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Eight people

treated after

collision 2

Whatever the

weather, its Whale

Festival time 5

Will Sandbaai get

a liquor store? 9

Dispute over R39 M

land deal 16

EASTCLIFF:WOMAN (74) ATTACKEDAWEEKAFTER 84YEAROLDNOREEN ISMURDERED

Another senseless attack

JANINE VAN DER RIET

Exactly one week after 84-year-

old Noreen van der Walt died af-

ter she was brutally attacked in

her home in Westcliff, a man

found his wife lying on the floor

in their home in Eastcliff, her

face and head covered in blood.

The 73-year-old woman was at-

tacked by an intruder on Friday

morning at around 10:45. She was

hit over theheadand in the face sev-

eral times with an unknown object

before the intruder fled the scene

with her handbag, containing her

wallet, identity document and sev-

eral other personal belongings.

According to a statement byLieu-

tenant Fadila September, spokes-

person for theHermanus police, the

womans husband went to gym at

the Eastcliff Spar. His wife was still

in bed. When he returned to their

home in Moffat Street, he noticed

that the back door was open and

found his wife covered in blood in

their bedroom.

The reason for the attack is un-

known and police are investigating

a case of house robbery and attemp-

tedmurder. No one has been arrest-

ed.

At the time of going to print, the

woman was transferred to a hospi-

tal in Somerset West in a serious,

but stable condition.

Noreen, the woman from West-

cliff who died fromher injuries sus-

tained in a brutal attack, was at

home with her husband Bernardus

Rijcks (85), who is bedridden, when

a suspect walked into their home in

Fourie Street, gaining access

through the back door on Wednes-

day 4Septemberat 10:30.He stabbed

Noreen with a knife several times

before fleeing the scene with R1 000

in cashafterBernardushadpressed

the panic button.

Noreen died in hospital two days

later. No one has been arrested.

ColVincentCetyana,clustercom-

mander of the Hermanus Cluster

says they are furious about the at-

tack. As of Wednesday, they

launched an operation which in-

volves all police on duty, including

the office staff.

We realised the crime pattern

has changed and instead of focusing

more on weekends, we are now

sending out officers in uniform as

well as plain clothes, on foot and in

vehicles patrolling the areas, dur-

ing the day and especially between

10:00 and 12:00 in the morning.

Cetyana says that the suspects

could be looking for work, or pre-

tending to look for work, standing

aroundat intersections andwaiting

for someone to offer them a job for

the day. It is when they are unsuc-

cessful and are going home that

they are desperate and dangerous.

They could then start looking

around for soft targets.

There is also a possibility that

these attacks could be linked to a

syndicate, but they are investigat-

ing all possibilities.

Residents must phone the police

immediately if they see a

suspicious-looking person or if any-

one iswandering around.Myprom-

ise is we will respond as quickly as

possible, every time.

Andrew Embleton from Commu-

nity Against Crime (CaC) in East-

cliff saystheyformedthisgroupsev-

eral years ago to inform residents

of emergency numbers and contact

details of their neighbours.

Every month, after attending a

meeting with the Hermanus SAPS,

they e-mail the information re-

ceived to the residents. He says the

biggest problem relating to crime is

unemployment.

It is a pity that we have to live

like this, with doors and windows

closed, but it is the reality. Some

crimes are opportunistic and we

shouldnotmake it easy for thecrim-

inals to enter our homes.

Anyone with information is

asked to contact the Hermanus po-

lice station on 028 313 5300.

Read more on page 3.

MENSWALVIS:

Sowat 850 leerlinge van Laer

skool Hermanus het Woens

dagoggend mooi stilgestaan

in die vorm van n walvis ter

wyl n radiobeheerde vliegtuig

bo hulle gevlieg het om lugfo

tos te neem. Herman de Vries

van Walker Bay Adventures

het Dinsdag reeds die 75 x

45 m walvis met kalk op die

gras met behulp van die skool

se werkers uitgemerk. Met die

Walvisfees wat Vrydag begin

en September wat toerisme

maand is, was hierdie projek

ook deel van Hermanus Toe

risme se bewusmakingspro

gram. KFM radio se grond

span het ook na die reuse

walvis kom loer en die

leerlinge het hulle omtrent

oorval en hand geskud.

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Eight injured inaccident

JANINE VAN DER RIET

Eight peoplewere treated formultiple in-

juries on Saturdaymorning after an acci-

dent occurred at the Sandbaai intersec-

tion on the R43.

A Toyota Corolla and a Ford bakkie collid-

ed, flattening the traffic lights at the intersec-

tion.

According to lieutenant Fadila September,

spokesperson for the Hermanus SAPS, the

Fords brakes could have been faulty when

it collided with the Toyota.

EMRAmbulance Services, Provincial Am-

bulance Services, Overstrand Fire and Res-

cue and Overstrand traffic officials assisted

onthescene.Eightpeoplewereinjured, treat-

ed on the scene and taken to hospital. There

were no serious injuries and they have all

been discharged.

The police are investigating a case of reck-

less and negligent driving.

Anyone who witnessed the accident is

asked to contact warrant officer Lucian

Jacobs on 028 313 7000.

LEFT: This Toyota Corolla was bad

ly damaged in the accident on

Saturday at the Sandbaai

intersection.

ABOVE: The robot at the Sand

baai intersection was damaged.

) Copper pipes and taps targeted

Cases of copper theft reported to the Her-

manus police seem to be on the increase. In

one incident, a resident in Volklip discov-

ered that copper pipes and taps to the value

of R5 000 had been stolen from his property.

Lieutenant Fadila September, spokesperson

for the Hermanus SAPS, says it is not only

the value of the taps and pipes, but residents

receiveahugewaterbill fromthemunicipali-

ty because the perpetrators just leave thewa-

ter running after stealing the copper.

FourpeoplewerearrestedinStanfordrecent-

ly after police confiscated stolen pipes and

taps. This kind of theft happens in every ar-

ea of the Overstrand. SAPS encourages resi-

dents to mark their property so that it can

beeasily tracedwhen it is recovered fromthe

suspects, September said.

SAPS also encourages second-hand dealers

to report all suspicious persons selling cop-

per pipes and taps.

) Liquor abuse turns to murder

A 26-year-old man was arrested in Zwelihle

in connection with the murder of a 25-year-

old man on Saturday 7 September at about

01:00.

It is alleged that the victim and suspect ar-

gued about a cellphone, whereupon the sus-

pect stabbed the victim and two other people

who tried to intervene.

In another incident, also on Saturday at

around 23:00, a 30-year-old man was stabbed

to death. In this incident, the victim was at

abirthdayparty inChrisHaniStreet,Zwelih-

le, where he had an argumentwith one of the

suspects. It is alleged that the victim was

stabbed in the chest and leg with a knife. He

died on the way to hospital.

Four men were arrested regarding this inci-

dent andwill appear in theHermanusMagis-

trates Court.

) Dogtertjie dood in brand

n Tweejarige dogtertjie het voorverlede

Maandag in n brand omgekom n die sink-

plaathuis waarin sy en haar ma bly, in n in-

formele nedersetting in Kleinmond aan die

brand geslaan het.

Overstrand se hoof van brandweer en ramp-

bestuur, Lester Smith s die brandweer het

om 15:36 n noodoproep ontvang. Die Over-

strand-munisipaliteit brand- en reddings-

dienste het om 15:40 op die toneel aangekom

en twee informele strukture aangetref wat

aan die brand was.

Volgens kapt. Jacobus Marthinus, stasiebe-

velvoerder van Kleinmond SAPD, s die ma

sy het die dogtertjie in die huis gelos en gou

by n buurvrou naby die huis gaan inloer.

Toe syweer kyk, het sy rookbydie huis sien

uitkom. Die ma het uitgehardloop en haar

dogter probeer red, maar die rook het haar

oorval.

) Man drowns at Onrus

The body of an 18-year-old diver was found

nearMarineDriveinOnrusonSundaymorn-

ing, 8 September.

The Hermanus SAPS radio room received a

call at 11:20 informing them of amissing per-

son who went diving and had not returned

home. The body was found a few hours after

the phone call was received.

An inquest docket was opened for further in-

vestigation.

) Bakkie stolen

A bakkie was stolen at Golden Hunt, Marine

Village in Westcliff on Friday morning. Ac-

cording to Lieutenant Fadila September,

SAPS spokesperson, the 24-year-old man

parked his Ford Bantam bakkie outside his

house. The next morning his bakkie was

gone. Police are investigating the case.

Crime snippets /Misdaadbrokkies

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Hotel launchesown

cleanup campaign

Thestaff at theWindsorHotelhavede-

cided to take matters into their own

handsby launchingaplan tocleanand

maintain a large section of the cliff

path in front of the hotel.

The four objectives of their campaign

are firstly to clear the rubbish off the cliff

pathsuchasplastics,papers,nappies,bot-

tles etc. Not only for the aesthetic value,

but also the protection of

marine life. The second ob-

jective is to remove alien

vegetation from the cliff

path. This will be done in

close consultation with the

cliff path management

committee and the Over-

strand Municipality.

The third objective is to

educate the staff of the

Windsor Hotel on how im-

portant the environment is

to tourism, and the fourth

is tohelpdirect thevagrant

community towards the es-

tablishments, like church-

es, which can assist them

with shelter.

Blake Albert, general

manager of the hotel, and

his team made good on

their intentionsandclearedmoundsof lit-

ter from the cliff path area in front of the

hotel last Friday. Albert says they realise

that this is a long term project that has

to become a culture in the community.

They challenge all businesses and resi-

dents who have direct access to the cliff

path to match their efforts and keep the

coast clean.

According to Don Kearney from the

Overstrand Municipality, a contractor

was appointed to clean the cliff path.

They should be cleaning there every day

but only along the path, and the litter that

can be seen from the path. At this stage

there is no ongoing cleaning being done

further down towards the sea.

Although there are elements in town

that are responsible formuchof the litter,

thewindoftencleans thestreetsandthe

litter gets caught up in the vegetation

along the cliff, Kearney said.

We wish to thank the Windsor Hotel

staff andall users of the cliff pathwho reg-

ularly collect litter, for their efforts and

cooperation. Communities will have to

get involved in preserving their environ-

ment as the cost of themunicipality doing

everything will not be affordable. Inci-

dents of people abusing the area should

be reported without delay to the law en-

forcement department.

Blake Albert, general manager at the Windsor Hotel

and Sivu Bango clambered down the cliffs to round up

strewn litter.

The cleanup team: Blake Albert, Ricardo Mandoyi, Sivu Bango, Jaco Brand and Xoli

sa Mgcima with the bags filled with, among normal litter, beer bottles and human

waste.

Residents furious after

another senseless attack

JANINE VAN DER RIET

Residents tooareupsetandhorri-

fied by the recent spate of attacks

on the elderly. Some residents

think it couldbe the samesuspect

with the same modus operandi.

Tess Cruickshank says this is

the third attack in a short time.

Myhusbandand Iwere attacked

inourhome inVermont on 18Au-

gust. Somebody or something is

behind these attacks. What are

we as residents going to do?

Frances Tabone, another resi-

dent, commented on the Her-

manus Times Facebook page that

it sounds like the same criminal

who killed Noreen van der Walt.

Maybe it is a serial killer?

Rosemary Hill asks whether

parents must now move in with

theirchildren just so theywillnot

be targeted.

Mary Lennox says she is hor-

rified by yet another attack and

refers to themurderof84-year-old

Lulu Hewitson in 2008 in De

Goede Street, Westcliff, whose

murderer was never caught.

AnADTofficer responded toan

activated panic alarm at the

Hewitsons residence and upon

arrival discovered the body of

Hewitson in the entrance hall of

her house. She had sustained a

stab wound to her back.

The motive was expected to be

housebreaking with the inten-

tion to steal. However, the inves-

tigationrevealedthatnovaluable

items were missing.

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OVERSTRANDMUNISIPALE

TENTOONSTELLING 2013

Dis tyd om uit te haal en te wys by die Walvisfees!

Gearings Point Parkeerterrein, Hermanus

20 - 24 September 09:00 - 16:00

23 September 09:00 - 15:00

OVERSTRANDMUNICIPAL

SHOWCASE 2013

Its show and tell time at the Whale Festival!

Gearings Point Parking Area, Hermanus

20 - 24 September 09:00 - 16:00

23 September 09:00 - 15:00

UMBONISO KAMASIPALA

WE-OVERSTRAND 2013

Lixesha lokubonisa nokubalisa kumbhiyozo

weminenge!

Gearings Point Kwipaki, e-Hermanus

20 - 24 September 09:00 - 16:00

23 September 09:00 - 15:00

E n q u i r i e s 0 2 8 3 1 3 8 9 1 1 www. o v e r s t r a n d . g o v . z a

Arabelladevelopment

toboost local economy

HEDDA MITTNER

The developers of the Arabella Hotel

and Spa estate near Kleinmond are

waiting for approval from theWestern

Cape government for the second phase

of this luxury development.

Andrew Rogers, CEO of the Hospitality

Property Fund, which bought the 427 ha

property from the German brewery

Schorghber in 2010, says up to R2 billion

will be invested in this project as soon as

their application is approved.

Arabella isalreadyoneof thebiggest em-

ployers inthearea,whichhasahighunem-

ployment rate. Rogers says this second

phase development will create many jobs

and further boost the local economy.

The property lies in an environmentally

sensitive area between the Bot River estu-

ary and the Kogelberg Biosphere, and ex-

tends on both sides of the R44, adjacent to

the first phase development. The applica-

tion process has already taken more than

five years because of the ecological impli-

cations to developing such a sensitive area

andtheauthorisationthat isrequiredfrom

all the relevant local and provincial au-

thorities.

Once they receive the go-ahead, Rogers

saysabout 340 ha (80%of theproperty)will

be set aside for conservation and rezoned

as a private reserve. The other 20% will

be divided into 352 erven with an average

size of 815 m and an average asking price

of R1,5 million.

Pam Golding Properties area manager

Mike Bisset says after a period of muted

sales activity between 2008 and 2011 on the

first phase of the development, the sales of

homes on the estate have increased and

steadied over the past 18 months. He says

there has been a notable shift towards a

local buyer profile, and an increased

number of permanent residents.

At present there are 216 completed hous-

es on the estate, a further five under con-

struction, and just 15 ervenwhichhavenot

yet been developed. Entry level pricing is

around R2,5 million for a small lock-up-

and-go home on a smaller stand, while the

estatesmore luxurioushomes inprime lo-

cations can fetch anywhere from R3,5 mil-

lion to R7,5 million.

The second phase of the development

will be integrated with the first and, sub-

ject to approval by the relevant authori-

ties, the golf clubhouse will be moved to

the property north of the R44. The current

premises will then be utilised by the hotel

as a function/conference centre and will

also include recreational facilities such as

a new heated indoor pool.

At the site of the new clubhouse a small

additional 9-hole golf course will be built

and thehistoricwine cellar currentlyused

as stables will be renovated to accommo-

date a restaurant and wine tasting venue.

CLARIFICATION

Hermanus Times last week published

an article on the petrol attendants

strike, headlined Petroljoggies staak

steeds, on its front page.

The article quotedRodneyAnderson,

owner of the Gateway centre, as stating

that he was temporarily managing the

Total filling station on the premises.

Although Mr Andersons company

owns the Gateway centre property on

which the Total filling station is situat-

ed, he wants it made clear that he has

nomanagement responsibilities for the

Total garage nor was he aware of any

intimidation of petrol attendants.

TheHermanus Times apologises if an

incorrect impression has been created.

Steeds geen lig in die tonnel vir

stakende petroljoggies

JANHENDRIK COETZER

Vulstasies van regoor die Overstrand blyk

slaggereed te wees vir die naweek van die

Walvisfees sowel as die skoolvakansie.

Dit is ondanksdie landwyestakingdeurpe-

troljoggies wat tans sy elfde dag binnegaan.

Ditkomnadateenvandievulstasies inHer-

manus vir die grootse deel van die staking

moes besluit om saans tydelik toe te maak.

Hierdie vulstasie sal egter tydens die Wal-

visfees en skoolvakansie weer deurnag oop

wees.

Volgens die eienaar van Shell Hermanus,

Dominic van Schouwen, moes hulle sedert

verlede week hul sake-ure aanpas na

06:0022:00, en nie meer 24 uur oop te wees

nie.MaarmetdienaweekvandieWalvisfees

sowel as die skoolvakansie is ons vir seker

24-uur oop, s van Schouwen.

Soos ander vulstasiesmaak ons steeds ge-

bruik van tydelikewerkers en spring ek som-

mer self in om brandstof in te gooi.

Maar ek moet erken, die staking kan nou

maar einde se kant toe staan.

Ons manne raak maar moeg en intussen

sit die petroljoggies ook by die huis sonder

inkomste.

Van my petroljoggies wat tans staak, het

al gevra of hulle kan terugkom, maar ek voel

hulle moet eerder wag tot die staking oor is

voordat hulle terugkeer werk toe. Dis net die

veiligste opsie en ekwil verhoeddat daarver-

dere intimidasie onstaan, sVanSchouwen.

Die National Union of Metalworkers of

SouthAfrica (Numsa) dring aanop n dubbel-

syfer-verhoging.

Hulle vereis n 10% verhoging of meer.

Waar n petroljoggie tans R17 per uur ver-

dien, vra Numsa n verhoging tot enmet R30

teen 2016 en dat alle petroljoggies teen daar-

die tyd nmaandelikse salaris van tenminste

R6 000 moet verdien.

Verder dringNumsadaarop aandat petrol-

joggies se werksure van 45 na 40 ure vermin-

der word en dat vroue geregtig moet wees op

ses maande kraamverlof.

Volgens Numsa se woordvoerder in die

Wes-Kaap,RogerPiedt, staandiewerkgewers

seaanbodsteedsop7,5%enisditvandiehand

gewys.

Onswagnoudatwerkgewersdievolgende

vergadering moet roep, maar ons soek egter

nordentlikeofferopdietafelvoordatonsver-

der sal onderhandel. Verder gaan die staking

voort, s Piedt.

Weens die feit dat vulstasies moontlik ver-

der gentimideer kan word, wou ander vul-

stasie-eienaars nie kommentaar lewer nie.

5Hermanus Times

19 September, 2013

Vermaak

Entertainment

HEDDA MITTNER

A huge influx of visitors are ex-

pected in Hermanus over the

weekend for the Two Oceans

WhaleFestival,whichkicksoffon

Friday and runs until Heritage

Day on Tuesday.

It is the 22nd year that Hermanus

is hosting this ever-popular celebra-

tion of its whales, although with bad

weather predicted until at least Sun-

day it might be a bit early to pack

away coats and umbrellas. I can or-

ganise most things, quips Leon

Theron,organiserof theWhaleFesti-

val, but the weather is not one of

them.

There will, however, be plenty of

activities to keep festival-goers

warm, from environmental exhibits

and talks, great music and fabulous

food and wine to sporting events and

childrens entertainment.

) The festival parade at 10:00 on

Saturday morning will include a se-

lection of vintage cars from the 1920s

up to the 1980s that are participating

intheWhales&WheelsClassicCar

Show at the Hermanus Primary

School from 09:00 to 17:00. The school

hall will also host an exhibition of

scalemodelcars,model trainsandra-

dio-controlledhelicopters,while live

musicandfoodstallsspiceupthepro-

ceedings.

) The Marine Endangered Spe-

cies & Conservation Expo will be

housed alongside the Overstrand

Municipalitysexhibit inalargemar-

queeonGearingsPoint.Focusingon

the conservation of our Marine Big

Five, the expo will include exhibits

by leading conservationists such as

Dyer Island Conservation Trust,

South African Shark Conservancy

(SASC), CapeNature and Kogelberg

Biosphere Reserve. There will be a

series of informative talks and pres-

entations from Friday through until

Tuesday by various experts in the

field of marine conservation.

) The Two Oceans Music Stage

will be set up on the waterfront piaz-

za. Day-time concerts are offered at

no cost to the public and on Friday

evening The Latin Kings will also

perform a free concert at 20:00. On

Saturday evening (21 September),

Awesome 4SOME, a spectacular six-

piece band,will cover popular tracks

from Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Queen

and U2.

On Sunday night the Renegade

Rockers will present their version of

hits from theRolling Stones, Beatles,

CCR, Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith and

Bon Jovi in Legends of Rock. Tickets

for these two concerts, both starting

at 20:00, are R50 per person for a

standard seat, andR100 per person to

secure a seat at one of the participat-

ing restaurants.

) Also on Sunday evening, the vi-

vacious 3TonsofFunwill be starring

in The Lesley Wulf Show in the

Overstrand Auditorium at 19:00.

Wulf is Cape Towns hottest new

R&B-star . He will be joined on stage

by 3 Grams, the inimitable Lihle and

Siphe Fassie, the young nephews of

the late great Brenda Fassie.

) At the Old Harbour, activities

for children in different age groups,

from 4 to 18 years, will range from

treasure hunts to swimming, snor-

kelingandziplining.Theseactivities

will be on offer from 11:00 on Satur-

day, right after the carnival parade.

There will also be adventure races

on Saturday and Sundfay from 14:00

to 17:00.

) Amultitude of sporting events

will be offered during the festival, in-

cluding the open-water distance

swims at the Old Harbour under the

watchful eye of the NSRI on Sunday

22 September, starting at 10:00. The

Total Whale Festival Half Marathon

and fun run/walk will depart from

Hermanus High School at 07:00 on

Saturday 21 September, and the

cashkowsCliffPathNightRunonthe

Cliff Path between Grotto beach and

the New Harbour departs at 18:00 on

Monday 23 September.

The Hermanus Whale Festival

Mountain Bike Classic and andTrail

Run will take place next weekend.

) Formore information and a full

programme contact the Whale Festi-

val office on 028 313 0928 or visit

www.whalefestival.co.za

Welcome to theWhale Festival!

PHOTO: WESGRO

Fest offersmany Fringe benefits

The Whale Fringe Festival from 20 24

September offers festivalgoers a full pro-

grammeofmusicandentertainmentatva-

riousvenues that include theWindsorHo-

tel, Bientangs Cave, Fishermans Cotta-

ge, Tapas, Cocos and the Gecko Bar, and

starring favourites such as Barry Hilton,

Dowwe Dolla (photo), The Rivertones,

Mississipi Disco, Andy van Aarde, John

Mitchell and Gareth James.

Pick up your copy of the Fringe Fests

Hidden Treasures Guide which will take

you on a stroll down Harbour Road, Long

Street, Aberdeen Street, Main Road and

HighStreet to discoverHermanuss treas-

ure trove of galleries, boutiques, speciali-

ty shops and eateries.

Whether you are walking the Hidden

Treasures Guide or attending one of the

music or comedy shows of the Fringe Fes-

tivalyouwill bemetwitha friendlywelco-

me and hopefully an experience that will

leave you enriched but mostly you will

have tasted therealHermanus, saysBru-

ce van der Spuy, organiser of the Whale

Fringe Festival.

Whenyouhavewatched thewhales and

are in need of some food go find the exqui-

site dishes home cooked to perfection at

Annie se Kombuis, The Eatery, The Dorf

Krug, Barefoot Cook or Cuckoo Tree.

Search for bygones atRomantiques and

vintage clothing at Old Harbour Vintage,

booksandmorebooksatHemingwaysand

Books@Aberdeen or that special music,

artwork or gift at Funky Vibes, Art at

Lembu, Art Thirst, Pure South and Tren-

dy Tots, and the best ever jar of SA honey

from the Honey Stall.

And then its time to watch some more

whales.

Knowing about and caring for the envi-

ronment that we live in is an important

part of this years Fringe Festival, says

van der Spuy. Bientangs Cave, the restau-

rant on the rockswith arguably one of the

bestvantagepoints toviewthewhales,ha-

ve for many years been involved in fund

raising and marine awareness projects.

This year they play host to Sea She-

pherd, Whale Coast Conservation and

Projects Aware (Dive Against Debris).

Everyone iswelcome to attend theFrin-

ge Fest opening function at Bientangs on

Friday 20 September, with live music

from16:00onwards, andspecial vegandis-

hes prepared by Sea Shepherd.

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Wildekrans Estatewins big

BraamGericke, head viticulturist,

and William Wilkinson, the wine-

maker at Wildekrans Boutique

Wine Estate near Bot River, are

very pleased after their wines re-

ceived awards.

Their Wildekrans Pinotage 2011

was announced as one of the win-

ners in the 2013AbsaTop 10 compe-

tition at a luncheon at Landtscap

venue in Stellenbosch on 30 Au-

gust.

All our wines are bottled on the

estate. We get one shot each year

andwe have complete control over

the process. This means that only

theverybest qualitywines are pro-

duced, said Gericke.

At another awards function, the

17th Michelangelo International

WineAwards held on Friday 6 Sep-

tember, the Wildekrans Pinotage

Barrel Selection 2011 won double

gold and they alsowon the Sue van

Wyk trophy for the best pinotage

in the RSA. Braam Gericke, Sue van Wyk and William Wilkinson.

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Newowners for

historic landmark

HEDDA MITTNER

The Fishermans Cottage restau-

rant on Lemms Corner is situat-

ed on the old Village Green in an

original fishermans cottage that

dates back to the late 19th centu-

rywhen the first inhabitants set-

tled in Hermanus.

The building oozes charm and

character of a bygone era, but there

is nothing old or stuffy about the

vibe at theFishermansCottage. Es-

pecially since its youthful newown-

ers Nicole Joubert and Anton Ver-

hoogt have taken over this historic

landmark and added their light

bright touch toboth the interiorand

the menu.

Nicole loves horseriding and An-

ton is an enthusiastic surfer; both

are chefswith extensive experience

in the restaurant and catering busi-

ness and have plied their trade all

over theworld. Theywanted to slow

down and settle in a place where

they could pursue their hobbies,

run their own restaurant and enjoy

quality of life and Hermanus was

their answer.

The restaurant has a relaxed,

homey atmosphere, with their

pooch Sacha lazily sunning herself

and enjoying the attention of

passersby. Tempting items on the

menu include a smoked fish salad,

roasted bonemarrowon toasted rye

bread with caramelised onions and

pickled cucumber salad, and

crumbed risotto balls with mozza-

rella and wild mushrooms.

We are still primarily a seafood

restaurant, says Nicole, with eve-

rything fishy from fresh line fish to

mussels, prawns, calamari andade-

licious fishermans soup. There

are also traditional favourites such

as bobotie, Malay curry, burgers

andsteaks, andmouthwateringdes-

serts that include a rooibos crme

brle and Belgian chocolate

mousse.

While Anton is in charge of the

kitchen, Nicole is happy to escape

the heat and concentrate on the fi-

nances and administration. The

couple met three years ago while

working at The Round House in

Camps Bay, and since then life has

been one big adventure. Following

a stint in the Winelands, they trav-

elled the world, working as chefs at

a private island resort in the Sey-

chelles and catering on a yacht in

the Mediterranean.

But for now they have put their

passports away and are looking for-

ward to putting down roots in Her-

manus.

The Fishermans Cottage is open

7 days per week from 11:3021:30 for

lunchanddinner,butclosedonSun-

day evenings. Call 028 312 3642.

The new owners of the Fishermans

Cottage, Nicole Joubert and Anton

Verhoogt with Sacha.

PHOTO: HEDDA MITTNER

THE ORIGINAL DELI HOSTS WINETASTING: Rivendell Wine Es

tate showcased their range of Sauvignon blanc, shiraz and ros

wines at The Original Deli on Friday evening. The freezing tempera

ture outside was all but forgotten as guests tucked into the wine

and fabulous pizzas prepared by coowner Joanne Kunz (left).

PHOTOS: HEDDA MITTNER

Coowner Peter Kunz (on the

left) left the hard work to his

wife while he entertained the

guests. Among them were Ari

Orenstein from Israel, who is

enjoying a holiday in Her

manus with his wife.

Patricia Senekal and Jimmy Hat

tingh kicking off the weekend at

The Original Deli with a glass of

Rivendell Shiraz on Friday evening.

STANFORD WINERY MAKES

WAVES: The Absa Top 10 Pino

tage competition is held annually to

promote the best of South Africas

indigenous cultivar. And this year

Springfontein Wine Estates Single

Vineyard Jonathans Ridge Pinotage

joined nine other wineries in receiv

ing this prestigious award. Our

soil and climate offer a completely

different take on Pinotage, says

Springfonteins Zimbabwean gener

al manager and winemaker Tariro

Masayiti (above). Situated just out

side Stanford, Springfonteins vine

yards are surrounded by 400 hec

tares of fynbos close to the cool

waters of Walker Bay. The unique

maritime terroir, with limestone

soils irrigated by a natural spring,

is reflected in the estates hand

crafted wines. An exciting new ad

dition is Springfontein Eats, the res

taurant on the estate which is

opening in October. The restaurant

will be run by German Michelin

Star Chef, Jrgen Schnieder and his

wife Susanne. For more information

call 028 341 0651 or send an

email to tariro.masayiti@springfon

tein.co.za. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Careandprotectionof

children is toppriority

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

At Hermanus Child Welfares 6th AGM

and dinner function on Tuesday 10 Sep-

tember, itwas clear that the care andpro-

tection of children is at the heart of this

organisation.

Molly Venter, chairperson of Hermanus

ChildWelfare, said inherreport that theyear

has not been without its challenges and in

spite of the tight economic conditions, Child

Welfare Hermanus has been able to meet its

obligation to themost vulnerable of our com-

munity.

She paid tribute to the organisationsman-

ager Rina Louw and her staff, the manage-

ment committee, and the many volunteers

who contribute in countless ways.

Venter, who has been chairperson of the

organisation for two years and on the man-

agement board for the past eight years, said

she would not be available for re-election to

the board but would remain involved.

Rina Louw reported on the many aspects

of their child protection and community de-

velopment programmes.

In the child protection programme, which

is the organisations core business, Louw

saidtherehasbeenanincreaseinthenumber

of babies available for adoption and an in-

creasingnumber of inter-ethnical foster care

placements. She says they operate three pre-

school and two after-care facilities, as well

as three foster homes in the Overstrand.

Challenges include, among others: A lack

of resource and youth care centres for chil-

dren with behavioural problems; the failure

of reunification services as there are a mini-

mum number of children being placed back

in the care of parents biological parents are

not motivated to take part in the reunifica-

tion process; the movement of foster parents

from one place to another without the know-

ledge of a social worker; and the need for

skills development and income-generating

opportunities for school dropouts and older

children.

Louw said plans for the new year include

the extension of ChildWelfares erf inMount

Pleasant to establish a new cluster foster

home.

Taking care of business at Hermanus Child Welfares AGM

and dinner function on Tuesday 10 September were (from

left) Rina Louw (manager Hermanus Child Welfare), and man

agement board members Alistair Lyle (treasurer), Molly Venter

(chairperson for the past two years) and Dr Mike Weeks

(vicechairperson).

With flair and ener

gy Bonke Xakatha

(left) conducted the

singing group from

the Hou Moed Cen

tre which enter

tained Child Wel

fares dinner guests

with an assortment

of song items.

Among those enjoying the Child Welfare

AGM and dinner were (from left) John

Coates (Puppetry in Education), John Mathew

(Whale Coast FM) and Winston Mackinnon.

BOME MET JASSIES: N n SMSklagte wat laasweek ontvang is

oor n sekere eiendomsagentskap in Onrus wat bome verf en hoe

dit sleg is vir die natuur, het Seeff Eiendomme aan Hermanus Times

bevestig dat dit nie rrig die geval is nie. Volgens die eienaar, Reon

van der Merwe, is dit gehekelde lappies wat om die boomstamme

vasgemaak is en het hulle toestemming by Overstrandmunisipaliteit

daarvoor gekry. Ons verf nie bome nie, ons hou hulle net warm in

die winter, het Van der Merwe grappenderwys bygevoeg. FOTO: JAN

HENDRIK COETZER

9Hermanus Times

19 September, 2013

Nuus

News

Is jou dorp reg vir Braaidag?

Die openbare vakansiedag op die Suid-Afri-

kaansekalenderop24Septemberisnoualom-

bekend as braaidag, te danke aan Jan Braai.

Jan s hy is baie opgewonde oor vanjaar

se Braaidag en hulle het reeds n veldtog van

stapel gestuur waar name van dorpe aange-

pas word, ter ere aan Braaidag.

So, vir n dag, staan Gansbaai bekend as

Gansbraai, Houtbaai as Houtbraai, Bredas-

dorp as Braaidasdorp, Worcester heet nou

Worcester-sous en die Strand word Brand.

Raak betrokke deur

Twitter; gaan na #braai-

daytownna@JanBraaimet dienaamvan jou

#braaidaytown vir #nationalbraaiday. Jy

kan ook Jan Braai se Facebook-blad besoek.

) Van die dorpe en plekke in die Over-

strand is nog nie herdoop na n braai-naam

nie. Stuur vir ons n goeie, slim nuwe naam

sodat ons gebied ook deel kan wees van die

Nasionale Braaidag-pret en wen n braaipak

met hoender, wors en n vleisie ter waarde

van R100.

Stuur jul Braai-naam voorstelle van dorpe

in die Overstrand na ons Hermanus Times

Facebook-blad voor Maandag, 23 September

om 11:00. Die wennermoet naby genoegwees

omdie prys teenMaandagmiddag by dieHer-

manus Times kantoor te kom afhaal.

Die wenner sal op Facebook aangekondig

word.

Gansbaai se braaidag

naam is Gansbraai.

Port Alfred is Pork Al

fred. Worcester is Wor

cestersous.

Strongopposition to liquor store

KERRY VAN RENSBURG

The community of Sandbaai

quiteclearlydoesnotwant an-

other liquor store on their

doorstep and has rejected

Agrimarks application to

open a liquor outlet in a sec-

tion of their existing building.

Sean Walsh, on behalf of Kaap

Agri Bedryf Limited, the owners

of erf 1545 in Sandbaai, instruct-

ed PlanActive to apply for the re-

zoning, consent use and removal

of restrictive title deed condi-

tions inorder toallowfora liquor

store to be accommodatedwithin

the existing KaapAgri trade cen-

tre inSandbaai.Thisonlyapplies

to 275m of the agricultural sup-

ply shop.

The application was received

by the Overstand Municipalitys

town planning department on 17

August 2012, and residents had

an opportunity to lodge their ob-

jections. According to the docu-

ments prepared for the munici-

pality's Joint Portfolio Commit-

teeMeetingon17September2013,

a total of 79 objections were re-

ceived.However, inthesamedoc-

umentation, Don Kearney, sen-

iormanager of theHermanus ad-

ministration says: The ward

committee of Ward 7 has indicat-

ed that it supports the applica-

tion. I do therefore not have any

objection.

The concerns

of thoseopposed

to the bottle

store included,

among others,

the increased

traffic conges-

tion from the

Engen garage

past Agrimark;

social problems

like creating a

gathering place

for unsavoury characters beg-

ging and drinking in open spaces

in the vicinity, which would im-

pact negatively on the nearby

crche/pre-school, the child re-

lated activity venue and resi-

dents in nearby housing estates.

The objectors say there is no

need for another liquor store in

Sandbaai as Spar Tops at Gate-

wayissituated2 kmfromthepro-

posed store, Onrus Liquor Store

is 3,5 km away, Wine Village is

situated 200 m away and the

Sandbaai Superette also sells

wine.Of the threeproposed shop-

ping malls for the Overstrand,

two would be in very close prox-

imity of Kaap Agri, and they

would also cater for a liquor

store.

They also say that the restric-

tive title conditions were insti-

tuted to ensure that Sandbaai re-

mains a predominantly residen-

tial areaandshouldbehonoured.

The applicant responded by

saying the changing of the access

points were determined and ap-

proved by theWCDepartment of

Transport andPublicWorks dur-

ing the Engen development and

not the Kaap Agri development

process. To prevent unwanted

elements hanging around,Kaap

Agri liquor markets in the West-

ern Cape do not sell papsak,

rooi doppies or PET at their

liquor outlets and they do not ca-

ter for the lower lifestyle meas-

urement.

They also claim that they have

hadnocomplaints inother towns

in the WC where their liquor

markets are situated in residen-

tial areas or in close proximity of

schools. The applicant stressed

that no branding would be ap-

plied to the liquor store section

of the building. Regarding locali-

ty, the applicant says their appli-

cation is in line with the Over-

strand Growth Management

Strategyand theSpatialDevelop-

ment Framework (2006) which

earmark the area on the corner

of the R43 and Sandbaai as an

economic nodal point. They are

not surewhyabottle store situat-

ed in a mall in the same vicinity

would be acceptable to residents,

but not one at their facility.

In their evaluation of the appli-

cation, the townplanningdepart-

mentnotesthata liquorstoreout-

sideof theCBDshouldpreferably

be situated within a shopping

centresincetherearesecurityar-

rangements that ensure better

control of unwanted elements in

and around the premises.

The evaluation report states

that it is evident from the objec-

tions raised that the activity is

not perceived as a positive con-

tributor to the Sandbaai commu-

nityandthat theKaapAgridevel-

opment is seen as a community

centre of which a liquor store is

notpart. Italsonotes that thetraf-

fic flowand loading are problem-

atic and a liquor store will exac-

erbate the situation.

Theapplicationwasnotrecom-

mended for approval and the re-

moval of restrictive conditions

was not supported. Council will

make a final decision on themat-

ter on 25 September.

Agrimark in Sandbaai has ap

plied to open a bottle store in

an existing section of their build

ing. PHOTO: JANHENDRIK COETZER

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19 September, 2013

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LENTEDAGPIEKNIEK:

Curro Hermanus het on

langs n Lentedagpiek

niek saam met oupa en

ouma by die skool ge

hou. Die oumas, oupas,

mas, pas en kinders

het dit baie geniet. Hier

is Jacomien en Christi

aan de Wet, Tania Neal

met die tweeling Sam

en Lily en ouma Pretori

us.

Die Calitzfamilie, met

baba Mias Calitz, het

hulself gate uit geniet

en heerlike familietyd

saam deurgebring.

Cape Pulpit

interviews local

leaders

Radio Cape Pulpit 729AM recently visited

Hermanus to record interviews with various

community organisations includingLearn to

Earn and Enlighten Education Trust, as well

as an interview with Mayor Nicolette Botha-

Guthrie.

TheHermanusChristianAcademywas an-

other stop where principal Dawn Pearmain

and pupils recorded inspiring sound bites.

These recordings and other interviewswill

be aired on 729 AM on Monday 23 September

at 16:15, said station manager Linda Bruce.

Cape Pulpit presenters will also be in Her-

manusduringtheweekendoftheWhaleFesti-

val.

We will have a stall and will do live cross

overs. People attending the festival are more

then welcome to come and visit us, said

Bruce.

Cape Pulpits station manager, Linda Bruce,

busy doing an interview with mayor Nicolet

te BothaGuthrie.

HERMANUS TIMES ONDERSTEUN

CAMPHILL SKOOL: Cilene Bekker,

nuusredakteur van die Hermanus Ti

mes, oorhandig die gedrukte kopie

van Camphill Skool se jaarlikse ver

slag aan Elaine Davie, Camphill se

fondsinsamelingskordineerder. Camp

hill het vanjaar sy 60ste bestaansjaar

gevier en ook n finansile krisis met

plaaslike en oorsese ondersteuning

oorkom. Die druk van die boekies is

deur die Hermanus Times geborg.

FOTO: HEDDA MITTNER

StoryofCapewagonway told

Gerald McCann, a well known Botrivier au-

thor told the audience at the 8th members

meeting of the Hermanus History Society at

theWindsorHotel on 10 September about the

history of the Old Cape Wagon Way.

It made sense to learn more about this

route as so many early travellers to Her-

manus must have used the route and even

today all of us use Sir Lowrys Pass and the

R43 to and fro to Cape Town.

McCann is a great story teller and enabled

us to imagine how challenging it was for the

early settlers to learn what lay beyond the

Mountains of Africa, now known as Hotten-

tots Holland.

In 1669 Simon van der Stel the governor

of the Cape instructed lieutenant Olaf Bergh

to find a route and establish a barter trade

with the local Khoi.

In his illustrated talk McCann outlined

this formidablerouteandthestructuralcom-

ponents of the Burchell ox wagons used. By

1740 an official wagon trail was opened, how-

ever,notwithoutmanyteamswiththeirwag-

ons enduring enormous dangers and loss of

life. By 1821 4 500wagonsused the pass annu-

ally, with one in five suffering damage of

some sort.

McCanntracedthehistoryof theroadmak-

ers involved, places where the wagons

stopped/outspanned to rest and howvarious

places got their names.

For examplewhen thewagons reached the

Houwhoek mountains they had a wall to

climb and a descent down the mountains to

Compagnesdrift, now Beaumont Wines in

Botrivier. Every available hand was called

on to control the oxwagon in descent and the

drover would shout Houw op die hoek,

(Hold on the corner). This part of the route

is now known as Houwhoek Pass.

McCannsbookThehistoryofBotrivierand

the old CapeWagonWay was a sell- out after

the meeting. ANGELA HESLOP

WALDORF SELECTED AS

CHARITY OF CHOICE: The

Lighthouse 2 Lighthouse ladies

received 18 applications for

their 2014 Charity of Choice

and last week the five shortlist

ed organisations gave a final

presentation to the ladies at the

United Church hall. Every year

it gets more difficult to choose,

says Sheila Lyle, chairperson of

Lighthouse. After a tight vote,

Hermanus Waldorf School was

chosen as the beneficiary for

the 2014 walk. The school

hopes to buy a minibus with

the funds. The goal for the

2014 walk is R300 000. The

pupils from Waldorf were de

lighted to be selected as Chari

ty of Choice.

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Hermanus Times

19 September, 2013

Mense

People

FRIENDSHIP TEA: A Friendship Tea was held at St Peters

Church on 4 September and the purpose of this annual event is

to bring women from various churches in the Hermanus area to

gether and to acknowledge the work that is done by parishion

ers. The day included a fashion show featuring garments from

Margaret Fouries Vintage Shop in Warrington Place. Among the

guests were (from the top of the table, clockwise): Rosemary

Michelsen, Ruth Robertson, Ros McCormack, Noreen Ackerman,

Shirley Pelser, Annette Wood, Alecia Williams and Audie Kelly.

PHOTO: ANNE PHILIP

HAWSTON HOU MODEKOMPETISIE:

Drie raakvatvrouens Christolene Manu

el, Mercia Andrews en Reginia Wildschut

te het n modekompetisie gerel om

geld in te samel vir die Hawston Rugby

klub. Die kompetisie is op 6 September in

Hawston Sekondr se skoolsaal gehou,

waar Mej. Skrik vir Niks in verskillende

ouderdomskategorie gekies is. Noleen

Carelse (aka GraceLove Loff) is gekroon

as Mej. Skrik vir Niks in die 40+ ouder

domsgroep (middel). Haar eerste prinses

was Mary Grootboom (regs) en die twee

de prinses Esm Pontac (links).

LINKS: Die nuwe Mej. Skrik vir Niks Senior

is Bianca Alexander (middel). Haar eerste

prinses is Tarryn Arendse (links) en tweede

prinses is Clementine Andrews (regs).

BO: Ruche May is gekroon as Mej. Skrik

vir Niks Junior (middel). Haar eerste prin

ses is Robyn Hunter (links) en tweede prin

ses is Cloe Gordon (regs).

EINDE VAN DIE JAAR DANKIES ETE: Overberg Commercial, beter bekend as Ocad LTD

in Gansbaai, het Vrydag vir al hul aandeelhouers en perlemoen en kreefkwotahouers n

funksie gehou om dankie te s vir hul volgehoue ondersteuning deur die jaar. Die funksie vir

sowat 100 mense is by The Loft@Die Skuur in Sandbaai Industrieel gehou. Die eienaars van

Overberg Commercial is (van links): Mike Liu, Brandon Liu en Nico Ho Lam.

FOTOS: JANINE VAN DER RIET

Overberg Commercial se aandeelhouers bestaan uit by

na 80% vroue waaroor die maatskappy baie trots is.

Hierdie groepie vroue het die ete en bederf baie geniet.

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT

CREATION: Rayno and Celia Rabie

(left), the owners of Burgundy restau

rant, celebrated Raynos birthday and

their 20th wedding anniversay with an

intimate group of friends and family at

Creation on Saturday evening. The

event included a sitdown dinner, lots

of wine, a renewal of their vows and

even a best man longtime friend An

dr du Toit, who also did the honours

at the Rabies first wedding in 1993,

here with his wife Glenis.

PHOTOS: HEDDA MITTNER

Drinking a toast to the happy couple are (in front): Frieda Lloyd,

Almarie Hugo and Anton Gerber. Back: Hugo van Zyl, Carolyn

Martin of Creation, Dan Hugo, Celia Rabie and Galvin Lloyd.

Celia Ra

bie with

Leon and

Mariet

Swane

poel and

Liz Chay

ne.

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19 September, 2013

Briewe

Letters

Geniet die fees,

maar wees veilig

Welkom in Hermanus en by ons 22ste

Walvisfees!

Opgewondenheid heers deur die

dorp, ondanks die weer wat blykbaar

nie heeltemal gaan saamspeel nie.

Maar soos Leon Theron tereg s, hy

kanbaie goed organiseer,maar het on-

gelukkig nie beheer oor die weersom-

standighede nie.

Daar is baie te doen vir oud en jonk

di naweek: n Groot verskeidenheid

sportaktiwiteite, die jaarlikse Whales

&WheelsClassicCar Show,musiek en

aktiwiteite vir die kleingoed by die Ou

Hawe. Ons nooi feesgangers uit om jul

fees-kiekies na ons Facebook-blad te

stuur of besoek www.hermanusti-

mes.co.za of epos editor@hermanusti-

mes.co.za.

En dan, ondanks die heerlike atmos-

feer moet besoekers en inwoners

steeds hul eie veiligheid eerste plaas.

Die skelms hou nie fees nie; hulle is op

die uitkyk vir waar hulle kan aanval

en steel. Jullehet dievoorbladberig ge-

lees. En, dieweekvantevore isNoreen

van derWalt (84) in haar huis inWest-

cliff aangeval en sy is later oorlede.

So, geniet die fees in onsmooie dorp,

maar wees veilig.

HAWS not bankrupt, but

donations still needed

In the Hermanus Times of 12/09/2013 there

were two anonymous SMSes regarding

HAWS:oneurgingustoaskprobingquestions

fromthechairpersonregardingfinancialmis-

management and the other describing staff as

rude, disinterested and power-hungry.

I attended the AGM and it would seem that

the authors were absent. There was praise

from the auditor stating that the finances are

in a far better state than previously. Not one

word of criticism came from the floor: proba-

bly because the audience understands the dif-

ficultiesandappreciatesthesterlingjobbeing

done. Or perhaps because they dont have a

personal axe to grind. What became clear is

that contributionsaredwindling (aswithoth-

er welfare organisations) to the extent that

healthy animals have to be put down.

There are currently 77 dogs and 28 cats in

their care! Please help us to do the necessary

bygivingdonationshoweversmallanddonat-

ing unwanted articles to the HAWS shop.

HEIN PIERNEEF

VERMONT

We held our AGM on Thursday afternoon,

12 September expecting to be peppered with

questions fromthefloorafterreadingthevery

negative SMSes in the Times. However, not

a murmur.

Iwould like toask theseanonymouswriters

where they get their information from? We

are not bankrupt and we can pay our staff.

Does the public realise how much it costs

us on amonthly basis to look after these poor

animals?Wehaveover100animals inourcare

at present. Each animal gets food daily, has

a blanket and a roof over its head. We employ

staff to cleanup their runs, the catshave fresh

litter at all times and the dogs get their walks

by volunteers and staff.

Over and above these expenses many ani-

mals need medical attention and for this we

have vets available at all times. Very few of

the owners are able to pay for the care of their

animals or they pay off over many months.

The government has stopped funding ani-

mal charitable organisations and we depend

on donations from the public. When these

were short of our requirements, we were

forced to draw against our investments.

Weinviteyouall topayavisit toourkennels

in Steenbras Street. All is clean, the animals

are happy and the staff are there to assist you

with any questions you may have.

SYLVANA DORAN

COMMITTEE MEMBER

HAWS recently held their AGM. In spite of

a couple of untruthful, inflammatory SMSes

in thepaper, thepublic didnot raise anyques-

tions related to this. Three committee mem-

bers have decided to step down, but the posi-

tion of treasurer has since been filled.

HAWS is asking the public to please consid-

er theportfolioofa secretary tohelp thechair-

personwithminutes, notices, newsletter, etc.

We also need an educator, preferably with

teaching skills to help our youth understand

what it takes to care for animals.

We are always looking for dog walking vol-

unteers aswell. If youwould like to volunteer

forthesepositions,pleasephoneourchairper-

son Ilze Smith on 082 856 8391 or leave your

name at our offices, 028 312 1281.

JUDY MILLER

VOLUNTEER AND MEMBER

Trots op Hermanus, die

Juweel van WesKaap

Onshetondervindingvanverskeiemunisipa-

liteite oor ons land, aangesien ons trekvols

is.

As jy ook onder meer in die groter Johan-

nesburg al gewoon het, sal jy jou seninge tel,

soos ek in hierdie besondere mooi dorp van

ons.

Vullisverwydering word Vrydae in Vol-

klip gedoen onder die ervare bestuur van Da-

vid en sy hoflike span. Die afgelope Vrydag

ismy dromper abuis oorgeslaan en teen 14:00

moes ek skakel want my verlate, eensame

groendromwag toe steeds geduldig omverlos

te word van sy inhoud. Vir n oomblik betwy-

fel jydandiegeloofwaardigheidvanjoumuni-

sipaliteit soos elders.

OntvangsbyOverstrandhetmydeurgeska-

kelnaFrancoisPretorius.Hyhetmyverseker

dathyspoedigdaaraansalaandagskenk.Bin-

ne 30 minute het Francois persoonlik opge-

daag en my vullis in sy bakkie kom oplaai.

Aan my mede-Overstrandbewoners, dit

verdien vermelding. Ons waardeer die skoon

dorp en sy buitengewone bestuur. Waar ons

vandaan kom, sou my drom en sy inhoud ge-

duldig moes wag tot die volgende week.

Ons waardeer die skoon strate wat reeds al

so vroeg as 05:00 soggens gevee word, veral

in diemiddedorp. Dis met trots dat ekmy Eu-

ropese vriende oortuig om die feestyd in die

skoonJuweel vandieWes-Kaap te komkuier.

David, jou verskoning neem ek graag aan.

Jy het trots in jou werk.

CARIEN

VOLKLIP

Authorities responsible for safety of their citizens

Lets not beat around the bush and pretend

that crime is not out of control. Criminals are

having a field day burgling homes, assaulting

and murdering elderly defenceless people.

Why? Because they get away with it. They

have been given carte blanche by the authori-

ties and operate with impunity.

I dont recall reading about any arrests be-

ingmade concerning the various attacks that

occurred the past fewmonths. I put the blame

for this scourge squarely at the door of the

authorities.

Praising the police for prompt reaction to

the scene of a crime is admirable but sadly

too late! Someone has already been injured,

traumatised or murdered. How about being

proactive? I can remember when growing up

in the Northern Suburbs how police vans

werepatrolling thesuburbsonaregularbasis

picking up anyone loitering and taking them

to the police station to be charged.

The would-be murderers are roaming our

streetsdailyatallhourspretending tobe look-

ing forwork,while they are actually scouting

the area and identifying soft targets.

Why isactionnot taken to flush thesecrimi-

nals from their hiding place? Our army can

becalledupon toassist? Showthese criminals

thatwearenotweakand lacksadaisical about

this unacceptable state of affairs. We as tax

payers have a right to feel safe in our homes.

Theauthoritieshaveanobligationandaman-

date to keep us safe.

The frequency of these attacks is not going

to abate unless we act pro-actively. So please

get serious anddo something constructive be-

fore another innocent resident is murdered.

DEON SMITH

VERMONT

EDITORIAL COMMENT

REIK UIT: Kyk mooi, die brander lyk soos n paar hande (of kloue) wat uitreik. Ja

Magda, ons stem saam, dit is n ongelooflike foto. Dit is geneem by Gearings Point,

op 15 September. FOTO: MAGDA LEONARD DU TOIT

Wind farms will have a negative impact

With reference to recent articles on wind

farms in the Hermanus Times, I am very

concerned that nobody to my knowledge

hasmentionedoremphasisedtheenviron-

mental impact of these enormous mon-

strosities.

A recent article dealing with the size of

the excavation of the wind farm currently

in construction near Caledon mentioned

that thereare 45 tonsof steel in the founda-

tion alone. What is the carbon footprint

of steel production, bearing inmindLang-

hoogte at Bot River is scheduled to have

44 turbines? The foundation hole is 230 cu-

bic metres. What impact does the manu-

facturing of that amount of concrete have

on the environment?

Everybody passing the current sites

have seen and in most cases been sur-

prised, if not shocked, by the size of the

access road. Did the farmer not stop to

think of the road needed to transport the

enormous components and the size of a

crane required to erect a tower that is

110 mhighwith blades that are 60 m long?

Imagine the Langhoogte area with 44

such roads.Whatwill the impact be on the

farming operation?What will the aesthet-

ic impact on the beautiful Overberg be

with these roads and turbines dominating

the God-given landscape? In addition to

the roads, theyneed to dig trenches for the

underground cables that will link the tur-

bine to the substation on site, and then

there will be overhead power lines to the

Houw Hoek Eskom substation. The

trenches are an additional erosion hazard

and an eyesore.

How many blue cranes, raptors, owls,

bats and other birds will be killed by the

rotating blades of the turbines? The blue

crane is our national bird and is endemic

to South Africa and the greater bulk of

the population is in the Overberg. Can we

afford to risk their extinction?

A recent articlementioned the negative

effects of sound and flicker from the tur-

bines. I dont think people realise that be-

causewindissovariablethecarbongener-

ating Eskom power stations still have to

be kept running, even if only on stand by,

as there is no way of storing the energy

produced by the wind turbines. So where

is the green gain from these environmen-

tally detrimental monsters?

I have asked the question, but nobody

can give me an answer to what impact

these industrial turbines will have on the

farmers agricultural rates. They will be

turninga lovelyagricultural landscape in-

toanindustrialone.Doa fewfarmershave

the right to spoil this landscape that be-

longs tousall collectively for theirperson-

al gain?

If thesewind farms are so effective, why

have many countries in Europe banned

further investment in them and why are

there somanyworldwide that are no long-

er in operation, but are still killing birds?

I feel it is critical that thewider commu-

nity should be aware of our concern for

the impact of these wind farms on our

greater environment and the negative ef-

fect on tourism and farming, which will

result in job and food security losses.

NOEL GREEFF,

BOT RIVER

This letter has been shortened. Ed.

13

Hermanus Times

19 September, 2013

Briewe

Letters

) Let us not let Noreen have died in vain. Let

us start a Noreen Van der Walt campain against

crime. We need to educate people on safety in

the home. A dog that will protect you, warn you,

and much more. Get a cathatch. GRANNY

) n Baie groot dankie aan Sandbaaibuurtwag

en die manne van Capital sekuriteit wat my in

die oggendure van Vrydag die 13de te hulp ge

snel het toe iemand by my huis gelol het. Julle

paraatheid word waardeer. E.B.

) Know your neighbours and look out for each

other. Get a big dog, trained to not take food from

strangers, andwhen to attack andwhen to soek.

They must sleep inside. Tell your neighbour if you

areaway .Dontgive inside informationanddont

trust people who work for you. A lion may be

good.

)Our garage door would not open. So our car

stood outside for the night. At 2am our trained

alsation startedgrowlingandwent to thewindow.

What good is a dog that is friends with everyone.

He must look up when the gardener is there etc.

) Vulstasies moet nou van hul pompe outomati

seer sodat die publiek (wat wil) hul voertuie self

kan vul. Numsaeise is totaal belaglik vir werk

wat meeste motoriste self kan doen. S.VANDY

)Dis tyd dat SA oorgaan na selfhelpbrandstof

pompe. Hoekom moet daar gesukkel word met

mense wat nie wil werk nie? J.P.

) Dis maklik om te s verkoop, pak op en trek,

maar met die wolk wat oor Paradise Park hang,

wie wil daar koop? Ek wil u graag inlig dat u

6 000 liter water verniet kry. Sit watermeters in

en daar is een probleem minder. Die krag, hoe

kan die eienaars verwag dat ons n heffing moet

betaal en dit net vir 15 amps? Die paaie is nog

net so sleg, so hou op om te lap, want dit kos

dubbel op die ou end. Ons daag enige persoon

vanbuiteomhul voertuig seonderstel te komtoets.

Die vraagweereens:waarvoor betaal ons die be

laglike bedrag? Sou jy n woonstel buite besit as

water, belasting ens ingesluit is vir R650 000, net

krag ekstra en jy is veilig agter sekuriteitshekke

ook ingesluit. Let wel, almal bly lekker, maar net

nie lus vir die deurmekaar duur gemors nie.

)Most of the people at Paradise Park are trying

to live their lives in a decent, lawabiding manner

but because of the bad behaviour of just a few

nitwits living in our midst, we are all tarred with

the same brush. It would be so nice if these few

individuals would do us all a great big favour

and sell their places and go and live somewhere

else.As for theoccasionalbadlybehavingvisitors

to the Park who come here to either spend some

time in our Bush Pub or campout for theweekend,

please leave your bad behaviour at the entrance

of the Park before you come in. ENOUGH IS

ENOUGH

)Howdoes onepartwith two loveable dogsafter

12 and 7 years just because there are no houses

to rent that allow animals? Is there anyone who

does? WILLI

)EkwonderofStandardBankweetwatter juweel

hulle het in die klein dametjie, Abrahams. Sy

noem ons by naam en vra ons haar vir hulp, wees

verseker, sy gee dit met n glimlag. KOTZE

FAMILIE

) Bergsig Street going towards Curro Hermanus

is in terrible shape, to say the least. It has more

potholes than it has tar. Not even a 4x4 could

drive there. Municipality, please send someone

out immediately. My wheel and rim damaged,

I hope you have insurance to cover the damage.

You should have thought about the road before

deciding to let people build a second school in

one street.

) To the person who sent an sms about De Bruyn

Street in Stanford: There is such a huge outcry

about the trucks going down this street and they

complained about the vibrations caused. They

said it would keep them awake and crack the

walls.Now theywant it tarred. Theyarenothappy

until they winge. MANNIE

) Bring terug die drogbeeld. LEWIES

) I totally agree with the sms published on 5 Sep

tember regarding the Magistrates Court that

needs to be painted. The Police Station too. It is

an eyesore for residents as well as visitors to our

lovely town. J

) The company that owns the white truck CEM

34*42 should know that whoever was driving the

truck on Thursday, 12 September at 12:30 in the

directionof Bot River shouldbechargedwith reck

less endangerment. T.D.

)When you reach your golden years, every mo

ment is precious. Yet on the tv and in the newspa

per its all about funerals and life insurance.

)Asseblief mense, moenie Hermanus Staatshos

pitaal so afkraak nie. Daardie mense doen hul

bes en help waar hul kan. Ons betaal bitter min

vir die diens wat ons kry. Probeer privaat dokters

enMediclinic en kyk wat jy betaal.Waardeer die

mense wat jou help, al moet jy wag. Hermanus

Staatshospitaal, dankie. Daar is mense wat julle

waardeer. Hou aan met julle goeie diens. SU

SAN (DANKBARE INWONER)

)With the years of planning, the years of build

ing and the millions spent, could the new road

designers not have sloped thepavements at cross

ings for easier use of prams/wheelchairs/bikes

etc? Surely its standard. How bizarre.

) Please be warned about a computer scam. It

comes via phoneand the offer is to prevent a com

puter crash caused by hackers. Evidence can

be provided by them, so it sounds very plausible.

Their offer is to clean and protect it for $189.

ROBIN

) Flick du Toit is reg. Behalwe al die ander koe

rante wat die twee wonderlike mense aflewer, l

ons Rapport opSondae vyfuur in die oggend voor

ons deur. Samantha, julle is briljant en betrou

baar. JEANETTE

Noright to chase tourists awayatPiet seKlip

Last week Monday, my friend and I were

standing on the rocks, just below the Old

Harbour, looking over the bay and hoping

to see the whales from as close as possible.

Suddenly a man with two intimidating

dogs started shouting at us, waving his

arms. He was shouting that we are on pri-

vate property and we had to leave. We duly

left, feeling humiliated and angry to be

treated in such a manner. However, on

speaking to locals, it was said that this is

not private property and this man has no

right to shout and send tourists away. Ironi-

cally the followingmorning that specific ar-

ea was full of people watching whales and

they were not chased away.

Hermanus isa touristdestination,known

for its whales. There is no signage to indi-

cate it is private property and therefore this

unpleasant man who relies on tourists to

support his restaurant should not be per-

mitted to shout and chase people away. Af-

ter the way he treated us, we will be sure

to tell as many people as possible not to fre-

quent his restaurant. Someone in Her-

manus must take this further as I am sure

wewere neither the first people nor the last

that have been treated this way; he should

be taken to task for his actions as he single-

handedly gives Hermanus a bad name.

ANONYMOUS

GiangiNegra, the owner ofBientangs

Cave, responds: Last Monday when I got

to work there were probably five hundred

trek cormorants restingonPiet seKlip.When

I looked again I noticed that a man had

walkedontothepointandchasedall thebirds

away. Needless to say I was quite annoyed,

as I knew that the birds would not be back

that day. So I walked down to the tidal pool

withmy dogs to call him off the point. He bla-

tantly ignored me. I tried to explain to him

that we were trying to keep people off Piet se

Klip in order to preserve the biodiversity of

the area. If everyone is allowed to go onto the

point, there will be no biodiversity left, for

people to see and appreciate.

Besides the environmental aspect, there is

the safety aspect. I have been the custodian

of Bientangs Cave since 1995. In that time

I have had one drowning in front of Piet se

Klip, and a lady falling as she tried to get

across to Piet se klip, breaking her arm and

collarbone. That is besides the people that

Ive had to help out of the water, after theyve

decided to go for a swim, and found them-

selves in trouble.

Piet se Klip is an important biodiversity

hotspot,anImportantBirdArea(IBA),asafe

place for seals and otters to take refuge.

Therefore, it is a terrestrial Marine Wildlife

Sanctuary and people should respect that,

without the need of a sign. You dont need to

stand on Piet se Klip to see the whales. Birds

are a sign of ahealthy environment and their

space should be respected.

SA is one of the most ecologically diverse

countries in the world and it is vital that all

South Africans take responsibility for main-

taining the integrity of ournatural resources

and the rich biodiversity they support. Tour-

ism enterprises, especially those engaged in

nature-basedactivities, haveanespecially vi-

talrole toplay.Surelyeventhisreadershould

be able to recognise the value of protecting

thebiodiversityonPiet seKlip, for futuregen-

erations and all the visitors to Hermanus.

Neville Green, Bestuurder: Biodiver-

siteit, Overstrand-munisipaliteit, s:

1. Die stukkie grond benede die hoogwa-

termerk van die see is openbare kuseien-

dom.Geen regtemag oor die grond op enige

wyse bekom word nie.

2. Enige seevols, robbe ens. word as le-

wende hulpbronnebeskou.

3. Volgens die Wet op Lewende Mariene

Hulpbronne, word die gesag vir die besker-

ming van sulke hulpbronne toegeken aan

die minister van omgewingsake en die mi-

nister van visserye.

4. Toegang na die kusstrook vind deur

middelvanmunisipalegrondplaas.Diemu-

nisipaliteit mag net toegang na die kus-

strook weier op die versoek van n ander

staatsdepartement, of op sy eie inisiatief,

maar met baie goeie rede.

Dus, sonder die jurisdiksie oor lewende

hulpbronnebenedediehoogwatermerkvan

die see, tweedens sonder die versoek van n

staatsdepartementomtoegangtotopenbare

kuseiendom te beperk, en derdens sonder

die nodige openbare deelname-proses, kan

diemunisipaliteitniewettiglik nkennisge-

wing oprig om die publiek te belet om die

eiendom te betree nie en sodoende die vols

te steur nie. Dit moet duidelik gestel word

dat die wetgewing geskryf is om die van

kant-making van lewende hulpbronne te

verhoed of te beheer. As die spesies nie in

hulle broeigebied versteur word nie, is dit

nie noodwendig n oortreding van die wet

nie en word die munisipaliteit nie verant-

woordelik gehou vir kamstige oortredings

van hierdie aard nie.

Omgewingbestuur is besig om die Depar-

temente Omgewingsake, sowel as Visserye

op nasionale en provinsiale vlak te betrek

om insette te lewer, voordat daar met n

openbare deelname-proses voortgegaan

word en voordat daar oor die inhoud van

enige teken besluit word.

Hou maar die warm

sop reg vir koue wat

nie wil wyk nie

Bykans 60 mm ren wag op Overstranders voor

die naweek verby is, danksy n groot front wat

gister op die Wes-Kaap afgepeil het.

Opdie grafiekewysdit dat diewolkeWoensdag

deur die dag nog n kilometer bo ons koppe pal

vanuitdienoordwesteverbygetrekhet,maarook

daarby die goeie faktor in di goor weer: die hele

front lyk of hy motgevreet is.

Wat tans in die bolug aan die gang is, is virme-

nige weerkenner n hoofpyn, want selfs die in-

strumente spring bont.

Alwatstabiel is, isdiewindrigtingvandiesoge-

naamde renwind wat party mense die wolwe-

windnoem.Sypatroon isveral indieKaroorond-

om Beaufort-Wes wel bekend.

Donderdagoggend raak dit skielik kouer en

kan ons sien hoe die wolke na n paar honderd

meter daal. Teen elfuur begin die bontspringery

wat mense op vliegtuie tussen die Kaap en die

Baai na pilletjies teen reissiekte sal laat gryp. Dit

kan n stamperige affre word.

TeenvyfuurDonderdagaandsalmeeras 20mm

algevalhetenstaandieglasop12 C.Dieswaarste

neerslae is tussen 05:00 en 11:00 Vrydagoggend.

Nodeloos om te vra, dat lesers maar help waar

dakloses die hand uitsteek. Die glas val tot 8 C

voor die wolke Saterdagoggend rondom agtuur

nog n paar koppies water oor ons uitgooi.

En moet tog nie warmte verwag nie. Die weer

bly by ons. Dit ren Maandagmiddag weer deur

totDinsdagoggend.Dankry ons n ruskansiemet

min son tot Vrydag.

Al wat die winter nou aan die Kaap doen is om

petrol tespaarenkragtemors,soomLangDavid

van Hawston. Die kreef en perlemoendiewe kry

ook op hul herrie want die see is omgekrap.

Die windstasie (Windguru) voorspel dat die

ergste deinings Sondag verby sal wees. Die dei-

nings beweeg skuins teen die noordwes in en is

17 sekondes uitmekaar, wat ook nie goed is vir

dieplankryersnie,hooronsdiewatersportmense

praat.

Oor n koppie warm sop kan ons mekaar wel

hierdie naweek vra wat die beste manier is om

die lente in te gaan.

Op die 22ste (Sondag)wanneer hoor en sienwil

vergaan, isdit volgensdieSARuimtegids, ampte-

lik lente en is die somerklere in die winkels al

byna uitverkoop.

Kan ons al die advertensies glo oor die winsko-

pieswat jou paraatmaakvir n lekker uitstappie,

nuwe tent, nuwe rugsak en n duur waterfles op

die rug (in hierdie weer)?

Prepare for more cold and rain as another cold front moves

in on Thursday. About 60 mm rain is expected over theWhale

Festival weekend, right up until Tuesday morning. Early on

Saturday morning the temperature will be only 8 C and we

are supposed to be celebrating the advent of spring?

14

Hermanus Times

19 September, 2013

Algemeen

General

Municipal accounts miscalculated

It was with dismay that I recently received a

letter from the office of the director of finance

regarding costs relating to refuse, sewage and

sewage infrastructure dating back to June 2011

for the amount of R5 577,20.

I have been receiving regular municipal ac-

counts as from the date when my daughter C.

Steyn,inwhosenamethepropertyisregistered,

took ownership of the above property. At no

stage did any account reflect these services. A

debit order was signed by me for the rates and

taxes, at which stage I enquired whether the

amount was correct and no other charges lev-

ied. Iwas assuredbyoneof the interviewclerks

that this was correct.

HavingreceivedtheletterIwenttothemunic-

ipalitytoenquirehowthistwoyear-longmiscal-

culation/omission on their part could happen,

only tobe told that Iwas responsible for settling

this account immediately, onFriday 13Septem-

ber,asIhadfailedtorespondtotheir lettertime-

ously. The reason for the delay being that the

letter was addressed to my daughter in Johan-

nesburg, who was only able to forward this let-

ter tomelastweek. Iwas informedthatmybank

account would be debited with the full amount

outstanding that evening.

With shock I asked how this could be done

asIhadnotevenhadanopportunitytoascertain

that sufficient funds are in my account, nor if

this amount would leavemewith any funds for

the rest of the month. I enquired with horror

how a debit order could be changedwithout au-

thoritygivenbytheaccountholder.Theanswer

tothiswasashrugandanofferbythemattempt-

ing to stop the instruction. This being Friday

morning, with the debit order going through

that evening, I have my doubts that this would

have proved possible.

As I am sure that I am not the only person

landed in thisunfortunateposition, Iwould like

someanswers to the following:Howcan themu-

nicipalitysfinancedepartmentbesoinefficient

as to omit charges for services on regular ac-

counts? Who is responsible for checking that

correct accounts are sent out? An oversight of

this magnitude would surely demand an open

investigation and not just letters of demand to

the innocent householders, many of whom are

pensioners with limited incomes.

I request the director of finance of the Over-

strand Municipality to give an open answer to

how this could happen.

E HUGHES

SANDBAAI

Santie Reynecke-Naude, Overstrand Mu-

nicipality: director of finances, responds:

A.AllcorrespondencebetweenOverstrandand

MsSteyn ismailed to the postal address supplied

to us with registration.

B. Overstrand is not in possession of any in-

struction or correspondence from Ms Steyn giv-

ing EHughes mandate over the abovementioned

property or account.

C. E Hughes does not appear or feature any-

whereonOverstrandsbilling systemforaccount

900000159615 erf 2763 Sandbaai.

D.WhenMsHughes visitedOverstrands offic-

es on Friday 13/09/2013, it was explained to her

that due to the delay in response from the owner

Ms Steyn to Overstrand letter dated 29/07/2013,

the debit order instructions were to be passed to

Absa bank that afternoon.

Ms Hughes enquired what would have hap-

pened to the additional levy should she not have

visited the office that morning? Again it was ex-

plained to her that as the account is paid by debit

order and no arrangement was made to pay the

adjustment in instalments, the amount due was

being sent to Absa on 13/09/2013 to be deducted

from her bank account on 20/09/2013.

MsHughes seemed satisfiedwith this response

and that the monies would be deducted from the

same bank account which normally pays the

monthly account.

E. The property was purchased as part of a

group housing development in 2010. These

schemesare initially registered in the developers

name,who are not liable for refuse and sewerage

services and can take up to five years or longer,

before they are purchased by private individuals

like Ms Steyn.

Oncethepropertyregistersintoanindividuals

name, services are payable from date of registra-

tion. Notice of registration can take up to three

months to receive from the Registrar of Deeds.

In Ms Steyns case, there was a human over-

sight with the opening of the services at date of

notice of registration.BecauseOverstrandrealis-

es thatsuchoversightsarepossiblewhilstadmin-

istratingover 40 000properties, verificationproc-

esses have been put into place to ensure that all

incomedue toOverstrandis leviedasperThePre-

scriptions Act 68 of 1969, section 11(d).

A timeous written apology and invitation to

pay off the additional charge in instalments, is

sent to each affected property owner. If no re-

sponse is received to the invitation, the normal

monthly due date is applied to the outstanding

amount.

SYPAADJIE

UITSTAPPIE:

Hierdie pragti

ge foto van n

francolin en

haar kleintjies

wat sypaadjie

langs by Fern

kloofrylaan

wandel is in

gestuur deur

Maxie Lerm.

INSPIRATIONAL MAN: A Hermanus Times reader, Karin Beyers, sent this photo of the

nicest street cleaner in Hermanus. She says Carolus Titus is walking through Hermanus

and keeping the streets clean. Every day he passes their shop at Beds BUs with a trolley

full of stuff that he has collected, which he then sells again. He is always so friendly and

happy and although he is retired, he believes that sitting still will make you ill. He is really

an inspiration, Beyers said. PHOTO: KARIN BEYERS

IN THE NEWS: Jeanette Pelsers (back right) Grade 3 Hermanus Primary class were

so excited to receive their first classroom issue of the Hermanus Times on Friday 13

September. This is the first time Hermanus Primary has been part of the Hermanus

Times Adopt a School programme which aims to

improve literacy and to create a greater aware

ness of the news value of the Hermanus Times

among younger readers. Ernest Solomon, owner

of Club Octopus and Charlies Caf and Take

Aways in Hawston, has sponsored 50 newspapers

a week for the four weeks that Hermanus Primary

will be part of the initiative. Jonnelize Veldsman

(back left) from the Hermanus Times can be con

tacted on 028 3123717 for more details about the

programme. PHOTOS: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Chant Roux and her classmates couldnt wait to

read the Hermanus Times and to look at all the

photographs when the newspaper was delivered

to to their class on Friday.

Stretch yourmind to stretch the funds

Aquiznight will beheld inStPetersChurch

hall onThursday10Octoberat 18:30 for 19:00.

Stretch your minds to help stretch our

funds, as the quiz evening is a fundraiser for

the St Peters Flower Festival which will be

held in the churchat