Issue 128 - FREE
19 MAY 2017
the good news paper
017 631 1903 / 017 631 1845 • admin@thebulletin.co.za • 1 Kiewiet Street, Secunda (Lake Umuzi)
Vote for Karen as Mrs Universe Local bodybuilding and fitness enthusiast, Karen Gräbe is ready for a new challenge. Her brand new gymnasium, KG Fit Gym, will open its doors soon next to Crawdaddy’s at Terra Nova in Trichardt. It is actually more than a gymnasium, it will be a lifestyle centre that sells fitness products, clothing and more. In the meantime, she is also going through the last stages of preparing for the Mrs Universe Competition in Georgia in Europe. Karen will be flying to Georgia on 31 May to represent South Africa. She was diagnosed with Lupus five years ago, but she believes she is healed. This disease causes the body’s immune system to attack its own tissues and organs. Karen has a full life and also gives bootcamp classes every day. It started when people asked her to give them classes. These conversations usually start with: ‘I want to look like you.’ Since Karen started with these classes it has grown from seven people per class to about 25. She gets up at 03:00 every morning, exercises from 04:00 to 05:00, then goes to work at Sasol where she works as a team assistant and after work she is busy with bootcamp classes. The body building and fitness bug bit Karen after she started exercising for health reasons. She now motivates many women and also gives fitness and nutrition advice online. “I want to help women to reach their full potential. “I still also learn about fitness and the body every day,” said Karen. She finished among the Top 5 in the WBFF South Africa in a Bikini Fitness competition in 2015 and was chosen to represent the country at the WBFF World Championships in Las Vegas. One of the things she has to do in the Mrs Universe Competition is to perform a dance. Although this does not come naturally for Karen, she sees it as just another
challenge. Luckily her 15-year-old daughter, Elrize, helps her with that. “A friend of mine sends me a video of the dance, then my daughter has to learn it and then teach it to me,” said Karen. Karen attended the Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Arnold Classic Africa 2017 sports weekend in Johannesburg recently and supported local athletes who took part. May is Lupus Awareness Month and Karen will be using the opportunity in Georgia to create awareness. Her mother, Elize Pieterse will accompany her to Georgia. Karen thanked the public for all the support. You can still keep on voting for her until 3 June by visiting http://www. pageantvote. net/ pageants/ 1136/ contestants/ 9529? voted= true You can also follow her by liking her page on Facebook, KG Fit by Karen Gräbe. - Jana Oosthuizen
Karen Gräbe is ready to represent South Africa at the Mrs Universe Competition in Georgia in June.
Enter to win a spin The Secunda Rally is a national event proudly sponsored by local people. The main sponsor of this event over the past three years is Lake Umuzi. Other sponsors are Graceland, De Stroom Guest Lodge, The Bulletin, Eastvaal Motors, Prommac, TriSec Autohaus, Rawson, Potwyk, TW Group, Ricky B, TNJ Properties, Orambambo, Electrothread, SA Rally and the Nation Rally Commission. The main event at the official end of the rally, is the prize giving event at the service park and Makoro venue at Lake Umuzi. Those who want to celebrate with the winners and drivers alike, can attend this event with free entertainment by Jan Raap and William Black. Tickets to a spitbraai are R110 per person. Five lucky spectators can each win a hot seat spin in a rally car. All you need to do to be in the draw for this prize, is to SMS the answer to the follow easy question before the competition closes. Question: Who has been the main sponsor of the Secunda Rally over the past 3 years? SMS your answer and your name to 33282 before 12:00 on 19 May 2017. Winners will be contacted directly. Remember: Terms and conditions apply. SMS cost R1.50 each.