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Laura DeSalvo photo • Forn'i Playa Kalki (dive site TableThis Week’s of Contents Stories Bachelor's Beach); • From Salina (Salt Pier) to Lacre Know Your Executive Council 2 Point (Willemstoren) lighthouse; Seventh Bonaire Jazz Festival 6 • Sorobon and Cai; Up-turn for Bonaire’s Reefs 7 • Fuse ( dive sites and Andrea 1, On The Island Since- Mr & Mrs Donkey 8 Andrea 2); Special Olympians Off to Greece 9 • Piedra Haltu / trapi (dive site Co de Koning Is Gone 9 Thousand Steps); Al and Sue’s Romance 10 • Tolo; Sailors Who Never Left– Captain Don 11 nother ship was “arrested” • Dive Site Nukove; Cleanup Dive 17 A and chained to the pier be- • Klein Bonaire. Coral Bleaching Alert 17 cause it had defects that threatened Animal Shelter’s News 18 PWA Freestyle Worlds 20 navigation, safety and the environ- The political party “Movementu ment. The vessel, Santa Paula Lucha Boneiru” (MLB) which Island Secretary Neri Gonzales, Commissioner Michiel sailing under the Venezuelan flag, did not get any representation in Bijkerk, Commissioner Mirelva Cicilia, Commissioner Delno had serious faults that made it a the last election, noted that Bon- Tromp, and Governor Glenn Thodé Departments Flotsam & Jetsam 2 threat to navigation such as not aire does not appear to have a On the Island Since (Hugo Gerharts) 4 complying with the minimum stan- government or an opposition On Monday, May 30, attorney and PHU (Party nd Bon Quiz #51 (Dradu) 7 dards for buoyancy, safety equip- since the elections of March 2 . for Justice and Unity), Michiel Bijkerk was Latin Music Classics – Jennifer Lopez 9 ment, crew and international envi- It is the Dutch who make the deci- sworn in as a Commissioner in the Island Classifieds 12 ronmental laws. The maritime sions on the island, said MLB Government replacing Peter van de Mosselaar Tide Table, Sunrise & Sunset Times, authorities of Venezuela were in- chairman Allee Wernet. The who stepped down for medical reasons. Sworn in Moon Phase 12 formed and performed the neces- chairman called on both the coali- to replace Bijkerk on the Island Council was Body Talk– An Unholy Alliance 13 sary inspections and repairs. The tion and opposition party, “Union Rafael Santana (at right) , a leader in the PHU party. Bonaire Real Estate Reflections-How To ship, which was moored at the Patriotiko Boneriano,” (UPB) to Buy And Sell Bonaire Real Estate 13 South Pier (freight pier), has since take action in the interest of the Picture Yourself (Wadi Rum, Jordan) 13 Saba, Wilbert Stolte, to the applied. Look for them this Shopping & Service Directory/Guides 14 departed following corrections. Bonairean people. He added that Second Chamber of Parlia- month or in July. Oh yes, postal Bonaire On Wheels- BMW R-65 15 The Santa Paula arrived from the population of Bonaire can ment. rates have gone up. Masthead 16 Aruba with a consignment of ce- barely cope with the current situa- This first report looks back to the What’s Happening? 16 ment for Bonaire. Her next desti- tion. “The electricity rate seems to October 10, 2010, transition Curaçao’s Council of Minis- Bonaire Voices- What More Do We nation is unknown. rise rather than drop as promised from the Antilles to the Dutch ters has decided to build a new Need? (Delno Tromp) 17 earlier and medical costs are also government. During that period hospital at Groot Piscadera, Sudoku Puzzle 17 The Execu- sharply increasing.” new laws went into effect, the near the University of the Sudoku Solution 17 tive Council has dollar was introduced as legal Netherlands Antilles to replace Bon Quiz Answer 17 th Pet of the Week –Braummetje 18 issued a ban on On Sunday June 19 the Minis- tender, the health insurance re- the aging St. Elizabeth Hospi- Sky Park (Celestial Triple Headers ) 19 dogs on many ter of Home Affairs and Kingdom vised and new taxes became tal. The government also wants The Stars Have It 19 Bonaire Relations Piet Hein Donner will applicable. Representative Stolte to incorporate the financially- beaches. The have started a five-day working wrote that he plans to strengthen troubled Taams Clinic in the measure aims to visit to the Dutch Caribbean. confidence in the Dutch Islands plans. How to contact us avoid nuisance Donner will review the coopera- relationship and promote a close The new hospital will have 300 and annoyance and to protect na- tion programs, the progress com- collaboration between island rooms. St. Elisabeth’s is the Letters to the Editor: ture. On these beaches absolutely mittees, transport of persons and residents and administrators and regional hospital for Bonaireans. [email protected] no dogs are allowed, even on a goods and the kingdom conference the European part of The Nether- Story tip or idea: leash. planned for later this year. The lands. He is convinced that coop- [email protected] Bonaire’s pioneer supermar- The Publisher: Recently the prohibition signs meetings come in the wake of ac- eration and coherence can be ket, Cultimara, has merged [email protected] were posted on many beaches. knowledgement by the Dutch Sec- improved when all stakeholders with Cash & Carry, also known Violation is punishable with a fine. ond Chamber of the need for Box 407, Bonaire, are committed and work to- as Consales, which is now Dutch Caribbean The ban applies to large parts of closer cooperation among the An- gether. The Interim Report will closed. A visit to Cultimara last Phone 786-6125 the island: the total area of Kai and tillian islands for taxation, medical soon be available in three lan- week, however, found many Phone 790-6518 / 786-6518. Sorobon, the area between the salt needs and transportation. guages at the RCN offices and empty shelves, but improvement Note: the 790-8988 number is pier and the Williamstoren light- The visit coincides with the visit of can be downloaded from the was promised. Meanwhile Ware- discontinued. house including the kiteboarding the Secretary of State of Finance RCN website. house Bonaire on Kaya Industria beach, the fisherman's hut and the Frans Weekers. The visit of the Available on-line at: is trying to keep up with the in- www.bonairereporter.com Slave Hut tourist attractions. The State Secretary is meant to get Christie Dovale reports that creased demand. beaches include; acquainted with local officials and the Bonaire Post Office should • Playa Lechi (Sunset Beach); to discuss the tax laws. be getting its first postage Watch out for hornets and Printed Every Fortnight, • Playa Lechi Suit (Promenade stamps since the integration with wasps, known locally as mari- On-line Every day, 24/7 Beach); Last week Minister Donner, Holland and the introduction of bombas. Favorable weather con- Next edition printing on • Playa Chachacha; presented the first Interim Report the dollar. Until now you had to ditions this spring have caused July 5, 2011 • Playa Pal'i Mangle (Donkey of the National Representative mail all letters at the Post Office an explosion in the population of Story and Ad deadline: Beach dive site); for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and where “machine” postage was (Continued on page 3) July 2, 2011- 12 noon
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Last Saturday there was the annual contest of ”Machi Modelo” US Vice Consul Winifred Hofstetter presents a collection of books to in “Kas Di Kuido.” As last year, the after school program at Jong Bonaire. L to R (back row) the fashion show was sponsored Gezaghebber Interino Peter Silberie, Vice Consul Hofstetter, Diputado by Jody’s Fashion. Dymphie Bux Delno Tromp, Thevin Clappers, Sharsy Anthony, Ilona Burgers, Bilha On Friday, June 24, the Bonaire Red Cross along with a num- (owner of Jody’s Fashion) was on Thomas. Front row: Jong Bonaire teens ber of businesses and NGOs will sponsor a Taste of Bonaire and hand to congratulate the winners. Dia di San Juan fund-raiser in Wilhelmina Park from 7 pm til The US Consulate presented a collection of English language late. The proceeds from the bar and donations from the food vendors directly from computer to press. books to the after-school program for teens at Jong Bonaire. Do- nated books include novels, biographies, US history and anti-drug flyers will go to the fund to construct a building to house our two new state- • First newspaper on Bonaire to and will be used by Jong Bonaire as part of its homework and tutoring of- the-art ambulances. All your favorites will be there to tempt you have color covers and have full with local, Suriname, Indonesian, Chinese and continental dishes. color editions. programs. he book donation is part of the Consulate’s educational dona- tions to each island in the Dutch Caribbean. • First newspaper to feature photos The after-school program at Jong Bonaire is the largest such effort in the ticipants because of personal of its readers in exotic places- Dutch Antilles, involving more than 260 teens as current members and mud wasps, ground dwellers and obligations and an email failure. hundreds of photos have been more than 1,500 past participants. US Vice Consul Winifred Hofstetter paper nest-making types. Local published with The Reporter If you want to participate or if made the presentation to Manager Bilha Thomas and several of the Jong supermarkets are out of spray. from the top of Mt. Everest to the you grow produce on Bonaire Bonaire teens. Mrs. Thomas thanked Vice Consul Hofstetter and pre- Their sting does hurt and often the bottom of the sea in the Picture call the GoGreen Shop, They Yourself feature sented her with a copy of the Papiamentu English Dictionary which days after the stings swell and itch. are interested in buying your • Jong Bonaire sells as a fund raiser. Also present to greet the Vice Con- Unless you are especially allergic First Bonaire newspaper to be on produce. For info; call Tina sul were Gezaghebber Interino Pieter Silberie, Diputado Delno Tromp, recovery comes in a couple of -line Woodley at 700-5488, e-mail: Michael Gaynor, Consulate Warden for US Citizens on Bonaire, and days. • First free classified ads [email protected]. Ilona Burgers, General Manager of Jong Bonaire. • First environmental advocate Often imitated, never duplicated. It readers and widest coverage with If you want to buy Bonaire What’s special about The Bon- newspaper: Sea Turtle campaign, produce be at the Farmers’ aire Reporter? Save Klein Bonaire, Stop Kar- has Bonaire’s most loyal reader- Internet and print editions. ship. Market this Saturday, June 25, • Bonaire’s first free weekly news- pata Development, Sewage treat- If you are a business consider ad- Thanks for reading. G./L.D. at Kriabon (Amboina). paper ment, flamingo deaths, spearfish- ing and more. vertising. Enjoy the dedicated Disappointingly, at the last Farm- • First paper in the Caribbean to go ers’ Market there were few par-
Bonaire Reporter- June 24, - July 8, 2011 Page 3 y father was born in brought KLM to Bonaire. So, my Dutch family took pity on me and “M The Hague, The Neth- father, LD, and I and my son explained to the governor of Ja- erlands. In 1925 he was stationed Larry have done the handling of maica that I had been accepted at on Curaçao as an accountant for KLM on Bonaire for 75 years: the school. I stayed in Jamaica for KNSM, the Royal Dutch Shipping three generations of Gerharts. seven and a half years. Only once Company. Then he got promoted When I was 10 I was sent to a year could I visit Bonaire, but I to inspect the offices of KNSM in Curaçao, to Saint Thomas Col- am grateful for the excellent edu- Latin America and the Caribbean lege. Then my father planned to cation they gave me. I participated islands. On one of his trips to send me to his sister in Holland in in all kinds of sports and all our Bonaire he met my mother, Julia July 1940 to continue my studies, exams were related to the Univer- Maria van der Ree, who was go- but in May 1940 the Germans sity of Cambridge. In June 1949 I ing by the name Herrera, a true- invaded Holland and WW II broke graduated. born Bonairean. They married in out. In Jamaica I had been a junior 1930; my father was 28, my mom Still, my father was determined tennis player champion three had just turned 20. I was their first to get me a good education, and times and so I wanted to go to child and my parents decided it he took the advice of a friend of Curaçao where the real tennis was better to take the boat to his, Mr. Merryweather, who was players were. I applied for a job Curaçao before I was born, so the the director of Shell on Aruba. with Shell and with KLM. I par- delivery took place there. I was Mr. Merryweather had a son who ticipated in a tennis championship born April 11, 1931. Officially, I was at a boarding school on Ja- – a skinny little boy of just 18 am a ‘Yu di Korsou.’ (Child of maica and my father decided to years old – and I won! I got a job Curaçao) I have one sister, Astrid; send me there. It was 1941; I was offer from KLM and another one she lives in Holland. almost 11 years old and I didn’t from Shell. I asked my dad, LD, speak a word of English. In those what to do and he told me ‘You When I was eight, my parents days Jamaica was a British colony go and work for KLM.’ So I took split up and my father fought very and when I arrived they almost his advice and worked for KLM in hard to keep me with him. My sent me back because I was a every department. Then they sent sister stayed with my mom. After child, alone in Kingston, and I me to their head office in The the divorce my father borrowed only spoke Dutch and Papiamentu Hague, to ‘brainwash’ me – get- some money and started his one- and my boarding school was in a ting me ready for an important man business, and in 1936 he remote place in the mountains. A job. When I came back to Curaçao
“My work was my passion, my life, but Hugo Gerharts with his dog Happy
now I feel I should have dedicated more I told my father KLM wanted to parents and my father said, ‘NO!’ time to my family … ” send me to Mexico City. But… in I had to come to Bonaire to work those days children obeyed their (Continued on page 5)
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Page 4 Bonaire Reporter- June 24, - July 8, 2011 On the Island Since (continued from 2%. Beforehand, I’d gotten in- father had a company with 23 page 4) volved in crude oil trading and in people working for him, and with him and so I landed here in two years my partner and I be- when they set me up we had 20 1956. came the second largest crude oil companies and 345 people work- My father was very strict. He traders in the world. I invested all ing for us. We were the biggest put me in a store and I was de- the money I made into Bonaire employer after the government. graded to pricing articles, but and it helped me buy the majority For me it was the end – I left for soon after I took over the respon- of shares of Sunset Beach Hotel Miami, penniless. and to expand my other busi- sibilities for KLM and I did so I have paid all my employees nesses. Once I transferred three until 1999.” until the very end. But I didn’t million dollars of the crude oil Hugo Gerharts is 80 years old succeed in paying for the Pension trading profit to Bonaire and it but young at heart. He’s a man Fund Foundation. I did try, be- was entered in our administration alone, taking care of himself and cause the 250.000 guilders I was books at Bonaire Trading Com- his dog “‘Happy.” He reads all going to get from the pension pany. When we had an inspection the available newspapers, listens fund I left in the fund. Lots of from the tax office, they saw to all the different radio stations, people say I made millions, but… these 5.5 million guilders in our he’s up to date with the news and where are they? books and although the entire is cooking his own onion soup crude oil trading was done outside I stayed in Miami for about from a recipe from the internet. On the airport apron with a KLM jetliner Bonaire and my being director of eight years and then I came back He’s kind and he’s still a this crude oil trading company, I to Bonaire, three years and three fighter… was taxed 2.5 million guilders… months ago. I’ve got nothing; my am not impulsive, I have pa- coming from Europe. I also would “In 1940 my father founded children are taking care of me and As tourist promotion was very tience… like to see all the apartments and Bonaire Trading Company Ltd. I have a ‘job’ as an advisor with important for me and Bonaire I My work was my passion, my villas being organized under one and Kralendijk Trading Company my son Larry, who has his own continued improving the Sunset life, but now I feel I should have umbrella, like the hotels did in Ltd. He had shipping agencies company, Bonaire Air Services. Beach Hotel. At a certain time I dedicated more time to my fam- Bonhata. And I think we should and freighting, he had a grocery had to borrow 1.5 million guilders I have four children from my ily. I took care that they all got a explore the Canadian market. It store, a bakery, a Shell agency, a from a bank to upgrade the hotel first marriage: Jennifer, Larry, good education, but I’ve missed a has been done and it can be done Ford dealership and KLM. Al- and of course I had to give guar- Debbie and Grace, and from my lot of time with them… again. though my specialty was KLM, I second marriage I have Natasja antees to get the loan, both per- Bonaire was another passion Further, I hope to live to be- learned very fast how the other and Alexander, and I have 13 sonal and from my other busi- and I still believe Bonaire could come 90 and keep my healthy businesses were run. I traveled a grandchildren. I have always been nesses. Then, some time later, the become the Cote d’Azur of the mind and if I take my pills and lot and being young I had good a work-a-holic and a go-getter bank called in the loan, and in Caribbean. It has all the potential behave, I might succeed! ideas. In the course of the years and all my life I wanted to do spite of the fact that I had a to become one of the best places And whoever wants some ad- new companies were formed. something good for other people monthly payment schedule which in the region, but… for that we vice – I am When Hotel Bonaire went bank- and the island. Unfortunately, I was always executed on time, I need at least a hotel like the Hil- always willing rupt it was bought by another never took care of myself; I in- didn’t have the money at that ton, the Marriot or the Hyatt at the to give it – group and when they went bank- vested everything in the island. time. It was a set-up - born out of top location where Sunset Beach take it or leave rupt too, I got some people in- I’ve felt a lot of rancor, but now hatred and jealousy to break me Hotel used to be.” He grins. it!” Story volved to buy the hotel and it was I’ve accepted what has happened, and… they succeeded. “Having KLM’s ‘blue blood’ I & photos by named Sunset Beach Hotel. I was but I have not forgotten… I am a When I came to Bonaire, my would like to see more flights Greta Kooistra a very small share holder; I had person who thinks things over – I
Bonaire Reporter- June 24, - July 8, 2011 Page 5 he Bonaire Jazz Festival, officially T from June 2 to June 5th, actually started a day earlier when Henk van Twillert’s saxophone ensemble, “Vento do Norte,” appeared outside City Cafe and showed Bonaire what marvelous music 10 sax players can make. This whet the appe- tite of quite a few people who were able to enjoy this group of young players the next night in the intimate atmosphere of Fort Oranje during the Jazz and Poetry evening “Vento do Norte” that officially opened the Festival. The local band, Pal’i Wiri, started off the program rimba.. This veteran band was followed by success again with a varied program for a with their wonderful Caribbean rhythms another professional band with a Latin wide audience. Merietsa Haakmat was a followed by the lovely voice of Slovenian American approach to jazz, Conrad Her- lively and spirited mistress of ceremonies Nina Strnad who played beautiful classic wig’s Latin Side All-Star Band. The piano and Rene Hakkenberg and the members jazz tunes with a trio of Antillean instru- and percussion set up the rhythm for Herwig of the Bonaire Jazz Foundation managed mentalists. on the trombone and Mike Rodriguez on to organize this huge event professionally Bonaire’s winner of Arte di Palabra, the trumpet playing their mutual tunes with with a team of volunteers. Hopefully, Bon- Junella Nicolaas, who had captivated the gusto. Too bad rain intervened again just aire will be able to enjoy this international jazz festival audience last year, read some of Kenia before the end of the show and due to all the festival for many years to come. Johan- her poems and joined Henk van Twillert electrical appliances on the stage the show netta Gordijn. Photos by Herman van Leeu- during the performance of “Vento do Norte” by the Curaçao band, “Jazz 2 Soul,” and was over. wen to read the lyrics of one of his compositions. local guest percussionist James “Boy” Those who could not get enough could Janga. Merietza entranced the public not On Friday the event continued at Plaza enjoy jam sessions at the after parties at only with her great voice but also with her Resort with some great acts. The kids’ band, Little Havana and Sense. sassy stage presence. Band member, Ismael “Kara Kora,” who won this year’s Tumba All good things have to come to an end. Jeserun finished the show by burning one Festival, got up on the stage and opened the This goes for Bonaire’s Jazz Festival as of his keyboards on the beach. show, followed by the husky Brazilian well. Instead of organizing the traditional singer, Kenia. She dazzled the public, per- Bonaire was able to show off more of its jazz brunch, the Bonaire Jazz foundation forming vivacious and sensuous rhythms local talent during the pre-program on Sat- had decided to offer a free concert. On this full of melody with a beautiful Brazilian urday evening. Benji Schaub’s Quartet did lazy Sunday afternoon jazz fans were accent together with a buoyant, experienced Coltrane and Miles Davis and a sensitive treated to a performance by Madeline Bell. Inge van Eps jazz trio. The lyrics of one of the composi- rendition of Billy Holiday’s God Bless the Ms Bell enraptured the audience together Caretaker tions was a recipe (put to music by Brazilian Child. When it started to rain they were with Frits Landesbergen and his band. able to continue by playing faster than the composer Dorival Caymmi who passed The atmosphere was very relaxed with Inspection, cleaning raindrops could fall. away in 2008 at the age of 94) and even families watching the show and enjoying a and management though the words were in Portuguese, the Fortunately the rain stopped and real jazz BBQ meal on the grass in the lush garden of your house swinging song made it possible to imagine enthusiasts could enjoy two internationally on which the stage was built. Despite the on Bonaire how to stir the ingredients for this recipe . acclaimed bands during the rest of this eve- drizzle that started near the end of the per- ning. The Pablo Gil Jazz Ensemble played formance they continued to play a few more This evening was rounded off with the Call: 00 599 700 11 39 sexy and vivacious, St. Maarten-born with vibes artist Dave Samuels who is rec- songs. Merietza Haakmat who was accompanied ognized for his fresh and innovative ap- All in all, the Jazz Festival was a great www.BonaireSecondHomeCare.nl proach to both the vibraphone and ma-
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Page 6 Bonaire Reporter- June 24, - July 8, 2011 cially) and to make compost fertilizer. an increase of the algae growth in the The intention is to transport wastewa- Marine Park, and hampers coral vitality. ter especially from the coastal strip to The additional nutrients in the sea- the purification plant. According to the water do not only form a problem for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environ- corals but also for the entire natural bal- ment the seawater around Bonaire cur- ance in the sea. This can increase the rently contains twice as many nutrients growth of harmful bacteria, which could as 10s of years ago and those substances be harmful for public health. G.D. / come from wastewater. The wastewater Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and eventually ends up in the sea through the Environment press release soil and the groundwater. This leads to
Vacuum trucks at the wastewater plant Ministry photo
he first sub- T stantial step in decades towards improving the health of Bonaire’s fringing reef was taken last week when a “vacuum tanker” dumped the first load of sewage into the new wastewater (sushi water) puri- fication plant at the Department of Agriculture, Cattle Breeding and Fish- eries (LVV). An example of the ‘surplus” dumping trenches at LVV In the early 1990s Bonaire’s need for sewage treat- ment, especially in the coastal zone, was For many years the tankers were dump- recognized. Negotiations were held and a ing the wastewater in ditches at LVV promise was made to have a plant opera- where it disappeared in the soil but even- tional by the year 2000. For a variety of tually filtered through Bonaire’s lime- reasons, that never happened. stone substrate reappeared, nutrients in- cluded. Into the sea. Shortly after the turn of the century the The purification plant can handle increase in algal build-up on the reef from the nutrients in the sea water be- 478,000 liters (124,280 gallons) of waste- came more alarming and the environmen- water per day. When fully operational, talists’ call for sewage treatment was the plant can remove 350 kilos (159 lbs.) answered by a multi-million euro study of biological pollutants, 74 kilos (33 lbs.) which provided a preliminary design for of nitrogen and 65 kilos (30 lbs.) of phos- Dradu Most restaurants a system that would initially collect the phate per day. That’s about equivalent to on Bonaire use wastewater from the coastal zone from two sacks of high-grade fertilizer. From Bonaire Nautico Marina the wrong name the Plaza Resort to Hato. Pipe it inland to The purification process is to start for a popular LVV then return it to the resorts proper- gradually. If all goes well, the plant will fish which they ties to use for irrigation. It was a fine be fully operational within three months. get fresh. It is a plan, perhaps for Rotterdam, but not for It is currently being put through a trial deep water fish. Bonaire as the wastewater was to only be run under responsibility of the Ministry This fish in treated for bacterial contamination, and of Infrastructure and Environment and by Papiamentu is actually made the nutrients more soluble the Curaçao M.I.C. architecture firm. called Dradu, and harmful to the reef. Fortunately that This company also supervised the con- TRIPS and yet those plan was blocked by the island’s nature struction and trained employees of WEB Every who serve us conscious NGOs, but again, no solution to be installation managers. Day tend to give it for the continuing pollution was forth- The second wastewater purification THE ONLY the name of a coming. A call for shorefront resorts and plant is now being built on the same loca- totally different species of fish called do- WALKON / WALKOFF rado, a fresh water fish found only in South businesses to voluntarily treat or truck tion, where sewage system wastewater away their waste was ignored by most. Catamaran Kantika di Amor America that can weigh up to 70 pounds will be taken in the future. Expectations Up to 27 people and supported by and is a member of the Characidae family. When Bonaire voters opted for “closer are that it will be operational in 2013. a brand new larger sister Catamaran ties” with the Netherlands, which Kantika Too It is important that the wastewater in- Up to 50 people Q) What is the name of this morphed into quasi-integration, the re- troduced into the system not contain any sponsibility for correcting the problem Daily trips via resorts 10 am, 12 , 2 undesired substances and products that pm Except Sundays at 10 am only species of fish? was assumed by the Dutch Ministry of will disrupt the purification process. Oils, Also available for group trips Answer on page 17 Infrastructure and Environment. fats, chemicals and concentrated sea wa-
Now, less than a year after the 10-10-10 ter are the biggest problems. Story & photos by Christie Dovale transition, a temporary solution is in Bonaire residents will be informed as place. Responsibility will eventually be soon as possible on the substances that BonQuiz appears regularly in The Reporter. transferred to the Island Government. may and may not be flushed down the (max 1.90 meter draft), It’s prepared by Christie Dovale of Island Purification of wastewater is important toilet or poured in the sink. Water and 115/220 v. Tours. To arrange a both for the health of Bonaire residents as Dinghy tie up at north-inside tour, contact her via her Rejected wastewater and surplus will website: well as the reef. The plant is the first of be dumped in the trenches. The purified dock at US$10 weekly up from two planned for the island. The LVV Monday till Monday. IslandToursBo- wastewater is disinfected to remove naire.com Phone 717- treatment facility processes wastewater germs and bacteria. Afterwards, the clean BONAIRE NAUTICO MARINA 4435 or 795-3456 from cesspools and septic tanks that the water will be used for irrigation of farm At It Rains Fishes Restaurant Email: christie- pump out (vacuum) tankers trucks bring animal feed (maishi –sorghum espe- Call Henk at 560-7254 / Bob 786-5399 [email protected]. in. www.bonairenauticomarina /VHF 68 [email protected] Bonaire Reporter- June 24, - July 8, 2011 Page 7 With apologies to Greta Kooistra and her “On The Island Since…” series thorough driving training and en- forcement of road safety rules is a much more logical solution than locking up the donkeys. And ex- plaining to our visitors that feeding our family from the car is not wise would help a lot. We even have a unique traffic sign to warn the car drivers that we are walking around here on the island.”
Perhaps the concerns of the donkeys became lost out of sight when the name was changed from 'Donkey Sanctuary' to 'Donkey Safari Park' Mrs. Donkey and one of and Mrs. Melis paid NAf15 for each her children at leisure A woman guiding a pack donkey 'problem' donkey. Mrs Donkey says, “If I paid $10 to anyone who signs on a troublesome 'human newcomer' es, our family to lock up, we’d need a lot of money has lived a long "Y very fast. When I read that ‘more time on the island. I've people are demanding that they (us, honestly lost count how the donkeys) be removed,’ I was many generations we are shocked. We do no harm to anyone now. Our great- and have lived here for much longer grandparents came here than these people. We have to share by ship. Yes, at that time this island in a respectful way with you could not, of course, each other. We do not want to be fly to Bonaire. It was a locked tough journey by ship. up; we Our great-grandparents want to were brought here by the walk Spaniards to work. Yes, A donkey cart was good for bulky loads Brigadier Kees Vis and donkey Diligencia around my ancestors have freely— worked hard here on the island. You cannot of our island. They are friendly and funny. as we have done imagine what they carried around the island: Tourists appreciate their presence on the isn't it? We have been here so long and love here for almost casks with water, baskets with harvests, island very much. living here. 500 years! " people, and later they hauled carts over the After the flamingos, they are the most Of course there are car accidents because Story & photos barren land. Over time our family has ex- photographed fellow islanders. of collisions with donkeys. But take a look by Alma panded further. The people were careful “Nowadays the family is very happy liv- around yourself on the roads of Bonaire. with us and were proud to possess us. We ing on Bonaire. In 1993 there came a shelter There is often very irresponsible driving! were a valuable asset…” for injured relatives. Since that time injured The humans cannot blame us for that. A Mr. Donkey talks with pride about his family members are cared by Mrs. Marina grandma Diligencia. She was the Police- Melis. We are happy that there is now a donkey of Brigadier Vis. Together they hospital for our family because we were not made sure the Rincon area remained safe in really welcome at Fundashon Mariadal. But those days. we have a little concern namely that family “...until the introduction of the car...at members when they are recovered are not least until after the construction of the first discharges from the hospital. And now even roads. When the first car arrived on the is- relatives who are not sick are caught and land my family laughed costly. In the rough brought to the hospital. What would you and impassable tracks of Bonaire the thing think of it as Fundashon Mariadal would do could not drive a single yard. A donkey cart the same with human fellow islanders?” was much more effective on this terrain. Mr. Donkey looks at Mrs. Donkey again, But once more roads were built we be- and says, “We appreciate the care of Mrs. came slowly but surely unemployed. Melis but would like our family to come Supplanted by the automobile, we were home again after a visit to the hospital. And increasingly able to enjoy the outdoors of now we are appalled to read in The Bonaire our lovely island.” Reporter that Mrs. Melis has plans to catch all family members to lock us up. We are Mr. and Mrs. Donkey are relaxed fellow very concerned. We have done nothing islanders who have worked hard for the wrong, have we? This is still a free island, island and are part of the cultural heritage
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Page 8 Bonaire Reporter- June 24, - July 8, 2011 starting the Bonaire economy by helping to negotiate the “technical stop” of KLM aircraft en-route to Ecuador and o de Koning, a true friend of Bon- Peru. The impetus of C aire and one of the key people re- that move is reflected in sponsible for the resurgence of Bonaire’s Bonaire’s closer con- economy in the early 2000s, passed away nection with Holland following a stroke in The Netherlands on today. June 3, 2011. In Holland he was consid- He wasn’t all business ered the best-known management consult- either. He founded a ant of the 70s and 80s. He was 76 years private “club,” called de old. clos, of Dutchmen and Co was born and raised in Brussels. He Bonaireans who studied economics and econometrics at pledged thousands of Erasmus University in Rotterdam. As a guilders each year to young man he was an adventurer who benefit, in an informal, toured as an actor, sailed small boats, nar- anonymous fashion, rowly escaped death in a 1962 train crash At the presentation of the Kufije Co with the things he loved most: his wife, a pen, island activities that and met his lifetime wife, Hanne Vibbeke. album to the executive Council a good cigar and Scotch whiskey needed a financial boost As a businessman he called himself “a - like senior citizen trustee of the captains of industry” rather De Koning received a company’s top homes, the sailing club, the music school than a “management consultant.” Many executives in the garden shed behind his cluded the merger of AGO and Ennia and and sea turtle conservation. Perhaps the companies at that time sought advice from house on the Prinsengracht in Amster- perhaps as many as 13 others, said Ae- most fun was his sponsorship of the trans- him. dam. The results of those meetings in- gon's CEO, Kees Storm. (De Koning lation of a famous Kufije (Tin-tin) adven- himself never said anything about his cli- ture into a handsome Papiamentu lan-
ents.) guage edition . We first met him when he threatened to His passing was unexpected. Today, as sue The Bonaire Reporter for panning a I write this, we were to join him on a fish- Bonaire guidebook written in part by his ing trip aboard Piscateur. daughter. After a convoluted conversation Co de Koning was a connoisseur of fine he did admit The Reporter had a point and art, fine homes ( in Amsterdam, Biltho- we became fast friends and he wrote nu- ven, Switzerland and Bonaire), fine alco- merous stories for the paper. In the slip- holic pleasures and beautiful women. pery days before the integration of the BES islands into The Netherlands to bet- "Our family patriarch is gone. The party ter cement the relationship between Dutch will continue somewhere, " wrote his and Bonairean businessmen, he hosted a family in a Dutch newspaper obituary. reception at Reporter headquarters for top Laura and I will miss him and I am sure Dutch CEOs and Bonaire’s business lead- there are several Dutch CEOs who will ers. miss him too. The odd mix of charm, hu- Depending on your viewpoint you may mor and intelligence of this man has had a bless or curse him for his role in kick- salutary effect on many people. G.D.
The Special Olympic team poses with some of its sponsors and supporters and officials.
onaire’s Special Olympics team left in Ireland in 2003 (the first time that Spe- ennifer Lopez B the island this last Sunday (June 19) cial Olympics was held outside the US), J (also known by her nickname J.Lo) for Greece, but they almost didn’t make it. then China in 2007. The team also com- born in 1969 in The Bronx [New York] to Just the day before KLM decided to cancel petes in regional games between the Olym- Puerto Rican parents, is an American ac- Bonaire’s flight to Holland. There was a pic years. This year our team will be par- tress, singer, dancer and television person- big scramble as the team’s organizers ticipating in Bolas, Bowling and Athletics. ccccality. called everyone and anyone who could All the people involved in this effort are Lopez came to prominence within the mu- help get the eight athletes and the six volunteers. The cost to prepare, outfit, sic industry following her debut studio coaches and support people on a flight house and transport the athletes and album, “On the 6,” in 1999, which from Curaçao. Luckily, they reached the coaches is thousands of dollars, all pro- spawned the number one hit single, "If You “right people” and got the group of 14 on vided by donations and fundraising events Had My Love.” Her second studio album, an Insel Air flight to Curaçao where the like the Walk-a-Thon. Bonaire team is sup- “J.Lo,” sold 8 million copies worldwide. Last week’s answer: “Jennifer Lopez” is team could connect with the KLM going to ported 100% by donations and volunteers. In 2007, she released her first full Spanish- the singer of “Let’s Get Loud.” Holland. Most of the other teams from round the language album, “Como Ama Una Mujer.” Unfortunately there was no winner this With a sigh of relief, that Sunday morn- world have the full financial support of Her contributions to the music industry week. ing the team’s supporters, families, spon- their governments. Sadly, Bonaire’s team have garnered her numerous awards and This week’s question: sors and former Special Olympics athletes does not. Sponsors: MCB, Wega di Nom- the estimated sale of over 55 million re- Who is the father of Enrique Iglesias ? were all at Flamingo Airport, wishing the ber, Digicel, Toshiba, Palm Trading cords worldwide. In 2011 she returns to Please send your answer to: team bon voyage and good luck. (bags), Littman Jewelers (shirts), and music with a brand new album, titled [email protected] and be entered in Norca’s Deli Cafe. ”Love?” Its single, "On the Floor," is a drawing to win a CD of your own choice The athletes left, filled with trepidation, currently impacting charts worldwide. in Jody’s shop at Lagoen Hill #18. excitement and wonder at what was going Special Olympics Bonaire has been serv- Lending her musical knowledge to others, The winner of this week’s contest will be to be new and different, wondering what ing the community since 1990. Their mis- Lopez is currently a member of the judg- announced in the next edition of The Re- the next two weeks had in store for them. sion is to provide year-round sports train- ing panel of American reality television porter. Jo Bux Many have never been away from Bonaire ing and athletic competition in a variety of competition, “American Idol.” before. The only world they really know is Olympic type sports for children and adults this island, their families and the people with mental retardation. The training and who care for them and their disabilities. It competition provides them continuing op- is a giant step and they have to rely on their portunities to develop physical fitness, nal brands like: Nike, G-Star, Replay, coaches and delegates. demonstrate courage, experience joy and Lacoste, Zucchero, A Priori and Zulu. At the Friday crafts market Jody’s Music This is the fourth year that the Bonaire participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families and other Jody’s Fashion & Music is one of the stakeholders and always team has participated in the international tries to bring in the best music for young Special Olympics. First was in Raleigh- Special Olympics athletes as well as the Jody’s is the well-known fashion shop and old at the right moment. Durham, North Carolina, in 1999, second community. Laura DeSalvo for men and women at Lagoen Hill. In their collection they have 100% origi-
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The Lora breeding season is in full swing sailors first arrived on Papua, New and the Echo team has so much news to Guinea, they thought the bright red fe- share. Nests across the island have wel- male eclectus and the deep green male comed beautiful white Lora eggs and eclectus were different species. More re- some of those eggs have already hatched. cently it has been found that female eclec- The wonder of romance and reproduction tus parrots will fight to the death to de- is the topic of today’s tale, and so without fend their nest site. This makes perfect further ado it is time to bring you Al and sense when you realise that in the breed- Sue’s remarkable romance. ing season they may be attended to by up to nine male parrots. Male eclectus par- verybody said Al and Sue were a rots equally have their fun and may visit E lovely Lora couple. And they were. five or more females. Al was attentive to Sue’s needs and made Being a perfect male Amazon Lora Al her feel safe. She was shapely and didn’t knew his way around and didn’t ever have talk too much. Other Loras wanted what to ask Sue to read a map. On the morning they had. Al and Sue were a little old of their great surprise they were in a lush fashioned in that they didn’t value mate- area of vegetation they knew well. This rial wealth. They didn’t want a flat screen being the case, it was indeed a great sur- TV or ridiculous SUV. They knew these prise to find a perfect nest where previ- things didn’t bring happiness. They had ously, Al was quite certain, there had not each other and so they had everything, been a nest or even a tree. He couldn’t well, almost everything. Al and Sue quite explain it because of course he did- longed to have a family. n’t know Echo’s conservationists had created this nest box for Loras such as Being Loras Al and Sue were vastly himself and Sue. In that moment these intelligent. They had studied some history details were, however, irrelevant. They Al pining on his perch and they knew that the early human colo- had found a nest! nisers of their island had chopped down Spring was in the air and suddenly hor- so long, they threw caution to the wind. virtually all the trees. The beautiful Lig- mones were surging through Al’s feath- Conservationist Sam They made love in the nest box, on top of num Vitae had been desired for its dense ered body. After all those years of waiting Williams has been the nest box and even in the tree tops. wood, and the silvery barked Satinwood he and Sue would finally get to have a involved with Bon- provided good timber. These trees had family. Sue could hardly believe it. The We shall save the wonderful outcome of aire's Loras for over seven years. Find out also provided nest cavities for Lora fami- timing was perfect. There had been so Al and Sue’s remarkable romance for a lies. Sadly there were now so few of these much rain that winter there was food eve- future edition of The Bonaire Reporter. big old trees that only a handful of Lora rywhere and both she and Al were in per- The Echo Foundation is supported by contri- butions from the storehouse Mangazina and pairs got to have families. fect condition. After only a brief inspec- In the meantime you are invited to have Rent O Fun Drive Al and Sue’s growing urge to have a tion of the nest Al and Sue looked at each a look at the latest news on Echo’s face- family had bothered them for a few years other, they didn’t have to say a thing. book page www.facebook.com/ now. They stayed together because they There was an intense and palpable ten- echobonaire.org. sion. They had wanted this for so long. knew in the long run it would pay off. Story & photo by Sam Williams They were, of course, familiar with the Finally they would get to start a family. good work of Dr. Rowan Martin, which Dear Reader you would be forgiven for showed that more co-ordinated Lora pairs thinking this was going to be a tale of a have greater reproductive success. Al and long and creative courtship. However, the Sue also ticked each other’s boxes and remarkable feature of Al and Sue’s ro- BEVERLY they just felt they should be together. mance was in fact the brevity of their At first monogamy had felt restrictive courtship and the rapidity with which they Bio Aesthetics but it was clear to them that it was the became more intimate. After but a mo- right thing. Al and Sue knew they were ment of tail fanning and purring Al and Amazons, not Eclectus parrots. Naturally, Sue were at it. So happy were they to fi- Dear Reader, you will be aware that when nally release the tension they had felt for
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Page 10 Bonaire Reporter- June 24, - July 8, 2011 Part 5—Best known as Bon- aire’s diving pioneer, Captain Don looks back on his other life as a sailor a half century ago.
t was 14:30 hours on May “I 21st, 1962,” recalls Don Stewart of his landfall on Bonaire. “I had 63 cents in my pocket.” As the story goes, it was the is- land’s Lieutenant Governor, van Hesteren who met the vagabond sea captain soon after arrival and sternly told him, “Produce you stay; a bum and you’re out.” For- tunately for Don, he had six air tanks and a small compressor aboard his schooner. With that equipment and Stewart’s moxie, Patrick Holihan photo the diving industry on Bonaire was born. The stories that followed are Captain Don, then and now a mix of island lore and scuba his- tory known by many. But fewer Vintage photos from the captain Don collection know about Captain Don’s life at sea. A couple of years before landing in Bonaire, Don found himself in The Valarie Queen under sail in San Francisco Bay Hollywood, California, restless and in his mid-30s. He had served as a guns on board.’ competition that eventually became medic in the Navy, ran a successful “I already had two of my buddies the Bonaire International Sailing business called Stewart Screens, killed by pirates. We were going to Regatta, now in its 44th year. And and had just spent a year traveling hit an island somewhere if we Sislan’s fate? One day Don ran the the length of the Mississippi River. headed north. Through glasses the boat aground and ended up selling Stewart then thought the time was following day, I spotted Mt. Bran- it to the local legendary sailor, ripe to break into the movie busi- daris and said, ‘That looks like the Ismael Soliano. Ismael repaired ness and submitted a script to a Captain Don in Bonaire-Sislin beached behind place. It’s land.’ We cut across and the hull, renamed it Etiene after his studio boss. It was an adventure finally came into port, spotted a youngest son, and won the regatta story that involved a large sailing was a wonderful experience. I was summarized his problems as: Dutch flag and dropped anchor. A numerous times thereafter. Etiene ship. Ever the optimist, Don watching every detail-how they “Latins, redheads and a loose can- policeman came aboard and gave is the last of its kind on the island thought it best to buy a boat so that tied knots, everything. It was an non hurricane named Anita in Ja- me a cold beer, a smile and a wel- and can still be seen on a mooring when the movie went into produc- educational trip for me.” maica.” It was off the coast of come. That had never happened just offshore from Kaya Playa tion, it would be used in the film- It was about this time the studio Aruba where Don claims a deck before on the voyage. I looked over Lechi. ing. boss delivered the bad news. The hand threatened him with a knife. at Kralendijk. Clean! Clean! Or- Stewart still had one more sailing “I bought the boat to do a movie. company was not interested in It was mutiny aboard the Valerie ganized! What a difference after chapter left. In 1971, the salty cap- I had never been on a sailboat in making a movie from Stewart’s Queen. Don had chased the crazed the filthy ‘Spanish’ ports we had tain sailed a Sunfish (a basic, 14- my life. I searched the entire west script, but the man offered some man high in the mast, and with visited before. I turned to Percy foot sailing dingy) from Bonaire to coast from Washington to Mexico. life-changing advice, “It’s a good blade in hand, the deck hand and said, ‘I like this place’.” Curaçao in record time, around six threatened to slice the ship’s hal- There were some beauties, but story. You should go live the Don and Percy were soon aston- hours. That record stood for a yards. “I had a rifle, but chose to most were too expensive. I needed script.” ished by Bonaire’s pristine under- dozen years until a Dutch sailor shoot a flare gun at him instead. something big—70, 80, 100 feet Stuck with a 70-foot schooner, water world, and slowly they be- broke it in 1983. That might look more accidental if long—for the film. Then one day Don began to contemplate his fu- gan to bring dive tourism to the These days, Don resides inland I did hit him.” What Don failed to in San Diego, in one of the back ture. In the meantime, he began island. A year later, Valerie Queen with his partner, Janet Thibault, realize is that his barrage of flares bays on a mud flat, I found a boat running dive charters to Catalina met her fate while anchored off- out of sight of the sea. After sell- got the immediate attention of the leaning over at low tide.” Island, 22 miles out in the Pacific shore. Even today, Don Stewart ing his resort, Captain Don’s Habi- Aruban authorities ashore. “We got She was a two-masted, gaff- Ocean from Los Angeles. “The pauses in silence when asked about tat, the couple began a plant and hauled into port in Aruba by the rigged, 70-foot-long, wooden, top- Coast Guard was chasing my ass the end of his beloved schooner. landscaping business to promote police. After a long discussion, I sail schooner built in 1912 called all the time. I had no license. I had “It sank at six in the morning. The the use of native plants on the is- was told to leave the island. But I Al Rene. The mainsail alone car- no insurance. I had nothing but a seacock (a shut-off valve located land. To this day, Stewart is unim- still have that flare gun.” he says ried a thousand square foot of can- big boat.” below the water line) was left pressed with his voyage on the grinning. vas. Reportedly newspaper mogul, After a short time sailing San open. Somebody must have opened schooner and claims that he’s not a Stewart and his Aruban first William Randolph Hearst, was a Francisco Bay, Stewart decided to it. I never found out who.” sailor. “That day I landed in Bon- mate, Percy Sweetnam, pointed the previous owner. “I bought her for point Valerie Queen south on Saint With no boat with which to de- aire was the beginning of my life,” schooner south to Colombia. While $7,000 from an old Norwegian. Patrick’s Day, 1960 and begin his part, Don thoughts of eventually states Don. “I’ll never leave this heading east along the coast of Handed him the cash in a paper sailing adventure of a lifetime. It reaching Antigua vanished. But island.” South America, the crew of two bag.” Stewart renamed the schoo- was time to ‘live the script.’ The the sinking of the Valerie Queen But if one considers the blue spotted a suspicious boat. Peering ner, Valerie Queen after his Welsh voyage took him and his ever- did not stop him from sailing. A water adventures of the Valerie through binoculars, they could see girl friend, whom he married in changing crew along the coast of few years later he bought Sislan, a Queen, the exciting coastal races the vessel was armed and, with a 1955. “Me and another fella’ with Mexico where Don had several traditional Bonaire sailing boat. In aboard Sislin and his record- sudden puff of black smoke, the no sailing experience somehow got dangerous encounters with Baja a moment of bravado, Stewart breaking Sunfish journey to Cura- boat made an abrupt change in the boat back to LA. I remember desperados. He eventually reached challenged Hubert "Ibo" Doma- çao, Captain Don is undeniably a course in pursuit of the Valerie looking down the deck from be- the Panama Canal and headed to cassé to race his boat, Vella against sailor. He is, indeed, another sailor Queen. “We were sailing short hind the wheel. It looked like the the Caribbean with the vague goal him. The stakes? Twenty-seven who never left. canvas,” recalls Don. “Schooners length of a football field!” of sailing to the Leeward island of cases of cold beer. Ibo ended up have a way of getting along with Patrick Holian Don was in need of help. He Antigua. These were the days with- beating Don by three minutes in an only a foresail. Our main was cut offered a group of local Sea Scouts out GPS, cell phones or reliable exciting sailing duel. When asked down to the third reef. I said, a chance to sail the Valerie Queen satellite weather information, con- why he sailed the race, Stewart Patrick ‘Percy, spread this boat.’ Valerie on weekends. In exchange, he veniences that most sailors today answers bluntly, “Money. We had Holian Queen really loved the wind to her would look over their shoulders, take for granted. Guts and good a weeklong party after the race and is a shoulder. By this time, I knew my watching their every move. Sailing intuition served captains like Don that was where I made the money. writer ship well.” school had begun. Don also char- well. October was always a slow month and film ‘Where are we going, Don?’ journalist tered Valeria Queen to a women’s But trouble continued to shadow so the income helped a lot.” inquired Percy. ‘We’re going living on sailing team on vacation from Ger- the schooner. At one point, Stewart That race spurred on an annual many. “They sailed the boat. It north. Those guys got machine Bonaire.
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AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE about them and are told in no uncertain terms that they will die if they stop their ave you noticed how medical sci- medications! These are the very drugs that H ence always presents things as fact, have terrible side effects well known to the HOW TO BUY OR SELL when in reality they are only expressing an pharmaceutical industry. REAL ESTATE ON BONAIRE opinion based on the information they have The FDA has set as “law” that there is not, at the time. and never will be, a natural remedy that can s a seller or buyer on Bonaire, you Throughout history, medical “facts” have cure, or prevent a disease. This unholy alli- A will find the process is very simi- been proven not to be true, over and over ance between the FDA (who supposedly is lar to the process where you live now. again, yet the medical industry presents there to protect the man in the street) and Similar means you need that piece of ex- itself as the only source of truth when it the pharmaceutical industry is killing inno- tra knowledge to make sure you know comes to health, illness and disease! Words cent people. Because the FDA is partly what is going on. Here are some tips to like credible scientific evidence, scientifi- funded by the pharmaceutical industry, over cally tested and scientifically proven are the last ten years the FDA has approved help you along to your success. common buzzwords used by the medical over nine specific drugs that have been First of all, you should seek the assis- industry. Medical doctors are still looked proven to have deadly side effects! The tance of the most professional real estate on as gods and what they say is taken as Journal of the American Medical Associa- agent you can find. Interview at least Be sure you have all your cash on absolutely true! No one can say anything tion estimates that over 125,000 Americans three different agents and ask questions. hand or easily accessible about health, illness or disease with the die each year from the side effects of FDA- Be sure you feel comfortable with the credibility of a medical doctor! approved drugs. It is not difficult to see that agent as a professional and as a person. Anybody involved with any kind of it is all about the money and not about need financing make sure the money is The best indicator of the agent’s success “alternative” medicine is usually treated health. for you is his or her past success with easily in hand. Sellers don’t want to wait with skepticism at best. Natural remedies I find it very difficult to understand, that others. Experience counts in real estate. 60-90 days while your loan is being proc- have been around for many centuries, and with information on just about anything just essed. If you plan to borrow on Bonaire Another difference for some, Bonaire medicine men and women were held in high a click away, intelligent, educated people you must get all your approvals in ad- follows the Dutch system of legal, cul- esteem. On the other hand, medical science just do not research their medications! They vance of house hunting. tural, and practical relationships between has absolutely 100% failed in the curing and have put the responsibility of their illness or client and agent. In this regard, there are If you plan to move to Bonaire be sure prevention of illness, sickness and disease. disease in the hands of their doctor! In the very significant differences from North you begin processing your residency ap- More people are suffering from ill health or next issue I will cover the role of natural American practices. plication before you buy a house. You do disease than ever before, yet more people remedies and why every effort is made to not want to make a significant investment are on prescription drugs than ever before! deny their benefits. Commissions are different. Compensa- and find there may be limitations on us- Health care, defined as the treatment, pre- If you do want to research your medica- tion and cooperation with other agents is ing it. The local bank-lending rate for vention and diagnosis of disease, is the most tions, the following websites are possibly different. Legal duties to you, other residents is lower than for foreign nation- profitable industry in the world! As long as the best – www.drugs.com , Wikipedia , agents, other parties are different. There als. So smart planning can save you thou- people stay sick, billions and billions of www.medicinenet.com . These are inde- is no multiple listing system. The listing sands in interest over the years. dollars profit are made every year! As long pendent evaluators and have not been writ- agent only represents and has duties to as you are sick, you are potentially a good ten by the drug company concerned. the seller, never to the buyer. Sellers, make all your repairs before customer, and there is no financial incentive you officially put your home on the mar- Stephanie Bennett As a seller after you select your agent to prevent or cure disease. ket. You must put your best foot forward the process you follow should be exactly Just think of the most profitable Author Stephanie Bennett if you want the highest price and a fast the same as in your home country. Work “diseases” of today – cancer, AIDS, heart was born in Cape Town, sale. closely with your agent to determine the disease and diabetes. Let us add a few South Africa, where she current fair market value of your prop- Buyers, you must work with your agent more, high blood pressure, cholesterol and studied herbs, minerals and nutrition. Before moving to erty. to know what you want to buy and where depression! Do you know of anyone that, you want to buy. There is no time to re- having been on prescription drugs are now Bonaire she continued her Your agent should explain the pluses search a neighborhood or talk to 10 condo off them and completely disease free? studies in the UK and now and minuses between your property and researches Bonaire health owners when a great buy hits the market. Most people are put on medications and get similar properties. Your agent should If you realize it is a great buy so will oth- explain the value of those differences. ers. While you are sleeping on the idea or Appraisal is not a science. It is a scientific researching for information someone else process mixed with the art of reading the is making an offer. market and its directions. For most residential contracts your Markets not only move up and down, agent will use a contract form already markets have velocity. Market velocity is approved by the Notaris/Notary. You may a key component in pricing to fair market use a lawyer of course but it is not man- value because it is the speed at which the datory. If you are buying commercial market is moving up or down. Be sure property we always insist you use a law- you know what this is so you are able to yer to prepare the agreements. price your home before the curve, not after. Once the contract is executed and deliv- ered to the Notaris the process is very Rapid upward velocity may encourage a similar to your home country. seller to be too aggressive in pricing. Sharp negative velocity may cause a Anna & Art Kleimer buyer to make too low an offer. Either The Kleimers are way you are going to fail in your goal of founding partners of selling or buying. I always give a Bonaire Island Real Es- “hearing” check to my prospective clients tate, B.V. In 1993 they to make sure they are hearing exactly were “America’s Out- what the market is saying rather than standing Realtors.” what they “hope” the market is saying. Email: Buyers and sellers who overreach on ere is a photo of Louis Petrich and army. Louis writes, “ In the photo is price never achieve their goal. [email protected] H his family with The Bonaire Re- Louie Petrich (12), Abigail Petrich (5), As a seller make sure your agent tells or [email protected] porter in Wadi Rum, Jordan, which is our Bedouin guide (Baraka), and me. We you what is hot and what is cold in the where Lawrence of Arabia used to ride lived in Bonaire 2009-2010, and the chil- market and get a check list of what you on camels and hang-out with his Bedouin dren attended Aquamarine school.” can do in your home to make it hot, hot, hot. WIN GREAT PRIZES! Take a copy of The Bonaire Reporter with you on your Buyers, you also have a hot list. Cash next trip or when you return to your home. Then take a photo of yourself with the is always king especially on Bonaire. Be newspaper in hand. THE BEST PHOTOS OF THE YEAR WILL WIN THE sure you have all your cash either on hand PRIZES. Mail photos to Bonaire Reporter, Box 407, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. E- or easily obtainable. If you are going to mail to: [email protected].
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Page 14 Bonaire Reporter- June 24, - July 8, 2011 And a BMW R100RS (RS stands for “Renn gaiters to protect the legs of the front fork, Sport/jb). fiddling with the adjustment of the two car-
Then, one day, a guy wanted to buy an all buretors. It takes some time but I will finally American V-twin at Orlando’s motorcycle get there!” shop. He wanted to trade in his BMW. Then she turns the key in the ignition posi- The 89th of a series of Bonaire Reporter articles by J@n Brouwer, featuring Those days Ilse had a job at Orlando’s so tion and she pushes the start button. The some of Bonaire’s interesting vehicles that are “on wheels.” On course for 100+ within less than no time Ilse became the bike shakes and coughs. Then the engine proud new owner of a BMW R65GS, pro- starts running. “Patpatpatpat.” Silence… She duced in Germany in 1990. According to gives it another try and another try. It is just Ilse from this particular type of GS some some fine adjustment that is needed and time 1700 are produced. Most examples served in and miles… Then: the typical and unique Playa Pariba/Bonaire – the Danish army. The quite rare R65GS sound of a BMW boxer twin. Ilse sits on the model measures 650 cc, producing some 50 buddy seat of her bike ne morning, a couple of horse powers. Ilse had the choice out of one and she smiles. She likes weeks ago Corine and I O so now she has a handy and quick 650 cc the sound and the smell were having a talk, sipping from boxer twin model with push rods, two Bing of her bike. An honest our tea when a man stopped his constant vacuum carburetors, a twelve volts bike, an honest lady. A truck in front of my house, system, an electric start and a kick starter, a good team. Zum Wohl! jumped out and started jelling at prop stand and a jiffy stand and a nice two Story & photo by the front gate. I was just in- into one original exhaust system. The twelve J@n Brouwer volved in an interesting conver- volts system powers the starter engine and sation and slightly irritated I the bright H4 halogen front beam. There are asked Corine for permission to no electrical gadgets on this motorcycle. pay attention to the to me un- This bike is a work horse and a desert known person. “Are you J@n Upstairs fighter. Used materials like iron and alumi- Brouwer?” he asked. And I con- Above num are superior of quality. The dual front firmed his question. The man Botika fork is protected with gaiters and in the rear introduced himself as Richard, Ilse Wikkerink aboard her BMW Bonaire on there is a mono lever with a single shock Bonaire on from Richard’s Sea Coast Din- absorber. The 18” rear wheel is mounted Kaya ing Restaurant and he just wanted to thank with only three nuts and very easy to discon- Grandi me for writing all those articles about the series of articles and she had read the story nect. Power from the engine finds its way by interesting vehicles Bonaire hides, keeps, about the BMW R65T, owned by Aat Oud- a dry clutch, a gearbox and a shaft to the rear restores and maintains. Very surprised I was shoorn from Subí di Rincon and the BMW wheel. So no messy chain. when the gentleman handed me a beefy grey R90S, owned by Benito Aranguren from colored t-shirt with embroideries reading: Sabadeco. So I handed out my business card Ilse: “I am very happy with my BMW. “Classic Car Club, Island of Bonaire, and and I asked her to make the first email con- Especially a GS is very functional on this Rijsttafel Dutch Caribbean”. This was the last gesture tact. And so she did. island. Not a lot of chrome to find. The alu- Rijsttafel for early dinner on I expected at that moment. I gratefully Last Wednesday I had my appointment. minum is of a very good quality. The bike is request by reservation only thanked Richard and waved with the t-shirt Kaya Finlandia, Playa Pariba. I had to make quite high and steps are foldable and small. Minimum 2, Maximum 12 people in my hand. Then he and his truck disap- a quick stop at the Divi Hotel to borrow an This bike is relatively light for a six fifty. I peared behind the horizon… island map because I could not find the right mounted new road tires instead of the knob- Regular hours 8 am-6 pm bies. Most of the time the bike is used for on I went back into my house and I made my street with the right name that easy and I and non-stop, Mon-Sat road trips. Most of the maintenance I do apologizes for my preoccupation towards the my dog Sneetje had an appointment at nine myself: changing the oil, mounting new Call 717-4376 for reservations until recently unknown gentleman. Those in the morning. Then I saw the black, blue days I suffered from a severe depression and and white colored BMW, parked inside the the negative effects of lovesickness which gate of a house along the right Kaya. Ilse made me unable to concentrate on life and Wikkerink invited me in and she immedi- the writing of articles. I had to get mentally ately offered me a mug with hot black cof- and physically healthy again and people told fee. There was fresh water for the dog. me to keep breathing which, at that time, Although there is not a single consonant was difficult enough for me. To Corine I from the brand BMW to find in the name of explained that the gesture of the man pre- Ilse Wikkerink, she grew up, spent a huge senting me the special t-shirt gave me the part of her life and thinks and breathes sursum corda, a new impulse of life and BMW. Then she shows me her little photo energy to start writing again… album with a collection of pictures of all the A couple of days later I had to visit the boxer twins that played a role in her life.She pharmacy along the Kaya Korona. Several experienced a BMW R50S, constructed in times I had seen a two wheeled Beemer, 1960. All black with two separate seats, parked in front of the “botika”, next to the there was an Ural Dnjepr 650 (a Russian main entrance. I walked in and asked the copy of a pre-war BMW/jb), a BMW R75/5 lady behind the counter whether she was the (a 750 cc twin with a special Wema fairing), owner. And she was. And her name was Ilse a BMW R80ST (which she owned for thir- Wikkerink and I asked her for permission to teen years) and another Ural Dnjepr, now write an article about her motorcycle and she combined with a side car. The combination reacted positively and she knew about the had the looks of a twentieth century sputnik.
Bonaire Reporter- June 24, - July 8, 2011 Page 15 REGULAR EVENTS Touch the Sea programs of personal- sita de Palm at 786-3827 or Lucia Mar- CLOSE-IN EVENTS • Rooi Lamoenchi Kunuku Park ized dive guiding. She presents a tinez Beck, at 786-2953. Ma from 11am – 3pm, Tours $21 (includes tax). Discounts for unique perspective on critters and cor- CHURCH SERVICES Friday, June 24 residents and local people. Tel. 717- als, plus an updated Bonaire lionfish Protestant Congregation of Bonaire: —Taste of Bonaire & Dia di 8489, 540-9800. report, every Monday she's on-island Kralendijk, Wilhelminaplein. In Papia- • We Dare to Care Park children’s at 8:30 pm in the Aquarius Conference mentu, Dutch, English, Sundays, 10am. San Juan fundraiser: fabulous playground open every day in the Center at Captain Don's Habitat, Call Rincon, Kaya C.D. Crestian, in Papia- foods, drink, Wilhelmina Park, 7 cooler evening hours. 717-8290. mentu, Sundays, 8:30 am. pm—late. More on page 3 Saturdays Wednesday - Sea Turtle Conserva- Children’s club, Saturdays, 5 pm, in • Rincon Marshé—8am-2 pm. Enjoy a tion Bonaire (STCB) presents an infor- Kralendijk —Second YOUNG TALENT Bonairean breakfast while you shop, mative slide show: Sea Turtles of Bon- Sunday School, Sundays, 4 pm, in Rin- exposition at Kas di Arte. fresh fruits and vegetables, gifts, local aire, at 8pm, every 2nd and 4th con. Bible Study and Prayer meetings, sweets, snacks, arts, handicrafts, can- Wednesday in the conference room at Thursdays, at 8 pm, Kralendijk. YOUNG TALENT is the annual dles, incense, drinks, music. Big Captain Don's Habitat (717-8290) New Apostolic Church: Centro di exhibition of artworks made by Marché first Saturday of the BONAIRE’S TRADITIONS Bario Nord Saliña, Sundays, 10 am. senior SGB students. Festive month—www.infobonaire.com/rincon. Mangasina di Rei, Rincon. Enjoy the Services in Dutch. 700-0379 . opening Friday from 5 - 8 pm or •Bonaire Animal Shelter’s “Garage view from “The King’s Storehouse.” Learn International Bible Church of Bon- weekend between 10 am and 5 Sale” every Saturday, 8am-5pm. At about Bonaire’s culture. Visit homes from aire, at SGB High School auditorium Kaminda Liberador Simon Bolivar, the 17th century. Daily. Call 717-4060 / 790 (Kaya Frater Odulfinus, off Kaya pm. across from Brandaris Café. Tel. 717- -2018 Korona) Sunday services in English at
4989 Bonaire Museum on Kaya J. v.d. Ree, be- 9 am; Sunday evening prayer meeting Saturday, June 25—Farmers’ • Monthly flea market at "We Dare hind the Catholic Church in town. Open at Por's home, 7 pm. Fridays, 6 to 8 Market at Kriabon (Amboina) To Care” Playground, 1st Saturday weekdays from 8 am-noon, 1:30-5 pm. Tel. pm, Light & Life Club, children 5 to 12 Fruits, vegetables, plants, chick- of the month, 2– 6 pm. Rent a table for 717-8868 yrs. Tel. 717-8332. ens and other animals—all grown $10. Information: Marissa Jansen (Tel: Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Catholic: San Bernardus in Kralendijk on Bonaire. Come early as prod- 701-1103) or Kim de Raadt (Tel: 787- Museum and Visitors’ Center. Open – Services, Sunday at 8 am and 7 pm in 1475) daily 8 am-5 pm. Closed on December Papiamentu, 717-8304. ucts go fast. 8 am –noon • Wine Tasting at Antillean Wine 25th. and January 1st. Call 788 - 9015 Our Lady of Coromoto in Antriol, Sat- Company’s warehouse on Kaya In- or 796 - 5681 urday at 6 pm in English. Mass in Saturday, June 25-11 am to 1 pm dustria, second Saturday of the CLUBS and MEETINGS Papiamentu on Sunday at 9 am and 6 Papiamentu wins the gold medal month, 7-9 pm. Snacks and tasting of AA meetings - every Wednesday at pm. 717-4211. for language. Discussion by lin- six wines for $10 per person. Tel. 560- 7pm. Phone: 790-7001 and 796-4931 Assembly of God (Asemblea di Dios): 7539. Al-Anon meetings - every Monday Kaya Triton (Den Cheffi). In English, guistics professor Nicholas Fara- • Soldachi Tours—See the real Bon- evening at 7 pm. Call 790-7272 Dutch & Papiamentu on Sunday at 10 clas, Ph.D. of the University of aire and be transported back in time. Bridge Club - Wednesdays, 7:15 am. Wednesday Prayer Meeting at Puerto Rico. At Kas di Arte. Free Learn about the history, culture and pm— All levels, NAƒ2,50, call Renata 7:30 pm. 717-2194 nature by Bonaireans from Rincon. Call at 796-5591 to find out the evening’s Ministerio di Kristu Hesus Services location. Sunday mornings at 10 am at Jong Bon- Sunday, June 26, f rom 4 pm-8 Maria Koeks for more information— 796-7870. Darts Club plays every other Sunday aire Youth Center in English, Dutch and pm -Presentation on Heritage and Mondays at City Café. Registration at 4, games at Papiamentu. Preaching the full gospel. Healing (Herensia i Sanashon) at • Soldachi Tours of Rincon, the heart 5. Tel. 717-2950, 560-7539. Contact: 786-2557. Kas di Arte. $10 fee. Info; Jackie of Bonaire, 9 am-noon. $20-Call Maria, JCI - First Wednesday of the Month- Prayer and Intercession Church, in Bernabela or Hubert Vis at SKAL 717-6435-best island tour value Junior Chamber International Bonaire English. A full Gospel Church located • Meet the Captain Night at Captain (JCI Bonaire, formerly known as Bon- temporarily at Kaya Alexandrit # 20, -tel. 717-8868. aire Jaycees) meets at the ABVO build- Santa Barbara, Republiek. Services are Don’s Habitat Bar– Get up close and ing, Kaminda Jato Baco 36 from 7:30 held on Sunday mornings from 10am Monday June 27- at 7 pm personal with Bonaire’s dive pioneer. The Captain will autograph your copy to 9:30 pm. Everyone is welcome. Con- until 11:30am. Bible studies in English "Jellyfishes Are Everywhere!" of his newest book Reef Windows. tact: Renata Domacassé 516-4252. are on Monday nights from 7 to 8 pm. by Dr. Allen G. Collins, Zoolo- Tuesdays Kiwanis Club meets at APNA Plaza, Contact: 717-3322 gist, National Systematics Labo- •SGB High School Chez Nous Res- Kaya International, every other Tues- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ratory of NOAA Fisheries Service taurant– 6 pm, multi course dinner, day, 7 pm. 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WHAT MORE DO WE NEED?
This is a time to harvest the good fruits from our nature and get all the benefits from it. There so many things nature can offer that are within our reach and sometimes we don’t know how to use them. People’s knowledge and experience are some of the many things we have at hand. Bonaire has some great personalities who can help this n Saturday June 4th a clean up dive digital camera, reading glasses, a fishing island to reach its promising status: to be O was organized by Dive Friends of net, lead, parts of an outboard engine, a self-sufficient. Mr. Delno L. A. Tromp PhD Bonaire. Wind, weather and current con- grill, a jar filled with Belgium-made (44) helps us to understand that. ditions were perfect. Because of the Blue mayonnaise and two pairs of underwear. In an interview with him he helped me to Water Project Week this extra happening Around 5 in the afternoon all the volun- understand the many things that we are was sponsored by the RBTT bank of teers got together at the Yellow Subma- about to achieve. Mr. Delno Tromp, Com- Bonaire government photo missioner of social, economic and agricul- Bonaire, by Dive Friends of Bonaire, by rine location to enjoy a very complete communication with the rest of the world, Nettech and by SELIBON. Free air tanks barbecue meal. The party lasted until tural affairs, tells us about them. Delno likes to be involved in different charitable organi- also feels the pressure. Our people are not were supplied by Dive Friends. The Cap- after eight. As a contribution to a cleaner happy with the living costs on Bonaire. Eve- tains’ meeting or briefing was held at the Bonaire durable plates, knives and forks zations. He doesn’t think about himself; it is all about others. In the past he’s helped the rything is expensive and with the introduc- Dive Inn location of Dive Friends of were used. Maria Hoppner Home where there is care tion of the dollar you feel the weight in your Bonaire. The goal was to clean the under- Next clean up dive will be organized on for needy children. He’s been a big part of pocket. water world around the South Pier. Over the second Sunday of July. Remember: the Special Olympics organization, taking Our plan as the Bonairean government is 70 volunteers collected more than 250 “Without blue, there is no green!” part in their affairs to aid them in participat- to do a lot of research. At the end of these bottles. Apart from glass, metal and Story & photo by Jan Brouwer ing in the Special Olympics games. He’s investigations we want to come to a very wood the divers found a Motorola walkie organized Christmas dinner every year for comfortable solution for our people. We’ve talkie, a machete, an empty safe box, a senior citizens and after dinner everyone had different meetings where we pointed to receives a gift. Delno has been a friend to these outcomes. It’s necessary and very every one who wants to be helped. important to have definite decisions on the His involvement in politics as a public table now. My wish is for us to work to- gether as one community, to work on our s summer approaches, sea wa- figure began as an advisor to Mr. Pancho Cicilia when Pancho was a commissioner. communications. Good communication is A ter temperatures are rising rap- the source of success. Changes in the gov- idly, so the possibilities of coral Delno realized that as a public figure he could fit in the position as a commis- ernment and currency’s worth bring a lot of bleaching events like the one we confusion to the people. When we go back suffered last year increases. Coral sioner. He gained lots of experience during his years working at the TCB (Tourist Cor- to our Bonairean hymn, we learn we are bleaching is the whitening of corals humble people. We can get through these due to stress-induced expulsion or poration Bonaire) and at the Kenyatta Uni- versity in Africa. Now being back in Bon- changes and succeed. We have to see these death of their symbiotic protozoa. changes as something positive, and it’s al- The corals that form the structure of aire he’s been given the time to help Bonaire grow. ways good for us to get involved in these the reef ecosystem of tropical seas changes. We can live by the chances that “There are many plans for this island. depend upon a symbiotic relation- these changes give us in our lives. Don’t We’ve lived by nature so we have to pre- ship with this unicellular organism, throw the stone and hit your hand. Let’s put serve our nature, like the STINAPA Plan to called zooxanthellae. Zooxanthellae the stones together and make a beautiful NOAA Coral help Bonaire produce and conserve its own give coral its coloration. Under home, Bonaire.” stress, corals may expel their Bleaching Map conch. Yes, if we say we live by nature that zooxanthellae, which leads to a means we have to practice what we preach. Delno Tromp is a very dynamic, energetic, enjoyable Bonairean and human being. He lighter or completely white appear- Development worldwide is happening on a has a lot of experiences to share and is capa- ance, hence the term "bleached.” meaning Bleaching Watch. For more infor- greater scale. Economics enhancement is ble to work for our lovely Bonaire. Sio- According to the NOAA Coral Reef Watch mation about NOAA Coral Bleach Watch affecting every single soul on this planet. mara Albertus monitoring system, coral bleaching is likely please log into http:// The economics crises have been the main in the Caribbean in 2011. With tempera- coralreefwatch.noaa.gov cause of many countries having to make tures above average, NOAA’s models show Be aware that coral reefs under these condi- drastic decisions. Oil Prices caused by the a strong potential for bleaching in the tions are highly vulnerable to external fac- different turmoil in the Organization of the Send your comments to The southern and southeastern Caribbean that tors and most care should be giving spe- Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Bonaire Reporter, P.O. Box could be as severe as in 2010 cially to oil, detergents and other chemical have been a point on the agenda for years 407, Bonaire, or email reporter STINAPA just received from NOAA the spills. Also, corals are more susceptible to and for those yet to come. Bonaire, having @bonairenews.com. first Coral Bleaching Alert for the 2011 illness by losing their protecting mucus by season. Last year Bonaire had the highest abrasion. Please practice and promote good bleaching alert level possible, 9.9. buoyancy skills in order to diminish contact Definitions of Alert Levels: with coral heads. Report bleaching to: Our sea temperature is 28.5°C and the pre- [email protected]. STINAPA sent temperature is 29°C since June 9, 2011 press release o solve the puzzle, enter the a number in any row, column or 3 x 3 region. T numbers 1 through 9 to the par- tially filled in puzzle without repeating Sudoku Solution
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Bonaire Reporter- June 24, - July 8, 2011 Page 17 raummetje” may have a “B Dutch name but he’s truly an American bull dog. He’s strong, he’s smart, but he is an extremely mellow fellow. This handsome guy was seen wandering he Semi-Annual Book around Lagun for about three T and Flea Market will be weeks. It was a lucky day for him on Saturday, July 2 from 11 when a Good Samaritan found him am to 5 pm at the Shelter on and brought him into the Bonaire the Lagoen Road. Incredible Animal Shelter where he was wel- bargains in books, clothes, comed with love, a visit to the vet household items, crafts – hun- for a thorough exam, shots and dreds of items –all priced to good nutritious meals. And how he sell. Meet old friends and new responded: When someone comes ones, meet the pets and con- into his pen he is so happy and sider adopting one that day. welcoming, and he just wiggles Good local food and cold, with delight. cold drinks will be available Braummetje is a young dog, un- too. All the proceeds go to- Harbourtown Real Estate donated a year of der a year old. He needs a good, Braummetje wards keeping the Shelter open puppy food to the puppy cage at the Shelter. educated-about-dogs, kind of for homeless dogs and cats. What a generous gesture. You too can sponsor the owner. Or maybe a couple, but The Shelter Flea Market shop food for a year or more for a cage at the Shelter. In someone who can give him the in town, normally open every return you’ll have your name proudly displayed on time he needs to show his potential. Although he’d probably like to be an “only Saturday, will be closed this that cage and know that you’ve done good! dog,” he can deal with one other. day. At the moment the Shelter has a number of big dogs. Many of them have come In collaboration with the Animal Wel- ing up fast. Also, although you think it from the street and as staff member Monique says, “These dogs need a job!” So it a fare group the Shelter is conducting a might be early, do make your reserva- nice opportunity for people who want a good guard dog. “Wipe out Mange Campaign.” Mange tions for Christmas boarding. We under- is an insidious, very contagious disease stand that the need for boarding kennels You may meet Braummetje and the other dogs and cats that are up for adoption at that seems to reappear on the island is so high that the Shelter could double, the Shelter on the Lagoen Road, open Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 1 pm, 3 to every couple of years. If you think your quadruple and more their existing ken- 5 pm. Tel. 717-4989. Laura DeSalvo animal has it, call the Shelter at 717- nels, but that takes money…..and they sorts of cute things. Don’t miss it. The video is sponsored by Bonaire Keys 4989 and your animal will be treated free sure could use some. Like did you know that the cat and dog Real Estate and was prepared by Claudia of charge. Treatment is a series of three There’s a new Shelter video that you residents of the Shelter give 25 kilos of Critelli and Marco DiGianvito at a re- shots, one per week. This is a lot easier can find on the front page of the website poop a day! duced price. Laura DeSalvo than the dipping with Parmite! Call for (www.BonaireAnimalShelter.com), on an appointment. the right side. It’s an amazing compila- Want to board your dog during the tion of “Fund Facts.” And it is totally summer? Call now as the spots are fill- adorable with puppies, kittens doing all
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giant siphonophore By Astrologer Michael Thiessen *to find it... just look up End June, Start July 2011 ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) A friend- LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) You can A Bunch Of Celestial Triple Headers Next Week ship might suffer if money becomes an handle situations that require contact with issue. You will be able to get along well institutions or large corporations. Too ext week you have multiple with colleagues. Try not to hurt your part- much talk might lead to hassles. Uncer- N chances to see three celestial ob- ner's feelings. Travel for business pur- tainties are still prevailing. You could be jects line up in a row. Let's start with the poses may bring the highest returns Your misinterpreted if you're not careful. Your early morning trio first. luckiest events this month will occur on a luckiest events this month will occur on a On Monday morning June 27th about Tuesday. Saturday. 4:45 am look east and you'll spot a TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) Listen to SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. skinny, 26-day-old, waning crescent a good friend who is truly looking out for 22) Communication must be open, pre- Moon. It's between one and two fists your best interests. Exaggeration or de- cise, and honest. Daydreaming will be high. Down to its left is a little cluster of ception coupled with overindulgence your downfall. Your personal life will be stars called The Pleiades. If you look might be a problem. You will have the disrupted if you have been too busy with carefully they might look like a Little ability to capture the interest of others. business. You will easily blow situations Dipper but the Little Dipper it is not. If Discord may arise with someone you're out of proportion. Your luckiest events you wait too long the morning twilight close to. Your luckiest events this month this month will occur on a Wednesday. will wipe them out so get out early. will occur on a Sunday. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. Up to the right of the Moon you'll easily spot a bright white spot of light in your GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Your 21) You may not be too pleased with the June 28th and look northwest. And as it morning sky, the planet Jupiter. So that's charm will attract someone special. Don't actions of those you live with. Tempers gets even darker you'll first see the closest triple header number one, The Pleiades, make accusations unless you are com- may flare if you haven't been completely planet to the Sun, Mercury. As it gets the 26-day-old Moon and the king of the pletely sure that you are correct. Don't honest about your intentions or your darker you'll be able to spot the twins of planets, Jupiter. For the next triple you'll overspend on luxury items. Family get- whereabouts. Set aside any decisions re- Gemini, Pollux and Castor. Mercury have to wait a little bit. As time goes by togethers will be interesting. Your lucki- garding your personal life this month. Go will be noticeably brighter than Pollux The Pleiades and everything else will rise est events this month will occur on a to the top if you're being harassed or held and Castor but you have already noticed higher. Look below The Pleiades for a Tuesday. back. Your luckiest events this month that these three aren't quite in a straight reddish orange spot of light, our old line. Just be patient. The next night June CANCER (June 22-July 22) You can will occur on a Friday. friend planet Mars. Mars is not very 29th Mercury will have moved a bit make new friends and experience new CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. bright right now because it's on the other closer to a straight line and the next night things if you do a bit of traveling. You 20) Talk to your emotional partner about side of the solar system and is more than June 30th things will be even better. can offer your mate a commitment or your intentions. You'll be surprised how twice as far away as the Sun. Below Mars promise that will help stabilize your per- much you can accomplish. You will look close to the horizon for Aldebaran This is a great opportunity to see the sonal life. Find out if they have other benefit through hidden assets and prop- in Taurus the bull. So The Pleiades plus reason why planets are called planets, Mars and Aldebaran make the second of they move against the background of the commitments. Your charm will attract erty investments. Look into alternate our triple line-ups. sky while stars do not. The word planet members of the opposite sex. Your lucki- means of sup porting your financial bur- comes from a Greek word that means est events this month will occur on a dens. Your luckiest events this month will Then if you go out the next morning, wanderer. The Greeks noticed that five of Tuesday. occur on a Tuesday. Tuesday June 28th, same time, same di- the bright stars in their night sky moved rection and the Moon has gotten a day LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Enjoy some AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Your and logically enough referred to them as older and is now about three degrees be- socializing this month. Be on your best mate may not have been honest with you. the wandering stars, asteres planetes. low The Pleiades and almost in line with behavior. Stretch the truth, and you may You will meet some interesting people if Mars and Aldebaran. It will be worth Well, Mercury will give you a good get blamed for something you didn't do. If you at tend promotional functions. Don't getting out of bed for, believe me. Let's demonstration of this motion over the you haven't already, consider starting believe everything you hear. Take a short take a look at that one more time, Monday next few nights if you care to watch. June your own business. business trip if possible. Your luckiest June 27th, The Pleiades, the crescent 28th Mercury will be here, June 29th, Your luckiest events this month will oc- events this month will occur on a Friday. here, June 30th, here, July 1st, here, July Moon and the king of the planets, Jupiter. cur on a Saturday. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Try to Then line up number two, The Pleiades, 2nd, here, and then July 3rd look who VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) Social keep your opinions to yourself. Don't Mars and Aldebaran. Then Tuesday the joins the party. A three-day-old waxing 28th a really skinny, waning crescent crescent Moon is off to the left of Mer- evenings at your place will be highly suc- make large purchases unless you have Moon is worming its way into the other cury and guess what? It's making up the cessful. Implement your ideas into your discussed your choices with your mate. line-up of The Pleiades, Mars and Alde- next triple line-up for us with Mercury projects at work. Don't get involved in Your ability to see other people's points baran. and Pollux. idle chatter that will hurt your position. of view will allow you to come to reason- Don't press your luck with your loved able agreements. You're not your usual Now I know some of you are reluctant So next week has an abundance of triple to get up this early in the morning so just line-ups for us to enjoy; Castor forms one ones. Your luckiest events this month will self this month. Your luckiest events this for you I have scheduled a couple of eve- last triple with the Moon and Pollux on occur on a Thursday. month will occur on a Monday. ning triple line-ups. Go out after sunset July 3rd. James Albury
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iri Thode and Sarah-Quita Offringa bril- Women’s Final K liantly finalized their five-day of sailing Bonaire witnessed one of the finest PWA Lac Bay to claim their crowns asking and Queen women’s finals of all time. Sarah-Quita Offringa of Lac bay and winners of the PWA (Professional (Starboard / Gaastra / Mystic) and Laure Treboux Windsurfer Association) Freestyle world Champi- took to the water. Withjust one opportunity re- onship maining to break Offringa’s stronghold on the top Under the influence of ideal strong winds up to spot, Treboux pulled out all the stops. But Of- 25 knots Bonaire erupted into a freestyle frenzy, fringa decided it was time to reveal her big moves. as the sailors brought everything they had to the The end result was a spectacular show and a final table in an attempt to progress through the double to remember as both women pulled out all the elimination. stops for the cheering crowds. Despite Treboux’s Men’s Final fighting every inch of the way, Offringa squeezed past Treboux with her incredible moves and took During the eliminations local hot shot Youp her fourth final win at this event and the title of Schmit (JP / NeilPryde / Dakine) ploughed event winner. PWA press release/ G.D. through Julien Mas (Hot Sails / Patrik) and Amado Vrieswijk (Starboard / Hot Sails) perform- th Results 8 Bjorn Saragoza Top Winners– Men’s fleet ing enormous culos and shaka flakas in front of (Starboard / Hot the judges' tower to secure his place in 11th at this Men’s Fleet Sails) event. Schmit was finally stopped in his tracks in th 1st Kiri Thode 8 Philip Soltysiak heat 45 against Tonky Frans (Tabou / Gaastra). (Starboard / Gaas- (Starboard / Dakine) Tonky took the day by storm and blew the judges tra) away with his diverse array of tricks and his Car- 2nd Steven Van Broeck- Women’s Fleet st ibbean smooth style. But his brother, Taty Frans hoven (F2 / Gaas- 1 Sarah-Quita Of- (Starboard / MauiSails / Mystic), put a stop to his tra) fringa (Starboard / advance by sailing the perfect heat. 3rd Taty Frans Gaastra/ Mystic) nd It took an amazing routine from Kiri Thode (Starboard / 2 Laure Treboux (Starboard / Gaastra) to put an abrupt end to MauiSails / Mystic) (Fanatic / 4th Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo North) Taty’s hopes, blowing him out the water with his rd (Fanatic / 3 Yolanda Freites De trade mark air bob’s and the largest kono of the Brendt (Fanatic / competition. North) 5th Davy Scheffers North) th The men’s final boiled down to mind blowing (Tabou / Gaas- 4 Arrianne Aukes heats between Bonaire’s Thode and Belgian con- tra) (RRD / Simmer / Da- tender Steven Van Broeckhoven (F2 / Gaastra). 6th Dieter Van Der Eyken kine) th Having won the single elimination Van Broeckho- (Starboard / Sev- 5 Xenia Kessler (JP / ven held the advantage over Thode and had to be erne) MauiSails) th beaten twice to lose the second double. Motivated 7th Tonky Frans (Tabou / 6 Mio Anayama Gaas- (NeilPryde) by his home-town fans and with event title already th secured, Thode went on to earn his crown as King tra) 7 Daniela Si- th of the Lac Bay pulling a gravity defying Kabi- 8 Choco Frans mal Top Winners– Men’s fleet 8th Maxime Van Gent kutchi and an unbelievable Grubby Ponch. (F2) Page 20 Bonaire Reporter- June 24, - July 8, 2011