more character yet it is lighter than traditional vintages. Serve with soft cheeses. Vintage port is made from the best grapes in a single year. While the wine is kept for just two years in wood (then bottled unfiltered) these vintages can keep for decades. It is best appreciated on its own or with dark chocolate. Tawny port differs from the rest of the port community in that it is aged in smaller barrels and the wine is allowed to oxidise, which gives it the distinctive ‘tawny’ colour. Since the wine is already oxidised once opened, it can be kept for much longer than ruby ports, hence it being sold with stoppers instead of traditional corks. Funny that! Beauty conceived through conflict? Cheers! Here’s to toasting our beautiful cultural diversity throughout the year. STANFORD RIVER TALK 13

ALL DRESSED UP Stanfordians don't often find occasion to slip on high heels and a floaty frock; it's much more about sandals, casual cottons and the occasional pair of gumboots. But many a Stanford wardrobe or winter suitcase hides grand old gowns and outfits from matric dances from years gone by. There are wedding dresses and mother-of-the-bride outfits gently folded into mothballed zip-up bags. Here is a collection of photographs of Stanfordians all dressed up.

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Youth Day, 16 June While times change and countries evolve, oppressive regimes crumble, revolutions rise and fall, fashions fly past and fads loiter briefly, kids will always be kids. In the month that we remember Youth Day and the monumental bravery of South African children who rose up in the Soweto Uprisings in 1976, we asked local school kids what they want to be when they grow up. Childrens' hopes and dreams haven't changed much. Their clear vision, enthusiasm and courage motivates us all.

Junior Dickson, Graad 1 Ek wil 'n brandweerman word om vure dood te spuit.

Gregan Baartman, Graad 2 Ek wil graag 'n polisieman word. Ek wil die polisie help om slegte mense te vang.

Likho Apolisis, Grade 5 I am almost 11 years old now. When I was 9 years, I dreamed that I saved money, bought new nurse clothes, and went to the hospital to help the nurses. I want to become a nurse because I want to help people and heal them.

Tanique van der Walt, Graad 2 Ek wil graag 'n Suster word wat by die hospitaal werk omdat ek mense wil help.

Sinead Zaal, Graad 1 Ek wil graag 'n dokter word om mense gesond te maak.

Jowen Byneveldt, Graad 5 Ek wil eendag 'n kok word. Ek het in Graad 4 begin om kos vir my ma en almal in die huis te maak toe ma baie siek was. Sy het my geleer hoe om aartappels te skil. Die eerste aand wat ek begin het het ek per ongeluk die rys gebrand. Ek is nou in graad 5 en ek kan nog steeds kos maak. My ma is laas jaar in Junie oorlede. Ek bly nou by my ouma en oupa. Hulle gee baie om vir my en my broer, Ashleigh.

Busiswe Mhlontlo, Graad 5 Ek wil graag 'n juffrou word want ek wil kinders help met hulle werk as hulle dit nie verstaan nie. Ek wil kinders help om deur te kom sodat hulle hoĂŤrskool toe kan gaan. As ek 'n juffrou is het ek geen rede om die kinders te slaan nie; ek sal met hulle praat. As hulle nie luister nie sal ek harder begin praat. Ek wil vir Graad 1 klashou.

Leehanno Appel, Grade 5 My droom is om 'n kunstenaar te word. Ek wil goed teken wat mense van sal hou. Ek wil die mooiste prentjies teken en die mense moet mal wees daaroor as hulle dit sien. Die eerste ding wat ek gaan teken is 'n kruis want Jesus het aan die kruis gesterf vir ons lewe.

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Reuben Roode, Graad 2 Ek wil 'n dominee word want ek wil met Jesus praat.

Ria McKay, Graad 5 My droom is om 'n dokter te word want my ma was 'n dokter ... en sy het altyd my gewys hoe om mense met naalde in te spuit. Nou is my ma dood en ek help my familie met dinge wat hulle pla en ek gebruik my ma se medisyne wat sy my gegee het. My ma het altyd vir my gesĂŞ om eendag by Tygerberg Hospitaal te gaan werk.

Ayeshe Apolisis, Grade 5 When I was born, my mother was poor and my grandmother didn't have food to eat. I want to help my family when I grow up. My mother and family all started working to get money to buy food. My grandmother was poor but she has made a garden that grows mealies, oranges, guavas, spinach, apples, tomatoes, onions and cabbages. Nicole Dreyer, Grade 5 I would like to become a doctor because I like helping people. I always treat people the same, no matter if they are sick or not. I would like to work in Casualty because there you're always busy. I think Doctor Dreyer sounds cool.

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holistic health talk

A cup of Chai to warm the soul Tasha Saha suggests how to beat the winter freeze

In India the gentle pastime of taking tea is still an inseparable part of daily life. People congregate on streetside benches at the market place Chai stalls to sip tea as the world wakes up. Chai-wallahs man their kettles long into the evening, ladling out shots of sweetness and spice for those who need it. And need it they may, because Chai is not just delicious, comforting, and fragrantly sublime; it is also regarded as good medicine. Its main ingredients are black tea, milk and sugar, boiled with a concentration of Ayurvedic spices. Over thousands of years of use many have found these spices to be hugely beneficial to body, mind and spirit. In the absence of milk from the fat, free-ranging buffalo that are ubiquitous in rural India, but not so common to rural SA, I’ve adapted the traditional recipe to a non-dairy version using rice milk. It will work just as well with organic cow’s milk or most non-dairy milk substitutes. INGREDIENTS 1½ cups water ½ cup rice milk (if making from powdered rice milk, make it creamy!) 1 tsp organic loose black tea (or use the contents of 1 teabag) 4 tsp organic brown sugar (or to taste) Chai spices you’ll need to make two large cups: Ginger: 8 thin slices of fresh root, crushed well For blood pressure, flu and nausea. Cardamom: 4 green pods, lightly crushed For digestion, circulation and allergies. Cinnamon: 2-3 large pieces of bark roughly 8cm in length, broken up For sugar imbalances. Clove: 1 clove, ground well. For breath freshening and as an antiseptic Black Pepper: 5 whole peppercorns, very lightly crushed. For vitality and as an anti-bacterial and antioxidant

Come on baby, light your fire Real outdoor enthusiasts collect tinder or kindling to start their fires. On 'Survivor', coconut husks and flint seems to be the favourite. In the old days, Girl Guides were allowed only three matches to start a fire, no matter what the weather was doing, while Boy Scouts were allowed only one. No campfire, no supper, and more importantly, no songs. These days we toss a Blitz bar onto our eco-log, and bob's your aunty. But if you would like to pare down your winter fires, why not make your own fire lighters? Here are simple ideas: ★TEABAG LIGHTERS You will need: Used teabags, dried out on your windowsill, paraffin, jar. Drop a layer of teabags into your jar. Douse them with paraffin. Keep building up your layers, and dousing with paraffin until your jar is filled. Use 3 or 4 teabags to start a fire, and keep the jar well sealed. ★ LARGE WAXED PINE CONES You will need: 6 white candles, pine cones, string. Snap the candles into pieces and gently melt in your least favourite pot. (It's a good idea to buy a cheap second-hand pot from a thrift store.) Remove from heat as soon as it has melted. Tie strings to your cones. Dip the cones into the wax and tie them to a branch or washline outside to dry. Use one waxed cone to start a fire. ★ SMALL WAXED PINE CONES Using melted wax and a muffin tin with muffin cases, pour the wax into the cases and put a small pine cone into each case. Once cool, you can remove the paper case or not. Use one pine cone to start a fire.

*Meting wax can be dangerous. Don't leave the pot unattended while it is on a stove. If the hot wax bursts into flame, drop the lid onto the pot for 2 minutes to smother the fire. This is one fire you do not want to start. STANFORD RIVER TALK 16

METHOD Boil the water in your pot. Add the other ingredients. Return the tea to boil and reduce the heat. Simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn off the heat and allow to steep for a further 3 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve or your plunger pot and pour into cups. Play with the amounts and combinations of the spices and experiment with others too: White Pepper, Star Anise, Nutmeg, Allspice, Saffron, Fennel Seed and Bay are all good additions. Try letting your favourite spice (or the one you feel will be most therapeutic on that day) contribute more strongly to the mix. When you get it just right, your Chai will have a deep, sweet heat and a slightly smoky flavour. Kick back in a patch of winter sun and enjoy.

TEA FACTS • It’s estimated the average Brit drinks four cups a day. • Without tea there would never have been the ‘tea break’, an essential part of every workers’ life. • Samuel Pepys, an early convert, wrote favourably in his diary about what he called ‘a China drink’. • 19th Century British statesman William Gladstone noted: ‘if you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are too heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you.' • Author Gorge Orwell was partial to a cuppa and in 1946 wrote a passionate article entitled 'A Nice Cup of Tea' and referred to the drink as ’one of the mainstays of civilization in this country.’ • Two women walking on the Sussex Downs witnessed a German Messerschmitt crash and later discovered the injured Luftwaffe pilot nearby, prostrate on the ground. As they approached, the fearful pilot raised his hands and asked, 'Are you going to shoot me?' One of the women replied, 'Of course not, we don’t do that in England. Would you like a cup of tea?' He probably got some biscuits too! • In the 1960s Britons were bombarded with tea advertisements on television. 'Brook Bond, the tea you can really taste' was perhaps the most memorable as it used chimpanzees, helped by voice-overs from the likes of Peter Sellers. In one advert, a chimpanzee wearing a smart white tuxedo and bow tie enters a room to the sound of 007 music, and announces in sophisticated fashion, 'My name is Bond, Brook Bond!' In another, a weary British chimp cycling the Tour de France asks in a strong northern accent, 'Avez vous un cuppa?' Compiled by Guy Winchester-Gould

By Suzanne Francois-Rossouw

plant talk

Growing strawberries at home Autumn is the time to plant in winter rainfall areas

trawberries are one of my favourite summer fruits. Not only are they delicious to eat, they are also rich in vitamin C. When I was still in school my dad gave me a patch in the vegetable garden to grow strawberries. I followed guidelines from a book printed in the 1940s, we had a brilliant crop of strawberries – even enough to make jam. In die winterreënvalstreek word aarbeiplante in die herfs geplant en nie aan die einde van die somer soos in die somerreënvalstreek nie. Een van die belangrikste faktore vir die kweek van aarbeie is die voorbereiding van die grond. Voordat jy begin plant, moet die grond lekker diep omgespit word. Werk dan baie ou verrotte plaasmis in die grond in om dit te verryk – hoe meer mis, hoe groter die oes. Ons het altyd perdemis gebruik, maar ek dink beesmis sal ook lekker werk. Net vir interessantheidshalwe: aarbeie kan ook hidroponies gekweek word. When planting your plants need to be spaced 30cm apart, By Naas Terblanche

with 30cm between rows. Rows normally are 60cm apart. Plants need to be handled very carefully: spread their roots out when placing them into the soil and make sure plant’s crown is level with the surface of the ground when you cover the roots with soil. Place some straw around the plants to keep them warm and prevent them from drying out. Plants need to be sufficiently watered throughout the year. Water 2 – 3 times a week when plants are in flower. Reduce water once fruit are ripening, but it is very important that the plants must never dry out. Drip irrigation or flooding the plant bed would be the best methods of watering to prevent leaf diseases. You can increase the size of your strawberry patch in a short period of time by allowing runners to develop, but the more runners you allow, the smaller your strawberries will be. Plants deliver their best crop in the second year growth and will bear fruit for between 3 – 4 years. Only pick your strawberries when they are completely ripe for best flavour.

Bee prepared Save our honeybees by planting these seeds The Cape honeybee is not officially classified as threatened, but it is still essential to maintaining the biodiversity of our natural fynbos floral kingdom. The bees are also key in the pollination of the vines, crops and fruits which grow around the Overberg. Bees are sensitive and the health of their hives reflects the challenges they deal with like pests, diseases like American Foulbrood, pesticides and insecticides used in the environment. SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute) is currently conducting projects to safeguard their forage resources, and monitor the danger of their becoming a social parasite if introduced in the other subspecies of African honeybee. Bee keeping is an old technique, and specialist shops pop up where one can purchase not only honey and honey products, but also bee keeping set-up equipment. There has been an explosion of news online about inventions which make the harvesting of honey non-invasive and easy enough for children to do. Check out the Kickstarter project called Honeyflow at http://www.honeyflow. com/ A project is also underway in Elgin to sponsor healthy hives free of Foulbrood through http://beekind.co.za Stanford even has our very own honey shop in the industrial area which specialises in fynbos honey. If you are interested in getting involved in bee keeping, there are many books available on the subject. The library is a good place to start. But for an even simpler way to help, here are some plants you can sow in your garden which will make the bees do loop de loops. Make your garden a bee paradise of blooming good scents and colours all year round. Phil Murray

nature talk

Clicking Stream frog By Naas Terblanche

Throughout Stanford and its surroundings you can now hear the continuous day and night clicking of the Clicking Stream Frog. You cannot mistake it; just listen for a clicking that sounds like large water drops falling from a height. This elusive little frog is less than 50mm in length and has very long legs with hind toes that extend up to its front feet (hence the Afrikaans name Langtoon padda). Their long legs and toes enable them to jump very far. They occur in the Western and Eastern Cape and the Free State. Its cousin species, the Banded Stream frog, only occurs in certain parts of the Fynbos habitat of the Western Cape. Although the two species look very similar the harsher call of the Banded Stream frog sounds very different. Listen to their calls on www.vaalvlei.co.za The Clicking Stream Frog hit the front pages of the newspapers recently when customers of supermarkets got very upset when they found little sharp nosed frogs in their bags of lettuce. I suppose it is difficult to convince customers that the frogs pose no threat to people’s health. Their presence in the lettuce is in fact an indicator that no harmful chemicals are used by the farm.

Illustration by Hannah Rosengren 2013 STANFORD RIVER TALK 17

Flat earth society

SOAPBOX

Martin Ranger soaked up the sights in Amsterdam

t is 3.30 pm and Annie and I are in Amsterdam. More specifically, we are waiting outside the Van Gogh Museum in the ‘Buy on-line and avoid the queue’ queue. Moving slightly more quickly than the ‘take-achance’ queue we eventually make it inside. To be honest our style of art appreciation falls into the ‘Greatest Hits’ category. So we quickly headed for the self-portraits, the 'Sunflowers' and the 'Orchards in Blossom'. We could then add these to our previous sightings in Arles where we stood outside the real Yellow House. We hummed a couple of verses of Don MacLean’s 'Starry, Starry Night' and felt we had pretty much done Vincent. Another Dutch Master, Vermeer, has a very different museum in Delft. We were told that everything on display was a replica. What a con! Apparently many of the originals now hang in the bathrooms of Russian oligarchs and Manchester United strikers. Still we did save fourteen euros by experiencing the

artist’s work in the souvenir shop. Delft is a charming town where the eponymous pottery style is everywhere. From genuinely collectable pieces to miniature clogs and my personal favourite – an iPhone rest. A later highlight was a visit to Keukenhof Gardens. The massed volumes of tulips and hyacinths were eclipsed only by the endless crocodile of Japanese tourists. We really enjoyed our time in the Netherlands. We liked the easy-going atmosphere and the friendly people. Nowhere was this more enthusiastically experienced than on April 27 – 'Koningsdag'. This public holiday is a celebration of the King’s birthday when roughly one million people join Amsterdam’s residents in a frenzy of orange clothes and accessories, Heineken, flea markets, street parties… and Heineken.

SCREEN TALK By James Yeats

Real life on film James Yeats has come around to the honesty of documentaries

I used to judge documentaries as the most boring form of film, even though I had only ever watched a handful. Since attempting to make a short documentary in 2010, I have found a new love and respect for the genre. In documentary film making you can get away with under-lit scenes, bad sound quality and poor camerawork. This is, of course, not advised, but live action is unpredictable and doesn’t always allow for beautiful film making. My favourite documentary film maker is Louis Theroux who takes a participatory approach to the genre. I first saw Louis in his series called 'Weird Weekends', in which he explored various everyday topics like body-building, swinging couples, UFOs and Survivalists. Theroux comes across as a naïve, scrawny British fellow but this is all part of his persona. He uses his intelligence to subtly manipulate the people in his stories, most of whom don’t realize that they come across as crazy. He has genuine warmth and empathy and he gets interviewees to open up to him. Louis has also done a fair bit of work in South Africa, unfortunately focusing on law and disorder in Johannesburg, Boer Separatists and hunting holidays. 'Boer Separatists' was made in 2000 and takes a deeper look into white racism in our Rainbow Nation. Cringeworthy and difficult to watch, this particular group of right wing activists make South Africans look foolish and narrow minded. Exert from 'Boer Separatists' (2000) Louis Theroux: Can I just shake hands and say thank you very much? You have a firm handshake... Oh that hurts, why are you squeezing it so hard? Eugene Terre'Blanche: What am I? Am I not a man? STANFORD RIVER TALK 18

Vincent Van Gogh: Tulips in Amsterdam. A final word of caution: beware the cyclists. I am sure that there is a (very short) set of traffic regulations locked away somewhere (probably between the clog factory and the cheesemaker). For safety, assume that cyclists have the right of way, can approach from all directions and may well be distracted by their phone conversations and text messaging. Now please excuse me, I’ve promised to have the 'Sunflower' jigsaw puzzle completed by dinnertime! Tot ziens.

Bye bye, BB King, 1925 - 2015 The jazz world lost one of the greatest Blues guitarists and vocalists on15 May at the ripe young age of 89. He was considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname 'The King of Blues: BB King King of Blues'. When Eric Clapton was approached about his Blues playing being revolutionary, Clapton replied, 'That’s nonsense – all I did was copy BB King'. King is also known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing at 250-300 concerts per year until his seventies. In 1956 it was noted that he appeared at 342 shows. One of his great successes was 'The Thrill is Gone' and 'Rock Me Baby' with Benson and Clapton. Jazzman Andrew

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23.4

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53.3

13.3

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43.5

33.2

62.1

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91.5

139

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103

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125

234

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LIVING SOUNDTRACK

My living soundtrack with a piano Andrew Herriot shifts key in this new column in which he uses his love of music to comment on everyday life in Stanford.

y first fleeting memory of a piano was standing in front of one and reaching out with my fingers, and touching and pressing white and black shiny things which made sounds like music. What excitement for a three-year old! We lived with my Granny in a small village not far from Edinburgh in Scotland, a village where everybody knew everybody else, not dissimilar to Stanford. Little did I know that I would have a contribution to make to another village thousands of miles away in Africa, 70 years later.

I developed a love/ hate relationship with the black and white ivories, all 88 of them. I remember my Granny taking me to our back door one very dark night and hearing different loud sounds aircraft. Later I learned that they were German bombers attacking the Forth Road Bridge. At the end of World War 2 I had my second introduction to the black and white keys of an organ and I was able to touch the ivories and press a pedal to make a shaky sound. More excitement! Then many people had pianos at home and there was always someone ‘playing by ear’. It was the era of home entertainment.

Shearing became my hero. I have written about these icons in previous SRT Issues. By the age of 11, I was an avid listener to these musical giants. I wanted a piano. Granny stepped in and bought my first iron-frame upright piano for ₤7 and paid for my lessons. I developed a love/ hate relationship with the black and white ivories, all 88 of them. Why? Because progress was slow. Scales, arpeggios, fingering, both hands, treble and bass clef, bars and measures, time signatures, notes, sitting properly, reading music, endless practice, rhythms, swing and harmony, and pointless tunes frustrated me. Ah, that was it. I wanted rhythm and harmony which I eventually learned involved playing certain black/white keys at the same time – chords. By the time I reached secondary school, I wanted to be in a band. I had heard of jazz already. Record players and 78s were an essential commodity, as well as the movies (we called them ‘pictures’ or ‘filums’), dance halls, concert parties, big/ small bands, rock and roll, sheet music, experimenting with chords and appearances in youth clubs. I formed my first band at 15, The Swinging Blue Jeans; saxophone, trumpet, drums, piano, where ever there was one, and not an electric guitar in my ensemble.

Can you spot Andrew? The Jim Johnstone Band.

There was a piano at school and I witnessed how other people, teachers usually, could play the piano and it sounded good. I listened to the radio a lot during the late 40s and early 50s, and heard the big bands: Ted Heath, the Scottish 9-finger jazz pianist Bill McGuffie, Stanley Black, Billy Cotton’s Show Band, even the American big bands like Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey and the George Shearing Quintet. Years later,

I knew two or three chords (about as many as Paul McCartney). This was the start of my Living Soundtrack and it continues to affect my way of life. During one of our youth club appearances, a smartly dressed evening-suited local Scottish Country Dance Band Leader, Jim Johnstone, approached and asked, 'Andrew, do you want to join a real band?' Watch this space.

Hitching a ride Emma Kriel has been sorting through her letters and clippings

I often hear it said that everything we do is pre-ordained – that we cannot do otherwise. I am not sure if I go along with that, as I can’t really understand it: I can’t think why I’ve been turned into a serial house-mover. Except perhaps that, like others my age, I must seriously scale down and throw out ‘stuff’ which has been so very important to me. I’ve been doing so now and what a surprising pleasure it has been – yards and off cuts, my pressed flowers/ graphology/ stamps from my collecting periods (certainly not getting rid of those – any stamp enthusiasts in Stanford?). And then there are the newspaper cuttings and old letters. And when I say old, I mean love letters from when I was 12: 'I need you to tell me if you love me or not – if you do, which I hope you do, you must stop being so moody.' NB. Didn’t marry that one! I haven’t read all of them – too many – but I do enjoy looking back and looking again at the dreams, hurts, adventures, enthusiasm and simple trust that we ‘can’. Here’s a Certificate of Service from Stuttafords, Name: Emmaleen Van Hattum Position on joining: Learner Ticket writer. 15.6.1960 Position on leaving: Learner Ticket writer. 31.1.1961 Remuneration: (Basic) £10.0.0 + (c.o.l.a.) £4.16.5 per month (Not much about my staying power.) But my best one is this little newspaper cutting about my mother who was one who never let go of her dreams never mind her age. 3 May1962 Hitch-hiking all right for women, she says. “'There is no reason why women shouldn’t hitchhike in South Africa,' said Mrs Lenny Van HattumGast, a Hollander, from her Wynberg cottage yesterday afternoon. “She had just hitch-hiked from Johannesburg to Cape Town and done the trip in seven lifts in little more than a day-and-a-half. Leaving from Johannesburg at 7:15 a.m. she arrived on the Foreshore in a 46ton removal van on Thursday evening at 9:15. 'I was standing outside Hope Town on Wednesday afternoon when the van stopped for me. And as I prefer a slow and safe journey to a fast and dangerous one, I accepted the driver's offer. Somewhere in the Karoo we stopped and the driver’s assistant made mealie porridge and braaivleis. It was delicious,' said Mrs Van Hattum.” Even the journalistic style is a reminder of how times have changed. As the years go by this scaling down is more than merely turfing out, but is a time to reflect. Not that we want to have our time over, but I think there are those of us who would love to pop back to a few past situations and tweak them, make a little adjustment; cross a bar or two, put a dot there and erase a few errors and blunders. No, we don’t want to be 17 again but we will get to that moment when we realise the real growing up comes only at a much greater age. Everything we thought was so important, like hanging onto all those precious possessions, was important then, but no more – other things are – and that’s a much better feeling. STANFORD RIVER TALK 19

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SODUKO

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local services & facilities ACCOMMODATION A Stanford Country Cottage Bambi Cottage Beloftebos Cottages Morton Cottage Mosaic Farm Reiersvlei Stanford River Lodge The Country Cottage Villa on the Bay

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ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES Maryke Brandt 072 172 9545 Allan Youens 082 903 4432 ALTERATIONS Cait's Sewing Services

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ARCHITECTURE Guy Whittle Grant Anderson Maureen Wolters

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ART Kunsklas

072 822 9970

BICYCLES Bicycle servicing and repair 073 318 5078

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ESTATE AGENTS Pam Golding 028 341 0708 Stanford Village Properties 082 893 2282 072 111 9321 GARDEN SERVICES Earthworm Organics

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HAIR Jeanne Retief

072 318 2478

HOTEL Stanford Hotel

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HOUSE MANAGEMENT Stanford Country Cottages Village Laundromat

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HOME MAINTENANCE Stanford Country Cottages

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INTERIORS Kiwinet Maureen Wolters

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WHERE TO WORSHIP IN STANFORD NG GEMEENTE STANFORD Sondae 9:00 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, 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.

WATER TESTING

STANFORD - RETICULATED DRINKING WATER RESULTS

STANFORD - RIVER WATER RESULTS

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.

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 (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)

E. coli STANDARD (0/100ml)

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129

Heterotrophic Plate Count STANDARD (5000/100ml) 249

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Let us do something

A message from the Christian Forum

In reading the letter to the Hebrews in the New Testament, there is a phrase 'let us', which jumps out at us. It appears 60 times in the Bible of which 12 occurrences are in Hebrews, and is an invitation as well as an instruction. This is an exhortation for the joining with others to do something special. Should we really think about it, there are many things which require combined effort to achieve something worthwhile. Heb.10:24. 'Let us think about each other and help each other to show love and do good deeds.' This is really something which is seriously needed in our time and area. When we came to Stanford 15 years ago there was an aged couple who had lost/ sold about everything they had in trying to make ends meet. At the end of their tether, they just gave up and committed suicide. This was something of a wake-up call to many and helped to engender a bit of feeling towards the needs of others, but unfortunately it did not last very long. Unfortunately those who are concerned about others are mostly only concerned about those in their own area of interest. Should we not say 'Let us' and start something like adopting a street, or a couple, or a family? Even if this is only to specifically pray for such an instance, saying to others 'let us join in a concerted effort of prayer'. In travelling in a rural area of America, some years ago, I saw signs along the highway stating 'This 2 mile section of the highway was adopted by the Sunday school of ...' or 'This section of the highway was adopted by the members of the Tigers baseball team'. Here were sections of the community who joined together to do some voluntary community service. Someone had said 'Let Us do!' Should we not in the many groupings that exist in our community, say 'Let Us'? Let us help, clean up, support, love, show, send, give, do, protect, or whatever action is needed to really make a difference. This is in essence what the Bible states in 1 John 4:7. 'Beloved let us love one another, for love is of God.' Some forgotten sage said: 'A river is mighty because many drops of water had combined to flow together'. We can be a mighty force if we could get to the point of not just saying but doing, together. Rev Hildie Pansegrouw

PUZZLES OddEven Sudoku

WHAT'S ON WHAT’S ON IN STANFPORD • Every Wednesday, Graze Farmers Market, 09:00 –12:00, Graze Restaurant • Saturday Morning Market – every week 9:30-12:00 Farmers, crafters and hobbyists have gathered together to bring you home-made and home-baked goodies from the heart! • Thursday, 4 June, Wine & Wisdom Jackpot Quiz Evening, 19:00. Birkenhead Brewery. R50 per person, proceeds to Stanford Conservation Trust. An extra R50 gets you into the jackpot draw. Winner takes all! Food and drink extra. Essential to book, contact Annie Ranger, ranger@reedcottage.co.za • Saturday, 20 June, Penguin Plunge, 12:00 More info on page 6. • 6 and 17 June, Springfontein Cooking Classes Prepare a 3 course menu at home for your guests to enjoy. Starting at 9.30 with the preparations and be seated to enjoy own cooked lunch at 12.30. Costs with Sparkling wine (after cooking!) R600. If your spouse or wants to join you for lunch, no problem: R 350. Bookings and more info: hospitality@springfontein.co.za WHAT’S ON IN HERMANUS 5-16 June, Hermanus FynArts All tickets can be purchased via Webtickets and at Hermanus Tourism. Programme booklets are also available and if you don’t find a copy in a library, tourism office or art shop near you, please contact Hermanus Tourism. www.hermanusfynarts.co.za WHAT'S ON IN NAPIER 13-16 June, Napier Patatfees Napier celebrates its 22nd Napier Patatfees during the long weekend of Youth Day. For more information, please contact Napier Tourism Office 028 424 2584

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Each puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid containing given clues in various places, and one or more of the given clues are located in gray squares. The object is to fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear exactly once in each row, column and 3x3 box, and all gray squares contain either odd or even numbers according to the given clues.

Classic Hitori

Each puzzle consists of a square grid with numbers appearing in all squares. The object is to shade squares so: No number appears in a row or column more than once. Shaded (black) squares do not touch each other vertically or horizontally. When completed, all un-shaded (white) squares create a single continuous area.

B&W Maze-a-Pix

Each puzzle consists of a maze-grid with one entrance and one exit. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by finding and painting the path from the entrance to the exit.

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happy birthday Cath Templer 1 June

Fernando Damon 2 June

Retha Fourie 8 June

Nikki Miles 8 June

Grant Nale 17 June

Neil Eberhard 18 June

Jacques Rossouw 2 June

Kara Slabbert 11 June

Jack Kastner 18 June

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Quentin Green 5 June

Mariette Brand 8 June

Hamish Ground 8 June

Gerrie Geldenhuys 13 June

Janika Dorland 14 June

Steph Richards 15 June

Amber Robertson 20 June

Katie Smuts 20 June

Glenn Roodt 24 June

GEMINI 21 MAY – 20 JUNE

Brosnan Robertson 24 June

Flip Louw 24 June

Mia Slabbert 25 June

Gemini is the third sign in the Zodiac which originates from the constellation, Gemini. Gemini means 'twins' in Latin and the sign is associated with the twins, Castor and Pollux, from Greek Mythology. In the myth, Castor and Pollux were mortal twins who shared immortality so that they could remain together forever. Those born under Gemini have a mercurial energy. They are quick-thinking and quick-witted and can easily see many sides of an argument. They are sociable people who make charming friends.

★ FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS ★

Amy Withers 27 June

Liz van den Berg 28 June

Andrea Conrad 30 June

Okuhle Apolisi 30 June

1 June: Marliyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) 7 June: Prince, 56 7 June: Tom Jones, 74 9 June: Johnny Depp, 51 12 June: Anne Frank (1929 - 1945) 20 June: Nicole Kidman, 47 21 June: Prince William, 32 22 June: Meryl Streep, 65 24 June: Messi, 27 30 June: Mike Tyson, 48 STANFORD RIVER TALK 23