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start="1968-05-04"
end="1968-05-04"
title="Walkathon - Spin the Bottle"
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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="1971-06-20"
end="1971-06-20"
title="Grace Prinzen."
description="School party at Sherkston Beach."
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caption="Kissing Grace."
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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="1972-03-11"
end="1972-03-11"
title="Lee Ann Green hit by car."
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caption="Lee Ann Green hit by car."
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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
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<event
start="1972-03-11"
end="1972-03-11"
title="Lee Ann Green"
description=" "
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caption="And the icon is brown."
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Hit by car driven by __ at traffic circle in Burlington, while returning from Toronto, hitchhiking. Tragic.
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<event
start="1972-10-01"
end="1972-03-11"
title="Lee Ann Green"
description=" "
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link="images/1970s/fullsized/1972-03-13-lee-ann-green-news.png"
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caption="Lee Ann Green killed."
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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=" "
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caption="Janet and Nancy Grope Me"
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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.
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<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"
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caption="Laura Venema"
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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="1976-10-22"
end="1976-10-24"
title="Pat Hunse at TCC Reformation Day Rally"
description=" "
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caption="Pat Hunse at Reformation Rally"
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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="1977-09-01"
end="1992-01-01"
title="Ghost of Frigid Hysterics"
description="The loss of innocent desire by corrupted Carolina, 1978-1995"
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textcolor=" blue"
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caption=" Karin"
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classname="hot_event" >
Why is this here?
</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"
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caption="Marriage"
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Nearing 40 years.
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<event
start="2015-08-09"
end="2015-08-09"
title="Sara Matovic - Last Dance"
description=" "
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caption="Sara Matovic at Zeeman - Van Eek Wedding"
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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.
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<event
start="2016-11-29"
end="2016-11-29"
title="Located Lee Ann's Grave"
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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.
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