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Geldtekort: buurtwag skaal afANNETTE THERON

Teenmisdaad-werk in Botrivierhet ’n terugslag ervaar. Die Botri-vier Buurtwag se mobiele een-heid, wat met voertuie gepatrol-leer het, het onbekostigbaar ge-raak om te bedryf.

Mike Jeffree, hoof van die nou ont-binde mobiele eenheid, sê om dit tekon bedryf het die buurtwag R1 500per maand nodig gehad. Omdat hulleslegs op skenkings staatgemaak het,en lede van die gemeenskap nie ge-noeg bygedra het nie, moes die be-stuur die mobiele eenheid sluit.

Verskeie inwoners het sedertdienaan die Gazette gesê hulle is bekom-merd oor die sluiting van die eenheiden misdaad, veral omdat Botrivierslegs ’n satellietpolisiestasie het, wat

nie altyd beman word nie. Die polisiehet al herhaalde kere bevestig datbuurtwagte in die algemeen die poli-sie se hand in die stryd teen misdaadsterk. Volgens Jeffree het die dorp ’nmobiele eenheid nodig omdat dit nasy mening potensiële misdadigers af-skrik as hulle die voertuie die stratesien patrolleer.

Johnny Swanepoel, voorsitter vandie Botrivier Buurtwag, sê voetpa-trollies sal naweke voortgaan dank-sy die sowat 30 lede vanuit Fase 1, 2en 3 in die dorp.

Elders in die Theewaterskloofword buurtwagte ook deur uitda-gings in die gesig gestaar. George Si-mons, voorsitter van die CaledonBuurtwag, sê daar is meer vrywilli-gers en opleiding nodig om die groothoeveelheid misdaad in buurte soosUitsig, Bergsig, Vleiview en Riem-

vasmaak te bekamp.Dié buurtwag is die afgelope sowat

drie jaar aktief en het meestal metdwelm- en drankmisbruik deur jong-mense te kampe, sê Simons. Buurt-waglede probeer eers saam met ou-ersoplossingsvind,ensteldiepolisiein kennis as hul aanvanklike ingry-ping nie suksesvol is nie. “Ons krygoeieondersteuningvankapt.GerritBotes, maar die ondersteuning vandie ander plaaslike polisiebeamptesin reaksietyd kan verbeter word.”

In Napier het misdaad baie afge-neem, en Leona Davids, voorsittervan die Napier Gemeenskapspolisië-ringsforumwaaronderdiebuurtwagresorteer, glo dis danksy voetpatrol-lies en uitstekende kommunikasie.

Sodra konflik in die gemeenskapsy kop uitsteek, word ’n vergaderingbelê om die probleem op te los. “Die

kommunikasie tussen die buurtwagen polisieforum is baie goed, wantons werk te alle tye saam. Ons hetmaandelikse vergaderings wat byge-woon word deur die polisiëringsfo-rum- en buurtwaglede,”sê Davids.

’n SMS- en WhatsApp-groep helphulle ook om altyd op hoogte te blyvan verwikkelinge en verdagte men-se en voertuie.

Verder word addisionele voetpa-trollies gedoen wanneer die departe-ment van korrektiewe dienste ge-vangenes vrylaat. Tweerigtingra-dio’s is ook pas geskenk deur dieNapier Belangegroep, ’n groep watenige inisiatiewe ondersteun wat indiedorpsebelangis, enDavids isvanmening die gemeenskap is altyd be-reid om te help as geld nodig is vir’n meer effektiewe buurtwag.

Pastoor Michael Olivier, voorsit-

ter van die Bredasdorp Buurtwag,wat gestig is na die grusame moordvan Anene Booysen, sê hulle het op1 Maart hul eerste bestaansjaar ge-vier. “Ons het die buurtwag beginmet 15 lede en is vandag 25 ledesterk.” Olivier sê die hoogtepunt vanhul werk die afgelope jaar was dathulle die lewe van ’n jong meisie konred wat wou selfmoord pleeg. Hullewerk ook nou saam met Kindersorgom seker te maak kinders het ’n plekvanveiligheidwanneerhullenievei-lig in hul eie huise is nie.

Mense wat by enige van die buurt-wagtebetrokkewilraak,kanJohnnySwanepoel van Botrivier bel by083 251 4164, George Simons van Ca-ledon by 082 966 2203, Leonda Davidsvan Napier by 073 656 2293 en Micha-el Olivier van Bredasdorp by 073 9288324.

Van links is Fasie de Wet (Napier Belangegroep), Jacobus Gabriëls (voorsitter Napier Buurtwag), Eksteen Odendal (voorsitter Napier Belangegroep), John Jan Johannes (Napier Buurtwag), kaptein Sakkie January, bevelvoerdervan die Napier-polisie, en Stephen Smuts (ondervoorsitter Napier GPF). Napier Buurtwag het Dinsdag tweerigtingradio’s in ontvangs geneem. FOTO: ORA LAUBSCHER

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Alta Cloete sal niemeer die Caledon-biblioteek op 13 Mei besoek nie. ’nNuwe datum sal binnekort bekendgemaak word.

BEKWAME FOTOGRAAF: Die wennervan die fotoboek in die Gazette enCaledon Apteek se fotokompetisieis Mervin Keet (links) van Caledon.Hier ontvang hy sy prys van die eie-naar van die apteek, Lood Burger.

FOTO: ANNETTE THERON

Schools urged to enterfood gardens competitionLocal schoolswith food gardenscan get themselves in the run-ning for a share of R275 000 incash prizes. That is if they enterthe biennial EduPlant competi-tion before the end of May.

“EduPlant, initiated in 1994, ispart of Food & Trees for Africa’ssolution to global climate changeand food security.“We are now calling on schools

to submit their entries into thisyear’s competition; to share withus their innovations and achieve-ments in their school food gar-dens,” says Joanne Carty, Edu-Plant programme manager.Climate change is a serious risk

tovulnerable communities andsixof the eight threats recently high-lighted by a team of scientists thatgathered in Japan.Severe weather events, such as

those experienced in late summerthis year, can destroy crops andlead to hunger and famine.Schools thatapplypermaculture

principles are better able to with-stand such events and maintainfood security, and help to prevent

debilitating nutritional deficien-cies such as kwashiorkor.Long-term droughts can bemiti-

gated by planting trees and usinginnovative methods such as greywater harvesting; this is particu-larly important for the westernparts of South Africa, where smallchanges in weather patterns canhave devastating consequences.For two decades the EduPlant

team has supported the develop-ment of sustainable food gardensandgreening.EduPlanthashelpedschools and their surroundingcommunities to create abundantgardens with year-round harvestsusing permaculture practices.“We are very excited to see this

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ing valuable in-depth permacul-ture knowledge via national clus-ter workshops so we are anticipat-ing a higher standard as well asmoreentries thisyear, resulting inthemore stable food securityat theschools.Over the past 20 years we have

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schools learning from each otherat the finals event.”The winners of this year’s com-

petitionwill be able to send one ed-ucator on a two-week course thatwill provide vital skills to build ontheirschools’ successesandenablethem to cascade their skills to thesurrounding community.Sixty finalist schools stand to

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ed at http://www.trees.co.za/pro-grammes/eduplant.Follow the progress of EduPlant

schools on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EduPlant ortwitter @EduPlantSA.

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Hierdie pragtige rok word tans by Skep In-spirasie uitgestal waar lootjie-kaartjies ge-koop kan word. FOTO: YVETTE VERMEULEN

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Predators welcome at CreationANNETTE THERON

Creation recently became thefourth farm in the Overberg thatis predator-friendly in support ofthe Landmark Foundation.

Thiscomesafterthreeleopards – amom and her two cubs – were seenin the Hemel en Aarde Valley in De-cember last year.

In linewith theirnewstatus,Crea-tion also joined in the World EarthDay celebrations on Tuesday 22April by hosting an information ses-sion on the farm.

The guest speaker was JeannineMcManus, researcher and field

worker from the LandmarkFoundation. McManus is a PhD stu-dent at Wits University who is doingher research on broad leopard con-servation, from the impact of landuse and genetics to habitat corridorsand the conservation economy.

McManus said they are trying togive more momentum to awarenessefforts, “because it’s really worryinghow endangered these species are”.

The leopards spotted in Decemberhavesincedisappearedfromtheareaand it is unclear where they are cur-rently roaming. There are four otherleopards in the Hemel en Aarde Val-ley and a further 12 who roam all theway to Cape Infanta.

The Landmark Foundation is anon-profit organisation. It is run-ning a number of projects aimed atproviding research information thatwill create incentives to invest in thelong-term conservation infrastruc-ture of the country, changing think-ing and behaviour towards the issueof conservation.

McManus said the organisationserves as a voice for animals, andthey are lobbying for gin traps to beoutlawed.

According to the Landmark Foun-dation’s website, www.landmark-foundation.org.za, leopards havebeen collared in its study area since2007.

Carolyn Martin of Creation, Jeannine McManus of the Landmark Foundation and Dieter Odendaal, also of Creation. PHOTO: ANNETTETHERON

Greyton bids to befree of plastic bagsGreyton Transition Town haslaunched a campaign to be the firsttown in South Africa to be free ofplastic shopping bags.

“Over the years I have watchedresidents becoming more and moredistressed about our dumpsite, theamount of litter in our streets, andthe general ‘toss it away and forgetabout it’ attitude that is a symptomof a more profound sense of discon-nection from our planet,” saysNicole Vernon, chairman of Grey-ton Transition Town (GTT).

The Plastic Bag Free Campaignaims to rid the town of single useplastic shopping bags by NationalPlastic Bag Free Day on 3 July.

Among the multitude of problemsplastic bags have led to are litteringin the streets, ingestion by livestockand leaching toxins into the envi-ronment.

Vernon says plastic bags are alsoa significant threat to marine life.“Billions of bags end up in theoceans where they contribute to themillions of marine animals estimat-ed to die each year from plastic in-gestion or entrapment. This is whyour campaign has been given fullsupport by the Two Oceans Aquari-um in Cape Town.”

Apart from the environmental illsassociated with plastic bags, GTThave also found them to be uneco-nomical.

“Some of our members noted thatit is the poorest of our communitywho continue to use these bagswhilst the more affluent are morelikely to use a long-life shopping

bag. The 50c charge at the till for aplastic bag has become so insidiousthat shoppers don’t realise they arepaying it,” she says.

“We have asked some of our poor-er members to calculate how muchthey spend on a plastic shoppingbag, and they were shocked to real-ise that it can amount to as muchas R25 per month.”

GTT introduced the idea of a plas-tic bag free town to the communityabout 18 months ago.

From the community’s feedback,GTT realised that finding an accept-able alternative bag was critical tomoving the project forward.

“Wetriedmakingthemlocallybutthe cheapest we could make wouldcost R20. After months of searchingwe recently found an ideal source –colourful, attractive, very sturdy,long-life bags for only R4 includingVAT and postage to Greyton.

“Five outlets are selling them inGreyton and more are coming onboard. We’ve ordered our third lotof 1 000 bags so now around 2 200have been sold” she said.

Hayley McLellan, campaign di-rector of Rethink the Bag at the TwoOceans Aquarium, mobilised sup-port for the initiative by making apresentation to local shop ownersand their cashiers.

Thepresentation inspired severalshop owners who are showing theirsupport by selling the bags at closeto cost price to encourage their cus-tomers to embrace the change.

Vernon hopes the initiative willinspire other South Africans.

“We are publicising ourattempt to become the firstplastic shopping bag freetown in South Africa soothers can learn from usabout what works and whatdoesn’t.”

Visit www.greytontransi-tion.co.za for more info.

MarnieMcCartney and her dogOllie with the long-lifeshopping bag being sold in Greyton.

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GABBIANO: KaylaPietersen en AshleenJoorst van Kaapstad(op die foto links) isgereeld in Caledon virwerk en Gabbiano inMeulstraat is hullegunsteling-ontmoe-tingsplek. Hulle houveral daarvan om indie winter naby diekaggel te sit. FOTO’S:

YVETTE VERMEULEN

SKEP: ’n Koffietjie en ’n ietsie soets is veel meer by Skep as net iets te eteen te drinke. Dit is ’n ervaring van al die sintuie – terwyl jy smul aan die disseop die spyskaart van die dag, raak jy nostalgies oor die mooi goed wat joulaat verlang na vervloë dae en jy voel sommer tuis. Net die plek as jy gou vinnigvan jou werk se stres wil wegglip en ietsie gaan skep. Die span wat hierdieervaring moontlik maak (op die foto regs), is Annika du Toit, Rolandi Theunissenen Tossie van Rensburg. Voor hurk Anandi Stuart en Denise Damons.

VERTROU OP HULLE:Trust Security is ’n ge-vestigde sekerheids-maatskappy in Kaap-stad wat onlangs takkein Robertson en Cale-don, by Hoopstraat 7(langs die NG Moeder-kerk) oopgemaak het.Hulle nooi inwoners omgebruik te maak vanhul spesiale openings-aanbod, en hul huis enbesigheid vandag nogte beveilig. Hier is Goli-ath (Seppie) Septem-ber en Andrew Buck,slaggereed om in kliën-te se sekerheidsbe-hoeftes te voorsien. FO-TO: YVETTE VERMEULEN

Die ACVV in Caledon het op Donderdag 24 April afgeskop met hul eerste pleegsorgouergroep onder leidingvan Edwina Jacobs, maatskaplike werker, en Carmen Opperman, gemeenskapsontwikkelaar. Die groep dienas ondersteuningsmeganisme vir pleegouers in die gemeenskap.

Johan Kaltwasser van Caledon en premier He-len Zille deel ’n oomblik tydens haar besoekaan Riviersonderend op Donderdag 17 April.Zille het die dorp besoek om met inwonerste praat as deel van die DA-verkiesingsveldtog.

FOTO: MARTIE KOEGELENBERG

Die Gazette in samewerking metCaledon Apteek bied weer ’nfotokompetisie aan. Lesers wordgenooi om foto’s wat die Overbergen sy mense uitbeeld aan annet-te.theron@media24.com testuur. Die foto’s moet 300dpiwees. Leerders jonger as 18 wordook genooi om deel te neem.Leerders staan die kans om ’n fo-toboek ter waarde van R290 tewen en volwassenes kan ’n ge-blokte foto ter waarde van R265wen. Hier is Lood Burger, eienaarvan Caledon Apteek, met sy per-soneel, Romenda Marais (wattans fotografie studeer) en Nico-lene Grundlingh.

FOTO: ANNETTE THERON

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Sepie met singende karakters?Die Greyton GenadendalClassics for All verskuifelke jaar die fees se gren-se bietjie vir bietjie.“’n Mens kan nie elke

jaar dieselfde vertoningsopdis nie, die fees moetvernuwe,” sê Coenie Vis-ser, direkteur van dieOverberg se gewilde klas-sieke musiekfees watvanjaar vanaf 29 Mei tot1 Junie plaasvind.“Maar terselfdertyd

moet ’n mens in gedagtehou dat dit wat jy aan-bied, toeganklik moetwees vir almal – die feesse naam verwys mos naklassieke musiek vir Jan Alle-man!”Vir die eerste keerword daar ’n

opera by die fees aangebied,maarvolgens Visser is dit eintlik maar’n sepie: “NoemditmaarSewendeLaan met singende karakters!”Al die elemente van ’n sepie is

daar – ’n vrypostige vrouejagterin die naamrol, Don Giovanni, ’nhele klomp bitter, verstote gelief-des, wraak, moord en uiteindelikvergelding.Onskenalmal die sto-rie van Don Giovanni wat uitein-delik sy verdiende loonkry,maardie Darling Music Experience, ’nWeskus-klassieke musiekfeesmet wie Classics for All ’n same-werkingsooreenkoms het, bied ’nmoderne weergawe van hierdieklassieke komedie aan soos ditnog nooit vantevore gesien is nie.Gebaseer op ’n idee deur dr.

Chistoph Preiser en ’n teksver-werking deur Alexander Kuchin-

ka is hierdie sensuele storie oormoraliteit netjies in ’n alla breve(verkorte) weergawe van wat be-skou word as ’n “berugte” operaverpak. Die rolle word deur seni-or studente van die Universiteitvan Kaapstad se Operaskool ver-tolk, met soliste bekende sopraneViolina Anguelov en BeverleyChiat. Die musikale verwerkingisdeurdr.LisaEngelbrechtendieteks deur Jose Dias.Classics for All groei met rasse

skrede, aldus Visser, en daarword vanjaar weer ’n toeloop vanmusiekgeesdriftiges naGenaden-dal en Greyton verwag. “Wieweet, dalk kan ons jare gelede sedroom verwesenlik deur die feesuit te brei na ander dorpe in dieTheewaterskloof-gebied, en an-der elemente van ‘kunste’ ookaanbied, ’n volwaardige Theewa-terskloof-kunstefees – maar disvir anderdag . . .,” sê Visser.

Beverly Chiat and Violina Anguelav tree op byvanjaar se Greyton Genadendal Classics for All

Agulhas Academy and MADhost Easter soccer tournamentORA LAUBSCHER

MAD stands for “Make A Differ-ence” and two separate successstories converged over the East-er weekendwhen two junior soc-cer teams met each other on thesoccer field.

The Super Puma Strikers fromNapier and the Bredasdorp-basedWhite Spurs clashed in an openingmatch on the soccer field at theGlaskasteel sport complex inBredasdorp on Easter Monday 21April.Both Jeremy Davids and Ernest

White, the respective team manag-ers and mentors, have effectivelymade a difference in the lives ofthese kids since they decided to fol-low their dreams in 2010 whenWorld Cup fever hit the country.What separates these two teams

and these twomentors from others,is the fact that they have been fol-lowing their dream to really “makea difference” in the lives of childrenby teaching them in a sustainableway how to keep themselves busyconstructively.The 2014 MAD Easter Soccer

Tournament was hosted for the sec-ond consecutive year by the CapeAgulhas Academy.This year around, a development

component was added by makingprovision for youth teams to com-pete in addition to the senior teams.It was only fitting that the two

youth teams, having played theirhearts out, should end up with onegoal each: Super Puma Strikers 1and Bredasdorp White Spurs 1.In 2010 many soccer balls and T-

shirts were distributed all overSouth Africa, and in the Overberg,but very few soccer initiatives havesurvived theproverbial test of time.These teams, however, are re-

garded as an example of howyoung-sters kan be kept off the streets andconstructively occupied.

This, however, requires the rarequalities of hard work, persever-ance and dedication, according tothe two coaches.The original junior members of

both these teams have alreadyjoined the ranks of the senior play-ers and both these teams are con-stantly receiving requests fromyoungsters who also want to be-come involved.Why? It is clear that they lead by

example.

Juniors on the go, using their time constructively on the soccer field. PHOTO:ORALAUBSCHER

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Kommunikasiebepaal suksesInwoners van Botrivier is bekommerd omdatdie buurtwag semobiele eenheid niemeermetstraatpatrollies sal voortgaan nie. Daar sal eg-ter wel nog voetpatrollies plaasvind oor nawe-ke, maar meer mense sal die plaaslike buurt-wag moet ondersteun ten einde die volgehouesukses daarvan te verseker.Diepolisie isvanmeningbuurtwagte sehulpis onontbeerlik omdat hulle die oë en ore vandie polisie is. In dorpe waar die hele gemeen-skapdiebuurtwagondersteun, ismisdaadaan-sienlik minder. Vir Napier werk die SMS- enWhatsApp-kommunikasie uitstekend. Botri-vier se mobiele eenheid het gebruik gemaakvan ’n Facebook-blad om inwoners daagliks inte lig van gebeure in en om die dorp.Uiteindelik is kommunikasie tussen alle rol-spelers, en volgehoue ondersteuning, die fak-torwatsalbepaalofmisdaadbekampkanwordof nie.

Outrageous TWK budget for GreytonOutrageous TWK budget for GreytonTheGreyton Ratepayers and Residents As-sociation (GRRO) has objected to the pro-posed Theewaterskloof budget for the 2014-2015year in the following letter toStanWal-lace,TheewaterskloofMunicipalManager:Dear Mr WallaceRe: Proposed 13.1% Rates Increase.Greyton Residents and Ratepayers Or-ganisation would like to make it clear thatwe are very strongly opposed to the pro-posed 13.1% rate increase TWKM is plan-ning to impose on all ratepayers.This is way above the government guide-line figure of 6%. We feel there has beenlittle attempt by yourmanagement to fulfiltheMTREF requirement that “municipali-tiesmust justifyintheirbudgetdocumenta-tion all increases in excess of the 6% upperboundary of the South African ReserveBank’s inflation target”. Simply to statethat what you have done “is in the best in-terest of themunicipality” is not sufficient.As a small town within the Theewaters-kloof,Greytonhasalargenumberofretiredcitizens living on fixed incomes. With an-nual inflated rates increases, residents arestruggling to bear this ever increasing bur-den.Ratepayingcitizensare earnestlyque-rying the quid-pro-quo they are receivingfor their exorbitant rates. With a Greyton

payment ratio representing approximately15%of the total TWKMrates collectionbill,the ratepayers are receiving only 0.88% ofthe proposed capital budget for 2015. Thesedisturbing figures speak for themselves inshowingtheenormousdemandsthemunic-ipality isplacingon itsGreytonratepayers.Few of those ratepayers object to subsidis-ing the poor to a generous degree but notto the exclusion of aminimumexpenditureon vital infrastructure.It should also not be forgotten that Grey-ton is amajor provider in themunicipalityof tourism-based employment which couldeasily dwindle without the necessary rein-vestment.It is of great concern to GRRO that thecontinuous high turnaround of propertiesin Greyton may well be the result of Grey-ton being perceived as an overpriced andunder-funded area. This trend is likely tocontinue until the municipality realisesthat the demands that they have put ontheir reliable ratepayers are becoming in-tolerable.We urge TWKM to investigate all otheralternativemethods toraise the finance, in-cluding liquidating excessmunicipal prop-erties.

GRRO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, Greyton

Jesus dra outoriteitJesus dra outoriteitoor aan gelowigesoor aan gelowigesJesus Christus het dit duidelik gestel dat HySy outoriteit oordra aanSykerk en as gelowi-ges moet ons in hierdie outoriteit wandel an-ders sal die vyand ons rondskop net soos hywil.In Gen. 1:28 en Mat. 10:7-8 kry die mens op-drag om te heers oor die aarde en oor die dui-wel. Toe Jesus aan die kruis sterf toe gee Hydie outoriteit wat Satan by Adam gesteel het,weer terug aan Sy kinders.Om in hierdie outoriteit en krag te wandelmoet ons besef dat geestelike invloed vloeiuit ’n geestelike leefstyl – die vrug van dieGees moet in my lewe opereer (Gal. 5:22). Ou-toriteit sonder die vrug van die Gees is soosverkragting – mag word gebruik sonder lief-de en omgee.Saam met outoriteit gaan verantwoorde-likheid, daarom moet ek my posisioneer inChristus.Deel van posisionering is om in heiligma-king, getrouheid en gehoorsaamheid te wan-del. Wanneer ek weet wie ek in Christus is,kan ek ingeloof gesagneemoor omstandighe-de.Dan sal ek in die krag van die Heilige Geesbeweeg en nie in die krag van die vlees nie.Die gelowige kan nie in outoriteit wandelas hy nog vasgevang is in sy ou denke nie– hy moet sy denke vernuwe deur die Woordvan God te bestudeer.Outoriteit word altyd verkry in ’n plek vanprivate voorbereiding – daar waar ons tydspandeer met ons hemelse Vader.Om gesag uit te oefen moet ek eers kan leerom onder gesag te staan.Die Bybel sê: “Onderwerp jouself aan God,weerstaan die duiwel en hy sal van jou weg-vlug.”Ek moet myself eers aan God se outoriteitonderwerp voordat ek self outoriteit kan be-oefen.Seënwense.

PASTOOR GERT VISSER,Caledon Christen-sentrum

VerkiesingvergaderingVerkiesingvergaderingDie skare drom saam in die Skilpadsaal,Die manne lyk ernstig, gesigte is strak,Daarword gegroet, hoedeword afgehaal, Vanonder uit ’n bank loer ’n kakkerlak.Talle kwaai huisvrouens het opgeruk,In hul beste ou rokke opgesmuk.Anties met bitter min geld in hul sakke, ’nKlomp skraal kinders en leë bakke.“Die toekoms is rooskleurig, dis blou!”“Jy’s heeltemal reg, my ou,ek stem volkome saam met jou.”Van hierdie kant ’n dawerende gejuig,van daardie ’n bulderende gejou.’n Ou antie knik terwyl sy aan ’n lekkersuig.“Jy sal jou wat verbeel,die toekoms bly vir altyd geel!”Intussen lê die kakkerlak en gaap,vou sy handjies en raak aan die slaap.

GRAHAM HENDRICKS, Caledon

Op Saterdag 19 April omstreeks 08:00 het Davy Jullies van Shawslaan in Vleiview sy Yorkshire terrierbuitetoe laat gaan. “Hy het vir ’n rukkie in die erf rondgehardloop en toe ek en my vrou Magriethom ná ’n rukkie gaan soek het, was hy net weg. Ons het oral in die straat gesoek maar kon homnie vind nie.” Jullies sê hy het tot die besef gekomdat iemand homdalk geneemhet sonder toestemming.“As iemand ons hondjie het, bring hom asseblief terug na ons,” vra Jullies. Bel Jullies by 083 598 8088of 082 522 2803 met enige inligting.

We are a directionless lot, are we not . . .?And they call it progress!This past week has been fraught withthings automotive; on the eve of several cru-cial events and journeys two modern motorcars let me down.The first one to fail was the one with themost important, namely ferrying a youngmother,her three-yearold twinsandtwosau-sage dogs some 450 km down the coast. Twodays before departure this electric-mechani-cal marvel suddenly got hot under the cover.Ever helpful, the father and grandfather(me), bolstered by years of experience in fix-ing cars, attempted to cure this Italian arte-fact of a severe case of incontinence.In attempting this, I made a useful if some-what sobering discovery: modern cars aremade to be irreparable.My firstmistakewasto assume that a leaking hose could be re-movedbyunscrewingtwoclampsandreplac-ing it.Wrong! The clamps can only be removedby destroying the hose and part of the radia-

tor.The upshot of this bit of Latin chicanerywas having to spend almost R2 000 on a newradiator instead of R150 on a new hose.Got the job done in time for the Great Exo-dus though, without having my admirationfor the country that produced Michelangeloand Leonardo da Vince enhanced in anysense.Mynextdisappointment came fromamoreunexpected quarter, Germany.The problem was simpler, cheaper to fixbut in a sense more irksome than the first.It involved the car suddenly losing the willto signal its topographical intentions.(Vul-garly put, its flickers broke).Again I attempted the classic cure, whichI remember checking the fuse and the “unit”.Wrong again! It proved impossible to tracethe errant devices and I finally summonedprofessional help. It cost onemanwith subtleand ingenious devices to divine the aberra-tionandreplace themalingeringcontraption

(for a mere R550!)Most illuminat-ing about this fail-ure of the lightswasthe lack of differ-ence it made to myhighway experi-ence. No-oneseemed unduly putout by unsignalledlane and other di-rectional changes,probably becauseno-one seemed to bedoing it either! Weare a directionlesslot, are we not?I think the up-coming electionswillconfirmthis.Talkingaboutwhich–Iwasgoing along behind a rather swish minibusbearinganeffigyofPopeJujuIandthesloganread:VoteEFFandpaynomore taxes.A sure

winner I thought.(Sent from my CanadianGooseberry, the Gander Oleander, so calledfor its intoxicating effect on its users) Drivetog maar safely please! – JH Fourie

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Crime robs us all;Crime robs us all;let us take back ourlet us take back ourstreets and villagesstreets and villagesOur daughters were with us this weekendwith their small children and a German ex-change student who is in matric at a CapeTown school.On the afternoonofGoodFriday, one of our

daughters went for awalkwith her baby, hernephew, aged six, and the teenager fromGer-many.They took the twodogswith themandwent

up to the pine forest on the Beaumont landbehind the Eskom houses.Along the way, the teenager remembered

thatshehadleft thedog’s leashataspotwherethey stopped to take photoswith a cell phone.Our daughter waited in the shade of the

pine trees with the sleeping baby, and theyounggirl and the six-year-old child,whohaswalked in the forest with his grandfathermany times, ran back to fetch the leash.Itwas justashortdistanceawayandwithin

a few minutes they were on their way backto the pine trees.Suddenly, ahead of them on the path, a

young, slightly builtman appeared.He askedwhere theywere going, walked past and thencrept up behind the young girl, thrust a longstick over her head, across her throat andpulledherdowninto thebushesalongside thepath.The small boy began screaming at the top

of his lungs and the attacker made off withthe expensive new Samsung cell phone thegirl had put in her back pocket. Terrified, thechildren fled from the forest and ran hometo get help.The positive side is that the young girl was

muggedandnot raped. Iuse thewordmuggedadvisedlyafterconsulting theOxforddiction-ary,notwishingtooverstateorunderplaytheevent,whichwasreportedimmediately to thepolice.They responded to the call for help in less

than ten minutes.Three farmworkers who live at Papgate al-

so joined in the search for the woman andchild who were still missing in the forest butwho returned safely shortly afterwards. Butneither they nor the police found the culpritand to date the cell phone has not been recov-ered.The theft of the cell phone was the least of

what was stolen.Our daughter heard the screaming and

then silence and went looking for them, notknowing what had happened or what dangerthere was for her sleeping child.The young girl from Germany who had

come to Bot River to experience the charmof country life, was traumatised by this as-sault.Who will blame her when she goes home

in June and tells her family and friends whata bad destination South Africa is? Perhapsshe has, already, on Facebook.Butworsebyfar is theeffectonthesix-year-

old.His greatest thrill on his visits to Bot River

was togowalking in the forestwithhisgrand-father and the dogs.SinceGoodFridayhehas refused to goany-

wherewith them.Healsosleepswith the lighton and wakes screaming several times atnight.He begs us never to talk about what hap-

pened to him in the forest again.I think themoral of the story is that we are

all robbed when a crime is committed.Robbed of our peace of mind, our innocence,our belief in the good of others.If we want to address crime we should sup-

port our local neighbourhoodwatch, bemorevigilant about our safety at home and in openspaces, report any and all crime incidents tothe police and take a stand as a communityagainst the tik dealers and the smokkelhuise,which operate with impunity in the Over-berg.Perhaps we won’t solve the problem but at

leastwe’llbedoingsomethingtowards takingback our streets and villages.In closing I want to encourage all victims

of crime tomake a case, nomatter how smallthe incident.Take care.

BARBARA TOWNSEND, Bot River

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OomJohannes (Skroefie)Germis-huys van Gansbaai vertel dat diefamilies in sy tyd met ossewaensof donkiekarre na die klipgat op-getrek het.

By hulle aankoms moes hulle eersdie bosse oop kap om deur te kom.Voorwasdie sandduine totbydie seeendiemelkkoeiwatvirhulvakansie-melk saamgebring is, is teen diesandduine afgegly tot op die strandwaarwaterfonteinesowelasweidingvir die dier was. So nie sou hul diewater boontoe moes dra.

Die verblyf was gewoonlik ses we-ke want dan het hulle genoeg vis ge-vang en bokkoms gemaak. Dit wasonmoontlik omdiekoeiweer vanon-derafboontoe tekry, endanhethullehaargeslagendie familieshet ’nysli-ke partytjie gehou.Daar was soms ses families op ’n

keer saam in die klipgat. Elkeen hetsyspesifiekeplek jaarna jaargeëien.’n Oud-haarkapper van Gansbaai,

Oom Dofie, vertel hoe Caledon semense vertel van ’n groot bloekom-boom waar kaptein Robert Stanfordoornag het. Hy het die volgende dag

na Stanfordsbaai gereis om sy pro-dukte te verskeep.Hulle vertel selfs dat hy daardie

bloekomboomgeplanthet,maar lieg-stories is mos volop in die kontrei,veral onder vissers.Die klipgat was ingerig sodat die

families in die bo-grot gebly het endiewerksmensewatsaamgekomhet,in die onder-grot.Die boere kon ’n klokkie gelui om

’n werker in die nag te roep as diémoes kom koffie maak of iets andersdoen. ’n Mens kan vandag nog sienhoe hulle die grot ingerig het.

Elgin se trompoppies berei voorDie Elgin Trompoppieklub is tanseen van die Wes-Kaap se toppre-steerders op nasionale vlak. So sêNickey Amsterdam, die organi-seerder.“Hierdie jaar is geen uitsonde-

ring nie, en die klub, bestaande uit40 jong meisies, is hard besig omvoorbereiding te tref vir die SAM-CANasionale Kompetisie wat hier-die jaar inStellenboschplaasvind.”Amsterdam sê duisende onder-

steuners, honderde skole en besig-hede verteenwoordig hierdie kom-petisie. “Die Elgin-trompoppies seprimêre doelwit is om deur middelvan sportgeleenthede aan ons kin-ders ’n meer positiewe siening vandie lewe te bied. Nie almal van onskinders is sobevoorregnie, daaromrig ons graag ’n versoek aan onsplaaslike besighede om deur mid-del van ’n mildelike donasie enskenking te belê in die toekoms vanons jong trompoppies.”Amsterdam sê hul geliefde slag-

spreuk is One Team – One Team –One Soul – One Goal.

“Ons benodig geld vir die aan-koop van nuwe uniforms, sweet-pakke sowel as vir vervoer na dieNasionale Kompetisie wat Oktoberhierdie jaar plaasvind. U kan ons

enige tyd kontak by elgin.drum-mies@gmail.com of by079 504 1371.” Die volgende plaasli-ke kompetisie vind plaas op 17 Meiby Pineview Park in Grabouw.

Die Elgin-trompoppies.

Gr 7s’ memorable tripThe senior class at ApplewoodPreparatory School in Elgin set offon the exciting annualMountain2Coast adventure earlierthis month.Armed with bikes, kayaks and

camping gear, the trip started onSaturday 12 April with a hike alongthe Groot Vaders Bosch River to awaterfall.As is the school’s tradition, the

Gr 7 learners emptied the watervessels (given to them by last year’sGr 7s) at the waterfall and filled itwith mountain water to take withthem to the sea.Thedaywashot soa lot of timewas

spentswimming in theriverpoolsonroute.The following day was hot and af-

ter a leisurely walk to see the giantredwoods ,the group set off for thefirst cycle leg to Mooigelegen Dairyfarm.Here the weary travellers cooled

off in the Wessel family’s indoorswimming pool.On the Monday, appreciating the

fact that they were now officiallymissing school, the group sped off toBrian Porter’s farm on the banks ofthe Breede River.The adventure drew to a close on

Wednesday 16 April with a 30 km cy-cle to Infanta.

Water vessels that had been filledwith mountain water were emptiedinto the ocean and filledwith seawa-ter to be given to the Grade 6s, whowill return to the waterfall with thiswater next year.Jane Moodie, a teacher at Apple-

wood, said: “I would like to thank allthe Grade 7s for their enthusiasmand the camaraderie they showedthroughout the trip. You were anamazing group.”

The Gr 7 class of Applewood Preparatory thoroughly enjoyed their outdoor adventure.

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Laerskool Bredasdorp vier 100 jaar met swierLaerskool Bredasdorp het 27 Maart sy 100 jaar-vieringe met onder meer ’n straatoptog gevier.Elke klas het sy eie tema gekies, waarna hulle

deur van die dorp se strate geloop het en weerteruggekeer het na die skool se rugbyveld. Dieeen gr. R-klas was swart-en-groen spinnekoppe.Die gr. 3-klas van juf. AnneBarnardwas Spon-

ge Bob. ’n Oulike idee van juf. Lizbeth Wentzselen haar gr. 5-klas het elke dekade wat verby isvoorgestel – en hoe het die tye nie verander nie!

Leerders lyk pragtig in geel en swart-en-groen. FOTO: KOBUS LE ROUXVerskillende leerders het verskillende eras uitgebeeld met hul kleredrag.

Bo: Blomme en vlae het deel gevorm van LaerskoolBredasdorp se karnavaloptog. FOTO: KOBUS LE ROUX

Links: Leerders pragtig in rooi getooi.FOTO:KOBUSLEROUX

Hier is leerders wat die ruk-en-rol-era van 1964 voorge-stel het. FOTO: ERNA GOUWS

Die gr. 4- en 5-leerders het die optog geweldig geniet. FOTO: KOBUS LE ROUX

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Leerders presteerJemimah Daniels, o.12-hokkiespeler van die La-erskool Bredasdorp, is indie o.13 Barlinka-streek-span opgeneemwat vanaf27 tot 30 Junie inOos-Lon-den aan ’n toernooi deel-neem, terwyl MichaelFraser in die Boland o.13-hokkiespan opgeneem iswat vanaf 2 tot 5 Julie aan’n interprovinsiale toer-nooi in Bloemfonteindeelneem. Baie geluk metdie prestasies en sterktemet die voorbereiding!

Van links is Jemimah Daniels, Elna Seegmuller,sportorganiseerder en hoof van hokkie by Laer-skool Bredasdorp, en Michael Fraser.

Henne kuier saamNadat die seuns van Rûens Kolle-ge saam met hul pappas gekamphet, was daar onder diemeisies ’nbehoefte om iets spesiaals saammet hul mammas te doen.

Op Woensdag 9 April het die Hen-ne-aand by die skool plaasgevind.Daar was verskeie aktiwiteite watplaasgevindhet. Behalwe vir die lek-ker kuier, speel, swem en sommernet gesels, was daar ’n Zumba-oefen-sessie aangebied deurMichaelaHar-man.Almalhet dit vreeslik geniet endit was beslis ’n goeie begin van ’nlang aand wat voorgelê het.

Ook net betyds is daar pizzas viraandete afgelewer, want almal wasbaie honger na al die oefening. Deurdie loop van die aand het daar nog’n ma-en-dogter-kenmekaar-kompe-tisie plaasgevind, daar is gekyk wiedieoorspronklikstepajamasaanhet,daar is op ’n besonderse wyse saamaandgodsdiens gehou enna al die ak-tiwiteite was almal reg vir die inlê-fliek. Kermisbeddens is gemaak enelkeen kon heerlik ontspan.Elkeen wat die Henne-aand byge-

woon het, het dit baie geniet en voeldat dit ’n instellingmoetwordbyRû-ens Kollege.

Die meisies werk mooi saam gedurende die Zumba-klas. .

De Heide Primêr ontvang Bybelsvan die BybelgenootskapOp Vrydag 28 Maart was De HeidePrimêr aangenaam verras met diebesoek vandieBybelgenootskap vanSuid-Afrika. Al die graad 7-leerdershet Bybels ontvang, wat hulle as ’ngenadegawe van Bo beskou. Die ledevan die Bybelgenootskap wat dieskool besoek het bestaan uit predi-kanteenvrywilligerswathoëprofiel-poste in die samelewing beklee.Hulle het spesiaal dié week verlof

geneem om hulle sendingwerk tedoen. Die hoogtepunt vir die leer-ders? Die besoekers ry van dorp totdorp met motorfietse!

Leerders van De Heide Primêr met hul By-bels.

Vrywilligers en predikante ry van dorp totdorpmetmotorfietse omBybels uit te deel.

Rûens se tennissterreLydia Theron, ’n gr. 6-leer-der, enFrancois Theron, ’ngr. 7-leerder van RûensKollege, het altwee aan dieBoland Wilson-tennistoer-nooi die naweek van 21 en22 Maart in Stellenboschdeelgeneem. Lydia het ’nmedalje gekry en net eenwedstryd verloor en Fran-cois het die derde plek indie Goue Plaat gekry.Die skool is opreg trots

op hierdie twee leerders.Lydia Theron, Nico Burger (skoolhoof) en FrancoisTheron.

Martelize Jordaanvan die HoërskoolOverberg het ’nsilwermedalje bydie SA Skoleatle-tiekbyeenkomswat onlangs inPolokwane gehouis verower. Sy hetdie 90 m-hekkiesin ’n tyd van13.25 afgelê.

Die Ovies-leerder-raad het besluit omvan 14 tot 17 Aprilverskeie projekte aante pak en hul mede-leerders bewus temaak van verskeieaktuele sake. Dieskoolterrein is skoon-gemaak, die duikwegmet water uitgespuiten die Ovie-wal is ookopgeknap. Op Don-derdag 17 April is dieweek afgesluit met ’nKaalvoetdag. Alleleerders kon kaalvoetskool toe kom enskoene bring vir min-derbevoorregtes. Sósouhulle ook kon vóélwat ander tieners inons land in die ko-mende winter beleef.

Chris Marais, gr. 2-leerder van die Laer-skool Bredasdorp, is in die Boland-skaak-span opgeneem. Hy neem in die o.10-af-deling deel. Laerskool Bredasdorp is baietrots op hierdie prestasie. Hier is Chris byFriedel Pratt, skaakkoördineerder.

DieWes-Kaapseminister van onderwys, DonaldGrant (middel), het Rûens Kollegebesoek. By hom is AJ du Toit (Rûens-direksievoorsitter) enNicoBurger (skoolhoof).

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Genaal behou Pase-titelDieGenadendal Sportklubhet op21April’n suksesvolle Paasmaandag-rugbytoer-nooi op dieGenadendal-sportterrein aan-gebied.

Die sportveld het gebars uit sy nate uit endie toernooi was ’n goeie afsluit vir die Paas-naweek.Die spanne wat deelgeneem het was Gena-

dendal, Hawston RVK, Progres RVK (Kaap-stad), Rangers RVK (Bredasdorp) en YoungEagles (Berea). Die weersomstandighede hetook saamgespeel en ons moet dankie sê virdie Herewat ook gesorg het dat selfs die weerperfek was vir rugby.Die twee spanne wat deurgedring het na

die B-span-finaal was Genadendal en YoungEagles (Berea),maaruiteindelikwasdit slegs’n strafskop wat die twee spanne geskei hetnadat Emzet Sauls van Young Eagles RVK ’nstrafskop deur die pale gejaag het om dieprysgeld aan sy span te verseker. Die eindtel-ling in die B-span-finaal was Young Eagles3 - 0 Genadendal.Die groot aantrekkingskragbyhierdie jaar

se toernooi was die deelname van HawstonRVK, wat die mees toonaangewende klub indieOverberg is enwatmeeding in die BolandRugbyunie se Premierligakompetisie. Almalhet al by die loting uitgesien na ’n droomfi-naal en die ondersteuners se droom is ookdan verwesenlik toe die tuisspan van Gena-dendal en Hawston deurdring na die A-spanfinaal.Die eerste tien minute het die spanne me-

kaargevoel,maardiebesoekerswat, sooshulslagspreuk lui “skrik-vir-niks”, het nie datdie volgepakte en fanatiese skare hulle on-derkry nie. Binne vyf minute het Hawstontwee drieë aangeteken deur Roland Swartsen Joaquin Claasen om skielik met 12-0 voorte loop. Die Genalers het dadelik teruggevegen ná ’n goeie rolmaalbeweging het JohnwinWitbooi agterdiepalegaankuier.EnslinKla-

se het die drie verdoel omdie telling te krimpna 12-7 in die guns van Hawston.Hawstonhetegtergewyshoekomhulagter-

lyn so gevrees word en het ’n goeie agterlyn-beweging in die hoekie afgerond toe JuanSlabbert oor geduik het sonder dat ’n vingerop hom gelê is. Dit het aan Hawston ’n voor-sprong van tien punte gegee toe hulle 17-7voorgeloophet. LeroyWildschuthet egter ge-wysdathynetsovlugvoetig is soosdiemannevan Hawston toe hy deurwals vir ’n drie watdeurEnslinKlaseverdoelwas.Kort voor rus-tydhetKlase ’n strafskopdeurdiepale gejaagom die spanne te laat rus op 17-17.Die finaal was gekenmerk deur die krag

van die tuisspan se pak voorspelers teen dieratsheid en vinnige hande van die besoekersse agterlyn. Die laaste 40 minute het Genaalse pak voorspelers egter die oorhand gekryen soms meters ver met die ligter pak vanHawston geloop. Albei spanne het strafskop-peverwisselnadatSwarts enKlase suksesvoldie bal deur die pale gejaag het. Kort voordie eindfluitjie het Klase sy waarde vir dietuisspan bewys toe hy met ’n strafskop voordie pale geslaag het om aan die Genalers ’nwelverdiende oorwinning (23-20) te gee en teverseker dat hulle hul titel verdedig het.Die dag het sonder enige onsmaaklikhede

verloop en die klubwil alle rolspelers hartlikbedankwat bygedra het tot die sukses. Al dieklubs wat deelgeneem het, die wedstrydbe-amptes wat opgetree het, die spelers, dienoodhulppersoneel, die hekbeamptes, diewedstrydaankondigerenookAshwilPotbergvir die klankstelsel.Spesiale dankmoet egter gaan aan die hor-

des ondersteuners wat die dag bygewoon hetwat net weer eens getoon het dat rugby indie omgewing gesond is en steeds dié sportis wat groot getalle mense bymekaar kanbring. Ons hoop om volgende jaar weer so ’ngoeie en lekker toernooi aan te bied. Sien udan. – Charlton Smith

All golfers invited tosupport Sunflower FundThe Sunflower Fund in-vites golfers to their firstNorthernSuburbsGolfDayon 6 June at the StrandGolfClub.The event objective is to

raise money to pay for thetissue typing of potentialbone-marrow stem-cell do-nors to increase the BoneMarrow Registry of SouthAfrica in turn giving pa-tients suffering with leu-kaemia and other life-threatening blood disor-ders the hope of findingtheir 1:100 000donormatch.Each golferwill receive a

fabulous goodie bag.There are also fantastic

prizes for the top-ten fourballs as well as an enter-tainmentpackagetobeauc-tioned by Alf Duncan.Participants can enter a

four-ball foronlyR1 500 (ex-cludingVAT) or contributetowards this event throughsponsoring a hole or aprize.For more information or

to enter contact Janine le

Roux on 082 336 1112 oremail her on Janine@sun-flower.org.za.Thosewho are interested

in becoming a donor cancontact their call centre on0800 12 10 82 or visit theirwebsite on www.sunflow-erfund.org.za.

Readers can keep updat-ed through the founda-tion’s Facebook page (TheSunflower Fund) or by fol-lowing it on Twitter.The foundation thanks

players in advance for be-ing prepared to “Share aLittle, to Save a Life”.

Attie Retief (left), marshall, and Cornie Blom, manager, of StrandGolf Club during the 2013 Sunflower Fund Golf Day.

Classic­wenners stel vroeguitstekende teikenCaledon Gholfklub het Saterdag 12 April syjaarlikse Classic Gholftoernooi aangebiedmet die ondersteuning van Tsogo Sun Cale-don.Dit was die vierde jaar agtereenvolgens

datTsogoSunCaledonas alleen-borg optreevir die gholfdag. Die dag is alombekend asdie hoogtepunt op Caledon Gholfklub se ka-lender en hierdie jaar was geen uitsonde-ring nie.Met spelers van sover as Kaapstad, Her-

manus en selfs Oos-Londen, het die spannemekaardie strydaangesê.Die stableford-sa-mespelformaathetgesorgvirgoeiesamesynendievoorkeur-bofhouhetdinge ietwatver-gemaklik. As gevolg daarvan was die tel-lings ook baie goed.Die span van Roux Lewende Hawe, ver-

teenwoordigdeurVasieSmal,JDOtto,DanaSteenkamp en Jurgens Jacobs, was van dievroeë afslaners en het die teiken gestel met

’nuitstekende106punte.Geenvandieanderspannekon egter deur die dag daaropverbe-ter nie,met die spanvanCaltexCaledonwatbaie nabydaaraan gekomhetmet 105 punte.Die span is verteenwoordig deur Ariel Hu-go, Frank Abrahams, Linston Manuels enRandall Newman.Die spanvanCaledonCasinohet derde ge-

eindigmet ’n telling van 103. Die span is ver-teenwoordig deur Lynston January, DanieTobias, Ivan Benjamin en Stevie Benjamin.Behalwe die skitterende pryse wat op die

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Sun Caledon en sameroeper van die reë-lingskomitee, het tydens die toesprake diespelers bedank vir hul deelname aan dietoernooi.

Caledon Gholfklub se Classic-kampioene vir 2014 is die span van Roux Lewende Hawe. Die span isverteenwoordig deur JD Otto, Dana Steenkamp, Vasie Smal en Jurgens Jacobs.

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