His new role is watching the Blue Jays baseball club. There’s no possibility he’s fac- ing penury. He's not weeping because he has to restructure his living standards. His loss is nothing more nor less than his very identity. He is no longer chief executive at Labatt's, he's now that old guy who always sits in the box at the baseball games. Used to be Somebody-or-other. And that’s what retirement is, for the rnajority of men — the loss of their very identity. Whatever they were, however placed in the hierarchy, big wheel or cog only, they have now become the old guy down the block. Some of them love it, can’t wait till the shackles are struck off, armed with lists of adventures to be undertaken. They never want to see another boardroom, another planer mill, another diesel engine. They couldn’t care less if the stockmarket sinks or rises, it’s the tide tables they’re interested in. For many of the others, substitutes are cobbled together; golf gets serious, seniors’ centres court their expertise, alcohol gets some of them, some set about keeping fit or learning to cook. They aren’t exactly unhappy, nor are they willing to call it swell. They are no longer what everyone thought of them as, and Sunday, September 15, 1991 - North Shore News - 39 LIFESTYLES Retirement should not mean loss of identity WHY IS that old man wiping tears from his eyes? Well, after 37 years with Labatt, ending up as head of the board, he’s been shuffled. The company has adopted a new management style and a new direction. Eleanor tek THE VINTAGE YEARS more important, what they themselves thought they were. And what about women, invited to leave because of plant adjust- ments and company policy? They've ‘‘kept up,” taken courses on the side, worked hard at it. Even if it’s their own idea, feeling pressure, feeling tired? [It’s not been a matter for comment, real- ly, until lately. There hasn’t been a viewable percentage of such women, except in the arts. We think of Jessica Tandy and Kirsten Flagstad and Melba, with a glorious soprano voice and a penchant for toast, all of whom succeeded in stretching Children can learn Persian dance forms WEST VANCOUVER Recre- ation Centre is offering Persian dance classes for children aged 10 to 14 years. Participants will be able to experience the Persian culture and music through this tradi- tional form of dance, which develops grace, rhythm and coordination. The program will be in- structed by Farzi Marzara. Marzara received her dance training in Iran where she ob- tained 14 years of experience. The class will be held on Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. starting Sept. 19 and will run until Dec. 5, and pre- registration is necessary. For more information con- tact the West Vancouver Rec- reation Centre at 926-3266. GOLD BONANZA From: Sept. 15 -Sept. 23 CHAINS — 10-14-18 ke. * 1 the regular price for a timited time VY Pr Ce EUCARO Capilano Mall Location 984-2040 their considerable talents into their old age. A lot easier to do in the per- forming artist role than as a den- tal assistant or a school teacher or a nurse or office manager. Nowadays we are all familiar with the scenario whercin the fe- male television anchor gets tossed as soon as the first wrinkle breaks out. And say, the receptionist will better advertise the progressive nature of our company if she’s a nubile chick than if she’s wearing health shoes and a greying bun. So far, the school boards haven't set up to discard schoolmarms over 50, or who have lost the fight with the girdle, and nurses can expect to last as long as their feet, but should ir happen, only the real estate world appears still to be open to the lively mature fernale. Thus there are a lot of those pseudo-senior women wrestling with the bogey-man; there has never been a similar social crisis of these proportions. Women have a much broader base of real-life activities on which to draw, of course, it’s one of my oft-repeated maxims, that women at home always have something to do. And my own generation is ac- customed to second-hand identity anyway — we've accepted being so-and-so’s wife or thingamy’s Mum with pride. Ah, but these New Women have spent their days in different cir- cumstances, where they dressed for power, interacted with others in an effective way, produced reports and wielded tact They, too, have been Some- body. What's going to make up for that? What if they fall ill? How dras- tic will be the changes in their lifestyles, their housing, and their recreation? Can they possibly work out a life that is still fulfill- ing without the daily fix of public appearance and job-satisfaction? Well, help’s at hand. Sara Comish has seen the need. In fact she’s seen it as more than just a need. It’s a study, and has led to her holding a succession of semi- nars for the straightforward discussion of fears and hopes of women looking at the coming jolt. All the combined horrors of ag- ing coupled with the added traumas of being unemployed and no longer carning money are lanc- ed and bled and critically exam- ined with the purpose of revealing the core of it. Sara is making this unique pro- VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ea ject her life work, you see, part of the doctorate she seeks in Counselling Psychology in UBC's Education faculty. She offers her seminars anywhere in the Lower Mainland, and can be reached at 931-5052. She’s really fascinated by the opportunities she sces. As she says, aging is the only thing in the world we're all doing at the same time. COURT INTERPRETING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Part-time Evenings. October-April Fer more information or to obtain a program guide CONTINUING EDUCATION please call Dr. Silvana Carr at 324-5322 before September 23, 1991. Langara Campus, 100 W. 49th Ave. Vancouver Donald Forbes with fulia Thesiger and Michael Noble Donald H. Forbes, Founder arid Co-Director of B.C. Boys Choir announces the beginning of a COMMUNITY YOUTH CHOIR For girls and boys aged 6 to 14 Registration on September 17 at 3:30 p.m. at ST. DAVID’S UNITED CHURCH 1525 Tayior Way, West Vancouver 922-3961 CHUGGA! G FUEL INJECTOR SERVICE lf your car is less than 5 years old, chances are it’s fuel-injected. Fuel injec- tors collect residue or deposits from gasoline, which may cause your car to stall, hesitate, idle roughly, lose power when accelerating and consume more fuel. With regular preventitive maintenance, fuel injectors can be cleaned without having to be removed from your engine. Quit stalling! 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