BibberChill 2009 Set For June 27

This year’s BibberChill Fees/Festival takes place on Saturday, 27 June.

Gerhard Wilken has been elected chairman of the organising committee.

Terugvoer oor Boeremark

deur Elmarie van Aswegen
Baie dankie aan die gemeenskap wat deelgeneem het aan die behoeftebepaling vir ‘n boeremark. Interessante kommentaar en goeie voorstelle is ontvang. Hier volg ‘n kort opsomming van die behoeftebepaling.

Plots for Sale – Sprintfontein

CARMEL RICKARD on The Law

More Than a Pinch of Salt by Carmel Rickard
Don’t try to take a farmer, or a court, with a pinch of salt. That’s the message from a recent decision of the Kimberley High Court.
The case involved a salt mining company, Saamwerk Soutwerke, and  Stefanus Malan, owner of the farm Eenzamheid and managing director of [...]

Ou Grietjie Fired Some Imaginations – Sorting Out Facts is Not Easy

Having created enough damage during its working life, Ou Grietjie is nowadays rolled out of its retirement home in the Smithfield museum for more peaceful duties.
Once again it will signal the opening of BibberChill 2009 on 27 June.

“Fantabjoel” is the Name of the Show – Where it’s All Happening

“Friends of Smithfield” is staging an exciting open-air “Seventies Show” on 27 March featuring a live orchestra providing dance music, as well as other forms of entertainment.

Oud-Smithfielders Kuier Hier

Onlangse besoekers in Smithfield was Benny en Philipa Segall  (links op foto) van Israel.

VLU Kies Nuwe Bestuur

deur Jeanette du Plessis

Op foto bo staan die nuwe bestuur.
Links na regs: Sterna Maritz, Marna du Plessis, Griet Bosch en Rika Brown.
Ons geoloog, Koos Malherbe, moes bontstaan om die lede van die VLU se vrae te beantwoord na sy praatjie oor die geologie en sy evolusie in ons area.

Forum Nuus

deur Ounooi Badenhorst
Soos die meeste inwoners seker teen die tyd opgemerk het, is die tuinvullis so vêr moontlik van die sypaadjies verwyder. Ons hartlike dank aan Herman Smith wat ons as Forum met die taak gehelp het.

Top Matric Learners Rewarded

A special ceremony was held recently in the Smithfield Town Hall during which the municipality rewarded the five top achievers in the 2008 matric exams from each high school in the Mohokare area.   The top achiever from each school received a bursary worth R3 000 to assist with the payment of registration fees at [...]