Seasonal Greatings from Smiffie

The Smiffie Team wishes all our Readers and Advertisers a Happy Christmas
Die Smiffie-Span wens al ons Lesers en Adverteerders ‘n Geseënde Kersfees

We Have Two New Police Chiefs

They Are Heading Up Six Stations
It has been a long wait but Smiffie is delighted to welcome Supt I W Pule as the new Station Commander for Smithfield. He will also be jointly responsible with Supt Stapelbert for six stations in the area.

Letsatsi Reserve To Close

Letsatsi Private Game Reserve is to close.
Various rumours about the future of the reserve circulated in the past week or two but Smiffie has been reliably informed that the closing date is 31 December.

Letsatsi Private Wildreservaat Aankondiging

Die bestuur en personeel van Letsatsi Private Wildreservaat wil graag hierdie geleentheid gebruik om al die inwoners van Smithfield en omliggende gebiede te bedank vir hulle lojale ondersteuning oor die afgelope paar jaar.

Vote For Your 2008 Personality

It’s that time of the year again. We need you to vote for your choice of Smiffie Personality of 2008.
This time last year you voted Superintendent Willem Bekeer as the Personality of 2007. It will be interesting to see who comes up tops this year. As usual, the results will be published in the January [...]

Artists’ Colony B&B

Artists’ Colony B&B in Smithfield

Smithfield Gets Its Special Power Saving Systems

In photo, Joseph Hinana installs the new elements in one of the 200 plus Smithfield geysers.
Work is well underway in Smithfield with installing twin elements in hot water geysers as part of an Eskom plan to reduce electricity consumption.
Johan Mienie tells Smiffie that averages of 12 to 13 geysers a day are being processed, with [...]

Cois Swanepoel is Landbou Se Nuwe Voorsitter deur Linda Retief

Olaf Wilken, Cois Swanepoel, Scott Brown, Lydia Swanepoel, Johan Hattingh, Abrie le Roux, Hugo Pretorius en Johan Neethling.
By die Smithfield Landbou se laaste vergadering van die jaar is ’n nuwe voositter en komitee gekies.
Cois Swanepoel, voorsitter;
Johan Neethling, onder-voorsitter en tesourier; Lydia Swanepoel, sekretaresse; Abrie le Roux, Olaf Wilken, Scott Brown, Johan Hattingh en Hugo Pretorius [...]

Laslappies Ladies Celebrate

The Lappies Ladies closed down their hugely successful year on a high note last week.

Nuwe Forum Komitee

Die Komitee van die Inwoners Forum het onlangs vergader om beamptes uit die nuut gekose komitee te kies. Die beamptes is:
Ounooi Badenhorst – Voorsitter/Chairman
Jurie Badenhorst – Tesourier/Treasurer
Geoff Montgomery – Onder-Voorsitter/Vice Chairman en Onder-Tesourier/Vice Treasurer
Linda Retief – Sekretaresse/Secretary