CONWAY — Come Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, Carol-Ann and Frank Dahlmeyer, owners of Bagels Plus of North Conway for the past 10 years, will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary — what they jokingly call their “Valaversary.”
It’s a second marriage for both. They met on a blind date set up by a mutual friend from their karate class days in East Haven, Conn.
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Happy Valaversary!!! Miss you guys. JDW
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