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SPOILT FOR CHOICE: The mains was a buffet including a BBQ chicken, bacon and pineapple kebab, a pulled pork slider and a mini vegetable slider, baked dorado in banana leaf, and Hawaiian flat bread Picture: JON HOUZET

Stenden students put on Hawaiian themed dinner

Stenden South Africa third year hospitality students organised a Hawaiian themed dinner at MyPond Hotel last Friday night. They pulled out all the stops with a glass of punch to welcome patrons and placing garlands around their necks,…

Guests try out new menu at My Pond Hotel

A number of lucky locals were given the opportunity to sample the new menu at My Pond Hotel on Sunday afternoon of May 16. Two Talk of the Town staff members joined other guests for the three-course meal, including wines suggested for…

EAGER TO LEARN: Members of the community attended Nick van Lavieren’s presentation on the Hare Krishna movement at the MyPond Hotel on Saturday. Van Lavieren is standing at the rear before giving the presentation Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Walking with the angels

From asset manager for the municipality to becoming a follower of the Hare Krishna movement, Nick van Lavieren shared his spiritual journey and invited friends, family and others to understand his experience and held an information…

FORGING BONDS: Members of the Old Andreans presented golf shirts to representatives of Stenden South Africa as a token of appreciation for sponsoring the Old Andrean breakfast at MyPond Hotel last Saturday. From left are past deputy head of St Andrew’s School John Bridger, Old Andrean CEO Brad Morgan, Andre Steyn of Stenden, former headmaster Roy Gordon, and Wouter Hensens and Ronel Bartlett of Stenden Picture: JON HOUZET

Old Andreans reunion hears news about school

About a dozen Old Andreans from the Ndlambe area, along with a number of teachers and members of the association from Bloemfontein gathered for their annual breakfast get-together at MyPond Hotel last Saturday. The local reunion for old…

Elize Ellis, a PhD educationalist, Life coach and health guru presented a wellness talk at MyPond Hotel on Friday evening Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Don’t worry, be happy

The words of the Bobby McFerrin song were the message at Friday evening’s wellness talk at MyPond Hotel with life coach and educationalist Elize Ellis who explained how our language can affect or mood and ultimately lead to illness. “Our…