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Sunday
12th May Don’t forget there is
also a special Mother’s Day lunch being served in the
dining room. R75.00 per person
Book early to avoid disappointment
Editor: Audie Neal, (cottage 138) Proof-reader: Ros van Zyl
Content
Notice Board 2
This and That 3
Food for Thought
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Village Grapevine
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Out & About 6
Body Corporate
& Dept. Details 7
Calendar of Events
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Editorial
Audie Neal
Dear Villagers, In May 2017 I took over the editorship of the Village News and Views. 23 editions later I am still here..... busily typing away! I offer my thanks and appreciation for your support and contributions to the Village News and Views over the past two years. In the March 2019 editorial I mentioned the problem and frustration I had trying to open a new box of Weet-Bix… just an age thing of course! But you will be pleased to know I have since mastered the technique and feel there is hope for me yet and to carry on typing. At the beginning of April you all received the relevant documentation and notice for the Special General meeting to be held on the 3rd May 2019. I urge all residents to attend and participate in this very important meeting with respect to the “PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE LEVY STRUCTURE 2018/19” Please consider appointing a proxy to speak and vote on your behalf at this meeting if you are unable to attend in person. The population demographics of retirement complexes are by their very nature transient and in a constant state of flux. During the past 2 years:
10 residents have moved out of our village, 19 residents have passed on and 36 new residents have joined our village community.
The reason for sharing the above statistics with you is to encourage all new and existing villagers to be aware of and support the various activities that are available in our village. A list of the weekly events and of the current month appear on the back page (page 8) of this newsletter. The village choir and bridge club are both looking for new members, see page 2 and 5 respectively for more details. In the not too distant future, it will once again be time for the village Annual General Meeting and the election/re-election of new trustees. On page 7 is a list of the current serving trustees and their portfolios. The portfolios of PCC and Catering are vacant and, in addition, two of the current trustees carry the work load of two or more portfolios each. Thinking about volunteering to be a trustee? You can find out more of what is expected of a trustee by attending the monthly meetings of the Body Corporate as “an interested person and observer” and/or by talking to one of the serving trustees Cover Picture The San rock art paintings at Game Pass Shelter in the Kamberg Nature Resort, part of the Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage, have been described as the Rosetta Stone of ancient Rock Art.
May 2019
Deadline for the June 2019 issue is 27 May 2019
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Shared room Private rooms
Mornings: 09:00—12:00 Afternoons:
15:00—18:00
Mornings: 09:00—12:00 Afternoons:
15:00—20:00
Whenever possible visitors to shared rooms are asked to use the PCC sitting room or the Community Centre seating area for their visits. This avoids intrusions on the privacy of all parties.
DOCTOR’S CONSULTATIONS If you have booked a Thursday doctor’s appointment at the PCC, please phone the PCC on the Thursday morn-ing to confirm the expected arrival time of Dr Martin. All Emergency appointments on a Thursday should be made directly with the doctors rooms. Dr Martin will then bring your file with him.
CAPITOL CATERERS Hi there!
My name is Teagan Hudson and I am the new Chef Manager at Waterfall Gardens.
I am originally from Kokstad and I matriculated from Wykeham Collegiate Girl’s High School, after that I went and obtained my culinary degree and professional training from Silwood Chef School in Cape Town where I lived and worked for a few years. Food really is my passion I like to find ways to make even the simplest of meals taste good because there is no better feeling than seeing the satisfaction of others enjoying my cooking, I enjoy a wide variety of foods myself but my biggest weakness has to be my sweet tooth. I really look forward to being a part of the team here and hope to bring much satisfaction and enjoyment to your daily meals going forward.
A very warm welcome to you Teagan from all the residents of Waterfall Gardens
Services Nursing sister’s services are available on weekdays and the first and last Saturday of each month. Services available include; screening tests ear syringing health advice Reflexology and trigger
point massage available by appointment
Pop in or phone for our BEST PRICE IN TOWN specials. 5% pensioners’ discount on selected items on Tuesdays.
Free deliveries on weekdays & Emergency deliveries on weekends
Shop 16 Link Hills Shopping Centre. Waterfall Tel. 031 762 1420/9 : Fax 031 762 2486 Dispensary : Tel. 031 762 2593 Mon.—Fri. 8 am—7 pm Saturdays 8 am—3 pm Sundays & public holidays 9 am—1 pm
Pauline Randles owner since
2010 has been serving Waterfall Gardens
The Village Choir Choir mistress Phoebe Eberli and
pianist extraordinaire Joan Wijnberg are the leading ladies of this
small but enthusiastic choir “If you enjoy singing, even if it is only in the bath, we invite you to join our little choir on Monday afternoons from 3 to 4. We sing anything from pub songs to items from the movies. We look forward to welcoming new faces amongst us.”
John McArdle, aged 81 passed away peacefully
on 2nd April 2019 in the PCC. Our thoughts and prayers are with Shona (daughter), Graeme (son), Merle (daughter-in-law) and all the grandchildren. From the residents of Waterfall Gardens we offer our condolences and sympathy to all family members and friends at this time of sadness.
The funeral service will be held at
CHRISTCHURCH, Waterfall on the Tuesday
7th May 2019 at 14:00
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Tel/Fax (031) 465 4086 Cell: 072 270 4310
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact : Steve Farrar PROFESSIONAL HOME CARE FOR
THE SICK, ELDERLY AND FRAIL.
QUALIFIED CAREGIVERS THAT ARE RELIABLE AND HONEST.
24 HOUR SERVICES AVAILABLE. EXCELLENT RATES. WE ARE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT YOU.
WATER MATTERS
Latest WGRV rainfall measurements: Mar.19 :269.2mm Apr. 19: 230.5mm
Mooi/Mgeni River System. (74.47% full) FSC =full storage capacity.(Million m³)
Mgeni System River FSC 26-04-19
%
27-03-19 %
Albert Falls Dam
Mgeni 290.1 45.91 40.98
Inanda Dam Mgeni 251.6 70.01 69.71
Midmar Dam Mgeni 235.4 101.07 100.3
Nagle Dam Mgeni 24.6 98.86 74.0
Spring Grove Dam
Mooi 139.5 83.92 70.8
C A N I S M A J O R C G I P E
T X N Z Q Z C U J Q E E N R T
C U U D C R U X T U N B I I M
U O L U R G I X D I T D M D S
I B C K Q O H C P Z A W E X W
L B A U B G M M H N U V G A B
H B E O I R H E U M R W F L A
A N I R A C S S D N U R B N C
O Y H T Y C G U V A S D O J W
W S B V D S W R R G M I F K P
A K C H X D W I E U R F Z A C
V O O C H Z Y G G O A B B V T
E G B W Q T H K N Q F T A O A
P J J L Z P W L T I A M N J S
D V G B I R O U F V V A W D K
ORION, ERIDANUS, ANDROMEDA, CRUX, CARINA, ENTAURUS, TAURUS, GEMINI, CANISMAJOR
Find the hidden words
AIRPORT BLUES I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area and went to the lost luggage office and reported the loss. The woman there smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and said I was in good hands. 'Now,' she asked me 'Has your plane arrived yet?' (I work with professionals like this.) They Walk Among Us!
Brain Teaser After her death, a mother left her sons her entire fortune of $10 000. The elder son received $6 000. The rest was shared equally between whomever remained. How much did they each get?
See page 5 for answer
Did you know that the worldwide food shortage that threatens up to five hundred million children could be alleviated at the cost of only one day, only ONE day, of modern warfare. - Peter Ustinov, actor, writer, and director (16 Apr 1921-2004)
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Tel. 031 765 5567 : Cell 072 460 3481
www.juliecardona.co.za
3 Burnside Office Park 1 Buildersway Hillcrest 3610
THOUGHTS TO PONDER: 1. Life is sexually transmitted. 2. Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at
which one can die. 3. Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day.
Teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks, months, maybe years.
4. Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in the hospitals, dying of nothing.
5. All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
6. In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take prozac to make it normal.
7. And last but not least: "Don't worry about old age, it doesn't last that long."
Sani Pass Day Tour Duration: 7 Hours 30 Minutes Price From: R930.00 per person
Scones Preheat oven 220ºC
2 cups flour 1 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder 60g butter, frozen
3/4 cup milk (1/2 milk,1/2 water) squeeze lemon juice
1 tsp sugar Sift flour, salt and baking power, grate butter into flour and mix. Add milk to form a soft dough
Bake 10-12 minutes
Cheese Scones Preheat oven 220ºC
As above and add 1 cup grated cheese
to dry ingredients and 1 egg made up
to 3/4 cup with milk (or milk and water)
Bake 10 –12 minutes
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. -Mark Twain
Many villagers are the proud owners of a dog or cat or even both! Our pets make sure we walk at least twice a day, introduce us to new people and make friends in the village. They give us love and companionship for so little effort on our part.
But dog owners have responsibilities too! Doggie Dumping NOTE: Dog owners must carry a poop scoop and/or plastic packet with them when walking their dogs. All excrement must be gathered up and disposed of in their own rubbish bin on their own section
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CARDS FOR ANY OCCASION
Designed specially for you! Weddings Birthdays Congratulations Condolences Missing you Place cards
Contact Clare Cottage 18
Farewell to Waterfall Gardens I would like to thank all the wonderful people at Waterfall Gardens for the amazing 20 years of my involvement. I started the Foot Clinic 20 years ago and have very happy memories of past and present clients. Apart from the Foot Clinic there were the variety shows, what tremendous fun we all had. But my time at Waterfall Gardens has now come to a close. I start a new chapter in my life as the whole family have moved or are in the process of moving to the UK. We are all very excited and looking forward to this huge move. Gail, my assistant, has been highly trained by myself. She has now bought out my business and I am truly confident she will continue with the high standard of work. She will continue with the clinic and I hope you will give her the support you have shown me over the years. To each and everyone of you, thank you, I wish you all good health and happiness. You will all remain in my heart. With love,
Kathleen (chiropodist) From clients and residents of Waterfall Gardens we say “thank you” for your involvement and service to the village over so many years. We wish you and your family every happiness and success for the future .
Fully qualified chiropodist Kathleen,
with over 40 years’ experience, is available in the Village hairdressing salon on the
first Monday of each month. For appointments call
Kath: 082 487 6324 or Gail: 082 374 1191
2nd Michael Gunda
3rd Betty Canale
5th Terry Cowan
8th Ray Boonzaier
9th Daphne Procter
10th
Trevor Chaplin
10th John Dewar
11th Reinder Homan
12th Mike Evans
16th Alan Wheal
18th Bill Wilson
19th Kazia Strutt
20th Colin Armitage
22nd Lyn Firth
24th Jack Blignaut
24th Alec Lewthwaite
26th
Maureen White
30th Margaret Cowan
30th Jan Innes
30th Greg Savage
30th Joy Stembridge
31st Mavis Gallacher
Answer to ‘Brain Teaser’ on page 3 There is just one other son
who takes the remaining $4 000. The word elder means there are two. If there were more than two it would have been eldest.
VILLAGE BRIDGE CLUB
There is an active village social bridge club that meets
every Wednesday evening in the community centre.
(18:00 to 21:00) We are looking for new players at all levels of the game to join us. Usually there are 3 to 4 tables playing each evening. So ladies and gentlemen you are invited to come along one evening, meet fellow bridge players, see for yourself what goes on or contact one of the persons listed below for more details.
Brian
Graham Audie
Spotlight on Dart Boards For the village dart players the April “last Friday of the month” gathering was a truly illuminating experience. Actually that applied more to the dart boards themselves, now under spotlights, rather than the players! To all those persons involved with instigating, obtaining and installing the two spotlights, we say thank you, it is very much appreciated by all the players. It certainly hit the “Bulls Eye” for all of us!
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CHILDHOOD IN BETHULIE The Farm (Part 3) Sheep Farming My father farmed mainly with Merino sheep (wool) as the semi-desert climate was very suitable for sheep. Counting sheep was a skill all farmers learnt. The sheep were let out from one paddock to another and counted, but sheep don’t walk out one by one they run, jump, go two or three at a time and you have to count accordingly! If there were one or two short, the paddock had to be searched until the missing ones were found. The main income-earning activity on our farm was sheep farming and sheep shearing was an important event in the lives of sheep farmers. There were roving gangs of shearers and you booked them well in advance. They were accommodated in a shed and a staff member had to be available to cook and prepare their food and coffee for them. The sheep were brought in and each shearer caught a sheep and started removing the woollen fleece. If the sheep’s skin was cut it was treated with healing oil (a strong smelling disinfectant). This was kept in a little tin and there was a stick with a piece of cloth tied on in the tin. This was then used to dab the oil on the cut. Once the sheep was released the shearer was given a “lootjie” a little brown disc used year after year. At the end of the day each shearer would bring his lootjies to be counted and this was entered into a book against his name. Each shearer was paid according to the number of sheep shorn. The sheep looked funny because their faces and legs were brown but all the rest pure white. The shearing usually lasted about two weeks. The cut fleece was spread onto a special table made from reeds nailed together. This allowed the small bits of dirt and seeds to drop to the floor through the cracks. Sorting was a skill and wool that was well sorted fetched the best prices. The lox (dirty bits of wool from around the legs and tail) were removed first, then the neck wool and then the main fleece was graded in microns. Fine wool, strong wool, short or long wool all had to go into different bales. Wool sacks were large long hessian bags. These were suspended inside a huge wooden box structure and the wool thrown in. This is where we loved to play — inside the sack inside the wooden box. The wool had to be compacted and pressed to get as much as possible into the bag (with a mechanical press), and we thought we were so helpful stomping and pressing the wool down. Every time a new fleece was thrown in on top of us we would shriek and laugh and happily stomp it down. The lanolin in the wool made our skin wonderfully soft which was a bonus as most of the time we had “skurwe voete” (rough feet) from running around the farm barefoot. The pressed bales were stitched up and marked with Dad’s name and address. There was a metal stencil and the writing was always in bright purple ink. The bales were also marked according to what type of wool was inside. When all the bales were ready, a big truck would arrive and take them to the station and they would go to East London. Mom and Dad would be notified which day their wool would come up for auction and they would go down to East London for the sale. This was apparently a very exciting event as you watched the buyers bidding for your wool. The years after the 2nd world war were good times for sheep farmers as there was a big demand for wool and prices were excellent. Dad was very insistent that we bought items made from wool. All our blankets, carpets, jersey and so on were always of pure wool. His shirts were even made from soft, fine woollen cloth. We always had a small dairy herd. The cows were milked in the morning and afternoon and we had a dairy maid whose job was to separate the milk and clean the dairy. The separator had a round bowl at the top where the milk was poured in and two spouts, one large and one small. The handle had to be turned slowly and rhythmically and the cream came out of the little spout and the milk out of the big one. Some of the milk was given to the pigs, but most of it went to the staff. Only the cream was sold. The cans were taken to the station, where we picked up the empty cans. The cream went to Bloemfontein, the nearest big city which is about 250 km away from Bethulie. The cream was kept in a cool room made of netting wire and cinders with water trickling down the outside of the walls to keep it cold . Inside were metal cream cans with thick cream and fresh thin cream in a metal bucket. So depending on whether you wanted thick or thin cream, you scooped from either the can or the bucket. We made a most delicious ice-cream with cream, condensed milk and crushed strawberries. I was married in Bethulie in 1966 and shortly after our farm was bought out to make way for a very large water scheme on the Orange River including the construction of the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam, renamed to the Gariep Dam on the 4th October 1996. Many farms were flooded, part of our farm is now under water and the higher parts are now included in a game reserve. All the homesteads of the farms were demolished before the land was flooded so I can never take my grand children back to the home where I grew up. I have these and many other memories of a wonderful carefree childhood that will always remain with me. Jean Garbutt (nee Burls )
Part 3 brings to an end the story of “Childhood in Bethulie” . Thank you Jean for sharing those early and most interesting of times down on the farm.
Editor
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Administration Office Infinite Property
Management
Jackie Scullard
Office fax
031 762 3031
086 241 3389
Office Hours. Mon-Fri. 08:00–13:00 NB. Office Closes: 13:00 Mon.-Fri
Personal Care Centre Sr. Jacky van Schalkwyk [email protected]
Chef Manager Teagan Hudson Office Closes:15:30 Mon.-Fri 12:00 Sat.& Pub. Hols
Maintenance Queries Maintenance Manager
Jackie Scullard
Godfrey Wheeler
Contact Jackie for all village maintenance queries Contact Godfrey directly for Emergencies Only
Sales Office Kerry Mindry 031 762 1280 [email protected]
Booking of the Community Centre
for all uses & events
Yvonne Wood
Waterfall Village Property Trust (WVPT)
Claire Vorster 082 568 2048 021 763 4201
DEPARTMENT CONTACT DETAILS
WGRV SECURITY GATE TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Main Gate (East) (By Cottage No.1) 031 762 2935 West Gate
(By Cottage No.124) 031 762 2445
PORTFOLIO TRUSTEE Resident/ Non Resident
Email Address Telephone/ Cellphone
Finance Brian Skinner Resident
Chairperson & Security Colin Chaplin Resident
Gardens Yvonne Wood Resident
Maintenance & WVPT Claire Vorster Non-Resident [email protected] 021 763 4201
082 568 2048
Share Block Colin Chaplin Resident
Personal Care Centre Vacancy
Catering Vacancy
WATERFALL GARDENS BODY CORPORATE TRUSTEES
Maid Services Jackie Scullard
Village Hairdresser (Mondays only) Colleen Retief
Chiropodist Kathleen’s Foot Clinic 082 487 6324
Commissioner of Oaths Rod Morgan
Village Library Hours Mon.–Sat. 08:00 to 16:00
Car Discs for Residents & frequent visitor Graham Harries
Plumbmart (Plumber) Steven 081 040 5172
Eco Electric (Electrician) Craig 076 110 6582
DSTV Nick 072 266 5072
TV Paul Kenyon 083 654 3799
USEFUL INFORMATION & Tele. Numbers
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All events are in the Community Centre unless stated otherwise. BYOE means bring your own everything—food, drink, crockery, utensils.
Contact Carol Cottage 32
For mending small alterations, cushion covers, etc
A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Waterfall Gardens Body Corporate will be held on the 3rd May 2019, in the Community Centre at 10:00
It is vitally important that all residents attend
Mon 6 May &
Mon 20 May THE VILLAGE KNITTERS meet at 10:00 Tea or coffee is available
(monthly collection of R10 to cover costs)
Sat 11 May
BINGO at 09:30. join fellow Bingo players and be a WINNER Tea/coffee at R2 per cup, with eats R10.
Tues 28 May
BODY CORPORATE COMMITTEE MEETING at 08:30. (Interested persons are welcome to attend as observers.)
Thur. 30 May
SUN-DOWNER & BRAAI (BYOE) 17:00. Join a friendly gathering with fellow villagers
On the Village Green.....but as always...weather permitting! !
Fri 31 May DARTS at 18:00 for 18:30—till + - 20:00 Enjoy a fun evening together. We have spare darts but bring your own drinks and snacks!
FRIDAY 10 MAY
CHRISTCHURCH WATERFALL SERVICE at 09:30 for tea, followed by a service at 10:00.
Come and make friends, enjoy Christian fellowship. (second Friday of the month)
MONDAY 27 May 09:30
ANGLICAN COMMUNION SERVICE. All welcome! (Fourth Monday of the month ) If you wish to donate an item of non-perishable food, all donations are passed on to people in need
Church Services & Bible Study Groups (Held in the Community Centre U.S.O)
HILLCREST METHODIST WOMEN’S AUXILIARY MEETING
please contact Sylvia Henderson 031 776 3425 or 072 377 6528 for details of date and venue
VILLAGE HAIRDRESSER (Unisex Salon)
Colleen is available in the Village Salon on Mondays
Phone 082 646 4557 for your hair appointments.
Some days, if urgent, I can come to the village for an early morning 08:00 appointment
NB NB
CHOIR PRACTICE
Mondays 15:00—16:00.
New members are most welcome
CHAIR EXERCISES WITH MUSIC
Wednesdays 09:30—10:30
Come and join us
BRIDGE EVENING
Wednesdays 18:00--21:00 Contact persons:
Brian Graham Audie
CROQUET ON THE LAWN
Thursday mornings 08:30—10:30 All welcome
