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Year 4 • Friday 21 February 2014 | Tel. 021 870 4600 | SMS 32365

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Nadat ’n brand agt opslaan-sinkhuise in Piet-my-vroustraat Sondagoggend onge-veer 02:20 in puin gelê het, het Drakenstein-munisipaliteit in samewerking metCooperative Governance (CWP) die terrein skoongemaak. FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

Opslaan­sinkhuise in vlammeOpslaan­sinkhuise in vlamme

DEVIDEAN MOSES

Nanog’nbrandwatvroegverle-de Sondagoggend agt woningsin Piet-my-vroustraat, Amstel-hof,verwoeshet,worddaarnoukwelvrae deur die gemeenskapgevra oor die ontstaan van diebrand.

Volgens Drakenstein-brand-weer is agt sinkhuise in die brandin puin gelê, waarna 32 mense ha-

weloos gelaat is.Die brand het niks in sy pad ge-

spaar nie: nie ’n selfoon, klere,meubels of identiteitsboekies nie.Twee pitbull terriërs is dood entweemotors, eenmotorfietseneenlorrie is ook deur die brand beska-dig. Die honde was vermoedelikagter huise vasgeketting.“Ek het alles in tienminute ver-

loor. Al ons besittings is tot as ver-brand.” Só vertel ’n brandslagof-fer, Catherine de Wee.

“Omdat dit so verskriklikwarmSaterdag was, het ons eers baielaatgaanslaap.Laterdienagwordekwakker toe ekhoordatmyseunna my skree.“Ek het opgestaan en die deur

oopgemaak en meteens net vlam-me gesien. Ek het paniekbevangegeraakengesorgdatalmalvanonsuit die huis vlug na veiligheid.”Verder vertel sy dat hulle gegil

hetnaaangrensende inwoners omhulle van die gevaar te waarsku.

“Onsmoesamperdeurdievlam-me hardloop om bure wakker teklopwatnoggeslaaphet.Gelukkigis niemand in die brand beseernie,” sê sy.Volgens nog ’n brandslagoffer,

Winston Arnoldus wat in die ag-terplaas van een van die inwonersgewoon het, het hy gehoor hoe dieasbes van een van die dakke skiet,dit is toé dat hy na buite gehard-loop het.“Ek is so dankbaar dat ek nog

lewe, want die rookwolke wastaamlik dik ommy en die vlammehoog toe ek gevlug het,” vertel hy.Drakenstein-brandweer het

kospakkies en komberse aan diegesinne uitgedeel.Die omstandighede waaronder

die brand ontstaan het is egtersteeds onduidelik en inwonerswilweet of ’n onverantwoordelikebuurpersoon dalk hiervoor ver-antwoordelik was. “’n Brand be-gin nie van self nie.”

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Gaimian Poggenpoel van Drakenstein-brandweer oor-handig twee komberse asook ’n kospak aan MariusRichards (50), wie se huis in Playstraat in puin gelêis deur ’n brand. Volgens inwoners in die straat wordhierdie huis vermoedelik as dwelmhuis en vir prostitu-sie en smokkelary gebruik. Die huis word sedert 2004verwaarloos nadat die eienaar, William Richards, oor-lede is. Marius meen van sy seuns het hierna in diehuis kom woon en dit is toe, vertel inwoners van Play-straat, dat dinge in hul buurt begin skeefloop het.Die Paarl-Oos-polisie het ook bevestig dat hulle ge-reeld klopjagte hier uitgevoer het, waartydens hulleop geen dwelms en onwettige drank beslag gelê hetnie. Ten tyde van die brand was niemand tuis nie.Marius het gesê dat hy vermoed sy bure is verantwoor-delik vir die brand. Volgens hom het sy bure hom verle-de Donderdag gedreig dat hulle sy huis met petrolgaan bestrooi en afbrand. Die ontstaan van die brandis steeds onbekend, maar brandstigting word onder-soek. Enige ooggetuies kan die Paarl-Oos-polisie belby 021 877 5900. FOTO: DEVIDEAN MOSES

A suspect was charged with the contravention of Section60(3) of the Liquor Act - “possession of more liquorthan described in the Act.” The suspect was found inpossession of 100 crates of alcohol totalling 900 F,at a facility in Jan van Riebeeck Drive. The suspect re-ceived a summons to appear in court. Here is wo.MervinAndrews of Paarl Police with the confiscated alcohol.

Investigation into well-known patient’s deathA woman died shortly after leaving thePhola Park Clinic in Mbekweni where sheallegedly waited hours to be helped, but tono avail.It is alleged that at 07:00 on 13 February,

Xoliswa Jonga visited the Phola ParkClin-ic inMbekweni.Accordingtoacommunitymember, Jonga had problems with herstomach, and said the pills she was usingweren’t “good enough”.After allegedly waiting for hours, and

still not being assisted, she went homewhere she collapsed and died shortly after.According to Jo-Anne Otto, spokesper-

son for the Department of Health in theCape Winelands District, Jonga was a pa-

tient at the clinic and was well known toall the health personnel at the clinic. Shesaid according to notes in her folders itseemed as if they understood her illnessand its complications well.

“The patient was at the clinic for the lasttime on 13 February complaining that hermedicationwas causing side effects.Whilewaiting to be seen by the doctor on duty,the patient left the facility.

The staff heard of her passing at a laterstage.

“The Department extends its condolenc-es toXoliswa’s family andwishes to assurethemthat thecaseiscurrentlyunderinves-tigation,” stated Otto.

Mbekweni motheraccused of child neglectA Mbekweni mother is fac-ing a charge of child neglectafterher7-year-oldboywentmissing after she let himwalk home alone at night.

He was later found in theEastern Cape.

It is alleged that themoth-er visited a shebeen inWhite City, Mbekweni, onFriday evening.

At 20:00, she let the childwalk back home alone, butwith her arrival there, thechild was missing.

The boy was later found

with his uncle in the East-ern Cape. The boy allegedlygot into a taxi, driven by themothers’s brother, whodidn’t notice him until theygot to Beaufort West.Acaseof childneglectwas

opened against the mother.Serg. Nceba Vanqa, policespokesperson, said thisshould serveasawarning toallparents to lookafter theirchildren as the police willnot take mercy on parentswho abandon their chil-dren.

WC Health Minister visits PaarlThe Western Cape Minister ofHealth, Theuns Botha, visitedPaarl last week, to oversee thedelivery of chronicmedicationparcels to a chronic diseasesupport group.

This forms part of WesternCapeGovernment’shealthstrate-gy to deliver medicine parcels toalternative sites and reduce thepatient numbers at health facili-ties.“Alternative sites such as care

facilities are used to reduce pa-tient waiting times and to allevi-ate thebottlenecksexperiencedatpharmacy service points. It is es-timatedthat30%ofpatients intheMetro receive their medicationthrough thealternative sitedeliv-ery service,which translates into47 000 fewer patients that will at-tend theclinics eachmonth,” said

Botha.The government outsourced

the packaging and distribution ofpatientmedication parcels toUTiPharma.They collect prescriptions for

stable chronic patients fromhealth facilitiesanddispenses themedicine. The patient’smedicineis packed in a tamper-proof pack-age with outer labels as per legis-lation.Botha says tat CDU reduces

waiting times at clinics signifi-cantly. “The system has removed60% of the workload from HCpharmacies.“Patients receive a text mes-

sagethreedaysinadvancetoalertthem that their medicine parcelis ready for collection. Thismeans that working patients cancollect their medicines and re-turn to work.”

The Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha (right), visited theStraussHall inKleinDrakensteinDrive,whereoneof thealternativedispens-ing sites are where chronic patients can get their medication. Here withBotha is Eva Hattingh (83). Botha also visited TC Newman Clinic’s MaleMedical Circumcision team, as part of the STI week programme.

PHOTO: LIEZL DAVIDS

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via Facebook in kennis te stel van nuus in jouomgewing nie, maar jy kan ook lekker prysewen.

Verlede week het Mariette Voit Kruger dieeerste boek via Facebook gewen.

Hierdie week gee ons ’n lekker kookboekweg. Virmeer besonderhede besoek ons Face-book-blad,Drakenstein Gazette, klik “like” enjy kan dalk ons volgende wenner wees. Pedestrian hit

by vehicle, diesA pedestrian died after being hit by avehicle in Jan van Riebeeck Drive nearMbekweni on Monday afternoon.The 36-year-old deceased, Sabelo

Pokolo, fromORBlock,Mbekweni,Wel-lington, and three friends were alleged-ly coming from a drinking place in DalJosaphat when the incident happened.“On the way back three of his friends

crossed the road but he was at the back.They toldhim towait because therewasa vehicle which was coming fast in theright lane. He could not hear (them) sohe continued to cross the road and wasknocked down by the vehicle,” said ser-geant Nceba Vanqa, police spokesper-son. Pokolo was declared dead on thescene.A case of culpable homicide is be-ing investigated.

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Zamudio sing en toerom nood te help verligJOHAN NEL

Wellington, die Andrew Murray Kinder-huis en die Bôrdienghuis-teaterkafee vandie Breytenbach-sentrum, was verledeweekdeelvandiebekendesangeresJenni-fer Zamudio se toer om landwyd te sing enom mense se nood te help verlig.

Zamudio het Wellington besoek tydens ’ntoer om, in samewerking met die liefdadig-heidsorganisasiedieAcornFoundation,men-sebewustemaakvan ’nuniekekospakkiewatdie stigting saam met Suid-Afrika Chefs ont-wikkel het.Volgens haar bied die stigting nou ’n voed-

samemaaltyd vir sestienmensewat in ’n spe-siale houer verpak word. Die houers kos R30elkwatbetekendatsestienmenseteenminderasR2 per persoon gevoed kanword. Die spesi-ale houer is ook so ontwerp dat dit agterna

soos ’n lego-boublok gebruik kan word in dieoprigting van laekoste-behuising.Die toer wat sy tans onderneem het in

Graaff-Reinet begin. Daarvandaan is sy deurdie Suid-Kaap na die Boland en hiervandaanis sy na die Weskus, De Aar in die hart vandie Karoo en dit eindig in Bloemfontein.Benewenssang-optredes indiedorpeenste-

de wat sy besoek, lê sy ook oral waar sy kombesoek af byweeshuise en ouetehuise omvandie spesiale koshouers gratis uit te deel.Zamudio, wat ’n welwillendheidsambassa-

deur van die Acorn Foundation is, sê sy salop dié toer altesaam 3 500 km aflê om, bene-wens sang-optredes, ook 3 500 koshouers gra-tis uit te deel.Op Wellington het sy van die koshouers by

dieAndrewMurray-kinderhuisgaanaflewer.Verlede Donderdagaand het sy voor ’n grootengeesdriftigegehoor indieBôrdienghuisop-getree.

Die bekende sangeres Jennifer Zamudio (agter tweede van regs) het verlede week, as deel van haar spesiale“Doen Goed-toer” koshouers by die Andrew Murray-kinderhuis op Wellington afgelewer. Hier is sy en Johannvon Wielligh (agter regs), bestuurder van die kinderhuis, en ’n aantal kleuters wat in die kinderhuis tuisis. FOTO: JOHAN NEL

Karwasser trou met sy liefdeKARI DOORDUIN

NiklaasThomas,diekarwasman, ’nbekendegesig in Paarl se strate, het op 13 Februariemet sy maat en liefde, Ursula, getrou tydens’nklein,maarpragtigediens engeselligheid.Niklaas bedryf sy karwasbesigheid uit ’n

waentjie wat hy agter sy fiets sleep.Baie mense ken vir Niklaas, (die man kan

praat!), maar Ursula, stil en op die agter-grond, trek nie soveel aandag nie. Hulle komal agt jaar saam, en is al altwee deur diepwaters. Asmens ’n padmet hulle begin stap,kom mens gou agter dat, al stap hy voor en

sy agter, hulle na dieselfde bestemming oppad is. ’nMenskomookagterdathulle swaargoed saamsleep, en dat daar maar stukkiesvan die wa is wat afval of afbreek in die pro-ses.Mag die Here hulle die krag gee om hulle

lewenspad te stap en altyd Sy liefde voor oëte hou wanneer die storms kom. Om saamdie wa te trek, maar ook om apart te stap asdit nodig is.Omgoed uit te gooi langs die padwat hulle

nie nodig het nie, sodat die las kan ligterwees.En mag hulle altyd dieselfde einddoel hê.

Niklaas en Ursula het verlede week die knoop deurgehaak.

Die DHL-Stormers se dan-sers het gesorg vir groot ver-maak op Boland-stadion Sa-terdag, voordat die Stormersteen die BolandKavaliers uit-gedraf het. Die skare in diestadion, wat byna tot bars-tens toe volgepak was, hetluidkeels gejuig vir die jongvrouenswat hul passies gele-wer het. Hul inspirasie wasegter nie genoeg omhul spantot ’n oorwinning te lei nie.

FOTO: LISE BEYERS

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weet van alle entrepreneurswat vanuit hul huise interes-sante en unieke besighede be-dryf en vervaardig.In vandag se moeilike eko-

nomie is die oplossing om joueie besigheid te bedryf. Hier-deur skep jynienet vir jouselfwerk nie,maar vir ander ook.Stuurvirons ’nbeskrywing

van jou bedryf, of kom sienons daaroor. Aan die eindevanelkemaandsaldieGazetteEntrepreneur van die Maandgekiesword.Hiervoor kry diewenner ’npromosie-artikel indie Drakenstein Gazette,asook ’nadvertensie.Omin teskryf, bel 021 870 4614, e-posdrakenstein@media24. comofkomnaNewstraat1a,Paarl.

Entrepreneur: Racing to thetop or the bottom?DAVID MALHERBE

What makes Apple (Computersetc.) such a strong brand world-wide? Their products are waymore expensive thananyof theircompetitors’ products, yet al-most everybody would like tohave one.

I can assure you that trying to sellproducts cheaper than their com-petitorsisdefinitelynotpartof theirmarketing strategy.Many businessowners spend a lot of energy andplanning onwhat they can do to selltheir products or services cheaperthan everybody else. Unfortunate-ly, in the vast majority of cases thisis not sustainable andwill consumeall your energy.Seth Godin calls this the race to

the bottom;when a cheaper versionof your product or service comes onthe market, people will substitute

your product or service for thecheaper one and you’ll once againhave to cut on your price to stay inthe game.You really don’t want to win the

race to the bottom.What makes Apple so successful

is that they elected to rather go forthe race to the top, which means tomake excellence the goal they wantto achieve. Their motto is that theywant tomake their products beauti-fully designed, simple to use andus-er friendly. It iswell known that thelate Steve Jobs was adamant thatevery product had to be only thevery best.Jobs was once confronted with a

situationwhere themotherboardofanewmodelhad tobe finishedwith-in a very short period of time.Whenhe looked at the work the developerdid,heremarkedthat itwasnotneatenough. The developer said that thespecific part is something that no-

body will see and that the limitedtime available, makes it impossibleto finish the product off that well.Steve Jobs immediately got three

extra people to help the developer,but he insisted on the best quality.Producingexcellentquality isnot

the quickest way to grow your busi-ness, but it is for sure the way to goif you would like to grow a lastingbusiness. If you compromise onquality, you compromise your busi-ness’ future.David Malherbe and Dewald

Scholtz will discuss this topic inmore detail Monday evening from19:00 till 20:00 on Radio KC 107.7FMin the program “You the Entrepre-neur”.*DavidMalherbeisabusinessand

career consultant and lives in Wel-lington. He can be contacted via hisweb page www.jedidiah.org.za orcall 021 873 0262 or on Facebook at“Jy die Entrepreneur.”

Be part of overnightCansa Relay For LifeAll of South Africa can helpfight cancer by supporting theCancer Association of SouthAfrica’s (CANSA) Relay ForLifePaarl event onSaturday 22February from 18:00 until Sun-day 23 February at 06:00 at theBoy Louw sports fields.Relay For Life, proudly sup-

ported by Weet-Bix and e.tv, isa fun-filled, overnight eventthat engages communitiesthroughoutSouthAfrica to cel-ebrate survivors, rememberloved ones lost, commit to fightback through healthy lifestyle

changes and raise money forthe fight against cancer.You can register a team of 10

to 15 familymembers, co-work-ers or friends for a registrationfee of R600. Teams gather withtents and sleeping bags to par-ticipate in this wonderful in-ternational event. Teams raisefunds before and during Relaywith the goal of saving lives intheir communities. For moreinformation, contact Kelvin deJager at 083 601 9420, email kel-vin.dejager@dcs.gov.za or vis-it www.cansa.org.za.

Book your food stallOn22and23Marchaconcert andarts festivalwill take place in the Mbekweni CommunitySport Centre.Those interested are invited to book a food

stall for the festival. You must have a foodcertificateandberegisteredwith theDraken-stein Municipality. Booking forms will beavailable from 28 February at the ThusongCentre. For more info contact 078 149 2072.

Karnaval opWellingtonSt Albans Primêre Skool op Welling-ton hou hul 32ste karnaval op 14 en 15Maart op die skoolterrein.Ditbeloofom’nnaweekpropvolver-

maak teweesvirouden jonk.Bekendesanggroepe sal jou vermaak met mu-siek.Daar sal ’nmallemeulewees, ’n ver-

skeidenheid stalletjies, ’n biertuin envele meer.Toegang is R30 (R20 vir kinders) by

die hek.Kaartjies is vooraf te koop teen R25

(R15 vir kinders).Rittekaartjies is bydie skool beskik-

baar teen R6.Vir navrae, skakel die skool by

021 873 2441.

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Do your bit for the ozone layerMost conventional air condition-ing units use R22 refrigerant gas.This gas and the use of it has beenbanned in all first world countriessince 1 January 2000 in accordancewithTheMontreal Protocol of 1987.This was done in an effort to savethe ozone layer.

Third world countries such asSouth Africa were extended anoth-er15yearstocomplywiththeproto-col. The gradual phasing out ofozone depleting gasses will affect

you,whether it’s domestically or inyour business.BuyingR22 products at this stage

can become very costly going for-ward. The new R410a gas units arenot only ozone friendly but also useconsiderably less electricity, thusfurther lessening our carbon foot-print.Ask for R410a units if you want

to do you’re bit for the ozone layerand the environment and also savesome money on electricity.

How you can keep yourself coolYoghurt will help you cool downyour system instantly.

It aids thebody in fightingagainstthe various digestion problemscaused during summers and alsohas calcium that strengthens thebones. What makes yoghurt betterthanmilkisthat it iseasiertodigest.Mix a few fresh fruits to make aquick fruit yogurt as an eveningsnack.Hog on fruits as they are the best

when it comes to making your tum-my feel light in summers. VitaminC is a key component that helps inbreaking down the fats in your body,hence, keeping you in shape. Fruitslike pears, melons, lemons, orangesand apples regulate the hydration lev-el of your body. Add a fruit to yourmealduringsummers tobeat theheat.Water is the first thing that pops up

in everyone’s mind during summers.Keepyourbodywell hydratedwith anadequate amount of water. This also

reduces the food intake helping youfight the food nausea. Apart from justwater, foods like cucumbers, lettuce,tomatoes, fruits such as watermelonsand lychees are extremely rich in wa-ter content. So, whenever you findyourself unwilling to drink water,gorge on these fruits and vegetables.Itmightmakeyourmouth stinkbut

it will definitely help you fight the

heat. Garlic increases blood circu-lation which helps you sweat. Thisway, it controls the body tempera-ture to keep your body cool. Anoth-eradvantageofhavinggarlic is thatit helps reduce cholesterol. All youhave todo isaddagenerousamountof garlic to your food this summerto pass the summer season withoutany glitch. If you were expectingyour favourite ice-cream to be onthe list, we should probably breakthe bubble for you. Ice and icecream are not the best of things tocool yourself down with. Of coursethey make you feel good, but that

is just temporary. In reality they in-terrupt the functioning of your diges-tive juices and affects your body’s in-ternal cooling system. We also under-stand that you love a pint of chilledbeer in the summer, but it only dehy-drates you more, thus, making yoursummer even more difficult. There-fore, tank up on the above coolingfoods and fight the summer blues.

Garlic is one of several foods that can help yourbody keep cool during summer.

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Arisebillionaires recently held a pastors’ conference that took place atDe Poort Heritage Village.

Die Charleston Hill senior burgers het verlede week rooi en wit aangetrekter viering van Valentynsdag.

Die Paarl Dienssentrum het verlede week Valentynsdag gevier. Lede hethul rooi en wit aangetrek en lekker feesgevier met soet en sout happies.Lede kom elke Donderdag by die Strauss-saal in Klein Drakensteinwegbyeen. Nuwe lede is welkom. Vir navrae, skakel die voorsitter Maria Koop-man by 073 383 7274. FOTO: LIEZL DAVIDS

Die finale naweek van registrasie vir die komende nasionale enprovinsiale verkiesing is gehou op 8 en 9 Februarie, maar personewat nog nie geregistreer is nie kan steeds by hul plaaslike IEC-kan-toor registreer vir die verkiesing op7Mei. Totdat die verkiesingsda-tumnog nie geproklameer is nie, kan die publiek steeds registreer.Hier maak Nadia Titus (links) seker dat haar naam op die kiesers-rol verskyn by die Our Little People kleuterskool-stemlokaal inwyk 22. By haar is OVK-amptenare Kaylin Hugo en Edine Lewis.

FOTO: ACHMAT PATEL

Die Ou Apostoliese kerk (Dalvale-gemeente) in Groenheuwel, het vir hulsenior burgers ’n Valentynsdag-ete gegee. Die gemeentelede wat oueras 60 jaar is het ’n medalje ontvang. FOTO: WILLIE CUPIDO

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15 ways to keep cool when hotKeeping coolwhen tempera-tures reachrecord highs isn’tjust about com-fort.

Dangerouslyhigh temperaturescan result in heat-related illnessesranging from heatcramps to heat ex-haustion and heatstroke. The follow-ing tips can helpyou keep cool allsummer long.

Alter your pat-tern of outdoor ex-ercise to take ad-vantage of coolertimes (early morn-ing or lateevening). If youcan’t change the time of your work-out, scale it down by doing fewer min-utes, walking instead of running, ordecreasing your level of exertion.

Wear loose-fitting clothing, prefera-bly of a light colour.

Cotton clothing will keep you coolerthan many synthetic.

Fill a spray bottle with water andkeep it in the refrigerator for a quickrefreshing spray to your face after be-ing outdoors.

Fans can help circulate air andmake you feel cooler even in an air-conditioned house.

Try storing lotions or cosmetic ton-ers in the refrigerator to use on hot,overtired feet.

Keep plastic bottles of water in the

freezer; grab one when you’re readyto go outside. As the ice melts, you’llhave a supply of cold water with you.

Take frequent baths or showerswith cool or tepid water.

Combat dehydration by drinkingplenty of water along with sportsdrinks or other sources of electro-lytes.

Some people swear by small, porta-ble, battery-powered fans. At an out-door event I even saw a version thatattaches to a water bottle that spraysa cooling mist.

I learned this trick from a tennispro: if you’re wearing a cap or hat, re-move it and pour a bit of ice cold waterinto the hat, then quickly invert it andplace on your head.

Avoid caffeineand alcohol asthese will pro-mote dehydra-tion.

Instead of hotfoods, try lightersummer fare in-cluding frequentsmall meals orsnacks contain-ing cold fruit orlow fat dairyproducts. As anadded benefit,you won’t have tocook next to a hotstove.

If you don’thave air-condi-tioning, arrangeto spend at leastpartsof thedayina shopping mall,public library,

movie theatre, or other public spacethat is cool. Many cities have coolingcentres that are open to the public onsweltering days.

Finally, use common sense. If theheat is intolerable, stay indoors whenyou can and avoid activities in directsunlight or on hot asphalt surfaces.Pay special attention to the elderly, in-fants, and anyone with a chronic ill-ness, as they may dehydrate easilyand be more susceptible to heat-relat-ed illnesses.

Don’t forget that pets also need pro-tection from dehydration and heat-re-lated illnesses too. Source:Medical Author: Melissa Conrad

Stöppler, MDMedical Editor: WilliamC. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR.

During summer, eat fresh fruit to cool your body. PHOTO: GOOGLE IMAGE

21 February

)English amateur choral society, in-Choir, from the United Kingdom, willsing withDie Soetstemme from Solms-Delta Wine Estate, at the V&A Water-front. The show starts at 16:15.

22 Februarie

)Boland Bonsai vergader om 09:00 indie Botaniese Tuin op Stellenbosch.Fritz Joubert en Sieg Coetzee praatoor die wortel-oor-rots-styl. Bring jouboom vir bespreking. Bel Marie-Loui-se du Plessis by 082 715 0856.

26 February

)Managers who recruit team mem-bers, HR assistants, co-ordinators andteam leaders are invited to a work-shop at Bosman Family Vineyards,Wellington, from 08:30 to 17:00 at R850per person. Book by 21 February on021 873 1113.

27 Februarie

)TulipsKlopsese jaarvergaderingbySt. Albans Primêr om 19:30. Bel CleoWinter by 076 063 6836.

28 Februarie

)Rusthof-tehuis vir bejaardes sepiekniekdans om 20:00 by Hugenote-gemeenskapsaal. Danny’s Combo tree

op. Kaartjies kos R80. Skakel021 862 2230.Komediant Ian Wessels (RSG) is tesien in die produksie, Ek’s anoniem,by Hoërskool Gimnasium se ouditori-um om 19:00. Kaartjies kos R100. Be-spreek by 072 253 3054.)Die Boeremusiekgilde se Boland-tak hou hulle Valentynsdans op 28 Fe-bruarie met die orkes van Peter vanNiekerk by Laerskool Noord-Eind.Toegang is R35 (R45 vir nie lede). Al-mal word uitgenooi om die aand saammet ons te kom geniet.Vir navrae, kontak Ciceel Wentzels by083 346 7083.

1 Maart

)Uitstappie met Paarl-WellingtonVollies na Montagu en Worcester.Koste R140, bus vertrek 07:00. Ontbytingesluit. Bel Esau Jacobs072 405 4513.) The show Brighter Day: Songs ofsuffering, forgiveness and hope, withTriveno and Loren at Old Mill Thea-tre, 19:30. Tickets R60 at 081 043 2320or Musik Lood, Main Street, Paarl.

4 Maart

)Die Paarl Blommeklub vergader om18:30 in die NG-kerksaal te Denne-burg, Paarl. Die tema is: “Kom maakkennis met Dodder”. Die lesing saldeur ’n praktiese klas gevolg word.Bring jou eie houer, ’n blom van joukeuse en enige ander bykomstighedewat by die ontwerp kan pas. Almalbring ’n rangskikking (moontlik opdie vertikale lyn gebaseer) saam, terere van Pieter Coetzee. Besoekers ennuwe lede is welkom. Vir inligting belFareda Essop by 021 862 2237.

7 Maart

)Kom luister na Voetspore se JohanBadenhorst om 18:30 by Hoër Meisie-skool Paarl se skoolsaal. Kaartjies isR160 per persoon en sluit ’n ligte etein. Vir navrae, bel 021 872 0828.

8 Maart

)Die-Pret-oppie-Plein-mark vind opSaterdag 8 Maart by Museum-plein (oorkant die Afrikaanse Taal-museum) in die Paarl plaas.’n Wye reeks produkte sal by stalle-tjies tekoopwees.Diemarkisoopvan-af 09:00 tot 15:00. Toegang is gratis.Navrae aangaande die mark en be-sprekings van stalletjies kan gerigword aan Amila Ernstzen by021 872 2022 of besoek www.taalmuse-um.co.za.

Een gelukkige Draken-stein Gazette-leser kanhierdie twee boeke oordinosourusse wen. Dieboek Daar’s ’n T.Rex indie tuin en Daar’s ’n Di-plodokus by die deurword uitgegee deur Hu-man & Rousseau. SMSdie boeke se name na32365 voor 12:00 opMaandag 24 Februa-rie.

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Journey Kids-dagsorg het onlangs die Drakenstein-brandweer besoek as deelvan ’n opvoedkundige uitstappie. Saam met die kinders is Derick Damonsevan die brandweer.

Atlete van Laerskool WA Joubert het verlede week tydens ’n Valentynsdagbyeenkoms in Villiersdorp medaljesingepalm. Hulle is agter (van links) Megan Gray, MP van Dyk, Marcel van Aswegen, O’Shea van Niekerk enDanelle Venter. Voor is Chloë Andrews, Nicole Brand, Renezia Andrews, Graeme Festus en Xavier de Wee.

Amharic is ’n gemeenskapsorganisasie wat goeie werk in die Amstelhof-gebied doen. Hier oorhandigAmharic skoolskoene aan leerders van LK Zeeman, Paulus Joubert en Amstelhof. Die skenking is ookmoontlik gemaak deur die Daphne van Rooyen-fonds. FOTO: ERNEST KILOWAN

Raadslid Clara Meyer (speaker van Kaapse Wynland-munisipaliteit) het onlangs die inisiatief gebruikom die suksesvolle matrikulante van 2013 te vereer vir hul goeie werk. Baie van hierdie kinders komuit behoeftige omstandighede en haar idee was om hul te laat besef dat hulle tot meer in staatis. Alle onkoste is deur haar persoonlik gedek, want haar passie is om te sien dat die jongmense’n sukses van hulle lewe maak. Meyer beweeg tussen die dankbare jongmense.

For the first time, circuit 3 hosted a successful career exhibition at WellingtonHigh School after being part of the Paarl Career Expo for more than 23 years.This was done to curb the high cost of transport and to improve the attendancerate of high school learners from the Wellington area.

Bodine JordaanenChadKlaasen, leerders vanNewOrle-ansSekondêr, is aangewys as die bestemeisie- en seun-atlete by die Roland Bastian Tradisionele Atletiekbyeen-koms wat verlede week gehou is. FOTO: ERNEST KILOWAN

US se SciMathUS bied’n tweede kansShannonWilliams, ’noudleerdervanKleinNederburgSekondêreSkool,hetniegeweetdaar sal vir haar ’n tweede kans wees nie.

Maar dit is presies wat die Universiteit Stel-lenbosch (US) se SciMathUS-program haarbied.Sy is verlede week saam met ses ander stu-

dente van die Paarl by die US verwelkom asdeel van ’n groter groep van 100 studente watvanjaarvirdiéprogramaanvaaris,nadatmeeras 650 aansoeke ontvang is.Die suksesvolle SciMathUS-program (Scien-

ce andMathematics at the University of Stellen-bosch) bied talentvolle en belowende matriek-leerdersuit opvoedkundigbenadeeldeomstan-dighede,wat nie voldoende presteer het omvirkeuringsprogrammeby dieUniversiteit toege-laat te word nie, ’n tweede kans om hul punteinwiskunde, fisiesewetenskappe en rekening-kunde te verbeter.Shannon gaan die rekeningkunde- en wis-

kunde-baan volg met die doel om aansoek tedoen om in 2015 finansiële rekeningkunde testudeer.

Sy was baie opgewonde en gemotiveerd omdie meeste van hierdie geleentheid te maak.Dr. Trevor van Louw, Direkteur van die US

se Sentrum vir Pedagogie (SUNSEP), het diestudente herinner dat die toekoms voor hullelê en dat dit hulle s’n is om te bou. Maar hyhet gewaarskudat diewerkniemôreof volgen-de week begin nie, maar onmiddellik.“Dissipline is die brug tussen doelwitte en

prestasie,” het hy bygevoeg.Die 2013-groep het baie goed presteer in hul

eindeksamen.Die groep se wiskunde-gemiddeld het met 19

persentasiepunte toegeneemen16studentehetonderskeidings behaal. Altesaam 83% van diestudente het meer as 60% behaal – die mini-mumvereistesvir toelating totheelwatkursus-se.Die gemiddelde verbetering in die groep se

fisiese wetenskappe-punt was 16 persentasie-punte. Die meeste van die studente het tussen60% en 70% behaal, en vyf studente het vakon-derskeidings behaal.Meeras 100voormaligeSciMathUS-studente

het tussen 2005 en 2013 aan die US gegradueer.

Altesame 100 studente is gekies om vanjaar aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch se SciMathUS-program deelte neem. Hulle is onlangs op die Stellenbosch-kampus verwelkom.

Little Miracle Day Care het op ValentynsdagVictoria-park besoek. Hier staan van die kin-ders saam met hul opvoeders, Amy Davidsen Beatrice Hendricks.

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Hoërskool Parel Vallei van Somerset-Wes het onlangs teen Charleston HillSekondêr in die Paarl kom speel. Die o.15 B spanne het sommer blitsvinnigdie wedstryd voltooi wat op die Parys-velde gehou is. Parel Vallei het eerstegekolf en kon slegs 18 lopies aanteken. Charleston Hill wen die stryd gemaklikmet 7 paaltjies. FOTO: FRANS LE ROUX

SportdagboekRUGBY) Paarl Rugbyklub se algemenejaarvergadering vind op 27 Februa-rie om 18:00 by die klubhuis plaas.Vir navrae, bel Steven Erasmus083 858 9606.

) Paarl Rangers se oefensessiesis elke Dinsdag en Donderdag opDal JosafatE-veld vanaf 18:00.Aspi-rantspelers is welkom. Oudspelersvan40-50 wordversoekomopoefen-dae aan te meld vir samestellingvan ’n 40+span. Skakel 083 286 7761vir meer besonderhede.

) Windmeul United se oefendaeis opDinsdae&Donderdae om 19:00te Windmeul Primêr. Abel by 083352 2703 het meer inligting.

)WellingtonRugbykluboefenel-keDinsdagenDonderdagopBolandStadion en spelers oud en nuut iswelkom.BelLlewellynvanBlerkby072 474 0837.

) Laer Paarl (Blues) speel op 8Maart ’n vriendskaplike wedstrydteen Hamlets op Boy Louw-velde.

) Villagers Newton hou 1 Maart

’n familiedag. Speletjies vir jonk enoud word aangebied. Ook sewesrugby vir almal. Die klub oefenDinsdae enDonderdae om19:00. BelJannie Japtha by 078 147 3082 ofLee-Heino Cupido.

)Albionshou ’n algemene verga-dering 26 Feb om 19:30 aan huis vanJames Green, almal moet asb. teen-woordig wees. Albions se vriend-skaplike wedstryde is 1 Maart teenPolisie op Faurestraat. Albions se7s-toernooi is 18 April en 21 April,inskrywingsfooi isR300 per spanendaar is R5 000 op die spel. Bel GabbyAdams 083 957 4850 of Stevie Willi-ams 079 874 0300.

) Young Peoples speel sy vriend-skaplikewedstryde op die volgendedatums: 1 Maart teen Allandale opGroot Drakenstein en 8 Maart teenEvergreens op Evergreens Park.

) Die Young Gardens RFC klubspeel ’n vriendskaplike wedstryd 1Maart teen Evergreens op BoyLouw-velde.Bel voorsitter MarioWilliams by 082 380 2680 of sekreta-

ris Adwall West by 072 428 6778 virinligting.

) Riverstones speel op 1 Maartteen Hillcrest op Pelikaanpark om13:00. Bel Adam Seconds op 076 1868824 vir inligting.

) Violets Rugbyklub se voorsei-soenoefenprogram is elke Dinsdagen Donderdag by Paulus JoubertSekondêr om 18:00. Alle spelers envoornemendes kan by die veld aan-meld. Skakel 078 786 1999 vir inlig-ting.SKOLE) New Orleans Oud-studente-

bond hou Vrydag 28 Februarie ‘npiekniekdans by New Orleans Se-kondêre Skool om 19:00. Toegang isR60 p.p. by die deur. Bel Mark Goli-ath 084 991 4672 of Kervin Bowers078 684 9231TAFELTENNIS) Paarl-tafeltennis het begin oe-

fen; 19:00–21:00,MaandaeenWoens-dae by Miglat (ou Tiffany’s). BelWayne Cupido by 082 538 0766 ofThomas Francke by 082 990 9707.

NETBAL) Die Metronetbal-unie se vol-

gende klubvergadering is Donder-dag 20 Februarie. Klubs moet aan-meld by Japonica Crescent 9, Bel-glen, Macassar. Die unie beplan dieopeningstoernooi vir Maart. Alleklubs moet so gou moontlik regi-streer. Bel Sanna Booysen 076 7370800 of Rolene 073 948 3583.

) Paarl-netbalkluboefeninge hetbegin maar belangstellendes is nogwelkom. Bel Bennie Saaiman by083 462 6311.STOEI) Die Paarl-stoeiklub se oefenin-

ge vind plaas elke Dinsdag en Don-derdag in die ontspanningsklub-saal in Du Toitstraat vanaf 18:00 tot19:30. Bel afrigter JohanJordaanby072 385 6510 vir inligting.

) Solid Rock-stoeiklub is oop viralmal wat graag wil stoei. Die klubis elke Maandag en Woensdag oop17:45-18:45 vir laerskoolstoeiers en18:45-20:00 vir die hoërskool- en se-nior stoeiers. Oefeninge is by Paarl

Polisiekollege en is uitstekend virgoeie selfvertroue, soepelheid,kragbou, handoog-koördinasie,fiksheid en sportgees. As jy wil fiksraak vir jou rugbyseisoen of wilstoei, kom loer gerus in! Vir inlig-ting bel Raynardt Botha by084 613 5699.SOCCER) Paarl Soccer Club pre-season

training every Tuesday & Thurs-day. Juniors from 17:00-19:00 andseniors from 19:00-21:00 on BoyLouwSports ground.All formerandprospectivemembersmay call Hay-gon Swiegelaar at 078 788 7239 forjunior affairs, Charlon Kerspuy at083 940 3797 andEugene Speak at 079316 1708 for senior affairs, HennieArendse at 074 833 7838 for over 35affairs. The Annual General Meet-ing will be held on 20 February at19:00 at the Clubhouse.Contact chairperson L.G. Mat-

thee at 072 239 2181 or www.Paarl-SoccerClub.co.za or on Facebookfor all club affairs.

Gedurende diehoërskole Tradisi-onele Atletiek-by-eenkomswat op dieDal Josafat-stadiongehou is, het EdianCupido van KleinNederburg Sekon-dêr die seuns o. 17hoogspring gewenmet sy hoogte van1,80 m. FOTO: ER-NEST KILOWAN

FC Nederburg se Ronnie September (met die bal) wys sy vaardigheid tydens sy spanse oorwinning teen Power Cosmos op die Monte Christo-velde. FC Nederburg wen diestryd 2-1. FOTO: ERNEST KILOWAN

Young cyclists perform wellThe youngsters of the YorkshireCyclingAcademyfromPaarltrav-elled to Durban on 2 February forthe prestigious SouthAfrican Na-tionalRoad&TimeTrial Champi-onships.

This event is one of themain high-lights on the national cycling calen-dar and it was hosted by the KwaZu-lu-NatalProvincialCyclingAssocia-tion, and also supported by CyclingSAand the Provincial sportsDepart-ment of KwaZulu-Natal.The Yorkshire riders who partici-

pated at the championships wereWhaydeDavids (u. 14), LukeSamson(u. 16), Mathew Payne (u. 16), Grae-meOckhuis,NicolCarstensandIvanVenter (all juniors).All the top road riders in the coun-

try were present and racing was fastand tough.In the 15 km time trial u. 14 event

Whayde Davids of the Yorkshire Cy-clingAcademy rodewell to earn himthe bronze medal in this category.Davidsalsoparticipated in the54 kmu. 14 road-race event. He rode an ex-cellent race and convincingly wonthe bunch sprint to earn the SouthAfrican road race title for this event.He is still a young and upcoming

rider but shows great potential forthe future.The Academy was represented by

Luke Samson and Mathew Payne inthe u. 16 road- race event. The event

wasoveradistanceof 90km.Samsonrode an excellent race and he wasable to findhimself in the final breakof nine riders on a very testing routeinDurban.He finished seventhover-all in the road race.The juniors participated in two

events at the national champion-ships – a 30 km individual time trialas well as the 126 km junior roadrace.Ivan Venter, licensed with York-

shire and part of the Team Giant /CVT rode an excellent time trial.This event is one of his specialities.Devastated, Ivan lost the goldmed-

al by just one second andwas beatenbyGustavBasson (Gauteng) intosec-ond position.Graeme Ockhuis finished 11th in

the time trial andNicolCarsten 12th.In the 126 km junior road race the

threeAcademy juniors,Venter,Ock-huis and Carstens, had a great raceand theywereupagainst very strongopposition.Carstensdidanexcellentjob in the front part of the bunch andheworkedveryhard tokeep thepacesteady.At the end Venter and Ockhuis

found themselves in the final breakof four riderswith about 25 km to thefinish. In the final sprint Venter fin-ished second behind Stefan De Bod.Ockhuis also finished in a good 4thposition.The Academy has sound opera-

tions which support the youngsterswith coaching and also competitionmanagement. There is definitely agreat deal of talent among the youthand opportunities must be createdfor them to participate. YorkshireCycling Academy has a long, richhistory of cycling and numerous rid-ers achieved great results at York-shire.The nextmajor event for theAcad-

emy riders will be the South AfricanNational Track Cycling Champion-ships. The event will also be hostedin KwaZulu-Natal during April 2014.The riders will also participate in

the events inandaroundCapeTown.

Luke Samson (u. 16) at the start of histime trial race.