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

info@gerbercasa.co.za

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: afribabes@gbay.co.za

Faerie Market: Mickey Sanders:

afribabes@gbay.co.za

Food Stalls: Paula Lang:

langp@telkomsa.net

Craft related/Variety stalls: Paula Lang langp@telkomsa.net

Entertainment: Estelle O‘Neill

manager@wind-rose.co.za

Sponsorships & Raffle tickets:

Anton Gerber treasurer@gbbf.co.za

3 Gordon’s Bay Reviews History May 2014

GORDON’S BAY REVIEWSEDITORIAL

CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISCLAIMER

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Email editorial contributions to: lynnhb@mweb.co.za 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: cyrilb@mweb.co.za

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

hein@actacc.co.za 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://

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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.