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“Sy was miskien nie ’n perfektemensnie,maarvironswassydieperfekte ma,” het Gerard Rau-tenbach in ’n gebroke stem gesêtydens die gedenkdiens vir die86-jarige Sophie Rautenbachwat Maandagoggend by die Ko-gelpark Aftreeoord gehou is.

Rautenbach is verlede Woensdagdood gevind in die bystandwoon-stel van die Gerimed tengersorg-sentrum by die aftreeoord nadat ’n

brand in die vroeë oggendure ont-staan het. Agt woonstelle is vernie-tigvoordatdiebrandweerdievlam-me onder beheer kon bring.

Daarwordvermoeddatdiebrandin Rautenbach se woonstel ont-staan het en dat sy skuiling gesoekhet in die badkamer, waar haar lyklater gevind is.

Die gedenkdiens is Maandagog-gend in ’n stampvol saal gehou entalle inwoners van die aftreeoord,vriendewatvanheindeenverrege-kom het, asook lede van Rauten-bach se familie was teenwoordig.

Volgens die oorledene se seun, Al-len, is meeste van die familie inGauteng en is daar ook Saterdag ’ngedenkdiens in Johannesburg ge-hou.Almalhet getuigvandie oorle-dene se skerpsinnigheid en spits-vondige sin vir humor. “Sy was ’nlegende inhaar tyd,”hethaar seun,Gerard, gesê.

Rautenbach word oorleef deurdrie seuns – Gerard, Willem en Al-len, een dogter – Rina, 14 kleinkin-ders en 16 agterkleinkinders.

Lees meer op bl. 3.

Familielede het ver gereis om die gedenkdiens vir Sophie Rautenbach, wat in verledeweek se brand omgekom het, by die Kogelpark Aftreeoord in Kleinmond by te woon.Vanregs is die oorledene se seun, Allen Rautenbach en sy vrou Robyn, kleindogterNadet Rautenbach, die oudste seun, Gerard Rautenbach en sy verloofde LizetteBronkhorst, en nog ’n kleindogter, Sonja Lizelle Chadwick. Foto: HEDDA MITTNER

Die saal was stampvol met vriende en familie wat gekom het om dankie te sê vir Sophie Rautenbach se lewe. Foto: HEDDA MITTNER

Kleinmond Gazette News - Nuus Tuesday 19 June 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. Sunday

service 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 Catholic

Church, 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

Have a baroque blastOverstrand Arts/Kunste (Oak) willpresent an exciting baroque concert inthe Hermanus Civic Auditorium at 15:30this Sunday (24 June).

Camerata Tinta Barocca will performwith Quentin Crida as lead violinist andErik Dippenaar on the harpsichord.

The programme will include Concertofor Strings and Continuo in C Major,RV114 by Vivaldi, Concerto in D Major

for Harpsichord and Strings, BWV1054by JS Bach, Concerto in A Minor for TwoViolins, RV522 by Vivaldi, Concerto in DMinor for Two Violins, BWV 1043 by JSBach, and Concerto Grosso in D Major,Op 6, No 4 by A Corelli.

Tickets cost R100, or R50 for students.Book through Bellini on 028 312 4988.

If you’d like more information, giveRené du Plooy a call on 082 940 4238.

Winter marketThe Fynbos Senior Centre will hold its Win-ter Market at the DR Church Hall, 36 FirstAvenue, Kleinmond, from 26 to 30 June. It’llbe open from 09:30 to 16:00 on all days except30June,whenit’llbeopenfrom09:30to13:00.“Come view and buy the beautiful hand-made goods and treats,” the organisers say.

“Homemade soup and bread, as well aspancakes, boerewors rolls, and curry andrice will be on sale for the hungry.”

RegstellingDie Gazette het in verlede week se uit-gawe verkeerdelik berig dat die uit-stappie waaroor Deon Joubert van dieKiekieklub berig het, deur die Kiekie-klub gereël is. Die staptog is eintlikdeurdiebekwamegroepvandieKlein-mond Stapgroep georganiseer. Jou-bert het as lid van die stapgroep saam-gestap en by die laaste Kiekieklub-ver-gadering ’n aanbieding oor die staptoggedoen.Onsvraomverskoningvir dieverwarring.

) Enigeen wat by die KleinmondStapgroep wil aansluit, kan gerus virMiemie Strydom op 028 271 5926 ofYvonne Olivier op 028 271 5180 bel.

Skenk ’n kombers of kledingstuk teen koueHELPasseblief iemandwatnie ’nkombershet nie. Dít is die Gazette se uitnodigingaan ons lesers noudat die winterreën enkoue met volle mag toegeslaan het.

Lesers wat ’n ekstra kombers of warmklere in die kas het wat nie meer gebruikword nie, of kans sien om ’n kombers of

baadjie vir ’n behoeftige te koop, kan dittydens kantoorure by die Gazette se kan-toor kom aflewer. Ons sal dit op ons beurtaan liefdadigheidsorganisasiesoorhandigom te versprei.

Só wil ons mede-inwoners help wat nie’n dak oor hul kop het nie en die Kaapse

winter met min warmte moet trotseer.Lewer gerus jou skenkings af by die Ga-

zette kantoor op Kleinmond op Donderdaeen Vrydae, of bel Janine by 028 312 3717as jy meer wil weet. Komberse kan ook bydie Hermanus Times-kantoor in Herma-nus afgelewer word.

Join the drive against crimeTheBotRiverNeighbourhoodWatch (BNW)is looking for drivers to patrol at night.

Residents in Bot River say they are tiredof all the petty crime, particularly in the ave-nues.

After a meeting at the Bot River Hotel onSunday 3 June, attended by local residents

and members of the neighbourhood watchas well as Warrant Officer Kevin AbrahamsfromtheBotRiverPolice, itwasdecided thatpatrols would commence that same evening.

GeraldMcCann, chairpersonof theNeigh-bourhood Watch, says that monitors on theBNW represent the residents in a particular

street or in their immediate area and are is-sued with a police identity card to providethem with some measure of authority.

“We are the eyes and ears of the police inan effort to help them in their work. We re-port anything suspicious.”

Nightly patrols have been conducted buttheBNWisinneedofmoredrivers.BotRiverresidentsareurgedtoassistor jointhewatchasmonitors. For further information, pleasecontact 076 141 5136.

Jeug sal SA só regrukOp Saterdag 16 Junie het ons Jeugdag gevier en die Gazette het leerlingevan Overberg Akademie gevra wat hulle sou doen as hulle vir ’n dag presi-dent sou wees...

Dylan deBeer (13): Asek die presi-dent vir eendag was, souek behuisingaan almalwat nie huisebesit nie, ge-gee het. Ditsal die gemeenskap opbou en hulle ge-lukkig maak. Ek sou al die paaie wat on-veilig is, veilig en regmaak. Ek sou diepolisiediens meer mag gee en gesorg hetdat reëls streng nagevolg word sonderenige korrupsie. Ek sal graag van my in-komste met ander mense wou deel watnie geld het nie.

StephanHattingh(12): Daaris dalk eenof tweegoed wat ekwil veran-der. As ekpresidentwas, sou ditheel eerste op my lys wees om natuurbe-waringskampe te bou. Ek sal sorg dat stro-ping (poaching) gestop word. Die tweededing sou wees dat almal – wit, swart ofbruin – met dieselfde respek behandel salword. Ons almal is dieselfde, net die vel-kleur verskil. Dit is wat ek sou verander.

Nicklaas Baart-man (17): As ekpresident vir ’ndag was, dan salek eerstens kykdat onbevoorreg-te mense soveelas moontlik beterbasiese dienstekry soos skoonwater, elektrisi-teit en kos. Maar ek wil ook nie heeldag doku-mente teken en agter ’n lessenaar sit of toe-sprake lewer vir korrupte maatskappye watglo wat hulle doen, reg is nie.

Coerine Hattingh(18): It mightsound like thewords of a dream-er but I honestlywish to help thepeople of mycountry to livetheir lives as hap-py as possible.The poor, the old,the blind, everychild and every soul who has the right tolive, should live it with the comfort and joythat those, who rule this nation, can provide.If I was president for a day, I would at leastgive my people one day out of 365 wherethey could be free of their sorrows.

Daniël du Pre(18): If I werepresident fora day, I wouldinvest all themoney intospace traveland free en-ergy.

MoniqueScheepers(16): If I werepresident, Iwould like tohelp lower thecrime rate andwould want tohelp the peo-ple to work to-gether to over-come issues in the community. One of thebiggest challenges in South Africa is lackof education. If we could work to educateour people, other problems such as HIV/AIDS would be easier to deal with.

Talitha vd Heever(18): We believethere is equality,but personally Idon’t think manypeople understandthe concept. It istime to put thepeople that haveeverything in life, in the shoes of the poor.Those that look down upon the poor, canfeel how worn down the soles are, and howwater drowns the little, cold feet in the win-ter. Time to step up and realise what equalitymeans.

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Beate Hill en ’n paar Kleinmonders het die naweek by Wortelgat gaan kamp. Hulle was baie verras deur die pragtige natuurskoon. Hill, wat ’n passievolle fotograaf is, het die mooiste foto’s geneemterwyl hulle daar was. “Met die sonopkoms het ek daar by die strandmeer gevoel asof ek die enigste mens op aarde was en was so dankbaar vir die stilte. So een vir een het die voëltjies toe ookwakker geword en die oggendlofsang gesing,” het Hill hartroerend vertel.

’n Leeftyd se herinneringe nou ’n hopie asHEDDA MITTNER

“Alles wat ek gehad het, is nouas. Al wat ek oorgehou het, is dienagklere wat ek aangehad het.”

Só vertel die 76-jarige MarieNeethling, inwoner van die Geri-med tengersorgsentrum van dieKogelpark-aftreeoord in Klein-mond waar ’n brand wat verledeWoensdag in die vroeë oggendureontstaanhet,agtwoonstellevernie-tig het.

“Ek het die mooiste skilderye ge-had,” sê Marie hartseer. “En danpraat ek nie eers van al my portret-jies, foto-albums en my trouringnie. Ek het nie eers kans gehad ommy nuwe bril, wat ek net verledemaand gekry het en wat my baiegeld gekos het, te gryp nie. Selfs mytande het op my bedkassie agterge-bly.”

Mariehetgewoonindiewoonstel

reg langs dié van die 86-jarige So-phie Rautenbach, wat in die brandomgekom het. Sy vertel dat sy diebetrokke nag kort na middernagmoes opstaan om badkamer toe tegaan. “Ek het ’n gestamp en geskui-fel gehoor indiewoonstel langsmy-ne en gewonder wat aangaan,” sêMarie. “Toe ek Sophie se geroephoor, het ek maar die noodklokkiegedruk.”

Eers toe sy in die gang kom, hetMarie die rook gesien en besef daaris ’nbrand.Diepersoneelwasdade-lik op die toneel om haar en die an-der inwonersnaveiligheidteneem.Die brand het vinnig versprei enagt woonstelle is in puin gelê voor-dat die brandweer die vlamme on-der beheer kon bring. Sophie Rau-tenbach se lyk is in die badkamervan haar woonstel gevind en ’n ge-denkdiens is Maandagoggend bydie oord vir haar gehou.

Marie en die ander inwoners wie

se woonstelle afgebrand het is tyde-liknaanderkamersverskuif endiegemeenskap het dadelik tot hulhulp gekom met donasies in dievormvanklere, komberse enandergebruiksartikels.

“Ek kan nie glo hoe bereid menseis om te help nie,” sê Marie. “Selfsmense wat ek glad nie ken nie, dravir my goed aan.” Marie het ’n paardae by haar dogter in Blouberg-strand gaan bly sodat sy haar konhelp om die nodigste goedjies aante skaf en ook om aansoek te doenvir ’n nuwe identiteitsdokument.

VolgensCarelPieterse,mede-eie-naar van die oord, het meeste vandie inwoners wie se woonstelle af-gebrandhet, dienaweekbyvriendeen familie deurgebring voordathullehierdieweekterugkeer. “Hul-le kom egter nie terug na niks nie,”hethygesê.“Daarwaggeskenkpak-kies op elkeen. Die hele gemeen-skap het ingespring om te help.”

Die verwoestende brand wat by die aftree-oord uitgebreek het. FOTO: PIETA PIETERSE Die gang in die aftree-oord, vol water na die brandweer die vlamme geblus het. FOTO: PIETA PIETERSE

Asemrowende natuurpragAsemrowende natuurprag

Kleinmond Gazette Leader - Hoofartikel Tuesday 19 June 20124

Staan saam in noodStaan saam in noodDie verwoestende brand wat een bejaardevroudoodgelaathetennogagtwoonstellewatafgebrand is, het die gemeenskap van Klein-mond nader na mekaar gebring en die alle-daagse politiek met mekaar is opsy geskuif.

Donasies van komberse, vrugteruikers,blomme, kos en klere het dadelik begin in-stroom.

Vandie inwonershet letterlik alles verloor.Al hul geliefde herinneringe, foto’s en besit-tings.

Hulle het slegs die klere aan hul lyf oorge-had.

Voorwaar ’n hartseer dag in Kleinmond.Tussen al die verwarring en verlies is dit

verblydend om te sien hoe ons inwoners namekaar uitreik in tye van nood.

Willem en Wolfgang...toegewy aan ’n taakWILLEM is dood op 36, net so oud as watMozart geword het. Eersgenoemde se nala-tenskap was beskeie, maar hy en dieSalzburger was tog verenig deur hulle toe-wyding aan hulle onderskeie lewenstake,en deur hul kinderlike vertroue dat dit een-dag,opeenofanderonpeilbaremanier,methulle beter sou gaan.

Willem het sy lewe met ’n agterstand be-gin – gebore in die klipharde Sederberge,het hy sy “kleur” en sy gene geërf van hullewat Suider-Afrika voëlvry bewandel hetvoordat ons kleurlose inkommers dit vanhulle ingepalm het. Van vroeg af was hy,soos sy volksgenote, omvattend uitgeleweraandieonpeilbaarheidvandienoodlotsoosvergestalt indienukkeengrillevandiewit-man.

Sy gene het hom sleg toegerus om ons do-delikste geskenke aan sy mense – alkoholen nuwe siektes – te trotseer. Kleintyd indie agterplaas van een of ander boer het hy,

danksy ’n dieet laag in voedingswaarde envitamiene, longontsteking gekry, merk-baar aan sy oormatig groot vingernaels.(Met klein Wolfgang het dit nie veel betergegaan nie: as sieklike baba het hy die eer-ste drie dae van sy lewe net water met bus-kruit daarin te drinke gekry!).

Na vele omswerwinge, waarvan ons diebesonderhede liefs nie wil weet nie, was hygelukkig genoeg om in diens te tree as tui-nier by ’n vermoënde gesin. Oor die volgen-de paar jaar het hy onder die simpatiekeleiding van “mevrou” sy talent ontdek asmedeskepper van pragtuine.

Vir ’n ruk het dit gelyk of Willem se lewesinvoller begin word: hy het ’n houvrou ge-kry, uit Namakwaland, en saam met haar’nstiefkind.DiekleineFranklinwasdieap-pel van Willem se oog en hy het “sy” seunmet voorbeeldige toewyding grootgemaaknadat ma (soos Konstanze Mozart ook) el-dersopwindingensorgeloosheidgaansoek

het.Later het Willem, ondanks struikelblok-

ke(syvanwaseintlik“Banies”,maardank-sy pa of ma se gebrekkige skryfvermoënsdeur ’n amptenaar is dit as “Barnica” aan-geteken) ’n HOP-huis, ’n afgeleefde karre-tjie en ’n bietjie kapitaal bekom. Die huisiehet hy behou, maar die karretjie is gou-goudeurhulpvaardigebureverwoesensygeld-jies netjies vervreem deur die pastoor en’n “swanger” lidmaat van ’n seksionelekerkgemeente.

’n Chinese spreuk lui: “Soek jy geluk vir’n uur, raak dronk, soek jy geluk vir ’n jaar,raak getroud; soek jy geluk vir die res vanjou lewe, maak tuin.” Willem het al hierdiemoontlikhede beproef: sy dranklus het hy,met die sugtiges se fyn skattingvanwaardevirgeld,gevoedmet ’nhoesstroopwatbene-wens baie alkohol ook kodeïen bevat (’nmengsel wat toe sy behoefte terminaal be-vredig het); sy huweliksgeluk het kwalik

ses maande geduur, die bevrediging wat hyuit “sy” tuine geputhetwasuiteindelikwellewenslank.

Die ateïsChristopherHitchenshet erkendat slegs een verskynsel ooit ’n vermoedeaan iets goddeliks in die wêreld by hom uit-gelok het: die bestaan van Mozart. MeneerHitchens, waar jy ook al is, jy kan gerusmaar Willem se naam by jou lysie voeg.

fouriejh@mweb.co.za

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Recently I have been watching differentsegments of a lifestyle programme.

What is fascinating about these episodesis the obsession people have about theirbodiesand theway they look. Inmost casesit is the perception of how we would liketo appear to the others and how we thinkthe world sees us.

People go to extraordinary lengths tocorrect their conceptions of their imper-fections.

Advertising also accounts for much ofwhat we deem to be the embodiment ofbeauty.

I remember when people used skin-lightening creams and hair-straightenerswith gay abandon, often resulting in se-vere damage to skin and hair.

My son, with his usual brutal honesty,would tell his mother that her bum lookedtoo big in a certain dress, or that his sistershould clean her face if she didn’t want tohave more spots. I suppose it is a learningcurve, and that he will soon realise thatdiplomacy goes a long way in reassuringpeople about their insecurities.

At one of the dinners I attended, one ofthe male guests asked a reluctant womanher age. When we are trying to keep the

advancing years at bay with fitness andbeauty regimes, the last thing we need re-minding of is the visible sight of mortality.

A friend and I were standing outside arestaurant inHermanuswhenwemetano-ther friend who immediately commentedon how much weight the other had gained.

What I found strange was that it was themost important conversationopener.Whydo we not first ask about the health or suc-cess of a person – the children, the latestbook you have written, or your new musi-cal direction? There are so many impor-tant things that make a person besides thekilos they have gained.

It reminds me of a social gatheringwherepeoplewere franticallynetworking.The first question people would ask woulddealwithwhatonedidforaliving.Doctors,lawyers, bankers or generally professio-nals obviously ranked higher than a hair-dresser, carpenter or office assistant.

Lord forbid you were unemployed. Yourstatus determined how long they wouldspeak to you, or whether you were worthyof their time and company.

It is the value we give to ourselves thatdefines how the world see us. The pleasingcharacteristic I have encountered in some

of the people in Betty’s Bay is the self-esteem and confidence exuded by theirlaid-back and casual nature.

They wear their age well, and the lackof cosmetic products or beauty salons inthe area does not deter their naturalbeauty. Personally, I find intelligence andkindness sexy.

Westernisation brought notions of beau-ty to other parts of the globe, and in Africawehavemastered importing the ideal .Butbig, small, tall, thin, large, dark, fair,straight or kinky, the world appreciatesand loves them all.

Our oceans thank youOur oceans thank youOnemoment itwaspouringwithrainand thenextjust a slight drizzle; then the clouds openedupandthe rain poured down again, the icy wind seemedto enter through every open space and freeze yourexposed skin. This did not stop a few enthusiasticsupporters from joining our International WorldOceans Day, Friday 8 June.

Eco Schools planned a march from LaerskoolKleinmond to the lagoon to raise awarenessamongst the people of Kleinmond about the plightof our oceans, such as pollution, over-fishing andglobal warming. Eco Schools coordinators EstelleSchuurman and Jo Peschen met with children,parents and teachers from Pringle House, Klein-mondPrimêrandBetty’sBayHomeschool,aswellas Eunice Jurgens from Harold Porter NationalBotanical Gardens.

The children presented pledges in the form offantastic little posters. They promised things like:“I will not litter near our Ocean,” and, “I will onlyeat fish from the Sassi Green List.” It was lovelyto see how aware our kids are and help them intheir desire to make a difference! Thank you, eachand every one who made an effort to support thiswonderful day. Special thanks to the Traffic De-partment and municipality for being there, readyto escort us for the march. Although it disruptedour plans, we are very thankful for the rain.

We trust we’ll see you all again next year.LOUISE FICK, Hangklip–Kleinmond Tourism Bureau

This Itsy Bitsy spider was not incy winsy in the least as it surveyed visitors at the NapierPatat Festival on Saturday. Villagers displayed scarecrows all along the main road and thewinner of the scarecrow competition will be announced later this week. Photo: Annette Theron

Beauty is in the mind of the beholden

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Father’s Day SMS competition

Kleinmond Gazette, in conjunc-tion with a number of sponsors,invited readers to participate ina fantastic Father’s Day SMScompetition.

The entries rolled in, and al-though it was difficult to choosea winner, the first prize – a luxu-riousweekendstayworthR3 900for two people, including break-fast, at Hermanus’s exclusiveQuarters Hotel in Harbour Road– goes to Reinhardt Meyer.

His entry read as follows: “Mydad is thebest because, althoughwe don’t have extra money, hewill always make a plan to pro-vide me and my brother with ex-tra special things for our hob-bies. He bought me a golf set andtaught my brother how to playguitar. No-one can take my golfand my brother’s guitar know-ledge away from us. Poeksie, wesalute you!”

The second prize, a shark cagediving experience for twopeopleworth R2 700 – an adventure of

a lifetime offered by SharkladyAdventures – goes to RaymondJob.

This is what he had to sayabout his father: “My dad is thebest because, for all theyears, hehas never, ever referred to me ormy mother as ‘the child’ or ‘yourchild’. He is not my biological fa-ther. Each Christmas I got myclothing and present, just likemy brothers and sister. He re-gardedmeashisownanddidnottreat me differently. At age 40 Iwas informed.

“I wish all dads would be likehim – a father irrespective ofwhether the child is theirs. Hehas taught me to be a father tomy partners’ children.

“I loveyouDadda. Iamabetterpersonbecauseofyou. I thinkbe-ing a responsible father teacheschildren to be responsible chil-dren, and in turn they will be-come responsible parents.”

But that’s not all. The Nail &Body Sanctuary, at 9 Paterson

Street, has given three people aR100 voucher each.

These prizes go to:) TersiaSwart: “Mydad is the

best because he beats the rest.My dad is the best because he islikeGazette–simplythebest.Mydad is the best because he is likefood – I cannot go without.

“My dad is the best because heis a unique being, one of a kind,always willing to help, caring,sharing, loving, yet not neglect-ing the discipline aspect.

“My dad is the best because heis my SOS in life.”

) Lesley-Ann Witbooi: “Mydad is the best, most loving per-son. He works seven days aweek, andwhenhe is off he takesus out.”

) Zoliswa Ntantiso: “My dadis best because he brings foodhome as the head of home.”

Thank you to everyone whoentered.

Winners will be contactedwith their prize details soon.

My dad is the best . . .What is your name, and where do you live?

Renate Berger; Pringle Bay.

What makes your town and surroundings special to you?I love the peace and the community.

What would you like to change in the area?The number of potholes.

If you did not stay here, where else would you like to live?In Hawaii.

What do you do for a living, and why do you like it?I am a nursing sister (in private nursing), and have a practice

where I do the Bowen Technique and Quantum Touch. Bothof them help people withpain, injuries and otherailments.

I get lots of joy out ofhelping people feel better.

Who would you like toinvite for dinner andwhy?

My old friends fromGermany, because Imiss them.

What is the best ad-vice you’ve ever beengiven, and what ad-vicecanyougiveoth-ers?

Fear is your worstenemy.

What makes you feelpassionate about theOverstrand?

It’s a beautiful area and a lovely communityPlease share your opinion on the newly announced nation-al rugby team?

Don’t know much about rugby, but I wish them well.

Renate Berger from Pringle Bay.

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Daantjie Kat kom deel sy wyshedePIA NÄNNY

“Die Bokke kon nie sonder Gio(Aplon) nie. Hulle het hom gebel ensê hy moet kom. Jy kan ook so be-langrik wees.”

Só het wykraadslid RudolphSmithdie leerlingevanHawstonPri-mêr Saterdag by ’n jeugdagvieringaangemoedig om iets van hulself temaak.

Hy het hulle uitgedaag om die vol-gende skoolhoof, wykraadslid, bur-gemeester of bankbestuurder teword.

Die dag is deur die Hawston Front-liners aangebied en Standard Bankhet dit ondersteun. Die hoogtepuntvan die dag was ’n besoek van Daan-tjie Kat, wat die kinders meer vertelhet oor padveiligheid.

Hy het hulle vertel dat hulle nie op

die pad moet speel nie en seker ge-maak hulle weet wat die groen, oran-je en geel ligte beteken.

BraytonBostanderhetmooiverteldat die rooi mannetjie beteken ’nmens mag nie die pad oorsteek nie,en die groen mannetjie beteken ’nmens mag maar loop. Daantjie Kathet ook geskenkies uitgedeel.

Die kinders is verder besig gehoumet speletjies en sportwedstryde.

Al die kinders wat Saterdag se jeugdagvieringe by Hawston Primêr bygewoon,wou graag op die foto saam met Daantjie Kat wees. FOTO: PIA NÄNNY Daantjie Kat groep die kinders voor sy vertrek.

Hierdie kinders het Saterdag aan die sportdag byHawston Primêr deelgeneem.

Charlmane Henning van die Overstrand se verkeersdepartement, Leeton Katts,hoofseun van Hawston Primêr, Daantjie Kat, Abby Holland, hoofmeisie vanHawston Primêr, raadslid Rudolph Smith, Coselelo Matomela van die Wes-Kaapse departement van gemeenskapsveiligheid en Larenzo Isaacs van dieOverstrand se verkeersdepartement, staan gereed vir ’n foto.

Kleinmond Gazette General - Algemeen Tuesday 19 June 20126

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A fashion show was held during theYouth Day celebrations atWildekrans and both junior and sen-ior winners were announced. Fromleft is Amanda Harlow, co-owner ofWildekrans with the eight-month-oldJadelynne. Organisors of the event,Janine and Braam Gericke with theirtwo children Mila (2) and Wium (4)and the junior winners (in front)Roslyn Maans (9) and Jamil Matthee(5). Standing next to Braam are thesenior winners, Angeline Marais andClive van Wyk.

Jonges vier metoorgawe

Hennie Stellenberg, links, was die man wat die speletjiedagby Wildekrans gekoördineer het. “Dis vir my ’n plesier omby dié dag betrokke te wees, want so leer ek die kindersbeter ken.” Langs hom staan Braam Gericke met sy dogtertjieMila. FOTO’S: ANNETTE THERON

ANNETTE THERON

Jeugdag is Saterdag met oorga-we by Wildekrans in Botriviergevier. Braam Gericke, win-gerdbestuurder, het drie jaargeledemet ’nboeresportdagvirdie plaaswerkers se kinders be-gin.

Dié speletjiesdag is deur oud enjonk geniet en Braam sê die wer-kers het Vrydag net halfdag ge-werk sodat hulle hul inkopies kongaan doen en sodoende Saterdagdie dag saam met hul kinders kongeniet.

Jacques Stallenberg(19) is een van die wer-kers by Wildekrans. Hyhet sy Saterdag opgeof-fer om te help met diespeletjies

Bradley Louw (12) wasbly oor Jeugdag. Hy hetveral uitgesien na diesakresies en het gesêdis sy droom om eendagas voorman by Apple-waith-plaas in Grabouwte werk, want sy oupawerk daar.

Deacon Marais (9) hetrondgetrippel van opge-wondenheid en kon niewag vir die sakresiesnie. Deacon wil graageendag ’n dokter wordsodat hy die siek mensekan gesond maak.

Falencia Windvogel (10)het gesê Jeugdag is lek-ker omdat almal kansaamspeel en saamkui-er. Sy wil graag eendag’n juffrou word, om diekinders te leer. Haargunsteling vak op skoolis wiskunde.

Lesley-Ann Theunissen(8) sê sy geniet Jeugdagoor die speletjies, veralwegkruipertjie. Sy wilook eendag ’n onderwy-seres word omdat sy diekinders wil leer en slimmaak. Sy sal graag virkinders wiskunde en hulhuistaal, Afrikaans, willeer.

Eldine Theunissen hetgesê Jeugdag is haargunstelingvakansiedagomdat die dag ter erevan kinders gevier word.Sy wil eendag ’n polisie-vrou word om die land’n veiliger plek vir almalte maak.

Gaishfin Theunissen(15) was ook van me-ning dat Jeugdag ’nheerlike vakansiedag isen dis sy droom is omas motorwerktuigkundi-ge te kwalifiseer en inKaapstad te gaan werk.

Morgan Windvogel (7), Na-tania Hendrickse and eight-month-old Danilo, as wellas Berdine Theunissen withher twins Joaden and Jade-lynne (also eight monthsold), enjoyed the Youth Daycelebrations held on Satur-day at Wildekrans. Nataniaand Berdine both work onthe farm, and were gratefulfor the opportunity to spendquality time with their littleones.

Photo: ANNETTE THERON

Kleinmond GazetteGeneral - AlgemeenTuesday 19 June 2012 7

Now’s the best time to collect red baitMOST boating activities were curtailedby the inclement weather experiencedduring the past weekend.

The South League boat competition heldfrom Kleinbaai was also called off due to theweather. The few catches reported by shoreanglers were dismal, with only a few dassieand galjoen reported from the Betty’s Bay ar-ea.

Now that the cold weather has really setin, most shore anglers will all be targetingwinter fish like galjoen, dassie and whitesteenbras.

One blessing from the rough seas is theplentiful supply of red bait pods lying on thebeaches, washed ashore after being brokenoff the rocks in the stormy weather.

There were many anglers – rock, surf andboat alike – combing the beaches during theweekend and replenishing their red baitstocks for winter fishing.

Some anglers collect the baitin thepods,whileotherscut thepods open and store the bait inbuckets. With the slight push-ing tide, many clusters of redbaitpodscanberetrievedintheshallows.

The most-sought after redbait is the sand red bait, whichis often pushed ashore withcoarse pods of rock red bait atStrandfontein beach and Ma-cassar.

Thissandredbait isa lighter-coloured red bait; it has an or-ange–yellowish colour.

It is also softer than the otherred bait, and is easier to tie onto smallerhooks, such as the 1/0s used for galjoen.

The same bait matures sooner than rockor mountain red bait. Galjoen are partial tothe red, soft and stringy bait when it’s smelly

and mature.While dassie, wildeperd and

musselcracker also like rottenbait, they prefer firmer, freshbait.

This is also the time of the sea-son to fish with fresh white mus-sel, if it is available.

When fishing in the Betty’sBayandKleinmondarea, aswellas all along the Hermanus coast-line, pudding or shale worm alsogivesbetter results, but it is verydifficult to obtain this so called“wonder-worm” when the tidesare quite low at spring tide.

One often receives requestsfrom new anglers in the area for a detailedmap showing all the well-known fishingspots.

I always try to help by explaining a fewspots, but land up explaining that there is on-

ly one way to get to know the area – and thatis by experience.

The best way to obtain experience of theseareas is by joining a club.

I incidentally asked my son Barend howhewouldreply toanewfishermanin theareawanting to know the ins and outs of fishingaround these areas. He said he should firstget the correct tackle, and then pay schoolfees like everybody else!

A newcomer to our angling shores men-tioned that he found the local anglers werereluctant to give away their secrets and hotspots.

My advice is to keep on fishing, and trystealing ideas, techniques and what baits touse – fish with your eyes without annoyingthe anglers.

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

Remember to send your fishing news andphotos to bjridgway@telkomsa.net.

MAKING FRIENDS: Kleinmond Bowling Club members Celeste Price (with arms folded), SandraHelmbold and Chris Barnard keep an eye on the bowls while their team mate, Paul Helmbold,plays from the other side during the Boland Classic tournament played at Hermanus BowlingClub on Saturday and Sunday. In this match they took on a team from Helderberg BowlingClub. Celeste said: “We won only one game of the five played – but, as the saying in bowlsgoes, ‘We made lots of friends.’” Photo: PIA NÄNNY

PROTEA-YSTERMANNE: Justin Ontong, HD Ackerman en Faf du Plessis was maar net ’n paarvan die huidige en oud-Protea-krieketspelers wat Vrydag aan ’n Castle Lager-gholfdag op Arabelladeelgeneem het. Ander bekendes het onder andere Alviro Petersen, Clive Rice en Omar Henryingesluit. Foto’s: HEDDA MITTNER

Protea-krieketspelerFaf du Plessis speel ’nsethou by Arabella ty-dens die Castle Lager-gholfdag wat Vrydagdaar aangebied is.

FIGHTING FIT: Kleinmond Primary’s u.13 soccer team participated in a youth sport day at Zwelihle PrimarySchool on Saturday. The team posed for this photo before their match against Masakhane Primary fromGansbaai. Photos: PIA NÄNNY

Players from Kleinmond andMasakhane primary schoolskeep their eye on the prize.Keegan Carelse of Kleinmond Primary tries to win control of the ball.

Sive Yamani carried her weight for Kleinmond Primary during her team’s game.

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Kleinmond maak skoonskipWENDY TAWSE

Kleinmond-rugbyklub het Saterdag gas-heer gespeel vir hul tweede derbystrydteen Atlantic en al drie wedstryde gewen.

Die A-span se telling was 19–14. Altwee span-ne het vir opwindende rugby gesorg en dieKleinmonders het in die tweede helfte naelsgekou, maar hul span het uiteindelik geseë-vier. Gerrit October het vir al sy span se puntegesorg.

Die B-span het 13–0 gewen en het deurentydgoeie rugby gespeel. Ethan May en GrantSwarts het elk ’n drie gedruk en Barrion Barryhet met ’n strafskop geslaag.

Die C-span het 17–10 gewen. Jaden Wentzel,MarvinCedrasandGeradoJonkershetelkeenkeer agter die doellyn gaan kuier, terwyl Si-quille Cedras geslaag het met ’n doelskop.

Daar is nie net rugby op die dag gespeel nie,maar ook netbal. Die Mt Pleasant-netbalspanhet teen die Hangklip-netbal met 22–14 gewen.

Kleinmond-rugbyklub se A-span het rede om te geglimlagnadat hulle weer met Atlantic afgereken het.

Foto’s: WENDY TAWSE

Kleinmond-rugbyklub se B-span het geen punteafgestaan in sy wedstryd teen Atlantic nie en het13–0 gewen.

Kleinmond-rugbyklub se C-span staan reg vir ’nfoto nadat hulle met 17–10 gewen het.

Hangklip-netbalklub se verdedigers (blou) probeerverhoed dat Mt Pleasant se hulpdoel (groen) nog’n doel aanteken.

Korrel vir doel. Hangklip-netbalklub (blou) het met22–14 teen Mt Pleasant-netbalklub verloor.

’n Speler van Kleinmond soek ondersteuning ter-wyl hy sy Atlantic-opponent probeer afskud.

Foto’s: PIA NÄNNY

Kleinmond C-span se spelers probeer alles in hul vermoë om oor Atlantic sedoellyn te beur. Foto: WENDY TAWSE

Vat hom vas. Dietwee A-spanne sespelers veg om diebal. Foto: PIA NÄNNY

’n Speler van Kleinmond se B-span probeer om vandie Atlantic-spelers weg te kom. Foto: PIA NÄNNY