Stanford river talk october 2014

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Volume 110| OCTOBER 2014 | Stanford‘s monthly newspaper | R14

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letters to the editor

editorial notes Thank goodness for magic. The wonder and marvel of the outdoors at this time of year is as captivating as a magician's performance, with baby bunnies and blossoms appearing as if out of a top hat. It would appear that some simply wave their wands and utter ancient charms and their veggie patches and flower beds respond with vigorous growth. Others find themselves bereft of any skills while their parsley, green peppers and carrots pale and wither.

This month our pages are filled with the razzle and dazzle of a Vegas show from our Blooming Spring photo feature (Page 3) to Liz van der Berg's flirtations with the moon (Spring is Sprung, Page 13). Tasha Saha is spring cleaning the body, soul and mind (Sweeping away the web of winter, Page 11) while Tania Weich sips on Chardonnay (Green Season, Page 12).

The young children and teenagers of Stanford have been up to academic tricks winning prizes left, right and centre (School Talk, Page 8-9) while the village hounds have frolicked in the fields (Nose to Tail, Page 6 ). Naas Terblanche keeps his eyes on the big questions like how to rescue Mother Earth from being 'sawed in half' by humankind (Going, going, gone, Page 16) while our village veterinarian reminds us how to guard against an ancient sinister virus, rabies (Vet Talk, Page 12).

Let me tell you a secret that a local organic gardener from Blue Moon shared: there is no such thing as magical green fingers that can make any old thing grow. Green-fingered people simply increase their odds by planting more, and practising continuously. Often seeds and cuttings don't take, but if you plant fifty, your chances of having at least half rise up like Jack's enchanted beanstalk are greatly improved. The growth itself is a magical mystery tour of life.

MONTHLY CONTRIBUTORS Suzanne Francois-Rossouw, Andrew Herriot, Mike Horn, Olga Koorts, Karen McKee, Don MacIver, Martin Ranger, Bryan Robertson, Tasha Saha, Naas Terblanche, Liz van der Berg and Tania Weich.

COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Taken by Annalize Mouton.

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Thank you and sorry Dear Olga, Lezelle, Zelda and Tatiana A big thank you from the bottom of my lion-heart for looking after me so fabulously when I was unwell. My (human) mother says people are always complaining how expensive vets and doctors are, but she says they have obviously gone to the wrong ones. As much as I like you girls, I am happy to be home and hope not to need to be back too soon.

Lots of love, Gabriel aka Gabes (Melanie Lourens' cat) PS. Sorry, Tatiana, for wetting you while I was in a sedated state.

I was just making sure you never forget me.

A round of applause Thank you to the De Hoop Collection and the Stanford Tourism Board for organizing such a special evening in the NG Kerk – a perfect venue for this event. I loved the programme that the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra compiled – Verdi’s 'Four Seasons' to celebrate Spring in September, rounded off with a Johnny Clegg number – great! I noticed many of the audience nodding their heads in time to the music which was so familiar to us all.

Let’s hope we make this an annual event and encourage Stanfordians to give their support. The ladies who organized the delicious snacks, wine and coffee at interval did a great job. It was an evening to remember. Jill Smith Thank you to all the folks who helped me with lifts while I was without a vehicle.

Suzie Broadbent

Thumbs up I have recently done alterations to my home in Church Street.

This resulted in many loads of rubble that needed removal.

There may be several people in the village in a similar position who require rubble, garden or other refuse to be removed.

I would like to recommend a very reliable person who has been efficient, punctual and motivated. His name is Bongani Nyankombi although he goes by the name, Jabu. Please contact me for a reference and his details.

Darryl Wood, 083 773 8533

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Opinions of contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the editor. Copyright All material in this issue is copyrighted, and belongs to The Really Famous Publishing CC unless otherwise indicated. No part of the material may be reproduced without prior permission. Published and printed by The Really Famous Publishing CC.

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Blooming Spring Stanfordians love their gardens, whether large, formal and sprawling, quaint and wild, or tiny and potted. Locals sent us some pictures of their best blooming corners and of nature bursting into technicolour. Doesn't it just make you feel like climbing trees or doing rolypolies down a grassy bank?

PICNIC SEASON Our Picnic Shed re-opens on 1 October for picnic lunches & cheese platters, served with local wines and new craft beers.

Shop in the deli area to create your own basket or enjoy a cup of tea/coffee with cake. Open every day from 11:00, bring the kids to have fun in the play park and meet our animals!

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news & updates

Wouldn’t it be lovely?

Four Stanford organisations (Tourism, Ratepayers, Conservation and Heritage) agreed last year that the village desperately needs to revitalise itself to attract more nonresident people to walk the streets, purchase goods and enable restaurants to be viable.

Some residents may disagree, but Stanford businesses cannot survive on local support only – they need the inflow from day visitors to keep our economy going and protect our (property) investment.

So the organisations approached local resident and landscape architect Bernard Oberholzer to draw up four precinct plans to improve Queen Victoria Street, the village green, the community centre and the riverfront. The cost is to be borne by these organisations (so please become members, they do have your best interest at heart).

The proposed Queen Victoria Street precinct was presented to Stanfordians in July 2014, resulting in the mayor inviting us to make the same presentation to the municipality’s top management on 16 September. The municipality was suitably impressed by the concept – so much so that the deputy mayor and municipal manager verbally undertook to embrace the concept and approach it in the same way they are presently planning the Hermanus CBD revitalisation!

The planning principles for Queen Victoria Street include: • Creating a ‘sense of arrival’ at a heritage village; • Greater emphasis on safe, comfortable, lively, pedestrian-friendly streets; • Public spaces for pedestrians, elderly, children and the handicapped – not just vehicles; • Parking areas shared for day/ evening activities – avoiding duplication;

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Queen Victoria street now.

Crying out for upliftment.

• Regular markets, festivals, displays, music etc. to create an interest and attract visitors; and • Greater emphasis on ‘greening’ Stanford through street tree planting to relieve blank walls with hard surface paving in front of them.

zoning scheme is totally inappropriate to Stanford’s historical town layout. More fitting would be shared parking facilities. An example would be to knock down the wall of the municipality’s parking area and create an open space that could be used in the evenings and over weekends.

Bernard’s proposal is therefore to create four ‘market squares’ along Queen Victoria Street, as indicated below. Please note that these are only proposals, as they will need the buy-in from property and shop owners following a consultation process. Some may not be interested in improving pedestrian access, while others may want to create a plaza feeling in an area not indicated on this map. Furthermore, this will not happen overnight, even though the municipality has indicated that it may favourably consider any such proposal from landowners by means of a private/public partnership. This could be possible as the ward committee has requested that the Queen Victoria precinct be part of the municipality’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP). It is proposed that R2 million be allocated to this project in the 2015/6 financial year.

More information (as well as the presentation made to the municipality) is available on the website: www.stanfordconservation.co.za.

Bea Whittaker

Pedestrian sidewalk – or municipal services area?

Instead of demarcating sidewalks with curbing, the concept is to have a continuous surface that allows for larger pedestrian areas. These can incorporate trees and municipal services, rather than putting these services on a 1.5 metre narrow sidewalk that forces pedestrians to walk in the street, and makes no provision for disabled people.

The ‘street’ area will subsequently be narrower, naturally slowing down traffic and in some places forcing people to wait for a car to pass before proceeding.

All this takes a municipal mind shift, as town planning guidelines regard vehicles to be more important than people/pedestrians and therefore parking and vehicular accessibility take preference over human needs. It also needs a personal mind shift, as we get upset if we cannot park right in front of the bank, shop etc.

In the light of the proposed human-friendly approach to Queen Victoria Street, the present parking issue was also addressed. It was suggested that the existing ‘one size fits all’ parking regulations in the Overstrand

WARD COMMITTEE REPORT Meeting held 11 September 2014

2015/16 BUDGET: WISH LIST Various recreational budget items that have been on the ‘wish list’ for years were removed by the Ward Committee. These include a swimming pool, more change rooms and toilet facilities for the soccer field, and a spectator stand for the rugby field. Items remaining (apart from large infrastructure costs such as electricity, sewerage and storm water upgrades, and a groundwater pipeline) are tarring of roads (R1M), pavements in Shortmarket and Daneel Streets R200K, lights in Pniel and Dreyer Streets (R200K) and tourism infrastructure along the riverfront (R500K). New on the wish list is R2M for the Stanford Rejuvenation Project (more on pg 4) and R1M from external funding for the tarring of De Bruyn Street.

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RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT The specifications for the tender for an Environmental Impact Assessment will be submitted this month and will hopefully go out to tender in October.

SEWERAGE LEVIES

The punitive levy for call-outs to empty conservancy tanks more than twice a month was revoked by Council in August. However, people who request too many call-outs will be scrutinised, and there will be no more standing orders for emptying tanks – only telephone calls will be accepted.

WATERBORNE SEWERAGE UPGRADE

Expected completion date: end November 2014. Previous reports that the Du Toit street pumping station would be smaller than the one in De Bruyn Street was based on a misunderstanding with the word ‘smaller’. The municipality meant smaller footprint – we understood smaller infrastructure!

PAVEMENT IN BEZUIDENHOUT STREET (From the clinic to the Williem Appel Dam.) The execution thereof has been delayed as detailed engineer’s drawings of the road alignment and existing services are required.

BOTTLE STORE SPRING TRADING HOURS Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 09:00 - 18:00 (closed 14:00-15:00) Wednesday Closed Friday 08:00 - 20:00 Saturday 08:00 - 17:00 Phone: 082 7811 704 or email: reservations@stanfordvillage.co.za.

ILLEGAL INFILLING AT WILLEM APPEL DAM

The rehabilitation plan has been accepted by the municipality and 750 tons of rubble was removed. Rehabilitation of the slopes and vegetation will soon commence after an Environmental Control Officer is appointed and should be completed end November 2014.

GREEN TEAM FUNDING

The Department of Environmental Affairs has agreed in principle to extend the Working for the Coast Programme by two years (July 2015 – June 2017).

PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT It was agreed that wooden

playground equipment could be erected on the market square on the site of the old ‘jukskei’/ tennis court (Shortmarket Street). Metal playground equipment will be placed in the vicinity of Moore Street on the vacant stand adjacent to the old graveyard. Unfortunately the municipality is not allowed to erect anything on the old rugby field/ graveyard area, as the land belongs to Public Works and not the municipality.

Bea Whittaker

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news & updates

CPF NEWS Detective Update Our detective team has had an extremely busy three months of investigations, arrests and successful convictions. The figures given below serve as an acute reminder to all of us to remain vigilant in protecting our homes and businesses.

• Possession of dagga, tik and mandrax: 30 • Illegal selling of liquor: 4 • Drunken driving: 4 • Theft: 3 • Housebreaking: 2 • Abalone poaching: 2 • Assault – grievous bodily harm:1 • Common assault: 2 • Contravention of protection order:1 • Possession of illegal ammunition:1 • Shoplifting:1 Congratulations to the team for securing successful convictions for all of the above crimes.

Dogged enthusiasm raises thousands

Best friends: Villagers and visitors with their canine kids.

Stanford Animal Welfare’s Nose to Tail Trail on Heritage Day was a great success. The sun shone, the bees buzzed, and spring was in the Dan Plato Road Show air. Many Stanford dogs plus some from De Kelders and Hermanus Community Safety MEC Dan Plato, in collaboration with the CPF, turned up for a fun walk along the river. Most had never experienced recently held a public meeting in the Community Hall to address crime the Milkwood Forest off upper Queen Victoria Street. There is an concerns in the Overstrand. It was encouraging to see many children inviting path winding through gnarled milkwoods, just right for curious from both schools in attendance. The meeting emphasised the urgent dogs. The Conservation Trust team have done amazing work on the need to form community anti-crime safety support groups especially in Wandelpad! regard to all forms of abuse, drug -taking and gangs. Thanks to Okkie We handed out many dog related prizes thanks to the generous Smuts and Die Bron for their support. support from Elanco, Afrivet, Bayer, Hills and Virbac. Thank you to New Liquor Laws Stanford Vet Clinic, Birkenhead Estate for bottled water, Janet Marshall Warrant Officer Slamat advises that the law now provides for the from Whalecoast FM, our 8 flag-waving marshals, and everyone else arrest and conviction of not only the driver, but also of any passengers who helped to make this day such a success. We raised over R5 000! caught consuming alcohol in a car whether either travelling in it, or Thank you, Stanford, for being so supportive of your Animal Welfare when the car is stationary.

Society.

Annie Ranger CPF – Annual General Meeting The AGM will be held on Thursday 6 November at 18.00 in the Community Hall. All residents and visitors are welcome to attend.

Stuart Anderson

Old dogs and new tricks GERATEC is the only full service provider of outsourced services to long-term care facilities and retirement homes throughout South Africa. Their core services include catering, housekeeping, caring, staff development & training, and management consulting.

GERATEC is also home to the South Africa branch of the Eden Alternative, a non-profit organisation which promotes a holistic approach in the management of retirement homes.

A part of its extensive social responsibility programme, GERATEC is also the proud founder and sponsor of the South African Care Forum, an initiative that encourages a more professional and ‘person-centred’ approach for service providers in the long-term care and retirement industry.

All interested residents of Stanford and surrounds are invited to attend the Conversation Hub led by Rayne Stroebel of Geratec. It will be held at the Dutch Reformed Church Hall, Monday 27 October, at 11:00. The topic for discussion is how Stanford can become a place where you can live out your life without having to move into a frail care home as you begin to need more assistance with everyday living.

Please join us and make your ideas heard.

Elma Hunter

STANFORD PROPERTY SALES Seven properties in Stanford were issued with sales certificates in September. These figures include name transfers.

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Visit our wholesale fynbos and tree nursery at Grootbos for a wide variety of local indigenous waterwise plants at the best prices in the Cape.

Open: Monday – Friday: 8h30 – 16h30

We also do landscaping Contact Susan 082 436 4730 or Sharlene 072 143 8894

news & updates

TOURISM TALKS Elbé van Heerden, Hermanus Times

Onwards and upwards

Overstrand Tourism Ambassador Programme interns and officials.

A big thank you to the Stanford business owners who joined the Tourism Ambassador Programme on 22 September, and gave some very excited unemployed youth a hand-up. Klein River Cheese, Mosaic Private Sanctuary, Stanford Hills Estate as well as Stanford Tourism joined the programme, and started the year-long journey with their interns.

Each learner trains in a specific area, either a Certificate in Food and Beverage Services or Accommodation Services. It is a 12-month on-thejob training initiative that leads to a NQF registered qualification awarded

by CATHSSETA (the Culture Art Tourism Hospitality and Sports SETA). The project is completely funded by the National Department of Tourism and Networx for Career Development was chosen as the project implementer.

Learners are given invaluable experience while host employers are involved in the training of young people, and who knows, might even be training future employees?

On an early festive note, we are planning for the Ietsie vir Almal Christmas street market again this year. For all enquiries or to book a stall, please contact John Withers 028 341 0553.

Chantel Oosthuysen Stanford Tourism

Stanford is proud of the achievements of Anchelle Damon who, after leaving school, has taken every opportunity that came her way. She completed a three month course at the Chrysalis Academy in Tokai where she abseiled, kayaked, hiked and rock climbed. She also learnt about hospitality, computer literacy and tourism. Later she went on to complete the Growing the Future Programme at Grootbos. For Anchelle, one of the highlights of the Grootbos programme was being chosen to visit the Eden Anchelle Damon Project in Cornwall, England for three weeks, where she propagated plants from Africa. Since her return she has studied to be a Field Guide and has been appointed as the Head Coach of netball for Football Foundation of South Africa, working in Gansbaai and Stanford schools. She is a role model for young girls, showing that if one takes opportunities when they present themselves, and works with enthusiasm, one can go forward in life.

Anchelle received a Certificate of Excellence from the Mayor this year. Elma Hunter

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STANFORD TREASURE TROVE Stanford Treasure Trove, purveyor of previously loved items, is opening its doors on 3 October 2014. Based in Norfolk Square, 36 Daneel Street, we shall be open from Wednesday - Saturday, 10:00 - 17:00 & Sundays 09:00 - 12:00. A variety of the following items on consignment include: • old & modern furniture • cape country • art deco • quality fabrics & linen • cutlery • arts & crafts • up-market whites, i.e. fridges, deepfreezes, washing machines • boats • motor vehicles • garden furniture • eclectic electronics and a host of other little gems Stanford Treasure Trove will provide a viewing platform for these goods. You, the owner, will be the seller and will set the price. We will help facilitate your sale but will not assume any responsibility for authenticity, condition or ownership - that resides with you. A modest introduction fee (a portion of which will go to a designated charity) for this facility will be based on the selling price. Included in the fee is the opportunity to have your goods photographed and listed on locally-designed websites, such as: www.stanfordtreasuretrove.co.za (currently under construction) and Facebook’s Buy & Sell Stanford.

For more info please contact; Royd on 071 128 5533 or Lynn on admin@stanfordtreasuretrove.co.za.

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school talk DIE BRON

Gr. 4-7 Afrikaans Poetry, all of them received Gold.

Overberg Eisteddfod Gr. R-3 Afrikaans Poetry.

Grade R-3 English Poetry, Honourable Mention 3, Silver 8, Gold 7 and Cum Laude 2.

Gr.4-7 English Poetry.

M de Villiers: 2nd place in Excellence in Primary Teaching for the National Teachers Awards.

Spelling Tweet: Zukile Plestin 1st place in Overberg District Spelling Competition (isiXhosa).

Overberg Eisteddfod Prestige Concert: Winners for isiXhosa poetry in their different catagories, (From left) Brown Mangali, Liyema Matikinca, Axjean Stompies and Aniza Phillips.

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Overberg Eisteddfod isiXhosa Poetry Gr.R-7.

Learners' salute Ons is baie hartseer oor ons geliefde prinsipaal, Mev Sybill October wat eersdaags aftree – sy is ‘n besonderse juffrou wat haar hart en lewe aan ons skool, gegee het.

In die 47 jaar wat sy hier betrokke was, was sy ‘n uitstaande leier wat diep voetspore in die skool se geskiedenis agterlaat – haar eerlike toegewyde persoonlikheid het almal laat saamwerk en was sy ‘n positiewe invloed op sowel die die leerders en die opvoeders. Ons gaan haar baie mis, veral die Graad 7s – sy het altyd gese ‘n mens moet die fondasies gooi voordat jy kan bou en was sy heeltyd daar tydens ons ‘bou proses’. Ons is dankbaar dat sy so ‘n groot deel van ons lewens was. Aniza Philips 'Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion.

Shout, daughter of Jerusalem!

See, your king comes to you, Righteous and having salvation, gentle.

She will proclaim peace to the nations.

Her rule will extend from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth.'

Based on Zechariah 9:9 Mrs. Sybill October was like a Grandmother to us. She treated us the way we wanted her to treat us, and was always in a good mood. She always encouraged us to do our best. Mrs. October was the best principal in our school. She made us realize good things about education. Farewell, Mrs. Sybill October! We will miss you.

Lerato Hermanus

Farewell, Mrs October Sybill October became principal of Die Bron Primary School in 1994 during a time of change in government and the curriculum.

She promoted the holistic development of children and was actively involved in the extra-mural programme of the school, so much so that she was selected as an exchange principal to travel to Denmark to exchange ideas about our school cultural programmes.

She is passionate about conservation and all learners take part in tree planting on Arbor Day. She can be described as being strong, dynamic and passionate.

As the staff leader she constantly encouraged teachers to equip themselves with deep emotional capabilities and skills for moulding, mentoring and developing the whole child. As the mentor of the prefects she helped to develop the skills of our future leaders.

She encouraged good behaviour, and respect for all cultures and religions. Mrs October always led by example, by being a kind, responsible, polite, friendly, understanding and democratic principal. As a Christian she has strong moral values.

Sybill October’s dedication and enormous contribution to the teaching profession is virtually unmatched as she has devoted 47 years to educating generations of learners at Die Bron Primary School in Stanford.

If she had to live her life again, she would not hesitate to become a teacher again as it runs in her veins. She leaves the teaching profession with dignity, knowing and believing that she has touched the lives of many children and made a difference.

We salute her and wish her a well-earned retirement with her family.

Hamba Kahle, Juffrou Sybill!

Carina Nicholson

Eisteddfod news

Some local learners were invited to appear at the Prestige Concert of 2014 Overberg Eisteddfod Prize Winners held on 17 September. Overstrand Arts – Kunste (OAK) hosted the event which included Art, Dance, Speech and Drama, and Music. Well done to Griffin Nale (Speech and Drama), Rachel and Samantha Horn, Gida Roodt and Charlotte Withers (Junior Ballet Ensemble), Matthew Privett (Art) and Brown Mangali and Aniza Phillips (isiXhosa Speech and Drama). The arts are alive and well in the Overberg.

FUNIMFUNDO

SPRING AT FUNIMFUNDO PRE-SCHOOL Intwasahl obo yenza ilizwe libe yindawo yolonwabo noncumo kubantu ngabantu.

Iintyatya mbo ziyahluma nentaka ziyabonak ala, Awu, ingaba kumnandi ukuphila?

Spring makes the world a happy place you see a smile on every face.

Flowers come out and birds arrive, Oh, isn’t it grand to be alive?

Maryanne Ward

school talk OKKIE SMUTS

Abigail Barkhuizen Graad 2A: Wenner van Wes-Kaapse Provinsiale spel byeenkoms. Sy verteenwoordig Okkie Smuts op18 Oktober weer in Stellenbosch by die Nasionale byeenkoms.

Johan de Villiers (right) scored 20/20 and Tanique van der Walt 19/20 in the annual Mathematics Problem Solving Cluster competition for Circuit 2 held on 3 September at Lukhanyo Primary School for the Hermanus and surrounding schools. Johan took 1st place overall in Circuit 2 and Tanique 2nd place.

We are very proud of our learners showing off their mathematics skills.

Wenners van die Overberg Distrik spel byeenkoms: (Agter links na regs) Craig Mohr – 1ste Engels graad 3, Nick Mohr – 3de Engels graad 3, Nelissa Yana – 2de Engels graad 2, Aby Molisi – 2de Engels graad 3, (Voor) Salmah Sydow – 1ste Engels graad 2 en Abigail Barkhuizen – 2de Afrikaans graad 1.

Congratulations to our learners who participated in this year's OAK Eisteddfod for the Arts. Special mention is made of those who obtained Silver, Gold and Cum Laude certificates: English Sight Reading (Gr R-3): K. Conrad, S. Sydow and N. Yana English Sight Reading (Gr 4-7): S. McGear, G. Muller and J. Rossouw English Poetry (Gr R-3): T. Mmereki, C. Mohr (Cum Laude), N. Mohr and L. McKee English Poetry (Gr 4-7): L. Apolisi, J. Bester (Cum Laude), J. Coetzee (Cum Laude), B. Mhlotlo, R. Petersen, G. Ockhuys, E. van der Schyff (Cum Laude), Q. Apolisi, M. Temmers, A. Miles, S. Louw and A. Hattingh Afrikaans Gedigte (Gr R-3): A. McThomas, T. van der Walt, N. Nieuwoudt, K. Marshall, R. May, C. Cornelius, J. Dreyer (Cum Laude) en C. Moos Afrikaans Gedigte (Gr 4-7): J. Bester, N. Dreyer, W. Dreyer, K. Fourie, B. Damon, J. Appel, M. Temmers (Cum Laude), S. Louw en Amy Hattingh Afrikaans Bladlees (Gr 4-7): G. Hendricks, J. Rossouw, H. Greyling en G. Johannes (Cum Laude) Art (Gr R-3): C. du Toit, C. van der Poll, L. le Roux and N. Yana Art (Gr 4-7): D. van Heerden, J. Bester (Cum Laude), A. Booysen, J. Coetzee, M. Privett (Cum Laude), J. Koegelenberg (Cum Laude), M. Potgieter, C. Blomerus, H. Greyling, M. Temmers (Cum Laude), Z. Anderson, C. Goss and A. Hattingh

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Running calendar 4-5 OCT Berg and Beach Trail Run 27km, Fernkloof 12 OCT Outsurance Gun Run 21km, 10km & 5km. Cape Town 18 OCT Voet van Afrika 42km, 21km &10km. Bredasdorp 25 OCT Botrivier Van der Stel Pass 21km, 10km & 5km. Bot River 9 NOV Cape Point Half Marathon 22 NOV Die Vlakte Marathon, 21km & 10km. Heidelberg (this is the last Comrades qualifier for 2013!)

20 DEC Onrus 10km 31 DEC Danger Point Half Marathon MORE INFO ON WWW.RUNNERSGUIDE.CO.ZA

WHAT'S ON

email your events to design@stanfordrivertalk.co.za Every Wednesday, Graze Farmers Market, 09:00-12:00, Graze Restaurant Every Saturday, Saturday Morning Market, 09:30-12:00, Stoep of Stanford Hotel.

Friday, 3 October, 9:00 – 3:00, Stanford Treasure Chest Opening, Norfolk Square, 36 Daneel Street. Fine used furnishings to view: quirky antiques, quaint cottage styles, art deco and many more. Bargain counter.

3-5 October, Stanford Art Stroll, Stanford artists open their homes to allowing visitors to view their work Please collect a map from Stanford Tourism before 17:00. Opening times: Friday: 16:00 – 20:00, Sat: 9:00 – 15:00, Sun: By appointment only.

Saturday, 4 October, 10:00, Stanford Kerk Bazaar & Blomme Skou. Music, eats, bakes, car boot sale, and kiddies activities for a fun day in the country.

18 October, Stanford Trunk Show: Azizi Designs Spring Range @ Villa di Baia, 14:00 – 18:00. Azizi is a proudly South African brand designed and manufactured by local women. RSVP: Pamela 082 336 1573. Complimentary tea, cake and wine.

25 October, St Thomas Anglican Church Annual Bazaar, 10:00 – 14:00, Kiewitz Hall @ corner of Poole and Reguit Street. Food and treats with all the usual kermis fare and fanfare.

Games for children. Fun for the whole family.

25 October, Hopeland Project, Fynbos Community Academy Auction @ Stanford Village, 11:00 – late afternoon.

The Fynbos Community Foundation is planning an auction to raise R600 000 still needed for their Hopeland Project in Stanford. The aim is to develop a facility where much-needed after-care services can be provided for at least 80 learners (grade R to 7) from the HOP-land (RDP-housing) area on the outskirts of Stanford. A building in the Stanford industrial area was purchased for R850 000 and the foundation has been given until 31 October 2014 to raise the funds.

27 October, Conversation Hub led by Rayne Stroebel of Geratec. It will be held at the Dutch Reformed Church Hall, Monday at 11:00. See page 6.

31 October, Stanford Sunset Market @ Community Hall or Village Green (weather dependent), 18:00 – 20:00 1 November, Rotary Car Boot Sale, 9am Village Green.

14 November, Tina Schouw Live @ Tasting Room, Stanford Hills Estate. Tickets available from Stanford Tourism and Tasting Room, 18:30, cash bar and food available.

WHAT’S ON IN HERMANUS:

ERWIN'S

3-6 October, Hermanus Whale Festival, celebrating its 23rd year. Enquires: 028 313 0928 or email: festival@hermanus. co.za or visit www.whalefestival.co.za

Traditional German Meat Products

3-6 October, Craft Pop-up Shop, IPIC Shopping Centre.

Come and support local crafters, some from Stanford, at the Pop-up Shop in Hermanus. The store will be set up by CCDI and the Overstrand Municipality.

produced locally from only the best cuts of meat and spices Products available at our local Spar Cell 082 441 5533 • www.erwins.co.za STANFORD RIVER TALK 10

3-6 October, The VIVA ART FESTIVAL, Hermanus Whale Festival. Anyone who is interested to join us and paint a wall please call Regina on 076 375 7116.

WHAT’S ON IN BAARDSKEERDERSBOS 25-26 October, B'Bos Art Route.

holistic health talk

Sweep away the web of winter Tasha Saha follows in the steps of Mrs Tittlemouse The world is on the move again and so it is within, as our bodies wake from the winter and begin to bloom. As the weather warms, this internal thaw can result in flu and colds, skin rashes and blemishes, congested sinuses and headaches.

Inconvenient as they are, these are all signs that your body is beginning to throw off the fluids and toxins accumulated over a long winter: a healthy, positive process. This year support your body’s innate wisdom and move in tune with nature by following these simple tips for a graceful shift into spring.

SPRING CLEAN Spring is the natural time for undertaking a seasonal cleanse.

Give your body the boost it needs by cutting out animal products, processed foods, sugar, alcohol and coffee for a week or longer to allow it to catch up on winter’s cleansing backlog. Supplementing your morning juice with a teaspoon each of bentonite clay and psyllium husk will cleanse stagnant energy and matter from the digestive tract and often makes a vast contribution to looking and feeling more vibrant and alive. Twisting yoga asana energise the body and assist the colon, liver and kidneys with elimination.

SPRING GREENS Put aside the heavy, rich comfort foods and eat for life by incorporating more fresh greens into your diet. Leafy greens, particularly the bitter varieties like dandelion, chicory or sorrel help cleanse your liver for bright eyes and glowing skin. Try growing your own sprouts for food full of life force that packs a protein punch. More raw foods in your diet mean that your skin and your body’s other systems stay hydrated and happy too.

SPRING BLOSSOM Use the energy and vitality of the season to initiate positive habits or start new projects. Let the kinder weather encourage you to get outdoors and be active, loving the world while you’re at it. Where winter’s slow energies encourage us to nestle down and retreat, spring brings fresh winds and vast potential – breathe in deeply!

The villagers Sara Abbot lives in one of the most beautifully maintained houses in Stanford with its brilliant whitewashed walls, pretty blue door and sweet-smelling thatch. She is a horse enthusiast, artist and energetic villager who can often be seen walking her hounds, shopping at the fresh produce markets or laughing with friends at our high street cafes.

How did you end up in Stanford?

Well, it was a long time ago in the early 1980s, that we bought a tract of land on the river known as Middelberg. In 1989 we built a house that was practical and easy to maintain and came down for holidays, moving permanently in 1992. Although I was reluctant to leave Cape Town, the farm developed with livestock and trees and I could keep a horse. I couldn't have been happier. It seemed such an adventure! It was also an inspiration to keep painting and drawing in those beautiful surrounds.

What is your favourite fun or relaxing activity in the Overberg?

Walking the dogs along the river in the evening, especially at this time of year; enjoying the night-scented bushes (Gnidia) and watching the sun go down or the moon rise ... perhaps with a local wine and cheese! I also love paddling with a good friend on the river on a weekend.

What is your vision for the people of this village?

I would love it if we could be kind and caring towards each other, and try to see others' viewpoints. In addition I think it is important to reach out to people and cross the barriers more than we have. I am not necessarily encouraging hand-outs but also more practical help, passing on knowledge and skills we may have.

If you could choose any three people (dead or alive, famous or not) to have dinner with, whom would you choose and why?

Bruce Springsteen; why is pretty obvious, plus he'd need to wind up playing!

Greg Kerr, my knowledgeable fun art teacher; why ... he's the opposite of boring and adds bits of quirky information and a terrific sense of humour to all conversations.

Tan Twan Eng, author of books 'The Garden of Evening Mists' and 'The Gift of Rain', both of which made me see life differently. I have been dying to meet him.

Please, I must add one more... a woman! Dame Judi Dench – I can think of many reasons why she should be there. Wouldn't she make a dinner party fun?

IN MEMORIAM Brummer Olivier Adventurer, photographer, nature and bird lover, friend, son, brother, husband and father. You have no idea the gap you have left in all our lives. We will miss you forever.

Our deepest sympathies to Brummer’s family.

From all your friends in Stanford Mark and Mandy Erwee Our hearts ache for the loss of our dearest friend Brummer Olivier.

Every starry night, wild orchid, tiny bird's nest and tequila sunrise will make us love you more. You live on in our hearts and through your beautiful boys, Anton and Emile. Walk strongly with God, my friend, until we meet again.

Blessings Adrian, Cher, Taigh and Emma Rose xxxx Get your body summer ready phone Jacolene for appointment STANFORD RIVER TALK 11

By Suzanne Francois-Rossouw

wine talk

Green Season

Tania Weich

Tania Weich embraces spring and gulps green wine Yep! It’s the blooming season according to the rhythm of Mother Nature.

In sipping circles, our wine style tends to change. Our preference leans to the shade of grass… green.

But before you begin to wonder if I have gone blooming crazy, I mean green wine, really – allow me to quote acclaimed Jancis Robinson, Wine Master, journalist, critic and advisor for the wine cellar of Queen Elizabeth II. 'White grapes are actually green in colour, and are evolutionarily derived from the red grape.' Green or white, call it what you may, it includes some of the finest wines in the world.

Sadly, green grapes have been given a bad-graperap. Wine consumers have formed cults to convey how ‘uncool’ it is to quaff white wine. Oh yes! You have likely heard of the following ABC, specifically formed to repel one of our better known and regal grape varieties. At one wine tasting the guests hissed at me in unison 'Anything But Chardonnay'. Sect members snicker and simply refuse to taste the flavours of apple from cooler regions in comparison to the tropical fruit, pineapple flavour, which is more pronounced from warmer regions.

Each to his own! Classically, Chardonnay wines are dry, sweeter and less expensive wines. The exposure to some oak treatment during or after fermentation may be French oak wine barrels or through soaking oak chips in the wine. Another style involves the addition of liquid essence of oak. So there are a variety of styles to choose from, or to shun.

The bottom line is that Chardonnay is used in a huge amount of everyday wine and it is one of the main grapes from which Champagne (and closer to home, MCC) is made.

Under the smile of the summer sun, or for sundowners at sunset, I say, 'Let’s go blooming crazy, drink green wine and sip Chardonnay this season.

plant talk

Kleurvolle Hangmandjies Met die weer wat begin warmer word kry mens sommer lus vir tuinmaak. Ek was onlangs by ‘n plaaslike kwekery en dis net lente kleur waar jy kyk! Dit het my sommer lus gemaak vir tuinwerk.

Met diè het ek besluit om een van my hangmandjies oor te doen.

Omdat so daar soveel was om van te kies was dit maar moeilik om te besluit. Ons het meestal skaduwee op ons woonstel stoep, dus moes ek 'n keuse maak uit skaduplante wat nie diep grond benodig nie. Daar is so baie kombinasies wat mens kan maak! Ek het uiteindelik besluit op Begonia, Lobilia en Kappertjie saailinge.

Begin so: Voer jou mandjie uit met coir en sit swart plastiek binne-in (dit keer dat die grond nie so gou uitdroog nie). Die plastiek moet oor die rand van die mandjie hang terwyl jy besig is om te plant. Volgende word die grond benodig. Sit net genoeg grond in sodat die plante se wortels net onder die rand van die mandjie is.

My plante was almal in 6-pakkies so ek kon die mandjie ¾ volmaak.

Meng dan Rapid Raiser in die grond, en sit daarna die plantjies in. Vul die gate tussen die plantjies met grond. Skud nou die mandjie liggies rond om seker te maak dat die grond eweredig versprei is.

Hang die mandjie op en gee die plante water sodat hul vas kan sak.

Nadat alles goed nat is, gebruik ‘n stuk draad of sosatie stokkie om gate in die plastiek te steek sodat die water kan uitloop. Laastens, wanneer alles in plek is kan jy die plastiek terugsny. Moet dit nie te kort sny nie want dit sal veroorsaak dat die water oor die rand van die mandjie loop, en sodoende die plante laat verdroog. Maak seker om jou mandjie elke 2 dae water te gee, en in die somer sommer elke dag. Die mandjie moet ook elke 4 tot 6 weke plantevoedsel kry. Ek het gevind dat Vigorosa van Super Impact for Roses briljant werk met uistekende resultate. Geniet dan jou veelkleurige hangmandjie!

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OUT AND ABOUT IN THE OVERBERG

Spring is sprung Liz van der Berg wrangles with her veggies

S

omehow my petals wilt a little at the thought of getting the veggie patch up and running again.

Someone once said that gardening is an exercise in optimism and this thought is always in the back of my notso-green-fingered mind. It’s the activity that’s often top of the dream list that comes with moving to the countryside, alongside miraculously gaining a healthy lifestyle, friends in flowing summer dresses, interesting animals. My dream is to not run out of herbs and that culinary staple, mixedlettuce-leaves-with-rocket. The thought of pots just outside the kitchen door overflowing with parsley and chives is ever present, and the image of harvesting seasonal veg served al fresca in a gloriously Morrocan/French Provencál cum bush-lodge scene decorated with gorgeous patio furniture out of Visi magazine, fade to... oops, sorry. Well, that’s the dream.

In reality, I do have a friend who wears flowing cotton

dresses but where we live we have some uninvited gardening volunteers; baboons, porcupines and bokkies that, in the blink of an eye, can turn our exercise in optimism into a downward spiral of gloom. Plants can be pulled out, bitten once and then discarded! Who would have thought that mousebirds like greenpeppers, leaving me with just stalks! The idea of spanning the whole patch with chicken wire is just too ambitious for my few cherry tomatoes although the veggie garden at Bodhi Khaya is an inspiration. Circular, like a massive wagon wheel, with a net roof – it's garden treasures are completely protected from baboons.

Winter saw me diligently making compost circles of wire filled with kitchen waste, kraal manure and chicken poop, gathering grass cuttings and preparing the beds while I dreamt of spring and flourishing seedlings.

I went big and bought heirloom seeds, read every gardening book I own and waited for the

Arms full of vegetables.

new moon, following the synodic cycle. This essentially divides the lunar cycle into four phases or quarters. It groups the plants into root crops, foliage, crops with seeds inside and those with seeds on the outside. It assigns plants to the phases of the moon which best suit their growing characteristics. Most of mine needed to be sown after the new moon.

I planted my future pantry in an excited, impatient frenzy. The anti-climax was beyond the pale – I have no garden of earthly delights. Maybe I over-watered and transplanted too soon, maybe my soil was too sandy and the seeds got too cold. The little plantlets were yellowish, puny and floppy. Oh, the disappointment!

And then someone told me to watch 'Return to Eden' – a short doccie that has revolutionized my garden. Gone is the concept of turning earth, fertilizers, pesticides and watering. And the secret... woodchips!

Skipping over the religious quotes, it provides a very educational, inspiring and actually quite logical approach to veggie gardening. Check out the 'Back To Eden' official website where you can watch the whole documentary, and throw all the unnecessary clobber from the nurseries away.

Happy gardening!

Thanks to rsandss.blogspot.com (a great blog on homesteading and veggie gardening in South Africa) for the blurb on planting by the lunar calender.

kitchen talk Bryan Robertson

Roadtrippin' on a shoestring So, The Kid tells me about a road trip that is happening at the end of October, and she needs some ideas for easy-to-prepare meals that could become breakfast or supper, and will be manageable with limited cooking utensils. Keeping in mind that the oldest person on this trip will be 19, it has to be simple. Allow me to present the simplest, most reasonably priced meal that can be prepared by an inexperienced hungry person.

The trick here, is to keep it chunky.

Eggs poached in spicy tomato relish • 2 large eggs per person • 3 tomatoes per person, chopped coarsely • ½ green pepper, chopped coarsely • 2 cloves garlic, chopped • 1 large onion, coarsely chopped • 1 dried chilli, chopped • ½ teaspoon ground cumin • 1 teaspoon paprika • salt • ground pepper • butter for frying

METHOD Fry the onions and green peppers in butter until the onions are nice and brown. Add the garlic and chilli and fry for fifteen seconds.

Add the tomatoes. Mix and bring to the boil. Simmer until the fluid has reduced a little.

Add salt to taste. The dish needs to be quite dry, but definitely not runny. Pat the relish flat with a spoon, and make a hollow for each egg. Break the eggs carefully into each hollow.

Sprinkle the pepper, paprika and cumin over the lot, put the lid on and reduce the heat.

Simmer for at least ten minutes. If this is being prepared in a 'skottel', cover with tinfoil when poaching the eggs.

If a more substantial meal is desired, add diced chicken breast or boerewors from the previous night's Braai. (And yes, it is Banting-friendly too) STANFORD RIVER TALK 13

ROTARY STANFORD OCTOBER 2014

THE ROTARY CLUB OF STANFORD IS PART OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL, A WORLDͳWIDE NETWORK OF MORE THAN 34 000 CLUBS AND 1.2 MILLION MEMBERS. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF OUR BUSY YEAR.

EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT Rotary Stanford provides school Starter Packs for disadvantaged beginners at Okkie Smuts, Die Bron and St Paul’s Schools at the beginning of the school year. Education and development support has this year extended to Fynbos Academy (on the farm Langverwacht) and the Flower Valley Pre-school (at Flower Valley). Both these schools are non-governmental schools supported by farm owners and have 56 and 19 children respectively. The Fynbos Academy will be enlarged to accommodate Grade 5 in 2015.

Once again, to ensure development through travelling, pupils from Okkie Smuts School (ages 12 – 14) have been supported to travel to Upington, where they were hosted by the Upington Rotary Club for a short holiday in the area. This yearly exchange of young visitors is supported by Gordon’s Bay Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Upington and Rotary Stanford – a perfect example of how the ‘family’ of Rotary clubs can assist each other in their projects. Rotary Stanford is also supporting the upcoming tour for Okkie Smuts Grade 7 pupils to the Sedgefield/ Knysna area.

A total of 40 illustrated English dictionaries have recently been handed out to local schools, the Stanford Library, Gansbaai Academy and Gansbaai Primary in line with an international Rotary project to support education and development of our youth.

The Stanford Creative Works project run by Regina Broenner to keep youngsters off the streets, has been one of the fastest developing projects supported by Rotary Stanford. Over 200 children now take part in this project and donations of recycling (paper, toilet & kitchen paper rolls, etc.), art & craft materials, magazines, etc. are most welcome. Contact Regina (076 375 7116) or Ansie (082 320 0982) for pick up.

Local soccer teams are supported with petrol allowances for away games and still have a dream of being fully kitted in matching tracksuits.

ENVIRONMENTAL CARE Rotary Stanford is a proud supporter of Vuka Energy Savings which, along with the Rainbow Trust, operates mostly at Die Kop informal settlement to teach inhabitants how to make more nutritious food by using energy-efficient methods.

The Rotary Stanford Swap Shop was recently opened in the Rainbow Trust building at Die Kop. This has been a runaway success from the start and is open for business every second Thursday of the month.

Project leader Elma Hunter (082 892 9507) has managed to gather an enthusiastic group of volunteers to assist her. They receive plastic bags of recycables from children and adults, make sure that these get loaded onto the municipal refuse truck, hand out tickets to the value of the recycling and let the ‘shoppers’ into the Swap Shop. There they are allowed to choose particular item(s) in exchange for the ticket earned with recycables. Not only is the environment being cleaned up but Die Kop community has learnt what can be manufactured with recycable materials and choose for themselves what they want to ‘earn’ while cleaning up their immediate surroundings.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT The five soup kitchens supported by Rotary Stanford now feed more than 400-450 disadvantaged members of the community at the following feeding points: *Anchor Ministries – Mondays and Wednesdays at the church hall *Jenny October and her Family in Focus group – Tuesdays at the rugby field and at the house of volunteer Venesia in Thembelihle (Thursdays) *Pastor Claasens delivers nutritious soup and other food to 40 elderly members of the community and 20 children on Tuesdays *Vuka Energy Savings and the Rainbow Trust at Die Kop – daily main meal to 30 children and 15 – 20 adults on Thursdays *A small food bank is run from Anchor Ministries where emergency stocks of food like tinned fish, rice, sugar, mealie meal, etc. is available for those in real need before the weekend begins.

This year our annual Winter Warmth project included blankets, knitted woollies for children and bed socks for the elderly and infirm, as well as woolies for the children from Fynbos Academy.

Bags of Love (more about this in November) will once again be handed out to those in need in mid-December when the soup kitchen volunteers take a well-deserved rest.

A craft club has been established in Stanford South under the leadership of Lana Coates who, with the help and support of Regina Broenner and Howard Krut, are trying to find a way for the ladies to earn an income from selling handcrafted items.

FUND RAISING / NEW MEMBERS No projects will be possible without fundraising and donations – whether raised by the club itself or donated by caring locals.

We are lucky to have the support of the Knoxville and Claremont Rotary Clubs for our soup kitchens, Bags of Love, Winter Warmth and other smaller projects but rising costs and the increase in numbers of the needy puts a lot of stress on available funds.

There are a number of ways in which the community can support Rotary Stanford. Donations of dried foods can be placed in our donation box (to the left of the exit at the Spar); cash donations can be made to the ‘soup book’ at the Algemene Handelaar and fresh vegetables can be dropped off at Kobin's shop; once-off or monthly donations can be made into our bank account; FNB Hermanus 623 559 796 95, Branch code 250655 or via our PayPal account stanford@rotaryclub.org.za.

From September 2014, the Rotary Car Boot Sale will be back, this time on the Village Green. Please contact Tim 073 318 5078 for more information. A number of other fundraising events are also being planned and we hope that our kind community will once again be supportive.

We are a very small club who wlecomes new members. Should anybody be interested in joining, please contact Malcolm (President 084 441 0961), Lana (Secretary 082 216 4398) or Stephen (Treasurer 084 7056 719) for more information regarding meetings/ joining Rotary Stanford. We will be grateful for more hands as the need is great!

☺☺☺☺ New faces ☺☺☺☺

We love being able to welcome new friends and families to Stanford in the Stanford River Talk. If you are new in the village, please let us know. Contact the editor, 082 667 0619.

FINANCE MATTERS

Inflation in flight

Do you have your feet on the ground?

Some things take longer than others to penetrate the aging grey matter. Insurance companies have always been considered to be the biggest legal con artists around but the grey matter only recently woke up to the fact that the rip-off is bigger than I had believed.

Using hypothetical figures consider the following: you take delivery of your new car, having forked out R250 000. Insurance is R500 per month. In month 12 the car is stolen or written off. The insurance company (reluctantly) pays out R190 000. But you insured for and paid premiums on R250k. Had the event taken place in Month 1 they would have paid out R250k but the value of the car has fallen over the 12 month period. Did your monthly premium reduce as the value of the car decreased? No! Will the renewal premium for Year 2 on R190k be significantly less than last year? No! The financial crisis continues. The government wants us to save.

Prices go up, up and further up; yet we are encouraged to save?

With what? The government’s reasoning is simple. They have huge amounts of debt and the more inflation there is, the less in real terms the debt costs to repay. For this reason the inflation figures are permanently fudged and understated so that you do not realise how much poorer you are getting. While this is a worldwide phenomenon, it happens faster in some countries than in others. Thanks largely to our government and their policies a US$ now costs about twice as much as it did ten years ago. Governments are terrified of deflation; this situation arises when goods become cheaper and money more valuable. This was last prevalent during the great depression of 1929 – 1940. Why governments don’t like deflation is simple – they cannot tax it! For example if you are earning R1000 per week and you get a R50 increase to adjust for cost of living, that R50 is taxed.

However, in a deflationary environment, you don’t get the increase so the government has nothing to tax despite the fact that you are better off. Do the authorities know what they are doing? In 2008 there was about $800bn of ‘money’ in the US. That number has been printed up 400% to $4 trillion but is not available to the man in the street.

Asset values worldwide have skyrocketed because of this flood of money. If this is not inflation, what is?

One day, all the smoke and mirrors of inflation, deflation, quantitative easing and derivatives will collapse in a heap. Will gold be the ultimate store of value?

PA U L S L A B B E R T B Art ET Scien, EAPSA, APHP, IAIA C 082 740 8046 T 028 312 1734 phs@orcawireless.co.za www.phsconsulting.co.za

Welcome to Stanford My husband, Harry, and I moved to Stanford from Fish Hoek in April. I had my own hatha yoga studio there for 18 years, passing it on to one of my close friends and fellow yogis when I left. I have started classes in Stanford - very small at the moment, with the very experienced and very likeable yoga teachers already giving classes Harry and Viv von der Heyden. regulary.

I loved Fish Hoek. We lived in our house for 25 years and raised our three boys there, and I thought that I would be going back at least once a month to catch up with my friends. But, I am completely reluctant to leave the Overberg. It is so beautiful and peaceful, clean and uncrowded... the thought of a trip to the big city is totally daunting, and I have not returned.

We enjoy occasional visits from our three grown sons, two of whom are working in Gauteng and the youngest of whom is completing his honours degree at Stellenbosch University.

Viv von der Heyden SOAPBOX

Out of Order Martin Ranger shares his laws and disorder

After a particularly busy period for our self-catering unit, I found a quiet moment to calculate our latest operating profit. The result allowed me to dream pleasantly of a family treat - visions of a few days away at a smart game lodge, perhaps a new flat-screen TV and a donation to our favourite charity all crossed my mind.

Of course I completely forgot about Ranger’s Law of Personal Finance # 1. This states that ‘cars or domestic appliances will fail and need repair or replacement whenever surplus cash becomes available’.

Sure enough, in the space of the next three days my car’s battery, an auxiliary kitchen water heater and our gas range all packed up and needed to be replaced. The latter was the most expensive and complex of the three to substitute.

Now, in a world of meteoric technological innovation, where Apple products are harvested

annually, the latest cooking stove offerings are positively Victorian. The new stove – proudly bearing its German brand-name though it was actually made in Italy – offered but one new feature over its nine-year-old predecessor: the oven light comes on when you open the door. Wow! I guess somebody at the factory’s R and D department must have just acquired a fridge.

Imagine if the communications or motor industries had made similar progress. We would still be using mobile phones the size of pencil boxes and cars would have fins and side-valve engines. (To be fair Detroit and Munich mastered the technology of door-opened lighting way back in the fifties.)

Wondering about the Ranger's Second Law? 'Following a service, a domestic appliance will perform less effectively that it did before.'

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nature talk

GOING, GOING, GONE Naas Terblanche outlines mass extinctions on earth The disappearance of species is a natural event that happens all the time. However, when more than 50% of earth’s species disappear in a relatively short period we call it a mass extinction. Five times in the earth’s history such mass extinctions have occurred.

1) 440 million years ago, 85% of all species disappeared (before the time of land species).

The reason is probably the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana.

2) 360 million years ago, 75% of all remaining species disappeared (mostly corals).

The possible cause was an asteroid or comet impact.

3) 260 million years ago, 95% of all marine species and 70% of all land species disappeared. The cause of this major extinction was probably because of impacts from space and volcanic eruptions.

4) 200 million years ago, 76% of all remaining species disappeared as a result of catastrophic volcanic eruptions.

5) 65 million years ago, the well-known extinction occurred where 80% of all species including the dinosaurs were lost. The probable cause for this last great extinction was a huge asteroid impact. Most scientists

agree that we are now in the middle of the sixth great extinction which has really gained momentum during the last 500 years. This extinction is as big as all the previous ones but is quietly happening without any single dramatic event. If nothing is done to check it, 75 % of all species from land and sea will be gone in 300 years.

What is the reason for this latest period of extinction? The simple answer is the dramatic increase in human population and human activities, and their effects. They can be listed as: over-exploitation of resources such as the cutting down of rain forests and indiscriminate hunting; loss of habitat due to increased worldwide farming; global development and urbanization; pollution; the introduction of alien species; and climate change.

These are all directly linked to human activities. Is it important to stop the sixth mass extinction or should we accept it as an inevitable consequence of the development of humans? Is it still possible to check this extinction?

I’ll try and answer those questions next month.

Imagine the biggest hunt in Africa ever, (in

OCTOBER FROG NEWS

RAINFALL STATISTICS SUPPLIED BY Jake Uys

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35

37

104

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27

20.5

20

26

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29

25

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30

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56

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31

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42

26

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35

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As dead as a dodo: Sailors clubbed dodos to extinction on Mauritius.

By Stanford veterinarian, Dr Olga Koorts

We are nearing the end of the frog breeding season and all the frog species are actively calling except the Western Leopard Toad. These apparently had a very short calling event this year. The Arum Lily frog has also not started calling. We expect to hear their 'Weep….

Weep' calls in November.

Western Leopard toads might still be moving around, hiding in your garden or garden shed. Please make sure that your gardens have outlets to allow these toads to move freely to and from their breeding sites. In most instances these will not be on your property. If you have a solid wall around your property you are probably preventing some of the toads from breeding. Please keep reporting sighting of Leopard toads by taking photographs or sound recordings to ilterblanche@gmail.com or 072 782 3431.

Naas Terblanche

2008

honour of Prince Alfred in 1860) where 20 000 animals were shot in the Free State by the royal guests for the sport. Also try and comprehend the complete extermination of the 4 billion passenger pigeon population of Northern America, mainly hunted for cheap food for slaves during the 19th century.

The Bison was also hunted to the brink of extinction.

vet talk

Rabies

Still no cure for this ancient virus This year World Rabies Day is on 28 September and although we fortunately do not see many cases in the Western Cape, I thought it might be interesting to discuss this terrifying disease this month.

Rabies has been associated with dog bites for more than 3 000 years and is the oldest infectious disease known to medical science. The virus is suspected to have been introduced into South Africa only a little more than a hundred years ago by a dog from the UK but it is considered to be endemic (common) in the country nowadays. The most dominant maintenance hosts are foxes, jackals and mongoose species.

Rabies is a fatal disease that can affect all mammals, including humans. The virus is present in high concentrations in the saliva of affected animals and is transmitted by bite wounds. It replicates in the tissues and enters the nerves in and around the wound, finally ending up in brain tissue. At this stage, clinical signs occur. Unfortunately once symptoms are present, the disease is at its terminal stage and treatment is seldom effective.

Clinical signs vary considerably. Initially animals show behavioural changes like anxiety but this quickly progresses to irritability, biting, incoordination and seizures or paralysis. Sometimes the muscles used for swallowing are paralysed causing the typically recognised symptom of saliva dripping from the mouth.

The only form of prevention is by vaccination. The initial dose is given at three months old, followed by another one to nine months later.

Thereafter boosters are given yearly or sometimes every second year in lower risk areas. Rabies vaccines are cheap and effective and provide protection against a disease that poses a serious risk to your animals and family alike.

A suspected rabid animal should be reported to your veterinarian and any bites from such an animal should be treated by a doctor immediately.

art & culture

MOVIE REVIEW

By Karen McKee

The Place Beyond the Pines, 2012 Directed by Derek Cianfrance This movie is an ambitious effort from the director of 'Blue Valentine'. The story spans seventeen years of a relationship between two families in Schenectady, New York, which was once a prosperous area, now fallen on hard times. In Mohawk, Schenectady means 'the place beyond the pines' which gives the film its title. A welltoned Ryan Gosling opens as Luke Glanton, a chain smoking, tattooed stunt biker working at a travelling carnival. He finds out that he has a baby son with Romina (Eva Mendes) and decides to remain in town for his son, taking on menial jobs in order to provide for the boy. Luke is wilful and lawless, and he inevitably drifts into crime to make ends meet. Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper) is a college educated policeman from a well-respected family. He also has a small son, and his path crosses that of Luke’s with disastrous consequences. He is drawn into a web of police corruption that steers his life into the path of Romina and her son. Years later the two boys meet, and this sets off a chain of events that is significant for both families. Brilliant, unsentimental performances and an engrossing story make this a bleak and gripping tale, albeit slightly overlong.

(Available at Star DVD)

The Boyfriend remembered Sandy Wilson dies at 90 Most if not all of the original cast of Stanford Players (grownups and youngsters) will mourn the passing of one of the finest English Musical Composers, Sandy Wilson on 27 August 2014. He was best known for his marvellous musical play 'The Boy Friend' (1953). It was this musical that inspired a small group of local Stanford Thespians to assemble in 2012, and produce a highly successful and popular stage musical in December of that year. The front and back stage Stanford Players have grown phenomenally since then having produced our very own equally successful ‘On Broadway’ in 2013. Who can forget those dishy and flirty Perfect Young Ladies on stage and melodies such as 'The Boy Friend' and 'I Could Be Happy'. This legendary show introduced the wonderful Julie Andrews to Broadway in 1954, and The Stanford Players to our village in 2012. RIP Sandy.

Hot off the press Congratulations to two recently published Afrikaans authors from the Stanford area who completed their respective long-term literary projects.

Boskloof Thys de Villiers, owner of the farm Boskloof 'on the sunny side of Akkedisberg', spent more than a decade researching the history of his farm. Many hours in the Cape Archives, the Deeds Office and elsewhere unearthed the story, not only of his own farm, but also the surrounding ones mentioning the families who settled in the area since 1725. Boskloof is home to one of the oldest intact water mills in South Africa and is known as a biodiversity hot-spot, with more than sixty recorded Erica species – the highest concentration of these plants on any single farm.

Ignatius Petrus Stefanus Terblanche Naas Terblanche from Vaalvlei on the Salmonsdam road compiled the history of a man who in 1960 played the key role in preventing a blood-bath in the streets of Cape Town. Colonel I.P.S. Terblanche happened to be Naas’ father. Col. 'Terry' Terblanche had a long and distinguished career in the S.A. Police, but after he refused the Minister’s orders to shoot demonstrators in Buitenkant Street, Cape Town shortly after the Sharpeville Massacre, he was sidelined and refused further promotion. He took early retirement and devoted his life to community work, including directing the Kirstenbosch Centenary Celebration Both books are available from Stanford Tourism or contact the authors at mjdevilliers@telkomsa.net or ilterblanche@gmail.com.

Maré Mouton Andrew Herriot

The High Priestess of Soul Nina Simone (1933 - 2003) She was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon but preferred the stage name, Simone, after the French actress Simone Signoret. She failed entry after an audition into the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia because, it was believed, her colour was not acceptable. She spent most of her very successful career as an accomplished classical pianist and jazz singer campaigning and actively supporting equality for all races. She was a good friend of the South African activist and jazz entertainer, Miriam Makeba.

From 1958 onwards, Nina prodigiously recorded more than 40 albums of jazz including her own eclectic style influenced by her politics.

She was outspoken and often was heard to include shouts of 'freedom' in her studio recordings. Her debut album Little Girl Blue included one

from the adoring audiences. As an amateur jazz musician I know this is a very high risk strategy especially when one may have to respond with, 'Sorry, I don’t know that one'. Not Nina, she was a total professional who knew hundreds of Standards and recorded hundreds such as 'The Other Woman' and 'It Might as Well be Spring'. of her most famous songs She had a tendency to be 'My Baby Just Cares for Me'. volatile and spoke her mind This song summed up her while she had a platform, often iconic style and skills as a engaging openly with her fans jazz pianist, singer and band leader of Double Bass (Jimmy and audiences. Paradoxically the very Institute that was Bond) and Drums (Albert unable to recognise her for ‘Tootie’ Heath). her potential star qualities, Simone, like many jazz honoured her with a Doctorate artistes of her day, travelled extensively between Barbados, Degree two days before her death. Dr Nina Simone’s France, UK, USA and jazz style is best remembered Liberia. Her protest songs watching her sublime and became known across the prolific performance live on world; 'Mississippi Goddam', stage with the Gershwin classic 'Sinnerman', and 'Nuff Said'.

'I Loves You, Porgy' (Porgy and During her live concerts she Bess). would often take requests STANFORD RIVER TALK 17

Have some fun and try these games – there is something for everyone in the family.

☀ Spring wordsearch ☀

Irregular Sudoku

BUDS • DAFFODILS • FLOWERS • GRASS • RAIN

start

✎Maze ...............

Holiday games

RAINBOW • SEEDS • SPRING • TULIPS • UMBRELLA

The object is to fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear exactly once in each row, column and irregular shaped box. © Conceptis Puzzles

Boggle

end

How many words can you make using this Boggle layout? You may change direction at any time within the word, but your words must use letters which lie next to one another, and only use each letter only once.

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Outside in the garden Pressed and pretty

Make your own press and revive the oldfashioned craft of pressing flowers. Long ago, children use to press flowers between the pages of heavy books like encyclopaedias, placing tissues on each side of the flowers and leaves to protect the pages. How about trying out this simple DIY project this holiday? It's easy enough for young children to do, and collecting the flowers and leaves is a great excuse to get outdoors.

YOU WILL NEED➜ • 2 small pieces of hardboard, about the size of a notebook • 4 – 8 tissues • Electric drill • 5 pieces of corrugated cardboard, same size as the hardboard • 4 bolts with wing nuts HOW TO➜ Drill a hole in each corner of both pieces of your hardboard. Place the sheets of corrugated board between the 2 hardboard outer covers. Use the wing nuts to tighten your flower press.

The fun part is collecting flowers and leaves. Try lots of different plants and you will soon find out which ones give the best results. Specimens that are too 'juicy' don't work well but, if done properly, pressed flowers should retain most of their vibrant colours. Use the tissues to protect the corrugated cardboard and absorb the plant sap. Tighten the wing nuts, and wait a week before checking. Your flowers should be flat, and dry. If not, replace the tissues and tighten for another few days. Use pressed flowers, petals and leaves to decorate cards, candles, lampshades and bookmarks.

Natural mozzie trap

With mozzie and midge time upon us, it seems like a good idea to try an outdoor natural pest control.

So whip out your citronella candles, and throw together one of these babies. Please let us know if you find success.

YOU WILL NEED➜ • 1 cup of water • ¼ cup of brown sugar • 1 sachet of yeast • 1 2L bottle • electrical tape • dark paper or plastic packet HOW TO➜ Cut the plastic bottle in half. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Allow cool to tepid. Pour into the bottom half of the bottle and add the yeast. No need to mix. It creates carbon dioxide, which attracts mosquitoes. Place the funnel part, upside down, into the other half of the bottle, taping them together if desired. Wrap the bottle with black paper or plastic, leaving the top uncovered, and place it outside in an area away from your normal gathering area. Change the solution every 2 weeks for continuous control.

Borrowed from reaganite71.blogspot.com

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SERVICES CAPTURE YOUR 35MM slides digitally. R1 per slide. p Dirk Troost 084 643 4504.

DRUMMING LESSONS in Stanford. Phone Sheldon 060 880 1578.

POOL CARE I can look after your pool for R200 per month.

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RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT CHAR seeks work Mon-Thurs. For references p Jill 076 426 5363.

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PILATES CLASSES p Jake Uys 079 468 9060.

JOBS TWO POSITIONS AVAILABLE just outside Stanford. Front of house/ host and Chef de partie required for busy restaurant on wine farm.

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VILLAGE LAUNDROMAT

AFRICAN HORSE COMPANY

Washing Ironing Tumble Drying Dry Cleaning Services Mon – Fri, 8.00am – 5pm

25 Queen Victoria 072 616 0976

guided multi-day trails & outrides along the whale coast & through unspoilt nature reserves. +27 (0) 82 667 9232 omstables@telkomsa.net www.africanhorseco.com

SM VERKOELING Tel: 087 808 2175 Sakkie Myburgh 083 771 0753 Alle huishoudelike herstelwerk

TRANSPORT Transport to airport, Cape Town or elsewhere.

Luxury SUV up to 3 persons tel. John 082 950 6007

local services & facilities ACCOMMODATION A Stanford Country Cottage Beloftebos Cottages Morton Cottage Mosaic Farm Reiersvlei Stanford River Lodge The Country Cottage

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082 320 0982 082 391 5331 082 450 3970 028 313 2814 082 213 0512 028 341 0444 083 553 0663

ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES Maryke Brandt 072 172 9545 Allan Youens 082 903 4432 ALTERATIONS Cait's Sewing Services

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ARCHITECTURE Guy Whittle Grant Anderson Maureen Wolters

076 113 2741 072 364 3694 082 450 3970

ART Kunsklas

072 822 9970

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073 318 5078 076 222 2063 082 327 6518

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028 3410 693 073 318 5078 083 310 0952

028 313 2814 082 781 1704

PETS & PET CARE Stanford Kennels Syringa Country Kennels

028 341 0961 028 341 0961

028 341 0708 082 893 2282 072 111 9321

PLUMBING Mike Moody

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RESTAURANTS 1892 Stanford Spookhuis Barke Restaurant Marianas Springfontein Eats The Vine

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GARDEN SERVICES Earthworm Organics

072 825 7534

HAIR Jeanne Retief

072 318 2478

HOUSE MANAGEMENT Stanford Country Cottages Village Laundromat

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HOME MAINTENANCE Stanford Country Cottages

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INTERIORS Kiwinet Maureen Wolters

028 341 0209 082 450 397

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weekly timetable

Stanford Hills Estate

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Tuesday 17:30 & Friday 08:30, Maitri Yoga, Tasha Saha, 076 968 8608.

Monday 11:00, Yoga, 084 685 2641, Viv von der Heyden, 23 Quick Street.

Tuesday 17:00, Yoga, 084 685 2641, Viv von der Heyden, 23 Quick Street.

Monday 18:00, Running Time Trials 5km, corner Adderley and Longmarket, last Monday of each month at Stanford Hills Estate.

Monday & Wednesday, Canoeing, Slipway Church St, John Finch 028 341 0444, Jan Malan 082 452 9877.

Tuesday & Thursday 17:00 to 18:00, Tae Bo, Okkie Smuts School Hall, Ronnie 083 655 4521.

Tuesday & Thursday 17:30, Cycling, cnr de Bruin & Moore Streets, Sunday 08:00 Caltex Garage David Morrison 082 321 7996, John Finch 082 378 1935.

Wednesday, 18:30, Rotary Stanford Club Meeting, The Vine Restaurant. Everyone welcome. Malcolm 084 441 0961.

Thursdays 18:30 - 21:30 Heal Your Life® Evening Group Sessions 071 382 9033.

Friday, Canoe Time Trials, Slipway Church St, John Finch 028 341 0444, Jan Malan 082 452 9877.

Saturday, 09.30am – 12:00, Stanford Saturday Morning Market, Stanford Hotel Veranda, 028 3410 591.

WHERE TO WORSHIP IN STANFORD NG GEMEENTE STANFORD Sondae 9:30 in die kerkgebou. Office, tel 028 3410 966.

ST THOMAS ANGLICAN CHURCH Morton St, contact Father Joseph Gabriëls 028 3410588 First Sunday of the month 10:30 Communion (Afr) Second Sunday of the month 10:30 Service (Afr) Third Sunday of the month 08:00 Communion (Eng) Fourth Sunday of the month 10:30 Service (Afr) FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD cnr Queen Victoria & Bezuidenhout St. 09:30 Sunday service. Pastor Johnny van der Schyff • 028 3410 422.

VG KERK (next to De Bron School) 10:00 Sunday morning. Maureen Diedericks 028 3410 691.

STANFORD UNITED CHURCH, meets at St Thomas Church, Morton St. Interdenominational.

English service at 6pm Sunday. Bible Study, 7pm Tuesday night at 45 Queen Victoria St. Secretary Kerri Brokensha 028 341 0077.

WATER TESTING

STANFORD - RETICULATED DRINKING WATER RESULTS

STANFORD - RIVER WATER RESULTS

The treated sewerage outlet point into the Kleinriver is at the slipway at the end of Du Toit Street. The stream in the middle of town, starting in the dip in De Bruyn Street, is partly fed by the treated effluent from the waste water treatment works which gets complemented only in winter, by the overflow of the two dams in the middle of town. The two sampling points for the river are thus respectively known as under and above the treated sewerage outlet point.

Escherichia coli (E.coli) – bacteria that is a normal inhabitant of the human intestine. Its presence in a sample indicates pollution from human faeces.

Total Coliform bacteria – is the name for all the bacteria that produce gas and acid from the fermentation of lactose and its presence in a sample indicates pollution from the intestines of both humans and animals.

Heterotrophic Plate Count – is a standard microbiological method used to determine the efficiency of operations to remove or destroy organisms, good and bad, during the treatment process.

Determinant (e. Coli) Under treated Above treated Sewerage Standard Sewerage Outlet poin Outlet point (Bridge R43 0-130/100ml (Jetty next to erf 396) to Hermanus)

DETERMINANT E. coli STANDARD (0/100ml)

0

0

AUG

687

345

Total Coliform bacteria STANDARD (10/100ml)

0

n/a

SEPT

185

137

Heterotrophic Plate Count STANDARD (5000/100ml) 0

AUG

SEPT

0

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ANNALIZE MOUTON

ANNALIZE MOUTON

Candid snaps of country life

Sk8r kids on Queen Victoria Street

Heritage Day boules

Safe Security donated nourishing meals to the hungry children of Stanford.

Braai Day at die Plaat

Arbor Day at die Bron

Good job, Momma Rosie

Opposites attract

Young and carefree on the Green STANFORD RIVER TALK 22

Hatman and Lil' Bertha

Happy Birthday!

Ruby Walne 1 October

Lydia Hardie 9 October

Ursula Hardie 15 October

Henry Siebert 24 October

Nonkoliseko Mngeni 3 October

Basil Whittaker 10 October

Thembisda Apolisisi 12 October

Japie Louw 16 October

Graig Niemand 25 October

Mivuyo Apolisi 3 October

Beauty Thobeka Apolisi 3 October

Cade Ingles 13 October

Aphiwe Malele Sodam 17 October

Nondumiso Gobeni 26 October

Aluve Mngeni 15 October

Frikkie 14 October

Chanette Paul 20 October

Zoleka Zawula 26 October

Tamara Krut 9 October

Jenna Theron 4 October

Seymour Paterson 20 October

Ros Nale 26 October

Reinhard Odendaal 14 October

Werner Jacobs 21 October

Janice Gilman 29 October

Kellan Nale 31 October

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Cosy cattery and kennel in lovely country atmosphere.

Qualified dog trainer.

Well balanced diets, love and care.

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