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Drug dealers bustedJANINE VAN DER RIET

Two big dagga busts oc-curred on Wednesday whenofficers of the Hermanus po-lice, Crime IntelligenceGathering unit and Over-berg K9 unit struck greengold in Hawston.

The officers executed searchwarrantsat twohousesconcur-rently – one in CambridgeRoad, the other in BrooklynRoad.

Constable Mbongeni Maz-uthu, spokesperson for Her-manus police, says an 18-year-

old man was arrested at thehouse in Cambridge Road afterofficers seized 272 bank bags ofdagga, 23 parcels of dagga andeight dagga cigarettes.

In Brooklyn Road, a dog-unitmember with his narcotics dogfound 773 stoppe dagga, 835bank bags of dagga and 21 par-cels of the illegal plant.

Two people were arrested.“This operation was one of

thebattles toeliminatethedrugmarket and drug abuse in thearea, as drugs are at the root ofother serious crimes, such asproperty crime and domesticviolence,” Mazuthu said.

Warrant Officer Gavin Africa, with Steven Koen in thebackground, counts the dagga stoppe found in Cam-bridge Road, Hawston.

This is the heap of dagga officers snapped up in the house in Brooklyn Road.Seen here (from left) are Warrant Officers Riaan du Toit and Gavin Africa, andConstables Peter Jansen (narcotics dog handler) and Khawyiso Mvumbi.

DEATHONTHEROAD:Awoman fromHawston lost her husbandand her father in an accident on Saturday evening at theHawston turn-off on the R43. Rochelle de Kock is currentlyat Red Cross Hospital in Cape Town with her seven-year olddaughter, who was also badly injured in the accident. Policeare still investigating the crash, which involved two vehicles.Funeral arrangements have not yet been made for Lesley deKock (45) and Jusuf Claasen (66). The driver of the othervehicle was arrested on a charge of drunken driving. Readmore about this tragic accident in Hermanus Times on Thurs-day. PHOTO: JANINE VAN DER RIET

TRAGIC ACCIDENT

Kleinmond Gazette General - Algemeen Tuesday 21 August 20122

Churchservice timesSeventh Day Adventist Church:Corner of 13th Avenue and Sixth

Street, Kleinmond. Saturday serviceat 09:30. 0 028 271 4173.

Pringle Bay United Church:Corner of Crescent and Park

Streets. Sunday service at 09:00.0 028 273 8172.

Kleinmond Aanbiddingsentrum :Corner of Seventh Avenue and

Seventh Street. Sunday service at09:45. 0 028 271 5694 or

Pastor Gerrit Smit: 083 6336 172.

Lakeside Chapel:Lakeside Drive, Betty’s Bay. Sunday

service at 09:30.0 028 272 9214.

St Nicholas Anglican Church:Heide Street, Proteadorp. Morningprayer on first and third Sunday

morning of every month at 10:00.Communion on second and fourth

Sunday of every month.0 028 271 3546.

Kleinmond Fellowship Church:72 Sixth Street, Kleinmond. Sundayservice at 09:30; Sunday schoolfor children in Grades R to 3.

Catholic Church:Twist Street, Betty’s Bay. Saturdaymass at 17:30. 0 021 859 5397.

St Francis Anglican Church:Services in the Roman CatholicChurch, Twist Street, Betty’s Bay.

Sunday Eucharist at 09:00.

AGS Kerk Kleinmond:Sunday service at 18:00; Prayerservice Tuesday 19:00. VCSV

building, 11th Avenue.0 Pastor Tewis de Jager:

082 771 9365 or 028 713 3988

Email your church service timesto Janine van der Riet at

janine@hermanustimes.co.za

) Die Fynbos Seniorsentrumhou weer een van die dae basaarmet lekkerkoffie, tee enkoek, ba-saarpoeding, terte, beskuit, pan-nekoek,wit olifante ennogmeer.Kom luister na die Stoepsittersen geniet ’n heerlike dag op 25Augustus van 09:00 by die NG-

kerksaal, 1ste Laan 36, Klein-mond. Vir meer inligting skakelMelanie Wiles tussen 08:00 en1:00 op 028-271 3602.

)DieKleinmondKiekieklubhetWicus Leeuwner gekry om syaanbieding “Celebrating Natu-re” op 28 Augustus om 18:00 tekom wys in die Kerksaal in 1steLaan. Sop en tuisgebakte broodsal voorgesit word teen R25 perpersoon ten bate van die FynbosSeniorsentrum.

) Die voorsitter van die Klein-mond Senior Burger Klub, Wou-

ter Theron, wil graag ’n paar be-langrike sake onder die aandagvan die senior burgers bring:– DieBlommetoervanAugustusis gekanselleer weens te min be-langstelling– Die jaarlikse Speledag is Don-derdag,6September in die Stad-saalom08:00.Almalwordhartlikuitgenooi na die Speledag op 6September. Dis nie net vir deel-nemers nie, toeskouers is ookwelkom. Kerrie-en-rys sal virmiddagete te koopwees. Sien joudaar!– Die volgende twee byeenkom-ste in die kerksaal is 4 Oktober

en 1 November·Diekersete is op29November.

) The Hangklip Athletics clubwould like to inform residents,visitors and athletes participat-ing in the race on Saturday, 8September that there will be aclosure of Peak Road in PringleBay from 07:00 to 13:00.

) The following events are setto be hosted by the Friends ofHangklip Library:23August:Akid’sCanpresenta-tion by Hanlie Quass at 10:30 atthe hall.

Beauties blossom inthe botanical gardenJANE FORRESTER

The Winelands’ own winter queen,ChantalWitthuhn,spenttheafternoononWomen’sDaywith thewomenon the staffof the Harold Porter National BotanicalGarden.

Dressed in a fetching outfit and heels,Chantalwas there togive thesehardworking,green-thumbed ladies a few tips on how tolook good when they’re away from their tax-ing day jobs – and have done away with themud on their boots and the dirt under theirfingernails.She kicked off her master class in the art

of personal presentation by telling thewomen that the story of having a “good side”to one’s face is no mere myth.

Then, she got to business with a practicaldemonstration, sitting some of the ladiesdown so she could show the rest how to adda little magic to their hair to make it frametheir faces better.She followed her demonstration up with a

few cunning ways to make the best of everyvariety of neck – from thin to not so thin –and furnished them with tips on how to bestpresent their bodies.Jewellery,colourandclotheswereallareas

inwhich thewomen learned tomake the bestof themselves.After enjoying tea and scones, the ladies

each left the workshop with a bunch of flow-ers, a packet of fudge, and most important ofall, plenty of inspiration thanks to Chantal’spositive message that everybody has it inthem to be gorgeous.

Chantal Witthuhn (back, dressed in black) spent the afternoon with the women members of staff ofthe Harold Porter National Botanical Garden.

Three threads of musicOverstrand Arts/Kunstewill hold a concert on Fri-day 24 August at 19:00 inthe Hermanus civic audi-torium, featuring SouthAfrican artists Neil Smit(French horn), StefanLombard (piano) andFrancois Arzul (piano).

Theprogrammewill fea-ture Trio for French Horn,Violin and Piano Number1 in CMinor by Duvernoy,Sonata for Violin and Pi-ano in E Minor, K 304 byMozart, Sonata for Hornand Piano, Opus 17 byBeethoven,Trio forFrench

Horn, Violin and Piano inE Flat Major, Opus 30 byBrahms and Vocalise, byRachmaninov.Tickets areR100 (R50 for

students). Phone Bellinion 028 312 4988 to book.Contact René du Plooy on082 940 4238 for enquiries.

A trio concert will be held by Overstrand Arts/Kunste on 24 August.

PIKKEWYNTJIES BAK KOEKIES: Verlede week met diePikkewyntjies se bak- en brou-aktiwiteit het hulle huleie koekies gebak. Juffrou Zaan het die deeg aange-maak terwyl hulle saam bestandele afgetel en ge-weeg het. Ouma Netta die kolwyntjies in die oondgesit en groot was die kleinspan se verbasing toehulle sien hoe groot hul kolwyntjies was nadat hullegebak is. Die koekies is daarna versier én verorber.

Bot stationout to tenderANNETTE THERON

TheBotRiverstationdevelopmenthasbeenputout totender,callingforacon-sortium or suitably qualified firm todevelop a precinct plan for the project.In the spatial development frame-

work (SDF) the Theewaterskloof Mu-nicipality developed in 2010, it high-lighted the Bot River station as a spe-cial project. The role players in this,inaddition to themunicipality, are thenational Department of Rural Devel-opment and Land Reform, and the De-partment of Economic Developmentand Planning.The project’s focus will be on herit-

age, and will take the community’s in-put into consideration through ongo-ing consultation, says Noel Hunt, whoattended a briefing session on themat-teronTuesday7August inhiscapacityas a member of the Bot River Aesthet-ics Committee. His main concern isthat theheritageof thebuildingbepre-served, and that the community be ad-equately included in the process.Indeed, the area around the station

has been identified as a heritage pre-cinct, as Stiffie Cronjé, spokespersonfor theTheewaterskloofMunicipality,explains. “Heritage policies have beendeveloped as part of the SDF.”Planning of further details is still re-

quiredforthestationprecinct,hesays,“and should address the proposed de-velopmentsand implementationof theprecinct”. On the cards are land-usecontrols to protect and promote herit-age values within the precinct; worksto enhance the heritage character ofthe area; options to market the BotRivier station as a heritage destina-tion; proposals for the preservationand restoration of conservation-wor-thybuildings; thepreservationof treesand vegetation, as well as the widthsof streets and sidewalks, and features– such as street lights – that may con-tribute to the heritage character of thearea; development proposals for thepromotion of culture and recreation;anddevelopmentproposals forall landuses that fall within the precinct.Cronjé says a precinct plan – such

as is required by this project – shouldtake into account all of the issues af-fectinganarea, including itsbuildingsand spaces, land uses, activities andtransport. An essential aspect of theprecinct planning process is feedbackfrom the community on how the areashould evolve. The precinct planningprocessrequiresconsultationwith thecommunity – residents, businessesand the development industry – to de-termine the best outcome for the area.Proposals for the development must

be in by 24 August, and the project isexpected to be completed in a periodof 10 months, effective from the date ofthe appointment of a service provider.Applicantshavebeeninvitedtosubmittheir precinct plan – sticking to the 10-month deadline – to theDepartment ofRural Development and Land Reformat PrivateBag 833, Pretoria 001, for theattention of Sunday Ogunronbi. CallLeona Bruiners on 021 481 8260.

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Bot River given a gapJANINE VAN DER RIET

After weeks of heavy rain in theOverstrand, the Bot River mouthnear Fisherhaven was artificiallyopenedonSaturday,withotheres-tuaries in the Overstrand areaalso making the break.

The Kleinmond mouth of the Bot–Kleinmond system breached natu-rally on Saturday 11 August.Thedecision toopen theBotmouth

near Fisherhaven was taken byWhale Coast Conservation’s breach-ing subcommittee in consultationwith estuarine specialists. The Botmouth last opened in July 2009.The artificial breaching was de-

cided upon after a strong north-wester, which was gathering upwaves fromtheover-fullBotRiveres-tuary, caused the river to burst itsbanks on Tuesday 14 August. Theclubhouse and both slipways on theFisherhaven side were flooded.Fisherhaven resident Philip Jon-

ker said he had never seen the waterthathigh in the fiveyearshehasbeenliving there.Gale-force winds, helped by the

high water level, also pushed waterinto a small area of the Meer-en-Seeholidayresort, floodinga fewholidayrondawels.Staff from the Overstrand Munici-

pality’s Disaster ManagementCentre, together with staff from the

Environmental Management Serv-ices department, have already takenmeasures to address the situation.Providing further motivation for

an artificial breach, Rob Fryer ofWhale Coast Conservation said lastweek that it is “desirable for the Botestuary to openevery fewyears froma fisheries perspective”.“Mass mortalities of fish have oc-

curred in the past when the salinitydropped below 6 parts per 1 000,” hesaid.The Klein River estuary near

Grotto in Hermanus also breachednaturally last week. The Uilkraalsestuary opened overnight on 7 Au-gust, and theOnrusestuaryhasbeenopen for a few weeks already.

Fisherhaven PHOTOS: PHILIP JONKER

Fisherhaven felt the brunt of the Bot. PHOTOS: PHILIP JONKER

The Kleinmond mouth of the Bot–Kleinmond estuarine system breached on Saturday 11 August. PHOTOS: PIETA PIETERSE

Munisipalerekeninge diemaand laatInwoners is onlangs per SMS deurdie Overstrand-munisipaliteit inge-ligoormunisipalerekeningewatdiémaand laat is.Elsabé Stadler, bestuurder: kliën-

te- diens, sê e-pos-rekeninge is reedsuitgestuur.Diegenewat hul rekeninge per ge-

woneposkry,behoortdit teen20Au-gustus te hê.Enigeenwat teen die betaaldatum

nog nie ’n rekening ontvang het nie,kan die munisipaliteit bel by028 313 8000 en vra vir kliëntediens.’n Rekening wat nie ontvang is nie,is nie ’n verskoning om dit nie be-tyds te vereffen nie, aldus Stadler.

Kleinmond Gazette Letters - Briewe Tuesday 21 August 20124

A tragedyunimaginableA tragic accident left one woman without ahusband and a father.She is now at the Red Cross Hospital in

Cape Town, fighting to save the life of her se-ven-year-old daughter, while trying to workthrough the biggest heartache imaginable.An accident took away her loved ones. The

driver of the other vehicle involved in the ac-cident in Hawston on the R43 has been arres-ted fordrunkendrivingandacaseofculpablehomicidehasbeenopenedforfurtherinvesti-gation.In an instant, innocent people can lose

their loved ones. Live everyday as if it’s yourlast, and never hesitate to say “I love you”.Be safe on the roads.

My reisgenoot ‘Piet Walvis’ se anekdotesEKhetdieN2verledeweekmet ’npelaange-pakopreisnadieBaai.Ongelukkigniedaaruitgekomnie,wantonsvervoerhetdiegeesgegee net verby Gouritzrivier, sodat ons ’npaar dae in Hartenbosch moes verwyl.Myreisgenoot, ’n taksidermis, is skepper

van een van diemees treffende natuurkun-dige uitstallings in Suid-Afrika, te wete dieunieke versameling skelette van seesoog-diere wat in die Suid-Afrikaanse MuseuminKaapstad hang. Die vriend,wat inKlein-baai gou “Piet Walvis” geword het, was oppad na Port Elizabeth om te onderhandeloor die voorbereiding en montering van ’nsoortgelykewalvisgeraamtevirdieplaasli-ke museum en ek was saam vir geselskap.Tydens ons kortgeknipte ekspedisie het

Piet Walvis my onthaal met anekdotes oorsyvorigewalvisprojekte,veral eenwaarhybesig was om ’n deeglik oorryp walviskar-kas opBloubergstrandaf te slag omdie ske-let te ontbloot. Daar gly sy voet waar hy bo-op die gedierte staan, welke misstap hom

kop-en-pootjies in die onbeskryflik aakligeafvalpoeding onder-in laat plons.Hy is dadelik huis-toe om sy klere te ver-

brand enhomself te dompel in elke denkba-re ontgeurmiddel, wat begin hetmet Jik enure later afgesluit ismet laventel om sy ergverdunde vel vir oulaas te probeer beskaaf.Dae daarna egter, so berig hy, het veront-waardigde medereisigers in die trein kortnásyintredesteedsdiewaenmasseverlaat.Dit herinner my aan ’n verslag van ’n

vroeë Nederlander aan die Kaap, wat metafgryse berig het oor die Strandlopers segebruik om binne-in ’n gestrande walvis tewoon totdat die hele dinghapsgewys veror-ber is. Dié gewoonte van hulle plus ’n paarander, soosomrouskaapdermsomhulnek-ke te hang as padkos, het die koloniste oor-tuigdatdiéskepselsnievolwaardigemensewas nie,wat hulle gevolglike onteiening enamperse uitroeiing gerieflikerwys gereg-verdig het. Destyds was dit seker net somoeilik omdie Strandlopers semedemens-

likheidraaktesienaswatditskynbaarvan-dag is om die breë bevolking te oortuig datwalvisse, dolfyne en robbe die afstamme-ling is van landdiere wat tydens verskeiemigrasies teruggekeer het na die oseanewaar hulle voorsate gewoon het.Diegenetiesewetenskaphetnouegterbe-

wys dat varke nabye verwante is van som-mige balein-walvisse, terwyl die tandwal-visse soos dolfyne en potvisse weer die af-stammelinge van ’n paar vroeë hondagtigesoogdiere is. Sekere dele van die Sahara –wat redelik onlangs nog onder die see was–wemel van fossiele vanelkedenkbare tus-sen stadium, veral van laasgenoemdes.Warmbloedigewalvisseis ’ntreffendebe-

vestiging van natuurlike seleksie, veralsigbaar (benewens o.m. longe en melkklie-re) aan die vingerbene in hul vinne en som-miges se potsierlike agterbene – alles be-wyse van hul voormalige landbestaan.Lank voor hulle was daar verskeie mari-

ne dinosourusse wat ook in die oseane ge-

leef het en merkwaardige liggaamlike oor-eenkomste getoon het met hedendaagsedolfyne en walvisse, wat weereens dui opsoortgelyke aanpassings van voormaligelandskepsels by fisiesewettewatnet soveelvir hulle gegeldhet as vir diemariene soog-diere wat ons vandag ken.fouriejh@mweb. co.za.

RubriekRubriek

Women left a mark on historyWomen’s Day has come and gone, left inhibernation for another year. Meanwhilethestatisticsregardingspousalabuse,gen-der violence and murder continue to rise.Women have left an indelible print on

the pages of history, and continue toachieve greatness.Gender equality is not about doing the

chores or making breakfast on specificdays or bringing home the odd bunch offlowers. It is a sustainedandcontinualmo-tion of integrating oneself into the worldof women and accepting that not only sim-ply equality, but also transformation,should be on the terms of anyonemargina-lised in society.I grew up in a household where I never

sawmyfatherorgrandfatherwithabroomin their hands. My grandfather had a sys-tem whereby an eyebrow would be raisedand my grandmother would know that itwould be a sign for tea.Years ago, the first time my then girl-

friend cooked a meal, I refused to do thedishes. It was the way that I had beenbrought up. Men never cooked or did thedishes.The next time, she cooked only for her-

self. I had learnt the hard way that if youwant to enjoy the spoils, you need to con-tribute to the pot and its features.South Africa is a nation of mothers and

grandmothers, with the majority respon-sible for the entire maintenance of chil-dren. The male defaulters who refuse topay for the upkeep of their offspring dothemselves ahaunting disservice by being

permanently labelled as uncaring andcowardly.The most important treasures one can

have are your genetic footprints. To quoteKahlil Gibran loosely, “They comethrough you, but are not yours”.The problem is one of ownership, in that

no-one owns anyone sexually, politically,socially or economically, and yet in manyrelationships men want that ownership.It opens the door to beatings, emotional

terror and even homicide.The unsung heroines are those women

who endure tremendous hardships in en-suring that their children do not have toundergo the same trials and tribulationsthat they have experienced – single,working-classparentswhomanagetosendthousands of children to schools, collegesand universities; a woman who gets up atdawn, catchespublic transport in all kindsof weather, works in a low-paying job andrushes home to cook the family supper.These are our standard bearers in a

consumer-driven world. Not for her thenewest mod cons, but the textbooks orclothes her child needs.Weshouldhonour those sacrifices daily,

not only on Women’s Day.The march by those brave woman de-

cades ago, when they confronted a repres-sive regime, was for political rights. Theissues facing women, which have beenaround for centuries, havebroadened, cre-ating the very same difficulties in areassuch as gender and economic dynamics.It is difficult for a generation steeped in

maledominance toalter itspsyche. It takescourage to strive to be an evolved man. Ittakes clarity to be comfortable in one’smasculinity and yet be open to femininetraits.Men will talk about functions and

women about feelings. When we get to-gether,ourdiscussionsarespecificandyetwide in range. Women gather and are con-cerned about each other’s wellbeing as animmediate focus. It is an understanding ofwhat is important.I was at the birth of all my children and

itwas themostbeautiful, bravestandpain-ful thing I ever saw a woman do. I per-sonally think that if men had to give birth,no more babies would be born.The women in our lives should be ac-

corded respect, honour and above all love.Women’s Day should be every day, as it

will increase our chances of becoming bet-ter human beings.

Dogs need to run free – ‘let’s find a democratic, ethical solution’Dogs need to run free – ‘let’s find a democratic, ethical solution’There is a problem to address regarding un-disciplined dogs in the Overberg, but in a de-mocracy dog owners have to have a say inthe solution.The protest against the “all dogs on leads’

law is widespread. The reason we are upsetis not that we don’t want to help to solve thisproblem.It is that the present solution will be detri-

mental to our dogs and even to some owners.An elderly person will now have to run ata high speed next to his lively dog, who nowhas to be on a lead.Look atwhat theworld-famous dog expert,

Cesar Milan, says on TV and in his book ontraining dogs and owners. Dogs need exer-cise, discipline and love – in that order ofpriority.Big dogs and high-energy dogs of all sizes

need to run extensively.He shows how letting dogs run till they are

tired makes them much more tractable fordiscipline. Merely walking these dogs on alead is insufficient exercise.

In our newspapers countrywide, we haveseen many examples of how frustrated andviolent dogs become that are cooped up ina yard and not allowed to run and expendall that pent-up energy.They savagely attackpeople, even the servantsworking there, andhave even killed them.One of the dangers of using a lead is that

many dogs are more aggressive on leads.Here in Rooi Els, savage fights have hap-pened between two dogs on leads. Chris Bur-lock, a well-known environmentalist and ca-noeist who helped build the KAWS buildingin Kleinmond, damaged her arm and shoul-der severely when her dogs ripped her alongin a chase. She permanently lost 40% of theuse of that arm.My Ridgeback ripped my one arm out of

socket once, and I had to persuade a friendto pull it till we found a way to get it backin. Painful!There are very good dog trainers around,

like Dr Louise Coetzee in Hermanus, whocan help you discipline and socialise your

dog. Marius and I nowmake use of her class-es to train our dogs in Kleinmond (also avai-lable in Hermanus).For many of us, our dogs are our children,

or life companions. Thus laws that are detri-mental to their wellbeing will be protestedagainst.A possible solution, besides the necessary

exercise and discipline, could be to walk bigor violent dogs with a secure muzzle on.Our constitution includes some animal

rights. Let us find a democratic and an ethi-cal solution that is good for humans anddogs.

EVETTE WEYERSKleinmond

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Deserters used toplague Pringle BayESJAY

PRINGLE BAY

In the olden days, the coast in the vicinityof Rooiels and Pringle Bay was plagued bydeserters and robbers.In1739,PringleBay formedpartof the farm

Welgemoed, belonging to Andreas Grové.By 1741, he had had enough of these fugi-

tives and decided to leave. The next ownerwas Jacobus Louw.He, too, had no company other than that

of the deserters.ThebaywasoriginallycalledGordon’sBay

afterColonelRobertGordon,whodiscoveredit in 1777. Gordon was a Scot who had foughton the side of the Dutch in the battle ofBlaawberg.WhentheCapewasannexedby theBritish,

Gordon, who had been an outstandingsoldier, was so disappointed that he commit-ted suicide.In 1796, the bay was renamed Pringle Bay

after Scout Admiral Sir Thomas Pringle ofthe British fleet.The first residential area was laid out by

Hangklip Beach Estates in 1936. Accordingto historians Slingsby and Coombe, roadswere constructed, and soon there were a fewhouses on the slopes of Pringle Kop.Anugly scarappearedon thehillsidewhen

gravel was excavated for road construction.Fortunately, nature will heal its scars if itis allowed to do so, which did happen in thiscase.Pringle Bay grew slowly, and by 1980 only

a small part had been developed. After elec-trical power was laid on in 1992, growthaccelerated.A large number of permanent residents

and holidaymakers own homes in PringleBay today. The beach is pleasant and attrac-tive, with a cluster of old milkwood treesgrowing close to the sea.As locals know, there is now a town called

Gordon’sBay fartheralong thecoast towardsCape Town, past Rooi Els.

The Botanical Society’s Kogelberg branch reportsTwelve months have passed since the lastannual report of the Kogelberg branch ofthe Botanical Society.There have been a few changes, one

which concerns the committee: Jenny Ber-risford has decided to retire after some 15years’ service, the last4yearsasamostablevice chairperson. Jenny has givenwise ad-vice and opinions, she has taken on taskswillingly, she has talked to the branch onhow to use fynbos plants in local gardens,andorganisedoutings.AsvicechairpersonJenny has on several occasions had to runthe branch at critical times; this she hasdone very competently. Luckily, we shallstill be seeing her around the Kogelberg.Thank you very much, Jenny.Thisbranchhas formanyyearshad talks

andwalks, but it is only in recentyears thatthese events have been held, like the Hack,every month; the Hack has been takingplace monthly for close on 50 years.Monthly talkshavebeenheld for the past

five years, while monthly walks have beenheld for just over a year.In the past 12 months we have had Dr

Ted Oliver, president of BotSoc, on his tripto find Ericas in Madagascar; ProfessorJohnBoltonofUCTon seaweeds; ProfessorJustin O’Riain of the UCT Baboon Unit on

sustainablesolutionstobaboonissues;Pro-fessor Jennifer Thomson on geneticallymodified crops for Africa; Professor PeterRyan on seabird conservation in SouthernAfrica; and Dr Simon van Noort of theSouth African Museum on wasps.Then we are fortunate in having local

people who are experts in their fields;Betty’s Bay resident and intrepid travellerRiaan Manser attracted an audience of 150when he spoke about his adventures cy-cling round Africa, and paddling aroundMadagascar and Iceland; botanical artistLynda de Wet, another resident, spoke onher approach to painting flowers; week-enderCarol Botha, a very keen amateur as-tronomer, illustrated her talk, “WithouttheNight,WewouldNot see theStars”withphotographs she had taken; and part-timeresident Professor Michael Orren steppedin at the lastmoment to ask, “Is there aGlo-bal Water Crisis?” AlthoughWerner Voigtisnowcuratorof theKarooDesertNationalBotanicalGarden,hestillseemsalocal,andhis talk on a plant-collecting expeditionalong a river in Pondoland was very wellreceived. The talks are arranged by a sub-committee, with the attractive postersmade by Amida Johns.For some years we have been hoping to

interact with Pikkewyntjies Preschool inMoouitsig, andnow,underSueFolb,weareon the brink, with a date in August for tak-ing the children to Harold Porter NationalBotanical Gardens. This is something wewould like to happen several times a yearso that thechildrengrowupfeelingathomeinthis local treasureandrealisingthattheylive in a place that has very special plants.The Botanical Society used funds from

Lotto to reprint two outstanding posters:Fynbos and Forest. The branch distributedthese to families in the area who home-school their children, and to PringleHouseand Pikkewyntjies. The branch bought aset of basic plant microscope slides for Ha-rold Porter, and they were recently usedthere by Caroline Joubert during a visit byhigh school learners.Harold Porter now has a new tunnel for

propagation, thanks in part to the branch’sdonation of plastic roofing. In the NiveniaHall the branch has paid for new blinds,which reduce light during presentations.EdwardSilberbauerreportsthattheHack

Grouphashadanotherverygoodyear,withsolid work done not only by the monthlyhackers but also by that small band, theWednesday Irregulars. Typical of the dedi-cation and high standards of hackers is the

storyofDavidBossenger,whojoinsEdwardon the Monday morning after the Hack tosharpenthetools.Davidhasbeendoingthisfor six years but is still an apprentice, al-lowed only to do the preliminaries, not thefinal sharpening. Under convenor JohnWhitehead, the Pringle Bay Hack Group isworking steadily to keep their area free ofinvading vegetation.Twomembers of the committee resigned

during the year, but will continue withtheir regular efforts for the talks; Amidastill designs brilliant posters and JaneFearnhead buys and serves the wine youenjoy. Thank you both very much.There have been two members co-opted

during the year: Andrea Benn, who joinsthe committee for another stint, and SueFolb.Wearemostgrateful fortheirenthusi-astic support.Barbara Jenman is a secretary who has

been cheerfully willing to shoulder what-ever task turns up. Treasurer Peter Berris-ford has to spend many hours processingourverysmallbudget tosatisfy therequire-ments of the society. Thank you both foryourdedication.Thankyou to all in theKo-gelbergBranch for another very good year.

MERRILEE BERRISFORD, CHAIRPERSON* Content has been shortened.

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Kleinmond GazetteGeneral - AlgemeenTuesday 21 August 2012 7

Mayor’s ball a huge successJANINE VAN DER RIET

The Cape Whale Coast variety showand charity ball, hosted by Over-strand mayor Nicolette Botha-Guthrie on Friday night at the ele-gantArabellaHotel&Spa,wasahugesuccess, with guests being spoiledthroughout the evening.The entertainment was tops, with

famous singer Devon Scott joiningforces with all the artists present tosingasonghewroteespecially for the

event. The biggest surprise treat wasfor sure the drill manoeuvre done tomusic by the talented men andwomen of the Overstrand Munici-pality’s lawenforcementand fireandrescue departments. They put on anamazing show, and their piece leftguests wanting more.The Sewejaartjie award for excel-

lence was given to Dieter Odendaal,by Botha-Guthrie for the hard workhe put into organising the event andmaking it an occasion never to be

forgotten by those privileged to bethere. Then, Overstrand Tourismunveiled their brand new video, fea-turing the song Walviskus (WhaleCoast), givingguests theopportunityto be the first among thepublic to seethe pieceOther entertainers included the

Zwelihle Marimba Band, AbagoldChoir, Goodness Gracious, SnaterTeater,GerryFourieandTribalEcho.Guests danced the night away to thesounds of Goodness Gracious..

Dieter Odendaal, organiser of the event, stands with Esmé Bronkhorst (middle)of Wildekrans and Goodhope DJs Tracy Lange (left) and Leigh-Anne Williams.

PHOTOS: EEDEN SPIES/JOHAN VORSTER PRO-VIDEO

The Gansbaai Klopse entertained the guests with their dance moves.Mayor Nicolette Botha-Guthrie (front right) with guests.Law enforcers and firefighters put together a rivetingdrill manoeuvre to music.

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Snoek spread from Hout Bay to HermanusAFTER the rough seas last weekend, anumber of smaller fishing boats encounteredgood catches of snoek just outside Hout Baylast Monday.

The fact is that every few years snoek arecaught during these midwinter months be-tween Cape Point and Hermanus.

Several years ago, when Walvis Bay in Na-mibia had large shoals of pilchard and otherbait fish, there were thousands of tonnes ofsnoek caught by boats in that area.

As those in the know have advocated, thesemassive shoals of pilchards have stayed onthe West Coast, stretching from Saldanha toCape Point.

This season the bait fish and snoek arewidespread, from Hout Bay, around CapePoint and all the way past Hermanus.

The snoek have proven to be plentiful – andmore good news is that it appears the Depart-ment of Fisheries has eased off on its strictpolicing, and is allowing the embattled sub-sistence fishermen a little more leeway tomake a better living.

It has also been alleged that Marine andCoastal Management has found that theNavycannotmanagethepolicingofboat fish-ing, and discussions are under way to allowa private company in to clear up the mess.

The South League Western Province In-shore Competition, which was due to be heldlast weekend, was called off due to the unsuit-able weather and sea conditions.

An interesting piece of trivia is that CarlaRautman(5)hasbeenfishingasanovicewithher father Gus for the last 10 months.

While fishing from her father’s boatSeekatduring a recent WP inshore competition,Carla boated five snoek. Gus, who skippershis own boat, is one of the WP’s skilled boatanglers.

Snoek fishing can be very tricky, as snoekhave very sharp teeth and snap at anythingnearby. If the person holding the fish does notsling it under his arm and quickly snap theneck, serious injuries can occur.

One hand holds the top of the fish and theother carefully grips the snoek under the jawand breaks its neck.

Newcomers on the boat desperately try togrip a snoek between their legs or quickly haulthe snoek over the side and throw it directlyinto the fishing box.

By the time the fisherman has removed thedolly or hook from the flapping fish, he has ei-ther been bitten or lands up with the hook inhis finger and a “pap” snoek due to incorrecthandling and clubbing.

Meanwhile, the experienced crew have sev-eral snoek with broken necks in their boxesin front of them.

When a finger has been bitten by a snoek andthe wound doesn’t stop bleeding, a fast-fix cureaboard the boat is to slice open the eye of thesnoek and then smear the fluid from the eye

on the wound. This sometimes stops thebleeding. These snoek bites take weeks toheal, and in the old days after a snoek “dik”,fishermen were often seen minus a finger.

The average snoek is between three andsix kilograms, and smaller snoek are called“China snoek”. Snoek of up to eight kilo-grams have been weighed at competitions.The biggest snoek weighed in a club compe-tition was 13 kg, and was caught by Mr DShannon in a club competition off Hangklipon 17 May 1959.

This past weekend shore anglers hadlittle to report except for one or two galjoenand other bank fish.

Johan Uys of the Strand had one dassieand one galjoen from Platbank alongsidethe Strand tidal pool. He was using red bait.

Carika Meyer wrote to me earlier thisweek saying that, two years ago, I includeda short story and photo about her eight-year-old daughter Kira Bester who hadcaught a spotted grunter with her tiny fish-ing rod at Witsands on Women’s Day 2010.

Last weekend they again spent Women’sDay at Witsand, and Kira again caught agrunter.

Carika said Kira, now 10 years old, stilltries to fish wherever they go. She has up-graded from the tiny rod, and is looking for-ward to returning to Witsands.

This time she caught the spotted grunterwith her bare hands.

Carikasaid therewerenoanglers insightand Kira was the only person fishing, butshe refused to give up.

She said that, while fishing from the har-bour wall, they saw something splashingbelow close to the rocks – and in a flash Kirawas down on the rocks to catch the fish withher hands.

News from Somerset Sport in the local mallis that the new Shimano Beastmaster has ar-rived. This is a heavy super-new carbon rodmade with the latest technology to make therod far lighter and stronger to handle big fishand cast farther.

The Power Pro and Suffix braid is also instock; it’s very popular, and is used as back-ing on shark reels and for casting on multipli-ers and coffee grinders.

For all your reel repairs and services con-tact Art on 0 021 854 3831.

Send your fishing news and photos to2 bjridgway@telkomsa.net.

Kira bester (10) holds up the spotted grunter shecaught with her bare hands while at witsand recently.

Local bodyboarderneeds your supportLocal bodyboarding hotshotMatthew Webster has achance to take on the WorldBodyboarding Games in theCanary Islands in December.

And to realise his dream,Matthew is appealing forsponsorship from thecommunity of Hermanus.

After a very successfulcampaign on the South Afri-can bodyboarding circuit –ending in third position onthe log – he has qualified tocompete against the best rid-ers the world has to offer.

Matthew Webster, a bodyboarder who has done Hermanus proud, isappealing to local businesses and individuals for sponsorship so thathe can compete in theWorldBodyboardingGames in theCanary Islandsin December. PHOTO: MORNE LOUBSCHER

Rossouw is klubkampioenMorné Rossouw, 4-voorgee, is Ca-ledon-gholfklub se nuwe kampi-oen ná hy Saterdag 18 Augustusgedugte teenstand uitgestof het.

Ná afloop van die oggend se 18putjies het Rossouw ’n voor-sprong van drie houe geniet bodie verdedigende kampioen,Eduard Coetzee, asook MarshallBenjamin. Hy het bestendig oordie middag se 18 putjies gevaaren uiteindelik met ses houe gese-evier. Sy ronde-tellings van 75 en75 het bestaan uit 24 syfers, viervoëltjies en agt brouhoue. Coet-zee het tweede geëindig met ron-de-tellings van 78 en 78. Rossouwwas ook in 2010 die kampioen.

In die B-afdeling vir spelers 10–

Die afdeling-wenners in Caledon-gholfklub se klubkampioenskap was (van links)Braham Harris (C-afdeling), Dirkie Groenewald (B-afdeling) en Morné Rossouw(A-afdeling). Hul trofeë is deur Martin Barnard (regs), verteenwoordiger vandie borg, Caledon Spar, aan hulle oorhandig.

FOTO: VERSKAF

15 voorgee het Dirkie Groene-wald geseëvier met sewe houe.

Braham Harris, 16-voorgee,het die C-afdeling oor 18 putjiesgewen. Sy telling van 90 was eenbeter as die verdedigende kampi-oen, Johan Langenhoven.

Die kampioenskap is die derdeagtereenvolgende jaar deur Cale-don Spar geborg. Die volledigeuitslae was as volg: A-afdeling:Morne Rossouw – 150 (75; 75);Eduard Coetzee – 156 (78; 78);Marshall Benjamin (78; 79).B-af-deling:Dirkie Groenewald – 169;Christo Simons – 176; Lynton Ja-nuary – 179.C-afdeling:BrahamHarris – 90; Johan Langenhoven– 91; Jeremy Prins – 95.

Matthew, who says theWorld Bodyboarding Gamesare considered the pinnacle ofcompetitive bodyboarding, isa fourth year university stu-dent, which makes it evenmore difficult for him to raisethe R25 000 he needs to traveland compete in the tourna-ment.

If you are able to help withsponsorship so that Matthewcan compete in the Canary Is-lands, call him on 072 582 4763or send an email to him atmattwebster316@gmail.com.