November 2013

FUN IN THE LANGEBAAN SUN: Pearly’s Restaurant held its annual Pearl of the Bay Beach Sports Challenge on Monday 4November. See more photos on page 2. PHOTO: XAVIER PEPLER

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Businesseshave fun in the sunMainBeach inLangebaanwasabuzzwithactivityonMonday4 November.

Seven teams participated inPearly’sPearloftheBayBeachSports Challenge.

Theevent startednineyearsago as a team building day forPearly’s staff, but soon local

businesses showed interestandentered their teams in thisexciting challenge.

This year teams participat-ed involleyball, flags, surprisesplits and boeresport.Pearly’sthank all their gener-ous sponsors for contributingto a fun-filled day.

Participants showing their steel in a game of Tug of War.PHOTOS: XAVIER PEPLER

Volleyballaction onMainBeach inthe Pearlof the BayBeachSportsChallenge.

Die Langebaan Athletics Club (LAC) wil al hulle borgebedank vir die pragtige nuwe sportdrag wat hulle on-langs ontvang het. Hiér is lede in hulle nuwe T-hempiesgeborg deur Riccardo Scarpellini van Dormell Proper-ties. Nog foto’s van nuwe vere vir die klub ook opbladsy 12. FOTO: NICKY BESTER

The surprise splits was a challenging game and had onlook-ers rolling with laughter.

LangebaanAthleticsspogmet nuwe klere

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Nature lovers exploreWestCoastThe SANParks HonoraryRangers: West Coast Re-gion recentlyhostedanori-entation and informationday at their offices.

In attendance were 14 pro-spective members and appli-cants as well as HonoraryRangers (HRs) from the Agul-has, Boland and Table Moun-tain regions.

Pamela Rutledge and Anél-di Steenberg of the West Coastregion presented the pro-gramme and discussed va-rious topics including theSANParks HR corps, ecology,and the West Coast NationalPark (WCNP).

Proceedingsincludedanin-formative bus trip throughthe WCNP, where Langebaanresident and former WCNPranger, Eddie Papier, sharedhis knowledge and interest-ing anecdotes from the past.

Sites visited included Post-

berg, the OudepostFort I at Kraalbaai,the VOC beacon atGeelbek and Preek-stoel.

They also learnedthat the southernright whale can beidentified by its totallack of a dorsal fin,stubby square-endedflippers, and the wart-like growths on theirheads.

The four islandsun-der the WCNP’s man-agement – Marcus,Malgas, Jutten andSchaapen – are clear-ly visible from theview point in Postberg. Hereguests learned, for example,that Schaapen Island has oneof the largest known breedingcolonies of black-backedgulls, and Marcus Island hasthe single largest residentpopulation of the rare black

oystercatcher in South Afri-ca.

Rutledge also mentionedSANPark’s annual PelicanWatch programme, which isa management strategyaimed at controlling preda-tion by great white pelicans

on Cape gannet andCape cormorant nest-lings.

“Park staff and vol-unteers work in fiveday shifts on the [Jut-ten and Malgas] is-lands during the seabirdbreedingseason,physically chasingpelicans away fromthe breeding colo-nies.”

All those who at-tended agreed thereis a definite need fora day such as this, es-pecially for prospec-tive HRs and otherswith an interest in

the conservation of naturaland historical heritage.

For membership and otherenquiries, phone Janet Cel-liers on 022 772 0955 or e-mailjanet.celliers@webafri-ca.org.za

– Liana van Aswegen

Attendees of the SANParks Honorary Rang-ers: West Coast Region’s recent orientationand information day listening to Eddie Papier(former WCNP Ranger and longtime residentof Langebaan). With them are course pre-senters (second from left) Pamela Rutledgeand Anéldi Steenberg. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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NOVEMBER) Velddrif Animal Caredoen brandsiekinspuitings elkeWoensdag van 11:00–12:00en 17:00–18:00 langs diesopkombuis in Noordhoek.Die brandsiekinspuitings isgratis, maar nie die ontwur-mingspille nie.) If you think you may havea problem with drugs, there isa way out with the help ofother recovering addicts inNarcotics Anonymous.An NA meeting is held everyTuesday from 19:00–20:30 atthe Beacon Church, 5 AntonioSieni St, Langebaan.0 076 510 3290.) Enjoy roosterkoek atthe West Coast FossilPark every Saturday.Freshly baked on an open firefrom 10:00. Orders to beplaced by Friday.0 022 766 1606.) Kos-, kuns en hand-werkmark elke Vrydag bydie Ipic-sentrum om 15:00–19:00. 0 084 666 66165.) Fresh Food Market dayevery last Sunday at Blue BayLodge. Time: 10:00–13:00.Place: Gardens at Blue BayLodge, Saldanha. Come andbuy fresh local produce suchas rotis, cup cakes, artisanbreads, cheese and so muchmore! 0 022 714 1177.) ATKV-Saldanhabaaihou elke Saterdag om 15:00volkspele by Hoedjiesbaai Ho-tel in Saldanha.Kontakpersoon: Corné 0832358619 of 022 714 1702.) Evangelistiese Bewe-ging Weskus hou veldtog-dienste vanaf 17 Novembertot 1 Desember in groot tentin Noordhoek, Velddrif.Weeksdae om 19:30 en na-weke om 18:00. GaspredikerApostel George Boks. Skakel:082 909 5232

FRIDAY 8 - SATURDAY 9)West Coast Golf Challengeat Vredenburg Golf Club. CallJohan Greeff 022 715 3003.

SONDAG 10

) Die VGK-kerkkoorhou ’n korefees by diekerksaal in Abdolstraat, Vre-denburg om 14:00. ToegangR20 vir volwassenes en R5 virkinders.Bel Tommy by 073 2253726/Ann by 083 5293801.

SATERDAG 9) Rocco de Villiers, ’n be-kende pianis, is op die plankeby Sardien en Sardyn op Pa-ternoster met sy nuwe album,Stunning. 0 082 901 1353.) Farmers Market atSummerveld Road Longacres,Langebaan from 09:00 tot14:00. Picnic tables, jumpingcastle and pony rides. Artsand crafts, food stalls. Contact081 271 2281 or send emailto gwenduncan77@gmail.com.) St. Helenabaai Primêrhou jaarlikse karnaval.Hope pret met sport, vermaaken ’n verskeidenheid stalle-tjies. Kontak 022 736 1310.

SATURDAY 9) Aurora ChristmasMarket. Handmade soaps,greeting cards, plants,vetkoek, locally made jamsand more at affordable pric-es. Contact Carol on 022 9521789.

TUESDAY 12) Monthly talk at WestCoast Fossil Park. Subject:The Khoisan and the Colonistin the Western Cape in the18th Century presented byNigel Penn. Talk starts at18:00 for 18:30. R20 pp in-cludes snacks and sherry. Af-ter talk dinner at R45. Phone022 766 1606 to RSVP.)West Coast Photo-graphic Society monthlymeeting at Die Ou Waenhuis,corner of Main and ChurchStreet, NG Church Vreden-burg. Visitors welcome. Formore information phone Kooson 083 944 7944.

DONDERDAG 14) Circle of Friends fund-raiser at Friday Island. Tick-

ets are R150.00 pp and in-clude dinner, live entertain-ment and lucky draws. In aidof youth projects. Phone Mi-randa on 074 238 2346.

VRYDAG 15) Jakkie Louw se Sing Si­natra by Die Ark Teater, Lan-gebaan om 19:00 vir 19:30.Bring eie piekniekmandjie endrankies. R100 p.p. Skakel082 811 1161.) Alabaster Box op dieplanke in Laingville-gemeen-skapsaal. Die Scenes of LifeProphetic Drama Ministry vanMantle of God Ministries opSt. Helenabaai bied dié ver-hoogproduksie om 18:30aan. Bel Enrico by 076 7668240.) Valiant Swart tree opby Blue Bay Lodge, Saldanhaom 19:00. Kaartjies is R230p.p. en sluit aandete in. Be-sprekings by 022 714 1177.

SATERDAG 16) ’n Mandjiedans wordom 19:00 in die Velddrif-ge-meenskapsaal gehou, ’n geld-insameling-inisiatief deur dieGrensvegters se Relay for Life-span ten bate van Kansa. Te-ma: Coutry met musiek deurhul getroue orkes. 0 084510 9614 084 510 9751.) Aurora ChristmasMarket under the trees atthe church. Handmade soaps,greeting cards, plants,vetkoek, locally made jamsand lots more at affordableprices. Call Carol on 022952 1789.

FRIDAY 29) Weston Senior SecondarySchool reunion Matrics of1988 at Weston School hallat 19:00. All learners andspouses who wrote their mat-ric in 1988 are invited. R300pp in advance (includes 3-course meal. Contact Im-mogen on 082 809 0521 oron Facebook or at im-mogen.visser@up.ac.za.

SATURDAY 30) Paternoster SeafoodFestival. Comedian Rob vanVuuren is the MC. Enjoy freshseafood, live music, loads ofactivities for children,rieldansers, horse riding,beach buggy rides and more.

) Melindi Charle enFanie Velskoen tree op bydie klein huisteater te Kriedo-ringweg 13, Paternoster om19:00 vir 19:30. Kaartjies isR130 p.p. en sluit ’nskaapvleisrolletjie in. Bring eiedrankies en glase. Skakel:0825732678) AGS Saldanha-welsynhou talentaand om 16:00by kerk. Kaartjies is R25 virvolwassenes en R15 vir kin-ders. Bel Josephine by 078548 9061/073 584 6905.) Bootsale en Markdagop die museumterrein aange-bied deur Moorreesburg enKoringberg-toerismeburo van08:00 tot 12:00. Slaaisouse,olywe, heuning, sjokolade,groete en vrugte. R30 ’n stal-letjie. Bel Annelize by 022433 1072 of 082 574 0357.

DESEMBER

TUESDAY 3) Langebaan Community Po-lice Forum Annual GeneralMeeting at the ThusongCentre from 18:00. The chair-person will update you onvarious activities that werehave undertaken to build acrime-free society in Lange-baan. The local Station Com-mander will present recentcrime trends.

VRYDAG 6 TOT SATER-DAG 7) St. Helenabaai Kers-mark in die munisipale saal.Talle stalletjies met verskeieprodukte. Die Koffiekan hetdie teetuin met kaaskoek engebak. Bespreek ’n stalletjieby Menita: 082 764 1274.

VRYDAG 13 TOT DINS-DAG 2) Velddrif hou Feestyd-mark by Hoërskool Velddrif.Daagliks vanaf 9:00 tot19:00. Vir tafelbesprekings eninligting bel Marchand by061 467 5424.

THURSDAY 12) Weskus ChristelikeKultuur Organisasie houreünie, om 09:00 by dieHopefield-sportklub. Pak eiepiekniekmandjie en vleis virbraai. Alle oud-WCKO-ledewelkom. Bel Malcolm May by073 419 8525.

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Educational talkwithNigel PennNigel Pennwill host atalk on theKhoisan andthe colonistsin the West-ern Cape inthe 18th Cen-tury at theWest CoastFossil Parkon 12 Novem-ber.

Penn has aPhD from theUniversity ofCape Town.He has written about the im-pact of colonialism on theKhoisansocietiesofSouthernAfrica and the nature of earlycolonial society in both theDutch and British periods.

Hehasalsobeen awar-ded the UCTBook Awardthree timesand won aChoiceAward fromthe Ameri-can LibraryAssociationin 2007.Doors

open at 18:00and the talkis set to startat18:30.Tick-ets are R20

each and include snacks anda glass of sherry.An after-talk dinner is

available at R45 pp. Bookingsare essential. Phone Wendy,Nadia or Zeta on 0227661606.

Nigel Penn.

PIEKNIEK METJAKKIE: JakkieLouw doen sy SingSinatra-vertoning bydie Ark Teater opLangebaan op 15November om19:00 vir 19:30.Bring eie piekniek-mandjie en drank-ies. R100 p.p. Ska-kel 0828111161.FOTO: VERSKAF

KUIER SAAM MET ADAMTAS: Adam Tas is te sien byVlakvarkgat Boskroeg opLangebaan op 20 Desemberom 19:30 vir 20:00. Kaar-tjies is teen R60 per persoonbeskikbaar by Vlakvarkgat,Frock (langs kontiki in Lange-baan), Kekkel en Kraai inSaldanha, Van Zyl’s in Vre-denburg en Hopefield Toeris-me. Bel Sonja by0768448838. FOTO: VERSKAF

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Plan to save Leentjiesklip chaletsEVAN NAUDÉ

LANGEBAAN – Chaletowners at theLeentjiesklipholiday resort may soonlose more than just themoney they spent, as theeroded coastline creepscloser to their homes.

On 10 October Weslanderreported on the severe ero-sion that is claiming moreand more of the coastline infront of the resort.

“We love this place but wecan’t keep spending moneywithout help from the munic-ipality,” said Nollies van derMerwe of the LeentjiesklipHome Owners’ Association.“We’ve spent close to half amillion rand from our ownpockets since 2008.”

According to him the chaletowners have brought in 70tons of sand to strengthen the

dune line, planted grass andother plants to stabilise loosesoil and built a secondary setof stairs that has since beenwashed away. They also in-stalled stormwater drains todirect flow away from the ar-ea and metal rods and nettingas an emergency measure.

Chairman Peter Jack ownsone of the chalets closest tothe eroding coastline. “Thehigh-water mark is a techni-cal issue,” said Jack. “It be-comes a case of whose respon-sibility it is.” Jack believesaction needs to be taken im-mediately, regardless ofbudget restraints. “The coun-cil is aware of the problem, sothey need to act. It will costa whole lot more once peoplestart losing their cottages.”

In April 2012, the chaletowners met with SaldanhaBay Municipality’s DeputyMayor, Rosil Jager, on the is-

sue. Jager al-legedly saidprovincialgovernmenthad set asideR2million tocombat coast-line erosion.Jager con-firmed toWeslanderthat a meet-ing did takeplace, but de-clined any further comment.

Repeated requests for com-ment on the matter from themunicipality have provenfruitless.

However, a plan of actionseems to be on the horizon asenvironmental consultantsCommon Ground completedan Environmental Mainte-nance and Management Plan(EMMP) in June. The plan in-cludes a specialist report bybotanist Nick Holme and con-ceptual engineering solu-tions by coastal engineeringfirm WSP Group Africa.

The study found that theocean is steadily swallowingan increasing area of thecoastline, especially in thecorner of the bay in front ofLeentjiesklip, the MelckStreet steps and the AlabamaStreet slipway.

Possible measures pro-posed for Leentjiesklip in-clude dune reshaping and theremoval of an access road, asubmerged storm protectionbarrier (gabions or geocon-tainer bags), dune revegeta-

tion and a gabion wall.The demolition of endan-

gered structures, is anotherproposal. This “managed re-treat” would be based on anassessment of erosion trendsand the principles of setbacklines to pre-empt homes cra-shing onto the beach.

The plan is expected to besubmitted to the WesternCape Department of Environ-mental Affairs and Develop-ment Planning (DEA&DP) forauthorisation.

This will allow for furtherinvestigation by the munici-pality as well as the finalisa-tionof the preferredscenario.

Theintentionof thisEMMPis to allow initial construc-tion works to alleviate ero-sion concerns, as well as au-thorisation for ongoing main-tenance requirements for thechosen intervention.

The DEA&DP will there-fore be asked to authorise aten-year period of environ-mental management andmaintenance at the threesites.

The proposed management plan for Leentjiesklip includes apermanent hard protection barrier, the revegetation of dunecrests and more effective storm water management.GRAPHIC:COMMON GROUND EMMP

The current state of the dune in front of theresort. PHOTO: EVAN NAUDÉ

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Be“too cool to smoke” thismonthBe Cancer Aware, one ofSouth Africa’s cancer in-formation hubs, will bekicking off their secondan-nual “Too cool to smoke”campaign as part of Inter-national Lung CancerAwareness Month.

Theinitiativeinvitessmok-ers in South Africa to quit forthe day on Thursday 14 No-vember.

According to Dr. GeorgiaDemetriou, an oncologist atWits Donald Gordon MedicalCentre, “the burden of lungcancer is high, but awarenessof the disease is very low ascomparedwithotherdiseasessuch as breast cancer.

“This is why it’s importantto get involved in awarenessinitiatives to help educateand inform people about thisdeadly disease, where earlydetection is key.”

By quitting even for a day,smokers will be taking an im-portant step towards a heal-thier life . Within 20 minutesof quitting, blood pressure re-turns to normal, and withineight hours, the carbon mo-noxide level in the blooddrops. After 48 hours, the abi-lity to smell and taste is im-proved. From two weeks tothree months after quitting,lung function increases.

Non-smokers can also getinvolved and help promotethe cause by donning their

shades to work on the 14thand showing the world thatthey are “too cool to smoke”.You can also upload photos tothe Be Cancer Aware Face-book page and motivate o-thers to do the same.

Tobacco use can cause seri-ous health implications andkills nearly six million peopleper year. About one persondies every six seconds due totobacco, which accounts forone in ten adult deaths world-wide . With this in mind, it isno wonder that research hasshown that at least 80% oflung cancer diagnoses are at-tributedtocigarettesmoking.

Lung cancer and other res-piratory problems can also af-fect non-smokers, as there isno safe level of exposure to to-bacco. Toxins from the ciga-rettes are able to enter thebloodstream and contributeto the thickening of artery

walls, which accelerates theprocess of various heart andlung problems .

Furthermore, studies illus-trate that lung cancer is nolonger a male-dominated di-sease – there has been an in-crease in female smokers,leading to a rise in thenumber of women who are de-veloping this typeofcanceraswell .

A recent survey by the Med-ical Research Councilshowed that nearly half ofWestern Cape learners ingrade 8 to 10 smoke. Addingto this, research conductedfor the 2008 National YouthRisk Behaviour Survey foundthat one fifth of South Africanhigh school pupils are smo-kers.

For more information visitwww.becanceraware.co.za orfind Be Cancer Aware on Fa-cebook page.

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FlukseReniermaakLangebaan trotsTRISH GOOSEN

“Jy maak ons trots Renier.Ons hoop ander volg jouna.”

SóhetJoRetief sekommen-taar op Langebaan News andInfo, ’n gewilde blad op die so-siale netwerk, Facebook, ge-lui. Sy is een van talle Lange-baners wat gereageer het op’n foto van Renier Bester (19)wat deur Tanya Heald vanHOWWildbewaring op Face-book gelaai is.Heald het onlangs vir Bes-

ter langs die pad in Lange-baangekrywaarhybesigwasomrommelopte tel.Healdhethom afgeneem en die foto opFacebook gelaai en hom ge-

prys. “Mooi ge-daan Renier, jymaak ons trots!”het Heald ver-klaar. Die foto het’n yslike debat aandie gang gesit entalle ander Lange-baners het hulledankbaarheid aanRenier betuig.“Julle, die kind

is in alle opsigte ’nabsolute voor-beeld, ek kry som-mer trane in myoë,” het Celna Hu-man geskryf. “Ekis maar twee maande hier inLangebaan maar ken homvan help met die rondloper-honde wat soggens by AÏDA

kos kry. Hy het die mooiste,mooiste maniere, altyd be-dagsaam en behulpsaam.Daar is vele ander wat kan

gaan kers opsteekby hom.” GeorgeNimb het gesê: “Ai!As ons maar netmeer van sy soortmense hier gehadhet.” Daar is selfs ’npaar mense wat opFacebookvirBester’n werk aangebiedhet.Volgens Heald is

Bester ’n voorbeeldvir ander jong men-se en inwoners om-dat die dorp se net-heid almal se ver-antwoordelikheid

is.“Dit wys mens, selfs die

kleinste gebaar, kan diegrootste verskil maak.”

Renier Bester (19) het Langebaners met sy on-baatsugtige daad beïndruk. FOTO: VERSKAF

STUUR JOU SPESIALE OOMBLIKKE AAN ANGE-BAAN NUUS: Het jy onlangs ’n mooi oomblik inLangebaan op jou kamera vasgelê? Langebaan Nuusplaas graag foto’s van sonsondergange, die kleinspanop die strand, visvangfoto’s en selfs jou viervoetigevriende wat in die water baljaar. Dié pragtige foto vanReuben, ’n vier maande oue Golden Retriever is deur ’nnuwe intrekker ingestuur. Reuben het Sondag 3 Novem-ber heerlik op Langebaan se strand gespeel. Stuur fo-to’s met kort beskrywing aan redakteur@weslan-der.co.za FOTO: VERSKAF

SEESKULPIE SPOG MET EISTEDDFOD-PRESTASIES:Seeskulpie Privaatskool het die Wes-Boland-skild virkleiner skole by die onlangse Wes-Boland Eisteddfodgewen. Hierdie skild word gegee aan die kleuterskoolof laerskool wat die meeste medaljes by die eisteddfodgewen het. Agter van links is Petrie Oettle, skoolhoofmet die skild en Joshua Chaney met die slagorkes setrofee. Voor van links is Colan Fransman, medalje virvoordrag in Engels as tweede taal, Isabella Brune, tweemedaljes vir voordrag in Engels as tweede taal en sangmet elektroniese begeleiding. Langs haar sit BryonGoldschmidt, wenner vir sang met elektroniese begelei-ding en Carley Botha wenner van die graad R-kunsaf-deling. FOTO: VERSKAF

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Spring clean tokeepsnakesatbayAs the cold wet wintercomes to an end, springbrings with it a new seasonin the circle of life.

Reptiles such as snakes arecoming out of hibernation tohunt for a much-neededspring meal.Snakes provide an impor-

tant natural balance in ourenvironment, controllingvermin, rodents and otherdisease-carrying pests.A snake’s diet varies from

species to species but in-cludes rats, mice, birds,moles, slugs, snails, frogs etc.Snakesareencouraged into

built-up areas by the abun-dance of their food source.Humans unintentionally cre-ate a snake- friendly environ-ment with unkempt or over-grown gardens containingbuilding material, rubble orcompost. This, in turn, is a

suitable habitat for those lit-tlepests likerats,miceandex-otic birds.Snakes are attracted to ne-

glected areas for food and toavoid human confrontation.Thereisnorealwayofkeep-

ing snakes off your property,but if you keep your grass cutshort, treeswell trimmed andclean up all building rubble,snakes are less likely tomakeyour property their home.Very few snake species

could be considered a threatto humans, as most do nothave venom glands.Contrary to popular belief,

a snakes’ instinct is to defenditself rather than to attack.As such, killing a snake is

nothing to be proud of as youare dealing with an animalthathasnoarms, fingers, feet,legs or eyelids.Let us not succumb to igno-

rance by destroying what we

fear, but rather learn moreabout snakes, their behav-iour and why they are impor-tant cohabitants and why weshould look out for them.– Shaun MacLeod, coordi-

nator of the Western Cape

Snake Rescue Volunteer Team. For more information

about educational awarenesstalks, demos and trainingcontact Shaun on 082 532 5033or email MacAdderbite@ya-hoo.com.

Cape cobra.

RIDING FOR CANCER: On Sunday 27 October, ridersfrom Longacres near Langebaan set out on a trot in supportof cancer awareness. Donned in pink ribbons and trim-mings, all 16 horses and their riders had a fun-filled day.Funds collected will be donated to a local resident who isfighting cancer. PHOTO: BRADLEY RUITERS

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Prepare for ‘silly season’ visitors

Summer’s here and thekitesareupagain inLange-baan.

Restaurants are abuzz withforeign languages and trafficis on the increase over week-ends.

This signals the coming ofthe holiday season whenLangebaan is alive with eco-nomic potential. The monthahead will see a hive of activi-ty as the village prepares it-self for the silly season.

Langebaners have twochoices: be irritated by theholiday onslaught, or join inthe fun and have a great fes-tive season. One thing is forsure, thesilly seasonwillhap-pen and we all have a role toplay in welcoming the manyvisitors to our village.

The Saldanha Bay TourismOrganisation (SBTO) is hardatworkpreparingfortheholi-day makers whilst the Com-munityPolicingForum(CPF)is preparing for their safetyand security. The police, pro-

vincial and municipal trafficdepartments, municipal lawenforcement and the WestCoast National Park will joinforces to enforce law and or-der over the season.

The Saldanha Bay Munici-pality (SBM) will be trainingeight selected members of thelocal youth as temporary lawenforcement officers to assistwith this important task. TheSBTO and CPF are planninga “welcome the visitors” op-eration to kick the season off.

The municipality will bemaking a major effort to en-sure that the village isgroomed and clean. I wouldlike to request Langebanersto assist in this task as theSBM does not have the man-powertoget toeverynookandcranny. Firstly, you can as-sist by looking after your ownhome patch and pavement.

Secondly, Langebaners liv-ing next to green areas canjoin hands and “chicken pa-rade” their adjacent openspaces. Refuse bags can beplaced at predetermined are-as where the SBM will collectthem. Should the refuse in aparticular area be too muchplease notify the LangebaanSBM office so that special ar-

rangements can be made. Weneed tocomplete thisexerciseby the second week of Decem-ber. Please feel free to contactme if any coordination is re-quired.

A public meeting was heldon 28 October with the resi-dents of Seaview Park andLangebaan North. The meet-ing was attended by the Exec-utive Mayor, Francois Schip-pers,membersof theMayoralCommittee responsible forservice delivery, senior SBMofficials and over 100 resi-dents. Various service deli-very issues were discussed ofwhich sport facilities, urbanplanning for LangebaanNorth and the Human Settle-ment Plan were the most con-tentious. The SBM sees theproblem areas put forward ina serious light and will makea concerted effort to addressthem. Community feedback

meetings in this regard willfollow. An accusation wasmade that this meeting wasutilised for political gain.This is refuted outright. Themost senior role players whomust address the issues werepresent.

My December “Town Talk”article will address the im-pact of the recently approvedIndustrial Development Zone(IDZ) on Langebaan.

My “Champion” for themonth is Coral Warner whoraised R200 000 for Hospiceand does not expect anythingin return.

Thumbs up for Langebaan!Bepositive, takeresponsibili-ty and make a differencewhere you are.André KrugerCouncillor LangebaanTel: 022 772 2412, Cell:

073 664 0506 or email: in-fo@wowlangebaan.co.za

SALON-UITSTAP-PIE: Seeskulpie segr. R’e het groot pretgehad by die180Kidz Salon in La-guna Mall op 1 No-vember. Die jongspanhet kolwyntjies gekryen die meisies se ha-re is ingedraai. Hulleis gewys hoe om huleie hare te versorg enhet op kopstukke metpruike geoefen.

Die seuntjies se hare is mo-dieus gejel en hulle was selfnie skaam om die poppe indie salon se hare mooi temaak nie.

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Informed,preparedand involvedThe Langebaan Ratepay-ers’ and Residents’ Asso-ciation(LRRA)ispleasedtoreport on the following:

Property rates process: Wewould like to remind all rate-payers who appealed againsttheir 2012 property valuationthat the Appeal Board sits on18 and 19 November 2013 inVredenburg from 08:00 atcouncil chambers.

Be aware that your appealwill be heard on the date asstated on the notice you re-ceived from theSaldanha BayMunicipality.

The hearingmight be ex-tended to 20 No-vember shouldit be deemednecessary.

Uitsig and Melck Streetsteps: The council engineersmet with abutting residentson thismatter in lateOctober.

Imanagedtopresentauser-friendly design, drawn byCreative Profile Town Plan-ners, and submitted the pro-poseddesign to theengineers.

Thedesignwill formpart ofa uniform future tourism in-frastructure theme that willnot only be functional, but al-so esthetically pleasing.

The proposal was present-ed by the town engineers tothe public who attended themeeting andwas unanimous-ly accepted. Work shouldstart early in January 2014.

Strandloper sewage/stormwater outflow : We re-ported last month that theLRRA still questions the le-gality of the discharge oftreated sewageandnowinad-dition theretosomestormwa-ter into the Langebaan La-goon, aRamsar site and inter-nationally recognisedMarine Protected Area.

These activities were re-cently reported to various en-vironmental law enforce-mentagencieswhovisitedthearea and are currently inves-

tigating the matter.IDZ : The SaldanhaBay IDZ

was recently announced anddeclared open by PresidentZuma on 31 October 2013 .

This eventwith fanfare andpoliticking confirmed thefearswe continuously report-ed on during the comment pe-riod on the IDZ and its feasi-bility.

Wehope thatweshallneverget to a point when we ask:“Howdidweallowthis tohap-pen yet again?” This blatantand disgraceful abuse of state

and public assets for cheappolitical gain rudely remind-ed me of the recent and simi-lar incident when our ownward committee public meet-ing was hijacked to serve asa platform for party politics.

Progress: Although the fi-nal outcome of the pavingproject in Main and DwarsStreets fellwayshortof the in-itial plans presented by Crea-tive profile (due to we weretold bugdetary reasons), wesee that the paving is now fi-nally completed a mere fourmonths after inception.

The parking areas stillawait the ashpalt to finish thejob.

Thepublic toilets atKaktussewage pump still await offi-cial opening.

The overdue “new” streetlights for Alabama Street areto be installed soon.

Weare still in thedarkwiththe Sanderling lights for thecul se sac turning circle.

Closure: We invite all rate-payers and residents to theLRRAinformationandreportbackmeetingon21November2013 at the Langebaan TownHall at 19:00.Jaco Kotze – Chairperson

(LRRA).

NUWE SWEETPAKKE: Clive van Groeningen van die WestCoast Community Trust/Mykonos Casino het Langebaan Athle-tics Club met nuwe sweetpakke geborg. FOTO’S: NICKY BESTER

Die hard-loopdrag isgeborg deurCraig Scottvan Lange-baan Coun-try Estate.

13Langebaan News7 November, 2013

BRILJANTE REDENAARS: Op Woensdag 16 Oktoberis die jaarlikse redenaarskompetisie tussen Topolino enChristelike Privaatskool Malmesbury (CPM) by die DoxaDeo-kerksaal op Langebaan gehou. Van links is ErnieRoworth (beoordelaar), Karli Truter van CPM (graad4-wenner), Zianca van Tonder van Topolino (graad5-wenner), Serine Hamilton van Topolino (graad 6-wen-ner), Sonja Visser van Topolino (graad 7-wenner) enCorné De Milander (beoordelaar).

KUNSSTUDENTE VAN LANGEBAAN PRESTEER:Inge Landsberg (links) en Kayla van Tonder (regs), kuns-studente van Kaymar-kunsskool in Vredenburg en leer-linge van Curro Privaarskool in Langebaan, het goedpresteer in die buitermuurse kunsafdeling van die Wes-Boland Eisteddfod. Hier staan hulle met hulle wen-skep-pings. Hulle is albei as algemene wenners in die pro-dukontwerp-afdeling aangewys. Die tema vir hul kuns-werke was: kuns vertel ’n storie sonder woorde.

Kunsstudente slaagmet lofDie kunswerke wat CurroPrivaatskool se graad 12-leerlinge hierdie jaar opge-lewer het vir hul finale IEB(International ExaminingBoard) moderering, getuignie net van uitstekendekwaliteitnie,maarookvanverskeie hedendaagsekwessies.

Politieke sake van die dagwordmet satiregemengom’npersoonlike uitkyk op die le-we waarin die tiener vandagleef, uit te beeld.

Die Laaste Avondmaalword versinnebeeld in ge-smelteplastiesemesseenvur-ke, gekombineer met ge-breekte polistereenkoppiesen is ’n nuwe aanslag op ’noeroue verhaal.

Curro Langebaan kan mettrots aankondig dat die mees-tevandie studentemetonder-skeidings in hul praktieseprojekte in 2013 geslaag het.

Die kunsdepartement wordbehartig deur Lientjie Blokvan die LB Kunssentrum opVredenburg.

’n Kunswerk deur Cathy Dixon. FOTO’S: VERSKAF

Bilal Ezzideen se interessanteskepping.

Simone Swanepoel se weer-gawe van die Laaste Avond-maal.

Nathan Lodewick het kunsmet politieke satire gekombi-neer.

Forest Heesom-Green sebeeldhouwerk.

14 Langebaan Nuus7 November, 2013

Angling isgettingback tonormal

October has been back tonormal. The main largefishtakenwerekob,mostlyfrom the Spreeuwalle area.

The best fish was a speci-men of 27 kg caught byMichael Viljoen. Howeverthere were also kob caughtsouth, especially for those ar-dent anglers who are pre-pared to get up out of a warmbed at 02:00 and face the windand single-digit tempera-tures. These fish are a muchnicer eating fish as theyranged from 4–6 kg.

Some geelbek were caughtamong the kob but, in con-trast to last year, I have notheard of the anglers having aproblem with elf.

White stumpnose havemade their appearance andgood numbers have beencaught. Generally the sizehave been smaller than previ-ous years and only during thesecond spring-tide periodwere large fish caught. Thebest specimen of the monthwas a fish of 1,7 kg.

During the first half of themonth a couple of steenbraswere caught, but they nowseem to have disappeared.

There is a problem which isstarting to worry me – thenumber of professional boatsthat have been targetingstumpnose over the last threemonths. The reason for this isthat there has been nothingelse for them to catch as thesnoek disappeared earlierthan usual and the large sum-mer fish have not made an ap-pearance yet. I understandtheir dilemma as they have

families to feed, but the prob-lem is whether the resourcecan take the hammering thatit receives from them. Mostdays there are four or moreboats each with 8 to 10 crew,catching stumpnose. A goodday could mean as many as athousand fish per boat. Boatangling is probably the great-est holiday activity and if thestumpnose become overfished and numbers decreaseto a level where they are nolonger an easy target, it couldhave a huge effect on ourtown’s economy.

November is the monthwhen all your local anglerstry to go to sea as often as pos-sible before the mad seasonarrives. The main target willbe kob and stumpnose. As inprevious years yellowtailhave been spotted in the la-goon, but none have beenhooked. Huge shoals of thesegreat fish have been aroundDassen Island for the pastcouple of months so we can allhold thumbs that some ofthem will enter our waters.Tight lines and may the

sharks not take your trophyfish. – Vincent Taylor

Nico Coetzee with a steen-brass he caught while fishingwith dad Jaco. The fish wasreturned to the sea as it wasnot 60 cm long. He says hedoesn’t mind as he will catchit next year.

Waar sit jy jouhandsak neer?Vriendin, hetjy al ooit opge-let waar jyoral jou hand-sak neersit?

Kleedkamers, die vloeren dan later by jou huis, opjou eetkamertafel, waar jyoor ’n rukkie gaste vir etekry. Dink twee keer voorjy jou handsak net neersit.

Die mikrobioloë vanNelson Labs in Salt Lakehet handsakke van ver-skillende groepe vroue ge-toets vir bakterieë. Hullehet bevind dat sommigevan dié bakterieë met ergediarree verbind kan worden lewensgevaarlik kan

wees. Vrouemet kindersse handsakkehet die hoog-ste aantal

bakterieë gewys. Dink aanjou handsak soos aan jouskoene. Net soos jy nie jouskoene sal neersit waar jyeet of met kos werk nie,hoort jou mooi handsakook nie daar nie.

Ek stel voor dat jy liefsjou handsak ophang, eer-der as om dit op die vloerof kombuistafel neer te sit.

Vee gereeld jou handsakse onderkant met ’n warmlappie en ontsmettings-middel af.

15Langebaan News7 November, 2013

MYKONOS SKITTER BY SPORTTOER-NOOI: Klub Mykonos het met ’n goeie be-kertotaal weggestap van die SA Visfabrieke-sporttoernooi wat van 25 tot 26 Oktober opVelddrif gehou is. Sy rugbyspan het tot diebeker-eindronde deurgedring, maar moes toedie knie buig voor Sea Harvest. Hier ontvangRaymond Mathison (regs), kaptein van KlubMykonos se rugbyspan, hul trofee by ’n ver-teenwoordiger van Boland-rugby.

FOTO: HELÉNE MEISSENHEIMER

Johan Slabbert, een van Klub Mykonos sespanlede, is aangewys as Speler van dieToernooi in die rugby-afdeling.

Klub Mykonos se sokkerspan het deurgedringtot die plaateindronde in die sokker-afdelingwaar die spelers egter teen I&J Gansbaaivasgeval het. Hennie Visser, bestuurder vanMykonos se sokkerspan, staan trots met hultrofee in die hand. Altesaam 22 spanne hetaan die sokkertoernooi deelgeneem.

VispotjiebeïndrukbeoordelaarsDie Langebaan-seiljagklub sejaarlikse potjiekoskompetisie isvoorverlede naweek gehou.

Vanjaar het 18 spanne ingeskryf,en daar kon nie vir beter weersom-standighede gevra word nie. Soosdiepotte gaarword,het dieheerlik-ste geure die lug gevul.Teen middagete het die beoorde-

laars begin proe. Laatmiddag, voordie groot rugby begin het, is diewenners aangekondig.Al 18 spanne het pryse gekry, te

danke aan verskeie borge. GappaenAmandaOlneyhetweggestap asdie algehele wenners van die kom-petisie.Hul heerlike steenbras-pot-jie het almal se monde laat water.

Só maak mens ’n wenpot:Neem steenbras- of kabeljou-

filette en sny inblokkies.Geurmetsout en peper.Ontdooi drie pakkies garnale en

droog af.Neem die kop van die vis, sny

middeldeur en kook in pot vir 20minute om visaftreksel te maakmet 50%witwynenwater, sout, pe-per en twee steranyssade.Smoor vier groot uie, twee groen

soetrissies eneenrooi soetrissie inbotter-en-olyfoliemengsel tot ef-fenssag.Geurmetsoutenspeseryevir rys. Voeg twee blikkies fyn ta-matie, tweeeetlepels fynmango-at-jar, een eetlepel matige kerrie, ’nkwartkoppie fynvarsknoffel, tweepakkies murgpampoentjies (instukkies van so 3 cm gesny) en een

bossie vars gekapte pietersielie by.Laat stadig vir 20 minute prut in

250 ml visaftreksel. Voeg nou vis,garnale,eenhouertjievarsroomen2 pakkies kaas- en sampioensousby.Roer deur en laat stadig prut vir

15 minute tot vis net gaar is. Voegookgrowwepeperenneutby,asooksout na smaak.Indien sous te dun is, verdik met

’n bietjie droë broodkrummels. Diesous moet steeds loperig wees.Sit voor op ’n kombinasie van

basmati- en wit rys. Geur rys metspeserye, pietersielie en knoffel-spruite.Geniet dit!

Gappa en Amanda Olney, die wenners van die Langebaan-seiljagklubse potjiekoskompetisie.

Die heerlike steenbraspotjie wateerste plek gekry het.

November 2013

SMASHED: LANGEBAAN’S ‘LIGHTY’ NOWWORLDNO. 5

Kiteboarderat top speedLangebaan kiteboarderTaro Niehaus recently set anew African and South Af-rican record at the WorldSpeed Championships inLuderitz, Namibia.

Niehaus, who previouslyheld a 51,63 knots record, seta new African record of 53,01knots placing him in secondpositionintheLuderitzSpeedChallenge and an amazingfifth place in the world rank-ings. Taro, better known inkiting circles as, Lighty, is al-sothehost forthesevenkitingeventsat theendofNovemberin Yzerfontein. Niehaus in action in Luderitz. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Niehaus smiles at the camera while preparing a kite. Niehaus in good spirits at the Luderitz Speed Challenge.