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Wildekrans and Barton Wine Estates competedagainst each other at the Bot River Barrel Race heldon Saturday at the Shunting Shed in Bot River.Wildekrans was represented by William Wilkinson(left) and Danie Goosen, who were dressed for bat-tle. Article and more photos on p. 6.

PHOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Battle of thebarrels

Young man drowns at seaJANINE VAN DER RIET

A young man was lost in rough seas lastweek amid an encounter with enforcerstasked with watching over the ocean's na-tural resources.

Nineteen-year-old Steven Joe “Sai” Figajifrom Hawston is presumed to have drownedonThursdaynearBreakfastBayinOnrusaftertwo fishery patrol officers of the Departmentof Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)caught three men diving without licences at11:00.DAFF spokesperson Lionel Adendorf says

the three divers abandoned the bags they hadbeen carrying the moment they saw the offi-cers.One swam to shore, while the other two

swam into deeperwaters around 80 m from theshore.It was there that Figaji ran into trouble.His friend attempted to help him, but was

forced to swim to safety when the rough seasthreatened to overwhelm him too.“Our officers then took the unconscious Fi-

gaji out of the water and loaded him onto theNSRI sea rescue craft,” Adendorf says.Paramedics tried to resuscitate theman, but

they were too late to save him, and he was de-clared dead at the scene.The officers then found that none of themen

had diving permits. The two surviving diverswere taken into custody.“Our officers did not go back into the water

to recover the bags,” Adendorf says.Figaji’s parents, Genine and Timothy, are

devastated by their only son’s death, and say

they will investigate the matter themselvesonce his autopsy report is in.Figaji was a promising rugby player who

tookpart in theFNBClassicClash forHawstonSecondarySchool in 2010 and 2011.Hewas partof the school’s u.19 first team.“Saiwasaverygoodsonandapopular friend

to all,” his parents say.“He was good in sport and was an excellent

swimmer.“You could basically say he grew up in the

ocean.“Our hearts are broken.”Besides his mother and father, Figaji leaves

behind his sister, Timnecia.) A funeral will be held for Figaji on Satur-

day at 09:00 at the family home in CambridgeStreet, after which a service will be held in theAnglican Church in Hawston at 10:00. Steven Joe Figaji drowned last week near Onrus.

Kleinmond Gazette General - Algemeen Tuesday 30 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

Bags of Love need to be filledKERRY VAN RENSBURG

The Bags of Love campaign is again underway–nowfortheseventhconsecutiveyear.

Althoughtheofficial launchof the initiativewas rather low-key, the project is now in fullswingandindividuals,businessesandorgani-sations are encouraged to collect and fill asmany bags as possible with the basics on thegrocerylist–andafewtreatsaswell ifpossible– for those in need.Overstrand mayor Nicolette Botha-

Guthrie, the patron of Bags of Love, said thisproject, which reaches out to the poorest ofthe poor at Christmas, is very close to herheart.As a champion of the initiative, she told

those present that while she was at the hair-dresser she “sold” 10 bags to the salon.Bags of Love started in 2006 with 100 bags;

last year the project distributed 2 500 bags ofgroceries to needy families.The organisers hope to match and improve

on this target for 2012.Eastcliff Spar has committed itself to the

Bags of Love project once again. Store man-ager Christi Jooste said it was thanks to a dis-count from SparWestern Cape that the outletis able to offer the bags and the products usedto fill the bags at R105.Elsewhere the items on the grocery list

would cost around R120.

Bags can be collected from participatingchurchesand,oncetheyarefilled, theorganis-ers ask that they be returned to the placewhere the empty bags were collected.Those who wish to donate a large number

of filled bags to the campaign can pay for thebagsatEastcliffSpar,andthestorewillensurethebags are filled anddelivered to thevariouscollection points.A table containing the grocery items for

Bags of Love has been set up at Eastcliff Sparto make filling easier.Botha-Guthrie said instead of buying her

many family members Christmas presentsthis year, she would donate a Bag of Love onbehalf of each of them.If you’d like any further information, get in

touchwith oneof the initiative’s coordinators– Des Collins on 028 316 4434 or 082 824 1058,or Terence Whelan on 082 354 8175.

Representatives of several wine estates, along with Overstrand mayor Nicolette Botha-Guthrie, Eastcliff Sparstore manager Christi Jooste and the coordinators of the 2012 Bags of Love Project, attended the launchof the campaign in the Overstrand auditorium. PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

BelastingsvergaderingDie Belastingbetalersvereniging van Kleinmondsealgemenejaarvergaderingvir2012vindopVry-dag, 9 November om 10:00 in die GereformeerdeKerksaal op die hoekvan 6deStraat en 13deLaan,plaas.Die vergadering is die plek waar jy jou belange

in die dorpmoet kombevestig. ’n Groeiende lede-tal gee die vereniging die spierkrag om namenssy inwoners te praat en op te tree. Die jaarlikseledegeld is R30 per lid per adres.

Quiz fundraiserThe Overstrand Hospice re-minds all that its fourth annualquizanddinnerfundraiser issetto take place at the municipalauditorium on 10 November.The organisers implore

everybody to support thisworthwhile event. Buy yourtickets at the Hospice office at10 Hope Street, Hermanus.

Pageant with a vivid imageJoinVivid ImageBoutique for itsGlamourLadyPageant and enjoythe presence of SA Idols starHeinz Winkler.Members of the audience will

get to win loads of prizes whilethey enjoy belly, Latino and ball-room dancing performances –andofcourse the10 finalistsof thepageant with the announcement

of the winner. Cheese and winewill be served. The pageant takesplace on 15 December from 15:00at Europa Restaurant in Klein-mond’s Harbour Road.Tickets cost R130, and are avail-

able at Europa Restaurant, VividImageBoutiqueandPamGolding.Tofindoutmorecall IngridTayloron 078 724 3807 or 028 271 5907.

Cake andbook saleFisherhaven’s neighbourhoodwatchwill hold a cake andbooksale at The Haven in Fisher-haven onSaturday 3Novemberfrom 10:00 to 13:00. “Please sup-port this worthy cause,” the or-ganisers say. To find out morecall Pat on 028 315 1605.

SUPPORTING THE PLIGHT OF THE AFRICAN PENGUIN: Although AfricanPenguinAwarenessDaywasonSaturday13October, officials fromCapeNa-ture Overberg dressed in black and white on Friday and went around tovarious schools in the area to create awareness of the declining Africanpenguin population among our children. According to Edith Henn (commu-nity conservation manager: CapeNature, Overberg) many of the schoolsused the opportunity to give their pupils assignments to do on the AfricanPenguin, while others made penguin posters, drew pictures and even wrotepoems. One of the schools visited on Friday was the Paddakoor Academyin Sandbaai, where this photo was taken. Here, holding the penguin plightbanner are Sophie Jacobs and Elizabeth Bergh; (middle) AnnemarieMostert, Mac Beukes with Kayden Palm on her lap and Marelie le Roux;(front) Qasim Sultan, Liam Dipaolo, Shiloh Siebritz, Ruchan Dickson, Na-talie Beukes, Jevon Siebrits and Phello Tsobo.

DRAWN TO WIN: Local Woolworths store manager Robin Strecker (left) and foodmanager Anton Benji (right), as well as Sharon Small-Smille (Hospice board)and Heyla Schroeter from Don Adams Auditors, joined in the fun at a recentsocial Day Hospice morning for patients. The names of the three lucky winnersof the monthly Overstrand Hospice 600 Club competition were drawn amid thetinkle of teacups and aroma of food. Overstrand Hospice recently joined the MyVillage Woolworths programme in a bid to strengthen its fundraising efforts. Wool-worths Hermanus also recently donated a substantial amount of clothing to theHospice Shop. The monthly draw winners are Inger Ellis (R5 000), M Day (R2 500)and F Theunissen (R1 000). PHOTO: CHRISTINE TAIT

Hele familie welkom dié Saterdag by groot basaar op BettysbaaiAL gewonder wat jy eerskomende naweekmet jou vrye tyd gaan doen ofmaak vir ete?Jou antwoord is dieHangklipBasaar op Sa-terdag 3 November van 09:00 tot 12:00 in dieBettysbaai Gemeentesentrum.Van Saterdagoggend 09:00 af sal daar ’n

groot verskeidenheid potjiekosse beskik-baar wees – van skaapnek-, springbok-,hoenderroom- tot seekos- en afvalpotte. By-kans ’n duisend pannekoeke gaan ook ge-bakword. Dan kan daar ook nog heerlik ge-

smul word aan vars tuisgebak, tamatiebre-die, kerrie en rys, hamburgers enboereworsrolle en ook pannekoek en tradi-sionele basaarpoeding.Heerlike hoenderbraai-etes teen R30 per

ete (insluitend twee slaaie en ’n broodrolle-tjie) kan met vooraf-bestellings reeds dieVrydagmiddag, tussen 17:00 en 19:00 by diesentrum afgehaal word. Bestellings daar-voor kannou reeds geplaasword byHennieOlivier by 082 928 1419.

Winskopiejagterskanhulselfverlustig in’n verskeidenheid interessante tafels, soosdiehandwerk-,mans-, boere- en snuffeltafelwaar daar van vars vleis, groente en gem-merbier tot CD’s en koffietafel-boeke tekoop aangebied word.Laai dus jou hele gesin in, bring jou fami-

lie envriende saamenvolg die aanwysings-bordevanuitClarence-rylaan inBettysbaaitot in Disasingel tot by die Gemeentesen-trum.

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Man oornag vasgekeerJANINE VAN DER RIET

GenadevanBoisalwatdie26-jari-ge Byron Lombard van Caledon selewegeredhettoedie insleepvoer-tuig waarmee hy iemand andersmoes gaan red, self in ’n vol rivierbeland het.

Lombard het vir meer as vier ureop die bakkie se dak gesit en bid vir’n wonderwerk.Lombard, wat as insleepoperateur

virHermanusTowing/1stCallwerk,het Sondag in die vroeë oggendureomstreeks 12:30 uitgegaan ná hy ’noproep ontvang het van ’n vrou watmet haar twee kinders op ’n plaasbuite Napier in ’n rivier beland het.Die rivier, ’n sytak van die Karsri-

vier, is gewoonlik ’n onskadelikestroompie,maarmetdie aanhouden-dereënbuiewatdienaweekdieOver-berg plek-plek laat oorstroom het,het dit vinnig in ’n kragtige rivier

ontaard.Terwyl Lombard nog op pad was

na die toneel, het boere in die omge-wingdie vrouenhaarkindersuit dievoertuig gered. Die voertuig kon eg-ter nog nie uitgehaal word nie.Reinard Geldenhuys, hoof van

Overberg- distriksmunisipaliteit sebrandenreddingopBredasdorp,wasook op pad, maar ná die boere reedsdie mense gered het, het hy en syspanne die ondersoek afgelas.Lombard was nog op soek na die

plek waar die vrou vasgeval het, on-wetend dat sy reeds geholpe is, toesy bakkie deur die kragtige riviermeegesleur is.Hy het besef hy is in die moeilik-

heid en het ’n plan bedink om bo-opdie bakkie se dak te klim en vir hulpte wag. Sy selfoon het ookmet die ri-vierwater verdwyn.Vanongeveer01:00hethybo-opdie

dak gesit en wag, en hoop op ’n won-derwerk.

Geldenhuys het die Sondagoggend05:00 opgestaan en besluit om weertegaankykwaardievrousevoertuigis, minwetendvanLombard senoueontkoming.Geldenhuys het vertel hoe hy op

die plaas aangekom en per ongeluk’n verkeerde afdraai geneemhet. Diéfout het verseker dat hy, asof ge-stuur, afgekom het op Lombard, watsteedsbo-opdiebakkie gesit het.Gel-denhuys het sy spanne uitgeroep endie redding-swemmers het Lombardvan die bakkie afgehaal en na veilig-heid gebring.“Lombard het erg aan hipotermie

gely en was uitgeput ná vier ure indie koue,” het Geldenhuys gesê.Lombard se werkgewer, Wickus

Horne, sê Lombard is vir die weekby die huis. Sy oë is nog erg geswel,moontlik weens die vuil water.

“Hy herstel nog van longontste-king, maar ons is dankbaar hy is ge-red en hoop hy herstel spoedig.”

Byron Lombard (voor) word deur Richard Gouws, ’n vrywilliger van Overberg-distriksmuni-sipaliteit se brand en redding, gered ná sy bakkie deur ’n rivier meegesleur is.

Gospelfees tussen die wingerdeMaak nou ’n aantekening in jou dag-boekvirdiemeesopwindendendefeesvan die jaar.Die Gazette, in samewerking met

BolandMedia,bied op 1Desember dieBlue Rock-gospelfees op die Blaauw-klippen-wynplaas by Stellenboschaan. Dit gaan ’n dag van pret en ver-maak vir die hele gesin wees.Die150stalletjiesbydiegesinsmark

sal iets bied wat in elkeen se smaakval. Van vars produkte tot smaaklikekosenwyn,kuns,handwerkenmodesen dekor.Met optredes deur onder andere

Louis Brittz, Rouchelle Liedemann,Neville D, Ivan Siegelaar, Anders,Louis Loock van Romanz, Onbe-skaamd en Heinz Winckler sal daarnie ’n tekort aan vermaak wees nie.Vir die kinders is daar ook ’n optrededeurLuidkidzwatdieberge in lofsangsal laat bewe.Die feestelikhede begin om 10:00

met plaaslike sangers wat besoekersvermaak. Optredes sluit in Alban Pe-tersen, Kenny Simon, Starlit Sky,Heavenly Quartez, Elton Jansen, Ga-reth James, Henri Kriel, FrancoisLouw en talle ander.

Met die talle kos- en drinkgoedstal-letjies byderhand, kan jy gerus joukomberse, sonsambreel of gazebobring en ’n heerlike piekniek op diegrasgeniet terwyldiekunstenaarsop-tree. Daar sal ook vanBlaauwklippense internasionaal bekende wyn teproe en te koop wees.Terwyl ma en pa hul Kersinkopies

by die markie doen, is daar hope pretenvermaakvirdiekleingoed in ’nvei-lige omheinde gebied. Daar word ook’n spesiale doekruilstasie en ‘n moe-derskamermetTV-skermsopgerigso-dat nie een oomblik van die aksie opdie verhoog gemis word nie.Radio Tygerberg sal ook ’n reg-

streekse uitsending van die plaas afdoen en besoekers is welkom om dieaksie by hul buite-uitsaaisentrum tegaan bekyk.Veilige en gemaklike parkering is

beskikbaar by Tegnopark langs dieR44 en pendelbussies sal deurlopendtussen die parkeergebied en die plaasry. Vir diegenewat van ver kom, biedProtea Hotel Stellenbosch kamersteen R420 per persoon aan. Dit sluitin ’n aandete en vertoning na afloopvan die fees en ontbyt die Sondagog-

gend. ’n Kerkdiens word ook die Son-dag by die hotel aangebied.Die hoofvertoning om 18:30 sal ver-

sekerdat 1Desember ’nonvergeetlikedag van lof en aanbidding tussen diewingerde sal wees.Kaartjies is nou beskikbaar by

Computicket en kos R100 vir volwas-senes en R50 vir kinders onder 12. Ditgee jou toegang vir die hele dag ensluit alle vertonings in. Vir meer in-ligting skakel 079 716 4593 of e-posboo-kings@nuelight.co.za. Hou Gazettedop vir meer inligting.

Fellowship festivity draws throngs to weekend marketPIETA PIETERSE

ThispastweekendwasahighlightontheKlein-mond Fellowship Church calendar.Adelightfulminiaturecraftmarketwasheld

on Saturday morning; Kleinmonders turnedup in large numbers to buy fresh produce,boerewors rolls, home bakes and puddings,among others, and many welcomed a relaxingbreak in the tea garden. A flower festival inthe church rounded off the Saturday.On Sunday morning, a thanksgiving and

harvest service took place. The church waspacked to capacity, and the kind support ofcountless individuals will once again enablethe fellowship ladies to help many people inneed with festive food parcels.The organisers would like to thank one and

all for their loyal support.

The weather played along perfectly. PHOTOS: PIETA PIETERSE

Books and other treasures were available at the market.The baked treats kept people coming back for more. The farm-fresh vegetables were a hit.

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Nie oordeelNog ’n aspirante visserman, met ’n voorliefdevir die see, het die week sy lewe verloor in dieplek wat hy die beste ken: Die see.

Diedepartementvan landbou,bosbouenvis-serye vermoed die drie mans wat in die moei-likheid belandhet,was vermeende perlemoen-smokkelaars,maarvirsyouerswashy ’nstaat-maker seun, met ’n voorliefde vir die see,hengel, duik en ’n uitblinker op die rugbyveld.

Party mense voel as hy ’n stroper was, danis dit sy verdiende loon. Maar wie is ons omte oordeel?

Ditwas iemand se kind, iemand se broer. Ditbly ’n groot verlies en ’n tragedie.

’n Familie is stukkend. ’n Seun van 19 watnog nie eens heeltemal begin lewe het nie, isdood.Ouers is nie veronderstel omhulkinderste begrawe nie. Ons dink aan die familie in diemoeilike tyd.

Die menseras - vreemder as wat ons dink . . .Ons menseras is vreemder as wat ons dink.Kyk maar waaraan ons ons geld bestee. Na-vorsing toon dat wapens en oorlogvoeringons grootste nywerheid is,metmusiek in dietweede plek. Sonder om die saak te opper-vlakkig te beoordeel, dui dit op ’n ontstellen-de tweespalt in ons wesens.

Moderne breindiagnostiek bied fassine-rende insigte inhoeonskoppewerk.Deesdaekan jou kopvel met elektrodes versier wordwat presies aandui watter deel van jou breinbetrokke is by watter bedrywigheid.

Om van kleins af musieklesse te neem hetbyvoorbeeld ’n merkbare fisiese uitwerkingop jou harsings, nie net op die abstrakte deeldaarvannie,maar ook die fisiese. As ’nmens’n instrument leer bespeel, toon dele van joukop wat jou vingers, mond, arms en asemha-ling reël,meetbare groei, net so die sentrumswat simboliese denke, logika en selfs taal be-heer.

Van taal gepraat – ons verwys graag na

“primitiewe”mense sonder geskrewe tale segebrekkige uitdrukkingsvermoë, maar diefeite vertel iets ander. Van die oudstemense-groepe,dieEskimo’s,KhoikoinenSan,setaleis van die ingewikkeldstes op aarde. Verderis die geheue van praters van hierdie tale tal-le ordes skerper as dié van die meer ontwik-keldes,want alle kennis, veralwat oorlewingbetref, moet onthou word. Hulle begrip vanen insig in hul natuurlike omgewing is niksminder as verstommend nie.

En omdat hul tale soveel feitekennis moetoordra, is die semantiese digtheid daarvansonder gelyke: elke sinsnede kan meer, enmeer presiese inligting oordra as ’n bladsy-vol van die res van ons s’n.

’n Vriend vertel my van ’n oompie, ’n sto-kou vrygesel wat in die twintigerjare ná dieeerste reënsdikwels die diepKalahari binne-getrek het vir jag en biltong maak. Sy Mo-delT-Fordjie was uitstekend geskik vir diedoel,wantditwas(inteenstellingmetvandag

se 4x4 slagbodems) lig, hoog eneenvoudigomaan die loop te hou.

Die oubaas is eenkeer honderde kilometervan die naaste water, toe hy oor ’n sandduinry, en ’nklip ’n gat indiekar se oliepan slaan.Daar sit hy, stoksielalleen, sonder selfoon, ennet genoeg water vir ’n paar dae. Hy wag toemaarindiekarseskaduopsyonvermydelikeeinde.

Kom daar toe ’n dag of wat later ’n “rouBoesman”oor’nduin.Laasgenoemdebeskoudie petalje, wat vir hom so vreemd soos ’nruimtetuig vir ons sou gelyk het, met klaar-blyklike belangstelling en begrip. Oubaaswyshomdie gat inFordjie se pens endie olie-rige “lewensbloed” wat daar uitgeloop het.Ta besin vir ’n oomblik, vat sy pyl en boogen verkas – Oubaas neem aan dis maar dielaaste sien van hom.

Maar nee, ’n dag later is ta weer terug, vol-struis oor die skouer. Braai laasgenoemde sevetuit intweevolstruiseierdoppe,sny ’nstuk

boomwortel na maat, slaan dit in die Fordjiese stukkendepens engooi die vet indie enjin.Oubaaspakopenlaatwaai,ensyFordjiehaalmet gemak die naaste waterplek…fouriejh@mweb.co.za

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We should embrace change – not deny itBetty’s Bay resident Sylvia Vollenhovencelebrated two milestones this week – herbirthday and the launch of her film, ProjectSpear, a definitive visual depiction of statecorruption during the apartheid era and itsimplications for the present government.

Not to be confused with The Spear, theartistic exhibition of the president’s netherregions by BrettMurray,Project Spear is anattempt at unravelling the mystery of whathappened to the unaccounted billions thatwent missing from state coffers. It is alsoscheduled tobebroadcastbytheSABC.Well-known theatre personality Basil Appollis istheartisticdirectoronthe film,andusesmu-sic and dance to emphasise important seg-ments in the structure of the narrative.

Appollis currently has a play runningcalled Kaapse Stories, produced by RichardLoring in Cape Town. Vollenhoven has hadan illustrious careerasa journalist since the’70s, featuring stories under themost tryingconditions during those dark days. The filmis a necessary tribute to those who are com-mitted to revealing the truth.

It is a must-see dynamic, and we shouldinvite Vollenhoven to screen it in the

Overstrand. Why should film launches onlytake place in the urban areas? We have anuntapped resource of a large potentialviewership, and our residents should be ex-posed to the creative impulses of our localfilmmakers.

Ourpresent tourismmanagerwill be relo-cating to the Kalahari bushveld soon, andhopefullywe’ll get adedicatedandvisionaryreplacement, someonewho can bringmuch-needed exhibitions, film and book launches,music festivals, even visits to the townships– and of course added income to the region.

The Overstrand region has received aninflux of amazing talent in the business, cul-tural andpolitical arenas.Manypeoplehaverecently relocated from an urban environ-ment to our seaside towns seeking a quieterexistence and yet bringing so much energyand ideas to the Overstrand. We should beharnessing them in all endeavours, inclu-ding bringing them into our political, artis-tic and economic lives.

I think we are scared of change, so prefermaintaining the status quo. When you havethe same people determining the local au-thority, the same people sitting on the

church committee, the same people runningtheorganisationandthesamepeoplealwaysbeing in charge, you have a staleness inthinkingandanoutmodedwayof seeinganddoing things. We smirk when we read of in-ternational politicians wanting to be inpower for many moons, and yet we do thesame in our little cultural body.

Inmost cases, history shows that people onthe ground eventually effect those changesthemselves.We should embrace change, notdeny its capacity for empowering us.

Tribal Echo in SABC2 Jam SandwichTribal Echo in SABC2 Jam SandwichOverstrand ambassadeurs en musiekgroepTribal Echo uit Kleinmond het weer eens hulgewildheid onderstreep toe hulle deur die be-kroonderealiteitendokumentêretelevisiepro-gram,JamSandwich, genooi is omaanhulder-de reeks deel te neem.Jam Sandwich is ’n musikale realiteitverto-

ning oor die samewerking tussen Suid-Afri-kaansemusikanteuitdiverseagtergronde,wathul passie weerspieël en bewys dat musiek ’nuniversele taal praat.Musikantemoet noodge-dwonge buite die boks dink en unieke skep-pings, vry van kommersiële druk en konvensi-onele verwagtings, daarstel.

As gevolg van die aard van die samewerkingword kunstenaars bekendgestel aan nuweidees, markte en moontlik nuwe aanhangers.Deelnemers het slegs drie dae om ’n nuwe lied-jie saamtekomponeerenop teneem.Diekykeris betrokke by die hele skeppingsproses - ge-sprekke tussen die kunstenaars, die keuse van’n lied, die aanleg vandie tracks, die repetisies,die jam, die gevegte, die suksesse en die beste-ding van hul beloningsgeld - weliswaar ’n eks-klusiewe vratte-en-al insig.

Tribal Echo het eenparig besluit het om dieHangklip-Kleinmond streek as hul basis te ge-bruik vir die verfilming van die projek tussen2 en 4 November. Dit sluit in ’n ‘Mal oor jouSuid-Afrika’ Tribal Echo vertoning Saterdag3 November by die gewilde PeriScope Teateren Restaurant in Pringlebaai. Daar word ge-hoop dat ‘Die Tribe’ se teenparty in die JamSandwich episode – identiteit noggeheim–aandie vertoning sal deelneem met ’n vroeë weer-

gawe van die nuwe komposisie op die aand seplaylist.

Die vertoning word verfilm deur Jam Sand-wich en sal deel uitmaak van die nuwe 2013reeks wat op SABC2 verskyn.

Die deelname aan Jam Sandwich is net dienuutste van Tribal Echo se 2012 suksesse, wattelevisie optredes op SABC3 Expresso, KykNetFiesta as gas aanbieders, en KykNetDe Kat in-sluit. Tribal Echo voorsanger Frazer Barryverskyn ook in die nuutste uitgawe vanDeKattydskrif in ’n artikel wat fokus op sy liefde enpassie vir musiek, en sluit foto’s in van homsaam met plaaslike kinders in die Kleinmondhawegebied.

Die PeriScope het beperkte ruimte bespreekvroegtydig vir hierdie glansgeleentheid om te-leurstelling te voorkom, toegang ’n skameleR40. Bel 082 457 9403 of epos ali@perig-ators.co.za.

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‘I’m sorry if you‘I’m sorry if youhave not noticed’have not noticed’Responding to KM Adams’ column on serviceinsanity: Sir, strangely enough, your descrip-tion in the last paragraph – of “someone whowas always available to the community, dea-ling with everything from broken street lightsto road closures, and even making his tele-phone number available to the constituency”– sounds strangely familiar. You could maybehave added things like “penguins, baboons,pipe bursts, policing, community welfare, un-employment issues, sports fields”, etc.

Oh yes! And you could even add “speedingon Clarence Drive, encroaching sand dunes,roads, buildingregulations”…The list goeson.

I want to assure you that my pledge has beenand still is to serve my community and, morespecifically,myward(comprisingatleastsevenidentifiable communities). Side by sidewith 12other ward councillors in the Overstrand, I dothis to the best of my ability. I am sorry if youhave not noticed.

And by the way, my telephone number isavailable toall – amongotherplaces, on theoffi-cial website of the Overstrand Municipality.But in case you do not have it, it is 082 572 2711.

LISEL KRIGE, COUNCILLOR, WARD 10

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Bentleys breeze into townCILENE BEKKER

The real estate value of the park on the cor-ner of 11th Street and 6th Avenue in Voël-klip increasedbyvolumeswhen25Bentleyowners parked their vintagemodels on thegreen grass last Thursday.

The stopover in Hermanus was part of thescheduledseventh InternationalVintageBent-ley Tour of South Africa covering some4 500 km.The owners hail fromAmerica, Switzerland

and Germany, with the majority – 22 Bentleyowners – from theUK. Six of the Bentleys haveSouth African owners; among themwere Rob-ert and Maryke Middelmann of HoningklipDryflowers in Bot River, who drive a 1930Speed 6model. “When Imetmyhusband,” saysMaryke, “he was already playing with vintagecars. It was a school hobby. And I still comesecond!” she smiles.Theoldestmodel in the tourgroupwasa 1922

three-litre, owned by Stuart and Cindy Max-well of Grabouw.Tour organiser John White says Hermanus

is always included in his itinerary, and hasproved to be one of the highlights of the eventover the years.The group gathered for a quick cuppa and

a sweet bite with their Voëlklip hosts, andtimed it well to coincide with whales perform-ing in the bay like paid actors.After the teatime stop, the Bentley owners

opened throttle to Onrus for their luncheon atMilkwood restaurant.These cars may be vintage, but they can do

over 100 mph.Miles, yes. These wonderfulma-chines, designed by the EnglishmanWOBent-ley, are race cars.Woolf Barnato, son of Kimberley’s Barney

Barnato,was chairpersonofBentleyMotors inthe1920s,anddroveBentleys threetimestovic-tory at the 24-hour Le Mans race.

John and Jill May from Oxfordshire, England, have owned their 1930 Speed 6 model for 32 years. Besides the SAtour, other recent trips included drives to Germany, Turkey, Perth to Sydney, New Zealand and a race at Laguna Seca.About racing speed, he said the only limiting thing is the wind in one’s face. PHOTOS: CILENE BEKKER

Not owners, but proud sharers of the Bentley name – on the left and right are Kathy and Barney Mulock-Bentley,from Hermanus. With them, enjoying the display, are Kathy’s parents Sheila and Gerald Alanthwaite.

This was the fourth Internation-al Vintage Bentley Tour of SouthAfrica for Cedric and MandyCook, who live in Cornwall, Eng-land. He said their 1928 4,5 Lmodel has been a “member ofthe family for 30 years”. Shehandles beautifully, he added,pointing to the words on thebonnet: “A thing of beauty is ajoy forever.”

Do you know of a place called Sonesta?After the 1950s, when the nationalist govern-ment introduced separate development to thecountry, so-called “people of colour” werebarred from beaches, from living in “white”areas, and from entering hotels or cafés inthese areas.It was argued that different races should be

allowed to develop separately.In 1978 or thereabouts, the Coloured Devel-

opment Corporation obtained land on the BotRiver lagoon and built the Sonesta HolidayResort with luxury facilities to be used exclu-sively by non-whites.The complex comprised a large conference

centrewith dance hall and restaurant, aswellas rondavels and a campsite.Tom Bromley, civil engineer in charge of

the development for LTA Construction, hasbeen able to fill me in on some of the detailsof the project. He is now retired and lives inCape Town.In addition, Frans Esterhuizen of Fisher-

haven knows some of the history of Sonesta.Cape Nature Conservation eventually took

Sonesta over. In 1992, it sold the resort to theSteinmanns, who renamed it “Meer-en-See”(literally, “Lake and Sea”).Meer-en-See is situated 13 km before Her-

manusontheR43 fromCapeTown,ontheeast-ern side of the estuary. This scenic paradiseis tucked away right at the bottom end of theBotRiver estuary,where itmeets the sea. Sur-rounded by nature reserves, its “front gar-den” is the Bot River lagoon, which stretchesfor 12 km, up to the lovely white beaches withrolling waves as far as the eye can see.

The greatest variety of bird life in SouthAf-rica is found at Meer-en-See. At least 118 spe-cieshavealreadybeennotedthere,andalmost90% of the waders, immigrants from Green-land and the northern parts of the old SovietUnion,aswellas flamingosandsouthernrightwhales, are annual visitors to Meer-en-See.Oneof thenature reservesadjacent toMeer-

en-See is also the home of South Africa’s onlyherd of wild horses, which with a bit of luckmightbespottedduringahikeintothereservewith its stretches of beach, undulating grass-covered dunes, wetlands and lake on theKleinmond side of the lagoon.Accommodation offered at Meer-en-See

consisted of equipped rondavels and chalets,and a caravan park.The Steinmanns tried to maintain the pri-

vacypolicy of the previous owners, but to gen-erate funds they opened it to all races.

Unfortunately, they were inundated withbusloadsofpeopleoverweekendswhoshowedno respect for the privacy of the complex orothervisitorsor residents in thecamp, so theyhad to close the resort to the masses of dayvisitors and find other ways of generating in-come.

In 1993, they introduced conferences,wedding receptions and even Sunday meals.Theymarketed the rondavels andchalets, andthe resort was generally successful. Evengames of indoor cricket were started, andproved most popular with Hermanus resi-dents.

Slowly, the rondavels were sold to privateowners. At present all of them, as well as thechalets, are privately owned.

The caravan park was upgraded and let onlong-term. The land of the park was later sub-divided and sold to the 115 caravan owners,who became shareholders to a share blockcompany called Meerenbosch. The confer-ence centre eventually became a white ele-phantandwasdemolished,andthe landdevel-oped as Sandown Bay.

There are at present four groups of home-owners – Meer-en-See with the rondavels andchalets, as well as Meerenbosch, SandownBay, and Middelvlei.

The Steinmann brothers, Theophil andFrank,still ownsomeof theundeveloped land,but now live in Voëlklip and Franskraalrespectively.

FrankSteinmann,whogavememuchof theinformation on the matter, lived at Meer-en-See for 12 years before moving to Franskraal.

Play a part inBig BluesMusic FestivalWant toget involved inthenextBigBluesMusic Festival?The premier blues festival takes place

at Kleinmond Harbour on 1 and 2 Marchnext year, and everybody is invited toparticipate in a series of open meetingson the matter.The meetings happen at 17:00 on the

first Wednesday of every month (7 No-vember, 5 December, 2 January and 6February) at the Hangklip–KleinmondTourism Bureau.“This is where we discuss ideas and

plan our area’s biggest musical event to-gether,” the organisers say. They’re alsocalling on volunteers to work during thefestival. Volunteers will be expected towork at least one eight hour-shift, and inreturn will receive a weekend ticket val-ued at R250 to enjoy themusicwhen theyare not on duty.Volunteers will also undergo training

andreceive a certificate prior to the festi-val, which needs the services of around50 people on both Friday and Saturday,and20volunteerson the setupandbreak-down days – Thursday 28 February andSunday 3 March.“You are also invited to apply to host

the Kleinmond Kitchen at the festival, ifyou have some catering experience, area hardworker andhave a passion for tra-ditional Kleinmond fare.”If you’d like to run a stall for your own

profit, as long as it will attract festival-goers and fit in with the festival vision,then collect an application form from thetourismbureau.Preferencewill be givento community projects and organisa-tions.If you are interested in becoming part

of the Big Blues team, call Louise on028 271 5657orvisitherat the tourismbu-reau at 14 Harbour Road.

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Car boot saleA car boot sale will be held on 15 Decemberat the Lakeside Chapel in Wheeler Road, Bet-ty’s Bay.Take all your unwanted goods to sell for R50

percarboot.Thesalewill takeplace from09:00to 13:00. For more information contact Stevede Villiers on 028 272 9582 or 083 436 7231.

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Not just horsing aboutThe children, teachers,moms, oupas andoumas of Pringle House had a spellbin-ding encounter with three wild horsesduring an outing to Rooisand.

They also saw flamingos, pelicans and aterrapin on their recent sojourn.Hennie Smit used the opportunity to share

some valuable information about terrapinswith thegroup.Theoutingendedwithawell-deserved picnic.“The Pringle House team would like to

thank all the drivers, whose help is muchappreciated,” a spokesperson says.Next up, the team is planning to hold a

white elephant day on 10 November. “Anydonations are welcome, especially as this isaperfect time for spring-cleaningaftera longand cold winter,” the spokesperson says.Therewill be stalls selling foodanddrinks,

and lots to buy, so join Pringle House EcoSchool for a fun-filled day.Contact the school on 028 273 8853. The outing was a huge success.

Get your potjie to the podiumEvery year Gringos Pub & Grilland a group of volunteers host apotjiekos competition to raisefunds for a worthy cause.This year the fundraiser, tak-

ing place in Kleinmond’s Har-bour Road from 11:00 on 10 No-vember, will be in aid of Laer-skool Kleinmond.The competitionattracts quite

a few visitors, and promises tobeafundayfilledwithchildren’sactivities and live entertain-ment. Competition entry formscan be obtained from theHangklip–Kleinmond TourismBureaupriortotheevent,atR100for every four-person team.Thereare fantasticprizes tobe

won, including a three-nightstay for eight people at GoudiniSpa, and a zip-slide tour for four people in theHemel-en-Aarde forest.

For more information you can get in touchwith Deon on 082 813 5969.

There was a happy vibe at last year’s potjiekos competition.

Barrel race a great successANNETTE THERON

Severalwineries, aswell as theBotRiverhoteland Shuntin’ Shed entered teams to competein the fifth annual Bot River Barrel Race. Thisyear saw the venue change from the Bot Riverstation to theBotRiver squarewith food stallsand livemusic. Thewinning team thatwalkedaway with a new wine barrel to the value ofR7 500wasPaardenkloofEstate,withAnysbosin secondplace,Gabriëlskloof third andShun-tin’ Shed fourth.

The excitement at the Bot River Barrel Race proved toomuch for little Klara Schoonraad (3), granddaughter ofJohan Heyns from Anysbos. She promptly fell asleepon top of a wine barrel. PHOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Franco Burger pulled out all the stops when he represented team Genevieve. PHOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Miriam Cornelius was just one of several spectatorswho enjoyed the fifth annual Barrel Race. She alsocompeted in the 5 kilometer run in the Bot River vander Stel Pass Challenge and this was her second yearin competing. “I gladly support theBotRiver EducationFoundation as they are instrumental in changing thelives of our local youth for the better.” With her isBeyonce Bekkers (8) and Kaitlin Nysen (6).

PHOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Anelle van Tonder from Paarl holds the seven weekold Ettienne Geyer. Next to her is Wilmari Geyer, wifeof PJ Geyer fromBarton Vineyards.PHOTO: ANNETTE THER-ON

Peter Finlayson, winemaker at Bouchard Finlayson, rolled for Team Armstrong. The Shuntin’ Shed beat themto the finish line. PHOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Jouniery Jonkers from Beaumont gets ready to rollagainst Wildekrans. PHOTO: ANNETTE THERON

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Botrivier Van der Stelpas-uitdaag baie gewildDie agste jaarlikse Botrivier van der Stel-pas-uitdaag het vanjaar 1 620 inskrywingsgelok. Anthony Hess, die organiseerder, sêhy is weer eens in sy noppies met die op-komsenveralvirdieondersteuningvandieBotrivier-gemeenskap. Die volgende Botri-vier van der Stelpas-uitdaag sal op 26 Okto-ber 2013 plaasvind.

Chris Punt, Theewaterskloof-burgemeester, en Antho-ny Hess, organiseerder van die Botrivier van der Stel-pas-uitdaag. FOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Deelnemers aan die 21 kilometer-wedren wag vir Chris Punt om die skoot af te vuur sodat hulle kan wegspring. FOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Annie Hyde (links) en Celia van Blerk, albei van Botri-vier, het aan die 10 kilometer-item deelgeneem.

FOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Oom Carel Smit (90) van Botrivier, die oudste deelne-mer aan die Botrivier van der Stelpas-uitdaag, hetdie 10 kilometer-ren in ’n tyd van 1 uur 30 minutevoltooi. Hy sê dis sy honde en goeie vrou wat homso fiks hou. Celia van Blerk het die ren in 1 uur 20minute voltooi. FOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Die Slabbert-gesin wie se kinders by Somerset House skoolgaan, het as deel van ’n skoolprojek aan dieBotrivier van der Stelpas-uitdaag se 10 kilometer-ren deelgeneem. Hier (van links) is Eval, CJ, AJ en BurtonSlabbert. FOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Een van die atlete in die 20 kilometer-ren ontvangwater by een van die waterpunte op die van der Stel-pas. FOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Renate (links) en Irene la Mor van Kleinmond se watertand lekker boereworsrolletjies het atlete en besoekerslaat toustaan. Dié egpaar sê hulle is dankbaar vir die ondersteuning en sal volgende jaar weer op hulpos wees by die ren. FOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Fisherhaven | Hawston | Kleinmond | Bettysbaai | Pringlebaai | Rooiels

Year 2 • Dinsdag 30 Oktober 2012 | Tel. 028 312 3717

Hot DOGSInWorcester,andwithmanyaballlost in the lake, the DOGS agreedthat Kleinmond really is an easiercourse. Fittingly, shot of the daywasawardedtoTheSportingCock,whoclearedapondon thewingsofa 10-iron.TheNakedChefwontheday,and

Cruiser Thomas won the hat oncountback. The results were (indi-vidual Stableford – log): 37 GordonWilson;36KoosRoelofse;35Hennie(guest); 30 Doug Ross, David Nay-lor;29AndreHattingh,JohnChees-brough, Mannes van Zyl; 28 Lou-wtjie Kruger, Michel Maury; 26JohnHorobin, Alan Calder; 25 IanNewman; 24 Mike Graham; 21 PatDewil, John Tunstall; 20 RichardRidge; 18 Alan Smith, Peter Tho-mas.

The Hawston Cricket Club took gold at the Mayoral Cup final played in Gansbaai on Saturday. The MountPleasant team were the runners-up in the tournament. PHOTOS: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Sportkrag oor hele Overstrand verspreiDie opwindende eindtoernooi vir die Bur-germeestersbeker in vyf sportkodes op Sa-terdag op Gansbaai het getoon dat Over-strand se sportkrag en talent betreklik ewe-redigoordiehelemunisipalegebiedverspreiis.

Die manssokker-kampioene is Early Birdsvan Gansbaai, die vrouesokker-kampioenspanisSiyadlalavanZwelihle,Kleinmondhetmetdierugbytrofee weggestap, Hawston met die krie-kettrofee enHermanuswasdiewenners vandienetbal.Virgeeneenvandiekampioenewasditmaklik

nie, want benewens ’n fris suidooster wat somsstormsterk gewoed het, is daar kwaai teenstandgebied.In sokker was die uitslag aan die einde van

die speeltyd 1–1 vir Early Birds en die Zwelihle-span Real Attackers. Ná die verpligte strafdoel-sessie om ’n wenner te bepaal, was sake nogsteeds gelykop deurdat niemandmisgeskop hetnie. Eers diep in die sudden death-fase het EarlyBirds se knap doelwagter daarin geslaag om ’nskop te keer en kon die Gansbaaiers met vreug-deliedere hul spanning verlig.EarlyBirds seZwelelangaNkosinathiwasdie

speler van die toernooi en Lwado Tshaya wasdie top-doelskieter van die toernooi.Op die rugbyveld hetKleinmond goed van die

wind gebruik gemaak om hulle ’n voorsprongvan 15 – 6 teen rustyd te gee, maar in die tweedehelfte het Hawstonmetmening teruggekomna-dat hulle in ’n stadium 27 – 11 agter was. Dieeindtelling was 27 – 25.Die speler van die toernooi was Wessel

Arendseendiemeestedrieë isdeurGeraldOcto-ber gedruk – albei van Kleinmond.Wat die krieket (20/20-formaat) betref, het dit

aanvanklikgelykofHawstondiewenteikenvan

83 lopies maklik gaan afjaag na-dat die lopies gedurende die eer-ste paar boulbeurte gevloei heten net een paaltjie geval het.Mount Pleasant se boulers hetegterdiekranebegintoedraaienteen die einde kon Hawston syoorwinning met slegs drie paal-tjies staande behaal. Daar wasnog 15 balle oor.Hawston se Sergio Maddens,

wat gereeld die geleentheid kryom in Engelse graafskapkrieketsy talent te slyp, is as man vandie wedstryd aangewys en diespeler van die toernooi was Ge-orge Hlazo vanMount Pleasant.In die vrouesokkerstryd het

Siyadlala eers teen die eindedaarin geslaag om die bal in diedoelhoek te kry. Real Pioneersvan Gansbaai se doelwagter hetegter die toeskouers beïndrukmet haar heldhaftige keerwerk.Die speler van die toernooi wasSindiswa September en Nwabi-saHekedieeenwatdiemeestedoeleaangetekenhet.OpdienetbalbaanhetHermanussesterkspan

sake heeltemal oorheers en Zwelihlemet 32 – 11geklop. ‘nMensmoettoegeedatdieZwelihle-spe-lers eers ’n dag voor die wedstryd nadergetrekis nadat die Kleinmond-span haar onttrek het.TeendieeindevandiewedstrydhetZwelihlehulritme gevind en is Nosidima Poni van dié spanas die beste doelskieter aangewys is. JanaSprong van Hermanus was die speler van dietoernooi.Die10km-padwedloopisdeurAlfredTshabeni

van Whalers (Hermanus) in 36:05 gewen, maar

’n Gansbaaier Nelson Ngese was deurentyd opsy hakke en het met die silwer medalje wegge-loop.Indievroue-afdelingwasdie14-jarigeJean-ne Vermeulen (Bredasdorp-atletiekklub) diewenner en Franki Fouché die silwermedalje-wenner.Gansbaai Primêr het die meeste leerlinge op-

gelewerwatdiepretdrafklaargemaakhet endieLaerskool Gansbaai was die naaswenner.Burgemeester Nicolette Botha-Guthrie was

beïndrukmet die goeie geeswat by die sportdaggeheers het. Die ondersteuning het ontbreek,maar die gehalte van die sport het aan alle ver-wagtinge voldoen.

Volgens haar het talle positiewe uitkomstewatuitdiegeleentheidvoortgevloei:dietentoon-stelling van ons sporttalent, die aanmoedigingvanmenseombysportbetrokketeraak,diekansomop ’n gesonde voetmee te ding en die positie-we besteding van mense se tyd aan sport.Vir haar was die sosiale kohesie wat deur die

toernooibewerkstellig is, egterdiebelangrikste.Overstranders van Kleinmond tot Buffeljags-baai is ondanks die taal- en kleurverskille in ’neenheid saamgesnoer, het die burgemeester ge-sê.Sy het haar dank en waardering betuig aan

almal wat die dag moontlik gemaak het.

The Kleinmond rugby team celebrate their win over Hawston at the final of the Mayoral Cup held in Gansbaai on Saturday27 October.