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APRIL/MAY 2021 ISSUE No 58 Tel: 011 747 7000 Fax: 011 968 1185 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rynpark.co.za
We have
got you
covered!
The cameras on the electric fence have been initialized in all the parks. In order to ensure that the cameras are 100% efficient, ensure that there is a strip of approximately 1 metre along the boundary wall free of plants, trees and large shrubs. Trees and branches overhanging a perimeter wall are easy access points for criminals and can be used to conceal an intruder.
The cameras are positioned where one camera is following another camera along the fence line. They are activated by an interactive zoned fence and when an alarm is triggered on a camera the controller in the control room can zoom in on a location where an activation has taken place, indicating to the controller what caused the activation.
Residents’ safety is Rynpark
WHAT’S ON – WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
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RP1 – Representative Bekkie Prinsloo x7148
Arts & Crafts Monday 9:30 &13:00 Activity Room – Ronel Haasbroek Gym Tuesday 14:00 & Thursday 10:00 Hall – Maureen 0721420480 Chair Exercises Wednesday 14:00 Hall – Ronel Haasbroek
Bingo Thursdays 14:00 Hall – Ronel Haasbroek Rummikub Friday 14:00 Hall – Ronel Haasbroek RP2/3
Exercises Tuesday 09:00 Dingler Hall – Joss Roberts x7330
Library Tuesday 14:00-16:00; Friday 10:00-12:00 – Renette Watkins x7321 Rummikub Wednesday 14:00 Dingler Hall – Pikkie de Beer x7230
Movie Thursday 14:00 Dingler Hall – Bill Neely x7306 RP2 Putt Putt – Jan Kruger x7357
RP2 Darts – Jan Kruger x7357 RP4
Line Dancing Tuesday 14:30 Rynhaven – Judy Gerber x7436 Oil Painting Thursday 13:30 Rynhaven – Joan Midgley x7380 Knitting Thursday 13:00 Toetie – Penny MacDonald x7388 RP5
Crafts/Knitting Monday 14:00 Activity room – Carol Wilson x7574 Line Dancing Monday & Friday 8:30 Hall – Jenny Cloete x7580 Yoga/Pilates Tuesday 9:00 Lounge – Heather Fraser x7496 Library Tuesday & Friday 14:00-15:00) Geoff Smart x7562
Rummikub Thursday 14:00 Activity room – Libby Heiden x7521 Chi Kung Thursday 9:00 Lounge – Heather Fraser x7496
RP5 Yoga Thursday 10:00 Hall – Veronica 0835021168 RP5 Snooker 09:00–16:00 – Dudley Ferrera x7297 RP5 Gym 06:00–15:00 – At Mostert x7511
RP6
Games Tuesday 14:00 Lapa – Minnie Koster x7648 Jukskei Wednesday 15:00 – Susan Jacobs x7457 RP7
Bingo Monday 10:30 Club House – Chanelle x7780
Knitting Tuesday 14:00 Club House – Gwen Cooper x7687 GUIDELINES for indoor activities
Wear mask – social distance – wash hands
Complete the register – ensure good ventilation
Stay away from any activity if you suspect you are ill
Rynpark
Open Day
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Rynpark
Open Day
APRIL
1 Mev B Horn – 118A Protea 90 9 Mr T van Rooyen – 42 RP5 92 9 Mev A vd Merwe – 42 Harmony H 90 13 Mev N du Toit – 3 RP6 91 17 Mr S Harper – 8 Barbet RP7 93 19 Mrs D Cowell – 8B Harmony H 98 26 Mrs A Heneke – 118 RP5 91 MAY 7 Mrs J Baker – 19 RP4 93 7 Mr K Garton – 8 Amandel RP2 91 7 Mev E Naude – 22 RP5 91 8 Mrs M Janse v Rensburg – 41 H/H 96 24 Mr C Bantock – 5A Snyman H 92 26 Mrs C Schoeman – 34 Harmony H 93 28 Mrs D Blair – B111 Protea 101 29 Mev M Viljoen – 16 Harmony H 94
Congratulations 90 and over
WELCOME
to Rynpark
RP2 Gerhardus & Ellen Meyer – 10 Oleander RP2 Frances Wood – 5 Blomappel
RP3 Johan & Tina v Tonder – 23 Robinia RP4 Maria McLuckie – 61
RP4 Gail Wilson – 87
RP4 Chris & Annamarie Bornman – 97 RP4 Pieter & Martha Steyn – 34
RP4 Jane vd Hoven – 53 RP4 Lynn Lloyd – 91 RP5 Mr & Mrs Petzer – 1
RP6 Bruce & Pearl Sprake – 18
RP7 Jan & Loretta Viljoen – 2 Bullfrog
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Manager: 083 497 1657Maintenance: 083 734 2008 CMS: 086 142 5493
URM Security: 076 139 8543
SAPS Comm Vehicle: 011 999 2020 Dovecor: Chris 082 784 6324
FEDICS LUNCHES
To order lunch from Fedics (available every day) phone the kitchen on x7018 the day before, in the morning.
Tickets can be purchased from Nola at the finance office only on the 4th or 5th of each month (only card payments are accepted), alternatively phone Nola x7023 on weekdays during office hours if you want the tickets debited against your levy statement (tickets will then be delivered to your cottage).
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YOUR HEALTH
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Why is the Johnson & Johnson vaccine a good first choice for the National Vaccination Programme?
It was tested in a large trial of almost 44 000 people from four continents, of whom 7 000 participants came from South Africa. The study also provided a good picture of how the vaccine works against the new 501Y.V2 variant, which is dominant
in South Africa and currently responsible for around nine in 10 of all COVID-19 infections detected during the second wave. The South African trial showed that while the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is not going to prevent mild symptoms, it provides 57% protection against moderate-severe disease, 85% protection against severe disease and protection against death.
How does the vaccine protect you against COVID-19?
When injected, the vaccine trains your immune system to fight the virus that causes COVID-19. When you encounter real Coronavirus particles in future, your immune system will be able to disarm the virus so that you either do not fall ill at all or if you do, the symptoms are mild and your chances of being hospitalised or dying are much lower.
IT IS IMPORTANT YOU CONTINUE TO USE MASKS, PRACTISE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND GOOD HAND HYGIENE.
How is the vaccine given and when does protection start? The vaccine is given as a single dose into the left upper arm.
Protection starts around 10 to 14 days after vaccination and even as early as seven days for severe disease and rise to good levels around a month after vaccination. How will Phase 2 rollout for people over 60 work?
Rynpark Management will inform residents as soon as a date for registration is announced. Residents will be assisted to register online.
What should you mention to your vaccination provider before you get the vaccine?
Tell the vaccination provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you: Have any allergies; Have a fever; Have a bleeding disorder or are on a blood
thinner; Are immunocompromised or are on a medicine that affects your immune system.
Common side effects
Some mild side effects include tenderness at the injection site, swelling, pain, feeling unwell or tired, muscle aches, nausea, feverish and a headache for a few days. These are positive signs that the body is mounting an immune response to the Coronavirus.
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SELF - ISOLATION – 10 days
Residents who have returned from a holiday at a high risk area. Have attended a funeral
WEAR A MASK • SOCIAL DISTANCE • WASH HANDS
Please use your CMS panic button if you need any medical or other assistance.
QUARANTINE – 10 days
Residents who have been in contact with a confirmed positive Covid-19 person but have no symptoms.
The clinic sister will put up a quarantine board at the resident’s home. No person shall enter the resident’s home.
ISOLATION – 10 days
Residents who have tested positive for Covid-19.
Have visited an emergency unit or was admitted to hospital.
The clinic sister will put up an isolation board at the resident’s home. No one may enter the resident’s home.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A RYNPARK ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
The envisaged purpose would be to provide guidelines and oversight to the Rynpark Board, Management and Residents on important environmental issues including the following:1 Recycling of glass, plastic, paper, cardboard and tin cans.
2 Conservation and protection of forms of wildlife within Rynpark.
3 Conservation and management of trees, veld and grass for suitable nesting sites for birds.
4 Control of alien invader plants within the Rynpark properties.
5 Advising on limiting all kinds of pollution including air, light, noise and solid litter. Committee to be composed of one or two residents from each park.
The RP manager (or representative) would be expected to attend.
After initial meetings to become functional, about four meetings per year are envisaged. Minutes and business decisions will be recorded and passed on to The Board. A summary of activities will be communicated to the RP residents via the news letter.
Residents are asked to volunteer to serve on this committee. Contact Clive Webber x7642 or [email protected].
YOUR GARDEN – APRIL
– Pull out spent annuals and old perennials and tidy up beds and borders. Prepare the soil to the spade’s depth for seasonal annuals and bulbs: loosen the soil and mix in well-rotted compost and a little bonemeal.
– Sow seeds of Calendula, Iceland Poppies, Gazanias, Namaqualand daisies, Bokbaarvygies and Virginian Stocks.
– Buy your spring flowering bulbs now but don’t plant until the nights have cooled down. One of the best things about bulbs is that they are easy to grow. Bulbs do well in cool, well drained soil. To create a natural effect, scatter from the packet and plant them where they fall. For a more formal display even out the spacing between them. Check the back of the packet for planting depth. Plant correct way up. The pointy end is where the leaves emerge. Ranunculus – claws facing down. If in doubt, place the bulb on its side. Correct watering is important – roots need to be kept continuously moist but not overwatered – they will rot.
– Take hardwood cuttings of shrubs like hibiscus, abelia and hydrangea now – also
lavender, heliotrope and pentas. Instead of buying commercial rooting hormones use a weak solution of water and honey.
– Plant your winter and spring flowering annuals towards the end of the month when the weather has cooled. My favourite annuals for this season are the four P’s – petunias (good as they don’t like our summer rains), pansies (sunny position) and primulas (shady position). Water young seedlings regularly with a water-soluble fertilizer. Also plant calendulas, stocks, delphiniums and gazanias.
– Harvest annual herbs and dry and freeze for winter. Pick the best quality, healthiest, unblemished leaves. Lay on a single sheet of brown paper in a cool airy room out of direct sunlight for 2-3 weeks, moving them around occasionally. Once dry store in an airtight container.
– Ornamental grasses are very much in fashion and will be at their best now. Visit a nursery and make note of the names to help you choose when needing new plants or gap fillers.
– Decrease the watering of indoor plants. Plant indoor bulbs like Hyacinths and Paper White Daffodils.
– Feed citrus trees with 3:1:5 and 75 grams of Epsom Salts or Magnesium Sulphate in 5 litres of water. You can also use Atlantic Bio-Ocean.
– Sow a few salad greens seeds at two weekly intervals. The cool sunny days produce crisp, sweet leaves and plants are less likely to bolt or wilt.
– Split large clumps of agapanthus, wild garlic, dietes, red-hot pokers, day-lilies and ornamental grasses.
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RYNPARK GARDEN CLUB
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THE TREE OF FRIENDSHIP
The story not published in last D&D
There are many famous trees in the world but none as wonderful as the Tree of Friendship. This special tree grows in Russia near the Black Sea. It started off as a mandarin tree in a plant-breeding station. Then one of the scientists decided it would be a good idea to have famous people graft cuttings from other trees on to this tree. Many grafts were made by artists, musicians, writers, cosmonauts and other well-known people. Today visitors can see American grapefruit growing side by side with Italian lemons and Japanese tangarines. The little citrus tree has turned out to be a true symbol of friendship.
Answers underlined. Extra answer true.
GOD’S GARDEN
A garden is a funny thing; However much you try, Some plants will never seem to
grow,
They fade away and die, I cannot say why this should
be:
Some flowers will never grow for me.
I sometimes think, in Paradise, That garden in the sky, The borders will be full of
blooms,
And none will ever die. And in that garden I shall see
The flowers that would not grow for me.
– Divide over-crowded or tired-looking groundcovers and perennials like gaura, phlox and perennial lobelia and replant the younger outer growth.
– Prepare trees and shrubs you intend moving in winter by cutting through the roots on two sides: cut through the remaining two next month.
– Transplant plants that are in the wrong positions so that they have time to settle in during the winter months.
– Continue spraying your roses with an organic insecticide/fungicide on a fortnightly basis to prevent both fungal and diseased attacks.
– Plant new shrubs and trees to ensure a good start in spring, as roots will have time to establish through the winter months.
Imge submitted by Val Cousins
Rynpark’s new lawn mowers
A beautiful garden in Rynpark
ACTIVITIES
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Lifestyle Easter Bunnies for residents Scrapbooking at RP1 crafts Lifestyle Valentines gifts for residents Valentine at RP2
RYNPAK DRAMA GROUP
presents
MONEY OR THE BOX
RP1 Hall – 9:00 to 11:30 – R20
Booking essential only 50 tickets per day – Residents only WEDNESDAY 28 APRIL – Bookings Helet x7523 or 082 625 1443
THURSDAY 29 APRIL– Bookings x7317 or 083 604 2840 FRIDAY 30 APRIL – Bookings Suzette x7746 or 083 229 8750
GENADE
Wat is genade? Wat kan genade doen? Genade is iets wat jy verniet kry, dit kos jou niks. Genade is iets wat jy nie verdien nie. Genade is ‘n gawe van God wat ons red en aan ons die ewige lewe gee. Genade gee ons geloof. Genade bring ons tot berou oor ons sonde en versterk ons geloof. Genade red ons en maak dat ons waarlik geestelik reg lewe. Genade skenk ons die vrymoedigheid om oor ons geloof te getuig. Genade gee ons krag en uithouvermoë. Genade maak ons vrygewig, bring hoop en verander ons lewe. Genade help en troos ons as ons ly. Genade gee dat ons met wysheid en insig praat. Genade op genade vir ons! AMEN.
GRACE
What is the meaning of grace? What can grace do? Grace is something you receive for free, it does not cost you
anything. Grace is something you do not deserve. Grace is a gift from God that save us and give us eternal life. Grace gives us faith. Grace brings repentance and strenghten our faith. Grace brings salvation and let us live spiritually correct. Grace gives us boldness to testify about our faith. Grace gives us power and endurance. Grace makes us generous, brings hope and change our lives. Grace helps and comfort us when we suffer. Grace gives us wisdom and insight when we talk. Grace upon grace for us! AMEN.
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Submitted by Dan MacDonald
Oordenking
deur Jan LubbeHelen from RP2 has been supporting The Jess Foord Foundation for 3 years, it’s a Rape crisis center in Durban
The foundation have a Handbag Project, where individuals can donate their old good condition handbags, which are filled with essential needs for the Rape Survivors. If you have any used handbags that you no longer use please contact Helen x7309
82 year old Ian Wilson from RP2 rides 30km each month on his bicycle. Way to go Ian!
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Our other Rynpark residents...
Karoo Thrush (Geelbeklyster)
Onthou jy nog
Die dae toe die melk in glasbottels saam met die koepons of kontant in die bottel saans uitgesit is vir die melkman om die volgende oggend weer ‘n vol glasbottel met melk, wat verseël was met ‘n aluminium of karton dekseltjie, op die stoep gesit het. Die boonste paar sentimeter van die melk was gewoonlik so ‘n dik room lagie. Daar was nog nie so baie sekuriteit nodig nie, min huise het ‘n heining voor gehad, en niemand het jou melk en koerant, wat ook vroeg afgelewer was, gevat nie.
Dit was die dae toe kinders nog skool toe gestap of fiets gery het, en nie met ‘n selfoon in die hand in “mom’s taxi” skool toe gekarwei is nie. Ons durf ook nie laat vir skool wees nie. Daar is ook nooit by die huis vertel van die pakslae by die skool nie, want dan het jy nog een by die huis ook gekry. So nou en dan sou daai snip van ‘n sussie laat val dat jy by die kantoor was, en dan het dit jou beste verduideliking gekos. Gewoonlik tevergeefs.
Die dae toe jy aan etenstafel jou kos opgeët het en nie durf waag om jou misnoë oor die pampoen of kool te wys nie. As pa vanaand by die huis kom moes die huiswerk klaar wees en die hond se landmyne op die werf opgetel wees.
Ons het opgestaan as die
onderwyser by die klas instap en soos in ‘n koor ge – goe-je-mô-re meneer/ juffrou.
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Medical terms explained
Artery: The study of paintings Bacteria: Back door to cafeteria
Barium: What doctors do when patients die Benign: What you be, after you be eight Cat scan: Searching for Kitty
Cauterize: Made eye contact with her Coma: A punctuation mark
Dilate: To live long Enema: Not a friend
Fester: Quicker than someone else Fibula: A small lie
Impotent: Distinguished, well known Labor Pain: Getting hurt at work Morbid: A higher offer
Node: I knew it
Outpatient: A person who has fainted Pelvis: Second cousin to Elvis
Secretion: Hiding something Tablet: A small table
Terminal Illness: Getting sick at the airport Tumor: One plus one more
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SERVICES
Computer, tablet, e-reader, cellphone
lessons. I teach you what you want to know. Carol Wilson x7574
Electronic repairs on DVD players, televisions and microwave ovens.
Kelvin Fincham x7527
Shoe repairs, soles and heels repaired or
replaced. Ladies shoes only.
Watch batteries replaced – resumed.
Japie x7516
Handyman specialising in woodwork.
Peter x7580
Got a job too small for Maintenance, may be
big enough for me. Geoff x7562
SA Library for the Blind
Grahamstown 6140. Tel. 046 622 7228
Het jy hulp nodig om jou motor te verkoop?
Gert van Niekerk x7428
Sell your car? Cash paid. Paul x7587 Pedicures and manicures done in the privacy of your own home. Annatjie x7071
Cars bought for cash. Tol x7504
Handyman anything, anytime, anywhere. Call to book appointment.
Ralph 072 819 5411
Drivers Licence renewal assistance. Jenny x7580
Swing/mending
Lorraine x7317
Garden consultation and plans advice and assistance.
Sandra x7391
FOR SALE
Household Cleaning Products.
Dishwasher, Handy Andy, Bleach. Phillip x7651
Compost, 100% organic manure R20 per
bag. Potting soil R20 per bag. Free delivery for three or more bags.
Onicah 082 466 1082
Hand Sanitiser 70% alcohol. Your own
containers welcome. Phillip x7651
Eggs x/large R20 per doz. Antoinette x7370 Chilli chutney homemade R40 a bottle.
Jill x7424
Honey 500g R40 Face shields R30
Thelma x7421
Chutney and sauces. Delicious sweet pepper, red
pepper, Brazillian bell chilli etc. Elma x7608
Aloe Ferox vitamin tablets. Sun/skin/facial/
body/hair/bath/baby/pet care ranges. Slimming products. Lorraine x7440
Avon beauty products for sale or become a
representative and earn extra money. Thea x7660
Greeting cards:
• Pressed Flower cards. Geraldine x7284 • All varieties. Gill x7374
• All have some original art, personalised English or Afrikaans. Carol x7574
• Cards in stock for every occasion or specially made. Chrissie x7684
Sharpening of knives and scissors.
Johan x7503
Face masks pure cotton, 3 layers incl filter.
Chrissie x7684
Farm eggs delivery on orders 15th and end of
month or collect at RP1. Sally x7056
Computer stand and chair and large frame
Robert Cox painting. Rienette x7446
Mini oven/stove Logik 2 plate, black, like new.
R800. Gail x7222
WANTED
Cane chair for patio. Mary x7263
Petongs an outdoor game played with silver
steel balls. Robin x 7311
Washing machine in good order. Olga x7443 Car small, for cash. Gail x7222
PUZZLES
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