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end="1908-08-11"
title="Bertus Van Dyk born."
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In the Netherlands, near Rotterdam.
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<event
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end="1913-01-01"
title="Bertus Van Dyk at School"
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Photo.
</event>

<event
start="1920-05-14"
end="1990-08-18"
title="Douwe Schat Born."
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Died heart attack. Born in St. Annaparochie, Holland.
</event>

<event
start="1923-02-25"
end="1923-02-25"
title="Maartje Bol"
description=" "
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Maartje Bol born in Holland. Daughter of a church janitor.
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<event
start="1923-03-14"
end="2021-01-04"
title="Aafke's Biemers Born"
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Funeral on 7th.
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<event
start="1923-03-14"
end="2020-01-04"
title="Aafke Schat (Beimers) born."
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Born in Anna
</event>

<event
start="1945-07-25"
end="1945-07-25"
title="Bertus and Maartje Marry"
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caption="Bertus and Maartje Married"
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In holland, Bertus was about 37 and Maartje was about 22 I believe. Check this.
</event>

<event
start="1946-04-27"
end="1946-04-27"
title="Harry Van Dyk"
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In Holland.
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<event
start="1947-03-26"
end="1947-03-26"
title="Henk Enema"
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Henk Ennis (Enema) born.
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<event
start="1947-06-27"
end="1947-06-27"
title="Pete Van Dyk"
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Pete Van Dyk born in Holland.
</event>

<event
start="1947-12-17"
end="1947-12-17"
title="Art Dommasch"
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Art Dommasch born.
</event>

<event
start="1948-08-09"
end="1948-08-09"
title="Coby born."
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Coby born in Holland, 3rd child for Bertus and Maartje Van Dijk.
</event>

<event
start="1949-10-06"
end="1949-10-06"
title="Mary born in Holland"
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textcolor=" brown"
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Mary born, in Holland.
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<event
start="1950-02-10"
end="1950-02-10"
title="Sheryl Remple"
description=" "
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Sheryl born.
</event>

<event
start="1951-01-29"
end="1951-01-29"
title="Garry born."
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Garry Van Dyk born in Holland.
</event>

<event
start="1953-03-24"
end="1953-03-24"
title="Bertus and Maartje Immigrate"
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Aboard the S.S. Volendam. Check some of this information. They took a train from Halifax to Toronto, then a car to Niagara Falls. Dad worked at Dominion Safes for a while, then a farmer, then set up his own business.
</event>

<event
start="1954-02-21"
end="1954-02-21"
title="Albert born."
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Albert born in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
</event>

<event
start="1955-02-14"
end="1955-02-14"
title="Eddie Born."
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Ed born in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
</event>

<event
start="1955-06-17"
end="1955-06-17"
title="Helen Schat"
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Helen Schat born in Wallaceburg.
</event>

<event
start="1956-09-19"
end="2017-11-11"
title="Bill Van Dyk born."
description="Bill Van Dyk."
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color=" brown"
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In Niagara Falls at NF General Hospital, a building which later became a Salvation Army home. Which was a hospital at the time I was born. Eight of us born within 10 years.
</event>

<event
start="1957-12-26"
end="1957-12-26"
title="Kathy Landon"
description=" "
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textcolor=" maroon"
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caption="Kathy Landon born."
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Kathy Landon born. Landon is correct spelling.
</event>

<event
start="1960-03-17"
end="1960-03-17"
title="Theresa Christensen"
description=" "
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link="images/1960s/fullsized/1965-00-00-theresa-christensen.png"
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textcolor=" maroon"
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Theresa Christensen born. Spelling of last name is correct.
</event>

<event
start="1961-09-01"
end="1962-06-30"
title="Kindergarten."
description="Bill Van Dyk, Canadian Fool, 1956-2012"
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I have no idea who my teacher was. It was St. Davids Public School, and I believe I was able to walk to school by myself every day. We had nap time in the afternoons, I think. It was an older lady, I believe. I swiped some clay-- couldn't have been play-do at that time-- and then brought it to school for show and tell. I remember kids whispering that I stole it but the kind teacher would have none of it. There was a nap time in the afternoon, on our blankets. I remember a nice, large classroom, like a gym.
</event>

<event
start="1962-09-01"
end="1963-06-30"
title="Grade 1."
description="Bill Van Dyk"
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My teacher was Mrs. Fast. All I remember is that she was mean. I think she had glasses and short hair. We were in a classroom on the west side of the building-- I do remember that. Interesting: almost no memories at all of Grade 1, or Kindergarten, for that matter. But I do feel like I have notable memories of Grade 2. That big a difference? One year?
</event>

<event
start="1963-07-01"
end="1969-12-31"
title="Harry's 49 Ford."
description="Bill Van Dyk"
image="images/1960s/thumbs/1963-Coby-and-Billy-playing-in-Harry's-old-49Ford.png"
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This was the car, I believe, Harry smashed into the bridge beside the bank oneday. Or was that a '39 Plymouth? Double check. So. So. It was definitely the '39 Plymouth. Photos.
</event>

<event
start="1963-09-01"
end="1964-06-30"
title="Grade 2."
description="Bill Van Dyk"
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link="images/1960s/fullsized/1962-09-10-bill-grade2.png"
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My teacher was Mrs. Waytook. I remember winning a spelling contest. The prize was two 45 rpm records: Tubby the Tuba and Little Goldie Goldfish.
</event>

<event
start="1963-09-01"
end="1964-06-30"
title="Grade 2 at CCS"
description=" "
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Remarkable class picture of Grade 2 at Calvin Christian School made in 1963: individual shots of each student imaged onto a single enlargement.
</event>

<event
start="1963-12-01"
end="1963-12-01"
title="Harry smashes up 1939 Plymouth"
description=" "
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After an argument with mom, he took off -- using spare keys, I believe because mom had taken away his regular keys-- and smashed into the abutment on the culvert over the creek.
</event>

<event
start="1964-09-01"
end="1965-06-30"
title="Grade 3."
description="Bill Van Dyk"
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caption="Grade 3 at Calvin Christian School in St. Catherines."
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I was sent to Calvin Christian School in St. Catharines. My teacher was Mrs. Dykstra.
</event>

<event
start="1965-09-01"
end="1966-06-30"
title="Grade 4."
description="Bill Van Dyk"
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caption=" School."
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My teacher was probably Mr. Westendorp... Really can't remember. Picture is Gus, Brian Penner, me, Dad in the door way.
</event>

<event
start="1965-11-12"
end="1965-12-10"
title="Billy goes to Holland"
description="With mom. Uncle William buys me a train set."
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We were there for Dec 6 Xmas in Holland. I remember having some homework assigned from, I think, Mr. Westendorp, which would make it 1964 and I was seven. I look about seven in the pictures. We flew KLM turboprop and had a drop over in Iceland to refuel.
</event>

<event
start="1966-09-01"
end="1967-06-30"
title="Grade 5."
description="Grade 5."
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link="images/1960s/fullsized/1966-bill-grade-5.png"
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Teacher: Henry Westendorp. My best friends were John Suk, John Vandermaarl, Peter Vanderperk, Bill Keift, Wilbur Something. Outside of school, my best friend was Johnny Wolfe, who always called me "Billy Balls". We camped with his family for several years.
</event>

<event
start="1967-06-02"
end="1967-06-02"
title="Harry & Karen"
description=" "
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caption="Harry and Karen Wedding"
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Harvey Penner was ring-bearer. No idea who flower girl was.
</event>

<event
start="1967-07-01"
end="1967-07-01"
title="The Cake."
description="Centenniel event."
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Mom and Mrs. Korten, I believe, put it together using cardboard, old bicycle rims, and an upside down bucket at the top. The parade assembled near the canning factory and I was told to wait for someone to put me into a spot in the parade. As more and more of the parade left, though, I panicked and just charged out and joined it at the first opening. Photo made the newspaper-- I can't remember which one. St. Catharines, I think.
</event>

<event
start="1967-07-01"
end="1967-07-30"
title="Johnny Wolfe. Good friend of mine from the 1960's."
description="best friend when I was 10."
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Johnny was a very funny guy-- we both liked jokes, and fishing, and exploring. There was a house near his house where kids could go into the basement and see magazines and smoke. Very, very strange now that I think about it. I know Johnny was always somewhat reluctant to go there, and not reluctant. Ambivalent about it, I guess.
</event>

<event
start="1967-09-01"
end="1968-06-30"
title="Grade 6."
description="Grade 6."
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caption="Gerzinus Hoekstra"
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Teacher: Gerzinus Hoekstra. He was certainly unconventional and a little crazy. He taught us some spirituals and generally had a lot of music. He also showed us the infamous live educational TV measurements series which included an adolescent girl in a white bathing suit immersing herself into a barrel of water to measure her volume. When she came out, her suit had clearly become transparent.
</event>

<event
start="1968-02-10"
end="1968-02-10"
title="Coby and Art Married"
description=" "
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caption="Coby and Art Married"
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Coby and Art married in Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls. Reception probably at Lions Club in St. Davids. There is actually some film, made by Hank Ennis.
</event>

<event
start="1968-05-04"
end="1968-05-04"
title="Walkathon - Spin the Bottle"
description=" "
image="images/1960s/thumbs/1968-05-04-ccs-walkathon.png"
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caption="Played spin the bottle."
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A group of us including John Vandermaarl, John Ellens, Hank Hunse, Janet De Vries, Grace Prinzen?, and some other girls, stopped behind an old house along the way and played spin the bottle for a while. I kissed Janet and Grace, I think-- but was Grace actually there in Grade 6? May have been Janet and Coreen Langendoen or Nellie Versluis. Date is exact, from CCS anniversary booklet.
</event>

<event
start="1968-09-01"
end="1969-06-30"
title="Grade 7."
description="Grade 7."
image="images/1960s/thumbs/1968-monkey-bars-2.png"
link="images/1960s/fullsized/1968--monkey-bars-2.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" "
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caption="Bill in Grade 7."
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Teacher: Mr. Elzinga, who was interesting, but a bit mean. He used to pinch shoulders if someone was giving him trouble. Probably brother of Win Elzinga in Chatham. Otherwise, rather blank memories of this year. I remember some technical discussions of batteries-- I think I or someone asked if a small 9 volt battery-- since it had the required "voltage", couldn't start a car (some cars had 6 volt batteries at that time). I think he actually gave a pretty good explanation. (Enough voltage but not capacity).
</event>

<event
start="1968-12-19"
end="1995-12-30"
title="Michael Van Dyk born."
description="Michael Van Dyk."
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Picture obviously a few years later. I did babysit occasionally for Harry and Karen. Birth date is accurate. I remember Harry driving me home in his 340 Dodge Dart and showing off a bit of power.
</event>

<event
start="1969-02-15"
end="1969-02-15"
title="Laura Dommasch Born."
description="Not confirmed."
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link="images/1970s/fullsized/1972--laura-grant-michael-pool-table.png"
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caption=" Photo"
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classname="hot_event" >
Date confirmed. Born February 15, probably 1969. She looks about a year older than Grant in pix-- not two years.
</event>

<event
start="1969-06-29"
end="1969-06-29"
title="Mary and Hank"
description=" "
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link="images/1960s/fullsized/19---.png"
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caption="Hank and Mary Married"
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In Niagara Falls CRC Church.
</event>

<event
start="1969-09-01"
end="1970-06-30"
title="Grade 8."
description="Grade 8."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1970-00-bill-grade-8-formal.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1970-00-bill-grade-8-formal.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Grade 8."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" " >
Teacher: Norman Van Dyke. This was the year I conducted a mini-skirt contest, measuring to see how far above the knee the skirt was, on girls who volunteered for the contest. Several girls-- including Joany, and Ria Brouwer-- kept going to the bathroom to raise her skirt to see if she could do better. Norman Van Dyke was there watching and did nothing to discourage me.
</event>

<event
start="1969-10-01"
end="1969-11-01"
title="CCS Soccer championship."
description="Calvin Christian wins elementary soccer championship.."
image="images/1960s/thumbs/1969-11-soccer-team-ccs-69-70.png"
link="images/1960s/fullsized/1969-11-soccer-team-ccs-69-70.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" "
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tapeRepeat=" "
caption="CCS Soccer Championship"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" school" >
Ernie Pierick was the coach. Did Stuart, Mike Vandermeer really come that year? The photo certainly doesn't look like high school. It's not. We did not win high school championship until much later.
</event>

<event
start="1970-01-25"
end="1970-01-25"
title="Grant Dommasch Born."
description="This is the right date. Therefore photos..."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1972-grant-uncle-ed.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1972-van-dyks.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Grant Dommasch"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Grant was born January 25, 1970. So he is now almost 50 years old.
</event>

<event
start="1970-02-14"
end="1970-02-14"
title="Pete and Sheryl"
description=" "
image="images/1960s/thumbs/19---.png"
link="images/1960s/fullsized/19---.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Pete and Sheryl Married"
icon="../icons/gray.png"
classname=" " >
On cold, wintery day. I think the reception was at the Lion's Club in St. Davids.
</event>

<event
start="1970-07-01"
end="1970-07-01"
title="Trip to Toronto."
description="Trip to Toronto stayed at Pete and Sheryls."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1970-07-n07-toronto-trip-n07.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1970-07-n07-toronto-trip-n07.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/gray.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Same roll of film shows mom and dad's 25th anniversary.
</event>

<event
start="1970-09-01"
end="1971-06-30"
title="Grade 9."
description="Home room teacher probably James Zyl."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1970-09-bill-grade-9.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1970-09-bill-grade-9.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Bill in Grade 9"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
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Took the bus, which circled around Niagara-on-the-Lake. Irene and Margaret Vanderlaan were also still in the Christian School at that point. I remember Helen Vanderwal on the bus, Hilda De Weerd, Bert Prinzen. The battle to get the seats in the back of the bus. Jim Zeyl was our home room teacher -- he washed out after making weird personal comments with sexual overtones to the class.
</event>

<event
start="1971-06-01"
end="1971-06-01"
title="Mini-Morris"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1971-06-mini-morris-ralph-vanderlaan.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1971-06-mini-morris-ralph-vanderlaan.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Mini Morris"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname=" " >
We received the car from Don Van Oostveen's father who wanted to get rid of it. I don't know why mom let me take it. We tore it apart not knowing that the roof was part of the frame, and I put angle irons on the bottom-- it was dangerous and awful.
</event>

<event
start="1971-06-20"
end="1971-06-20"
title="Grace Prinzen."
description="School party at Sherkston Beach."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1970-grace-prinzen.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1970-grace-prinzen.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Kissing Grace."
icon="../icons/pink.png"
classname="hot_event" >
At the school party at Sherkston Beach, Grace and I went for a walk into the dunes, as several class-mates were also doing (including Martin Bakker and Coreen Langendoen). I asked, "do you wanna neck", and she said "sure". So we did. She would have been a year younger than me at the time, so she was about 12, and I was 13. Could this have been in June of 1971 instead? It always seemed like Pat was the very next semester, which would had to be Sep 1971. If so, that strip of film is mis-dated.
</event>

<event
start="1971-06-21"
end="1973-02-03"
title="Grace Prinzen"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1970-grace-prinzen.png"
link="images/1970s/thumbs/1970-grace-prinzen.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Grace Prinzen at Sherkston"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname=" girls" >
Yes, girls, friends, whatever. She was fine about it later in life. Met her again about 25 years later and she was glad to see me, which made me feel good about what our relationship had actually been like. I got the impression that she had kind memories of it. Most likely this was in 1995 or so-- I think it was 25th anniversary of Beacon starting. That could be 1970 when they moved to Trinity Church, or 1968 when they started at Calvin.
</event>

<event
start="1971-09-01"
end="1972-06-30"
title="Grade 10 - "
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1971-09-pat-vandermaas-yearbook.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1971-09-pat-vandermaas-yearbook.png"
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textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Grade 10. "
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" school" >
Home room teacher: probably Ernie Pierick. First year in soccer-- exhibition games, and we did not do well. I think I took some of the photographs for the yearbook.
</event>

<event
start="1971-10-01"
end="1971-10-01"
title="Pat Vandermaas."
description="Pat Vandermaas."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1971-09-pat-vandermaas-yearbook.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1971-09-pat-vandermaas-yearbook.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Pat Vandermaas"
icon="../icons/gray-circle.png"
classname=" " >
Must have been September or October 1971. I must have been in grade 10, and Pat was in grade 9. This picture is from yearbook, so would be close to that date, especially since her hair is quite short. I remember thinking it was quite sexy-- I liked her neck and her ear-lobes. She was wearing a purple turtle neck sweater and let me slide my hand up under it.
</event>

<event
start="1972-01-01"
end="1972-02-20"
title="Ice Storm at Beacon."
description="One grade below me, ran 12.2 100 meters."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1972-01-ice-storm-beacon.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1972-01-ice-storm-beacon.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Beacon Ice Storm"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" " >
(+- month) This was the year we got a fantastic freezing rain storm that coated everything with ice, including the roads. You could skate on the fields. There was a large pond behind the school people went sliding on. There was also a small hockey rink in the same area. Photo from yearbook, so had to be that winter. There was a major storm February 19th in Montreal-- possibly same storm.
</event>

<event
start="1972-03-11"
end="1972-03-11"
title="Lee Ann Green hit by car."
description=" "
image="images/1970s/full-sized/1972-03-13-lee-ann-green-news.png"
link="images/1970s/full-sized/1972-03-13-lee-ann-green-news.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Lee Ann Green hit by car."
icon="../icons/pink.png"
classname=" girls" >
From Hamilton Spectator, Monday's paper, says she "succumbed" to injuries. Grave says March 13, which is a Monday. (Confirm please). So, she was hit on the 11th, and "succumbed" on the 13th, probably. 1972-03-13-lee-ann-green-news.png
</event>

<event
start="1972-03-11"
end="1972-03-11"
title="Lee Ann Green"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbnails/1968-10-lee-green-gr-9.jpg"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1968-10-lee-green-gr-9.jpg"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="And the icon is brown."
icon="../icons/pink.png"
classname=" " >
Hit by car driven by __ at traffic circle in Burlington, while returning from Toronto, hitchhiking. Tragic.
</event>

<event
start="1972-06-01"
end="1973-03-01"
title="Laidlaw Transport"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-02-65-chevy-impala-laidlaw.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1973-02-65-chevy-impala-laidlaw.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" " >
Got a job there through Harvey, a drunk, who lived upstairs with Gloria and little Suzie who was Laura's age. Pretty good job-- paid better than Peter Ton, the farmer I worked for. Had to use some acids and other deadly chemicals to clean the trailers. The drivers washed their own cabs. Boss was Hubert Vander something. I think. Not sure about dates. I generally worked Friday nights until very, very late, usually by myself. I used a yard tractor to pick up trailers and haul them into the garage and clean them.
</event>

<event
start="1972-09-05"
end="1973-06-30"
title="Grade 11"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1972-09-bill-at-high-school-portrait.png"
link=" blue"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Grade 11."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" school" >
I believe Pierick was our homeroom teacher. Might have been Vanderzande. Check it out. This was also the year of the Beacon-London conference, and thus a lot of my films.
</event>

<event
start="1972-10-01"
end="1972-03-11"
title="Lee Ann Green"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1972-03-13-lee-ann-green-news.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1972-03-13-lee-ann-green-news.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Lee Ann Green killed."
icon="../icons/pink.png"
classname=" " >
Lee Ann Green hit by car. Found gravestone in... Wainfleet? Check. Date is correct-- it was a Saturday. Why Wainfleet if she lived in St. Davids? Probably another relative was there. Check photos.
</event>

<event
start="1972-10-07"
end="1972-10-07"
title="Janet and Nancy"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1972-10-01-janet-joanne-gropers.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1972-10-01-janet-joanne-gropers.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Janet and Nancy Grope Me"
icon="../icons/pink.png"
classname=" " >
On a hayride at the Hunse farm in NOTL, these two girls were hovering over me in the second wagon. For some reason, I ended up away from the crowd and from my class. Both of them kept "falling" intentionally and grabbing at my crotch. Took three times before I realized it was not accidental.
</event>

<event
start="1972-10-15"
end="1972-10-15"
title="Beacon soccer."
description="At Hamilton "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-11-soccer-tournament-01.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1973-11-soccer-tournament-01.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
At Hamilton during Canada-U.S.S.R. Hockey Summit. Yes it was-- from Pierick's comments in yearbook, this was a losing year, first time in the Christian High School league.
</event>

<event
start="1972-10-24"
end="1972-10-24"
title="Lara Schat born."
description="Confirmed."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1974-12-fschat-kids-05-76-300.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1974-12-fschat-kids-05-76.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Birthdate. So she was 15 in 1987, 16 in 1988. Noted.
</event>

<event
start="1972-12-01"
end="1972-12-01"
title="Christine Van Dyk (Peter and Sheryl) born."
description="Confirmed."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-74-n16-christine(born1972).png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1973-74-n16-christine.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dull-blue-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Pete and Sheryl were living in a little house on Warner (confirmed) Road. I used to babysit for them sometimes, and Pete actually let me use his car, a 1972 Datsun, I think, a couple of times for dates.
</event>

<event
start="1973-02-01"
end="1973-12-31"
title="1963 Chevy Impala."
description="Pretty sure. Still had Suzuki bike? I guess so."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-02-65-chevy-impala_cu.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1973-02-1965-chevy-impala.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Very nice car but the engine was burning oil by the time we got it and it soon began to use a quart of oil a week, then almost a quart a day. We bought the cheapest oil for it, by the gallon. I am pretty outraged today that Hank tried to convince mom and dad that it was my fault, that I must have been driving too aggressively. I think mom believed it. Also had Suzuki bike at the same time, as evident in picture. So when did Bill Kamps and I ride it the motorcycle to Stratford? We blew rings and I had to drive it back at very slow speeds, on back roads.
</event>

<event
start="1973-03-01"
end="1973-03-15"
title="Variety Night - Beacon."
description="Variety Night at Beacon including play."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-03-variety-night-play-bill.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1973-03-variety-night-play-bill.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Hello"
icon="../icons/maroon.png"
classname=" " >
(+-month) I was in some kind of play about a loud-mouthed kid who would mock everything driving friends and family crazy. Would love to find it now. From Yearbook.
</event>

<event
start="1973-06-01"
end="1973-12-31"
title="House sold - St. Davids."
description="Mom and Dad sell the big house and move to Warner Road."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-06-n12-house-for-sale.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1973-06-n12-house-for-sale.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/gray.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I don't think they did very well on the house-- they may have sold it, in 1973, for about as much as they paid for it in 1961. So note that the picture above, of the 1963 Impala (and others in that strip) are probably actually from late 1973 or early 1974. I thought the house was about $21K.
</event>

<event
start="1973-06-01"
end="1973-06-01"
title="Beacon Staff 1973-74."
description="Beacon Staff 1973-74."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-09-01-beacon-staff.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1973-09-01-beacon-staff.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Note Lambert Zuidevaart, who taught music, and took us to the Dylan concert. This is the only year he is listed in staff pages of the yearbook.
</event>

<event
start="1973-06-21"
end="1973-06-21"
title="Jennifer Dommasch (Juhke) born."
description="Confirmed."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1974-Jennifer-having-lunch.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1974-00-Michael-Laura-Grant-Jennifer.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Jennifer Dommasch"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
That's why I have very few, if any, pictures of her. I was gone to Chicago when she was just over a year old.
</event>

<event
start="1973-07-01"
end="1973-07-01"
title="Moved to Tanbark Rd."
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-06-bills-bed.png"
link="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-06-n12-house-for-sale.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" " >
Must have moved by then-- there is a photo with a reliable date. Besides, I lived there for about two years while I was in high school, driving both the 1963 Chevy Impala, and the Dodge Dart.
</event>

<event
start="1973-09-01"
end="1973-09-01"
title="Meine is at Trinity in Chicago."
description="Confirmed."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-00-00-meine-visser-at-tcc.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1973-00-00-meine-visser-at-tcc.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Meine at Trinity in Chicago"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
So he went to Simon Fraser in 1974-75, then back to Trinity in 1975-76?
</event>

<event
start="1973-09-04"
end="1974-06-26"
title="Grade 12"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-09-01-beacon-staff.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1973-09-01-beacon-staff.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Grade 12"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" school" >
Senior year, in the church building across the driveway, and John Vriend was probably homeroom. Not sure. I wrote "The Rodent", a parody of "The Raven", which went over very well I think. Bert De Bolster snapped a picture of me naked coming out of the shower. Surprisingly, our photo processor for the school yearbook printed it and Ria Brouwer and Frances Koole held on to it for a while.
</event>

<event
start="1973-10-01"
end="1973-11-30"
title="Beacon wins soccer championship."
description="Probably at Eden Christian in Niagara-on-the-Lake."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-11-soccer-triumph.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1973-10-soccer0012.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" maroon"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Beacon wins Soccer championship."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
At Eden in Niagara on the Lake. Very tight final game. This was where I had my breakaway, splitting the defense, and then shooting it over top of the middle of the net. Confirmed from yearbook: this was the ONLY soccer championship at Beacon while I was there.
</event>

<event
start="1974-01-10"
end="1974-01-10"
title="Saw Bob Dylan and the Band, Maple Leaf Gardens."
description="I think someone gave her advice."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1974-01-10-dylan.png"
link="http://www.chromehorse.net/rants/rants2006/20061103_dylan.htm"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Exact date: Toronto, with Lambert Zuidevaart. Confirmed that it was Zuidevaart - yearbook teacher pix. Exact date available from web site with list of Dylan concerts. Note: the HTML link works! This will be very useful.
</event>

<event
start="1974-05-01"
end="1974-06-01"
title="Jackie Veenhof"
description="One grade below me, ran 12.2 100 meters."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1970-05-jackie-100m.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1970-05-jackie-100m.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Jackie Veenhof"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Jackie wanted to get married right after high school: her parents didn't feel that a college education would be of any use to a girl any way. She probably could have gotten an athletic scholarship somewhere: that was a very, very competitive 100 meters.
</event>

<event
start="1974-05-01"
end="1974-05-01"
title="Jackie Veenhof runs 100 meters in 12.2 seconds."
description="Jackie Veenhof runs 100 meters in 12.2 seconds."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1974-05-00-jackie-100m.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1974-05-00-jackie-100m.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Jackie Veenhof runs 100 meters in 12.2 seconds. One of my best pictures ever. Is this a confirmation from the yearbook? Probably. I was yearbook photographer, which was my Grade 12 years.
</event>

<event
start="1974-06-20"
end="1974-06-20"
title="Durham Graduation."
description="Helen graduates form Durham Christian High."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1974-06-20-graduation-durham-christian.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1974-06-20-graduation-durham-christian.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Helen's graduating class from Durham Christian High.
</event>

<event
start="1974-06-30"
end="1974-06-30"
title="Graduated High School."
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1974-06-bill's-graduation.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1974-06-bill's-graduation.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Beacon graduation."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" " >
I think Martin Bakker was valedictorian. I had no plans for college at this time. This picture was taken by Ernie Pierick, who, in a generous gesture, decided to make sure there was a picture of the photographer.
</event>

<event
start="1974-09-01"
end="1975-05-15"
title="Living in Chicago"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1975-06b-n08-summer-75-apt-meal.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1975-06b-n08-summer-75-apt-meal.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="TCC First Year"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname=" " >
Attending Trinity Christian College. First impression: at a campfire on the "the hill" I was trying hard to be funny, joking about "flanged niblicks" from Canada. I remember Terry Brown also clowning around a bit. Roomed with Gary Teune at first, until he bombed out, and then Ray Wieringa, in Vandervelde Hall.
</event>

<event
start="1974-11-10"
end="1974-11-11"
title="Alice Vanderhoek."
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1973-00-00-alice-vanderhoek.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1973-00-00-alice-vanderhoek.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Alice Vanderhoek "
icon="../icons/yellow.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Alice Vanderhoek makes a play. "I would gone a lot further if you'd been nice to me."
</event>

<event
start="1975-05-01"
end="1975-08-31"
title="Lived and worked on campus."
description=" hello"
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1975-06b-n15-neg-bill-tractor.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1975-06b-n15-neg-bill-tractor.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Spent summer working on campus, cutting grass and watching Terry Boerema sunbathe in a tiny bikini at the faculty apartments. Lived in John and Carla Bruinsma's apartment, with Rinke and Jim Ethridge, both of whom quit, homesick, before the end of the summer. At some point, I was going to drive up to Ontario with Pam Koster, and changed my mind at the last minute, which really pissed her off. Then I changed my mind again and drove up anyway, by myself, I believe. I have a vague, uncertain memory of Pam being quiet the next time I saw her. Think about that now-- it looks like I wanted badly to be rid of her for that trip.
</event>

<event
start="1975-05-15"
end="1977-05-15"
title="Dodge Dart!"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-09-n10-tcc-parking-lot-from-dorm-room-77.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-09-1964-dodge-dart.png"
color=" purple"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="1964 Dodge Dart"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Bought from John Hedlin for $100. I painted it myself and put a maple leaf on the hood. It was kind of cool, actually. I changed the shocks and added "load-lifter" springs which gave it quite the stiff ride.
</event>

<event
start="1975-08-01"
end="1975-08-01"
title="I was at ICS conference "
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1975-08-01-ics-conf-5.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1975-08-01-bill-guitar-marcia-ics-conf-5.png"
color=" teal"
textcolor=" blue"
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classname="hot_event" >
I may have driven with Rick Vanderwoude, and I think we went to my parent's house and stayed there overnight. I remember Rick commenting that my parents seemed nice. Near Fort Erie-- Helen has picture of me with guitar. Marcia was there, and Dennys Afman, with Irene! Did we give Helen a ride? At some point, she made breakfast for us (on the way back, probably) in a sheer night-gown which, in the backlit morning, was nearly transparent. Helen has a photo showing Rick's car in the background (a Dodge Demon or similar). That makes sense. In 1976, I was in Calgary so it had to be 1975. Probably we gave Helen a ride home, stayed overnight, then headed back to Chicago.
</event>

<event
start="1975-09-01"
end="1975-09-01"
title="Sophomore Year at TCC"
description="Who else? Can\t remember right now."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1975-00-00-nell-hotke-fred-rick-larry.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1975-00-00-nell-hotke-fred-rick-larry.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Nell Hotke and Fred Kok"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Nancy Smit, Ralph Huizinga, Charles Kooger, Joanne Koole, Nell Hotke, Alice Bos, Bryan Gesch, Dave Guerrin, Kathy Van Drunen. arrive at TCC. Roommate: Charlie Kooger, 2nd floor South Hall, Sid and Pete Heerema were suite-mates. I was editor of the Perc. Could have moved by the end of the academic year-- not sure.
</event>

<event
start="1975-09-01"
end="1975-09-01"
title="Meine Visser"
description="Who else? Cant remember right now."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1977-meine-visser.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1977_-meine-visser.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
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caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I can't remember how we met, but I remember immediately riffing into some absurd dialogue about something or another. People said I should meet him-- we had things in common. He was returning from Simon Fraser University in BC. They lived in an apartment then-- not Cook's old house. He and Cathy used to fight all the time.
</event>

<event
start="1975-09-01"
end="1976-05-15"
title="Living in Chicago- sophomore year."
description="While attending Trinity Christian College"
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1975-09-19-bill-bday-001.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1975-09-19-bill-bday-001.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
It was a great party-- they gave me a film editor. We had made "The Weed" that summer (with Rick Vanderwoude and Ray Leo). Kind of wreckless with the old Ford Truck.
</event>

<event
start="1975-09-01"
end="1975-09-01"
title="Laura Venema"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1975-76-laura-at-canam-game.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1975-76-laura-at-canam-game.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Laura Venema"
icon="../icons/pink.png"
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Hank was going with Laura's room-mate at the time. We hit it off very quickly and headed out to the gym for a walk. At this time in my life, I think I couldn't believe anyone who would love me was worthy of my love. She was very pissed that I took off for Toronto after my suspension for underground bulletins without even telling her. I regret this one: she was bright, beautiful, and very engaging.
</event>

<event
start="1975-11-03"
end="1975-11-03"
title="Letter - Laura Venema. "
description="Letter from Laura."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1975-10-laura-venema.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1975-10-laura-venema.png"
color=" purple"
textcolor=" purple"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/yellow.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Anguished letter about how I didn't even tell her I was going to Toronto after suspension. Suspension-- remember-- was for underground bulletin, not for toilet on roof!
</event>

<event
start="1975-12-20"
end="1975-12-20"
title="Karin Schat made breakfast."
description="Wearing her blue baby dolls."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1975-08-22-karin.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1975-08-22-karin-baby-dolls.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Karin makes breakfast."
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I was giving Helen a ride home and stayed overnight. Helen had to work the next morning so Karin was asked to make me breakfast. She seemed to resent the obligation so she did so, somewhat rudely, in her nighty. Then she sat cross-legged on the floor as I ate reading "Helter Skelter" assuming, as I later learned, that she would never see this bozo ever again. Must have been on way home, but unusual that I would have been by myself with Helen.
</event>

<event
start="1976-01-01"
end="1976-06-30"
title="Ellen Kok"
description="How the marginal works against us."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-04-ellen-kok.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-04-ellen-kok.png"
color=" purple"
textcolor=" "
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caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
This began while we were working on the Percolator together.
</event>

<event
start="1976-01-10"
end="1976-03-08"
title="Dr. Input."
description="With Rick Vanderwoude."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-02-hank-hunse-doctor-input.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-02-bill-movie-camera.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Dr. Input"
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classname="hot_event" >
It was probably Jan - Feb 1976. Sure it was -- Ellen was involved obliquely. Definitely winter (snow in some scenes). It was shown March 8.
</event>

<event
start="1976-02-01"
end="1976-02-01"
title="Dr. Input"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-02-bill-movie-camera.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-02-bill-movie-camera.png"
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textcolor=" "
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caption="Dr. Input"
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Made Dr. Input with Rick Vanderwoude. Ellen involved.
</event>

<event
start="1976-04-01"
end="1976-04-01"
title="John Calvin and the Calvinettes"
description="with Irene, Marcia, and Ellen."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-04-spring-bill-calvinettes.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-04-spring-bill-calvinettes.png"
color=" purple"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="John Calvin and the Calvinettes"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Marcia, Irene, and Ellen as "Calvinettes" for a performance at the Spring talent show at TCC.
</event>

<event
start="1976-05-14"
end="1976-08-31"
title="Working for UGG."
description="Worked for United Grain Growers"
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1977-07a-n03-calgary-ugg-warehouse.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1977-07a-n03-calgary-ugg-warehouse.png"
color=" red"
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caption="Working for UGG. "
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Piet's dad hired Mark, me, Nick, and Piet for the summer, at the Calgary warehouse. I did mostly carpentry work with a bad-tempered ugly man named Marvin, who could only communicate by yelling angrily. We got along fine. I was told that nobody ever lasted with him longer than a few days. Photo from 1977.
</event>

<event
start="1976-05-14"
end="1976-08-31"
title="Living in Calgary."
description="Worked for United Grain Growers"
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-07a-n20-calgary-apt-nick-mark-reading-76.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-07a-n16-feet.jpg"
color=" red"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Living in Calgary with Mark and Nick"
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Lived with Mark, Nick. Charles got a job out in Red Deer where a brother was living. He bought a Chevy but, on the way to Washington State, the valves got very noisy and weird and we lost power. We stopped at the top of a mountain and noticed the stunning sky. Then Henry Bruinsma used an adjustable wrench to tighten the headers and got us to Washington. How did we get back?
</event>

<event
start="1976-06-02"
end="1976-06-02"
title="Mountain climbing, Two-Jacks Lake."
description="Climbed a mountain, rented boats, near Lake Louise."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-06-03-Lake-Louise-helen-dated.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-06-03-Lake-Louise-helen-dated.png"
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The photo is dated. Attended by Helen, Irene, Jackie, Alice Vanderhoek, Cathy De Peuter, Mark Vandervennen, Henry Bruinsma, Charlie Kooger, Dorothe Ellens. A bunch of us went out to the mountains, and boating on a small lake. Then we climbed a nearby mountain.
</event>

<event
start="1976-06-05"
end="1976-06-15"
title="Piet's wedding."
description="Piets wedding in Calgary."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-06-05-calgary-piets-wedding-4.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-06-05-calgary-piets-wedding-4.png"
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caption="Piets Wedding"
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Attended by Helen, Irene, Jackie, Alice Vanderhoek, Cathy De Peuter, Mark Vandervennen, Henry Bruinsma, Charlie Kooger, Dorothe Ellens. A bunch of us went out to the mountains, and boating on a small lake. Helen, Irene, Jackie, Alice Vanderhoek, Cathy De Peuter, Mark Vandervennen, Henry Bruinsma, Charlie Kooger, Dorothe Ellens.
</event>

<event
start="1976-06-19"
end="1976-06-19"
title="Ed - Kathy's wedding."
description="Which I missed-- I was working in Calgary at the time."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-06-19-Ed-Kathy-wedding.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-06-19-Ed-Kathy-wedding.png"
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classname="hot_event" >
I was in Calgary at the time. Mom later mentioned that I hadn't even sent a card or phoned. True. Pretty insensitive of me, but I was not big on "family" at the time.
</event>

<event
start="1976-06-19"
end="1976-06-19"
title="Ed and Kathy"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-06-19-ed-and-kathy.png"
link="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-06-19-ed-and-kathy.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
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caption="Ed and Kathy married, Niagara Falls."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" " >
Ed and Kathy get married in Niagara Falls. I did not even come back for the wedding.
</event>

<event
start="1976-08-10"
end="1976-08-14"
title="Vancouver - visited Yvonne Groen"
description="Drove to Vancouver with Charlie, Mark, Henry, in Charlies chevy."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-08-10-n12a-vancouver-acqarium-2.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-08-10-n12a-vancouver-acqarium-2.png"
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Was almost certainly 1976, living with Mark and Nick in basement apartment. Charlie's car kept breaking down on the way and Henry, miraculously, fixed the headers. He got rid of it soon. Also went to Washington State and visited Trudy Vanderzouwen. Stopped at a small road-side booth for clam chowder, which I always remember as being great.
</event>

<event
start="1976-08-26"
end="1976-08-26"
title="Jethro Tull Concert Calgary"
description="descriiption"
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Sid and I got tickets. The Calgary Stampede Corral was very empty. We were able to wander right up to the edge of the stage. Yet Tull gave a very committed performance. I especially remember "Thick as a Brick"
</event>

<event
start="1976-09-01"
end="1976-10-31"
title="Aborted Junior Year"
description="Quit school in November, I think."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-10-tcc-halloween-76-06.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-10-tcc-halloween-76-06.png"
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textcolor=" "
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caption="Dropped out of TCC."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Who was my room-mate? I think it was Charlie Kooger, with Sid in the other side.
</event>

<event
start="1976-09-10"
end="1976-09-15"
title="Toilet on roof."
description=" ha"
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1977-09-n05-randy-toilet-on-roof.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-09-n05-randy-kok-toilet-roof-prank.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Toilet on Roof"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
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See 1976-1977 yearbook! Trinity Christian College: Junior Year. There is a photo. Iron-clad: in one photo, Randy holds the Sep 20, 1976 issue of Time Magazine - After Mao!
</event>

<event
start="1976-10-22"
end="1976-10-24"
title="Pat Hunse at TCC Reformation Day Rally"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-10-22-pat-hunse-reformation-rally.png"
link=" "
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Pat Hunse at Reformation Rally"
icon="../icons/pink.png"
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I had a long, deep conversation with her: she was getting lots of grief from her local consistory because, if I remember correctly, she was shacking up with someone.
</event>

<event
start="1976-11-15"
end="1977-03-15"
title="In St. Davids-- quit TCC to go to Holland."
description="Stayed home and read and didnt do much else until I had my passport."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-10-tcc-halloween-76-06.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1976-10-tcc-halloween-76-06.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
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caption="Semester Off - Holland"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Stayed home and read and didn't do much else until I had my passport. I think I visited Hank around Christmas time. Was there a party at his small cottage?
</event>

<event
start="1976-12-10"
end="1977-02-01"
title="In Holland."
description="Travelling, met Irene Smit who chickened out."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1976-09-n20y-irene-smit-toronto.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1977-04-holland-irene-smit-dinner.png"
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caption="Bill in Holland."
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I visited the TCC group some time in January (journal). Then met up with Irene Smit who had promised to go to Paris with me, but changed her mind when her aunt told her she would not be welcome back at her house if she did. She knew this, well before I even got my passport, that she would not be able to travel but never told me until I arrived in Holland, because she was lonely and didn't want me to cancel. She did visit at my Uncle Nol's place for at least a night and I accidentally burst into the bathroom while she was naked in front of the mirror. Dates are in journal for this period.
</event>

<event
start="1977-01-13"
end="1977-01-13"
title="Jonathan Schat born."
description=" where?"
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1977-00-00-jonathan-schat.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1977-00-00-jonathan-schat.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
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caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Jonathan Schat born.
</event>

<event
start="1977-01-21"
end="1977-05-15"
title="Helen in Holland."
description="I visited some time in February, I think. Then met up with Irene Smit."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1977-03-holland-program.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1977-04-holland-juliana's-bday-3.png"
color=" purple"
textcolor=" green"
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caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
With the overseas study group, including Rinke, Sonya, Marcia, Charlie. I believe this is really where Marcia and Charlie started their relationship.
</event>

<event
start="1977-03-01"
end="1977-08-31"
title="In Calgary, working for UGG."
description="Few memories of this time period, other than Edmonton trip! Strange interregum."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1977-07a-n16-calgary-cars-at-sjane's.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1977-07a-n16-calgary-cars-at-sjane's.png"
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Stayed with Sjane Heerema for a month or so, then got an apartment on a hill over-looking downtown. Alice Bos dropped by that summer-- she was hitch-hiking out west. She told me cryptically that she was no longer "innocent". Dart broke down; I eventually had Sid tow it to a junkyard outside of town, after replacing it with the 1972 Valiant.
</event>

<event
start="1977-06-15"
end="1979-08-15"
title="1967 Valiant."
description=" Cars."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1977-07-calgary-valiant.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1977-07a-n16-calgary--my-cars-at-sjane's.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
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caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Bought used in Calgary after starter motor or something went wrong on 1964 Dodge Dart. Photo of last view of Dart as I abandoned it at junkyard in Calgary, to be "seized" by customs for nonpayment of duty.
</event>

<event
start="1977-08-01"
end="1977-10-15"
title="Wrote my first novel."
description="First Novel."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1977-07-calgary0002-first-novel.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1977-07-calgary0002-first-novel.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
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caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
While in Calgary, using IBM Selectric Sid and I bought together. He later won the coin flip and got to keep it. My first novel, "The Terrorist", was pretty dark.
</event>

<event
start="1977-09-01"
end="1978-05-15"
title="Joyce Kooger, Karin Schat, Randy Kok."
description="Joyce Kooger, Karin Schat, Randy Kok, arrive at TCC."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1978-05-n12-tcc-karin-joyce-randy-bill.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1978-05-n12-karin-joyce-randy-78.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Karin, Joyce, Randy, Bill"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Who else? Janet Molenaar, Anita Verwoerd. Randy Kok? Can't remember right now. Karin and I almost immediately have a big argument with Karin over German culpability for the holocaust, during which she slapped my face. Karin took Grade 13 and entered as a sophomore.
</event>

<event
start="1977-09-01"
end="1978-05-15"
title="Trinity Christian College: Junior Year."
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1978-03-085-henk-bruinsma.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1978-03-085.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
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caption=" Photo"
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Room-mate: Henk Bruinsma, top floor, South Hall; Sid was suite mate, I believe. Karin and Joyce arrive.
</event>

<event
start="1977-09-01"
end="1978-05-15"
title="Room-mate: Henk Bruinsma."
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1978-03-bill-henry.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1978-03-bill-henry.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Junior year at Trinity."
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Room-mate: Henk Bruinsma, top floor, South Hall; Sid was suite mate, I believe. Janet Molenaar, Anita Verwoerd, Karin Schat, Randy Kok, and Joyce Kooger arrive at Trinity.
</event>

<event
start="1977-09-01"
end="1992-01-01"
title="Ghost of Frigid Hysterics"
description="The loss of innocent desire by corrupted Carolina, 1978-1995"
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1975-08-22-karin.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1975-08-22-karin.png"
color="chartreuse"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Karin"
icon="../icons/pink.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Why is this here?
</event>

<event
start="1977-10-01"
end="1977-10-02"
title="Martha Madany"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1978-05-tcc-helen's-graduation-5.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1978-05-tcc-helen's-graduation-5.png"
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classname="hot_event" >
It is definitely MARTHA (not Marthe). She is now married to Tiemens. Henry oddly told me several times that Martha really liked me. One night around this time, she came to our room looking for Henry-- or maybe not. And then she jumped me, very aggressively and we wrestled around for a while until I realized she wanted something specific. Neither of us ever acknowledged this event later, but she and Henry soon broke up.
</event>

<event
start="1978-03-08"
end="1978-03-08"
title="Joyce Goes for it!"
description="The calculation of demented cross-over submission."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1977-10-n21-3girls.png"
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color=" red"
textcolor=" blue"
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caption="Joyce goes for it."
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname=" " >
Poem dated, very likely very close to the actual date. As we were walking back from Braigel's, she put her arm around my waist and when we got to the bridge, she stopped me, put both arms around me, and French-Kissed me and gave me a long look to check out my reaction.
</event>

<event
start="1978-05-01"
end="1978-05-01"
title="Helen graduates and moves to Chatham to teach."
description="Lived with Ann in apartment on Forest Street."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1978-05-graduation--087.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1978-05-graduation--087.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Helen graduates TCC"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
She then lived with Ann on Forest St. until we got married a year later. Her father and George Antuma found her a 1972 Valiant, which she drove to Chicago occasionally to see me, at least once with Ann.
</event>

<event
start="1978-05-01"
end="1978-05-01"
title="Joyce Karin Randy!"
description=" friends"
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1978-05-n12-tcc-karin-joyce-randy-bill.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1978-05-n12-tcc-karin-joyce-randy-bill.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Joyce Karin and Randy hanging out."
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Randy Kok and others came to Trinity and here we are hanging out in the lounge in South Hall.
</event>

<event
start="1978-05-05"
end="1978-05-05"
title="Ann's Ridiculous Hair"
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1978-05-n0026-ann's-ridiculous-hair-karin-helen.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1978-05-n0026-ann's-ridiculous-hair-karin-helen.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Anns Ridiculous Hair"
icon="../icons/dark-blue.png"
classname=" " >
Ann's hairstyle at the time-- compare for other dates. This date is relatively certain generally, though exact date is not, yet.
</event>

<event
start="1978-06-01"
end="1983-08-01"
title="1972 Plymouth Valiant."
description="Brown car."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1981-07c-n02-helen-washing-valiant.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1979-05a-n15a-tcc-nancy-howard.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="1972 Plymouth Valiant"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Helen's dad bought it for her with help from George Antuma. There is a picture dated August 1983, in our house on 112 O'Neill St.
</event>

<event
start="1978-09-01"
end="1979-05-15"
title="TCC Senior Year."
description=" "
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1978-10-bill-gtr.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1978-10_-tcc-7602-bill-gtr.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="TCC Senior Year"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Single room; Hans De Mildt. Gwendy Kooger.
</event>

<event
start="1978-09-01"
end="1979-05-01"
title="Senior Year!"
description="The calculation of demented cross-over submission."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1979-tcc-hans-guitar.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1979-tcc-hans-guitar.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="TCC Senior Year"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Hans De Mildt is my suite-mate
</event>

<event
start="1978-10-01"
end="1978-10-01"
title="Ann snorks it!"
description="The calculation of demented cross-over submission."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1978-03-ann-snorkle.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1978-03-ann-snorkle.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Ann's hilarious ability to stick cigarettes into her nose. That card! So much fun. Wonder where else she can stick it?
</event>

<event
start="1979-05-15"
end="1979-05-15"
title="Last Day in Chicago"
description="Moved to Chatham."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1979-05a-n15a-tcc-nancy-howard.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1979-05a-n15a-tcc-nancy-howard.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Last Day in Chicago"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Bidding a sad farewell, at least for Howard. We spent a lot of time playing guitar together and talking about girls and smoking the last year. He liked Karin but was too shy to say anything to her. He was also a classic psych student: blatantly trying to analyze you without showing it.
</event>

<event
start="1979-06-01"
end="1979-10-01"
title="221 Forest St. Apartment."
description="A small apartment on second floor."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1979-06-chatham-jackie-helen-ann.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1979-06-chatham-jackie-helen-ann.png"
color=" black"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="221 Forest St."
icon="../icons/maroon.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Ann and Helen lived there for a while; Ann unhappily had to move when Helen and I got married. She moved to a small apartment closer to the river, I believe.
</event>

<event
start="1979-07-14"
end="2018-07-14"
title="Marriage 39 - Years"
description="Helen Edith Schat - Bill Van Dyk"
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1979-07-14-114-tecumseh-park.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1979-July-Bill-and-Helen-at-their-rehearsal.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Marriage"
icon="../icons/pink.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Nearing 40 years.
</event>

<event
start="1979-07-14"
end="1979-07-14"
title="Bill and Helen"
description=" "
image="images/1960s/thumbs/1979-07-14-wedding.png"
link="images/1960s/fullsized/1979-07-14-wedding.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Bill and Helen Married in Chatham"
icon="../icons/dull-blue-circle.png"
classname=" " >
In Chatham, in Calvary CRC, by Ron Fischer. Steven Van Dyk was ring-bearer and Stacey Schat was flower girl.
</event>

<event
start="1979-09-01"
end="1980-06-27"
title="Taught at Chatham District Christian."
description="Henry Kooy was principal."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1980-12-n04-mitty-louis-brenda-cindy-john.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1980-12-n04-mitty-louis-brenda-cindy-john.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Taught a "remedial" class of six in the "doghouse", subbed occasionally, and ended up directing "Walter Mitty".
</event>

<event
start="1979-10-01"
end="1982-05-30"
title="Lived at 147 Forest St. Chatham (Mrs. Curtin)."
description="We must have moved by November."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1981-10b-n01-fred-roofing-2.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1981-10b-n01-fred-roofing-2.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="147 Forest St."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Christmas was at our house one of these years.
</event>

<event
start="1979-10-05"
end="1979-10-07"
title="Visited Chicago."
description="Chicago Visit."
image="images/1970s/thumbs/1979-10-00-n13-chicago-1.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1979-10-00-n13-chicago-1.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Visited Chicago"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" " >
(!) Jackie, Bryan, Kathy, Meine. Trip to Chicago with Helen, stayed at Jackie's apartment somewhere near 95th street, I think. This photo is from that trip!
</event>

<event
start="1980-01-01"
end="1980-04-01"
title="Reason to Rejoice."
description=" "
image="images/1980s/thumbs/reason2rejoice.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/reason2rejoice.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Reason to Rejoice"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Met Fred Feyen at rehearsals for CDCSS Choir performing "Reason to Rejoice". I played electric guitar. I taught the small grade 9 class this year. Are there no pictures in the yearbook?
</event>

<event
start="1980-06-01"
end="1980-06-01"
title="Emceed Hank and Joanne's Wedding."
description="I think I stunk at it."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1980-06a-n07-bill--singing-hank-joanne-wedding.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1980-06a-n07-bill--singing-hank-joanne-wedding.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I was the MC. I do not remember much about it. I did a song. What song?
</event>

<event
start="1980-07-05"
end="1980-07-05"
title="Brian and Kathy Gesch Married"
description=" "
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1980-07a-n00a-bryan-kathy's-wedding.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1980-07a-n00a-bryan-kathy's-wedding.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Biyan and Kathy Gesch Married."
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I was best man. Surprised it was not Dave Guerin. I sang a song, did a toast, I suppose. I think we did "When I'm 64". Very little memory of the event. Who was the girl I was paired with? It is BRIAN, not Bryan. Confirmed. Date was mostly like July 5, a Saturday.
</event>

<event
start="1980-09-01"
end="1981-06-27"
title="Writing and subbing occasionally."
description="For Henry Kooy."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1980-12-n04-mitty-louis-brenda-cindy-john.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1980-12-n04-mitty-louis-brenda-cindy-john.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I also directed Walter Mitty, the CDCSS drama production that year.
</event>

<event
start="1981-01-01"
end="1981-06-27"
title="Barb Schouten lived with us. "
description="She got married that summer."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1981-01a-n23a-barb-schouten.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1981-01a-n23a-barb-schouten-2.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Notes here
</event>

<event
start="1981-01-01"
end="1985-06-27"
title="Jubilee "
description=" Music."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1981-01a-jubilee-n0003.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1981-01a-jubilee-n0003.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Jubilee"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Fred and I met while working on "Reason to Rejoice" with Calvin Davies. Then we decided to get together and jam and have some fun, which evolved into Jubilee.
</event>

<event
start="1981-02-20"
end="1981-02-20"
title="Jubilee (Potpourri Band) debuts at CLAC banquet in Chatham."
description="Description."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1981-01a-n08b-marg-feyen-piano-calvary-crc-clac.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1981-01a-n08b-marg-feyen-piano-calvary-crc-clac.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="Jubilee at CLAC Dinner"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
We performed "Factory" but mostly did singalongs. This photo is probably actually from a rehearsal but very close to the actual date. Sally Kater just hijacked herself right in there, without being asked.
</event>

<event
start="1981-07-11"
end="1981-07-12"
title="Bob De Jonge came over, jammed with me."
description=" "
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1981-08a-n16-bob-dejonge-bill.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1981-08a-n16-bob-dejonge-bill.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Bob De Jonge"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Recorded in, front room at 147 Forest St. Testing. I still have the recording of those sessions. We did "Bad Moon Rising" and various other songs. Kind of strange that Bob dropped by-- I think he was still interested in Helen at the time. Maybe Karin.
</event>

<event
start="1981-09-01"
end="1986-06-27"
title="Taught at Chatham District Christian."
description="For Henry Kooy, then Herman Proper."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1984-11a-n07-bill-in-classroom-3.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1984-11a-n07-bill-in-classroom-3.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Teaching at CDCSS."
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Mass media, English, Typing, even Music. Yes, Music.
</event>

<event
start="1981-10-01"
end="1981-10-01"
title="Nikon EM."
description=" cameras"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1981-10b-n28-bill-new-nikon-em.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1981-10b-n28-bill-new-nikon-em.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Purchased Nikon EM, probably from Black's, with flash. Decent if not great camera, partly manual. 35mm of course.
</event>

<event
start="1981-11-01"
end="1983-03-01"
title="1976¿ Dodge van."
description="We still had the Valiant! Confirmed!"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1981-11a-n20-dodge-van.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1981-11a-n20-dodge-van.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Dodge Van"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
There is a picture, obviously because we just bought it, in negatives 198111a. We did not have it for very long. We bought a Lada shortly afterwards.
</event>

<event
start="1981-12-31"
end="1982-01-01"
title="New Year's with Fred and Marg."
description="Spent New Years Eve with Fred and Marg."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1982-01-01-n20a-rondeau-with-feyens.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1982-01-01-n20a-rondeau-with-feyens.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname="hot_event" >
The next day, we went to Rondeau with our cameras and took pictures. I used Black and White Film.
</event>

<event
start="1982-02-01"
end="1982-02-01"
title="Meine visits us in Chatham."
description=" travel"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1982-02a-meine-helen-chatham-n12a.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1982-02a-meine-helen-chatham-n12a.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Pictures. Date not exact by any means.
</event>

<event
start="1982-03-14"
end="1982-03-14"
title="With Helen in Toronto visiting Karin."
description=" travel"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1982-02-00a-karin-toronto-n05.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1982-02-00a-karin-toronto-n05.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Visiting Karin in Toronto."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Pictures.
</event>

<event
start="1982-05-01"
end="1989-07-01"
title="Lived at 112 O'Neill St."
description=" "
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1983-12-15-n15-bill-paul-bizzard.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1983-12-15-n15-bill-paul-bizzard.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="ONeill St."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Rented at first, then purchased from Ray Vandersluis' mom. She gave us an exceptionally good deal because we taught at the Christian Schools. I think it was $80k. We severed the two halves, after some fighting with City Hall, and sold them for about $61K each. This got us into home ownership.
</event>

<event
start="1982-07-01"
end="1982-07-05"
title="Visited Chicago."
description=" trips"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1982-07-n11-chicago-helen-cathy-kids.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1982-07-n11-chicago-helen-cathy-kids.png"
color=" yellow"
textcolor=" yellow"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Visited Chicago."
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Pictures of Jackie, Meine, kids.
</event>

<event
start="1982-08-02"
end="1982-08-09"
title="Cottage near Parry Sound"
description=" "
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1982-08-09-cottage-parry-sound-shebe-resort.png"
link="images/1970s/fullsized/1982-08-09-cottage-parry-sound-shebe-resort.png"
color=" mauve"
textcolor=" mauve"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
With Karin, Jun, Fred and Henny, Aafke, Douwe. I think Anne was there for the first few days, and then I brought her back to Toronto.
</event>

<event
start="1982-08-02"
end="1982-08-05"
title="ICS Conference, Rinke, Sonya."
description="Was this the year I played in the band?"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1982-08a-n01-ics-conference-05-helen-van.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1982-08a-n01-ics-conference-05-helen-van.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="ICS conference Niagara"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
And Jackie was there (see pix). We camped at a provincial campground across the creek, rather than in the ICS Tent Ghetto. Did I play that year? Can't remember.
</event>

<event
start="1983-03-01"
end="1989-08-01"
title="1982 Lada."
description="Which we drove to Chicago in October."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1983-03a-n11-helen-paul-lada.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1984-05a-n17a-12-lada-wash.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="1982 Lada"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Which we drove to Chicago in October. Not sure when we sold it to Len Moelker but it was after 1989-07-29 (it's in the barn at Tissiman house on video). We must have kept it while we had the Fairmont and well into the Malibu years. Actually, a pretty nice car, with a hilarious owner's manual, in Russian-accent English. It broke down in Michigan, I believe. I think we needed a fan belt. I told the auto parts guy it was a Fiat because I didn't want trouble but when he couldn't find the part, I told him it was a Lada. Actually, a pretty nice car, with a hilarious owner's manual, in Russian-accent English.
</event>

<event
start="1983-06-22"
end="1983-06-24"
title="Bryan and Kathy Gesch visit, with Rudy."
description="Bryan Kathy Gesch - last time we saw them."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1983-06-22-n05-bryan-gesch-barbeque-chatham.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1983-06-22-n05-bryan-gesch-barbeque-chatham.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Here for a few days, with Rudy. Not altogether comfortable and I believe it was the last real visit with someone I was best man for at his wedding.
</event>

<event
start="1983-11-12"
end="1983-11-12"
title="Stan quits Jubilee."
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Stan didn't like my ideas about the future of Jubilee, focusing more on performance songs. I suspect his reasons were more complex than that. He sold his bass and bought a tent trailer.
</event>

<event
start="1984-03-01"
end="1984-04-30"
title="Recording on Fostex 250."
description="Rented from Strings and Things, using Casio for beat, original songs."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1984-03a-n15-bill-recording.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1984-03a-bill-recording.png"
color=" mauve"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Recorded several original songs-- quite a few, in fact. Eventually led to Good Question concert and tape. Songs "Landlord", "401", "Africa", and so on.
</event>

<event
start="1984-04-05"
end="1984-04-05"
title="Apple IIc: my first computer."
description="Bought from MicroAge."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1984-05a-n11a-14-new-apple-iic.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1984-05a-new-appleiic.png"
color=" mauve"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I was absolutely the first person I knew to buy a personal computer, except for Bernie Kruisselbrink and Harry Van Dyke maybe (he bought an AT clone around this time). Borrowed the money from Helen's parents, which we paid back quickly.
</event>

<event
start="1985-03-05"
end="1985-03-05"
title="Teaching at CDCSS."
description="Teaching at CDCSS."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1985-03a-n05-grade-9-karen-bishop.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1984-11a-n07-bill-in-classroom-3.png"
color=" mauve"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Taught some English, typing, even music.
</event>

<event
start="1985-06-30"
end="1985-07-06"
title="Camping at Pinery."
description="vacation."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1985-06b-n13-pinery-park-17.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1985-06b-n13-pinery-park-17.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Camping at Pinery Park"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Camped at Pinery Park.
</event>

<event
start="1985-07-01"
end="1989-07-01"
title="Bought First House "
description="Bought first house"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1983-12-15-n15-house-o'neill-blizzard.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1983-12-15-n15-house-o'neill-blizzard.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="House ONeill St"
icon=" "
classname="Bought first hou" >
Bought from Mrs. Vandersluis for 80k. Sold later for 122K (around 1984). Not sure about date. Look it up. She gave us a sweet deal because we were Christian School teachers.
</event>

<event
start="1985-07-20"
end="1985-07-20"
title="Ann and Al married."
description="marriage."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1985-07-20b-n07-ann-al's-wedding-11.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1985-07-20b-n07-ann-al's-wedding-11.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Married in Toronto. Relatively small, low priced affair. 1985-07-20b-n07-ann-al's-wedding-11.png
</event>

<event
start="1985-07-30"
end="1985-07-30"
title="Storybook Gardens."
description="Storybook Gardens."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1985-07-30-storybook-gardens.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1985-07-30-storybook-gardens.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Storybook Gardens"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Took Paul and Danielle to Storybook gardens with Grandpa and Grandma Schat. Right after mom and dad's 40th anniversary at Beacon restaurant, Vineland.
</event>

<event
start="1985-08-10"
end="1985-08-10"
title="Jubilee in the Gym."
description="Jubilee Jam Session in CDCSS Gym."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1985-08-10-jubilee-gym.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1985-08-10-jubilee-gym.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Jubilee jam session in gym"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Just for fun. Jam session doing "Bad Moon Rising", "Monster Mash", etc., with kids running around. There is dated video of the event.
</event>

<event
start="1986-04-22"
end="1986-04-22"
title="Bert Van Dyk died."
description="What was the date?"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1984-07b-opa-oma-paul-danielle.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1984-07b-opa-oma-paul-danielle.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/gray.png"
classname="hot_event" >
April 22, 1986. Born 1908-08-11.
</event>

<event
start="1986-05-17"
end="1986-05-17"
title="Karin and Jun."
description="marriage."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1986-05-17-n24-karin-jun's-wedding-douwe-karinjun.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1986-05-17-n24-karin-jun's-wedding-douwe-karinjun.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Karin and Jun Married"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Get married in Toronto. Karin wears a kimono.
</event>

<event
start="1986-05-31"
end="1986-06-01"
title="Trip to St. Catharines."
description="Unknown details."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1986-06-01-port-dalhousie-paul-danielle-helen.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1986-06-01-port-dalhousie-paul-danielle-helen.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="St. Catherines"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Visited St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie, with Paul and Danielle. Photos are dated.
</event>

<event
start="1986-06-01"
end="1986-07-01"
title="Volunteered St. Leonard's Society."
description=" Ron Grainger"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/jesus_use_me.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Volunteered at St. Leonards Society"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I would have been employed at the half-way house, but they didn't get of the ground until much later due to community opposition. Ron Grainger and the hot little secretary. It was a little surreal. But here was where I first started learning dBase.
</event>

<event
start="1986-06-01"
end="1986-06-02"
title="Trip to Chicago."
description="Unknown details."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1986-06a-n06-meine-bill-chicago.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1986-06a-n06-meine-bill-chicago.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Trip to Chicago"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Visited Chicago by myself, stayed overnight at Jackie's probably. I definitely did that once or twice.
</event>

<event
start="1986-09-01"
end="1986-11-01"
title="Worked at Erie Glass for Ron Stronks."
description=" "
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1993-00-erie_glass.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1993-00-erie_glass.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Erie Glass"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" work" >
With a Postma-- not Steve, I think. Nice guy. Notes here Wonder what he's doing now? He was a good worker and showed me some of the ropes. I remember the first time we carried a new windows from the truck, it was too heavy for me-- we gripped it with gloves on the sides-- and I had to put it down for a second. I didn't know that putting it down on the concrete would destroy the "seal". Cost Ron Stronks a pretty penny, but he was pretty reasonable about it.
</event>

<event
start="1986-11-01"
end="1992-07-01"
title="Worked at Lester B. Pearson Centre in Chatham."
description="Julie Farrell."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1989-06b-n28-lpc-offices-82xx.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1988-03-lpc-lada-helen-picking-me-up.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Worked at Lester B. Pearson Centre"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Hired by Julie Farrell, who, I discovered by accident (going through filing cabinets), had connived her way into the position by telling staff she had been appointed assistant executive director by the previous executive director who had just been fired. Then revealing that the current CEO was having an affair with a board member. It was something like that. I met Susan Powers in waiting area, thought she was Julie, and had a charming conversation with her. Susan was Volunteer Coordinator.
</event>

<event
start="1987-02-01"
end="1987-02-01"
title="Meine visits me in Chatham."
description="Meine visits me in Chatham.."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1987-02-meine-in-chatham.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1987-02-meine-in-chatham.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Meine in Chatham"
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Don't remember much. Was he on his way to apply for a teaching position somewhere? Maybe St. Catharines? From photos, I think. Yes, a photo on that sequence of negatives.
</event>

<event
start="1987-05-02"
end="1987-05-02"
title="Spoke from his cloak. Trinity Project Glen Audrey Turner."
description="LPC Video Project"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1987-06-00-n05-all-you-need-is-love-crew-party-2.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1987-06-00-n05-all-you-need-is-love-crew-party-2.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Pearson Centre Video Project - Glen and Audrey Turner "
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
So she was 15 and six months. In my daybook from that time, notes about Ruth Baleka as video resource, Glen and Audrey Turner, who were going to play the parents. Later, a note about talking to Melanie, assuming Kranenburg. On the schedule for May 2, 10:00 a.m., video?
</event>

<event
start="1987-06-01"
end="1990-05-01"
title="Women's Centre - Joy Pyymaki."
description="Joy Pyymaki"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/jesus_use_me.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/jesus_use_me.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Chatham Kent Womens Centre "
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname="hot_event" >
started with Trinity project... very strange situation. Through the Pearson Center, I met Joy Pyymaki and her staff and began doing occasional consulting work at the Women's Shelter. I will always remember that whenever I came to the front door, I was greeted with overt hostility, until the volunteer answering the door found out I was a consultant. Joy and Julie were both attempting to sabotage the project because they wanted the project funding for their own programs and they didn't like the director of Family Services.
</event>

<event
start="1987-06-01"
end="1987-07-01"
title="Paul's broken foot."
description="had a walker"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1987-06-kids-driveway-paul-cast-n24.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1987-06-kids-driveway-paul-cast-n24.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Pauls broken foot."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Pictures from this date, his left foot in a cast.
</event>

<event
start="1987-06-01"
end="1987-06-01"
title="All You Need is Love at CDCSS"
description=" plays"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1987-06-all-you-need-is-love-cast-crew-party.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1987-06-all-you-need-is-love-cast-crew-party.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Play at CDCSS"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Cast party pictures at my house from this date. We watched video of play, which has been lost. The Elzinga boys were game to act in it but never got around to memorizing their lines.
</event>

<event
start="1987-09-01"
end="1987-10-01"
title="Yamaha DX100 Keyboard"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/gray-circle.png"
classname=" class" >
Rented Yamaha DX100 keyboard for recording original songs. Noted version of Paris 76 and other songs with horns, etc. Drum machine as well.
</event>

<event
start="1987-10-16"
end="1987-10-16"
title="Trip to Chicago"
description=" Chicago"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1986-06a-n06-meine-bill-chicago.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1986-06a-n06-meine-bill-chicago.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Trip to Chicago to visit Meine."
icon="../icons/dark-red-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
In my day book from that time. I don't see any pictures, possibly because they are miss-dated or I didn't take any. This picture is from a trip in June 1986.
</event>

<event
start="1988-06-01"
end="1989-07-13"
title="1978 Ford Fairmont."
description="The Malibu replaced it."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1988-07-01-n17a-fairmont-3.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1988-07-01-n17a-fairmont-3.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Picture dated 1988-07, probably right after we bought it (being waxed). It was time to replace the Lada, which we eventually sold to Len Moelker no earlier than July 1989-- there is video if it in the garage at 116 Tissiman. But the Fairmont had problems stalling in wet weather. Referred to in very funny Christmas letter, 1988. Hard to find a picture but the Malibu replaced it and it's definitely there by 1989-07. Helen had an accident with it 1989-06
</event>

<event
start="1988-08-01"
end="1988-08-14"
title="Storybook Gardens"
description="With Helens parents."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1988-08-01storybook-gardens300.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1988-08-01storybook-gardens.png"
color=" teal"
textcolor=" teal"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Storybook Gardens"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Trip with Grandpa and Grandma Schat.
</event>

<event
start="1989-03-09"
end="1989-03-09"
title="LPC Staff Retreat at the Guild in Scarborough."
description="LPC Retreat"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1989-03-09-lpc-retreat-guild-scarborough-braddavis.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1989-03-09-lpc-retreat-guild-scarborough-braddavis.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Very strange weekend at this retreat facility. There was a pool A singalong in someone's room with my guitar, and Mark Ragg's guitar: mostly me, Brad, Mark. The video is a good guide as to who was there at the time.
</event>

<event
start="1989-03-16"
end="1989-03-16"
title="Acquired Yamaha DX-100 Keyboard"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" class" >
From a guy named Rick Francis, along with a Peavy Bandit Amplifier (65 watts). This is the mini kb I recorded with, not the DX-11 I acquired later.
</event>

<event
start="1989-06-01"
end="1989-06-01"
title="Helen's accident- Fairmont."
description="Helen had an accident with it 1989-06."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1989-06-00-helen's-accident-fairmont.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1989-06-00-helen's-accident-fairmont.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Helen had an accident with the 1978 Ford Fairmont wagon. I think it was the result of backing into the highway from Dreise's place. Damaged the bumper.
</event>

<event
start="1989-06-30"
end="1994-06-30"
title="116 Tissiman Ave. Chatham"
description="Bought house from Tolsmas."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1991-08bc-n36b-christopher-helen-front-porch.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1991-08-n36b-christopher-helen116-tissiman.jpg"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
A really nice house, with a wonderful barn/garage out back, a tree-house, sand-box, garden. Great space for us at the time. The second floor of the barn was a great storage area. There was a ladder that you pulled down with a rope. Lots of workbench space.
</event>

<event
start="1989-06-30"
end="1989-07-29"
title=" Nikki 1"
description=" "
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1989-07-01-n04-nikki.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1989-07-01-n04-nikki.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Nikki 1"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" " >
Video dated July 7, 1989 shows Nikki 1 in the backyard with the kids. He is 3.5 months old on this date. This is definitely at 116 Tisssiman, so the photo is dated wrong.
</event>

<event
start="1989-07-01"
end="1989-07-01"
title="Takamine Guitar."
description="Mentioned in Christmas Letter.."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1996-05-20-n14-calvin-bill-hank-3.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1996-05-20-n14-calvin-bill-hank-3.png"
color=" purple"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Purchase Takamine Guitar"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Christmas letter from 1989 confirms it. Purchased from Strings and Things. My first one was a dud. They replaced it with the much nicer ash-colored model I own today. This picture is from 1996, seven years later.
</event>

<event
start="1989-07-01"
end="1989-07-01"
title="Paul Vanderkooy."
description="Mentioned in Christmas Letter."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1991-03-09-paul-vanderkooy-gq-concert.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1991-03-09-paul-vanderkooy-gq-concert.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Paul Vanderkooy"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Paul Vanderkooy moved to Chatham, teaching at CCS, with Helen. We connected somewhere and started jamming together. I believe I first started jamming with Brad, and then Paul joined us. Around this time, Susan Vanderkooy began to "recover" memories of sexual abuse by her father. In retrospect, the "recovered" portion of this episode raises suspicions. Susan eventually left Paul for someone else and lived with him in GR. They might have gotten back together eventually. They now live in Nova Scotia.
</event>

<event
start="1989-07-15"
end="1997-04-01"
title=" Malibu."
description="Chevrolet Malibu"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1993-06c-n09-malibu.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1993-06c-n09.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Malibu"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname=" special" >
There is a picture dated 1991 showing the Malibu in driveway. Christmas letter from 1989 confirms: we bought Malibu that year! Helen's dad heard from George Antuma that someone had traded in this nice Malibu and the dealer was willing to sell it to us for the trade-in value he gave on it. About $3,000 I think. It was a pretty good deal.
</event>

<event
start="1989-08-26"
end="1989-08-26"
title="Roger Grootenboer marries Debbie Vanderende"
description=" Wedding"
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1989-08-26-Roger-Debbie-wedding.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1989-08-26-Roger-Debbie-wedding.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Roger and Debbie"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
At one point Roger, who was dreaming the entire time, almost kissed Mr. Vanderende, after guiding him to his seat, and he almost kissed him back.
</event>

<event
start="1990-06-01"
end="1990-07-01"
title="Recording Good Question"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1990-06b-n03-good-question-by-studio.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1990-07-n03-by-studio.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="Good Question Recording"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Recorded with Brad Davis, Fred Feyen, Paul Vanderkooy, Lara Schat. We rehearsed at our house for some time before recording. Really was a great experience. Steve Fowler and Sean Meriano engineered. The studio was owned by Tony Meriano. Strings and Things was owned by Tony Meriano and Clint Benoot. Recording engineer was Steve Fowler.
</event>

<event
start="1990-08-19"
end="1990-08-19"
title="Douwe Schat died."
description=" death."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1989-07-14-n21-45th-anniversary-1.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1989-07-14-n21-45th-anniversary-1.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="This is the events caption"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
In Chatham, at apartment, of heart attack.
</event>

<event
start="1990-12-22"
end="1990-12-22"
title="Christmas in Orangeville."
description="Christmas in Orangeville"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1990-12-22-xmas-orangeville-helen.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1990-12-22-xmas-orangeville-helen.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage="blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="This is the events attribute. "
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
At Jun and Karin’s. There is a video.
</event>

<event
start="1991-03-09"
end="1991-03-09"
title="Good Question Concert "
description="descriiption"
image="../mages/1990s/thumbs/1991-03b-n13-09_4-gq-concert-12.png"
link="../mages/1990s/thumbs/1991-03b-n13-09_4-gq-concert-12.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Good Question Concert"
icon="../icons/gray-circle.png"
classname=" class" >
From calendar book for 1991, at 8:00 p.m., Green Room, Chatham Cultural Centre
</event>

<event
start="1991-03-09"
end="1991-03-09"
title="Good Question Concert"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1991-03b-n13-09_4-gq-concert-12.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1991-03-01-n13-good-question-concert.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Good Question Concert"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
With Lara and Greg Groen, Brad Davis, Fred Feyen, Paul Vanderkooy. At the Chatham Cultural Center, in the Green room. Michelle kept telling me that some of the Pearson Center were rude and made fun of us, but the CRC crowded appeared to really like it. Greg Groen was a huge mistake: he couldn't play straight.
</event>

<event
start="1991-09-21"
end="1991-09-21"
title="Polly Vanden Spiegel wedding."
description="Polly Vandenspiegel gets married."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1991-09-21-polly-vandenspiegel-wedding.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1991-09-21-polly-vandenspiegel-wedding.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Pollys Wedding"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I videotaped it for her using LPC camcorder probably. I remember hearing that he was a jerk and that Polly was somewhat desperate.
</event>

<event
start="1992-02-22"
end="1992-02-23"
title="Visit to Chicago, TCC - VIDEO."
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1992-02-22chicago-tcc300.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1992-02-22chicago-tcc.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="Visit to Chicago TCC"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Pretty good video of Bill, Meine, Kathy wandering campus. Engaged with students wandering around. Checked out all the dorms, the new library.
</event>

<event
start="1992-07-01"
end="1992-07-01"
title="LPC Employment Terminated"
description="No surprise."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1989-06b-n28-lpc-offices-82xx.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1989-06b-n14-bob-schives.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname="hot_event" >
A few years later, the staff unionized, and Julie Farrell was eventually dismissed.
</event>

<event
start="1992-08-04"
end="1992-10-31"
title="Cabaret with Theatre Kent"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1992-10-bill-erica-henderson-at-cabaret.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1992-10-bill-erica-henderson-at-cabaret.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Cabaret with Theatre Kent"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Laura Callingham, Tom Coatsworth, Steve and Noreen Donnell, Steve Repuski, Stacey Stevenson, Marg Dupuis, Erica Henderson, Scott, Peter, Louis, Candace, and more. I wrote a play, "The Last Chauvinist", which received approval from Theatre Kent for production in the green room-- not the main stage. But we moved before it could go.
</event>

<event
start="1993-06-17"
end="1993-06-17"
title="Leonard Cohen - O'Keefe Centre"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/default.png"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/default.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Found ticket. It was the O'Keefe Centre, now known as Meridian Hall (was also "Hummingbird" for a time). I believe I went alone.
</event>

<event
start="1993-06-17"
end="1993-06-17"
title="Leonard Cohen - Massey Hall"
description="Leonard Cohen Concert."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/leonard_cohen.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1993-06-17-leonard-cohen.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Leonard Cohen Massey Hall"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
According to Christmas Letter. "We" saw him. Was there a time we saw him with Ann and Al? Maybe that was at Roy Thompson Hall.
</event>

<event
start="1993-07-01"
end="1993-07-01"
title="DeZoetes leave Chatham."
description="Moved to Hamilton."
image="images/1980s/thumbs/1987-07-beach-port-burwell-dezoetes-douwe.png"
link="images/1980s/fullsized/1987-07-beach-port-burwell-dezoetes-douwe.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) And move to Hamilton. Reported in 1993 Christmas letter.
</event>

<event
start="1993-10-01"
end="1993-10-01"
title="Laura Dommasch's marries Brad Crichton"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1993-10a-n08a-laura-wedding300.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1993-10a-n08a-laura-wedding.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Laura and Brad"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Laura Dommasch married to Brad Crichton. I video-taped the wedding. Danielle was flower girl. Date from letter is pretty darn close. Don't have exact day yet.
</event>

<event
start="1993-12-02"
end="1993-12-02"
title="Irene (Vermeer) Bakker died."
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1992-06a-n10-bakkers-doorway-2.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1992-06a-n10-bakkers-doorway-2.png"
color=" black"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Irene (Vermeer) Bakker died."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Of cancer. There was, for a time, a fervent belief that a "miracle" had happened and she was cured. It came back with a vengeance. She died at home. Sid called the girls in to see her after she died. That's a detail I remember.
</event>

<event
start="1994-05-20"
end="1994-05-20"
title="Hired by CH."
description=" ha"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1994-05-bill-and-hazel-scott.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1994-05--bill-and-hazel-scott-new-staff.png"
color=" green"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) After interview with Don Janzen, then Murray MacKenzie and Noel Churchman. I replaced Ted Robbins as Office Manger. Ted also worked with Xerox managing computers. Ted went full-time facilities, I believe.
</event>

<event
start="1994-07-08"
end="1999-07-01"
title="14 Murray Hill Court, Kitchener"
description="Moved to Kitchener"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1994-06b-n14-new-house-kitchener-1.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1994-06-bn14new-house-kitchener.jpg"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="Murray Hill Court"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="Moved to Kitchen" >
Moved there from Chatham, until move to 11 Ramblewood Way 1999. Lovely house on a court, nice pool for the kids, open field behind us (later filled by a condo).A house we liked a lot, though it was not large. The pool was great. Good neighborhood. Our kids playedlots of ball hockey and other games with the neighbors, including Barney, Sarah, Beverly, Yann and Emmanual... Exact date is July 8. Truck to be returned by 8:00 a.m. Saturday.
</event>

<event
start="1994-07-22"
end="1997-07-13"
title="1984 Honda Accord."
description="Added 2nd car for Helen."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1994-10-1984accord-malibu.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1994-10-1984-accord-house-from-street.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="1984 Honda Accord"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
There is a bw picture from 1997-12 showing 1984 Accord fender damage. Purchased July 22, 1994. Really liked driving it: very nice feel on the road. Broke down in Harriston where I bumped into Henry Westendorp, who invited me to his house for dinner, while trying to help me get it running. Eventually had to go to dealer: it was the timing belt.
</event>

<event
start="1994-08-06"
end="1994-08-06"
title="Sean and Melanie."
description="At Redeemer, I believe. "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1994-08-06-sean-melanie300.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1994-08-06-sean-melanie.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Sean and Melanie married"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I video taped it. Pictures. Including a very pregnant Karin. Alexander must have been born in next few weeks.
</event>

<event
start="1994-08-16"
end="1994-08-16"
title="Alexander Terado born."
description="He didnt like my beard."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1994-09-alexander-terado.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1994-09-alexander-terado.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="Alexander Terado"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Pretty sure. Alexander Terado born, Toronto.
</event>

<event
start="1994-11-01"
end="1994-11-01"
title="Toris Amos Concert"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1994-11-01-tori-amos-kitchener.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1994-11-01-tori-amos-kitchener.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Toris Amos Kitchener"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" events" >
Saw Tori Amos at Centre in the Square with Danielle. At one point in the concert someone in the crowd shouted something at her and Amos made an obscene gesture (clutching her crotch) back at him. She finished the show but did not chat with the crowd after that. I did not hear what the man shouted.
</event>

<event
start="1994-11-01"
end="1994-11-01"
title="Toris Amos at Centre in the Square"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/default.png"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/default.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
From Ticket. Danielle and I went to see her in concert. She was alone but with taped accompaniment. At one point, someone in the audience shouted something and she said "fuck you" and never talked to the audience again.
</event>

<event
start="1995-03-25"
end="1995-03-27"
title="At Tweed Cottage."
description="With new Sony Camcorder (used)."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1995-03-tweed-cottage-1984-accord.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1995-03-tweed-cottage-1984-accord.png"
color=" teal"
textcolor=" teal"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Tweed Cpttage"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Originally labelled 1985 but-- the Honda Accord! Just Helen and I, with new camcorder, I think. Shot river, cottage, town of Tweed. Video with date!
</event>

<event
start="1995-03-27"
end="1995-03-27"
title="Acquired Sony CCD-F501 Handycam "
description="Camcorder."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/sony-ccd-f501.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1995-03-27-Sony-CCD-F455E-camcorder.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="Camcorder"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
From Rade something. In database.
</event>

<event
start="1995-12-20"
end="1995-12-20"
title="Christmas Party - Van Dyks "
description="Christmas Party - Van Dyks."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1995-12b-n05-xmas-van-dyks-uncle-william-harry.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1995-12b-n06-23-michael-karen.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="Christmas Party Van Dyks"
icon="../icons/gray.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Picture of Michael-- must be my last photo of him.
</event>

<event
start="1995-12-31"
end="1995-12-31"
title="Skating Victoria Park"
description="Skating Victoria Park"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1995-12-31-skating-victoria-park-van-eekstensens.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1995-12-31-skating-victoria-park-van-eeks-tensens.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="Skating in Victoria Park, Kitchener"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Christmas - New Years in Kitchener, we went skating at Victoria Park with the Van Eeks and the Tensens. From video, with date on it, meaning it was our second Christmas in Kitchener.
</event>

<event
start="1996-02-23"
end="1996-02-23"
title="Purchased bass guitar for Paul"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
From letters. A Fender Jazz bass. I don't remember where we bought it.
</event>

<event
start="1996-02-24"
end="1996-02-24"
title="Visited Mom St. Catherines"
description=" "
image="images/1900s/thumbs/maartje-van-dyk.png"
link="images/1900s/thumbs/maartje-van-dyk.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Visited Mom St. Catherines"
icon="../icons/gray.png"
classname=" " >

</event>

<event
start="1996-04-13"
end="1996-04-13"
title="Immigrants Concert."
description=" music"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1996-04-13-immigrants-hamilton.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1996-04-13-immigrants-hamilton.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Saw the Immigrants perform live in Hamilton I believe, possibly at Redeemer. Paul Hogeterp.
</event>

<event
start="1996-05-08"
end="1996-05-07"
title="Purchased Jazz Bass for Paul"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Though receipt shows sloppy writing-- date is probably May but almost looks like "Nov".
</event>

<event
start="1996-05-20"
end="1996-05-20"
title="Aaron and Kim."
description="weddings"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1996-06-08-aaron-kim-wedding.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1996-06-08-aaron-kim-wedding.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Aaron and Kim married."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
At Redeemer College. At least, the reception was there. The wedding itself was in a church. Kim later worked at Christian Horizons West District Office for a while, with Monique.
</event>

<event
start="1996-05-22"
end="1996-05-22"
title="Bare Naked Ladies Concert."
description=" Music"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1996-05-22-barenakedladies.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1996-05-22-barenakedladies.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Centre in the Square. From calendar, saw Bare Naked Ladies with kids at Center in the Square. Note the relative address for full-sized image works!
</event>

<event
start="1996-06-06"
end="1997-06-06"
title=" Camry."
description=" cars."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-03b-n33-malibu-camry.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-03b-n33-malibu-camry.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
The Camry replaced the Malibu, not the 1984 Accord. Few pictures of it. The engine caught fire on the way home from CH one day; we had it towed and disposed of, I believe. We replaced it with the 1987 4Runner.
</event>

<event
start="1996-07-05"
end="1998-01-30"
title="Nikki II."
description=" pets"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1996-06a-n13-nikki.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1996-06a-n13-nikki.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Nikki II"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
We obtained the dog from Otto at LHCS, nice guy. After a time, we found the kids couldn't really handle him and he chewed up everything in the back yard. Besides, he peed every time I just looked at him and opened my mouth-- so we brought him to the pound sometime early 1998. Sadly.
</event>

<event
start="1996-08-13"
end="1996-08-13"
title="Blue Jays vs Boston."
description=" music"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1996-08-13-blue-jays-boston.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1996-08-13-blue-jays-boston.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/maroon.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) Went to a Blue Jays game, vs. Boston. This photo is dated accurately.
</event>

<event
start="1996-09-14"
end="1996-09-14"
title="Jennifer and Bob."
description="weddings"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1996-09-14-Jennifer-and-Bob-Juhlke-wedding-portrait300.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1996-09-14-Jennifer-and-Bob-Juhlke-wedding-portrait.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Jennifer Dommasch - Bob Juhke"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Jennifer and Bob married in Niagara Falls.
</event>

<event
start="1996-09-21"
end="1996-09-21"
title="Bill's 40th."
description=" parties"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1996-08b-n11-party-bill-shirley-huinink300.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1996-08b-n11-party-bill-shirley-huinink.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Bills 40th Party."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) Bill's 40th birthday party, Kitchener. Lots of guests. Maybe last time that kind of gathering in my honor!
</event>

<event
start="1997-01-01"
end="1998-12-31"
title="Paul played with BM2."
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-00-00--paul-bm2-n0018.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-00-00--paul-bm2-n0018.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Paul plays with BM2."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Bruce something's jazz combo. Usually rehearsed at University of Guelph, where we drove him in 4Runner, then waited at coffee shop. Progressive jazz band that played around town occasionally. Tribute to.. Duke Ellington, I think. Date is informed guess.
</event>

<event
start="1997-02-02"
end="1997-02-02"
title="Skiing Collingwood"
description=" Sports"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-02b-n24-chris-danielle-paul-collingwood.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-02b-n24-chris-danielle-paul-collingwood.png"
color=" maroon"
textcolor=" maroon"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="skiing at Collingwood"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Two sets of ski pictures, same outfits-- were there two trips that year? Seems like it.
</event>

<event
start="1997-03-10"
end="1997-03-10"
title="Christopher in School Play."
description="Christopher acted in LHCS school play."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-03b-n02-christopher-play.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-03b-n02-christopher-play.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Christopher in School Play"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I believe we have a video.
</event>

<event
start="1997-03-14"
end="1997-03-14"
title="Skiing Collingwood"
description=" Sports"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-03a-n18-ski-trip-danielle.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-03a-n18-ski-trip-danielle.png"
color=" maroon"
textcolor=" maroon"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Two sets of ski pictures, same outfits-- were there two trips that year? Seems like it. Paul's poles are different in the second set, so probably. Unless that was the time he dropped them from the lift.
</event>

<event
start="1997-04-01"
end="1997-04-01"
title="Ayden Schat Born."
description=" births"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-08-04-ayden-schat10.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-08-04-ayden-schat10.png"
color=" maroon"
textcolor=" maroon"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Ayden Schat born."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
To Sean and Melanie.
</event>

<event
start="1997-06-23"
end="2005-07-13"
title="4Runner."
description="It replaced the Camry. "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-07-nova-scotia_4runner.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1998-12b-n24-dec-97-accident-4runner.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" 4Runner"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
We had acquired the Camry earlier to replace the Malibu. Start date pretty good. There is a photo of the 4Runner with the 1984 Accord, then, AFTER, the Camry. So the Camry replaced the Malibu by 1996-06. We kept the Malibu for a while to try to sell it but nobody wanted it, so we junked it. The Camry caught fire and the 4Runner replaced it. But 1997-06 film set shows 4Runner WITH the Accord, then ten frames later, the Camry in Paris, which, I think was about when we bought it. Did it replace the 1984 Accord?
</event>

<event
start="1997-07-06"
end="1997-07-13"
title="Vacation in Nova Scotia"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-07-nova-scotia034.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-07-nova-scotia-pentex-whale-watching-30009.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Vacation in Nova Scotia."
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Including Bay of Fundy, Halifax, Cape Breton, and PEI. with Paul, Christopher, Danielle. Not exact dates here. We did go whale-watching twice. The second time whale-watching with a kind of crazy guy in a smaller inflatable, pontoon boat, with a German couple and their daughter. Quite the experience, actually.
</event>

<event
start="1997-09-04"
end="1997-09-04"
title="Blue Jays Game Skydome"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1998-09a-n04-skydome-danielle-helen-christopher.png"
link=" "
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Blue Jays Game"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" " >
The four of us at a Blue Jays game. I don't know who they played.
</event>

<event
start="1997-10-03"
end="1997-10-06"
title="Camping in Algonquin with Paul"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-10a-n30-algonquin-078.png"
link=" blue"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Camping in Algonquin"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" " >
Camped for long weekend on Canoe Lake. We rented a canoe from an outfitter right on the lake, paddled for a few hours, and portaged, to get to Canoe Lake. Beautiful. We did not see anybody for a couple of days. Not sure about dates: pretty close though.
</event>

<event
start="1997-11-01"
end="1997-11-01"
title="Crucible at Eastwood."
description="Paul in Crucible at Eastwood."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-11crucible-eastwood300.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-11crucible-eastwood.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Crucible "
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Crucible at Eastwood. In Calendar. Paul was in it, not sure which character And he might have been the male lead. Photos are generic, snagged from internet.
</event>

<event
start="1997-12-01"
end="1997-12-01"
title="New Study."
description=" house."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-12-move-study-painting.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-12-move-study-painting.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="New Study"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
So Paul could have old study as bedroom. Also, space for new desk.
</event>

<event
start="1997-12-23"
end="1997-12-23"
title="Nikki still there."
description="When did we get rid of him?"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-12a-n22-nikki-eats-kleenex300.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-12a-n22-nikki-eats-kleenex.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Nikki"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
From pictures.
</event>

<event
start="1997-12-28"
end="1997-12-28"
title="Skiing at Mount St. Louis Moonstone."
description=" Skiing"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-12-00-n25b-mount-st-louis-moonstone.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-12-00-n25b-mount-st-louis-moonstone.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Skiing Mount St. Louis Moonstone"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
From pictures. Danielle got lost and it took hours to find her.
</event>

<event
start="1998-01-01"
end="1998-01-01"
title="Nikki II brought to pound."
description=" pets."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-12a-n23-nikki-sitting.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-12a-n23-nikki-sitting.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Nikki II"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
No real data here. Are there any pictures after this date with Nikki in them? He was destroying everything he could reach in the back yard, including bicycles, fences, wooden slats.
</event>

<event
start="1998-01-15"
end="1998-01-15"
title="Accident at Schwaben with 4Runner."
description=" ."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1998-12b-n24-dec-97-accident-4runner.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1998-12b-n24-dec-97-accident-4runner.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="4Runner Accident"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
While picking up Paul. I was allegedly at fault but witnesses and I believe the car was speeding coming over a curvy hill. Dated according to back of photo.
</event>

<event
start="1998-03-14"
end="1998-03-14"
title="Aafke's 75th Birthday"
description=" "
image="images/generic/thumbs/vermeer-07-girl-with-wine-glass.png"
link="images/generic/fullsized/vermeer-07-girl-with-wine-glass.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Aafkes 75th Birthday"
icon="../icons/yellow.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Thus she was born in 1923, March 14.
</event>

<event
start="1998-05-01"
end="1998-05-01"
title="Danielle short hair."
description=" house."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1997-12-move-study-painting.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1997-12-move-study-painting.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Danielles short hair."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Photos at Champlain Lake show short hair, but May 1998 shows long. Resolve.
</event>

<event
start="1998-05-01"
end="2006-01-01"
title="Paul dating Joanne."
description=" pets."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1998-05-00b-n24a-joanne-gandi.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1998-05-00b-n24a-joanne-gandi.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Paul was dating Joanne at this time.
</event>

<event
start="1998-05-01"
end="2006-01-01"
title=" Gandi."
description=" pets."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1998-05b-n23-gandi-howling-054.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1998-05b-n23-gandi-howling-054.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Gandi"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Dated picture of him in the little basket. Christopher bought him with his own money from a place in Harriston, I think, where he and I picked him up. Date we had him put down is not at all precise. I seem to remember I had the 4Runner yet.
</event>

<event
start="1998-06-13"
end="1998-06-13"
title="Dan Sybenga m. Sarah"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1998-06-something.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1998-06-something.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Dan Sybenga marries Sarah in Grand Rapids"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname=" friends" >
From calendar. Definite.
</event>

<event
start="1998-06-13"
end="1998-06-13"
title="Grand Rapids Vanderkooys"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1998-06-13-grand-rapids-vanderkooys.png"
link="images/1990/fullsized/1998-06-13-grand-rapids-vanderkooys.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Paul and Susan Vanderkooy in GR"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
At wedding for Dan Sybenga and ... Wedding was in chapel at Calvin College.
</event>

<event
start="1998-07-04"
end="1998-07-11"
title="Camping Lake Champlain."
description="vacations."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1998-07b-n06-lake-champlain-flying.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1998-07b-n06-lake-champlain-flying.png"
color=" teal"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Camping at Lake Champlain"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Vacation at Lake Champlain, Ontario.
</event>

<event
start="1998-07-14"
end="1998-07-14"
title="Waterproof Camera."
description="vacations."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1998-07-pool-04.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1998-07-pool-04.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="The pool."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Cool picture with waterproof camera.
</event>

<event
start="1998-08-01"
end="1998-08-01"
title="Big Van Dyk reunion Queenston."
description=" family"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1998-08b-n24a-065-van-dyk-reunion300.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1998-08b-n24a-065-van-dyk-reunion.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/gray.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Big gathering at Queenston with extended Van Dyk families. Did not repeat it.
</event>

<event
start="1998-10-06"
end="1998-10-06"
title="Steve and Noemi."
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1998-10a-n10-steve-noemis-wedding-15.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1998-10a-n10-steve-noemis-wedding-15.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Steve and Noemi"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Wedding at Niagara-on-the-Lake, in Courthouse Theatre.
</event>

<event
start="1999-01-01"
end="2005-02-28"
title="1999 Accord"
description=" Cars."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2002-07-nfld1999accord300.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2002-07-nfld1999accord.png"
color=" teal"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="1999 Accord"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
1999 Accord - leased from Honda. Date uncertain, but it was new. Leased new from dealership. DX model. After Christopher's accident, replaced it with a more luxurious 2001 Accord EX.
</event>

<event
start="1999-03-01"
end="1999-03-01"
title="Acquired IKEA desk from CH."
description=" M"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1999-03a-n21-new-desk-bill-study.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1999-03a-n21-new-desk-bill-study.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
The deal, negotiated by Cathleen, turned all our old furniture in for the new, ugly dark re stuff. I persuaded the furniture dealer in Cambridge to sell me back the IKEA desk for what what they got for it, something like $120. I doubt they really wanted it anyway.
</event>

<event
start="1999-03-01"
end="1999-03-01"
title="20 Dollars."
description=" M"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1999-03a-n21-new-desk-bill-study.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1999-03a-n21-new-desk-bill-study.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="20 Dollars"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Cash. Danielle is 15.
</event>

<event
start="1999-06-04"
end="1999-06-04"
title="Party at Tensen's"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1999-06-04-party-at-tensen's.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1999-06-04-party-at-tensen's.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Party at Henry and Annette Tensens"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname=" " >
Definite from calendar.
</event>

<event
start="1999-07-01"
end="2012-12-31"
title="Moved to 11 Ramblewood Way."
description=" M"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-03-2001-accord.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1999-07-n03-dezoete's-visit-new-house.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="11 Ramblewood Way"
icon="../icons/maroon.png"
classname="hot_event" >
We hired Mike's movers, but they vastly underestimated amount of work and we were still moving late into the night. Mortgage paid off February 2012.
</event>

<event
start="1999-07-25"
end="1999-07-25"
title="Schat Gathering."
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1999-07-25-schat-gathering.png"
link="images/1990s/thumbs/1999-07-25-schat-gathering.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Schat gathering somewhere."
icon="../icons/yellow.png"
classname=" family" >
Definite - from calendar. But where? Look up pictures.
</event>

<event
start="1999-10-09"
end="1999-10-09"
title="Henk DeZoete's Birthday Party"
description=" "
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1998-06-something.png"
link="1999-10-09"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Henk DeZoetes Birthday "
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname=" friends" >
Henk DeZoete's birthday, in our calendar: probably the date of the party and we probably went, to Hamilton.
</event>

<event
start="1999-11-17"
end="1999-11-17"
title="Uncle William Bol died in Holland."
description="William Bol died."
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1940-06-Piet-Maartje-Dan-Opa-Wim-Bol-Rockanje.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1940-06-Piet-Maartje-Dan-Opa-Wim-Bol-Rockanje.png"
color=" black"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Uncle William died."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Mom went to Holland to be with him at the end. He was 80 years old. He left a lot of money to Mom in his will, which caused some tension with the Bols in Holland.
</event>

<event
start="1999-11-27"
end="1996-11-27"
title="Cowboy Junkies at Riverrun, Guelph."
description=" M"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1999-11-27-danielle-sara-margot.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1999-11-27-danielle-sara-margot.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Cowboy Junkies at Riverrun in Guelph"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
With Sara Kraft, Danielle. Had pictures taken with Margo Timmins afterwards.
</event>

<event
start="1999-11-27"
end="1999-11-27"
title="Margo Timmins."
description=" M"
image="images/1990s/thumbs/1999-11-27-bill-19-margo.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/1999-11-27-bill-19-margo.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Margo Timmins (correct spelling)"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
In 1990, she was listed as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Yes, that's me!
</event>

<event
start="2000-02-06"
end="2000-02-06"
title="Paul paints a Mona Lisa."
description=" art"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-02-n01-paul-mona-lisa-2.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2000-02-n01-paul-mona-lisa-2.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
As a project for an art class, Paul paints a copy of the Mona Lisa, on same size board, same materials.
</event>

<event
start="2000-02-06"
end="2000-02-06"
title="Ski trip."
description=" art"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-02-11-n22-ski-trip-05.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2000-02-11-n22-ski-trip-05.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Ski Trip"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Several pictures, 4Runner included.
</event>

<event
start="2000-04-27"
end="2005-01-01"
title="Agfa Camera"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-04-27-acquired-agfa-digital-camera.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2000-04-27-acquired-agfa-digital-camera.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Agfa Camera"
icon="icons/orange.png"
classname=" " >
From Staples in Waterloo, I believe. The first picture is from in the store as I tried it out. Dated from the picture.
</event>

<event
start="2000-05-14"
end="2000-05-17"
title="Cohen Event - Montreal."
description=" art"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-05-14-cohen-event.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2000-05-14-cohen-event.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Cohen Event - Montreal"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Which brought an end to my participation in the Cohen newsgroup. I still think it was a terrific "event", with a great combination of music, panels, walking tours, and open mic sessions.
</event>

<event
start="2000-05-22"
end="2000-05-22"
title="Danielle's Short Hair"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-05-22-danielle's-short-hair.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2000-05-22-danielle's-short-hair.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Danielles Short Hair"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" family" >
Danielle had short hair. Photo has digital date.
</event>

<event
start="2000-05-22"
end="2000-05-23"
title="Danielles Short Hair"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2000-05-22-danielle's-short-hair.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2000-05-22-danielle's-short-hair.png"
color=" black"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" hair"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" family" >
Photo shows Danielle with short hair-- use as benchmark for other photo dates.
</event>

<event
start="2000-06-03"
end="2000-06-03"
title=" Deck "
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-06-03-al-guillen-no-deck-house.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2000-06-03-al-guillen-no-deck-house.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="No deck yet"
icon="icons/blue"
classname=" " >
For reference: there is no deck in the back yard yet. I believe it was built this summer (2000).
</event>

<event
start="2000-06-03"
end="2000-06-03"
title=" No Deck"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-06-03-al-guillen-no-deck-house.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2000-06-03-al-guillen-no-deck-house.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" No deck"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Photo marker: no deck behind house on this date yet. We probably built it that summer, while we were in BC (Paul and Calvin Van Eek built it). So I didn't build it.
</event>

<event
start="2000-06-11"
end="2000-06-11"
title="Portrait Moons"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Paul Painting"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Paul painted portraits of Thomas and Meredith Moon for school memorial.
</event>

<event
start="2000-06-29"
end="2000-07-22"
title="Vacation in BC."
description="Including Vancouver, Tofino, Vernon."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-07-07-bc-vacation-042.png"
link="../../trips/2000-07-British-Columbiabcimages/2000s/fullsized/2000-07-07-bc-vacat"
color=" teal"
textcolor=" teal"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Vacation in BC"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="Including Vancou" >
With Christopher and Danielle, in the 4Runner. The transmission blew around Moose Jaw and we had to spend a night or two in a motel waiting for repairs. We went all the way to Tofino, stopping off to see Al and Theresa, and Karin and Jun. Paul stayed home to attend to a job and gigs. We generally camped along the way, including a cold night in the mountains. DVdate shows June 29 (Thursday) to July 22 (Saturday).
</event>

<event
start="2000-08-20"
end="2000-08-20"
title="Schat gathering."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-08-20-schat-gathering.png"
link="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-08-20-schat-gathering.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Schat gathering somewhere."
icon="../icons/yellow.png"
classname=" family" >
From calendar.
</event>

<event
start="2000-08-23"
end="2000-08-23"
title="Schat Gathering Here"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2000-08-23-schat-gathering-ramblewood.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2000-08-23-schat-gathering-ramblewood.png"
color=" black"
textcolor=" red"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Schat Gathering Here"
icon="../icons/yellow.png"
classname=" " >
Party at our house in Kitchener. Sean had a blonde girlfriend who did not reappear.
</event>

<event
start="2000-08-26"
end="2000-08-26"
title="Buskerfest"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-08-26-busker-fest-gloria-helena-ellen.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2000-08-26-busker-fest-gloria-helena-ellen.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Buskerfest"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" events" >
Went of Buskerfest in Waterloo, met Gloria and Ellen and Helena there, and Tony and Alice-Ann.
</event>

<event
start="2000-10-10"
end="2000-10-10"
title="Deck Concert"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-10-10-de-zoete's-deck-concert.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2000-10-10-de-zoete's-deck-concert.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="DeZoetes Deck Concert"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname=" " >
I jammed with them for one or two songs.
</event>

<event
start="2000-10-10"
end="2000-10-10"
title="Deck Concert"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2000-10-10-deck-concert-de-zoetes.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2000-10-10-deck-concert-de-zoetes.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Deck Concert De Zoetes"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname=" " >
We visited De Zoete's and Matthew and some friends conducted a backyard concert. I joined for a couple of songs. Can't remember what they were.
</event>

<event
start="2000-12-23"
end="2000-12-23"
title="VX-2000 Camcorder"
description="VX-2000 Camera"
image="images/2000/2000-12/"
link="images/2000/2000-12/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Money from Uncle William via Mom"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" family" >
Acquired VX-2000 Sony camera with money from my mother, from Uncle William-- about $35,000 I think. Also bought Paul's bass. What else? I don't remember.
</event>

<event
start="2001-01-01"
end="2001-03-01"
title="Ice Rink"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2001-01-00-ice-rink-back-yard.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2001-01-00-ice-rink-back-yard.png"
color=" black"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Ice Rink Back Yard"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" " >
Made an ice rink in the back yard during a very cold January. Didn't work out great, but we did do a fair bit of skating, and had Kooy's over once to join us.
</event>

<event
start="2001-03-12"
end="2001-03-12"
title="Paul and Kayla"
description=" Trips."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2001-03-kayla-paul.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2001-03-kayla-paul.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Paul and Kayla"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Shortly afterwards... was this after Joanna? I think so.
</event>

<event
start="2001-06-09"
end="2001-06-09"
title="Julianne and Steve Wedding"
description=" Wedding"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2001-06-09-steve-julianne-wedding.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2001-06-09-steve-julianne-wedding.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Julianne and Steve Plaum Wedding"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Shot with vx-2000, TRV-900 sennheiser wireless mics, with Jim Van Elswyk on second camera. The video turned out well, but the reception was severely marred by Steve Plaum's father preaching a long, dreary sermon about the snares of the world.
</event>

<event
start="2001-07-06"
end="2001-07-06"
title="Lara Concert"
description=" "
image="images/generic/thumbs/lara.png"
link="images/generic/fullsized/lara.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Lara concert in London"
icon="../icons/yellow.png"
classname=" events" >
Definite date. From calendar notation. "8:00".
</event>

<event
start="2001-10-01"
end="2001-10-02"
title="Algonquin Leaf Tour"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2001-10-00-algonquin-leafs.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2001-10-00-algonquin-leafs.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Algonquin Leaf Tour"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Travelled to Algonquin Park to see the leaves. I think this was the trip where I accidentally locked us out of the car.
</event>

<event
start="2002-01-26"
end="2002-01-26"
title="Oracle Course Ottawa"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2002-01-26-oracle-course-ottawa.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2002-01-26-oracle-course-ottawa.png"
color=" black"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Oracle Course Ottawa"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" " >
Took a one-week course in Oracle with Learning Tree in Ottawa.
</event>

<event
start="2002-02-07"
end="2002-02-07"
title="Danielles Hair"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2002-02-07-danielle-hair.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2002-02-07-danielle-hair.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Danielle Hair Style"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
For establishing dates: this is a digital photo.
</event>

<event
start="2002-02-27"
end="2002-02-27"
title="The End of the 4Runner."
description="Description."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2007-02-27-last-of-4runner.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2007-02-27-last-of-4runner.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" 4Runner"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
The end of the 4Runner. Clutch, I think, blew out. Too many other problems (especially tailgate, window, etc.) to justify further investment.
</event>

<event
start="2002-04-01"
end="2002-04-02"
title="Tree fell over in back yard."
description=" House."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2002-04-n10tree-falls-over300.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2002-04-n10tree-falls-over.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Tree falls over in backyard."
icon="../icons/maroon.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) It was shortly afterwards that we planted the blue spruce and the kids gave us the Japanese Maple in the front. Use for dating.
</event>

<event
start="2002-04-22"
end="2002-04-22"
title="Piano in Kitchen"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2002-04-22-danielle-piano-kitchen.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2002-04-22-danielle-piano-kitchen.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Piano in Kitchen"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" blue" >
The piano is in the kitchen. Reference image.
</event>

<event
start="2002-04-22"
end="2002-04-22"
title="Danielle Piano"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2002-04-22-danielle-piano-kitchen.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2002-04-22-danielle-piano-kitchen.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Danielle Piano"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Marker: piano in kitchen, Danielle's hairstyle.
</event>

<event
start="2002-06-01"
end="2008-07-13"
title="1998 Honda Civic."
description=" Car."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2007-05-1998-civic.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2006-1998-civic.png"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="1998 Honda Civic"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Basically, acquired to replace 4Runner, but we kept 4Runner for some time for Paul and for general use as 3rd car until the clutch finally blew near Van Eek's house, I believe. Eventually, Paul assumed ownership of the Civic as he moved to Montreal. A mechanic there convinced him to have the timing belt replaced without him asking us-- we had just replaced it before giving him the car.
</event>

<event
start="2002-06-01"
end="2002-06-01"
title="Lion King in Toronto"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
From long list of notes, on a page of graph paper. Where from? Calendar? Checks? Both?
</event>

<event
start="2002-07-01"
end="2002-07-13"
title="Vacation in Newfoundland."
description="Vacations."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2002-07-nfld090.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2002-07-nfld108.png"
color=" teal"
textcolor=" teal"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
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classname="hot_event" >
First trip to Newfoundland. We toured Gros Morne and St. John's, camping mostly. We did stay in a nice cabin in Twillingate, for a very reasonable amount. And saw a ridiculously delightful musical presentation like "Hee Haw" with dinner-- a terrific salmon meal.
</event>

<event
start="2002-09-24"
end="2002-09-24"
title="Blue Jays Game - Baltimore."
description=" Events."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2002-09-24-blue-jays-baltimore.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2002-09-24-blue-jays-baltimore.png"
color=" teal"
textcolor=" teal"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Blue Jays Game - vs. Baltimore"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
From ticket! Blue Jays Game, three of us. Probably me, Paul,and Danielle.
</event>

<event
start="2003-01-05"
end="2003-01-05"
title="Rose and Ed Heida."
description="weddings"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2003-01-05-ed-and-rose-wedding.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2003-01-05-ed-and-rose-wedding.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="rose and ed"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I did the video for them. Rose's dad did not like having a video of the wedding. I think he thought it was somewhat sacrilegious. Rose's brother sang "The Promise" by Tracey Chapman at the reception, which was more relevant than most people probably knew.
</event>

<event
start="2003-05-25"
end="2003-05-25"
title="Goderich Cottage"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2003-05-25-goderich-cottage.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2003-05-25-goderich-cottage.png"
color=" Acqua"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Cottage in Goderich"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Rented a nice cottage in Goderich-- glassed in bathroom! Just for a few days for a trip.
</event>

<event
start="2003-06-01"
end="2003-06-01"
title="Bierman."
description="friends."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2003-06-16-biersma.png"
link="images/1990s/fullsized/2003-06-16-biersma.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Bierman"
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classname="hot_event" >
Notes here. Some time around here.
</event>

<event
start="2003-06-01"
end="2003-06-01"
title="Yenos Cat"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2003-06-01-kitchen-piano-yeno's-cat.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2003-06-01-kitchen-piano-yeno's-cat.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Yenos Cat"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
We looked after Yeno's cat for a week or so-- I think while Paul and her went camping.
</event>

<event
start="2003-07-12"
end="2003-07-19"
title="Manitoulin Cottage."
description="Vacations."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2003-07-02-manitoulin-island-paul.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2003-07-02-manitoulin-island-paul.png"
color=" teal"
textcolor=" teal"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Manitoulin Cottage"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(^) With all three kids. Very nice private beach. Great ice cream at Facquar's.
</event>

<event
start="2003-07-13"
end="2003-07-13"
title="Circular anomaly on Tongue."
description=" health"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2003-07-13-tongue.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2003-07-13-tongue.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Tongue Cancer."
icon="../icons/maroon.png"
classname="hot_event" >
It did take until December for surgery. When was surgery exactly?
</event>

<event
start="2003-07-18"
end="2003-07-19"
title="Steve and Nicole."
description="weddings"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2003-07-18-nicole-steve-wedding-rehearsal.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2003-07-18-nicole-steve-wedding-rehearsal.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Steve and Nicole"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I did the video for them, which was one of my better ones, I believe. It must have been Saturday the 19th, right?
</event>

<event
start="2003-08-10"
end="2003-08-10"
title="Met Yvette Hamerlinck."
description=" health"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2003-08-10-met-yvette.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2003-08-10-met-yvette.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Yvette Hamerlinck"
icon="../icons/yellow.png"
classname="hot_event" >
At Fred and Hennie's.
</event>

<event
start="2003-08-31"
end="2003-08-31"
title="Helen California"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2003-08-31-helen-california-santa-anita-racetrack.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2003-08-31-helen-california-santa-anita-racetrack.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Helen in California"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname=" " >
Helen visited Sybenga's in California.
</event>

<event
start="2004-02-06"
end="2004-02-06"
title="Danielles Hair"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2004-02-06-danielle's-hair.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2004-02-06-danielle's-hair.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Danielles Hair"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Marker for Danielle's hairstyle for dating photos.
</event>

<event
start="2004-03-25"
end="2004-03-25"
title="Saw Nellie McKay in Toronto at El Mocambo."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2004-06-n03nellie-mckay-lee's-palace300.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2004-06-n03nellie-mckay-lee's-palace.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
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caption=" Photo"
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classname="hot_event" >
Saw Nellie McKay in Toronto, for the second time (certain). Exact date, from Review on Canoe. Lara was there, with Danielle probably, as was Johan De Zoete, and some others I think. Very funny and entertaining. We went again shortly afterwards to see her at Lee's Palace with Helen. Can't find exact date for that. The photo is from the Lee's Palace show we saw in June.
</event>

<event
start="2004-06-01"
end="2004-06-02"
title="Huntsville"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2004-06-00-huntsville-bill.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2004-06-00-huntsville-bill.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Huntsville Trip"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname=" " >
Trip to Huntsville.
</event>

<event
start="2004-06-17"
end="2004-06-17"
title="Maple Tree Planted"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
From photos showing freshly planted tree.
</event>

<event
start="2004-07-11"
end="2004-07-25"
title="Trip to New Brunswick."
description=" health"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2004-08-n07-new-brunswick-caraquet.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2004-08-n07-new-brunswick-caraquet.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="New Brunswick"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(^) dates approximate. Really enjoyed Caraquet, a sort of Black Creek Pioneer Village, but better. Barrel makers, cloth, blacksmiths, etc.
</event>

<event
start="2004-08-07"
end="2004-08-07"
title="Jonathan and Yvette married"
description="Weddings."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2004-08-07-n21jon-yvette-wedding300.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2004-08-07-n21jon-yvette-wedding.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/yellow.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) , Port Perry, Ontario. I shot wedding video. What is exact date? 2004-08-07!
</event>

<event
start="2004-08-14"
end="2004-08-14"
title="Johan and Rhoda married Dundas, Ontario."
description="Weddings."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2004-08-14-n08-rhoda-johan-wedding.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2004-08-14-n08-rhoda-johan-wedding.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Johan and Rhoda married."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I shot wedding video. I also sang, "I'm Your Man", I think, with Matthew and Johan.
</event>

<event
start="2004-08-26"
end="2004-08-26"
title="Blue Rodeo at Ontario Place."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2004-08-14-blue-rodeo.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2004-08-14-n17.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Blue Rodeo - Ontario Place"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Ran into Rick and Stacey who were also there. Dated picture.
</event>

<event
start="2004-12-01"
end="2004-12-01"
title="Last Film Shot!."
description=" health"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2004-12n22-last-film-shot.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2004-12n22-last-film-shot.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Shot with my Nikon FG. Can't find negatives for after this date. Actually, quite sure there are other pictures later, but, getting close.
</event>

<event
start="2004-12-11"
end="2004-12-11"
title="Gandi in the snow."
description=" health"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2004-12-11-gandi.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2004-12-11-gandi.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Gandi in the snow."
icon="../icons/maroon.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Reminder of the thousands of times we are greeted by this edifice.
</event>

<event
start="2005-02-01"
end="2005-02-01"
title="Christopher's Accident: 1999 Accord."
description="Car totalled."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-02-23-christopher-totals-car.jpg"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2005-02-23-christopher-totals-car.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Christophers Accident"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) Christopher had an accident with the Accord. While leaving Teutech, not his fault. Accord was totalled and we replaced it with a 2001 Accord EX, much nicer options.
</event>

<event
start="2005-02-16"
end="2005-02-16"
title="Paisley Visit"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-02-16-paisley-visit-snow-storm.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2005-02-16-paisley-visit-snow-storm.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Paisley Support Visit"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" " >
Visited Paisley retreat center for computer support. There was a snowstorm that was quite pretty.
</event>

<event
start="2005-03-03"
end="2005-03-03"
title="2001 Accord to replace leased 1999 Accord DX."
description=" cars"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-03-00-2001-accord.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2005-03-00-2001-accord.JPG"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="2001 Accord"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Bought used from someone in new subdivision north-west of here. Stick shift, the ex version, which was quite nice. Nicer than our 1999.
</event>

<event
start="2005-05-30"
end="2005-05-30"
title="Danielle buys 1998 Toyota Corolla."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2008-07-19-1998-corolla.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2008-07-19-1998-corolla.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Danielles first car"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) Danielle gets her first car, a 1998 Toyota Corolla. Christopher works at Teutech, Guelph. I remember being very annoyed at Helen second-guessing the choice of car, the price, etc..
</event>

<event
start="2005-06-30"
end="2005-07-04"
title="New York City - Paul and Danielle."
description="Sinister conspiracy to deceive us all."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-06-30-new-york.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2005-06-30-new-york.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="New York City with Paul and Danielle"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname=" " >
We did the bus tour, which was actually fun-- we had a good guide. Then a boat tour around Manhattan island. Greenwich village, WTC, Central Park where we found Lennon's memorial. Danielle had to return something to someone in New York and she and Paul courageously went off by themselves via subway to do that, meeting us later at Macy's on 34th Street.
</event>

<event
start="2005-08-03"
end="2005-08-03"
title="Major Barbara Shaw"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-08-03-major-barbara-shaw-festival.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2005-08-03-major-barbara-shaw-festival.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Major Barbara at Shaw"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Saw Major Barbara at Shaw Festival Theatre.
</event>

<event
start="2005-08-16"
end="2005-08-16"
title="Toronto Island"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-08-16-toronto-island.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2005-08-16-toronto-island.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Toronto Island with Kids"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" " >
With all three kids, as they realized that it could never be the same as when they were younger again.
</event>

<event
start="2005-08-25"
end="2005-08-25"
title="Helen in BC"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-08-25-helen-ann-karin-in-bc.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2005-08-25-helen-ann-karin-in-bc.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Helen in BC Visiting Karin"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname=" " >
Helen went to BC to visit Karin and Jun and Alexander. Ann was also there at the time.
</event>

<event
start="2005-10-01"
end="2005-10-01"
title="Hunstville"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-10-01-huntsville.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2005-10-01-huntsville.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Huntsville Trip"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname=" " >
Trip to Huntsville to see the leaves.
</event>

<event
start="2005-12-19"
end="2005-12-19"
title="Skiing in Collingwood."
description=" sports."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-12-19skiing-collingwood300.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2005-12-19skiing-collingwood.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Skiing in Collingwood"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) Skiiing in Collingwood - I took video. With Paul, Danielle, and Christopher.
</event>

<event
start="2005-12-23"
end="2005-12-23"
title="Maartje Van Dyk died in Grimsby."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-12-23-maartje-van-dyk-died-grimsby.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2005-12-23-maartje-van-dyk-died-grimsby.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Maartje Van Dyk died in Grimsby."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I visited her shortly before, as she was essentially in a coma. I had also come back early from a course in Ottawa to do so, through terrible traffic and weather. Photo was taken on December 15th.
</event>

<event
start="2006-02-04"
end="2006-02-04"
title="Matthew De Zoete Concert"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2006-02-00-almost-remember-almost-forget.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2006-02-00-almost-remember-almost-forget.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Matthew De Zoete Concert"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname=" " >
Matthew De Zoete played at The Revolution (?) in Hamilton; audience was notably chatty during performance. Paul played bass with him, I video taped it.
</event>

<event
start="2006-02-24"
end="2006-02-25"
title="Matthew and Joanne Wedding."
description="Description."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2006-02-24-matthew-joanne-wedding.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2006-02-24-matthew-joanne-wedding.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
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tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="Matthew and Joanne Wedding"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) At the Royal Botanical Gardens, indoors. Jaw-dropping cleavage by Joanne. I did the video for the wedding. Pretty informal, irreverent affair.
</event>

<event
start="2006-06-10"
end="2006-06-10"
title="Germy and Lana"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2006-06-10-isobelle-gunn-lara-jeremy-ice-queen.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2006-06-10-isobelle-gunn-lara-jeremy-ice-queen.png"
color=" yellow"
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Germy and Lana at Meadowlands"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Why did we even bother?
</event>

<event
start="2006-07-11"
end="2006-07-11"
title="Cutty Sark Motel York Mass"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2006-07-11-helen-york-beach-mass.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2006-07-11-helen-york-beach-mass.png"
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textcolor=" "
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caption="Cutty Sark Motel York Mass"
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Wonderful stay at Cutty Sark Motel in York, Maine (not Massachusetts). Right on the beach. Wonderful listening to waves at night as we fell asleep. Visited Boston, Salem (where we saw a re-enactment of a witch trial). Great ice cream downtown, York.
</event>

<event
start="2006-07-13"
end="2006-07-14"
title="Vacation in Boston."
description="Description."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/20060713-boston.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2006-07-13-boston.jpg"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Cutty Sark Motel"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Actually, to a motel in a small town north of Boston, York Beach, at Cutty Sark Hotel. Best part was a visit to Salem, where actors recreated, on the street, and then the courthouse, a witch capture and trial. Also went to Boston Aquarium.
</event>

<event
start="2006-08-12"
end="2006-08-12"
title="Sarah and Bryan Wedding."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2006-08-12-Sarah-Bryan-wedding.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2006-08-12-Sarah-Bryan-wedding.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Sarah Kraft and Bryan"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
In Port Elgin? Marriage fell apart, not unexpectedly. His Uncle gave the rudest most vulgar wedding reception speech I have ever heard. I video taped the wedding.
</event>

<event
start="2006-09-22"
end="2006-09-22"
title="Adam and Cathenia Wedding."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2006-09-22-adam-cathenia-wedding.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2006-09-22-adam-cathenia-wedding.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Adam and Cathenia Wedding"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
It rained quite a bit during this outdoor ceremony in a park but Cathenia was determined to not move indoors. The minister actually asked for a miracle-- stop the rain! And it started raining harder.
</event>

<event
start="2006-10-14"
end="2006-10-14"
title="Danielle and Matthew"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/danielle-and-matthew"
link="images/2000s/thumbs/danielle-and-matthew"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Danielle and Matt"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
For a short time. He broke up with her eventually.
</event>

<event
start="2006-10-14"
end="2006-10-14"
title="Danielle Matt"
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2006-10-14-danielle-matt.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2006-10-14-danielle-matt.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Danielle and Matt"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" " >
Danielle going with Matt for a short time, whom she met through CH camp.
</event>

<event
start="2006-11-03"
end="2006-11-03"
title="Saw Bob Dylan with Paul in London"
description=" "
image="images/bob-dylan"
link="images/bob-dylan"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Bob Dylan in London, Ontario."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Birthday gift from the kids, I believe. Helen didn't really want to go so I went with Paul.
</event>

<event
start="2007-03-02"
end="2007-03-02"
title="Peter Paul and Mary at Roy Thompson Hall."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2007-03-02-peter-paul-and-mary-thompson-hall-to.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2007-03-02-peter-paul-and-mary-thompson-hall-to.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="Peter Paul and Mary"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Peter Paul and Mary at Roy Thompson Hall. Concert at Roy Thomson Hall with Peter Paul and Mary.
</event>

<event
start="2007-05-01"
end="2007-05-01"
title="New Oak Kitchen Table."
description="Event Template."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2008-03-00-schat-gathering-our-house-wtf.png"
link="images/fullsized/2008-03-00-schat-gathering-our-house-wtf.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption="New Oak Table"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
New table and chairs, bought by Helen from want ads, with chairs. Very nice. About $600 if I remember correctly.
</event>

<event
start="2007-07-12"
end="2007-07-12"
title="Joan of Arc at Shaw."
description="Joan of Arc at Shaw."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2007-07-12-port-dalhousie-shaw.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2007-07-12-port-dalhousie-shaw.png"
color=" brown"
textcolor=" brown"
tapeImage="icons/blue_stripes.png"
tapeRepeat="repeat-x"
caption=" Joan of Arc"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Brilliant production. Date not certain. But probably close.
</event>

<event
start="2007-08-11"
end="2007-08-11"
title="Sid and Patti Wedding."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2007-08-11-sid-patti-wedding.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2007-08-11-sid-patti-wedding.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Sid and Patti"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Exact dates. I set them up together. One of the daughters, I believe the second one, gave a very inappropriate speech at the reception, joking about catching them in delecti on the couch one night.
</event>

<event
start="2007-08-24"
end="2007-08-24"
title="Lara and Jeremy wedding."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2007-08-24-lara-jeremy-wedding.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2007-08-24-lara-jeremy-wedding.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Lana and Germy Wedding"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Exact date.
</event>

<event
start="2007-10-02"
end="2007-10-09"
title="Helen donates kidney."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2007-10-02-kidney-st-mikes.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2007-10-02-kidney-st-mikes.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Helen donates kidney"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
At St. Michael's in Toronto. One week recovery. Recovery took longer than expected-- about a week. Recipient doing well.
</event>

<event
start="2007-11-18"
end="2012-12-01"
title="2004 Corolla"
description="Replacement for the CIVIC which we sold to Paul."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2007-11-18-2004-corolla-purchased.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2007-11-18-2004-corolla-purchased.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="2004 Corolla"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Exact date: photo taken in the car lot. Purchased 2004 Corolla from Carimex in Kitchener.
</event>

<event
start="2008-01-05"
end="2008-01-06"
title="Paul moves to Montreal."
description="Paul moves to Montreal"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2008-01paul_montreal.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2008-01paul_montreal.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Not exact dates yet. He drove his car and I drove the van, I believe. Lots of snow. Laetitia's friends didn't arrive for a few hours but they were very fast and efficient when they did. In the meantime, I killed myself hauling boxes up three flights of stairs! I stayed overnight and then drove the van back to Kitchener for Paul. Laetitia's friends were pretty rude.
</event>

<event
start="2008-01-05"
end="2008-01-05"
title="Seems to be the date of the meeting."
description="Narcissism in full flight."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2009-07-20-401-return-from-nfld.png"
link="images/2000sfullsized/2009-07-20-401-return-from-nfld.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/yellow.png"
classname="hot_event" >
From an email, seems to be the exact frigid date for that frigid and the balmy.
</event>

<event
start="2008-03-15"
end="2008-03-15"
title="Schat gathering at our house."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2008-03-15-schats-party-here.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2008-03-15-schats-party-here.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Schat gathering."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Schat gathering at our house. Photos are dated! So.... explain please. WTF. Schat gathering at our house. Yes we did. When exactly did I have my meeting with L? January 5, it appears.
</event>

<event
start="2008-06-02"
end="2008-06-02"
title="Leonard Cohen Concert, Kitchener"
description=" music."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2008-06-02-cohen-concert.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2008-06-02-cohen-concert.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Leonard Cohen Concert - Center in the Square"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Saw Leonard Cohen at Center in the Square with Fred, Henny, Sid Hielema and his wife.
</event>

<event
start="2008-06-14"
end="2008-06-14"
title="Tara and Eric Vyn Wedding"
description="Tara and Eric tie the knot."
image="images\2000s\thumbs\default.png"
link="images\2000s\fullsized\default.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Tara Feyen and Eric Vyn Married in Ridgetown."
icon=" "
classname="Tara and Eric ti" >
I video taped their wedding. Lots of line-dancing at the reception. Saw Anita Vyn there.
</event>

<event
start="2008-07-20"
end="2008-08-04"
title="Trip to BC with Al and Ann."
description="Ending on Vancouver Island at Karins birthday party near Comox."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2007-07-21-bc-vacation.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2008-07-23bc-trip.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="B.C. Trip"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Dates from pictures - July 20 to August 4. There was a bizarre incident with one of Karin's close friends-- an inappropriate kiss or something, and an allusion to lesbianesque desire. We rented a very nice vehicle in Calgary, with a GPS, and returned from Victoria. I drove most of the time because Ann didn't trust Al's driving. In fact, once, in Victoria, I wanted to switch because I was tired and sleepy but Ann strenuously objected --because we were in the city-- and I kept driving.
</event>

<event
start="2008-08-23"
end="2008-08-23"
title="Becky and Jason."
description="Weddings."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2008-08-23-becki-jason-wedding.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2008-08-23-becki-jason-wedding.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Becky and Jason (correct sp of Becky)"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Married in Grimsby area, at an outdoor park. Hot. Reception in adjacent building. I did the video.
</event>

<event
start="2009-01-01"
end="2009-01-01"
title=" Sarge."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2009-01-sarge-helen.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2009-01-sarge-helen.png"
color=" gray"
textcolor=" gray"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Sarge"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Exact date. Susannah bought him for Christopher against our advice. When they split up, Susannah wanted him but Christopher was pleased to prevail on the issue.
</event>

<event
start="2009-03-12"
end="2009-03-15"
title="Trip to Washington DC."
description="Touristy."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2009-03-12-washington-dc-white-house.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2009-03-12-washington-dc-white-house.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Washington D.C."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
We went to the Holocaust Museum, the Smithsonian, White House (couldn't get in though), the Senate Office Building, Toured Congressional Russell office building with Kata Sybenga the Viet Nam Memorial, Lincoln Memorial. Found names of Helen's grandparents on Yad Vashem.
</event>

<event
start="2009-07-05"
end="2009-07-20"
title="Newfoundland with Ann and Al."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2009-07-09-newfoundland-with-ann-al.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2009-07-09-newfoundland-with-ann-al.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Exact dates. A turning point of sorts, on the trip back.
</event>

<event
start="2009-07-20"
end="2009-07-20"
title="A moment."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2009-07-20-401-return-from-nfld.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2009-07-20-401-return-from-nfld.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Return from Newfoundland"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
!!! Exact date, from photo. A turning point of sorts, on the trip back.
</event>

<event
start="2009-08-20"
end="2009-08-20"
title="New York - Hair."
description=" "
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2009-08-12-new-york-city.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2009-08-12-new-york-city-moma.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="New York - Hair"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
!!! Exact date, from photo. We saw Hair, MOMA, Ellis Island. Just the two of us this time. We stayed at a motel, the Fairfield Executive, in Fairfield, New Jersey, and took the bus into the city.
</event>

<event
start="2009-09-29"
end="2009-09-29"
title="Karen Van Dyk died."
description=" deaths."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2006-12-23-karen-Christmas-party-245.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2006-12-23-karen-Christmas-party-245.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Karen Van Dyk died."
icon="../icons/gray.png"
classname="hot_event" >
After a long series of illnesses.
</event>

<event
start="2009-09-30"
end="2009-09-30"
title="Karen's funeral."
description=" deaths."
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2009-09-30-karen's-funeral.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2009-09-30-karen's-funeral-sasha-jaxon.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Karen Van Dyks funeral."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
After a long series of illnesses.
</event>

<event
start="2010-10-01"
end="2010-10-01"
title="Totalled Accord near Peterborough."
description=" cars"
image="images/2000s/thumbs/2005-03-00-2001-accord.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2005-03-00-2001-accord.JPG"
color=" red"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Totalled Accord near Peterborough"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Just started hyperventilating and failed to pull over. Wandered across the median into opposing traffic lanes, then ended up in the grass median. Really quite scary. I was charged with careless driving and fought it in court in Peterborough and successfully had it reduced to inappropriate use of the median or something. Quite an interesting day at the courthouse watching other people going through the justice system. The car was towed into Peterborough and Insurance paid for a new Dakota pickup rental (only thing available).
</event>

<event
start="2010-10-10"
end="2010-10-10"
title="Joan Baez - Center in the Square."
description="concerts"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/20101010-joan-baez.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/20101010-joan-baez.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Joan Baez at Centre in the Square"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
By ourselves, I believe. She did the "correct" version of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
</event>

<event
start="2010-10-21"
end="2010-10-24"
title="Denver (Annalise's Wedding)"
description="Weddings"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2010-10-21-denver-helen.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2010-10-21-denver-helen.png"
color=" pink"
textcolor=" pink"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Denver"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
We rented a Santa Fe or something, a Hyundai for sure, I think, and drove North for a day. Walked around a small lake at a park. Really enjoyed walking the downtown mall. Saw a movie. Checked out a museum with some nice western art.
</event>

<event
start="2010-10-24"
end="2016-01-31"
title="2002 CRV"
description=" cars"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2011-DSC_0101-2002-crv.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-07-05-crv.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Purchased 2002 CRV from dealer on Weber St. in Waterloo. Five speed standard transmission, black. Very nice.
</event>

<event
start="2010-12-01"
end="2010-12-01"
title="Replaced water softener."
description=" cars"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2015-03-01-water-softener.png"
link="images/fullsized/2015-03-01-water-softener.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Replaced Water Softener"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
I told them I did not want a water filter with it. They went ahead and installed one any way. I'm pretty sure they knew perfectly well I didn't want it.
</event>

<event
start="2010-12-28"
end="2010-12-28"
title="Skating."
description="Skating at nearby pond."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2010-12-28-skating-nearby-pond-helen.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2010-12-28-skating-nearby-pond-helen.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" orange"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Skating"
icon="../icons/maroon.png"
classname="hot_event" >
There was a little pond nearby and we tracked out there to skate for a while. I shot some video. It would be pretty rare video of us skating.
</event>

<event
start="2011-02-23"
end="2011-02-23"
title="Saw "The Magic Flute" in Toronto"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Saw "The Magic Flute" performed by the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto.
</event>

<event
start="2011-07-15"
end="2011-07-20"
title="Connecticut (New Haven area)"
description="Vacations"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2011-07-15-connecticut-essex-locomotive.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2011-07-15-connecticut-essex-locomotive.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Connecticut Cottage"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
A week at a beautiful cottage in Connecticut near New Haven. There was a steam locomotive in a small town named Essex nearby. Also an old piano factory. We toured Yale but failed to ask about George Bush's Fraternity. We saw the Terence Malick film "Tree of Life" there, on a very, very hot day. The cottage itself was at the top of a pretty steep hill with barely a trail to it, but I enjoyed taking the CRV up it.
</event>

<event
start="2011-12-10"
end="2011-12-10"
title="Saw Nutcracker - Toronto"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Saw The Nutcracker in Toronto at the Canadian Opera Company facility.
</event>

<event
start="2011-12-17"
end="2011-12-17"
title="Art Dommasch died."
description="milestones"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/art_dommasch.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/art_dommasch.png"
color=" black"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Art Dommasch died."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Of cancer, after a long battle. In hospice. He made some attempt to try "alternative" treatments in Mexico, I believe.
</event>

<event
start="2012-05-17"
end="2017-10-23"
title="Danielle buys 2008 Honda Civic"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/gray-circle.png"
classname=" class" >
Not sure about month. Danielle says she was 28 when she bought it, so must be May or so in 2012.
</event>

<event
start="2012-05-19"
end="2012-05-22"
title="New York with the De Zoete's."
description=" NY Trip"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2012-05-19-new-york300.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2012-05-19-new-york-de-zoetes.JPG"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="New York City"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Trip to New York with Henk and Anna DeZoete. We went to Empire State Building, Central Park, a cathedral north of Central Park, Godspell at a Broadway Theatre, Brooklyn Bridge, MOMA. Wonderful weekend.
</event>

<event
start="2012-07-25"
end="2012-08-01"
title="Mackinac Island Michigan"
description="Vacations."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2012-07-25-makinaw-island.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2012-07-25-makinaw-island.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Mackinac Island Michigan"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Rented a cottage in Cheboygan, about 40 minute drive from Mackinaw City, from which we took a ferry to the island. No cars at all (except emergency vehicles)-- all horses and bikes. We toured an old fort on top of a hill. Very nice day. Confirmed: it is Mackinac Island, and Mackinaw City.
</event>

<event
start="2012-12-01"
end="2012-12-01"
title="Upgraded motherboard."
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2014-08-09-sara-matovic.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2014-08-09-sara-matovic.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Upgraded motherboard"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Added lots of ram to handle CS6., new scanner, new lcd screen at home Notes here. Picture, yes, has nothing to do with anything.
</event>

<event
start="2012-12-29"
end="2012-12-29"
title="Toronto, at Holiday Inn..."
description="Toronto Trip"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2012-12-29-dundas-square-toronto-trip.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2012-12-29-dundas-square-toronto-trip.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Toronto Trip"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Date from photo at Dundas Square. Notes here. Not sure about this - probably stayed at Holiday Inn. I bought a hat, the grey one. We walked around, St. Laurence Market, Dundas Square.
</event>

<event
start="2013-01-07"
end="2013-01-07"
title="Skiing at Collingwood. With Gopro."
description="Vacations."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2013-01-07skiing-collingwood300.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2013-01-07skiing-collingwood.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Skiing at Collingwood"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
By myself, with Gopro on ski pole for a while. Had a very good day, pretty good weather
</event>

<event
start="2013-07-14"
end="2013-07-21"
title="San Francisco!"
description="Trip to San Franciso - LA."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2013-03-14-san-francisco-la-trip.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2013-03-14-san-francisco-la-trip.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="San Francisco - Los Angeles Trip"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) Incredibly great trip to San Franciso and LA, including Joshua Tree Park, Getty Museum, Huntington Museum (Blue Boy), Fisherman's Wharf, Point Lobos, Venice Beach. Fabulous. We stayed with Sid and Adriana in Los Angeles for a few days and they generously drove us around.
</event>

<event
start="2013-07-14"
end="2013-07-21"
title="Vacation New Hampshire."
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2013-07new-hampshire300.png"
link="images/2000s/fullsized/2013-07new-hampshire.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="New Hampshire"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Vacation at cottage in New Hampshire. Lovely cottage. Drove down to coast to see colonial village. Artsy town called Portsmouth. Founded in 1623. Also went to Concord, nice downtown, very hot. Saw great deals at thrift shop but passed on Dyson vacuum for $120-- regretfully.
</event>

<event
start="2013-08-09"
end="2013-08-16"
title="Cottage in Magog PQ near Sherbrooke."
description="Vacation at cottage in New Hampshire."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2013-08-09-magog-sherbrooke300.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2013-08-09-magog-sherbrooke.png"
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textcolor=" green"
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caption="Cottage in Magog"
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classname="hot_event" >
Really nice cottage but near a shallow river-- no swimming. Lots of ducks. We went into Sherbrooke, and into Magog for fun. There was a big festival nearby we went to.
</event>

<event
start="2013-08-20"
end="2013-08-20"
title="Lady Windermere's Fan"
description="Lady Windermeres Fan "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2013-08-20-lady-windermere's-fan-niag-on-the-lake.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2013-08-20-lady-windermere's-fan-niag-on-the-lake.png"
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textcolor=" green"
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caption="Lady Windermeres Fan"
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classname="hot_event" >
Saw Lady Windermere's Fan, Shaw Festival, with De Zoete's. Went for dinner at "Fire Hall" in St. Davids after the play, which was an afternoon production, we toured St. Davids. May have been the finest over-all production I have ever seen.
</event>

<event
start="2014-01-14"
end="2014-01-14"
title="CRV: 232,533 Corolla: 183,744."
description="Checking out car alternatives."
image="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-01-DSC01598-2004-corolla.png"
link="images/2010s/thumbs/2010-DSC01689-2004-corolla-montreal.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="CRV 232K Corolla 183K"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Now are there notes? The older, 1994 Corolla-- not the 2014 Corolla.
</event>

<event
start="2014-01-14"
end="2014-01-14"
title="Christopher starts dating girl named Lara."
description="Whom he met on eHarmony or Plenty of Fish"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2013-10-26-christopher300.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2013-10-26-christopher.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Christopher dates someone."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Notes here and there. Did not last long. Of course, he will keep trying for as long as it takes. Noted.
</event>

<event
start="2014-06-04"
end="2014-06-04"
title="Hugo & Charlene Wedding"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Video-taped their wedding.
</event>

<event
start="2014-06-24"
end="2014-06-24"
title="Bill and Danielle at Blue Jays Game."
description="Blue Jays Game."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2014-06-24-19.44-bill-danielle-bluejays.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2014-06-24-19.44-bill-danielle-bluejays.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Blue Jays Game"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Went out for dinner downtown first, it was pouring rain, barely made it to the game on time. There was a problem with the online tickets-- I forget what-- but we got in without missing too much. Blue Jays won, I recall, with a dramatic finish.
</event>

<event
start="2014-06-27"
end="2014-06-27"
title="Jazz Festival Montreal"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2014-06-27-montreal-jazz-paul.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2014-06-27-montreal-jazz-paul.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Jazz Festival Montreal"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Kite played at the Montreal Jazz Festival, to a fairly large crowd. It was very, very hot that day. We walked around downtown Montreal for a while. I believe we stayed at a hotel.
</event>

<event
start="2014-07-06"
end="2014-07-06"
title="Visiting Bakers in Oshawa"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2014-07-06-at-bakers.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2014-07-06-at-bakers.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Visited Bakers in Oshawa"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
Dropped by in Oshawa for a visit, probably driving up there for the visit, then back that night.
</event>

<event
start="2014-07-19"
end="2014-07-26"
title="Trip to Halifax"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2014-07-22-peggy's-cove.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2014-07-22-peggy's-cove.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Trip to Halifax Peggys Cove"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname=" travel" >
Trip to Halifax. Stayed in a cottage outside of town, basement apartment, really. Peggy's Cove. Beautiful beach somewhere.
</event>

<event
start="2014-07-30"
end="2014-07-30"
title="Fiddler on the Roof - Stratford."
description="In the afternoon, I believe."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2014-07-30-13stratford-fiddler300.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2014-07-30-13.21stratford-fiddler.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Fiddler on the Roof"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Enjoyed seeing Fiddler on the Roof at Stratford Festival, main stage
</event>

<event
start="2014-08-09"
end="2014-08-09"
title="Landon and Helena Wedding"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2014-08-09-sara-matovic.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2014-08-09-sara-matovic.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Helena Van Eek marries Landon Zeaman"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" Events" >
I video-recorded this wedding, produced a blu-ray disk for the families. Was a lavish wedding, out at the Zeaman's farm, lots of food and music and probably the highest number of beautiful young people I've ever seen at a wedding. Christine DeGier was there too. Sara Matovic approached me for a dance late at night-- Helen rescued me.
</event>

<event
start="2014-09-14"
end="2014-09-14"
title="Olive Van Dyk."
description="Olive Van Dyk"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2014-09-12-06.22-Olive.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2014-09-12-15.24-olive-daddy.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Olive"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Olive Van Dyk is born in Montreal.
</event>

<event
start="2014-10-18"
end="2014-10-18"
title="Sara & Eddie Hynes Wedding Video"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Video-taped the wedding as a wedding gift.
</event>

<event
start="2015-01-12"
end="2015-01-12"
title="Ski trip, solo. Blue Mountain."
description=" Skiing"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2013-01-07skiing-collingwood-bill300.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2013-01-07skiing-collingwood-bill.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Skiing at Collingwood"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Went skiing at Blue Mountain all day, about 11:00 to 9:30p.m. Great day but very, very cold. Nobody on the slopes by the time I quit. Had very nice meal at the restaurant there for about $12.00, which is pretty reasonable considering it's a captive audience. Photo from 2013 ski trip.
</event>

<event
start="2015-01-26"
end="2015-01-26"
title="Purchased 2010 Corolla"
description="60K on it"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2015-02-16-2010-corolla.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-02-16-2010-corolla.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
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caption="2010 Corolla"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname="hot_event" >
from Cambridge Center Honda for $10,500. Won $250 for test drive, then $250 more in other draw for buying. 60K on the Corolla. Date from reciept from bank, so I took possession a day or two later? No-- I did it the same day, transferred old Corolla to Christopher, and he drove me to pick up the new one.
</event>

<event
start="2015-01-29"
end="2015-01-29"
title="Minolta APO AF 70-200mm f2.8 Lens, from Japan."
description="Beautiful looking lens. But Heavy."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2015-01-29minolta300.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-01-29minolta.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Minolta APO AF 70-200mm f2.8 lens"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Bought on eBay from a vendor in Japan. This should be the THE lens for weddings, wildlife, etc. but it is HUGE and heavy.
</event>

<event
start="2015-02-01"
end="2017-12-31"
title="2010 Corolla from Cambridge Honda."
description="2014 Corolla to Christopher."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2015-03-tulip-inn-huntsville300.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-03-tulip-inn-huntsville.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="2010 Corolla"
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname=" " >
I got $1000 knocked off, then won $500 in some kind of draw they were having. Christopher got our old Corolla for a few thousand, which he paid back on monthly installments. After about a year, we "forgave" him the rest of the money, since we have basically given cars to Danielle and Paul. He then gave the Corolla (or sold it) to Dawn, and bought himself a used Subaru.
</event>

<event
start="2015-02-22"
end="2015-02-22"
title="Bent by Elephants Ontario Tour."
description="BBE Ontario Tour"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2015-02-22-bbe-coach-house.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-02-22-bbe-coach-house.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Bent by Elephants"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
The band, Chesley, Luke, Ryan, Eric, and Paul and Laetitia (and Olive) stayed at our house from Sunday to Saturday.
</event>

<event
start="2015-02-24"
end="2015-02-24"
title="Reorganized basement study."
description="Using Lightwave to model the changes."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2015-02-24-reorganize-basement300.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-02-24-reorganize-basement.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Reorganized basement study"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Reorganized basement study. Should have done this ages ago: much nicer layout, much quieter at my desk
</event>

<event
start="2015-03-16"
end="2015-03-18"
title="Stayed at Tulip Motel in Huntsville."
description="Vacations"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2015-03-17-tulip-motel-huntsville300.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-03-tulip-inn-huntsville.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
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caption="Huntsville"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Went on hike in Arrowhead Provincial Park to falls, about three hours or so. Nice breakfasts in Huntsville. Purchased jacket with hoodie on sale for 29.00. We thought we would be able to skate but the skating thing through the woods was long closed.
</event>

<event
start="2015-06-20"
end="2015-06-20"
title="Saw Pygmalion at Shaw"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/shaw.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/shaw.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Pygmalion at Shaw"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
By ourselves: only 2 tickets purchased.
</event>

<event
start="2015-07-07"
end="2015-07-14"
title="Huntsville Cottage"
description=" "
image="images/thumbs/2015-07-14-huntsville-cottage.png"
link="images/fullsized/2015-07-14-huntsville-cottage.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Family at cottage in Huntsville at Christian campground."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname=" family" >
The cottage was free, from a family involved in the Christian school-- any teacher could have it for a week or so. Everyone was there, including Olive of course. Nice area, of course. A beach, a snack bar, and little ATV sort of golf cart. 2015-07huntsville-cottage300.png
</event>

<event
start="2015-07-31"
end="2021-02-19"
title="Acquired Sony RX-100M3"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" class" >
Picture of box on counter. Bought for our trip to Krakow, Prague, Budapest.
</event>

<event
start="2015-08-09"
end="2015-08-09"
title="Sara Matovic - Last Dance"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2014-08-09-sara-matovic.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2014-08-09-sara-matovic.png"
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textcolor=" "
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caption="Sara Matovic at Zeeman - Van Eek Wedding"
icon="../icons/pink.png"
classname=" girls" >
During the dances, later at night, after most people had cleared the floor, Sara Matovic was dancing alone when she saw me with the camera. She came up to me, took my camera away and put it on a table and pulled me onto the dance floor and put her arms around me. Helen came along and "rescued" me.
</event>

<event
start="2015-08-11"
end="2015-08-24"
title="Vacation Prague - Krakow - Budapest."
description="Trip to Eastern Europe."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2015-08-12-prague.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-08-12-prague.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Prague - Krakow - Budapest"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Flew to Prague, layover in Belgium. Train to Krakow to see Auschwitz-Berkinau, overnight train to Budapest We stayed at Airbnb at all three cities in downtown areas. Wonderful. Dates confirmed from photos.
</event>

<event
start="2015-10-26"
end="2015-10-28"
title="Dayton Ohio to see Air Force Museum."
description="Trip to Dayton, Ohio."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2015-10-dayton-ohio.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-10-dayton-ohio.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Dayton Ohio Air Force Museum"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
(!) Exact date of this photo. Fantastic collection of military and historic aircraft from Wright Brothers on. Including an atomic bomb, and a Mig, and a nuclear missile silo.
</event>

<event
start="2015-12-08"
end="2015-12-08"
title="Lunch at Tien Lee's"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2015-12-18-12-37pm-tien-lee's.png"
link=" black"
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textcolor=" "
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caption="Lunch at Tien Lees"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" " >
IT Department's annual excursion to this low key but efficient Chinese restaurant in Elmira where we always get the Won Ton soup and various other items.
</event>

<event
start="2015-12-11"
end="2015-12-14"
title="New York with the Van Eek's."
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2015-12-12-15-ny-van-eeks.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-12-12-15-ny-van-eeks.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="New York w Van Eeks"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Rockefeller Center - 9/11 Memorial - Brandenburg Concertos. Had a generally great weekend, and really enjoyed the Brandenberg Concertoes at the Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall. Went to 9/11 Memorial, Rockefeller Center to see Christmas tree, great view, and MOMA for a Picasso sculpture exhibit. Took the CRV. We went to Empire State Building, Central Park, a cathedral north of Central Park, Godspell at a Broadway Theatre, Brooklyn Bridge, MOMA. Wonderful weekend. Had a bit of car trouble on the way home near Scranton: the front left wheel came loose. Stopped at an odd garage: nobody there, except two guys talking. Old, old shop. Office all dusty. Old cigarette and candy machines coated in dust. Dog.
</event>

<event
start="2016-01-19"
end="2016-01-19"
title="Paul and Laetitia and Olive down."
description="Paul, Laetitia, Olive."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2012-05-19-new-york-de-zoetes.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2012-05-19-new-york-de-zoetes.JPG"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Paul and Laetitia and Olive visit."
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Paul and Laetitia and Olive down, to visit Grandma before she moves to old age home.
</event>

<event
start="2016-01-19"
end="2016-01-21"
title="Paul Laetitia Olive visit."
description="Description Field."
image="images/2010s/thumbs/20110717-bent-quebec.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Paul Laetitia Olive visit."
icon="../icons/maroon.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Paul, Laetitia, Olive visit. Was a nice visit.
</event>

<event
start="2016-03-07"
end="2016-03-07"
title="Picked my nose."
description=" "
image="nose.png"
link="nose.html"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname="hot_event" >
No real connection to any actual files here. Just testing. I will add other fields. Soon. Honest. I did NOT pick my nose. Honest.
</event>

<event
start="2016-03-12"
end="2016-03-15"
title="Helen and Danielle go to Montreal"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2016-02-21-montreal.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2016-02-21-montreal.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" brown"
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caption="Helen and Danielle Montreal"
icon="../icons/teal.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Hello-- they will be visiting Paul and Laetitia and Olive to help with the move to the new apartment. And I created a bunch of php files to edit and add to the timeline database file. Now I just need to make a program to print out an xml versions.
</event>

<event
start="2016-04-03"
end="2016-04-03"
title="Tax Time"
description=" "
image="images/generic/thumbs/bill.png"
link="images/generic/fullsized/bill.png"
color=" "
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tapeImage=" "
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caption="Tax time"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Did taxes for myself, Helen, Danielle, and Christopher.
</event>

<event
start="2016-04-16"
end="2016-04-16"
title="'Our Town' at Shaw"
description=" "
image="images/thumbs/2016-04-16-our-town-shaw.png"
link="images/fullsized/2016-04-16-our-town-shaw.png"
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caption="Our Town at Buttery Theatre "
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classname=" " >
Saw an exquisite performance of "Our Town" at Royal George in downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake with Calvin and Gloria, then a very nice dinner at Firehall in St. Davids, for about $200 for the four of us.
</event>

<event
start="2016-05-21"
end="2016-05-21"
title="Saw 'A Chorus Line' Stratford"
description=" "
image="stratford"
link=" nolink"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Saw "A Chorus Line" at Stratford Festival Theatre. Stopped in Shakespeare for fresh cut fries, burger, sausage on the way down. The musical was actually quite good-- a musical about musicals, really.
</event>

<event
start="2016-06-03"
end="2017-12-31"
title="2012 Toyota Rav4 Purchased"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2016-06-05-get-picture.png"
link="images/2010s/thumbs/2016-06-05-get-picture.png"
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textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Purchased 2012 Toyota Rav4 from Heffner."
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname=" cars" >
Purchased it to replace CRV which had developed serious clutch problems, while still running pretty good. No A/C either. Purchase price: about 19K including tax. Mileage at time of purchase: 54K. I add about 250k a week regular driving plus additional mileage for trips: about 25k a year, estimated.
</event>

<event
start="2016-11-29"
end="2016-11-29"
title="Located Lee Ann's Grave"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2016-11-29-lee-ann-green's-grave-wainfleet.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2016-11-29-lee-ann-green's-grave-wainfleet.png"
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textcolor=" "
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caption="Located Lee Anns grave in Wainfleet."
icon="../icons/pink.png"
classname=" " >
After searching on the internet-- with great difficulty-- located probable site in Wainfleet at Maple Lawn cemetery. The grave next to it is probably father, and destined for mother, Phyllis. Very satisfying moment to find that actual grave, and date on there: 1972-03-13. I remember Al coming in through the window to avoid mom and dad, and actually telling me what happened.
</event>

<event
start="2016-11-30"
end="2016-11-30"
title=" Testing"
description=" "
image="no image"
link=" no link"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Kapshun"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" " >
does this actually work?
</event>

<event
start="2016-12-09"
end="2016-12-26"
title="Paul, Laetitia, Olive, Kermit here"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2016-12-09-xmas"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2016-12-09-xmas"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Paul Laetitia Olive Kermit"
icon="../icons/maroon.png"
classname="hot_event" >
Paul and Laetitia came down, Paul had gig with Jason White on December 10 at United Church in Cambridge-- a Christmas thing.
</event>

<event
start="2016-12-22"
end="2016-12-22"
title="Lunch at Tien Lee's"
description=" "
image="images/thumbs/2010s/2016-12-00-tien-lee-elmira.png"
link="images/fullsized/2010s/2016-12-00-tien-lee-elmira.png"
color=" black"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Lunch at Tien Lees"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" work" >
The annual IT festive celebration.
</event>

<event
start="2017-02-18"
end="2017-02-18"
title="We visit Montreal"
description=" "
image="images/2017/thumbs/2017-02-18-montreal.jpg"
link="images/2017/fullsized/2017-02-18-montreal.jpg"
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textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Visit to Montreal."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" family" >
We went to a tobogganing hill somewhere, had a snack in the cafe, checked out some animals in a little zoo there.
</event>

<event
start="2017-07-30"
end="2017-07-30"
title="Saw Twelfth Night at Stratford."
description=" "
image=" noimage"
link=" nolink"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Saw Twelfth Night at Stratford."
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At 2:00 in the afternoon. It was very good, very funny, and a nice afternoon out. Stopped at the chip wagon in Shakespeare on the way home for very good home-made burgers and fries.
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end="2017-08-26"
title="Trip to Dawson City"
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Flew to Calgary, then Edmonton, and rented a Sportage to drive to Prince George, Stewart, Dease Lake, Teslin, White Horse, then Dawson. Fantastic trip with almost perfect weather.
</event>

<event
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end="2017-08-29"
title="Joan of Arc"
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Had picnic lunch in the park, wandered downtown for a while, saw an excellent production, then dinner at the Firehall in St. Davids. Wonderful day.
</event>

<event
start="2017-08-31"
end="2017-08-31"
title="Dawn Toering"
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caption="Christopher begins torrid love affair with femme fatale."
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Miraculous unassuming of puppy romance at this late stage of the game. How divinely expressive of a pristine elevation of purely Platonic mutual admiration.
</event>

<event
start="2017-09-08"
end="2017-09-16"
title="Cottage at Godfrey"
description=" "
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At the cottage. Christopher came for first two days; Paul, Laetitia, Kermit, Olive, Danielle, all for the rest of the week. Went to beautiful Frontenac Park for a hike, and Westport for a day. Wonderful kayaking and canoeing.
</event>

<event
start="2017-10-16"
end="2017-10-16"
title="molar pulled"
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link="images/generic/fullsized/bill.png"
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Got a cavity in back, left, lower molar. Not really great candidate for filling, so had it pulled. Took about a half hour, not too painful.
</event>

<event
start="2017-10-23"
end="2017-10-23"
title="Danielle - Lexus"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2017-10-26-danielle's-lexus.jpg"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2017-10-26-danielle's-lexus.jpg"
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caption="The Lexus!"
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classname=" cars" >
For about $11,999, from Lakeshore Motors. The RX400h, a hybrid, with all the goodies. Gary Nguyen. I brought her to pick it up around 9:00 a.m. October 26th. Gary accepted her 2008 Civic as a trade-in for about $1,000 including the snow tires on rims. I picked up snow tires for Danielle from a nice couple in Stratford, four tires that were one year old, for $300.
</event>

<event
start="2017-10-26"
end="2017-10-31"
title="Paul, Laetitia, Kite down for visit"
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caption="Visit from Montreal."
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Arrived around 9:00 p.m. The two Erics arrived the same night. Had a nice visit.
</event>

<event
start="2017-11-08"
end="2017-11-08"
title="New Samsung Galaxy S7"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2017-11-08-samsung-galaxy-7.png"
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caption="New Samsung Galaxy S7"
icon="../icons/gray.png"
classname=" Things" >
Purchased for $400 used from someone on Kijiji who didn't want me to meet him at his house. We met in front of Walmart. I made the call and bought it and had a new "smaller" SIM put in at Koodo in the mall. So far so good.
</event>

<event
start="2017-12-01"
end="2017-12-02"
title="Peggy's in Port Dalhousie"
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caption="Stayed overnight at Peggys."
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classname=" friends" >
Our annual excursion to Port Dalhousie with Calvin and Gloria to stay at Peggy's overnight and go to her church bazaar. We actually won something this year: a Thomas the Tank engine clock-works, and some running shoes for Olive.
</event>

<event
start="2017-12-21"
end="2017-12-21"
title="Tien Lee's"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2017-12-21-Tien-Lee's.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2017-12-21-Tien-Lee's.png"
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caption="Tien Lees for IT Lunch"
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Annual IT lunch at Tien Lee's Chinese restaurant in Elmira.
</event>

<event
start="2018-03-16"
end="2018-03-22"
title="Kite Trio Visit"
description=" "
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link="images/2010s/fullsized/2018-03-16-kitetrio.png"
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Kitetrio, Paul and Eric Dew and Eric Couture, came down, along with Laetitia, Olive, and Kermit, for a few days. Kitetrio played at the Jazz Room Saturday. Harry joined us for dinner and for the concert.
</event>

<event
start="2018-05-12"
end="2018-05-12"
title="Theresa died."
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2018-05-12-theresa-memorial-skype.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2018-05-12-theresa-memorial-skype.png"
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caption="Theresa Died in Montreal"
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Not sure of exact date she died. This was the day we gathered at Harry's place in NF in memorial.
</event>

<event
start="2018-06-03"
end="2018-06-03"
title="Saw Come from Away"
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caption="Saw "Come from Away" in Toronto."
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Saw "Come From Away" in Toronto at Princess of Wales Theatre.
</event>

<event
start="2018-06-08"
end="2018-06-08"
title="Spring Awakening"
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Saw "Spring Awakening" put on by Kitchener Waterloo Musical Theatre group. Very good.
</event>

<event
start="2018-06-10"
end="2018-06-10"
title=" Tempest"
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image="images/2010s/thumbs/2018-06-10-tempest.pngs"
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Saw "The Tempest", a weak production with Marthe Henry as Prospero. Never caught fire. Stopped at "Tin Roof" on the way home for burgers and fries. The burgers were home-made--exceptional!
</event>

<event
start="2018-07-09"
end="2018-07-16"
title="Eastern Quebec"
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Took north shore from Montreal all the way up to Sept-Iles, and beyond, staying in motels. Lovely trip up the Saguenay River (from Tadoussac). These are formations near Havre-Saint-Pierre.
</event>

<event
start="2018-07-21"
end="2018-07-22"
title="Van Eek's Cottage"
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Lovely.
</event>

<event
start="2018-07-21"
end="2018-07-21"
title="Van Eek Cottage"
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Stayed for a few days at Van Eek's cottage. Also joined Gloria's family for a barbeque nearby.
</event>

<event
start="2018-08-14"
end="2018-08-14"
title="To Kill a Mockingbird - Stratford"
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This was the older production-- not the new, controversial Aaron Sorkin production. The children in the performance were exceptional.
</event>

<event
start="2018-08-25"
end="2018-08-25"
title="Coriolanus"
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Saw "Coriolanus" at Stratford-- very bold, modernesque production. By myself-- Helen wasn't interested.
</event>

<event
start="2018-09-08"
end="2018-09-15"
title="Godfrey Cottage"
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Week at the cottage with everyone. Christopher came for a few days.
</event>

<event
start="2018-09-16"
end="2018-09-16"
title="Andrew Ariel"
description=" "
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link="images/2010s/fullsized/2018-09-16-andrew-ariel-wedding.png"
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caption="Andrew Ariel"
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Andrew and Ariel married in Van Eek's back yard.
</event>

<event
start="2018-09-28"
end="2018-09-28"
title="Storybook Gardens"
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image="images/2010s/thumbs/2018-09-28-storybook-gardens.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2018-09-28-storybook-gardens.png"
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Paul, Laetitia, Olive, Kermit, Danielle, went to Storybook Gardens for the day. Not sure why it was on a Friday in September...
</event>

<event
start="2018-10-08"
end="2018-10-10"
title="Lindsay Leaf Tour"
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Went to Lindsay Ontario to see leaves, Omemee, lift-lock, and the familiar Hockley Drive. Stayed at a nice motel in Lindsay. Leaves were not at their peak at all.
</event>

<event
start="2018-10-10"
end="2018-10-10"
title="Omemee Visit"
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Stayed at a motel in Lindsay. Leaves were not in full bloom, and it was rainy, but we had a nice drive and saw Neil Young's home town.
</event>

<event
start="2018-10-27"
end="2018-10-27"
title="Early Summer"
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classname=" friends" >
Why does this work.
</event>

<event
start="2018-11-21"
end="2018-11-21"
title="St Davids Visit"
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Visited St. Davids on day off work to take pictures and stroll through golf course to old tobogganing hill with jump.
</event>

<event
start="2018-11-21"
end="2018-11-21"
title="St Davids Visit"
description=" "
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Just a day, specifically to photograph the toboggan jump on the golf course, which is accessible now by a walking path.
</event>

<event
start="2018-12-14"
end="2018-12-17"
title="New York"
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Saw "Girl from the North Country" at public theatre, The Met, Central Park, the Whitney Andy Warhol exhibit. First time we really spent time in Metropolitan Museum of Art: it's incredible. It rained most of the time.
</event>

<event
start="2018-12-14"
end="2018-12-17"
title="New York"
description=" "
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Specifically to see "Girl from the North Country", the play by Conor McPherson that uses a lot of Dylan songs in it. The play was great, at the Public Theatre, and dinner was fabulous.
</event>

<event
start="2018-12-16"
end="2018-12-16"
title="Metropolitan Museum"
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Visited Metropolitan Museum, which we had never really visited before. Why on earth not? It was incredible. Also visited the Whitney which had a Warhol exhibit. It rained very hard during the day though, as we walked across Central Park to get back to the subway.
</event>

<event
start="2019-01-19"
end="2019-01-19"
title="Christopher and Dawn wedding"
description="Boogalo Description"
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link="images/2010s/fullsized/2019-01-19-christopher-dawn-wedding"
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caption="Christopher and Dawn Wedding"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname=" family" >
Somewhere. Where I was not.
</event>

<event
start="2019-02-14"
end="2019-04-30"
title="Recording"
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I began working on recordings of my original songs in the basement using Reaper and Presonus Mobile Firestudio.
</event>

<event
start="2019-03-10"
end="2019-04-02"
title="Bought Used Dell"
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link="images/2010s/fullsized/dell2715qt.png"
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textcolor=" blue"
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caption="Bought used Dell hi resolution monitor from kijiji"
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classname=" misc" >
Bought from an ad in Kijiji. He met me at a parking lot in Cambridge. Good deal, works great-- I am using it for the music workstation.
</event>

<event
start="2019-04-09"
end="2019-04-09"
title="Summer Tires"
description=" "
image="../images/2010s/thumbs/2016-06-12-2012-Rav4.png"
link="../images/2010s/fullsized/2016-06-12-2012-Rav4.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
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caption="Put Summer tires on car."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" cars" >
Yes, I really did put the summer tires on. Did not remove double quotes as expected so I manually removed them.
</event>

<event
start="2019-04-09"
end="2019-04-09"
title="Seth and Amber - Jacob"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2016-04-16-our-town-shaw.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2016-04-16-our-town-shaw.png"
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textcolor=" red"
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caption="Seth and Amber have premature baby."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" friends" >
Testing double quotes in caption: should be removed. Did not work, so manually removed them.
</event>

<event
start="2019-04-09"
end="2019-04-09"
title="Filled Washer Fluid 40K"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2016-06-12-2012-Rav4.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2016-06-12-2012-Rav4.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" red"
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caption="Filled washer fluid in Rav4."
icon="../icons/wheel.png"
classname=" cars" >
And will the "washer" have only a single quote? Let's see. At least I am very certain.
</event>

<event
start="2019-04-11"
end="2019-04-11"
title=" Doobie"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/doobie.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/doobie.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Doobie Doobie Do."
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" arts" >
And we danced on the old subway car all night long. And all the next day.
</event>

<event
start="2019-04-11"
end="2019-04-11"
title="Purchased Garmin GPS"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/garmin-61-lmt-s.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/garmin-61-lmt-s.png"
color=" black"
textcolor=" purple"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" 10"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" " >
I received $240 for 25 years at CH, and used it towards the cost, which was about $329.
</event>

<event
start="2019-05-15"
end="2019-05-15"
title="Clementine Born"
description="Clementine"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2019-05-25-montreal.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2019-05-25-montreal.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Clementine"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname=" Family" >
Clementine Born.
</event>

<event
start="2019-05-18"
end="2019-05-18"
title="Dear Evan Hansen"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2019-05-18-dear-evan-hansen.png"
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classname=" " >
Saw "Dear Evan Hansen" in Toronto with Danielle at Royal Alexandra Theatre. Ate out at Figo's afterwards, pasta and pizza, excellent service.
</event>

<event
start="2019-05-18"
end="2019-05-18"
title="Dear Evan Hansen"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/dear-evan-hansen.png"
link="images/2010s/thumbs/dear-evan-hansen.png"
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classname=" arts" >
A musical production which received rave reviews. At the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto.
</event>

<event
start="2019-05-25"
end="2019-05-26"
title="We are in Montreal visiting."
description="descriiption"
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We are in Montreal to greet Clementine to the family.
</event>

<event
start="2019-05-31"
end="2019-06-02"
title="Al Van Dyk visits us in Kitchener"
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Al dropped by from out West, stayed a couple of nights. Chatted a lot. Then, Sunday, he drove on to Henk and Mary's. He was planning to go to Niagara Falls as well to visit other family and friends. He was driving an older Camaro, I believe.
</event>

<event
start="2019-06-07"
end="2019-06-10"
title="Move to Peppler"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2016-04-16-our-town-shaw.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2016-04-16-our-town-shaw.png"
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caption="Move to Peppler St. Waterloo."
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" work" >
Anticipated. Will the quotation marks be there? I don't know.
</event>

<event
start="2019-06-21"
end="2021-09-19"
title="Moved to Peppler"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2019-06-26-peppler.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2019-06-26-peppler.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
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caption="Moved to Peppler St. in Waterloo"
icon="../icons/gray-circle.png"
classname=" work" >
Lovely new building, in a wonderful location downtown Waterloo.
</event>

<event
start="2019-07-26"
end="2019-07-26"
title="Sybenga's visit us in Kitchener"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2019-07-26-sybenga's-visit.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2019-07-26-sybenga's-visit.png"
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caption="Sybengas visit us in Kitchener"
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We also attended a party at De Zoete's with them, and toured the St. Jacob's market.
</event>

<event
start="2019-08-01"
end="2019-08-01"
title="Van Eeks Dinner"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2019-08-01-concert-new-hamburg.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2019-08-01-concert-new-hamburg.png"
color=" red"
textcolor=" red"
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caption="Dinner at Van Eeks Chicken parmesian"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" friends" >
Then we went to Killbride Castle in Baden to see one of the worst celtic bands I have ever heard perform.
</event>

<event
start="2019-08-01"
end="2019-08-01"
title="Concert at Castle Killbride in New Hamburg"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2019-08-01-concert-new-hamburg.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2019-08-01-concert-new-hamburg.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
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caption="Concert at Castle Killbride in New Hamburg"
icon="../icons/gray-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
A group performed, mostly Irish style folk songs, I believe.
</event>

<event
start="2019-08-04"
end="2019-08-04"
title="Victory at Shaw"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/victory-at-shaw.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/victory-at-shaw.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Saw Victory at Shaw"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" arts" >
Ordered tickets to Victory by Howard Barker at Shaw's Jackie Maxwell Theatre, Sunday, August 4, 7:00 p.m.
</event>

<event
start="2019-08-17"
end="2019-08-21"
title="Read Mystery Train by Greil Marcus"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/mystery_train.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/mystery_train.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Read Mystery Train Greil Marcus"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" arts" >
Incredibly comprehensive and astute guide to blues and other streams of popular music over the 20th Century, with extensive analysis of Presley, Randy Newman, Sly Stone and others. Really, a fabulous book
</event>

<event
start="2019-08-21"
end="2019-08-24"
title="Read Uninhabitable Earth"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/uninhabitable_earth.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/uninhabitable_earth.png"
color=" Blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Read Uninhabitable Earth"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" arts" >
Very scary book about climate change, accused by some environmentalists of being "alarmist". The author, David Wallace-Wells concedes that he wants to scare people and pushes a worst-case scenario.
</event>

<event
start="2019-09-05"
end="2019-09-08"
title="Jason and Beckys Cottage"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2019-09-07-becky's-cottage.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2019-09-07-becky's-cottage.png"
color=" purple"
textcolor=" blue"
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caption="Stayed at Jason and Beckys Cottage"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" travel" >
Wonderful cottage on Palmerston Lake, near Ompah. Took Ed's boat for a ride, hiked up to amazing view, did a lot of reading and watched "Downfall", "Paranoia", and "Winter's Bone". Great weekend. Definitely want to look into booking it for the fall.
</event>

<event
start="2019-09-13"
end="2019-09-13"
title="Sid and Patty"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2018-10-27-sid-patty-st-jacobs.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2018-10-27-sid-patty-st-jacobs.png"
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caption="Visited Sid and Patty"
icon="../icons/blue.png"
classname=" friends" >
Visited Sid and Patty where-ever they live. Sid was rebuilding a very old car-- from early 60's, I think, a chevy. Nice dinner. Pictures are from earlier dinner in St. Jacobs.
</event>

<event
start="2019-09-29"
end="2019-10-13"
title=" Germany"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2019-10-04-cologne.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2019-10-04-cologne.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Tour of Germany"
icon="../icons/gray-circle.png"
classname=" travel" >
Fabulous tour of Germany, Hamburg, Hamelin, Munden, Bergen-Belsen, Bacharach (Rhine Valley), Worms, Rothenburg, Munich, Erfurt, Dresden, and Berlin.
</event>

<event
start="2019-10-01"
end="2019-10-04"
title="Pete died (date approximate)"
description=" "
image="images/1960s/thumbs/1967-06-00-family-dinner.png"
link="images/1960s/fullsized/1967-06-00-family-dinner.png"
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caption="Pete Died"
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We visited just before we left for Germany and Pete died shortly after that, while we were away. Too many people in his hospital room at the end, and he couldn't smoke, of course.
</event>

<event
start="2019-10-23"
end="2019-10-23"
title="Crucible at Stratford"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/crucible.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/crucible.png"
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caption="Saw Crucible at Stratford "
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At the Avon theatre. Then went to Wendy's for dinner. 2:00 show. It was very good. In spite of Stratford's clumsy attempt to link it to #metoo, it was a raving indictment of a group of young girls who lied to cover up their own malfeasance, and did not relent even as people were hanged as a result of their accusations.
</event>

<event
start="2019-11-09"
end="2019-11-09"
title="We visit Montreal."
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2019-11-09-montreal.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2019-11-09-montreal.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Visit Montreal"
icon="../icons/gray-circle.png"
classname="hot_event" >
We visit Montreal. Or was it just Helen?
</event>

<event
start="2019-11-13"
end="2019-11-13"
title="Girl from the North Country"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/girl-from-north-country.jpg"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/girl-from-north-country.jpg"
color=" orange"
textcolor=" pink"
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caption="Girl From the North Country Princess Alexandra"
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classname=" arts" >
Saw Girl From the North Country at the Princess Alexandra. I thought it was even better than the one at the Public Theatre in New York, especially musically. It was directed by Conor McPherson himself (the playwright). I drove to the Kipling Subway station and parked there and took the subway downtown. I ate at Wahlburgers.
</event>

<event
start="2019-11-21"
end="2019-12-06"
title="Tongue Biopsy"
description=" "
image="images/2010s/thumbs/default.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/default.png"
color=" yellow"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Biopsy on Tongue"
icon="../icons/black.png"
classname=" health" >
Discovered about a month ago, a dime-sized tumour on the lower left side of my tongue. More like an raspberry. Dr. Zorzitto immediately referred me to Dr. Banerjee. He immediately acknowledged that it's probably a return of the cancer and scheduled a biopsy for 2019-11-21 (today).
</event>

<event
start="2019-12-05"
end="2019-12-05"
title=" CT Scan"
description=" "
image="images/2020s/thumbs/2020-04-13-tongue.png"
link="images/2020s/fullsized/2020-04-13-tongue.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="CT Scan at St. Marys Hospital"
icon="../icons/gray.png"
classname=" misc" >
Scheduled re. tongue. Results: no problem at all. The biopsy revealed no cancer. Celebrated at Milestones.
</event>

<event
start="2019-12-14"
end="2019-12-14"
title="Van Dyk Christmas Dinner in Chippawa"
description="Dinner in Chippawa"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2019-12-14-vandyk-christmas-dinner.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2019-12-14-vandyk-christmas-dinner.png"
color=" black"
textcolor=" blue"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Van Dyks Christmas Dinner in Chippawa"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" family" >
Dinner at Betty's in Chippawa. Spelling is correct.
</event>

<event
start="2020-01-01"
end="2020-01-01"
title="Paul Taylor dropped by here for coffee."
description=" "
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/2020-01-01-paul-taylor-visit.png"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/2020-01-01-paul-taylor-visit.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Paul Taylor Kitchen Table"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" " >
Paul Taylor came by. He conveys himself like a conspiracy theorist, just smart enough to know tidbits but not smart enough to discern reliability.
</event>

<event
start="2020-01-03"
end="2020-01-03"
title="Dinner at Van Eek's with Ellen, Andrew"
description=" "
image="images/2020s/thumbs/2020-01-03-dinner-at-van-eeks.png"
link="images/2020s/fullsized/2020-01-03-dinner-at-van-eeks.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
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caption="Dinner at Van Eeks with Ellen, Andrew"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" " >
Nice dinner at Van Eek's place with agreeable company of Ellen and Andrew and Andrew's wife.
</event>

<event
start="2020-02-05"
end="2020-02-05"
title="Moxie born."
description="Whatever January 6"
image="images/2020s/thumbs/2020-07-01-moxie.png"
link="images/2020s/fullsized/2020-07-01-moxie.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
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caption="Moxie born."
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname=" misc" >
Moxie born in Kitchener.
</event>

<event
start="2020-03-22"
end="2020-03-22"
title="Drove up to Meaford and back just for scenery."
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/fullsized/2020-03-22-hwy7-from-meaford-park.png"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/2020-03-22-hwy7-from-meaford-park.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
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caption=" Meaford"
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classname=" class" >
The drive from Meaford back on Highway 12 (?) was quite pretty for the first hour or so. Found a nice park named for John Muir and stopped for a short time. Meaford has a pretty waterfront park we walked around in for a while. Most places were closed due to Covid-19 of course.
</event>

<event
start="2020-04-20"
end="2020-04-20"
title="Replaced Kitchen Window"
description="descriiption"
image="images/2020s/thumbs/2020-04-20-replacing-kit-window.png"
link="images/2020s/fullsized/2020-04-20-replacing-kit-window.png"
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caption=" caption"
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classname=" class" >
Replaced by a guy named Dan, I think, who someone recommended to us.
</event>

<event
start="2020-05-20"
end="2020-05-21"
title="Repaired the deck."
description="descriiption"
image="images/2020s/thumbs/2020-05-30-fixing-deck.png"
link="images/2020s/fullsized/2020-05-30-fixing-deck.png"
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caption=" caption"
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Cut off the ends of the planks and replaced them with short pieces, after reenforcing the beam.
</event>

<event
start="2020-06-18"
end="2020-06-18"
title="Paul and Laetitia visit here."
description="Testing Crud Create User"
image="images/2020s/thumbs/2020-06-18-kermit.png"
link="images/2020s/fullsized/2020-06-18-kermit.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption="Paul and Laetitia Visit"
icon="../icons/gray-circle.png"
classname=" friends" >
Paul and Laetitia were here, for Mother's Day.
</event>

<event
start="2020-06-18"
end="2020-06-19"
title="Eufy Comes to our home."
description="descriiption"
image="images/2020s/thumbs/2020-06-18-eufy.png"
link="images/2020s/fullsized/2020-06-18-eufy.png"
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caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" class" >
Bought a Eufy for Helen for her birthday. Pleasantly surprised at how well it works.
</event>

<event
start="2020-07-10"
end="2020-07-10"
title="Dezoete's Visit for Dinner"
description="descriiption"
image="images/2020s/thumbs/2020-07-10-dezoetes-visit.png"
link="images/2020s/fullsized/2020-07-10-dezoetes-visit.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
DeZoete's came over for dinner.
</event>

<event
start="2020-07-12"
end="2020-07-12"
title="Drive to Goderich"
description="descriiption"
image="images/2020s/thumbs/2020-07-12-goderich.png"
link="images/2020s/fullsized/2020-07-12-goderich.png"
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Took a drive up to Goderich and had breakfast at nice restaurant, outdoors, on the square. Noticed an annual parade of antique cars and trucks.
</event>

<event
start="2020-12-20"
end="2020-12-26"
title="Christmas Cancelled Due to Pandemic"
description="descriiption"
image="images/2020s/thumbs/2021-01-02-lights-victoria-park.png"
link="images/2020s/fullsized/2021-01-02-lights-victoria-park.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/gray-circle.png"
classname=" class" >
As the number of cases kept rising governments banned such gatherings and travel.
</event>

<event
start="2021-01-01"
end="2021-01-03"
title="Night Trumpth"
description="Trump Takes Capitol"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2016-01-19-olive-visit.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-03-17-tulip-motel-huntsville.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/purple.png"
classname=" friends" >
Trump supporters rush the Capitol Building.
</event>

<event
start="2021-01-11"
end="2021-01-11"
title="Moxie burned her hands on wood stove."
description="Boogalo Description"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2016-01-19-olive-visit.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2015-03-17-tulip-motel-huntsville.png"
color=" Black"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Moxie"
icon="../icons/maroon.png"
classname=" family" >
She seemed to have stumbled and fell towards the stove and touched the glass causing pretty serious burns.
</event>

<event
start="2021-01-21"
end="2021-01-21"
title="Tongue Biopsy"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
The injection of anesthesia by needle was the most painful experience in my life. The removal of the sample was also very, very unpleasant.
</event>

<event
start="2021-02-03"
end="2021-02-03"
title="I am under 200 lbs."
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
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caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Steadily declined from a high of about 215 over the last month or so. No idea why exactly, except for making a point of not stuffing myself as much as I used to.
</event>

<event
start="2021-03-23"
end="2021-03-23"
title="Surgery on tongue."
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/gray-circle.png"
classname=" class" >
Seven hours, in London Victoria Hospital. Followed by 3 days in some kind of intensive care (virtually, one on one), and then seven days before release.
</event>

<event
start="2021-03-23"
end="2021-03-23"
title="Surgery on Tongue"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
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caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Surgery in London at Victoria Hospital by Dr. Danielle MacNiel.
</event>

<event
start="2021-09-01"
end="2021-09-01"
title="Retirement at 65."
description="retirement"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/bill_nl.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/"
color=" red"
textcolor=" green"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" Photo"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname="hot_event" >
If not sooner. Or later. Or never. Or in about 17 years. Yes, that would be a reasonable span.
</event>

<event
start="2021-09-02"
end="2021-09-02"
title="Danielle minor accident."
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
While turning from Greenbrook onto Westmount, a 62-year-old man biking on the sidewalk ran into her car. Minor injury. Police officer - Jason Gamble-- clearly liked Danielle and set it up to be the biker's fault, which it was.
</event>

<event
start="2021-09-29"
end="2021-09-29"
title="New sink"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" class" >
Bought new counter and sink and backsplash (installed)
</event>

<event
start="2021-12-12"
end="2021-12-12"
title="Jesus Christ Superstar"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
In Toronto at Princess of Wales Theatre, a gift from Calvin and Gloria Van Eek. Calvin drove. Then dinner at Earl's-- I had clam chowder.
</event>

<event
start="2022-03-03"
end="2022-03-06"
title="Montreal visit."
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Went to planetarium for show with everyone, in the Sienna (all of us). Walked through woods. Lots of dancing from Olive and Kermit.
</event>

<event
start="2022-03-07"
end="2022-03-07"
title="Danielle tested positive for Covid."
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Received test results this morning. I have a cough-- could it be?
</event>

<event
start="2022-10-07"
end="2022-10-14"
title="Trip to Maine with Van Eeks"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/default.png"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/default.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
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caption=" caption"
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classname=" class" >
Travelled to Woodstock by ourselves then met the Van Eeks in Round Pond, Maine, where we stayed at house owned by their friends who work for the Democrats in Washington.
</event>

<event
start="2022-10-20"
end="2022-10-20"
title="Danielle's Lexus Paid Off"
description="descriiption"
image="images/2010s/thumbs/2017-10-26-danielle's-lexus.png"
link="images/2010s/fullsized/2017-10-26-danielle's-lexus.png"
color=" blue"
textcolor=" black"
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Should be this date, or close to it.
</event>

<event
start="2023-04-22"
end="2023-05-02"
title="New Vanities"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
tapeRepeat=" "
caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/green.png"
classname=" class" >
Purchased at Bath Depot. About 5,000. I did most of the work including the plumbing.
</event>

<event
start="2023-10-18"
end="2023-10-18"
title="Drove to Norwich with Van Eeks"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/default.png"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/default.png"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
tapeImage=" "
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caption=" caption"
icon="../icons/orange.png"
classname=" class" >
Had lunch at Village Restaurant and Pizzeria downtown. Cruised around noticing some very beautiful landscapes.
</event>

<event
start="2023-10-25"
end="2023-10-25"
title="Saw Evita in Cambridge at Hamilton Family Theatre"
description="descriiption"
image="../images/2020s/thumbs/"
link="../images/2020s/fullsized/"
color=" "
textcolor=" "
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Got tickets for free from Lori¿, friend of Gloria's.
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In the afternoon.
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<event
start="2024-02-18"
end="2024-02-18"
title="Saw Uncle Vanya in Toronto."
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At the CAA theatre on Yonge Street. Took the subway in from Islington station (using tokens I saved from years ago). Very enjoyable.
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<event
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title=" Saw "
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Pretty good production, at CAA Theatre on Yonge St. Also dropped in at Indigo books and browsed. Parking at Islington and took the subway using tokens I had from years ago.
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start="2024-02-18"
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title="Uncle Vanya Toronto"
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Saw Uncle Vanya by Chekhov in Toronto at CAA Theatre downtown.
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<event
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end="2024-06-01"
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At the Tom Patterson Theatre. Solid production with strong actress in Hedda Gabler role, not so strong in Thea role.
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<event
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end="2024-07-23"
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Saw "Candida" at Royal George. Excellent, as always. Very intriguing exploration of women's role in marriage late 19th century.
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<event
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end="2024-09-05"
title="Saw 'Goat' in Stratford."
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At the studio theatre downtown Stratford. Followed by milk shake near the river. Beautiful day.
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<event
start="2024-09-19"
end="2024-09-19"
title="Peggy's Funeral"
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Peggy died Monday in St. Catharines at a hospice. Funeral today at St. John's Anglican church in Port Dalhousie. Calvin, Gloria, Dawn Koistra there.
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<event
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end="2024-10-17"
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Exceptionally moving, beautiful play about staging Arthur Millers Death of a Salesman in China.
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