Langebaan Nuus 20140403

April 2014

CURRO SE MOOISTES SKITTER BY SPOGGELEENTHEID: Van links is Calum Seymour (eerste prins), Jeanique Kotzee(eerste prinses), André van der Linde (Meneer Curro), Adél van Dyk (Mejuffrou Curro), Nicole de Wet (tweede prinses) en JurieSwanepoel (tweede prins). Sien fotoblad binne.

2 Langebaan Nuus3 April, 2014

Forumreportson lagoon issuesThe West Coast NationalPark Forum met on 27March at the SANParks of-fices in Langebaan to deliv-er feedback and discuss on-goingandnewpark-relatedissues.

Thefollowingisasummaryof the discussions.Budget and tourismPark Manager Patricia Bo-

pape opened proceedingswith feedback on the park’sperformance for the last fi-nancial year. Overall thepark’s expenditure is on tar-get and within the projectedbudget. However, due to arange of factors, such as ashorter flower season in 2013,there were less visitors to thepark in the last fiscal year –196 369 (2013/14) compared to206 963 (2012/13).There was also a slight de-

crease in the number of over-night (paid accommodation)visitors.

CrimeTheft out of boats on the la-

goon is an ongoing problem.The CPF has suggested thatsome sort of water-borne po-licing or neighbourhoodwatch be established.Kraalbaai house boatsThe contract for the re-

maining house boats inKraalbaai expires on 31 May2014.The park has reached a set-

tlement agreement with theowners to have all the boatsvoluntarily removed by Feb-ruary 2015.Langebaan Yacht Club

jettiesIn a meeting with the

Langebaan Yacht Club on 11March, itwasdecided that theclub should remove the con-troversial jetties within 30days, therefore by 11 April.Reportedly the process start-ed on Monday.Hobie cats and boats at

Sandbaai and Kraalbaai

The park has identified theremoval of hoby cats and oth-er boats at Sandbaai andKraalbaai as an objective forthe new financial year. Someof the boats are in a derelictstate. An offer was made byLangebaan Yacht Club to as-sist in the removal of thesecrafts to recycle and re-usewhere possible for youthtraining vessels rather thansimply discarding them.FireworksinYzerfonteinTheunregulatedand illegal

use of fireworks in Yzerfon-tein, near the southern bor-ders of the park, was identi-fied as a potential fire risk.Chinese lanterns especially-carry the risk of drifting intothe park inwindy conditions.Thenoise isalsodisturbing toanimals.Langebaan Kiteboarding

GuildHennie Bredenkamp and

John van der Vyver of theLangebaan KiteboardingGuild delivered a presenta-tionon theguild’s operations.There was positive feedbackon the improvement in man-aging kiteboarding activitiesduringtherecentpeakseasoncompared to previous years.A lengthy discussion en-

sued, however, on persistingproblems and proposals forthe regulation of kiteboard-ing activities in the future. In

the end it was suggested thata sub-committee be formed todeal directly with kiteboard-ing-related issues.Recordings at meetingsBopape said it was decided

at a previous meeting that noindependent recordings of fo-rum meetings are allowed. Asingle recordingwill bemadeby the secretary from whichtheminutes are compiled andthen made available.Immediately two blatant

mistakes in the lastmeeting’sminutes were pointed out toemphasise that a single re-cording cannot only be inac-curatebutalsoconstitutecen-sorship.GarethRichards,publisher

ofLangebaanOn line and reg-ular attendee, tookparticularexception to the decision andechoed the sentiment of cen-sorship and the unconstitu-tionality thereof.Other items on the agenda

that were briefly discussed,but have not yielded new in-formation or progress sincethe lastmeeting included: Erf158, the Kleinmooimaak de-velopment, the Shark Bay de-velopment, the coastal set-backlineprogramme, theFla-mingo Farm land claim, theElandsfontein mining appli-cation and the now legal mat-ter of fishing rights in Zone Bof the lagoon.

Last look at the houseboats in Kraalbaai.

3Langebaan News3 April, 2014

Boldandcolourful is her styleJOANIE BERGH

Dot Dixon, one of the WestCoast’s most glamorousartists, had a solo art exhi-bition at the Art Square/Studio Gallery in Lange-baan last week.

Hanlie Theron, owner ofThe Art Square studio/gal-lery at the Pumpkin HouseBackpackers has a vision tosupport artists from theWestCoast and surrounding areasby hosting a solo exhibitionon a monthly basis.Throughthismonthlyexhi-

bition a creative and socialplatform is provided for thepublic and the artist to meet.The Art Square studio/gal-

lery in association withPumpkinHouseBackpackersalso support a charity ofchoice on the night of theopening.Donations from the public

attending as well as a certain

percentage of sales commis-sionearnedby the studio/gal-lery will go to the charity.The charity of themonth of

March was HOW WildlifeRescue.And while show-casing

Dixon’s work, the eveningwas a tremendous success.“The response to my art

was wonderful and since itwas my first solo exhibitionI did not knowwhat to expect.I was overwhelmed by the re-sponse to my very naïve art!”says Dixon.ByseeingDixonasanartist

for the very first time next toher bold and colourful paint-ings it is quite difficult to be-lieve that this vibrant, outgo-ing and passionate person isactually a chartered accoun-tant by profession.“We are usually classified

as themen in striped suits. SoI have gone to the total ex-treme inmyhobby,” she says.Dixon started painting in

November2012whenshetookart classes from Jannie Jor-daan, another well-knownWest Coast artist. From thereher love for painting took off.“My work is very bright,

loudand inyour face, but alsonaïve. I love the loud brightcolours as I think in thisworld we need to surroundourselves with happy things.I try to bring this out in myart.”

Dot Dixon at the Art Square/Studio Gallery in Langebaanwith two of her favouritepieces. PHOTOS: JOANIE BERGH

Square stu-dio/galleryat thePumpkinHouseBackpack-ers inLangebaanshow-caseslocal artistsat the endof eachmonth.


Treatment fit foraGreekgodMykonos Casino’s 40 VIPguests had a smashing timeat a special Greek-themedevening held at the Bouzou-ki Restaurant recently.

Dressed to the theme, Greekgodsandgoddessesate,dancedand chatted to their hearts’content. They were spoiledwith a scrumptious buffet,Greek-style mojitos, casinoplay, and some good, old-fash-ioned plate breaking.Owen and Anna Osbourne

were crowned as the best-dressed couple and each re-

ceived a special casino playvoucher worth R1 000. “InGreek they say opa! and theword means a joyful emotionor a celebratory response. Theevening was really all aboutpartying inGreek style, break-ing plates, drinking ouzo andGreek dancing, with DJ Milesas entertainer for this specialevent,” said the casino’s mar-keting manager, NatashaBrand. “We are delighted thatwe were able to host some ofour VIP guests at the event.”

Andreas Gegenhuber andHelga Dreyer, from MykonosCasino, at Bouzouki Restau-rant smashing some plates atthe Greek evening.

Owen and Anna Osbourne were elected best-dressed coupleof the evening.

Mykonos Casino’s operationsdirector and complex generalmanager, Clive van Groenin-gen and his wife Yvonne.

Langebaan ondersteunRelay for LifeHELÉNE MEISSENHEI-MER

Die Busy Beezzz-span vanLangebaanhet vanjaar virdie sewende keer aan diejaarlikse Vredenburg Re-lay forLife-deurnagbyeen-koms deelgeneem.“Ons moet maar aan-

hou, miskien wen ons diegeveg teenkanker,” sêEm-merentia Smith, hul orga-niseerder. Hulle het ookdiemeeste geld vanjaar in-gesamel, tweede was Wes-kus Hervormers en derdePurple Stars.Al die fondse geïn met

Relay-byeenkomste, watjaarliks regdeur die landgehouword, gaan vir Kan-sa.Vanjaar seVredenburgRelay het R174 500 inge-bring.“Kansawil graagdankie

sê aan elke kankeroorwin-naar, Relay for Life-span,borge en donateurs virhulle bydraes tot Relay forLife Vredenburg, asookdie Relay for Life-komiteebedank vir die reëlingswat hulle getref het. Relayfor Life Vredenburg 2014was ’n sukses,” het Gret-chen Minnaar, Kansa-spankoördineerder, gesê.

Busy Beezzz van Langebaan was getrou op hul pos byVredenburg Relay for Life vir die sewende keer. Meerfoto’s op www.weslander.co.za.

Die Fairies of Hope, ook van Langebaan, was pikant inpers. FOTO’S: HELÉNE MEISSENHEIMER


Participate inbudgetandelectionAutumn is knocking on ourdoor as the early rains an-nounce the change of seasonin Langebaan. Yet the holi-day season continues asLangebaangearsupforEast-er.

WelookforwardtotheLange-baanamazing“TechnicolouredDream Coat” this winter.Langebaners are truly blessedbut social evils, unnecessaryconflict and polarisation areunfortunately threatening ourvillage. We can address thistemporary negative situationby uniting.We can counter the threat by

strengthening the family unit,working togetherasa teamandmaking a voluntary contribu-tion to community organisa-tions.The Saldanha Bay Munici-

pality (SBM), other govern-ment entities, community or-ganisations and citizenrymust

unite as a “high per-formance team” tohelp Langebaan reachits full potential. Thiscanonlyhappenwithapositive attitude andthe will to contribute.I addressed the positive

growth in our town in my lastarticle. The SBM is financiallysound andmaking a differencein the region.The public participation ex-

ercise for the finalisation of theSBM Budget for the financialyear 2014–’15 will be conductedonMonday7Aprilat theLange-baan Community TownHall at18:00.It is absolutely imperative

that the community attend andparticipate in this process.Langebaan is in the process ofdevelopment. The IndustrialDevelopmentZone(IDZ)aswellas other industries coming totheregionwillnodoubthaveanimpact on our town.

Weneed to embrace these de-velopments as they ensure eco-nomic growth and prosperityforourregion.At thesametimewe have to ensure balance byprotecting the environmentand our community.I would like to acknowledge

and thank two bodies that areassisting the SBM in this re-gard. The Saldanha Bay WaterQuality Forum Trust, who hasbeen monitoring the “State ofthe Bay” for the past 15 years,and the Saldanha Bay Forumwhich is also monitoring land-ward and atmospheric issues.On 7May South African citi-

zens go to the poles to vote fornationalandprovincialgovern-ment for the next five years.

Asprovedby therecentcensus and various Audi-torGeneralandothergov-ernmental reports, theWestern Cape has, in thelast five years, obtainedthe number one spot for

governance and service deliv-ery in the country. It is thedutyofeverySouthAfricantopartic-ipateinthisprocessthatwillde-termine the future of our coun-tryandprovince.Seeyouthere!My Champion for theMonth

isHeinKotzee, chairmanof theWest Coast Honorary Rangers,for his contribution to organis-ing the Langebaan Country Es-tate Weskus Marathon.Thumbs up for Langebaan!

Be positive, take responsibilityand make a difference whereyou are.André KrugerCouncillor LangebaanTel: 022 772 2412,Cell: 073 664 0506. Email: in-

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“NEW” JETTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED: After meetingwith SANParks recently, the Langebaan Yacht Club (LYC) exec-utive committee agreed to remove the jetties in front of theclub within 30 days. LYC moved some of their old jetties andbuilt a new one in front of the club without obtaining priorpermission from SANParks, the lessor of the water area infront of the club. SANParks as well as some club membersand the Saldanha Bay Water Quality Forum Trust (SBWQFT)objected to this action. Both SANParks and SBWQFT wel-comed the outcome of the meeting. Christo van Wyk(SBWQFT) said the SBWQFT regrets that the LYC, throughtheir ignorance of the National Environmental ManagementAct, will be inconvenienced financially, but hopes this incidentserves as a lesson for all users of the lagoon and SaldanhaBay that the law should be obeyed at all times and no onecan do whatever they want. A special general meeting forLYC members was held on Saturday 29 March after whichthe jetties were removed on 31 March.

Teameffort savesdolphinsMARZAHN BOTHA

A successful collaborationon Sunday afternoon 9March between the HOWWildlife Rescue, the Na-tional Sea Rescue Institute(NSRI) and SANParkshelped save the lives of twolong-beaked common dol-phins that were beached atKraal Bay.

A mother and her calf hadbecomestranded ina channelthat drains water at low tide,causing shallow pools of wa-ter that only fill up againwhenhightidecomesbackin.It is not known what causedthedolphins tobeso farupthelagoon.Athirddolphin, thatwasal-

so seen in the area, appearedto have avoided being caughtin the channel and was soon

heading in the direction ofopen water.Kitesurfers and other

beach-goers tried to turn thedolphins around and steerthemtowardsLangebaan,butthemumandbabycameback.MariliePotgieter contacted

HOW Wildlife Rescue whohad dealt with similar situa-tions before.SANParks and the NSRI

were also contacted to assistwith the rescue. Within min-utes the teams were in KraalBay and the dolphins’ condi-tion was assessed by HOW.Mum and baby were

strapped to backboards andloaded onto the NSRI’s boat.“During the trip, the condi-

tion of the two dolphins wascontinually assessed and ba-by was in an extreme state ofdistress,” said Tanya Heald,chief executive officer and

founder of HOWWildlife Res-cue.“The baby was laid next to

the mum, which calmed thelittle one down. They weretaken as far as possible out ofthe Langebaan Lagoon toopen water.“The sea conditions were

extremely rough and we de-cided to release the dolphins

in the area of Jutten Island tominimise thepossibilityof in-jury and stress,” said Heald.The mum was released

first, followed by the calf.) When you spot dolphins

in trouble, contact:HOW Wildlife Rescue:083 700 6377,NSRI: 082 990 5966SANParks: 022 772 2144.

Team members mounted the dolphins on backboards beforethey took them out to sea. PHOTOS: SHANTI VAN DER MERWE.


Ratepayersgiveprogress reportThismonthwereportontheprogress of: the implemen-tation of Langebaan tour-isminfrastructureprojects;illegal discharge of treatedsewage in the LangebaanLagoon; outstanding criti-cal bulk service projects;2014 – ’15budgetpublicpar-ticipation process; and au-dio recordings atward com-mittee meetings.

There are currently twotourism infrastructureprojects in the pipeline: 1) TheUitsigStreetprojectand2)TheBreë Street boardwalk.

. The reconstruction of theUitsig Street stairs and pedes-trian walkway is currently inthe construction phase. West-landCivils is contractually re-quired to commence work be-fore8April.Theexpectedcom-pletion date of the almostR3 million project is 30 June.

This brings to an end an al-most six-year struggle by theLRRA to bring this project un-der the attention of the SBM.

. ADraft Basic AssessmentReport is currently subject topublic reviewuntil 14April onthe Breë Street boardwalkproject.AECOM, an independent

environmental consultant, ac-cepted the LRRAproposal andoutlay for the boardwalk asthe preferred option.

. The SBM recently soughtrefuge with the National De-partment of EnvironmentalAffairs regarding the illegaldischarge of treated sewage inthe Langebaan Lagoon.Thisstepwas takenafter the

SBMreceivedadirectiveon24December2013 to immediatelycease the illegal discharge oftreated sewage in the lagoon,a Ramsar site and proclaimedMarine Protected Area. For

years the LRRAhas lodged com-plaints on this is-sue. We receivedunconfirmedfeedback that an Ultra Violetscreen is now to be installed tokillE.coliandfaecalcoliforms.

. Theannual floodingof theSuikerkan, March and abut-ting streets remains a prob-lem, despite promises fromSBM that it would soon besomething of the past(Weslander 15 August 2013).The flooding of these streetsresults in storm water over-loading the sewage systems.This has led to raw sewageflowing through people’shomes and in the streetswhere children play.The SBM then illegally dis-

charges the contaminatedstorm water into the Lange-baan lagoon. The LRRA wastold we have to brace our-

selves for yet another year ofthe same.

. The non-spending of the2013–’14 budget in terms of thestrategic development budgetimplementation plan (SDBIP)is a cause for grave concern.The LRRAwas told the spend-ing to date will only be availa-ble towards the end of April.This information is of greatimportance to enable the gen-eral public to sensibly com-ment on the 2014–’15 budget on7 April at 18:00 at the Lange-baan Community Hall.

. All future recordings ofthe ward committee will nowbemadeavailable, despite thisbeing declined earlier.– Jaco Kotze, LRRA chair-

person


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Maakwaterskadeaanmure regKARIN CRONJÉ

Die reënseisoen in die Wes-kus isomdiedraaienditbe-teken gewoonlik ook onge-lukkig waterskade aan diehuis.

As groot kolle waterskadejouhuismureontsier, isditbe-langrik om ’n spesialis in tekry om die oorsprong van dieprobleemteidentifiseer.Maardit is ookmaklik omdie skadeaan die oppervlak te herstel.

Jy benodig:’n Stuk plastiek – om jou

vloere te beskermFyn skuurpapierBesem en skoppieSponsieBleikmiddelVogwerende verfKwasKleurverf

Begin deur jou werksarealeeg te kry en sit dan die plas-tiek neer om die vloere te be-skerm.Skuur eers al die kolle en

watermerkeweg,housommerdie skoppie byderhand sodatjy al die stof kan opvang.Sit nou ’n bietjie bleikmid-

del op die sponsie en vee oordie hele area. Dit verseker netdat die muf en al die goggaswat in die muur skuil, finaal’n stille dood sterf.Voordievolgendestapmoet

jy seker maak dat die muurkurkdroog is. Voel met die ag-terkant van jou hand.Wanneer die muur deeglik

droogis,kanjymetdievolgen-de stap begin. Verf die muurmet die eerste laag vogweren-de verf.*Verf indwars-enkruishale

ooraldieaangetastedele.Wagtot die emaljeverf droog wordtussen die lae.

Dit neem gewoonlik vierure,maarvolgookdieverskaf-fer se instruksies op die blik– geduld gaan jou moeite be-

loon.*’nWenkisomaltyddieblik

verf temerkmetdienaamvandie vertrek wat jy verf.

Waterskade aan mure in die Weskus kom algemeen voor nádie reënseisoen.


Kinders leermeervandieveldSowat250leerlingevanver-skillende laerskole van At-lantis het ’n leersame tweedae in die Weskus Nasiona-le Park gehad. Die besoekhet deel gevorm van SAN-Parke se Kids in Parks-pro-gram (KiP)-program watonlangs indieparkplaasge-vind het.

Dié leerlinge tel onder diesowat 3 500 kinders wat reedsdie voorreg gehad het om, se-dert die eerste KiP in 2005 indie WKNP aangebied is, diéparkseryk,uiteenlopendeha-bitatsmet elk syunieke ekolo-gie te kon leer ken.KiP is in 2005/2006 deur

SANParkevanstapelgestuur,in samewerking met die de-partement van omgewingsa-ke en toerisme, Pick ’n Pay endie departement van opvoe-ding. Jaarliks speel 15 nasio-nale parke gasheer vir sowat5 000 leerders en 300 opvoe-ders van nagenoeg 150 laer-skole.“Die doel met die opvoed-

kundige vermaak vir die jon-gergeslag, isomvanhullever-antwoordelikevolwassenes temaak,wat indie toekomskeu-sestotvoordeelvandienatuursal maak,” sê Johannes For-tuin, inligtingsbeampte vandieWKNP en een van die fasi-liteerders van die program.Hy is bygestaan deur Char-

lene Liedeman, seniormense-en bewaringsbeampte in diepark, met die hulp van lede

van die plaaslike ereveldwag-terskorps.Die betrokke skole is vooraf

deur die SANParke-fasiliteer-ders besoek, waar die kindersondermeer in spanne verdeelen ’n spannaam gegee is. Diebetrokke dier -wat in die parkvoorkom - moes nagevors endie laaste aand kortliks by ‘n“konsert” aan die res van diegeselskap bekendgestel word.Sowat 42 leerders van Her-

meslaan Primêre Skool hetook die geleentheid byge-woon. Ander uitstappies wasna die Weskus Fossielpark,die duine nabyDuineposCha-lets, Eve se voetspoor en dieVOC-baken naby die Geelbek-geboue.Pam Rutledge het gepraat

oor die diere en plante by dierotse by Tsaarsbank en anderdiere van die 16-myl strand.Hierkondie leerlingeonder

meer vir sandkrewels graween kyk hoeveel uitgespoeldesee-skatte hulle bymekaarkon maak. Binks MacKenziehet by die Seeberg-voëlskui-ling’ninligtingsessieoortrek-voëls aangebied.Volgens die fasiliteerders

hoop hulle om aanstaandejaar plaasskole van die Wes-kus na die program te kannooi.Belangstellende skole kan

gerus met Johannes by022 707 9903of073 782 8849ska-kel, of met Charlene by022 707 9902 of 084 421 2500. –Liana van Aswegen

Binks MacKenzie (SANParke-ereveldwagter van die Weskus-streek) betrek die leerlinge by haar lewendige vertelling oortrekvoëls. FOTO’S: LIANA VAN ASWEGEN

Johannes Fortuin, die inligtingsbeampte, verduidelik dat diébakens ‘n oliepyplyn vanaf die raffinadery buite Saldanha totin Milnerton aandui.


SATURDAY 5 APRIL) Car Boot Market: Suf-fren Street (Catholic Churchpremises), Langebaan, from09:00 – 13:00. Come andsell your unwanted goods orhome-made craftwork. Heidion 083 779 5127 or [email protected].)Mill Country Fair at TheMerry Widow in ChurchStreet, Hopefield from 10:00to 14:00. Call 073 100 0357.)Museum Mark onderdie Bloekomboom. Plek: SAVisserye Museum, LaaiplekHotel-terrein. Tyd: 08:00 –13:30. Kontak Felicity022 783 2531 of082 489 9251.) ’n Dames Kuier-og-gend in St. Helenabaai metRonel Nel van Rooi Rose asspreker. Kostes R60 pp. Kon-tak Willene by 083 655 3299of Karin by 022 736 1768.) Lumo partytjie by Fla-mingo’s. R30.) ’n Opedag vanaf 09:00vir honde en katte gehou deu-re diere-reddingsorganisasies

by Scott’s Kwekery, buite Vre-denburg.) Eagle Encounters willbe visiting the Fossil Park andbringing some raptors like ea-gles, owls and hawks withthem. Adults R50 and childrenR25. The event starts at11:00. Ticket sales: phone022 766 1606 or e-mailWendy at [email protected].) Aan Oewer Dienssentrumhou basaar om 09:30 opdie plein (parkeerarea) langsVelddrif Poskantoor.

TUESDAY 8 APRIL)Matthew Scarborough isdoing a talk on the fossildwarf elephants and mam-moths on Mediterranean Is-lands at the West CoastFossil Park. Time: 18:00 for18:30. Price: R20 (incl.snacks and a glass of sherry).After-talk dinner: R45. RSVP:Wendy/Nadia/Zeta022 766 1606 or [email protected].)Monthly Meeting of theWest Coast PhotographicSociety at 19:00 at the Bap-tist Fellowship Hall, 4 De KlipStreet, Vredenburg. Emil082 776 8100 or [email protected].

WOENSDAG 9 APRIL) Curro vir Christus biedaan: Skepping: Voëls het ’nstorie om te vertel om 19:00in die Curro LangebaanSkoolsaal.)NGK Laaiplek Ge-meentefees. Vrydag om18:00 potjiekos. Saterdagvanaf 09:00 teetuin, ontbyt,pannekoek en vrolike kinder-kuierkol. Annette082 950 6941 of Elrona083 284 7766.

VRYDAG 11 APRIL) Akkerdyk Kermisjolmet lekker kermisstalletjies en-speletjies, snuisterye en gru-welgrot. Almal welkom byNG-Kerk Vredenburg-Akker-dyk. Kontak Cornie du Plessisby 082 871 1016.

SATURDAY 12 APRIL)West Coast HikingClub hikes 10 km in the WestCoast Fossil Park. Magda Co-etsee 082 441 2688.

DONDERDAG 17 APRIL) Retief Burger, die be-kende Luidkeels-gospelsangertree op by Curro Langebaanom 19:00. Vir kaartjies kon-tak 084 512 1975 of073 214 7595.

EASTER FRIDAY 18 APRIL) Beacon Church EasterService, 08:30 at ClubMykonos, Athene ConferenceCentre.

SATERDAG 19 APRIL) ) Potjieskos kompeti-sie by Vlakvarkgat (langsR27) vanaf 10:00. Twee perinskrywing. 1ste prys Bulls vsStormers-wedstryd Loftus envliegtuigkaartjies ingesluit.Navrae 022 766 1766.)NG Kerk Plaasba-saar/Markdag by DieHerberg-gastehuis, Ja-cobsbaai vanaf 10:00 tot14:00. Daar sal ook ’n pret-draf, fietsren en staptog vanaf09:00 wees. Kontak Sanet by083 633 6262.) Easter Market on Den-lyn Park, Langebaan from9:00 to 13:00. Enquiries:Lynne 082 935 5497 or Den-ise 022 772 0638.

EASTER SUNDAY 20APRIL) Afrikaans service: 08:08and English: 10:10 at BeaconChurch, Langebaan.) Paashaas deel paaseiersuit by Vlakvarkgat, R27 Lan-gebaan. Navrae, 022 7661766.

Snotkop at ClubMykonosSnotkop is coming to town!Snotkop is one of South Africa’s

most popular singers, and has sto-len the hearts of manywith his tal-ent, good looks andpassion formu-sic.In the past, the SAMA award-

winningartist couldbe seenactingand singing on shows like 7e Laanand Generations. He also hostedhis own popular show calledPetrolkop on the music channelMK.He will be performing some of

his greatest hits suchasParapapa,Babysitter and Song for my Dad.It is a show that’s not to be

missed. He is performing on Satur-day, 26 April at the Athene Confer-ence Centre, Club Mykonos.The time is 19:00 and tickets cost

R100 per person.Contact: 022 707 7000.Snotkop.

SOLUTION FOR BLACKOUTS: Sup-port Parents Lobbying for ActiveYouth (P.L.A.Y) by purchasing a specialcandle at the next Denlyn Park Mar-ket. Lynn Pearson, co-founder ofP.L.A.Y, proudly showed their solutionto the feared rolling blackouts. P.L.A.Y.hosts the popular Denlyn Park Marketevery last Saturday of the month. Thenext market takes on Easter weekend,Saturday 19 April, due to the Lange-baan Lagoon Celebrations on the nextweekend. PHOTO: HELENE MEISSENHEIMER


LLC seprogram ispropvolgelaaiDie program vir die Lange-baan Lagoon Celebration,26 – 27 April, is naastenbygefinaliseer.

Die stampvol program sluitin raakrugby enFit for Fun opdie hoofstrand asook ’n ver-hoog op die hoofstrand waarverskeie kunstenaars gaan op-tree, veteraan-motors, stalle-tjies ommaar ’n paar te noem.Steyn Fourie, destydse wen-

ner van die gewilde televisie-program,Crescendo, tree op asseremoniemeester. Big Mis-chief, ’n inwoner van St. Hele-nabaai, sal hom ondersteun.Die fees word Vrydag 25

Aprilamptelikdeur ’nspesialeoptog van die 4 SpesialeMagteRegiment Langebaan geopen.Die volledige program lyk

tans só:Saterdag 26 April08:00 – 9:00 Fit for fun op die

strand; 08:30 – 13:00Weslanderraakrugby-toernooi;09:00 – 09:15 Die burgemees-

teropenendiesaagspelerHan-nes Saag speel sy saag;09:00 – 18:00 stalletjies by

Breëstraat open;09:00 – 18:00WestCoastWell-

ness Area by die munisipalesaal;09:15 – 10:15 Orkesmarsjeer;09:15–18:00Klassiekemotor-

en waens-uitstalling;10:00 – 11:00 Spesiale magte

se hondedemonstrasie by diehoofstrandgevolgdeur’ndina-miese bootdemonstrasie;11:00 – 12:00 Bingo op die

strand;11:15 – 18:00 Kunstenaars

tree op;18:00 – 21:00 DJ op die ver-

hoog;19:30 – 21:00 Vuurdanse op

die hoofstrand;22:00 - late Black & Gold

aandpartytjie by Flamingo’snagklubVerwante aktiwiteite:09:00 – 15:00 Radiobeheer-

vliegdemonstrasie by ArcelorMittal Radiokontroleklub;

09:00 – 18:00 Weskus-gesond-heidsarea by die munisipalesaal;11:00 – 16:00 skaatsplank-

kompetisie by P.L.A.Y skaats-park met DJ Times; Tye salvasgestel word: Hobie Tigernasionale kampioenskappe &Hobie 16VroueNasionaleOpe(26 – 28 April) skop af by dieLangebaan-seiljagklub;09:00 – 18:00 Bootuitstappies

vanaf die hoofstrand;09:00 – 18h00 Branderry en

sport deur die departementvan kulturele sake by FridayIsland;09:30Familiegholfdagbydie

Langebaan Country Estate;Tye sal vasgestel word vir diepretloop by die LangebaanCountryEstateendie stand-uppaddling (SUP)envlieërplank-rydemonstrasies.Son 27 April09:00 – 17:00 Stalletjies open;09:00 – 10:00 Karate-demon-

strasie;

10:00 – 17:00 Veteraan-mo-tors;12:00 – 17:00 Kunstenaars

tree op die verhoog op;Ander aktiwiteite:08:00 – 11:00 Teikengholf by

die LangebaanCountryEstateMashie-baan;09:00 – 15:00 Radiobeheer-

vliegdemonstrasie by ArcelorMittal Radiokontroleklub;09:00 – 18:00 Branderry vir

gestremdes en sport deur diedepartement van kulturele sa-ke en sport by Friday Island.Meer inligting op die FB-

blad www.facebook.com/Lan-gebaanLagoonCelebration.Stalletjie-eienaars kan ’n

stalletjie by Coleen bespreekby 022 772 1515. Die bedrag be-loop R300 sonder elektrisiteitvir die hele naweek en R400met elektrisiteit vir die na-week.Breëstraat in Langebaan sal

Saterdag van 06:00 tot 18:00 ge-sluit wees.

Steyn Fourie sal die seremo-niemeester wees.

Big Mischief van St. Helena-baai.

Spanne wat wil deelneem aan die Weslander-raakrugbytoer-nooi kan inskryf by Arita Agenbag by 022 713 1251.


CURRO SE MOOISTES: André van der Linde en Adél vanDyk glimlag van oor tot oor ná hulle as Meneer en MejuffrouCurro Langebaan 2014 gekroon is. Dié spoggeleentheid hetop 27 Maart in Curro se skoolsaal plaasgevind.

Jeanique Kotzee, Brian Fi-scher Holloway, Stefan Cron-jé en Nicole de Wet doen ‘dans uit die film, Footloose.

Van links is die tweede prinses Nicole de Wet, Mejuffrou Cur-ro Adél van Dyk en die eerste prinses Jeanique Kotzee.

Die seremoniemeesters vandie aand Jean-Marie Huysa-men en Ettienne Boshoff hetsoos die berugte paartjie,Bonnie en Clyde aangetrek.

Monique Stuyck sit haar bes-te voetjie voor.

Brian Fischer-Holloway, Jeanique Kotzee, Nicole de Wet, Lizade Villiers en Adri Lochner in hulle aanddrag.

Blake Hansen in sy uitrustinggemaak van herwinde mate-riaal. Die sestien deelnemersmoes elkeen in só ’n uniekeskepping op die verhoog pa-radeer.

Koekmeelsakkies was die in-spirasie vir André van derLinde en Liza de Villiers seherwinde uitrustings.


AsdievislusjoupakAs die snoeklus joubeetkry, het die Wes-kusser altyd ’n ant-woord. Jy ry sommergou en koop ’n snoek-kardoesof ’nvars snoekvir braai, by Saldanhase Charlie’s. Die snoek-boks bly gewoonlik nielank toe nie, en spoedigsit jy met blink lippe en’n glinsterende stuur-wiel.

Daardie eerste happieis die lafeniswatdie ryag-ter vis aan gewoonlik ’ngunstige ervaring maak.

Die braai van die snoekverg egter meer aandagen liefde.

En wyn, en appelkoosen knoffelbotter. Wat wilmens meer hê?

Dis die kombinasie vantyd en aandag, inspan-ning, toewyding, ’n kuier-dingetjie en braaivleisge-sels,wat jyeerderonthou.Dis eerder ’n reis- as ’neindbestemming-erva-ring, en gaan eerder oordie kuier as die snoek.

Wat my uitbring by dieamper winter, wat bete-ken dis snoeklooptyd. In’n dorpie soos St. Helenavlek die visbloed soos diesnoekvlekkers dit oopsnyweer die kaai.

Daardie beeld waar diesnoekvlekkers met hullelang messe sny, dan diederms so vinnig soos ’nvloekwoord uitryg, blyvanoggend voor my.

Dis ’n miernes van akti-witeite hier in Houtbaaivandag.

Oral is uitlanders wat

by die Marine Wharf-res-taurant op die hawe kui-er. Ek is lus vir wegneem-snoek en kalamari wat in’n kardoes verpak is.Maar met die nadere kykna die snoek hier, verlangek skielik na die Weskusse Snoekie of Excelsior segebraaide snoekstukke.As jy jou kardoes daarkry, verklap die gewig al-les. Met die oopmaak lykdit of die vis lewe kry soosdie oliedeeg nog borrel.Hier lyk die snoek maarsaai, en lê die drie stuk-kies baie vaal en dood ineen lyn.

Die hele snoekervaringis net nie dieselfde nie,want die Weskus is uit opdie R27. Dis ook net aandie Weskus waar ek een-maal engelvis wou braai.Ek en vrinne stap in ’n su-permark en gaan na dievisrak. Mooi en trots lêdie engelvis oopgevlekvir die omstanders enloer.

Een probleem: die en-gelvis het ’n identiteits-krisis. Op die bordjielangs die vis staan daar:“angle fish”. Bestaandaar ’n “angle fish” won-der ek. Ek weet alle visword “ge- angle”, maar ekkon nie oombliklik dinkaan ‘n “angle”-vis nie.Baie verleë vra ek die vis-vrou of sy “angel” vis hetwant ekwilhaarnie indiegesig vat nie. Sy kyk toena haar geskrif en methaar breëbek passiongap-mond skree-bry sy: “heijulle, loep change daaiangle’g na angel’g.”

SEESKULPIE SE GESINS-DAG: Seeskulpie het on-langs ’n gesinsdag aange-bied. Dit was ’n dag volpret waaraan die kleinsteVissie, die babaklas, totdie grootste gr. R-leerdersdeelgeneem het. Die dag isperfek afgerond deur dieouers se entoesiasme enhul deelname. Op die fotois die wenners van die oor-spronklikste kaskar van dieGroen Mamba-span.

ALMAL GOOI HUL GE-WIG IN: Die ouers en kin-ders trek jaarliks saam opSeeskulpie se familiedag.

FLINTSTONES: Die oor-spronklikste tema vir die dagwas die Flintstones deur dieMeiring-gesin.


TweedeGilly Swartzop12AprilLangebaan Athletics,’natletiekklub vir oud enjonk, vir die sosiale sowelas die ernstige atleet, biedop 12 April sy jaarliksewedloop naamlik die Gil-ly Swartz Memorial Raceaan.

Dit vind by LangebaanCountry Estate plaas – diegholf-landgoed sowat 2 kmbuite Langebaan.Die wedloop is nog in sy

kinderskoene en vind van-jaar vir die tweede keerplaas.DisvernoemnawyleGilly

Swartz,’n groot vriend vanChristopher Rodgers (voor-sitter) om hom te eer. Hywas ook ’n kranige padwed-loopatleet wat ’n groot pas-sie vir die sport gehad het.Die wedloop is die eerste

keer in2013aangebiedenso-wat 240 atlete het daaraandeelgeneem. Verskeie Wes-

kus atletiekklubs, ondermeer Salkoriane, Lange-baan Strandlopers, ArcelorMittal-klub, Swartland enskole soos St. Andrews enDiazville Primêr, was ookdaar.Langebaan Country Esta-

teborgdieprysevirdiewen-nersendaarsalhopegeluks-trekkings wees.’nByvoeging in 2014 is dat

die eerste 300 atlete wat diewedloop voltooi nie net ’n

medalje ontvang nie, maarook ’n “goody bag” om dan-kie te sê vir die ondersteu-ning.Die wedloop bied ’n 5 km

(R20) en ’n 10 km (R30) aan.Registrasie begin om 07:00by LCE.Diewegspringtye is 10 km

om 08:00 en die 5 km om08:15.Navrae: Christopher Rod-

gers by 073 232 0046 of Fran-cios Simerie by 078 761 3740.

Verlede jaar se Gilly Swartz Memorial Race was ’n reusesukses.

Please claim stray petsThere is a sudden increase instray pets that haven’t beenclaimed.These animals are in good

health and must be missingtheir homes and owners asthey don’t seem to like to bealone.Could everyone please

make a concerted effort tokeep their pets safe by keep-ing theminasecureareawith

a locked gate. We know some-times animals do get out butplease make sure yours has acollar with ID and contact de-tails on it.If your pet goes missing

please contact Charmian on082 410 3762 or Lizette on084 244 6414 or take a drive tothe Langebaan Animal Careanimal shelter behindFlamingo’s.

Also, please keep your eyespeeled for a missing cat. Theowners are new in town andare desperately searching forhim.


Less fish inMarchMarch is thought to be ourprime anglingmonth, how-ever this year it did not liveup to its reputation. Againit is probably weather re-lated as we had “strange”weatherforMarch.Someofthe older folk say it is thecoldest March ever, butthey probably forget thattheir blood is getting thin-ner as they grow older.There are however somesigns that winter may beearly this year. There wasthat22 mmrainthat wehadANDmoreimpor-tantly the snoek have ar-rived off St Helena Bay.

The month started withsome south-easterly windsand this resulted in a coupleof large kob being caughtdownat Spreeuwalle, the bestfish being one of 17 kg caughtby Brian Raffles. However,without a doubt the catch ofthe month was a white steen-bras of 14,7 kg caught by ourjunior angler Nico Coetzee.This story has a lovely turn

to it. A couple of months agoweplacedaphotographofhimwith an undersized steenbraswhichhecaughtandhadtore-turn to the water. His state-mentwas thathedidnotmindreturningit ashewouldcatchit again when it was big andhe sure has done that now.Nico is only seven years oldbut landed this magnificentfishwithoutanyhelp fromhisfather. Even old salts such asJossie Sleigh could hardly be-lieve that such a small anglerhad the skills to land this fishafter a 25 minute fight. Welldone Nico!The other fish were very

sporadic with the odd yellow-tail still being takenaswell asa couple of geelbek and kob.March is supposed to be ourprime angling month for bigelf, however they have been

very few and far between thisyear. A couple of nice sizedfish were caught in the falseKhelbutnotinanygreatnum-bers. The stumpies have atlast made an appearance andduring the last week of themonth good sized fish werecaught around the island.March is to them a secondaryspawning season and this iswhy they aggregate aroundthe island.I have now been living and

fishing in Langebaan for 12

years and I have noticed howthe lagoon has changed inthese years. At the yacht clubso much siltation has takenplace that the one jetty canhardly be used except at hightide. Even the inside of theouter jetty is becoming shal-low and it will not be long be-fore it will also become tooshallow. I ask the question,should there not be a scienti-ficstudydoneaboutthemove-ment of sand in the lagoon?April canstill beagoodang-

ling month and with a bit ofluck the large elf can stillmake an appearance. Our re-liable stumpnose should alsostill be around, depending onthe weather.Two snippets of news. The

first is that Langebaan hassaid good bye to one of its realold characters with the deathofEricStromsoe.Ericwas themedical doctor for manyyears, however I will remem-ber him for his excellent ang-ling stories. He simply lovedangling as a sport and wouldalways try to catch fish in alldifferent ways. Rest in peaceEric, we will all miss yourpipeandgreatanglingstories.Lastly I have donemore en-

quiries about the mermaidsand sadly it is a hoax! So an-glers relax, they do not exist– Vince Taylor.

PRET MET GIMNASTIEK: Langebaan Stars Gimnas-tiekklub het op 21 en 22 Maart ’n akrobatiese gimnas-tiekkursus vir afrigters en gimnaste gehou. Meer as 60gimnaste en hul afrigters van regoor Kaapstad en dieWeskus-area het die kursus bygewoon in die gemeen-skapsaal in Langebaan. Die gimnaste het afgeskop metopwarming langs die strandmeer. Die kursus is aange-bied deur ’n fasiliteerder van Gauteng.

April 2014

Laguna-pretdrafmaakdie litte losDie gewilde Laguna Mall5 km en 10 km pretdraf hetweer vanjaar vars lug engesonde plesier aan oud enjonk verskaf.

Die 300 ywerige drawwersen stappers wat aan vanjaarse pretdraf op 29 Maart deel-geneem het, het vroegoggendby Oxigim Laguna Mall weg-gespring. Die roete het hulledeur Longacres geneem enweer naOxigim, ook die eind-punt. Almal wat die pretdrafvoltooihet,het ’nmedaljeont-vang endiewennershet prag-tige trofeë en kontantprysegewen.Die wenner van die 5 km-

pretdraf in die mansafdelingwas Richard Bester van dieSalkoriane-atletiekklub. CarlBoois van dieselfde klub hettweede gekom.AzelBooisvandieSalkoria-

newasdievroulikewenner indie 5 km-pretdraf en AbigailKleinsmith van die Lange-baan-atletiekklubwaskortophaar hakke.Indie10 km-pretdrafhetJe-

raldoKoopmanvandieSalko-riane met die louere wegge-stap en Shaun Bruyns vanLangebaan-atletiekklub hettweede gekom.HeletteBassonvandieLan-

gebaan Strandlopers was dieeerste vrou wat in die 10 km-

pretdraf oordiewenstreepge-hardloophet.NetnáhaarwasJesamme McLeod.Die pretdraf is aangebied

deur die ArcelorMittal Sal-

danha-atletiekklub en ’n ge-deelte van die ingesameldegeld sal aan ’n plaaslike lief-dadigheidsorganisasie ge-skenk word.

En weg is hulle! Die atlete in die 10 km Laguna Mall pretdraf spring weg.FOTO’S: HELÉNE MEISSENHEIMER

Bekende Radio Weskus-omroeper, Petra Meien Natasha Lubbe. FOTO: SHONEEN WENTZIG

Hellette Basson het Saterdag vir die sesde agtereenvolgendekeer die 10 km-afstand van die ArcelorMittal Fun Run by La-guna Mall gewen. Sy het hierdie afstand al elke jaar gewensedert die wedloop se ontstaan. Van links is Pierre Germis-huis van Seeff, Hellette Basson, Nathier Cornelius van Pick nPay, Lebo Mokete van Arcelor Mittal en Chantel van der Nestvan Arcelor Mittal.

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