Sunday, November 21, 1993 - North Shore News - 39

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rudeau greets fans at fundraising reception

IT WAS simply phenome-
nal! You would not believe
it unless you were there!

Last Monday night at Denis
Forristal’s Westin Bayshore,
charisma reigned supreme!

_ Without a doubt, former prime
minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau was
king. ,

He was in town for two days to
flog his new book, Memoirs, and
for a conference and Q&A session
with accredited media at UBC on
Tuesday morning.

The lineup to get into the
Westin Bayshore parking lot for
his $53.50-per-person fundraising
reception for Canadian Parks and
Wilderness on Monday night was
unbelievable. -

The lineup at the bars was also
phenomenal.

KEN TILL (left), Susan Wetmore and Paul Manning grasp their

More than 600 nostalgic and
wistful Liberals waited with bated
breath. Even the centre aisle,
which effectively split the room
where Monsicur Trudeau would
tread, was cordoned off to protect
him from his adoring fans.

Leading the protection team was
that gigantic forward guard, PI
Ozzie Kaban, who's really so hug-
gable and so effective!

Everybody in that ballroom was
a dedicated fan. There were no
jaded or disillusioned people
there,

Longtime Liberal faithfuls like
Sen. Jack Austin and renowned

_architect Arthur Erickson were

there.

His ever-faithful dentist, Dr.
Harry Gelfant and wife Maxine
Gelfant, the fashion world’s Wen-
dy Grant, the Grits’ Paul Manning
and Ken Till, CBC producer
Susan Wetmore, West Van water-
front dweller Yulanda Faris,
fashion doyen Kay Alsop and
VanMag’s Valerie Gibson were all
there clutching their books...

Mr. T. was obviously pleased
and surprised with the turnout and
the attention here in the colonial

. backwoods of B.C.

As his handlers opened the
doors wide to the Westin Bayshore
ballroom, the words, ‘‘Oh my
gosh!” sprang from his lips!...

I must say, he looked very well.
He'd spent the afternoon
refreshing himself by working out
in the hotel’s beautiful pool and
health club and it paid off. He
looked rested, pink-cheeked and
in remarkable shape.

After all the adulation and the
book-signing, Pierre and 19 of his
closest friends adjourned to dine

copies of Pierre Trudeau’s new bock, Memoirs.

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WEST VANCOUVER actor
Jackson Davies.

in the comfort and security of the
Bayshore’s president's suite, where
they dined on Chef Heinz
Lenger's most delectable Salmon
Wellington...

The West Vancouver Founda-
tion benefit dinner at the Hotel
Van was positively magical!

Gillian Simpson had created a
West Coast wonderland with a
miniature Lions Gate Bridge,
guarding lions and seagulls wing-
ing.

This gala do was orchestrated
by Rone McLellan with consider-
able help from Moh Faris.

Featured entertainers were
Niccla Cavendish doing ascene
from Shirley Vaientine, the Judith
Marcuse Dancers and the tiny
dancers from the Vanieena Dance
Academy.

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PIERRE TRUDEAU:

Two dinner guests that evening
were particularly ecstatic. Former
West Van mayor Don Lanskail
and his wife Marjorie were the
fortunate winners of an Alaska
cruise courtesy Whytecliff Travel.

Also good to see Jerry Becker-
man, Brenda and Ralph Brown,
Barbara and Russell Brink, Yalerie
and John Laxton, Susan and John
Evans and Harvey and Teddy
Cardos swelling the happy
crowd...

More than 1,000 guests enjoyed
the Vancouver Foundation’s bash,
a fundraiser for one of the city’s
oldest and most active charities
last week,

West Van’s irrepressibly witty
and talented Jackson Davies did a
superb job as master of ceremo-
nies, Sheila Beverage and Brian
Calder pulled off a well-organized
production, while North Van’s
Chris Wooten created an incredi-
ble evening full of amazing enter-
tainment.

There were 400 performers on
stage with a back-up crew of 300
— almost as many backstage as
there were guests out front.

It was Mardi Gras personified!
Some of those enjoying the event

at Victoria’s world class

ONE NIGHT
7 nights a week
single/double occupancy

Promoting new book.

were Julie and Andre Molnar, city
manager Ken Dobeil, Board of
Trade’s Darcy Rezac, the PNE’s
bubbly Sandra Banister, lanky
Arnie Olson, Terry Robertson, the
Museum's Rodney Ward, realtor
Brent Eilers and lawyer Nancy
Morrison.

It was another festive fundraiser
to remember...

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Fun time last Sunday at Save-
On-Foods in North Van as Rick
Honey and | and author-colum-
nist Chuck Davis autographed
CKNW’s new 50th anniversary
book, Top Dog.

NW’s Jack Cullen showed up a
wee bit late. He’d gone to the
wrong Save-On!

But manager Johanna Ritt had
us personally sign a number of
extra Top Dog books so they are
still available for yout...

In town this week was that
bouncy blond . bombshell, Mitzi
Gaynor.

Mitzi and husband Jack Bean
flew into town for the World’s
Worst Original Oil Painting Ex-
hibition and Auction at the Hotel
Vancouver.

Tell you all about that next
Sunday ... Cheers!

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