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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2004 MARG AND DAVE DODGSON Acton Jiu-Jitsu Martial Arts and Self Defence for Adults & Children ¢Proud members of the Canadian Jiu Jitsu Associations | (619)853-2424 & 5A Mill Street, East E-mail: jiujitsul @sympatico.ca Marg and Dave Dodgson's dinners at Seniors Centre are scrumptious This is the final instalment ina series of four articles during Seniors' Month (June) BY JULIE CONROY. The couple we are featuring this week are Marg and Dave Dodgson. Most seniors who belong to the Acton Seniors Centre know them for their personalities and entertainment ideas. Marg comes up with great dinners always with a theme and Dave is very supportive of her. Although she would be the first to admit she has a great team working with her to accomplish this. Margaret Dodgson (Coker) was born in Huntsville, On- « tario, and started cooking part time in the local restaurant when she was 13. When she entered high school she started working weekends at a bakery in the downtown area. She says they made the best milk shakes in town. So as you can see, she got an early start with her love of cooking and baking. Like many Beardmore em- ployees, when the Huntsville tannery closed, her father was transferred to Acton and the whole family, of course, moved. Marg worked at Beardmore's, too, for a year. She met Dave in the post of- fice where he was working and they fell in love. She was also very active in St.Alban's Church, taught Sunday school and was on the altar guild. « She was also involved in Brownies and became a REQUEST FOR TENDER Bid documents for the services listed below, addressed to the Manager of Purchasing, 1151 BRONTE ROAD, OAKVILLE, ON L6M3L1 will be received until 2:00 p.m. Oakville time on the specified closing date. Bid documents can be seen or obtained through the Purchasing Division of the Corporate Services Department, same address as above, telephone 905-825-6000, extension 7011. If long distance charges apply, dial toll free 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866). Documents will be available for pick up on and after Friday, June 25, 2004. There is a non-refundable deposit of $26.75 (includes GST). Bidders who request documents to be shipped from the Purchasing Department must include a handling fee of $10.70 (includes GST) for this service. Please be advised that this particular bid document is also available for purchase and download from the Region website at www.region.halton.on.ca/bids. Bids will be opened in public at 2:15 p.m. on the closing date specified in the Nelson Room at the above address. Those submitting bids are invited to attend. Under no circumstances will facsimile or late bids be accepted or considered. Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted. Halton Region relies on this advertisement to provide public notice of this business opportunity and is not obligated to notify any potential bidders in any other manner. A. Urbanski Commissioner of Social & Community Services www.region.halton.on.ca/bids A. Mindenhall, CPPO, Manager of Purchasing Services Bebe signin) corto er LGa le) ome), aa 905-825-6000 Toil free: 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866) TTY 905-827-9833 or visit us at: www.region.haiton.on.ca Tawny Owl enjoying helping the Brownies earn their badges. Dave was born in London Ontario, and after graduating high school moved to Acton to live with his sister. Some people may remember him working in the Acton Post Office until 1962. While in Acton he was involved with the Y'S Men's Club in Acton and was also a Cub leader. He then moved to Toronto and worked for a brokerage com- pany on Bay Street. In 1962 Marg and Dave married and moved to Brampton. Dave worked for Northern Electric in Bramalea for a while and then opened a restaurant called Ali Baba in Brampton, spending several years there. Marg was busy with payroll, accounting, and Dave was busy running the restaurant. When they sold the restaurant Dave returned to Northern Telecom (as it was now called), and eventu- ally became Senior Plant Manager on the afternoon shift. Marg worked at Zellers in Brampton and Georgetown, and at Hydro in Georgetown and Acton. During this time they moved to Georgetown. The couple moved to Tillsonburg when they retired and made a lot of good friends there, and became busy help- ing to raise funds (by doing banquets) for a local church. Their love of catering caused them to start a small catering business in their home, which kept them very busy. When Marg's father, Ernie Coker, became ill they gave up the catering business to . nurse him. When he passed away they returned to Acton. We are certainly glad they did, as they have both given many hours of pleasure to people with their great dinners, espe- cially the Chinese Dinner last month, the St. Patrick's din- ner (even though we had had quite a snowstorm), everyone who purchased tickets showed up. The O.K. Corral last summer, which included western food, and local square dancers to entertain us, was another success. Now we are all looking forward to the Hawaiian Luau. : You can tell there is an ar- tistic side to Marg, which shows up inthe creative ideas she has for the different din- ners. I understand she also enjoys cake decorating and gardening, making stained glass decorations, and her scrapbook (filled I am sure with many pictures of her grandchildren). Dave and Marg are both on the Board of the Acton Sen- ior Centre. Dave is also Property Chairman. They Dave and Marg in their younger years both have made many new friends since returning to Acton. Dave says his goal at the moment is to ensure that our current facilities are large enough to accommodate the needs for senior citizens as more and more retire, live longer and are able to enjoy the activities they are entitled to after all their years of hard work. Marg and Dave have two daughters Elizabeth and Bonnie and four grandchil- dren ranging in age from 3 to 23. Like all grandparents they really enjoy the pleasure their grandchildren bring. Over the years they have managed to find some time for leisure during their busy lives and have had many holi- days to exotic places. Which might help explain where some of the ideas come from? They have travelled many parts of the U.S.A. and also visited Barbados, Cuba, Por- tugal Spain, Hawaii and Morocco. Dave got quite in- spired by the belly dancers in Morocco. So we might get a Moroccan evening? They've enjoyed several cruises around the Caribbean and one to Alaska which in- cluded a visit to Vancouver and a ride on the" Rocky Mountain Train" which Marg felt was most inspiring, and the scenery incredible. This is the final article in the series the Tanner has been running for the month of June, (Seniors Month) and as you can see all four couples have had very busy and eventful lives, but the common theme in all the stories, was volun- teering, and helping others and in doing so keeping them- selves busy and active in spirit and body. Ne) SRO Ce ya ter ere ma JACK LAYTON for Canada NIDP »%& New energy. A positive choice. Why vote NDP? "The Conservatives under Stephen Harper offer nothing new. This election, Canadians have a positive choice to the Liberals -- Jack Layton and today's NDP. Jack and | are proposing practical and innovative solutions that will make a difference in people's lives and build a green and prosperous Canada where no one is left behind. 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