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Local attractions shineLocal tourist attractions enjoyed the spot-light when members of the OverstrandTourism Advisory Committee (OTAC) un-dertook an educational tour of the WhaleCoast last week.

TheOTACwas recently establishedwith theaim of marketing the region. The committeeconsists of tourism and marketing managerSuné Greeff, five elected members out of theOverstrand area, the chairpersons of the five

bureaux, the councillor responsible for tour-ism, the local economic development directorand the Overstrand municipal manager. Themayor of the Overstrand, Nicolette Botha-Guthrie, is also on the committee.The first legof the touron28August included

Hangklip–Kleinmond and Hermanus. Gans-baai and Stanfordwere visited amonth before,on24July.The tourismbureaumanagerswereresponsible for setting out the itinerary of thetour, with the idea being to give the OTAC’s

membersanoverviewof thearea’s attractions.Some of the points of interest visited in the

greater Hangklip–Kleinmond area were theboardwalk and bird hide at Rooisand NatureReserve; the Kleinmond Blue Flag beach,where the group enjoyed coffee paired withBetty’s Bay’s Gaboli chocolates at SandownBlues Restaurant; theAfrican PenguinColonyat Stony Point; and theHarold Porter NationalBotanical Garden (both also in Betty’s Bay).Theyalsovisited theneweco-friendlycabins

atOudeboschintheKogelbergNatureReserve,followed by a seafood lunch at The ShellfishBar paired with wines from Rivendell Estate.A visit to the Hangklip–Kleinmond Tourism

Bureau in Kleinmond’s Harbour Road for a li-queur tasting by Fynbos Enterprises con-cluded the tour. Beautiful fynbos posies, spon-sored by Cup a Café and Colourful Events, ina recycled paper bag by Pampiri Indaba, madefor a fitting memento of a successful day.See the photos on page 2.

Chloe Sleenhof, Josephine Carr and Lucy Pringle were overjoyed when the sun cameout on spring day. They went for a gallop through the vineyards at Rivendell Estate,which was dolled up in pink flowers for the Botriviera Spring Weekend. See morephotos on page 5. PHOTO: HEDDA MITTNER

Spring in their stepSpring in their stepSpring in their step

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Waterbeperkings eersiets van die verledeDie waterbesparingsmaatreëls wat se-dert Desember 2010 in die gebied vanGroter Hermanus van toepassing was,is met onmiddellike effek opgehef.

Dié aankondiging is op 29 Augustus 2012deur die burgemeesterNicolette Botha-Gu-thrie tydens die maandelikse raadsverga-dering van die Overstrand-munisipaliteitgedoen. Sy het gesê die besluit is deur diemunisipale bestuurder, Coenie Groene-wald, ingevolge sy bevoegdhede kragtensdie Verordening opWatervoorsienings- enSanitasiedienste, op aanbeveling van diewaterbesparings-taakgroep geneem.Met die De Bos-dam tans 75%vol, die Ga-

teway-boorgatveld in volle produksie endie boorgatvelde in die Hemel-en-Aarde-valleiwat binnekort bydie gebied sewater-voorsieningstelselaangesluitword,wasditduidelik dat die afgelope maande se water-krisis iets van die verlede is.Vandeesmaand se reënval staan reeds op

107 mm teenoor die 60 mmwat verlede jaarin Augustus gemeet is en die gemiddeldereënval van 77 mm vir Augustus.Projeksies wat ingevolge ’n scenario-be-

planningsprogram gedoen is, toon dat in-dien daar geen verdere reën val nie en wa-terbesparings opgehef word, daar voldoen-de water in die stelsel is om aan die gebiedse behoeftes te voorsien tot Desember 2013.Botha-Guthrie het gesê sy is verheug oor

dienuutsteontwikkelingenhetnamensdiemunisipaliteit haar dank betuig aan die in-woners vir hul geduld en samewerking oordie afgelope twee jaar omdiekrisis diehoof

te bied.’n Aanduiding van hoeveel daar bespaar

is, blyk uit die verskil tussen die waterver-bruik inJulie 2009 – toedit op294megalitergestaan het – en Julie vanjaar toe de ver-bruik 197 megaliter beloop het.Die burgemeester het egter ’n beroep ge-

doen op inwoners omvoort te gaanmet hulpraktyke om water te spaar. Tuinmakersmoet daarop let dat besproeiing van tuineingevolge die munisipale verordening opwaterdienste nie tussen 09:00 en 17:00 toe-laatbaar is nie.Sy het ook lof gehad vir die aktiewe be-

stuur wat deur amptenare op hul onder-skeie terreine toegepas is endiewysewaar-op hulle saamgewerk het om sukses te ver-seker.Die munisipaliteit sit intussen steeds sy

program voort om lekkasies op sy water-voorsieningstelsels op te spoor en reg testel.Die vervanging van verouderde water-

meters vorder ook goed en tot op datum is1 761 reeds vervang.Die projek om vloeibeperkermeters by

laekostehuise aan te bring,word ookvoort-gesit maar dit word in oorleg met die be-trokke wykskomitees gedoen.Daar is ookkennis geneemdat tydensdie

waterbeperkings verskeie optredes deurwetstoepassers teen oortreders uitgevoeris. In Julie het die ondersoeke tot 31 boetesgelei en verskeie skulderkenningsboetes isreeds betaal.Op die oomblik is daar 87 sake wat deur

die landdros aangehoor moet word.

Instandhouding van paaie raakagter weens swak weerDiegoeiereënwatindieafgelopepaarwekeondervind is, het ook ongelukkig sy tol ge-eis wat die instandhouding van strate enpaaie in die munisipale gebied van Over-strand betref.’nAgterstand in instandhouding het ont-

staan weens die feit dat slaggate op teer-paaie nie in nat weersomstandighede her-stel kan word nie.

Diemunisipaliteit sêditkryegteraandagwanneer weersomstandighede dit toelaaten die dienste van ’n private kontrakteurword ook ingespan om munisipale werk-spannetehelpomdieagterstandeuit tewis.Onderhoudswerk aan gruispaaie oor die

hele gebied is ook afhanklik van gunstigeweersomstandighede en sal binnekort dienodige aandag kry, sê die munisipaliteit.

Family Day in Pringle BayTherewill be lots to do, see andeat at thePring-le Bay Conservation and Family Day and theTru Cape Kogelberg Mountain Challenge onSaturday 8 September.

) Pringle Cove Centre and CentrepointCorner:Registration forathletes startsat 05:30 inside

the Pringle Cove centre. The starting point forthe races is at the crossing of Peak and PassRoads.Steamingcupsofcoffeewillbeavailablefrom The Anchor restaurant from 05:30.A Coca-Cola truck with music will be sta-

tioned opposite the Lemon and Lime deli inPeak Road.Gary and Anke will provide live entertain-

ment at Centrepoint Corner from 13:00. Thebeer garden opens at 10:00 and boerie rolls willbe available from 08:30. The Dorpskombuisstall, next to Centrepoint Corner, will offerfresh apple bakes and more.

) Pringle House Eco School:From 06:30 to 10:00 runners and families will

be able to get breakfast; both hot (bacon andegg rolls) and healthy (muesli, yoghurt anddried fruit) options will be available.Tickets will be sold at a central point, and

can be redeemed at the various stalls for foodand drinks.Other activities throughout the day are:08:30: an apple game08:45:registrationforrecyclingcompetition09:00 to 09:45: recycling competition09:45 to 10:00: judging and prize-giving for

recycling competition10:00: apple game10:15 to 10:45: snake and reptile interactive

demonstration11:00 to 11:45: puppet-making workshop

(with the puppets made by the youngsters tobe used in a puppet show later)11:45: apple game12:00 to 14:00: potjiekos and hot dogs13:30: puppet show

14:00: apple game and prizes) All the local shops and eateries in theCBD

will be open for business. You can also pay avisit to Fynbos Enterprises (open from 09:00)at the Country Shop, where Sunra will haveher local raw, natural honey and honey prod-uctsandamazingsoyamoisturisingcandlesondisplay.Swing past Ticklemouse on your way to

Sunra and stock up on a range of locally madebiscuits and rusks. Open from 09:00 to 12:00.

) Trix Pienaar and Louis van Heerden willbe among the apple bake-off judges. Judgingwill take place at Centerpoint Corner between11:00 and 12:00, with three prize hampers to bewon containing: a branded Le Creuset apron;Tru Cape’s cookery book Too Good to be True;a Tru Cape apple peeler; and a Tru Cape applecutter.For entries, get in touch with Morne on

082 894 3019.TruCaperecipebooks, applepeelersandcor-

erswill beavailable tobuyat theHangingRockKitchen restaurant (which can be found atHamptons Centre above the corner of Centraland Hangklip Roads), as well as at PringleHouse Eco Primary School.

) Therese Dorose serve plunger coffee andfresh home-baked French cakes and tarts fromThe French Coffee Club at The Hanging RockKitchen restaurant.The restaurantwill be open for light lunches

from 12:30.) The local Pringle Bay art and craft route

will be open on 8 and 9 September from 10:00to 17:00.Maps for the art and craft route are available

from The Anchor restaurant at Pringle CoveCentre and other selected shops.

) The Village Market, set to get going earlyon the corner of Central and Hangklip Roads,will feature a range of stalls and fine thingsto eat, including a mutton spit-braai.

3 children killed daily in SATHISweek’s publication of theMedical Re-search Council’s research on child deathsshows that three children are murdered inSouth Africa every day.Our country has an overall child homi-

cide rate of 5,5 to 100 000.“This is shocking and totally unaccepta-

ble.Wehave lostourwayasacaringsocietythat protects vulnerable citizens, espe-cially children,” says Social DevelopmentMEC Albert Fritz.“The research further reveals clear gen-

der patterns, with more, younger girls be-ing murdered, while the murder rate in-creases for adolescent boys. In fact, theteenage male homicide rate is 21,7/100 000.“Most disturbing of all is that nearly half

(44.5%) of all child homicides were as a re-sult of abuse or neglect, and 16%of all childhomicides were due to abandonmentwithin the first week of life.“Most childrenarekilled byanunrelated

yet known person.“The second most frequent perpetrator

group ismothers,withnearlyhalf of all girlhomicides being at the hands of theirmothers.“If parents are not protecting their chil-

dren, who is? As a caring government, weput infrastructure in place to promote so-cial inclusion, support family structures,develop communities and empower people

to lead lives they can value.“Agovernment is there todo those things

for people that they cannot reasonably beexpected to do for themselves. As a parent,youare reasonably expected to care for andprotect your child. If you are unable to doso, there are channels at your disposal toseek assistance.“Simply abandoningyour child and leav-

ing them to fall prey to the perpetrators ofthese heinous crimes against children is asbad as committing those crimes yourself.”The Department of Social Development

invested R406 million in childcare and pro-tection services, funding over 1 000 organi-sations for this purpose (including earlychildhood development centres, after-schoolcare,andhomesandtemporaryshel-ters for children).In the coming financial year, this will in-

creasetonearlyR480 million.AnadditionalR8 million will also be invested in the Isib-indi Child and Youth Care programme.“Apart from that, we have regional and

local offices all over the province, wheresupport services and assistance are availa-ble. We also have a toll-free line(0800 220 250) through which help can beaccessed when families are in distress.“I want to encourage especially dis-

traught mothers in our communities toseek assistance as early as possible.”

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TOUR OF SIGHTS: OTACmembers enjoyed lunchat the Shellfish Bar inKleinmond during theirrecent visit to the touristattractions of the region.PHOTOS:CELESTESCHEEPERS

Mayor Nicolette Botha-Guthriewith the rest of the membersof the recently established ad-visory committee on tourism.

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Have aWinederous timeThe Winederous Wine Club ofHermanus Times will offer atasting of fine Iona wines at itsnext meeting, happening thisThursday (6 September).“For those who are fans of

Sauvignon blanc, this is a tast-ing that must not be missed,”says Frieda Lloyd, the organi-ser of the wine club.The tasting will be hosted at

the Lamloch estate of Charlesand Hansa Winshaw, situatedbetween Arabella and Klein-mond. The tasting will includea delicious three-course meal.Here is a sneakpreviewof the

menu to whet those appetites:Starter: trio of bruschetta

topped with fresh tomato, gar-lic and olive oil; mushrooms;cream cheese and salmon.Main: italian-style roasted

chicken with a tomato sauceserved on pasta with Parmesancheese.Dessert: pavlova with ga-

nache and strawberries.Coffee will follow the meal.Non-members of the club are

also welcome to enjoy theevening as guests. ContactFrieda on 083 305 7319 or emailfriedalloyd@gmail.com.

Getuienisfees in KleinmondDie Getuienisfees by die NG-ge-

meente Kleinmond is vanjaar be-voorreg omweervirMikeBurnardvan Incontext Ministeries as spre-ker te hê.Die fees vind plaas van 8 tot 11

September,enskopSaterdagafmet’n ontbyt om 09:00 in die kerksaal.Kom luister na Johnny-Li se ge-

tuienis oor hoe hy op 16-jarige ou-derdom tot bekering gekom en syBybel-verspreidingsreis begin het.Hyhetvir 20 jaarbyGeopendeDeu-re Asië en Internasionaal gewerk,waar hy ’n verspreidingsnetwerknaChinagevestighetenhetookdiedie eerste Chinese Kinderbybelontwikkel. Sy aktiwiteite het egtersy regering se aandag getrek enJohnny-Li moes na Amerika vlug.In 2008 was hy een van die stigters-

lede van Nexus Missions, wat noúsaamwerk met Chinese organisa-sies omdie evangelie langs dieSilkRoad terug te neem na Jerusalem.MikeBurnardsalSondagdieere-

dienste waarneem, Johnny-Li saldie kinders besoek en Veritas Col-lege se verteenwoordiger die Bet-tysbaai Gemeentesentrum. Die resvan die program is soos volg:Sondagaand 18:30, kerksaal: ’n

Bybelse Wêreldperspektief, saakvan lewe en dood.Maandagaand 18:30, Kerksaal: “

Islam – ’n Globale oorsig en Islamdeur die oë van die Arabiese lente”.Dinsdagaand 18:30, Kerksaal:

“Fruitful Practices”, aangebieddeurMike,met insettevanJohnny-Li. Ontbytkaartjies (R30) is by diekerkkantoor te koop. Navrae:Kerkkantoor: 0 028 271 3470.

Treat your garden – plant a treeSpring is in the air, and it’s become a firmSouth African tradition to welcome thenew season by planting trees.

During national Arbour Week from 1 to 7-September, accredited garden centres aroundthe country stock a wide selection of healthy,indigenous and environment-friendlyspecimens.There’s usually space in the garden for an-

other tree, whether it’s one that will grow tobe a forest giant, or something much smallerto attract birds.Trees don’t live forever, so now is also a good

time to look carefully at older specimens andany lingering alien invaders and considermaking a replacement.Syzygium cordatum is 2012’s tree of the

year. This beautiful plant bears fragrantflowers followed by red–purple fruits enjoyedby birds and humans alike, and is great forgardens in need of a natural screening or a tallhedge.Trees are for everyone, even for those who

don’t have a patch of garden.Many species arehappy living in a container on a balcony, andthe ancient art of bonsai makes it possible toaccommodate a tree in even the tiniest ofapartments.Don’t forget that you can find a calendar of

events on the websites of the Department ofAgriculture, Forestry and Fisheries viawww.nda.agric.za/index2012arborweek.htmland forestry.daff.gov.za/webapp/eventsarbor-week.aspx.For more information on bringing life to

your garden, visit www.lifeisagarden.co.za orsee www.facebook.com/lifeisagardensa. Welcome spring by planting a tree.

DIS LENTE! Uitbundige en dankbare kleuters van Krappies en Krefies in Kleinmond, met hul pragtige T-hempies wat deurKleinmond Bouhandel geborg is. Marguerite van Eeden van Bouhandel (regs) is hier by die kleuters en onderwysers.

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Riviermondinge – voedselryke ‘kindertuine’ vir seeleweHERMAN FOURIE

ONS streek se riviermondinge maak ’n be-langrike deel uit van die natuurskoon hierrond. Eintlik vorm al die riviere tussen Uil-kraal en Rooiels deel van die geheel, maardiemees treffendevanhulle is natuurlikBot-rivier en Kleinrivier met hulle vleie (oftewelstrandmere of “lagoons”).

Onlangs ry ek by Botrivier verby – met symond wat nou weer oop is, is die watervlaknatuurlik heelwat laer en vir die eerste keerin jarre sien ek weer ’n hele trop flaminkeindievlakwateroordiesandbankewei, saammet ’npaaranderwadersoortewatekniekennie. Goeie nuus vir die omgewing.

Die Kleinriviervlei (oftewel Hermanus-la-gune) se mond is natuurlik ook onlangs oop-gemaak toe die watervlakke gedreig het omwonings na aan die water te oorstroom, enselfs die Uilkraalmond, waarvoor genoegsa-me binnelandse watervloei noodsaaklik isom dit oop te hou, het na seker twee jaar severstoppingweens ’nwatertekort stroom-op,

weer vanself oopgespoel met al die reën.Vissermanne en hengelaars besef seker

ook dat riviermondinge belangrike kinder-tuine vir klein vissies is, wat daar in diewarm, vlak en voedselryke water aansterktotdat hulle groot genoeg is om die oop seeaan te durf, waar hulle dan later as volwasse-nes gehengel word.

As so ’n monding verstop raak en deuren-tydvolvarswateris,gaanbaievandiespesiessoos veral die modderkrewels en allerhandesoorte skaal- enweekdiere,wat ’n belangrikedeel uitmaak van die voedselketting, metter-tyd dood. Dit verg ook ’n hele paar seisoeneen gereelde dosisse seewater voordat die be-volkings weer vanself herstel.

’nMensvergeetwat ’nenormevoedselbrondiekusstrookis:diestrandselfendievlakwa-ter wemel van eetbare organismes en plante.In China, waar elke moontlike, selfs ondenk-bare ding geëet word, gebruik die mense ’nharksoos ’ngroot fynkamomsandvlooie (na-tuurliknetsomin“vlooie”aswatkrewesker-pioene is) uit die te sand te oes. Die vlooie

is trouens verwant aan die“krill” wat die baleinwalvisse sehoofdis is, en aan hulle voedings-waarde kan niemand dus twyfelnie.

Al die ander, meer sigbareskarrelende, kruipende enswemmende skepsels in die vlak-water is natuurlik effens meervertroude voedselbronne, alhoe-wel dit nie sommer in elkeen sesmaak val om ’n seekastaiing of’n chitoon en ’n bordjie seeslaaite geniet nie.

Onderkant my fonteintjie isdaar ook kreweltjies wat op ’nhaar soos sandvlooie lyk, behal-we dat hulle in die vlak bergwater woon. Ekvermoedhullevoorouershetbesluitomagterte bly toe die destydse strand, wat toe net ag-ter my huisie was, begin terugwyk het totwaar dit vandag ’n kilometer verder weg ensowat 75 meter laer is as destyds, toe die seeheelwat warmer en voller was as nou.

Al wat hierdie goggatjies moes aanleer omte kan oorleef was om suur varswater te ver-dra en op hulle sye te swem in die dun water-lagies. Daar is geen rede hoekom hulle nieook gekweek en verwerk kan word tot ’n da-nig voedsame “kreefpasta” nie.

Bon appétit! fouriejh@mweb.co.za

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Film is a window into mankindI recently watched Cinema Paradiso, after ahiatus of three years. It is one of my all-timefavourite films; besides the beautiful narra-tive and cinematography, the stunning musi-cal score by Ennio Morricone continues toevoke the most uplifting emotions.

Going to the cinema and sitting in the dark,surrounded by strangers, is an experiencethat should be relished. It is a social occasion,andit’sapity thatsomanychildrenaredeniedthe magic of the big screen in the Overstrand.Maybe someone could get a cinema going inKleinmondbybringing those stories to peoplewho have never set foot in a movie house?

InSouthAfricamanyofourstoriesstillhavetobe told.Nigeria,whichhasoneof the largestfilm industries, has its own stable of stars andhousehold names. Notwithstanding the factthat the process entails a straight-to-videostructure, often using handheld cameras andresulting in three-hour films, it is a bold at-tempt to tell their own stories.

When you cultivate a superpower status,your history becomes insular and stops atyour borders. There is no need to understandthe culture of supposedly less developed na-tions. There is also the attempt to tell the sto-ries of others and to perpetuate stereotypes.

Voyagesofdiscoveryconvenientlyignorethe

fact that people were already living there, orthat an advanced civilisation existed in placesdeemed to be savage. Fortunately, technology,tourism and even the world cup dispelled someof those rumours of lions in the streets.

Movies have attracted tremendous atten-tion for reasons ranging from information toentertainment.The Last Temptation of Christ,a film depicting Jesus yielding to temptation,elicited strong opposition and picket linesfrom Christians at its opening.

The power of the moving image served as aneducational tool for those involved in politicalstruggles, bringing forth movies such asBattlefor Algiers,OhLuckyMan,Xhala,Z and a hostofothers.Thesewerestandardfareforactivistsduringcolonial andpost-colonial struggles.Be-sides feature films, documentaries have alsomade pertinent comments. Issues of gender,ecology,sociology,arts,animals, theplanetandevery aspect of life are documented, indicatingthat a living reality is one worth sharing.

People find humour during the most repres-sive times. South Africans have the ability tolaugh at themselves – it’s no coincidence thatthe movies of Leon Schuster are the mostwatched films in South Africa. It is a feel-goodphenomenon thatmost people yearn for, allow-ingustoforgetthetroublesoftheoutsideworld.

Horror filmsdefydescription.Thehauntingmusic, climbing body count and gore cater forthe hedonist in us. Personally, I would ratherwatch a poignant love scene.

Film is also a medium that governmentsfear, and when one speaks truth to power, allmeasures are put into place to dilute the mes-sage. If the content is too revealing, draconiansteps are taken – even banning of material orsevere censorship of the filmmaker.

The Overstrand serves as a location in theindustry. We should develop the movie busi-ness by training filmmakers and setting upproduction companies in the region.

For the recordFor the recordI refer to your article “Bot River given a gap”in the above issue of Gazette, and would liketo point out that the decision to open the Botmouth had absolutely nothing to do with theWhale Coast Conservation’s breaching sub-committee.

They played no part whatsoever in the deci-sion. The decision to artificially breach wasmade by a sub-committee established in termsof the Mouth Management Plan, comprisingfour persons – the Bot River Estuary Forumchairman, the Overstrand Estuary Manage-ment coordinator, the Overstrand Munici-pality’s environmental manager and theCapeNature Boland area manager.

The criteria taken into consideration as setout intheMouthManagementPlanfor theBot–Kleinmond Estuary System formed the basisof the decision to breach.

ROBIN PERRINSActing chairperson of the Bot River Estuary Forum

THE ABUNDANCE OF SPRING: Spring has made an emphatic entrance through the landscape, buta little more hesitantly through the weather. But the beautiful scenery around us can certainly beenjoyed on its own terms while we wait for the weather to play catch-up. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Beautiful gesturesSpring is synonymous with new beginningsand quite fittingly it is also Arbor Week from1 to 7 September. During this time, trees areplanted to bring nature into our communitiesand make a stand for the healthier side of life.

Arbor Day orginated in 1872 in the UnitedStates territory of Nebraska and was first cele-brated in South Africa in 1983.

Localgovernmentdoesmakeaneffort totaketrees into disadvantaged areas, but how won-derful it would be if residents joined them inthis effort and collectively planted a mass oftrees in thedryanddustystreetsofpoorercom-munities.

The gesture would be greatly appreciatedand the impact would undoubtedly be positivein its encouragement of beauty andpride, evenamidst poverty.

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Alzheimer’s in focus this monthEvery year since 1994, Alzheimer’sassociations across the globe haveunited on 21 September to recog-nise World Alzheimer’s Day. Thisyear marks the launch of the firstinternational month-long cam-paign, World Alzheimer’s Month.The theme for 2012 is Dementia:

Living Together. Awareness-rais-ing activities will take place acrossthe world over the 30 days of Sep-tember, focusing on reducing thestigma associated with dementia.

The World Alzheimer Reportshows that there are interventionsthat are effective in the early stagesof the condition, and that there isa strong economic argument in fa-vourofearlierdiagnosisandtimelyintervention.For this reason, Alzheimer’sSouthAfrica ispreparing forWorldAlzheimer’s Month by planningevents that raise awareness aboutdementia.Theseincludetheannualseminar inJohannesburg, an infor-

mation day in Port Elizabeth, andaseriesof talksandastageperform-ance in the Southern Cape. Detailsof these events can be found on thenews page of www.alzheim-ers.org.za; phone the national hel-pline on 0860 102 681.A series of talks will also be heldon 13 and 14September inSomersetWest.To attend the talks contact Jim-my on 0 021 851 6886 or at 2 jim-my@livewellsa.co.za.

Lentedag by RivendellAs die nuutste lid van die Botri-vier-wynroetehetdieboetiek-wyn-plaas Rivendell op die hoek van dieR44 en R43 deelgeneem aan diejaarlikse Botrivier Lentenaweek-feesvieringe met ’n kosmark,kunsuitstalling, lewende musieken ’n spesiale pienk spyskaart.

In pas met die fees se pienk tema,hethulleookoordienaweekhulnuweRosé bekendgestel.Talle mense het Saterdag opgedaag

om Lentedag by die bistro deur tebring, en die kinderswas verheug ommet Wetsi, die draadrenoster, kenniste maak. Wetsi is ’n replika van dierenosterwesie,Metsi,wat ’nambassa-deurgewordhetvirdiébedreigde spe-sie.Rivendellhetbydiégeleentheidook’n memorandum onderteken om hulondersteuning aan Whale Coast Con-servation (WCC) se Red die Renoster-projek toe te sê. Daarvolgens onder-neemhulle omdie boodskapuit te dra

dat die renosterspesie bedreig is endie mens se beskerming nodig het, enom ’n finansiële bydrae deur middelvan verskeie inisiatiewe te maak.Die kinders het hulle besig gehoumet inkleurwerk en speletjies, en hetvrolik deur die wingerd baljaar ter-wyl die ouers rustig die heerlike kosen wyn kon geniet.Rivendell Bistro is elke dag oop virontbyt,middagete, koffie enwynproe.Skakel 028 284 9185 of besoek www.ri-vendell-estate.co.za.

Die kinders het dit geniet om kennis te maak met Wetsi, die draad-renoster. Hier (van links) is Nickolas en Chloe Sleenhof, KyleScorgie, Daniel Carr, Lucy Pringle en Josephine Carr. FOTO’S: HEDDA MITTNER

Norah Hudson van Rivendell en Rob Fryer van Whale Coast Conservation (WCC)teken die memorandum waarin Rivendell hul ondersteuning aan die WCC renoster-projek toesê. Langs Rob is Sheraine van Wyk, WCC se Eco-Schools koördineerder,(agter) Brandon Scorgie van Rivendell, Mike Bayer, voorsitter van WCC en Alda duPlooy, ’n vrywilliger van die renoster-projek.

Norah Hendriks, Wilna Hendriks, Elmien Naudé vanWalker Bay Art Gallery en kunste-naar James Robertson het by die Lentedag by Rivendell kom uitspan.

Die Stoepsitters boere-orkes het Saterdag musiek gemaak by die Botrivier-basaar.

PIENK EN PLESIERIG:Angeline Marais en Ma-riska Plaatjies het Sater-dag die koue trotseer enmet hul warm glimlagtebesoekers byWildekransverwelkom.FOTO’S: ANNETTE THERON

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Rooiels – from lawlesshideaway to tranquil getawayROOIELS

Strandlopers of the Chainoqua tribe,runaway slaves and sailors used to in-habit the caves and small beaches in theRooiels area. At times they conducted areign of terror, causing severe problems.

The farmWaaygatbecamethepropertyof Adrian Louw in 1760, and after him thatof his son, Jacobus. In 1899 the Walshbrothers bought the land, and in 1930Hangklip Beach Estates became theowner when Youldon, Porter andClarence bought the farm for £20 000. Roo-iels was laid out on a section of the farmand proclaimed in 1942.

More than one coastal town wasplanned and laid out in distant Johannes-burg and promulgated there.

This was the case with Pearly Beach andwith Rooiels. Beautiful full-colour bro-chures of the proposed towns, showingwhere two hotels, a school and even an air-port were going to be built, were compiled.In her booklet, simply titled Rooiels, RitaBlakerelateshowtheseadvertisersshowedboathouses on the Palmiet River and a golfcourse in their plans.

True development at Rooiels stood virtu-ally still until after World War II, when thenew road, Clarence Drive, from Gordon’sBay was opened. In 1942 a radar station hadbeen built at Rooiels to monitor naval activ-ities along the coast. Two radar screenswere erected at Hangklip and Betty’s Bay.

These were shrouded in secrecy. Today,the buildings accompanying the former arepart of the Hangklip Hotel, and at Betty’sBay the erstwhile barracks have becomeMooihawens. Since the old road fell shortof military requirements, construction ofa new road commenced in 1942. Italian pris-

oners of war worked on the project. A per-mit was required to travel on this road.

Previously, the only way to reach Rooielswas via Sir Lowry’s Pass and a low-waterbridge over the Palmiet River, so the newroad was a real improvement.

The first shops were opened in 1970. Es-komelectricitywaslaidonin1992.Between1991 and 1998 the people of Rooiels were en-gaged in a fierce battle with Somchem, asubsidiary of Armscor. The latter had ob-tained the rights to utilise the area aboveRooiels as testing grounds for ammunition.This would have caused untold ecologicaland other damage. Rooiels won the battleand Somchem withdrew in 1998.

In its short existence, Rooiels has accu-mulated a wealth of stories about fires,shipwrecks and deserters, and even ghosts.It has a very pleasant swimming beachcalled Waaigatbaai.

A number of well-known film actors ownproperty at Rooiels. For instance, the ac-tress Trix Pienaar has made a refurbishedtrain carriage her home.

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Wall of Fame honours donorsThe Hermanus Animal Welfare Society(HAWS) is renovating its buildings to accom-modate its own clinic for treating welfare cli-ents’ animals.

As it stands, dogs and cats needing treatmenthave to be sent to private vets, but when theupgrades are completed participating vets willbe able work from the society’s own clinic.

This will be especially helpful when animalsneed to be sterilised.

However, the society is in desperate need offunds to complete the clinic, and especially toinstall fibreglass hospital cages that are easy

to clean and insulate.The society is putting up a wall of fame on

its premises, and anyone who donates overR1 000 towards the clinic will have their nameadded to the wall.

) If you would like to help the society com-plete its clinic, please consider making an elec-tronic funds transfer to the HAWS.

Donated building materials would also bedeeply appreciated.

For any further information, including bankdetails, please give get in touch with Ilze Smithby calling 0 082 856 8391.

ERKENNING VIR HARDE WERK: Hierdie groepie studente van Boland College-Kleinmond Kampus –op die Mthimkhulu- perseel geleë – het Vrydag 17 Augustus hul gradeplegtigheid op Worcester saammet ander studente bygewoon. Hulle is (van links) Candice Louis, Denzil Davids, Lindy Marais enEgan Swarts. Hulle is ook van die eerste groep studente wat opleiding aan Boland College op Kleinmondontvang het. FOTO: VERSKAF

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DEON JOUBERT

Kiekieklub – ’n Grootse Poging virfynbos.Aangesien kaartjies verkoop is vir

sop en heerlike tuisgebakte broodvoor die vertoning begin het, het dieverrigtinge in die Kerksaal plaasge-vind. ’n Stewige bedrag is ingesamelter stywing van die Fynbos Dienssen-trum se fondse. Baie dankie aan Ave-ryl Pepper en haar span wat verant-woordelik was vir die voorbereidingvan die eetgoed.Hierna hetWicus Leeuwner vir ons

sy aanbieding gedoen wat hy “Cele-brating Nature” noem. Wat ’n pragti-ge manier om die Hand van ons Skep-per inelke toneel omons indienatuurte kan bewonder. Sy uitstaande foto’sgekombineer met lieflike musiekneem jou op ’n vlug wat nie maklikvergeet sal word nie. Sy foto’s het onsdeur die Overberg geneem en daarnahet ons ’n draai gemaak by De Hoopse pragtige sandduine.Toe kon ons die blomme van Nama-

kwaland bewonder met gesigte vanplate blomme asook nabyskote waaronsindiehartvandieelkeblomgekykhet.DieRichtersveldseberge, rotsfor-masies,kokerbomeenvergesigte isel-

ke fotograaf se droomenas ’nmeestersy foto’s met jou deel is dit ’n reis watjou elke keer na jou asem laat snak.Die volgende stopwasdiewilde per-

de van die Namib. Wat ’n pragtige ge-sig as ’n perd op sy agterpote vasge-vang word asook ’n merrie met haarvul wat ’n slukkie melk soek. Perdewat aanstap na die watergat met ’nwolk stof wat hulle agtervolg op dieuitgestrekte vlaktes bly maar mooi.Dievertoningisafgesluitmet ’nver-

sameling foto’s van Sossusvlei enDooievlei. Die kontraste tussen lig endonker van die duine is ongelooflik.Woorde ontbreek omal diemooi te be-skryf wat in hierdie aanbieding vanWicus saamgevoeg is. Ons kan maarnetonshandesaamslaanendankbaarwees vir die voorreg om dit te kon er-vaar.Baie dankie Wicus.Ons kompetisie met die tema “Kin-

ders” het soos verwag baie inskry-wings gelok enMichael Flemminghet‘n reuse-taak gehad om die wennersaan te wys. Hy het die foto’s bespreeken die volgende wenners aangewys:Eervolle vermelding – Hennie Beu-kes, Elsa Crous, Deon Joubert, Chris-toKok, enTobiLeonhard. Indie derdeplek Nico Jacobs, tweede Frans van

der Merwe en in die eerste plek PietaPieterse.’n Foto wat Pieta Pieterse ingegee

het vir kommentaar, wat gewoonliknie in aanmerking kan kom vir prysenie, is deur Michael uitgesonder enmet ’nmeriete toekenning vereer. Ditis net die agste foto in die Klub se ge-skiedenis wat so vereer word. Veelsgeluk aan die wenners. Die wenfoto’sword by Kleinmond Apteek, Spar Su-permark, Kleinmond-biblioteek en indie Kerksaal vertoon.Dankie aan ons borge wat ons help

om van die Kiekieklub ’n sukses temaakenbyname isditKleinmondSu-perspar, Kleinmond Apteek, ASK Se-curity en Montagu Padstal.Ons volgende byeenkoms sal op 25

September om 19:00 in die Biblioteek-saal plaasvind. Die kompetisie se te-ma is “Emosies” en moet nie later as12:00 op 21September 2012 ingehandigword (in my posbus).Maryna Loubser sal vir ons ’n aan-

bieding doenvanhul onlangse toer naTurkye.Die reëls vir u inskrywings bly die-

selfde, met ’n maksimum van twee fo-to’s per persoon en die foto’s moet as-seblief ’n “Jumbo” (15 x 10mm)groot-te wees wat op ’n B4 (die helfte vanA4) vel ligte wit karton gemonteer is.Onthou ook om wondergom te ge-bruik om die foto’s te monteer.Ons program vir die jaar is soos

volg:Tema’s:September–Emosies.Okto-

ber–OpekategorieenNovember–Sel-fone.Daar sal ook ’n werkwinkel aange-

biedwordmetkamera-tegniekeenna-by foto’s in Oktober.Sien julle daar,maar onthouom jul-

le kamera’s te laat werk, werk, werk,werk.Kontak Deon Joubert (028) 271 3069

\ 082 412 5976 of Yvonne Olivier (028)271 5180 vir enige verdere inligting.Dagboek:21 September: Foto’s vir die kompe-

tisiemet die tema “Emosies”moet nielater as 12:00 ingehandig word nie.25 September: Die Kiekieklub by-

eenkoms om 19:00 in die Biblioteek-saal.Die inskrywingsvirdiekompeti-sie met die tema “Emosies” sal beoor-deelword.MarynaLoubsersalvirons‘n aanbieding doen van hul onlangsetoer na Turkye.

Meriete toekenning: Pieta Pieterse

Eervolle vermelding: Tobi Leonhard

Eervolle vermelding: Christo Kok

Eervolle vermelding: Deon Joubert.

Eervolle vermelding: Hennie Beukes

Eervolle vermelding: Elsa CrousDerde plek: Nico Jacobs Tweede plek: Frans van der Merwe

‘Ou snoekgronde’deliver the goodsTHEweatherlastweekendwasnot conducive to shore an-gling, although anglers whofound protected spots in theGordon’s Bay area reportedsome good catches.

Both the Gordon’s Bay har-bours (Harbour Island and oldharbour) offer some good spots tofish from,both inside andoutsidethe harbour walls.Just after dark and very early

in the morning, both venues de-livered white steenbras, kob andother bank fish, although the wa-ter is pretty cold.The inside and outside of the

Gordon’s Bay harbour are sandy,and saturated with prawns and afew species of worm.Whenfishing in thedark,green

glow beads are always a good bet.White steenbras seem to be at-tracted to them.This time of the year is also ide-

al for galjoen and steenbras fish-ing off Mosselbank in front ofHarmony Park.These open sandy stretches be-

tweenthereefsalsohaveanabun-danceofwormandprawn,andbe-hind Mosselbank the tidal swim-ming pool is an excellent place topump prawn and worm.Hardy anglers who are able to

wade out to the Torinkie reef,which is on the right-hand side ofMosselbank, oftenmanage to bagwhite stump, white steenbras,dassie and galjoen on prawn orvery fresh mussel.A few years ago the Steenbras-

gat area, which is situated on theleft side of the swimming pool,was more accessible when thearea was not fenced off and theroad leading to the spot was notclosed.Steenbrasgat is easily seen as

the reef is steeply peaked, andeven during high tide it can beeasily reached and safely mount-ed.Boatangling lastThursdayand

Friday was very fruitful, withsnoek caught in many placesalong False Bay, but last Satur-day thewind and swell preventedmost craft from entering the wa-ter. Even the WP Inshore Westleague boating competition wascancelled due to the inclementweather.The weather last Sunday only

allowed a few larger boats tocatch a few snoek well inside ofCape Point.

LastMonday quite a number ofsnoekwere caught from the CapePoint area.Professionals who went out

fromGordon’sBayharbourtothe“ou snoekgronde” had up to 100large snoek per man.A few craft that went out at

Hangklip Bay also had reasona-ble catches. Steven Grobbelaar,who ventured out in a “kreef bak-kie”, caught 100 snoek alone.The snoek price varied from

R35 to R50 on the slipway.The newly built fish-cleaning

building has become a very con-troversial issue of late due to thefact that the facility has beenlocked during this recent unprec-edented snoek run.The official in charge of the

keys and building, JohannesHendricks, explained that thecleaning of fish has become ama-jor health hazard due to the factthat the tender to clean and re-move the bins from the fish-cleaning building has not beenissued,andthereforethebuildinghas been locked.He said to fill thebins and leave

them inside or outside the build-ing would cause another majorhealth problem. Many ratepay-ers, fishermen and fishmongerswish this debacle to be cleared upimmediately by the health de-partment and town councillors.The passing away of well-

known fishing personality Clive“Stumbo” Mason, and the morerecent death of Dirk Koch, also aprofessional fisherman, came assad news for family, friends andour fishing fraternity.

) For all your reel repairs andservices contact Art on0 021 854 3831Sendyour fishingnewsandpho-

tos to2 bjridgway@telkomsa.net

Strand shore angler Robert Walker holds up the fine six-kilogram white steenbrashe caught from Strand beach on Saturday 25 August.

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Ashwin ploeg terug in streek met skoletoernooiAshwin Willemse en die Greensmile Founda-tion hetVrydag 24Augustus die finaal van dieGreenSmile Foundation-rugbytoernooi in Ca-ledon aangebied.Agt skole het aandie finaal deelgeneem,wat

bestaan het uit die bowl, plate, shield en cup-uitspeelwedstryde.Die agt skole het tydens die Suid-Boland-li-

gawedstryde uitgespeel om vir die finaal tekwalifiseer. Die betrokke skole is deur Ash-win geidentifiseer om aan die kompetisie teelte neem om die spelers meer blootstelling tegee en daardeur rugby te laat groei.Volgende jaarsaldieskole in ’ndeurlopende

kompetisie deelneem, punte opbou en dan so-doende kwalifiseer om in die finaal te speel.HawstonSekondêrisaswennersvandiedag

gekroon en het die Son-wisseltrofee gewendeur Emil Weder Sekondêr te klop.

Die gees waarin die kompetisie gespeel is,asook die atmosfeer wat geheers het, het dieuitslae vandiewedstrydeoorheers.Rugbyhetop dié dag geseëvier en bande is gesmee.Die deelnemers hetmet die blootstelling nu-

we doelwitte vir hulself gestel om nie net asspan te groei nie, maar ook as individue.Namens die deelnemende skole: Swartberg

Sekondêr, Albert Myburgh Sekondêr, Gans-baai Adademia, Hawston Sekondêr, De RustFutura, Groenberg Sekondêr, Villiersdorp Se-kondêr en Emil Weder Sekondêr wil die skoolgraag vir Ashwin dankie sê omdat hy terug-ploeg in die streek waar hy grootgeword het.Opregte dank ook aan die kunstenaars vir

die wonderlike atmosfeer wat hulle geskephet, aan plaaslike besighede vir hul bydraes,asook al die borge wat die glansryke dagmoontlik gemaak het.

Ashwin Willemse met Alex Kleinsmith op die dag.FOTO: ANDRÉ DE BRUYN

Football Foundation kicks it forwardEmployees of the Football Foundation of South Africa (FFSA),together with a group of volunteers, recently donated clothingto the Hawston community.The itemswere originally donated by theMarcos Senna Foun-

dation in Spain. Senna, a Brazilian-born footballer who playsforVillarreal, visited theFFSAearlier this year.After returningto Spain he set about collecting T-shirts and shorts from footballclubs to donate to the FFSA in Gansbaai.“Wanting to share this amazing gift, our staff has beenvisiting

various communities in theOverberg delivering clothing,” saysNatasha Bredekamp, project coordinator.ThegroupvisitedStAndrew’sChurch, aswell as theOverberg

Community Hospice and Jubilee Haven.

Jesse Beesems, Kon-stantin Koerner, Bulela-ni Mtobela, DavidKnuffman and Mziyan-da Matiwane bore giftsof clothing to womenand children in Haw-ston in celebration ofWomen’s Month.

David Knuffman shows a box full of clothing given to patients at the Overberg Community Hospice.

’n Heerlikevoorsmakie virBotrivier-uitdaagMARIA HERBERT

Met die koue wat wyk en lente wat wink, isdithaas tydomvoor tebereivirdieopwinden-de agste Botrivier Van der Stel Pas Uitdaag.Botrivier kom Saterdag 27 Oktober tot ’n

stilstandvirdiehonderdebergfietsgeesdrifti-ges, stappers en drawwers asook deelnemersaan die gewilde historiese stap. Dit begin eneindig op die Botrivier-stasie.Die aanbieder is, soos gewoonlik, die Botri-

vierEducationFoundation(BEF).Fondsewatingesamel word, word gebruik om tersiêrestudie onder studente te bevorder. BEF spogmet 11 studente wat by verskeie universiteiteen technikons studeer. Dit is juis die ouersvan die BEF-studente wat grootliks verant-woordelik is vir die reëlings vir die Uitdaag.BEFisniemeerbeperk totBotriviernie.Daaris studente van Caledon, Kleinmond asookGrabouw in die mentorprogram.Die afgelope sewe jaar was die uitdaag on-

dersteun deur uithaler atlete van tot so veras Rusland, Australië en China het al deelge-neem. Vanjaar word 2 000 atlete verwag.Op 15 September om 09:00 uur is daar ’n op-

warmingstapvan10 kmasook ’ntweeuur lan-ge bergfietsrit op deel van die roete wat byBotrivier-biblioteek wegspring. Kom neemdeel aan hierdie litte-losmaak plesier. Bel Co-leen Hansen by 079 856 1995.Die 2012 T-hemp en kappie sal reeds te koop

wees op 15 September by die opwarmingstap.Inskrywingsvorms vir die wedloop op 27 Ok-tober is verkrygbaar byColeenHansen0 079856 1995, Botrivier Advies- en Ontwikkeling-sentrum by. Aanlyn-inskrywing kan gedoenword by die BEF webadres, www.bef.org.zawaar vorige wedloop foto’s en vanjaar se T-hemp en kappie ook te siene is.Daar is ’n gelukkige trekking van R1 000 en

kleurryke medaljes vir alle deelnemers.