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Wind farm gets a ‘No’ at Bot River meetingJAN-HENDRIK COETZER

The proposal for a 45-turbinewind farm in Bot River receivedageneral“thumbs-down”fromlo-cal residentsatameetingonTues-day night.

The Langhoogte wind turbine de-velopment inBotRiverhasbeenpro-posed by a company called SagitEnergy Ventures, which failed to re-turn a number of calls the Gazettemadeforcommentthisweek. It isoneof four wind farm developments pro-posed for the Overberg by separatecompanies. It is unclear whether ornot theLanghoogte developmenthasgained thebuy-in from the farmer onwhose land the development is envi-saged, as the Gazette could not gainany comment from Sagit.TheKlipheuwel farmoutsideCale-

don, though, is the first of the four

proposals to get out of the startingblocks and wind turbine parts havebeentransportedtheresinceAugust.Ten turbines are being erected onthis farm.Bot River locals met in the St Pe-

ter’s Anglican Church Hall on Tues-day night to discuss the Langhoogteproposal. Themeetingwas arrangedby the BotRiverAestheticsCommit-tee (Brac) and attended by approxi-mately 30 people.According to Mark Townsend,

Brac chairperson, the lack of infor-mation about the proposed develop-ment, coupled with the fact thatfarmers who agree to turbines ontheir farms have to sign confi-dentiality agreements, means that alarge number of local residents haveindicated their support for a projectofwhichtheyactuallyknownothing.“Local residents think theywill be

getting a monthly salary from Sagit.

However,Sagit says that thiswillnothappen, and that this is amisconcep-tion arising from the promises fromanother wind farm developer in thearea. So hundreds of local residentshave signed their support for aproject that will not produce the in-come they are expecting.“We also fear that strong-arm tac-

tics are now being used on the far-mers, to the extent that the farmershave to work through their lawyersinaneffort toreduce thenegative im-pacts on their farming operations.”A DVD calledWindfallwas shown

at themeeting. It details how thepro-posalofawindfarmaffectedthetownof Meredith in the USA.“After showing the DVD we had a

general discussion about how to re-spond to theauthorisationby theNa-tionalDepartmentofEnvironmentalAffairs for the Langhoogte windfarm that was granted on 15 August.

As we only had 20 days to lodge anintention to appeal against the au-thorisation, because the closing dateis 4 September, we agreed that weneeded to send inourappeals as soonas possible from the organisationsand individuals who are registeredas ‘interested and affected parties’,”says Townsend.“The scary thing is that the whole

process is driven by Sagit EnergyVentures and the national Depart-ment ofEnvironmentalAffairs,withvirtually no meaningful input fromtheWesternCape government or theTheewaterskloof Municipality. Sothere is no one locally you can takethe matter up with.“Although the SA Constitution

says that thehumanrights of the res-idents of Bot River are protected, thenational government and Sagit looklike they are going to steamrollereveryone into accepting whatever

they say. Possibly the most seriousthing is the likelihood that our prop-erties will be reduced in value. Adrop of 25% to 50% in value has beenreported inmanypartsof theworld.”Townsendasks the followingques-

tions: “What will happen to us whenour properties cannot be sold? Willour properties continue to be ratedat our current values?Andwhatwillhappen to the farmer’s land where a150 m high wind turbine has beenerected?Will that land be rated as in-dustrial land? We would argue thatit should be.”“SowhateverSagit offers the farm-

er, it might not look that high whenthe farmer realises that his landnowneeds to be re-zoned and revalued asindustrial land, whichwill suddenlymean a huge rates bill.”TheGazettewill again try to reach

Sagit this week for comment on itsLanghoogte proposal.

SWITSERSE LANDSKAP: Hierdie pragtige foto kon net sowel in Switserland geneem gewees het.Die indrukwekkende prentjie is Vrydag 30 Augustus buite Villiersdorp naby die Theewaterskloof-damop kamera vasgelê. FOTO: BEN JORDAAN

BOT RIVER FLOODING: This photo was taken onThursday afternoon on Karwyderspas on the Bot-rivierplaas belonging to the Albertyns. The Swartri-vier causeway shows the tremendous volume of wa-ter flowing into the Bot River near the farm, Leeu-rivier. PHOTO: AVRIL YOUNG

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ONE STEP AHEAD

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5 September)VLV Opvoeding en Kultuur-ver-gadering by die NG gemeente Cale-don-Wes om 15:00. Navrae: RethaSkein, 028 212 1432.)Kindersorg SA Caledon/Gena-dendal algemene jaarvergaderingom 19:00 te Carl Schiefer-saal, Ge-nadendal.)Caledon Country Fair. ’n Naweekvol pret vir die hele gesin. Vir na-vrae, bel Caledon Toerisme by 028212 3282.7 September)Caledon-rugbyklub speel ’n weg-wedstryd teen Kleinmond.)Damesoggend van Hoop saammet Benescke Janse van Rensburgen Sparkies Musiekskool van Her-manus om 9:00 by Matjiesdrift.Kaartjies kos R60 en is te koop by

Princess and the Frog (JA Elek-tries), Hoopstraat 16, Caledon. Na-vrae 082 321 8470.18 tot 21 September)21ste Agri Megaweek by MegaPark, Bredasdorp.Al die ratte is ge-olie vir ’n buitengewone mondig-wordings-ekspo tydens Agri Mega-week 2013. Meer as 20 000 mense hetAgri Megaweek in 2012 bygewoon.“Landbou vir Werkskepping” is naas hooftema gekies. Uitstallings,demonstrasies, boer-, kleinboer- enplaaswerkerprogramme, sukses-verhale, strategiese beplanning,gesprekvoeringennetwerk-aktiwi-teite sal werkgewers en werkne-mers byeen bring.8 Oktober)Caledon Belastingbetalersver-eniging vergader om 18:30 in NGMoederkerk Kleinsaaltjie. Navrae:Edward Morgan, 084 402 9554.26 Oktober)9th BEF Van der Stel Challenge5 November)Karin Brynard nuutste boekbe-kendstelling by Caledon biblioteekom 13:00.

Come to the Caledon FairThe second annual CaledonCountryFairtakesplaceon6and7September intheCaledonWild-flower garden.

The fun-filled family event is or-ganised by Caledon Tourism andpromises to be an outing to remem-ber. Linda Farenhem, head of Cale-don Tourism, says, “We had suchoverwhelming response to our in-augural fair last year. Visitorsloved the venue in the garden andthe views of the Overberg. The are-na events were a hit, the flower tentandart tentgotravereviewsandtheother attractions were well worthseeing. We definitely had to do itagain this year.”

The Caledon Country Fair show-cases various aspects of country lifewith themed tents highlighting

whatCaledonhastooffer, includingflowers, wine, cheese, honey, artsand crafts, quilts, fresh bread, localproduce, classic cars and tractorsand so much more. There is a largeoutdoor area where children canplay and a petting zoo. There willbe lots of stalls where visitors canbuy quality local products andhomemade food to tantalise yourtaste buds.

On Saturday 7 September there isa jam-packed arena programme toamaze and delight you and for themore active bunch there will be afun run/walk/cycle.

Arena events include a sheep-shearing display, dog obedienceand skills, radio-controlled aircraftdisplay, jukskei and eagle encoun-ters. Other attractions include theannual floral art competition and a

newly introduced Junior CountryFair Chef competition which prom-ises to be very exciting.

The Caledon County Fair is aboutwholesome country fun for the en-tire family. It is experiential – visi-tors will be able to see, taste, smell,touch and hear the country. It is afair with a difference. Everyone isinvited to join – especially familieswho want a cost effective safe coun-try outing that is educational, funand good value for money.

. Entrance: R30 for adults andR10 for children and pensioners.

. Dates: 6 and 7 September 2013

. Times: 09:00 – 17:00

. Venue: Caledon Wild FlowerGarden (just off N2 at Caledon)

.Contact:WeronicaLoftie-Eatonon 028 212-3282 during office hoursfor more information.

BOEKBEKENDSTEL-LING: Chanette Paulhet haar nuwe boek La-berint onlangs by dieCaledon-biblioteek be-kendgestel. Agter vanlinks is: Gerhard vanWyk, Helène Viljoen enNosimo Zitho; (voor)Yolanda Hofmeester,Chanette Paul, Natha-lia Watson en RonaPlaatjies.

Enjoy Drostdy Hofwines at SpringWine & DineDelectable wines from Drost-dy Hof winemakers will be fea-tured at The Caledon Casino,Hotel, Spa and Entertain-ment’s Spring Wine & Dineevent on Thursday 12 Septem-ber.Theselectionofwineswillbe carefully paired with sump-tuous dishes expertly pre-pared by The Blue Crane Res-taurant’shighlycapable team,headed up by executive chefShaun Bruce.

The event takes place at theelegant Blue Crane Restau-rant which offers sweepingviews of the spectacular Over-berg mountains.

Live entertainment will beprovided by the StringreedDuo. This combination makes

for an evening of exceptionalentertainment.

The Wine and Dine eventstake place on the secondThursday of each month.

Tickets to the Wine & Dinecost R150 per person. There isalso a special “taste-and-stay”package available for R849.This includes the four coursemeal, wine tasting, entertain-ment, accommodation at TheCaledon Hotel and breakfastthe next morning for two peo-ple. Booking is essential.

Contact Joy at The CaledonCasino, Hotel, Spa & Enter-tainment for more informa-tion and to book call 028 2145100 or by joy.issel@tsogo-sun.com

CD vir PaddyDamonPaddy Damon van Grabouw stel sy eerste CD,getiteldThis is it,op6SeptemberbydieMolte-no-saal Grabouw bekend.

Op die CD is ietsie van alles wat onder meerballroom en jazz ook insluit.

Paddy het voorheen vir die Elginairs asookKallies Dance gespeel. Ses jaar gelede het hyop sy eie gegaan en speel by veral danse, trou-es en partytjies.

Om die geleentheid te vier, sal ’n formeledans in die Molteno-Saal om 19:00 gehouword.

Kaartjies kos R50 en kaas en wyn sal voordie dans bedien word.

Vir navrae, kontak Paddy Damon op072 729 3353.

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‘Landbou lyk belowend’, sê kennerOverberg Agri het op 29 AugustushulBoeredaggehouopRoodebloem-proefplaas, Caledon. Sowat 285 pro-dusente en verteenwoordigers vanverskaffers en navorsingsinstan-sies het die geleentheid bygewoon.

AndréUys,besturendedirekteurvanOverberg Agri, het die besoekers ver-welkom en beklemtoon dat so ’n dag sesukses bepaal word deur die samewer-king tussenaldie rolspelers indie land-bou. Hy het al die medewerkers wat ge-was-demonstrasies en proewe op Roo-debloem doen asook verskaffers watmasjinerie en implemente op die dagten toon gestel het, hartlik bedank.

Ds. Jannie Hougaard van die NGMoedergemeente Caledon, het geopenmet skriflesing en gebed. Sy boodskaphetgehandeloorwaar ’n mensbehoort,wat jou doel is en hoe jy onthou wilword.

Dr. Roelof Botha, deeltydse ekonomieseraadgewer by PricewaterhouseCoopers, wasdie gasspreker van die dag. Hy is bekend virsy akkurate ekonomiese voorspellings en is in2005 asFinmedia seEkonoomvandieJaaraan-gewys, gegrond op die akkuraatheid van syvooruitskattings van ekonomiese sleutelaan-wysers.

Botha het sy ekonomiese vooruitsigte enpri-oriteite teen die agtergrond van Brics en dierol van landbou bespreek. Landbou is uitersbelangrik vir die ekonomie. Dit is die grootsteenkelebronvanwerkskepping,bied insettevirsekondêre voedselverwerking en verwante be-dryfstakke, en is strategies belangrik vir voed-

selsekuriteit.Landbou in Suid-Afrika het egter baie strui-

kelblokke, soosgebrekkige infrastruktuur, on-sekerheid oor grondhervorming, arbeid, vaar-digheid, ens. Suid-Afrika is ook omring deurarm buurstate in vergelyking met lande in an-der wêrelddele. Ons is egter gelukkig om ons-selfbinnedieBrics-lande (Brasilië-Rusland-In-dië-China-Suid-Afrika) te vind.

Die Brics-lande huisves 42% van die wêreldse bevolking. Ontwikkelende lande se bydraetot die wêreld se BBP het aansienlik gestyg enbehoort teen 2017 meer as 50% te wees. Daaris ook ’n wesenlike gaping tussen die BBP-groeikoerse van ontluikende markte en ryk

lande.Ontluikende landesegroeiblyposi-tief en isminder aanbewegings inwêreld-markte blootgestel.

Groot kommer vir Suid-Afrika se land-bou lê in gebrekkige diens van die staat,hoë inflasie en die arbeidsmark. CosatuseaksiesisgladnieinlynmetdieNasiona-le Ontwikkelingsplan (NDP) nie en doenmeer skade as goed.

Arbeidskosteoorskryreedsarbeidspro-duktiwiteit, en stakings en hoë vereistesvererger die probleem.

Oplossingsvirvooruitgang isom’n“ba-siese inkomstetoelaag in te stel, korrupsiete beveg, insentiewe vir entrepreneur-skapteskependiefunksionaliteitvanmu-nisipaliteite te herstel.

Suid-Afrika word wêreldwyd reeds indie volgende globale mededingenheid-aanwysers asuitstekendaangewysweensdie regulering van ons markte (JSE), ou-ditstelsels,effektiwiteitvankorporatiewedireksies,gesondebankwese,beskikbaar-

heid van finansiële dienste, effektiwiteit van’n anti-monopolistiese beleid, en die vertrouein professionele bestuur.

Dr. Botha het ten slotte gesê die toekoms lykgoed vir landbou in Suid-Afrika.

Ná middagete is voorleggings deur verskaf-fers van masjinerie aangebied, gevolg deuraanbiedings van gewas-demonstasies. Die fo-kus was op koring-, gars-, kanola- en verskeievoergraan-kultivarsenooksaadbehandelings.

Diedag isafgesluitmetaandeteenprodusen-te en verskaffers kon lekker saamkuier.

Overberg Agri sê dankie vir almal se bywo-ning en die medewerking om die dag ’n grootsukses te maak.

Van links staan André Uys, besturende direkteur: Overberg Agri Groep,dr. Roelof Botha, gasspreker en deeltydse ekonomiese raadgewerby PricewaterhouseCoopers, Francois Joubert, besturende direkteur:Overberg Agri Bedrywe en Johan Lusse, bestuurder: Overberg AgriProdukte. FOTO: VERSKAF

Padblokkades vir dronkbestuurTydens ’n padblokkade Saterdagaand 24Augustus het Caledon SAPS vyf menseweens beweerde dronkbestuur in hegtenisgeneem.

Die padblokkade is op die R43 tussen Ca-ledon en Hermanus gehou. Altesaam 64voertuie is gestop.

Volgens kapt. Gerhard Botes het hulleook 13 boetes ter waarde van R5 000 uitge-skryf.

“Sulke padblokkades sal op ’n gereeldegrondslag uitgevoer word. Wees dus ver-sigtig om nie te drink en bestuur nie,” sêBotes.

GABRIËLS-KLOOF SE OLYF-OLIE IS TOPS:Hier spog BarryAnderson,plaasbestuurderen olyfoliemakervan Gabriëls-kloof, met sy Ab-sa Top-5-toe-kenning. Absaen SA Olive hetdié nuwekompe-tisie ingestel ter uitbreiding van die jaarlikseSA Olive-toekennings, waar Gabriëlskloof van-jaar ook ’n goue medalje verower het. “Die top-vyf onder dieolyfolies is vandiehoogste gehalteen verdien om uitgelig te word,” sê Gerrie Duve-nage, organiseerder van die kompetisie.

FOTO: LIONEL BESTERFIELD

Beware of scamstersLocals are urged to be on their guard againsta call centre that asks for their credit card de-tails to siphon money out of their accounts.

The Gazette reported on the scam about twomonths ago after a local computer company,Benliekor, raised the alarm. Most of their cli-ents hadbeen targeted in this so-called “Micro-soft” scam. Some residents interviewed by theGazette at the time had each lost more thanR2 000 after providing credit card details in re-turn for bogus Microsoft support.

A local resident last week received a callfrom the call centre, Idia’s Call Centre, and haswarned others to be on their guard.

Do not answer any questions about personalfinances when getting such a call.

September isTourism MonthAs part of Tourism Month, the Hangklip-Kleinmond Tourism Bureau will be offeringwine tastings every Friday between 15:00 and17:00 during the month of September.

On 6 September Fountain Square will behostingGabriëlskloofwines; on 13 Septemberthe Yard at Cup a Cafè will host Barton Vine-yards; on 20 September you can enjoyWildekrans wines at the Shellfish and SushiBar; and on 27 September artist Deric vanRensburg will be giving an art demonstrationalong with a tasting from Rivendell Estate atThe Art Café, now situated in Harbour Road.

Go to www.kleinmondtourism.co.za.

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Let’s get festiveOur beautiful region is entering its season offestivals and festivities, with the Cape FloralKingdom Expo held in Bredasdorp this pastweekend and the Caledon Country Fair takingplace this weekend. From here and onwardsthrough summer, the Overberg becomes a ta-pestry of events and escapes for city-dwellers.

Agriculture and tourism are the biggest eco-nomic drivers in the Overberg and while agri-culture very much is an owner-run segment,tourism depends on a multiplicity of people tobe successful.

Locals are urged to be tourists in their ownregion and to support their local festivals. Get-ting out and about is not only wonderful forthe mind – it is also wonderful for the economy!

And if you have to interact with any out-of-towners, be sure to give them your friendliestsmile and Overberg hospitality.

Tourism really is everyone’s business!

Is it storm water or sewerage blockages?Is it storm water or sewerage blockages?I was intrigued by the municipality’s com-ment on “storm water” due to the high vo-lumes of rainfall in our sewerage system[letter, “Manager gets increase while mainsewerage line collapses”, 20 August].

TWK have acknowledged that they areaware of this, but did not mention a planon how they propose dealing with the prob-lem.

It is the municipality’s responsibility totrack down the sources of entry and rectifysame. Should residents have breached theAct, it is a criminal offence and they shouldbe charged.

Secondly, the overflowing of raw sewe-rage, mainly during the summer months,is caused by blockages in the system, not“storm water”. I am sure your municipalstaff will be only too happy to enlighten youon this matter, as they have us.

I have no doubt that TWK has a copy ofThe National Building Regulation andStandards Act (Act 103 of 1977) ChapterXV11 – Part P: Drainage – P7 Control of Ob-jectionable Discharge. I suggest that ourmunicipal management read this section.

SHERRY JARVISTWK municipality replied as follows:The exceptional rainfall didaffect the sew-

erage system and the town offices dealt withit in the best possible manner.It is true thatblockagesmighthave caused

overflow of sewerage in the past but thisproblemwasaddressedby the flushingof thenetwork with hot water.Weareawareof thementionedregulations

and standards and adhere to it the best wecan. If thewriter has any specific queries sheis welcome to contact the municipality.

A wolf inA wolf insheep’s clothingsheep’s clothingOn Friday night, 23 August, a man was broughtto my backpacker to book in for the night.

He said that he had been robbed of his walletin Greyton and could he please pay by EFT.He would arrange with his business partnerto do the transfer, as he was here to negotiateto buy the 7 Eleven and worked for AbrantesBrother Fruit & Veg in Somerset West.

I said I wasn’t happy with that, and he offeredto arrange a Nedbank to Nedbank transfer sothat things will go through quickly. By Sundaymorning there was no deposit.

When I sent him an SMS to his room to askwhy there was no deposit, he quickly got up,showered and was off down the road to “ar-range” things, promising to come back ASAPwith the money.

When he hadn’t returned by midday, I wentto his room and saw he had no luggage, buthe had a lot of papers in the room, which I col-lected and took to the police with a descriptionof a man.

The police were quick off the mark and ashort while later they advised me they had himat the charge office, where I came and madea statement. After some more storytelling andwaffling, he was arrested.

What I later heard was that he had left meand gone to join in the church service at theWeskerk. He afterwards mingled with the peo-ple and enjoyed a free lunch at the snoek braaithey were having after church.

On returning to the vicinity of the 7 Eleven,he was picked up by the police. There he wasseencalmlyreadingthepaperwhile theconsta-ble was doing some research into a previouscase which might have included him.

He seemed to know the town well and all thehistorical places, and evidently comes from awell-known family near Greyton.

VERNA WATTON

Hier is (agter van links) Eugene Herman, Fanie Jacobs, Ivan Swartz,Douglas Hawkins, Johan de Kock (voorsitter), Johnny Swanepoel(ondervoorsitter), Noel Greeff, Avril Young, Leon Coetzee; (voor)Michael Jeffree (hoof, mobiele eenheid) AO Kevin Abrahams (hoof,SAPD Botrivier), Gerald McCann en Stella Jeffree.

Weskus toe om net weer ’n paar mense te hoor lag“DIE weer is hier, wens jy was pragtig.” Jam-mer,hierdieposkaartjie iseintlikebedoelomandersom gelees te word, maar vir die oom-blik is dit wraggies waar; lanklaas so baieweer ervaar (en jy is darem nog pragtig ge-noeg…). Was verlede week ’n paar dae saammet ’n pel op Koekenaap en gelukkig net diestertkant van die oorstromings beleef.

Ons kon darem die modderpad tussen Do-ringbaaienLambertsbaaideurworstel,maarnie sonder ’n paar benoude oomblikke (enbaie modder onderaan die Corsa-bakkie) nie.Op Velddrif stop ons toe vir ’n happie en ’ndoppie. Die plaaslike viertrekkers wat rond-om ons sit gee ons net een vinnige kyk enignoreer ons daarna ooglopend. Ek vermoeddit moet maar pynlik vir hierdie “hoë” man-ne wees om selfs te verneem of en hoe onsdieselfde trajek as hulle kon baasraak.

Hoe ook al. Ons ry toe uiteindelik deurKuilsrivier onder ’n blou hemel en verwon-der ons aan die onheilspellende wolkmassasoor die Helderberg. Aangekom in Somerset-Wes, hoor ons oor die radio dat Kuilsrivier

vyf minute ná ons deurtog ’n blitsige hael-storm beleef het wat motors se dakke sleg in-geduik het. Sjoe! ’n Noue ontkoming!

Ek koop in Koekenaap ’n vleisie vir dievuur en die slagter eien my as ’n buitelander.“Nou wat kom soek meneer hier in ons kon-trei?” wou hy weet.

“Ek wou net graag weer ’n paar mense hoorlag,” verduidelik ek.

“Ka-ka-ka,” lag die slagter. Dis nou eending van die Weskussers – hul oorheersendeen kenmerkende geaardheid is opgeruimd,gasvry en hulpvaardig.

Laat my toe dink aan ’n ou wat ek jarregelede ontmoet het, toe ek nog koerantskry-wer was. Dié middeljarige kêrel het besluithy is sat vir sy Kaapse omgewing en kom toeop die idee dat Brasilië ’n jolige plek kanwees. Geld het hy nie baie nie, maar hy bouvirhom’nseiljaggieomalleensoontoe teseil.Die ontwerp was sy eie, gebaseer op die vormvan ’n eier, met net ’n luik op die gewelfdedek, ’n mas met een seil, ’n kiel en ’n roer.

“Bel my as jy daar aankom,” sê ek vir hom

en twee weke later doen hydit. “Jy’s vinnig,” sê ek,“waar’s jy nou?”

“In Hondeklipbaai,” sê hy.“Wat maak jy daar?”“Myboothethiergestrand.

Die naaste boer het my bootmet sy trekker kom uitsleep,my gehuisves, blyplek op syplaas en ’n joppie aangebied.Hierdie Namakwalanders isdie wonderlikste mense opaarde. Bokker Brasilië, ekbly net hier!”

Ek ken ’n dokter van Skot-se afkoms in die Fransch-hoek-vallei, wat Engels met’n Skotse aksent praat enAfrikaanssoos ’nWeskusser.Hoe so? Blyk hy wou ná sy af-studering Engeland toe, maar het die geld vir’n vliegkaartjie gekort. Hoor toe hy kan opSpringbok ’n lokum kry en ná drie maandegenoeg verdien. Hy bly toe uiteindelik sewe

jaar daar en trou met ’n vooraanstaande sedogter; sy sentimente is vandag nog ook diévan die eierdopmatroos.

fouriejh@mweb.co.za

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Botrivier-buurtwagdoen sy dingIn samewerking met die plaaslike poli-sie, dra die buurtwag die belange vandie gemeenskap van Botrivier op diehart. Hulle versoek belangstellendeswat nog nie aangesluit het nie, om lidte word van die Botrivier-buurtwag.Bel die voorsitter, Johan de Kock, by082 326 3711 of Mike Jeffree by 076 1415136.

Hulle hou elke maand ’n vergade-ring –gewoonlik elke tweede Dinsdagvan die maand gehou. “’n Mens kannooit te versigtig wees nie en dit is be-wysmetdieonlangseaanvalop ’nplaasin die omgewing,” het De Kock gesê.

NEW UNIFORMS: As partof the annual poverty al-leviation initiative of theHelderstroom MaximumCorrectional Centre, twopupils from Boontjies-kraal Primary were givena full school uniform re-cently using money do-natedby someof the offi-cials. At the back fromleft are Gregory Williams(principal), S Subramon-ey (head of Helder-stroom Maximum Cor-rectional Centre), Sr CPhilanie (chief profes-sional nurse) and RKleinsmidt (correctionalcentre operational sup-port: maximum centre);(front) Micaela Swartand Brayton Slammat.

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Enjoying the array of beers offered at Rivendell on Saturday are (fromleft) Brandon Scorgie, Danie Hattingh and Jerome Kennedy.

Enjoying Beaumont’s latest vintage of rosé before lunch are(from left) Galvin Lloyd with Robert and Diddie Johnson, allfrom Hermanus.

Despite the inclement weather, spring was definitely in the air whenthe winemaking community of Bot River hosted its annual spring festivalthis weekend. At Beaumont Wines festival-goers enjoyed a cellar barrellunch on Sunday, paired with Beaumont wines and Genevieve MCC(bubbly). Enjoying a welcome ray of sunshine before lunch are (fromleft) Bettina Schulz from Cape Town, Leon Engelke and Melissa Nelsenfrom Elgin (winemaking team of Genevieve MCC), Sebastian Beaumont(Beaumont winemaker), Shay Davis from Cape Town and John Rauchfrom Hermanus. PHOTOS: HEDDA MITTNER

It was Rayno and Celia Rabie from Burgundy restaurant in Her-manus’s first visit to Beaumont and they were enchanted.

A HEAVENLY EXPERIENCE: At the highly endangered and protected marshrose exhibited at the Cape Floral Kingdom Expo in Bredasdorp are (fromthe left) Bossie Bosman, flower scientist who assisted with flower identifica-tion, Adriaan Hanekom, flora coordinator of the expo, and Prof. Gavin Man-eveldt, Head of the Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biologyat the University of the Western Cape (UWC). PHOTO: JAN GREYLING

PLANTING THE TREE OF THE YEAR: Virgilia oroboides, known as the blossomtree or keurboom, was planted at the Cape Floral Kingdom Expo at MegaPark, Bredasdorp, on 1 September. From left are Adriaan Hanekom, floralcoordinator of the expo, Orton King, chairperson of the Cape Floral KingdomExpo, and Rudy Visser, co-initiator of the expo. PHOTO: JAN GREYLING

Bot River Spring Festival

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DANIELS PAULSo skielik het die Here virpappa kom haal. Ons harteis seer maar pa is veilig byJesus. Wat die Here gedoenhet is welgedaan. Rus invrede. Van kinders,kleinkinders en agterklein-kinders

LUCILLE LOUISE PEDRO(Née GREEN)Sag heengegaan opWoensdag 28 Augustus2013. Ons neem met liefdeen mooi herinneringe af-skeid van Lucille my vrou,ons ma, ouma en ouma-grootjie. Sy was kosbaar virons en ons sal haar mis.Van haar man Joseph, kin-ders - Brian, Ronelle,Luzette, 7 kleinkinders & 7agter kleinkinders.

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DOVES.Begrafnisdienste/FuneralServices. Giving comfort.Taking care. Caledon: 18Plein St, 028-212 3054. 09Argon St, HermanusBusiness Park, 028-3131741. Kleinmond: 27 MainRd, 028-271 4971.Gansbaai:61 Main Rd, 028-384 3344.

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FORSALE:Wall unit R500;Recliner chair - red R800;3/4 Pine bed & foammattress R500; Printerstray & ornaments R300.Call 072 196 6108 (Napier).

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HUISEIENAAR LENINGSIs u huis klaar betaal ofskuld u minder as 30%enige bedrag beskikbaar totR500 000 binne 2 dae.Ongeag of u geswartlys is.Skakel 082 544 7886.

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Theewaterskloof GazetteSchools - SkoleTuesday 3 September 2013 7

OORSPRONKLIKE TAKE: Rûens Kollege se gr. 5-leer-linge het onlangs aangenaamverrasmet hul kreatiwi-teit tydens die maak van hul take oor die weer. Hieris Dries Leschwat sy “taak”, ’nmini-weerstasie, skooltoe gebring het. FOTO VERSKAF

YOUNG CREATIVE:Ronan Quinlan ofOverberg High Schoolwas congratulated withthe accolade of receiv-ing amerit award for hisartwork in the 2013CTCA Young CreativesAwards. The Cape TownCreative Academy re-warded him for this byoffering him an exclu-sive invitation to attend their 2014 Grade12CreativeCrash-Course, freeof charge. TheCTCA Gr 12 Creative Crash-Course offershim, as hand-picked Young Creative, aunique first step into the world of creativeexcellence. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Year 3 • Dinsdag 3 September 2013 | Tel. 028 214 1294

Arlin Benjamin isVleisdag-wennerArlin Benjamin(9-voorgee) het opSaterdag 24 Augus-tus die jaarlikseVleisdag by Cale-don Gholfklub ge-wen.

Die dag, wat tradi-sioneel op ’n syferplus-formaat beslisword, is weereensdeur Roux LewendeHawe geborg en hetvir groot opwindinggesorg.Nie net het Benjamin uitgeblink

met sy tellingvan+5nie,maarOwenAbrahams (4-voorgee) het ook ’n kol-hou tydens die toernooi aangetekenopdie 17deputjie (syfer 3) enRandallNewman (3-voorgee) het ’n arend ge-

speel op die 7de putjie(syfer 5).Dirkie Groenewald

(9-voorgee) het op ’nuittel tweede geëin-dig met sy teling van+4metMarshall Ben-jamin (5-voorgee)derde op dieselfde tel-ling.Die toernooi het 40

spelers gelok wat al-mal gelyk afgeslaanhet op verskillendeputjies met spelers

van sover asBredasdorp,Rivierson-derend en Langebaan wat ingeskryfhet. Vasie Smal, verteenwoordigervan die borg, het goeie vleispryseaan die wenners beskikbaar gestelenook ’nvleisbraai-etenaafloopvandie gholf voorgesit.

Arlin Benjamin het die jaarlikseVleisdag by Caledon Gholfklubgewen. FOTO VERSKAF

Posduif-uitslae:Caledon, V’dorpCaledon-posduifuitslae vanafLeeu-Gamka – 24 AugustusJong duiwe1. D. King2. T. de Bruyn3. D. King4. T. de Bruyn5. T. de Bruyn6. F.&F. Louis7. T. de Bruyn8. T. de Bruyn9. D. King10. F.&F. Louis

Ope duiwe1. G. Hoffman2. D. King3. T. de Bruyn4. T. de Bruyn5. D. King6. J. Marais7. F.&F. Louis8. M. Otto9. G. Hoffman10. D. King

Villiersdorp-posduifuitslaevanafLeeu-Gamka–24August

Leeu-Gamka Jaaroud1. G. Subke2. A.P. Lingenfelder3. A.P. Lingenfelder4. S. de Kock5. T. dos Santos

Leeu-Gamka Jaaroud1. T. dos Santos2. T. dos Santos3. T. dos Santos4. T. dos Santos5. A.P. Lingenfelder

Runners welcome atStaalwater challengeThe 2013 Staalwater Mountain BikeChallenge is scheduled for 7 and 8September at The Caledon Casino,Hotel, Spa and Entertainment.This year sees the inclusion of a

trail run, inviting runners to theevent for the first time.The trail run takes place on Satur-

day 7 September and the mountainbike race on Sunday.There are three MTB routes – 60,

30 and 15 km – and two trail runs –7 and 15 km.Formoreinformationontheraces,

phone the Dirtopia Trail Centre on021 884 4752.

KOOKWATER-GHOLF: Hoërskool Bredasdorp is trots op sy gholfspelers wat tanskookwater-gholf speel. Hul oorwinning oor Hoërskool Montagu by vanjaar seinterskole is weer ’n bewys van hul toewyding. Die beste drie tellings in elkespan is gebruik om die wenners te bepaal. Van links is Wikus Smit (18 punte,A-span), Peter-John Ahrends (16 punte, B-span), Migael Moelich (19 punte,B-span), Gerhard Coetzee (13 punte, kaptein B-span), Thabo Thiel (baljoggie),Kobus du Plessis (24 punte, A-span), Niel Zondagh (20 punte, A-span), ChrisBotha (24 punte, kaptein A-span) en Pieter van Huyssteen (15 punte, B-span).

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APPLEWOOD TAKES PART IN NETBALL TOURNAMENT: On Saturday 24 August the Apple-wood u.8, u.10 and u.13 netball girls took part in a tournament organised by HelderbergInternational School, held at Somerset West Primary School. The u.8 team won thetrophy in their age group. Their coach isWendy Simpson. The u.10 team, under leadershipof their coach, Karen Lambrechts, was placed second. All the netball girls put in somefantastic performances and enjoyed having the opportunity to finally play somematches.

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