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Fotoklub spog met wenners

Klerksdorp Fotografieklub het op Vrydag 16 Augustus die klub se top fotograwe vereer. Op die foto is Shawn Bubb, wenner Stil Lewe, Monique van Rooyen algehele wenner, onderwerpkategorie, kontemporêr en sy deel die prys vir oop kategorie met Karen Coetzee, wenner van foto van die jaar, portretstudie, selfoonafdeling, Lourens Botha wen Foto Joernalistiek, Oupa Coetzee is senior fotograaf en beste landskap. Linda Bronkhorst wat afwesig met neem van die foto. Sy het die natuurafdeling gewen en is Junior Fotograaf van die jaar.

Dinosaur festival was a blast

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Last weekend, Klerksdorp was taken over by dinosaurs, drawing families from across the province and even further afield.

This educational exhibition, which has steadily grown over the last ten years, is turning into a major tourist attraction, generating local jobs and boosting businesses in every city it visits.

The festival features life-sized replicas of dinosaurs from the prehistoric era, including iconic species like the Tyrannosaurus rex, Brachiosaurus, and Stegosaurus, which roamed the Earth around 150 million years ago.

Kerk hou lentefees

Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Die Hervormde Kerk Doringkruin bied ‘n groot lentefees aan by die kerk op Vrydag 30 Augustus en Saterdag 31 Augustus.

Die kerk is geleë op die hoek van Boekenhout- en Hibiscusstraat in Doringkruin. Smaaklike eetgoed soos kerrie en rys, vetkoeke en paninis, pannekoek, wors op ‘n stok, nagereg, heerlike koeke en terte, hoeder- en beessosaties, worsbroodjies, koeldrank en baie meer sal te koop wees.

Elke oggend skop af met ‘n heerlike ontbyt en koffie van 06:00 tot 08:30. Die kosstalletjies open om 08:00 en daar sal ook ‘n kuiertuin wees om te sit en eet of sommer net te ontspan.

Only the best for Miss South Africa

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Two of the top fashion designers showcased at the Miss South Africa 2024 finale, studied in Klerksdorp.

Anel Botha and Gert-Johan Coetzee are both North West School of Design alumni. Anel also grew up in Klerksdorp and even though her design studio has moved to Johannesburg, she still owns a boutique in town.

This year, she celebrated a decade of being an official sponsor for the Miss SA organisation and the third year of dressing the finalists for the pageant. She dressed the top five finalists in the final scene and the newly crowned Miss South Africa, Mia le Roux looked glamorous in her sparkling evening gown.

Opskopfees in Klerksdorp

Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Die kunstenaars wat verlede jaar by die Opskopfees Piet Retief opgetree het, kom kuier op 4 Oktober by Mayfair Village.

Volgens die organiseerder, Audrey Bierman, sal daar van dieselfde kunstenaars wees, maar “ons wil dit darem ook interessant en opwindend hou”. Mayfair Village is tussen Klerksdorp en Orkney geleë.