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tribune august 10 1988 a7 joe and lulus diamond day by jim thomas ringwood over the years many names have been unof ficially attached to the hamlet of ringwood none has stuck no one however not even residents of longstanding would object to the family moniker of fodder becoming permanent for no couple deserves the recognition more than joseph and lulu fockler theyve been a part of the community more than 50 years they celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary aug 4 air fockler joe to his friends was born at ballantrae son of hugh and melinda fockler mrs fockler the former lulu preston calls pine orchard home shes the daughter of harry and bertha preston joe and lulu have lived their entire married life in the area mr fockler was employed as a farm hand for a time before join ing the staff of the toronto and york roads commission where he remained 28 years still fresh in his memory are the years spent at ringwood farms owned and operated by george rodanz hes a fine man mrs fockler says affectionately mr and mrs rodanz expressed per sonal congratulations friday and presented the honored couple vith a beautiful bouquet of flowers when we were putting an ad dition on our house george would send farm help over to give us a hand lulu recalls joe was an enthusiastic worker vhen the ringwood christian church was relocated on a per- this lloyd britton sign tells the world of joe and lulu focklers happy event thursday their uoth wedding anniversary manent basement both he and the late bert silverthorn con tributed many volunteer hours to the project mr fockler has also served as an usher and trustee within the congregation lulu a lovely looking lady with personality to match defies the actuality of her 78 years a cheery warmth has won her a wide circle of friends she was an employee on the staff of the ringwood store through several owners she still drives the couples 1974 plymouth extended honeymoons werent the order of the day back in 1928 following their marriage at thanks expressed for hospitality dear editor as a town stouffville resi dent im unfamiliar with social activities related to the country for me extracurricular events include an evening at greens a game of slowpitch ball or a round of golf at john evelyns regardless i accepted a friends invitation and attended a recent gettogether at the farm of marvin and bev reesor and don and joyce miller mccowan road watch lost a seniors quartz watch with a leather strap was lost friday in stouffville somewhere between the iga and parkview village anyone finding it is asked to call 6407384 it was called a twilight meeting of the york region hols- tein association all i know about cattle and related fourlegged beasts you could put in your eye still i had the time of my life everyone was friendly even shook my hand despite the fact i was a stranger to most invited me to partake of a mountain of food and all i could drink what impressed me most was the atmosphere of friendliness generated by not only the hosts but everyone present if this is an example of country living then i hope my daughter is lucky enough to marry a farmer sincerely kenneth marshall stouffville newmarket they travelled all the way to sutton in contrast they enjoyed a trip to moose jaw saskatchewan in 1954 mr and mrs fockler are pro ud of their family a daughter hazel bullock of pickering two sons clarence and bruce of ringwood 14 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren a daughter helen nigh is deceased mr fockler has two sisters elsie brown of stouffville and gertie mehaffey of ballantrae mrs fockler has two brothers clarence preston of kinmount harvey preston of pine orchard and one sister eva cook of rr 1 newmarket a family gathering taking the form of an outdoor barbecue was enjoyed sunday mr and mrs fockler were the recipients of many beautiful flowers cards and messages of congratulations including an engraved plaque from the mayor and council town of whitchurch- stouffville mr and mrs fockler hosted friends thursday and family members sunday they were married in aurora aug 28 1928 and left on a honeymoon to sutton they have two sons one daughter 14 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren one daughter is deceased jj thomas sandi brown movie starlet its been an exciting summer for 19yearold sandra sandi brown of amherst nova scotia and formerly of claremonl sandi a university student spent part of her summer vacation in shediac new brunswick acting in a major role for cineplex movie productions starring tv soap opera heartthrob lorenzo lamas several from across canada auditioned for the role of sissy in the film snake eater sandi was successful shes the daughter of terry and dorothy brown of amherst nova scotia and the granddaughter of muriel brown elm road stouffville and bill and edith sanders of beaverton sandi attended claremont public school and amherst high school she moved with her parents and brother ted to amherst six years ago the film is expected to be released in 1989 wed 25 years by evelyn m1lsted gormley several from the heise hill area attended the 25th wedding anniversary open house held in honor of rev and mrs james cober at kitchener saturday rev cober is a former pastor of heise hill church congratulations to mr and mrs keith thorn on the arrival of a darling daughter july 27 hazel hill of toronto visited with former gormley friends sunday martha wideman attended a family picnic saturday at the home of her son and daughter-in- law mr and mrs lawrence wideman and family belleville eldon brillinger has moved in to the house recently vacated by velma and jean brillinger ryimlsch ool on a omet street ovimtsori school ohwufvilk is now accepting applications for sepmnher ips8 ivrinhfrmauon call dirisane stzrnav 4f34si xiiiw street 154 sunset i 3tvd- lj pining ohlhl lieim sfwas sgsenfjrfij qjou cta uen oriel uonirn under new management but linda bettylou are still with us back to school special wash cut blow dry reg 18 now 13 perm specials every 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