6 — Wednesday, September 16, 1987 - North Shore News THE VOICE OF MOTH AND WEST VANCOUVER 980-0511 986-6222 985-2134 986-1337 986-1337 North Shore News. rede et wey Bag oy 4 Display Advertising Classitied Advertising Newsroom Distribution Subscriptions Publisher Managing Editor Associate Editor News Viewpoint Barrett Fisher Noel Wright Linda Stewart . wipes ol | SUNDAY = WEDNESDAY + FHIDAY 1139 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 Tauber Tres each sheet Dee ac Conn rane at Hough seas ahead OME OF the men and women operating the 41 B.C. lighthouses that guide pleasure craft and fishing boats through tricky waters and foul weather may be relegated to becoming a silent slice of seafaring history. A Ministry of Transport decision Oct. 9 to follow through on recommendations to begin oo automating 30 of the lighthouses immediately will i mean rougher seas ahead for all coastal boaters. f No matter the degree of perceived technical sophistication, an automated lighthouse does not have the human ears and eyes necessary to respond to distress situations as they occur. The Point Atkinson lighthouse has been signalled out as one of 10 stations to be unmanned immediately. The record shows over @ six-year period the keepers in our own backyard station have been on the frontline for sea rescue many times over. Just last year two windsurfers in distress were plucked from the ocean thanks to the quick action and keen cyes of a keeper manning Point Atkinson, Statistics show aid provided by other stations up the coast to disabled vessels and people in distress has sav- ed fives and equipment countless times through de- cades of service. Implementation of the Coast Guard-commissioned study will allow the agency to shave $1.8 million from its budget over the next 15-year period. But the callous options recommended would put a price on lives too costly to consider. Manned lighthouses are not an anachronism — they are a necessity. LLept neg Dat Uhattgaay Entire contants 1uk/ Neath Shore Free Press Lid All ngnis reserved Cate DIVE IOS AGRICULTURAL LAND Fresh prescriptions to nel Noel Wright © wednesday world @ p keep seniors weil possible early detection of cancer THE WELL-BEING of seniors isn’( just a matter of pensions and prescriptions. Aside from money and physical health, their major problems often come from increas- ing loneliness and diminishing self-worth. A happy mind is an important ingredient for a healthy body — and the reverse is equally true. : That’s the principle behind a new program being launched next Monday (Sept.21) at an 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ‘‘Keep Well Fair’’ in North Shore Neighbourhood House. With ‘‘our pet’ Juliette as guest of honor and a piped-i parade of dignitaries, the fair will feature demonstrations of niassage, relax- ation, exercise and nutrition assessment—plus refreshments, ongoing entertainment and, for everyone, the gift of ‘ta plant to love’. Run by North Shore Keep Well’s popular wellness consultant Lynne Cove, the fair will also in- troduce a weekly “Keep Well Drop-In”, 1-2 each Monday, where seniors can participate in the various physical and mental wellness techniques, enjoy a hot lunch and listen to a guest speaker. Typical of the whole thrust of the program is the first speaker (Sept.28) — humorist Don Hamill talking about ‘‘The Importance of Laughter’’. For more information contact Lynne Cove at 987-8138. Keep Well sounds as though it’s got something really new for the Golden Age gang. td HANDWRITING has more to it than meets the eye, according to West Van graphologist and counsellor Renafe Griffiths who’s just returned fram an international symposium in Britain. She was particularly impressed by what ongoing world research into pen strokes can reveal not only about your personality but about your history and even your health. German graphotogists, for exam- ple, are studying the time clement — how handwriting can uncover important information about a person’s childhood. And U.S. tesearchers, using 500-time enlargements, are working on the eksat fe from the stroke quality of writing. Renate, a professional in the med- ical and mental health fields for 35 years, uses graphology in her per- sonal counselling practice. She’s also conducting an eight-evening coarse in the subject at the Park Royal Hotel, starting Sept. 22. Call her at 926-6068 if you’d like to learn moze about the secrets of the pen. SCRATCHPAD: Horseshoe Bay’s John Stigant has a bouquet for an unnamed North Van RCMP of- ficer. Driving down to the village during Saturday’s huge man-hunt, he was stopped and had his car trunk checked by the Mountie around 9 a.m. Returning at 11:30 a.m., the same drill by the same Mountie. And ditto, ditto yet a third time at 4 p.m. On all three occasions, says John, the officer’s efficiency and = politeness were outstanding — ‘‘it’s good to know,’’ he adds, ‘‘that we have such people looking after us!"’ ... For 15 years West Van's 81-year- old Kevin Wakefield, along with fellow gardener Angus Morrison, has lovingly tended that flower garden along the right-of-way from 23rd and Bellevue to the Seawalk. Recently they received from Mayor Don Lanskail a unique gardening award — a brass plaque in the garden thanking them on behalf of West Van for their faithful volunteer work in “developing the beauty of this walk to the sea’’ ... Only five days left to nominate a deserving West Vancouverite for a 75th Anniver- sary Achievers Award. Closing date is Sept.2f and nominations are now flowing in daily, report awards co-chairmen Diana Hut- chinson and Bob Hicks. Call municipal hall (922-1211) for details ... Tonight (Sept.16) one of Canada’s top cancer researchers Gerry Krystal of B.C.’s Terry Fox Laboratory speaks at 7:30 p.m. in West Van Secondary School And in closing, warm anniversary wishes to West Van’s Cliff and Flora Upham who today (Sept. 16) celebrate their 62nd. WRIGHT OR WRONG: It's perfectly obvious which came first. A chicken is simply an egg’s way of making another egg. NEWS photo Tom Burley NEWS photo Mike Waketiard “KEEP WELL” VOLUNTEERS Thelma Kyle (3) and Grace Matheson (r) learn how to teach relaxing finger exercises from physiotherapist Roy Duncan (centre) ducing training session. CONSECRATION SERVICE begins for North Vaa‘s rebuilt St. John's Church.,..in robes, rector Rey. Ray Murcin; carrying cross, North Shore News staffer Peggy Whittaker. Consecration was conducted by Ar- ehbishop Douglas Hambidpe. tells the North Shore about the latest advances in the war against the big ‘C’. Sponsored by North Shore Continuing Education, Dr.