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Times -Advocate, August 10, 1994 rAMMLINITY
Hoffman - Brown
On Saturday, May 7,. 1994,
Bobbi (Brown) and Jeff Hoff-
man were united in marriage
with Rev. Gani Lazaro of
ficiating at the Exeter United
Church. Parents of the bride
are Ken and Pat Perger of
London and Bob and Nancy
Brown of Zurich. Parents of
the groom are. Rick and Carol
Borden of Exeter and Bill and
Joan Hoffman of Dashwood.
Standing by their sides were:
Maid of honour, Kathy Mern-
er, best man, Tim Moore.
Bridesmaids were Becky
Brown, Amanda Perger, Jes-.
sica Brown, Cathi Overholt,
Marlene Pino. Groomsmen
were Randy Hoffman, Terry
Hoffman, Brad Brown, Donnie
Parsons, Scott Heywood, Jeff
Kints and Brent McDonald.
The newlyweds enjoyed a two
week honeymoon in Aruba
and are now residing in their
new home in Exeter (Melrose
Place). Thanks to everyone
again for making their day so
very special.
MEM
Zurich Community Yard Sale
At left, Keith Semple had boxing gloves and many other items for sale at the First Annual Zurich Community Yard Sale held Saturday. At right, hundreds of peo-
ple came to Zurich on Saturday, not for the annual Bean Festival but rather for the First Annual Community Yard Sale. Here, buyers and sellers examine some
of the goods in the arena. ,
Radley - Miller
Raquel Louise, daughter of
Judge Ronald and Miriam
Radley, Toronto and Jeffrey
Wayne, son of Earl and Mar-
ilyn Miller, Woodham were
united in marriage on Sat-
urday, June 11, 1994 at
Spring Garden Baptist
Church, North York with Rev.
David Collins officiating. The
bride was attended by matron
of honour Adele Robinson,
friend of the bride, and
bridesmaids Julie Seath,
friend of the bride, Lori Miller,
sister of the groom and Mon-
ica Radley, sister-in-law of the
bride, Best man was Roland
Wagg, friend of the groom
and ushers were Larry Miller,
brother of the groom, Murray
Rundle, cousin of the groom
and Paul Lavergne, friend of
the groom. Music was pro-
vided by Yardley Ensembles
and soloist Hiram Joseph.
The reception was held at the
Vaughan Estate, Toronto with
Scott Radley, brother of the
bride as master of cer-
emonies and Bruce Tournay
as pianist. Following a hon-
eymoon in St. Lucia the
couple are residing in Pick-
ering.
A New
Spirit of
Giving
A national program to encourage giving
and volunteering
SellingJulce was just another aspect of the Zurich Community Yard Sale on Saturdayas Bren-
da Melick, left; pours refreshments for her cousins Jessica and Nathan Gingerich.
Friedsburg Days 1994 results
DASHWOOD - Bingo on Friday evening was at-
tended by 1 1 1 people at 7:00 p.m. in the Dashwood
Community Centre. Four lucky winners split the jack
pot.
On Saturday evening 68 youth attended a dance
from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the Community Centre.
There were three types of dancers performing during
the weekend. Carry On Cloggers from Clinton and
arca were in the Community Centre entertaining folks
who were enjoying their pie or baked goodies in thc
tea room.
The Linc Dancers from several groups ranging from
London, Kitchener, Dashwood and even Michigan en-
tertained the crowd under the pavilion Saturday after-
noon and again Saturday evening; to kick off the dance
at 8:00 p.m.
And in keeping with the German festivities the
Kitchener Rhine Danube Dancers entertained several
times throughout the day, inviting on -lookers to take
part young and Old.
Sunday, July 31 was wrapped up by a Community
church service and breakfast following. The beautiful
oil painting donated by artist Teresa Jeromkin of
Grand Bend was won by Ron and RuthAnn Merrier of
Dashwood.
Colouring contest
3-5 years old: Stephanie Talbot (4), Dashwood; Da-
vid Reschke (4), Dashwood; Ashley Smith (5), Dash-
wood.
6-8 years old: Brittany Schroeder (7), Dashwood;
Kristen Reschke (6), Dashwood; Byron Freiter (7),
Dashwood.
Mini tractor pull
Children 4-11 years old: under 50 lbs. - Taylor M -
len, Wyoming; Brian Martene, Dashwood; Alex Goes,
Mitchell. 50-75 lbs. - Amy McCann, Mt. Carmel; Sha -
lyse Loucks, Dashwood; James Reschke, Dashwood.
75-100 lbs. - Brent Hoffman, Dashwood; Jessie
Schroeder, Dashwood; Jeff Masse, Dashwood.
Parade
Theme: international Year of the Family. •
Floats: Merners Meats - The Old Man in the Shoe;
Sarepta County Garden; Dashwood Senior Citizens -
Family Memories.
Antique cars: Theo and Jackie Kelders - 1931 Model
'A' Cup6; Don Bender; 1958 Ford Palrlane 50.
Horsedrawn vehicles: Hensall District Co-op.
Horse and rider: Shelley Weber with Buck; Bev
Kinsman with Stitches.
Children (under 10): Emily Hutchinson, bike; Missy
Stire, Bike.
Youth (11-16): Erik Sorensen; Sara Store and Steph-
anie M. - Dashwood Family Store.
Youngest actual participant: Colton Becker (2
months), son of Dan and Wendy Becker, Dashwood.
Ladies chainsaw
Val Marshall, 17.98 seconds; Eleanor Weigand,
19.39 seconds.
Cross cut
Ray Webb and Vern Sorensen, 23.46 seconds; Paul
Watson and Ted Hayward, 27.78 seconds.
Eleanor Weigand and Judy Crown were the only la-
dies who wanted to crosscut so they went against thc
men and finished a respectable third with a time of
27.83 seconds out of seven entries.
Dan Matthys of London edged John Mason of Dash-
wood 14.09 seconds to 14.11 seconds to win the Husq-
varna 41 chainsaw in the beat the clock contest out of
19 contestants. John Mason was last year's winner of a
new chainsaw. Watch the paper for details of a format
change for next year's competition.
Tug-of-war
Men's competition consisted of four local teams in a
double round-robin competition, each team pulling
each other team twice.
Officiating was done by Tom Kemple and Malcolm
Monteith, both from the Ontario Tug -of -War Associa-
tion of Guelph. Linesmen were Filter Datars and Ray
Webb.
MewMcCann's Redi-Mix, Parkhill, 5 wins, 1 loss;
14th Sodbusters, Dashwood, 4 wins, 2 losses; The Pio-
neers, Dashwood, ‘3 wins, 3 losses; La Tuggers, Hen -
sail, 0 wins, 6 losses.
Women: Throw Together, Dashwood.
Children: Junior Tuggers, Dashwood.
Farmer's Walk
The first annual competition was organized by Rob
Hoffman. Competitors are required to pick up a known
weight in each hand and carry it as far as possible
around two markers spaced 50 feet apart. For the
men's division, the weights were 205 lbs. per side for
a total weight of 410 pounds. in the women's division,
the amount was 85 lbs. per side for a total of 170 lbs.
Men: Jamie Oke, 92 feet; Don Thomas, 78 feet; Rob
Hoffman, 48 feet.
Women: Jan Hayward, 496 feet; Brenda Bennewies,
351 feet; Marion Leyten, 292 feet.
The 23rd annual Friedsburg Days was a great suc-
cess. Thanks 10 all the volunteers.
Some of the treasures that could be found at the weekend
yard sale.
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