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15 July 2020Issue 594

LOCKDOWN LEVEL 3

HIGH WINDS DESTROY HOMES

Whilst many locals were able to block their ears and pull the blankets up tighter when the recent blitz of Cape winter weather blasted through the Garden Route, there were at least seven families in Karatara who were left devastated when their homes came crashing down around them.

To make matters worse the electrical power has also been down in that area since Monday, and though ESKOM personnel have been to have a look at what has caused the failure, residents are still literally in the dark as to when they will be connected again.

At time of going to press the affected families had all had to make alternative accommodation arrangements whilst they wait to see what relief they can get from the local authority.

According to a resident close to some of those families who lost their homes (one last week, and the remaining six on Monday morning between 3am and 4am ), officials from Knysna Municipality have been to speak to them and made a record of their names.

VISITORS GALORE

By Mark Dixon

E v e r y n o w a n d t h e n , Sedgefield welcomes

to our shores - and even onto our magnificent beaches. June and July 2020 have been an exceptional period of unusual marine visitors.

In June, The Strandloper Project team were fortunate enough to see a Hawksbill Turtle while conducting a dive survey at Gericke's point. Hawksbill Turtles are considered to be the second rarest marine turtle with an estimation of less than 8000 females in the world.

some unique and rare ocean visitors

While they don't breed on our coastline, they do migrate to feeding and breeding grounds in tropical regions and this one was probably taking a break at our iconic peninsula before heading off to some tropical island up north.

Another interesting find for the Strandloper Project crew was an African Penguin that had come ashore on the western side of Gericke's Point. Every winter a few of these birds wash up either ill or dead on our beaches. This one was looking underweight and docile, and was most likely suffering from exhaustion from the recent rough seas as well as

avian malaria which they can contract mid-year.

The penguin was captured and taken to a vet for treatment and rehabilitation and will be released when healthy again.

Then, just when we thought that the season of incredible encounters was over, the Strandloper Project recently got a call to assist with a rescue of an immature Rock Hopper Penguin on Cola Beach.

It was roosting on the beach at the high-water mark, flanked by the towering fossil dune cliffs.

Jean and John Dickens found the little penguin while on their morning walk.

Good fortune was surely shining on the penguin because the couple’s son, John (Bobby) Dickens, is a marine scientist who has been conducting research on some Sub-Antarctic Islands, studying a number of Antarctic penguin species.

When he arrived on the scene, he was able to make a quick identification of the species, though due to it lacking its adult p lumage, was unable to determine which sub-species it was. Considered a rare species of penguin in South Africa, SANCCOB reports that two or three do wash up on our beaches every year.

An initial assessment was that the penguin was under weight, but still feisty and capable of preening itself.

Once captured, it was taken to a SANCCOB sanctioned vet in P l e t t e n b e r g B a y . A n examination revealed that it was healthy, but had an injured leg and will be held in isolation for rehabilitation before being released. The need for being held in isolation is to reduce the chance of it contracting any disease from local penguins and other bird species and then transferring the disease to the Sub-Antarctic when it returns after release.

With the next cold front aiming for the Garden Route, we can't wait to see what other marine creatures will seek refuge in our magnificent bay.

SEDGEFIELD WELCOMES A HOST OF ‘VISITORS’ TO OUR SHORES

DRILLING PROPOSED IN SENSITIVE ECOTONE at csadan@slrconsulting.com and, if possible, submit written comments by email before 20th July 2020. SLR has asked for a virtual meeting with stakeholders on 16th July - an invitation will be sent out to all registered Interested and Affected Parties.

The Draft Scoping Report is available for public review on the SLR website:

Don't be intimidated. This must be stopped. We have a constitutional right and responsibility to protect our natural resources and heritage for future generations. Join the online meeting. Use the chat function to pose questions. Think of the questions you want to ask beforehand. There are risks that they cannot mitigate against, that will impact artisanal fishing and impact marine life. For profit they will destroy the livelihoods of others and the rights of future generations to enjoy the marine life. Will they put a financial guarantee in place against future impacts? Very unlikely.

www.slrconsulting.com/za/slr-documents /tepsa11b12b

A Press Release from FRACKFREE SA

Proposal for Exploration Drilling within Block 11B/12B, off the South East Cape Coast of South Africa.

While we were thrilled to hear last week that Sasol has abandoned a controversial gas-drilling venture on the doorstep of the Bazaruto tropical island paradise in Mozambique - this after a massive public backlash and adverse environmental impact studies, all hands are needed on deck to stop exploratory drilling on the sensitive Cape coastline.

SLR Consulting (for the Total Brulpadda exploration project) has put out a proposal to drill 11 more exploration wells at sea between Cape St Francis and Mossel Bay. This is where the warm and cold currents meet, a sensitive and biodiverse ecotone. This area is fundamental to the marine biodiversity of our coastline - indeed there is a marine protected area just south of the prospecting block.

Register asap as an Interested and Affected Party

The wreckage of the garage in which the family of Andean Oelf were living until it was destroyed in the galeforce winds of Monday morning.

She'd be mad if she didn't!

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18 - 22 April 2019

“A man who stops advertising to save money is like a man who stops a clock to

save time.”Thomas Jefferson

“A man who stops advertising to save money is like a man who stops a clock to save time.”

Thomas Jefferson

SedgeBrewery

I’d be mad if I didn’t!

On Tuesday 21 April we received the brilliant news that

The expression, first used in print by

Sir Thomas Browne , still stands true now as it

did over four centuries ago. In these unprecedented times we find ourselves as a nation and Garden Route community needing to look after those closest to us. Pine Lake Marina and Butterfly Blu Restaurant in

Pine Lake Marina and Butterfly Blu Restaurant had made a substantial pledge. This towards assisting communities in rural areas that have been badly affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. They sent this report:-

“charity begins at home”

back in 1642

t was just a normal Friday n i g h t . T h e r e w a s n o Ielectricity between 6 and

8.30pm, and the entire world was being held to ransom by a deadly virus.

Same old, same old.

“I can’t wait until this lockdown is over,” said Mrs Ed, Snuggling up to me on the WMCC (World’s Most Comfortable Couch) - it is that much more pleasant for both of us when the lights are off. “All I want to do is go away for a weekend, and sit around the fire with a good bottle of wine, staring up at the stars whilst the meat sizzles on the grid… nothing to disturb the silence except for the low murmurs and m u f f l e d n o i s e s o f t h e campsite…”

I nodded wistfully. Or wisted nodfully. I can’t remember which because I was on my fourth Amber Nectar (you can’t risk them getting warm with the power off) but it was definitely one of them. I too looked forward to the possibility of escaping the hustle and bustle of the thriving metropolis of Sedgefield to head for the hills for a weekend of luxurious…. “HANG ON… DID YOU SAY CAMPING?”

“Yes…. Why?”

“ W h y ? W H Y ? SUJISTERFLUBBERNYUIBT! ! ! ! ! ! D O N ’ T Y O U REMEMBER THE 2010 TENT COLLAPSE AT TSITSI? OR T H E W E E K E N D O F NATURAL DISASTER AT NATURES? OR THE…..”

Mrs Ed clearly didn’t. Because if she’d had even the slightest recall of these or any other of our numerous other camping disasters she would have remembered that after each one we said NEVER AGAIN. Not that there was anything wrong with any of the beautiful places at which we had attempted this strange pastime over the years, it is just that the T’Ed family and camping…. Well, we need to stay away from each other out of mutual and fearful respect.

But the conversation got me thinking about how I have always marvelled at Mrs Ed’s memory. Sometimes it is a truly amazing phenomenon. One can only stand back (way back) and admire her recollection of the intricate details of an argument I lost in 1998, or the exact words I said on October the eighth 2007 (at 5.45pm, apparently) when she asked if I noticed anything different about her hair, or even how many mornings SHE had woken up early to pack lunch for the kids, (a total of 1946 – quite impressive when held in comparison to the 47 lunches I apparently packed, which INCLUDED the t imes I e r r o n e o u s l y t r a n s f e r r e d yesterday’s uneaten lunch into today’s lunchbox which made HER name mud amongst the other mothers).

But though her memory is at least as good as the average elephant, I am rapidly realising that it certainly isn’t 100% faultless. There seems to be some sort of ‘selective blurring’.

For example, this elephantine memory bank of hers clearly shuts down when she’s on the phone, talking to a call centre….

Mainly because of the pop-quizzes they insist on. Or what they call ‘security questions’.

You know the sort: “May I

remind you that these calls are recorded, and before I deal with your query, I will have to ask you a few security questions to make sure you are indeed the account holder.”

This immediately gets Mrs Ed sweating more than a heap of Eskom coal.

“Can’t you ask my husband?” she quavers, panic setting in at very deep levels. The answer is always no, but it doesn’t mean I’m off the hook. (Quite often the left hook, if I am sitting close enough). No. Through a clever sequence of hand gestures, Mrs Ed signals that if I dare to step away she will rip my arm off and beat me to death with the soggy end.

I have mixed emotions. Part of me delights in watching the woman squirm, (as if she’s on the final round of the game show ‘ W h o Wa n t s t o Wi n a Government Tender’) – cruel, I know, but I see it as a form of revenge for the years of attempted poisoning in the form of what she calls ‘Dinner’.

And then on the other side, there’s the terrifying fact that if she gets any of the answers wrong, the blame will fall upon me with all the subtlety of a catapulted walrus. I will then be in ‘the dog box’ for at least a week, which is not a pleasant thing at all, though I have been worse places, and eaten worse biscuits.

Am I rambling? Perhaps I should explain. Mrs Ed is a law-abiding person. To the nth degree. She not only ALWAYS stops at stop s t ree ts (a ra re th ing in Sedgefield), she also ‘tears along the dotted line’ when opening any form of packaging, reduces her baritone barrage to a whisper when within 500m of a library (even if we are driving past) and reads (and obeys) even the t in ies t pr in t on the instruction sheet of any new gadget purchased …… in all twenty-seven languages (She now knows how to use our new can opener to open a can in fluent Cantonese.).

So, in her strangely wired mind, getting a ‘security question’ wrong is tantamount to treason. She fully expects men in black FBI suits to rush in, wrestle her to the ground and drag her off to a life of imprisonment on some desolate is land, just for mistakenly switching two digits of her PO box number.

As the round of questions starts, Mrs Ed starts pulling out tufts of hair, ruining any semblance of order in her freshly combed beard. She stares wide-eyed at me as she listens…..

“My full name…. SHE WANTS MY FULL NAME!” she’ll scream, with her hand over the mouth-piece, as if that would make a difference. I hand over her ID book and point at the appropriate place. She reads it out, stumbling a bit at the difficult parts, (I’d hate to think

what would happen if she had a middle name). Then she listens again, and I wonder if the call operator is already flagging her as a scam artist.

“Oh, my word! NOW SHE WANTS TO KNOW MY CELL PHONE NUMBER! MY CELL NUMBER! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO….” I indicate the paper in front of her nose on which I have written her number down (the paper, not her nose, though that might be an idea for future calls). The same happens when a request is made for her residential address.

Just when I am thinking we might make it, the operator asks how long she has had the account they are dealing with. This proves too much for Mrs ED and she throws down the phone in a panic.

“ I C A N ’ T D O T H I S I N T E R R O G A T I O N ANYMORE!” she screams,

running from the room. I pick the phone up off the desk, apologise to the operator, and ask her not to send the henchmen round to shoot us in the knee caps. I assure her that when we are next in George we will pop into the Edgars branch and register Mrs Ed’s change of email address in person, which should be far less stressful for all parties.

But I digress. Totally.

Where on earth was I going with all this?

Oh yes. Mrs Ed wants to go camping. CAMPING?

What a great idea! I can’t remember the last time we got away from it all for a weekend.

Ahhhh, the crackling fire…. The sizzling meat… The gentle murmurs of the campsite…. Do you know what?

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Wednesdays8 for 9am Golf Day @ The Links. All members welcome.

Thursdays7:30am Eden Cycling Club Group Social outride departs Cycle Worx. All welcome.8 for 9am Sedge Gentlemen’s Golf @ The Links

Fridays8am Ladies Golf @ Links Course

Saturdays7:30am Eden Cycling Club Group Social outride departs Cycle Worx. All welcome.8am-12 Wild Oats Community Farmers’ Market 8 for 9am Saturday Competition Golf @ Links Course8am - 2pm Mosaic Market8am - 1pm Scarab Craft Market

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Sunday 19th July 8 - 12. Gardeners Market at Steam Whistle Station. For more info call 072 487 0395

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THE EDGE -1 July2020. Reply to Dennis Cook’s article “Nostalgia for Motoring Days”

Dear DennisWhilst admiring all the effort you put into the Classic Car movement I regret I must take you to task, as a retired padmaker, on your suggestion in your Nostalgia for Motoring Days article, that the Seven Passes Road be tarred over it’s complete length. I have three main points:-

First. The Seven Passes Road is the responsibi l i ty of the Provincial Administration of the Western Cape. It has nothing whatsoever to do with Knysna Municipality.

Second. The Heritage lobby would take a very dim view of tarring all the road. There is a very strong lobby that wishes the gravel sections to remain as such, some are virtually still as Bain built it. They were not impressed with the inadequate supervision when the National Monument 11 km length starting at Saasveld was upgraded in 2017.

Third. Tarring the road would not be “easy to achieve” without

spending an awful lot of money. It would require a completely new road pavement around 500 mm thick on which to lay the final bitumen surface.

Kind regardsMurray Douglas

The EditorA couple of weeks ago my 26 year-old daughter moved to Sedgefield from the Eastern Cape, where her job in the tourism sector was put on hold due to the virus. As she has a TEFL qualification and was going to be teaching students from China, I suggested she move to our holiday home in Cola Beach as no one was using it and the wifi would be more consistent.

On her second night here she had an armed robbery. To add insult to injury, our security company did not respond at all despite the fact that she continued to activate the panic button for 4 hours. That is a whole other story which c o u l d h a v e h a d d i r e consequences.

But my point is that this is the 5th robbery in this house, and the third in 6 months. The police have come each time to take fingerprints. The salesman from one of the security companies could describe the suspect to my daughter as he is known to police. We have the knife that was used against her as it was d r o p p e d . T h e p o l i c e fingerprinted the knife but didn’t take it as evidence. And our security – well, see above.

As I am from Canada, we almost always have a houseful of visitors over the holidays and throughout the year from overseas, as well as South African friends. We have bridge weeks here, golfing holidays. We have a housekeeper here and a gardener. We spend a lot of money (just ask Anita from Montecello!). We support the s h o p s , t h e m a r k e t , t h e restaurants.

But we are seriously thinking of sell ing, not to return to Sedgefield. And if i t ’s happening to us, I’m sure it’s happening to others.

And if tourism in Sedgefield is no longer attractive, what will become of the town, the service industries, the new mall? Are the re enough pe rmanen t residents to sustain these businesses?

While it may seem that this has no bearing on those to whom crime is not a problem, think again. Sedgefield could become the new South Coast of Kwazulu-Natal, where people with holiday homes there report not being able to hang out their swimming towels for fear of theft, and property prices have plummeted.

As a town , I t h ink we collectively need to spur our police into action; put more pressure on security companies; ask businesses to join the fight – after all, it’s self-preservation for them. This place is the most beautiful slice of paradise I have ever seen. Is there not some way we can put in place initiatives to preserve that before it’s too late?Susan Toerien

Dear EdS e d g e f i e l d C o m r a d e s Marathon Darrell styleWe may be in a pandemic and lock-down which resulted in the cancellation of the Comrades Marathon, but this didn’t deter Striders Darrell and Averil Webber organising their own ‘virtual Comrades’ Sedgefield style for their Striders members. Runners and walkers selected a distance they would run/walk and Darrel sorted and organised them into teams such that each team would aggregate a total distance of the official Comrades distance 90 kms on the day. Each Strider also volunteered to donate to a charity either the Lions or SAMS for their efforts.

On the day 5 teams comprised of a total of 21 runners and 21 walkers all dressed in their turquoise club colours took to the streets of Sedgefield and Wilderness to complete their chosen distance.

Your donations raised R1010 for the Lions for which we thank you and congratulate you for your efforts.Sedgefield Lions

by Welland Cowley

Do you have a shady place in your garden under trees and you have been wondering what to plant there ?

There are many species of the indigenous Plectranthus that are suitable for shade planting. Some are groundcovers others taller shrubs and many are medium height. Plectranthus will grow in sandier soils but will flourish if a generous amount of compost is dug in to enrich the soil. They are good for mass planting. An arrangement of taller Plectranthus ecklonii as a central group surrounded by medium height Plectranthus ciliatus and bordered by the groundcover Plectranthus praetermissus make a good combination and give good colour variation. Plectranthus ecklonii are available with either pink or purple flowers. When you start your shade garden be sure to cut off the lower branches of the trees so that you have a clearance of at least two metres in height above the floor of your bed.

Plectranthus are mainly autumn-flowering and you may have noticed them in Sedgefield gardens before the lockdown

came into force. If you have access to Plectranthus plants and want something to do in the lock-down period now is the time to take cuttings. Plectranthus are mainly soft wood plants so soft wood cuttings can be taken. Be sure to remove the bottom leaves and flowers. Dip the ends in a soft wood rooting hormone powder and plant in river-sand in small pots or trays. They root easily in water on a window sill. Once well-rooted, plant the cuttings out in dappled shade in well-composted garden soil .

S o m e s p e c i e s s u c h a s Plectranthus saccatus and Plectranthus praetermissus make ideal hanging basket subjects. Plectranthus ernstii, named after the well known botanist, Ernst van Jaarsveld who discovered it in the Oribi Gorge in 1977 is an interesting subject and a natural bonsai. It makes an excellent pot or rockery plant with its inflated stems.

Wishing you happy gardening in this rather grim time in our history. Stay healthy and remember gardening will give you peace and take your mind off the current situation.

For more information contact Welland on : greenfingerssedge @gmail.com

Plectranthus - Ideal plants for shade gardens

Plectranthus praetermissus

Plectranthus saccatus

Plectranthus ernstii

6 July 2020There was much commotion on the Cloud 9 Road on Monday 6 July, when three men were caught breaking into a property by employees of the owner. A chase through the forest and other private properties ensued, and an altercation between the parties resulted in several injuries to the brave staff members, one sustaining bites on his face, the other a bite on his hip, and a third a screwdriver stab-wound through his finger.

Fortunately, despite these injuries, the men managed to overpower one of the suspects. When the alarm was raised, local residents joined members of Farm Watch and Community Orientated Policing (COP) who rushed to the scene to launch a search for the other two perpetrators.

Calls were also made to the local police stations, and whilst the SAPS members took some time to arrive when they did so it was in force – with no less than seven vehicles heading up the road to the crime scene.

The search continued whilst the apprehended suspect was cautioned and taken into custody, but unfortunately, his two partners in crime could not be found.

SAPS investigations later resulted in the arrest of a second suspect, but the positivity of this outcome was short-lived. Less than a week later it was ascertained that both men had been released and had been seen at large by members of the community.

As names of the suspects are not available, details as to whether their release was on bail, or if they had even faced a magistrate were unavailable.

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by Mike Young

Whilst all South Africans are struggling to live with load shedding, on Saturday morning some Sedgefielders who reside on the east side had to come to terms with a power cut that lasted until the early evening. This was caused by the failure of a switch, known as a Ring Main Unit, situated on the roadside at the roundabout intersection of F l a m i n g o A v e n u e a n d Bleshoender Street. There was a very loud explosion, heard by many living close by, caused by the failure of the switch. It was raining at the time and the unusually strong wind had caused some of the rainwater to seep into the switch through gaskets between the body of the switch. This caused a short circuit which in turn led to the tripping of the feed from the substation located on the corner of Uil and Tiptol Streets.

Municipal electricians living in Sedgefield attended to the failed switch very quickly. They isolated it from the rest of the high voltage network and were able to restore power from the main substation shortly after, so most of us got our power back. Those who get power from the smaller substations fed from this switch were not so lucky and they had to wait while the electricians repaired the damage to the switch, which took until about 6pm that evening. When the switch had blown up, it had caused damage to the inlet panel carrying one of the three cables that the switch serves. A new panel had to be fetched

from the workshop and fitted. It is clearly visible in the attached photo – the grey part – and above it can be seen the effect of the smoke which had been caused by the explosion.

One issue that was of great concern is that although the switch was disconnected from the high voltage supply, it was found to have an 11 kV feed on it. This would have come from a standby generator being used by someone in the vicinity. It was plugged into the user’s house wiring without that wiring having been isolated. This is an extremely dangerous practice, which could have led to the death of one of the electricians, had they not been super-careful. Had such an accident happened, the responsible homeowner would have been legally liable. The message is extremely clear. If you use a standby generator during load-shedding, make absolutely sure that you have totally disconnected your house wiring from the municipal supply cable.

The failed switch is about 25 years old and I believe it is scheduled for renewal. This needs to happen and I have been informed that the Municipality has already started to identify a suitable contractor to do the work.

The electricians have also had a check done to find and remove tree branches that might damage overhead lines if they should fall on them.

O n e f i n a l c o m m e n t : w e Sedgefielders should be very proud of how the electricians dealt with this potentially awful fault. Our thanks to you all!

Three male employees from the property were attacked and received minor injuries. The employees then pursued the suspects and one suspect was eventually overpowered and held but unfortunately, the other two managed to escape. The other suspects were not located despite an extensive search of the area by some nearby residents, Farm Watch and COP members. Following further investigation by SAPS, one more suspect was arrested. Later that day the heater was found in nearby bushes. Thank you to all the SAPS Management and Members that attended the scene.

T h e C o l a M y o l i Neighbourhood Watch Committee would like to thank all our patrollers for the work they do to keep our area safer, but in particular, we would like to recognise the dedication of patrollers Joanne Scholtz and Brian Bothma who between them have completed 56 patrols in and

a ro u n d t h e C o l a M y o l i neighbourhoods since the 3rd of June. Almost every day, rain or shine, residents will see two boxer dogs leading Joanne around the streets of Cola and Myoli, and shortly after her patrol ends, Brian is out on his scooter or bicycle doing the same. So give a wave next time you see them, they do this for you.

KAWS

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Ploms Auto Mobile all servicing & motor vehicle repairs undertaken @ reasonable prices. Phone Peter Plomaritis 083 455 6224

Thank you Robert Palmer 079 662 5105 for patio built perfectly & cheerfully. Eleanor

Van Trane tot Blydskap alles te danke aan Prof. Alex. My naam is Sarah. Ek dank Prof Alex want hy het my finansiële, huweliks en familie probleme opgelos. Ek het 'n slegte finansiële rekord gehad en kon nie vir 'n huis kwalifiseer nie. Ek het gesukkel om my rekenige elke maand te betaal. Ek kon niks bekostig nie, my salaris het vinnig deur my vingers geglip. Ek was baie gespanne en het nie geweet wat om te doen nie. Totdat ek die dag, Prof Alex se nommer in die koerant gekry het en hom gebel het vir hulp. Die sleutel tot die oplossing is PROF ALEX. Vele probeer Maak hom jou laaste. Vir Hulp Skakel 076 764 0263

Adult Sedgefield T-shirts and Hoodie Tops for sale at Soozis. Tel 044 373 1813. Pick n Pay Centre, Sedgefield

____________________________6. Building & Related Services

____________________________10. Computers

____________________________12. Education & Tuition

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All DIY Hardware and Tools available @ Sedgefield Hardware. Tel 044 343 1960

BUILDERS... Contact CX Tippers & Diggers for all your planthire & aggregate requirements. Quality products & service at your doorstep. Tel 044 382 1645

S i t e c l e a r i n g , e x c a v a t i o n s , compaction and road building - contact us today for a free quotation. CX Tippers & Diggers. Tel. 044 382 1645

On line lessons also offered.

Electrical Hardware @ Sedgefield H/Ware

Faulty Microwave? Phone Hands on Electrical for free quote. 083 297 1929

____________________________9. Clothing

HANDS ON ELECTRICAL For service and repairs, installations, fridges, washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, stoves, TV & audio. Quality workmanship. Reg on 083 297 1929

HEUNIS Plumbing & Electrical. All Maintenance & Construction Qualified in both trades COC Certificates. Call

AQUAMAN POOL CARE Service Maintenance. Pump Repairs. Call 044 343 3237 / 072 704 2872

082 972 3911 manie.heunis@gmail.com

Lincy, hard working Malawian looking for domestic work for 3 days.0784943118

ChefEvance - 060 336 9082 Mlw Refs Exp

Domestic workAgnes - 078 202 7828 Antonia - 063 856 5299Antonica - 063 248 3136Esnath - 071 085 9832Falless - 074 512 0342Florence - 083 774 0992 Exp MlwMonica - 068 050 2074Patricia - 060 495 3260Precious - 062 281 0661 Recorce - 082 349 1201Regina - 062 753 7807Shanica - 063 592 0762Tendayi - 065 268 4739 Victoria - 066 001 0149 BabysittingViolet - 084 494 3743

Garden workFred - 061 775 4050Karim - 083 774 0992 Mlw RefsKito - 063 856 5299Paul - 084 494 3743Watson - 064 006 4009

Is your stove working properly & safe? If not call Hands on Electrical - 083 297 1929

Pram R450, Carrycot R200,Baby carseat R650, Wheelchair R850, Walker R250. Call 082 215 1933

Rust Stain Remover for Fabric. 50ml for R25. R45 for 100ml. Available from the Edge offices. Enquiries Verity 076 619 3659

Safeway Moto X5 Child Carseat 9-18kg; 15-36kg. R850.00 High chair R450.00 Microwave bottle steriliser R50.00 All in excellent condition, hardly used. Call 044 343 2466 / 073 255 6848

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Albert is looking for Garden work. Refs. 078 628 4706

Murindi for Garden, Painting or Chainsaw work. Call 076 212 4598

HERB Plants & VEG seedlings organic & local. Heatherhill Herbs Rheenendal Rd. Open Tues-Fri 8-4.30 & Saturday mornings 9-1. 076 4644110

SOOZI’S - New! New! New!! Delicious coffees, chocolate coated coffee beans, garlic products and jams.____________________________________

18. For Sale

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KUBI HIRE - Digger Loader for Hire Landscaping & hauling. Craig 082 715 8002

LIVING LANDSCAPES Professional garden make-over. Luke 072 022 5977

Aloe Ferox Products whole range in stock @ factory prices. The Aloe Lady : 044 343 2214 @ Wild Oats Market on Saturdays.

DAN THE HANDYMAN General Repairs & Maintenance, Tiling, Painting, Glazing, Carpentry, Plumbing, Roofing & Soak Ways. No job too small. 084 400 5437. Luke 072 022 5977

JIMMY CATER Quality painting and decorating. Free quotes. 082 773 9782

____________________________20. Health & Beauty

____________________________22. Home Improvements

____________________________25. Motor Cars/Bikes

____________________________27. Pets & Livestock

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Adult Incontinence Nappies available at Soozi’s, Pick n Pay Centre 044 343 1813 / 082 771 0694

The Greenmere Studio (est in 1994) offers Exercise classes for Health and Vitality; Therapeutic Massage; Post Surgery Rehabilitation and Support. For your optimal health and well-being, contact Briony: thegreenmerestudio@ gmail.com / 084 487 7140.

Cobble Paving, Sedgefield. For all types of paving, best prices, best paving, free quotes. Don’t delay - Pave Today! Call Norman or Antoinette: Tel: (044) 343 2404 / 083 305 0346

Heunis Plumbing & Electrical. All Maintenance & Construction Qualified in both trades COC Certificates.

Klaus Schulz Plumbing. PIRB Registered. Does all work personally. 044 343 2114 / 073 345 6110

Sedgefield Pharmacy, Woodpecker Mall. Tel 044 343 1628, Fax 343 1110. Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-1pm, Sun & Pub Holidays 9:30am-12.

Clean by Nature. Navi Fog - get your car disinfected at Shell Car Wash. Contact Clive at Shell. Proudly South African Product. ISO approved. 044 3431760

All pet food or other donations for Animal Welfare 044 384 1603 to be dropped off at Simply Vets or Knysna Vet Clinic.

Knysna Animal Welfare office 044 384 1603 or emergency call 073 461 9825. (24hrs)

Call

Silver Scissors Unisex Hairstylists - 21 Tiptol Street, Sedge. Tel 044 343 2112

CAMRY 1995 for sale, 171000km, Manual, 2L, R60,000. Call 072 672 4162

PLOMS Auto Mobile personal service on your vehicle. Phone Peter 083 455 6224

Windcreen Chips & Cracks expertly repaired. Phone Martin 084 618 1180

082 972 3911 manie.heunis@gmail.com

Smith Plumbing for personal service. Call Peet 084 889 2578___________________________29. Property

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____________________________36. Wanted/Swop etc

Property for sale 7,5 Ha site at Lake Pleasant, 1km from Goukamma Coastal Reserve, and 5 km from Sedgefield. R2.5 mill ion ono. Phone Robin 0832558477.

Delicious homebaked cakes, biscuits & toasted sarmies enjoyed with LavAzza coffee, latte, hot chocolate, tea or milkshake. You can also buy a Gift Voucher (eats, treats or books) to bless someone. Deo Gratia (next to Pick n Pay) 082 9020 649

JVM AUTOMATION - Alarm systems. Automated Garage Doors, Gates, Remotes & Batteries. Installations, replacements & repairs. Sedgefield based. Call Jaco Venter 072 083 1977

AIRPORT & CHARTER TRANSPORT, GARDEN ROUTE and KAROO. Call Anthony on 083 253 0838.

CARPET CLEANING - Provac Professional Cleaning of carpets, mats & rugs, upholstery, mattresses, windows, decks & roofs. - Call for free Quotations Mike 083 681 6654 Business; 082 894 4255 - Mike; 082 738 6312 Kate.

CINDY’S CLEANING SERVICE Drop off maids, Supervised team cleans, Holiday homes. Competitive rates. For more info Cindy on 076 374 4945. Email : flower@websurfer.co.za

Alarm and Gate Batteries. Tel 3431960

Any problems with epilepsy or other disabilities? EPILEPSY SA on 044 382 2155 or visit Off Rio Road, Knysna We can help!

CLEAN BY NATURE - Accredited SEBO (Avo) Agent. Winter Promo 25% off until end. We offer professional dry carpet cleaning, mattress and upholstery cleaning, disinfecting small offices, shops & motor vehicles. We collect and clean Kelims, Durries, Persian and wool carpets. Call Peter on 061 560 8242.

Knysna Animal Welfare office 044 384 1603 or emergency call 073 461 9825. (24hrs)

M J P HOME MAINTENANCE - Roof cleaning, painting, deck maintenance, gutter cleaning, wall extensions, window sanding & repairs and fencing. Call Martin 071 558 8581

Sharpening Service @ Sedgefield Hardware.

Stamp collector wishing to buy old South African & Common-wealth collections. Also prepared to value your collection. Peter 082 567 6947

32. Services Offered

Karen’s Holiday Home Management while you are not at your holiday home, we will be! Regular monthly checks, reports on all aspect of your home K a r e f r e e H o m e M a n a g e m e n t . Call 072 586 1086.

1 To Rent2 Accom. Wanted3 Accom. - Holiday4 Announcements5 Boats & Acc6 Building Services7 Businesses8 Cellular, Electronics & TV9 Clothing10 Computers11 Crafts & Home Industry12 Education & Tuition13 Electrical14 Employment Offered15 Employment Wanted16 Fabric & Haberdashery17 Food & Wine18 For Sale19 Home & Garden20 Health & Beauty21 Hobbies22 Home Improvements23 Lost & Found24 Miscellaneous25 Motor Cars/Bikes26 Personal27 Pets & Livestock28 Plumbing29 Property30 Restaurants & Pubs31 Security32 Services Offered33 Sport & Leisure34 Tea/Coffee & Take-Aways35 Heavy Vehicles & Mach.36 Wanted / Swop etc

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Page 6 THE EDGE ISSUE 594 15 July 2020

JORDAAN VAN WYK ATTORNEYS P O Box 471, SEDGEFIELD, 6573.

Tel: 044 343 2126 Executor : Anton Jordaan

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN DECEASED ESTATES

Estate Late : ALAN MICHAEL STEWART CRAMBIdentity Number: 5106175098086Estate Number : 004823/2020Last Address: 29 Glasogie Street, Sedgefield 6573Date of Death: 2020-02-26

All persons having claims against the abovementioned Estate are required to lodge their claims with the undersigned within 32 days from the date of the publication of this advertisement.

JORDAAN VAN WYK ATTORNEYS P O Box 471, SEDGEFIELD, 6573.

Tel: 044 343 2126 Executor : Anton Jordaan

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN DECEASED ESTATES

Estate Late : JOYCE HAMPSONIdentity Number: 2910240026086Estate Number : 006212/2020Last Address: 7 Flamingo Avenue, Sedgefield 6573Date of Death: 2020-04-23

All persons having claims against the abovementioned Estate are required to lodge their claims with the undersigned within 32 days from the date of the publication of this advertisement.

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People with Alzheimer’s disease may become agitated or aggressive as the disease gets worse. Agitation means that a person is restless or worried. He or she doesn’t seem to be able to settle down. Agitation may cause pacing, sleeplessness, or aggression, which is when a person lashes out verbally or tries to hit or hurt someone.

Causes of Agitation and AggressionMost of the time, agitation and aggression happen for a reason. When they happen, try to find the cause. If you deal with the causes, the behaviour may stop. For example, the person may have:• Pain, depression, or stress • Too little rest or sleep • Constipation • Soiled underwear or diaper • Sudden change in a well-known place, routine, or person • A feeling of loss—for example, the person may miss the freedom to drive • To o m u c h n o i s e o r confusion or too many people in the room • Being pushed by others to do something—for example, to bathe or to remember events or people—when Alzheimer’s has made the activity very hard or impossible • Feeling lonely and not having enough contact with other people• Interaction of medicines Look for early signs of agitation or aggression. If you see the signs, you can deal with the c a u s e b e f o r e p r o b l e m behaviours start. Try not to ignore the problem. Doing nothing can make things worse. A doctor may be able to help. He or she can give the person a medical exam to find any problems that may cause agitation and aggression. Also, ask the doctor if medicine is needed to prevent or reduce agitation or aggression. Tips for Coping Here are some ways you can c o p e w i t h a g i t a t i o n o r aggression:

• Reassure the person. Speak calmly. Listen to his or her concerns and frustrations. Try to show that you understand if the person is angry or fearful. • Allow the person to keep as much control in his or her life as possible. • Coping with changes is hard for someone with Alzheimer’s. Try to keep a routine, such as bathing, dressing, and eating at the same time each day. • Build quiet times into the day, along with activities. • Keep well-loved objects and photographs around the house to help the person feel more secure. • Try gen t l e t ouch ing , soothing music, reading, or walks. • Reduce noise, clutter, or the number of people in the room. • Try to distract the person with a favorite snack, object, or activity. • Limi t the amount of

caffeine, sugar, and “junk food” the person drinks and eats. Here are some things you can do: • Slow down and try to relax if you think your own worries may be affecting the person with Alzheimer’s. • Try to find a way to take a break from caregiving. Safety Concerns When the person is aggressive, protect yourself and others. If you have to, stay at a safe distance from the person until the behavior stops. Also, try to prevent the person from hurting himself or herself.

Next issue: P a r t 2 o f B e h a v i o r s – Rummaging and hiding things.

For any further information Contact Gilda on 084 544 1203 info@thelivingcornerstone.co.za

The Sedgefield Hospice Shop is now open on the following days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am – 12.45pm. We are now also open on a Saturday morningonce again.

Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone who has so generously donated items recently.

Hospice is currently running a very interesting raffle in the shop. The prize is a 2019 Norco Storm 3 Bicycle valued at R6500. This amazing bike has been donated by AMF (Algemeine Maschinen Fabrik). All proceeds will go to Hospice. The draw will be held on Saturday 14

November 2020. Tickets are only R5 each and the bike is on display in the shop. So, please call in and buy your raffle ticket – remember if you don’t have a ticket you can’t win the prize!

RAFFLE RAFFLE RAFFLE

DID YOU KNOW? We help patients who suffer from Cancer, a variety of other terminal and chronic illnesses

and HIV/AIDS.

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outside - we hear you see on a can. (10)6. A small fort Simon Cowell capitalised once. (6)8. Feel it's funny enough for a slight cough? (6)13. Today Roger messed up a disparaging comment. (10)16. No - three points repeated over would be ridiculous. (8)18. Lurching in Edgily might just find us giving way. (8)19. Lump Alan makes renown

world-wide. (6)21. Warm up in the fire he attends. (6)22. Taking your money? We've heard he's got it nailed! (6)24. Hurry after a bull for the plant. (4)

The Sedgefield Hospice Shop is now open on the following days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am – 12.45pm. We are now also open on a Saturday morningonce again.

Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone who has so generously donated items recently.

Hospice is currently running a very interesting raffle in the shop. The prize is a 2019 Norco Storm 3 Bicycle valued at R6500. This amazing bike has been donated by AMF (Algemeine Maschinen Fabrik). All proceeds will go to Hospice. The draw will be held on Saturday 14

November 2020. Tickets are only R5 each and the bike is on display in the shop. So, please call in and buy your raffle ticket – remember if you don’t have a ticket you can’t win the prize!

RAFFLE RAFFLE RAFFLE

DID YOU KNOW? We help patients who suffer from Cancer, a variety of other terminal and chronic illnesses

and HIV/AIDS.

So much has happened during the past two weeks! Sedgefield Animal Matters is excited to announce that we now have a fully functional and well run Charity Shop. It all happened quickly thanks to a generous donation, and the Charity Shop team of volunteers had two weeks to get up and running. Once again, the Sedgefield Community stepped up with donations of clothing, crockery, tools, books, artwork - SAM is inspired by the support and encouragement. Local businesses were generous to a fault, even during these difficult times. The grand opening which was planned for Saturday 11 July wobbled a bit as a result of the freezing weather that day. The

live entertainment had to be postponed and the Boerie Bash had to become an indoor boerie roll sale. The beautiful donations of art and the stunning cake did well at auction, so by the end of

the day we were all satisfied that SAM's old brakkie bakkie will be able to be laid to rest in the not-too-distant future. The old girl just needs to hang in there for a few more months.

The SAM Charity Shop is situated on the corner of Parrot Ave and Swallow Drive, right next door to Scoot-a-City. All necessary Covid precautions are in place: Sanitiser, register and only two shoppers allowed in at a time. Please feel free to pop by, have a browse - we have some treasures in that little shop! We have a champion team of volunteers to (wo)man the shop, and the hours are from 10h00 - 14h00 during the week, and from 10h00 - 13h00 on Saturdays. All funds collected by the SAM Charity Shop will go towards the purchase of a more reliable vehicle for the SAM volunteers in the field. We welcome donations of all your unwanted goods, toys, pots, puzzles, cash during our open hours. Should you have any enquiries relating to the SAM Charity Shop, please feel free to contact Jenny on 0824521737, or Jean on 0725735912.

And while the fund raising is in high gear, the SAM team of volunteers can concentrate on what they do best : caring for the animals in our community.

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Hi to you all. Like our name, Sedgefield Slow Town and our rather special slow tortoises, things take time, but we are getting there. The powers that be in the bowling world are doing their best to get us “oldies” back playing bowls. Be patient, “alles sal reg kom” . AGM NEWS – 15th JulyThe outgoing President Dave Jooste will give a full report-back to the members at the AGM.However, he feels that as not all the members will be attending he would like to thank a few special people in the Edge, namely his wife Jennie.As the saying goes - behind every successful man is a WOMAN. Very true in this

What a very long wait it has been for the ladies to return to the course. Three whole months have passed by and the return was ra ther daunt ing bu t nevertheless exciting.

It was lovely to see 13 ladies, even though it was from a distance, enjoying the beautiful sunny day. The ladies decided to tee off at 10 minute intervals, starting at 9:10, to cut down on too many people arriving and leaving the course at the same time.

We would like to take this opportunity to say a very big thank you to Jaendre Grobbelaar and his amazing staff at Pine

The winner Eda Greenway

case.

To Kees and Joey Estie, Kees as Secretary and taking over as Treasurer when Renee left, to Joey for the catering (the club is well known for their lunches and sandwiches). They have b o t h m a d e a f a n t a s t i c contribution to the running of a successful club. Martin Simonic and his helpers in the bar, keeping the members in a very happy state - happy people, happy club. We would like to wish the club a successful and constructive AGM and will give a report in the next edition of the Edge.

Lake Marina, for keeping the course in tip top condition and also for the great care they took in preparing all the protocols and precautions necessary to make members safe while playing their favourite game.

Bunkers were all GUR so no one had to use a rake and all the pins were left in so no one had to remove them or touch them. Jaendre very cleverly added a spacer at the bottom of the cups so that golfers could remove their ball without touching the side of cups. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and care.

Once the game was over everyone jumped into their cars and went home, totalled their score cards, sent a photo to the Captain and the results were announced on the group Whatsapp! Thus avoiding any unnecessary contact.

2 July 2020Another strong field arrived on a chilly morning to participate in the day's stableford competition and they were rewarded by being able to witness a miracle. Many golfers think that a miracle occurs when Brian Gerard hits a drive down the middle of a fairway but they would have been rattled if they had seen Peter Heath's achievement. He says that when he was brought up he was taught to respect people older than himself but at his current age he no longer has to do that anymore. However, in his old age, he now suffers from a golfers disease known as “Aquaphobia”. What this means is that if there is water in front of him on the golf course, his body does strange things. However, this did not stop him from performing a feat never to be equalled on a golf course again. It occurred when he teed off from the 16th and landed short of the right-hand side pond. Then in trying to reach the green with his second, he put so much backspin on the ball he had to play his third shot 20 meters behind from where the ball had been lying. The following four ball who had been waiting for him hastily scattered off the tee for fear that he was intent on starting the hole from scratch. Undaunted, Peter then proceeded to hit his ball into the aforesaid pond.

As the day warmed up so did the competition with a hot Trevor Pahl winning the day with 42 points followed by Willem de Villiers and Fred Bickley both on 38. They will all receive their bottles of Chateau du Links at the next week's competition. 9 July 2020

Our town is experiencing Mexican weather in that it is chili one day but hot tamale. However, for the G.C club, the day was quite exquisite with no wind and reaching 26 degrees before the cold front set in later with its gale force winds. Trevor Pahl continued with his hot streak once again scoring 42 points, bringing his handicap in to ques t ion. Always a philosopher he maintains that you know you're getting old when the glitter in your eye is a reflection from your specs. In second spot was Brian Gerard on 38, another miracle, and he was followed by Jaendre Grobelaar on 36.

We congratulate Eda Greenway for winning the competition on 36 points, Daleen Schooling for coming second on 34 points and Ronnie Maingard for coming 3rd with 33 points. Prizes of sanitized golf balls will be available for the winners at the next week's game.

We also would like to say well done to the following ladies who shot birdies: Helen Pahl on the 13th, Elize MacKenzie-Blom on the 9th, Alice Vorster on the 18th, Daleen Schooling on the 11th, Marina van der Westhuizen on the 3rd and Christina Coetzee on the 5th and the 14th - not bad ladies after such a long break.

Thank you ladies for sticking to the rules and regulations and for coming to play the game we all love so much. It really was a joy to be back and appreciate how lucky we are to have such a

beautiful course on our doorstep. We hope to see many more of you soon, be safe and take care everyone. Almarie MeadLadies Golf Captain