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Travel channel in KleinmondAspart of an extensiveWesternCapeTour,a film crew from Thai Travel Channel Cor-poration visited the Hangklip-Kleinmondregion on Tuesday 16 October.

Wesgro, the official destination marketing,investmentandtradepromotionagencyfor theWestern Cape, requested Cape Whale Coast’sassistance with the visit, the purpose of whichwas to film the television programme True Vi-sions, that will be broadcast on Thailand’s larg-est and most premium pay TV network.True Visions has more than two million

household subscribers, with more than eight

million viewers. The crew was hosted by Jab-ulisile Creasantia Msibi, South Africa’s diplo-mat in Thailand.

Unfortunately the group travelled over SirLowry’s Pass and missed the proposed routevia beautiful Clarence Drive leading into Rooi-els. Local tour guide, Klem Dunstan from Cape-Tourino Tours, represented the Hangklip-Kleinmond Tourism Bureau and hosted thegroup for the day. He met them in Pringle Bayat the Ticklemouse biscuit factory, where theytasted some of the delicious fare the town isknown for.

At the Stony Point Penguin Colony in Betty’s

Bay, reserve manager Cuan McGeorge led aninformative talk on the African Penguin andthe role of the reserve. So enchanted were thecrew with the “tuxedoed” birds, that they pro-posed spending the whole day there. Little didthey know that the itinerary still had manymore surprises in store for them.

TheyworkedupanappetiteasLorettaFloorsconducted a fascinating tour through The Ha-rold Porter national botanical garden in Bet-ty’s Bay.

The group then travelled to the KleinmondHarbour, where they enjoyed a superb lunchat Europa Restaurant served up by Seb Cloete

and his staff. They were impressed by the cui-sine, as well as the beautiful views over theocean.

After lunch they visited the Kogelberg Na-ture Reserve and did a site inspection at theeco-cabins at Oudebosch. Klem coordinated ashort walk in the reserve where the Fynbosproved to be the showstopper.

River rafting down the Palmiet river wasnext, sponsored by SA Forest Adventures – anexhilarating end to a great showcase of the re-gion.

A short movie and interview was conductedat each stop. More photos on p. 6.

As part of an extensive Western Cape Tour, a film crew from Thai Travel Channel Corporation visited the Hangklip-Kleinmond region on Tuesday 16 October.

Kleinmond Gazette General - Algemeen Tuesday 23 October 20122

Church servicetimes

Seventh Day Adventist Church:Corner of 13th Avenue and Sixth

Street, Kleinmond. Saturday service at09:30. 0 028 271 4173.

Pringle Bay United Church:Corner of Crescent and Park Streets.

Sunday service at 09:00.0 028 273 8172.

Kleinmond Aanbiddingsentrum :Corner of Seventh Avenue and

Seventh Street. Sunday service at09:45. 0 028 271 5694 or Pastor

Gerrit Smit: 083 6336 172.

Lakeside Chapel:Lakeside Drive, Betty’s Bay. Sundayservice at 09:30. 0 028 272 9214.

St Nicholas Anglican Church:Heide Street, Proteadorp. Morningprayer on first and third Sunday

morning of every month at 10:00.Communion on second and fourth

Sunday of every month.0 028 271 3546.

Kleinmond Fellowship Church:72 Sixth Street, Kleinmond. Sundayservice at 09:30; Sunday school for

children in Grades R to 3.

Catholic Church:Twist Street, Betty’s Bay. Saturdaymass at 17:30. 0 021 859 5397.

St Francis Anglican Church:Services in the Roman CatholicChurch, Twist Street, Betty’s Bay.

Sunday Eucharist at 09:00.

AGS Kerk Kleinmond:Sunday service at 18:00; Prayerservice Tuesday 19:00. VCSV

building, 11th Avenue.0 Pastor Tewis de Jager:

082 771 9365 or 028 713 3988

Email your church service times toJanine van der Riet at

janine@hermanustimes.co.za

Christen­bedieningDie Christen Gemeente in Kleinmond is’ngemeenskaplikekerk,onafhanklikvananderkerke/denominasies, slegsafhank-lik van die lewende, drie-enige God wathemel en aarde geskep het.Hier word sang, musiek, aanbidding,getuienisse, Woordbediening en onder-linge bediening aan mekaar gebied. DiediensindietennisklubhuisinKleinmondis om09:30 op 28OktobermetChristoNel.Navrae: Manie Mans by 082 331 3552 ofDaan de Kock by 082 696 1163.

Fellowship funOn 27 and 28 October, a miniature craft market,flower festival and thanksgiving service will beheld at Kleinmond Fellowship Church, 72 SixthStreet.On Saturday 27October from 09:00 to 12:00, themini craft and food market will feature homebakes, preserves, crafts, a “treasure trove”, teagarden, fresh produce, puddings and boereworsrolls; a flower festival rounds off Saturday’s of-ferings. On the Sunday a thanksgiving and har-vest service will take place at 09:30. Formore in-formation contact the church on 028 271 4249.

ECO EXPLORERS: Pupils from Whale Coast Conservation’s (WCC) Eco-Schools programmewere given the opportunity to attend a wilderness camphosted by the Cape Leopard Trust (CLT) in the Cedarberg recently. Theyrepresented Masakhane Primary School (Gansbaai), Okkie Smuts & TroostHome School (Stanford), Hermanus High and Primary Schools, HermanusPrivate Pre- and Primary Schools, Hermanus Christian Academy, HawstonSecondary School and Laerskool Kleinmond. The camp programme includ-ed the demanding Wolfberg Cracks hike, tracking, learning about the workof the CLT, exploring the Stadsaal area, appreciating rock art, getting togrips with Boer and Khoisan history, meeting a black eagle researcherand observing the birds at their nest, comparing fynbos and Karoo vegeta-tion, and climbing up to an endangered cedar tree. The campwas generouslysupported by the CLT and Hermanus Rotary, for which the WCC staff andcampers are very grateful. Visit the Whale Coast Conservation Facebookpage to see the full album of photos. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Enter a pageant with a differenceVivid Image Boutique, nestled in HarbourRoad, will soon put on the Glamour LadyPageant 2012.

The event will be held at Europa, a restau-rant located on the beachfront at Kleinmondharbour.HeinzWinckler, formerSAIdolswin-ner, will be the guest performer and masterofceremoniesattheevent,withotherlocalper-formers from around town set to wow crowdswithbelly,ballroomandLatinAmericandanc-ing. The pageant, the centrepiece of the eventis a first of its kind held by Vivid Image Bou-tique in the town.The organisers say they’ve decided to hosta “pageant with a difference”; ladies betweenthe ages of 18 and 60 years may enter free ofcharge. All they have to do is include a recentphotographand tell the judges about their per-sonal style and fashion sense.The closing date for entries is Thursday 6December; preliminary judging will be donebyapanel of impartial judges,whowill choose

10 finalists from the entries.The top 10 will be notified via email, andthey’ll be announced on Vivid Image’s Face-book page and in local newspapers byMonday10 December.The finalists are expected to select clothessponsored by the boutique for the event, andto portray their fashion style and sense fortheir on-stageperformance.Hair andmake-upwill be done by independent sponsors.Only one winner and two runners-up willbe selected. The winner will become the faceof Vivid Image for 2013.The organisers say they are “not looking forladieswith theperfect figure, slimand tall, butforeveryday ladieswhohaveanatural fashionsense and flair, and who enjoy dressing up”– in other words, “a natural fashionista”.“Thewinnerisa ladywhoisanatural,know-ing who she is, who enjoys dressing up andhas her own sense of fashion, and is not neces-sary driven by the latest trend.”The winner will walk away with prizes to

the value of aroundR18 000; the other finalistswill also receive prizes.The gala event will be held on Saturday 15December from 15:00 to 17:00; it’ll include thepageant, performances, cheese and wine, andmany lucky draws.Ticket cost R130 per person (limited seatsavailable).To book yours or enter the pageant,get in touch with Vivid Image Boutique at2 vividimageboutique@hand-made.co.za oron 0 028 271 5907 or 078 724 3807.

The sponsorsVivid Image would like to thank its sponsorsfor all their support in making this pageantcome together. The main sponsors are TVModelsAgency,LaFemmetique, JonathanAn-drews Photography&Video, Beauty Elementsand Cutting Edge Hair.

NG­gemeente Grabouw beloofbasaargangers dié jaar ’n ware feesDie NG-gemeente in Grabouw se jaarliksebasaar is om die draai. Saterdag 3 Novem-ber van 09:00 af tot laatmiddag gaan die ta-fels weer kreun onder die pannekoek enpoedings.Oud en jonk kan uitsien na ’n bielie van’n buitelug familiefees met vermaak enspeletjies vir die kleinspan en ’n groterplaasstal om in rond te snuffel vir heerliketuisgebak en eiesoortige snuisterye.Pa en Ma kan lekker saam met vriendein die kuiertent voete uitskop waar mu-siekvermaak deur die Stoepsitters aange-bied sal word. Daar is verskeie aktiwiteitevirdie jongspanwatwisselvan experi-bud-die en gesigverf tot skyfskiet en singstar.En buite die tent sal besoekers kan kiesen keur uit ’nwatertand-keurspel van kos-

stalletjies. ’n Vars vleistafel, wynproe, ’nteetuin, liplekker gebraaide hoender-etesomdaarendan tegenietofhuis toe teneemasookwatertandafvalpotjieswatdie smul-lus sal sus, is van die aanloklikhede. Grootpryse kan ook vanjaar gewen word.DieNG -gemeenteGrabouwnooi vanjaar

weer almal binne en buite sy gemeente uitom te deel in die genot van hierdie feesdagdeurmiddel van hul gawe om te gee – hetsydit produk – en kosskenkings of finansiëlebydraes is. Inruil vir jou bydraes het jy ’nkans om groot pryse op die dag van die ba-saar te wen.Vir meer navrae oor die basaar of as jyjou gawes, donasies of hulp wil verleen belvirAntoinetteLötterby 082 879 9224 of stuur’n epos aan antoinettel@vodamail.co.za.

Country Art Fair at StormsvleiStormsvlei, the 18th century hamlet situatedon thebanksof theSonderendRiver,will openits doors for visitors when the StormsvleiCountryArt Fair takes place onSunday 28Oc-tober from 10:00 to 16:00.Artists from numerous surrounding townswill be setting up temporary galleries, whilecraft and food stallswill be scattered along thewinding village streets.Children will delight in the fun rides andget to meet a fairy, making the fair a perfectouting for the whole family to enjoy.

The blacksmith’s forge will be fired up, andlocal and visiting blacksmiths will show offtheir skills with metal and flame.Thedaywill includemusical entertainmentand fun competitions, including a moustachecompetition, a performance braai and a tug ofwar challenge.If you’d like to find out more about the up-coming Stormsvlei fair, you can call0 083 416 3512 or 073 030 7240, send an emailto 2 storms-vlei@gmail.com, or point yourbrowser at www.stormsvleicountryfair.co.za.

Hangklip­basaarLekker eetgoed soos ’n groot verskei-denheid potjiekos, pannekoek en poe-ding gaan by vanjaar se Hangklip-ba-saarvan09:00 tot 12:00 opSaterdag 3No-vember in die Bettysbaai-gemeentesen-trum aan die orde van die dag wees.Bykans ’n duisend pannekoeke gaangebak word, terwyl daar altesametwaalf verskillende potjies voorbereiword. Besoekers sal kan kies en keurtussen skaapnek-, springbok-, hoender-room-, seekos-, en afvalpotte.Mense kan reeds die Vrydagmiddag2 November tussen 17:00 en 19:00 by diesentrum heerlike hoenderbraai-etesteen R30 per ete (insluitend twee slaaieen ’n broodrolletjie) afhaal vir aandete.Bestellings moet vooraf geplaas wordby Hennie Olivier by 082 928 1419.’n Verskeidenheid interessante ta-fels, soos die handwerk-, mans-, boere-ensnuffeltafelwaardaarvanvarsvleis,groente en gemmerbier tot CD’s en kof-fietafelboeke te koop aangebied word,gaan sorg vir heerlike winskopies.Die Hangklip-basaar bied iets vir ie-der enelk enbehoort daaromniemisge-loop tewordnie.Sodagboekdit sommernou.

Festive tea held for CansaCansa and Winter Winelandsqueen Chantal Witthuhn held alavish tea to entice the communi-ty of Kleinmond to contribute to-wards the services and preventa-tive programmes offered by Can-sa.Chantal, giving her guests afew tips on looking good, spokeabout the importance of wearingthe right colours, especiallywhen feeling sick or goingthrough treatment.“Colour can improve your ap-

pearance and at the same timehave a positive influence on youremotional state,” she said.The ladies were spoiled withbeautiful gifts, donated by localbusinesses.“Once again we would like tothank every sponsor and partici-pant who made this morning sosuccessful.”If you’d like to find out moreabout the servicesCansaoffers inthe Overberg, contact Elnette duToit on 0028 316 1486.

These are some of the ladies who enjoyed the informative tea.

Kleinmond GazetteNews - NuusTuesday 23 October 2012 3

Hermanus hospital: the way forwardResidents with problems relating toHermanus Provincial Hospital are en-couraged to take these upwith the De-partment of Health.This, says Cape Winelands Health

District spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto,will help the department make im-provements and restore the communi-ty’s faith in the hospital.Explaining the long wait experi-

enced by patients, Otto says staff usethe “triage” system, an international-lyrecognisedsystemthatallowsemer-gency staff to quickly and accuratelyevaluate a patient’s status.Otto says the hospital has 52 nurses

and 9doctors. Theprofessional nursesand enrolled nursing assistants work-ingincasualtyaretrainedinthetriagesystem, andadoctor is on site 24hoursa day,with a secondmedical officer oncall after hours.Thehospital is beingupgraded,Otto

continues, and will have an improvedemergency unit, outpatients’ depart-ment,maternityandpaediatricwards,pharmacy and a second theatre. The

radiography department will be up-graded to a new digital x-ray depart-ment.These upgrades should be complet-

ed in the new year, she says.Residents who wish to raise con-

cernsabout thehospital orhavean im-pact on its functioning, have the fol-lowing options:

. Get involved with the hospital fa-cilities board. Thosewhowish to offertheir voluntary services in an effort toimprove patient experience can con-tact Derrick Dickens, chairperson ofthe board, on 028 316 2783.

. Get involved with the Friends ofHermanusHospital, agroupdedicatedto doing projects for the hospital, suchas helping with the filing of medicalcase documents and providing toysandclothes for child patients andnew-borns.“Anyprojectsthatalleviatethepres-

sure on staff and support our patientswill be welcomed,” says Otto.

. Suggest the classification of thehospital be reviewed by, via local

councillors and health facility, ad-dressing a letter to the Chairperson ofthe District Health Council, PrivateBag X07, Department of Health, Cale-don, 7230.

. Lodgeacomplaintagainst thehos-pitalbysendinga letter toTheMedicalManager: Dr E Mostert, HermanusHospital, Private Bag X02, Hermanus,7200. Complaints must be acknowl-edged within three days of receipt.Otto says it is almost impossible to

successfully address a complaint in apublic forum such as a newspaper.“The department and its staff are

bound by rules of confidentiality, andwe cannot engage in a public debateabout a patient’s treatment or healthstatus.“Each patient presents at a facility

with a unique situation and is caredfor according to the needs of their ill-ness.“It doeshappen that thepatient does

not want their family to know the de-tailsoftheirsituation.Wearerequiredto respect that wish.”

Up for a challenge?The community of Bot River isbracing itself to host close to2 000 cyclists, runners andwalkers on 27 October for theeighth Bot River van der StelPass Challenge.Known for its great vibe, this

popularraceispresentedbythecommunity to raise funds forpromising local students. It’shosted by the Bot River Educa-tion Foundation (BEF), andserves as its main fundraisingevent.Fromamere 80 athletes eight

years ago, 1 600 people enteredthe event last year.And this is more than a race.

Success has proved to ordinarymembers of the communitywhat they can achieve throughunity and hard work. Poorpeople fromBot River dug deepintotheirpocketsduringthein-fant years of the challenge, andas it grew it became more andmore professionally organised.The growth of the event is

manifested in the 2012 racebudget of R114 000, with prizemoney close toR35 000. “This isa proven human developmentexercise that has brought pas-

sion to the people of BotRiver,”a spokesperson says.A welcome addition in 2011

was the6kmBotRiverCulturalHistoric Race.“This is the first such ‘race’

known to take place in SouthAfrica, and with 130 partici-pants it surpassed allexpectations“ It is called a race because

participants are expected to ar-rive at four cultural historicsites at a certain time, andneedto complete the route withintwo and a half hours to receivea medal.”The21 kmand10 kmrunning

events that form part of thechallengeon27Octoberareoffi-cial Boland Athletics races.For online entries and more

information,visit theBEFweb-site at www.bef.org.za. If youwishtobecomeasponsorof thiseducational fundraising event,contact Dr Anthony Hess byemailinganthess02@gmail.com or call-ing 083 773 2574.Sponsorsareespeciallyneed-

ed for wider school participa-tion.

Limited service at hospitalKERRY VAN RENSBURG

Private specialists have beenphasedoutatHermanusProvincialHospital, and patients requiringcertain services need to trek toWorcester Hospital.

Patients have been airing theirgrievances, and theprovincialDepart-ment of Health admits the communityseems to have lost faith in HermanusProvincial Hospital’s ability to serveits clients. And with only two ambul-ances and one paramedic vehicle forthe whole of the Overstrand, the Her-manus police say they are “experienc-ing problems” and there is an urgentneed for more ambulances.The services Hermanus Hospital is

able toofferare limitedby thenationalDepartment of Health’s classificationof the hospital as a “level 1”, or “dis-trict”, facility, which delivers acuteand emergency services at a non-specialist level, including–butnot lim-ited to – high-risk antenatal care anddeliveries, minor surgery and emer-gency care.Jo-Anne Otto, spokesperson for the

Cape Winelands Health District, ex-plains that patients who require spe-

cialist care or major surgery are re-ferred to a regional facility such asWorcester Hospital (level 2) or Tyger-berg Hospital (level 3). Patients aretransportedtooneof thesehospitalsbyambulance,orbyhelicopter inacrisis.Ottoadmits that theavailabilityof am-bulances “remains a challenge” due toabuse of the service by the public andthe large area thatneeds tobe covered.A well-informed and well-placed

source, who spoke toHermanus Timeson condition of anonymity, says theclassificationofHermanusHospitalasa level 1 facility is outdated. “TheHealth Department is basing its levelof service on outdated population fig-ures. The population in this area hasexploded in recent years, with close to49 000people living inZwelihle alone.”Otto says specialists do visit Her-

manus Hospital “on amonthly basis”.Private specialists previously workedat the hospital for four hours a week,and were paid by the Department ofHealth. The source says these special-ists were phased out at the beginningof the year to bring the hospital’s serv-ices in linewith its classification. Ottosays that due to the monthly visits byspecialists, the private specialistswere no longer needed.

The anonymous source says,though, that this is a “smokescreen”.“The system has not been thoughtthrough in terms of demographics, ge-ographics or the expectations of peo-ple. Patients expect to get professionalservice at the hospital, but we do nothave the resources we need to see tothenumberofpeople thehospital serv-ices.”A Health-Net bus transports pa-

tients who have appointments at ei-therWorcester or TygerbergHospital.Patients still have to wait when theyget to these hospitals. The journey toWorcester, through Villiersdorp, hasbeendescribedas“110 kmonabumpy,windy road”.A patient who recently had an ap-

pointmenttoseeaspecialistatWorces-terHospital travelled there on the hos-pital bus. It took the whole day to getthere andback, and the doctor shewasmeanttoseewasnotthere.Shedecidedshe would not go through the effortagain, even thoughshehasapotential-ly life-threatening condition.The anonymous source told Her-

manusTimes that the ideal for thehos-pital would be to “offer specialist serv-icesas itdidbefore, regardlessofbeinga level 1 hospital”.

Level with it: hospitalclassification explainedThe three hospital levels, fromleast to most expensive, are:• Level 1 – usually district hospi-

tals where there are limited spe-cialist services, such as Hermanusand Mossel Bay hospitals.• Level2–usuallyregionalhospi-

tals thathaveat least twospecialistservices, such as Worcester, Con-radie and Karl Bremer hospitals.• Level 3 – usually academic hos-

pitals offeringmost specialist serv-ices all the time, such as GrooteSchuur, Red Cross and Tygerberg.

BelastingbetalersvergaderDie belastingbetalersvereni-ging van Kleinmond sealgemene jaarvergadering vir2012 vind vanjaar op Vrydag, 9November om10:00 in dieGere-formeerde Kerksaal, op diehoek van 6de Straat en 13deLaan, plaas.Hierdie vergadering is die

plek waar inwoners en belas-tingbetalers hul belange in diedorp moet kom bevestig.’n Groeiende ledetal gee die

vereniging die spierkrag omnamenssy inwoners tepraat enop te tree.Die jaarlikse ledegeld is R30

per lid per adres.

FOR THE CHILDREN: This year, for the first time, the organisers of the Greyton Rose Fair are conducting a blind auctionto raise funds for their annual project. This time, it’s for the construction of a play park next to the library in Greyton. Renownedlandscape artist Derric van Rensburg has donated Lake Cottage, the superb painting seen above, for the cause. Valuedat some R12 000, the painting will be auctioned through the website of Greyton attorney Chrizenda Gunter. Visit www.gunter-law.co.za/art.php to view the painting, review the bidding process and place your bid.

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We’re luckyHow blessed are we as a community to haveafilmcrew,allthewayfromThailand,visitingKleinmondandtheregionaspartoftheirworkfor the Thai Travel Channel Corporation.Our beautiful area will soon be broadcast

to millions of viewers, who will no doubtwatch the footage of our town and surroundswith a sense of envy.We have somuch to offer, from adventures

and sightseeing to fabulous dining experi-ences and, above all, very friendly people –something we are known for worldwide.Even if you don’t work in the tourism in-

dustry, your friendly smile, your helpful tipon where to do what, and your directions toaid tourists on their way, enhance the areaandmakeabigdifferenceto theirexperience.We live in the most beautiful part of the

world,andtoreturnthefavourwemustsharethis paradise with all who call.

Differences as seen through a drop of waterWecity slickers takewater for granted; afterall, the stuff just keeps falling out of the sky.Dire predictions are being made, though,

about the place of water in our brave newworld with its seven billion people.Everyone informed about the world at

eventhemostbasic levelknowsthat limitingthe world’s population is crucial. The prob-lem, judging by what I hear around me, isthat it is always someone else’s duty. I sug-gest in themildest terms to parents of three,four, five or evensix children that their deci-sions hold dire consequences for future gen-erations, but the answer is invariably, “Wehave X children because we can afford to.”Then comes the ugly addendum: “Why

don’t you rather tell all those other people(myeuphemism)tostophavingsomanychil-dren?”The subtext refers of course to theun-bridled lust and copulation in which “thosepeople”apparentlyindulgein,dayandnight,with never a thought for the future.I suggest that buyingbirth control is a lux-

ury to thosewhospendall their cashon food,shelter and transport, and that improving

living conditions and educating women isstill the only sensible form of birth control.This is also rejected on the grounds that thisis “the government’s duty”, which is sadlynear enough to some kind of truth to makeit sound like a good argument.But I digress: since I’ve undertaken to pro-

videmymodesthouseholdwithitsownwater,I’ve come to understandwhat it takes to havea tap that produces a predictable supply. Theprice of town water may put it into perspec-tive: the local authority, whom I employ tosupply me with roads, drains and the like, aswell aswithwater,nowchargesacoolR19 000per site for access towater – to get actual rath-er than potential water means buying all thepipes andmeters, digging the holes, and yourmonthly supply on top of that. Luckily, youget the first 1 000 litres or so amonth for free.I have a near-perennial spring fed by a

mountain-top aquifer. The water that comesout of my taps is admittedly a bit brown andacidic,butacupfulofJikandcloudyammoniaina tankfuldoeswonders tomake itmorepal-atable to the urban effete. If you’re planning

to raise your ethically correct 2,2 children onit, though, you need to add some calcium anda smidgen of fluorine for their teeth’s sake.It seems that when the Russians marched

into Germany for Onkel Adi Hitler’s godlytwilight, theywereamazedat thesightofwa-ter coming out of taps. Sadly not one of thosetaps,hefted toRussia inrucksacksandstuckinto cottage walls, ever produced a drop.

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Service insanity – time to take a standDuring the past month, I have been sharingthe fate ofmy fellow residents bybeingwith-out running water.The municipality apparently contracts

the repairs of burst pipes to an outsidesource. I have noticed the workers busy ona specific stretch of road for the past month,and yesterday they damaged one of the per-fectly good pipes.This is also not the first time they have

done so, and in the process they continue toinconvenience the ratepayers of the area.Loadshedding isanotherpublicgripe,and

when it is a fault at the substation or on theline, we are plunged into automaticdarkness. Thankfully, we have been receiv-ing timely warnings of when there will bepower cuts.There are also insufficient postboxes in

the area, and I have heard that people livingin one area have boxes in another. I under-stand the structure of the terrain, and thata postal worker would struggle to hand-deliver mail, and yet the journey to collectmail at the post office becomes an all-in-onetrip that includes shopping, errands, gas,banking and a host of other activities, so asto utilise the time.When our line thieves struck, many were

without telephonic access. It took Telkomalmost a month to resolve the situation.The signage indicating an 80 km/h speed

limit on Clarence drive is ignored, and theminibus taxi lying askew in someone’sdrivewaywas a result of excessive speeding.The authorities and the parastatals are re-

sponsible for making our lives easier. It isfine and well having the occasional soundbite and appearing in the local paper, butweneed a proactive stance on issues affectingthe region.The talk of presidential succession contin-

ues unabated, and the scramble for nationaland local political positions marches on. Po-litical office implies service to an electorateand to a broader community, andwhen serv-ice delivery is lacking, as responsible citi-zens we need to make our displeasure felt.As we live in a country with democratic

featuresandballotpolitics,ourvoice iseffec-tive. If our local councillors are not repre-sentative of our needs, or our provincial andnational governments are not performingappropriately, we need to tell them so. Asvoters, the polls indicate how loudwe shout.Our concerns should reflect our political

choices, especially at local level. We needrepresentatives, not politicians, to redress

our local imbalancesandtoreflectourdemo-graphics. It is heartening to have Blue Flagstatus forourbeaches, but efforts to improvethe region’s service delivery should bestrengthened.During one particular local election, one

party put up a candidate no one knew, whiletheotherpartyhadsomeonewhowasalwaysavailable to the community, dealing witheverything frombroken street lights to roadclosures, and even making his telephonenumber available to the constituency.Suffice to say the choice was easy, and for

once political affiliation did not feature.

Good luck •Good luck •VoorspoedVoorspoed

Cllr Nicolette Botha-Guthrie, Overstrandmayor, writes:Good luck to all thematriculants of our area

whoareenteringtheir finalexaminationsnow.It is a major exam and probably the most

important one for most of you. It will requireagoodmeasureofself-disciplineaswellasyourflat-out effort. We believe that after 12 yearsof schooling you are equipped to rise to thechallenge. We wish you all the best, not onlyfortheexaminations,butalsoforyourprepara-tions. May you be surrounded by conduciveconditions that will enable you to study wellanddeliveryourbest.Mayyour family, friendsandschool supportandencourageyouasmuchas we would like to do with this message.Rdl.NicoletteBotha-Guthrie,uitvoerende

burgemeester, Overstrand-munisipaliteit:Voorspoed aan al die matrieks van ons ge-

biedwat die eindeksamenaandurf.Dit iswaar-skynlik die belangrikste een wat die meestevan julle gaanskryf.Onsglo egterdatná twaalfjaar se onderrig julle toegerus is vir dié uitda-ging. Onswens julle alles van die beste toe, nienet met die skryfwerk nie, maar ook met julvoorbereiding. Mag jul omstandighede van so’n aardwees dat julle lekker studeer en jul bes-te lewer.Magjulgesinne,vriendeenskool julledienodigeondersteuningenaanmoediginggee.

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Help us fight crimeHelp us fight crimeTheCommunityPoliceForummeetinginBetty’sBay on Thursday 18 October was handled asa normal meeting and not an AGM. The AGMwill now be held at the same venue in theCrassula Hall on 15 November. All interestedpersons are invited. It is also important for or-ganisations like churches, schools, politicalparties, clubs, et cetera, to be represented. Anadditional member of the CPF executive willbe elected. That executive member will be pri-marily responsible for public relations.At the last CPF meeting the following was

said: “A disturbing phenomenon is an unwill-ingness on the part of victims of crime to testifyin court [. . .] There is a lot of understanding forthis, but an accused who walks out is bound torepeat an unlawful act. In that sense refusal totestify is a direct disservice to the community.”AnappealismadetotheHangklip–Kleinmond

business community to support the CPF. Wehave evidence of deliberate non-cooperation.A lot of this is false anti-police conceptions.

Kleinmond does not have a local chamber ofcommerce. Ifoneappreciateswhatbusinesshasdone nationally against crime, it is sad that wesee nothing of that in Kleinmond. The CPF isreadytoenterintomeaningfuldiscussionswiththe business community. We are an organisedgroup,andcooperationcanbeofmutualbenefit.

ROBERT CROWTHER, CPF CHAIRPERSON

Diefstal tydensDiefstal tydensrustige kampnaweekrustige kampnaweek

Ons het onlangs so 14 vriende almal by-mekaar gekry, van so ver as Mossel-baai, by die Palmiet Kampterrein vir ’nlekker wegbreeknaweek.Saterdagmiddag het ons agtergekom

dat daar R3 000 uit een van ons vriendese beursie gesteel is.Ons was omtrent al mense in die

kampplek, behalwe vir diewerkerswataan diens was.Ons kan nie sê wie die geld gevat het

nie,maar is baie omgekrap oor die insi-dent.Die voorval is onder die kampopsig-

ter se aandag gebring en die polisie hetkom verklarings afneem,maar die geldendieskuldigehetsoosmisvoordiesonverdwyn. Ons het wel ’n goeie idee wiedit kan wees, maar sonder bewyse kanons nie beskuldig nie.Laat dit as waarskuwing dien vir an-

der kampeerders om jul goedjiesmet ’nvalkoog te bewaar. Moenie te geruswees en dat die vars lug jou laat vergeetdat geenplek ismeermisdaadvry isnie.

YULANDA KLEYNHANS, PEARLY BEACH

Romanz in CaledonRomanz in Caledon’n Heel nuwe vertoning deur Romanz wordDonderdag 7 Februarie in die NG Moederge-meente, Caledon aangebied. Kaartjies is be-skikbaarteenR100persitplek. (Slegs50kinder-sitplekke teenR60beskikbaar.)Virverderena-vrae bel Stephanie Visser op 082 921 4971.Kaartjies is beskikbaar by die Venster Ap-

teek Donkinstraat, Caledon en die kerkkan-toor, NG Moedergemeente, Caledon.

Kleinmond travelKleinmond travelagency closes its doorsagency closes its doorsAs the “spirit of the gypsy” dictates, makingchanges, moving on and exploring new hori-zons is on the cards. The travel agency GypsySpirit,whichhasbeenoperating fromHarbourRoad for the last fiveyears,has closedasownerLouise andherhusbandWayneplan their relo-cation to the beautiful Kalahari bushveld inApril to be closer to Louise’s family. Afterspending12years intheCape, thecouple isnowreadyforadifferentadventure.Louisewillstillcoordinating the 2013BigBluesMusicFestivalinMarch as part of her duties as tourismman-ager. “Thank you for welcoming and support-ing my small travel agency throughout theyears! Iwishyouall goodhealth andhappinessin beautiful Kleinmond,” Louise said.

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Bot River: gateway to the OverbergMany Overberg towns startedaround a church; erven were sur-veyed and sold, and the towns slowlydeveloped.

There are, however, a few excep-tions. At L’Agulhas, the village grewaround the lighthouse.

Bot River, the gateway to the Over-berg, lies on the old farm Compag-nies Drift, a historical trading andbartering station of the VOC (DutchEast India Company).

Compagnies drift took its namefrom the ford in the Bot River whereVOC officials came to barter butterwith the Khoikhoi tribes. (The Afri-kaans word for butter is “botter”.)The Khoikhoi called the river“Gouga”, which means “plenty ofbutter or fat”.

Jose Burman writes that Josias deKock, the first owner of CompagniesDrift, accommodated travellers atnight before they continued into theOverberg. It was also an outspan(resting place) on the Old WagonTrack, and it continued as such forgenerations. The Bot River Hotel,probably built during the early1890s, took over the duties of the tra-ditional stopover.

Compagnies Drift, now smallerthan the original farm, has been theproperty of the Beaumont family fordecades. They restored the old cellar

andmakeexcellentwine for the localand export market.

Bot River’s was the first farmwhere a permit was granted to sowwheat. The Overberg wheat beltstretches from Bot River to thesouthernmost point of the continent.

Bot River was also the centre of on-ion production in the Caledon dis-trict. Owing to various factors, on-ions are not a top product of the areanow, but flower export has devel-oped into a major industry. The Mid-delmann family of Honingklip nearBot River is one of the largest export-ers of South African wild flowers.

A television series calledNommerAsseblief (“Number Please”) put BotRiver on the map. Many visitorsinsisted on seeing the exchange andmeeting the characters portrayed inthe “soapie”.

A major event in the life of BotRiver was the arrival of the railwayline from Cape Town to Caledon in1902. This was after track-layers hadpushed the line through the Hotten-tots Holland mountain chain nearSomerset West in a massive engi-neering feat and brought the villagealive, allowing residents and trades-people to journey to the metropolisof Cape Town quickly and easily.

Conversely, it allowed city dwell-ers to see something of the country-side. Passengers and goods destinedfor further afield in the Overbergwere then transported by bus fromthe Bot River station. The railroadservice was introduced in 1912.

The line prospered for a time, butafter the N2 highway was built androad transport became more popu-lar, the line’s usefulness diminished.Today, trainsonlyarriveatBotRiveron excursions at holiday times andfor special occasions. One such occa-sion was the centenary of the open-ing of the station in 2002, to whichdignitaries were invited; they tookpart in the festivities and attendeda celebratory dinner.

The station museum is being up-graded, and is proving very popular.Tradingstallsaresetuponandaroundthe station at such times, and localsand visitors alike enjoy a day’s fun.

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Line dancers sashaythrough examsThe girls of the Hawston HappyFeet Linedancing Club recentlydid themselves and their clubproud by scooping bronze medalsin the entry-level line dancing ex-aminations.

The club started in earnest atthe beginning of 2012 at HawstonPrimary School, and concen-trates on pupils in grades 3 to 7.Ithas the full supportof theschooland the principal.

Line dancing teacher LindaSoutheysaysabout40pupilsprac-tise for an hour a week.

“In preparation for the exami-nations, 13 pupils practised dur-ing the holidays without missinga class,” she says.

Three judges came from CapeTown for the examination. All 13girls passed and were rewardedwith bronze medals for their fineefforts.

Southey and her assistantteachers, Olivia Gardiner andChrizelle Visser, are very proudof the girls’ achievement as thisis the first time a school in theHermanus area has taken part ina line dancing examination.

The club members are now get-ting ready to compete for bronzeand silver medals in 2013.

The club hopes to expand in2013. Tuition is free of charge, andanyone interested can contactLinda on 083 292 3368.

The members of the Hawston Happy Feet Linedancing Club who recently passedtheir exams included (back row, from left) Jamie-Lee Pieters, Jamie-Lee Dunsdon,Chrizelle Visser (teacher), Julius Swart (principal), Olivia Gardiner (teacher), Val-LeePeterson, Saskia Hunter; (front row) Nikita Andries, Mache Isaacs, Metaylor Gardiner,Linda Southey (teacher), Chante Alberts, Ursula Koopman, Eloise Konstabler; in frontisAinsleighMuller.Absent:HilgeGillionandElejha-zeGengan.PHOTO:CLINTOND’OLIVEIRA

BIBC sets regulationsfor building contractorsAs from 1 November, all build-ing and related contractors inthe Overstrand area mustcomply with the Building In-dustry Bargaining Council’semployment conditions.

Employers and employeeswithin the building industryin the towns of Gansbaai,Hangklip, Hermanus, Klein-mond and Stanford are nowgoverned by the same collec-tive agreement as the areaswithin the Peninsula, Bolandand Malmesbury.

“This means that these em-ployers will now be regulatedand have to compete on a levelplaying field as the cost of la-bour will be controlled,” saidArnold Williams, Secretaryfor Building Industry Bar-gaining Council (BIBC) of theCape of Good Hope.

Withtheexpansionoftheju-risdiction, the critical ele-ments of minimum pre-scribed wages and benefits,annual bonuses, levies, medi-cal aid, sick payment funds,

public holidays, pension andprovident funds are laid out,bringing about greater equali-ty throughout the region.

The Council has alreadycompletedanawarenessdriveas part of their roadshow dur-ing August, targeting all em-ployers and employees in thebuilding industry to informthe industry of their rightsand obligations.

Homeowners who engagecontractors have a civil obli-gation to check that the con-tractor is registered and com-pliantandadherestothemini-mum employment conditions,thereby ensuring that work-ersarenotbeingpaidlessthanthe minimum wage.

The BIBC website has beendesigned to help the public re-search a potential contrac-tor’s compliance, by visitingwww.bibc.co.za and clickingon ‘compliant employers’.

If you are still unsure, youcan contact the BIBC on 021950 7400.

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INTERNATIONAL TV CREWS LOVE KLEINMOND: From p.1. A film crew from Thai Travel Channel Corporation visited the Hangklip-Kleinmond region last week. They enjoyed all the tourist attractions this beautiful areahas to offer.

Filming in and around Kleinmond/Hangklip.The crew enjoyed lunch at Europa Restaurant in Kleinmond harbour.

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Final countdown to Mayoral CupIt’s only fitting that almost all the areas ofthe OverstrandMunicipalitywill be repre-sented at the Mayoral Cup finals, set tostrike the Gansbaai communal sportsground this Saturday (27 October).

The objectives of this tournament are, ac-cording to a press release, to “showcase thesporting talents of the area, determine themu-nicipal champs in themajor sportingcodes, en-courage involvement in sport as a healthy al-ternative to an idle lifestyle that could lead tocrimeandsubstanceabuse,andpromotesocialcohesion between the various areas and popu-lation groups in the Overstrand”.The battle for the rugby honours will be be-

tweenthisyear’sBolandPremier leaguecham-pions, Hawston, and Kleinmond.The soccer prowess in this part of the world

is shared between Zwelihle and Gansbaai. Inthe men’s final Real Attackers (Zwelihle) andEarly Birds (Gansbaai) will face each other,and in the women’s final the opposing teamsare Siyadlala (Zwelihle) and Real Pioneers(Gansbaai).Onthecricket fieldMountPleasantandHaw-

stonwillmeetonceagain,andthe firstMayoralCup netball final will be between Hermanusand Kleinmond.Although Stanford is not represented in the

team sports, athletes from this community, aswellas fromall theothercommunitiesandelse-where,areinvitedtotakepartinthe10 kmroadrace or the fun run of 6 km.The fun run will double up as an inter-

schools competition. The school with themostfinishers will receive a prize.All participantswill receive amedal on com-

pletion of the race. Entries will be taken at the

starting point at the Gansbaai communalsportsgroundfrom06:00onSaturday.AnentryfeeofR10willbechargedforregisteredathletesfor the 10 km race. Temporary licences will besold for R25 each.The entry fee for the fun run is R5.Entrance to the tournament is free. Apart

from the action, there will be entertainmentbetween the games, and food and refreshmentswill be on sale.

Theopeningceremonywill startat08:20withthe march-past of the participating teams andthe singing of the national anthem.The rest of the programme is as follows:09:00 – 13:00: cricket final10:00 – 11:00: netball final11:00 – 12:15: women’s soccer final13:00 – 14:30: men’s soccer final14:30 – 16:00: rugby final16:05 – 17:00: prize-giving and closing

Planning for yourchild’s educationThere are a number of strategies you canusetomaximisethesavingsyouputawayfor your child’s education. Below is abrief overview of the most popular op-tions currently available.Fundisa accountThis government-incentivised plan

gives you a yearly bonus of up to R600 onanannualsavingofR2 400.Thefundsmustbeusedforyourchild’stertiaryeducation,otherwise the bonus will be forfeited.Lump-sum investmentA lump sum can be invested to provide

a sizeable return when you need it most.Duetothemagicofcompoundinterest, thelonger you can leave the funds invested,the greater your return is likely to be.Education endowment planThis investment provides a tax-free

lump sum after five years. Depending ontheproductprovider,minimumcontribu-tions will apply. You can also add premi-um waivers and investment guarantees.Life insuranceThough not a savings product, life in-

surance ensures your child’s educationexpenseswill be taken care of should youor your spouse die or become disabled.When your financial adviser calcu-

lateshowmuchcoveryouneed foreduca-tion, your choice of public or privateschool, andwhether fundswill be neededtopay foruniversity aswell as additionalexpenses such as uniforms and text-books, will need to be considered.

) Heather Robertson, Blink Con-sulting financial planner.

–source: www.fin24.com

Kleinmond se eie sportsterJoshua du Preez, ’n gr. 7-leerling by Laer-skool Kleinmond, is September se Herma-nus Times Supersport Let’s Play sportstervan die maand.Hy is ’n veelsydige sportman, enpresteer

uitsonderlik in rugby, krieket en atletiek

(velditems).Joshua is kaptein van die skool se rugby-

enkrieketspan,enis ’nkranigegholfspeler.By die Suid-Boland-atletiekbyeenkoms

in Bredasdorp het Joshua het tweede plek-ke in diskus en gewigstoot behaal en aandie Boland-byeenkoms in die Paarl deelge-neem.Dit is egter op die rugbyveld waar hy uit-

gestyghetdié jaar.Hy is ingesluit asvoorryin die o.13 Boland-Cravenweekrugbyspan,eninAugustusishygekiesvirdieo.13Suid-Bolandsewesrugbyspan en het aan die Bo-landproewe in Riebeek-Kasteel deelge-neem.Hy is ook vir die tweede jaar gekies vir

die o.13 Suid-Bolandkrieketspan.Joshua blink nie net uit op die sportveld

nie–bydieOverbergEisteddfodhethyvan-jaar tweecumlaude-sertifikateontvangvirAfrikaans en ook deelgeneem aan die Bo-land Prestige-skaaktoernooi en die TopSkole-skaaktoernooi in die Paarl.

)DieHermanus Times Supersport-ster vandie jaar word Woensdag 31 Oktober tydens ’nfunksiebydieMistyWaves-hotelaangekondig..

Joshua du Preez vanLaerskool Kleinmond is die Supersport Let’s Playsportster van die maand vir September.

Hawston stumble in CaledonLLYLE TAIT

Hawston cricketers faced Caledon away on13 October in another first-division 50-overround.Hawston lost the toss and were sent in to

bat. Caledon bowled a good line and length,but mostly the Hawston batsmen threwaway their wickets. Hawston managed toscore 112 runs in 38,1 overs, with Rico Oost-huizen top-scoring with 31 runs. Caledonwent in to bat and lost early wickets, andHawston kept the pressure on.

It was a good cricket match to watch –Hawston showed their fight-back spirit anddid notmake it easy for Caledon, who even-tually got the runs in the 37th over with 7wickets down, winning by 3 wickets.Sergio Maddens starred with the ball for

Hawston and took 4 wickets for 24 runs, in-cluding one maiden, in his 10 overs. MyronClaasen also bowled well for his 2 wickets,claiming 27 runs in 7 overs.This week Hawston has a bye, but will

play the Mayoral Cup final in Gansbaaiagainst Mount Pleasant on 27 October.

Last year’s ladies’ soccer champs, Real Pioneers from Gansbaai, will be defending their title against theSiyadlala team from Zwelihle at this year’s Mayoral Cup final on Saturday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Golf: the perils of the plusSHEILA AUGUSTYN

Th 4B alliance bogey plus is one of thetougher formats, with every player tryingtheir best to shoot a par or make a birdieto garner a plus-plus.It is the day when, if a player is playing

very well – or shoots a birdie – they can beawarded with two double-pluses even. It alldepends on the handicap. Fortunately onecan have two double-pluses, but not twodouble-negatives.In first position, in the 4B alliance bogey

plus played on 17October, was the four-ballconsisting of DBunn, JWylbach,MArendseand B Cornelius, who came in with +22. Insecond place (after a very exciting chip-outto decide on the winners) were M Bisset, DErasmus, K Olivier and G Lötter, also witha score of +22.Nearest the pin on hole number 1wasHen-

nis van Zyl, whose prize was sponsored byWerners. On hole 12, G Lötter was closest

(prize sponsored by Burger Turf).) At the Saturday Singles medal competi-

tion on 20 October, the golfers were pre-sented with a tough question – to play ornot to play? To get wet or to stay dry?But in the end golf won, and the weather

smiled – with heavy clouds above and heavyshowers passing by on both sides, all 50 play-ers managed to get to the 19th tee before therain came showering down.First was E Whitehead (67); second was

S Upsher (68); third was H Loots (70); fourthwas C de Jager (71); fifth was N Rossouw(71); sixth was A Ferreira (71); seventh wasJ Kriel (71); and eighth was H Upsher (71).Nearest the pin on hole 7 was W van

Niekerk (prize sponsored by WernersButchery), and on hole 12 K Karelse (prizesponsored by Burger Turf).

) Remember the Fish Eagles, to be playedon Monday 29 October. The winner of theR500 Monthly Meat Hamper will be drawnon Saturday 27 October.

The winners ofthe4Balliancebogey plus on17 Octoberwere (fromleft) B Cor-nelius, J Wyl-bach, MArendse and DBunn (not inphoto).

The first fourwinners of theSaturday Sin-gles competi-tion on 20 Oc-tober were(from left) EWhitehead, SUpsher, C deJager and HLoots.

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OM’s sporting successAYANDA STALI

The representative team of OverstrandMunicipality returned in a victoriousmood from the Better Together gamesplayed in Worcester last Friday.

Theteamwongoldmedals in the100 msprintand on the cricket field, and silver in the 4x100relay race and in the golf competition.McNeill Arendse won a goldmedal for Over-

strand after an unchallengeable, blistering100 msprint.Hewasalso amemberof the relayteam together with Ashley Swartz, JC Maraisand Edward Fisher.

The cricket team, led by captain Llyle Tait,won the super over–format tournament afterbeating hosts Breede Valley Municipality inthesemifinalsandStellenboschHealthDepart-ment in the final.Bulelani Boto swunghisway to second place

in the golf challenge.Overstrand also took part in darts, pool and

touch rugby. They were knocked out in the pre-liminariesof touchies,butdidbeat the teamthateventually won the tournament.The Better Together Games are held by the

provincial government to promote interactionand cohesion between governmental depart-ments and municipalities.

The victors were in high spirits. PHOTO: AYANDA STALI

GRACEFULLY DOES IT: Grace Page concentrates onthe next jump as her horse Vulcan eases over a60 cm obstacle. Grace was one of the many girls,the youngest being only three, who participated ina variety of categories at the horse jumping showheld on Sunday 14 October at Maramanna. JulietLeppan, who sent in the photo, says it was a lovelyfamily day out with lots of horses, dogs and kids.

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Now’s the season for summer fishingNow that the galjoen season is over, mostshore anglers are starting to change theirtackle and tactics for the summer fish, likekob and geelbek.The present strong southeaster has

changed the colour of the water to a truepea-soup colour (typical kob water).At present Melk Bay, Macassar and right

up to Strandfontein would be the bestoptions.When the southeaster blows for more

than four days, the water along the beachesand reefs becomes cooler; the ensuingsouthwest wind then once again warms upthe water and the plankton rises and bringsback the colour.

This time of the year often produces thebest kob and geelbek catches. This is alsoa good time for spinnermen to target leer-

fish, although there are quite a number ofelf caught and released while spinning forleeries. The shoals of belman also start tofrequent the shallows along Melk Bay andBlake’s beaches. The use of very freshchokka isessential tocatchkobandgeelbek.Belman and white steenbras prefer fresh

prawn or bloodwormalong our beaches andreefs, and at Harmony Park.For some reason white steenbras caught

from theGordon’s Bay harbourwall and Bi-kini Beach prefer prawn with glow beadsat night to bloodworm.Last Saturday morning shore anglers

caught a few good kob fromVerlee bank andOumansgat.

Wit Pypies Reef is a more difficult reef,but alwaysdelivers abetter class of kob, andthe odd musselcracker.The present strong southeaster also

marked the start of summer and the yellow-tail that are entering the bay – the samewind has sent snoek up the West Coast.The second shore inter-club competition

was held two Satrudays ago. False Bay isstill in the lead with 1 127,24 points; in sec-ond place is Tygerberg with 1 070,58 points,and in third place Goodwood with 603,26points.Forall your reel repairs andservices, con-

tact Art on 021 854 3831. Send your fishingnews to 2 bjridgway@telkomsa.net

Wiele vir wenners geskenkJan van Schalkwyk, eienaar van EuodiaAdventure&Cycle Centre in dieHemel-en-Aarde -sentruminHermanus,hetgoedgun-

stiglik twee fietseasprysegeskenkvirwen-ners indie 8steVanderStelpas-uitdaagwatop 27 Oktober in Botrivier gaan plaasvind

Hier, (van links) is Lorn Julius, Riaan Turck, Chrisanda Hamman, Daphne van Niekerk, Zusanne vander Vyver, Nathan James, Melvin Vanto en Jannie Nel. FOTO: VERSKAF

‘Hungry DOGS hunt best’ – golfer Lee TrevinoAstiff southeaster couldn’t blow theDOGSoff track onTuesday atKleinmond, as theymanagedtoproducesomeveryrespectableresults under the circumstances. Therewerebirdiesaplentyandevenaneaglewasspotted.The Ex-Poledancer yet again led the

hunt.Laser Smith couldn’t believe his new

eyesasheclaimed thehat for the first time.Son of Laser captured the moment for pos-

terityandpromisednot to let the folksbackhome know, but his finger slipped on the“Send” button.The results: 41 Andre Franken; 40 Koos

Roelofse; 37 Fred Garrett; 35 Andre Hat-tingh; 34 Peter Sulley; 33 Doug Ross, JohnHorobin; 31 Keith Gillott, Dave Smith; 30Mike Graham; 29 Pat Dewil, John Chees-brough, Mannes van Zyl, Andy Smith(guest); 27 Peter Thomas; 26 Sam Seal; 24Alan Smith.