Volume 4 No 12 May 2014 Tel: 021 856 3792
for people who love Gordon’s Bay
GORDON’S BAY REVIEWS
R5.00
The Rotary Family Health Days
is a comprehensive, holistic
health care programme offering free health care services over
three days at over 180 sites
across South Africa for parents,
children, grandparents, friends
and family. Following the success of last
year‟s initiative co-ordinated by
Rotarian Retha Gardiner, the Rotary Club of Gordon‟s Bay set up two clinics from the 2nd to the 4th of April at Gordon‟s Bay and Sir Lowry‟s Pass where they were assisted by the Helderberg Rotary Club. One-day mobile clinics were sent
out to Nomzamo, Zola and Lwandle. The numbers were so
great in Lwandle that the mobile
clinic had to be moved to the
Lwandle Community Centre.
Champion Organiser, Retha Gar-diner arranged for taxi transport
to the clinics.
Entertainment provided for the
children included music, face
painting and jumping castles. The
awareness for healthy living was
evident in the community as chil-dren at Sir Lowry's Pass Clinic
found brooms and a dustbin and
proceeded to clean up the
grounds.
Lunch time meals were provided
by Rotary Club of Gordon's Bay for all the workers and volunteers.
This was yet another successful.
project with a total of 2016 people
receiving Health Care. A very BIG
thank you to The Rotarians, Health Workers, Volunteers and
the Red Cross who made this
happen!
(More photos on p7)
Another Hugely Successful Rotary Family Health Project
Pauline Topham
LEFT: PDG Deon van Zyl with champion organiser, Rotarian Retha
Gardiner. BELOW L-R: Rotarians Dirk du Toit, Pauline Topham,
President Allan Forrester and Retha Gardiner.
2 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Business May 2014
A lot of smaller business owners
do not have the time or exper-
tise to ensure they comply with
relevant laws and regulations and good business practice.
Your accountant can help as they will have the required skills and professionalism to assist you in your business affairs. Some tips are:
Keep your accounting records up
to date. A monthly manage-
ment account assists you to
see what has happened and
where you are going over the year and highlights problems
earlier.
Keep all your expense slips and
invoices - it is impossible to
remember a few months later what they were for if not
clearly marked. It is also ex-
pensive to request older bank
statements from the bank.
Issue sales invoices in sequence
and keep the ones that were
cancelled.
Ensure that your purchase
invoices comply with the VAT
act to enable you to claim everything you can.
Ensure you retain your docu-
ments for at least five years.
Back up your electronic records
on a regular basis and prefer-able store this in another
location.
Ensure compliance with tax laws
and submit returns on time.
Avoid penalties and interest.
You may qualify for the new employee tax incentive
scheme and get some tax
back.
Payrolls must adhere to several
Acts and calculated correctly – this changes every year.
You may qualify as a level 4
BBBEE contributor.
Your company or close corpora-
tion may qualify as a small
business corporation and
have a bigger tax break.
Home office expenses can be
claimed in certain circum-
stances Ensure that your tax practitioner
is registered with SARS.
Check that your company or
close corporation is up to
date with CIPC annual fees to avoid deregistration and
ensure details are up to date
with them.
Your company may not need an
audit or AGM anymore –
change your memorandum of incorporation.
Use an accountant that is
registered with one of the
professional bodies in SA.
For a consultation and assis-tance, contact Anton Gerber at
AH Gerber Chartered Accountants
on 082 422 3041 or at
and visit our website
www.gerbercasa.co.za.
It’s Your Business
Anton Gerber
MAINTAINING GOOD
BUSINESS PRACTICES
MONTHLY RAFFLE
The April WW Raffle of an
Archery, Air Rifle and Blowpipe
session for 4pax was won by
Nicole Neethling from Strand (see
photo on p 7), who bought her ticket at the Animal Welfare Office
in Gordon‘s Bay.
Next month‘s prize is a canoe trip
for four on the Breede River spon-
sored by African Rafting. Get your R10 tickets by 10 May for this
draw from BP Gordon‘s Bay,
Helderberg Hospice, Animal Wel-
fare, PATCH, GB Animal Hospital
and GBay Internet.
HOBO DANCE
This popular event will take place
at The Barn (Sir Lowry Road) on
Friday 30 May from 19h00.
Tickets at R80pp (meal included)
are available from Leapfrog Gordon‘s Bay. There will be a
cash bar and prizes for ‗best‘
dressed hobo cou-
ple and the ‗best‘
dressed hobo. Bring a can of food to add
to the charity dona-
tion and come and
have fun!
CARNIVAL WEEKEND IS DRAW-
ING NEARER
It‟s time to book your stalls: Craft Market: Mickey Sanders: [email protected]
Faerie Market: Mickey Sanders:
Food Stalls: Paula Lang:
Craft related/Variety stalls: Paula Lang [email protected]
Entertainment: Estelle O‘Neill
Sponsorships & Raffle tickets:
Anton Gerber [email protected]
3 Gordon’s Bay Reviews History May 2014
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CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISCLAIMER
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or an accepted pen name as long as the full name and address is provided. All contributions are voluntary and not paid for.
Email editorial contributions to: [email protected] or contact Lynn on 021 856 3792. The editor reserves the right to edit, amend, abridge or reject any article. Opinions of contributors do not necessarily reflect those
of the editor or Gordon‘s Bay Reviews.
Advertising sales: Contact Cyril on 082 735 9998 or email him at: [email protected]
One dark and windy September
night in 1652, five months after
they had landed in this foreign
land with Jan van Riebeeck to
establish a refreshment station in Table Bay, four men sat
around a fire at the Fort.
Having quaffed several flagons of wine, they reminisced about their homeland and their families. Life on board had been hard and
hazardous and they saw no future
in this rugged land teeming with
wild beasts. So they planned
to desert and make their way to
Mozambique in hope of catching a vessel that was returning to the
Netherlands.
Jan Blank, Jan Verdonck, William
Huytgens and Gerrit Dirckse van
Elsten thought they had a good chance of making it overland and
prepared to leave the following
night. Blank had been keeping a
diary of his journey and that
night, in red chalk, he recorded: „In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
September 24th. In the evening set out from the Kaap de Boa Esperance, directing our course to Mozambique . . .with four biscuits and fish, God grant us success on the journey, also four swords, two pistols and the dog.‟ The next day they lay low, know-
ing that their absence would have
been noticed. Blank records in his journal:
„September 25th: This evening march seven mylen; saw two rhinoceroses which advanced upon us intending to destroy us,
Jan Verdonck was obliged to leave behind his hat and sword‟. A
short while before this, their dog
had charged a porcupine, was
wounded in the neck and they expected him to die.
Blank continues: „took our rest tonight by a rivulet, in God‟s name; also saw two ostriches; obliged to leave ditto again because of two rhinoceroses that came towards us, then we chose the beach . . . we made our camp in the first of the sand hills.‟
The next morning they set out
again choosing the coastal way
towards Cape Agulhas. Having by
now consumed the food they
carried, they captured four birds in their nests on which they dined
together with the eggs and ‗some limpets‟. On the fourth day, travelling
‗along the beach‟ they „. . . came
in the evening to a very high mountain close to the sea, which we must over, therefore rested at the foot. . .‟ Limpets, which they
strung on lines and dried seemed
to be the only food available. They
had found calabashes in which to
transport water and pushed on.
But on September 29th Blank,
determined to reach their destina-tion, set out in the morning
„intending to get over this corner, but not being well able to do so. Jan Verdonck and William Huytgens began to repent, but went on.‟ By the sixth day, Blank regretfully
recorded „Notwithstanding until afternoon of next day when Gerrit also was knocked up, and for me, I could not make a dance of it alone, therefore resolved to return
to the Fort, in hopes of mercy and grace in God‟s name.‟ Unfortunately mercy and grace
was not accorded them; arriving
almost starved and in a state of collapse, they reached the Fort on
October 3rd. They were immedi-
ately put in chains „apart from each other‟ and eventually tried
and sentenced by van Riebeeck
himself. Jan Verdonck was bound to a
post and a bullet fired over his
head! Jan Blank, considered the
leader, was keelhauled and
received 150 lashes. Both men
worked as slaves for two years in irons. ‗Huytgens and Dirckse van Elsten likewise.‟ Harsh sentences indeed for the
four men, being the first white
men to penetrate the wild terri-
tory of a frightening new land, had made history.
FORGOTTEN MEN - JAN BLANK
Mari Fouché
―While we are living, our lives are like that of an open book, still being written. Eventually, our book closes for us, and to others, it will be as if we never existed at all. Those of us who write down our life story, will leave a little piece of us behind when we're gone.” Nina Jean Slack
4 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Artists May 2014
Anita van den Aardweg is op ‘n
historiese familieplaas buite
Malmesbury gebore.
As kind het sy altyd stories vertel en haar sakgeld so aangevul, maar aan die anderkant, het sy baie straf ontvang omdat sy nie
kon ophou teken nie - in haar skoolboeke! Na skool het Anita gekwalifiseer
as rekenmeester, 'n werk wat sy gehaat het, maar destyds in Suid
Afrika, was daar min keuse van
beroepe vir vrouens behalwe
onderwyseres, verpleegster of
sosiale werkster . . . dus het sy
maar vir die enigste ander opsie gegaan.
Na werksure het sy drama onder
Babs Laker aan die ADK
gestudeer, en Saterdae het sy
klasse geneem by ‗n bejaarde dame wat glas en lood vensters
gemaak het. Later het Anita dit
self gedoen om ekstra geld te
verdien.
Na haar mondigwording het sy na
Europa vertrek en deur Frankryk geswerf vir ‗n volle jaar om druiwe
en vrugte te pluk en om ander
jong mense uit verskillende lande
te ontmoet. ―Aleenlik wanneer jy
self druiwe moes pluk, kan jy
besef wat die plaaswerkers deurmaak, dit is harde werk,‖ sê
Anita.
Jare later, as gevolg van haar
oorlede man se beroep, het sy
gereis deur Europa, Engeland, Israel, Skotland, Ierland,
Australia en dikwels na die
Kongo.
Nadat haar kinders die huis
verlaat het, het sy kunsklasse in
Kalkbaai geneem, sowel as vakke
soos Kunsgeskiedenis, Sielkunde
en Toerisme aan die universiteit
studeer, waar sy gekwalifiseer het
as 'n gids in Vlaams.
Na haar man se dood het Anita vir ‗n tyd buite die Paarl gewoon,
maar het na Gordonsbaai verhuis
waar die berge rondom so pragtig
is.
Sy is geinspireer deur kunstenaars soos Piet Mondrian,
Van Gogh, Karel Appel en
Pierneef.
―Enige opbrengs van my skilderye
gaan na 'n Vigs projek, en
onlangs het ek die Gloria Botha skool vir gestremdes ontdek. Ek
ondersteun hulle ook deur die
verkope van my boeke en
skilderye,‖ sê Anita
Haar skryfwerk is ook nog altyd 'n passie. ―My nuwe boek ‗Agter die
Gordyn‘ is by die uitgewers en
my digbundel sal ook voor die
einde van die jaar verskyn,‖ vertel
Anita opgewonde.
KUNS VIR 'N GOEIE DOEL
Fourteen years ago, Zelda and
her husband moved from Rich-
ards Bay in Kwa Zulu Natal,
where Zelda worked as a drafts-
woman in the family business, to Gordon’s Bay in the Cape.
They had fallen in love with Gordon‟s Bay many years ago but never thought they would actually end up living here. Along with visiting family in the
Cape, they also enjoyed taking
part in the Argus Cycle Tour.
In 2005, seizing an opportunity
she had never had before, Zelda
decided to enrol in a course of art classes. Obviously talented, these
classes honed her techniques,
which resulted in her art being
selected for both the 2006
and 2007 annual Sanlam Art
Exhibitions. Zelda is inspired by the rich use
of colour, which is reflected in her
art. She prefers to work in oils,
but is also comfortable with acryl-
ics. Apart from the GBAG exhibi-
tions that were held in the Villa
Via, Zelda exhibits her work at wine farms such as Kanonkop.
She is now embarking on a new
venture. She would like to invite
couples who enjoy painting or
would like to learn how to paint, to get together on special evenings
at her home, where she will be
happy to teach and share some of
her knowledge in a relaxed atmos-
phere. She will also supply
snacks and drinks – sounds like fun! Anyone who is interested can
contact Zelda on 083 577 3211
FEATURED ARTIST—ZELDA WATSON
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
Vincent Van Gogh
5 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Kuns May 2014
LEFT AND ABOVE: Paintings by
Zelda Watson. (See article opposite)
REGS EN VER REGS:
Skilderye deur Anita van den
Aardweg.
(Kyk artikel oorkant)
6 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Residents Association May 2014
WHERE TO FIND THE GORDON’S BAY REVIEWS
BP Garage—Beach Road: GBay Internet Café, Beach Road: Seagulls Café, Beach Road . Gordon’s Bay Spar, Bay Centre:
Mountain Streams Nursery , The Natural Way Sir Lowry Road: Ooskus Fisheries, Faure Marine Drive: Baykem Pharmacy, Village Walk, Pick ‗n‘ Pay Centre: La Taverno del Porto (Harbour Lights): Old Harbour, Gordon‘s Bay and Pringle Bay Books,
Peak Road, Pringle Bay.
The Gordon’s Bay Residents’
Association was established as
a cohesive body to monitor and protect the interests of the
residents of Gordon’s Bay.
GBRA represents the community on a range of local issues and plays a pro-active role in ensuring that the character and history of this special hamlet is retained. The GBRA Committee comprises
volunteer residents and the local
ward Councillor Johan Middelton
plays an integral part on this committee.
All members play a role in
ensuring that the rights of
residents and the environment
are protected and that the
community is represented at municipal level
GBRA‘s objective is to:
Provide a forum for the exchange
of views and information on
local matters relevant to the
area
Watch over, promote and protect
the interests of its members and to oppose any matters
deemed detrimental thereto
Represent collective views of its
members to related bodies,
public authorities and to other
interested organisations Keep itself and its members
informed of the affairs of the
City of Cape Town Council
and other public bodies,
especially on matters that affect property owners
Promote and instill in Councillors
and Public Officials and bring
about an awareness of the
wishes and needs of the resi-
dents and to ensure that Gordon‘s Bay gets the spend
equal to the rates paid in the
area
Ensure that our Councillor repre-
senting the residents of
Gordon‘s Bay is held account-
able
Align and affiliate to other Civic Associations
Protect, preserve and enhance the
environment of the area in
keeping with its present open
and natural character, and
preserve our mountain area, Kogelberg Biosphere.
Support the protection and main-
tenance of conservation-
worthy projects, buildings and
structures and all things which contribute to a sense
of place, and further maintain
the cultural and aesthetic
integrity of the built environ-
ment.
In order to represent the interests of residents, the GBRA Committee has been allocated various port-folios and each member is responsible for their portfolio. Members give feedback at each meeting.
GBRA urges you to join the Association. Contact Hein Loots on 076 600 4484 or email him at
[email protected] for a membership form or contact Edwina Hadfield on 0218564176 / 0823849699.
GORDON’S BAY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE
for the year 2014/15
Edwina Hadfield -
Philip Hechter -
Hein Loots -
Brian Townsend -
Chairperson
Communications
Vice Chairman Departures and Integrated
Development Plan.
Treasurer.
Finance and Membership
Community Police Forum
and Security
Pierre Okes _
Jacqui Logan -
Monica Miles -
Derick Mann -
Beaches, Environment and
Town Infra-structure
Representative at Ward Council Meetings
Roads and Signage
Firewise
Parks and Open Spaces
7 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Health May 2014
ABOVE: Scenes from the three
day Rotary Family Health Days
clinics. (Photos by Pauline Topham) LEFT: Winner of the WW April Raffle, Nicole Neethling.
BELOW: Gordon’s Bay Traffic
Department’s Easter visit to the
Hottentots’ Holland Hospital
from left to right: Sister Theron, Jochen Schroeter and Allan For-
rester, Wesley Schuller and Piet
du Toit.
8 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Service Page May 2014
BABY/CHILD’S ROOM DÉCOR; ‗Tree house‘
Farmyard theme. New - 2 X wallpaper border rolls,
picture, bookends, bedside lamp, light switch
frames, clothes hooks, curtain tiebacks – all with
moulded motifs. R600. Jacqui 082 894 5805
BOOKKEEPING SERVICES: Pastel Partner to Trial
Balance for SME's. E-filing for VAT, PAYE and
UIF. Always reliable. Contact: Nellie 083 415 7056
DOG CARER - Going away? Bring your dogs (and
their special food) to me – they‘ll be cared for and
cuddled. R100.00 for 1st dog, R50.00 for 2nd per
day. Contact Ann on 082 460 7101.
DRESSMAKING SERVICES:
Dressmaking, alterations and embroidery services. Phone Gwyn at 072 701 1237
HOUSE SITTER - Reliable animal lover available to
house-sit. Call Pirjo 021 8255744 or 084 861
5603
HOUSE-SITTING in Helderberg – Reliable Care for
your Pets, Plants and Household; Negotiable Rates
even for Sleep-Overs.
Contact: Lance on 072 897 3636
PROPERTY BARGAIN: 2 connecting mountain plots
for sale in Gordon‘s Bay. Sea and inland views. 11 Strelitzia Street and 8 Poldalyria Street. R940,000
for both stands together! Contact Owner: 082 808 6696
TYPING AND EDITING SERVICES: Business letters,
manuscripts, biographies, editing documents, file
management. Fast and accurate service at very
reasonable rates. Call Alison on 082 413 5714
WANTED: video cassette player in working condi-
tion. Call 021 856 3116 all hours.
COMMUNITY
NOTICES
GORDON’S BAY LIBRARY HOURS
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 11h00 – 18h00 Wednesday 12h00 – 18h00
Saturday 10 & 24 May 09h00 – 12h30
Tel: 021 856 8550 / 021 856 8552 (See also page 14 for other activities)
GORDON’S BAY BUSINESS FORUM—
Gordon’s Bay Yacht Club, Old Harbour 1st Wednesday of the month at 08h00
For further details go to www.gbbf.co.za
MUNICIPAL WASTE DROP OFF FACILITY (DUMP) Sir Lowry’s Pass Road.
Monday to Saturday 08h00—18h30
Sundays 09h00—14h00
LIONS INTERNATIONAL –
Gordon’s Bay Rugby Field in Roos Street.
Every 3rd Wednesday 19h30 for 20h00 Phone Paula Lang at 082 896 8913
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Contact Allen Forrester at 082 323 1333 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GORDON’S BAY UNITED CHURCH
Link Road, Mansfield Estate.
Services every Sunday 09h00 Telephone Joyce on 021 856 0719
ST. PHILIP'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, GB, Berg St Every Sunday 09h00 1st Sunday of the month 07h30 Additional service
Tel: Revd. Debbie on 021 856 2308
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
AIR AMBULANCE 021 948 9900
AMBULANCE SERVICE 076 1855 351
021 856 0214
ANIMAL WELFARE 021 856 0597
ELECTRICITY 080 022 0440
EMERGENCY PLUMBER 072 9399 508 EMERGENCY ELECTRICIAN 082 424 8547
ESKOM 086 003 7566
FIRE BRIGADE 021 853 1122
021 853 1179
021 853 1188
FLYING SQUAD 021 1011
FRAUD HOTLINE 080 032 3130
GORDON’S BAY SECURITY 021 856 0214
HELDERBERG HOSPICE 021 852 4608 (SW)
HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND
HOSPITAL 021 850 4700
MUNICIPALITY 021 850 4000
021 850 4400 (A/H)
POLICE 021 856 1207
021 856 2677
021 856 2682
ROADS AND STORMWATER 086 010 3054
SEA RESCUE 021 449 3500
SNAKE BITES 021 934 0916 SNAKES – GB SECURITY 021 856 0214
SOS ON MOUNTAIN HIKES 021 937 0300
TRAFFIC DEPT. 021 850 8000
VERGELEGEN MEDI-CLINIC 021 850 9000
VERGELEGEN MEDI-CLINIC
EMERGENCY UNIT (24/7 ER) 021 850 9087
WATER SERVICES 086 010 3054
ALL EMERGENCIES—
(Fire, Ambulance, Police, Traffic)
LANDLINE 107
CELL PHONE 021 480 7700
FREE SMALLS / GRATIS KLEINTJIES
9 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Markets and Events May 2014
BEACH CLEAN-UP
Gordon‘s Bay Beach opp. The Old Cape Mall
Every 1st Saturday of the Month from10h00
Bring the family—it‘s fun and it‘s pro-active.
BLAAUWKLIPPEN FAMILY MARKETS
Blaawklippen Estate
Every Sunday 10h00—15h00
BALLROOM AND LATIN AMERICAN DANCING
Private classes: Mon - Thurs from 13h00 - 21h00
Public group classes: Thurs at 20h00
(Beginners to Advanced - all welcome)
Contact Murray on 084 434 5490
COUNTRY CRAFT MARKET
Southey's Vines, Somerset West
Sat. 31st May 09h00—14h00 (last of the season)
GORDON’S BAY BUSINESS FORUM A.G.M GB Yacht Club, Old Harbour.
14 May 2014, at 08h00,
Election of executive committee,
Approval of annual financial statements,
Report back on activities.
GORDON’S BAY ART GROUP EXHIBITION Lions Clubhouse, Naval College Sports Fields (Entrance in Roos Street)
Sat 30 May & Sun 1 June 11h00 – 17h00
INTERPRETATIVE BIRD WALK Helderberg Nature Reserve
Every last Sunday of the Month from 07h30 Adults: R20 Scholars: R10
Non Members: An additional reserve entry fee.
Booking essential. Call 021 851 4060
QUIZZ NIGHT AT THE OLD CAPE CAFÉ
Old Cape Mall, Beach Road Every 1st Thursday of the month 19h00 for 19h30
Teams of between 2 and 6 people
No cover charge and it‘s good fun
ROOT 44 MARKET AT AUDACIA FARM
(Next to Mooiberge Farmstall) Every Saturday and Sunday 09h00—15h30
STELLENBOSCH FRESH GOODS MARKET
Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch.
Every Saturday 9h00 – 14h00
THE BRIDGE CLUB (Duplicate Bridge)
Lifestyle Cntr, Summervale Estate, Lemoenboom St.
Every Thursday from 13h15 for 13h30 Pairs only. R15.00 pp
Call Derek McAuley on 021 852 2300
NO BAKE CRUNCHY CHOCOLATE SQUARES
SEASONAL PRODUCE IN MAY
MARKETS AND EVENTS
VEGETABLES: Artichokes (Jerusalem), green beans, beetroot,
broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, sweet peppers,
carrots, cauliflower, celery, chives, courgettes,
cucumber, endive (limited), horseradish, kale, leeks,
garlic (scarce), lettuce, mushrooms, onion, parsnips,
potatoes, pumpkin, radishes, spinach, gem squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, peas
FRUIT:
Avocados, bananas, oranges, lemons, grapefruit
(imported), guavas, paw-paw, pineapples, Cape
gooseberry, pecan nuts
HERBS:
Mint, sage, thyme, marjoram, oreganum, rosemary,
fennel, bay leaves, parsley
Want to spoil your Mom on Mother‟s Day? Here‟s an easy recipe for you to make.
INGREDIENTS
1 slab fruit and nut chocolate, broken into pieces
2 Tbs butter
1 small box glacé cherries, chopped
Half packet digestive biscuits, roughly chopped
Half slab white chocolate, chopped.
METHOD
Combine the fruit and nut chocolate with the butter
in a glass bowl.
Microwave on medium power for 4-5 mins, stirring every minute.
Add cherries, biscuits and white chocolate.
Stir well until combined.
Spoon into a large greased dish lined with grease proof paper.
Press down the top of the mixture with the back of a
spoon.
Cover and leave to set at room temperature.
To serve, turn out and slice.
Make a pot of tea, set a tray with mom's best china and serve the chocolate squares - you will earn lots of Brownie points!
Recipe tried and tested by Irma O‟Donovan
10 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Opinions/Opinies May 2014
BAIE DANKIE
Net sê . . . ‗BAIE DANKIE‘ aan almal se positiewe
bydrae in GORDON‘S BAAI !
Wat ‗n verrassing om te sien, WEEREENS, hoe
SKOON en NETJIES die strook langs die see was na
die Paas-naweek! (rond-om Spur). Verder - hoe pragtig was al die bloedrooi kruise teen
van die huise in Gordon‘s Baai, asook die PRAGTIGE
NUWE ‗KRUIS‘ (ligte) wat aangebring is teen die
berg, deur die NG Kerk Gordon‘s Baai. Wat ‗n
uitstaande ‗landmerk‘ teen die berg saans! Baie
dankie vir almal wat daartoe bygedra het. Ek is trots om ‗n inwoner te wees van Gordon‘s Baai !
~ SANET
WHY NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN FAURE MARINE ?
On Good Friday last week a motorbike passed me on
Faure Marine at more than 120 km/h, weaving and
swerving through slower traffic. Approaching the
Lemoenboom circle, this motorbike rider slowed down, to about 110 km/h, barely missing a taxi
travelling at only 90 km/h. Faure Marine has
become a joke – there are no controls, no traffic
lights, no speed traps, nothing. It has become a
speedway, open to all.
~ RACING FAN
BAIE DANKIE LEAPFROG
‗Ek het deelgeneem aan die 21 km Leapfrog
padwedloop op Saterdag 5 April plaasgevind het en
deur Leapfrog geborg is. Ek wil namens die 1300
deelnemers baie dankie sê vir ‘n wonderlike en
uitstekende wedloop wat deur die Strand
Atletiekklub georganiseer is. Die organisasie was uitstekend met wonderlike fasiliteite, genoegsame
watertafels, beamptes op die roetes en uitstekende
verkeersreëlings, asook pragtige medaljes. Die
Leapfrog wedloop kan met enige ander wedloop in
die land vergelyk word. Ek wil ook namens die
inwoners van Gordonsbaai baie dankie sê aan Leapfrog wat ons kusdorpie se naam hoog hou en
ons naam op so ‗n professionele wyse bemark. Orals
en van elders, hoor ek net komplimente –
welgedaan !
~ Esbie Strydom, Gordonsbaai
DUSTBINS IN OLD HARBOUR
The upgrade of the Old Harbour is very impressive,
BUT on a hot Sunday evening when out for a stroll
along the Harbour wall, our nostrils were assaulted
by a terrible odour.
The odour was from the overflowing dustbins which were stored OUTSIDE the newly built room to house
them. The bins have the name Harbour Lights writ-
ten on them. Apart from spoiling a walk on a beau-
tiful evening, this is a very poor advert for the res-
taurant…….and is totally unhygienic and shows ir-
responsible behaviour on the part of the restaurant management.
~ Totally Unimpressed
GEEN MOSKEE IN GORDONSBAAI NIE
Nà aanleiding van die artikel in die Distrikspos (7
April 2014) oor die oprigting van ‗n moskee in die
middel van ons rustige en mooi vakansiedorpie, net
die volgende kommentaar as ‗n besorgde belastingbetaler. ‗n Moskee gaan die karakter van
Gordonsbaai vir altyd verander a.g.v. die geraas en
rusverstoring met luidsprekers. Eiendomswaardes
gaan in hulle peetjie in val en die paar besighede in
Gordonsbaai sal moet sluit. Wie sal dan hier wil
belê of vakansie wil hou ? Besoek die webwerf GB Islamic Trust en besluit self. My opinie is dat ‗n
moskee nie hier toegelaat mag word nie.
~ Besorgde inwoner, Gordonsbaai
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11 Gordon’s Bay Reviews People May 2014
LEFT: Sister Marguerite Pettipher of Helderberg Hospice
spends time with a patient. Like all members of staff at
Helderberg Hospice, she values honesty and compassion, integrity and care, while appreciating the little wonders
found in every day life which bring joy and fulfilment.
(See article on p 12) BELOW LEFT: Hilde Rulse and Esmé Daniels with their
Certificate of Recognition awarded to them for their con-tribution to Community Service.
(See article on p 12)
LEFT: Bringing Easter cheer to the
children at the Hottentots Holland
Hospital are: BACK ROW: Piet du Toit, Sister
Theron (HH Hospital), Allan Forrester,
Janine Jansen (secretary), Daantjie
Kat (Traffic Officer J Geswind), Jochen
Schroeter and Inspector J Taylor.
MIDDLE ROW: T/O W Daniels, Inspector N Duma, A Schuller,
A Pieters, T/O W Somwahla and Chief
Inspector W Schuller
FRONT ROW:
T/O C Gordon, Principal Inspector N de Kock and T/O E Turner.
(See article on p 12)
12 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Community May 2014
Compassion is defined as
sympathy for the suffering
of others which leads to a de-sire to help them.
It is a keystone quality of all who are involved with the service of
Helderberg Hospice and is the driving force behind the work of the nursing staff in particular. National Hospice Week from 4 –
11 May looks at building compas-
sionate communities and provides
an excellent opportunity for the
community to meet the Hospice nursing sisters who care for
the needs of patients and their
families at what is probably the
most challenging time of life - the
end of life. Sister Marguerite Pettipher works in the Gordon‟s Bay and Sir Lowry‟s Pass area, taking the special care of Helderberg Hospice to all who face the challenge of a life-threatening illness. She joined Helderberg Hospice as
a Home Care nursing sister three years ago. She had recently
returned from managing a home
care system in the Middle East, so
was familiar with aspects of the
work but not directly with Hospice care. However, she feels
strongly that she is in the right
place at the right time.
―Walking that last path with a pa-tient and their family is a privilege, but it is one that demands a great deal from the carer,” says
Marguerite. ―One gives a lot in this position; the work can make one sad and tired – but at the same time one gets a lot back!‖ After a long day caring for her
patients, Marguerite indulges in
gardening or quilting as a way to
restore her soul. Sister Pettipher concedes that
while she has fully come to terms
with the fact that death and dying
is a natural part of life, she does
get affected when patients her age
and younger die. It has brought home to her the reality of how
short life can be, and has taught
her to value the time she has and
to take care of her own health and
well-being. “It is not always easy to answer the questions my patients and their loved ones have, but I made
it a rule to myself to always be honest and tell the truth. From my own experience of losing my late husband, I know what it is like to be kept in the dark. Even if it is painful and difficult, honesty (supported by empathy) is very important.”
(See picture on page 11)
THE COMPASSIONATE CARE OF HELDERBERG HOSPICE Patricia McNaught Davis
The Yellow Door runs under the
auspices of The Red Cross.
In 2004, Esmé Daniels together with other ladies in Temperance Town began making soup for needy people in the community. The venue for this was The Yellow
Door and now 10 years later, the
soup kitchen at The Yellow Door
continues to provide for the needy. Over the years various
people have joined Esmé in the
soup making.
Esmé and Hilda Rulse, who has
assisted Esmé for the last 3
years, were together awarded a
Certificate of Recognition from the City Council last year.
The certificate reads:
―In recognition of meritorious
community service, involving a
high degree of dedication and sac-rifice, which is of lasting benefit to
the residents of the Helderberg in
Cape Town, Sub council 8 hereby
awards a certificate of merit to
The Red Cross Ladies in the cate-gory of Community Affairs‖.
Esmé and Hilda have decided to
hang up their well-stirred soup
spoons and hand over to new
soup makers. Esmé will continue
to oversee the making of the soup and look after the administration
of all the community activities at
The Yellow Door.
We salute you Esmé and Hilda for
all you have done. Congratula-tions and a big Thank You.
(See picture on page 11)
HANDS OF PASSION
Romy Lee
An Easter visit to the children’s
ward at the Hottentots' Holland
Hospital is a campaign driven annually by the Gordon’s Bay
Traffic Department.
Together with members of the
community and other service
organisations who assist with
contributions, gift bags filled with Easter eggs, fruit, juice, sweets,
drawing books and crayons and
soft toys are handed over to the
children during the Easter week-
end.
Gordon‘s Bay community can be very proud of the members of its
Traffic Department, who are not
only dedicated to maintaining law
and order on the roads, but who
are also committed to reaching
out to children and adults in need.
A highlight for the children is the
special appearance of Daantjie
Kat, seen here with Chief Inspec-
tor Wesley Schuller. (See photos on p 7 & 11)
THE CARING SIDE OF GB TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
13 Gordon’s Bay Reviews The Lighter Side May 2014
Ek het ’n klompie vriende wat
graag aan gevegsnabootsings
deelneem. Hierdie manne (en soms dames) het ‟n byna hartstogtelike liefde vir die geskiedenis, veral militêre
geskiedenis, en trek graag uniforms aan van eertydse regimente. Hulle skiet ook soms met outydse
wapens. Kortom, dis louter plesier
om hul aktiwiteite gade te slaan
waar en wanneer hulle optree.
Terselfdertyd staan mens verstom oor die akkuraatheid van hul
nabootsings. Dis duidelik dat
elkeen van hulle ‘n behoorlike
studie gemaak het van die
uniformstukke wat hulle aantrek,
sowel as van die bandoliere, gespes, rangtekens en dergelike
toebehore.
Een van hulle het op ‘n dag ‘n
Skotse uniform aangehad, en ek
het my verkyk aan sy uitrusting, veral omdat ek geweet het hy‘s ‘n
rou Afrikaner. Vergeet nou maar
eers van die Skotse rokkie wat hy
gedra het, en die blink sabel aan
sy sy. Ter sprake hier is die hoed
wat hy opgehad het. Dit word ‘n glengarry genoem, het hy vir my
gesê.
Hoe lyk die glengarry? vra julle.
Ek het my voorgeneem om nie
sommer enige foto van ‘n model
wat ‘n glengarry dra hier te plaas nie. Dit moet ‘n foto met ‘n storie
wees.
Die D-Dag landings op die
strande van Normandië het op 6
Junie 1944 plaasgevind. Die
eerste woord wat die wêreld ingestuur is van hierdie geheime
gevegsoperasie, was ‘n BBC-
radioboodskap half-tien die
oggend, wat lui: ―Vanoggend het
Geallieerde Vlootmagte, bygestaan
deur sterk lugsteun, onder bevel van generaal Eisenhower landings
op die noordelike Franse kus ten
uitvoer gebring.‖ Dit het gelei tot
die ontsetting van ‘n Frankryk
wat swaar verliese en verskriklike
verwoesting gely het. Die ontbering van die mense blyk
duidelik uit die vodde waarin
hierdie Franse kinders geklee is,
maar die houding van die seuntjie
spreek van moed. Ja, die hoed op
sy kop, wat hy wie-weet-waar raakgeloop het, is ‘n glengarry.
Die glengarry is ‘n tradisionele
Skotse wolhoed, met ‘n ronde
tosseltjie in die middel bo, wat ‘n
―toorie‖ genoem word. Aan die linkerkant word ‘n roset
vasgemaak (nie op die foto
teenwoordig nie). Agter hang daar
gewoonlik ‘n paar linte af. Die
glengarry het sy begin in die
middel 1790‘s gehad, ‘n ―uitvindsel‖ van ‘n man afkomstig
van ‘n plek in die Skotse
Hoogland met dié naam. Tog het
die glengarry eintlik eers ná 1840
sy beslag gekry toe dit deel geword het van die uitrusting van
‘n militêre doedelsakorkes.
Die blokkies op die hoedband kan
verskillend gekleurd wees, of selfs
net swart en wit.
Vandag is die glengarry op vele terreine nog in gebruik,
hoofsaaklik as uniformstuk van
Skotse militêre eenhede.
WAAR KRY JY DAARDIE HOED?
Johan van Zyl
When Sam passed his driving
test, he asked his father if he
could use the car. ―I‘ll make a deal with you, son,‖ replied his
dad. ―If you can improve your
grades from a C to a B, study the
Bible and get your hair cut, we'll
talk about the car.‖ Sam agreed and six weeks later his dad said,
―Well son, you've improved your
grades and I see that you‘ve been
studying your Bible, but you
haven't had your hair cut.‖ Sam
replied, ―Dad, I've noticed that Samson, John the Baptist, Moses
and even Jesus - all had long
hair.‖ Without missing a beat, his
dad replied, ―Yes, and did you
also notice that they all walked
everywhere?‖ ~ ~ ~
As we Silver Surfers know,
we sometimes have trouble with
our computers. I had a problem
yesterday, so I called Eric, the
eleven-year-old next door and asked him to come over. After
clicking a couple of buttons the
problem was solved.
―So, what was wrong?‖ I asked.
He replied, ―It was an ‗ID ten T‘ error.‖
―What's that?‖ I asked. As he
walked away, he looked back and
grinned, ―Write it down. I think
you'll figure it out.‖
So I wrote down: ID10T. I used to like Eric. Funny how
quickly you can go off kids.
~ ~ ~
After examining a man‘s hamster
the vet pronounced it dead. Not
happy, the man asked for a second opinion. The vet called his
Labrador in. It nudged and sniffed
the hamster a couple of times
before shaking its head. Still not
happy the man requested a third
opinion. The vet called the cat, which sniffed and tapped the
hamster before shaking its head.
Finally convinced, the man asked
for the bill. Staggered by the vet‘s
fee of R1000 he yelled, ―Are you mad? What for?‖
―Well,‖ replied the vet, ―there‘s my
fee, the lab report and the cat
scan‖
~ ~ ~
Maxine‘s household hint: Stop dusting and you can use your
coffee table as a message board.
Cyril’s
Jokes
14 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Time for a Break May 2014
SUDOKU No 4 (vol 1) Intermediate
How to Play: Fill every column, row and 3 x
3 box so they contain every number between
1 & 9 Solution on page 16
© 2013 KrazyDad.com
On the state of the nation & other news.
We all better take a long hard look in the
mirror and think how our lives have failed that none of us has a private plane.
Can these elections come and go before
more people embarrass themselves
#elections2014
Dude behind counter at #StandardBank
actually suggested I do my transaction at
FNB. "Because they're better at this."
Seriously.
I sort of wish Oscar Pistorius would stop
crying. Jeez. Enough.
On Mother’s Day . . .
Quick message for anyone missing their
mum today: Tuck your shirt in. I won‘t tell you twice. You treat this place like a hotel.
Elbows.
Arbitrary observations . . .
Sun and mist: Ionian-morning: sea smooth,
cats on rocks fish with single flick of a paw.
I wait greedily for baker & fresh warm,
apple pastry
Watched 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' last
night. Baffled by how Vermeer knew in
1665, what Scarlett Johansson looked like.
Encountered another Australian huntsman
spider. Too big for glass or teacup, had to
use waste paper bin. Feel tired and
emotional.
ABOVE: Isabel Allende, Chilean/American author of
Maya’s Notebook.
WHAT’S ON AT
THE LIBRARY
BOOK BUDDIES BOOK
CLUB
Thursday 1st of May
from 09h45 to 10h45
Come and share your
views on the books you’ve
enjoyed, and meet other
book lovers.
We meet every first
Thursday of the month—
come and join us.
STORY TELLING FOR
UNDER 10’s
Every Friday afternoon
at 15h30 and
Saturdays 10th and 24th
May at 10h00
BOOK SALE
Saturday May 24th
from 10h00
Come and browse –
there are some real
bargains to be had –
and going for a song!
15 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Books May 2014
Family drama, drug addiction,
crime and redemption are the
themes that fill Maya’s note-
book – the 19-year-old narrator
‘with hair dyed four primary colours and a nose ring.
The book opens with Maya en
route to a remote island in the
Chiloé region of Chile, on the run
from "the FBI, Interpol, and a Las Vegas criminal gang".
Her loving, but feisty grand-
mother has arranged this sanctu-
ary where she is to stay with her
new protector, Manuel Arias, an
old friend of her grandmother. Despite her recent ordeals, Maya‘s
confident, upbeat nature soon
charms the locals. She is smart
and curious, and the novel
incorporates her discoveries
about the archipelago and its
people along with the harsher realities of her recent experiences.
On the island Maya begins
to write down her story, from her
grandmother's flight from Chile in
the early days of the Pinochet regime to her own childhood in
Berkeley, California. Rejection by
her mother is counterbalanced by
the loving care of her grand-
parents, but when her beloved
Popo, her step grandfather, dies Maya runs away from home and
embarks on a three year course of
self-destruction involving drugs,
criminal involvement and worse.
I felt that the book would have
been better had it been written in
the third person, as I found Maya a little too wise for a 19 year old,
but I remember reading some-
where that Isabel Allende had
written the book as a cautionary
tale for her grandchildren on the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed this book
with its twists and turns, horrors
and delights, facts and fiction and
while Isabel Allende has departed
from her trademark inclusion of magic realism, it was a satisfying
read.
MAYA’S NOTEBOOK
ISABEL ALLENDE
Book Review Lynn Brown
Who, you ask? Solveig and Ian
Martin – you remember –
Solveig had the fabulous little
shop and coffee shop on Faure
Marine Drive – the house with
the barrel outside. Yes, that one. Now you remember.
Solveig and Ian decided a couple of years ago that they wanted to take an overland trip through Africa from Cape Agulhas to Oslo, from whence Solveig‟s family hail. And so on January 16 this year,
they finally set off after 18
months of planning, from
Gordon‘s Bay to Cape Agulhas,
along with their mascot, George, a beautifully beaded African giraffe.
Their joy at being on the open
road was clear: “We‟re on the road
again. Oh, my word, the wonderful world of freedom. Leaving behind a life of “stuff” and busyness and business.” A month later, after a few nights
in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in Botswana, they crossed
the border into Namibia (and the
Tropic of Capricorn).
Apart from meeting many inter-
esting people as well as seeing birds, giraffe, cheetah, meerkats
and more on this first leg of their
trip, ―we have had all kinds of weather – hell hot, cool days, rainy and extreme wind which made car rock „n roll. Had lots of
mossies (sic) and flies . . .”
March saw them travelling
through the dry, hot, dusty
Namib to Kaokoland, ― It‟s a place of grandeur where you re-discover your humanity and silence becomes music to your ears,” and
where “you‟ve never done people watching until you‟ve been to Opuwo . . . Hereros in their Victorian attire look regal and out
of place in this dusty outpost.” Having travelled through Zambia they are now in Malawi, where
diesel ―is EXPENSIVE at R22 per litre!” Dear Reader, do yourselves a
favour and log onto their blog for
a wonderful, vicarious trip through Africa, with all its highs
and lows. You can find it at:
http://
cpt2osl.wordpress.com/2014/0
4/23/malawi-the-northern-
region/
Bon Voyage!
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
16 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Birds May 2014
ABOVE LEFT: Massed pelagic birds behind a trawler. MIDDLE:
Wandering Albatross. RIGHT: Black-browed Albatross
LEFT: Spectacled Petrel (See article opposite)
SOLUTION to Sudoku No 4
on page 14
LEFT: Solveig and Ian
Martin embarking on their
African Odyssey from Cape Agulhas to Oslo.
BELOW LEFT: ‘Home’ until
they reach Oslo.
BELOW RIGHT: George,
their beaded mascot and
travelling companion.
See „Where are they now?‟ on p 15
17 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Environment May 2014
Even non-birders are familiar
with the raucous cries and
screams of gulls along the
Gordon‘s Bay and Strand
beaches. They are also probably
aware of the existence of sea-birds such as albatrosses, shear-
waters and petrels without being
aware that these pelagic birds oc-
cur in large numbers at sea lo-
cally usually out of sight of land. Pelagic birds are defined as those
birds which spend their entire
lives at sea only coming to land to
nest usually on remote islands.
The albatrosses are huge, the
largest, the Wandering Albatross (see photo), having a wing-span of
up to 3.5 m and weighing nearly
10 kg. The smallest, the Euro-
pean Storm-petrel, being 15 cm,
is about the size of a Cape Spar-row. The larger pelagic birds, the
albatrosses and shearwaters, are
masters of the air and make use
of the air-currents so skilfully
that they seldom have the need to
flap their wings. The photo shows a Black-browed Albatross in
flight. The larger species feed
largely on squid and small fish.
The smaller species mainly forage
for scraps on the surface. How-ever, fishing trawlers have now
become a major source of food as
the birds feed on the innards of
the cleaned fish which are dis-
carded in the water from the trawlers and long-liners (see
photo). Unfortunately many alba-
trosses are killed during long-line
fishing operations as they are
lured by the baited hooks, take the bait, are hooked and then
dragged under the surface and
drowned. But that‘s another
story. The pelagic birding trips
locate active trawlers as that is
where the most action is. Most of our pelagic bird species
breed on the remote islands of the
south Atlantic such as Gough,
Marion, Prince Edward, Bouvet
and Tristan. They then move north into our waters during the
harsh southern winter resulting
in winter being the best time to go
out on pelagic birding trips. Dur-
ing the southern summer the
breeding birds have moved south
again, only the immatures re-maining in our waters. During
this time their numbers are aug-
mented by non-breeding pelagic
migrants from the north such as
Sabine‘s Gull, European Storm-petrel and Common and Arctic
Terns. A very common local pe-
lagic species is the White-chinned
Petrel, known to fishermen as the
Cape Hen as it is a large, plump,
dark, tame bird often seen close to trawlers. A close relative is the
Spectacled Petrel (see photo) for-
merly considered a sub-species of
the White-chinned Petrel but was
elevated to a full species in 2004. They breed only on Inaccessible
Island of the Tristan Archipelago
and the total population is only
12000 pairs. It is much sought
after by twitchers as it is occa-
sionally seen from local pelagic birding trips. So if you want a
birding trip with a difference, take
a day birding trip out of Si-
monstown and you are sure to
add many lifers to your life-list. But take the necessary precau-
tions if you are uncertain about
your sea-legs!
For the Birders Pierre Hofmeyr
Pelagic Birds in the Western Cape
May is the ideal time to harvest
herbs for preserving, as this
is when the leaves have the strongest flavour, before flower-
ing.
The best herbs to freeze are those that are tasteless when dried, like basil, coriander, parsley and mint. Pick, rinse and chop finely and
place into ice-trays, cover with
water and freeze for future use by
simply dropping the frozen cube
into soup, stews or sauces.
Almost all perennial aromatic herbs (Bay, Marjoram, Oregano,
Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, etc.)
retain their flavour when dried.
Pick them fresh and spread out
on a newspaper in a cool room for 2-3 weeks to dry out. Thereafter,
store in an airtight container for
future use.
Remember most herbs prefer a
sunny position and well drained soil which does not become water
logged in winter. Often it is advis-
able to plant herbs in containers. Sowing in May:
Vegetables-Broad beans, celery, lettuce, leeks, onions, peas, rad-
ishes, spinach, turnips, broccoli,
cabbage, carrots, parsley.
Flowers-African Daisy, Calendula,
Felicia, Gazania, Bokbaaivygie,
Nasturtium, Phlox, Poppies, Viola, Sweet Peas.
YOUR GARDEN
IN MAY
Richard Bellas
18 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Those darn numbers! May 2014
I have a problem with numbers;
all numbers - big or small - in
any format; single numerals,
fractions, equations, ratios, the
lot. They all give me the heebie-
jeebies. And I am not alone; it‟s not that uncommon and it even has a name. Arithmophobia. Yep, that‘s what it boils down to; nothing life
threatening - just one of those
offbeat phobias.
Numbers frustrate me. They seem
illogical. Is a zero a number? The
‗0‘ symbol as I understand it, represents nothing, zilch, squat.
So how come when it follows the
number ‗one‘, it miraculously
implies that there are ten ‗ones‘
present when the only one ‗one‘ is visible alongside a ‗nothing‘?
Seems a bit daft to me. Thank
heaven for calculators, is all I can
say.
Now I‘m not implying that num-
bers are not useful or necessary, they are. The world wouldn‘t be
the same without them. Without
equations, theorems, calculus,
algebra, geometry, trigonometry
etc., civilization would not be what it is today.
Numbers are part of everyday life
whether we like it or not. And
there are many people who
actually enjoy them! Accountants,
engineers, bookmakers, teachers, bankers, stockbrokers, casino
owners and bingo players are just
some of the people whose lives,
pursuits or jobs would be severely
compromised were it not for those
ubiquitous numbers.
Without numbers you would
need, in order to establish your
weight for example, to compare yourself to other physical items
that are familiar, easily accessible
and of more or less constant
weight, (though of course the ac-
tual weight of these items them-selves would be unknown). Your
weight would therefore need to be
defined as being equivalent to,
say, one and a half sacks of pota-
toes, seven coconuts, a beer mug
full of nails, three viennas and a budgerigar. Same goes for your
height, blood pressure, heartbeat
and so on. You‘d have no idea of
your age or when your next birth-
day was due. Telephones without numbers are pretty useless. And
so on and so on.
Oddly though, I may be arithmo-phobic but I am not a paraskave-dekatriaphobe. (That‟s the fear of the number 13 - but of course you
knew that). Okay, so if you‘re a numbers
boffin, then answer me this:
How many zeros are there in a
googolplex? Aha! Try that for size.
That‘s a REALLY BIG number. (Here‘s a clue, it‘s a ‗one‘ followed
by a googol of zeros. That‘s more
zeros than the total number of
elementary particles in the ob-
servable universe.) Without numbers there would be no nursery rhymes like “Three
Blind Mice”. It would just be “A Few Blind Mice” or “Goldilocks and the sloth of Bears” or “Snow White and the throng of Dwarfs.” Without numbers things tend to
get out of control pretty quickly.
No last-minute changes to
appointments because you‘re
running late because there would
be no minutes and you wouldn‘t know what time the appointment
was scheduled for anyway. Unless
it was scheduled for either
daytime or nighttime.
Distance would present difficul-ties, especially if it was less than
a few full moons away on foot
or even more problematic if the
distance being referred to was
less than a day‘s walk away. “How far do you live from here, Stan?”
“Oh I reckon not much more than half a rugby game, a haircut, a kettle to boil and tying my shoelaces.” “Well that‟s a lot further than my place. I‟m just peeling an orange and a pee away.” Seems I‘m just going to have to
live with those ten little annoying
symbols that speak a language of their own. That is, at least until
my own number is up.
my problem with numbers! Mike Valentine
It appears that by the commu-
nity working co-operatively and
organising events like the Leap-frog Gordon’s Bay Race and
Winter Wonderland, it has suc-
cessfully raised the profile of
Gordon’s Bay and attracted
more visitors, thereby helping
to bring prosperity to the area. Over the April Easter Season
members of the public seemed
desperate as they tried to find ac-
commodation in Gordon‘s Bay,
indicating that Gordon‘s Bay went
against the reported dip in tour-ism in the Helderberg area.
This year‘s Winter Wonderland
Festival (27 June to 20 July)
and the Carnival Weekend ( 4-6
July) will have even more glitter-
ing events, so it is time for every-one to start decorating homes and
businesses with white LED lights
so that, together, we can create a
glittering display. Every strand
of light will help! This is an event
By Gordon’s Bay FOR Gordon’s Bay! For more information: Phone: 082 467 3060 or http://
www.winterwonderland.co.za or
http://www.facebook.com/
WinterWonderlandGB
EVENTS LIKE WINTER WONDERLAND LEAPFROG ROAD RACE
BRING TOURIST BOOM TO GORDON’S BAY
Jeanette Loring
19 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Sport May 2014
Living up to its reputation of
Road Race of the year 2013,
the 4th annual Leapfrog half
marathon was held on Saturday
April 5th in Gordon's Bay with great success and acclaim.
As in the past, this race was organised and run under the auspices of Strand Athletics Club. Gordon's Bay Primary School once again proved to be an excel-
lent venue with ample room
for registrations, parking, toilet
facilities and refreshment kiosks
etc
The Race attracted more than 1300 athletes from all over the
country (a growth of more than
33% on the previous year) and the
mood was upbeat, undeterred by
the South Easter. The day was an unmitigated suc-
cess; more than just a running
race it is becoming a community
event celebrated not only by par-
ticipants, but by hundreds of vol-
unteers manning water tables, marshals and supporters flocking
to the race route and finish.
The men's open winner was
champion, Akhona Makila of
VOB AC who ran the race in the excellent time of 1:09:29, taking
the windy conditions into consid-
eration. Second place went to
Peter Tsawayo from RCS GUGS
in 1:09:39 and 3rd place to
Thembelani Zola of Nedbank Boland in 1:11:48
The first two runners in the
woman's open race were both
from the Tshwane University of
Technology. Thitshaamba Ravhan-dalala was the women's open
winner in a time of 1:23:22 fol-
lowed by Thembi Baloti in sec-
ond place in 1:23:23. Danette
Smith from New Balance took 3rd
place in 1:24: 35. ‗Wonderful memories were made
and this fantastic Leapfrog Race
continues to grow from strength
to strength,‘ says Kevin Wearing,
Principal of Leapfrog Gordon's Bay who also complimented his
excellent team of agents and
personel who worked endlessly to
make this race such a huge
success! The race results have
been published on the race website www.leapfroggordonsbay
race.co.za for all participants to
see.
Photos of the race will also be
published on the photo gallery of this website
leapfrog road race triumphs again!
Kevin Wearing
Our Club competitions have
been in full swing this month
and are nearing an end and win-
ners will soon be determined.
This month the Men‘s Drawn Trips and Drawn Fours Competi-
tions were played. The finals of
the Men‘s Drawn Trips will only
be played on 31 May but the
Drawn Fours was concluded and the winners are: Patrick le Roux,
Pieter Lewis, James de Villiers
and Gordon Warnock.
Marina Brink took part in the
Helderberg Sixes and her team
made up of Paul Ferns;
A D Fourie; Joel Roebert; Marina
van Vuuren ;Kevin Oates and her-
self won the event. The HH Nines
gets underway and will be played
over three days, the first day‘s play will take place at Helderberg,
the second day play will be at
Somerset West and the finals on
29 April will be at Strand. We
wish our teams taking part, good bowling.
Two of our Novices, Carolina and
Ronnie de Klerk, played a Novice
Competition in Durbanville and
they came third in Section A. Well
done!
On the first Sunday of every
month Carolina de Klerk runs the
―Monthly Mug Competition‖. It starts at 10:15 and the format is
Drawn Pairs 2:4:2 over 18 ends.
The winners receive a handsome
mug with the final grand prize of
one night at a local B&B. Come
and join us on 4 May. Next month Gordon‘s Bay Bowling
Club will play host to the Men‘s
SA National Pairs on 17 and 18
May and the Singles on 22 May.
As a Club we are looking forward to this prestigious event.
If you are interested in becoming
a member of our Club please call
in, we are right opposite the Pick
‗n Pay Centre in Gordon‘s Bay or
call us on 021 856 1924.
GORDON’S BAY BOWLING CLUB NEWS
Jenny Dormehl
WHERE TO VOTE
There are two voting stations in
Gordon‘s Bay:
Gordon’s Bay Primary School &
The Boat Angling Club, Harbour
Island.
They will be open for voting from
07h00 to 21h00.
You must be 18 years or older to
vote.
WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU
1. Your ID Book or a valid
temporary ID that has been
stamped by the Department of
Labour.
N.B. A Passport or Driver‘s License is not acceptable.
2. It is a good idea to take a black
pen with you in case the pens are
either faulty or have accidentally
been removed.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
MOST IMPORTANT. Please make sure that your ballot paper has
been stamped on the back. If it is
not stamped, you must insist that
it is done. Ballot papers that are
not stamped will be rejected in the voting count.
For any further enquiries, the
Election Call Centre number is
0800 11 8000
GENERAL ELECTIONS 2014 VOTING DAY—7 MAY
20 Gordon’s Bay Reviews Sport May 2014
Gordon's bay bowling club (See article on p 19)
BELOW LEFT: Ronnie and Carolina de Klerk. 3rd in Section A of a Novices’ Competition. Durbanville.
BELOW RIGHT: Winners, Patrick le Roux Pieter Lewis; Gordon Warnock and James de Villiers.
Leapfrog 21km Road Race and Fun Run. See page 19 for article and results.
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