photasjoerd wttteveen volunteers honored parkview home held a tea to honor its volunteers recently here heather andrews left presents flowers and bars to evelyn wagg a 20year volunteer margaret jemmett 20 years and reta yake 15 years martha wideman missing also served 15 years other vol unteers honored at the tea included marg amos genevieve bruce elsie mcdowell and alma oldham each honored with 10 year bars lynn poeltl evie hortel and agnes brooks were award ed fiveyear bars tracy andrews marie buchanan anna fretz jean hammond lorna hogg joe nighswander rev robert shields marie smith vern walder elsie wightman carol watson donna hardie and joyce ham received three year bars receiving parkview pins were jan and cliff eastall rev isaac flagg win- nifred frost frances heikens grace hoover wilt morley frank naccarato david osborne ellen pan lois patterson jamie shortening bill smith pam welstead susan barkworth don brooks darlene bagg meryl parish linda goerzten heather andrews and ross 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