14 ~ Sunday, February 12, 1989 ~ West Vancouver Villager photo Mike Wakefield DUCK BUCKS — 15,000 of them — were handed over to GVRD manager Rick Hankin, left, to facilitate construction of a new viewpoint on the west side of the Capilaro River. Per- ched on a cliff 15 metres above the river, the platform will provide views of the 80-metre high Cleveland Dam spillway and canyon to the north, and the Capilano Fish Hatchery and waterfall to the south. North Vancouver Rotary Club president Richard Sharp, slown presenting the cheque, calls the donation a fitting way to commemorate the first Capilano River Duck Race, This year's duck race is in a week's time; on Sunday, Feb. 12. DOREEN MARLOR Choreography no chore for WV dancer choreographer Doreen Marlor. The West Vancouver woman is currently choreographing both Bye Bye Birdie for West Vancouver Senior Secondary School, and the Pirates of Penzance for the North Shore Light Opera Society. : Marlor once ran her. own dance studio in--Burnaby,..has taught night school classes in ballet and jazz in Lions Bay and at Capilano . ry follow. One recent project that was “fun, but a lot of work’’. was the recent ecumenical talent show, Ho- ly Smoke!, which was held at West Vancouver United Church. Marlor choreographed the opening | KNOW YOUR "NEIGHBOR Coliege, has performed in a number of productions and started choreographing musicals about five years ago. “ft enjoy all aspects of the theatre,’’ she said. ‘‘I enjoy seeing the production come together."’ Past productions with the North Shore Light Opera Society include Orpheus and the Underworld, Showboat and Desert Song. Of all the shows. she has performed in, however, Marlor doesn’t claim a favorite: *“‘I always like the one I'm working on. It’s right here and now.” : One of the more challenging, but enjoyable, highlights of her career as a choreographer, she says, is doing original musicals with no established guidelines to Ride the rails number, and she says that the par- ticipants from several West Van churches all seemed to enjoy it. Marlor has lived in West Van- couver for 15 years with her hus- band Lloyd Marlor and their three children. Pirates of Penzance opens at the North. Vancouver Centennial Theatre on March 3 at 8 p.m. and continues at that time on March 4, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17 and 18, with a 2 p.m. matinee being offered on March 12. Tickets ($9 adults, $7 students and seniors, children $4.50 at the matinee) are available through recCentre Lonsdale and the VTC/CBO ticket offices. For tick- et information, call recCentre Lonsdale at 988-6166. VIEW WEST Vancouver from the rails as you pass through on your way from North Vancouver to Lillooet on an. upcoming. railway excursion. The. West Coast Railway Association is sponsoring this special trip on Saturday, Feb. 18. Departing North Vancouver at 7 a.m., the train will follow the shores of Howe Sound to Squamish. From here, the train climbs ‘through the Cheakamus Canyon to the crest of the Coast photo Neil Lucente CHOREOGRAPHER DOREEN Marlor, front, puts members of the North Shore Light Opera Society through their paces in preparation for the opening of Pirates of Penzance. In the background, left to right, are Bill Redfern, Kathryn Small and Giovanni Smaldino. Range at Alta Lake, and on to Whistler and Pemberton. Beyond Pemberton, the. train will hug the western shores of Anderson and Seton lakes. Just past the north end of Seton Lake is Lillooet, the turnaround point and lunch stop. Arrival is at [2:05 p.m. A three-hour layover in Lillooet will give passengers time for a hot lunch at the Windsor Hotel, a short walk from the BCR station. There will also be time to explore the town and visit the local museum. Departure from Lillooet is 2:55 p.m. with arrival back in North Vancouer at 8 p.m. i Round-trip fares, including lunch in Lillooet are. $65 for adults, $60 for seniors and $40 for children five to 12 year of age. Tickets are available on the North Shore from the Sea to Sky Travel at the BC Rail Station, located at the south foot of Pemberton in North Vancouver, 984-2224. For information, credit card sales and reservations . call 524-1011 (24 hours). The West Coast. Railway Association is a non-profit regis- tered charitable organization whose principal activities are the acquisition and restoration of his- toric railway equipment, the operation of fund-raisi ag excursions and the construction and operation of a railway museum at Squamish. All proceeds from this excursion will be applied to the WCRA’s railway heritage projects, including the railway museum.