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<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="1971-06-21"
end="1973-02-03"
title="Grace Prinzen"
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caption="Grace Prinzen at Sherkston"
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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="1976-06-05"
end="1976-06-15"
title="Piet's wedding."
description="Piets wedding in Calgary."
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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="1981-01-01"
end="1981-06-27"
title="Barb Schouten lived with us. "
description="She got married that summer."
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Notes here
</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."
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The next day, we went to Rondeau with our cameras and took pictures. I used Black and White Film.
</event>

<event
start="1989-07-01"
end="1989-07-01"
title="Paul Vanderkooy."
description="Mentioned in Christmas Letter."
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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="1993-07-01"
end="1993-07-01"
title="DeZoetes leave Chatham."
description="Moved to Hamilton."
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(!) And move to Hamilton. Reported in 1993 Christmas letter.
</event>

<event
start="1995-12-31"
end="1995-12-31"
title="Skating Victoria Park"
description="Skating Victoria Park"
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caption="Skating in Victoria Park, Kitchener"
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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="1998-06-13"
end="1998-06-13"
title="Dan Sybenga m. Sarah"
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caption="Dan Sybenga marries Sarah in Grand Rapids"
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From calendar. Definite.
</event>

<event
start="1999-06-04"
end="1999-06-04"
title="Party at Tensen's"
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Definite from calendar.
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<event
start="1999-10-09"
end="1999-10-09"
title="Henk DeZoete's Birthday Party"
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Henk DeZoete's birthday, in our calendar: probably the date of the party and we probably went, to Hamilton.
</event>

<event
start="2000-10-10"
end="2000-10-10"
title="Deck Concert"
description=" "
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I jammed with them for one or two songs.
</event>

<event
start="2000-10-10"
end="2000-10-10"
title="Deck Concert"
description=" "
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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="2006-02-04"
end="2006-02-04"
title="Matthew De Zoete Concert"
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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="2008-06-14"
end="2008-06-14"
title="Tara and Eric Vyn Wedding"
description="Tara and Eric tie the knot."
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I video taped their wedding. Lots of line-dancing at the reception. Saw Anita Vyn there.
</event>

<event
start="2014-06-04"
end="2014-06-04"
title="Hugo & Charlene Wedding"
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Video-taped their wedding.
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<event
start="2014-10-18"
end="2014-10-18"
title="Sara & Eddie Hynes Wedding Video"
description="descriiption"
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Video-taped the wedding as a wedding gift.
</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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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.
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<event
start="2019-07-26"
end="2019-07-26"
title="Sybenga's 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.
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<event
start="2019-08-01"
end="2019-08-01"
title="Van Eeks Dinner"
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caption="Dinner at Van Eeks Chicken parmesian"
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Then we went to Killbride Castle in Baden to see one of the worst celtic bands I have ever heard perform.
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<event
start="2019-09-13"
end="2019-09-13"
title="Sid and Patty"
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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="2020-01-01"
end="2020-01-01"
title="Paul Taylor dropped by here for coffee."
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Paul Taylor came by. He conveys himself like a conspiracy theorist, just smart enough to know tidbits but not smart enough to discern reliability.
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<event
start="2020-07-10"
end="2020-07-10"
title="Dezoete's Visit for Dinner"
description="descriiption"
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DeZoete's came over for dinner.
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<event
start="2024-09-19"
end="2024-09-19"
title="Peggy's Funeral"
description="descriiption"
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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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