Kaalvoet in die reën… - Midrand Estates

26New in Midrand EstatesFOOD: We all eat it. Most of us cook it,many of us love it, and some are so passionateabout it that they make it a career.Local resident Org Grobler will fulfil his dreamin October when he opens his own familyrestaurant, the Purple Cow, in Midstream.The restaurant will be located in the MidfieldClubhouse and will be open for late afternoonvisits utilising the open terrace leadingto the cricket ovalWith extensive restaurant experience, Org’sphilosophy is simple: love what you do, dowhat you love. Ideally located within thegreater Midrand Estates area, Org’s vision isto be “the best, not the biggest”.A father himself, he understands the need fora child-friendly restaurant in Midstream.“Purple Cow restaurant is your friendly,honest ‘home from home’ ”, says Org. “It’s atrendy family restaurant with quality, affordablefood for all ages. Our extended menuincludes great breakfasts, light meals, burgers,grills, desserts and kids offerings - allalso available as takeaways.”“Businessmen, Moms, golfers, children – everyone’swelcome. On offer will be generousportions of tasty, quality food served withunrivalled care and attention to detail.”Midstream Team Takes on the World Robot OlympiadOn 4 September, Sybrand Botes and Dehan Lamprechtsfrom Midstream College, joined forces with ClydeRoux (Cornwall Hill College) in the primary school categoryof the SA Robotics Olympiad, the local leg ofthe World Robot Olympiad (WRO) for 2010. The WROis a global robotics competition aimed at broadeningyoung people’s application of science and technologythrough robotic systems, and encouraging them in thefields of science, engineering and innovation.In the primary school category, teams had to assemblerobots from unmodified LEGO pieces and limitedelectronic components, as well as programme themwithin a time limit. The robots then had to negotiatethe challenging sequence of tasks around a course,with the fastest robot to finish all tasks successfully,securing a win. Sybrand, Dehan and Clyde overcomemany challenges and put their creativity, problemsolvingand co-operation skills to good use in achievinga 3rd place on the day. Their eagerness to furthertheir horizons will surely serve them well in time tocome. Watch this space!Kort brokkie...Sybrand and Dehan with their robot, EVO“Dankie, dankie en nogmaals dankie aan die teller by onsSPAR wat my selfoon ingegee het by SPAR se bestuur. Dit wasmy fout om die selfoon op die toonbank te los nadat ek betaalhet, maar dit is net “great” om in so ‘n lekker dorp te bly waarsulke foute nie katastrofies is nie. Dankie weerens, Mart”