{"id":48703,"date":"2021-06-10T11:42:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T09:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/john-walton-81-matriek-reunie-20210609-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:46:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:46:02","slug":"john-walton-81-matriek-reunie-20210609-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/john-walton-81-matriek-reunie-20210609-2\/","title":{"rendered":"John Walton \u201881 matrieks hou re\u00fcnie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_08f00b0b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10905\/0a5e722888334e2fb426c7415b4f18c1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10905\/26bb7c4191c84e79874b4510b0c55c3c.jpg\" title=\"\u2019n Paar van die John Walton-matrieks van 1981 wat vanjaar hul 40 jaar re\u00fcnie gaan hou. Agter is Martha Smith, Stephen Damons, Ferdinand Le Roux, Bezra Hobbs, David Nel, Bartho Meintjies. Voor is Margertt Pietersen (n\u00e9\u00e9 Ressouw), Ronell Mc Donald (n\u00e9\u00e9 Prince), Evelyn Hartnick, Olivia Minnaar (n\u00e9\u00e9 Grimsel), Sandra Witbooi (n\u00e9\u00e9 Meyer), Katie Damons (n\u00e9\u00e9 Prins), Reece Maarman, Kerneels Meintjies en heel voor is Edwill Kilian. Foto:EDWILL KILIAN\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\u2019n Paar van die John Walton-matrieks van 1981 wat vanjaar hul 40 jaar re\u00fcnie gaan hou. Agter is Martha Smith, Stephen Damons, Ferdinand Le Roux, Bezra Hobbs, David Nel, Bartho Meintjies. Voor is Margertt Pietersen (n\u00e9\u00e9 Ressouw), Ronell Mc Donald (n\u00e9\u00e9 Prince), Evelyn Hartnick, Olivia Minnaar (n\u00e9\u00e9 Grimsel), Sandra Witbooi (n\u00e9\u00e9 Meyer), Katie Damons (n\u00e9\u00e9 Prins), Reece Maarman, Kerneels Meintjies en heel voor is Edwill Kilian. Foto:EDWILL KILIAN<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>John \u201cMama\u201d Walton Senior Sekondere Skool se matriekklas van 1981 hou vanjaar hul 40 jaar re\u00fcnie op Saterdag, 23 Oktober. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alhoewel heelwat van di\u00e9 ou klasmaats klaar hul bywoning bevestig het, word daar nog daar \u2019n paar oud-maters gesoek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie RSVP datum is verby, maar daar is nog 1981 matrieks wat nie geantwoord het nie. Of dalk is daar \u2019n paar wat van plan verander het en w\u00e9l wil kom,\u201d s\u00ea Stephen Damons \u2019n organiseerder van die re\u00fcnie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDit gaan \u2019n wonderlike middag en aand van saamkuier wees. 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