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WM Hunt) (ruaoutcu: - Wednesday, September 17, 2000 . 2i l . l Continuing the tradition ’ ‘ o . The Natural Food Market 3 30 years of busmess are filled wzth memories BYIENNIFER ORMSTON , m“ \ ,2 . , for that." (Jimmie suit] “ a ' 3“"? “ ' ’ As well. she remembers what it E)”: In» .» 7 was like to be a child with a ecky Dahm knew from a very my” -’" "" " 4 _ , ,. restricted diet, B .~ ' that sh > want ‘d to -" fie? ' “You ot sick of eatin s - young age is t t t ,4 2g , . .. _ . ‘ g g un be when she grew up .3 “.3; ' a? flag); .. . a“; flower seeds and pumpkin seeds." in fact, when she was l3 she ,- e _ - - - , H , .â€" - 5.. , , Dahm's father still visits the told her father that one day she ' 5 E "‘ 4‘s { it ,4 .4 4 ”3;... store from time to time; her moth- was going to buy his business -â€" 4 , ‘ .o' . 9” 4 ' 97‘ , 3&4 ll}, - I ‘ 1 i } er passed away in 2001, nine days the Natural Food Market » from ,2 __ ‘. i . ._ *5 "“5" ‘ I ' ». t after Dahm had taken over the him. " » é "" is 1 business. And that's lust what she did, ya . ' V ' ‘ " "f ' ' ' ’ Eh ,, ”gr ’I “My father retired of a broken \ - This month, the longtime 4 5 ‘ . ‘1'; ‘7' heart. I guess you would say," “mom-and-pop” company â€" ’ r,. . . . . - . , ’ ' ' , at . ‘ ., Dahm said. “it was very hard for started by Dahm's parents, lim and .. ‘ "’ 4 , , . . . % is ‘L . him to come into the store.” Lise Colley ~â€" will celebrate its 47:: " ~. '«i a. 7"? 4 5' 44. Dahm admits there are a lot of milestone 30th anniversary in ' ,g-j; ' “a ," if ‘ ' 4 memories there, and sometimes Waterloo. ‘ -' 44»' n. - ~ ~ - - - . 4 7,4, 444 _» “,5 tough for her [004 It all started in 1978 when ”We - ,‘ '4 § " E‘ ‘A Dahm and her three siblings were ' 1; s; a, », ; J? ' K, . . ' ,4 , . young children suffering from a 7' )} .‘ :‘__.£;;}, '1 4 4 a?“ 4 . 4 ‘ “ M91610”! [hillk many varietvofailments. _ ~ , ' ' ”w a if"??? , , f ' A ‘ .. 2.: ' She had asthma and her sister . -. » ‘ ' ‘3‘" 3.1;“; . 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' » ,.. . . . i. . i , the hospital once a month and sit FW 4 g ’” _ ' 1;»; ”at?" 42;»; {e stories, she said. ‘Theres always on air machines ~ you‘re talking N V is A 13’5"; 9:4 ' “ 1,1,; 5» ' that constant reminder ofthat." about a two-yearold kid. a: , use. 9»: 4 - ‘2 But she also feels a sense of “So mom started to look around ‘9 is’*}:.&j. ' ‘ A“ i pride in following in her parents' ’ at alternatives ittidriigsl," ‘ ' ,_, gix’ ; 5 4 4i footsteps. lise began studying tllllrilitin, , “g '4“ ,2 . i “I think any business hitting earning a brieheliir‘s degree in the . "3"" ‘ 7:537» 1 that 30â€"year milestone, still staying siibiet't before betoming a ri-gis» » _ ' .. A“ 1‘ 775' ‘ ' 1 in that mom-andApop generation, ti-red lllllrllltllidl tonsultant llien, u '7 A. :4 .4. 4 is a good thing." she said she started l‘llllillitlllilg foods from ' ' AV" ' ' _ "l don't think many businesses the kids‘ diets ‘ ' can pull that offanymore," \he llltlltt’tl \\llt'll i stopped I? i ’ . 4‘ . f In mark the anniversary. there tuningtltiin‘. l didn‘t get the asthma t Ju- "1 V" 4 . ., 7 will he a charity barbecue at the l ,iti.t< ks When my \i\i('|' stopped .9911, ‘ t w ‘. Natural loud Market on Sept 34) inning wheat. her ('t'lt‘llid ssent /A . ‘4 ‘fl . " from 11 a Hi. to 2 pm, in front of i awn \iid when my brothers 1; l . # the store, i stayed away lrom wheat and torn, , » "” Gluten-free sausage, organie i we were aetually able to li\ e Willi 4‘ O hamburgers and vegetarian CthA i them." Dahm said, , . .» en schnitzel will be on the menu Alter coming to these Condo _ ,, i ‘ that day. shins, Lise and lim were faced With , . , Proceeds from the event Will go a new problem ) what were they , v, to the Kidney Foundation ollana- going to feed their ( hildren? . i , da. which was chosen because one I If“ H M n If W m duh ‘ {mid Geeky Dahm, the owner of the Natural Food Market, purchased the 30â€"year-old company from her parents in ”f the “9m ( mployees went mm mm s to turn to, "I”, the ones that 2001 The Waterloo store is celebratin its anniversa with a charity barbecue on Saturda kidney failure last year. I existed were hulk food shops that 9 “I y. I‘mflmmvm MW As well. experts will speak at the didn’t sell supplements, Dahm storethroughotit the week. i said. squarelmrt store i in 1992. There and much more. digest gluten makes it even more The Natural Food Market is So theyopened theirown store is also a Natural Food Market in Its in»store bakery sells tarts, important to her ripen Mondays to Wednesdays lot‘ated at 75 Bridgeport Rd. F . Milverton, ()m. pan crusts. muffins. Cookies and "it's Close to my heart k l‘m from 9 am. too p.m., Thursdays to the Natural Food “Market has Today. it is brimming with a specialty cakes I all of which are always looking for stuff for them Fridays from 9 a m. to 8 pm. and moved a few times over the past Wide selection of merchandise. wheat or gluten free, and some are anyways, so it benefits the tits» Saturdays from9a.rn to 5 pm. 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