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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-01-15, Page 3Pep1e: Goderich Mayor Eileen Palmer presents a plaque to Ken and Bay City, Michigan by marriage. Pamela, of Bay City, has 'moved Pamela Dale, the first couple to join Goderich and its sister city to Goderich Since the wedding. (photo by Susan Hundertmark) Ken and Pam Dale's marriage joins Goderich with its sister, Bay City BY SUSAN HUNDERTMARK Two years ago during the Canada Day Weekend, Ken Dale, of Goderich ran into Pamela Doan, of Bay -City; Michigan while crossing Kingston Street to the Burger Bar. Though they'd met three years before at the same celebration, something special happened this time and they began a long distance romance which resulted in the first marriage between the sister cities of Goderich and Bay City. Married Oct. 19, 1985, the newlyweds were recently presented with a plaque from Goderich Mayor Eileen Palmer to' commemorate the first Marriage between the sister cities. "We're really happy about this union in Goderich. But, the first one is the only one' we'll recognize or the situation could get •t;'16 out of hand," she joked as she presented. the plaque. A plaque was also presented to the two from the mayor of Bay City and their families, were made official lambassadors for the two centres. After thinking it over for about six mon- GODERICH SIGNAL -STAB„ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15. 1986 --PAGE 3 1985 MERCURY TOPAZ GS 1 1985 Mercury Topaz GS - 4 door sedan, air conditioning, power windows, speed control, power door locks, automatic, white wall tires, tilt steering, AM/FM stereo, arm rests plus power steering, power brakes, colour • Dark Clove Brown. (St. No. 5205) 10.6% over 60 months or. 8222.8® $500.00 cash back factory per month rebate. Payments based on °1,000 down or a trade in. as 19851/2 FORD ESCORT PONY 19851/2 Ford Escort Pony • 2 door hatch- back, 4 speed, 1.9 litre engine, AM radio, rear window defrost, steel bolted tires, power brakes, halogen head lamps, semi -style steel wheels, reclining bucket ,seats, colour • Midnight Regatta Glue r(st. No. 5100) 8.8% over 36 months or 5500. 5209,57 per month cash back factory rebate. Payments based on '1,000 down or a trade in. ...sem 263 HURON RD., GODERICH 524.8347 ths, the couple decided to live in Goderich and forth between the sister cities almost and they bought a house on Elgin Avenue. every weekend. "It wasn't to hard a decision because I "We had the route from Goderich to Bay love Goderieb and I'1ove the eharacttr-of--" Citrdown-to-a-science. I'd-get-off-at-the-- ' 'd-getoff-at--the--- the houses around here. Plus, I kept telling factory (Fleck Manufacturing) at mid - myself I should go where my husband is,' night and head down to Bay City or Pam says Pah eta. would get off work at 10 p.m. and down up Moving to Goderich is sort of like return- to Goderich on the weekend. It's a four ing home for Pamela in one sense since her hour drive," says Ken. great great grandparents on her mother's • "We wanted to try and convince the side were the Pipers who ran Pipers' Mill mayor to build a bridge from Goderich to en the Maitland,' now owned by D;. Port Sanilac directly across the lake," Walker. Her great grandparents, with the jokes Pamela. • last name Adams, moved to Bay City, One particular trip to Bay City in Michigan from Goderich. September of 1984 was worth the trouble "I plan on doing a lot more research when Ken proposed to Pamela. about' that while I'm living here," she "I made us a dinner for two with roast says. beef, wine and potatoes but I was so em - And, since her parents have' always . barrassed since the potatoes were lumpy. travelled a lot in Canada, her relocation to Ken started teasing • me and I told him, .Goderich is convenient, she says. `You're going to get it!' But, then he said, r3efore they were married, Pamela was 'No, you're going to°get it!' and set the ring a telephone operator with AT & T. on the table," says Pamela. "Our telephone bills were so high when Pamela 'Says she'll retain her American we were dating that AT & T loved us," she citizenship ,but has' become 'a landed im- says. 1 migrant with.a work visa andshe's hoping For two years, the two travelled back to find a job in Goderich. vivo traffic accidents blamed on weather • from page 1 same morning, four persons were injured in a three car collision. Police said a southbind vehicle driven by Mary Knoop, 24, of R. 3, Goderich col- lided with a northbound car driven by Karen Wannanmaker, 28, of Ripley at the Sheppardton curves.. A car following the Wannamaker vehi- cle, driven by Diane Siemon. 26. of 106 West St., Goderich, then slid into the two cars. Siemon was not injured. Knoop was treated and released follow- ing the accident while Wannamaker's two- children, Sara, 4 and Heather, 3, who were passengers in their mother's car -were released from hospital Tuesday. Wan- namaker,who was trapped in her car after the accident, remains in hospital in good condition. • CIVIC CORNER On Thursday, Jan. 16 at 8:30 a.m., the Goderich administrative and personnel committee will meet at the town hall. On Monday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m., Goderich council will meet at the town hall. On Wednesday, Jan. 22 at noon, the police commission will meet at the Bed- ford Hotel. e. TRIPS • Y EXPO 86 McMiflions! ..•860 1UVAOES ( A/L4 DehaHote OVFP, PLUS UE 8,600,000 94 PRIZES EN PRIX It's McDonald's biggest game ever! Expo '86 McMillions. There are over 6 million prizes worth over 8.6 Million Dollars available ' to be won. Ten BIG CASH PRIZES of $86,000 , Twenty cash prizes of $8,600 and 200 prizes of $860. Plus, 860 lucky people could win trips for two via C.P. Air and Delta Hotels, to Expo 86 in Vancouver. And that's not all. 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