2010 September | Vaal Triangle Business Directory | VaalFindit
VEREENIGING. – Twenty-eight regional winners in the Shoprite Checkers Championship Boerewors Competition were announced for the second group of regional rounds held at selected locations countrywide on Saturday August 21. Two rounds were held in the Vereeniging area:
- Renier Lues of Rensburg in Heidelburg walked away as the winner of the regional round held at Shoprite Three Rivers. Jean de Villiers of Meyerton came in second, while Jan Jacobs of Homer earned third place.
- Johannes Lesiba Matlou of Sebokeng walked away as the winner of the regional round held at Checkers Hyper Arcon Park. Gerrie Gouws of Vanderbijlpark came in second, while Annatjie Beer of Boltonwold earned third place.
Renier and Johannes each won R1 200 Shoprite or Checkers meat vouchers and gift hampers from Coca Cola, All Gold and Simba, and will both compete in the provincial round which to be held on Saturday, September 18.
In the regional round competitors from surrounding areas had to bring and braai one-kilogram of their own secret recipe boerewors, which was judged first raw and then cooked. The independent panel of judges – representatives from the SA Chefs Association – had a very difficult time choosing the winning Boerewors, which demonstrates the high quality of products entered for this yearΓÇÖs competition.
The competition ends on Saturday (October 2) when ten provincial winners get together at Sun City for the grand cook-off to establish who will wear the 2010 Boerewors Crown.
The 2010 winning recipe will be on the shelves of all Shoprite, Checkers and Checkers Hyper stores by October 14.
Shoprite Checkers is renowned for the excellent quality of the meat available at their Meat Markets and they are continuously looking for new recipes and ideas in order to offer customers the best. The group presents the Championship Boerewors challenge annually to assist them in achieving that goal.
* More information about the competition is available on www.championshipboerewors.co.za.
VEREENIGING. ΓÇô Die bekende kunstenaar, Natani├½l, tree op 9 Oktober by die Suikerbos NG Kerk in Dabchickstraat Drie Riviere op. Hierdie geleentheid is ten bate van Kindersorg Vereeniging en begin om 18:00 vir 19:00.
Kaas en wyn word om 18:00 bedien en kaartjies kos R180 per persoon.
Vir meer inligting kontak Anri by (016) 423-6552/3 of 084 509 9403.
Raadslid sit hand by tydens stakings
MEYERTON. – ‘n Plaaslike Midvaal-raadslid, mnr. Phil Pretorius, het onlangs vrywillige diens by die Kopanong-hospitaal in Vereeniging verrig tydens die landwye staking.
“Met die stakings deur onderwysers en verpleegsters is die land in chaos gedompel. Die wet is duidelik oor die regte van werkers en wie mag staak en wie nie, asook die voorwaardes oor wie wanneer mag staak. Die meriete van bogenoemde aspekte is nie hier ter sprake nie, maar wel die opoffering van die gemeenskap om mense se lewens te red,” s├¬ Pretoius.
“Na talle dreigemente by skole en sterftes in hospitale het gemeenskappe begin ingryp en het inwoners na hospitale gestroom om van hulp te wees. Ek het besluit om ook ‘n verskil te maak, deur my dienste by die hospitaal aan te bied,” s├¬ hy.
“Dit maak nie saak wat jy glo of dink van die stakings nie, die feit bly staan dat ‘n lewe belangriker is as enige iets anders. Ek ken net die basiese stappe in noodhulp en is dalk meer van ‘n gevaar as hulp wanneer dit by mediese hulp kom, maar daar was baie administratiewe en derglike take waarmee ek kon hand gee,” s├¬ Pretorius.
“Dit was vir my belangrik om die spesialiste by te staan deur die alledaagse dingetjies van hulle hande af te neem. Dit het vloere en skottelgoed was, vullisverwydering, pille pak en aflewerings ingesluit,” s├¬ hy.
“Ek wil ook van die geleentheid gebruik maak om baie dankie te s╦å aan al die ander vrywilligers wat ek in die gange raakgeloop het. Dit is mense soos julle wat werklik ‘n verskil maak,” s├¬ Pretorius.
Go-kart proceeds to Wide Horizon Hospice
VEREENIGING. – The 12-hour prokart endurance race at the Bridgestone Adrenaline Raceway will be held on October 23 and 24. It was a great success last year and should prove to be even better this year.
Besides the endurance race for professionals, there will also be a chance for amateurs to try their hand at go-cart racing. They will race before the start of the main race.
The day will also feature a “beerfest” and great entertainment by bands like Errand is Blomme, Scartlet Street, Broken Stream and Spritz Boulevard.
Tickets for the prokart race day are already available at VCR in Vanderbijlpark, the Bridgestone Adrenaline Raceway in Vereeniging and Vivid Moments Photography in Meyerton.
Proceeds of the day will go to the Wide Horizon Hospice, which received a cheque for more than R30├┐00000 from last year’s earnings.
Members of the public and local businesses are encouraged to support this event by buying tickets and coming to enjoy the day.
They can also sponsor teams to take part in non-professional gocart racing, an excellent corporate team-building exercise.
Businesses can also sponsor a section of the track, much like sponsoring a hole at a golf day.
Corners and straights are available to local businesses to sponsor and dress up in their corporate identity.
* Interested sponsors may contact Rob Clark on (011) 421 4573 or Gail Heasley on (016) 428 1410 or visit the prokart website on www.prokart.co.za.
Meer as 20% mense het rustelose bene
Onlangse navorsing dui daarop dat sowat 23% mense in Westerse lande aan “rustelose bene-sindroom” (RBS) ly. Dit is heelwat meer as die 3% tot 10% wat voorheen gerapporteer is.
Rustelose bene-sindroom veroorsaak ‘n onaangename sensasie in ‘n mens se bene terwyl jy in ‘n rustende toestand is. Die gevolg is ‘n onbeheerbare behoefte om die bene aanhoudend te beweeg. Die oorsaak van die toestand is onbekend, maar navorsers vermoed dat dit verband hou met ‘n oormaat of tekort aan die beweging-beherende breinchemikalie, dopamien. Hulle baseer diΓÇÜ aanname daarop dat die toestand gewoonlik goed reageer op medikasie wat dopamien bevat.
Navorsers het ook bevind dat die toestand sowat vier keer meer by witmense as by swartmense voorkom en sowat vier keer meer by vroue as by mans.
Verdere ondersoeke word gedoen om te bepaal of dit slegs met genetiese geneigdheid, kultuur of dieet verband hou.
Risiko-faktore wat daarop dui dat ‘n mens dalk RBS kan ontwikkel, is rheumato├»ede arthritis en ‘n gebrek aan yster. (Bron: Reuters Health).