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TWENTY–nine peoplewere left homeless,without food and shel-ter, when a tornado hitand flattened Eku-phileni Mission in Mu-den last Tuesday, 12November.

With no warning,aroundabout 5pmandinashortspaceof time,littleof theMissionwasleft as the wind andrain rampagedthrough.

Archbishop MBENdlela is appealing forassistance to rebuildhomes and buildingsfor the devastatedmembers of the com-munity. Supplies ofhousehold goodswould also be wel-come.

Anyoneable toassistis asked to contact theArchbishop at 079 4776531. Donations canalso be left at theGrey-town Gazette office onbehalf of the Mission.

Ekuphileni Missionis situated about 10kmfrom Muden.

29 left homeless by tornado

Roofs, walls and windows were tossed around and crumpled in the fierceness of the tornado last week.

SADLY, the advent of the early scorchingheatof summerhas resulted in fourdrown-ings of teens in the district, as they soughtrelief from the excessive heat. In all cases,there was no adult supervision and the po-licehave issuedanurgentappeal toparentsnot to allow their children to go swimmingon their own. On Sunday, three childrenfrom Matimatolo went swimming withsome of their friends in a dam on the farmSunnyside.

Twelve year old SiyandaMkhize and two14 year old friends got into difficulties inthe water and disappeared. Their friends

ran to alert the families, who in turn calledthe police.Whilst the distraught family andcommunity members helped search, thepolice found the body of the 12 year old.The Pietermaritzburg search and rescueteamwere then called in and recovered thebodies of the other two.

Two weeks ago the body of a 14 year oldgirl was recovered from the crocodile in-fested Tugela River. Lieutenant ColonelMinnaar told theGreytownGazette that theyoung girl from Durban, had been visitingfamily at Mphise and had decided to cooloff in the river when she disappeared.The

Provincial Dive Unit was called in the fol-lowing day and expressed their apprehen-sion at entering the stretch of river whichis known to have crocodiles. LieutenantMinnaar and members of the Mphise com-munity held hands to enter the river to cre-ate a barrier so that the divers could go in.

However, a man next to the Lieutenantfound the body as they inched forward.Anurgentappeal ismade toall schools, partic-ularly in rural areas, to alert and educatechildren on the dangers of entering a dam,river or the sea if they are not able toswim.

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Entrance Fee: R10,00 per vehicle OVER the past thirteen years, Umvoti AidsCentre (UAC) has brought hope and qualityof life to thousands of people, young andold, infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.

At its annual general meeting held lastWednesday, chairperson Joan Dutton and

director Thulile Sikhosana paid tribute toall those involved in the many multi–facet-ed projects of support.

One of the mainstays of the UAC is thenetwork, throughoutmostofUmvoti,of132fully trained home based carers.

Their goal is to enable aprimary caregiv-erwithin a family to look after familymem-bers who are sick – daily home visits areconducted to such households.

Thehome–basedcarersprovidecounsel-ling, educate families on positive living andpresent health talks to communities andare kept updated on HIV/AIDS treatment.

During the last year, this incrediblegroup, undermanager S’ThandileMbatha,reached 2 300 males, 4209 females andover 1000 boys and girls.

One of the most serious adverse impactsof the AIDS epidemic is the number of or-phans and vulnerable children (OVC).

The social conditions under which theOVC live are checked out by home–basedcarers. ManagerWinnieNgubanesaid thattheOVCareprovidedwithanutritiousmealand school uniform, assistedwith registra-tionsandgrants, taughtparental skillsand,where required, emergency food parcelsare distributed.

This year, 238 boys and 296 girls havebeen assisted. This group is also supportedby the Drop In Centre where two childminders prepare meals and provide psy-cho–social support.

The Drop In Centre, with site facilitatorS’fiso Vilakazi, offers a safe and supportiveenvironment within the community for the

OVC.At the Early Childhood Development

Centre 33 children, from ages two to five,are providedwith essential life skills – twocentres based inMuden andEshane are al-so monitored.

The most recent addition to the servicesprovided by Umvoti AIDS centre is the StepDown facility which provides palliativecare to patients with life threatening dis-easeswho are not ready to return home af-ter being discharged from hospital.

Step Down is managed by Staff NurseKhosi Gwala and a team of nursing staff.

One of the most exciting projects – theScout and Cubs troops run by KujabulaChonco,reachover600youngsterswhoareencouraged in their spiritual, mental, so-cial and physical development.

With the emphasis on food securityprojects, such as one home one garden,school and community gardens are pro-moted by food security supervisor RoyRalph and Sithembiso Sokhabase (exten-sion officer assistant). Training in waterconservation, garden design and care,plant protection etc is given. Seeds andseedlings are distributed by the Depart-ment of Agriculture.

The variousmethods of planting as dem-onstrated in the training programmes canbe seen in the large garden at the Centre.

The lifeblood of Umvoti AIDS Centre’sworkandprojects is thedatabasemanagedby Lindelani Ngubane – this is compiledfrom the monthly reports submitted by thecareworkers so that up todate information

Bringing hope to thousands

LAST Tuesday’s storm wreaked havocin theKwasengearea (Makhabeleni), asfierce winds and heavy rain hammeredbuildings and trees.

At Esokheni High School, the mobilescience lab with all its valuable equip-mentwas flattened, and twoclassroomswere damaged as parts of the roof liftedin the wind.

Stationery stored in the science labwas spread around by the fierce stormand destroyed.

School Principal, DZMadlala, told theGreytown Gazette the science lab hadbeen established at his school last yearby the Department and was proving tobe a very worthwhile, positive additionfor science pupils.

The 32matrics writing final exams atpresent were using the lab to revise fortheir finals.

Anyone who can assist the school,please phone the principal at 072 2588638.

Storm flattens schoolscience lab

The remains of the Science Lab

THE theme of the Greytown garden clubChristmasmeeting was “A Green Christmas”,which demonstrated and highlighted howmuchmankindwastesunnecessarilywithourmassive throw away habits.

Recycle, reuse and up–cycle must becomewhat everyone applies to finding innovativeways to give most of our waste another lifeor use.

The talentedand innovativemembersof the

garden club committee highlighted how, witha little bit of creativity, Christmas need not bea time of mounting expenses. Members andguests were treated to an interesting demon-stration of how to make Christmas decora-tions from a variety of recycled material.

Old, incomplete jigsawpuzzles, toilet roll in-ners, bottles and polystyrene trays were allgiven new life as some very beautiful tree andtable ornaments.

Sally–Jane Crowe demonstrated the crea-tionofaverystrikingChristmastreetabledec-oration made from old magazines and cata-logues. In keeping with the theme of local tal-ent, guests were next entertained by thebeautifulvoiceofLouiseHillwhosangareper-toire of Christmas themed songs.

Under the ministrations of floral artist Ro-byn Adendorff, an old wire coat–hanger be-came the framework for a simple, but verybeautiful table wreath.

Adendorff also created a hanging wreathusing pieces of vine, recycled ribbon and ma-terial fromshrubs inher garden that requiredpruning.

Both of these beautiful floral works of arteliminated the need for the purchase of florafoam,plasticcontainersorexpensivebaubles.

After a very enjoyable and interestingmorning being entertained and learningaboutwhatcanbecreatedoutofwhatweneednot throwaway, everyonewas treated to a de-licious selection of eats and tea prepared bythe dedicated and hardworking committee.

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is readily availa-ble, and financemanager NolaRobertson out-lined the financialpositionof theCen-tre and fundingfrom varioussources.

Working in Um-shwathi Munici-pality,ThembaNg-cobo reported onthe the HIV pre-vention pro-gramme which isaimed at reducingnew infections byat least 50% – thehope was ex-pressed that Ng-cobowouldbeableto bring, at somestage, thissuccess-ful positiveprogramme toUmvoti Municipal-ity


IT’S an exciting opportunityfor talented young artists– the Greytown's Got Talentevent to be held on Saturday,30 November from 8am in theEnhlalakahle new hall.

The Greytown Police youthdesk, Department of Arts andCultureandMondihave joinedtogether to promote this eventas part of the awareness cam-paign against substanceabuseand teenagepregnancy.

Youth, art and culturalgroups in Umvoti, Maphumu-

lo, uMsh-wati, Msin-ga andMpofanaare invitedto take partin the com-petition inthe follow-ing:>> Kwaito>> Hip hop>> oetry>> Moderndance (isi-pansula,isibhujwa,breakdance etc)>> Ingoma(Isishame-ni girls andboys)>> Indla-mu>> Isigekle

The reg-istrationdeadline is24 Novem-

ber and forms are available atGreytown, Muden, Rietvlei,Kranskop andMatimatolo Po-lice Stations, at Greytown andKranskop libraries and theGreytownGazette office. Reg-istration is free and there aregreatprizes tobewon.For fur-ther information, please con-tact K. Selepe, Department ofArts and Culture, at 9083 5243331, Z Madonda,GreytownYouth Desk SAPS at 074 9303358 or X Gwabe, Mondi, at082 908 4660.

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Louis Hill of Greytown ap-proachedWembleyCollegetoas-sist inacheievingthisgoalaspartof a national initiative to collectbread tags in exchangefor wheelchairs for the dis-abled.

The quality of plastic used inthe bread tags is of an excellentquality which allows for recy-cling. Plastic bread bag ties are

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High density polystyrene hasthe number six polymer identifi-cation code and has a good recy-cling market value. Bread tagsand other high density polysty-rene products are recycled intocoat hangers, seedling trays,cornices, skirtings, outdoor fur-niture, poles and decking.

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GREYTOWN Station Commander, Lt ColMapalala, has issued the followingcrime prevention safety tips on behalfof the SAPS:

>>Whenwithdrawing largeamountsof cash at the bank, make sure that youare escorted by one or two friends. Donot accept help from strangers, ratherask the bank personnel;

>> Always ensure that there is an ac-ceptabledistancebetweenyouandoth-er bank clients. If a robbery takes placewhile you are at a bank, follow the or-ders of the robbers – do not confrontthem;

>> While shopping, never leave yourbags or purse in your trolley, howeverwell hidden by goods, or leave your bagorwallet unattended on a shop counter– not even momentarily;

>> Beware of pickpockets and neverkeep your wallet in your back pocket– hold your bag tightly and, if possible,across your chest;

>> Personal safety awareness: Becrime conscious – be aware of crimeopportunities at all times and be awareof your surroundings and the peoplearound you;

>> Know all emergency num-bers...trust your instincts;

>> Avoid talking to strangers – avoidgoing onto congested streets, that iswhereyouwill findcriminalspickpock-eting;

>> Avoid displaying valuables wherecriminals can see them;

>> Walk in well lit, busy streets andin a group, if possible; * Keep your cellphone away from the public eye.

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ABCSchützenfest – literally translated ‘thealphabet sharpshooter festival’ – is a tradi-tional welcoming ceremony for the GradeR class, hosted by the current Grade 1’s,towelcometheminto ‘bigschool’nextyear.In this year’s concert, held on Sunday bytheGrade1s,Pinocchio realised the impor-tance of having to go to school and also dis-covered that going to school was loads offun.

The Grade 1s then invited the GradeR class to join themon stage, to invite themto Primary School.

At Hermannsburg, we also traditionallyhonour those matriculants at the ABCSchützenfest, who have been at our schoolfromGrade1 toGrade12.This year,Thom-asKönigkrämer, NtokozoMsane andRein-

hard Köhne were presented with theirZuckertüten (cones filled with yummytreats) byMr Röttcher, HOD of the primaryschool.

On the Saturday preceding the ABCSchützenfest, it was sunblock – check, hats– check, hiking boots – check, before thefourth annual primary school sponsoredfun walk.The sun played along and the 81walkers

set off on the 10km walk just after 8am.After the lunch–time spit–braai, the dadsand lads played cricket before cooling offin the pool. A big thank you to all thosewhoparticipated, and also to our generoussponsors – Engen Greytown, the HMBSchoolTrust,NCTPMB,Pannar,MondiandUmvoti Repairs.

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(From left) Thomas Königkrämer, Ntokozo Msane and Reinhard Köhne were presented withtheir Zuckertüten (cones filled with yummy treats) by Mr Röttcher, HOD of the primary school.

Dressed up and enjoying themselves at the annual alphabet sharpshooter festival.

‘LETTERLAND,Letterland, therecanbenobetter land!’ At this year's Kindergartengraduation concert, the Grade R's invitedusall to join them in themagical Letterlandfor Kicking King's birthday.

We also got tomeet QuarrelsomeQueen,Noisy Nick, Clever Cat, Fireman Fred andall the other characters who make up theA–B–C.

All our Little Oaks from the (baby) bluegroup, the green group, the orange groupand the (Grade R) red group, all came up

on stage to be awarded certificates by theirteachers. Afterwards, theproudmomsanddads got to take home all their little ones'workbooks, artwork and ‘my body’ paint-ings, as well as a CD jam–packedwith pho-tographs of fun Kindergarten learning ac-tivities and field trips throughout the year.

Thank you to the Kindergarten and ca-tering staff for yet another enjoyableawards ceremony and for the treats after-wards – including a Zuckertüte for all thechildren.

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IT is vitally important that youare aware of, and know how toavoid, illnesses and problemsthat may result from vigorousfire fighting activity and expo-sure to smoke, dust and heat.

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Mr and Ms KZN Pageant2013TM

13 December 2013Closing date:

30 November 2013

Entry forms are availableonline at

www.gaylesbiankzn.orgor contact:

Thuli at 033 342 6165 [email protected]

REVEREND Tholakele Frieda Zuma(uMaMzolo), who served as a self support-ing priest of St Peter’s Anglican Church(Keate’s Drift St John branch), was born on14 September, 1943.

She passed away recently at the age of70.

Zuma passed her junior certificate atBuhlebuyeza High School with distinctionand matriculated at Msinga High School.

She took her teacher’s certificate atMbumbulu College of Education, proceed-ing to Vista University where she obtained

her senior secondary teachers diploma.She taught at Keate’s Drift Primary

School, Buhlalu Primary School and wasa founderofDumabemsolaPrimarySchoolwhere she was a principal until her retire-ment.

She did her theological diploma at col-legeandwasordainedasapriest inNovem-ber 1999.

She was called to rest on 19 October,2013.

Zuma is survived by her husband, sixchildren and 16 grandchildren.

TRIBUTEto Rev TholakeleFrieda (uMaMzolo)Zuma

SIR,This is to inform all residents that

Maphanga Road in Enhlalakahle will beclosed to traffic from3pmonFriday, 29No-vember until 8am on Sunday, 1 December.

The closure is because of the wedding ofDipha Sithole.

TheSithole family applied toUmvotiMu-nicipality for permission to close

Maphanga road during the times indicatedand the municipality granted this permis-sion.

The Department of Protection Serviceswill have traffic officers to patrol and assistwith traffic control as required.

The Enhlalakahle Taxi Association havebeen informed of the road closure.

The Sithole family

MaphangaRoad

CLOSURE

SIR,Despite a letter requesting information publishedin the Greytown Gazette some time ago, therehas been no reply as to why the hospital buildingis lying dormant.

There are bricks and screens and drums stillblocking half the road in our beloved and busyPine Street.

Even the drag racers have been put off!What will be the answer?Will the bricks go for free?Will the drums become someone’s braai?Will vagrants find a new home?Quo Vadis?

Bryan Paul

Pine Street pity

SIR,I have takenup twomatterswith Council

to which I have not had a reply:1) Whilst most Councils have stopped

supplying councillors with lunches, ourUmvoti Council, at themeeting on 17 Octo-ber, resumed this practice (this councillorrefused lunch) and also supplied lunch tomembers of the public who were present.Clarity on this matter is still awaited. CanCouncil afford this unnecessary expense?

2) On 4 November, Mr Roy Thomsonhanded me results of samples taken of ourGreytown water. The following day I hadameetingwith themunicipalmanager andexplained the gravity of the health threat

to residents and demanded immediate ac-tion.

TheMMsent the report on toUmzinyathiDistrict Municipality (responsible for ourwater supply) on the same day.

On13and15NovemberIrequestedfeed-back from our MM and have as yet had noresponse. Does anyone out there careabout the health of our residents?

DA Councillor Paul Buss

EDITOR’S NOTE:The Greytown Gazette also requestedcomment frm the Municipal Manageron the above but no response has beenreceived.

Does the UmvotiMunicipality

care?

READERS WRITE ...

THERE was muchjoy for the Sitholeand Mhlanga familywhen they receivedthe keys to theirbrand new RDPhouse in UmvotiWard 3 in Kwagud-lihlathi,Ntembiswe-ni.

This project hasbeen plagued by ru-mours for some timethat it was not goingto be completed. Butthe handoverproved the rumoursto be false.

Representativesof various Depart-ments – ward coun-cillor BG Dladla,chairperson of thehousing committeeMrPhungulaandMrT Mzimela of Stedonwere present.

Show house handed over

Happy new houseowners received the keys to their brand new home.


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BUHLEBUYEZASECONDARY SCHOOLPO Box 1485, Greytown 3250. Tel: 033 413 3023,

Fax: 033 413 3023. Enquiries: Zondi SN

REGISTRATION FOR 2014BUHLEBUYEZA SECONDARY SCHOOL

Abazali bayaziswa ukuthi abasukume bazobhalaisaabantwana abazofunda ngo 2014. Kubhaliswaabaqalayo ukuzofunda Ebuhlebuyeza kanyenafunda khona kulonyaka 2013. Ukubhalisakuvalwa mhlaka 29 ku Novemba 2013.

Izikhala zisekhona kuwo wondke amabanga8, 9, 10 and 11. Abaqalayo ibanga 8, 9, 10

and 11.Registration fee u R200.

Phuthuma mzali ungakhali uma izikhalaseziphelile.

DO YOU HAVE DIABETES?There is much you can do to control your diabetesand make your life a lot easier.Here are four quick tips from Health 24:>> Check your blood sugar levels regularly and takeyour medicine and insulin as directed by your doctor.>> Learn to recognise the symptoms of high andlow blood sugar. If your blood sugar is high, youmay have thirst, a dry mouth, blurred vision,frequent urination, weakness and tiredness. If yourblood sugar is low, you may feel nauseous, dizzy,drowsy, forgetful, irritable, sweaty and hungry.>> Follow a balanced diet consisting of all the foodgroups. Never skip meals and avoid junk food andsugary drinks. Go for whole grains instead of refinedstarches, eat fresh fruit instead of drinking fruit juice,and snack on veggies, nuts and seeds. If you needto lose weight, visit a dietician for a tailor–madeeating plan.>> Regular exercise not only helps to keep yourbody fit, it also helps to lower blood sugar levels,strengthen your heart and improve your circulation.Try to exercise after meals to avoid low blood sugars.

Four quick diabetes tips

DRESS UP DAY AT KPS

Kranskop Primary School held a career dress-up day conducted by DTMzolo at the end of October. It was a very successful and positivelearning curve for the pupils who carried out research on possible careeroptions and presented this information to their colleagues.

OFF–road motorcycling isone of the most popular lei-sure activities and is prac-ticed by millions of peoplethroughout the world.

The popularity of the sportin our local area is one of thefundamental reasons whyNew Hanover Prep and Pre–school hold their annual bikeride. It was held at Westclifffarm over the weekend of the10November,whereover250competitors took part.

The conditions on the daywere perfect and most ofthese riders raved about thecourse.

There were a variety of dif-ferent categories, including afun ride, where riders couldride as many laps of thecourse as they liked until1pm, a kiddies loop of 3km aswellasa30kmloopforalloth-er riders. There were alsosome very technical sectionsfor more advanced riders.Due to its popularity on thebiking calendar, it will un-doubtedly become an evenbigger event in years to come.– S Redinger

New Hanover Prep News

Panoramic view of registration area at Westcliff farm. It was a beautiful day for riding surrounded by picturesque scenery.

Darren Oellermann, New Hanover Prep's Grade One, kitted to the hilt,ready for his fun ride.


A relaxed and peaceful setting for your year-endfunction. MENUS AVAILABLE PER REQUEST.Stock up on your Christmas eats and treats

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At the top of Voortrekker St continue straight and follow the signboards.

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SMALLSSomething for everyone

IT is the start of the festive season.In this time of merrymaking,

South Africans should be carefulnot to let their fun end in troublewith the law, said Chantel Cronje,legal advisor at Legal and Tax.“With all of the temptations of thefestiveseason,manypeoplebehavein ways that are irresponsible andillegal,” she said.

Drunk driving:Many South Africans get the un-

wanted gift of a criminal recordduring the festive season after be-ing caught driving under the influ-ence of alcohol.

“Driving while under the influ-ence of alcohol is dangerous andgrossly irresponsible. Research in-dicates that 50% of people who dieon our roads have a blood alcoholconcentration above 0.05 gramper100 millilitres. Drunk driving kill,”said Cronje.

The National Road Traffic Actforbids drivers from driving with alegal blood alcohol limit of morethan0.05gper100ml, ormore than0.24mg in 1000 ml of breath.

That means that drinking morethan one unit of alcohol (roughlyequivalent to one drink) in an hour

will put you over the limit.The only way to be completely

sure that you will not be over thelimit is not to drink at all before youdrive. Alternatively, one shouldmake use of public or private com-pany transport services.

Penalties for drunk driving arestiff – it is regarded as a seriouscriminal offence.

For a first offence, your drivers’licence issuspendedforsixmonths,as well as being sentenced to a fineof up to R2000 and/or a prison sen-tence of two years (normally sus-pended for first offenders).

Your rights if youarearrested fordrunk driving:

If you are suspected of drivingdrunk, youmust allow the police totake a blood sample or a breatha-lyser test. Youmay be restrained tohave the sample taken if you at-tempt to resist, said Cronje.

The breathalyser reading, orblood sample, will be primary evi-denceagainstyouwhenyouappearbefore a magistrate.

You do, however, have the rightto be treated with respect and dig-nity, even if your own behaviourisn’t dignified. You will be held in

custody until you are able to postbail, which will normally be whenyou appear before a magistrate.

New Years’ Eve and Christmasnormally see the skies lit up by fire-works, but many South Africansseemunaware of the laws that gov-ern them, Cronje said.

Breaking the laws and regula-tionsaround fireworks isacriminaloffence.

Some points it is worth keepingin mind before you go and buycrackers include:

· Fireworks may be exploded onprivate property only;

· Most fireworks are prohibited:fireworks larger than 25mm x4mm, anything incorporating un-controlled flight, Roman candles,any firework not made with ‘blackpowder’ or anything that makes abang;

· Some municipalities havebanned fireworks. Others maygrant permission for fireworks tobe exploded in certain areas;

· Fireworks may not be sold tochildren under 16 years of age;

· It is an offence to allow childrenunder16 tohandleoruse fireworkswithout adult supervision.

Be silly...but don’t be reckless

Topaz occurs in a range of magnifi-cent colours and ina variety of sizes- the largest, found in Brazilweighed almost 300kgs and is ondisplay at the Museum of NaturalHistory in New York.

Pure topaz, when brilliantly cut,can be often mistaken for a dia-mond. Because of its rarity, topazis expensive - the most valued andrarest color is red.

Imperial topaz-sherry colouredvarieties of brownish-yellow, or-ange-yellow and reddish brown-

are the most popular topaz stonesand command high prices, as dopink colored stones. Brazil is thelargest producer of topaz, it is alsofound in Russia, the Ukraine, Paki-stan, Scotland, Japan and Sri Lan-ka.

Topaz was once thought tostrengthen the mind, increase wis-dom,; prevent mental disorders;tohavethepowertocoolboilingwateras well as excessive anger and toguard against sudden death. Pow-dered topazaddedtowinewasused

to prevent asthma and insomnia.Acure forweakvision called for im-mersing the stone in wine for threedays and nights, then rubbing theliquid on the eyes.

Citrine is yellow or golden yellowquartz usually found in a darkershade and mistaken for topaz.

Birth flower for the month isChrysanthemum said to representcheerfulness as well as abundanceand wealth. Meaning of the redbloom is love, white is truth andyellow stands for slighted love!

November has two birthstones - themodern is topaz whilst the traditionalis citrine.

DEONNelwasnotpresent at theat-tendance draw last Friday and lostout on R300.

This Friday’s attendance drawup for grabs is R400.

SteveMunawon theweekly Sun-day 9@9 on 17 November – entryfee is R25 and Richard Chiazzarisponsors a chicken for thewinner.

DATES TO DIARISE:29 November: Happy Hour30 November: MOTHS golf day7 December: Hackers bring and take14 December: Mascor monthly mug.

Greytown CountryClub news

IT was a good weekend.Out came the flowers and even

the bowlers blossomedwith a goodturnout enjoying the lush greengrass to play on.

It was pairs, pairs and still morepairs.

Clive Edkins and Jacques Min-naar were teamed to play BobbyPistor and Lizbeth Lubowitski– Bobby and Lisbeth took an earlylead with superb bowling and ittook an almighty six on the eighthend to turn the game around.

In the other championship pairs,ErnieWeyksandBryanPaul trailedall the way against Karen Cordyand Omo Dinkelman before endingpeels, 15–15 and the last end in theextra end went to theboys.

From the DITCH

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18 Clubs andMeetings

BETH Hatlaim Children’sHome AGM. Notice ishereby given that the An-nual General Meeting ofBeth Hatlaim Children’sHome will take place onWednesday, 27 Novem-ber 2013 at 17:30 at theBeth Hatlaim Children’sHome office. All wel-come!

THE Umvoti Fire Protec-tion Association gives no-tice that a special generalmeeting is to be held.Camera fire detection ison the Agenda. Date: 21November 2013. Venue:Greytown Country Club.Time: 17h00.

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42 Health andBeauty

CHIROPRACTOR. Grey-town Drug Store, 033 4132157. Dr White will beavailable at the Clinic onWednesdays.

47 PersonalServices

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STITCHINGS: GreytownJunior School dressesnow available. Also track-suits for all schools madeat Stitchings. Tel. 082319 0972.

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124 Flats to Let

1.SECURE 1 bedroom flatwith carport to let at R3380.00 per month incl.w&l available 1 January2014. Please phone MrsAshwell at 033 413 1141during office hours(08h30 - 16h00) for ap-pointment to view.

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LOCAL SERVICES

THE time is drawing closer for ourannualmoonlightmarketwhich isto be held on 3 December. Bringyour family and friendsand joinusat our carol evening which startsat 5.30pm.

This year we will have a selec-tion of savoury and sweet goodiesas treats while wandering aroundthe stalls.We have vendors sellingeverything from wire art to artsandcrafts, sheepskin slippersandother gift ideas for family andfriends.

For the entertainment of ouryounger members of the commu-

nity, there will be face painting,jumping castles and a slide.Summer league hockey results:Sexy Ninjas lost to the Untouch-ables 0–6, Bullets and Babes beatThundersticks 2–1,MudenHillbil-lies beat thePenguins2–1andTheRedshammered theD–stroyersbyfive goals to zero

There has been some superbhockey over the past few weeksand all the teams appear to bethoroughly enjoying the summerleague tournament. The highschoolpupils mustbecommendedon their enthusiasm and sports-

manship on and off the field.Please note that there are three

more weeks of round–robinmatches. The final playoffs will beheld on 4 December.

A big thank you to the followingcompanies for sponsoring prizestowards theSummerLeague:LinkSeed, Pannar, Umvoti Tyres andBracken Timbers.

Milla and Ludwig Herbst havebeen busy for many weekendswith tough open water swims,coupled with practical and theo-retical lifesaving lessons.Weare very proud of themas Lud-

wighaspassedhis level1andMillaher level three lifesaving certifi-cates.

On Wednesday, the Grade 5class went to Muden for theday. The class had an enjoyableouting, learning about many dif-ferent aspects to farming.The day started off with a touraround theDriemeyer’s pecan nutfarm, where Ansie Driemeyer ex-plained the intricacies of pecannut farming.

The class had huge amounts offun cracking nuts.

They were then treated to the

Maré’s peach warehouse wherethey watched the workers pack-age fruit which was extremely in-teresting and informative. It wasinteresting to note that the irriga-tionditchesusedbytheMaréfami-ly are over 100 years old.

The class also had a chance totry out their box making abilitiesand finally, were lucky enough toleave both venueswith souvenirs.

A huge thank you needs to bemade to Ansie Driemeyer and theMaré family for giving up theirtime (and farms) to host theWem-bley Grade 5s.

Window on Wembley

Trip to Star Bakery Grade 3 trip to Flag farm.

THEREwasa great turnout of 100plus oneat the annual bass fishing competitionhosted by Umvoti Agricultural Society(UAS) as a fundraiser for Golf 911.

This popular event took place on 2 No-vember at the Scope Dam Gazebo (Umvo-zana) in clear but somewhat windy weath-er.

First prize of R2 500 for the longest basswent to Zaahid Mia (52cm); largest carp to

Peri Naicker (3kg) and largest barbel wentto Percy Nagooroo (1.083kg).

The junior prizewent to SeanMeterwitha catch of 36.5cm. The heaviest bag of20.58 kg went to Julian Bhagdath. Therewere many lucky draw prizes as well.

The fishing-competition was a big suc-cess and the UAS is very pleased with theamount of money that was raised due togenerous donations and entrance fees.

Golf 911 Bass FishingCOMPETITION

Dave Carroll (R) giving Sean Meter his prize for the junior longest bass.


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FURTHER to lastweek’s article on the rais-ing of young pigeons, one must not forgetthe ringing of the nestlings.

This must be done not later than sevendaysasafter this time, itbecomesverydiffi-cult to fit the ring without the aid of Vase-line.

The reason for this is because the squab,as it is know, has nearly tripled its growthin this time.

At this stage of its life, it has now startedto strike as one puts his hand in the nest.

This is the squeaker stage, so called be-cause of the sound it makes as the parentsapproach at feeding time.

By this time, they are also starting tofeather and the parents are kept very busykeeping them fed.Around 14 days, the hen starts to feed lessand it is left to the cock bird to keep themsatisfiedwhile thehen starts to think aboutgoing to nest again.

It is advisable to put galley potswith foodand water in the nest boxes as the young-sters learnbywatchingtheparentsandwillsoon learn to eat and drink on theirown.

By twoweeks, theweaklings shouldhavebeen sorted out and strongest will survive.

At 21 days, they should be out of the nestand on the ground chasing the parentfor food, while also feeding them-selves.

They should also be flying to a perch.Care must be taken to see that they are

not savaged by older pigeons as many apromising youngster has been badly beat-en at this.

At 24 to 28 days, they must be in theirown section of the loft and caring for them-selves and flying round the loft.

By10weekstheyshouldbereadyforbas-ket training and learning the in’s and out’sof the racing game.

GREYTOWNRacing Pigeon Club

IT was perfect tennis weather on Saturdayanditwasverygoodtoseesomeofourplay-ers back on the courts.

Good tennis was played and some of theupcoming juniors also joined the adults.

The last tournament of the year at theGreytownTennisclub is theRoleyHillmensdoubles tournament on 8 December start-ing at 8.15am. The cost is R120 per racketwhich includes lunchand teaeats. Sectionsare according to strength and prizes areawarded per section.

Players of all strengths are welcome toenter.

The tournament will be sponsored byMascor and Umvoti Batteries and Tyres.Entries to Pierre Steyn at 033 413 9528 or082 772 5504 or [email protected] and Ian Hill at 082 786 9506 [email protected].

Good weather is predicted for the week-endandsowearelookingforwardtoseeingmore of you at social tennis on Saturdayfrom 2pm.

From the courts

KRANSKOP Farmers Association took thegolfcoursebystormonSaturdaywhentheyplayed in the annual golf 911 fundraiser.

Although it was only nine holes of golf,theyplayed“Americanscramble”, it lookedmore like theAmerican boleworm infesta-tion that takes place on a maize land andpastures.

Golf balls coming fromall directions, golfcarts coming out of the pine trees, caddies(children of the farmers) ducking for coverand many laughs, unmentionable wordsand just pure “boere plesier”.

St Cathryn’s golf members were teamedupwith the farmerswhoare not registeredgolfers, and tee’d off in a three ball format.

Now,as in farming, certainrulesapplied.All of the three balls had to use three

drives per team. Most of the non–golferssurprised the golf committeewith their tal-

ent for the game.St Cathryn’s became richer by four new

members who joined after the nine holes.Someof thechildrenhada fewshotsdur-

ing the game and were rather good, andif any parents would like their children tohave golf lessons and golf games underadult supervision during the holidays,please contact Piet tomake arrangements.

Results:First: Liekie Steyn, Mike Shuttleworth

and JP Geldenhuys – nett score of ninepoints oco;

Second: Heino Duvel, Rolf Konigkramerand Shaun Govensammy;

Third: Dusty Shaw, Siggy and SandraRudner – nett 10 points;

Fourth:PietNel, JeffNewlandsandHugoOrtman – nett 11 points oco;

Fifth: Rikus Kloppers, Carl Ortmann andErich Ortmann;

Sixth: Edmund Duvel, Bodo Ortmannand Gerard Gouws – nett 13;

Nearest to pin second hole: Heino Duvel;Nearest to pin ninth hole: Gerard with

an excellent two club.It is nowofficial that theStCathryn’s sen-

ior Frog team finished third in the alliancesection of theKZNGU Interclub. Thank youonce again for the support and sponsorsfrom all the companies and well wishersinvolved.

Please note that the Farmers Agri–CareMonthlyMug is to be played over theweek-endof30Novemberdue to thespring treat-ment on the greens taking longer thanwasexpected.

Reminder of the December mug on 14December, the AGM report back andmem-bers dinner that evening and the Mug ofMugs to be played on 15 Decem-ber.

Our family outing – and anybody elsewho would like to join us – is to EshoweHills on Friday, 27 December.

Supper this Friday night will be savourypancakes and salad, and sweet pancakesfor pudding.

To book for golf and or meals, pleasephone 083 269 1661.

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Greytown Gazette 20131120

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