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THE REPORTER 31 OCTOBER 2025 · PAGE 9

                                                0720968062    S t e a k h o u s e .   K o m    Last  week  I  asked  the       Huur van
                                   nic.botha1959@gmail.com    ondersteun dit gerus.   question: What is being done
                                                              Die  jaarlikse  Kerssangdiens   to secure the water supply to   Tent en stoele
                                                              v a n   d i e   U g i e -   e n    the  residents  of  Maclear?   vir begrafnisse of partytjies.
                                                              Macleargemeentes  vind  DV   The  town  dam  has  been    Ook springkasteel en
                                                              op Sondag 23 November in   empty for months, almost a
                                                              Ugie  plaas.  Meer  inligting   year, because it is overgrown   “slippery slide” is beskikbaar
                                                              volg later.             and full of silt, reducing the                     Vir pryse, kontak
                                                                                      holding capacity of the dam
             'n  Gedenkdiens  was  Sater-  6  week  checkup  after  his   Water  shortages  in  Maclear   by  at  least  50%  or  more.   Reggie Lefember • 063 3345 358
             dagoggend in die N.G. Kerk,   operation. Doctors are very   has reached a critical point   Another reason for the water
             Maclear  gehou  vir  wyle   satisfied.  We  pray  for  a   with water now only available   shortage is the fact that for
             Martie  Jordaan.  Hennie  de   speedy recovery.  every second day from 05:00   months the pipeline feeding
             Ko c k   h e t   d i e   d i e n s    Eugene Basson ontvang ook   to  10:00,  and  the  water   water from the toewm dam
             waargeneem.                                      trucks patrolling the streets   to the Aucamp Dam had a
                                     steeds  behandeling.  Ons   assisting residents who have
             Wim Schmidt is terug by die   gebede bly by hom.   been  encouraged  to  have   huge  leak,  but  was  not
             huis  waar  hy  aansterk.  Hy   Hierdie Saterdag 1 Novem-  their buckets and containers   repaired.  Whether  or  not  it
             word steeds in ons gebede   ber hou die Maclear Round   ready  when  they  see  the   had  been  repaired  since,  is
             opgedra  aan  die  Hemelse   Table  178  'n  “Colour  Run”.   trucks.  We  are  praying  for   still an unanswered question.
             Vader.                                                                   Still there is no answer to this
                                     Daarna  is  daar  'n  netbal-  God's  intervention  with   question.
             Patrick  O'Mullane  went  to   toernooi en die dag sluit af   abundance of rain to fill the
             East London last week for his   met  die  maandelikse   rivers, streams and dams.  Groete tot volgende keer

                                     Burgersdorp  Primary     welverdiende  oorwinning   Although  results  were
                                     School  on  Tuesday,  21   behaal. Die jong spelers het   mixed, Aliwal North’s young
                                     October,  in  a  series  of   groot  vasberadenheid  en   cricketers  can  hold  their
                                     exciting  matches  filled  with   samehorigheid  getoon,  wat   heads  high  for  their
                                     teamwork,  sportsmanship,   uiteindelik  die  verskil   commitment,  effort,  and
                                     and determination.       gemaak het.             sportsmanship. It was a day
                                     In  the  u/7  match,  Aliwal   In  die  o/11-wedstryd  het   of  learning,  growth,  and
                                     North  fought  hard  but   Aliwal-Noord dapper geveg,   great cricket!
                                     narrowly lost by 12 runs.  maar  moes  hulle  die  knie   TENNIS IN ALIE-LAND
                                     The  u/9  team  brought   buig  toe  Karel  Theron  met   Op  27  Oktober  2025  het
                                     home  a  well-deserved   23 lopies geseëvier het.  Laerskool Aliwal-Noord teen
                                     victory,  winning  by  10  runs   Die  o/13-span  het  ook  hul   Laerskool  Burgersdorp
                                     after  an  excellent  all-round   b e s t e   g e g e e ,   m a a r    kragte gemeet.
               CRICKET / KRIEKET:    performance.             Middelburg  se  sterk  span   W a t   ' n   f a n t a s t i e s e
                                                              het  met  34  lopies  die
                LSAN VS BLIKKIES     The  u/11  side  gave  their                     skooltennisdag!  Glimlagte,
                                     best  effort  but  fell  short  as   oorhand gekry.  spanwerk  en  puik  houe
             Laerskool  Aliwal-Noord  se
             krieketspanne  het  Dinsdag,   Burgersdorp  claimed  a  55-  Alhoewel  die  uitslae   oral!  Ons  jong  spelers  het
             21 Oktober, teen Laerskool   run win.            gemeng was, het Laerskool   die energie gebring.
             Burgersdorp  te  staan   In  the  u/13  match,  Bur-  Aliwal-Noord  se  spelers   Elke  wedstryd  was  gevul
             g e k o m   i n   ’ n   r e e k s    gersdorp  once  again  came   trots,  deursettingsvermoë   met  gees  en  pret!  Ons  is
             opwindende wedstryde. Die   out  on  top,  winning  by  6   en  goeie  sportmangees   baie trots op ons spelers —
             dag  is  gekenmerk  deur   wickets, despite some solid   getoon.  Dit  was  ’n  dag  vol   g o e i e   p o g i n g ,   g o e i e
             goeie  sportmangees,  sterk   bowling from Aliwal North.  leer, groei en lekker krieket!  houding,  goeie  tennis!
             spanwerk  en  uitstekende   Although  the  results  were   On  Thursday,  23  October,   Bane  was  vol  lag,  leer  en
             spel van beide skole.   mixed, Aliwal North Primary   Aliwal North Primary School   liefde vir die spel en van die
             In  die  o/7-wedstryd  het   can  be  proud  of  their   faced Karel Theron Primary   eerste  opslag  tot  die  laaste
             Aliwal-Noord dapper baklei,   players’  effort,  spirit,  and   School  from  Middelburg  in   punt  —  was  dit  'n  dag  om
             maar  Burgersdorp  het  met   positive  attitude.  It  was  a   a  series  of  exciting  cricket   te onthou! Tennis, spanwerk
             12  lopies  die  oorwinning   day  filled  with  lessons,   matches. The day was filled   en  tonne  pret  —  dis  hoe
             behaal.                 pride, and great sportsman-  with  great  sportsmanship,   o n s   d i t   d o e n !   K l e i n
                                     ship from both schools.  teamwork,  and  enthusiasm   kampioene  was  in  aksie
             Die  o/9-span  van  Aliwal-                      from both schools.      vandag  en  daar  was  talle
             Noord  het  egter  vir  fees-  ANPS VS KAREL                             trotse  oomblikke  op  die
             vieringe  gesorg  toe  hulle   THERON            The  u/9  team  from  Aliwal   baan tydens LSAN se spel
             met 10 lopies geseëvier het   Laerskool  Aliwal-Noord  het   North delivered an excellent
             ná ’n indrukwekkende span-  op Donderdag, 23 Oktober,   performance,  securing  a   Uitslae beloop as volg:
             poging.                 teen  Laerskool  Karel   well-earned  4-run  victory   Eerste tennisspan
                                                              after  a  close  and  thrilling
             Die  o/11-span  het  hard   Theron  van  Middelburg  te   encounter.     LSAN 77
             geveg,  maar  kon  nie   staan  gekom  in  ’n  reeks                     BURGERSDORP 91
             Burgersdorp  se  sterk   spannende  krieketwed-  In  the  u/11  match,  Aliwal   Tweede tennisspan
             kolfwerk  keer  nie  en  het   stryde.  Die  dag  was  gevul   North  fought  bravely  but   LSAN 89
             met 55 lopies verloor.  met  opgewondenheid,     lost  by  23  runs  against  a   BURGERSDORP 79
                                     goeie  spanwerk  en  spor-  strong Karel Theron side.
             In  die  o/13-wedstryd  het                                              Baie  dankie  aan  Burgers-
             Burgersdorp  hul  ervaring   tiewe gees van beide skole.  The  u/13  team  also  gave   dorp vir julle gasvryheid.
             gebruik om met 6 paaltjies   Die  o/9-span  van  Aliwal-  their best effort, but Middel-
             te wen, al het Aliwal-Noord   Noord  het  uitstekend   burg  proved  too  strong  on
             se boulers goeie weerstand   gevaar  en  met  4  lopies  ’n   the day, winning by 34 runs.
             gebied.
                                                       Meer foto’s op bladsy 11
             Alhoewel  die  uitslae  ge-
             meng  was,  kan  Laerskool
             Aliwal-Noord  trots  wees  op
             hul  spelers  se  deur-
             settingsvermoë,  sportman-
             gees  en  liefde  vir  die  spel.
             Dit  was  ’n  dag  vol  leer-
             geleenthede  en  trots  vir
             albei skole.
             The cricket teams of Aliwal
             North Primary School faced
















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