Horseshoe Bay. The West Vancouver Villager is the second neighborhood newspaper launched by the North Shore News to serve the specific and unique needs of individual neighborhoods - within the North Shore com- munity. The Capilano Chroni- cle was the newspaper’s first neighborhood launch. _ The thrice-weekly . North Shore News will continue to of- fer readers late-breaking news coverage. from the North Shore’s three. municipalities, and profiles and listings in its entertainment, sports, fashion, lifestyles and community sec- tions. But the West Vancouver Villager, delivered monthly, will offer a magnified view of the people and events within the neighborhoods jit serves, highlighting the. efforts of in- July 10, 1988 ‘News 985-2 31 Classified 936-6222 Distribution 986- 1337 16 pages 25¢ photo Cindy Beltarny PATRICK ENJOYS a faceful of fun at the Horseshoe. Bay Waterpark, which was officially opened during the June 19 Horseshoe Bay Duy cele- brations. COMMUNITY SUBMISSIONS ENCOURAGED Welcome to the first edition of the West Vancouver Villager WELCOME TO the first edition of the West Vancouver Villager — the neighborhood newspaper serving local residents and businesses from the Capilano River to dividuals who make it all hap- pen — from a_ playschool teacher to a Big Brother to the Jocal librarian. The West Vancouver Villager will focus on the issucs and events that are important to its readers, and will therefore de- pend on readers to keep it abreast of neighborhood news and. events through submitting press releases to the paper or through calling news tips into ~ the newsroom. The Villager would like to keep its finger on the pulse of the community through an an- nouncements section of births, engagements, weddings, an- niversarics, birthdays and obituries, and through a letters to the editor page of residents’ opinions on issues going on in their neighborhood. The next edition will be Ane ry acvertetane At A ‘Waterpark turns ¢ on 1 the taps THE CHILDREN playing and laughing | in Horseshoe Bay’s brand new waterpark are blissfully unaware tha they owe their fun to an old landmark that used to preside ever their little community. The waterpark was funded with proceeds from the sale of the Horseshoe Bay Memorial Hall, which was built in the late 1940s, Used for years as a local dance hall and gathering place, the building was sold and torn down for development in 1986, In the days when Horseshoe Bay was a half hour's drive along the fower road from central West Vancouver, the Memorial Hall became a hub of activity. One of the founders, “Slim*'’ Arthur MeArthur, remembers when the Fireman’s Ball, summer theatre events, fairs, Sunday School classes and Guide and Scout activi- ties were held at the hall. “Things began to drift apart with the coming of television and other interests,” recalls McArthur. It becarne increasingly difficult to pay the taxes on the building, and in its last years, focal residents liv- ing near che hall complained about the noise from the dances, which were the only means of raising money, At one point, the hall was nearly sold for $1,000, for back taxes. Fortunately, Horseshoe Bay resi- dent Isabel Craddock took out a personal loan to pay up the taxes fora year and keep the building published Aug. 14. News or events press releases should be addressed to Neighborhood: News, West Vancouver Villager; letters to the editor to The Editor, West Vancouver Villager; and births, weddings and. obituaries to Announce- ments, West Vancouver Villager. Submissions can be dropped off or mailed to 1139 Lonsdale. Ave., North Van- couver, B.C. V7M 2H4. For questions or news tips, readers can call the newspaper’s editorial department at 985- 2131. Those interested in taking out display advertising in the West Vancouver Villager can call Bruce Methven at 980-0511, or for classified “advertising call Joan Patterson at 986-6222. We hope you enjoy our first edition of the West Vancouver Villager! — Barrett Fisher, Managing Editor. Fite eR ats NO RIVE MANAGING Editor Barrett Fisher By MAUREEN CURTIS Contributing Writer operating until it was finally sold to developers for about $80,090. The now nearly-defunct Horse- shoe Bay Community Association put half of the proceeds from the sale towards the building of the waterpark, which was constructed by the West Vancouver Parks and Recreation Department this spring. Enclosed by pilings and chains, this facility features overhead sprinklers, a smafl boat with a water cannon, a large inset tire for the kids to clamber over and an inground sprinkler that is user- operated by a foot pedal, Despite initial opposition from some focai residents, the park was attracting children even before the water was turned on at the official opening during the June 19 Horse- shoe Bay Day. West Vancouver Mayor Don Lanskail, West) Vancouver-Howe Sound MLA John Reynolds, Jeanette Keller of the community association and Otters Swim Club national qualifier Kathryn Pellatt officiated at the ribbon cutting ceremeny that day, which coincid- ed with the annual Horseshoe Bay PUBLISHER Peter Speck : Voice of West Vancouver. SHOPPING CENTRE Over 190 shops including the Bay, Eatons, Super Valu, Woodward's and Woodward's Food Floor Day celebration. The Bay Day event took on a water theme this year, with many participants dressed in beach and seafaring garb‘and everything dec- orated in red, white and blue. Locals enjoyed a better-than-ever parade, as well as performances by various bands and a_ barbershop quartet. Other popular events that day included the Dogfish Derby put on by the Seymour Salmonid Society and the Horseshoe Bay Dog Show. The Horseshoe Bay Community Association, which was founded in 1945, will continue to operate until! it has found worthwhile ways to spend the remainder of the legacy left by the old community hall within Horseshoe Bay. After that, the group will bow out in favor of the Horseshoe Bay Business and Professional Associa- tion. “They're in touch with the members of this’ community and are doing an excellent job of serv- ing the people,‘ commented community association president Julian Alfreds about the business and) professional association’s members. ! Some of the founding | members of the community association are still with the group, including Dan Sewell Sr., of Sewell’s Marina, former councilman McArthur and J.N. Orrey. Publisher’s greetings I HAVE a very real, affection for West Vancouver because West Vancouver was the first place I ever lived on the North Shore. When my parents moved here to join my grandparents in 1944, I was five years old. I went to Pauline Johnson School and on occasion Charlie Hailstone gave me a lift to that school in his police car. We rented a house on the waterfront at 27th and Bellevue until about 1950, when the house came up for sale. ! remember it was $4,900.. My parents decided instead of buy- ing to move away from the waterfront — ‘‘Everyone knows you get rheumatism if you live by the water’? —~ and, instead, they bought a house in Norgate Park for $7,800. It was 28 years before I was able to move back to West Vancouver, about 10 years ago. I'm sure glad to be back! West Vancouver is indeed a village, and a very special village at that. Welcome to the West Vancouver Villager. We hope that you will enjoy the - Peter Speck, Publisher re i ¥ Eau once Cee