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Clowns at left, Justine Lazaro, left, Allison Neeb, Brian Ford, Ashley Smith, Aaron Neeb and
Marilyn Atkin show their comedy colors at the Dashwood Friedsburg Days parade on Sat-
urday. The clowns represented Calvary United Church. Above, Justin Wright, left, Curtis Ryck-
man, Kyle Ryckman, Colton Becker and Jansen Becker take time out of their 'Kiddie Ride'
during the Dashwood Friedsburg Days parade.
DASHWOOD - Whether of Teutonic roots or not, hundreds of people became German for a
day at Friedsburg Days on the weekend.
The 26th annual celebration of German heritage kicked off on Friday with a Bavarian beer
garden, the annual co-ed baseball tournament, bingo and a dance.
On Saturday the baseball tournament at the Dashwood diamond continued but was inter-
rupted by the oldtimers game between the '68-72 Dashwood Tigers and the '68 Zurich Lum-
berkings. The Tigers were a force to be reckoned with in the Huron -Perth Intermediate
League during those years, winning the all -Ontario championship four times in five years.
They also dominated on Saturday, beating Zurich 8-4. The Tim as Advocate's own Ross
Haugh did the play-by-play during the game.
Also on Saturday was the annual parade, this year themed 'Take Me Out To the Ball
Game', horseshoe competition, the mini -tractor pull, arm wrestling, tug -o -war competition
and the Rhine Danube Dancers.
Rob Hoffman expanded the. annual Farmer's Walk into the first ever Strongman competi-
tion featuring foul events: the farmer's walk, the keg relay, the sheaf throw and_ the stone
throw.
For Friedsburg sports results, turn to page 14.
Pulling power. Amanda Graff gives it her all during' the Dashwood Friedsburg Days mini -
tractor pull on Saturday.
At left, Tara Thiel, left,
and Amanda Stire mas-
quarade as bat and
ball during the Dash-
wood Friedsburg Days.
parade on Saturday.,
Below, left, Shannon
VanRompaey, left,
makes Amy Talbot, 4,
look like a cat during
face painting. Below,
Dashwood Seniors
Good Companions
member Earl Rader
has his- eye on the ball
on the club's Dash-
wood Friedsburg Days
float on Saturday.
Dubbed the 'Rescue
Rangers' ball team for
the 'Take Me Out To
the Ball Game' themed
event, members said
their game is "a super
slow slo: pitch. " .
Above, Jason Hodgson
and Chad Pickering of
the 'Dashwood Dudes'
put their all into their
Tug -O -War match versus
the GDA team (Greater
Dashwood Area) during
Dashwood Friedsburg
Days festivities on Satur-
day. At left, Jen Romphf
of the Greater Dashwood
Area Tug -O -War team has
a firm hold on the situa-
tion during their match
versus the 'Dashwood
Dudes' at Dashwood
Friedsburg Days on Sat-
urday. For more Frieds-
burg Days sports de-
tails, see elsewhere in
Sports.