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22 Talk of the Town ADVERTISING / NEWSDESK: (046) 624 4356 Find us on Facebook October 25, 2018 BOWLSBANTER ... what’s happening Port Alfred Bowling Club Congratulations to Colette Reid, Mo Goff and Phil Taylor who were the winners of the Personal Trust competition last Tuesday afternoon. Thank you to Personal Trust for their continued support and sponsorship. Colette Reid’s name was pulled out the hat for the black box, but unfortunately the key didn’t fit, so she didn’t win the money. Your chances get greater with fewer keys, so make sure you buy a few tickets to support this imitative, and maybe you will get l u c k y. The finals of the ladies’ handicap singles were also played last Tuesday afternoon. Well done to Hilary Allen who is the winner, as well as Eulalie Moorcroft who is the runner-up. Last weekend was the start of the men’s Eastern Areas (EA) Fours competition which was played at Kenton. Eric Kent’s team from Kowie as well as Clive Bartlett’s team from Albany will play this weekend in the play-offs. The two women’s teams Gwen Bartlett’s team from Albany and Wendy P fot e n h a u e r ’s team from Port Alfred will also play. The venue will be advised in due course. Non-bowlers, as well as bowlers, are all welcome to join us on Friday evening for a bring and braai. The evening will commence with bowls, followed by a bring and braai. The winner of the bowls will win a chicken from Kekkel en Kraai and the loser will get an egg for their effort. This is a fun evening, so come and join in. There will be lots of help for the non-bowlers, so not to worry if you have never rolled a bowl before. The bowls starts at 5.30pm. The Ladies’ Renee Vroom 101 singles competition starts on Wednesday October 31. Should you wish to play, please enter your name on the list as the entries close soon. Duties for the week October 30 to November 3: Tabs – Ron Orford and Sandra Wiblin, Bar – Noeline Kirsten and John Hodges, Ironing – Bill Wragg. Kenton Bowling Club The Personal Trust Trips competition on Friday afternoon was not completed due to the otherwise welcome rain and the day’s prize money has been carried over to the next PT Trips competition which is scheduled for November 30. The increased prize money is bound to ensure lots of interest, so be sure to get your entries in for what is also the last PT Trips of the year. The EA Men’s Fours play-offs were hosted at Kenton at the weekend with Ron Orford’s Port Alfred team and Clive Bartlett’s Albany team advancing to the next round after some extremely tight and competitive bowls. Well done to our Kenton team of Brian Aldag, Richard Beresford, Wickus van Schalkwyk and Dave Wallace who finished second in their pool and narrowly missed making the next round. The finals of the 2018 Kenton Men’s Drawn Pairs and Men’s Selected Pairs competitions will be played at the club this Tuesday afternoon, kick-off at 2pm. One semifinal of the Ladies’ Senior Singles will be played at the same time. Please join us for some great bowls in the afternoon and undoubtedly, some vocal post-match banter over a cool drink in the clubhouse afterwards. Last week’s attendance draw was missed by Bob Burrows and the resultant carry over means that the prize up for grabs this week will be R800. Club Championships results: Patricia Greig beat Leonie de Villiers in the semifinals of the Ladies’ Open Singles and will play Pam Bowker in the final. Club duties (October 22 to 28): Tabs – Stompie Bellingan, Bar – Anthony Coleman and Brian Aldag. Dates to remember (October 22 to 28): 23 - Men’s Drawn and Selected Pairs finals, Ladies’ Senior Singles semifinal, 24 – Les Clarke and Doris Ford competitions at Kenton, 25 – President’s Chair competition at Kowie. Kowie Bowling Club Our 8th Kowie Men's Classic has come and gone. After months of planning and living with the ever-present fear that something could still go wrong, last Sunday evening brought a sense of relief that our fears had been unfounded . Comparisons are odious when it comes to deciding whether this one was the best so far, especially because, at the conclusion of each classic, they had all passed the acid test. Our visitors were queuing up to ensure that they were booked for next year. In bowling parlance a classic is a bowling tournament of two or more days. Starting from a very modest beginning with Peter Ford having to spend time trying to cajole bowlers into entering our first “Classic”, the impact that first one had virtually assured it’s future and within a few years, the “Classic” generated its own distinctive character and popular appeal. To be successful, a “classic” must meet certain basic criteria – good greens, good food (never try to economise on food), and constant contact with the prospective entrants. A secondary consideration would be the importance of recognising the fact that there are two groups attending the tournament – only about 25% of the visiting teams have a realistic chance of winning the tournament, the other 75% have come to enjoy a weekend of bowls and meeting old friends. After all, this is the meeting place for Eastern Province and Border bowlers. For the record, Deon Fourie and his Albany team won with Eric Kent, Jonty Alexander, Bob Ford and Peter Giblin from Kowie second, H Lombard third, Paul Sprigg fourth and then another Kowie team – Steve Minnaar, Rob Owsley, Rodney Gradwell, and Gavin Deenik – came fifth with an unblemished record, except for one peeled game. With most of our members having missed bowls at the weekend, there was ample evidence of withdrawal symptoms. The Tuesday was going to be a heavy day. Our new captain, Jonty Alexander, introduced some innovations which gave the players more to think about. There still had to be a winner which proved to be our most-capped bowler Rob Owsley; Bryan Burger, with Jill and Rob Turner in the front. With the Friday trips looming, we had a reduced field on Thursday. Jonty Alexander, Peewee Tomlinson, Jackie Watson and Helise Hattingh won the most ends and the Mega-bucks. While the soft drizzle limited the Friday Trips to one game, it did not deter the “braaiers” from waiting for a break in the weather so they could go ahead with what they had come for. In the EA Fours, Eric Kent, Stan Long, Jonty Alexander, and Bob Ford qualified for the EP finals in Middelburg. Well done Duties: Roll – Ron Smith, Mark – Roger Purdon/ Gerald Mills, Tabs – Jonine McFarlane. ON THE WING Kowie Pigeon Racing Club The members flew their birds from Touwsrivier on Saturday, a distance of about 637km in clear conditions, with a moderate easterly wind. The weather stayed clear with only the easterly wind turning into a light southsouthwester as the birds arrived at their respective lofts. In the All Ages (AA) category, a total of 25 birds from four members flew the race. The winning bird was CROQUET CORNER We have had good attendance on the last days of play. Saturday saw 17 players on the greens and meal vouchers were played for. Jill Pople was first +1, Sue Darkes second +9, Ria Burger and Peggy Southey joint third +3 on a count-out. Well done to all. Please remember tabs in is at 1.45pm, with from M Mxube, arriving home with an average velocity of 1,123.9210m per minute. Second place was taken by B Samuel, followed by another bird from Mxube, then one by Samuel and, in fifth s p ot , Mxube once more. In the yearling race, (YRL) Samuel took the first four places, his winning bird arriving home with an average velocity of 1,059.5902m per minute. No other results were reported. start of play at 1.55pm. Latecomers will have to sit out for the first game. New players are welcome and coaching is given on Wednesdays at 9am. Contact Roger on 083-373-8181. As there was no croquet corner last week we would like to wish belated birthday wishes to Lynne Peterson. Hope you had a good one on October 19. Energy orange for the Micra Acenta Way back when light cars were not always so remarkable on performance, the original for a 3D print was developed for durable, cheap cars that kept on delivering, right until their wheels eventually fell off. At that time, Datsun/ Nissan’s most memorable baby car was the 1200 GX which, its ad agency told us, once the wheels vanished in all directions, the motor could still be adapted as a reliable farm borehole pump. Now we have the new Nissan Micra Acenta, a spunky little pugilist – a sort of boxer, Baby Jake, of the mini car world and, again, it’s the car’s motor that gets one’s attention f i r st . It’s not so, but I can imagine those Nissan boffins taking that 1,200cc, four-cylinder engine out of the old GX, lopping off a cylinder, bolting on a turbo, and viva – there you have the new Micra Acenta. Modern car engines are getting smaller and are punting out more and more power for drastically less fuel usage than ever before. While the government is applying those levies on our fuel price in thick layers, the heroic motor game is, at least, offering us vastly more fuel-efficient power packs for light vehicles. And, yes, the cost is ultimately worth it. The Acenta’s motor is but 898cc’s, but is turbo-boosted and has only three-cylinders in order to accommodate a decent size piston for more grunt than there would have normally been. Its output is 66kW at 5,500 r/min of power, and torque registers 140Nm at a low 2 250r/min on the dynamometer. This all gets relayed through a five-speed manual gearbox. Our test car’s performance had a few jaws dropping when we informed them the motor was only 0.9l. Best was its overtaking prowess. Hit the hammer; the turbo kicks in nicely around 3,000r/min with a kitty-cat snarl, and you find yourself safely past. For the record, Nissan claims a top speed for the Acenta of 170km/h and a zero to 100km/h OTHER COLOURS AVAILABLE: Our test orangy Nissan Micra Acenta certainly caught the eye, as did its punchy performance and economical outlook on life PORT ALFRED SERVICE CENTRE 084 094 1288 Cnr of Hallier & R72 (Next door to Truck Stop) Specialising in Korean Motors SERVICES AND REPAIRS ON ALL MAKES OF VEHICLES! acceleration time of 12,1 seconds. Keep off the bugle, drive normally, and the “Outspan Orange” Micra will use only 4,2 l/100km, but, call on the turbo often and this will rise to 6,7 l/100km, says Nissan. These hatchbacks come mainly in striking “Energy Orange”, which I liked, given the nature of whom this car is aimed at. Outspan oranges don’t exist anymore so there is no danger of mistaking them for those orangeshaped SA citrus specials that ran around on our roads, for promotions. Styling-wise, the Acenta cuts an attractive form, and turbine-style, 16-inch, alloy wheels add purposefulness to its appearance. Nissan’s “V - m ot i o n ” grille and the shape of the LED daytime running lights and halogen headlights ahead of the new, shortened bonnet works well on the visual impact of the car, viewed from the front. The design also lends itself to remarkable interior space utilisation for a lightweight. Firstly, the boot, although it has a fairly high sill, is a handy 300l in size. The driver sits low behind the wheel for extra headroom, while the fore and aft adjustment is phenomenal, allowing even a driver of up to 2.3m tall to enjoy enough legroom. Adjusted back to its maximum though, there is no legroom for rear seat passengers. However, that situation should never normally arise. Additionally, the steering wheel is fully adjustable for rake and reach, so a big man’s elbows need not encroach on the front passenger’s living space. This Micra is a nimble handler with a light steering feel, enabling precise driver inputs when cornering hard. It’s fun in traffic but has long enough legs on the open road for you not to become strained and i m p at i e n t . The dash is what Nissan terms “gliding wing”, T-shaped design with the instruments and controls grouped together for the driver. The seven-inch touch-screen colour display allows the driver to access features such as music, messages and maps through Apple CarPlay, in addition to MP3, USB and Bluetooth. When an iPhone is connected via an Apple lightning cable, it offers users Siri voice control, Apple maps with turn-by-turn navigation, access to music, telephone services and other apps such as Audiobooks and Spotify. The centre console has a 12v socket and, at last, someone has thought of a flat storage area for a mobile phone, that is visible to the driver. Electronic safety systems include Vehicle Dynamic Control, ABS, Electronic Brake Force Distribution and Hill Start A s s i st . A full house of six airbags look after you in the event of a shunt, as do the height-adjustable seatbelt both front and r e a r. After the salesperson has walked away from you, the company‘s Nissan Assured, three-year/90,000km service plan kicks in, and there is a six-year/ 150,000km warranty and 24/7 roadside assistance. The price tag is R 2 57 , 4 0 0 .
October 25, 2018 ADVERTISING / NEWSDESK: (046) 624 4356 Find us on Facebook Talk of the Town 23 KOWIE STRIDERS ... runners with pride A couple of our members were in the Western Cape competing in the West Coast road race at Melkbos Strand on Saturday. Carol Nepgen walked the 21km in two hours 59 minutes, while Marietjie Robb ran it in 2:23. Jean Nepgen walked the 5km in 44 minutes. The Nepgens then walked the 10km ARD 3 Vlei road race. Carol finished in 1:26 and Jean in 1:34. The end of the year is fast approaching and there are not too many road races left on the calendar. Depending on the response, the club will be arranging a bus to the Aspen 42 and 10km race in Port Elizabeth on December 1. So give it some thought and let Alan know. Our next club function will be our year-end dinner. It will be at the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club on Saturday November 24. Please diarise this. More details to follow. Then on December 26 is the Kowie Striders Fun Run which is a huge event with lots of holidaymakers taking par t. Entries for the Comrades Marathon opened on October 19. About 17,000 entries were taken on the first two days. I see Marianne Stiglingh was one of them. Any other takers? Time Trial: October 16 8km Run Jeremiah Dayonashe 30:09 Ayabonga Saul 31:18 Lethemba Jekana 40:25 Andrew Kingon 40:25 Alex Weed 40:37 Sticks Stiglingh 41:29 Dave Sansbury 41:49 Ian Robertson 42:32 Marianne Stiglingh 42:45 Zanel Venter 45:25 Gerald Greef 45:25 Sizakele Dayimani 51:42 Nellie Phiri 51:42 5km Run Sinthemba Jilingisi 20:02 Asakhe Solwadle 21:07 Siyanda Xanti 21:07 Jess Harris 24:29 Oliver Momberg 24:37 Kevin Lee 25:16 Mike Nelson 25:21 John Smith 25:55 Rebecca Nelson 26:57 Petrie Heyns 29:04 Alan Robb 30:12 Lulu Mceka 31:12 Marietjie Robb 32:22 Cathy Momberg 38:50 3km Run Mpho Nxabazi 10:30 Sirhelele Naika 14:32 Chumani Lose 14:48 Kimberley Mphela 14:48 Axola Klaas 17:13 Sipho Stephen 17:25 Mike Momberg 17:57 Emily Lessing 19:35 JoAnne Betts 19:39 Dinky Davenport 20:05 Anel Heyns 24:07 8km Walk Billy Futter 01:26:20 Pauline Weed 01:26:20 Leslie Futter 01:26:20 6km Walk Ray Basson 01:20:07 5km Walk Anna-Marie Hockley 37:09 Charles Joubert 39:11 Sue Robertson 45:28 Louis Du Preez 52:10 Jill Du Preez 52:10 Melodie Greeff 54:08 Sally Blake 54:08 Jenny Basson 54:08 3km Walk Alistair Blake 34:06 COUNT ON US: Regular parkrun participants Doug Jennings, left, and Mitch Ramsay, supported the special breast cancer awareness fun run/walk for Sunshine Coast Hospice along the usual parkrun route last Saturday Picture: JON HOUZET KEEPING ABREAST OF THINGS SETTING THE PACE: Supporting the breast cancer awareness fun run/walk for Sunshine Coast Hospice last Saturday were friends Camilla von Bonde, left, and Kirsty Jooste Picture: JON HOUZET Wednesday October 17: Pick n Pay 4 Ball Alliance, with 84 players. Results: 1st: Desmond Mjimla, Earl Tsolekile, Mbulelo Veto, Michael Gidani – 92 2nd: Bob Shaw, Tom Tagg, Freek van Rooyen, Corrie van Zyl – 91 3rd: Leon Evans, Dave Nicoll, Noel Stötter, Basil Dukas – 90 4th: Les Wasdell, Mark Shelton, Terry Counihan, Alan Rosenthall – 88 Two clubs: 6th: N Oosthuizen, G Bladen 8th: W Wolmarans, G Shanks, B Wright, J Sharrock, B Dukas, L Evans 13th: E Tsolekile, N Stötter Best Gross: 71 – Desmond Mjimla Best Nett: 68 – Desmond Mjimla Nearest the pins: Fishaways – 6th: Geoff Bladen Rise Cafe – 8th: Wollie Wolmarans The Wharf Street Brew Pub – 11th: Ian Moncur Thymes 2 Catering – 13th: Noel Stötter Wimpy longest drive – #14th: Leon Nell Kingsley Beverages – Nearest the pin for two on the first: Rocky Rowe Saturday October 20: Viv Jordan golf day, a Two-ball Alliance with 64 players. Viv Jordan trophy – Corrie van Zyl Results: 1st: Meekah de Sousa, Clint Roesstorff – 51 2nd: Quinton Fick, Jayden Roesstorff – 51 KOWIE CANOE CLUB Time trials: October 18 Dave Sansbury 32:58 Dave Legg 33:14 Alan Robb 35:21 Ian Robertson 35:52 Adrian Cole 38:30 Lynette Harbrecht 41:48 Louis du Preez 41:48 Dudley Emslie 41:48 3rd: Kyle Blom, Kevin Daniel – 50 4th: Bob Shaw, Adrian White – 49 Two Clubs: 6th: E Tsolekile, C Forster, W Osborne 8th: A White, V Jordan, T Taylor. M de Sousa 13th: T Stötter, M de Sousa Best gross: 70 – Meekah de Sousa Best nett: 69 – Meekah de Sousa, Quinton Fick, Earl Tsolekile, K Blom Nearest the pins: Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: Colin Forster Auto Smart Body Shop – 8th: Martin Flanegan Sibuya Game Reserve – 11th: Ross Wright The Whart Street Brew Pub – 13th: Meekah de Sousa Wimpy longest drive – Men’s #18th: Jayden Roesstor ff Royal St Andrews – Nearest the pin for two on the first: Mark Shelton 1820s GOLF Monday October 15: 25 players in cool and windy conditions. Winners on 40: Derick van Harmellan, Lawton Amos, Juan Southey. Moosehead on 47: Roy de Wet, Patrick O’Kelly, Barry Scarterfield. Good scores: 49 – Peter Rinaldi, 48 – Dallas Cowie, Lionel Timm. Two clubs: 6th Barry Scarterfield, 8th Dallas Cowie. VOLOVIKINGS ... runners with pride Time Trial: October 18 3.8km 1 Lucia January 24.42 2 Sileshile 25.03 3 Nosipho Vazi 27.58 4 Theiijmen Wigley 36.05 5 Luc Wigley 37.44 6 Anoek Verheijen 37.45 7 Erin Cooper 43.18 8 John Crandon 43.19 5km 1 Lukhanyiso Nobi 21.32 2 Sihoseto Magwaxaza 21.45 3 Siyabulela Sali 23.54 4 Athi James 24.07 5 Mbonge Kentshe 25.43 6 Xolele Johannes 27.41 7 Ivewe Matyunu 28.07 8 Damien Tsingos 28.19 9 Uthimna Tana 28.57 GOLFW E E K LY ... the results Thursday October 18: 23 players in sunny conditions. Winners on 43: Dale Wisener, Dennis McElwee, Dudley Kieser, Windsor Bagley. Moosehead on 46: Roy de Wet, Lawton Amos, Stan Weyer, Dallas Cowie. Good scores: 48 – Juan Southey. Two clubs: Nil. L ADIES’ R E S U LTS October 16: There was a little rain in the air as 27 members of the ladies’ section teed off on Tuesday afternoon, but thankfully this disappeared later in the afternoon. A better-ball Stableford was the format played with the captain’s prize at stake. Tracy Bessinger partnered alongside Jill Lake and carded a massive 49 points to win the competition and the captain’s prize. They were well to the fore of runners-up Pogs Smith and Margie Siegers (42) and third placed Kim Gardner and Shirley Heny (40). Sonia Reynolds holed out the only par three birdie of the afternoon (eighth) after being closest to the pin on this Rosehill Driving Range’s hole. Pru Peacock was 10 Sibiso 30.48 11 Siyakana 30.50 12 Simanye 30.54 13 Mihle Ngxaga 31.55 14 Olothando 31.56 15 Yvonne Van Breugel 32.33 16 Mandile 32.49 17 Emihle 32.52 8km 1 Mark Crandon 31:54 closest on Top Carpet’s sixth and Sonia again on Wimpy’s 11th. Pogs Smith was nearest the pin after two shots on River Spa’s 13th. The longest drive competitions were held on the 17th and struck by Pogs Smith and Trish Barwick in the lower and more generous handicap sections respectively. Good individual rounds were recorded by Pogs (nett 68) And Jill Lake (nett 65). KGB RESULTS Tuesday October 16: Grey skies did not deter 31 players from entering the draw to play in seven four-balls and one three-ball in an Alliance Stableford two scores to count. Intermittent rain kept golfers on their toes and with wet gear intermittently being put on and taken off, the unusual situation of three coveys being tied for first place on 87 points was the end result. Those unable to separate themselves at the top of the leader-board were (1) Cliff Roberts, Don Thomson, Paul Fryer and Hugh Holmes plus (2) John Abbot, Derick van Harmelen, Neil Loundar and Eric 28 Main Street - Tel: 046 624 1125 Email: robert.avis@ecmpa.co.za Segers and (3) Arnie Schultz, Dale Wisener, Ian Storer and Rose Calmeyer Leach. Bryan Robinson, Dave Curran, Cecil Grobler and Tom Tagg, despite more being expected from the talented ensemble, were the only covey to post a score below 80, and the 79 points returned meant the ignominy of the Hamer en Sukkel. John Dell birdied the par three sixth but Tom with his two-club on the 11th captured the two-club pool to ease his covey’s woes. John and Richard Laing both shot nett 69 to have the best individual rounds of the morning. Friday October 19: A chilly, blustery morning saw 30 players turn out for the d r aw, to play the usual two-to-count Stableford Alliance. Conditions were difficult and this was reflected in the scores posted. In fact, it took just 81 points to win the competition and this score was recorded by two covies: (1) Barry Brady, Andy Barnes and Andy Stembridge and (2) Dave Curran, Dale Wisener, Nick Oosthuizen and Ian S t o r e r. Last on the points list with 76 points, and consequently the Hamer en Sukkel receipients were Guy Cash, John Abbott, Andy Manson and Philip van der Byl. Heinz Czepluch alone holed out a two-club (sixth). There were no individual scores of note. R339 4 900*
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