Zest for life was what
made ‘Mr. Showbiz’ tick

IT WAS DEEPLY SADDENING to learn that the ‘happy early 20th century. Seems quite a

90th birthday’’ greeting in my Sunday column came just few people not only spoke jt ut
hours too late. Ivan Ackery died at his home that same vitations and poetry in it. If your United Church, North Van, are the
morning. family or someone you know Cap College Singers and Com-
Though he had been unwell for la suit chasing Ivan’s blond secre- Possesses such items or material munity Choir. Proceeds from the
a week, his comrades at West Van _tary on the theatre’s rooftop to mentioning Chinook Jargon, $6 tickets to training guide dogs
Legion Branch 60 — of which he advertise ‘‘King Kong.”’ researcher Barbora Harris of the fer the blind — call 988-3574... In-
was a devoted member —- were still Along the way he won two Linguistics Department, University _ ternationally acclaimed West Van
hoping last Friday that he’d be Quigleys — the theatre promoter’s of Victoria would love to hear artist Daniei Izzard, whose works
able to make next week’s Remem- | Oscar — and the nickname ‘‘Mr. from you at 1-72!-7433 or (after 5) grace collections worldwide, gives
brance Day lunch as usual. > Showbiz.’’ He rubbed shoulders 1-598-2382. a slide show workshop from 10
The lad from England who came with all the famous stars in the *** a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Nov. 4, at
to Vancouver in 1914, lied about heyday of movies, from Gary WRAP-UP: Presenting their first Eagle Harbour Centre. The $17
his age, joined the New Cooper and Susan Hayward to concert of the season at 2:30 p.m. _cost includes coffee and lunch —
Westminster Regiment and fought Marilyn Monroe and Bob Hope Sunday, Nov. 5, in St. Andrew’s cai] 921-7425 for info and tickets...

at Vimy Ridge, started his colorful (who appeared as a surprise guest
career after World War One as a at the lavish 86th birthday party

$5 a week theatre usher. By 1935 given for Ivan by 2,400 friends and
he was manager of the Orpheum admirers). And in 1987 West Van
where, for the next three and half —_ honored its longtime resident with

decades, he entertained not only one of its 75 prestigious Achiever
his patrons but the entire city with Awards. ,

his spectacular and often wacky He also gave major impetus to
promotion stunts. Among the successful ‘‘Save The Or-
countless others they included the = pheum’”’ campaign, which rescued
cow he paraded down Granville the historic theatre from the

bearing the notice ‘‘There’s a great wrecker’s ball to become the home
show at the Orpheum and that’s of the Vancouver Symphony four
no bull!’’ and the man in the goril- years after his retirement.

: A close West Van neighbor of
mine, Ivan was always a happy en-
counter — bubbling with anec-
dotes and a roguish sense of
humor. A ‘‘fun”? man who en-
joyed so much fun himself, he
leaves the world an emptier place
for the many with whom he shared
his unquenchable zest for life over
half a century.

The memorial service is at 2
p.m. tomorrow, Thursday Nov. 2,
at Hollyburn Funeral Horne in
West Van.

nee
KLAHOWYA TILLICUMS!
Kumtux Chinook wawa? No, it’s
not our type gremlins at it again —

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me

E HAVE, as the well-known song in The

Music Man so succinctly states, got trouble

right here in River City. According to educa-
tion researcher Carol Munro, North Shore youth have
serious drug, social and sexual problems. This is
nothing new. But if Munro’s statistics are accurate, the
problems are more widespread than previously thought
and North Shore parents must take most of the blame
for fostering these social ills.

Munro’s statistics are devastating: 33 per cent of West
Vancouver's 18 to 25-year-olds have tried cocaine and
77 per cent of these youths will try it again; 50 per cent
of B.C.’s Grade 7 children drink zlcohol regularly; 50
per cent of the province's Grade 11 students are sex-
ually experienced; one in four Grade 7 children in B.C.
‘thinks at one time or anther about suicide’; 20 per
cent of Grade 11’s in B.C. say they have had six or
more sexual partners.

The community has tried to address these social ills
through youth task forces, drug education programs in
schools and stepped up police enforcement...but ob-
viously this is net the entire answer. According to
Munro, parents are the root of the problem.

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through suicide.
If Munro is right, stable kids need stable parents and
it is time the community started looking at home for
solutions to our youth’s problems.
When parents take the time to take a good look at
themselves, maybe then we can really tackle the prob-
tems plaguing our children.

it’s an example of Chinook Jargon “LIGHT ON THE BEACH”’...Pat Armstrong, chair of the receat West Van Visual Arts Scciety Group Show
used in B.C. during the 19th and at the new Ferry Buiiding Gallery displays one of her paintings with WVVAS president Norma Sorenson.

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And happy birthday tomorrow,
Nov. 2, to the North Van lady
who’s taught more helpless males
to cook than you can shake a
skillet at, former News food col-
umnist Eleanor Godley.

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WRIGHT GR WRONG: The
theatre, noted Will Rogers, is a
great equalizer. It’s the only place
where the poor can fook down on
the rich.

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