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BERT: A PRODUCT OF THE 90S

My third son, Aiden, drives a 1997 Volvo. He bought it from Gary Verbeek at the school’s mechanic shop when he was in grade 11. It cost him a whole $700, and he was so proud of it. At the time he didn’t have his license yet but that didn’t matter to him. He was the proud owner of a “new to him” vehicle, and Steve and I felt secure knowing Gary had checked it over. We knew the car only had one owner, Mr. Bert Huizing, who had taken excellent care of the car, doing all the regular maintenance. [...]

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