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14 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE * Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Continued from page 13 Maria was still baking her homeâ€" made doughnuts and poppyâ€"seed and nut strudel. And she still stays busy in the kitchen. She also enjoys gardening, and continues to toil away, trimming the grapevines if her family doesn‘t do it in a timely manner. One thing she‘s wanted for a long time is to turn 100. Waterloo woman has wanted to reach 100th birthday for a long time ;!'RAVEL INSURANCE: Pngsquoun DESTINATION A _ _ l WEDDINGFROM THE UNEXPECTED Destination weddings â€" sometimes referred to as "weddingâ€" moons" â€" and honeymoons are a growing specialized market in the travel industry. According to a 2006 study by Condé Nast Bridal Group about 16 per cent of all couples are choosing to have a destination wedding â€" a 400 per cent increase in the l‘ 10 years. Travel insurance may not be an exciting detail for couâ€" ples planning these special events, but it can be the imporâ€" tant element in terms of making sure their big day s as planned. & "For the last two years or so, Vendor Space Still Available! A story Maria‘s daughter, Maria Gondosch, remembers her mother telling her was about her cousin who was sick and died at a young _"(Her cousin) said, ‘Well I have to die, but you all will die a little later than me,‘ " she‘s told us, ‘I‘m 100,‘ and we keep saying, ‘No oma, you‘re not 100 yet,‘" Tschoepe said. _ s IL "And now she‘s finally reached * Packing a wedding dress or gifts? According to SITA, the global provider of airport IT and communication services to the air transport industry, 30 million bags are mishandled annually. Bagâ€" gage and personal effects insurance may provide reimburseâ€" ment if your luggage, including wedding dress and wedding gifts, are lost or damaged during your flight. Understand your coverage, as some insurance companies limit the amount of reimbursement for certain items. â€"News Canada Grand prize provided by: > (Donatpson} "For the last two years or so, she‘s told us, ‘I‘m 100, and we keep saying, No oma, you‘re not 100 yet.‘ And now she‘s fingally reached it." mV'I‘LI Call Jennie 519.624.6830 or weddingext Maria Mathes‘ granddaughter & Children‘s Wish Foundation Fundraiser Gondosch recalled. "But grandma has waited a long time," Tschoepe said jokingly. _ A while ago Gondosch said to her mother, "When you get there, to your family, and they say where were you for so long ... you should say, ‘I‘m a short person and I got lost in the crowd, and instead of going the other way I turned around and I came back again.‘" And come back again she did five years ago after having %8%® Yaxuvo CO, s" Inns G p No [ _ _4 3 NDOOr 519â€"884â€"9295 m 519.â€"s84â€"0100 jacobs Co, a heart attack. Even the doctors had given up when Maria‘s kidney shutdown. But by the next day she was feeling better, and she‘s been in good health ever since with no plans to move out of her home. "It‘s just wonderful that she can still stay at home," Tschoepe said. "She‘s going to be here for a while, and I think that‘s what keeps her going, living in her own house still."