kleinmond gazette 9 october 2012

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Fisherhaven | Hawston | Kleinmond | Bettysbaai | Pringlebaai | Rooiels Year 2 • Tuesday 9 October 2012 | Tel. 028 312 3717 Office - 028 271-3945 Office - 087 150 4940 - R2 000 - Woonstel - Kleinmond 1 Slaapkamer, 1 Badkamer. W&E ingesluit. Dadelik Beskikbaar - R5 500 - Huis - Kleinmond, Baie netjies. 3 Slaapkamer, 1 Badkamer. Met Motorhuis, Beskikbaar Nov’12 Naby die Swemstrand FOR SALE R 980 000 KLEINMOND 3 Bedrooms 1.5 Bathrooms Open plan Lounge and Dining areas Covered stoep with built in braai Single Lockup Garage In a security complex Just move in and live! - Very Neat! TE HUUR Think Real Estate Think... 2 Bedrooms 1 Bathroom Open plan Lounge / Dining Area Separate Laundry room with a covered Patio Lovely Enclosed Garden, Single Garage. Walled & Gated FOR SALE R 800 000 neg KLEINMOND - R5 750 - Huis - Kleinmond 3 Slaapkamer, 2 Badkamer. Dubbel Motorhuis, Tuin Woonstel, Beskik Nov’12 Complex, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom Open plan Lounge/Dining & Kitchen Area, Balcony with great views, Lock up Garage and covered parking FOR SALE R 795 000 KLEINMOND FOR THE INVESTOR/BEGINNER ALIKE! André du Toit - 082 7861 089 Kotie Pieters - 083 277 8334 - R3 500 - Huis - Kleinmond 2 Slaapkamer, 1.5 Badkamer Motorhuis en afdak, Erf is omhein. Beskikbaar 1 Nov’12 André du Toit - 082 7861 089 Penguins annex Una Drive CILENE BEKKER What was once a discovery of note – one that laid the foundation for the renowned pen- guin colony at Stony Point – is now ruining the health of the discoverer of the first pen- guin nest back in 1982. And the only thing needed to reunite resident Barbara Wallers with her sanity is the exten- sion of a fence to keep the large number of pen- guins off her property and those of her neigh- bours in Una Drive. Barbara Wallers (79) has been living in the area since 1947. Wallers Way, at Stony Point, is named after her father. The house she has been living in since 1982 was one of the four radar station offices that used to look out for Japanese and German subs. Nowadays, come late afternoon, it is large num- bers of penguins that come up from the sea. They waddle along the dividing fence up to the residential area on Una Drive to the nests they have made in the gardens. “They are a total nuisance,” says a highly irate Wallers, pointing out nests in just about every bush, and underneath rocks. “They are destroying our gardens. They dig holes about two feet deep to lay eggs, and are destroying the roots of the bushes. Poop and feathers are everywhere.” Wallers tries to chase them away, adding that she has even resorted to putting a hose on them, but they don’t budge. “I’ve also bought a baby vuvuzela, but the sound only makes the dassies run for cover; it doesn’t bother the penguins.” Wallers is at wits’ end, saying the penguins are breeding out of control. “And the noise is unbearable. I have to sleep with the radio on to try and blank out their loud braying.” There are around 18 plots bordering the colony, and the Overstrand municipality put up a dividing fence to contain them – but only up to a point, where the penguins had made their walkway up to the homes. “These penguins are a health risk,” Wallers says. “They are breeding out of control. I am suffering from hay fever and sore eyes, and they make such a racket that I cannot sleep.” Thankfully, help is on the horizon. Neville Green, environmental officer for the Over- strand Municipality, says the fencing will be extended in November or December. “Right now we are not allowed to disturb the penguins in their breeding cycle. They are protected by law. We have to wait for the malting season, and can only then safely start working.” Green says those penguins nesting in resi- dential areas will be moved to the colony. CapeNature will assist with the relocation process, which will include using artificial nests from the Dyer Island Conservation Trust. “This project was initiated back in 1999, and in February this year environmental authori- sation was obtained from the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning,” Green says. “We will extend the fencing along the pro- perty boundaries on the eastern and northern side. Current gaps in the existing fence, where penguins have made holes, will be closed. “We will do our utmost to make the fence im- penetrable, and will also develop a proper man- agement plan for the area.” On Wallers’ concerns that the penguins are breeding too rampantly, Green says the number of penguins has increased at Stony Point, but figures worldwide are decreasing. There are close on 2 000 breeding pairs at Stony Point. More photos on page 7. Barbara Wallers points at the penguins, who come up the well-trodden path alongside the fence at Stony Point in large numbers. PHOTO: CILENE BEKKER

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Page 1: Kleinmond Gazette 9 October 2012

Fisherhaven | Hawston | Kleinmond | Bettysbaai | Pringlebaai | Rooiels

Year 2 • Tuesday 9 October 2012 | Tel. 028 312 3717

Office - 028 271-3945 Office - 087 150 4940

- R2 000 - Woonstel - Kleinmond1 Slaapkamer, 1 Badkamer.W&E ingesluit. Dadelik Beskikbaar

- R5 500 - Huis - Kleinmond, Baienetjies. 3 Slaapkamer, 1 Badkamer.Met Motorhuis, Beskikbaar Nov’12Naby die Swemstrand

FOR SALE R 980 000KLEINMOND

3 Bedrooms1.5 BathroomsOpen plan Lounge and Dining areasCovered stoep with built in braaiSingle Lockup GarageIn a security complexJust move in and live! - Very Neat!

TE HUUR

Think Real EstateThink...

2 Bedrooms1 BathroomOpen plan Lounge / Dining AreaSeparate Laundry room with acovered PatioLovely Enclosed Garden,Single Garage. Walled & Gated

FOR SALE R 800 000 negKLEINMOND- R5 750 - Huis - Kleinmond3 Slaapkamer, 2 Badkamer.Dubbel Motorhuis, Tuin Woonstel,Beskik Nov’12

Complex, 2 Bedrooms, 1 BathroomOpen plan Lounge/Dining & KitchenArea, Balcony with great views,Lock up Garage and covered parking

FOR SALE R 795 000KLEINMOND

FOR THE INVESTOR/BEGINNER ALIKE!

André du Toit - 082 7861 089Kotie Pieters - 083 277 8334

- R3 500 - Huis - Kleinmond2 Slaapkamer, 1.5 BadkamerMotorhuis en afdak, Erf is omhein.Beskikbaar 1 Nov’12

André du Toit - 082 7861 089

Penguins annex Una DriveCILENE BEKKER

Whatwasonceadiscoveryofnote–onethatlaid the foundation for the renowned pen-guin colony at Stony Point – is now ruiningthe health of the discoverer of the first pen-guin nest back in 1982.

AndtheonlythingneededtoreuniteresidentBarbara Wallers with her sanity is the exten-sion of a fence to keep the large number of pen-guins off her property and those of her neigh-bours in Una Drive.

Barbara Wallers (79) has been living in thearea since 1947. Wallers Way, at Stony Point,is named after her father.

The house she has been living in since 1982was one of the four radar station offices thatusedto lookout forJapaneseandGermansubs.Nowadays,comelateafternoon, it is largenum-

bers of penguins that come up from the sea.They waddle along the dividing fence up to theresidential area on Una Drive to the nests theyhave made in the gardens.

“They are a total nuisance,” says a highlyirate Wallers, pointing out nests in just aboutevery bush, and underneath rocks. “They aredestroying our gardens. They dig holes abouttwo feet deep to lay eggs, and are destroyingthe roots of the bushes. Poop and feathers areeverywhere.”

Wallerstriestochasethemaway,addingthatshehasevenresortedtoputtingahoseonthem,but they don’t budge. “I’ve also bought a babyvuvuzela,but thesoundonlymakes thedassiesrun for cover; it doesn’t bother the penguins.”

Wallers is at wits’ end, saying the penguinsare breeding out of control. “And the noise isunbearable. I have to sleep with the radio onto try and blank out their loud braying.”

There are around 18 plots bordering thecolony, and the Overstrand municipality putup a dividing fence to contain them – but onlyup to a point, where the penguins had madetheir walkway up to the homes.

“These penguins are a health risk,” Wallerssays. “They are breeding out of control. I amsuffering from hay fever and sore eyes, andthey make such a racket that I cannot sleep.”

Thankfully, help is on the horizon. NevilleGreen, environmental officer for the Over-strand Municipality, says the fencing will beextended in November or December. “Rightnowwearenot allowed todisturb thepenguinsin their breeding cycle. They are protected bylaw. We have to wait for the malting season,and can only then safely start working.”

Green says those penguins nesting in resi-dential areas will be moved to the colony.CapeNature will assist with the relocation

process, which will include using artificialnests fromtheDyer IslandConservationTrust.

“This project was initiated back in 1999, andin February this year environmental authori-sation was obtained from the Department ofEnvironmental Affairs and DevelopmentPlanning,” Green says.

“We will extend the fencing along the pro-perty boundaries on the eastern and northernside. Current gaps in the existing fence, wherepenguins have made holes, will be closed.

“We will do our utmost to make the fence im-penetrable, andwill alsodevelopaproperman-agement plan for the area.”

On Wallers’ concerns that the penguins arebreeding too rampantly, Green says thenumber of penguins has increased at StonyPoint, but figures worldwide are decreasing.

There are close on 2 000 breeding pairs atStony Point. More photos on page 7.

Barbara Wallers points at the penguins, who come up the well-trodden path alongside the fence at Stony Point in large numbers. PHOTO: CILENE BEKKER

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Kleinmond Gazette General - Algemeen Tuesday 9 October 20122

Miems Markie vier 1ste verjaardagMiemsMarkieinPringlebaaihethuleersteverjaarsdag voorverlede naweek gevier. ’nIndiaanse tent is opgeslaan vir die pret enplaaslike inwoners was genooi vir ’n bringen braai ter viering van Nasionale Braai-dag en die “Miems Markie” (Village Mar-ket) se eerste verjaardag op 24 September.

Die stalletjiehouers(uitstallers) klink ’n glasie op die markie se verjaardag.

Gerswin, Rene en Jackie (Miems Restaurant-personeel) sluit by die dorpsbraai aan.

Miems Minnaar, Ouma van die Jaar, en haar dogtershet Nasionale Braaidag by Miems Restaurant kom vieren ’n heerlike bord braaivleis geniet.

Pringlebaaiers braai met die Indiaanse tent in die agtergrond FOTO’S: VERSKAF

Ratepayers meetThe Kleinmond Ratepayers’ Associa-tion will hold its annual general meet-ing on 9 November at 10:00 in the Re-formed Church hall on the corner of 6thStreet and 13th Avenue.

“This meeting is the best place tovoice your concerns and aspirations foryour town,” a spokesperson says.

“A growing membership gives thecommittee the legitimacythat issovitalwhen it puts forward proposals and sug-gestions.

The annual subscription fee of R30per household is payable just before themeeting starts.

Talk on ChinaThe Friends of Betty’s Bay Library will holda talk and photo presentation on China in thelibrary on 11 October at 10:30.

Titled “Explore the Wonders and Mysteriesof China”, the talk will be presented by Ria deKlerk. Everyone is welcome.

Join the carboot saleYour unwanted goods could be some-bodyelse’s treasure–so takeyourgoodsor go and see what hidden treasures areavailable at the Lakeside Chapel inWheeler Road, Betty’s Bay, on 15 De-cember from 09:00 to 13:00.

Registration costs R50 per car boot.Contact Steve de Villiers on 028 272 9582or 083 436 7231 for more information.

GPF houjaarvergaderingDie Kleinmond/Hangklip Polisie Forum (GPF)hou hul algemene jaarvergadering Donderdag,18 Oktober om 14:00 by die Crassula Gemeen-skapsaal, Crassulastraat, Bettysbaai. Alle or-ganisasies word uitgenooi om twee verteen-woordigers te identifiseer om dié vergaderingby te woon. Die Oktober 2012-jaarvergaderingis ’n verslaggewende vergadering en nie ’n al-gemene verkiesing van ’n nuwe uitvoerendekomitee nie.

Let your dog have its dayJennyGirdfromtheOverbergPetcareSoci-ety is organising a dog show as part of thevery first Villiersdorp Show this weekend.

Jenny is calling on all mutts to “beg, bur-rowandbark’tilyourownersagreetobringyou to the local canine gathering of theyear” – “You’ll meet kinfolk and can strutyour stuff in various show categories!”

The Overberg Petcare Society’s dog showtakes place on Saturday 13 October at theVilliersdorp show grounds.

There are great prizes to be won in sixcategories. Category one is for the cutestJackRussellorJackRussellcross;categorytwo seeks out the fluffiest little long-hairedcharmer; category three will round up thesweetest-faced of the breed.

The pooch with the best overall conditionand charm will be honoured in categoryfour (small cross-breeds under 10 kg) andcategory five (large cross-breeds over

10 kg). Category six is for the best-dresseddog at the show.

The entrance fee is R10 per dog. Registra-tion will take place at 09:00 and judging willstart at 10:00. Please note that all dogs mustbe on a lead.

Show your dog and stand a chance to winone of the many wonderful prizes spon-sored by a variety of individuals and es-tates. The main sponsor is Montega Foods.

There will also be the possibility of earn-ing R500 for the school of your choice, do-nated by Dennis Viljoen Engineering.

Overberg Petcare’s famous Paw-Drawwill also offer visitors the chance of win-ning R1 000 in cash in return for a donationof R20.

If you would like to sponsor the entrancefee of a child who can’t afford it, please con-tact Jenny Gird of the Overberg Petcare So-ciety on 084 582 0549.

Drie dood in gru­botsingDrie mense is Saterdagaand in ’n trompop-bot-sing op die N2 tussen Botrivier en Caledondood.

Volgens lt. Cyril Coetzee van die Caledon-po-lisie was daar twee voertuie betrokke in dieongeluk.

Die een voertuig, ’n Camry, het glo om diedraai in die ander baan beweeg en reg van voormet ’n ander aankomende voertuig gebots.

Die aankomende voertuig, ’n VolkswagenGolf, is met die impak van die pad af geslingeren het op sy sy te lande gekom. Die Golf hetaan die brand geslaan met een insittende binnevasgekeer.

Die bestuurder van die Golf kon nie uitkomnie en het verbrand. In die Camry is twee insit-tendes dood en een persoon het ernstig bese-rings opgedoen.

’n Saak van strafbare manslag word onder-soek.

In hierdie stadium is die oorsaak van dieongeluk onbekend asook die identiteit van dieoorledenes.

Die toneel waar drie mense in ’n ongeluk dood is.FOTO: EMR EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESCUE

NEW COMMITTEE: The Hangklip-Kleinmond Tourism Bureau held their annual general meeting lastweek. Here is the newly elected 2012-2013 executive committee (back from the left): JacquesRatcliffe and Garth Fredericks; (middle) Clifie Krouse, Klem Dunstan and Liz Fick; (front) CelesteScheepers and Louise Fick. More about the meeting in next week’s edition of Kleinmond Gazette.

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Kleinmond GazetteNews - NuusTuesday 9 October 2012 3

BIELIE VAN ’n VIS! Chrism Swartz, ’n inwoner van Kleinmond het verledeweek dié bielie van ’n kabeljou van 25 kg buite Kleinmond-hawe gevang.Hy was baie in sy skik met sy groot vangs.

Walker Bay orchids hold visitors spellboundMAXZELL LERM

The Walkerbay Orchid Society, under theguidance of chairperson Willem Fourie,dazzledthecommunitywithanotherexqui-site orchid show the weekend before last.

“In spite of the weather, we can still say thatwe had a steady stream of true floral loverscoming through the hall, braving wind andrain to see the beautiful orchids!” says PatrickDonnelly, the society’s show chair.

The Walker Bay Orchid Society boasted a

wider range of species in the hall of St Peter’sChurch in the main road than even the BloomCape Orchid and Tygerbery Orchid Societies– something considered to be a noteworthyaccomplishment in these circles.

Indeed, visitors raved about some of the lessoften–seen orchids on display at the show,much to the delight of the society’s members,who take great pride in growing and sharingtheir orchids with everyone. “There are in ex-cess30 000orchidspeciesintheworld,andmoreare still being found,” Donnelly points out.

Donnelly says orchids are as easily culti-vated as most houseplants, with different typeshaving their own special needs. Most of the or-chids in the Walkerbay Orchid Society collec-tion will grow and flower for about five to eightyears, once again depending on the type.

Some of the species on display grow as farafield as Mexico, Brazil, Australia and Indo-nesia. A few are native to South Africa.

Orchids bloom seasonally, with differentspecies favouring a different time of year, soaficionados tend to grow a variety of speciesso they can enjoy blooms throughout the year.

The orchid crowned as champion by the soci-ety this year is a splendid example of Lycastelasioglossa grown by Francois LA Grange. Therunner-up was grown by Jan Smit, who tookfirst place last year.

Donnelly commends his fellow members forputting on a riveting show. “We had a success-ful show, with even a few tourists attending.We would definitely have liked to have hadmore local people sharing the experience withus, but the weather kept many people away.” Jan Smit, Francois LA Grange and Patrick Donnelly

Jan Smit and Francois LA Grange proudly hold theirtrophies. PHOTOS: MAXZELL LERM

Verslag oor munisipale eiendomDie volgende is van die sake wat be-spreek is by die gewone burgemees-terskomitee- en die raadvergaderingsop Woensdag 26 September:

) Halfjaarlikse eiendomsbe-stuursverslag

Die raad van die Overstrand-muni-sipaliteit het kennis gegee van diehalfjaarlikse eiendomsbestuursver-

slag wat die periode van Januarie 2012tot Junie 2012 dek.

Volgens die verslag het die munisi-paliteit einde Junie oor 1 406 stukkevaste eiendom beskik, waarvan 1 250as eiendomme, aanlegte en toerustinggeklassifiseer is, 36 as beleggingseien-dom, 60 eiendomme wat in die prosesvan oordrag is en 60 eiendomme watas erfenis beskou word.

Altesame 826 daarvan is in die Her-manus-gebied, 276 in Gansbaai/Stan-ford en 304 in Hangklip-Kleinmond.Die departement het in die tydperk 98nuwe aansoeke ontvang en 127 afge-handel met betrekking tot verkope,oordragte, verhurings, oorskrydingsen gedenkbankies.

In totaal word daar 2 638 aktiewe se-kerheidsdokumente deur die departe-ment gehou.

) Nuut-gekwalifiseerde elektri-siëns ontvang sertifikate

Drie Overstrand-werkers het die af-gelope tyd met behulp van modulêreopleidingsprogramme as elektrisiënsgekwalifiseer en het hul sertifikate bydie September-raadsvergadering ont-vang.

Hulle is Christopher Solomon Gilli-on, wat in 2007 as ’n algemene werkeraangestel is, in 2008 en 2009 opleidingontvang het en verlede jaar sy vak-toets geslaag en as elektrisiën aange-stel is, en Charl Ian Naudé en PulukoWalter Ponoane, wat albei in 2010 asspesiale werkers begin het, die oplei-dingskursusse tussen Januarie en Ju-lie 2011 deurloop het en in Januarievanjaar as elektrisiëns aangestel is,nadat hulle die vaktoets geslaag het.

Hier is (van links) raadsheer Pieter Scholtz, waarnemende burgemeester, Christopher Solo-mon Gillion, Charl Ian Naudé, Puluko Walter Ponoane, Coenie Groenewald, munisipalebestuurder en Deon Louw, adjunkdirekteur van elektrotegniese dienste.

GPF skenk nagsig­kamera aan SAPDDie Gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum(GPF) het verlede week ’n nagsigka-mera aangekoop en stel dit voltyds totdie polisie se beskikking. Dit sal diepolisie instaatstelomsnagsdeurmid-

del van ligaamshitte mense te onder-skei selfs so ver as ’n paar 100 tree ver.

Dié inisiatief van die plaaslike GPFis die eerste in die Wes-Kaap en vol-gens die GPF, die eerste in SA. “Die

afskrikmiddelwat die kamerainhou, is belang-rik maar ook diefeit dat die polisiesonder flitsligtesal kan “sien”.Die beskikbaar-stel van die kame-ra is namens diehele gemeenskapgedoen,” het Ro-bert Crowther,voorsitter van dieGPF gesê.

Die algemenejaarvergaderingvandieGPFsalopDonderdag 18 Ok-

tober in die Crassula-saal, Bettysbaaigehou word. Dit is nie ’n verkiesings-vergadering nie, maar daar sal wel te-rugvoer gegee word rakende misdaaden ander inligting in die area.

Die GPF vra alle belanghebbendesom die vergadering by te woon.

“By die algemene jaarvergaderingsal ’n beroep gedoen word op slagof-fers van huisbrake en ander misdaadom, in die geval van suksesvolle poli-sieoptrede, bereid te wees om te ge-tuig. Dit gebeur, tot nadeel van ons al-mal, dat boosdoeners vry uitloop om-dat die klaer nie bereid is om te getuignie. “Daardie boosdoener gaan danmet groter vertroue voort om by ie-mand in te breek en te steel. Ons isbewus van gevalle waar daar goeie re-de is waarom mense nie betrokke wilraaknie,maardiekerngedagteblydat’nklaerookingemeenskapsbelangbe-reid moet wees om te getuig,” hetCrowther verduidelik.

Robert Crowther (links) van die GPF saam met kaptein JacobusMarthinus van die Kleinmond SAPD (middel) en Dan Fick van dieGPF. Die GPF het ’n nagsigkamera aangekoop en stel dit voltydstot die polisie se beskikking.

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Kleinmond Gazette Leader - Hoofartikel Tuesday 9 October 20124

Oplossing in sigDie oorlog tussen mens en dier is amper ietsvan die verlede. So sê owerhede na inwonersvan Bettysbaai oor die pikkewyn-kolonies inhul voortuine gekla het.As gevolg van ’n heining wat hier en daar

stukkend is, het die pikkewyne hul weg na tui-ne in die area gevind en daar begin nesskop.Inwoners het gekla oor die voortdurende ge-

raas en stank wat hul huise oorneem.Gelukkigkandieheiningbinnedievolgende

paar maande reggemaak, asook verleng word.Kragtens wetgewing mag die owerhede nie

nou die pikkewyne in hul broeiseisoen steurnie, maar in hul ververingstyd in Novemberen Desember mag hulle voortgaan om die hei-ning reg temaak en die voëls van die inwonersskei.Hoewel dié voëls bitter oulik lyk waar hulle

op die grasperke rondstaan, moet ’n mens ookdink aan die inwonerswat die vrolike “gesels”op hul voorstoep dag en nag moet verduur.

The genius and the cat flap: a tale of ardent oddityClever people do extraordinary things.TakeIsaacNewton, the firstmantoexplain

the movements of celestial orbs in terms ofthe workings of gravity.In simple terms his discovery was that the

attraction between bodies approaching eachother increases exponentially: twice as closetherefore means four times as strong (a factI rediscovered for myself when I walked intoa busy office just last week!).Newton is also remembered for saying that

he had stood on the shoulders of giants inmaking his discoveries, for not speaking toa woman all his adult life, and for inventingthe cat flap.In illuminating this last fact, I must men-

tion two other people: firstly my great-uncleJapie, an irascible bachelor who lived aloneon a farm with a band of dogs.His ire was often exercised by canine

misbehaviour, for which the kitchen doorhad to be opened and the miscreants ejected.Avisitingcityrelative,notingthis,explainedthe pet flap idea to Uncle Japie, who liked it.

Tomakesenseof theabovetaleImustagaininvoke my great-great-etc grandmother Su-zanne Fourie, née Le Riche, who ran an innon the banks of the Duivenhoksrivier (inwhat is today Heidelberg) towards the endof the 18th century for travellers to and fromeastern parts.John Barrow, despised by generations of

Afrikaners for his bizarre views on the hu-manity of the indigenous peoples, reportedlytold Ouma Suzanne that he believed thatSouth African dogs all had the same name,something sounding like “foot sack”.Strangely, whenever he called one, it just

ran away.To return to Newton’s cat flaps: he refined

his invention by inserting one for each of hisfour beloved cats, neatly graded in size.Clearly no man, let alone a woman, dared

explain to someone who had figured out theworkings of theUniverse that one flapwouldhave sufficed.In the matter of pet flaps, Uncle Japie was

in turn (unknowingly, of course) standing on

Newton’s shoulders.He also installed four graded pet

flaps in his kitchen door, but unlikeNewton, could explain this seemingincongruity by echoing John Barrow:“When I say ‘foot sack’, they just ‘footsack’.”Another clever one is the daughter

of a friend who teaches philosophy ata university in New Zealand. Her sub-ject ismedical ethics,which examineslife-and-death choices likeeuthanasia.Like philosophers do, she also ap-

plied logic to her choice of husband.She picked one of her postgraduate(mature) students for the job, reasoning thatsuch a tractable and educable young manwould make a fine husband.Sadly, the husband was less tractable and

educable than she had hoped, and althoughshe is philosophical about him I imagine thethought of euthanasiamust have crossedhermind on occasion.

She was also recently commissioned towrite abookon thenewishphilosophical top-ic of “virtue ethics”.I amhoping that her researchwill confirm

my own conviction, which is that virtuouspeople tend to behave more ethically.Peace!

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RubriekRubriek

Languages shape us into the futureDr Neville Alexander passed away recentlyand the world is a poorer place for the loss.Hewas amanof tremendous integrity and

an intellectual of serious note. He had a tell-ing influence on generations of political ac-tivists. A former Robben Island prisoner, healso headed the languageUnit at theUniver-sity of CapeTown.He served on the nationalbody promulgated by parliament that dealtwiththepromotionof indigenouslanguages.When we started the Xhosa Montessori

teacher training project years ago, I ap-proached him to launch the project. He hada special interest in the project and offeredour trainers bursaries on his much soughtafter course at the university. He also as-signed two translators and editors to workwith us on the curriculum.DrAlexanderbelieved thatmother tongue

instruction was important at grade R leveland that the Montessori methodology was aprofound way of facilitating the process.Language is not only a way in which we

communicatewith theworld; it is also a pro-cess throughwhichwe interpret our reality.Thequestionof theuse ofAfrikaans inblackschools during the 1970s andwhich led to theSoweto uprisings unfortunately caused thelanguage to be labelled as undesirable. I felt

that it was not the language which was atfault, but the manner in which it was usedto justify a system of government that wasinherently unjust.The majority of people in the Western

cape, my family included, spoke Afrikaansas a first language. Abolishing the languagewas never an option for many of us. Mostlanguages carry prejudice, bias, sexism andracism. It is not what the language is, butwhat the language is capable of being.The lyrical verse of N.P. Van Wyk Louw

or the dynamic word inter-twinnings ofBreyten Breytenbach has given the lan-guage a richness in texture and imagery.Strangely enough, we still don’t have a

pure Xhosa dictionary. It was one of the is-sues that the languageunit at theUniversityof Cape Town was working on at the time.The preservation and promotion of indige-nous languages is imperative if we want toconnect our past to the future. There are notmanypeoplewho speakNama inSouthAfri-ca and it is regrettable as a heritage and tra-dition is being lost.English is the lingua franca in Scotland

and frankly, is a form of colonialism. Theoral tradition is a significant part of our his-tory and has also been utilised in African

cinema. Kiswahili formed an economic andsocialgatewayinpartsofAfrica,bindingdif-ferentcountries toacommonunderstandingof the region.The essence of language creates a forum

for human interaction on a level where allour senses interplay with each other. It alsoproduces assumptions. Who has not gos-siped about strangers in a foreign countrywhile speaking in a South African indige-nous language? I was almost knocked overbya taxi inNewYorkandpromptly shouted;“jou ma se mo..” and was immediately an-swered“joumasinneook”bythetaxidriver.Yes, language connects us.

Die gevolge vanDie gevolge vanswak kliëntediensswak kliëntediensDie menings wat Adams in sy rubriek Respectyour customers in dieGazettevan 25Septemberuitgespreek het, is almal so reg in die kol.Sonder om enigsins van sy donder te wil

steel, noem ek net wat ek onder meer ’n paarjaar gelede in ’n soortgelykeartikel in ’nplaas-like koerant geplaas het, naamlik dat sou onsas verbruikers nie die verwagte goeie diensontvang nie. Die verskaffers van enige sodani-ge dienste moet nie die intelligensie en koop-krag van Kleinmond se mense onderskat nie,wantbaiedingemoesons inboet omhier tekanwoon, maar om te besluit waar ons ons geldspandeer, is ons gelukkig nog nie ontneemnie.Die volgende gedagtes vir oordenking:“THE COST OF POOR SERVICE:) For every one customer that complains,

26 remain silent;) The average “wronged customer” will tell

between 8–10 other people;) 91% of unhappy customers will never buy

from you again;) If you make an effort to remedy a com-

plaint, more than 82% will stay with you;) It costs about five times asmuch to attract

a new customer as it costs to keep one; and) If you don’t service a customer, a competi-

tor will.AUTHOR UNKNOWN.

ALWYN P GROVÉ, Kleinmond

QUILT ART: A large collection of beautiful quilts was exhibited at the Overberg Quilters Guild quiltshow at the NG Church hall in Hermanus this weekend. Welcoming visitors to the exhibition on Saturdayafternoon were (from left) Cecile Cox from Kleinmond, Gwendoline Coetzee from Betty’s Bay andTina Janse van Rensburg from Kleinmond. They are all members of the Overberg Quilters Guild andare standing in front of a quilt which Gwendoline made. She said it took her about a month tocomplete and is called Blomtuin-diamante. PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

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Kleinmond – from outlaw haven to bustling attractionThe early history of the village lying betweenKogelberg and Sandown Bay goes back to atime when the habitable Kogel Bay and envi-ronment provided shelter to outlaws, runawayslaves, criminals and the last handful of mem-bersofKhoikhoi tribesdrivennearly to extinc-tion by the pox or measles.

The first knownsettlementnearKleinmond,as we know it today, was the grazing farmWelgemoed, inthedirectionofBetty’sBay, thathad been allocated to Andries Grové in 1739.The Louw family followed, leaving behind thenames “Louwsbos” and “Louwsrivier”.

Thepioneering familiesandearliest inhabit-antsofKleinmondhadmoved intohousesbuilton crown land long before a town existed. TheReverend PKAlbertyn fromCaledon had beenthe first to be lured by nature and the healthysea air. In 1860, he built his house, The Home-stead, on the hill above the Bot River mouth.His son, the Reverend Johannes Albertyn,built his house at Palmiet in 1899, and abrother-in-law of the latter, the Reverend An-ton Lückhoff, also built a house there in 1912.

In 1908, the owner of the Kleinmond farm,WillemKleyn, set aside some land for subdivi-sion intoplots. In1910or thereabouts, theorigi-

nal Lamloch Farm was subdivided.TheKaplan brothers of Bot River bought the

sectiononwhicha largepartofKleinmondwaslater developed. In 1917, the Kleinmond syndi-cate bought out Kleyn and started developinga holiday resort on the farm Kleinmond, alsoknown as Drie Bosch (“Three Bushes”). Theresort developed gradually, until the townwasofficially founded in 1929.

Kleinmondwasnamedafter thesmallmouthof the Bot River. The main section of the BotRiver runs into the sea farther east. The firsttown council was established in 1948, and mu-nicipal status was conferred in 1959. Farmersfrom the Caledon district and other residentsregularly visited Kleinmond during the holi-days. Church services have been held underthe “Preekboom” (“PulpitTree”) – a tree stand-ing close by the beach – since the early 1900s.Kleinmond gradually developed into the busyholiday and tourist town it is today.

Oneof theresidents,JeanneLouw,whoregu-larly holidayed atKleinmondduring the 1950s,relates that in those days Kleinmondwas a vil-lage with dirt roads and a small shop here andthere. Therewere Conradies, Louws, Pienaarsand Albertyns who had houses at Palmiet.

The hotel looked completely different. Therewas a butchery and a tiny post office with onetelephone booth, usually with a long queue infront of it. The shop was called Singleton.

Fresh milk was supplied by a farmer fromBot River. Fresh fruit and vegetables could bebought froma truck that came in toKleinmondfrom a nearby farm.

There was no electricity, and Tilly paraffinlamps were used for lighting. Fresh fish wasalways on the menu during the holidays. Vis-baai was still unspoilt, and the cottages, flow-ers and fishing boats coming in with their fishwere a beautiful sight to behold. There is awealth of stories about the olden days.

Today,Kleinmond is a large townwithagoodinfrastructure, many shops, pharmacies, den-tists and doctors, banks and a good library. Iteven has its own industrial area. People swiminthelagoon,becausetheseaisverydangerous.

Kleinmond has many places of interest;among others, there were two unique muse-ums – the Toy Museum and the Iron Museum(which was moved to Hartenbosch in lateryears) – the“HansdieSkipper”Houseand, justround the corner from Betty’s Bay, the oldwhale station whose ruins are still visible.

In the days when whales were hunted, theboatsused to towthemclose to thecoast.Piecesof the wreck of an old whaling boat are stilllodged in the sand on the beach.

The penguins at StonyPoint are a great tour-ist attraction, and the famous Harold PorterBotanic Garden at Betty’s Bay is just a stone’sthrow from Kleinmond.

Hikersorcanoeistsonthemarshesaresome-times fortunate to spot Kleinmond’s wildhorses. Their origin is still a mystery.

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A treat for Miems at MiemsMiems Minaar, aged 90, SABC 3’scelebrity Ouma (Kleinmond Ga-zette,24July),celebratedHeritageDayatarestaurant inPringleBaythat shares her name.

Miems restaurant laid on a speciallunch for Miems, as a celebration oflife,becausea fewmonthsagoMiemswas one of the residents at GeriMedin Kleinmond who survived the dev-astating fire in which one residentdied. Miems, like other residents,lost everything in the fire, but she ra-diates a positivity and is alwaysready with a smile.

The patrons at the restaurant onthe day couldn’t help but noticeOuma Miems having a jolly goodtime with her daughters.

“Guests couldn’t believe she is 90years old, saying Miems, with hersunny disposition, looked more likethe older sister than the mother ofher two daughters who came withher to the lunch” saysBarryCrystal,who refers to himself as the regularbarfly.

The name Miems is special for an-other reason, as it was the name giv-en to the restaurant in 1992 by Dirkde Villiers, well-known film maker,who started the restaurantway backfor his life partner Miems Swane-poel.

Dirk shot the famous television se-ries, Arende, in Pringle Bay, and atthe same time created a restaurant

that has become a landmark.Over the years this well-known

drinking hole and eating delight hasseen many celebrities such as ProfChris Barnard, Trixie Pienaar andAnneline Kriel as patrons.

Kerneels and Morris, the currentowners, fulfilled a life’s dream andbought the restaurant in the latenineties.

Not only have they kept the origi-nal spirit, but they have added to the

atmosphere by creating a regularSaturday Market where locals selltheir artistic creations.

During the winter months, onThursday nights, locals don kitchenaprons and prepare their favouritemeals.

OnHeritage dayOumaMiems andher delightful daughters NicoleneMinaar and Mariana Schumanngracefullyaddedto thehistoryof thisunique establishment.

On Heritage Day, celeb ouma Miems Minaar was treated to a lunch at Miems restaurantin Pringle Bay, accompanied by her daughters, Nicoline Minaar and Mariana Schumann.

PHOTO: BARRY CRYSTAL

Non­compliancelinked to shoddy workOn researching poorwork stand-ards and dishonesty in the build-ing industry, the Cape of GoodHope branch of the Building In-dustry Bargaining Council(BIBC) reports that it has identi-fied a direct link between poorservice delivery and non-compli-ant contractors.

“Our research showed that upto 80% of complaints, citing poorworkmanship and dishonesty,were found to be linked to non-compliant contractors,” explainsArnoldWilliams, secretaryof theBIBC.

With the focus on regulatingemployment conditions in the in-dustry and ensuring labourpeace, theBIBCwants to drawat-tention to the link between serv-ice delivery and compliance.

This applies across the indus-try, and doesn’t only affect largecontractors, but the domesticmarket too.

“Next time you plan to build,please ensure that your builderis compliantwith theBIBC,”Wil-liams says.

“This way, at least you’ll havepeace of mind that their labourforce is being treated fairly and

that the builder is not a swindlerwho may go as far as disappear-ing with your deposit.”

To assist in this regard, theBIBC’s website provides a list ofall categories of contractors thatare compliant.

So before you hire:) Check work done at the con-

tractor’s previous sites and cli-ents, and be sure to request refer-ences.

) Visitwww.bibc.co.zaanden-ter the contractor’s name or partthereof under the heading “com-pliant employers” to check thatthe builder is registered andcompliant.

) Alternatively, look up a listof compliant employers by trade– simply choose a trade from thedrop-down listunder theheading“list by trade or service” afterfollowing the “compliant em-ployers” link.

) Call the BIBC on 021 950 7400and ask whether a builder is reg-istered and compliant.

) Contact your local MasterBuilders’ Association, either inthe Western Cape (021 685 2625),or the Boland (021 863 3330).

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Kleinmond Gazette General - Algemeen Tuesday 9 October 20126

Kiekieklub – TurkyeDEON JOUBERT

Ditwasheerlikomdiegroepentoesiastiesefotograwe bymekaar te sien, hoewel daarnie vreeslik baie inskrywings vir die kom-petisie met die tema “Emosies” was nie.

Daar is vooraf vermoed dat dié moeilike te-ma die fotograwe heelwat probleme sal bied.Nadat Michael Flemming wenke gegee het oordie skoonmaak van kameralense, het hy oorge-gaan om die foto’s wat ingeskryf is te bespreek.

Die volgende wenners is aangewys: Eervollevermelding: Floris Coetzee, Kobie Coetzee,Anita du Toit, Nico Jacobs en Maryna Loubser.In die derde plek was Gerhard van Helsdingen,tweede Nico Jacobs en in die eerste plek Mary-na Loubser.

Veels geluk aan die wenners! Die wenfoto’sword by Kleinmond Apteek, Spar Supermark,Kleinmond Biblioteek en in die Kerksaal ver-toon.

Ná’nonlangsebesoekaanTurkyewaarhullevan Istanboel al met die kus langs tot by Efesegetoer het, het Maryna Loubser haar en Johanse ondervindings met hul medefotograwe komdeel . Efese, soos so vele ander stede in Turkye,is deur aardbewings vernietig, maar restoura-sie is nog steeds aan die gang.

Ná ’n besoek aan die pragtige Kusadasie, be-soek hulle ook die verblindende wit kalksteen-terrasse van Pamukkale. Die blou water komuit warm mineraalbronne en vorm poele tus-sen die “katoenkastele”, soos dit genoem word.

Hulle het twee luilekkerdae op ’n seiljagdeurgebring in die baai van Fithiye. Daarnahet hulle deur die vrugbare, landelike gebiedgetoer en die indrukwekkende Saklikent-ra-vyn besoek. So ook die hartseer spookdorpieKaya Koyu, waar die kliphuisies net so blystaan het nadat die Turke van Griekse afkomsin 1923, met groot ontwrigting, gerepatrieer is.

Kalkan is weer ’n pragtige kusdorp wat aandie berghang vasklou.

Die Loubsers het ook ’n ondergrondse stadbesoek waar Christene oor ’n tydperk van 300jaar gelewe het om vervolging te ontsnap nádie val van die Romeinse ryk. In Istanboel hethulle ’n draai gemaak by die Blou Moskee metsy wonderlike teëlwerk. Die Hagia Sophia, wateers ’n katedraal was, toe ’n moskee en nou ’nmuseum is, was ’n oorweldigende belewenis.

Hulle het die chaos van die kleurvolle spese-rye en ook die groot basaar getrotseer en hulbesoekafgesluitmet ’nrustigevaartopdieBos-phorus-kanaal, wat die See van Marmara endie Swartsee verbind.

Dankie aan ons borge wat ons help om vandie Kiekieklub ’n sukses te maak en by nameis dit Kleinmond Superspar, Kleinmond Ap-teek, ASK Security en Montagu Padstal.

Ons volgende byeenkoms sal op 30 Oktoberom 19:00 in die Biblioteeksaal plaasvind. Diekompetisie se tema is “Ope Kategorie” en moetnie later as 12:00 op 26 Oktober ingehandigword nie.

Noël Morkel sal vir ons ’n aanbieding doenoor ’n onlangse besoek aan Ysland.

Diereëlsviru inskrywingsblydieselfde,met’n maksimum van twee foto’s per persoon endie foto’s moet asseblief ’n “Jumbo” (15 x 10mm) grootte wees wat op ’n B4 (die helfte vanA4) vel ligte wit karton gemonteer is. Onthouook om wondergom te gebruik om die foto’s temonteer.

Kontak Deon Joubert op 082 412 5976 vir ver-dere inligting.Dagboek:26 Oktober: Foto’s vir die kompetisie met die

tema “Ope Kategorie” moet nie later as 12:00ingehandig word nie.

27 Oktober: Werksessie: Kamerategnieke ennaby-foto’s sal bespreek word om 10:00 te Lück-hoffstraat 34, Palmiet.

30 Oktober: Die Kiekieklub-byeenkoms om19:00 in die Biblioteeksaal. Die inskrywings virdie kompetisie met die tema “Ope Kategorie”sal beoordeel word. Noël Morkel sal ’n aanbie-ding doen van hul onlangse toer na Ysland.

Saklikent-ravyn in Turkye Maryna Loubser

Seiljag in die baai van Fithiye deur Maryna Loubser

Kalksteenterrasse van Pamukkale Maryna Loubser

Eervolle Vermelding: Maryna Loubser

Eervolle Vermelding: Nico Jacobs

Eervolle Vermelding: Anita du Toit

Eervolle Vermelding:Kobie Coetzee

Eervolle Vermelding: Floris Coetzee

Derde plek: Gerhard van Helsdingen

Tweede plek: Nico Jacobs Eerste plek: Maryna Loubser

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The Wild Ones of 2013The wild horses of the BotRiver Estuary area be-tween Hermanus andKleinmondhavebeentherefor time immemorial.

Rumoured to be descend-ants from horses abandonedduring the Anglo–Boer War,some people say they are sur-vivors from the Birkenheadwho somehow managed toswim ashore.Photographer Bruce Boyd

spent three months withthem to gather photographsfor a 2013 calendar. Visualsinclude vicious fights be-

tween the stallions, the mat-ingof thevictorwiththemareinheat, and thebirth of theyoung foals.He says al-

though thehorses fightfiercely amongthemselves, es-peciallyduringmating season,they appearedto have accept-ed his presencetotally – but hedoes issue thewarning that

these horses arewild and freeandmust not be fed, normust

people try to ridethem.To order

Bruce’s 2013 cal-endar, namedWild Ones, mailhim at [email protected]. Thecalendars are alsoavailable at theBook Cottage inHarbour road, orthe Marine Hotel.Seewww.thewil-

dones.co.za.Aself-capturedshotofBruceBoyd with the wild horses

THE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUTOFTHEWINDOWANDDISAPPEAREDbyJonasJonassonAs highly unlikely as this story is, it is a crazy, hilariousand totally entertaining read. It starts off on the dayof Allan Karlsson’s birthday. An hour before the mayor,the local paper and the entire staff of the Old People’sHome are due to arrive for birthday boy’s party, heescapes (in his slippers) through his bedroomwindow.Waiting at the bus station, he on impulse steals asuitcase that he discovers is loaded with cash, andso begins his unlikely journey involving offbeat crimi-nals, insane murders and rubber-arm policemen. Ashis escapades unfold, Allan’s earlier life, as an explo-sives expert with a penchant for vodka, is revealed;he remarkably had played a key role, behind thescenes, of some of the most momentous events ofthe 20th century. A Dutch publication sums this bookup perfectly: “A Swedish black comic novel that readslike a road trip with Forrest Gump at the wheel.

CILENE BEKKER

The penguins at Stony Point start their walk alongsidethe fence and head up to their nests in residents’gardens. PHOTOS: CILENE BEKKER

The bird first gather in numbers on the property atthe top of the path, and from there they disperse totheir nests.

PENGUINCROSSING: Frompage1 –penguins, ducksand other animals engage in a little jaywalking.

The penguins have been messing on residents’ stoepsand in their yards.

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Fisherhaven | Hawston | Kleinmond | Bettysbaai | Pringlebaai | Rooiels

Year 2 • Dinsdag 9 Oktober 2012 | Tel. 028 312 3717

Elf out to play ahead of start of seasonA number of shore anglers have started toreport better catches along our shores nowthat the weather is more suitable for fish-ing, and not only good for watching rugby.

Arlow Botes and a colleague caught theirquotas of galjoen from the Harbour Island wallusing fresh red bait. Arlow said they caughtthe fish during high tide and did not have tocast very far.

He said at low tide they moved to Melk Baybeach in Strand, where they fished for kob withfreshsardines,andweresurprised tocatchandrelease a number of elf in the 900 g to 1 kg class.

It is very encouraging to see the elf here soearly, as the season only starts on 1 December.

Last Saturday and Sunday, keen local anglerJurie van Niekerk caught his quota of galjoenand three dassie from the front of Blake’sIsland.

Last Sunday, Johan Uys from Strand, whofrequently fishesVerleëBankatBlake’sRocks,caught two kob on his stringer – one of 6 kgand one of 8 kg – using a mixed bait of freshchokka and pilchards.

Andrew Matthews and Johan Joubert re-cently went on a fishing trip to Namibia fora week. On their first day of fishing theydecided to try out Mile 6, they missed high tide,but were eager to catch something on the rising

tide at 16:30 – which they did when Andrewcaught a few smaller galjoen and Johan somelarger galjoen and a fat kolstert.

The next day they got some black musselfor bait near Vierkant Klip and reeled in onegaljoen after another on black mussel.

The following day started with Andrewcatching two small galjoen at Vierkant Klipbefore heading to Mile 6, and from therestopped every few kilometres, but caughtnothing else, but spoke to a fisherman whocaught a 7 kg white steenbras. They waitedfor high tide, but it was bitterly cold andcaught nothing.

They headed back to SA the next day with12 big galjoen, one of over 3 kg, and twokolsterte. Andrew said that cutting out600 km there and back, driving slower on thegravelroads,payingR1,25per litre less forpet-rol, making use of cheap accommodation andsharing costs made the trip cheaper thanmany people think.

For all your reel repairs and services, con-tact Art on 0 021 854 3831. Send your fishingphotos and news to 2 [email protected]

Strand shore angler Jano Brink, who is a juniormember of the False Bay Shore Angling Club,caught this magnificent white steenbras in Struis-baai recently.

HAWSTON OPWENPAD: So lyk die trotse A-span van Hawston RVK, die Boland Rugby-unie se Superliga-Oos kampioenspan van 2012. In die Top 8-kompetisie het die spanmet Piketberg in die kwarteindstryd,en met Abbotsdale in die halfeindstryd afgereken. Ondersteun gerus die span wanneer hulle Saterdag6 Oktober in Wellington teen Never Despair van Malmesbury in die eindstryd vir ’n Premier Liga-promosie speel.

Toernooi in die pylvakMet die uitsondering van rugby, is al die fina-liste vir die 2012 Burgemeesterstrofeë-toernooinou bepaal en sportliefhebbers kan uitsien na’n fees van Overstrand se sporttalent Saterdag27 Oktober op die Gemeenskaplike Gansbaai-sportgronde.

Aldieeindstrydeindieverskillendesportko-des – rugby, sokker, vroue-sokker, netbal enkrieket (20/20-formaat) – sal op dié dag te sienwees en bywoning is gratis.Krieket:Die oorkruisuitspeelwedstryde het

interessante uitslae opgelewer. Hawston wattweede in sy afdeling geëindig het, kon daarinslaag om die topspan van die ander afdeling,Hermanus, te klop en sal nou in die eindstrydweer teen Mt Pleasant te staan kom. Die spanvan Mt Pleasant het vanjaar verras deur al sywedstryde sover te wen.

Die uitspeelwedstryd vir die 3de plek, tussenHermanus en Gansbaai, sou verlede Saterdagplaasvind maar is uitgestel weens slegte weer.(Ten tye van ter perse gaan was dit nog nie be-kend waar en wanneer dié wedstryd sal plaas-vind nie.)Sokker: Die sokkereindstryd is tussen Real

Attackers (Zwelihle) en Early Birds (Gans-baai). Die wedstryd om die derde plek is op 22September afgehandel en as dit ’n aanduidingis van wat te wagte kan wees, gaan die eind-stryd ’n riller wees.

Die wedstryd tussen Home Defenders vanKleinmond en Supers van Zwelihle moes uit-

eindelikmetstrafdoelskoppebesliswordnadatdie wedstryd gelykop 1–1 geëindig het. Supershet toe die uitskop met 3–2 beklink.Vroue-sokker: Die finaliste is Siyadlala

(Zwelihle) en Real Pioneers (Gansbaai). DieMighty Ladies (Zwelihle) het die plaatkompeti-sie op 22 September met 2–0 teen Salem United(Mount Pleasant) gewen.Netbal: Die span van Hangklip-Kleinmond

kry ’n kans teen Hermanus om ’n beker nadaardie deel van die munisipale gebied terugte bring.Rugby:Daar was vroeg vanjaar reeds ’n uit-

speeltoernooi, maar die halfeindstryde en ’nplaatfinaal sal eers hierdie naweek plaasvind.Die rede vir die uitstel daarvan is die merk-waardige prestasie van die Hawston-rugby-klub wat in die eindstryd van die Boland-rug-byliga gespeel het en gewen het. Hulle is noudie premier-liga kampioene.

Die doel van die Burgemeesterstrofeë-toer-nooi is nie net om die sporttalent in die munisi-pale gebied blootstelling te gee nie, maar ookom belangstelling en deelname aan sport aante wakker.

’n Pretstap en 10 km-padwedloop om 07:00 op27 Oktober gaan net die ding wees vir almalom die dag op die regte noot te begin.

) Vir meer inligting, skakel Ayanda Stali,sport- en kultuurbestuurder by die OverstrandMunisipaliteit, by 028 313 5030.

Bowlers battle in overin Super League matchRepresentatives of the four Boland bowlszones met in Worcester late last month fortheir traditional Super League clash.

The four zones cover the West Coast area.Zone two includes Bredasdorp, Rivierson-derend, L’Agulhas, Robertson, Montagu,Napier and Swellendam.

Zone three comprises Hermanus, Fran-skraal, Elgin–Grabouw, Villiersdorp,Greyton, Kleinmond and Caledon.

Zone four, meanwhile, is made up ofBrandvlei, Worcester, Hexvallei, Fransch-hoek, Paarl, Ceres and Tulbach.

Seven players from Caledon were in-volved: Gavie du Toit, Peter Quinn, Stefanvan Wyk, Brasler van Schoor, Wynand

Pool, Lucille Herbst and David Pillay. In to-tal, there were 12 players from each zonein the men’s and ladies’ groups puttingforth their claims for the win.

The scores were as follows:Men: zone three bowled into first place

with an ample lead of 21 points. Zone twofollowedwith12points; zonefourtookthirdplace with 5 points, and zone one followedwith 4 points.Ladies: zone two was first with 15 points.

Zone four pursued them with 10 points, af-ter which came zone one with 9 points andzone three with 8 points.

Overall, the zone three players came outtops. VREKTREK

Die Breedekloof Buitelug-en-Wynfees van 12tot 14 Oktober bied die ideale geleentheid virstadsjapies om in die natuurskoon van diévallei in die hartjie van die Boland te komontspan.

Met meer as ’n dosyn wynplase, kelders,restaurante en kampeerterreine wat aan diefees deelneem, gaan daar iets te doen, te proeen te geniet wees vir almal – of jy nou oudof jonk , gemaksugtig of avontuurlik is.

Bring die kinders saam en kom neem deelaan die talle aanbiedings – van wynproe bydie streek se bekroonde kelders, heerlike eet-goed wat wissel van ’n plaasontbyt en tradisi-onele disse soos potjiekos en roosterkoek totgesofistikeerde kos-en-wynparings, lewendemusiek, kinderpret, trekkerritte en boere-sport.

Danisdaarookdiebuitelug-aktiwiteitewat’n visvangkompetisie, bergfietsritte en stap-roetes insluit.

Kom vir die dag of maak ’n naweek daar-van. Die Breedekloof-omgewing bied ’n ver-skeidenheid van akkommodasie, van luuksegastehuise en selfsorg-kothuise tot idilliesekampeerterreine.

Vir meer inligting en die volledige programvir die naweekfees, kontak Breedekloof Wyn& Toerisme by 023 3449 1791, epos [email protected] of besoek www.breedekloof.com.

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