Page 3 - Silver Lakes April 2021

CONTENTS

ESTATE NEWS NATURE
Message from the CEO 2 The Year of the Zebra 32 Silver Lakes Men’s Club Champion 2021,
News from the Operations Team 4 The Giant African Land Snail 36 Zandre Labuschagne
Golf Club Championships 2021 13 Photo by Heleen Meyer
Recycling in the Estate 18 LIFESTYLE
Silver Lakes Wellness Day 24 Gardening: Light and Shadow in Balance 10 MOTORING
Albert Roos: Ibises found at Silver Lakes 20 Ford Ranger 2.2XL Sport Pack 39
TODAY’S CHILD Restaurant Competition 27
Ilse Ruane: The Stress of Covid 28 HUMOUR
TRAVEL James Clarke: The Need for Failure 41
HEALTH AND WELLNESS Holidays on the Garden Route 23
Coming up Vegan 31 CLASSIFIEDS 43
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SILVER LAKES CONTRIBUTORS
EIA PUBLISHING OFFICE Tel: 011 327 4062 - www.eiapublishing.co.za
27 Muirfield Boulevard, Silver Lakes HOA Elize Malan PUBLISHER Nico Maritz - nico@eiapublishing.co.za
Silver Lakes, 0081 Silver Lakes Directors Dr Ilse Ruane GRAPHIC DESIGNER Christo van Eeden - beyond@bdstudio.co.za
PO Box 11106 Henk Booysen Caylin Goodchild SALES MANAGER Martin Fourie - 072 835 8405 - martin@eiapublishing.co.za
Silver Lakes 0054 Debbie Viljoen Josh Truter ADVERTISING SALES Gerdie Murphy - 082 556 9863 - gerdie@eiapublishing.co.za
Tel: +27 12 809 0142 Leandré Mervis Alan Rosenmeyer PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR & ASSISTANT EDITOR
Nienke Moolman James Clarke Nicole Hermanson - nicoleh@nowmedia.co.za
Albert Roos
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

ith the changing season, fairly short winters and long, wonderful and there are four different coloured
we are sad to see the end of summers. recycling bins available to assist with
Wsummer but at the same time, what can and cannot be recycled.
excited to see how autumn and winter We hope you will enjoy the read this
will present themselves!! Autumn is a month with some interesting nature We are also entering a time when a
time of culminating summer joys and articles. Albert Roos shares some couple of holidays will slow down
concluding the season, and a time to interesting facts about the Ibis species the daily pace. With families getting
indulge in delicious autumn delights. found on the estate, James Clarke together during these times and having
remarks on the large number of zebras the Corona virus threat still firmly in
You will notice your gardens are slowly to be seen in the Kruger Park, and Josh our midst, we still need to stay vigilant
changing their colours to embrace the Truter shares a few interesting facts and take proper care to remain safe and
approaching winter by showing warm about the Giant African Land Snail that healthy by adhering to the measures still
yellow, brown and burned red leaves. has become a world traveller – and in place.
The mornings and evenings are a lot could be in a garden near you, too.
cooler already and we see the lawns The Silver Lakes Golf Club held its club Until next month, take care and keep
growing more slowly. Soon we will be champs in March; congratulations to all safe
getting into a hibernating mood for the winners and enjoy the photo gallery
the really cold months of June, July and in this issue. Silver Lakes Golf Estate Nicole Hermanson
August. What a blessing that we have has implemented a recycling system Editor

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