eee Seymour River MAPLEWOOD Farm is looking for a voung artist to inake an “onginal” rendering of the farm and its residents. Children 12 years old and under are invit- ed to create.a picture in crayon, felt pen or “paint. The winning picture will be repro- duced on a new dine of t-shirts tor the gitt shop in the farm’s new Visitor Reception Building. Enuies must be in by Wednesday, Dec. 6 — “ewe” could win a gift certificate for a yearly family membership to the farm and a t- shirt with your own orginal picture on it. Maplewood Farm is located at 405 ~ Seymour River Place ia North Vancouver. Caulteild ~ : Local sesident. Robyn Mavina Stephens represented the Girl Guides of Canada in the “Friendship Session 2000 event held in > Mexico this past summer. Stephens. visited Our Cabana in Cuernavaca, one of four werld centres owned by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts where gitls and woaten from all over the globe can come together and feel | comfortable in a supportive, friendly environ: ‘mient while learning more about focal and international cultures and customs. Sharing with the community has alway’ been. an. important part of the program in * - Our Cabana.-This year’s: Friendship Session foctiséd ona nearby community called Patria Libre, which ‘consists of. abouc 80 ‘tamilies facing poverty, illiteracy: and = malnutrition. Stephens had ‘the. opportunity to’ interact owith children in the community and partici- pated in the local community-building sepair » and painting “project. While in Mexico she .also went ona ‘city tour and learned more ybour the country’s history, people and cus- oms. Hort Shore. “Calling all knitters — it’s time once again to help keep, less fortunate Canadian children Pahieed Me “PRIVATE ALT Eg R NAT IVES warm for the winter, with the Salvation Army /Lewiscrait annual Knit for Kids pro- gram. Staff members and customers at all 80 Lewiscratt stores scross Canada donate their time and talent to the annual campaign. They parchase thei varn from a Lewiseraft store, knit the articles with patterns provided free of charge or use a pattern ef their own, and returo then: to the Lewiseraft stere with their sales receipt for a full refund. Many stores collect well over two hundred handkniited items cach vear. Since the pregeam started as a community project in’ Ourawa in 1987, more than 183,000 handknit items have been given to children. in. low-income families and Lewiscraft has refunded more than $110,000. Last-year alone, customers and staff provided over 17,000 items, all lovingly handknit for. Canadian kids. Anyone who knits is invited to participate in this year’s “Kait For Kids” program. ‘Phe campaign runs from October to carly December. Find out more at the Lewiscraft Store in Capifano Mall in North Vancouver. West Vancouver Peopie with low vision can now stop in at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. to read correspondence, magazines, newspapers and to write cheques and view photographs. Thanks to the generosity of Taped Book patron Pat Kern, the library was able to ge ~ an ‘Aladdin Classic Magnifier this past sum- mer. The magnifier is set up in the Taped Book area, and has proved a welcome addi- tion to the library’s services, say staff. We'd like to shave information about the folks who -ave making a difference in your neighbourhood. “Forward. all information, including yaur name, address and telephone. anmaber to Neighbourloads c/o Deana Laneaster. E-mail to dlancaster@usnews.com or fax ta 985-2104. : Mail to North. Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, V7M 2H4. eo Fl g 4 Me 16 i. at, Bef TO PUBLIC EDUCATION arents: are advised that our : semi-annual Private . School advertising feature returns to the. North Shore News Friday Nov. 10. . ‘We'd also like to ‘inform businesses wishing to advertise in this feature,. : to call Kelly at 985-2131, local 207. Wednesday, October 71, 2000 - North Shore Nows - 41 NEIGHBOURHOODS ° veut ht eee photo North Vancouver Museum and Archives i's autumn and schoo! is in full swing: A Keith Lynn School Class posed for the mn photographer not long after the school was opened in 1914. The N.V. Museum and | Archives is interested in receiving or borrowing photographs of early a! classes in focal schools. if you can heip, please call 987-5618. ‘4 warning signs of hearing loss: e People seem io mumble more frequently. a © You hear but have trouble understanding ths words “in a conversation. es @ You offen ask peaple to repeat themselves. 7 8 Your fomily complains that you ply your wv OF radio too loudly... Bring in this coupon and someone Whose voice you ‘arn familiar. with and, get” a Beltone: hearing evaluation. One ‘of our trained hearing care specialists will conduct’: this _ thorough: evaluation «whi ich will §