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Times -Advocate, August 3, 1988
Many activities entertain Friedsburg Days visitors
By BERNICE BOYLE •
DASHWOOD - Frit;'dsburg Days
started Friday evening with the Kids
balloon lift off at the Community
Centre.
Karate enthusiasts enjoyed Dan
Bell's demonstration and actors and
actresses from Huron Country Play-
house presented -"Everything Old".
The Saturday program started
with a huge parade. The parade mar-
,
shal was Ruth Ann Mcrncr. Murray
Cardiff and Jack Riddell and other
arca -officials headed the parade.
There wcrc three bands: Dashwood-
Scaforth band; Ipperwash Cadet
Band and Forest City Pipers,. Lon-
don.
The floats wcrc judged as they en-
- tercd the ball park. This years
theme - Summer 1s:..! The category
"Community Craftsmanship first
prize was given to Eric and Kathe
Fritter. The Rhine Danube Dancers
graced this float. Second prize -
Summer picnic on a German farm
owned by Raimond I isert, RR 2
• Crediton.•
The first theme prize was won by
Bill Schade and family and friends.
Second went to Beckers Farm
Equipment.
Merner's Meats had a huge slice
BEST FRIEDSBURG FLOAT - The winner of the theme category in Saturdays Friedsburg Days parade in
Dashwood was a float entered by Bill Schade and family and friends. It depicted Summer is as Bees, Bugs;
Beach Bo s, Barbecues and other things.
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of watermelon and the seeds were
holes where the staff had their heads
poking out to win the novelty cate-
gory.
Miss Friedsburg Contest was or-
ganized by Kathy Hayter. Thursday
evening Kathy and the three judges
took. the eight contestants to dinner
at the Hdrseshoe Diner. The final
crowning was held Saturday. The
judges Kathy and Ron Mason and
Connie Deslardinc had a difficult
task choosing from eight eligible
girls. They were all winners in the
eyes of their beholders.
The Queen is Jcni Hayter who
represented Hayter Tu. -key Farm and
Runner ups were Leanne Dietrich,
Miss McCann Redi Mix and Run-
ner up -Tammy Rau - Miss Merncr
Meats. Congratulations to all the
girls.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Fricter are to
be commended for being instrumen-
tal in obtaining the services of the.
"Rhine Danube Dancers" from the
German Club in Leamington. They
performed their dancing techniques
to a large crowd in the pavilion.
Eric designed and made a Frieds-
burg plaque with the Dashwood
Crest in the centre. He presented it
to .the dancers and it will be placed
in the Gcrman Club in Leaming-
ton.
Calvary United Church held their
service in conjunction with Frieds-
burg Sunday with over 140 arca
worshippers. -
Special music by Stanley Haist,
Jack Gaiscr, Fraser Lobben, Melvin
Stade and Harry Hoffman on their
trumpets, trombones and cornets ac-
companied on the organ by Mrs.
Audrey Habcrer set the mood for the
service.
The Zurich Ecumenical Choir un-
der the director, Christine Eagleson
and pianist, Audrey Haberer sang
"Everywhere I Go" and "With God
as Our Father" and the last anthem
"Go Yc into all the World" was ap-
propriate for the sermon - Rev.
Robert Sinasac gave "Saviour and
Lord". 1
Personals
Michael and Beattie Rau and fam-
ily spent two exciting weeks at a
Bayfield cottage.
Ken Genuner held a "Jack Benny"
birthday party for the third time for
his wife Linda, Saturday evening. A
good time was had by all.
Friedsburg has been fortunate
with having wonderful weather, this
year there was a plus - a full moon
- that's when strange things usually -
happens - people can be thankful
for area pools to get cooled off.
Mrs. Frieda Wilson, New West-
minster, B.C. is visiting for 10
days with her sister and brother-in-
law Gertie and Melvin Stade and
Sherrie.
Jim and Eleanor Weigand and
Chris were invited to the Kilbyrnc
Farm Equi -Fest 88 where they dog namcd "Missy". She won the
showed their "Jack Russell" Terrier reserve championship.
A KARATE KICK - During Fridays Tyndall School of Karate demonstra-
tion at Friedsburg Days in Dashwood, Jodee. Grasdahl demonstrates a
kick as audience volunteer Blake Schade holds the padded block.
IS IT TIME YET? - These three young ladies Lindsay, Laura and Andrea Doroshenko get some assistance
from mom Deborah at the left and grandma Christine while they patiently await the countdown for Friday's balloon
liftoff at,Friedsburq Days in Dashwood.
BEST SMALL VEHICLE Winning first
gory in Saturdays Dashwood Friedsburg
ter Painting entry.
prize in the small vehicle cate-
ays parade was the John Flay -
BIG LITTLE SHOW - Announcer
Rick Davis advises Ashley Ziler of
Huron Park on the fine art of being a
bathing beauty during a show at
Dashwood Friedsburg Days.
BEST BIKE ENTRY -Andrew S • th won' the prize for the best bike in
Saturday's Friedsburg Days parade in Dashwood. He was on his way to
the beach.
COMMUNITY SPIRIT - The Rhine Dancers from the Leamington German Club won the Community Spirit award
in Saturdays Friedsburg Days parade in Dashwood. They are shown on the Edelweiss Acres float with Eric and
Kaethe Freiter.
A NOVEL SLICE - Merner's Meats' depiction of Summer Is a Slice won the novelty prize in Saturday's parade
at Friedsburg Days in Dashwood.
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SUMMER IS MANY THINGS - Summer. was depicted on th'e Jim Hoffman float in Saturday's Dashwood
Friedsburg Days parade as many things including."Waitirig for September to send the kids back to school". From
the left are Donna, Kelly, Jamie and Brent Hoffman and Jonathan Sinasac.