Day: January 15, 2022

Nuwe begin

Op Yzerfontein se strand het vakansiegangers 2022 ingewag en verwelkom toe die nasionale regering die aandklokreël afgeskaf het. Hierdie jaar het reeds anders afgeskop as 2021 met nuwe aanpassings rakende die ramptoestand wat moontlik hierdie week afgekondig sal word.
Foto: Cor Cronjé

Kyknet Buite-ekspo

Nuwe Hoop vir Dewald

Usave open deure in Vallei

Usave het met die opening van sy nuwe supermark op Riebeek-Wes op Donderdag, 16 Desember 2021, 15 plaaslike inwoners van die Swartland in diens geneem.
Usave Riebeek-Wes is die vierde nuwe Usave-winkel wat sedert Desember 2020 in die Boland oopgemaak het en volg kort op die hakke van Usave Avian Park (Worcester), Usave Nduli (Ceres) en Usave Op die Berg (Ceres).
Die winkel sal deur Francis Solomon, wat met meer as 30 jaar se kleinhandel-ondervinding spog, bestuur word.
Usave Riebeek-Wes se handelsure is 08:00 – 19:00 van Maandae tot Vrydae, 08:00 – 17:00 op Saterdae en 08:00 – 13:00 op Sondae.
Die kleiner-formaat Usave-winkels bied ongeëwenaarde waarde vir geld met ‘n goeie gehalte reeks basiese voedsel teen die laagste moontlike pryse, sowel as maklike toegang tot ‘n reeks finansiële dienste by die Money Market-toonbank.
Dit sluit in die betaling van munisipale rekeninge, aankoop van data, lugtyd of elektrisiteit asook maklike en bekostigbare geldoorplasings.
Afgesien van alledaagse produkte en dienste, waarborg Ubrand – Usave se eie reeks produkte – 100% kwaliteit en tevredenheid.

Ds Lourens Hugo trap diep spore

Eerwaarde Lourens Toerien Hugo: Vader van Laurie Hugo Primêre Skool
Eerwaarde Lourens Toerien Hugo is gebore op 8 Augustus 1886 te Porterville.
Die enigste kind van Johan Wilhelm Hugo en Susanna Johanna Hugo.
Hy het ‘n goeie opvoeding gehad en het op jong ouderdom goeie besigheidsbeginsels aangeleer. Hy is in 1914 toegelaat tot die bediening en op 4 Januarie 1924 word hy as leraar bevestig in Moorreesburg.
Ds Hugo het die onderwys op die hart gedra. Gedurende 1961 is die plaaslike laerskool deur die Departement van Onderwys vernoem na hom.
Liefde en nederigheid was een van die beginsels wat hy hier in sy bediening openbaar het. Onder leiding van Eerwaarde Hugo word die Sendingkerk, wat vandag bekend staan as die museum, gebou. Die hoeksteenlegging het plaasgevind op 12 Mei 1929.
Hy was ook een van die voorstanders wat hom beywer het om fondse in te samel vir die skool vir blindes en dowes te Worcester. Tien jaar na die inwyding van die kerk besluit die kerkraad om die galery aan te bou. Ekstra banke en ‘n orrel word ook aangekoop vir die kerk. Die inwyding was bepaal vir 27 Augustus 1939.
Dit sou egter nie vir die leraar gegun word nie. Terwyl hy besig was met kooroefeninge in die kerk, het hy onverwags beswyk op 6 Augustus. Sy heengaan het die mense wat klaar gemaak het om fees te vier, in rou gedompel.
Op 8 Augustus 1939 is hy voor die sendingkerk, museum vandag, begrawe. Net voordat die museum geopen het in die ou Sendingkerk gebou, in 1978, is sy graf verskuif na die ou begraafplaas in Rivierstraat.
Hy was getroud met Alida Johanna van Biljon by wie hy 6 kinders gehad het.

Bron: Moorreesburg Koringbedryfmuseum

Stand van die damme

Buurtwag:

Die Brotherhood-buurtwag op Malmesbury, het onlangs hul akkreditasie vanaf die DOC’s ontvang en dien die hele Malmesbury. Hul streef daarna om Malmesbury ‘n veiliger plek te maak en om saam met die owerhede misdaad te beveg en te bekamp.

Care for your pet in the summer heat

Pets can get dehydrated quickly, so give them plenty of fresh, clean water when it’s hot or humid outdoors. Make sure your pets have a shady place to get out of the sun, be careful not to over-exercise them, and keep them indoors when it’s extremely hot.
Know the symptoms of overheating in pets, which include excessive panting or difficulty breathing, increased heart and respiratory rate, drooling, mild weakness, stupor or even collapse. Symptoms can also include seizures, bloody diarrhea and vomit along with an elevated body temperature of over 104 degrees.
Animals with flat faces, like Pugs and Persian cats, are more susceptible to heat stroke since they cannot pant as effectively. These pets, along with the elderly, the overweight, and those with heart or lung diseases, should be kept cool in air-conditioned rooms as much as possible.
Never leave your animals alone in a parked vehicle. Not only can it lead to fatal heat stroke, it is illegal in several states!
Do not leave pets unsupervised around a pool—not all dogs are good swimmers. Introduce your pets to water gradually and make sure they wear flotation devices when on boats. Rinse your dog off after swimming to remove chlorine or salt from his fur, and try to keep your dog from drinking pool water, which contains chlorine and other chemicals.
Open unscreened windows pose a real danger to pets, who often fall out of them. Keep all unscreened windows or doors in your home closed, and make sure adjustable screens are tightly secured.
Feel free to trim longer hair on your dog, but never shave your dog: The layers of dogs’ coats protect them from overheating and sunburn. Brushing cats more often than usual can prevent problems caused by excessive heat. And be sure that any sunscreen or insect repellent product you use on your pets is labeled specifically for use on animals.
When the temperature is very high, don’t let your dog linger on hot asphalt. Being so close to the ground, your pooch’s body can heat up quickly, and sensitive paw pads can burn. Keep walks during these times to a minimum.
Remember that food and drink commonly found at barbeques can be poisonous to pets. Keep alcoholic beverages away from pets, as they can cause intoxication, depression and comas. Similarly, remember that the snacks enjoyed by your human friends should not be a treat for your pet; any change of diet, even for one meal, may give your dog or cat severe digestive ailments. Avoid raisins, grapes, onions, chocolate and products with the sweetener xylitol.

Betrekkings

Selfcare on the hot summer days

Make sure to take care of yourself and your loved ones when the heat is on. Getting too hot can make you sick. You can become ill from the heat if your body can’t compensate for it and properly cool you off.
These are the main things affecting your body’s ability to cool itself during extremely hot weather:
High humidity. When the humidity is high, sweat won’t evaporate as quickly, which keeps your body from releasing heat as fast as it may need to.
Personal factors. Age, obesity, fever, dehydration, heart disease, mental illness, poor circulation, sunburn, and prescription drug and alcohol use can play a role in whether a person can cool off enough in very hot weather. People at highest risk are the elderly, the very young, and people with mental illness and chronic diseases.
The best defense is prevention. Follow these tips:
Drink more fluids (nonalcoholic), regardless of your activity level. Don’t wait until you’re thirsty. Warning: If your doctor generally limits the amount of fluid you drink or has you on water pills, ask how much you should drink in hot weather.
Don’t drink liquids that contain alcohol or large amounts of sugar—these actually cause you to lose more body fluid. Also, avoid very cold drinks, because they can cause stomach cramps.
Stay indoors and, if possible, stay in an air-conditioned place. If your home does not have AC, go to the shopping mall or public library. Even a few hours spent in AC can help your body stay cooler when you go back into the heat. Call your local health department to see if there are any heat-relief shelters in your area.
Electric fans may provide comfort, but when temperatures reach the high 90s, they will not prevent heat-related illness. Taking a cool shower or bath, or moving to an air-conditioned place are much better ways to cool off.
Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing.
NEVER leave anyone—infants, children, pets—in a closed, parked vehicle.
Visit at-risk adults at least twice daily to watch them for signs of heat illness. Infants and young children, of course, need much more frequent watching.
If you must be outdoors in the heat:
Limit your activity to morning and evening hours.
Cut down on exercise. If you must exercise, drink 2-4 glasses of cool, nonalcoholic fluid each hour. Sports beverages can replace the salt and minerals you lose in sweat. Warning: If you are on a low-salt diet, talk with your doctor before drinking sports beverages.
Try to rest often in shady areas.
Protect yourself from the sun by wearing a wide-brimmed hat (also keeps you cooler) and sunglasses, and put on sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher (the most effective products say “broad spectrum” or “UVA/UVB protection” on their labels).
This information is provided by the National Center for Environmental Health’s Health Studies Branch.
Source: https://mercyhealthsystem.org/endure-summer-heat/