very active in choir directing, particularly for the dedication service at the end of Sept for the new addition built onto their church. Allan is involved in racquetball and he and Carol are both in mixed curling again. Chris is working his 80% job and taking a couple of university classes. He recently took Carol to the musical "Grease" when it was in town. Kelsey is once again co-captain of her cheerleading squad. She is also involved in a musical, "Crazy for You" that will be presented in Nov. She manages to get in a few shifts at Luther Tower along with keeping up her school work. They all managed to get away for a few days of holiday in August. They went camping to Duck Mountain but left there when the local bears got a bit too intrusive. A couple of bears had to be shot by rangers because they were becoming too dangerous. At that point, Larry & Sharon decided that it might be nice to move on to Good Spirit Lake to finish their holiday. On their return, Sharon signed on to do the cooking for a fishing derby at Rowan's.

Amber & Dylan are both back in school now and as busy as ever at it. They have been busy all summer with the usual things. They bought a couple of motorcycles early in the summer and managed to get away on them a few times. They've had a lot of company this summer, particularly with Jim's family being around a few times. One of Trudy's cousins in the U.S. died when the small plane he was piloting crashed. He was only 41 and just married. Since she graduated, Danielle has decided to spend a year working before she pursues more education. Right now she is working at a cafe in Strasbourg. Nicole & Justin are back in school for another year. We had a wonderful trip to Germany again. Attached to this newsletter will be a full description. My recovery has gone very well since the surgery. After arriving home in mid-Aug we got back into the swing of working again, then we had company arrive from Germany for most of Sept. I

have often mentioned Delia, a good friend of Axel's since they went to school together. She and her Italian boyfriend, Andrea, came over. We had fun with them, particularly introducing them to our North American culture. Andrea had a list of things he desperately wanted to try - hotdogs, hamburgers, doughnuts, peanut butter, playing baseball. These were all easily accomplished and he loved them all. The one thing they both hated was root beer! They say it tastes like very old socks and wanted nothing more to do with it! Jo-Anne will be home for a short visit Nov. 11-15. Thank goodness for Air Canada's strike because that is what prompted the great seat sales. They had to buy another car when theirs died. Don hunted down a car for them and Wayne really doesn't like to discuss the fact that he is driving a Ford! Denise is enjoying her first year of highschool very much. She is involved in many things, including cheerleading and the noon choir. Brandy & Craig went to Edmonton for 5 days. They spent time with Joy & Go to Page 5